[Sidenote: If your lord will take a nap after his meal, have ready kerchief, comb, pillow and headsheet]
your{ e} souerayñ aftir mete / his stomak to digest yef he will{ e} take a slepe / hym self þer{ e} for to rest, 948 looke bothe kercheff & combe / þat ye haue þer{ e} prest, bothe pillow & hedshete / for hy[-m] þe[y] must be drest;
[Sidenote: (don't let him sleep too long), water and towel.]
yet be ye nott ferr{ e} hym fro, take tent what y say, For moche slepe is not medcynable in myddis of þe day. 952 wayte þat ye haue watur to wasch{ e} / & towell{ e} all{ e} way aftur slepe and sege / honeste will not hit denay.
[Sidenote: When he goes to bed, 1. Spread out the footsheet, 2. Take off your lord's Robe and put it away.]
++Whañ your{ e} sou{ er}ayne hath{ e} supped / & to chamb{ ur} takith{ e} his gate, þañ sprede forth{ e} your{ e} fote shete / like as y lered yow late; 956 thañ his gowne ye gadir of, or garment of his estate, by his licence / & ley hit vpp in suche place as ye best wate.
[Sidenote: 3. Put a cloak on his back, 4. Set him on his footsheet, 5. Pull off his shoes, socks, and breeches, 6. Throw the breeches over your arm,]
vppoñ his bak a ma{ n}tell ye ley / his body to kepe from cold, Set hy[-m] oñ his fote shete[248] / made redy as y yow told; 960 his shoñ, sokkis, & hosyñ / to draw of be ye bolde; þe hosyñ oñ your{ e} shuldyr cast / oñ vppoñ yo{ ur} arme ye hold; [Fol. 185b.]
[Sidenote: 7. Comb his head, 8. Put on his kerchief and nightcap, 9. Have the bed, and headsheet, &c., ready,]
your{ e} sou{ er}eynes hed ye kembe / but furst ye knele to ground; þe kercheff and cappe oñ his hed / hit wolde be warmely wounde; 964 his bed / y-spred / þe shete for þe hed / þe pelow prest þ{ a}t stounde, þat wheñ your{ e} sou{ er}eyñ to bed shall go / to slepe þer{ e} saaf & sounde,
[Sidenote: 10. Draw the curtains, 11. Set the night-light, 12. Drive out dogs and cats, 13. Bow to your lord,]
The curteyns let draw þe[-m] þe bed round about; se his morter[249] w{ i}t{ h} wax or p{ er}cher{ e}[250] þat it go not owt; 968 dryve out dogge[[250a]] and catte, or els geue þe[-m] a clovt; Of your{ e} sou{ er}ayne take no leue[251]; / but low to hy[-m] alowt.
[Sidenote: 14. Keep the night-stool and urinal ready for whenever he calls, and take it back when done with.]