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Sheepe shearing. 
4. Wife make vs a dinner, spare flesh neither corne, Rio: 
onsnhire, 
make wafers and cakes, for our sheepe must be shorne. 
At sheepe shearing neighbours none other thing craue, 
but good cheere and welcome like neighbours to haue. 
The wake day. 
s Fill ouen full of flawnes, Ginnie passe not for sleepe, Leicester- 
shire. 
to morow thy father his wake day will keepe. 
Then euerie wanton may daunce at hir will, 
both Tomkin with Tomlin, and Jankin with Gill. 
Haruest home. 
6 For all this good feasting, yet art thou not loose, 
till ploughman thou giuest his haruest home goose. 
Though goose go in stubble, I passe not for that, 
let goose haue a goose, be she leane, be she fat. 
Seede cake. 
7 Wife, some time this weeke, if the wether hold cleere, ee 
an end of wheat sowing we make for this yeere. 
Remember you therefore though I doo it not: 
the seede Cake, the Pasties, and Furmentie pot. 
Twise a week roast. 
8 Good ploughmen looke weekly, of custome and right, 
for roast meat on Sundaies and Thursdaies at night. 
This dooing and keeping such custome and guise, 
they call thee good huswife, they loue thee likewise. 
