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Fiue hundred pointes of good Husbandrie

as well for the Champion, or open countrie, as also for the woodland, or Seuerall, mixed in euerie Month with Huswiferie, ouer and besides the booke of Huswiferie, corrected, better ordered, and newly augmented to a fourth part more, with diuers other lessons, as a diet for the fermer, of the properties of winds, planets, hops, herbes, bees, and approoued remedies for sheepe and cattle, with many other matters both profitable and not vnpleasant for the Reader. Also a table of husbandrie at the beginning of this booke: and another of huswiferie at the end: for the better and easier finding of any matter conteined in the same. Newly set foorth by Thomas Tusser

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A lesson how to confer euery abstract with his month, and how to finde out huswiferie verses by the Pilcrowe, and Champion from Woodland.
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A lesson how to confer euery abstract with his month, and how to finde out huswiferie verses by the Pilcrowe, and Champion from Woodland.

In euerie month, er in aught be begun,
Reade ouer that month, what auailes to be dun
So neither this trauell, shall seeme to be lost:
Nor thou to repent, of this trifeling cost.
The figure of abstract, and month doo agree,
Which one to another, relations bee.
These verses so short, without figure that stand:
Be points of themselues, to be taken in hand.
In husbandrie matters, where Pilcrowe ye finde,
That verse appertaineth, to huswiferie kinde.
So haue ye mo lessons, (if there ye looke well:)
Than huswiferie booke, doth vtter or tell.
Of Champion husbandrie, now doo I write,
Which heretofore neuer, this booke did recite.
With lessons approoued, by practise and skill:
To profit the ignorant, buie it that will.
The Champion differs, from Seuerall much,
For want of partition, closier and such.
One name to them both, doo I giue now and than:
For Champion countrie, and Champion man.