<County: Hertfordshire>
<Code: L6580>
<MS reference: London, BL Harley 1785>
<Text: Treatises on trees>

<Tranche 1>
<fol. 22v><line 20><space for initial with I indicated>F YOU WIL yAT A PERETRE BERE
FULL OF FRUYT . OR ELL AS MY#
CHIL AS HE HATH WONE TO BERE BIFOR~ .
*DO AS yE FOR-SEIDE MAISTer R~ TECHETH .
*DISTEMPRE *SCAMONY W\T WATer . AND
<fol. 23r>PUT IT IN-TO AN HOLE yAT IS PerSED TO yE
PITH OF yE TRE . & STOPPE yE HOLE W\T A
PYN yAT IS MAD OF yE SAME TRE .
OR ELL OF A-NOyer . AND IT SHAL BERE AS
IT WAS WONE . OR MYCHIL MORE . /
*AND WYTE WEL yAT *J HAUE SEEN
A TRE yAT MAISTer *R~ MADE SO AS IT
IS SEID BIFOR~ / / *AND WHAN *J ASKED
OF HIm WHEyer~ A MAN MYGHT MAKE
A TRE TO BERE FRUYT STIPTYK / y\T IS
BYNDYNG AGEYNS yE FLUX OF yE
WOMBE ; HE ANSWERED & SEID . *J . HA#
UE NOT PROUED I%T / BUT RESON~ W\T#
SEITH NOT . yAT STIPTYK / MEDICYN
YOTEN IN A TRE IN yE MANer AS IT IS
BIFORE-SEID . IT SHAL AVAILE IN A CON#
TRARIE CAUSE AFTer MYN OPYNYON~ ;
yIS SCIENCE MAY BEN DRAWE A-BROOD
TO yE EFFECT OF ALLE MANer MEDICYNES
AS I%N FRUYT IT SHEWETH HYM-SELUE .
*ALO FOR-SOTHE IT IS ProUABLE . y\T ALLE
MANer OF SPICES OF RICHE ODOUR In yE
SAME WISE YOTEN IN A TRE AS BAW#
ME . MUSK . AMBRE . & LIGNUm ALO ES
<fol. 23v>yAT FRUYT AS WEL I%N SAUOur . AS In SMEL#
LYNG SHAL REPreSENTE yE SAME EFFECT
yAT yE yING HATH yAT IS YOTEN SO
In-TO yE TRE / *AND WYTE y\U WEL VP#
ON OON STOK / *J HAUE SEEN BOyE APPLES
& PERYS GROWYNGE . BUT YIT yEI%
WERE IN DI%UerSE BRAUNCHES . *AND WHaN
*J . HAD ASKED OF yE GARDENer OF yIS MA#
TIER~ ; HE SEIDE yAT SHAL NO BEN SEEN
IN AN OLD TRE . BUT IN A YONGE .
<space for initial with I indicated>F AN OLD TRE BIGYNNYNGE TO WAXE
DRYE yUS QUYKETH AGEYN *AS
*ARistotLe . SEITH . <lat>*IN LIbrO . DE PLANTIS</lat> . *THAT yE
ERTHE yAT IS ABOUTE yE ROTES BE DOON
AWEY . & CLYF . IJ . OR IIJ . OF yE GRETTEST
ROTES W\T AN AX . & PUT A WEGGE OF
TRE IN yE CLIFYNG / . & HYLE yE ROTES
AGAYN W\T yE SAME ERTHE / *ALSO *J HAUE
HERD OF OyerE GARDYNerS yAT IF SWICHE
A TRE BE PerSED yORUGH W\T A MYCHIL
KNYF OR W\T A WYMBIL ACROSWISE . y\T
YANNE yE STRENGTHE OF yE TRE BIGYnNEy
<space for initial with I indicated>F y\U WILT yAT / TO WAXE yUNG
*POMGARNETS yAT BEN SOURE AS
<fol. 24r>ONY AYSEL BE MADE SWETE AS *ARistotLe SEITH
IN yE SAME BOOK OF PLANTes . yAT TRE
SHAL BEN DOLUE AL ABOUTE & DUNGED
W\T PIGGIS TURDI%S . & SO yE POMGAR#
NET SHAL BE SWETE . & IF ANY MAN AF=#
FERME yAT yIS IS SOTHE OF POMGAR=#
NETz ; IT IS LIKLYCH yAT ALLE SOURE <ill><1 word></ill>
MAY BEN MADE SWETE IF THEI BEN yus
DUnGED W\T PIGGIS DUNGE / / *ALSO WITE
y\U WEL yAT *J HAUE LERNED OF A CLERK
AN-Oyer REMEDI%E . YAT IS yIS / *MAKE AN
HOLE IN THE SOUR~ TRE WITH A WYMBIL .
