Dialogues in French and English - William Caxton

BED-FURNITURE, POTS AND PANS, CANS AND BOTTLES.

Bankers qui sont beaulx;	Bankers that ben fayr;
Dessoubs le lite vng calys;	Under the bedde a chalon;
Estrain dedens;	Strawe therin;
Bancs, chaiers,	Benches, chayers,	[4]
Lesons, selles;	Lystes, stoles;
Pots de keuure, chaudrens,	Pottes of coppre, kawdrons,
Chaudiers, paiels,	Ketellis, pannes,
Bachins, lauoirs,	Basyns, lauours,	[8]
Pots de terre,	Pottes of erthe,
Cannes de terre	Cannes of erthe
Pour aller al eawe;	For to go to the watre;
Ces choses trouueres vous	Thise thinges shall ye fynde	[12]
En le potterye.	In the potterye.
Se vous aues de quoy,	Yf ye haue wherof,
Faittes que vous ayes	Doo that ye haue
Ouurages destain,	Werkes of tynne,	[16]
Pots destain¹ et cannes, ¹ de stain	Pottes of tynne and cannes,
Cannes de deux lots,	Cannes of two stope,
Cannes dun sestier,	Cannes of a sextier,
Lotz et demy lotz,	Stopes and half stopes,	[20]
Pintes et demy pintes.	Pintes and half pintes.
Ung lot est appelle	A stope is called
Eu aucun lieu² vng quart. ² ancun lien	In somme place a quarte.
Ce sont les mesures	Thise ben the mesures	[24]
Que je³ scay nommer: ³ ye	That I can name:
Mais les bouteilles	But the botellis
Destain, de boz, de cuir,	Of tyn, of wode, of lether,
Treuue on de toutes manieres.	Men fynd of all maneris.	[28]
Or vous conuient auoir	Now must ye haue
Platteaux destain,	Platers of tyn,
Escuyelles, sausserons,	Disshes, saussers,
Sallieres, trenchores;	Sallyers, trenchours;	[32]
Ces choses trouueres	Thise thinges shall ye fynde
De boz et de terre.	Of tree and of erthe.
Couuercles de keuuer,	Couercles of coppre,
De terre, et de fer,	Of erthe, and of yron,	[36]
Or apres vng esculier,	Now after a disshe fat,
La on met dedens	Where me leyeth therin
Les deuantdittes choses.	The forsaid thinges.
Les louches de boz,	And the spones of tree,	[40]

FURNITURE, UTENSILS, PLATE AND CLOTHING.

Les louches dargent,	The spones of siluer,
Metton la on veult,	That dooe² men where they wylle, ² dooo
En plus seure garde.	In most sure kepyng.
Le louche de pot entour le feu;	The ladle of the pot about the fyre;	[4]
Trepiet pour asseoir sus;	Treuet for to sette it on;
Sur laistre appertient	Vpon the herthe belongeth
Laigne ou tourbes,	Woode or turues,
Deux brandeurs de fer,	Two andyrons³ of yron, ³ andyrous	[8]
Ung estenelle, ung greyl.	A tonge, a gredyron.
Ung grauwet,	A flessh hoke,
Coutieaulx pour taillier	Knyues for to cutte
Ce quon vouldra,	That what me shall wylle,	[12]
Ung couttel de poree	A choppyng knyf
Pour taillier la poree.	for to choppe wortes.
Hanaps dargent,	Cuppes of silver,
Hanaps dorees,	Cuppes gylte,	[16]
Coupes door,	Couppes of goold,
Hanaps a pies;	Cuppes with feet;
Ces choses mettes	Thise things set ye
En vostre huche ou escrijn;	In your whutche or cheste;	[20]
Vos joyaulx en vostre forchier	Your jewellis in your forcier
Que on ne les emble.	That they be not stolen.
Plente des linchieux,	Plente of shetes,
Nappes, touwailles.	Bordclothes, towellis.	[24]
Pour faire a nous aulx	For to make to us garlyk
Et saulses parmi le stamine,	And sauses thorugh the strayner,
Vous conuient¹ auoir ¹ connient	Ye muste haue
Ung mortier, ung pestiel.	A morter, a pestyll.	[28]
A la perche pendent vos vestures,	On the perche hongen your clothes,
Manteaulx, scurcorps,	Mantellis, frockes,
Heuques, clocques,	Heukes, clokes,
Cottes, pourpoints,	Cotes, doblettes,	[32]
Vestures, fourrures,	Clothes, furres,
Vestures diuer et deste;	Wynter clothes and of somer;
Les oreilliers sur le lite;	The pelowes on the bedde;
Sur le queuerchief	Upon the keuerchief	[36]
Chemises, brayes,	Chertes, briches,
A tout le braieul.	With the pauntcher⁴. ⁴ panutcher
Quand vous estes desvestues	Whan ye be vnclothed
On treuue fourrures	Me fyndeth furres	[40]

