goods or estate that died intestate or without any Will Admirable Lat. full of wonder An Admiral French a General at Sea To Admit latin to allow of Admonition French a giving warning Adnihilation latin a bringing or reducing to nothing Adolescency latin the age of youth Adolph or Hadulph Sax. happy help a proper name Adon or Adonai an Hebrew word signifying Lord or God Adonis the son of Cinaras King of Cyprus Myrrha who hunting in the Italian woods and being kill'd by the tusk of a Boar was afterwards by Venus turned into a Flowr Adoption lat the choosing of him into ones family and inheritance who is not a natural son Adorable lat to be worship'd or ador'd also being attributed to a mortal it signifies worthy of all honour and respect Artam Adornation latin decking adorning Adory Greek ingloriousness shame Adruming old word churlish Adrastia the daughter of Jupiter and Necessity a sharp punisher of wickedness otherwise called Nemesis whom the Egyptian Priests made to be Arbitress of all human affairs and placed her above the Moon Adrian a proper name see Hadrian Adrian or Adriatique Sea the Sea that parts Italie from Dalmatia Advancement French a raising or promoting Advantagious in favour of another Atramenes Advectitions latin that which may be brought from another place Advent latin an arriving whence Advent-Sunday is that Sunday wherein there us'd to be a preparation in the Church for the approaching Feast and all suites in Law were remitted for that time Advenale a Coat of defence Chaucer Adventitions latin coming unexpected or by chance Adventure French chance luck Adverse latin contrary opposite Adversant Id. To Advertise latin to give advice To Advesperate latin to wax night To Advigilate latin to watch diligently Adulation latin flattery Adult latin to come to ones full ripeess of age To Adulterate latin to corrupt To Adumbrate latin to shadow Adumbration signifies in Heraldrie a cleer exemption of the substance of the charge or thing born in such sort that there remains nothing thereof to be discovered but the bare proportion of the outward lineaments This is also call'd Transparencie Aduncous or Adunque latin hooked Advocate latin a Term in Law he that defendeth another mans cause Advouson French signifieth in Common-law a right to present to a benefice Adust latin burnt parch't Adynamous Greek weak impotent A E Aeacus the son of Jupiter by Aegina he was said to be so just that when he was dead he was chosen one of the infernal Judges with Minos and Rhadamanthus Aedone the Wife of Zethus the Brother of Amphion she slew her son Itylus in the night thinking him to have been Amaneus the son of Amphion but afterwards acknowledging her error she desired to die and was changed into a Thistle Aeeta the King of Colchos the son of Sol by Persa the daughter of Oceanus he begat Medea Absyrtus and Calciope to him Phryxus brought the golden Fleece which with the help of Medea was won from him by Jason and the Argonaut's and he deposed from his Kingdom Aega a Nymph the Daughter of Olenus and Nurse of Jupiter Aegaeon the son of Titan and Terra who at one lift threw a hundred Rocks against Jupiter but being overcome was bound by Neptune to a Rock in the Aegaean-Sea Aegaeum or the Agaeean-Sea is that Sea which is vulgarly call'd the Archipelago Aegeus the son of Neptune King of Athens who had by his Wife Aetha the daughter of Pitheus a son named Theseus the greatest Hero of that time whom he thinking to have been slain when he returned from Crete threw himself into the Sea and was by the Athenians made one of the Sea-Gods Aegiale the Wife of Diomed who by reason of her adultery with Cyllebarus was forsaken of her Husband who after the war of Troy went into Italy Aegilope Greek a kind of disease in the eye call'd the lachrymal fistule Aegina the daughter of Aesopus King of Boeotia whom Juriter injoy'd by turning himself into fire Aegipanes Greek certain wooddy Deities adored by the Ancients having feet like Goates Aegisthus the son of Thyestes and Pelopeia his daughter he slew Atreus by his fathers command and afterwards kill'd Agamemnon at a banquet by the help of his Wife Clytemnestra Aegle one of the daughters of Hesperus King of Italie who with her sisters Arethusa and Hesperethusa possest most pleasant gardens in Africa where there were golden apples kept by a watchful Dragon whom Hercules sent by Euristheus slew and took away the Apples Aegles the name of a great Wrastler