Godefrey  (Thomas),  called  "  Cartere,"  "  whittawyere." — To  be

buried  before  the  entrance  of  the  church  of  All  Hallows,  London

Wall.     Bequests  to  the  said  church,  the  church  of  S.  Stephen  in

'  CollpHvmi  is  translated  in  Neckam's
vocabulary  (ed.  by  Thomas  Wright)
both  as  froge  (frock)  and  roket  (rochet)  ;
whilst  in  a  metrical  vocabulary  of  the
fourteenth  century,  and  in  a  '  Nominale'
of  the  fifteenth  century,  it  is  a  synonym
for  taberde.    See  also  note  supra,  p.  140.
1  Or  smock-frock ;  the  term  was  also
applied  to  a  cloak  or  mantle  (Halliwell).
In  Chaucer's  time  sloppis  meant  a  kind
of  breeches.  "  Slops"  in  the  present  day
is  the  vulgar  term  for  any  cheap  or
ready-made  clothing,  but  more  par-
ticularly for  sailors'  working  clothes,
which  are  of  a  very  coarse  and  inex-
pensive character.
See  note  supra,  p.  91.
OOUHT  OF  HUSTING,  LONDON.
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Colmanstrete,  and  to  each  order  of  friars  in  London  for  two  tren-
tals  of  masses  for  the  good  of  his  soul  and  the  souls  of  others.
Provision  also  made  for  a  chantry  in  the  church  of  All  Hallows
aforesaid.  To  Juliana  his  wife,  Simon  his  wife's  son,  Walter  his
wife's  brother,  his  two  sisters  [not  named],  and  others,  he  leaves
sums  of  money  and  chattels.  Also  to  his  said  wife  his  dwelling-
house  for  life  ;  remainder  to  his  infant  en  ventre  sa  mere  in  tail ;
remainder  in  trust  for  sale  for  the  maintenance  of  chantries  in  the
church  of  S.  Stephen  de  Colmanstrete.  Dated  London,  Monday
next  before  the  Feast  of  S.  Laurence,  Martyr  [10  Aug.],  a.d.
1358.  Eoll  114  (96).
A.D.
1385-6.
