Translation:
379: A cook they hadde with hem for the nones
They had a cook with them for the occasion
380: To boille the chiknes with the marybones,
To boil chickens with marrow bones,
381: And poudre-marchant tart and galyngale.
and strong spices,
382: Wel koude he knowe a draughte of londoun ale.
He could easily regcognize a draught of london ale.
383: He koude rooste, and sethe, and broille, and frye,
He could roast, and sethe, and broil, and fry,
384: Maken mortreux, and wel bake a pye.
Make a fine stew, and bake a pie very well.
385: But greet harm was it, as it thoughte me,
But extreme harm it was, as thought by me,
386: That on his shyne a mormal hadde he.
That on his shin he had a sore.
387: For blankmanger, that made he with the beste.
For spiced chicken, he made that the best.