the personality when t is brought against the right person or when the Action is properly personal not real or mixt Personate persono to sound out or perfectly to make a great noise But Personato from persona is more commonly taken to represent the person of another Pâ—rspective from perspicio the Art of advantaging the sight by the help of glasses and other contrivances Perspicacy Perspicacity perspicacia quickness of sight understanding or perceiving a thing ready apprehension Perspicience perspicientia perfect knowledge full perceiving a thing Perspicuity perspicuitas clearness plainness properly in words and sentences Perspirable from perspiro that may or is able to breath through Br. Perspiration perspiratio a breathing through It is as it were a breathing or vaporing of the whole body through the skin Bac. Perstringe perstringo to wring hard to touch a thing sharply in speaking or writing c. Also to deceive Perterebrate perterebro to pierce or bore thorow with a wimble Pertical perticalis belonging to a Perch or Pole Pertinacy pertinacia obstinacy stubbornness stiffness in opinion sometimes it is taken in the good part for perseverance constancy Pertingeâ— pertingens extending reaching or joyning near unto Pertingency a reaching or joyning near unto Pervade pervado to go and enter over all through or into to scape or pass through or by Dr. Charl. Pervagation pervagatio a straying up and down a wandring through or about Perversity perversitas maliciousness of nature where we do overthwartly that we ought not to do frowardness Pervert perverto to overthwart to turn upside down to subvert corrupt destroy A Pervert one that is turned from good to evil as Convert is the contrary Pervicacy pervicacia obstinacy â—teadiness stiffneckedness sometimes perseverance constancy Pervise pervisum a Bar also a conference in former time called the Pervis among the young Councellors Pleaders Attorneys or Students of the Law such as at this day might resemble the course in the Inns of Court or Chancery called Moots and Bolts wherein the form of pleading and arguing a case is exercised for so doth Fortescu chap. 51. commending those Laws prove when he saith That after the Judges were risen at eleven of the clock from hearing Causes at Westminster Placitantes tunc se divertunt ad Pervisum alibi consulentes cum Servientibus ad legem aliis Conciliariis suis Pervious pervius that may be gone in or through that is easie to be passed over or through Perwick or Perwig from the Belg. Perruâ—ck or Fr. perrúque i. a tuff or lock of hair a cap of false or counterfeit hair Peruvians people of Peru in the West Indies so called Pessary pessus is made of soft wool in form of a finger and is a kind of suppository for the secret parts of women Br. Pessundate pessundo to tread or cast under feet to put down or to the worst to cast to the ground as a horse doth his rider Pestarable Wares seem to be such Wares as pester and take up much room in a ship An. 32. H. 8. c 14. Pestiferous pestifer deadly unwholesome that brings death pestilence and destruction Petalism petalismus from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1. a leaf a kinde of banishment for five years among the Siracusians practised by writing the parties name whom they would be rid of in an Olive leaf as at Athens they wrote upon shells Petard or Petarre Fr. petart an Engin of War made like a Bell or Morter wherewith strong Gates are burst open Petaurist petaurista a Dancer on the Ropes a Tumbler a runner upon Lines Petauristick pertaining to tumbling vaulting or dancing upon Ropes Peter Gr. for which the French use Pierre and our Ancestors used Pierce a name of high esteem among Christians since our Saviour named Simon the son of Jona Cephas which is Syriack and by interpretation a stone John 1.42 But fool-wisely have some Peters called themselves Pierius Cam. St. Peter ad vincula see Gule of August Peter-pence Denarii sancti Petri otherwise called in the Saxon tongue Rome-feoâ— i. the fee of Rome or due to Rome and also Rome-scot and Rome-penning was a tribute given by Ina King of the West-Saxons being in pilgrimage at Rome about the year of our Lord 626. which was a penny for every Chimney that smoaked in England Lamberds Explication of Saxon words verbo Nummus Whom see also fol. 128. in St Edw. Laws num 10. See also King Edgars Laws fol. 78. c. 4. Stow in his Annals p. 76. saith He that had thirty penny worth of Goods of one kind in his house of his own proper was to give a penny at Lammas yearly see Rome-scot Petitory petitorius belonging to a Petition or request Petrel see Pectoral Petrification petrificatio a making stony a turning into stone also a disease in the eye and eye-lids Petrifie from Petra to make become stonish or of a hard nature Br. Petrobrusiany a sort of Hereticks that held Christians ought not to keep or observe Feasts c. Petrol petroleum a kind of Marle or Chaulky Clay or rather a substance strained out of the natural Bitumen It is for the most part white but sometimes black and being once set on fire can hardly be quenched see Napthe Petronel Fr. petrinal a horsemans peece first used in the Pyrenean Mountains which was hanged at the Brest ready to shoot Petti-fogger from the Fr. petite and Belg. Foken vel Fâ—yken i. convasare a silly Advocate a petty Attorney or Lawyer or rather a Trouble-Town having neither Law nor Conscience Petty Sergeanty a tenure of Land holden of the King by yielding him a Buckler Arrow Bow or such like see Capite Petty Treason Fr petit Trahison Treason in a lesser or lower kinde If a Servant kill his Master a Wife her Husband a Secular or Religious man his Prelate these are Petit Treasons An. 25. Edw. 3. cap. 2. Whereof see more in Stawnf Pl. Cr. l. 1. c. 2. Cromp. J. of Peace f. 2. For the punishment of Petit Treason see An. 22. H. 8. cap. 14. Petulancâ— petulantia wantonness malepertness impudency reproachful speaking Petulant petulans wanton dishonest reproachful fawcy Pexiâ—y pexitas the long roughness of the Web. Pâ—oeâ—omenon Gr. an appearance either in Heaven or in the Air. Sir H. Wotton Phagâ—denick phagaedenicus that hath or pertains to a kind of Pock or running Cancer which frets through the skin and eats the flesh Phalanx Lat. a military Squadron consisting of eight thousand footmen set in such array that they might encounter with their enemies foot to foot man to man shield to shield Polybius l. 5. says the Phalanx contained above twenty thousand but these numbers still altered Phalangarians phalangarii Souldiers of the Army Phalanx Phalangeary Phalangeous of or pertaining to Phalanx Br. Phalaris Bull Phalaris was a Tyrant of Sicily who tormented Perillus the Artificer first in the brasen Bull he made for the destruction and torture of others whereupon aptly Ovid nec enim lex justior ulla
of our Saviour Jesus Christ As the Romans made their computation from the building the City of Rome and the Grecians numbered their years by the Olympiads or Games called Olympick So Christians in remembrance of the happy Incarnation and blessed birth of our Saviour reckon the time from his Nativity See Epoch Dominical dominicus pertaining to the Lord and Master The Dominical Letter in Calenders is so called from a kinde of preheminence it hath above the rest of the letters in token whereof it is of red colour representing the purple which is a robe of dignity or rather because it shews the Dominical or Lords day thoughout the year Min. Dominicaâ—s otherwise called Preaching or Black Friers a religious Order instituted by St. Dominick a Spaniard about the year 1206. he sent his Associates to preach the Gospel even to the furthest parts of the world then known which they did with great success as their Successors since have done and do still even in India and America This Order was confirmed by Pope Honorius the Third about the year 1216. Domino a kind of hood or habit for the head worn by Canons and hence also a fashion of vail used by some women that mourn Dominicide dominicida he that kills his Master Domition Domiture domitura a taming or breaking Donary donarium a gift or present properly to a holy use Donatists a Sect of Hereticks so called from Donatus Bishop of Carthage the first broacher of the Heresie who lived about the year 358 in the time of Pope Liberius and the Emperor Constantine Their prime tenet was that the true Church was onely in Africk and that out of Africk there was no true Baptism they held also that the Son in