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A54746 The new world of English words, or, A general dictionary containing the interpretations of such hard words as are derived from other languages ... together with all those terms that relate to the arts and sciences ... : to which are added the significations of proper names, mythology, and poetical fictions, historical relations, geographical descriptions of most countries and cities of the world ... / collected and published by E.P. Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696? 1658 (1658) Wing P2068; ESTC R14781 461,103 384

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in Hunting a setting of hounds in a readinesse where the Deer are likely to passe Release in the Common Law is an instrument whereby estates rights titles entrys actions and other things are sometimes extinguished sometimes inlarged sometimes transferred and sometimes abridged Relief in Common Law is a certain summe of money that the Tenant holding by knights-service grandsergeantry or other Tenure for which homage or regal service is due or by soccage for which no homage is due and being at full age at the death of his Ancestour doth pay to his Lord at his entrance Also a term in Architecture Releg●tion lat a sending or conveying away a banishing To Relent lat to grow soft it is also used metaphorically for to melt into pitty or compassion Relevation lat a raising or lifting up again Relict lat a thing forsaken or left destitute also the Widow of a deceased husband is called the Relict of such a one Reliquary French a shrine or casket where reliqnes i. something preserved either of the body or cloths of deceased Saints are kept Relo●i●in a returning to the same point again Reliquation lat remains or a being in arrearage Reluctation or Reluctance lat a striving wrestling or strugling against Remainder in Common Law signifieth a power or hope to enjoy Lands Rents or Tenements after the estate of another expired Remancipation lat a returning back a commodity into the hands of him of whom it was first bought Remembrancers three officers belonging to the Exchequer the first is called the Kings Remembrancer who entreth in his office all recognisanses taken before the Barons and maketh bonds for any of the Kings debts or for appearance or observing of orders and maketh proces for the breach of them The second the Lord Treasurers Remembrancer who puts him and the rest of the Justices in remembrance of such things as are to be dealt in for the Princes behoof The third is the Remembrancer of the first fruits and tenths who taketh all composition for first fruits and tenths and maketh process against such as pay not the same Remigation lat a rowing with oares Reminiscence lat a remembring or calling to mind Remisse lat slack negligent Remissible lat pardonable or to be forgiven Remitter in Common Law is a restitution of him that hath two titles to Lands unto that which is more ancient Remonstrance lat a declaring shewing or giving of reasons Remora a fish called a Sea-lamprey or Suckstone which stoppeth the course of a Ship also taken metaphorically for any delay or hindrance Remorse lat as it were a rebiting or gnawing again the sting of conscience or troubles of mind for former evil actions Remuneration lat a rewarding or recompensing for former good turus Remus the brother of Romulus who slew him that he might obtain the whole dominion to himself Rencounter French an unexpected adventure or meeting of two adverse parties Renavigation lat a sailing back Rendevous a word signifying in French render your selves a place where souldiers are mustred Rendlesham or Rendlisham a Town in Suffolk anciently the Mansion house of Redwald King of the East Saxons who being the first of that Kingdom that was baptized neverthelesse by his wifes seducement he had in the same Church one altar for Christian Religion and another for his old heathen superstition Renegado Span. a souldier that revolts to the enemy Renimed or Runningmead a famous meadow in the County of Middlesex where in the year of our Lord 1215 the Barons of England assembled in great numbers to claim their liberties of King John Renitency lat a resistance or striving against Renodation lat an unknitting or undoing of a knot Renovation lat a making new or fresh a renewing Rent in Common Law is a summe of money or other consideration issueing yearly out of Lands or Tenements Renversed French turned the contrary Renumeration lat a numbring counting or paying back Renunciation lat a bringing word back again Renvoy French a dismission or sending back Repandous lat bowed or bent back Reparation lat a mending or making up again Repast French as it were a feeding again a meale Repastination lat the altering of