An exposition of the hardest words.



Algats,  alwaies, evermore, not­
withstanding, forsooth.

Axing,  demande.

Apayed,  contented.

Appropred,  appropriated.

A,  oh.

Anentis,  towards.

Apertly,  openly.

Assoile,  absolue.



Blecked,  spotted, defiled.

Beene,  be, bin.

Berowgh ,  liuing.
Not found in OED

Beheast,  request, commandement

Brenne,  burne.

Brend,  burnt.

Backed,  put backe.

Bylawes,  Traditions.



Cowth,  could.

Cleaped,  called.

Calueren,  calues.

Certes,  truely.

Chargeous,  chargeable.

Childer,  children.

Carmes,  Friars Carmelits.

Couetise,  covetousnes.

Chaffering,  merchandising.

Convienalis,  belonging to there
covent.
Not in OED

Caymes,  Cayns.



Dowyd,  endowed.

Dymes,  tenthes.

Dudden,  did.

Doutouse,  doubtful.

Doutie,  high, deepe.

Distourblen,  trouble.

Dislauy,  lauish.

Dome,  iudgement.



Ene,  one.

Eke,  also.

Ensampled,  declared by example.

Enhansen,  raise, extoll.

Envenimed,  poisoned.



Fro,  from.

Forboden,  forbidde.

Fautors,  favourers.

Fiend,  Deevill.

Fore-don,  breake, overthrow.

Forefending,  forbidding.

Fore doe,  vndoe, breake.



Gendrure,  generation.



Hiled,  apparelled.

Healing,  apparelling.

Hylling,  apparell.

Hests,  commandements.

Heale,  health.

Haden,  holden.

Highen,  extoll.

Hiddenes,  secrecie.

Hien,  extolle.

Hied,  extolled, praised.



Inanter,  peradventure.



Kinne,  kinde, kinne.

Knights,  disciples, followers.



Leuefull,  lawfull.

Lifelode,  living.

Lacked,  dispraised.

Leasings,  lies.



Meedefull,  helpefull.

Medefullie,  meritoriouslie.

Mawmetrie,  Mahometrie, Idola­
trie.

Mene. 

Michel,  much.



Meynes,  houses.

Manquellers,  murderers.

Meede,  helpe.



Needid,  constrained.

Ne,  nether.

Nowght,  nothing, not.

Nere & more,  altogither, right so.

Needen,  to force.

Natheles,  nevertheles.

Novelries,  novelties.



O,  one.

Owen,  ought.



Pleete,  plead.

Pelure,  furres.

Potestatis,  powers, great men.

Payed,  contented.



Queeke  to cry.

Queething,  bequeathing, testa­
ments



Regalie, or Regalrie, Regalty,  the
Kings Right, Crowne & dignitie.
"regalry" not in OED (perhaps an error for "regalty")

Reward,  regard.

Rauines,  oppressions.

Recke,  esteeme, reckon.

Reues,  Bailiues, husbands.



Sueth,  followeth.

Sue,  to followe.

Suers,  followers.

Siker,  true, well, verely.

Skille,  reason.

Sothe,  truth.

Satrap,  A great man ether of the
laitie or Clergie.

Salarie  wages.

Sogettis  subiects.

Sikernes,  truth.

Sith,  sithence, since.

Sothely,  truely.



Traied,  betraied.

Tho,  those, that, althowgh.

Tyrauntrie,  tyrannie.

Trow,  to esteeme.



Vnwarly,  vnwarily.

Vnkunning,  vnskilfull.

Veynelich,  vainely.

Vnwitty,  vnskilfull, vntoward.

Vnderlout,  vnderling, subiect, obe­
dient.

Vnfouled,  vndefiled.



Winning,  getting.

Weanes,  thinkes.

Withouten,  without.

Wood,  madde.

Writ,  Scripture.

Witten,  know.



Youen,  giuen.

Yeue,  giue.

Yiftis,  gifts.



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