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feaultee (n.). fealty, good faith,

TO2, 5; 117, 23

felowye (n.), fellow, companion, 36, 27

fere (v.), to fear, 35, 11; 38, 13 ferther (adv.), farther, 36, 1; 38, 17

fet (p. p.)., fetched, 39, 20 fette (p. p.), fetched, 27, 29 fetured (adj.), fashioned (used of limbs), 5, 28

fewe (adj.), small; a fewe compaigny a small body, 124, 9 fielde, felde (n.), a battle, an engagement in the field, 21, 27; 59, 5; 63, 8

fiftenes (n.), fifteenths, the tax so called (see notes), 67, 16 flee (v.), let flee = let fly, 47, 33; 123, 26

fleshed (p. p.), initiated, having had a first taste, 83, 27 flockmele (adv.), in a flock or crowd, 20, 28

fole (n.), fool, 90, 32

fond (adj.), foolish, 27, 28; 28, 12 for (adv.), because of, by reason of, 44, 33; 81, 3

forbeare (v.), to leave undisturbed, 19, 15

forbere (v.), to forego, give up, 61, 16

forbode (n.), prohibition, forbidding, 99, 20

forced (pret.), heeded, cared for (see notes), 57, 17 foregoing (pres. part.), preceding,

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forgeate (v.), to forget, 11, 4 forth (adv.), forward, on to the end, 42, 23

fortherlye (adj.), advantageous, such as to further or promote the end desired, 8, 4

fortune (v.), to chance, to happen, 39, 23; III, 2; 127, 16 forwarde (adv.), to goe forwarde = to make progress, to advance, 9, 30 forwarde (n.), the vanguard, the forepart of an army, 122, 20; 123, 5; 124, 28 foughten (p. p.), fought, 68, 30 found (pret.) (?), stopped, halted (see notes), 65, 17

founden (p. p.), found, 34, 4; 36, 30; 60, 7; 90, 20 fourth (adv.), forth, 119, 24 frame (n.), order, fashion, propriety, 21, 26; 65, 24 frame (v. trs.), to fashion, to mould, to bring into accord, 56, 33

frame (v. intr.), to arrange itself, to come about, 101, 21 framed (p. p.), brought into order, fashioned, 72, 17

fro (prep.), from, 67, 15 from (prep.), away from, apart from, 13, 8

froting (pres. part.), rubbing about restlessly, chafing, 46, 14 frustrate (p. p.), frustrated, 59, 28 ful (adv.), fully, 94, 29 furder (adv.), further, 113, 9 furthe, fourth, furth (adv.), forth, forward, onward, 6, 30; 101, I; 109, 6; 113, 31; 119, 24 furthward (adv.), forward, 101, 23

gaie (adj.), gay, fine, 96, 7 gaine (adv.), again, 11, 9 galarye (n.), a gallery, 75, 18 gardaine, gardayne, gardain (n.), a guardian, 37, 15, 21; 38, 11; 61, 15 garland (n.), used in a general sense=prize of victory, 68, 32

gate (pret.), got, 50, 26; 54, 33 gave (pret.), suggested, inclined, caused him to think, 78, 22; 81, 19

gay (adj.), merry, trifling, witty, clever, showy, 37, 6; 53, 9;

55, 3

geat (v.), to get, 16, 27; 31, 15;

32, 11; 78, 14; 79, 30 geldhall (n.), guildhall, 66, 16 gesse (v.), to guess, 13, 19; 54, 16 get (pret.), gat, 75, 17 gether (v.), to gather, 52, 27 geve (v.), to give, 14, 33 gilt (n.), guilt, 56, 13 giltye (adj.), guilty, 80, 11 glose (n.), a specious explanation, 36, 19

goe to (interj.), go to, come now, 27, 24

good (n.), goods, possessions, 40, 19; 67, 1, 9

gouernance (n.), selfrestraint, selfcontrol, 2, I

gree (v.), to agree, 9, 26

grene (adj.), green, fresh, untried, 87, 28

grennes (n.), gins, snares, 67, 9 grieues (n.), grievances, vexations, II, 26

groundly (adv.), with good ground, satisfactorily, 70, 21 growen (p. p.), grown, 70, 31 grudged (pret.), felt a grudge, repined, 46, 33

gyve (v.), allow, permit, 74, 7

habilities (n.), abilities, 91, 17 hable (adj.), able, 8, 19; 104, 25 halyng (part.), dragging, 121, 32;

