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
case any Sureties are taken whereas upon cases of greater weight special bail or Surety must be given as Subsidy men at the least and they according to the value See the difference between bail and mainprize in Manwoods Forest Law pag. 267. Bain Fr. a Bath Stew or hot-house Baisemains Fr. kissing of the hand humble service Balasse Sax. ballast or ballance Gravel or any thing of weight laid in the bottom of Ships to make them go upright Balcone Ital. balcon a bay window much used in our new buildings and therefore needs no further explanation Balcors See Conders Bale Fr. a pack or certain quantity of merchandize as a bale of Spicery or of Books Balk Sax. a little peece of ground in arable land which by mischance the Plough slips over and leaves unplowed a ridge between two furrows Ballista Lat. an ancient warlike Engin to cast or shoot darts or stones to batter and shake City walls made with ropes of sinews and womens hair twined together As appears by Venus Calva at Rome to whom by reason the women of the City parted with their hair for that purpose a Temple was dedicated The form of this Engin you may read in Godwin's Anthology lib. 4. cap. 3. Ballon Fr. a great Ball which they use at a sport so called in Italy also the round Globe or top of a Pillar Ballotation a kinde of casting lots or a making election by Balls as in Venice at the choice of their Grand Duke Balme a precious juyce or liquor otherwise called Balsamum or Opobalsamum from the Hebr. Bagnal Shemen It drops by cutting out of a little low plant about a yard high having leaves like Rue but whiter which grows in Egypt and some places of the Holy Land This juyce is somewhat like oyl but more clammy and inclining to a certain redness It has a strong smell and is not pleasant in taste Being put in a vessel of water it will sink down to the bottom like a round pearl without breaking and may be taken up again with the point of a knife It is an excellent Medicine to take any scar out of the body and for divers other purposes but very costly and rarely gotten Saladinus writes that there was but one Vineyard of these in the whole world and that belonged to the Great Turk Bull. Balneary balnearium a bathing place Balnearion balneatio a bathing Balneator Lat. a Master or Keeper of a Bath or Stew. Balthasar Hebr signifies Scarcher of treasure or without treasure This was the name of one of the Magi or wise-men vulgarly called the three Kings of Collein who came out of the East to worship our Saviour The first of them called Melchior an old man with a long beard offered gold as to a King The second called Jasper a beardless young man offered Frankincense as unto God The third called Balthasar a Blackmore with a spreading beard offered Myrrhe as to a man ready for his Sepulchre Tres Reges Regi regum tria dona ferebant Myrrham homini uncto aurum thura dedere Deo Tu tria fac itidem dones pia munera Christo Muneribus gratus si cupis esse tuis Pro myrrha lacrymas auro cor porrige purum Pro thure ac humili pectore funde preces Thus in English Three Kings the King of Kings three gifts did bring Myrrh Incense Gold as to God Man and King Let three pure gifts be likewise giv'n by thee To Christ even such as acceptable be For Myrrh tears for Frankinsence impart Submissive prayers for pure Gold a pure heart See Vul. Errors fol. 353. and Sands Travels 181. Baltick-Sea so called from a great Peninsula formerly called Baltia now Scandia is that which begins at the narrow passage called the Sound interlaceth Denmark Swedland Germany and Poland and extends even to Livonia and Lituania The reasons why this Sea being so large does not ebb and flow are first The narrowness of the Streight by which the Ocean is let into it And secondly The Northern situation of it whereby the celestial influences produce therein the lesser operation Heyl. Banâ—iti Ital. Out-laws Rebels Fugitives condemned by Proclamation Bando in Ital. signifying a Proclamation These in the Low-Countries are called Freebooters in Germany Nightingales in the North of England Moss-Troopers in Ireland Tories Banderol or Bannerolle Fr. Banderolle a little flag or streamer or a Pennon worn on the top of a Horsemans Launce A Cornet-Devise Bandle an Irish measure of two foot in length Banes or Bans from the Fr. Ban signifies a Proclaming or publick notice of any thing The word is ordinary among the Feudists and grown from them to other uses as to that which we here in England call a Proclamation whereby any thing is publickly commanded or forbidden But it is used more especially in publishing matrimonial contracts in the Church before marriage to the end if any man can say any thing against the intention of the parties either in respect of kindred or otherwise they may take their exception in time Cow But Mr. Sumner derives it from the Saxon Abannon i. to publish See his Sax. Dict. verbo Abannon Bangue A kind of drink in the Oriential Countries as Cambaia Calicut Marsingha which is rare and precious it is said like the poets Nepenthe to provoke pleasing dreams How Bank Sax. Banc a bank or hillock also a Bench high seat or Tribunal and is properly applied to the Court of Common-Pleas because the Justices of that Court in legal Records are termed Iusticiarii de Banco Coke on Lit. l. 2. c. 3. sect 96. And the Proceedings of that Court are said to be in Communi Banco There is another Court formerly called the Kings-Bench now the Vpper-Bench because the Records of that Court are stiled Coram Rege and because Kings in former time did often sit there in person Banner Hebr. an Ensign or standard for war some derive it from the Brit. Ban which signifies a high place because Banners are wont to be set on a high place or carried on high Baptism from the Gr. B 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. a washing with water or diving over the head is one of the Sacraments instituted by our Saviour Christ in remedy against Original sin in the Law of Grace as Circumcision was the remedy against that sin in the Law of Moses Before Christs institution of this Sacrament John Baptist did baptize unto penance but his Baptism was not a Sacrament In Authors you may read of three sorts of Baptism which Divines call Baptismus fluminis of water which is the already mentioned Baptismus flaminis of the Spirit which is contrition of heart with desire of the Sacrament of Baptism And Baptismus sanguinis of blood which is martyrdom The custom of the Primitive Church was to have God-Fathers and God-Mothers in the administration of the Sacrament of Baptism their Office was not onely to be Witnesses of the Baptism or to speak or answer for the baptized but also
