fineness Tenure from tenere to hold is the manner whereby Lands and Tenements are holden of their Lords What may make a Tenure and what not See Perkins Reservations 70. By Act of Parl. 1656. ca. 4. all Tenures are now turned into free and common Soccage Tepefie tepefacio to make warm Tephragmantie Gr. divination by ashes blown or cast up in the air Tepid tepidus mean between cold and hot luke-warm also cold and nothing earnest in a matter Tepidity tepiditas lukewarmness Tepor idem Teraphim the Heb. word Taraph signifies in general the compleat image of a man in particular an Idol or Image made for mens private use in their own houses Gen. 31.30 Iudges 17.5 Teribinthine terebinthinus belonging to Turpentine or the tree out of which it issues Terebrate terebro to bore or make a hole with a wimble or awger to pierce to thirle Terebration terebratio a boring or piercing Bac. Tergeminous tergeminus three fold triple one of or the three born at the same time Tergiductor Lat. the hinder man or bringer up of a file of Soldiers Tergiment tergimentum that which is put into the scales to makes weight Tergiversation tergiversatio a flinching withdrawing shifting slinking shrinking back or dodging a non-suit in Law a hasting a runing away yet fighting still See Calumniate Termagant from ter and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. magnus thrice great or great in the superlative degree Sir W.D. Terminals terminalia feasts instituted to the honor of Terminus the god of Bounds and kept in February at the eighth Calends of March because between terminalia and refugium the odd days of the Leap year were put in Terminate termino to end to finish to bound to appoint or assign bounds or marches to limit Terminus the God of Bounds who was wont to end the strifes and controversies of Countrey people in dividing their lands See Lactantius l. 1. c. 20. Ternary Ternarious ternarius belonging to the number three Ternion ternio the number three Terra-sigillata Lat. an earth brought from the Isle Lemnos it was used to be sent from thence sealed therefore called sigillata and said to be good for curing wounds stopping fluxes expelling poisons c. Tertae-filius i. son of the earth the name of the Fool in the Acts at Oxford Terrene terrenus earthly that lives on the earth or is done on the earth Terrestrial Idem Terrestrify to make earthly or like earth Br. Terrar or Terrer from terra a particular or survey of a Mannor or of ones whole estate of lands containing the quantity of acres and boundaries thereof In the Exchequer there is a Terrar of all the Glebelands in England made about the II. of Edw. 3. Sometimes used for a suit-roll or catalogue of all the tenants and Residents names within a Mannor and what Lands they hold Terre-tenant i. tenens terram is he who hath the natural actual possession of the land which we otherwise call the occupation A. 39 Eliz. cap. 7. For example a Lord of a Mannor hath a Freeholder who lets out his free land to another this third person is called the Terre-tenant West part 2. Simb tit Fines sect 137. Terricrepant terricrepus that rebuketh terribly or bitterly Terrisonant terrisonus that sounds terribly Territory territorium the Country or Continent of land lying within the bounds of a City Town or Lordship Terrulent terrulentus earthy or earthly made of earth Terse tersus clean pure neat as a terse Oration i. neat or well-pen'd Tertiate tertio to Till ground or do any thing the third time to tri-fallow as they say in Herefordshire Tertiary tertiarius of or belonging to the third or the third sort tertian Tessera Lat. a thing in every part square as a Dye Also a watchword or signal a note mark or token c. Tesserarious tesserarius belonging to Tessera or a Dye Test is a broad instrument made of Maribone ashes hooped about with iron on which Refiners do fine refine and part gold and silver from other Mettals or as we use to say put them to the Test Testaceous testaceus made of tile brick or baked earth that hath a shell Testaceous animals are such as have shels as all shel-fish snails c. Testament testamentum i. testatio mentis the witness of of the minde as the last Will Testament is of which there are two sorts viz. nuncupatory and in writing The first is when a man being sick and for fear least death want of memory or speech should come so suddenly upon him that he should be prevented if he staid the writing his Will desires his neighbours and friends to bear witness of his last Will and then declares the same by words before them which after his decease being proved by the witnesses and put in writing by the Ordinary stands in as good force except for lands as if it had in his life time been put in writing c. Some distinguish Testaments from Wills as if the first concerned lands onely and the other personal estate Of this read the Duty of Executors Testamentatious testamentarius belonging to a Testament or last Will. Testation testatio a witness bearing Testator Lat. he that makes a Will or Testament Testatrix Lat. she that does so Testicular testicularis belonging to the stones of man or beast Teston Fr. a piece of silver coyn worth about 18 d. sterl Testification testificatio a proving by witness a witness-bearing Testudineous testudineus belonging to or bowing like the shell of a Tortoise vaulted Also pertaining to that antient War-engine called Testudo or to the Target-fence of both which see Godw. Anthol p. 180. Tetanical tetanicus that hath the crick in the neck or a kinde of cramp which holds the neck so stiff that it cannot bow Tetra Gr. four hence Tetracord tetrachordium an antient instrument with four strings but now it is taken for every fourth in the Scale of Musick or Gamut Tetrade Fr. a quaternity or mess the proportion or number of four Tetraglottical Gr. that hath or consists of four Tongues or Languages Tetragonal tetragonus that is four square as a tetragon or quadrangle Tetragrammaton Gr. that hath four letters The Hebrews so called the great Name of God Jehovah because in their language it was written with four letters and was held in such reverence among them that it was unlawful to pronounce it Tetralogie Gr. a speaking or writing in four parts Among the Antients it was a kind of Tragedy consisting of four Dramma's as the manner was when they contested to be presented at four several Festivals Tetrameter Gr. a kind of verse having but four feet or measures Tetraptote tetraptotum declined in four cases Tetrach Gr. a Governor of the fourth part of a Country Tetrarchy tetrachia the goverment of the fourth part of a Country or a government of the whole by four persons Tetrastick tetrastichon a sentence or Epigram comprised in four verses Tetrasyllabical tetrasyllabicus that hath or contains four syllables
descending of the meat and drink from the mouth into the stomach Degrade degrado to put out of Office to put from his degree estate or dignity In Sleidans Comment you may read the manner of degrading Priests to be thus The party to be degraded is attired in his Priestly Vestments and holds in the one hand a Chalice filled with wine mixed with water and in the other a gilt patent with a Wafer or bread Then kneeling down the Bishops Deputy first takes from him all these things commanding him to say no more Masses Secondly scraping his fingers end with a piece of glass he enjoyns him never to hallow any thing And thirdly stripping him of his Priestly Vestments he is clothed in a Lay habit and so delivered into the power of the Secular Magistrate if his offence so require it Degrandinate degrandino to hail much Degree A term often used in Astronomy and Physick In Astronomy it signifies the thirtieth part of a Sign viz. of Aries Taurus Gemini c. for into so many parts or degrees are all these Signs divided In Physick it signifies a proportion of heat or cold moysture or driness in the nature of Simples and there are four such proportions or Degrees The first Degree is so small that it can scarce be perceived The second that which manifestly may be perceived without hurting the sence The third that which somewhat offends the sense The fourth which so much offends that it may destroy the body For example sweet Almonds Rice Bugloss ripe Grapes are hot in the first degree Parsley Saffron Honey in the second degree Cummin Galingal Pepper in the third degree And Garlick Spourge Euphorbium in the fourth degree So Barley is cold in the first degree Cucumbers in the second Sengreen in the third and Hemlock in the fourth degree Where note that in heat cold and driness there may be four degrees and in moisture but two Bull. Deicide deicida he that kills God Dejeration dejeratio a solemn swearing Deiformity the form or shape of God Deify deifico to make a God Deipnosophists Gr. Deipnosophista Athenaeus his great learned books carry that title importing a Conference Discourse or inter-speech among wise men at a supper El. Ar. Deists See Anti-Trinitarians Deity Deitas the God-head or nature of God the Divinity Delator Lat. he that secretly accuseth A Delegate delegatus one to whom Authority is committed from another to handle and determine matters a Deputy or Surrogate To Delegate delego to assign or appoint to an Office or charge to send on a message Delenifical delenificus that mitigates or makes gentle Deletion deletio a racing or blotting out a destroying Deleted deletus scraped or put out defaced destroyed Deletorious deletorius that blotteth or raceth out Delian-twins Apollo and Diana the Sun and Moon so called from the famous Island Delos where Latona at one birth brought forth Apollo and Diana Delibate delibo to taste to touch to sacrifice or diminish Delibrate delibro to pill or pull off the bark Delict delictum a fault an offence properly by omitting that which should have been done Delignate to rid a place of wood to destroy wood Fuller Delimate delimo to file or shave off Delineate delineo to draw the form or portraiture of a thing Delinquent delinquens that hath offended failed or left undon Delirium Lat. dotage a going crooked or out of the right way madness Rel. Med. Delirous delirus that doteth and swerveth from reason Discourse of Enthusiasm Delphick sword In the City Delphos was the Temple of Apollo where was a sword that served for all purposes in Sacrifices Deltoton Gr. a constellation of stars like the Greek letter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Delusion delusio a mocking abusing or deceiving A Deluge from the Lat. diluvium◠an universal overflowing of the waters Noe's flood Demain or Demeasn from the Lat. Dominicum or Fr. Demain or Domain signifies as much as Patrimonium Domini Hotaman in verbis feudalibus verbo Dominicum by divers Authorities proves those lands to be Dominicum which a man holds originally of himself and those to be feodum which he holds by the benefit of a superior Lord. But this word is now most commonly used for a distinction between those Lands that the Lord of a Mannor hath in his own hands or in the hands of his Lessee and such other Lands appertaining to the said Mannor which belong to Free or Copy-holders howbeit the Copy-hold belonging to any Mannor is also in the opinion of many good Lawyers accounted Demeasn Cowel Dementation dementatio a making or being mad Demi Fr. from the Lat. dimidium half Demi chase Fr. half-chase or half-hunting boots so called by the French we call them Summer-riding-boots Demigrate demigro to flit or remove Demission demissio an abasement faintness abating Demit demitto to put or lay down to abate in courage to humble ones self Democracy democratia a kind of Government of a Commonweal wherein the people have the chief rule without any Superior or Magistrate over them save onely such as themselves choose Democratical democraticus pertaining to a such a Government Democritus A Philosopher of Abdera a City of Thracia who was wont to laugh