• enterchaunge

his monyes of gold and sylver, and keper of all maner of change and entechangs [read: enterchanges] in the Tour of London. 1543(1464) Hardyng Chron.B Grafton 250 Thenterchaunge of kyng Stephan and of the Duke Robert Clare, duke of Glocester.

• as(s)eginge

obsidionem], beelde thi strengthis. a1450(c1410) Lovel. Grail Corp-C 80 13.140 Tholomes..hath there leid Asegeng. a1605(c1471) Arriv.Edw.IV in Camd.1 Hrl 543 13 The Kynge..ne thinkynge it behoffoll to assayll, ne to tary for the asseginge therof..toke his purpos to London wards.

• Lud-gate, lodgate

city gate; cp. OE lud-geat a postern. A prison at Ludgate in London. (1427) Reg.Chichele in Cant.Yk.S.42 Lamb 69 357 Lego incarceratis [in] hiis quinque carceribus videlicet Ludgate, Newgate, Flete, Kyngesbenche, et Marchalsie, c li. (1442) Reg.Chichele in Cant.Yk.S.42 Lamb

• metropol

city, metropolis. (a1398) Trev. Barth. Add 27944 174a/b Asturia is a prouynce of þe hider spayne..the citee hatte metropolis. a1500(c1386) St.Erk. Hrl 2250 26 London is nevenyd hatte þe New Troie, Þe metropol, and þe mayster-toun hit evermore has bene.

• readepciọn, readeption

power), regaining. (1471) GRed Bk.Bristol pt.2.p.137 Yeven vnder Oure signet and signe manuell at London the xixne day of Feuerer, The yere from the begynnyng of the Reigne of oure said souerain lord the king Henry the sext xlixti, And

• repulsen

it [a wound] bounde..And þus þe materie is repulsed [Ch.(2) : smyten aȝen; L repellitur] & þe veyne constreyned. ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) Hrl 2261 7.99 Canutus segede London, whiche, repulsede [Trev.: putte abak; L repulsus] from the cite, fauȝhte ageyne Edmund.

• roial

a1475(c1441) Lament Duch.Glo. Cmb Hh.4.12 100 Thorow-owt london in many a strete..I went barefote vpon my fote That sum tyme rode there ful royall. a1500 Lydg. ST Pep 2011 3305 Roiall [vrr. rially, royallie; Arun: to his paleys ful ryal

• intestate

9 no.83 The whiche william nowe late dyed Intestate, and the administracioun of his goodes was committed to Edyth the wyf. (1474) RParl. 6.103a The Goodes and Catalles that late were William Loksmythe's, late of London Grocer, that died intestate.

• ber(e)ster

to sell them, a peddler. (1303) Let.Bk.Lond.C Gldh LetBk C 125 Imayna la Berestere. (1377) Doc. in Riley Mem.Lond. 406 [Divers] bersters [of cheese..and such] bersters [then bring the same into London, and go about through divers streets..and sell it].

• strete

480 Streete, catchepol bok to gader by mercymentys. (1467) Ordin.Wor. 400 Alle suche issues so forfet by defaute to be written out in stretys. (1451) Paston 2.61 Blake was atte London on Thursday and herd no word of þe stretes.

• umbeclosen, umbclosed, umbeclosut

(a city with a wall); (b) ppl. umbeclosut , enveloped, enclosed. a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 Lamb 131 4080 He louede London best of alle, Þerfore vmb-closedit wyþ a walle. c1475 Awntyrs Arth. Tay 9 p.5 Alle bare was the body, and

• unpakking

untying it, unpacking. (1472-5) RParl. 6.155b Dyvers Marchauntes do pakke in the Cite of London dyvers Wollen clothes and theym unto other Portes where the Custumers for the tyme beynge, withoute unpakking or sight of such Clothes doo custume such

• unreclaimed

1543(1464) Hardyng Chron.B Grafton p.236 Then rode the kyng into Scotland He them his lawe and peace alwaye proclaymed, Officers made in euery shire about, And so held on to London vnreclaymed, Wher his iustice he sett þe land throughout.

• whirle-cole, whirlicole, hwyrlethecole

E.8:Kingsf. 308 So he was take there and arestid by the lord powis and his meyne, and brought out of Walis into engelond, and so to london in a Whirlecole, and so in the same whirlicole brought to Westem. hall.

• broggen

Proc.Chanc. in Cal.PCEliz. 1.p.xxxi The seid William Aleyn took an accion of wast..ayens your besecher and..broggid, hyred, and enbrasid to hym the jorours, the which jorours were kept iiij dayes in London at the cost of the seid William Aleyn.

• burrok

col.] In quatuor bordis emptis pro Burrockys. (1386) Doc. in Riley Mem.Lond. 487 [22] burrokes [that had been placed in the said water on the East side of London Bridge, and in which divers fry of roach, flounders..had been taken].

• affermaunce, affirm-

affermaunce n. Also affirm- . OF Confirmation, ratification. (1399) RParl. 3.452a The Temporell Lordes..ajuggen and awarden, that if this same Lordes Appellantz..helpe ore comfort agayns that deposition, or juggementz, ordinances, or affermances in this Parlement touchant the Persone of

• conservacie

conservacie n. OF (a) Preservation under law, protection; (b) administration (of a statute). (1434) Proc.Privy C. 4.270 For commissions of conservacie upon boþe þe marches. c1450 Capgr. St.Kath. Arun 396 4.316 Þat hey [!] kyng hath turned awey his

• daten, date, dated, datat

2/24 Datum Londonie Die & anno Domini supradictis. (1426) EEWills 76/29 Yeuen atte London þe day and þe ȝere aboue seid. (1428) EEWills 79/27 Date at London the day and the yer aforesaid. (1433) EEWills 94/6 Dated ȝere & day

• Menouresse, menor-, mener-, minor-

the Menouresses dwellyngge withoute algate of london, c s..for to synge and rede and to praye. (1451) RParl. 5.224a The Abbesse and Covent of the Susters Meneresses withoute Algate, or oure Citee of London. a1500 Rule Minoresses Bod 585 81/2,27