• peisage, peseage, pesage

sint et quieti..de..cariagio, pesiagio, et chyminagio de omnibus bonis rebus et mercandizis suis quibuscumque. (1455) Let.Bk.Lond.K Gldh LetBk K 369 [John] Mabywe [had been committed to prison for refusing to pay] pesage [for grinding and weighing his corn and flour].

• pilen, pile, ipiled, pilit

pynnede [B vr. penned] hem þereinne Til ten ȝardis oþer twelue tollide out þrittene]. (1432) Rec.Norwich 2 390 Whiche seyd John Marwe xal fynde almaner werkmanship..that to the seyd kaye xal gon..he xal take the ground, pile it, and plank

• pinoun, pinum, pinion, pingnion, punion, punnion, ponion, poinion

at the east end of Restormel Chapel]..[repairs to all the defects in] le poynyon. (a1472) Acc.Bodmin in Camd.n.s.14 15 Item, to John Hancok for x jornays and dimid. apon goter stonys and bergis of the punyon, v s. iij d.

• piscine, piscene

, a pool in Jerusalem in which miraculous cures were effected [see John 5.2]. a1400(a1325) Cursor Vsp A.3 13761 A water þar es wit-in þair thede Þat es cald piscene [Frf: piscine] in þair lede. a1425 NPass. Cmb Gg.5.31 145/268

• polein(e, polain, pulein, puilein, poleynes

148 Seyn Iohn..sauh ridyng Oon, Fers and proudly vpon a poleyn steede Of colour reed. (1161) in Pipe R.Soc.4 47 Bernardus Pulein. (1235) Feet Fines Oxf. in ORS 12 96 Rogerus Puleyn. (1297) Sub.R.Yks. in YASRS 16 136 John Polayn.

• postel, posteles, postles

value of 20 marks by pulling down a barn of 12] postlys. (1423) Doc.Brewer in Bk.Lond.E. 163/705 Fyndynge þe same John Pekker..to the same werkes tweyne grete bemes bounden with iiij braces and iiij posteles. (1431) in Sundby Dial.Wor. 156

• prejudicen, prejudisen

RParl. 5.474b Provided alwey that this Acte, nor noon other Actes made in this Parlement..in any wise prejudice nor hurt John Howard, knyght. (1464) RParl. 5.544a Nor that the seid Gresilde in eny wise be hurte or prejudised by eny

• premunire facias, preuenire facias

par Brief de Premunire fac'..puissent apparer par lour Attornes. (1425) Paston 1.5 Þe Priour of Bromholm sued a-geyn þe seyd John and other in Ingeland a wryt of premunire facias. (1449) RParl. 5.149b That it be liefull to the Maire..to

• baillifship, bailliship

him..`ȝife a rekenynge of þi baillyship, for þou maist be no longer in þis office.' (a1443) Proc.Chanc. in Cal.PCEliz. 1.p.xxxix John atte Fenne and Joun Broun..have..compellyd the priour of the saide priorye to do the office of bailliship and of

• primaci(e

of deede men, that he be holdinge primacie, or the firste dignyte in alle thingis. (c1384) WBible(1) Roy 1.B.6 3 John 9 I shulde haue write perauenture to the chirche, but this Diotropis, that loueth for to bere primacye in

• prompten, promtand, promped, promp(t)ed, promted

sklither, whare he may not fest his fete and tharewith the deuel foluand & promttand. (1428) Doc. in Sur.Soc.85 5 John Lyllyng come unto hym and promped hym, and bad hym say yat he cutt hym bot a hundreth of

• assercioun

report, and comendable credence of þe cronicable and victoriouse esploit. (1425) Paston 2.24 The informacion and assercion of the seyd John [in a lawcase]. (c1449) Pecock Repr. Cmb Kk.4.26 101 Argumentis takun vpon evidencis of Goddis assercioun, or Goddis affermyng

• lod-man, lode-, lad(e-

nede of lodman [vrr. loodman; lodesmen] or vitayle. (1465-6) Acc.Howard in RC 57 332 A lodeman..my master made comenawnt wyth John Yonge..that he schalle be lodes man of my said masters shippe into Sprewse. (1470) in Rymer's Foedera (1709-10) 11.673

• maund(e

other material; basket serving as a measure, varying in capacity; (b)?as surname. (1365) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh. 29 [John Bryt, bailiff of Queenhithe, had divers measures called] maundes. (1410) Will York in Sur.Soc.45 48 De iij paribus del cardes, cum le

• mercurial

Mercurial [glossed: smerwort] be ȝetted in by a clistery..it remolleþ softely þe bowelez. c1440 Thrn.Med.Bk. Thrn 41/39 Tak on Sayn John day or þe son ryse a gryse with all þe rote þat men calles mercuriale. a1475 Bk.Quint. Sln 73

• mes, mese, messe, mece, meis(e, mis(se, mice, mease, mosse

xj acrys of londe Cornewailes. (1432) Rec.Norwich 2 390 The newe comon kaye..extendith hym in lengthe from the mees of John Drewe un to the hous of the comon. c1432 Bishop Notes in PMLA 49 Cmb Dd.14.2 456 Or ellis

• miscreaunt, miscreauntes, mescreauns, mescreaunt

Crist. a1500 Chartier Treat.Hope Rwl A.338 99/12 Sheding of blode cometh oftymes by the discorde of brodern in the howses of princes myscreauntes. (1421) Let. in Ellis Orig.Let.ser.2.1 87 Sir John Oldcastell..was myscreant and unboxome to the lawe of God.

• godet

godet n. OF (a) A drinking cup or goblet; (b) as surname. (1299-1300) Wardrobe Acc.Edw.I in PSAL (1787) 350 Unus godet argenti, pond' 7 unc', di'. (1346) Doc. in Nicolas Navy 2 476 [Item, For nine] godettis [called `ffleyghes',

• gonne-ston

Romene to Lyde for to make of gunne stonys. (1463) Doc. in HMC Rep.5 App. 492 Payd to the same John for half c of gonn stones, 4 s. a1600(1472) Rec.Bluemantle Jul C.6 382 Ther was mor then a M.

• grasen, gresen

grese vnder þy to. (1450) Complaint in War.AM 4 186 Certeigne catell..that weryn grasing in a pasture of the sayde John Brom'. c1475(a1449) Lydg. OFools LdMisc 683 52 A pulteer that selleth a fat swan For a goselyng that greseth