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creances,^- and silver buttons enameled with the devices of Gale- 

 azzo and the duke, besides buttons.^^ 



3. The third meat-course was a large calf, gilded. The fish- 

 course was of trout, gilded. — The gifts were six alaunts,^* 

 and six large striv {i) eri,'^^ with velvet collars, buckles^^ and 

 rings (links ?)^'^ of gilded brass, and six silken"^ leashes. 



4. The fourth meat-course was of quails and partridges, gilded". 

 The fish-course was of roasted trout,^^ gilded. — The gifts were 

 twelve sparrow-hawks,*** with bells*^ of gilded brass, creances and 

 branching cords*- of silk, and buttons of gilded silver, enameled 

 with the arms*^ of Galeazzo and Duke Lionel ; besides twelve 

 brace of setters,** with gilded*^ collars, twelve chains of gilded 

 brass, and six leashes of silk. 



5. The fifth meat-course was of ducks and herons,**' gilded. 

 The fish-course was of carp, gilded. — The gifts were six*'^ 

 peregrine falcons, with hoods of velvet, having pearls on top, 

 and buttons and rings (links ?)*^ of silver, wrought with the 



^' See Xos. 4, 5. Another name is loigne {loyn, lune, leimn). The 

 Italian is (plur.) longole(-i), longare, longhe. 



^Cron.Monf.: of pearl. 



^* Annal. Med., Cron. Monf., Alip. : cani alani; Corio, Frag.: cani. 

 Florio defines as 'a mastive dog.' See Appendix B, pp. 128 flf. 



^^ Florio defines as 'a blood- or lime-hound, a setting dog' ; Palsgrave, 

 as 'great hounde.' 



='=Fib(b)ie. 



" IMaglie (macchie). See No. 5. 



"* Alip. : of black silk. 



^^ Cron. Monf .: temeri ; Alip.: temoli (graylings). 



^ See the mention in Magenta 2. 88. On other occasions, Galeazzo and 

 Bernabo made gifts of sparrow-hawks and dogs. Cf. Gabotto, in Rendi- 

 conti della R. Accademia dei Lincei, Ser. 5, Vol. 8, p. 81. 



" 'Somtyme Bellis of Melen were calde the best, and thay be full goode 

 for thay comunely be sownden with silver and solde ther after' (Berners). 



^ Branchette (breghette, braghette). 



^ See Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, 12. 



*' Bracchi. 



^ De Noirmont (i. 113), referring to the Count de la Borde's Les Dues 

 de Bourgogne, Preuves, tells of 'colliers de chiens garnis d'argent dore et 

 d'email, que gants a faulconner de velours vermeil, brodes de perles, 

 sonnettes et vervelles dorees et emailles, chaperons d'oiseaux, jets et 

 longes ornes de semence de perles.' 



^But Alip.: cisoni (see p. 72, note 93). Cf. Hist. Background, p. 185. 



*'Alip. : twelve. 



^ Cron. Monf.: enameled. 



