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carefull of dreffinge theire lordes meate, for that nothinge preferveth his lordes health more then the clenlie and wholefome dreffinge the fayd meate, and they to bee private, and none to bee by, or privie to the ufage therof, but the clarke of the kittchinge, the ftewarde, or -comptroller, therefore they are to keepe theire offices, vidz. 'the kittchine, paftree, and boylinge place, onlie to themfelves, the bet- ter they mall attend theire fervice to the lorde, for if any thinge bee amifle, the blame is theires, wherefore the kittchine dore is to bee kepte lockte, that none bee there to trouble them, nor hanginge over the meate, which is moft uncomly and dangerous. They ar^ to fee thofe under them to keepe the utences of that place neatc and cleanlie, and noe wafte of fier, or other waves to bee com- mitted. The Yeoman of the Larder. Hee is to receave his provifions from the cator r . and {laughter man, vidz. beefes, muttons, veales, lambe, and what ells. Hee is to receave all catrie whatfoever, as butter, egges, creame, milke, hearbes, falte, oatemeale, fifhe, and foule, that the cator bringeth in beinge deade, and to fee thofe things within his office to bee fweete and well kepte, and all other provifions brought in, fittinge to his chardge, hee to deliver to the cookes by the dere<5lion of the clarke of the kittchine, and all fuch provifions as bee fpentc, that day, at night to be entred into the leager, by the clarke for his dif- chardge. Hee is to fee the falte provifions of all fortes, of fim and powdered flefh, to bee carefullie looked unto, as belonginge to his chardge, and foe as thefe withall the reft bee fpent, to bee dif- chardged by the clarcke of the kittchine his entrie into the leager or journall. The