The gentlemans recreation in two parts : the first being an encyclopedy of the arts and sciences ... the second part treats of horsmanship, hawking, hunting, fowling, fishing, and agriculture : with a short treatise of cock-fighting ... : all which are collected from the most authentick authors, and the many gross errors therein corrected, with great enlargements ... : and for the better explanation thereof, great variety of useful sculptures, as nets, traps, engines, &c. are added for the taking of beasts, fowl and fish : not hitherto published by any : the whole illustrated with about an hundred ornamental and useful sculptures engraven in copper, relating to the several subjects.
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- The gentlemans recreation in two parts : the first being an encyclopedy of the arts and sciences ... the second part treats of horsmanship, hawking, hunting, fowling, fishing, and agriculture : with a short treatise of cock-fighting ... : all which are collected from the most authentick authors, and the many gross errors therein corrected, with great enlargements ... : and for the better explanation thereof, great variety of useful sculptures, as nets, traps, engines, &c. are added for the taking of beasts, fowl and fish : not hitherto published by any : the whole illustrated with about an hundred ornamental and useful sculptures engraven in copper, relating to the several subjects.
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- Blome, Richard, d. 1705.
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"The gentlemans recreation in two parts : the first being an encyclopedy of the arts and sciences ... the second part treats of horsmanship, hawking, hunting, fowling, fishing, and agriculture : with a short treatise of cock-fighting ... : all which are collected from the most authentick authors, and the many gross errors therein corrected, with great enlargements ... : and for the better explanation thereof, great variety of useful sculptures, as nets, traps, engines, &c. are added for the taking of beasts, fowl and fish : not hitherto published by any : the whole illustrated with about an hundred ornamental and useful sculptures engraven in copper, relating to the several subjects." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A28396.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 15, 2024.
Contents
- illustration
- title page
- TO The most August JAMES THE SECOND, By the Grace of GOD KING of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c.
- illustration
- illustration
- THE PREFACE TO THE READER.
- AN ACCOUNT of the several ARTS AND SCIENCES Treated of in this WORK.
- GRAMMAR.
- RHETORICK.
- LOGICK.
- THEOLOGY.
- METAPHYSICKS.
- MORAL PHILOSOPHY.
- NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, OR PHYSICKS, BOTH Ancient and Modern.
- A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF Des Cartes's Philosophy; BEING The New and general Received Philosophy.
- ARITHMETICK.
- illustration
-
GEOMETRY.
- To cut a Line into two equal Parts.
- Any middle part being given in a Line, to raise from thence a Perpendicular.
- At the end of any Line to raise a Perpen∣dicular.
- If a given Point, or distance be given to draw a Parallel.
- To divide a given Line into given Parts.
- Two right Lines being given, to find a mean Line proportional.
- Three points being given, so as not placed in a direct Line, to describe a Circle, which shall strike through them all.
- A Circle being given, to find the Center thereof.
- To make an Elipsis, or Oval Figure.
- A right Line being given, to describe upon it an Equilateral Triangle.
- A right Line being given, to describe a Square up∣on it.
- To describe a Pentagon, or to find the Sides of it in a given Circle.
- An Oblong being given, to constitute a Square equal to it.
- A Square being given, to find an Oblong equal to it.
-
A Circle being given, to make a Triangle equal to
it.
- ALTIMETRY.
-
PLANIMETRY,
OR
SURVEYING.
- CHAP. I.
- CHAP. II.
- CHAP. III.
- CHAP. IV.
-
CHAP. V.
- Another Example to take the Plot of a Field by help of the Degrees on the frame of your Plain-Table, when either Rain, or Wind so obstructs you that you cannot keep a Sheet of Paper upon your Table, and by measuring as aforesaid.
- Further Directions how to Protract, or lay down upon Paper any Observations taken according to the Directions aforesaid.
-
CHAP. VI.
-
To draw the Plot of a Field at one Sta∣tion
taken in any Angle of the said Field, and by measuring round about it without crossing it. - To take the Plot of a Field at one Sta∣tion, taken in any Angle thereof, from whence all the other Angles may be seen, by help of the Degrees described on the Frame of the Plain-Table, and by mea∣suring from your Station to every of the other Angles.
- To protract any Observations taken according to the Doctrine aforesaid.
-
To draw the Plot of a Field at one Sta∣tion
- CHAP. VII.
-
CHAP. VIII.
- CHAP. IX.
- CHAP. X.
-
CHAP. XI.
- CHAP. XII.
- CHAP. XIII.
- CHAP. XIV.
- CHAP. XV.
