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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.
 6. 
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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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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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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Februaries abstract.

Chap. 33.

1

Lay compas ynow,
er euer ye plow.

2

Place doong heapes alowe,
more barlie to growe.

3

Eat etch er ye plow,
with hog, sheepe and cow.
Sowe lintels ye may,
and peason gray.
Keepe white vnsowne,
till more be knowne.

4

Sowe pease (good trull)
the Moone past full.
Fine seedes then sowe,
whilst Moone doth growe.

5

Boy, follow the plough,
and harrow inough.
So harrow ye shall,
till couerd be all.

6

Sowe pease not too thin,
er plough ye set in.

7

Late, sowen, sore noieth,
late ripe, hog stroieth.

8

Some prouender saue,
for plowhorse to haue.
To oxen that drawe,
giue hay, and not strawe.
To steeres ye may,
mixe strawe with hay.

9

Much carting, ill tillage,
makes som to flie village.

10

Use cattle aright,
to keepe them in plight.

11

Good quickset bie,
old gatherd will die.

12

Stick bows a rowe,
where runciuals growe.

13

Sowe kirnels and hawe,
where ridge ye did drawe.

14

Sowe mustard seed,
and helpe to kill weed.
Where sets doo growe,
see nothing ye sowe.

15

Cut vines and osier,
plash hedge of enclosier.
Feed highly thy swan,
to loue hit good man.
Nest high I aduise,
least floud doe arise.

16

Land meadow spare,
there doong is good ware.

17

Go strike off the nowles,
of deluing mowles.
Such hillocks in vaine,
lay leauelled plaine.

18

To wet the land,
let mowle hill stand.

19

Poore cattle craue,
some shift to haue.

20

Cow little giueth,
that hardly liueth.

21

Rid barlie al now,
cleane out of thy mow.
Choice seed out drawe,
saue cattle the strawe.
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22

To coast man ride,
Lent stuffe to prouide.
Thus endeth Februaries abstract, agreeing with Februaries husbandrie.

Other short remembrances.

Trench medow and redge,
dike, quickset, and hedge.
To plots not full,
ad bremble and hull.
Let wheat and the rie,
for thresher still lie.
Such strawe some saue,
for thacker to haue.
Poore [illeg.], so bagged,
is soone ouer lagged.
[illeg.] burrow, set clapper,
for dog is a snapper.
Good flight who loues,
must feed their doues.
Bid hauking adew,
cast hauke into mew.
Keepe sheepe out of briers,
keepe beast out of miers.
Keepe lambes from fox,
else shepherd go box.
Good neighbour mine,
now yoke thy swine.
Now euerie day,
set hops ye may.
Now set for thy pot,
best herbes to be got.
For flowers go set,
all sorts ye can get.
As winter doth prooue,
so may ye remooue.
Now all things reare,
for all the yeare,
Watch ponds, go looke,
to weeles, and hooke.
Knaues seld repent,
to steale in Lent.
Alls fish they get,
that commeth to net.
Who muck regards,
makes hillocks in yards.
Here ends Februaries short remembrances.
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