[1] [2] The king kept his Christmas at Greenwith this yeare, with much noblenesse and open court. And the tenth daie of Februarie, in his owne person, iusted with all commers. On Twelfe daie his grace and the earle of Deuonshire, with foure aids, answered at the tourneie all commers, which were sixtéene per|sons: noble and rich was their apparell, but in feats of armes the king excelled the rest. About this time the king hauing regard to the common welth of his realme, considered how for the space of fiftie yeares past and more, Polydor. the nobles and gentlemen of Eng|land, being giuen to grasi [...] of cattell, and kéeping of shéepe, had inuented a meane how to increase their yearelie reuenues, to the great decaie and vn|dooing of husbandmen of the land. For the said no|bles and gentlemen,An inconue|nience of tur|ning arable ground into pasture. after the maner of the Numidi|ans, more studieng how to increase their pastures, than to mainteine tillage, began to decaie husband tacks & tenements, and to conuert arable ground into pasture, furnishing the same with beasts and shéepe, and also deere, so inclosing the field with hed|ges, ditches, and pales, which they held in their owne hands, ingrossing woolles, and selling the same, and also shéepe and beasts at their owne prices, and as might stand most with their owne priuate commo|ditie.