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the woman ; and then doe they allsoe appointe and sette downe 

 the day of marriage, which may perhapps bee aboute a fort- 

 night or three weekes after, and in that time doe they gette 

 made the weddinge cloathes, and make provision against the 

 weddinge dinner, which is usually att the mayds fathers. 

 Theyre use is to buy gloves to give to each of theire freinds a 

 payre on that day ; the man should bee att the cost for them ; 

 but sometimes the man gives gloves to the men, and the 

 woman to the women, or else hee to her friends and shee to his ; 

 they give them that morninge when they are allmost ready to 

 goe to church to be marryed. Then soe soone as the bride is 

 tyred, and that they are ready to goe forth, the bridegroome 

 comes, and takes her by the hand, and sayth, " Mistris, I hope 

 you are ivilliuge," or else kisseth her before them, and then 

 followeth her father out of the doores ; then one of the bride- 

 groome his men ushereth the bride, and goes foremost ; and the 

 rest of the younge men usher each of them a mayd to church. 

 The bridegi'oome and the brides brothers or freinds tende att 

 dinner ; hee perhapps fetcheth her hoame to his howse aboute a 

 moneth after, and the portion is paide that morninge that she 

 goes away. When the younge man comes to fetch away his 

 bride, some of his best freinds, and younge men his neighbours, 

 come alonge with him, and others perhapps meete them in the 

 way, and then is there the same jollity att his howse, for they 

 perhapps have love [?] wine ready to give to the company when 

 they light, then a dimier, supper, and breakfast next day. 



Observations concerninge Beastes. 

 Wee allwayes use to putte our younge calves into the fore- 

 yarde on dayes, and then into the calfe-howse againe on nights, 

 for two or three dayes before wee putte them forth to grasse ; 

 and this is to make them gentle, and learne to keepe within 

 theire bowndes ; for putte them into any close so soone as they 

 come out of the calf howse, and noe hedge will turne them ; for 

 att theire first comminge out, they will see nothinge, but all 

 ditches and dales are (with them) plaine way ; and if they 

 chance to breake forth, one shall not knowe wheare to finde 

 them, for, soe longe as they have any winde left, they will 

 neaver leave runninge ; I have knowne them so dazed att theire 

 puttinge forth, that they woulde come runninge streight to a 

 body, and stande tremblinge and quakinge as though they 

 woidde have fallen downe. If your calves bee any of them 

 under three weekes in the howse before they bee putte forth, 

 yow are to have a care that the kyne and they bee kept soe 

 farre asunder that they may not hear the rowtinge and blaringe 



