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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	write_v	writing_n	year_n	149	3	4.4824	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17230	An English expositor teaching the interpretation of the hardest words vsed in our language. With sundry explications, descriptions, and discourses. By I.B. Doctor of Phisicke.	J. B. (John Bullokar)	1616 (1616)	STC 4083; ESTC S107055	109,871	224

humours inflaming the braine so is a Lethargie by cold Phlegmaticke humours oppressing the braine in such sort that the Patient can doe nothing but sleepe whereby he becommeth forgetfull with losse in a manner of reason and all the senses of his body Lethe A Poeticall word signifying a feyned Riuer in hell the water whereof being drunken causeth forgetfulnesse of all that is past Leucoma A fruite in India so called much like vnto a Chestnut Leueret A yong Hare * Leuesell A bush Leuitie Lightnesse Lexicon A Greek Dictionarie for words Liable Subiect to belonging to * Liard Nimble wilde Libard A spotted wilde beast the male of a Panther See Panther Libell A little Booke somtime a defamatorie scroll or slanderous writing or inuectiue written against one without any knowne name of the Author Libertine One of loose life or carelesse of Religion Libidinous Lustfull leacherous Licenciate One that hath studied the Ciuill Law fiue yeares Licentious Loose wanton Licentiousnesse Too much libertie loosenesse wantonnesse Lieu. In stead or place of another thing Lignum Aloes See Aloes Lignum vitae See Guaiacum Limit A bound or end Also to set bounds Limitation An appointing of bounds Lineall Downeright like a line Lineament The forme draught or proportion of the body Linguist One skilfull in languages Lipothymie A fainting or swounding when the vitall spirits being suddenly opprest a man sinketh down as if he were dead Liquid Thin and moist Liquefaction A melting Liquefie To melt Liquid Amber A sweete Rosin brought from the West Indies comfortable to the braine or any griefe proceeding from cold causes Lizard A little beast much like our Euet but without poyson breeding in Italy other hot countries The dung of this beast is good to take away spots in the eye cleereth the sight And the head thereof being bruised and laid to draweth out thorns or any thing sticking within the flesh Litanies Prayers or supplications so called of the Greeke verbe Litaneuo which signifieth to beseech or entreat Litargie The fome that riseth from lead when it is tried It is cold of operation and often vsed by Surgeons in Oyntments and Plaisters being of a gentle drying cleansing and binding nature See Lethargie Literature Learning knowledge in bookes Litherlie Slothfull Litigious Contentious full of strife Liturgie Publike seruice of the Church Locall Of or belonging to place Locust A great Flye or Grashopper with long legges breeding in India and other hot Countries There are two kindes of them One with winges not good to be eaten and the other without winges which the inhabitants vse for food * Lodemanage Skill of nauigation Lodestar A Starre that guideth one Lodestone A stone of the colour of rusty iron which hath an admirable vertue not onelie to draw iron to it selfe but also to make any iron vpon which it is rubbed to draw Iron also It is written notwithstanding that beeing rubbed with the iuyce of Garlicke it cannot then draw Iron as likewise if a Diamond bee laid close vnto it This stone is found in the Indian Sea and also in the Countrey of Trachonitis It is of greatest vse in Nauigation for by it Saylers finde out the certaine course of their voyage the needle in their compasse tempered herewith still standing directlie toward the North and South Logician One skilfull in Logicke Logicke The art of reason Lohoc A physicall word It is a thicke sirupe or other soft substance which must not bee swallowed but suffered to melt of it selfe in the mouth that so it may gently slide downe and thereby haue the more vertue against diseases of the breast lungs and throate Lone Lending somtime single or solitarie Longanimitie Long sufferance or forbearance Longitude The length of any thing In Astronomy it signifieth the distance of any Star or Planet from the first degree of the signe Aries Loquacitie Much talke or babling * Lore Learning knowledge Lorimer One that maketh bits for bridles and such like instruments * Lorrell A deuourer * Losell A lout sometime a craftie fellow Losenger A flatterer a Lyar. Lotion A washing * Louke A fellow receiuer Lubricitie Slippernesse Lucerns A beast almost as big as a Wolfe breeding in Muscouia and Ruscia of colour betweene red and browne mingled with blacke spots Lucre. Gaine profit Lunacie A disease wherin one is distracted in his wits at certaine times of the Moone