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
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
there are divers good Towns and Villages This word is proper to Helvetia or Switzerland which was divided or Cantonized about the year of Christ 1307. into 13 such Cantons It possesseth for the most part the dexter point of the Scotcheon and is the reward of a Prince given to an Earl Peach Cantonize To divide into Cantons quarters or corners Cantor Lat. a singer or charmer Cantred or rather Cantref signifies an hundred Villages being a British word compounded of the Adjective Cant which signifies an hundred and Tref a Town or Village In Wales the Counties are divided into Cantreds as in England into Hundreds This word is used An. 28. H. 8. c. 3. Canzonet from the Ital. Canzonetta a song or ditty Car-a-pe from the Lat. caput and pes from head to foot as when a Souldier is compleatly armed we say he is armed Cap-a-pe The Romans called such souldiers Cataphracti Capacitatâ— from capacitas made capable or fit to receive Lo. Prot. Speech to Parl. 8. April 1657. Capacity Capability capacitas an aptness to contain or receive Our Common Law allows the King two Capacities a natural and a politick in the first he may purchase Lands to him and his Heirs in the later to him and his Successors And a Parson hath the like Cape Fr. cap that whereof Sea-men speak in their voyages is some remarkable nook or elbow of Land that shoots farther into the Sea then any other near part of the Continent In Spanish it is called Cabo i. an end quasi the end or last of such a Land as Cabo de Buena Esperansa the Cape of good hope first found by Vasco de Gama a Portugal Caparison Fr. Caparasson trapping or furniture for a horse Capets Fr. Cappres A prickly plant almost like Brambles growing in Spain Italy and other hot Countries the root whereof is much used in Physick against obstructions of the Spleen or Milt The flowers and leaves are brought hither from Spain preserved in pikle and are commonly eaten with Mutton they stir up the appetite warm the Stomach and open the stoppings of the Liver and Milt Bull. Capharnaits those of Capharnaum in Palestine who first doubted of the mystery of the blessed Sacrament Caâ— Three chief Officers among the Venetians to whom and to the Senate the Dukes Authority is in all things subject Heyl. Capillary capillaris of or like hair hairy Capillaturâ— capillatura a frizling of the hair the bush of hair on the head Capistrate capistro to halter muzzle or tye Capillation capillatio hairiness a making a thing hairy or causing hair to grow Capital capitalis worthy of death deadly mortal belonging to the head The seven Capital sins are Pride Covetousness Lechery Anger Gluttony Envy and Sloath and are called Capital because they are heads of many others which proceed from them as Rivers from their source Capitation capitatio a tribute paid by the heads pole-money Br. Capite was a tenure when a man held Lands immediately of the King as of his Crown were it by Knights service or in Socage Brook tit Ten. 46.94 This Tenure and those of Knights service and Socage in chief are now taken away and all Tenures turned into Free and common Soccage Act. 1656. ca 4. Capitol capitolium an antient Pallace in Rome so called from the head of a man found there when they digged to lay the foundation Arnobius saith his name was Tolus and from Caput and Tolus came Capitolium When Brennus and his Gauls overcame the Romans near the River Allia in Italy Rome it self was forsaken of its chief strength only the Capitol was manned by Manlius and saved from the fury of the Gauls by the cackling of Geese which awaked the watch c. Capitulate capitulo to divide by chapters or heads also to bargain or agree by Articles Capnomancy capnomantia a divination by smoke arising from an Altar whereon Incense or Poppy-seed is burned Cotgr. Capouchâ— Fr. Capuchon lat Capitium a coul hood or cover for the head which Monks and Fryers use to wear Capouchins or Capucines a religious Order of Fryers so called of their Coule or Capouch ordained by Matth. Basci of Ancona Frier Lewis his companion obtained of the then Pope the habit and rule of St. Francis in the year 1526. In the space of 42 years they encreased to 2240 associates had 222 Monasteries and were divided into 15. Provinces Heyl. They wear neither shirts nor breeches Cotgr. Caprichio Caprich from the Spa. capricho an humor a fancy a toy in ones head a giddy thought hence Caprichious humersome fantastical full of whimseys or toys giddy-headed Capricorn capricornus the Goat or one of the 12 Signs of the Zodiack so named from the custom and nature of that beast for as the Goat commonly climbs up to the top of the steepest hills to seek his food so the Sun when in in Mid December he enters the Tropick of Capricorn ascends our Hemisphere Min. Caprification caprificatio husbanding or dressing wilde fig-trees or other trees Capriole Fr. a caper in dancing also the leaping of a horse above ground called by horsemen the Goats leap Capstand an Instrument to wind up things of great weight a Crane Bull. Capsulary from capsula pertaining to a little Coffer Chest or Casket Capsulated locked or shut up in a Chest or Casket Captation captatio subtilty to get favor a cunning endeavor to get a thing Captious captiosus full of craft curious hurtful catching or taking hold of every little occasion to pick quarrels Caracol from the Fr. fair le Caracol to cast themselves into a ring as souldiers do Captivity captivitas bondage Captivate captivo to take captive or prisoner Caracter Vide Character Caravan or Karavan Fr. Caravene a convoy of Souldiers for the safety of Merchants that travel by Land Voyage Levant and Sands Capuchet from the Fr. Capuchon a Coul or Hood hooded or covered with a Coul or into the Hood See Capouche Carbonado Spa. carbonada lat carbonella a rasher or collop of Bacon or any meat smutcht with or broiled on the coals also a slash over the face which fetcheth the flesh with it Caravel a kind of swift Bark Carbuncle carbunculus has two significations the one a precious stone the other a dangerous botch or sore Carbuncle stone is bright of the colour of fire and has many vertues but chiefly prevails against the danger of infectious air Some call a Ruby in perfection a Carbuncle others say a Diamond of a red or fiery colour is a Carbuncle Carbuncle disease is a botch or ulcer called otherwise by a Greek name Anthrax caused of gross hot blood which raiseth blisters and burns the skin This Ulcer is ever accompanied with a Feaver Carceral carceralis of or belonging to a prison Sea Card charta marina is a Geographical discription of coasts with the true distances heights and courses or winds laid down in it not describing any Inland which belongs to Maps Seamen use these Cards to instruct them in
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.
