[Sidenote: Cover the bed with a coverlet, spread out the bench covers and cushions, set up the headsheet and pillow, remove the urinal and basin,]
Kover w{ i}t{ h} a keu{ er}lyte clenly / þat bed so man{ er}ly made; þe bankers & quosshyns, in þe chambur se þe[-m] feir{ e} y-sprad, 924 boþe hedshete & pillow also, þat þe[y] be saaff vp stad, the vrnell{ e} & basoñ also that they awey be had.
[Sidenote: lay carpets round the bed, and with others dress the windows and cupboard, have a fire laid.]
Se the carpett{ is} about þe bed be forth spred & laid, [Fol. 185.] wyndowes & cuppeborde w{ i}t{ h} carpett{ is} & cosshyns splayd; 928 Se þer be a good fyr{ e} in þe chambur conveyed, w{ i}t{ h} wood & fuell{ e} redy þe fuyr{ e} to bete & aide.
[Sidenote: Keep the Privy sweet and clean, cover the boards with green cloth, so that no wood shows at the hole; put a cushion there,]
++Se þe privehouse for esement[244] be fayr{ e}, soote, & clene, & þat þe bord{ es} þ{ er} vppoñ / be keu{ er}ed with{ e} clothe feyr{ e} & grene, 932 & þe hool{ e} / hym self, looke þer no borde be sene, þ{ er}oñ a feir{ e} quoschyñ / þe ordour{ e} no mañ to tene
[Sidenote: and have some blanket, cotton, or linen to wipe on; have a basin, jug, and towel, ready for your lord to wash when he leaves the privy.]
looke þ{ er} be blanket / cotyñ / or lynyñ to wipe þe neþ{ ur} ende[245]; and eu{ er} wheñ he clepith{ e}, wayte redy & entende, 936 basou{ n} and ewer{ e}, & oñ yo{ ur} shuldur a towell{ e}, my frende[246]; In þis wise worship shall{ e} ye wyñ / wher{ e} þ{ a}t eu{ er} ye wende
[Headnote: THE CHAMBERLAIN IN THE WARDEROBES.]
[Sidenote: In the Wardrobe take care to keep the clothes well,]
++In þe warderobe ye must muche entende besily the robes to kepe well / & also to brusche þe[-m] clenly; 940 w{ i}t{ h} the ende of a soft brusch{ e} ye brusch{ e} þem clenly, and yet ou{ er} moche bruschyng{ e} wereth{ e} cloth lyghtly.
[Sidenote: and brush 'em with a soft brush at least once a week, for fear of moths. Look after your Drapery and Skinnery.]
lett neu{ er} wollyñ cloth ne furr{ e} passe a seuenyght to be vnbrossheñ & shakyñ / tend þ{ er}to aright, 944 for mought{ es} be redy eu{ er} in þem to gendur & ali[gh]t; þerfore to drapery / & skynn{ er}y eu{ er} haue ye a sight.