Part 35 (1/2)

[Sidenote: The parents of a Pope or Cardinal must not presume to equality with their son,]

++There as pope or cardynall{e} in eir{e} estate beyng{e}, at han fadur & mod{ur} by their{e} dayes lyvyng{e}, eir{e} fadur or modir ne may in any wise be p{re}sumyng{e} to be egall{e} w{i}t{h} their{e} son standyng{e} ne sittyng{e}: 1100

[Sidenote: and must not want to sit by him, but in a separate room.]

Therfor{e} fadir ne moder / ey owe not to desire to sytte or stond by eyr{e} son / his state will{e} h{i}t not requir{e}, but by em self / a chambur a.s.signed for them sur{e}, Vn-to whom vche office ought gladly [Fol. 187b.]

to do plesur{e}. 1104

[Sidenote: A Marshal must look to the rank of every estate,]

To the birth{e} of vche estate a m{er}shall{e} must se, and en next of his lyne / for eyr{e} dignyte; en folowyng{e}, to officers affter{e} eir{e} degre, As chaunceler{e}, Steward / Chamburleyn / tresorer{e} if he be: 1108

[Sidenote: and do honour to _foreign visitors_ and residents.]

Mor{e} ou{er} take hede he must / to aliene / co{m}mers straungeres, and to straungers of is land, resi[d]ent dwelleres, and exalte em to honour{e} / if e be of honest maneres; en all{e} o{er} aft{ur} eir{e} degre / like as cace requeres. 1112

[Sidenote: A well-trained Marshal should think beforehand where to place strangers at the table.]

In a man{er}able m{er}shall{e} e co{n}nyng{e} is moost co{m}mendable to haue a for{e} sight to straungers, to sett em at e table; For if ey haue gentill{e} cher{e} / & gydyng{e} man{er}able, e m{er}shall{e} doth his sou{er}eyn honour{e} / & he e mor{e} lawdable. 1116

[Sidenote: If the King sends any messenger to your Lord receive him one degree higher than his rank.]

-- ?eff ow be a m{er}shall{e} to any lord of is land, yff e kyng{e} send to y sou{er}eyn eny his s{er}uand by sand,

+Yeff he be a+ +receve hym as a+ { knyght { baroun honorand { Squyer{e} { knyght w{i}t{h} hand { yoman of e crown { Squyer{e} { grome { yeman in maner{e} { page { grome goodly in fer{e} { Childe { grome gentill{e} lerner{e}.

[Sidenote: The King's groom may dine with a Knight or Marshal,]

-- hit rebuketh not a knyght / e knyg{es} grome to sytte at his table, 1125 no mor{e} hit doth{e} a m{er}shall{e} of maners plesable; and so from e hiest degre / to be lowest honorable, if e m{er}shall{e} haue a sight {er}to, he is co{m}mendable. 1128

[Headnote: THE DIFFERENCES OF MEN EQUAL IN RANK.]

[Sidenote: A Marshal must also understand the rank of County and Borough officers,]

-- Wisdom woll{e} a m{er}shall{e} man{er}abely {a}t he vndirstand all{e} e wors.h.i.+pfull{e} officers of the comunialte of is land, of s.h.i.+res / Citees / borowes; like as ey ar ruland, ey must be sett aft{ur} eir{e} astate dewe in degre as ey stand. 1132

[Sidenote: and that a Knight of blood and property is above a poor Knight,]

-- hit belongeth{e} to a m{er}shall{e} to haue a for{e} sight of all{e} estatis of is land in eu{er}y place pight, For estate of a knyght of blode, lyvelode, & myght, [Fol. 188.]

is not p{er}egall{e} to a symple & a poouere knyght. 1136

[Sidenote: the Mayor of London above the Mayor of Queenborough,]

-- Also e meyr{e} of london, notable of dignyte, and of queneborow[269] e meir{e}, no yng{e} like in degre, at one messe ey owght in no wise to sitt ne be; hit no yng{e} besemeth{e} / {er}for{e} to suche semble ye se / 1140

[Sidenote: the Abbot of Westminster above the poor Abbot of Tintern,]

-- Also e abbote of Westmynster{e}, e hiest of {is} lande / The abbot of tynterne[270] e poorest, y vndirstande, [Fol. 188a.]