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teeth,in the left hand, and a Sickle in the right hand ;with the Rake he gathereth as much as will makessheaf: And then he raketh the Barley or Oats by thetops, and pulleth out as much as will make a band,and casteth the band from him on the Land, andwith his Rake and his Sickle taketh up the Barleyor Oats, and layeth them upon the band, and sothe Barley lieth unbound three or four days until itbe dry weather, and then he binds it. And whenthat the Barley is led away, the Land must be raked,or else there will bemuchCorn lost, and if the Bar-ley or Oats lie, they must needs be shorn.

To Reap or Move Pease or Beans.

P Eafe or Beans are Reaped most commonly last,or else Mown after divers manners; some withSickles, some with Hooks, and some with StafF-hooks. In some places, they,lay them on Reaps,and when that they are dry, they lay them toge-ther on heaps like Hay-cocks, and never bind them ;but the belt way is when the Reaps be dry to bindthem, and to set them on the ridge of the Lands,three sheaves together. Mowers geld not yourBeans, that is to fay, tocut the Beans so high, thatthe nether Cod grow still on the stalk, and when theyare bound,they are the readier to Load and Unload,to make a Rcke, or to take from the Mow to Thresh,and so are not the Reaps.

Hove Rye jhoitld be Shorn.

A T the latter end of July, or the beginning ofjittgust, is the time to Shear Rye, which

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