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Man zei"te Tradescant Hafer, der schon sechs Wochen nach der 

 Aussaat gedroschen war. Das Brod fand er so gut, wie an den mei- 

 sten Orten Englands, doch hatle er am Backen und an der aussern 

 Form elwas auszusetzen. Ausser Weizen- und dem gewohnlichen Rog- 

 genbrod erwiihnt er auch einer feineren Sorte des letzteren. 



The harvest is in August anJ the beginning of September their barly oals and 

 pease they sowe in May the last and commonly reaped the first of August or the 

 last of July. 



I hâve bin showed oats whyte very good -whiche wer sowne and mo-nne and 

 keapet thrashed in 6 weeks. 



For Iher howses they be made ail of long peeces of Cre berng half eut away on 

 the insyde. They be glased withe glas called Slude, ther rufifes be flat almost and 

 eut bordes of a handfuU thick layd longwayes doune the ruffe, they bave ihe rinds 

 of birche trees under the borde which be as broad a yearing calfe or broader and 

 3 yards long whiche they laye the edges on above another and doo défend the vvet 

 and ra}ne and snowe. 



ÎVow for ther w'armthe they bave stooves wherein they heate ther méat whiehe is 

 so well don that it givelhe great content to ail strangers. 



For beds I bave seene none of the Ruses but think for the most part they sleep 

 upon bed steads and most of ther beding is beare skins and other skins. The Eng- 

 lish and Leefelauders I hâve seen ther beds lik to thees borded beds in Ingland of 

 a mean sort. 



For ther méat and bread it is resonable god they bave bothe wheat and rie 

 bread and is full as good as most places of Ingland dooe afford only they never 

 bake it well and bave many foolish fatyons for ther form of ther loafe sum littil 

 ons so littill as on may well eat a loaf a two mouthe full other great onse but mucb 

 shaped like a horse shooe but that they be round. and a horse shoe is open in the 

 on end. Also they bave a broune kind of ryehread whiche is both fine and good. 

 I bave seen at the Inglish house and also in the Duché bouses Leeflanders so good 

 bread as I bave yet never seen the like in this cunttrie. 



For ther drinks they be meads made of hony and watter and also beere but 

 ther Ruse béer is wonderfull base of an ill taste but ther best meade is excellent 

 drinke mad of ther hony whiche is the best honny of the world. I hâve drunke 

 such beere brewed by a russe in the Inglishe house bolhe for strengbe and for good 

 tast as I hâve never betterd it in Ingland. ,, 



For the mutton and beeie it was bolhe small and lean, ther shape much like to 



