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336 carefull of dressinge theire lordes meate, for that nothinge preserveth his lordes health more then the clenlie and wholesome dressinge the sayd meate, and they to bee private, and none to bee by, or privie to the usage therof, but the clarke of the kittchinge, the stewarde, or comptroller, therefore they are to keepe theire offices, vidz. the kittchine, pastree, and boylinge place, onlie to themselves, the better they shall attend theire service to the lorde, for if any thinge bee amisse, the blame is theires, wherefore the kittchine dore is to bee kepte lockte, that none bee there to trouble them, nor hanginge over the meate, which is most uncomly and dangerous. They are to see those under them to keepe the utences of that place neate and cleanlie, and noe waste of fier, or other wayes to bee committed.

Hee is to receave his provisions from the catorr. and slaughter man, vidz. beefes, muttons, veales, lambe, and what ells. Hee is to receave all catrie whatsoever, as butter, egges, creame, milke, hearbes, salte, oatemeale, fishe, and foule, that the cator bringeth in beinge deade, and to see those things within his office to bee sweete and well kepte, and all other provisions brought in, fittinge to his chardge, hee to deliver to the cookes by the derection of the clarke of the kittchine, and all such provisions as bee spente, that day, at night to be entred into the leager, by the clarke for his dischardge. Hee is to see the salte provisions of all sortes, of fish and powdered flesh, to bee carefullie looked unto, as belonginge to his chardge, and soe as these withall the rest bee spent, to bee dischardged by the clarcke of the kittchine his entrie into the leager or journall.