at what chance or fortune soever Hence Democritick Mocking jeering laughing at every thing Demolition demolitio a demolishment the ruine subversion or pulling down of buildings c. Demon daemon a devil a spirit a hobgobling or hag Demonachation Fr. an abandoning or depriving of Monkish profession Cotg Demoniach or Demonical demoniacus possessed with a devil devillish furious Demonicratic The Government of devils Demonologie daemonologia a speaking of or consulting with the devil Demonstrative demonstrativus that which declareth any thing evidently Denary denarius of or containing ten Dendrology Gr. the speaking of Trees the title of Mr. Howels well-known Book otherwise called Dedonas Grove Deneer Fr. Denier a small copper coyn about the tenth part of an English penny also a penny weight Denigrate denigro to make black Denizen from the Fr Donaison i. Donatio aut quasi Danes-son i. Dani filius is in our Common Law an Alien enfranchised here in England by the Princes Charter and inabled almost in all respects to do as native Subjects do namely to purchase and possess Lands to be capable of any Office or Dignity Yet it is short of Naturalization because a stranger naturalized may inherit Lands by descent which a man made onely a Denisen cannot Denomination denomiratio a naming or denoncing Density densitas thickness Dental from dens ntis pertaining to the Teeth Bac. Denticle denticulus a little tooth Also that part of the Chapiter of a Pillar which is cut and graven like teeth Vitru Dentifrice dentifricium powder or any thing to rub the teeth with Dentiloquent dentiloquus one that speaks through the teeth or lisps Dentiscalp dentiscalpium an instrument to scrape the teeth a tooth-picker Dentition dentitio a breeding of teeth Denudation denudatio a laying or leaving bare
farcino to stuff Farragirous from farrago inis that is mixed with sundry grains together or with good and bad Vul. Er. Farinaceous or Farinous farinaceus mealy or full of meal bemealed beflowred Farreation farreatio a Sacrifice whereby Priests confirmed marriage Farsang is three of our English miles or a League among the Persians Herb. tra Fasciate fascio to swaddle or bind Fascicular facicularis belonging to a bundle or fardel Fasciculate To tye up into a bundle or fascicle Fascicle fasciculus a handful bound together a packet also any thing carried in the hand to smell Fascinate fascino to bewitch to forespeak or inchant Fascination A bewitching a charm a forespeaking Fascination is the power and intensitive act of the imagination upon the body of another Faâ—tidious fastidiosus disdainful loathing soon offended Fastigate Fastigiate fastigio to raise up or grow up to a sharp top Fasâ—s A strong hold an inaccessible place Bac. Fastuosity fastuositas disdain pride Fatality from fatum fatalness also unavoidableness as of a thing appointed by destiny Cotg. Fate fatum destiny that which must of necessity come to pass by Gods secret appointment Fatal fatalis pertaining to destiny or fate Fatidical fatidicus that telleth fortunes or destinies Fatiferous fatifer that brings fate or destiny Fatigable from fatigo which may be wearied or tired Fatigate fatigo to make weary to trouble much Fatigue Fr. weariness tediousness trouble toyl as we say the Fatigues of war or of a long journey Fatiloquent fatiloquus that soothsaith or prophecieth Fatuate fatuor to play the fool Fatuity fatuitas foolishness blockishness idiotism Favaginous from favus like or full of honey or honey comb Faunes Fauni Gods of the fields and woods Faunick faunicus wild woodish rude Favontan Favonius pertaining to the west-wind favorable Faustity faustitas good luck happiness Fautor Lat. a favorer a furtherer or maintainer Fautresse fautrix she that favors or maintains Fealty of the Fr. feaulte i. fidelitas signifies in our Common Law an oath taken at the admittance of every Tenant to be true to the Lord of whom he holds his Land And he that holds Land by this oath of fealty onely holds in the freest manner that any man in Engl. under the King may hold Because all with us that have Fee hold per fidem fiduciam that is by fealty at the least Smith de Repub. Anglor l. 3. c. 8. Act 1656. c. 4. Feasible Fr. faisable effectable which may be performed acted or done Febricitate febricito to be sick-of a Feaver or Ague Febriculous febriculosus that hath or is subject to a Feaver Februate februo to purge Souls by Sacrifice or Prayer Fecial faecialis pertaining to the Herald that denounceth war or peace The manner was thus The Faecialis carried a Lance or Spear headed with Iron and half burnt with fire and strewed herbs all the way in sign of peace even to the confines of those against whom he was to menace war there in the presence of three men of good years declared that he and the people of Rome did denounce war against them c. And then threw the Lance as far as he could upon their ground When they proclaimed Peace the Faecialis took up a stone in his hand which after certain solemn words pronounced and those to be read in Godwins Anthol lib. 4. cap. 1. he cast out of his hand c. And of these Foeciales or Heralds there were in Rome a Colledge of twenty the principal of them was Pater patratus Feculency foeculentia filthiness fulness of dregs Feculent foeculentus soul unclean loathsom full of dregs Fecundity foecunditas plenty fertility abundance Fedity foeditas filthiness foulness dishonesty Feid Feed or Feud Is that ill custom which hath been much used in Scotland and the North of England viz. a combination of kindred to revenge the death of any of their blood against the killer and all his race These deadly Feids King James in his Basilicon Doron advised his son to redress with all care possible The word signifies hatred See Feud Fee feodum alias feudum is in our Law an equivocal word but most usually taken for an estate of inheritance in Lands to one and his Heirs for ever or to one and the heirs of his body But it is also used for the compass or extent of a Mannor and in the common acceptance the word is well known Fee-farm is when a Tenant holds of his Lord in Fee-simple paying him a yearly rent to half or a third part of the value of the Land more or less Fee-simple feodum simplex is when any person holds Lands or Rent to him and his Heirs for ever and these words his Heirs make the Estate of inheritance for if Land be given to a man for ever yet he hath but an Estate for life Feisible See Feasible Fellifluous fellifluus flowing of the Gall. Felicitaeâ— felicito to make prosperous or hapyy Felth. And I have read Felicify Felicitous from felix happy or made happy Felion from fel i. choler or grief of mind an angry blister or wheal most commonly on the finger or thumbs end Felo de se Is he that commits Felony by murthering himself See Crompt Just of Peace fo 28. and Lamb. Eiren. l. 2. c. 7. p. 243. Feloqur See Falouque Fencemonth is a moneth wherein it is unlawful to hunt in the Forest because the female Deer fawn in this month which begins fifteen days before Midsomer and ends fifteen days after So that to this moneth there are 31 days assigned See Manwood part 1. of his Forest Laws p. 80. but more at large part secunda c. 13. per totum Fenestral fenestralis belonging to a window Felony felonia seems to come of the Fr. felonnie i. impetuositas atrocitas immisericordia We account any offence Felony that is in degree next to petty Treason and compriseth divers particulars under it as Murther Theft killing of a mans self Sodomy Rape wilful burning of houses and divers such like which are to be gathered especially out of Statutes whereby many offences are daily made Felony that before were not Felony is discern'd from lighter offences by this that the punishment thereof is death Howbeit Petit Larceny which is the stealing of any thing under the value of twelve pence is Felony as appears by Brook tit Coron n. 2. His reason is because the Indictment against such a one must run with these words felonicè cepit and yet this is not punished by death though it be loss of goods A man may call that Felony which is under petit Treason and punished by death And of this there are two sorts one lighter that for the first time may be relieved by Clergy another that may not and these are to be known by the Statutes for Clergy is allowed where it is not expresly taken away Vid. Stanf. l. 1. pl. Cor. à fine cap. 2. usque ad 39. Lamb. Just P. l. 2. cap. 7. and Crompt J.P. fol.
this sense my Lo. Bacon uses it in his Advan of Learning fol. 268. Seater an old Idol of the Saxons which was honored on the day called Saturday which thence took denomination This Idol was also called Crodo and by some mistaken for Saturn Scythian Scythick scythicus belonging to Scythia a large Country in the north part of the World Sea-longs the fervent froth of the Sea Bac. Seax a kind of sword made like a Sithe and worn by the old Saxons of which there were two sorts a longer and a shorter which last were called Handseaxes Of this kind of Handseaxes Erkin-wine King of the East Saxons did for his Arms bear three Argent in a field Gules Verst See Saxon. Sebacean sebaceus made of tallow or sewet Sebastian Gr. honorable or Majestical Sebastocrator Gr. was a great Officer of the Empire who about Constantine the Greats time was third in dignity from the Emperor the second was called Despot Secament secamentum that which is cut or shread from a Log or Block as chips and such like A Secant is a right line drawn from the Centre through one extreme of a given Ark till it meet with the Tangent raised from the Diameter at the other extreme of the said Ark. Secation secatio a cutting sawing parting or dividing Secerne secerno to divide to lay or separate one from another to sever to chuse from among others Secession secessio a departing from other a forsaking or going aside a separating ones self from another In antient Rome it was a general Insurrection and revolt of the Commons wherein they left the City until such time as they had the authority of their Tribunes strengthned yea and certain Laws enacted and established by a solemn oath with a curse denounced against all those that went about to abrogate or abolish the same which thereupon were called Sacratae Leges Livy Seclude secludo to shut a part from other to shut out to put away Seclusory seclusorium a place where any thing is shut up a part from other a Coop Secondary see Secundary Secundine secundae quasi secunda nativitas the three skins wherein an Infant lies while it is in the womb or when it comes into the world the second or after-birth in women in Beasts the Heam Sectary sectariüs one that follows private opinions in Religion a Ring-leader of a Sect a seditious factious person Section sectio a cutting dividing or parting Books are commonly divided into Chapters Chapters into Sections and Sections into Paragraphs or Breaks as Printers call them which is the breaking off at such a word and beginning a new line Sective sectivus that is often or that may be cut or divided Sector Lat. in Geometry is a figure comprehended of two right lines containing an angle at the Centre and of the circumference assumed by them There is also a Geometrical Instrument having two legs containing all variety of Angles and the distance of the feet representing the Subtences of the circumference which is therefore called a Sector Secular secularis of or belonging to the space of one hundred years that is done or renewed every hundred year or once in an age Secular Plays ludi seculares were solemn Games or Plays among the antient Romans performed once in a hundred and ten years and sometimes every hundredth year in honor of Apollo or Diana Secular Priests are those whose ordinary conversation is among men of the world and profess the undertaking the charge of Souls as condistinct from those that profess a Monastical or Conventual life under the Rule