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pl. gates, 1. 132, 8. 242; 3atis, pl. b.
pr. 104, R. 3. 238. See Gate. A.S.
geat.

3ate-ward, s. porter, gate-keeper, a. 6.

85. See Gateward.

3aue. See ziuen.

3e, adv. yea, 6. 104, 8. 292, 12. 156,
195, 310; 3ce, b. 11. 41; Ye, a. 6. 46.
A.S. géa.

A.S.

3e, pron. pl. ye, you, 4. 222; Jee, b. 10.
465; 3ou, acc. a. 8. 37; 30w, dat. 1.
9, b. 15. 81; acc. 2. 172, 11. 28. A.S.
ge, dat. and acc. éow.
Zedde, v. to play, sing, a. 1. 138.
giddian, to sing, gidd, a song.
Jede, pt. s. went about, went on foot,
travelled, walked, 13. 127, 19. 170,
21. 340; 3ede, 1 pt. s. went, 7. 267, 8.
53; 3edest, 2 pt. s. didst go, didst go
about, 8. 137; 3eden, 1 pt. pl. went,
proceeded, 7. 181, b. 8. 112; pt. pl. 5.
162, 14. 136, 16. 264, 22. 4; 3eode, I
pt.s.went, 9.108,10. 296, 21. 3; walked,
23. 2; pt. s. 23. 183, b. 1. 73; 3eodest,
2 pt. s. wentest, 21. 316; 3eoden, I
pt. pl. went, travelled, 11. 112; pt. pl.
went, 18. 196; 3oden, pt. pl. went,
1. 41. From A.S. geeode, occasionally
used with the same sense as A.S. eode,
i. e. as pt. t. of gán.

Jee, (1) ye, (2) yea. See 30.
3eeme. See zeme.
3eeres. See 3er.
3eeuen. See 3iuen.
3eftis. See 3ift.

zelden, v. yield, return, repay, b. 7. 83,
a. 5. 236; give, a. 8. 175; 3elde, v.
pay, 22. 393; give, render, 10. 339;
repay, 17. 369; 3ulde, v. repay, 9. 41 ;
Beldest, 2 pr.s. restorest, payest, 7. 343;
Beldeb, pr. s. yields, gives a return, 18.
88; 3elt, pr. s. yields, 21. 105; 3elde,
pt. s. gave up, yielded, 15. 133; 3elte,
pt. s. yielded (himself), b. 12. 193;
Belt, pt. s. b. 12. 214; 3elde, pr. s. subj.
yield, give, 9. 133; 3eldynge, pres. pt.
paying, a. 2. 72. A.S. gildan, to pay.
3eme, s. notice, 4. 488, b. 17. 12; care,
heed, attention, b. 10. 195; 3eeme,
care, a. 7. 14. See below.
3emen, v. care for, protect, take care

of, b. 9. 201; 3eme, ger. II. 307;
keep, rule, govern, b. 8. 52. A.S.
gyman. See Yeme.

3emen, pl. yeomen, 4. 271.
3emere, guardian, b. 13. 170. See
3emen, v.

3eode. See 3ede..

3eorne. See 3erne.

3ep, adj. active, vigorous, 11. 287, 12.

179; 3epe, b. 11. 17. A.S. głap,
cunning.

3epliche, adv. eagerly, 17. 328, b. 15.
183. See above.

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3er, pl. years, 1. 203, 7. 214; Zere, pl.
b. 5. 208; 3ere, s. year, R. 2. 17; Be
3ere by the year, R. 2. 89; 3eres,
gen. sing. year's, 23. 286; 3eeres, gen.
sing. a. 7. 43; 3eres, pl. years, 16. 3,
b. 7. 18, b. 10. 419, a. pr. 62, a. 1.
99; 3eris, pl. 12. 179. The phr.
seuen zer, seven years, is often used
to denote an indefinite time; see 7.
214, II. 73.

3erde, s. rod, dat. b. 12. 14; 3erdes, pl.
rods, 5. 112; yards, b. 5. 214. A.S.
gyrd.

