Elizabethan England

About this eBook

Author

Harrison, William, 1534-1593

Title

Elizabethan England From 'A Description of England,' by William Harrison

Credits

Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

Language

English

LoC Class

DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe

Subject

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 -- Homes and haunts -- England

Category

Text

eBook-No.

32593

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32593

Release Date

May 30, 2010

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.The Camelot Series. — Edited by Ernest Rhys. — ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.“FOREWORDS.” [1]
5. 5.EDITORIAL NOTE.
6. 6.HARRISON’S PREFACE. — ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND.
7. 7.CHAPTER I. — OF DEGREES OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND. [54] — [1577, Book III., Chapter 4; 1587, Book II., Chapter 5.]
8. 8.CHAPTER II. — OF CITIES AND TOWNS IN ENGLAND. — [1577, Book II., Chapter 7; 1587, Book II., Chapter 13.]
9. 9.CHAPTER III. — OF GARDENS AND ORCHARDS. — [1587, Book II., Chapter 20. [81] ]
10. 10.CHAPTER IV. — OF FAIRS AND MARKETS. — [1577, Book II., Chapter 11; 1587, Book II., Chapter 18.]
11. 11.CHAPTER V. — OF THE LAWS OF ENGLAND SINCE HER FIRST INHABITATION. — [1577, Book III., Chapter 3; 1587, Book II., Chapter 9.]
12. 12.CHAPTER VI. [99] — OF THE ANCIENT AND PRESENT ESTATE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. — [1577, Book II., Chapter 5; 1585, Book II., Chapter 1.]
13. 13.CHAPTER VII. — OF THE FOOD AND DIET OF THE ENGLISH. — [1577, Book III., Chapter 1; 1587, Book II., Chapter 6.]
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII. — OF OUR APPAREL AND ATTIRE. — [1577, Book III., Chapter 2; 1587, Book II., Chapter 7.]
15. 15.CHAPTER IX. — OF THE MANNER OF BUILDING AND FURNITURE OF OUR HOUSES. [162] — [1577, Book II., Chapter 10; 1587, Book II., Chapter 12.]
16. 16.CHAPTER X. — OF PROVISION MADE FOR THE POOR. — [1577, Book III., Chapter 5; 1587, Book II., Chapter 10.]
17. 17.CHAPTER XI. — OF THE AIR AND SOIL AND COMMODITIES OF THIS ISLAND. — [1577, Book I., Chapter 13; 1587, Book I., Chapter 18.]
18. 18.CHAPTER XII. — OF SUNDRY MINERALS AND METALS. — [1577, Book III., Chapters 16 and 18; 1587, Book III., Chapters 10 and 11.]
19. 19.CHAPTER XIII. — OF CATTLE KEPT FOR PROFIT. — [1577, Book III., Chapter 8; 1587, Book III., Chapter 1.]
20. 20.CHAPTER XIV. — OF WILD AND TAME FOWLS. — [1577, Book III., Chapters 9 and 11; 1587, Book III., Chapters 2 and 5.]
21. 21.CHAPTER XV. — OF SAVAGE BEASTS AND VERMIN. — [1577, Book III., Chapters 7 and 12; 1587, Book III., Chapters 4 and 6.]
22. 22.CHAPTER XVI. — OF OUR ENGLISH DOGS AND THEIR QUALITIES. — [1577, Book III., Chapter 13; 1587, Book III., Chapter 7.]
23. 23.CHAPTER XVII. — OF FISH USUALLY TAKEN UPON OUR COASTS. — [1577, Book III., Chapter 10; 1587, Book III., Chapter 3.]
24. 24.CHAPTER XVIII. — OF QUARRIES OF STONE FOR BUILDING. — [1577, Book II., Chapter 11; 1587, Book II., Chapter 18.]
25. 25.CHAPTER XIX. — OF WOODS AND MARSHES. — [1577, Book II., Chapter 16; 1587, Book II., Chapter 22.]
26. 26.CHAPTER XX. — OF PARKS AND WARRENS. — [1577, Book II., Chapter 15; 1587, Book II., Chapter 19.]
27. 27.CHAPTER XXI. — OF PALACES BELONGING TO THE PRINCE. — [1577, Book II., Chapter 9; 1587, Book II., Chapter 15.]
28. 28.CHAPTER XXII. — OF ARMOUR AND MUNITION. — [1577, Book II., Chapter 12; 1587, Book II., Chapter 16.]
29. 29.CHAPTER XXIII. — OF THE NAVY OF ENGLAND. — [1577, Book II., Chapter 13; 1587, Book II., Chapter 17.]
30. 30.CHAPTER XXIV. — OF SUNDRY KINDS OF PUNISHMENT APPOINTED FOR OFFENDERS. — [1577, Book III., Chapter 6; 1587, Book II., Chapter 11.]
31. 31.CHAPTER XXV. — OF UNIVERSITIES. — [1577, Book II., Chapter 6; 1587, Book II., Chapter 3.]
32. 32.APPENDIX. — A.— Holinshed’s Dedication. — B.— An Elizabethan Survey of England. — C.— Somebody’s Quarrel with Harrison. — D.— Harrison’s Chronology.
33. 33.Monthly Shilling Volumes. Cloth, cut or uncut edges. — THE CAMELOT SERIES.
34. 34.GREAT WRITERS.
35. 35.The Canterbury Poets.

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