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
name Herrogh and the Germans write it Herirog Verst Herility herilitas Mastership Hericano See Haracanâ—a Heriot alias Hariot heriotum in the Saxon Heregeat from here i. exercitus it signified in our Saxon time a tribute given to the Lord for his better preparation toward war The name is still retained but the use altered for whereas by Mr. Lamberts opinion it signified as much as Relief doth now with us it is taken now for the best Chattel that the Tenant hath at the hour of his death due to the Lord by custom be it Horse Oxe or any such like Hermaphrodite hermaphroditus one that is both man and woman Hermes sire See Furole Hermetical pertaining to or like Hermes or Mercury Hermitress A woman Hermite or Eremite one who lives in a wilderness Hermopaly hermopolium a place where Images are sold Heroical heroicus noble stately excellent the three Heroical vertues are 1. Moderation of Anger 2. Temperance in Covetousness 3. The despising of Pleasures Heroick Poem so called for that it treats of the manners of Heroes or heroick persons not natural Causes manners presented not dictated and manners fained as the name of Poesie imports not found in men The part of an heroick Poem is to exhibite a venerable and amiable Image of heroick vertue Mr. Hobbs See Poesie Hesperides the daughters of Hesperus brother to Atlas called Aegle Arethusa and Hesperethusa They had Gardens and Orchards that bore golden fruit kept by a vigilant Dragon which Hercules slew and robbed the Orchard From this story we find often mention of the Gardens and Apples of Hesperides Heteroclite heterocliton that is declined otherwise then common Nouns are Heteroclital belonging to an Heteroclite Heteriark heteriacha the Captain of the Bands of the Allyes and Ayds also an Abbot Heterodox Gr. that is of another or different opinion Heterodoxy Gr. different opinion variety of judgment Heterogenâ—al heterogeneus of another kind Heterogencity from the Gr. the being of another kind Dr. Charleton Heteroscians heteroscii those people that dwell under either of the temperate Zones so called because their shadows at noon bend still but one way either North or South Hexagonal hexagonus that has six corners or angles Hexameter Lat. a Verse consisting of six feet all either Dactyls or Spondees save that a Dactyl is proper to the fifth place and a Spondee to the last other places are capable of either foot as Oâ—ia damnantur quae nulla negotia tractant These are also called Heroiques and were used to represent the memorable actions of those the Antients called Demi-Gods This Hexameter the Latins found most grave and decent for their Epique Poems instead of which we use the line of ten syllables recompencing the neglect of their quantity with the diligence of Rhyme Hobbs Hexastick hexasticum six Verses together or a sentence contained in six Verses H.S. See in I. I.S. Hiation hiatio a gaping Hibernian of or pertaining to Ireland Hichel Sax. a certain instrument with iron teeth to kâ—mb flax or hemp Hidage or Hydage was an extraordinary tax to be paid for every Hide of Land See Bract. lib. 2. cap. 6. Hide or Hyde of Land hida terrae Saxonice Hideâ—andes is a certain measure or quantity of Land by some mens opinion that may be plowed with one Plow in a year Terms of Law By others it is an hundred Acres By Beda who calls it familiam it is as much as will maintain a family Crompt in his Juris fol. 220. saith it consists of an hundred Acres And again fol. 222. A Hide of Land contains a hundred Acres and eight Hides or eight hundred Acres contain a Knights Fee Of this read more in Mr. Lamberts explication of Saxon words in Hida terrae Hidromel See Hydromel Hierarchy hierarchia an holy governance or principality The Hierarchy or Holy Order of Angels contains as some affirm nine degrees and is a mystical resemblance of the Blessed Trinity there being in nine thrice three and in every three thrice one So that there are three superior three inferior and three middle degrees The superior are Seraphins Cherubins and Thrones the middle Dominations Principalities and Powers the inferior Vertues Archangels Angels Bull. Hierarchical hierarchicus pertaining to a holy Governnour or government Hieratical hieraticus sacred holy destined to things sacred As Hieratick Paper fine Paper dedicated onely to Religious Books Hieroglyphicks hieroglyphica mystical Letters or Cyphers among the Egyptians by Images signifying holy Sentences which were to them instead of writing As for a Moneth they painted a Palm-tree because at every New Moon it sends