broaching of their Tenets and that the Heresie was condemned by the aforesaid Council of Nice and thirdly notwithstanding the aforesaid sudden and infamous death of the Author the heresie died not with him but did afterwards much spread it self by the help of Constantine the Emperor through all Christendom but more in the East then in the Western Church of God nor is it to this day quite extinct divers still adhering to it especially in Transilvania and the bordering Countries Arride arrideo to smile or look pleasantly upon to shew a liking and consent by gesture to applaud Arrision arisio a smiling upon an applause Arriva See Reevo Arrogate arrogo to attribute much to ones self to boast to claim more then is due to presume Arrogancy arrogantia pride presumption haughtiness Arsenal Fr. Arcenal Ital. Arsenale an Armory or store-house of Armor Artillery or ships The Venetians saith Heylin have an Arsenal in which are kept 200 Galleys nigh to which are houses stored with Masts Sayls and other Tackling so that they can speedily set out a great Navy Arsenick arsenicum a kind of gold colour called Orpine or Orpiment others call it Oker The natural one is of two sorts the one red the other yellow Cotgr. Arseverse i averte ignem a pretended spell written upon the door of an house to keep it from burning 'T is a Tuscan word quasi Arsurum averte Arseversie Preposterously perversly the cart before the horse Artemisean Month The month of May. Artery arteria a sinew like a vein a hollow vessel in which the spirits of life mixed with blood do pass through the body All these kinds of veins proceed from the heart where the vital spirits are made and are those which pant or beat called commonly the pulses Bull. Aorta Gr the great Artery the root whereof is fastned to the little grisly bone which is in the heart this is called the mother of all other Arteries Axillar Artery arteria axillaris the Arm-hole Artery or a left branch of the Aorta from which it ascends obliquely towards the Armhole where after it hath sent its branches to the higher ribs and other adjacent parts it descends to the bought of the Cubit Carotick Artery arteria carotica issues from the Axillar and is divided into two branches the inward and greater which goes unto the brain the outward which passes unto the Larinx tongue nose eyes and Muscles of the Temples Cervical Artery arteria cervicalis an Artery in the Nape or hinder part of the Neck issues from the Sous-claviere and goes thence from the Neck-bone to the brain Coeliaque Artery arteria coeliaca is a main branch of the great Artery from which it descends to the Midriff and intrails Coronal Arteries are two little branches of the great Artery and led by it unto the left ventricle and broad end of the heart Crotaphique Artery arteria crotaphica is a great sinew near the Temples Crural Artery is the Artery of the Thigh among whose Muscles it divides it self Cubical Artery is a branch of the Axillar Cystepatique Artery is a branch of the Coeliaque and goes to the Liver and Gall. Diaphragmatique Artery issues from the trunk of the great Artery and thence goes to the Diaphragma Epigastrick Artery is a branch of the Iliack Artery and distributes it self among the Muscles of the Epigastrum Gastripiploique Artery is a branch of the Coeliaque whence it goes to the Ventricle and Epiploon Geminous Arteries the twin Arteries two smal ones which descend to the joynt of the knee between the processes of the Thigh-bones Grand Artery As Aorta Hypogastrick Artery is a branch of the Iliack and distributes it self among the parts of the Hypogastrium Iliack Artery is the descendent branch of the great one Intercostal Arteries are two an upper which bestows it self among the Muscles that are between the four highest ribs and an under one which goes to every Muscle that is between the rest of the ribs Lumbarie Arteries the Loin Arteries issue from the Aorta unto all the parts of the loyns giving life to the marrow of the back-bone and sending as many branches to its joynts as there be holes in it Mamillar Artery the Pap Artery issues from the trunk of the Aorta Mesenterique Arteries are two an upper which distributes it self among the small guts and an under one which goes to the lower part of the Mesentery Plantar Arteries are two branches of the Thigh-Arterie which they divide in the middle of the Leg an inward one which descends to the joynt or setting on of the foot and passing along the sole ends in five branches whereof two serve for the great Toe two for the second Toe and one for the middle Toe the outward as the inner ends also in five branches two whereof it bestows on the little Toe two on the next unto it and one on the middle one Privy Artery issues from the great Arteries descendent branch and bestows it self among the privities Radial Artery A second branch of the arm-hole Artery whence it bestows it self on the Radius or the upper and greater bone of the Arm. Renal Artery the Kidney Artery issues out of the Aorta and enters into the Kidney bringing to it the serosity of the