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A hundreth good poyntes of husbandry. 225 
Except thou take good hede, when first they apere, 
the crowes will be halfe, grow they neuer so nere. 
Thinges sowne, set or graft, in good memory haue: 
from beast, birde and weather to cherishe and saue. 
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Abrode for the raine, when thou canst do no good ; 
then go let thy flayles, as the threshers were wood. 
Beware they threshe clene, though the lesser they yarne : 
and if thou wilt thriue, loke thy selfe to thy barne. 
If barne rome will serue, lay thy stoouer vp drye 
and eche kinde of strawe, by hitselfe let it lie. 
Thy chaffe, housed sweete, kept from pullein and dust : 
shall serue well thy horses, when labour they must. 
When pasture is gone, and the fildes mier and weate : 
then stable thy plough horse, and there giue them meate. 
The better thou vse them, in place where they stande: 
more strength shall they haue, for to breake vp thy lande. 
Giue cattell their fodder, the plot drie and warme: 
and count them, for miring or other like harme. 
Trust neuer to boyes, if thou trust well to spede: 
be serued with those, that may helpe at a nede. 
Serue first out thy rie strawe, then wheate & then pease, 
then otestrawe then barley, then hay if you please. 
But serue them with haye, while thy straw stoouer last, 
they loue no more strawe, they had rather to fast. 
. Kepe neuer such seruantes, as doth thee no good, 
for making thy heare, growing thorrough thy hood. 
For nestling of verlettes, of brothels and hoores: 
make many a rich man, to shet vp his doores. 
q Christmas. 
Get Iuye and hull, woman deck vp thyne house: 
and take this same brawne, for to seeth and to souse. 
Prouide vs good chere, for thou knowst the old guise: 
olde customes, that good be, let no man dispise. 
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