of some holy Predecessor and thence are called Regulars Secundary secundarius of the second sort the second the next to the first As the Secundary of the Fine Office is an Officer next to the chief Officer Secundary of the Counter who is as I take it next to the Sheriff in London in each of the two Counters and so of others Secundate secundo to make lucky or prosperous to make better or amend a thing Secundine See Secondine Securiferous sceurifer that beareth an Ax or Hatcher Sedateness quietness mitigation the same with Sedation O. Lo. Prot. Speech Sedation sedati◠an appeasing mitigating asswaging qualifying or quieting Sedentary sedentarius that sits much that is done sitting In France they have eight Sedentary Parliaments or High Courts of Justice which are so called because they are alwayes sitting See Parliament Sediment sedimentum a sinking down to the bottom or that sinks to the bottom grounds the dregs or dross of perfume Bac. Seditious seditiosus contentious mutinous factious loving discord Mr Feltham uses Seditiary for a seditious person Seduction seductio a seducing a leading away aside or apart a misleading a deceiving Sedulity sedulitas care and great diligence Segador Span. a Reaper a Mower a Harvest-man Segment segmentum a morsel shred peece or gobbet cut off from any thing a partition Br. Segmentation segmentatio a cutting into small pieces an embroidering Segnity segnitas negligence slowness slothfulness also barrenness Segregate segrego to take out of the flock to lay apart to sever or separate Seian horse so called from Cneus Sejanus who first backed him was of extraordinary bigness and wonderfull composure but had this fatal property to bring his Master to some miserable or untimely end Whence grew the proverb Equum habet Sejanum a man has that which will be his own ruin Sejant or Seisant from the Fr. Seant a term in Heraldry when a beast is painted sitting upright Seignior Fr. Seigneur a Lord a Master a Landlord or a Lord of Jurisdiction a proprietary or owner Seigniory Seigniorage Fr. Seigneury Seigneuriage Seignory Soverainty mastery dominion Seigniorage An. 9. H. 5. Stat. 2. cap. 1. seems to be a Regality or Prerogative of the King whereby he challenges allowance of gold and silver brought in the mass to his Exchange for coyn Seisin from the Fr. Saisine signifies in our Common Law possession and to seize is to take possession Primier seisin is the first possession c. Sejugate sejugo to sever or separate from other to put apart Sejunction sejunctio a separating or putting asunder Selenites Gr. a stone wherein is a white which increases and decreases as the Moon doth Also lunary men or people that are held by some to inhabit the Moon Selion Fr. seillon a ridge of land lying between two furrows Sometimes it contains an Acre sometimes half an Acre sometimes more or less Therefore Crompton in his Jurisdictions fol 221. saith a Selion of land cannot be in demand because it is a thing incertain Seliander is a kinde of dry scab growing in the very bent of the Ham of a horses hinder leg Markham Sellary sellaria a place wherein were forms and stools for men to sit on It is used by Tacitus in his Annals for that place where Tiberius exercised his horrid and unnatural lusts Semblable Fr. like alike even such resembling Semblance Fr. shew seeming appearance Also resemblance likeness like form or feature
understood Abstrusity from abstrudo darkness secresie Dr. Brown Absurd absurdus foolish harsh without wit or grace Abvolate abvolo to flye or vanish away Abyrtace a dainty kind of meat with the Medes and other barbarous Nations sharp and quick of taste to provoke and please the appetite composed of Leeks Garlike Cresses Senvie Pomgranate kernels and such like Plut. Mor. Abysme abysmus the same with Abyss Abyssines Abyssini the people of that part of Aethiopia which is subject to Prester John Abysse abyssus a bottomless gulph or pit any deepness that cannot be sounded Hence Abysmal Deep bottomless Academy Academia a woody or shady place near Athens where Plato taught so called from Ecademus one of the Hero's now taken for any famous Shool or University hence Philosophers of the Sect of Plato are called Academicks In Alexandria now called Scanderia in Aegypt Gautenus saith Heylyn read Divinity and Philosophy in the year 180. from whom it is thought the Orders of instituting Universities first began in Christendom Academick Academical academicus belonging to such a School or Academy Acatalepsy acatalepsia incomprehensibleness the Opinion of the Sceptiques Accelerator Latin a hastner Bac. Accelerate accelero to hasten or make speed unto Accent accentus tune tenor the rising and falling of the voice the due sound over any word or letter or the mark of any letter which directs the pronunciation There are also accents of sentences as in the close of a period we let fall the voice in a demand raise it Acceptilation acceptilatio a verbal Acquittance Accerse accersio to call forth to send for to provoke to accuse Accesse accessus an approaching or coming to an increasing a growing a passage or a way to a place The Access of an Ague is the approach or coming of the fit and the Recess is when the fit is over or leaves the Patient In Lancashire they call the Ague it self the Access as such a one is sick of the Access Accessory Accessary accessarius guilty of a saâ—ilâ— in our Common Law it signifies a man guilty of a fellonious offence not principally but by participation as by commandment advise or concealment Acclamation acclamatio a shouting or crying out in liking or disliking Acclivity acclivitas steepness Accolyte See Acolyte Accommodate accoÌ„modo to compose fit apply to or lend Accommodatitious accommodatitius proper fit convenient also applied inclined or disposed Accordant Fr. agreeable well fitting unto concordant Accordance Fr. an accord or agreement a concord in musick Accort Fr. discreet advised circumspect foreseeing also subtile and cunning Accost from the Fr. Accoster or Ital. accostare to joyn side to side to approach or draw near to also to affront Accoutred from the Fr. Accoustre attired arraied decked apparelled Accoutrement Fr. Accoustrement attire dressing apparalling also habit cloathing or rayment Accretion accretio an increasing or growing Accumbing accumbens sitting at a Table lying down Dr. Br. Accumulate accumulo to heap up to encrease or load to gather in heaps Accurate accuratus curious diligent exact Accusative accusativus that whereby one is accused Ac-drinc Sax. a kind of drink made of Acornes used of old in time of dearth and necessity Sax. Dict. Acephalick acephalus without head title or beginning Acephalists acephali a kind of Hereticks that had no Author or beginning the word importing as much Acerbity acerbitas a sour or sharp taste cruelty roughness Acerote acerotus full of chaff or straw course brown Acervate acervo to heap to gether to mough up Acersecomick Acersecomes one whose hair was never cut Acetars acetaria sallets or sawces made of roots or herbs mixed with vinegar to stir up appetite Acetosity acetositas sourness sharpness the substance or taste of vinegar Acherontick acheronticus wanting joy and comfort also pertaining to Hell from Acheron a Lake in Epirus which as Poets feigned who ever passed over should never return hence and for its ill colour and taste it is taken for Hell Acherusian acherusius pertaining to the Lake or River Acherusia which is taken for the entrance into Hell Acidity aciditas sharpness sourness Lord Bac. Acid acidus sour sharp biting Acoustick Gr. pertaining to the sense of hearing or that helps the hearing Bac. Acolastick acolastus that liveth under no correction riotous Acolyte acolythus a Minister whose office is to bring water wine and light to the Altar also a novice or young proficient Aconick from aconitum poysonous or pertaining to the venemous herb called Aconite Acqueste Fr. from acquiro purchases made or things bought by the unmarried or by or for onely one therein different from conquests Acquiesce acquiesco to be at rest or quiet to rest upon to lean or assent unto Acquisition acquisitio a getting obtaining or purchasing Acre Sax. Aeker is a certain quantity of land containing in length 40 Rods Poles or Pearches and sour in breadth or to that quantity be the length more or less And if a man erect a new Cottage he must lay four Acres of land to it after this measure ordained by Stat. 31. Eliz. ca. 7. Acrimony acrimonia sharpness sourness Acreamatick acreamaticus that hearkens or gives ear to any thing that requires much study and search also musical harmonious or delightful to the ear and eye Acroatick was that part of Aristotles doctrine which he taught in the Lyceum wherein his more remote and subtile Philosophy was handled and such things as appertained to the contemplation of Nature and dialectic disceptations Hist Phil. Acrocomick acrocomus that hath long hair Acronychal acronychus belonging to those stars which rise in the twi-light soon after Sun setting Acrosticks acrostichis a kind of verses when the first or last letters of every verse make some name word or sentence As these upon Mors. M ors solet innumeris morbis abrumpere vita M O mnia mors rostro devorat ipsa su O. R ex princeps sapiens servus stulius miser aege R S is quicunque velis pulvis umbra sumu S. Acteoned Horned A word made from Actaeon who is poetically feigned to have been turned into a Stag and it is sometimes used in a waggish sense for Cuckolded Actifs an order of Friers that wear Tawny habits and feed on nothing but roots Cotgrave Actitation actitatio a debating of a cause in the Law Actuality actualitas among Philosophers signifies the perfection of existence or being above formes as when we say a man is we say more then when we say a man Actual sin See Venial Actius Naevus a Roman South-sayer of great fame in the presence of Tarquin did cut a Whetstone in two with a Razor hence it is we use to say proverbially sharper then Actius his Razor as in Rel. Med. Aculeate aculeatus that hath a sting or prick biting vexing Bac. Acuminate acumino to make sharp-edged or pointed Acuminous from acumen minis sharp edged or pointed subtile in wit of a penetrating judgment Acupictor Lat. an Embroiderer or any one that works with the
