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Hee is to receave all manner of graynne, vidz. wheate, rye, barlie, mault, oates, beanes, pease, and fetches, so well from the bailieffe of the husbandrie, beinge of store, as forraine provision bought, and all such grayne carefullie to looke unto, that heatinge spoile it not, wherefore it must bee often turned, and speciallie wheate, and when any of that graine shall bee delivered forth of the garner, for the lordes use, to the baker, or bruer, then is it to be sifted and clensed from all dust, and likewise the maulte, and hee is to deliver to the stable all such provinder, as the lorde alloweth for his horsse, and to tallie with the yeoman of the horsse, for his dischardge, and in like manner to tallie with all those hee receaveth any grayne of for his lordes use, and for the deliverie in like sorte.

Hee is to looke to the gates continuallie, and that none come in, or out thereat, but such as bee in his discretion meete; and if ther bee countrie people, that woulde speake with any in the house, hee is to acquainte them withall, and those to stay eather at the gate, or in the porter's lodge, untill hee, whom they woulde speake withall, doe come to them, and soe to bee dispatchede. Likewise to locke the gates before dinner, and supper, or beefore prayer, and to lett none come in, but such as hee shall thincke good to doe, and soe locke the gates againe, the lorde beeinge at dinner or supper, not to bee openede but upon speciall occasion, and to locke them up, when it groeth darcke.

Hee is to keepe gates and the courtes clenlie and handsome, for