58 — ¶ Corne Haruest Equally Deuided Into Ten Partes1
Chap. 47
1
One part cast forth, for rent due out of hand,E375
2
One other part, for seede to sowe thy land.
3
Another part, leaue Parson for his tieth.
4
Another part for haruest, sickle and sieth.
5
One part for plowwrite, cartwrite, knacker and smith,
6
One part to vphold thy teemes that drawe therewith.
7
One part for seruant and workmans wages lay.
8
One part likewise for filbellie day by day.
For naperie sope and candle, salt and sauce, tinker [2] and cooper, brasse and pewter.
9
One part thy wife for needfull things doth craue.
10
Thy selfe and childe, the last one part would haue.
[11]
Who minds to cote,
vpon this note,
may easily find ynough:
What charge and paine,
to litle gaine,
doth follow toiling plough.
[12]
Yet fermer may
thanke God and say,
for yeerlie such good hap:
Well fare the plough,E376
that sends ynough
to stop so many a gap.
Notes
1 This chapter is wanting in 1573 (M.); but is in 1577.