. London . et. I believe this to be thelast survival of the reed carpet. The times of meals were thebreakfast at about nine ; the noon-meat, or dinner, at twelve ;and the even meat, or supper, probably at a movable timedepending on the length of the day. When lighting was costly,and candles were scarce, the hours of sleep would be naturallylonger in winter than in the summer. In their manner ofliving the Saxons were fond of vegetables, especially of theleek, onion, and garlic. Beans they also had (these were intro-duced probably at the time when they commenced inter- 72 LOXDON course with the
. London . et. I believe this to be thelast survival of the reed carpet. The times of meals were thebreakfast at about nine ; the noon-meat, or dinner, at twelve ;and the even meat, or supper, probably at a movable timedepending on the length of the day. When lighting was costly,and candles were scarce, the hours of sleep would be naturallylonger in winter than in the summer. In their manner ofliving the Saxons were fond of vegetables, especially of theleek, onion, and garlic. Beans they also had (these were intro-duced probably at the time when they commenced inter- 72 LOXDON course with the outer world), pease, radishes, turnips, parsley,mint, sage, cress, rue, and other herbs. They had nearly allour modern fruits, though many show by their names, whichare Latin or Norman, a later introduction. They made useof butter, honey, and cheese. They drank ale and latter is still made, but in small quantities, in Somersetand Hereford shires. The Normans brought over the customof drinking CRYPT IN BOW CHURCH, FROM THE NORTH SIDE, NEAR THE EAST END OF THE NAVE In the earliest times the whole family slept in the commonhall. The first improvement was the erection of the solar orupper chamber. This was above the hall or a portion of it,or over the kitchen and buttery attached to the hall. Thearrangement may be still observed in many of the old collegesof Oxford or Cambridge. The solar was first the sleeping roomof the Lord and Lady : though afterwards it served not only SAXON AND NORMAN 73 this purpose but also for an ante-chamber to the dormitory ofthe daughters and the maid-servants. The men of the house-hold still slept in the hall below. Later on. bed recesses were-contrived in the wall, as one may find in Northumberland atthe .present day. The bed was commonly, but not for theladies of the house, merely a big bag stuffed with straw. Asheet wrapped round the body formed the only night there were also pillows, blankets, and coverlets. Theearly Engli
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