Harvard Classics, Vol. 35, Part 3

A Description of Elizabethan England Written for Holinshed’s Chronicles

William Harrison

Harrison’s contribution to Holinshed’s Chronicles relates his observations and comments on life in pre-Elizabethan England.

Bibliographic Record

Contents

NEW YORK: P.F. COLLIER & SON COMPANY, 1909–14
NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2001

Introductory Note

1. Of Degrees of People in the Commonwealth of Elizabethan England
2. Of Cities and Towns in England
3. Of Gardens and Orchards
4. Of Fairs and Markets
5. Of the Ancient and Present Estate of the Church of England
6. Of the Food and Diet of the English
7. Of Our Apparel and Attire
8. Of the Manner of Building and Furniture of Our Houses
9. Of Provision Made for the Poor
10. Of the Air and Soil and Commodities of This Island
11. Of Sundry Minerals and Metals
12. Of Cattle Kept for Profit
13. Of Wild and Tame Fowls
14. Of Savage Beasts and Vermin
15. Of Our English Dogs and Their Qualities
16. Of the Navy of England
17. Of Sundry Kinds of Punishment Appointed for Offenders
18. Of Universities