- CHAP. XVI.
- CHAP. XVII.
- CHAP. XVIII.
- CHAP. XIX.
- CHAP. XX.
-
STERIOMETRY.
-
COSMOGRAPHY,
OR
ASTRONOMY.
- The SPHAERE.
- The AEQVATOR.
- Of the Poles.
-
The Horizon.
- Of the Zodiack, Ecliptick, Line, Signs, &c.
- The MERIDIAN.
- The COLVRES.
- Of the four Lesser Circles, viz. the two Tropicks, and the two Polar Circles.
- Of the ZONES.
- The PARALLELS.
- The AZIMVTHS.
- The ZENITH, and NADIR.
-
The ALMICANTHARS.
- Of LATITVDE.
- Of LONGITVDE.
- Of the difference in Latitude, and Longitude.
- Of the Meridian Altitude of the SUN and STARS, and of their Declination.
- Of the Amplitude Ortive, and Occasive.
-
Of CLIMES, or CLIMATES.
- The Position of the Sphaere,
- Of ECLIPSES.
-
To find the Distances and Magnitudes of the
STARS, and their swift Motions proper for them. - The Substance and Motion of the Stars.
- Of the Coelestial Motions, and their various Af∣fections.
- Of the Principal Stars, and into how many Constel∣lations they are divided.
- The Constellations on the South side of the Zo∣diack, are
- The Constellations on the North side of the Zodi∣ack; are
- The Magnitude of the STARS, with their Pro∣portions to the Earth.
- To find the Latitude of the fixed Stars.
- The Longitude of the Stars.
- The Declination of the Stars.
- The Right Ascension of the Sun and Stars, also the Oblique Ascension, and Ascentional difference.
- To find the Suns place in the Zodiack.
- To find the Sun's Declination for any Day given.
- To find out the Altitude or Elevation of the Sun, or any other Star every Hour.
- To set forth the Face of Heaven, and what Stars are above the Horizon, and what part of Hea∣ven each of those Stars possesseth.
- To find the Altitude, or Elevation of the Aequator above the Horizon.
- To find the Distance of the Vertical Point from the Aequator.
- To find the Poles Altitude.
- To find the Longitude.
-
ASTROLOGY.
- The Twelve Signs are thus Named and Characte∣rized.
- The Division, Nature, and quality of the Twelve Signs.
- Of the Aspects.
- A Table of the Aspects.
- Of the Division of the 12 Houses.
- How to Erect a Figure of Heaven.
- How to reduce the Ephemeris, and Suns declina∣tion to any other Meridian.
- Example.
- An Example in reducing of Aspects to other Me∣ridians.
- Of several Terms, Words of Art, and Accidents of the Planets.
- Example.
- A Table of the Fortitudes and Debilities of the Planets, both Essential and Accidental.
- Of the Faces of the Signs.
-
The Second Part of COSMOGRAPHY,
VIZ.
GEOGRAPHY.
- Of the Motion of the Earth.
- The Figure of the Earth.
- Of the Magnitude of the Earth.
- That the Earth is a Magnetick Body, and first of the nature of the Magnet, or Loadstone.
- Of the Immobility of the Earth, both at the Center, and about the Center of the World.
- Of the EARTH, its Circumference, Superficies, &c.
- The Latitude and Longitude of Places.
-
The Heads of the respective Things
in the several Chapters of VA∣RENIUS,
with the Folio's
where Treated of.
- Chapter 1.—Folio 1.
- Chap. 2.—Fol. 6.
- Chap. 3.—Folio 11.
- Chap. 4.—Folio 15.
- Chap. 5.—Folio 23.
- Chap. 6.—Folio 27.
- Chap. 7.—Folio 30.
- Chap. 8.—Folio 35.
- Chap. 9.—Folio 40.
- Chap. 10.—Folio 46.
-
Chap. 11.—Folio 54.
- Chap. 12.—Folio 57.
- Chap. 13.—Folio 65.
- Chap. 14.—Folio 83.
- Chap. 15.—Folio 102.
- Chap. 16.—Folio 108.
- Chap. 17.—Folio 130.
- Chap. 18.—Folio 142.
-
Chap. 19.—Folio 154.
- Chap. 20.—Folio 179.
- Chap. 21.—Folio 187.
-
In the Second Part, being GENE∣RAL
GEOGRAPHY. - In the Third Part of GENE∣RAL GEOGRAPHY, to wit, the Comparative Part, Treats of the Affections from comparing of Places.
- The Second Part, to wit, SAN∣SONS GEOGRAPHY, viz. Special Geography, Treats of these following Heads.
