Slavonic: a group of kindred languages, including Russian, Polish, and Bulgarian.
[25. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD.]
Embattled: built with battlements.
minor canons: clergy of the cathedral who intone the services and look after the music.
charnel: containing the bones of the dead.
Finsbury Fields: the fenny or marshy ground lying north of the Moorgate of the old City walls.
Papal Bulls: decrees and orders issued by the Pope, so called from the seal attached to them.
Latimer (born 1470, died 1555), Bishop of Worcester, burnt at the stake for his Protestant opinions together with Ridley, Bishop of London.
chapter house: the building where the chapter or clergy belonging to the cathedral meet.