Lunaticke Sicke of a Lunacie Lupines A little flat Pulse almost like a small beane but much lesse and bitter in taste They be not very good meate but are sometime vsed in Physicke against worms in children and the decoction of them taketh away spots and freckles of the face * Lushbrough A base coine in the time of king Edward the third Luster A shining or great brightnesse Lutum Clay Luxurie Riotousnesse leacherie Luxurious Riotous wanton leacherous Lyncuris A bright shining stone and sometimes of a dark yelow colour like Saffron This stone groweth of the vrine of the beast Lynx being congealed which vrine the Lynx hideth as Plinie writeth because men should not find it Some say it is good against the paine of the stomacke yellow Iaundise loosenesse of the belly Lynx A spotted beast like vnto a Wolfe and hauing a very perfect sight This beast breedeth cheefely in countries of the East is often found in the woods of Almaine Sclauonia Lyrike A Poet which maketh verses to be sung vnto the harp The best of these Poets among the Grecians was Pindarus and among the Latines Horace M MAcerate To steepe or soake in water somtime to afflict or vexe To make leane Machil An Hebrew word It signifieth the rich Robe of the Ephod worn by the high Priest of the old law hauing about the skirts therof 72. Pomegarnats of blew silke purple scarlet and as many belles of gold between thē round about Machination A deuising or subtil contriuing of a matter Machiuilian A politicke states man a cunning Polititian such as Machiuell was Macrologie Long and tedious talke Maculate To blemish or blot Madrigals A kind of Sonnets Magician A cunning man a Sorcerer a great learned Clark a Coniurer Magike At first this word signified great learning or knowledge in the nature of things now it is most commonly taken for inchantment and sorcerie Magistracie The bearing of office authoritie rule gouernment Magnanimitie Great courage Magnanimous Noble minded one of great courage Magnificence Sumptuousnesse great port and statelinesse Magnificent Sumptuous honorable stately Magnifico Ah honorable personage Magnitude Greatnesse Mainpernours Those that are sureties for a man and vndertake that he shall appeare at a certine day before Iudges in a Court. Maineprise The bayling of a man out of prison vpon securitie giuen that hee shall be forth comming Maior The greater or more auncient Maladie A disease Malecontent Not contented ill pleased Malediction A cursing Malfactor An euill doer Maleuolent Ill minded spitefull enuious Malignant Enuious spitefull mischeeuous Maligne Spitefull or to spite and hate Malignitie

Subscription A writing vnder Subsist To abide or continue in his owne beeing Subsistence The abiding or continuance of a thing in it owne estate Substitute To appoint an inferior officer also he that is in authoritie vnder another or which ruleth in steed of another Subterfuge A refuge a sauegard a place to hide or saue one in Subuersion An ouerthrow Subuert To ouerthrow to destroy Succinct Briefe short Suffocate To strangle choke Suffocation A choking a strangling Suffrage Fauourable voyces in our behalfe as at the choosing of officers or Magistrates Suggest To put closely into ones minde Suggestion A prompting or putting of a thing into ones minde Sulphur Brimstone Summarie A briefe gathering together an abridgment containing the whole effect of a matter in few words Summarilie Briefly touching onely the chiefe points Summitie The height or top of a thing Superabound To abound very much to be in great plentie Supereminence Authoritie or dignitie aboue others Supererogation Laying out of more then one hath receiued or the doing of more then a man is of necessitie bound to doe Superficiall Going no farther then the outside slight bearing shew onely in the outside without any goodnesse within Superficies The outside of euery thing which is alwayes in sight Superfluitie More then needes to bee ouermuch Superfluous That which is too much also vaine or vnprofitable Superlatiue The highest Superiour Higher aboue another Supernall That which commeth from aboue Superscription A writing set vpon any thing as on the outside of a letter Supersedeas In our common Law it signifieth a commandement sent by writing forbidding an officer from the doing of that which otherwise hee might and ought to doe Superstition An excesse of ceremonious worship false worship or honour giuen to God Supplant To trip one or to ouerthrowe him craftily Supplement That which supplyeth or maketh vp what is wanting Supply To fill vp or adde too Suppliant He that maketh a supplication or humbly intreateth another Supplicate To beseech humbly Suppository Any thing put vp into the Fundament to make the body soluble It is commonly made of hony boyled till it grow thick and so made