who though he were born dumb being once to enter into the combat and seeing a great deceit in the lots he through a great desire of speaking spake distinctly and so continued while he lived Aegrimony or Aegritude lat sickness of body or mind Aegyptus the son of Belus the brother of Danais He having fifty daughters gave them in marriage to his brothers fifty sons but they having receiv'd instructions from their father Danaus each one killed their Husband the first night of their marriage except Hypermnestra who saved her Husband Lynceus who afterwards driving out Danaus possest the Kingdome of Argos also a famous Country of Lybia once a great Kingdome now a Province under the Turks dominion Aeneas the son of Anchises and Venus who after much wandring came to Latium overcame Turnus married Lavinia the daughter of Latinus and reigned thirty years after his Father-in-law's death Aeneator lat a Trumpeter Aenigmatical Greek full of Aenigma's i. e. dark speeches or riddles Aeolipile a kind of Instrument called the Hermetical bellows whereby it is experimented whether there be a vacuum in nature Aeolus the son of Jupiter and Sergeste who was called the God of the winds Aepalius a King who being restor'd by Hercules to his Kingdome adopted Hyllus Hercules his elder Son into the succession of his Kingdome Aequanimity lat equalness of spirit or temper Aequator a great circle or line encompassing the Globe equally distant from the Two poles Aequilateral consisting of equal sides Aequilibrity lat an equal poising or weighing Aequiponderancy lat the same as Aequilibrity Aera a Term in Chronologie signifying the beginning of a great Empire or some remarkable event from which people compute the number of years as the Jews reckn'd from Abraham's journey out of Chaldea or from their deliverance out of Egypt c. the ancient Greeks from the first Olympiad the Christians from the birth of Christ. Aerial lat belonging to the air Aeromancy Greek a foretelling of things by some certain sign 's in the air Aeruginous lat rusty cancred Aerumnous lat full of troubles and miseries Aesacus the son of Priamus who being in love with a beautiful Virgin call'd Hesperia never left following her in the Woods but she flying from him was at length kill'd by the bite of a Serpent he impatient of his loss threw himself from a high Rock into the Sea where Thetis taking compassion on him transform'd him into
whatsoever she desired she should have it whence Amalthean horn hath been taken for an embleme of plenty Amand lat to send one away Amanuensis lat a secretary one that writes for another Amaritude Lat. bitternesse Amassement French a crouding or heaping of several things together Amate to discourage Amazons certain warlike women of Asia that dwelt near the River Thermodoon who burnt off their right paps and killed all their Male Children that they might have no man among them their most renowned Queens were Mathesia Orithya Penthesilea whom Achilles slew coming to help the Trojans Menalippe and Hippolyta whom Hercules overcame and gave Theseus to wife Ambacti among the ancient Gauls were those servants and dependants which belonged to their chief Nobility Ambage Lat. a far-fetch't circumstance of words Amber a hard yellow Gum of which they make beads and bracelets some think it to be the Gum of Poplar Trees others the juyce of a certain stone that grows like Corral Ambergreece a sweet perfume or Aromatick juyce which some hold to be a kinde of bitumen rising from Fountains in the bottom of the Sea and becoming hard by floating upon the water Ambâ—anum the Citie of Amiens in Picardie Ambidexter Lat. one that useth both hands alike also a Term in Common-law signifying a Juror that taketh of both parties for the giving of his verdict Ambient Lat. encircling compassing round an Epithete properly belonging to the aire Ambifarious Lat. that which hath a twofold meaning Ambiguous Lat. uncertain doubtfull †Ambilogy Lat. an obscure saying a dark speech Ambition Lat. an excessive thirst of honour Amblothridium a Medicine provoking travel before the time Amblygone Greek a Term in Geometry signifying a figure that hath a blunt or obtuse angle Ambracia a Citie of Epirus vulgarly called Lacta Ambresbury q. Ambrose his Town a Town scituate upon the River Avon in Wiltshire built by Ambrose Aurelian here Alfritha King Edgars wife erected a stately Nunnery to expiate the murther of her son in Law King Edward in this Nunnery