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[26] Put oxe in stall, Ill bread and ill drinke, 
er oxe doo fall. makes many ill thinke. 
Who séetheth hir graines, Both meate and cost 
hath profit for paines. ill dressed halfe lost. 
Rid garden of mallow, 
plant willow and sallow. [28]Who hath wherewithall, 
may chéere when he shall: 
But charged man, 
[27 ]Let bore life render, must chéere as he can. 
sée brawne sod tender, 
For wife, fruit bie, Here ends Decembers 
for Christmas pie. short remembrances. 
23. 
“| Decembers husbandrie. 
Chap. 21. 
O dirtie December Forgotten month past, 
For Christmas remember. Doe now at the last. 
I HEN frost will not suffer to dike and to hedge, 
then get thee a heat with thy beetle and wedge: 
Once Hallomas come, and a fire in the hall, 
such sliuers doo well for to lie by the wall. 
2 Get grindstone and whetstone, for toole that is dull, 
or often be letted and freat bellie full. 
A wheele barrow also be readie to haue 
at hand of thy seruant, thy compas to saue. 
3 Giue cattle their fodder in plot drie and warme, 
and count them for miring or other like harme. 
Yoong colts with thy wennels together go serue, 
least lurched by others they happen to sterue.’ 
1 «*The old will be apt to hunge or gore the younger.” —T.R. 
Béetle and 
wedges. 
Grinding 
stone and 
whetston. 
Seruing of 
cattle. 
