Arabia of the colour of yron which being oâ—ce set on fire can hardly be quenched Abject Vile base of no estimation Abjure To sweare or forsweare a terme sometime used in Law when one having committed a capitall offence flyeth to a Church or Churchyard and chooseth rather perpetuall banishment viz. to abjure the Realme then stand to tryall of Law This Law was instituted by S. Edward the Confessor in favour of life but now is not in use Abjuration A renouncing by oath see Abjure Ablepsie Want of sight blindnes unadvisednes Ablution A washing Abolition A taking away destroying or abolishing Abortion The birth of a child before due time or the destroying in the mothers wombe Abortiva That which is untimely born Abrahams Baume A little tree of the kind of Withies growing in Italy and other hot countreys bearing round fruit like Pepper cornes It is very hot and dry and hath a singular propertie to procure chastitie for which cause Physicians have named it Agnus castus Abridge To shorten to cut off to gather onely the principall points Abrogate To abolish to disanull by publike authoritie to alter and make a Law which was in force to be of no effect Abrupt Broken off Abruptly By peece-meale out of order without observing of due circumstance Absolve To pardon acquite or discharge Absolute Perfect accomplished Absolution Pardon acquitall forgivenesse Abstinence A forbearing from gluttony or unlawfull taking other mens goods Abstinent Sober temperate content with his own Abstract A little booke or gathering taken out of a greater Abstraction A taking away or a short draught taken out of a greater thing Abstruse Hidden secret not easie to understand Absurde Foolish without any wit or grace Absurditie Foolishnesse Abusive That which offereth abuse Abisse A bottomlesse pit any deepnesse so great that it cannot be sounded Acatia A little thorne growing in Egypt out of the leaves and fruit whereof they draw a juyce or black liquor which being dryed is called Acatia and is very astrictive or binding Our Apothecaries have not the right Acatia but insteed thereof they use the juyce of Sloes being of the same vertue that Acatia is Academie A Vniversitie or great publike schoole the name hereof first came of a place in Athens called Academia where Plato taught Academicall Belonging to an Vniversitie or Academie Academicke A Philosopher of the sect of Plato They acknowledged one God and beleeved the immortalitie of souls Plato having learned many things of the Hebrews then the peculiar people of God Accelerate To hasten Acceleration A hastening Accesse Liberty or power to come to a place Accessible Which may be gone too Accessary He that counselleth or commandeth another to commit any offence or comforteth or hideth him knowing that he hath committed an offence Accident That which happeneth by chance sometime it signifieth that which belongeth to a thing and yet is no part of the substance as the quantitie qualitie and such like Accidentall Happening by chance or belonging to an Accident Acclamation A crying out to one Accomodate To make fit to apply Accoutrement Attire or dressing Accoste To draw neere to one Accâ—ew To grow arise or increase Accumulate To heape up Accumulation A heaping together Acerbity Sowrenesse Acheeve To performe or bring to passe Acolite A Minister serving to bring water wine and light to the altar Aconitum A venemous herbe having a root much like to a Scorpion and shining within like alabaster Poets faine that Cerberus the three headed dog of hell being dregged up in a chaine of Adamant by Hercules did cast some of his some upon this herbe whereby it became so venomous Acquire To get or procure Acquisition A getting or purchasing Acquite To discharge or free one Acquitall A freeing of one from being guiltie of an offence wherewith he was charged Action A deed done or the doing of any thing In our common Law it signifieth a suit commenced against any man and is commonly divided into three differing kinds viz 1. Action personall which is for debt goods cattell 2. Action popular which any man may sue as upon the breach of a penall statute where some advantage is allowed to him that will sue for it 3 Actionreall when one claimeth title to any lands tenements rents or common in fee simple fee taile or for terme of life Active Livelie strong nimble Activitie Strong nimblenes Actor A doer sometime a Player Actuall That which is done or committed Acute Sharp wittie Adage A proverbe Adamant A precious stone commonly called a Diamond brought out of Arabia and Cyprus It is the hardest of all stones insomuch that it cutteth glasse and yeeldeth neither to stroke of hammer nor fire for which cause the Greeks name it Adamas which in their tongue signifieth Invincible Notwithstanding it is softened with goats blood being steeped therein new and warme It is of contrarie nature to the loadstone in so much that being laid near it the loadstone cannot draw yron having the vertue thereof overmastered by the Adamant Addict To apply or give ones selfe much to any thing Additament Any thing added Addition An adding or putting to In our common law it signifieth any title given to a