[1]"The Retailer now sells them for 2¾d. the Quart."—T.R. 1710.
[1]"The Retailer now sells them for 2¾d. the Quart."—T.R. 1710.
[2]In Lent, dog's meat was scarce, and "a mort Lamb now and then was very apt to whet their appetite for Mutton."—T.R.
[2]In Lent, dog's meat was scarce, and "a mort Lamb now and then was very apt to whet their appetite for Mutton."—T.R.
[3]goeler. 1577. goodlier. 1614. "The goeler is the yellower, which are the best setts, old roots being red."—T.R.
[3]goeler. 1577. goodlier. 1614. "The goeler is the yellower, which are the best setts, old roots being red."—T.R.
[4]"Well taken off from the old Roots."—T.R.
[4]"Well taken off from the old Roots."—T.R.
[5]"A common Rubber or Whetstone."—T.R.
[5]"A common Rubber or Whetstone."—T.R.
[6]"The best, in my minde, are those triangular ones used by the Fen men and Bankers."—T.R. 1710.
[6]"The best, in my minde, are those triangular ones used by the Fen men and Bankers."—T.R. 1710.
[7]cf.ante,ch. 36, st. 4.
[7]cf.ante,ch. 36, st. 4.
[8]plainted. 1577.
[8]plainted. 1577.
[9]"That impudent bird, a Tomtit, is not easily frighted."—T.R.
[9]"That impudent bird, a Tomtit, is not easily frighted."—T.R.
[10]"later."—T.R.
[10]"later."—T.R.
[11]"Barley is rarely sown in Clay, at present."—T.R. 1710.
[11]"Barley is rarely sown in Clay, at present."—T.R. 1710.
[12]St. 13 is not in 1577.
[12]St. 13 is not in 1577.
[13]Gervase Markham says: "You shall take care that in your seede Barly there be not any Oates, for although they be in this case amongst Husbandmen accounted the best of weede, yet are they such a disgrace," etc.; ... and he adds that "some grounds will ... bring forth naturally a certaine kinde of wilde Oates."—English Husbandman, Pt. I. ch. v.
[13]Gervase Markham says: "You shall take care that in your seede Barly there be not any Oates, for although they be in this case amongst Husbandmen accounted the best of weede, yet are they such a disgrace," etc.; ... and he adds that "some grounds will ... bring forth naturally a certaine kinde of wilde Oates."—English Husbandman, Pt. I. ch. v.
[14]"That is, in our Countryman's Phrase, ... above furrow, that is upon land after the last ploughing."—T.R. Cf.ante,ch. 37, st. 6.
[14]"That is, in our Countryman's Phrase, ... above furrow, that is upon land after the last ploughing."—T.R. Cf.ante,ch. 37, st. 6.
[15]St. 17 is not in 1577.
[15]St. 17 is not in 1577.
[16]In March, April, and May. 1577.
[16]In March, April, and May. 1577.
[17]"There is an old Sawe to this purpose:'In Gard'ning never this Rule forget,To Sow dry, and Set wet.'"—T.R.
[17]"There is an old Sawe to this purpose:
'In Gard'ning never this Rule forget,To Sow dry, and Set wet.'"—T.R.
[18]"ByAierI understand Situation, Weather, etc.... ByLaier, Composition, the Nature of the Soil, Heart of the Land, etc."—T.R.
[18]"ByAierI understand Situation, Weather, etc.... ByLaier, Composition, the Nature of the Soil, Heart of the Land, etc."—T.R.
[19]Sts. 26 and 27 are not in 1577; but instead—Good peason and leekes, to make porredge in lent,and pescods in July, saue fish to be spent.Those hauing with other things plentifull than,thou winnest the hart of the labouring man.
[19]Sts. 26 and 27 are not in 1577; but instead—
Good peason and leekes, to make porredge in lent,and pescods in July, saue fish to be spent.Those hauing with other things plentifull than,thou winnest the hart of the labouring man.
