• Corn-walish, Corn-walsh, -walch, -wales(se, -welisse, -wailis(se, -waleis, -wales

3 210 Willelmus le Cornwalche. (1449) RParl. 5.168b Upon a certayn grounde, called Cornewalesse grounde, besyde the Crane in the Warde of the Vyntrye in London. a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 Lamb 131 4346 Androcheus & his Loundreneys, Tenuacius wiþ his Cornwaleys.

• couper(e, cupere, cupare

Sur.Soc.30 18 Cowpyn, cowperr de Aldwark. (1423) Doc.Brewer in Bk.Lond.E. 172/1010 To have a copie of þe coupers markes of london. (1423-4) Doc.Brewer in Bk.Lond.E. 182/1310 The names of Brewers þat hadden Barelles and kilderkyns þe wheche wer nought seled

• supersedeas, supersedias, -sediace, -sidias, supersedeas

lord Chaunceler..þat yf þe Kynge pardon hym or graunted any supersedeas, London shuld with-jnne short tyme have as meche for to do as they hadde for to kepe London Brygge whanne þe Capteyn cam thedyr. (1454) RParl. 5.239b In suche

• scrivener, scrivaner, -voner, skrivener, -vaner, skerevener, schrevener, scriveiner, -vainer, skriveyer

beside dothe endyte. (1450) Lin.DDoc. 43/33 Item, to my Skryvener at london a flat pece gilt vncouered. (1451-2) Plea & Mem.R.Lond.Gildh A.77 mem.6r Richard Claydich, Scryvaner, Citezein of london, cam personnelly before William Gregory, Mair. (1455) Acc.Bk.Carpenter Co. 19 Item,

• weder-cok, wedercok(k)e, wedercoc, wederkok(e, wederkoc, vedercoc

was sett vpon Poules staple at London. a1605(a1447) Lond.Chron.Hrl.540 Hrl 540 295 In the same yere on the xiij of August Bartilmew Plomar set vp the newe wetharcoke on seint Pawles steple in London. (1222) Close R.Tower 1 517 Johannes

• communaltẹ, comunalte, -altie, -aute, -ate, -alite, com(m)inalte, comen-, comon-, comnalte

betwene James Andrew, Mayer of the cytte of London, the Aldermen and comnalte of the same cytte, on the one partye, and freer John Malberthorpe, Wardyn of the freers minors in London. a1500(1396) Indent.Francisc. in RS 4.1 Vit F.12 523

• Poul(e, paul(e, pouel, pauel, paulus

, the old St. Paul's Cathedral, London; (b) poules fot , a measurement equal to the length of Algar's foot carved on the base of a column in the old St. Paul's Cathedral of London; poules windoue , a punched

• mair(e, maier(e, maieur, maiour, mar(e, meir(e, meier(e, meihir, mehir, meigher, mer(e, marie

(a1464) Capgr. Chron. Cmb Gg.4.12 243 Whech schuld a deied at a sopere in London, had not thei be warned be Richard Exston, than mehir of London. (1466) Doc. in Gilbert Cal.Dublin 1 321 Ther saide persones..not to be delyveret

• stres(se, stresce, strisse

tolle were taken of ony Citezein of london, that thanne the Shreves of london shuld take stresse at london of the folke of that Cuntre what tyme they myght be founde in london. (1464) Acc.Howard in RC 57 276 I

• gild(e-hal(le, gihalle, ildal, gildene-hal

gildhalla aliquam mercaturam non faciet in civitate. (1280) in Rymer's Foedera (1816-69) 1.588 Pro mercatoribus Alemanniae, qui domum in civitate London' quae Gildehall Tentonicorum vulgariter nuncupatur. (1364-5) Acc.St.Michael Bath in SANHS 23 6 Item pro oracionibus ad la Guldhall ad

• alder-man, halder-, -men

of London. a1500(1396) Indent.Francisc. in RS 4.1 Vit F.12 521 Thes endentvre made betwene James Andrew, Mayer of the cytte of London, the Aldermen and comnalte of the same cytte..and freer John Malberthorpe, Wardyn of the freers minors in London.

• linen

weaving linen; webbe (webbester, wever) , a linen weaver; wever(es) craft , an unincorporated organization of the linen weavers of London. c1390 PPl.A(1) Vrn 1.18 He hihte þe eorþe to seruen ow vchone Of wollene, Of linnene [vrr. lynnyn, lynenyn],

• arch(e

euery arch is xui fete fro piler to peler. c1450 Lond.Chron.Cleo. Cleo C.4 142 That same yere the towre of london Brigge ffell a dovne into Tamys with ij archis. (a1460) Vegetius(2) Pmb-C 243 1474 Anchore it [a pontoon bridge]..And

• husting, hustincg

of London, be his Testament enrolled in the Hustenge of the said Citee.bequath and devised to the Master and Prestes of the Chapell of Corpus Cristi..alle the Londes and Tenementz yat he hadde in the Cite and Suburbes of London.

• barge, baarge, berge, barche

Brut-1431(1) Eg 650 449/1 Þe Shryves of London went by barche to Westmynstre. c1450 Lond.Chron.Cleo. Cleo C.4 133 The duke of Norfolk..toke his barge att seynt Marye overeyes..and purposid to passe thorow London Brygge. c1460 My fayr lady Hrl 2255

• wharf, wharfe, wharghf(e, wherf, warf, qwerf, wharffe, warffe, warve, warwe, werf, werve, werwe, hwer-, querf, quer-

and names of specific wharves [see Smith PNElem. 1.272]; tour , the wharf fronting the Thames at the Tower of London. (1371) Fabric R.Yk.Min. in Sur.Soc.35 6 In predictis 80 damlad lapidum cariandis de quarera usque Qwerf, praeter 26 s.

• busshel, bussel, boussel, buisshel, bosshel, bochel, buss

whete [or] of odyr graynys that be sold in London, wiche is the viij parte of a quarter whete. ?a1500 Weights(2) in Rel.Ant.1 Lnsd 762 232 viij galondys maken a London busshell. a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC Benson-Robinson 3.1025 Folk..wolde a busshel

• conquest(e

(1472) Grant Arms in Antiq.49 289 I, the saide Kyng of Armes, to theise presents have sette my seale..Yeven at London the yere of the Reigne of Kyng Edward the fourth, aftir the Conquest the xiith. Things won by conquest

• oversẹer(e

of þe werkes. (1402) Will in Bk.Lond.E. 212/33 My seketours, William kyllet of Essex, John Mendam of london..John Cosyn of london, ouerseer, þat my wylle be fulfylyd in þe worschip of god. (1443) Will York in Sur.Soc.30 130 What somever

• overtur(e, overtuer, ouverture

not purchace of the maior and citezens of London the overtur of the sayd citie for theyr passage thrwghe..they made sembland to passe ovar Thames by Kyngstone Brige, x myles above London. An opening of negotiations, a formal proposal, offer.