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
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
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.
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.
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
among the Greeks for manslaughter Abate from the Fr. Abatre i. to break down or destroy signifies in its vulgar sence to diminish or take away as to abate the courage of a man so one that abateth in Lands and Tenements by his entry diminishes and takes away the freehold in Law descended to the Heir In another sence it signifies to beat down or overthrow as to abate Castles Houses and the like and to abate a Writ is to destroy it for a time through want of good ground or other defect And hence comes Abatement which in our Common Law is an entry into Land by interposition of one that has no right after the death of the Ancestor and before the entry of the Heir Abba Syriack Father So Christ expounds it Mark 14.36 and St. Paul Rom. 3.15 Abbat or Abbot from Hebr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Abh or the Syriack Abba i.e. Father a spiritual Lord that has the rule and preheminence over a Religious House Abbord from the Italian abbordare to go near the shore also to bord or grapple with a ship Florio Abeyance or Abayence from the Fr. Bayer i. to gape covet or expect our Lawyers would signifie hereby a kind of hope or longing expectance because those things that are in Abeyance though for the present in no man yet they are in hope and expectation belonging to him who is next to enjoy them When the Parson of a Church dies we say the Freehold is in abeyance because the Church is in expectation of a successor in Potentia as Logicians phrase it Co. on Lit. l. 3. c. 11. Sect. 646. Abbreviator Latin one that abridges or makes a brief draught of a thing In Rome there are Officers belonging to the Pope called Abbreviators de parco majori whose Office is to endite letters at request of suppliants which inditing is termed a rough draught or copy of the Request And Abbreviators also de parco minori whom the Italians call Giannizzeri who also attend on the expedition of Letters 1. Part Treasury of Times Abbreviature abbreviatura a brief writing an Abridgment or brief of a thing Abdals a kind of Religious people among the Persians who take their name from Abdala Father of Mahomet they have no abode vow poverty lodge in Churches c. Herb. Travels p 167. Abdera A City in Thrace where Democritus the laughing Philosopher lived Hence Abderian laughter is used for mad foolish or incessant laughter and Abderite for Democritus or any inhabitant of that place Abdicate abdico to reject to renounce to refuse Abdication abdicatio a rejecting or refusing Abdominous from abdomen pertaining to the outward or former part of the belly or to an insatiable panch unweildy gross panch-bellied Mr. Fuller Abduct abduco to lead away by force or flattery to entice to withdraw Abduction abductio a leading or taking away Abecedary abecedarius pertaining to the Cross-row or the A B C. Abecedarian abecedarius one that teacheth or learns the Cross-row or the A B C. Abel Hebr. a mans name signifying mourning or vanity Abequitate abequito to ride away or from Aberration aberratio a wandring or straying out of the way Dr. Brown in his Vulgar Errors uses the word Aberrancy in the same sense Abessed or Abbaised Fr. abaissé debased dejected humbled bent or brought down Rush Dialog Abet in our Common Law signifies to encourage or set on to some evill also to maintain or patronize Abgregate abgrego to lead out or from the flock to separate Abhorrency from abhorreo an abhorring hating or detesting L. Bacon Abject abjectus cast away condemned base Abigat Hebr. the Fathers joy or Father of joy Abissines See Abyssines Abition abitio a going away or dying Abjudicate abjudico to give away by judgment Abjuration abjuratio a forswearing or renouncing by Oath In our Common Law it is an Oath taken to forsake the Realm for ever But there is a latter Oath so called which concerns matters of belief and was confirmed and established by Ordinance 1643. ca. 15. and enlarged 1656. ca. 16. which may be tendred to any person suspected of Popish Recusancy at the age of 16. and is impugned by a notable Treatise called the Christian Moderator Part 3. Ablactation ablactatio a weaning as children from the Mothers Teat or young beasts from their dam. Ablation ablatio a taking away or from a bearing away by stealth Ablectick ablectus that is set forth or garnished for sale Ablegation ablegatio a sending forth