AND IN-TO yAT HOLE SHAL BEN PUT WATer
yAT IS MEDLED W\T HONY & yE HOLE STOP#
PED AGEYN W\T A PYN OF yE SAME TRE .
*AND NOTE WEL yAT yE SAME HOLE SHAL
NOT PASSE yE MYDDIS OF yE TRE .
<space for initial with T indicated>HAT I%N AN APPIL OR A PERE BE+FOUnDE
A GEmME AS A PreCIOUS STON OR A
PerLE . OR ELL CLOWE . OR GREYN . OR Oyer yInG
LYK *TAKE ONY THYNG LYK AS *J HAUE
SEID AND WHAN yE APPIL OR yE PERE
IS FLOURED & SOMWHAT GROWEN ;
THREST *JNNE HARDE AT yE BUDE+ENDE
<fol. 24v>. I . Per ANUm . OF yE FRUYT WHICHE yOU
WILT OF yISE yINGes . AND LET IT GROWE .
& MARKE WEL yE BRAUNCHE & yE FRUYT
BY SOME NOTABLE SIGNE
<space for initial with I indicated>F y\U WILT PLAUNTE AN ALMAUnDE
TRE . OR A WALSH-NOT TRE OR A
CHIRYETRE . OR A PECHE TRE . *PUT yE
KI%RNELS OF WHICH y\U WILT IN WATer
. IIJ . DAI%ES . AND yANNE PUT MANY OF
yE KI%RNELS I%N yE ERTHE TOGIDRE / OR
ELL SEUerABLY . AND WHAN yE SPRIGGE
IS GROWEN OUT & HATH STONDE SO AL
yE HOOL YERE ; yAnNE TAK HEM OUTE
OF yE ERTHE . AND SET HEM WHER~ yAT
yOU WILT / *AND NOTE WEL yAT In EUerY
TRE yE BRAUNCHES BEN TO BE CUTT OF
IN SETTYNG TYME . SAAF THE PECHE
TRE . *JN WHICH y\U SHAL AL OONLY CUTTE
AWEY yE DRYE BRAUNCHES . <ill>....</ill>
<space for initial with T indicated>ELSUS . I . <lat>ARBOR MOROrum</lat> yAT IS
A MOORTRE . SHAL yUS BEN
PLAnNTED . *PUT A STOK OF WILUGH
IN A FURGH OF ERTHE MAAD FOR yE
NONES AND LET HYM GROWE . yAnNE
<fol. 25r>ABOUE IN SIDE MAKE HOLES EUELONG
AS MANY AS y\U WILT . *JN WHICHE
CLIFTES PUT SMALE BRAUnCHES OF y\E
MOORTRE yE WHICHE MUSTE BEN
CUTT In MANer OF A WEGGE AT yE PLAn#
TYNG EENDE METE TO STONDE *JUST In
yE CLIFTES . AND yANNE STOPPE yE HO<?>#
LES OF yE CLIFTES . AND yANNE PUT
AL yE STOK OF yE WILUGH VNDER y\E
ERTHE yAT IT BE HYD IN yE FURGH .
