Henry Neville: The Isle of Pines

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by Thomas More

GLOSSARY

Words and phrases are glossed in the form in which they first appear in the text

a matter of the same seriousness

abate diminish

abide wait for

above stairs upstairs

abroad outside the home; out wide

abstracts summaries

abusing committing sodomy

accident catastrophe

admiring marvelling, wondering

advanced helped on

adventures unexpected events

advisement deliberation, consideration

advoutry adultery

affected impressed by; valued, desired

affection favouritism

affectioned attached

affiance confidence

afore in front of

aforehand in credit

aglets pendants, ornaments

alliance kindred

alliant akin, similar

allured drawn towards

amendment improvement

apace quickly

apostle missionary

apostolical connected with, relating to, the apostles

appaired impaired

apparel clothing

appertain belong

appertaineth be suitable for, proper to; belong to, be relevant to

applied to be consistent with

appointed laid out

approve prove, show

archdolts extreme idiots

arefaction action of drying

artificers skilled craftsmen

artificially skilfully constructed (as opposed to natural)

asp aspen

assaying attempting

assentation sycophantic agreement

assisteth is present

astonied deprived of sensation

at all adventures any old how, higgledy piggeldy

at the least way at least

attemper temper

avaled brought down, degraded

avaleth lowers

avaunt glory in, be proud of

aventures random events, chance

avoided left

avoutrers adulterers

balm-wood balsam wood (aromatic)

bands bonds, fetters

bare bore

basilisks large cannon

bastons truncheons

bawds pimps or panders (male before seventeenth century)

beams radiations

because that so that, in order that

because so that

beck signal

becometh suits

before in front

behated thoroughly hated

bend themselves apply themselves

bewrayed betrayed

blown (of heat) blown by bellows

bodies material substances

bondage enslavement

bondmen slaves, bonded labour

borderers neighbours, neighbouring countries

boscage woods, thickets

bottoms ships

bound transfixed

bounden indebted

brabbling arguments, contention

brazen brass

breed breeding

broiding braiding, plaiting

brook make use of, possess

brunt exertion; attack, onslaught

bryde up bring up, raise

bulls papal directives

by the purse with a fine

by course in turn

cambric fine white linen

came about turned around

capias writ enforcing arrest

carbuncles precious stones

careful troublesome; full of care, unhappy

cark trouble

cast gave off; arranged

cataracts waterfalls over precipices

cautel prevarication, device

cavillation quibble

cedar of Libanus cedar of Lebanon

cells cubicles

certes certainly

chaffare traffic, trade

chambers rooms

chamolet exotic and costly fabric made of Angora goat hair. Water chamolet had a wavy or watery surface

chases hunting grounds, unenclosed park land

children people

chirugery surgery

chouse cheat, swindler

chylus chyle

circuits tours

circumstance circumlocution

circumventions getting around something

civil applicable to real life, practical

clarifications purifications of liquids

cleped called (already archaic in More’s time)

clerks scholars

cloth of gold cloth embroidered with gold thread

coagulations the thickening of liquids by methods such as evaporation and condensation

collier maker or transporter of coal

colour (false) reasoning; disguise

commendations recommendations, references

commissioners members of negotiating team, ambassadors

commodious beneficial; serviceable; easy

commodity convenience; comfort

common public

commonalty commonwealth

compassed encompassed, surrounded

compassionated granted out of, expressive of compassion

complexions bodily characteristics, humours

compositions components of metal

compounded settled

conceits skilfully cooked dishes; opinions, ideas

conclave secret location

conclusions results

condition quality

conduction direction, command

conform akin

confused astounded, overcome

consults consultations

contained prevented

continued stayed

contumely scornful rudeness

conversation interaction

corrupting rotting, going bad

countenance face, facial expression

countervail outprice, out-value

courages dispositions

covin deceit, treachery

crack boast

creatures creations

crosier a kind of staff, surmounted with a cross

curious finely wrought, elaborate

curtesies bowing of the body or head

damned condemned

danger power

dangerous reticent

dead lift lifting a dead weight; the pull of a horse at something beyond his power to move

