Launder, to wash gold in aqua regia, so as imperceptibly to extract some of it.

Lave, ladle, bale.

Law, “give—­,” give a start (term of chase).

Laxative, loose.

Lay aboard, run alongside generally with intent to board.

Leaguer, siege, or camp of besieging army.

Leasing, lying.

Leave, leave off, desist.

Leer, leering or “empty, hence, perhaps, leer horse, a horse without a rider; leer is an adjective meaning uncontrolled, hence ‘leer drunkards’” (Halliwell); according to Nares, a leer (empty) horse meant also a led horse; leeward, left.

Leese, lose.

Legs, “make—­,” do obeisance.

LEIGER, resident representative.

LEIGERITY, legerdemain.

Lemma, subject proposed, or title of the epigram.

LENTER, slower.

Let, hinder.

Let, hindrance.

Level Coil, a rough game...in which one hunted another from his seat.  Hence used for any noisy riot (Halliwell).

Lewd, ignorant.

LEYSTALLS, receptacles of filth.

Liberal, ample.

LIEGER, ledger, register.

Lift(ing), steal(ing); theft.

Light, alight.

Lightly, commonly, usually, often.

Like, please.

Likely, agreeable, pleasing.

Lime-hound, leash-, blood-hound.

Limmer, vile, worthless.

Lin, leave off.

Line, “by—­,” by rule.

Linstock, staff to stick in the ground, with forked head to hold a lighted match for firing cannon.

Liquid, clear.

List, listen, hark; like, please.

Livery, legal term, delivery of the possession, etc.

LOGGET, small log, stick.

Loose, solution; upshot, issue; release of an arrow.

Lose, give over, desist from; waste.

LOUTING, bowing, cringing.

Luculent, bright of beauty.

LUDGATHIANS, dealers on Ludgate Hill.

Lurch, rob, cheat.

Lute, to close a vessel with some kind of cement.

Mack, unmeaning expletive.

Madge-howlet or owl, barn-owl.

Maim, hurt, injury.

Main, chief concern (used as a quibble on heraldic
term for “hand").

MAINPRISE, becoming surety for a prisoner so as to
procure his release.

Maintenance, giving aid, or abetting.

Make, mate.

Make, made, acquaint with business, prepare(d), instruct(ed).

MALLANDERS, disease of horses.

Malt horse, dray horse.