*AND A PLANTERE OF TREES SEIDE TO
ME yAT NO TRE SHAL PerSHE yAT IS
PLAUNTED In yIS MANer . yE WHICHE
IF y\U WILT AFTer yE FIRST YEER IS PAS#
SED OR yE SECONDE DEParTE HEM ASSUN#
DER y\U MAY WEL CUTTE HEM W\T A SAWE
BYTWEN yE YONGE BRAUNCHES . & SO
TRANSPLAUNTE HEM IN DI%UerSE PLA#
CES yAT BE APT yerFORE /
<space for initial with I indicated>F yE PECHER BIGYNNE TO DROW#
KNE . LET HIm BE WEL MOYSTED
W\T DUNGE . *AND AS <und>*PALADIE SEITH</und>
HIS BESTE DUNGYNG IS W\T DRASTYS
OF WYN . *AND ALSO yE SAME DUN#
<fol. 25v>GYNG KEPITH HYM FRO SHEDYNG . *AND
SUmME OyerE SEYN yAT BEST DUNGYNG
FOR HYM IS THAT HE BE MOYSTED W\T
WATER OF yE DECOCCIOUn OF BENES *ALSO
IF yE PITHE APPLES BIGYNNE TO FALL
CLIF YE ROTES W\T AN AX AND IN yE CLIF#
TES DRYF A WAGGE MAAD OF A PYNE-
TRE *OR ELL MAKE HOLES W\T A WYM#
BIL . & MAKE PYNNES OF WILUGH &
SMYT HEM *JNNE FASTE AND yE FRUYT
SHAL ABIDE ON YE TRE FASTE YNOUGH .
<space for initial with I indicated>F AN APPILTRE BIGYNNE TO ROTTEN .
OR IF yE APPLIS yer-OF WAXE RUSTY .
yANNE yE BARKE OF HYM IS SYK . KITTE
IT yerFORE W\T A KNYF AND LET IT BE
OPENED . & WHAN yE HUMOUR yer-OF
IS SOMWHAT FLOWEN OUT . LET DUNGE
HIm WEL & STOPPE AYEN DILIGENTLY
HIS WOUNDE WITH CLEY
<space for initial with I indicated>F y\U WILT yAT IN yE STON OF A .
PECHE APPIL BE FOUnDE NOT KER#
NELS . GRAFFE A GRAFFE OF A PECHE
TRE ON A . STOK OF A NOT-TRE . *ALSO A
PECHE TRE SHAL BRYNGE+FORTH POMGAR#
NETz . IF IT BE WATRED W\T GOTIS MYLK
. IIJ . DAYES WHAN IT BIGYnNETH TO FLOur .
<space for initial with A indicated>LSO yE APPLES OF A PECHER~ SHUL
WAXE REEDE IF HIS SYOUn BE GRAF=#
FED ON A PLANE TRE / *AND AFTer MYN
OPYNYOUn ALL yAT IS SEID OF yE PECHE
TRE . MAY BEN VNDIRSTONDE TO BEN
SEID OF yE TriSOMELLIS . y\T IS BETTER~
yANNE PECHER . /
<space for initial with T indicated>HAT IN ALL yE PECHES y\T GROWEN
VP ON OON TRE IN yE KERNELS
yer-OF BE WRITEN OR COLOURED WHAT yE
yE LIST . AS yE NAME OF yE SAME TreE .
PerSICUS . MAY BE WRITEN IN yE KER#
NELS . *PUT yE KERNELS W\T yE SCALIS
IN yE ERTHE . AND AFTer . VIJ . DAIES OR
MOO . WHAN yE SCALIS BIGYNNE TO O=#
PENE ; yAnNE OPENE yE SCALI%S & IN
yE KERNELE W\T CYNOPR~ WRIT OR PEInT
A WOORD OR A MARKE WHAT y\U WILT
AND ANON BYND HEm TO-GIDR~ AGEYN
W\T HER~ SCALI%S . & DILIGENTLY BIRYE
HEM IN yE ERTHE AGEYN . AND LET HEm
ABIDE yerE TIL yEI% BEN TREES . *JN WHICH
<fol. 26v>TREES ALLE yE KERNELS yAT COME yer#
OF SHUL HAUE yE SAME SIGNE .
<space for initial with I indicated>F WORMES GROWE IN A TRE
*ASKES yAT BEN MEDLED WITH
OYLE DE OLYUE OR MIRR~ SHAL SLE HEm .
