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emonies attending the mediÆval dinner, 150-153, 156-163;
  • dinner in the fifteenth century, 389, 396;
  • after the Reformation, 458-466.
  • Dinner, number of courses at, 349, 463.
  • Dogs, Anglo-Saxon, 68, 69;
  • pets and house-dogs, 242, 243;
  • dogs used in hawking, 307.
  • Draught chamber, or drawing-room, 408.
  • Draughts, the game of, 221.
  • Dresser, or cupboard, 173, 379, 393, 450, 461, 462.
  • Drinking, among the Anglo-Saxons, 3, 4, 30, 31;
  • among the Anglo-Normans, 113;
  • among the English, 168.
  • Drinking ceremonies and formalities, 33, 467-470.
  • Drinking-cups, Anglo-Saxon, 5, 6, 31;
  • Anglo-Norman, 89, 90;
  • in the fifteenth century, 390;
  • drinking-vessels, 465.
  • Drum, the, 188, 393.
  • Dulcimer, the, 184, 190.
  • E.
  • Eating, greediness in, characteristic of the English, 422, 423;
  • their diet in the seventeenth century, 465.
  • Education, 118, 338-340, 439.
  • Embroidery, among the Anglo-Saxons, 52;
  • among the English, 237, 238.
  • F.
  • Faldestol, the, 95.
  • Fashions, extravagant, among the Anglo-Normans, 81.
  • Feasts, great, 357.
  • Female character, estimate of, 105.
  • Feudal society, its classes and prejudices, 280, 416-418.
  • Feudalism, 100, 101, 103;
  • its barbarity, 316;
  • its decline, 415, 441.
  • Fiddle, the, 34, 184, 237.
  • Keys, 135.
  • Kitchen, Anglo-Norman, 84, 86-88;
  • early English, 142-147.
  • Knife-cases, ornamental, 464.
  • Knight, characteristics of the, 104.
  • Knives, Anglo-Saxon, 9, 10, 29, 30;
  • Anglo-Norman, 89.
  • Knives, not furnished to the guests, 363, 364.
  • Knockers to doors, 361.
  • L.
  • Lamps, 44, 252-254.
  • Lanterns, 108, 252.
  • Latten, a mixed metal, 376.
  • Learning, state of, 118.
  • Lechers. See Ribalds.
  • Leek, the favourite vegetable in the middle ages, 294.
  • Lighting, 43, 249, 375-378, 398, 454.
  • Liquors, drunk by the Anglo-Saxons, 32.
  • Londesborough, lord, his collection of ancient plate, 462.
  • Lute, the, 186.
  • M.
  • Magpie, the favourite talking bird, 239-242.
  • Marriage, among the Anglo-Saxons, 54.
  • Masques after dinner, 462.
  • Mead, 32.
  • Meals, Anglo-Saxon, 22.
  • Meals, hours of the, 155. See Hours.
  • Meat, how cooked, 148.
  • Medicine, administered by the ladies, 278, 279.
  • Mess, meaning of the word, 464.
  • Milking, 92.
  • Millichope, Norman house at, 129-131.
  • Minstrels, 33-37, 106, 164-167, 175-193, 227, 228, 285, 286, 365, 391, 393.
  • Mirrors, 260, 412-414.
  • Money dealings, 78, 79, 263, 265.
  • Monks, luxury of the, 348.
  • Monkeys, domesticated, 242, 491.
  • Moon, a contrivance for giving light, FINIS.

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