[1752] That thei be ſen ay gifyne vith pleſans;
The wyß man ſais, and ſuth it is approuit,
Thar is no thonk, thar is no ift alowit,
Bot It be ifyne In to ſich manere,
Remember that the giver should be as glad in his cheer as the receiver.
[1756] (That is to ſay, als glaid in to his chere),
As he the wich the ift of hyme Reſauith;
And do he not, the gifar is diſſauith.
For who that iffis, as he not if wald,
[1760] Mor profit war his ift for to with-hald;