forth a bew branch For God a Faulcon as well for that he soars so high as that he governs the lesser birds They described Envy by the Eele because it never keeps company with other fishes The liberal man was figured by a right hand wide open As contrariwise the avaritious niggard by a left hand close grip'd c. Hierograms from the Gr. sacred Letters or writings Hierographie Gr. a description or pourtraying of divine things Rerum divirarum adumbratio per quaedam signa Scap. Hierome Gr. a holy name St Hierome a Reverend Father of the Church much honored for translating the Bible lived in the year of Christ 384. Hiâ—rommiâ—ns a Religious Order that had their beginning of St. Hierome who leaving his Native Country went into Jury and there not far from Bethelem lived in a Monastery very devoutly the latter end of his life and died in the 91 year of his age and of Christ 421. The Monks of this Order wear their Cloaths of a brown colour and a Cope plaited over their Coat girt with a leathern Girdle There were also certain Hermites called Hieronimians of the foundation of one Charls Granel of Florence who about the year of Christ 1365 became an Hermite in the Mountains of Fessulus Hierosolymilan from Hierosolyma of or pertaining to Jerusalem Hilarity hilaritas mirth pleasantness chearfulness Hiâ—uâ—m Hebr. praises a Song sung at the Jews marriages by the Bridegrooms intimate friends To Himple Sax. to halt used in the North of England Hine seems to be used for a servant at Husbandry and the Master Hine a servant that oversees the rest An. 12. R 2. cap. 4. See Henchman Hinnible hinnibilis that can neigh as a horse apt to neigh. Hipocras or Hippocras a compound Wine mixed with several kinds of Spices so called from Hippocrates the Physitian said to be the first inventer of it Hipparch hipparchus the Master of the horses See the quality of this Office among the antient Athenians in part 1. Treas of Times p. 115. Hippiedes Gr. images of women on horse-back Hippiaticks Gr. books treating of horses Hippicon or Hippicun Gr. a measure of ground containing eight miles or rather four furlongs Hist of Philos Hippocentâ—ure hippocentaurus a Monster having in part the shape of a horse See Centaur Hippona the Goddess of horses Hippodrome hippodromus a Tilt-yard a place where horses are broken or exercised in running
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
passing over thwart in mans body which divides the Heart and Lungs from the Stomack Guts and Liver lest the vital parts should be offended with any ill vapor coming from them See Diaphragm Migrame See Megrime Migration migratio a flitting or removing by travel Mile milliare is with us a quantity of 1760 yards otherwise described to contain eight Furlongs and every Furlong forty Lugs or Poles and every Lug or Pole to contain sixteen foot and a half An. 35. Eliz. 6. See League and Furlong Militant militans going to war fighting Church Militant is the Church here on earth subject to trials combats and temptations Militia Lat. Warfare or all implements of war Millenarians a sort of Hereticks See Chiliasts Mimical mimicus belonging to wanton tricks scoffing apish Mimick a wanton Jester a counterfeit fool that imitates the gests and countenances of others a fool in a Play also certain Poems or Plays more lascivious then Comedies Mimographer mimographus a writer of wanton matters Minacity minacitas threatning by words or signs menacing Minature from minator he that treatneth threatning Mine See Meen Mineral minera any thing that grows in Mines and contains mettal Mineralist one that is well skilled in Minerals Minerva the Goddess of Wisdom and of all the Arts the President of Learning Minerval Lat. a reward given to Masters for teaching and properly a Banquet or Supper before a vacation Miniature from minium i. read lead the art of drawing Pictures in little being commonly done with red lead Minime Fr. a slow time in Musick Minims religious persons See Bonhomes Miniographer miniographus he that paints or writes with Vermillion or any red colour Minion Fr. Mignon a Darling the best beloved a Favorite also a piece of Ordnance so called Minious minius red of the colour of Vermillion Ministery ministerium service labor the charge of a work commonly taken for that of the Church Miniver or Meniver a fine white Fur made of the bellies of Squirrils some say it is the skin of a little white Vermine breeding in Muscovia Minnyng days from the Sax. Gemynde i. the mind q. Mynding days Bede hist lib. 4. ca 30. Commemorationis dies days which our Ancestors called their Moneths minde their Years mind