338 COENISHISMS IK ANCIENT LITERATURE, 



HELLiBR=tiler. (An instance of the occurrence of this word in 

 general literature has been given). 



",...to a helyar for nine days 3/6." — Borough 



Accounts of Launceston. 1468. 

 PREATHiNG=a wattling. 



" leffrethinge outside le Southgeat.". — Do. 1477-8. 

 DuRNS=tlie door jambs. 



" Pd : for two wain-loads for the durnes, 3/4." — 



Accounts of Guild of Holy Cross at the Bery, Bodmin. 

 1501-14. 

 STANDiNGS=8treet-stalls. 



'' A stondynge. ." — Accounts of Launceston. 1512. 



iguTT=a heavy two-wheeled cart. 



" It : a huttJ'^ — WhaUs Borough Inventory. 1543. 

 Clome= earthen- ware . 



"It: iiij pottes of dome." — Bo. 1543. 

 FRAiL=bag. 



" For Sifraile to carry stone." — Launceston Accts. 1576. 

 WANTS=inoles. 



" For killing of wantes." — Do. 1576. 



LEASE=pick stones. 



" Pd : Geffreys two boyes for Using stone." — Do. 1572. 



QooL=tub for salting meat in. 



" Mr. Humphrey for coohs.^—Bo. 1572-3. 



Strubber= robber. 



" Wm. Toker is presented at the Law Courts for that 

 he is a common sfrubher of hedges." — Bo. 1580. 



MAZARDS=black cherry. 



Presentments : ' ' Thomas Hodges for forestalling the 

 markett in maserdes." — Launceston. 1589. 

 Coram. (An example of this word used by Shakespeare has 



been given). 



" Here lyeth ye bodye of Eobert Trencreeke of Tren- 

 creeke in Crede in ye countye of Cornwall Esq., justice of 

 ye peace, and Coram." — Brass at St.Erme, 1594. 



It will be noticed how very closely the expressions of 

 slender and shallow in the '* Merry Wives of Windsor" 



