Ther be .v. temperaƚƚ u̇tuys & .iiij. gostly u̇tuys of charite the .v. temꝑaƚƚ vertuys be theys. he shaƚƚ not turne his backe to his enemy for to flee. The .ij. is that he shaƚƚ truly holde his promyse to his frende: and also to his foo. The .iij. is he shaƚƚ be free of mete and drinke to aƚƚ his meny a boute him The .iiij. is he shaƚƚ vpholde maydonys ryght. The .v. is that he shaƚƚ holde vp wydoys ryght. Theys be the .iiij. vertuys of charite goostly. The first is: he shaƚƚ honoure his fader and his moder. The .ij is he shaƚƚ do noon harme to the poore. The .iij. is he shaƚƚ be mercifuƚƚ. The .iiij. is he shaƚƚ holde with the sacifice of the grete god of heuyn. And than Asteryaƚƚ did make to Olibion a targett of Olyfe tree with iij. corneris .ij. a bouen is face and oon downe to the growndwarde. in tokenyng that thys Olibion̄ was the cheue of aƚƚ the blode of the .iij. sonnys of Noy By the Olif tree he vnderstode victery for to wyn̄ By the poynt of his target to the grownde the cursed brothir Cham By the corner of his target a bouen firtherest that other brothir Sem. That othir corner next to hym selfe betokenyth that gentilman Iafeth the blissed brothir of whome god and man come by right lyne ¶ The maner of knẏghthodis ben .ii. oon with the Swerde An other with the Bath Ther be .ij. maner of knyghthodes oon with the swerde and an other with the bath The bath is the worthest by cause of iiij. Royaltes. Oon is whan an vnaged prynce is made knyght or be crouned kyng The secunde is whan a Kyng or an Emperoure is crowned. The thyrde is whan a quene or an Emperis is crowned. The iiij. is whan a Kyng or an Emperowre cum to speke with an other of dyuerse londys Nẏne maner of gentẏlmen ther bene ¶ Ther is a Gentylman of Auncetre and of blode ¶ And ther is a Gentylman of bloode ¶ Ther is a Gentylman of Cootearmur: and theos be .iij Oon of the Kyngys bage. An other of a lordeship. And the therde is of the kyllyng of a Saryson̄ ¶ And ther is a gentylman vntryaƚƚ ¶ And ther is a gentylman Ypocrafet ¶ And ther is a gentylman Sperytuaƚƚ ¶ Ther is also a gentylman sperituaƚƚ and temperaƚƚ. and aƚƚ theys ben more playnly declared in thys booke ¶ Gentilmen be calde .iiii. maner of wẏse one of awncetreis and iii of Cotearmure