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

Author: William Harrison

Editor: Lothrop Withington

Release Date: May 30, 2010 [EBook #32593]

Language: English

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EDITED BY ERNEST RHYS.

ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND.

ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND: FROM "A DESCRIPTION OF ENGLAND," BY WILLIAM
HARRISON (IN "HOLINSHED'S CHRONICLES"). EDITED BY LOTHROP WITHINGTON,
WITH INTRODUCTION BY F. J. FURNIVALL, LL.D.

LONDON:

WALTER SCOTT, 24 WARWICK LANE,

PATERNOSTER ROW.

CONTENTS.

PAGE

CHAPTER I.

OF DEGREES OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND 1

CHAPTER II.

OF CITIES AND TOWNS IN ENGLAND 17

CHAPTER III.

OF GARDENS AND ORCHARDS 24

CHAPTER IV.

OF FAIRS AND MARKETS 34

CHAPTER V.

OF THE LAWS OF ENGLAND SINCE HER FIRST INHABITATION 43

CHAPTER VI.

OF THE ANCIENT AND PRESENT ESTATE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND 56

CHAPTER VII.

OF THE FOOD AND DIET OF THE ENGLISH 84

CHAPTER VIII.

OF OUR APPAREL AND ATTIRE 107

CHAPTER IX.

OF THE MANNER OF BUILDING AND FURNITURE OF OUR HOUSES 113

CHAPTER X.

OF PROVISION MADE FOR THE POOR 122

CHAPTER XI.

OF THE AIR AND SOIL AND COMMODITIES OF THIS ISLAND 130

CHAPTER XII.

OF SUNDRY MINERALS AND METALS 143

CHAPTER XIII.

OF CATTLE KEPT FOR PROFIT 151

CHAPTER XIV.

OF WILD AND TAME FOWLS