Part 81 (1/2)
[Sidenote: Then bow to him, look him in the face, and answer sensibly, not staring about or laughing, but audibly and distinctly, your words in due order, or you'll straggle off, or stutter, or stammer, which is a foul crime.]
[Sidenote: [sign. C. ii.]]
Low obeisaunce makyng, lokinge him in the face, 672 Tretably speaking, thy wordes see thou place.
with countinaunce sober thy bodie vprighte 676 Thy fete iuste to-gether, thy handes in lyke plight; Caste not thyne eies on neither syde. 680 when thou arte praised, therin take no pryde.
In tellynge thy tale, neither laugh nor smyle, 684 Such folly forsake thou, banish and exyle; In audible voice thy wordes do thou vtter, 688 Not hie nor lowe, but vsynge a measure.
Thy wordes se that thou p.r.o.nounce plaine, 692
[Headnote: HOW TO CARRY A MESSAGE.]
[Text note: [C _orig._ thai]]
[Sidenote: [sign. C. ii.b.]]
And that [C] they spoken Be not in vayne; In vttryng wherof Kepe thou an order, 696 Thy matter therby thou shalte much forder; whiche order yf thou Do not obserue, 700 From the purpose nedes must thou swarue.
And hastines of speche wyll cause thee to erre, 704 Or wyll thee teache to stut or stammer.
To stut or stammer is a foule crime, 708 Learne then to leaue it, take warnyng in tyme; How euyll a chylde it doth become, 712 Thy selfe beynge iudge, hauinge wisedome;
[Sidenote: [sign. C. iii.]]
And sure it is taken by custome and vre, 716 whyle yonge you be there is helpe and cure.
This generall rule yet take with the, 720
[Sidenote: Always keep your head uncovered.]
In speakynge to any man Thy head vn-couered be.
The common prouerbe remember ye oughte, 724
[Sidenote: Better unfed than untaught.]
”Better vnfedde then vn-taughte.”
[Sidenote: _How to take a Message._]
-- How to order thy selfe being sente of message.
Cap. viii.
++If of message forthe thou be sente, 728
[Sidenote: Listen to it well; don't go away not knowing it.]
Take hede to the same, Geue eare diligente; Depart not awaye and beyng in doute, 732
[Sidenote: [sign. C. iii.b.]]