see Brigade Rotal rotalis of or belonging to a wheel By Rote rotatim rowllingly roundly when one has a lesson by heart and says it as roundly and perfectly as a wheel runs in his rota track The French say Par rotine Rotundity rotunditas roundness Rouge Cross and Rogue Dragon the names of two Pursuivants at Arms see Harold Roundel a kind of Ball or such like round substance in Blazon of which Heralds reckon nine sorts Guillim Roundelay a Shepheards dance sometimes used for a Song Roundlet a certain measure of Wine Oyle c. containing eighteen Gallons and an half Rounds Statues and their fragments are so called by Painters Rowland or Rolland Ger. whereas it was antiently written Rodland it may seem to signifie Councel for the Land and the first I finde so named was Landwarden in France under Carolus Magnus against the Piracies of the Normans The Italians use Orland for Rowland by Metathesis Royalist Fr. one that takes the Kings part a Lover of Kingship Royalty the right or prerogative of a King the Royalties of a Mannor are the Waifs Strays Fishing Fowling c. Rubefy rubefacio to make red to make one blush Rubicon the name of a River in Italy over which Julius Caesar passed in the beginning of his Expedition against Pompey whence to pass the Rubicon is used proverbially to undertake a great and dangerous exploit Rubicundous rubicundus very red or ruddy blood red Rubid rubidus reddish somewhat red or ruddy Rubiginous rubiginosus foul musty blasted Rubor Lat. shamefac'dness redness blushing Rubrick rubrica a special title or sentence of the Law or of any book written or printed in red the Calender of Saints and festivals is commonly so called because the chief of them are printed in red letters In the Cannon Law the arguments of every Chapter were written with red Letters which was called the Rubrick and the Text with black Rubricate rubrico to make or colour red with Oaker Rubrificative a Plaister of so strong or strongly drawing Simples that it ulcerates or at least makes red the place it is applied to Cot. Ructation ructatio a belching or breaking winde upward Rudiment rudimentum the first teaching or instruction a beginning a principle Rugosous rugosus full of wrinckles crumples or plaits rough riveled withered Rumbe rhombus a term in Geometry and signifies a whole line in the Compass consisting of two winds as the Line of North and South or that of East and West The Spaniards first gave that name as Peter of Medina takes it upon them yet not out of their own Language but fancying to themselves that the Lines of the Compass as indeed they do much resembled the spars of a Spinning Wheel which in Lat. is called Rhombus from the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to turn about they call that Rumbus and the word hath taken Greg. 283. Rumia a Goddess that ruled over sucking children and womens Paps Rumidge to remove any Goods or Luggage out of a place Seamen use it for removing and clearing things in the ships Hold that Goods and Victuals may be well stowed and placed Rumiferate Rumigerate rumifero rumigero to disperse a rumor to carry tidings abroad to tell tales or blaze abroad reports Ruminate rumino to chew the Cud as Neat do also to call to remembrance and consider with ones self to study and think on matters Runcina the Goddess of weeding Running of the Reins see Gonorrhaea Ruption ruptio a bursting tearing or breaking a Rupture Ruptor Lat. a breaker or tearer in pieces a destroyer he that violates Ruptory Fr. Ruptoire a Corrosive or Potential Cauter that which hath strength to break Rural ruralis of or belonging to the Country or Village rustical Rurigene rurigena born dwelling or abiding in the Country Country people Rustication rusticatio a dwelling or abiding in the Country Rusticity rusticitas churlishness rudeness clownishness Rutilate rutilo to shine or glare to make to shine or glister like gold to make bright or yellow Ruttier Fr. Routier a Directory for the knowledge or finding out of courses whether by Sea or Land also an old Traveller one that by much trotting up and down is grown acquainted with most ways and hence an old beaten Soldier or an old crafty Fox c. Ryparographer see in Rhy S. SAbaoth Sabbath Sabbaoth or Sabboth Lat. Sabbatum from the Hebrew 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Scabath i. quievit a day of rest or a time set apart for holy rest which is Friday among the Turks Saturday among the Jews and Sunday or our Lords day among us Christians which instead of the Saturday or Jewish Sabbath was instituted by the Apostles to be kept festival in honor and memory of Christs Resurrection on that day and so hath been observed ever since see Moses Aaron p. 97. Sabaoth in all the Tongues is also an Attribute the Hebrews gave to God Lord of Hosts of Armies and Powers and comes of the Hebr. Tsabaoth signifying Armies or Powers Sabbatical Sabbaticus pertaining to the Sabbath or Seventh day that keeps the Sabbath A Sabbath days journey was among the Jews 2000 cubits now taken for two miles by some by others but for one Sabbatical year was the â—eventh year in which the Jews rested from Tillage and discharged their Debtors whence it was called Shemita Laihova The Lords release Deut 15 2. Levit. 25.1 Sabbatism Sabatismus the celebration of the Sabbath a time of Holy Rest Sabbatarians a sort of Hereticks who celebrate the Jewish Sabbath and not our Lords Day Sabellians a Sect of Hereticks so called from Sabellius their first Founder who held the Father Son and Holy Ghost were onely one Substance and one Person having three Names c. See Antitrinitarians Sable Fr. black colour in Blazon It is also a rich Fur of a Beast so called like and near as big as a Polecar of colour between black and brown and breeds in Russia but most in Tartaria Sacerdotal sacerdotalis belonging to Priests or Church-men Priestly Saccus cum brochia seems to be a service of finding a Sack and a Broach to the King by vertue of a Tenure for the use of his Army Bract. lib. 2. cap. 16. numb 6. Sack of Wool saccus Lanae is a quantity of wool containing six and twenty stone and fourteen pound An. 14. Edw. 3. Stat. 1. cap. 21 See Sarplar Sacramental sacramentalis pertaining to a Sacrament or Oath Sacramentaries Sacramentarii Protestants Huguenots or Calvinists in the Doctrine of the Sacrament Sacrary sacrarium the Place wherein holy things are laid a Sextry or Vestry in a Church Sacre sacro to dedicate to hallow to make immortal Sacriferous sacrifer that bears holy things Sacrificial sacrificialis belonging to a Sacrifice Offering or Oblation Sacrileg sacrilegium the robbing a Church or other holy consecrated place the stealing holy things or abusing Sacraments or holy Mysteries Sacrilegious sacrilegus that robs the Church wicked extremely bad Sacristy sacristia a Vestry in a Church see
adultery to counterfeit or corrupt Adultery adulterium properly spoken of married persons but if onely one of two persons by whom this sin is committed be married it makes Adultery and this is felony by Act of Parl. 1650. ca. 10. Adulterium seems to have taken that name as it were ad alterius thorum i. to anothers bed which the Adulterer always aims at Adumbrate adumbro to shadow to resemble to draw a picture imperfectly Adumbration adumbratio a shadowing or bare portraying of a thing also an imitation or expressing of another thing somewhat to the likeness and nature of the same Aduncity aduncitas crookedness hookedness Aduncous Adunque aduncus crooked downwards hooked Bac. Advecate advocatus a man of Law that pleads assists or sollicits another mans matter so called ab advocando i. calling unto because he is called to his Clients assistance most properly a Procurator or Doctor of the Civil Law Advowzen advocatio the reversion of a spiritual promotion and signifies in our Common Law a right to present a Clergy-man to a Benefice as much as Jus Patronatus in the Canon Law Of this there are two sorts Advowzen in gross which belongs or adhears to any Manor as parcel of the right of it and Avowzen dependent which depends on a Manor as appurtenant thereunto Adure aduro to roast burn or parch Bac. Adust Adusted adustus burnt parched vexed Adustible burnable parchable Adustion adustio parching or burning Adynamous adynamus weak impowerful Aedil aedilis See Edil Aegipans aëgipanes monsters having bodies like men and feet like Goats Wood-Gods Aera See Epoche Aereal aërius belonging to the air Aeromancy aëromantia a kind of divination by the air Aeromantick aëromanticus pertaining to such divinations Affability affabilitas curtesie in speaking and hearing others kindness to men Affectation affectatio too much curiosity study of eloquence against nature an extream labouring without discretion to imitate another Affeerours afferatores alias affidati are those that are appointed in Court-Leets upon oath to mulct or set fines upon the heads of such as have committed faults arbitrably punishable and have no express penalty set down by Statute To Affiance from ad and fides to betroth or make sure Affictitious affictitius feigned or counterfeit Affidavit is borrowed from the Canonists among whom Affidare is used for fidem dare and so it signifies he hath sworn or given his faith but with us it is generally taken for an Oath or Deposition put in writeing Affinage Fr. a fineing or refining of metals Affinity affinitas