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[Worlidge, John]. Dictionarium Rusticum & Urbanicum: or, a Dictionary of all Sorts of Country Affairs, Handicraft, Trading, and Merchandizing. Containing more particularly the Whole Art of Gardening, viz. Sowing, Setting, Grafting, Transplanting, Salleting, &c. with the Names, Descriptions, and Uses, of all kinds of Plants, Flowers, and Fruits. The Raising and Ordering of all manner of Forest and Fruit-Trees, and Dwarfs. Agriculture in the various parts of it, and the modern Improvements made therein. The Gentleman’s Recreation; or the Arts of Hunting, Hawking, Fishing, Fowling, Ferreting, Cock-Fighting, &c. including (besides the several Animals) the Tackling, Nets, and different Instruments used therein. The Breeding, Feeding, and Managing of all sorts of Cattle, as also of Bees, Poultry, and Singing-Birds; with all their respective Diseases, and Cures. The preparing of all Sorts of English Liquors, common Eatables and Drinkables; with the several parts of Country Housewifry. The Digging, Refining, &c. of Minerals; Salt, and Sugar-Works; and the Arts of making Brick, Birdlime, Gunpowder, Shot, &c. Merchandizing, Trading, and Handicraft Terms and Instruments. The Produce, Manufactory, &c. of the Counties of England, and of Foreign Parts. The Ancient Customs, and natural Rarities of England. Illustrated with Cuts of all sorts of Nets, Traps, Engines, &c., London: J. Nicholson 1704, few woodcut illustrations, title with early ownership signatures of Alex Murray & Jo. Murray, occasional toning, light dust-soiling and few marks, contemporary panelled calf, green morocco title label to spine, a little wear to upper cover, 8vo (Qty: 1) ESTC T138447. Variously attributed to John Worlidge and Nathan Bailey.