- NAVIGATION
-
NAVIGATION.
- CHAP. I.
- CHAP. II.
-
CHAP. III.
- To keep a Reckoning of 24 Hours without the Log.
- How to Correct a Dead Reckoning, when the Dead Latitude, differs from the observed Latitude.
- For Example.
- For the Correcting your Dead Latitude, by your ob∣served Latitude, when you Sayl East, or West.
-
For Example.
- For Example.
- For Example.
- For Example.
- For the Correcting by the Card a composed Course, or several Courses together, occasioned through contrary Winds, Points of Land, Rocks, Shoals, &c.
- For Example.
- For Example.
- For Example.
- Necessary Rules to be observed by those that keep an Account of the Ships Way.
- CHAP. IV.
- CHAP. V.
- CHAP. VI.
- CHAP. VII.
- CHAP. VIII.
- CHAP. IX.
- CHAP. X.
-
CHAP. XI.
- CHAP. XII.
- CHAP. XIII.
- DYALLING, OR HOROGRAPHY.
-
ARCHITECTVRE.
- The Columns.
- The TVSCAN ORDER.
- The Ornaments of the Base, are
-
The Ornaments of the Capital, are
- The Names of the several Parts, or Members of the Column, according to the Figure marked A.
- Of the DORICK ORDER.
-
The Parts of the Capital.
-
In the place of Rings, are
- The Parts of the Cornish, are
- The Parts of the Architrave, are,
- The upper Cimatium of the Pedestal, hath these Parts follwing,
- The Parts of the lower Cimatium of the Pedestal, are
- The Parts are to be these following.
- Of the IONICK ORDER.
- The Ornaments of the Base, are these
- The Ornaments of the Attick Base, are these,
- The Ornament of the Capital, are
- The Parts of the Cornish, are
-
The Parts of the Architrave, are
-
The Parts of the Vpper Cimatium, are
- The Parts of the Lower Cimatium, are
- Of the CORINTHIAN ORDER.
- The Parts of the Base, are
- The Parts of the Cimatium of the Capital, are
-
The Parts of the Cornish, are
- The Parts of the Architrave, are,
- The Vpper Cimatium is to be of 14 Parts, and its Ornaments are,
- The Lower Cimatium is to be of 12 Parts; and its Parts are these,
- Its Parts are,
- The COMPOSITE ORDER.
- The Parts of the Vpper Cimatium, are
-
The Parts of the Lower Cimatium, are
- The Parts of the Composite Base, are
- The Cornish hath for its Parts.
- The Parts of the Friese, are
- The Parts of the Architrave, are
- Of the Diminution and Enfleurs of Columns.
- Remarks.
- WAR.
-
FORTIFICATION.
OR,
The Art of Rendring a Place Defensible.
- CHAP. I.
- CHAP. II.
-
CHAP. III.
- Of the Italian Method according to P. Sardi.
- Now to the Construction. Plate 1. Figure 3.
-
Of the French Method as it is by Manesson Mallet
Author of the Travaux de Mars. Plate 1.
Figure 3.
- See Travaux de Mars by this Author of de Ville, and Furnier's Method. Plate 1. Figure 3.
- Of the Dutch Method, as it is abridged by the Emperor Ferdinand the Third; with an Account of the Construction of the Fortifications at the Grave in Holland. Plate 1 Figure 3.
- The construction of the Fortification of the Grave according to Monsieur Storf.
- The Method according to Count Pagen. Plate 1. Figure 3.
- The Example shall be for a great Royal. The Con∣struction is as followeth.
- The Method of Monsieur * * * Plate 1. Fi∣gure 3.
-
CHAP. IV.
- CHAP. V.
- CHAP. VI.
- CHAP. VII.
- CHAP. VIII.
- CHAP. IX.
- CHAP. X.
- CHAP. XI.
- MUSICK.
-
CHRONOLOGY.
- CHAP. I.
- CHAP. II.
- CHAP. III.
- CHAP. IV.
- CHAP. V.
- CHAP. VI.
- CHAP. VII.
-
CHAP. VIII.
- To find the Solar Cycle of any given Year.
- To find upon what Day of the Week, the first Day of any assigned Year shall fall.
- To find the Dominical Letter of any given Year.
- To find out the Bissextile Year.
-
The Year being given, to find the Number of the
Roman Indiction.
- To find the Golden Number of the given Year.
- To find the Epact of the given Year.
- To find when it will be New-Moon in any given Month.
- To find the Age of the Moon on any Day given.
