CONTENTS.
Thomas Tusser
PAGE
Preface
v
Biographical Sketch of the Author
xi
Tusser's will
xxix
Fiue hundred pointes of good husbandrie
1
A lesson how to confer euery abstract with his month, &c
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2
A Table of the Pointes of Husbandrie
3
1.
Epistle to Lord W. Paget
5
2.
Epistle to Lord T. Paget
7
3.
To the Reader
11
4.
Introduction to the Booke of Husbandrie
13
5.
Preface to the Buier of this Booke
14
6.
The Commodities of Husbandrie
15
7.
A Riddle
15
8.
The Description of Husbandrie
16
9.
The Ladder to thrift
17
10.
Good husbandlie lessons
18
11.
An habitation inforced better late than neuer
27
12.
The fermers dailie diet
27
13.
Description of the properties of windes at all seasons
29
14.
Of the Planets
30
15.
Septembers Abstract
31
16.
Septembers husbandrie
34
17.
A digression to husbandlie furniture
35
18.
Octobers abstract
43
19.
Octobers husbandrie
47
20.
Nouembers abstract
53
21.
Nouembers husbandrie
55
22.
Decembers abstract
59
23.
Decembers husbandrie
61
24.
A digression to hospitalitie
65
25.
Description of time and the yeare
65
26.
Description of life and riches
66
27.
Description of housekeeping
67
28.
Description of Christmas
67
29.
Description of apt time to spend
68
30.
Against fantasticall scruplenes
69
31.
Christmas husbandlie fare
69
32.
A Christmas Caroll
70
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