Gleanings
in old garden literature.
Cambridge History of English Literature - 1908 - v04
1589.
Tarltons Repentance, or his
Farewell to his Frendes in his Sicknes a little before his Deathe. 1589.
A pleasant Dyttye, Dialogue wise betweene Tarltons Ghost and Robyn
Good Fellowe. 1590.
Rich, Barnabe. Besides novels and romances (see ante, vol. 111, chap. xvi)
and numerous tracts on Ireland, he produced: A right exelent and
pleasant Dialogue betwene Mercury and an nglish Sonldier, contayning
his supplication to Mars, 1574 (1st part exposes the ill-treatment of
English soldiers and enters a plea for archery); Greenes Newes both
from Heaven and Hell, 1593, rptd 1624 as A New Irish Prognostica-
tion (purports to be printed from Greene's papers but is really a treatise
on Ireland. It may have been Rich who also published a booklet of
sonnets with title Greenes Funeralls by R. B. . . . A Martiall Conference
pleasantly discoursed between two Souldiers only practised in Finsbury
Fields. . . . 1598).
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536
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Munday, A. (For fuller bibliography, see D. of N. B. )
· A Watch-word to Englande, to beware of Traytors and tretcherous
Practises, which have beene the Overthrowe of many famous Kingdomes
and Commonweales. 1584. (Arising from the Campion affair but of a more
general character. ) View of Sundry Examples. n. d. Bptd, Collier,
J. P. , Shakspr. Soc. , 1851. (Relates murders, strange incidents and prodi-
gies occurring 1570-80. )
[See, also, Pollard, A. F. , Tudor Tracts, 1532-1588. 1903. ]
Collections of Songs and Broadsides.
(See ante, vol. III, chap. v, bibl. p. 491, and chap. viri, bibl. pp. 511-512. The
greater number of extant broadsides are subsequent to the Civil War, but the
following collections contain specimens of our period. )
Antidote Against Melancholy. 1661. Bptd 1876, Ebsworth, J. W.
Ashton, J. A Century of Ballads. 1887. Humour, Wit and Satire of the
Seventeenth Century. 1883.
Bagford Ballads. 1876. Ebsworth, J. W. Ballad Soc.
Bullen, A. H. Carols and Poems from the fifteenth century to the present
time. 1886.
Collier, J. P. A Collection of Old Ballads anterior to the reign of Charles I.
1840. Percy Soc. A Book of Roxburghe Ballads. 1868. Broadside,
black-letter Ballads printed in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries.
1868. Twenty-five old Ballads and Songs. 1869. (Coll. of MSS, temp.
Eliz. and Jac. Probably copies of broadsides. ) Illustrations of Early
English Popular Literature. 1863. (Contains songs, ballads and murder
pamphlets, together with political tracts. )
Deloney, T. Strange Histories. n. d. Garland of Good Will. Earliest
known ed. , a fragment dated 1604.
Denteromelia, or the second part of Musick’s Melodie. 1609. (Sequel to
Pammelia. )
Dixon, J. H. Ballads and Songs of the Peasantry of England. 1846.
Evans, Robson. Old Ballads. 1810.
Farmer, J. S. Merry Songs and Ballads prior to the year 1800. 1897.
Furnivall, F. J. Love-poems and humourous Ones. 1874. Ballad Soc.
Goldsmid, E. Quaint Gleanings from Ancient Poetry. 1884.
Huth, H. Ancient Ballads and Broadsides published in England in the
Sixteenth Century. 1867. Philobiblon Soc.
Ingledew, C. J. D. The Ballads and Songs of Yorkshire. 1860.
Johnson, Richard. Besides a number of romantic and narrative ballads of
which The Nine Worthies of London, 1592, is best known, he produced :
The Crowne Garland of Golden Roses, 1612, etc. , rptd 1845, Chappell, W. ,
Percy Soc. ; The Golden Garland of Princely Pleasures and Delicate
Delights, 3rd ed. , 1620.
Lemon, R. Catalogue of a Collection of Printed Broadsides in the Possession
of the Society of Antiquaries of London. 1866. (Title-pages, reproduction
of wood-cut illustrations, descriptions of contents. )
Munday, A. Banquet of Dainty Conceits. 1581. (Songs and ditties for
popular tunes. )
Pammelia. Musicks Miscellanie. 1606.
Percy, Bp. Reliques of Ancient Poetry. 1765. Ed. Wheatley, H. B. , 1876.
