THE LITERATURE AND BIBLIOGRAPHY 



BRITISH AGRICULTURE 



These old agricultural writings and books are chiefly to be considered 

 as historical documents of the progress of ojiinions and practices, and 

 this is the reason I have arranged them as nearly in the order of their 

 appearance as possible, instead of classing them according to the subjects 

 treated of, which has been done in Watt's " Bibliotheca Britannica." 

 For Index of Names of Authors, see pages 225 to 22S. 



1200-1400.— Manuscripts found in various muscuins and college libraries: 



Henley, Sik Walter of. 



Treatise on Husbandry. Reproduced in English in The Boke of Thrift, 1589 ; and 

 also by the Royal Historical Society in 1890. See page 11. 



Anon Husbandry. \ ^^^ .writers of these are doubtful. See pages 7 and 8. 



Senescalcia. ) 



Grossetesfe, Robert. 



Treatise on Husbandry. Made and translated from the French. See page I I. 



1480. — Littleton, Thoma.s. 



Tenures : a work on the law of real property. 



The edition I possess is printed in book form and dated 1664. Svo. 



1523 — FiTZHERi!ERT, John. Althoutjh all the biographers have brought down the author 



of this book as Sir Anthony Kitzherbert, there is now no doubt but that 



Sir Ernest Clarke. M.A., F.S.A., has proved conclusively that it was 



written by his brother. Thequestion is hilly discussed elsewhere. Seepage 13. 



A Newe Tracte or Treatyse moo.st Profytable for all Husbandmen. 



Imprinted by Rycharde Pynson, London. Sm.iU 410. 



The Booke of Husbandry, Printed bv Thomas Berthelet, Londi)n. 121110. The 

 earliest edition in the British Museum ' I525*'; '^ printed by P. Treverys. 

 And again in 1534. 1548, 1555- 1560, 1562, and 1598. Other editions, 

 including a special issue with notes and glo^sanal inde.v by \\ . U. Skeat. 

 168 pages. 1882. 