or out of the way Ablepsy ablepsia blindness of mind unadvisedness inconsiderateness Abligate abligo to bind from Ablocate abloco to set to hire to take from one and set to another Ablution ablutio a washing off a rensing away Abnegate abnego to deny earnestly or refuse to say no. Abnodate abnodo to prune or cut away knots from Trees Abolition abolitio an abolishing disannulling or destroying utterly Abone from the Ital. abonare or abbonare to make good or seasonable to ripen Abominate abominor to detest or abhor Abortion abortio the casting of the young a bringing forth before time Dr. Brown uses the word Abortment in this sense and I have read Aborcement Abortive abortivus any thing brought forth before its time that is delivered untimely still-born Abradacarba whence or what language quaere but Samonicus Serenus ascribes a vertue to the word against Agues Cambden Abraiamins a certain kind of Sorcerers or Enchanters among the Indians Treasury of Times Abrasion abrasio a shaving away Abrenunciation abrenunciatio a forsaking or renouning Abricot or Apricot plumb quasi in aprico coctus i. ripened in the Sun because they grow not unless in the Sun and warmth Min. Abrodictical abrodiaetus that feeds daintily curious in diet Abrogate abrogo to disannul take away or repeal to lay aside as of no use or fruit See Prorogue Abrupt abruptus broken off rash sudden out of order Absolonism The opinion or practice of Absolom i. disobedience or rebellion against Parents Abscession abscessio a departing or going away Abscission abscissio a cutting off or away Absconding abscondens hiding concealing Absconsion absconsio a hiding or concealing Absentaneous absentaneus done in absence pertaining to absence Absolution absolutio a dismissing forgiving or discharging Absonant Absonous absonus untuneable jarring unlike confused Absorb absorbeo to sup up all to drink up to consume to devour Bac. Absorpt absorptus supped up devoured swallowed up Abstemious abstemius that drinks no wine sober temperate moderate in diet Abstention abstentio an abstaining or a with-holding an heir from taking possession of his Land Cressy Absterge abstergeo to wipe away to cleanse or put away Feltham Abstract from abstraho a small work or draught taken out of a greater Also a term in Logick See Concrete Abstersion abstersio a wiping away or wiping out a cleansing Abstersive abstersus that wipes or makes clean Abstrude abstrudo to thrust away or out to hide to shut up Fel. Abstruse Abstrusive abstrusus hid secret dark not easie to be
cheer Alopecy alopecia a disease causing the hair to fall the Foxes evill shedding of the hair Alosha A kind of drink in Spain which they drink between meals in hot weather it is made of water and hony and is much of the taste of our Medea Alpha 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the first letter of the Greeks called of us a as Omega is the last it is used for the first or chief of any thing Almighty God is called in the Apocalypse Alpha and Omega i. the beginning and ending first and last Rev. 13.13 Alphabet alphabetum the cross-row of letters the A B C. so called from Alpha and Beta the two first letters of the Greek Alphabet or Cross-row and therefore most peculiar to the Greek tongue Alphabetical alphabeticus belonging to or done after the order of the A B C. Alphitomancy Gr. divination by barley meal Alphonso a famous Musician who invented a particular way of playing on the Viol which still retains his name Altercation altercatio an angry reasoning contention or brawling in words Alterative alterativus changed or that may be changed Bac. Alternative Alternate alternatus done or changed by courses or turns one after another interchangeable Alternity from alternus a succession by course a changing by turn Altiloquum altiloquus that speaks loud or of high matters Altisonous altisonus which sounds clear or loud Altitonant altitonans that thunders from above an Epithete of Jupiter used by Poets Altitude altitudo height depth or loftiness Altivolant altivolans flying on high or soaring aloft Alveary alvearium a Bee-hive or the place where Bees or Bee-hives stand It may be used Metaphorically for a house full of Inhabitants a Library full of Books or the like Alveated alveatus hollowed like a hive vaulted or trenched Aluminous aluminosus done with or full of Alume tasting of Alume Vul. Er. Alumnate alumno to nourish or feed Alutation alutatio a tawing tanning or dressing of Leather Alytatk alytarcha he who seeth that good rule be kept at common Games and Exercises Gregory Amalekites or Amalecites were