as the neighbours of Deuon and Sommerset shires, hired their pastures
at a rent, and stored them with theyr owne cattell.

As for tillage, it came farre short of feeding the Inhabitants
mouthes, who were likewise supplyed weekely at their markets from
those places, with many hundred quarters of corne and horseloades of
bread. But when the Tynneworkes began to fayle, and the people
to increase, this double necessitie draue them to play the good
husbands, and to prouide corne of their owne. Labour brought plentie,
plentie cheapnesse, and cheapnesse sought a vent beyond the seas, some
by procuring licence, and more by stealth (if at least the common
brute doe not wrong them with a slaunder) [20] so as, had not the
Imbargo with Spaine (whither most was transported) foreclosed this
trade, Cornwall was likely in few yeeres, to reape no little wealth
by the same. And yet, whosoeuer looketh into the endeauour which
the Cornish husbandman is driuen to vse about his Tillage, shall find
the trauell paineful, the time tedious, and the expences verie
chargeable. For first, about May, they cut vp all the grasse of that
ground, which must newly be broken, into Turfes, which they call
Beating. These Turfes they raise vp somewhat in the midst, that the
Wind and Sunne may the sooner drie them. The inside turned outwards
drieth more speedily, but the outside can better brooke the change of
weather. After they haue beene throughly dried, the Husbandman pileth
them in little heapes, and so burneth them to ashes.

Then doe they bring in Sea sand, of greater or lesser quantitie,
partly after their neerenesse to the places, from which it is fetched,
and partly by the good husbandrie, and abilitie of the Tiller. An
ordinarie Horse wil carrie two sackes of Sand, and of such the
borderers on the Sea, doe bestow, 60. at least, in euerie Acre, but