3. ca. 1 2. and Britton c. 27. Intituled de Heritage divisable The â—own of England is not subject to Coparcenary An. 25. H. 8. ca. 22. If Coparceners refuse to divide their common inheritance and chuse rather to hold it joyntly they are said to hâ—ld in Parcenary or Coparcenary Lit. fol. 56. Copal a kinde of white and bright Rosin brought from the West-Indies whereof the people there were wont to make perfumes in their Sacrifices It is hot in the second degree and moist in the first and is used here to be burnt against cold diseases of the brain Bull. Copesmate from the Sax. Ceap i. merchandise and mate i. companion a partner or copartner in merchandise Copie copia plenty abundance riches eloquence provision of things Copiosity copiositas plenty store abundance copiousness Copulation copulatio a coupling or joyning it was one of the three ways of betrothing marriage in Israel See Moses and Aaron p. 231. Copulative copulativus which coupleth or joyneth or which may couple or joyn Coquetteriâ— Fr. the prattle or twattle of a pert Gossip or Minx Coquinate coquinor to play the Cook to boyl or dress meat Coraage coragium is a kind of imposition upon some unusual occasion of certain measures of Corn. For Corus tritici is a certain measure of Corn. Bracton l. 2. ca. 26. Coral or Corral Corallium There are two principal sorts hereof the one white the other red but the red is best It grows like a tree in the bottom of the Sea green when under the water and bearing a white berry and when out turns red It is cold and dry in operation good to be hanged about childrens necks as well to rub their Gums as to preserve them from the Falling-sickness Sands 235. There is also a black and yellow kind of Coral See more in Dr. Browns Vul. Err. fol. 91. A Corbel Corbet or Corbil In Masonry is a jutting or shouldering peece cut out in stone as we may see in walls to bear up a post Summer or other weight which in Timber-work is called a Bracket or Braggat This and such like terms of art for the most part are taken from the similitude of Beasts Birds or some living thing which they resemble whence this is called Corbel from the French Corbeau a Crow or Raven because they were wont to make such Jutties out of a wall in form of a Crow Min. See Bragget Corban or Korban Heb. a Chest or Coffer in the Temple of Hierusalem where the Treasure that served for the Priests or Temples use was kept Also the treasure it self or an Almes-box Also a gift or offering on the Altar Mark 7.11 Cordage Fr. Ropes or stuff to make Ropes of all kind of Ropes belonging to the rigging a ship Cordelier or Cordilier Fr. a grey Frier of the Order of St. Francis so called because he wears a rope or cord about his middle for a Girdle full of twisted knots Cordiner or Cordwainer from the French Cordvannier or from the Lat. corium a Skin or Hide a Shoo-maker a Tanner or Leather-dresser a Currier Cordovan Leather so called from Cordova or Corduba a City in Spain In the Islands of Corfica and Sardinia there is a beast called Musoli not found elsewhere in Europe horned like a Ram and skinned like a Stag his skin carried to Corduba and there dressed makes our true Cordovan Leather Corespond See Correspond Corinthian work a sort of Pillars in Architecture See Tuscan Cornage from the Lat. cornu a horn in our Common Law it signifies a kind of Grand Sergeanty the service of which tenure is to blow a horn when any invasion of the Northern Enemy is perceived and by this many hold their Land Northward about the wall commonly called the Picts wall Cam. Brit. fol. 609. Cornelian Law L. Cornelius Sylla being Dictator made a Law among others that all such as would follow him in the Civil War should be capable of any Office or Magistracy before they came to their full years c. Those kind of Roman Laws always took denomination from him that prefer'd them Corneous corneus of or like a horn hard or white as horn Cornicle corniculum a little horn Cornigerous corniger horned having or wearing horns One of the Wine-god Bacchus his Epithets because with drinking much wine men grow fierce and furious as horned beasts whence that Satyrical Sumit cornua pauper Cornice a term of Architecture See Frize Cornucopia Lat. plenty or abundance of all things Cornuted cornutus that hath horns also Cuckolded Corody Corrody from corrodo to eat together signifies in our Common Law a sum of money or allowance of meat and drink due to the King from an Abbey or other House of Religion whereof he is Founder towards the reasonable sustenance of such a one of his Servants being put to his Pension as he thinks good to bestow it on And the difference between a Corrody and a Pension seems to be that a Corrody is allowed towards the maintenance of any of the Kings servants that live in the Abby a Pension is given to one of the Kings Chaplains for his better maintenance in the Kings service till he may be provided a Benefice Cow Of both these read Fitz. nat br fol. 230 231 233. Corollary corollarium the addition or vantage above measure an over-plus or surplusage also a small gift or largess bestowed on the people at publick Feasts Coronary coronarius belonging to a Crown Coroner Cororator is an antient Officer of this Land so called because he deals wholly for the King and Crown There are four of them commonly in every County and they are chosen by the Free-holders of the same upon Writ and not made by Letters Pattents Crompt Jurisd fol. 126. See Lieghs Phil. Com. Corporal corporalis that hath or petains to the body Also an inferior Officer in a Foot-Company But in the Roman Church it signifies a little linnen cloth which is spread upon the Altar and whereon the Chalice and Host are placed And the word is also used in the like sence in the Service Book which was sent into Scotland in the year 1637. Corporation corporatio is a permanent thing that may have succession it is an Assembly and joyning together of many into one fellowship brotherhood and minde whereof one is Head and cheif the rest are the body Corporeal corporeus that hath a body or pertaining to the body Corporature corporatura the quantity fashion or constitution of the body Corpuscule corpusculum a little body Mr. Evelyn Corrade corrado to scrape together to take away or spoil Corrasive corrasivus from corrado which scrapes together shaves or spoils This word is many times mistaken for corrosive from corrodo Correlatives correlativa Relatio according to the Philosophers is Cujus totum esse est ad aliud esse whose whole being is to be to another whence Correlatives are such things as are mutually one to another and cannot be nor be explicated but in order to
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
