++Son, hit is tyme of þe day / þe table wold be layde. [Fol. 173b.] Furst wipe þe table w{i}t{h} a cloth{e} or þ{a}t hit be splayd, þañ lay a cloth{e} oñ þe table / a cowche[43] it is called & said: take þy felow ooñ ende þ{er}of / & þ{o}u þat other{e} that brayde, 188 [Sidenote: lay the fold of the second cloth(?) on the outer edge of the table, that of the third cloth(?) on the inner.] Thañ draw streight þy cloth{e}, & ley þe bouȝt[44] oñ þe vtt{ur} egge of þe table, take þe vpper part / & let hyt hang{e} evyñ able: þanñ take þe .iij. cloth{e}, & ley the bouȝt oñ þe Inner side plesable, and ley estate w{i}t{h} the vpper part, þe brede of half fote is greable. 192 [Sidenote: Cover your cupboard with a diaper towel, put one round your neck, one side on your left arm with your sovereign’s napkin;] Cover þy cuppeborde of thy ewery w{i}t{h} the towell{e} of diapery; take a towell{e} abowt thy nekke / for þat is curtesy, lay þ{a}t ooñ side of þe towaile oñ þy lift arme manerly, an oñ þe same arme ley þy sou{er}aignes napkyñ honestly; 196 [Sidenote: on that, eight loaves to eat, and three or four trencher loaves: in your left the salt-cellar. In your right hand, spoons and knives.] þañ lay oñ þat arme viij. louys bred / w{i}t{h} iij. or iiij. trencher{e} lovis; Take þat oo ende of þy towaile / in þy lift hand, as þe man{er} is, and þe salt Seller{e} in þe same hand, looke þ{a}t ye do this; þat oþ{er} ende of þe towaile / in riȝt hand w{i}t{h} spones & knyffes y-wis; 200 [Sidenote: Put the Salt on the right of your lord; on its left, a trencher or two; on their left, a knife, then white rolls,] Set your{e} salt oñ þe right side / wher{e} sitt{es} your{e} soverayne, oñ þe lyfft Side of your{e} salt / sett your{e} trencher oon & twayne, oñ þe lifft side of yo{ur} tr{e}nchour{e} lay your{e} knyffe syng{u}l{e}r & playñ; [Textnote: [* a space in the MS.]] and oñ þe ....[*] side of your{e} knyff{es} / ooñ by oñ þe white payne; 204 [Sidenote: and beside them a spoon folded in a napkin. Cover all up. At the other end set a Salt and two trenchers.] your{e} spone vppoñ a napkyñ fayr{e} / ȝet foldeñ wold he be, besides þe bred it wold be laid, soñ, y telle the: Cover your spone / napkyñ, trencher, & knyff, þ{a}t no mañ hem se. at þe oþ{er} ende of þe table / a salt w{i}t{h} ij. trenchers sett ye. 208 [Sidenote: _How to wrap up your lord’s bread in a stately way._ Cut your loaves all equal.] [Textnote: [† ? MS.]]