The Forme of Cury: A Roll of Ancient English Cookery Compiled, about A.D. 1390Pegge, Samuel
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The Forme of Cury: A Roll of Ancient English Cookery Compiled, about A.D. 1390
Pegge, Samuel
Cooking, English -- Early works to 1800
First, 3 couple of great Ling, 12 0
Item, 40 couple of Heberdine, 40 0
Item, Salt Sammon, 20 0
Item, Fresh Sammon and Great, 3 6 8
Item, 6 great Pike, 12 0
Item, 80 Pickerings, 4 0 0
Item, 300 great Breams, 15 0 0
Item, 40 Tenches, 26 8
Item, 80 Touling Eels and Brevet Eels, and 15 Ruds, 32 0
Item, a Firkin of Sturgeon, 16 0
Item, in Fresh Seals, 13 4
Item, 8 seame of Fresh Fish, 4 0 0
Item, 2 Bretts, 8 0
Item, a barrell of Green Ginger and Sucketts, 4 0
Item, 14 gallon of Vinegar, 7 7 1/2
Item, 6 horse-loads of Charcoal, 2 4
Item, 40 load of Wetwood and Bevins, 53 4
Item, for Salt, 5 2
Item, 6 doz. of Manchetts, 6 0
Item, Gingerbread for March Payne, 0 8
Item, 5 gallon of Mustard, 2 6
Item, for loan of 6 doz. vessels, 5 2
Item, 3 gallons of Honey, 3 9
Item, for the costs of Cooks and Water-bearers, 4 0 0
Item, for the Judges and Clerks of the Assize, for their
Horse-meat in the Inn, and for their Housekeeper's
meat, and the Clerk of the Assize Fee, 10 0 0
Item, for my Livery Coats, embroidered, 50 0 0
Item, for my Horses Provender, Hay, Litter, and Grass,
at both the Assizes, 6 13 4
In a vellum MS. Account-Book of the Gild of the Holy Trinity at Luton,
com. Bedford, from 19 Hen. VIII. to the beginning of Ed. VI. there are the
expences of their Anniversary Feasts, from year to year, exhibiting the
several Provisions, with their prices. The feast of 19 Hen. VIII. is
hereunder inserted; from whence some judgement may be formed of the rest.
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