Early English Meals and Manners

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arne closide] Eg. ben closyde are] Adv. byn closide] Cam. clodyd Loke] Adv. Forst loke þyne hondis be] Eg. that thy hondys benne wasshe] Adv. wasshyd on] Eg. in on] Cam. yn þou (l. 11, 12)] Cam. ye grace] Eg. the fyrste gracys tylle] Adv. to

Loke, my son, þat thow not sytte

Tylle þe ruler of þe hous the bydde;

And at thy mete, yn þe begynnyng,

Loke on pore men that thow thynk,

For the fulle wombe without[[*] any faylys]

Wot fulle lytyl[ what the hungery aylys.]

Loke] Adv. And loke Tylle ... the bydde] Adv. To he y^t reweleth y^e howse y^e bytt þe hous the bydde] Eg. the halle the bytte hous the bydde] Cam. hall þe beyt And at thy] Eg. Atte the þe] Cam. they Loke on pore men that] Adv. Loke that on pore men on] Eg. a-pon (and omits that) on] Cam. no without any faylys] Adv. withowtte fayle any faylys] Cam. fayle hungery aylys] Adv. empty ayle aylys] Cam. heydyt

Ete[ not thy mete to hastely,

A-byde and ete esely.