Madagascar,43,70Maidstone,140,141,142Major,seeStewardMalabar,43,47,57Maldon,168Manchuria,49Manji,43,61Mangu Khan,49Mann, John,170Manor,seeBodo,150Manse,20,21,22,23,25Mansi.SeeManjiMarcus Aurelius,2,3,4Marignolli, John,70Marino Faliero,63Mark Lane,140,150Markshall,168Marmora, Sea of,42Marts,147,150,193,SeeFairsMass,44,71,80,99,117Matins,79,82Mechlin,122Mediterranean,15,42,43Medway,140,142'Meg', a hawk,138Melaria,64Melibeus and Prudence,99,186Ménagier de Paris,Chap. Vpassim127,185; on accounts,188; on cookery,100,112,113,114,115,116,186; on deportment,99,102-3,116; on duty to husband,99,101,103-7,118; on extermination of insects, in,112; on games,101,117,187; on garments and household linen,98,99,102,111,112,117,188; on management of farm,100; on servants,100,102,107-111,114,115,117,118; on wife's second marriage,98,114Mercers,149Merchant Adventurers,122,193Merchant: Arab,47; Chinese,46,47,58,71; English,seeBetson, CompanyMerchant Adventurers,Paycocke,Staple; Indian,47; Italian,149; Roman,1 ff; Spanish,149; Venetian,seeVenice, trade of, marks of,153,157,158,159; repair of roads by,169Merovingian,13Meung, Jean de,99Middleburgh,142Middle classes: growth of,158; houses of,158,159; ménagier as type of,158Midwinter, William,136,137Milhall,140Milton,140Minoresses,129Minstrels,31,32,38Missi dominici, seeJusticesMoney,seeCoinsMongol,58,60,178,182Mongolia,49,55,57,67Monte Corvino, John of,70Montfort, Simon de,75More, Lewis,149Moreta.SeePoloMoslem,42,49Mosul,54Myroure of Our Ladye,83,185Navarre, Margaret of,187Navy: Genoese,42,63; Vandal,15; Venetian,45,64Nestorian,49,182Netherlands,122,123,152Newark,138Newbury,161; Jack of (John Winchcomb),152,162,163-4,195Newhithe,141Nicobar,70Nile,40None,79Norman, Normandy,155Northampton,93,141Northleach,123,136,137,138Norwich,154Nunneries,Chap. IVpassim, and129,184; of Minoresses,129; at Stainfield,82; of Syon,83; of Wilton,176; bishops' visits to,76-8; Chaucer's sources for study of,74; dissolution of,78,93; fashions in,88,89; management of,85-7; mentioned in wills,157; paying guests in,87,91; pets in,90,91; schoolgirls in,80,92; silence hours in,80; sources for study of,184Nuns(seeEglentyne,Nunneries,Prioress,Chap. IVpassim),200; clothes of,88,89; complaints of, to bishop,76-8,85,92; dowries of,78-9; intercourse of, with the world,92-4; meals of,79; offices of,79; periods of silence of,80; pets of,90,91; recreations of,88; work of,80Orewelle (Orwell),142Orleans, Bishop of,35Orosius,9Ovington,169,170Ovis Poli,54Oxbridge, Goddard,140Oxus, River,51,54Paris,23,36,73,100,107,108,114Parliament,190Pask(Pasche) Mart,147,193Paston, John,126; Letters,125,190Pattiswick,168Paulinus, St, of Nela,5Paycocke: Emma,166; John,157,165; John, jun.,166; Margaret,165,166; Robert,166; Robert, jun.,166; Thomas, jun.,157; Thomas,Chap. VIIpassim, see alsoCloth; bequests of,168,seeWill of; brasses of family of,157,195; burial ceremonies of,171-2; character of,167; child of,166,171;consraterof Crutched Friars,168; death of,166,171; friends of,168; house of,156,158,165,170,195,200; merchant mark of,158,159; repairs roads,169; second wife of,166,169,171; wedding of,165; will of,157,158,159,166,167,168,169,195,196Pegolotti, Francis Balducci,71Peking (see alsoCambaluc,China,Polo),49,57,60,71; ambassadors sent to,60; Archbishop of,70; description of, by Oderic of Pordenone,70; papal legate, to,70; Tartar rule in,49Pembroke, William, Earl of,99Perpendicular architecture,152,155,159Perpoint, Thomas,161Persia,40,42,49,51,54,61,67Peter the Tartar,66Petrarch,100,179,180Piacenza, Tebaldo di,53Pian da Carpine (seePiano