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| | Florilegium urbanum - Social events - A gild dinner |
 | | In this case, the occasion was the rendering of an account of annual expenditures and revenues by the wardens, or masters, of the brewer's gild. |
 | | Three and a half barrels of ale and 35 gallons of wine were provided, while 2 dozen earthenware pots, 4 dozen cups, and 8 dozen pewter vessels were rented, and service fees were paid to a cook, turnspits, water-carrier, butler, and pantry-keeper. |
 | | Possibly a form of alms, since Lynford and his wife appear in another context in the brewers' book as apparent tenants of a gild almshouse. |
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