w{i}t{h} a spone þeñ take owt þe gentill{e} galantyne,[178] In þe disch{e}, oñ þe bred / ley hit, le{m}mañ myne, þeñ take powd{ur} of Synamome, & te{m}p{er} hit w{i}t{h} red wyne: 636 þe same wold plese a por{e} mañ / y suppose, well{e} & fyne. [Sidenote: Mince the lampreys, lay them on the sauce, &c., on a hot plate, serve up to your lord.] Mynse ye þe gobyns as thyñ as a grote, þañ lay þem̅ vppoñ your{e} galantyne stondyng{e} oñ a chaffir{e} hoote: þus must ye diȝt a lamprey owt of his coffyñ cote, 640 and so may your{e} sou{er}ayne ete merily be noote. [Sidenote: White herrings fresh; the roe must be white and tender serve with salt and wine.] White heryng{e} in a disch{e}, if hit be seaward & fressh{e}, yo{ur} sou{er}eyñ to ete in seesou{n} of yer{e} / þ{er}-aft{ur} he will{e} Asch{e}. looke he be white by þe booñ / þe rough{e} white & nesch{e}; 644 w{i}t{h} salt & wyne s{er}ue ye hym̅ þe same / boldly, & not to bassh{e}. [Sidenote: Shrimps picked, lay them round a sawcer, and serve with vinegar.”] Shrympes well{e} pyked / þe scales awey ye cast, Round abowt a sawcer / ley ye þem in hast; þe vinegr{e} in þe same sawcer, þ{a}t your{e} lord may attast, 648 þañ w{i}t{h} þe said fisch{e} / he may fede hym̅ / & of þem make no wast.” [Sidenote: “Thanks, father, I know about Carving now,] ++“Now, fadir, feir{e} falle ye / & crist yow haue in cure, For of þe nurtur{e} of kervyng{e} y suppose þat y be sur{e}, [Fol. 180b.] but yet a-nod{ur} office þ{er} is / saue y dar not endure 652 to frayne yow any further / for feer{e} of displesur{e}: [Sidenote: but I hardly dare ask you about a Sewer’s duties, how he is to serve.”] For to be a sewer{e} y wold y hed þe co{n}nyng{e}, þañ durst y do my devoir{e} / w{i}t{h} any worshipfull{e} to be wo{n}nyng{e}; señ þat y know þe course / & þe craft of kervyng{e}, 656 y wold se þe siȝt of a Sewer{e}[179] / what wey he / sheweth{e} in s{er}uyng{e}.” [Headnote: THE SEWER’S OR ARRANGER’S DUTIES.] [Sidenote: _The Duties of a Sewer._] Office of a sewer.[180] [Sidenote: “Son, since you wish to learn, I will gladly teach you.] ++“Now sen yt is so, my son / þat science ye wold fayñ lere, drede yow no þyng{e} daungeresnes; þ{us}[A] y shall{e} do my dever{e} to enforme yow feithfully w{i}t{h} ryght gladsom cher{e}, 660 & yf ye woll{e} lysteñ my lor{e} / somewhat ye shall{e} her{e}: [Text note: Inserted in a seemingly later hand.] [Sidenote: Let the Sewer, as soon as the Master begins to say grace, hie to the kitchen.]