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Gigge milles, were for the fulling of Woollen Cloth, and forbidden Anno 5 Edward 6. cap. 22.
Gild, alias Geld (gildare) cometh from the Saxon word (Gildan, i. solvere Lamb. in his ex∣plication of Saxon words saith, verbo, Contuber∣nalis. It is used as a verb, and as a substantive also, and as it is a substantive, it is latined Gil∣da,
and signifieth a Tribute, or sometime an amercement, or thirdly, a Fraternity or Com∣pany, combined together with orders and laws made among themselves by the Princes li∣cense. M. Camden citeth many antiquities, by which it appeareth to signifie a tribute or tax, as pag. 135. 139. 159. 168. 178. M. Crompton in his Jurisdictions. fol. 191. shew∣eth it to be an amercement, as foot geld, and fol. 197. he interpreteth it to be a prestation within the Forest, in these words: To be quit of all manner of Gelds, is to be discharged of all manner of prestations to be made for gathering of sheves of Corn, of Lamb, and of Wool to the use of Foresters. Again, M. Camden, pag. 349. dividing Suffolk into three parts, calleth the first Gildable, because tribute is thence gathered; the second libertatem S. Edmundi: the third libertatem S. Etheldredae. And the Statutes, anno 27 Ed. 3. Stat. 2. cap. 13. & anno 11 H. 7. cap. 9. use Gildable in the same sense, and so doth the Statute, anno 27 H. 8. cap. 26. From this M. Lamberd, ubi supra, is likewise perswaded, that the common word (Gild or (Gildhall doth pro∣ceed, being a Fraternity or Communalty of men gathered into one combination, support∣ing their common charge by a mutual contri∣bution: And in the Register original, fol. 219. b. I read Gildam mercatoriam, that is the Gild Merchant, which I have heard to be a certain liberty or privilege belonging to Merchants, whereby they are enabled to hold certain plees of Land within their own Precincts. This word (Gildes) or (Guildes) is so used anno 37 Ed. 3. cap. 51. & anno 15 R. 2. cap. 5. And Gildbalda Teutonicorum, is used for the fraternity of Easter∣ling Merchants in London, called the Stilyard, anno 22 Hen. 8. cap. octavo.
Ginger (Zinziber) is a spice well known, being the root of a plant that groweth in hot Countries, as Spain, Barbary, &c. The true form whereof you have expressed in Gerards Herbal, lib. 1. cap. 38. This is a spice whose root is to be garbled, anno 1 Jacob. cap. 19.
Gynny peper (piper de Ginnea) is otherwise called Indian peper, of the place whence it com∣eth. The nature and farther description where∣of you have in Gerards Herbal, lib. 2. cap. 66. This you have mentioned among druggs and spices to be garbled, in the Statute, 1 Jacob. cap. 19.
Gisarms: anno 13 Ed. 1. stat. 3. cap. 6. is a kind of weapon. Fleta writeth it Sisarms, lib. 1. cap. 24. §. item quod quilibet.