for winter season,,

three candles wax, six

candles p'is, four tallow candles, and sufficient lodging, by the Herbergers for them and their horses in the Court. Also having in the Court two servants, honest, to bear the trumpets, pipes, and other instruments; and a torch for winter nights, whilst they blow to suppers, and other revels at Chaundry. And always two of these persons to continue in Court in wages, being present to warn at the King's ridings, when he goeth to horseback, as oft as it shall require. And by their blowings the Household-men may follow in the countries. And if any of these two Minstrels be sick in Court, he taketh two loaves, a mess of great meat, a gallon of ale. They have part of any rewards given to the Household. And if it please the King to have two strange Minstrels to continue in like wise. The King woll not for his worship that his Minstrels be too presumptuous, nor too familiar, to ask any rewards of the Lords of his land, remembering "De Henrico Secundo Imperatore, qui omnes Joculatores suos et.

monuerit

ut nullus eorum in ejus nomine, vel dummodo steterunt in servicio suo, nihil ab aliquo in regno suo deberent petere donandum, scilicet, quod ipsi Domini donatores pro Regis amore citius pauperibus erogarent."

A WAYTE.

till

That nightly, from Michaelmas Shere-Thursday*, pipeth the watch within this Court four times, and in summer nights three times, and he to make bon Gayte, and every chamber-door and office, as well for fire as for other pikers, or pellys †. He eateth in the Hall with the Minstrels, and taketh livery at night, half a paine, half a gallon of ale; and for summer nights, two candles p'is, half a bushel of coals; and for winter nights, half a loaf, half a gallon of ale, four candles p'is, half a bushel of coals; and daily, if he be present in Court, by the Cheque Roll, four-pence halfpenny, or three

* i. e. Maunday Thursday.

+ Perhaps Perils.

pence, by the discretion of Steward and Treasurer, and after the cunning that he can, and good deserving. Also cloathing with the Household Yeomen, or Minstrels, according to the wages that he taketh. And if he be sick, or let blood, he taketh two loaves, half a mess of great meat, [and] one gallon of ale. Also he partaketh with the general gifts of Household, and hath his bedding carried, and his grooms together, by the Controller's assignment. And under this Yeoman, a Groom Wayte; if he can excuse the Yeoman in his Office, and absence, then he taketh reward and cloathing, meet rewards, and other things, like to the other Grooms of Household. Also this Yeoman wayteth at the makings of Knights of the Bath, watching by night-time upon them in the chapel; wherefore he hath of fee all the watching cloathing that the Knights do wear upon [them].

CLERK OF THE CROWN IN CHANCERY.

This Officer was anciently one of the Chancellor's Family *.

Formerly accompanied the Masters in Chancery in carrying Bills to the Lower House +.

Reads the Titles of Bills in the House of Lords +.

Sir George Copping was Clerk of the Crown, anno 1 Jac. I. §

The fee of the Clerk of the Crown, in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, was 201. ||

Lex Parliamentaria.

1. Ibid. 197.

+ Ibid. p. 195.

§ Ibid. 301.

See Peck's Desiderata Curiosa, vol. i. p. 51.

SUPPORTERS,

CRESTS, AND COGNIZANCES,

OF THE

KINGS OF ENGLAND.

RICHARD II.

Was the first who bore his Escocheon supported; viz. by Two Angels.

Cognizances.-A White Hart couchant, gorged with a Gold Chain and Coronet, under a Tree; derived from the Princess Joan his Mother.

Also a Peascod Branch, with the Pods open, but the Peas out.

HENRY IV.

Dexter, a Swan. Sinister, an Antelope. Cognizance.-A Fox's Tail dependant.