July ye 4th 1676 for barber sirgons hall Cortt diner.

Leag of mutton boyldSallet8 harty Chockes for 2
Sr Loyne of befeNeack of Mutton  dishes
Shoulder of Venison3 Chickens 3 Rabets2 small Dishes of frut
ffor a Leag of Mutton034
ffor a Sirloyne of befe090
ffor a Shoulder of venison050
3 chickins 3 rabets056
8 harty chockes010
ffrut036
fyring030
3 pound of butter016
veniger003
peper & other spice003
oyle & salt006
Gallindine006
4 Colliflouers013
ffor dressing Diner066

July ye 27th 1676 ffor ye Asestance & thar wivfes att barbar sirgons

li.s.d.
ffor 5 Dishis of Chickins Backon & Colliflours boyld2100
ffor a side of venison140
ffor 3 Sir Loynes of befe1100
ffor 1 fore rebb for breackfast080
ffor a neack of vele & muton070
ffor 3 Grand Sallets0120
ffor puting 3 peces of venison in past140
ffor 3 Dishis of geses 2 in a dish0180
ffor 3 made Dishis & 18 Chescaks0150
ffor 3 Dishis of Turkes & sas[289] 2 in a dish0180
ffor 3 Lumbard pyes140
ffor 4 Dishis of Toung & udders140
ffor 3 Custtords0120
ffor a firckin of Sturjon200
ffor 4 Dishis of Chickins & pigons140
ffor ye use of putter[290]100
ffor wood and coles0120
ffor 3 Dishis of Tarts110
ffor 3 Dishis of oringes & lemonds076
ffor a small dish of frute026
ffor worckmen & labarars and my owne paines100
3 Dishis of frut000
20130

The monthly dinners were very much after the foregoing Bill of fare, and the following extracts of some of the more interesting items are taken at random.

October, 1676. ffor 2 piges[291]070
2 pullets rostted with saseges & oystters050
ffor 3 Gallions of oysters140
ffor 18 lb. of medling backon0120
ffor 8 lb. of lardin backon054

The dinner on Lord Mayor’s Day, 1676, cost £26 6s. 4d., this was exclusive of wine. The “buttered ale” on this occasion was compounded as follows—