arterial blood Sacred Artery a branch of the great Arteries descendent branch goes to the Marrow which is in the Os Sacrum Sous claviere Artery the ascendent branch of the great Artery Spermatique Artery goes from the body of the Aorta to the Testicles and there joyns with the vein that governs those parts Splenitique Artery is the greatest branch of the Coeliaque whence it goes to the Spleen and therein ends Thorachique Artery the Brest-Artery issues out of the great Arteries ascendent branch and goes to the anterior Muscles of the Brest Venous or Veiny Artery is one of the three principal ones of the body issues from the left Ventricle of the heart and carries blood from thence to the Lungs for their nourishment Trachean or Trachian Artery called also the pipe of the Lungs is one of the three principal Arteries in the body and the instrument of breath and voice it begins at the Larinx and ends at the Lungs or Lights Arterial arterialis of or belonging to the Arteries Arterious arteriosus full of Arteries Arteriotomye Gr. an incision or cutting of Arteries Arthritical arthriticus gouty diseased in the joynts Artick See Arctick Arthur a Latine name in Iuvenal drawn from the goodly fixed Star Arcturus and that from Arctus is the Bear as Visicinus among the Romans The famous Arthur made this name first famous among the Britains Cam. But why may not Arthure be rather a Brittish word composed of Artâ— which signifies a Bear and awr signifying a man Vir So Arthur quasi a man that for his strength and terror may be called a Bear Articular articularis pertaining to the joynts Articulate articulo to set down articles or conditions of agreement to joynt
or setting forth Vendition venditio a sale or selling Venefice veneficium the art or craft of poysoning poysoning sorcery Venefick Veneficial Veneficious veneficus that poysoneth venemous poysonfull Veneniferous venenifer that bears poyson venemous Venenous venenosus full of poyson or venom Venerate veneror to reverence worship or honor Venereal Venereous venereus disposed to lechery lecherous lustful fleshly lascivious Venereal disease See Morbus Gallicus Venerie venus eris carnal lust lechery fleshly wantonness carnality Venew See Venue Veniable from venia pardonable Dr. Br. Venial venialis that may be forgiven without much difficulty pardonable Sin is either original or actual the first is a privation of original justice which we inherit from our first parent Adam being all by course of nature conceived and born in that privation or original sin The latter is a thought word or deed contrary to the Law of God and this Actual sin is by many Divines divided into mortal and venial Mortal sin they account any great offence against the charity of God or our neighbour and to be so called because it kills the soul and robs it of the spiritual life of grace Venial sin is any small and pardonable offence against God or our neighbour as the stealing an apple or a pin an idle word or such like Vent ventus wind a blast air breath also a bruit or report a place for air to come in and out at Ventilet a diminitive of vent a little wine a small puff gentle gale coole blast of winde Ventiduct from ventus and duco a conduit or conveyance of winde as an Aqueduct is of water Ventilate ventilo to gather winde to give a vent to fan or winnow corn Also to turn out of one hand into another Ventoy from the Fr. ventau a fan Ventosity ventositas windiness Ventricle ventriculus the place wherein the meat sent from the stomack is digested some use it for Epigastrium others take it for the stomack it self a little belly Ventricles of the heart are two large holes one on the right the other on the left side thereof that the greater and closed within a slender flesh contains the natural blood this of a harder substance contains the blood wherewith our Arteries are nourished and thereupon that is called the bloody this the spiritual Ventricle Ventriloquist ventriloquus one that hath an evil spirit speaking in his belly or one that by use and practise can speak as it were out of his belly not moving his lips Ventripotenâ— ventripotens big-paunch'd belly-able huge-gutted Venue or Visuâ— from vicinus a Law term of frequent use and signifies the next or neighboring place to that where any thing that comes to be tried is supposed to be done 35 H. 8.6 Venundate venundo to buy and sell Venus the goddess of lust also lust it self venerie unchastness lechery also among Alchimists the mettal copper also one of the seven Planets See Saturn the day or mornin Star Venus Escuage is used for Knights or nights service to Ladies Quid facies facies Veneris cum veneris ante Ne sedeas sed eas ne pereas per eas Venustate venusto to make beautiful fair or sightly Vepricosous vepricosus full of briars or brambles Veracity veracitas a speaking truth or the quality or vertue of saying truth Verbal verbalis that is of or that descends of a word In Grammer those words are called Verbals which come from some verb as amabilis from amo Lector from Lego c. Verbality verbalitas a belongingness to a word