kindred or alliance by marriage sometimes likeness or agreement Affirmative affirmatus that affirms or avoucheth Affluence affluentia plenty abundance Afforest afforesto to turn ground into Forest Affray from the Fr. Affres i. a fright may be without word or blow given as if a man shew himself furnished with Armor or Weapons not usually worn it may strike a fear into others unarmed For which reason it is a common wrong and inquireable in a Leet which makes it differ from Assault which is always a particular injury 4 H. 6 10.8 Ed. 4 5. Affricate affrico to rub upon or against to grate or crumble Africa Gr. one of the four parts of the world lying Southward herein is Barbary Numidia Lybia the Land of Negroes Aethiopia interior and exterior Aegypt and the Islands It is called Africa of the Greek word Phrice which signifies cold and the privative A so Africa signifies a Country without cold as indeed it is Africk African Africus pertaining to Africa or to the Southwest wind Africk-bird taken for a coward or one in gay cloaths that has little Spirit Aga from the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. duco to lead an Officer that commands the great Turks Janizaries and is the third in repute in his Empire Sands Agamist agamus he that is unmarried Agarick agaricum a white and soft Mushrom or excrescence growing on the Larch Tree also a root in Sarmatia that helps digestion Cotgr. Age aetas that part of a mans life which is from his birth to this or his last day A man by our Common Law hath two ages the age of 21 years is termed his full age and 14 the age of discretion Lit. l. 2. c. 4. In a woman there are six 1. At seven years of age the Lord her Father may sistrain his Tenants for aid to marry her for at those years she may consent to Matrimony 2. At the age of nine years she is Dowable 3. At twelve years she is able finally to confirm her former consent given to Matrimony 4. At fourteen years she is enabled to receive her land into her own hands and shall be out of Ward if she be of this age at the death of her Ancestor 5. At sixteen years she shall be out of Ward though at the death of her Ancestor she was within the age of fourteen years 6. At one and twenty years she is able to alienate her Lands and Tenements At sixteen years of age every person may be summoned to take the Oath of Abjuration Acts 1656. c. 16. Proclus a Greek Author divides the life of man into seven Ages 1. Infancy contains four years 2. Childhood contains ten years 3. Youth-hood or Adolescency consists of eight years that is from fourteen to two and twenty 4. Young man-hood continues nineteen years that is from two and twenty to forty one 5. Ripe man-hood hath fifteen years of continuance and therefore makes his progress to 56 years 6. Old age which in adding 12 to 56 makes up 68. 7. Decrepit age is limited from 68 years to 88. See more divisions of Age if you please in first part Treasury of Times p. 377. and in Vul. Err. p. 216. Agelastick from Agelastus Grandfather of Crassus who never laughed but once in al his life and that was to see a Mare eat Thistles hence we use it for one that seldom laughs sad or sullen Agemoglans or Agiam Oglans are those Christian children which are seised by Turkish Officers when they are between the age of ten and eighteen or twenty to be made Janizaries or for other service of the Great Turk The word signifies unexpert or untutored youths Aggerate aggero to heap up to encrease Aggested aggestus heaped up or laid on a heap Fuller Agglomerate agglomero to fold or wind up in bottoms to gather together Agglutinate agglutino to joyn or glue together Aggrandisement Fr. a greatning inlarging advancement Aggrandize from the Ital. Aggrandire to greaten augment enlarge encrease or make great Aggravate aggravo to load or burthen to make a thing worse by words Aggregate aggrego to gather or assemble together or in Troops Aggressor Lat. a setter upon an Assailant one that begins Aggression aggressio a setting upon or entrance into an assault Agiograph agiographa a holy writing a holy Writ See Hagiographer Agist from the Fr. gist signifies in our Common Law to take in and feed the Cattle of strangers in the Kings Forest
or Autographical autographus that which is of the Authors own hand writing Rushworths Dialogues Automatous Automatarian automatarius of or belonging to the art of making Clocks or such things as seem to move of themselves Autome automatum an instrument or artificial body made by Daedalus or any other of like skill which moves alone without the help or support of any other thing a self-moving instrument Autonomy autonomia liberty to live after ones own Laws Autopsie Gr. self-sight or beholding Autoptical from autopsia a self-beholding confirming by once own sight Autotheism Gr. the being of God of himself or not from another Calvins autotheism signifies that point of Doctrine held by Calvin which is That God the Son is not Deus de Deo God from God whereas the Nicen Creed saith He is so Autumnal autumnalis belonging to harvest or Autumn which is from the sixth of August to the sixth of November and is one of the four Quarters of the year Others reckon Autume to begin at the Aequinoctium i.e. about the twelfth of September and to end at the Solstice or shortest day about the eleventh of December Auturgie auturgia a working with ones own hand Auulsion avulsio a plucking away or from Auxiliare auxilior to help aid or supply to heal or give cure Auxiliary auxiliarius that cometh to aid help or supply Auxiliary Forces were such as the neighbor or confederate Counties did send to the Romans or certain additional Forces besides the standing Army Axillary axillaris belonging to the Arm-hole or Arm-pit Axillary Vein See in Vein Axillar Artery See in Arterie Axiomancy axiomantia divination or witchcraft done by Hatchets Axiome axioma a maxim or general ground in any Art a Proposition or short Sentence generally allowed to be true as in saying the whole is greater then its part Axicle axiculus a little shingle or board a latch a pin that a pully runs on Axis Lat. an Axeltree the Diameter of the World that is an imagined line reaching from one Pole to another the Pole Artick or Antarctike Azamoglaus The Turks Janizaries before they be enrolled in pay so called Aziminthâ— or Azimuths great circles meeting in the Zenith or vertical point and passing through all the degrees of the Horizon Azimuthal belonging thereto Azure a fair light blew or sky colour so named from the Arabian word Lazul which is the same It betokens to the bearer a zealous mind Azyms azymus unleavened sincere unmingled Azymes Gr. was a solemnity of seven days among the Jews in which it was not lawful to eat leavened bread The Pasche or Easter of the Jews B BAal Hebr. a Lord a Master Husband or Patron It was a common name whereby the Heathens called their gods 2 King 1 2. Judg. 8.33 Baal and Moloch are taken to be one and the same Idol See Moses and Aaron p. 143. Whom the Hebrews called Baal the Babylonians called Bel. p. 153. Baal-Zebub See Bel-zebub Babef in Hebr. it signifies confusion was an antient City of Chaldea in Mesopotamia famous for the confusion of Languages which there happened For immediately after the universal Deluge Nimrod the son of Chus the son of Cham perswaded the people as some Authors surmise to secure themselves from the like danger by building some stupendious Edifice which might resist the fury of a second Deluge This counsel was generally embraced Heber onely and his family contradicting such an unlawful attempt the major part prevailing the Tower began to rear a head of majesty 5164 paces from the ground says Isidore having its basis and circumference equal to the height But God beholding from high this fond attempt sent among them who before were one Language a confusion of seventy two Tongues which hindered the proceeding of this building one not being able to understand what his fellow called for Bring me quoth one a Trowel quickly quick One brings him up a hammer how this brick Another bids and then they cleave a Tree Make fast this rope and then they let it flee One calls for Planks another Mortar lacks They bring the first a stone the last an Axe Du-Bartas Thus being compelled to desist from so unlucky an enterprize they greedily sought out such as they could understand with whom consorting themselves they forget their former acquaintance and now are divided into seventy two different Nations comprehending about 24000 men besides women and children Gen. 10.10 The City Babel or Babylon howsoever the Tower was hindred went forward and was finished an mun 1960. the out-walls were built by Q. Semiramis it contained in compass 60 miles it had 100 gates the walls were in height 200 some Writers say 300 foot in breadth 75 and the River Euphrates passing through the midst of it 1. part of the Tr. of Times p. 142. Hence t is we use Babelish for confused and Babylonical for magnificent or costly and to Bable or babble to twattle or speak confusedly which word Bable Verstegan urges as a proof that our old Saxon Language is as antient as the Tower of Babel p. 147. Bacchanalize from Bacchus to rage play mad pranks fare like mad men as the Priests of Bacchus were wont to do when they celebrated his Feasts Bacchanals Bacchanalia the places where the Feasts of Bacchus or Bacchanalian feasts were solemnized in riot and drunkenness Also the Feasts themselves or time when they were kept i. at Shrovetide Sometimes also deboisht drunkards men and women are called Bacchanals Baccharach A City standing on the banks of the River Rhyne in Germany so called quasi Bacchi ara in ancient time there was an Altar erected to the honor of Bacchus in regard of the richness of the wines which are made there and therefore called bachrag or baccharach vulgarly Rhenish wines Bacchation bacchatio riot drunkenness Bacchean baccheus belonging to Bacchus the God of wine drunken sottish Bacciferous baccifer that beareth berries Bachyllion a song or dance which seems to take name of Bachyllus a famous Tragaedian Poet who devised and practised it as Piladion of Pilades as notable a Comedian Plutarch Badget cometh of the Fr. bagage i. Sarcina one that buics corn salt or other victual in one place to transport to another for gain Also a beast so called Bagatel Fr. bagatelle a toy trifle or thing of no value Mr How Balatron balatro a Babler or vain-talking fellow a Prater or vile Knave Baile from the Fr. Bailler i. attribuere tradere tribuere is used in our Common Law properly for the freeing or setting at liberty one arrested or imprisoned upon action either civil or criminal under surety taken for his appearance at a day and place certainly assigned Bract. lib. 3. cap. 8. num 8. 