• stevened, steven(d, stevinid, stevind, stewind, stenynd

in Sur.Soc.6 p.cxvii j lectus stewynd cum tapete. (1444) Will York in Sur.Soc.30 100 j tapeto de steuen werke. (1444) Will York in Sur.Soc.30 101 ij plumaria steuend. (1452-3) Will York in Sur.Soc.45 135 De xij s. de pret. ij

• relesen, reles(e, relesi, reales, relesse(n, relece(n, releas(e, releace, relesh(e(n, releishe, releseth, reles(s)et, releshuth, releteth, relesed(e, releset, relest, releshet, releshied, reles, releschest

deliveryd to Richard Fortescu..these names here undyrwrytyn..the wych the forseyde Richard shall reles unto all accions of trespas done by fore the xijthe day of Maye last past. (?1466) Stonor 1.73 The seyde Richard shuld relese all manere of accion

• glosen, gloise, glosie, glos(sen, glọse, i)glosed, glose

in Cant.Yk.S.42 Lamb 69 48 A sauter glosid ofRichard Ermyte. a1425 This blessyd boke LdMisc 286 23 Richard Hampole..Glosed the sauter that sues here. ?a1425 Chauliac(1) NY 12 85b/b Þe glosaturez of hem glosed þus. c1430(c1395) Chaucer LGW Prol.(2)

• mark(e, marc, markes, mrcs, mark(e, marc(e, merk, marca

5]; (b) of (pris , worth the value of ( a given amount in) marks; of worth , of persons: having an income of (a given amount in) marks; worth , (a given sum of) marks' worth (of things); (c)

• sale, sal(le, zale

wille..the Sexteyn of Bury and the Priour of Dusgylde..make a sale of my seid hefd place. a1400 Usages Win. Win-HRO W/A3/1 p.64 He sholde make whitbred, and wel y-bake, after þe sale of corn, and vp-on þe a-syse of þe

• bille, bil(l

my Lorde of Bedford nor of Gloucestre, nor no oyer man of the seide Counseill, in any sute that shal be made unto hem, shal behote any favour, neither in Billes of ryght, of office, of benefice, nor of other

• defesaunce

of , for nullifying (an obligation), for satisfying the condition attached to (a contract). (1428) Doc. in Sur.Soc.85 9 Ye forsayd John Lyllyng was bundon to Richard Russell, William Bowes and to oyer, to be payed at ye fest

• chaunderie, chaundry, chaundlerie, chaundelerie

Richard Hakedy Squyer, oure Appotecarye and Sergeant of oure Chaundelerye. (1454) Proc.Privy C. 6.228 For ye Kinges honeurable houshold..The chaundery: Robert Wixton, Richard Waleis, yomen; William Fletcher, John Rotherey, gromes; Henry Hoder, page. (c1475) Ordin.Househ.Edw.IV Hrl 642 82 Office

• hẹrden, harden, harde, herdin, herding

(2). (a) Made of the refuse of flax, made of hards; cloth , a coarse cloth made of hards; shete , a sheet of such cloth; (b) as noun: = cloth ; (c)?in surname. (a1451) Will York in Sur.Soc.45 98

• extort

extort adj. L extort-us , ppl. of extorquere . Acquired or imposed wrongfully or by force; illegal, forcible. c1425(a1420) Lydg. TB Aug A.4 5.1140 By extort title. a1450(c1433) Lydg. St.Edm. Hrl 2278 408/624 Out of subieccioun with al extort seruage,

• flat

flat n.(2) OF A blow (with a weapon). c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M. Auch 9023 King Bohort..ȝaue Aroans wiþ þe swerd a flat, Þat he þrewe of his hors aplat. c1330(?c1300) Bevis Auch 3432 A ȝaf him swiche a sori flat Vpon

• disseisininge, dissesininge

hit sholde be lefull..to take a bref of new disseiseninge & of redisseiseninge ageinist þe seide sire Richard. a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 608/29 If þe seide acharde or his heiris..lese ony thynge of þe fore-seyde townis or hundrid, or

• enheren, an-, in-

inhaerere & OF enherdre . (a) To be an adherent or companion (of someone); (b) to belong (to something). (1441-2) Let.Coldingham in Sur.Soc.12 130 The Abbot of Dunfermelen, with other inheryng to hym. (1461) Let.Hexham in Sur.Soc.44 p.ci Richard Billingham

• envoie

envoie n. OF envoie , from en voie on the way. (a) A stanza, or set of stanzas, concluding a poem, usually a strict `balade' or a poem in `balade' measure; (b) a poem in `balade' measure having an envoie

• overlord, oferlaferd, orlard

Þe Romanisshe king..wass hiss oferrlaferrd. (1385) Doc. in HMC Rep.3 App. 410a Thai apere..to Sir Patrick Gray, lord of the chef part of Langforgonde, and orlard of the landys of Lytilton. a1450-1509 Rich. Brunner 4620 Kyng Richard was here ouyr-lord.

• precessour

master of the gild..shall alwayes reseyve of ther precessors the kayes, with the Indentures, of the seid cofre. (1454-5) Acc.St.Ewen in BGAS 15 157 The same procurators receyued of Dauid Englond & Richard Bransby, their precessours, of the arrerages of

• love-cop, luve-, luf-, luffkoep

Some kind of tax or toll levied on merchants. (1299) in Harrod Rep.Rec.King's Lynn (1874) [OD col.] 93 [Richard Sanby, 5 s. All this Tallage allowed him for a quarter of wheat the Bailiffs of the Tolbooth took of him

• grubbere

R.Chs. in LCRS 92 142 De Roberto le Grobbere. (1326) Close R.Edw.II 597 Richard Grubbere. (1332) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms 34 Will. le Grobber. (1363) in Thuresson ME Occup.Terms 34 Rob. Grubbere. (1427) Grocer Lond. Kingdon 161 Robert Grubbere. (1440)

• heritabli

of hym and his heires..heritably, frely, quyetly. a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 409/23 The which tenementis Walter Goldsmyth held of hym and of his heires heritably. a1475 Godstow Reg. Rwl B.408 538/13 He held heritably of the fee of

• heuster(e, hewestere, huster

be `hewer, cutter', from heuen v. (1). One who colors, a dyer. (1288) Chester R. in Chet.n.s.84 104 Richard le Heuster. (1296) in Fransson Surn. 106 Rob. le Huster'. (1327) Sub.R.Stf. in WSAS 7 224 Johannes le Heustere. (1346) in