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A hundreth good poyntes of husbandry. 227 
Thy coltes for the sadle, geld yong to be light: 
for cart doe not so, if thou iudgest a right. 
Nor geld not, but when they be lusty and fat: 
for there is a point, to be learned in that. 
Geld marefoles, but titts ere and nine dayes of age: 
they die els of gelding, some gelders wil gage. 
But marefoles, both likely of bulke and of bone: 
kepe such to bring coltes, let their gelding alone. 
For gaining a trifle, sell neuer thy store: 
for chaunsing on worse, then thine owne were before. 
More larger of body, the better for brede: 
more forward of growing, the better they spede. 
. Thy sowes, great with fare, that come best for to rere: 
loke dayly thou seest them, and count them full dere. 
For that time, the losse of one fare of thy sowe: 
is greater, then losse of two calues of thy kowe. 
. A kow good of milk, big of bulke, hayle and sounde, 
is yerely for profet, as good as a pounde. 
And yet, by the yere haue I proued ere now: 
as good to the purse, is a sow as a kow. 
Kepe one and kepe both, so thou maist if thou wilt: 
then all shall be saued, and nothing be spilt. 
Kepe two bease, and one sow, and liue at thine ease : 
and no time for nede, bye thy meate but thou please. 
Who both by his calues, and his lambes will be knowne : 
may well kill a neate, and a shepe of his owne. 
And he, that will rere vp a pig in his house: 
shall eate sweter bakon, and cheaper fed sowse. 
But eate vp thy veale, pig and lambe being froth : 
and twise in a weeke, go to bed without broth. 
As that man that pas not, but sell away sell: 
shall neuer kepe good house, where euer he dwell. 
Spende none but thyne.owne, howsoeuer thou spende : 
nor haft not to god ward, for that he doth sende. 
Tythe truly for al thing, let pas of the rest : 
the iust man, his dealinges god prospereth best. 