the mystery of the Blessed Trinity was less then the Father and the Holy Ghost less then the Son with other damnable points c. See Circumcellians Donative donativum a Princes benevolence or gift A Donative Benefice is that which is meerly given and collated by the Patron to a man without either presentation to or institution by the Ordinary or Induction by his commandment Fitzh nat br fo 35. E. See the Statute A. 8. R. 2. ca. 4. Donative donativus adjectively that is able or apt to give Doniferous donifer that carries a gift Donor in our Common Law signifies the giver and Donee he or she to whom a gift is given Dooms-day-book so called because upon any difference the parties received their doom from it Others less probably say t is called Dooms-day-book Quasi domus Dei Book But to confirm the former Etymology it is called in Latin Liber Judiciarius See Antient Demeasn Dorado Span. a thing guilded or guilt It is used in Religio Medici fo 135. for a man that hath a fair out-side but no qualities or good parts within Dorick Dialect dilaectus Dorica one of the five Dialects of the Greek tongue Vide Dialect Dorick-work is a term in Architecture and signifies one of the five orders of Pillars mentioned by Vitruvius See Tuscan Dorick or Dorian Musick Dorica musica a kind of grave and solemn Musick and therefore assigned to great Personages and so called because the Dorians first devised it Dormant Fr. a term in Heraldry as a Lion dormant i. a Lyon sleeping or lying in a sleeping posture Dormitive from dormio that causeth sleep Dorp Belg. a Village or Country Town See Thorp A Dorter Dortoire or Dormitory dormitorium a place where many sleep together so was the place antiently and still is called where religious persons are wont to take their nights rest in their Covents many in the same room Dose from Dosis i. a giving the quantity of Potion or Medicine which a Physitian appoints his Patient to take at once Dotkiy A thing of small value a kind of coyn Stanf. pl. cor fo 37. it seems to come of the Dutch word Duytkeâ— that is the eighth part of a Styfer or French Shilling of which Styfers ten in the Low Countries or ten Sols in France are of the same value with an English shilling viz. twelve pence Min. Dovetaild is a term among Joyners and signifies that particular sort of joyning boards together so called when one peece of the one goes into or mingles with the other and is much better and more costly then a common plain joyning boards together Doublet Fr. a counterfeit Jewel or stone of two peeces joyned or glewed together Dotal dotalis belonging to a Dowry or Joynture Dovane Fr. Douane the name of the Custom-house of Lyons hence also any Custom or Impost Dowager dótata a Widow indowed or that hath a Jointure a title applied to the Widows of Princes and great Personages onely Downes With us hath two significations the one certain hilly Plains in the West Country so called and this Down comes from the old Saxon Dune i. a hill commonly that stretcheth it self out in length The other a certain part of the Sea lying near the Sands upon the coast of Kent where commonly our English Navy rides and this we borrow from the Hollanders who call the Sand-banks which lye on the Sea-side the Dunes And the Town of Dunkirk rightly in English Dun-Church took denomination from its being scituate in the Dunes or Sand-banks of the Sea Verst Dower Dowry dos signifies in our Common Law two things First That which the Wife brings to her Husband in marriage otherwise called Maritagium Mariage good Next and more commonly That which she hath of her Husband after the Marriage determined if she out-live him Glanvile l. 7. ca. 2. Bracton l. 2. ca. 38. See more in Cowel And you may see the form of a Dowry Bill among the Jews in Moses and Aaron p. 235. Dowsets The stones of a Stag or Buck so called by Hunts-men Doxology Gr. a song of praise a speaking or giving glory as when we say Glory be to the Father c. that is properly Doxology and is said to be composed by the first Council of Nice and St. Jerome to be the Author of adding the other Versicle As it was in the beginning c. View of Directory fo 32 33. Doxy a she Rogue a woman man Beggar a lowzy Quean Draco's Laws Laws which for being extream severe and cruel are therefore said to be written rather with blood then ink such are those that punish trivial offences with death or some other excessive torment So called from â—raco an antient and severe Law-maker in Athens Dram drachma the eighth part of an ounce it contains three Scruples every scruple being of the weight of twenty wheat corns So that a Dram is the just weight of Sixty corns of wheat Also a peece of money among the Grecians the most usual whereof valued of ours â— d. ob Dramatick dramaticum a kind of Poetry when the persons are every one adorned and brought upon the Theater to speak and act their own parts Hobbi See Poesie Drap-de berry a thick kind of cloth so called for that it was
adultery to counterfeit or corrupt Adultery adulterium properly spoken of married persons but if onely one of two persons by whom this sin is committed be married it makes Adultery and this is felony by Act of Parl. 1650. ca. 10. Adulterium seems to have taken that name as it were ad alterius thorum i. to anothers bed which the Adulterer always aims at Adumbrate adumbro to shadow to resemble to draw a picture imperfectly Adumbration adumbratio a shadowing or bare portraying of a thing also an imitation or expressing of another thing somewhat to the likeness and nature of the same Aduncity aduncitas crookedness hookedness Aduncous Adunque aduncus crooked downwards hooked Bac. Advecate advocatus a man of Law that pleads assists or sollicits another mans matter so called ab advocando i. calling unto because he is called to his Clients assistance most properly a Procurator or Doctor of the Civil Law Advowzen advocatio the reversion of a spiritual promotion and signifies in our Common Law a right to present a Clergy-man to a Benefice as much as Jus Patronatus in the Canon Law Of this there are two sorts Advowzen in gross which belongs or adhears to any Manor as parcel of the right of it and Avowzen dependent which depends on a Manor as appurtenant thereunto Adure aduro to roast burn or parch Bac. Adust Adusted adustus burnt parched vexed Adustible burnable parchable Adustion adustio parching or burning Adynamous adynamus weak impowerful Aedil aedilis See Edil Aegipans aëgipanes monsters having bodies like men and feet like Goats Wood-Gods Aera See Epoche Aereal aërius belonging to the air Aeromancy aëromantia a kind of divination by the air Aeromantick aëromanticus pertaining to such divinations Affability affabilitas curtesie in speaking and hearing others kindness to men Affectation affectatio too much curiosity study of eloquence against nature an extream labouring without discretion to imitate another Affeerours afferatores alias affidati are those that are appointed in Court-Leets upon oath to mulct or set fines upon the heads of such as have committed faults arbitrably punishable and have no express penalty set down by Statute To Affiance from ad and fides to betroth or make sure Affictitious affictitius feigned or counterfeit Affidavit is borrowed from the Canonists among whom Affidare is used for fidem dare and so it signifies he hath sworn or given his faith but with us it is generally taken for an Oath or Deposition put in writeing Affinage Fr. a fineing or refining of metals Affinity affinitas kindred or alliance by marriage sometimes likeness or agreement Affirmative affirmatus that affirms or avoucheth Affluence affluentia plenty abundance Afforest afforesto to turn ground into Forest Affray from the Fr. Affres i. a fright may be without word or blow given as if a man shew himself furnished with Armor or Weapons not usually worn it may strike a fear into others unarmed For which reason it is a common wrong and inquireable in a Leet which makes it differ from Assault which is always a particular injury 4 H. 6 10.8 Ed. 4 5. Affricate affrico to rub upon or against to grate or crumble Africa Gr. one of the four parts of the world lying Southward herein is Barbary Numidia Lybia the Land of Negroes Aethiopia interior and exterior Aegypt and the Islands It is called Africa of the Greek word Phrice which signifies cold and the privative A so Africa signifies a Country without cold as indeed it is Africk African Africus pertaining to Africa or to the Southwest wind