During Lent no breakfast was allowed on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, but on the other days of the week there were provided in place of ‘meitt’:— ij Pecys of Saltfisch vj Baconn’d Herryng iiij White Herryng or a Dysche of Sproits. What the Earl’s children had for breakfast in the nursery is similarly shown:— BRAIKFASTS for the Nurcy for my Lady Margaret and Mr. Yngram Percy. ITEM a Manchet j Quarte of Bere and iij Muton Bonys boilid. Or, during Lent:— ITEM a Manchet a Quarte of Bere a Dysch of Butter a Pece of Saltfisch a Dysch of Sproits or iij White Herryng. Among the household necessaries to be provided are:—_Wheet_, _Malte_, _Beefis_, _Muttuns_, _Gascoin Wyne_, _Poorks_, _Veelis_, _Lambes_, _Stokfish_, _Salt Fishe_, _Whyt Hering_, _Rede Herynge_, _Sproits_, _Salmon_, _Saltt Elis_, _Fieggs_, _Great Rasins_, _Hopps for Brewynge_, _Hony_, _Oile_, _Waxe_, _Weik for Lightys_, _Bay Saltte_, _White Saltte_, _Parishe Candell_, _Vinacre_, _Lynnon Clothe_, _Brass Pottis_, _Mustarde_, _Stone Crusis_, _Rughe Pewter Vessel_, and _All Manner of Spices_—_Piper_, _Rasyns of Corens_, _Prones_, _Gynger_, _Clovvez_, _Sugour_, _Allmonds_, _Daytts_, _Nuttmuggs_, _Rice_, _Safferon_, and _Coumfetts_—_See Cholys_, _Char Cholis_, _Fagoots_, and _Greet Woode_, ‘bicause Colys will not byrne withowte Wodd.’ For the great feasts during the year xx _Swannys_ were to be provided from the Earl’s Carr at Arram, in addition to xxix _Does_ and xx _Bukks_ from his Parks at Leconfield and elsewhere. So also for my Lord’s table were to be bought _Capons_, _Geysse_, _Chekyns_, _Pegions_ (‘iij for j_d._’), _Cunys_ (‘ij_d._ a pece’), _Pluvers_ (j_d._ a pece’), _Mallardes_, _Woodcokes_, _Seegulls_ (‘j_d._ a pece so they be good and in season’), _Styntes_ (‘vj for j_d._’), _Quaylles_, _Snypes_, _Pertryges_, _Redeshankes_, _Dottrells_, _Bustardes_ and _Larkys_ (‘xij for ij_d._’). _Hearonsewys_,[59] _Bytters_,[59] _Fesauntes_ and _Kyrlewes_ were to be paid for at the rate of ‘xij_d._ a pece’; but the most expensive dish was one of _Cranys_, which cost ‘xvj_d._ a pece.’ Footnote 59: Herons and Bitterns are known to-day in the East Riding as ‘herrin-sews’ and ‘buttherbumps.’ What high junketings there must have been at Wressle Castle in the days of ‘Henry the Magnificent’! Did the feasters afterwards pay for their over-indulgence in rich food? An answer may perhaps be supplied from the purchase of ‘xxx Saks of Charcoill for Stilling of Bottells of Waters’—_Water of Roses_, _Water of Harts Tonge_, _Water of Parcelly_, _Water of Walnott Leeffs_, _Water of Prymeroses_, _Water of Cowslops_, _Water of Tandelyon_, _Water of Marygolds_ and many others—‘all worth,’ each penitent would doubtless declare, ‘xxj_s._ a bottell.’ * * * * *