afterwards Eleanor widow of K. Henry the third devoted her self to God An Ambrey a cup-board Ambrose the name of an ancient Bishop of Milain and one of the fathers the word signifieth in Greek Divine or immortal Ambrosia an Herb called Artimisia Wood sage it is a word often used by the Poets to signifie the meat of the Gods Ambulatory Lat. a place to walk in Amburbial sacrifices were certain ancient sacrifices wherein the beast went about the Citie before he was sacrificed Ambuscado Spanish an ambush or men secretly so disposed as to rush out upon an enemy unawares Ambustion Lat. a singing or burning round about Amen a Syriack word signifying verily or so be it and therefore it is used after every prayer Amenity Lat. delightfulnesse pleasure Amenused old word diminish't Amercement or Amerciament a Term in Law a penalty or pecuniary punishment set upon the head of an Offender against the King or Lord in his Court. America the fourth part of the world discovered about the year 1492. by Americus Vesputius a Florentine and Christophorus Columbus a Genoese Amery in Lat. Almaricus a proper name from the German word Emeric i. alwayes rich and powerfull An Amesse a Priests hood or Cap which he weareth in the Quire Amethyst Gr. a precious stone so called because it is said to represse drunkness Amiable Lat. lovely Amicable Lat. friendly Amict see Amesse Amy in Fr. Aime i. beloved a name common both for man and women from Amadeus by which name many of the Dukes of Savoy have been called Amission Lat. losse Ammodite a creeping insect of a sandy colour and full of black spots Ammoniac a kinde of Gum which is brought from Lybia near the Temple of Ammon also a kinde of Salt like Allum which is found in Africa Amnesty Greek a burying in silence and Oblivion all former injuries and dammages Amnios the second Tunicle that enwraps the birth and covers it all over Amoebean Greek Amoebean verses are those which answer one another Amorist a lover an amorous man Amoroso Ital. the same Amort French dead whence one that is melancholy or in a dumps is said to be all Amort Amortize to kill a word used by Chaucer Amotion Lat. a removing out of the way Ampelite a kinde of pitchy cleaving and black earth wherewith they use to anoint Vines to kill the worms Ampelusia a promontory in Mauritania Amphiaraus the son of Oileus he was a great Prophet who was desired by Adrastus to go to the War of Thebes but he knowing he should not return kept himself private till being betrayed by his wife Eriphile who was bribed with a golden bracelet he was forced to go but the first day he came to Thebes he was swallowed up alive by the earth Amphibious Greek living indifferently upon both Elements land and water Amphibologie Greek see Amphilogie Amphictions Greek the Councel of Greece consisting of men chosen out of the twelve chief Cities for the making of laws and deciding of all controversies It was instituted by Amphyction the son of Hellen or as others say by Acrisius Amphion the son of Jupiter and Antâ—ope who being married to Lycus and after vitiated by Epaphus was imprisoned by Lycus's 2. wife but being set at liberty by Jupiter she fled to the Hill Cytheron where she brought forth Twins Zethus and Amphion who to revenge their mothers injuries tormented Dirce by tying her to a wilde Bull 's tale but Bacchus pitying her changed her to a Fountain Amphion became so rare a Musician that he was said to build the Theban Walls by playing upon Mercuries Harp Amphiscians Greek those people that live under the Equator where the shadow 's are cast both wayes North and South Amphitheater a place made for the acting of stage-playes and publick spectacles differing from a common Theater as being more perfect and built in a full circle the other onely in a semicircle Amphitrite the daughter of Nereus and Doris the wife of Neptune she sitting at the foot of Atlas was brought to him by a Dolphin and made Queen of the Sea Amphitryo the son of Alceus Prince of Thebes who married Alcmena daughter of Electryon and Lysidice upon that condition that he should revenge the death of her brothers upon the Teleboans and Taphians but while he was in the War Jupiter coming to her in the likenesse of her husband and lying with her she brought forth Twins Hercules son to Jupiter Iphiclus to Amphitryo Amphiction a King of Athens the son of Deucalion he succeeded Cranaus in the Kingdom Amphora an ancient measure of liquid things the Italick Amphora contained five Gallons the Attick Amphora seven Gallons and a half Ampliation Lat. an enlargement also a deferring of judgement till the cause be better examined a word used in Common-law Amplification Lat. a making large or amplifying Amplitude Lat. largenesse also a Title of Honour used among the Latins Ampullous Lat. swelling like a bottle also puft up