antiquity Grandeza Span. in Ital. Grandezza bigness greatness largeness magnificence great state Grandiloquence grandiloquentia stately eloquence high stile Grandiloquent grandiloquus that useth great words that hath a high stile Grandimoniensers an order of religious persons begun by Steven of Avern in Aquitane or Guyen about the year of our Lord 1076. under Pope Alexander the Second and had their title of the mountain where their Abbey stood Pol. Vir. Grandinous grandinosus full of hail subject to hail Grandity granditas excessive greatness Grand Sergeantie is in our Common Law where one holds Lands of the King by service which he ought to do in his own person as to bear the Kings Banner or his Spear c. See Littl. tit Serg. Grange à grana gerendo is a great Farm not onely where corn is laid up but where are Stables for Horses Stals for Oxen and other Cattel Styes for Hogs and other things necessary for Husbandry Linw. These did of old belong to Religious Houses and the Overseer thereof was called Prior of the Grange Granite Ital. a kind of speckled stone or marble very common at Milan and other parts of Italy Graniferous granifer that beareth grains or kernels Granivorous from Granum and vorans that eats or devours grain or corn Graphical graphicus cunningly wrought perfect excellent Granule dim of granum a little grain or Barly corn Grassation grassatio a robbing killing assailing Grateolent grateolens well savouring smelling pleasantly Gratification gratificatio a gratifying or the doing a pleasure in lieu of a pleasure done Gratis Lat. freely without reward or desert Gratulate gratulor to rejoyce and be glad in ones behalf to thank Grav◠Belg. a Lord or Ruler an Earl Sax. Gerefa Graveolence graveolentia an evil smell a stinking savour Graveolent graveolens that has an ill savour or smell Gravidity graviditas greatness with child or with young Gravid gravidus great with childe or young Graviloquence graviloquentia a grave speech or a speaking gravely Greaves Fr. Greves boots or armor for the legs Grecians Graeci are used by St. Paul to signifie all the Heathen people and stand in opposition with Hebrews in the General acception containing both the Grecists or dispersed Hebrews and also those of Palestina the Grecists were both by birth and religion Hebrews standing in opposition with Hebrews in the strict acception taken for those of Palaestina Moses and Aaron Grecism graecismus the form or speech or custom of the Grecians Greek Church differs from the Roman Catholick 1. Denying the Holy Ghost to proceed from the Father and the Son 2. Denying Purgatory but praying for the dead 3. Beleeving that holy men enjoy not the presence of God before the Resurrection 4. Communicating in both kinds but using leavened bread and mingling warm water with wine which both together they destribute with a spoon 5. Receiving children of seven years old to the Sacrament because then they begin to sin 6. Forbidding extream Unction Confirmation and fourth Marriages 7. Admitting none to Orders but such as are married and prohibiting marriage to them that are actually in Orders 8. Rejecting carved Images but admitting the painted 9. Observing four Lents in the year 10. Reputing it unlawful to fast on Saturdays So Heylin But others relate the differences to be otherwise as may be seen in Authors that write thereof Grees◠or Grise gradus a stair step or degree Gregal gregalis of the same flock or company common Gregorian a Cap of hair so called from one Gregory a Barber in the Strand that first made them in England Gregorian Accompt so called from Pope Gregory the thirteenth See Julian Accompt Gremial Gremious gremiosus pertaining to the lap or bosom Griffe-Graffe Fr. by hook or by crook catch that catch may any way Grilliade Fr. a broiled mess or meat boiled on a Grid-iron Grithbreach Is a breach of peace for Grith is a word of the old Angles or Saxons signifying peace Roger Hoveden par poster suorum annal fol. 346. b. Grobianism Fr. slovenliness unmannerly parts or precepts Cotg. A Groop minthorium a dunging or pissing place Gromatick gromaticus pertaining to the art of casting out the ground for the Quarters fortifying the Camp and chusing places of advantage in the field Grotesques Fr. from the Ital. Grotesca pictures wherein as please the Painter all kind of odd things are represented without any peculiar sence or meaning but onely to please the eye Hence taken for any rude mis-shapen thing Grot from the Ital. Grota a Cave Groveling lying on the face Grouppade Fr. a certain lofty mannage which must be beaten with a lively and setled measure the turn being more wide and the horses hinder parts more raised then in an ordinary Curvet Grumosity grumositas fulness of clods or lumps Grumous from Grumus that is full of clots or Hillocks Gryffen or Gryffon Gryps a strange Bird as some ancient Authors affirm with four feet armed with cruel claws being from the brest upward fashioned like an Eagle but of purple colour with red fiery eies and whitish wings and in the hinder part black made much like a Lyon This Bird nests in the high mountains and is exceeding hard to be taken except very young for he will adventure on any man and is so fierce that he often kills Elephants he is most enemy to horses for which cause Virgil in his eighth Eclog. brings in the shepherd Damon who wondred at a strange Marriage speaking thus Junguntur jam Gryphes Equis But modern Authors as Aldrovandus Michovius and others say there is no such Animal extant Vul. Err. fol. 129. Guadsane a River in Spain which runs under ground the space of fifteen miles Hence the Spaniards brag that they have a Bridge whereon 10000 cattel daily feed Hist of Spain Guastaliens an order of Religious People consisting both of men and women and instituted the year 1537. by the Countess of Guastala a Mantuan Lady Cotg. Gubernator Lat. a Master of a ship a Guide a Ruler Gugh◠from the Hebr. Gnugabh a Jews Harp or trifle for children to play with Guerdon Fr. recompence reward remuneration Guidon Fr. a Standard Ensign or Banner under which a Troop of men of Arms serve Also he that bears it Gules See Geules Gule or Yule of August may come from the Brit. Gwil i. festum or from the Lat. jubilum the first day of August called in old Almanacks St. Peter advincula and in our later Almanacks Lammas day An. 27. E. 3. Stat. 3. cap. unico Fitz. nat br fo 62.1 called Gule of August alias Goule de August ◠Plow casu Mines fo 316. b. It is the very day of St. Peter ad vincula which was wont and is still within the limits of the Roman Catholick Church celebrated upon the very Calends of August It is by some conjectured that Gule comes of the Latin Gula or the Fr. Gueule the throat The reason of this conjecture is in Durands rationali divinor l. 7. ca. de festo
