Chapter 12

[Footnote 1: Gervas] below _Gervys_. So unsettled was our orthography, even in the reign of Henry VIII. So _Nevile_, and below _Nevill_. Mary, third daughter of Sir John Nevil of Chever, was first wife of Sir Gerv. Clifton of Clifton, com. Nott. Knight.] [Footnote 2: 8s.] The sum is L. 7. 14 s. 8 d. but ought to be L. 8. 8s. so that there is some mistake here. _N.B_. This manuscript is given in our common figures; but the original, no doubt, is in the Roman.] [Footnote 3: 2s. 8d.] This again is wrongly computed. There may be other mistakes of the same kind, which is here noted once for all; the reader will easily rectify them himself.] [Footnote 4: Fronslet.] f. Frontlet, as lin. 10.] [Footnote 5: Damask Gold.] Gold of Damascus, perhaps for powder.] [Footnote 6: Laynes.] qu.] [Footnote 7: Eyye.] f. Egg.] [Footnote 8: Pasts.] Pastboards.] [Footnote 9: Lusants.] qu.] [Footnote 10: Heares]. f. Hares.] [Foornote 11: Myllen], _Milan_, city of Lombardy, whence our _millaner_, now _milliner_, written below _millen_.] [Footnote 12: Bridge]. Brugge, or Bruges, in Flanders.] [Footnote 13: Brawns]. The Boar is now called a Brawn in the North, vid. p. 126.] [Footnote 14: 2 Swans]. f. 6 Swans.] [Footnote 15: Cranes]. v. p. 67.] [Footnote 16: Heron sews]. In one word, rather. See p. 139.] [Footnote 17: of Grease]. I presume fatted.] [Footnote 18: Withers]. Weathers.] [Footnote 19: Barley malt]. So distinguished, because wheat and oats were at this time sometimes malted. See below, p. 172.] [Footnote 20: Loaves of Sugar]. So that they now had a method of refining it, v. p. xxvi.] [Footnote 21: Proynes]. Prunes, v. p. 148.] [Footnote 22: Poils]. Misread, perhaps, for Joils, _i.e._ Jowls.] [Footnote 23: Great Raisons, ] v. p. 38.] [Footnote 24: Tornselt]. Turnfole, v. p. 38.] [Footnote 25: Torts]. qu.] [Footnote 26: Suckets]. These, it seems, were sold ready prepared in the shops. See the following Rolls.]

Sir John Nevile, of Chete, Knight.

The marriage of my Son-in-law, Roger Rockley[1], and my daughter Elizabeth Nevile, the 14th of January, in the 17th year of the reigne of our Soveraigne Lord King Henry the VIIIth.

L s d First, for the expence of their Apparel, 22 yards of Russet Sattin, at 8s. per yard, 8 16 0 Item, 2 Mantilles of Skins, for his gown, 48 0 Item, 2 yards and 1/2 of black velvet, for his gown, 0 30 0 Item, 9 yards of Black Sattin, for his Jacket and Doublet, at 8s. the yard, 3 12 0 Item, 7 yards, of Black Sattin, for her Kertill, at 8 s. per yard, 56 0 Item, a Roll of Buckrom, 0 2 8 Item, a Bonnit of Black Velvet, 0 15 0 Item, a Frontlet for the same Bonnit, 0 12 0 Item, for her Smock, 0 5 0 Item, for a pair of perfumed Gloves, 0 3 4 Item, for a pair of other Gloves, 0 0 4

Second Day.

Item, for 22 yards of Tawney Camlet, at 2s. 4d. per yard, 51 4 Item, 3 yards of Black Sattin, for lining her gown, at 8s per yard, 24 0 Item, 2 yards of Black Velvet, for her gown, 30 0 Item, a Roll of Buckrom, for her Gown, 0 2 8 Item, 7 yards of Yellow Sattin Bridge[2], at 2 s. 4d. per yard, 26 4 Item, for a pair of Hose, 0 2 4 Item, for a pair of Shoes, 0 1 4 ----------- Sum L. 27 8 0 -----------

Item, for Dinner, and the Expence of the said Marriage of Roger Rockley, and the said Elizabeth Nevile.

