Of the Butler, Panter, and Cooks serving him. They are the Marshal's servants. He shall score up all messes served, and order bread and ale for men, but wine for gentlemen. Each mess shall be reckoned at 6d. and be scored up to prevent the cook's cheating, If bread runs short, the Marshal orders more, 'a reward.' Of the Butler's duties. He shall put a pot and loaf to each mess. He is the panter's mate. The Marshal shall lodging. 1. Usher, De pincernario, panetario, et cocis sibi seruientibus. Commaunde to sett bothe brede and ale At the countyng house with oper mené ; 416 pat is po cause þat he hase hit in skore. 1 For rewarde pat sett schalle be be-lyue. 420 The marshalle gares sett with-outen doute So shalle hit be preuet be-fore stuarde. ¶ De officio pincernarij.2 ¶ Botler shalle sett for yche a messe Reken hom to-gedur fulle wel y may. 428 That ben of court of any mestere; 432 Saue pe lordys chambur, po wadrop to, ¶ De hostiario et suis seruientibus.3 Of vssher of chambur, with-outen gyle. 1 See the Office of Panetry, H. Ord. p. 70. 2 See the Office of Butler of Englond, H. Ord. p. 73. 3 See Gentylmen Usshers of Chaumbre, IIII, H. Ord. P. 'This name ussher is a worde of Frenshe,' p. 38. 37. per is gentylmen, 30mon-vssher also, ¶ De Officio garcionum.1 ¶ Gromes palettis shyn fyle and make litere,2 436 ix fote on lengthe with-out diswere; vij fote y-wys hit shalle be brode, Wele watered, I-wrythen, be craft y-trode, -440 Wele wrethyn and turnyd a-zayne þat tyde ; To po gurdylstode hegh on lengthe and brade. 444 Bothe vtter and inner, so god me glade, 5 þat henget shalle be with hole sylour,3 With crochettis and loupys sett on lyour; ¶ bo valance on fylour shalle henge with wyn, 448 iij curteyns streзt drawen with-inne, hat reche schalle euen to grounde a-boute, Noper more, noper lesse, with-outen doute; He strykes hom vp with forket wande, 452 And lappes vp fast a-boute pe lyft hande; 'Compare H. Ord. p. 39. 'Yeomen of Chambre, IIII, to make beddes, to bere or hold torches, to sette bourdes, to apparayle all chaumbres, and suche other servyce as the chaumberlayn, or usshers of chambre command or assigne.' Liber Niger Edw. IV. See also H. Ord. p. 40, Office of Warderobe of Beddes, p. 41, Gromes of Chambyr, X; and the elaborate directions for making Henry VII.'s bed, H. Ord. p. 121-2. Hoc stramentum, lyttere, p. 260, col. 2 (the straw with which the bed was formerly made), Wright's Vocabularies. 3 Sylure, of valle, or a nother thynge (sylure of a walle), Celatura, Celamen, Catholicon, in P. Parv. Fr. Ciel, Heauen, pl. Ciels, a canopie for, and, the Testerne and Valances of a Bed. Cotgrave. A tester over the beadde, canopus. Withals. 4 Crochet, a small hooke. 5 Lyowre, to bynde wythe precyows clothys. Ligatorium. P. Parv. 6 Fylowre, of barbours crafte, Acutecula, filarium. P. Parv. See note 3, p. 160. [Fol. 20.] The counterpane is laid at the foot, cushions on the sides, tapestry on the floor and sides of the room. The Groom gets fuel, and screens. The Groom keeps the table, tresties, and forms for dinner; and water in a heater. He puts 3 waxlights over the chimney, all in different syces. The Usher of the Chamber walks about and sees that all is served right, orders the table to be set and removed, po knop vp turnes, and closes on ryzt, hat sprad shyn be for pompe and pryde ; 460 He henges with tapetis pat ben fulle store; And screnes in clof to y-saue po hete. In 464 Borde, trestuls, and fourmes, with-outen let; 476 pat is his office be day and nyzt; And byd set borde when tyme schalle be, Tapet, a clothe, tappis. Palsgrave, 1530. Tapis, Tapistrie, hangings, &c., of Arras. Cotgrave, 1611. Tapis, carpet, a green square-plot. Miege, 1684. The hangynges of a house or chambre, in plurali, aulæa . . Circundo cubiculum aulæis, to hange the chambre. The carpettes, tapetes. Withals. 2 And he (a Grome of Chambyr) setteth nyghtly, after the seasons of the yere, torchys, tortays, candylles of wax, mortars; and he setteth up the sises in the King's chambre, H. Ord. p. 41, 'these torches, five, seven, or nine; and as many sises sett upp as there bee torches,' ib. p. 114; and dayly iiii other of these gromes, called wayters, to make fyres, to sett up tressyls and bourdes, with yomen of chambre, and to help dresse the beddes of sylke and arras. H. Ord. p. 41. The wardrop' he herbers and eke of chambur 480 Ladyes with bedys of coralle and lambur, bo vsshere schalle bydde po wardropere Make redy for alle ny3t be-fore pe fere; ben bryngis he forthe ny3t goun also, 484 And spredys a tapet and qwysshens two, He layes hom pen opon a fourme, And foteshete per-on and hit returne. bo lorde schalle skyft hys gown at nyзt, 488 Syttand on foteshete tyl he be dyzt. þen vssher gose to po botré, "Haue in for alle ny3t, syr," says he Fyrst to pe chaundeler he schalle go, ; 492 To take a tortes lyzt hym fro; 2 Mete shalle be sayed, now thenkys on this. 500 ¶"Syrs, haue in with-outen stryffe ; ryme, Tho chambur dore stekes po vssher thenne, 1 Wardroppe, or closet-garderobe. Palsgrave. 2 See the duties of Edward IV.'s Sewar, H. Ord. p. 36. 3 Manchet was the fine bread; chet, the course. Fr. pain rouffet, Cheat, or boulted bread; houshold bread made of Wheat and Rie mingled. Cotgrave. takes charge of the Wardrobe and Bedchamber, bids the Wardroper get all ready before the fire, nightgown, carpet, 2 cushions, a form with a footsheet over it; on which the lord changes his gown. The Usher orders what's wanted from the Buttery: a link from the Chandler, and ale and wine. (No meat shall be assayed except for King, Prince, Duke or Heirsapparent.) From the Pantry the Usher takes fine and coarse bread, and a wax-light that burns all night in a basin. (The YeomanUsher removes the torches.) The Usher puts lights on the Bedroom door, Fro cupborde he brynges bothe brede and wyne, 512 And fyrst assayes hit wele a[nd] fyne. Fro po fyr hous when he comen is ; ben kneles þe vssher and gyfes hym drynke, 516 Brynges hym in bed where he shalle wynke; In strong styd on palet he lay, Now speke I wylle of po stuarde als, po clerke of kechyn, countrollour, 524 Stuarde, coke, and surueyour, Assenten in counselle, with-outen skorne, 528 po stuarde schewes hit to po lorde so fre, Hit were grete syn and hit were lost. hat be-fore in tabuls hase ben sett, Tyl countes also per-on ben cast, 540 And somet vp holy at po last. 1 See the 'Styward of Housholde,' H. Ord. p. 55-6: He is head เ officer.' 2 MS, and |