Chapter iii. 10. Mais entre les égaux, il est bien à propos en

receuant quelqu'vn dans sa maison, de luy donner la place la plus honnorable. Et celuy à qui l'on fait un sì bon accueil, en doit faire quelque refus d'abord, mais à la seconde instance de son amy, il luy doit obeyr.

[Sidenote: Maxim iii. 8, which says that acceptance of a first place should be accompanied by an acknowledgement of unworthiness, is represented in the last words of Rule 32.]

But amongst equals, it is quite right, in receiving any one into one's house, to give him the most honourable place; and the person to whom one accords such a good reception ought at first rather to refuse it, but, when his friend insists a second time, he ought to obey him.

33d. They that are in Dignity or in office have in all places Preceedency but whilst they are Young they ought to respect those that are their equals in Birth or other Qualitys, though they have no Publick charge.