He carves the lord’s meat, and lays it on his trencher, putting a piece of every thing in the Alms-dish, except any favourite piece or potage sent to a stranger.
(To say more about the Carver would require another section, so I pass it over.)
After dinner the Sewer brings the Surnape, a broad towel and a narrow, and slides it down.
The Usher takes one end of the broad one, the Almoner the other, and when it is laid, he folds the narrow towel double before his lord and lady.
After grace removes them, lays the table on the floor, and takes away the trestles.
Of the Chandler.
He can make all kinds of candles, little and big, and mortars of wax.
He snuffs them with short scissors.
In bed-chambers wax lights only shall be burnt; in hall, Candles of Paris, each mess having one from Nov. 1 to Feb. 2 (see l. 393), and squires one too.
The Butler shall give Squires their daily bread and ale all the year, and Knights their wine.