Part 76 (1/2)

[Sidenote: Rise early; cast up your bed, and don't let it lie.]

[Sidenote: [sign. A. iii.b.]]

Early in the mornynge thy bed then forsake, Thy rayment put on, thy selfe redy make. 60 To cast vp thy bed It shalbe thy parte, Els may they say that beastly thou art; 64 So to departe and let the same lye, It is not semynge nor yet manerly. 68

[Sidenote: Go down, salute your parents, wash your hands, comb your head, brush your cap and put it on.]

Downe from thy chamber when thou shalte go, Thy parentes salute thou, and the famely also; 72 Thy handes se thou washe, and thy hed keame, And of thy rayment se torne be no seame; 76

[Sidenote: [sign. A. iiii.]]

Thy cappe fayre brusht, thy hed couer than, Takynge it of In speakynge to any man. 80

[Sidenote: Cato.]

Cato doth councel thee thyne elders to reuerence Declarynge therby thy dutye and obedience. 84

[Sidenote: Tie on your s.h.i.+rt-collar, fasten your girdle, rub your breeches, clean your shoes, wipe your nose on a napkin, pare your nails, clean your ears, wash your teeth.]

Thy shyrte coler fast to thy necke knyt; Comely thy rayment loke on thy body syt. 88 Thy gyrdell about thy wast then fasten, Thy hose fayre rubd thy showes se be cleane. 92 A napkyn se that thou haue in redines Thy nose to clense from all fylthynes. 96

[Sidenote: [sign. A. iiii.b.]]

Thy nayles, yf nede be, se that thou payre; Thyne eares kepe cleane, thy teath washe thou fayre. 100

[Sidenote: Have your torn clothes mended, or new ones obtained.]

If ought about thee chaunce to be torne, Thy frendes therof shewe howe it is worne, 104 And they wyll newe for thee prouyde, Or the olde mende, In tyme beinge spyde, 108

[Sidenote: Get your satch.e.l.l and books, and haste to School, taking too pen, paper, and ink, which are necessary for use at school.]

This done, thy setch.e.l.l and they bokes take, And to the scole haste see thou make. 112 But ere thou go, with thy self forthynke.

That thou take with thee pen, paper, and ynke; 116 For these are thynges for thy study necessary, Forget not then with thee them to cary. 120 The souldiar preparynge hym selfe to the fielde

[Sidenote: [sign. A. v.]]

Leaues not at home his sworde and his s.h.i.+elde, 124 No more shulde a scoler forget then truly what he at scole shulde nede to occupy. 128

[Sidenote: Then start off.]

These thynges thus had, Take strayght thy way Vnto the schole without any stay. 132

[Sidenote: _How to behave going to, and at, School._]

Howe to behaue thy selfe in going by the streate and in the schoole .ii.

[Sidenote: Take off your cap to those you meet; give way to pa.s.sers by.]

++In goynge by the way and pa.s.synge the strete,