Africk-bird taken for a coward or one in gay cloaths that has little Spirit Aga from the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. duco to lead an Officer that commands the great Turks Janizaries and is the third in repute in his Empire Sands Agamist agamus he that is unmarried Agarick agaricum a white and soft Mushrom or excrescence growing on the Larch Tree also a root in Sarmatia that helps digestion Cotgr. Age aetas that part of a mans life which is from his birth to this or his last day A man by our Common Law hath two ages the age of 21 years is termed his full age and 14 the age of discretion Lit. l. 2. c. 4. In a woman there are six 1. At seven years of age the Lord her Father may sistrain his Tenants for aid to marry her for at those years she may consent to Matrimony 2. At the age of nine years she is Dowable 3. At twelve years she is able finally to confirm her former consent given to Matrimony 4. At fourteen years she is enabled to receive her land into her own hands and shall be out of Ward if she be of this age at the death of her Ancestor 5. At sixteen years she shall be out of Ward though at the death of her Ancestor she was within the age of fourteen years 6. At one and twenty years she is able to alienate her Lands and Tenements At sixteen years of age every person may be summoned to take the Oath of Abjuration Acts 1656. c. 16. Proclus a Greek Author divides the life of man into seven Ages 1. Infancy contains four years 2. Childhood contains ten years 3. Youth-hood or Adolescency consists of eight years that is from fourteen to two and twenty 4. Young man-hood continues nineteen years that is from two and twenty to forty one 5. Ripe man-hood hath fifteen years of continuance and therefore makes his progress to 56 years 6. Old age which in adding 12 to 56 makes up 68. 7. Decrepit age is limited from 68 years to 88. See more divisions of Age if you please in first part Treasury of Times p. 377. and in Vul. Err. p. 216. Agelastick from Agelastus Grandfather of Crassus who never laughed but once in al his life and that was to see a Mare eat Thistles hence we use it for one that seldom laughs sad or sullen Agemoglans or Agiam Oglans are those Christian children which are seised by Turkish Officers when they are between the age of ten and eighteen or twenty to be made Janizaries or for other service of the Great Turk The word signifies unexpert or untutored youths Aggerate aggero to heap up to encrease Aggested aggestus heaped up or laid on a heap Fuller Agglomerate agglomero to fold or wind up in bottoms to gather together Agglutinate agglutino to joyn or glue together Aggrandisement Fr. a greatning inlarging advancement Aggrandize from the Ital. Aggrandire to greaten augment enlarge encrease or make great Aggravate aggravo to load or burthen to make a thing worse by words Aggregate aggrego to gather or assemble together or in Troops Aggressor Lat. a setter upon an Assailant one that begins Aggression aggressio a setting upon or entrance into an assault Agiograph agiographa a holy writing a holy Writ See Hagiographer Agist from the Fr. gist signifies in our Common Law to take in and feed the Cattle of strangers in the Kings Forest
wound or superfluously into drink Rid. Diapase or Diapason Gr. a perfect concord of all in Musick An eighth See a further explanation of this in L. Bac. Nat. Hist fo 30. Diapente Gr. a concord in Musick called a fifth Diapridâ— or Diapred Fr. diapre diversified with flourishes or sundry figures whence we call Cloth that is so diversified Diaper Min. Diaphanity from diaphanum clearness transparency Vul. Er. Diaphanous diaphanus clear as chrystal transparent Diaphony diaphonia a divers sound a discord Diaphonist diaphonista he that makes divers sounds Diaphoretick diaphoreticus that dissolveth or sends forth humors Diaphragm diaphragma a long and round Muscle lying overthwart the lower part of the Breast separating the Heart and Lights from the Stomack and the vital parts from the natural the Midriff Diarrhoetick from diarrhoea that hath a Lask or loosness in the belly without inflammation Diaty diarium that contains the particular actions of every day a Journal Book or a book of remembrance See Annals Diatessaron Gr. of fours a concord in Musick called a Fourth whereof there are four in the Scale which compriseth fifteen strings Diatonick Musick diatonum keeps a mean temperature between Chromatic and Enharmoniac and may go for plain Song Diatrâ—be diatriba an auditory or place where disputations or exercises are held Dibble An instrument to set herbs in a Garden Dicacity dicacitas scoffing taunting or bourding much speaking Dication dicatio a vowing submitting promising or dedicating Dicearchy dicaearchia just government Dâ—cearâ—k dicaearchus a just Prince Diceology dicaeologia justification by or in talk Dichotomy dichotomia a dividing or cutting into two parts or a division made by two and two Dicker of Leather is ten Hides Dictamen Lat. a thing written by another mans instruction Dictate dicto to appoint or tell another what and how he shall write which is also used substantively as Dictates or Lessons which the Master indites for the Schollars to write Dictator Lat. he that indites a thing to be written Also a chief Ruler among the antient Romans from whom no Appeal was granted and for half a year had a Kings power never chosen but when the Commonwealth was in some great danger or trouble and at half years end under pain of Treason yeelded up his Office So named either because he onely said the word and it was done or because he was Dictus nominated onely by one of the Consuls and not otherwise chosen Dictitatâ— dictito to speak or tell often or in divers places to plead Felth. Dictature dictatura a pronouncing a thing to be written The Dictatorship Dâ—dascalick from didascalus pertaining to a Mâ—ster or Teacher Didram didrachmum an antient coyn consisting of two drams of our money it values 15 d. It is used for Tribute money Matth. 17.24 Didymus from the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. geminus the name of St. Thomas one of the Apostles and signifies a Twin He was called Didymus for being a twin born with some other or for some such cause Tr. of Mass Diennial diennis of or pertaining to two years Diet diaeta in Germany it is the same thing as a Parliament in England a great Assembly or Council of the States and Princes of the Empire Dieretick from Diaeresis pertaining to a division or the figure Diaeresis whereby one syllable is divided into two parts as Evoluisse for Evolvisse Bac. Dietary that treateth of or pertaineth to Diet. Dietetical diaeteticus pertaining to moderate diet such as Physitians prescribe Dietical dieticus keeping from day to day regular Dieu et moâ— droâ—t Fr. God and my Right The Motto of the Kings Arms first used as some affirm by Henry the Eighth Diffarreation diffarreatio a sacrifice done between a man and his wife at Divorcement As Confarreation was at the marriage Rider Diffibulate diffibulo to unbutton open or ungird Difficacity difficacitas hardness or difficulty Difficilitate from difficilitas to make difficult or hard Diffident diffidens distrustful desperate doubtful Diffluence diffluentia a loosness a flowing forth or abroad Diffusion diffusio a scattering abroad a spilling or spreading Digamist or Digamite digamus or digama a man that hath two wives together or a woman that has two Husbands Also one that marries after his first Wives death or divorce Digested digestus disposed ordered divided The Digests digestus a volume of the Civil Law so called because the legal precepts therein are so excellently ordered disposed and digested A Digestive in Chyrurgerie is taken for that which prepares the matter to mundification or cleansing Digit Fr. digitte a Character which expresseth a figure in Arithmetick as V. the figure of five an X. ten c. Digitation digitatio the form of the fingers of both hands joyned together or the manner of their so joyning Cotgr. Digital digitalis pertaining to a finger or fingers breadth To Digite to point with the finger Felth. Digladiation digladiatio a debate a fight a strife Dignorate dignoro to mark as men do beasts to know them Dignosce dignosco to discern to know by divers parts Scotch Papers Digression digressio a departing a changing of purpose a straying from the matter a swerving from Dijudicate dijudico to judge between two to determine Dike-grabe An Officer in the Low Countries who