[6] doth. 1614.

[7] "Our Author is justly against letting Harvest by the great, for whoever does will certainly find himself cheated or slighted."—T.R.

[8] "Some stay'd sober working man, who understands all sorts of Harvest Work."—T.R. Cf. Matt. ix. 38.

[9] "Where the Wheat is thistly."—T.R.

[10] Stanzas 11, 14, and 15 are not in 1577.

[11] "This alludes to the custom of Norfolk, where the Parson takes his Tyth in the Swarth, the Farmer also clears the Swarths, and afterwards with a Drag-Rake rakes his ground all over."—T.R.

[12] "Tidy is an old Word signifying neat, proper, or in Season, from the word Tide."—T.R.

[13] Not in editions previous to 1580 (M.). Portions are in Septembers Husbandry 1577.—Ed.

[14] Stanzas 31-33 are in Septembers Husbandry. 1577.

[15] turfe. 1577.