9. The reason why it is called bayl is because by this means the party restrained is delivered into the hands of those that bind themselves for his forth-coming There is both common and special bayl common bayl is in actions of small prejudice or slight proof in which
Letters to his more private and retired friends used that if by misfortune they should be intercepted the contents of them should not be understood ne obvia literarum lectio cuivis esset Heyl. Of these there are many kindes as Ciphers simple cyphers intermixt with Nulloes or non-significant characters cyphers of double letters under one character wheel-cyphers kay-cyphers cyphers of words cyphers of actions and others Bac. Adv. p. 264. Circensial belonging to the Cirques or to the Plays called Circenses there exhibited Circinate circino to make a circle to compass or turn round Circuition or Circiture circuitio a compassing or going about also a circumstance far-fetched Circular circularis pertaining to a circle Circulate circulo to compass about to environ Circulation properly an incircling or invironing also a subliming or extraction of Waters or Oyl by Lymbeck so termed because the vapor before it is resolved seems to go round or circle-wise Min. Circum a preposition often compounded with other words signifies about round about of all sides or parts As Circumaggerate circumaggero to heap or cast a heap about Circumambulate circumambulo to walk round about Circumambient from circum and ambio environing or encompassing about or on all sides Sir Jo. Suckling useth it thus The Circumambient air doth make us all To be but one bare individual Circumbilivagination circular motion going round wheeling about Cotgr. Circumcelians the rigid sort of Donatists as the Rogatists were the moderate so called quia circum cellas vagantur St. Aug. in Psal 32. Circumcesion circumcessio a giving up or ceasing round about a general yielding Circumcinct circumcinctus compassed or girt about Circumcision circumcisio a cutting about or making incision And to speak more properly it is a cutting away a part of the prepuce and double skin which covered the head or extremity of Virga virilis which was performed with a sharp cutting stone and not with any knife of iron steeled c. It was a ceremony prescribed by God to Abraham and his posterity heirs of the divine promises Genesis 17. and commanded to be observed by them under pain of death as a sign and seal of the Covenant betwixt God and them and as a distinctive mark of them from all other people This ceremony was to be fulfilled in their male-children on the eighth day after their nativity but was no more used after the Resurrection and Ascension of our Lord Jesus Circumferentor an instrument that Surveyors use A Circumflex is that mark which is used over the letter a in the second person of the preterperfect-tense of a Verb of the first Conjugation when one syllable is cut off by the figure Syncope As Amasti for Amavisti Circumflexion circumflexio a bowing or bending round about Circumfluent Circumfluous circumfluus that flowes and runs about or that is flowed about Circumfodient circumfodiens that digs or entrenches about Circumforaneous circumforaneus that haunts Markets to deceive that loyters idlely in Markets Circumfulgent circumfulgens shining about or on all sides Circumfusion circumfusio a sprinkling or pouring about Circumgyration cicumgyratio a turning or wheeling round about a dizziness Plutarchs Morals Circumjacent circumjacens lying about or on all sides Circumincession from circum and incedo a going or walking round about among Divines it signifies the reciprocal being of the persons of the blessed Trinity in each other Circumlition circumlitio an annointing about also a polishing Circumlocution circumlocutio an uttering of that in many words which might be said in fewer Circumplicate circumplico to fold or winde about to roll or wrap about Cicumrotation circumrotatio the going about of a wheel Greg. Circumscript circumscriptus written or drawn about with a line also deceived or disannulled Circumstantiate from circumsto to cause a standing about to do or perform any thing with its circumstances Circumstantibus a law term signifies those that stand about for supply or making up the number of Jurors if any impannelled appear not or appearing be challenged by either party by adding to them so many other of those that are present or standing by as will serve the turn See Anno 35. Hen. 8. cap. 6. and Anno 5. Elizab. cap. 25. Circumstatien circumstatio a standing round about Cicumvallation circumvallatio a trenching about or enclosing Cicumvest circumvestio to cloth round about to garnish Circumvent circunvenio to compass about to deceive craftily Circumvolate circumvolo to flye about Circumvolve circunvolvo to roll or wrap round about Circundate circundo to compass about to enclose Circundolate circundolo to chip cut or hew about Circunduction circunductio a leading about also a deceit or guile Circunligate circunligo to tye or binde about Circunsonate circunsono to make a sound on all parts to be heard on every side to ring about Circunspicuous circumspicuus which may be seen on all sides Circunvagant circunvagus that wandereth about Circunvection circunvectio a carrying or conveying about Cirque circus a round Place or List at Rome where people sat to behold Tourning Coursing Justing and such like publick Exercises first instituted in Tarquinius Priscus his raign See Sands sol 297. Cisalpine cisalpinus of or pertaining to the Country of Lombardy Cisterne cisterna a vessel set in the ground wherein they gather rain water to keep any hollow Vault Cistercians a religious order of Monks instituted about the year of Christ 1088. under Pope Vrban the second by Robert Abbot of the famous Monastery of Cisteaux in Burgundy whence the observers of that institute were called Cistercians Into that Monastery entered afterward one Bernard a Burgundian who proved so strict an observer of Monastical discipline and so eminent in sanctity and learning that the Regulars of the aforesaid institute took their appellation from him and were called Bernardines and so are at this day sometimes called by the one name sometimes by the other Their uppermost robe is white and large they eat no flesh they follow in part St. Benets Rule Of these we had several Monasteries in England as Rivax Garradon Woburn c. Citation citatio a summoning to appear a calling into Law an Arrest Citherean Isle See Cytherean Citharist citharista he that plays on a harp a Harper Citharize citharizo to play on the harp Citrean Citrine citreus which hath the colour of a Citron yellow colour of or belonging to a Citron Cittadel Ital. Cittadella a Castle or Fortress of a City either to aw or defend it Civet Fr. civette a sweet substance like musk some say it is the dung of the beast Hyena Others that it is engendred in the skin of the testicles of a beast much like a Feyne some calling them Cats Civicâ— civicus pertaining to the City The Civick Crown was bestowed onely upon him who had saved a Citizens life though in process of time it was also bestowed on the Lord General if he spared a Roman Citizen when he had power to kill him Clan a Family feud or party in Scotland so called Clancularious or