hath the over-sight and command ot the Dikes and Banks that preserve the Country from the inundation of the Sea Dickins a corruption of Devilkins i. little Devils as 't is usually said the Dickins take you Dilacerate dilacero to tear or rend in pieces Dilariate dilanio the same with Dilacerate Dilapidate dilapido to rid a place of stones to consume and spend wastfully Dilatable from dilato that may be enlarged or made bigger extendable Dilatation dilatatio an inlarging or making bigger To Dilate dilato to extend or inlarge to delay Dilatatory from dilato an inlarger an instrument wherewith Chyrurgeons open those parts that by sickness or other accidents are too much closed Dilatory dilatorius that delays or prolongs time Dilection dilectio love or charity Dilemma Gr. a kind of Argument called by Logicians Cornutum Argumentum which convinceth ones adversary both ways as in saying If he be a good man why do you speak evil of him If naught why do you keep him company There is a Tradition of a Dilemma that Bishop Morton Chancellor to H. 7. used to raise up the Benevolence to higher rates and some called it his Fork and some his Croteâ— for he had concluded an Article in the Instructions to the Commissioners who were to leavy the Benevolence That if they met with any that were sparing they should tell them they must needs have because they laid up And if they were spenders they must needs have because it was seen in their port and manner of living I. Bac. Hen. 7. p. 101. Dilling proculus a child born when the Father is old or the last Child that Parents have in some places called a Swil-pâ—ugh Dilogy dilogia a doubtful
to make empty or void to purge In the Rhemes Testament Evacuated from Christ signifies made void and having no part with him Evade evado to escape to pass without danger Evagation evagatio a wandring roving or straying abroad Evagirate evagino to draw out of a sheath or scabbard Evangeliques a sort of Reformers so called appearing at or not long after Luther in Germany An Evangelistary The office of an Evangelist also a Pulpit or the place where the Gospel is delivered Evangelism evangelismus joyful tidings as the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary the tidings of Christs Nativity c. Evangelist evangelista one that brings good tidings a writer or preacher of the Gospel Evangelize evangelizo to preach the Gospel to bring good tidings Evanid evanidus vain decaying unfruitful frail Evaporate evaporo to breath or steam out to send out vapors Evasion evasio from evado an escaping a shift Eucharist Eucharista properly signifies a giving of thanks In Ecclesiasticall writings it is taken for the Sacrament of the body and blood of Christ Eucharistical Pertaining to the Eucharist Eucrasy eucrasia a right temperature of the body humors and qualities Eudoxie Gr. excellency of name good report or estimation Eve the wife of Adam from the Heb. Evah i. living or giving life Adam so called his wife because she was the mother of every living thing Evection evectio a carrying out or forth Eveck or Evick Ibex a kind of wilde Goat Eventerate from è and venter to take out the belly or paunch of any thing also to come out of the belly Dr. Br. Eveâ—tilate eventilo to winnow as we do Corn and metaphorically to sift or examine a matter throughly Eversion eversio a ruine or overthrowing Evertuate to take away the vertue or strength Evestigate evestigo to seek to follow to hunt after Eugantan euganeus pertaining to that people or Country by the inner Gulf of the Adriatique Sea towards the Alps which belongs to the Dominion of Venice Eugenia Gr nobleness or goodness of birth or blood Evibration evibratio a shaking brandishing or darting Eviction evictio an over vercoming or convincing by Law Evince evinco to vanquish to surmount to convince to obtain by earnest labor also to convict and recover by Law Eviration eviratio a gelding or taking away the Genitals Evintegrony aevintiger that bears age without decay Evisceration eviscero to imbowel or draw out the guts Evitable evitabilis that may be shunned or avoided Eviternity aeviternitas eternity everlastingness immortality Euloge or Eulogy eulogia a well speaking an honest speech a Praise or Benediction Eulogical eulogicus well-spoken Eunuchate or eunuchize eunuchizo to geld men or to play the Eunuch or gelded man Eunuchism the state or condition of an Eunuch the want of virility Eunomians A sort of Hereticks who maintained that no sin could be hurtful to one having Faith St. Aug. Her Cap. 54. Evocation evocatio a calling out forth or upon a mustering calling back or withdrawing Evolatical evolaticus that flies or gads abroad Evolution evolutio a rolling or tumbling out a reading over Euphemism euphemismus a good or favourable interpretation of a bad word Euphony euphonia a good sound or voyce as they use to say in Schools Euphoniae gratia for good sound sake Euphorbium A gum or tear of a strange plant growing on Mount Atlas in Lybia It is yellowish clear and brittle It may be used in Oyntments against Palsies Cramps and shrinking of sinews but to be taken inwardly is very dangerous unless the malice of it be well corrected for it is exceeding hot in the fourth degree Bull. Euripe Euripus signifies generally any Strait Fret or Channel of the Sea running between two shoars as Julius Pollux defines it But Euripus Euboicus or Chalcidicus is a narrow passage of Sea dividing Attica and the Island of Euboea now called Golpho de Negroponte which ebbs and flows seven times every day the reason of which when Aristotle could not find it is said he threw himself into the Sea with these words Quia ego non capio te tu capias me But see Dr. Br. Vul. Er. fol. 364. Hence To Euripize To ebb and flow as Euripus doth to be always in motion to be inconstant to be whirled hither and thither Eurythmie eurythmia is that agreeable harmony between the bredth length and height of all the rooms of a Fabrick Vitruv. l. 1. c. 2. Europe Europa one of the four parts of the world lying towards the West containg England France Spain Italy Germany all Greece Creet or Candy with many other Kingdoms great Countries and Islands We have many opinions concerning the derivation of the word but the most received is that it is called Europe of Europa King Agenors daughter whom Jupiter as Poets feign in likeness of a Bull carried over Sea into the Island Candy Bull. Eustace eustachius standing firm constant a proper name Eutaxie eutaxia good order placing or disposing Apol. for learning Euthanasie Gr. a happy death Bac. Euterpe one of the Muses Euthymie euthymia security quiet hearts-ease Eutrapelize from Eutrapelia to treat civilly or use courteously Four Ages Eutychians followers of the Arch Heretick Eutyches who about the year of Christ 443. in time of Pope Leo the first and Theodosius the second Emperor dogmatized that there was but one nature in Christ that Christ was not truely born of the Virgin Mary with many other absurd errors against Faith Evulsion evulsio a plucking up Exacerate exacero to purge from chaff Exacinate exacino to pull or press out the kernels Exacution exacutio the pointing or making a thing sharp Exaggerate exaggero to heap up together to increase or amplify Exagitate exagito to trouble chide to discuss to stir up or move Ex-amussim Lat exactly justly according to rule Exanguious exanguis without blood dead fearful pale Vul. Er. Exanimate exanimo to trouble in mind to astonish to kill Exanthems exanthemata the Small-pox wheals or pushes in a mans skin Measles Exantlate exantlo to draw out to empty to sustain or suffer to overcome with great pain Dr. Charleton Exarate exaro to dig or plow up also to write with the pen or engrave Exarch Exarchus a Vice-Emperor a Lieutenant of the Empire Exarchy or Exarchate The chief place of dignity under the Emperor the Lieutenancy of the Empire Exariculate exarticulo to put out of joynt Exartuate exartuo to carve as meat is carved to quarter as the hangman doth Exasperat exaspero to make sharp to vex or make angry Exaturate exaturo to fill an hungry stomack to satisfie a greedy mind Exauctorate or Exauctorat exauctoro to put out of pay service or office Exaugurate exauguro to unhallow to prophane Exauspâ—cate exauspico to have ill luck to do a thing unfortunately Excalfaction excalfactio a heating chafing or warming Excambion from Cambio an Exchange Spots Excandescency excandescentia anger soon come and gone Excavation excavatio a making hollow Sir H.W. Execation excaecatio a blinding or making blind