Percy Folio Manuscript, Hales, J. W. and Furnivall, F. J. ; Ballads and
Romances, 1867-8; Loose and humorous Songs, 1867, E. E. T. S.
Roxburghe Ballads. Ed. Ebsworth, J. W. Ballad Soc. 1869.
Shirburn Ballads. Ed. Clarke, A. Oxford, 1907.
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537
CHAPTER XVII
WRITERS ON COUNTRY PURSUITS AND PASTIMES
The following is a brief list of the more important books. Fuller lists, and
details of the various editions, will be found in the bibliographical books noted
below. See, also, D. of N. B.
Amherst, A. A history of Gardening in England. 2nd ed. 1896.
Brydges, E. Censura Literaria. Vol. v. 1815.
Cockle, J, D. A bibliography of English Military Books up to 1642 and of
contemporary foreign works. 1900.
Donaldson, John. Agricultural biography. 1854.
Einstein, L. The Italian Renaissance in England. 1902.
Gatfield, G. Guide to printed books and manuscripts relating to Heraldry
and Genealogy. 1892.
Harting, J. E. Bibliotheca Accipitraria. 1891.
Hazlitt, W. C.
Gleanings in old garden literature. 1887.
Old cookery books and ancient cuisine. 1886.
Huth, F. H. Works on Horses and Equitation. 1887.
Jackson, B. D. Guide to the literature of Botany. Index Soc. 1881.
McDonald, D. Agricultural writers, 1200-1800. 1908.
Marston, R. B. Walton and some earlier writers on fish and fishing. 1894.
Moule, T. Bibliotheca Heraldica Magnae Britanniae. 1822.
Old English Cookery. Quarterly Review, Jan. 1894.
The Master of Game, ed. by Baillie-Grohmann, W. A. and F. 1904. (Biblio-
graphical notes on early hunting literature. )
Westwood, T. and Satchell, T. Bibliotheca Piscatoria. 1883.
GERVASE MARKHAM.
Country Books.
Cavelarice, or the English horseman. . . . 1607.
Cheape and Good Husbandry for the well-ordering of all beasts, and fowles,
and for the generall cure of their diseases. . . . Together, with the use and
profit of bees; the making of fish-ponds, and the taking of all sorts of fish.
1614, etc.
The Complete Farriar, or the kings high-way to horsmanship. . . . 1639.
The Compleat Husbandman and gentleman's recreation: or the whole art of
husbandry. 1707.
Country Contentments; or the husbandmans recreations. 1611. (Contains
the first book only. ) Country Contentments, in two bookes: the first
containing the whole art of riding great horses. . . . Likewise . . .
the arts
of hunting, hawking, etc. The second intituled, The English Huswife;
containing the inward and outward vertues which ought to be in a
compleate woman. . . . 1615, etc.
The Country Housewifes Garden . . . together with the husbandry of bees. . .
with divers new knots for gardens. 1617, etc.
The Country-mans Recreation, or the art of planting, grafting, and gardening,
in three bookes. (i. The art of planting, grafting, and gardening. ii. A
perfect platforme of a hoppe garden. iii. The expert gardener. ) 1640,
etc.
A cure for all diseases in horses. 1610. (As Markhams Method, 1616 etc. )
## p. 538 (#560) ############################################
538
Bibliography
3
:
. . .
A discource of Horsmanshippe. Wherein the breeding and ryding of horses
for service, in a brefe manner is more methodically sett downe then hath
been heeretofore. . . . Also the manner to chuse, trayne, ryde and dyet,
both hunting-horses, and running-horses. 1593, 1595 etc.
The English Husbandman. The first part: contayning the knowledge of the
true nature of every soyle within this kingdome. . . . Together with the art
of planting, grafting, and gardening after our latest and rarest fashion. .
1613. Second booke. . . . Contayning the ordering of the kitchin-garden,
and the planting of strange flowers: the breeding of . . . cattell. .
Whereunto is added a treatise, called Good mens recreation : contayning
a discourse of the generall art of fishing. . . . Together with the . . . breed-
ing and dyeting of the fighting cocke. 1614, etc.
The Gentlemans Academie, or The Booke of St Albans, compiled by Juliana
Barnes . . . and now reduced into a better method by G. M. 1595.
The Gentlemen's Accomplish'd Jockey: with the coinpleat horseman and
approved farrier. . . . 1722.
