Note here the aage of an hert.

¶ And for to speke of the hert iff ye wiƚƚ it lere

Ye shaƚƚ hym a .Calfe. caƚƚ at the fyrst yere

The secunde yere a .Broket. so shaƚƚ ye hym caƚƚ

The therde yere a .Spayad. lerneth thus aƚƚ

The fowrith yere a .Stagge. caƚƚ hym by any way

The fithe yere a .grete Stagge. youre dame bide yow say

The vi. yere caƚƚ ye him an .hert.

Doth so my childe wylis ye been in quart

¶ And of the horny that he then berith a bowte

The fyrst hede shaƚƚ be Iugett wyth owte

Ther in fyndyn wee suche dyuersite.

Natheles the .vi. yere euermoore at the leest

Thow shalt weƚƚ Iuge the perche of thessame beest

When he hath Awntelere with owt any lett

Ryaƚƚ and Surriaƚƚ also there Isett

And that in the toppe so when ye may hym keen

Then shaƚƚ ye caƚƚ hym forchyd an hert of tenne

And when he hath in the toppe .iij. of the selue

Then ye shaƚƚ caƚƚ hym trochid an hert of .xij.

And afterwarde in the toppe when ther .iiij. bene

Then shaƚƚ ye caƚƚ hym sommyd an hert of .xvi.

And from .iiij. forwarde watt so befaƚƚ

Be he neuer of so many ye shaƚƚ hym summed caƚƚ

Ryght of the nombre euyn that he is

Callith hym from .iiii. forth summed Iwys

Also haue ye sele an hert heded weele.