or verb a fulness of words Verbatim Lat. word by word that which is precisely spoken according as it was delivered before Verberable verberabilis that may be or is worthy to be beaten Verberate verbero to beat punish or strike Verbigerate verbigero to speak to talk to noise abroad Verbosity verbositas much talking or speaking talkativeness Verdan from the Fr. verd green fresh lively new in prime Verd-grease or vert-grâ—ceâ— a green substance made of the rust of Brass or Copper which hath been hanged certain dayes over strong vinegar It is of a fretting nature and therefore to be used with great discretion Verderer or Verdor Fr Verdier a Judicial Officer of the Kings Forrest a great part of whose office is touching the vert i. the wood and grass in the Forest Verde or Verdea a kind of white Muscadine wine made in Toscany which is sometimes brought into England in bottles Verdict veredictum is the answer of a Jury or Inquest made upon any cause civil or criminal committed by the Court to their consideration or tryal And this Verdict is two-fold either general or special Stawnf pl. Cor. lib. 3. cap. 9. Verditure is one of the names of green Colour among Painters whereof they have four most uâ—ual Green Bice Verditure Vert Greece Sap-green Verdure Fr. Verdeur greenness or green things as herbs c. a raw or natural sowrness in wine fruits c. Verecund Verecundous verecundus modest shamefac'd demure bashfull Verdoâ— a term in Heraldry when a bordure is charged with leaves fruits flowers and the like Verge Fr. a rod yard or wand also a Sergeants Verge or Mace It is also used for the compass about the Kings Court that bounds the jurisdiction of the Lord Steward and Coroner of his House and seems to have been twelve miles compass Anno 13. R. 2. Stat. 1. cap. 3. Fitzh Nat. Br. fol. 241. B. Britton fol. 68. b. 69. a. Fleta lib. 2. cap. 2. and Cokes Reports lib. 4. fol. 47. a. For this see the Statute of 33 Hen. 8. cap. 12. But Fleta saith this compass about the Court is called Virgata à virga quam Marishallus portat ut signum suae potestatis lib. 2. cap. 4. Sect. 1. Verge hath also another signification being used for a stick or rod whereby one is admitted Tenant who holding it in his hand swears fealty to the Lord of a Mannor and for that cause is called Tenant by the the Verge Old Nat. Br. fol. 77. Verger Fr. or Virger from Virga one that bears a Verge or white wand before a Magistrate c. Vergobert Fr. a Mayor or Burgomaster Among the ancient Heduanes it was an yearly elected chief Officer or Magistrate that had power of life and death Veridical veridicus that says or speaks truth Veriloquy veriloquium the true exposition of a word the Etymology or right meaning of a word Also a Speech or Report Veriloquent as Veridical Verisimility verisimilitas great likelihood or true likeness of a thing Dr Br. Vermiculated vermiculatus eaten with worms also embroidered wrought with checquer work or with small pieces of divers colours representing sundry pictures as we see in Tables and Counters Vermillion Fr. Vermillon a ruddy colour made of Brimstone and Quicksilver Also Gules in Armory See Cinnaber Vermination verminatio a disease with worms properly in cattle a vehement ache by the wringing of the Guts as if they were gnawn with worms Vermiparous vermiparus that brings
or File three Rots of Pikes make a Corporalship but the Musketiers have four Files to a Corporalship three Corporalships of each arms make a compleat Company i.e. nine Rots of Pikes and twelve Rots of Musketiers one and twenty Rots together which amount to the number of 126 men besides all Officers Muster-youngs and Pasvolants four of these Companies being 504 men make a Squadron and three such Squadrons form a perfect Brigade Bar. Brig-bote or Brugbote signifies a Tribute contribution or aid towards the mending of Bridges whereof many are freed by the Kings Charter and hereupon the word is used for the very liberty or exemption from this Tribute And Fleta l. 1. c. 47. saith Brigbote significat quietantiam reparationis pontium Brigid or Bridget contracted also into Bride an Irish name as it seems for that the antient St. Brigid was of that Nation Cam. Brigidians an order of religious persons instituted by Brigidia a Widow Queen of Sweden in the time of Pope Vrbane the Fifth about the year of our Lord 1372. it was as well of men as women albeit they dwelt severally Pol. Heyl. The Nuns of this Order had a noble Convent at Sion in Middlesex built by K. Henry the Fifth Brocado Span. cloth of gold or silver Hence we call that Brocado'd silk or satten which is wrought or mixed with gold or silver and sometimes that is called Brocado'd silk which is wrought with several colours of silk Brocage means used by a Spoaksman or the trade of a Broker Brochity brochitas crookedness properly of teeth or tushes Brocket a red Deer of two years old See Spitter Brodehalfpenny Sax. signifies a Toll or Custom for setting up Tables or Bords in a Fair or Market from which they that are freed by the Kings Charter had this word mentioned in their Letters Patents