leaning hard upon him stops the passage of breath Min. See Incubus Ephippiated ephippiatus sadled or that hath a saddle on his back Ephod Hebr. a Priestly Garment used antiently to be worn by the Priests among the Jewes whereof there were two kinds The first was made of gold and twisted silk of purple scarlet and violet colour and fine linnen with broidered work and this onely belonged to the High Priest and was onely used by him when he executed his function it covered the back and the breast and on the shoulders there were set two great precious Onyx stones and in them graven the names of the twelve Sons of Jacob called the twelve Patriarchs in the right shoulder the six eldest and in the left the six youngest that the High Priest going into the Sanctum Sanctorum to officiate might among other things be put in mind he was to pray to God for the posterity of those twelve Patriarchs The other was of white linnen used by the inferior Priests Levites and also by Laicks Moses and Aaron p. 14. Epicedium Lat. a Funeral Song or verses in praise of the dead which were wont to be sung before the Corps were buried Epicene epicaenus common of both Sexes or kinds The Epicene Gender is that which concludes both Sexes under one Article as Aquila being declinable onely with the feminine Article signifies both the male and female of Eagles Epichrists epichrista ointments Epicurean or Epicure one that gives himself wholly to pleasure especially to gluttony Heretofore it signified one that followed the Sect of the Philosopher Epicurus who taught that the greatest happiness was to be without pain and to enjoy pleasure of body and mind and that death was nothing nor any thing after death Epicurean epicureus voluptuous given to nothing but pleasure and gluttony Epicurism epicurismus the manner or custom of an Epicure a living wholly according to sense and pleasure in eating drinking c. Epicycle epicyclus a term in Astronomy signifying a lesser circle whose center or middle part is in the circumference of a greater In the upper part of this Epicycle the five Planets Saturn Jupiter Mars Venus and Mercury go forward according to the course of the Signs as Aries to Taurus c. in the lower part they are retrogade that is go backward as from Gemini to Taurus from Taurus to Aries again Between these two Motions are said to be two Stations viz. when a Planet ceaseth going forward and begins to retrograde or coming to the furthest point of his retrogradation goes forward again So that in the Epicycle these Planets wheel about sometimes according sometimes contrary to the order of the Signs Bull. Epick or Epique epicus a sort of Poesie which is made in Heroical and lofty Verses most commonly Hexameters See Poesie Epidemy epidemia an universal sickness and general infection a most catching or contagious disease Epidemical epidemicus publick universal infectious contagious Epigamy epigamia affinity by marriage with other Nations Epigastrick epigastricus pertaining to the outward part of the belly from the bulk to the privities Epigram epigramma signifâ—es properly a superscription or writing set upon any thing now it is commonly taken for a short witty Poem which under a feigned name does covertly praise or tax some particular person or thing Epigrammatist epigrammatista a maker of Epigrams Epigrammatographer epigrammatographus a writer of Epigrâ—ms Epigraph epigraphe an inscription or title Epilepsie epilepsia the Falling-sickness whereto most commonly children and young folks are most subject This disease is caused by some humor or vapour suddenly stopping the passage of spirits in the brain which the brain striving to expel causeth â—he Patient to fall down and commonly foam at the mouth Bull. Epileptick epilepticus that hath the Falling-sickness Epilogism Gr. a computation or a numbering by way of repetition Greg. Epilogue epilogus the conclusion or knitting up of a matter a Speech made after an Interlude or Play ended Epilâ—gize epilogizo to conclude or deliver an Epilogue Epiod epiodium a song sung before the Corps were buried Epiphany epiphania an appearing of light or a manifestation The feast of Twelfth day after Christmas is so called in memory and honor of Christs manifestation or apparition made to the Gentiles by a miraculous blazing Star by vertue whereof he drew and conducted the three Magi or Sages commonly called the three Kings who upon sight of that star came out of the East into the Country of Palestine or Jewry to adore him in the Manger where they presented him as on this day with Mirh Gold and Frankinsence in testimony of his Regality Humanity and Divinity The Vigil of this Feast was of old called Vigilia Luminum And the Antients were wont to send lights one to another Greg. Arthur the Brittish King is said to have begun the custom of solemnizing the Twelve days in Christmass with such Feasts and Sports as yet are or lately were used by the Lords of mis-rule in some Gentlemens houses Heyl. See Balthazar Episcopal episcopalis of or like a Bishop Episcopate episcopo to play the Bishop to oversee diligently Epistyle epistylium an architrave also a little Pillar set upon a greater Epistolary epistolaris serving for Letters or Epistles Epitaph epitaphium an Inscription or writing set upon a Tomb most commonly in lamentation or praise of the party there buried The invention whereof is referred to the Scholars of Linus who first bewailed their Master when he was slain in doleful verses then called of him Aelina afterwards Epitaphia for that they were first sung at burials after engraved upon the Sepulchers According to Plato's Laws an Epitaph should be comprised in four Verses The Lacedemonians reserved this honor only to Martial men and chaste women Cam. Epitasis Gr. the second and busiest part of a Comedy which signifies the intention or exaggeration of matters See Catastasis Epithalamy epithalamium a Bridal Song or Poem or a Song at a Wedding in commendation of the parties married Such was that of Solomon Psal 45. wherein the praise of the Church and her spiritual Marriage and Union with Christ is set down Such also is that of Stella in Statius and of Julia in Catullus c. It is so called from the Greek word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. apud and Thalamus a Bed-Chamber but more properly a Bride-Chamber because this Song was used to be sung at the door of the Bride-Chamber when the Bride bedded There are two kinds of Epithalamies the one used to be sung at night when the married couple entred Bed the other in the morning to raise them up Min. Epithalamize to make or sing an Epithalamy or Bridal song Epitheme epithema a kind of liquid medicine applied to an outward part of the body by a piece of thin linnen or cotten dipped in it thereby to supple the place or cool and comfort the inward Heart Stomack or Liver that 's under it Epithemetical belonging to such a kind of
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
Jod which is the least in that language Vnum de titulo tollere Iota potes Iotacism Iotacismus is when the letter I or Iöta sounds much or gives beginning to many words in the same sentence as if we say Juno Jovi irascitur It is also sometimes taken for an error in pronouncing the letter I. Iournal Fr. a Diary or Day-book Also as much land as a Team of Oxen can plough in one day In our times says my Lord Bacon Journals are in use only in Navigations and Expeditions of War among the Antients it was a point of honor for Princes to have the Acts of their Court referred to Journals Iouisance Sax. mirth or jollity Spencer Iournchoppers were Regrators of yarn Stat. 8. H. 6. c. 5. Iournee Fr. a day or whole day a day of Battel also a days work or labor a days travel or journey Ipsissime ipsissimus even the very same Ippocrasse See Hipocrasse Iracundious iracundus soon angry inclining â—o passion or wrath teasty soon displeased Irascible from irascor cholerick soon angred subject to anger H. Court Iris Gr. Juno's Messenger the Rainbow which foretels a shortly ensuing shower Ironical ironicus that which is spoken in jest or mockingly when one speaks contrary to the signification of the word Ironie ironia a figure in speaking when one means contrary to the signification of the word or when a man reasoneth contrary to what he thinks to mock him whom he argues with a derision or dissimulation Irradiate irradio to shine upon to cast his beams upon to enlighten Irrecuperable irrecuperabilis irrecoverable wholly lost not to be recovered Irredivivous irredivivus that cannot be revived or repaired Irrefragable irrefragabilis invincible unbreakable undeniable Irregularity irregularitas disorder going out of rule in the old Canon Law it is taken for an impediment which hinders a man from taking holy Orders as if he be base born notoriously defamed of any notable crime maimed or much deformed or hath consented to procure anothers death with divers other Irremiable irremiabilis that from which one cannot return again intricate Irreligious irreligiosus ungodly without fear of God without religion not devout Irremissible Fr. unremittable unpardonable Irreparable irreparabilis that cannot be repaired or restored irrecoverable Irreposcible irreposcibilis that cannot be required again Irreprehensible irreprehensibilis that cannot be reprehended faultless blameless Irrevocable irrevocabilis that cannot be called back unrecallable Irrigate irrigo to water ground to bring water out of a River into the fields to moisten Irriguous irriguus that is or may easily be watered washed moist Irrision irrisio a laughing or mocking to scorn a flouting or scoffing at Irritate irrito to provoke to kindle wrath to move or stir Irrite irritus void of no effect force or weight Irroborate irroboro to make strong to corroborate Irrorate irroro to sprinckle or wet with dew to moisten Irruent irruens running hastily or rushing in violently Irrugation irrugatio a wrinkling or making wrinkles Irrumpent irrumpens entring in by force rushing in violently Irruption irruptio a bursting in a forced entrance Irus