Stand
19. He beareth a stand, or a
stand for a dish. This is to
set on a table full of dishes, to sett an
other dish vpon; which kinde of stands,
being so sett, make the feast looke full
and noble, as if there were two table,
or one dish ouer an other.
These stands are made round, or six
or eight squares: the top and bottome
both alike streight, so that either end
may be sett highmost. Now when they
are thus squared, they are termed a
square, or hexagon, or octagon stand
for a dish.
If they be hollow in the midle, they
may passe for round salts.
Candlestick
20. He beareth a Low footed
candle stick. This was the old way
of makeing the candle holder,
Extinguisher
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In the dexter cheife is that excellent geomatricall Instrument called, an extinguisher: a thing much used by schollars that read in their beds, to put out the light of the candle, by putting it ouer the flameing end.
Candlestick
21. He beareth a candle stick
betweene a sockett and a saue-all or a
prolonger. This is the forme
the candle stick as are now in use,
onely it is left to workemen to
adorne his worke the best he can to sett
it the more splendidly forth: whithere
by raised worke, corded, or twist
worke, or by makeing the bottome and
flower part round, square, Hexagon, or
octagon like, with chased worke, &c.
Save all
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These prolongers or saue-alls These are things made after the forme of a candle sockett, and are set in the stick as the sockett is, and the candle that is almost all burnt is set vpon the point of Iron, set in the midle of it, where it will burne, to the last sight of the wick, and drop of Tallow, and much better and Longer then if it remained in the stick.
Related text(s) Candlestick parts
Lanthorn
22. He beareth a Lanthorne.
In the lanthorne, which
some terme a sconce,
there are these
parts which haue distinct names, as
The top or couer, the handle to carry it by being a wyer or string.
The aire Hole.
The pillars. The rigget in the pillars.
The Horns. The Joynts in the horns.
The sliding Horn, and drawer which lifts it up and down.
The bottom.
The Sockett, to set the candle in.
The Joynts, which holds all the work together.
Spoon
23. He beareth a spoone.
Spoones are made plaine, but with
wrought shanks, and heads with diuerse
devises, others haue flat, or round cube
heads, and many no heads at all.
Cups
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In the dexter side stands a cup (or Bowle, if made of siluer, or standing cup, if that it will hold a good quantity of Liquour) a thing much borne in Armes, as I haue shewed, in Cha 13. numb:61.
Cup
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In the sinister side of this square, is a kind of couered cup with a flat top: thus couer when taken of the cup is an other little cup and doth serue for that use to tast strong liquore in, as the vnder part common drinkes.
Related text(s) Liquid measure Cup parts
Skimmer
24. He beareth a scummer,
and a cake padle, or Back spittle.
These are two usefull things about the
getting of meate; the one for the pott
the other for Bread or cake Bread.
The scummer is a large round plate
made of either Tyn brasse copper or
siluer, 10 or 12 Inches in the diameter,
set orderly with holes that a rush may
goe through. With this Instrument
cookes take away all the filth and scume
from off a Boiling pott the liquor runing
throw the holes, and the dreggs remaineing on the scummer.
Egg spoon
There is an other little Instrument of
this nature used by cookes called an
egge spoon or slice, it is made much
after the same maner, but more ovall,
yet some are round at the handle and
square at the other ovall end. With
this they turne anything that is either
fried in the ffrying pan, or stewed in
a stew pan: as eggs, fish, flesh, or
fritters.
Back spittle
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The Back spittle is a Iron made flatt and thinne at the streight side for the more easie goeing vnder the thing it is used about. It is of some called a cake padle, and is chiefely used about all sorts of Bread, or cakes baked on a side to side, as they bake.
Ladle
25. He beareth a Ladle
betweene a paire of
Racks.
The Ladle is an Instrument of
housholdry made either of wood or
any other mettle, and is of great use
and so generally knowne that I need
say noe more of it,
Racks
The Racks are things as much Known,
and their use as the former for no
Kitchen can be without them. Some
call them broach Racks or Fire Racks,
or Goberts: by the help of them,
Broaches or spits are turned about with
meate on them, and are set higher or
lower, neerer or further from the fire,
as necessity requireth.
Fire shovel
26. He beareth a Fire shouell.
In the Fire shouell there is no other termes, than the pan, or fire shouell pan: and the handle: which are both well knowne. In the dexter side, is a long belly bottle, with neck and foote, haueing 2 round eares proceeding there from.
Standing cup
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In the sinister side is, a long plaine standing cup with a couer: or of some called a standing Bowle cup.
Tongs
27. He beareth a paire of
Tonges, or fire Tonges.
Some terme these
chamber Tonges.
Tongs
28. He beare a paire of
Tonges closed in ye tanges.
This is the old plaine way of making
the fire tonges which for that cause are
now termed, vseing Tonges, or Kitchin
Tonges, the former being for ladyes
chambers and seldome used there, but
hung by the grateside more for shew
and ornament, then use.
Drinking jug
Image from proof plateIn the sinister cheife is a drinking Jugg, or a Tickney Jugge.
Bellows
29. He beareth a paire of
Bellowes.
This is an Instrument invented to make wind and is used to blow
vp fires for their more speedy Kindling, the invention whereof is ascribed to Anacharsis, as Strabo
saith, which was more witty then that conceit of the poets, that Boreas kept his winds in bottles.
Related text(s) Bellows parts
Trevit
30. He beareth a three
square Trevett.
These Kinde of Instruments are made all of Iron, and are used to be set ouer great fires, for Large potts, or pans, or caldrons, to be set vpon, to boile things in. They are also called Brandretts Brand Irons, Iron crowes, with three feet.
Trevit
31. He beareth a Trevet.
A Trevett seemes to be so called from its three feete, or a Tripode.
Crow
32. He beareth a Triangle
crow with two scrowle feete.
This is a Duch beareing, and I suppose is ment for Iron Brandretts, or crowes, lesse then Trevett which are put ouer chimney fires, haueing the two feete fixed on the higher bars of the grate, and the other point resting on the back of the chimney, and so a pot or pan is set stiddy vpon it ouer the fire.
Stand
Image from proof plateIn the cheife of this square is an other sort of stand for dishes, much like those before in num:9, 19. but this is round in the top and bottome, Some haue affirmed this to be the Foot of a cup, before the Bowl or drinking part be fixed upon it.
Trevit
33. He beareth a square Trevett,
or a Trevett with foure feete.
The square Trevett hath euer a crosse barre, or more ouer the midle of it, as it is in largnesse.
Basket
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In the cheife of this square is a round twiggen Baskett with a circle or hoop of wreathen worke about the bottome and top of it. Some terme it a wool Baskett. Se lib.4. ca.4. num:24 [not transcribed].
Jack
34. He beareth an Engin
rack, or a standing Jack, or a rack with
an Annulet, or ring at the end of it
and an oval drippin pan.
Dripping pan
The ovall dripping pan is made either
of potters earth or Iron; some are guttered at both ends, others but at one:
these serve to set vnder meate, while it
is roasting at the fire.
Dripping pan
35. He beareth a square dripping pan with handles:
Earthen dish
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In cheife an earthen dish raised vp in the sides after the maner of a round pye, of some termed a Marmalett dish or box.
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