ANTIQUITIES. 



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to the steward, in writing under his 

 hand, a true note of all provender 

 spentc. and of all pittie provisions 

 belonging to the stable, as shooing, 

 mending ^f saddles, and suchelike; 

 Avhich bills the steward shull see sa- 

 tisfied, and make enirie of them into 

 his booke of household, and in the 

 title of stable charges. 



The Gierke of the Kitchen, his Of- 

 fice. 



Firste, that hee keepe a perfect 

 books of all manner of provisions, 

 made or to be made for the use of 

 their honuors' house, from tyme to 

 tyme, as well suche as shal bee 

 brought in of my lord's store and of 

 presents, as also of other that 

 shal bee brought and provided, ether' 

 in grosse or particular; and shall 

 see to the keeping of the skoares 

 and tallis of suche as sha! bee receiv- 

 ed or dely vered out to or for the use 

 of their honnors' house. 



Item, that hee appointe the dyett 

 for their honnors, and for all other 

 in the house dailye, according to a 

 proportion from tymc to tyme to bee 

 consulted and agreed uppon, with 

 his lordship's steward and control. 

 ' ler ; and thai hee have due consider- 

 ation herein, according to the season 

 of the yeere, and as may beste bee 

 provyded in that country or place 

 wheare their honnors shall abide- 



Item, that hee bee careful in the 

 yssuing and expence of such provi- 

 sion and accates as shalbe bro\ight 

 in, and to keepe his booke jierfect 

 for the same, wheareby maic appcare 

 the causeof theexpcudiufj; of the or- 

 dinarie charge ; which booke being 

 caste upp, hee shall exhibite once 

 wetkelie to the steward or compt- 

 roller, to be examined and subscrib- 

 ed by one of them. 



Item, that hee suffer no ordinaric 



breakfasts to be allowed by the 

 cookes, but upon occasion to 

 strangers, for the better cnterteyne- 

 ment of them and their servants, or 

 els upon his owne discreation, or by 

 his leave. 



Item, that hee have a vigillant 

 eye to the cooke, to see to the well 

 and orderlie dressyng and usinge of 

 suche vi6lualls, spice, and fruite, as 

 shalbe committed to their charge, 

 and for the well husbandringc of the 

 same, as apperteyneth. 



Item, that he bende his speciall 

 care to see that the yeomen of the 

 larrder, or suche as shall have the 

 charge thereof, doo keepe the same, 

 and the provisions committed to 

 him, cleanlie and sweete; whcarein 

 yf he faile in his dutie, then to en- 

 forme the steward of his dcfaulte. 



Item, that hee doo everie weeke 

 call to the pautler, butler, baker, 

 and brewer, to yeelde their reckon- 

 ings ; what grane hath been rcceaT- 

 ed, and what bread, flower, beare, 

 or ale, hath been delivered oute 

 againe and expended ; and that hee 

 incerte the same into his owne 

 booke, to be exhibited to the stew- 

 ard or comptroller at the ende of 

 every weeke as aforesaide. 



Item, that he sutler no servant of 

 the house, nor any other persons, to 

 come into the kitchin, or to have any 

 recourse into the same (except it be 

 uppcn speciall cause), but to keepe 

 the same close and privat, to the 

 ende he himselfe and the cookes 

 may perlorme fheir service, and doe 

 their duties, with quietncs, and not 

 be disturbed in the same. 



Item, that the clarke do take 

 speciall regard to the expence of 

 wood and cole in the kytchcn, not 

 sii tiering any more to be spent but 

 as ]nuch as nccessarilic may serve 

 the turne, without waste. 



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