grounds with often digging Repensation lat a recompensing or making satisfaction Repentine lat sudden unawares unexpected Repercussion lat a beating or striking back Repertitious lat found by chance Repignoration lat a redeeming a pawn or gage Repletion lat a stuffing or filling full Replevy the bringing of a Writ called replegiari facias by him that hath his cattel or other goods distraind and putting in surety to the Sheriff that upon delivery of the thing distrained he will pursue the action against him Replication lat an unfolding also a second answering or making a reply Report in Common Law is a relation or repetition of a case debated or argued Reposition lat a putting back a setting again in his place Repository lat a storehouse or place to keep things in more peculiarly by the Architects such places as are built for the laying up of rareties either in picture or other arts are called Repositories Reprehension lat a blaming or reproving Representation lat a making the resemblance or likenesse of any thing Reprise French a taking back again also any deduction or duty paid yearly out of a Manour Reprisell French a seizing on for a pawn or prize See Law of Marque To Reprive in Common Law is to take back a prisoner from the execution or proceeding of the Law Reprobation lat a reproving also a rejecting or casting out of favour whence a Reprobate is taken for a wicked person or one cast out of gods favour Reptitious lat stealing or creeping on by degrees Repton a Town in Darbyshire famous in old times for being the burial place of King Aethelbald and also for the misfortune of Burthred the last King of the Mercians who was here deprived of his Kingdom by the Danes Republique lat a Common-wealth or Free-State Repudiation lat a refusing a putting away or divorcing Repugnancy lat resistance contrariety of one thing to another Repullulation lat a budding forth a springing up again Repumication lat a slicking or raizing with a pumice Reputation lat esteem reckoning or good opinion Request French a petition or desire also a Court of the same nature with the Chancery redressing by equity the wrongs that divers men suffer either by Law or otherwise at the hands of those that are more powerfull than themselves To sing a Requiem signifieth to sing a Masse for the eternal rest of the soules of those that are deceased the word Requies signifying in Latin rest Resceyt lat receptio in Common Law is an admission of a third person to plead his right in a cause between other two To Rescind lat to take away to destroy or repeal whence a Rescissorian Act is that which makes void a former Act or Law Rescissorian action lat an action that nulleth or maketh void Rescous in Common-law is a
that went to the Trojan War he fought with Hector and had a contest with Vlisses for the armes of Achilles but Vlisses having gain'd them by his eloquence Ajax run mad and made a huge slaughter among a flock of sheep thinking Vlisses and Atrides to have been among them also the name of the son of Oileus King of the Locri who for vitiating Cassandra in the Temple of Pallas was slain with Thunder by the Goddesse whose Priestesse she was Aide French help also a subsidy or tax Aidoneus King of the Molossi he sent Theseus to prison because he and Pirithous would have taken away his daughter Proserpina not far from the River Acheron which gave occasion to the fable to say that he descended into Hell to fetch away Proserpina the daughter of Dis. Ailesbury a Town situate not far from the River Tame in Buckingamshire it was won by Cutwulph the Saxon in the year 572. and hath been famous in times past by being the habitation of St. Edith the daughter of Frewald Ailesford a Town in Kent not far from the River Medway it was heretofore named in the British tongue Saissenaeg-haibal from the great overthrow that was given by Vortimer the Brittain son of Vortigern to Hengist and his English Saxons in this place Aine besides one of the four Elements it signifies a certain distinction in the Garb and countenance between one person and another Ayry a nest of Hawks Akmanchester i. e. the City of Sick-folk a name anciently given by the Saxons to the Citie of Bath A. L. Alabandic a kinde of a Rose with whitish leaves Alabandine a kinde of blue and red stone provoking to bleed Alabaster a kinde of clear white Marble Alacrity lat chearfulnesse Alahab Arab. the Scorpions heart Alamae Arab. the left foot of Andromeda Alan a proper name signifying in Slavonish a Greyhound others contract it from Aelian i. Sun-bright Alastor the name of one of the sunnes horses Alata Castra the Citie of Edenborough in Scotland Alay a Term in hunting when fresh Dogs are sent into the cry Alazony Greek vain-glory Alba Julia the Citie of Westenbergh in Germany Alba Regalis