Chapter 27

to see them.]

¶ The xvj: when your{e} ballyfs comyn a-fore ȝoure, speke to the{m} fayr{e} and gentilly in opyñ place, and not in p{ri}uey,

¶ And shew them mery cher{e}, & serche and axe of them “how fare owr{e} meñ & tenaunt{is}, & how cornys dooñ, & cart{is}, and of owr{e} stor{e} how hit ys m{u}ltiplyed,” Axe suche thyng{is} ope{n}ly, and knowe ȝe certeynly that they wille the more drede ȝou.

¶ The xvij: co{m}maunde ȝe that din{er}is and sopers p{ri}uely i{n} hid plase be not had, & be thay forbeden that there be no suche dyn{er}s nother sopers oute of the hall{e}, For of such{e} cometh{e} grete destr[u]ccion, and no worshippe therby growyth{e} to the lorde.

¶ Expliciu{n}t Statuta Familie bone Memorie.

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