Lex, 137, 213, the ordeal.

Liberare, 142, to deliver.

Liberatio, 181, 184, 213, 273, a delivering; hence the thing delivered, equipment, livery.

Libra, 85, a pound.

Librata, 367, an estate in land worth a pound a year.

Licentiare, 495, to dismiss.

Liesing, 63, the Danish freeman, answering to the Saxon ceorl.

Ligantia, 145, allegiance.

Ligius, 102, 132, liege; ligius dominus, the lord to whom the oath of fealty was taken contra omnes homines without exception.

Lingua, 474, 457, tongue, nation.

Lista, 292, the selvage or listing of cloth.

Loquela, 107, 284, a legal claim.

Lorica, 98, 123, a coat of mail, as worn by a knight; hence the knightly tenure.

Lot, 103, the share of taxation imposed upon an individual payer towards making up the aggregate required of the community.

Maeg-burg, 62, the kindred.

M

Maironia, 149, timber, = meremium.

Major, 314, of age, twenty-one years old; 306, the mayor of a community. Malatolta, 430, 488; Malatollia, 490, the unjust custom on wool, the evil tolta or tax tolta is a rude participle from tollo, to take as toll. Malefactio, 256, a misdoing; in this place the stolen property.

Mancus, 63, an English money of the same value as the mark, or 30 penings. Maneries, 275, manner, sort.

Manerium, 85, a manor.

Mansio, 83, a dwelling-house; 85, a manor.

Manung, 65, 66, the district under the jurisdiction of a reeve. A. S. amanian, to exact.

Manuopere, 354, with the hand in the act; hand-habend, in possession of stolen goods.

Manutenere, 156, to maintain.

Marca, 80, a mark, 8 ounces, two-thirds of a pound; the mark of silver is 138. 4d.; the mark of gold is six pounds sterling.

Marcandisa, 283, merchandize.

Marescallus, 169, a marshall, the ancient hors-thegn; from mar, horse, scale, servant.

Maritagium, 374, 413, the right of bestowing in marriage a feudal dependant.

Maritare, 156, 283, to give in marriage.

Maritatio, 97, the act of giving in marriage; the right of doing so.

Marka, 83, 85, a mark.

Marlera, 341, a marl-pit.

Martrinus, Martrinis, 85, belonging to a marten.

Mastivus, 152, a mastiff.

Mediatus, 449, mesne: mediatus dominus, a mesne lord.

Merca, 65, a mark, the ancient division of land, so called from its mark or boundary.

Mercandisa, 346, 490; Mercandia, 377, merchandize.

Mercarius, 304, of merchants.

Mercata, 275, the quantity of land which is worth a mark (138. 4d.) a year. Mercatum, 159, 351, a market.

Merchet, 168, the sum paid by a villein to his lord for leave to give his

daughter in marriage.

Meremium, Meremum, 341, timber; materiamen, DU CANGE.
Mesuagium, 336, a mansion.

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Methel, 60, an assembly, mallus, or gemot.

Miles, 75, a knight; Militia, 284, the right of knighthood.

Millarium, 244, a sum of a thousand.

Minutus, 139, 165, 350, mean or small.

Misa, 403, a capitulation.

Misericordia, 98, 133, mercy, a mulct at discretion: to be at the king's inercy was to lie in such a position that the king might either exercise the right of complete forfeiture or accept a fine in commutation. Miskenning, 104, 259, 302; Mescheninga, 115, ‘variatio loquelae,' a shifting of the ground of an action after it has come into court; commonly the fine imposed for such variation, levied on very trivial occasions, and abolished by charter frequently as a privilege.

Modernus, 321, of the present day; from modo, now.
Molinus, 86, a mill.

Monetagium, 97, mintage, a payment by the moneyers for the privilege of coining; otherwise explained as a payment by the subjects to prevent depreciation or change of coinage.

Monetarius, 85, 97, a moneyer, a person empowered to coin.

Muratus, 429, walled.

Murdrator, 137, a murderer.

Murdrum, 81, 192, 193, secret homicide; sometimes the penalty paid by the district in which a murdered person is found; 396, wilful murder. Mutatorium, 228, a change (of raiment).

Mutatus, 236, changed; applied to a hawk that has moulted; hence the word mews.

Namiare, 104, to distrain.

N

Namium, 104; Namum, 107, distress, seizure; the thing taken by distress, districtio. Ger. nehmen, to take.

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Nativus, 155, a neif, or unfree dependant.

Nithing, 89, a worthless person.

Nocumentum, 286, 433, a nuisance.

Nundinae, 246, a fair.

