In a man{er}able m{er}shall{e} þe co{n}nyng{e} is moost co{m}mendable to haue a for{e} sight to straungers, to sett þem at þe table; For if þey haue gentill{e} cher{e} / & gydyng{e} man{er}able, þe m{er}shall{e} doth his sou{er}eyñ honour{e} / & he þe mor{e} lawdable. 1116 [Sidenote: If the King sends any messenger to your Lord receive him one degree higher than his rank.] ¶ Ȝeff þow be a m{er}shall{e} to any lord of þis land, yff þe kyng{e} send to þy sou{er}eyñ eny his s{er}uand by sand, +Yeff he be a+ +receve hym as a+ { knyght { barouñ honorand { Squyer{e} { knyght w{i}t{h} hand { yomañ of þe crowñ { Squyer{e} { grome { yemañ in maner{e} { page { grome goodly in fer{e} { Childe { grome gentill{e} lerner{e}. [Sidenote: The King’s groom may dine with a Knight or Marshal,] ¶ hit rebuketh not a knyght / þe knyg{es} grome to sytte at his table, 1125 no mor{e} hit doth{e} a m{er}shall{e} of maners plesable; and so from̅ þe hiest degre / to be lowest honorable, if þe m{er}shall{e} haue a sight þ{er}to, he is co{m}mendable. 1128 [Headnote: THE DIFFERENCES OF MEN EQUAL IN RANK.] [Sidenote: A Marshal must also understand the rank of County and Borough officers,] ¶ Wisdom woll{e} a m{er}shall{e} man{er}abely þ{a}t he vndirstand all{e} þe worshipfull{e} officers of the comunialte of þis land, of Shires / Citees / borowes; like as þey ar ruland, þey must be sett aft{ur} þeir{e} astate dewe in degre as þey stand. 1132 [Sidenote: and that a Knight of blood and property is above a poor Knight,] ¶ hit belongeth{e} to a m{er}shall{e} to haue a for{e} sight of all{e} estatis of þis land in eu{er}y place pight, For þestate of a knyght of blode, lyvelode, & myght, [Fol. 188.] is not p{er}egall{e} to a symple & a poouere knyght. 1136 [Sidenote: the Mayor of London above the Mayor of Queenborough,] ¶ Also þe meyr{e} of londoñ, notable of dignyte, and of queneborow[269] þe meir{e}, no þyng{e} like in degre, at one messe þey owght in no wise to sitt ne be; hit no þyng{e} besemeth{e} / þ{er}for{e} to suche semble ye se / 1140 [Sidenote: the Abbot of Westminster above the poor Abbot of Tintern,] ¶ Also þe abbote of Westmynster{e}, þe hiest of þ{is} lande / The abbot of tynterne[270] þe poorest, y vndirstande, [Fol. 188a.] þey ar boþe abbot{es} of name, & not lyke of fame to fande; ȝet Tynterne w{i}t{h} Westmynster shall{e} nowþ{er} sitte ne stande. 1144 [Sidenote: the Prior of Canterbury above the Prior of Dudley,]