No More Learning

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. 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.