7
Leaue killing of conie,[5] let Doe go to buck,
and vermine thy burrow, for feare of ill luck.
Feed Doue (no more killing), old Doue house[E170] repaire,
saue doue dong for hopyard, when house ye make faire.
¶ Runciual peason.
8
Dig garden, stroy mallow, now may ye at ease,
and set (as a daintie) thy runciuall pease.[6]
Go cut and set roses, choose aptly thy plot,
the rootes of the yoongest are best to be got.
Timelie prouision for fewell.
9
In time go and bargaine, least woorser doo fall,
for fewell, for making, for carriage and all.
To buie at the [stub][E171] is the best for the buier,
more timelie prouision, the cheaper is fier.
Ill husbandrie.
10
Some burneth a lode at a time in his hall,
some neuer leaue burning til burnt they haue all.
Some making of hauock, without any wit,
make many poore soules without fire to sit.
Pruning of trées.
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If frost doo continue, this lesson doth well,
for comfort of cattel the fewell to fell:
From euerie tree the superfluous bows
now prune for thy neat therevpon to go brows.[7]
Mistle and iuie.