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and he were now in quert (73), if he were now in good health, or condition, in his found fenfees, or, in heart or Spirits, as he fhould be; Thai faid, He fal never rife in quert (136), The bystanders, at an equestrian combat between Lybeaus disconus and two glotownes, haveing obferve'd one of them brayd downe to the earth by Libeauses lion, fay, as above, He shal never rife again, in life, health, frength, vigour, comfort, good condition, or the like; Al fwilk joy tharof sho had in hert, Hir thoght that sho was al in quert (141), She had fuch joy in her heart, she thought he was all in joy and fpirits; Him liked it wele in his hert, That he faw her fo in quert (145), He was pleafe'd to fee her fo jocund or fpirited; He hopud wele in hys herte That hys wyfe was not in querte (III, 127), He fufpected, or was afray'd, That his empress was not in health, spirits, or comfort, or, as he fays, a few lines before, from a dream he had," he hopyd than Hys lady was in woo."-This word has not been found explain'd, or etymologife'd, in any glossary hitherto publish'd, or, at least met with: posfiblely from quert, cuer, or coeur, F. Queft, inqueft, asfize, trial.

Queynte, II, 16, quaint, fkilful.

Queynte of gynne, II, 78, quaint, or cuning, of engine,

or contrivance.

Quit, rewarded. Quite, quit.

Questeroun, I, 101, cooks, or fcullions.

Quoke, quake'd.'

Quyn, whin, furze.

Quyt, quit.

Quyte-claymed, quit-claim'd, acquited, discharge'd.

Quytt, rewarded.

Qwelle, to kil.

Rach, II, 46, a bitch-hound. Raches, hounds.

Rad, I, 21,

Radde, red. Radder, reder.

Rafe, rove, tore.

Raft, reft.

Rakede, III, 136, walk'd apace.

Rampande, III, 36, rampant.

Randoun, at random, a swift or violent course: randen, F.

Rappes, II, 50, blows, thumps, ftrokes.

Rafe, rofe.

Rath, I, 46, quick, foon. Rathly, quickly, foon. Ray, I, 194, a robe of ray. Cloth of ray was cloth not colour'd or dye'd, and is mention'd, in many old ftatutes, in contradistinction to cloth of colour. See 17 E.3. C. I. H. 4. c. 10. 11 H. 4. c. 6. 1 R. 3. c. 8. Stow, however, under the year 1352, Says M. Adam Frauncis, mercer, mayor of London, ❝ procured an act of parliament, that no known whore should weare any hoode, or attire on her head, except reied, or striped cloth of divers colours, &c." (Survey, 1598, p. 430). In the Lytell geste of Robyn Hode, V. 106, his yeomen are describe'd with "everych of them a good mantell, Of fcarlet and of raye."

Certainly, therefor," a robe of ray," is, very improperly, explain'd “ array.'

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Raye. Ryche yn ray, II, 221, Ryche raye, 222, a title giveën to the king of Galis, in Emare.

Rayme, III, 111, cry out against: hɲeam, S.

Rayne, Clothe of rayne, III, 180, cloth of Rennes, a city of Britany. This cloth is notice'd by Chaucer for its particular foftness:

"And many a pilowe, and every bere
Of clothe of raynes to flepe on fofte,

Him thare not nede to turnin ofte."

Real, I, 131, royal. See the note. Really, 66, royally. Recche, Recke, care. Ne recchi, I care not.

Rechafe, III, 177.

Recomforde, recomforted..

Recorde, III, 190, recorder.

Recreant, I, 138, coward.

Red, advife'd, counsel'd.

Redd, Rede, advice, counfel. Rede, to advife or counfel.

Redde for ronne, III, 80.

Redies him, makes himself ready.

Rees, III, 138. See Refe.

Reft, bereave'd.

Relygyons, I, 188, religious perfons, monks, friers, hermits.

Reme, II, 154, rim, imbank: ɲeoma, S.

Remes, realms.

Ren, ran. Rennande, Renin, runing. Rennyth, runeth.

Renable, I, 10, reasonable.

Reprefe, Repreofing, reproof.

Rerde, I, 87, cry, roar.

Reryd, III, 97, rear'd, raife'd.

Refe, I, 136, III, 104, race, course, with force. So, in The tale of Gamelyn, V. 1085:

"How Gamelyn and Adam had ydon a forry res." Again, in the Prologue to that of Beryn, V. 498: "Wherfor he fill fodenlich into a wood refe." Again, in Troilus and Creseide, B. 4, V. 350:

“But in a rage to Troilus he wente.

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In fome MS. "in a refe." See Tyr. glos. 275. Rær, S.

Refpice, a wine now unknown.
Reuthe, ruth, forrow.

Reykyd, rake'd, went hafteyly.

Reve, bereave, rob.

Reven, torn.

Reyset, III, 74, receiveër, (of a thief), or, rather, the place of receipt; according to an old Scotish proverb, "The refett is as ill as the thief." See Ruddimans glosfary. Rofe, rove, tore.

Reykyd, III, 70, rake'd, ftrode, ftep'd hafteyly.
Reyn, II, 91, rain.

Ribible, a fort of fiddle, with three ftrings.
Rinand, runing.

Roche, rock.

Rochell. A French wine, exported from that place.

Rod, Rode, rood, crofs, Chrifts cross.

Rode, colour, complexion, redness of the cheek.

Roght, I, 41, III, 119, reck'd, care'd.

Romaynce, Romans.

Ronne, III, 80.

Roo, III, 36, 122.

Rope, I, 11, rowp, cry out, or, loud. A roup, in Scotland, is, elfewhere, call'd a canting or out-cry.

Rofe-reed, II, 61, Rofyne, II, 38, rofey, rofe-colour'd, rofeat: rofin, F.

Rote, III, 75, a musical instrument, by the French, at prefent, call'd la vielle (which formerly fignify'd a violin), and by the Engleifh mandolin or hurdy-gurdy; being fufficiently common both in Paris and London, chiefly, however, in the hands of Savoyards.

Rothe. See Rod.

Roune, II, 42, murmur, ruful roun, lamentation; 145, kynges roune.

Roufe, I, 49, red.

Rowme, I, 6, roomy, wide.

Roumede, II, 273.

Rowthe, III, 105, ruth, as in Chaucer.

Rowncy, a road, or cart, horse.

Rowned, III, 74, whisper'd.

Rudde. See Rode.

Ruddock, a red-breaft.

Rumney, III, 753, a wine which may have obtain'd its name, from being imported into that place; or, posfiblely, from la Romanée, a province, or vineyard, of Burgundy, famous for its wine.

Ruftus, ruft.

Ryall, royal.

Ryche, rike, realm, kingdom.

Rydyght, rideëth.

Ryfe, rife, common, plentyful: III, 48.
Ryg, back.

Rygge, ridge.

Ryghtes. Anoon ryghtes, right anon.

Ryght wes, Ryght wyfe, Ryht wes, righteous.
Rys, I, 210, Ryfe, II, 53, branch, twig.

Ryke. See Ryche.

Ryne, II,91, rine, the white covering of a nocturnal frost.

Ryve, II, 155, the bank, or fhore, of the fea: rive, F. Ryve, to tear.

Ryve, arrive. Ryved, arrive'd.

Sagh, faw.

Saght, II, 44, fight?

Saght, I, 163, Saghtel'd, 166, fettle'd. Saghtelyng,

I, 166, a fettleing, or agreement.

Saint, cincture, girdle; ceinct, or ceincture, F.
Saket, II, 66,

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