Ne, "ne would" (N[124],a), not, neither.
Neat, "a horse and a neat" (M[26],c), an ox, bullock, cow, heifer: now rare.
Nec, "nec in hasta," etc. (M[18],c), see 1 Reg. xvii. 47—"Non in gladio, nec in hasta...."
Neck-verse, "he could his neck-verse" (M[27],d), a verse on which one's neck depends, in allusion to hanging: originally "a Latin verse printed in black letter (usually the beginning of the 51st Psalm), formally set before one claiming benefit of clergy, ... by reading which he might save his neck" (O.E.D.). See other volumes of this series.
Needings (M[34],d), "relieving nature," doing that is necessary.
Negligence, (a) "if it please your negligence" (M[21],a), i.e. if an "interval" will be acceptable: this usage = a pleasing relaxation of attention, or absence of restraint, was common enough.
(b) "Committed to my negligence" (N[83],a), in sarcasm.
Nemble, "now am I nemble" (IP[337],d), nimble: cf. trimble = tremble.
Nemesis (R., passim), the embodiment of retributive justice; this passage serves the O.E.D., being nearly half a century earlier than the first given by Dr. Murray.