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37 



LEONARD MASCALL. 



1546 — 1603 {about). 



ACRICULTUKK had aUainecl a considerable dei^ree of respcclability 

 towards the end of the sixteenth century, and seems to have made the 

 greatest advancement in the Eastern Counties. According to Harrison * 



F 



A i\c'lu\-':\o!) o{ ihc L.vnr. 



{ I. I M M M 4 



roiirlnicbfiiml.irDf Ifiifll.roii mtift Orggc 

 biiDrrnCiTtli r iir cv thza Df 02 pf iinf plarr D bppon 

 the fnmr . nliolc lifif to a pttfnil ,onc fnitr fqnarr, 

 anoonrttutf onrpf. 



ll)l)fii roil imiir iiuiDc mif iitr 01 ttitrtr I)olf0, 

 talvftpfoinniiv rn-.trs, from tolKrrmi brfto 

 U'fOtlinii n5riK]l)ttolif fct ilirrnn.nnDgoto 

 hiGDitiC oil tins Uij-rr , nlumrfs u^ntrtitng nrritif 

 (tfj'Oii iimrf ttwt tijf biirnDf br tnfoiiirp.inof 

 ttic ile^oiith 02 IDf It , but bf not fo fcriipiilou« 

 bcrfiii, ilintrouoiiftniptlir iVonnhot .Ipjill, 

 irad •'■■■ -. ■ faniig he fpolifiiof roii : n.tiu; 



rf. ;.■>:. !r:ii t!;: ','..;■ ;; '.\:.i''. n ■: <-\:r, .-ID.I hctlut 

 bath rcfpt-a to til : C.i..«\ic-.l!)all isn rcipc 'fOl\]t 



ttwtt ttrglfffrth flic jy»onrtt) Of 3p«ll , (b<tll t>atic 

 8 bao frafon to nit 01 plant V^oppr s. 



Caur itwDoiHmrof pour rirtrtr (trtjrdi bp 

 ejifi tpnc toiU rtrlDc fotti) (p-ariic fof mrs 0: . 



h.-hrtc bt:l)Dr3, aiiD toill nifo hauc fmall roof cs o: 

 urarOf s grotuiiig out of the m,tl)c ivlnd) inuabr, 

 nil failing tliffmallcrfojt of U)bv:rbiiDDcs, pa- 

 rf D aUMv hnrD bv the olor ctrtc. tonic ttirm tiofc 

 togitlirr.fons in anviwifotlicrmavbccuctuii 

 tl)f toppf s;l"rt tl)cin alfo togittict bolt bpjtgt)t,Du 

 rcttivfnQfrthf fozcfaj'DcttjifirDc oz pjnitif,holi 

 omg tlif m b.uD togitlir rlDiti) tl)f one lianD,Uj!iile 

 j'oii fril t'lr lioir twuh tUc otl)cr,iJoitl) fvnc moiilDe 

 pjrparfD aiiD lavDr rraDy bcfoir liatiDc, rcgar^ 

 Diiigt!)atilirtopprsof the rates be leiicll tvitl) 

 tlje face o: t^ppc nnoa part of tlje groiitijDe. 



CaHe gQ)D Ij.TDr alfo tiiat voii fct not ttjat eiiDr 

 DoboneboarOe.tbat greluc bcfoic bpuiaroe, lu'.iicli 

 f oil (liall luioiD br il)r biiDDrs tlint apprarc m tt)C 

 hiiotsof er1)r rmte , aiiDlct no part of tlie DeaDe 

 ftnihe remarnc bpon tijc bppctmolt loj'nt ttjcrc- 

 of. 



the ICDi^e eatrt) riofcto rt)C co;nct lutjere tf}c tOQtcfl 

 are fettc. 

 3ni)l)ctcijS tobcnotfD,t!)af tbercaDrfttaaO 

 3D.t), citfiittt 



Pdgrs front Rcynolde Scot's '' Hoppe Garden,''' See pa, if e 34. 



about this linif, " a farmer will thinke his gaines very small lowardcs the 

 ende of his terme if he have not six or seven yeares rent lieing by him, 

 therewith to purchase a new lease, beside a faire garnish of pewter on his 

 cupboard, with as much more in odd vessels going about the house; 

 three or four feather beds, so many coverlets and carpets of tapestrie, a 

 silver salt, a bowl.- for wine, if not a whole neast, and a dozen of spoones 

 to furnish owte th.- sute." " Bishop Latimer's father was a yeoman, and 



* Description of England. 