descendents of Esau by his Grandchild Amalec which word is Hebrew and signifies populus lambens a licking people these Amalekites inhabited some of the lands betwixt Phaenicia and the red Sea and were the first that took Arms against Moses and the children of Israel as they were travelling betwixt the said Red Sea and the land of Promise over whom Joshua appointed General of the Israelites by Moses got a famous victory as you may read in Exod. 17. Hence 't is that enemies to the children of God or good people or enemies to good proceedings are commonly called Amalekites Amalthean Horn plenty of all things So used from Amalthaea a she Goat that Jupiter sucked whose horns are feigned to have abounded with plenty of all things Cicero's Library was also called Amalthaea for being abundantly stored with Books Amandation amandatio a sending away or removeing Amanuensis Lat. a Clerk or Secretary always attending a Scribe or publick Notary Amaritude amaritudo bitterness solitariness grief Amarous amarus bitter sharp froward hard to be appeased frightful sour Amarulent amarulentus very bitter frightful envious Amatory amatorius pertaining to love or lovers lovely Spots Amazons amazones warlike women of Scythia that had but one Teat their name in Greek importing as much they were very manlike and did cut off their right Breast that it might not hinder their shooting for they were excellent Archers they lived by themselves and if at any time they went to their Husbands or neighboring men and conceived if it were a Female childe they kept it if a Male they sent it to the Father the Country where they live is denominated from them and called Amazonia Ambage ambages an idle circumstance of words a far fetched speech or a speech far from the purpose Bac. Ambagious ambagiosus full of idle circumstances of speech or of deceitful words Amber ambra a kind of hard yellow Gum wherewith they make Beads and Bracelets Dioscorides saith it falls in manner of a liquor from Poplar Trees into the River Po in Italy where it congeals and becomes hard But L. Guicciard affirms and more probably that it is the juice of a Stone which grows like a Coral in Poland in a Mountain of the North Sea clean covered with water and in the Months especially of September and December this liquor is by violence of the Sea rent from the rock and cast into the Havens of Poland and the neighbouring Countries Besides its beauty and the quality it hath of burning like pitch and attracting straws and iron like the Adamant it is good for stopping the blood Falling-sickness Dropsies and many other Diseases Heyl. But see more of the quality and nature of Amber in Dr. Browns Vulgar Errors l. 2. cap. 4. Ambergreece or Ambergrise Fr. Ambergris a sweet Aromatick juice or perfume so called Aetius and Simon Sethius Greek Authors affirm it to be a kinde of Bitumen comming forth of the Fountains or Springs in the bottom of the Sea and that by floating upon the water it becomes hard c. A great quantity thereof is found in Sofala and in the Isles of Comaro Demogra Mozambique and along this Tract even to the Isles of Maldina or Naledina which look into the East There is Amber of four several colours White Gray Red and Black which comes according to the variety of places or Regions where it is found the Gray is preferred before all the other and is known to be good if when pricking it with a pin it delivers forth a moisture like oyle The fume of it is good against the falling-sickness and comfortable to the brain Ambidexter Lat. ex ambo and dexter he that useth his left hand as well as his right that plays on both sides In our Common Law it signifies that Juror or Embraceor that takes of both parties for the giving his Verdict He forfeits ten times so much as he takes Anno 38. Edw. 3. c. 12. Cromptons Justice of Peace fol. 156. B. Ambidextrous That can use both hands that plays on both sides Ambient ambiens environing encompassing seeking of honor ambitiously Ambifarious ambifarius double or that may be taken both ways Ambiguity ambiguitas doubtfulness incertainty obscurity Ambiguous ambiguosus doubtful obscure Ambilevous ambilaevus left-handed Vul. Er. Ambiloge Ambilogy ambilogium a doubtful speech Ambiloquent ambiloquus that speaks doubtfully or that can speak two languages Ambitude ambitudo a circuit or compassing round also ambition Ambosexous ambosexus that is both male and female of both Sexes Amblygone Gr. a blunt angle or a triangle one of whose angles is blunt Cotg. Ambrose Gr. divine immortal Ambrosia Gr. is Poetically used for the meat of the gods as Nectar was their drink It is sometimes taken for immortality Ambrosiack Ambrosial Ambrosian ambrosianus divine fragrant sweet-smelling also immortal Ambulatory ambulacrum substantively is a place to walk in a Gallery Ambulatory ambulatorius adjectively going or
