Gréene rie haue some, er Mihelmas come. With sling or bowe, kéepe corne from Crowe. Driue hiue, good conie, for waxe and for honie. No driuing of hiue, till yéeres past fiue. Get home with the brake, to brue with and bake, To couer the shed drie ouer the hed, To lie vnder cow, to rot vnder mow, To serue to burne, for many a turne. Maides little and great, pick cleane séede wheat. Good ground doth craue choice séede to haue. Flaies lustily thwack, least plough séede lack. Who soweth in raine, hath wéed to his paine. But worse shall he spéed, that soweth ill séed. Grosse corne much bran the baker doth ban. Put barlie to malting, lay flitches a salting. Through follie too beastlie much bacon is reastie. Thresh barlie thou shalt, for chapman to malt. Else thresh no more but for thy store. Rid chimney of soot, from top to the foot. No season to hedge, get béetle and wedge. Cleaue logs now all, for kitchen and hall. Howse cow that is old, while winter doth hold. Helpe bées, sweet conie, with licour and honie. Good gardiner mine, make garden fine. Set garden pease, and beanes if ye please. Set Respis and Rose, yoong rootes of those. The timelie buier hath cheaper his fier. Sow pease (good trull) the Moone past full. Fine séedes then sowe, whilst Moone doth growe. Boy, follow the plough, and harrow inough. So harrow ye shall, till couerd be all. March drie or wet, hop ground go set. Yoong rootes well drest prooue euer best. Grant hop great hill to growe at will. From hop long gut away go cut. For garden best is south southwest. Good peason and léekes makes pottage for créekes. Set hop his pole, make déepe the hole. Man cow prouides, wife dairie guides. Fiue eawes alow, to euerie cow. Watch bées in May, for swarming away. Both now and in June, marke maister bées tune. Fine bazell sowe, in a pot to growe. Fine séedes sowe now, before ye sawe how. Wash shéep for to share, that shéepe may go bare. If meadow be growne, let meadow be mowne. Hops fauoreth malt, hops thrift doth exalt: Of hops more réede, as time shall néede. Go sirs and away, to ted and make hay. If stormes drawes nie, then cock apace crie. Two good hay makers woorth twentie crakers. Drie flax get in, for spinners to spin. Now mowe or pluck thy branke or buck. Blowe horne for sleapers, and chéere vp thy reapers. Come home lord singing, com home corne bringing. Tis merie in hall, when beards wag all. Sell butter and chéese, good Faires few léese. At Faires go bie, home wants to supplie.

Have some rye [sown and] green before Michaelmas comes. With sling or bow, keep the grain from the crow. Drive the hive, my good dear, for wax and for honey. No driving of a hive till five years are past. Get the bracken home, to brew with and bake, to cover the shed dry overhead, to lie under the cow, to rot under the stack, to serve to burn for many a turn. Maids, little and great, pick the seed wheat clean. Good ground craves choice seed. Thwack the flails lustily, lest the plow lack seed. Whoever sows in rain has weeds to his pain. But worse shall he fare who sows bad seed. Coarse grain, much bran; the baker curses it. Put barley to malting; lay flitches [sides of bacon] a-salting. Through folly too careless, much bacon goes rancid. Thresh barley you shall, for the dealer to malt. Otherwise thresh no more than for your own store. Rid the chimney of soot, from top to the foot. [When it is] no season to hedge, get the beetle [mallet] and wedge. Cleave all the logs now, for kitchen and hall. House the cow that is old while winter holds. Help the bees, sweet dear, with water and honey. My good gardener, make the garden fine. Plant garden peas, and beans if you please. Plant raspberries and roses, young roots of those. The timely buyer has his firewood cheaper. Sow peas, good girl, when the moon is past full. Then sow fine seeds while the moon grows. Boy, follow the plow, and harrow enough. So you shall harrow till all is covered. March dry or wet, go plant the hop ground. Young roots well prepared prove always best. Give the hop a great hill to grow at will. Cut the long old roots away from the hop. For a garden, the best [position] is south-southwest. Good peas and leeks make soup for servants. Set the hop its pole; make the hole deep. The man provides the cow; the wife runs the dairy. Allow five ewes to every cow. Watch the bees in May for swarming away. Both now and in June, mark the master bee’s tune. Sow fine basil to grow in a pot. Sow fine seeds now, [as] before you saw how. Wash the sheep to shear them, so that the sheep may go bare. If the meadow is grown, let the meadow be mown. Hops favor malt; hops raise prosperity. Read more of hops as time shall need. Go, sirs, and away, to ted and make hay. If storms draw near, then cry, “Cock it quickly!” Two good haymakers are worth twenty boasters. Get the dry flax in for spinners to spin. Now mow or pluck your brank or buck [both buckwheat]. Blow the horn for sleepers, and cheer up your reapers. Come home, lord, singing; come home, grain bringing. It’s merry in the hall when beards all wag. Sell butter and cheese; at good fairs few lose. At fairs go buy, to supply what the home wants.