Imprimis, eight quarters of Barley-malt, at 10s. per quarter, 4 0 0 Item, 3 quarters and 1/2 of Wheat, at 14s. 4d. per quarter, 56 8 Item, 2 Hogheads of Wine, at 40s. 4 0 0 Item, 1 Hogshead of Read Wine, at 0 40 0 ----------- Sum Total L. 39 8 0 -----------

For the First Course at Dinner.

Imprimis, Brawn with Musterd, served alone with Malmsey. Item, Frumety[3] to Pottage. Item, a Roe roasted for Standert[4]. Item, Peacocks, 2 of a Dish. Item, Swans 2 of a Dish. Item, a great Pike in a Dish. Item, Conies roasted 4 of a Dish. Item, Venison roasted. Item, Capon of Grease, 3 of a Dish. Item, Mallards[5], 4 of Dish. Item, Teals, 7 of a Dish. Item, Pyes baken[6], with Rabbits in them. Item, Baken Orange. Item, a Flampett[7]. Item, Stoke Fritters[8]. Item, Dulcets[9], ten of Dish. Item, a Tart.

Second Course.

First, Marterns[10] to Pottage. Item for a Standert, Cranes 2 of a dish. Item, Young Lamb, whole roasted. Item, Great Fresh Sammon Gollis[11]. Item, Heron Sues, 3 of a dish. Item, Bitterns, 3 of a dish. Item, Pheasants, 4 of a dish. Item, a Great Sturgeon Poil. Item, Partridges, 8 of a dish. Item, Plover, 8 of dish. Item, Stints[12]., 8 of a dish. Item, Curlews[13], 3 of a dish. Item, a whole Roe, baken. Item, Venison baken, red and fallow[14]. Item, a Tart. Item, a March[15] Payne. Item, Gingerbread. Item, Apples and Cheese scraped with Sugar and Sage.

For Night.

First a Play, and straight after the play a Mask, and when the Mask was done then the Banckett[16], which was 110 dishes, and all of meat; and then all the Gentilmen and Ladys danced; and this continued from the Sunday to the Saturday afternoon.

The Expence in the Week for the Flesh and Fish for the same marriage.

Imprimis, 2 Oxen, 3 0 0 Item, 2 Brawns, 22 0 Item, 2 Roes 10s and for servants going, 5s. 0 15 0 Item, in Swans, 0 15 0 Item, in Cranes 9, 30 0 Item, in Peacocks 12, 0 16 0 Item, in Great Pike, for flesh dinner, 6, 30 0 Item, in Conies, 21 dozen, 5 5 0 Item, in Venison, Red Deer Hinds 3, and fetching them, 0 10 0 Item, Fallow Deer Does 12 -- -- -- Item, Capons of Grease 72, 3 12 0 Item, Mallards and Teal, 30 dozen, 3 11 8 Item, Lamb 3, 0 4 0 Item, Heron Sues, 2 doz. 24 0 Item, Shovelords[17], 2 doz. 24 0 Item, in Bytters[18] 12, 16 0 Item, in Pheasants 18, 24 0 Item, in Partridges 40, 0 6 8 Item, in Curlews 18, 24 0 Item, in Plover, 3 dozen, 0 5 0 Item, in Stints, 5 doz. 0 9 0 Item, in Surgeon, 1 Goyle[19], 0 5 0 Item, 1 Seal[20], 0 13 4 Item, 1 Porpose[21], 0 13 4 ----------- L.

For Frydays and Saturdays.

First, Leich Brayne[22]. Item, Frometye Pottage. Item, Whole Ling and Huberdyne[23]. Item, Great Goils [24] of Salt Sammon. Item, Great Salt Eels. Item, Great Salt Sturgeon Goils Item, Fresh Ling. Item, Fresh Turbut. Item, Great Pike[25]. Item, Great Goils of Fresh Sammon. Item, Great Ruds[26]. Item, Baken Turbuts. Item, Tarts of 3 several meats[27].

