[l. 543.] Lapwing or Peewit, Vanellus cristatus, ii. 515.
[l. 543.] The Martin, or House Martin, Hirundo urbica, Y. ii. 255; the Sand or Bank Martin, Hirundo riparia, ii. 261.
[l. 544.] Quail, the Common, Coturnix vulgaris, Y. ii. 413.
[l. 546.] On Fish wholesome or not, see Bullein, fol. lxxxiij., and on Meats, fol. 82.
[l. 548.] Torrentille: Mr Skeat suggests ‘? Torrent-eel.’ Though the spelling of Randle Holme’s A Sandile or a Sandeele (Bk. II., p. 333), and Aldrovandi’s (p. 252 h.) “De Sandilz Anglorum” may help this, yet, as Dr Günther says, eels have nothing to do with torrents. Torrentille may be the Italian Tarentella: see [note on Torrentyne, l. 835] below.
[l. 555.] Ling. There shall be stryken of every Saltfische called a Lyng Fische vj Stroks after iij Strooks in a Side. Percy Household Book, p. 135.
[l. 558.] Stockfish. Vocatur autem ‘Stockfisch’ à trunco, cui hic piscis aridus tundendus imponitur. ariditate enim ita riget, ut nisi præmaceratus aqua, aut prætunsus, coqui non possit. Gesner, p. 219. ‘Ie te frotteray à double carillon. I will beat thee like a stockfish, I will swinge thee while I may stand ouer thee.’ Cotgrave. ‘The tenne chapitule’ of ‘The Libelle of Englysch Polycye’ is headed ‘Of the coundius stokfysshe of Yselonde,’ &c., &c., and begins
Of Yseland to wryte is lytille nede,
Save of stockfische.
A. Borde, in his Introduction to Knowledge, under Islond, says,