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A Christmas bankette garnyshed with many pleasaunt and deynty disshes, newely prepared by Theodore Basille
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Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.
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1542
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O mercifull God what haue I herde and sene this day so christian a house so godlye an order neuer sawe I in my lyfe All householders may take an example of you Would God y t many seynge this youre acte would in lyke maner folow it in euery condicion garnyshyng theyr houses with holy scriptures trayning theyr lyâ—es accordyng to the same Oh what a floryshynge realme than shoulde we haue Wyth howe syncer fayth shoulde we serue God Wyth howe feruent charite should we procure y e coÌ„modite of our neyghboure With howe redy myndes endued w t al huÌ„bly submissioÌ„ shoulde we faythe fully obey our moost christen Emperoure moost redoubted Kynge and moost excellent ruler With how feruent herte should we profligate and chase awaye synne With howe vale aunte courage shoulde we amplecte inhaunce vertue It can not be expressed with howe many great coÌ„modities this moost prosperous realme shoulde florysshe to the glory of God the aâ—auncement of y â— kynges moost excelleÌ„t maiestie to the great pleasure contentacion of all youre mindes yf this thing were brought to passe â–ª PHIL. I am here vnder God and my Prince a ruler ouer this my lytle housholde I thynke my selfe to be so muche bounde in conscience to bryng theÌ„ vp vertuously that yf ony of them shoulde perysshe theyr bloud should be required of my haÌ„d at the dreadfull daye of iudgement CHRI Woulde God that all housholders yea all Bysshoppes Curates would waite attent vpoÌ„ theyr parysshes wyth no lesse dilygence than you do on your flock EVSE The very â—ame woulde I wysshe THEO Than should christeÌ„ meÌ„ knowe Christ his lawes better theÌ„ they do nowe a dayes and serue theyr Prince w t a more faythfull and obedient herte PHIL. Well thus haue ye sene my symple wytte in diuisynge these aforesayde thynges for the ryght institucion of my selfe family And it pleseth me wel seyng that it doth not displease you EVSE The lyght hereof hath so delyghted vs that nothyng heretofore hath fed our eyes with so great delectacioÌ„ pleasure Neyther haue we beÌ„ here vaine ydle spectatours but haue reposed all theise thynges in oure brestes that euery one of vs intende to gyrnysshe his house and order his familye in lyke maner gyuynge you ryght herty thankes for the callynge of vs hyther this daye â—HIL Seyng y t ye haue now sene the moost priÌ„cipal plesures of my haull I praye you vouchesafe to take the payne for to come into my parlouâ— THEO We followe you gladly PHIL. Nowe are ye welcome hyther CHRI I praye you neyghbour Philemon what haue we here to do I am now more rauysshed then I was before Here is euery thynge so godly pleasaunt that it semethe vnto me to be a figure of the newe celeâ—tial Ierusalem which is so gorgiouâ—ly decked garnysshed wyth all kynde oâ— heauenly treasures But I praye you what do ye mene bi your table spred w t a fayre white fyne cloth Again what four bokes haue you layd vpon the table cladde couered moost preciously with cloth of gold PHIL. It is not vnknowen to you neyghbours that I dyd bydde you vnto a Christmasse Bancket very frendely ye are come to me Nowe that it myght be a Christmasse Bancket indede I was mynded not only to prouyde meate for youre bodies as the common fasshyon of the worlde is but also for your soules or els howe coulde it be a Christmasse Bancket These â—oure bokes that lye here are thus named The fyrst is the fiue bokes of Moses w t certayne other volumes of the olde TestameÌ„t The seconde is the Prophetes The thyrd the new TestameÌ„t The fourth the Doctours of the chyrche For euery one of vs here is a boke of lyke nomber for euery one of vs all Theise are the maysters of the Christmasse Bancket These are they which shal feaste you Theyse are they that haue in store so many godly goodli dysshes mooste confortable for oure soules healthe Whan we haue once taken our repast of these moost delycious disshes than by Gods fauoure wyll we repare to the feast of thâ— body which the coÌ„mon forte only celebrate neglectyng y t which is pryncipall moost precious CHRI We desyre very much to taste of these pleasauÌ„t and deynty dysâ—hes THEO My herte reioyseth to heare these thynges EVSE Me thynke it a hundred yeare tyll we begynne our bancket PHIL. Seynge y t yeare so desyrous to tast of this moost godly bancket come of that it may be done amoÌ„g vs with the more fruyte let vs al w t one consente knele downe praye to God for the assistance of his spiryte EVSE Agreed PHIL. If it wyll please you to gyue audience quietelye to heare I wyll praye in the name of you all THEO Let it be so EVSE Yea I praye you CHRI That is best PHIL. Heare nowe ¶ The prayer O Good God mercyefull father the â—uthor gyuer of all wisdome whych at the intercession of thy welbeloued sonne Iesus Christe our LORDE and sauioure dyddest sende downe accordynge to thy promyse thy holye spyryte to lyghten the hertes senses of the apostles before they could syncerly vnderstand the hygh misteries of thy deuyne wyll We moost humbly besech the that all cloudes of ignorancy darkenes dispelled put awaye we beyng here gathered togither in thy name may thorowe that same thy spyrite enioye the lyght of thy eternal verite so reuerentlye read talke of thy most blessed word at this preseÌ„t y t we vnderstandyng y â— same beiÌ„g enflamed w t y e loue rediÌ„g therof maye in all poyntes fasshyon oure lyfe accordinge vnto thy holye worde seriously prouyde that the lyght of all our actes maners may so shyne before meÌ„ y t they seyng our good workes maye gloryfy the oure father which arte in heaueÌ„ to whom wyth thy welbeloued sonne Iesus Christ the holy ghost thre distincte persones in deite and yet one verye true perfecte God in essence be all honour prayse glory for euermore THEO Amen EVSE So be it CHRI LORDE let it so come to passe PHIL. Nowe let vs fall in hande with our Christmasse bancket I beseche God so to temper our tonge thorowe the influence of the holye Ghoste that we speake here this daye nothynge dissonante from the veâ—itie of Gods worde but altogyther to the glorye of his moost blessed name and the coÌ„forte of al our soules THEO The very same thynge we also wysshe PHIL. Nowe wyll I bringe forth vnto you the bancket bycause I wyl not onerate ouercharge your stomackes with to much meat at ones although thâ—r ought not to be ony sufficieÌ„cy much lesse any nimiete in spiritual thinges so desyrous of theÌ„ should we be I haue at this presâ—nt only prepared accordyng to the nuÌ„ber of vs foure dysshes that we tastynge of theÌ„ yea rather eatynge deuouryng digesting