• thurgh, ~x00fe~urue

at an ende, y seyyng also..'y knowe we buth alle most thurgh.' (1467) Paston 1.534 He is owtlawyd at Syr John Fastolfys swte..not wythstandyng he is thorow wyth Syr T. Howys for Syr J. F. (1469) Paston 2.396 It were

• serment, ser(r)ement, cerement, sorement

lord king aioinez to alle his Iustises in fei and in serment..þat, [etc.]. (1436) Proc.Chanc. in Cal.PCEliz. 1.p.xlii John Aklum and John Collum..afore our said Lord the Kyng in his Chauncerie..saith uppon thaire cerement and thair othe that, [etc.]. c1400

• shout(e, schout, scoute, skoute, shute, schuit, scut

a boat called] skoute [and sent them to Flanders]. (1340) Will Court Hust. Gldh 1.440 [To the said Thomas and John conjointly his] schuyt [with appurtenances]. (1350) Doc. in Riley Mem.Lond. 262 [One great boat and one small boat and

• signe-manual, signemanuele

at London. (1473) Paston 1.473 Than most my moodre and ye [John Paston III] wryght a letter vndre my moodrys seall and yowre syngne manuell to me and Master John Halsnoth. a1525(?1469) Cov.Leet Bk. 343 We..charge yow..that in no wyse

• tourte, torte, turte, -tur, tortes, torteis, courtes, -is

shall take against his will great bread called] Turte [from those who grind their corn at the mills late of John de Mose]. (1299-1300) Court R.Lond. 57 [The defendant carried a loaf of] tourte [through the streets]. (1371) Will Court

• trompour, trompor, tromper, tromppour, trumpour(e, trumpor, trumper(e, thrumpour, trumpeour, trumpur

, trumpur . (a) A player of a trumpet, horn, etc.; (b) as surname. (1307) Let.Bk.Lond.C Gldh LetBk C 208 John Garsyl, tromppour. a1325 SLeg. Corp-C 145 2/26 Byuore he set is alblasters and is archers, also Is trompours to

• vagabond, vagabund(e, vacabond, vacabound, vacabund, wagabund, vacaboundis, vagaboundes

Thomas Dransfeld is a theef and has knowelach felony, and now liffez as a vacabond. (1472) Doc. in Sur.Soc.85 24 John Bek is a vacabound and gos about wt a lettre testimoniall that he may be warned to be of

• boster, -eere, -ar(e, -our(e, -ur(e, boister, boustoure

be no boostour ne jangelere. 1607(?a1425) Chester Pl. Hrl 2124 120/403 I wot by this bosters [Add: boisters] bere, that trybute I must paye. (1316) Pat.R.Edw.II 500 John le Bostere. (1324) Court R.Lan. in LCRS 41 78 John le Boster.

• chirche-work, -werk, -wark

haten þet he nime þa ilke ehte..and dele hit wrecche monne, oðer to brugge oðer to chirche weorke. a1400(c1300) NHom.(1) John & Boy Phys-E p.112 Sain Ion was..bisi, In ordaining of prestes..And in casting kirc werkes. a1450(c1410) Lovel. Grail Corp-C

• surmetten, surmitte(n, surmet(ted, -mitted, -muttyd

neither he ne none other..never sende..wyne..to Budeux, as the saide Mayer most disclaunderly hath surmytted. (1447-8) Shillingford 130 The seide John Hulle, tyme of the pollutyng surmetted, was Maier of the seide Cite. (c1456) Paston 2.152 Sir Simond seyd that..yff

• obligacioun, obligatio(u)n, obligaco(u)n, hobligasion, abligacion, obliacin, olligacioun

Paston 2.244 Edward, Kyng of Inglond..recorde and knoweleych that we haue receyuyd of John Paston, squyer..an obligacion wherby oure seid fader was bound to the seid Sir John Fastolff in an c marc. (1463) Will Bury in Camd.49 32 I

• procutour, procutur, -tor, -teur, -ter, procatour, -tur, prokator, proketour, procketur, proctour, -tur, -ter, prouctour

(1465) Acc.St.Mary Thame in BBOAJ 13 52 The accomptes of John Kyng and John Benet..Proctours or Yconomi of the prebendal Chirche of Thame. (1468) Stonor 1.96 In primis, paid to John of Devenshire, proctor of the fraternite of Seynt Elen

• jointli(e, jointeli, jountli, jontli, juntli

4 201 Whiche said Simon and oþer, so beyng ioyntly seised with the saide John Halsnoth, afterward into the possession of the said John Halsnothe..whiche seid John Halsnoth þerof so beyng soll seised, sold the said mees. (1458) Will York

• unlauful, unlaufulle, unlaweful, onlauful(le, unlaghful, unlaful

of Bristowe, John Pester priour of Witham complaynyng of a wrongfull distres takyn by baillies of Bristowe ayenst the forme of a Composicion of olde tyme takyn and kept by twex the predecessours of the said Priour and John Spyne

• unpaien, onpaith, unpaied(e, unpaid(e, unpaed, onpai(e)d, unepaide, unpait

at the day of theis letters patens be delyuereit vn to the seid Thomas and John be vnpayt to the seid John, Then the same John shal relesen the seid Thomas. (1450) RParl. 5.206a In case that the Souldeours for

• witnessing(e, witnessingis, witnessingus

witnessynge aȝeinus Jhesu. (c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) John 8.18 The witnessing of twei men is trewe. (c1384) WBible(1) Dc 369(2) John 19.35 He that syȝ bar witnessing. (c1384) WBible(1) Roy 1.B.6 1 John 5.9 If we receyuen witnessing of men,

• feffement, feoff(e)ment, feefement

to sir John Deuereux. (1432) Proc.Chanc. in Cal.PCEliz. 1.p.xxviii The feoffament of the saide Manoir of Dullyngham..and the forsaide Manoir of Langdon..were made by the saide Lowys Johan. (1459) Will Fastolf in Nrf.Archaeol.2 232 The said Sir John Fastolff..did make

• fraternitẹ

(1454-5) Acc.St.Ewen in BGAS 15 147 Sir John Gower, Priest, late dede, of the Fraternyte of Seynt John Baptist founded withyn this church. (1470) LRed Bk.Bristol 2.133 The Maister of Bredernhede of seynt John Baptist with the ffraternite of the

• fraught, fraght, fre(i)ght, freit, frait

forsqe i barelle, et le mestre ad receu deuers luy pour sonn freghte iiij lastes. (1395-6) Rec.Norwich 2 51 [To John atte Ee for] freyth [of timber from Colchester to Norwich]. (1427-8) Grocer Lond. Kingdon 167 Item, Flaundrissh bryke with

• peitrel, peiterel, paitrel, paietrelle, patrel, peistrelle, peitresle, peuterel, peint(e)rel, petrie, patael

1.p.xxiii The whiche William delivered to John Glover..a new sadell, a paytrell, and a bridell. (?1454) Will York in Sur.Soc.30 173 To Margrett Jentle, my sadyll, the peytrell with the bridyll and Seynt John hede. (1456) Invent.Armory in Archaeol.16 125