76 Bailiffs. BAILIVES. " These joly knights and bailives These nonnis and these burgeis wives." (Bomaunt of the Rose.) Bark. BERK, (also pronounced baark.)
- ' And to herk as doith an hound and sey Baw baw."
(Merchanfs Second Tale.) Beasts. BAISTIS, " Of faire wethir and tempestis, Of qualme, of folke, and of bestis.^^ (The House of Fame.) Before. AFORE.
- ' Thou must pass through the hall, but tary nat I rede,
For thou shult fynd a dur up right afore thyn hede." (Merchants Second Tale.) " For as the seven sages had afore declarid." (Ibid) " What should Mercie do but Trespas go afore, But Trespas, Mercie woll be litill store." ( Chaucer s Ballads.) Between. BETWIX.
- Every man to other will seyne,
That betivyx you is somme synne." [Romance of the Lyfe of Ipomydon.)
- ' This was the forward pleinly for t'endite,
Betwixen Theseus and him Arcite." [Ibid), Black. BLAKE, (pronounced blaak.) ' * Of lambe skynnys hevy and blahe, It was full olde I undertake." (Romaunt of the Rose.) " As soon as poverte ginneth take, With mantil and vyith wedis blake.^^ (Ibid.)
- ' An hat upon his hed with frenges blake,
Sire, quod the Sumpnour, haile and wel atake." (The Frere's Tale.)