e. a Lord. Courtbaron a Court that every Lord of a Mannour hath within his own precincts Court of requests a Court of Equiry of the same nature with the Chancery onely this Court instead of a Subpoena useth a privy seal Courtesie of England is a certain Tenure whereby a man marrying a woman seized of Land in Fee-simple or Fee-tail general if he have a childe by her which cometh alive into the world though she and the childe die immediately yet if she were in possession he shall hold the land during his life and is called Tenant per legem Angliae or the courtesie of England Courtilage in Common-law is a Garden or piece of void ground lying near a message from Curtis a mansion house and legere to gather Courtisan French a Court-lady it is also commonly taken for a strumpet Courtlasse or Coutelasse a short sword Couth quasi Kâ—nnouth knew from the Saxon word Ken to know Coutheutlaugh Saxon he that receiveth cherisheth or hideth an out-law Cowde old word a gobbet Cowre to kneel to fall down for fear from the Italian word Covare Cowneer the hollow arching part in the ship stern Coy or Coyen old word nice dainty also to quiet to flatter C R Crabbat French handsome comely also substantively taken it signifieth a a Gorget for women or a kinde of riding band for men Crach a crib or rack for beasts Crabs eye a stone found in a Crab which resembleth an eye Cranage money paid for the use of a Crane to draw up wares Crank old word lusty blith jovial Crank-sided when a ship will bear but small sayl a Term in Navigation Crany lat the skull Crapulent lat glutted with meat having taken a surfet Crasie sick distemper'd from the Greek word crasis temperature Crask old word fat Crasse lat thick heavy dull lumpish Crassitude lat thicknesse grossenesse Crater is a sign in Heaven called the bottom of the pitcher in Virgo it riseth about the sixteenth of the Calends of March. Creance French trust confidence credit Creansour Law Term a creditour Creast-tile a roof tile which is made to lay upon the ridge of a house Crebrous lat often usual Credible lat that may be believed Credit trust belief also esteem Creditour lat he that lendeth or trusteth out money Credulity lat aptnesse to believe Creed a set form containing the artiticles of Christian religion Creek from the Dutch word Kreaken to make a noise a part of a Haven where any thing is landed or disburthened from the Sea Crenelle a Term in Heraldry being a line dented like the notch in the horn of a bow Creon the son of Menatius King of Thebes he was brother to Jocasta the wife of Laius and mother of Oedipus who unfolded the riddle of Sphinx and married Jocasta not knowing her to be his mother and by her had Eteocles and Polynices who succeeded in the Kingdom and were to reign by turns every other year but they having killed one another in civil Wars Creon regained the Kingdom but behaving himself with much cruelty he was overcome by Theseus and slain Crepitation lat a creaking noise Crepuscul lat the dawning of the day Cressant French the figure of a half Moon a term in Heraldry Cresses a kind of plant called in Latin Nasturtium Cresset old word a Lantern a Beacon Crest French a part of a helmet also the upper part of a Scutchion in armoâ—y Crestmarine an herb called Rock-samphire Crete an Island of the Mediterranean Sea heretofore called Hecatompolis by the Greeks because it had a hundred Cities it is now called Candie and is a great part of it in the possession of the Turks Cretism or Creticism Greek a forging of lyes falshood or perfidiousnesse Crevequeurs the name of an ancient Family in Kent who built Leeds Castle in that County they are stiled in ancient Records de crepito corde Crevet or Cruset from the French word Creux hollow a Goldsmiths melting pot Creusa the daughter of Priamus and Hecuba and wife of Aeneas by whom he had Ascanius she following her husband out of Troy when it was set on fire was not minded by him till he came out of the City by reason that he led his son in his hand and carried his father on his shoulders through the flames but going back to seek her he could