麒麟小说

THE GENERAL PROLOGUE（第31页）

inprincipio:thefirstwordsofgenesisandjohn，employedinsomepartofthemass。

lovedays:meesappointedforfriendlysettlementofdifferences;thebusinesswasoftenfollowedbysportsandfeas。

hewouldtheseawerekeptforanything:hewouldforanythingthattheseawereguarded">"theoldsubsidyoftonnageandpoundage，"saystyrwhitt，"wasgiventothekingpourlasaufgardeetcustodiedelmer。—forthesafeguardandkeepingofthesea"（12e">iv">c。3）。

middleburg，attheuthofthescheldt，inholland;orwell，aseaportinessex。

shields:crowns，socalledfromtheshieldsstampedonthem;french，"ecu;"italian，"scudo。"

ingforneytomaintainthemandtheirstudies。

parvis:theporticoofst">pauls，whichlawyersfrequentedtomeettheirclients。

stjulian:thepatronsaintofhospitality，celebratedforsupplyinghisvotarieswithgoodlodgingandgoodcheer。

mew:cage">theplacebehindwhitehall，wherethekingshawkswerecagedwascalledthemews。

manya露ceinstew:manyapikeinhisfish-pond;inthosecatholicdays，whenmuchfishwaseaten，nogentlemansmansionwaspletewithouta"stew"。

countour:ountantinthecountycourt。

vavasour:alandholderofconsequence;holdingofaduke，marquis，orearl，andrankingbelowabaron。

onthedais:ontheraisedplatformattheendofthehall，wheresatatmeatorinjudgementthosehighinauthority，rankorhonour;inourdaystheworthycraftsmenmighthavebeendescribedas"goodplatformmen"。

totakeprecedenceoverallingoingtotheeveningserviceofthechurch，ortofestivalmees，towhichitwasthefashiontocarryrichcloaksormantlesagainstthehome-ing。

thethingsthecookcouldmake:"marchandtart"，somenowunknowningredientusedincookery;"galingale，"sweetorlongrootedcyprus;"rtrewes"，arichsoupmadebystampingfleshinartar;"blancmanger"，notwhatisnowcalledblancmange;onepartofitwasthebrawnofacapon。

lodemanage:pilotage，fromanglo-saxon"ladman，"aleader，guide，orpilot;hence"lodestar，""lodestone。"

theauthorsmentionedherewerethechiefmedicaltext-booksofthemiddleages">thenamesofgalenandhippocrateswerethenusuallyspelt"gallien"and"hypocras"or"ypocras"。

thewestofengland，especiallyaroundbath，wastheseatofthecloth-manufacture，aswereypresandghent（gaunt）inflanders。

chaucerheresatirisesthefashionofthetime，whichpiledbulkyandheavywaddingsonladiesheads。

ist;hereusedinthesenseof"new"，asinlatin，"mustum"signifiesnewwine;andelsewherechaucerspeaksof"istyale"，asopposedto"old"。

ingaliceatsaintjames:attheshrineofstjagoofpostellainspain。

gat-toothed:buck-toothed;goat-toothed，tosignifyherwantonness;orgap-toothed—withgapsbetweenherteeth。

anendowmenttosingmassesforthesoulofthedonor。

aramwastheusualprizeatwrestlingmatches。

cop:head;german，"kopf"。

nose-thirles:nostrils;fromtheanglo-saxon，"thirlian，"topierce;hencetheword"drill，"tobore。

goliardais:ababblerandabuffoon;goliaswasthefounderofajovialsectcalledbyhisname。

theproverbsaysthateveryhonestmillerhasathumbofgold;probablychaucermeansthatthisonewasashonestashisbrethren。

amanciple—latin，"manceps，"apurchaserorcontractor--wasanofficerchargedwiththepurchaseofvictualsforinnsofcourtorcolleges。

reeve:aland-steward;stillcalled"grieve"—anglo-saxon，"gerefa"insomepartsofscotland。

sompnour:sumner;anapparitor，lesiasticalcourts。