• wer, were

1 65 Occisor soluat wer et wite et quisquis sociorum eius lx solidos. (a1135) in Rymer's Foedera (1816-69) 1.11 Homo London non judicetur in misericordia pecuniae nisi a suam Were, scilicet ad c solidos. 1419 Liber Albus Lond. in RS

• bragger(e

hise clerkis cunne speke fayre latyne, lyȝen þei neuer so yuel as bostors & braggars, he aloweþ hem wele. ?a1500 The propyrte of Hrl 7371 269 London, globber; Sothery, great bragger. c1500(?a1475) Ass.Gods Trin-C R.3.19 673 Bosters, braggars, & brybores.

• coketed

cokettid in thaire owne names. (1463) Case King Council in Seld.Soc.35 111 He..schipped the seid wolles in the porte of London, ther lawfully custumed and coketted. (1475) RParl. 4.491b Persones that custumabely shippen Wolles and Wollefelles..which been coketted and custumed

• croucher, crochere

le crochere pro licencia se maritandi. (1327) in Fransson Surn. 196 Adam le Cruchere. (1392) Court R.Hastings in Sus.RS 37 46 [John] Croucher. (1405) in Fransson Surn. 196 John Crowchere [vintner]. (1434) Close R.Hen.VI 277 [John] Crowchere [citizen of London].

• cossẹr, cọssẹr, cussere, coiseir, cossur, cosour

85 [William Belebuch] cossur..[complained that the defendant bought from him..a bay horse, etc.]. (1393) Close R.Rich.II 221 [Robert Athelarde of London] cosour. (1422) Plea & Mem. in Bk.Lond.E. 122/11 William Emery, Coser, leyth oft tymes much dung in the hie

• parish(e clerk

I bequeth to the brederhede of seynt Nicholas, founded by paressh clerkes in London, iij s. iiij d. (1443) Proc.Chanc. in Cal.PCEliz. 1.p.xxxvi Johannes Overton de London, parisshclerk. c1450 Alph.Tales Add 25719 270/4 Som tyme in þe bysshoppryke of Parish

• pavage, pawage, panage

the right to collect this tax. (1314-15) RParl. 1.302b Assignentur per..Willus de Leyre de London', & Ricardus Abbot, ad supervidend' defectus Pavagii inter Barram Novi Templi London' et Portam Palatii Regis de Westm'. c1376 GRed Bk.Bristol pt.2.p.56 The Chamburleyns of

• Lollardri(e, lollarderi, lollardrẹ

lollardry. (1425) RParl. 4.292b Diverses persones..acused of Treson, Felonye, Lollardrie, and other such poyntes, bene commyttyd..somme to the Toure of London, and somme to other Castels and holdes in the Rewme. (c1426) Audelay Poems Dc 302 141/257 Here is non

• hake-bot, hek-, hecboat, hekbet, hekebeit, helebote, houkebot, hogbote

called] Hekbote [of Veer in Zeland]. (1361) Close R.Edw.III 86 [A small ship in the port of London called the] Seyntemarie hakbote [of London]. (1369) Close R.Edw.III 20 [A ship called] la Hogbote [of Flanders]. (1371) Close R.Edw.III 225 [A

• kinges bench(e

(1437) RParl. 4.510a The seid Thomas Stamford, from the prison ycalled the Kynges Benche, was remeved unto his prison in London ycalled the Flete. (1441) Proc.Privy C. 5.166 [The prisoner] in þe Kynges Bench had empeached hem to þe Kyng

• ligger, ligere, leger

Cal.Dublin 1 305 Merchandys and lygerys of London, Covyntre..and of othyr dyvers partys of Engelond..assembelyth and confederyth them..togadyr. (1460) Doc. in Gilbert Cal.Dublin 1 306 Wher nowe late merchaunds and liggeris of London, Covintre..abydyng and liggynge within the sayd cittes

• stragelen, stragil, stragle, strangle, stragelt

thei woll goo vp to London; But thei have no capteyn ner rewler assigned be the comissioneres to awayte vp-on, and so thei stragyll abowte be them-self and be lyklynes arn not leke to come at London, half of them.

• suburb(e, sub(b)arbe, suborb, subarb(e)s, suburbes, suburbus, subbarbuse, suberbis, suburbarbes, subbardes, sowthbarbys, -ez

Alle þis peple come to London yn on day, yn so moche þat euery strete & lane yn London & yn þe sowthbarbez weren fulle of ham logged and x or xij myle about London euery way. (1461) RParl. 5.472a

• iren-mongere, irene-, hir(n-, h)is-, ern-, yeren-, yerne-, ~x0021d~ern-

felasship of the ffraunchised men of Iremongers of the citie of London a token of armes. (1456) Pet.Chanc. in Seld.Soc.10 143 Grevously compleynyng ageynst oon Nicholas Marchall, Irmonger of London. (1466) Acc.Howard in RC 57 323 Item, to the iren

• Temese, temes, tem(p)se, tem(e)ze, tames(e, tamis(e, tammes, themese, themise, themse, thamis(e, taemese

B.171 238/14 Þat..Bisshop hade in London a fair Toure in making in his cloos oppon þe ryuer of Tamise, þat was wiþout þe Temple-Barr. (1440) PParv. Hrl 221 488 Temze, water [Win: Temeze se] at London: Tamesia. a1450 Lond.Chron.Hrl.3775 Hrl

• salter(e, salters, selter(e, saltur-, saltr(e-, sauter-

(1402) RParl. 3.519b Rob't Brendewod, William Estace, Salters. (1408) Inquis.Miscel.(PRO) 7.194 [Robert Brandewode, citizen and] saltere [of London]. (1418) Jrnl.Archives City of London 1.51 [OD col.] Item, consideratum est quod sal emptum per Bemond et Edwardum, salters, infra [read: intra]

• sher-man, shirman, sharman, sereman, scerman, sermon, cherman, sheres-, shermen, -min

as surname. (1207) Doc. in Bateson Rec.B.Leic.1 20 Joh. filius Rogeri, sereman. (1345-6) Freeman R. in KRec.18 200 Johannes de London, sherman, filius Willelmi Skot de Clauerynge. (1381) RParl. 3.113a Thomas Absolon, Shereman. (1400) Will York in Sur.Soc.4 260 Thomas

• euren, uren

herebefore, and yeven them many worthy victories. (1440) in Rymer's Foedera (1709-10) 10.766 The Worship that God soe long hath eured him with. (1428) Doc. in Sharpe London 3.370 Good tydinges of þat which vureth wel to oure sovereing lord.

• favourabli

?1435 Lond.Chron.Jul. Jul B.2 77 My seyde lorde off Wynchestre ffauorably and ayens the kyngis pees..sette..Archers at the ende off London brigge. (1447-8) Shillingford 79 The latist special acessyng and payement..wyche was acessyd and payed in maner and forme as

• flesh-monger(e, fle(i)s-, -manger(e

who butchers or sells the flesh of animals; (b) stret , a street in London [orig. lined with butchers' stalls]. 1130-35(OE) Leges Edw.Conf. in Liebermann Gesetze 1 669 Macerarii, quos Angli uocant flaismangeres [vrr. fles-, fleis-, flesheuweris]. (1279) Hundred R.Tower