Wet days of Edgewood : with old farmers, old gardeners, and old pastorals . have already alkided to his edition of theMaison Rustique of Liebault; and notwith-standing the rehgiously meditative air whichbelongs to some portions of his Country Con-tentments, he had a hand in the concoction ofone or two poems that kindled greatly the ireof the Puritan clergy. From a book of his to which he gave thetitle of The English Husbandman I ventureto copy on the next page a little plan of anEnglish farm-house, which he assures us isgiven not to please men of dignity, but for theprofit of the plain husband
Wet days of Edgewood : with old farmers, old gardeners, and old pastorals . have already alkided to his edition of theMaison Rustique of Liebault; and notwith-standing the rehgiously meditative air whichbelongs to some portions of his Country Con-tentments, he had a hand in the concoction ofone or two poems that kindled greatly the ireof the Puritan clergy. From a book of his to which he gave thetitle of The English Husbandman I ventureto copy on the next page a little plan of anEnglish farm-house, which he assures us isgiven not to please men of dignity, but for theprofit of the plain husbandman. There is no doubt but he was an adroit book-maker; and the value of his labors, in respectto practical husbandry, was due chiefly to hisart of arranging, compacting, and illustratingthe maxims and practices already observations upon diseases of cattle andupon horsemanship were doubtless based onexperimental knowledge; for he was a rareand ardent sportsman, and possessed all asportsmans keenness in the detection of in-firmities. 177 WET DAYS AT EDGEWOOD. A MODEL ENGLISH FARM-HOUSE, a. d. In this connection I quote a little passageabout the manner of putting a Cocke intobattel, which he has interpolated upon thegrave work of the Councillor Heresbach. ] Explanation of references :— A. Signifies the great hall. H. Inner cellar to serve for B. The dining-parlor for larder. strangers. I. Buttery. C. Closet for use of mis- K. Kitchen. tress. L. Dairy-house. D. Strangers lodging. M Milk-house. E. Staircase to room over N. A faire sawne pale. parlor. 0. Great gate to ride in to F. Staircase to goodmans hall-dore. room. P. Place for pump. G. The skrene in the hall. 178 GERVASE MARKHAM When your cocke is equally matched, it isthen your part to give him all the naturall andlawfull advantages, which may availe for hisconquest; as first to disburden him of allthings superfluous, as extravagant feathersabout his head, the long feathers of his Mane,even from the head
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