Thenne after wafers and frute spended, all manner of thynge shall
be take uppe, and avoyded, except the principall salte seler,
hole brede, and kervyng knyves, the which shall be redressed in
manner and fourme as they were first sette on the table: the which
principall servitours of the panter or botery, havynge his towaile,
shall take upp and bear it into his office, in lykewise as he first
brought it unto the tabill. Thenne the principall servitours, as
kerver and sewer, most have redy a longe towayle applied double
to be cowched uppon the principall ende of the tabill: and that
towelle must be justely drawn thorowe the tabill unto the lower
ende: and if servitours to awayte thereuppon, that it be mustly
cowchd and spred: after that done, there must be ordeyned basyns
and ewers, with water hot or colde as tyme of the yere requireth,
and to be sette upon the tabill, and to stonde unto the grace be
said: and incontynent after grace saide, the servitours to be redy
to awayte and attende to give water: first, to the principall
messe, and after that to the seconde: incontynent after this done,
the towayle and tabillclothis muste be drawen, cowched and sprad,
and so by littill space taken uppe in the myddis of the tabill, and
so to be delyvered to the office of the pantery or botery.
Thenne uprysing, servitours must attende to avoyde tabills,
trestellis, formys, and stoolys, and to redresse bankers and
quyssyons: then the butler shall avoyde the cupborde, begynnynge at
the loweste, procede in rule to the hyeste, and bere it into his
office. Thenne after mete, it most be awayted and well entended by
servitours, if drinke be asked: and if ther be knyght or lady, or
grete gentilwoman, they shall be servid upon knee with brede and
wyne.
Thenne it mot be sene if strangers shall be broght to chamber,
and that the chamber be clenly apparelled and dressed accordyng
to the tyme of yere: as in winter tyme fyre: in sommer tyme the
bedde covered with pylowes and bed shetys, in case they wolle
rest: and after this done, they moste have cheer of _neweltees_
in the chamber, as juncates, cherys, pepyns, and such neweltees
as the tyme of yere requereth, and swete wynes, Ypocrasse, Tyre,
Mustadell, bastard beruage, of the beste that may be had to the
honour and laude of the principall of the house.”
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