1[1]Some champions laieto fallow in Maie.2Whentilthplows breake,poore cattle criescreake.3One daie er ye plow,spredcompasynow.4Some fodder buieth,in fen where it lieth.5Thou champion wight,haue cow meat for night.6Set hop his pole,make déepe the hole.7First, bark go and sell,er timber ye fell.8Fencecopiein,erheawersbegin.9The straightest ye knowe,forstaddleslet growe.10Crab trée preserue,for plough to serue.11Get timber out,er yéere go about.12Som cuntries lackplowmeat,and som doe want cowmeat.13Small commons and bare,yéelds cattell ill fare.14Som common with géese,and shéepe without fléese.Som tits thither bring,and hogs without ring.15Some champions agréeas waspe doth with bée.16Get swineherd for hog,but kill not with dog.Wher swineherd doth lack,corne goeth to wrack.17All goes to the Deuill,where shepherd is euill.18Come home from land,with stone in hand.19Man cow prouides,Wife dairie guides.20Slut Cisley vntaughthathwhitemeat[E283]naught.21Some bringeth in gaines,some losse beside paines.22Run Cisse, fault known,[2]with more than thine own,Such Mistris, such Nan,such Maister, such Man.
1[1]Some champions laieto fallow in Maie.
2Whentilthplows breake,poore cattle criescreake.
3One daie er ye plow,spredcompasynow.
4Some fodder buieth,in fen where it lieth.
5Thou champion wight,haue cow meat for night.
6Set hop his pole,make déepe the hole.
7First, bark go and sell,er timber ye fell.
8Fencecopiein,erheawersbegin.
9The straightest ye knowe,forstaddleslet growe.
10Crab trée preserue,for plough to serue.
11Get timber out,er yéere go about.
12Som cuntries lackplowmeat,and som doe want cowmeat.
13Small commons and bare,yéelds cattell ill fare.
14Som common with géese,and shéepe without fléese.Som tits thither bring,and hogs without ring.
15Some champions agréeas waspe doth with bée.
16Get swineherd for hog,but kill not with dog.Wher swineherd doth lack,corne goeth to wrack.
17All goes to the Deuill,where shepherd is euill.
18Come home from land,with stone in hand.
19Man cow prouides,Wife dairie guides.
20Slut Cisley vntaughthathwhitemeat[E283]naught.
21Some bringeth in gaines,some losse beside paines.
22Run Cisse, fault known,[2]with more than thine own,Such Mistris, such Nan,such Maister, such Man.
* * * In 1577 st. 11 is followed by sts. 20, 21, 22; then follows—
Such Mistres such Nan,such master such man.By such ill gestes,poore Cis il restes.Such fautes as theasegood dame will ease.These faultes all ten,abhorreth all men.A warning for Cyssefor doing amysse.
Such Mistres such Nan,such master such man.By such ill gestes,poore Cis il restes.Such fautes as theasegood dame will ease.These faultes all ten,abhorreth all men.A warning for Cyssefor doing amysse.
[1]Sts. 1-5 are not in 1577.
[1]Sts. 1-5 are not in 1577.
[2]cf.post,ch. 48, st. 21.
[2]cf.post,ch. 48, st. 21.
