Chapter viii. 30.  Ne portez pas le morceau a la bouche que l’autre ne soil aualle, & que tous soient tels qu’ils ne fassent pas enfler les joues hors de mesure; ne vous seruez pas des deux mains pour vous mettre le morceau a la bouche, mais seruez vous d’ordinaire de la droite.

Carry not another morsel to the mouth till the other be swallowed, and let each be such as will not stretch the jaws beyond measure; do not take both hands to raise a morsel to the mouth, but, usually, serve yourself with the right hand.

98th.  Drink not nor talk with your mouth full neither Gaze about you while you are a Drinking

Chapter viii. 32.  Ne boiuez ayant le morceau en la bouche, ne demandez point a boire, ne parlez, ne vous versez point a boire, & ne boiuez cependant que vostre voisin boit, ou celuy qui est au haut bout.

     33.  En boiuant, ne regardez point ca & la.

[Sidenote:  The later French book recommends keeping the eyes ’fixed at the bottom of the glass’ while drinking.]

Do not drink with your mouth full of food; do not ask anything while drinking, nor talk, nor turn round; and do not drink because your neighbour does, or the head of the table. (33.) While drinking, gaze not here and there.

99th.  Drink not too leisurely nor yet too hastily.  Before and after Drinking wipe your Lips breath not then or Ever with too Great a Noise, for its uncivil

Chapter viii. 34.  Ne boiuez point trop lentement ny trop a la haste, ny comme en maschant le vin, ny trop souuent ny sans eau, car c’est a faire aux yvrognes.  Deuant & apres que vous aurez beu, effuyez-vous les levres, & ne respirez pas auec trop grand bruit, ny alors, ny iamais, car c’est vne chose bien inciuile.

Drink neither too slowly nor too hastily, nor as if gulping the wine, nor too frequently, nor without water—­as drunkards do.  Wipe your lips before and after drinking, and do not breathe too loudly then or at any other time, for that is very inelegant.

100th.  Cleanse not your teeth with the Table Cloth Napkin Fork or Knife but if Others do it let it be done w’t a Pick Tooth

Chapter viii. 36.  Ne vous nettoyez pas les dents auec la nappe, ou la seruiette, ny auec le doigt, la fourchette, ou le cousteau.  Ce seroit faire pis de le faire auec les ongles, mais faites-le auec le curedent.  Aussi ne semble-il estre bien-seant de se les nettoyer en table, si ce n’estoit que les autres le fissent, & que ce fust la coustume des mieux ciuilisez.

Do not clean your teeth with the tablecloth, napkin, finger, fork, or knife.  It were still more objectionable to do so with the nails.  Use a toothpick.  It also does not appear well-bred to pick them at table, unless others do so, and where such is a custom of the more gentlemanly.

101st.  Rince not your Mouth in the Presence of Others