Index of subjects

Lincoln Wills: Volume 1, 1271-1526. Originally published by British Record Society, London, 1914.

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Index of subjects

The words printed in heavy type will be found in the Glossary References to names of persons and places should be sought in the Index of Persons and Places

A Agistment,s.v. Gressyng Aglet Alb, s.v. Vestment Alderman, of city, town, 28, 37, 105, 107, 1412 , of gild, 85, 135, 158, 1767 Alms at burials, 2, 5, 8, 27, 29, 42, 44, 77, 133, 136, 176 at Christmas, 139, 149 on Good Friday, 64, 139, 171 in Lent, 151, 177 in the Catertens, 177 to bedridden, 1213 to blind and aged, 110 to child, 25 for damages to corn, etc., 25 Almshouse, 123 Altar-cloths, 31, 52, 71, 77, 92, 109, 135, 178. See Ornaments Altars, passim Jesus altar, 27, 45, 108 God's Board, 109 portable altar, 910 Amber, see Beads Ambry, s.v. Armory Amice, s.v. Vestment Anchorite, 17, 45, 102 , see also Hermit Anniversary, s.v. Commemoration Apparel, s.v. Parura Apprentices, 267, 323, 84, 106, 158 Ark , Red, in Lincoln Cathedral, 113, 138, 162 Armorial bearings, 15n, 16 Armour, 16 Aventail, s.v. Eventale Aves, s.v. Aue[s] B Bachelor of decrees, 76 of laws, 26, 76; see also Clifton, Higdon, Smith Bags, ornamental, 42 Bailiff, 7, 43, 55, 70, 168, 179, see also Reeve Baker, 17, 289 Banquer Barber, 136 Bastard, 56, 15960 Bead-roll , Sunday, 71 Beads, 43, 108, 12930, 146, 165 , amber, 120, 142, 153 , coral, 17, 44, 84, 142 , jet, 91, 142 , white, 120, 131 , wood (tre'n), 146 , with Agnus Dei, 142 Bed, embroidered, with hangings, 17 , Norfolk, 17 with tester, hangings, 50, 54, 84, 130 Bed-stocks Bell-loft, 103 man, see Ringer tower, 9, 13n, 37, see also Steeple Bells, 8, 20, 31, 38, 51, 68, 77, 84, 87, 95, 102, 114, 116, 124, 128, 133, 135, 137, 145, 169, 176, 183 Boiled skin, 16 Boll, cup called, 16 Bonnet, 165 Books, 1, 14, 16, 16n, 17, see also Coucher, Missal Bowyer, 37 Breviary, 16, see also Coucher Brewer, 9 Brewing vessels, 50, 61 Bridges, maintenance of, 2, 4, 27, 42, 104, 11718 Buckles, ornamental, 6, 17, 35, 84, 156 Bucolics, book of, 1 Burial-day services, passim Burnet, robe of, s.v. Burnetum Butcher, 88 Butt C Calaber Camlet Candle, see Lights, Wax stick, 25, 38, 45, 53, 62, 77, 84, 103, 130 , belled, 131 , silver, 144 Carpet of Raynes, to cover the bodies of the dead, 6 Carter, 3, 17 Catertens Cathedral Officials, see Index of Persons and Places, s.v. Lincoln Causeways, see Roads Celure Chafing-dish Chalice, 2, 14, 15, 25, 45, 71, 112 Chamberlain, 9, 17 of gild, 85, 176 Chancellor, Lord, to be supervisor of will, 22 Chapels Alford Barton on Humber Bennington, Long Boston Brigg Croft Doddington, Dry Foston Gedney Hanthorpe Harborough, Market Heighington Howsham Martin [par. of Timberland] Ormsby Quadring Eaudyke Saltfleet Haven Sloothby Spilsby Sutton St. James Toynton All Saints Trusthorpe Whaplode of the Cross in the Sands, 178 of the Sea, 120 private, 910, 15 Chaplains, passim Charger Chasuble, s.v. Vestment Chests, 3, 4, 6, 10, 38, 43, 456, 53, 60, 75, 91, 103, 167, 180, s.v. Arche, Ark, Hutch, Keyst Cheverell Chief justice of King's Bench, 11n Child, maintained for God's sake, 25 , see Orphans Choir Churchmasters Church stile, 75 wardens, -masters, 29, 44, 56, 62, 65, 712, 79, 89, 956, 98, 103, 106, 110, 123, 127, 129, 131, 1413, 1501, 153, 155, 157, 168, 