Then bread he brings in towel wrapped aright;
Three loaves shall be given of the white,
A cheat-loaf[[291]] to the alms-dish,
Whether he served be with flesh or fish.
At either end he casts a cope,[[292]]
Laid down on board, the ends turned up.
That he assays kneeling on knee—
The carver him pares a slice[[293]] so free—
And touches the loaves in a circle[[294]] about;
The panter it eats without a doubt.