3ere, 3eres. See zer.
3eres-3iue, s. new-year's gift, b. 10.
47; 3eres-3yne, b. 8. 52; 3eres-3yues,
pl. b. 3. 99, b. 13. 184.

3erne, adv. eagerly, quickly, 9. 321, 23.
159; eagerly, b. 4. 74, b. 6. 299;
closely, 5. 53; vigorously, a. 7. 302;
As 3erne as soon, 8. 36; 3eorne,
eagerly, a. 4. 68; anxiously, 23. 286;
3urne, zealously, 9. 116. A.S. georne,
earnestly.

3ernen, v. run; 3erne, v. hasten, b.
15. 183 (see note, p. 221); 3arn, I
pt. s. ran, passed swiftly, b. 11. 59;
3orn, 1 pt. s. 13. 13; pt. pl. arose,
was busy (lit. ran), 19. 165; 3ernynge,
pres. pt. running, 22. 380. A.S. ge-
yrnan, pt. t. ge-arn, ge-orn.
3ernep, pr. s. endeavours (to go),

desires (to go), 17. 328; 3emyth_to
wite, yearns to know, a. 12. 31 (In-
gilby MS.); 3ernen, 2 pr. pl. yearn,
desire, b. 13. 184; 3erne, 2 pr. s. subj.
desire, b. 1. 35; 3eorne, 2 pr. s. subj.
a. I. 33; 3erne, pr. pl. subj. yearn
for, R. 2. 139. A.S. geornian.
3et, conj. and adv. yet, b. 1. 136; be-
sides, b. 7. 83; 3ete, adv. yet, b. 8. 108.
3eue, 3euep, give. See 3iuen.
3if, conj. if, b. pr. 37, b. 8. 51.
3if, give. See Ziuen.

3ift, s. gift, a. 6. 106; b. 10. 47; To
3ifteas a gift, b. 10. 154; 3yfte, 22.
253; 3iftes, pl. gifts, 10. 48, 14. 61;
3iftis, pl. b. 6. 42; 3eftis, pl. bribes,
a. 3. 234; 3iftus, pl. gifts, bribes, a.
I. 101; 3yftes, pl. gifts, 3. 163;
3yftus, pl. a. 2. 120. A.S. gift.
3it, adv. besides, moreover, a. 4. 46;
conj. yet, a. 1. 143.

Ziuen, v. give, b. 9. 201; 3ine, v. b. 7-

71; 3euen, v. give, 10. 116; marry,
a. 10. 181; 3eue, v. a. 8. 181; 3ine,

I pr. s. a. 2. 67; 3if, 1 pr. s. as fut.
will give, b. 12. 146; 3iueth, pr. s.
gives, b. 7. 80, b. 9. 90; 3eueth, pr. s.
b. 14. 249; 3eueþ, 2 pr. pl. 1. 74;
3eue, b. 4. 170; 3iueth, pr. pl. b. 12.
17; 3eueb, 11. 256; 3iue, pr. s. subj.
give, grant, b. 8. 61, a. 9. 52; 3eue,
pr. s. subj. 21. 428, a. 10. 112; 3af,
1 pt. s. I gave, b. 13. 374; 3af me=
gave myself up, 8. 53; 3af, pt. s. gave,
II. 178; 3aue, pt. s. gave, 2. 15; 3af,
2 pt. pl. gave, R. 2. 3; 3eeuen, pt. pl.
a. 8. 43; 3eue, pt. s. subj. were to
give, b. 12. 198; should give, b. 18.
381; 3iue, pp. given, b. 5. 390; 3eue,
pp. given, 7. 440; 3ouen, pp. dis-
tributed, a. 2. 119; 3oue, pp. b. 2. 31;
3if, pr. s. imp. 3 p. may (he) give, b.
3. 165, b. 5. 107; 3eue, imp. s. give,
13. 164; 3if, imp. s. 16. 145.
also 3yuen, Gyue.
3iuere, s. giver, a. 8. 72.
3oden. See 3ede.

