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fayr fhote of black thorn crabbe tree : 

 medeler, or of jenypre kytte in the fame 

 feafon : and well bethyd and ftreyghte. 

 And frette them togyder fetely : foo that 

 the croppe may iuftly entre all in to the 

 fayd hole. Thenne fhaue your ftaffe and 

 make hym tapre wexe. Then vyrell the 

 ftaffe at both endes wyth longe hopis of 

 yron or laton in the clenneft wife with a 

 pyke in the nether ende faftynd with a 

 rennynge vyfe : to take in and out your 

 croppe. 



Thenne fet your croppe an handfull 

 withen the ouer ende of your ftaffe in 

 fuche wife that it be as bigge there as in 

 ony other place aboue. Thene arme your 

 croppe at thouer ende doune to y e frette 

 wyth a lyne of vi heeres. And dubbe the 

 lyne and frette it faft in y e toppe wyth a 

 bo we to faften o your lyne. And thus 



