slothfull neglect or wilfull contempt of the Prince's
commands, and if they pleaded either infirmity or age to take their
fine, and so quietly to depart, first causing them faithfull to give
their words that they harboured no other idle or suspicious parsons.
But if they knoct at any of the chambers of those that were absent and
nobody would answer, then they had full authority to breake open the
dores and to make a privy search, and if they found any abed they
tooke them as they were in their shirts and carryed them downe in
state to the hall after this manner:--

"First went the marshals with lights to make room.

Then came one squire carrying the goune of him whom they
brought and another that carryed his hatt & band.

Then came two other squires whereof one carryed his dublet
the other his breeches.

Then came two with lights.

Next came he that was in his shirt carryed by two in a chaire
and covered with a blanket.

Last behind came one squire more that carryed his shoes &
stockings.

"All these beeing entered the hall, the squires made their attendance
about him, with great observance, every one reaching him his apparrell
as it pleased him to call for it, and then also helping him on with
it. And this was the punishment of those that were found a bed.

"Others which were found up in their chambers & would not answer were
violently brought downe with bills and staves as malefactors and by
the Knight Marshals appointment were committed close prisoners to the
Prince's castle, videl. the stocks, which were placed upon a table to
that purpose, that those which were punished might bee seene to the
terrour of others.

"By this time supper was ready and the sewer called to the
dresser whereupon the buttery bell was presently rung, as it
uses to bee at other ordinary meales, besides a trumpet was
sounded at the kitchen hatch to call the wayters together.

"After the first messe was served in, the Prince with the rest
of his councell satt downe, then all the rest of the howse in
seniority.

"Towardes the end of supper two gentlemen of the second table fell out,
wee could never distinctly know about what, it was verely supposed
themselves scarsly knew, but from wordes they fell suddenly to blowes,
and ere any man was aware, one of them had stabbed the other into the
arme with his knife to the great prejudice of the mirth, which should or
would have followed that night. But the offender was