See

3okes, pl. yokes of oxen, 8. 295.
3on, adj. yonder, 21. 149; 3one, b. 18.
145; 3onde, b. 18. 187.
3onde, adv. yonder, 21. 263.
3ong, adj. young, 6. 35; 3onge, b. 9.
161, b. 11. 17; 3onge, pl. 1. 214.

3or, pron. your, a. 5. 38.
3orn. See 3ernen.

3oten, pp. poured, 2. 151. A.S. goten,
pp. of geotan, to pour.

3ou, 3ow. See 3e.

3owre, poss. pron. your, yours, b. 8. 57,
b. 13. 110.

30w-seluen, pron. yourselves, b. 10.
273; 30w-selue, 9. 14.
3owthe, youth, 2. 140.
3ulde. See zelden.
3urne, adv.; see 3erne.

3us, adv. yes, 8. 287, 20. 279. (It
answers questions that involve a nega-
tive or statements expressive of much
doubt, and is far stronger than the
particle 3e, which merely assents.)
3ut, adv. yet, nevertheless, 4. 455, 7-
36, 9. 258; still, b. 12. 274; more-
over, I. 218. See zit.
3yuan 3eld-azeyn (as a proper name),
Evan Yield-again, 7. 310.

=

3yuen, v. give, b. 9. 161; 3yue, v. give,
b. 10. 47; give away, b. 10. 312;
3yue nauht of care nothing about,
be reckless of, 23. 155; 3yueþ, pr. s.
gives, 4. 341, 15. 138; 3yue, pr. s.
subj. may give, give, 3. 126. See
3iuen.

INDEX TO PROPER NAMES,

AND TO SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL SUBJECTS IN PIERS PLOWMAN AND
RICHARD THE REDELESS.

The numbers refer, in general, to the Passus and Line of the C-text; when the
reference is to the A-text or B-text, the letter "a or "b" is prefixed to the numbers
denoting the Passus and Line. References to Richard the Redeless are similarly
denoted by prefixing the letter "R."

This index includes all the proper names, including those of the allegorical per-
sonages mentioned in these poems, together with some of the principal subjects.

For proverbs, see under "Proverbs"; for similes, see under "Similes"; and see
"Parable."

Abbot of Abingdon; see Abingdon.

Abbot of England, 6. 177.

Abel, 11. 247, 19. 219, 231.
Abingdon, abbot of, b. 10. 326.

Abraam, Abraham, 14. 5, &c.; 19. 113,
184, 242, 267; 20. 97, 21. 147.
Abraham's lap, 9. 283.
Absolon, Absalom, 4. 411.
Abstinence, 7. 440, 8. 272; b. 7. 132.
Actif, Active, 8. 299.

Active Life, 19. 83; Activa-Vita, 16.
194, 19. 80.

Adam, 2. 61, 8. 250, 11. 213, 12. 258;

19. 68, 113, 220, 231; 21. 201, 400;
in Paradise, 14. 227.

Adam and Eve, 13. 113, 15. 163, 17.

224; 21. 147, 157, 182, 305; 22.
54.

Agag, 4. 418, 442.

Alberdes, Albert's, i. e. Albertus Mag-
nus, a. 11. 157; b. 10. 212.
Alchemy, b. 10. 212.

Alexander, b. 12. 45.

Alisaundre, Alexandria, 8. 173; spelt

Alisaundrie, 18. 272.
Alsace (Oseye), I. 229.
Alters conse rated, 18. 279.

Altoun, Alton (in Hampshire), 17. 139.
Amalek, 4. 418, 422.

Ambrosie, St. Ambrose, 16. 45, 22. 267.
Amends, mother of Meed, 3. 120.
Amend-you, 8. 244.

Amor, 17. 196.

Anchorites, I. 30, 4. 141, 9. 146.
Andrew, St., 18. 18.
Angel, b. pr. 128.

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Anima, Lady, 11. 133, 148, 171.
Animus, 17. 184.

