[Et se ta viande est de grant pris] — Lytell treatyse for to lerne Englysshe and Frensshe.

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: Et se ta viande est de grant pris
Beware the or thou arte nat wyse: Garde toy ou tu nays passage
Speake no worde styll ne lowde: Ne parle mout ne bas ne hault
Of pease and curtesy loke that thou speake: De payx et courtoysye garde que tu parles
And at the table make good chere: Et en la table fays bonne chere
And loke thou rowne nat in any yere: Et garde toye descoutre en nulle oreylle
And with thy fyngers thou touche nor tast: Et auec tes doys tu ne touches ne tastes
They meet / and loke thou make no waste: Ta viande et te garde que tu ne la degastis
Loke thou neither laugh ne gtynne: Garde que tu ne ris ne rechignes
If thou mysse speke thou mayst do synne: Se tu mesparles tu peuix fayre peche
For many wordes be nat commendable: Car plusieurs parolles ne sont poynt conuenables
And in especiall at thy maysters table: Et en especial a la table de ton maystre
Take hede thou spytle neither meate nor drynke: Garde que tu ne gastes ne boyr ne menger
But ser it downe faire and styll: Mays met la bas bel & coy
Kepe the clothe fayre before the
[...]: Ne mors poynt ta viande mays la trenche nette
Be well ware that no droppe be sene: Garde toy bien que nulle goutte sayt veue
whan thou eatest gape nat to wyde: Quant tu menges ne baille poynt trop large
That thy mouthe may be sene on euery syde: One ta bouche ne soyt veue de chascune coste
And sonne beware the of one thynge: Et filz garde [...]oy dune chose
Blowe nat on thy meate / ne in thy drynke: Ne soufle poynt en ta viande ne en ton boyre
And if thy lorde drynke at that houre: Et se ton seigneur boyt a celle heure
Drynke thou nat but hym abyde: Ne boy poynt mays attens se
Be it at euen or be it at none: Soyt au vespre ou so it a nonne
Drynke thou nat tyll he haue done: Ne boye pas tant quil ayt fayt
Vpon thy trenchour no fylthe thou se: Dessus tot trenchouer nulle ordure ne voys
It is nat honest I tell the: Il nest pas honestie te le dis
Ne drynke nat behynde no mannes backe: Ne boy poynt derriere le dos de nul homme
In no maner wyse: / en nulle maniere ne guyse
For if thou do thou arte to be dispraysed: Car se tule fays tu es a despriser
[Page] And be neuer to hastye: Et [...]amays ne soyes trop hastye
Caste nat the bones in to the flore: Ne iecte pas tes os en layre
But lay them fayre on thy trenchoure: Mays couche les beau sur ton trenchouer
Kepe clene thy clothes before the: Garde ta robe nette deuant toye
And syt the styll what so happen: Et te tiens assys quiconque suruienne
Tyll grace be sayd vnto thende: Ius ques le graces soyent dictes en la fyn
Loke the more worthyer than thou: Regarde le plus digne que toy.
wasshe afore the and that is thy prowe: Laue deuant toy et cela est ton profit
And spytte nat in thy basyn: Et ne crache poynt en ton bashyn
My swete sonne whan thou wasshest therin: Mon doulx filz quant tu auras laue dedens
Arise vp softli and styl: / leues toy sꝰ en pays et quoi
And iangle neither with Iacke ne Gylle: Et ne iangle poynt auec Iacquet ne Guillet
But take thy leaue of thy lorde louyngly: Mays prens congie de ton seygneur amouresment
And thanke hym with thyn herte hyghly: Et le mercie de ton cueur haultement
And all the gentyll men in the same manere: Et tous les gentilz hommes en celle manyere
And the maystres in lyke wyse: Et les maystres pareillement.
And bere the so that thou haue no blame: Et port toy amsy que tu nayes blame.
And than men wyll saye here after: Donques les hommes diront icy apres
That a gentyllman was here: Que vng gentill home estoyt icy
And he that dispiseth these thynges: Et celuy qui despryse ces choses.
He is nat worthy without lesynge: Il nest poynt digne sans faylle
Neuer at good mannes table to sytte: Iamays a table de bon homme se soyr
Ne of worshyppe for to wytte: Ne dehomeur pour enscauoyr.
And therfore children for charite: Et pour ce enfans pour charite
Loue this boke thoughe it lyttell be: Aymez ce liure combien petit soyt
And praye for hym that made it: Et pryes pur celuy que le fist
To lyue and dye amonge his frendes: A viure et mouryr parmy ses amys
And neuer to come amonge the fendes: Et iamays de venir entre les dyables
The whiche ben in the pytre of helle: Les quelx sont au fons denfer.
But in his last ende in heuen for to dwell: Mays en la fin en paradyse pour demourer.
[Page] [...] thy meate in thy mouthe is,: [...]ys que ta viand en ta bouche est
Drynke thou nat forgette nat this: Ne boye pas ne oublye pas cecy
Eate thy meat by small morcelles: Menge ta viende par menus morceaulx
Fyll nat thy mouthe as dothe glouttons: Ne amplys pas ta bouche comme font glouto [...]
Pyke nat thy tethe with thy knyfe: Ne cure pas tes dens auecques ton couteau,
whyle thou eatest by thy lyfe: Tant que tu menges par ta vie
And whan thou hast thy potage done: Et quant tu as de ton potage fayt
Out of thy dysshe put thy spone: Hors de ton escuelle boute ta cuiller
Nor spyttte thou nat ouer the table: Ne crache poynt oultre la table
Nor there on / for it is nat commendable: Ne dessus caril nest pas couenable
Lay nat thyne elbowe nor thy fyst: Ne touche poynt ton coude ne ton poynge
Vpon the table / at the whiche thou eatest: Desses la table en la quelle tu menges
Bolke nat as a bone were in thy throte: Ne route poynt comme se vng otz fust en ta gorge.
As a chorle that cometh out of a cote: Comme vng villayn que vient hors dung tas
For that shulde be great vylanye: Car cela sera grant villayne
[...] eare a [...], [...]a [...]e [...]y: / actes e [...] mege [...]
[...] hast thy full seruyse: Iusque [...]ue tu ayes ton playne seruice.
Touche [...]mease in no wyse: No touche poynt aux viandes en nulle guyse
[...]at thy breade to thynne: [...]oupe pas ton payn trop tenue
[...]to thycke but betwene bothe: [...]e [...]rop espes mays entre deulx
The morcell that thou begynnest to touche: [...]e morceau que tu commences a toucher
Cut it clene and nat to moche: Coupe la netet non pas trop
Cast it nat out of thy mouthe: Ne le iecte pas hors de ta bouche
Put nat thy fyngers in thy dysshe: Ne mis poynt tes doys en ton escuelle
Neither in meat of flesshe ne fysshe: Ne en viande de chayr ne de poysson
Put nat thy meate in the salte: Ne mis poynt ta viande en ton sell
Ne in to the seller that it holdeth: Ne en la saliere que le sustient
But lay it fayre on thy trenchour: Mais la couche beau sur ton trenchouer
Before the and that is honoure: Deuaut toy et cela est honoure
Pyke nat thy eares nor nosethrylles: Ne cure poynt tes oraylles ne tes nazylies
And if thou do / mē wyl say thou came of chorles

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