The Horsemans Honour, or the beautie of horsemanship as the choise,
natures, breeding, breaking, riding, and dieting, whether outlandish or
English horses. With the true, easie, cheape, and most approved manner,
how to know and cure all diseases in any horse whatsoever. 1620. (Anon. ,
but possibly by Markham. )
How to trayne and teach horses to amble. 1605.
Hungers Prevention: or the whole arte of fowling. . . . 1621, etc.
The Husbandman's Jewel, directing how to improve land destroy vermin,
etc. 1707.
The Inrichment of the Weald of Kent. 1625, etc.
Maison Rustique, or, the countrey farme. Compyled in the French tongue by
Charles Stevens, and John Liebault . . . translated into English by
Richard Surflet . . . reviewed, corrected, and augmented. By Gervase
Markham. 1616.
Le Marescale, or the horse marshall, containing those secrets which I practice,
but never imparted to any man. (Manuscript: in possession of Sir
Clements R. Markham. )
Markhams Faithfull Farrier. 1630, etc.
Markhams Farwell to Husbandry: or, the inriching of all sorts of barren and
sterill grounds. . . . 1620, etc.
Markhams Maister-peece, or what doth a horse-man lacke, containing all
possible knowledge whatsover which doth belong to any smith, farrier or
horse-leech, touching the curing of all maner of diseases or sorrances in
horses, . . . with an addition of 130 most principal chapters, and 340 most
excellent medicines receits and secrets worthy every mans knowledge.
1610, etc.
The Perfect Horseman; or, the experienc'd secrets of Mr Markham's fifty
years practice . . . now published by Launcelot Thetford. 1655, etc.
A Way to get Wealth: containing the sixe principall vocations or callings in
which everie good husband or house-wife may lawfully imploy them-
selves. . . . 1631, etc. (A collection containing: 1. Cheap and Good
Husbandry; 2. Country Contentments; 3. The English House-wife;
4. The Inrichment of the Weald of Kent; 5. Markhams farewell to
Husbandry; 6. Lawson's New Orchard and Garden, with The Country
House-wifes Garden, Harward's Art of propagating Plants, and The
Husbandmans Fruitefull Orchard. )
The Whole Art of Husbandrie, by C. Heresbach, translated by B. Googe,
1577, enlarged by Gervase Markham. 1631
The Young Sportsman's Instructor.
Farewell to his Frendes in his Sicknes a little before his Deathe. 1589.
A pleasant Dyttye, Dialogue wise betweene Tarltons Ghost and Robyn
Good Fellowe. 1590.
Rich, Barnabe. Besides novels and romances (see ante, vol. 111, chap. xvi)
and numerous tracts on Ireland, he produced: A right exelent and
pleasant Dialogue betwene Mercury and an nglish Sonldier, contayning
his supplication to Mars, 1574 (1st part exposes the ill-treatment of
English soldiers and enters a plea for archery); Greenes Newes both
from Heaven and Hell, 1593, rptd 1624 as A New Irish Prognostica-
tion (purports to be printed from Greene's papers but is really a treatise
on Ireland. It may have been Rich who also published a booklet of
sonnets with title Greenes Funeralls by R. B. . . . A Martiall Conference
pleasantly discoursed between two Souldiers only practised in Finsbury
Fields. . . . 1598).
## p. 536 (#558) ############################################
536
Bibliography
Munday, A. (For fuller bibliography, see D. of N. B. )
· A Watch-word to Englande, to beware of Traytors and tretcherous
Practises, which have beene the Overthrowe of many famous Kingdomes
and Commonweales. 1584. (Arising from the Campion affair but of a more
general character. ) View of Sundry Examples. n. d. Bptd, Collier,
J. P. , Shakspr. Soc. , 1851. (Relates murders, strange incidents and prodi-
gies occurring 1570-80. )
[See, also, Pollard, A. F. , Tudor Tracts, 1532-1588. 1903. ]
Collections of Songs and Broadsides.
(See ante, vol. III, chap. v, bibl. p. 491, and chap. viri, bibl. pp. 511-512. The
greater number of extant broadsides are subsequent to the Civil War, but the
following collections contain specimens of our period. )
Antidote Against Melancholy. 1661. Bptd 1876, Ebsworth, J. W.
Ashton, J. A Century of Ballads. 1887. Humour, Wit and Satire of the
Seventeenth Century. 1883.
Bagford Ballads. 1876. Ebsworth, J. W. Ballad Soc.
Bullen, A. H. Carols and Poems from the fifteenth century to the present
time. 1886.
