Chapter X: Part 10

claw'd, 194, _scratched_, _curried_.

clepyn, _call_.

clipping, _embracing_.

clouted, _patched_.

cofer, _trunk_.

cold, 259, _could_, used as an auxiliary of the perfect tense.

cole, _cowl_.

comet, _cometh_.

commytted, 120, _accounted_.

comyn belle, 13, _town-bell_.

coost, _cast_.

coresed, 62, _harnessed_. HALLIWELL. (A guess?)

cote-a-pye, _upper garment_, _short cloak_.

coud, _could_, used as an auxiliary of the perfect tense;
coud his curtesye, 76, [_showed that he_] _understood good manners_.

counsel, _secret_.

covent, _convent_.

cow, _clip_.

cowed, _could_, _knew_.

cowthe, _could_.

crack, _chat_, _talk_.

craftely, _skilfully_.

creves, _crevice_.

crouse, 192, _merrily_.

curn, 191, _quantity of_.

curtall fryer, 272, _apparently the friar with the curtall (cur) dogs_.

curtes, _courteous_.

cutters, _swaggerers_, _riotous fellows_.

cypress, 411, _gauze_, _crape_.

dale, been at a, _in low spirits_?

dame, 86, _mother_, i.e. _Mary_.

deale, _part_.

dee, _die_.

dee, _do_;
deen, _done_.

deft, _neat_, _trim_.

demed, _judged_.

dere, _harm_.

dere worthy, _precious_.

derne, _secret_, _privy_, _retired_.

devilkyns, 57, _deuced_.

did of, _doffed_.

doen him, _betaken him_.

doe of, _doff_.

doubt, doute, _fear_, _danger_.

doyt, _do_.

dree, _bear_, _suffer_, _endure_.

dub, 196, _pool_.

dule, _lamentation_.

dung, _struck down_, _put down_.

duzty, _doughty_, _brave_.

dyght, 100, _done_.

dyght, _ready_, _made ready_;
dyghtande, 111, _making ready_, _cooking_.

dysgrate, _disgraced_, _degraded_, _fallen into poverty_.

eftsones, _afterward_, _hereafter_.

eild, _age_.

emys, _uncles_.

ere, 86, _before_.

erst, _before_.

even, _exactly_.

everyche, euerilkone, everichone, _each_, _every one_.

exaltrè, _axle-tree_.

eylde het the, _requite (thee for) it_.

eyr, _year_.

faem, _foam_, _sea_.

fail, but, 193, _without fail_.

faine, _glad_.

falleth, 114, _suiteth_.

falyf, _fallen_.

fánatick, 414, _madman_.

fang, _strap_.

fare, _way of proceeding_;
114, _fortune_;
for all his frendes fare, seems to mean, _notwithstanding the
penalties suffered by his friends for their bad shots_.

fare, _go_.

farley, _strange_.

fault, 367, _misfortune_.

fay, _faith_.

fayne, _glad_.

fe, fee, _property_, _wages_, _reward_.

feardest, 197, _most frightened_.

federed, _feathered_.

felischepe, 22, _compact of friendship_.

fend, _find_.

fende, _defend_.

ferd, 10, _fear_;
probably misspelt.

fere, _mate_.

ferly, _wonderful_, _extraordinary_.

ferre dayes, 47, _late in the day_.

ferre and frend bestad, 69, _in the position of a stranger from a
distance_.

fet, _fetched_.

fet, fit, _song_.

fetteled, _made ready_.

finikin, _fine_.

flaps, _strokes_, _blows_.

fleych, _flesh_.

flinders, _fragments_.

flo, _arrow_.

fone, _foes_.

forbode godys, 30, gods forbott, 260, _God's prohibition_;
over gods forbode, 157, _on God's prohibition_, _God forbid_.

force, fors, _matter_.

forebye, _on one side_.

for god, _before God_.

forlorne, _lost_, _forsaken_, _alone_.

forsoyt, _forsooth_.

forthynketh, _repenteth_.

fostere, _forester_;
fosters of the fe, 153, _foresters in the King's pay_.

foryete, 72, _forgotten_.

fothe, _foot_.

foulys, _fowls_, _birds_.

free, 272, _gracious_, _bounteous_.

frend, _foreign_, _strange_;
ferre and frend bestad, 69, _in the position of a stranger from a
distance_.

frese (said of bows), 82?

fu', _full_.

fynly, _goodly_.

gang, _go_.

gangna, _go not_.

gar, _make_.

gate, 162, 196, _way_.

