If thou be gentleman, yeoman or knave,
Thee needeth nurture for to have.
When thou comest to a lord’s gate,
The porter thou shalt find thereat;
Take[[168]] him thou shalt thy weapon to,
And ask him leave in to go,
To speak with lord, lady, squire or groom,
Thereof thou must bethink thee soon;
For if he be of low degree,
Then him falls to come to thee.