a beggarly fellow of Ithaca whom Vlysses killed with his fist Hence the Proverb Iro pauperior as poor as Job Isagogue isagoge an introduction Isagogical Isagogicus of or pertaining to an introduction or beginning Ischiatick ischiacus that hath the ache in the Hip or the Hip-gout or Sciatica which is a pain arising of humors gathered together in the hollowness of that joynt Isikle from the Belgick Iisel a drop of water frozen as is often seen at the Eaves of a house when after a thaw comes a sudden frost Ismaelite one descended from Ismael son to Abraham by his wife Agar of whom it was foretold before his birth hic erit ferus homo manus ejus contra omnes manus omnium contra eum Gen. 16. One like to Ismael in conditions and manners Ismael by interpretation of the Hebrew word is exauditio Dei a merciful hearing or granting of God Isonomy isonomia an equality of government under the same Laws indifferently ministred to all persons an equality of right which all men enjoy in one State Israel Hebr. seeing the Lord or prevailing in the Lord. Isthme isthmus a neck a narrow piece of land betwixt two Seas almost meeting also the neck of the wesand Est angustia illa intermedia inter Peninsulam Continentem veluti quaedam Cervix quae à Continente velut à corpore gracilescens Peninsulam cum Continente tanquam Caput cum reliquo corpore connectit See Peninsula Isthmian games isthmii one of the four solemn games which were celebrated every fifth year in Greece instituted by Theseus in honor of Neptune they took name from the narrow piece of ground in Greece that Corinth stood in where the games were celebrated Italianize ab Italia to speak Italian play the Italian or do like an Italian Italionated turned or fashioned like an Italian that speaks or writes like an Italian Iterate itero to do a thing again to repeat to tell or say again to double Itenerary itinerarium a Commentary concerning things fallen out in Journeys also the Kalender of miles with the distance of places and the times of abode in every place like the gifts of Princes a Directory for the way It is also used Adjectively as pertaining to a journey Itinerate itineror to travel to take or make a journey Iubilation jubilatio a great shout for joy a great rejoycing much gladness Iubile jubilaeus annus a year of rejoycing or remission Among the Hebrews every fiftieth year was called the year of Jubile for then were bond-men of their own Country made free possessions returned again to the first owners neither was it lawful to plant or sow any thing that year Among Christians this solemnity of keeping a year of Jubile was first instituted by Bonifacius the Eighth in the year of our Lord 1300 who ordained that it should be observed every hundreth year After this Clement the sixth instituted it to be kept every fiftieth year and lastly Sixtus the fourth brought it to be celebrated every twenty fifth year beginning it first in the year of our Lord God 1475 and so it continues The word is derived from the Hebrew Jobel which signifies a Ram or a Rams horn so called as Masius helps it out from Jubal the Father of those who play on the Harp and Organ Gen. 4.21 And when the Jubile came a great sound of Trumpets and Rams horns was to be made through all Israel in sign of the Remissions Greg. Iucundity jucunditas mirth pleasure rejoycing Iudaick judaicus Jewish pertaining to the Jews Iudaism judaismus the Custom Religion or Rites of the Jews Iudicable judicabilis that may be judged or discussed Iudication judicatio the question come to judgement the weight of the matter that wherein the Judge ought to do justice sentence-giving Iudicatory judicatorium a place of judgement a Judgment-seat Iudiciary judiciarius pertaining to a
be so much as six Oxen will plough Cromp. Iurisd fol. 220. But an Ox-gang seems properly to be spoken of such as lies in Gainour Old nat br fol. fol. 117. Mr. Skene de verbor signif verbo bovata terrae saith an Ox-gang of land should always contain thirteen Acres and that four Oxen-gates extended to a pound land of old extent Oxymel Gr. a Potion or syrrup made of honey vinegar and water sod together good to cut and cleanse gross flegmatick humors sometimes there are boyled certain roots and seeds with it and then it is called Oxymel composiâ—um sometimes it made with honey vinegar and the Sea Onion and then it is named Oxymel Scylliticum which also is of two sorts to wit simple and compound See Dioscor l. 1. c. 22. Galen l. 4. de sanit tuend Oxyporopolist oxyporopola he that sells meat in sharp sawce or syrrup Oyer and Terminer audiendo terminando in true French Oüir and Terminer is in the intendment of our Law a Commission especially granted to certain persons for hearing and determining one or more causes This was wont to be in use upon some sudden outrage or insurrection in any place Crompt Jurisd fo 131. See Assize Oyes a corruption from the Fr. Oyez i. hear ye and is used by Criers in our Courts of Law when they make Proclamation of any thing Ozena Gr. a disease or sore in the Nose causing a stinking savour P PAbular Pabulous pabularis pertaining to Fodder Provender Forrage or meat for Beasts Br. Pabulatory the same Pacal pacalis that brings or signifies peace peaceable Pacator Lat. a pacifier asswager or quieter Pace passus a pace in going a step or stride of these there are two sorts Passus minor vel simplex the measure of two feet and a half which is usually the distance from the toes of the fore-foot to the heels of the hinder foot Passus major sive Geometricus a Pace or fathom of five foot and by this Pace miles are measured In some places they reckon three foot and an half to the Pace Tho. Paciferous pacifer that brings peace and quietness Pacification pacificatio a pleasing peace-making quieting or appeasing Pacifiquâ— Pacificatory pacificatorius of or belonging or serving to make peace and quietness Paction pactio an accord bargain or agreement That Truce which in time of war is concluded upon and accepted of both sides for a certain limited space of time is properly called Paction Pactitious pactitius done by bargain or upon condition or agreement Pactolus a River in Lydia having sandy gravel like gold therefore feigned to have gold in its waters Paddock from the Belg. Padde a Toad Paean Gr. a hymn or song of praise made to Apollo at such time as any plague or pestilence raged and also after the obtaining some victory or triumph as Jo Paean Ovid an exclamation or outery uttering the joy which one hath by any prosperity or welfare Paduenâ—agâ— Fr. common of pasture in one or divers parishes Cotg. Paganalian from Paganalia of or belonging to Wakes Plough-mens Feasts or Country Holy-days Paganical paganicus pertaining to the Country or to Villages Paganism paganismus Heathenism Gentilism the religion or state of the Gentiles also the custom of Country men Page pagina the side of a leaf in a book some confound folio and page when as a folio or leaf properly comprehends two rages others cite a Book by folio's when it is in a large volume and by pages when in a small Paginal from pagina of or belonging to a page Paged an Idol or false god among the East Indians so called Paillardise Fr. Lechery Whoredom Venery also villany wickedness any filthy or beashly humor Paillardizâ— Fr. paillarder to lecher haunt Bawdy-houses to commit Whoredom Païsage Fr. Landskip Country work See Landskip Paladin Fr. a Knight of the round Table also a sort of Nobility in some Countries so called Palate palatum the upper hollow part of the mouth wherein the sence of tasting lies as in the tongue Palatiâ—aâ— pertaining to or that pleaseth the palate Palatinate or County Palatine is a principal County or Shire having as it were the same authority as the Palace or Kings Royal Court hath Of these County Palatines there are four in England viz. Lancaster Chester Durham and Ely An 5 Eliz. 1. cap. 23. But An. 33. H. 8. ca. 10. mention is made of the County Palatine of Hexam Vnde quaere See Cassan de consuet Burg. p. 14. Palatine Fr. Palatin a general or common appellation or title for such as have any special Office or Function in a Sovereign Princes Palace This is the title of the Prince Elector Palatine of Trevers and had its origen à magno Palatio Treverensi Min. Palatine from palatum of or belonging to the Palat or roof of the mouth Hence Palatine letters are such as are pronounced by the help of the Palate as G T R c. Palatine palatinus of or belonging to a Palace or Princes Court It may also be taken for the Hill Palatinus in Rome of which see Esquilinus Paleated paleatus made or mingled with chaff full of chaff or straw Pale Matlle Fr. a game wherein a round bowle is with a Mallet struck through a high arch or iron standing at either end of an Alley which he that can do at the fewest blows or at the number agreed on wins This Game was heretofore used at the Alley near St. Jameses and vulgarly called Pel-Mell Paleous from palea of or belonging to chaff corn or straw Br. Pales a Goddess of the Shepherds Palestrical palaestricus of or pertaining to wrestling that useth or teacheth wrestling also that which is done decently with comely gesture of the body Palindromes Gr. are those sentences or verses where the syllables are the same backward as forward As a noble Lady in Queen Elizabeths days being for a time forbidden the Court for too much familiarity with a great Lord in favour gave this Devise the Moon covered with a cloud and underneath this Palindrome for Motto Ablata at alba Roma tibi subito motibus ibit amor And this in English which is more difficult to compose Lewd did I live and evil I did dwel Palingenesie palingenesia regeneration new birth or second nativity Palinode Palinodie palinodia a recantation a contrary song an unsaying that one hath spoken or written the sound of the retreat Palizado Span Palizada Fr. Palissade a defence or wall of Pales or Stakes or the pointed Stakes in a Fortification to hinder the enemies scaling the Work a term in War Also taken for great posts set up in the entry to a Camp for a defence against great shot Pall pallium a Mantle such as the Knights of the Garter wear a long Garment or Robe which Philosophers wore But it is most used for a Pontifical Vesture made of Lambs Wooll in breadth not exceeding three fingers and having two Labels hanging down before and behinde which the Pope gives or sends
