[29] Leland, Collectanea, vi. 300, 301.
[30] Duc. Lanc. Accounts (Various), Bundle iv. No. 1.
[31] Ibid.; Receiver Gen. Rec., 1 Henry IV. Holkham MS., p. 7, says that Humphrey was ‘instructed in the fundamentals of good literature’ by Sir Lewis Clifford, but there is no known authority for this statement.
[32] Bale (1559 edition), 583. He does not mention it in his 1548 edition, which seems to imply that he was using some newly acquired authority, though of course implicit confidence cannot be placed in the statement. Leland, Commentarii, 422, follows Bale’s later statements.
[33] Rymer, iv. ii. 14, 15.
[34] Waurin, ii. 162.
[35] May 7, 1413. Rot. Pat., 1 Henry V., Part iii. m. 44.
[36] Such at least were the duties of the Chamberlain under Edward IV.; Ordinances of the Household, 29.
[37] Rot. Pat., 1 Henry V., Part v. m. 8.
[38] Ibid., Part iv. m. 4.