Insomuch as at this day the freedom it self for shortness of speech is called Brodehalfpenny Brothelty dishonesty bawdery whoredom A Brouch or Ouch monile a jewel to wear about the neck Brownists a dangerous Sect first broached in England by Robert Brown of Rutland-shire about the year 1583. and is in effect pure Donatism vamped with some new Editions Of which see Mr Fuller's Church-History l. 9. c. 268. Bruyere Fr. Heath Ling Hather also a Heath or heathy ground a word much used in Fines and Recoveries e Bruma Lat. The shortest day in the year used also for Winter or December Brumal brumalis belonging to the shortest day winter-like Bubo Lat. a Sâ—ritch-Owle also a botch or sore about the Groin Bubulcitate bubulcito to cry or call like a Cow-herd to play the Neat-herd Buccinate buccino to blow or sound a Trumpet or Horn to publish or blaze abroad Bucculent bucculentus blub-cheeked wide-mouthed Buccentoro or Buccintoro A stately great Galeass or Galley Foist wherein the Duke of Venice with the Senate sail in triumph yearly on Ascension day to espouse the Sea c. See Sands Travels pag. 2. Buckeldians one of those fourteen Sects of Hereticks which Alstedius comprehends under the title of Anabaptists which are 1. Muncerians 2. Apostolicks 3. Separatists 4. Catharists 5. Silents 6. Enthusiasts 7. Libertines 8. Adamites 9. Hutites 10. Augustinians 11. Bucheldians 12. Melchiorites 13. Georgians And 14. Menonists See more of these in Doctor Featlies description of Anabaptists pag. 24. Bucolicks bucolica pastoral songs or songs of Heardsmen Buffoon Fr. Bouffon a Jester or Sycophant merry fool or one that lives by making others merry Buggerie Fr. Bougrerie is described to be carnalis copula contra naturam haec vel per confusionem Specierum sc a man or a woman with a bruit beast vel sexuum a man with a man or a woman with a woman See Levit. 18.22 23. This offence committed with mankinde or beast is fellony without Clergy it being a sin against God Nature and the Law And in ancient time such offenders were to be burnt by the Common-Law 25. Hen. 86.5 Eliz. 17. Fitz. Nat. Br. 269. My Lord Coke Rep. 12. pag. 36. saith that this word comes from the Italian Buggerare to bugger Bulbous bulbosus having round heads in the roots Bac. Bulged or Bilged a Sea-term a ship is said to be bulged when she strikes on a Rock Anchor or the like and breaks off her Timbers or Plancks there and so springs a Leak Bulimy Boulimy bulimia unsatiable hunger great famine Bull bulla properly a gold ornament or jewel for children of a round compass and hollow within made like a heart and used to be hung about their necks and hence the Briefs or Mandats of the Pope are called Bulls from the lead and sometimes golden Seal affixed thereto which Seal Matth. Paris Anno 1237. describes thus In Bulla Domini Papae stat Imago Pauli à Dextris Crucis in medio Bullae figuratae Petri a sinistris See more of these Bulls in Sir Henry Spelmans Glossarium Bulls of Basan properly fat Buls strong powerfull and cruel Enemies Psal 22.12 Many young Bulls have encompassed me Basan was the fruitfull Country of Og and became the Jews by conquest Deut. 3.1 2. Bullary See Boilary Burlesque Ital. drolish merry pleasant Mr White in his Apol. for Tradition Burghgrave Germ. is in Germany a title of honor and signifies as much as Earl or Count of the Castle or Garrison also the Captain or Governor of a Fortress Burlybrand Sax. a great sword Chaucer Burnish from the Italian Brunisce to make a thing glister or look fair by rubbing it Also a term among Hunters when Harts spread their horns after they are fraied or new rubbed Burser See Boursier Bursholder an Head-borough a Ruler or chief Officer in a Borough Butlerage of Wines signifies that imposition of sale Wine brought into the Land which the Kings Butler by vertue of his office may take of every ship An. 1. H. 8. ca. 5. See Prisage Buttress a stay to prop up a wall or building Buxiferous buxifer that beareth box Buxome or Buxum Sax. Boscum pliant amiable obedient merry gentle meek dutifull Buxomness or Bughsomness Sax. pliablness or bowsomness to wit humbly stooping or bowing down in sign of obedience It is now mistaken for lustiness or rampancy Buzzar a Market-place among the Persians Herb. Byram a great Feast among the Turks which is their Carneval and lasts three dayes Byrlaw or Laws of Burlaw leges rusticorum Laws made by Husband-men concerning neighbourhood to be kept among themselves Skene p. 33. By-spel Sax. Bâ—gspel a By-word Parable or Proverb Byssine byssinus silken or which is made of fine flax or cloth C THe Letter C among the Antients denoted Condemnation See A. Cabala Hebr. receptio a receiving Cabala Kabala or Cabalistick are a hidden Science of Divine Mysteries which consists in drawing several senses either out of the same letters of a Hebrew word as they lye first written in the word or by different combinations of them or by changing one letter for another according to art or from the