Northern Circle before spoken of is to the North Pole These Parallels are also called Aequidistants There is another sort of Parallels two of which go to a Clime called Artificial Parallels because they shew the differences of artificial days c. Heyl. To Parallel to compare or match Parallelogram parallelogrammus having lines every where a like distant a long square Paralogism paralogismus a deceitful conclusion or captious reasoning a manner of arguing which seems true when it is not As in saying He that affirms Peter to be a living creature saith true He that affirms Peter to be a Bear affirms him to be a living Creature Therefore he that affirms Peter to be a Bear says true To Paralogize to reason captiously argue deceitfully conclude falsly Br. Paralysis Gr. a resolution of the sinews a depriving of the feeling or moving or of both in any part of the body the Palsie Paralytick paralyticus sick of the Palsie Paraments Robes of state or the place where they are kept Chauc Paramount from the Fr. par i. per and mounter i. ascendere is in our Law the highest Lord of the Fee For there may be a Tenant to a Lord that holds over of another Lord the first of these is called Lord Mesn the second Lord Paramount c. Paramor peramator a Lover he or she a Sweetheart Paranymph Paranymphus an Orator who a little before the Commencement of Doctors c. makes a publick Speech in commendation of their sufficiency also an overseer of a Wedding a Bride-dresser or he or she that bears all the sway at the Bridal Parapet Ital. Parapetto q. propter pectus a Wall or Defence brest-high on the upper part of a Rampier to defend from the enemies shot Paraph Fr. paraphe the flourish or peculiar knot or mark set unto after or instead of a name in the signing a Deed or Letter and generally any such graceful setting out of a mans hand or name in writing also a subsignature or signing under Paraphonalia is used in our Law but in the Civil it is Paraphernalia which are those goods a Wife brings her Husband over and besides her Dowry or Marriage-money as Furniture for her own Chamber her own Apparel and Jewels if she be of quality all which she must have and not the Executors of the Husband c. Shep. Fa. Counc 122. Paraphrase paraphrasis a free manner of exposition or interpretation wherein a man ties not himself to express every word as it lies in the Copy but to explicate and adorn the matter more at large or to abridge it yet stil keeping the Authors sence Any such Exposition is called a Paraphrase or Paraphrastical Exposition Paraphrast paraphrastes a Paraphraser one that expounds a Text by other words then it is written in Parasang parasanga a measure of ground containing thirty Stades i.e. three miles and three quarters of ours Parasite parasitus a flatterer a Trencher-friend a smel-feast one that is full hanging on some rich man feeding his humor with flattery to the end to partake of his good Cheer Hence Parasitical pertaining to a Parasite Those Plants or Supercrescences are called Parasitical plants that live upon the stock of others as Parasites do such are Misseltoe Polypody Moss and others Paratragediate paratragoedio to help to set forward a Tragedy to make a matter much worse then indeed it is Parature paratura the matter whereof any thing is made Parcae the three Ladies of destiny Clotho Lachesis and Atropos The first bears a Distaff the second spins the thred of mans life the third cuts off the same thred c. with like fabulous stories Parceners Parcinary See Coparceners Parciloquy parciloquium a sparing or nigardly speech Parcity parcitas scantness nearness niggardliness thrift frugality Pard Pardus the Beast called a Libard Pareasse Pareas a Serpent having to the greatness of his body but a small head yet such a wide mouth that he is able to swallow a whole Pigeon and as he creeps makes a Furrow on the ground with his tail Parellelisation or rather Parallelisation a making Parallels or likes a comparison El. of Armories Parellelogram See Parallelogram Parenetick paraeneticus containing such fatherly or Masterly admonitions or exhortations as may not be gainsaid Hence Parenetick paraenetica are taken for verses full of precepts or admonitions Parent parens à pareo obedient dutiful serviceable Parental parentalis of or pertaining to our Ancestors or Parents Parentation parentatio a celebrating Funerals or Obsequies properly of parents Parenthesis Gr. a word or clause comprehended within another sentence in such sort that it may be left out yet the sence still remain whole and is commonly enclosed with two half circles thus as in Virgil. Aeneas neque enim patriam consistere mentem Passus amor rapidum ad naves praemittit Achatem Pâ—rentâ—de parenticida he that murders his Father Mother or dear Friend Parâ—rgâ—â—ergon or Parerâ—m Gr. Parergue Fr. an addition or acceâ—s a thing put unto though no part of the matter any thing that is beside the principal question point or purpose in hand see Landskip Patâ— Marble a sort of pure white Marble had from the Isle Paros and therefore so called Pariation pariatio evenness of account where as much is laid out as received Paricide Paricida a murtherer of his Father Mother or any of his near Kindred any hainous murtherer and from Paricidium it signifies the Act it self Paricidal paricidalis belonging to such murder cruel Paâ—ieâ—t pariens travelling with young lying in travel bringing forth young Parilian Palilian Feasts parilia Feasts or Festival days dedicated to the goddess Pales for the preservation of Cattel Parility parilitas likeness evenness equality resemblance Parish parochia a multitude of neighbors within a certain compass of ground pertaining to one Church This Land was first divided into Parishes by Honorius Archbishop of Canterbury in the year of our Lord 637. Cam. Brit. Of these Parish Churches there are in England and Wales 9285. according to Speed Parisyllable parisyllabus an equal syllable Parisyllabical parisyllabicus that hath equal syllables those words are called Parisyllabical which have no more syllables in one then another as fama mensa c. So likewise we say in Grammar the first decleâ—sion of Nouns is Parisyllabique because all the Cases of such Nouns in the singular number especially have even syllables as Gemma gemmae gemmae gemmam gemma gemma c. Parity paritas likeness equality evenness Paritude Pariture or Parture from pario a breeding or ingendring the time of travail or deliverance of child or young Parliament or Parlement Fr. q. Parler le ment or Parlament from the Italian and Spanish Parlamento With us it was antiently the Assembly of the King and the three Estates of the Realm viz. The Lords Spiritual Temporal and Commons for debating matters touching the Commonwealth and especially the making and correcting Laws which Assembly or Court is of all other the highest and of greatest authority
and is called Grasing Submarine submarinus under the Sea Bac. Submersion submersio a plunging or sinking in the water a drowning Subordinate subordinatus appointed or placed in order under another Suborâ— suborno to make prepare instruct foist or bring in a false witness also to deprave corrupt or allure unto lewdness to bribe Subpedaneous subpedaneus belonging to a footstool or any thing under foot Subpaena is a Writ that lies to call a man into the Chancery to have equity upon such case only as the Common Law hath not provided for There is also a Subpaena ad testificandum which lies for calling in witnesses to testifie in a Cause as well in Chancery as in other Courts And the name proceeds from words in the Writ which charge the party called to appear at the day and place assigned sub paena centum librarum c. But in case the party to appear be a Lord of Parliament or the Widow of such Lord then is he or she called by the Lord Keeper or Lord Chancellors Letter giving them notice of the suit intended against them and desiring them to appear Cromp. Juris fol. 33. Subriguous subriguus moist wet and waterish underneath Subsannate subsanno to scorn or mock with bending the Brows or snuffing up the Nose Subsecive subsecivus cut under or off pared from the principal borrowed or sepated from other affairs done at times Subservient subserviens serving agreeing helping forward Subsidence subsidentia a resting or setling in the bottom a sitting under a staying or hiding ones self