Octobers abstract. 45 
23 Two crops and away, 
must champion say. 
24' Where barlie did growe, 
laie? wheat to sowe. 
Yet better I thinke, 
sowe pease after drinke. 
And then, if ye please, 
sowe wheat after pease. 
25 What champion knowes 
that custome showes. 
26 First barlie er rie, 
then pease by and by. 
Then fallow for wheat, 
is husbandrie great. 
27 A remedie sent, 
where pease lack vent. 
Fat peasefed swine 
for drouer is fine. 
28 Each diuers soile 
hath diuers toile. 
29 Some countries vse 
that some refuse. 
30 For wheat ill land, 
where water doth stand. 
Sowe pease or dredge 
belowe in that redge. 
1 In Septembers Abstract in 1577. 
3 ground. 
1577. 
31 
32 
33 
a5, 
35 
36 
Si 
Sowe acornes to prooue 
that timber doe looue. 
Sowe hastings now, 
if land? it alow. 
Learne soone to get 
a good quickset. 
For feare of the wurst 
make fat away furst. 
Fat that no more 
ye kéepe for store. 
Hide carren in graue, 
lesse noiance to haue. 
Hog measeled kill, 
for flemming that will. 
38* With peasebolt and brake 
39 
some brew and bake. 
Old corne® worth gold, 
so kept as it shold. 
40 Much profit is rept, 
41 
by sloes well kept. 
Kéepe sloes vpon bow, 
for flixe of thy cow. 
eS trike sma lS 77 
4 In 1577, sts. 38 to the end are much transposed. 
5 graine. 
1577- 
