> inhale
6 About the cauldron many cooks accoiled,
accoiled > collected, assembled (WU)
7 With hooks and ladles, as need did require;
8 While the viands in the vessel boiled
9 They did about their business sweat, and sorely toiled.
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The maister Cooke was cald _Concoction_,
2 A carefull man, and full of comely guise:
The kitchin Clerke, that hight _Digestion_,
4 Did order all +th'Achates+ in seemely wise,
And set them forth, as well he could deuise.
6 The rest had seuerall offices assind,
Some to remoue the scum, as it did rise;
8 Others to beare the same away did mind;
And others it to vse according to his kind.
4 th'Achates > the cates _1609_
1 The master cook was called Concoction,
2 A careful man, and full of comely guise:
guise > behaviour
3 The kitchen clerk, that hight Digestion,
hight > was called
4 Did order all the achates in seemly wise,
order > arrange
achates > {Things purchased; cates, viands, provisions, delicacies}
wise > manner
5 And set them forth, as well he could devise.
devise > skilfully contrive
6 The rest had several offices assigned,
several offices > specific duties
7 Some to remove the scum, as it did rise;
8 Others to bear the same away did mind;
9 And others it to use according to his kind.
his > his; its
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But all the liquour, which was fowle and wast,
2 Not good nor seruiceable else for ought,
They in another great round vessell plast,
4 Till by a conduit pipe it thence were brought:
And all the rest, that noyous was, and nought,
6 By secret wayes, that none might it espy,
Was close conuaid, and to the back-gate brought,
8 That cleped was _Port Esquiline_, whereby
It was auoided quite, and throwne out priuily.
1 But all the liquor, which was foul and waste,
liquor > liquid, fluid
2 Not good nor serviceable else for aught,
else > otherwise
3 They in another great round vessel placed,
vessel > [the bladder]
4 Till by a conduit pipe it thence was brought:
conduit pipe > [the urethra]
5 And all the rest, that noyous was, and naught,
noyous > noisome, obnoxious
naught > worthless
6 By secret ways, that none might it espy,
that > [so that]
7 Was close conveyed, and to the back gate brought,
close > secretly
conveyed > conveyed; removed in an underhand manner
back gate > [the an
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