never hear what was become of her Criminal lat guilty blameworthy Cleop. Crined having hairs from the Latin word Crinis it is a word used in Heraldry Crinisus a River of Sicily near to the City Segesta of which it is related that when the Trojan Virgins were to be exposed to the fury of a Monster whom Neptune sent to destroy the Country because of Laomedons perfidiousnesse Hippotes a noble Trojan committed his daughter Hegesta to the wide Sea and she being by fortune carried into Sicily Crinisus fell in love with her and turning himself into a Bear ravisht her whereupon she became with child and brought forth Acâ—â—tes who was afterwards King of Sicily Criplings a term in building short spars on the side of a house Crisis Greek a judgement or discerning into any thing also a term in Physick denoting the sudden change in a disease tending either to recovery or death Sir Crispins Launce an awle from Crispin who was the Patron of the Shoomakers Crisped lat frisled curled Crithology Greek a gathering in of the first fruits of corn Critical Greek of a nice judgement apt to censure Also Critical dayes in a disease are those dayes wherein a disease comes to its Crisis and they are the odde dayes as the third fifth seventh and so on but the most critical are counted the fourteenth The Crisis in acute diseases is judged by the Moon but in Chronick diseases the Crisis is judged by the Sun Criticisme Greek a playing the Critick a learning which consists in the curious and nice examining of Authors Cro or Croy signifieth in the Scotch Acts of Parliament a satisfaction which the Judge is to pay unto the nearest of kin to a man that is slain in case he minister not justice as he should do Croce old word a Shepherds staff or crook Crocolana the ancient name of a Town in Lincolnshire now called Ancaster Crocute a certain beast imitating the voice of a man and ingendred of a Hyaena and a Lionesse it cometh from the Aethiopian word Crocottas Croesus a King of the Lydians who abounded in riches he was overcome in war by Cyrus and put upon a pile to be burnt and calling out Solon Solon Cyrus demanding the reason he acquainted him how that Solon having formerly been asked of him who was the happiest man told him none could be happy till his death and that the greatest riches could not keep a man from misery whereupon he was freed and made one of Cyrus his Counsellers Croft from the old word Creaft i. e. handy-craft a little Close joyning to a house it being lookt to with more than ordinary care Croisada a
Hebr. the River of judgement Joscelin the proper name of a man in Latin Justulus being a diminutive from Jost in Latin Justus or Jodocus the chief of this name was Joscelin of Lovan son to Godfrey Duke of Brabant Joseph Hebr. encrease of the Lord. Josias Hebr. fire of the Lord. Josuah Hebr. the Lord Saviour Jot a little or very small matter from the Greek letter Iota or the Hebrew Jod Jotacisme Greek a running much upon the letter Iota or I also a bad pronunciation of the same letter Jouketh a Term in Faulconry they say the Hawk Jouketh and not sleepeth Journal French a book of every dayes passages also so much land as may be plough'd in a day by one team of oxen Journee French a dayes journey also an expedition of war a day of battell Joyce the proper name of a woman in Latin Jocosa i. merry pleasant Joyes of the Planets are when they are in those houses where they are most powerfully and strong as Saturn joyeth in Scorpio I P Iphianassa Iphinoe and Lysippe the daughters of Proetus King of Argos who for despising the goddesse Juno equalling their own beauties to hers were struck with such a Phrensie that they imagined themselves transformed to Cowes but Melampus being sent for offered for the cure of them half the Kingdom and which of the daughters he lik't best soon brought them to their former estate and married Iphianassa Iphiclus the son of Amphitryo by Alckmena he was born at the same time with Hercules who was begot by Jupiter Iphicrates a Captain of the Athenians famous for many great victories Iphigenia the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra she was adjudged to be sacrificed to Diana because that goddesse being incensed against Agamemnon for killing one of her harts kept the Navy of the Greeks by contrary windes from their intended course but after that Vlisses had by craft obtained her of her mother and all things in a readinesse for the sacrifice Diana accepted