S76 



ANNUAL REGISTER, 18(54. 



vacation time, out o f the four houses 

 of court, coiTie tH o and two out of 

 erery house of chan eery ; and there 

 according to their j cares and con- 

 tinuance of the house that they be 

 of, which they call auncicnty, they 

 do argue and reason to some doubt- 

 full matter that is proposed, so that 

 the most youngest doth begyn, and 

 the next to him in continuaace doth 

 follow ; and at last he that readeth 

 to that house of chancery, doth de- 

 clare his opynion in the matter that 

 16 called in question. 



There is none there that be com- 

 pelled to lernc. and they that are 

 iearners, for the most part, have 

 their places of learning and studies 

 so sett, that they are much troubled 

 with the noyse of walking and com- 

 munication of them that be no learn- 

 ers : and in the terrae time they are 

 so unquieted by clients and servants 

 of clients, that resort to such as are 

 attorneys and pradlyscrs, that the 

 students may as quietly study in the 

 open streets as in their studies. 



Item, they hare no walk inwhichc 

 too talk and confer their learnings, 

 ■ butinthechurch ; which place all the 

 tcrme times hath in it no more quiet- 

 Hesse than the pervyse of Poulcs^ 

 by occasion of the confluence and 

 concourse of such as are suters in 

 the law. 



The Charges of the Masters Com- 

 mens and Clerks Commens, for 

 their Mete and Drinke by the 

 Yeare, and the Manner of the 

 Dyet, and the Stypend of their 

 Officers. 



Inprimis, every one of the mas, 

 ters commens payeth by the yeare 

 for his dyet vi^. 10*. 



Item, every one of the clerks 

 commens payeth by the yeare for 

 bis dyet vi. ms, 3 



This is a general] rule allwayi 

 observed, that whensoever two of 

 the masters commens doth sit at a 

 mcsse, then at so myche mete dotfe 

 sytt three of the clerks commens: 

 and when three of the Hiastcrs com- 

 mens doth syt at a messe, then doth 

 foure of the clerks commens sit at 

 so much meat. 



Sonday. — At Dinner. 



Bctwene two of the masters com- 

 mens is served meat to the value of 

 \x\d. and the third part of iid. 



At Supper. 



Bctwenc three of the masters com- 

 mens at supper is served meat to the 

 value of wd. 



Munday. — At Dinner. 



Bctwene two of the masters com- 

 mens is served meat to the value of 

 Irf. ob. and the third part of nd. 



At Supper. 



Betwene two of the masters com- 

 mons is served meat to the value of 

 ud. ob. 



Tuysday. — At Dynner. 



In the terme time is meat to the 

 value of \md. served betwene two of 

 the masters commens ; and out of 

 the terme betwene three of the mas- 

 ters commens, mete to the value of 

 iii d. 



Wednesday. — At Dynner. 



Meat to the value of \d. ob. and 

 the third part of iirf. betwene two of 

 the masters commens. 



At Supper. 



Meat to the value of id. and the 

 third part of Wd. betwene two of th« 

 /nastcrs commcjis, 



Thurs. 



