and (conj.), if, 37, 4; 47, 24; 91, 2 and if (conj.), if, 30, 31 apace (adv.) quickly, 48, 6 appeased (p. p.), brought to a settlement, 21, 19

appetite (n.), liking, wish, desire, 57, 1; 61, 6

appoinct, appoint (v.), to determine, to settle, to make ready, provide, 34, 14; 94, 13; 95, 8;

100, 23

appointed (p. p.), prepared, decided, come to a point, 59, 15; 77, 16; 107, 30

aprointmente (n.), a misprint in the original for appointmente,

74, 32

arested (pret.), rested, refreshed, 100, 26

artillary (n.), artillery, not confined as now to great guns, 100, 16 ascertayne, asserteine (v.), to give

certain information, to inform, to assure, 96, 13; 113, 22; 117, 25

aslope (adv.), obliquely, indirectly,

58, 10

assaied, assayed (pret.), made trial

of, attempted, 45, 11; 98, 2 assay (v.), to attempt, to try, 98, 2; 110, 20

assemble (n.), assembly, multitude,

14, 22

asserteined (p. p.), certainly in

formed, made certain, 96, 13 assured (p. p.), resolved, 102, 17 astonied, astonned (p. p.), astonished, 46, 22; 106, 17; 114, 24 as who say so to say, as if one should say, 13, 5; 113, 26 atchyeued (p. p.), achieved, accomplished, 23, 20

attempte (v.), to tempt, 108, 30 attendaunt (adj.), prepared, in attendance, 16, 7

attonemente (n.), setting at one,

reconciliation, 13, 31; 15, 5 atwixte (prep.), betwixt, between,

balke (v.), to utter forth, to emit, 89, 18

bare (pret.), to bear sore to be annoyed with, 9, 4

bare (pret.), behaved, 22, 32 basté (n.), basety, bastardy, 64, 8 be, bee (1 pl. pres. ind.), are, 37, 26; 67, 2

be (3 pl. pres. ind.), are, 10, 12;

27, 11; 29, 15; 40, 17; 73, 31 becons, bekyns (n.), signal-fires, 113, 16, 20

beck (n.), a signal given by a nod,

42, II

bee (p. p.), been, 26, 6; 29, 15 beedes (n.), (conn. with bid=ask), prayers, 90, 9

beestowed, bestowed (p. p.), bestowed, set, placed, 16, 12; 48, 4

before (adv.), in the front, facing them, 73, 2

begile (v.), to beguile, 51, 11 behestes (n.), commandments, orders what to do, 88, 10 behoofe (n.), possession, enjoyment, 20, 17 ben (inf.), to be, 33, 26

ben (p. p.), been, 46, 1; 49, 22 bende (n.), a band, a company, (applied to the body of courtfavourites), 13, 14; 15, 19 bene (3 pl. pres.), be, are, 24, 17;

35, 32

benefites (n.), good actions (as op

besette (p. p.), blocked by guards,

watched, 116, I betaken (p. p.), committed, entrusted, 23, 6

betoke (pret.), betook, entrusted, 39, 32

betooke (pret.), gave up to, 20, 18 betrapped (p. p.), entrapped, 13,

21

bette (pret.), beat, 117, 19 bewrapped (pret.), wrapped up, 83, 33.

bigamy (n.), used in the text for marriage with a woman who has already had one husband, 60, 15; 61, 21

bloode (n.), family, 20, 11; 89, 2 blowen (p. p.), blown, circulated (of a report), 22, 4

bonch (n.), a bunch, a lump, 90,

28

bondes (n.), bounds, limits, 89, 23 bone (n.), a boon, a request, 62, 18

boocherly (adj.), butcherly, 6, 29 boorelye (adj.), burly, large, 2, 28 booted, boted (pret.), profited,

availed, 18, 11; 48, 7; 59, 18 bootes (n.), boats, 20, 21 borde (n.), a table, 47, 27 borne (p. p.) (of the feelings), exhibited, shewn, 70, 2 bost (v.), to extol, talk loudly in favour of, 89, 25

boteles (adj.), bootless, unprofitable, 39, 24

boustiouse (adj.), boisterous, 56, 4 brag (v.), to vaunt, to boast, 123, 16

brake (pret.), interrupted, 49, 33 braste (pret.), burst, 74, 26 breake, breke (v.), to disclose,

make a communication, 41, 31; 45, 14; 57, 24; 66, 28; 82, 32; 93, 4; 94, 6

breche (n.), breach, breaking, 37,

17 breide (n.), (connected with bray), a sound, an exclamation, 89, 19

brennynge (n.), burning, 8, 1 briginders (n.), brigandines, coats of mail, 51, 20

broken (p. p.), opened up, revealed, 56, 25

bushment (n.), ambushment, a body of men placed in readiness for any purpose, 74, 3 but (conj.), unless, 9, 26 but if (conj.), unless, except, 10, 2; 36, 30; 54, 11; 58, 16; 75, 5 by (adv.), close by, close at hand, 80, 6

by (prep.) = concerning, of, about,

44, 19; 46, 22, 32; 50, 29;

