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CLARE. 231
Reyny (afterwards Archbishop of Canterbury), the following distinguished
:
company Lord Edmund de Mortimer, Lord William de Mortimer, Lord
Roger de Mowbray, Lord Robert de la Warde, Lord John de Clinton,
Lord Roger de Molton, Lord Henry de Kokington, Lord Roger de Beltofte,
Gilbert de Clifton, Henry de Ludlovv, and others.*
The consumption of ale amounted to eleven shillings, but there was
no wine. Of fish they had conger, plaice, soles, costing eight and six
pence ; pike and barbels, costing seven shillings ; lampreys, six shillings
and eightpence; besides "morue" and stork fish. No meat is mentioned,
it
being, I suppose, fast-day. The total expense amounted to fifty-five
shillings and eight pence.
On the following day the same guests again dined, with the exception
of Lord Roger de Mowbray.
This being the feast of Pentecost, ten sextaries of wine were drunk :
they had beef, veal, white pudding, two sheep from the store at Dorking,
geese, kids, fowls and pigeons ; together with all the essential parts of
a good dinner. Forty horses also were fed, and there is an entry for
(besides their provender) a pudding, or mash ("sagimen") for them.
On the following day, Bogo entertained Henry de Kokington and
William de Lamborn, Clerks of the Exchequer, and others. Also on
Tuesday and Thursday he received his friends to dinner, amongst them
Roger de Aspal, the Prior of Striguil, and Roger de Mowbray. On the
Sunday following, Roger de Mowbray and all his family dined with him ;
and again on the Monday, with two merchants from Germany. Again
we have an entry of pork and mutton from Dorking.
On Tuesday, many of the Court were at dinner, and in the evening
Bogo de Clare departed from town towards Brentford.
On the back of this expense roll there occurs, amongst others, the
following curious entries " : For a chaplet of flowers, bought for John de
" Belchamp on the day of Pentecost, four pence half-penny. For two rings
"bought and given to Lady Margaret la Rouse and her daughter, by
" the precept of the lord, at London, four and six pence.
" For one hat of felt bought for the lord and given to Edward Morti-
" mer, twenty pence.
" On the Sunday, on the feast of the Holy Trinity, in an oblation
" of the Lord Edmund de Mortimer and his Lady, and their knights and
" companions of the lord in London, according to the precept of the lord,
" eight pence. In alms given at the same time, twopence. For a chest
"brought to hold the spoons of the lord, sixpence. Paid to William Pilk,
"jester, of Sarum, two shillings."
*
The title " Lord " here is the translation of " Dominus," not indicating a Peer, but a term of respect.