at a banquet a Sewer See Arch-Dapifer The great Master or Steward of the Kings house was so termed in old time Cotg. Danocaginous from the Ital. dapoco that has a little or narrow heart low-spirited of little worth Dardanean Art ars dardania Witch-craft or Magick so called from Dardanus a wicked Magician At si nulla valet medicina repellere pestem Dardaniae veniant artes c. Darick Daricus a kind of antient coyn bearing the Image of Darius King of Persia and valuing about two shillings Datary datarius that is freely given taken Substantively it is an Office in Rome for collation of Church Benefices also a dater of Writings Date dactylus a kind of sweet fruit brought from Numidia and other far Countries The Date Trees are some male some female the first brings forth only flowers the other fruit yet herein is the male beneficial to the encrease of the Dates for unless a flowred bough of the male be ingraffed into the female the Dates never prove good Dation datio a giving a gift a dole Datism datismus is when by a heap of Synonyma's we rehearse the same things Dative dativus that giveth or is of power to give Daulphin See Dolphin St. Davids day The first of March kept solemnly by the Britans in honor of their Patron St. David whom their Records and Tradition testifie to have been a person of eminent sanctity and austerity of life excellently learned a most eloquent preacher of Gods word and Archbishop of Menevy now from him called St. Davids in Pembrook-shire He flourished in the fifth and sixth age after the coming of Christ and dyed in the 140 year of his own as Dr. Pits witnesseth in de illustribus Britanniae Scriptoribus The Brittans always wear a Leek on that day in memory of a famous victory obtained by them against the Saxons the said Britains for the time of the battel wearing Leeks in their hats for their military colours by St. Davids perswasion Days according to the division of Authors are either Astronomical or Political of Astronomical some are natural and some again Artificial An Artificial day consists of twelve hours Joh. 11.19 There be twelve hours in the day Gen. 1.4 5. 47-9 A Natural day consists of twenty four hours The beginning of Politique days is divers for the Athenians began their day from Sun-set but the Iews Chaldeans and Babylonians from Sun-rise the Egyptians and the Romans from midnight of whom we take our pattern to count the hours from midnight one two three c. The Vmbrians from noon The parts of Politique or Civil days according to Macrobius are these The first time of day is after midnight The second in Lat. Gallicinium Cocks-crow The third Conticinium the space between the first Cock and break of day The fourth Diluculum the break or dawn of the day The fifth Mane the morning The sixth Meridies noon or mid-day The seventh Pomeridies the afternoon The eighth Serum diei Sun-set The ninth suprema tempestas twylight The tenth Vesper the evening or eventide The eleventh prima fax candle-time The twelfth nox concubia bed time The thirteenth Nox intempesta the dead time of the night Vide Agellium Macrobium Fungerum Maundy Thursday the last Thursday in Lent and next before Easter so called as it were Mandati Thursday from a ceremony used by the Bishops and Prelates in Cathedral Churches and Religious Houses of washing their Subjects feet which ceremony is termed the fulfilling the Mandate and is in imitation of our Saviour Christ who on that day at night after his last Supper and before his institution of the Blessed Sacrament washed his Disciples feet telling them afterwards that they must do the like to one another this is the Mandate whence the day is nominated At the beginning of the aforesaid ceremony these words of Christ uttered by him soon after his washing their feet John 13.34 are sung for an Antiphon Mandatum novum do vobis ut diligatis invicem sicut dilexi vos I give you a new Mandate c. Deaction deactio a finishing or perfecting Dealbate dealbo to white-lime parget or make white Dearck dearchus a Captain or Governor of ten Dearraignment A Law-term V. Shep. Epit. 491. Deaurate deauro to gild or lay over with gold Debauchery from the Fr. desbauche incontinency riot disorder unruliness Debâ—llate debello to vanquish or overcome by war Debellation debellatio a vanquishing or overcoming by war Sir Tho. More uses it De bâ—ne eâ—sâ— are three common Latin words the meaning I conceive to be this to take or do a thing de bene esse is to accept or allow it as well done for present but when it comes to be more fully examined or tried it is to stand or fall according to the merit or well being of the thing in its own nature or as we say valeat quantum valere potest So in Chancery upon motion to have one of the Defendants in a Cause examined as a witness the Court not then precisely examining the Justice of it or not hearing what may be objected on the other side often orders a Defendant to be examined De bene esse i. that his Depositions are to be allowed or suppressed at the Hearing as the Judge shall see cause upon the full debate of the matter but for the present they have a well-being or allowance Debentur the third person plural of debeor to be due or owing is by Act of Parliament 1649. cap. 43. ordained to be in the nature of a Bond or Bill to charge the Commonwealth to pay the Souldier-creditor or his Assigns the sum due upon account for his Arrears The form of which Debentur you may see in an Act 1649. c. 63. Debilitate debilito to weaken or make feeble to make faint Debility debilitas weakness feebleness Debonnaire Fr. gentle milde courteous affable Debosche Debauche from the Fr. desbaucher to corrupt make lewd or put out of order to vitiate Debulliate debullio to bubble or seeth over Deca Gr. decem ten Decachord decachordium an instrument with ten strings Decacuminatâ— decacumino to take off the top of any thing Decad decas adis a term or number of ten be it of years moneths books c. as the Decads of Livy consist each of ten Books Also a tenth Decadency from de and cado a falling down or from a declining decay ruine Decaâ—iâ—t from decas a writer of Decads such was Titus Livius Decalogue decalogus the ten Commandments or words of God Decameron Gr. that is of ten parts Boccacius gives his book of Fables being divided into ten parts that Title Min. Decapitate decapito to behead or pull off the head Decatcâ— The same with Deark Decede decedo to depart or yeeld from to give place to to cease or dye Dâ—cember One of the twelve moneths so called from decem ten because it was the tenth month from March which was the first among the Romans Decempedâ— decempedalis of ten