a horse-race Hippogryph hippo-gryps a kind of feigned beast in part horse in part Griffin Hippomachy hippomachia a justing or tilting on horseback Hircine hircinus goatish of a Goat Hirculation hirculatio a disease in the Vine when it bears no fruit Hirsuts hirsutus rough hairy full of bristles sharp Hirundinous from â—hirundo inis of or pertaining to a swallow Hispanian Hispanus of or belonging to Spain born in Spain Hispid hispidus bristled or rough-haired terrible Historiography historiographia the writing an History Histriographer historiographus an historian a writer of Histories Histrionick histrionicus player-like fit for or belonging to a Stage-player or Stage-play Histrionically after the manner of a Stage-Player Hithe as Queen-Hithe in London is a petit Haven to land wares out of vessels or boats New Book of Enteries fol. 3. Col. 3. Hoane Sax. a fine kind of Whetstone softer then that which is most commonly called a Whetstone Hoblers hobellarii In Ireland there were certain Knights so called because they were wont to serve in the wars upon Hobbies also with us certain persons who were by their tenure tyed to maintain a little light Nag which in Ireland they call a Hobby and hence we say a Hobby-horse for the certifying of any invasion made by Enemies or such like peril towards the Sea side as Portsmouth c. Of these you shall read A. 18. Ed. 3. Stat. 2. cap. 7. An. 25. ejusdem Stat. 5. cap. 8. Antiq. Hibâ—rn p. 35. Hocktyde or Hockstyde of old thus Hardiknute the last King of the Danes in this Nation dying suddainly at Lambeth in the year 1042 his death was so welcome to his Subjects that the time was annually celebrated for some hundreds of years after with open pastimes in the streets and called Hockstide in some parts of this Nation not yet out of memory but observed the week after Easter signifying scorning or contempt which fell upon the Danes by his death Sir Rich. Baker See Fugalia Hocus-pocus a Jugler one that shews tricks by slight of hand Hodiernal hodiernus of to day or at this time Hodgee Persian a holy man a Priest among the Persians Herb. Ho-goo in true Fr. Haut-goust a high taste smatch or savour it is usually taken for any dish of meat that has some more then ordinary taste or savor Hogshead Brit. Hogsed is a measure of Wine or Oyl containing the fourth part of a Tun that is 63 Gallons A. 1. R. 3. cap. 13. Holocaust holocaustum a Burnt-Offering a Sacrifice wherein the whole beast was offered and no part reserved Holographical holographicus wholly written with his own hand from whom it is sent Homage Fr Hommage i. fides clientularis service fidelity In Court Barons the Jury sworn to enquire of matters is so called It signifies also a servile ceremony of duty by some Tenants to their Lords after this manner The Tenant that holds Lands by Homage kneeling on both knees before the Lord who sits and holds the Tenants hands between his saith as follows I become your man from this day forth for life for member and for worldly honor and shall owe you my faith for the Land I hold of you saving the faith I owe to our Soveraign Lord the King and to my other Lords And then the Lord sitting must kiss the Tenant An. 17. Ed. 2. Stat. 2. Glanvile lib. 9. cap. 1. Homageable that is subject to or ought to do homage Homeology homoeologia likeness of speech Homerical after the manner of Homer Homer like Bac. Homicide homicida a murtherer a man-slayer Homicide homicidium the slaying of a man and is divided into voluntary and casual homicide voluntary is that which is deliberate and committed of a set mind and purpose to kill And this is either with precedent malice or without the former is murther and is the fellonious killing through malice prepensed of any person living in this Realm under the Kings protection West par 2. Sym. tit Inditements sect 37 c. usque ad 51. where you may see divers subdivisions of it See also Glanvile l. 14. ca. 3. Bract. lib. 3. tract 2. cap. 4.15 and 17. Brit. cap. 5 6 7. Also a sort of knives so called Act. 1656. ca. 20. Homily homilia a familiar speech of men together a kind of Sermon properly of an inferior kind such as is delivered out of a Book or Manuscript by those that are not able to preach otherwise Homodox 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is of the same opinion with another Homogeneal homogeneus of one or the same kind congenerous Homography homographia like writing or painting Homologation homologatio an admission allowance or approbation a consent unto Homology homologia an agreement a confession Homonymy Gr. when divers things are signified by one word or name as Hart signifies a beast and a prinicipal Member of the body a likeness or sameness of name It is a term in Logick Holy War Homonymous Gr. whose name onely is common their essence divers doubtful ambiguous Honi soit qui maly â—ense Fr. signifies Evil or shame be to him that evil thinks it is the Motto belonging to the Order of Knights of the Garter Honor does sometimes signifie the most noble sort of Seigniories on which other inferior Lordships or Mannors depend by performance of some Customs or Services to the Lords of such Honors And it seems there are no Honors but such as did originally belong to the King and have since been given in Fee to Noble men Of this sort are the Honors of Windsor Greenwich Tickhil c. And Courts there held are called Honor-Courts 37 H. 8.18.33 H. 8.37 Honour point In Heraldry the upper part of an Escoutcheon is so called when its breadth is divided into three even parts Honorary honorarius pertaining to honour which is made for honor more then use Honorificabilitudinity honorificabilitudinitas honorableness Honorifical honorificus that brings or causeth honor Honâ—-moon applied to those married persons that love well at first and decline in affections afterwards it is hony now but it will change as the Moon Min. Hoguâ—ton Fr. a fashion of short Coat Cassock or Jacket without sleeves Horary horarius of the space of an hour hourly Hoplochrism from the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 arma and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 unguentum an anointing of arms or weapons as they do in the use of the weapon salve Dr. Charl. Hoplochristical pertaining to the Weapon-salve Horcentrick Fr. out of the Center clean without the Compass of Mathematicians apply this word to the Sun when his Center being at the full height of his Epicycle is farthest from the Center of the earth Cot. Horizon Gr. a Circle immoveable dividing the half-Sphear of the Firmament which we see from the other half we see not it hath the name of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. termino to bound or limit because it limits our sight For example imagine you stood upon Highgate or the Tower-hill at Greenwich so far as you
may see round about as in a Circle where the Heaven seems to touch the earth that is called the Horizon the Poles whereof are the point just over your head called Zenith in Arabick and the other under your feet passing by the Center of the world called Nadir The Sun rising and going down is ever in this Line or Circle Peach Horisontal from Horizon of or pertaining to the Horizon Horngeld cornellatum is compounded of Horn and Geldan or Gelder i. solvere it signifies a Tax within the Forest to be paid for horned beasts Crompt Jurisd fol. 197. And to be free of it is a priviledge granted by the King Hugh Lupus E. of Chester gave to one Nigel the Barony of Haughton and the Castle to be cornellatum i. Tributum quod à cornutis animalibus exigitur Vale-Royal f. 97. Spelmans Gloss Horologe horologium an hour-glass clock dyal or like instrument to tell what hour of the day it is Horological horologicus of or pertaining to a Clock or Dyal Horologiography a writing of or describing Clocks or Dyals There is a late Book entituled Azimuthal horologiography treating of that subject Horometry Gr. the measure or measuring of hours Horoscope horoscopus any thing wherein hours are marked as a Dyal or the calculation of ones nativity wherein the hour of birth is chiefly observed See Ascendant Horridity horriditas trembling for fear Horripilation horripilatio the standing up of the hair for fear a growing rough with hair a sudden quaking shuddering or shivering Horrisonant horrisonus roaring having a terrible sound Horror Lat. a quaking for fear and cold an astonishment Hortolages Fr. things growing in Orchards or