He shall also provide most honourably, and in all abundance, for the
guests that dine in the refectory, bread, wine, beer, and two dishes
out of the kitchen, besides the usual allowance. And for the guests
of higher rank, who sit at the upper table under the bell, with the
president, ample provision shall be made as well as for the Convent;
_and cheese shall be served on that day to both_. {14b}
Agreement shall likewise be made with the cook, for vessels,
utensils, and other necessaries, and not less than two shillings
shall be given over above, for his own gratification and indulgence.
The Almoner is likewise to find for all comers in general, from the
hour when the memorial of the anniversary is read to the end of the
following day, meat, drink, hay, and provender of all sorts, in
abundance; and no one either on foot or on horseback during that time
shall be denied admittance at the gate.
He shall also make allowance to the Nuns at Kilburne, both bread and
wine, as well as provisions from the kitchen, supplied on other days
by the cellarer and the cook: neither shall the Nuns lose their
ordinary allowance, on account of the extraordinary.
But the servants of the court, who are at other times accustomed to
have wine and flagons, and all those who have billets upon the
cellarer for allowances, shall receive wine and bread only from the
Almoner on this day, and not from the cellarer; they shall likewise
have a pittance from him.
But those who have a pittance from Bemfleete at other times, and
three hundred poor besides, shall have a refection on this day, that
is to say, a loaf of the weight of the Convent loaf, made of mixed
corn, and each of them that pleases a pottle of ale; and those who
have not vessels for this purpose shall take a draught at pleasure,
and two dishes from the kitchen suitable to the hospitality of the
day.
The Almoner, moreover, besides these doles, pittances, and
allowances, _shall find bread at command_, but not wine, and
therefore those who have the command never allow wine, though they
admit military men with their swords on. {15}
He is likewise bound to find bread of mixed corn, by his office, to
each of the servants, but not beer; neither is he bound to find beer
for the Convent to drink after vespers, unless he chooses it as a
special favour; neither does he usually find the collations.
But without all doubt, the president with his guests in the
refectory, have a right to wine and beer in abundance after their
refection, and the Almoner shall likewise allow mead to the Convent
for the cup of charity, the loving cup.
The Almoner, also, who is not accustomed to brew in large quantities
more than four times a year, shall take especial care to provide five
casks of the best beer for this anniversary.
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