and the like being the days whereon their Souls after their deaths were had in special remembrance and some Office or Obsequies said for them as Obits Dirges c. This word is still retained in Lancashire but elsewhere more commonly called Anniversary days Minor Lat. the lesser younger or smaller The minor or assumption of a Syllogism See Syllogism Minoration minoratio a making less or diminishing Minorative minorativus that which diminisheth or is apt to make less Minorites See Bonhomes Minority minoritas nonage underage Minors See Friar Minos a King of Creet who for his great justice is feigned to have been made a Judge in hell c. Hence as just as Minos proverbially Minotaur Minotaurus a Poetical monster half like a Man half like a Bull was kept in the Labyrinth of Candy and fed with mans flesh where at last he was slain by Thesus through the help of Ariadne This Fable was built upon this foundation that one Taurus a Servant of Minos got his Mistris Pasiphae with child from whence the Infant was named Minotaurus Minster Sax. a Monastery Hence the Minster-Church so called because it formerly belonged to some Monastery Minute minutus adj diminished small or little mean or simple Minution minutio a diminishing or making less Mirabilary from mirum may be taken for a book of wonders as vocabulary a book of words Bac. Miradical miradicus that speaks strange things Mirifical mirificus marvellous wonderfully done strangely wrought Mirmillon mirmillo onis a challenger at fighting with swords one sort of Gladiatores called also Galli upon whose crests was portraited a fish Perottus Mis is a Particle in composition which for the most part signifies to err or do ill As to mis-interpret to err in interpreting Misanthropie misanthropia an hating of men Misanthropist misanthropos he that hates the company of men Miscellanies miscellanea a hotch pot of sundry collections without any form or method a mixture of things together without order Miscellaneous miscellaneus mixed together without order Miscreant q. mis-croyant a mis-beleever an Infidel Miserâ—ick Vein See Vein Miserer i. have mercy It is the name and beginning of one of the Penitential Psalms and is commonly that Psalm which the Judge gives to such guilty persons as have the benefit of the Clergy allowed by the Law and is caled the Psalm of Mercy There is also a disease called Miserere mei which is a voiding of the Excrements upwards coming of the obstruction of the small guts and is very painful the patient imagining that his guts are pulled out and broken Misiâ—ennâ—g is a changing of speech in Court Saxon in the description of England cap. 11. But Stow defines it thus Est quietum esse de amerciamento pro querela coram quibuscunque in transumptione prolata Survey fol. 919. Misogamie misogamia hating of mariage Misogynie misogynia the hate or contempt of women Misogyuist Gr. a hater of women Fuller Misprision from the Fr. Mespris i. contempt despising signifies in our Law negligence or over-sight As for example Misprision of Treason or Felony is a neglect or light account shewed of Treason or Felony committed by not revealing it when we know it to be committed Stawnf Pl. Cor. lib. 1. ca. 19. Misprision of Treason incurs imprisonment during the Kings pleasure loss of goods and profits of lands during life Misprision of Felony seems onely finable by the Justices before whom the party is attainted Misprision signifies also a mistaking 14. Ed. 3. Stat. 1. c. 6. Missal missale the Mass-book Misseiden Messeito or Me cidine from the Belg. Mistei a plant having slender branches and green thick leaves and never grows upon the ground but upon other trees the best is that which grows on the Oak its leaves and fruit are good to soften and ripen any cold hard swellings Of the berry of this vegetable Birdlime is made But that the Thrush eating these berries and not able to digest them and so from her inconverted muting this plant should arise as the Antients afirmed is doubted by Dr. Brown fo 98. From this conceit that the Thrush did cack Misselto which made Birdlime the bane of the bird arose that old proverb Turdus sibi malum cacat Appliable to such as are authors of their own misfortune Missil missile a dart stone arrow or other thing thrown or shot a term of Heraldry Missionatics persons sent commonly spoken of Priests sent to unbelieving Countries to convert the people to Christian Faith Also a particular institute in France called the Fathers of the Mission who go by pairs in imitation of the Apostles preach and catechize and perform other pastoral Offices in assistance of the Clergy and with obedience to the Bishop Mission missio a sending away