122, 14

hande (n.), to bear in hande = to

delude with false information, 16, 20; out of hande, at once, 99, 17 handle (v.), to manage, deal with

(a person), 109, 11; 114, 33 hap, happe (v.), to happen, to chance, 9, 18; 21, 27; 36, 8; 51, 2; 68, 8; 79, 9

happed (pret.), chanced, 49, 31; 58, 28 happelye, happely (adv.), haply, perchance, 9, 23; II, 20; 32, 21; 34, 5; 55, 10; 61, 2 et sape hard, harde (pret.), heard, 19, 17; 45, 13; 59, 11; 70, 7; 76, 4; 81, 14; et sæpe

hardely (adv.), harshly, as an objection (?), 61, 22

harnesed (part.), equipped, accoutred, armed, 51, 20; 100, 4 harneys, harneis (n.), armour, 20, 28; 22, 15; 47, 29; 51, 29 hartly, hartelye (adv.), heartily, 62, 17; 72, 8

haryed (p. p.), dragged, torn about, 85, 14

hast (v.), to hasten, 49, 28 hasted (pret.), hurried on, 65, 20 have (v.), of a sermon, to deliver, to preach, 57, 10

hawsed (pret.), strained, drawn, dragged, 67, 24)

haynous (adj.), heinous, 23, 27 heavynesse (n.), sorrow, 1, 23 heled (p. p.), healed, tended, cured of their wounds, 126, 15 helth (n.), safety, security, 98, 1 here (v.), to hear, 38, 29; 48, 17 et sæpe

here (n.), the hair, 85, 15 herode (n.), a herald, 52, 3 hevely (adv.), heavily, sorrowfully, 48, 8 heyghnous (adj.), heinous, 29, 9; 46, 26

high (adj.), grand, important, 36, 28; 88, 10 highly (adv.), seriously, indignantly, angrily, 53, 23; 62, 20 hobeit (conj.), howbeit, 43, 27 hoised, hoysed (pret.), hoisted, lifted aloft, 99, 28; 100, 22 hole (adj.), whole, 74, 15 holpe (pret.), helped, 7, 33; 20, 2 holpen (p. p.), helped, 51, 30 homely (adj.), plain spoken, 31,

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would be an honour to accept

102, 13
horsebackward (adv.), to horseback-
ward about to mount on horse-
back, i.e. toward horseback, 16,

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houerly (adj.), created in an hour,
14, 2

houge (adj.), huge, 120, 27
hustinges (n.), the court of the city
of London, 66, 19
hytherwarde (adv.), up to this
time, 26, 13

il (adj.), evil, 44, 33

il-faring (adj.), worn-out, 51, 20
immortal (adj.), eternal, never to
be forgotten, everlasting, 107,
8; 126, 15

importable (adj.), unendurable, in-
tolerable, 32, 31; 69, 22
impugn (v.), to fight against, to
oppose, 9, 28

in (prep,), upon, 58, 3
incontinent, incontinente, inconti-
nently (adv.), immediately, fol-
lowing at once, 15, 31; 23, 25;
39, 15; 57, 21; 104, 3; et sæpe
indifferentelye (adv.), without par-
tiality, 21, 17

infect (p. p.), infected, tainted, 10,

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inforsed (p. p.), enforced, dwelt
upon, 58, 15

infortune (n.), misfortune, 19, 3;
80, 26

infowndeth (v.), imparteth, esta-
blisheth, 64, 4

inkelynge (n.), inkling, clue, slight
knowledge, 7, 23

instantly (adv.), urgently, 104, 18
intreate (v.), to treat for, to make
proposals for, 58, 23.

