plough-man shall rise before foure of the clocke in the morning,
and after thankes given to God for his rest, and the successe of
his labours he shall go into his stable, or beaste-house, and
first he shall fodder his cattell, then cleanse the house, and
make the booths cleane, rub downe the cattell, and cleanse their
skins of all filth, then he shall curry his horses, rub them
with clothes and wisps, and make both them and the stable as
cleane as may be, then he shall water both his oxen and horses,
and housing them againe, give them more fodder, and to his horse
by all meanes provender, as chaffe and dry pease or beanes, or
oat-hulls, pease or beanes or cleane oates, or clean garbage
(which is the hinder ends of any kinde of graine but rye) with
the straw chop'd small amongst it, according as the ability of
the husbandman is. And whilst they are eating their meat, he
shall make ready his collars, hames, treats, halters, mullens,
and plough-geares, seeing everything fit, and in his due place,
and to these labours I will also allow full two houres, that is,
from foure of the clocke till sixe, then hee shall come in to
breakfast, and to that I allow him halfe an houre; and then
another halfe houre to the gearing and yoaking of his cattell,
so that at seven of the clocke hee may set forward to his
labour, and then he shall plow from seven of the clock in the
morning, till betwixt two and three in the afternoone, then he
shall unyoke, and bring home his cattell, and having rubb'd
them, drest them, and cleansed away all durt and filth, he shall
fodder them, and give them meate, then shall the servants goe in
to their dinner, which allowed halfe an houre; it will then be
towards foure of the clocke, at what time hee shall goe to his
cattell againe, and rubbing them downe, and cleansing their
stalls, give them more fodder, which done, he shall go into the
barnes, and provide and make ready fodder of all kinds for the
next day, whether it be hay, straw, or blend fodder, according
to the ability of the husbandman: this being done, and carried
into the stable, oxe-house, or other convenient place, he shall
then goe water his cattell, and give them more meate, and to his
horse provender, as before shewed; and by this time it will draw
past sixe of th