Order and Government of a Nobleman s Houfe, &c. 337

The Yeoman of the Garner. Hee is to reccave all manner of graynne, vidz. wheate, rye, barlie, mault, oates, bcanes, peafe, and fetches, fo well from the bailieffe of the hufbandrie, beinge of ftore, as forraine provifion bought, and all fuch grayne carefullie to looke unto, that heajdnge fpoile it not, wherefore it muft bee often turned, and fpeciallie wheate, and when any of that graine mall bee delivered forth of the garner, for the lordes ufe, to the baker, or bruer, then is it to be fitted and clenfed from all duft, and likewife the maulte, and hee is to deliver to the ftable all fuch provinder, as the lorde allowcth for his horfle, and to tallie with the yeoman of the horffe, for his difchardge, and in like manner to tallie with all thofe hee receaveth any grayne of for his lordes ufe, and for the deliverie in like forte. The Office of the Yeoman Porter. Hee is to looke to the gates continuallie, and that none come in, or out thereat, but fuch as bee in his difcretion meete; and if ther bee countrie people, that woulde fpeake with any in the houfe, hee is to acquainte them withall, and thofe to ftay eather at the gate, or in the porter's lodge, untill hee, whom they woulde ipeakc withall, doe come to them, and foe to bee difpatchede. Likewife to locke the gates before dinner, and fupper, or beefore prayer, and to lett none come in, but fuch as hee mall thincke good to doe, and foe locke the gates againe, the lorde beeinge at dinner or fupper, not to bee openede but upon fpeciall occation, and to locke them up, when it groeth darcke. Hee is to keepe gates and the courtes clenlie and handfome, for VOL. XIII. X x hee