man beside his name which title sheweth his estate trade course of life and also dwelling place Adhere To cleave to Adherence A cleaving to or belonging to any thing Adherent That which cleaveth or joineth close to a thing Adjacent That which lyeth neare to another thing Adjourne To deferre or put off till another time Adjournement A terme in law when any Court is dissolved and appointed to be kept upon some other time or at any other place Adjunct A qualitie joyned to a thing as heate to fire coldnesse to Snow Adjure To binde by oath to make one to sweare Adjuration A swearing or binding by oath Administer To do service sometime to take charge and dispose of a dead mans goods by appointment of the Ordinarie Administration The doing or handling of a busines or the disposing of a dead mans goods that made no will Administrator He to whom the Ordinary committeth in charge the goods of a man dying without will Admire To wonder to honour or esteem highly Admiration A wondering Admission A receiving or giving one leave to enter Admit To let in to allow of Admixtion A mingling of things together Admonish To warne Admonishment A warning given one Adopt To choose one to be his sonne Adoption The choosing and making one to be as his sonne to him Adore To worship to give divine reverence Adoration A worshipping Adorne To decke to set out to beautifiâ— Adornation A decking or trimming Advent A comming Câ—rtaine weekes before Christmas are so called because then is made in the Church solemn preparation for the comming of our Saviour Adventaile A coate of Armour Adverse Contrary Advert To marke Advertise To give knowledge of a thing Adulation Flattery Adulâ—tory Which flaâ—tereth Adulterate To corrupt or counterate Adâ—ocate He that pleadeth for
this herbe is great and white like a Radish root and is divided into two or moe parts growing often almost like to the legs of a man This root especially the barke thereof is extreamely cold and dry even to the fourth degree It is therefore very dangerous to receive inwardly for that the least quantity too much will quickly kill one Surgeons use to steep this root in Wine and give it to be drunken of such as they must cut sawe or burne in any part for the cold operation thereof causeth sleep and maketh the body insensible for a time Manna In holy Scripture it signifieth a delicate food which God sent from heaven to the Israelites in manner of a dew white and somewhat like Coriander seed with which the Israelites lived forty yeares in the Wildernesse till they came to the borders of the land of Canaan At the first sending hereof the people were in such admiration that they said to each other Manbu viz. What is this Which seemeth to be the cause why it was after called Manna In Physicke it is taken for a kind of dew which falling in hot Countries upon trees doth there congeale almost like to crums of white bread and is gathered and choicely kept as a gentle purger of choler Mansion A tarying or abiding also a dwelling house Mansuetude Gentlenes mildenesse Manuall Handy or that which may be carryed in the hand Manumission A making one free from bondage Manumitte To make a slave or bondman free which was in old time thus The lord of the slave holding him by the head arme or other part said before witnesse I will that this man goe free and in so saying shoved him forward out of his hand Manure To till to dresse land Manuscript A hand writing a written booke Marchasite A stone participating with the nature of some mettall yet in so small quantity that the mettall cannot be melted from it but will vapour away in smoake the stone turning to ashes These Marchasites are commonly in colour like to the mettall mixed with them whether it be gold silver brasse or any other Some affirme a Marchasite to bee any stone out of which fire may be stricken Marches The bounds or limits lying betweene two countries commonly between Wales Englād or between England and Scotland Marchionesse A great Lady a Wife to a Marquesse Marcionists Old condemned Heretikes so called of their first Master Marcion a stoicke Philosopher pher who held a detestable opinion that Christ was not the Sonne of God Margarites Little pearles found in the shell-fish especially in Orsters whereof some have holes in them and some have none The best are brought out of India yet they are also found in our English Seas as also in the Flemish and Almaine and the fairest Margarits grow in young shels Some write that in thunder the Oisters doe cast them up as it were in way of abortion which is the cause that they are often found in the sands They are sometimes used by Physitiās in cordiall confections for they comfort the spirits and are therefore good against swoundings having vertue also in them to stop issues of blood or any loosenes of the body Margent A brimme or border Marginall Written in the Margent Marine Belonging to the Sea Maritall Husbandlike Maritime Bordering neer the Sea Marte A great faire or Market Martiall Warlike Martyr A witnesse one that dyeth for the testimony of agood conscience Martyrdome A suffering of death or grievous torment for constant perseverance in true Religion