A plaine and easie way to remedy a horse that is
foundered
in
his feete.
his feete.
Cambridge History of English Literature - 1908 - v04
.
.
.
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. In angling, fowling, hawking, hunting,
:
## p. 539 (#561) ############################################
Chapter XVII
539
ordering singing birds, hawks, poultry, coneys, hares, and dogs, and how
to cure them. By G. M. Sold at the Gold Ring, in Little Britain.
Price 6d. Rptd 1820; also by Gamidge, S. , Worcester (n. d. ).
Poems and Plays.
Devoreux. Vertues teares for the losse of King Henry III of Fraunce, etc. ,
paraphrastically translated into English by Jervis Markham. 1597.
The Dumbe Knight. A pleasant comedy, acted sundry times by the children
of his Majesties Revels. Written by Jarvis Markham [and L. Machin).
1608, 1633. Rptd in Dodsley's Collection, vol. iv.
The Famous Whore, or noble curtizan: conteining the lamentable complaint
of Paulina, the famous Roman cartizan. 1609. Ed. by Ouvry, F. , 1868.
The most honorable tragedie of Sir Richard Grinvile, Knight. 1595. Rptd
by Arber, E. , 1871.
The true tragedy of Herod and Antipater: with the death of faire Marriam. . . .
As it hath beene, of late, divers times publiquely acted (with great
applause) at the Red Bull, by the Company of his Majesties Revels.
Written by Gervase Markham and William Sampson. 1622.
Marie Magdalens Lamentations for the losse of her master Jesus. 1601,
1604. Ed. Grosart in Miscell. of the Fuller Worthies’ Library, vol. 11, 1871.
The Poem of Poems; or Sions muse; contayning the divine song of king
Salomon, devided into eight eclogues. 1595, 1596.
Rodomonths Infernall, or the divell conquered. Ariastos conclusions of the
marriage of Rogero with Bradamanth, etc. , paraphrastically translated by
G. M. 1607. (Entered in Stationers' register, 15 Sept. 1598. )
The Teares of the Beloved: or, the lamentations of Saint John. 1600. Ed.
Grosart in Miscellanies of the Fuller Worthies' Library, vol. 11, 1871.
Thyrsis and Daphne. By Gervis Mackwm. (Entered in Stationers' register,
23 April 1593. )
Miscellaneous.
The Art of Archerie. 1634. Dedication signed Gervase Markham. In the
Huth Catalogue is described a similar copy dated 1633.
Conceyted letters, newly layde open: or a most excellent bundle of new wit,
wherein is knit up together all the perfections or arte of episteling. 1618,
etc. (Preface signed I. M. )
Death triumphant. (Entered in Stationers' register, 16 Nov. 1621. )
The English Arcadia alluding his beginning from Sir Philip Sydnes ending.
1607. Second part, 1613.
Hobsons Horse-load of Letters; or a president for epistles. By G. M. 1613.
(“A presidente for epistles by Gervase Markham' was entered in the
Stationers' register, 23 Sept. 1613. )
Honour in his perfection. 1624.
A second parte to the Mothers blessing, or a cure against misfortunes.
(Entered in Stationers' register, 7 May 1622. )
The Sonldiers Accidence. Or an introduction into military discipline,
containing the first principles and necessary knowledge meete for
captaines, muster-masters, and all young souldiers of the infantrie, or
foote bandes. Also the cavallarie or formes of trayning of horse-troopes.
1625. Rptd in The Souldiers Exercise, 1643. See also Brit. Mus. Stowe
MSS 438.
The Souldiers Grammar. . . . By G. M. 1626, etc. Second part, 1627, etc.
Verus pater, or health of body. (Entered in Stationers' register, 4 May
1620. )
Wittes only wealth. (Entered in Stationers' register, 4 May 1620. )
## p. 540 (#562) ############################################
540
Bibliography
Doubtful Works.
Ariostos satyres, by Gervase Markham. 1608. (Generally attributed to
Robert Tofte. )
A Health to the gentlemanly profession of serving-men. 1598. (Sometimes
attributed to Markham, but probably not by him. )
The Pastoralls of Julietta. (Entered in Stationers' register, 11 Nov. 1609,
as 'translated out of Ffrench by Jarvis Markham,' but published in 1610 as
the work of Robert Tofte. )
A schoole for yonge schollers contayneing a briefe table to teach and learne to
trayne and to be trayned, by Master Markebam. (Entered in Stationers
register, 26 Sept. 1615. )
Vox militis, by G. M. 1625. (This re-issue of Barnabe Rich's Allarme to
England, sometimes attributed to Markham, is believed to be by
Marcelline, G. )
The best account of Markham is that given in the D. of N. B. The
following books may also be consulted: Langbaine's Dramatic Poets, Ritson's
Bibliographica Poetica, Brydges's Restituta, Grosart's uncritical memoir,
prefixed to his reprint of Teares of the Beloved (Miscellanies of Fuller
Worthies’ Library, vol. 11), D. F. Markham's History of the Markham
Family, 1854, and the bibliographical works mentioned above.
