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enarmyd wyth scalys on the body. And bi cause 

 he is a stronge byter he hathe the more baytes, 

 which ben thyse. ^ In Marche the redde worme 

 at the grounde : For comynly theiine he woU 

 byte there at all tymes of ])e yere yf he be ony 

 thinge hungry. % In Apryll the dyche canker 

 that bredith in the tree. A worme that bredith 

 betwene the rynde & the tree of an oke. The 

 redde worme : and the yonge frosshys whan the 

 fete ben kyt of. Also the stone flye the bobbe 

 vnder the cowe torde : the redde snaylle. H In 

 May ])e bayte that bredyth on the osyer leyf & 

 the docke canker togyd^r vpon your hoke. Also 

 a bayte that bredyth on a fern leyf: ])e cod worme. 

 and a bayte that bredyth on an hawthorn And 

 a bayte that bredyth on an oke leyf & a sylke 

 worme and a cod worme togyder. % In June 

 take the creket & the dorre & also a red worme : 

 the heed kytte of & a codworme before : and put 

 theym on Tpe hoke. Also a bayte in the osyer leyf: 

 yonge frosshys the thre fete kitte of by the body: 

 & the fourth by the knee. The bayte on the 

 hawthorn & the codworme togyder & a grubbe 

 that bredyth in a dunghyll : and a grete greshop. 

 •[[ In Juyll the greshop & the humbylbee in the 

 medow. Also yonge bees & yonge hoi nettes. 