Antecrist, Antichrist, 22. 219, 226;
23. 53, 64; his banner, 23. 69.
Antony, St. Anthony, 18. 12; b. 15.
267, 278, 413.

Apocalypsis (Golia), 16. 99.
Apostles, the, 10. 118; 12. 32.
April, the dry, b. 13. 269.

Arches, court of, 3. 61, 186; 23. 136.
Aristotle, 12. 122, 216; 13. 274, 15.
194; b. 12. 44, 266.

Ark, Noah's, described, 11. 222.
Armenia, 8. 173, 18. 272.
Arsenius, St., 18. 12.

Arts, Seven, 12.98; 13. 93.
Ascension, 22. 191.

Assye, Assisi, a. 6. 19. See Syse.
Astrology, 15. 30.

Astronomy, 18. 105; b. 10. 207.
Astrot, Astaroth, 21. 282, 449.
Avarice; see Covetise.

Auenoun, Avignon, 22. 424.
Averay, St., 16. 99.

Augustine; see Austin below.
Avinet, b. 12. 257.
Avise-thee-before, 4. 21.

Austin, St. Augustine (of Canterbury),
b. 15. 437.

Austin, St. Augustine, 12. 149, 152,
287; 16. 45, 17. 199, 22. 269; b. 10.
116.

Author, the, is habited as a hermit,
1. 3; falls asleep, 1. 7; is called

Will, 2. 5; is left asleep by Holy-
church, 3. 53; dreams of Meed's
marriage, 3. 54; awakes on Corn-
hill, 6. 1; his wife Kit, 6. 2; is
clothed as a loller, 6. 3; his youth,
how spent, 6. 35; falls asleep, 6.
108; awakes, 10. 293; wanders on
Malvern hills, 10. 295; is robed in
russet, II. I; his stature, 11. 68;
his name, 11. 69, 71; falls asleep,
12. 167; sees the Mirror of the
World, 14. 134; sees Imaginative,
14. 220; his age, 15. 3; awakes, 16.
1; he is like a 'mendinaunt,' 16. 3;
falls asleep, 16. 25; talks with Free-
will, 17. 165; awakes, 20. 332;
sleeps, 21. 4; awakes, 21. 472;
sleeps, 22.5; attacked by Old Age,
23. 183; is advised by Nature, 23.
208; awakes, 22. 483; is at Bristol,
R. prol. 2; advises the king, R.
prol. 31.

Babilonie, Babylon, 8. 172; spelt Babi-
loigne, b. 15. 538.
Badges, R. 2. 21, 78.
Bagot, R. 2. 164.
Banbury, 3. III.

Baptism, 15. 207; b. 14. 183; by whom
to be performed, b. 10. 350.

Bayard (a bay horse), 5. 56; Bayarde,
9. 178, 192; 20. 70.

Bear, the, R. 3. 29, 94.
Beasts ruled by Reason, 14. 143.
Bedlehem, Bethlehem, 15.93; Bedleem,
b. 15. 538; Bethleem, a. 6. 18.
Bethleem.

See

Beggars, 1. 41; 9. 128, 210; 10. 61,
98, 166; 14. 95.

Belial, 21. 284; Beliales, Belial's, 23.

79.

Benit, St. Benedict, 5. 117; Benet, b.

15. 414.

Bernard, St., 12. 38; 17. 221; b. 4.

121, b. 15. 414.

Bet (Bat), Bartholomew, 7. 379;
Bette, 6. 135; the beadle, 3. III.
Bethleem, Bethlehem, 8. 172, 21. 245,
See Bedlehem.
22. 71; b. 17. 122.
Beton, 6. 136; the brewster, 7. 353.
Bible, the, 9. 238, 10. 304; referred to,
I. 205; translated, 11. 88.
Birds, 11.63; b. 7. 128; 14. 137, 15.

170, 18. 33; their nests, 14. 156; are
called by whistling, b. 15. 466.
Bishop, 1. 76, 85; Bishops, 10. 13, II.
191, 14. 124, 17. 203, 18. 283.
Book, 21. 241.

