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likewise a Mare will bear more Mare-Colts thansome other Marcs will do, though they are Horsedwith one Horse; neither can I give any reason why,except the Lustiness of the Natures of both of themare put to it, whether of them should have the do-mination. But if the Husbandman have Maresof divers colours, let him fever them in divers par-cels, and let him put to his white Mare a gray horse,and his gray Mare a white Horse, so that he be notall white skinned about the^mouth; and to a Mareof colour that hath no white upon her, a colouredHorse that hath much more white on him, and tohis coloured Mare a mean white Horse of colourmain white. And thus shall the Cokes be well co-loured. And if a white Horse be put to a coloured’Marc, she shall have most commonly a sandy Coltlike to an Iron-gray, neither like 5ire nor Dam.Howsoever, I have known many Mares that willhave their Colts like the Horse that got it,the whichis against the kind of Mares; for a man had ratherget one good Horse than many Mares that are not solikely to prove well.

To carry Wood and other Necessary.

I N May when the Husbandman hath Fallowed theGround, andsetouthisSheep-fold, and carriednway the Dung and Muck, if he have any Wood,Coal, or Timber to carry, or such other necessaries,that must needs be done with the Cart or Wain,then is the time to do it. For then the way is liketo be fair and dry, and the days long, and at thattime the Husbandman hath least to do in Husban-dry.

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