Martyrology A history of the death of Martyrs A booke of the memorie of Martyrs Massacre A great slaughter or murder of many people together Masculine Of the male kind Masticke A white and cleere Gumme of a sweet savour This Gum groweth on the Lentiske tree especially in the Island Chios It is temperate in heat and of a dry binding nature wherfore it strengtheneth the stomacke stayeth vomiting and stoppeth any issue of blood Some doe use to rub their teeth herewith as well to whiten them as to fasten such as be loose Mastuerco An herbe in India of great vertue to heale wounds Materiall Which hath matter or substance in it Maternall Motherly Mathematician One skilfull in the Mathematicks sometime it is taken in a worse sense for one that superstitiously casteth mens nativities or undertaketh to find things lost or foretell what is to come Mathematicks A terme applyed to such arts as treate onely of quantities imaginarily abstracted frō bodies The arts commonly so called are Arithmetick Musick Geometry Geography Astronomie Cosmography and Astrology Matrimoniall Belonging to Matrimony or Wedlocke Matrixe The wombe or place of conception Matrone A grave motherly woman Mature Ripe Maturitie Ripenesse Matutine Of or belonging to the morning Maugre In despite of ones heart whether one will or no. Maxime A principall matter a main point a generall rule Maze An astonishment sometime a device like a labyrinth made in some gardens in manner of a knot out of which a man cannot get easily if he once enter in Mazar A broad flat standing cup to drinke in There is also a kinde of small Cherries so called Mecoenas It was the proper name of a noble Romane who being in great favour with Augustus the Emperour was a speciall friend to the Poets Virgill and Horacc and generally a supporter of all learned men wherefore sometime a great friend or patron is called a Mecoenas Mechanichall Of or belonging to handicrafts Mechoacan A whitish root brought out of India called by some Indian or white Rubarbe It is hot in the first and dry in the second degree and purgeth all humours of what kinde soever with much ease It cleanseth and comforteth the liver and all the inward parts * Mediate To deale betweene two to make means of agreement as an indifferent partie to both Mediation A means of agreement by a friend to both parties Mediator He that maketh meanes or speaketh for another Medicable Which may be healed Medicament A medicine Mediocritie A meane a measure Mediterrannean Sea A sea which divideth Europe from Africa Megasine A storehouse for warre Melancholy One of the foure humours of the body the grossest of all other which if it abound too much causeth heavinesse and sadnesse of minde Melioritie A bettering Mellifluous Sweet as honey Membrane The upmost thin skin in any part of the body Memorable That which is worthy of remembrance Memorandum A terme often used when we write of a thing which we would remember Memorial That which putteth one in remembrance Mendicitie Beggery Meninges Thin skins in which the braine is contained There are two such skins one called by Physitians Dura mater which is the stronger of the two and next unto the scull The other named Pia mater is within this first being more tender and fine and close wrapping the braine it selfe If any of these skinnes bee wounded it causeth speedy death Menstruous Which hath upon her the monethly courses or which
written in red letters Rudiments The first grounds or principles of an art or any knowledge Ruine Vtter overthrow destruction Ruminate To chew over againe as beasts doe that chew the cud wherefore it is often taken for to studie and think much of a matter Running of the reines A disease when by reason of weakenesse seede passeth often from one against his will Ruption A breaking Rupture A breaking Rurall Of or belonging to the countrey Rusticall Countrey-like homely rude Rusticitie Rudenesse clownish behaviour S SAbaoth Hostes or armies of men Sable In armorie it signifieth blacke It is also a rich Furre of a beast so called which beast is made like a pole cat of colour betweene black brown and breedeth in Russia but most in Tartaria Sabboth A day of rest Sacietie Fulnesse Sacrament A mysticall ceremony instituted by our Saviour Sacred Holy Sacriledge The robbing of a Church the stealing of holy things or abusing of Sacraments or holy mysteries Sacrilegious Very wicked and abhominable Saduce An Heretical sect among the Jewes which denyed the resurrection they called themselves Saduces of the Hebrew word Tsedek Which signifieth Justice because they took themselves to live more uprightly and juster then other men Safeconduite A securitie and protection given by a Prince or any other person in authoritie for a mans safe comming or going to or from a place Sagacitie Quicknesse of understanding wittinesse Sage Grave wise discreete Sagapenum The sappe or Gum of a plant growing in Media of a yellowish colour without and white within It is hot and dry of a strong smell like garlicke and is used in Physicke against divers cold diseases Saint Anthonies fire A disease rising of hot cholericke blood which beginning first with a blister