102 — ¶ Posies for the Gests Chamber
1
The slouen and the careles man, the roinishE477 nothing nice,
To lodge in chamber comely deckt, are seldome suffred twice.
2
With curteine som make scaberd clene, with couerlet their shoo,
All dirt and mire some wallow bed, as spanniels vse to doo.
3
Though bootes and spurs be nere so foule, what passeth some thereon?
What place they foule, what thing they teare, by tumbling thervpon.
4
Foule male some cast on faire boord, be carpet nere so cléene,
what maners careles maister hath, by knaue his man is séene.
5
Some make the chimnie chamber pot to smell like filthie sink,
Yet who so bold, so soone to say, fough, how these houses stink?
6
They therefore such as make no force what comly thing they spil,
Must haue a cabben like themselues, although against their wil.
7
But gentlemen will gently doe where gentlenes is sheawd,
Obseruing this, with loue abide, or else hence all beshreawd.