general, 290, _perhaps the governor, Nottingham having once been a
garrison town_. RITSON.
Rather, _people_;
i.e. _in public_, _with the rest of the world_.

ger, 27, _gear_, _affair_.

gest, _guest_.

geste, _story_.

gie, _give_.

gif, _if_.

gillore, _plenty_.

gin, _if_.

gladdynge, _entertaining_.

go, _walk_.

god, 31, _valuables_.

gods forbott, 260, _God's prohibition_, _God forbid_.

golett, _throat_, _the part of the dress or armor which covered the
throat_.

gone, _go_;
ride and go, _ride and walk_.

gorney, _journey_.

graff, 225, _branch or sapling_.

gree, 64, _satisfaction_.

greece, hart of, _a fat hart_.

grithe, 16, _peace_, _protection_, _security for a certain time_.

grome, _groom_;
45, _a_ (_common_) _man_.

ha', _hall_.

had, _hold_, _keep_.

hail, _wholly_.

halfendell, _half_.

halke, 108, _hollow_?

hambellet, _ambleth_.

hame, _home_.

han, _have_.

hansell, 23, _is the first money received in a new shop, or on any
particular day_. The passage seems to be corrupt.

hantyd, _haunted_.

harbengers, _harbingers_, _servants that went on before their lords
during a journey, to provide lodgings_.

harowed, _despoiled_.

hart of greece, _a fat hart_.

hase, _neck_.

haud, _hold_.

haulds, 195, _things to take hold of_.

haunted, _resorted frequently_.

hawt, _aught_.

hayt, _hath_.

he, 39, _they_.

heal'd, _concealed_.

hede, _head_.

hee, _high_.

hende, _gentle_, _courteous_.

hent, _took_.

heres, _here is_.

het, _it_.

het, _eat_.

heynd, _gentle_, _courteous_.

hight, _called_, _are called_.

ho, hoo, _who_.

hode, _hood_.

holde, 61, _retain_.

holy, _wholly_.

hos, _us_.

housbond, _manager_.

howt, _out_;
heyt war howte, 23, a corrupt passage?

huckle-duckle, 424, _a term for a loose woman_.

humming, _heady_.

hye, in, _aloft_.

hyght, _promised_, _vowed_.

hynde, _servant_.

hypped, _hopped_, _hobbled_.

i-bonde, _bound_.

i-chaunged, _changed_.

i-federed, _feathered_.

ilk, _each_;
ilkone, _each one_.

in fere, _in company_.

inn, 34, _abode_, _stand_.

i-nocked, _nocked_, _notched_.

inow, _enough_.

in same, _together_.

intil, _into_, _in_.

into, _in_.

in twaine, _apart_.

i-pyght, _put_.

i-quyt, _rewarded_.

i-sette, _set_.

i-slawe, _slain_.

ither, _each other_.

i-wysse, _surely_.

japes, _jests_, _mocks_.

jobbing, 374, _knocking together_.

kende, kent, _knew_.

kep, _catch_;
kep'd, kept, keepit, _caught_.

kepe;
non odur kepe I'll be, 15, _I will be no other kind of retainer_,
_I will have no other relations_.

kest, _cast_.

kilt, _tuck up_.

knave, _servant_ (_boy_);
knave bairn, _male child_.

knop, _a knob or swelling from a blow_.

kod, _quoth_.

kyrtell, _kirtle_, _waistcoat_, _jacket, or tunic_.

lad, _lead_.

laigh, 196, _low ground_.

lang, _longer_.

lap, _leaped_.

launde, _an open place in a wood_.

launsgay, _a kind of dart or javelin_;
(a compound of _lance_, and the Arabic _zagaye_, says Myrick,
Antient Armour, &c.)

lawhyng, _laughing_.

layne, _deception_.

leace, _lying_.

leasynge, _lying_.

leave, 395, _dear_.

ledes man, _conductor_.

lee licht, 171, _lonely_, _sad light_.

leese, _lose_.

lefe, _dear_, _pleasant_.

lende, 113, _dwell_.

lene, 58, _grant_;
59, _lend_.

lengre, _longer_.

lere, _cheek_.

lere, _learn_.

lese, _lose_.

lest, _desire_.

lesynge, _lying_.

let, _stop_;
letna, _let not_;
lettyng, _stopping_.

leugh, _laughed_.

lever, _rather_.

lewtè, _loyalty_.

ley, _lea_.

leythe, _light_.

liflod, _livelihood_.

ligge, 332, _lay_.

lightilé, lyghtly, _quickly_.

lin, _stop_.

lin'd, 203, _beaten_.

list, _desire_.

list, _pleased_.