of a Hart so that Iphigenia was set free and sent to Taurica where she was made Over-seer of the rites of that goddesse which were performed by the sacrificing of men by Thoas the King of that place who was afterwards slain by Orestes who was designed to be offered for a sacrifice Iphimedia the wife of Aloeus who being ravish't by Neptune brought forth Twins Othus and Ephialtes who grew every moneth nine fingers in talnesse till they came to be of a very vast stature they helpt the Gyants against the Gods and were at length slain by the Arrows of Apollo and Diana Iphinoe see Iphianassa Iphis a young man of a great beauty who fell in love with Anaxarete see Anaxarete Iphis is also the name of a Cretan Virgin the daughter of Lygdus and Theletusa she was by her mothers prayers to the goddesse Isis changed into a man least Lygdus finding himself deceived should be incensed for he going to travel and giving a strict charge to Theletusa whom he left with Childe that if she brought forth a Female Childe she should put her out from her he was made to believe that it was a Boy and as soon as his supposed Son came of age he provided him a wife named Janthe for whom as it hapned Iphis proved a real husband Ipswich the chief Town of Suffolk it was sacked by the Danes in the year 991. this Town is famous for the birth of Cardinal Wâ—lsey who was a Butcher's son of this place and who began to build here a very magnificent Colledge here is yet to be seen the ruines of the old Town which was called Gipwich I R Iracundious lat of an angry disposition inclinable to anger Irascible lat capable of anger irascible faculty is that faculty of the Soul from whence anger and passion is stirred up and kindled in men Irchenfield or Archenfield that part of Herefordshire where the Citie of Hereford now standeth and where the old Town of Ariconium stood in ancient times Irene the mother of Constantine the 7th she reigned at Constantinople joyntly with her son called a Councel at Nice consisting of above 300 Bishops wherein the setting up of images in churches was confirmed by a decree being expelled from the Empire by her son who reigned alone for seven years she at length took him by craft put out his eyes and cast him into prison where he died Iris the daughter of Thaumas feign'd by the Poets to have been the messenger of the gods there is a kinde of watry Meteor so called in Greek appearing in the Clouds of divers colours which we call the Rain-bow Irmunsul or Ermisul a certain God worshipped by the ancient Brittains and thought to be the same with Mercury Ironical Greek spoken in mockery or by that figure called Irony which is a speaking contrary to what a man means by way of bitter gibing or scoffing Irradiation lat an enlightning or casting beams upon Irrational lat unreasonable †Irrecordable lat not to be remembred Irrecuperable lat never to be recovered unrecoverable Irredivivous lat not to be revived Irrefragable lat unbreakable also undeniable not to be confuted Irregularity lat disorderlinesse as it were a being without rule also an incapacity of taking holy orders as being maimed or very deformed base-born or guilty of any hainous crime a Term in Canon-law Irreligious lat having no Religion or piety towards God Irremeable lat through which there is no passing back or returning Irremediable lat not to be remedied or helped Irremissible lat not to be remitted or pardoned Irremunerable lat not to be rewarded Irreparable lat not to be restored or repaired Irreprehensible lat not to be reprehended or blamed Irresolute lat unresolved doubting or wavering Irrevocable lat not to be revoked or called back Irrigation lat a watering of Gardens and Meadows out of some neighbouring River Irrision lat a laughing at a scoffing or flouting Irritation lat a provoking or stirring up †Irrite lat void of no effect Irrogation lat an imposing upon Irroration lat a bedewing or besprinkling †Irruent lat rushing or running violently upon Irrugation lat a wrinkling a contracting into wrinkles Irruption lat a breaking violently in Irus a poor man of Ithaca who was a continual messenger between Penelope and those that came to court her in her husbands absence for which Vlisses when he came home killed him with his fist I S Isaac Hebrew laughter as Gelasius in Greek Isaca or Isca a river in England vulgarly called Ex from whence the City Exon or Exeter is denominated Isagogical Greek belonging to Isagogue i. e. an Introduction or beginning Isca Danmoniorum see Excester Isca Silurum the name of a Town in Monmouthshire commonly called Caerleon Iscariot the sirname of Judas that betrayed our Saviour from the Hebrew Isch Carioth Ischiatic Greek from Iscrias the hip troubled with a pain in the hip which pain is commonly called the Sciatica or hip gout Isicle q. Iceseekle from the
