licence or leave to depart Mission in the Roman Catholick sence is a giving Orders Jurisdiction and power to preach that Doctrine which is taught by the Catholick Church and to administer the Sacraments Missive missus a cast or hurle a sending or that which witnesseth ones being sent It is also used adjectively Mithridate or Methridate mithridatum a strong Treacle or preservative against poison devised at first by the Pontian King Mithridates from whom it took name Mitifle mitifico to pacifie or make quiet Mitral from mitra pertaining to a Mitre Miâ—timâ—s i. we send is a warrant made to send an offender to prison Also a precept sent by the King out of his Bench to those that have the custody of Fines levied that they send them by a day assigned by his Bench. West par 2. Symb. tit Fines sect 138. F. and 154. B. See also the Tables of the Regist Orig. Mixolidian lamentable and pittiful meet for Tragedies Plutarch Mize is a certain Tribute or Fine of 3000 Marks which the Inhabitants of the County Palatine of Chester paid at the change of every owner of the said Earldom for the enjoying of their Liberties Vale Royal fo 15. Mizmor Span. mazmorra a Dungeon Mnemosyne Gr. i. memoria the Mother of the Muses Mobbâ— a certain drink used among the English in the Barbado's and is made of Potato roots Mobility mobilitas moveableness changeableness inconstancy Mobâ—eâ—r a School term and signifies the manner or qualification of a thing in abstracto Modder from the Belg. Modde i. puella a Wench or young Girle Moderator Lat. a discreet Governor or Ruler he that keeps both parties from running into extreams Modiation modiatio a measuring by the Bushel Also a measuring of liquid things Modicum Lat. a little thing a small pittance Modify modifico to measure moderate qualifie or limit Modifiable qualifiable Modification modificatio a qualification measuring or limitation Modulation modulatio a pleasant tuning a singing or playing by number or measure Moguntine belonging to Moguntia or Mentz a City in Germany where Printing was first invented by John Gutenburg An. 1440. Mohatra Span. a taking up money upon usury Moiles mullei a kind of shooes with a high soal used in antient times by Kings and great persons Moile is also used by Chaucer for a dish made of Marrow and grated bread Moiety Fr. moitié the half of any thing Molar teeth dentes molares the back teeth cheek teeth or grinders which are five of each side the mouth both above and beneath Molendarious or Molendinarious molendarius of or pertaining to a Mill. Moliminous from molimen inis that hath force or useth endeavour to do any thing difficult Molinists followers of Molina a learned Jesuite of Spain who read Divinity at Conimbra and especially maintained that God did not pre-move the Will in free acts and are the great opposers of the Jansenists Molition molitio an endeavor practice attempt or undertaking Mollificative mollificativus that mollifies or makes soft tender or supple Mollitude mollitudo softness niceness tenderness effeminateness wantonness Moloch or Molech Heb. a King or Prince It was the name of an Idol in the Valley of Gehinnom or Tophet to which the Israelites abominably offered their children in sacrifice of fire This Idol was represented by a man-like brazen body bearing the head of a Calf See more in Sir Wal. Ral. l. 2. fol. 294. and in Moses and Aaron p 143. Molochite molochites a precious stone having a thick greenishness in colour like Mallows Moly a kind of hearb whose root to dig up the Antients supposed to be hazardous to the life of the digger Hence that of Homer 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The Gods it Moly call whose root to dig away Is dangerous to man but Gods they all things may Momus the carping god or god of reprehension And is taken for any one that backbites others Hence the proverb Momo satisfacere to content one whom no man can please Monas Gr. the number one unity Monial or Monachal monachalis belonging to a Monk or one that lives alone solitary Monachism the state or condition of a Monk or of a lonely person Monarchy Monarchia is where a Prince rules alone without a Peer or it is the government of one man over many Monasterial monasterialis belonging to a Monastery or Monk Mond or Ball of gold is one of the Ensigns belonging to an Emperor because he challenges the title of Majesty over the whole world Monks from the Greek monos because they live alone or solitary a sort of religious people whereof there are divers kinds as those of St. Benedict St. Bazil St. Hierome c. Moneths Sax. monaths however taken are not exactly divisible into Septuaries or weeks which fully contain seven dayes whereof four times make compleatly twenty eight For besides the usual or Calendary Moneth there are but four considerable that is the Moneth of Peragration or Apparition of Consecution and the Medical or Decretoâ—ial moneth whereof some come short others exceed this account A Moneth of Peragration is the time of the Moons revolution from any part of the Zodiack unto the same again and this contains but twenty seven days and about eight hours The Moneth of Consecution or as some term it of Progression is the space between one conjunction of the Moon with the Sun unto another and this contains twenty nine days and a half A Moneth of Apparition is the space wherein the Moon appears deducting three days wherein it commonly disappears and being in combustion with the Sun is presumed of less activity and this contains but twenty six days and twelve hours The Medical Moneth not much exceeds this consisting of twenty six days and twenty two hours c. See more in Dr. Br. Vul. Err. fo 212. Monger or Manger Sax. was our antient name for a Merchant it is now onely used as an addition to divers Merchantable Trades as Iron-monger Fish-monger Wood-monger and the like Monition monitio a warning or admonition Montior Lat. an admonisher warner or Councellor Monos Gr. alone Hence Monochord Gr. that hath but one string Monocular Monosculous from monos and oculus that hath but one eye one eyed Monodie monodia a lamentable or funeral song where one sings alone Monodical pertaining to such a song Monogamie monogamia a marrying of one onely wife all the life time Monogdoon Gr. an eighth or one out of eight Fuller Monogram Gr. a letter that stands alone a picture drawn with one line a sentence in one line or an Epigram in one verse As Pauper videri Cinna vult est pauper Mart. Monologie monologia singing always one tune speaking still of one matter a long tale of one thing Monomachie monomachia a combate or fighting of two hand to hand Monophagie monophagia a meal made of or a living always with one kind of meat Monopoly monopolium is when a man ingrosses or gets Commodities into his hands in such