Gardens Garden-stuff Hort-yards from Hortus a Garden Garden-yards Hortative hortativus that belongs to exhortation and moving exhorting or apt to exhort Hosanna Heb. vel Osanna save now or O Lord save me originally taken for the burden of Willow branches which the Jews carried to the Feast of Tabernacles Hosanna to the Son of David Mat. 21-9 Hospital hospitalium a house erected of Charity for entertainment and relief of poor sick and impotent people The Emperor Constantine the Great first began the building of Hospitals Hospiticide hospiticida he that kills his guest Hospitious hospitus that receives guests friendly also strange Hostage Fr. a pawn surety or pledge Hostle Fr. hostel a house Inn lodging a Hall or Palace This word in French is commonly a mark of greatness inferior houses being termed Maisons and Logis Hosticide hosticida that conquers or kills his enemy Hostility hostilitas enmity feud mortal hatred Hotchpot Fr. Hochepot Belg. Hutspot i. flesh cut into pretty peices and sodden with herbs or roots not unlike that which the Romans called Farraginem a Gallimaufrey Littleton says it litterally signifies a Pudding mixed with divers ingredients but metaphorically a commixtion or putting together of Lands for the equal division of them Examples you have divers in him f. 55. And see Britt f. 119. Hoti and â—oti Gr. two terms used in Logick the one is the quid and the other the propter quid the one the thing it self and the other the cause or teason of it Arist Housebote is compounded of house and bote i. compensatio it signifies Estovers out of the Lords wood to repair and uphold a Tenement or house Or Housebote is necessary Timber that the Lessee for years or for life of common right may take upon the ground to repair the houses upon the same ground to him leased although it be not expressed in the Lease and although it be by a Lease Parol but if he take more then is needful he may be punished by an Action of Waste Homâ—l Sax. the ministring Sacraments to a sick man in danger of death Bull. The receiving the Sacraments Rider Hugh Aventinus derives it from the German word Hougâ—n that is slasher or cutter But whereas the name Hugh was first in use among the French and Otfrid in the year 900 used Hugh for comfort I judge this name to be borrowed thence and so is correspondent to the Greek names Elpidius and Elpis Huguenotâ— Fr. Calvinists Reformists French Protestants At first termed thus of a gate in Tours called Hugon near to which they assembled when they stirred first or of the beginning of their first Protestation Huc nos venimus c. Huguenotism Fr. Huguenoterie French-Calvinism the Faith or Profession of a Huguenot Huke A Dutch attire covering the head face and all the body Humectate humecto to make moist to water Humectation humectatio a making moist Bac. Humerous humerosus that hath great shoulders Humid humidus wet rainy moist liquid Humidate humido to moisten Humiferous humifer waterish that brings moisture Humiliate humilio to make low or humble Humiliates A Religious Order instituted about the year 1166. by certain persons exiled by Fredericus Barbarossa who when they were restored to their Country apparelled themselves in white and lived by a kind of Vow in Prayers penury and working wooll and were admitted by Innocentius the Third and other his Successors Pol. Vir. Humor Lat. moisture water juyce or sap Humorosity humorositas moistness Humfrey or Humphrey Ger. for Humfred i. house-peace a lovely and happy name if it could turn home wars betwixt man and wife into peace The Italians have made Onuphrius of it in Latin Cam. Hundred Is a part of a Shire so called originally because it contained ten Tythings each Tything consisting of ten houshoulds called in Latin decennas These were first ordained by King Alfred the twenty ninth King of the West Saxons Stows Annal pag. 105. In Wales it is called Cantred or Cantref Hurlebats adides See Whorlebats Huâ—ngs may seem to come from the French Haul-ser i. to raise elevate or sit aloft for it signifies the principal and highest Court in London An. 11. H. 7. cap. 21. and Fitzh nat br fol. 23. See An. 9. Ed. 1. Cap unico Other Cities and Towns also have had a Court of the same name as Winchester Lincoln York Sheppey c. where the Barons or Citizens have a Record of such things as are determinable before them Flet. l. 2. c. 55. Hyacinth hyacinthus a violet or purple coloured Lilly or a purple flower call'd Crowtoes also a kind of precious stone called a Hyacinth See Jacinth Also smoak which is of colour like a Hyacinth to wit blew and red Rev. 9.11 Hyacinthine hyacinthinus of violet or purple colour Hyaline hyalinus of Glass-colour Hybernal Hybernian hybernus pertaining to winter rough rainy Hyde of Land See Hide Hydra Lat. a monstrous Serpent in the Lernean Lake which having one head cut off had forthwith two other growing up in the place Hercules is said to have fought with and slain this Monster Hydragogy hydragogia the bringing water into a place by channel Hydrargyrous hydrargyrus of or pertaining to quick-silver Vul. Err. Hydraulick hydraulicus pertaining to Organs or to an Instrument to draw water or to the sound of running waters Bac. Hydrography
diseased in the houghs or pasterns that hath the Scratches or Spaven Suffricate suffrico to rub off or under Suffumigate suffumigo to make a fume or smoak underneath The smoak which is physically received from under a stool into the body for the diseases of the Guts Fundament or Matrix is called Suffumigation Cot. Suffusion suffusio a spreading abroad a pouring upon Suggestion suggestio a putting into ones minde a prompting Sugillation sugillatio the being black and blew with beating the blood-shot of an eye also reproach slander Suhit See Gazul Suicide from sui the slaying or murdering of himself self-murder Suist from sui one that loves himself a selfish man Sulcate sulco to cast up in Furrows to Till or Plow Sulphureous sulphureus belonging to mixed with or of the colour of Sulphur or Brimstone Sultan in the Persian language properly signifies an Earl But Sultan or Soldan among the Turks Persians and Arabians is commonly taken for a King Prince or Sovereign Also a Turkish Coyn of Gold worth about our Six shillings six pence Sultanin Sultana a Turkish coin of gold worth about Seven shillings six pence or Seven shillings ten pence sterling It is so called because coyned at Constantinople where the Sultan lives Sumack Sumake or Sumaque a kind of rank-smelling plant or shrub with black-Berries wherwith Curriers dress their leather Sumage seems to be Toll for carriage on horse-back Crompt juris fol. 191. for the book called Pupilla oculi hath these words pro uno equo portante Summagium per dimidium anni obulum It is otherwise called a Seam and a Seam in the Western parts is a horse load which word Seam and Sumage may well come of the Fr. Somme i. Sarcina and Sommièr equus sarcinarius a Sumpter-horse Summary summarium a brief gathering together an abridgement containing tâ—e whole effect of a matter â—n few words an Epitome Summit or Summity summitas height or higâ—ness the top the either erd of a thing beneath or above Summist or Summulst one that writes sums or brieâ—s upon any subject an abridger Peripat Instit Sumpter-horse from sumptus a horse that carries the necessaries and expences for a journey Sund or Sond Sax. a narrow passage at Sea between two lands a Streight Sumptifie sumptifacio to make great expences or cost Sunamite Heb. dormiens one sleeping A worthy good woman of Suna that often entertained Eliseus the Prophet by whose prayers she had a Son when by course of nature she was past hopes of any and afterwards had the same Son raised from death to life by the same Eliseus 4 Kings Sunday was dedicated to the Idol of the Sun by the old Pagan Saxons and therefore called the Sun's day or day of the Sun now dies Dominicus or our Lords day Superable superabilis that may be passed or overcome Superannate Superannuate from the Ital. superannato to out wear with to exceed in years to grow old or out of date to live longer to out-live Bac. Superate supero to overcome to exceed or excel Superbifical superbificus that doth a thing proudly that makes proud Superbiloquence superbiloquentia arrogant speaking proud and haughty words Supercilious superciliosus pertaining to the eye-brows sowr in countenance also proud squeamish Superchety Fr. foul-play an injury wrong affront assault on a sudden or upon great advantage Tanslation