34 Septembers husbandrie. 
16. 
“| Septembers husbandrie. 
Chap. 15. 
September blowe soft, Forgotten, month past, 
Till fruite be in loft. Doe now at the last.' 
1? 4 T Mihelmas lightly new fermer comes in, 
new husbandrie forceth him new to begin: 
Old fermer, still taking the time to him giuen, 
makes August to last vntill Mihelmas euen. 
2? New fermer may enter (as champions say) 
on all that is fallow, at Lent ladie day: 
In woodland, old fermer to that will not yeeld, 
for loosing of pasture, and feede of his feeld. 
Ferme take 3 Prouide against Mihelmas,’® bargaine to make, 
or glue Over. 7 
for ferme to giue ouer, to keepe or to take: 
In dooing of either, let wit beare a stroke, 
for buieng or selling of pig in a poke. 
Bea Sead. Good ferme and well stored, good housing and drie, 
properties. 
good corne and good dairie, good market and nie: 
Good shepheard, good tilman, good Jack and good Gil, 
makes husband and huswife their cofers? to fil. 
Haueeuera 5 Let pasture be stored, and fenced about, 
good fence. 
and tillage set forward, as needeth without : 
Before ye doe open your purse to begin, 
with anything dooing for fancie within. 
1 In 1577 these and similar couplets at the beginning of each month’s 
Husbandrie, precede the month’s Aédstract instead. 
2 Sts. 1 and 2 not in 1577. 
3 Mighelmas. 1577. 2" coeferss  au5i7 76 