inward (adj.), (of war) civil, in-
testine, 69, I

jeopardous (adj.), hazardous, 14,

28

jubarde (v.), to jeopard, put in
peril, 35, 5

jubardy, jubardye, jupardy (n.),
jeopardy, peril, 35, 7, 9, 20;
36, 21; 50, 20; 68, 22
judged (p. p.), legally decided,
21, 9

kayes (n.), keys, 16, 10
kepe (pret.), kept, 66, 8
kinde (n.), kinship, 4, 10
kindle (v.), to get angry, 38, 27
kindly (adj.), natural, 81, 23
knawing (pres. part.), gnawing,
46, 14,

knowen (p. p.), known, 51, 27;
64, 30; 67, 17; 88, 8
knowledge (v.), to acknowledge,
108, 8

kyrtle (n.), a woman's jacket with
a petticoat attached, 53, 31

lack (v.), to fail, 6, 30
lapped (pret.), wrapped, 83, 32
lashed oute (p. p.), squandered,
scattered, 67, 16.

laugh upon (v.), to laugh at, 50, 3
lawful (adj.), legitimate (of a son),
42, 32

lay, laye (pret.), was lodging, was
living, 19, 7; 74, 31

leape (pret.), leapt, 85, 30
least (conj.), lest, 111, 14; 113, 12;

120, 9; 122, 5; 123, 29
leastwise (adj. +n.), at the least-
wise at least, 31, 27
lefte (pret.), ceased from, left off,

3, 10

lefte (pret.), ceased, came to an end,
3, 2

leger (adj.), slight, little, 68, 19
leneth (v.), trusteth, attendeth, in-
clineth, 48, 32

lenger (adv.), longer, 21, 15; 38,
30; 48, 29

lenid (pret.), leaned, inclined, tend-
ed, 45, 18

lese (v.), to lose, 61, 3; 68, 33; 83,
14; 89, 31

lessyd (pret.), lessened, grew less,

3, 2

lest (adj.), least, at the lest wise at

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likely (adv.), in all probability, 49, 7 liketh (impers. v.), is pleasing unto, 61, 10; 63, 19

list (v.), to like, to wish to do anything, 40, 24; 52, 10; 67, 22, 23 loe (interj.), lo! 22, 15; 40, 6 loking to (n.), caring for, 33, 29 longing (part.), belonging, 74, 4 looke (v.), to expect, 7, 2; 9, 13;

II, 22

lust (n.), liking, inclination, 36, 31 lusty (adj.), courageous, spirity, IOI, 8

lycence (v.), to permit, give license, 75, 23

lynger (v.), to retard, to hinder 116, 12

magestie, magesty (n.), majesty, 13, 7; 60, 13; 79, 8

magry, maugrye (prep.), in spite of, 28, 11; 32, 21

maistrye (n.), work, achievement, 28, 6

make (v.), to effect, do, influence, 116, 25

malice (n.), wicked deed, 32, 1; 36, 3

mannequellers (n.), manslayers, murderers, 28, 28

maner (n.), in manner almost, 12, 33; 94, 25; 106, 18; 113, 3 marresse (n.), a morass, a marsh, 123, 19, 24

mary (v.), to marry, 42, 32; 58, 20; 59, 15 et sæpe maryable (adj.), marriageable, of age to marry, 115, 29

mastresse (n.), mistress, 93, 26; 94,

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meane (n.), means, 88, 30; 93, 2; 108, 10

mede (n.), fee, reward, bribe, 99, 7 mendement (n.), amendment, 29, 17 mengling (n.), mingling, mixing, 70, 27