Subsidiary subsidiarius that is sent or given to the aid of another succoring assistant Subsidy subsidium aid or assistance a tax or tribute assessed by Parliament and granted by the Commons to be levied of every Subject according to the value of his Land or Goods most commonly after the rate of 4 s. in the pound for land and 2 s. 8 d. for goods c. Subsortition subsortitio a chusing by lots after others have chosen to fill up the number of those that before were refused â—uet Substitute substituo to ordain or appoint in place of another to depute Substitutive substitutivus that is appointed or ordained in place of another Also a term in Logick as Propositio substitutiva a conditional Proposition Substraction substractio a drawing out of or from as a lesser number out of a greater Substruction substructio an underpinning or ground-selling of a house a building or ground-work the making a foundation an under-filling A term in Architecture Subsult subsulto to leap or hop under or about Subsultation subsultatio a leaping or hopping under or about Subsultory that jumps or hops under Bac. Subtegulaneous subtegulaneus that is under the eaves or roofs of houses Subtense linea subtendens is a right line drawn from the one extreme of a given Arch to the other called also a Chord and is as the string is to a Bow bent A term in Geometry Subterduction subterductio a private stealing or leading away Subteruflous subterfluus which runs or flows under Subterfuge subterfugium a private escape a shift a crafty evasion a corner or hole to slip into or slink out at Subterrany Subterraneous subterraneus that is under the ground Subterranity subterranitas the being under ground Subbentaneous subventaneus pertaining to the wind windy under the wind Suburbian from suburbia belonging to the Suburbs or out-streets and Parishes of a Town or City Subuthicarian See Vrbicarian Subbulturian subvulturius resembling or like a vulture that lives by ravine as those birds do Suc succus juyce or moisture that a healthful body receives of meat also generally all kind of juyce sirrop or broth vigor or strength Succedaneous succedaneus that succeeds or comes in place of another A Succedaneous Medicament is that which is substituted instead of another that is so rare it cannot be had or so dear it cannot be purchased Succentor Lat. he that singeth the Base See Incentor Our phrase an old Sincantor is either a corruption from this word or if it be written with a C then t is from the Fr. Cinquante which signifies fifty and so may be taken for one that is fifty years of age or above Act of Parl. 1649. ca. 24. mentions Succenter as one of those Officers abolished with Deans and Chapters Succenturiate succenturio to fill up the number of the Band for them that are dead or absent to recruit Succiduous succiduus low ready to fall faltering Succinct succinctus environed fenced about girt compassed also brief short Succineous succineus of or belonging to Amber Succisive succisivus cut off or pared from the principal pared or separated from other affairs done at times Succubius Lat. a Devil that sometimes in the shape of a woman lies with men See Incubus Succulent succulentus sappy moist full of juyce wel-liking or in good plight Succulency juyciness moisture Bac. Succumbents succumbentes those that lye or fall down under or that are not able to sustain antiently it signified those penitents or excommunicate persons that fell down on their knees and prayed in a certain place behind the Quire or Pulpit Succussation succussatio a hard shaking or jolting a violent jogging the trotting of a horse Dr. Br. Succussion Idem Suction suctio or succus a sucking Bac. Sudation sudatio a sweating a taking pains Sudatory sudatorius that belongs to sweating A Sudatory sudatorium a Stew a Hot-house a place to sweat in Sands Sudorous from sudor oris sweaty or full of sweat Sudorifick sudorificus that causeth sweat Bac. Suffarcinate suffarcino to truss or stuff up to load or burthen Suffarraneous suffaraneus that carries meal or flower to any place to sell also that is under a Servant Suffection from sufficio a substitution or putting in place of another Suffition suffitio a purfume a fumigation any thing that being laid or cast upon hot coals makes a sweet smel Sufflaminate sufflamino to skatch scotch or trig a wheel lest it go forward or backward too fast Sufflation sufflatio a blowing or puffing up Suffocate suffoco à faucibus to stop the breath to strangle to stifle to choak to kill Suffocation suffocatio a strangling choaking or stifling See Lapidation Suffossion suffossio a digging under or undermining Suffragan suffraganeus a Bishops Vicegerent one that exerciseth the Function of a Bishop but hath not the Title The Statute 26. Hen. 8. cap 14. inables every Diocesan at his pleasure to elect two sufficient men c. Suffragation suffragatio a declaration of conâ—ent or favor a giving ones voyce in election Suffrage suffragium a good word or favourable voyce in ones behalf as at the time of chusing Mayors Burgesses or the like a speaking in ones favor Suffrages in antient Rome were the voyces of the people given by Centuries Curiae or Tribes which went affirmatively under this form Vti rogas i. be it according to your Bill And negatively thus Antiquo i. I deny or reject it Suffraginous suffraginosus that is
diseased in the houghs or pasterns that hath the Scratches or Spaven Suffricate suffrico to rub off or under Suffumigate suffumigo to make a fume or smoak underneath The smoak which is physically received from under a stool into the body for the diseases of the Guts Fundament or Matrix is called Suffumigation Cot. Suffusion suffusio a spreading abroad a pouring upon Suggestion suggestio a putting into ones minde a prompting Sugillation sugillatio the being black and blew with beating the blood-shot of an eye also reproach slander Suhit See Gazul Suicide from sui the slaying or murdering of himself self-murder Suist from sui one that loves himself a selfish man Sulcate sulco to cast up in Furrows to Till or Plow Sulphureous sulphureus belonging to mixed with or of the colour of Sulphur or Brimstone Sultan in the Persian language properly signifies an Earl But Sultan or Soldan among the Turks Persians and Arabians is commonly taken for a King Prince or Sovereign Also a Turkish Coyn of Gold worth about our Six shillings six pence Sultanin Sultana a Turkish coin of gold worth about Seven shillings six pence or Seven shillings ten pence sterling It is so called because coyned at Constantinople where the Sultan lives Sumack Sumake or Sumaque a kind of rank-smelling plant or shrub with black-Berries wherwith Curriers dress their leather Sumage seems to be Toll for carriage on horse-back Crompt juris fol. 191. for the book called Pupilla oculi hath these words pro uno equo portante Summagium per dimidium anni obulum It is otherwise called a Seam and a Seam in the Western parts is a horse load which word Seam and Sumage may well come of the Fr. Somme i. Sarcina and Sommièr equus sarcinarius a Sumpter-horse Summary summarium a brief gathering together an abridgement containing tâ—e whole effect of a matter â—n few words an Epitome Summit or Summity summitas height or higâ—ness the top the either erd of a thing beneath or above Summist or Summulst one that writes sums or brieâ—s upon any subject an abridger Peripat Instit Sumpter-horse from sumptus a horse that carries the necessaries and expences for a journey Sund or Sond Sax. a narrow passage at Sea between two lands a Streight Sumptifie sumptifacio to make great expences or cost Sunamite Heb. dormiens one sleeping A worthy good woman of Suna that often entertained Eliseus the Prophet by whose prayers she had a Son when by course of nature she was past hopes of any and afterwards had the same Son raised from death to life by the same Eliseus 4 Kings Sunday was dedicated to the Idol of the Sun by the old Pagan Saxons and therefore called the Sun's day or day of the Sun now dies Dominicus or our Lords day Superable superabilis that may be passed or overcome Superannate Superannuate from the Ital. superannato to out wear with to exceed in years to grow old or out of date to live longer to out-live Bac. Superate supero to overcome to exceed or excel Superbifical superbificus that doth a thing proudly that makes proud Superbiloquence superbiloquentia arrogant speaking proud and haughty words Supercilious superciliosus pertaining to the eye-brows sowr in countenance also proud squeamish Superchety Fr. foul-play an injury wrong affront assault on a sudden or upon great advantage Tanslation of L' Home Criminelle Supereminence supereminentia a Prerogative authority or excellency above others Supererogation supererogatio laying out more then one hath received or the doing more then a man is of necessity bound to do a giving over-plus In Divinity works of Supererogation are usually taken to be such as are done upon a pious account and to which a man is not bound in particular by any positive precept of Gods Law Supererogatory that gives overplus or does more then obligation or that is apt to do so Superferation superfaetatio the conceiving another after the first yong is conceived a second conceiving or the breeding of young upon young Superficiâ— superficiarius he that hath built an house upon another mans ground and