to undertake a charge of instructing or seeing him instructed in the true Religion in due time Baptist baptista a name of excellency given to Saint John that had the honor of baptizing our Saviour Christ in Jordan and who first baptized Baptistery baptisterium a Font to baptize in a Bath a vessel to wash the body in Baptization baptizatio a washing a watering or baptizing Barbarism barbarismus a fault in the pronouncing tone or accent of words rudeness of speech or behavior Barbican or Barbicane French Barbicane an out-work in any building also a Wall or Bulwark before or over a Wall breast-high to defend from the enemies shot Some take it for a Sentinels house or Scout-house Chaucer useth the word Barbican for a Watch-Tower Hence Barbican by Red-cross-street in London is thought to take its denomination Barbitist barbitista a Lutinist or one that plays on the Lute Bards from the old British Bardo the antient Poets of the Britans Bardus according to Pompeius Festus Gallicè cantorem significat qui virorum fortium laudes canit Diod. Sicul. lib. 5. calls them Factores cantionum And Lucan lib. 1. Poetas sive vates Vos quoque qui fortes animas belloque peremptos Laudibus in longum vates dimittitis aevum Plurima securi fudistis carmina Bardi In Wales of old the Bards did also keep the Ensigns Arms and Genealogies of the Nobility See more in the Laws of Howel Dha Barkary a house where they put bark of trees a Tan-house Barnard See Bernard Barn Sax. Bearn a child Hence t is we say in the North of England how do Wife and Barnes i. How do Wife and Children Barnabas or Barnaby Hebr. Son of the Master or Son of comfort Baroco The name of a Syllogistical Mood in Logick wherin the first Proposition must be an universal Affirmative and the other two Negatives Barricado Spa. Barracada Fr. Barricade a warlike defence of empty barrels and such like vessels fill'd with earth against an enemies shot or assault It was so called because it was made of those vessels which the French call Bariques i. a vessel bigger then our Barrel Barettor or Barrator Fr. Barateur i. a deceiver in our Common Law is a common wrangler that sets men at odds and is himself never quiet but at variance with one or other but Skene de verh signif verbo Barratry saith Barraters are Symonists and so called from the Italian barrataria signifying corruption or bribery in a Judge giving a false Sentence for money Barratrie or Barrataria any kind of Simony especially in obtaining the right of Benefices Socinus Reg. 55. Baldus in Consilio 21. par 5. Barriers from the Fr. Barres signifies with us that which the Fr. call jeu de Barres i. palaestram a martial sport or exercise of men armed and fighting together with short swords within certain limits or Lists whereby they are severed from the beholders This exercise was formerly much in request in England but now is laid aside Barristers or Baristers may be said to be of two sorts 1. The outward or Vtter Baristers are such as for their long study and great industry bestowed upon the knowledge of the Common Law which must be for seven years space at least are called out of their contemplation to practice and in the face of the world to take upon them the protection and defence of Clients causes These always plead without the Bar and are in other Countries called Licentiati in Jure howbeit in modesty they at first continue themselves hearers for some years like the Scholars of Pythagoras that for the first five years never adventured to reason or discourse openly upon any point of their Masters Doctrine 2. The Inner Baristers are those who are admitted as a mark of respect to plead within the Bar such are King Queen or Princes Attorney Sollicitor or Serjeants or any of the Kings Council But at the Rolls and some other inferior Judicatures all Lawyers of the degree of the Bench are admitted within the Bar See Mootmen and Apprentice Bartholmew Heb. the Son of him that makes the waters to mount that is of God which lifts up the mind of his Teachers and drops down water Szegedinus Cam. Bascuence Spa. Basceuenca the Language of the Country of Biscay in Spain Basate basio to kiss or salute Bashaw or Bassa a Nobleman or great Commander over Souldiers among the Turks Basil or Basilical from the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rex Royal Kingly Magnificent Basilisk vein See Vein Basilisks basilicae were stately Edifices or Halls at Rome at first serving to plead in under Covert wherein they differed from Fora and also to administer Justice of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifies a Judge as well as a King but afterwards they used to meet there in consultation and to negotiate and traffick and these had not onely Benches and Bars like Law-Courts but shops also for the better sort of Wares and Merchandize Livie Basis Lat. the ground or foundation of any thing the foot of a Pillar Bastardy comes of the Brit. Bastardo i. Nothus and signifies in our Common Law a defect of birth objected to one begotten out of wedlock Bracton lib. 5. c. 19 per totum Bastilie or Bastilde Fr. the Fortress or Fortification termed a Bastillion or Bastile In Paris la Bastille is as our Tower the cheif Prison of the Kingdom and the cheif Fortress of that City Bastion Fr. a Bulwark or Fortress the fortification called a Cullion-head Baston Fr. a staff batt or cudgel It signifies in the Statutes of this Nation one of the Warden of the Fleet 's Servants or Officers that attended the Kings Court with a red staff for the taking such to Ward as were committed by the Court. So it is used an 1. R. 2. c. 12. 5. Eliz. c. 23. Bastonado Spa. Bastonada a banging or cudgeling Batable ground was the land lying between England and Scotland heretofore in question when they were distinct Kingdoms to which it belonged An. 23. Hen. 8. c. 16. as if we should say debatable ground for by that name Skene calls ground that is in controversie between two Battavians Batavia people of Germany inhabiting Holland Hollanders 〈…〉 Fr. Battaillon Span. Battallon the main Battel or a great Squadron of Foot-men appointed to fight so called by the Switzers and Italians being after the Greek Phalanges or the Roman Legions of between six and eight thousand Souldiers Min. Battolgy battalogia a vain repetition of words babling Bawdrick an old fashion Jewel that women did wear Baudkin See Tinsel Beatifical beatificus that makes happy or blessed To Beatify beatifico to make happy or blessed Beatitude beatitudo blessedness happiness prosperity The eight Beatitudes are abstractedly thus 1. To be poor of spirit 2. Meek 3. Mourn 4. To hunger and thirst after Justice 5. To be Merciful 6 Clean of heart 7. Peace-makers 8. To suffer persecution for Justice Which see at large in St. Matth cap. 5.