Confession was presented by the Duke of Saxony and some others to the Emperor Charls the Fifth c. Herb. H. 8. Augustine by the termination of the word is a diminutive from Augustus out of which it may be properly Englished little Augustus It is the proper name of divers men usually contracted in English into Austin whereof the most renowned was St. Austin Bishop of Hippo in Africk one of the antient Fathers of the Church a man of a most profound wit and learning and of a most holy and religious life after he was converted by St. Ambrose to Catholick Religion from the Manichaean Heresie Augustine or Austin-Friers are those that observe the aforesaid St. Austins institute of life they live in common serving God day and night tied by the vows of Poverty Chastity and Obedience of which holy Institute and Vows was Dr. Martin Luther before he became a Reformer Answering Augustines is a phrase used in Oxford where there was a Monastry of these Augustines who were so eminent for their abilities in disputing that the University did by a particular Statute impose it as an exercise upon all those that were to proceed Masters of Art that they should first be disputed upon by the Augusten-Friars which old Statute is still in force produced at this day for an equivalent exercise Mr. Fullers Ch. Hist Augustinians not taking name from St. Austin the Father Doctor of the Church but from one Augustine a late Bohemian are a branch of those Reformers ordinarily called Sacramentaries who had their origin from Andreas Carolostadius about the year of Christ 1524. These Augustinians besides other blasphemies held that Heaven gates were not yet open but remain shut till the general Resurrection and last Judgement Lindanus Dialog 2. Aviary aviarium a place where birds are kept or where birds haunt or use a Cage Avid avidus desirous greedy covetous Avidity aviditas desire earnest or ardent affection greediness Aulnage Fr. Ell-measure the measuring with an Ell. Aviso Spa. an admonition or advice Aulnegeor or Alnegeor from the Fr. aulne i.e. an Ell one that carries or measures with an Ell an Officer of the King who by himself or his Deputy in places convenient looks to the assize of woollen cloth made through the Land and two Seals for that purpose ordained him an 25. E. 3. stat 4. ca. 1. Also an 3 R. 2. ca. 2. who is accomptable to the King for every cloth so sealed Min. Aulick aulicus belonging to the Hall or Court courtly Aumone Fr. aumosne the tenure of Land by divine service was antiently called by this name Cok. upon Lit. 97. Briton 164. Auncient Demeasn Demain or Domain 1. publicum vectigal or Vetus patrimonium Domini signifies in our Common Law a certain Tenure whereby all the Mannors belonging to the Crown in the days of St. Edward the Saxon King or William the Conqueror were held The number and names of which Mannors as of all other belonging to common persons he caused to be written into a book after a survey made of them now remaining in the Exchequer and called Dooms-day Book and those which by that Book appear to have belonged to the Crown at that time and are contained under the title Terra Regis are called Auncient Demeasn Kitch fo 98. See more in Cowel Avocation avocatio a calling away or withdrawing Avoir-du-pois Fr. or Avoir-du-poix i. habere pondus or justi esse ponderis to be of full or due weight it signifies in our common Law two things first a kind of weight divers from that called Troy weight which contains but twelve ounces to the pound whereas this contains sixteen And in this respect it may probably be conjectured to be so called because it is of more weight then the other Also it signifies such merchandize as are weighed by this weight and not by Troy weight as in the Statute of York an 9 E. 3. in Prooem an 27. Edw. 3. Stat. 2. ca. 10. an 2. Rich. 2. ca. 1. See weights Avowry or Advowry from the French advouer alias avouer and signifies as much as a justifying or maintaining an act formerly done For example one takes a distress for rent or other thing and he that is distreyned sues a Replevin now he that took the distress or to whose use the distress was taken by another justifying or maintaining the act is said to avow and that is called his Avowry Terms of the Law Auricle auricula a little ear Auricular auricularis belonging to or spoken in the ear As auricular Confession is that which is made in private to the Ghostly Father none hearing but himself opposite unto publick Confession which is made in the hearing of many Auricular vein is the ear vein which runs up by the kernels under the ear Chyrurgeons open it against deafness pain and ulcerations of the ears See in Vein Auriferous aurifer that bears or brings gold Auriflambe See Oriflambe Aurigation aurigatio the driving or guiding a Cart or Coach Aurigraphy aurigraphia a writing or graving in gold Aurist from Auris one that hath skill in curing diseases in the ear or imperfections in hearing Aurora Gr. the morning or break of day quasi aurea hora or aurae hora the hour when it begins to shine or be light Aurum-votabile is liquor of gold without any corrosive which very few know yea of those who daily prepare it rather to the destruction then health of men Chym. Dict. Auscultation auscultatio a giving ear or obeying a hearkening Auspical auspicalis pertaining to Soothsaying or Divination by the flight of birds Auspices auspicia were properly the observation of Birds either by their singing and flying in the air or by their gesture and manner of feeding in the Coop whereby their Augurs and Pullarij pretended to know the will of the gods whether they favored their enterprise or no. The Birds that gave sign by their voice and singing they called Oscines quasi ore canentes Those that gave it by their flight and wings were named Alites or Praepetes And they were called Auspices that did foretel things by beholding the flight of birds and were so denominated ab aves aspiciendo Auspicious auspicatus happy bringing good luck Austerity austeritas sharpness vigorousness rudeness Austral australis Southern or partaining to the South Australize to go turn or bend towards the South also to come from the South Br. Austromancy austromantia is a kind of invented superstition concerning the observation of windes as when they break forth into great vehemency contrary to their custom whence men that are more idle then rational pronounce a presage of something to come Chym. Dict. Autarchy Gr. a Government by one alone without help Authentick authenticus that which is allowed or hath just authority the original Autology Gr. speaking of or to ones self Br. How Autogeneal Gr. self-begotten Autocrasie Gr. self-subsistence a being able to subsist of ones self History of K. Charles Autograph
term of Heraldry when any member of a beast seems torn from the body Erasmus Gr. amiable or to be beloved a mans name Erastianism the Tenets or Opinions of the Erastians Erastians A sort of modern Hereticks so called from one Thomas Erastus a Doctor in Physick their first Author born at Baden in Switzerland and died at Basil about the year 1583. Among other Tenets he held that the power of Excommunication in a Christian State principally resides in secular power c. Erato One of the nine Muses who as Ovid saith Nomen amoris habet Erean aereus made of brass or copper brasen Erebus Hell or a River in hell Eremetical eremiticus pertaining to an Hermite or one that dwells in the wildernss Ereption ereptio a violent taking away Eretriack a Sect of Philophers the same with the Eleack but changed into this name from Menedemus who was born at the City Eretria an eminent Philospher of this Sect. Ergotism Arguing quarrelling sophistry quiddities from the Lat. Ergo. a word much used in Syllogisms and Arguments Eriferous aerifer bringing forth or bearing Brass or Copper Erimanthian Belonging to Erimanthus a Mountain in Arcadia where Hercules slew a huge wild-Bore that wasted the Country hence this Beast is called the Erymanthian Monster in Il. Pastor Fido. Ermines Fr. a little beast less then a Squirrel the fur whereof is very costly worn onely by Princes or great persons It hath a tail of a thumb long Ermine in Heraldry sometimes signifies white powdered with black and sometimes black powdered with white Bull. Eristical from eris idis contentious full of strife Mr. White Apol. for Tradition Eristicks from eris Books or Treatises of Controversie or Disputes Erivate erivo to draw water away by a stream to dry up Erogation erogatio a bestowing or liberal distribution Erosion erosio a consuming or eating up a gnawing or eating into Erumnate aerumno to impoverish to make miserable or wretched Erratique erraticus that wanders or creeps up and down Errant errans wandring or straying out of the way it is also attributed to Justices of Circuit Pl Cor. fol. 15. Errata Lat. errors or faults committed of ignorance they are most commonly taken for those faults or omissions which escape correction in printing See Theta Errhâ—ne errhinum a medicine which being made either liquid or in dry powder is used to stop bleeding at the nose to provoke sneezing to cause child-birth and to purge the brain Bac. Erroneous erroneus full of errors or mistakes Erubescency erubescentia blushing for shame Eructate eructo to belch or break wind upward to send or cast out Eructation eructatio a belching Erudition eruditio learning knowledge or instruction Erugate erugo to take away wrinckles Eruginous aeruginosus full of rust cankered corrupted blasted Eruncate erunco to weed out to pull out weeds Eruption eruptio a violent issuing or breaking forth Erysipely erysipelas a bile or swelling full of heat and redness Also St. Anthonies sore Erysipelatous erysipelatosus troubled with that disease or grief Erâ—tâ—an Sea the Red-Sea otherwise called the Arabian Gulf or Gulf of Mecha so called from King Erythraeus It is called the Red Sea not from any material redness therein but from the redness of the earth and sands and from the great abundance of Coral which grows plentifully in the bottom of this Sea See more in Vul. Er. 320. Esay Heb reward of the Lord. Escal escalis pertaining to meat fit to be eaten Escambio is a Licence granted to one for the making over a Bill of Exchange to a man beyond Sea Register Original fol. 199. a. Escheat from the Fr. Escheoir i. cadere signifies in our Common Law any Lands or other profits that fall to a Lord within his Manor by way of forfeiture or the death of his Tenant dying without heir general or special or leaving his heir within age unmarried Magna Charta Cap. 31. Fitz. nat br fol. 143. Escheator An Officer that observes the Escheats of the King in the County where he is Escheator and certifies them into the Exchequer He continues in his Office but one year nor can he be Escheator above once in three years An. 1. H. 8. Cap. 8. An. 3. esusdem Cap. 2. See more of this in Cromptons Justice of Peace Escotcheon Fr. Escusson a Buckler or Shield whereof in Europe we have onely two kinds in use the Lozenge excepted viz. that we use in England France Germany c. the Oval they bear in Italy which form they yet from the old Romans hold in use The word Escutcheon is derived from the French un Escù that from the Latin Scutum and that again from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Greek which signifies Leather because the Antients had their Shields of tanned Leather the skins laid thick one over another as appears by that of Vlysses upbraiding Ajax Quae nisi fecissem frustrà Telamone creatus Gestasset laevâ taurorum tergora septem Escuage from the Fr. Escu i. clypeus a Buckler or Shield in our Common Law signifies a kinde of Knights service called service of the Shield the Tenant holding thereby is bound to follow his Lord into the Scottish or Welch wars at his own charge c. Fitz. nat br fo 84. C. Esculent esculentus that may be eaten or pertaining to eating Escutial Span. but some affirm it to be an Arabick word and to signifie Domus lucis is the name of that incomparable Edifice built by Philip the Second King of Spain in twenty four years times and at eight millions charge and is termed the eighth wonder of the world It contains first the King of Spains Palace Secondly St. Lawrence Church Thirdly the Monastery of Hieronymites And fourthly Free-Schools it hath eleven or twelve several Quadrangles every one with Cloisters Quade By extension of the word or by metaphor it may be taken for any other magnificent Palace or Structure Esnecy aesnecia is a Prerogative given to the eldest Coparcener to chuse first after the Inheritance is divided Flet. l. 5. cap. 10. in divisionem Esons-bath Aeson in his old age as Poets feign had youth and vigor restored to him by the Prayers of Medea a notable Sorceress c. See Medea Hence we may imagine Aesons-bath to have had the vertue of restoring youth to aged persons the phrase is used in Rel. Medici Esopical aesopicus fabulous or pertaining to such tales or fables as those of Aesop Esples expletia from the Lat. expleo seem to be the full profit that the ground or land yields as the hay of the Meadows the feed of the pasture the corn of the arable the Rents Services and such like issues Cow Esquier armiger is in letters little altered from the Fr. Escuier i. scutiger it signifies with us that degree of Gentry which is next to a Knight Sir Tho. Smith is of opinion that at the first these were bearers of Arms to Lords and Knights and by that had their name and dignity See Cam.
