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* 1.1Edward the third caused his houshold to bee certaine in allowances, making thereof a Booke by way of Or∣dinance, which is called Aula Regis.
* 1.2Henry the fourth counselled his sonne the Prince, and the rest of his Councell, to ordaine such moderate go∣vernance of his house that may continue, Au pleiser du Dieu et du peuple.
Hen. 6. Anno 27.* 1.3 reduced his charge of house to 12000. l'. whereof 2000. l'. was out of the Queenes Joynture.
Ed. 4. Anno 12. reformeth it againe,* 1.4 and publisheth a booke of Orders for their better direction, which after∣wards Cardinall Wolsey, for the more honour and profit of the King, amendeth.* 1.5 And that still remaineth the ground-work of the present government; which being now so much corru••ted, it may seeme fit either to put down the Tables, and leave all the attendants to allow∣ance of money, as France and Spaine doth, or else by setting up the Hall againe, reduce the Houshould to the best, first, and most magnificent order: So all things being spent in publick, will be to the Kings honour, and the secret waste by chamber-diet & purloyning, preven∣ted, to the Kings benefit. For there is never a back doore in Court, which costs not the King so little as 2000 l'. yearly. And few meane houses in Westminster that are not maintained with food and firing by stealth of the Court Instruments.
Ex aula regis fact. tempore. E. 3.
Act Conc. 8. H. 4. Marked P P.
Mich. recept. 27. H. 6.
Ex lib. Ordin. hospiti•• temp. E. 4.
Ordinat. Card. Wolsey, temp. H. 8.