The Arte of 
F iSDEtobeginuc tinsmancr ofgrafffngtofll, pcmutt 
ui Sommer luljcntbe ^rfcsbcealmoft full of fappe, 
ant» ui^en tbcibaue fp^ong: fo?tl) of nciue fljooces king 
fomcU)ljat kroncOjtkn lljall p£ i aUe a bitauiicbe thereof in tlje 
toppe of tl)e '§rrce,tl)e tobicbe pe hjiU baue graffc o,8no cljoofe 
tk Ijtgbell ano tkp?t«fipanelt b^auncljcg, initbout cutting 
it from tbe olo mooDjaiiD cDoofe tkreof tbc piincipalleft ojJlet 
okPfjO^^w^bpugplacej ofccbeb^auncbeonc, mitljialjicl;e 
Pplet 0^ epfjpe fijallbcginnc to graffe,a0 follolntck 
The bigge Cions are beji tograffe, 
P Einctpallp vt mult ftioerUanDe , that tk fmailcff anu 
naugbtie oplfttcs o? JuObes oftlje faieo Cions, be not 
fo gooo to graffe,tberefo]ie eboofe tbc grcatclt anb belt 
pc can finbc , 6rft rut of tbe leafe barbe bp tbe oplct , then pc 
ibaUtrenebe o? cut( tbe length of a T5arlep co?nc)bEneatb tbe 
oplctrounoeabouttbcbarkejbarocto tlje U)ooi),anbfolibe* 
ini^eabouej tbem mitbalbarpe pointofabnife , flititboune 
bvalfe an pnebe bclttie tbe oplf t o;i buDDCjanb looirb tbe popnt of 
0 HjarpE knife foftip raifeebe OncD flnelbe o} ’^cutebion rounb 
about 5 bJiitb tlje oplct in tlje miODe ft , anb all tbe fappe belom 
gpngtbereunto+ " - • 
Howto take of the Shieldefrom the wood, 
foi tbe better raifnig tbe faieo ftjtelbe oj ut* 
O /I f froni tbe mauD,after rbet pe bane cut Inm rouo 
about, mo iben ftit bpm Doune^tnitbeut rutn ng anp 
parte of tbe Ujoob uiitbinp^c nnift tben raife tbe fibe nert peu 
that is ftit 5 anb tben takrtbe fame Ibieibe bettnipt pour fin* 
ger aiib tbumbe,anD plucke o? raife it foftip nf,uuibout bjea* 
kpng Q? bntfing anp parfe tbereof,aiit! in tbe opening oi pluc-* 
kpng it ofjboloe it tnitb pour finger baror to tbe ippod, to tbe 
cnoe tbe fappe of tbe oplct mate retnainc in tbe tbicloe , fo? if 
It goe of C in pluckpng it ) from tbe barkes, ano fticketo tbe 
tnooD,pour ^ruccljiDn is notljpng ioo?tb* 
o knowe your Sctitchion orfhielde^ 
when he is good or badde^ 
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