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A14063 A hundreth good pointes of husbandry lately maried vnto a hundreth good poynts of huswifery: newly corrected and amplified with dyuers proper lessons for housholders, as by the table at the latter ende, more plainly may appeare: set foorth by Thomas Tusser Gentle man, seruant to the right honorable Lorde Paget of Beudefert. Tusser, Thomas, 1524?-1580. 1570 (1570) STC 24373; ESTC S111444 36,086 88

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let Maulter be cunning else lose it thou shalt Thincrease of a seame is a bushell for store the Barly is bad or some filcheth the more 37 To winnow or fanne which is better we swerue but casting is best if the flower will serue For seede go and cast it for mault do not so but get out the Cockle and so let it go 38 Thresh Barley as yet but as nede shal require fresh threshed for stouer poore beast doth desire And therefore that threshing forbeare as ye can till Candlemas come for to geue it them than 39 Saue chaffe of thy Barely thy wheat thy Rie from byrd and from foystnesse where it doth lie First pike out the fethers and sift out the dust then giue it thy horses when labour they must 40 Once euery weke go make vp thy flower though slothfull and pilferer therat do lower Take tub for a season take sacke for a shift yet soller for graine is the best for thy thrift ¶ Set Gardeine Beanes after S. Edmond the king the Mone in the wane theron hangeth a thing Thincrease of a gallon well proued of some shall pleasure thy housholde or Pescod do come 41 For Easter at Martilmas hang vp a beefe for Pease fed and stall fed play pick purse the theefe With that such like ere and grasse beefe come in thy folke shall looke cherely when others looke thin 42 When plowing is done and no pasture to eate then stable thy plough horse tend them with meat Let season be drye when ye take them to house for daunger of nittes or for feare of a louse ¶ December 43 WHen frost will not suffer to dyke nor to hedge then get the an heat with thy Betle wedge Once Hallomas come and a fyre in thy hall such slyuers do well for to lye by the wall 44 Get grindstone whetstone to sharpen thy toole or else go and loyter or let like a foole A Whelebarow also be sure for to haue at hand of thy seruant thy compest to saue 45 Geue cattle their fodder the plot dry and warme and count them for myering or other lyke harme Yong Coltes with thy wennels together go serue least lurched by others they happen to sterue 46 The racke I commende for the sauing of dong so set as the olde cannot mischiefe the yong If tempest be great or the winde in the East warme barth vnder hedge is a comfort to beast 47 Get trustye to serue them not lubberly squire that loueth all day to hang nose ouer fire Nor trust not to children thy cattel to feede but serue them let such as may helpe at a neede 48 Serue first out the Rye straw then wheat then pease then ote straw thē barley thē hay if ye please But serue them with hay while the straw stoues last they loue no more straw they had rather to fast 49 Yoakes forkes the like let thy seruant spy out and gather the same as he walketh about And after at leysure let this bee his hyre to beath them and make them at home by the fyre 50 As well at the full of the moone as at the change sea rages in winter be often full straunge Then looke to thy marches if doubt be to fray for feare of Ne forte driue cattel away 51 Good fruit and good plentie doth wel in thy loft then make thee an Orcharde and cherish it oft For plant and for stock lay afore hand to cast but set or remoue it ere Christmas be past 52 Set one from another ful twenty foote wide to stand as he stoode is a parte of his pride The fayrer gotten is best as ye knowe the deper ye set it more likely to growe 53 Ere Twelftide be gone let thy horse be let blood for diuers intentes it shal do them much good The day of Saint Steuen old husbandes did vse if that do mislike the some other daye chuse A digression LEaue husbandrie sleeping a while ye must do to learne of housekeping a lesson or two What euer is sent thee by traueile and payne a tyme there is lent thee to spende it againe Though thou dost defend it vnspent for to bee another shal spende it no thanke vnto thee How euer we climbe to accomplishe the mynde we haue but a tyme thereof profite to fynde A description of time and the yere OF God to thy doings a time there is sent