The Bishop of York must not eat before the Primate of England.
Sometimes a Marshal is puzzled by Lords of royal blood being poor, and others not royal being rich; also by a Lady of royal blood marrying a knight, and vice versâ.
The Lady of royal blood shall keep her rank; the Lady of low blood shall take her husband’s rank.
Property is not so worthy as royal blood, so the latter prevails over the former, for royal blood may become King.
The parents of a Pope or Cardinal must not presume to equality with their son, and must not want to sit by him, but in a separate room.
A Marshal must look to the rank of every estate, and do honour to foreign visitors and residents.
A well-trained Marshal should think beforehand where to place strangers at the table.
If the King sends any messenger to your Lord receive him one degree higher than his rank.
The King’s groom may dine with a Knight or Marshal, A Marshal must also understand the rank of County and Borough officers, and that a Knight of blood and property is above a poor Knight, the Mayor of London above the Mayor of Queenborough, the Abbot of Westminster above the poor Abbot of Tintern, the Prior of Canterbury above the Prior of Dudley, the Prior who is Prelate of a Cathedral Church above any Abbot or Prior of his diocese, a Doctor of 12 years’ standing above one of 9 (though the latter be the richer), the old Aldermen above the young ones, and
1. the Master of a craft,