¶Concordia paruæ res crescunt 1. Where couples agree not is rancor and poysen, where they two kepe house than is neuer no foysen: But contrary lightly where couples agree, what chaunseth by wisdom looke after to see. 2. Good husbandes that loueth good housholdes to kepe, 3. Then count with thy purse when thy haruest is in, 4. Make money thy drudge for to folow thy warke, for foysen is there where prouision doth dwell. 5. With some folke on sundayes their tables do reke, 6. For what shal it profet ynough to prouide, 7. Good labouring threshers, are worthy to eate, should eate when they list and should drinke of the best. 8. Beware raskabilia, slouthfull to wurke, proloiners and filchers that loue for to lurke: B And And cherishe well willers that serueth thy nede, take time to thy Tutor, God sende the good spede, ¶ August. 9. When haruest is done all thing placed and set, for saultfishe and herring then laie for to get: The byeng of them, comming first vnto rode, shal pay for thy charges thou spendest abrode. 10. Thy saultfishe well chosen, not burnt at the stone, or drye them thyselfe, (hauing skill is a lone :) Brought salfe to thy house would be packed vp drie, with pease strawe betweene, least it rot as it lie. 11. Or euer thou ride with thy seruauntes compound, 12. This good shalt thou learne, with thy riding about, the prises of thinges, all the yere thoroughout : And what time is best for to sell that thou haue, and how for to bye to be likely to saue. 13. For bying and selling doth wonderfull well, to him that hath wit how to by and to sell: But chopping and chaungeing, may make such a breck, that gone is thy winninges for sauing thy neck. 14. The riche man his bargaines are neuer vnsought, 15. He byeth at first hand that ventreth his golde, 16. When 16. When euer thou bargain for better or wurse, let alway one bargain remain in thy purse: Good credit doth well, but good credit to kepe, is pay and dispatche him or euer thou slepe. 17. Be mindeful abrode of thy Mighelmas spring, Whe gentiles vse walking with hawkes on their handes, 18. And as thou come homeward bye xl. good crones, 19. Thy saffron plot pared in saint mary daies, ¶ September. 20. Threshe sede and goe fanne, for the plough may not lye, September doth bid to be sowing of rye: The redges well harrowde or euer thou strike, 21. Geue winter corne leaue for to haue full his lust. 22. The sede being sowne waterforow thy ground, 23. When furth with thy slinges, and thine arowes & bowes, Bij A good A good boye abrode, by the day starre appere, 24. At Mihelmas mast would be loked vpon, and lay to get some or the mast time be gon: It saueth thy corne well, it fatteth thy swyne; In frost it doth helpe them, where els they should pine. ¶ October. 25. The rye in the ground while September doth last: 26. The mone in the wane, gather fruit on the tree, 27. Or winter doe come while the weather is good: for gutting thy grounde get the home with thy wood. Set bauen alone, lay the bowghes from the blockes: the drier the les maidens dablith their dockes. 28. For rooting thy grounde ring thy hogges thou hast nede: the better thou ring them, the better they fede. Most times with their elders the yong ones kepe best: then yoke well the great knaues and fauour the rest. 29. But yoke not thy swine while thine akorne time last: for diuers misfortunes that happen to fast. Or if thou loue eared and vnmaimed hogges: giue eie to thy neighbour and eare to his dogges, ¶ Nouembre. 30. Get vp with thy barley lande dry as thou can: at March (as thou layest it) so loke for it than. Get Get euer before hande drag neuer behinde: 31. At Hallowmas slaughter time, sone commeth in : 32. All soules that be thursty bid threshe out for mawlt: 33. For Easter at Martilmas hange vp a biefe: for pease fed and stall fed, play pickpurse the thiefe. With that and fat bakon, till grasse biefe come in: thy folke shall loke cherely when others loke thin. 34. Set gardeine beanes after saint Edmonde the king: the Moone in the wane theron hangeth a thing. Thencrease of one gallonde well proued of some: shall pleasure thy householde ere peskod time coine, 35. Except thou take good hede when first they apere, the crowes will be halfe grow they neuer so nere. Thinges sowne, set or graft, in good memory haue: from beast birde and weather to cherishe and saue. ¶ Decembre. 36. Abrode for the raine when thou canst do no good; 37. If barne rome will serue lay thy stoouer vp drye B iii 38. When 1 |