wound or superfluously into drink Rid. Diapase or Diapason Gr. a perfect concord of all in Musick An eighth See a further explanation of this in L. Bac. Nat. Hist fo 30. Diapente Gr. a concord in Musick called a fifth Diapridâ— or Diapred Fr. diapre diversified with flourishes or sundry figures whence we call Cloth that is so diversified Diaper Min. Diaphanity from diaphanum clearness transparency Vul. Er. Diaphanous diaphanus clear as chrystal transparent Diaphony diaphonia a divers sound a discord Diaphonist diaphonista he that makes divers sounds Diaphoretick diaphoreticus that dissolveth or sends forth humors Diaphragm diaphragma a long and round Muscle lying overthwart the lower part of the Breast separating the Heart and Lights from the Stomack and the vital parts from the natural the Midriff Diarrhoetick from diarrhoea that hath a Lask or loosness in the belly without inflammation Diaty diarium that contains the particular actions of every day a Journal Book or a book of remembrance See Annals Diatessaron Gr. of fours a concord in Musick called a Fourth whereof there are four in the Scale which compriseth fifteen strings Diatonick Musick diatonum keeps a mean temperature between Chromatic and Enharmoniac and may go for plain Song Diatrâ—be diatriba an auditory or place where disputations or exercises are held Dibble An instrument to set herbs in a Garden Dicacity dicacitas scoffing taunting or bourding much speaking Dication dicatio a vowing submitting promising or dedicating Dicearchy dicaearchia just government Dâ—cearâ—k dicaearchus a just Prince Diceology dicaeologia justification by or in talk Dichotomy dichotomia a dividing or cutting into two parts or a division made by two and two Dicker of Leather is ten Hides Dictamen Lat. a thing written by another mans instruction Dictate dicto to appoint or tell another what and how he shall write which is also used substantively as Dictates or Lessons which the Master indites for the Schollars to write Dictator Lat. he that indites a thing to be written Also a chief Ruler among the antient Romans from whom no Appeal was granted and for half a year had a Kings power never chosen but when the Commonwealth was in some great danger or trouble and at half years end under pain of Treason yeelded up his Office So named either because he onely said the word and it was done or because he was Dictus nominated onely by one of the Consuls and not otherwise chosen Dictitatâ— dictito to speak or tell often or in divers places to plead Felth. Dictature dictatura a pronouncing a thing to be written The Dictatorship Dâ—dascalick from didascalus pertaining to a Mâ—ster or Teacher Didram didrachmum an antient coyn consisting of two drams of our money it values 15 d. It is used for Tribute money Matth. 17.24 Didymus from the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. geminus the name of St. Thomas one of the Apostles and signifies a Twin He was called Didymus for being a twin born with some other or for some such cause Tr. of Mass Diennial diennis of or pertaining to two years Diet diaeta in Germany it is the same thing as a Parliament in England a great Assembly or Council of the States and Princes of the Empire Dieretick from Diaeresis pertaining to a division or the figure Diaeresis whereby one syllable is divided into two parts as Evoluisse for Evolvisse Bac. Dietary that treateth of or pertaineth to Diet. Dietetical diaeteticus pertaining to moderate diet such as Physitians prescribe Dietical dieticus keeping from day to day regular Dieu et moâ— droâ—t Fr. God and my Right The Motto of the Kings Arms first used as some affirm by Henry the Eighth Diffarreation diffarreatio a sacrifice done between a man and his wife at Divorcement As Confarreation was at the marriage Rider Diffibulate diffibulo to unbutton open or ungird Difficacity difficacitas hardness or difficulty Difficilitate from difficilitas to make difficult or hard Diffident diffidens distrustful desperate doubtful Diffluence diffluentia a loosness a flowing forth or abroad Diffusion diffusio a scattering abroad a spilling or spreading Digamist or Digamite digamus or digama a man that hath two wives together or a woman that has two Husbands Also one that marries after his first Wives death or divorce Digested digestus disposed ordered divided The Digests digestus a volume of the Civil Law so called because the legal precepts therein are so excellently ordered disposed and digested A Digestive in Chyrurgerie is taken for that which prepares the matter to mundification or cleansing Digit Fr. digitte a Character which expresseth a figure in Arithmetick as V. the figure of five an X. ten c. Digitation digitatio the form of the fingers of both hands joyned together or the manner of their so joyning Cotgr. Digital digitalis pertaining to a finger or fingers breadth To Digite to point with the finger Felth. Digladiation digladiatio a debate a fight a strife Dignorate dignoro to mark as men do beasts to know them Dignosce dignosco to discern to know by divers parts Scotch Papers Digression digressio a departing a changing of purpose a straying from the matter a swerving from Dijudicate dijudico to judge between two to determine Dike-grabe An Officer in the Low Countries who hath the over-sight and command ot the Dikes and Banks that preserve the Country from the inundation of the Sea Dickins a corruption of Devilkins i. little Devils as 't is usually said the Dickins take you Dilacerate dilacero to tear or rend in pieces Dilariate dilanio the same with Dilacerate Dilapidate dilapido to rid a place of stones to consume and spend wastfully Dilatable from dilato that may be enlarged or made bigger extendable Dilatation dilatatio an inlarging or making bigger To Dilate dilato to extend or inlarge to delay Dilatatory from dilato an inlarger an instrument wherewith Chyrurgeons open those parts that by sickness or other accidents are too much closed Dilatory dilatorius that delays or prolongs time Dilection dilectio love or charity Dilemma Gr. a kind of Argument called by Logicians Cornutum Argumentum which convinceth ones adversary both ways as in saying If he be a good man why do you speak evil of him If naught why do you keep him company There is a Tradition of a Dilemma that Bishop Morton Chancellor to H. 7. used to raise up the Benevolence to higher rates and some called it his Fork and some his Croteâ— for he had concluded an Article in the Instructions to the Commissioners who were to leavy the Benevolence That if they met with any that were sparing they should tell them they must needs have because they laid up And if they were spenders they must needs have because it was seen in their port and manner of living I. Bac. Hen. 7. p. 101. Dilling proculus a child born when the Father is old or the last Child that Parents have in some places called a Swil-pâ—ugh Dilogy dilogia a doubtful
