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ryght feble y may not geve e3y weke w* }>e thirde parte off 

 a potell off but? and yeff a galon off but? be sold for vj d. 

 f>en is J?e thirde pte off a potell worth j d. 



The xij chapitur. 



Loke yo s swynne be drawen & lokyd onys in J?e yere 

 anone aftur estere and let thos be chaungyd y be not hole 

 & loke ye kepe no borys with ovte J>ey be com off good 

 kynde also loke you kepe yo 2 female swyne at farowynge 

 tyme so y J>ey be not hurte nor apayred ffor defaute off 

 good kepynge & J?en withe good maystyng afturward J>ey 

 shall be good for yo z lardere as youre smale swyne in 

 wyntur geve yo 2 swyne mete inowghe so y }?ey may haue 

 pouer & be stronge off hym selfe and spesyaly in feuerere 

 marche and aprell ffor y tyme haue J>ey moste nede & y 

 tyme shall yo z sowis haue pyggis withe ovt it before had 

 for bad kepynge & yeff ye will norishe hym wele kepe J?em 

 long at ]?e morowe withe and let )>em lye drye while }>e 

 piggis sowkyn and )>ey shall growe J>e better. 



The xiij chapitur. 



Loke y yo 2 sheperde be not irous withe yo 2 shepe for 

 y is a evill vice and ye shall preve y ]? as }?e shepe 

 pasturyne and your sheparde goythe among }>em for yeff 

 ]?e shepe }>en fie fro hym it is a sygne y he is not peseable 

 with ]?em & loke y ye efiy yere onys betwixt ester and 

 whitsonday drawe yo 2 shepe and loke yeff J?ey be clene 

 withe ovte sekenys & yeff eny of J?em be defaute let hym 

 soone be clepid & marked & put away fro )>e hole shepe in 

 to a good pasture for to be made fat & at mydsom when 

 J>ey be fat sell )>em for ]?an is moton in seasone and let J>e 

 woll off j?is shepe be sold with these skynnes of J?em J»at 

 dyed in moreyne & withe y man! wol & skynnes off J?em ye 

 shall bye as many yenge shepe J?er fore se J?at yo 2 shepe be 

 in howses betwen seynt martyns day & holy roode day in 

 may neS J?e lesse yeff J?e wheder be dry and your fold wele 

 strewed withe strawe i say not nay but |?en yo 2 motons 

 may lye in J>e folde & those shepe y lye in J>e howse moste 



