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Hartlib, Samuel (d.1670?)

The compleat husbandman: or, A discourse of the whole
art of husbandry; both forraign and domestick. Wherein
many rare and most hidden secrets, and experiments are
laid open to the view of all, for the enriching of the
nations. Unto which is added a particular discourse of
the natural history and husbandry of Ireland. London,
Printed by Edward Brewster, 1659. 82 p. (Brit. Mus.)
See also McDonald, p.203; Martyn, p.xxiii;
Seguier, p. 368; Sieveking, p.102.

A designe for plentie, by an vniversall planting of
frvit-trees: tendred by some wel-wishers to the publick.
London, Printed for R. Wodenothe [1652?] 24 p. (Lib.
Cong.; Roy. Agr. Soc.; Rothamsted; Brit. Mus.; Mass.
Hist. Soc.; Bib. Nat. Paris)
Preface signed: Samuel Hartlib. Martyn, p.
xxiii, states that this was "published by Hartlib, 
who had the manuscript from the Hon. Colonel 
John Barkstead", but that the actual author
was "an aged minister of the Gospel, at Lovingland 
near Yarmouth".
Quaritch, Cat.400:89, says 1652 is the "only
edition, very scarce". The Rothamsted library
gives in addition to this one with queried date
[1653?], as does also the Cat. Bib. Nat. Paris.
Cecil, p.343, gives the first edition as 1652,
and adds: "Also issued without a date, and in
1654. Seguier, p. 368, gives: London, For Richard 
Wodenothe, 1654, and also gives under Hartlib 
two Latin titles: "De arborum & plantarum
cultura &c. Londini. 1634 [intended for 1654].
Anglice", and "Methodus plantandi & inserendi
arbores. Londini, Anglice", both of which must
have been entries for this work. If the book
never had the date in its title, it was likely
that the same issue would have been entered under 
different dates, but in view of the common
practice of issuing many editions with slight
differences, it also seems probable, that there
was more than one issue of Hartlib’s "Designe
for plentie". The entry of the Rothamsted catalogue 
is probably based on a comparison of an
authentic first edition with one differing from
it in some distinguishable way. (MFW)
        