*AND yer-TO IS ALSO GOOD TO STRIKE yE
TRE W\T MEDLURE MAAD W\T . IJ . ParTes
OF OXE PISSE . & yE yRIDDE OF CLEY
*ARistotLe SEITH yAT FOR TO DISTROYE yO
WERMES IS GOOD ; POUDER MAAD OF
CALAMYNTE DRYED & STAMPED W\T
SULPHUR yer-TO ;
<space for initial>HE QUEYNCE TRE AL THE TYME
yAT HE IS ABLE TO BEN TraNSPLAn#
TED HE WOLDE BEN REMOUED EUERY
FOURTE YERE yAT SHAL MAKE HYM
TO BERE GREET PLENTE OF FRUYT AFTer<sub>WAR<ill><1 letter></ill></sub>
<space for initial with I indicated>F yOU WILT yAT yE COS#
TARD OR QUEYNCE APPIL WAXE
GRETE . *TAK A COMPETENT POT . &
SET IT IN yE ERTHE . & BOWE OON OF
HIS BRAUnCHES W\T AN APPIL yer-ON
DOUn TO yE ERTHE . & PUT yE APPIL In
yE POT . & BYNDE yE BRAUnCHE TO
<fol. 27r>yE POT . & LET I%T ABIDE SO AS LONG AS
IT WAXETH . AND IT SHAL WAXE A
GREET APPIL IN yE POT . /
<space for initial with A indicated>ND NOTE WEL yAT GREKIS TAU#
GHT ME A WONDIRFUL+THYNG
WHAN *J WAS *ATHENE OF MELOUnS y\T
WE CALLE PEPOUnS . *TAKE A POT MAD
yer-FORE . OR A STON . OR A TRE yAT IS AL
GRAUE W\T-JNNE SO yAT IT HAUE AL
yE MANer OF A SEEL . A MAnNYS HEUED
GRAUED . OR SUm Oyer FIGURE WHAT IT
BE yAT IT BE GRAUED W\T-JNNE / *AND
WHAN yE FLOUR IS FALLE OF yE PE=#
POUn . BYND yAT YONGE PEPOUn &
yE SEEL TO-GIDRE W\T-JNNE yE FORSEID
VESSEL . AS IT IS BIFORE-SEID . AND IT
SHAL GROWE AFTer yE FOURME BIFORE-
SEID . *THE SAME YOU MAY DO W\T CI%#
TRULLIS & GOURDES & CUCUmBRES .
*AND HAPPILY WHO SO WIL ASSAYE
HE MAY FYNDE yE SAME IN DIUerSE
FRUYTIS .
<space for initial with T indicated>HE CHIRYETRE LOUETH COLD EYR~
& MOYSTE GROUnD . *BUT SOmME

<Tranche 2>
<fol. 46v>*OF yE TYME OF SOWENG OR SETTInG OF TREES .
*OF DISPOSYNGE OF PLACE & AMENDYNGE OF
THE ERTHE
*OF yE MANER OF SETTYNG OF SEDIS PE#<sup>PYNS & STONES</sup>
*OF yE MANer OF SETTInG / OF *ROTI%S OF SHOTTI%S <sub>OR SPIRES</sub>
*OF CHAUNGYNGE OR REME=#
VYNGE OF TREES FRO PLACE TO PLACE .
*OF yE GOUerNYNGE OF TREES & OF PLAnTES .
<space for initial> SEYGH I%N yE SECREEz OF *ARistotLe . yAT In
yE EQUINOCCIJS OF *REGIOUnS yE ERTH
IS MORE DISPOSED TO MAKE PUTREFACCI=#
OUnS yAN IN Oyer TYMES OF yE YEER . AS IT
SHEWETH BY *PTOLOME IN OON OF HI%S
PRATTYKS yAT I%S <lat></lat>
<lat></lat> *OF yE ELECCIOUnS OF yE
COURS OR STEDES OF yE SUnNE IN SOMer . &
I%N WYNTer . *THAT OON FOR HIS EXCESSE
IN-TO COLD . yAT Oyer FOR HIS EXCESSE IN-TO
HETE MAKETH PUTREFACCYOUnS IMPOSSI#
BLE TO BE SHEWED . yerFORE SITHEN yIS TYME
IS MOOST COUENABLE TO RYPE & EXPOILE
OF AL . *AND ALSO FOR . *ARistotLe SEITH . *JN <lat>LIbrO DE
GENerACOnE & CORRUPTOnE</lat> . yAT PUTREFAC#
CION~ OF OON yI%NG . IS GENDRYNG OF AN-
<fol. 47r>Oyer yING~ . IN ALL MANer GENerACION~ OF TREES
OUT OF PEPYNS OR KERNELS . yerFORE IT
BIHOUETH PUTREFACCION~ TO GO BIFORE .