171, 174, see also Kyrkgrawes, Kyrkmasteres Churchwork, s.v. Fabric Ciphus Clerk , King's , parish, 26, 29, 67, 71, 94, 153, 171 Cloth, painted, s.v. Painted cloth of Cologne, 14 Clothing, passim, see also Bonnet, Doublet, Furs, Girdle, Gowns, Jacket, Supertunic, Tippet, Tunic, Vestment, Wimple Coals, 36, 167 Cob-irons Cologne, cloth of Commemoration of the dead Commendation, s.v. Commemoration Common chamber of city of Lincoln, 106 Confessor, 114 Conveyances Cook, 9, 17 Cope, s.v. Vestment Coral, 17, 44, 84, 142 Corporas Corvisor Cossy Costers, s.v. Cost Coucher Courtepye Court-roll, tenure by copy of, s.v. Copy Cross, crucifix, 2, 15, 42, 46, 54, 59, 77, 92, 142, 150 with Mary and John, 28, 68, 85 see Rood Cross-cloth Cross in the Sands, chapel of the, 178 Cruets, s.v. Fial, Fiolae Cup called 'Boll,' 16 called 'Nutte,' 6, 15 Custom of city of Lincoln, 7, 28, 30, 32, see Lincoln Custom work, land of the D Deacon, 8, 27, 68, 94 , bequest to, for ringing, 27, 169 Deaconry Deaconship, perpetual, founded, 689; also s.v. Commemoration Dedications, rare of chapels St. Petronilla, 177 St. Sithe, 25 of churches St. Bavon, 4 of gilds St. Robert, 5 Seven Sleepers or Martyrs, 25, 115, 177 of lights St. Erasmus, 106 St. Ninian, 84 St. Sunday, 56, 150 Desking of a church, the Devotion at altars Dicker of leather Dilapidations, s.v. Defectus Dirige, s.v. Commemoration Dishous Doctor of decrees, see Draycottes, Halam, Pryn, Witter of divinity, 136 Donative, a, founded, s.v. Donatyffe Dossal, s.v. Dosserium Doublet owry, wedding gift, 4, 5, 21, 54, 57, 67, 86, 91, 98, 117, 134, 168, 172, 176, 186 Draper, 35, 37, 85, 115, 1412 Dubler Dyer, 30 E Enamel work of Limoges, 16, 16n Esquire, 18, 556, 71, 75, 856, 11314, 136, 141, 158, see also Gentleman Ewer, gilt, 15 F Fabric Fishmonger, 136, 149 Friars, Orders of Beverley Boston Grantham Grimsby Hull Lancaster Lincoln Lynn Stamford Furs, 3, 45 calaber grice fox, 23, 142, 150 Fustian G Gaberdine Gallows Garnish of vessels Garth Gauds Gentleman, 19, 223, 30, 356, 39, 567, 59, 62, 76, 812, 97, 110, 113, 149, 153, 167, 183, 185 Gild alderman of, 85, 135, 158, 1767 graceman of hall, 19, 100, 103 sacristan of, 176 wardens, 30 Gilds Barton on Humber Bicker Bolingbroke Boston Bourne Burgh in the Marsh Deeping, Market Fosdyke Frampton Gosberton Halton Holegate Helpringham Hogsthorpe Horncastle Huttoft Keal, West Kelsey, South Kirkby cum Osgodby Lincoln Loughborough Lutton in Sutton Morton near Bourne Moulton Pinchbeck Rasen, Market Sleaford Spalding Stickford Stickney Sutton in the Marsh Sutton, Long Swineshead Thimbleby Thurlby near Bourne Trusthorpe Wyberton Girdle, 6, 15, 17, 35, 43, 45, 53, 84, 91, 104, 120, 139, 142, 165 Goblet, s.v. Cup Godchildren, 5, 26, 29, 42, 45, 56, 59, 65, 67, 69, 74, 814, 89, 923, 100, 10810, 11618, 1202, 126, 129, 134, 139, 143, 1489, 163, 167, 175, 1789 Godfather, appointed executor, guardian, 144, 180 Gold plate, ornaments buckle, 17 crucifix, 68 cups, 15 embroidery, 13, 15 ewer, 15 ring, 35, 87, 142 see also Silver-gilt Goldsmith, 155 Gowns, furred, 3, 17, 23, 69 , wedding, 103, 116 , slashed robe, 5 Gravestone, 27, 45, 150, 153 Grice H Handfast Harnessed (girdles, etc.) Harp given to ministrels' gild, 102 Head-sheet Hearse Heirlooms, 21, 83 Helmet, 16 Hermit, 145, 175n, 177 , habit of, 177 , see also Anchorite Hermitage, 175n Herrings, barrel of, 177 