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+Malencolicus.+
[Sidenote: Envious, sad, timid, yellow-coloured.]
Invidus et tristis / Cupidus / dextre que tenac{is},
Non expers fraudis, timidus, lutei q{ue} coloris.
[Headnote: A FEST FOR A FRANKLEN.]
[Sidenote: _A Franklin’s Feast._]
+A fest for a franklen.+
[Sidenote: Brawn, bacon and pease,]
++“A Frankleñ may make a feste Imp{ro}berabill{e},
brawne w{i}t{h} mustard is con{c}ordable, 796
bakoñ s{er}ued w{i}t{h} pesoñ,
[Sidenote: beef and boiled chickens,]
beef or motoñ stewed s{er}uysable,
Boyled Chykoñ or capoñ agreable,
convenyent for þe sesoñ; 800
[Sidenote: roast goose, capon, and custade.]
Rosted goose & pygge full{e} profitable,
Capoñ / Bakemete, or Custade Costable,
wheñ eggis & crayme be gesoñ.
[Sidenote: _Second Course._ Mortrewes,]
Þerfor{e} stuffe of household is behoveable, 804
Mortrowes or Iussell{e}[211] ar delectable
for þe second course by resoñ.
[Sidenote: veal, rabbit, chicken, dowcettes,]
Thañ veel, lambe, kyd, or cony,
Chykoñ or pigeoñ rosted tendurly, 808
bakemet{es} or dowcett{es}[212] w{i}t{h} all{e}.
[Sidenote: fritters, or leche,]
þeñ followyng{e}, frytowrs & a leche lovely;
Suche s{er}uyse in sesou{n} is full{e} semely
To s{er}ue w{i}t{h} bothe chambur & hall{e}. 812
[Sidenote: spiced pears, bread and cheese,]
Theñ appuls & peris w{i}t{h} spices delicately
Aft{ur} þe terme of þe yer{e} full{e} deynteithly,
w{i}t{h} bred and chese to call{e}.
[Sidenote: spiced cakes, bragot and mead.]
Spised cak{es} and wafurs worthily 816
with{e} bragot[213] & meth{e},[214] þus meñ may meryly
plese well{e} bothe gret & small{e}.”
[Sidenote: _Dinners on Fish-days._]
Sewes on fishe dayes. [Fol. 183b.]
[Sidenote: Gudgeons, minnows, venprides (?) musclade (?) of
almonds, oysters dressed,]
++“Flowndurs / gogeons, muskels,[215] menuce in sewe,
Eles, lampurnes, venprid{es} / quyk & newe, 820
Musclade in wortes / musclade[216] of almondes
for stat{es} full{e} dewe,
Oysturs in Ceuy[217] / oysturs in grauey,[218]
your helth{e} to renewe,
[Sidenote: porpoise or seal, pike cullis, jelly, dates, quinces,
pears,]
The baly of þe fresch{e} samoñ / els purpose, or seele[219],
Colice[220] of pike, shrympus[221] /
or p{er}che, ye know full{e} wele; 824
P{ar}tye gely / Creme of almond{es}[222] /
dat{es} in confite / to rekeu{er} heele,
Quinces & peris / Ciryppe w{i}t{h} p{ar}cely rot{es} /
riȝt so bygyñ yo{ur} mele.
[Sidenote: houndfish, rice, mameny. If you don’t like these
potages, taste them only.]
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