different writing a letter in one word from the writing of the same letter in another word or yet by some other nice ways known to the Hebrew Rabbins who onely use this Art for their Exposition of Scripture And as it is an Art proper to the Jews so is it judged by the better learned to contain more of the imaginary or phantastical then of solid learning towards the true understanding of holy Scripture See Moses and Aaron p. 169. Picus Mirandula describes it shortly thus Est namque universa illa secretior Divinae legis exposiâ—io ex ore Dei à Moyse accepta Prophetarum animis à Deo infusa It comprehends all those secret ways of exposition of the Divine Law which were received by Moses from the mouth of God and were afterward revealed by God to his Prophets And Camden saith That as the great Masters of the Jews testifie Moses received of God a litteral Law written by the finger of God in the Two Tables of the Ten Commandments to be imparted to all and another mystical to be communicated onely to seventy men which by tradition they should pass to their posterity whereof it was called Cabala which was divided into Mercana or Merana concerning onely the sacred names of God and Bresith or Berescith of other names consisting of Alphabetary revolution which they will have to be Anagrammatism by which they say Mary resolved made our holy Mistris But whether this Cabala is more antient then the Talmudical learning hatched by the curious Jews as some will about 200 years after Christ let the learned consider Cam. Arithmancy Theomancy and Cosmology are said to depend on the aforesaid Cabala which to give you also Reuclins definition of it is nothing else but a kind of unwritten Theology and that therein is a much greater part of belief and speculation then of discipline We use to say he is not of our Cabal that is he is not received into our Council or is not privy to our secrets Cabalis cabalista one skilful in that secret Science Cabal caballus an horse a Jade Cablish cablicia among the Writers of the Forest Laws signifies Brush-wood but I rather think with Sir H. Spelman it more properly signifies wind-faln-wood because I find it written of old cadibulum from cadere Cacanis a kind of Doctors among the Jews Cacofurgo Cecafogo Spa. Shite-fire Cachexie Gr. an ill habit or disposition of body Cachinnation cachinnatio great laughter or a laughter in derision Cacos Gr. Malus evil hence Cacochymy cacochymia â—l juyce in the body causing â—l digestion and bad nutrient Or a corruption of all the humors in the body Cacodaemon Gr. an evil spirit a devil Cacography Gr. ill writing or writing of evil things Cacology cacologia evil speech or report detraction Cacophony cacophonia an ill harsh or unpleasing sound in words a vitious utterance or pronunciation Cacozelous cacozelus ill-minded or affectioned one that imitates badly Cacuminate cacumino to make sharp or copped Cadaverous cadaverosus like a dead carkass deadly ghastly or full of dead carkasses Cadee or Cade Arab. a Judge or Justice of the Peace among the Turks also a Lord. Cadence Cadency from cado a just falling round going of words a proportionable time or even measure in any action or sound Cadent cadens falling failing dying Cadet Fr. a younger brother among Gentlemen Caducean caduceus among the Romans was the name of a wand or rod so called à cadendo because at the sight thereof all quarrels and discords presently ceased and it was carried by their Heraulds and Embassadors as an Ensign of Peace Peach Celibate caelibatus single life the state of man or woman unmarried Herb. H. 8. Cageole Fr. cageoler to prattle or jangle like a Jay to prate much to little purpose to inveigle with fair words Caduciferous caducifer that carries a white rod in sign of peace Calamitous calamitosus full of calamity wretched destroyed with tempest Calamize calamizo to pipe or sing Calamist from calamus a Piper or Whistler with a reed Calamity calamitas destruction of Corn or other thing misery mischief c. Calamitas says my Lord Bacon was first derived from calamus when the corn could not get out of the stalk Nat. Hist Calasticks calastica purging medicines or oyntments Calcauthous from calcauthum pertaining to â—hoomakers-black or Vitriol Calcation calcatio a treading or stamping Calceate calceo to Shooe or put on Shooes or Socks Calcedon a term used by Jewellers and Lapidaries as when in a Rubie especially or Saphire there is a certain foul vein of somewhat a different and most commonly whitish colour to the other part of the stone that they call a Calcedon and it makes the stone of less value There is also a precious stone called Calcedonius Calcined calcinatus burnt to ashes or reduced to powder by fire Calcinize To burn to ashes to reduce metals to powder by the fire to refine Calcitrate calcitro to kick or spurn to refuse with disdain Calculate calculo to cast accounts to reckon Calcule calculus an account or reckoning a Table-man Chess-man or Counter to cast accounts withal Calculosity calculositas fulness of stones or Counters Caledonian caledonius belonging to Scotland formerly called Caledonia Calefy calefacio to make warm or hot Calefaction calefactio a warming or heating Calfactive calfactus heating or warming of property or power to heat or warm To Calender Linnen Cloth and Stuff is to smooth trim and give it a gloss a term used by Linnen Drapers and Mercers Calends calendae properly the first day of every month being spoken by it self or the very day of the New Moon which commonly did fall out together If Pridie be placed before it then it signifies the last day of the foregoing month as Pridie Calend. Maii is the last day of April If any number be placed with it it signifies that day in the former moneth which comes so much before the moneth named as the tenth Calends of October is the twentieth day of September because if one begin at October and reckon backwards that twentieth day of September is the tenth day before October In March May July and October the Calends begin at the 16 day in other moneths at the fourteenth which Calends must ever bear the name of the moneth following and be numbred backward from the first day of the said following moneths See more in Hoptons Concord p. 69. and see Ides At the Greek Calends ad Graecas Calendas i. never for the Greeks have no Calends Calent calens hot or warm Calenture Spa. Calentura a burning Feaver or an Ague Calidity caliditas heat warmth Calid calidus hot warm burning fierce and hasty Caliduct Palladio observes that the Antients did warm their rooms with certain secret Pipes that came through the walls transporting heat to sundry parts of the house from one common Furnace which Sir Hen. Wotton properly calls Caliducts Caligaâ—oâ— caligatio dimness of sight blindness Caligâ— caligatus that
Sphere of the world consists of Ten Circles the Aequinoctial the Zodiack the Two Colures the Horizon the Meridian the Two Tropicks and the Two Polar Circles Sperable sperabilis that may be made round like a Sphere Sperical spericus round like a Sphere Orbicular Globe like Spericity from spaera the being round like a Spere roundness Br. Spheromachy sphaeromachia playing at Tennis or Bowling Spher Lat. an Indian and Aethiopian Beast rough bodied like an Ape of the kinde whereof he is yet hairless between his Neck and Brest round but out-faced and Brested like a woman his unarticulate voice like that of a hasty speaker more gentle and tameable then an ordinary Ape yet fierce by nature and revengefull when he is hurt having eaten meat enough he reserves his Chaps full to feed on when he feels himself hungry again Spicated spicatus eared or in an ear as corn is Spiciferous spicifer that beareth ears of corn Spicilegy spicilegium gathering ears of corn gleaning or leising corn Lo. Bâ—c Spiculator Lat. aâ— Archer or Spearman of a Guard Some take it for a Tormenter or Hangma Spine spina a thoa the sting of a Bee a prickl Also the back-bone Spinal spinalis penining to the Chine or back-bne Spiniferous spinir that beareth prickles or horns thorney Spinosity spinosis thornishness fulness of rickles difficulty Spinsâ—er a ternor addition in our Law-Diact given in Evidences and â—tings to a feme sole as it we calling her Spinner And â—is is the onely addition for â— unmarried women frâ— the Viscounts Daughter â—wnward Spinâ—ian fin spintriae pertaining to thâ— that seek out or invent nâ— and monstruous