Vt vua vsque ad ver servetur in vite. xij capitulum.
The Grekis seyn that grapes in their vyne [351 Rubric] Ms. veer. ‖ The] has small initial.]
Til veer is thus to kepe: aboute a tre
In shady place, impleet of grapes fyne,
Let make a delf iij footis deep to be
And brood too foote, and sond inkest thou se; [ 355]
Ther cannes styke; on hem sarmentis [s. scions.] plie,
With grapes faire & sounde aparty hie;
To wrie hem that no reyn vppon hem drepe.
They sayn eke fruyt or grape in tre or vyne
With erthen pottis thus a man may kepe: [ 360]
This fruyt in hem suspended to reclyne,
And wrie hem that noon ayer vppon hem shyne;
So beth they saaf. Eke appules brought a slepe
In gips [gipso.] , to longe abide and neuere wepe.