¶ Then litill[e] Ioh[=n], I co_n_sayle you _tha_t ye
Take hede to _th_e nortvres _tha_t me_n_ vse, 436
newe fownd or avncyent, whe_ther_ yt be;
So shall[e] no ma_n_ yo_u_r curtesye refuse;
the gyse & custu_m_, my child, shall[e] you excuse.
Menys werkes haue oftyn enterchavnce; 440
_tha_t now ys norture, so_m_tyme hath be stravnge;
¶ Thyng_is_ whylom vsed be now layd a-syde,
& newe fetes dayly be co_n_tryved:
Menys actes ca_n_ in no plyte abyde, 444
They be chavngable & ofte meved;
thynges su_m_tym_e_ alowed be now rep_re_ved;
& after this shall thynges vp a-ryse
that me_n_ sett now but at lytill[e] pryse: 448
¶ This mene I, my child, _tha_t ye shall[e] havnte
_th_e gyse of the_m_ _tha_t do most manerly;
but be ware of onthryft[1] ruskyn gallavnte,
[Sidenote 1: A later hand has added y.]
Co_n_terfetter[2] of vnco_n_nyng curtessy, 452
[Sidenote 2: The r is by a later hand.]
hys taches ben enfecte w_i_t_h_ vylonye;
Vngerte / vnblessed / s_er_vyng at table,
Me semeth hy_m_ a s_er_vavnte no thyng able;
CAXTON'S TEXT.
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Then_n_e lityl Io[=h]n / I counceyl you that ye
[Sidenote: Little Jack,]
Take hede to the norture / that men vse
[Sidenote: take heed to the manners of your time,]
Newe founde / or auncyent whether it be 437
So shal no man / your curtoisye refuse
The guyse & custom / my child shal you excuse
Me_n_ys werkis / haue often entercha[=n]ge
[Sidenote: for customs change,]
That nowe is norture / so_m_tyme had be stra[=n]ge 441
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Thingis whilom vsed / ben now leyd a syde
And newe feetis / dayly ben contreuid_e_
[Sidenote: new ways are invented every day,]
Mennys actes / can in no plyte abyde 444
They be changeable and_e_ ofte meuid_e_
Thingis somtyme alowed / is now repreuid
And after this / shal thinges vp aryse
[Sidenote: and will be hereafter.]
That men set now / but at lytyl pryse 448
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[Sidenote: Leaf 11 b.]