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Kervyng of flesh:
[Sidenote: Cut _brawn_ on the dish, and lift slices off with your
knife;]
++“Son, take þy knyfe as y taught þe while er{e},
kut bravne in þe disch{e} riȝt as hit lieth{e} ther{e},
and to þy sou{er}eynes trenchour{e} / w{i}t{h} þe knyfe /
ye h{i}t ber{e}:
pare þe fatt þ{er}-from / be war{e} of hide & heer{e}. 380
[Sidenote: serve it with mustard. Venison with furmity.]
Thañ whan ye haue it so y-leid / oñ þy lord{es} trenchour{e},
looke ye haue good mustarde þ{er}-to and good licour{e};
Fatt venesou{n} w{i}t{h} frumenty / hit is a gay plesewr{e}
your{e} sou{er}ayne to s{er}ue with in sesou{n}
to his honowr{e}: 384
[Sidenote: Touch _Venison_ only with your knife, pare it, cross it
with 12 scores,]
Towche not þe venisou{n} w{i}t{h} no bare hand
but with{e} þy knyfe; þis wise shall{e} ye be doand{e},
with{e} þe fore part of þe knyfe looke ye be hit parand,
xij. draught{es} w{i}t{h} þe egge
of þe knyfe þe venison crossand{e}. 388
[Sidenote: cut a piece out, and put it in the furmity soup.]
Thañ whañ ye þat venesou{n} so haue chekkid hit, [Fol. 176b.]
with þe fore p{ar}te of your{e} knyfe /
þ{a}t ye hit owt kytt,
In þe frume{n}ty potage honestly ye co{n}vey hit,
in þe same forme w{i}t{h} pesyñ & bakeñ
whañ sesou{n} þ{er}-to doth{e} sitt. 392
[Sidenote: Touch with your left hand, pare it clean, put away the
sinews, &c.]
With{e} your{e} lift hand touche beeff / Chyne[77] /
motou{n}, as is a-for{e} said,
& pare hit clene or þ{a}t ye kerve /
or hit to yo{ur} lord be layd;
and as it is showed afor{e} / bewar{e} of vpbrayd{e};
all{e} fumosite, salt / senow /
Raw / a-side be hit convayd{e}. 396
[Sidenote: _Partridges_, &c.: take up by the pinion, and mince
them small in the sirrup.]
In siripp{e} / p{ar}trich{e} / stokdove /
& chekyns, in s{er}uyng{e},
w{i}t{h} yo{ur} lifft hand take þem
by þe pynoñ of þe whyng{e},
& þat same w{i}t{h} þe fore p{ar}te
of þe knyfe be ye vp reryng{e},
Mynse hem small{e} in þe sirupp{e}:
of fumosite algate be ye feeryng{e}. 400
[Headnote: HOW TO CARVE LARGE ROAST BIRDS, SWAN, CAPON, &C.]
[Sidenote: Larger roast birds, as the _Osprey_, &c., raise up [?
cut off] the legs, then the wings,]
Good soñ, of all{e} fowles rosted y tell{e} yow as y Cañ,
Every goos / teele / Mallard / Ospray / & also swanne,
reyse vp þo leggis of all{e} þese furst, y sey the thañ,
afft{ur} þat, þe whyng{es} large & rownd /
þañ dar{e} blame þe no man; 404
[Sidenote: lay the body in the middle, with the wings and legs
round it, in the same dish.]
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