SCRUTATORES, see Searchers. SCUTTLE, 164, O. Eng., scutel, sometimes means a dish, from Latin scutella diminutive of scutum, more often a scuttle in modern sense of the word. SEARCHERS, 86, obs. gild officials. Forms, serchours 68, serchiours 70, sercheours 100, sersors 105, A.F., cerchour (Rolls of Parliament), O.F., cerchere. The earliest example given by the N.E.D. is 1419, Eng. Misc. (Surtees) 14. It was accorded and assented be bathe the partys that the sercheours of the masons and of the wryghtes of this cite of York shuld ga and see what were ryght for ayther party. usual number of searchers was two, but sometimes the number increased as the gild grew in size. The bakers and hucksters of Paris had twelve searchers, the marshalls six, only one trade the iron shield makers were not sufficiently numerous to have a searcher. Le Livre des Métiers, p. cxxi. The SEGE, 29, 92, seat. O. French sege, seige, siege. Place à s'asseoir sur une selle. Le Livre de Métiers, 386. SHERLYNGES, 60, shirling, the fleece of a lamb. Wright Dial. Dict. de Scherlings." Dur. Acc. R., p. 587. SHOTIL, 85, shuttle. SOLARIUM, 47, sola, loft or upper chamber. 66 30 pell Sometimes a lower room, Chron. de Melsa (Rolls series), 1, 82. Dur. Acc. Rolls. From goods being stored in upper rooms the word came to mean a warehouse, store-room. STALLUM, 49, a stall. STATHE, 17, 19, staith. Du Cange. STOTHED, 185, studded. STULPES, 34, stakes or boundary posts. Stulpe, Paxillus in P.P., where a note is added. In Norfolk, according to Forby, a low post put down to mark a boundary or give support to something is called a stulp. Fabyan states, in his account of Cade's rebellion, that he drew the citizens back from "the Stulpes " in Southwark. Hall, under 4 Hen. vi., mentions likewise the " Stulpes" at London Bridge next Southwark, where there was a chain by with the way might be barred. cf. Custodes Cathenarum. TABERNA, 54, tavern, tabern an obsolete doublet of the word Tavern. In Wr. Wülcker 729/40 Hec taberna. N.E.D. TABLE, 149, M.E. table, A.F. table, ad. Lat. tabula, a flat board, apparently the whole table, the half table and the third part board refer to thickness only, probably whole table would be 1 inch board, half table inch board, third part board inch board. TALGH, 65, tallow, forms talwgh, taulch, talogh tallo, M.E. talgh, known first in 14th C., corresponds to M.L.G. talg Mod. Dutch talg, Ger. Talg, M. Icel. tolg, Norw. Da. Sw. talg. These forms indicate a common origin but nowhere has the word been found before the 13th C. 1382. Wyclif Ecclus. xl., vii. 2. As talg severed fro the flesh. N.E.D. TEGULA, 148, tile or brick, French teule; in the early medieval period, tiles and bricks were probably alike, "Later,' which properly means a brick, is translated a tylle,' in the Nominale of the 15th century, 6 6 Wright's Vocab., p. 235; and in Neckam De Utensilibus, both lateres and tegulae' are given as the equivalent of teules,' or tiles." Liber Custumarum, p. 768. In Durham Account R., we are ordinarily to understand stone thack or gray slates, p. 975. TEGULARIUS, a tiler. TESTAMENTZ, 13, wills. "C'est mien present testement," 1337. Lett. de Rollin, Godefroy. TEWE, 63, to dress or tan leather. Wright Dial. Dict. obs. apparently an altered form of taw c. 1440. P.P. Tewyn lethyr, frunio, corrodio. 