The Banquet 67 



creances,"^ and silver buttons enameled with the devices of Gale- 

 azzo and the duke, besides buttons.^^ 



3. The third meat-course was a large calf, gilded. The fish- 

 course was of trout, gilded. — The gifts were six alaunts,^-' 

 and six large striv{i)en,^'^ with velvet collars, buckles^*' and 

 rings (links ?)" of gilded brass, and six silken^' leashes. 



4. The fourth meat-course was of quails and partridges, gilded. 

 The fish-course was of roasted trout,'» gilded. — The gifts were 

 twelve sparrow-hawks,**' with bells" of gilded brass, creances and 

 branching cords*- of silk, and buttons of gilded silver, enameled 

 with the arms*^ of Galeazzo and Duke Lionel; besides twelve 

 brace of setters,** with gilded*^ collars, twelve chains of gilded 

 brass, and six leashes of silk. 



5. The fifth meat-course was of ducks and herons,**' gilded. 

 The fish-course was of carp, gilded. — The gifts were six*' 

 peregrine falcons, with hoods of velvet, having pearls on top, 

 and buttons and rings (links ?)*' of silver, wrought with the 



"'See Nos. 4, 5. Another name is loigne {loyn, lune, lewin). The 

 Italian is (plur.) longole(-i), longare, longhe. 



"^ Cron. Monf. : of pearl. 



^* Annal. Med., Cron. Monf., Alip. : cani alani; Corio, Frag.: cani. 

 Florio defines as 'a mastive dog.' See Appendix B, pp. 128 f¥. 



=" Florio defines as 'a blood- or lime-hound, a setting dog' ; Palsgrave, 

 as 'great hounde.' 



==Fib(b)ie. 



^'Maglie (macchie). See No. 5. 



^* Alip. : of black silk. 



^^ Cron. Monf .: temeri; Alip.: temoli (graylings). 



^" See the mention in Magenta 2. 88. On other occasions, Galeazzo and 

 Bernabo made gifts of sparrow-hawks and dogs. Cf. Gabotto, in Rendi- 

 conti della R. Accademta dei Lincei, Ser. 5, Vol. 8, p. 81. 



" 'Somtyme Bellis of Melen were calde the best, and thay be full goode 

 for thay comunely be sownden with silver and solde ther after' (Berners). 



"^Branchette (breghette, braghette). 



"See Nos. 5. 6, 7, 8, 12. 



" Bracchi. 



^De Noirmont (i. 113), referring to the Count de la Borde's Les Dues 

 de Bourgogne, Preuves, tells of 'colliers de chiens garnis d'argent dore et 

 d'email, que gants a faulconner de velours vermeil, brodes de perles, 

 sonnettes et vervelles dorees et emailles, chaperons d'oiseaux, jets et 

 longes ornes de semence de perles.' 



""But Alip.: cisoni (see p. 72, note 93). Cf. Hist. Background, p. 185. 



"'Alip.: twelve. 



*^ Cron. Monf.: enameled. 