lith, 170, _joint_, _limb_.

lithe, _hearken_.

liver, _nimble_.

lizt, _light_.

lokid on, 8, _looked in at_.

longe of the, _thy fault_.

longut, _longed_.

lordeyne, _sluggard_, _clown_.

lore, _lost_.

lothely, _with aversion_, _with hatred_.

lough, _laughed_.

loused, lowsed, _loosed_.

low, _laughed_.

lowe, 167, _a small hill_.

lown, _rogue_.

lust, _desire_.

lynde, lyne, _linden_, _lime_, _tree in general_.

lynge, 10, _a thin long grass or rush_, _heather_.

lyth, _hearken_.

lyveray, _an allowance of provisions or clothes given out to servants
or retainers_;
73, _levy_.

lyzth, _lies_.

male, _portmanteau_;
68, _[the horse carrying] the portmanteau_.

maney, _company_.

mar, _more_.

marry, _Mary_;
marry gep, _apparently, Mary go up_!

masars, 75, _cups_, _vessels_.

masterey, _mastery_, _trial of skill_, _feat_.

mat, _may_.

maun, _must_;
maunna, _may not_.

may, _maid_.

maystry, _trial of skill_, _feat_.

meal-pock, _meal-bag_.

meatrif, _abounding in provisions_.

mell, _meddle_.

menyè, meynè, _company_.

mete, _measured_.

methe, _meat_.

meyt, meythe, _might_.

mickle, _great_.

middle streame, 274, _middle of the stream_.

misters, 203, _sorts of_.

mo, _more_.

molde, _ground_.

mot, _may_.

mote, _meeting_.

mought, _might_.

mow, _mouth_.

muckle, _much_.

mych, _much_.

mylner, _miller_.

mysaunter, _misadventure_, _ill luck_.

myster, _need_.

myzt, _might_.

nae, _not_.

nar, _nor_, _than_.

ner, _never_.

ner, _were it not_.

ner; they ner, _thine ear_.

nere, _nearer_.

next way, _nearest way_.

nicked, _notched_, _cut_, _slashed_.

niddart, 403, _assailed_.

nip, _bit_;
curn nips of sticks, 191, _bundle of small sticks_.

nipped, _pinched_.

nombles, numbles, _[the eatable] entrails_.

nouther, _neither_.

odur, _other_.

ohon, _interjection of grief_, _alas_.

okerer, _usurer_.

oltrance, _outrance_, _utterance_.

on, _one_.

onfere, _together_.

on lyve, _alive_.

onslepe, _asleep_.

onys, _once_.

or, _before_.

os, _us_.

ought, _owed_.

out-horne, _a horn blown to summon people to assist in capturing a
fugitive_.

over all, _everywhere_.

owthe, _out_.

owtlay, _outlaw_.

oysyd, _used_, _followed_.

passe, _extent_, _bounds_, _limits_, _district_;
as the pas de Calais. RITSON.

partakers, _persons to take one's part_.

pawage, pauage, pavag, _toll for the privilege of passing over the
territory of another_.

pay, _satisfaction_.

peces, 75, _vessels_;
_unless it be gold pieces_.

pinder, _pounder_, _pound-keeper_.

pine, _pain_.

plucke, _stroke_, _blow_;
423, _bout_;
plucke-buffet, 118, _is explained by the context_.

prece, prese, _crowd_;
prees, 65, _press (of battle)_.

preced, _pressed_.

preke, _the pin in the centre of a target_.

president, _precedent_.

prest, 29, _fast_, _zealously_.

prest, _quick_, _in a hurry_;
prestly, _quickly_.

pricke-wande, _a rod set up as a mark. The prick is the peg in the
centre of a target_.

prycker, 425, _a galloping horse_.

pryffe, 430, _prove_.

pryme, _six in the morning_.

pudding-prick, _a skewer to fasten a pudding-bag_.

put at the stane, _throw the stone as a trial of strength_;
putting-stane, _the stone used in this exercise_.

pyne, _suffering_;
goddes pyne, _Christ's passion_.

quequer, _quiver_.

queyt, qwyte, _reward_.

raked, 196, _proceeded leisurely_, _sauntered_.

raking, 259, 275, _walking hastily_, _running_.

rawe, _row_.

ray, _prepare_.

raye, 84, _striped cloth. "Cloth not coloured or dyed. It is mentioned
in many old statutes in contradistinction to cloth of colour."_
RITSON.

reachles, _reckless_, _careless_.

red, _advice_.

red, _rid_.

reddely, _quickly_.

reede, _advise_.

