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Show Thedefcription of England. urne cared diverfe Gnglit} qentles i aeane futthbim, home he veric hor aBc eee nozablie preferred there)dath bebementlic erclame againi the fante im open parlement holden at qerth 1 4 3 3,befie the thre eftats, and fo bringet his purpote fo patie in the end by forceof bislearned The defcription of England. mutton, beale,lambe, bio, porke,conte,capor, pig, 02 fo mante of thefe as the feafon perloeth: but alfo _dailie appointed for thetr bals, there the chiefe off nog and fonth Britonsas the Romans,gaue over qo cers and hontebolferuants(foy all are not permits fomakelud) diftercnicein meats, as thephad done before. _ Stromtheneefwxth alto Snfoonrdaies,andenet in this featon therein we live, there is no reftreint of aniemeat, either for veligions false op publikeoy _ inCngland, but it islatofall foreuerie man to aia focuer be is able to pardate,erceptit ted by cnftometo twait bpon their mafter)and twit them {uch inferfour gueftes i are not of cal ling to affoctat the ise Steuer: fo that bee -_fiars thofe afore mentioned, ebid) ave called to the _p2incipall table, there are commontte fostie 02 tne -{eoze perfons feoin fhofe bals,to the great reliefe of -fuch pore {uto2s and ftrangers alfo as oft be parta' oe "onme th eating of fletlis cfper ers thereof and otheriwife like to ine harblie. 48 ho eal the latves cf therealine,tuidyo2fox nainkeit is bfualtie fille tn pots, gobblets,tugs, persis - Snelte to teend sucnumbers of cate ., bolsof filuerin noble mers houfes,alto in fine Te " Sed': the ae tesealeys thataboundance nfceglattes ofall formes, ano fox,fyant of thefeello ee - . veeldeth, more generallic recei i : ee Be is grees confideration hap it -_ahere in pots of carth of fundsiecolours and moulds hereof mane are garifhen with filner) 02 at the anbmatnteneroteonnenent mumbersot eet, (Calin, peter, al binot ing nece but each one as eibome (et on the table, both thie) wouln otheriwile greatlie = * ringimen, Ig ntert, cate, if fome meaucs were not found abereby they mightbeincreafe s. iSut how focuer this cafe fan: Enea. = vi ate, butter ¢cheete, tite tvere bageth,calleth for acup of fucbosinke as bim littetb to haue f pee i Tints ted the oeP an againe to Teen fome oneone road of tranversby, eho making it cleane by pouring on painbe that tedof as one of theee te fobeaccoun ,_ remainetp, reftoreth it to the eupbozd from ebenct be fetchen the fame, Bp this oeutle (a thing beought land,ate now reputedas ff ve thouighout the %the firft by Mactteusof Athens,in conferuay pp onelieto ab aipertinent tibilett fortdeth infcriour the féed Den Span the m1 ftes ave moze Inealthie; on at of the honour of Oreltes,tho had not pet made aiieicone a a of cattell accuftas Beare freth i ity) taken bpon cur ini autame fontes ce TS, and fuch diuerfitic of erpiation fo2 the death of bis adulterous parents &-giftus and Clitemneftra) muey tole tippling ts ful thermorecutoff, for ifthe full pots fhould continual? inour Zland either bed brought ouce ont 0 chefromother sz - countries ofthe aa ; lie ftand at the elbot o2 nere the trencher, vinerlé onl alwaies be dealing with them,whereas yer! cp dzinke feldome and onli neceffitie 02 bait of SanhtehgePumtats hens gett, and fo auotd the note of steatxin, or el ucttheir beads,whecein the sauens That pattethas PyaUentot onelic béefe, der és not bfed, neither in ante mans boule conv mionlie onder the nearer of a knight 02 efquitof Murficall heaven Frenchmen and ft Qthemokpart exceed, fith there is no dais rhe Fangerso mote tentroubling of the feruttours twith filling of thelr hols. euertheleffe in the noble mens bals,this o* 8 our