60 
19 
10 At full and at change, 
spring tides are strange. 
If doubt ye fray, 
driue cattle away. 
11 Dank ling forgot 
will quickly rot. 
12 Here learne and trie 
to turne it and drie. 
13 Now stocks remooue, 
that Orchards looue. 
+. 
Set stock to growe 
too thick nor too lowe. 
Set now, as they com, 
both cherie’ and plom. 
15 Shéepe, hog, and ill beast, 
bids stock to ill feast.? 
16 At Christmas is good 
to let thy horse blood. 
17 Mark here what rable 
of euils in stable. 
18 Mixe well (old gaffe) 
horse corne with chaffe. 
Let Jack nor Gill 
fetch corne at will. 
* Some countries gift 
to make hard shift. 
1 chearrey. 
J Si uilgs 
1577. 
bids stock to il feast. 
Wind north, north east 
20 
ZI 
22 
25) 
24, 
Decembers abstract. 
Some cattle well fare 
with fitches and tare. 
Fitches and tares 
be Norfolke wares. 
Tares threshed with skill 
bestowe as yée will. 
Hide strawberies, wife, 
to saue their life. 
Knot, border, and all, 
now couer ye shall. 
Helpe bées, sweet conie, 
with licour and honie. 
Get campers a ball, 
to campe therewithall. 
Thus endeth Decembers ab- 
stract, agréeing with Decembers 
husbandrie. 
{ Other short remem- 
brances. 
[25 ]Let Christmas spie 
1577- 
yard cleane to lie. 
No labour, no sweate, 
go labour for heate. 
Féede dooues, but kill not, 
if stroy them ye will not. 
Fat hog or (er ye kill it) 
or else ye doo spill it. 
3 Sts. 19 and 20 are not in 1573 (M.); sts. 19, 20, and 24 are not in 1577. 