of L' Home Criminelle Supereminence supereminentia a Prerogative authority or excellency above others Supererogation supererogatio laying out more then one hath received or the doing more then a man is of necessity bound to do a giving over-plus In Divinity works of Supererogation are usually taken to be such as are done upon a pious account and to which a man is not bound in particular by any positive precept of Gods Law Supererogatory that gives overplus or does more then obligation or that is apt to do so Superferation superfaetatio the conceiving another after the first yong is conceived a second conceiving or the breeding of young upon young Superficiâ— superficiarius he that hath built an house upon another mans ground and therefore pays Quit rent belonging to the outside of a thing Superficies Lat. the uttermost part of any thing the outside the surface In Geometry it is the second kinde of quantity to which are attributed two dimensions length and breadth but not thickness and it is the term or end of a body as a line is the end of a Superficies Superficialize from superficies to do any thing on the outside or not throughly Superfluirance Superfluity superfluitas operplus excess more then needs Superiection superjectio a laying or casting upon Superinduce superinduco to lay upon to cover to draw over Lo. Bac. Superior Lat. one that is higher above or over others Superlative superlativus highest in degree preferred Supermeate supermeo to go or slip over Supernal supernus that which comes from above high Supernation supernatio a swiming upon over or aloft Supernatural supernaturalis which is above Nature or the ordinary course of it Supersaliency from super and salio a leaping or jumping upon Br. Supersedeas from supersedeo i. to omit leave off or cease is a Writ which lies in divers cases and signifies a command or request to stay or forbear the doing of that which in appearance of Law were to be done were it not for the cause whereupon this Writ is granted for example a man regularly is to have Surety of Peace against him of whom he will swear he is afraid and the Justice required hereunto cannot deny him yet if the party be formerly bound to the Peace either in Chancery or elswhere this Writ lieth to stay the Justice from doing that which otherwise he might not deny This word is also used in our common discourse to like purpose as when one is commanded or requested to omit the doing that which he had former order or ought to have done We say the former order or command is superseded Supersession supersessio a surceasing a leaving off or giving over Superstition superstitio from super and sto an excess of ceremonious Worship vain Religion or Devotion the worship of Demons an honoring that which should not be honored a vain reverence or fear towards that thing wherein is no efficacy or force but onely by illusion spiced conscience in vain things St. Thomas Aquinas mentions four kinds of Superstition 2 da. 2 dae qu. 92. Art 1. and Art 2. in Corp. Supervacaneous or Supervacuous supervacaneus vel supervacuus needless vain superfluous not necessary unprofitable also that which is set aside above ordinary use against some future occasion Supervene supervenio to come unlooked for to come upon or after another thing to leap upon as the Male doth the Female Supervive supervivo to recover from peril of death or when a man seems to be dead to out-live or live longer then another thing Supine supinus upright upward the belly upward also negligent and careless Supinity supinitas a bending backward a lying
with the belly upward negligence idleness Suppedaneous suppedaneus belonging to a foot-stool or any thing that is set under the feet Suppeditate suppedito signifies properly to relieve the skirmishers with footmen to supply or second with foot forces Metaphorically to give or minister sufficiently to supply or furnish what is wanting also to subdue or overcome Suppellecticarious suppellecticarius that pertains to houshold-stuff Suppilation suppilatio a stealing or pilfering Supplant supplanto à planta pedis to put under the foot to trip with the foot also to overthrow to deceive Supplant supplanto à sub planto to plant underneath to under-plant and set up a thing bending to the ground Supplement supplementum that supplies or makes up what is wanting in quantity or number a supply a filling up the number and places of Suppliant Fr. he that intreats humbly or makes supplication an humble suiter also used adjectively Supplicate supplico to beseech or intreat humbly to make humble request Supplice supplcium punishment correction pain torment it is also used for Prayer or Supplication and sometimes for Sacrifice Supplosion Supplosio a stamp or noise with the feet Supposititiâ—us See Subdititious Suppository suppositorium any thing put up into the fundament to make the body soluble it is commonly made of honey boiled til it grow thick and so made into an apt form for that purpose whereto somtime is added the Yolk of an Egg or Salt when we would have it work the effect more speedily It may be used adjectively for put or set under Supposted suppostus put or set under put in place of another suborned underset Suppuration suppuratio a mattaring a gathering of a Bile or Impostume into a Mattary-head a resolving into Mattar Suppurare says Min. is sub pelle pus agere Quia tunc efficiendum est ut materies apostematis in pus convertatur Supputation supputatio a pruyning or cutting Trees a counting or reckoning Supremacy the being of highest power or authority Supremity supremitas the estate of men after death the last or highest action of any thing Surannation Fr. a growing old stale or above a years date a Commission or Command not executed within the year and day Surbating Fr. Surbatture a beating under as when the Soles of the Feet after a great journey on foot are much beaten and sore Surcharge Fr. a new charg a charge upon a charge or burden upon burden Surcharge of the Forest is the commoning with more Beasts therein then one hath right to Surcle surculus a young Set or Slip a young Graff a Scion a Shoot a young Branch or Twig Surcoat Fr. Surcot an upper garment worn over another a Coat of Arms to wear over Armor Surcrew Fr. surcroist a Surplusage over-measure vantage amends also an overgrowing Surculate surculo to cut off shoots or sprigs from trees to prune trees Surculous surculosus full of shoots or sprigs Surd surdus deaf also he that speaks not insensible Surdity surditas deafness also muteness Surge from surgo a wave Surplusage Fr. Surplus signifies in our Common Law superfluity or addition more then needs which sometimes is a cause that the writ abates Brook tit Nugation and Superfluity fol. 100. Plowden casu Dive and Maningham f. 93. b. It is also sometimes applied to matter of account and signifies a greater disbursment then the charge of the Accomptant amounts to Surprizal Fr. surprinse a sudden taking an assaulting or coming upon a man before he is aware a taking tardy or finding in the manner Surrejoynder is a second defence of the Plaintiffs action opposite to the Defendants Rejoynder And therefore Hotoman calls it Triplicationem quae est secunda actoris defensio contra rei duplicationem opposita Nor doth Hotaman onely call this Triplicationem but the Emperor himself de Replicationibus lib. 4. Instit Titulo 14. Surrender sursum i redditio is an instrument testifying with apt words that the particular Tenant of Lands or Tenements for life or years doth sufficiently consent and agree that he who hath the next or immediate Remainder or Reversion thereof shall also have the particular estate of the same in possession and that he yields up the same unto him For every Surrender ought forthwith to give a possession of the things surrendred West part 1 lib. 2. sect 503. where you may read divers Presidents But there may be a Surrender without writing And therefore there is said to be a Surrender in Deed and a Surrender in Law Surrender in Deed is that which is really and sensibly performed Surrender in Law is intendment of Law by way of consequent and not actual Perkins Surrender fol. 606. and Seq As if a man have a Lease of a Farm and during the term he accept a new Lease this Act is in Law a Surrender of the former Coke vol. 6. fol 11. b. Surreptitious surreptitius stoln or done by stealth falsely come by that no man knows of Surrogate surrogo to put in place of another to make â— Deputy to appoint or put in ones room to