and þeñ þe eldest of þem, þat wardeñ was þe fore yere.
¶ Soche poyntes, with many oþer, belongethe to a mershall;
þerfore whensoeuer youre sovereyñ a feest make shall,
demeene what estates shalle sitte in the hall,
þañ resoñ with youre self lest youre lord yow calle;
¶ Thus may ye devise youre marshallynge, like as y yow lere,
þe honoure and worshippe of youre souereyñ euery where;
And ȝeff ye haue eny dowt / euer looke þat ye enquere,
Resorte euer to youre souereyne / or to þe cheff officere;
¶ Thus shalle ye to any state / do wronge ne preiudice,