therefore pays Quit rent belonging to the outside of a thing Superficies Lat. the uttermost part of any thing the outside the surface In Geometry it is the second kinde of quantity to which are attributed two dimensions length and breadth but not thickness and it is the term or end of a body as a line is the end of a Superficies Superficialize from superficies to do any thing on the outside or not throughly Superfluirance Superfluity superfluitas operplus excess more then needs Superiection superjectio a laying or casting upon Superinduce superinduco to lay upon to cover to draw over Lo. Bac. Superior Lat. one that is higher above or over others Superlative superlativus highest in degree preferred Supermeate supermeo to go or slip over Supernal supernus that which comes from above high Supernation supernatio a swiming upon over or aloft Supernatural supernaturalis which is above Nature or the ordinary course of it Supersaliency from super and salio a leaping or jumping upon Br. Supersedeas from supersedeo i. to omit leave off or cease is a Writ which lies in divers cases and signifies a command or request to stay or forbear the doing of that which in appearance of Law were to be done were it not for the cause whereupon this Writ is granted for example a man regularly is to have Surety of Peace against him of whom he will swear he is afraid and the Justice required hereunto cannot deny him yet if the party be formerly bound to the Peace either in Chancery or elswhere this Writ lieth to stay the Justice from doing that which otherwise he might not deny This word is also used in our common discourse to like purpose as when one is commanded or requested to omit the doing that which he had former order or ought to have done We say the former order or command is superseded Supersession supersessio a surceasing a leaving off or giving over Superstition superstitio from super and sto an excess of ceremonious Worship vain Religion or Devotion the worship of Demons an honoring that which should not be honored a vain reverence or fear towards that thing wherein is no efficacy or force but onely by illusion spiced conscience in vain things St. Thomas Aquinas mentions four kinds of Superstition 2 da. 2 dae qu. 92. Art 1. and Art 2. in Corp. Supervacaneous or Supervacuous supervacaneus vel supervacuus needless vain superfluous not necessary unprofitable also that which is set aside above ordinary use against some future occasion Supervene supervenio to come unlooked for to come upon or after another thing to leap upon as the Male doth the Female Supervive supervivo to recover from peril of death or when a man seems to be dead to out-live or live longer then another thing Supine supinus upright upward the belly upward also negligent and careless Supinity supinitas a bending backward a lying
the old Romans were wont to burn their dead bodies Now it is often taken for a Grave or Sepulchre also a vessel wherein the Roman Pretor did put the names of such as were to be elected or tried by lot See a learned discourse of Vrns written lately by Dr. Brown and entituled Hydriotaphia Vroscopy Gr. an inspection of Urines or casting of water as Physicians do Vrsine ursinus of or belonging to a Bear Vrsula Lat. a little she Bear a womans name heretofore of great reputation in honor of Vrsula the British Virgin Saint martyred under Gods scourge Attila King of the Hunnes Vrus or Vre Ox is a huge-bodied hulk-backed short-horned and red-eyed wilde Ox. Pliny Vsance Fr. use usage it is a term among Merchants as if a Merchant receive money here and engage by Bill of Exchange to pay the like sum in Paris at Vsance that is at the moneths end and double Vsance is two moneths Vâ—bagh or Vsâ—abagh Irish Aqua vitae the word in that language importing as much Vstion ustio a burning or scaring Vstulate ustulo to burn or sear a thing also to frizel or curle Vsucaption usucaptio prescription or long possession or the attaining a thing thereby Vsufructuary usufructuarius one that hath the use and reaps the profit of that whereof the propriety rests in another Vsury usura usage the occupation of a thing also money or moneys worth given above the principal sum for the lone of it interest use Vsurpation usurpatio an usurping an unjust or often using a taking against right and reason an incroaching on another mans Right Vâ—as Octava is the eighth day following any Term or Feast as the Vtas of Saint Michael the Vtas of St. Hillary the Vtas of St. Martin the Vtas of St. John Baptist and the Vtas of the Blessed Trinity c. as you may read An. 51. Hen. 3. Stat. concerning general days in the Bench. And any day between the Feast and the Eighth day is said to be within the Vtas the use of it is in the Return of Writs as appears by the same Statute Vtensil utensile any thing necessary for our use and occupation Housholdstuff Vterine uterinus of or pertaining to the womb Fratres Vterini brothers of the same Mother that came both of one Womb or Belly Vtible utibilis that may be used profitable Vtinam Lat. Adverb God grant Would to God it is sometimes used substantively in English for a wish Vtlarie See Outlawrie Vtopian belonging to the feigned or imaginary place or Country Vtopia Vtter Barristers See Barristers Vval from uva pertaining to a Grape or Vine Vvid uvidus wet moist Vviferous uvifer that bears Grapes or Vines Vulcan Vulcanus the god of Fire who is also called Jupiters Smith it is sometimes used for fire it self or for any Workman or Forger continually about the fire or for a Hill that continually burns and casts out flame and smoak Vulgarity vulgaritas the common manner or fashion of the vulgar people Vulgarization a making common or vulgar Vulgate vulgatus published abroad commonly used set out to the use of all men Vulned from vulnus wounded A term in Heraldry Vulnerate vulnero to hurt or wound Vulnerary vulnerarius he that healeth wounds a Chyrurgeon Also used adjectively which relates to wounds or sores Vulnifical vulnificus which woundeth or makes wounds Vulpinate vulpinor to play the Fox to deceive with crafty wiles or deceits Vulpinatiness from vulpinor craftiness deceit Vulsion vulsio the twinging or pulling of the cramp or any other thing Vultuosous vultuosus of a grave and solemn countenance or of a heavy and sad look Vulturine vulturinus pertaining to the ravenous Bird called a Vulture or Cormorant also grey coloured Vvula Lat. a little piece of flesh in the inmost roof of the mouth which sometimes hangs loose downward and hinders from speaking and swallowing meat the Palate of the mouth Vxorious uxorius belonging to a Wife also that is very indulgent to or fond of a Wife W. WAge from the Fr. Gager i. to put in security for performing any thing as to Wage Law and Wage Deliverance When an Action of Debt or Detinue is brought against one upon some secret agreement or contract had between the parties without Specialty shewed or other matter of Record for goods lent or left with the Defendant then the Defendant may Wage his Law if he will that is Swear upon a Book and certain persons with him that he detains not the Goods nor ows any thing to the Plaintiff in manner and form as he hath declared Terms of the Law Note that the offer to make the Oath is called Wager of Law and when it is accomplished it is called the doing your Law To Wage Law in the common acception seems to be to follow urge drive on or prosecute the Law or Law Sutes as to wage War is praeliari bellare to drive on the War to fight in Battails as Warriers do The Wain of the Moon from the antient Belg. Wan i defect or want à lat vanus quia evanescit the decrease or declination of the Moon Hence also To look wan that is pale as being in a decaying or defective health To Waive or Weive is to forsake As to waive the company of Theeves Stawnf pl. Cor. fol. 26. Waif or Weif The nineteenth Chapter of the Grand Customary of Normandy is entituled De choses gaives and Latined by the interpreter De rebus vaivis i. Of things waived which are there thus defined Vaiva sunt res velalia quae nullius proprietate attributa sine possessionis reclamatione sunt inventa quae usque ad Diem annum servanda sunt This weif or things weived are nothing but things forsaken The Civilians call it Derelictum Bract. lib. 1. cap. 12. num 10. reckons them inter res quae sunt nullius ea quae pro waivio habentur sicut de averiis ubi non apparet dominus where he also saith Quod olim fuerunt inventoris dè jure naturali jam efficiuntur Principis de jure gentium This is a Regality and belongs to the King except it be challenged by the owner within a year and a day as appears by Britton cap. 17. Now the Kings in their times have granted this and such like Prerogatives to Subjects within their Liberties and Fees so that Waifs Estrays Things lost are the Lords of the Franchise where they are found but must first be cried and published in Markets and Churches near about or else the year and day runs not to the prejudice of him that lost them and otherwise the Detainer may be accus'd of Theft The Expositor of Law Terms also saith VVaif is when a Thief has feloniously stoln Goods and being closely pursued with Hue and Cry or else overcharged with the burden or trouble of them for his ease or more speed flies away and leaves the goods or any part of them behind him then the Kings Officers or the Reeve or Bailiff of