and suffir{e} þat hete a while as hoot as he may a-bide; se þ{a}t place be cou{er}ed well{e} ou{er} / & close oñ eu{er}y side; and what dissese ye be vexed w{i}t{h}, grevaunce ouþ{er} peyñ, þis medicyne shall{e} make yow hoole surely, as meñ seyñ.” 1000 [Headnote: USHER AND MARSHAL: THE ORDER OF PRECEDENCE OF PERSONS.] [Sidenote: _The Duties of an Usher and Marshal._] The office of ussher & marshalle.[268] [A]my lorde, my master, of lilleshull{e} abbot[A] [Text note: This line is in a later hand.] [Sidenote: He must know the rank and precedence of all people.] ++“The office of a co{n}nyng{e} vscher{e} or marshall{e} w{i}t{h}-owt fable must know all{e} estat{es} of the church goodly & greable, and þe excellent estate of a kyng{e} w{i}t{h} his blode honorable: 1004 hit is a notable nurtur{e} / co{n}nyng{e}, curyouse, and commendable. [Sidenote: I. 1. The Pope. 2. Emperor. 3. King. 4. Cardinal. 5. Prince. 6. Archbishop. 7. Royal Duke.] [Sidenote: II. Bishop, &c.] +Thestate of a+ +The pope+ hath no peere; { Emperowr{e} is nex hym eu{er}y wher{e}; { Kyng{e} corespondent; þus nurtur{e} shall{e} yow lere. { high{e} Cardynell{e}, þe dignyte doth{e} requer{e}; 1008 { Kyngis soñe, prynce ye hym Call{e}; { Archebischopp{e} is to hym p{er}egall{e}. { Duke of þe blod{e} royall{e}, { bishopp{e} / Marques / & erle / coequall{e}. 1012 [Sidenote: III. 1. Viscount. 2. Mitred abbot. 3. Three Chief Justices. 4. Mayor of London.] [Sidenote: IV. (The Knight’s rank.) 1. Cathedral Prior, Knight Bachelor. 2. Dean, Archdeacon. 3. Master of the Rolls. 4. Puisné Judge. 5. Clerk of the Crown. 6. Mayor of Calais. 7. Doctor of Divinity. 8. Prothonotary. 9. Pope’s Legate.] { ++Vycount / legate / baroune / suffrigañ / abbot w{i}t{h} myt{ur} feyr{e}, { barovñ of þescheker{e} / iij. þe cheff Iusticeȝ / of londoñ þe meyr{e}; { Pryour{e} Cathedrall{e}, myt{ur} abbot w{i}t{h}out / a knyght bachiller{e} { P{ri}oure / deane / archedekoñ / a knyght / þe body Esquyer{e}, 1016 { Mastir of the rolles / riȝt þus rykeñ y, { Vndir Iustice may sitte hym by: { Clerke of the crowne / & thescheker{e} Co{n}venyently { Meyr{e} of Calice ye may p{re}ferr{e} plesauntly. 1020 { Provynciall{e}, & doctur diuyne, [Fol. 186b.] { P{ro}thonot{ur}, ap{er}tli to-gedur þey may dyne. [Sidenote: V. (The Squire’s rank.) 1. Doctor of Laws. 2. Ex-Mayor of London. 3. Serjeant of Law. 4. Masters of Chancery. 5. Preacher. 6. Masters of Arts. 7. Other Religious. 8. Parsons and Vicars. 9. Parish Priests. 10. City Bailiffs. 11. Serjeant at Arms. 12. Heralds (the chief Herald has first place), 13. Merchants, 14. Gentlemen, 15. Gentlewomen may all eat with squires.]