*AND TO PUTREFIENG CORRUPTYNGE FOR
CAUSE yAT HETE WERCHETH IN MOYSTNESSE
yer-FORE HE NE I%S NOT SUFFRED I%N yE SOL=#
STI%CE OF SOMer . FOR EXCESSE I%N-TO HETE &
DRYENESSE . *NE In yE *SOLSTI%CE OF WYNTer ;
*FOR yE EXCESSE I%N-TO COLD & MOYSTENESSE
*THERFORE PUTREFACCION~ MUST NEDYS
HAUE PLACE In EUer EIyer EQUI%NOCCI%O . SPECIFI=#
ED . BUT YI%T yAT MUST BE I%N yI%S MANERE
*PEPYNS & GREYNES OF COLDE TREES MUSTE
BEN SETT IN yE EQuiNOCCIOUn OF WYNTer OF
HOTE TREES I%N yE EQuiNOCCIOUn OF SOMer /
*AND yAT BORELL CLERKes MAY VNDERSTONDE
yISE *AUCTOURes WOORDes . LET HEM VNDER=#
STONDE HEM yUS . yAT IS TO WYTEN . *FOR
yE EQuiNOCCION~ OF SOMer ; LET HEM TAKE
VER ; *AND FOR yE EQuiNOCCION~ OF WYNTer ;
*THIS CHAPITLE ASKETH yE PLACE OF yE
MONE & HIS AGE *BUT FOR yer BEN BUT
FEWE yAT KNOWE yE PLACE OF yE MONE
I%N yE ZODIAC . yerFORE VS BYHOUETH TO
<fol. 47v>PASSE FORTH BY OyerE yINGES MORE COMON~
*THERFORE WYTE y\U yAT ART EXPerT yAT
WHAN yE MONE IS IN *TAURO . IT IS GOOD
TYME TO PLANTE TREES OF GREYNES AND
PEPYNS / *WHAN IT IS IN *CANCro OR LEO#
N . OR LIBRA . IT IS GOOD TO WERCHE I%N
TREES yAT BEN NEWE SPRUNGE WHAN
yE MONE IS IN VIRGINE . IT IS GOOD TYME
TO SOWE ALLE MANer yING *TO BORELL
FOLK *J . SEYE yAT FRO yE MYDDES OF *SEP#
TEMBR~ . VN-TO yE MYDDIS OF *DECEmBR~
IS OPEN TYME OF PLANTYNGE *AND
RIGHT SO FRO yE MYDDES OF *JANEUERE
VN-TO yE MYDDIS OF *MARCH . *BUT YIT
IN yISE TYMES IS GOOD TO CHESE WHAN
yE MONE IS OF . V . OR VI . OR . VIJ . OR VIIJ .
OR IX . DAYES OLD. BIFORE yE PLEIN LUME
. I . BIFORE yE FULLE MONE . *ALSO AFTer yE
FULLE WHAN IT IS . XXJ . OR . XXIJ . OR . XXIIJ .
OR . XXIIIJ . OR . XXV . DAIES OLD / *FOR IN
yISE QUARTERS yE COmMIXTYON~ IS MOOST
TEMPORAT .
