21
Hide strawberies, wife,
to saue their life.
22
[Knot], border, and all,
now couer ye shall.
23
Helpe bées, sweet conie,
with [licour] and honie.
24
Get [campers] a ball,
to [campe] therewithall.
Thus endeth Decembers abstract, agréeing with Decembers husbandrie.
¶ Other short remembrances.
[25]
Let Christmas spie
yard cleane to lie.
No labour, no sweate,
go labour for heate.
Féede dooues, but kill not,
if stroy them ye will not.
Fat hog or ye kill it,
or else ye doo spill it.
[26]
Put oxe in stall,
er oxe doo fall.
Who séetheth hir graines,
hath profit for paines.
Rid garden of mallow,
plant willow and [sallow].
[27]
Let bore life render,
sée brawne [sod] tender,
For wife, fruit bie,
for Christmas pie.
Ill bread and ill drinke,
makes many ill thinke.
Both meate and cost
ill dressed halfe lost.
[28]
Who hath wherewithall,
may [chéere] when he shall:
But charged man,
must chéere as he can.