Woodland 
countrie. 
Housing 
of cattel. 
Champion. 
Champion. 
Ordering 
of cattel. 
Forkes and 
yokes. 
Going of 
cattel in 
marshes. 
62 
4 
10 
Decembers husbandrie. 
The rack is commended for sauing of doong, 
so set as the old cannot mischiefe the yoong: 
In tempest (the wind being northly or east) 
warme barth vnder hedge is a sucker’ to beast. 
The housing of cattel while winter doth hold, 
is good for all such as are feeble and old: 
It saueth much compas, and many a sleepe, 
and spareth the pasture for walke of thy sheepe.’ 
For charges so little much quiet is won, 
if strongly and handsomly al thing be don: 
But vse to vntackle them once in a day, 
to rub and to lick them, to’ drink and to play. 
Get trustie to tend them, not lubberlie squire, 
that all the day long hath his nose at the fire. 
Nor trust vnto children poore cattel to feede, 
but such as be able to helpe at a neede. 
Serue riestraw out first, then wheatstraw and pease, 
then otestraw and barlie, then hay if ye please: 
But serue them with hay while the straw stouer last, 
then loue they no straw, they had rather to fast. 
Yokes, forks, and such other, let bailie spie out, 
and gather the same as he walketh about. 
And after at leasure let this be his hier, 
to beath them and trim them at home by the fier. 
As well at the full of the moone as the change, 
sea rages in winter be sodainly strange. 
Then looke to thy marshes, if doubt be to fray, 
for feare of (ne forte) haue cattel away. 
1 succor. 1620. 
* and trimly refresheth the walk of the sheepe. 1577. 
Os eX ae 