FURS, WHITE MEATS, WIFE, PARENTS AND CHILDREN.

Descurieus¹, daigneaulx,¹ Descuriens	Of beuers and of lombes,
Plichons de lieures et de conins.	Pylches of hares and of conyes.
Mettes en le tresoier	Sette into the cupbort
Vostre pain, vostre fourmage,	Your brede, your chese,	[4]
Vostre bure, vostre viande,	Your butter, your mete,
Et aultres companages,	And othir white mete,
Le relief de la table.	The leuynge of the table.
Faictes quil y aist du seel	Doo that ther be salte	[8]
Et des voires.	And glases.
Cy fine le tierce chapitle.	Here endeth the thirde chapitre.
[[CH. IV.]]
OR entendes, petys & grands, Je vous dirai maintenant	Now understande, litell and grete, I shall saye you right forth
OR entendes, petys & grands, Je vous dirai maintenant		[12]
Dune aultre matere	Of an othir matere
La quele ie comence.	The whiche I wyll begynne.
Se vous estes maries,	Yf ye be maried,
Et vous aues femme,	And ye haue a wyfe,	[16]
Et vous ayes marye,	And ye haue a husbonde,
Se vous maintenes paisiblement,	So mayntene you pesibly,
Que vous voisins ne disent	That your neyghbours saye not
De vous fors que bien:	Of you othirwyse than well:	[20]
Ce seroit virgoingne.	Hit shold be shame.
Se vous aues pere & mere,	If ye haue fader and moder
Si les honnoures tousiours;	So worshippe them alleway;
Faictes leur honneur;	Doo to hem worshipp;	[24]
Deportes les;	Forbere them;
Car selon le commandement	For after the commaundement
Et conseil de cathon,	And the counseill of cathon,
Les doibt en honnourer;	Men ought to worshippe them;	[28]
Car il dist en son liure:	For he saith in his booke:
“Honnoure pere & mere.”	“Worshippe fader and moder.”
Se vous aues enfans,	Yf ye haue children,
Si les chastoyes de la verge,	So chastyse them with the rodde,	[32]
Et les instrues	And enforme them
De bonnes meurs	With good maners
Le temps quilz soient jofnes;	the tyme that they be yong;
Les envoyes a lescole	Sende them to the scole	[36]
Aprendre lire et escripre,	To lerne rede and to write,
quilz ne resambloient bestes.	That they resemble not bestis.
Soyes debonnair	Be ye buxom
Enuers touttes gens—	Vnto alle folke—	[40]

MARGARET IS SENT TO THE BUTCHER’S AND POULTERER’S.

