Folowyng Englondis gise

by me

JOHN RUSSELL,

Sum Tyme Seruande With Duke Vmfrey Of Glowcetur, A Prynce Fulle Royalle, With Whom Vschere In Chambur Was Y, And Mershalle Also In Halle.

_Edited from the Harleian MS. 4011 in the British Museum_

by

FREDERICK J. FURNIVALL,

M.A., Trin. Hall. Camb.; Member of Council of the Philological and Early English Text Societies; Lover of Old Books.

CONTENTS.

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PROLOGUE 1 1 INTRODUCTION. MEETING OF MASTER AND PUPIL 2-3 13 [Headnote: IOHN RUSSELL MEETS WITH HIS PUPIL.]

THE PANTER OR BUTLER. HIS DUTIES 3-9 41 (And Herein of Broaching Wine, of Fruits and Cheese, and of the Care of Wines in Wood) [Headnote: THE DUTIES OF THE PANTER OR BUTLER.]

[Headnote: OF FRUITS BEFORE DINNER AND AFTER SUPPER.]

[Headnote: THE TREATMENT OF WINES WHEN FERMENTING.]

NAMES OF SWEET WINES 9 117 HOW TO MAKE YPOCRAS 9-12 121 [Headnote: HOW TO MAKE YPOCRAS.]

THE BOTERY 12-13 177 [Headnote: THE BOTERY.]

HOW TO LAY THE TABLE-CLOTH, ETC. 13-14 185 [Headnote: HOW TO LAY THE CLOTH AND WRAP UP BREAD.]

HOW TO WRAP UP BREAD STATELY 14-16 209 HOW TO MAKE THE SURNAPE 16-17 237 [Headnote: HOW TO LAY THE SURNAPE AND TABLE.]

HOW TO MANAGE AT TABLE 17-18 257

SYMPLE CONDICIONS, 18-21 277 (Or Rules for Good Behaviour for Every Servant) [Headnote: SYMPLE CONDICIONS: HOW TO BEHAVE.]

THE CONNYNGE OF KERVYNGE 21-3 313 [Headnote: HOW TO CARVE, AND TO LAY TRENCHERS.]

FUMOSITEES 23-4 349 [Headnote: FUMOSITEES.]

KERUYNG OF FLESH 24-30 377 [Headnote: KERUYNG OF FLESH.]

BAKE METES (How to Carve) 30-2 477 [Headnote: HOW TO CARVE LARGE ROAST BIRDS, SWAN, CAPON, &C.]

[Headnote: HOW TO CARVE THE CRANE, FAWN, VENISON, &C.]

[Headnote: HOW TO CARVE LARGE AND SMALL BIRDS.]

[Headnote: HOW TO CARVE DOWCETES AND PAYNE PUFF.]

FRIED METES; WITH L"ENVOY 33-4 501 POTAGES 34-5 517 [Headnote: POTAGES.]

DIUERCE SAWCES 35-7 529 [Headnote: THE SAUCES FOR DIFFERENT DISHES.]

KERVYNG OF FISCH{E} 37-45 546 [Headnote: HOW TO CARVE HERRINGS AND SALT FISH.]

[Headnote: HOW TO CARVE PLAICE AND OTHER FISH.]

[Headnote: HOW TO CARVE CRABS AND CRAYFISH.]

[Headnote: HOW TO CARVE WHELKS AND LAMPREYS.]

OFFICE OF A SEWER 46-7 658 (Or Arranger of the Dishes on the Table, etc.) [Headnote: THE SEWER"S OR ARRANGER"S DUTIES.]

A DYNERE OF FLESCH{E}: THE FURST COURSE 48 686 [Headnote: FIRST COURSE OF A FLESH DINNER.]

THE SECOND COURSE 49 693 THE iij^D COURSE 49-50 705 [Headnote: 3RD COURSE OF A FLESH DINNER.]

A DINERE OF FISCH{E}: THE FURST COURSE 50-1 719 [Headnote: 1ST COURSE OF A FISH DINNER.]

THE SECOND COURSE 51 731 THE THRID COURSE 52 744 [Headnote: 3RD AND 4TH COURSES OF A FISH DINNER.]

