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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03364	The gardeners labyrinth containing a discourse of the gardeners life, in the yearly trauels to be bestovved on his plot of earth, for the vse of a garden: with instructions for the choise of seedes, apte times for sowing, setting, planting, [and] watering, and the vessels and instruments seruing to that vse and purpose: wherein are set forth diuers herbers, knottes and mazes, cunningly handled for the beautifying of gardens. Also the physike benefit of eche herbe, plant, and floure, with the vertues of the distilled waters of euery of them, as by the sequele may further appeare. Gathered out of the best approued writers of gardening, husbandrie, and physicke: by Dydymus Mountaine.	Hill, Thomas, b. ca. 1528.; Dethick, Henry, 1545 or 6-1613.	1577 (1577)	STC 13485; ESTC S118782	210,284	281

¶ The Gardeners Labyrinth Containing a discourse of the Gardeners life in the yearly trauels to be bestovved on his plot of earth for the vse of a Garden with instructions for the choise of Séedes apte times for sowing setting planting watering and the vessels and instruments seruing to that vse and purpose Wherein are set forth diuers Herbers Knottes and Mazes cunningly handled for the beautifying of Gardens Also the Physike benefit of eche Herbe Plant and Floure with the vertues of the distilled Waters of euery of them as by the sequele may further appeare GATHERED OVT OF THE BEST APPROVED WRITERS of Gardening Husbandrie and Physicke by Dydymus Mountaine PRINTED AT LONDON by Henry Bynneman ANNO. 1577. Henrici Dethicki ad lectorem Carmen COelum aequor tellus nunc lumina flumina fructus Praestat fundit habet sole vapore fimo Hortus praestat olus praestant Pomaria poma Cuncta vigent magno parta labore viri Vrbis honos hortus florum speculatio grata Et sunt herbarum pharmaca graeta viris Falce ligone filo qui dissecat effodit ornat Plantam terram hortos haec documenta tenet Sano aegro caeco vis victum pharmaca visum Lingua mente manu haec perlege disce tene ¶ To the righte honourable and his singular good Lorde Sir William Cecill knighte of the moste noble Order of the Garter Baron of Burghlev Lord high Tresurer of England c. Henry Dethicke wysheth long health with encrease of honour COnsyderyng right honorable my promise plighted vnto my friende lately enterred I was enforced to performe the perfecting of this Englishe Treatise otherwise I had not so willingly attempted to sollicite your honour wyth this vulgare stile And sithens that reason requyreth and duty demaūdeth the satisfying of the trust in me reposed I doubte not but that myne enterprise will be allowed Vnreasonable were I and destitute of all humanitie if that I shoulde obstinately neglect the earnest desire of the deseased likewise worthy were I to be deemed vndutyfull and altogether vngratefull if that I shoulde omit any oportunitie whereby I myght encrease so rare a commoditye to my country I therefore respecting the requeste of my friend and tēdering the profit of my coūtry haue craued herein as heretofore in all other mine affaires your honours protection and the rather for that I finde none your honour excepted neyther in auntient aucthoritye neyther by common consente neyther by present proofe that hath more warely and wisely warded the weale of this countrey In fine to auoide tediousnesse I haue omitted all circumstaunces whereby I might display the sundry cōmodities rare rudiments contained in this painful and gainful discourse but surceasing to trauise farther in this terrestriall Gardeners Labyrinth I wish vnto your honour by dayly Prayer the fruition of the Heauenly Paradise crauyng of the Omnipotent and prouident God the guider of that gorgeous Garden that hee woulde vouchsafe to graunte vnto you the sweete sauour of his chiefe fragrante floures that is his comfort to cleaue faste vnto you his mercy