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"In 1595, the daily dinner of Viscount Montague was superintended by six ushers and the dishes were solemnly escorted by gentlemen-in-waiting while the household staff stood by in respectful silence; the Clerk of the Kitchen had orders not to allow the scullion to insult the Viscount's joint of meat while turning his back on it while it was roasting." Contrasted with beggars eating bread crusts from rubbish piles.
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