ese, 3000.
Capons, 2300.
Pigs, 2000.
Peacocks, 100.
Cranes, 200.
Kids, 200.
Chickens, 2000.
Pigeons, 4000.
Conies, 4000.
Bitterns, 204.
Mallards and teals, 4000.
Heronshaws, 4000.
Fesants, 200.
Partridges, 500.
Woodcocks, 400.
Plovers, 400.
Curlews, 100.
Quails, 100.
Egrets, 1000
Rees, 200.
Harts, bucks, and roes, 400 and odd.
Pasties of venison, cold, 4000.
Pasties of venison, hot, 1506.
Dishes of jelly, pasted, 1000.
Plain dishes of jelly, 4000.
Cold tarts, baken, 4000.
Cold custards, 4000.
Custards, hot, 2000.
Pikes, 300.
Breams, 300.
Seals, 8.
Porpoises, 4.

[54] LATIMER'S _Sermons_, p. 64.

[55] _Statutes of the Realm_, 1 Ed. VI. cap. 12.

[56] HOOKER'S _Life of Sir Peter Carew_.

[57] In a subsequent letter he is described as learning French, etymology,
casting of accounts, playing at weapons, and other such exercises.--ELLIS,
third series, vol. i. p. 342-3.

[58] It has been objected that inasmuch as the Statute Book gives evidence
of extensive practices of adulteration, the guild system was useless, nay,
it has been even said that it was the cause of the evil. Cessante causa
cessat effectus;--when the companies lost their authority, the adulteration
ought to have ceased, which in the face of recent exposures will be
scarcely maintained. It would be as reasonable to say that the police are
useless because we have still burglars and pickpockets among us.

[59] Throughout the old legislation, morality went along with politics and
economics, and formed the life and spirit of them. The fruiterers in the
streets were prohibited from selling plums and apples, because the
apprentices played dice with them for their wares, or because the
temptation induced children and servants to steal money to buy. When
Parliament came to be held regularly in London, an order of Council fixed
the rates which the hotel-keeper might charge for dinners. Messes were
served for four at twopence per head; the bill of fare providing bread,
fish, salt and fresh, two courses of meat, ale, with fire and candles. And
the care of the Government did not cease with their meals, and in an
anxiety that neither the burgesses nor their servants should be led into
sin, stringent orders were issued against street-walkers coming near their
quarters.--_Guildhall MSS. Journals_ 12 and 15.

The sanitary regulations for the city are peculiarly interesting. The
scavengers