Second Course

First, Martens to Pottage. Item, a Great Fresh Stugeon Goil. Item, Fresh Eel roasted. Item, Great Brett. Item, Sammon Chines broil'd. Item, Roasted Eels. Item, Roasted Lampreys. Item, Roasted Lamprons[28]. Item, Great Burbutts[29]. Item, Sammom baken, Item, Fresh Eel baken. Item, Fresh Lampreys, baken. Item, Clear Jilly[30]. Item, Gingerbread.

Waiters at the said Marriage.

Storrers, Carver. Mr. Henry Nevile, Sewer. Mr. Thomas Drax, Cupbearer. Mr. George Pashlew, for the Sewer-board end. John Merys, \ Marshalls. John Mitchill, / Robert Smallpage, for the Cupboard. William Page, for the Celler, William Barker, for the Ewer, Robert Sike the Younger, and John Hiperon, for Butterye.

To wait in the Parlour.

Richard Thornton. Edmund North. Robert Sike the Elder. William Longley. Robert Live. William Cook. Sir John Burton, Steward. My brother Stapleton's servant. My son Rockley's servant to serve in the slate.

[Footnote 1: Rockley]. Elizabeth eldest daughter of Sir John Nevile, married, Roger eldest son, and afterwards heir, of Sir Thomas Rockley of Rockley, in the parish of Worsborough, Knight.] [Footnote 2: Bridge]. See above, p. 167, note [2].] [Footnote 3: Frumety]. v. p. 135.] [Footnote 4: Standert]. A large or standing dish. See p. 174. l. 3.] [Footnote 5: Mallards]. v. p. 144.] [Footnote 6: Baken]. baked.] [Footnote 7: Flampett]. f. Flaunpett, or Flaumpeyn, v. p. 136.] [Footnote 8: Stoke Fritters ]. Baked on a hot-iron, used still by the Brewers, called a stoker.] [Footnote 9: Dulcets]. qu.] [Footnote 10: Marterns]. qu. it is written Martens, below.] [Footnote 11: Gollis]. f. Jowls.] [Footnote 12: Stints]. The Stint, or Purre, is one of the Sandpipers. Pennant, Brit. Zool, II. 374.] [Footnote 13: Curlews]. See above, p. 130. and below. Curlew Knaves, also below.] [Footnote 14: Fallow]. If I remember right, Dr. Goldman, says, Fallow-deer were brought to us by King James I. but see again below, more than once.] [Footnote 15: March Payne]. A kind of Cake, very common long after this time, v. below.] [Footnote 16: Banckett]. Banquet.] [Footnote 17: Shovelords]. Shovelers, a species of the Wild Duck. Shovelards, below.] [Footnote 18: Bytters]. Bitterns, above; but it is often written without _n_, as below.] [Footnote 19: Goyle]. Jowl, v. above, p. 174. l. 5.] [Footnote 20: Seal]. One of those things not eaten now; but see p. 147 above, and below, p. 180. l. 6.] [Footnote 21: Porpose]. v. p. 147, above.] [Footnote 22: Leich Brayne] v. p. 141, above, but qu. as to Brayne.] [Footnote 23: Huberdyne]. miswritten for Haberdine, i.e. from Aberdeen; written below Heberdine.] [Footnote 24: Goils]. v. above, p. 174. l. 5.] [Footnote 25: Pyke]. v. above, p. 50. and below, often.] [Footnote 26: Ruds]. qu. Roaches, v. below.] [Footnote 27: meats]. Viands, but not Fleshmeats.] [Footnote 28: Lamprons]. v. p. 142. above.] [Footnote 29: Burbatts]. qu. Turbuts.] [Footnote 30: Jilly]. Jelly.]

The Charges of Sir John Nevile, of Chete, Knight, being Sheriff of Yorkshire in the 19th year of the reigne of King Henry VIII.