1390, Item, pro tewing xiiii. pellum luporum 18. 9d. Whitby Rolls. Wright D.D., grey Coneyskystaye the thousand iiij d. Acts and Ordinances of the Eastland Company, 20. THURNEMEN, 198, thairmman, seller of tripe, tharm intestines of man or beast. Wright Dia. Dict. Tharms in Sheffield dialect, pudding skins, sausage skins. Addy. TOCIDIE, 34, cotidie cf. quolibet die, or possibly toti die by false analogy like quotidie. TONEL, 40, tun of liquor, tonelle, Latin tonellus. It appears in Le Livre des Métiers under a variety of forms, tonel, tounel, tonnel, tonniax, tonniaus. TORCH, 56, twisted candles or large torches. Dur. Acc. R., p. 978. TORTES DE BROCHE, 56, some kind of tapers made to fix on to spikes, "pro factura 10 Torges et 12 Tortettes ac 14 Brochez." Dur. Acc. R., pp. 3, 8, 659. TOUCHE, 75, cf. Nus orfevre ne puet ouvrer d'or à Paris, qu'il ne soit à la touche de Paris ou miendres: la quele touche passe touz les ors de quoi en oevre en nulle terre, le Livre des Métiers xi., 2. TOUTDIS, 52, 53, 83, always. Tousdis, todis, tuzdis, tutdis, Godefroy. UPHALDER, 183, extended form (orig. fem.) of upholder, broker, auctioneer, who holds things up for sale, now lengthened into Upholster-er. P.P. has upholdre, that sellythe smal thyngys. An equivalent form was upholdster, used by Caxton with suffix ster for er. Hence by a needless addition of -er (as in poult-er-er) was made upholdsterer, whence the corrupt form upholsterer, by the loss of d after 1. Skeat Ety. Dict. 1910 ed. VAMPE, 194, upper part of a boot. P.P. vampe of an hoose. Pedana dicitur Complément. The Liber Albus has "Ordenaunce de Verres,” p. 736. VINUM DE VASCONIA, 173, claret, wine from Gascony, the country between the Loire and the Pyrenees. WAMES, 65, bellies, Sc. and North Engl. for womb. Venter wame, Nominale. Halliwell. Backs and bellies are two great classes of hides or leather, of different thicknesses and used for different purposes. WODE, 43, Woad. WAYNESCOT, 149, probably a certain standard dimension of board, length, breadth and thickness, possibly regulated by the Baltic sawyers' customs. Abbot, Will., 35 INDEX. Acastre, Joh. de, mayor, 14, 23, 25, Acklom, Gal. de, tailor, 95 Alan, Tho., sheriff, 69 Aldeburgh, Rob. de, glover, 50, 82; Aldegate, Will. de, 146 Aldewark, Tho. de, cordwainer, 73 Allee, Will., cordwainer, 155 Ampilford, Rob. de, 30, 31, 35; Rob. Anderby, Will. de, tailor, 95 Angrame, Rob., 4. Anlaby, Ric. de, litster, 112 Appleyard, Tho. de, lord mayor, 102 Arkenden, Tho., joiner, 148 Arkesay, Ad. de, lorimer, 104; John Arnald, Will., cutler, 134 Badby, Ric., pinner, 87 Bakster, Will., girdler, 184, 186 Bantry, Joh. de, cordwainer, 73 Barneburgh, Ed. de, sadler, 88, 91; Barneby, Hugo