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and fharpe at the one end. And hete the 

 fharpe ende in a charcole fyre tyll it be 

 whyte : and brenne the ftaffe therewith 

 thorugh : euer ftreyte in the pythe at both 

 endes tyll they mete. And after that 

 brenne hym in the nether end with a 

 byrde broche, and wyth other broches 

 eche gretter than the other, and euer the 

 gretter the lafte : fo that ye make your 

 hole aye tapre wexe. Thenne lete hym 

 lye ftyll and kele two d'ayes. Unfrette 

 hym then and lete hym drye in an hous 

 roof in the fmoke tyll he be thorugh drye. 

 ^[ In the fame feafon take a fayr yerde 

 of grene hafyll and beth him euyn and 

 ftreyghte, and lete it drye with the ftaffe, 

 and whan they ben drye, make the yerde 

 mete vnto the hole in the ftaffe : vnto halfe 

 the length of the ftaffe. And to perfourme 

 that other halfe of the croppe. Take a 



