SC - Treacle?
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Thu Dec 21 18:45:24 PST 2000
Vincent Cuenca wrote:
> Offhand, does anyone know if Guillaume Tirel was nobly born or a commoner?
> His knighthood for service to the House of Valois would seem less unusual if
> her were nobly born. I've found a few instances of cooking knights (Sir
> Kenelm Digby being one, and a Gonzalvo Gil listed in a c1300 roll of members
> in the Order of Santiago as "cozinero mayor del rey" or head cook to the
> king). Were these cases of additional honors being bestowed on those
> already entitled, or the elevation of commoners due to their skills?
>
> Vicente
> (knighthood for cooking... hmmm...)
You might want to take a look through this file in the FOOD-BOOKS section
of my files:
cb-rv-Taillvt-msg (9K) 7/14/99 Reviews of books having Taillevents recipes
Some of the referances reviewed in this file might have the answers you seek.
Or this file in the FEASTS section:
p-cooks-msg (16K) 1/20/00 Comments on specific period cooks.
Thank you Vicente and Adamantius for this info. I was unaware of these
cooks being knights/knighted. This I'm going to have to get into the
Florilegium, and keep in mind for future arguments.
Stefan, a trouble-maker? Nah...
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THLord Stefan li Rous Barony of Bryn Gwlad Kingdom of Ansteorra
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