OTHER WRITERS.
Horses.
Astley, J. The art of riding, set foorthe. . . out of Xenophon and Gryson. 1584.
Baret, M. An hipponomie or vineyard of horsemanship, with the art of
breeding and dieting horses. 1618.
Bedingfield, T. The art of riding . . . written in the Italian tong by Maister
Claudio Corte. 1584.
Blundeville, T. A newe booke, containing the arte of ryding, and breakinge
greate horses. 1560 (? ).
The fower chiefyst offices belongyng to horsemanshippe. . . . The office of
the breeder, of the rider, of the keper, and of the ferrer. 1565-6.
Browne, T. Fiftie years practice: or an exact discourse concerning snafile-
riding. 1624.
C. , L. W. A very perfect discourse and order, how to know the age of a
horse, and the diseases that breed in him, with the remedies to cure the
same. 1610.
Clifford, C. The schoole of horsmanship. 1585.
Malbie, N.
A plaine and easie way to remedy a horse that is foundered in
his feete. 1576.
Remedies for diseases in horses. 1576.
Maroccus extatious. Or, Bankes bay horse in a trance. A discourse set
downe in a merry dialogue, between Bankes and his beast. 1595. (Rptd
by Percy Soc. in Early English Poetry, vol. ix, 1844. )
For an account of this horse and the references to him in contemporary
literature see Halliwell-Phillipps’s Memoranda on Love's Labour's Lost.
1879.
Mascall, L. The first booke of cattell, wherein is shewed the government of
oxen, kine, calves, and how to use bulls and other cattell to the yoake and
fell; the seconde booke intreating of the government of horses. 1587.
Morgan, N. The perfection of horsemanship, drawn from nature, arte, and
practise. 1609.
Propertees and medcynes for a horse. Wynkyn de Worde (about 1500).
## p. 541 (#563) ############################################
Chapter XVII
541
.
Hunting, Hawking, Angling, etc.
Book of St Albans. St Albans (about 1486. )
This edition contained only the three treatises on hawking, hunting
and coat-armour. The treatise on fishing with an angle was added to the
second edition, printed by Wynkyn de Worde in 1496.
Bert, E. An approved treatise of hawkes and hawking. 1619.
Caius, J. Of English dogges, the diversities, the names, the natures, and the
properties. Trans. Fleming, A. 1576.
Cokayne, T. A short treatise of hunting, compyled for the delight of noble-
men and gentlemen. 1591.
Dennys, J. The secrets of angling. . . . By I. D. Esquire. 1613.
Gryndall, Hawking, hunting, fowling and fishing, with the true measures
of blowing. 1596.
Latham, S. Falconry: or the faulcons lure and cure. 1615.
New and second booke of faulconry. 1618.
Manwood, J. A brefe collection of the lawes of the forest. 1592.
Mascall, L. A booke of fishing with hooke and line. . . . Another of sundrie
engines and trappes to take polcats, buzards, rattes, mice and all other
kindes of vermine. . . . Made by L. M. 1590.
S. , T. A jewell for gentrie. Being an exact dictionary . . . all the art, secrets
and worthy knowledges belonging to hawking, hunting, fowling and
fishing. Together with all the true measures for winding of the horne.
1614.
Taverner, J. Certaine experiments concerning fish and fruit. 1600.
Turbervile, G. The booke of faulconrie or hawking. 1575.
The noble arte of venerie or hunting. 1575. (1576 ed. rptd Oxford,
1909. ]
Wilson, G. The commendation of cockes and cock-fighting. Wherein is
shewed, that cocke-fighting was before the comming of Christ. 1607.
York, Edward, second Duke of. The master of game. Written about 1406,
and first printed in 1904; ed. by Baillie-Grohman, W. A. and F.
Husbandry.
Bellot, J. The booke of thrift, containing a perfite order and right methode
to profite lands and other things belonging to husbandry. 1589.