a horse-race Hippogryph hippo-gryps a kind of feigned beast in part horse in part Griffin Hippomachy hippomachia a justing or tilting on horseback Hircine hircinus goatish of a Goat Hirculation hirculatio a disease in the Vine when it bears no fruit Hirsuts hirsutus rough hairy full of bristles sharp Hirundinous from â—hirundo inis of or pertaining to a swallow Hispanian Hispanus of or belonging to Spain born in Spain Hispid hispidus bristled or rough-haired terrible Historiography historiographia the writing an History Histriographer historiographus an historian a writer of Histories Histrionick histrionicus player-like fit for or belonging to a Stage-player or Stage-play Histrionically after the manner of a Stage-Player Hithe as Queen-Hithe in London is a petit Haven to land wares out of vessels or boats New Book of Enteries fol. 3. Col. 3. Hoane Sax. a fine kind of Whetstone softer then that which is most commonly called a Whetstone Hoblers hobellarii In Ireland there were certain Knights so called because they were wont to serve in the wars upon Hobbies also with us certain persons who were by their tenure tyed to maintain a little light Nag which in Ireland they call a Hobby and hence we say a Hobby-horse for the certifying of any invasion made by Enemies or such like peril towards the Sea side as Portsmouth c. Of these you shall read A. 18. Ed. 3. Stat. 2. cap. 7. An. 25. ejusdem Stat. 5. cap. 8. Antiq. Hibâ—rn p. 35. Hocktyde or Hockstyde of old thus Hardiknute the last King of the Danes in this Nation dying suddainly at Lambeth in the year 1042 his death was so welcome to his Subjects that the time was annually celebrated for some hundreds of years after with open pastimes in the streets and called Hockstide in some parts of this Nation not yet out of memory but observed the week after Easter signifying scorning or contempt which fell upon the Danes by his death Sir Rich. Baker See Fugalia Hocus-pocus a Jugler one that shews tricks by slight of hand Hodiernal hodiernus of to day or at this time Hodgee Persian a holy man a Priest among the Persians Herb. Ho-goo in true Fr. Haut-goust a high taste smatch or savour it is usually taken for any dish of meat that has some more then ordinary taste or savor Hogshead Brit. Hogsed is a measure of Wine or Oyl containing the fourth part of a Tun that is 63 Gallons A. 1. R. 3. cap. 13. Holocaust holocaustum a Burnt-Offering a Sacrifice wherein the whole beast was offered and no part reserved Holographical holographicus wholly written with his own hand from whom it is sent Homage Fr Hommage i. fides clientularis service fidelity In Court Barons the Jury sworn to enquire of matters is so called It signifies also a servile ceremony of duty by some Tenants to their Lords after this manner The Tenant that holds Lands by Homage kneeling on both knees before the Lord who sits and holds the Tenants hands between his saith as follows I become your man from this day forth for life for member and for worldly honor and shall owe you my faith for the Land I hold of you saving the faith I owe to our Soveraign Lord the King and to my other Lords And then the Lord sitting must kiss the Tenant An. 17. Ed. 2. Stat. 2. Glanvile lib. 9. cap. 1. Homageable that is subject to or ought to do homage Homeology homoeologia likeness of speech Homerical after the manner of Homer Homer like Bac. Homicide homicida a murtherer a man-slayer Homicide homicidium the slaying of a man and is divided into voluntary and casual homicide voluntary is that which is deliberate and committed of a set mind and purpose to kill And this is either with precedent malice or without the former is murther and is the fellonious killing through malice prepensed of any person living in this Realm under the Kings protection West par 2. Sym. tit Inditements sect 37 c. usque ad 51. where you may see divers subdivisions of it See also Glanvile l. 14. ca. 3. Bract. lib. 3. tract 2. cap. 4.15 and 17. Brit. cap. 5 6 7. Also a sort of knives so called Act. 1656. ca. 20. Homily homilia a familiar speech of men together a kind of Sermon properly of an inferior kind such as is delivered out of a Book or Manuscript by those that are not able to preach otherwise Homodox 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is of the same opinion with another Homogeneal homogeneus of one or the same kind congenerous Homography homographia like writing or painting Homologation homologatio an admission allowance or approbation a consent unto Homology homologia an agreement a confession Homonymy Gr. when divers things are signified by one word or name as Hart signifies a beast and a prinicipal Member of the body a likeness or sameness of name It is a term in Logick Holy War Homonymous Gr. whose name onely is common their essence divers doubtful ambiguous Honi soit qui maly â—ense Fr. signifies Evil or shame be to him that evil thinks it is the Motto belonging to the Order of Knights of the Garter Honor does sometimes signifie the most noble sort of Seigniories on which other inferior Lordships or Mannors depend by performance of some Customs or Services to the Lords of such Honors And it seems there are no Honors but such as did originally belong to the King and have since been given in Fee to Noble men Of this sort are the Honors of Windsor Greenwich Tickhil c. And Courts there held are called Honor-Courts 37 H. 8.18.33 H. 8.37 Honour point In Heraldry the upper part of an Escoutcheon is so called when its breadth is divided into three even parts Honorary honorarius pertaining to honour which is made for honor more then use Honorificabilitudinity honorificabilitudinitas honorableness Honorifical honorificus that brings or causeth honor Honâ—-moon applied to those married persons that love well at first and decline in affections afterwards it is hony now but it will change as the Moon Min. Hoguâ—ton Fr. a fashion of short Coat Cassock or Jacket without sleeves Horary horarius of the space of an hour hourly Hoplochrism from the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 arma and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 unguentum an anointing of arms or weapons as they do in the use of the weapon salve Dr. Charl. Hoplochristical pertaining to the Weapon-salve Horcentrick Fr. out of the Center clean without the Compass of Mathematicians apply this word to the Sun when his Center being at the full height of his Epicycle is farthest from the Center of the earth Cot. Horizon Gr. a Circle immoveable dividing the half-Sphear of the Firmament which we see from the other half we see not it hath the name of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. termino to bound or limit because it limits our sight For example imagine you stood upon Highgate or the Tower-hill at Greenwich so far as you