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
it was enacted by Parliament in the time of the Conqueror no man then living could tell how much that was so as it was referred to the King to rate how much he should pay which was the more strange considering but 100 years before 200000 Bezants were exacted by the Soldan for redeeming St. Lewis of France which were then valued at 100000 livres The name continues yet in the blazons of Arms where plates of gold are called Bezants and a great piece of gold valued at 15. l. which the King of England formerly offered on high festival days was called a Bizantine but afterward there were two purposely made for the King and Queen with the resemblance of the blessed Trinity inscribed In honorem sanctae Trinitatis and on the other side the picture of the Virgin Mary with In honorem sanctae Mariae Virginis and this was used til the first year of King James who caused two to be new cast the one for himself having on the one side the picture of a King kneeling before an Altar with four Crowns before him implying his four Kingdoms and in the circumscription Quid tribuam Domino pro omnibus quae tribuit mihi On the other side a Lamb lying by a Lyon with Cor contritum humiliatum non despiciet Deus And in another for the Queen a Crown protected by a Cherubin over that an eye and Deus in a cloud with Teget ala summus on the reverse a Queen kneeling before an Altar with this Circumscription Piis precibus fervente fide humili obsequio Cam. Rem The French Kings were also accustomed to offer 13 Besants at the Mass of their Coronation in Rheims to which end Hen. 2. after some discontinuance of that custom caused the same number of them to be made and called them Bysantins but they were not worth above a double Ducket the piece Cot. Black-rod Is the Huissier or Usher belonging to the order of the Garter So called of his black-rod which he carries in his hand he was of the Kings Chamber and Usher of the Lords House in Parliament Min. Blain Sax. Blegene a kind of Bile or Ulcer drawing quickly to a head with a vehement inflammation of the whole part about it Blancmanget Fr. a kind of Custard a white meat made of flower milk sugar and the brains of Pullets Bac. Blanch Fr. white or fair we use it in England for a womans name Blandishment from Blandio or from the Fr. Blandissement a soothing smoothing tickling of the mind and affection with terms of flattery an alluring enticing Blandiloquence blandiloquentia fair-speaking flattering Blatant babling twatling Clievland Blateron or Blatteroon blatero a babler an idle-headed fellow Mr. How Blatteration blateratio vain-babling flattering in speech Blaze is a certain fire which the Inhabitants of Staffordshire and some other Counties were wont and still do make on Twelf-Eve 5. Jan. at night in memory of the Blazing-Star that conducted the three Magi to the Manger at Bethlem Blazon Fr. is the description of armâ—s and their appurtenances by the received terms or other apt expressions of things by words Elements of Ar. Blemishe marks made by hunters to shew where a Deer hath gone Blend Sax. to mix or mingle together Blepharen blepharo onis he that hath great brows or eye-lids Blesiloquent blaesiloquus broad-spoken or that speaks stammeringly Blith Sax. joyful glad merry chearful Bliwmantle The name of an Office of one of the Poursuivants at Arms. See Harold To Blissome as the Ram doth the Ewe i. to Tup her So to go a blissoming is to desire the Ram. Rider Blomary the first Forge in an iron Mill through which the iron passeth after it is once melted out of the Mine Bloudwit from the Sax. blout i. blood and wit for which we have the word wite still in the west parts of England signifying a charging of one with a fault or an upbraiding This Bloodwit is a word used in Charters of Liberties antiently granted and signifies an amerciament for shedding blood So that whosoever had it given him in his Charter had the penalty due for shedding blood granted him Cow Fleta saith Significat quietantiam misericordia pro effusione sanguinis lib. 1. cap. 47. Boccone Ital. a morsel a good bit Sometimes taken for poison Bociant Sax. a possession an inheritance a Farm or house with land belonging to it Boethetic Gr. a part of Physick See Medicine Boillary or Bullary of Salt a little house or furnace where Salt is boiled and made