faisait euTle à voir, 'was marvelloos to see

20. manu-diristi or manus-chrisHy a sort of spice used in confectionery. It is mentioned in the accounts of Charles VII's expenditure, but the commentators do not kftow what it was. It was possibly ginger^ the roots of which often divide like fingers of a hand — hence the name.

35. le service de la Irauche, 'the kitchen department,* literally 'service of the (royal) mouth.'

97. maltres-queuz, 'chief-cooks.' Queux is an obsolète word, derived from the Latin coquu^,

potagers, *soup-makers.' The word now means only 'a kitchengarden.'

hàteurs, 'roasters.' The word is generally derived from hastef Old French for *a spit* (Latin hasta^ *a spear'), but may come from hâier, *to hasten.'

¥BletB tranobantB, 'carvers,' literally 'carving-servants.'

a8. TBletB de nappe, 'clothlayers,* who would lay the table.

aert-l'ean, 'water-bearers.' A compound word composed of a verb and noun, and meaning celui qui sert Veau, Hence it is indéclinable. See Eve, Accidence § 5a.

tonmeliroohes, 'tumspits.*