{ ++Þe popes legate or collectour{e}, to-ged{ur} ye assigne, { Doctur of bothe lawes, beyng{e} in science digne. 1024 { ++Hym þat hath byñ meyr{e} / & a londyner{e}, { Sargeaunt of lawe / he may w{i}t{h} hym comper{e}; { The mastirs of the Chauncery w{i}t{h} comford & cher{e}, { Þe worshipfull{e} p{re}chour{e} of p{ar}dou{n} in þ{a}t place to apper{e}. 1028 The clerk{es} of connyng{e} that hañ takeñ degre, And all{e} othur ordurs of chastite chosyñ, & also of pou{er}te, all{e} p{ar}sons & vicaries þat ar of dignyte, parisch{e} prest{es} kepynge cur{e}, vn-to þem loke ye se. 1032 For þe baliff{es} of a Cite purvey ye must a space, A yemañ of þe crowne / Sargeaunt of armes w{i}t{h} mace, A herrowd of Armes as gret a dygnyte has, Specially kyng{e} harrawd / must haue þe p{ri}ncipall{e} place; 1036 Worshipfull{e} m{er}chaund{es} and riche artyficeris, Gentilmeñ well{e} nurtured & of good maneris, W{i}t{h} gentilwo{m}men / and namely lord{es} nurrieris, all{e} these may sit at a table of good squyeris. 1040 [Headnote: USHER & MARSHAL: WHAT PEOPLE RANK AND DINE TOGETHER.] [Sidenote: I have now told you the rank of every class, and now I’ll tell you how they may be grouped at table.] ++Lo, soñ, y haue shewid the aft{ur} my symple wytte euery state aftir þeir{e} degre, to þy knowleche y shall{e} co{m}mytte, and how þey shall{e} be s{er}ued, y shall{e} shew the ȝett, in what place aft{ur} þeir{e} dignyte how þey owght to sytte: 1044 [Sidenote: I. Pope, King, Prince, Archbishop and Duke.] +Thestate of a+ { Pope, Emp{er}owr{e} / kyng{e} or cardynall{e}, { Prynce w{i}t{h} goldyñ rodde Royall{e}, { Archebischopp{e} / vsyñg to wer{e} þe palle, { Duke / all{e} þese of dygnyte owȝt not kepe þe hall{e}. 1048 [Sidenote: II. Bishop, Marquis, Viscount, Earl. III. The Mayor of London, Baron, Mitred Abbot, three Chief Justices, Speaker,] Bisshoppes, M{er}ques, vicount, Erle goodly, May sytte at .ij. messeȝ yf þey be lovyng{e}ly. þe meyr{e} of londoñ, & a baroñ, an abbot myterly, the iij. chef Iusticeȝ, þe speker{e} of þe p{ar}lement, p{ro}purly 1052 [Sidenote: may sit together, two or three at a mess.] all{e} these Estat{es} ar gret and honorable, þey may sitte in Chambur or hall{e} at a table, .ij. or els iij. at a messe / ȝeff þey be greable: þus may ye in your{e} office to eu{er}y mañ be plesable. 1056 [Sidenote: IV. The other ranks (three or four to a mess) equal to a Knight, unmitred Abbot, Dean, Master of the Rolls,]