Against the Begging Friars, Exposition
An exposition of the hardest words.
Algats, alwaies, evermore, notwithstanding, forsooth.
Axing, demande.
Apayed, contented.
Appropred, appropriated.
A, oh.
Anentis, towards.
Apertly, openly.
Assoile, absolue.
Blecked, spotted, defiled.
Beene, be, bin.
Berowgh, liuing.
Beheast, request, commandement
Brenne, burne.
Brend, burnt.
Backed, put backe.
Bylawes, Traditions.
Cowth, could.
Cleaped, called.
Calueren, calues.
Certes, truely.
Chargeous, chargeable.
Childer, children.
Carmes, Friars Carmelits.
Couetise, covetousnes.
Chaffering, merchandising.
Convienalis, belonging to there covent.
Caymes, Cayns.
Dowyd, endowed.
Dymes, tenthes.
Dudden, did.
Doutouse, doubtful.
Doutie▪ high, deepe.
Distourblen, trouble.
Dislany, lauish.
Dome, iudgement.
Ene, one.
Eke, also.
Ensampled▪ declared by example.
Enhausen, raise, extoll.
Envenimed, poisoned.
Fro, from.
Forboden, forbidde.
Fautors, favourers.
Fiend, Deevill.
Fore-don, breake overthrow.
Forefending, forbidding.
Fore doe, vndoe, breake.
Gendrure, generation.
Hiled, apparelled.
Healing, apparelling.
Hylling, apparell.
Hests, commandements.
Heale, health.
Haden, holden.
Highen, extoll.
Hiddenes, secrecie.
Hien, extolle.
Hied, extolled, praised.
Inanter, peradventure.
Kinne, kinde, kinne.
Knights, disciples, followers.
Leuefull, lawfull.
Lifelode, living.
Lacked, dispraised.
Leasings, lies.
Meedefull, helpefull.
Medefullie, metitoriouslie.
Mawmetrie, Mahometrie, Idolatrie.
Mene.
Michel, much.
Meynes, houses.
Manquellers, murderers.
Meede, helpe.
Needid, constrained.
Ne, nether.
Nowght, nothing▪ not.
Nere & more, altogither, right so.
Needen, to force.
Natheles, nevertheles.
Novelries, novelties.
O, one.
Owen, ought.
Pleete, plead.
Pelure, furres.
Potestatis, powers, great men.
Payed, contented.
Queeke to cry.
Queething, bequeathing, testaments.
Regalie, or Regalrie, Regalty, the
Kings Right, Crowne & dignitie.
Reward, regard.
Rauines, opp…essions.
Recke, esteeme, reckon.
Reues, Bailiues husbands.
Sueth, followeth.
Sue, to followe.
Suers, followers.
Siker, true, well, verely.
Skille, reason.
Sothe, truth.
Satrap, A great man ether of the laitie or Clergie.
Salarie, wages.
Sogetttis subiects.
Sikernes, truth.
Sith, sithence, since.
Sothely, truely.
Traied, betraied.
Tho, those, that, althowgh.
Tyrauntrie, tyrannie.
Trow, to esteeme.
Vnwarly, vnwarily.
Vnkunning, vnskilfull.
Veynelich, vainely.
Vnwitty, vnskilfull, vntoward.
Vnderlout, vnderling, subiect, obedient.
Vnfouled, vndefiled.
Winning, getting:
Weanes, thinkes.
Withouten, without.
Wood, madde.
Writ, Scripture.
Witten, know.
Youen, giuen.
Yeue, giuegive.
Yiftis, gifts.
FINIS.
End of the text · John Wycliffe, Against the Begging Friars (1608)