32 c. Feminine foemininus of the female kinde Feneration foeneratio usury or the practice thereof Feneratitious foeneratitius taken or given to usury or pertaining thereto Feodarie alias Feudarie alias Feudatarie feudatarius was an Officer authorised and made by the Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries by Letters Patents under the Seal of that Office his Function was to be present with the Escheator at the finding any Office to give evidence for the King as well concerning the value as the tenure to survey the Land of the Ward after the Office found and to rate it he was also to assign the Kings widows their Dowers and to receive all the Rents of the Wards Lands within his Circuit and to answer them to the Receiver of the Court of Wards and Liveries This Office is mentioned An. 32. H. 8. cap. 46. Feofment from the Gottish word feudum and signifies Donationem feudi is in our Common Law any gift or grant of any Honors Castles Manors Messuages Lands or other corporal immoveable things of like nature to another in Fee-simple by the delivery of seism and possession of the thing given whether the gift be made by word or writing and when it is in writing it is called a Deed of Feofment and in every Feofment the giver is called the Feoffer and he that receives by vertue thereof the Feoffee And Littleton says that the proper difference between a Feoffer and Donor is that the Feoffer gives in Fee-simple and the Donor in Fee-tayl Feracity feracitas fruitfulness Feral feralis deadly mortal dangerous lamentable Ferial ferialis of or belonging to holy days idle vacant unimployed Feriation feriatio quietness idleness Ferient feriens striking hitting or knocking Ferine ferinus wild as a beast Ferit Ital. ferite a wound or blow Ferity feritas cruelty fierceness Fermentarious fermentarius made of leaven leavened Ferment fermentum leaven Fermented Fermentated leavened puffed up Fermentation fermentatio a fastning or setling a leavening as of bread a mixing or incorporating also a working as of Ale or Beer Ferocious from ferox ocis fierce harsh cruel proud haughty Ferocity ferocitas fierceness harshness cruelty Feronia a Goddess of the Woods Ferrean ferreus of iron iron-like also hard-hearted cruel Ferried from fero or ferre born or carried as ferried over a River Ferruginous ferruginosus like to or of the colour of rusty iron Ferruminate ferrumino to soulder or fasten together properly in matters of iron Fertility fertilitas fruitfulness abundance Fertilize Fr. fertilizer to make fertile fruitful or rank also to increase or grow fruitful Fervent fervens Fervid fervidus scalding burning fierce vehement Ferular ferula a wooden Instrument wherewith the Master strikes boys hands in Schools for correction called also a Palmer Fervor Lat. a burning heat earnestness vehemency of passion Fesse point from the Lat. Fascia the middle part of an Escutecheon whose breadth is divided into three even parts Fessitude fessitudo weariness tiredness Festinate festino to make haste to do a thing speedily Festivous festivus merry pleasant delightful provoking mirth pertaining to holy days Festivity festivitas mirth pleasantness a good grace Festucous from festuca belonging to a young tender sprig or stalk of a tree or herb from the root upward Fetiferous foetifer fruitful that brings forth fruit or young Feuid foetidus stinking filthy ill-smelling Fetor foetor a stink or ill-savor Feud or Feid or deadly Feud feuda a profession of an unquenchable hatred till we be revenged even by the death of our enemy and is deduced from the German word Feid which as Hotoman saith in verbis feudalibus modo bellum modo capitales inimicitias significat This word is used 43. El. c. 13. See Feid Feudal Fr. of or belonging to a Fief Manor Fee or Fee-simple also held in Fief or in Fee Cotg. Feudary See Feodary Feud-boote Sax. Faehth-bote a recompence for engaging in a Feud or Faction and for the damages consequent it being the custom of antient times for all the kindred to engage in their Kinsmans quarrel according to that of Tacitus de Morib German Suscipere tam inimicitias seu patris seu propinqui quam amicitias necesse est Sax. Dict. Feudist One that bears a feud or enmity also one that writes of Fees Inheritances Feuge See Fugue Fewmets or Fewmishing the dung of a Deer Fiants Fr. fiens the dung of a Fox or Badger a term of hunting Fibers fibrae the small threads or hair-like strings of roots also the threads or strings of Muscles and Veins Fibrous fibrosus full of hair-like threads or strings Fibulate fibulo to joyn or fasten together Fictile fictilis earthen or made of earth Bac. Fictitious fictitius dissembled feigned counterfeit Fideicide a Faith-destroyer a breaker of word or trust Fideicommissor Lat. he that commits a thing to the disposure of another Fidejussor Lat. a Surety for another in a mony matter Fidius the god of faithfulness and Son of Jupiter Fiduciary fiduciarius taken substantively is a Feoffee in trust or one intrusted on condition to restore adjectively trusty or sure A Fiduciary Father See Emancipate Fiduciate fiducio to commit a trust or to make condition of trust Fierabras from the Fr. fier a bras fierce at arms a name for a Braggadocia or desperate fellow Fifteenth Decima quinta is a Tribute or Imposition of money laid upon every City Burrough and other Town through the Realm not by the Poll or upon this or that man but in general upon the whole City or Town so called because it amounts to one fifteenth part of that which the City or Town hath been valued at of old Figment figmentum a forged tale a lye Figurative figurativus that is spoken by way of figure Filaceaus from filum or the Fr. filace of or pertaining to fine flax or thread Filament filamentum a thread string or rag or any thing like thereto the beard of a root Rel. Med. Filanders Fr. filandres small worms that breed in bruised surfeited or foul-fed Hawks also nets to catch wild Beasts with Filazer filazarius of the Fr. filace is an Officer in the Common Pleas whereof there are fourteen They make out all original Process as well real as personal and mixt File filum is a thread or wyer whereon Writs or other exhibits in Courts are fastned for the more safe keeping them It is also a term in War where six Musketeirs or Pike-men or as many as go a breast make a File or Rot. See Brigade Filial filialis of or belonging to a son Filiaster Fr. filiastre a Son in Law or Son by a former marriage Filme from the Belgick velme quod idem denotat a fine thin skin within the body dividing the flesh or any near member one from another Also a skin like a cap wherein divers children are born And the skins in wrapping the brains are called Filmes the inmost which is next the brain is also called pia meninx or pia mater the
