4
Who nothing saue,
shall nothing haue.
5
Lay durt vpon heapes,
some profit it reapes.
When weather is hard,
get muck out of yard.
A fallow bestowe,
where pease shall growe.
Good peason and white,
a fallow will quite.
6
Go gather quickset,
the yongest go get.
Dig garden, stroy [mallow],
set willow and sallow.
Gréene willow for stake
in bank will take.[1]
7
Let Doe go to buck,
with Conie[2] good luck.
Spare labour nor monie,
store [borough] with conie.
Get [warrener] bound
to [vermin] thy ground.
Féed Doues, but kill not,
if loose them ye will not.
Doue house repaire,
make Douehole faire.
For hop ground cold,
Doue doong woorth gold.
8
Good gardiner mine,
make garden fine.
Set garden pease,
and beanes if ye please.
Set Respis and Rose,
yoong rootes of those.
9
The timelie buier
hath cheaper his fier.
10
Some burns without wit,
some fierles sit.
11
Now season is good
to lop or fell wood.
Prune trées some allows
for cattle to [brows].
12
Giue shéepe to their [fées]
the [mistle] of trées.
13
Let [lop] be shorne
that hindreth corne.
Saue [edder] and stake,
strong hedge to make.