Other sawces to sovereyns ar s{er}ued in som solempne festis, but these will plese them full{e} well{e} / þ{a}t ar but hoomly gestis. 856 Now have y shewyd yow, my soñ, somewhat of dyu{er}se Iestis þat ar reme{m}bred in lord{es} courte / þer{e} as all rialte restis.” [Sidenote: “Fair fall you, father! You have taught me lovesomely; but please tell me, too, the duties of a Chamberlain.”] ++“Now fayre falle yow fadir / in fayth{e} y am full fayñ, For louesomly ye han lered me þe nurtur þat ye han sayñ; 860 pleseth{e} it you to certifye me with ooñ worde or twayñ þe Curtesy to co{n}ceue conveniently for eu{er}y chamburlayñ.” [Headnote: THE OFFICE OFF A CHAMBURLAYNE.] [Sidenote: _The Chamberlain’s Duties._] The office off a chamburlayne.[240] [Sidenote: He must be diligent, neatly dressed, clean-washed, careful of fire and candle,] ++“The Curtesy of a chamburlayñ is in office to be diligent, Clenli clad, his cloþis not all to-rent; 864 handis & face wascheñ fayr{e}, his hed well kempt; & war eu{er} of fyr{e} and candill{e} þat he be not neccligent. [Sidenote: attentive to his master, light of ear, looking out for things that will please.] To your{e} mastir looke ye geue diligent attendaunce; be curteyse, glad of cher{e}, & light of er{e} in eu{er}y semblaunce, 868 eu{er} waytyng{e} to þat thyng{e} þat may do hym plesaunce: to these p{ro}purtees if ye will apply, it may yow well{e} avaunce. [Sidenote: The Chamberlain must prepare for his lord a clean shirt, under and upper coat and doublet, breeches, socks, and slippers as brown as a water-leech.] Se that your{e} sou{er}ayne haue clene shurt & breche, a petycote,[241] a dublett, a long{e} coote, if he wer{e} suche, 872 his hosyñ well brusshed, his sokk{es} not to seche, his shoñ or slyppers as browne as is þe wat{ur}leche. [Sidenote: In the morning, must have clean linen ready, warmed by a clear fire.] In þe morow tyde, agaynst your{e} sou{er}ayne doth ryse, wayte hys lynnyñ þat hit be clene; þeñ warme h{i}t in þ{i}s wise, 876 by a cler{e} fyr{e} w{i}t{h}owt smoke / if it be cold or frese, and so may ye your{e} sou{er}ayñ plese at þe best asise. [Sidenote: When his lord rises, he gets ready the foot-sheet; puts a cushioned chair before the fire, a cushion for the feet,] Agayne he riseth vp, make redy your{e} fote shete in þ{i}s man{er} made greithe / & þat ye not forgete 880 furst a chayer{e} a-for{e} þe fyr{e} / or som oþ{er} honest sete With{e} a cosshyñ þ{er} vppoñ / & a noþ{ur} for the feete [Fol. 184b.] [Sidenote: and over all spreads the foot-sheet: has a comb and kerchief ready,]