[Sidenote: ffl C lxiiij back.] ¶ Then litill[e] Ioh[=n], I co_n_sayle you _tha_t ye Take hede to _th_e nortvres _tha_t me_n_ vse, 436 newe fownd or avncyent, whe_ther_ yt be; So shall[e] no ma_n_ yo_u_r curtesye refuse; _the_ gyse & custu_m_, my child, shall[e] you excuse. Menys werkes haue oftyn enterchavnce; 440 _tha_t now ys norture, so_m_tyme hath be stravnge; ¶ Thyng_is_ whylom vsed be now layd a-syde, & newe fetes dayly be co_n_tryved: Menys actes ca_n_ in no plyte abyde, 444 They be chavngable & ofte meved; thynges su_m_tym_e_ alowed be now rep_re_ved; & after this shall thynges vp a-ryse that me_n_ sett now but at lytill[e] pryse: 448 ¶ This mene I, my child, _tha_t ye shall[e] havnte _th_e gyse of the_m_ _tha_t do most manerly; but be ware of onthryft[1] ruskyn gallavnte, [Sidenote 1: A later hand has added _y_.] Co_n_terfetter[2] of vnco_n_nyng curtessy, 452 [Sidenote 2: The _r_ is by a later hand.] hys taches ben enfecte w_i_t_h_ vylonye; Vngerte / vnblessed / s_er_vyng at table, Me semeth hy_m_ a s_er_vavnte no thyng able; CAXTON'S TEXT. [63] Then_n_e lityl Io[=h]n / I counceyl you that ye [Sidenote: Little Jack,] Take hede to the norture / that men vse [Sidenote: take heed to the manners of your time,] Newe founde / or auncyent whether it be 437 So shal no man / your curtoisye refuse The guyse & custom / my child shal you excuse Me_n_ys werkis / haue often entercha[=n]ge [Sidenote: for customs change,] That nowe is norture / so_m_tyme had be stra[=n]ge 441 [64] Thingis whilom vsed / ben now leyd a syde And newe feetis / dayly ben contreuid_e_ [Sidenote: new ways are invented every day,] Mennys actes / can in no plyte abyde 444 They be changeable and_e_ ofte meuid_e_ Thingis somtyme alowed / is now repreuid And after this / shal thinges vp aryse [Sidenote: and will be hereafter.] That men set now / but at lytyl pryse 448 [65] [Sidenote: Leaf 11 b.] This mene I my childe / þ^t ye shal haunte The guyse of them / that do most manerly But beware of vnthryft Ruskyn gala[=n]te 451 [Sidenote: Imitate the well-mannered, and beware of ruskyn gallants] Counterfeter of vnconnyng curtoisye His tacchis ben enfecte with vilonye [Sidenote: of bad habits,] Vngyrte. vnblyssed. seruyng atte table [Sidenote: serving ungirt,] Me semeth hym a serua[=n]t nothing able 455 * * * * * THE ORIEL TEXT. [66]