[ [II. Of Washing after Grace is said.]
Thenne the principall servitours moste take in ij handys, basyns and ewers, and towell, and therwith to awayte and attende unto the tyme that the grace be fully saide; and after Grace, hold the best basin to the chief lord, with the towel under; and thenne incontynent after grace saide, to serve water with the principall basyn and ewer unto the principall soverayne, and ij principall servitours to
holde the towell under the basyn in lenght before the sovrayne; and after that the sovrayne hath wasshe, and then let his messmates wash. to yeve thenne water unto such as ben ordeyned to sytte at the sovrayne-is messe.
[ [III. Of the Lord & Guests taking their Seats, & getting their Trenchers, Spoons, Napkins, & Bread.]
Thenne after the wesshing servid, the sovrayne will take his place to sitte, and to hym such persons as hit pleaseth hym to have. uppon which tyme of sittyng, the servitorys moste diligently a-wayte to serve them of qussyons, then the lower-mess people theirs. and after that done, to make such personys to be sette at the lower messe as the principall soverayne aggrees that be convenyent.
Be it remembrid that evermore at the begynnyng of grace the covertour of brede shalbe avoyded and take away. 10. The Carver takes 4 trenchers on his knife-point, thenne the karver, havyng his napkyn at all tymes uppon his left hand, and the kervyng knyf in his right hande, and he shall take uppon the poynte of his knyf iiij trenchours, and lays them before the chief lord, and so cowche them iustely before the principall, iij lying iustely to-geder, ij under, and one uppon, and the fowerth before, (one to put his salt on,) iustely for to lay uppon salte. and 3 or 2 before the less people. and the next, lay iij trenchours; and soo iij or ij after her degree. 11. The Butler gives each man a spoon and a napkin. therto the boteler most be redy with sponys and napkyns, that ther as the trenchours be cowched, lay the spone and the napkyn therto, and soo thorowe the borde.
Thenne the kerver shall take into his hande on or ij loves, and bere hem to the syde-tabill ende, and ther pare hem quarter on first, and bring hym hole to-geder, lays 2 before his lord, and 2 or 1 to the rest. and cowche ij of the beste before the sovrayne, and to others by ij or on after ther degree.