Hogshead of iron, s.v. Hoggeshed Holiday, month's, for chantry priest, 72 Horse named Weller, 168 Horse-trees Hospital for sick, 2 for lepers, 2, 43 for orphans, see Orphans , see Index of Persons and Places, s.v. Lincoln, St. Katherine's; Mere Husbandman, 29, 82, 86, 101, 136, 178 Hutch I-J Illuminator Images, 13, 23, 39, 68, 73, 77, 85, 88, 109, 148, 1545, see also Cross Inventory, 34 Jack Jacket, 60, 84, 116 of worsted, 177 Jesse, tapestry of, s.v. Jesse Jeweller, 24 Jewelry, 91 , buckle with gems, 6 , cross set with stones, 15 , girdle with pearls, 15 , see also Aves, Beads, Enamel work, Gold plate, Pearls, Rings, Silver plate K-L Keyst Kirkgraves, s.v. Kyrkgrawes Kirkmasters, s.v. Kyrkmasteres Kirtle Knights, 9, 10, 11n, 12n, 13n, 15, 15n, 16, 16n, 19, 27, 38, 434, 60, 702, 856, 114, 184 Labourer, 7 Latten Laundress, 6 Lawyer, 12n, 13n, see also Chancellor, Chief Justice, Notary Lead, s.v. Plumbum Leather, 84, 93, 147 Lepers, 2, 43 Lights, lamps, passim. Especially , basyn, 51 , festival, 77, 86 , lantern , le dauncers, 56 , perkes before the crucifix, 63, 678 before images, 39 before the rood, 2, 42, 62, 123, 137, 139, 153, 168 , sacrament, 54, 62, 86, 106, 113, 138 , sepulchre , 'skasse', 131 , torch, 66, 84, 135 , wessall, 132 , twelve in one church named, 84 see also Rowel, Wax M Maniple, s.v. Vestment Mantle, cloak, 2, 3, 17, 45, 84 Mantulata Marble (cloth) Maslin (corn) Maslin (a metal) Mason, 9 Mass-pence Masses at Scala Caeli Jesus, 87 of Corpus Christi, 12 of the Five Wounds, 41, 102, 1534 of Requiem, s.v. Commemoration of St. Mary, 8, 10, 12, 13 of Salus populi Mayor, 7, 35, 106 Mazer, s.v. Cup Mercer, 26, 29, 76, 107, 177 Merchant, 29, 85, 177 of the Staple, 175 Mill, 34, 35, 38, 612, 75, 83, 93, 124, see also Windmill Miller, 17 Minster or Monastery, the title applied to the church of Lincoln Minstrels' gild, 102 Missal, masboke, 27, 45, 71 Monasteries, Religious Houses Alvingham Bardney Barlings Beauvale Bourne Bullington Castleacre Catley Coventry Coverham Fosse Freiston Garendon Gokewell Gracedieu Greenfield Grimsby Hagnaby Haverholme Heynings Hinton St. George Hull Irford Kirby Bellars Kirkstead Langley Laund Legbourne Lincoln, St. Katherine's London Louth Park Markby Newbo Newstead Revesby Rothwell Sixhills Spalding Stainfield Stamford Stixwold Swineshead Tattershall Thornton Curtis Torksey Tupholme Ulverscroft Vaudey Watton Wellow Witham Friary See also Friars Mortmain Mortuary N Names, unusual of men Dyfrig, 4 Erasmus, 31 Huigg' or Hingg', 3 Ott', 49 Valentine, 58 of women Aubree, Abry, 6, 83 Collet, 62 Esayt, 187 Isoude, 6 Lecia, 24 Magota, 6 Mariora, 2, 4 Sabyne, 180 Needlework, embroidery, 1315, 17, 42, 44 see also Girdle, Ornaments Norfolk bed, 17 Notary, public, 156 Note (musical notation) Nun, 11, 17, 21, 84 Nut, Nutte, cups called, 6, 15 O Obit, s.v. Commemoration Oboe, s.v. Hobohe Organs, 77 player, bequest of a cow for the maintenance of an, 169 Ornaments, church dossal and costers, 9 orphray of cloth of Cologne, 14 tapestry of Jesse, 9 See also Candlestick, Chalice, Cross, Cruets, Images, Pyx, Tabernacle, Vestment Orphans, poor children, see Index of Persons and Places, s.v. Lincoln, St. Katherine's P-Q Parchment, missal of, 27 Patlet Pearls, 15 Pece, s.v. Cup Peridot Perkes light Pewter, 25, 45, 54, 84, 100, 109, 120, 131, 144, 147 Pewterer, 26 Pilgrimage, places of, 71, 73, 