Cloth used to wrap a body for burial

Pauper

One who is very poor

Steward

A person who is in charge of property finances or other affairs

Astride

With a leg on each side

Deigned

To condescend

Transgression

Violation of a law or command

Poaching

Trespassing to take game or fish

Forfeit

Surrender, give up

Manor

A Lord's residence in a landed estate

Tunic

Loose fitting garment that goes to the knee

Bracken

A fern with tough stems

Loying

Supplying too much of something, like sweetness or richness

Welt

A bump raised on the skin from a blow or a hit

Murk

Darkness

Minions

Subordinates

Parchment

Animal skin prepared for writing

Affixed

To be attached, secured

Transfixed

Rendered motionless

Avail

Benefit, Advantage

Engulfed

To be overwhelmed by