Wuresof no lefle force,and tobe hanabout Cro, bates , therin gold andfiluer mofkaboundeth,bow fbie Kauenfivath,oe nolw begin to haue place. that our gentilitie as lothing thofe mettals (bicaufe ‘Sut among all thefe,the kind of meat hich is abe of the plentte)do now generallie cote rather the He: -_‘teined twith moft difficultie and coff, is connnonlic nice glaffes both fox our wineand beere,thanante of -talset for the moff delicat, and therevpon each guetk thofe metals 02 ffone therein before time we haue will fonettoefire to fev. And as.allcftats omerced beene accuftomed todzinke, but fuchis the natureof herin,¥ meane for ftrangenefle and numberof coffe ian generallic that it mofkcoueteth thingsdifficult lie oifyes, fo thefe forget not to dle the like erceffe in to be atteined; € {uch is the efimation of this fuffe, twine, in fomuch as there is no kind fo be bad (neither that manie beconte rich onelie toith their netw trade 1° artie there move ftoze of ail fe2ts thanin Cngland, bnfo #urana(a totwne nére to Venice fituat onthe although tue hauc none grofwing with bs but peares -_fomte portionof the red 02 fallotw perre, befioe great -barietie of ff} and wilp faite ,earo thereto fundite os ther delicates therein the Mwéet hand of the feafy ring Poxtingale ts not Wanting: fo that fora man fo Dine with one of them, and itotaft of encrie dith pertuafions, that alaty was pefentlie made there that ffandeth beforxehim tabtch feto dfe to Dm, bit ech for the reftreint of fuperfiuons dictamongefl other things babed meats (Bithes neucr bef' tots mans oncfedeth bpon that meat him bet hketh fothe bates fene in Scotland) were generallie fo prouts 19 tinte, the beginning of euctie vith rotttthyFanding being referued vuto the greatet perfonage that fit Ded for by vertue of thigact, that tt was notlatwfull foranic tocatof the fame bnder the degre of agen: -_fetly at the table, to home tt isozatven vp Mill bythe -watters. as order requirethyand from tthome itoeh fleman, and thofe ouclic but on bigh and feftiuall daies,but alas it was fone forgotten. cendeth againe euen to the lower end, thereby cach Gnold time thefe nozth Wyitons did give thenv one maptat thereof)is rather to pald tntoa-conipy felues biiiuerfallic to great abffinence, wid infime -racte tofth agreat deale of meat fo? the fpeedic [up of fwarrestheir fouloters would offen fed but once -pze lion of naturall health, then the ble of a neceh o2ttife at the moft in tivo o2 thaw Dates (cfpectallte farie meane to fatiffie himfelfe twit a competent if they held themfelues infecret,ozcouldbaue noi' -_repaff, to fufteine his bodie toithall. iat as this {uc ontof their bogges and marifes.thzough the pres ._ large feeding is not feene in thett gefts no mope isit fenceofthe evifimie) and in this difttelie thepbfed to -sin their olone perfons, for fith thep haue datlie mud gatacerteine kind of confecion.bereof fs mudas -refo2t onto their tables (and mante times tnloked abeane would qualifie their hunger aboue common for) and thereto reteine greatnumbers of feruants, erpectation. Jn wads moreover thep lined with it ts Deris requifit s erpedient for them to be fone hearbes and retes, o2 tf thele thifts ferucd not thos that plentifull in this bebalfec rough wantof fuch proniften at band, then bien thep The chtefe part liketwtfe. of thete Datlie protitfion focreepeinto the water o2faidmorith plots bpbute -is bronghtin before Cyem (commontlie in filuer bel the chins,.and there remainea long time,oncliefo fell if thep be of the Degree of bavotts,bifhops and bp qualifie the beats of their ffomadjs by btolence, twards)andplaced on thetr tables, therof then thep thich othertuife tosuld baue wrought