A hundreth good poyntes of husbandry. 221 
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Discordia maxime dilabuntur. 
. Where couples agree not, is rancor and poysen, 
where they two kepe house, than is neuer no foysen : 
But contrary lightly, where couples agree, 
what chaunseth by wisdom, looke after to see. 
- Good husbandes, that loueth good housholdes to kepe, 
be sometime full carefull, when others do slepe: 
To spend as they may, or to stop at the furst, 
for running behinde hand, or feare of the wurst. 
. Then count with thy purse, when thy haruest is in, 
thy cardes being tolde, how to saue or to win: 
But win or els saue, or els passe not to farre, 
For hoping to make, least thou happen to marre. 
. Make money thy drudge, for to folow thy warke, 
and Wisdom thy steward, good Order thy clarke : 
Prouision thy cator, and all shall goe well, 
for foysen is there, where prouision doth dwell. 
. With some folke on sundayes, their tables do reke: 
and halfe the weke after, their diners to seke. 
At no tyme to much, but haue alway ynough: 
is housholdy fare, and the guyse of the plough. 
. For what shal it profet, ynough to prouide, 
and then haue it spoiled, or filched aside : 
As twenty lode busshes, cut downe at a clappe, 
such hede may be taken, shall stoppe but a gappe. 
. Good labouring threshers, are worthy to eate, 
Good husbandly ploughmen, deserueth their meate, 
Good huswiuely huswiues, that let for no rest, 
should eate when they list, and should drinke of the best. 
. Beware raskabilia, slouthfull to wurke, 
proloiners and filchers, that loue for to lurke: 
And cherishe well willers, that serueth thy nede, 
take time to thy Tutor, God sende the good spede. 
