spone

• “Here goes it, up seyes — to Varney and Leicester two more noble mounting spirits — and more dark-seeking, deep-diving, high-flying, malicious, ambitious miscreants — well, I say no more, but I will whet my dagger on his heart-spone that refuses to pledge me!”

  Kenilworth

• “Thei are ware, not to spill any spone meate, or drincke, specially milke.”

  The Fardle of Facions, conteining the aunciente maners, customes and lawes, of the peoples enhabiting the two partes of the earth, called Affricke and Asie

• “Leue not your_e_ spone in your_e_ dissche standyng,”

  Caxton's Book of Curtesye

• “Set at eiþur end of þe table .iiij. loofes at a mese, þañ looke þat ye haue napkyñ & spone eu {er} y p {er} sone to plese.”

  Early English Meals and Manners

• “[Sidenote: pour galentyne over the bread, add cinnamon and red wine.] w {i} t {h} a spone þeñ take owt þe gentill {e} galantyne, [178]”

  Early English Meals and Manners

• “And in youre dysshe leve nat yo {ur} spone, I pray,”

  Early English Meals and Manners

• “Wype clene thi spone, leve it nat in thy dissh {e}.”

  Early English Meals and Manners

• “Ne pley {e} w {i} t {h} spone, trencher {e}, ne knyffe.”

  Early English Meals and Manners

• “Wype clene [6] thi spone, leve it nat in thy dissh {e}.”

  Early English Meals and Manners

• “Leicester two more noble mounting spirits -- and more dark-seeking, deep-diving, high-flying, malicious, ambitious miscreants -- well, I say no more, but I will whet my dagger on his heart-spone that refuses to pledge me!”

  Kenilworth

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