-
The Age of the Moon being known, to assign its
place in the Zodiack. - To find the Paschal Moon of any given Year.
- The time of the Day, or Night being given, to find what a Clock it is.
- To find the Rising, and Setting of the Sun; and consequently the quantity of the Artificial Day, at any time of the Year.
- Of the Morning and Evening Crepuscle, or Twi∣light.
- To know what A-Clock it is in any part of the World.
- HISTORY.
- OPTICKS.
- PERSPECTIVE.
-
DRAWING,
AND
PAINTING.
- CHAP. I.
- CHAP. II.
- CHAP. III.
- CHAP. IV.
- CHAP. V.
-
CHAP. VI.
-
The Definition of Colours, and how many Kinds
there are.
- The Names of the Colours.
- Colours that are Compounded and made of others.
-
To make Colours for the Sky.
- What Shadows ought to be used to every Colour.
- What Colours set off best together.
- How to make Changables.
- Grinding of Colours.
- Washing of Colours.
- Rules for the tempering of your Colours.
-
The Definition of Colours, and how many Kinds
there are.
-
CHAP. VII.
- CHAP. VIII.
- CHAP. IX.
- CHAP. X.
- CHAP. XI.
- CHAP. XII.
- CHAP. XIII.
- CHAP. XIV.
- CHAP. XV.
- CHAP. XVI.
- CHAP. XVII.
- CHAP. XVIII.
- CHAP. XIX.
- HERALDRY.
- title page
- illustration
-
HORSMANSHIP.
-
PART I.
- CHAP. I.
- CHAP. II.
- CHAP. III.
- CHAP. IV.
- CHAP. V.
- CHAP. VI.
- CHAP. VII.
- CHAP. VIII.
- CHAP. IX.
- CHAP. X.
- CHAP. XI.
- CHAP. XII.
- CHAP. XIII.
-
CHAP. XIV.
- CHAP. XV.
- CHAP. XVI.
-
CHAP. XVII.
- Of Sickness in General.
- Observations relating to Sickness.
- Observations from the Dung.
- Concerning Feeding.
- Concerning the State of his Body.
- Concerning his Hair.
- Concerning Lameness, or Stiffness.
- Observations from the Vrine.
- Concerning the Privy Parts.
- For a Cold.
- To Comfort a Horse Over-ridden.
- A cooling Julip in a Fever.
- A cooling Potion.
- For the Bots and all manner of Worms.
- For a Loosness.
- An excellent Scowring when others will do no good.
-
For the Spleen.
- A Glister to Expel Wind.
- For the Wind-Collick.
- For a Horse that pisseth Blood.
- For a Cough.
- To cause a Horse to piss, that has the Wind-Collick.
- To make a Horse Stale or Piss.
- To cause a Horse to Vomit.
- A Purge.
- Another Purge.
- Glisters.
- For a Vein that swells upon letting Blood.
-
A Horse Burnt by a Mare.
- The Staggers.
- For a Broken-winded Horse.
- To stop Bleeding.
- For a Shoulder-strain.
- For a Sinew-sprung Horse.
-
For a Back Sinew-Strain, or any Grief,
Pain, Straitness, Shrinking, or Numness of Sinews or Joynts. - For Grease fallen into the Legs, and the Scratches.
-
A Purgation for a Horse that is si
k of his Grease, or any Costiveness. - For a Spavin, Splint, Curb, or Ring-bone.
- To make the Hoofs grow quickly, and to be tough and strong.
- For any Founder, Surbait, or the like in the Feet.
- A general Salve for any Sore swelling.
- The Farcy.
- For any Farcy, Mang, Scab or Leprosie.
- To help a Horse that Galls between the Legs, through Heat or ill Dressing.
- For a Canker in a Horses Mouth.
- For a Horse that has got an Over-reach, or Tread of the Heel.
- To draw out a Nail or Thorn in any place.
- For a Stub, or other hurt in or about the Foot.
- To kill Lice.
- For a Prick in the Foot.
- A green Oyntment to heal a Wound.
- For a Sore Back, or Navell-Gall.
- For a new Wound made by a Stake, or Stub.
-
Fo
Horses Yard that's foul and furr'd without, that he pisseth in the Cod. - A help for a tyred Hors.
- For the Glanders.
- For a Cold, that is not the Glanders.
- Another for a Cold.
-
Balls for the Glanders, that Cures also
a Cold, prevents heavy Sickness, pur∣geth
away all Molten Grease, recovers
a loose Stomach, keeps the Heart from
fainting with Exercise, and makes a
lean Horse soon fat.
