ception of them, or for outlawry or for a charge concerning the forest of the king, let him arrest them. And even if he knows of himself or through others that such men have fled into his county, let him arrest them and hold them until he shall have secured pledges from them.

§ 18. And let all sheriffs cause a list to be made of all fugitives who have fled from their counties; and let them do this in the presence of their county courts, and they will carry the written names of these before the justices when they come first before these, so that they may be sought through all England, and their chattels may be seized for the use of the king.

§ 19. And the lord king wills that, from the time when the sheriffs have received the summons of the justices in eyre to appear before them with their county courts, they shall gather together their county courts and make inquiry for all who have recently come into their counties since this assize; and that they should send them away with pledges that they will be before the justices, or else keep them in custody until the justices come to them, and then they shall have them before the justices.

§ 20. The lord king moreover prohibits monks and canons and all religious houses from receiving any one of the lesser people as a monk or canon or brother, until it is known of what reputation he is, unless he shall be sick unto death.

§ 21. The lord king moreover forbids any one in all England to receive in his land or his jurisdiction or in a house under him any one of the sect of those renegades who have been excommunicated and branded at Oxford. And if anyone shall have received them, he will be at the mercy of the lord king, and the house in which they have been shall be carried outside the village and burned. And each sheriff will take this oath that he will hold this, and will make all his servants swear this, and the stewards of the barons, and all knights and free tenants of the counties.

§ 22. And the lord king wills that this assize shall be held in his kingdom so long as it shall please him.

(Translations and Reprints, ed. cited.)

63. Constitution of the King's Household

Little Black Book of the Exchequer

This document is of sufficient importance to warrant its introduction into this book of sources. In the words of its most able editor, HUBERT HALL, F.S.A., of the Public Record Office: "The value of this historical document is inestimable. It brings us into

touch with the Angevin king [Henry II.] and possibly with his Norman predecessors, by affording a hundred clues to court life." Beside this, it affords a host of suggestions upon the manners of the times.

THIS IS THE CONSTITUTION OF THE KING'S HOUSE The Chancellor.

Five shillings daily and one royal simnel, and two [of dripping,] and one sextary of clear wine, and one sextary of household wine, and one wax-candle and forty candleends.

The Master of the Scriptorum.

Formerly tenpence daily, and one simnel [of dripping,] and half a sextary of household wine, and one thick candle and twelve candle-ends. But King Henry increased Robert de Sigillo by so much, that on the day of the king's death he had two shillings, and one sextary of household wine, and one simnel [of dripping,] and one taper and twentyfour candle-ends.

The Chaplain, Keeper of the Chapel and Relics.

The entertainment of two men and four serjeants of the Chapel, each a double ration; and two sumpter-horses of the Chapel, each one penny daily and one penny to shoe them monthly. For the service of the Chapel, two waxcandles on Wednesday and two on Saturday; and every night one wax-candle at the Relics, and thirty candle-ends; and one gallon of clear wine at mass and one sextary of household wine on the day of Absolution, to wash the altar. On Easter Day, at Communion, one sextary of clear wine and one of household wine.

The Clerk of the household bread and wine.

Two shillings daily, and one simnel [of dripping,] and one sextary of household wine, and one taper and twentyfour candle-ends.

Of the Stewards of the bread.

The regular Master Steward of the bread, if he shall eat without the king's house, two shillings and tenpence daily, and one simnel [of dripping,] and one sextary of household wine, and candles fully.

Of the Sewers.

The Sewers the same as the Chancellor, if they shall eat without the house; if within, three shillings and sixpence, and two simnels [of dripping,] and one sextary of household wine and candles fully.

Of the Stewards serving in turn.

If without the house, nineteen pence daily, and one simnel [of dripping,] and one sextary of household wine, and one thick candle and twenty candle-ends. If within, tenpence and half a sextary of household wine and candles fully.

Of the Naperers.

The Naperer, the customary ration. To his man, three half-pence daily, and one penny for a sumpter-horse, and one penny monthly to shoe him.

The Usher of the Dispensary.

The same, the sumpter-horse excepted.

The Counter of the Bread.

The customary ration.

Of the four Bakers serving together in their turn.

