"half a garnishe of tynne plates"
 

Googling for this doesn't help me, but the OED suggests that a garnish is a set of vessels for the table. This is from a Stuart will.

Can any one find a reference to such things? I wondered if they were the fancy decorated plates used at banquets - ie designed simply to hold sweetmeats: more decoration than use.

There are some references here, a little earlier than the Stuarts though

https://yorkshiredictionary.york.ac.uk/words/garnish

A lifetime ago I worked in the kitchens of a posh hotel and "garniture" meant the things you would put on the table in order to eat a meal - so cutlery, crockery, cruets etc, but not silverware or crystal. Think everyday at home type of thing, not the best stuff you bring out for guests.

OC

Ooh, a Yorkshire dictionary! Thanks for that, Jill.

Yes thank you. Bookmarked for future reference.

Thank you, Jill and OC. These certainly weren't the best bits of tableware, but they do sound gaudy.