Fiue hundred pointes of good husbandrie
Pownds, due to me by force of the foresaid recognisaunce, and to be
bestowed and employed to the seuerall uses and benefitts of them and
either of them duringe their minorities, and likewise to be paid to
either of them in suche and as lardge manner and forme in everie
respect, to all constructions and purposes, as is before declared of
the Fyftye Pownds devised before to my Sonne Thomas Tusser; and also
Fyve Pownds a peece yerelye duringe their minorities, in manner and
forme before rehersed. THOMAS TUSSER.
_Item._ I give and bequeathe unto Amy Tusser, my Wyef, the summe of
Foure score Pownds of lawful monye of England dewe to me by force of
the said recognisaunce, and to be paid unto her within one whole yere
next ensewinge after my decease. THOMAS TUSSER.
_Item._ My will and intent is, That yf my brother William Tusser doe
accordinge unto the intent and true meaninge of this my last Will and
Testament well and truelye pay the foresaid severall summes of monye
before given and bequeathed, unto Amye, my Wyef, to Thomas my Sonne,
and to the rest of my children before named, and alsoe doe from tyme
to tyme and at all times hereafter save and kepe harmles my Heires,
Executors, and Administrators, and everie of them, of and from all
trobles, chardges, and excumbrances, which maye at anye time hereafter
come, rise, or growe for or by reason of any manner of Bonds wherein
I stande bounde for or with him as suertie, That then I give and
bequeathe unto him the summe of Fyftie Pownds being the residue of the
said Summe due unto me by the force of the said recognisance before
rehersed; and yf he doe not well and trulye performe the same, then I
give the said Fiftie Pownds unto my Executors of this my last Will and
Testament. THOMAS TUSSER.
_Item._ I will that yf anye of my children dye before they come to
and accomplishe theire foresaid severall Ages of xxi Yeres that then
I will that his or theire parts or portions shalbe destributed and
equallye divided to and amongst the rest of my other children then
survyveinge. THOMAS TUSSER.
_Item._ I give and bequeathe unto the afore-named Thomas Tusser, my
Sonne, and his Heires, all those seven Acres and a Roode of Copy
holde, which I nowe have lyinge in the Parish or Feilds of Chesterton;
to have and to holde the same, after the deathe of Amye, my Wyef, to
him his Heires and Assignes for ever. THOMAS TUSSER.
_Item._ I give also to the said Thomas Tusser, my Sonne, all suche
Estate and Tearme of Yeares as I have yet to come in a certain Close
called Lawyer's Close, lyinge and beinge in the Parish of Chesterton,
which said Close I have demised unto one William Mosse for the tearme
of one whole Yere begininge at the Feast of St. Gregorye last past,
yeldinge and payeinge for the same xxxvs. Rente, which said Rente
I doe also gyve to my said Sonne Thomas towards his bringinge up in
learninge. THOMAS TUSSER.
_Item._ I give also to the said Thomas my Bookes of Musicke and
Virginalls. THOMAS TUSSER.
_Item._ The residue of all my Bonds, Goods and Chattells, moveable
and immovable in Chesterton aforesaid or ellswhere, beinge in this
my last Will and Testament unbequeathed, I give to Amye, my Wyef,
dischardging all my debts and Funerall Expenses, not amountinge unto
above the summe of Twentye Marckes. And of this my last Will and
Testament I constitute my said Sonne Thomas Tusser my full and whole
Executor; and yf he happen to dye before he accomplishe his full Age
of Twentye and One Yeres, then I doe constitute and make John Tusser,
my second Sonne, my Executor. And yf yt fortune the said John to dye
before he accomplish the Age of xxi Yeares, I constitute and make
Edmond Tusser, my Sonne, my whole Executor; and yf yt happen the said
Edmond do dye before he dothe accomplish and come to the Age of xxi
Yeres, I do then make and constitute Amye Tusser, my Wyef, my full and
whole Executor of this my last Will and Testament. THOMAS TUSSER.
_Item._ I doe constitute ordaine and make one Edmond Moon, Gentleman,
Father to the said Amye, my Wyef, and Grandfather to my forenamed
Children, my said trustie Frend before mentioned in this my said last
Will and Testament, Guardian and Tutor unto my forenamed Children and
Supervisor and Overseer of this my last Will and Testament, unto whome
I doe next under God comitte bothe my Wyef and my forenamed Children
trustinge assuredlye that he will take a fatherlye care over them as
fleshe of his fleshe and bone of his bones. THOMAS TUSSER.
Those whose names be hereunder written beinge Witnesses to this
present last Will and Testament.
JOHN PLOMMER Of Barnard's Inne, in the Countye of Middlesex, Gentleman.
RICHARD CLUE.
THOMAS JEVE.
JAMES BLOWER.
WILIAM HYGEART.
_Mem._ That William Hygeart dwellethe in Southwerke, with Mr. Towlye,
Copper Smith; Richard Clue in St. Nicholas Lane, free of the Merchant
Taylers; Thomas Jeve, Ironmonger; James Blower, Servant, free of
Clotheworkers.
Sealed and delivered in the presence of the parties above named.
JOHN BOOTES.
FRANCIS SHACKELTON, the Parson of St. Myldred's in the Poultrie,
JOHN PLOMMER.
Proved in the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the
8th day of August 1580, by his Son, Thomas Tusser.
Fiue hundred pointes of good Husbandrie, as well for the Champion, or
open countrie, as also for the woodland, or Seuerall, mixed in euerie
Month with Huswiferie, ouer and besides the booke of Huswiferie,
corrected, better ordered, and newly augmented to a fourth part more,
with diuers other lessons, as a diet for the fermer, of the properties
of winds, planets, hops, herbes, bees, and approoued remedies for
sheepe & cattle, with many other matters both profitable, and not
vnpleasant for the Reader. Also a table of husbandrie at the beginning
of this booke: and another of huswiferie at the end: for the better and
easier finding of any matter conteined in the same.
