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Fiue hundred pointes of good Husbandrie

as well for the Champion, or open countrie, as also for the woodland, or Seuerall, mixed in euerie Month with Huswiferie, ouer and besides the booke of Huswiferie, corrected, better ordered, and newly augmented to a fourth part more, with diuers other lessons, as a diet for the fermer, of the properties of winds, planets, hops, herbes, bees, and approoued remedies for sheepe and cattle, with many other matters both profitable and not vnpleasant for the Reader. Also a table of husbandrie at the beginning of this booke: and another of huswiferie at the end: for the better and easier finding of any matter conteined in the same. Newly set foorth by Thomas Tusser
Tusser, Thomas (1524?-1580)

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A lesson how to confer euery abstract with his month, and how to finde out huswiferie verses by the Pilcrowe, and Champion from Woodland.
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The Authors Epistle to the late Lord William Paget, wherein he doth discourse of his owne bringing vp, and of the goodnes of the said Lord his master vnto him, and the occasion of this his booke, thus set forth of his owne long practise.
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To the right Honorable and my speciall good Lord and Master, the Lord Thomas Paget of Beaudesert, sone and heire to his late father deceased.
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To the Reader.
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[THE BOOKE OF HUSBANDRIE.]
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An introduction to the Booke of Husbandrie.
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A Preface to the buier of this booke.
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The commodities of Husbandrie.
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Chap. 7.
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The description of Husbandrie.
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The Ladder to thrift.
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Good husbandlie lessons worthie to be followed of such as will thriue.
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An habitation inforced better late than neuer, vpon these words, Sit downe Robin, and rest thee.
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The fermers dailie diet.
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A description of the properties of windes all the times of the yeere.
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Of the Planets.
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Septembers abstract.
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Other short remembrances.
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Septembers husbandrie.
  
A digression to husbandlie furniture.
  
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Octobers abstract.
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Other short remembrances.
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Octobers husbandrie.
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Nouembers abstract.
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Other short remembrances.
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Nouembers husbandrie.
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Decembers abstract.
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Other short remembrances.
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Decembers husbandrie.
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A digression to hospitalitie.
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A description of time, and the yeare.
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A description of life and riches.
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A description of house keeping.
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A description of the feast of the birth of Christ, commonly called Christmas.
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A description of apt time to spend.
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Against fantasticall scruplenes.
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Christmas husbandlie fare.
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A Christmas Caroll of the birth of Christ, vpon the tune of King Salomon.
  
[At Christmas be merie and thankfull withall]
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Ianuaries abstract.
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Other short remembrances.
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Ianuaries husbandrie.
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Februaries abstract.
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Other short remembrances.
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Februaries husbandrie.
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Marches abstract.
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Marches husbandrie.
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Aprils abstract.
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Aprils husbandrie.
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Maies abstract.
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Two other short remembrances
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Maies husbandrie.
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Iunes abstract.
  
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A lesson of hopyard.
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Iunes husbandrie.
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Iulies abstract.
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Iulies husbandrie.
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Augusts abstract.
  
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Works after haruest.
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Augusts husbandrie.
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Corne Haruest equally deuided into ten partes.
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A briefe conclusion, where you may see, Ech word in the verse, to begin with a T.
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Mans age deuided here ye haue, By prentiships, from birth to his graue.
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Another diuision of the nature of mans age.
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Chap. 51.
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A comparison betweene Champion countrie and Seuerall.
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The description of an enuious and naughtie neighbour.
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A sonet against a slanderous tongue.
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A sonet vpon the Authors first seuen yeeres seruice.
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The Authours Dialogue betweene two Bachelers, of wiuing and thriuing by Affirmation and Obiection.
  
Wedded mans iudgement, Vpon the former argument.
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The points of Huswiferie, vnited to the comfort of Husbandrie, newly corrected and amplified with diuers good lessons for housholders to recreate the Reader, as by the Table at the end hereof, more plainlie may appeere. Set forth by Thomas Tusser Gentleman.
  
To the right Honorable and my especiall good Ladie and Maistres, the Ladie Paget.
  
To the Reader.
  
The Preface to the booke of Huswiferie.
  
A description of Huswife and Huswiferie.
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Instructions to Huswiferie.
  
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A digression.
  
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Huswiferie.
  
Morning vvorkes.
  
Breakefast doings.
  
Huswifely admonitions.
  
Brewing.
  
Baking.
  
Cookerie.
  
Dairie.
  
Scouring.
  
VVashing.
  
Malting.
  
Dinner matters.
  
After noone workes.
  
Euening workes.
  
Supper matters.
  
After supper matters.
  
The ploughmans feasting daies.
  
The good huswifelie Physicke.
  
The good motherlie nurserie.
  
Thinke on the poore.
  
A comparison betweene good huswiferie and euill.
  
[For men a perfect vvarning]
  
The description of womans age by vj. times xiiij. yeeres prentiship, with a lesson to the same.
  
The Inholders posie.
  
Certaine table lessons.
  
Lessons for waiting seruants.
  
Husbandly posies for the hall.
  
Posies for the parler.
  
Posies for the gests chamber.
  
Posies for thine owne bed chamber.
  
A Sonet to the Ladie Paget.
  
Principall points of religion.
  
The Authors beliefe.
  
Of the omnipotencie of God, and debilitie of man.
  
Eleemosyna prodest homini in vita, in morte, & post mortem.
  
Malus homo, out of S. Augustine.
  
Of two sorts of men, the tone good, and tother bad, out of S. Augustine.
  
Diabolo cum resistitur, est vt formica: Cum verò eius suggestio recipitur, fortis est vt leo.
  
Eight of Saint Barnards verses, both in Latine and English, with one note to them both.
  
Of the Authors linked verses departing from Court to the countrie.
  
The Authors life.

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A digression.

Now out of the matter, this lesson I ad,
concerning cock crowing, what profit is had.
Experience teacheth, as true as a clock:
how winter night passeth, by marking the cock.
Cock croweth at midnight, times few aboue six,
with pause to his neighbour, to answere betwix.
At three a clock thicker, and then as ye knowe:
like all in to Mattens, neere daie they doo crowe.
At midnight, at three, and an hower ere day,

Cocke crowing.
they vtter their language, as well as they may.
Which who so regardeth, what counsell they giue:
will better loue crowing, as long as they liue.
For being afraid,
Take heede good maid:
Marke crowing of cock,
For feare of a knock.
The first cock croweth.
Ho, Dame it is midnight: what rumbling is that? The next cock croweth.

Take heede to false harlots, and more, ye wot what.
If noise ye heare,
Looke all be cleare.
Least drabs doe noie thee,
And theeues destroie thee.
The first cock croweth.
Maides, three a clock, knede, lay your bucks, or go brew, The next cock croweth.

And cobble and botch, ye that cannot buie new.
Till cock crow agen,
Both maidens and men:
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Amend now with speede,
That mending doth neede.
The first cock croweth.
Past fiue a clock, Holla: maid, sleeping beware, The next cock croweth.

Least quickly your Mistres, vncouer your bare.
Maides, vp I beseech yee,
Least Mistres doe breech yee.
To worke and away,
As fast as ye may.
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