at a banquet a Sewer See Arch-Dapifer The great Master or Steward of the Kings house was so termed in old time Cotg. Danocaginous from the Ital. dapoco that has a little or narrow heart low-spirited of little worth Dardanean Art ars dardania Witch-craft or Magick so called from Dardanus a wicked Magician At si nulla valet medicina repellere pestem Dardaniae veniant artes c. Darick Daricus a kind of antient coyn bearing the Image of Darius King of Persia and valuing about two shillings Datary datarius that is freely given taken Substantively it is an Office in Rome for collation of Church Benefices also a dater of Writings Date dactylus a kind of sweet fruit brought from Numidia and other far Countries The Date Trees are some male some female the first brings forth only flowers the other fruit yet herein is the male beneficial to the encrease of the Dates for unless a flowred bough of the male be ingraffed into the female the Dates never prove good Dation datio a giving a gift a dole Datism datismus is when by a heap of Synonyma's we rehearse the same things Dative dativus that giveth or is of power to give Daulphin See Dolphin St. Davids day The first of March kept solemnly by the Britans in honor of their Patron St. David whom their Records and Tradition testifie to have been a person of eminent sanctity and austerity of life excellently learned a most eloquent preacher of Gods word and Archbishop of Menevy now from him called St. Davids in Pembrook-shire He flourished in the fifth and sixth age after the coming of Christ and dyed in the 140 year of his own as Dr. Pits witnesseth in de illustribus Britanniae Scriptoribus The Brittans always wear a Leek on that day in memory of a famous victory obtained by them against the Saxons the said Britains for the time of the battel wearing Leeks in their hats for their military colours by St. Davids perswasion Days according to the division of Authors are either Astronomical or Political of Astronomical some are natural and some again Artificial An Artificial day consists of twelve hours Joh. 11.19 There be twelve hours in the day Gen. 1.4 5. 47-9 A Natural day consists of twenty four hours The beginning of Politique days is divers for the Athenians began their day from Sun-set but the Iews Chaldeans and Babylonians from Sun-rise the Egyptians and the Romans from midnight of whom we take our pattern to count the hours from midnight one two three c. The Vmbrians from noon The parts of Politique or Civil days according to Macrobius are these The first time of day is after midnight The second in Lat. Gallicinium Cocks-crow The third Conticinium the space between the first Cock and break of day The fourth Diluculum the break or dawn of the day The fifth Mane the morning The sixth Meridies noon or mid-day The seventh Pomeridies the afternoon The eighth Serum diei Sun-set The ninth suprema tempestas twylight The tenth Vesper the evening or eventide The eleventh prima fax candle-time The twelfth nox concubia bed time The thirteenth Nox intempesta the dead time of the night Vide Agellium Macrobium Fungerum Maundy Thursday the last Thursday in Lent and next before Easter so called as it were Mandati Thursday from a ceremony used by the Bishops and Prelates in Cathedral Churches and Religious Houses of washing their Subjects feet which ceremony is termed the fulfilling the Mandate and is in imitation of our Saviour Christ who on that day at night after his last Supper and before his institution of the Blessed Sacrament washed his Disciples feet telling them afterwards that they must do the like to one another this is the Mandate whence the day is nominated At the beginning of the aforesaid ceremony these words of Christ uttered by him soon after his washing their feet John 13.34 are sung for an Antiphon Mandatum novum do vobis ut diligatis invicem sicut dilexi vos I give you a new Mandate c. Deaction deactio a finishing or perfecting Dealbate dealbo to white-lime parget or make white Dearck dearchus a Captain or Governor of ten Dearraignment A Law-term V. Shep. Epit. 491. Deaurate deauro to gild or lay over with gold Debauchery from the Fr. desbauche incontinency riot disorder unruliness Debâ—llate debello to vanquish or overcome by war Debellation debellatio a vanquishing or overcoming by war Sir Tho. More uses it De bâ—ne eâ—sâ— are three common Latin words the meaning I conceive to be this to take or do a thing de bene esse is to accept or allow it as well done for present but when it comes to be more fully examined or tried it is to stand or fall according to the merit or well being of the thing in its own nature or as we say valeat quantum valere potest So in Chancery upon motion to have one of the Defendants in a Cause examined as a witness the Court not then precisely examining the Justice of it or not hearing what may be objected on the other side often orders a Defendant to be examined De bene esse i. that his Depositions are to be allowed or suppressed at the Hearing as the Judge shall see cause upon the full debate of the matter but for the present they have a well-being or allowance Debentur the third person plural of debeor to