Whan ye sitten therfor at your_e_ repaste, Annoyethe no man present nor absent, But speketh feyre, for and ye make waste 171 Off [large] langage, for soth ye most be schent; And wan ye speke, speketh wyth good entent Of maters appendyng to myrth and plesaunce, But nothyng that may causen men greuaunce. 175 [26] Eschewe also taches of foule rauenyng, Of gredy lust the vncurteyce appetite; Pres not to sone to your_e_ viaunde, restraine 178 Your_e_ handis a while wyth manerly respytte; Fedith for necessite, not for delite, Demeneth you in mete and drink soo sobrely, That ye be not infecte wyth gloteny.' 182 [Sidenote: _Hill's Text._] ¶ This curteys clerke wryteth i_n_ _th_is wyse, Rebukyng the vyce of vyle detracc_i_on: what may yt be _tha_t of custu_m_ & gvyse 164 hurteth w_i_t_h_ tonge or by fowle colusyon The absente / weyne[1] ye for _tha_t abusyon [Sidenote 1: or weyne] Suche a detractowr_e_ from the table As vnworthy & also reprocheable. 168 ¶ Whan ye sytte _ther_for at yo_u_r repast, Annoye ye no ma_n_ present nor absente, but speke ye fewe; for yff ye make wast of large langage, for soth ye must be shent. 172 & wha_n_ ye speke // speke w_i_t_h_ good Intent Off maters accordyng vnto plesavnce, but no thy_n_ge _tha_t may cavse me_n_ grevaunce. ¶ Eschewe also tacches of fowle ravayne, of gredy luste; w_i_t_h_ vncurteys appetyte 177 prece not to sone; fro yo_u_r vyande restrayn_e_ yo_u_r hand a while w_i_t_h_ manerly respyte; ffede you for necessyte, & not for delyte. 180 Demene you w_i_t_h_ mete & dry_n_ke so soberly That ye not be Infecte wyth glotony. CAXTON'S TEXT. [24] This curtoys clerk / writeth in this wise Rebukyng_e_ the vice / of vyle detracc_i_on [Sidenote: rebukes the vice of detraction,] What man it be / that of custom & guyse 164 Hurteth with tunge / or by foule colusi[=o]n Thabsente / weyue ye for that abusio[=n] Suche a detractour / from the table [Sidenote: and bids you turn all backbiters from the table] As vnworthy / and also reprochable 168 [25] [Sidenote: Leaf 5 a.] Whan ye sitte therfore at your repaste Annoye ye noman presente nor absente But speke ye fewe / for yf ye make waste 171 [Sidenote: Speak little.] Of large langage / for sothe ye must be shent And whan ye speke / speke ye with good e_n_te_n_t [Sidenote: and that pleasantly.] Of maters acordyng_e_ vnto plesance But nothi_n_g / that may cause men greua[=n]ce 175 [26]