_In the following Glossary, the explanations of words by CHATTERTON, at the bottom of the several pages, are drawn together, and digested alphabetically, with the letter C. after each of them. But it should be observed, that these explanations are not to be admitted but with great caution; a considerable number of them being (as far as the Editor can judge) unsupported by authority or analogy. The explanations of some other words, omitted by CHATTERTON, have been added by the Editor, where the meaning of the writer was sufficiently clear, and the word itself did not recede too far from the established usage; but he has been obliged to leave many others for the consideration of more learned or more sagacious interpreters._ EXPLANATION OF THE LETTERS OF REFERENCE. Æ stands for _Ælla; a tragycal enterlude_, Ba. ------ _The dethe of Syr C. Bawdin_, Ch. ------ _Balade of Charitie_, E. I. ---- _Eclogue the first_, E. II. --- _Eclogue the second_, E. III. -- _Eclogue the third_, El. ------ _Elinoure and Juga_, Ent. ----- _Entroductionne to Ælla_, Ep. ------ _Epistle to M. Canynge_, G. ------- _Goddwyn; a Tragedie_, H. 1. ---- _Battle of Hastings, No 1._ H. 2. ---- _Battle of Hastings, No 2._ Le. ------ _Letter to M. Canynge_, M. ------- _Englysh Metamorphosis_, P.G. ----- _Prologue to Goddwyn_, T. ------- _Tournament_, The other references are made to the pages. A GLOSSARY. [B.=Bailey's _Universal Etymological Dictionary_ (8th ed. 1737). K.=Kersey's _Dictionarium Anglo-Britannicum_ (1708). Sk.=Prof. Skeat's Aldine Edition (1871). Speght=Glossary to Speght's Chaucer (1598). T.=Tyrwhitt. C.=Chatterton's notes to the poems.] Abessie, E. III. 89. _Humility_. C. Aborne, T. 45. _Burnished_. C. Abounde, H. 1. 55. [Evidently _avail_; K. B. and Speght do not help.] Aboune, G. 53. _Make ready_. C. Abredynge, Æ. 334. _Upbraiding_. C. Abrewe, p. 281. 60. as _Brew_. Abrodden, E. I. 6. _Abruptly_. C. Acale, G. 191. _Freeze_. C. Accaie, Æ. 356. _Asswage_. C. Achments, T. 153. _Atchievements_. C. Acheke, G. 47. _Choke_. C. Achevments, Æ. 65. _Services_. C. Acome, p. 283. 95. as _Come_. Acrool, El. 6. _Faintly_. C. Adave, H. 2. 402. [Probably _beheld_; cannot be explained from K., who has nothing nearer than adawe (O.), _to awaken; awoke_ can hardly be the meaning.] Adawe, p. 282. 78. _Awake_. Addawd, H. 2. 110. [_Limply_. Sk. translates _wakened_ from B.'s addawe, _to waken_, which makes no sense. K. has 'adaw, _to awaken_; but it is used by the poet Spencer _to slacken_'; hence the meaning I have given.] Adente, Æ 396. _Fastened_. C. Adented, G. 32. _Fastened, annexed_. C. Aderne, H. 2. 272. See _Derne, Dernie_. [_Sad, cruel_, from K.'s dern (O.), _sad_, &c.] Adigne. See _Adygne_. Adrames, Ep. 27. _Churls_. C. Adventaile, T. 13. _Armour_. C. Adygne, Le. 46. _Nervous; worthy of praise_. C. Affynd, H. 1. 132. _Related by marriage_.