JUNE. To June different names were given: "Weyd-monath," according to some, "because then the cattle began to weyd", that is, feed in the meadows, which at that time were usually marshes. According to others, it was called "Midsummer month." This was the time of the year at which the English commenced their long voyages, and they are represented in the woodcut in the act of cutting down and dressing trees, in order to fit out their ships.
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JUNE. To June different names were given: "Weyd-monath," according to some, "because then the cattle began to weyd", that is, feed in the meadows, which at that time were usually marshes. According to others, it was called "Midsummer month." This was the time of the year at which the English commenced their long voyages, and they are represented in the woodcut in the act of cutting down and dressing trees, in order to fit out their ships.

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Sep 27, 2012

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June Weyd-monath cattle weyd feed meadows marshes Midsummer English commenced voyages woodcut act cutting dressing trees order ships nineteenth century engraving

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