Early English Meals and Manners

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¶ Yf he þe sette at gentilmonnes borde,

Loke þou be hynde[4] and lytulle of worde.

Pare þy brede and kerue in two,

Tho ouer crust þo nether fro;

¶ In fowre þou kutt þo ouer dole,

Sett hom to-gedur as hit where hole;

Sithen kutt þo nether crust in thre,

And turne hit dowñ, lerne þis at me.

¶ And lay thy trenchour þe be-fore,

And sitt vp-ryȝht for any sore.