Early English Meals and Manners

by Unknown

Fallynge at veryaunce with felow & fere.

¶ The thrid sotelte, y declare as y kan,

‘Autumpnus,’ þat is þe .iij^d age of mañ,

With a flewische[208] countenaunce.

¶ The iiij^th countenaunce[209], as y seid before,

is wyntur with his lokkes hoore,

þe last age of mañ fulle of grevaunce.

These iiij. soteltees devised in towse,[210]

[ wher] þey byñ shewed in an howse,

hithe dothe gret plesaunce