C. , R. An olde thrift newly revived . . . the manner of planting, preserving,
and husbanding yong trees. 1612.
Fitzherbert, J. A newe tracte or treatyse moost profytable for all husband-
men. Pynson (not later than 1523). Ed. Skeat, W. W. , English Dialect
Soc. , 1882. (See Eng. Hist. Review, XII, 225 (1897). )
The boke of surveying. Pynson, 1523.
Henley, Walter of. Boke of Husbandry. Ed. by Lamond, E. and Cunning-
ham, W. 1890.
Mascall, L. The husbandlye ordring and governmente of poultrie. 1581.
Plat, H. The jewell house of art and nature. Conteining divers rare and
profitable inventions, together with sundry new experimentes in the art
of husbandry, distillation, and moulding. 1594.
· The new and admirable arte of setting corne. (About 1596. )
Sundrie new and artificiall remedies against famine. 1596.
Standish, A. The commons complaint. . . . The generall destruction and waste
of woods in this kingdome. . . . 1611.
New directions of experience to the commons complaint . . . for the
planting of timber and fire-wood. 1613.
Surflet, R. Maison rustique or the countrie-farme. 1600.
Tusser, T. (See bibl. to vol. III, chap. vii. )
## p. 542 (#564) ############################################
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Gardening, Bees, etc.
Butler, C. The feminine monarchie, or a treatise concerning bees. Oxford,
1609.
F. , N. The fruiterers secrets. 1604.
Gardiner, R. Profitable instructions for the manuring, sowing, and planting
of kitchen gardens. 1599.
Harward, S. The art of propagating plants, in Lawson's New Orchard. 1626.
Hill, T. (Didymus Mountain). A most briefe and pleasaunt treatyse, teachynge
how to dress, sowe, and set a garden. 1563, 1568, etc.
A pleasaunt instruction of the parfit ordering of bees. 1568.
The gardeners labyrinth (completed by Henry Dethick). 1577.
Lawson, W. A new orchard and garden. 1618.
Mascall, L. A booke of the arte and maner, howe to plant and graffe all
sortes of trees. 1572.
Orchard (The), and the garden: containing certaine necessarie, secret, and
ordinarie knowledges in grafting and gardening. . . . 1602.
Parkinson, J. Paradisi in sole, paradisus terrestris, or a garden of all sorts of
pleasant flowers . . .
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. In angling, fowling, hawking, hunting,
:
## p. 539 (#561) ############################################
Chapter XVII
539
ordering singing birds, hawks, poultry, coneys, hares, and dogs, and how
to cure them. By G. M. Sold at the Gold Ring, in Little Britain.
Price 6d. Rptd 1820; also by Gamidge, S. , Worcester (n. d. ).
Poems and Plays.
Devoreux. Vertues teares for the losse of King Henry III of Fraunce, etc. ,
paraphrastically translated into English by Jervis Markham. 1597.
The Dumbe Knight. A pleasant comedy, acted sundry times by the children
of his Majesties Revels. Written by Jarvis Markham [and L. Machin).
1608, 1633. Rptd in Dodsley's Collection, vol. iv.
The Famous Whore, or noble curtizan: conteining the lamentable complaint
of Paulina, the famous Roman cartizan. 1609. Ed. by Ouvry, F. , 1868.
The most honorable tragedie of Sir Richard Grinvile, Knight. 1595. Rptd
by Arber, E. , 1871.
The true tragedy of Herod and Antipater: with the death of faire Marriam. . . .
As it hath beene, of late, divers times publiquely acted (with great
applause) at the Red Bull, by the Company of his Majesties Revels.
Written by Gervase Markham and William Sampson. 1622.
Marie Magdalens Lamentations for the losse of her master Jesus. 1601,
1604. Ed. Grosart in Miscell. of the Fuller Worthies’ Library, vol. 11, 1871.
The Poem of Poems; or Sions muse; contayning the divine song of king
Salomon, devided into eight eclogues. 1595, 1596.
Rodomonths Infernall, or the divell conquered. Ariastos conclusions of the
marriage of Rogero with Bradamanth, etc. , paraphrastically translated by
G. M. 1607. (Entered in Stationers' register, 15 Sept. 1598. )
The Teares of the Beloved: or, the lamentations of Saint John. 1600. Ed.
Grosart in Miscellanies of the Fuller Worthies' Library, vol. 11, 1871.
Thyrsis and Daphne. By Gervis Mackwm. (Entered in Stationers' register,
23 April 1593. )
Miscellaneous.
