180 Fluswiferie. 
To bed know thy guise, 
To rise do likewise. 
Bedtime. yy; In winter at nine, and in sommer at ten, 
to bed after supper both maidens and men. 
Timetorise. ~2 Jn winter at fiue a clocke, seruant arise, 
in sommer at foure is verie good guise. 
Loue so as ye may 
Loue many a day. 
13 Be lowly not sollen, if ought go amisse, 
what wresting may loose thee, that winne with a kisse. 
14 Both beare and forebeare now and then as ye may, 
then, wench God a mercie, thy husband will say. 
90. 
“| The ploughmans feasting dates. 
This would not be slept, 
Old guise must be kept. 
I OOD huswiues, whom God hath enriched ynough, 
forget not the feastes that belong to the plough. 
The meaning is onelie to ioie and be glad, 
for comfort with labour is fit to be had. 
Plough Monday. 
pe \ceatces 2 Plough Monday, next after that Twelftide is past, 
bids out with the plough, the woorst husband is last. 
If ploughman get hatchet or whip to the skreene, 
maides loseth their cock if no water be seene. 
Shroftide. 
Essex and 3 At Shroftide to shrouing, go thresh the fat hen, 
if blindfild can kill hir, then giue it thy men. 
Maides, fritters and pancakes ynow see ye make: 
let slut haue one pancake, for companie sake. 
