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Of Graffyng' of Treys.
Thu myȝt graffe appul & pereFro the moneth of septembr' to auerer
Wyth a saw thou schalt the tre kytte
And wt a knyfe smowth make hytte
Klene A-tweyne the stok of the tre
Where-yn that thy graffe schall be
Make thy Kyttyng' of thy graffe
By-twyne the newe & the olde staffe
So that hit be made to lyfe
As the bake & the egge of a knyfe
A wegge thu sette yn myddys the tre
That euery syde fro other fle
Tyl hit be openyd wyde
Where yn the graffe schal be leyde
The rynde of þe graffe & þe tre
Most a-corde how that his ever be
Al-so sone þe graffe a-cordyth wt the stok
Take the wegge A-none vp
Upon the stok all A-bowte
Clay mote be leyde to kepe þe rayne owte
For the schowrys of the rayne
Upon þe clay thu schalt mese layne
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The stoke fast thu bynde
But thu do thys y vnderstonde
Al thy graffe wul turne apon thy honde
Yf he be graffyd at raysowne
He wul bere þe next saysowne.
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