Part 64 (1/2)

Yf {o}u make mawes[6] on any wyse, A velany {o}u kacches or eu{er} {o}u rise. 56

-- Let neu{er} y cheke be Made to grete [Fol. 13.]

W{i}t{h} morsell{e} of brede {a}t {o}u shall{e} ete; An apys mow men sayne he makes, {a}t brede and flesshe in hys cheke bakes. 60

-- Yf any man speke {a}t tyme to the, And {o}u schall{e} onsware, h{i}t will{e} not be But waloande, and a-byde {o}u most; {a}t is a schame for alle the host. 64

-- On bothe halfe y mouthe, yf {a}t {o}u ete, Mony a skorne shall{e} {o}u gete.

{o}u shall{e} not lau?he ne speke no yng{e} Whille i mouthe be full{e} of mete or drynke; 68

-- Ne suppe not w{i}t{h} grete sowndyng{e} Noer potage ne oer yng{e}.

Let not i spone stond in y dysche, Whe{er} {o}u be s{er}ued w{i}t{h} fleshe or fische; 72

-- Ne lay hit not on thy dishe syde, But clense h{i}t honestly w{i}t{h}-outen pride.

Loke no browyng{e} on y fyng{ur} ore Defoule e clothe e be-fore. [p. 27, bot.] 76

-- In i dysche yf {o}u wete y brede, Loke {er}-of at no?t be lede To cast agayne y dysche in-to; {o}u art vn-hynde yf {o}u do so. 80

-- Drye y mouthe ay wele {and} fynde When {o}u schall{e} drynke o{er} ale or wyne.

Ne calle {o}u no?t a dysche a-?ayne, {a}t ys take fro e borde in playne; 84

-- ?if {o}u sp[i]tt ou{er} the borde, or ell{es} opon, {o}u schall{e} be holden an vncurtayse mon; Yf y nown dogge {o}u sc.r.a.pe or clawe, {a}t is holden a vyse emong men knawe. 88

-- Yf y nose {o}u clense, as may be-falle, Loke y honde {o}u clense, as wyth{e}-alle, Priuely w{i}t{h} skyrt do hit away, O{er} ellis thurgh{e} thi tepet {a}t is so gay. 92

-- Clense not thi tethe at mete sittande, W{i}t{h} knyfe ne stre, styk ne wande.

While {o}u holdes mete i{n} mouthe, be war To drynke, {a}t is an-honest[7] char, 96

-- And also fysike for-bedes. .h.i.t, And sais {o}u may be choket at {a}t byt; Yf hit go y wrang throte into, And stoppe y wynde, {o}u art fordo. 100

-- Ne telle {o}u neu{er} at borde no tale To harme or shame y felawe i{n} sale; For if he then w{i}t{h}holde his methe[8], Eftsons he wyll{e} forcast i dethe. 104

-- Where-ser{e} {o}u sitt at mete in borde, Avoide e cat at on bar{e} worde For yf {o}u stroke cat o{er} dogge, {o}u art lyke an ape tey?ed w{i}t{h} a clogge. 108

-- Also {es}chewe, w{i}t{h}-outen stryfe, To foule e borde clothe w{i}t{h} i knyfe; Ne blow not on y drynke ne mete, Ne{er} for colde, neer for hete; 112

-- W{i}t{h} mete ne bere y knyfe to mowthe, Whe{er} {o}u be sett be strong or couthe; Ne w{i}t{h} o borde clothe i tethe {o}u wype, [Fol. 14.]

Ne y nyen {a}t rennen rede, as may betyde. 116

-- Yf {o}u sitt by a ry?ht good man, is lesson loke ou enke apon: Vndur his the?ghe y kne not pit, {o}u ar full{e} lewed yf {o}u dose hit. 120

-- Ne bacwarde sittande gyf no?t y cupe, No{er} to drynke, no{er} to suppe; Bidde i frende take cuppe and drynke, {a}t is holden an-honest thyng. 124

-- Lene not on elbowe at y mete, No{er} for colde ne for hete; Dip not i thombe y drynke i{n}to, {o}u art vncurtayse yf {o}u hit do; 128

-- In salt saler yf {a}t {o}u pit O{er} fisshe or flesshe {a}t me{n} may wyt, {a}t is a vyce, as me{n} me telles, And gret wonder h{i}t most be elles. 132

-- After mete when {o}u shalt wa.s.she, Spitt not in basyn, ne wat{er} {o}u da.s.she; Ne spit not lorely, for no kyn mede, Be-fore no mo{n} of G.o.d for drede. 136

-- Who so eu{er} despise is lessoun ry?t, At borde to sitt he hase no my?t.