actions â—ust Spiracle â—paculum a breathing hole hole out of which breath â— smoak or wind issues a mp-hole Spiral â—n spira circular turning and winding about Sir H â—otton Spiration spiratio a breath or â—thing In Divinity it is a eathing or impulse of the â—ll by which it expresseth affection The Holy Gho proceeds from the Father â—d the Son as from one onely source and not as made or created nor as begotten but produced through the will by an ineffable way and this Divines term Spiration Tour. Cat. Spiraâ—k spirarchus a Captain in a fore-ward Spiritualities of a Bishop spiritualia Episcopi were those profits which he received as a Bishop and not as a a Baron of the Parliament Stwanf pl. Cor. fol. 132. Such were the duties of his Visitation his Benefit growing from ordering and instituting Priests Pretestation money that Subsidium charitativum which upon reasonable cause he might require of his Clergy Jo. Greg de Benefic ca. 6. num 9. And the benefit of his Jurisdiction Spiss spissus thick slow and long gross massive firm hard and sound standing thick and closs together full of Spisity Spissitude spicitas spicitudo thickness grossness Bac. Spitter a red Male Deer of a year old whose horns begin to grow up sharp Spitwise called also a Brocket Spittle or Spittle-house from the Ital. Spedále Teut. Spital or it may be contracted from Hospital for it hath the same signification an Hospital-house Spleget see Pleget Splendent Splendit splendens splendidus bright clear shining famous notable excellent Splene splen the Milt of Man or Beast which is like a long narrow Tongue lying under the short ribs on the left side and hath this office of nature to purge the Liver of superfluous melancholick blood Sometime it signifies anger or choler Splendoâ— Lat. clearness brightness light beauty elegancy glory Splenetick spleneticus sick in the Splene or troubled with the Splene that hath a great Splene also cholerick or angry Spoliation spoliatio a robbing spoiling or taking away If any difference had been between two Parsons or Incumbents claiming under one Patron and the right of Patronage not in question this was to be decided in the Spiritual Court and was called Spoliation Nat. Br. 36 37. Spondalion Gr. a Himn consisting most of Spondes sung to procure and settle the favor of the gods whilst the incense was a burning Sponde spondaeus a foot consisting of two long syllables Spondyles spondili the Knuckles or turning joynts of the Back-bone or Chine also small Bones of Beasts or Fishes Dr. Br. Sponge spongia is well known and is between the nature of an Animal and a Plant it grows under the sea-rocks of the Isle Samos and not elswhere in the world Spongious spongeosus hollow like a Spunge full of small holes or eyes like a Spunge light or puft Sponsal sponsalis belonging to betrothing or mariage Sponsalitious the same Sponsion sponsio a promise a bargain a wager an agreement a covenant every promise made by demanding and asking of another c. Spontal Spontare Spontaneous spontalis spontaneus that doth or is done willingly naturally without help or constraint voluntary Spontaneâ—ty the freeness or natural unconstrainedness of an action done without either constraint or choice as an Herb grows or an Animal eats when he is hungry Sport sporta a Hand-basket Maund or Pannier Act of Parl. 1656 ca. 20. Sponâ— sponsa a woman spoused or affianced a Bride or new married woman also from sponsus a new married man Spansage sponsalia the contract or betrothing before full marriage Spraints dung of an Otter Spretor Verbal à sperno a contemner a despiser a scorner a setter light by Sprightâ— a sort of short Arrows formerly used for sea-fight without any other heads save wood sharpned which were discharged out of Musquets and would pierce through the sides of ships where a bullet would not Spring-tides As there are every day two Tides so every moneth two courses of great Tides and small Tides for seven days about the change of the Moon are the great or Spring-tides and the next ensuing seven days are the small or Neap-tides then at Full Moon are the Spring-tides again and all the last quarter Neap-tides which course of the Sea is thus monethly renewed for ever save that some extraordinary Spring-tides sometimes happen in the Spring and Autumn and sometimes after plenty of Rain or rage of Weather c And in Neap tides the water is never so high nor so low as in Spring-tides Springal from the Belg Springacâ— a young man or stripling Spâ—me spuma foam froth scum Spumid spumidus frothy or foamy Spumiferous spumifer that bears foam froth or scum Spunges see Sponges Spurcidical spurcidicus that speaks dishonestly or uncleanly bawdy in talk Spurious spurius born of a common woman that knows not his Father base-born counterfeit Sputative from sputo that spits often or much Squadron from the Ital. Squadra or Fr Esquadron a certain number of Soldiers ranged into a square Body or Battalion This word is most commonly appropriated to Horsmen Battalion to Footmen and sometimes both to Horse and Foot see Brigade Squalid squalidus filthy sluttish foul ill-favored causing one to abhor the sight of it Squalor Lat. filthiness sluttishness uncleanness deformity of any thing for want of trimming c. Squâ—migerous squamiger that hath or
measure heights breadths and depths Du Bartas Alibie alibilis nourishable comfortable Alicant Wine So called from Alicante the chief Town of Mursia in Spain where great store of Mulberries grow the juyce whereof makes the true Alican wine Alienate alieno to alter the property of a thing to sell or estrange Alien alienigena a sorraigner a stranger born and not here enfranchised Aliment alimentum any thing that nourisheth the body Alimonie alimonia nourishment maintenance But in a modern legal sense it signifies that portion or allowance which a married woman sues for upon any occasional separation from her husband wherein she is not charg'd with Elopement or Adultery This was formerly recoverable in the Spiritual Court but now onely in Chancery Alimental Alimentary alimentarius pertaining to nourishment Alimentation nourishment or that causeth or breeds nourishment Allaborate allaboro to labour vehemently to encrease a thing by labour Allaud allaudo to praise or commend Allectation allectatio an alluring or enticing Allective alliciens that allures or enticeth Allegory allegoria a dark speech or sentence which must be understood otherwise then the litteral interpretation shews and is prosecuted through the whole sentence As when St. Jo. Baptist speaking of our Saviour Mat. 3 said Whose fan is in his hand and he shall make clean his floor and gather the wheat into his barn but the chaff he shall burn with unquenchable fire The meaning is that Christ being supreme Judge of all shall separate the good from the evill rewarding the one in Heaven and punishing the other in Hell fire Bull. Allegorical pertaining to or spoken by an Allegory Alleluiah or Alleluia Heb. Praise ye our Lord used as a sign of exultation Paulus Diaconus writes that when the Britains were invaded by the Saxons and Picts and ready to fight a battel with them they were admonished by Germanus a French Bishop sent hither with St. Lupus to confute the Pelagian Heresie that they should say as he said and forthwith he cry'd out aloud Alleluiah which when the whole Army of Britains had done the sound thereof struck such a terror into their enemies that they presently fled and the Britains had the victory De gestis Rom. l. 15. Bede Eccl. Hist l. 1. c. 20. This Alleluia saith a learned Author is an Hebrew word composed