<rub>*OF DISPOSICIOUn OF yE PLACE AND
*ARAYENG OF THE ERTHE :</rub>
<fol. 48r><space for initial with I indicated>*N EUerY PLANTYNGE IT IS TO DISPOSE
IT SO yAT yE SUnNE-BEMES MOWE
COME TO yE ROTE . OR TO yE ERTHE FRO
yE HOURE OF TERCE VN-TO NONE . *AND
yAnNE BEN yEI PLANTED IN yE BEST MA#
NER / / *AND yAT yE TREES yAT BEN BE#
RYNGE & OF GRETE HIGHTE . yAT ParTIE
yAT STOOD TOWARD yE *NORTH BE SETT
AGEYNS yE NORTH WYND . & yE NORTH#
WEST WYND . BUT yE HYGH NORTH WYnD
& WEST HAUE KYNDE TO KELE & DRYE
TO MYCHIL TREES yAT BEN NEW SETT
FOR HER~ VNMESURABLE GRETNESSE /
*THE ERTHE MUSTE BEN ORDEYNED SO y\T
IT BE NEIyer TO FATT . NE TO GRAUELLY
& y\T ProPORCIONALLY . *FOR IF y\U WILE BR#
YNGE FORTH TREES DECLYNYNGE WHEyer
IT BE MORE TO HETE OR TO COLDNESSE / TO
MOYSTENESSE OR TO DRYENESSE y\U MUST
CONSIDER~ yE REGYON~ . & yE EI%R IN yE
BEST WISE y\U MYGHT *AND APTEN yE
PLACE AFTer yE EYR yer-ABOUTE & AFTer y\T
yE KYND OF yAT TRE IS / *AND ORDEYNE TO
EUerY yI%NG IT y\T ACORDETH yer-TO FOR yE
<fol. 48v>DISPOSICIOUn OF YE EYR IS OF DIUerSE MANer
AFTER DIUerSE AFFLUENCE OF yE HEIGHER~
BODY IN DIUerSE ParTYES OF yE CLYMATIS .
*FOR IT WERE BUT YDIL TO SETTE OLYUE
TREES IN *FLAUnDRES SITHEN yEI MAY NEIyer
BRYNGE FORTH yerE TRE-BERYNGE NE NOT
BERYNGE . & yerFORE SUmME OF HEM WENE
yAT OILE DOLIUE BE FATNESSE OF FYSSH
/ / *AND OyerE WENEN . yAT WYN MAY BEN
DRAWEN OF WATer & SPICES SODEN : FOR
yEI MAY HAUE NEIyer VYNE-BERYNGE
NE VNBERYNGE AMONGes HEM . *AND
yerFORE IT WERE BUT VEYN TO SHEWE
HEM yI%S COUnSEIL / BUT TO SWICH PUPLE
AS HAUE yE EYRE MORE SUBTIL & TEM#
PORAT FOR yerE yE ERTHE MAY BEN MA#
AD FATTER~ . OR AMENDED AS A+MAN LYK
& AS NATURE ASKETH OF yAT SHAL BEN
PLANTED .
<rub>*OF yE MANER~ OF SETTYNGE OF GREY#
NES SEDYS & PEPYNS OF TREES :</rub>
<space for initial with C indicated>HES AS *J . HAUE WRYTEN TYME
PLACE & ERTHE / & SET yO KERNELS
GREYNES / & PEPYNS VNDER SWICHE
<fol. 49r>ERTHE . IIIJ . OR . V . FYNGer BREDE . SO y\T ECHE
BE FRO OyerE HALF A FOTE ALWEY KEPYnGE
yIS SPECIAL REWLE yAT yE EENDE OF yE
GREYN OR PEPYN yAT STOOD NEXT yE
ROTE BE NETHEREST I%N yE SETTYNGE / &
yAT OyerE EENDE VP TOWARD HEUENE /
yAnNE y\U MUST MOYSTE HEM TWYES OR
yRIES IN yE DAY NOT YETTYNGE . BUT
DEWENGE . OR SPRENKLYNGE *THIS IS
A PriUYTE AMONGes CUnNYNGE MEN yAT
In VER IS MOOST COUENABLE TYME FOR
SEDYS GREYNES & PEPYNS / & IN AU=#