Carpini)Pierre an Lait,114Piers Plowman,84,169Pilgrims' Way,140Piano Carpini, John of,50,181Pleasant History ofJack of Newbury,162,195Plumpton Letters,190Polo: Bellela, Donata, Fantina, Moreta,65,Maffeo,50-7,Marco,seeChap. IIIpassim,177, Kublai Khan; attendant on Khan,55; book of,54 ff,63,67,185,198; death of,66; departure from China of,60; father of (see),50-75; governor of Yangchow,57,182; interest in Tartars,48-50; journeys of,54-62,181; mention of, in Venetian records,65; nicknamedIl Milione,63; prisoner of Genoese,64-5; released by Genoese,65; return to Venice of,62; sent on mission by Khan,57; stories of, about Khan,64-6; uncle of,50-7,181; wife and family,65, Nicolo,50-71Polyptychum,174Pope,40,41,50,52,53,70,93Pordenone, Ordoric of,58,70,180Porte-de-Paris,114Prester John,49,181Prioress,seeEglentyne,Nunneries,Nuns,Chap. IVpassim,183; in bishop's registers,74-8; clothes of,88,89,90; complaints by nuns of,76-8,85,92; entertainment of visitors by,86,87; intercourse of, with world,92,93-4; pets of,90,91; treatment of nuns by,84; work of,85,86,87,92Prime,79Prologue: ofCanterbury Tales,73-4,89,94,95,113,130,142,186; of Ménagier de Paris,97
Madagascar,43,70Maidstone,140,141,142Major,seeStewardMalabar,43,47,57Maldon,168Manchuria,49Manji,43,61Mangu Khan,49Mann, John,170Manor,seeBodo,150Manse,20,21,22,23,25Mansi.SeeManjiMarcus Aurelius,2,3,4Marignolli, John,70Marino Faliero,63Mark Lane,140,150Markshall,168Marmora, Sea of,42Marts,147,150,193,SeeFairsMass,44,71,80,99,117Matins,79,82Mechlin,122Mediterranean,15,42,43Medway,140,142'Meg', a hawk,138Melaria,64Melibeus and Prudence,99,186Ménagier de Paris,Chap. Vpassim127,185; on accounts,188; on cookery,100,112,113,114,115,116,186; on deportment,99,102-3,116; on duty to husband,99,101,103-7,118; on extermination of insects, in,112; on games,101,117,187; on garments and household linen,98,99,102,111,112,117,188; on management of farm,100; on servants,100,102,107-111,114,115,117,118; on wife's second marriage,98,114Mercers,149Merchant Adventurers,122,193Merchant: Arab,47; Chinese,46,47,58,71; English,seeBetson, CompanyMerchant Adventurers,Paycocke,Staple; Indian,47; Italian,149; Roman,1 ff; Spanish,149; Venetian,seeVenice, trade of, marks of,153,157,158,159; repair of roads by,169Merovingian,13Meung, Jean de,99Middleburgh,142Middle classes: growth of,158; houses of,158,159; ménagier as type of,158Midwinter, William,136,137Milhall,140Milton,140Minoresses,129Minstrels,31,32,38Missi dominici, seeJusticesMoney,seeCoinsMongol,58,60,178,182Mongolia,49,55,57,67Monte Corvino, John of,70Montfort, Simon de,75More, Lewis,149Moreta.SeePoloMoslem,42,49Mosul,54Myroure of Our Ladye,83,185
Madagascar,43,70
Maidstone,140,141,142
Major,seeSteward
Malabar,43,47,57
Maldon,168
Manchuria,49
Manji,43,61
Mangu Khan,49
Mann, John,170
Manor,seeBodo,150
Manse,20,21,22,23,25
Mansi.SeeManji
Marcus Aurelius,2,3,4
Marignolli, John,70
Marino Faliero,63
Mark Lane,140,150
Markshall,168
Marmora, Sea of,42
Marts,147,150,193,SeeFairs
Mass,44,71,80,99,117
Matins,79,82
Mechlin,122
Mediterranean,15,42,43
Medway,140,142
'Meg', a hawk,138
Melaria,64
Melibeus and Prudence,99,186
Ménagier de Paris,Chap. Vpassim127,185; on accounts,188; on cookery,100,112,113,114,115,116,186; on deportment,99,102-3,116; on duty to husband,99,101,103-7,118; on extermination of insects, in,112; on games,101,117,187; on garments and household linen,98,99,102,111,112,117,188; on management of farm,100; on servants,100,102,107-111,114,115,117,118; on wife's second marriage,98,114
Mercers,149
Merchant Adventurers,122,193
