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licare as they may feem at prefer) t, in old times 

 were admitted to the beft tables : the former, at 

 left, as we learn from doctor Caius*, who mentions 

 it not only as a common food, but even defcribes 

 its fa uce. 



A tranfcript from that curious publication, The 

 Regulations of the Houjhold of the fifth Earl of Nor- 

 thumberland, begun in 1512, will be efteemed a 

 very proper appendage to a work of this nature. 

 It will (hew not only the birds then in high vogue 

 at the great tables of thofc days, but alfo how ca- 

 pricious a thing is tafte, feveral then of high price 

 being at prefent baniftied from our tables ; and o- 

 thers again of uncommon ranknefs much valued by 

 our anceftors. 



Thus Wegions (I give the fpelling of the time) 

 See pyes, Sholardes, Kyrlewes, Ternes, Cranys, Hea- 

 ron-feivyS) Bytters, See-gulles and Styntes^ were a- 

 mong the delicacies for principal feafts, or his 

 Lordfhip's own mees. 



Thofe excellent birds the Teylles were not to be 

 bought except no other could be got. 



Fefauntes, Bytters, Hearon-fewys and Kyrlewes 

 were valued at the fame price, twelve pence each. 



The other birds admitted to his Lordfhip's table 

 were Bujlardes, Mallardes, IVoodcokes, Wypes^ 

 Quayles, Snypes, Pertryges, Redefhankes, Reys, 

 facokes, Knottes, Dottrells, Larkys and fma 11 byrdes. 



* Caii opufc. 1 1 j. 



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