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“| Septembers Abstract. 
Chap. 15. 
1' Now enter John, 9 Gréene rie haue some, 
old fermer is gon. er Mihelmas come. 
2' What champion vseth, 10 Grant soile hir lust, 
that woodland refuseth. sowe rie in the dust. 
3 Good ferme now take, 11 Cleane rie that sowes, 
kéepe still, or forsake. the better crop mowes. 
4 What helpes to reuiue 12 Mix rie aright, 
the thriuing to thriue. with wheat that is whight. 
5 Plough, fence, & store 13 Sée corne sowen in, 
aught else before. too thick nor too thin. 
For want of séede, 
6 By tits and such land yéeldeth wéede. 
few gaineth much. 
14 With sling or bowe, 
7 Horse strong and light kéepe corne from Crowe. 
soone charges quite.? 
Light head and purse, 15 Trenchhedgeandforrow, 
what lightnes wurse. that water may thorow. 
Déepe dike saues much, 
8 Who goeth* a borrowing, from drouers and such. 
goeth a sorrowing. 
Few lends (but fooles) 16 Amend marsh wall, 
their working tooles.* Crab holes and all. 
1 Stanzas 1 and 2 not in 1577. 
2 quight. 1577. 3 goes. 1577. 
4 After st. 8, in 1577, follow sts. 36, 37, of August’s Abstract. Many 
stanzas of Sept. Abst., 1577, occur as Aug. Works after harvest in 1580. 
