++The surnape[47] ye shull{e} make w{i}t{h} lowly curtesye with a cloth{e} vndir a dowble of riȝt feir{e} napry; take thy towailes end{es} next yow w{i}t{h}-out vilanye, and þe ende of þe cloth{e} oñ þe vttur side of þe towell{e} bye; 240 [Sidenote: Fold the two ends of your towel, and one of the cloth, a foot over, and lay it smooth for your lord to wash with.] Thus all{e} iij. end{es} hold ye at onis, as ye well{e} may; now fold ye all{e} ther{e} at oonys þ{a}t a pliȝt passe not a fote brede all{e} way, þañ lay hyt fayr{e} & evyñ þer{e} as ye cañ hit lay; þus aft{ur} mete, ȝiff yowr{e} mastir will{e} wasch{e}, þat he may. 244 [Sidenote: The marshal must slip it along the table, and pull it smooth.] at þe riȝt ende of þe table ye must it owt gyde, þe marchall{e} must hit convey along{e} þe table to glide; So of all{e} iij clothes vppeward þe riȝt half þat tide, and þat it be draw strayt & evyñ boþe in length{e} & side. 248 [Sidenote: Then raise the upper part of the towel, and lay it even, so that the Sewer (arranger of dishes) may make a state.] Then must ye draw & reyse / þe vpper p{ar}te of þe towell{e}, Ley it w{i}t{h}-out ruffelyng{e} streiȝt to þat oþ{er} side, y þe telle; þañ at eu{er}y end þ{er}of convay half a yarde or an elle, þat þe sewer{e} may make[A] a state / & plese h{i}s mastir well{e}. 252 [Text note A: _make_ is repeated in the MS.] [Sidenote: When your lord has washed, take up the Surnape with your two arms, and carry it back to the Ewery.] whan þe state hath wasch{e}, þe surnap drawne playne, þeñ must ye ber{e} forþe þe surnape befor{e} your{e} souerayne, and so must ye take it vppe with{e} your{e} armes twayne, and to þe Ewery bere hit your{e} silf agayne. 256 [Sidenote: Carry a towel round your neck. Uncover your bread; see that all diners have knife, spoon, and napkin.] a-bowt your{e} nekke a towell{e} ye ber{e}, so to s{er}ue your{e} lorde, þañ to hym make curtesie, for so it will{e} accorde. vnkeu{er} your{e} brede, & by þe salt sette hit euyñ oñ þe borde; looke þer{e} be knyfe & spone / & napkyñ w{i}t{h}-outy[{n}] any worde. 260 [Sidenote: Bow when you leave your lord. Take eight loaves from the bread-cloth, and put four at each end.] Eu{er} whañ ye dep{ar}te from your{e} sou{er}aigne, looke ye bowe yo{ur} knees; [Fol. 174b.] to þe port-payne[48] forth{e} ye passe, & þer{e} viij. loues ye leese: Set at eiþur end of þe table .iiij. loofes at a mese, þañ looke þat ye haue napkyñ & spone eu{er}y p{er}sone to plese. 264