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_Cappell._ _Capel_, a horse.

_Caron._ _Caroigne_, carrion, dead, or putrefied flesh.

_Carrick._ _Carrik_, a large ship.

_Case._ _Cas_, chance, condition, circumstance.

_Casler._ _Cas_, chance; _lár_, doctrine. Doctrine of chance.

_Casely._ _Cas_, chance; _líc_, like. Chance-like; accidental. Casley, from the same root.

_Casey._ _Cas_, chance, condition; _ig_, an adjective termination. Accidental; conditional.

_Cattell._ _Catel_, goods, chattel.

_Cellerier._ _Celerer_, the officer in a monastery who had the care of the provisions.

_Chambers._ _Chamberes_, genitive of _chamber_, a chamber, a room, an apartment. Belonging to a chamber.

_Chambley._ _Chamb_, for _chamber_, a chamber; _ley_, for _líc_, like. Chamber-like.

_Chesser._ _Ches_, chess; _ere_, an agent. A chess-player.

_Chessman._ _Ches_, chess; _man_, man. A chessman; a piece used in chess.

_Chesson._ _Ches_, chess; _sun_, son. A son fond of chess.

_Chestney._ _Chesteyn_, a chestnut. Chestin, perhaps, from the same root.

_Clary._ _Clarré_, wine mixed with honey and spices, and afterwards strained till it is clear. Clarey, of like relationship.

_Clerke._ _Clerk_, one who has received school-learning.

_Clink._ _Clinke_, a ring, to tinkle.

_Clinker._ _Clinke_, to tinkle; _ere_, an agent. That which tinkles.

_Coate._ _Cote_, a coat.

_Compayre._ _Compère_, a gossip, a near friend.

_Coates._ _Coate_, Coate; _s_ for _sun_, son. Son of Coate.

_Cope._ _Cope_, a cloak.

_Couch._ _Couche_, to lay, place; past participle _couched_, laid. _Couched_ with pearls means laid or trimmed with pearls. _Couch_, also, a bed.

_Colpe._ _Coulpe_, a fault.

_Crowne._ _Crown_, crown of the head, top of the head. Crown, from the same radix.

_Curtis._ _Curteys_, or _curteis_, courteous, polite.