And þañ ȝiff þ{o}u feele it be not made p{ar}fete, þat it cast to moche gyng{er}, with synamome alay þ{a}t hete; and if hit haue synamome to moche, w{i}t{h} gyng{er} of iij. cute; þañ if to moche sigur{e} þ{er} be / by discressiou{n} ye may wete. 160 [Sidenote: If it’s not right, add cinnamon, ginger, or sugar, as wanted. Mind you keep tasting it. Strain it through bags of fine cloth,] Thus, son, shaltow make p{ar}fite ypocras, as y the say; but w{i}t{h} þy mowth{e} to prove hit, / be þow tastyng{e} all{e}-way; let hit renne in iiij. or vj bagg{es}[40]; gete þem, if þow may, of bultell{e} cloth{e}[41], if þy bagg{es} be þe fyner{e} w{i}t{h}-owteñ nay. 164 [Sidenote: hooped at the mouth, the first holding a gallon, the others a pottle,] Good soñ loke þy bagg{es} be hoopid at þe mothe a-bove, þe surer{e} mayst þow put in þy wyne vn-to þy behoue, þe furst bag of a galou{n} / all{e} oþ{er} of a potell{e} to prove; hang{e} þy bagg{es} sur{e} by þe hoopis; do so for my loue; 168 [Sidenote: and each with a basin under it. The Ypocras is made. Use the dregs in the kitchen.] And vndur eu{er}y bagge, good soñ, a basou{n} cler{e} & bryght; and now is þe ypocras made / for to plese many a wight. þe draff of þe spicery / is good for Sewes in kychyn diȝt; and ȝiff þow cast hit awey, þow dost þy mastir no riȝt. 172 [Sidenote: Put the Ypocras in a tight clean vessel, and serve it with wafers.] ++Now, good son, þyne ypocras is made p{ar}fite & well{e}; y wold þan ye put it in staunche & a clene vessell{e}, and þe mouth{e} þ{er}-off y-stopped eu{er} more wisely & fell{e}, and s{er}ue hit forth w{i}t{h} wafurs boþe in chambur & Cell{e}. 176 [Headnote: THE BOTERY.] [Sidenote: _The Buttery._] ++The botery. [Sidenote: Keep all cups, &c., clean. Don’t serve ale till it’s five days old.] ++Thy cuppes / þy pott{es}, þ{o}u se be clene boþe w{i}t{h}-in & owt; [T]hyne ale .v. dayes old er þow s{er}ue it abowt, for ale þat is newe is wastable w{i}t{h}-owteñ dowt: And looke þat all{e} þyng{e} be pure & clene þat ye go abowt. 180 [Sidenote: Be civil and obliging, and give no one stale drink.] Be fayr{e} of answer{e} / redy to s{er}ue / and also gentell{e} of cher{e}, and þañ meñ will{e} sey ‘þer{e} goth{e} a gentill{e} officer{e}.’ be war{e} þat ye geue no p{er}sone palled[42] drynke, for feer{e} hit myȝt bryng{e} many a man in dissese / duryng{e} many a ȝer{e}. 184 [Headnote: HOW TO LAY THE CLOTH AND WRAP UP BREAD.] [Sidenote: _To lay the cloth_, &c. Wipe the table. Put a cloth on it (a cowche); you take one end, your mate the other;]