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room_n and_o when_o thou_o shall_v bring_v they_o home_o to_o make_v a_o stack_n of_o they_o set_v the_o nethermoste_a course_n upon_o the_o end_n and_o the_o second_o course_n flat_a upon_o the_o side_n and_o the_o end_n upwarde_o and_o the_o three_o couse_n flat_a on_o the_o side_n overthwart_v the_o other_o and_o so_o to_o peruse_v they_o till_o thou_o have_v lay_v all_o up_o and_o when_o thou_o shall_v brenne_n they_o take_v the_o overmoste_a first_o ¶_o to_o shrede_n lop_n or_o crop_n tree_n if_o thou_o have_v any_o tree_n to_o shrede_n lop_v or_o crop_n for_o the_o fire_n wood_n crop_n they_o in_o winter_n that_o thy_o beast_n may_v eat_v the_o brouse_a and_o the_o moss_n of_o the_o bow_n and_o also_o the_o yve_n and_o whanne_v they_o be_v brouse_v and_o eat_v dress_v the_o wood_n and_o bow_v it_o clean_o and_o cut_v it_o at_o every_o byghte_n and_o rear_v the_o greatte_a wood_n to_o the_o tree_n and_o kydde_v the_o small_a bow_n and_o set_v they_o on_o end_n and_o if_o thou_o 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long_o in_o the_o begynnyuge_n and_o stand_v as_o moche_v above_o the_o harowe_n as_o benethe_v and_o as_o they_o wear_v or_o break_v they_o dryve_v they_o down_o lower_v and_o they_o will_v be_v make_v long_o before_o ere_o they_o be_v occupy_v that_o they_o may_v be_v dry_a for_o than_o they_o shall_v endure_v and_o last_o moche_n better_o and_o stycke_v the_o fast_o the_o horse_n that_o shall_v draw_v these_o harrow_n must_v be_v well_o keep_v and_o shodde_v or_o else_o they_o will_v soon_o be_v tire_v and_o sore_o beat_v that_o they_o may_v not_o draw_v they_o must_v have_v homber_n or_o collar_n holme_n withe_v about_o their_o neck_n tress_n to_o draw_v by_o and_o a_o swyngletre_n to_o hold_v the_o tress_n abroad_o and_o a_o togewith_o to_o be_v bytwene_v the_o swyngletre_n and_o the_o harowe_n and_o if_o the_o barleye_a ground_n will_v not_o break_v with_o harrow_n but_o be_v clotty_a it_o will_v be_v beat_v with_o malles_fw-la and_o not_o not_o straight_o down_o for_o than_o they_o beat_v the_o corn_n in_o to_o the_o earth_n and_o if_o they_o beat_v the_o clot_n on_o the_o side_n it_o will_v the_o better_o break_v and_o the_o clot_n will_v lie_v light_n that_o the_o corn_n may_v lyghte_o come_v up_o and_o they_o use_v to_o role_n their_o barley_n ground_n after_o a_o shower_n of_o rain_n to_o make_v the_o ground_n even_o to_o mow_v etc._n etc._n ¶_o to_o falowe_v now_o these_o husband_n have_v sow_v their_o pee_z bean_n barley_n and_o oat_n and_o harow_v they_o it_o be_v the_o best_a time_n to_o falowe_v in_o the_o late_a end_n of_o march_n and_o apryll_n for_o wheat_n rye_n and_o barley_n and_o let_v the_o husband_n do_v the_o best_a he_o can_v to_o plow_v a_o broad_a forowe_n and_o a_o deep_a so_o that_o he_o turn_v it_o clean_o and_o lay_v it_o flat_o that_o it_o rear_v not_o on_o the_o edge_n the_o which_o shall_v destroy_v all_o the_o thistil_v and_o wede_n for_o the_o deper_n and_o the_o broad_a that_o he_o goth_v the_o more_o new_a mould_n and_o 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