Bread from Stratford, b. 13. 267; for
horses, 9. 192, 225; for dogs, 9. 225.

Brewer, the wicked, 22. 398.
Bristow, Bristol, R. prol. 2.
Britoner, a man of Brittany, 9. 152, 173.
Bromholm, rood of, b. 5. 231.
Bruges, 7. 278 (b. 13. 392).
Brutenere, Brytonere; see Britoner.
Buckinghamshire, b. 2. 109.
Bulls, 1. 67, b. 13. 249.

Bushy, R. 1. 99, R. 2. 152, R. 3. 75.
But, Johan, a. 12. 101 n.

Cain; see Caym.

Calabre, Calabrian fur, 9. 293.
Caleys, Calais, b. 3. 195.

Caluarye, Calvary, 7. 319 (b. 5. 472);
13. 108, 22. 142; b. 16. 164.
Cana, feast at, 22. 115.

Cardinal virtues, 1. 132; 22. 274, 339;
23. 22.

Cardinals, 1. 134, 22. 419.
Caro, Castle of, b. 9. 48.

Caro, the horse so called, b. 17. 107.
Castle of Care, 2. 57.

Castle made by Kind (Nature), 11. 128.
Cato, 5. 17, 8. 34, 9. 338, 10. 69, 10.

303, 14. 214; b. 10. 189, b. 12. 21.
Caton, Cato, 22. 296.
Caunterbury, Canterbury, 18. 274; b.
15.437.

Cayfas, Caiaphas, 22. 140.

Caym, Cain, 11. 212, 218; Cain's seed,
11. 221; spelt Cayme, 2. 62, b. 10.
329.

Cesar, Cæsar, 2. 48; Cesares, Cæsar's,
2. 47.
Cesse (Cis); see Sesse.
Chancery, I. 91.
Chaplains, 2. 187.

Charity, 2. 185, 8. 273, 16. 163, 16. 279,
17. 284, 18. 61; tree of, 19. 14.
Charter, when challengeable, 14. 117;
not to be made by a churl, 14. 61;
how to be made, 13. 61.
Charter of endowment, 3. 69.
Chastity, 7. 273.

Chepe, Cheapside, b. 5. 322, R. 3. 139.
Cherubin, 2. 106.

Cheste (Chiding), castle of, 3. 89.
Chester, R. 3. 317; rood of, b. 5. 467,
R. prol. 56; earl of, 8. 11.
Chichester, mayor of London, b. 13.
271.

Chimney, room with a, b. 10. 98.
Christ (always written crist), I. 148, 2.
78, 3. 51, &c.; the conqueror,
15, 22. 24, 22. 53; His clothes, II.

93.
Christ Church, Bristol, R. prol. 4.
Christendom, cart of, 22. 332.

22.

Christians (cristine), 2. 199; (cristene),

2. 89, 13. 57, &c.; duty of, b. 10.
161.

Chrysostom (Johannes crisostomus), 17.

271.

Church services, 10. 228, 243.

Civil, i. e. Civil Law, 3. 63, 67, 72, 115,
155; 23. 137.

Clarice, dame, 7. 134, 366.
Clement, 7. 376, 390, 409, 412.
Cleophas, 13. 123.

Clergy (Learning), 1. 151, 12. 94, 12.
138, 12. 205, 15. 35, 15. 70, 16. 26,
16. 43, 16. 128, 16. 178.
Clergy, benefit of, 15. 129.
Clerks, 17. 255; 18. 68; duty of, 6.
56; life of, 12. 236; talk of, b. 10.
51.

Cloth, how prepared, b. 15. 444.
Cocklane, 7. 366.

Coin, bad, 18. 74.

Coltyng, the name of a fiend, 21. 290.
Commandments, Ten, 8. 204; 20. 13.
Concupiscentia-Carnis, 12. 174, 178,
308, 311.

Confessor, 4. 38, 13. 196; Confessors,
6. 195.

