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Husbandry Book III, Chapter 20, Section 1c Husbandry. Dairywomans tankards 32. He beareth a Dary womans
Tankerds, or Milk Tankerds, or two
Tankerds of milk, covered, and
cupled together with a chaine or Iron
Hoop semy circled.
The
halfe round hoop by which they are
kept together is to be cast ouer a Packet
on a horse back, thereby to carry milk
from place to place.
Water bearer 33. He beareth two Buckets
hung by a chaine to a neck yoke.
This is the maner of carrying
water in some countreys, by a neck
yoke, which compasseth a mans neck
and so lyeth on both shoulders, it saveth
the weight of the water from the Armes
which otherwise would be a great
burthen to him. Se cha.6. numb.77.
Dung fork No image located 34. He beareth a Dung fork, the points erected, [with] the shank or staile. This being not shod with Iron on the points, may very fitly be termed a yelve of dung fork vnshod, Se cha.8 numb.44. Ox yoke No image located 35. He beareth a Oxe Yoke erected, or set on end. There is some difference between this and that mentioned before, cha.6 numb.31. [correctly ch. 8] Previous section
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