p. 288, 1. 6 from bottom, for p. 277 read p. 281, 1. 8 from bottom. p. 297, 1. 4, for 1430-40 read 1460 p. 302, 1. 124, for an honest read an-honest (unpolite) p. 307, 1. 267, for be, falle, read be-falle (it befalls, becomes) p. 311, 1. 393, side-note, Hall, should be Hall. Fires in Hall lasted to Cena Domini, the Thursday before Easter: see 1. 398. Squires' allowances of lights ended on Feb. 2, I suppose. These lights, or candle of 1. 839, would be only part of the allowances. The rest would continue all the year. See Household Ordinances & North. Hous. Book. Dr Rock says that the holyn or holly and erbere grene refer to the change on Easter Sunday described in the Liber Festivalis:- "In die pasche. Good friends ye shall know well that this day is called in many places God's Sunday. Know well that it is the manner in every place of worship at this day to do the fire out of the hall; and the black winter brands, and all thing that is foul with smoke shall be done away, and there the fire was, shall be gaily arrayed with fair flowers, and strewed with green rushes all about, showing a great ensample to all Christian people, like as they make clean their houses to the sight of the people, in the same wise ye should cleanse your souls, doing away the foul brenning (burning) sin of lechery; put all these away, and cast out all thy smoke, dusts; and strew in your souls flowers of faith and charity, and thus make your souls able to receive your Lord God at the Feast of Easter."-Rock's Church of the Future, v. iii., pt. 2, p. 250. "The holly, being an evergreen, would be more fit for the purpose, and makes less litter, than the boughs of deciduous trees. I know some old folks in Herefordshire who yet follow the custom, and keep the grate filled with flowers and foliage till late in the autumn."-D. R. On Shere-Thursday, or Cena Domini, Dr Rock quotes from the Liber Festivalis"First if a man asked why Sherethursday is called so, ye may say that in Holy Church it is called 'Cena Domini,' our Lord's Supper Day; for that day he supped with his disciples openly. . . It is also in English called Sherethursday; for in old fathers' days the people would that day sheer their heads and clip their beards, and poll their heads, and so make them honest against Easter-day."-Rock, ib., p. 235. p. 314, 1. 462-4, cut out after hete; put; after sett, and, after let; 1. 468-9, for sett, In syce, read sett In syce; 1. 470, ? some omission after this line. p. 315, note 3, for course read coarse p. 317, 1. 543, side note, for residue read receipt; 1. 562, for dere. read dere p. 322, 1. 677, side-note, steel spoon is more likely spoon handle p. 325, note last line but one, for teking read taking p. 328, 1. 14. The T of T the is used as a paragraph mark in the MS. p. 352, 1. 991, for tuicoin read tuicion. p. 5, l. 63, p. 19, 1. 75,) PART II. side-note, alter it to Wash fruit before eating it. p. 42, 1. 120. Piperata. The third thing is Pepper, a sauce for vplandish folkes for they mingle Pepper with Beanes and Peason. Likewise of toasted bread with Ale or Wine, and with Pepper, they make a blacke sauce, as if it were pap, that is called pepper, and that they cast vpon theyr meat, flesh and fish. Reg. Sun. Salerni, p. 67. p. 62, col. 1, Åreyse. Compare, "and the Geaunte pulled and drough, but he myght hym not a-race from the sadell. Merlin, Pt. II, p. 346 (E. E. T. Soc. 1866). p. 64, under Birth, for 109 read 190 p. 72, col. 1, Clof. Can it be "cloth"? p. 75, col. 2, Croscrist. La Croix de par Dieu. The Christs-crosse-row; or, the hornebooke wherein a child learnes it. Cotgrave. The alphabet was called the Christ-cross-row, some say because a cross was prefixed to the alphabet in the old primers; but as probably from a superstitious custom of writing the alphabet in the form of a cross, by way of charm. This was even solemnly practised by the bishop in the consecration of a church. See Picart's Religious Ceremonies, vol. i. p. 131. Nares. p. 76, col. 1, under Curtasye, the Boke of, for p. 227- read p. 297 p. 78, col. 2. Dogs. The nuisance that the number of Dogs must have been may be judged of by the following payments in the Church-Wardens' Accounts of St Margaret's, Westminster, in Nichols, p. 34-5. 