be due or owing is by Act of Parliament 1649. cap. 43. ordained to be in the nature of a Bond or Bill to charge the Commonwealth to pay the Souldier-creditor or his Assigns the sum due upon account for his Arrears The form of which Debentur you may see in an Act 1649. c. 63. Debilitate debilito to weaken or make feeble to make faint Debility debilitas weakness feebleness Debonnaire Fr. gentle milde courteous affable Debosche Debauche from the Fr. desbaucher to corrupt make lewd or put out of order to vitiate Debulliate debullio to bubble or seeth over Deca Gr. decem ten Decachord decachordium an instrument with ten strings Decacuminatâ— decacumino to take off the top of any thing Decad decas adis a term or number of ten be it of years moneths books c. as the Decads of Livy consist each of ten Books Also a tenth Decadency from de and cado a falling down or from a declining decay ruine Decaâ—iâ—t from decas a writer of Decads such was Titus Livius Decalogue decalogus the ten Commandments or words of God Decameron Gr. that is of ten parts Boccacius gives his book of Fables being divided into ten parts that Title Min. Decapitate decapito to behead or pull off the head Decatcâ— The same with Deark Decede decedo to depart or yeeld from to give place to to cease or dye Dâ—cember One of the twelve moneths so called from decem ten because it was the tenth month from March which was the first among the Romans Decempedâ— decempedalis of ten
that hath power to purge or make holy pertaining to purging Lustium Lat. a Den or Cave for wilde beasts a purging by Sacrifice also the space of fifty moneths or five years The Romans sometimes kept their account of time by these Lustiums which were so called because they did once in every five years revolution Lustrare exercitum Romanum by sacrifice purge the Roman Army Hence we use sometimes two Lustrums for ten years three Lustrums fifteen years c. Lutheranism the doctrine or Tenets of Martin Luther who being an Augustin Monk forsook his Monastical course of life about the year 1515 and from him Lutherans took denomination These differ from the Calvinists chiefly in maintaining consubstantiation in the blessed Eucharist with omnipresence and eternal predestination to be out of a foreseen faith and good works and not absolute which tenents are impugned by the Calvinists Heil Luteous luteus that is made of clay â—eam morter or earth filthy muddy Lutulent lutulentus miry dirty filthy Luxate luxo to put out of joynt to loosen Luxation luxatio a loosening or putting out of joynt Luxuriate luxurio to exceed to be riotous or wanton to grow rank Luxurious luxuriosus riotous given too much to pleasure excessive Lycanthropy lycanthropia a frenzy or melancholy which causeth the patient who thinks he is turned Wolf to fly all company and hide himself in dens and corners See Were-wolf Lyceum Aristotles famous School near Athens Also Cicero's School in his Mannor at Tusculum Lydian Musick Lydius modus doleful and lamentable musick Lymphatick lymphaticus allayed or mixed with water Also mad furious bestraught Lydford Law is to hang men first and indite them afterwards Lyncean Lynceous lynceus pertaining to the beast Lynx also quick-sighted from Lynceus one of the Argonauts who was admired for his quickness of sight He could see the new Moon the first day when it was in the sign Aries c. Lynx Lat. a spotted beast like a Wolf having a very perfect sight This beast breeds chiefly in the Eastern Countries and is often found in the woods of Almain and Sclavonia Hence the phrase of a Lynx-like-eye for one that 's well and perfect sighted Lypothumy See Lipothumy Lyrick lyricus a Poet that makes verses to be sung to the Harp or Lute The best of these among the Grecians was Pindarus among the Latins Horace Lyrick taken adjectively is pertaining to a Harp that plays on a Harp or to Lyrick verses which the antients applied to Songs and Hymms Lyrist lyristes a Harper or one that sings to the Harp M MAbel Mabilia a Christian name for women from amabilis i. lovely Mac in Irish is as much as Filz in French or as Son in English as Mac-William or Mac-Adam i. the Son of William or Adam Macaleb the bastard Coral or Pomander of whose sweet and shining black berries Bracelets are made Macaronique Fr. a confused heap or huddle of many several things Macarons Fr. little Friter-like Buns or thick Lozenges compounded of Sugar Almonds Rose-water and Musk pounded together and baked with a gentle fire Also the Italian Marcaroni lumps or gobbets of boyled paste served up in butter and strewed over with spice and grated cheese a common dish in Italy Macedonians Macedones people of Macedonia a large Country of Europe Macellarious macellarius pertaining to the Butchers Row or Shambles Macellator Lat. a Butcher or Slaughter-man Macerate macero to make lean to mortifie weaken bring down also to allay soak or steep in liquor Machiavelian a subtil Statesman or cunning Polititian So taken from Nicholas Machiavel Recorder of Florence whose Politicks have poisoned almost all Europe Machevalize or