the personality when t is brought against the right person or when the Action is properly personal not real or mixt Personate persono to sound out or perfectly to make a great noise But Personato from persona is more commonly taken to represent the person of another Pâ—rspective from perspicio the Art of advantaging the sight by the help of glasses and other contrivances Perspicacy Perspicacity perspicacia quickness of sight understanding or perceiving a thing ready apprehension Perspicience perspicientia perfect knowledge full perceiving a thing Perspicuity perspicuitas clearness plainness properly in words and sentences Perspirable from perspiro that may or is able to breath through Br. Perspiration perspiratio a breathing through It is as it were a breathing or vaporing of the whole body through the skin Bac. Perstringe perstringo to wring hard to touch a thing sharply in speaking or writing c. Also to deceive Perterebrate perterebro to pierce or bore thorow with a wimble Pertical perticalis belonging to a Perch or Pole Pertinacy pertinacia obstinacy stubbornness stiffness in opinion sometimes it is taken in the good part for perseverance constancy Pertingeâ— pertingens extending reaching or joyning near unto Pertingency a reaching or joyning near unto Pervade pervado to go and enter over all through or into to scape or pass through or by Dr. Charl. Pervagation pervagatio a straying up and down a wandring through or about Perversity perversitas maliciousness of nature where we do overthwartly that we ought not to do frowardness Pervert perverto to overthwart to turn upside down to subvert corrupt destroy A Pervert one that is turned from good to evil as Convert is the contrary Pervicacy pervicacia obstinacy â—teadiness stiffneckedness sometimes perseverance constancy Pervise pervisum a Bar also a conference in former time called the Pervis among the young Councellors Pleaders Attorneys or Students of the Law such as at this day might resemble the course in the Inns of Court or Chancery called Moots and Bolts wherein the form of pleading and arguing a case is exercised for so doth Fortescu chap. 51. commending those Laws prove when he saith That after the Judges were risen at eleven of the clock from hearing Causes at Westminster Placitantes tunc se divertunt ad Pervisum alibi consulentes cum Servientibus ad legem aliis Conciliariis suis Pervious pervius that may be gone in or through that is easie to be passed over or through Perwick or Perwig from the Belg. Perruâ—ck or Fr. perrúque i. a tuff or lock of hair a cap of false or counterfeit hair Peruvians people of Peru in the West Indies so called Pessary pessus is made of soft wool in form of a finger and is a kind of suppository for the secret parts of women Br. Pessundate pessundo to tread or cast under feet to put down or to the worst to cast to the ground as a horse doth his rider Pestarable Wares seem to be such Wares as pester and take up much room in a ship An. 32. H. 8. c 14. Pestiferous pestifer deadly unwholesome that brings death pestilence and destruction Petalism petalismus from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1. a leaf a kinde of banishment for five years among the Siracusians practised by writing the parties name whom they would be rid of in an Olive leaf as at Athens they wrote upon shells Petard or Petarre Fr. petart an Engin of War made like a Bell or Morter wherewith strong Gates are burst open Petaurist petaurista a Dancer on the Ropes a Tumbler a runner upon Lines Petauristick pertaining to tumbling vaulting or dancing upon Ropes Peter Gr. for which the French use Pierre and our Ancestors used Pierce a name of high esteem among Christians since our Saviour named Simon the son of Jona Cephas which is Syriack and by interpretation a stone John 1.42 But fool-wisely have some Peters called themselves Pierius Cam. St. Peter ad vincula see Gule of August Peter-pence Denarii sancti Petri otherwise called in the Saxon tongue Rome-feoâ— i. the fee of Rome or due to Rome and also Rome-scot and Rome-penning was a tribute given by Ina King of the West-Saxons being in pilgrimage at Rome about the year of our Lord 626. which was a penny for every Chimney that smoaked in England Lamberds Explication of Saxon words verbo Nummus Whom see also fol. 128. in St Edw. Laws num 10. See also King Edgars Laws fol. 78. c. 4. Stow in his Annals p. 76. saith He that had thirty penny worth of Goods of one kind in his house of his own proper was to give a penny at Lammas yearly see