of Allelu and Jah whereof the Imperative Mood Allelu as near as can be uttered for in it self it signifies joy beyond all utterance is as much as praise ye and the word Jah is one of the ten names signifying our Lord which some think to be the first word that children pronounce when they are new born This word Alleluiah the Jews much esteem and pronounce many times together in their Synagogues Allevate Alleviate allevo to lift up ease or comfort to asswage or diminish Alliciency from allicio an allurement or enticing a drawing or perswading unto Alligation alligatio a tying or binding to Alliant or Ally one that is in league or of kindred with one Allision allisio a dashing against or upon a rubbing against Alliteration alliteratio a figure in Rhetorick repeating playing on the same letter Allobrogical from Allabroges of or belonging to the people of Savoy Allocation allocatio a placing or adding unto also allowance made upon an account Allocution Alloquy allocutio a speaking or talking unto a communication or parley Allodial Lands terrae allodiales free-lands for which no Rents Fines nor Services are due Allude alludo to speak any thing which hath resemblance or is privily directed to touch another matter to scoff covertly to play to or with another to speak by relation to any thing Alluminor from the Fr. Allumer i. to lighten one that colours or paints in paper or parchment so called because he gives light and ornament by his colours to the Letters or other figures coloured An. 1. Ric. 3. ca. 9. Allusion allusio a likening or applying of one thing to another and it is as it were a dalliance or playing with words like in sound unlike in sense by changing adding or substracting a letter or two so that words nicking and resembling one the other are appliable to different significations As the Almighty if we may herein use a sacred Authority in ratification of his promise to the seed of Isaac changed Abram high Father into Abraham that is Father of many and Sarai that is my Dame into Sara that is Lady or Dame The Greeks nicked Antiochus Epiphanes that is the famous with Epimanes that is the furious The Romans likewise plaid with bibbing Tiberius Nero calling him Biberius Mero So in Quintilian the sour fellow Placidus was called Acidus and of late one called Scaliger Aliger Cam. Rem fol. 158. Alluvion alluvio the still rising and swelling of a river a deluge or inundation Almanack Hebr. Almanahh a Prognostication or Kalender But Verstegan derives it from the Germans they used says he to engrave upon certain squared sticks about a foot in length the courses of the Moons of the whole year whereby they could always certainly tell when the New and Full Moons should happen as also their Festival days and such a carved stick they called an Al-mon-aght that is to say Al-mon heed to wit the regard or observation of all the Moons and hence is derived the name Almanack Verstegan p. 46 47. Almicantharats and Almadarats Arabian names of Lines or Circles which are imagined to pass through every degree of the Meridian Parallel to the Horizon up to the Zenith Du Bartas Alody alodium signified anciently what in the more strict sense Inheritance doth in our Law that is Lands descended from the Ancestor Selden Almner Almoner or Amner eleemosynarius is an Officer of a King or Princes house whose function is carefully to collect the fragments and distribute them every day to the poor Charitably to visit the sick and leprous those that are in prison poor widows needy persons and those that have no constant abode likewise to receive and faithfully distribute cast horses robes mony and other things given in Alms he ought also to stir up the King with often admonitions especially on Festival days to be bountiful in giving Alms and to beseech that his rich Robes may not be given to Parasites Masquers Stage-players or the like but may go towards the increase of his Alms. Fleta l. 2. cap. 22. Alnath is a fixed star in the horns of Aries from whence the first mansion of the Moon takes his name and is called Alnath Chaucer Aloes See Lignum Vitae Aloe Zocatrina the juice of an herb brought hither dry out of Zocatara an Affrican Island the best wherof is clear clean and red like the colour of a Liver It is very bitter but an excellent medicine to purge cholerick humors out of the Stomach yet not good to be taken inwardly by such as are troubled with the Hemorrhoides Bull. Alogick alogicus unreasonable inconsiderate Alogy alogia without reason also unmeasurable excess in
to speak out of theit belly England Sax. Engla-land was so first named after the common opinion by Egbert the first sole and absolute Monarch of the English men Engonasâ— or Engonnasâ— the name of one of the Constellations commonly taken for Hercules who in the Globe is figured with his right knee bent in the manner of kneeling and with his left foot treading part of the head of the Dragon Min. Engyscope from the Gr. an instrument for discerning the proportion of small things Enharmoniack enharmonion one of the three general sorts of Musick song of of many parts or a curious concent of sundry Tunes Enigma Aenigma a Riddle a dark speech or intricate sentence Enigmatical aenigmaticus obscure hard to understand full of Riddles Enigmatist aenigmatistes he that makes or propounds Riddles or hard questions Ennead enneas adis nine the number of nine Ennealogue Gr. a speaking or treating of nine points an Oration or Treatise divided into nine parts or Chapters Enoch or Enos pillars The story runs shortly thus Enos the son of Seth the son of Adam who is held to be the first Author of Astrology having heard his Grandfather Adam say all things should be destroyed by the universal Flood was desirous that Science should not perish before it came to the knowledge of men did therefore erect two Pillars one of stone the other of brick to the intent if the brick wasted with water or storms yet the stone should preserve the Letters whole and perfect and in these Pillars were graved all that concerns the observations of the stars c. one of which Josephus affirms remained even in his time See Astronomy Enodate enodo to unknit to cut away the knot to declare or make manifest to untie Enormitâ— enormitas want of measure or rule unevenness hugeness Ensiferous ensifer that bears or carries a Sword Enquest Inquisitio is in our Common Law especially taken for that Inquisition or Enquest of Jurors or by Jury which is the most usual tryal of all causes both criminal and civil in our Land Entaile feudum talliatum comes of the Fr entaillé And in our Common Law is a Substantive abstract signifying Fee tayl or Fee entailed See Fee and Tail Entelechie entelechia a soul or form that hath power or motion within herself Entendment Fr. wit or understanding It signifies in our Common Law so much as the true meaning or signification of a word or sentence Of which see Kitch fo 224. To Enterfeir from the Lat. inter and ferire to rub or dash one heel against the other to exchange some blows Enthalamize from Thalamus to bring the Bride-groom and Bride to their Bed-chamber Enthean or Entheater entheatus inspired with God Enthusiasts or Enthusiasiâ—s a Sect of people that thought themselves inspired with a Divine Spirit and to have a clear sight of all things they believed c. Spondanus says they sprung from the Anabaptistical Sect of Nicholas Stork of Silesia in the year 1522. Enthusiasm or Enthysiasm enthysiasmus an inspiration a ravishment of the â—pirit divine motion Poetical fury Enthysâ—asmicaâ— pertaining to an inspiration Enthymeme enthymema is a term