• A Gest of Robyn Hode

At once; did meet him sad; appearance stirrup hood; eyes array (clothing) sadder went down Courteous; noble awaited you without food hours (see note) in company (see note) sorrowful expression tears; eyes face hut door; (see note) took off kneeled

• The Book of Margery Kempe: Introduction

by Women Mystics." Vox Benedictina 8 (1991), 17-75. Bynum, Caroline Walker. Holy Feast and Holy Fast: The Religious Significance of Food to Medieval Women. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987. . Jesus as Mother: Studies in the Spirituality of the

• King Arthur and King Cornwall

traveled; (see note) wandered; (see note) just arranged of the same material dainty boy I will; (see note) among pagans food (i.e., Jesus) single [night's] hospitality; (see note) (see note) (see note) depart harm or disgrace (see note) hasten [He]

• The Life of Saint Francis: Introduction

pope's vision). The hungry brothers fed by a mysterious man (near Spoleto). In Assisi, the brothers suffer from lack of food and books. They resume residence at "S. Mary in Desert" (Portiuncula); F's preaching, the brothers' love of adversity. F.

• Richard Maidstone: Concordia

for Nature herself, with few crafts, suffices for humankind. The corollary comes from what the apostle Paul says: "And having food and raiment, let us be therewith content." It seems to us that goldsmiths and armourers, and indeed all manner

• Capgrave, The Life of Saint Katherine: Introduction

anticipates plenty of mischief among the aspiring theologians: laughing and whistling in church, shouting and banging dishes at meals, sneaking food or unauthorized visitors into the rooms or selling their furniture for spare cash, patronizing taverns, and staying out all

• The Carle of Carlisle

priest I have some power through (The Carle) says; (see note) befits knowledge did look after; guess glad [He] says; food made their way might be put lift For time And passed it happy happy lie pantry door prepare your

• William Caxton, The Game and Playe of the Chesse: Introduction

its contributions to the community as a whole. Just as the farmer’s plow represents his identity as the provider of food for the kingdom, so too do the king’s apple and scepter symbolize his job. As the manager of the

• 10. Diogenes

done, do. 19 covetise, covetousness. 22 wole, will. 26 ho, who. 27 quod, said; saver, savor; careyn, carrion. 32 meete, food. 38 enemyt, enmity. 41 leve, live. 42 deliverd of, rescued from. 43 empeireth, is impaired. 45 wroth, wrathful. 46

• 17. Loginon

174 wole, will. 178 leven, live; deyen, die. 182 entered, interred. 184 deyeden, died; nyghe, near. 188 beere, bear; meete, food. 189 wote, know. 194 encresed, increased. 195 and, if. 201 ware, aware of. 208 leste, least. 212 prouffytable, profitable.

• Dispute between Mary and the Cross

should go; (see note) rhetorical figure; (see note) beast [likened to] our sacred Saviour; (see note) food of most esteem chief platter [of] that [food]; (see note) meat; the people's feast; (see note) (see note) [those] least and most [in

• The York Corpus Christi Plays: Play 11, Pharaoh and Moses

(see note) vengeance destroyed no longer be (t-note) curse; (t-note) sorrow mixed up do you ridicule known ordained; (see note) food blood horrible; foul know yet afflicts toads; frogs; move (escape); (see note) venom destroys gnats; (see note) assume all

• The York Corpus Christi Plays: Play 32, The Remorse of Judas

it among you) I hate my; too long traitorous act; torments; rage Since; taken (see note) commit suicide ate; meat (food) little reward vengeance kill trusty true [one] speak advice (see note) anger thrown; bad-naturedly threw Quickly (t-note) encumber treasury

• The York Corpus Christi Plays: Play 42, The Ascension

165, citing York Breviary, 1:478). As seen in the two previous pageants, Jesus has appeared with the disciples and shared food with them in order to demonstrate the physicality of the Resurrection. 105–06 Howe man by cours of kynde schall

• Codex Ashmole 61: Item 27, Ypotis

(see note) (t-note) mate Sloth (t-note) (t-note) indeed (see note) snake; enticed me thereto; (see note) then; (t-note) avarice (t-note) food; sweat enticing servant labor snake; (t-note) belly i.e., whoever lives middle earth joyful birth; (see note) power; destroy (see

• Havelok the Dane

everyone; (see note) Roxburgh; (see note) they; quickly To; ill place where; (see note) restraints; night fastened; fastenings might not food eat comfort almost dead Everyone who went to him They; wept bitterly earnestly; ore (grace) (see note) they where

• Sir Degrevant

Whenever someone made an appeal to him; (t-note) Always never went past wherever they were almsgiving Poor people dignity; compassion food; generous [he loved] guests; invite minstrels hear gave them (i.e., the minstrels); fine cloth [Rewards] of gold; money; (t-note)

• Second Book of Kings (2 Samuel)

pains; live thought; (t-note) he could manage (see note) sackcloth as if he would go mad ashes For; take no food baron; (t-note) cheer; (t-note) until; child to bier was taken as swiftly; (t-note) child’s life [BIRTH OF SOLOMON (12:24–25)]

• Fourth Book of Kings (2 Kings)

fast for thi wele fare.” (t-note) many countries lack always dwelling herbs expense (t-note) nourish therefore wheat loaves; in haste food other [loaves]; (t-note) large glad (t-note) wisdom who need bread boldly; (t-note) Gehazi; (t-note) Syria; Saracens; (t-note) lived; Ben-hadab;

• Siege of Jerusalem

where woe; (t-note) befallen hardship; difficult; (t-note) mortality; for [lack of] food (t-note) man; bite Bread, soup; beast alive but what they wept shields and shoes soon they ate food; hard Fell down from starvation; (t-note) door-nail; (see note) Woe