Nott

For these and other reasons farmers who occupy good land in the vale with their hill farms are getting tired of the horned sheep, and use their hill farms only as summering-ground for nott sheep and bullocks.

Do ye know that riddle about the nott cows, Jonathan? Why do nott cows give less milk in a year than horned?

he caused his owne head to bee poiled, and from thencefoorthe his bearde to bee notted, and no more shaven.