The ferste craft of plowh tilinge,

Of Eringe and of corn sowinge,

And how men scholden sette vines

And of the grapes make wynes;[1593] 1230

Al this he tawhte, and it fell so,

His wif, the which cam with him tho,[1594]

Was cleped Cereres be name,

And for sche tawhte also the same,

And was his wif that ilke throwe,

As it was to the poeple knowe,