wn,
mustard, and malmsey. After breakfast ended, his Lordship's power is
in suspense, until his personal presence at night; and then his power
is most potent.

"At dinner and supper is observed the diet and service performed on
St. Stephen's Day. After the second course served in, the King's
Serjeant, orator-like, declareth the disorder of the
Constable-Marshall, and of the Common-Serjeant: which complaint is
answered by the Common-Serjeant; who defendeth himself and the
Constable-Marshall with words of great efficacy. Hereto the King's
Serjeant replyeth. They rejoyn, &c., and who so is found faulty is
committed to the Tower, &c.

"If any officer be absent at dinner or supper times; if it be
complained of, he that sitteth in his place is adjudged to have like
punishment as the officer should have had being present: and then
withal he is enjoyned to supply the office of the true absent officer,
in all pointe. If any offendor escape from the Lieutenant into the
Buttery, and bring into the Hall a manchet upon the point of a knife,
he is pardoned: for the buttry in that case is a sanctuary. After
cheese served to the table not any is commanded to sing.

"_Childermas Day._--In the morning, as afore on Monday, the Hall is
served; saving that the Sewer, Carver, and Cup-bearer, do not attend
any service. Also like ceremony at supper.

"_Thursday._--At breakfast, brawn, mustard, and malmsey. At dinner,
roast beef, venison-pasties, with like solemnities as afore. And at
supper, mutton and hens roasted.

"_New Year's Day._--In the morning, breakfast as formerly. At dinner
like solemnity as on Christmas Eve.

"_The Banquetting Night._--It is proper to the Butler's office, to
give warning to every House of Court, of this banquet; to the end that
they and the Innes of Chancery, be invited thereto to see a play and
mask. The hall is to be furnished with scaffolds to sit on, for Ladies
to behold the sports, on each side. Which ended the ladyes are to be
brought into the Library, unto the Banquet there; and a table is to be
covered and furnished with all banquetting dishes, for the Lord
Chancellor, in the Hall; where he is to call to him the Ancients of
other Houses, as many as may be on the one side of the table. The
Banquet is to be served in by the Gentlemen of the House.

"The Marshall and Steward are to come before the Lord Chancellour's
mess. The Butlers for Christmas must serve wine; and the Butlers of
the House beer an