The secund precept of the fyrst tabylle, The name of God take nevyr in vayne, Swere none othis be noon fals fabylle,— The name of God thou nevyr dysteyn. Bewhare of othis for dowte of peyn, Amonges ffelachepp whan thou dost sytt, A lytyl othe, this is serteyn, May dampne thy sowle to helle pytt. Man, whan thou art sett at the nale, And hast thi langage as plesyth the, Loke thin othis be non or smale, And ȝett alwey loke trewe thei be. But swere not oftyn by rede of me, ffor yf thou use oftyn tyme to swere, It may gendyr custom in the; Byware of custom, ffor he wyl dere. _Tercium mandatum._ “Memento ut sabbatum sanctificet.” The iij.ᵈᵉ comaundment of God, as I rede, Dothe bydde the halwe welle thin halyday, Kepe the welle ffro synfulle dede, And care not gretly ffor ryche aray. A ryght pore man, this is non nay, Of sympyl astat in clothis rent, May be bettyr than ryche with garmentes gay, Oftyn tyme doth kepe this comaundment. ffor ryche men do shewe oftyntyme pompe and pride, On halydayes, as oftyn is sene; Whan pore men passe and go besyde, At wurthy festys riche men wolle bene. Thyn halyday thou kepyst not clene In gloteny to lede thi lyff, In Goddys hous ȝe xulde be-dene Honoure your God, bothe mayden and wyff. _Quartum Mandatum._ “Honora patrem tuum et matrem tuam.” Off the secunde tabylle the fyrst comaundment, And in the ordyr the iiij.ᵗᵉ, I sey in fay, He byddyth the evermore with hert bent, Bothe ffadyr and modyr to wurchep alway. Thow that thi fadyr be pore of array, And ȝow never so ryche of golde and good, ȝitt loke thou wurchep hym nyght and day, Of whom thou hast bothe fflesche and blood. In this comaundmente includyd is The bodyli fadyr and modyr also, Includyd also I fynde in this, Thi gostly fadyr and modyr therto. To thi gostly ffadyr evyr reverens do, Thi gostly modyr is holy cherche; These tweyn save thi sowle fro woo, Ever them to wurchep loke that thou werche. _Quintum mandatum._ “Non occides.” The ffyfft comaundement byddyth alle us, Scle no man, no whight that thou kylle; Undyrstonde this precept thus, Scle no wyght with wurd nor wylle. Wykkyd worde werkyht oftyntyme grett ille, Be war therfore of wykkyd langage, Wyckyd speche many on doth spylle, Therfore of speche bethe not owtrage. _Sextum mandatum._ “Non makaberis.” The sexte comaundement byddith every man, That no wyght lede no lecherous lay, fforfett never be no woman, Lesse than the lawe alowe thi play. Trespas nevyr with wyff, ne may, With wedow, nor with non othyr wyght; Kepe the clene, as I the say, To whom thou hast thi trowth plyght. _Septimum mandatum._ “Non furtum facies.”