"Cellarer" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... guard bids him hie away, and menaces him if he tarries with his halbert. Closed are the buttery-hatches and the pantries; and the daily dole of bread hath ceased. Closed, also, to the brethren is the refectory. The cellarer's office is ended. The strong ale which he brewed in October, is tapped in March by roystering troopers. The rich muscadel and malmsey, and the wines of Gascoigne and the Rhine, are no longer quaffed by the abbot and his more honoured guests, but ...
— The Lancashire Witches - A Romance of Pendle Forest • William Harrison Ainsworth
... his host addressed him, "whenever I have the honour of entertaining you, I am cellarer of ...
— The Shaving of Shagpat • George Meredith
... the Cooks of the greater foundations were officers of consequence, though under the Cellarer [33], and if he were not a monk, he nevertheless was to enjoy the portion of a monk [34]. But it appears from Somner, that at Christ Church, Canterbury, the Lardyrer was the first or chief cook [35]; and this officer, as we have seen, was often an ecclesiastic. However, the great ...
— The Forme of Cury • Samuel Pegge
... St. Mary's. Abbot and prior waited in hope and excitement. If the cash was not paid by night a rich estate would fall into their hands. The knight must pay to the last farthing, or be beggared. As they sat awaiting the cellarer burst in ...
— Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) - The Romance of Reality • Charles Morris |