- A Water for Sore Eyes.
-
For a Pin, Pearl, Web, or any Film in the
Eye. - For a Bite, or Stroak in the Eye.
- To take a Film off the Eye.
- For a Canker in the Tongue.
- To make a Star or any other Mark in a Horses Forehead, or any other part.
-
PART I.
- A TABLE of the Contents of the several Things treated of in the several Chapters in this Treatise of Horsmanship.
- illustration
-
HAWKING
AND
FAULCONRY.
-
PART II.
- CHAP. I.
- CHAP. II.
- CHAP. III.
- CHAP. IV.
- CHAP. V.
- CHAP. VI.
- CHAP. VII.
- CHAP. VIII.
- CHAP. IX.
-
CHAP. X.
- Partridge Hawking.
- Directions for Keeping and Reclaiming a Goshawk; as also how to Mew and draw her out of the Mew, and make her flying.
- Concerning Castings.
- How a Goshawk ought to be called loose, and taught to draw, and in what pla∣ces.
- Pheasant Hawking; Giving Directions how to enter a Goshawk to the Covert for Pheasants.
- For Reclaiming and Ordering an Eyess Hawk.
- CHAP. XI.
- CHAP. XII.
- CHAP. XIII.
- CHAP. XIV.
- CHAP. XV.
-
CHAP. XVI.
-
CHAP. XVII.
- CHAP. XVIII.
- CHAP. XIX.
- CHAP. XX.
- CHAP. XXI.
-
CHAP. XXII.
- Of Scowring and Purging Medicines.
- Of Worms, and how to destroy them.
- Of the Filander, or Back-Worm.
- Certain Rules to be observed to keep all Hawks in good health.
- To preserve a Hawk in the time of her Flying, and to keep her in health.
- To help a Hawk that Endeweth not, nor putteth over as she ought.
- Directions to preserve a Goshawk in the time of her Fleeing, especially in hot Weather.
-
To raise a Hawk that is poor and low.
- Of the Frownce.
- Of the Pin.
- Of the Pantas.
- Of the Crock, and the Cramp.
- Of the Rye.
- Of the Cray.
- Diseases of the Liver and Stomach.
- To comfort and preserve the Heart from any infirmity proceeding from heat.
- If the Head is stuft with a Cold.
- To scowr a Hawk before she is cast into the Mew.
- Diseases and Infirmities incident to the Legs and Feet.
-
Diseases in the Head.
- Of the Apoplex, or Falling-Evil, in the Head.
-
Of Apostumes in the Head.
- Of the Giddiness of the Head.
- Of the Haw in the Eye.
- Of Cauterizing Instruments to Sear Hawks in desperate Cures, being the last re∣fuge.
- Of the Canker that breeds in the Throat, and Tongue of a Hawk.
-
Of Broken Wings, Legs and Thighs.
- Of Ymping Feathers.
- CHAP. XXIII.
- CHAP. XXIV.
- CHAP. XXV.
-
PART II.
- A TABLE of the Heads of Things treated of in the respective Chapters in this Treatise of Hawking.
- illustration
-
HUNTING.
-
PART III.
- CHAP. I.
- CHAP. II.
- CHAP. III.
-
CHAP. IV.
- Of the Mange, Tetters, Ring-Worms, and Scabs in Dogs.
- To kill Fleas, Lice, Ticks, and such like Vermin, that Dogs are subject unto.
- Of Madness.
- To prevent Dogs from being mad, that are Bitten of mad Dogs, by Bathing them.
- Gauls, Tetters, Ringworms, Cankers and Dry Sores, with Directions to kill them.
-
To kill the Canker in a Dogs Ears.
- Of Dogs bitten by a mad Dog.
- Of Worms.
- Concerning Dogs that are surbaited in their Feet.
- Of Bruises.
-
To cure the biting or stinging of Venomous
Creatures.
- Obstructions in the Bladder.
- Cankers and Sores in Dogs Ears.
-
To keep Bitches from being Proud.
- To heal Wounds on a Dog.
-
CHAP. V.
- Terms of Art used for Beasts of Venery and Chase, as they are in Company one with another.
- Terms for Copulation.
-
Terms for their Noise at Rutting time.
- Terms for their Ordure.
- Terms for the footing and treading of Beasts of Chase and Venery.
-
Terms for Lodging of Beasts.
-
Terms for Lodging and Dislodging of
Beasts.
- Terms for the Tails of Beasts of Chase.
- Terms for the Attire of Deer.
- Terms of Flearing, Stripping and Casing of Beasts.