Nundinarius, 429, having a fair.

Occasio, 337, an excuse.

Occasionare, 359, 393, 407, to molest, to spoil.

Occasiuncula, 93, a mean excuse.

Oferhyrnes, 65, contempt, disobedience; commonly the penalty of contempt of jurisdiction.

On-hlote, 80,- lot, the share of taxation apportioned to the individual member of a community.

Ora, 84, 86, 108, a varying sum of pennies or denarii; at p. 86 twenty, sometimes sixteen.

Ortillus, 340, the claw of a dog's foot.

P

Pacabilis, 254, payable; applied to a beast that is a lawful tender in payment in kind.

Pacatio, 377, payment.

Palefridus, 357, a horse. Med. Lat. paraveredus.

Pannagium, 151, the privilege of feeding swine in the woods.

Old Fr.

pasnage, pasture; from pastinaticum, a derivative from pastionem. Parlamentum, 319; Parliamentum, 324, parliament := colloquium, from parabolare, to speak; whence parole and parler.

Parliamentatio, 327, parliamentary discussion.

Parochianus, 368, a parishioner.

Passagium, 431, a voyage; 103, a tax upon passengers.

Pecunia, 78, 80, 81, money or stock: pecunia viva, live stock,

Pedo, 86, a foot-soldier.

Pelota, 340, the ball of the foot of a dog.

Pensum, 186, weight, as opposed to scala, rate.
Percognitio, 144, a recognition; see Recognitio.
Percussura, 112, coining.

Perdonum, 142, pardon, remission of payment.

Peregrinatio, 295, pilgrimage.

Perire, 144, to fail in the ordeal.

Perquirere, 144, to acquire, to purchase; 132, to seek or contrive.

Perquisitio, 145, acquisition.

Persolta, 223,= per soluta; see p. 223.

Persona, 132, 133, a beneficed clergyman.
Pertica, 160, a perch, a measure of land.
Pilatus, 363, a bolt for shooting.

Pilleus, 244, a cap.

Placitum, 74, 99, 224, a plea, a lawsuit.

Plegium, 81, a surety, the condition of a surety.

Plegius, 65, 81, a surety, a person pledging himself for the appearance of another.

Pontagium, 257, 304, bridge-toll.

Portreeve, 65, the chief magistrate of a port, or mercantile town.

Portsocha, 258; Portsoka, 301, the jurisdiction of a portreeve.

Praebenda, 185, provender; 357, a prebend in a cathedral or college.

Praeconarius, 432, belonging to a crier.

Praemunire, 475, to premonish.

Praemunitio, 433, a premonition.

Praepositus, 65,- reeve; Praepositura, 302, office of reeve.

Praesentatio, 132, the right of nominating a clerk to a benefice.

Praestatio, 490, a payment.

Praetaxare, 153, to define beforehand.

Praevaricari, 78, 110, to break or evade an obligation.

Prindere, 69, to take; a form of prehendere.

Prisa, 141, 246, 433, 490, a taking, an exaction.

Priso, 376, a prisoner.

Prisona, 275, a prison.

Probator, 213, an approver, king's evidence.

Procurator, 322, a proctor, the person who holds a proxy.

Procuratorius, 444, conveying delegated power: procuratoriae litterae,

letters of proxy.

Proficuum, 432, profit.

Prolongare, 284, to remove, to dispossess, by delaying seisin.

Prosolta, 223, pro soluta; see p. 223.

Protojustitiarius, 318, the Chief Justice.

Publicatus, 137, notorious by report.

Purprestura, 151, 217, an encroachment.

Purpunctus, 350, a sword-proof or spear-proof coat.

Quarterium, 292, a quarter, a measure of capacity.

Quietantia, 192, quittance.

Quietum clamare, 155, 190, to quit-claim, release from obligation.
Quindena, 394, a quinzaine, a day over the fortnight.

Recautum, 169, 184, 199, a counter tally; see Contratalea, a security;

from re-caveo.

Recepta, 164, receipt.

Recidivare, 432, to relapse.

Recognitio, 133, 156, an inquest by oath of twelve men, under the system of assize; 131, a declaratory statement of the law. Recognoscens, 138, a person acknowledging his offence.

Recordum, 495, a record.

Rectare, 132; see Rettare.

Rectitudo, 61, 133, right.

Redemptio, 79, 127, ransom.

Redimere, 97, to redeem; 243, to compel to redeem.

Regratarius, 369, a retailer who buys goods in order to sell them again

at a higher price.

Reguardor, 340, a person acting as visitor in a reguard.

