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Page 166 . — A notion of the various utensils in use in the early part ofthe 16 th century may be formed by perusing the following order forthe “ Carriages at every Remevall of my Lord, where my Lordshall brek upe his house from place to place.”

“ Fubst. Yt is ordygnede that the wardrobe stuff shall have at every remevalliij. carriages allowed, besides my lorde’s chariot; and that they shall remanynge nomoir stuff, (concernyng the wardrobe, in the place wher my lorde shall remove fro),left to cary at the day of my lorde’s departour, but only the stuff that doith hange,and beddes: as to say the stuf in the chambre wher my lord and my laidy lyeth ;the stuf in the chambre wher my lord dyneth ; the stuf in the greate chambre ; and thestuf in the chambre wher my lord makes him redy : and the beddes, with the stufbelonging them, in the chambers wher my lord’s children lieth : iij. cartes, viz. onecarte for the stuf of the dynynge chambre and greate chambre, and the oather cartefor the stuf in my laidy’s chambre, and in the chambre wher my lord makes himredy; with the gentilwomen stuf, and the stuf that remanes in my lorde’s chambre,conseyrnynge my lorde’s self; and the iij de cart for such stuf remanynge in thewardrobe, which might not be remevide, nor sent before, unto my lorde’s departour.”

There was one cart appointed for the removal of the chapel furniture ; and one forthe apparel and furniture of the children and their servants.

It was “ ordyned that the stuff of the offices followynge he joynd at everyremevall to one carriage, bicaus the sellar hath but cupbord clothes, and barrell-feries; the pauntry towelles, purpaynes, coverpayns, chipping-knyffs; the buttryCannes , cupes, and cruses; and the ewry chaffers, basings, and ewers, table-clothis,ewry-clothis, napkins, carver, and sew'er, towells, viz. the sellar, the pantry, thebutrey, and ewry, and all the parsons’ stuff, with ther bedding, which be officersbelonging to the said offices.”

There were two carriages for “ the stuf of the kechinge, squillery, lardrc, andpastrey ; viz. one for the keching stuff, as spittes, pottes, pannes, traffets, raks; andpastrey stuf, as pryntes and outher stuf; and the other carriage for the squyllery-stuf, as vessell and dresser-clothes, with the ij. beddes for the four cookes to ly in;and all the parsons their apparel and outher stuf.”

One carriage for “ the stuf belonginge to the bakhous, with the bed for thebakers, the bedde for the brewers, the bedde for the groom-ushers o’ th hall,” andfor their apparel and other stuff.

For the attorney and the auditors of the household; the gentlemen of thehousehold, viz. the carvers, sewers, cupbearers, and gentlemen-waiters, with theirfive beds, which were thus appointed—one for the attorney, one for the two auditors,