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If frost doe continue, take this for a lawe,
the strawberies looke to be couered with strawe.
Laid [ouerly] trim vpon crotchis and bows,
and after vncouered as weather allows.
¶ Gilleflowers.
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The gilleflower also, the skilful doe knowe,
doe looke to be couered, in frost and in snowe.
The knot, and the border, and rosemarie gaie,
do craue the like succour for dieng awaie.
¶ How to preserue bees.
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Go looke to thy bees, if the hiue be too light,
set water and honie, with rosemarie dight.
Which set in a dish ful of sticks in the hiue,
from danger of famine[6] yee saue them aliue.
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In medow or pasture (to growe the more fine)
let campers be camping[8][E133] in any of thine:
Which if ye doe suffer when [lowe] is the spring,
you gaine to your selfe a commodious thing.
Thus endeth Decembers husbandrie.
[1] "The old will be apt to hunge or gore the younger."—T.R.
[2] succor. 1620.
[3] and trimly refresheth the walk of the sheepe. 1577.