the twentieth part of a drop Kalends See Calends Karobe or Karoble the fruit of the Carobe tree Also the twenty fourth part of a grain one of the least weights used by Goldsmiths Kenne Sax. to see or know within ken i. within view Kenodoxy 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the love study or desire of vain-glory Scapula Kern in Ireland is a kind of Foot Souldier lightly armed with a Dart or Skeyn Antiq. Hibern p. 33. and 57. We take a Kern most commonly for a Farmer or Country Bumpkin Ketchef from the Fr. Couver chef i. to cover the head a linnen cloth that old women wear on their heads and hence Handkerchef though improperly King of Heralds Rex Heraldâ—rum is an Officer at Arms who has the preheminence of this Society See Harold This Officer among the Romans was called Pater Patratus Kings Evil A disease or swelling so called Edward the Confessor King of England was of that holiness of life that he received power from above to cure many diseases among others this of the Kings-Evil A Prerogative that continues as some think hereditary to his Successors of England Heyl. Keâ—l Belg. Kiel the bottom of a ship Keâ—e Sax. pottage a word still used in the north of England and in Scotland So Kelemuâ—t signifies Pottage-hearb which we to this day corruptly call Cole-worts Verstegan Kichel Sax. a Cake which Horace calls Libum Vtque sacerdotis fugitivus liba recuso It was of old with us called a Gods Kichel because Godfathers and Godmothers used commonly to give one of them to their Godchildren when they asked blessing Chaucers Interpret Kilderkin from the Belg. Kindeken Kenneken octava Cadi pars Dioscorides saith it is eleven Gallons and a Quart Agricola and Junius thirteen Gallons and a half Kym-Kam See Camoise Kin the antient diminutive of our Saxon tongue as Perkin is as much as little Peter Comkâ—r little Thomas and the like Kintal Span. Quintal is a certain weight of Merchandize to the value of an hundred or something under or over according to the divers uses of sundry Nations This word is mentioned by Plowden in the Case of Reniger and Fagossa Knave Sax. Cnaâ—a a boy or childe was not of old used as a name of disgrace or contempt as now it is but as the name of some kind of Servant or Lacquey as Scyld-Knapa was he that carried a noble persons Shield c. Verst See Esquire Kit-Kaies The fruit of the Ashen tree they are little narrow husks hanging together in clusters wherein is contained the â—eed of the Ash which is bitter This provokes Urine and is sought by some for other purposes Bull. Knight a title of dignity was heretofore by our Ancestors written Cnight and in the modern Teutonic it signifies Rider and answers to the French Chevalier which may be Englished a Horseman and so agrees with Eques in Latin Verst Knights Fee feudum militare is so much inheritance as is sufficient yearly to maintain a Knight with convenient Revenue which in Henry the thirds days was but fifteen pounds Cam. Brit. p. 111. But Sir Tho. Smith in his Repub Angl. l. 1. ca 18. rates it at forty pounds And I find in the Statute for Knights A. 1. E 2. ca. 1. that such as had twenty pound per an in Fee or for life might be compelled to be Knights Stow in his Annals p. 285. saith There were found in England at the time of the Conqueror 60211 Knights Fees Others say 60215. wherof the Religious houses before their suppression were possessed of 28015 Knights Fee is sometime used for the Rent that a Knight pays for his Fee to the Lord of whom he holds and this an uncertain sum some holding by forty shillings the Shield some by twenty shillings as appears by Bracton lib. 5. Tract 1. cap. 2. My Lo. Coke in his ninth Book of Reports saith A Knights Fee is estimated by the value of the Land viz. 20 l. annual An Hide of Land is as much as one Plough can break up in a year Relief the fourth part of the annual value of the Land viz. of a Knight 5 l. of a Baron 100 Marks an Earl a 100 l. a Marquis 200 Marks a Duke 200 l. Knighten gyld was a Gyld in London consisting of nineteen Knights which King Edgar founded giving them a portion of void ground lying without the City wall now called Portsoken Ward Stows Annals p. 151. Knights service an ancient tenure of Lands by which a man was bound to bear Arms in War for defence of the Realm But is now abolished by Act 1656. ca. 4. Knipperdollings a sort of Hereticks who took name from one Knipperdolling who lived in Germany about the year 1535 was contemporary with John of Leyden a follower of Muncer in matters of doctrine Lo. Herb. H. 8. Knoll Sax. Cnollâ— the top or cop of a Hill or Mountain a familiar word in Herefordshire as Birchers Knoll c. And in Scotland they call those Knolls of peace which are Mounts cast up by the labor of men in Latin Dumi pacis Korban See Corban Kyrie eleison omnibus linguis à Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. domine and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. miserere ab 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. misericordia q. miserere Domine Lord have mercy on us So Christe eleison i. Christ have mercy on us In the Greek Church these words are of great esteem and often repeated by their Priests and are also used in the Latin Church both in the Mass and Litany L LAbarum Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Church Banner a Flag or Streamer for the War Eusebius Pamphilus lib. 1. de vita Constantini describes this peculiar Standard very curiously The common form you may see in the 163 page of the Elements of Armories In the Labarum these things are more First The Banner was of purple where the pictures of the Emperor and his Children were wrought in gold and stones of wonderful value and beauty above the cross beam or traverse Staff of the Banner stood the two first Greek Capitals of Christs name and on the point or top of the Launce or Staff Imperial was advanced a Crown of gold set with precious stones All in honor of his miraculous conversion upon the apparition of the Cross Labdacismâ— labdacismus or rather lambdacismus from the Greek Letter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is when the Letter L is pronounced with too much force as when one says ellucet for elucet Labefaction labefactio a weakening or enfeebling a loosening or destroying Labial from labium a lip pertaining to the lips Labile labilis unstable unconstant that will soon or or easily fall Laboriferous laborifer that takes pains that endures labour painful difficult Laboriosity laboriositas painfulness laboriousness or laborosity Labrador Spa. a laborer a Ploughman a Country Swain Labrous labrosus that hath a brim bank or border Also that hath great lips Labyrinth labyrinthus a Maze or
