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Index of Proper Names

This index lists the proper names found in the English articles of Oxford, Jesus College, MS 29 (II). Each entry is listed by variant spellings in parentheses (if any), article numbers, and lines. For the prose text, art. 27, references are listed by article number and paragraph, and multiple appearances within a paragraph are indicated parenthetically. Translated forms are listed separately and indicated by italic font. Where Middle English and modern English forms are identical, they are listed on the same line separated by a comma. Excluded from this list are terms for God, terms for Mary, and titles (Earl, King, Saint, etc.).

  • Absalon: art. 19.42
  • Absolon: See Absalon
  • Adam, Adam: art. 1.23, 34; art. 3.173, 207; art. 13.13, 27; art. 16.4; art. 18.14, 27
  • Admund: art. 12.23
  • Adversary: See Wytherwynne
  • Alfred: See Alvred
  • Alfrich: See Alvrich
  • Alvred (Ealvred): art. 2.235, 299, 349, 685, 697, 761, 1223, 1269; art. 24 passim
  • Alvrich: art. 24.4
  • Amadas,Amadas: art. 19.34
  • Arimathea: See Arymathia
  • Arymathia: art. 1.504
  • Barraban: art. 1.374, 375
  • Barrabas: See Barraban
  • Bath: See Bathe
  • Bathe (Bathun): art. 27.¶1(2x)
  • Bearrucschire: art. 27.¶2
  • Bede,Bede: art. 15.13
  • Bedefordschire: art. 27.¶2
  • Bedfordshire: See Bedefordschire
  • Beelzebub: art. 3.281
  • Belzebub: See Beelzebub
  • Berkshire: See Bearrucschire
  • Bethany,Bethany: art. 1.639
  • Beverley,Beverley: art. 27.¶1
  • Bible: See Bok(e)
  • Bok(e): art. 5.2; art. 28.263
  • Bridport: See Bridyport
  • Bridyport: art. 27.¶1
  • Britain: See Brutlaund
  • Brutlaund: art. 27.¶2
  • Buckinghamshire: See Bukinghamschire
  • Bukinghamschire: art. 27.¶2
  • Caesar: See Cesar(e)
  • Cain: See Kaym
  • Caiphas: See Kayphas
  • Caithness: See Katenes
  • Calvary: See Kalvarie
  • Cambridgeshire: See Grauntebruggeschire
  • Canterbury: See Kanterbury
  • Cayphas: See Kayphas
  • Cesar(e): art. 1.329, 420, 422, 430; art. 19.35
  • Charlemagne: See Karlemeyne
  • Cheshire: See Chestreschire
  • Chestreschire: art. 27.¶2
  • Chicester: See Cicestre
  • Chireche: art. 12.incipit, 3; art. 24.57. See also Holy Chir(e)che
  • Christian: See Cristen(e)
  • Christians: See Cristes men
  • Christianity: See Cristendom(e)
  • Christmastime: See Cristesmasse
  • Church: See Chireche
  • Cicestre: art. 27.¶1
  • Cornwale: art. 27.¶1(2x), ¶2(2x)
  • Cornwall: See Cornwale
  • Crede: art. 18.16
  • Creed: See Crede
  • Cristen(e) (Crystene): art. 3.291, 304; art. 4.129
  • Cristendom(e): art. 3.292; art. 12.12
  • Cristes men: art. 12.15
  • Cristesmasse: art. 2.481
  • Crystene: See Cristen(e)
  • Cumberland: See Cumberlond
  • Cumberlond: art. 27.¶2
  • Dacyen: art. 1.686
  • Danelaw: See Denelawe
  • Deable: See Deovel
  • Deastow: See Dewyes-steowe
  • Death: See Deth
  • Decius: See Dacyen
  • Denelawe: art. 27.¶2(2x)
  • Deorebyschire: art. 27.¶2
  • Deovel (Deable): art. 2.1412; art. 3.214, 250, 267; art. 28.2. See also Feond, Ivo, Puke, Qued, Sathanas, Unwihte, Uvele Wihte, Wytherwynne
  • Derbyshire: See Deorebyschire
