A gloton ca_n_ but make _th_e bonys bare,
& of ynowgh he takyth never_e_ hede,
he ffedyth more for lust than for nede. 252

¶ And wha_n_ _th_e borde ys thyn as of s_er_vyce,
Nowght replenysshed w_i_t_h_ gret dyversite
of mete & drynke, gud chere may tha_n_ suffice,
w_i_t_h_ honest talkyng; & also owght ye 256
w_i_t_h_ gladsu_m_ chere the_n_ fulsome for to be:
The poete seyth how _tha_t 'a powre borde
Me_n_ may enryche w_i_t_h_ cherfull[e] will[e] & worde.' 259

¶ And on thyng, my child, ye vnderstond,
In especyall[e] for yo_u_r own honeste:
In _th_e wat_er_ wasshe so clene yo_u_r hond
_tha_t yo_u_r towell[e] never ensoyled be
So fowle _tha_t yt be lothsome on to see; 264
wasshe w_i_t_h_ wat_er_ yo_u_r hond_is_ so clene
_tha_t in _th_e towell[e] shall[e] no spote be sene.


CAXTON'S TEXT.

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Beware my child_e_ / of laughyng ou_er_ mesure
Ne at the borde / ye shall no naylis pare
[Sidenote: Don't pare your nails at table,]
Ne pyke your teth / with knyf / I you ensure 248
[Sidenote: or pick your teeth with a knife.]