the Sea Hallage Fr. the Toll that is due to the Lord of a Fair or Market for such commodities as are vended in the Common Hall of the place Also a Fee due for cloathes brought for sale to Blackwel-Hall in London Cok. vol. 9. fol. 62. b. Halleluiah See Alleluiah Hallucination hallucinatio a being mistaken or deceived in judgement an error of opinion a blindess of mind If vision saith Dr. Brown be abolished it is called Câ—ecitas or blindness if depraved and receive its objects erroneously Hallucination c. p. 153. Halsier halsiarius he that hales and draws a Ship or Barge along the River by a Rope or Halser Halmâ— culmus the stem or stalk of the corn from the root to the ear Halymore alias Healgemot is a Court Baron Manwood part 1. of his Forest Laws p. 111. And the Etymology is the meeting of the Tenants of one Hall or Mannor Haloâ— or Halo Gr a circle about the Stars but especially about the Moon Lo. Bacon's New Atlantis Halâ— or to make an halt is a term of War and comes from the Fr. faire halte i. to stop stay or make a stand or pause Hamadryade hamadryades Nymphs of the woods Hames of a Horse-Collar from the Lat. hamus a hook are two crooked peeces of wood made of purpose to compass the Horse-Collar to keep it close to the neck Hambles is the plural of the French hable signifying as much as a Port or Haven of the Sea This word is used An. 27. H. 6. cap. 3. Hamkin A pudding made upon the bones of a shoulder of Mutton all the flesh being first taken off Hamlet is a diminutive of Ham which in Saxon signifies a Town Hause Fr. a Company Society or Corporation of Merchants for so it signifies in the Book of the Ordonnances of Paris combined together for the good usage and safe passage of Merchandize from Kingdom to Kingdom This Society was and in part yet is indued with many large priviledges of Princes respectively within their Territories It had four principal seats or Staples where the Almain or Dutch Merchants being the erectors of it had an especial house one of which was here in London called Gildhalda Teutonicorum or in our common language the Steelyard But in Germany we read of seventy two Hanse Towns as Lubeck Hambourg Magdenbourg c. See more of this in Ortelius in the Index of his additament to his Theater verbo Anciatici Handful Is four Inches by the Standard An. 33. H. 8. c. 5. Hansel from the Brittish Honsel he that bestows the first money with a Tradesman in the morning of a Fair or Market is said to give him Handsel Hans-en-kelder is in Dutch as much as Jack in a Cellar and by metaphor it is taken for the childe in a womans belly Hansiatick belonging to or free of the Hanse Towns or Hanse Merchants Lustra Lud. Haque is a Hand-gun of about three quarters of a yard long A. 33 H. 8. ca. 6. and A. 2. and 3. E. 6. c. 14. There is also the half Haque or demi Haque Haquebut Fr. the same with Harquebuse a Caleever An. 2 3. E. 6. ca. 14. An. 4 5. Ph. Ma. ca. 2. Harange Fr. Harangue an Oration Declaration or set speech Bac. Haracana or Hero-cane perhaps from the Span. Arancar to weed up or pull up by the roots an impetuous kind of Tempest or Whirlwind happening in the Indies and those remote Countries which comes with such violence that it overturns trees by the roots blows down houses c. and continues sometimes thirty days Mariners and Seamen stand in great fear of it at Sea for it infallibly wrecks their ships And some affirm the Devil appears often to the Pagans in these Haracanes Mr. Herb. says it happens in some Countries but once in nine years Hariant A term in Heraldry when a fish is painted standing upright Harasse Fr. Harasser to tire or toil out to spend or weaken weary or wear out also to vex disquiet c. Hariot See Heriot Hariolation hariolatio a fore-telling or South-saying Harmonical harmonicus melodious harmonious musical proportionate Harold Heralt or Herald Ital. Heraldo Fr. Herault vel quasi herus altus a high Master with us it signifies an Officer at Arms whose function is to denounce War to proclaim Peace or to be imployed by the King in Martial Messages or other businesses Their Office with us is described by Polydore lib. 19. thus Habent insuper apparitores ministros quos Heraldos dicunt quorum praefectus Armorum Rex vocitatur Hi belli pacis nuncii Ducibus Comitibusque à Rege factis insignia aptant ac eorum funera curant They are the Judges and Examiners of Gentlemens Arms marshal all the solemnities at the Coronation of Princes manage Combats and such like There is also one and the same use with us and with the French Nation See Lupanus cap Heraldi With us the three cheif are called Kings at Arms and of them Garter is the principal instituted and created by Henry the Fifth Stow. Annal. p 584. whose Office is to attend the Knights of the Garter at their solemnities and to marshal the Funerals of all the Nobility And in Plow cas Reneger and Fogossa is found that Edw. 4. granted the Office of the King of Heralds to one Garter cum feudis proficuis ab antq c. fo 12 b. The next is Clarentius ordained by Ed. 4. for he attaining the Dukedom of Clarence by the death of George his Brother whom he put to death for aspiring the Crown made the Herald which properly belonged to the Duke of Clarence a King at Arms and called him Clarentius his Office is to marshal and dispose the Funerals of Knights Esquires c. through the Realm on the South side of Trent The third is Norroy or Northroy whose Office is the same on the North side of Trent as that of Clarentius on the South as may well appear by his name signifying the Northern King or King of the North parts Besides these there are six others properly called Heralds according to their original as they were created to attend Dukes c. in Marshal Executions viz. York Lancaster Somerset Richmond Chester Windsor Lastly There are four others called Marshals or Pursuivants at Arms reckoned after a sort in the number of Heralds and commonly succeed in the place of the Heralds as they die or are preferred and those are Blew-mantle Rouge-cross Rouge-dragon Percullis Fern in his Glory of Generosity p. 151. says Herald is composed of these two Dutch words Heer and auid which is as much as to say an old Lord or an antient Sir But Verstegan says Heralt comes from the ancient Teutonick Here-hâ—alt and signifies the Champion of the Army or a most couragious person p. 251. Mr. Stow in his Ann. p. 12. derives it from Hero Harlot Metonymically from Arletta or Harlotha Concubine to Robert Duke of Normandy on whom the Duke begat William the Bastard
