¶ ++Now good soñ, y hau{e} shewed the / & brought þe in vre, to know þe Curtesie of court / & these þow may take in cur{e}, In pantry / botery / or celler{e} / & in kervyng{e} a-for{e} a sovereyn{e} demewr{e}, A sewer / or a m{er}shall{e}: in þes science / y suppose ye byñ sewr{e}, 1176 [Sidenote: as I learnt with a Royal Prince whose Usher and Marshal I was. All other officers have to obey me.] ¶ Which in my dayes y lernyd with{e} a prynce full{e} royall{e}, with whom̅ vscher{e} in chambur was y, & m{er}shall{e} also in hall{e}, vnto whom̅ all{e} þese officer{es} for{e}seid / þey eu{er} ente{n}d{e} shall{e}, Evir to fulfill{e} my co{m}maundement wheñ þat y to þem call{e}: 1180 [Headnote: THE USHER AND MARSHAL IS THE CHIEF OFFICER.] [Sidenote: Our office is the chief, whether the Cook likes it or not.] For we may allow & dissalow / our{e} office is þe cheeff In celler{e} & spicery / & the Cooke, be he looth{e} or leeff.[273] [Sidenote: All these offices may be filled by one man, but a Prince’s dignity requires each office to have its officer, and a servant under him,] ¶ ++Thus þe diligences of dyu{er}se officeȝ y haue shewed to þe allone, [Fol. 188b.] the which science may be shewed & dooñ by a syng{e}l{er}[274] p{er}sone; 1184 but þe dignyte of a prince req{ui}reth{e} vche office must haue ooñ to be rewler{e} in his rome / a s{er}uand hym̅ waytyng{e} oñ. [Sidenote: (all knowing their duties perfectly) to wait on their Lord and please his guests.] ¶ Moor{e}-ou{er} h{i}t requireth{e} eu{er}ich of þem in office to haue p{er}fite science, For dowt and drede doyng{e} his souereyñ displicence, 1188 hym to attende, and his gest{is} to plese in place wher{e} þey ar p{re}sence, that his souereyñ þrough{e} his s{er}uice may make grete co{n}gaudence. [Sidenote: Don’t fear to serve a prince; take good heed to your duties, watch, and you need not fear.] ¶ For a prynce to s{er}ue, ne dowt he not / and god be his spede! Furþ{er} þañ his office / & þ{er}-to let hym̅ take good hede, 1192 and his warde wayte wisely // & eu{er}mor{e} þ{er}-in haue drede; Þus doyng{e} his dewte dewly, to dowte he shall{e} not nede. [Sidenote: _Tasting_ is done only for those of royal blood, as a Pope, King, Duke, and Earl: not below.] ¶ ++Tastyng{e} and credence[275] longeth{e} to blode & birth royall{e},[276] As pope / emp{er}our{e} / E{m}p{er}atrice, and Cardynall{e}, 1196 kyng{e} / queene / prynce / Archebischoppe in palle, Duke / Erle and no mo / þat y to remembraunce / calle. [Sidenote: Tasting is done for fear of poison; therefore keep your room secure, and close your safe, for fear of tricks.]