The country-mans recreation, or The art of [brace] planting, graffing, and gardening, [brace] in three books. The first declaring divers waies of planting, and graffing, and the best times of the year, with divers commodities and secrets herein, how to set or plant with the root, and without the root; to sow or set pepins or curnels, with the ordering thereof, also to cleanse your grafts and cions, to help barren and sick trees, to kill worms and vermin, and to preserve and keep fruit; how to plant and proin your vines, and to gather and presse your grape; to cleanse and mosse your trees, to make your cider and perry, with many other secret practises which shall appear in the table following. The second treateth of the hop-garden, with necessary instructions for the making and maintenance thereof, ... with some directions for tabaco. Whereunto is added, The expert gardener, containing divers necessary and rare secrets belonging to that art, ... hereunto is likewise added the Art of angling.

A Note for all grafters and Planters.

ALso whensoever ye shall plant or graffe, it shall be meet and good for you to say as followeth. In the name of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, Amen. Increase and multiply, and replenish the earth: and say the Lords Prayer, then say: Lord God heare my Prayer, & let this my desire be heard of thee. The holy Spirit of God, which hath created all things for Man, and hath given them for our comfort, in thy name, O LORD, we set, plant, and graffe, desiring that by thy mighty power they may increase & multiply upon the earth, in bear∣ing plenty of fruit, unto the profit and comfort of all the faithfull people, through Christ our Lord Amen. {inverted ⁂}