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 138 Readings in European History order, at Christmas, so that we may know what and how much of each thing we have. The greatest care must be taken that whatever is prepared or made with the hands, that is, bacon, smoked meat, sau- sage, 1 partially salted meat, wine, vinegar, mulberry wine, cooked wine, garum, 2 mustard, cheese, butter, malt, beer, mead, honey, wax, flour, all should be prepared and made with the greatest cleanliness. Each steward on each of our domains shall always have, for the sake of ornament, peacocks, pheasants, ducks, pig- eons, partridges, and turtle-doves. In each of our estates the chambers shall be provided with counterpanes, cushions, pillows, bedclothes, coverings for the tables and benches; vessels of brass, lead, iron, and wood; andirons, chains, pothooks, adzes axes, augers, cut- lasses, and all other kinds of tools, so that it shall never be necessary to go elsewhere for them, or to borrow them. And the weapons which are carried against the enemy shall be well cared for, so as to keep them in good condition; and when they are brought back they shall be placed in the chamber. For our women's work they are to give at the proper time, as has been ordered, the materials, that is, the linen, wool, woad, vermilion, madder, wool combs, teasels, soap, grease, vessels, and the other objects which are necessary. Of the kinds of food not forbidden on fast days, two thirds shall be sent each year for our own use, that is, of the vege- tables, fish, cheese, butter, honey, mustard, vinegar, millet, panic, dried and green herbs, radishes, and, in addition, of the wax, soap, and other small products ; and let it be re- ported to us, by a statement, how much is left, as we have said above; and this statement must not be omitted as in the past, because after those two thirds we wish to know how much remains. 1 Some of the many names of products here given are of uncertain meaning. 2 A kind of drink made of salt fish.