de, master weaver, Batur, Will., 174 Bawtry, Tho., master weaver, 238 Baynton, Rob. de, 36, 154 Bedford, Rob., ironmonger, 201 Bello Monte, Joh. de, 224 et seq. Benton, Tho. de, tanner, 82 Berden, Joh. de, mayor, 19, 20, 27, Berdesay, Ric. de, 9; Will. de, cord- Berdnay, Joh., goldsmith, 248 Beverlaco, Beverlay, Beverley, Ely. Biggyng, Tho. del, fuller, 70 Bilton, Will. de, tailor, 95; senior, Birkhened, Will., 74, 250 Blakburn, Nich., mayor, 59, 74, 78, Blakehorneby, Joh., 1 Blaktoft, Hen. de, tailor, 95 Bolton, Bollton, Hen. de, 35; Hen. Bonour, Alex., 219 Bonoyne, Gil., founder, 93 Borow, Rob. de, tailor, 95; Walt. Bosevill, Ric. de, 19 Bossall, Sim. de, 2 Botilstan, Hen. de, tailor, 95 Bower, Laur., bower, 52; Will., 23 Bowet, Hen., archbishop, vide York Bracebrig, Bracebryg, John, mer- Brache, John, 220 Braddefeld, Will. de, 33 Brafferton, Tho. de, 244 Brahosa, Will. de, 240 Brame, Nich., litster, 112 Brathewayte, Joh. de, 4, 30, 35, 152, 252 Braytoft, Joh. de, 44 Bredlyngton, Will. de, tapiter, 84 Brereton, Rob., 140; Tho., 187 Brian, Tho., weaver, 238; Will., Bridde, Rob., 34 Bridlyngton, Joh., weaver, 238; Brigg, Brygg, Ad. del, 250; Joh. Briggenhall, Will., 250 Brighton, Joh. de, cordwainer, 73 Broun, Broune, Pet., tailor, 95; Ric., Brounflete, Hen., knt., sheriff of Bruse, Joh., fuller, 70 Bugthorp, Ad. de, 8; Joh. de, 23, 55; Buk, Rog., cordwainer, 73 Bukeston, Esteven de, tailor, 95 Bukey, Pet., 215; chamberlain, 245 Bulbek, Alan de, 9 Bullyng, Will. de, tailor, 96 Bulmere, Joh. de, sadler, 88, 91 Bulnays, Joh., tailor, 96 Burgh, Joh. de, 92; Joh. de, tapiter, 84; Tho., gentleman, 187 Burne, Tho. de, fuller, 71 Burton, Ad., 3, 153; Joh. de, 7, 220; Busard, Rob., 220 Buttercrambe, Joh., 9, 25, 201 Calfhird, John, 251 Cardemaker, Joh., 5; Will., 5 Caterton, Joh. de, litster, 112 Joh., 11; Tho., 170, 186 Cokyrsand, Joh. de, 11 Colayn, Nich., goldsmith, 247 Collorn, Tho. de, tailor, 96 Catour, Catoure, Hugo, tailor, 95; Collwich, Joh. de, 36 Catryk, Joh., 82; Walt., 219 Collyn, John, sadler, 92 Collyng, Will., bower, 52 Cattall, Joh. de, tapiter, 84; Rob., Colton, Tho., master weaver, 239 Cestria, Will. de, 220 Ceszay, Joh. de, 36, 152 Coreby, Will. de, royal clerk of the Chaloner, Hen., tapiter, 84; Nich., Corneburgh, Ad. de, tailor, 95 Charters, Chartrol, Hugo (del), 35, 153 95; Rob., weaver, 238: Tho. de, 95; Chirch, Hen. del, cardmaker, 78 Clerc, Clerk, Ric., 186; Joh., butcher' Cleseby, Acris de, 37; Ric. de, mayor, Cleter, Bar., sadler, 104 Clifford, Joh. de, Cliveland, Joh., goldsmith, 218 Clyff, Joh., cordwainer, 73; Tho., Clyfton, Joh. de, master weaver, 239; Clynt, Rob., bower, 200 Coddesworth, Joh. de, tailor, 95 Cosyn, Ric., sergeant, 20 Cotyngham, Joh. de, sadler, 88, 91, Coupmanthorp, Geo., 25 Crakall, Alex., 4; Rob. de, mason, Crisplos, Chris., 116; Sim., 116 43 Croft, Al. de, tailor, 95; Joh. de, 37 Cromewell, Ralf., knt., 214 Crosseby, Joh. de, sergeant, 20 Cryspyn, Joh., cutler, 133; Rob., Cuke, Joh., potter, 150; Will., bower, 52 |