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bee thought meete, or otherways to the lordes ufe and proiitt im- ployede. In thefe monthes is good to fowe barly feede, and therefore it is to bee carefullie looked unto that the aerdars bee in good order, and all neceflaries belonginge there unto, for there is not any croppe of cornne fo tender and more coftlie the winninge thereof then this. In thefe monthes it is good to marke fuch cattell as eather bee of {lore or boughte, vidz. cattell, horffe, and ilieepe by burnne or brannde to the lordes ufe. In thefe monthes is all neceflarie reparaco~ns for houfes to bee looked into, for in thefe feafons the daies doe lengthen, and the weather drieth the beft foe, as more woorke maye be donne nowe then before when the daies weare fhorter, more wette, and uncer- taine. May, June. Firfte, in thefe monthes bee all cattell to bee fortede for theire fommer pafturingc, and fpeciallie at May day evirie forte in kinde by themfelves, vidz. draughte oxen by themfelves, milch kine by themfelves, wayninge calves by themfelves, yearinges, tow yeares, three yeares, and foure yeares oulde, everie forte by themfelves, which beeinge devkled in pafture fittinge for them, will make them larger and fairer cattell. In thefe monthes if thefe ftockes aforefaide doe not larglie per- ibrme for mayntenannce of the lordes houihoulde, but that there will bee wannte, then fuch wantes are to bee fuppliede by the dif- cretkm of the ftewarde of houmoulde, for nowe is the feafone for makinge all fuch provifions. In