debatement discussion

decocted concentrated by boiling

defray you pay for you

degrees steps; success, ability

demonstrations experiments

denominate of named after

denounced declared

depredators plunderers, pillagers

descended condescended

descried revealed

designed destined, directed

despite (at) contempt (for)

determination agreement about

dicers gamblers

direction instruction

disannulled abolished

discover uncover, disclose, reveal

discrepant different

dishonesty dishonour

dispensatories chemists, dispensaries

displayed outspread

displeasantly disagreeably

dispose place

disprove disapprove

dissident from at variance from

dissimulation pretending not to be the person that you are

dissolute houses brothels

divers different, several

diversities varieties

divinations forecasts; warnings

dizzards fools, jokers, blockheads

dors drones, idlers

dorture dormitory

doubtful hesitant

downstroke swordstroke made with the edge of the sword
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br /> dress prepare

drivel menial, drudge

earnest pressing

effeminated made feminine, emasculated

eftsoons soon after

either each

else by contrast, on the other hand

embraid upbraid

emollition softening

end aim

endeavour myself apply myself

engines machines

ensign badge of office

ensure assure

entered initiated

entire unbroken, intact

entoil entrap, ensnare

entreat treat; plead

espial spy

estate state, condition

esteem estimate the worth of, judge

ever always

evil willing unwilling

except unless

excogitated thought through, discovered

exemptions freedom from taxes or duties

exhilaration enlivening; raising

existimation estimation

experiences experiments

exploded expulsed, driven out

expulsed expelled

extenuate thin out

factor mercantile agent

fallacies refutations, disproofs

fantasy fancy, desire

fardel bundle, collection

fashion manner

fast securely

favour face, appearance

fear frighten; dissuade, put off

fearful frightening

feat knack

fells skins

flags bladed leaves

flight-shot flight-distance of an arrow

floods currents, waters

foin swordstroke made with point of the weapon towards one’s enemy

for that because

forasmuch as inasmuch as

forby close by

fords shallows

fore castle fo’c’sle

fore-end front-end

forefeeling presentiment

foreseen provided

formerly previously

fossils objects dug from the soil, organic or inorganic

fraught laden, stocked up with

fray dissuade, put off

furnished equipped, stocked

gage deposit, security

gallant showy, fashionable

gallimaufry mish-mash, a thing of mixed genres

gather up recoup

gear things, doings, attire

generation production; ancestry

gilt painted gold

girt belted, girdled

glasses lenses

glebeland piece of cultivated land, field

go about turn around

goodman master of a household

goodwife mistress of a household

grains impurities

gramercy free, gratis

graved engraved, printed

greater more comprehensive

greatness high rank

grieved bored

gross fundamental

gudgeon small fish; a credulous person

guestwise as a visitor

guise habits, customs

gyves shackles

half-pace step or platform upon which something like a throne or altar is erected