  • Deth: art. 3.124, 127; art. 4.118; art. 7.8, 12, 29, 37; art. 8.44; art. 14.4, 25, 27; art. 19.32; art. 21.5
  • Devenaschre: art. 27.¶2
  • Devil: See Deovel
  • Devon: See Devenaschre
  • Dewyes-steowe: art. 27.¶1
  • Dideyne: art. 19.34
  • Dom(e): art. 3.91, 126, 161, 169; art. 4.65; art. 13.16; art. 14.128; art. 18.24; art. 21.2; art. 26.23
  • Domesday: art. 3.136, 162; art. 4.347; art. 13.1, 13
  • Doom: See Dom(e)
  • Doomsday: See Domesday
  • Dorset: See Dorsete, Dorsetschire
  • Dorsete: art. 2.1753
  • Dorsetschire: art. 27.¶2
  • Dover: See Doveran
  • Doveran: art. 27.¶1
  • Dunholme: art. 27.¶1
  • Durham: See Dunholme
  • Eadward: art. 27.¶1(2x)
  • Ealvred: See Alvred
  • Eastsexe: art. 27.¶2
  • Ebreu: art. 1.470
  • Ector: art. 19.35
  • Edmund [Rich]: See Admund
  • Edward [the Confessor]: See Eadward
  • Enemy: See Unwihte
  • Engelonde (Engelaunde, Englelond(e)): art. 2.749; art. 17.7; art. 19.51; art. 24.18; art. 27.incipit, ¶1(3x), ¶2
  • England: See Engelonde
  • Englene(of the English): art. 24.6, 7, 8, 12
  • English: See Englene
  • Essex: See Eastsexe
  • Eve,Eve: art. 3.173; art. 8.15
  • Everwich: art. 27.¶1
  • Everwichschire: art. 27.¶2
  • Evil Creature: See Uvele Wihte
  • Evil One: See Qued
  • Excestre: art. 27.¶1(2x)
  • Exeter: See Excestre
  • Faryseus: See Phariseus
  • Feond (Veond, Wonde): art. 1.108, 549, 681; art. 3.177, 264; art. 4.101, 230; art. 14.7, 56; art. 16.21; art. 26.4, 14. See also Deovel
  • Fiend: See Feond
  • Flum Jurdan: art. 1.25; art. 18.75
  • Foe: See Ivo
  • Gabriel,Gabriel: art. 10.5; art. 20.5
  • Galeweye: art. 2.910
  • Galile (Galyle): art. 1.136, 647, 670
  • Galilean: See Galilewis
  • Galilee: See Galile
  • Galilewis: art. 1.286
  • Galloway: See Galeweye
  • Galyle: See Galile
  • Gethsemane: See Gethsemany
  • Gethsemany: art. 1.148
  • Giloth: See Gilothe
  • Gilothe: art. 16.41
  • Gloucestershire: See Gloucestreschire
  • Gloucestreschire: art. 27.¶2
  • Good Friday: See Vryday
  • Grauntebruggeschire: art. 27.¶2
  • Greek: See Gryv
  • Gryv: art. 1.470
  • Guildford: See Guldevorde
  • Guldevorde: art. 2.191
  • Gyu: art. 1.351
  • Gywene(of the Jews, Jewish): art. 1.332, 348, 357, 372, 387, 468, 473
  • Gywes (Gyues): art. 1 passim
  • Hebrew: See Ebreu
  • Hector: See Ector
  • Helen: See Heleyne
  • Heleyne: art. 19.33
  • Henri: art. 2.1091
  • Henry: art. 19.41, 51
  • Henry II: See Henri
  • Henry III: See Henri, Henry
  • Hereford: See Hereforde
  • Hereforde: art. 27.¶1
  • Herefordschire: art. 27.¶2
  • Herefordshire: See Herefordschire
  • Heremon,Heremon: art. 27.¶1
  • Hertfordschire: art. 27.¶2
  • Hertfordshire: See Hertfordschire
  • Holy Chir(e)che (Holi Chireche): art. 2.721; art. 12.16, 25; art. 14.66, 127; art. 28.173, 278. See also Chireche
  • Holy Church: See Holy Chir(e)che
  • Holy Thursday: See Schere Thursday
  • Hug’: art. 28.288
  • Hug[h]: See Hug’
  • Huntingdonshire: See Huntynduneschire
  • Huntynduneschire: art. 27.¶2
  • Hwytebi: art. 27.¶1
  • Idoine: See Dideyne
  • Ireland: See Irlonde
  • Irlonde: art. 2.907
  • Iscariot: See Skariot
  • Isle of Wight: See Wyht
  • Isolde: See Yseude
  • Israel: See Yrahel