which endeth with time that in doing is spent For tyme is it selfe but a time for a tyme forgotten full soone as the tune of a chyme In spring time we reare we do sowe set and plant in sommer get vittels least after we want In haruest we carry in corne and the fruit in winter to spende as we nede of eche sute The yeare I compare as I finde for a truth the spring vnto childhode the sommer to youth The haruest to manhode the winter to age all quickly forgotten as a playe on a stage Tyme past is forgotten ere men be aware tyme present is thought on with wonderful care Time comming is feared and therefore we saue yet oft ere it come we be gon to the graue ¶ A description of lyfe and ryches WHo lyuing but daily discerne it he may how life as a shadow doth vanish away And nothing to count on so sure and so iust as surely to dye and to turne into dust The landes and the riches that here we possesse be none of our owne if a God we professe But lent vs of him as his talent of golde which being demaunded who can it witholde God maketh no wryting that iustly doth say how long we shal haue it a yeare or a day But leaue it we must how soeuer we liue when death shal come pluck vs frō hence by the sliue To death we must stoupe be we high be we lowe but how and how sodenly fewe be that knowe what cary we then but a sheete to the graue to couer this carkas of al that we haue A description of house kepyng WHat thē of this talēt while here we remaine but study to yelde it to God with a gaine And that shal we doe if we do it not hide but vse and bestow it as God doth vs did What good to get ryches by breaking of slepe but hauing the same a good house for to kepe Not onely to bring a good fame to thy doore but also the prayer to winne of the poore Of all other doings house keping is chiefe for alway it helpeth the poore with reliefe The neighbor the straunger al that haue nede which causeth thy doings the better to spede Though hearken to this we should euer among yet chiefly at Christmas of all the yeare long Good cause of that vse may appere by the name though such as knowe least disaloweth the same A description of Christmas OF Christ cōmeth Christmas the name with the feaste a time full of ioy to greatest and least At Christmas was Christ our sauior borne the worlde through sinne altogether
to such a Queene For doubtlesse Crossum Gaput is not he of whom the learned Muses seene will bee Once tryed that nature trim hath done her part and Lady Musicke farre in loue withall Be wise who first doth teach thy childe that art least homely breaker marre fine ambling ball Not rod in madbraines hand is that can helpe but gentle skill doth make the proper whelpe Wheare choise is harde count good for well a fine skill mixt with will is he that teacheth best Let this suffise for teaching childe of thine chuse quickly well for all thy lingering rest Mistaught at first howe seldome proueth well trim taught O God how shortly doth excell Although as shippes must tarry winde and tyde and perfect houres abide their stinted time So likewise though of learning daily tride space must be had ere wit may thereto clime Yet easie steppes and perfect way to trust doth cause good speede confesse of force we must Thus in the childe though wit inough we finde and teacher good neare hand or other where And time as apt as may be thought with minde nor cause in such thing much to doubt or feare Yet cocking Mams shifting Dads from schooles make pregnant wittes to proue vnlearned fooles Ere learning come to haue first art thou taught apt learning childe apt time that think to frame Apt cunning man to teach else all is naught apt parents glad to bring to passe the same On such apt ground the Muses loue to builde this lesson learne adewe else learned childe A sonet to the Lady Paget SOme pleasures take and can not giue but onely make poore thanks their shift Some meaning well in det do liue nor cannot tell how els to shift Some knocke and faine would ope the doore to learne the vaine good turne to praise Some shew good face and be but poore yet haue a grace good fame to rayse Some owe and giue yet still in det and so must liue for ought I knowe Some wishe to pay and cannot get but night and day still more do owe. Euen so must I for pleasures past still wishe you good while life doth last A Comparison betvvene good Huswifery and euill Comparing together good huswife and bad The knowledge of either the better