- The Seasons for Beasts of Chase.
- Proper Terms for the Noises of Hounds.
-
Other Terms to be taken notice of.
-
CHAP. VI.
- In what Season the Stage or Harts Mew, and betake themselves to the Thickets and Solitary places.
- Of Fraying their Heads.
-
Rules to know an Old Hart by the Slot,
Fewmets, Carriage, Fraying, Posts;
and by his Gate, Head, and Branches.
- Of Rutting of Harts.
- Of the Coats and Colours of Harts.
- Their changing their Food according to the Seasons of the Year.
- Directions how to use the Bloodhound or Suithound, for the finding out or Har∣bouring the Hart, or Stag.
-
The Chase of the Hart or Stag; and first
the Vnharbouring him. - The Stags taking Soil.
-
The Hart or Stag at Bay.
-
T
e Death of the Stag, with the Ceremo∣nies to be observed therein. - The Profits and Advantages of the Stag.
- CHAP. VII.
- CHAP. VIII.
-
CHAP. IX.
- CHAP. X.
- CHAP. XI.
-
CHAP. XII.
- CHAP. XIII.
- CHAP. XIV.
- CHAP. XV.
- CHAP. XVI.
- CHAP. XVII.
- CHAP. XVIII.
- CHAP XIX.
- CHAP. XX.
- CHAP. XXI.
- CHAP. XXII.
- CHAP. XXIII.
- CHAP. XXIV.
-
CHAP. XXV.
- CHAP. XXVI.
-
PART III.
- The TABLE of the Contents of the several Things treated of in the respective Chapters in this Treatise of Hunting.
- illustration
-
THE
COMPLEAT ART
OF
FOWLING.
-
PART IV.
- CHAP. I.
-
CHAP. II.
- Of Rods and Twigs.
- To place Lime-Rods for the Land for taking small and Great Fowl.
- To take small Water-Fowl with Lime-Rods.
- To take small Birds by Lime-Twigs and the Lime-Bush.
- LIME-BVSH.
- How to take Woodcocks and Snipes with Bird-Lime.
- How to take Pigeons, Rooks, and Crows, upon new Plowed or Sown ground.
-
Another way to take Pigeons, Rooks or
Crows, very pleasant.
- CHAP. III.
-
CHAP. V.
- CHAP. VI.
- CHAP. VII.
-
CHAP. VIII.
- To take Partridge by the Juck.
- To take Partridge with the Call.
- Of the Net.
- The Tunnel-Net.
- Of the Spread-Net, or Drag-Net.
-
How to take Partridges with Lime-Rods.
- Taking Partridges with an Engine, or Dri∣ving them.
- Several sorts of Pitfalls above and under Grond, for taking whole Covies of Par∣tridges, as well as single ones, or indeed any other Birds.
- Directions to take old Cock Partridges, with Natural and Artificial Calls, with Di∣rections to make them.
- How to make Artificial Calls.
- Another way to take Partridge with the Call, and a Broad Net.
- Directions to take Partridges in hard Frosty-weather with Slipping-Knots.
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CHAP. IX.
- Pearching of Pheasants, and Shooting them.
- Taking Pheasants with Nets.
- To take Pheasants without hurting them, for preserving the Breed.
- Of Driving of Pheasant Powts.
- Observations in Driving.
- To take Pheasants with the Lime Bush, or Lime Rods.
- The use of the Lime Bush.
- The Form of the Lime Bush and Rods.
- The Season to be observed for the use of the Nets, Lime Bush, and Rods.
- To take Pheasants with a Cocking-Cloth, in Crowing time.
- Another way to take Pheasants.
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CHAP. X.
- CHAP. XI.
- CHAP. XII.
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CHAP. XIII.
- CHAP. XVI.
- CHAP. XVII.
- CHAP. XVIII.
- CHAP. XIX.
- CHAP. XX.
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CHAP. XXI.
- CHAP. XXII.
- CHAP. XXVI.
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CHAP. XXVII.
- Several necessary Instruments to be used in ta∣king Plovers.
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Instructions h
w, when and where to pitch your Nets for the taking of Plovers, and the like. - Directions for preparing the Lodge, for those that take Plovers and the like Wild-fowl.
- Instructions when and how to Call, also when and how to draw the Net for taking Plo∣vers, &c.
- CHAP. XXVIII.
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CHAP. XXIX.
- CHAP. XXX.
- CHAP. XXXI.
- CHAP. XXXII.
- CHAP. XXXIII.
- CHAP. XXXIV.
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PART IV.