82, 9; 90, 33

by and by (adv.), soon, immediately, 10, 15; 17, 19; 19, 24; 20, 32; 72, 26; 114, 32; 119, 29; 122, I

byde (v.), remain, abide, 35, 2
bye (v.), to buy, 103, 2
byreft (pret.), took away, 69, 19

can (v.), to know, 79, 6
care (n.), over-anxiety, 107, 12
careful (adj.), grieved, annoyed at,
42, 5

carriage, carryage (n.), baggage, 22, 16; 126, 25

carriage (n.), the act of carrying, 19, 30

cast (n.), a model, a contrivance, a work of skill, 53, 9 caste (v.), exhibit, shew forth, 27, 28

cease (v.), to put an end to, 25, 26 ceased (p. p.), abated, ended, 25,

5

certaigne (adj.), certain, 103, 22 certes (adv.), verily, 67, 4 chaffed (pret.), chafed, fretted, 127, 8

chamberer (n.), a chamberlain, 85, 21; 86, 10 charnel-house (n.), place for preserving the bones of the dead, 54, 17

chere (n.), mirth, entertainment, 15, 30; 16, 25

comen, common (v.), to commune,
to converse, to discuss, 49, 32;
73, 4; 89, 15; 121, 8
comen (adj.), common, ordinary,
44, 7; 57, 20; 68, 23; 81, 3;
IIO, 16; III, 17

comen (p. p.), come, 65, 8; 66, ·
27; 71, 11; 80, 26; 86, 26
comeners, comens (n.), the com-
mons, the common people, 73,
14, 24; 74, 28

comoning (pres. part.), commun-
ing, 45, 32; 46, 9
commodite, commodity, commoditie

(n.), advantage, 8, 27; 12, 15;
33, 26; 42, 29; 59, 31 et sæpe
compasse (v.), to contrive, 46, 19
compleccion (n.), natural disposi-
tion, tendency, 110, 12

complyces (n.), accomplices, 95,
16; 96, 22

conceyte (n.), idea, notion, imagi-
nation, 110, 19

condescended (pret. and p. p.),
agreed, 32, 7; 71, 19

condicions (n.), qualities (of a per-
son), 64, 31; 82, 30; cf. ill-
conditioned

condyng (adj.), condign, well-de-
served, 127, 16

confusion (n.), with the strong
sense of destruction, 13, 22;
17, 2

conster (v.), to construe, to inter-
pret, 90, 25

contract (p.p.), contracted, formed,

14, 2

contracted (p. p.), engaged to
marry, III, 6

convayde (p. p.), communicated,
imparted to some one, 6, 30
conveigh (v.), to convey, 106, 29
convenyente (adj.), suitable (of a
person), 25, 29

covetise (n.), covetousness, 53, 12
coumpassed (pret.), contrived,
planned, 17, 23

coumpinable (adj.), friendly, kind,
6, 18

counceled (pret.), counselled, took
counsel, 121, 14

counsaile (n.), council, counsellors,
24, 28

countinance (n.), a sign by a look,

35, 14

credence (n.), belief, credit, trust;
also a token of trust or credit,
24, 29; 45, 17; 81, 27
cume (v.), to come, 73, 22
cumly (adj.), comely, 72, 29
cunning (adj.), (in a good sense),
knowing, intelligent, 70, 12
cure (n.), care, 37, 22
curtesly (adv.), courteously, 45, 33
customable (adj.), customary, 21, 6

dager (n.), dagger, 85, 25
daies (n.), days, at the daies,=at
that time, 87, 26

dalay (v.), dally, sport, 114, 20
dashed (p. p.), broken down, over-
thrown, 115, 19
dasill (v.), to dazzle, 123, 21
dealinge (n.), course of action,
conduct, 18, 10; 20, 25; 43, 28
debate (n.), contest, quarrel, II, 20;
15, I

debonayre (adj.), affable, courteous,
agreeable, 3, 21

decease (v.), to die, 1, 22; 4, I;
7,3

deduccion (n.), introduction, pre-
amble, 65, 23

defouled (p. p.), defiled, 60, 15
deluded (p. p.), set at nought,
overthrown, 59, 28; 62, 21
deme (v.), to think, 6, 33
demeane (v.), to regulate, 22, 8;
80, 33

demeaned (pret.), treated, 33, 8
demeanoure (n.), behaviour, con-
duct, 4, 19; 20, 29
dempte (pret.), deemed, judged,
39, 25

depart (v.), to die, 100, 30
departed (p. p.), dead, 7, 18; 12, 6;
54, 16

descharging (part.),
goods, 19, 33

delivering

deseased (adj.), diseased, sick, 96,

disgest (v.), to discuss, 56, 21
dishabled (p. p.), disabled, 58, I
disparkle (v.), to disperse, to scat-

ter, 97, 4

dispitious, dispiteous (adj.), pitiless,
merciless, 6, 18; 85, 3, 8
displesure (n.), an offence given
to another, 69, 10

