Contents. CHAPTER VI. The Noeman hall — social sextbiexts under the Akglo-Nokmaks — DOMESTIC amusements— CANDLES AND LANTERNS— FURNITURE — BEDS — OUT-OE-DOOE RECREATIONS — HUNTING — ARCHERY — CONVIVIAL INTER- COURSE AND HOSPITALITY— TRAVELLING PUNISHMENTS— THE STOCKS— A NoRMAIf SCHOOL — EDUCATION 98 CHAPTER VII. Early English houses — their general form and distrlbution . .120 CHAPTER VHL The old English hall — the kitchen, and its circumstances — the dinner-ta3le — minstrelsy 141 CHAPTER IX. The minstrel — his position under the Anglo-Saxons — the Norman TROUVERE, MENESTREL, AND JOUGLEUR — THEIR CONDITION — RuTEBEUF — DIFFERENT MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN USE AMONG THE MINSTRELS — THE Beverley minstrels 175 CHAPTER X. Amusements after dinner— gambling — the game of chess — its his- tory — DICE — TABLES — DRAUGHTS 194 CHAPTER XI. Domestic amusements after dinner — the chamber and its furniture — PET animals — occupations AND MANNERS OF THE LADIES — SUPPER — CANDLES, LAMPS, AND LANTERNS 226 CHAPTER XII. The BED AND ITS FURNITURE — THE TOILETTE; BATHING— CHESTS AND COFFERS IN THE CHAMBER — THE HUTCH — USES OF RINGS — COMPOSITION OF THE FAMILY — FREEDOM OF MANNERS — SOCIAL SENTIMENTS, AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS 256
