54 ninis, efc, used for Food in the Si \ Icon I h (\'ii/iir\'. 



Jlvr/)'.— THE COPIES of the WAR RUNTS to be 

 sewed oute Verely for SWANNV'S for tli'expencez of 

 my Loordes lions after this forme follo\vyng"e. 



Welbiloved I greete you well ande woll ande charg-e you 

 That ye delyver or cause to be deliverd unto my welbiloved 

 Servauntes Richard Gowge Countroller of my hous ande Gilbert 

 Wedall Clarke of my Kitchinoe for the use and expencez of my 

 saide hous nowe aijainst the Feest of Christynmas next comyni,'-e 

 Twenty Sign'etts to be taken of the breed of my Swannys within 

 my Carre of Arrom [Arram Carr| within my Loordeship of 

 Leking-feld within the Countie of Vorke whereof ye have the 

 kepin^e Ande that ye cause the same to be delivered unto 

 theme or too oone to theme furthwith upon the sight hereof 

 Ande this my writini^e for the delyverey of the same shal be 

 unto you agenst me and tolTore myne Auditours at youre next 

 accompte in this bihalf sufficient Warrunt ande Discharge 

 Geven under my Signet and Signe Manuell at my Manoure 

 of Lekingfeld the xxij'^ daye of Novembre in the v''' Vere of 

 the reign of our Sovereign Loorde Ky ng Henry the viij''^- 



To my welbiloved Servaunt the BailifT of 

 my Lordeship of Lekingfeld afforesaide 

 and Kepar of my seid Carre at Arrom 

 ande to the l^'ndre Kepars of the same 

 for the tyme beinge. 



In the list of birds enumerated* it will be noticed that the 

 turkey is not mentioned. On p. 398 is a note bearing on the 

 matter. " About the 15th [year] of Henry VHI. it happened 

 that diverse things were newly brought into I^liigland, where- 

 upon this Rhyme was made : 



" Turkies, Carps, Hoppcs, Piccnrcll and Moore, 

 Came into F^ng-land all in one ycai-. " 



Amongst the fish required for food we find Stokfish, Salt 

 fishe, Whyt Hering, Rede Herynge [red iicning], Sprootis, or 

 Sproytts [sprats], Salmon, Saltt Stiu'gion, and Saltt clis (or 

 Elys) [eels]. 



There are also some interesting facts in leference to the 

 number of deer in the parks at that period. " I'or th" ("xpcnscz 



* .Si-vcral of tin" birds in this list are also onmiu'ratod in ' The l-?irds of 

 till- Lincolnshire Fens and Wolds in 1612,' in a serii>s of stanzas fi-om the 

 I'oh-olhinn, with notes, priiiti'd in the ' Natnrvilist ' fi)r I ).'Ccn)bL'r 1886. 



Naturalist, 