Swéete April showers,Doo spring Maie flowers.Forgotten month past,Doe now at the last.1[1]In Cambridge shire forward to Lincolne shire way,the champion maketh his fallow in May.Then thinking so dooing one tillage woorth twaine,by forcing of weede, by that meanes torefraine.2If April be dripping, then doo I not hate,(for him that hath little) his fallowing late,Else otherwise fallowing timelie is best,for sauing of cattel, of plough and the rest.3Be suer of plough to be readie at hand,er compas ye spred that on hillocks did stand:Least drieing so lieing, doo make it decaie,er euer much water doo wash it awaie.4Looke now to prouide ye of meadow for hay,if fennes be vndrowned, there cheapest ye may.[2]In fen for the bullock, for horse not so well,count best the best cheape,[E284]wheresoeuer ye dwell.5Prouide ye of cowmeate, for cattel at night,and chiefly where commons lie far out of sight:Where cattel lie tied without any meat,that profit by dairie can neuer be great.Put poles to your hophils.6Get into thy hopyard with plentie of poles,amongst those same hillocks deuide them bydoles.Three poles to a hillock[3](Ipasnot how long)[4]shall yeeld thee more profit, set deeplie and strong.Felling of timber.7Sell barke to the tanner er timber yee fell,cut lowe by the ground[5]or else doo ye not well.In breaking[6]saue crooked, for mill and for ships,and euer in hewing saue carpenters chips.[E285]8First see it well fenced er hewers begin,then see it wellstadled,[7][E286]without and within;Thus being preserued and husbandlie donne,shall sooner raise profit, to thee or thy sonne.Stadling of woods.9Leaue growing forstadlesthe likest and best,though seller and buier dispatched the rest.In bushes, in hedgerowe, in groue, and in wood,this lesson obserued is needfull and good.10Saue elme, ash and crabtree, for cart and for plough,saue step for a stile, of the crotch of the bough.Saue hazel for forks, saue sallow for rake,sauehuluer[8]and thorne, thereof flaile for to make.Discharge thy woods.11Make riddance of carriage, er yeere go about,for spoiling of plant that is newlie come out.To carter (with oxen) this message I bring,leaue oxen abrode[9]foranoiengthespring.[E287]12[10]Allowance of fodder some countries doo yeeld,as good for the cattel as haie in the feeld.Some mowe vp their hedlonds[11]and plots among corne,and driuen to leaue nothing, vnmowne, or vnshorne.13Some commons are barren, the nature is such,and some ouer laieth the common too much.The pestered commons small profit doth geeue,and profit as little some reape I beleeue.14Somepesterthe commons, with iades and with geese,with hog without ring and with sheepe without fleese.Some lose a daie labour with seeking their owne,some meet with abootiethey would not haue knowne.[E288]15Great troubles and losses the champion sees,[12]and euer inbrauling, as wasps among bees:As charitie that waie appeereth but small,so lesse be their winnings, or nothing at all.16Where champion wanteth[E289]a swineherd for hog,there many complaineth of naughtie mans dog.Where ech his owne keeper appoints without care,there corne is destroied er men be aware.17The land is wellhartedwith helpe of the fold,for one or two crops, if so long it will hold.If shepherd would keepe them fromstroiengof corne,thewalkeof his sheepe might the better be borne.18Where stones be too manie, annoieng thy land,make seruant come home with a stone in his hand.By daily so dooing, haue plentie yee shall,bothhandsomefor pauing and good for a wall.¶ Dairie matters.19From April beginning, tillAndrewbe past,so long with good huswife, hir dairie doth last.Good milchcow and pasture, good husbands prouide,theresduegood huswiues knowes best how to guide.¶ Ill huswiferie.20Ill huswife vnskilful to make hir ownechees,through trusting of others hath this for hir fees.Her milke pan and creame pot, soslabberedandsost,that butter is wanting and cheese is halfe lost.¶21Where some of a cow doo raise yeerelie a pound,with suchseeliehuswiues no penie is found.Then dairie maid (Cisley) hir fault being knowne,away apace trudgeth, with more than hir owne.¶ Ill huswiues saiengs.22Then neighbour, for Gods sake, if any you see,good seruant for dairie house,waine[13]her to mee.[E290]Such maister such man,[E291]and such mistris such maid,such husband and huswife, such housesaraid.[14]
Swéete April showers,Doo spring Maie flowers.
Forgotten month past,Doe now at the last.
1[1]In Cambridge shire forward to Lincolne shire way,the champion maketh his fallow in May.Then thinking so dooing one tillage woorth twaine,by forcing of weede, by that meanes torefraine.
2If April be dripping, then doo I not hate,(for him that hath little) his fallowing late,Else otherwise fallowing timelie is best,for sauing of cattel, of plough and the rest.
3Be suer of plough to be readie at hand,er compas ye spred that on hillocks did stand:Least drieing so lieing, doo make it decaie,er euer much water doo wash it awaie.
4Looke now to prouide ye of meadow for hay,if fennes be vndrowned, there cheapest ye may.[2]In fen for the bullock, for horse not so well,count best the best cheape,[E284]wheresoeuer ye dwell.
