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338 hee is the truste of the house, by his carefull lockinge and dilligent lookinge to his chardge; and his office is the place where all cappitall offenders are to bee committed unto, by the lorde or his officers, duringe theire pleasures.

Hee is to receave his cornne from the yeoman of the garner, by tallie, and that to deliver the miller, and to see it bee sweete and well grounde, and to make thereof such proportion of manchett, cheate, and ranehett, as the officers of houshoulde in theire discretion shall apointe, and that rate to houlde, as hee shal bee commaunded, and no longer, and he is to assiste the pantler in tyme of neede, as occasion serveth.

Hee is to receave in like manner his maulte, with the heade cornne, from the yeoman of the garner, by tallie, and soe to deliver it to the miller, from whom receavinge it well grounde, and not to smale, for if soe it bee, hee shall neather brue so much beare thereof, nor so good; and is to make such proportion thereof, as the officers of houshoulde shall appointe, and that to keepe, as hee shal bee directed, from tyme to tyme. Hee is to see his office cleane and well kepte, and as occasion servith, to see into the butterie howe the hogesheades bee there couched and stopped, with claye and salte, for the better preservinge the beare; and if there bee greate repaire of stranngers, hee is to assift the butler at such tymes.