groweth after to a sore or scab like a tetter Salamander A little beast like a lisard with foure feet and a short taile having divers spottes in the body thereof It is of a byting venomous nature and as some affirme will abide in the fire without harme and at last put it cleare out Salarie Wages or hyre Salgemma A cleare kind of salt like Chrystall used sometime in Physicke and is found plentifully in Hungaria Saliant A terme in Herauldry when a beast seemeth rampand but lifteth not the fore pawes so high as the rampande doth Salubritie Healthfulnes Sanctifie To make holie Sanctification A making holy Sanctimonie Holinesse Sanctitie Holinesse Sancturary A place whither offenders or indebted persons may flie for succour from being punished or arested Sanctum Sanctorum The holiest place of the Jewes temple where the Arke was kept and whither none entred but the high Priest every yeere Sandall An ancient kind of shooe Sanders A precious wood brought out of India whereof there are three kindes to wit red yellow and white Sanders They are all of a cooling nature especially the red which is often used in Physicke against hot diseases Sanglier A wild Bore five yeeres old Sanguine In Herauldry it signifieth a murrey colour but commonly it signifieth a complexion most inclining towarde blood Sanguivolent Bloody Sanity Health Saphire A precious stone brought out of East India of a cleare skie colour and the best sort of them hath as it were cloudes therein inclining to a certain rednesse This stone is said to be of a cold nature Sapience Wisdome knowledge Sarcaparillia A plant of India the root whereof is often used in dyet drinkes against the French and other diseases Sarcocolla A Gumme brought out of Persia which is red and bitter in tast It is of a healing nature and therefore often used to close up woundes and fill corrupted ulcers with new flesh For which cause it is named in Greek Sarcocolla which signifieth a glewer or healer up of the flesh Sassafras A tree of great vertue which groweth in the Florida of the West Indies the rinde hereof hath a sweet smell like Cinnamonne It comforteth the liver and stomack and openeth obstructions of the inward parts being hotte and dry in the second degree The best of the Tree is the roote next the boughes then the body but the principle goodnesse of all resteth in the rindes Satan An enemie Satiate to fill Satietie Fulnesse Saturitie Fulnesse Satyr A strange monster in India having the body of a man all hairy with legs and feet like a Goat which monsters the ancient Poets were wont to call gods of the woods It signifieth also a sharpe byting kind of verse wherin mens vices were laid open Satyricall Sharpe or biting as Satyrs were commonly written Savine A little low tree bearing leaves almost like Tamariske and of a hot scowring nature Saults Jumpes leapes Saunce Without Sawe An old saying Saxifrage An herbe bearing seed like Parsley seed but more hot and biting which seede or the roote being boyled in wine and drunken breaketh the stone of the kidneyes and bladder Scalpe The haire skin of the head Scammony The juice of the root of an hearbe brought hither dry out of Asia and Mysia It is a violent purger of choler and dangerous to take inward unlesse it be well prepared See Diagridium Scandall An offence or that which causeth one to fall stumble or take offence Scandalize To offend by evill example or give one occasion to bee offended Scarifie To scrape cut launce or open a sore Scarification A scraping or cutting Scedule A little rowle or written bill Scene A play a Comedy a Tragedy or the division of a play into certaine parts In old time it signified a place covered with boughes or the roome where the players made them ready Scheme A figure in speaking Schisme Division or strife in matters of religion Schismaticall Divided in fellowship from the other part erroneous Schismaticke One divided from the unity of the Church Scholasticall Learned belonging to Schollers Sciatica A gout in the hip caused by grosse and flegmaticke humors gathered in the hollownes of the joynt thereof Science Knowledge Scolopendra A fish that feeling himselfe taken with a hooke casteth out his bowels untill he hath unloosed the hooke and then swalloweth them up againe Scope The end or marke that one aimeth at Scorpion A venemous worme with seven feet bearing his sting in his raile with which he striketh mischievously They are of divers colours and the female is the greater having withall a sharper sting then the male They may be killed with fasting spittle of a sound man There are also great Scorpions with wings which are carried in some hot countries with the winde from one place to another Scoute One sent out to espy and bring tydings of the enemies purpose or of any danger likely to happen Scribe A writer a Clerk a publike notary Scruple Doubt difficulty In physicke it signifieth a small weight of twenty wheat cornes the third part or a dram Scrupulositie Doubtfulnesse difficulty Scrupulous Doubtfull fearefull one that casteth many doubts Scrutinie Search enquirie Scull A great company of fish swimming together Sculpture A carving a graving Scurrill