Collier, J. P. A Collection of Old Ballads anterior to the reign of Charles I.
1840. Percy Soc. A Book of Roxburghe Ballads. 1868. Broadside,
black-letter Ballads printed in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries.
1868. Twenty-five old Ballads and Songs. 1869. (Coll. of MSS, temp.
Eliz. and Jac. Probably copies of broadsides. ) Illustrations of Early
English Popular Literature. 1863. (Contains songs, ballads and murder
pamphlets, together with political tracts. )
Deloney, T. Strange Histories. n. d. Garland of Good Will. Earliest
known ed. , a fragment dated 1604.
Denteromelia, or the second part of Musick’s Melodie. 1609. (Sequel to
Pammelia. )
Dixon, J. H. Ballads and Songs of the Peasantry of England. 1846.
Evans, Robson. Old Ballads. 1810.
Farmer, J. S. Merry Songs and Ballads prior to the year 1800. 1897.
Furnivall, F. J. Love-poems and humourous Ones. 1874. Ballad Soc.
Goldsmid, E. Quaint Gleanings from Ancient Poetry. 1884.
Huth, H. Ancient Ballads and Broadsides published in England in the
Sixteenth Century. 1867. Philobiblon Soc.
Ingledew, C. J. D. The Ballads and Songs of Yorkshire. 1860.
Johnson, Richard. Besides a number of romantic and narrative ballads of
which The Nine Worthies of London, 1592, is best known, he produced :
The Crowne Garland of Golden Roses, 1612, etc. , rptd 1845, Chappell, W. ,
Percy Soc. ; The Golden Garland of Princely Pleasures and Delicate
Delights, 3rd ed. , 1620.
Lemon, R. Catalogue of a Collection of Printed Broadsides in the Possession
of the Society of Antiquaries of London. 1866. (Title-pages, reproduction
of wood-cut illustrations, descriptions of contents. )
Munday, A. Banquet of Dainty Conceits. 1581. (Songs and ditties for
popular tunes. )
Pammelia. Musicks Miscellanie. 1606.
Percy, Bp. Reliques of Ancient Poetry. 1765. Ed. Wheatley, H. B. , 1876.
Percy Folio Manuscript, Hales, J. W. and Furnivall, F. J. ; Ballads and
Romances, 1867-8; Loose and humorous Songs, 1867, E. E. T. S.
Roxburghe Ballads. Ed. Ebsworth, J. W. Ballad Soc. 1869.
Shirburn Ballads. Ed. Clarke, A. Oxford, 1907.
## p. 537 (#559) ############################################
Chapter XVII
537
CHAPTER XVII
WRITERS ON COUNTRY PURSUITS AND PASTIMES
The following is a brief list of the more important books. Fuller lists, and
details of the various editions, will be found in the bibliographical books noted
below. See, also, D. of N. B.
Amherst, A. A history of Gardening in England. 2nd ed. 1896.
Brydges, E. Censura Literaria. Vol. v. 1815.
Cockle, J, D. A bibliography of English Military Books up to 1642 and of
contemporary foreign works. 1900.
Donaldson, John. Agricultural biography. 1854.
Einstein, L. The Italian Renaissance in England. 1902.
Gatfield, G. Guide to printed books and manuscripts relating to Heraldry
and Genealogy. 1892.
Harting, J. E. Bibliotheca Accipitraria. 1891.
Hazlitt, W. C.
Gleanings in old garden literature. 1887.
Old cookery books and ancient cuisine. 1886.
Huth, F. H. Works on Horses and Equitation. 1887.
Jackson, B. D. Guide to the literature of Botany. Index Soc. 1881.
McDonald, D. Agricultural writers, 1200-1800. 1908.
Marston, R. B. Walton and some earlier writers on fish and fishing. 1894.
Moule, T. Bibliotheca Heraldica Magnae Britanniae. 1822.
Old English Cookery. Quarterly Review, Jan. 1894.
The Master of Game, ed. by Baillie-Grohmann, W. A. and F. 1904. (Biblio-
graphical notes on early hunting literature. )
Westwood, T. and Satchell, T. Bibliotheca Piscatoria. 1883.
GERVASE MARKHAM.
Country Books.
Cavelarice, or the English horseman. . . . 1607.
Cheape and Good Husbandry for the well-ordering of all beasts, and fowles,
and for the generall cure of their diseases. . . . Together, with the use and
profit of bees; the making of fish-ponds, and the taking of all sorts of fish.
