| One of Chaucer's pilgrims is a manciple of the Temple, of whom he gives a good character for his skill in purveying. |
| Paying the barber, the cook, the laundress and the manciple amounted to a further six shillings a year. |
| The manciple accuses the cook of being drunk, and the cook falls off his horse after giving the Manciple a dirty look. |
| Extra food obtained from the manciple to be eaten in private was called Battels. |
| A manciple was in charge of getting provisions for a college or court. |
| The satire was too much for the Cook, who became excited, and fell from his horse in his attempts to oppose the manciple. |
