Early English Meals and Manners

by Unknown

Loke þou rownde not in nomannys ere.

With thy fyngerys þou towche and taste

Thy mete; And loke þou doo noo waste.

sterke] Cam. lowde And honowre and curtesy loke þou kepe] Cam. all of curtesy loke ye carpe at] Cam. all loke þou] Cam. omit Loke þou rownde not] Cam. And loke ye thy fyngerys] Cam. omit thy and] Cam. ne doo] Cam. make

Loke þou laughe not, nor grenne;

And with moche speche þou mayste do synne.

Mete ne drynke loke þou ne spylle,

But sette hit downe fayre and stylle.]

Kepe thy cloth clene the byforne,

And bere the so thow haue no scorne.