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all is full, doe wee gette the holes thatched and closed up againe 

 immediately, for feare of wette beatinge in. Then if there bee 

 any hey to spare for which wee wante howse-roome, wee either 

 stacke it abroade, or doe make it up in a pyke, settinge our 

 stacke or pyke in our barrennest close, and newe inclosed 

 growndes that are mossy and heartlesse, therewith intending to 

 fother our sheepe in winter, whearefore wee sette a good hedge 

 or fence aboute it, and take in a good parcell of grownde with 

 it, whearin to putte hogges and weake sheepe in winter, that 

 they may serve themselves of the stacke, and likewise bee suc- 

 coured of the grownde in open weather. A stacke is made all- 

 wayes after the manner of a longe square, having a ridge hke 

 the ridge of an howse ; and a pyke, rownde, and sharpe att the 

 toppe ; and as for stackes, they usually beginne att an ende, 

 and soe cutte them eaven downe to the bottome with an hey- 

 spade made for that purpose ; but for pykes, they usually pull 

 out the hey with hey-crookes. In makinge of a pyke they first 

 frame theire staddle accordinge to the loades of hey that they 

 presuppose shall bee layde in them, then doe they bringe it out- 

 wards by degrees tiU they come to a man's height, and then doe 

 they againe take it by degrees, orderly, till it come to bee shai-pe 

 att the toppe ; then, when they come allmost att the toppe, 

 they lette it alone three or fower dayes to sattle, settinge ano- 

 ther Httle pyke by it to toppe it iipp withaU ; then, when they 

 see howe and which way it sattleth, they may alter and doe 

 with it as they please ; then, when they have finished it, they 

 twine two longe hey-bandes and cast over the toppe of it, to 

 keepe it from risinge and blowinge away with the winde. In 

 makinge of a stacke or pyke, yow are aUwayes to shake the 

 hey hghtly on aboute the sides, and that is the onely way to 

 binde it and keepe it fast ; for if the hey bee doubled in, as 

 some will doe, to make it shewe more neate, when it cometh to 

 bee raked it will come out by lumpes, whearefore yow are to 

 shake it loosely on ; and yow are to doe the hke in loadinge of 

 an hey-waine. It is very behoovefull to see that an haywaine 

 bee well raked, both the endes and the sides, after that shea is 

 well tyed ; otherwise, aU the loose hey will either shake of, or 

 else bee scratched of with trees and thomes. It is good like- 

 wise in windy weather to carry a longe peece of woode to lye 

 on* that side of the waine that is towardes the winde, thereby 

 to keepe downe the hey on that side till they loade on the 

 other. 



