A treatise concerning the husbandry and natural history of England, in twenty two chapters, viz. 1. On Saint Foin. 2. Of ploughs and carriages. 3. Of digging of land, setting and howing of corn. 4. Of gardening. 5. Of smut and mildew. 6. Of planting fruits. 7. Of the defect of fruits. 8. Of vines. 9. Of hemp and flax. 10. Of dunging and manuring land. 11. Of the improvement of meadows. 12. Of waste-Land. 13. Of woods. 14. Of bees. 15. Of silk-worms. 16. Of the husbandry of other countries. 17. Of our ignorance of the metals, minerals, &c. produced in England. 18. Of our ignorance of the virtues and uses of the vegetables of England. 19. Of animals, fishes, insects, &c. 20. Of divers things necessary for the good of cattle. 21. Of many necessaries wanting in agriculture. 22. Of God's blessing on the husband-man's labour. Useful for all persons, especially those who have any concern in rural affairs. By Sir Richard Weston, late of Sutton in the County of Surrey, and left by him, as a legacy

People / Organizations

• Thomas Harris ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")

Imprint

London : printed for T. Harris at the Looking-Glass and Bible on London-Bridge, 1742. The second edition, corrected and improved.; ..

Publication year

1742

ESTC No.

T132549

Grub Street ID

181454

Description

[2], x, 111, [1] p. ; 8°.

Note

An abridgment of 'A large letter concerning the defects and remedies of English husbandry' by Robert Child, which forms part of the collection entitled 'Samuel Hartlib his legacie'

Price follows imprint: Price sew'd two shillings

The words "1. On Saint Foin. ... 14. Of bees." and "15. Of silk-worms. ... husband-man's labour." in title are printed in two columns divided by a double rule

Signatures: [pi]]2] A-P]4

Uncontrolled note

"An incorrect copy of Samuel Hartlib's Legacy of husbandry erroneously attributed by the publisher to Sir Richard Weston" (NUC)