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- 11 May 1641: William Simpson of Little Driffield takes a break from threshing to shear Henry Best’s sheep at Elmswell
- 9 May 1641: Sheepwashing preparatory to shearing at Elmswell (Driffield)
- 16 July 1638: Henry Best and several other well-off citizens of Elmswell (Driffield) are taxed to help relieve plague-stricken Hull
- 22 November 1641: Snow falls at Elmswell (Driffield), and sheep farmers jostle for low ground and feed
- 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
- 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
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