^{page 65 note a} William Say, elected Dean of St. Paul's 21 November, 1457, and died 23 November, 1468.

^{page 65 note b} Richard Ewen, prebendary of Mapesbury in St. Paul's Cathedral, 16 May, 1458, according to Le Neve, but somewhat earlier on the authority of this inventory. A person of the same name was Archdeacon of Leicester in 1454, and Archdeacon of Lincoln in 1458 ; he is probably the same person, as the date of the archdeacon's death coincides with that of the canon.

^{page 65 note c} That is on Wednesday and Thursday, July 12 and 13.

^{page 65 note d} The Roman or Pontificial Indiction is a cycle of fifteen years, commencing A.D. 313 on January 1. See the “Table for finding the Roman Indiction,” in Mr, Bond's Handy Booh for verifying Dates, edition 1869, pp. 253–255.

^{page 66 note a} The forms of absolution from excommunication given in the Pontificale Romanum differ from that in the text. From the lesser excommunication a priest may absolve in these words :

“Anctoritate Dei Omnipotentis et mihi concessa, absolvo te a vinculo hujus excommunicationis quam confessns es, et a qualibet alia simili, si qua teneris, in quantum possum et debeo ; ac restituo te Ecclesiasticis Sacramentis. In nominee Pa + tris, et Fi + lii, et Spiritus + Sancti. Amen.”

From the greater excommunication the bishop absolves, lightly striking with a rod the shoulders of the penitent kneeling before him, and saying :

“Auctoritate Dei Omnipotentis et beatorum Apostolorum Petri et Pauli, ac Ecclesiæ snæ sanctæ, et ea qua fungor, absolvo te a vinculo talis excommunicationis, qua ex tali causa ligatus eras. In nomine Pa + tris, et Fi + lii, et Spiritus + Sanctus.”

Pontificale Eomanum, folio, Venice, 1561, fo. 196, 197.

^{page 66 note b} Velvet. Dr. Rock remarks that the history of velvet has yet to be written. The oldest piece which he had actually seen was “in the beautiful crimson cope embroidered by English hands in the fourteenth century, now kept at the College of Mount St. Mary, Chesterfield.” In the inventory of vestments belonging to St. Paul's Cathedral taken in 1295 there are chasubles of velvet.—Textile Fabrics, xlv.

An inventory of the contents of the Lady Chapel in St. Paul's in 1445 mentions, “ij quissini a veluto rubeo, enbroudato cum cerenis et meremaidis arma tenentibus.” I have printed this inventory together with a very important inventory taken in 1245 in the Archœologia, vol. L.

^{page 66 note c} Throughout this inventory the books are distinguished by the first words found on the beginning of the second folio.

^{page 67 note a} That which the earlier inventory has usually called a maniple is here desoribed as a phanon or fanon. (The word fanoun occurs, however, on page 64.)

^{page 67 note b} Obba de Tyn, a tin cup.

^{page 67 note c} Cum gaclcis. That is, of course, cum gaudiis.

^{page 67 note d} Per. No name is inserted in the manuscript.

^{page 68 note a} Dicunt. The word is repeated in the original.

^{page 68 note b} Probably we should read, sustentacionem luminis coram altaribus.

^{page 68 note c} The Easter Sepulchre was, says Mr. Mackenzie Walcott, “(1) A chapel, as at Winchester. (2) A wall recess, usually on the north side of the chancel, as at Bottesford and Stanton St. John. (3) A temporary structure sumptuously enriched as at St. Mary, Redcliffe. (4) A tomb under which a founder, by special privilege, was buried. (5) A vaulted enclosure as at Norwich, which, like a sepulchre at Northwold, has an aperture for watching the light without requiring the person so employed to enter the choir.”—Sacred Archœology.

^{page 69 note a} So in the manuscript.

^{page 69 note b} Aunetllutn. Perhaps the same as aumucella, pro almucella, ut videtur, parva almucia.—Ducange. The word oecurs again, infra, p. 80.

^{page 70 note a} This matter is resumed in the next paragraph but one.

^{page 70 note b} Festum Carnibreuij. Carniprivium, et Carnis privium ; Tempus qno carnibus privari, et ab iis abstinere incipiunt Fideles, ante jejunia Quadragesimse.—Ducange.

