" this day, when we confine it to a measure of Land containing 40 Perches in Length, and 4 in Breadth. And indeed as Akre denotes Field (and not that small Quantity of Ground, which we now adays understand by it) it agrees exactly with the original Saxon word Aceɲe, from whence it comes. For, saith, Sommer in his Saxon Dictionary, "Acene. Ager, campus. a field. Vo"cabulum omnibus Europæis fere commune, ut viro doctis"simo jam observatum, Notis "in Willeramum, p. 143”. And truly tis worth while taking notice, that the Acre of land (notwithstanding the former quantity prescribed) is not in every place in this land of like quantity; for the Cornish acre is said to contain a Carew of land. 6. E. 3. 283. and in the Commentary of Mr. Ploden the Cornish Acre is said to contain an hundred other Acres. Com. Throg. & Tracy 154'. And sometimes it hath been noted to be the same with a yard land, scil. 34 or 30 Acres2, tho' even the yard land also differs much in different places. From this extensive signification of the sword in old time I cannot but observe, that whereas in some places, where there have been undoubtedly Roman Works, the common people, as well as others, make use of Castle Acre, to distinguish such a piece of Ground where they have been, I think we ought not to restrain that term to our modern narrow Acceptation of the word, but look upon it to be meant in the old sense, so as to denote an intire Field. So whereas by Castle Acre in Weycock field, in the Parish of Laurence - Waltham near Maidenhead in Berks, the Country people commonly understand, no more ground than what is now generally known by the term Acre, I rather think, that 'tis to be understood of the whole Field, at least of a great many of our common Acres, and that the Building there was very large, a thing which the great number of Antiquities found in the Field proves very plainly, in reference to which I shall here transcribe, what I put down in one of my MSS.3 a few years since, when, in my walk, I lay at Hare-Hatch, and the next day went through this Field, as I have upon occasion done several times. "Wednesd."A“pril 1". 1719. Í talk'd with See my Collection of curious Discourses, p. 67. Ibid. p. 78. 3 Vol. 70. p. 91. an Coyns found in this Field, " one of which was a Silver one of Amyntas, and this "I have published in Leland's "Itinerary.. commonly wount to be made, ald, alde, old. albe, the alb or aub, which is a alderbest vel alder best, best of all, rate together, to allie, to associate, hastened, sive went to; as, To went. alience, alliance. alle, all. Also, whole; as, pis alle gate, altogether, always. To means. before) ordynaryly, as it is alle mýgh, almighty. also mykelle, as much, just as &, and, both, if, ever, even, verily. much. als so, also, and so, just so. als so verraýly, as truly. als so sone; very soon. alterage, the profits which accrue and are due to the priest by reason of the altar. altercand, contending, striving. aman, (conjunctim,) a man. amang, among. & euer, if ever! & I, if I. pe barons & of hise said, and of his barons they said, vel, and eve ry one of his barons they said. ancestre, ancestors. ancestrie, ancestors. Andrewmesse, Andrew's mass. anens, links, fetters, chains, shackles. anerty, hardy, stout. " ame, aim, esteem, love, desire, rec. anntcler, anntler, or anntlot, kon'd, aim'd, fathom, tell. amerciaments (from the French merci, i. e. mercy) are pecuniary punishments imposed upon Offenders at the Mercy of the Court; and differ from Fines, which are Punishments certain and determined, by some Stu tute. dere, young deer; from the an ired, angry, an angered. 'Blount's Dict. interpreting hard Words, voc. amict. Luke XXII. 64. aperte Askwednesday, Ashwednesday. asoiled, absolved. asoyled, absolved. aspie, espy, view, take notice of. assaile, assault, set upon sive set on. assailed, assaulted, beset. assaled, assaulted. assaut, assault. assay, try, attempt, tryal. assent, assenting. assoled, absolved. assoyle, absolve, loose.. assoyles, absolves. a stounde, in a minute, in a trice. at, in, at, but. at þat, p. 74. as many as; adeo ut forsitan reponendum sit, al pat. bot at, in Rob. of Brunne's Prologue1. but that, & forte quidem ibi pat legi debet. ateyned, attainted. ateynt, attainted, were attainted. assise, assize, sessions. Rents of atire, cloath, accoutre. Vide Append, ad Præf, nost. Nun. V. Vol. II. atired, |