Mace, a blunt weapon, an emblem of authority carried before magistrates. II. 15. *Male, French malle, luggage, mail. 68. 23.

Mar, spoil, cause to fail. 41. 25; 44. 26.

Marks, a mark was worth thirteen shillings and fourpence. 44. 12; 55. 20; 94. 18. Marry, an oath, meaning 'By the Virgin Mary.' 21. II; 51. 4; 57. 17.

Mass, the service of the Holy Communion. Compare 10. 15; 10. 20; 91. 13; 91. 16. Mattins, morning service. 41. 6.

Mean, means. 49. 30; 55. 30.
Meet, suitable. 6. 30; 14. 19.
Mess, dinner. 78. 10.
Mitre, a tall, tongue-shaped cap

of costly stuff, often studded with gold and precious stones, and worn by bishops and abbots. 8. 31; 90. 26. Ministration, attendance, care. 52. 21; 52. 22; 80. 25.

Pall, pallium, a kind of stole of white woollen web, made in Rome from the wool of lambs, which are blessed annually on the festival and in the church of St. Agnes there. It is conferred by the Pope upon archbishops, and was their distinctive vestment. 90. 26.

Patent, see Letters Patent. Pension, an allowance. 55. 12; 58. 18. *Peradventure, perhaps. 89.

20.

Pernicious, harmful; 88. 24. *Pillion, a cap or hat, especially of a priest or doctor of divinity.

10. 25. Pithy, witty, shrewd. 4. 26. Pleas, pleadings. 28. 3. Plucked, snatched. 32. II. Poleaxes, pole axes, axes fixed to long poles. II. 26. Post, post haste, with speed. 81. 13.

That, so that. 56. 17. Tippet, a small cape worn by ecclesiastics. IO. 27.

Took on, fretted, was distressed. 40. 10.

Translation, change, transference. 7. 27.

*Trapped, adorned. 11. 20; II. 23.

Travail, labour, work. 2. 19; 6. 31; travailed, worked. 41. 17. *Trow, suppose, believe. 70. 22.

Under lead, under seal; lead was used as we use sealing15. 28.

wax.

Usher, one whose duty it is to announce strangers or visitors. 69. II.

*Waffeting, floating (from waft, to float). 37. 7.

Ward, guard: in ward' under guard as a prisoner. 66. 13. Wardens, large hard pears, generally eaten 'roasted' or baked. 12. 5. Where, whereas, as. 80. 22. Wherry, a light boat used on rivers. 16 9.

Wax, become.

Whetstone, stone on which anything is whetted or sharpened. 78. 22.

*Wis, think. 86. 3.

Without, outside. 16. 10; 76. 9. *Wonderly, wonderfully. 5. 21. Worshipful, respected, important. 64. 3; 65. 11; 83. 15; 61. 24.

Yeomen, literally means small freeholders, and then, as in this book, is used more loosely as of those men in Wolsey's service who were not gentlemen by birth. 37. I; 40. 9; 43. 28; 44. 16; 76. 9; 92. 11.

Lassels, Sir Roger, 75.
Latin, 25, 27, 83.
Legatus de latere, 8.

Leicester, Mayor and Aldermen
of, 90.
Abbey, 82.

Lent, 1530, 57, 58.
Letters Patent, 35.
Lincoln, Bishopric of, held by
William Smith, 1496-1514, 7;
held by Wolsey, 1514, 7;
held by John Longland, 1521-
1547, 22.

London, 37, 45, 57, 83, 84, 94.
Lovell, Sir Thomas, 3.