AMUSEMENTS--PERFORMING BEARS--HAWKING AND HUNTING--RIDING--CARRIAGES--TRAVELLING--INNS AND TAVERNS--HOSPITALITY 304 CHAPTER XV. EDUCATION--LITERARY MEN AND SCRIBES--PUNISHMENTS; THE STOCKS; THE ALLOWS 338 CHAPTER XVI. OLD ENGLISH COOKERY--HISTORY OF “GOURMANDISE”--ENGLISH COOKERY OF THE OURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH CENTURIES--BILLS OF FARE--GREAT FEASTS 347 The Fifteenth Century. CHAPTER XVII. SLOW PROGRESS OF SOCIETY IN THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY--ENLARGEMENT OF THE HOUSES--THE HALL AND ITS FURNITURE--ARRANGEMENT OF THE TABLE FOR MEALS--ABSENCE OF CLEANLINESS--MANNERS AT TABLE--THE PARLOUR 359 CHAPTER XVIII. IN-DOOR LIFE AND CONVERSATION--PET ANIMALS--THE DANCE--RERE-SUPPERS--ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE “NANCY” TAPESTRY 379 CHAPTER XIX. THE CHAMBER AND ITS FURNITURE AND USES--BEDS--HUTCHES AND COFFERS--THE TOILETTE; MIRRORS 399 CHAPTER XX. STATE OF SOCIETY--THE FEMALE CHARACTER--GREEDINESS IN EATING--CHARACTER OF THE MEDIÆVAL SERVANTS--DAILY OCCUPATIONS IN THE HOUSEHOLD: SPINNING AND WEAVING; PAINTING--THE GARDEN AND ITS USES--GAMES OUT OF DOORS; HAWKING, ETC.--TRAVELLING, AND MORE FREQUENT USE OF CARRIAGES--TAVERNS; FREQUENTED BY WOMEN--EDUCATION AND LITERARY OCCUPATIONS; SPECTACLES 415 England after the Reformation. CHAPTER XXI. CHANGES IN ENGLISH DOMESTIC MANNERS DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE REFORMATION AND THE COMMONWEALTH--THE COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S HOUSE--ITS HALL--THE FIREPLACE AND FIRE--UTENSILS--COOKERY--USUAL HOURS FOR MEALS--BREAKFAST--DINNER, AND ITS FORMS AND CUSTOMS--THE BANQUET--CUSTOM OF DRINKING HEALTHS 441 CHAPTER XXII. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE--THE PARLOUR--THE CHAMBER 471 CHAPTER XXIII. OCCUPATIONS OF THE LADIES--GAMES AND ENJOYMENTS--ROUGHNESS OF ENGLISH SPORTS AT THIS PERIOD--THE HOT-HOUSES, OR BATHS--THE ORDINARIES--DOMESTIC PETS--TREATMENT OF CHILDREN--METHODS OF LOCOMOTION--CONCLUSION 482 [Illustration] _HISTORY_ OF DOMESTIC MANNERS AND SENTIMENTS. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY.--THE ANGLO-SAXONS BEFORE THEIR CONVERSION.--GENERAL ARRANGEMENT OF A SAXON HOUSE.