THE .iiij. COURSE OF FRUTE, WITH FOUR SOTELTEES 52-3 757 THE SUPERSCRIPCIOUN OF THE SUTILTEES ABOUE SPECIFIED 53-4 787 A FEST FOR A FRANKLEN 54-5 795 [Headnote: A FEST FOR A FRANKLEN.]

SEWES ON FISH{E} DAYES 55-6 819 SAWCE FOR FISCH{E} 56-9 831 [Headnote: SAUCE FOR FISH.]

THE OFFICE OFF A CHAMBURLAYNE 59-64 863 (How to Dress Your Lord, Prepare his Pew in Church, Strip his Bed, Prepare his Privy, etc.) [Headnote: THE OFFICE OFF A CHAMBURLAYNE.]

THE WARDEROBES 64-6 939 (How to Put Your Lord to Bed, and Prepare his Bedroom, etc.) [Headnote: THE CHAMBERLAIN IN THE WARDEROBES.]

[Headnote: TO PUT A LORD TO BED.]

A BATHE OR STEWE SO CALLED 66-7 975 (How to Prepare One for Your Lord) [Headnote: TO MAKE A BATH.]

THE MAKYNG OF A BATH{E} MEDICINABLE 67-9 991 [Headnote: THE MAKYNG OF A BATHE MEDICINABLE.]

THE OFFICE OF VSSHER & MARSHALL{E} 69-78 1001 (With the Order of Precedency of All Ranks) [Headnote: USHER AND MARSHAL: THE ORDER OF PRECEDENCE OF PERSONS.]

[Headnote: USHER & MARSHAL: WHAT PEOPLE RANK AND DINE TOGETHER.]

[Headnote: USHER AND MARSHAL: OF BLOOD ROYAL AND PROPERTY.]

[Headnote: THE DIFFERENCES OF MEN EQUAL IN RANK.]

THE SUMMARY 78-82 1173 [Headnote: THE DUTIES OF THE USHER AND MARSHAL.]

[Headnote: THE USHER AND MARSHAL IS THE CHIEF OFFICER.]

L"ENVOY 82-3 1235 (The Author Asks the Prayers of his Readers, and He or the Copier Commends this Book to Them) [Headnote: IOHN RUSSELLS REQUEST TO THE READER.]

NOTES 84-123 (With Bits from Lawrens Andrewe, on Fish, &c.)

ILl.u.s.tRATIVE EXTRACTS.

WILYAM BULLEYN ON BOXYNG AND NECKEWEEDE 124-7 ANDREW BORDE ON SLEEP, RISING, AND DRESS 128-32 WILLIAM VAUGHAN"S 15 DIRECTIONS TO PRESERVE HEALTH 133-7 SIR JN. HARINGTON"s DYET FOR EVERY DAY 138-9 SIR JN. HARINGTON ON RISING, DIET, AND GOING TO BED 140-3

John Russells

Boke of Nurture.

[_Harl. MS. 4011, Fol. 171._]

[Sidenote: In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, G.o.d keep me! I am an Usher to a Prince, and delight in teaching the inexperienced.]

++In nomine patris, G.o.d kepe me / et filij for charite, Et spiritus sancti, wher{e} that y goo by lond or els by see!

an vssher{e} y Am / ye may behold{e} / to a prynce of high{e} degre, at enioyeth{e} to enforme & teche / all{e} o thatt will{e} thrive & thee[1], 4

Of suche thyng{es} as her{e}-aft{ur} shall{e} be shewed by my diligence To them at nought Can / w{i}t{h}-owt gret exsperience; Therfor{e} yf any man {a}t y mete with{e}, at[2] for fawt of necligence, y wyll{e} hym enforme & teche, for hurtyng{e} of my Conscience. 8

[Sidenote: It is charitable to teach ignorant youths. If any such won"t learn, give them a toy.]

To teche vertew and co{n}nyng{e}, me thynketh{e} hit charitable, for moche youth{e} in co{n}nyng{e} / is baren & full{e} vnable; er-for{e} he {a}t no good can / ne to noon will{e} be agreable.

he shall{e} neu{er} y-thryve / {er}for{e} take to hym a babull{e}. 12

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