| 7 Geese were bought for | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 16 Turkeys " " | 1 | 14 | 8 |
| 39 Chickens " " | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| 90 Pigeons " " | 1 | 6 | 3 |
The allowance to the “musick” at nearly every dinner was a shoulder of mutton, sometimes supplemented by two rabbits. The cost of “dressing” the monthly dinners was usually about 8s., and of the Election, Audit and quarterly Courts £1 10s. to £4.
| May, 1685. ffor 2 dishes of Pidgon and Backon and spinig | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2 dishes of Mackerell | 0 | 6 | 0 |
August, 1687. This election dinner was a little above the average, the following being the details—
| for a Brace of Bucks | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| for Putting them in 8 Pastyes | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| for 6 Sr Loynes of Beef and a four rib for brakefast | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 Westfalia hams | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 7 Lumber pyes | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| 7 Marrow puddings | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 7 Custarts | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| 7 Dishes of Tarts | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 Dishes of Tonges and Udders | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 7 Gees | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 14 Torkeyes | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| 45 Chickins | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 Dozen and 1/2 of Pidgeons | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| 12 Partriges | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| a Shoulder of Mutton & 2 Rabits for the musick | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 pound of midling Bakon and Lard | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 24 1/2 pound of fresh butter | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| for Artechoaks Cabidg french beans Lawrell Parsly and herbs to garnish | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| flower Salt and Salt butter for the range | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| for Gallindine and Goos sace[294] | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| for Viniger | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| for Brooms packthread Candels and other things | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wood and coles | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kooks and Laberours and my own pains | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 pounds of Loaf Suger | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 6 | 8 | |
| 0 | 0 | 8 |
May, 1688. Is the first mention of a “creem chees”
December, 1692. With the exceptions of ling, sturgeon, and salt fish with egg sauce, but little other fish appears to have been eaten. On this occasion, however, we find—
| 2 Dishis of fresh Cod Drest with Shrimps & Anchove Sawse | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| ffor 6 Whitings | 0 | 2 | 0 |
October, 1693. Green peas are for the first time referred to amongst the vegetables, and, singularly enough, they only occur once in each year for many years, and then at the October dinners!
| June, 1698. 2 pounds of fine powdered sugar for the Strawberrys | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| July, 1704. | |||
| The Stewards Dinner. | |||
| A legg of mutton rosted | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| A buttered appel pye | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cheese to ye appel pye | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 Quartes of Coffee | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 0 | 8 | 10 | |