3. put the trenchers, &c., in one Voider, As breade and drynke, Hauynge by thee thynges from thy handes That from the table A voyder vpon then to conuaye 372 thou shalt take awaye. the table then haue, 376 The trenchers and napkyns therein to receaue ; The croomes with a napkyn together them swepe, 380 4. sweep the It at the tables ende wayes, Wyne to them fyll, But wyne is metest, Then on the table It for to voyde Eche syde of the clothe 0 crumbs into [sign. B. iii.] another, 5. set a clean trencher before every one, 6. put on Cheese, Fruit, Biscuits, and 392 7. serve Wine, (Ale or Beer.) Howe to order thy selfe syttynge at the table. Chyldren! geue eare Howe at the table Presume not to hyghe, water. Clear the table; make a low curtsey. [sign. B. iiii.] How to behave at your own dinner. 428 Socra. Cato. Let your betters sit above you. 432 See others served to thy betters geue place. Fyrste serued to be, Of good curtesie. first, 436 then wait a while before eating. Have your knife sharp. lips Thy spone with pottage For fylynge the cloth, Or speake to any, Thy knyfe se be sharpe Thy mouth not to full Don't smack your Not smackynge thy lyppes, or gnaw your bones: avoid such beastliness. to full do not fyll, 444 If thou fortune to spyll, thy pottage to sup, his head in the cup. 448 458 462 to cut fayre thy meate; when thou dost eate; 454 As comonly do hogges, As it were dogges; Suche beastlynes flie, thy selfe manerly. that thou euer kepe, thereon them to wype; Cleane do thou make, 468 In hande yf thou take, At the table walke, 472 Neyther reason nor talke. and belly alway, the prouerbe doth say, Is to be vsed; 476 480 488 Ought to be refused. thou shalt not be shent, May cause thee repent. are commendable, In a chylde at the table. that "in olde and yonge Is to kepe thy tonge." 494 at the table syttynge, Ouer muche spytynge; Is to be abhorde; Behaue at the borde. at the table thou se, 504 the same moderately. So muche as thou can; when thou art a man. 510 500 Cap. .v. Knelynge or standynge, whiche he doth coumpt The thynges ye desyre Our wylles to his worde thou shalt repayer, 532 How to behave at Church. Avoid dicing and carding. Cicero. Delight in Knowledge, Virtue, and Learning. In vsage sober, whyle you be there, Nor one with an other Reuerently thy selfe when to the Churche Eche thynge hath his tyme, The Lorde doth call it The fruites of gamynge, vertue and learnynge. Capitulo .vi. Lytle chylde, For that hath brought As dysynge, and cardynge, which many vndoeth But yf thou delyght Delyght in knowledge, For learnynge wyll leade thee Eschewe thou euer game,― to the schoole of vertue, Vice to subdue. 610 thou canst not but floryshe; that vertue doth norysh. thou shalt doubtes discerne, thy lyfe well gouerne. 618 By them we do take, that doth them forsake. In folowynge our wyll, which playnly is yll. 626 and not will thee leade A wronge trace to treade. and conqeur thy wyll 632 to doe that is yll; to many doth growe, 636 but doth it well knowe. |