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Fiue Hundred Pointes of Good Husbandrie (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Tudor Agricultural Verse on Seasonal Farming, Rural Life, and Early Modern HusbandryBy Thomas Tusser

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Thomas Tusser's Fiue Hundred Pointes of Good Husbandrie is a singular fusion of agricultural manual, moral instruction, and Tudor verse. Written in memorable rhyming couplets and arranged around the farming year, it offers advice on ploughing, planting, livestock, household management, thrift, and seasonal labour. Its plain, proverbial style places it within the didactic literature of the sixteenth century, yet its vivid attention to rural practice gives it unusual documentary value as a portrait of Elizabethan husbandry and domestic economy. Tusser himself was well fitted to compose such a work. Born in Essex around 1524, educated at Eton and Cambridge, and trained also in music, he moved between learned culture and practical rural life. His own uneven fortunes as a farmer, tenant, and observer of country customs seem to have sharpened his interest in prudence, discipline, and the moral obligations of household governance. This book is recommended to readers interested in early modern England, agricultural history, proverbial wisdom, or the literature of everyday life. It rewards attention not as a mere relic, but as a lively and carefully shaped guide to work, order, and survival in a changing rural world. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes. - The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists. - A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing. - A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings. - Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life. - Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.

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Publish dateDec 1, 2023

LanguageEnglish

1Fiue Hundred Pointes of Good Husbandrie (Annotated)

2Introduction

3Historical Context

4Synopsis (Selection)

5PREFACE.

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6BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE AUTHOR.

7THE LAST WILL OF THOMAS TUSSER.

8A Lesson.

9A lesson how to euery abstract with his month,& how to finde out huswiferie verses by the , and Champion from Woodland.

10The Table of Husbandrie.

11A Table of the pointes of husbandrie mentioned in this booke.

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13¶ The Author's Epistle to the late Lord William Paget, wherein he doth discourse of his owne bringing vp, and of the goodnes of the said Lord his master vnto him, and the occasion of this his booke, thus set forth of his owne long practise.

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15¶ To the Right Honorable and my speciall good Lord and Master, the Lord Thomas Paget of Beaudesert, sone and heire to his late father deceased .

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17¶ To the Reader.

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19¶ An Introduction to the Booke of Husbandrie .

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21¶ A Preface to the buier of this booke.

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23The commodities of Husbandrie.

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