a Citie in Hungary now called Stolwistenbergh where the Kings use to be Anointed and Crowned Albania a Countrey between Illyricum and Macedonia whose chief Citie is Dyrrachium now called Durazzo there is also another Albania in the East between Cholcos and Armenia from whence the people of the former Albania are said originally to spring also the Kingdom of Scotland was in ancient times called Albania Albanus a River in Armenia also a Lake in Italy called Lago di Castel Gandolf also the name of the first Brittish Martyr from the Lat. Albus i. e. white St. Albans a Town in Hertfordshire so called from the Brittish Martyr above mentioned whereas formerly it was called Verulam Albe a white Garment which the Priests were wont to wear Albeito Arab. the mouth of the Swan Albert a Saxon proper name signifying all bright Albion the ancient name of England by reason of the white Rocks upon the Sea-side or from Albion the son of Neptune or from Albina one of Dioclesians 50 daughters Albugineous lat belonging to the white of the eye or to any other white substance Albutius the name of a very covetous man who would beat his servants before they had committed a fault telling them that perhaps he should not be at leasure when they had committed any Alcaic verse a certain kinde of verse so called from Alcaeus the first Inventor consisting of two dactyls and two trochees Alcakengi a winter Cherry Alcander a young Lacedemonian who having put out one of Lycurgus his eyes yet being intertained by him as his near servant loved him afterwards with a great deal of respect Alcathous the son of Pelops who being suspected to have slain his brother Chrysippus fled to Megara where killing a Lion that had slain Euripus the son of Megareus he was by Megareus made his son in law and succeeded him in the Kingdom Alceste the wife of Adonetus King of Thessaly who willingly offered her self up to die for her husband Alchedi Arab. a Star in the goat Alchenit Arab. a Star in the right side of Perseus Alchobel see Reception Alchocodon is an Arabian word and signifies the giver of years and is plac't that he hath most essential dignity in the place of the Hyleg and with some aspect doth behold that place Alchorad Arab. a contrariety of the light of the Planets Alchimy Greek the art of dissolving metals to separate the pure from the impure Alcippus vide Damocrita A●cithoe a Theban woman who was turned into a Bat for contemning Bacchus his Org●es Alcmena vide Amphytryo Al●maeon the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphite he killed his mother for having betrayed Amphiaraus and afterwards runne mad but being cured by Phlegias he married his daughter Olphaestbae● giving her a Bracelet of his mothers but afterwards falling in love with one of Achetous his daughters called Callirhoe he promised her the Bracelet which he had given his former wife on condition she would marry him but going to fetch it he was slain by Temon and Axion Alphesibaeas brothers Alconor one of the 300. Argires who fought against the Lacedemonians onely he and Chromius being left alive and all his enemies killed excepting Othryades Alcoran Arab. the book wherein the Turkish religion is delivered first written by Mahomet the Turks great Prophet Alcyon dayes quiet times Alcyone the daughter of Nephtune the wife of Ceyx who sayling to the Oracle was drown'd by the way and chang'd into a bird called a King-fisher Alduas d●bis a River dividing the Helvetians from the Sequani called in French Leo doux Aldborrow see Isurium Aldingham a Town in Lancashire an ancient Hereditament belonging to the family of the Haveringtons or Harringtons unto whom it came from the Flemmings by the Cancefelds Aldebaran Arab. the south eye of the Bull. Alderanainim Arab. the right shoulder of Cepheus Alderanainim vide Pap. Alectryomancy Greek a certain kinde of divination among the ancients which was done by a Cock. Alectorius a precious stone of a waterish colour found in the maw of an old Capon Alectryon a young man who kept the door while Mars was familiar with Venus but Mars incensed that he was taken through his negligence changed him into a Cock. Alegement French ease releasment Aleger a Liquor made of sowr Ale Alembick lat a Still Alestake old word a Maypole Alexander son of Philip King of Macedon he overthrew the Persian Monarchy took Babylon Susa and Persepolis and after he had extended his Conquests as farre as India he returned to Babylon and there died the word signifies in Greek helper of men Alexandria a Famous Port Town of Egypt Alexipharmac Greek a Medecine against poyson Alferes Spanish an Ensign bearer Alfred a Saxon word signifying all peace Alfreton q. Alfreds Town a Town in Darbyshire built by King Alfred as some think the Lords whereof were called