Octobers abstract. 43 
37 At noone if it bloweth, at night if it shine, Teametoy 
out trudgeth Hew make shift, with hooke & with line : Prowler 
Whiles Gillet, his blouse, is a milking thy cow, 
Sir Hew is a rigging thy gate or the plow. 
38 Such walke with a black or a red little cur, Bene 
that open wil quickly, if anything stur ; red does, 
Then squatteth the master, or trudgeth away, 
and after dog runneth as fast as he may. 
39 Some prowleth for fewel, and some away rig 
fat goose, and the capon, duck, hen, and the pig: 
Some prowleth for acornes, to fat vp their swine, 
for corne and for apples, and al that is thine. 
Thus endeth Septembers husbandrie.? 
*,* Many stanzas do not occur or are not in the same order in 1577. 
18. 
“1 Octobers abstract. 
Chap. 16. 
I AY drie vp and round, Flaies lustily thwack, 
for barlie thy ground. least plough séede lack. 
2 Too late doth kill, 4° Séede first go fetch, 
too soone is as ill. for edish or etch, 
Soile perfectly knowe, 
3 Maides little and great, er edish ye sowe. 
pick cleane séede wheat. 
Good ground doth craue 5 White wheat, if ye please, 
choice séede to haue. sowe now vpon pease. 
_ 
Cf. note 2, p. 33. 
1577 inserts— Plie sowing a pace, 
in euery place. 
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