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- 4 November 1641: Henry Best of Elmswell (Driffield) boils tar and pitch to mark his sheep
- 16 September 1641: Henry Best of Elmswell (Driffield) begins to harvest peas, and describes the technique required
- 19 August 1641: Henry Best of Elmswell (Driffield) begins to harvest mixed grain, and gleaners wait in the wings
- 7 July 1641: Henry Best of Elmswell (Driffield) starts haymaking
- 1 April 1641: Henry Best of Elmswell (Driffield) weighs his wool for a purchaser from Beverley
- 1 April 1641: Tips on bringing ewes and lambs to market in the East Riding today, Easter Monday
- 20 February 1582: Part of the household inventory made on the death of farmer Richard Best of Elmswell, including his homebrew kit
- 19 February 1557: At a tithe hearing, Ralph Dicconson (60) of Malton recalls his visits 40 years ago as a pedlar to Kirkham Priory before its dissolution in 1539
- 25 June 1586: At a tithe tribunal, elderly ex-nuns recall hay-making at Moxby Priory before its dissolution in 1536
- 3 March 1607: During a tithe case at Kirkbymoorside, George Hutton (82) recalls Roland Blyton hunting at Skiplam and Welburn before the Dissolution 70 years ago
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