5Prouide ye of cowmeate, for cattel at night,and chiefly where commons lie far out of sight:Where cattel lie tied without any meat,that profit by dairie can neuer be great.
Put poles to your hophils.
Put poles to your hophils.
6Get into thy hopyard with plentie of poles,amongst those same hillocks deuide them bydoles.Three poles to a hillock[3](Ipasnot how long)[4]shall yeeld thee more profit, set deeplie and strong.
Felling of timber.
Felling of timber.
7Sell barke to the tanner er timber yee fell,cut lowe by the ground[5]or else doo ye not well.In breaking[6]saue crooked, for mill and for ships,and euer in hewing saue carpenters chips.[E285]
8First see it well fenced er hewers begin,then see it wellstadled,[7][E286]without and within;Thus being preserued and husbandlie donne,shall sooner raise profit, to thee or thy sonne.
Stadling of woods.
Stadling of woods.
9Leaue growing forstadlesthe likest and best,though seller and buier dispatched the rest.In bushes, in hedgerowe, in groue, and in wood,this lesson obserued is needfull and good.
10Saue elme, ash and crabtree, for cart and for plough,saue step for a stile, of the crotch of the bough.Saue hazel for forks, saue sallow for rake,sauehuluer[8]and thorne, thereof flaile for to make.
Discharge thy woods.
Discharge thy woods.
11Make riddance of carriage, er yeere go about,for spoiling of plant that is newlie come out.To carter (with oxen) this message I bring,leaue oxen abrode[9]foranoiengthespring.[E287]
12[10]Allowance of fodder some countries doo yeeld,as good for the cattel as haie in the feeld.Some mowe vp their hedlonds[11]and plots among corne,and driuen to leaue nothing, vnmowne, or vnshorne.
13Some commons are barren, the nature is such,and some ouer laieth the common too much.The pestered commons small profit doth geeue,and profit as little some reape I beleeue.
14Somepesterthe commons, with iades and with geese,with hog without ring and with sheepe without fleese.Some lose a daie labour with seeking their owne,some meet with abootiethey would not haue knowne.[E288]
15Great troubles and losses the champion sees,[12]and euer inbrauling, as wasps among bees:As charitie that waie appeereth but small,so lesse be their winnings, or nothing at all.
16Where champion wanteth[E289]a swineherd for hog,there many complaineth of naughtie mans dog.Where ech his owne keeper appoints without care,there corne is destroied er men be aware.
17The land is wellhartedwith helpe of the fold,for one or two crops, if so long it will hold.If shepherd would keepe them fromstroiengof corne,thewalkeof his sheepe might the better be borne.
18Where stones be too manie, annoieng thy land,make seruant come home with a stone in his hand.By daily so dooing, haue plentie yee shall,bothhandsomefor pauing and good for a wall.
¶ Dairie matters.
¶ Dairie matters.
19From April beginning, tillAndrewbe past,so long with good huswife, hir dairie doth last.Good milchcow and pasture, good husbands prouide,theresduegood huswiues knowes best how to guide.
¶ Ill huswiferie.
¶ Ill huswiferie.
20Ill huswife vnskilful to make hir ownechees,through trusting of others hath this for hir fees.Her milke pan and creame pot, soslabberedandsost,that butter is wanting and cheese is halfe lost.
¶
¶
21Where some of a cow doo raise yeerelie a pound,with suchseeliehuswiues no penie is found.Then dairie maid (Cisley) hir fault being knowne,away apace trudgeth, with more than hir owne.
¶ Ill huswiues saiengs.
¶ Ill huswiues saiengs.
22Then neighbour, for Gods sake, if any you see,good seruant for dairie house,waine[13]her to mee.[E290]Such maister such man,[E291]and such mistris such maid,such husband and huswife, such housesaraid.[14]
[1]Sts. 1-5 are not in 1577.
[1]Sts. 1-5 are not in 1577.
[2]"Now ye may see what medows are well laid up, and what not, and accordingly chuse your ground."—T.R.