1614, etc.
The Complete Farriar, or the kings high-way to horsmanship. . . . 1639.
The Compleat Husbandman and gentleman's recreation: or the whole art of
husbandry. 1707.
Country Contentments; or the husbandmans recreations. 1611. (Contains
the first book only. ) Country Contentments, in two bookes: the first
containing the whole art of riding great horses. . . . Likewise . . .
the arts
of hunting, hawking, etc. The second intituled, The English Huswife;
containing the inward and outward vertues which ought to be in a
compleate woman. . . . 1615, etc.
The Country Housewifes Garden . . . together with the husbandry of bees. . .
with divers new knots for gardens. 1617, etc.
The Country-mans Recreation, or the art of planting, grafting, and gardening,
in three bookes. (i. The art of planting, grafting, and gardening. ii. A
perfect platforme of a hoppe garden. iii. The expert gardener. ) 1640,
etc.
A cure for all diseases in horses. 1610. (As Markhams Method, 1616 etc. )
## p. 538 (#560) ############################################
538
Bibliography
3
:
. . .
A discource of Horsmanshippe. Wherein the breeding and ryding of horses
for service, in a brefe manner is more methodically sett downe then hath
been heeretofore. . . . Also the manner to chuse, trayne, ryde and dyet,
both hunting-horses, and running-horses. 1593, 1595 etc.
The English Husbandman. The first part: contayning the knowledge of the
true nature of every soyle within this kingdome. . . . Together with the art
of planting, grafting, and gardening after our latest and rarest fashion. .
1613. Second booke. . . . Contayning the ordering of the kitchin-garden,
and the planting of strange flowers: the breeding of . . . cattell. .
Whereunto is added a treatise, called Good mens recreation : contayning
a discourse of the generall art of fishing. . . . Together with the . . . breed-
ing and dyeting of the fighting cocke. 1614, etc.
The Gentlemans Academie, or The Booke of St Albans, compiled by Juliana
Barnes . . . and now reduced into a better method by G. M. 1595.
The Gentlemen's Accomplish'd Jockey: with the coinpleat horseman and
approved farrier. . . . 1722.
The Horsemans Honour, or the beautie of horsemanship as the choise,
natures, breeding, breaking, riding, and dieting, whether outlandish or
English horses. With the true, easie, cheape, and most approved manner,
how to know and cure all diseases in any horse whatsoever. 1620. (Anon. ,
but possibly by Markham. )
How to trayne and teach horses to amble. 1605.
Hungers Prevention: or the whole arte of fowling. . . . 1621, etc.
The Husbandman's Jewel, directing how to improve land destroy vermin,
etc. 1707.
The Inrichment of the Weald of Kent. 1625, etc.
Maison Rustique, or, the countrey farme. Compyled in the French tongue by
Charles Stevens, and John Liebault . . . translated into English by
Richard Surflet . . . reviewed, corrected, and augmented. By Gervase
Markham. 1616.
Le Marescale, or the horse marshall, containing those secrets which I practice,
but never imparted to any man. (Manuscript: in possession of Sir
Clements R. Markham. )
Markhams Faithfull Farrier. 1630, etc.
Markhams Farwell to Husbandry: or, the inriching of all sorts of barren and
sterill grounds. . . . 1620, etc.
Markhams Maister-peece, or what doth a horse-man lacke, containing all
possible knowledge whatsover which doth belong to any smith, farrier or
horse-leech, touching the curing of all maner of diseases or sorrances in
horses, . . . with an addition of 130 most principal chapters, and 340 most
excellent medicines receits and secrets worthy every mans knowledge.
1610, etc.
The Perfect Horseman; or, the experienc'd secrets of Mr Markham's fifty
years practice . . . now published by Launcelot Thetford. 1655, etc.
A Way to get Wealth: containing the sixe principall vocations or callings in
which everie good husband or house-wife may lawfully imploy them-
selves. . . . 1631, etc. (A collection containing: 1. Cheap and Good
Husbandry; 2. Country Contentments; 3. The English House-wife;
4. The Inrichment of the Weald of Kent; 5. Markhams farewell to
Husbandry; 6. Lawson's New Orchard and Garden, with The Country
House-wifes Garden, Harward's Art of propagating Plants, and The
Husbandmans Fruitefull Orchard. )
The Whole Art of Husbandrie, by C. Heresbach, translated by B. Googe,
1577, enlarged by Gervase Markham. 1631
The Young Sportsman's Instructor.
