Courtesy; England -- Social life and customs -- 1066-1485 -- Sources
Afore all thyng, fyrst and principally,
In the morowe when ye[1] shall vppe ryse,
[Sidenote 1: MS. he.]
To wyrship god haue in your_e_ memorie; 24
Wyth cristis crosse loke ye blesse you thriese,
Youre pater-nosteir seyth in devoute wyse,
Aue maria wyth the holy crede,
Than alle the after the bettir may ye spede. 28
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And while ye be Abouten honestely
To dresse your_e_-self and don on your_e_ aray,
Wyth your_e_ felawe well and tretably 31
Oure lady matens Avyseth that you say,
And this obseruaunce vseth eu_e_ry day,
Wyth prime and owris, and wythouten drede
The blyssed lady woll graunte you your_e_ mede. 35
[Sidenote: _Hill's Text._]
¶ Take hede _ther_for, & harken what I saye,
& geve _ther_to yowr_e_ good advertence, 16
lette not yo_u_r ere be here, & yo_u_r herte awaye,
But pute you _ther_to besy delygence,
Laying a-p_ar_te all[e] wanton Insolence,
lernyd to be v_er_tuvs & well[e] thewed; 20
who will[e] not lerne, nedely he must be lewed.
¶ Afore all[e] thyng, & pryncypally
In the mornyng wha_n_ ye vp ryse,
To worship god haue in memory; 24
w_i_t_h_ cryst_is_ crosse loke ye blesse ye thryse,
yo_u_r pater_e_ nost_er_ say i_n_ devoute wyse,
Aue maria / w_i_t_h_ the holy crede;
The_n_ all[e] _th_e day the bett_er_ shall ye spede. 28
¶ And while ye dresse yo_u_r selfe, honestly
To dresse yo_u_r selfe & do on yo_u_r araye,
w_i_t_h_ yo_u_r felowe well[e] & tretably
Owr_e_ lady matens loke _tha_t you say; 32
And this obs_er_vance vse ye eu_er_y day,
w_i_t_h_ pryme & owers w_i_t_h_-owt drede.
_th_e blessyd lady will quyte you yo_u_r mede.
CAXTON'S TEXT.
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Take hede therfore / and herkne what I saye
[Sidenote: Attend therefore to what I say.]
And_e_ gyue therto / your good_e_ aduertence
Lete not your ere be here & your herte awaye 17
But put ye therto / besy diligence
Leyng_e_ aparte al wantown Insolence
Lerneth to be vertuous / and wel thewed_e_
[Sidenote: Learn good manners.]
Who wil not lerne / nedely he must be lewed 21
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[Sidenote: Leaf 1 b.]
Afore alle thing_e_ / and_e_ principally
In the morenyng_e_ / whan ye vp rise
[Sidenote: On rising,]
To worshipe god_e_ / haue in memorie 24
With crystes crosse / loke ye blesse you thrise
[Sidenote: cross yourself,]
Your pater noster / saye in deuoute wyse
[Sidenote: say your Pater Noster, Ave, and Creed.]
Aue maria / with the holy crede
Thenne alle the day / the better shal ye spede 28
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