menes (n.), means, methods, 10, 4 mente (pret.), meant, 75, 20 merely (adv.), merrily, 46, 2; 49, 33; 60, 18; 82, 31; 91, 3 mery (adj.), merry, 49, 15 mervel (n.), marvel, wonder, 52, 20 messe (n.), a dish (of meat or fruit) 46, 5, 8

mete (v.), to meet, 124, 14, 18 mete (adj.), fit, 127, II metely (adj.), meet, fit, 6, 9; 24, 30; 33, 19; 56, 27; 60, 8 metely (adv.), moderately, 84, II middes (n.), midst, 57, 14; 119, 33; 122, 31 minatory (adj.), threatening, 87, 11 mind, mynde (v.), to be minded, to intend, 32, 23; 35, 27 minded, (p. p.), intended, 44, 17 minishe (v.), to diminish, 45, 17 minishing (n.), diminishing, 52, 14 minister (v.), to supply, 4, 19 minister (n.), an agent in any kind of work, 85, 9

miscaried (pret.), died, 34, 31 misgiveth (v.), is in doubt, faileth, 43, 23

mislike (v. impers.), to be displeasing to any one, 61, 9 misliked (v. a. pret.), disliked, 16, 26; 44, II

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misprision (n.) in law contempt of the court, 67, 25 misse (n.), lack, want, 54, I mocion (n.), prompting, suggesting, proposal, 45, 16; 76, 32 mockishe (adj.), unreal, pretended, 80, 14

moe, mo (adj.), more, 3, 30; 50, 28; 60, 1; 66, 17; 68, 10; et sæpe moneth (n.), month A. S. monað,

I, 4

more and lesse (used substantively),

high and low, great and small, 108, 16

most (adj.), special, chief, 69, 27 move (v.), to propose, 75, 4; to apply to, 108, 2

muche (adj.), great in number,

muche part=a great part, 22, 21 muche what (adv.), in a great degree, 6, 22; 62, 32 murther (n.), murder, 109, 31

name (n.), pretext, pretence, title, 13, 38; 14, 16 namely (adv.), chiefly, specially, 53, 32; 70, 12; 112, 30; namely which is which is especially, 13, II

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nathelesse (adv.), nevertheless, 2, 22 et passim

nedes (adv.), of necessity, 7, 6; 9, 29; 39, 24

nedes cost (adv.), of necessity, 49,

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newly (adv.), lately, 33, 30 next (adj.), nearest, 12, 22; 20, 2;

51, 30

none (adj.)=no, 45, 2; 50, 26; 62, 14; 90, 27; 91, I nought (adj.), worthless, base, defiled, 53, 24

noughte (n.), nothing; of noughte =for no reason, without cause, 7, 24

obeysaunce (n.), rule exercised over another, 76, 15

obteigned (p. p.), obtained, 105, 13 occasions (n.), motives, 81, 6 of (adv.), off, 35, 25; 50, 10; 64, 32, et sæpe

of (prep.), out of, 14, 1; 115, 3 of (prep.), for the sake of, out of, through, 49, 27

of (prep.) = by, 85, 14; 96, 10;

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of (prep.) = for, 100, 30; to desire of help to ask for help, 102, 11; 112, 16; 114, 10

of (prep.), on; of the backside=on the backside, 112, 24 of (prep.), concerning, 90, 32 of (prep.) from; rewards of them rewards received from them, &c. 118, 10

of (prep.), by reason of, 50, II; 82, 22; 97, 19

of (prep.) = on the part of, 120, 20 onelye (adj.), alone, 44, 29 ones (adv.), once, 40, 32; 44, 16;

50, 24

onlesse (conj.), unless, 96, 17 open (v.), to reveal, disclose, declare one's intentions, 41, 13, 23, 27

or (adv.), ere, before, 15, 29; 62,

23 order (v.), to arrange about, manage, 34, 6

other (adj.), different, of another fashion, 47, 12

other (pr. sing.), the other, 87, 23 other (adj. pron.), each other, 121,

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