pe) 
14 
15 
16! 
Fanuaries abstract. 
Some burns without wit, 
some fierles sit. 
Now season is good 
to lop or fell wood. 
Prune trées some allows 
for cattle to brows. 
Giue shéepe to their fées 
the mistle of trées. 
Let lop be shorne 
that hindreth corne. 
Saue edder and stake, 
strong hedge to make. 
For sap as ye knowe, 
let one bough growe. 
Next yéere ye may 
that bough cut away. 
A lesson good 
to encrease more wood. 
Saue crotchis of wud, 
saue spars and stud. 
Saue hop for his dole, 
the strong long pole. 
How euer ye scotch, 
saue pole and crotch. 
From Christmas to May, 
weake cattle decay. 
19 
20 
21 
22 
23 
24 
25 
26 
13 
With vergis acquaint 
poore bullock so faint ; 
This medcin approoued 
is for to be looued. 
Let plaister lie 
thrée daies to trie: 
too long if ye stay, 
taile rots away. 
Eawes readie to yeane 
craues ground rid cleane. 
Kéepeshéepe out of briers, 
Kéepe beast out of miers." 
Kéepe bushes from bill, 
till hedge ye will: 
Best had for thy turne, 
their rootes go and burne." 
No bushes of mine, 
if fence be thine. 
In stubbed plot, 
fill hole with clot.’ 
Rid grasse of bones, 
of sticks and stones. 
Warme barth giue lams, 
good food to their dams, 
Look daily well to them, 
least dogs vndoo them. 
1 St. 16 and the second couplets in sts. 21 and 22 are not here in 1577. 
2 Here follows in 1577, Take for thy turne, 
their roots go burne. 
