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A comparison betweene, etc. 
There swineherd that keepeth the hog, 
there neatherd, with cur and his horne, 
There shepherd with whistle and dog, 
be fence to the medowe and corne. 
There horse being tide on a balke, 
is readie with theefe for to walke. 
Where all thing in common doth rest, 
corne field with the pasture and meade, 
Though common ye doo for the best, 
yet what doth it stand ye in steade ? 
There common as commoners vse, 
for otherwise shalt thou not chuse." 
What laier much better then there, 
or cheaper (thereon to doo well ?) 
What drudgerie more any where 
lesse good thereof where can ye tell ? 
What gotten by Sommer is seene: 
in Winter is eaten vp cleene. 
Example by Leicester shire, 
what soile can be better than that ? 
For any thing hart can desire, 
and yet doth it want ye see what. 
Mast, couert, close pasture, and wood, 
and other things needfull as good. 
All these doo enclosure bring, 
experience teacheth no lesse, 
I speake not to boast of the thing, 
but onely a troth to expresse. 
Example (if doubt ye doo make): 
by Suffolke and Essex go take. 
There common as commoners do, 
‘As good else to cobble a shoe. 1573 (M.) and 1577. 
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