Wages, 82, 91 ----, sea, 178 Wales, Henry, 123 Walsche, John, 24 Walton, 76 War, Civil, 150 ---- of the Roses, 49, 83 ----, Thirty Years’, 122 ---- supplies, 124 Ward, 19, 60, 61, 129 Warden, 23, 24, 25, 26, 48, 49 ---- of the Bridge, 58 ---- of the Gates, 59, 65 Wareham, 8 Wash, 122 Watch, 120, 129 Wavere, Isobel, 98 Wax, 19, 22, 27, 32, 53, 78 Waynflete, John, 96 Wear (_weir_), 58, 67 Wed (_pledge_), 4 Weighhouse, 130 Welland, 148 Wer (_value_), 6 Werferth, 10 Wessex, 28, 31 Westchepe, 54, 58, 68 West Riding, 158 Westminster, 37, 54 ----, Fair of, 56, 61, 67, 125 Whigs, 154 Whirlicotes, 126 Whitehall, 136 Wicker, 40 Wicket, 93 Wilferth, Bishop of Winchester, 10 William, Conqueror, 11, 29-31, 57 ---- de Haverille, 56, 57 ---- of Lincoln, 96 ---- Spicer, 24 ---- the Treasurer, 58 Wilts, 95 Winchester, 6, 8 ----, Gild of, 15, 19, 28 Windac, 93 Windgoose Alley, 124 Wine, Prisage of, 65, 67 ----, Assize of, 78 Wisbech, 148 Witan, 6 Witch, 5 Wite (_fine_), 3, 6, 7 Witness, 4, 7, 32 Woad, 18 Wolmer, 76 Woodchester, 10 Woodland, 1, 2, 10 Wool, 82 Worcester, 10 Wrestling, 130 Wudestoke (_Woodstock_), 56 Wulfhere, 10 Wycliffean, 153 Wyndlesore (_Windsor_), 57, 64 Wyrhta (_a measure of land_), 4 Wynwode, Master Secretary, 134 Wynyngton, Robert, 92, 120 Ya (_yes_), 61 Yantlet creek, 67 Yard, yardland (_30 acres_), 4 Yearbook, 21 Yeve and yeld, 26 Young, Arthur, 83 Ystleworth (_Isleworth_), 6 Zarate, Don Francisco de, 106, 116 Zealand, 92 Printed in Great Britain by Jarrold & Sons, Ltd., Norwich_ * * * * * Transcriber’s note All original spellings and hyphenations, including variations, were retained except in the cases of the following apparent typographical errors. Page 38, “Christain” changed to “Christian.” (after the Christian merchants had) Page 58, “destroyd” changed to “destroyed.” (caused all wears to be destroyed) Page 84, “childen” changed to “children.” (enable children to grasp these social changes) Page 90, “peny” changed to “penny.” (grote, halfgrote, penny, halfpenny) Page 115, “Pezes” changed to “Pezos.” (eighteen thousand Pezos of gold and silver) Page 142, “Henrouse” changed to “Henhouse.” (Ponds or Waters, Hennes from Henhouse) Page 153, “stablished” changed to “established.” ( was the established National Church) Page 167, “accomodation” changed to “accommodation.” (ending the war by an accommodation) In footnote 27, “Surburbs” changed to “Suburbs.” (Suburbs of Cambridge, Trumpington above) In the Index, the following entries were missing page numbers, which have been added by the transcriber: Russian Company Basings, Thomas de Saint Sophia The following presumed errors in the original were not altered in this text: The heading “A.D. 1262” is repeated on pages 60 and 61.