[2]"Now ye may see what medows are well laid up, and what not, and accordingly chuse your ground."—T.R.
[3]"I suppose in our Author's time they made the Hills less than they do now."—T.R. 1710.
[3]"I suppose in our Author's time they made the Hills less than they do now."—T.R. 1710.
[4]"Overpoling (especially in height) is worse than underpoling."—T.R.
[4]"Overpoling (especially in height) is worse than underpoling."—T.R.
[5]"Six inches at the but may be more worth than two foot in another part."—T.R.
[5]"Six inches at the but may be more worth than two foot in another part."—T.R.
[6]"Sawing out; it being called breaking-up by workmen in those parts near where our Author lived."—T.R.
[6]"Sawing out; it being called breaking-up by workmen in those parts near where our Author lived."—T.R.
[7]"To stadle a Wood is to leave at certain distances a sufficient number of young Trees to replenish it."—T.R.
[7]"To stadle a Wood is to leave at certain distances a sufficient number of young Trees to replenish it."—T.R.
[8]"or Holly ... heavy enough for flail swingels."—T.R.
[8]"or Holly ... heavy enough for flail swingels."—T.R.
[9]T.R. reads "leave not oxe abroad," and explains spring to mean the young buds of felled underwood.
[9]T.R. reads "leave not oxe abroad," and explains spring to mean the young buds of felled underwood.
[10]Sts. 12 to 18 are not in 1577.
[10]Sts. 12 to 18 are not in 1577.
[11]"The laying of headlands for grass is frequently used in Norfolk to this day."—T.R. 1710.
[11]"The laying of headlands for grass is frequently used in Norfolk to this day."—T.R. 1710.
[12]"Our Author liv'd in the Reigns of King Henry the Eighth, King Edward the Sixth, Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth: during which time there were several commotions about the taking in of Common Field Land.... The greatest part of the privileges of Common Fields, etc., are but so many privileges to wrong and quarrel with their neighbours."—T.R.
[12]"Our Author liv'd in the Reigns of King Henry the Eighth, King Edward the Sixth, Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth: during which time there were several commotions about the taking in of Common Field Land.... The greatest part of the privileges of Common Fields, etc., are but so many privileges to wrong and quarrel with their neighbours."—T.R.
[13]waynes, 1573 (M.); wayne. 1577
[13]waynes, 1573 (M.); wayne. 1577
[14]and house is araid. 1573 (M.); "such houses arayde." 1577.
[14]and house is araid. 1573 (M.); "such houses arayde." 1577.
(a)As wife that willgood husband plese,Must shun with skillsuch gests as these.(b)So Cisse that seruesmust marke this note,What fault deseruesabrushed cote.¶ Ten toppings gests vnsent for.(c)Gehezie, Lots wife, and Argusses eies,[E293]Tom piper, poore Cobler, and Lazarusthies,Rough Esau, withMawdlin, andGentilsthatscrall,With Bishop that burneth, thus knowe ye them all.[1](d)Thesetoppinglygests be in number but ten,As welcome in dairie as Beares among men.Which being descried, take heede of[2]you shall,For danger ofafter claps, after that fall.¶ White and drie.1Gehezie his sicknes was whitish and drie,such cheeses, good Cisley, yefloted[3]too nie.[E294]Too salt.2Leaue Lot with her piller (good Cisley) alone,much saltnes in whitemeat is ill for the stone.Full of eies.3If cheeses in dairie haue Argusses eies,tell Cisley the fault in hir huswiferie lies.[4][E295]Houen.4Tom Piper hathhouenand puffed vp cheekes,if cheese be so houen, make Cisse to seekecreekes.[E296]Tough.5Poore Cobler he tuggeth his leatherlie trash,if cheese abide tugging, tug Cisley a crash.[E297]Full of spots.6If Lazer[5]so lothsome in cheese be espied,let baies amend Cisley, or shift hir aside.[E298]Full of heares.7Rough Esau washeariefrom top to the fut,if cheese so appeareth, call Cisley a slut.[E299]Full of whey.8As Mawdlin wept, so would Cisley bedrest,for whey in hir cheeses, not halfe inoughprest.Full of gentils.9If gentils bescrauling, callmagget the py,[E300]if cheeses haue gentils, at Cisse by and by.Burnt to the pan.10Blesse Cisley (good mistris) that Bishop doth banfor burning the milke of hir cheese to the pan.[E301][11]If thou (so oft beaten)[6]Amendest by this:I will no more threaten,I promise thee Cis.[12]Thus dairie maid Cisley, rehearsed ye see,what faults with ill huswife, in dairie house bee.Of market abhorred, to houshold a griefe,to maister and mistris, as ill as a thiefe.
