• bagge, bage

bagge of myn armys. a1500 MS Dom.A.9 [OD col.] Dom A.9 f.84b The bageous of the Castellof Clifford is a whyte rose. a1600(1472) Rec.Bluemantle Jul C.6 386 The Kinge gave [him] a royall crosbowe..the case couered with velvette of

• appurtenaunt, ap(p)ertenant, -ent, appourtienant

yat all his Auncestres..have been Erles of Arundell, and have had ye Estate, Honour and Dignite, as annexed, unied and appurtenaunt to ye seid Castell, Honour and Lordship. (1405) Doc. in Flasdieck Origurk. 31 Of a mersch wit appurtenauntz in

• quadrant

Watkyn Wynwick for ij cast of brede..bough [read: bought] for werkemen..dryving the berne in to the quadrant of the College. (1447-8) in Willis & C.Cambridge 1 369 As touchyng the demensions of the housynge of the said College, I haue

• bast

bast n.(1) OE baest (a) The fiber of the inner bark of the linden tree, bast; rop ; (b) inner bark; (c) tre , linden tree, basswood. (1296) Newcastle Galley in Archaeol.Ael.4.2 186 De nave Gerkini de Berewyk Capiuntur..vnum velum

• rocher(e

not forgete..The tresure in the hye rochere. a1500(?a1475) Guy(4) Cmb Ff.2.38 11661 He hath not lefte a fote of londe, But a castell here nyehonde, That stondyth hye vpon þe rochere. (1305) Court R.Lond. 212 Rocheres [and mortars and other

• batild, batelled, battellet, batail(l)ed, baytaled

defens wiþ double arches of stoon, wel batailled & enwalled aboute. c1450(?a1400) Wars Alex. Ashm 44 1152 Full of turestis & toures of defence, Batailid..a-boute as a castell. a1500(?a1400) Firumb.(2) Fil 1216 The walles ben of marbyl..I-baytaled redy with-Inne and

• incontinent, incontenent, encontinent

was incontenent iuged vnto the dethe. (1460) Proc.Privy C. 6.303 Þey..in continent after þe recepcion of þies..lettres doo make peasible liveree of þe said castell. (1470) Paston 5.71 In contynent they departed and wente to Manchestre. (1471) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh.

• inhabitantes, inhabitaunts, inhabitans, enhabitantez

men..as of other thrifty enhabitantez of the same. (1451) Paston 2.232 The said inhabitauntz, for pyte and remorce of their concyencez, wer lothe to sew a writ of atteynte. (1461) RParl. 5.479a For the..governaunce of the same Duchie and of

• artelrie, artrie, artorie, art(u)ry, artil(le)rie, -arie

& artil(le)rie , -arie . OF artillerie & ML artillaria (from OF ). (a) Implements of war, arms; office of , the office of armorer; (b) specif., ballistic engines; (c) a workshop for making implements of war. (1422) in Rymer's

• kinges bench(e

nowe beyng in Prison and in the Marschall ward of the Kynges Benche..wold have ravisshed Isabell. (a1452) Doc. in Kingsford EHist.Lit. CotR 2.23 364 These ben the names of the Duke of Glowcetteris maynye that were taken at Bery and

• spiing(e

hundredth..thei ride on hunting For auenture of ony spiyng.' c1410 Trev. Higd. Add 24194 8.343 Spyeng [vr. spiȝting; L instigationem; StJ-C: Englische [men]..beet doun þe Scottes [þat] were i-come by sitynge of þe kyng of Fraunce anon to Durham]. (a1398)

• sauten

besege; L impugnare] any castell or towne, see that thou be well purveide with gunnys and engynes to breke the wallys. c1475 Chartier Quad.(1) UC 85 163/14 Your auncient and naturall enmyes saute you by entreprise of armes, chalenginge your

• tournei, tournai, tornei(e, tornai(e, turnei, turnai(e, turnalle

(error in contraction) turnalle . AF turnei , turnai , tournei , tornei , vars. ofOF tornoi . (a) A tournament; (b) ?a company of knights engaged in a tournament. c1300 SLeg.Becket Hrl 2277 p.11 The King wende to

• unsteken, unsteke, unstoken

reveal. a1300 Hit bilimpeð Corp-O 59 4 Of him no mon mai at-reke, king of alle kinge; He mai binde & to-breke, he mai blisse bringe, He mai luke & unsteke, michte of alle þinge. c1300 SLeg.Inf.Chr. LdMisc 108 737

• whate, what

full wate [rime: late]. a1500(a1400) Libeaus Clg A.2 1741 Lambard ladde hym forþ well whate And broȝte hym at þe castell gate. a1225(?OE) Lamb.Hom. Lamb 487 79 Al se hwat se he forgulte wes, al hit him scunede. a1225(?a1200) Trin.Hom.

• branden, bronden, brande, brante, braunt, bronded, brant

Yonge SSecr. Rwl B.490 190/7 Loue of women and brandynge fylthed of lechurie nesshyth a manes herte. a1500(1422) Yonge SSecr. Rwl B.490 205/35 This Is the remedi of hym whyche brandyth with temptacion of vices. a1500(1422) Yonge SSecr. Rwl B.490

• carnelen, carneled, kerneled, kirnelde, corneled, curnelled

embataill or carnell any place. (1461) RParl. 5.493b Licences..to any persone..to enbatell, carnell, mascall, or to make eny Toure, Castell, or Forteresse. a1500 Libeaus Clg A.2:Ritson 714 Swych saw they never non, Imade of lyme and ston, Ikarneled all abowte.

• champain(e, chaump-

With craft or art it is tomake a strengthe. (?a1439) Lydg. FP Bod 263 5.2551 Departyng of chaumpayne heritages Atwen the worthi & poore of the cite Bi egal porciouns. c1440(?a1400) Morte Arth.(1) Thrn 1620 Towardez Chartris they chese, thes

• after

Þe next nyght after, he set hys tentys afyre. c1450 Ponthus Dgb 185 48/7 He shuld feght..the next tuysday aftre with Erle of Morteyne. (a1470) Malory Wks. Win-C 444/14 All people sholde be at his castell the fifth day aftir.

• constablerie, conestablerie, constabilrie, constabularie

made..of th'office of Constabularie and kepyng of oure Castell. a1486(a1460) Coron.Kings Eng. in Archaeol.57 Mrg M 775 54 The erle of harforde schall serve that day of Constabelry. a1500(?c1450) Merlin Cmb Ff.3.11 373 Gawein..ye will take the Constabilrie of myn