name Herrogh and the Germans write it Herirog Verst Herility herilitas Mastership Hericano See Haracanâ—a Heriot alias Hariot heriotum in the Saxon Heregeat from here i. exercitus it signified in our Saxon time a tribute given to the Lord for his better preparation toward war The name is still retained but the use altered for whereas by Mr. Lamberts opinion it signified as much as Relief doth now with us it is taken now for the best Chattel that the Tenant hath at the hour of his death due to the Lord by custom be it Horse Oxe or any such like Hermaphrodite hermaphroditus one that is both man and woman Hermes sire See Furole Hermetical pertaining to or like Hermes or Mercury Hermitress A woman Hermite or Eremite one who lives in a wilderness Hermopaly hermopolium a place where Images are sold Heroical heroicus noble stately excellent the three Heroical vertues are 1. Moderation of Anger 2. Temperance in Covetousness 3. The despising of Pleasures Heroick Poem so called for that it treats of the manners of Heroes or heroick persons not natural Causes manners presented not dictated and manners fained as the name of Poesie imports not found in men The part of an heroick Poem is to exhibite a venerable and amiable Image of heroick vertue Mr. Hobbs See Poesie Hesperides the daughters of Hesperus brother to Atlas called Aegle Arethusa and Hesperethusa They had Gardens and Orchards that bore golden fruit kept by a vigilant Dragon which Hercules slew and robbed the Orchard From this story we find often mention of the Gardens and Apples of Hesperides Heteroclite heterocliton that is declined otherwise then common Nouns are Heteroclital belonging to an Heteroclite Heteriark heteriacha the Captain of the Bands of the Allyes and Ayds also an Abbot Heterodox Gr. that is of another or different opinion Heterodoxy Gr. different opinion variety of judgment Heterogenâ—al heterogeneus of another kind Heterogencity from the Gr. the being of another kind Dr. Charleton Heteroscians heteroscii those people that dwell under either of the temperate Zones so called because their shadows at noon bend still but one way either North or South Hexagonal hexagonus that has six corners or angles Hexameter Lat. a Verse consisting of six feet all either Dactyls or Spondees save that a Dactyl is proper to the fifth place and a Spondee to the last other places are capable of either foot as Oâ—ia damnantur quae nulla negotia tractant These are also called Heroiques and were used to represent the memorable actions of those the Antients called Demi-Gods This Hexameter the Latins found most grave and decent for their Epique Poems instead of which we use the line of ten syllables recompencing the neglect of their quantity with the diligence of Rhyme Hobbs Hexastick hexasticum six Verses together or a sentence contained in six Verses H.S. See in I. I.S. Hiation hiatio a gaping Hibernian of or pertaining to Ireland Hichel Sax. a certain instrument with iron teeth to kâ—mb flax or hemp Hidage or Hydage was an extraordinary tax to be paid for every Hide of Land See Bract. lib. 2. cap. 6. Hide or Hyde of Land hida terrae Saxonice Hideâ—andes is a certain measure or quantity of Land by some mens opinion that may be plowed with one Plow in a year Terms of Law By others it is an hundred Acres By Beda who calls it familiam it is as much as will maintain a family Crompt in his Juris fol. 220. saith it consists of an hundred Acres And again fol. 222. A Hide of Land contains a hundred Acres and eight Hides or eight hundred Acres contain a Knights Fee Of this read more in Mr. Lamberts explication of Saxon words in Hida terrae Hidromel See Hydromel Hierarchy hierarchia an holy governance or principality The Hierarchy or Holy Order of Angels contains as some affirm nine degrees and is a mystical resemblance of the Blessed Trinity there being in nine thrice three and in every three thrice one So that there are three superior three inferior and three middle degrees The superior are Seraphins Cherubins and Thrones the middle Dominations Principalities and Powers the inferior Vertues Archangels Angels Bull. Hierarchical hierarchicus pertaining to a holy Governnour or government Hieratical hieraticus sacred holy destined to things sacred As Hieratick Paper fine Paper dedicated onely to Religious Books Hieroglyphicks hieroglyphica mystical Letters or Cyphers among the Egyptians by Images signifying holy Sentences which were to them instead of writing As for a Moneth they painted a Palm-tree because at every New Moon it sends forth a bew branch For God a Faulcon as well for that he soars so high as that he governs the lesser birds They described Envy by the Eele because it never keeps company with other fishes The liberal man was figured by a right hand wide open As contrariwise the avaritious niggard by a left hand close grip'd c. Hierograms from the Gr. sacred Letters or writings Hierographie Gr. a description or pourtraying of divine things Rerum divirarum adumbratio per quaedam signa Scap. Hierome Gr. a holy name St Hierome a Reverend Father of the Church much honored for translating the Bible lived in the year of Christ 384. Hiâ—rommiâ—ns a Religious Order that had their beginning of St. Hierome who leaving his Native Country went into Jury and there not far from Bethelem lived in a Monastery very devoutly the latter end of his life and died in the 91 year of his age and of Christ 421. The Monks of this Order wear their Cloaths of a brown colour and a Cope plaited over their Coat girt with a leathern Girdle There were also certain Hermites called Hieronimians of the foundation of one Charls Granel of Florence who about the year of Christ 1365 became an Hermite in the Mountains of Fessulus Hierosolymilan from Hierosolyma of or pertaining to Jerusalem Hilarity hilaritas mirth pleasantness chearfulness Hiâ—uâ—m Hebr. praises a Song sung at the Jews marriages by the Bridegrooms intimate friends To Himple Sax. to halt used in the North of England Hine seems to be used for a servant at Husbandry and the Master Hine a servant that oversees the rest An. 12. R 2. cap. 4. See Henchman Hinnible hinnibilis that can neigh as a horse apt to neigh. Hipocras or Hippocras a compound Wine mixed with several kinds of Spices so called from Hippocrates the Physitian said to be the first inventer of it Hipparch hipparchus the Master of the horses See the quality of this Office among the antient Athenians in part 1. Treas of Times p. 115. Hippiedes Gr. images of women on horse-back Hippiaticks Gr. books treating of horses Hippicon or Hippicun Gr. a measure of ground containing eight miles or rather four furlongs Hist of Philos Hippocentâ—ure hippocentaurus a Monster having in part the shape of a horse See Centaur Hippona the Goddess of horses Hippodrome hippodromus a Tilt-yard a place where horses are broken or exercised in running
in so called because such cups are often made of Maple or of the knots of it There is also a kind of small Cherries so called Maze an astonishment sometimes a device like a Labyrinth made in some Gardens in manner of a knot with so many intricate turnings wherein if one be once entred it is hard getting out Mâ—ad Belg. Mede Sax. Meed See Hydromel and Bragget Meander Maeander a river in Phrygia now called Madre or Palazzia having many turnings c. Hence any oblique turning or crooked winding is called Meander and Meandrous is used for crooked or full of turnings Meaâ— the Tenor in Song or Musick it is an inner part between the Treble and Base so called because medium locum obtineat Mease a measure of Herring Also taken by some for a Messuage or House Kitch fol. 239 from the Fr. maison See Mese Measure of length three barly corns measured from end to end make an inch twelve inches a foot three foot a yard five yards and a half a Rood Pole or Pearch forty Roods in length and four in breadth make an Acre of land according to the Statute forty Roods in length onely make a Furlong eight Furlongs an English mile which is 1760 yards 5280 foot 63360 inches or 190080 barley corns A step is two foot and an half the fadom seven foot an English Ell three foot and nine inches which measures differ from other Countries that have a Geometrical measure as four baley corns in thickness make a Finger or measure four Fingers a Hand four of those Hands in breadth a Foot five of those Feet a Geometrical Pace and 125 Paces a Furlong eight Furlongs or 1000 Paces five foot to a Pace make an Italian mile 3000 Paces make a league 4000 a common Dutch mile and 5000 Paces make a German or great Dutch mile Measondue Fr. maison de dieu an Hospital or Religious house Mecaenas Mecaenas a Patron or Benefactor to learned men so called of Mecaenas a noble Roman who being in great favor with Augustus the Emperor was a special friend to the Poets Virgil and Horace and generally a supporter of all learned men Mechanick mechanicus a Handicrafts man a man of Occupation a Trades-man The seven Mechanical Arts are first Agriculture or Husbandry 2. Clothing 3. Navigation 4. Hunting 5. Architecture 6. Medicine And 7. Military discipline Mechation maechatio fornication whoredom strumpeting Medalia Medal Fr. medaille an antient and flat Jewel or a peice of antient coyn or plate wherein the figure of some notable person or some ingenious device is cast or cut examples of the first are common of the later we read that when some dislikes grew between the English and States of the United Provinces they fearing it might tend to the hurt of both caused to be imprinted upon a Medalia two pitchers floating on the water with this motto Si collidimur frangimur Cam. Medallion Fr. medaillon a little Medal Ouch or Brouche Mede Belg. or medea a drink made of water and honey See Bragget and Hydromel Medea a notable Sorceress whom Poets feign to have had the power or skill to renew youth and make old men young c. and this was nothing else but that from the knowledge of Simples she had a Receipt to make white hair black and reduce old heads into the tincture of youth again Median medius the middle half mean not deserving praise or dispraise Mediastine mediastinum a partition made in the body by certain thin skins which divide the whole brest from the Throat to the Midriff into two hollow bosoms Cotg. Mediation mediatio a deviding in the middle an intreating or beseeching an intercession an arbitrating a controversie Medicable medicabilis that can heal or be healed curable Medical moneth consists of twenty six days and twenty two hours c. See Moneth Medicament medicamentum a Medicine Drug Physick or certain Salve Medicaster a pedling Physitian a smatterer in Physick Medicinable medicinabilis that may be cured or healed Medicine medicina Physick which according to Plato is of five kinds 1. Pharmaceutic cureth diseases by application of medicaments 2. Chirurgic by incision or cauterizing 3. Diaetetic by Diet. 4. Nosognomonick discerns diseases 5. Boethetic removes them Medick medicus a Physitian Mediety medietas the middle the half Medimnum a certain measure containing six bushels Mediocrity mediocritas a mean competency indifferency temper moderation Medisance Fr. mesdisance reproach obloquy detraction Meditative meditativus apt to meditate or cast in the mind Mediterranean mediterraneus in the middle of the Land far from the Sea Mediterranean Sea so called because it hath its course in the midst of the earth is that which stretcheth it self from West to East dividing Europe Asia and Africa Medullar medullaris pertaining to the marrow Meducean pertaining to Medusa a woman of great beauty whose locks of gold colour Minerva turned into snakes because she lay with Neptune in Minerva's Temple c. Meen Fr. mine the countenance look gesture or posture of the face also the feature