• ese, aise, eise, ase, yese

goddes, and so forth be ese The flees of gold he scholde sese. c1400(?a1387) PPl.C Hnt HM 137 14.54 The marchaunt with hus marchaundise may nat go so swithe As þe messager may, ne with so mochel ese. (a) Relief

• Mari(e, marie, marẹ, mariae, mar~x0021d~e

45/7 Marie..desirede no worshup of þis world. (1447) Mun.B.Bridgewater 105 In primis, j Crosse wt ij ymages of mare & John, of sylvere and gylte. ?a1475 Ludus C. Vsp D.8 364/245 Let vs se oure moder marie. a1500(?c1440) Lydg. HGS

• alleggen, allegen, allegen, aleg(g)en, aledien, alleigen

y schal allegge and folewe pryncipaly feiþ and grounde it in holy scripture. a1450(a1387) PPl.A(2) RwlPoet 137 12.102 When he [John But] saw þes sawes busyly a-legged By Iames..and by oþere. c1450 Capgr. Rome Bod 423 34 He allegith for

• accioun, action

?a1425 Mandev.(2) Eg 1982 141/3 Hir husband sall hafe his actioun agaynes him before þe iusticez. (1433) RParl. 4.455b Every Marchaunt that is so ygreved, may have action by vertue of this Ordinaunce..in every Court of Record. c1436 Ipswich Domesday(2)

• unknouing(e, unknoinge, unknouen

his tyme of passynge. (1472-5) RParl. 6.155b The Custumers withoute unpakking or sight of such Clothes, uppon information of the Marchaunt, doo custume such Clothes as for course Clothes, whereby the Kyng is gretely deceyved and hurted of his dueties

• poudre, pouder, -dur, -dour, pouedre, pouther, pudre, puder, pouldre, pulder, podere, podur, poure, poundir

poudre of tartre double so moch as of all the oþer. (1456) Doc. in HMC Rep.5 App. 491b Payd to John Young for powder off synamon, peper, clowys, [etc.]. a1475 Bk.Quint. Sln 73 18/3 Þe perfiȝt cure of alle þese

• amelour, amailler, aumailler

amelour n. Also amailler , aumailler . AF Enameler. (1311) Let.Bk.Lond.B Gldh LetBk B 32 [John] le Aumayller [goldsmith]. (1311) Let.Bk.Lond.B Gldh LetBk B 39 [John] le Amailler. (1344) in Fransson Surn. 139 Sim.le Amelour.

• polluting

ger. Desecration. (1447-8) Shillingford 130 The seide John Hulle tyme of the pollutyng surmetted was Maier.. (1447-8) Shillingford 131 As for the violent shedyng of blode and pollutyng of the Churche of one John Pawton, they seyn that therto they

• versus

(one claimant in a dispute). (1448) Shillingford 53 Men defauteth ryght by his comaundement the jugement by twene John Husset versus John Notte. (1451) Paston 2.75 I send yow þe scire facias for Osbern and Foke versus Heydon and Wyndam.

• garing

garing ger. Cp. geren v. Making. (1458) Doc. in Rec.B.Nottingham 2 366 Peid John Cowpar for garyng of iij mals and nels, vj d.

• crofter

crofter n. From croft . A tenant who holds a small field, or croft. (1285) in Fransson Surn. 196 John le Crofter.

• iconomi

BBOAJ 8 71 The Accomptes of Thomas Bons and John Chapman, Iconomi of the Chirche of Tame. (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

• netter(e, netiare

(b) as surname. (1418-19) Let.Bk.Lond.I Gldh LetBk I 212 [John Bartelot], netter. a1425 Medulla Stnh A.1.10 37b/b Liniarius: a nettare. (1253) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO) 1.63 John le Netiare. (1298) in Fransson Surn. 87 John le Nettere. (1332) in Fransson Surn. 87 Osbertus

• register(e, registre, regester, regestire, regestre

. Prob. from registrer(e n. A record keeper, recorder. (a1443) Pet.Chanc.PRO ser.CP 1 file 12 no.195 John Twynyng..procured one John Baroun, late register to John, late bysshop of landaff, and ordinary of the seid Prioury, to forge an vntrue register.

• slabbard, slabbarde, slabard

dull-witted; (b) as surname. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 458 Slabbarde [Win: Slabbard]: Morosus, tardus. (1289) Leet R.Norwich in Seld.Soc.5 33 Johannes Slabbard. (c1311) Rec.Norwich 1 379 John Slabbard. (1317) Close R.Edw.II 463 John Slabbard. (1320) Close R.Edw.II 222 John Slabard.

• understewardship

(1472-3) RParl. 6.35a Of olde malice and envye that oon Thomas Clemens had ayenst John Glyn, for the said Office of Understewardshipp oon John Harry Thomas Flete and other riottous persones made a grete assaute uppon the said John Glyn.

• wọde-wardie

wọde-ward n. = wode-wardshipe n. (1347) Reg.Edw.Blk.Pr. 1.121 [Order to Master John de Kermont, the prince's clerk and chamberlain of North Wales, to lease for two years to John de Eccleshale, burgess of Caernervon, the bailiwicks of] raglotie, ryngildie [and]

• repaien, repai(e

(1439) RParl. 5.22a John Carpentere and John Bugebroke have made a Lone..to yow owre Soveraigne Lord, therof to be repayed atte Fest of Seynt Martyn next comyng. (1448) Doc. in Sundby Dial.Wor. Eg Charter 608 255 John shal repay vnto

• cours, course, cors

grayned, some half grayned, and other Clothes not grayned..the Custumers..withoute unpakking or sight of such Clothes, uppon information of the Marchaunt, doo custume such Clothes as for course Clothes. c1525 Rule & T.St.Francis(2) Fst D.4 576 The brethern may haue

• parementes, paramentes, paremens

Eneas is led. c1460(a1449) Lydg. 2 Merch. Hrl 2255 163 The riche beddyng of swte..the roial paramentis..for his freend this marchaunt did ordeyne. a1475(?1431) Lydg. Defence HC Hrl 1245 130 Distroye hem..that of presumpcyoun Dispraven hir, and hir ornamentes, And