as at Droitwich in Worcestershire Co. instit p. 4. b. Bole-Armoniack a kind of faint red colour used by Painters the chiefest use of it is in making a Size for burnished gold Peacham Bolus Lat. a morsel or mouthful In physick it is a medicament of a middle consistency betwixt a Potion and a Pill Bombard bombarda a Gun or peice of Ordnance Hence Bombardical thundering or roaring like a peece of Ordnance How Bombycinous bombycinus that is made of silk or silken Bombilation bombilatio a humming as of Bees Br. Bonaght was an exaction in Ireland imposed at the will of the Lord for relief of the Knights called Bonaghti that served in the Wars Antiq. Hiber p. 60. Bonair Fr. gentle mild courteous Bonairite Fr. gentleness mildeness courtesie Bonasus See Monops Bonaventure bonaventura good adventure the name of a great Saint and Doctor a Frier of St. Francis Order that lived and flourished in the thirteenth age after Christ Bonefire is well known in the modern use of it and was so called from the antient custom of burning dead mens bones Bone-minâ— Fr. a good countenance posture or shew Bongrace Fr. a certain cover which children use to wear on their Foreheads to keep them from sun-burning so called because it preserves their good grace and beauty Bonhemes Fr. i. good men a religious Order of Friers instituted by St. Francis de Paula a Town of Calabria in Italy a person of eminent sanctity and austerity of life and of that humility that he stiled himself the least or meanest of men and ordered the followers of his Institute or Rule to take the appellation of Minimi the least or unworthiest among men and thence they are commonly called Minims or Minorites One point of mortification whereunto the Regulars of that Order tie themselves by vow besides their three Vows of Chastity Poverty and Obedience is a total abstinence from flesh-meats It is an Order much reverenced in France where the Founder lived and died at Tours an 1507. There were two Convents of these formerly in England the one at Asbridge in Buckinghamshire the other at Edington in Wiltshire Bonifate bonifatus that hath good fortune or fate Boniface bonifacius wel-doer or good and sweet face A name of divers as well Popes of Rome as others Bon-jour Fr. good morrow or good-day Boon Sax. Beuâ— Chaucer Bonâ— a petition or request Bâ—ö◠Gr. a slow working Star in the North Pole near Charles wain which it follows Boras or
twenty sols tournois which amounts to near 2 s. sterl Francis Ger. from Franc that is free not servile or bound The same with the Gr. Eleutherius and the Lat. Liberius Cam. Franciscans or Franciscan Friers a Religious Order instituted by St. Francis an Italian about the year of our Lord 1198. and confirmed by Pope Innocent the Third His rule prescribed Chastity Obedience Poverty much fasting and other austerities to all that should be admitted of that Order Of which you may read more in St. Bonaven de vita St Francisci Out of this great Order have sprung divers others as Observantes Conventuales Minimi Capuciani Collectanei c. Frangible frangibilis that may be broken breakable Franchise Fr. liberty freedom exemption also good breeding free-birth it is taken with us for a priviledge or exemption from ordinary Jurisdiction and sometimes an immunity from tribute c. Frank-Almoin libera Eleemosyna in French Franc Aumosne signifies in our Common Law a Tenure or Title of Lands Britton Cap. 66. num 5. saith thus of it Frank-Almoine is Lands or Tenements bestowed upon God that is given to such people as bestow themselves in the service of God for pure and perpetual Almes whence the Feoffers or givers cannot demand any terrestrial service so long as the Lands remain in the hands of the Feoffees Frank marriage Fr. Franc-marriage is a Tenure in Tayl special growing from these words in the gift Sciant c. Me T.B. de O. dedisse c. I.A. filio meo Marg. uxori ejus filiae verae T.N. in liberum maritagium unum Messagium c. West p. 1. Symb. l. 2. Sect. 303. The effect of which words is that they shall have the Land to them and the Heirs of their bodies and shall do no fealty to the Donor till the fourth Degree c. Frank pledge franciplegium is compounded of franc i. libâ—r and pledge i. fidejussor a free-pledge or surety and signifies in our Common Law a pledge or surety for free-men Fraternize from frater to agree as brothers to concur with or be near unto also to admit into a Fraternity Brotherhood or Society Fraternal fraternalis of or belonging to a brother Fratricelli a Sect of Hereticks broached by one Hermannius an Italian about the year of Christ 1304. in time