Merchant: Arab,47; Chinese,46,47,58,71; English,seeBetson, CompanyMerchant Adventurers,Paycocke,Staple; Indian,47; Italian,149; Roman,1 ff; Spanish,149; Venetian,seeVenice, trade of, marks of,153,157,158,159; repair of roads by,169
Merovingian,13
Meung, Jean de,99
Middleburgh,142
Middle classes: growth of,158; houses of,158,159; ménagier as type of,158
Midwinter, William,136,137
Milhall,140
Milton,140
Minoresses,129
Minstrels,31,32,38
Missi dominici, seeJustices
Money,seeCoins
Mongol,58,60,178,182
Mongolia,49,55,57,67
Monte Corvino, John of,70
Montfort, Simon de,75
More, Lewis,149
Moreta.SeePolo
Moslem,42,49
Mosul,54
Myroure of Our Ladye,83,185
Navarre, Margaret of,187Navy: Genoese,42,63; Vandal,15; Venetian,45,64Nestorian,49,182Netherlands,122,123,152Newark,138Newbury,161; Jack of (John Winchcomb),152,162,163-4,195Newhithe,141Nicobar,70Nile,40None,79Norman, Normandy,155Northampton,93,141Northleach,123,136,137,138Norwich,154Nunneries,Chap. IVpassim, and129,184; of Minoresses,129; at Stainfield,82; of Syon,83; of Wilton,176; bishops' visits to,76-8; Chaucer's sources for study of,74; dissolution of,78,93; fashions in,88,89; management of,85-7; mentioned in wills,157; paying guests in,87,91; pets in,90,91; schoolgirls in,80,92; silence hours in,80; sources for study of,184Nuns(seeEglentyne,Nunneries,Prioress,Chap. IVpassim),200; clothes of,88,89; complaints of, to bishop,76-8,85,92; dowries of,78-9; intercourse of, with the world,92-4; meals of,79; offices of,79; periods of silence of,80; pets of,90,91; recreations of,88; work of,80
Navarre, Margaret of,187
Navy: Genoese,42,63; Vandal,15; Venetian,45,64
Nestorian,49,182
Netherlands,122,123,152
Newark,138
Newbury,161; Jack of (John Winchcomb),152,162,163-4,195
Newhithe,141
Nicobar,70
Nile,40
None,79
Norman, Normandy,155
Northampton,93,141
Northleach,123,136,137,138
Norwich,154
Nunneries,Chap. IVpassim, and129,184; of Minoresses,129; at Stainfield,82; of Syon,83; of Wilton,176; bishops' visits to,76-8; Chaucer's sources for study of,74; dissolution of,78,93; fashions in,88,89; management of,85-7; mentioned in wills,157; paying guests in,87,91; pets in,90,91; schoolgirls in,80,92; silence hours in,80; sources for study of,184
Nuns(seeEglentyne,Nunneries,Prioress,Chap. IVpassim),200; clothes of,88,89; complaints of, to bishop,76-8,85,92; dowries of,78-9; intercourse of, with the world,92-4; meals of,79; offices of,79; periods of silence of,80; pets of,90,91; recreations of,88; work of,80
Orewelle (Orwell),142Orleans, Bishop of,35Orosius,9Ovington,169,170Ovis Poli,54Oxbridge, Goddard,140Oxus, River,51,54
Orewelle (Orwell),142
Orleans, Bishop of,35
Orosius,9
Ovington,169,170
Ovis Poli,54
Oxbridge, Goddard,140
Oxus, River,51,54
Paris,23,36,73,100,107,108,114Parliament,190Pask(Pasche) Mart,147,193Paston, John,126; Letters,125,190Pattiswick,168Paulinus, St, of Nela,5Paycocke: Emma,166; John,157,165; John, jun.,166; Margaret,165,166; Robert,166; Robert, jun.,166; Thomas, jun.,157; Thomas,Chap. VIIpassim, see alsoCloth; bequests of,168,seeWill of; brasses of family of,157,195; burial ceremonies of,171-2; character of,167; child of,166,171;consraterof Crutched Friars,168; death of,166,171; friends of,168; house of,156,158,165,170,195,200; merchant mark of,158,159; repairs roads,169; second wife of,166,169,171; wedding of,165; will of,157,158,159,166,167,168,169,195,196Pegolotti, Francis Balducci,71Peking (see alsoCambaluc,China,Polo),49,57,60,71; ambassadors sent to,60; Archbishop of,70; description of, by Oderic of Pordenone,70; papal legate, to,70; Tartar rule in,49Pembroke, William, Earl