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. Then follow directions in similar style, for gentle- 
man ushers and marshalls of hall. 
For gentlemen of household, viz. korvers, cup- 
bearers, &c. 
For ii meas (mess ?) of gentlemen o’ th’ chapel and 
a meas of children. 
For my Lord’s clerks—viz. clerks of the kitchen, &c. 
For goemen—officers of household, &c. 
Here follows flesh days. Then comes breakfast 
of fish to be allowed within my Lord’s house on 
Saturdays throughout the year “OUTE OF LENT.” 
My Lord and my. Lady,—a loaf of bread in 
trenchors, two manchets, a quart of beer, a quart of 
wine, a dish of butter, a piece of salt fish or a dish of 
buttered eggs. 
And so on all the household salt fish or buttered 
eggs. 
[Another extract, date 1610, is given at the end of 
the book.] 
4. DATE—1259 to 1400. 
ROGERS’ ‘HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE AND 
PRICES IN ENGLAND.’—Vol. I. 
THE following is a curious old memorandum of the 
14th century :— 
“Be it rememberyd that y Elys holcote wardeyne Prices a.p. 
of Merton College in Oxforde owe to Will Thommys sea 
Cytesyn and Stokke fyschmonger of londone for 
dyverse ffysche bowght of the same Will xiii li. vis. 
iiiid. (payabyle) to be payd at Wytsontyde next 
comynge aftyr the date of the bylle. In wytneise 
whereof y have sett my seal to the present bylle 
yevyn at londone on the feest of Seynt valentyn 
