And the wethers ouer old are to be refused in eating, in that they be then cold and drie without moysture, and they smallye nourish and hardly disgest. Also béefe and other fleshe of beastes being olde, be euill to eate, through the coldenesse and drynesse, and through the lacke of the moysture and hotnesse. And when the olde Rams in their time to couer the Ewe, be sooner moued thereto, than the yong Rammes, it doeth then signifie a good and profitable season to ensue in that yeare, and a good season and prosperous also for shéepe. But if in the proper time to couer the Ewe, the yong Rammes be sooner prouoked thereto than the olde Rams, then doeth followe the greate rotte or murreyne of shéepe in that yeare. Also Ewes by drinking of water conceiue the sooner wyth Lambe and of this the shéepeheardes giue them salte to eate, wherby the more drinking of water, they may so conceiue with yong, and they are also by that meanes preserued the healthfuller. And in the Haruest also some sheapheardes giue them to eate Gourdes seasoned with salt to encrease their milke, for by that meanes both the milke more plentifully issue forth of their teates, and the Ewes do sooner conceiue. Also in Sommer is the colde Northerly water good for them, and in the Haruest the warme Southerly water good for them. Also to let shéepe féede in the ende of the day, is greatelye commended: and if they also stirre but little abrode, the same is thought very profitable, in that the muche iourneying, and labouring of them hither and thither, doth so cause them to become leane. Also the skilful shéepeheards knowe, whiche shéepe will well endure the sharp winter, and which not, in that vpon some of the shéepes backes (as they affirme) Ise maye be founde, and vpon othersome none at al. So that by this may be learned, that such shéepe which be weake, a man can hardely plucke off the Ise from their backes. And further learne, that those shéepe whiche haue long tayles, maye hardlier abide the sharpe colde winter, than those hauing broade tayles: and the shéepe also curled of haire (do in like sorte) hardlier endure the bitter winter.