The English house-vvife
Subtitle: Containing the inward and outward vertues which ought to be in a compleate woman. As her skill in physicke, surgery, cookery, extraction of oyles, banqueting-stuffe, ordering of great feasts, preseruing of all sorts of wines, conceited secrets, distillations, perfumes, ordering of wooll, hempe, flax, making cloth, and dying, the knowledge of dayries, office of malting, of oates, their excellent vses in a family, of brewing, baking, and all other things belonging to an houshold. A worke generally approued, and now the fourth time much augmented, purged and made most profitable and necessary for all men, and the generall good of this kingdome. By G.M.
Series: Early English books, 1475-1640 -- 1577:6.
Publisher: Printed by Nicholas Okes for Iohn Harison, and are to be sold at his shop at the signe of the golden Vnicorne in Pater-noster-row
Published: 1631
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 252
Subjects: Home economics -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Country contentments, or the English huswife.; English house-wife.
Work titles: Country contentments, or the English huswife
Notes: Dedication signed: Geruase Markham.

Originally published in 1623 as "Country contentments, or the English huswife", which was an enlargement of book 2 of "Countrey contentments, in two bookes".

Reproduction of the original in the University of Glasgow. Library.

STC (2nd ed.) 17353.

Available electronically as part of Early English books online.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1981. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1577:6).