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542 THE WEDDERBURN BOOK.Glossary. Raxes, iron instrument consisting of various links,on which the spit is turned at the fire ; or perhapstongs, rax meaning to stretch.Reft, bereft.Regality, a territorial jurisdiction conferred by thecrown, the holder being termed lord of theregality, with power to hold courts.Regent, master of a school or college.Remanent, remaining.Renunciation, (1) by an heir charged to enter onpossession ; (2) of redeemable rights when redeemed; (3) of a lease. Also the deed bywhich these are carried out.Reponit, reponed, replaced.Resignation, the act whereby a vassal returns thefeu into the hands of the superior, either toremain with the latter, or for the purpose ofreceiving it again by a new grant. The deedrecording the act.Resting, remaining due, owing.Retour, an extract from chancery of the service ofan heir to his progenitor.Retohr of inquest, the report of the jury summonedto find if an heir is duly entitled.Reuestrie, revestry, back vestry of a church.Rex dollar, a silver coiu (German) of varying valuefrom 2s. 6d. to 4s. 6d.Rondle, A. This word has various meanings, e.g.,a tower, round shield, round table, and song(rondel).Rottonfall. The context (ii., 165) seems to implythat this is a book, but it might mean a rat-trap(rotton-faw).Roundall, rowndall ; see Rondle.Round sheets, sheets put round the mattress tobind it.Rounder bed plaids, woollen coverlets.Roup, sale by auction.Sadill of aik, seat (sedilium) of oak.Saidles, saddles.Saifand, saving.Salbe, shall be.Salmond, salmon.Salt backet, salt tub.Saltfat, or saltfoot, of tun, a saltcellar of pewter.Saltpans, pits where salt is made.Sameklk, bo much.Samen, same.Sangis, songs.Sasine, act giving legal possession of property ofland or house ; the deed recording the act.Sauld, sold.Schade, shadow.Scho, she.Schryne (serine), shrine, desk, screen.Scruittore, escritoire, writing-table.Scutifer, shield bearer.Se'all, contraction for several!, several.Selch's skin, seal's skin.Selffis, selves.Sensyne, since that time.Sett, let to.Servator (servitor, servites), agent, secretary, apprentice; also napkin (ii., 120).Service, special, as heir to a special subject, asproperty, etc.Sevine, sewin, seven.Shadow half, north side of land.Shag lyning, cloth having a rough nap.Shambo gloves, made of chamois leather.Sheds of land, portions or fields of land.Sheriff clerk, clerk to the sheriff court, andkeeper of the records.Sheriff in that part (i.e., in that behalf), one appointedby the crown to act in place of thesheriff in a particular instance.Sheriffdom, the district under jurisdiction of asheriff, a county ; see s. Barony, Regality.Shuttles, small enclosed drawers of a cabinet.Shod, shode, shot, " lie shot," i.e., lying separatefrom the rest.Sicklike, siclyk, like as, likewise, in like manner.Skaithless, without hurt or damage.Skaith, hurt or damage.Sleist sluther vagabond ; lazy slothful slut.Soam (ii., 120), a rope or chain by which a ploughis drawn.Sommance, summons.Soney, sunny.Soumes, sums.Speet (speit), spite ; also spit, for roasting.Spleuchis (A pair of), splints.Springzie rapper, springy rapier.Spuilzied, robbed or despoiled.Staff and baton, delivery by, symbols used onresignation of lands by a wassal into the handsof the superior.Staig, young horse.Staithless, skaithless, scaithless.Stapis, tyn, stoups, large pitchers of tin.Steall, stale.Stent, tax. Also as a verb, to tax ; stentar, onewho collects the stent.Stoup, a vessel for carrying water from the well.Strib, iron and girdis (stirroubis, stirribis), stirrups(iron) and girths.Stuiver, a Dutch coin ; cp. " Stiver."Submission ; see s. Decreet arbitral.Sunny half, south lying portion of lands.Superior of lands, the overlord from whom titleis derived.Surrender, Decreet of, ordering the tithes orteinds to be yielded to the crown.Suspension, Letters of, ordering the non-executionof charges proceeding on bills, bonds, or decreesuntil pleas be heard.Syd, side.Sylebob glass, syllabub.Swippit, supped.Swmes, sums.Symbol ; see s. Notarial.Tack of lands, customs, lease ; tacksman, leaseholder.Tailzie, entail ; tailzier, entailer.Tas, cup.Taxt-ward, the casualty of a superior for lands innon-entry.Tayngis, tongs.Teick, tick, tick of a bed.Teinds, tithes ;teind sheaves, grain tithe.Temple lands, lands which belonged of old to theknight templars.Tenement, a house, flat, holding or piece of land.Testament, will. As to Scotch wills see p. 482.Testamentar ; see s. Dative.Theats, horse traces in plough or carriage.Thesaurer, treasurer.Thirlage, the obligation on owner or tenants ofland within a certain district to have their grainground at a particular mill.Thomie, thumb.Thrid, third.Throng of business, full of, " crowded with "business.Throw, through.Titellis, titles