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
all and not to any one in particular The Pilgrim might go at his own charge the Palmer must profess wilful poverty The Pilgrim might give over his profession the Palmer must be constant till he had obtained the Palm that is victory over his spiritual enemies and life by death Chauc Pillaâ—e a kind of ordinanary meat among the Turks which is no other then Rice sod with the fat of Mutton Pilosity pilositas hairiness roughness Bac. Pilot Ital. Pilóta a Steersman he that directs the course of a ship the Belgick call him a Lootsman see Lodemenage Pilotage or Pilotism the Office or art of a Pilot the skilful guiding or conduct of a ship Pimpleaâ— from Pimplea a Fount in Macedon sacred to the Muses and is therefore often used as an Epithete for them Pin as he is in a merry Pin it was an antient kind of Dutch artificial drunkenness the cup commonly of wood had a pin about the middle of it and he was accounted the man who could nick the pin by drinking even to it whereas to go above or beneath was a forfeiture This devise was of old the cause of so much debauchery in England that one of the constitutions of a Synod held at Westminster in the year 1102. was to this effect That Priests should not go to publick Drinkings nec ad Pinnas bibant nor drink at Pins Pinguefie pinguefacio to make fat or gross some have used pinguedinize in the same sence Pinguedinous pinguedinosus that is fat gross rude or unweildy Piniferous pinifer which beareth Pine-trees Pinnigerous pinniger that hath fins finned like a fish Pinsor Lat. that brayes or stamps in a Morter a Baker Pirules two small Tablets in the Alhidada of an Astrolabe having in them two little holes through which the height of the Sun c. is taken some call them the sights of the Alhidada Cot. Pioner or Pionor from the Fr. Pionniâ—r a laborer in an Army used to cast trenches or undermine Forts Ann. 2 3. Ed. 6. cap. 20. Pipation pipatio a cry of one that weeps Pipe Fr. a measure of Wine or Oyl containing half a Tun that is One hundred twenty and six Gallons An. 1. R. 3. cap. 13. Piepowders Court or a Pourt of Pypoudre from the Fr. pied a foot and pouldreux dusty is a Court held in Fairs for the redress of all disorders committed there which because they are most frequented in Summer the word was given of the dusty feet of the comers Of this see Cromp. Juris fol. 221. Piquant Fr. pricking sharp piercing stinging nipping Mr. Montagu in his Miscel Piqueron see Picqueron Piquy see Character Piramid see in Py Piratical piraticus of or belonging to a Pirate or Robber on the Sea Pirate-like Piromantie see in Py Pirenean of or pertaining to the fountain Pirene at the foot of the mountain Acrocorinthus fained to have been made by the horse Pegasus dashing his foot against a rock Piscary piscaria a fish-market or place where fish are Piscary in our Common Law signifies a liberty of fishing in another mans waters Piscation piscatio a fishing Dr. Br. Piscicle pisciculus a little fish Piscinal piscinalis of or belonging to a Fish-Pond Pisculent pisculentus full of fishes or that may be fished Pissâ—sphaâ— pissasphalium Pitch mingled with Bitumen either by accident or art the former is much the better and comes from Apollonia in Epiâ—s where it first received that mixture Coâ— Pâ—ssuâ—mâ—st or the Stone is a disease in a Horse when he would fain stale but cannot at all and therefore may well be called the suppression of the Urine Markham Pistacâ—oes pistachia a kind of small nuts called Pistake nuts that grow in Syria and are sold by Apothecaries The word in the Persian tongue signifies small nuts Pistrius pistrina a Bake-house a Mill or grinding house Pistick pisticus pressed or bruised Pistillation from pistillum a pounding or braying with a Pestil in a Mortar Pistorical or pistorian pistoricus belonging to a Baker baking or Pastry Pithian Games See Pyth. Pituitous pituitosus full of flegm flegmatick waterish Br. Pix see Pyx Placable placabilis easie to be pleased or appeased soon qualified Placability placibilitas when a person is easie to be appeased or pacified gentleness Placard Fr. plaquard an Inscription set up a Table wherein Laws Orders c. are written and hung up also a Bill or Libel set upon a post In our Common Law it is taken for a licence whereby a man is permitted to maintain unlawful Games 2 3 â—h and Mar. ca. 7. Placidity placiditas quietness peaceableness Placid placidus gentle patient milde peaceable Placit placitum a firm consent or opinion a Decree or Ordinance Plagiary plagiarius one that steals or takes free people out of one Country and sells them in another for slaves a stealer or suborner of mens children or servants for the same or like purpose in which sense we term him a Slockster also a Book-stealer or book thief one that fathers other mens works upon himself Cot. a Court kept in Haven Towns as Swainmot in the Forest It is sometimes called the Portmoot Court An. 43. Eliz. 15. Portsale Ann. 35 H. 8. cap. 7.1 sale of fish presently upon return in the Haven Among the antient Romans those things were rightly sold in Portsale which were publickly sold Per Praeconem sub hasta i. by the Cryer under a Spear sticked up for that purpose and some Magistrate making good the sale by delivery of the goods which were sold to him who would bid most for them Sigonius Posade Fr. a lighting down of Birds a laying down a burthen a breathing pause resting or resting place from the Span. Posada an Inn. Pose a Physical term signifying a rheume or humor which falls into the Nose stopping the Nostrils and hindering the voyce Possessive possessivus pertaining to possession or property Posterganeous posterganeus belonging to the backside or hinder part of the body Posteriority posterioritas the being or coming after or behinde It is a word of comparison and relation in tenure the correlative whereof is priority for a man holding Lands or Tenements of two Lords holds of his antienter Lord by priority and of his latter by posteriority Stawnf Praerog fol. 10.11 Posthume posthumus a childe born after the Fathers death and by Metaphor a Book published after the Authors death It is sometimes used for a mans Christen name Posthumian postumus following or to come that shall be Postick posticus that dwels on the backside that is behinde us Postil postillum a short exposition upon the Gospel wherein more is observed then hath been by others so called from these words Postillos dies which are very frequent in holy Writ Postulon Fr he that rides upon the sixth Coach-horse a guide or Post-boy Postlimintage postliminium a return of one who was thought to be dead and so restored to his house not by going over the threshold but by making a hole in the wall a Law whereby
