Show efow evaland X n alss this is bow our forefathers managed n a time when tea and coffee were and beer was tho common leverage of the englishman in abe northumberland household book coin fenced in 1512 we biava an exhaustive account of the domestic economy of tho ecat percy family and from it wo earn that at breakfast which was erred at t in the morning abe arl and countess had a quart of beer nd a quart of wine between them wo sons my lordo percy and halser defty a two quarta of beer and two children in the nucy nu cy nursery a quart of beer for dinner it 10 my lord and lady had a allon of beer and a bottlo of wine tho wo boys a quart of beer and abe youner children a of beer at cup ier at 4 the earl and countess bared a of beer and a of ring abo children also had their al ewance for livery which was arved in the bedroom between 8 and in tho evening abe parents iscra supplied with a gallon of beer nd a quart of wine and each pair of with a of bar surely bore could in case have been no drinking between meals london |