(a)As wife that willgood husband plese,Must shun with skillsuch gests as these.
(b)So Cisse that seruesmust marke this note,What fault deseruesabrushed cote.
¶ Ten toppings gests vnsent for.
¶ Ten toppings gests vnsent for.
(c)Gehezie, Lots wife, and Argusses eies,[E293]Tom piper, poore Cobler, and Lazarusthies,Rough Esau, withMawdlin, andGentilsthatscrall,With Bishop that burneth, thus knowe ye them all.[1]
(d)Thesetoppinglygests be in number but ten,As welcome in dairie as Beares among men.Which being descried, take heede of[2]you shall,For danger ofafter claps, after that fall.
¶ White and drie.
¶ White and drie.
1Gehezie his sicknes was whitish and drie,such cheeses, good Cisley, yefloted[3]too nie.[E294]
Too salt.
Too salt.
2Leaue Lot with her piller (good Cisley) alone,much saltnes in whitemeat is ill for the stone.
Full of eies.
Full of eies.
3If cheeses in dairie haue Argusses eies,tell Cisley the fault in hir huswiferie lies.[4][E295]
Houen.
Houen.
4Tom Piper hathhouenand puffed vp cheekes,if cheese be so houen, make Cisse to seekecreekes.[E296]
Tough.
Tough.
5Poore Cobler he tuggeth his leatherlie trash,if cheese abide tugging, tug Cisley a crash.[E297]
Full of spots.
Full of spots.
6If Lazer[5]so lothsome in cheese be espied,let baies amend Cisley, or shift hir aside.[E298]
Full of heares.
Full of heares.
7Rough Esau washeariefrom top to the fut,if cheese so appeareth, call Cisley a slut.[E299]
Full of whey.
Full of whey.
8As Mawdlin wept, so would Cisley bedrest,for whey in hir cheeses, not halfe inoughprest.
Full of gentils.
Full of gentils.
9If gentils bescrauling, callmagget the py,[E300]if cheeses haue gentils, at Cisse by and by.
Burnt to the pan.
Burnt to the pan.
10Blesse Cisley (good mistris) that Bishop doth banfor burning the milke of hir cheese to the pan.[E301]
[11]If thou (so oft beaten)[6]Amendest by this:
I will no more threaten,I promise thee Cis.
[12]Thus dairie maid Cisley, rehearsed ye see,what faults with ill huswife, in dairie house bee.Of market abhorred, to houshold a griefe,to maister and mistris, as ill as a thiefe.
[1]With bishop that turneth and burneth up all. 1573 (M.) and 1577.
[1]With bishop that turneth and burneth up all. 1573 (M.) and 1577.
[2]if. 1577.
[2]if. 1577.
[3]"Floting is taking off the Cream."—T.R.
[3]"Floting is taking off the Cream."—T.R.
[4]"Because she did not work the Curd well together."—T.R.
[4]"Because she did not work the Curd well together."—T.R.
[5]"An inner corruption.... Chiefly occasioned from their using milk soon after calving."—T.R.
[5]"An inner corruption.... Chiefly occasioned from their using milk soon after calving."—T.R.
[6]Amend so oft beatenfor doing amisse. 1577.
[6]
Amend so oft beatenfor doing amisse. 1577.