^{page 71 note a} Musterdevyleons. Mustre de villiars, or mnstard-villars, a kind of mixed grey woollen cloth, which continued in use up to Elizabeth's reign.—Halliwell.

^{page 71 note b} Fercnlum, a dish or mess of food.

^{page 71 note c} Probably testimonia.

^{page 71 note d} Exaltatio Sanctœ Crucis. September 14.

^{page 72 note a} Brod Alisaunder. From Alexandria.—Rock, Textile Fabrics, lxxxv.

^{page 72 note b} Vtro. Uter, a bottle.

^{page 72 note c} Vetri, enendum. So in the manuscript.

^{page 73 note a} Processionale. Probably ij^do fo. is omitted.

^{page 73 note b} ij^do fo. Here the catchword is omitted.

^{page 73 note c} So in the manuscript.

^{page 73 note d} Walter Shirington, Prebendary of Lincoln, 11 December, 1420, died in 1448. He was Canon also of St. Paul's Cathedral, where he was buried.—Le Neve.

^{page 74 note a} So in the MS.

^{page 74 note b} Alta. So in MS. Probably altari.

^{page 74 note c} Candelbem. The candle beam.

^{page 74 note d} Ridelis. Curtains.

^{page 74 note e} Cum pellicanis. The Pelican is a frequent symbol of the Redeemer.

^{page 74 note f} Flameola. Possibly crystal rays jutting out from the cross.

^{page 75 note a} xij articulos. I have little doubt that this refers to the constitutions of Archbishop Peckhani issued in 1279. The important constitution De sententiis excommunicationis publice denunciandis, is divided into eleven sections, followed by an address which might well be considered a twelfth article.— See Wilkins' Concilia, ii., 33–36.

^{page 75 note b} Aula, etc. The hall, parlour, pantry, store-room, and barn.

^{page 76 note a} Miam in text, that is misericordiam.

^{page 76 note b} Here probably ij^do fo. is omitted.

^{page 76 note c} No doubt Cantuariensis.

^{page 76 note d} Orphano: that is, an orfrey.

^{page 76 note e} Viri. Probably viridi.

^{page 77 note a} Tria. Over this word has been written iiij. Superlectilia. Stragulum, quod lecto insternitur, vel etiam id omne quo lectus instruitur.—Ducange. In classical Latin stragulum means a mattras, coverlet, or pall.

^{page 77 note b} Aqnœ bajulus. A water carrier.

^{page 77 note c} St. Luke's Day is October 18.

^{page 77 note d} The scribe has not inserted the required word, tempore or hora.

^{page 78 note a} So in the MS.

^{page 78 note b} Taxillus. Like talus, a dice. Pila, a ball.— See the curious couDlet in Ducange, illustrating the many senses of the word :

“Est pila, pes pontis ; pila, ludus ; pila, taberna ; Pila terit pultes ; sed pila geruntur in hostes.

Versus alius :

“Ludnm laudo pilæ, plus laudo pocula pilæ.” (Puls, pultis i.e. porridge.)

^{page 79 note a} The catchword is omitted.

^{page 79 note b} Supercilia. Superpellicea, surplices.

^{page 81 note a} Ubi et quando: these words are underlined with dots, as if for omission.

^{page 81 note b} The MS. is here illegible.

^{page 61 note c} p's : probably, prosecutor.

^{page 82 note a} The Feast of the Natiyity of the B. V. M. is September 8.

^{page 84 note a} A blank in the manuscript.

^{page 84 note b} The archbishop is Thomas Bourchier, enthroned Archbishop of Canterbury 26 January, 1455, Chancellor of England, and in 1464, “SacrosanctiE Romans Ecclesise St. Cyriaci in Thermis Cardinalis.”— See his epitaph.

^{page 85 note a} Observe the wide range permitted by this licence.

^{page 85 note b} The word aliud has been accidentally repeated by the scribe.

^{page 86 note a} Corpus Christi. In 1264 Urban IV. issued a bull ordering the celebration of this feast on the Thursday following the first Sunday after Pentecost. Robert, Bishop of Liège, had ordered the feast to be kept throughout his diocese as early as 1246.— Catholic Dictionary.

