• fisher(e, fiss-, fich-, viss-, fesh-, fech-

myd water salt fych, þer þat comeþ fysch to selle. ?1435 Lond.Chron.Jul. Jul B.2 62 Euery ffissher that komyth to London to selle his ffisshe, that he shall be receyvid to selle hit to whom hym lyst. (1460-1) Doc. in

• fraunchisen, franch-, fraunchised, fraunchest

Doc. in Nicholl Ironmongers 26 The honurable Crafte and felasship of the ffraunchised men of Iremongers of the citie of London. (a) To convert (land, an estate) into charterhold or freehold; (b) to free (an estate) from a lien or

• galoun, galon, galun, galin, gallon, gallant, golon

galin: lagena. a1525(?1434) Cov.Leet Bk. 151 Joh. Mychell, maiour, lett orden a strike of brass accordaunt to the standard of London sealyd and markyd with a crown, and a Galon of brass accordant vnto the same. (1419) Doc. in SIANH

• countrollour, compt(e-rollour, cont(er-, contre-, counte(r-, countre-, -roller(e, -are, -eur, -or, -rouler, -roullour

the Porte. (1474) RParl. 6.101b The Custumers and Countroller of the grete Custume..of Wolles and Wolfelles in the Porte of London. (c1290) Britton 1 Lamb 403 p.17 Et voloms ausi qe les Corouners receyvent les reconisaunces..en presence del viscounte; qi

• alien, alient, alian(t, alia(u)nd

or rent. c1400 Brut-1333 Rwl B.171 234/26 An Alien þat me callede Arnolde of Spaign, þat was a brocour of London. (1422) Plea & Mem. in Bk.Lond.E. 130/281 Allard Taillour is an aliand born. (1433) Anc.Pet.(PRO) 26.1284 Þat from þis

• pedegru(e, -greue, -gre, -grw, pedigru, -gre, -cru, pedeugre, pedugre, petegreu, petigru, pitagru, pe-degreu(e, pe-de-gre

discendyng downe be the pedugree To Guy his ffader. (1465) Paston 1.135 Þe maner of Drayton was a marchantis of London callid Jon Heylisdon longe er any of þe Polis þat þe seyd Dewk comyth of wer borne to any

• pente-cost(e, pentecostes, penticost(e, pentcost, pencost, pentecostes, pentecosten

next folowyng..by the Kynges enmys of Depe was taken. (1462) Paston 1.283 My brother William..is not purposed to come to London tyll aftre Pentecost. (a1470) Malory Wks. Win-C 293/5 The kynge commaunded that the hyghe feste of Pentecoste sholde be

• pok, poke, pock(e, pokke, poxe

686 55 It is good medsine for þe sekenys, and it is for þe evill þt is callid pokkes. (c1200) Doc.Ireland in RS 53 21 Nicol Pocke. (1271) Close R.Hen.III 423 Willelmo Poxe, civi London. (1273) Pat.R.Edw.I 19 William Poxe.

• pol(e, polle, poele, pouale

on pollis payntid of siluir. c1450(c1425) Brut-1419 Cmb Kk.1.12 361/18 The knyȝtes hedis were sette on polez & brouȝt to London. (1451-2) Acc.R.Dur. in Sur.Soc.99 147 Pro j polepike et quinque Sholyrnez, 2 s. 2 d. (1454) Grocer Lond. Kingdon

• presentacioun, presentasion, presentation

fuit de societate vel consilio Salmon de Roff' vel sociorum suorum..Nec de presentatione unquam aliquid scivit, donec nuper in Civitate London' queretur. a1500 GLitany Dc 42 129 By thi presentacion and accusacions whiche thei browte ageyns the before pylate the

• present(e)ment, presentament

present(e)ment n. Also presentament . OF presentement (a) The act of presenting advice or instruction; (b) a document presented upon delivery of goods, an invoice; (c) eccl. the act of recommending or appointing a candidate to a benefice; nomination,

• prest, preste

unto him, in Prest Money, for the Cause abovesaide Five Hundred Marc. ?c1450 Brut-1447 Trin-C O.9.1 468/23 The peple of London lent..iiij ml vc marc of olde and iiij ml vc marc of newe prest. (1454) RParl. 5.245b The Kyng..hath

• primat(e, primet, primite, premate

first rank, dignitary, noble; (b) the pre-eminent official of an ecclesiastical province, a primate; also applied to the Bishops of London, St.Andrews, and Glasgow; of engelond , the Archbishop of Canterbury or the Archbishop of York; of al engelond ,

• liounes(se, liones(se, lionis, lionasse, lienesse, lienas, leounesse, leones(se, leonis

lionesses þis lady him sendis. (1461) RParl. 5.475b The Office of kepyng Lyons, Leonesses, and Leopardes within oure Toure of London. ?c1475 Cath.Angl. Add 15562 74b A lyonesse: leena. a1500(a1375) Octav.(2) Clg A.2 20/590 The lyonesse aftyr began to swymme.

• minchen, minchon, -choun, -chioun, -cheon, mychoun, minche-, minechene, -cene, minecena, -caena, minchena, munechon, muneche, munechene, -cene, muchene, monchen, -chon, -chioun, menchen, -chon, menechine, meinchen, menecene

minchen n. Also minchon , -choun , -chioun , -cheon , (error) mychoun , (in place name) minche- , (early) minechene , -cene , (pl. gen., early and in place name) minecena , -caena , minchena & (S, SW,

• ap(p)ointement, appuint-

the said Duche Hanze, that the said Merchauntes of the Hanze shuld have a certeyn place within the Citee of London, called the Stylehof, otherwise called the Stileyerd. An agreement or treaty between hostile parties; also, a provision or article

• homlines(se, homblines

hem. (c1443) Pecock Rule Mrg M 519 94 A man schal soone wite if he take homlynes wiþ mercers of london. (c1449) Pecock Repr. Cmb Kk.4.26 244 Forto cleue to a thing as to his Souereyn Lord..and ȝit for to

• arche-deken, erche-deken, erce-, arce-, ers(e-, ars-, archi-, -diacon

arche-deken , erche-deken n. Also (early) erce- , arce- ; ers(e- , ars- ; archi- ; -diacon . OE ercediacon , aerce- (from L archidiaconus ) & OF arc(h)ediacne . The chief administrative officer of an archbishop or bishop,

• aresounen, -onen, areis-, arais-

How the Soudan arresond [F arresona] me, autour of this book. 1543(1464) Hardyng Chron.B Grafton p.339 Walworth, the mayre of London trewe, Areasoned hym [the king] then of his greate lewdenesse. (1344) Anc.Pet.(PRO) SC 2-192.9580 Þo þe stiward aresonede Jon

• Nor-man, noreman, normon, norman(n)es, -mans, -mains, -mens, -manz, -maunz, noremans, -mauns, normanne

Chron.Pt.1 Lamb 131 4101 Þenne come þe Normaunz & þe Frankisch, Couþe nought com on to calle hit þis; ffor London Londres þey hit calde. (1451) Capgr. St.Gilb. Add 36704 63/14 The Normannes, þei sey, þei cam fro Norweye &