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11 A plough beetle, ploughstaff, to further the plough, 
great clod to a sunder that breaketh so rough ; 
A sled for a plough, and another for blocks, 
for chimney in winter, to burne vp their docks. 
12 Sedge collers! for ploughhorse, for lightnes of neck, 
good seede and good sower, and also seede peck : 
Strong oxen and horses, wel shod and wel clad, 
wel meated and vsed, for making thee sad. 
13 A barlie rake toothed, with yron and steele, 
like paier of harrowes, and roler doth weele: 
A sling for a moether, a bowe for a boy. 
a whip for a carter, is hoigh de la roy. 
14 A brush sithe and grasse sithe, with rifle to stand, Hasuest 
a cradle for barlie, with rubstone and sand: 
Sharpe sikle and weeding hooke, haie fork and rake, 
a meake for the pease, and to swinge vp the brake. 
15* Short rakes for to gather vp barlie to binde, 
and greater to rake vp such leauings behinde: 
A rake for to hale vp the fitchis that lie, 
a pike for to pike them vp handsom to drie. 
16° A skuttle or skreine, to rid soile fro the corne, 
and sharing sheares readie for sheepe to be shorne : 
A fork and a hooke, to be tampring in claie,* 
a lath hammer, trowel, a hod, or a traie. 
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' «*Tightest and coolest, but indeed not so comly as those of Wadmus.’ 
STAY 
* St. 15 not in 1577, but as follows :— 
Rakes also for barley, long toothed in hed, 
and greater like toothed for barley so shed. 
and first couplet of st. 16. 
° St. 16 not thus in 1577; see note 2, and next note. 
4 In 1577 the second couplet of st. 16 makes a stanza with the following : 
Strong fetters and shakles, with horslock and pad; 
Strong soles, and such other thinges, meete to be had. 
