The inrichment of the weald of Kent: or, A direction to the husband-man, for the true ordering, manuring, and inriching of all the grounds within the wealds of Kent and Sussex, and may generally serve for all the grounds in England, of that nature: as, 1. Shewing the nature of all wealdish grounds, comparing it with the soile of the shires at large. 2. Declaring what the marle is, and the severall sorts thereof, and where it is usually found. 3. The profitable use of marle, and other rich manurings, as well in each sort of arable land, as also for the increase of corne and pasture through the kingdome. Painfully gathered for the good of this iland, by a man of great eminence and worth, but revised, inlarged, and corrected with the consent and by conference with the first author.

Author: MARKHAM, Gervase.
Title: The inrichment of the weald of Kent: or, A direction to the husband-man, for the true ordering, manuring, and inriching of all the grounds within the wealds of Kent and Sussex, and may generally serve for all the grounds in England, of that nature: as, 1. Shewing the nature of all wealdish grounds, comparing it with the soile of the shires at large. 2. Declaring what the marle is, and the severall sorts thereof, and where it is usually found. 3. The profitable use of marle, and other rich manurings, as well in each sort of arable land, as also for the increase of corne and pasture through the kingdome. Painfully gathered for the good of this iland, by a man of great eminence and worth, but revised, inlarged, and corrected with the consent and by conference with the first author.
Description: London: printed by Eliz. Purflow, for John Harison, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the Holy-Lambe at the East-end of Pauls, 1649. 18cm. [4], 24pp, head-pieces, decorated capitals. Good modern quarter morocco gilt, marbled sides, spine lettered direct. General text age-browning; fore-edge notes just shaved. Wing M637. ESTC general note 'possibly intended to accompany M637'.

Keywords: Local History south east england Geography

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