cuide achatter.
Than I wende to bye.
Vous estes si tenres,
Ye be so tendre,
+Vous pourries maisement
+Ye may euyll 12
Menger char de cheuaulx,
Ete flessh of horses,
De tors, de muletz,
Of bulles, of mules,
De poutrains, de iuments."
Of coltes, of mares."
+Encores sont aultres bestes
+Yet ben ther othir bestes 16
Dont on na cure de mengier:
Wherof men recche not to ete:
Loups, reynards, fouines,
Wulues, foxes, fichews,
Olifans, lupars, catz,
Olifa{u}nts, lupardis, cattes,
Singes, asnes, chiens.
Apes, asses, houndes. 20
Ourse mengue on bien;
A bere, men ete well;
Si faitton chieures.
So doo men ghotes.
+On ne mengue point
+Men ete not
Aigles, griffons,
Eygles, griffons, 24
Espreuiers, faucons,
Sperhawkes, faucons,
Oistoirs, escouffles.
Haukes, kytes.
Des bestes venimeuses:--
Of bestes venemous:--
Serpens, lasartz, scorpions,
Serpentes, lizarts, scorpions, 28
Mouches, veers;
Flies, wormes;
Qui de ces veers sera morse
Who of thise wormes shall be byten
Il luy fauldra triacle;
He must have triacle;
Se ce non, il en moroit.
Yf not that, he shall deye. 32
Or apres ores des poissons.
Now herafter shall ye here of fissh.

++DEs poissons poez oyer
++OF the fisshes may ye here
Les noms daulcuns,
The names of somme,
Non mie de trestouts,
Not of alle, 36
Car je ne les sca{ur}oye
For I ne wote not
Comment tres tous cognoistre[1];
How alle to knowe;

[Footnote 1: coguoistre]

[Sidenote: P. 11.]

Ainsi ne font les maronners.
Also ne doo not the maroners.
Premiers des poissons de mer:
First of fisshes of the see: 40

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[Headnote: NAMES OF SEA AND RIVER-FISH, AND OF WHITE MEATS.]

+De la mer vous viennent
+Fro the see to you come
Balainnes, porc de mer,
Whales, pourpays,
Cabellau, plays, esclefins,
Coddelyng, plays, haddoks,
Sugles, rayes,
Sooles, thornbaks, 4
Merlens, esparlens, rouges,
Whityng, sprotte, rogettis,
Maqueriaulx, mulets,
Makerell, molettis,
Bresmes, aloses, esturgeon,
Bremes, alouses, sturgeon,
Frescz herencs, congres,
Fressh