handicrafts manual or skilled labour

handsome handy

handy manual, unskilled

hanged decorated with wall-hangings

hap happens

hapt dressed, attired

hardiness boldness, daring

harmless without being harmed

haunt habitation

haut high, lofty

head spring point where a river originates

helps remedies; hearing-aids

herborough shelter, lodging

Hierusalem Jerusalem

holden possessed, affected; detained

homely plainly, without refinement

honesty honour

huke cloak with a hood

husband cultivate, take care of

husbandry cultivation, agriculture, domestic economy

imbasing debasing

imbossed embossed

imported suggested

importune troublesome, pressing, persistent; inopportune

impressions atmospheric phenomena or pressures

impudency impudence

in aunters in case

in hazard at stake

in special especially

in fine in the end

inclinations bending forwards, bowing

incommodity inconvenience, damage

incontinent forthwith, straight away; wanting in restraint

indifferent moderately, moderate; impartial

indued endowed

induration hardening

indurations the hardening of solids

infamed disgraced

infidelity lack of Christian faith

infusion soaking something in water to infuse its qualities into the liquid

inoculating budding, grafting

insolation exposure to the sun’s rays

instruct educated, taught

instruments contracts, legal documents

intentively earnestly, intently

intercourse trade, dealings

inured experienced in, used to

inventions ideas, proposals

invited attracted

javel rascal, worthless fellow

jeopardy danger

jet strut, swagger

juggling conjuring, trickery

junkets sweet dish of curds and cream

jus right, law

just equal

keep no measure fix no limits

kenning about 20–1 miles: as far as the eye can see, especially at sea

kindly naturally

knowledge acknowledge

lading cargo

lanthorn lantern, light

last duration

laud praise

leaded framed

leagues treaties

let hindrance (noun); hinder (verb)

letted hindered, impaired

letters writing

lewd ignorant, untaught

licence permission

licensed freed

lightly casually

like the same

line equinoctial the equator

lines distances

living livelihood

lodestone magnet

looked expected

lot lottery

louting cringing

lubber dolt

lust wish to

lusty full of life

madder a plant yielding a valuable red dye

made away disposed of

manfully bravely, honourably

masculine love homosexuality

mattock tool like an adze or pick

maturations the act of bringing to ripeness

maws inward parts

mean season meantime

mean medium, small

meaner vulgar, of lower class

meats foods

meretricious embracements embraces of a prostitute

merrily in jest

mess a serving of food

meteors any meteorological phenomena

mislike displease

Montera helmet-like cap

mortified made tender by hanging or keeping

motions causes

moved made

moveth to attempts

mulct to punish with a fine

multiplications intensifications

murrain plague, especially of animals

namely especially; by name

naughtiness wickedness, depravity

needeth is necessary

newfangledness new fashions, fads

next immediately

niggish miserly, niggardly

nigh closely related to, near

nitre saltpetre

noisome
disgusting, unpleasant

noyous troublesome, vexatious

observation usage

occupieth takes up; interacts; trades; uses

of place of high rank, of authority

offered to expressed an intention to, made as if to

open public

open explain

ordinances decrees

ordnance military materials, artillery

orisons prayers

other others

out of comparison beyond compare

out of fashion unrefined, out of shape, rough

outlands outlying islands, foreign countries

over upper

overblown put to rest

overplus surplus

overrunned trampled down, crushed, ravaged

overthwart across

pale boundary, limit

parcel portion, part

pardy by God!, verily, certainly

parting dividing

pass us surpass us

pass care

patrimony inheritance

patterns models, blueprints, instructions

pennyfathers misers

physic medicine, art of healing

pick a thank slavish fawning

pieces guns

piles pointed stakes or posts

pilled shaved, stripped

pioners miners

pistolets Spanish, Venetian, or Florentine coins

pitied was merciful to, compassionated

planted settled

plat plot, device

platform ground plan

platted plotted

plot location, plot of land

plush rich cloth, of silk, cotton, or wool

policy stratagem, trick; political acumen

poll cut short, lop off

pontifical episcopal

portion dowry, financial gain

postern back

practices of experiments with

practique practice, way of arranging matters

precepts principles

prefer promote

preparations instruments

prescript prescribed, set down

presently immediately

preservative prophylactic

pretenced intended

pretty quite substantial

prevent anticipate our wants

pricked tormented

pristinate original

privy secret, private

probable just, defensible; credible

proof result, harvest

propriety ownership; property; quality

provide prepare

puissance might

pullen poultry

purgings evacuations of the bowels

quailed withered, faded

qualify invest with qualities, to make fit for

quarter-sounds quarter-tones

queans hussies

quoits a game played with discs or hoops

rampire fix, establish firmly

rank foul

ravin robbery, plunder, gluttony

re-edify rebuild, re-establish

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