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Po"WDERED= slightly salted. 



Lady. " And of a wild-fowl will lie often speak 



Which, powdered beef, and mustard called is " 

 Beaumont and Fletcher. Knight of the Burning Pestle, 



Act IV, Scene 1. Before 1615. 

 Sprigge, one of Cromwell's chaplains, speaks of 

 "ploughs (carts) being drawn out of Launceston, amongst 

 the lading of which was powdered beef." — Cir. 1644. 



Occurrence of Cornish Pronunciation in English 

 Literature. 

 LEATHEREN=leathern. 



" A leatherin lederr, 



And a lang line." 

 Song on King Edward'' s Wars, hy Lawrence Minot. 

 Date {dr.) 1352. 

 Wrastling^ wrestling. 



"At the wrastling, and at the wake." 



Complaint of the Ploughman, 1393 or 1394. 

 AxE^=ask. 



" What is this to mene, man ! 



Maiste thu axe ?" 

 Poem on the deposition of King Richard ij. Date 1399. 

 Venyaunce= vengeance (y pronounced g). 

 " Venyaunce they asked 

 On all that assented." 



Do., Date 1399. 

 Madded =driven mad. 



" And that maddid the men, 

 As thei nede muste." 

 On the Deposition of Richard ij. 1399. 

 Q-LASEN=glassy : made of glass (metaphorical). 

 " Thou approvest your capped maistres 

 With a glasen glose." 

 Reply of Friar Daw Topias. Date 1401. 

 HALE=haul, drag, 



" An arrow of an ell long 

 In his bow he it throng, 

 And to the hede he 'gan it Aa?e." 

 The King and the Hermit {Romane). Date XVth century. 



