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 ii s. v. MAR. 23, i9i2.] NOTES AND QUERIES.

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Perhaps some one can give a n.ore correct account of it. It contains a number .o: strange terms, some of which are not to be found in the ' X.E.D., ' e.g. " well fflosshes "* (if these words are to be taken together) '' Nauyge," " ffeuegeld," " fforgeld." " peny- geld," " Cheuinage," " brysburght " (query connected with "bruise"), " ffirwite,' "letherwite," "hjTigwite" (or "byngwite"). and "warepeny" (or " witrepeny " ) : the last two words are doubtful. The form " Borthalpeny " is interesting, as the ' X.E.D.' gives an example under " burghal- penny," but treats it as an error in writing. There are probably some slips in the docu- ment, e.g., the spelling " taking " for " taken," the insertion of the word " cart " before "cartinge." the spellings "whitin" for "within," and "Noeuer" for "neuer," and the writing of "Wtherin" for "therin."

" To All Men towhome thesp?-esent 1'res shall come, the Maister & Bretheren of thospytall of Saynt Leonaides of Yorke Sendeth greating in our lord godd euerlastinge Knowe ye vs at thenstaunce & Request of John ffrankelien of litton in the parysche of Arnclif & of other our tenantes w'in the libertie of our hospytall afore- said in the count ie of Yorke to haue perused diuers kynges 1'res of liberties & eniunctions to vs the said Maister & Brethern & to our men & tenantes grauntide & by our Soueraigne lord Henry now Kyng of Englonde by his 1'res con- fermed & by the apostolicke scale of the eccle- ciasticall Censure that is to say Sentence of excomunicac'on agaynst vyolato r s & thyves confermed in whiche 1'res thes clauses followinge amongest other are conteyned

" We will <k also graunt for vs & our heires that the said Maister & brethrne & their Suc- cessor & their men & all their tenantes be quyete in Cyties in bourghes in ffaires & markettes in passage of bridges & portes of the See & in all places thorow Englonde Irelonde & Walles & all our londes and Watt's Of all manf r of Tollyng t alia go passage pedage lastage Stallage hidage Wardage Workes & aides of Caste! les Walles bridges & Parkes Well fflosshes & Vyinyardes Nauyge buyldinge of the kynges houses & sumjwage workinge & kepinge of Castelles & of all cariage & carriynge and also for cart cartinge or their horses to be taking to the making of any cart [\vprkes ?] And that their Wooddes be taken to the said Workes or to any other thinges by noo mayner as in the said 1'res & confirmac'on is more pleynly conteyned And that they [be] quyete of all geldes danegeld ffeuegeld hornegeld ffor- geld penygeld tithing peny myskynnyng cheuage Cheuinage & herbage & of vectigalles & tributes & for horse oostes & almaner of terrene seruyce & seculer exac'ons And likewise foreuer to be quyete from Suetes of Counties hundretes Wapen- takes & Tryt hinges & all Murders & Thief t escape conceilment & hamsakyn brysburght blodewite ffirwite fforstall letherwite hyngwite A: ^yarepeny & Borthalpeny & of all Workes & ayding of Shereffes & their mynysters & of


 * The ' N.E.D.' has of course not reached W.

\ Scutage and assisis & of recognysicons Inqui- sic'ons but for the libertie & buysynes of the said hospytalle And we also prohibite that Noeuer either our bailif or mynyster shall entre whitin the londes tenementes or liberties of the said Maister & Brethrn or their tenantes to make any distres them not requyred nor take their goode in W'herin f? therin] And we prohibite that neither Sherif or bailyer or other officer presume w'in the londes [or] tenementes* of the said Maister & brethrn of the said hospytall to take bynd beate slay or drawe bloud of any man 6r to do any other vyolence We prohibite also vpon our greate forfeture that noo man contrary to the said liberties the said Maister & brethem or their men or tenawntes in any wise vexe disturbe or to them bringe any molestic'on or greve

" In witnes wherof we have made the? our 1'res patent yeuen at our Chapyter house vnder our Scale at causes the xxj day of August in xviij yeare of the reigne of kynge Henry the Seuenfh. [1503.]"

G. C. MOOKE SMITH. Sheffield.

"THE THAMES." (See ante, p. 45.) I have already explained why the Thames has an h and an a in it. I now consider its etymology.

The oldest known forms are the Latinized ones Tamesis and Tamesa.

It has been assumed that these forms are of Celtic origin ; and this is probable.

Next, it has been assumed that we can interpret the name by comparison with what we happen to know concerning Celtic ; and this is highly improbable, or at any rate unsatisfactory.

Isaac Taylor says : " The name of the Tame, like those of the Thames and the Thame, is referred to the Celtic tarn. ' spread- ing, quiet, still.' " Most people omit the explanation " spreading," which is un- authorized and inconsistent with the others, and content themselves with " quiet, still " ; for which, however, the authority seems highly doubtful. The question is, whence was it obtained ?

All that Stokes gives is :

" Celtic *tamd, I die ; pt. t. *Mama ; as sug- gested by Irish tarn-aim, I rest, pt. t. tathaimh. Cf. Skt. "tarn (to become breathless, to choke) ; Lat. tem-ulentus ; O. Slav, tom-iti (L. iiejcarc)."

And Macbain says of the Gael, tamh : " Gael, tamh, rest, Irish tdmh, Early Irish tdm : from Celtic *famo- ; root stdm, std, sta, to stand. Usually tdnih, rest, and taimh, death, are referred
 * o the same root."

Walde, in his ' Etym. Latin Diet.,' dis- cusses the Lat. temulentus, and connects it with the Skt. tdmyati, he becomes breath- less or faint, and with its causal tamayati f


 * Perhaps " [of the] tenMrftS."