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CHAPTEE XXIII. 



ESTATE ECONOMY. 



Theee are several writers of the sixteentli century whose 

 works have survived up to our times. These afford us accurate 

 and sufficient data for a graphic description of the rural 

 economy practised at the period when they were published. 

 Sir Anthony Fitzherbert ^ wrote his Boole of Husbandry about 

 153J:, and his Booh of Surveying a year or two later ; Sir 

 Richard de Benese his work on Land Measurement about 1537; 

 Thomas Tusser his rhymes, containing 500 points of good 

 husbandry, about 1573 ; Reginald Scot his Perfite platforme 

 of a Hop Garden in 1574 ; Barnaby Googe his four Bool's 

 of Husbandrie loll ; and Harrison his Description of England^ 

 a little earlier, Googe's work is principally interesting for the 

 list of writers which he gives as his authorities, many of whose 

 books have long perished. Without recording his formidable 

 list of classic writers we shall be content with enumerating 

 those of a later era, many of whose names have a Dutch ring, 

 but most of which sound English enough — 



S. Nicli. Malbee. M. Hen. Brockliall. 



M. Capt. Byngham. M. Franklyn. 



M. John Somer. H. Kj'ng. 



M. Nicaf Yetzvvert. Eichard Andrevves. 



M. Fitzherbert. Henry Denys. 



M. VVylli Lambert. YVylliam Pratte. 



M. Tusser. John Hotche. 



M. Tho. VVheteuhall. PhiHp Partridge. 



M. Pii. Deeryng. Kenvvortli Datforth. 



' Sir A. Fitzherbert was one of the Justices of the Court of Common 

 Pleas, and had practised agi'iculturo forty years. There is no need to 

 confuse his identity with that of his brother, though some have done so. 



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