aro beene rea 30 bate tation that it pleafeth them; the reff is' refer bie fo opzeffe them for bunger and iwant of {atti ned,andattertvard fent dolune to their ferning men nance. Onthofe dates likewile it was taken for a and waiters, tho feed thereom tm like fort twith con great offents over all, to eat either gate, bare, o2 uenient moderation, thet reuerfion alfo being be Henne, bicaule of a certeine fuperffitious opinton -_ffowed bponthe poe, tid) lie readie at thefr gates hid) thep bad conceiued of thofe fize creatures, in great numbers to reertue the fame. Zhis is Hotwbeit after that the Komans (J faie) bad once (poten of the principaltables abereat the rable fonnd anentranceinto this Zlanb, it twas not long mait,bis ladie and gueftes are accuffomedtofit, bee per open Hipturacke twas made of this religions fine which thep baue a certeine ogdinarie allotpance obferuation, fothat in proceile of time, fotvell the great renennes, Jt is a told to fe in thefe our Adgiatike fea) from thence the verie bef are dailie to be had,end fuch as fox beautic do tvellnere match Ro.Bacon. -_-lie to the pzoportion of 2000002 30c00 tui and bp wards , nottwithffanding the dailic reftreinas of the chziffall o2 the ancfent Murrhina vafa, thereof -the fame brought ouer bnto bs)uberof at great mee vo no man bath knowledge. And as this isfene tings there is not fone ftoze to be had. Peither do F iit the gentilifie, (0 in the twealthie communaltie the meane this of finall wines onlie, as Claret,White, like defive of glaffe is not neglected, thereby the Bed, French,tc: hich amount to aboutfittie fir fo2ts, gaine gottenby their purchale ts petmuch mozeins according to tye number of regions from thence creafed to the benefit of the merchant. Thepmzeftale thev come: but allo of the thirtic kinds of Ftalfar, fo twill baue glafle tf they map,but {ith the Wenectan 2° Grecian, Spantth,Canarian,ec:abereof Mernage, ts fomethat tmdere fox them, thepcontent theme Cate pument,Kalpis, Dulcadell, Mommie,battara felues tith fuchas are made at home of ferne and) Lire, Dfeie, Cappike, Clarete ¢ Palmefeie are not burned tfone, but in fine all go one Wate, thatis,to -leaftof all accompted of, bicaufe of their ftrength fhards at the laf , fo that our great erpenfes in and balure. fo2. as F haue fata in meat,fo the rons glaffes (befide that thep baeb much frife foward §«-agqer the vineis,the mozeitis deftred,by means there fuch as haue the charge of them) are two2fof all ber of inroldtime, the bef was called Theologicum,bfs ffotved in mine opinion, bicaufe their peces do caufe it was had from the cleargie ad religious turne tito no profit. Sf the philofophers ffonetwere men, bnto thofe houfes manie of the laftie would once found, and one part hereof mired with fortieof often fendfo2 bottelsfilled tofth the fame,being fore molten glaffe, it twould induce fuch a mettallicall 3° that they would neither danke nog be ferucd of the tougbueffe theretmto,that afall ould nothing burt two2ft, 02 {uch as twas ante Wwates mingled o2 biued ft infucy maner,petit might peraduenture bundjo2 -sbp the bintener: nate the merchant would haue batter it, neuerthelefle that inconuentence were thought that bis fonle thould haue gone ffreight quickelic to bs redzefled by the bammer.5ut abhither wate to the diuell,if he Mould haue ferucd them with as 3 figped?: other than the bett. Jfurthermoze ahen thele haue The gentlemen andmerdants kepe much about -shad their courfe ubich nature peloeth,fundgie forts one rate, and cach of them contenteth bimfelfe with ofartificialfuffe,as ppocras ¢ tvozmetwod twine foure,fiue,o2 fir dithes, then they hauebut{mallre: muff in like maner fucceed in tyctr turnes, befive