The Elixir of Death
“If no ship was readily available, the abjurer had to wade up to his knees in every tide, to show his willingness to leave the realm, never to return. AGISTERS Officials of the royal forests who regulated 'agisting', the admission for a fee of animals, especially pigs, to feed on the fallen nuts and acorns. ALE The almost universal, weakly alcoholic drink of the lower classes, along with cider, as most water was contaminated. The name comes from the 'ale', a village festival where much was d...runk. The words 'wassail' and even 'bridal' (bride-ale) are derived from these celebrations. ALEMBIC A piece of alchemic apparatus used for distillation, usually a flask with a long spout. AMERCEMENT A fine imposed by a law officer, including the coroner, for the innumerable ways in which a person could fall foul of the complex legal system. The coroner did not collect the fine, but his clerk recorded it for the courts, which decided upon payment. ANCHORITE A religious hermit or recluse, living alone in a remote place. ASSARTING The extension of the cultivated area of a village by cutting back I he surrounding forest.MoreLess
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