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NOTES AND QUERIES. [ 12 a.m. MARCH 24, 1917-
COOKERY WORDS IN 1742. In "The
Conapleat Confectioner By the late Mrs.
Bales, Confectioner to King William and Queen Ann. The third edition. London: 1742," we find, p. 4," Take th* Goosberries, nose and wash them." This sense of " nose " occurs in the ' Oxford Dictionary ' from 1736 only, and from a different book. P. 5, " and make Fruit- Jambals." The ' Diction- ary ' ignores this spelling of "jumbal." The Bodleian copy of this book is bound with " A Curious Collection of Receipts. London: 1742." On p. 23 of this one finds, " and one Quart of flap Mushrooms well rubb'd and pick'd." The ' Dictionary ' omits this use of " flap." On p. 54, in the heading " To make TATEES for a Dish of Fish," is the word in capitals a misprint of " patees," or does it mean potato-shaped balls of forced fish, as seems possible from the receipt which it introduces, and in which potatoes are not named ? On p. 17, " amulete " occurs for " omelette."
E. S. DODGSON.
FROM THE ' MASTER PAPERS ' : Two HOTEL DINNER BILLS. Among the ' Master Papers' (cf. 12 S. ii. 271) are two hotel dinner bills, dated June 27 and June 30, 1715, the first being that for the wedding breakfast at the marriage of Gilbert, 4th Earl of Coventry, to Anne, daughter of Sir Streynsham Master, the other for a dinner three days later. The endorsements on both bills are in the handwriting of Sir Streynsham. Through the courtesy of Mr. J. H. Master (owner of the MSS.) I am able to reproduce these interesting documents. Perhaps some reader of ' N. & Q.' can throw more light on " the Company at Dinner."
HAMSTEAD HEATH.
Bread and Beere
Wine
Lamb and Coly flow lers sic]
Mutton and Beans
Baccon and beans
Fricatie
pudin
Ducks
Rabitte
Chickins
peas
pastrey
Sallitt oyle and V ng
Discert
to y e Sarvants
Horses
Lemons and Sugar
June 27> 1715 To my Lords Cook To 3 Servants
g. d.
036
260
036
046
026
066
026
050
030
060
020
060
020
01
4
066
014
654
116
00 7 6
Endorsed :]
Bill for Dinner
at Hamsted Heath
June 27th, 1715.
67.14.0
To gin'
Silver
7 10
7 14
Meate & Fruit . .
Ale
Paid att the barr
Coffee
Drinke for the servants
Tobacco
Mountaine
Costie rostie [C6te R6tie]
Burgundy
Hermitage
Pontac
Oporto
French Wh
Champaighn
Drawers, etc.
Paid gold*
Silver
Coach home
etin
Seting up the coach
s. d.
17 0- 020
& 026 080- 006 030 070- 070
1 1 0> 6 O 14 030 150-
22 8 6
093
22 11 9-
6 0-
22 17 9' 016=
22 19 3 1 O 1
23 $
COMPANY AT DINNER.
2. Lord Coventryf & Lady.
2. Sir William CarewJ & Lady.
1. Lady Crossly.
1. Mother Legh.
1. Sir Streynsham Master.
1. Mr. Tuxon.
1. Brother Caveley Legh.
1. Mr. Veal Lord Lowchaplin.|]
1. Mr. Sandbach his gentleman.
11 at Table.
[Endorsed :]
Bill for Dinner
at Pontacks^f June 30th. 1715.
Paid 22: 19: 3.
R. C. TEMPLE.
7 14 4
- The calculations seem rather shaky, bu
the value of the guinea, according to these bill; would appear at that date to have been 11. Is. 6c
t Gilbert, 4th Earl of Coventry (d. Oct. 27 1719), succeeded his nephew Thomas, 3rd Ear in January, 1712. He married twice. His firs wife was Dorothy, daughter of Sir William Key Bart. His second marriage with Anne, daughte of Sir Streynsham Master, Knt., of Codnor Castl co. Derby, is given as June 25, 1715, by Burke.
f Sir William Carew, Bart., of Anthony, Corn wall, married (Jan. 5, 1714) Gilbert Earl Coventry's only daughter by his first wife.
Sir Streynsham Master's mother-in-law. Hi second wife was Elizabeth Legh, daughter Richard Legh of Lyme, Cheshire, whom married in September, 1690.
11 Lord Low's chaplain(?).
IT Pontack's Head, a tavern in Abchuroh Lane the most fashionable eating-house in London that date.