^{page 86 note b} Cum valenciis. Fringes. Compare the following passage from The Taming of the Sharer (ii., 1) : “My house is richly furnished with plate and gold ; valance of Venice, gold in needlework.”

^{page 86 note c} Glota. The tongue or clapper.

^{page 87 note a} Fidcjussor. Executor.

^{page 87 note b} Nobilc, Genus monetæ Anglicæ, vulgo noble à la rose.—Ducange. A rose noble.

^{page 88 note a} Crocus. Saffron ; frequently employed for the seasoning of food and in medicine. “It was formerly considered stimulant and anti-spasmodic, but is not now of any importance except as a colouring matter for pastry, confectionery, and liqueurs.”—Hogg's Vegetable Kingdom, 771.

Nicholas Culpeper, Gent. Student in Physick and Astrology, living in Spittlelields near London, says that “saffron powerfully concocts, and sends out whatever humour offends the body, drives back inflammations, etc.”—Pharmacopeia Londinensis, 1653.

^{page 89 note a} Flameneum de lanne. Flaneum. Bande de voile, au aonrnement nupcial. Flameolnm. Petite dyadème ou petit paille, fermail petit, ou couvreehief. Flammeolum Juvenali est amictus quo nova nupta tegi solebat.—Duoange, under Flamineum. Anglis, flannel.

^{page 90 note a} A blank in the MS.

^{page 91 note a} Nisus. Avis nota, Haliæetus, sea aquila maritima.—Dueange. The osprey or sea-eagle.

^{page 91 note b} Signis aureis. Very probably cum cygnis aureis, with golden swans, as in a vestment at St. Paul's Cathedral. Or, with bells.

^{page 91 note c} So in MS. Probably we should read, cum pede de eadem.

^{page 91 note d} Promptilarutur. Probably the scribe should have written promptuarium, a buttery. There is, I think, no such word as that which actually appears in the text. Compare p. 75, supra.

^{page 92 note a} Quoquinam. Coquinam, the kitchen.

^{page 92 note b} Disci. Discus, Descus. A desk or leaning shelf. “Super reparatione discornm et stallorum in Cancello Ecclesia; controversia orta est.”—Hist. Croyland, contin., p. 521. Robert de Riplingham, Chancellor of York Minster, in his last will, proved 3 Kal. Sept. 1332, “Item Cathedram meam et descum meum Cancellario. Ebor successori meo.” Ex. Collect. Matth. Hutton S. T. P. MS.—Cowell's Interpreter, 1701.

^{page 92 note c} Mr. Skeat's Etymological Dictionary says that desk is a variant of dish or disc, Latin, discus, Greek δíσχos.

^{page 93 note a} Blank in the original.

^{page 93 note b} Boxarum. Probably for bovarium.

^{page 93 note c} Granettum. The granary.

^{page 94 note a} Unacum duabus. Probably cameris.

^{page 94 note b} Selda. A shed.

^{page 94 note c} Daubatura. Plaster-work. Ab Anglico, to daivb, parieti arenatum inducere, parietem calce arenaque pcrpolire.—Ducange.

^{page 94 note d} “The groundsell or foote poste of a door ; the threshold.”—Higins's Nomenc. See Parker's Glossary.

^{page 94 note e} Wymbem. The windbeam, an important support to the roof. In Parker's Glossary of Architecture it is defined to be “a cross-beam used in the principals of many ancient roofs, occupying the situation of the collar in modern king-post roofs.”

^{page 95 note a} Auubus. For avibus.

^{page 96 note a} Merimio. Mereminm, meremnm; voces quæ nnum idemque significant, materiam scilicet ligneam ædibus ædiflcandis idoneam.—Ducange. An incenseboat of wood.

^{page 96 note b} Ryggyng. Probably ridging.

^{page 98 note a} Inside. For Infule. Infula, casnla, planeta, vestis sacerdotalis.—Ducange. Hugo a S. Victore in Speculo Eccles., lib. i., cap. 6. Casula, quse alio nomine planeta, vel Infula dicitur. A chasuble.

