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ANOTHER COMMUNICATION, WHERE DYVERSE MANER METES BEN NAMED,
WHICHE IS A RIGHT NECESSARY WAYE FOR SHORTELY
TO COME TO THE FRENCHE SPECHE, BETWENE
THE LADY MARY AND HER AMENER.
Lau.
Moche good do it you, madame.
Bon prew uous face, madame.
Ma.
Ye be well come, maistre Amener.
Bien soiéz uenu, monsieur lAumosniér.
Lau.
What? is it so late. Trewly I thought nat that the borde was
Comment? est il sy tard. Certes je ne cuidoie point que la table fust
covered nor the clothe layde, and ye have alredy eaten your porage.
couuerte ne la nappe mise, et uous aués desja mengé uostre potage.
Ma.
How knowe ye the same, paraventure that I have nat.
Coment le scaues uous, peult estre que non ay.
Lau.
It is well possyble, how be it that I wolde parswade you to eate of it
Il est bien possible, combien que uous uouldroie persuadér den mengér
somwhat.
quelque petit.
Ma.
Why, I pray you.
Pourquoy, je uous prie.
Lau.
Bycause that physicions ben of opynyon that one ought to begyn the meate
Parce que les medecins sont dopinion quon doibt comencér le mengér
of vitayle to thende that by that meane to gyve direction
de uiandes liquides affin de par ce moien donnér direccion
to the remenant.
au sourplous.
Ma.
How are you a physicion, I thought that ye had been a lawyer.
Coment estes uous medecin, je cuidoye que vous fusses legiste.
Lau.
Trewly men ben wont to say every man to be a phisycion, but he
Certes, madame, on seult dire ung chescun estre medecin, synon le
that is sycke.
malade.
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Ma.
And ye be nat sicke, wherfore ye have concluded you a phisycion,
Et uous nestes point malade, pourquoy uous uous estes conclud medecin,
declare me therfore the qualyties and properties of these meates
declarés moy doncques les qualités et propriétés de ces uiandes
that I may knowe the whiche ben most holsome for me, and
que puisse congnoistre lesquelles sont les plus saines pour moy, et
I shall alowe your phisycke.
japprouueray uostre medecine.
Lau.
Certaynly, madame, I shall shewe you gladlye all that I can. I have
Certes, madame, je uous en diray uoullentiér ce que jen scay. Je vous
tolde you alredy myne advyse of the porage, and touchyng the befe: I
ay desja dit mon aduis du potage, et touchant le beuf: je
do estymate him of nature melancolyke and engendre and produce grose
lestime de nature melancolyque et engendre et produit gros
blode well norisshyng folkes and of stronge complexion, whiche
sang bien nourissant gens robustes et de forte complexion, qui
occupy them in great busynesse and payne; the moton boyled is of
se exercent en grand trauaill et labeurs; le mouton bouilly est de
nature and complexion sanguyne, the whiche, to my jugement, is holsome
nature et complexion sanguine, lequel a mon jugement est sain
for your grace; capons boyled and chekyns ben lykewyse
pour uostre grace; chappons boullis et poucins sont semblablement
of good nourysshyng and doth engender good blode, but whan they ben
de bonne nourriture et engendrent bon sang, mais quant ilz sont
rosted, they ben somwhat more colloryke, and all maner of meates
rostiz, ilz sont ung tantet plus colericques, et toutte maniéres de uiandes
rosted the tone more the tother lesse. And all foules and byrdes
rostiez lune plus laultre mains. Et toutz uollatilles et oyseaulz
of water as ben swannes, gese, malardes, teales, herons, bytters,
de riuiéres come sont cignes, oiez, malartz, cercelles, hairons, butors,
and all suche byrdes ben of nature melancolyke, lesse neverthelesse
et tous telz oyseaulz sont de nature melancolicques, moins touttesfois
rosted than boyled. And conys, hares, rabettes, buckes, does, hartes,
rostis que boullis. Et conins, lieures, laperaus, dains, daines, cerfs,
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hyndes, robuckes or lepers holde also all of melancoly, but
biches, cheureus ou saillantz tiennent aussy tous de melencolie, mais
of all meates the best and most utille to the body of man is of
de touttz uiandz la meillure et plus utille a corps homain est de
capons, chyckyns, faisantes, partriches, yonge partriches,
chappons, poucins, faisans, perdris, perdreaus, plouuiers, pigeons,
quailles, suites, wodcockes, turtell doves, knyghtes, stares,
calles, becasses, uidecocz, tourterelles, cheualiers, estourneauz,
sparows, or , finches, , gold finches,
moinons, ou passeriauz, pinchons, uerdieres, frions, cardinotes, linotes,
thrushe felde fare, and all kyndes of small byrdes, (wherof the
maluis griues, et touttes espéces de petis oiseletz, (desquelz les
names ben without nombre) ben metes norisshyng and of litell degestion,
noms sont infinitz) sont uiandes nourrissantes et de facille digestion,
and that engendre good blode, howbeit that in Spaine and in
et qui engendrent bon sang, combien quen Espagne et en
Fraunce the use of suche metes is more to be commended than ours.
