Commemoration of Bishop Andrewes Friday 15th April

Fellow 1576 * Master 1589-1605* Dean of Westminster 1601

Bishop of Chichester 1605 * of Ely 1609 *
of Winchester 1619

Lancelot Andrewes (1555 – 25 September 1626) was an English clergyman and scholar, who held high positions in the Church of England during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and King James I. During the latter's reign, Andrewes served successively as Bishop of Chichester, Ely and Winchester and oversaw the translation of the Authorized Version (or King James Version) of the Bible. In the Church of England he is commemorated on 25 September with a Lesser Festival.

The menu as it might have looked in the 17th Century.

Smoaked Mallard wyth sallets of orenge & rockett

Drest in honey, herbes & citrus

Judges 14: 8

or

Vegetables of the Grecian Academie at Merchant Taylors’

Cheese of greene pear

Acts 14: 1

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Roasted Lobster in ye Winchester stile

Matthew 7: 10

or

Parcells of Chesse Nutts and Italian cheese

Wyth crushed roote of sellary

Exodus 16: 31

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Master’s Racke of Springe Lamb

Skyrrets of Peru, purple Coleworts, Leeks, fruit mixture, drest in rosemary

Revelation 19: 9

or

Chichester Frytter

Caponado, Tapenado, drest in orenge, thyme & saffron

Song of Solomon 4: 14

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Almoner’s Cookt creme of Elderflower

mixture of Goseberie

Song of Solomon 2: 12

Smoked Duck, Orange and Rocket Salad

Honey, herb and citrus dressing

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Roasted Lobster with Jus Citrus

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Rack of Spring Lamb

Pommes Boulanger, purple sprouting broccoli, baby leeks, fruit compote and rosemary jus

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Elderflower Pannacotta

With gooseberry compôte