  • Ivo: art. 11.7. See also Deovel
  • Jame: art. 1.151
  • James: See Jame
  • Janekyn: art. 16.32
  • Jankin: See Janekyn
  • Jerusalem: See Jherusalem
  • Jew: See Gyu
  • Jewish: See Gywene, Judaysse
  • Jews: See Gywene, Gywes
  • Jherusalem (Jerusalem): art. 1.65, 665; art. 5.50
  • Johan1: art. 1.26; art. 18.51, 76
  • Johan2: art. 27.¶1
  • John [King]: See Johan2
  • John [the Baptist]: See Johan1
  • John [the Evangelist]: See Jon
  • Jon: art. 1.151, 231
  • Jordan: See Jurdan
  • Joseph,Joseph [of Arimathea]: art. 1.503, 509
  • Judas,Judas: art. 1.105, 109, 120, 125, 174, 177
  • Judaysse: art. 5.54
  • Judea: See Judelonde
  • Judelonde: art. 5.19
  • Judgment: See Dom(e)
  • Jurdan: art. 1.25; art. 18.75
  • Kalvarie: art. 1.436
  • Kanterbury: art. 27.¶1
  • Karlemeyne: art. 1.3
  • Katenes: art. 27.¶1
  • Kaym: art. 28.266
  • Kayphas (Cayphas): art. 1.219, 237, 251, 279, 315
  • Kent,Kent: art. 27.¶2
  • Latin: See Latyn
  • Latyn: art. 1.470
  • Laurence: art. 18.44
  • Lawrence: See Laurence
  • Leicestershire: See Leycestreschire
  • Leofric: See Leofrych
  • Leofrych: art. 27.¶1
  • Leycestreschire: art. 27.¶2
  • Lichfield: See Lycchesfeld
  • Lincoln: See Lyncholne
  • Lincolnshire: See Lyncolneschire
  • London: See Lundene
  • Lothen: art. 27.¶2
  • Lothian: See Lothen
  • Lundene: art. 27.¶1
  • Lycchesfeld: art. 27.¶1
  • Lyncholne: art. 27.¶1
  • Lyncolneschire: art. 27.¶2
  • Magdalene: See Maudeleyne
  • Malchus: See Malkes
  • Malekyn: art. 16.31
  • Malkes: art. 1.198, 290
  • Malkin: See Malekyn
  • Marie: art. 1.554, 557, 565, 569, 577, 578, 581, 587
  • Mary [Magdalene]: See Marie
  • Maudeleyne: art. 1.554
  • Mercena lawe: art. 27.¶2(2x)
  • Mercian law: See Mercena lawe
  • Michaelstow: See Mihhales-steowe
  • Middelsex: art. 27.¶2
  • Middlesex: See Middelsex
  • Mihhales-steowe: art. 27.¶1
  • Mount of Olives: See Munt(e) of Olyvete
  • Munt(e) of Olyvete: art. 1.127; art. 4.259; art. 11.13
  • Nazaren: art. 1.183
  • Nazarene: See Nazaren
  • Nazareth,Nazareth: art. 1.468
  • Nero: See Nerun
  • Nerun: art. 1.686
  • New Law: See Newe Lawe
  • Newe Lawe: art. 3.307
  • Nichol of Guldevorde: art. 2.191
  • Nicholas of Guildford: See Nichol of Guldevorde, Nichole
  • Nichole: art. 2.1746, 1778
  • Norfolk: See Northfolk
  • Norhamtoneschire: art. 27.¶2
  • Northamptonshire: See Norhamtoneschire
  • Northfolk: art. 27.¶2
  • Northhumbre: art. 27.¶2
  • Northumberland: See Northhumbre
  • Northwych: art. 27.¶1
  • Norway: See Norweye
  • Norweye: art. 2.909
  • Norwich: See Northwych
  • Nottinghamshire: See Snotingham
  • Old Law: See Olde Lawe
  • Olde Lawe: art. 3.307
  • Oxenefordschire: art. 27.¶2
  • Oxfordshire: See Oxenefordschire
  • Palm Sunday: See Palme Suneday
  • Palme Suneday: art. 1.65
  • Paris,Paris: art. 19.33
  • Paternoster,Paternoster: art. 16.38
  • Paul: See Pol
  • Penwith: See Penwyth
  • Penwyth: art. 27.¶1
  • Peter,Peter: art. 1 passim; art. 12.1, 11; art. 18.39
  • Pharisees: See Phariseus, Faryseus
  • Phariseus (Faryseus): art. 1.57, 178, 516
  • Pilate,Pilate: art. 1 passim. See also Pylate
  • Pol (Paulus, Pool): art. 28.incipit, 14, explicit
