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 |
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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.
Chap. 1.
Time trieth the troth, in euerie thing,
Herevvith let men content their minde,
Of vvorks, vvhich best may profit bring,
Most rash to iudge, most often blinde.
As therefore troth, in time shall craue,
So let this booke iust fauor haue.
Herevvith let men content their minde,
Of vvorks, vvhich best may profit bring,
Most rash to iudge, most often blinde.
As therefore troth, in time shall craue,
So let this booke iust fauor haue.
Take you my Lord, and Master than,
Vnlesse mischance mischanceth me,
Such homelie gift, of me your man,
Since more in Court, I may not be.
And let your praise, vvonne heretofore,
Remaine abrode for euermore.
Vnlesse mischance mischanceth me,
Such homelie gift, of me your man,
Since more in Court, I may not be.
And let your praise, vvonne heretofore,
Remaine abrode for euermore.
My seruing you, (thus vnderstand,)
And God his helpe, and yours vvithall,
Did cause good lucke, to take mine hand,
Erecting one, most like to fall.
My seruing you, I knovve it vvas,
Enforced this to come to pas.
And God his helpe, and yours vvithall,
Did cause good lucke, to take mine hand,
Erecting one, most like to fall.
My seruing you, I knovve it vvas,
Enforced this to come to pas.
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Since being once, at Cambridge taught,
Of Court ten yeeres, J made assaie,
No Musicke then, vvas left vnsaught,
Such care J had, to serue that vvaie.
VVhen ioie gan slake, then made J change,
Expulsed mirth, for Musicke strange.
Of Court ten yeeres, J made assaie,
No Musicke then, vvas left vnsaught,
Such care J had, to serue that vvaie.
VVhen ioie gan slake, then made J change,
Expulsed mirth, for Musicke strange.
My Musicke since, hath bene the plough,
Entangled vvith, some care among,
The gaine not great, the paine ynough,
Hath made me sing, another song.
VVhich song, if vvell J may auovv,
J craue it iudged be by yovv.
Entangled vvith, some care among,
The gaine not great, the paine ynough,
Hath made me sing, another song.
VVhich song, if vvell J may auovv,
J craue it iudged be by yovv.
Your seruant Thomas Tusser.
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