1
Thry
fallowing won,
get compassing don.
2
In Iune and in Awe,
swinge brakes (for a lawe)
3
Pare saffron plot,
forget it not.
His dwelling made trim,
looke shortly for him.
When haruest is gon,
then saffron comes on.
4
A little of ground,
brings saffron a pound.
The pleasure is fine,
the profit is thine.
Keepe colour in drieng,
well vsed woorth buieng.
5
Maids, mustard seed reape,
and laie on a heape.
6
Good neighbors in deede,
change seede for seede.
7
Now strike vp drum,
cum haruest man cum.
Take paine for a gaine,
one knaue mars twaine.
8
Reape corne by the day,
least corne doo decay.
By great is the cheaper,
if trustie were reaper.
9
Blowe horne for sleapers,
and cheere vp thy reapers.
10
Well dooings who loueth,
thes haruest points proueth.
11
Paie Gods part furst,
and not of the wurst.
12
Now Parson (I say,)
tith carrie away.
13
Keepe cart gap weele,
scare hog from wheele.
14
Mowe hawme to burne,
to serue thy turne.
To bake thy bread,
to burne vnder lead.
15
Mowne hawme being dry,
no longer let ly.
Get home thy hawme,
whilst weather is cawme.
16
Mowne barlie lesse cost,
ill mowne much lost.
17
Reape barlie with sickle,
that lies in ill pickle.
Let greenest stand,
for making of band.
Bands made without dew,
will hold but a few.
18
Laie band to find her,
two rakes to a binder.
19
Rake after sieth,
and pay thy tieth.
Corne carried all,
then rake it ye shall.
20
Let shock take sweate,
least gofe take heate.
Yet it is best reason,
to take it in season.
21
More often ye turne,
more pease ye out spurne.
Yet winnow them in,
er carrege begin.
22
Thy carting plie,
while weather is drie.
23
Bid gouing (clim)
goue iust and trim.
Laie wheat for seede,
to come by at neede.
Seede barelie cast,
to thresh out last.
24
Lay pease vpon stack,
if houell ye lack.
And couer it straight,
from doues that waight.
25
Let gleaners gleane,
(the poore I meane.)
Which euer ye sowe,
that first eate lowe.
The other forbare,
for rowen to spare.
26
Come home lord singing,
com home corne bringing.
Tis merie in hall,
when heards wag all.
27
Once had thy desire,
pay workman his hire.
Let none be beguilde,
man, woman, nor childe.
28
Thanke God ye shall,
and adue for all.