Machiavelianize to practise Machiavelianism or subtil policy Machine machina an instrument or engine of War a frame tool or device a subtil shift to deceive Machinaâ— machinor to devise or plot to imagine or contrive to invent craftily Macilent macilentus lean thin barren Macritude macritudo leanness barrenness Macrocosmus Gr. the great world Macrology macrologia prolixity in speaking long and tedious talk or speech to little or no purpose It is a figure among Rhetoricians As Vivat Carolus Augustus non moriatur c. Mactator Lat. a killer or murderer Maculatures from macula blotting or waste papers Maculate maculo to stain spot or defile to defame Madid madidus wet or washed moist imbrued also drunken Madidate Madiffe madido madefacio to wet or moisten to make wet to wash or bath Madidity madiditas moisture or fulness of moisture Mador Lat. moisture also sweat Madrigal Ital. madrigali a kind of song Magazine Fr. Magazin quasi mansio gazae i. locus ubi gazae thesauri reponuntur a publick Store-house or Ware-house most commonly appropriated to appurtenances of War Magdaleon magdaleo a Langate or long plaister like a Rowler Dr. Br. Magellanick Sea so called from Ferdinando Magellanus Magi or the Wise-men of the East See Balthazar Magician magus a Persian word primitively the Persians call those Magos or Magicians whom the Grecians call Philosophos the Latins Sapientes the Gauls Druyds the Egyptians Prophets or Priests the Indians Gymnosophists the Germans Die Pfaffen we English Wisemen Wisards Cunning-men South-sayers or Enchanters Cham. otherwise called Zâ—roaster K. of the Bactrians who reigned 800 years after the siege of Troy is said to be the first inventer of Art Magick Magia among the Persians was taken for sublime sapience and a Science of the harmony and contents of universals in Nature Bac. And see Sir Walt. Ral. l. 1. f. 171. Magick Art magia in general is wisdom or contemplation of heavenly Sciences and is twofold Natural which is lawful and is the ground of all true Physick and the occult wisdom of nature without which all mans Reason and Knowledge is Ignorance The other is Diabolical superstitious and unlawful and is called Necromancy whereby men attain to the knowledge of things by the assistance of evil spirits Chym. Dict. Magistery magisterium mastership the rule or office of a Master Dr. Br. Magistral Magâ—sterial magistralis pertaining to or done by a Master or Magistrate master-like artificial In Physick it signifies a Plaister Salve or Pill prepared after the best manner Magna Charta the great Charter contains a number of Laws ordained the ninth year of Hen. 3. and confirmed by Edw. 1. We have no ancienter written Law then this which though it consist of not above Thirty seven Charters or Laws yet is it of such extent as all the Law we have is thought in some sort to depend of it Magnalia Lat. great things to be wondred at As Magnalia Dei mentioned Act. 2.11 the great works of God Magnality from magnalia an admired greatness Magnanimity magnanimitas courage greatness of mind nobleness of spirit stoutness of heart Magnanimous magnanimus generous of a great mind of a stout spirit Magnete magnes etis a loadstone See Lodestone Magnetick magneticus belonging to the Lodestone or that which draws unto or attracts Magnify magnifacio
viscatus dressed or taken with Birdlime Visceration visceratio good chear a dole or distributing raw flesh at the death of rich men or when hogs are killed also the garbage that Hunters give their Dogs Visceral from viscera pertaining to the Bowels or Entrals of Man or Beast Viscid or Viscous viscidus et viscosus clammy fast as glue Viscosity viscositas clamminess a birdlime-like sliminess or cleaving to Br. Visibility visibilitas visibleness a capacity or aptness of a thing to be seen Visier a President chief Counsellor or chief Statesman about the great Turk as much to say a Vice-Roy or Deputy to a King Vision visio a seeing an apparition or fantasie Visor Lat. a Messenger sent to view or spie a thing a Spy Visual from visus belonging to or carried by the the sight extending as far as the eye can carry it Vital vitalis lively pertaining to the maintenance of life likely to live Vital faculty see Faculty Vitality vitalitas life liveliness the Spirit of Life whereby we live Vitation vitatio an eschewing voiding or shunning Vitelline vitellinus of or resembling the yolk of an Egg. Vitiate vitio to corrupt destroy deform infect or deslowre Vitiferous vitifer that bears Vines Vitiosity vitiositas vice lendness the contrary to vertue corruption an inconstant affection of mind in all manner of behavior Vitrean Vitrine vitreus belonging to Glass glassie glassie-green clear like glass or resembling glass Vitrifiable that may be turned or made into glass Vitrification vitrificatio glassiness or the making glass Vitrification says Dr. Br. is the last work of fire and when that arrives humidity is exhaled for powdered glass emits no fume or exhalation although it be laid upon a red hot iron Vul. Err. fol. 53. Vitriol vitriolum a little glass also Copperas so