The uppercloth shall double be laid,
To the outer side the selvage braid;[[287]]
The other selvage he shall over fold
As towel it were, fair to behold.
Napkins he shall cast thereupon,
That the lord shall cleanse his fingers on;
The lady and whosoever sits in hall,
All napkins shall have, both great and small.
John of Gaunt receives a civic deputation