That the clerk of kitchen should not miss—
Therefore the controller, as have I bliss,
Writes up the sum as every day,
And helps to count as I you say.
De Clerico Coquine[[265]]
The clerk of kitchen shall all things brief,[[266]]
Of men of court, both loth and lief;
Of purchases and dispenses then writes he
And wages for grooms and yeomen free.
At dresser also he shall stand,