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Where nothing will last, 
Spare such as thou hast. 
9 Some cutteth thy linnen, some spoileth? their broth, 
bare table to some doth as well as a cloth. 
10 Treene dishes be homely, and yet not to lack, 
where stone is no laster take tankard and iack. 
Knap boy on the thums, 
And saue him his crums. 
11 That pewter is neuer for manerly feastes, 
that daily doth serue so vnmanerly beastes. 
12 Some gnaweth and leaueth, some crusts and some crums, 
eat such their own leuings, or gnaw their own thums. 
Serue God euer furst, 
Take nothing at wurst. 
13 At Dinner, at Supper, at morning, at night, Bite § 
giue thankes vnto God, for his gifts so in® sight. Che SLES 
14, Good husband and huswife, will sometime alone, 
make shift with a morsell and picke of a bone. 
Inough thou art tolde, 
Too much will not holde. 
15 Three dishes well dressed, and welcome withall, 
both pleaseth thy friend and becommeth thine hall. 
16 Enough is a plentie, too much is a pride, 
the plough with ill holding, goes quicklie aside. 
86. 
| Afternoone workes. 
Make companie breake, 
Go cherish the weake. 
I HEN Dinner is ended, set seruants to wurke, Afternoone 
workes. 
and follow such fellowes? as loueth to lurke. ‘ 
z To seruant in sicknesse see nothing ye grutch, 
a thing of a trifle shall comfort him mutch. 
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' spilleth. 1577. 2 in thy. 1577. 3 marchants. 1577. 
p 577 y 5 
