Forgotten month past,
Doe now at the last.
Béetle and wedges.
1
When frost will not suffer to dike and to hedge,
then get thee a heat with thy beetle and wedge
Once [Hallomas] come, and a fire in the hall,
such [sliuers] doo well for to lie by the wall.
Grinding stone and whetston.
2
Get grindstone and whetstone, for toole that is dull,
or often be [letted] and [freat] bellie full.
A wheele barrow also be readie to haue
at hand of thy seruant, thy compas to saue.
Seruing of cattle.
3
Giue cattle their fodder in plot drie and warme,
and count them for [miring] or other like harme.
Yoong colts with thy wennels together go serue,
least [lurched] by others they happen to sterue.[1]
Woodland countrie.
4
The rack is commended for sauing of doong,
so set as the old cannot [mischiefe] the yoong:[E129]
In tempest (the wind being northly or east)
warme barth[E130] vnder hedge is a [sucker][2] to beast.
Housing of cattel.