Vnkou{er}s þe cup þ{a}t he hase brouȝt; Into þe cou{er}tour{e} wyn he powr{e}s owt, Or in-to a spare pece, w{i}t{h}-oute{n} doute; 792 Assayes, an gefes þo lorde to drynke, Or settes h{i}t doun as hym goode thynke. Þo keru{er}[53] schall{e} kerue þo lordes mete, Of what kyn pece þ{a}t he wyll{e} ete; 796 And on hys trenchour he hit layes, On þys maner w{i}t{h}-out displayes; In almesdysshe he layes yche dele, Þ{a}t he is w{i}t{h} serued at þo mele; 800 But he sende h{i}t to ony stronger{e}, A pese þ{a}t is hym leue and dere, And send hys potage also, Þ{a}t schall{e} not to þe almes go. 804 Of keru{er} more, yf I shulde telle, Anoþ{er} fytt þenne most I spelle, Ther-fore I let h{i}t her{e} ou{er} passe, To make oure talkyng su{m}medelasse. 808 When þe lorde hase eten, þo sewer schall{e} bryng Þo surnape on his schulder bryng, A narew towell{e}, a brode be-syde, And of hys hondes he lettes h{i}t slyde; 812 Þe vssher ledes þ{a}t on hed ryȝt, Þo aumener þo oþ{er} away shall{e} dyȝt. When þe vssher comys to þe borde ende, Þo narow towell{e} he strecches vnkende; 816 Be-for{e} þo lorde and þe lady so dere, Dowbell{e} he playes þo towell{e} þere; Whenne þay haue wasshen and g{ra}ce is sayde, Away he takes at a brayde; 820 Awoydes þo borde in-to þo flore, Tase away þo trest{is} þ{a}t ben so store.