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A10679
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The boke of nurtur for men seruauntes, and children with Stans puer ad mensam, newelye corrected, verye vtyle and necessarye vnto all youth.
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Rhodes, Hugh, fl. 1550.
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1560
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STC 20955; ESTC S110637
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thy hand and set it on againe when he hath dronken loke the cup of wyne or ale be not emptâe but oft renewed Also the karuer shall break his dishe before his maister or at a sidecupbourde with cleane kniues se there lacke not bread nor drinke when men haue wel eaten do âegin to waxe wery of eating or if ye perceyue by the couÌtenaunce of your maister when ye shal take vp the meaâ voyde the table begin at the lowest mease take away your spones if there be anye how be it ye may auoid theÌ after brothes baked meates are past Then take away your âoâders your dyshes of meate as they were seâ downe so take tâem vp in order Then seâ down âhese or ãâã and that ended void your chese fruiâes and couer your cup alâ or wyne first voâde the ale and then the wine then set on a brode voyder put therin the small peces of breade and small cromes with trenchers napkyns with your trencher knife or napkin make clene the table then set awaye your bread hole also your voyder then take vp the salte and make obââsaunce marke if your maister vse to wash at the taâle or standyng if he be at the table cast a cleane towell on your table cloth and set downe your basyn ewer before your soueraigne take the ewer in your hande and geue them water Then voide your basin ewer and folde the borde cloth togyther with your towelll therin and so take theÌ of the bord And when your soueraigne shal was she set your towel on the left hand of him the water before your soueraigne at dinner or supper if it be to bedwarde set vp your basin your towel on the cupbord agayne And yf your mayster wyll haue any conceytes after dynner as apples nuttes or creame then lay forth a towel on the bord anâ set theron a lofe or two see ye haue trenchers and spânes in a redynes if nede require then serue forth your mayster wel and so take it vp agayne with a voyder ¶ Howe to ordre your maisters chamber at night to bedwarde ARay your cupbord with a cupborde cloth with your basin ewer candell light towell yf ye haue helpe ser one to beare a torche or some other lyghte before and another folowe to beaâe a towell and bread for your table as thou seest nede And if you haue banket disshes what soeuer it be as fruites put in sundrie disshes and all other confections and conceytes of spicerye also whân the diâhes are empâie auoide them from the table if your soueraigne be a knight or squier set downe your dishes couered and your cup also And if your soueraigne be not set at the table let your dishes stand couered til he be set and when he is set then take the voyders When your maister entendeth to bedward se that ye haue fire and candle sufficient ye must haue cleane water at nyght and in the mornyng if your maister ly in fresh shetes dry of the moistenes at the fyre if he ly in a strange place se his shetes be cleane then folde down his bed and warme his night kercher and se his house of office be cleane helpe of his clothinge and drawe the cortins make sure the fire candle auoyd the dogges shut the dores And at night or in the morning your master being alone if ye haue anything to say it is good knowyng his pleasure in the mornynge yf it be colde make a fyre and haue in cleane water bringe him his peticoat warme with his doublet and al his aparel cleane brusht and his showes made clene and help to aray hym trusse his poyntes strike vp his hosen and see al thynge clenly about him gyue him good attendaunce and especially among straungers for attendaunce dothe please masters very wel Thus doynge with dillygence god wil preferre you to honour and good fortune â Here foloweth the booke of nurture of good maners for man and childe AL ye that wolde learne and wolde be called wise Obedience learne in youth in age it wil avoâd vice I am blind in Poetes art therof I can no skyl Al eloquence I put a part folowe mine owne wyl Corrupt in speche my breues and longes to know Borne and bred in Deuonshyre my termes wil wel show Take the best leaue the worst of truth I meane no yll The matter not curious but th entent good marke it well Pardon I aske if I offend thus boldly to wryte To maister seruaunt yong or olde I do me submit Reforming both youth and age if any do amis To you I shew my mynde amende where nede is Set your yonge people good maners for to learne To your elders be gentell do nor say no harme Yf youth do euyll theyr parentes are reported sone Thei shuld teach other good by lyke them selues can none A good father makes good childreÌ grace being theÌ within For as they be vsed in youth in age they wyll begin He that lackâth good maners is litle set by Without vertuous condicions a man is not worth a flye Reuerence thy parentes so dutie doth the bynde Suche chyldren encrease in vertue by kynde Agaynst thy parentes multiplye no wordes be ye sure It wyll be to the a prayse and to thy frândes pleasure A plant without moisture can brynge forth no floure Yf in youth ye want vertue in age you shal lacke honoure Drede god flye synne earthly thynges are mortall Be not hye mynded for pryde wyll haue a fall Ryse earely in the mornynge for it hath properties thre Holynes health and wealth as my father taught me At syxe a clocke at the fatthest vse for to ryse Forget not then to blesse the once or twyse Euery mornyâge vse some deuocion let for no nede All the day after the better thou shalt spede Or thou thy chamber passe purge thy nose clâane And other filthy thinges you knowe what I meane Brushe and sponge the clothes that thou shalt weare Cast vp your bed lose noue of your gâaâe Make clene your shoes combe your head you enbrace Se thou forget not to washe thy handes and face Put on thy clothing for thy degree honesâly do it make Byd your felow good morowe or ye your way forth take To your frendes to father mother looke ye take hede Fâr any hast do them reuereÌce the better shalt thou spede Drede the cursing offather mother for it is a heuy thing Do thy duty to them for the contrary is thy dyspraysing When thy parentes come in syght do to them reuerence Aske theÌ blessing if they haue ben loÌg out of thy presence Cleanly apoint your aray beware than of disdayne Than be gentell of speche and manerly you retayne As ye passe by towne or strete sadly go forth your way Gase âe scoffâ nor scold with man nâ child make no fray Faire spech doth great pleasure semeth of a gentle blood