3
Pare saffron[E354] betweene the two S. Maries daies,[E355]
or set or go shift it, that knowest the waies.
What yeere shall I doo it (more profit to yeeld?)
the fourth in garden, the third in the feeld.
¶ Huswiferie.
4
In hauing but fortie foote workmanly dight,
take saffron ynough for a Lord and a knight.
All winter time alter[1] as practise doth teach,
what plot haue ye better, for linnen to bleach.[2]
¶
5[3]
Maides, mustard seede gather, for being too ripe,[E356]
and [weather] it well, er ye giue it a [stripe]:[4]
Then dresse it and laie it in [soller] vp sweete,
least [foistines] make it for table [vnmeete].
¶
6[5]
Good huswifes in sommer will saue their owne seedes,
against the next yeere, as occasion needes.
One seede for another, to make an exchange,
with fellowlie neighbourhood seemeth not strange.
Corne harvest.
7
Make sure of reapers, get haruest in hand,
the corne that is ripe, doo[6] but [shed] as it stand.
Be thankfull to God, for his benefits sent,
and willing to saue it with earnest intent.
Champion by great, the other by day.