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he_o be_v not_o more_o than_o constrain_v also_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o depress_v himself_o too_o much_o without_o occasion_n 3_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n to_o break_v a_o jest_n there_o where_o one_o take_v no_o pleasure_n in_o mirth_n laugh_v not_o aloud_o and_o to_o the_o disfigure_v of_o thy_o countenance_n or_o without_o subject_n only_o be_v custom_n deride_v not_o the_o misfortune_n of_o any_o one_o although_o there_o seem_v to_o be_v some_o cause_n why_o 4_o speak_v not_o a_o injurious_a word_n be_v it_o in_o jest_n or_o in_o earnest_n nip_v not_o any_o by_o word_n likewise_o one_o ought_v not_o to_o scoff_n any_o body_n especial_o if_o they_o be_v great_a than_o thyself_o although_o they_o give_v occasion_n 5_o be_v not_o froward_a but_o friendly_a and_o courteous_a and_o the_o first_o to_o salute_v other_o hear_v and_o answer_v and_o be_v not_o pensive_a when_o it_o be_v a_o time_n to_o converse_v and_o discourse_n 6_o by_o no_o mean_n detract_v from_o any_o other_o nor_o speak_v of_o thing_n which_o belong_v unto_o he_o also_o be_v not_o too_o excessive_a in_o praise_v 7_o go_v not_o thither_o where_o thou_o know_v not_o whether_o thou_o shall_v be_v welcome_a give_v not_o thy_o advice_n except_o one_o ask_v it_o of_o thou_o be_v it_o not_o that_o thou_o be_v the_o best_a there_o principal_o out_o of_o season_n and_o where_o there_o be_v no_o hope_n of_o profit_v and_o be_v entreat_v to_o deliver_v what_o thou_o think_v be_v brief_a and_o come_v quick_o to_o to_o the_o point_n 8_o if_o then_o contend_v among_o themselves_o take_v not_o the_o part_n of_o either_o if_o thou_o be_v not_o compel_v and_o take_v heed_n that_o thou_o be_v not_o obstinate_a in_o thy_o opinion_n in_o thing_n indifferent_a be_v thou_o on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o most_o of_o the_o company_n who_o deliver_v thereon_o their_o opinion_n 9_o reprehend_v not_o the_o imperfection_n of_o other_o for_o that_o be_v the_o part_n of_o father_n master_n and_o superior_n thou_o may_v well_o show_v notwithstanding_o that_o they_o distaste_n thou_o likewise_o may_v thou_o now_o and_o then_o sage_o give_v some_o good_a counsel_n in_o time_n and_o place_n 10_o stay_v not_o to_o gaze_v on_o the_o mark_n or_o blemish_n appear_v on_o other_o although_o they_o be_v natural_a principal_o if_o they_o be_v in_o the_o face_n and_o ask_v not_o from_o whence_o they_o come_v and_o that_o which_o thou_o well_o may_v speak_v in_o secret_a to_o thy_o friend_n deliver_v not_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o orher_n 11_o speak_v not_o in_o a_o unknown_a language_n or_o in_o what_o thou_o know_v not_o well_o be_v it_o not_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n to_o be_v better_o understand_v but_o use_v thy_o own_o natural_a tongue_n as_o man_n of_o quality_n of_o the_o town_n speak_v it_o not_o like_o the_o mean_a sort_n especial_o take_v thou_o heed_n to_o utter_v word_n which_o savour_v of_o immodesty_n although_o in_o secret_a or_o to_o move_v mirth_n use_v not_o homely_a and_o clownish_a 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it_o not_o that_o the_o master_n entreat_v he_o to_o take_v free_o or_o that_o one_o be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o a_o familiar_a friend_n also_o one_o ought_v scarce_o offer_v once_o self_n as_o undesired_a to_o serve_v other_o out_o of_o one_o house_n where_o one_o may_v have_v little_a power_n be_v it_o not_o that_o the_o number_n of_o the_o guest_n be_v great_a and_o that_o the_o master_n of_o the_o house_n can_v not_o have_v a_o eye_n on_o all_o the_o company_n then_o one_o may_v carve_v they_o who_o be_v near_o one_o self_n 10_o blow_v not_o upon_o thy_o meat_n but_o if_o it_o be_v hot_a stay_v until_o it_o be_v cold_a broth_n may_v be_v cool_v turn_v it_o gentle_o with_o a_o spoon_n but_o it_o be_v not_o comely_a to_o sup_v one_o broth_n at_o table_n it_o ought_v to_o be_v eat_v with_o a_o spoon_n 11_o smell_v not_o to_o the_o meat_n and_o if_o thou_o hold_v thy_o nose_n to_o it_o set_v it_o not_o afterward_o before_o another_o 12_o besmear_a not_o thy_o bread_n round_o about_o 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