eight o'clock
The Archbishop indeed at first dispensed with this office altogether , and concentrated all the supervision of the stable on the yeoman , and Anthony was the first and only Gentleman of the Horse that Archbishop Grindal employed . The disgrace and punishment under which the Archbishop fell so early in his archiepiscopate made this particular post easier than it would even otherwise have been ; as fewer equipages were required when the Archbishop was confined to his house , and the establishment was yet further reduced . Ordinarily then his duties were over by eleven o'clock , except when special arrangements were to be made . He rose early , waited upon the Archbishop by eight o'clock , and received his orders for the day ; then interviewed the yeoman ; sometimes visited the stables to receive complaints , and was ready by half-past ten to go to the chapel for the morning prayers with the rest of the household . At eleven he dined at the Steward 's table in the great hall , with the other principal officers of the household , the chaplain , the secretaries , and the gentlemen ushers , with guests of lesser degree . This great hall with its two entrances at the lower end near the gateway , its magnificent hammer-beam roof , its daïs , its stained glass , was a worthy place of entertainment , and had been the scene of many great feasts and royal visits in the times of previous archbishops in favour with the sovereign , and of a splendid banquet at the beginning of Grindal 's occupancy of the see . Now , however , things were changed .