Lent Assizes. L s d Imprimis, in Wheat 8 quarters, 8 0 0 Item, in Malt, 11 quarters, 7 6 8 Item, in Beans, 4 quarters, 3 4 0 Item, in Hay, 6 loads, 25 0 Item, in Litter, 2 loads 0 4 0 Item, part of the Judge's Horses in the inn, 0 13 4 Item, 5 hogsheads of Wine, 3 claret, 1 white, 1 red, 10 16 4 Item, Salt Fish, 76 couple, 3 16 4 Item, 2 barrells Herrings, 25 6 Item, 2 Barrells Salmon, 3 1 0 Item, 12 seams[1] of Sea Fish 6 4 0 Item, in Great Pike and Pickering, 6 score and 8, 8 0 0 Item, 12 Great Pike from Ramsay, 2 0 0 Item, in Pickerings from Holdess IIII XX, 3 0 0 Item, Received of Ryther 20 great Breams, 20 0 Item, Received of said Ryther, 12 great Tenches, 0 16 0 Item, Received of said Ryther 12 great Eels and 106 Touling[2] Eels, and 200 lb. of Brewit[3] Eels, and 20 great Ruds, 40 0 Item, in great Fresh Sammon, 28 3 16 8 Item, a Barrell of Sturgeon 46 8 Item, a Firkin of Seal, 0 16 8 Item, a little barrell of Syrope[4], 0 6 8 Item, 2 barrells of all manner of Spices, 4 10 0 Item, 1 bag of Isinglass, 0 3 0 Item, a little barrell of Oranges, 0 4 0 Item, 24 gallons of Malmsey, 0 16 0 Item, 2 little barrells of Green Ginger and Sucketts, 0 3 0 Item, 3 Bretts, 0 12 0 Item, in Vinegar, 13 gallon, 1 quart 0 6 8 Item, 8 large Table Cloths of 8 yards in length, 7 of them 12 d per yard, and one 16d, 3 6 8 Item, 6 doz. Manchetts[5], 0 6 0 Item, 6 gallons Vergis[6], 0 4 8 Item, in Mayne Bread[7], 0 0 8 Item, bread bought for March Payne, 0 0 8 Item, for Sugar and Almonds, besides the 2 barrells, 0 11 0 Item, for Salt, 0 6 0 Item, for 5 gallons of Mustard, 0 2 6 Item, a Draught of Fish, 2 great Pikes and 200 Breams, 0 26 8 Item, 3 gallons of Honey, 0 3 9 Item, 6 Horse-loads of Charcoal, 0 2 8 Item, 3 Loads of Talwood[8] and Bavings, 0 3 4 Item, 4 Streyners, 0 1 0 Item, for Graines[9], 0 0 4 Item, 20 doz. of Cups, 0 6 8 Item, 6 Elaskits and 1 Maund[10], 0 3 4 Item, 1 doz. Earthen Potts, 0 0 6 Item, 2 Staff Torches, 0 4 0 Item, for Yearbes[11], 5 days, 0 1 8 Item, for Waferans[12], 5 days[13], 0 1 8 Item, for Onions, 0 1 0 Item, 2 Gallipots, 0 0 8 Item, for Yeast, 5 days, 0 1 8 Item, 20 doz. borrowed Vessels, 0 5 1 Item, for Carriage or Wheat, Malt, Wine, and Wood, from the Water-side, 0 15 0 Item, for Parker the Cook, and other Cooks and Water-bearers, 4 10 0 Item, 6 doz. of Trenchers, 0 0 4 First, for making a Cupboard, 0 1 4

