Governance, "this is his governance" (M[26],d), behaviour, manners, conduct, mode of life. "Now schalle I telle you the governance of the court of the grete Cham."—Maundeville, p. 232.
Governy, "the whole rule and governy" (N[60],c), control, management, guidance.
Grass, "while the grass shall grow the horse shall sterve" (R[233],d), see Heywood (E.E.D.S., Works, II., 378), s.v. Grass.
Green cheese, "Ye can see no green cheese but your teeth will water" (R[216],c), cream cheese, the material of which "the moon is made": see Heywood, Works (E.E.D.S.), II., 97c.
Green Friars (N[92],d), no such order is known either to the highest living English authority on monastic orders, or to Helyot or Dugdale; The Catholic Dictionary likewise makes no reference to Green Friars. And, in truth, having regard to the context, it seems tolerably certain that Medwall (a priest himself) was merely satirizing known abuses, with an eye perhaps on "Friar Tuck" and "Lincoln green": the "hedge-marriages" alluded to later ([93],c) would also support this interpretation.
Groge, Groged (N[75],d), grudge, grudged: as subs = discontent, ill-will, anger, unwillingness to benefit; as verb = grieve, repine, murmur, raise objection, feel ill-will. "Perish they That grudge one thought against your Majesty."—Shakespeare, 1 Henry VI. iii. (1592), iii. 1.
Gromwell-seed (R[183],b), properly grey millet; here a slang term for money: see other volumes of this series.
Grossery, "such other grossery" (R[263],d), i.e. grossness, enormities, obscurity, with an eye on "grocery" (fr. O.F. grossier, one who sells by the gross, or wholesale).
Grutch (passim), grudge: see Groge.