TUmPNE OF SPRYNGes AND PLANTES / /
<rub>*THE MANERE OF PLANTENGE OF
*ROTES AND SETLYNGES /</rub>
<space for initial with W indicated>HAN y\U COMEST TO TAKE A SETLInG
yAT SPRYNGETH OUT OF AN-OyerE
TREES ROTE ; MAKE A LITIL DELF yer-ABOUTE
AFTer yE QuaNTITE yer-OF IS DESCENDYNGE DOUn#
WARD TIL y\U COME TO yE EENDE OF yE
SMALE ROOTES & yAT y\U FYNDE yE GreTE
ROTE / OF WHOM yAT SPRYNG / GROWETH
yAnNE y\U MUST CUTTE I%T / HOLDYNGE yE
EGGE OF yE KNYF TO-WARD yE TRE / OR
<fol. 49v>TOWARD yE GROUND AND KYT IT SO W\T
A SLOOP DRAUGHT & LEF AS MYCHIL AS
y\U MYGHT OF yE ERTHE A-BOUTE yE ROTE
& STOK / OF yE SETLYNG & SET I%T IN GOOD
GROUnD ORDEYNED yerFORE & MAAD REDY
& I%N COUENABLE TYME *AS IS SEYD BIFORE
*AND SO OF ONY SPRYNG GROWENG OUT
OF ONY TRE CHES yAT GOTH RIGHT OUT
yAT BE NOT OUerLONG BUT EUENE W\TOUT
SMALE BRAUNCHES yAT BIHOLDETH TO#
WARD yE MYDDAY HOLDYNGE yE KNYF
IN CUTTYNG OF OF yE ROTE y\T yE EGGE
BE TOWARD yE ROTE *SET IT IN PLACE &
TYME COUENABLE yerFORE / AS IT IS BIFORE#
SEYD .
<rub>*OF *REMEVYNGE OF TREES FRO PLACE TO <sub>*PLACE</sub></rub>
<space for initial with L indicated>OKE yAT TRE yAT SHAL
BE REMEVED . IF IT BE GREET OR ELL
BERYNGE FRUYT *CHES yE A FUL MONE FRO
yE MYDDES OF *OTTOBR~ TO yE MYDDES OF
*DECEMBR~ HAUYNGE VP yE *ROTES AS HO#
OL AS y\U BEST MAY / LEUYNGE AS MYCHIL OF
HIS OWEN ERTHE ABOUTE yE ROTE AS yOU
MYGHT HOLD yE MANer & yE ORDR~ y\T IS BIFORE#
<fol. 50r>SEYD IN yE CHAPITLE OF SMALE TREES . OR
SETLYNGES / *JT IS NO GREET FORS yOUGH
yE MONE BE NOT EUENE I%N yE FULLE SO
IT BE I%N yE SECONDE . OR I%N yE yRIDDE QuaRTer
*THE GOUerNAILL OF yISE PLANTES IS DOUB=#
LYNG OF yE BERYNG OF FRUYT /
<rub>*OF yE GOUerNAYLL OF TREES & PLANTES</rub>
<space for initial with I indicated>F y\U WILT KEPE LATE SETT PLANTES
KEP HEM FRO VESPerTYN REYNES
& FRO WYNDES NAMELY In HERUEST *FOR
IT IS NOT SO GREET DIFFICULTE IN VER .
*AGEYNS yE COMYNGE OF WYNTer . STIKE
ABOUTE yE SETLYNG MANY BOWES y\T
yE NORTHENE WYND OR GRETNESSE OF
Oyer WYNDES DISTROYE IT NOT . *DO DUNGE
MEDLED W\T STREE ABOUTE yE STOK TOWARD
yE ROTE OF A GOOD THIKNESSE yAT FROST
NE SNOW CONGELE NOT ON yE ROTE / *AND
MAKE A DEEP VALEY yer-ABOUTE yE SPACE
OF . VJ . OR . VIJ . FEET yAT WATer ABYDE NOT
& FRESE ABOUT yE ROTE / / *BUT In LARGE
TREES yAT BERE FRUYTz ON Oyer MANer MAK
A PYT AL ABOUTE yE ROTE I%N *AUTUmPNE
. S . HERUEST . yAT IS BYTWEN SOMer AND