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(
c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex
)
El apele un vallet, eschés fet aporter; Od le bon joeur s’asiet a l’eschekier
Horn 2727
(
s.xiii; MS: s.xiiiex
)
le guy ne puet estre matez A force pur nul, ceo sachez, Ja ne soyt il si bon guour, Si encountre ert bon defendour
EschezANTS 16.1270
(
s.xiii; MS: s.xiv1
)
E ceo par deuz eschekkes est Ke les pounnes vermailes dire pussent De queles les juoures garde ne funt
EschezANTS 46.1459
2occupationmusicperformer, entertainer (as a juggler, minstrel, jester etc.):
(
c.1170; MS: s.xiiiex
)(Horn comes playing a drum and dressed in poor clothes) Pur çoe qu’il prenge mielz, s’il troeve doneor Ki li dont solunc çoe ke il est joeor
Horn 4037
(
a.1399; MS: a.1399
)
les ditz mummers les saluerent, monstrauntz une payre des dys sur une table pur juer ovesque le prince, lé queux diz furount subtilement faitz issint qe come le prince jetast il deveroit gayner; et les ditz juers et mummers metterount al prince troys juels […]; les queux le dit prince gayna a troys jettes, come fust ordiné
Anon Chr1 102.32
juer2 (c.1170)