Education -- Early works to 1800; England -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800; Etiquette; Home economics -- Early works to 1800; Table
++Breke that dere
[a] lesche y^t brawne
rere that goose
lyft that swanne
sauce that capon
[b] spoyle that henne
frusshe that chekyn
[c] vnbrace that malarde
vnlace that cony
dysmembre that heron
dysplaye that crane
dysfygure that pecocke
vnioynt that bytture
[d] vntache that curlewe
alaye that fesande
wynge that partryche
wynge that quayle
mynce that plouer
thye that pegyon
[e] border that pasty
thye that wodcocke
[f] thye all maner of small byrdes
tymbre that fyre
tyere that egge
chyne that samon
strynge that lampraye
[g] splatte that pyke
sauce that playce
sauce that tenche
splaye that breme
syde that haddocke
tuske that barbell
culpon that troute
[h] fynne that cheuen
transsene that ele
traunche that sturgyon
vndertraunche y^t purpos
tayme that crabbe
[i] barbe that lopster
¶ Here hendeth the goodly termes.
[Sidenotes:
Terms of a Carver:
[a] Slice brawn, [b] spoil a hen, [c] unbrace a mallard,
[d] untache a curlew, [e] border a pasty, [f] thigh small birds,
[g] splat a pike, [h] fin a chub, [i] barb a lobster]
[Headnote: THE BUTLER AND PANTER’S DUTIES.]
¶ Here begynneth
Butler and Panter.
[a] ++Thou shalte be Butler and Panter all the fyrst yere / and ye muste
haue thre pantry knyues / one knyfe to square tre{n}choure loues / an
other to be a [Fol. A ii.] chyppere / the thyrde shall be sharpe to make
smothe tre{n}choures / than chyppe your soueraynes brede hote, and all
other brede let it be a daye olde / housholde brede thre dayes olde /
[b] trenchour brede foure dayes olde / than loke your salte by whyte and
drye / the planer made of Iuory, two inches brode & thre inches longe /
& loke that youre salte seller lydde touche not the salte / tha{n} loke
your table clothes, towelles, and napkyns, be fayre folden in a cheste
or ha{n}ged vpon a perche / than loke your table knyues be fayre
pullysshed, & your spones clene / [c] than loke ye haue two tarryours, a
more & a lesse, & wyne cannelles of boxe made accordynge / a sharpe
gymlot & faucettes. And whan ye sette a pype on broche, do thus / set it
foure fynger brede aboue y^e nether chyme vpwardes aslaunte / and than
shall y^e lyes neuer a-ryse. [d] Also loke ye haue in all seasons[A]
butter, chese, apples, peres, nottes, plommes, grapes, dates, fygges &
raysyns, compost, grene gynger and chardequynce. Serue fastynge butter,
plommes, damesons, cheryes, and grapes, after mete, peres, nottes,
strawberyes, hurtelberyes, & hard chese. Also brandrels or pepyns with
carawey in confetes. After souper, rost apples & peres, with blaunche
poudre, & harde chese / [e] be ware of cowe creme, & of good
strawberyes, hurtelberyes, Iouncat, for these wyll make your souerayne
seke but he ete harde chese / [f] harde chese hath these operacyo{n}s /
it wyll kepe y^e stomacke open / butt{er} is holsome fyrst & last, for
it wyll do awaye all poyso{ns} / [g] mylke, creme, & Iouncat, they wyll
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