Early English Meals and Manners

Education -- Early works to 1800; England -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800; Etiquette; Home economics -- Early works to 1800; Table

[Footnote L*: See above, in the Keruynge of Flesshe, p. 157,
    lines 5 and 4 from the bottom.  [“laye foure trenchours to your
    soferayne, one by an other / and laye theron other foure trenchours
    or elles twayne”]]

    [Textnotes:
    A _Orig._ seasous
    B _sic_: o _for_ e
    C _sic_: a _for_ n
    D _for_ se, _see_.
    E _for_ is
    F _for_ be
    G ? u _for_ n
    H _for_ with
    I _sic_: c _for_ e
    K _sic_: u _for_ n
    L The top of the _s_ is broken off, making the letter look like
      an _l_ rubbed at the top.
    M ? brothe
    N _for_ they
    O _Orig._ raysyus
    P _sic_]

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  The

  Boke of Curtasye.

  FROM THE SLOANE MS. 1986 IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, AB. 1460 A.D.


[Transcriber’s Note:

In this selection, sidenotes are identified by verse lines. They are
grouped by text headers (generally in Latin), as shown in the Table
of Contents.]


  CONTENTS.

                                                                  PAGE
  Here begynneth{e} þe FYRST BOKE of CURTASYE                      177
      [Headnote: HOW TO BEHAVE AT TABLE.]
      [Headnote: HOW TO BEHAVE AT MEALS.]
  THE SECOND BOOK                                                  181
      [Headnote: HOW TO BEHAVE AT CHURCH, TO PARENTS, ETC.]
      [Headnote: THE RULE OF GOOD MANNERS.]
  THE THIRD BOOK:
    De officiarijs in curijs d{omi}no{rum}                         187
    De Ianitor{e}                                                  188
      [Headnote: OF THE PORTER, AND MARSHAL OF THE HALL.]
    De Marescallo aule                                             188
    P{er} q{uan}tu{m} te{m}p{us} armig{er}i h{ab}eb{un}t
        lib{er}ata{m} {et} ignis ardeb{i}t i{n} a{ul}a             189
    De pinc{er}nario, panetario,
        {et} cocis sibi s{er}uie{n}tib{us}                         190
      [Headnote: OF THE BUTLER AND PANTER.]
    De offic{i}o pinc{er}narij                                     190
    De hostiario {et} suis s{er}uientib{us}                        190
    De Offic{i}o garc{i}onu{m}                                     191
      [Headnote: OF THE GROOMS AND USHER OF THE CHAMBER.]
    De seneschallo                                                 194
      [Headnote: OF THE STEWARD.]
    De cont{ra}rotulatore                                          195
    De sup{er}uisore                                               195
    De Clerico coquine                                             195
    De cancellario                                                 195
      [Headnote: OF THE CHANCELLOR AND TREASURER.]
    De thesaurizario                                               196
    De receptore firmar{um}                                        197
    De Auenario                                                    197
    De pistore                                                     198
      [Headnote: OF THE BAKER AND HUNTSMAN.]

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Early English Meals and Manners

Education -- Early works to 1800; England -- Social life and customs -- Early works to 1800; Etiquette; Home economics -- Early works to 1800; Table

[Footnote L*: See above, in the Keruynge of Flesshe, p. 157,
    lines 5 and 4 from the bottom.  [“laye foure trenchours to your
    soferayne, one by an other / and laye theron other foure trenchours
    or elles twayne”]]

    [Textnotes:
    A _Orig._ seasous
    B _sic_: o _for_ e
    C _sic_: a _for_ n
    D _for_ se, _see_.
    E _for_ is
    F _for_ be
    G ? u _for_ n
    H _for_ with
    I _sic_: c _for_ e
    K _sic_: u _for_ n
    L The top of the _s_ is broken off, making the letter look like
      an _l_ rubbed at the top.
    M ? brothe
    N _for_ they
    O _Orig._ raysyus
    P _sic_]

       *       *       *       *       *
           *       *       *       *

  The

  Boke of Curtasye.

  FROM THE SLOANE MS. 1986 IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, AB. 1460 A.D.


[Transcriber’s Note:

In this selection, sidenotes are identified by verse lines. They are
grouped by text headers (generally in Latin), as shown in the Table
of Contents.]


  CONTENTS.

                                                                  PAGE
  Here begynneth{e} þe FYRST BOKE of CURTASYE                      177
      [Headnote: HOW TO BEHAVE AT TABLE.]
      [Headnote: HOW TO BEHAVE AT MEALS.]
  THE SECOND BOOK                                                  181
      [Headnote: HOW TO BEHAVE AT CHURCH, TO PARENTS, ETC.]
      [Headnote: THE RULE OF GOOD MANNERS.]
  THE THIRD BOOK:
    De officiarijs in curijs d{omi}no{rum}                         187
    De Ianitor{e}                                                  188
      [Headnote: OF THE PORTER, AND MARSHAL OF THE HALL.]
    De Marescallo aule                                             188
    P{er} q{uan}tu{m} te{m}p{us} armig{er}i h{ab}eb{un}t
        lib{er}ata{m} {et} ignis ardeb{i}t i{n} a{ul}a             189
    De pinc{er}nario, panetario,
        {et} cocis sibi s{er}uie{n}tib{us}                         190
      [Headnote: OF THE BUTLER AND PANTER.]
    De offic{i}o pinc{er}narij                                     190
    De hostiario {et} suis s{er}uientib{us}                        190
    De Offic{i}o garc{i}onu{m}                                     191
      [Headnote: OF THE GROOMS AND USHER OF THE CHAMBER.]
    De seneschallo                                                 194
      [Headnote: OF THE STEWARD.]
    De cont{ra}rotulatore                                          195
    De sup{er}uisore                                               195
    De Clerico coquine                                             195
    De cancellario                                                 195
      [Headnote: OF THE CHANCELLOR AND TREASURER.]
    De thesaurizario                                               196
    De receptore firmar{um}                                        197
    De Auenario                                                    197
    De pistore                                                     198
      [Headnote: OF THE BAKER AND HUNTSMAN.]

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