1628.] REGAL HOSPUAUTY. n 



of Charles I. there were daily in his Court 86 Tables, well 

 furnished each ]\Ieal, whereof the King's Tables had 28 

 Dishes, the Queen's 24, 4 other Tables 16 Dishes each, 3 other 

 10 Dishes, 12 other 7 Dishes, 17 other 5 Dishes, 3 other 4, 

 32 had 3, and 13 had two each ; in all about 500 Dishes each 

 Meal, with Bread, Beer, Wine, and all other things necessary. 

 There w'as spent yearly in the King's House of gross meat 

 1500 Oxen, 7000 Sheep, 1200 Veals, 300 Porkers, 400 Shirks, 

 or Young Beefs, 6800 Lambs, 300 Fletches of Bacon, and 26 

 Boars. Also 140 dozen of Geese, 250 dozen of Capons, 470 

 dozen oi Hens, 750 dozen oi Pullets, 1470 dozen of Chickens, 

 for Bread 36,400 Bushels of Wheat, and for Drink 600 Tun of 

 Wine, and 1700 Tun of Beer. Moreover, of Butter 46,640 

 [Oy. lbs.] together with Fish, and Foiul, Venisoti, Fruit, Spice 

 proportionately. This prodigious plenty in the King's Court, 

 caused Foreigners to put a higher value upon the Ki7ig, and 

 was much for the Honour of the Kingdom. The King's 

 Servants being men of Quality, by His Majesties special 

 Order went to Westminster-Hall in Term-time, to invite 

 Gentlemen, to eat the King's Achates or Viands, and in 

 Parliament-time, to invite the Parliament-men thereto." — 

 "The Present State of London," p. 120, 



A list of the statutory prices of Fir, Fin, and Feather, temp. 

 Charles I., is printed in Rymer. 



To Peter Newton esquire gent' vsher daily wayter on his 

 Ma*^' for him selfe, one gent vsher quarter waiter, one yeoman 

 vsher, one yeoman hanger twoe groomes of the 

 wardrobe and the Groome Porter for ryding 

 waiting and attending on his Ma"'' from Whitehall to 

 Theobalds Royston and Newmarkett and back againe to 

 Whitehall menss Febrij et Martij i627[-28] xxij dales . . . 

 xxviij^' iiij^ viij'' (Rot. 71). 



To S"" Robert Vernon, Knight, Keep' of his Ma*^* house at 

 Newmarkett for Broomes, Basketts, Shovells and other neces- 

 saries by him provided for the making cleane of the said 

 house and chyminyes for a yeare ended at Michas 1628 as by 

 warr*^ dated the first of November 1628 appeareth . . . 

 xiij^' viij* viij''. — Audit Office Records, Declared Accounts, 

 Treasurer of the Chamber of the Household (Rot. 66. s. d.). 