to keepe you and his grace to guyde you nowe and euermore Your honours most humble HENRY DETHICKE ¶ A Table expressing the Contentes of euery Chapiter conteyned in this Labyrinth THe firste deuising of Garden plottes vvith their commodities in tyme past Chap. 1. The dilligence requyred of a Gardener and vvhat encrease a vvell laboured earth yeeldeth Chap. 2. The choosing of a Garden plotte vvith the goodnesse of the earth Chap. 3. Of playner instructions for the choosing of a battell ground vvith other matter necessarie Chap. 4. Of the placing of a Garden plotte vvith the Commodyties therevnto belongyng Chap. 5. VVhat aire is noyous to mē to plants and vvhy a Garden shoulde bee placed nigh to the ovvners house Chap. 6. The forme of Inclosures inuented by the Romaines Chap. 7. The inuentions of erecting a strong hedge for the defence of a Garden Chap. 8. The cause vvhy dunging of Gardens vvas misliked in auntient time neare to houses and vvhat dung is best allovved for pothearbes Chap. 9. Of the kindes of dung and vvhich is commended for a Garden Chap. 10. VVhat is to be considered before the Ieuelling of Beddes Chap. 11. Of the framing of Herbers VValkes and Alleys in a Garden Chap. 12. The forme of disposing quarters beds Borders vvith the sovving choise and defence of the Seedes vvyth the vveding of the beddes Chap. 13. The artely disposing of Beddes for the encrease of Kitchen Hearbes vvyth the vvittye defences to bee vsed after the Seedes are bestovved Chap. 14. The vvorkmanly deuidyng of Beds for rootes and hearbes Chap. 15. The rare inuentiōs for the defence of Seedes committed to the earth that they may not be endamaged by byrdes nor creepyng things Chap. 16. The vvittie helpes for the Garden Seeds to bee employed before and after the sovving of them least that they should be harmed by outvvarde or invvard iniuries Chap. 17. Of the nature and election of sundry Seedes vvith the apt times commended for the sovving of moste Kitchen hearbes Chapter 18. Certaine preceptes for the sovving of delectable floures and tender herbs vvith the obseruations of the Moone Cha. 19. The commended times to bee obserued in the bestovving of Seedes and plantes in the earth vvith the discommodities Chap. ● Of certain curious instructions for the bestovving of Seedes and daintye Hearbes Chap. 21. In vvhat space of tyme Seedes committed to the earth in the encrese of the Moon commonly shoote vp Chap. 22. VVhat diligence is to be had in vveeding of a Garden Chap 23. Of the tymes of vvate●yng beddes and vvhat manner of vvater oughte to be vsed for Plants vvith the inuentions of Vesselles Chap. 24. Of the remouing of plants vvith the breaking and s●ipping of sundry sets Ch. 25. Certayne instructions for the gatheryng and preseruing of kitchen Herbes and rootes vvyth floures daintie Hearbes and rootes to the vse of phisik Cha. 26. The remedies vvhiche preuayle agaynste Snailes Cankervvormes Garden fleas and Barthvvormes Chap. 27. The helpes agaynst Garden Moles Ants Gnats Fleas Frogs vvasting herbs trees and fruites Chap. 28. Of rare practises against serpentes of the Gardeyn and other venemous thinges hurting as vvel men as kitchen hearbes trees and fruites Chap. 29. Of the helpes againste Scorpions Todes Garden myce VVeasels and all other beasts vvasting herbs and fruits Cha. 30 Of remedies against haile lightnings tempests and beatings dovvne of Kitchen herbes trees and fruites Chap. 31. Of the healpes against frostes blasting of trees mistes and rust Chap. 32. Certayne proper knots deuised for Gardeyns to be placed at the ovvners discretion ¶ The Chapiters conteyned in the seconde parte THe secrets in sovving and remouing the garden Colevvort vvith the physicke healpes of the Colevvorte and distilled vvater thereof Chap ▪ 1. The order of sovving the Beete vvith the phisicke healpe of the Beete and vvater distilled thereof Chap. 2. The order in sovvyng or settyng of the Blete vvith