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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1804. 



of the hall not to suffer him to dyne 

 or sup there, the next meale, alter 

 such olfence committed. 



Item, when any stranger shalbe 

 at my lords house, that he goe to 

 the kitchen betvveene ten and elea- 

 ren of the clock in the morning, 

 and betweene five and six in the 

 evening, to see the forwardnes of 

 dynner or supper, and thereupon 

 to sonde warning to the pantry, 

 buttery, and cellar, to make ready 

 for their honnors. 



Item, that he would every night 

 send word the clarke of the kit- 

 chin what bread, wine, and suger, 

 hath been spent at my lords table 

 that day. 



Item, that hiniselfe doe attende 

 before the salt fur my lords board, 

 ■when it shall be brought up, Avhca 

 strangers shall be there. 



Item, that he suH'er not the server 

 to go to the dresser, without two 

 gentlemen and two yeomen at least 

 to wait on him. 



Item, that he suffer no swearing, 

 singing, noyse, or disorder, to be 

 used at the dresser, at the serving 

 forth of their honnors meate: but 

 that every man, in silent manner, 

 do abide there to receave the same, 

 as the server shall appoint and doe 

 go up withall accordingly. 



Item, that he appoint some of 

 the gentlemen and yeomen waiters, 

 with himselfe, after he and they 

 have dynod and supped, to come up 

 to the great chamber, there to give 

 their attendance, (speciallie when 

 strangers bee there) as apperteyneth. 



Item, that he suffer no gentle- 

 man or yeoman waiter to stand with 

 his hat on his head, or to sitt or 

 walke in the great chamber, after 

 the bourdes be covered. 



Item, that upon the rcpaire of 

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any strangers to the house, he giv© 

 notice to the clarke of the kitchen 

 of them and their company; and 

 that himselfe be ready to give their 

 enterteynment, and to see them 

 brought to their lodgeings: and to 

 kcepe them company as to their se- 

 verall callings shall appertaine, tak- 

 ing orders that their lyveries be 

 served into their chambers accord- 

 inglie. 



Item, that he doe everie morn- 

 ing by himselfe, or some one of the 

 gentlemen by his appointment, re- 

 pare to the chamber of such honor- 

 able or worshipfull personages, as 

 shall lodge in the house, to know 

 what they want, and whether they 

 please to have their breakfast. 



Item, that he doe specially charge 

 the groome of the chamber, and 

 the rest of the Avaiters, not to 

 suffer any dishe of meate to be had 

 or conveyed out of the chamber by 

 any man whatsoever, except by the 

 gentleman-usher's appointment ; ne- 

 ther any meate be taken secretly 

 out of any dishe by any person 

 whatsoever ; but that all be stayed 

 till the server have voyded their hon- 

 nors' table; and that, in the carry- 

 ing downe, none be ymbeselled, 

 taken, or broken. 



Item, that he cause the usher of 

 the chamber every night to give in- 

 telligence to the clarke of the kit- 

 chin of the names of suche persons 

 as doe dyne or supp that day at 

 their honnors' table. 



Item, that upon Frydayes and 

 fastinge-dayes, at night, he appoint, 

 beside himselfe, fowre or six, as he 

 thinketh best, to waite on their 

 honnors' bourd ; and that none 

 other, but those foM're or six, with 

 the pantler, butler, or cellerer, be 

 admitted to their honnolrs' rerefsion 



