• countour, compter, -our, contour, counter, -or, -re, -ur, cunter, -ur, konter, chountre, comitour, cowntewery

vn to ye Counter within ye said Citee of london. (1439) EEWills 113/18 All-so I be-queth to euery prisoner yn the prison of Ludgate, And ech of the ij Countours of London, a loof of a pownde. ?c1450 Brut-1447 Trin-C

• citẹ, citee, site, city, citty, sity, cete, sete

, rial ; (b) cites and tounes ; etc.; (c) the cite Rome, Jerusalem the , Paris , the of London, Troies , etc. c1230(?a1200) Ancr. Corp-C 402 61b Þe tur nis nawt asailet, ne castel ne cite. a1325(c1250) Gen.&

• phisicien, phisicien, phisician, -cion, -sian, phiscicien, phicicien, -cian, -cion, -sien, fisicien, -cian, -tien, -sien, -sian, fisission, -ssean, -ssian, ficiscian, -cien, ficesien, fizicien, fisiciano, phesicien, -cian, fesicien, -cian, -cion, -sien, -sian, -scian, -scion, feciscian, fessession, fusicion, visicion, ficien, phician, phision, phicsien, phesian, fecicisian, phisicienes, fesiciance

Goddys sake, be ware what medesynys ye take of any fysissyanys of London. (1465) Acc.Howard in RC 57 303 My master toke to Thurston for his costes to London ffor to ffette fesycyance, ij s. ij d. c1475 Scrope DSP

• aresten, arresten, arest(ed

Cmb Dd.14.2 457 Al so þe lord Cheyne for þes causes is a restud and lad to þe towre of london. (a1438) MKempe A Add 61823 135/15 Sche was arestyd for a loller & ledde to-preson-warde. c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) Thrn

• cofre, coffre, coffer, coofer, coufer

(e.g. armor, clothes, books, documents, jewelry, relics, spices); also, wardrobe, shrine; (b) trussing , a trunk; Flaundres , Flemish chest; London ; Pruse ; long ; stonding ; (c) comin , tresour , a strongbox or safe of an organization

• examinacioun

ben present whan I was accused. (1457) Let.Bk.Lond.K Gldh LetBk K 385 Examynacions taken and hadde..before..thaldermen of þe Citee of London, of the persones herafter folowing. ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) Hrl 2261 7.47 Sche scholde purge his innocency after his dethe by

• exequies, exequise, exequies, exequise, exequises, exequi

exequies n. Also exequise . Forms: exequies , exequise are used both as pl. and as sg., whence the occas. pl. exequises ; sg. exequi is not attested in ME. OF exequies ; cp. L exsequias (acc. pl.). (a)

• frẹr(e, freyer, frier, frir, frẹres, frẹren, frẹren(e, frẹre(s prechours, frẹre(s menours

of Oxford..v s. a1500(1396) Indent.Francisc. in RS 4.1 Vit F.12 523 Freer John Bruyll Wardyn of the freers minors in London and the couent of the same place. c1330 Why werre Auch 164 Ther is another ordre, Menour and Jacobin,

• apechen, appechen, appeychen

herte thouȝt. c1432 Bishop Notes in PMLA 49 Cmb Dd.14.2 458 A worþi man and a riche of Chepe in london is a restud for þis lollardy, and xvj men wyþ hym a peched. ?1435 Lond.Chron.Jul. Jul B.2 38 Oon

• crochet

at the end. (c1332) Acc.Eleanor in Archaeol.77 126 Willelmo le Lokier de London, pro ccc crochettis grossis et iiijor martellis. (1406) Wardrobe Acc.Philippa in Archaeol.67 182 ccc crochettez de ferro, cc hokes de ferro, j martellum de ferro. (1426-7) Rec.St.Mary

• deces, decesse, deses(se, desces, dessece, dicese, dises, disces(se, disseace, disses(se

loue and charyte to live in parfiht pees. (c1449) Pecock Repr. Cmb Kk.4.26 518 And who schal be bischop of London aftir the deceesse of the bischop of Londoun now lyuying. c1460 Oseney Reg. 44/24 Þe saide chanons..mowe chese to

• defendour, defender

defendor. ?1435 Lond.Chron.Jul. Jul B.2 77 The Duke off Gloucestre..beyng Protectour and Defendour off this londe, desireth the Toure off London to be opned vnto hym. a1425(a1400) Paul.Epist. Corp-C 32 Gal.4.2 How long tyme þe eyr is a lytyl chyld..vndyr

• drapẹr, drapar, -ier, -our, -ur

41 p.109 Drapers ne cutellers..ne no manere of artificeris. (1407) Will in Bk.Lond.E. 214/8 Robert pegeon, Cytesayn & draper of london. a1425 Roy.17.C.17 Nominale Roy 17.C.17 652/2 Hic pannarius: drapure. (1437-8) Will York in Sur.Soc.30 63 Robertus Gray, civis et

• enrollen, enroulen, in-

enrollen v. Also enroulen , in- . OF enroller , -rouler . Law. To copy or enter (a deed, contract, will, etc.) into an official roll or register, as that of a court or a guild hall; to record

• accustomed, ac(c)ustumed, ac(c)ostomed

B.408 264/9 Doyng to them..service due and accustomed. (1475) RParl. 6.136a They..shuld doo make open Proclamation within your Cite of London, at places accustumed within the same. (1475) RParl. 6.144a As it is usuelly accustumed to doo daily in Writt'

• pointen, point(e

pointen v.(2) Also point(e . Shortened form of ap(p)ointen . (a) To establish (sth.), ordain, decree; settle or arrange (sth.); set or fix (a date); appoint (sb. to do sth.); into , organize (articles) into (a certain format); (b)

• prefixen, prefixed, perfixed, prefixt

a day. (1430) Indent.Colchester in RC 131 410 Robert and John..prefixid them diverses daiis, oon atte Colchestre, a nother at London, to here and see the euidences on bothe parties. (1433) Proc.Privy C. 4.148 Þe King is redy to sende

• bail(le, bal(e

bail(le n.(1) Also bal(e . OF bail (a) Captivity, custody; (b) charge, guardianship, stewardship. c1380 Firumb.(1) Ashm 33 1211 Fyrumbras..Wyth four othre men of myȝt wern put þo þer in baile..þay criede..as þay in prisoun sete. a1450 Yk.Pl. Add

• procinct(e, prosincte, procint

make and assigne..persones..within the procyncte of their Commyssion to be Collectours. (1449) Proc.Privy C. 6.74 Inhabitantes in our citee of London, the suburbes, and procint of þe same..ben troubled..by souldiours. (1449) RParl. 5.142a That the Citee of Lincoln, neyther the

• provisour, provisor

I-commytted to hym of God, prouisor of all goode peple. ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) Hrl 2261 8.147 lij m of citesynnes of London were redy at his commaundemente as to obbey the commune provisor [L provisori] of alle poore peple. a1500 Imit.Chr.