• oversight, oversite, oursight, ouresithte

He will that William Tropnell, & John Brond..be the ouersighte of William Oliuer, ben his executours. (1427-9) RParl. 4.365a The same Monoie..be dispended and disposed by the governaunce, disposicion and oversite of the seid John. ?1435 Lond.Chron.Jul. Jul B.2 65

• avoiding

Paston 2.47 In avoydyng of the payement of the seid vij c marc, the seide Sir Robert..hath outlaywed the seide John Lyston. (c1443) Pecock Rule Mrg M 519 407 Getyng of good and avoiding of yuel ben assigned to hym

• ox(e-herd(e, oxard, oxenhird, -hurde

(1301) Sub.R.Yks. in YASRS 21 99 Willelmo Oxenhird. (1325) Pat.R.Edw.II 231 William le Oxhird. (1332) Sub.R.Lan. in LCRS 31.2 25 Willelmus le Oxherd. (1333) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms 59 Galfr. le Oxenhurde. a1385 Cust.Chichester in Sus.RS 31 19 John Ocsehurde.

• ox-gang(e, noxgang, hoxgangin, oxyong, oxion, oxygong, oxgang(e, -ganges

and line mene, dalte in lande doles and medew doles. (1456) Deed Yks. in YASRS 39 25 If the saide John Wodcoke..knowlegge..iiij oxgang of lande..to be the right of the seid Richard. (1468) Deed Norris in LCRS 93 50 Thos.

• patin-maker(e

Nrf.Archaeol.6 239 Johannes Grene, patynmaker. (c1449) Rec.Norwich 2 230 Shomakers, Bedweuers..Patynmakers. a1450 Cat.Plays Yk. p.xxii Patenmakers. (c1457) Rec.Norwich 1 410 John Sadeler, patynmaker. (1464) RParl. 5.567b It was ordeyned..that the Patynmakers within the Reame of Englond..shuld not make eny Patyns

• pavier, paver(e, paiver, pawier, pavour, paveor

to paue in lone lane at þe west dore, v teys, ij s. xj d. (1428) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh. 159 [John Snell], pavyer, [to Richard Sturgeon, clerk]. (1445) Acc.Bk.Carpenter Co. 11 Item, ye pawyer, xxxij s. vij d. (1446) Plea

• perceiving, persewinge

myȝten be chaungid fro malice. ?c1475 Cath.Angl. Add 15562 94b A Persewinge [Monson: Persauynge]: animaduersio. (1474) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh. 84 John Parys..shall suffre the said Nicholas Boylle..to take and have the singler Rule..of the said tenement..and the perceyvyng and havyng

• pertinentes, portinauntes, pertinitez

the maner A-fore seyd by the Ende of the Seyde x ȝer, then schall hit be lefull vnto the seyd John Chirtheseye..to the seyde soyle with All portinauntes to reentre. (1443) Indent.Medilton in Yks.CM 1 273 The forsaid Willm. scall

• pessoner, peshoner, pesoner, pessuner, peisuner, pessouner

& Vitaillers..soient de tout anientiz. (1292) Will Court Hust. Gldh 1.106 [Pikeman, Adam], pessoner. (1310) Let.Bk.Lond.D Gldh LetBk D 45 [John Gerard de Leuesham], pesshoner, [admitted]. (1332) in Fransson Surn. 76 Rob. de Hicham, Pesshoner. (1332) Sub.R.Lond. in Unwin Finance

• piking(e, pikking

o pikkyng after her mete and loken vp as suiþe. (1422) Plea & Mem. in Bk.Lond.E. 130/273 William Brigis and John his man bringes vp newe Customes of diuerse men..ayenst þe Fredome of þe Cite, by faching of water..or pikyng

• po-hen, -henne, pehen(ne

sold. c1350 Cmb.Ee.4.20.Nominale Cmb Ee.4.20 782 Sigoyne, pown, et powe: Storke, pecok, and pohenne. (1381) Doc. in Morsbach Origurk. 4 John Remmesbury..hath deliuered to william Hunte..iii paukockes and pohennes. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 150a/b Þe pohenne sittiþ a brode

• porter, portere, portar(e, portir, portor, portour, porteour, portier, poter

dore and askyd entre; The Poterys haddyn of hym grete endeyne. (1450) RParl. 5.194b John Watts, Yoman porter of oure Gate. (1454) Proc.Privy C. 6.225 John Davy, grome porter. a1600(1472) Rec.Bluemantle Jul C.6 385 Ye forsayde Lorde Gruthuse was honorably

• achat, acat, achates, acates, acades

Things purchased, esp. provisions for a household; -- usu. pl. (1465) Acc.Howard in RC 57 511 Item, that he toke John Kooke for freshe acades, xiiijd. (1469) Ordin.Househ.Clarence in PSAL (1790) 93 Pieces of beefe and moton, and all other

• pough(e, pou~x0021d~e, pouge, pouh~x0021d~, pouhe, pouha, pogh(e, pogha, paugh, poch(e

paugh. Hoc viscus: a bowelle. (1222) EPNSoc.9 (Dev.) 415 Pochell. (1238) EPNSoc.9 (Dev.) 415 Pochehull..Poghahille..Pouhahille. (1284) Cust.Battle Abbey in Camd.n.s.41 68 Poghelegh. (1288-9) EPNSoc.50 (Brks.) 331 Poughele. (1306) in Fransson Surn. 95 John le Poghwebbesone. (1361) EPNSoc.50 (Brks.) 331 Poghele.

• poundage, pondage, pundage

for þe saide shorling lambeskyns and calveskyns þe subsidie called pondage. (1464) Doc. in Rec.B.Nottingham 2 377 Item, paied to John Paynter for the pundage, x s. (a1475) Fortescue Gov.E. LdMisc 593 123 Pondage and tonnage mey not be rekenned

• precedent, preseident

a litel amonges hem that so straunged hem self from me. (1450) RParl. 5.191a Provided also that this Petition..extende not..to John Botiller, Knyght, to or of any Graunt made by us unto hym of Viewe of Frauncplegge..which we graunted to

• precedent, precident, presedent, precedent(z

Paston (Gairdner) 3.150 All othir lorshepis..except the seyd manerez..in the article next presedent specified, shull be sold be the seyd John Paston. a1500 Let.Alex. Wor F.172 596 Ther to my legat I comaunded that, and whiche precident I proposed and

• preferrement, preferment

preferrement n. Also preferment . From preferren v. (a) Furtherance of an undertaking, encouragement of an action, advancement in status; (b) a prior claim or right; a granted advantage or privilege, preference. (1454) RParl. 5.254b Item..that I of such

• lokier(e, lockier, loker(e, lokker(e, locker(e, loquer, louker

in Der.ANHSJ 30 86 Ric. le Lokker. (1332) in Fransson Surn. 146 [Ran.] le Loker. (1346) in Fransson Surn. 146 John le Lokyere. (1356) Let.Bk.Lond.G Gldh LetBk G 58 [Henry Clement,] lokyer, [Stephen Basham,] lokyer. (1408-9) Acc.Met.Col. in Archaeol.J.6 63

• lok-smith, loke-, loki-, lock-, loc-, lox-, loksmicht, locsmit, locsmethe, lochsmit

44 Extra domum Iohannis Knyght, loksmyth de Louthe. (1400) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO) 7.38 [Thomas Shelle and Philip..granted their wood of Brackenborough to John de Brugh..] loksmyth. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 311 Loksmythe: Serefaber. (1449) Rec.Norwich 2 280 To smythes crafte thies mysterys,