The forme of cury : a roll of ancient English cookery, compiled, about A.D. 1390, by the master-cooks of King Richard II, presented afterwards to Queen Elizabeth, by Edward, lord Stafford, and now in the possession of Gustavus Brander, Esq. Illustrated with notes, and a copious index, or glossary. A manuscript of the editor, of the same age and subject, with other congruous matters, are subjoined.
- Date:
- 1780
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The forme of cury : a roll of ancient English cookery, compiled, about A.D. 1390, by the master-cooks of King Richard II, presented afterwards to Queen Elizabeth, by Edward, lord Stafford, and now in the possession of Gustavus Brander, Esq. Illustrated with notes, and a copious index, or glossary. A manuscript of the editor, of the same age and subject, with other congruous matters, are subjoined. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.
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![killedr. The reafon given in the author, why a perfon fo nearly allied to the Great Man was affigned to the office, is this, ‘ Ne procuraretur aliquid vene- ‘ norurn, quod nimis [i. e. valde] timebat legatus;’ and it is certain that poifoning was but too much in vogue in thefe times, both amongft the Italians and the good people of this ifland s; fo that this was a port: of fignal truft and confidence. And indeed .after- wards, a perfon was employed to tajle, or take the a[faie, as it was called1, both of the mefles and the water in the ewer u, at great tables ; but it may be doubted whether a particular perfon was appointed to this fervice, or it was a branch of the Server’s and cup-bearer’s duty, for I oblerve, the Server is fometimes called Preeguftatorx, and the cup-bearer tartes the water elfewhere A The religious houfes, and their prefidents, the abbots and priors, had their days of Gala, as likewife their halls for flrangers, whom, when perfons of rank, they often entertained with fplendour and magnificence. And as for the fecular clergy, archbifliops and bifhops, their fearts, r M. Paris, p4. 69. * Dugd. Bar. I. p. 45. Stow, p. 184. M. Paris, p. 377. 517.. M. Weftm. p. 364. * Lei. Collegian. VI. p. 7. feq. * Ibid. p. 9. 13. * Compare Leland, p. 3. with Godwin de Prtcful. p. 69and fo Junius in Etymol. v. Sewer. y Leland, p. 8, 9. There are now tivo yeomen of the mouth in the king’s houfehold.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21529401_0025.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