Confession, 17. 26; b. 14. 18, 89.
Conqueror, 22. 30.

Conscience, I. 95, 151; 3. 152, 202;
4. 49, 146, &c.; 16. 26, 37, &c.;
17. 192; 22. 12, 207, 358; 23. 106,
&c.; b. 7. 133.

Constantyn, Constantine, 6. 176, 18.

220.

Contemplation, 8. 305.
Contemplative life, 19. 77.

Contrition, 17. 25; 23. 316, 357, 369;

b. 14. 16; b. 14. 82.

Corfe castle, 4. 140.

Cor-hominis, country of, 19. 4.
Cornehulle, Cornhill, 6. 1.
Corpus Christi feast, 18. 120.
Courtiers, R. 1. 25, 88.

Covetise (Avarice), 17. 80, 17. 364, 23.
121; confession of, 7. 196; county
of, 3. 90.

Covetise-of-Eyen, 12. 175, 193; 13. 3.
Creed, 18. 317.

Creeping to the Cross, 21. 475-
Cries- hot pies, hot!', 1. 226; 'good
geese and pigs! go we dine, go we,'
I. 227; a taste for nothing,' I. 228;
'white wine of Osey,' &c., 1. 229.
Crisostomus; see Chrysostom.
Crist, Cristendome; see Christ, Chris-
tendom.

Cristene, Christians, 2. 89; Cristine, 2.
199; see Christians.

Cross, why honoured less than the

noble, 18. 200; creeping to the, 21.
475.

Crown, the king's, R. 1. 33.
Crucifixion, the, 21. 51.

Damaske, Damascus, 18. 189, 261;
spelt Damascle, 8. 173.

Daniel, 9. 72, 10. 305, 21. 113; b. 15.
589.

Dauid, David, 2. 102, 3. 39, 4. 415,

4. 444, 8. 154, 12. 265, 12. 281, 15
69, 16. 310, 22. 134; b. 3. 236, b. 13.
433.

Dauwe (Daw, Davy), 7. 369; Dawe, 9.

354.

Dearth, 9. 353.

Death, 21. 28, 23. 100, a. 12. 63; deep
vale of, 1. 17.

Degon, Diggon, R. 3. 362; gen. De-
gonys, R. 3. 351.

Degrees, too easily obtained, 18. 111.
Denote, Denot, 9. 72.
Despair, 20. 289.
Devil, the, 19. 43.
Dinner in hall, 16. 39.
Diseases, 23. 81.

Dismas, 7. 320 (b. 5. 473), 12. 254, 15.
132.

Dives, 9. 279, 16. 303, 20. 230, 20. 250.
Do-best, II. 76, 11. 92, 16. 127, 22.

182; b. 14. 21.

Do-bet, 11. 76, 11. 82, 11. 138, 15.
15, 16. 126, 22. 129; b. 14. 19.
Dobyn, Dobbin, R. 3. 362.
Doctor; his dinner, 16. 46.

Doctors, the four, 22. 269; b. 9. 72; a.
II. 294.

Domenik, St. Dominick, 5. 117, 23.
252; b. 15. 413.

Donemowe, Dunmow; the flitch of
bacon there, 11. 276.
Donet (Donatus), 7. 215.
Do-right-so, 9. 81.

Dove of Mahomet, 18. 181, 239; of
Christ, 18. 246.

Dover, b. 4. 131.

Do-well, 11. 2, 11. 76, 11. 127, 14
221, 16. 112, 22. 110; b. 14. 18; R.
4. 93.
Dread, 3. 217.

Dreams, 10. 302.

Dress, extravagant, R. 3. 120.

Duche, Dutch; Dutch coats, R. 3. 193.
Dungeon in a dale, 2. 57; b. pr. 15.
Dunmow; see Donemowe.

Eadmund, Edmund, 17. 345.

Eagle, the, R. 2. 9, 145, 176; 3. 74-
Ebrew, Hebrew, 20. 4.
Edmund (Eadmund), 17. 345.

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