64 Decembers husbandrie. 
agand 18 Some horsekeeper lasheth out prouender so, 
meate. some Gillian spendal so often doth go. 
For hogs meat and hens meat, for that and for this, 
that corne loft is empted er chapman hath his. 
19! Some countries are pinched of medow for hay, 
yet ease it with fitchis as well as they may. 
Which inned and threshed and husbandlie dight, 
keepes laboring cattle in verie good plight. 
20' In threshing out fitchis one point I will shew, 
first thresh out for seede of the fitchis a few: 
Thresh few fro thy plowhorse, thresh cleane for the cow, 
this order in Norfolke good husbands alow. 
q 21 If frost doe continue, take this for a lawe, 
Strawberies. the strawberies looke to be couered with strawe. 
Laid ouerly trim vpon crotchis and bows, 
and after vncouered as weather allows. 
q 22 The gilleflower also, the skilful doe knowe, 
Gilleflowers. doe looke to be couered, in frost and in snowe. 
The knot, and the border, and rosemarie gaie, 
do craue the like succour for dieng awaie. 
q 23 Go looke to thy bees, if the hiue be too light, 
sleds set water and honie, with rosemarie dight. 
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bees. Which set in a dish ful of sticks in the hiue, 
from danger of famine? yee saue them aliue. 
24° In medow or pasture (to growe the more fine) 
let campers be camping® in any of thine: 
Which if ye doe suffer when lowe is the spring, 
you gaine to your selfe a commodious thing. 
Thus endeth Decembers husbandrie. 
Sts. 19 and 20 are not in 1577. 
from famen and daunger. 1577. 
St. 24 is not in 1577. 
‘* Football playing, at which they are very dextrous in Norfolk.”—T.R. 
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