fort, 02 peraduenture with one, o2ttwo,02 thre atthe tale ale and ftrong beere,trhich nenertheleffe beare moff, aben thep haue no rangers toaccompante 4° the greateft beuntin dzinking, and are of fo manie them at thetr tables. And pet theic feruantshaue forts amd ages as it pleafeth the bjuer to make thetr o2dinarie dict alfigned, befide fuch as is left at them. thefe maffers boxes, ¢ not appointed to be brought The bere that is vfen at noble mens tables in were; thither the fecond time, tbich neuertheleffeis often -_their fired and ffanding boufes,ts commonilie of a feene generallie in benifon, lambe ,o2 fone efpectall peare old,02 peraduenture of tivo peares tunning pith, thereon the merchant man bimlelfe liketh to -o2m02e, but this is not generall. It ts alfo brued its feed ahen it is cold, 02 peraduenture for fundziecane Marchand therefore called March beere, but for the fesinctdent to the feeder is better fo, than if it were houfeboldit is bfuallie not bnder a moneths age,edy twarme o2 bot. Lo be Khozt,at fuch time as the mers one coneting to haue the fame ftale as be map, fo chants do make their o2dinavie 0; voluntaric feats, 50 that it be not fotwze,and his bread nelw as is pofltble it is a wozldto fee that great prouifton is made of fo that it be not hot. the countric,aberein befive that thepare oftencoms parable berein to the nobilitie of the land, they will feldomeregard ante thing that the butder bfuallte Billeth , but rete the fame as not two2thie fo come inplace. Zn {uch cafes allo geliffes of allcoleurs comptof (udymeat as thep map foneft come bp,and baueit quickliei reabie,crcept itbe in London thet the compantes of euerp tradc Do meeton their quare ter dDaics,at thich time thep be nothing inferiour to the nobilitie, Thetr fod alfo confifteth principallie in mired tuitha barietie in the repzefentation of fury beefe anv uch meat as the butcher felleth, that isto all mancer of dclicat meats, from eucrie quarter of Hhe artificer amd hutbanoman make greatethace arificee: dzie floures,herbs,trees.formes of beats, fith, foules faie mutton,veale,lambe.porke,¢c: thereof be fiw and fruits,and therebnto marchpaine tw2ought with 5° peth qreat fo2e in the markets adiotning , befive nofimall curtofitie, tarts of piuerfe betwes and furv fonfe,b:atwne,bacon, frnit,pies of fruit, foulesoffune trie denominations, confernesof old frnits forren nic fortscheefe,butter,cgs,¢c : as the other anteth and bome-bzed , fuckets , codinacs, marmilats, it not at hoine,bp bis otyneprouifion, whichis at the marcypaine, fugerbead , gingerbread, flozentines, beft hand ,and commonlie leatt charge. Fn feafting wild fonle,bentfon of all fo2ts,and (undate outlandifh alfo this latter fo2t,% meane the hufbanomen dw ers tonfections, altogither feafoned twith fuger (ahid Plinie calleth 2zel ex arundinilw,adentle not conv mon noz greatlie bfed in oldtime at the table, but onelie in medicine, althongh itgretw in Arabia, jn» bia ¢ Sicilia) do generallie beare the (waie, beftors tnfinit ventfes of our otwne not poffible fox me tores member. Of the potato and (ud) bencrous rotsas are brought out of Spaine, Bortingale,andthe J= pies co furntth vp ourbankets,3 {peakenot,aherin ceed after their maner ; efpectallie at bztdales, purts fications of tyomen, and fuch ob meetings, there it is incredible to tell Hhat meat {s confumed ¢ {pent, ech one bringing fuch a Dith 02 fo mante with bimas bis wife ¢ he bwconfult bpon,butalivates with this -_confincration,that the lefer freend thall haue the bet, _ter pronifion. Ehisalfoiscommontiec feene at thefe bannkkeets, that the gwd manof the honfe ts not cary gcd with anp thing fauing b;ea0,d;inkfauce, houtes Tome |