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
in Mint-matters and Allayes were sent for hither to bring our coyn to perfection which since that time was called from them sterling for Easterling Not from Sterling or Striveling in Scotland nor from a star or the bird Starling which some dreamt to be stamped on it For in old Deeds they are always called Nummi Esterlingi which implied as much as good and lawful money of England or Proba Moneta among the Civilians and Monois de Roy in France Cam. Rem fol. 184. A Pound sterling is Twenty shillings in our Engliâ— money an English penny was of old called a Sterling and in the composition of Measures made in Edward the Firsts time we find that Denarius Angliae qui nominatur Sterlingus rotundus sine tonsura ponderabit 32 grana in medio spicae Antiq Hibern p. 133. Sternâ—mancy sternomantia divination by a mans breast Sternutation sternutatio a sneezing Sternuâ—atory sternutatorium medicamentum a medicine or powder that will cause sneezing sneezing powder Stâ—rquilinious from steâ—quilinium pertaining to a Dunghil or Mixen Stews are those places where women of professed incontinency proffer their bodies to all commers from the Fr. Estuve i. a Bathe or Hot-house because wantons are wont to prepare or rather to purge themselves for those venereous acts by often bathing and Hot-houses And that this is not new Homer shews in the eighth Book of his Odiss where he reckons hot Bathes among the effeminate sort of pleasures Of these Stewes see the Statute An. 11. H. 6. ca. 1. Sticonomaâ—tic Gr. divination by words written on the bark of trees Stigian see Stygian Stigmatick Stigmatical stigmaticus that is marked with an hot iron notably defamed for a naughty fellow Stigmatize stigmatizo to mark with an hot iron as we use to do Rogues and notorious offenders at Goal deliveries Stilletto see Stelletto Stâ—llatory stillatorius stilling distilling dropping Also substantively a Still or Limbeck Sâ—illicide stillicidium the dropping of the Eaves of an house Stillatitious stillatitius that drops or distils Stillicidiouâ— the same Stil-yard or Steel-yard Guilda Teutonicorum An. 32. H 8. c. 8. and An. 32. ejus ca. 14. is a place near the Thames in London where the Fraternity of the Easterling Merchants or the Merchants of Hanse and Almain Ann. 1. Edw. 6. cap. 13. were wont to have their abode It is so called of a broad Yard or Court wherein Steel was much sold upon which that house is founded see Hanse The place is now onely famous for Rhenish wine Neats-Tongues c. L. Herb. in Hen. 8. calls it the Stilly-art but gives no reason for it Stimulate stimulo to prick move incense stir forward provoke Stipation stipatio a bolstring or holding up on every side a guarding about or enâ—ironing Stipendial stipendialis belonging to wages or hire Stipendary stipendarius that pays tribute or takes wages Stipendious stipendiosus that hath often been retained in wars and served for wages Stipone a kind of sweet compound liquor drunk in some places of London in the summer-time Stiptical stipticus that stops or binds restrictive Stipticity stipticitas astringency the quality or power of binding Stipulate stipulor to require and demand a thing to be given him or done for him with ordinary words of the Law to require by or make aâ— covenant to promise effectually what he is required to do Stipulation stipulatio a demanding the performance of covenants a bargain or solemn promise Stiricide stiricidium the dropping of a house with ice-sickles Stirious from stiria pertaining to a drop of ice or an Icesickle Br. Stirâ—s Lat. the root stem or stalk of a Tree Plant or Herb a stock or kindred a race issue or nobleness of birth Lo Bac. Stocada Span. estocada a stab foin or thurst with a weapon Stoicks Stoici a Sect of Philosophers at Athens wherof of Zeno was the chief they held a wise man ought to be free from all passions never to be moved either with Joy or Grief and esteeming all things to be ordered by an inevitable necessity of Fate They were called Stoicks of the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. a Porch because Zeno taught his followers in a common Porch of the City Stoical pertaining to such Philosphers severe Stoicism the Doctrine or Discipline of the Stoicks Stole stola any Garment wherewith the body is covered a Robe of honor Among the antient Romans it was had in great reverence and held as a Vest or Badge of chastity hence that of Martial lib. 1. Quis floralia vestit Stolatum permittit meretricibus pudorem With the modern Romanists it is that part of the Priestly Ornaments which being put over the neck is afterwards set cross-wise over the breast with the ends hanging down on each side and used in memory of the cord by which our blessed Saviour was tied to the Pillar when he was whipt and scourged and signifies the light and sweet yoak of Christ whereunto we are patiently and obediently to submit The antient Spartan Soldiers did also wear a crimson Stole or Tippet about their necks and a shield of brass 1. â—art Tr. Stolid stolidus fooling fond leud of condition unadvised dull doltish Stolidity stoliditas solly unadvisedness fondness Stomachick stomachicus that is sick in the stomack that cannot keep the meat it has taken Stomachâ—sity stomachesitas anger indignation disdain Stomatick stomaticus that hath a sore or swelling in the mouth Stone of Wool ought to weigh fourteen pounds yet in some places by custom it is more or less as in Herefordshire 't is 12. in Glocestershire 15. and two Stone made a Tod of Wooll see Crompt J of P. f. 83. b. See Sarplar A stone of Beef is but eight pound in London 12 in Herefordshire Stonefâ—ulcon Lithofalcus from the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. lapis so called from the stones and rocks where she eyres or builds her nest Stook of Corâ— see Thrave Stooming of Wine There is says Mr. Howel in his Letters a hard green wine that grows about Rochel and the Islands thereabouts which the cunning Hollander sometime useth to fetch and he hath a trick to put a bag of hearbs or some other infusions into it as he doth brimstone in Rhenish to give it a whiter tincture and more sweetness then they reimbark it for England where it passeth for good Bachrag and this is called Stooming of wine Stork Belg. a Bird famous for natural love towards his Parents whom he feeds being old and impotent as they fed him being young The Egyptians so esteemed this Bird that there was a great penalty laid upon him that should kill him Stowing is the laying any goods or victuals in order in the Hold of a Ship and at Land it is the laying Coals or other goods in a Warehouse Cellar or other place And Stowage is the place it self or the money that is paid for such place to lay goods in Strabism strabismus the squintness in the eyes Strage strages a slaughter a discomfiture
