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your come & f vpon a froste enduryng ij or iij dayis J?e 

 froste shall make J?e corne to pishe y is nowe sowen for 

 enchesone y it is but tender and ]?e rote f off is but newly 

 budid or put ovte all soyche clay londis & stony londis as 

 ye purpose to sowe withe lynten seede sowe )>em tymly 

 afore y may com for may makithe ]?e clay londe herde & 

 )?e stony londe drye so \ fore comonlyke )>e londe openyte 

 for drynesse & ]? fore it is nedfull to sowe soyche man) off 

 londis tymely so y ]?e seede y is sowen ]?er vpon may haue 

 his norishynge & rotynge as ffor sond' londis it nedid not 

 to sowe ]?em so tymely for it is not good to plowen soyche 

 man! o londis in grete moysture yet thoughe ]>ey be alitell 

 wete withe a dewe at J?e soweinge it shall not ney J?em but 

 do ]>em moche good and yeff your land ly in marysse or in 

 watry grounde make good depe foroughis f in so y ]>e regC 

 may be delySed off )>e watur. 



The viij chapitur. 



Chaunge yo z seede eury yere myghelmas for it shall be 

 more advayle for you to seede yo z londes withe seed y 

 growe on ofe mennes londis ]?en withe seede y growe on 

 yo z owne londf & yeff ye will make a preffe herin erye 

 too pertis off londe lyke in luste & lyke in soyle & sowe 

 hym all at onys )?e one withe seede ]?at growe vpon yo z 

 owne londe and J>at of with seede y growe vpon of menys 

 londis and ]?er shall ye see wheder j say sother or no take 

 not stoble off yo z londe f as it growe lesse j?en ye haue 

 grete nede $ off ffor couerynge off yo z howses. 



The ix chapitur. 



Take yo z dongge & medell it withe erthe y is freshe & 

 make clene yo z shepcote at eury xv days ende and medel 

 }>e doung y comythe J»er off withe freshe erthe or elis withe 

 claye or soyche mater as ye caste ovte of dykis & strawe it 

 wele withe strawe & chaffe & yeff ye haue more strawe J?en 

 yo s store shall spende strawe it in yo z folde or in yo z 

 shipcote & in ]>e tyme let all ]>e doung as welle ]>e whiche 

 is withe ovte ]?e shipcote as y whiche is withe in let it be 



