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thofe fo placede, the carver is to have a fpeciall refpe&e unto, for thofe beneath the falte, if any fuch bee fo placed, the carver is not to deale withall, but by dereclion from the lorde or ladye, as at theire pleafure in curtefie. He is to appointe a fuer unarmede for the bordes ende, if there bee any, but noe carver, and that place to bee well attended upon, by good and diligente wayters, and theire meate to bee broken up at a fide table. Hee is to fee the cup bearers attend their places of theire lorde and ladies fervice, and when they call for wynne, or beare, to ferve them with takinge of fayes, on theire knee, in humble and dewetifull forte. Hee is to fee the greate chamber bee fynne and neatlie kepte, that there wannte noe neceflarie utencies therein, and to com- mannde the yeomen uihers of the greate chamber, to execute theire deredions whatfoever, for theire lordes fervice, to bee donne with fpeede, for in that place there muft bee noe delaye, becaufe it is the place of flate, where the lorde keepeth his prefence, and the ieyes of all the beft forte of ftranngers bee there lookers on ; that what faulte beeinge there committed, bee never fo littell, fheweth more then in any place ells wherefoever, and therefore a fpeciall refpecle, care and dilligens, is to bee had therein, for that place before all others is the cheefe and principall ftaite in the houfe, for fervice there not dewelie and comlie donne, difgraceth all the reft in any place ells, as littell woorth, what chardge of entertaynement ibever bee biftowede, wherefore the gentleman umers is to take a fpeciall care herein for theire creddite fake and honnor of that place. Hee is to commannde, and to have at commaundemente, all the gentlemen and yeomen wayters, and to fee into theire behaviors and fafhion, that it bee civill, comelie and well, and if any defecfte bee, in any of them, they are to inftructe them in curteous manner, which

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