Brast, burst. Bredys, 270, breads. Breganders, brigandiers. Breke, break. Brennyng, burning. Brent, burnt. Brere, 355, briar. “Bowndyn in brere” alludes of course to the crown of thorns. Brethellys, 308, wretches, worthless people of either sex. Brybour, 183, beggar. Brydde, bird. Brynnys, 162, streams. Bryst, breast. Bronde, 52, brand. Brothel, 217, _vide_ brethellys. Buske, 158, go. But, without. “By” and “with” are often synonymous with this preposition. But, except, unless. Buxum, 22, 52, obedient, courteous. Cadace, 241, Cadiz. Cadens, 189, cadence. Caisar, _vide_ Kayser. Calabere, 242, cloth of Calabria. Calde, called. Cammaka, 163, a kind of cloth. See Spelmanni Glossarium, pp. 88, 97. In the time of Edward III. they made the church vestments of this material. Careyn, 48, carrion. Carys, 218, cares. Carnalle, 194, earthly. Carpynge, 166, talking, speech, narration. Cast, 129, plan. Caton, 189, the Disticha Catonis, a book greatly read in the middle ages. Cessacion, 107, ceasing. Ceteceyn, citizen. Chaffare, 266, barter, generally used a substantive, meaning “merchandize.” Chalys, 276, chalice. Chare, 325, 359, frighten, scare. Charle, 139, churl, slave, villain. Chase, 23, enchase. Chawmere, 115, chamber. Chavyl bone, 37, cheek bone. Prompt. Parv. Mandibula, _i. e._, maxilla. Cheke, 306, check. Cheselys, 56, gravel, sand. Wickliffe uses the word “gravel” for “sand,” in Gen. xx. “Chysel or gravel,” Prompt. Parv. Cheve, 160, succeed. Cheverelle, 241, kid leather, leather made of goat’s skin. “Cheverell lether, cheverotin,” Palsgrave. “Cuir chevreul,” Cotgrave. “Cheverelle leddare,” Prompt. Parv. Used by Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, act iii. sc. 1, and frequently in an allegorical sense. Chevesauns, 242, provision. Explained in the Promptorium Parvulorum by the word “providentia,” _i. e._, studium. Chevetyn, chieftain. Chyse, 180, choice. Claryfieth, 103, lighteneth. Clenche, 385, cling together. Clepyd, 113, called. Clergye, 193, erudition. Clyne, 114, incline. Clowdys, 402, clods. Clowte, 98, 139, knock. Clowte, 218, a term of reproach, _vide_ Byche. Comeryd, cumbered. Comperycion, comparison. Conceyte, 70, conception. Conseyl, counsel. Conserve, 70, preserve. Contrye, country. Cordewan, 241, Cordovan, a Spanish leather, so called from Corduba. “His shoon of Cordewane,” Sire Thopas. Shoes made of this leather were articles of luxury. Cors, 342, corpse. Cost, coast, region. Costyous, 241, costly. Cote, 96, cot, cottage. Countyrfe, 241, contrive. Coverte, 140, covering. Covnawnt, 299, covenant. Cowdel, 139, caudle. Cownce, 313, counsel. Cowthe, 103, kind. Craftys, 180. Crenseyn, 241, crimson.