ABSTRACT
In years past when good manners were prized and well-bred people were highly regarded in all kingdoms, many were concerned about their reputations, because those who were esteemed did not like any sort of crudeness. Courteous and happy, men and women practiced decorum, propriety, and courtliness. With bravery and gentility many won great fame of which one still speaks today, for worthy men were always striving for honor. All despised treachery and deceit People were prosperous and lived joyously; they were loyal and had cheerful dispositions. Those were pleasant times.
