RECEPTION OF THE MINSTREL (who is at the fire). From the 15th Century MS. "Roman de la Violette," at Paris. Note the Table Dormant, with fixed legs and top. Wright, p. 366.

A ROYAL PARTY. From a 15th Century MS. of the "Comte d'Artois," formerly in the possession of

M. Barrois, and now of Lord Ashburnham (P). Wright, p. 363.

FEASTING ON A PASTY. Early 16th Century. From a pane of painted glass of Flemish workmanship. "The Prodigal Son." Wright, p. 170.

DINNER'S FEAST TO SUPPER AND BANQUET, or a Seignorial Repast, late in the 15th Century.

From the Tapestry at Nancy, in Lorraine. Wright, pp. 387-91.