^{page 98 note b} Vale ultimum: Presiatio pecuniaria, quæ; ultra portionem canonicam plobanis pensitabatur ab hæredibus eorum, qui extra pnrochiam suam elegerant sepulturam. —Ducange.

^{page 98 note c} The catchword is omitted.

^{page 99 note a} Osseris : probably orferis is intended.

^{page 99 note b} Bice. Brownish grey, or dark grey.—New English Dictionary. R. Brunne, 1330, Chron., 230.

“At Westmynstere he lis toumbed richely, In a marble bis of him is mad story.”

^{page 99 note c} Spurra. Repagulum, nostris Barre. —Ducange. Bars or boles.

^{page 99 note d} Thomas Chicheley is said by Le Neve to hare been admitted Prebendary of Cadington minor on February 18, 1429 ; he held the stall till his death in 1466, The text, however, implies that he was Prebendary of Cadington major.

^{page 99 note e} Fulke Bermingham was Archdeacon of Oxford (whilst it was part of Lincoln Diocese) from 1444 to 1467.

^{page 100 note a} Aretro: Reliqnum, residuum. Gall : arrerage. —Occurrit passim in veteribus instrumentis, solvere sua aretro. —Ducange.

^{page 100 note b} Dugdale records the existence of a hospital at Tarle or Farley in Bedfordshire, “which, as part of the possessions of an alien house, was given (26 Henry VI.) to the Provost and Fellows of King's College in Cambridge.” The land belonged to Santingfeld, a hospital in Picardy.— Monasticon, vi., 639.

^{page 100 note c} Extcit : so in MS. for extitit.

^{page 100 note d} William Brewster was Prebendary of Neasdon, in St. Paul's Cathedral, from 20 Feb.,1141–2 till his death in 1465.

^{page 101 note a} Thomas Lisieux was Prebendary of Rugmere, which stall he resigned in 1452, taking instead thereof the Prebend of Totenhall. He was Dean of St. Paul's from 1441 till his death in 1456.

^{page 101 note b} Flores, amita. So in text, for floribus and amicta.

^{page 102 note a} S. Probably Sandon. In the earlier inventory, Sandon is visited on a Saturday and Erdelo on the following Monday. Here also the two chnrcb.es are visited on successive days.

^{page 103 note a} Coloris seems to be partially erased and operis substituted.

^{page 104 note a} Worsted. The fabric probably takes its name from the town of Worstead in Norfolk. The town is mentioned in Domesday Book. The fabric is a “cloth of long stapled-wool. combed straightly and smoothly ; as distinct from woollens, which are woven from short staple wool, crossed and roughed in spinning.”—Draper's Dictionary.

^{page 104 note b} Nngrnm. That is, nigrum.

^{page 104 note c} Asta. That is, hasta.

^{page 104 note d} The word calix is probably omitted.

^{page 104 note e} The words alius calix are repeated in the manuscript.

^{page 104 note f} Vestis. No doubt the word intended is van.

^{page 107 note a} Lets. Perhaps leis, for literis, is intended; or leonibus, as infra, p, 111.

^{page 109 note a} Thomas Graunt was Precentor of St. Paul's, to which office he was collated 5 July, 1454 ; he died in 1474. He held successively the Prebends of Wenlakesbarn 1451, Totenhale, 1457, and Mora, 1473.

^{page 107 note b} St. Edmund's Day is November 20.

^{page 111 note a} This vestment, of green satin with silver lozenges, seems to have been adorned with the arms of the donor. Dr. Rock says that “till the beginning of the fourteenth century, satin was unknown in England.” Vestments of this material are found amongst the rich bequests made by Bishop Grandison to Exeter Cathedral between 1327 and 1369.— Textile Fabrics, xliii. “Clothes of golde, and satins riche of hewe “are named in the Man of Lawes Tale. —Chaucer.

^{page 111 note b} St. Martin. Bishop and Confessor, November 11.

^{page 112 note a} In the Ordinarium Missæ of the Sarum Breviary, two rubrics occur : “Responsio clerici privatim,” and “Responsio clerici cantando.”— Cambridge reprint, Fascw., II., Col. 485.

^{page 113 note a} Aliud vestiraenturu is repeated in the manuscript, and the scribe has written abis for albis.

^{page 113 note b} Probably pelves is intended.