68 The Banquet 



arms of Galeazzo and the Duke of Clarence; and with silken 

 creances, having buttons of pearls at the top. 



6. The sixth meat-course was of beef, and of fat capons with 

 sauce of garlic and vinegar. The fish-course was of sturgeons 

 in water.*** — The gifts were twelve steel corslets"'' without col- 

 lars, of which two, for the duke in person, had the buckles^^ 

 and bo'sses^^ of gilded silver, wrought with the arms of the lords 

 aforesaid, while the others were of gilded brass. 



7. The seventh meat-course was of capons and meat^^ in lemon- 

 sauce. The fish-course was of tench^* in lemon-sauce. — The 

 gifts were twelve tilting-panoplies, including saddles,^^ lances, 

 saiti,^^ and helmets." Two of the panoplies and saddles, for 

 the duke in person, were adorned with enameled silver, wrought 

 with the arms of the duke,^^ the buckles,^^ bosses, clasps,"'* and 

 hooks'*^ being gilded. The others had ornaments of gilded brass. 



8. The eighth meat-course was beef-pies,®" served with cheese. 

 The fish-course was of large eels in pies.''^ — The gifts were 

 twelve war-panoplies*'*; two, for the duke, being ornamented 

 with his arms in silver gilt, while the others had trimmings*'^ of 

 gilded brass. 



9. The ninth meat-course was of meat-aspic.®*' The fish-course 



■"' But Cron. Monf.: alesati. Cf. Hist. Background, p. 185. 



^° Panzeroni, panzere. Florio defines pancierone as 'a bellie-piece of 

 armour.' See p. 62. 



" Fibbie. 



^" Mazzi, maz(i)i. 



^^Alip. : veal. 



'"* Tenconi ; pesce. 



■'■■■'See Nos. 11, 12. 



''Saette, 'darts' (?). 



"See Nos. 11, 12. 



^ Cron. Monf.: of the lords named; Frag.: of the aforesaid lord and 

 duke. 



'^"Fib(b)ie; schive, schibbe. See Nos. 7, 11, 12. 



^"Spranghe. 



*^Ronchette; rocchetti ; domenini. 



°^ Alip. : the dough kneaded up with cheese and sugar. 



°^ Alip. : sugared, and with good spices ! 



«■' See No. 7. 



°°See Nos. 11, 12. 



"'' Alip. adds : and chicken-aspic. 