renne, _run_.

reuth, _pity_.

reve, _rob_, _take by force_.

revere, _river_.

reves, _bailiffs_, _receivers_.

rewth, _pity_.

ripe, _rip_.

ripe, 190, _search_;
202, _cleanse_.

rode, _rood_, _cross_.

rout, 191, _blow_.

rowed, _rolled_.

rowte, _company_.

rue, 377, _to cause to rue_.

rung, _staff_.

ryall, _royal_.

ryghtwys, _righteous_, _just_.

sad, 82, _firm_, _resolute_.

sall, _shall_;
salna, _shall not_.

salued, _greeted_.

same, _in_, _together_.

sanchothis, 41? (The meaning is that the arrow went between the legs.)

sawtene, _sought_.

scaith, scathe, _hurt_, _harm_.

schet, schette, _shot_.

schrewde, _sharp_.

sclo, _slay_.

scouth, 195, _room_, _range_.

screffe, _sheriff_.

se, see, _protect_.
seal, 396, Gude seal, _God seal_, _forbid_?

seke, _search_;
20, he was not to seke, _he did not require to be looked for_.

seker, _sure_, _resolute_.

selerer, cellarer, _the officer of a convent that furnished provisions_.

semblaunte, _countenance_.

sete, _set_.

sets, 348, _suits_.

shawe, 1, 94, 160, _grove_, _wood_.

shende, _injure_, _blame_.

shete, _shoo_t;
shet, _shot_.

sheyne, _bright_.

shone, shoen, _shoes_.

shope, _created_.

shot-window, _a projecting window_.

shradd, 160, (spelt also shard,) _an opening in a wood_.

shrewed, 63, _cursed_, _precious_!

shroggs, 164, _shrubs_, _twigs_.

shryve, _sheriff_.

shuldis, _shouldst_.

silly, _simple_.

sith, _since_.

slack, _low ground_, _valley_.

slade, _valley_, _ravine_, _strip of greensward between two woods_.

slawe, _slain_.

slist, _sliced_.

slon, _slay_;
slone, _slain_.

somers, _sumpter horses_.

sorowe tyme, 61, _sorry_, _bad time_.

sothe, _truth_.

sound, _swoon_.

sowt, 40, _south_.

soyt, _sooth_, _truth_.

spar, _spare_, _stop_.

sparris, _shutst_;
sparred, _shut_.

spear, speir, _ask about_.

spercles, _sparks_.

sprunks, 378, _concubines_?

spyrred, _asked_, _asked for_.

stage, 8, _story of the house_?

stalle, 16, _place in general_, _room_, _house_.

stark, _stiff_.

stede, _place_.

sterte, _started_, _rushed_.

steven, 168, _voice_;
164, unsett steven, _a time not previously appointed_.

stime, _a particle of light_.

sto', _store_, _a quantity_.

stood upon, 356, _concerned_, _was worth his while_.

store, set no, _make no account of_.

stound, _hour_, _time_.

stowre, _turmoil_.

strypes, _strokes_.

stroke, 259, _stretch_?

stye, 14, _lane_.

sune, _son_.

sweaven, _dream_.

sweir, _niggardly_, _unwilling to part with any thing_.

swinke, _toil_.

swownd, _swoon_.

swyre, 430, _neck_.

syne, _then_, _afterwards_.

syth, _then_.

take, (often) _give_;
take up (the table), _clear away_.

takle, takyll, _arrow_.

tarpe, 111?

tee, _to_.

teene, tene, _harm_, _trouble_, _vexation_.

than, _then_.

the, _they_.

the, _thrive_, _prosper_.

then, _than_.

ther, _their_.

there, 106, _where_.

thes, _thus_.

thir, _they_.

tho, _those_.

thocht, _thought_.

thother, _other_.

thoucht _long_, thought lang, _grew weary_.

thrast, _thrust_, _pressed_.

throly, 5, _boldly_.

throng, _hastened_.

throwe, _space of time_.

thrumme, _the extremity of a weaver's warp_;
40, _band_ _or_ _belt_?

thryes, _thrice_.

thynketh, _seemeth_.

till, _to_.

tithyngus, _tidings_.

to, _two_.

to-hande, _two-hand_.

toke, _committed to_.

tortyll, 28, _twisted_. Qy. reading?

trawale, _labor_, _vocation_.

tray, 81, (A.S. trega,) _vexation_.

tree, _staff_.

trenchen, 203, _cutting_.

treyffe, 32, _thrive_.

tristil tre, 7, _tree of trist_, _or_ _meeting_.

trowet, _troth_.

