Early English Meals and Manners Part 91

l. 4: [1: Egerton MS. 1995, Synne]

[[Adv. _for_ with mary, _read_ oure Lady]]

[[Cam. _for_ Elizabeth _read_ cortesey]]

All{e} vertues arn{e}[2] closid{e} yn curtesye, And all{e} vices yn vylonye. 8 Loke yne hond{is} be[3] wa.s.she clene, That no fylth{e} on[4] thy nayles be sene.

Take {o}u no mete tyll{e} grace[5] be seyd{e}, And tyll{e} {o}u see all{e} thyng arayed{e}. 12 l. 7: [2: ben closyde]

[[Adv. _for_ arn _read_ byn]]

[[Cam. _for_ closide _read_ clodyd]]

l. 9: [[Adv. _prefix_ Forst _to_ Loke]]

[3: that thy hondys benne]

[[Adv. _for_ wa.s.she _read_ wa.s.shyd]]

l. 10: [4: in]

[[Cam. _for_ on _read_ yn]]

l. 11: [5: the fyrste gracys]

[[Cam. _for_ ou _read_ ye]]

l. 12: [[Adv. _for_ tylle _read_ to]]

[[Cam. _for_ ou _read_ ye]]

Loke, my son, {a}t thow not sytte]

Tyll{e} e ruler of e hous the bydde;[6]

And at thy[7] mete, yn {e} begynnyng, Loke on[8] pore men that thow thynk, 16 For the full{e} wombe w{i}t{h}out[[9] any faylys]

Wot full{e} lytyl[[9] what the hungery aylys.]

l. 13: [[Adv. _prefix_ And _to_ Loke]

l. 14: [6: the halle the bytte]

[[Adv. To he y^t reweleth y^e howse y^e bytt]]

[[Cam. _for_ hous the bydde _read_ hall e beyt]]

l. 15: [7: Atte the]

[[Cam. _for_ e _read_ they]]

l. 16: [8: a-pon (and omits _that_)]

[[Adv. _put the_ that _between_ loke _and_ on]]

[[Cam. _for_ on _read_ no]]

l. 17: [[Adv. _for_ without any faylys _read_ withowtte fayle]]

[[Cam. _for_ any faylys _read_ fayle]]

l. 18: [[Adv. _for_ hungery aylys _read_ empty ayle]]

[[Cam. _for_ aylys _read_ heydyt]]

Ete[[9] not thy mete to hastely, A-byde and ete esely. 20 l. 19: [[Cam. _for_ Ete ... hastely _read_ yet ... hastey]]

l. 20: [[Adv. _for_ ete esely _read_ etett eysely]]

[[Cam. _prefix_ Bot _to_ Abyde]]

[[Cam. _for_ esely _read_ all yesley]]

Tylle {o}u haue thy fulle seruyse, Touche noo messe in noo wyse.

Kerue not thy brede to thynne, Ne breke hit not on twynne: 24 The mosselle that {o}u begynnysse to touche, Cast them not in thy pouche.

l. 23: [[Cam. _for_ Kerue not thy brede _read_ Kot they bred not]]

l. 24: [[Cam. _is_ Ne to theke bat be-tweyn]]

l. 25: [[Adv. _for_ mosselle _read_ morsselle]]

[[Cam. _for_ mosselle _read_ mossels]]

[[Cam. _for_ begynnysse to _read_ dost]]

l. 26: [[Adv. _for_ in _read_ owt of]]

[[Cam. _for_ in _read_ owt of]]

Put not thy fyngerys on thy dysche, Nothyr in flesche, nothyr in fysche. 28 l. 27: [[Cam. _for_ on _read_ yn]]

l. 28: [[Adv. _for_ Into thy _read_ nor in the;]]

[[Adv. _for_ thy salte _read_ hit]]

[[Cam. 28-30 _are_ Ne yn they met, feys, ne fleys.

Put not thy mete yn ey salt seleyr]]

Put not thy mete in-to the salte, In-to thy Seler that thy salte halte,]

[Sidenote: [Fol. 210, back.]]

But ley it fayr{e}[10] on i trencher{e} The byfore,[11] and at is yn{e} honor{e}. 32 l. 31: [10: Egerton MS. omits _fayre_]

[[Adv. _for_ fayre on i _read_ on a]]

l. 32: [11: To-fore the]

[[Adv. _for_ The byfore _read_ Byfore the]]

[[Adv. _dele_ yne]]

[[Cam. _is_ Be-fore the, that ys worschep]]

Pyke not yn{e} Eris ne thy nost{re}ll{is}; If[12] {o}u do, men woll{e} sey {o}u come of cherl{is}.[13]

And[14] whyll{e} i mete yn i mouth is, Drynk ow not; for-gete not this. 36 l. 33: [[Cam. _for_ ne _read_ nother]]

l. 34: [12: And]

[13: comyste of karlys]

[[Cam. _for_ If _read_ And]]

[[Cam. _for_ come _read_ comest]]

[[Adv. Pyke not y^i tethe wyth y^i knyfe Whyles y^u etyst be y^i lyfe]]

l. 35: [14: But]

[[Cam. _for_ And _read_ Seche]]

[[Cam. _put the_ is _before_ yn]]

Ete i mete by small{e} mosselles; [m] Fylle not thy mouth as done[15] broth.e.l.l{is}.

[n] Pyke not i teth{e} with thy knyfe; In no company begynne ow stryfe.[16] 40 l. 37: [[Cam. _for_ Ete ... by _read_ Kot ... yn]]

l. 38: [15: dothe]

[[Cam. _prefix_ And _to_ Fylle;]]

[[Cam. _omit_ done]]

l. 40: [16: Whyle {o}u ettyste by thy lyffe]

[[Cam. _is_ Weyles thou hetys, bey they leyffe]]

And whan {o}u hast i potage doon{e},[17]

Out of thy dyssh ow put thi spone.

Ne spitte ow not[18] over the[19] tabyll{e}, Ne therupon, for that is no ing abyll{e}.[20] 44 l. 41: [17: Idone]

l. 42: [[Cam. _for_ ow put _read_ take owt]]

l. 43: [18: Spette not]

[19: thy]

[[Cam. _for_ Ne _read_ Nether]]

l. 44: [20: Nor a-pon hyt, for hyt ys not able]

[[Cam. _is_ For no cortesey het ys not habell]]

Ley not yn{e} Elbowe nor[21] thy fyst Vpon the tabyll{e} whyl{is} {a}t thow etist.[22]

Bulk not as a Been{e} were yn i throte, [As a ka]rle {a}t comys oute of a cote. 48 l. 45: [21: nothyr]

[[Cam. _for_ Elbowe ... fyst _read_ Elbowhes ... fystys]]

l. 46: [22: whyle {o}u este]

[[Cam. _for_ whylis at _read_ wheyle]]

l. 47: [[Cam. _is_ Bolk not as a bolle yn the crofte]]

l. 48: [[Cam. _for_ karle at _read_ charle]]

[[Cam. _for_ cote _read_ cotte]]

[[23] And thy mete be o]f grete pryce, [Be ware of hyt, or {o}u arte n]ot wyse.

[Speke noo worde stylle ne sterke; And honowre and curtesy loke {o}u kepe, 52 And at the tabylle loke {o}u make goode chere; Loke {o}u rownde not in nomannys ere.

l. 50: [[Cam. _for_ of hyt or ou art _read_ the or ye be]]

l. 51: [[Cam. _for_ sterke _read_ lowde]]

l. 52: [[Cam. _is_ all of curtesy loke ye carpe]]