Newly set foorth by Thomas Tusser Gentleman, servant to the honorable
Lorde Paget of Beaudesert.
Imprinted at London, by Henrie Denham, dwelling in Paternoster Row, at
the signe of the Starre.
1580.
_A Lesson.
A lesson how to confer euery abstract with his month, & how to finde
out huswiferie verses by the Pilcrowe, and Champion from Woodland._
In euerie month, er[1] in aught be begun,[E1]
Reade ouer that month, what auailes to be dun.
So neither this trauell[2] shall seeme to be lost:
Nor thou to repent of this trifeling cost.
The figure of abstract and month doo agree,
Which one to another relations bee.[E2]
These verses so short, without figure that stand,[3]
Be points of themselues, to be taken in hand.
¶[4]
In husbandrie matters, where Pilcrowe[E3] ye finde,
That verse appertaineth to huswiferie kinde.
So haue ye mo lessons, (if there ye looke well),
Than huswiferie booke doth vtter or tell.
Of Champion husbandrie now doo I write,
Which heretofore neuer this booke did recite.
With lessons approoued, by practise and skill:
To profit the ignorant, buie it that will.
The Champion differs from Seuerall much,
For want of partition, closier and such.
One name to them both doo I giue now & than,
For Champion countrie, and Champion man.
[1] yer. 1585.
[2] travail. 1577.
[3] The lessons that after those figures so stand. 1577.
[4] The edition of 1577 contains only the first two verses.
_The Table of Husbandrie.
A Table of the pointes of husbandrie mentioned in this booke._
* * * Roman words in [ ] are wanting in 1577 edition; _italics_ in [ ]
are additions in the edition of 1577, in which _y_ is substituted for
_ie_, and accented é is unused.
The Epistle to the Lord William Paget deceased, and the occasion first
of this booke.
The Epistle to the Lord Thomas Paget, second sonne, and now heire to
the Lord William Paget his father.
[_The Epistel_] To the Reader.
[An Introduction to the booke of husbandrie.]
[A Preface to the buier of this booke. _The preface._]
The commoditie[s] of husbandrie.
The praise of husbandrie [_by a redele_].
The description of [husband &] husbandrie.
The ladder [_of xxxiiij steps_] to thrift.
Good husbandlie lessons worthie to be followed of such as will thriue.
An habitation inforced, [_aduisedly_] better late than neuer; [_made_]
upon these wordes, Sit downe Robin and rest thée.
[The farmers dailie diet.
A description of the properties of winds all ye times of the yere.
Of the Planets.]
Septembers abstract.
[Other short remembrances for September.]
Septembers husbandrie [_with the nedeful furnyture of ye barne stable,
plough, cart, yard, & field, togither with the manner of gathering
hops, drying & keping them_].
[A digression to husbandlie furniture.
The residue of Septembers husbandrie, agréeing with his former
abstract.]
Octobers abstract.
[Other short remembrances for October.]
Octobers husbandrie.
[A digression to the vsage of diuers countries concerning tillage.
The residue of Octobers husbandrie, agréeing with his former abstract.]
Nouembers abstract.
[Other short remembrances for Nouember.]
Nouembers husbandrie [agréeing with his former abstract].
Decembers abstract.
[Other short remembrances for December.]
Decembers husbandrie [agréeing with his former abstract].
A digression [_directing_] to hospitalitie.
A description of time, and the yere.
A description of life & riches.
A description of houskéeping.
A description of [the feast of the birth of Christ, commonlie called]
Christmas.
A description of apt time to spend.
Against fantastical scruplenes.
Christmas husbandlie fare.
A Christmas caroll [of the birth of Christ, vpon the tune of king
Salomon].
Ianuaries abstract [_and at the end thereof diuers sorts of trees and
frutes to bee then set or remoued, following the order of ye alphabet
or crosserowe_].[E4]
[Other short remembrances for Ianuarie.
Of trées or fruites to be set or remooued.]
Ianuaries husbandrie [agréeing with his former abstract].
Februaries abstract.
[Other short remembrances for Februarie.]
Februaries husbandrie [agréeing with his former abstract].
Marches abstract [_and at the ende therof, the names of the seedes,
herbes, flowers & rootes than to be sowen or set, unles the time
be otherwise noted by expresse wordes, as wel for kitchin herbes,
strowing herbes & flowers, as herbes to stil & for phisick, set after
the order of the alphabet or crosserowe_].
[Other short remembrances for March.
Seedes and hearbes for the kitchen.
Herbes and rootes for sallets and sauce.
Herbs or rootes to boile or to butter.
Strowing herbs of all sorts.
Herbes, branches and flowers for windowes and pots.
Herbs to still in Summer.
Necessarie herbes to growe in the garden for Physicke not rehersed
before.]
Marches husbandrie [agréeing with his former abstract _with the maner
of setting of hops_].
Aprils abstract.
Aprils husbandrie [agréeing with his former abstract _with a lesson
for dairy maide Cisseley and of x toppings gests in hir whitmeat,
better lost then found_.]
[A digression to dairie matters.
A lesson for dairie maid Cisley of ten toppings gests.]
Maies abstract.
[Two other short remembrances for Maie.]
Maies husbandrie [agréeing with his former abstract].
Junes abstract.
[A lesson of hopyard.]
Junes husbandrie [agréeing with his former abstract, _with a lesson to
chuse a meete plot for hopps and howe then to be doing with the same_.]
[A lesson where and when to plant good hopyard.]
Julies abstract.
Julies husbandrie [agréeing with his former abstract _and hay
harvest_].
Augusts abstract.
[Workes after haruest.]