Nouembers abstract. 53 
41 Seeith water and plump therein plenty of sloes, 
mix Chalke! that is dried in powder with thoes. 
Which so, if ye giue, with the water and chalke, 
thou makest the laxe fro thy cow away walke. 
42” Be sure of vergis (a gallond at least) 
so good for the kitchen, so needfull for beast, 
It helpeth thy cattel, so feeble and faint, 
if timely such cattle with it thou acquaint. 
Thus endeth Octobers husbandrie. 
20. 
“| Nouembers abstract. 
Chap. 18. 
I ET hog once fat, 3 Some winnow, some fan, 
loose nothing of that. some cast that can.* 
When mast is gon, In casting prouide, 
hog falleth anon, for séede lay aside. 
Still fat vp some, 
till Shroftide come. 4 Thresh barlie thou shalt, 
Now porke and souse, for chapman to malt. 
beares tack in house. Else thresh no more 
but for thy store. 
2 Put barlie to malting, 5° Till March thresh wheat, 
lay flitches a salting. but as ye doo eat, 
Through follie too beastlie Least baker forsake it 
much bacon is reastie.® if foystines take it. 
1 chawlk. 1577. 2 Stanza 42 is not in 1577. 3 yesty. 1577, 
* 1577 reads— 
Let husbandly man 
make clene as he can. 
ou 
Not in 1577. 
A medicen 
for the cow 
flixe. 