outward face or shew Megacosine Gr. the great world Megaera one of the Furies See Furies Megalesian or Megalensian Plays megalesia were Plays or Games at Rome in honor of Cybele the Goddess Megalopsychie megalopsychia magnanimity Meganologie Gr. a speaking or discourse of magnitude or greatness Megarick a Sect of Philosophers instituted by Euclid who was born at Megara a Town near the Isthmus and thence took name Megrune or Migrame Hemicrania a pain coming by fits in the temples of the Head from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. semi half and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. the skul or brain-pan It is a disease that pains onely the one half of the brain at once and therefore called Megrime or Hemicrain Melancholy melancholia black choler caused by adustion of the blood also sadness pensiveness solitariness Melancholy is by Physicians reckoned for one of the four humors of mans body and resembles the Earth as Choler doth the fire Blood the air Phlegm the water It is said to be the grossest of all four which if it abound too much causeth heaviness and sadness of mind Melampod melampodium the herb called Hellebore Melchior The name of one of the three Kings of Gullein See Balthazar Melchiorists a sort of Hereticks so called from one Melchior their first founder Melchites a Sect in Syria so called who are subject to the Patriark of Antioch and are of the same Tenets with the Grecians except onely that they celebrate divine service as solemnly on the Saturday as Sunday They take their denomination from Melchi which in the Syriac signifies a King because in matters of Religion the people followed the Emperors Injunctions and were of the Kings Religion as the saying is Heil Meliorate melioro to wax better then before Melioration melioratio an improvement a bettering a making or growing better Meliority melioritas betterness improvement Melitism melitismus a drink made of honey and wine Mellation mellatio the
of some persons so called Morpheus somni minister sleep or the God thereof Morta one of the destines Mortal sin See Venial Mortgage Fr. mort i. mors and gage i. pignus merces signifies in our Common Law a pawn of Land or Tenement or any thing movable laid or bound for money borrowed peremptorily to be the Creditors for ever if the mony be not repaid at the day agreed on And the Creditor holding such Land or Tenement is called Tenant in Mortgage Mortiferous mortifer deadly that brings death Mortification mortificatio a mortifying a queling taming or punishing the flesh a deading the appetite a killing of lust Mortmain Fr. i. a dead hand signifies in Law an alienation of Lands or Tenements to any Corporation Guild or Fraternity and their Successors As Bishops Parsons Vicars c. which may not be done without license of the King and the Lord of the Mannor c. See more of this in Cowel Mortress a meat made of boyled Hens crums of bread yolkes of eggs and Saffron all boyled together Chauc Mortuary mortuarium is a gift left by a man at his death to his Parish Church in recompence of his personal Tithes and Offerings not duely paid in his life time Heretofore if a man had three or more Cattel of any kind the best being kept for the Lord of the Fee as a Herriot The second was wont to be given to the Parson in Right of the Church But by the Statute of 21 H. 8. ca. 6. a rate in money is set down for Mortuaries viz. three shillings four pence where the goods of the deceased are above the value of twenty Nobles and under thirty pound six shillings eight pence where the goods exceed thirty pound and under forty pound and ten shillings where the goods amount above the value of forty pound c. These Mortuaries are due but in some particular places and were also called Corse or Corps-presents Mosaique or Musaical work Mosaicum musaeacum vel Musivum opus is a most curious work wrought with stones of divers colours and divers mettles into the shape of knots flowers and other devices with that excellency of cunning that they seem all to be one stone and rather the work of Nature then Art Sir Henry Wotton describes it thus Mosaique is a kind of painting in smal Pebbles Cockles and shels of sundry colours and of late dayes likewise with peeces of glass figured at pleasure An ornament in truth of much beauty and long life but of most use in Pavements and floarings El. of Archit p. 261. St. Marks Church in Venice abounds with curiosity of this Work of which the Venetians vaunt themselves to be the Authors See Marquetry Mosaical of or pertaining to Moses or to Mosaick work Mosche or Mosque a Temple or Church among the Turks and Saracens the Persians call it a Moschea Motable motabilis alwayes moving still in motion Motacism motacismus the dashing out a letter Mother a disease in women when the womb riseth with pain for which the smelling to all sweet savors is harmful as contrarily to all strong and loathsom good Mot Fr. Motto Ital. a word But in a restrained sence it is properly taken for the Word or short sentence applied to an Imprése or Devise See Devise There are also Motto's belonging to the Coats of Arms of most of the Nobility and Gentry which are seldom in the English tongue Mot is also a Note which a Huntsman winds on his horn Motet Fr. a verse in Musick or of a Song a Pâ—sie a short-lay Mountain of Piety mons pietatis is a stock of money raised by the charity of good people who observing the poor ruined by the usury of Jews voluntarily contributed good store of treasure to be preserved and lent to them whereby they upon security might have money at a low rate to relieve their wants which because the mass is great and the thing pious and charitable in it self is called a Mountain of Piety But in respect the Officers and incident charges cannot be had without some emolument therefore the borrower payes somewhat by the moneth for the loan of that he receives Cajet opusc de monte Pietat c. 1. Mountebank Ital. Montimbanco Span. Saltaenbanco Fr. Charlatan Tent. Landstreicher Belg. Quaksalvar a cousening Drug-seller a base deceitful Merchant especially of Apothecaries Drugs that with impudent Lying does for the most part sell counterfeit stuff to the common people Muccâ—lâ—ginous comes from the Latin muccago or muccus or mucus snot or snivil snivilish snotty filthy and thence flegmy and the like Dr. Br. Mucculent or Muculent muculentus full of snot or snivel Mucid mucidus sinued hoâ—ry mouldy filthy Mucor Lat. hoariness filthiness Mue from the Fr. Muer to change a kind of Cage where Hawks are wintered or kept when they mue or change their feathers whence those great Stables belonging to Whitehall took denomination that place having been antiently full of Mues where the Kings Hawks were kept Mufti i. an Oracle or answerer of doubts a chief Priest among the Turks who is created by the Emperor and hath four several orders or Sects subordinate to him viz. 1. The Calenderim 2. The Haggiemlar 3. The Torlocchi 4. The Dervislar c. See Sir Hen. Blounts Voyage into the Levant p. 79. See Brachman Mugient mugiens lowing bellowing crying Mulato Span. the son of a woman Blackmore and a man of another Nation or è contra one that is of a mongril complexion Dr. Br. Mulcible mulcibilis which may be appeased Mulct mulcta a fine an amerciament a punishing by the purse Muleto a Moil or great Mule a beast much used in France for carrying Sumpters c. It may also be taken for a diminutive of Mule and so signifies a little Mule Muliebrity muliebritas tenderness delicateness womanliness Mulier Lat. signifies a woman that has had the company of a man but in our Law it signifies one that is lawfully begotten and born contradistinguished to Bastard Mulierosity mulierositas unlawful lust after women properly married or defiled women Mullar from the Lat. molo to grind is the upper stone which Painters and Limners use to grind their colours the neather stone is called the grinding stone The French call it a Moulleur Mullet mullus a kind of dainty fish Also a term in Heraldry signifying a Star-like spot and divided into five corners or ends and is the distinction for a third Brother Mulse mulsum water and honey sod together also sweet wine Mulsulmans Arab. the Turks or Mahumetists so called the word signifies as much as a people faithful in their Law or Religion Multatitious multatitius gotten by fine or forfeit Multifarious multifarius divers in conditions many ways divided Lo. Bac. Multiferous multifer bearing much or many fruitful Multifidous multifidus having many slits or clefts divided into many parts manifold Multiformity multiformitas diversity of form shape or figure Multiloquent multiloquus full of speech that hath many words
be so much as six Oxen will plough Cromp. Iurisd fol. 220. But an Ox-gang seems properly to be spoken of such as lies in Gainour Old nat br fol. fol. 117. Mr. Skene de verbor signif verbo bovata terrae saith an Ox-gang of land should always contain thirteen Acres and that four Oxen-gates extended to a pound land of old extent Oxymel Gr. a Potion or syrrup made of honey vinegar and water sod together good to cut and cleanse gross flegmatick humors sometimes there are boyled certain roots and seeds with it and then it is called Oxymel composiâ—um sometimes it made with honey vinegar and the Sea Onion and then it is named Oxymel Scylliticum which also is of two sorts to wit simple and compound See Dioscor l. 1. c. 22. Galen l. 4. de sanit tuend Oxyporopolist oxyporopola he that sells meat in sharp sawce or syrrup Oyer and Terminer audiendo terminando in true French Oüir and Terminer is in the intendment of our Law a Commission especially granted to certain persons for hearing and determining one or more causes This was wont to be in use upon some sudden outrage or insurrection in any place Crompt Jurisd fo 131. See Assize Oyes a corruption from the Fr. Oyez i. hear ye and is used by Criers in our Courts of Law when they make Proclamation of any thing Ozena Gr. a disease or sore in the Nose causing a stinking savour P PAbular Pabulous pabularis pertaining to Fodder Provender Forrage or meat for Beasts Br. Pabulatory the same Pacal pacalis that brings or signifies peace peaceable Pacator Lat. a pacifier asswager or quieter Pace passus a pace in going a step or stride of these there are two sorts Passus minor vel simplex the measure of two feet and a half which is usually the distance from the toes of the fore-foot to the heels of the hinder foot Passus major sive Geometricus a Pace or fathom of five foot and by this Pace miles are measured In some places they reckon three foot and an half to the Pace Tho. Paciferous pacifer that brings peace and quietness Pacification pacificatio a pleasing peace-making quieting or appeasing Pacifiquâ— Pacificatory pacificatorius of or belonging or serving to make peace and quietness Paction pactio an accord bargain or agreement That Truce which in time of war is concluded upon and accepted of both sides for a certain limited space of time is properly called Paction Pactitious pactitius done by bargain or upon condition or agreement Pactolus a River in Lydia having sandy gravel like gold therefore feigned to have gold in its waters Paddock from the Belg. Padde a Toad Paean Gr. a hymn or song of praise made to Apollo at such time as any plague or pestilence raged and also after the obtaining some victory or triumph as Jo Paean Ovid an exclamation or outery uttering the joy which one hath by any prosperity or welfare Paduenâ—agâ— Fr. common of pasture in one or divers parishes Cotg. Paganalian from Paganalia of or belonging to Wakes Plough-mens Feasts or Country Holy-days Paganical paganicus pertaining to the Country or to Villages Paganism paganismus Heathenism Gentilism the religion or state of the Gentiles also the