[Footnote 1: seams]. quarter, much used in Kent, v. infra.] [Footnote 2: Touling Eels]. qu. See below.] [Footnote 3: Brewit Eels]. _i.e._ for Brewet; for which see above, p. 127. also here, below.] [Footnote 4: Syrope]. v. p. 36 above.] [Footnote 5: Manchetts]. a species of Bread, see below.] [Footnote 6: Vergis]. Verjuice.] [Footnote 7: Mayne Bread]. Pain du main, v. p. 147. above.] [Footnote 8: Talwood and Bavings]. Chord-wood, and Bavins. See Dr. Birch's Life of Prince Henry: Wetwood and Bevins occur below, p. 184.] [Footnote 9: Grains]. qu.] [Footnote 10: Maund]. a large Basket, now used for Apples, &c.] [Footnote 11: Yearbes]. yerbs are often pronounced so now; whence _Yerby Grease_, for Herb of Grace.] [Footnote 12: Waferans]. v. above, p. 157.] [Footnote 13: 5 days]. qu. perhaps gathering, or fetching them.]

The Charge of the said Sir John Nevile of Chete at Lammas Assizes, in the 20th Year of the Reign of King Henry the VIIIth.

L s d Imprimis, in Wheat, 9 quarters, 12 0 0 Item, in Malt, 12 quarters, 10 0 0 Item, 5 Oxen, 6 13 4 Item, 24 Weathers, 3 4 0 Item, 6 Calves, 20 0 Item, 60 Capons of Grease, 25 0 Item, other Capons, 3 14 0 Item, 24 Pigs, 0 14 0 Item, 3 hogsheads of Wine, 8 11 8 Item, 22 Swans, 5 10 0 Item, 12 Cranes, 4 0 0 Item, 30 Heronsews, 30 0 Item, 12 Shovelards, 12 0 Item, 10 Bitters, 13 4 Item, 80 Partridges, 26 8 Item, 12 Pheasants, 20 0 Item, 20 Curlews, 26 8 Item, Curlew Knaves 32, 32 0 Item, 6 doz. Plovers, 0 12 0 Item, 30 doz. Pidgeons, 0 7 6 Item, Mallards, Teal and other Wild Fowl, 42 0 Item, 2 Baskets of all manner of Spice, 5 0 0 Item, in Malmsey, 24 Gallons, 32 0 Item, in Bucks, 10 0 0 Item, in Stags, -- -- --

Fryday and Saturday.

First, 3 couple of great Ling, 12 0 Item, 40 couple of Heberdine, 40 0 Item, Salt Sammon, 20 0 Item, Fresh Sammon and Great, 3 6 8 Item, 6 great Pike, 12 0 Item, 80 Pickerings, 4 0 0 Item, 300 great Breams, 15 0 0 Item, 40 Tenches, 26 8 Item, 80 Touling Eels and Brevet Eels, and 15 Ruds, 32 0 Item, a Firkin of Sturgeon, 16 0 Item, in Fresh Seals, 13 4 Item, 8 seame of Fresh Fish, 4 0 0 Item, 2 Bretts, 8 0 Item, a barrell of Green Ginger and Sucketts, 4 0 Item, 14 gallon of Vinegar, 7 7 1/2 Item, 6 horse-loads of Charcoal, 2 4 Item, 40 load of Wetwood and Bevins, 53 4 Item, for Salt, 5 2 Item, 6 doz. of Manchetts, 6 0 Item, Gingerbread for March Payne, 0 8 Item, 5 gallon of Mustard, 2 6 Item, for loan of 6 doz. vessels, 5 2 Item, 3 gallons of Honey, 3 9 Item, for the costs of Cooks and Water-bearers, 4 0 0 Item, for the Judges and Clerks of the Assize, for their Horse-meat in the Inn, and for their Housekeeper's meat, and the Clerk of the Assize Fee, 10 0 0 Item, for my Livery Coats, embroidered, 50 0 0 Item, for my Horses Provender, Hay, Litter, and Grass, at both the Assizes, 6 13 4

In a vellum MS. Account-Book of the Gild of the Holy Trinity at Luton, com. Bedford, from 19 Hen. VIII. to the beginning of Ed. VI. there are the expences of their Anniversary Feasts, from year to year, exhibiting the several Provisions, with their prices. The feast of 19 Hen. VIII. is hereunder inserted; from whence some judgement may be formed of the rest.