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eye to the board for empty dishes, and placing of others; and let not the board beunfurnished.

The <2Tup-33oartr.

“ Let no man fill beere or wine but the cupboard keeper, who must make choiceof his glasses or cups for the company, and not serve them hand over heade. Hemust also know which be for beere and which for wine; for it were a foul thing tomix them together.

“ Once again let me admonish silence, for it is the greatest part of civility.

“ Let him which doth order the table, be the last man in it [the room], to seethat nothing be left behind that should be taken away.

“ Many things I cannot remember, which I refer to your good care, otherwise Ishould seem to write a booke hereof.”*

Page 97. —Temporary Halls.

Henry VIII. , in the twelfth year of his reign, erected “ a lodging beside thetowne of Guisnes, the most noble and roiall lodging that ever before was seene. Forit was a palace the which was quadrant; euerie quadrant of the same palace wasthree hundred and twenty-eight foot long, of assise, which was in compasse thirteenhundred and twelve foot about. This palace was set on stages by great cunning andsumptuous worke.

“ The foregate of the same palace or place, with great and mightie masonrie bysight was arched, with tower on euerie side of the same port, rered by great crafte,and embattled was the gate and tower, and in the fenester9 and windowes wereimages resembling men of warre, readie to cast great stones. Also, the same gateor tower was set with compassed images of ancient princes, Hercules, Alexander,and other, by intrailed worke richlie limmed with goold and albine colours: and welland warilie was made over the gate loups, and inforced with battlements; and inthe same gate a lodge for the porter, which there appeared, and other sumptuouslieapparelled like vnto king’s officers. By the same gate all people passed into a largecourt, faire and beautiful, for in this court appeared much of the outward beautie ofthe place, for from the first water table, to the raising or reisin peeces, were baiewindowes on euerie side mixed with cleare stories curiouslie glased; the posts ormoinels of euerie window was gilt.

“ Thus the outward part of the palace lumined the eies of the beholders, byreason of the sumptuous worke. Also the tower of the gate (as seemed) was builded

Notes to Northumberland Household Book.