Two who serve in the house shall eat in the house; and two who go abroad shall have forty pence to procure a measure of Rouen for which they should render forty royal simnels and a hundred and fifty [of dripping,] and two hundred and seventy baker's loaves. A royal simnel to four, one [of dripping] to two, and a loaf to each.

Of the Waferers.

The Waferer, the customary ration; and three half-pence to his man daily.

The Keeper of the Tables.

So much as the above; and besides this a sumpter-horse with his allowance.

The bearer of the Alms-dish shall eat in the house.

Of the Stewards of the Larder.

The Master Steward of the Larder, the same as the Master Steward of the bread and wine, and in the same

manner.

Likewise the Stewards of the Larder serving in turn, like also as the Stewards of the bread and wine serve in turn. The Larderers who serve in turn, the customary ration, and their man three half-pence daily. The Usher of the Larder the same. The Slaughter-men the customary ration only.

Of the Cooks.

The Cook of the king's kitchen shall eat in the house. Three half-pence to his man.

Of the Great Kitchen.

The king's Poulterer, the customary ration and three half-pence to his man.

Two Cooks, each of them the customary ration. Three half-pence to their man.

The Serjeants of the same kitchen, the customary ration only.

The Usher of the Spithouse, the customary ration; to his man three half-pence.

The Turn Spit likewise.

Likewise the Keeper of the Dishes, and besides this on: sumpter-horse with his allowance.

The Carter of the great kitchen, a double ration, and for his horse a proper allowance.

The Carter of the Larder likewise.

The Serjeant who receives the venison shall eat within; and three half-pence to his man.

The Master Butler, the same as the Sewer, and they have one allowance and in the same manner.

The Master Stewards of the Butlery who serve in turn, the same as the Stewards of the Dispensary who serve in turn. But they have more candle, because they have a taper and twenty-four candle-ends.

The Usher of the Butlery, the customary ration, and three half-pence to his man.

The Hosiers shall eat in the house, and to each of their men threepence.

The Butterer, the customary ration, and threepence to his men, and half a sextary of household wine and twelve candle-ends.

The Workmen of the Buttery, the customary ration only, but the serjeant besides this three half-pence to his man and two sumpter-horses with their allowances.

Of the Keepers of the Cups.

Four only must serve together in their turn, of whom two shall eat in the house, and each for his man three halfpence. Two other shall have the customary ration and likewise three half-pence to their men.

The Keepers of the Mazers a double ration only.

Of the Fruiterers.

The Fruiterer shall eat in the house, and three of his

men.

The Carter the customary ration and allowance for his horses.

The Master Chamberlain is equal with the Sewer in his allowance.

The Treasurer as the Master Chamberlain if he shall be in the Court and shall serve in the Treasury. William Maudut fourteen pence daily, and he shall eat regularly in the house, and one thick candle and thirteen candle-ends and two sumpter-horses with their allowances.

The Porter of the King's Litter shall eat in the house, and to his man three half-pence and one sumpter-horse with his allowance.

The Chamberlain who serves in his turn two shillings daily, and one simnel [of dripping,] and one sextary of household wine, and one taper and fourteen candle-ends.

The Chamberlain of the Candles eightpence daily, and half a sextary of household wine.

The King's Tailor shall eat in his house, and to his man three half-pence.

The Chamberlain shall eat in the house without allowance if he shall desire it.

The Water-carrier a double ration, and when the king goes abroad one penny to wring out the king's clothes; and when the king bathes, threepence, except on the three feasts of the year.

The Constables have allowances like as the Sewers, and in like manner William, son of Odo, one royal simnel and one sextary of clear wine and one taper and twenty-four candle-ends.

Henry de la Pomerai, if he shall eat without the house, two shillings daily, and one simnel [of dripping.] and one sextary of household wine, and one taper, and twenty-four candle-ends; but if within, fourteen pence and half a sextary of household wine, and candle fully.

Roger de Oyli likewise.

Of the Marshalsea.

The Master Marshal likewise, namely, John. And besides this he ought to have vouchers of the gifts and allowances that may arise from the King's Treasury and from his Chamber, and he ought to have vouchers against all the king's officials as witness for all things.

The four Marshals who serve the family of the king as well clerks as knights and ministers, the day whereon they