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Order and Government of a Nobleman's House, &c.
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bee at his choice, and therefore hee is to answere all faultes in that place committede.

Hee is, if the lorde ride, to see all the horsses bee well and carefullie lookede unto, in theire travill, and to receave monye for theire chardges of the ridinge stewarde, and to deliver the saide stewarde in note, the perticular charges of everie nighte, under his hannde, and soe the gentleman of the horsse to bee dischardgede.

Hee is to give notice to the lorde of all such horsses, and mares, as bee unservisable, that his pleasure may bee knowne therein; eather to bee soulde, or made away, for they bee a wast chardge to keepe, beeinge not servisable.


The Office of the Learned Steward.

The learnede stewarde is to receave from the lorde, or by his apointmentte, all courte roles, of what courtes soever, as the lordes pleasure is hee shall keepe, and the saide stewarde is with the assistants of the jurie, to sesse synnes upon offenders, throughe faultes comitted by them; and such synnes, with other perquesites of courtes, to bee streated and delivered, under his hannde to the bayliefe, whoe is to make lewe thereof, and to paye such sommes of mony, soe levyed, to the receavour generall, as parcell of the lordes proffittes dewe unto him.

Hee is to make knowne to the auditour, what proffittes doe arise by the courtes, that thereby the auditour may chardge the balieffes in those places, touchinge the dewe accomptes to theire lorde, which likewise is to bee donne, under the hannde of the learned stewarde.

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