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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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Septembers husbandrie.
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Octobers abstract.
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Octobers husbandrie.
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Nouembers abstract.
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Nouembers husbandrie.
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Decembers abstract.
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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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Ianuaries husbandrie.
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Februaries abstract.
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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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Maies husbandrie.
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Iunes abstract.
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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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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.
  
[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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Christmas husbandlie fare.

Chap. 29.

Ggod husband and huswife, now cheefly be glad,
things handsom to haue, as they ought to be had.
They both doo prouide, against Christmas doo come:
to welcome good neighbour, good cheere to haue some.

Christmas cuntrie fare.

Good bread and good drinke, a good fier in the hall,
brawne, pudding and souse, and good mustard withall.
Beefe, mutton and porke, shred pies of the best,
pig, veale, goose and capon, and turkey well drest.
Cheese, apples and nuts, ioly Carols to heare:
as then in the countrie, is counted good cheare.
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What cost to good husband is any of this?
good houshold prouision, onely it is.
Of other the like, I doo leaue out a menie:
that costeth the husbandman neuer a penie.
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