54. Manuary manuarius gotten by handy labor or that fills the hand Manucaption manucaptio a taking by or with the hand Manuduction manuductio a leading or guiding by the hand Manumission manumissio a deliverance out of bondage an enfranchisement a making free Manumit or Manumisse manumitto to enfranchize to make a Slave or Bondman free which was in old time thus The Lord of the Slave holding him by the head arm or other part said before witness I will that this man go free and in so saying shoved him forward out of his hand Manutention from manu tenere a holding with the hand Lo. Herb. H. 8. Maran-atha Syriac i.e. adventus Dei vel Deus venit a curse mentioned 1 Cor. 16. Anathema Maranatha the third and highest degree of Excommunication The Jews called it Schammatha See Dr Ham. Annot. fol. 600. Maravedis a little Spanish coyn whereof thirty four make but the Royal or six pence sterling Marchasite or Marquesite marchasita a stone participating with the nature of some mettal yet in so small quantity that the mettal cannot be melted from it but will vapor away in smoak the stone turning to ashes those Marchasites are commonly in colour like the metal mixed with them whether it be Gold Silver Brass or any other Some affirm a Marchasite to be any stone out of which fire may be strucken Marcessible marcessibilis apt or easie to rot or putrifie Marcgrave or Martgrave Germ. a County or Earl of the Borders or Marches with us a Marquess Marches from the Germ. March i. a border or from the Fr. Marque i. a Mark the borders bounds or limits of any place Region or Country as between us and Wales or between us and Scotland An. 24. H 8. ca. 9. Marcheta Eugenius the third King of Scotland did wickedly ordain that the Lord or Master of the ground or land should have the first nights lodging with every married woman within the same which Ordinance was afterwards abrogated by King Malcome the third who ordained that the Bridegroom should have the sole use of his own Wife and therefore should pay to the Lord a piece of money called Marca Hect. Boetius l. 3. ca. 12. Spotsw Hist fol. 29. Mr. Skene says that Mercheta mulieris is the raid of the woman or the first carnal copulation with her pag. 93. Marchionesse the wife of a Marquess Marcid marcidus withered rotten feeble lither Marcidious marcidiosus very rotten feeble c. Marcionists old condemned Hereticks so called of their first Master Marcion a Stoick Philosopher who held a detastable opinion that Christ was not the Son of God Marcor Lat. rottenness withering pining away Mare-maid See Mer-maid Night-Mare a disease in the night that troubles one so in his sleep that he can scarce breath See Incubus Mareshal See Marshal Margaratiferous margaritifer that brings forth or hath plenty of pearls or Margarites which are found in the shel-fish especially in Oysters the best are brought out of India yet they are also found in our English and Flemish Seas but not in such perfection Marginal Marginean marginalis margineus belonging to the brim or margin written in the margin Marine Maritan marinus belonging to or near the Sea also strange as from beyond Sea Marital maritalis belonging to marriage or Wedlock on the Husbands part Maritime maritimus belonging to or near the Sea wavering and changeable Mark is with us 13 s. 4 d. In Scotland but 13 d. ob See Marcheta Marmoration marmoratio a building with marble Marmorean marmoreus of marble or that is like it in colour hardness c. Maronean wine wine of such vertue and strength that if twenty times so much water be put to it it will still keep his vertue And is so called from Maronea or Marogna a City of Ciconia where it is made Rider Maronites so called from one Maron who is mentioned in the fifth Act of the Constantinopolitan Council a sort of Christians onely found in Mount Libanus in Syria they have a Patriarck whose name is always Peter they were a limb of the Jacobites but received the Roman Catholick Religion in the Papacy of Clement 8. who sent them a Catechism printed at Rome in the Arabian language Sands Marque seems to a French word signifying notam vel signum or else to come from the Germ. March i. limes or from Marc a Britan word used not onely by the now Welch but also by the Armoricans signifying as much as note or character signifies in the antient Statutes of our Land as much as Reprisals as A. 4. H. 5. c. 7. Marques and Reprizals are used as Synonima and letters of Marque are found in the same signification in the same Chapter See Law of Marque Marquetry is a most curious work wrought in wood of divers colours and divers sorts into the shape of knots flowers and other devices with that excellency of cunning as they seem all to be one piece and rather the work of Nature then Art Chequer-work Inlaid-word Marquetrie properly belongs to Joyners as Mosaique to Masons and Stone-cutters though some Authors confound them See Mosaique Marquess or Marquis narchio by the opinion of Hâ—tom comes of the Germ. March i. limes signifying originally as much as custos limtis or comes praefectus limtis c. These are with us in honor and place next Dikes See Cassau de consuet Birg p. 15. See Marcgrave Marquisate Fr. Marquisaâ— a Marquiship or Marqusdom the Territories of a Marquess Marrow Fr marauld a felow a Knave or Rascal Mars the Heathen god of War taken for War or Battle it self Also one of the seven Planets See Saturn Marshal Fr. Mareschal with us there are divers Officers of this name but one most noble of all the rest who is called Lord or Earl Marshal of England of whom mention is made in divers Statutes as An. 1. H. 4. ca 7. and 14. and An. 13. R. 2. ca. 2. His Office consists especially in matters of War and Arms as well with us as in other Countries whereof you may read in Lupanus de Magistratibus Franciae lib. 1. ca. Marschallus Tilius lib. 2. ca. de Conestabili Mariscallo c. The next to this is the Marshal of the Kings house then the Marshal of the Justices in Eyre Marshal of the Upper Bench Prison in Southwark Marshal of the Kings Hall Marshal of the Exchequer c. whereof see Cowel In every Regiment of Souldiers there is a Marshal whose Office is to look to Prisoners of War and to put in execution all sentences or orders of the Council of War upon offenders c. In Francis the firsts time there were but two Lord Marshals of France now there are ten who having their several Provinces assigned them by the King ride Circuits are present at all general musters to see how military Discipline is observed in Garisons view the Fortifications and reparations of Frontier Towns the munition and victual of Arsenals and Store-houses and lastly provide