called which is of a middle nature between stone and mettal Vuriolou◠of or pertaining to Vitriol or Copperas Vitulin◠vitulinus of or belonging to a Calf Vituperable vituperabilis blame-worthy that may be reprehended Vituperate vitupero to blame rebuke discommend or dispraise St. Vitus his Dance is a kinde of madness or disease so called which Senertus affirms to proceed from a certain malignant humor gendered in the body of near kin with the poison of the Tarantula Vivacity vivacitas natural strength or liveliness long life lustiness vigor Vivency from vivo a living or enjoying life Vivian from vivo lively or that may live long A mans name Vivifie vivifico to quicken or give life Felth. Vivifical Vivificent vivificus which quickens or gives life Viviparous viviparus which brings forth their yong alive and do neither spawn nor lay Eggs. Dr. Br. Vizier see Visier Vlcerate ulcero to blister to break out into an Ulcer or running soar to exulcerate Vlcerous ulcerosus full of ulcers or running soars ulcer-breeding Vligirous uliginosus soaked with long abode of water wet plashy moist full of water Vlophone ulophonum a venemous glue or clammy substance made of Misseltoe-Berries also the black or Cameleon Thistle whose Root is also venemous Vle Yeule Yool or Vle-Games in our Northern parts are taken for Christmass games or sports from the Fr. Nouël i. Christmas which the Normans corrupt to Nuel and from Nuel we had Nule or Vle But Dr. Hammond thinks Yule should be taken immediately from the Lat. Jubilum as that signifies a time of rejoycing or festivity c. See his Answer to six Quaeries p. 464. But Mr. Sumner more probably derives it from the Sax. Gehul i. natalis domini Christmas In Yorkshire c our other Northern parts they have an old custom after Sermon or Service on Christmas day the people will even in the Churches cry Vle Vle as a token of rejoycing and the common people run about the streets singing Vle Vle Vle Three puddings in a Pule Crack nuts and cry Vle Vltime Vltimate ultimus last final extreme the furthest or utmost Vltimity ultimitas the lastness or end of a thing Vltion ultio a revenging a taking vengeance Vltramarine ultramarinus coming from beyond Sea Vltramundane ultramundanus supercelestial beyond or above the Skie Dr. Char. Vltroneous ultroneus willingly with a free will well-willing Vlulate ululo to howl as a dog or wolf doth Vmber somewhat a sad yellow colour used by Painters also a Beast ingendred between Musmon and another Sheep Vmbilical umbilicalis pertaining to the Navil Vmbilical Vein See in Vein Vmbilical Arteries are two Arteries marching from the Navil through Peritonaeum to the sides of the Bladder they are the first Arteries that in the Infant are begotten Tho. Vmbilicality the being of a thing at or in the midst as the Navil in the midst of the belly Vmbrage Fr. or Ombrage a shade a shadow also jealousie or suspition Vmbrageous Fr. Vmbrageux shady shadowy covert full of shade obscure dark Vmbratical umbraticus like or of a shadow making or casting a shadow that is done in the shade or very privately Vmbratilous idem Bac. Vmbrello Ital. Ombrella a fashion of round and broad Fans wherewith the Indians and from them our great ones preserve themselves from the heat of the Sun or Fire and hence any little shadow Fan or other thing wherewith women guard their faces from the Sun Vmbriferous umbrifer making or casting shadow Vmbrosous umbrosus having much shadow casting a great shadow full of shade Vn is an English Privative which may be added at pleasure to simple words and deprives them of their natural sence as un-accessible which cannot be come to to un-bewitch un-deceive c. Vnanimity unanimitas concord of mind consent of heart Vnanim Vnanimous unanimus of one mind heart and will of one consent and accord Vncial uncialis belonging to an ounce or inch Vncouth Sax. unknown strange unbeaten In some of our Law books it is taken for one for whose offence his Host is not bound to answer till the third night till when he is not accounted a Guest Vnction unctio anointing Vnctorian unctorius pertaining to anointing or greazing Vnctuous unctus anointed fat oily moist Vnctuosity oyliness or fattiness Vndation undatio a flowing or rising of waves Vndisonant undisonus making a noise like waves Vndulated undulatus made like waves of water Vndulation undulatio a waving or moving up and down like waves Per. Instit Vnguen◠unguentum any sweet oyl or oyntment a liquid perfume ointment or salve consisting of grease fat and liquors mingled with oyl to the just thickness of an oyl Vnich unicus one onely single singular Vnicornous unicornis that hath but one horn as the beast called Vnicorn is said to have Br. Vnifie unifico to joyn or make one as mariage doth Husband and Wife Vniformity uniformitas one and the same shape or fashion Vnion unio peace concord agreement the number one Vnion is a combining or consolidation of two Churches in one which is done by the consent of the Bishop Patron and Incumbent c. Vnion Pearls so called by Antiphrasis because they always grow in couples