of Logick and signifies an imperfect Syllogism which wants either the major or minor Proposition As for example Every sin deserveth correction Every theft is a sin Therefore every theft deserves correction Now if we leave out the first part called the major and say thus Every theft is a sin Therefore every theft deserves correction Or omit the second part called the minor and say Every sin deserves correction therefore every theft deserves correction then it is called an Enthymeme to wit a keeping in the mind for so the word properly signifies because one of these parts is concealed in the mind and not uttered and in that regard it is called truncatus Syllogismus a lame or maimed Syllogism Enthymematical pertaining to an Enthymeme Entitatively entitativè a term in Philosophy and is when a thing is taken according to its essence form or being Entitie entitas a being or subsistence Enucleate enucleo to take out the kernel to declare or explicate a difficulty to interpret or expound To Envelope Sp. Envelopér to wrap unfold involve or inclose also to poster or incumber Enumerate enumero to reckon up to declare to number Enunciative enunciatum Subst any thing pronounced or spoken a proposition or speech which simply affirms or denies any thing as to say Peter is a Scholar Peter is no Scholar To Enunciate enuncio to pronounce utter or reveal Enure See Inure Eolian pertaining to Aeolus the god of the winds also inconstant as the wind Epact epacta the day put to or added to make the Leap year or it is a number of eleven days in which the common Solar year exceeds the common Lunar year the one consisting of 365 days the other of 354 days and therefore they add the excess unto the Lunar year to coequal them For Epacta comes from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifies intercalare or addere by the addition of which excess in every four years there is gotten a number more then 30 which is greater then the Epact can be because from Change to Change there can be but Thirty days therefore Thirty must be taken from that excess and the remainder is the Epact for the next year As 1659. the Epact is Seventeen whereto add Eleven which makes Twenty eight that is the Epact for the next year To get the Epact for ever do thus Multiply the Prime by Eleven parting the Product by Thirty and the Remainder is the Epact Or see the age of the Moon the Eleven Kalends of April for that is the number of the Epact Hop Concord Epatride were Noble men among the Athenians and held the like dignity with them as the Patricii did at Rome Eparch Eparchus the President of a Province or the chief of all the Provincial Presidents Epheby ephebus a Stripling of fourteen years of age and upwards An Ephemeran or Ephemerides ephemeris idis a book wherein daily Acts are registred a Journal or Diary commonly it is taken for a book of Astronomy in use among such as erect figures to cast mens Nativities by which is shewn how all the Planets are placed every day and hour of the year Ephemeridian belonging to such a Register or Day-book Ephemerist One that registreth daily actions or one that casteth Nativities with the help of an Ephemerides a maker of an Ephemerides Ephesian Temple i. The Temple of Diana at Ephesus See Diana Ephesian Moan may be taken for a sad and continual lamentation and is deduced from Heraclitus a Philosopher of Ephesus who always wept at the miseries of the world and mortal men The phrase is used by Du Bartas Ephi or Epha an Hebrew measure containing nine Gallons of ours Ephialtes Gr. the night Mare it is a kinde of disease commonly called the Elfe or Night-Mare with which whoever is affected he supposes himself to be invaded by some spirit which
which happen when the Moon is in the middle of the second and last Quarter The Neap is opposite to the Spring and there are as many days allowed for the Neap or falling of the Tides as for the Spring or rising of them The Tide never runs so swift in Neaps as in Springs Note that as the highest of the Spring is three days after the Full or Change of the Moon So the lowest of the Neap is four days before the Full or Change and then they say 't is Dead-neap When a ship wants water so that it doth not flow high enough to bring her off the ground or out of a Dock they say she is be-neaped See Spring-Tides Nebule a term in Heraldry being a representation of the clouds as Nebule of six pieces Or and Sable is the Blounts Arms. Nebulon nebulo a Knave Rascal Villain Scoundrel one of no estimation Nebulosous nebulosus cloudy misty foggy full of clouds Necromancy necromantia a divination practised by conjuration and calling up Devils or dead mens Ghosts which we read practised by King Saul 1 Reg. cap. 28. when he required a Sorceress to call the spirit of Samuel to him Necromancer necromantes he that practises that wicked Art a Master of the Black Art one that seeks to the dead or consults with Satan in the shape of a dead man The Hebrews describe him thus he made himself hungry and then lodged among the Graves that the dead might come to him in a dream and make known to him that which he asked c. Others there were that clad themselves with cloathes for that purpose and spoke certain words burned Incense and slept by themselves that such a dead person might come and talk with them in a dream The difference between Necromancers and Witches King James in his Demonologie hath taught in a word the one in a sort command the other obey the Devil Necromantick necromanticus pertaining to Necromancy Nectar Gr. a pleasant liquor feigned to be the drink of the Gods Nectarine Nectarean nectareus immortal divine pleasant like Nectar Nefandous nefandus horrible hainous mischeivous not to be spoken or named Nefarious nefarius cursed unworthy to live wicked detestable Negative negativus that denies or gain-says Two Negatives make an Affirmative as he did not give nothing for he gave something Negative pregnant in our Common Law implies also an Affirmative As if a man being impleaded to have done a thing upon such a day or in such a place denies he did it Modo forma declarata which implies nevertheless That in some sort he did it Negatory negatorius of or belonging to denial inficiatory negative Negotiation negotiatio buying and selling traffick merchandizing managing of business Neâ—otious negotiosus full of business ever in action much employed Negro Ital. and Span. a Neger or Blackmoor whom the Dutch call a Swart Neif or Nief from the Fr. naif i. naturalis signifies in our Common Law a Bond-woman An. 1. Ed. 6. c. 3. Nâ—maean Games nemaea so called from Nemaea a Town in Greece where Hercules slew the Lions and in honor of this memorable exploit were instituted these Nemaean games which continued famous in Greece for many ages The exercises were running with swift Horses Whorlebats runing on foot Quoiting Darting Wrestling Shooting Nemesis the Goddess of Revenge called also Adrastia Nemoral nemoralis pertaining to a Wood or Grove inclosed or beset with Woods Nemorivagant nemorivagus wandring in the Wood. Nemorous nemorosus full of Woods Groves or Trees shadowed with Trees Neogamist neogamus one newly married a Bridegroom Neophyte neophytus any thing lately planted or set one newly entred into any profession most commonly taken for one lately converted to the faith The Neophyte or new Convert says Mr. Gregory p. 111. received a Taper lighted from the Mystagogus which for the space of seven days after he was to hold in his hand at Divine Service sitting in the Baptistery Neopolitan disease See Morbus Gallicus Neoterical neotericus that is of late time