Part 67 (1/2)

-- De cont{ra}rotulatore.[33]

-- The Countrollo{ur} shall{e} wryte to hym, Taunt resceu, no more I myn; And taunt dispendu {a}t same day, Vncountabull{e} he is, as y ?ou say. 544

[Sidenotes: _Of the Controller._ [541] He puts down the receipt and consumption of every day.]

-- De sup{er}uisore.[34]

-- Surueour and stuarde also, Thes thre folke and no mo, For no?t resayue{n} bot eu{er} sene {a}t noyng fayle {and} alle be whene; 548 {a}t o clerke of kechyn schulde not mys, {er}-fore o countrollo{ur}, as hafe I blys, Wrytes vp o somme as eu{er}y day, And helpes to count, as I ?ou say. 552

[Sidenotes: _Of the Surveyor._ [546] He, the steward, and controller, receive nothing, but see that all goes straight. [550] The Controller checks daily the Clerk of the kitchen's account.]

-- De Clerico coquine.[35]

-- The clerke of e cochyn shall{e} all{e} yng breue, Of men of court, bothe lothe and leue, Of achat_is and_ dispenses en wrytes he, And wages for gromes and ?eme{n} fre; 556 At dresso{ur} also he shalle stonde, And fett forthe mete dresset w{i}t{h} honde; e spicery and store w{i}t{h} hym shall{e} dwelle, And mony thynges als, as I no?t telle, 560 For clethyng of officers alle i{n} fere, Saue e lorde hym self and ladys dere.

[Sidenotes: _Of the Clerk of the Kitchen._ [553] He shall keep account of all purchases, and payments, and wages, shall preside at the Dresser, and keep the spices, stores, &c., [561] and the clothes of the officers.]

[Headnote: OF THE CHANCELLOR AND TREASURER.]

-- De cancellario.[36]

-- The chaunceler answer{es} for hor clothyng, For ?ome{n}, faukeners, {and} hor horsyng, 564 For his wardrop and wages also; And a.s.seles patenti{s} mony {and} mo; [Fol. 22.]

Yf o lorde gyf o?t to t{er}me of lyf, The chaunceler h{i}t seles w{i}t{h}-oute{n} stryf; 568

[Text note: [E MS. {er}]]

_Tan come nos plerra_ me{n} seyne, {at}[E] is _q{ua}n{do} n.o.b{is} placet_, {a}t is, whille vs lykes hym no?t omys; Ou{er}-se hys londes {a}t all{e} be ry?t: On of o grete he is of my?t. 572

[Sidenotes: _Of the Chancellor._ [563] He looks after the servants' clothes, and horses, seals patents, and grants of land, &c., for life, or during the lord's pleasure. [571] He oversees the land too, and is a great man.]

-- De thesaurizario.[37]

-- Now speke y wylle of tresurer{e}, Husbonde and houswyf he is in fer{e}; Of e resayu{er} he shall{e} resayue, All{e} {a}t is gedurt of bayle and grayue,[38] 576 Of e lordes courtes and forfet{is} als, Whe{er} ay ben ry?t or ay ben fals.

To o clerke of cochen he payes mone For vetayle to bye opon o countre: 580 The clerke to kat{er} and pult{er} is, To baker and butler bothe y-wys Gyffys seluer to bye in all{e} thyng {a}t longes to here office, w{i}t{h}-oute{n} lesyng. 584 e tresurer schall{e} gyfe alkyn wage, To squyer, ?omo{n}, grome, or page.

o resayuer and o tresurer, o clerke of cochyn and chaunceler, 588 Grayuis, and baylys, and parker, Schone come to acountes eu{er}y ?ere By-fore o audito{ur} of o lorde onone, {a}t schulde be trew as any stone; 592 Yf he dose hom no ry?t lele, To A baron of chekker ay mu{n} h{i}t pele.

[Sidenotes: _Of the Treasurer._ [574] He takes from the Receiver what is collected from bailiff and grieve, courts and forfeits. [579] He gives the Kitchen clerk money to buy provisions with, and the clerk gives some to the baker and butler. [585] The Treasurer pays all wages. [587] He, the Receiver, Chancellor, Grieves, &c., [590] account once a year to the Auditor, from whom they can appeal to a Baron of the Exchequer.]

-- De receptore firmar{um}.

-- Of e resayuer speke wyll{e} I, {a}t fermys[39] resayuys wytt{ur}ly 596 Of grayuys, and hom aquetons makes, s.e.x pons {er}-fore to feys he takes, And pays feys to parkers als I-wys,

[Text note: [F _Or_ loned.]]

{er}-of at acountes he loued[F] is, 600 And ou{er}-seys castels, man{er}s a-boute, {a}t no?t falle w{i}t{h}-in ne w{i}t{h}-oute.