¶ This wyle þo squyer to kechyn shall{e} go, And brynges a bof for assay þo; Þo Coke assayes þe mete vngryȝt, Þo sewer he takes and kou{er}s on ryȝt; 752 Wo so eu{er} he takes þ{a}t mete to bere, Schall{e} not so hardy þo cou{er}tour{e} rer{e}, For colde ne hote, I warne ȝou all{e}, For suspecyoñ of tresou{n} as may befalle. 756 Yf þo sylu{er} dyssh{e} wyll{e} algate brenne, A sotelté I wylle þe kenne, Take þe bredde coruyn {and} lay by-twene, And kepe þe well{e} h{i}t be not sene; 760 ¶ I teche hit for no curtayse, But for þyn ese. When þe sewer comys vnto þe borde, Alle þe mete he sayes at on bare worde, 764 Þe potage fyrst w{i}t{h} brede y-coruyn, Cou{er}ys hom agayn lest þey ben storuyn; W{i}t{h} fyssh{e} or flessh yf [they] be s{er}ued, A morsell{e} þ{er}-of shalle he be keruyd; 768 And touche þe messe ou{er} all{e} aboute, Þo sewer h{i}t et{is} w{i}t{h}-oute{n} doute. W{i}t{h} baken mete yf he s{er}uyd be þo, Þo lydes vp-rered or he fyr go, 772 Þe past or pye he sayes w{i}t{h}-inne, Dippes bredde in graué no mor{e} ne mynne; Ȝif þe baken mete be colde, as may byfall{e}, A gobet of þo self he sayes w{i}t{h}-all{e}. 776 But þ{o}u þ{a}t berys mete in hande, Yf þo sewer stonde, loke þ{o}u stande; Yf he knele, knele þ{o}u so longe for oȝt, ¶ Tylle mete be sayde þ{a}t þ{o}u hase broght. [Fol. 26.] 780 As oft at hegh borde yf brede be nede, The butler two louys takys indede; Þat on settes down, þ{a}t oþer agayn He barys to cupborde in towell{e} playn. 784 As oft as þe keru{er} fettys drynke, Þe butler assayes h{i}t how good hy{m} thynke; In þe lordys cupp þ{a}t leuys vndrynken, Into þe almesdisshe h{i}t schall{e} be sonken. 788 The keru{er} anon w{i}t{h}-oute{n} thouȝt, [Headnote: OF THE CARVER, SURNAPE-LAYERS, AND CHANDLER.]