This word is thus further illustrated: Cavendish makes Brereton say,
"Furnished with romes I was by the kyng,
The best I am sewer he had in my contrie
Stewart of the Holt, a rome of great wynnyng
In the marches of Wales, the which he gave to me."
And imputes to Norris the remark,
"Offices and romes he gave me great plenty."
Ed. Singer, vol. ii. pp. 25, [34].
It is hence obvious that the explanation given in p. [348] is correct.
Sloppes.
This word is further elucidated by the following extract from a letter from Richard Onslow, Recorder of London, dated in February, 1565, stating that in consequence of a recent Proclamation several hosiers had applied to him to know whether they might "lyne a Sloppe hose not cutte in panes wyth a lynung of cotton styched to the Sloppe, over and besydes the lynnen lynyng, and the other lynyng straytt to the legg: whereunto upon consideracyon of the wordes of the proclamacion I answered them all, that I thought surely they could not: and that any loose lynyng not straytt to the legg was not permytted, but for the lynyng of panes only, and that the hole upper stock being in our Sloppe uncutt could not be said to be in panes, wherewith they departed satisfyed. Sythens which tyme dyvers of them have been wyth me and declared that for as moche as they have refused to lyne the slopp so, their customers have gone from them to other hosyers dwellynge without Temple Barr, who not only have so lyned the Slopp, but also have sayd that your Honour hath declared, that they may lawfully so doe."—Ellis's Original Letters, Second Series, vol. ii. p. 307.
Skyppe Master.
A John Skyppe, clerk, was the King's almoner in the 30 Hen. VIII.—Book of Quarterly Payments.