ANTIQUITIES. 



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and statutes which my lord hath ap- 

 pointed for the better government 

 of his house, to be reade openly 

 before all thehouseholde once every 

 quarter, that they, knowing them 

 may yeelde the more ready obedi- 

 ence. 



- Item, that every Friday at night 

 he shall call unto him the house- 

 holde chaplin, gentleman usher, 

 gentleman of the horse, and clarke 

 of the kitchin, or some of them, for 

 assistance, and consiilte with them 

 concerning all disorders and misde- 

 meners of the servants in the house, 

 admonishingc and reprehending the 

 offenders according to the quaiitie 

 of their offences committed, and 

 in case he docs not thereupon re- 

 form himselfe, then their honnors 

 to be made acquainted, and the 

 party or parties to be removed. 



All these orders before sett 

 downe, their honnors doe not onely 

 approve, but also promise to be 

 ready with their owne aucthorities, 

 to maynteyne and countenance 

 their stewarde and above-mentioned 

 officers from tyme to tyrae, in the 

 due execution of them. 



All other orders by the said ste- 

 ward to be dire6led and put in ex- 

 ecution, (which arc here omitted) 

 are referred to his disc.reation, as 

 belonging to his office ; whereof 

 their honnors will also allow, and 

 do hereby give him full audthoritie in 

 that behalfe. 



The Gentleman Usher's Office, 



First, that he have a check-roll 

 of all my lords servants in ordinarie, 

 tiz. of gentlemen, yeomen, and 

 groomes, with addition of their 

 places of servyce ; and the like of 

 all my lords reteyners ; and that as 

 the said servaats shall chaug, cither 



in person or place of service, so to 

 renewe the check-roll accordinglie. 



Item, that he give directions to 

 them that shall supplye the place of 

 groome of the chamber, what they 

 ought to doe in the due execution 

 of the said office ; and that he cause 

 them to make cleane the dyning and 

 w ithdrawing chambers ; and that 

 the tables, formes, stooles, and all 

 things be sett up, and layde in very 

 good order, every morning by sea- 

 ven of the clock in soroer, and eight 

 in the winter ; and the said groome 

 be alwaies there attendant, to make 

 fyres, and to doc suche other ser- 

 vice as the said gentleman-usher 

 shall command him ; and besides to 

 see the chappell ordered, for their 

 honnors and others, as apperteyneth. 



Item, that he take order that, as 

 well gentlemen as yeomen waiters, 

 doe give their day lie attendance upon 

 their honnors persons : and that he 

 appoint one gentleman and oneyeo- 

 man at the Icaste, to waite on his 

 lordship when he walketh abrode. 



Item, that he have a speciall care 

 that the gentleman and yeomen 

 waiters give their dayly attendance 

 in the great chamber, for furnish- 

 ing of the same, when any strangers 

 shall come to the house. 



Item, that himselfe (in good ex- 

 ample to others) be at the chappell 

 in prayer and preaching tyme ; and 

 that not only he himselfe have a 

 vigilant eye to mark who is absent, 

 but also doe appoint the usher of 

 the hall, or some other, diligently 

 to observe the same, and to informe 

 him of them, that he may repre- 

 hende thera for their negligence in 

 that behalfe ; whearein yf any (not- 

 withstanding) will continue, and 

 yeelde no good reason of his ab- 

 sence, that he command the usher 