The Art of Archerie. 1634. Dedication signed Gervase Markham. In the
Huth Catalogue is described a similar copy dated 1633.
Conceyted letters, newly layde open: or a most excellent bundle of new wit,
wherein is knit up together all the perfections or arte of episteling. 1618,
etc. (Preface signed I. M. )
Death triumphant. (Entered in Stationers' register, 16 Nov. 1621. )
The English Arcadia alluding his beginning from Sir Philip Sydnes ending.
1607. Second part, 1613.
Hobsons Horse-load of Letters; or a president for epistles. By G. M. 1613.
(“A presidente for epistles by Gervase Markham' was entered in the
Stationers' register, 23 Sept. 1613. )
Honour in his perfection. 1624.
A second parte to the Mothers blessing, or a cure against misfortunes.
(Entered in Stationers' register, 7 May 1622. )
The Sonldiers Accidence. Or an introduction into military discipline,
containing the first principles and necessary knowledge meete for
captaines, muster-masters, and all young souldiers of the infantrie, or
foote bandes. Also the cavallarie or formes of trayning of horse-troopes.
1625. Rptd in The Souldiers Exercise, 1643. See also Brit. Mus. Stowe
MSS 438.
The Souldiers Grammar. . . . By G. M. 1626, etc. Second part, 1627, etc.
Verus pater, or health of body. (Entered in Stationers' register, 4 May
1620. )
Wittes only wealth. (Entered in Stationers' register, 4 May 1620. )
## p. 540 (#562) ############################################
540
Bibliography
Doubtful Works.
Ariostos satyres, by Gervase Markham. 1608. (Generally attributed to
Robert Tofte. )
A Health to the gentlemanly profession of serving-men. 1598. (Sometimes
attributed to Markham, but probably not by him. )
The Pastoralls of Julietta. (Entered in Stationers' register, 11 Nov. 1609,
as 'translated out of Ffrench by Jarvis Markham,' but published in 1610 as
the work of Robert Tofte. )
A schoole for yonge schollers contayneing a briefe table to teach and learne to
trayne and to be trayned, by Master Markebam. (Entered in Stationers
register, 26 Sept. 1615. )
Vox militis, by G. M. 1625. (This re-issue of Barnabe Rich's Allarme to
England, sometimes attributed to Markham, is believed to be by
Marcelline, G. )
The best account of Markham is that given in the D. of N. B. The
following books may also be consulted: Langbaine's Dramatic Poets, Ritson's
Bibliographica Poetica, Brydges's Restituta, Grosart's uncritical memoir,
prefixed to his reprint of Teares of the Beloved (Miscellanies of Fuller
Worthies’ Library, vol. 11), D. F. Markham's History of the Markham
Family, 1854, and the bibliographical works mentioned above.
OTHER WRITERS.
Horses.
Astley, J. The art of riding, set foorthe. . . out of Xenophon and Gryson. 1584.
Baret, M. An hipponomie or vineyard of horsemanship, with the art of
breeding and dieting horses. 1618.
Bedingfield, T. The art of riding . . . written in the Italian tong by Maister
Claudio Corte. 1584.
Blundeville, T. A newe booke, containing the arte of ryding, and breakinge
greate horses. 1560 (? ).
The fower chiefyst offices belongyng to horsemanshippe. . . . The office of
the breeder, of the rider, of the keper, and of the ferrer. 1565-6.
Browne, T. Fiftie years practice: or an exact discourse concerning snafile-
riding. 1624.
C. , L. W. A very perfect discourse and order, how to know the age of a
horse, and the diseases that breed in him, with the remedies to cure the
same. 1610.
Clifford, C. The schoole of horsmanship. 1585.
Malbie, N.
A plaine and easie way to remedy a horse that is foundered in
his feete. 1576.
Remedies for diseases in horses. 1576.
Maroccus extatious. Or, Bankes bay horse in a trance. A discourse set
downe in a merry dialogue, between Bankes and his beast. 1595. (Rptd
by Percy Soc. in Early English Poetry, vol. ix, 1844. )
For an account of this horse and the references to him in contemporary
literature see Halliwell-Phillipps’s Memoranda on Love's Labour's Lost.
1879.
Mascall, L. The first booke of cattell, wherein is shewed the government of
oxen, kine, calves, and how to use bulls and other cattell to the yoake and
fell; the seconde booke intreating of the government of horses. 1587.
Morgan, N. The perfection of horsemanship, drawn from nature, arte, and
practise. 1609.
