Fiue hundred pointes of good husbandrie

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Fiue hundred pointes of good husbandrie

by Thomas Tusser

EN·~12 hours·141 chapters

Chapters

141 total
1

FIUE HUNDRED POINTES - OF - GOOD HUSBANDRIE. - BY - THOMAS TUSSER. - The Edition of 1580 collated with those of 1573 and 1577. Together with a Reprint, from the Unique Copy in the British Museum, of "A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie," 1557. - EDITED (WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES, AND GLOSSARY) BY - W. PAYNE, ESQ., AND SIDNEY J. HERRTAGE, ESQ., B.A. - LONDON: - PUBLISHED FOR THE ENGLISH DIALECT SOCIETY - BY TRÜBNER & CO., 57 AND 59, LUDGATE HILL. - 1878.

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PREFACE.

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3

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE AUTHOR.

31:07
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THE LAST WILL OF THOMAS TUSSER.

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A Lesson. - A lesson how to confer euery abstract with his month,& how to finde out huswiferie verses by the Pilcrowe, and Champion from Woodland.

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The Table of Husbandrie. - A Table of the pointes of husbandrie mentioned in this booke.

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The Table of Huswiferie you shall finde at the ende of the booke. - FINIS.

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1\. ¶ The Author's 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.

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2\. ¶ 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. - Chap. 2.

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3\. ¶ To the Reader. - Chap. 3.

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Description

This compact handbook gathers the wisdom of a mid‑Sixteenth‑century farmer who loved to catalogue every task of rural life. Drawing on three early editions, it delivers a straightforward, month‑by‑month guide to planting, animal husbandry and the everyday chores that kept a household running smoothly. The editor’s extensive notes and a generous glossary illuminate the many regional words that pepper the original text, making the old dialect accessible to modern ears.

Listeners will hear practical advice on everything from sowing wheat in September to preserving meat through the winter, alongside charming observations on weather, the calendar and even the proper arrangement of household furniture. The work’s blend of practical instruction, seasonal poetry and scholarly commentary offers a vivid snapshot of Tudor‑era agriculture, inviting anyone interested in the roots of English farming and domestic management to step back in time and hear the rhythms of a bygone countryside.

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Language

en

Duration

~12 hours (725K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Clare Graham and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.)

Release date

2016-04-15

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Thomas Tusser

d. 1580

A Tudor poet-farmer remembered for turning practical country wisdom into lively verse, he is best known for Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry. His writing preserved everyday farming advice, seasonal customs, and some of the most quoted sayings of rural England.

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