this sense my Lo. Bacon uses it in his Advan of Learning fol. 268. Seater an old Idol of the Saxons which was honored on the day called Saturday which thence took denomination This Idol was also called Crodo and by some mistaken for Saturn Scythian Scythick scythicus belonging to Scythia a large Country in the north part of the World Sea-longs the fervent froth of the Sea Bac. Seax a kind of sword made like a Sithe and worn by the old Saxons of which there were two sorts a longer and a shorter which last were called Handseaxes Of this kind of Handseaxes Erkin-wine King of the East Saxons did for his Arms bear three Argent in a field Gules Verst See Saxon. Sebacean sebaceus made of tallow or sewet Sebastian Gr. honorable or Majestical Sebastocrator Gr. was a great Officer of the Empire who about Constantine the Greats time was third in dignity from the Emperor the second was called Despot Secament secamentum that which is cut or shread from a Log or Block as chips and such like A Secant is a right line drawn from the Centre through one extreme of a given Ark till it meet with the Tangent raised from the Diameter at the other extreme of the said Ark. Secation secatio a cutting sawing parting or dividing Secerne secerno to divide to lay or separate one from another to sever to chuse from among others Secession secessio a departing from other a forsaking or going aside a separating ones self from another In antient Rome it was a general Insurrection and revolt of the Commons wherein they left the City until such time as they had the authority of their Tribunes strengthned yea and certain Laws enacted and established by a solemn oath with a curse denounced against all those that went about to abrogate or abolish the same which thereupon were called Sacratae Leges Livy Seclude secludo to shut a part from other to shut out to put away Seclusory seclusorium a place where any thing is shut up a part from other a Coop Secondary see Secundary Secundine secundae quasi secunda nativitas the three skins wherein an Infant lies while it is in the womb or when it comes into the world the second or after-birth in women in Beasts the Heam Sectary sectariüs one that follows private opinions in Religion a Ring-leader of a Sect a seditious factious person Section sectio a cutting dividing or parting Books are commonly divided into Chapters Chapters into Sections and Sections into Paragraphs or Breaks as Printers call them which is the breaking off at such a word and beginning a new line Sective sectivus that is often or that may be cut or divided Sector Lat. in Geometry is a figure comprehended of two right lines containing an angle at the Centre and of the circumference assumed by them There is also a Geometrical Instrument having two legs containing all variety of Angles and the distance of the feet representing the Subtences of the circumference which is therefore called a Sector Secular secularis of or belonging to the space of one hundred years that is done or renewed every hundred year or once in an age Secular Plays ludi seculares were solemn Games or Plays among the antient Romans performed once in a hundred and ten years and sometimes every hundredth year in honor of Apollo or Diana Secular Priests are those whose ordinary conversation is among men of the world and profess the undertaking the charge of Souls as condistinct from those that profess a Monastical or Conventual life under the Rule of some holy Predecessor and thence are called Regulars Secundary secundarius of the second sort the second the next to the first As the Secundary of the Fine Office is an Officer next to the chief Officer Secundary of the Counter who is as I take it next to the Sheriff in London in each of the two Counters and so of others Secundate secundo to make lucky or prosperous to make better or amend a thing Secundine See Secondine Securiferous sceurifer that beareth an Ax or Hatcher Sedateness quietness mitigation the same with Sedation O. Lo. Prot. Speech Sedation sedati◠an appeasing mitigating asswaging qualifying or quieting Sedentary sedentarius that sits much that is done sitting In France they have eight Sedentary Parliaments or High Courts of Justice which are so called because they are alwayes sitting See Parliament Sediment sedimentum a sinking down to the bottom or that sinks to the bottom grounds the dregs or dross of perfume Bac. Seditious seditiosus contentious mutinous factious loving discord Mr Feltham uses Seditiary for a seditious person Seduction seductio a seducing a leading away aside or apart a misleading a deceiving Sedulity sedulitas care and great diligence Segador Span. a Reaper a Mower a Harvest-man Segment segmentum a morsel shred peece or gobbet cut off from any thing a partition Br. Segmentation segmentatio a cutting into small pieces an embroidering Segnity segnitas negligence slowness slothfulness also barrenness Segregate segrego to take out of the flock to lay apart to sever or separate Seian horse so called from Cneus Sejanus who first backed him was of extraordinary bigness and wonderfull composure but had this fatal property to bring his Master to some miserable or untimely end Whence grew the proverb Equum habet Sejanum a man has that which will be his own ruin Sejant or Seisant from the Fr. Seant a term in Heraldry when a beast is painted sitting upright Seignior Fr. Seigneur a Lord a Master a Landlord or a Lord of Jurisdiction a proprietary or owner Seigniory Seigniorage Fr. Seigneury Seigneuriage Seignory Soverainty mastery dominion Seigniorage An. 9. H. 5. Stat. 2. cap. 1. seems to be a Regality or Prerogative of the King whereby he challenges allowance of gold and silver brought in the mass to his Exchange for coyn Seisin from the Fr. Saisine signifies in our Common Law possession and to seize is to take possession Primier seisin is the first possession c. Sejugate sejugo to sever or separate from other to put apart Sejunction sejunctio a separating or putting asunder Selenites Gr. a stone wherein is a white which increases and decreases as the Moon doth Also lunary men or people that are held by some to inhabit the Moon Selion Fr. seillon a ridge of land lying between two furrows Sometimes it contains an Acre sometimes half an Acre sometimes more or less Therefore Crompton in his Jurisdictions fol 221. saith a Selion of land cannot be in demand because it is a thing incertain Seliander is a kinde of dry scab growing in the very bent of the Ham of a horses hinder leg Markham Sellary sellaria a place wherein were forms and stools for men to sit on It is used by Tacitus in his Annals for that place where Tiberius exercised his horrid and unnatural lusts Semblable Fr. like alike even such resembling Semblance Fr. shew seeming appearance Also resemblance likeness like form or feature