Lay the body in mydd{es} of þe disch{e} / or in a-nod{ur} charger{e}, of vche of þese w{i}t{h} whyng{es} in mydd{es}, þe legg{es} so aftir ther{e}. of all{e} þese in .vj. lees[78] / if þat ye[A] will{e}, ye may vppe arer{e}, & ley þem̅ betwene þe legg{es}, & þe whyng{es} in þe same plater{e}. 408 [Text note: _MS. may be_ yo.] [Sidenote: _Capons:_ take off the wings and legs; pour on ale or wine, mince them into the flavoured sauce.] Capoñ, & hen of hawt grees[79], þus wold þey be dight:-- Furst, vn-lace þe whynges, þe legg{es} þan in sight, Cast ale or wyne oñ þem̅, as þ{er}-to belo{n}geth of ryght, & mynse þem̅ þañ in to þe sawce w{i}t{h} powdurs kene of myght. 412 [Sidenote: Give your lord the left wing, and if he want it, the right one too.] Take capou{n} or heñ so enlased, & devide; take þe lift whynge; in þe sawce mynce hit eueñ beside, and yf your{e} sou{er}ayne ete sau{er}ly / & haue þ{er}to appetide, þañ mynce þat oþur whyng{e} þ{er}-to to satisfye hym̅ þ{a}t tyde. 416 [Sidenote: _Pheasants_, &c.: take off the wings, put them in the dish, then the legs.] Feysaunt, p{ar}trich{e}, plou{er}, & lapewynk, y yow say, areyse[80] þe whyng{es} furst / do as y yow pray; In þe disch{e} forth{e}-with{e}, boþe þat ye ham lay, þañ aftur þat / þe leggus / w{i}t{h}out lengur delay. 420 [Sidenote: _Woodcocks_, Heronshaws, Brew, &c. break the pinions, neck, and beak.] wodcok / Betowr{e}[81] / Egret[82] / Snyte[83] / and Curlew, heyrou{n}sew[84] / resteratiff þey ar / & so is the brewe;[85] þese .vij. fowles / must be vnlaced, y tell{e} yow trew, breke þe pynons / nek, & beek, þus ye must þem shew. 424 [Sidenote: Cut off the legs, then the wings, lay the body between them.] Thus ye must þem vnlace / & in thus manere: [Fol. 177.] areyse þe leggis / suffir{e} þeir{e} feete still{e} to be oñ ther{e}, þañ þe whyng{es} in þe disch{e} / ye may not þem forber{e}, þe body þañ in þe middes laid / like as y yow leer{e}. 428 [Headnote: HOW TO CARVE THE CRANE, FAWN, VENISON, &C.] [Sidenote: _Crane_: take off the wings, but not the trompe in his breast.] The Crane is a fowle / þat strong{e} is w{i}t{h} to far{e}; þe whyng{es} ye areyse / full{e} large evyñ thar{e}; of hyr{e} trompe[86] in þe brest / loke þ{a}t ye bewar{e}. towche not hir trompe / eu{er}mor{e} þat ye spar{e}. 432 [Sidenote: _Peacocks_, &c.: carve like you do the Crane, keeping their feet on.] Pecok / Stork / Bustarde / & Shovellewr{e}, ye must vnlace þem in þe plite[87] / of þe crane prest & pur{e}, so þ{a}t vche of þem̅ haue þeyre feete aft{ur} my cur{e}, and eu{er} of a sharpe knyff wayte þat ye be sur{e}. 436