• in principio

first words of a formula used by begging friars [cp. John 1.1]. (c1387-95) Chaucer CT.Prol. Manly-Rickert A.254 For thogh a wydwe hadde noght a sho, So plesant was his In principio, Yet wolde he haue a ferthyng er he wente.

• intruden

intruden v. L intrudere To intrude; in , take possession of (a prebend) not rightfully one's own. (c1422) Anc.Pet.(PRO) 110.5499 In which mene tyme, on maister John Ixworth, Clerk, intruded in the same prebend and euer sithen hath occupied it.

• arvel

arvel n. ON , cp. OI erfi-ol ; the word is still current in Northern dialects. Funeral feast, wake. 1459 MS Reg.Test.Ebor.IV.249b [OD col.] [John Alanson leaues an ox] ad distrib. inter propinquos et amicos meos, scilicet ad meum arvell.

• scelling

scelling n. ?From skel(le n.; ?error for shilling(e ger. Pl. ?Grain, ?husks; ?refuse, rubbish. (1431-2) Mun.B.Bridgewater 805 Item, for makyng clene of John Warde ys house & beryng of scellynggys, iij d. ob.

• sessen

over to a session of court. (1465) Paston 2.309 John Smyth..and John Hopton..and I were..putte into the Kyngis pryson by-cawse of the fyn which was sessed vpon the forsaid John Smyth, John Hopton, and me. (1467) Ordin.Wor. 382 That the

• traperis

spelling of pl. of draperi(e n.; ?= pl. of trappour n. ?Cloths, drapery; ?the accouterments of a knight. (1463) Acc.Howard in RC 57 215 Item, to John Wysnacke..ffor a reward ffor steynynge off my masterys traperys, iij s. iiij d.

• veuer, vewer, viwer, vewers, vieweres

property. (1447) Doc.Durham in Sur.Soc.9 p.cccxiii The said John Rallyn, & William sall wirke the said myne be the sight of certeyn vewers assigned be the said Priour Alsa the said John Rallyn, and William sall, of thare awen costages

• welefulli, welefuli, willefulli

welefulli adv. Also welefuli , willefulli . From weleful adj. Prosperously, fortunately, favorably. a1425(c1395) WBible(2) Roy 1.C.8 3 John 2 Y make preyer that thou entre, and fare welefuly, as thi soule doith welefuli [WB(1) vr. willefulli; L prospere].

• Wiclifan

Wyclivianus , ult. from surname Wyclyf or Wycliff . A disseminator of the doctrines of John Wyclif, a Wycliffite or Lollard. a1450(?1419-20) Topias Dgb 41 93/661 He is callid an heretike þat heresies sowith, As Arrians, Wyclyfanes, Sabellyanes, and other.

• bontere, buntere

bontere n. Also buntere . A sifter or bolter. (1305) Pat.R.Edw.I 333 John Buntere. (a1307) Hundred R. in Archaeol.Cant.6 188 Philippus Buntere. c1400 Femina Trin-C B.14.40 31 By þe buntere ys deceueret þe flour and bran.

• breidere

breidere n. From breiden . One who makes nets or cords. (1255) Close R.Hen.III 175 Gilbertus le Breyder. (1324) in Fransson Surn. 86 John le Brayder. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 354 Neet breydare: Reciarius.

• brọmer

brọmer n. Cp. brọm . ?A maker or seller of brooms, ?one who lives in a place overgrown with broom. (1285) Pat.R.Edw.I 199 Nicholas le Bromere. (1327) in Fransson Surn. 195 Rob. Bromere. (1466) in Fransson Surn. 195 John Bromer.

• chauncelẹr, chanseler

chauncel . The screen between the chancel and nave of a church; dor . (a1472) Acc.Bodmin in Camd.n.s.14 12 The jambys of the chanseler dor. (a1472) Acc.Bodmin in Camd.n.s.14 13 The peloris Betwene the chanseler and seynt John is Ilde.

• coiter

coiter n. (a) One who plays at quoits; (b) as surname. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 86 Coyter or caster of a coyte: Petreludus. (1293) Pat.R.Edw.I 7 John le Coytere. (1327) Sub.R.Sus. in Sus.RS 10 144 Joh. le Coiter.

• com(m)aundrie

order of knights (as of the Knights of St. John) administered by an officer of the order. (c1447) Let.Midylton in Lin.NQ 16 197 The chaunsell off Golsby and off the cheffe place off the comaundry off Maltby. (c1447) Let.Midylton in

• coproctour

Fellow proctor (of a church). (1447) Acc.St.Mary Thame in BBOAJ 11 55 An Inventory of all the bookes, vestimentes & other thinges belongyng to the Chyrche & Paryshe of Thame, made by John Manytorn & Thomas Buns & others, coproctours.

• flex-lond, flaxland

grown; -- in place names and surnames. (1207) Fine R.King John 449 Russel de Flexland. (1235-52) Cust.Rent in OSSLH 2 42 Flexlonde. (1297-8) Doc.Manor in MP 34 41 Flaxlondhyl. (1327) Sub.R.Sus. in Sus.RS 10 164 Johe Flexlond. (1332) Sub.R.Sus. in

• ermin, armin

a1500 Conq.Irel. Rwl B.490 11 Party per pale gules & ermyn a saltyer contrechaunged. (c1460) Bk.Arms in Anc.9 Hrl 2169 174 John Wyld beryth sabyll a cheveron ermyne iij wylkys of sylvyr. John Hemyngbourgh beryth ermyn a cheveron counterbataylyd goulys.

• pelve

a basyn. (1462-4) Acc.St.Mary Thame in BBOAJ 10 87 Itm., of ye testemente of ye same John, i pelve, i candelabra solde to John Dawnse for ye sum of iiij s. iiij d. -?-(1431) Will in Som.RS 16 136 [Two]

• prebendal

198/7 Actes in the prebendall church of Buckeden. (1465) Acc.St.Mary Thame in BBOAJ 13 52 The accomptes of John Kyng and John Benet, junr., Proctours or Yconomi of the prebendal Chirche of Thame. a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 587/21 Ser