A man from Hertfordshire, known to be a farmer and a landowner with at least three half acres. At harvest-time, he disagreed with Anon 490, a poor mower, on the matter of Anon 490's wage to mow his field of oats. When Anon 490 tried to bargain the price of his labor, Anon 489 declared that "the Devil himself should Mow his Oats before [Anon 490] should have anything to do with them." That night, his field burned, and in the morning, the oats were found to be unburnt, mowed in circular pattern. Anon 489 "is as yet afraid to remove them."(Title page)

A man from Hertfordshire, known to be a poor mower. At harvest-time, he disagreed with Anon 489, a farmer, on the matter of Anon 490's wage to mow a field of oats. When Anon 490 tried to bargain the price of his labor, Anon 489 declared that "the Devil himself should Mow his Oats before [Anon 490] should have anything to do with them."(Title page)