custom of Country men Page pagina the side of a leaf in a book some confound folio and page when as a folio or leaf properly comprehends two rages others cite a Book by folio's when it is in a large volume and by pages when in a small Paginal from pagina of or belonging to a page Paged an Idol or false god among the East Indians so called Paillardise Fr. Lechery Whoredom Venery also villany wickedness any filthy or beashly humor Paillardizâ— Fr. paillarder to lecher haunt Bawdy-houses to commit Whoredom Païsage Fr. Landskip Country work See Landskip Paladin Fr. a Knight of the round Table also a sort of Nobility in some Countries so called Palate palatum the upper hollow part of the mouth wherein the sence of tasting lies as in the tongue Palatiâ—aâ— pertaining to or that pleaseth the palate Palatinate or County Palatine is a principal County or Shire having as it were the same authority as the Palace or Kings Royal Court hath Of these County Palatines there are four in England viz. Lancaster Chester Durham and Ely An 5 Eliz. 1. cap. 23. But An. 33. H. 8. ca. 10. mention is made of the County Palatine of Hexam Vnde quaere See Cassan de consuet Burg. p. 14. Palatine Fr. Palatin a general or common appellation or title for such as have any special Office or Function in a Sovereign Princes Palace This is the title of the Prince Elector Palatine of Trevers and had its origen à magno Palatio Treverensi Min. Palatine from palatum of or belonging to the Palat or roof of the mouth Hence Palatine letters are such as are pronounced by the help of the Palate as G T R c. Palatine palatinus of or belonging to a Palace or Princes Court It may also be taken for the Hill Palatinus in Rome of which see Esquilinus Paleated paleatus made or mingled with chaff full of chaff or straw Pale Matlle Fr. a game wherein a round bowle is with a Mallet struck through a high arch or iron standing at either end of an Alley which he that can do at the fewest blows or at the number agreed on wins This Game was heretofore used at the Alley near St. Jameses and vulgarly called Pel-Mell Paleous from palea of or belonging to chaff corn or straw Br. Pales a Goddess of the Shepherds Palestrical palaestricus of or pertaining to wrestling that useth or teacheth wrestling also that which is done decently with comely gesture of the body Palindromes Gr. are those sentences or verses where the syllables are the same backward as forward As a noble Lady in Queen Elizabeths days being for a time forbidden the Court for too much familiarity with a great Lord in favour gave this Devise the Moon covered with a cloud and underneath this Palindrome for Motto Ablata at alba Roma tibi subito motibus ibit amor And this in English which is more difficult to compose Lewd did I live and evil I did dwel Palingenesie palingenesia regeneration new birth or second nativity Palinode Palinodie palinodia a recantation a contrary song an unsaying that one hath spoken or written the sound of the retreat Palizado Span Palizada Fr. Palissade a defence or wall of Pales or Stakes or the pointed Stakes in a Fortification to hinder the enemies scaling the Work a term in War Also taken for great posts set up in the entry to a Camp for a defence against great shot Pall pallium a Mantle such as the Knights of the Garter wear a long Garment or Robe which Philosophers wore But it is most used for a Pontifical Vesture made of Lambs Wooll in breadth not exceeding three fingers and having two Labels hanging down before and behinde which the Pope gives or sends
fire will grow hot no higher then the liqour in them ariseth Dr. Br. Porcine porcina of or belonging to an Hog hoggish Porculation porculatio feeding or fatting of Swine bringing up of Hogs Pores pori small and unsensible holes of the skin whereby the sweat and vapors pass out of the body Porose or Porous porosus full of pores or little holes Bac. Porosity porositas poriness or the being full of pores Porphyry porphyrites a dark red Marble spotted with white Porphyry Chair a Chair of Porphyry Marble in the Cloister of St. John Lateran at Rome called Sedes Stercoraria because when the Pope takes possession of his Episcopal See in that Church at the intoneing the Verse Suscitans de terra inopem de stercore erigens pauperem Psal 113. he was carried from a side Chappel to the high Altar in that Chair to signifie that God had raised him from a low condition to that supreme Dignity The usual tale of this Chair is a meer fiction Porphyretick porphyreticus belonging to red Marble or purple Porrection porrectio a stretching or reaching out Porsyllogism is as it were an Auxiliary Syllogism to prove the main one Portable portabilis that may be born or carried Portate portatus a bearing or bringing Portculits from the Fr. porte and coler i. delabi a faling gate or door to let down to keep enemies from or in a City Portegue Fr. Portugaise a golden chain worth about 4 l. 10 s. sterl Portend portendo to signifie before a thing happens to foretel to betoken Portentifical portentificus which works wonders or whereby strange things are done Portentous portentosus monstrous betokening some mischance or fortune to come Portglaive Fr. a Sword-bearer Portgreve compounded of Port and greve or grave i. perfectus signifies with us the chief Magistrate in certain Port Towns And as Cam. saith in his Britan. p. 325 the chief Magistrate of London was termed by this name instead of whom Richard the first ordained two Bayliffs but presently after King John granted them a Major for their yearly Magistrate Porteguidon Fr. an Ensign-bearer to a troop of men at Arms. Portmanteau Fr. from the Span. Portar to carry and Mantea a Cloakbag or Male. Portmote compounded of Port and the Fr. Mot i. dictio or perdition as some have used it c. Predial or Prediatory praedialis of or belonging to Lands or Mannors Predial Tythes are of those things which arise yearly of the fruit and profit of the earth as of Wood Corn Hay c. See Mr. Shep. Epit. fol. 1004. Predial in French relates properly to a Meadow Prediator Lat. Praediator a Lawyer that is expert in Actions real or cases concerning Lands Predicable praedicabilis that may be told or spoken of abroad In Logick there are five Predicables otherwise called Porphyries five Terms viz. Genus Species Differentia Proprium Accidents and are called Predicables à praedicando because they are Attributes of all things Predicament praedicamentum a term in Logick whereof there are Ten in which every limited and bounded nature is ranked and disposed The first called Substance includes all substances whatsoever as the four Elements and all other creatures The second Quantity contains all quantities as 10 20 a yard a furlong a mile The third called Quality has under it all qualities as Wisdom Art Fortitude Diligence Sloth The fourth named Relation ss properly of such words as depend mutually one upon another as a Husband and Wife a Master and Servant The rest are 5. Action or doing 6. Passion or suffering 7. Where 8. When 9. â—cituation or place 10. The Habit or outward covering of a thing See Peripatetical Institutions Les 3.4 Predicament is sometimes used in ordinary discourse for state condition order or the like Predicate praedico to publish to say or tell openly to noise abroad In Logick it is used substantively and signifies the later part of a Proposition as in saying John is a Schollar the word Schollar is called the Predicate because it is spoken or affirmed of the subject John Prefect praefectus a Ruler Governor or President a Captain a Provost a Lord Mayor In old Rome the Prefect of the City had the hearing of all matters between Master and Servant Buyer and Seller Orphans and their Overseers c. But afterwards he did assume to himself authority to hear all causes whatsoever within a hundred miles of Rome Prefecture praefectura a Captainship a Lieutenantship an Authority or Rule an Office or little Jurisdiction Preference from praefero preferment advancement account before place above others Prefinition a determination before Pregnant praegnans great with child or young full of good sap and juyce pithy ripe lively strong Pregression praegressio a going before an out-going or over-passing a preventing Pregustation praegustatio a tasting or assaying before Preignotary see Protonotary Prejudicate praejudicatus fore-judged determined or condemned before Prelation praelatio a carrying or setting before preferment preference Prelect Either from praelectus read before or from praeelectus one chosen before another Preliminary see Liminary Preludium Lat. praeludium an entrance to a matter a proem In Musick a voluntary before the Song a flourish or preamble and as you would say signs and proffers Prelusion praelusio a playing before a flourish the same with praeludium Premature praematurus ripe before other or ripe before due time and season untimely coming too soon Premeditate praemeditor to muse and think on a thing before hand Premious praemiosus rich in money gifts presents and rewards Premission praemissio a sending before Premium praemium a reward given to him that doth any thing a recompence It is used in Schools for a reward given to that Schollar that says his Lesson or performs his Exercise well And among Merchants it is used for that sum of money as Eight or Ten per Cent. which the Ensured gives the Ensurer for ensuring the safe return of any Ship or Merchandize Premunire more properly Praemonere when any man for an offence committed shall incur a Praemunire it is meant he shall incur the same punishment which is inflicted on those that transgress the Statute made Anno 16. Ric. 2. cap. 5. commonly called the Statute of Praemunire and is to be out of the Kings protection to forfeit Lands and Goods and to be imprisoned c. See more in Fullers Hist p. 148. Premunition praemunitio a fortifying or fencing before-hand Prenotion praenotio a fore-knowing of a thing fore-knowledge Prenuncious praenuncius that first brings tidings that goes afore and tells news that signifies a thing to be at hand Preominate from prae and omen to presage or foretel Dr. Br. Preoccupate preoccupatus prevented over-reached taken aforehand Prepensed from the Fr. pre-pense fore-thought as malice prepensed in our Common Law is malice fore-thought Preponderate praepondero to poise or weigh more to ponder or examine before to be of great price or more worth Preposition praepositio a putting or setting before a part of speech
