JUNE. To June different names were given
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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