he is wise, so most I goo,
that cañ be mery, & suffer woo.
Explicit.
[Balliol MS. 354, ffl C iii. All the final ll’s are crossed in the MS.]
here ffolowith suche howshold stuff as must nedis be ocupied at the mayres fest yerely kepte at the yelde hall.
ffirst, v diaper table clothes // iiij Cowchers[1] of playñ clothe // iiij longe towellis of dyaper // Item x napery doz napkyns / Item ij doz Ewry towellis. Item viij shetis for coberde clothes // Item a doz couer-payns[2] ffor wafere.
¶ Receyte for ypocras.
¶ Item Cynamon x ll / Gynger iiij ll / Grayns j ll / Suger iiij ll //