Rome-scot Petitory petitorius belonging to a Petition or request Petrel see Pectoral Petrification petrificatio a making stony a turning into stone also a disease in the eye and eye-lids Petrifie from Petra to make become stonish or of a hard nature Br. Petrobrusiany a sort of Hereticks that held Christians ought not to keep or observe Feasts c. Petrol petroleum a kind of Marle or Chaulky Clay or rather a substance strained out of the natural Bitumen It is for the most part white but sometimes black and being once set on fire can hardly be quenched see Napthe Petronel Fr. petrinal a horsemans peece first used in the Pyrenean Mountains which was hanged at the Brest ready to shoot Petti-fogger from the Fr. petite and Belg. Foken vel Fâ—yken i. convasare a silly Advocate a petty Attorney or Lawyer or rather a Trouble-Town having neither Law nor Conscience Petty Sergeanty a tenure of Land holden of the King by yielding him a Buckler Arrow Bow or such like see Capite Petty Treason Fr petit Trahison Treason in a lesser or lower kinde If a Servant kill his Master a Wife her Husband a Secular or Religious man his Prelate these are Petit Treasons An. 25. Edw. 3. cap. 2. Whereof see more in Stawnf Pl. Cr. l. 1. c. 2. Cromp. J. of Peace f. 2. For the punishment of Petit Treason see An. 22. H. 8. cap. 14. Petulancâ— petulantia wantonness malepertness impudency reproachful speaking Petulant petulans wanton dishonest reproachful fawcy Pexiâ—y pexitas the long roughness of the Web. Pâ—oeâ—omenon Gr. an appearance either in Heaven or in the Air. Sir H. Wotton Phagâ—denick phagaedenicus that hath or pertains to a kind of Pock or running Cancer which frets through the skin and eats the flesh Phalanx Lat. a military Squadron consisting of eight thousand footmen set in such array that they might encounter with their enemies foot to foot man to man shield to shield Polybius l. 5. says the Phalanx contained above twenty thousand but these numbers still altered Phalangarians phalangarii Souldiers of the Army Phalanx Phalangeary Phalangeous of or pertaining to Phalanx Br. Phalaris Bull Phalaris was a Tyrant of Sicily who tormented Perillus the Artificer first in the brasen Bull he made for the destruction and torture of others whereupon aptly Ovid nec enim lex justior ulla
fire will grow hot no higher then the liqour in them ariseth Dr. Br. Porcine porcina of or belonging to an Hog hoggish Porculation porculatio feeding or fatting of Swine bringing up of Hogs Pores pori small and unsensible holes of the skin whereby the sweat and vapors pass out of the body Porose or Porous porosus full of pores or little holes Bac. Porosity porositas poriness or the being full of pores Porphyry porphyrites a dark red Marble spotted with white Porphyry Chair a Chair of Porphyry Marble in the Cloister of St. John Lateran at Rome called Sedes Stercoraria because when the Pope takes possession of his Episcopal See in that Church at the intoneing the Verse Suscitans de terra inopem de stercore erigens pauperem Psal 113. he was carried from a side Chappel to the high Altar in that Chair to signifie that God had raised him from a low condition to that supreme Dignity The usual tale of this Chair is a meer fiction Porphyretick porphyreticus belonging to red Marble or purple Porrection porrectio a stretching or reaching out Porsyllogism is as it were an Auxiliary Syllogism to prove the main one Portable portabilis that may be born or carried Portate portatus a bearing or bringing Portculits from the Fr. porte and coler i. delabi a faling gate or door to let down to keep enemies from or in a City Portegue Fr. Portugaise a golden chain worth about 4 l. 10 s. sterl Portend portendo to signifie before a thing happens to foretel to betoken Portentifical portentificus which works wonders or whereby strange things are done Portentous portentosus monstrous betokening some mischance or fortune to come Portglaive Fr. a Sword-bearer Portgreve compounded of Port and greve or grave i. perfectus signifies with us the chief Magistrate in certain Port Towns And as Cam. saith in his Britan. p. 325 the chief Magistrate of London was termed by this name instead of whom Richard the first ordained two Bayliffs but presently after King John granted them a Major for their yearly Magistrate Porteguidon Fr. an Ensign-bearer to a troop of men at Arms. Portmanteau Fr. from the Span. Portar to carry and Mantea a Cloakbag or Male. Portmote compounded of Port and the Fr. Mot i. dictio or perdition as some have used it c. Predial or Prediatory praedialis of or belonging to Lands or Mannors Predial