- The TABLE of the Contents of the several Things treated of in the respective Chapters in this Treatise of Fowling.
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FISHING.
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PART V.
- CHAP. I.
- CHAP. II.
- CHAP. III.
- CHAP. IV.
- CHAP. V.
- CHAP. VI.
- CHAP. VII.
- CHAP. VIII.
- CHAP. IX.
- CHAP. X.
- CHAP. XI.
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CHAP. XII.
- CHAP. XIII.
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CHAP. XIV.
- CHAP. XV.
- CHAP. XVI.
- CHAP. XVII.
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CHAP. XVIII.
- CHAP. XIX.
- CHAP. XX.
- CHAP. XXI.
- CHAP. XXII.
- CHAP. XXIII.
- CHAP. XXIV.
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CHAP. XXVIII.
- CHAP. XXIX.
- CHAP. XXX.
- CHAP. XXXI.
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PART V.
- The TABLE of the Contents of the several Things treated of in the respective Chapters in this Treatise of Fishing.
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AGRICULTURE,
OR
HUSBANDRY.
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PART VI.
- CHAP. I.
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CHAP. II.
- CHAP. III.
- CHAP. IV.
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CHAP. V.
- Of HOPS.
- Of SAFFRON.
- Of LIQVORICE.
- Of TOBACCO.
- GARDEN-BEANS and PEASE.
- FRENCH-BEANS.
- ARTICHOAKS.
- JERVSALEM-ARTICHOAKS.
- COLLYFLOWERS.
- CABAGES.
- SAVOYS.
- POTATOES.
- CAROTS.
- PARSNIPS.
- TVRNIPS.
- SKIRRETS.
- ASPARGVS.
- MELLONS.
- CVCVMBERS.
- POMPIONS.
- LEEKS.
- GARLICK and SHALOTS.
- Seeds necessary for the Kitchin.
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Directions for drying Herbs, and preserving
Seeds.
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Of Goosberries, Cu
rans, Rarsberries, and Strawberries.
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CHAP. VI.
- Of LILIES.
- MARTAGONS.
- FRITILLARIES.
- TVLIPS.
- NARCISSVS or DAFFODILLS.
- The HYACINTD, or IACINTH.
- ORNITHOGVLVM.
- MOLY.
- The ASPHODIL.
- The SPIDER-WORT.
- PEONY.
- The MEADOW SAFFRON.
- CROCVSES.
- The IRIS, or FLOWER DE LIS.
- Other sorts of Flower de Lis.
- CORN-FLAG.
- The BEE-FLOWER.
- The SOW-BREAD.
- ANEMONIES, or the WILD FLOWER.
- RANVNCVLVS, or CROWFOOT.
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WOLF-BANE.
- HIPATICA, or LIVER-WORT.
- HELLEBORVS, or HELLEBOR.
- GENTIAN.
- BELL-FLOWERS.
- JVCCA INDICA, with other Indian Plants.
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AVRICVLA's.
- PRIMROSES, and COWSLIPS.
- CHAMPIONS.
- WALL-FLOWERS.
- STOCK-GILLIFLOWERS.
- Plants that bear double White-flowers.
- GILLI-FLOWERS.
- Red and White JVLYFLOWERS.
- Purple and White JVLYFLOWERS.
- Scarlet and White JVLYFLOWERS.
- CLOVE JVLYFLOWERS.
- PINKS.
- SWEET JOHNS, and SWEET WILLIAMS.
- Colombines.
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SNAP-DRAGON.
- FOX GLOVES.
- FLOWER GENTLE.
- SCABIONS.
-
LARKS HEELS.
- DOVBLE POPIES.
- MARYGOLDS.
- BLEW BINDWEED, or the BELL-FLOWERS.
- APLES of LOVE.
- GARDEN LVPINS.
- CHAP. VII.
- CHAP. VIII.
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CHAP. IX.
- How to propagate Fruit-Trees.
- GRAFTING.
- Things to be observed in Grafting.
- For the raising Stocks.
- The time and Manner of Grafting.
- Of INNOCVLATING, or BVDDING.
- Fruits raised from Seeds, Stones, Nuts, and Kernels.
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Fruits raised by Layers, Slips and Suck∣ers.
- Of Transplanting Trees.
- Of Pruning, Plashing, and ordering of Trees.
- Divers necessary things to be observed about Fruit-Trees.
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Sorts of APPLE-TREES.
- Several sorts of PEARS.
- The Pears for Baking.
- Other choise Pears brought out of France.
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Several sorts of PLVMS.
- Several sorts of CHERIES.
- Of several sorts of QVINCES.