126, 143 Pittance Placebo, s.v. Commemoration Plates Plough, wain, farm implements, 3, 4, 401, 68, 73, 75, 88, 90, 174, etc. Porch, church, burial in, 120, 183 Posnet Pottinger Prices in 13th century, 3, 4 Priests, passim Privilege Place Purgatory, 76 Pyx, pyx-cloth, s.v. Pyx Quatertemps, s.v. Catertens R Raynes, cloth of Recorder of Lincoln, 44 Reeve, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, see also Bailiff Rigg Ringer, bell-man, 13, 27, 67, 71, 95, 105, 119, 169, 176 Rings, 16, 35, 87, 91, 103, 142 Roads, causeways, maintenance of, 49, 79, 116, 128, 130, 144, 150, 168, 178, 183, 185 Rogation-tide, 71 Rood, 42, 46, 62, 104, 135 loft, 66, 106, 147 , painting of, 27, 127 Rosaries, s.v. Pair of rosaries Rouncy Rowel, roundel, s.v. Rowel S Sack, friars of the Sacring time Sacrist, sacristan Saddle, 45, 165 Sallet Salts, 34, 50, 84, 91, 102, 131 Say Scala Caeli, mass at Schools, scholars, 10, 47, 84, 122, 131, 148 Seal, silver, 1 of chapter, 11, 18, 19 of city, 88 of convent, 175, 187 of dean of Christianity, 7 of private persons, 1, 7, 11, 19, 30, 156 Secular priest Selion Serge Servants, men6, 9, 17, 22, 25, 45, 678, 73, 104, 110, 128, 1457, 14951, 173, 175, 177, see also Cook, Shepherd , women6, 9, 27, 50, 601, 69, 84, 98, 101, 104, 106, 110, 122, 136, 145, 149, 151, 157, 168 Services, rents, 4, 29 Seventh day after death, celebration of, s.v. Commemoration Shearman Shepherd, 6, 110 Sheriff, 34 Ship, boat, 60, 73, 104, 120 called 'le Germayn,' 36 Shoemaker, 26, 37, 69, 835 Shop, 'le Shope,' 36 Shrine of St. Hugh, s.v. St. Hugh Side Coat Sign of the George, house with, 151 Silk, 14, 15, 17, 183 Silver plate, ornaments aglets, 130 buckle, 6, 35, 84 candlesticks, 144 crucifix, 142 cruets, 14, 27 cup, 56, 15, 17, 21, 50, 83, etc. dishes, 15 girdle, 43, 84, 142 hooks, 131 peces, 5, 1517, 22, 44, 84 ring, 103, 142 salts, 34, 50, 84 seal, 1 See also Spoons Silver-gilt plate, ornaments, 45, 142 cross, 15, 28, 85 cup, 5, 21, 85, 114 image, 13 Singing bread and wine Skene Skinner, 37 Smith, 30, 113, 156 Spoons, silver, 6, 25, 357, 49, 55, 81, 834, 91, 110, 139, 155, 174 , Apostles', 26 Spurs, 165 Stalls, desks, in churches, 41, 43, 54, 62 Staple of Calais Steeple, 39, 89, 98, 143, see also Bell-tower Sunday bead-roll, 71 Supertunic Surplice, 43 Sword, 1, 142 from Scotland, 1 T Tabernacle Table Table, folding, 61 Tablets, enamelled, 16, 16n Tailor, 29, 83 , woman, 29 Tanner, 29, 34, 835, 93 Tapers, board for making, 5 , see also Lights, Wax Tapestry of Jesse, s.v. Jesse Tawny Thack-board, s.v. Thackborde Thirtieth day, s.v. Commemoration Through, a, s.v. Thrugh Tippet, 24 Toft Toga Tools, carpenter's, 32 Torch Towel Trental, s.v. Commemoration of St. Gregory, s.v. Commemoration Tunic called Jakytt, 60 U-Y University degrees, 26, 76, 110, 136 Use, liturgy, of Lincoln, Sarum, York Velvet, 1315, 42, 45, 81, 84, 139 Vestment Virgate Visitation of the sick, s.v. Lantern-light Vowess Wand, official carrying, 8, 13 Wardens of altars, 12, 13, see also Churchwardens, Gild Wax, candle, taper, torch, 2, 5, 8, 12, 267, 29, 56, 62, 71, 73, 80, 86, 95, 1056, 119, 123, 126, 139, 147, 153, 163, 168, 186, see also Lights, Rowel, Serge, Torch Weaver, 142 Wife, a, must be ruled and not rule, 22 Will, confession concerning, 19 Wimple, 3 Windmill, 345, 38, see also Mill Wong Works, churchwork, s.v. Fabric Yeoman, 57, 74, 81, 141