Yf that þ{o}u be a ȝong enfaunt, And thenke þo scoles for to haunt, This lessou{n} schall{e} þy maist{ur} þe merke, Croscrist[[8a]] þe spede in all{e} þi werke; 144 Sytthen þy _pater n{oste}r_ he wille þe teche, As cristes owne postles con preche; Aft{ur} þy Aue mar{ia} and þi crede, Þat shall{e} þe saue at dome of drede; 148 ¶ Theñ aft{ur} to blesse þe w{i}t{h} þe t{r}inité, In no{m}i{n}e p{at}ris teche he wille þe; Þen w{i}t{h} marke, mathew, luke, {and} Ion, W{i}t{h} þe þ{er} cruc{is} and the hegh name; 152 ¶ To schryue þe in gen{er}al þ{o}u schall{e} lere Þy Confiteor and misereat{ur} in fer{e}. To seche þe kyngdam of god, my chylde, Þ{er}to y rede þ{o}u be not wylde. 156 ¶ Ther-for{e} worschip god, bothe olde {and} ȝong, To be in body and soule yliche strong{e}. When þ{o}u comes to þo chirche dore, Take þe haly wat{er} stondand on flor{e}; 160 ¶ Rede or synge or byd p{ra}yeris To crist, for all{e} þy crysten ferys; Be curtayse to god, and knele dou{n} On bothe knees w{i}t{h} grete deuociou{n}. 164 ¶ To mo{n} þ{o}u shall{e} knele opon þe toñ, Þe toþ{er} to þy self þ{o}u halde aloñ. When þ{o}u ministers at þe hegh{e} aut{er}e, W{i}t{h} bothe hondes þ{o}u s{er}ue þ{o} p{re}st in fere, 168 Þe ton to stabull{e} þe toþ{er} Lest þ{o}u fayle, my dere broþ{er}. ¶ Anoþ{er} curtayse y wylle þe teche, Thy fadur And modur, w{i}t{h} mylde speche, [Fol. 15.] 172 In worschip and s{er}ue w{i}t{h} all{e} þy myȝt, Þ{a}t þou dwelle þe lengur in erthely lyȝt. ¶ To anoþ{er} ma{n} do no mor{e} amys Then þ{o}u woldys be doñ of hym {and} hys; 176 So crist þ{o}u pleses, {and} get{es} þe loue Of meñ {and} god þ{a}t sytt{is} aboue. ¶ Be not to meke, but i{n} mene þe holde, For ellis a fole þ{o}u wyll{e} be tolde. 180 He þ{a}t to ryȝtwysnes wylle enclyne, As holy wryȝt says vs wele and fyne, His sede schall{e} neu{er} go seche hor brede, Ne suffur of mo{n} no shames dede. 184 ¶ To for-gyf þ{o}u shall{e} þe hast; To veniaunce loke þ{o}u come on last; Draw þe to pese w{i}t{h} all{e} þy strengþe; Fro stryf and bate draw þe on lengþe. 188 ¶ Yf mo{n} aske þe good for goddys sake, And þe wont thyng{e} wher-of to take, Gyf hym bon{er} wordys on fayre maner{e}, W{i}t{h} glad semblaunt[A] {and} pure good cher. 192 [Textnote A: MS. semblamt] ¶ Also of s{er}uice þ{o}u shall{e} be fre To eu{er}y mo{n} in hys degré. Þ{o}u schall{e} neu{er} lose for to be kynde; That on forȝet{is}, anoþ{er} hase in mynde. 196