Caliope's cabinet opened wherein gentlemen may be informed how to adorn themselves for funerals, feastings, and other heroick meetings : also, here they may know their place and worth with all the degrees and distinctions of honour in the realm, shewing how every one ought to take place with the titles due to them, with other things of antiquity very observable / by James Salter.

A Royal Feast, the King Fresent.

FIrst at the Head of the Table the King himself sits.

2. At the lower end of the same Table are placed Embassadours of divers Princes.

3. Before him stand the Carver, Sewer, and Cupbearer, with a great number of Gentle∣men-waiters attending his Person; the Ushers making place to strangers that come to be∣hold his Person.

4. At a side Table on the right hand near adjoyning to the King, are placed the Lord Chancellour, Chamberlain, Steward, Trea∣surer, and Keeper of the Seal, with Divers Honourable Persons.

5. At another Table at the left hand are placed the Treasurer of the Houshold, Se∣cretaries, the Kings Serjants at Law, the Ma∣ster

of the Revels, the King at Arms, the Dean of the Chappel, and divers Gentlemen Pen∣tioners to furnish the same.

6. At the other Table at the other side are set the Master of the Game and his chief Ranger, Masters of the Houshold, Clerks of the Green Cloath and Chequer, with stran∣gers to furnish the same.

7. At another Table over against them is placed the Lieutenant of the Tower, accom∣panied with divers Captains of foot.

8. At the lower end of the Hall begins the high Butler and Panther, Clerks of the Kitchin furnished, throughout with the Kings Guard.

At every course the Trumpets with other Musick are to sound.