1625 Item paid to the dog-killer for killing of dogs 0. 9. 8. 1625 Item paid to the dog-killer more for killing 14 dozen and 10 dogs in time of visitacion 1. 9. 8. 8. 1625 Item paid to the dog-killer for killing of 24 dozen of dogs 1. See the old French satire on the Lady and her Dogs, in Rel. Ant. i. 155. p. 83, col. 2. Flaunes. Pro Caseo ad fans qualibet die. panis j' (allowance of). Register of Worcester Priory, fol. 121 a. ed. Hale, 1865. · p. 88, col. 1. Green sauce. There is a herb of an acid taste, the common name for which.. is green-sauce.. not a dozen miles from Stratford-on-Avon. Notes & Queries, June 14, 1851, vol. iii., p. 474. " of Persley leaues stamped withe veriuyce, or white wine, is made a greene sauce to cate with roasted meat.. Sauce for Mutton, Veale and Kid, is greene sauce, made in Summer with Vineger or Verjuyce, with a few spices, and without Garlicke. Otherwise with Parsley, white Ginger, and tosted bread with Vineger. In Winter, the same sawces are made with many spices, and little quantity of Garlicke, and of the best Wine, and with a little Verjuyce, or with Mustard." Reg. San. Salerni, p. 67-8. p. 90, col. 2, Helle, read ? not from A.S. helle, clear, but hyldan, incline bend, & so, pour. p. 91, col. 1, Holyn. Bosworth gives A.S. holen, a rush; Wright's Vocab., holin, Fr. hous; and that Cotgrave glosses The Hollie, Holme, or Huluer tree.' Ancren. Riwle, 418 note and Rel. Ant., ii. 280 have it too. Stratmann's Dict. p. 91, col. 1, under Heyron-sewe, for /239 read /539 p. 94, col. 1, Kommende 61, for 6 read 4/ See p. 97, col. 2, The extract for Lopster should have been under creuis or crab. Lorely it may be lorel-ly, like a lorel, a loose, worthless fellow, a rascal. p. 99, col. 2, Master, for please your, 11/16, read don't strive with your, 305/225. p. 100, col. 1, Meene, for 12/9 read 12/15; col. 2, Mertinet, for p. 21 read p. 211 p. 101, col. 1, Morter, for 283/62 read 283/32 (1. 4 from foot). p. 114, col. 2, Say, fruyter, for 289 read 287. p. 115, col. 2, Servonts, duties of, for 202-5 read 20-25. p. 116, col. 2, Side, for 1. 248 read 132/248. p. 119, col. 2, Stand upright: for 201/ read 291/ p. 121, col. 2, Summedelasse, for 806 read 808 p. 122, col. 2, Syles is strains. SILE, v., to strain, to purify milk through a straining dish; Su.-Got. sila, colare.-SILE, S., a fine sieve or milk strainer; Su.-Got. sil, colum. Brockett. See quotations in Halliwell's Gloss., and Stratmann, who gives Swed. sila, colare. p. 124, col. 1, þeedom. Add Thedam (or thryfte infra). Vigencia. Prompt. (vigeo, I flourish, bloom, thrive). col. 2, Tongue; charm it, for 361 read 341. On the general subject of diet in olden time consult "Regimen Sanitatis Salernitanum, with an introduction by Sir Alex. Croke, Oxford, 1830." 11. B. Wheatley. Nine fresh pieces relating more or less to the subjects of this volume having come under my notice since the Index was printed and the volume supposed to be finished, I have taken the opportunity of the delay in its issue-caused by want of funds-to add the new pieces as a Postscript to Part I. A tenth piece, Carton's Book of Curtesye, in three versions, too important to be poked into a postscript, will form No. 3 of the Society's Extra Series, the first Text for 1868. PART I. Early English Poems and Treatises on Manners and Meals in Olden Time, FROM MSS. IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, &c., AND |