Maison rustique, or, the countrey farme / compyled in the French tongue by Charles Steuens, and Iohn Liebault ... and translated into English by Richard Surflet ... Now newly reuiewed, corrected, and augmented, with diuers large additions, out of the works of Serres his Agriculture, Vinet his Maison champestre, French, Albyterio [i.e. the 'Libro de albeyteria' of F. de la Reyna] in Spanish, Grilli [i.e. Gallo?] in Italian, and other authors. And the husbandry of France, Italie, and Spaine reconciled and made to agree with ours here in England: by Geruase Markham.

  • Charles Estienne
Date:
1616
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Maison rustique, or, the countrey farme / compyled in the French tongue by Charles Steuens, and Iohn Liebault ... and translated into English by Richard Surflet ... Now newly reuiewed, corrected, and augmented, with diuers large additions, out of the works of Serres his Agriculture, Vinet his Maison champestre, French, Albyterio [i.e. the 'Libro de albeyteria' of F. de la Reyna] in Spanish, Grilli [i.e. Gallo?] in Italian, and other authors. And the husbandry of France, Italie, and Spaine reconciled and made to agree with ours here in England: by Geruase Markham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    195/786 (page 169)
    ding and good handling doth alwaics continue bitter. It loucth a moift place, and well laboured ground. When it hath put forth foure leaucs, you imifttranflatc it to a well dungedloylc. And to the end ]t may haue faire,large,and well-fpread Icaues, after it beginncth once to come to any growth, in the middell of his leaucs you muft putfomcprctcic little tyle*, for by thismeanes it will Ipread forth his leauc#, and will haue them a ^reat deale thicker flandino; and tufted. Bvthis2;ood husbanding: it loofcth his bitterncfle, and then there is vie to be had of it in fallades in Winter, and it is called white Succorie ; and to this end it is wont to be planted againein the end of Auguft ; after that in the beginning of September, to the end that the leaucs thereof may be the greater, it muft betaken vp without the breaking of anything, and with a fmal blade of a ftraw haue the leaues tied together very ealily and gently, without wringing or brufing of them : afterward it muft belayed in a well manu¬ red foyle, the icaues downcw'ard into the ground, and the root vpward toward the topofthccarth,andaboueitthercmuftbe madcfomethingtocpucritinmannerof a houfe, vnder which there muft ftraw be caft to keepe it from froft and bad winds: thclikcisdonc wkhEndiuc,and itisfound white when it is pulled vpagainc} and it is veric delicate in eating. Some for the fame end, when Succorie hath put forth his leaues, tye them all together wnth a verie fmall threed.and after couer them with apotofearth, to the end that it may continually draw by his root nourilhment out of the earth, and by this mcanes it bccommcth white and tendcr,and loofcth a great part of his bitterneftc. Eueriemanknoweth that the decoftion of Succorie drunke in manner of an A- Thevertmof pozeme, is goodfbr them which haue the jaundife or heat of the liner. The juice of Succonc drunke eueric fécond day falling, ftayeth the fpicting of blond. Succorie spitting of ftamped and put vnder the left dugge doth hcale the heart- ache. Some fay that the bloud. dcco^lion of wild Succorie often drunke, maketh the vifages and countenances of women more clearc and plcafant. Chap. XIIII. Of K^rtichokes, He Artichoke plant is a diuers thing from Endiucand Succorie: foras for Artichokes to plart them in Auturanewhich is about the moneth of Otftobcr, they are fo fruicfull and forward cothriue, as that you need not to take any more but the great leaucs with their branches, of fuch as bring forth thefaircft and greateft fruit, and in like manner of the thickc ftalkcsinthe middeft, feruing for no manner of vfe after that the heads of them be gathered : and to plant them againe. Alfo fome haue otherwife vfed to caft downc the laid ftalkcs, and bnrie them a foot deepe in good manured ground, the Icaucsat the top bound at the end with a little ftraw, and the ftalke laycd downe and well co- ucred,andthey keepe them thus, watering them now and then, if the timebenot moilt ynoughofit fclfe,for to make fbootesand young fets of in Winter, or at other limes: and fome there be that prickc the heads in a well manured earth, and being well planted,doe couer them in Winter with the chaffe or duft of Line or Hempc to keepe them from the froft, and that in the yeare following they may bring forth new fruit, Moreoucr, the Artichoke is fowen in the increafe of the Moone of March, vp- on beds well dunged and fatted, but you muft not lookc to haue any whole and ^ perfect fruit of them,vneili the next yeare after. And, if you would haue the feed to thriue,make little fmall pics vpon your bed a good foot one from another, and halfc a foot decpe,and as much broad, and thefe fill with old dung that is veriefraaft, and blackc earth that is vcric fine,mixt togcther,and abouc the fame place prick or thruft in