Order and Government of a Nobleman s Honfe, &V. 321

Hee is to fitte at the ftewardes or comptrollers table, and to have his chamber and office in the houfe, with the allowannce of man and horfle, and to keepe a table if occaiion ferve, by the title of receav r . or treafuror. The Office of the Getitkman UJlier. The gentleman ufher his place and chardge is, to governe all above ftaires, or in the prefence of his lorde, but not if his lord keepe a halle, for then the mafters of houfliould, as ftewarde and comptroller hath to doe there, and the gentleman uflier but to. keepe the place, and to attende his lorde in any perticular fervice, but in the hall to have noe commannde, for by order of antiquitje the marmalinge of that place belongeth to the officers of the houf- houlde, as aforefaide. The lorde whoe beeinge an earle or upwardes, if hee bee fervide in ftaite, hce is to have in the greate chamber a cloathe of eftate ac- cordinge to his place, vidz. an earle, to the pummell of his chaire, a marqueffe to the feate of his chaire, a duke to within a foote of the grounde, placede in the upper ende thereof, with chaire, cufli- inge, and ftooles fuetable thereunto, and at dinner, or fupper, is to have his feate in the mideft of the table, a littell above the falte, his face beeinge to the whole vewe of the chamber, and opofite to him, the carver is to ftande, and at the upper hannde of the carver, the countis, or ells to fitte above the carver of the fame fide hee is of, opofite to her lorde ; and in this fervice it is to bee notede, that the lordes mefle is to bee placed above the falte, and his fervice of rneate to bee prefentede before him in order, as it is fervide up, and the beft forte of ftranngers are to bee placede at the upper ende of the table, above the lorde and ladle, as the principall place, and VOL. XIII. T t thofe