230 Of huswifry. 
[72f] Where some of a kowe, maketh yerely a pounde : 
these huswiues crye creake, for their voice will notsounde. 
The seruauntes, suspecting their dame lye in waighte : 
with one thing or other, they trudge away straight. 
[72g] Then neighbour (for gods sake) if any such bee; 
if you know a good seruant, waine her to mee. 
Such maister, suche man, and such mistres suche mayde : 
such husbandes and huswiues, suche houses araide. 
[72h] For flax and for hemp, for to haue of her owne: 
the wife must in May, take good hede it be sowne. 
And trimme it, and kepe it to serue at a nede: 
the femble to spin, and the karle for her sede. 
[72i] Good husbandes, abrode seketh al well to haue : 
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good huswiues, at home seketh al well to saue. 
Thus hauing and sauing, in place where they meete : 
make profit with pleasure, suche couples to greete. 
{| Ban. 
Both Philip and Jacob, bid put of thy lammes: 
that thinkest to haue any milke of their dammes. 
But Lammas aduiseth thee, milke not to long: 
for hardnes make pouerty, skabbed among. 
To milke and to folde them, is much to require: 
except thou haue pasture, to fill their desire. 
But nightes being shorte, and such hede thou mayst cea 
not hurting their bodies, much profit to make. 
Milke six ewes, for one kowe, well chosen therefore : 
and double thy dayrie, els trust me no more. 
And yet may good huswiues, that knoweth the skill : 
haue mixt or vnmixt, at their pleasure and will. 
For gredy of gaine, ouerlay not thy grownde: 
and then shall thy cattell, be lusty and sownde. 
But pinche them of pasture, while sommer time last : 
and plucke at their tailes, ere & winter be past. 
Pinche weannels at no time, of water nor meate : 
if euer thou hope to have them good neate. 
In sommer at al times, in winter in frost : 
if cattell lacke drinke, they be vtterly lost. 
