Chauc. Tale of Nonnes Prest.
"I wol you telle a mery tale in prose"
(Id. Prol. Person's Tale),
where the "mery tale" is a sermon.
Mess (L. L. L. iv. 3, 3 H. VI. i. 4), a set of four persons at a meal, the party being arranged in fours. It is probably the Spanish mesa, table.
Milliner (1 H. IV. i. 3), a man who carried on the business now appropriated to women; probably from Milan.
Mobled (Ham. ii. 2), having the face covered. "The moon doth mobble up herself" (Shirley, Gent. of Venice). Its derivation is uncertain; but it may be connected with muffle.
Mock-water (M. W. ii. 3) may allude to the usage of judging of diseases by the urine; but it is uncertain.
Modern (As Y. L. ii. 7, iv. 1, All's Well, v. 3, Macb. iv. 3), common, trivial, such as we may meet with every day. Modern comes from hodiernus.
Monarcho (L. L. L. iv. 1). "Monarcho the Italian" (Nash, Have with You, etc.). "Monarcho that lived about court" (Meres, Pal. Tamia).