Fyrthwite

or FRIDWITE. A mulct paid by one who deserted the army. Cowell; Con. li. Diet. Doubtless these words and Fyrdwite (q. v.) were different forms of the G. Q. The seventh letter of the alphabet In Law French It is often used at the beginning of words for the English W, as in gage for wage, garranty for warranty, gaet for waste. GABEL (Lat vectigal). A tax, imposition, or duty. This word is said to have the same signification that gabelle formerly had in Prance. Cunningham, Diet. But this seems to be an error; for gu belle signified in that country, previous to its revolution, a duty upon salt Merlin, R4p. Coke says that gabel or gavel, gah Vwm, gabelluni, gabelletum, gaU belletum, and gavilletum, signify a rent duty, or service yielded or done to the king or any other lord. Co. Litt. 142 a. See Gavel.