• fri(e, fri~x0021d~e

57 562 Grete carpes and many odre smale, and myche ffrye. c1475 Gregory's Chron. Eg 1995 104 The werys bytwyne London and Mydway..dyd moche harme in the ryver of Themys, for they dystroyed moche yonge frye, for the pepylle gaffe

• gentil-man

Lond. Kingdon 307/18 Robert Tylbyry, Jentilman. (1452) Doc. in Kingsford EHist.Lit. CotR 2.23 364 Johannes Polfford, nuper de London, armiger..Thomas Kent de London, gentyllman. (1468) Will York in Sur.Soc.45 164 Per Willelmum Vavasour, gentilman. (1469) Will Bury in Camd.49 45

• girding(e

he lett. (1449) Proc.Chanc. in Cal.PCEliz. p.lv Þe gurdyng someres of þe same flore shull be xj inchis square. 1295 London Galley Acct.(P.R.O.Accts.etc.) 571/3 [OD col.] viij globis fili ad duas Cordas que dicuntur Gerdinges. (1295) Acc.Shipbuilding in Ant.J.7 431

• Duche-man, Duch-, Deuch(e-, Doch(e-

of Cane in Normandy..takyth Duchemen, and raunsumyth hem grevously. (1468) Acc.Howard in RC 57 525 Paid to a Docheman of London. 1543(1464) Hardyng Chron.B Grafton p.99 He [Constantine] went to Roome..with Flemynges and Barbayns, Henauldes, Gelders, Burgonians, & French..Duchemenne, Lumbardes,

• ambassatour, em-, en-, im-, in-, ambassiatour, em-

1.67 The lord Lannoy, ambassiatour and Comyssarye of..prynce Lowes of Fraunce. (1472) Paston 5.157 Imbassators off Bretayne shall come to London. (a1475) Fortescue Gov.E. LdMisc 593 124 Þe kyng shall often tymes sende owt off this lande his ambassatours, as

• pain-demeine, -demain, painedemaine, paindmain, peindemaine, pain(e)main(e, painman, paiman, paimen-

of , the kind of flour used to make pain-demeine . (1255) Close R.Hen.III 135 Mandatum est majori et vicecomitibus London' quod sine dilacione faciant habere predicto Willelmo quinquaginta quarteria frumenti ad panem dominicum inde faciendum ad opus regis contra

• pakker(e, packare, pakkour, packer, palker

of all the said Wolles. (1474) Let.Bk.Lond.L Gldh LetBk L 117 This is the Dutie belonging to the Pakker of London. (1474) Let.Bk.Lond.L Gldh LetBk L 118 Item, for sealyng of every barrell, pipe, chest, and Fardell pakked by the

• portage

the portage of ij hondred and fiftie Tonne. (a1483) Let. in Ellis Orig.Let.ser.2.1 141 A Ship called the Trynyte of London, of the portage of xxx ton. a1500(1447) Let.Marg.Anjou in Camd.86 Add 46846 147 A shipp of Britaingne of portage

• prisọn(e)ment, Preson(e)ment, prisounement

95/24 Be-hold our hungre & shame, our woundes & our prisonmentes. c1475 Gregory's Chron. Eg 1995 69 Noo cyttezen of London shulde goo owte of the cytte to mete with noo maner of vytayle comynge unto the cytte..on payne of

• bak(e-hous, bak-hous, bac-, bakke-, bak-husse, bakkows

gard. (c1425) Stonor 1.43 In le Bakhous, j buntyntunne, ij knedyng trowes. (1426) EEWills 73/8 My bachous in Wodestrete in London. (1435) Doc. in Rec.B.Nottingham 2 357 A comon grond yat lyges at ye west end of Sent Petre Kyrk,

• provocacioun, prouacion

þat hiȝte sophene heleþ ham. (1426) Paston 1.6 I made an appell and a procuracie and also a prouocacion at London. c1460 Oseney Reg. 209/3 By A prouacion [L prouocacionem] and appele of the parte of the saide religiouse men

• Lollardi(e, lollardẹ

eke for treson. c1450(c1425) Brut-1419 Cmb Kk.1.12 386/15 Ser Iohn Oldecastell..was arestyd for Lollardye and brouȝt yn-to the Tour of London. (1461) Let.Christ Ch. in RS 85.3 237 Ye shal do your peyne..to destroie..all maner errises and errours commonly callid

• mer(e-maid(e, mirmaide

Lndsb.Nominale Lndsb 765/28 Hec siren: a mermayd. (a) A representation of a mermaid; (b) the inn on Bread St., Cheapside, London, displaying the sign of a mermaid. (1445) Invent.St.Paul in Archaeol.50 521 Item ij quissini de veluto..enbroudate cum cerenis et

• gobelet, coblet, gobelot, gobilet, goblet, goblot, gobolot

(1452-3) Invent.Norwich in Nrf.Archaeol.12 218 Item, j goblett ponderis ij unciarum et iij denarios. (?1470) Stonor 1.114 Ye bought in London the goblettes and flat pees coverid. (1471) Will York in Sur.Soc.45 189 Lego domino Cantuariensi cardinali unum ewer..cum vj

• mọten, mote, mute, moute, moit(e, motien, moti, motegen, mọtede, imọtet, mọten, motestu

þis halle. ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 Petyt 511 p.58 At London at þe benke schewe þer þin askyng; Alle þat lawe wille, þou wynnes it of þe kyng; The kyng com to London, with lawe to mote in benke. c1400(a1376) PPl.A(1)

• murage, morage, merage

murage n. Also morage , merage . ML & OF (a) A tax for the building and maintenance of a town wall; (b) the right to levy such a tax; (c) a fund for building and maintaining a town

• pursevaunt, purseivant, purcevaunt, purcivaunt, pursivaunt, purciwant, purcevunt, pursuivant, pursefaunt, poursevunt, porcevaunt

pursefauntys [vr. pursiuauntis] In cotys of armys suauntys. a1600(1472) Rec.Bluemantle Jul C.6 380 Sir John Asteley was sent for to London by Cales, pursuyvant. (1436) Proc.Privy C. 4.311 Oure saide souverein lorde..yave an answer..unto þe seide Kyng of Scottes by

• rai(e

that Jon' Kebyll haue a ray gowne. c1450 Lond.Chron.Cleo. Cleo C.4 146 All the strumpetys that myght be take in london were made to were ray hoodes. (1467) Acc.Howard in RC 57 411 Item, for makenge of a ray gowne

• raines, rains, raignes, reine(s, reins, renis, roines

[Covers of silk and of] Reynes. (c1360) Acc.R.Dur. in Sur.Soc.100 564 In 2 pec. de bulteclathes de Reyns empt. apud London, 11 s. 4 d. (1394) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh. 226 [1 roll of] bultel [of] reynez. (1397) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO) 6.172 [A

• reheten, rehet(e, reheted, reiatid

halle. a1500 Man vpon mold BodPoet e.1 34 If þou haue out to do with þe law to plete, At london at þe parvis many on wyll þe rehete: I warne þe com not þer but þi purse may swete.