Abygayl (Abigail) the wife of Nabal, from I Samuel; Nabal refused to help David, for which God smote him dead.
Assuerus (Ahasuerus) husband of the biblical Esther.
Bethulie (Bethulia) a city of the Israelites, besieged by Holofernes.
Cate (Caton, or Catoun) meaning Cato, a famous Roman writer and orator.
Jaspre a type of stoneware praised during Chaucer's time.
Judith a devout Jewish woman who saved her town from conquest by stealthily entering the camp of the besieging Assyrian army and cutting off the head of its commander, Hologernes.
Pamphilles (Pamphilus) the hero in a Latin dialogue about love called Pamphilus de Amore.
Tullius an early king of Rome; he is not well known but both Melibee and Dame Prudence quote him often.