into an apt forme for that purpose whereto sometime is added the yolke of an egge or salt when wee will haue it to worke the effect more speedily Suppresse To keepe downe to beate vnder sometime to conceale or keepe close Supputation An account or reckoning Supreme Chiefe highest most excellent Surcease To giue ouer leaue off or cease * Surcote A gowne with a hood of the same Surplusage Ouerplus more then needes Surprise To come vnwares to take vpon a sodaine Surprisall A taking vnawares * Surquidrie Presumption Surrender To yielde vp lands or tenements to another Surreption A priuie taking away Surround To compasse round about Suruey To ouerlooke or ouersee Surueyer He that hath the ouersight of the kings or some great personages lands or workes Suruiue To ouerliue or liue after another Suruiuer He that liueth after another Suspend To stay one by authoritie for a time from executing his office to delay to deferre Suspence Doubtfulnesse vncertainty Suspiration A breathing or sighing Swallowes tayle In building it signifieth a fastening of two peeces of timber so strongly together that they cannot fall asunder Swaine A Seruant Swaynemote A Court kept thrice a yeare touching matters belonging to a forrest * Sweuen A dreame * Swynker A labourer Sycomore A tree like a fig tree hauing great branches and large leaues like a Mulberrie It beares fruit three or foure times in a yeare much like a wilde Fig but without any seeds within The fruit groweth vpon the verie bodie of the tree and the great maine boughes and will neuer be ripe except it bee scraped with an iron toole It is found plentifully in Caria Egypt and the I le of Rhodes especially in such places where Wheate will not grow Sycophant A Talebearer a slandererer a false accuser Syllogisme An Argument consisting of three parts whereby something is necessarily prooued as thus Euery vertue is honorable Patience is a vertue Thererefore Patience is honourable The first part of a syllogisme is called the Proposition or Maior the second the Assumption or Minor and the third the Conclusion Syluane Of or belonging to the woods Symbole A short gathering of principal points together Symmetrie Due proportion of one part with another Symmetrian Hee that considereth the due proportion of a thing how well the parts agree with the whole Sympathie A likenesse in quantitie or a like disposition or affection of one thing to another Symphonie Harmony or consent in Musick Symptome Any passion or griefe following a disease or sensibly ioyned with it as headach with an Ague a pricking in the side with a Pleurisie and such like Synagogue A Congregation or assembly commonly it signifies a church of the Iewes Synteresie The inward conscience or a naturall qualitie ingrafted in the soule which inwardly informeth a man whether he do well or ill Synod A generall councell a generall or vniuersal assembly Synoper Sec Cinoper Synopsie A sight or full view of a thing T * TAas. An heape Tabernacle A shelter or a roome made abroad with boords and boughes of trees There was of old among the Israelites a feast commaunded by God called the feast of Tabernacles which beganne on the fifteenth day of the seuenth moneth and continued seauen dayes during which time the Israelites liued abroad in Tabernacles in remembrance that their Fathers a long time so liued after God had deliuered them out of the land of Egypt Tacamahaza A Rosin brought out of the VVest Indies of great vertue against any cold humours rising of the Mother Toothach and diuers other griefes Talent A certaine value of money Among the Greekes there were two kindes of talents the greater and the lesse The greater conteined about two hundred thirty three pounds sterling the lesse about an hundred seuenty fiue pounds Among the Hebrewes the greater Talent of the Sanctuary conteined 400. pounds the lesser Talent halfe so much Tallage Custome fraight Tamarinds A fruite brought hither out of India like vnto green Damsens They are cold in operation and therefore good against burning Feauers and all inward diseases proceeding of heate and choler Tamariske A little tree bearing leaues not much vnlike to heath the decoction whereof in Wine and a little Vineger beeing drunken is of great vertue against the hardnes or stopping of the spleene or Milt This tree doth by nature so wast the Milt that Swine which haue beene daily fedde out of a vessell made thereof haue beene found to haue no Milt at all * Tapinage Secrecie slilinesse Tarantula A little beast like a Lizard hauing spots in his necke like starres Tardie Slow Tartar Leeze of wine Tautologie A repeating of one speech or matter often Taxe To appoint what one shal pay to the Prince sometime to reprooue Tearce A measure of moyst things beeing the sixt part of a tun and the third part of