170 Wul f hall and the Seymours. 



WooBYATtD J Of ray \ Of my lord, x quarters coles, 

 ANdSquyl- -< lord's y 10s. ; x loads of wood, 10s. ; 

 lame.* I store.. | 8 loads of rushes, 40s. { 



MossesJ for thys Supper by estimacion .. £37 15 8 



The King and his Nobility appear to have supped apart from the Earl and 

 his family, as there is a separate but equally precise entry of asiaiilar fish-supper 

 for " my Lord, my Lady, and their Household; " costing £8. Sixty at dinner, 

 70 at supper, and 130 dishes. 



On the next day, Sunday, the 10th of August, the King's diet for the whole 

 day amounted to £71 2«. 5d., and the number of " messes," 470. The items 

 for the bakehouse, buttery, and cellar are similar in kind, but larger in amount 

 than on the day before. The cookery in the Kitchen included no longer fish 

 only, but meats and game ; — viz. : 



Six beeves (oxen), valued at 30 shillings each, in all £9: and 24 muttons at 

 3s. each, in all £3 12s. 0c?. 



Of the King's provision, 12 veales (calves) cost 52s. ; 5 cygnets, 33s. 4c?.; 

 21 great capons, 42s. ; 7 good capons, 9s. 4c?. ; 11 Kentish capons, 7s. 4c?. * 

 3 dozen and 6 coarse capons, 13s. ; 70 pullets, 13s. 9c?. ; 91 " chekyn," 7s. 10c?.; 

 38 quails, 12s. 8c?. ; 9 mewes, 6s. ; 6 egretts, 7s.; 2 shields of brawn ; 7 swans, 

 46s. 8c?.; 2 cranes, 12s.; 2 storks, 10s. ; 3 pheasants, 7s. 6c?.; 40 partridges, 

 26s. 8c?. ; 4 pea-chicks, 2s. 8c?. ; 21 snyts (snipe), 2s. 7c?. ; 2 doz. larks, Is. 4c?.; 

 6 brewes, 7s. 4c?. ; 28 gulls " rated for the feeding of them." 



In my Lord's own bill of fare for this day (amounting to £15 10s. 6c?.) are 

 mentioned "Two pots of ' sampere' (samphire), 2s.; Two carcases of beef at 

 £1 6s. 8c?. each; and two of mutton at 4s. each ; Messes for the day 146." 



On Monday, 11th August, the King's provision cost £48 4s. Id. Olives, 

 prunes, "great raisins," as distinguished from currants, occur among the spicery. 

 3 dozen and 6 sparrows cost 2s. A kid, 2s. 48 steps of butter, 2s. Messes 

 for the whole day, 440. 



On Tuesday, 12th August, messes for the whole day 230 at the King's table. 

 100 at my Lord's. 



The expenses of the whole week, including the King's visit, amounted to 

 £288 19s. 10c?. : a sum which of course represents a great deal more (about six 

 times as much) of the money of our day. Of the comparative value some esti- 

 mate may be formed by the fact that wheat was then 6s. 8c?. the quarter, malt, 

 4s., oats, 2s. 8c?., hops, 12s. the hundred, "with the carriage." The. account 

 is exceedingly minute; every article, even to " wick yarn, 14 lbs. at 2s. the 

 lb.," "fine cotton wick 6 lbs. at 4s. 6d- the lb.," " rosin 14 lbs. at 6c?. the lb.," 



* "Squyllerie : " meaning scullery, from the French escuelle, a dish. 

 + " Rushes."— These were in lieu of carpets. In another part of the Account Book is : " Paid to 

 Robert Smith, Rushman, for 40 dozen Rushes of him bought for the straweing of my Lord's House 

 at Beauchamp Place, London, from 24 Novr. to the last of Aprill, 60«." 



i "Messes," strictly speaking, were allowances carefully doled out, like the " Commons " in a 

 college hall. Here it seems to signify that dinner was provided on a rough calculation for 200. A 

 mess is thought by some to have been generally an allowance for four persons : but that the King 

 should have 800 persons to provide with regular meals on a short visit like this, seems incredible. 



T 3 ° ° 