dissemblyng (part.), dissembling,
pretending, 87, 27; 105, 19
dissimuler (n.), a pretender, 6, 16
dissimulyng (part.), dissembling,
pretending, 87, 27; 110, 31
dissolved (pret.), of a company,
separated, broke up, 74, 22
distaunce (n.), to sette distaunce=
to cause estrangement, 17, 1; to
fal at distance to be estranged,
68, 26
distincke (adj.), distinct, 74, I
divine (v.), to judge, form conclu-

sions, foretell, 7, 10; 24, 24
dooen (p. p.), done, 102, 10; 109, 7
double to (adj.), twice as much,
123, 14

doublet (n.), a man's under gar-
ment, 47, IO
doubtuous (adj.), doubtful, 14, 24
draught (n.), a privy, 82, 27
draweth (v.), tendeth, makes for,
drives at, 36, 24

dreue (v.), to drive, to go driving,
10, 6

drewe (pret.), took part with, went
unto, resorted to, 20, 2; 43, 30
drew aboute (pret.), came close up
to, 73, 5

drifte (n.), meaning, design, inten-

tion, plan, scheme, 6, 30; 10,
5; 12, 23; 43, 9; 82, 20; 89, 15
duresse (n.), prison, 35, 12
dyscomoditie (n.), disadvantage,
harm, 79, 32
dyspence (n.), expenditure, 6, 12

eftesoones, eftsoone, eftsones (adv.),
presently, soon again, 11, 11;
86, 27; 95, 3

egall (adj.), equal, 5, 26; 10, 32;
21, 28

eiies (adv.), else, 6, 6 embassiate, embasiate (n.), an embassy, 58, 22; 59, 7; 62, 20 embatailed (p. p.), set in battle

array, 97, 10

emonges, emongest (prep.), among, amongst, 125, 6, 14, 18; 126,

I, 20

encheason (n.), cause, reason, 12, 12 enemiouse (adj.), inimical, done by

an enemy, 49, 25 enfarced (p. p.), stuffed full, 96, 2 enfourmed, enformed (p. p.), informed, told, 86, 6; 112, 32 enpugned (pret.), fought against, was fighting against, 15, 3 enquieted (p. p.), disquieted, disturbed, 89, 3

ensue (v.), to happen, to occur, 9, 32

ensure (v.), to assure, promise, 28,

IO; 49, 15

ensured (p. p.), made sure, pledged, bound by a promise to marry, 59, 16; 62, 8

entending (part.), intending, 4, 33; 5, 17; 7, 7; et saepe entered (pret. and p. p.), interred, I, 24; 84, 20

enterlaced (p. p.), mixed up with, 87, 8

entier (adj.), entire, complete, 76,

20

entre (v.), to enter on, 91, 28 entreate (v.), to treat of, 4, 20; 5, 25; 81, 7

entreate (v. trs.), to treat, to deal with, to behave towards, 69, 28 entreteigned (p. p.), entertained, treated hospitably, 108, 3 ere (n.), ear, 51, 16 erste (adj.), first, 7, 27 erste (adv.), before, 31, 29 estates (n.), princes, dignified persons (see states), 63, 9 estraunge (adj.), strange, 61, 18 estraunger (n.), stranger, 33, 18 eth, ethe (adj. and adv.), easy, easily, 14, 8; 27, 23; 51, II; 59, 18: 80. 20

evermore (adv.), always, 67, 7
evyll (adv.), evilly, ill, 88, 3
express (adj.), moulded, modelled,
65, 5, 31

ey (interj.), ah! 48, 31
eyen (n.), eyes, 74, 27; 85, 23

face (n.), appearance, 14, 25
facte (n.), action, deed, conduct,
109, 6

fain, faine (v.), to pretend, 30, 30; 127, II

fained (pret. and p. p.), feigned, 63, 13; 68, 13; 87, 15 fall (v.), to fall unto his parte= to join his side, 108, 16 fall from (v.), to quit, forsake, 28,

26

fame (n.), rumour, report, 22, 3 fantasieth (v.), fancieth, 49, I fantasied, fancied, took a liking to, III, 8

fantasye (n.), fancy, inclination, 78, 21

fardelles (n.), bundles, 19, 31 farder (adj.), reluctant, farther away from, farther off, 35, 31, 32; 38, 26

farder, furder (adv.), farther, 51, 15; 113, 8

farther (v.), to further, to advance, 58,8

fasions (n.), fashions, manners, 126,

9 fast (adj.), closely attached, stedfast, firm, 45, 12; 88, 19 fastlye (adv.), firmly, fixedly, 21,

IO

faut, faute (n.), fault, 30, 30; 106, 26

fautye (adj.), faulty, 5, 19; 103, 10 favor (n.), expression of face,

looks, 59, 11; 65, 2, 27 favour (v.), to be well disposed

unto, 68, 8; to try and shield, to protect, save, 127, 15 fear (v. t.), to frighten, 109, 30; 126, 7

feared (pret.), was in fear for, 87,