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fasting daies of Lent; some places they fasted every day 
save Sunday; in some other, every day except Saturday 
and Sunday; in some other every second day; and in 
some, but every week only. For on those other daies in 
Lent, though they abstained from some meats, yet they did 
eat their dinner: and then the Antients thought it to be no 
fasting day. 
ist. Politic reason for keeping Lent— 
Because at this time of the yeare is a time of breed, and 
of the increase of creatures ; and the sparing of the increase 
by abstinence and slender diet, might cause plenty and 
store in the common wealth for all the yeare after. 
2nd. A physicall reason— 
Which is because at this time of the yeare there is most 
increase of blood in a man’s body; and the heat thereof 
might breed fevers and hot diseases; but spare diet, 
especially consisting of fish and herbs and roots will serve to 
qualify the blood and bring it to a right temper. 
DaTE—1610. 
‘A COLLECTION OF ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS FOR 
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HOUSEHOLD ROYAL.” 
DIETS FOR THE PRINCE His HIGHNESS UPON A FISH 
Day.—DINNER (HENRY, A.D. 1650). 
Bread, beere, ale and wine as upona flesh day ; Chickens 
(boyled), 4 services ;. Mutton (boyled), 2 services; Veale 
(boyled), r service; Lambe (boyled), quarter ; Shoulder of 
Mutton (rost), 1; Veale (rost), 2 services; Legge of 
Mutton, 1; Capon in greace, 1; Chickens, 5 ; Partridges, 
2; Lapwings, 3; Larkes, 18; Conyes, 3; Peares, 1 pye; 
(Custard, 1>>Tart, 2; Lyng, 1 service; Pyke, 1 services 
Carpe, 1; Whiteings, 1 service. 
Diet to the Chamberlain, Treasurer, Comptroller, Steward 
and Groome of the Stoole upon a fish day.—Dinner— 
Bread, beere and wine as upon a flesh day ; Lyng and 
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