The Reign of Henry the Eighth Part 24

Item, a typpett of cloth.

Item, diaper napkins, 4, diaper towels, 2.

Item, four pairs of sheets, and one shete, two tablecloths.

_In the other Chest in the same Chamber_ One typpett of sa.r.s.enett.

Item, two cotes belonging to the crosse of Underbill, whereupon hang thirty-three pieces of money, rings, and other things, and three crystal stones closed in silver.

_In the Study_ Two old boxes, a wicker hamper full of papers.

_In the Chamber behind the Chimney_ One seam and a half of old malt.

Item, a trap for rats.

Item, a board of three yards length.

_In the Chamber next adjoining westwards_ One bedstedyll, one flock bed, one bolster.

One form, two shelf boards, one little table, two trestylls, two awgyes, one nett, called a stalker, a well rope, five quarters of hemp.

_In the b.u.t.tery_ Three basins of pewter, five candlesticks, one ewer of lateen, one chafing dish, two platters, one dish, one salter, three podingers [?

porringer], a saltseller of pewter, seven kilderkyns, three keelers, one form, five shelves, one byn, one table, one gla.s.se bottell.

_In the Priest's Chamber_ One bedstedyll, one feather bed, two forms, one press.

_In the Woman's Keeping_ Two tablecloths, two pairs of sheets.

_In the Servant's Chamber_ One painted hanging, a bedstedyll, one feather bed, a press, and a shelf.

_In the Kitchen_ Eight bacon flitches, a little brewing lead, three bra.s.s pots, three kettles, one posnett, one frying-pan, a dripping-pan, a great pan, two trivetts, a chopping knife, a skimmer, one fire rake, a pothanger, one pothooke, one andiron, three spits, one gridiron, one firepan, a coal rake of iron, two bolts [? b.u.t.ts], three wooden platters, six boldishes, three forms, two stools, seven platters, two pewter dishes, four saucers, a covering of a saltseller, a podynger, seven tubbs, a caldron, two syffs, a capon cope, a mustard quern, a ladder, two pails, one beehive.

_In the Mill-house_ Seven b.u.t.ts, two cheeses, an old sheet, an old bra.s.s pan, three podyngers, a pewter dish.

_In the Boulting-house_ One bra.s.s pan, one quern, a boulting hutch, a boulting tub, three little tubbys, two keelers, a tolvett, two boulters, one tonnell.

_In the Larder_ One sieve, one bacon trough, a cheese press, one little tub, eight shelves, one graper for a well.

_Wood_ Of tall wood ten load, of ash wood a load and a half.

_Poultry_ Nine hens, eight capons, one c.o.c.k, sixteen young chickens, three old geese, seventeen goslings, four ducks.

_Cattle_ Five young hoggs, two red kyne, one red heifer two years old, one bay gelding lame of spavins, one old grey mare having a mare colt.

_In the Entries_ Two tubbs, one trough, one ring to bear water and towel, a chest to keep cornes.

_In the same House_ Five seams of lime.

_In the Woman's Chamber_ One bedstedyll of hempen yarn, by estimation 20 lbs.

_Without the House_ Of tyles, ----, of bricks, ----, seven planks, three rafters, one ladder.

_In the Gate-house_ One form, a leather sack, three bushels of wheat.

_In the Still beside the Gate_ Two old road saddles, one bridle, a horse-cloth.

_In the Barn next the Gate_ Of wheat unthrashed, by estimation, thirty quarters, of barley unthrashed, by estimation, five quarters.

_In the Cartlage_ One weene with two whyles, one dung-cart without whyles, two shod-whyles, two yokes, one sledge.

_In the Barn next the Church_ Of oats unthrashed, by estimation, one quarter.

_In the Garden-house_ Of oats, by estimation, three seams four bushels.

_In the Court_ Two racks, one ladder.

[50] Two hundred poor were fed daily at the house of Tomas Cromwell. This fact is perfectly authenticated. Stowe the historian, who did not like Cromwell, lived in an adjoining house, and reports it as an eye witness.--_See_ STOWE'S _Survey of London._

[51] HARRISON'S _Description of Britain_.

[52] The Earl and Countess of Northumberland breakfasted together alone at seven. The meal consisted of a quart of ale, a quart of wine, and a chine of beef: a loaf of bread is not mentioned, but we hope it may be presumed.

On fast days the beef was exchanged for a dish of sprats or herrings, fresh or salt.--_Northumberland Household Book_, quoted by Hume.

[53] Some notice of the style of living sometimes witnessed in England in the old times may be gathered from the details of a feast given at the installation of George Neville, brother of Warwick the King Maker, when made Archbishop of York.

The number of persons present including servants was about 3500.

The provisions were as follow--

Wheat, 300 quarters.

Ale, 300 tuns.

Wine, 104 tuns.

Ipocras, 1 pipe.

Oxen, 80.

Wild bulls, 6.

Muttons, 1004.

Veal, 300.

Porkers, 300.

Geese, 3000.

Capons, 2300.

Pigs, 2000.

Peac.o.c.ks, 100.

Cranes, 200.

Kids, 200.

Chickens, 2000.

Pigeons, 4000.

Conies, 4000.

Bitterns, 204.

Mallards and teals, 4000.

Heronshaws, 4000.

Fesants, 200.

Partridges, 500.

Woodc.o.c.ks, 400.

Plovers, 400.

Curlews, 100.