appresent in vessels of Beryl, and of that precious stone was the
Queenes table (except the skinking pottes which were all of pure fine
Gold) fiue Fritters of paste of a Saffron colour, and crusted ouer with
extreeme hotte Rose water, and fine pownded Sugar, and then againe cast
ouer with musked water, and with fine Sugar like frost vpon Ise. These
Seruices of a most pleasant taste, and of sundry fashions were laid in
thus. The first, in oyle of the flowers of Orenges. The second, in oyle
of Gilliflowers. The third, in oyle of the floures of Gessamin. The
fourth, in pure Oyle of Beniamin.

And the last, in the oyle of Muske and Amber. And when we had wel tasted
and eaten of the same delectable meat, there was deliuered to vs a
goodly cup of the aforenamed Beryl, with his couer, and couered ouer
that also with a thinne Veyle of silke and Gold curiously folded into
the fourme of a Canapie, the ends cast ouer the shoulders of the
bearers, and hanging down their backe.

And in this sort they did present all drinking vessels and others, with
meates and sawces couered. Within the drinkyng cup they had infused a
precious Wine, so as mee thought that the Gods of the _Elysian_ fieldes,
had transformed their power into the sweetnes of the lyquor: surpassing
the wine of _Thassus_.

Without delaie (after our drinking this table being taken away, and the
sweete flowers cast vpon the pauement), there was forthwith spred a
cloth of murry silke and carnation: with Roses white, redde, Damaske,
Muske, and yealow cast vppon the same. And presently new wayters brought
in (apparrelled in the same colours) sixe pieces of bread cut for euery
one, tossed and dressed with refined marrow, sprinckled ouer with Rose
water, Saffron, and the iuice of Orenges, tempering the taste and gilded
ouer, and with them sixe pieces of pure manchet were set downe. And next
vnto them a confection, of the iuice of Lymons tempered with fine Sugar,
the seedes of Pines, Rose water, Muske, Saffron, and choyce Synamon, and
thus were all the sawces made with conuenient gradation and deliuery.
The vessels were of Topas and the round table.

This third magnificent table being taken vp as before said, there was
presently an other innouated, with a cloth of silke smooth, and of a
yealow colour, (the wayters sutable) and strewed with Lilly Conually,
and Daffadil, immediately this course was presented, seuen morsels of
the flesh of a Partridge in a sharpe broth, and so ma