  • Pope,Pope: art. 2.746; art. 12.11, 29
  • Portesham: See Porteshom
  • Porteshom (Portesham): art. 2.1752, 1791
  • Puke: art. 4.120. See also Deovel
  • Pylate: See Pilate
  • Qued: art. 13.24; art. 14.107, 113, 123. See also Deovel
  • Ramsbury: See Remmesbury
  • Remmesbury: art. 27.¶1
  • Ripon: See Rypon
  • River Jordan: See Flum Jurdan
  • Robin: See Robyn
  • Robyn: art. 16.41, 46
  • Rochester: See Rouecestre
  • Rome,Rome: art. 2.746, 1016; art. 12.11
  • Rouecestre: art. 27.¶1
  • Rypon: art. 27.¶1
  • Salisbury: See Saresbury
  • Salomon: art. 1.245; art. 7.21; art. 19.57
  • Samaria: See Samarie
  • Samarie (Samarye): art. 5.6, 41
  • Saresbury (Saresburi): art. 27.¶1(2x)
  • Satan: See Sathanas
  • Sathanas (Sathan): art. 1.28, 31, 38; art. 3.281; art. 4.106, 130, 143, 221, 287; art. 14.107; art. 28.17. See also Deovel
  • Saturday night: See Sone-nyhte
  • Schere Thursday: art. 1.89
  • Scotland: See Scotlonde
  • Scotlonde (Scotlaund): art. 2.908, 1758; art. 27.¶2
  • Sevorde: art. 24.1
  • Seynte Germane: art. 27.¶1
  • Shefford: See Sevorde
  • Sherborne: See Shireburne
  • Shireburne: art. 27.¶1
  • Shropshire: See Slobschire
  • Simon: See Symon
  • Skariot: art. 1.125
  • Slobschire: art. 27.¶2
  • Snotingham: art. 27.¶2
  • Solomon: See Salomon
  • Somerset: See Sumersethschire
  • Sone-nyhte: art. 13.5
  • Southamptonshire: See Suthhamptounschire
  • St. Germans: See Seynte Germane
  • Staffordschire: art. 27.¶2
  • Staffordshire: See Staffordschire
  • Stephen [Langton]: See Stephne
  • Stephne: art. 12.22
  • Suffolk: See Suthfolk
  • Sumersethschire: art. 27.¶2
  • Surrey: See Sutheray
  • Sussex: See Suthsex
  • Sutheray: art. 27.¶2
  • Suthfolk: art. 27.¶2
  • Suthhamptounschire: art. 27.¶2
  • Suthsex: art. 27.¶2
  • Symon: art. 12.1, 7
  • Thomas,Thomas [of Canterbury]: art. 12.21; art. 17.1; art. 18.57
  • Tristram,Tristram: art. 19.34
  • Unwihte: art. 4.4. See also Deovel
  • Uvele Wihte: art. 14.130. See also Deovel
  • Veond: See Feond
  • Vryday: art. 1.424
  • Warewikschire: art. 27.¶2
  • Warwickshire: See Warewikschire
  • Watekin (Watekyn): art. 16.37, 40
  • Watkin: See Watekin
  • Wealth: See Weole
  • Well: art. 27.¶1
  • Wells: See Well
  • Weole: art. 6.1; art. 7.41, 43
  • West Saxon law: See West Sexene lawe
  • West Sexene lawe: art. 27.¶2(2x)
  • Westmaralond: art. 27.¶2
  • Westmorland: See Westmaralond
  • Whitby: See Hwytebi
  • Whitsunday: See Witsuneday
  • Wil: art. 9.1, 2, 3, 4
  • Wilekyn: art. 16.40
  • Wilkin: See Wilekyn
  • Will: See Wil
  • Willam: art. 27.¶1
  • William [II]: See Willam
  • Wiltoneschire: art. 27.¶2(2x)
  • Wiltshire: See Wiltoneschire
  • Winchester: See Wyncestre
  • Wirecestre: art. 27.¶1
  • Wisdom,Wisdom: art. 9.4
  • Wit,Wit: art. 9.1, 2, 3
  • Witsuneday: art. 1.657
  • Wonde: See Feonde
  • Worcester: See Wirecestre
  • Worcestershire: See Wyricestreschire
  • World,World: art. 7.41, 43
  • Wyht: art. 27.¶2
  • Wyncestre: art. 27.¶1
  • Wyricestreschire: art. 27.¶2
  • Wytherwynne (Wytherwine): art. 4.77, 226. See also Deovel
  • York: See Everwich
  • Yorkshire: See Everwichschire
  • Yrahel: art. 1.451
  • Yseude: art. 19.34