Part 34 (1/2)

[Sidenote: II. Bishop, &c.]

+Thestate of a+

+The pope+ hath no peere; { Emperowr{e} is nex hym eu{er}y wher{e}; { Kyng{e} corespondent; us nurtur{e} shall{e} yow lere.

{ high{e} Cardynell{e}, e dignyte doth{e} requer{e}; 1008 { Kyngis sone, prynce ye hym Call{e}; { Archebischopp{e} is to hym p{er}egall{e}.

{ Duke of e blod{e} royall{e}, { bishopp{e} / Marques / & erle / coequall{e}. 1012

[Sidenote: III. 1. Viscount. 2. Mitred abbot. 3. Three Chief Justices. 4. Mayor of London.]

[Sidenote: IV. (The Knight's rank.) 1. Cathedral Prior, Knight Bachelor. 2. Dean, Archdeacon. 3. Master of the Rolls. 4. Puisne Judge. 5. Clerk of the Crown. 6. Mayor of Calais. 7. Doctor of Divinity. 8. Prothonotary. 9. Pope's Legate.]

{ ++Vycount / legate / baroune / suffrigan / abbot w{i}t{h} myt{ur} feyr{e}, { barovn of escheker{e} / iij. e cheff Iustice? / of london e meyr{e}; { Pryour{e} Cathedrall{e}, myt{ur} abbot w{i}t{h}out / a knyght bachiller{e} { P{ri}oure / deane / archedekon / a knyght / e body Esquyer{e}, 1016

{ Mastir of the rolles / ri?t us ryken y, { Vndir Iustice may sitte hym by: { Clerke of the crowne / & thescheker{e} Co{n}venyently { Meyr{e} of Calice ye may p{re}ferr{e} plesauntly. 1020 { Provynciall{e}, & doctur diuyne, [Fol. 186b.]

{ P{ro}thonot{ur}, ap{er}tli to-gedur ey may dyne.

[Sidenote: V. (The Squire's rank.) 1. Doctor of Laws. 2. Ex-Mayor of London. 3. Serjeant of Law. 4. Masters of Chancery.

5. Preacher. 6. Masters of Arts. 7. Other Religious. 8. Parsons and Vicars. 9. Parish Priests. 10. City Bailiffs. 11. Serjeant at Arms. 12. Heralds (the chief Herald has first place), 13. Merchants, 14. Gentlemen, 15. Gentlewomen may all eat with squires.]

{ ++e popes legate or collectour{e}, to-ged{ur} ye a.s.signe, { Doctur of bothe lawes, beyng{e} in science digne. 1024

{ ++Hym at hath byn meyr{e} / & a londyner{e}, { Sargeaunt of lawe / he may w{i}t{h} hym comper{e}; { The mastirs of the Chauncery w{i}t{h} comford & cher{e}, { e wors.h.i.+pfull{e} p{re}chour{e} of p{ar}dou{n} in {a}t place to apper{e}. 1028

The clerk{es} of connyng{e} that han taken degre, And all{e} othur ordurs of chast.i.te chosyn, & also of pou{er}te, all{e} p{ar}sons & vicaries at ar of dignyte, parisch{e} prest{es} kepynge cur{e}, vn-to em loke ye se. 1032 For e baliff{es} of a Cite purvey ye must a s.p.a.ce, A yeman of e crowne / Sargeaunt of armes w{i}t{h} mace, A herrowd of Armes as gret a dygnyte has, Specially kyng{e} harrawd / must haue e p{ri}nc.i.p.all{e} place; 1036

Wors.h.i.+pfull{e} m{er}chaund{es} and riche artyficeris, Gentilmen well{e} nurtured & of good maneris, W{i}t{h} gentilwo{m}men / and namely lord{es} nurrieris, all{e} these may sit at a table of good squyeris. 1040

[Headnote: USHER & MARSHAL: WHAT PEOPLE RANK AND DINE TOGETHER.]

[Sidenote: I have now told you the rank of every cla.s.s, and now I'll tell you how they may be grouped at table.]

++Lo, son, y haue shewid the aft{ur} my symple wytte euery state aftir eir{e} degre, to y knowleche y shall{e} co{m}mytte, and how ey shall{e} be s{er}ued, y shall{e} shew the ?ett, in what place aft{ur} eir{e} dignyte how ey owght to sytte: 1044

[Sidenote: I. Pope, King, Prince, Archbishop and Duke.]

+Thestate of a+

{ Pope, Emp{er}owr{e} / kyng{e} or cardynall{e}, { Prynce w{i}t{h} goldyn rodde Royall{e}, { Archebischopp{e} / vsyng to wer{e} e palle, { Duke / all{e} ese of dygnyte ow?t not kepe e hall{e}. 1048

[Sidenote: II. Bishop, Marquis, Viscount, Earl. III. The Mayor of London, Baron, Mitred Abbot, three Chief Justices, Speaker,]

Bisshoppes, M{er}ques, vicount, Erle goodly, May sytte at .ij. messe? yf ey be lovyng{e}ly.

e meyr{e} of london, & a baron, an abbot myterly, the iij. chef Iustice?, e speker{e} of e p{ar}lement, p{ro}purly 1052

[Sidenote: may sit together, two or three at a mess.]