Early English Meals and Manners Part 75

With a briefe declaracion of the dutie of eche degree.

Anno. 1557.

Dispise not councel, rebuking foly Esteme it as, nedefull and holy.

-- Imprinted at London in Paules Churchyarde at the signe of the Hedgehogge by Wyllyam Seares.

-- THE AUCTOURS NAME IN VERDYT.

[S] Saye well some wyll by this my labour [E] Euery man yet Wyll not say the same [A] Amonge the good I doubt not fauour [G] G.o.d them forgeue For it me blame [E] Eche man I wyshe It shall offende [R] Reade and then iudge Where faulte is amende

Face aut Tace.

[Transcriber's Note:

Headnotes are interlaced with the table of contents; they will also appear in their original locations in the text. On the t.i.tle page the name SEAGER was printed vertically, enclosed in a single box.

The verse lines described in the editor's note have been re-split for this e-text. Line numbers that were omitted or skipped have been regularized to multiples of 4, as in other selections. Large-print (original) sidenotes are shown with a smaller indentation; almost all are names or Biblical citations.]

CONTENTS.

(_Taken from the headings in the Text._)

PAGE The mornynge prayer 225 Cap. i. Howe to order thy selfe when thou rysest, and in apparelynge thy body 226 [Headnote: HOW TO RISE AND DRESS IN THE MORNING.]

Cap. ii. Howe to behaue thy selfe in going by the streate and in the schoole 227 [Headnote: HOW TO BEHAVE IN SCHOOL AND STREET.]

Cap. iii. Howe to behaue thi selfe in seruynge the table 229 [Headnote: HOW TO SERVE AT DINNER.]

Cap. iiii. Howe to order thy selfe syttynge at the table 231 [Headnote: HOW TO BEHAVE AT ONE'S OWN DINNER.]

Cap. v. Howe to order thy selfe in the Churche 233 Cap. vi. The fruites of gamynge, vertue and learnynge 234 [Headnote: AGAINST GAMING, AND FOR VIRTUE.]

Cap. vii. How to behaue thy selfe in taulkynge with any man 235 Cap. viii. How to order thy selfe being sente of message 236 [Headnote: HOW TO CARRY A MESSAGE.]

Cap. ix. A-gainste Anger, Enuie, and malice 236 Cap. x. The fruites of charitie, loue, and pacience 237 Cap. xi. A-gainge (_so_) the horrible vice of swearynge 238 [Headnote: AGAINST SWEARING.]

Cap. xii. A-gainste the vice of filthy talkynge 239 Cap. xiii. A-gainste the vice of lyinge 239 [Headnote: AGAINST LYING.]

A praier to be saide when thou goest to bedde 240 [Headnote: A NIGHTLY PRAYER.]

The dutie of eche degred. (_so_) brefely declared 241 [Headnote: THE DUTY OF ALL DEGREES OF MEN.]

[N.B. The even lines (2, 4, &c.) of the original are printed here opposite the odd ones (1, 3, &c.), instead of after them, to save s.p.a.ce.

The lines must therefore be read right across the page. The sidenotes in large type, 'Cato, Isocra, &c.,' are those of the original. The rest are the editor's, and he has added headlines, some stops, &c.]

The schoole of vertue.

[Sidenote: First, say this prayer: "O G.o.d!]

[Sidenote: [sign. A. ii.]]

First in the mornynge when thou dost awake, To G.o.d for his grace thy peticion then make; 4 This prayer folowynge vse dayly to say, Thy harte lyftynge vp; Thus begyn to pray 8

-- The mornynge prayer.

++"O G.o.d, from whom al good gifts procede!

[Sidenote: enable us to follow virtue.]

To thee we repayre in tyme of our nede, 12 That with thy grace thou wouldst vs endue Vertue to folowe and vyce to exchue: 16 Heare this our request, and graunt our desyre,

[Sidenote: [sign. A. ii.b.]]

O lorde! moste humbly we do the requyre! 20

[Sidenote: Defend us this day.]

This day vs defende, that we walkynge aryght May do the thynge acceptable in thy syght, 24 That as we in yeares And body do growe,

[Sidenote: Let us abound with virtues, flee from vice, and go forward in good doing to our live's end."]

So in good vertues we may lykewyse flowe 28 To thy honour, and ioy of our parentes, Learninge to lyue well, and kepe thy co{m}maund mentes; 32 In flyinge from all Vice, synne, and cryme, Applyinge our bookes, not losynge our tyme, 36 May fructifye and go forwarde here in good doynge In this vale of miserie vnto oure lyuees endynge, 40

[Sidenote: [sign. A. iii.]]

That after this lyfe here transitory We may attayne to greater glory." 44

[Sidenote: Repeat the Lord's Prayer night and morning.]

The Lordes prayer then se thou recyte, So vsynge to do at mornynge and nyght. 48

[Headnote: HOW TO RISE AND DRESS IN THE MORNING.]

[Sidenote: _How to wash and dress yourself._]

-- Howe to order thy selfe when thou rysest, and in apparelynge thy body.

Capitulo .i.

[Sidenote: Cato.]

++Flye euer slouthe and ouer much slepe;

[Sidenote: Don't sleep too long.]

In health the body therby thou shalte kepe. 52 Muche slepe ingendereth diseases and payne, It dulles the the wyt and hurteth the brayne. 56