¶ Also yf þ{o}u haue a lorde, And stondes by-for{e} hym at þe borde, 316 While þ{a}t þ{o}u speke, kepe well{e} þy honde, Thy fete also in pece let stonde, ¶ His curtasé nede he most breke,-- Stirraunt fyngurs toos whe{n} he shall{e} speke. 320 Be stabull{e} of cher{e} and sumwhat lyȝt, Ne ou{er} alle wayue þ{o}u not thy syȝt; ¶ Gase not on walles w{i}t{h} þy neghe[12], Fyr ne negh, logh ne hegh{e}; 324 Let not þe post be-cum þy staf, Lest þ{o}u be callet a dotet daf; Ne delf þ{o}u neu{er} nose thyrle W{i}t{h} thombe ne fyngur, as ȝong gyrle; 328 ¶ Rob not þy arme ne noȝt hit claw, Ne bogh not dou{n} þy hede to law; Whil any man spekes w{i}t{h} grete besenes, Herken his wordis w{i}t{h}-oute{n} distresse. 332 ¶ By strete or way yf þ{o}u schalle go, Fro þes two þynges þ{o}u kepe þe fro, Noþ{er} to harme chylde ne best, W{i}t{h} castyng, turnyng west ne est; 336 Ne chaunge þ{o}u not in face coloure, For lyghtnes of worde in halle ne bour{e}; Yf þy vysage chaunge for noȝt, Men say ‘þe trespas þ{o}u hase wroȝght.’ 340 ¶ By-for{e} þy lorde, ne mawes þ{o}u make Ȝif þ{o}u wyll{e} curtasie w{i}t{h} þe take. W{i}t{h} hondes vnwasshen take neu{er} þy mete; Fro alle þes vices loke þ{o}u þe kepe. 344 ¶ Loke þ{o}u sytt--{and} make no stryf-- [Fol. 18.] Wher{e} þo est[B] co{m}mau{n}dys, or ellis þo wyf. Eschewe þe heȝest place w{i}t{h} wyn,[13] But þ{o}u be beden to sitt þ{er}-in. 348 Of curtasie her{e} endis þe secu{n}de fyt, To heuen crist mot our{e} saules flyt! [Text note B: Read _ost_]