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PocHiA. A ponch. 



PONDERAEE. To weigh. 



PoNDus. A wey, or weigh, a, measure used for wool and 

 cheese {cf. Caput). 



PoRCARiA. A pig-stye. 



PoRCARius. A swineherd. 



PoKCELLns, PuRCELLUS. Ayoungpig. (SeelntroducHcM.) 



PoRTARius. A porter. 



PoTAGiUM. A ' drinking.' 



PoTFALDA. The custom of enfolding cattle in the lord's 

 fold or making payment in default. 



PoTTA. An earthenware pot. 



Pr.«3bnda. Provender for cattle ; food allowance. 



Pr^ceptum. An order or writ. 



Pk.«positus. The reeve, or bailiff of a manor. 



Pk.«sepe. a cattle yard. 



Pr^videke. To review, survey. 



Precaria. Harvest work or other services performed 

 by customary tenants at the lord's request and at 

 his cost of entertainment. 



Pbeciari. To be worth. 



PRERsoRinM, Pressura. A cheese-press. 



Priso. a prisoner. 



Prolixior. More advanced in age (of cattle). (See In- 

 troduction.) 



Provectior. Older (of cattle). {See Introduction.) 



Proventus, Ventus. Produced or issuing from. 



PULLANA. A filly. 



PtiLLANUs. A two-year-old colt. 

 PoLLUS. A yearling colt. 

 PuNPALDA. The pound or pinfold. 



PUKCELLUB. See PORCELLUS. 



PuRCHASiuM. Something acquired or received ; se. the 

 issues of the manor court payable to the lord. 



PuRPBBSTUKA. A purpresture or encroachment, gene- 

 rally on the lord's waste. 



PuBROc (for Pabroc). A paddock. 



QUADBAOESIHA. Lent J a fortieth part. 



QuADRAN'S. A farthing or fourth part. 



QuAHELLUS. A cross-bow bolt. 



QuABTBRiUM. A quarter (of grain). 



QuiETANCiA. An acquittance, an item written off an 



account. 

 QuiETABI. To be ' quit,' owe nothing. 

 Quietus. 'Quit,' owing nothing. 



Recbpta. The receipt or credit side of an account. 

 Rbddibilis (sc. svmma), 72 [11]. The amount remaining 



to be paid in after expenses have been met. 

 Redditus. Rent. 

 Reoakdch. a regard or inspection of a forest by a 



verderer. 

 Relaxacio. Remission, release from. 

 Relevum, 58 [18], for Relevium. A relief. 

 Rehanens. a remainder. 

 Rgbasium. Arrears of an account. 

 Residuum. A remainder (of money). 

 Respectum, Respectus. Respite ; a fine paid for respite. 

 Respondere. To account for. 

 RoGUs, 18, 68 [42]. A furnace or beacon. 

 RoTULAEB. To enrol. 

 RoTULUS Magnus. The technical term for the Great 



Roll of the Royal Exchequer, on which the Bishop's 



exchequer was apparently modelled. 

 RusGUs, 60 [4,9]. A rung (of a mill-wheel). 



Sabbatuh. Saturday, used here to denote the special 



plough-work performed on that day. 

 Saccus. a sack. 



Sagena, 61 [46, 48]. A seine net. 

 Saoimen, 68 [41]. Fat, lard, used with sulphur as a 



remedy for sheep. 

 Saginatus («c. porcu$). A pig fattened for killing. 

 Saisina, Seisina. Seisin of land. 

 Salabe. To salt or pickle. 

 Salciga, 23 [48]. Sausage. 



Salsarius. The officer in charge of the Saucery. 

 Sarcina, for Saisina. 



Sabclaee, Sarculare, to hoe or weed laud. 

 Sarpelee, Sahpelekium. a sarpler or canvas bale to 



hold wool ; hence a measure of wool. 

 Sartarb. To make an assart, to enclose forest land. 

 Satokum. Soap, grease. 



ScAPiUM, 13 [36]. Perhaps for BiCAPiuM, i.e. the fine 

 for allowing a prisoner to escape; or, perhaps, a 

 windfall. 



