þañ may þe sewere his lord serue / & neythur of yow be gramed[71]

[ Fumositees.]

Of alle maner metes ye must thus know & fele

þe fumositees of fysch, flesche, & fowles dyuers & feele,

And alle maner of Sawces for fische & flesche to preserue your lord in heele;

to yow it behouyth to knew alle þese euery deele.”

“Syr, hertyly y pray yow for to telle me Certenle

of how many metes þat ar fumose in þeire degre.”

“In certeyñ, my soñ, þat sone shalle y shew the

by letturs dyuers tolde by thries thre,