Early English Meals and Manners

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Ete þi mete by smalle mosselles;

Fylle not thy mouth as done brothellis.

Pyke not ... come of cherlis] Adv.
Pyke not yⁱ tethe wyth yⁱ knyfe
Whyles y^u etyst be yⁱ lyfe ne] Cam. nother If] Eg. And; Cam. And come] Cam. comest come of cherlis] Eg. comyste of karlys And] Eg. But; Cam. Seche yn þi mouth is] Cam. is yn þi mouth Ete þi mete by] Cam. Kot ... yn done] Eg. dothe; Cam. omit Fylle] Cam. And fylle

Pyke not þi tethe with thy knyfe;

In no company begynne þow stryfe.

And whan þou hast þi potage doone,

Out of thy dyssh þow put thi spone.

Ne spitte þow not over the tabylle,

Ne therupon, for that is no þing abylle.

In no ... stryfe] Eg. Whyle þou ettyste by thy lyffe; Cam. Weyles thou hetys, bey they leyffe doone] Eg. Idone þow put] Cam. take owt Ne] Cam. Nether Ne spitte þow not] Eg. Spette not the] Eg. thy Ne therupon ... abylle] Eg. Nor a-pon hyt, for hyt ys not able; Cam. For no cortesey het ys not habell