of Pope Benedict the eleventh and Albertus the first Emperor they were otherwise called fratres de paupere vita brothers of a poor life 1. They taught promiscuous beddings that nothing was to be held proper or ones own that Christians are not to be Governors of a Commonwealth with other foolish errors condemned by Pope Boniface the eigth Fratricide fratricidium brother-slaughter Fratruelâ— fratrueles brothers children cousin Germans Fraudation fraudatio a deceiving or beguiling Fradulent fradulentus crafty deceitful full of guil Free-booters See Banditi Frederic Germ. Rich peace or as the Monk which made this allusion would have it peaceable reign Est adhibenda fides rationi nominis hujus Compositi Frederic duo componentia cujus Sunt Frederic Frith quid nisi Pax Ric quid nisi regum Sic per Hendiaden Fredericus quid nisi vel Rex Pacificus vel regia Pax Pax pacificusque For Frederic the English have commonly used Frery and Fery which has been now a long time a Christian name in the antient Family of Tilney and lucky to their house as they report Cam. Freed-stool Sax. i. sedes pacis was of old a refuge for malefactors at Beverley in Yorkshire where St. John of Beverley Archbishop of York erected a Monastery which King Athelstan made a Sanctuary to secure offenders against all legal prosecution Frement fremens gnashing or grinding the teeth roaring or braying Frenigerent fraeniger that ruleth the bridle Frescades Fr. refreshments as in Summer time light garments cool air cool places cool drinks Bowres or shades over-spread with green boughs Fresco Ital. fresh cool coldish also unsalt new laid new made sweet green or lusty As we say to walk or drink in Fresco i. to walk in the cool or fresh air or to drink cool or fresh wine Fretrots a sort of Sectaries which wore a secret Crown on their heads incestuous as Adamites by night and suppressed in the year 1310. Friable friabilis that may be crummed or broken smal Bac. Frication or Friation fricatio a rubbing or fretting together Friar or Frier from the Lat. Frater or from the Fr. frére i. a brother there are four principal Orders reckoned of them An. 4. H. 4. ca. 17. viz. Minors Grey Friers or Franciscans Augustins Dominicans or Black Friers and White Friers or Carmelites from these four Orders the rest descended See in Zecchius de Repuh Eccl. p. 380. And Linwood tit de Relig. Domibus ca. 1. verbo St. Augustin Frier Observant frater observans is an Order of Franciscans it is to be noted that of these four Orders mentioned in the word above the Franciscans are Minores tam observantes quam conventuales Capuchini Zecch de Repub. Eccl. tract de regular cap. 2. These Friers Observant mentioned An. 25. H. B. ca. 12. are so called because they are not combined together in any Cloister Covent or Corporation as the Conventuals are but onely tye themselves to observe the Rules of their Order and more strictly then the Conventuals do and upon a singularity of zeal separate themselves from them living in certain places and companies of their own chusing and of this you may read Hospinian de Orig prog Monachatus fol. 878. ca. 38. Fricasse Fr. fricassee any meat fried in a pan Friga an Hermaphroditical Idol adored by the old Saxons on the day now called Friday which thence took its denomination and was of old called Frigedeag Verst p. 63. Frigefaction frigefactio a making cool Frigerate frigero to cool Frigeratory frigeratorium a Cooling-house or place Frigid frigidus cold faint negligent flow also that is unable for carnal copulation Frigidity frigiditas coldness Frigifie frigifacio to cool or make cold Frigor Lat. coldness Frigorifical frigorificus that makes or procures cold Friperer from the Fr. Fripier i. interpolator one that scowres up and mends old Apparel to sell again a Broker This word is used for a bastardly kind of Broker A. 1. Ja. ca. 21. Fripery The use of that kind of Trade Brocage also a Brokers shop or a street of Brokers Fritiniancy Fritiniency from fritinio is a chirping like a Swallow Frize and Cornice the Crests furnitureÌ„ and finishing at the upper end of a Column or Pillar a term of Architecture Frondiferous frondifer that bears leaves or branches Frondosity frondositas leaviness or aptness to bear leaves Frontal frontale a Frontlet or attire for the forehead or a plaister applied to the Forehead It is also used Adjectively Frontispiece frontispicium the fore-front of an house or other building also the Title or first page of a book done in picture Frontiniac a luscious kind of rich wine made at a Town so
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