newly Nepenthe Gr. Nepenthes a kind of Herb which being put into Wine drives away sadness Some take it for Bugloss Plin. l. 2. c. 21. Nephritick nephriticus that is troubled with a pain in the Reins of the back Nepotation nepotatio a wasting or riotousness Neptune Neptunus the god of the Sea Son to Saturn and Ops. Hence Neptunian Neptunius belonging to that Sea god or to the Sea Nequient nequiens not being able disable Neread Nereides a Maremaid or Fish like a beautiful Woman down to the Girdle the rest like a Fish The Males of these are called Tritons Nireides are also taken for Nymphs or Fairies of the Water and comes from Heb. Nahar i. a Flood or River Nercus a God of the Sea Nero Domitius an Emperor of Rome infamous for his cruelty and tyranny he murdered his mother Agrippina his Brethren and his Wife Octavia his Master Seneca and the Poet Lucan c. Hence Tyrants are called Nero's Nerve nervus a Sinew strength force power stoutness and constancy of minde Nerve is that by which the Brain adds Sence and Motion to the Body Nervy nervosus having great or many Sinews strongly made in Body pithy Nervosity nervesitas the having Sinews or strength fulness of Sinews Nescience nescientia ignorance want of knowledge Nescient Nescious nescius that knows not ignorant of Nestor a man of great wisdom and eloquence that lived almost 300 year Hence proverbially we use Nestor for a man of great age Nestorians so called from Nestorius a German their first Founder a sort of Hereticks that held among other enormities that in Christ were two Persons as well as two Natures c. This Heresie was condemned by the General Council at Ephesus And Nestorius his tongue rotted in his mouth for having bin the Author of such Blasphemy he lived in the days of Theodosius was by him made Bishop of Constantinople Sands Nethinims Hebr. were hewers of wood and drawers of water for the House of God Ezra 2.43 See Moses and Aaron p. 22. Nâ—vosity naevositas speckedness fulness of moles or freckles Neutral neutralis neuter belonging to neither Neutrality the not siding with either part indifferency New years Gift or a gift given the first day of the new year The usage came first from the antient Romans For the Knights used every year on the first day of January to offer New-years-gifts in the Capitol to Augustus Caesar though he were then absent Which custom hath descended to us albeit in sundry kinds for in Italy the greatest persons give to the meanest and in England the meanest to the greatest Nexible nexibilis that may be knit or tied Nexility nexilitas fastness pithiness compactness of speech Niaiserie Fr. simplicity silliness childishness want of experience Schism Dispat Nais Hawk Fr. Niais a Nestling or young Hawk or any Hawk taken out of the Nest before she prey'd for her self Nicean pertaining to Nice a City in Bithinia where the first general
be so much as six Oxen will plough Cromp. Iurisd fol. 220. But an Ox-gang seems properly to be spoken of such as lies in Gainour Old nat br fol. fol. 117. Mr. Skene de verbor signif verbo bovata terrae saith an Ox-gang of land should always contain thirteen Acres and that four Oxen-gates extended to a pound land of old extent Oxymel Gr. a Potion or syrrup made of honey vinegar and water sod together good to cut and cleanse gross flegmatick humors sometimes there are boyled certain roots and seeds with it and then it is called Oxymel composiâ—um sometimes it made with honey vinegar and the Sea Onion and then it is named Oxymel Scylliticum which also is of two sorts to wit simple and compound See Dioscor l. 1. c. 22. Galen l. 4. de sanit tuend Oxyporopolist oxyporopola he that sells meat in sharp sawce or syrrup Oyer and Terminer audiendo terminando in true French Oüir and Terminer is in the intendment of our Law a Commission especially granted to certain persons for hearing and determining one or more causes This was wont to be in use upon some sudden outrage or insurrection in any place Crompt Jurisd fo 131. See Assize Oyes a corruption from the Fr. Oyez i. hear ye and is used by Criers in our Courts of Law when they make Proclamation of any thing Ozena Gr. a disease or sore in the Nose causing a stinking savour P PAbular Pabulous pabularis pertaining to Fodder Provender Forrage or meat for Beasts Br. Pabulatory the same Pacal pacalis that brings or signifies peace peaceable Pacator Lat. a pacifier asswager or quieter Pace passus a pace in going a step or stride of these there are two sorts Passus minor vel simplex the measure of two feet and a half which is usually the distance from the toes of the fore-foot to the heels of the hinder foot Passus major sive Geometricus a Pace or fathom of five foot and by this Pace miles are measured In some places they reckon three foot and an half to the Pace Tho. Paciferous pacifer that brings peace and quietness Pacification pacificatio a pleasing peace-making quieting or appeasing Pacifiquâ— Pacificatory pacificatorius of or belonging or serving to make peace and quietness Paction pactio an accord bargain or agreement That Truce which in time of war is concluded upon and accepted of both sides for a certain limited space of time is properly called Paction Pactitious pactitius done by bargain or upon condition or agreement Pactolus a River in Lydia having sandy gravel like gold therefore feigned to have gold in its waters Paddock from the Belg. Padde a Toad Paean Gr. a hymn or song of praise made to Apollo at such time as any plague or pestilence raged and also after the obtaining some victory or triumph as Jo Paean Ovid an exclamation or outery uttering the joy which one hath by any prosperity or welfare Paduenâ—agâ— Fr. common of pasture in one or divers parishes Cotg. Paganalian from Paganalia of or belonging to Wakes Plough-mens Feasts or Country Holy-days Paganical paganicus pertaining to the Country or to Villages Paganism paganismus Heathenism Gentilism the religion or state of the Gentiles also the custom of Country men Page pagina the side of a leaf in a book some confound folio and page when as a folio or leaf properly comprehends two rages others cite a Book by folio's when it is in a large volume and by pages when in a small Paginal from pagina of or belonging to a page Paged an Idol or false god among the East Indians so called Paillardise Fr. Lechery Whoredom Venery also villany wickedness any filthy or beashly humor Paillardizâ— Fr. paillarder to lecher haunt Bawdy-houses to commit Whoredom Païsage Fr. Landskip Country work See Landskip Paladin Fr. a Knight of the round Table also a sort of Nobility in some Countries so called Palate palatum the upper hollow part of the mouth wherein the sence of tasting lies as in the tongue Palatiâ—aâ— pertaining to or that pleaseth the palate Palatinate or County Palatine is a principal County or Shire having as it were the same authority as the Palace or Kings Royal Court hath Of these County Palatines there are four in England viz. Lancaster Chester Durham and Ely An 5 Eliz. 1. cap. 23. But An. 33. H. 8. ca. 10. mention is made of the County Palatine of Hexam Vnde quaere See Cassan de consuet Burg. p. 14. Palatine Fr. Palatin a general or common appellation or title for such as have any special Office or Function in a Sovereign Princes Palace This is the title of the Prince Elector Palatine of Trevers and had its origen à magno Palatio Treverensi Min. Palatine from palatum of or belonging to the Palat or roof of the mouth Hence Palatine letters are such as are pronounced by the help of the Palate as G T R c. Palatine palatinus of or belonging to a Palace