[Sidenote: When thou hast sojourned long in a place, then provide thee with plenty of horses, armour, gold, silver, and clothing;] When well long haith yow ſwiornyt i{n} a place, And well acqueynt the v{i}t{h} thi puple has, 1712 Than ſhalt thow ordand & p{ro}wid the Of horß and ek of armour gret plente; Of gold, and ſilu{er}, tressore, and cleithing, And euery Riches that lo{n}gith to o king; 1716 [Sidenote: and, before leaving, distribute gifts liberally.] And when the lykith for to tak thi leif, By largeß thus yow thi reward geif, First to the pure worthy honorable, That is til armys and til ma{n}hed able; 1720 (Set he be pur, ȝhit worſchip in hyme bidith); [Sidenote: Give to the poor worthy man the horse thou thyself ridest.] If hyme the horß one wich thi-ſelwyne Ridith, And bid hyme that he Rid hyme for yhour ſak; Syne til hyme gold and ſilu{er} yow betak; 1724 The horß to hyme for worſchip and prowes, The treſor for his fredome and larges. If moſt of Riches and of Cheriſing; [Fol. 22a.] Eftir this gud kny{ch}t berith vitneſing. 1728 [Sidenote: Give to thy tenants and vavasours easy hackneys, palfries, and coursers.] Syne to thi te{n}nand{is} & to thi wawaſouris If eſſy haknays, palfrais, and curſouris, And robis ſich as pleſand ben and fair; Syne to thi lord{is}, wich at my{ch}ty aire, 1732 [Sidenote: Give to thy lords things strange and uncouth.] As duk{is}, erlis, princ{is}, and ek king{is}, Yow if them ſtrang, yow if them vncout{h} thing{is}, As diu{er}ß iowell{is}, and ek p{re}ciouß ſtonis, Or halk{is}, hundis, ordinit for the nonis, 1736 Or wantone horß that can no{ch}t ſtand in ſtāble; Thar gift{is} mot be fair and delitable. Thus, firſt vn to the vorthi pur yow if Giftis, that may ther pouerte Releif; 1740 And to the rich ift{is} of pleſans, That thei be fair, ſet no{ch}t of gret ſubſtans; For riches aſkith no thing bot delyt, And powert haith ay ane appetyt 1744 For to support ther ned and Indigens: Thus ſhall yow if and makith thi diſpens. [Sidenote: So, too, shall the queen give to maidens and ladies,] And ek the quen, my lady, ſhalt alſo To madenis and to ladeis, quhar ȝhe go, 1748 If, and cheriß one the ſamyne wyß; [Sidenote: for all thy welfare lies in liberality.] For in to largeß al thi welfar lyis. And if thy gift{is} with ſich {con}tinans That thei be ſen ay gifyne v{i}t{h} pleſans; 1752 The wyß man ſais, and ſuth it is app{ro}uit, Thar is no thonk, thar is no ift alowit, Bot It be ifyne In to ſich manere, [Sidenote: Remember that the giver should be as glad in his cheer