Propertees and medcynes for a horse. Wynkyn de Worde (about 1500).
## p. 541 (#563) ############################################
Chapter XVII
541
.
Hunting, Hawking, Angling, etc.
Book of St Albans. St Albans (about 1486. )
This edition contained only the three treatises on hawking, hunting
and coat-armour. The treatise on fishing with an angle was added to the
second edition, printed by Wynkyn de Worde in 1496.
Bert, E. An approved treatise of hawkes and hawking. 1619.
Caius, J. Of English dogges, the diversities, the names, the natures, and the
properties. Trans. Fleming, A. 1576.
Cokayne, T. A short treatise of hunting, compyled for the delight of noble-
men and gentlemen. 1591.
Dennys, J. The secrets of angling. . . . By I. D. Esquire. 1613.
Gryndall, Hawking, hunting, fowling and fishing, with the true measures
of blowing. 1596.
Latham, S. Falconry: or the faulcons lure and cure. 1615.
New and second booke of faulconry. 1618.
Manwood, J. A brefe collection of the lawes of the forest. 1592.
Mascall, L. A booke of fishing with hooke and line. . . . Another of sundrie
engines and trappes to take polcats, buzards, rattes, mice and all other
kindes of vermine. . . . Made by L. M. 1590.
S. , T. A jewell for gentrie. Being an exact dictionary . . . all the art, secrets
and worthy knowledges belonging to hawking, hunting, fowling and
fishing. Together with all the true measures for winding of the horne.
1614.
Taverner, J. Certaine experiments concerning fish and fruit. 1600.
Turbervile, G. The booke of faulconrie or hawking. 1575.
The noble arte of venerie or hunting. 1575. (1576 ed. rptd Oxford,
1909. ]
Wilson, G. The commendation of cockes and cock-fighting. Wherein is
shewed, that cocke-fighting was before the comming of Christ. 1607.
York, Edward, second Duke of. The master of game. Written about 1406,
and first printed in 1904; ed. by Baillie-Grohman, W. A. and F.
Husbandry.
Bellot, J. The booke of thrift, containing a perfite order and right methode
to profite lands and other things belonging to husbandry. 1589.
C. , R. An olde thrift newly revived . . . the manner of planting, preserving,
and husbanding yong trees. 1612.
Fitzherbert, J. A newe tracte or treatyse moost profytable for all husband-
men. Pynson (not later than 1523). Ed. Skeat, W. W. , English Dialect
Soc. , 1882. (See Eng. Hist. Review, XII, 225 (1897). )
The boke of surveying. Pynson, 1523.
Henley, Walter of. Boke of Husbandry. Ed. by Lamond, E. and Cunning-
ham, W. 1890.
Mascall, L. The husbandlye ordring and governmente of poultrie. 1581.
Plat, H. The jewell house of art and nature. Conteining divers rare and
profitable inventions, together with sundry new experimentes in the art
of husbandry, distillation, and moulding. 1594.
· The new and admirable arte of setting corne. (About 1596. )
Sundrie new and artificiall remedies against famine. 1596.
Standish, A. The commons complaint. . . . The generall destruction and waste
of woods in this kingdome. . . . 1611.
New directions of experience to the commons complaint . . . for the
planting of timber and fire-wood. 1613.
Surflet, R. Maison rustique or the countrie-farme. 1600.
Tusser, T. (See bibl. to vol. III, chap. vii. )
## p. 542 (#564) ############################################
542
Bibliography
a
Gardening, Bees, etc.
Butler, C. The feminine monarchie, or a treatise concerning bees. Oxford,
1609.
F. , N. The fruiterers secrets. 1604.
Gardiner, R. Profitable instructions for the manuring, sowing, and planting
of kitchen gardens. 1599.
Harward, S. The art of propagating plants, in Lawson's New Orchard. 1626.
Hill, T. (Didymus Mountain). A most briefe and pleasaunt treatyse, teachynge
how to dress, sowe, and set a garden. 1563, 1568, etc.
A pleasaunt instruction of the parfit ordering of bees. 1568.
The gardeners labyrinth (completed by Henry Dethick). 1577.
Lawson, W. A new orchard and garden. 1618.
Mascall, L. A booke of the arte and maner, howe to plant and graffe all
sortes of trees. 1572.
Orchard (The), and the garden: containing certaine necessarie, secret, and
ordinarie knowledges in grafting and gardening. . . . 1602.
Parkinson, J. Paradisi in sole, paradisus terrestris, or a garden of all sorts of
pleasant flowers . . .
