stairs, water-stairs: landing stage on river
stayed him: stopped him in his tracks
stew: brothel
Stilliard, Steelyard: London premises of the Hanseatic merchants, from German Stalhof (warehouse)
stomacher: ornamental covering for chest or abdomen, worn under the lattice of a bodice (also called foreparts)
stones: testicles
stow you: shut up
stranger: foreigner, immigrant
strumpet: loose woman
subtlety: exquisite, sugary dish, often ornamental
sumpter: packhorse or mule; beast of burden
swain: young man; a lover or suitor, particularly rustic
swive: to copulate
tables: backgammon
tallow: cheap, smelly, smoky candle wax made of sheep fat
tilt-boat: large rowing boat with an awning (tilt)-a river taxi
tipstaff: sheriff’s officer; constable or bailiff
Tom o’Bedlam: madman or ex-inmate of Bedlam
tow: strands of flax, hemp, or jute used in torches
toy: (1) trifle or small object; (2) whim
trencher: large, flat plate of wood
trillibub: bag of guts, entrails
trug: slut, whore
trugging-house: brothel
turnkey: jailer, gaoler
unspotted lamb of the Lord: a Puritan
vaulting-house: brothel
verinshe: superior tobacco from Venezuela
viol: stringed instrument of five to seven strings, played with a bow
wainscot: paneling
wanton: lascivious, immoral
wattle, wattlework: twigs and poles for building; wickerwork. Used with daub.
wheel-lock: matchless gun. A serrated steel wheel is spun against a plate-the resultant sparks ignite the gunpowder.
wherry: light rowing boat used to ferry goods and people on rivers; a large river barge
whittawer: a glover, one who works with white leather
Winchester geese: prostitutes (Southwark, where many whores plied their trade, was largely owned by the Bishops of Winchester.)
wink at: to overlook an indiscretion
wit: cleverness
yard: male member
About the Author
After a career in national newspapers, Rory Clements now lives with his family in an old farmhouse in Norfolk, England, and writes full-time. Martyr and Revenger are the first two novels in a planned series featuring intelligencer John Shakespeare.
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