Wher that euere by bataylle [[St. & C.]]
He ys hardy ffor to assaylle. [[ [Stowe folio 43b] ]]
Moses eke, who lyst take hede, [[St. & C.]]
Ordeyned Lystres for to rede, [[St. & C.]]
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Myd the palys for to stonde, [[St. & C.]]
To makë folke to vnderstonde [[St. & C.]]
The lawë, by ful gret avys,
As longeth vn-to her offys.
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And sommë, as I kan beholde,
He made kandelys for to holde,
And torchys for to yivë lyht;
By ther offyce, as yt was ryht,
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Thay held hem, as I toforn ha sayd,
To-for the table, whan yt was layd;
¶ For sone he sholde to dyner gon.
And vnto other he took a-noon
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Hys syluer cuppe gylt richëly,
And bad hem maken yt redy
To seruen hym the samë tyme.
And some also, on ther lyfft syde,
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Vp-on ther shulderys, he made weere
A Tookne off Cryst, & yt to bere,
That they sholde in especyal
Awayte vp-on thoffycyal,
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As trewe seruauntys off entent,
And be mynystres dyllygent,
ffeythful, humble, & covenable
ffor to serue hym at the table. [[8 lines blank in MS. for an Illumination.]]
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And than they gan, by good avys, [folio 36a] [prose cap xxii]
Euerych to don hys owne offys,
And dyden ek ther bysy cure
To leyn the [[the St., om. C.]] boordys, & to cure
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With napry ful couenable.
And somme sette vp-on the table
(Lyk ther offyce) wyn & bred;
And somme also (I took good hed,)
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Lyst the wyn wer to strong,
Putte in water ther a-mong:
¶ ffor yt was somwhat passyd pryme,