Reguardum, 151; Reguarda, 196, a visitation of the forests.

Rehabere, 412, to recover possession.

Relevare, 84, 97, to relieve, to take up an inheritance by payment of relief.

Relevatio, 97, the act of relieving; the relief.

Relevium, 144, the relief, the money paid by the incoming heir for admis

sion to his inheritance.

Remandare, 137, to remand.

Rememorare, 497, to regard, or to place in the agenda of parliament.
Renegator, 139, a renegade, heretic.

Replegiare, 137, to remand under surety.

Respectus, 383, respite.

Retare, 142; Rettare, 137, to accuse; from the Norse rett, an imputation or accusation: not connected with the Lat. rectum, although early confounded with it: hence the form rectare for rettare.

Retonsor, 255, a clipper of coin.

Retta, 139; Retum, 142; Rettum, 396, an accusation. Norse, rett.
Revelach, 84, A. S. reaflac, theft; from reafian, to rob, to bereave.
Riparia, 283; Rivaria, 285, a river. Fr. rivière.

Robator, 137, a robber. Germ. Rauber.

Roberia, 138, robbery.

Runcinus, 357, a horse.

Russettus, 292, a common red cloth.

Rusticus, 107, 134, 145, 343, a native, a villein.

Ruttarius, 286, a routier, a mercenary soldier. Low Lat. ruptuarius.

S

Saca, 75; Sacha, 85, jurisdiction in matters of dispute.

Saisiare, 138, 266; Saisire, Ɛ4, to seize, to take possession of. Old High Ger. sazjan.

Saisina, 138, possession.

Salvagius, 142, wild. Fr. sauvage, from silvaticus.

Scaccarium, 145, the Exchequer.

Scala, 186, scale, rate as opposed to weight.
Scannum, 169, a bench.

Schedula, 271, a schedule, list of articles.

Schira, 75; Scira, 74, a shire, = comitatus.

Schirereva, 61; Scyr-gerefa, a sheriff: the king's representative in the shire, as the praepositus or gerefa (Ger. Graf; Engl. reeve) was in the township. Lat. vicecomes.

Schot, 103, a tax generally; from sceatta, money.

Scir-gemot, 70; Scyres-gemot, 101, meeting of the shire; county court; comitatus.

Scirman, 61, the headman of the shire, probably = sheriff.

Forces contablecotagium, 123, = scutagium.
in recasim
of a festivity

Scothala, 259; Scotteshale, 258. Public compotations at the charge of
some for the benefit of others.' SPELMAN. Abuses put on the king's
people by his officers, who invited them to drink ale and then made a
collection, to the end they should not vex or inform against them for
the crimes they had committed or should commit.' BRADY.
Scrinium, 327, a shrine.

Scriptorium, 169, a writing-room.

Secta, 256, 303, 366, 403, suit, attendance at a court; 377, suit, pursuit of the hue and cry.

Sectator, 495, a suitor.

Seedlip, 95, a measure of wheat; a seed-basket.

Seisina, 133, possession of land.

Senescallus, 141, a steward: from Son or Sente (Old Ger.), herd or family, and sculc.

Septimana, 332, a week. Fr. semaine.

Sequestrare, IOI, to separate litigants, to settle the matter between them; more commonly to sequestrate.

Sergantia, 374; Sergantisa, 284; Sergenteria, 249, 293, serjeanty, a tenure of land by peculiar service of special duty to the person of

the lord.

Sermocinari, 77, to preach.

Serrura, 254, a lock. Fr. serrure; from Lat. serare.

Serviens, 501, a serjeant; serviens ad placita, serjeant at pleas; serviens ad arma, serjeant at arms.

Sextarius, 86, a measure of four gallons.

Sithessocna, 100, the jurisdiction of a gesith, any private franchise.
Soca, 85; Socca, 104; Socna, 104; Soka, 75; Soken, 73, interpellatio
majoris audientiae,' a liberty, privilege, or franchise granted by the king
to a subject; also the area within which that franchise is exercised.
Socagium, 155; Sokagium, 284, tenure of land on condition of fixed and
determinate services.

Sochemannus, 83, a ceorl, a free landowner not noble.

Solemnium, 327, a solemnity.

Solidarius, 123, a paid soldier.

Solidata, 252, 363, the quantity of land that is worth a shilling a year.
Solidus, 69, 78, a shilling. Fr. sous.

Sollagium, 305, = solagium, an impost claimed by the lord of the soil, by
way of ground rent.

Solta, 223, soluta; see p. 223.

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Speruarius, 341, a sparrow-hawk. Fr. épervier.