436 ON THE PLACE OF FISH IN 



cod, 2 ; Pyke, I. ; Whiteing, i. ; Gurnard, i. ; Scales, i. 

 payer; Playce, i. service; Custerd, i. ; Tart, i.; Butter, 

 Sweet, i. Ib. 



Supper breade, beere, and wine as at dinner aforesaid ; 

 Lyng and Codde, n. services ; Pyke, i. ; Whiteing, i. ; 

 Gurnard, i. ; Scales, i. payer ; Playce, i. service ; Dulcets, 

 i. service ; Tart, i. ; Butter, Sweet, i. Ib. 



Covenants concluded and made by the officers of the 

 Greencloth with Robert Parker and George Hill, Yeoman 

 Purveyors of fresh-water fish, both for the more honourable 

 and also more profitable serving of the King, His most 

 excellent Majesty, in the household of all kindes of fresh- 

 water fish in manner following : 



First, it is determined by the Lord Great Master, Mr. 

 Comptroller, and all the officers of the Greencloth at Durham 

 Place, Saturday, the loth of December, 34 Henry VIII., 

 that neither the Purveyors of fresh-water fish shall bring in 

 any fish to the King's use, but he shall present with the same 

 a bill of all such prices as he doth pay unto the parties of 

 whom his fish was bought, with also the names of the said 

 parties; and that he present not one farthing above the 

 same his payment, upon paine of looseing of his service, 

 and further to be punished by the discretion of the officers 

 of the Cornpting house. 



Item: It is further agreed that the said Purveyors of 

 fresh-water fish shall have for every fish day, that he or 

 they shall bring fish into the Court, 1 2d. per day for every 

 horse and man ; and for every carriage horse 6d. per day. 



Item : To be given to the Yeoman-Purveyors of fresh- 

 water fish for Friday and Satterday, for every of those days 

 9*. per day, that is per Septiman, 18*. If there be three 

 fish dayes in the weeke they are to have 6s. 8</., that is per 

 week 2os. If the whole weeke be Fasting dayes they are 

 to have 4^. per day, that is per week 28^. 



Item : The said Robert and George doe covenante and 

 agree to and with the aforesaid. . . . that neither of them, 

 their factors, servants, assignes. . . . shall at any time make 



