[Sidenotes: _Of the Sewer (or setter-on of Dishes)._ [751] The Cook assays the meat before it’s dished. [752] The Sewer puts the cover on it, and the cover must never be raised for fear of treason. [757] (A Dodge: If the silver dish burns you, put bits of bread under it.) [763] The Sewer assays all the food: potage with a piece of bread; fish or flesh, he eats a piece; baked meats hot, he lifts up the crust, and dips bread in the gravy; baked meats cold, he eats a bit. [777] The meat-bearer stands or kneels as the Sewer does. [782] When bread is wanted, the Butler puts one loaf on the table, the other on the cupboard. [785] The Butler assays all the wine. [787] What is left in the lord’s cup goes to the Alms-dish. [790 The Carver fills the empty cup, assays it, and gives it the lord or puts it down. [795] He carves the lord’s meat, and lays it on his trencher, putting a piece of every thing in the Alms-dish, except any favourite piece or potage sent to a stranger. [805] (To say more about the Carver would require another section, so I pass it over.) [809] After dinner the Sewer brings the Surnape, a broad towel and a narrow, and slides it down. [813] The Usher takes one end of the broad one, the Almoner the other, and when it is laid, he folds the narrow towel double before his lord and lady. [819] After grace removes them, lays the table on the floor, and takes away the trestles.] ¶ De candelario.[54] ¶ Now speke I wylle a lytull{e} whyle Of þo chandeler, w{i}t{h}-oute{n} gyle, 824 Þ{a}t torches[55] {and} tortes[56] {and} preketes[57] con make, P{er}chours,[58] smale condel, I vnder-take; Of wax þese candels all{e} þat brenne{n}, And morter of wax þ{a}t I wele kenne; 828 Þo snof of hom dose a-way W{i}t{h} close sesours, as I ȝow say; Þe sesours ben schort {and} rownde y-close, W{i}t{h} plate of irne vp-on bose. 832 In chamb{ur} no lyȝt þ{er} shall{e} be brent, Bot of wax þ{er}-to, yf ȝe take tent; In hall{e} at soper schall{e} caldels ({so}) brenne [Fol. 27.] Of parys, þ{er}-in þ{a}t all{e} me{n} kenne; 836 Iche messe a candell{e} fro alhalawgh{e} day To candelmesse, as I ȝou say; Of candel liu{er}ay squiyers schall{e} haue, So long, if hit is mon will{e} kraue. 840 Of brede and ale also þo boteler Schall{e} make lyu{er}é thurgh-out þe ȝere To squyers, and also wyn to knyȝt, Or ellys he dose not his office ryȝt. 844 Her{e} endys the thryd speche. Of all{e} oure synnes cryst be oure leche, And bryng vs to his vonyng place! Ame{n}, sayes ȝe, for hys grete grace! 848 ¶ Amen, par charite.