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A lundreth good poyntes of husbandry. 231 
In May at the furdest, twy fallow thy lande: 
much drougth may cause after, thy plough els to stande. 
That tilth being done, thou hast passed the wurste : 
then after, who plowgheth, plowgh thou with the furste. 
q] June, 
In June get thy wedehoke, thy knife and thy gloue: 
and wede out such wede, as the corne doth not loue. 
Slack no time thy weding, for darth nor for cheape : 
thy corne shall reward it, or euer thou reape. 
The maywede doth burne, and the thistle doth freate : 
the Tine pulleth downe, both the rie and the wheate. 
The dock and the brake, noieth corne very much : 
but bodle for barley, no weede there is such. 
. In June washe thy shepe, where the water doth runne: 
and kepe them from dust, but not kepe them from sunne 
Then share them and spare not, at two daies anende, 
the sooner, the better their bodies amende. 
Rewarde not the shepe, when thou takest his cote: 
with two or three patches, as brode as a grote : 
The flie than and wormes, will compel it to pine: 
more paine to thy cattell, more trouble is thine. 
But share not thy lammes, till mid July be worne: 
the better their cotes will be growne to be shorne. 
The pie will discharge thee, for pulling the reste: 
the lighter the shepe is, then fedeth it beste. 
Saint Mihel byd bees, to be brent out of strife : 
sajnt John bid take honey, with fauour of life. 
For one sely cottage, set south good and warme: 
take body and goodes, and twise yerely a swarme. 
At Christmas take hede, if their hiues be to light: 
take honey and water, together wel dight. 
That mixed with strawes, in a dish in their hiues: 
they drowne not, they fight not, thou sauest their lyues. 
At midsommer downe with thy brimbles and brakes : 
and after abrode, with thy forkes and thy rakes. 
Set mowers a worke, while the meddowes be growne ; 
the lenger they stande, so much worse to be mowne. 
