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One picture of castle life, as given in one of the old books tells how Kaim, the king's officer, went to the mead cellar with a golden cup, to get a drink that would keep them all wide awake. ONE PICTURE OF CASTLE LIFE AS GIVEN IN ONE OF THE OLD BOOKS TELLS OF HOW CAME THE KING'S OFFICER WENT TO THE MEAT CELLAR WITH A GOLDEN CUP TO GET A DRINK THAT WOULD KEEP THEM ALL WIDE AWAKE
y. XVIII THE KING'S FOOT HOLDER There was a curious custom in the far olden times of Wales. At the banqueting hall, the king of the country would sit with his feet in the lap of a high officer. Whenever His Majesty sat down to dinner, this official person would be under the table holding the royal feet. This was also the case while all sat around the evening fire in the middle of the hall. This footholding person was one of the king's staff and every castle must have a human footstool as part of its furniture. By and by, it became the fashion for pretty maidens to seek this task, or to be chosen for the office. Their names in English sounded like Foot-Ease, Orthopede, or Foot Lights. When she was a plump and petite maid, they nicknamed her Twelve Inches, or when unusually soothing in her caresses of the soft royal toes. It was considered a high honor to be the King's Foot Holder. In after centuries, it was often boasted of that such and such an ancestor had held this honorable service. ILLIAM ELIOT GRIFFITH CHAPTER EIGHTEEN THE KING'S FOOTHOLDER THERE WAS A CURIOUS CUSTOM IN THE FAR OLDEN TIMES OF WALES AT THE BANQUETING HALL THE KING OF THE COUNTRY WOULD SIT WITH HIS FEET IN THE LAP OF A HIGH OFFICER WHENEVER HIS MAJESTY SAT DOWN TO DINNER THIS EFFICIENT PERSON WOULD BE UNDER THE TABLE HOLDING THE ROYAL FEET THIS WAS ALSO THE CASE WHILE ALL SET AROUND THE EVENING FIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HALL THIS FOOTHOLDING PERSON WAS ONE OF THE KING'S STAFF AND EVERY CASTLE MUST HAVE A HUMAN FOOTSTOOL AS PART OF ITS FURNITURE BY AND BY IT BECAME THE FASHION FOR PRETTY MAIDENS TO SEEK THIS TASK OR TO BE CHOSEN FOR THIS OFFICE THE NAMES IN ENGLISH SOUNDED LIKE FOOT EASE ORTHOPED OR FOOTLIGHTS WHEN SHE WAS A PLUMP AND PETITE MAID THEY NICKNAMED HER TWELVE INCHES OR ONE UNUSUALLY SOOTHING IN HER CARESSES OF THE SOFT ROYAL TOES IT WAS CONSIDERED A HIGH HONOUR TO BE THE KING'S FOOTHOLDER IN AFTER CENTURIES IT WAS OFTEN BOASTED THAT SUCH AND SUCH AN ANCESTOR HELD THIS HONORABLE SERVICE
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