France lusage de télz uiandes est plus comendable que le nostre.
Ma.
Why, I pray you, have ye nat haboundance of suche game in this
Pourquoy, je uous prie, nauons nous pas plenté de tél gibiér en ce
realme as they have there.
roialme come ilz ont la.
Lau.
Ye forsoth, madame, but we do nat use it so well, for they begynne
Sy auons certes, madame, mais nous nen usons point sy bien, car ilz commencent
alwayes with the best and ende with the most grosse whiche they
tousjours la meillure et finissent a la plus grosse quilz
leave for the servantes, where as we do al the contrary.
laissent pour les seruiteurs, la ou nous faisons tout le contraire, et cetera.
If it please to your grace, we shall make ende of our comunication,
Sil plaist a uostre grace, nous ferons fin de nostre comunicacion,
unto soupper, at the whiche, if ye thynke best, we shall make an ende.
jusques a souppér, auquél, se bon uous semble, nous paracheurons.
Ma.
Se be it as ye wyll.
Ainsy soit come le uoullés.
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THE COMMUNICATION AT SOUPER.
Mary.
Do ye remembre, maistre amener, that ye have nat yet satisfied of the
Uous souuient il, monsieur laumosnier, que naues pas encore satisfait des
complexions and propertes of meates that whiche have begonne, and nat
complexions et nature de uiandes que uous aues entaméez, et non
finished.
acheuéez.
Lau.
Trewly, madame, ye have reason, wherfore in fulfyllyng that whiche I have
Certes, madame, uous auéz rayson, pourquoy en accomplissant ce que jay
begon, I do warne you that all maner meates sodden what
encomencé, je uous aduertis que touttes uiandes bouilliez quelles
so ever it be, holde more of the ayre and of the water (whiche ben two
quelles soient, tiennent plus de lair et de leau (qui sont deulx
elementes wherof doth come and springe blode and fleame: understande
elementz dont procedent et pullulent sang et fleugme: nentendes
nat neverthelesse but all maner of meate holde of the foure complexions,
pas touttes fois que touttes uiandes ne tiennent des quatre complexions,
the one more and the other lesse, for if I be well enformed, the complexion
les unes plus et aultres moins, car se je suis bien aduerty, la complexion
of thynges take denomynation of the qualytes principall domynant in
des choses prent denomination de la qualyté principalle dominant en
the same) than they do of the other twayne. But of all maner of meate,
icelle) quelles ne font des aultres deux. Mais de touttes uiandes,
the moost daungerous it that whiche is of fruites, as cheres, small cheryse,
la plus dangereuse est celle de fruitz crudz, come cherises, guingues,
great cherise, strauberis, fryberis, mulberis, preunes, chestaynes nuttes,
gascongnes, freses, framboises, moures, cornelles, prunes, chastaignes,
fylberdes, walnuttes, cervyse, medlers, aples,
nois franches, grosses nois, cerues, mesles, pommes,
peres, peches, melons, and all other kyndes of
poires, pesches, melons, concombres, et touttes aultres espéces de