240 Longleat Tapers, A.D. 1553—1588. 



oertcn provisions for her Ma tie ' 8 most honorable house, out of the Countie of 

 Wilteshire as hereafter followcth, vid ct . : 



First, that 15 fat Oxen every one weying 600 lbs. waight shall be delivered 

 at the Courte Grate, 1st July, at £4 price. 



Item that 200 Muttons fat and great every one weying 461bs shall be de- 

 livered at the Courte Gate on Palm Sunday at 6 9 . 8 d . price. 



Item, that 200 fat Lambes meet for the expense of her Ma^'s house shal be 

 delivered at the Court Gate 8 th June at 12 d . price. 



Item, that 20 good Sturkes of a yere olde and upwardes, meet for the ex- 

 pense of her Ma tie ' 8 house shal be delivered at the Courte Gate 10 th September 

 at 10 8 . price. 



Item, that 40 fat and great Veales of the age of six weeks and upwardes shal 

 be delivered at the Court Gate 28 th April, at 6 3 . 8 d . price. 



Item, that 16 dozen of Capons at 4 s . the dozen, 40 dozen Pulletts at 18 d . the 

 dozen and 100 dozen Chickens at 2 s . the dozen shal be delivered at London upon 

 a moneth warning to the compounders or to any two Justices of peace of the 

 said shire. 



Item, that ready money shal be paied for the said Oxen, Muttons, Lambes, 

 Sturkes, Yeales and Poultrie, ymediately upon the receipt of the same. 



Item, if there be any just cause of misliking of any of the said Oxen, Muttons, 

 Lambes, Sturkes and Yeales, and the same declared by four indifferent men in 

 writing under their handes, whereof two to be named on the behalf of her 

 Ma tie , and none of her Household, and other two by the bringer or bringers of 

 the same, that then there shall be forefeit to the Q;uene's Ma tie ' 8 use for every 

 oxen so misliked 40 8 ., for every mutton 2 s . 6 d ., for every lambe 12 d . for every 

 sturk 5 s . and for every veale 2 s . 6 d ., to be delyvered by tbe cofferer for the time 

 being out of the price or prices of the rest of those kindes which shal be liked 

 and received, and the wantes of every kinde to be supplied within 14 days after 

 at the furthest. And if it happen the said poultrie appointed by this composition 

 to be delyvered as before, be not delivered or tendered fit and meet for her 

 Ma tie ' 8 service at the place and times before agreed upon, That then the said 

 shire of Wiltes to forefeite the debt of every pole of poultrie to be likewise sup- 

 plied within 14 days after. 



And if it shall chaunce, the said Oxen, Muttons, Lambes, Sturks, Yeales and 

 Poultrie appointed by this Composition to be delivered or any part thereof, be 

 not receaved to the Queen's Ma tie ' 8 use of tb© bringers of the same to the'plaees 

 before appointed within one day next after the bringing of the same, and offer 

 made thereof to her Ma tie ' s officers to whom it shall apperteyne ; That then the 

 Queen's Ma tie to bear the charge both of the said Cattell and Poultrie and 

 bringers of the same untill such time as they shal be receyved. 



Item : that so long tyme as this Composition shall endure, there shall be no 

 manner of purveyance within the said' shire to any fair or market by virtue 

 of her Ma tie ' s commissions to the use of her Ma tie of or for any Oxen, Muttons, 

 Lambes, Sturks, pork, bacon, boars and poultry ; nevertheless if it shal happen 

 Her Maj tie to come on progress, and to be in any part of the said shire, That 

 then it shall be lawfull for her Ma tie ' s officers to provide within the said shire 

 all manner of provisions and victuals for her said house for her highness reason- 

 able price and payments to be made on that behalf. 