- Several sorts of APRICOCKS.
- Several sorts of PEACHES.
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Several sorts of NECTORINES.
- Of VINES, and the several sorts of GRAPES.
- Of the FIG-TREE.
- Of the SERVICE TREE.
- Of the MVLBERY-TREE.
- The CORNELIAN CHERYTREE.
- The BARBERY-TREE.
- The MEDLER TREE.
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The FILBEARD TREE.
- The NVT TREE.
- Goosberry Trees.
- Curran Trees.
- CHAP. X.
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CHAP. XI.
- TIMBER-TREES.
- Of Trees for Fewel, and other uses.
- Of Aquaticks, or Trees growing in wa∣tery places.
- Of TREES for FENCING.
- Of Trees for Ornament of Gardens, Ave∣nues, Parks, and the like.
- Certain Rules to be observed for the better rasing the aforesaid Trees in way of Nur∣sery.
- Concerning Transplanting Trees.
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Of Pruning, Cutting, Shrouding and Fel∣ling
of Trees and Coppices.
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CHAP. XII.
- COWS.
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Directions to keep Beasts and other Cat∣tle.
- How to dispose of Cattle at Pasture.
- Rules for Buying Cattle.
- DISEASES.
- Of any Inward Sickness in Cattle.
- Diseases in the Gats, as Costiveness, Cholick, Flux, &c.
- Pissing of Blood.
- Of any Swelling in a Beast.
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For a Cough, or Shortness of Breath.
- Diseases in the Lungs.
- Loss of the Cud.
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To kill Worms.
- Vomiting of Blood.
- To cause a Beast to Piss.
- The Overflowing of the Gall.
- A Cow that is Whetherd.
- Of Purging Cattle.
- Of faintness in Labour in an Ox.
- Breeding Milk in Cows.
- Of the Rot in Cattle.
- Of Wounds in Cattle.
- To Cure a Beast that is Goared by another, or by a Stake.
- To draw out a Thorn, or Stub.
- Diseases in the Eyes, as the Haw, a Stroak, Inflam∣mation, Pin, or Web.
- Of Diseases in the Neck, as Bruised, Gauled, Swoln, &c.
- Of Leaness of Cattle.
- The Murrain in Cattle.
- Of the Worm in the Tail.
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Diseases in the Sinews, as Weakness, Stiffness, or
Soreness. - Of Hide-Boundness.
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Of Biting with a Mad Dog, or any other Venemous
Creature.
- Of the Foul, or any other Grief in the Hoof.
- Of Lice and Ticks.
- SHEEP.
- Signs to know a sound Sheep, as also an unsound one.
- Of Sickness in General, or the Fever amongst Sheep.
- Of the General Scab, or Itch in Sheep.
- Killing Maggots in Sheep.
- Diseases in the Gall, as the Jaundies, Choler, &c.
- Of the Sturdy, Turning-Evil, or More-found.
- Of Broken Bones, or Bones out of Joynt.
- Of the Tag'd, or Belt Sheep.
- Of the Staggers.
- Loose Teeth.
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The loss of the Cud.
- Of Worms in the Guts of Sheep, or Lambs.
- Of Lung-sick, or any Cough or Cold.
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Diseases in the Eyes, as the How, Dinness, or any
Soreness.
- To preserve Sheep from the Rot.
- To cause Ewes to be easily Delivered.
- Of increasing Milk in Ewes.
- To cause an Ewe to love her Lamb, or any others Lamb.
- Of any Sickness in Lambs.
- To know the Age of a Sheep.
- SWINE.
- To cause Hogs to thrive.
- The Murren.
- The Meazles.
- Of Leanness, Scurf, and the Mange.
- To Cure Swine that are lugged in their Ears by Dogs.
- ASSES.
- GOATS.
- FOWL, or POVLTREY.
- Of the Hen-house, and it Situation.
- Feeding your Fowl.
- For Setting of Poultrey.
- Of Capons.
- Diseases that Poultrey are most subject unto.
- GEESE.
- TVRKEYS.
- DVCKS.
- PEACOCKS.
- SWANS.
- Herns, Puets, Gulls, and Bitterns.
- To feed Pheasants, Partridges, and Quails.
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To feed Goodwits, Curlews, Gray-Plovers,
and Knots.
-
PIGEONS.
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OF BEES, and how to order them.
- CHAP. XIII.
- CHAP. XIV.
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PART VI.
- OF THE FIGHTING-COCK.
- The TABLE of the Contents of the several Things treated of in the respective Chapters of this Treatise of AGRICULTURE.
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