• reversen, i)reversed, reverced, revershed

reversen v.(2) P.ppl. i)reversed , reverced , revershed . ?Confusion of reversen v.(1) (cp. esp. sense 2 .(b)) & reveshen v. (a) Refl. To vest oneself, put on vestments; (b) ppl. reversed , wearing ecclesiastical vestments; also, arrayed, decked

• roialli

his septre in his hond. (a1470) Malory Wks. Win-C 22/24 Royally they were resceyved and brought towarde the cite of London. a1500 Parton.(1) Add 35288 8953 Þis queen, faire Meliore, In hir estate stonte full Royally. c1500(?a1475) Ass.Gods Trin-C R.3.19

• armurer, armo(u)rer, armerer

werre. a1456 Lydg. St.George Trin-C R.3.20 p.145 Here bygynneþe þe devyse..made with þe balades at þe request of Þarmorieres of London. (1456) Invent.Armory in Archaeol.16 123 To pay to certain Armurers. (1456) Invent.Armory in Archaeol.16 126 Item a hamer, j

• socage, soccage, sokage

s. iiij d. (1441) Proc.Privy C. 5.169 In þe matiere of demande of soccage by þe Maiere & Aldremen of London of þe Januenses..it is advised & appointed..þt þe Januenses shal fynde sufficeante securitee by obligacion. (1467) Ordin.Wor. 376 The

• som-time

made in parlement, sir Edward, sumtyme Kyng of Ynglond, [etc.]. (1430-31) RParl. 4.370b Sr. John Pulteney Knyght, sometyme Mair of London. (1443) Will York in Sur.Soc.30 131 I bequethe to Molde Wilughby my doughtir..a saltsaler of silver covered, somtyme Thomas

• spẹding(e, spedingge

p.81 Þou biddist þi bone and passest nouth withouten spedyngge. (1453) Paston 1.39 Gurney tellyd hym he had byn at London for mony and kowd not spedyng. a1500(?a1425) Lambeth SSecr. Lamb 501 112/19 It shal shewe spedynge [Ashmole : accomplisshyng]

• stent(e, stinte

were seruyd she ne wolde slepe. c1450 Gt.Chron. Gldh 3313 3 In this yere the kyng helde his parlement atte London and asked of the Clergie the stente of every Chirche of Englond forto conquere ayen Normandie and Aungeoye. (a1470)

• scant, scante, skant(e

lyueden streitli and in scant mete and drinke. c1450 Brut-1431(1) Eg 650 450/27 xxiiij Days, brede was ryght skantt in London, in-so-moch þat vnneth Any myght be gete. c1475(c1450) Idley Instr. 2.A.1101 Bysshoppe therof may geve noo dome Ne assoille

• shọing(e, sho~x0021d~ing, shoeinge, ssoinge

of menn: Calceacio; Schoynge, of hors: Ferracio. (1447-8) Paston 2.330 Item, expendi in horshire fro Norwiche of an hors to London and home ayene..ij s. viij d.; Item, for schoyng of him, viij d. (1458) Doc. in Rec.B.Nottingham 2 366

• signe-manual, signemanuele

(1471) GRed Bk.Bristol pt.2.p.137 We [King Edward IV] haue graunted and geuen licence..Yeven vnder Oure signet and signe manuell at London. (1473) Paston 1.473 Than most my moodre and ye [John Paston III] wryght a letter vndre my moodrys seall

• trink, triinke, treinke, trink(e)s, trimkes, treinekes, trenkes

A type of long fishing net, usually fixed, used in the Thames and its tributaries. 1311 Liber Horn City of London lf.221b [OD col.] Item, ylia un autre manere de Reys qe um apele Treinekys la largesce de 1 pouz

• unsuffisaunt, unsuffisant, unsuffishaunt, ansuffisaunt

[L insufficiens] to dissolue and departe þe eorþy matiere to make it sprede. (1423) RParl. 4.255a In the Citee of London diverses persones maken diverse werkes of Brauderie of unsuffisaunt stuff, and undwely wrought. (1423) RParl. 4.255b The Wardeins of

• vintage, ventage

c1475 Gregory's Chron. Eg 1995 178 There was a grete wyntyr wherefore the vyntage come by londe ynne cartys unto London fro the Downys. c1480 Medulla Pep 2002 265b Vindimio: to make vyne or vintage. a1500(a1449) Lydg. Haste Cmb Kk.1.6

• Watling-strẹte, watlingestrete, watling(e)strate, watlinstrete, wateling(e)stret(e, wattelingestrete, whatelingstrete, weatlingastraetae

the Roman road running from Dover northwest through St. Albans to Chester or Cardigan; (b) the Milky Way; (c) as London street name. (?a1118) Florence of Worcester Chron.an.1012 (1848) 1.166 [OD col.] In septentrionali plaga Weatlinga-straetae, id est, strata quam

• blotten

c1475(c1450) Idley Instr. 2.B.56 This maketh them to bee the craft of a theif And to blot the paupers of London in euery leif [vr. marchauntis bokes in eueri lef]. c1425(a1420) Lydg. TB Aug A.4 4.7096 Þouȝ my stile blottid

• cathedral, cathederal, chathidral

Avyon. ?1435(1432) Lydg. Hen.VI Entry Jul B.2 423 For next to Paulis..Is the partye moste chieff and princypall, Callyd off London the chirche cathederall. (1442) Let.Bekynton in RS 56.2 188 Th'archbisshop of this cite..in his cathedral chirch radde and declared

• certificat

and maken an vntrewe certificat. (1447) Shillingford 17 A letter of certificatt from John Shillingford, Maior, of his doinges at London. (1452) Doc. in HMC Var.Col.4 201 That alle constables..bringe in ther certeficates atte the sessions of the pees. (1456)

• chirche-work, -werk, -wark

viij d. of þat mony I bequethe to þe Churche werk of Seynt Benet. (1429) Mun.B.Bridgewater 15 j man of london ȝefe to þe Cherche Workys iij s. (1433) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh A 60.4a I wolle that v mark go

• custumen, customen, costomen

the price..of grete Wollen yerne. (1463) Case King Council in Seld.Soc.35 111 He..schipped the seid wolles in the porte of London, ther lawfully custumed and coketted. (1472-5) RParl. 6.155b The Custumers..uppon information of the Marchaunt, doo custume such Clothes as

• corporal, corporel

corporal adj. Also corporel . L & OF (a) Of the human body; bodily, physical; oth , an oath ratified by touching a sacred object; (b) material, physical; (c) alch. embodied. a1425(?a1400) RRose Htrn 409 6757 Swynke he with