trusyd, _trussed_.

trysty tre, _tristing tree_, _tree of meeting_.

tyde, _time_.

tyll, _to_.

tynde, _tine_, _antler_.

tyne, _lose_.

unketh, _strange_, _stranger_.

unneath, unneth, _hardly_.

untyll, _unto_.

upchaunce, _peradventure_, _perchance_.

venyson, 130, _deer-stealing_.

voyded, _went off_.

wa, _wall_.

wad, _would_.

wan, _got_, _came_.

wane, 70;
wonnynge wane, _dwelling-place_: wane is perhaps an error for _hame_.

war, _aware_.

warden-pies, 368;
_wardens are large baking-pears_.

warisone, 14, _reward_.

was, 25, _wash_.

waur, _worse_.

waythmen, page ix., _hunters_, _sportsmen_ (German, Weidmann). Often
explained _outlaws_, _rovers_.

wed, wedde, _pledge_, _deposit_.

wedes, _garments_.

welde, _would_.

welt, _wielded_, _disposed of_.

wenion, 225, _curse_, (a word of unknown origin.)

wende, went, _weened_, _thought_.

weppynd, _weaponed_.

west, _wist_.

wet, wete, _know_.

whether, _whither_.

whute, _whistle_;
whues, _whistlings_.

wigger, _wicker_.

wight, _strong_.

wilfulle, 164, (like wilsom,) _doubtful_, _ignorant_.

win, _go_, _get_, _get on_.

winna, _will not_.

wistna, _knew not_.

wode, _mad_.

wode, _went_.

wodys, _woods_.

woest, _saddest_.

wolwarde, _without linen next the body_.

wone, _dwell_;
wonnynge, _dwelling_.

woo, _sad_.

woodweele, variously explained as _woodpecker_, _thrush_, _wood-lark_,
_red-breast_.

worthe, _be_.

wroken, _revenged_.

wrist, 258?

wyght, _strong_.

wynne, _go_.

wystly, _wistfully_, _intently_.

wyte, 400, wytte, _know_.

xal, xul, _shall_.

y-dyght, _furnished_, _prepared_.

yede, yeed, _went_.

yeff, _if_.

yeffell, _ill_.

yeft, _gift_.

yeman, _yeoman_;
yemanrey, 22, yeomandrie, _yeomanry_, _what becomes a yeoman_.

yend, _yonder_.

yer, _years_.

yerdes, _rods_, _wands_.

ye'se, _you shall_.

yever, _ever_.

y-founde, _found_.

ylke, _same_.

yode, _went_.

Yole, Yule, _Christmas_.

yonder, _under_.

y-slaw, _slain_.

zade, _went_.

zare, _readily_, _quickly_.

zatis, _gates_.

ze, _the_.

zelpe, _boast_.

zemen, _yeomen_.

zet, _yet_.

zete, _eat_.

zeue, _give_.

zone, _yon_.

zouyn, _given_.

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Transcriber's Notes

Page iv Table of Contents: changed "Landsdale" to "Lands-dale" (13. By Lands-dale hey ho)

Page ix: Footnote [**] added closing quotation mark (... like as it hadde be _Robyn Hode and his meynè_.")

Page xvi: added closing quotation mark (... "_poar cas qil ne poait pluis travailler_".)

Page 125: deleted comma after "according" (... which, according to Wyntown, was also frequented by Robin Hood ...)

Page 132, line 64: added sentence final period (In seven yere before.)

Page 141: note references to lines 71 and 72 ammended to 70 and 71 respectively.

Page 212: added closing quotation mark (... in the collection of Anthony à Wood.")

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Page 270, line 60: added closing quotation mark (Aye, and all their white monèy.")

Page 280, line 44: added opening quotation mark ("My name it is Allin a Dale.")

Page 281, line 62: added closing quotation mark ("I prithee now tell unto me:")

Page 290: added sentence final period (... and the chorus is repeated in every stanza.)

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Page 349, line 146: changed placement of closing quotation mark ("So 'tis, sir," Clorinda reply'd.)

Page 349, line 147: added missing comma ("But oh," said bold Robin ...)

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"Ay," quoth the sheriff, and scratch'd his head,
"I thought he would have been here;
I thought he would, but tho' he's bold, 75
He durst not now appear."

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Ile give thee buffets sto.'

to

Ile give thee buffets sto'."

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Page 438: delted comma after "flowing" (bocking, _belching_, _flowing out_.)

Page 447: changed "weidmann" to "Weidmann" (waythmen, page ix., _hunters_, _sportsmen_ (German, Weidmann).)