ScAPLiAKE, 68 [62]. Apparently to square timber. 



SCHINA. See EsCHINA. 



Sot at, Sclata. a roof-slate. 



ScoTALLE, Scotallum, 20 [30]. A ' scot-ale ' or drink- 

 ing bout at the tenants' ezp>ense. 



Secare. To reap. 



Secta Hundred], 66 [17]. Suit of the Hundred Court. 



Sedlep, for Seedleep. A seed basket (local ' sellop '). 



Selere, 31 [23]. To seal. 



Sella. A saddle. 



Semella. a leather harness strap. 



Senescallus. The seneschal or steward of a liberty or 

 manor. 



Sbparatio (so. a matre). Weaning. 



Sepis. a hedge. 



Septimana. a week. 



Sbpum. Tallow. 



Seea. a padlock. 



Sereuea. a bolt or lock. 



Servatorium. a fish-stew. 



Servicium. Service or duty. 



Sebviens. a Serjeant or manorial officor; a farm 

 servant. 



Sextakium. a sextai-y. 



SiccARE. To dry or ' jerk ' meat. 



SlcciTAS. Drought. (See Introduction.) 



SiCERA. Cider. 



SiGALUM, SiLLiGO. Rye (c/. Mancorkus and Me.stbllo). 



BiLVESTKis Equus. A native forest horse. 



Soccus. The iron ' shoe ' of a ploughshare. 



BoLiDUS, SoLDUS. A shilling ; payment iu money. 



Splotgabulum, 83 [33]. A payment, perhaps for pas- 

 turage. 



Stabula. a stable. 



Stagnum. a mill pond. 



Stalo. a stallion. 



Staurum. See Instaurum. 



Steekeee. To fell trees. 



Stipendium. Wages. 



Stipula. Straw, stubble. 



Steingebe. To fasten up. 



Stultiloquium. Probably ' miskenning,' to vary evi- 

 dence given before. 



SuB-SEBviENS. An nnder-serjeant or under-bailiff. 



Subtilis. Delicate (of young cattle) ; fine (of wool). 



Suella. a young sow. (See Introdtustion.) 



Sulcitium, Sulcidium (i.e. Salsitium, Fr. salisoun). The 

 work of cleaning carcases ; offal. 



Sullbvare (i.e. Sublevare). "To raise. 



SuMMAEius. A sumpter or pack horse. 



Summonitio. a summons. 



Superannalib, Supbrannatus. More than one and less 

 than two years old. (See Introducium.) 



SuPERDEMANDA. ExcesB of claim. 



SuPPODlARB. To support, under-pin. 



SuPRAVENDiTUS. The balance sold. 



SuESiSA. A sursise or penalty for contempt of court. 



Tabeena. a tavern. 



Taillagium, Tallagium. A tallage; here apparently 



the levy in respect of scutage. 

 Tallia, Taillia. a tally. 



Talevaz, 71 [65]. A kind of buckler or shield. 

 Taega, 71 [66]. A target or small round shield. 

 Tasca, Tascha. Task-work as opposed to day-work. 

 Tassaeb. To put hay into cocks, to heap. 

 Tassatoe, 47 [65]. A hay-maker. 

 Tassum, i'Assus. A heap or mow of corn. 

 Tector. a roofer or thatcher. 

 Tectuea. a roofing or thatch. 

 Teloneum, Theloneum, Thblonium. a toll. 

 Terminus. A term of the fiscal year. 

 Tereagium, 78 [26]. A plot of ground in or adjoining 



a town. 

 Thalamus. A withdrawing room. 

 Thbdinga, Thedintha. a tithing. 

 Tina. A tub or cask. '* 



Tonellum, Tonellus. a cask, a tun. 

 ToNSio. Sheep-shearing. 

 ToNSUEA. Clipping or lopping branches. 

 Tbaxchbia, Trenchea. A trench. 

 Transiius, Se. vim. 80 [33] a toll. 

 Teipis, Teipos. A three-legged stool. 



