Henryv Glossary

GLOSSARY *If a defined word is found on more than one page, it is listed under the first page it is found on. page 1 Muse of fire muse – one of the nine Greek goddesses who inspired art and science; daughters of Zeus fire – the most bouyant of the 4 elements (earth, water, air, fire) Mars – Roman god of war casques - A helmet, especially an ornate visorless headpiece of the 16th century. puissance - Power; might. page 5 Salique – Salic law - (a) A code of laws formed by the Salian Franks in the fifth century. By one provision of this code women were excluded from the inheritance of landed property. (b) Specifically, in modern times, a law supposed to be a special application of the above-mentioned provision, in accordance with which males alone can inherit the throne. This law has obtained in France, and at times in other countries of Europe, as Spain. impawn - To put in pawn; to pledge. Pharamond – a legendary Frankish king page 11 Mercuries – Mercury is the Roman god of travelers, thieves, and messenger of the gods page 12 troth-plight - bethrothed tike - a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement shog - To jog; to move on. solus – alone page 13 mickle - Great quondam - Having been formerly; former; sometime pauca – in a few words quotidian tertian – pun - a confusion of the 'tertian' fever which occurs on alternate days and the 'quotidian' fever which occurs daily page 16 orisons – weighty pleas page 19A Staines - An urban district of southeast England on the Thames River west-southwest of London. Arthur's bosom – pun - confused with Abraham's bosom

page 20 Whitsun morris-dance – Whitsun - the festival week beginning on the seventh Sunday after Easter morris-dance – folk dance in ludicrist or extravegent costumes page 21 Cressy battle - 26th of August, 1346. an area in France where a battle was fought between French and English troops; Edward Black Prince of Wales led the English to a complete victory. Edward Black Prince of Wales – (1330–1376) – son of King Edward III; father of King Richard II page 22 Edward the Third – (1327-1377) – 50 year reign - Edward proved a most capable king in a time of great evolution in England. page 25 galled rock – a rock eroded at its base yeomen - A common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most respectable class; a freeholder; a man free born. page 27 avaunt – be gone cullions – base fellows page 29 leviathan - A monstrous sea creature mentioned in the Bible page 36 figo – Spanish for fig; a gesture of contempt bubukles - red pimples whelks - inflamed swellings, such as a pimple or pustule. page 42 distil - To separate or extract the essential elements o churlish - Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought slough – old skin legerity – briskness page 43 bawcock – fine fellow pate - The human head, especially the top of the head Saint Davy's Day – March 1st A Welsh national holiday page 44 coxcomb - A conceited dandy; a fop; A jester's cap page 46 sweats in the eye of Phoebus – works in the sight of the sun

page 47 chantries - An endowment to cover expenses for the saying of masses and prayers, usually for the soul of the founder of the endowment. page 51 Saint Crispin's day – October 25th in memory of the brothers Crispianus and Crispinus who were martyred 487 ad; patron saints of shoemakers page 53 vanward – vanguard - The foremost position in an army or fleet advancing into battle. page 55 perdurable – enduring page 56 larding – fattening; fertilizing page 62 Cadwallader – Welsh king; 5th century, contemporary of King Arthur goats – associated with Welsh poverty page 63 groat – fourpenny piece Gallia wars – Frence wars page 64 congreeted – greeted each other