prætor at Rome, according to the rule of equity, 62, 8, 16 prevent, to anticipate, 166, 17 principal (n.), chief persons, 52,

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privado, a private and confidential retainer, 108, 22

privateness, confidential communication, 216, 2

procedures, the money produced by any sale, 64, 32

progress, a royal journey or tour through the land, 11, 7: 39, 2, 4: 128, 23: 130, 31 property, peculiarity of character, 77, 20

providence, foresight, 69, 28 puissance, might, power, 158. 14 puissant, mighty, powerful, 151, 13 punctos, nice observances, precise ceremonial, 97, 5

purchase, gain, emolument, 81, 28 put by (to), to deprive of, or exclude from, 201, 7

put on, instigated, prompted, 39, 17

quail (to), to depress, cast down, 126, 1

quarrel (to)= to quarrel with, or

complain against, 173, 14 questmongers, paid spies, 192, 10 quiet (to), to set at rest, 70, 19 quire, chorus, companionship, 97,

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quit (to), to pay for, repay, 135, 2

rake-hell, a reckless, heedless, pro

digal person, perhaps a corruption of the Fr. racaille, 165, 27 rampiers, ramparts, banks of earth raised for protection, 165, 21 range (to), to regulate, bring to order, 55, 26

rascal (adj.), rabble, 130, 20 reach, intention, object in view, 119, 33

ready, in apt condition for: ready

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for assault in proper state to be assaulted, 102, 12

receit, a place of ambush or lying. in-wait, 154, 20

reception, recovery, re-taking, 46, 1 reciprocal (n.), something given in return, a quid pro quo, 205, 23 reclaim (to), to tame, or make manageable, 14, 29

recover (to), to gain, to win (with no sense of previous loss), 155, 2 redintegrate, restored, renewed, 42, 9 refrain (to), (v. act.), to keep in check, or put a rein on, 31, 16: 190, 13

regality, royal prerogative, 87, 5 regiment, rule, government, 5, 2 religious, bound by religious vows, 5, 18 reluctation, struggling against, opposition, 188, 18

remembrance, a memorandum, 193,

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renvoy (to), to send back again,

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re-purchase (to), to recover, win back again, 42, 18

resiance, residence, place of abode, (called a mansion, 147, 7), 119, 25: 188, 4

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respect reason, in the phrase, in respect of by reason of, because of, 127, 14

respective, respectful, shewing regard, 217, 4

respects, objects of regard or consideration, 190, 25

retainer, an adherent, one who forms part of a retinue, 64, 22 ret re (n.), the withdrawal (used of an army), 61, 21

retract (n.), a retreat, opportunity of withdrawal, 36, 4 retribution, recompense, reward, 69, 19

rid (of land), worked, cultivated, attended to, 70, 28

robe; used to indicate those who

wear the long robes common to academic pursuits, hence applied to lawyers and clerics, 127, 5 rode (more usually now spelt raid), an inroad, invasion, 145, 5 round, open, straightforward, without ceremony, 67, 26 roundly, openly, without circumlocution, 50, 8: 51, 27; 59, 27: 174, 13: 208, 8 rout, a gathering of the rabble, 64, 23: 153, 19

rout (to), to assemble in a rabble, 66,7

ruffle (to), to contest, raise a disturbance, 191, 31

runagate, a fugitive and vagabond, 145, 29

sad (p. part. of the verb set), solemn, staid, 179, 26: 218, 8 sadly, solemnly, persistently, immoveably, 122, 13 scaladoes, attempts at scaling walls, 165, 22

schoolman, one skilled in scholastic theology, 185, 20 seen in (to be), to be skilled in, or

well acquainted with, 171, 15 seigniory, lordship, feudal superiority, 78, 29: 79, 6

set forth (of money), invested, 189, 17 several (adj.), separate, 209, 20 severalty (in), separately, (here) for separate use, 187, 18

shore (to), to prop, support, 134, 13 shut, confined, kept close, 126, 26 shut up (to), to bring to an end, conclude, 187, 8 silenced, not talked of, 202, 3 size (to), to bring to one size, to regulate the size of, 93, 32 skeins, short knives or daggers, used by Irishmen and Highlanders, 37, 15 skill (to), to signify, to be of consequence; it skills notit matters not, 100, 31

skill (to), to know how to do, to understand, 196, I

spials espials, spies, informers, 216, 22, 27

squibs, showy projects, flashy, boastful designs, 195, 3 staddles, close growths of young trees left uncut, 72, 12

standard, the fixed gauge of weights and measures, 93, 30

state (to), to treat with ceremony of state, 77, 19

state (to keep), to wear a stately or courtly manner, 11, 19: 107, 8: 146, 5: 215, 17

stay (n.), temperance, steadiness, self-control, 17, 5

stellionate, unlawfully depriving a merchant of his money, wares or bargain; fraudulent merchanting, 62, 22

stick (to), to hesitate, to have scruples at, 103, 15 still, constantly, 96, 6

stoop (to), (of a hawk), to descend upon its prey, 206, 12

stout = stout-hearted, courageous, 164, 26: 178, 15

stout (adv.), courageously, spiritedly, 55, 27

strangeness, an affectation of distance, and superiority, 215, 23 suddenly, used in the simple sense of soon, quickly, 144, 28 sufficiency, capability, mental power, judgment, 185, 16 sugared (of language), made palatable, sweet, acceptable, 84, 14 summarily, in a brief short form, 74, 12

surcharge (to), to impute to another what does not belong to him, 177, 10

sure (interj.), surely, 192, 23 sure (to work), to leave no chance

for slips or failures, 123, II surmise (to), to decm, judge, suggest, 138, 29

tokens, symbols of clanship, or

retainership, badges, 58, 7 tourney, tournament, jousting, tilting, 98, 32

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towards coming towards, in a threatening wise, 95, 17 toys, amusements, sports, games, 187, 28

tract (of time), length, duration, protraction, 194, 33 trains, underhand schemes, plots, 6, 21 translating, transferring, removing, 119, 26

traverse (to), to offer objection to, to plead against, 191, 18 triplicity, an union of three, a triple band, 151, 8

trow (to), to think, believe, 117, 23 tutelage, the right of a guardian

over his ward, 78, 29

under-propping, supporting from beneath, 134, 13 under-set, supported, strengthened, · 146, 7

unrip (to), to undo, tear to pieces, 160, 13

unworthy, unsuitable for, improper, 6,2

upon, on account of, e.g. to act upen discontent, 112, 12, 13: 127, 16

upon against, 215, 25 ure (n.), use, 181, 17

use (to) to be wont, 130, utter (to), to express, give utterance to, 174, 13

vantage advantage. 51, 30: 152,

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varlets, hired menial servants, 176,

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vent (n.), outlet, means of bestowal

or disposing of, 146, 10 vent (to), to go forth, 26, 27: also, to send forth, disperse, 90, 30

voice, to noise abroad, 25, 20 voiding (n.), removal, banishment, 93, 29

voluntaries, volunteers, 76, 23 vulgar, commonplace, relating to the populace, 132, 28

weed, garments, clothing, 170, 14 well-appointed, well-furnished or equipped, 136, 15

well-favoured, good-looking, handsome, 23, 4

whet (p. part.), whetted, incited, 128, I

while, the while (as an adv.) = meanwhile, 107, 6 withdrawing-chamber, now called drawing-room, a retiring chamber, 24, 15

woad, a plant which is used for dyeing blue, 72, 30 wonderful (adv.), wonderfully, 198,

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wrench, a means of compulsion, motive power, 84, 32