a little River a Brook Rixation rixation a chiding or brawling Robert Germ. famous in Council for it is written most antiently Rodbert â—ad Red and Rod signifying Council Cam. Robertines a Religious Order if not the same not much different from the Mathurins which owes its original to one Robert Flower son of Took Flower who had been twice Mayor of York who forsaking the fair lands left him by his Father betook himself to a solitary life about the Rocks in Nisdale in Yorkshire and at Knaresborough was erected the first and last House of his Order Robiginous robiginosus much blasted rusty Robigus a God among the Romans that kept Corn from blasting to whom and to that end those Feasts called Robigalia were sacred Robur a place in the Prison of the old Romans from whence Malefactors were thrown headlong Roborean roboreus made of Oak or such like strong Timber Roburnean roburneus of or belonging to Oak Robusteous robusteus strong like Oak made of Oak Oaken Rochet Fr. a Frock loose Gaberdine or Gown of Canvas worn by a Laborer over the rest of his Clothes Also a Prelates Rochet Rod pertica is otherwise called a Pearch and is a measure of land containing sixteen foot and an half long see Pearch Rodage Fr. a certain Toll exacted by some Countrey Lords in France upon every Wain that passes though in the High-way near their Seigniories whether it be laden or no if it be they will be paid both for the Load and for the Cart. Cot. Rode from the Belg. Ree or Reed i. statio navium a Station Bay or Harbor for ships It may come from the Fr. Rade from Radenda terra in which sence is that of Virg. 7. Aeneid Proxima Circeae raduntur littora terrae Rodomond Fr. a Bragger a boaster a vain-glorious fellow one that uses Rodomontades Rodomontade Ital. Rodomontada a brag boast crack vain-glorious bravado Rogalian Rogal rogalis of or pertaining to a great fire Ignis rogalis a Bonfire Rogation rogatio a Question or Demand a Desire or Request a Praying Rogation week Sax. Gangdagas i. days of perambulation is always the next but one before Whitsonday and so called because on Munday Tuesday and Wednesday of that week Rogations and Litanies were used and fasting or at least abstinence then enjoyned by the Church to all persons not onely for a preparative to the joyful remembrance of Christs glorious Ascension and the Descention of the Holy Ghost in form of Cloven Tongues shortly after but also to request and supplicate the blessing of God upon the Fruits of the Earth And in this respect the solemnization of Matrimony is forbidden from the first day of the said week till Trinity Sunday The Belgians call it Cruys-week i. Cross-week and so is it called in some parts of England because of old as still among Roman Catholiques when the Priests went on Procession this week the Cross was carried before them The first institution of this weeks solemnities is by Historians referred to Claudius Mamertus Bishop of Vienne in France In the North of England 't is called Gang-week from the Ganging or going on Procession c. for Gang there as in the old Saxon signifies to go In the Inns of Court it is called Grass-week because the Commons of that week consist much of Salads hard Eggs and Green-sauce upon some of the days The Feasts of the old Romans called Robigalia and Ambarvalia quod victima arva ambiret did in their Heathenish way somewhat resemble these institutions and were kept in May in honor of Robigus Rogatists see Circumcelians Rogitate rogito to bid intreat require often or beg Roger Germ. Ruger quiet the same with tranquillus in Latin Frodoard writes it always Rotgarius or Rodgarus so it seems to signifie all Council or strong Council Rolls a terms among Book-binders as Books in Rolls are those which have a Roll of Gold on the edges of the Cover and in Fillets is when they have Lines or Fillets of Gold on the out-side of the Cover Romanize romanizo to imitate the speech or fashion of Rome or the Romans Romance Span. a feigned History either in Verse or Prose in the Vulgar Language the first news we heard of this word was from a Poem writ in French by John Clopinel alias Meung entituled Le Roman de la Rose and afterward translated into English by Chaucer but we now give the name Romance most commonly to a feigned History writ in Prose Romancist from the Spa. Romancista one that composes such Romances Romant the most eloquent French or any thing written eloquently was in old time termed Romant of the Roman or most eloquent Language In the confines of Germany and Lorain the Language that is not German is at this day called Romant Cot. Romescot was a tribute paid to Rome first granted by Ossa a Saxon King Rondach Fr. a round Target or great Buckler Rondacher Fr. a Targettier or one that serves with a Rondache Rondelier Fr. a maker of Bucklers or of round Targets also a Soldier that serves with one of them Rood roda terrae is the fourth part of an acre of Land An. 5. Eliz. cap. 5. See Pearch Rood Sax. a Cross or an image of Christ on the Cross Hence the Invention of the Holy Cross by St. Helen 3. May. and the exaltation of it 14. Septemb. are called Holy Rood-dayes Roodloft Sax. a Shrine whereon was placed the Cross of Christ The Rood was an Image of Christ on the Cross made generally of wood and erected in a Loft for that purpose just over the passage out of the Church into the Chancel Fuller Roral roralis of or belonging to dew dewy that may be sprinkled like dew Rorid roridus dewy moist Roriferous rorifer that makes or brings dew Rorulent rorulentus covered with or full of dew Rose when we desire to confine our words we commonly say they are spoken under the Rose and the German custom describes a Rose in the Seeling over the Table the original whereof Lemnius and others have thus recorded The Rose was the flower of Venus which Cupid comsecrated to Harpocrates the God of Silence and was therefore an Emblem thereof to conceal the pranks of Venery as is declaed in this Tetrastick Est Rosa flos Veneris cujus quo facta laterent Harpocrati Matris dona dicavit Amor Inde Rosam Mensis hospes suspendit Amicis Convivae ut sub ea dicta tacenda sciant Rosary rosarium a Garden or bed of Roses a place where Roses grow a Garland of Roses an ordinary Limbeck for distilling Rose-water also a pair of Beads called Fifteens containing Fifteen Pater Nosters and 150 Aves much used by such Romanists who are of the Archconfraternity of the Rosary instituted by St. Dominick Also an ancient coyn so called Roscid roscidus wet or moistned with dew dewy Rosion rosio a gnawing a griping a biting a nibling Rot a term of war six men be they Pikes or Musketiers make a Rot or File
Verst Wisard or Wizard perhaps from the Sax Witega i. a Prophet or Foreteller of things to come a cunning man the Hebrews describe him thus he put in his mouth the bone of a Beast named by them Jadua and burned Incense and did other things till he fell down with shame and spake with his mouth things that are to come We commonly take him for a kinde of Witch or one that can tell where things are that were lost c. Wiseacre from the Belg. Waerseygher ex Waer i. veritas Sagen dicere one that knows or tells truth we commonly use it in malam partem for a Fool. Wisâ—men of Greece were seven See Solon Witch is derived from the Dutch Witchelen or Witchelen which properly signifies whinnying and neighing like a Horse also to foretel or prophecy and Witcheler signifies a Soothsayer for that the Germans from whom our Ancestors the Saxons usually descended did principally as Tacitus tells us divine and foretel things to come by the whinnying and neighing of their Horses Hinitu and Fremitu are his words For the definition Master Perkins cap. 1. saith Witchcraft is an art serving for the working of wonders by the assistance of the Devils so far as God will permit Delrio defines it to be An art which by the power of a contract entred into with the Devil some wonders are wrought which pass the common understanding of men Lib. 1. cap. 2. de Mag. Disq Wittal is a Cuckold that wits all or knows all that is knows himself to be so Woden among the old Saxons was honored for their god of Battel the word signifies Fire or Furious Hence we say when one is in great rage he is Wood and hence we call Wednesday instead of Wodnesday on which day he was chiefly honored See Verst 59. Wold See Weald Seven Wonders of the World were these 1. The Pyramides 2. Mausolaeum 3. The Temple of Ephesus 4. The Walls of Babylon 5. The Colossus of Rhodes 6. The Statue of Jupiter Olympicus And 7. The Pharus or Watch Tower built by Ptolomaeus Philadelphus Wooldrivers An. 2 3. Ph. Ma. cap. 13. are those that buy wool abroad in the Country of the Sheepmasters and carry it on horse-back to the Clothiers or Market Towns to sell again Woolstaple See Staple Woolwinders are such as winde up Fleeces of Wool to be pack'd and sold by weight into a kind of bundle after it is cleansed as it ought to be by Statute And to avoid such deceipt as the owners were wont to use by thrusting in Locks of refuse Wool and such other dross to gain weight they are sworn to perform that Office truly between the owner and the Merchant See the Statute of 8. H. 6. c. 22.23 H. 8. c. 17. And 18 Eliz. c. 25. Wranglands seem to be misgrown Trees that will never prove Timber Kitchin fol. 169.6 Wreath a Boars-tail so called by Huntsmen also in Heraldry it is that which is placed between the Mantle and the Crest being most commonly made of two coloured silks wreathed together called also a Torce Wreck From the Fr. Varech is where a ship perishes at Sea and no person escapes alive out of it the Civilians call it Naufragium This Wreck being made the goods that were in any part of the Ship being brought to Land by the waves belong to the King by his Prerogative or to him to whom he has granted this priviledge An. 17 Edw. 2. cap. 11. But if any person in the Ship come to land it is on Wreck or if either Dog or Cat escape alive the goods are the owners still so he comes within a year and a day to claim them And for this the Statute is plain VVestm 1. cap. 4. An. 3 Ed. 1. The Emperors of Rome made no advantage of this sad event as appears Titulo de Naufragiis 11. Cod. And Richard the first had some remorse of poor Seamens miseries in this case for he quietum clamavit VVreck suis subditis Hoved. Part. post Annal. f. 386. Wroth from the Belg. Wreedt angry cruel fierce inhumane Wreke from the Belg. Wreken to avenge or revenge Wurt or Wort Sax. an Herb and Kelewurt now Colewurt aâ— Herbe much used for pottage in time of old The City Wirtsberg in Germany in Latin Herbipolis had that name from the abundance of Worts or Herbs which grew about the Hill sides by that Town Verst X. XEnodochy Xenodochium an Hospital Xeriff the name by which some Princes of Barbary are instiled Xerophagy xerophagia the eating dry meats Xerophthalmy xerophthalmia soreness or blearedness of the eyes when they neither swell nor run but onely look somewhat red having little or no pain but a kinde of itching Xilinous xilinus of or belonging to Cotten Xylobalsamum Gr a sweet and odoriferous wood whereof Baulm naturally comes Xylopolist Xylopola a Woodmonger or one that sells Wood or Timber Y. YArdland virgata terrae so called from the Sax. Gyrlander is not the same quantity in all places for in some Countries it contains twenty acres in some twenty four in some thirty according to Mr Lambert This Yardland Bracton calls Virgatam Terrae Lib. 2. cap. 10. 27. but he expresseth no certainty what it contains Mr Noy in his Compleat Lawyer pag. 57. saith two Fardels of Land make a Nook and four Nooks make a Yard-land and four Yardlands make a Hide of Land and four but some say eight Hides make a Knights Fee the relief wherof is five pounds and so ratably Year annus was divided by Julius Caesar into twelve moneths fifty two weeks three hundred sixty and five dayes and six hours wanting eleven minutes which odd six hours every Leap or fourth year make the odd day in February The moneth is the twelfth part of the Solary year the week is neer the fourth part of the moneth the natural week day a seventh part of the week the Quadrant the fourth part of the day the hour the sixth part of the Quadrant the Point the fourth part of the hour the Moment or Minute about the fifteenth part of the Point c. The Greeks observed the Lunary year that is twelve revolutions of the Moon three hundred fifty and four dayes Br. Yeoman or Yeihan seems to be one word made by contraction of two Danish words Young Men which I gather out of Canutus's Charter of the Forest Part 1. fol. 1. num 2. in these words Sunt sub quolibet horum quatuor ex mediocribus hominibus quos Angli Legespend nuncupant Dani verò Young Men vocant locati qui curam onus tum viridis tum veneris suscipiant These Mr Camden Brit. pag. 150. placeth next in order to Gentlemen calling them ingenuos whose opinithe Statute affirms Anno 16 Rich. 2. cap. 4. Sir Thomas Smith in his Repub Angl. lib. 1. cap. 23. calls him a Yoman whom our Laws call Legalem hominem which says he is in English a Freeman born that may dispend of his own Free-land in