(For the _Mirror_.)


In the court room of Salters' Hall there appears, framed and glazed, the
following "Bill of fare for fifty people of the Company of Salters, A.D.
1506."

s. d.
Thirty-six chickens 4 5
One swan and four geese 7 0
Nine rabbits 1 4
Two rumps of beef tails 0 2
Six quails 1 6
Two oz. of pepper 0 2
Two oz. of cloves and mace 0 4
One and a half oz. of saffron 0 6
Eight lbs. of sugar 0 8
Two lbs. of raisins 0 4
One lb. of dates 0 4
One and a half lb. of comfits 0 2
Half a hundred eggs 0 2-1/2
Four gallons of curds 0 4
One ditto gooseberries 0 2
Bread for the company 1 1
One kilderkin of ale 2 3
Herbs 1 0
Two dishes of butter 0 4
Four breasts of veal 1 5
Brawn 0 6