Enuers vous seruans:	Vnto your seruaunts:
Penses quilz soyent	Thynke that they be
Aussi bons comme vous;	As good as ye;
Ne le despites point.	Despyse them not.	[4]
Comandes eux vostre volente	Commaunde them your wyll
En tele maniere:	In suche manere:
[“Margote, prengne de largent,]	“Margret, take of the siluer,
Va a la boucherye,	Goo to the flesshshamels,	[8]
Sy achates de lechar.”	Bye ther of the flessh.”
Celle respondera:	She shall ansuer agayn:
“Quelles chars voules vous?	“What flesshe wyll ye?
Voules vous chars de porc	Wylle ye flessh of porke	[12]
A le verde saulsse?	With the grene sauce?
Char du buef salle	Flessh of bueff salted
Serra bonne a la moustard;	Shall be good with the mustard;
La Fresshe aux aulx.	The fressh with gharlyk.	[16]
Se mieulx ames	Yf ye better loue
Char de mouton¹ ou daigniel, ¹ monton	Flessh of moton or of lambe,
De genise ou de viel,	Of an hawgher or of a calfe,
soit rosty ou au browet,	Is it rosted, orels with browet,	[20]
Je lachateray voulentiers.”	I shall bye it with good wyll.”
“Nennil², mais achatte ² Nenuil	“Nay, but bye
Char de bachon ou de chieuerel;	Flessh of bacon or of a gheet;
Si nous bargaigne	So chepe for vs	[24]
De la venyson,	Of the venyson,
Soyt de porc sengler,	Be it of wylde boor,
Soyt de serf ou de bisse;	Be it of herte, of hyndecalf;
Sy latourne au noir poiure	Dyght it with broun pepre	[28]
Quand tu larras achatte.	Whan thou shalt haue bought it.
[Va en la poillaillerie,]	Goo into the pultrie,
Achatte de poulletis,	Bye poullettis,
Une poulle & deux pouchins,	One poullet & two chekens,	[32]
Mais nulle chappon	But no capon
Ne nul coc napportes,	Ne no cocke bringe not,
Ne plouuier,	Ne plouier,
Wydecos, roussignoulz,	Wodecoks, nyghtyngalis,	[36]
Maussons, masanges,	Sparowes, meesen,
Auwes, annettes,	Ghees, doukes,
Coulons, piuions,	Dowues, pygeons,
Boutoirs, tourterolles,	Butores, turtellis,	[40]

BIRDS; BEASTS BAD TO EAT, AND NOT EATEN; FISHES.

Limoges, pertris,	Heth hennes, partrichs,
Alouwes, paons,	Larkes, pecoks,
Chuynes, cignes,	Storkes, swannes,
Vieses gelines:—	Olde hennes:—	[4]
IE suis malade, Tel char me greueroit;	I am seeke, Suche flessh shold greue me;
IE suis malade, Tel char me greueroit;	I am seeke, Suche flessh shold greue me;
Je ne le poroye digerer.”	I shall not mowe dygeste it.”
“Sire, vous men aues	“Syre, ye haue to me	[8]
Biaucop plus nommes	Many mo named
Que ien cuide achatter.	Than I wende to bye.
Vous estes si tenres,	Ye be so tendre,
Vous pourries maisement	Ye may euyll	[12]
Menger char de cheuaulx,	Ete flessh of horses,
De tors, de muletz,	Of bulles, of mules,
De poutrains, de iuments.”	Of coltes, of mares.”
Encores sont aultres bestes	Yet ben ther othir bestes	[16]
Dont on na cure de mengier:	Wherof men recche not to ete:
Loups, reynards, fouines,	Wulues, foxes, fichews,
Olifans, lupars, catz,	Olifaunts, lupardis, cattes,
Singes, asnes, chiens.	Apes, asses, houndes.	[20]
Ourse mengue on bien;	A bere, men ete well;
Si faitton chieures.	So doo men ghotes.
On ne mengue point	Men ete not
Aigles, griffons,	Eygles, griffons,	[24]
Espreuiers, faucons,	Sperhawkes, faucons,
Oistoirs, escouffles.	Haukes, kytes.
Des bestes venimeuses:—	Of bestes venemous:—
Serpens, lasartz, scorpions,	Serpentes, lizarts, scorpions,	[28]
Mouches, veers;	Flies, wormes;
Qui de ces veers sera morse	Who of thise wormes shall be byten
Il luy fauldra triacle;	He must have triacle;
Se ce non, il en moroit.	Yf not that, he shall deye.	[32]
Or apres ores des poissons.	Now herafter shall ye here of fissh.
DEs[poissons poez oyer] Les noms daulcuns,	OF the fisshes may ye here The names of somme,
DEs[poissons poez oyer] Les noms daulcuns,	OF the fisshes may ye here The names of somme,
Non mie de trestouts,	Not of alle,	[36]
Car je ne les scauroye	For I ne wote not
Comment tres tous cognoistre¹;¹ coguoistre	How alle to knowe;
Ainsi ne font les maronners.	Also ne doo not the maroners.
Premiers des poissons de mer:	First of fisshes of the see:	[40]