Horse-shoes and horse-shoeing : their origin, history, uses, and abuses . illielmus Marescallus factus est comesPenbrochi^. We also notice that Walter Marshall, seventh Earl ofPembroke, who died in the Keep of Gooderich Castle, in1246, had for his seal a horse-shoe, and a nail within itsbranches. This seal is of interest to us in not only show-ing the origin of the name, but as affording a good ideaof the shoes and nails in use at this period (fig. 143). In the curious work entitled Fleta,written in the reign of Edward I., theMarescalcia and Marescallo arespecially alluded to. For example, ins
Horse-shoes and horse-shoeing : their origin, history, uses, and abuses . illielmus Marescallus factus est comesPenbrochi^. We also notice that Walter Marshall, seventh Earl ofPembroke, who died in the Keep of Gooderich Castle, in1246, had for his seal a horse-shoe, and a nail within itsbranches. This seal is of interest to us in not only show-ing the origin of the name, but as affording a good ideaof the shoes and nails in use at this period (fig. 143). In the curious work entitled Fleta,written in the reign of Edward I., theMarescalcia and Marescallo arespecially alluded to. For example, inspeaking of the Hospitio Regis, it iswritten : Item eleemosynar janitorem, ^°- ^^ servientem ad custod summar, et carectarum deputatum,et clericum de Marescalcia cum Marescallo, ferratoreequorum, qui quidem clericus de expensis foeni et avenae,literas ferrure equorum et harnes pro equis, et carectis,ac de vadiis servientum, scutiferorum, clericorum, etgarcionem respondebit cujus interest scire de hiis qui Du Cange. Glossarium ad Scriptores Mediae et Infime 378 HORSE-SHOES AND HORSE-SHOEING. de novo erunt admisi ad vad Reg. quam de extravaganti-bus, etc. And again, ^ Marescalli autem de supervenien-tibus debent inferiori Marescallo testimonium perhibere.^The functions of this dignitary are thus defined : Officiumautem Marescalli est praebendam contra praspositum talli-are, et numerum equorum Senescallo hospitii in compotodiei qualibet nocte computare, at ipse in rotulo suo nume-rum equorum possit inverere, specifiando nomina super-venientium de eorum adventu, et mora. 2. Item furfura prasposito per talliam recipere, cum vide necesse habue-rit, et inde Sen compotum reddere, ut fiat de furfure, sicatde avena. 3. Item contra pra^positum dc ferris et ckwisab eo receptis talliam recipere, tam de numero ferrorum,quam de eorum custibus, et ubi ea allocaverit Sen de-monstrare; nee sine sua licentia alienos eguos vide licebitferr are. Item fcenum et literam equis deliberare
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