substitute or subrogate A Surrogate is one substituted to supply the room of mother most commonly of a Bishop Sursengle Fr. Sursangle a long upper girth Survivor from the Fr. Survivre one that survives over-lives or out-lives another In Law it is taken for the longer liver of two Joyntenants or of any two joyned in the right of any thing Susan Hebr. Lilly or Rose Suzan in the Persian tongue signifies a Needle Susception susceptio an enterprize a taking a thing in hand an undertaking Susceptor Lat. an undertaker Mr Fuller uses it for a Godfather at Baptism Suscitation suscitatio an often stirring up a taking up a taking one out of his sleep a raising up a quickening Suspend suspendo to hang up or upon Also to delay to defer to stay or pause to keep one in suspence and doubt Suspension suspensio a hanging up also doubt incertainty of minde It is used for a temporal stop of a mans right and differs from Extinguishment in this that a right of estate suspended revives again but extinguished dies for ever Brook tit Extinguishment and Suspension f. 314. Supension is also sometimes used in our Common as it is in the Cannon Law pro minori Excommunicatione An. 24. H. 8. c. 12. Suspensories from suspensio or from the Fr. suspensoires certain cords or strings hanging from the Bed-stead for a sick man to take hold of and bear himself up with when he would remove or alter his lying Suspiral Fr. Souspiral a passage for air or breath to come in and go out at a bent or breathing hole hence the Tunnel of a Chimney the Window of a Seller the Mouth of a Cave or Den. In the Statute of 35 H. 8. cap. 10. is seems to be taken for a Spring of water passing under the ground towards a Conduit or Cestern Suspiration suspiratio a sighing an earnest desiring a sighing after or for one Susurrate susurro to whisper to mutter
was first found out by Paracelsus Of this see Dr. Charltons Paradoxes p. 1. Wedding nuptiae comes from the Germ. wed i pignus a pledge and wedde in Scotland signifies so much at this day Skene Wednesday See VVoden Weigh is a certain weight of Cheese or Wool containing 256 pounds of Avoir-du-pois And in some parts of this land it signifies a quantity of corn most commonly Barley or Malt containing six Quarters or forty eight Strikes Weights pondera there are two sorts of them in use with us the one called Troy weight which has Twelve ounces in the pound and by this Pearl precious Stones Electuaries or Medicinal things Gold Silver and Bread are weighed the other Avoir-du-pois which contains sixteen ounces in the pound by this all other things are weighed that pass between man and man by weight saving onely those above named Why the one should be cal'd Troy weight I have not learned though I read it libram unciam Trojanam as if it came from Troy The other seems to be so termed by reason of the more full weight for Avoir du pois in French is to have good weight but by these words Avoir du pois are somtimes signified such merchandize as are bought and sold by this kind of weight Fleta l. 2. c. 12. saith 15 ounces make the merchants pound which 't is like though an ounce less should be all one in signification with the pound Avoir-du-pois and the other Pound called by Fleta Trone weight plainly appears to be all one with that which we cal Troy weight and I find not Troy weight mentioned by any other that ever I read upon this subject but onely our own Countrimen See Tronage One Phidon an Argive is said to have bin the first finder out of VVeights and Measures See Ounce Sarplar Welken or Welkin Sax. a cloud but now commonly taken for the Sky or Element Welsh the people of VVales which were the old Britans and those a people of the Gauls from whence the Saxons according to their manner of speech instead of Gallish called them VVallish and by abbreviation Walch or Welsh Were-wulf or Were-wolf were in the old Sax. was sometimes used for man this name remains still known in the Teutonick and is as much as Man-wolf which is a certain Sorcerer who having anointed his body with an Ointment made by instinct of the Devil and putting on a certain inchanted Girdle does not only to the view of others seem as a VVolf but to his own thinking hath both the shape and nature of a VVolf so long as he wears the said Girdle and accordingly worries and kills humane creatures Of these sundry have been taken in Germany and the Neatherlands One Peter Stump for being a Were-wolf and having killed thirteen children two women and one man was at Bedhur not far from Cullen in the year 1589. put to a very terrible death Verst Westphalia Bacon so called from the Country VVestphalia a Province in Germany from whence it comes which Province is wonderfully stored with Acorns that feed Swine of an exceeding pleasant taste and nourishment Westsaxonlage See Merchenlage Wharf from the Belg. Werf idem is a broad plain place neer a Creek or Hithe of the water to lay Wares upon that are brought to or from the water Or it is a working place for Shipwrights Wharfage is a Fee due for any thing that is landed at the VVharf or brought upon the VVharf to be carried by water Wharfinger is the Keeper of a VVharf An. 7. Ed. 6. cap. 7. Whead or Wheadle is a late word of fancy and signifies to draw one in by fair words or subtile insinuation to act any thing of disadvantage or reproof Whirlebat See VVhorlebat White-hall in Henry the eighth's time was called York-house as being the Archbishop of Yorks Palace otherwise called Cardinal VVolsey upon whose conviction in a Premâ—nire it fell to that King who beautified and enlarged it and called it VVhitehall Whitsunday Pentecost Whitsontide i. albi solis tempus is a solemn Feast in memory and honor of the coming of the holy Ghost upon the heads of the Apostles in tongues as it were of fire Act. 2.3 Pentecost in Greek signifies the fiftieth it being the fiftieth day from the Resurrection It is also called VVhitsunday from the Catechumens who were clothed in white and admitted on the Eve of this Feast to the Sacrament of Baptism Verstegan says it was anciently called Wied Sunday i. sacred Sunday for wied or wihed signifies sacred in the old Saxon. Whole-chase Boots are whole hunting or large riding Boots and Demichase are with the French half hunting or as we call them Summer riding Boots though some of our Shoomakers do ignorantly apply the word Demiâ—chase to a certain colour of the leather Whorlebat caestus is a Weapon with Plummets of lead used in Games for exercise by the antient Romans Wicket from the Fr. Huisset a little door commonly where great gates are Wickâ—viâ—s or Wickâ—vâ—tes the followers of VVicklif who was Curate of Lutterworth in Leicestershire about the year 1380 See his opinions in Mr. Fullers hist lib. 1. p. 131. Wildfire what it is is well enough known was invented by the Grecians about the year of our Lord 717. when Caliph Zulciman besieged Constantinople and therefore the Latines call it Graecus ignis Will of the Wisp See Ignis fatuus Willâ—am Tent. for sweeter sound drawn from Wiâ—helm which is interpreted by Luther much defence to many as Wilwald Ruling many Wildred much reverend fear or awful Wilfred much peace Wiâ—bert much increase Cam. Wimple Belg Wimpel a Streamer or Flag but it is most commonly taken for the linnen plaited cloth which Nuns and Religious women wear about their necks Winefred if Saxon signifies win or get peace but some conceive it to be a Brittish word corrupted from Gwen fremi Frewi was the Saints name at first but had the addition Gwen which signifies white in the Feminine Gender from the white circle that remained in her neck after she was revived by Benno the Priest and Pastor of the Church as the story goes by joyning her cut off head to her dead body For it is a Tradition among the Britans that in the very place where her head was cut off by wicked Cradacus there sprung the Well that has to this day continued under the name of St Winefreds Well in Flintshire esteemed to be the most plentiful and miraculous Spring in the world â—frid i. An Obtainer of Concord or a win peace for so it signifies in the old Saxon. An Englishman of that name was by means of Charls the Great made Arch-Bishop of Magunce by Pope Gregory the Second and was afterwards called Boniface he is accounted an Apostle of Germany for his preaching and converting much people to the Christian Faith in Saxony and thereabouts At Doccum in Freezland hath been reserved unto our time a Book of the four Gospels all written with his own hand