is had 1 IL huswiferie lieth till nine of the clocke good huswiferie tryeth to rise with the Cocke 2 Ill huswiferie tooteth to make her selfe braue good huswiferie looketh what housholde must haue 3 Ill huswiferie trusteth to him and to her good huswiferie lusteth her selfe for to stir 4 Ill huswiferie cares not for this nor for that good huswiferie spareth for feare ye wote what 5 Ill huswiferye pricketh her selfe vp in pride good huswifery tricketh her house as a bride 6 Ill huswifery o thinge or other muste craue good huswifery nothing but nedefull will haue 7 Ill huswifery moueth with gosseps to spend good huswifery loueth her housholde to tende 8 Ill huswifery wanteth with spending to fast good huswiferye scanteth the lenger to last 9 Ill huswiferye easeth her selfe with vnknowne good huswiferye pleaseth her selfe with her owne 10 Ill huswiferie brooketh mad toies in her hed good huswifery looketh that al things be fed 11 Ill huswifery bringeth a shilling to naught good huswiferie singeth her cofers all fraught 12 Ill huswiferie renteth and casteth a side good huswiferie mendeth else would it go wide 13 Ill huswiferie swepeth her linnen to gage good huswiferie kepeth to serue her in age 14 Ill huswiferie craueth in secret to borrowe good huswiferie saueth to day for to morrowe 15 Ill huswiferie pineth not hauing to eate good huswifrie dineth with plentie of meate 16 Ill huswiferie letteth the Diuell to take all good huswiferie setteth good brag of a small 17 17 Good huswife good fame hath of best in the towne yll huswife yll name hath of euery Clowne FINIS Husbandly posies for the hall 1 FRend here I dwell and here I haue a little wordly pelfe which on my friend I kepe to spende as well as on my selfe 2 What euer fare thou hap to finde take welcome for the best that hauing then disdaine thou not for wanting of the rest 3 Bachyting talke the flattering blabs knowe wily how to blēge the wise doth note the frende doth hate the enmie will reuenge 4 The wise wil spende or geue lend yet kepe or haue in store if fooles may haue from hand to mouth they pas vppon no more 5 Where ease is sought at length we see that plenty waxeth scāt who carelesse liue go borrow must or else full often want 6 The world doth think the welthy man is he that least shall nede but God doth know the vertuous man is he that best shal spede Posies for the parler 1 AS hatred is the serpents noysome rod so frendship is the louing gifte of God. 2 The dronken frende is frendship very euill the frantike frend is frendship for the Deuill 3 The quiet frend all one in word and dede great comfort is like redy golde at neede 4 With brauling fooles that wrall for euery wrong firme frendship neuer can continue long 5 In time that man shall seldome frendship misse that wayeth what thing touch kept in frendship is 6 Oft times a frend is got with easte cost which vsed euill is oft as quickly lost 7 Hast thou a frend as hart may wish at wil then vse him so to haue his frendship still 8 Wouldst haue a frend wouldst know what frend is best haue God thy frende who passeth al the rest Posies for the geastes chamber 1 THe slouen and the carelesse man the roynish nothing nice to lodge in chamber comely deckt are seldome suffred twice 2 With curteine some make scabert clene with couerlet their sho all dyrt and mire some wallow hed as spaniels loue to doe 3 Though bootes spurs be neuer so foule what passeth som therō what place they foile what thing they teare by tumbling therupon 4 Fowle male some cast on faire borde be carpet nere so cleene what maners carelesse maister hath by knaue his man is seene 5 Some make the Chimney chamber pot to smel like filthy sinke yet who so bolde so sone to say fough how these howses stinke 6 They therfore such as make no force what clenly thing they spil must haue a kabben like them selues although against their will. 7 But gentlemen will gently do where gentlenesse is shewed obseruing this with loue abide or else hence al beshrewd Posies for thine owne bed Chamber 1 WHat wisdō more what better life thā pleaseth God to send what worldly goods what lōger vse thā pleseth god to lēd 2 What better fare than wel content what mirth to quiet welth what better gest than trustie frend in sicknes and in helth 3 What better bed than quiet rest to passe the night with fleepe what better worke than dayly care fro sinne thy selfe to keepe 4 What better thought than think on God dayly