Hi David and everyone,
Thanks for your list from Bateman. In case you don't know (which you well
might), there are many such hard-word lists from the period, some of which
are more directly useful for studying Spenser. The usual (very compendious
and handy) list is from Speght's edition of Chaucer (1598): 'The old and
obscure words of Chaucer, explaned', which runs to 14 glorious folio
pages.
(If anyone would find it handy to have a transcription of Speght's list
made available, let me know; I have one, and would be happy to post it on
Hap Hazard for common use.)
andrew
Andrew Zurcher
Gonville and Caius College
Cambridge CB2 1TA
United Kingdom
+44 1223 335 427
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