Decembers abstract. 
24. Lay compas vp handsomly, round on a hill, 
to walke in thy yard at thy pleasure and will, 
More compas it maketh and handsom the plot, 
if horsekeeper daily forgetteth it not. 
25’ Make hillocks of molehils, in field thorough out, 
and so to remaine, till the yeere go about. 
Make also the like whereas plots be too hie, 
all winter a rotting for compas to lie. 
Thus endeth Nouembers husbandrie. 
22. 
€ Decembers abstract. 
Chap. 20. 
I O season to hedge, 5 Howse cow that is old, 
get béetle and wedge. while winter doth hold. 
Cleaue logs now all, 
for kitchen and hall. 6 Out once in a day, 
to drinke and to play. 
2 Dull working tooles 
soone courage cooles. 7 Get trustie to serue, 
least cattle doo sterue. 
And such as in déede 
and looke to thy cattle. may helpe at a néede. 
3 Leaue off tittle tattle, 
Serue yoong poore elues 
alone by themselues. 8 Obserue this law, 
in seruing out straw. 
4 Warme barth for neate, 
woorth halfe their meate. 9 In walking about, 
The elder that nurteth good forke spie out. 
the yonger soone hurteth. 
1 St. 25 is not in 1577. 
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