of,99Perpendicular architecture,152,155,159Perpoint, Thomas,161Persia,40,42,49,51,54,61,67Peter the Tartar,66Petrarch,100,179,180Piacenza, Tebaldo di,53Pian da Carpine (seePiano Carpini)Pierre an Lait,114Piers Plowman,84,169Pilgrims' Way,140Piano Carpini, John of,50,181Pleasant History ofJack of Newbury,162,195Plumpton Letters,190Polo: Bellela, Donata, Fantina, Moreta,65,Maffeo,50-7,Marco,seeChap. IIIpassim,177, Kublai Khan; attendant on Khan,55; book of,54 ff,63,67,185,198; death of,66; departure from China of,60; father of (see),50-75; governor of Yangchow,57,182; interest in Tartars,48-50; journeys of,54-62,181; mention of, in Venetian records,65; nicknamedIl Milione,63; prisoner of Genoese,64-5; released by Genoese,65; return to Venice of,62; sent on mission by Khan,57; stories of, about Khan,64-6; uncle of,50-7,181; wife and family,65, Nicolo,50-71Polyptychum,174Pope,40,41,50,52,53,70,93Pordenone, Ordoric of,58,70,180Porte-de-Paris,114Prester John,49,181Prioress,seeEglentyne,Nunneries,Nuns,Chap. IVpassim,183; in bishop's registers,74-8; clothes of,88,89,90; complaints by nuns of,76-8,85,92; entertainment of visitors by,86,87; intercourse of, with world,92,93-4; pets of,90,91; treatment of nuns by,84; work of,85,86,87,92Prime,79Prologue: ofCanterbury Tales,73-4,89,94,95,113,130,142,186; of Ménagier de Paris,97
Paris,23,36,73,100,107,108,114
Parliament,190
Pask(Pasche) Mart,147,193
Paston, John,126; Letters,125,190
Pattiswick,168
Paulinus, St, of Nela,5
Paycocke: Emma,166; John,157,165; John, jun.,166; Margaret,165,166; Robert,166; Robert, jun.,166; Thomas, jun.,157; Thomas,Chap. VIIpassim, see alsoCloth; bequests of,168,seeWill of; brasses of family of,157,195; burial ceremonies of,171-2; character of,167; child of,166,171;consraterof Crutched Friars,168; death of,166,171; friends of,168; house of,156,158,165,170,195,200; merchant mark of,158,159; repairs roads,169; second wife of,166,169,171; wedding of,165; will of,157,158,159,166,167,168,169,195,196
Pegolotti, Francis Balducci,71
Peking (see alsoCambaluc,China,Polo),49,57,60,71; ambassadors sent to,60; Archbishop of,70; description of, by Oderic of Pordenone,70; papal legate, to,70; Tartar rule in,49
Pembroke, William, Earl of,99
Perpendicular architecture,152,155,159
Perpoint, Thomas,161
Persia,40,42,49,51,54,61,67
Peter the Tartar,66
Petrarch,100,179,180
Piacenza, Tebaldo di,53
Pian da Carpine (seePiano Carpini)
Pierre an Lait,114
Piers Plowman,84,169
Pilgrims' Way,140
Piano Carpini, John of,50,181
Pleasant History ofJack of Newbury,162,195
Plumpton Letters,190
Polo: Bellela, Donata, Fantina, Moreta,65,Maffeo,50-7,Marco,seeChap. IIIpassim,177, Kublai Khan; attendant on Khan,55; book of,54 ff,63,
67,185,198; death of,66; departure from China of,60; father of (see),50-75; governor of Yangchow,57,182; interest in Tartars,48-50; journeys of,54-62,181; mention of, in Venetian records,65; nicknamedIl Milione,63; prisoner of Genoese,64-5; released by Genoese,65; return to Venice of,62; sent on mission by Khan,57; stories of, about Khan,64-6; uncle of,50-7,181; wife and family,65, Nicolo,50-71
Polyptychum,174
Pope,40,41,50,52,53,70,93
Pordenone, Ordoric of,58,70,180
Porte-de-Paris,114
Prester John,49,181
Prioress,seeEglentyne,Nunneries,Nuns,Chap. IVpassim,183; in bishop's registers,74-8; clothes of,88,89,90; complaints by nuns of,76-8,85,92; entertainment of visitors by,86,87; intercourse of, with world,92,93-4; pets of,90,91; treatment of nuns by,84; work of,85,86,87,92
Prime,79
Prologue: ofCanterbury Tales,73-4,89,94,95,113,130,142,186; of Ménagier de Paris,97