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eight groates and tenne groates an acre ; they will mowe an 

 acre and an halfe in a day, soe that they and theire outhggers 

 will thus come to 4s. and 5s. a day by this meanes. They usually 

 take oates and barley to mowe togeather by the acre, and have 

 8cl. an acre for mowinge and lyinge in band, and will come to 

 eight gi'oates and tenne groates a day. If the weather prove 

 Ifaire, it is well for the mowers ; if there bee many wette and 

 broken dayes they will not profitte soe much by mowinge by 

 the acre. They have oftentimes besides premised an acre of 

 stubble, and sometimes condition to have an horse or two horses 

 to the Key" for coales, when they shall demande or stande neede ; 

 they used in times past to have somethinge alsoe towards theire 

 downdrens, viz. ; a temp.se loafe, a cheese, and a flesh pye : wee 

 use to lette the Demaine flatte betwixt Pocklington gate and 

 Garton gate for 1 1 acres, and sometimes 1 1 and an halfe, and 

 the flatte betwixt Kelhthorpe heads and PockUng-ton gate for 20 

 acres, sometimes seaventeene. The best way howe to lette corne 

 to mowe by the acre is by the seed that the lands take ; for 

 they make account that three bushells will serve an acre of 

 clayes, and that a mette will sowe an acre on the Wouldes. 



For Hyringe and Lodginge of Moore-folkes. 

 The same night that our moore-folkes come, wee sende our 

 foreman aboute sun-sette to make ready theire bedstead, and to 

 gette strawe layd into it, and give him a mattris to lye next the 

 strawe, a payre of cleane harden sheetes, and an old coverlette 

 or blankette, and a feyinge cloth for to lye upon them ; they 

 have allsoe a longe codd putte in a longe harden bagge, and a 

 shorter codde done after the same manner in stead of a pillowe ; 

 and that is the provision which wee make for theire lodginge : 

 the strawe is eyther rye strawe or haver strawe, for that is the 

 toughest and will last the longest in beds. Our mowers, that 

 are moore-men or others and att meate and wage, have for the 

 most parte 2s. 6d. a weeke and noe more ; and good lusty bind- 

 ers that are able to forke a waine, have 17 d. and 2s. per weeke ; 

 in the beginninge of September our shearers and mowers goe to 

 field allwayes aboute halfe an houre after seaven of the clocke, 

 when the morninges are faire ; and that is as soone as the come 

 will bee dry att this time of the yeare ; for till then the eares 

 will bee wette, and longe after that will the dewe bee on the 



When winter corne is raked, it is raked twice over, hke unto 

 barley : when wee mowe barley, wee allowe to every two .sythes 



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