[36]. An uncouth spelling of this is met with in the De Lacy Inquisition, where the entry occurs: ‘Henry, son of Holekyn, for 17½ acres of land, 4s. 6d. (Cheth. Soc., p. 12.) ‘King Hal’ is still familiar to us.
[37]. ‘To Garrett Jonson, for shoes, xs. xd.’ ‘To Garratt Jonson, for shoes, iiis.’ (Hous. Exp. Princess Eliz., Cam. Soc., pp. 16–18.)
[38]. ‘The account of Wattare Taylor and Wyllyam Partrynge, beynge churchewardens, in the xxxii. yere of the rayne of Kyng Henry the eighth, A.D. 1541.’ (Ludlow: Churchwardens’ Accounts, p. 6, Cam. Soc.)
[39]. Agnes Antonison is found in the ‘Proc. in Chancery.’ (Elizabeth.)
[40]. Fuller, in his Book of Worthies, writes:—‘St. Anthony is universally known for the patron of hogs, having a pig for his page in all pictures, though for what reason is unknown, except, because being a hermit, and having a well or hole digged in the earth, and having his general repast on roots, he and hogs did in some sort enter common both in their diet and lodging.’
[41]. Thus in the comedy of the ‘Western Lass’ (circa 1720) the heroine sings:—
‘Is Love finer than money,
Or can it be sweeter than honey?
I’m, poor girl, such a Toney,
Evads, that I cannot guess.’