or Princes Court It may also be taken for the Hill Palatinus in Rome of which see Esquilinus Paleated paleatus made or mingled with chaff full of chaff or straw Pale Matlle Fr. a game wherein a round bowle is with a Mallet struck through a high arch or iron standing at either end of an Alley which he that can do at the fewest blows or at the number agreed on wins This Game was heretofore used at the Alley near St. Jameses and vulgarly called Pel-Mell Paleous from palea of or belonging to chaff corn or straw Br. Pales a Goddess of the Shepherds Palestrical palaestricus of or pertaining to wrestling that useth or teacheth wrestling also that which is done decently with comely gesture of the body Palindromes Gr. are those sentences or verses where the syllables are the same backward as forward As a noble Lady in Queen Elizabeths days being for a time forbidden the Court for too much familiarity with a great Lord in favour gave this Devise the Moon covered with a cloud and underneath this Palindrome for Motto Ablata at alba Roma tibi subito motibus ibit amor And this in English which is more difficult to compose Lewd did I live and evil I did dwel Palingenesie palingenesia regeneration new birth or second nativity Palinode Palinodie palinodia a recantation a contrary song an unsaying that one hath spoken or written the sound of the retreat Palizado Span Palizada Fr. Palissade a defence or wall of Pales or Stakes or the pointed Stakes in a Fortification to hinder the enemies scaling the Work a term in War Also taken for great posts set up in the entry to a Camp for a defence against great shot Pall pallium a Mantle such as the Knights of the Garter wear a long Garment or Robe which Philosophers wore But it is most used for a Pontifical Vesture made of Lambs Wooll in breadth not exceeding three fingers and having two Labels hanging down before and behinde which the Pope gives or sends
to swell or puff up Tumid tumidus risen swollen puffed up also proud haughty Tumor Lat. a swelling rising or puffing up of the flesh by reason of some malicious matter or ill humor loftiness pride Tumulate tumulo to make the ground hollow to bury to intomb Tumultuary tumultuarius done in haste without advisement suddenly and without fear hasty disorderly Tumultuous tumultuosus full of business and trouble seditious mutinous full of broil Tun a measure of Oyle Wine c. containing Two hundred fifty two Gallons 1 R. 3.12 In weight it is commonly Twenty hundred Tunick or Tunicat tunica a Jerkin Jacket or sleeveless coat formerly worn by Princes Also a skin or coat that covers the eye whereof there are four sorts 1. Cornea which is white and resembles an horn 2. Vvea which is like a grape kernel 3. Vitrea which resembles glass 4. Christallina which resembles christal in clearness Tho. Tunicle tunicula a little jacket or coat Also a Membrane or thin skin covering any part of the body as Tunicat Turbant A Turkish hat or Ornament for the head of white and fine linnen wreathed into a rundle broad at the bottom to enclose the head and lessening for ornament towards the top The custom of wearing it had this origen The barbarous people having the Grecian Army once at a great advantage at or near the Hill Thermopylae there was no other remedy but some few must make good a narrow passage while the main of the Army might escape which some brave Spirits undertook and knowing they went to an inevitable death had care of nothing but sepulture of old much regarded wherefore each of them carried his winding sheet wrapt about his head and then with loss of their own lives saved their fellows whereupon for an honorable memorial of their exploit the Levantines used to wrap white linnen about their heads and the fashion so derived upon the Turk Sir Hen. Blounts voyage fol. 18. See Shash Turbarâ—e is an interest to dig tuâ—ff upon a Common Kitch fol. 94. Old Nat. brev fol. 70. Turbination turbinatio the fashioning a thing like a top broad above and small beneath Turbineous turbineus belonging to a storm or blustering winde whirling round Turbâ—h mineral a certain red powder made according to the Paracelsian practice which is used against the French disease Turbulent turbulentus troubleous angry full of contention busie seditious Turgent turgens swelling rising strouting out Turgescence from turgesco a swelling up or growing or waxing big a swelling for anger Turgid turgidus swollen or puffed up rising in state big strouting out Turgie theurgia white magick a pretended conference with good spirits or Angels Sir Wal. Ral. lib. 1. fol. 178. Turn is the Sheriffs Court kept twice a year viz. within a moneth after Easter and again after Michaelmas Magna Charta ca. 35. And 3 Ed. 3. cap. 15. Turneament or Tourneament is a martial exercise of Knights or Souldiers combating one with another in disport on horseback and is thus defined Torneamenta dicuntur Nundinae vel feriae in quibus milites ex condicto convenire ad ostentationem virium suarum audaciae timerè congredi solent The word is used in the Statute of 24 H. 8. cap. 13. And the reason of the name may proceed from the French Tourner i. vertere because it consists much in agility both of horse and man It was much in request with us in Queen Elizabetbs reign being otherwise called Justing or Tilting Turpentine Br. Twrpenti Lat. Terebinthyna a fair clear and moist kinde of Rosin which issues out of the Larx and Turpentine tree It is good to be put into ointments and Emplaisters for it cleanses and heals wounds It may be also licked in with honey and then it cleanses the Breast and gently looseth the belly provoking urine and driving out the stone and gravel Turpify turpifico to make unclean or dishonest Turpitude turpitudo dishonesty villany deformity Turriferous turrifer that bears a Tower Tuscan-work In Architecture there are five orders of Pillars The Tuscan Dorique Jonique Corinthian Composite or Italian See Sir Hen. Wottons Elements of Architecture pag. 206 and 209. The Tuscan is a plain massie rural Pillar resembling some sturdy wel-limb'd laborer homely clad the length of it ought to be six Diameters of the grossest of the Pillars below Tutelar Tutelarie tutelaris belonging to a Guardian or to the custody of a Ward or to protection and defence Tutele tutela wardship guardianship custody of a child in nonage also safe keeping defending protection Tutelina the Goddess having the protection of Corn. Tutie tutia a medicinable stone or dust said to be the heavier foil of Brass cleaving to the upper sides and tops of brasse-melting houses and such ordinary Apothecaries pass away for Tutie whereas the true Tutie is not heavy but light and white like flocks of wool falling into dust so soon as it is touched this is bred of the sparkles of brazen furnaces whereinto store of the mineral Calamine hath been cast Cot. Tut-mouther he that hath the Chin and nether Jaw sticking out further then the upper Twait an old Law word signifies a wood grubbed up and turned to arrable Cokes Instit 4. b. Tuysco was the most antient and peculiar Idol-god of all the old Germans from whence they called themselves Tuyâ—hen that is Duytshes or Duytsh-people and the day which yet among us retains the name of Tuâ—sday was especially dedicated to this Idol See its posture in Verstegan pag. 57. Twelf-day dies duedecimus or Epiphania the feast of the Epiphany of our blessed Saviour so called because it is the twelfth day after the Nativity exclusively See Epiphany Twibil Belg. Tweebill an instrument used by Carpenters to make mortiseholes Twilight Belg. Twee-light cockshoot time either in the morning or evening when t is betwixt day and night or betwixt two lights that is of the Sun and the Moon Tyberâ—ade a Topograph the model or draught of a place called so of a book of that name composed by Bartholus the Lawyer who was the first that graced his works with such figures Tydder See Theodore Tymariots See Timariots Tympany tympanites a disease wherein the body waxing lean the belly swels up having great store of wind and windy humors gathered together between its inner skin and the guts which being smitten with the hand make a noise like a Taber Tympane tympanum a Tymbrel Tabor Drum or Drumstale Also an instrument of a Printers Press whereon he lays the sheet that is to be printed so called because it is made of parchment and being strucken on will sound like a Taber Tympanism tympanismus a kind of torturing used by the Jews by beating one to death with Cudgels or Drum-sticks Heb. 11.25 2 Mac. 6.19 Tympanist tympanista a Drumster or Taberer also one sick of a Tympany or one that 's well skil'd in curing that disease Tympaâ—itical tympaniticus that hath a Tympany or Dropsie Tympanize tympanizo to play
