[Footnote 1: Orig. appetyce.]
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THE ORIEL TEXT.
[27]
Embrewe not your_e_ vesselle ne your_e_ cuppe[1]
[Sidenote 1: Sic. Read "napery.">[
Ouer mesure and maner, but saue them clene;
Ensoyle not your_e_ cuppe, but kepe hit clenely, 185
Lete no fatte ferthyng of your_e_ lippe be sen.
For that is foule; wotte you what I mene?
Or than ye drincke, for your_e_ owne honeste,
Your_e_ lippis wepe, and klenly loke they be. 189
[28]
Blowe not in your_e_ drincke ne in your_e_ potage,
Ne farsith not your_e_ disshe to full of brede,
Ne bere not your_e_ knyf towarde your_e_ vysage, 192
For ther_e_-in is parell and mekell drede.
Clawe not your_e_ face ne touche not your_e_ hede
Wyth your_e_ bare hande, sittyng at the table,
For in norture that is reprouable. 196
[29]
Lowse not your_e_ gyrdyll syttyng at your_e_ table,[1]
[Sidenote 1: Sic. Read "mete.">[
For that is a tache of vncurtesye,
But and ye seme ye be enbrasyde streite, 199
Or than ye sitte amende hit secrely,
So couertly that no wyght hit espie.
Be ware also no breth from you rebounde
Vppe ne downe, be ware that shamefull sounde.
[Sidenote: Hill's Text.]