20
Cow little giueth
that hardly liueth.
21
Rid barlie al now,
cleane out of thy mow.
Choice séed out drawe,
saue cattle the strawe.
22
To [coast man] ride
Lent stuffe to prouide.
Thus endeth Februaries abstract, agréeing with Februaries husbandrie.
¶ Other short remembrances.
[23]
Trench medow and redge,
dike, quickset, and hedge.
To plots not full,
[ad] [bremble] and [hull].
[24]
Let wheat and the rie
for thresher still lie.
Such strawe some saue,
for [thacker] to haue.
[25]
Poore [cunnie], so bagged,
is soone ouer [lagged].
Plash burrow, [set] [clapper],
for dog is a snapper.[E184]
[26]
Good flight who loues,
must féed their doues.
Bid hauking adew,
cast hauke into [mew].[E185]
[27]
Kéepe shéepe out of briers,
kéepe beast out of miers.
Kéepe lambes from fox,
else shepherd go box.