Tythes are of those things which arise yearly of the fruit and profit of the earth as of Wood Corn Hay c. See Mr. Shep. Epit. fol. 1004. Predial in French relates properly to a Meadow Prediator Lat. Praediator a Lawyer that is expert in Actions real or cases concerning Lands Predicable praedicabilis that may be told or spoken of abroad In Logick there are five Predicables otherwise called Porphyries five Terms viz. Genus Species Differentia Proprium Accidents and are called Predicables à praedicando because they are Attributes of all things Predicament praedicamentum a term in Logick whereof there are Ten in which every limited and bounded nature is ranked and disposed The first called Substance includes all substances whatsoever as the four Elements and all other creatures The second Quantity contains all quantities as 10 20 a yard a furlong a mile The third called Quality has under it all qualities as Wisdom Art Fortitude Diligence Sloth The fourth named Relation ss properly of such words as depend mutually one upon another as a Husband and Wife a Master and Servant The rest are 5. Action or doing 6. Passion or suffering 7. Where 8. When 9. â—cituation or place 10. The Habit or outward covering of a thing See Peripatetical Institutions Les 3.4 Predicament is sometimes used in ordinary discourse for state condition order or the like Predicate praedico to publish to say or tell openly to noise abroad In Logick it is used substantively and signifies the later part of a Proposition as in saying John is a Schollar the word Schollar is called the Predicate because it is spoken or affirmed of the subject John Prefect praefectus a Ruler Governor or President a Captain a Provost a Lord Mayor In old Rome the Prefect of the City had the hearing of all matters between Master and Servant Buyer and Seller Orphans and their Overseers c. But afterwards he did assume to himself authority to hear all causes whatsoever within a hundred miles of Rome Prefecture praefectura a Captainship a Lieutenantship an Authority or Rule an Office or little Jurisdiction Preference from praefero preferment advancement account before place above others Prefinition a determination before Pregnant praegnans great with child or young full of good sap and juyce pithy ripe lively strong Pregression praegressio a going before an out-going or over-passing a preventing Pregustation praegustatio a tasting or assaying before Preignotary see Protonotary Prejudicate praejudicatus fore-judged determined or condemned before Prelation praelatio a carrying or setting before preferment preference Prelect Either from praelectus read before or from praeelectus one chosen before another Preliminary see Liminary Preludium Lat. praeludium an entrance to a matter a proem In Musick a voluntary before the Song a flourish or preamble and as you would say signs and proffers Prelusion praelusio a playing before a flourish the same with praeludium Premature praematurus ripe before other or ripe before due time and season untimely coming too soon Premeditate praemeditor to muse and think on a thing before hand Premious praemiosus rich in money gifts presents and rewards Premission praemissio a sending before Premium praemium a reward given to him that doth any thing a recompence It is used in Schools for a reward given to that Schollar that says his Lesson or performs his Exercise well And among Merchants it is used for that sum of money as Eight or Ten per Cent. which the Ensured gives the Ensurer for ensuring the safe return of any Ship or Merchandize Premunire more properly Praemonere when any man for an offence committed shall incur a Praemunire it is meant he shall incur the same punishment which is inflicted on those that transgress the Statute made Anno 16. Ric. 2. cap. 5. commonly called the Statute of Praemunire and is to be out of the Kings protection to forfeit Lands and Goods and to be imprisoned c. See more in Fullers Hist p. 148. Premunition praemunitio a fortifying or fencing before-hand Prenotion praenotio a fore-knowing of a thing fore-knowledge Prenuncious praenuncius that first brings tidings that goes afore and tells news that signifies a thing to be at hand Preominate from prae and omen to presage or foretel Dr. Br. Preoccupate preoccupatus prevented over-reached taken aforehand Prepensed from the Fr. pre-pense fore-thought as malice prepensed in our Common Law is malice fore-thought Preponderate praepondero to poise or weigh more to ponder or examine before to be of great price or more worth Preposition praepositio a putting or setting before a part of speech