Verst Wisard or Wizard perhaps from the Sax Witega i. a Prophet or Foreteller of things to come a cunning man the Hebrews describe him thus he put in his mouth the bone of a Beast named by them Jadua and burned Incense and did other things till he fell down with shame and spake with his mouth things that are to come We commonly take him for a kinde of Witch or one that can tell where things are that were lost c. Wiseacre from the Belg. Waerseygher ex Waer i. veritas Sagen dicere one that knows or tells truth we commonly use it in malam partem for a Fool. Wisâ—men of Greece were seven See Solon Witch is derived from the Dutch Witchelen or Witchelen which properly signifies whinnying and neighing like a Horse also to foretel or prophecy and Witcheler signifies a Soothsayer for that the Germans from whom our Ancestors the Saxons usually descended did principally as Tacitus tells us divine and foretel things to come by the whinnying and neighing of their Horses Hinitu and Fremitu are his words For the definition Master Perkins cap. 1. saith Witchcraft is an art serving for the working of wonders by the assistance of the Devils so far as God will permit Delrio defines it to be An art which by the power of a contract entred into with the Devil some wonders are wrought which pass the common understanding of men Lib. 1. cap. 2. de Mag. Disq Wittal is a Cuckold that wits all or knows all that is knows himself to be so Woden among the old Saxons was honored for their god of Battel the word signifies Fire or Furious Hence we say when one is in great rage he is Wood and hence we call Wednesday instead of Wodnesday on which day he was chiefly honored See Verst 59. Wold See Weald Seven Wonders of the World were these 1. The Pyramides 2. Mausolaeum 3. The Temple of Ephesus 4. The Walls of Babylon 5. The Colossus of Rhodes 6. The Statue of Jupiter Olympicus And 7. The Pharus or Watch Tower built by Ptolomaeus Philadelphus Wooldrivers An. 2 3. Ph. Ma. cap. 13. are those that buy wool abroad in the Country of the Sheepmasters and carry it on horse-back to the Clothiers or Market Towns to sell again Woolstaple See Staple Woolwinders are such as winde up Fleeces of Wool to be pack'd and sold by weight into a kind of bundle after it is cleansed as it ought to be by Statute And to avoid such deceipt as the owners were wont to use by thrusting in Locks of refuse Wool and such other dross to gain weight they are sworn to perform that Office truly between the owner and the Merchant See the Statute of 8. H. 6. c. 22.23 H. 8. c. 17. And 18 Eliz. c. 25. Wranglands seem to be misgrown Trees that will never prove Timber Kitchin fol. 169.6 Wreath a Boars-tail so called by Huntsmen also in Heraldry it is that which is placed between the Mantle and the Crest being most commonly made of two coloured silks wreathed together called also a Torce Wreck From the Fr. Varech is where a ship perishes at Sea and no person escapes alive out of it the Civilians call it Naufragium This Wreck being made the goods that were in any part of the Ship being brought to Land by the waves belong to the King by his Prerogative or to him to whom he has granted this priviledge An. 17 Edw. 2. cap. 11. But if any person in the Ship come to land it is on Wreck or if either Dog or Cat escape alive the goods are the owners still so he comes within a year and a day to claim them And for this the Statute is plain VVestm 1. cap. 4. An. 3 Ed. 1. The Emperors of Rome made no advantage of this sad event as appears Titulo de Naufragiis 11. Cod. And Richard the first had some remorse of poor Seamens miseries in this case for he quietum clamavit VVreck suis subditis Hoved. Part. post Annal. f. 386. Wroth from the Belg. Wreedt angry cruel fierce inhumane Wreke from the Belg. Wreken to avenge or revenge Wurt or Wort Sax. an Herb and Kelewurt now Colewurt aâ— Herbe much used for pottage in time of old The City Wirtsberg in Germany in Latin Herbipolis had that name from the abundance of Worts or Herbs which grew about the Hill sides by that Town Verst X. XEnodochy Xenodochium an Hospital Xeriff the name by which some Princes of Barbary are instiled Xerophagy xerophagia the eating dry meats Xerophthalmy xerophthalmia soreness or blearedness of the eyes when they neither swell nor run but onely look somewhat red having little or no pain but a kinde of itching Xilinous xilinus of or belonging to Cotten Xylobalsamum Gr a sweet and odoriferous wood whereof Baulm naturally comes Xylopolist Xylopola a Woodmonger or one that sells Wood or Timber Y. YArdland virgata terrae so called from the Sax. Gyrlander is not the same quantity in all places for in some Countries it contains twenty acres in some twenty four in some thirty according to Mr Lambert This Yardland Bracton calls Virgatam Terrae Lib. 2. cap. 10. 27. but he expresseth no certainty what it contains Mr Noy in his Compleat Lawyer pag. 57. saith two Fardels of Land make a Nook and four Nooks make a Yard-land and four Yardlands make a Hide of Land and four but some say eight Hides make a Knights Fee the relief wherof is five pounds and so ratably Year annus was divided by Julius Caesar into twelve moneths fifty two weeks three hundred sixty and five dayes and six hours wanting eleven minutes which odd six hours every Leap or fourth year make the odd day in February The moneth is the twelfth part of the Solary year the week is neer the fourth part of the moneth the natural week day a seventh part of the week the Quadrant the fourth part of the day the hour the sixth part of the Quadrant the Point the fourth part of the hour the Moment or Minute about the fifteenth part of the Point c. The Greeks observed the Lunary year that is twelve revolutions of the Moon three hundred fifty and four dayes Br. Yeoman or Yeihan seems to be one word made by contraction of two Danish words Young Men which I gather out of Canutus's Charter of the Forest Part 1. fol. 1. num 2. in these words Sunt sub quolibet horum quatuor ex mediocribus hominibus quos Angli Legespend nuncupant Dani verò Young Men vocant locati qui curam onus tum viridis tum veneris suscipiant These Mr Camden Brit. pag. 150. placeth next in order to Gentlemen calling them ingenuos whose opinithe Statute affirms Anno 16 Rich. 2. cap. 4. Sir Thomas Smith in his Repub Angl. lib. 1. cap. 23. calls him a Yoman whom our Laws call Legalem hominem which says he is in English a Freeman born that may dispend of his own Free-land in