Early English Meals and Manners

by Unknown

þat enioyethe to enforme & teche / alle þo thatt wille thrive & thee,

Of suche thynges as here-aftur shalle be shewed by my diligence

To them þat nought Can / with-owt gret exsperience;

Therfore yf any mañ þat y mete withe, þat for fawt of necligence,

y wylle hym enforme & teche, for hurtynge of my Conscience.

To teche vertew and connynge, me thynketh hit charitable,

for moche youthe in connynge / is bareñ & fulle vnable. (l. 3-9.)

At the end of his Boke he gives us a few more details about himself and his work in life:

Now good soñ, y haue shewed the / & brought þe in vre,

to know þe Curtesie of court / & these þow may take in cure,