of God you may read described Exod. 26. It was made like a Tent to remove to and fro as occasion required it had in it one room called Sanctum Sanctorum wherein the high Priest entered but once a year and another room called the Holy place c. Heb 9.2 3 4. There was of old among the Israelites a feast commanded by God called the feast of Tabernacles which began on the 15. day of the Seventh moneth and continued seven days during which time the Israelties lived abroad in Tabernacles in remembrance â—hat their Fathers a long time so lived after God had delivered them out of the Land of Egypt Now the feast of Tabernacles drew near Lev. 23.34 Tabernarious tabernarius belonging to Shops or Taverns Tabid tabidus corrupted consuming pining away Tabifical tabificus that brings into consumption pyning or rotting away contagious corrupt poysonous Tabuha Heb. Roe-Buck a womans name Laws of the 12 Tables leges 12 tabularum were certain Grecian Laws brought for the most part from Athens by the decemviri unto Rome and there written in 12. Tables of brass and set up in the Market place by which Laws Justice was ever after administred to the Roman people Excellency of the Civil Law p. 134. See Decemvirate Table of Apelles was a picture drawn by Apelles that famous Painter the moral whereof was on the one side to represent the excellency of abstinence and sobriety in the life of man and on the other the deformity of drunkenness and gluttony c. you may read the story at length in part 1. Tr. of times fol. 609. Tabouret Fr. a Pincase also a little low stool for a child to sit on In France the privilege of the Tabouret is of a stool for some particular great Ladies to sit in the Queens presence Tabular tabularis whereof boards plancks or tables may be made long and large Tabulary tabularium a chest or place wherein Registers or Evidences are kept in a City the Chancery or Exchequer Office Tabularious tabularius pertaining to writings or accounts also belonging to tables or good for them Tabulate tabulo to board a floor or other place to make a thing of boards Taces armour for the thighs so called because they are tached or tacked on with straps of leather to the corslet Tachygraphy Gr. the art or description of swift writing Taciturnity taciturnitas silence secresie of tongue keeping of counsel Taciâ—e tacitus that holds his peace and is still quiet saying nothing without noise Tacticks tactici they whose office is to set an Army in array also books treating of that subject Taction tactio a touching Tagliacotian Nose an inhabitant of Bruxiels had his Nose cut off in a combate and a new one of another mans flesh set on in its sted by Tagliacotius a famous Chyrurgeon of Bononia a Nose of wax Dr. Charl. Tagus a River in Spain parting Castile from Portugal where hath been found gravel like gold Tâ—le from the Fr. Taille i. a cut or cutting signifies in our Common Law a kind of inheritance in Fee as when a man holds lands to him and the Heirs of his body lawfully begotten This Tail is different and as it were cut from Fee-simple or free inheritance because it is not in the Tenants free power to dispose of those lands being as it were Taille cut from him or divided by the first giver and entailed or tyed on his issue c. Tail is either general or special whereof you may read at large in Littleton Tailes Kentish men are said to have tails which thus took its origen St. Thomas of Canterbury being in disfavor with Hen. 2. rode from the Court towards Canterbury upon a poor Jade and some common people the more to vilifie him cut off his horse tail for which crime the successors of those people are said to have had tails as a judgment from heaven for some generations now long since ceased And from hence the French do in derision call us in general Caudaté Tailage or Taliage from the Fr. taille a tax tribute or imposition Hence also Tailagiers in Chaucer for tax or toll-gatherers Tainct a kinde of red-coloured Spider found in the summer-time It is so little of body that ten of the largest will hardly outweigh a grain this by Country people is accounted a deadly poison to Cows and Horses But see Vul. Err. p. 177. Talaries talaria shooes with wings which Mercury wore as Poets feign Talassion talassio a song used to be sung at marriages see Thalassio Talent talentum a value of money of divers sorts Among the Greeks there were two Talents the greater and the less the greater valued about 233 l. sterl the less about 175 l. Among the Hebrews the Talent of silver contained of ours 375 l. The Talent of Gold was 4500 l. It also signifies a faculty or aability as we say a man of good talents i. of good parts or abilities Tales de Circumstantibus see Circumstantibus Taley or tally from the Fr. taille i. cut or slit because a taley is a score made of a stick of wood slit in two pieces to keep account between two parties one part of it remaining in the custody of the one and the other of the other so that one cannot score up any thing without the other Talion or lex talionis a Law where each suffered what they had done to others eye for eye one bad turn for another Deut. 19.21 and Aul. Gell. lib. 11. ca. 1. Talismans Arab. images or figures made under certain constellations Magical Characters see Gaffarels curiosities p. 147. for their antiquity and use see Gamahes Talismanical belonging to such Images Tallage see Taliage Talmud or Thalmud from the Hebr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 talmid .i disciplina a superstitious and blasphemous Book containing the body of the Jewish Law composed by their Rabbins and of great authority among them Talmudical pertaining to the Talmud superstitious Talmudist a Student or Professor of the superstitions contained in the Talmud Talpicide talpicida the taking or killing Moles or Woants Talwood Ann. 33. 35. H. 8. ca. 3. A. 7 Ed. 6. ca. 7. 42 Eliz. ca. 14. Talshide ibid. It is a long kinde of shide of wood riven out of the tree which shortned is made into Billets Tamarinds tamarindi a fruit brought hither out of India like green Damascens the tree whereof is like a Date tree they are cold of operation and therefore good against burning Feavers and all inward diseases proceeding of heat and choler Tamarisk tamarice a shrub whereof there are two kinds the greater which bears fruit like the lesser oak apples or galls the less bearing gayish leaves without fruit The decoction of which lesser Tamarisk in wine and a little vinegar being drunk iâ— of great vertue against the lardness or stopping of the spleen or Milt Tamburine an old kind of instrument which by some is supposed to be the Clarion-Spencer Tampeon or Tampkin Fr. Tampon a bung or