1Put lambe from eawe,to milke afeawe.2Be not too bold,to milke and to fold.3Fiue eawes alow,to euerie cow.4Shéepe wrigling tailehathmadswithout faile.5Beat hard in the réedewhere house hath néede.6Leaue cropping from Mayto Mihelmas day.LetIuiebe killed,else trée will bespilled.7Now threshers warneto rid the barne.8Be suer of haytill thend of May.9Let shéepe fill flanke,where corne is too ranke.In woodlandleuer,[1]in champion neuer.10To wéeding away,as soone as yée may.11For corne here réede,[E302]what naughtie wéede.12Who wéeding slacketh,good husbandrie lacketh.13Sowebuckor branke,that smels so ranke.14Thy branke go and sowe,where barlie did growe.The next crop wheatis husbandrie neat.15Sowe pescods some,for haruest to come.16Sowe hemp andflacks,that spinning lacks.17Teach hop to clime,for now it is time.18Through fowles & wéedespoore hop ill spéedes.Cut off or cropsuperfluous hop:Thetittersortinemakes hop to pine.[2]19Some raketh their wheat,with rake that is great.So titters and tinebe gotten out fine.20Now[3]sets doe crauesome wéeding to haue.21Now draine as ye likeboth fen and dike.22Watch bées in May,for swarming away.Both now and in June,marke maister bées tune.23Twifallowthy land,least plough else stand.24No longer tarrie,out compas to carrie.25Where néede doth pray it,there sée ye lay it.26Set Jack and Joneto gather vp stone.27To grasse with thy calues,take nothing to halues.[E303]28Be suer thyneathaue water and meat.29By tainting of ground,destruction is found.30Now carrege gethomefewellto fet.Tellfagot and billetfor filchinggillet.[E304]31In sommer for firinglet citie be buying.Marke colliers packingleast coles be lacking.(Sée opened sack)for two in a pack.32Let nodding patchgo sléepe a snatch.33Wife as[4]you will,now plie yourstill.Finebazell[5]sowe,in a pot to growe.Fine séedes sowe now,before ye sawe how.35Kéepe ox from cow,for causes ynow.
1Put lambe from eawe,to milke afeawe.
2Be not too bold,to milke and to fold.
3Fiue eawes alow,to euerie cow.
4Shéepe wrigling tailehathmadswithout faile.
5Beat hard in the réedewhere house hath néede.
6Leaue cropping from Mayto Mihelmas day.LetIuiebe killed,else trée will bespilled.
7Now threshers warneto rid the barne.
8Be suer of haytill thend of May.
9Let shéepe fill flanke,where corne is too ranke.In woodlandleuer,[1]in champion neuer.
10To wéeding away,as soone as yée may.
11For corne here réede,[E302]what naughtie wéede.
12Who wéeding slacketh,good husbandrie lacketh.
13Sowebuckor branke,that smels so ranke.
14Thy branke go and sowe,where barlie did growe.The next crop wheatis husbandrie neat.
15Sowe pescods some,for haruest to come.
16Sowe hemp andflacks,that spinning lacks.
17Teach hop to clime,for now it is time.
18Through fowles & wéedespoore hop ill spéedes.Cut off or cropsuperfluous hop:Thetittersortinemakes hop to pine.[2]
19Some raketh their wheat,with rake that is great.So titters and tinebe gotten out fine.
20Now[3]sets doe crauesome wéeding to haue.
21Now draine as ye likeboth fen and dike.
22Watch bées in May,for swarming away.Both now and in June,marke maister bées tune.
23Twifallowthy land,least plough else stand.
24No longer tarrie,out compas to carrie.
25Where néede doth pray it,there sée ye lay it.
26Set Jack and Joneto gather vp stone.
27To grasse with thy calues,take nothing to halues.[E303]
28Be suer thyneathaue water and meat.
29By tainting of ground,destruction is found.
30Now carrege gethomefewellto fet.Tellfagot and billetfor filchinggillet.[E304]
31In sommer for firinglet citie be buying.Marke colliers packingleast coles be lacking.(Sée opened sack)for two in a pack.
32Let nodding patchgo sléepe a snatch.
33Wife as[4]you will,now plie yourstill.
Finebazell[5]sowe,in a pot to growe.Fine séedes sowe now,before ye sawe how.
35Kéepe ox from cow,for causes ynow.