the Coast of Asia Lanarious or Laneous lat belonging to or made of wool Lancaster or Loncaster i. a Town situate upon the River Lone the chief Town of Lancashire which some think to be the same with the ancient Town Longovicum Lancelot the proper name of a man signifying in Spanish a Lance or Spear of this name was one of King Arthurs Knights of the round Table Lancepesado see Launcepesado Lanch to put a float a ship or boat that lies aground Lanciferous lat bearing a Launce Landcape an end of Land or continent which stretcheth it self out into the Landgraviate a Countrey belonging to Sea to a Landgrave which in the Dutch tongue is as much as Count or Earle of a Province or piece of Land given by the Emperour Landlcck't a term in Navigation is when a man sees land round about him out of a ship or boat Landloper Dutch a vagabond that runs up and down the Country Landskip see Lantskip Landto just so far off at Sea as a man can see the land Landturn the same off the land by night as a breiz is off the sea by day Langrel a term in Gunnery a loose shot which when it is put into the piece flies out at length when it is discharged Langued tongued a term in Blazon or Heraldry from the French word langue a tongue Langid lat weak faint languishing Languour lat a drooping decaying languishing Laniation lat a butchering or tearing to pieces Laniferous lat bearing cotton or wool Lank old word slender or weak Lanner or Lanneret a kind of Hawk called in French Faulcon Lanier Lantgrave see Landgrave Lantskip Landskip or Paisage a description of Land as far as may be seen above the Horison by hills valleys cities woods rivers c. in a mixt picture which contains both persons and the description of a Country or any part of a Country the persons are called the Argument the Landskip the Parergon or By-work Lanuginous lat covered with Lanuge which is a soft thin down or cotten-like substance which groweth upon some kinds of fruit also that which appeareth upon the chins of young men before they come to have perfect beards Laocoâ—â— the son of Priamus and Hecuba and Priest to Apollo he was the first that disswaded the Trojans from receiving the great horse into the walls and strook his Spear so hard against it that the sound of the armes was heard within whereupon it hath been affirmed that for his despising the gift of Minerva there came immediately two great Serpents and first devoured his two children afterwards himself Laodamia the daughter of Bellerophon and Achâ—mone she brought forth Sarpedon King of Lycia to Jupiter who was inamoured of her at length having displeased Diana the goddesse shot her with her own arrows Laodicea a City in Asia the Lesse which became very wealthy by the great gifts of divers rich Citizens as Jeronymus who died worth two thousand talents Zeno the Orator and his son Polemo whom Augustus advanced to be a King Laodoche the wife of Protesilaus she died imbracing the dead body of her husband slain by Hector Laodocus the son of Antenor in his shape Minerva came into the Army of the Trojans and perswaded Pandarus by shooting at Menelaus to break the league Laomedon a King of the Trojans he was the son of Ilus and the father of Priamus to divert a great pestilence which was sent upon the City because he had defrauded Neptune and Apollo of the wages he had promised them for building the City walls he was constrained to expose his daughter Hesione to be devoured by a Sea-monster promising Hercules to give him his horses which were of sacred race on condition he would undertake to free his daughter which he having performed and Laomedon going back from his word Hercules made war against him and took the City slew Laomedon took Priamus captive and gave Hesione to Telamon who was the first man that skalled the walls Lapicide lat a stone-cutter a hewer of stones out of the quarry Lapidary lat one that pollisheth or works in stones a jeweller Lapidation lat a stoning or putting to death with stones hurled or slung Lapidescence lat a waxing hard like stone or of a stony substance Lapithae a people of Thessalie inhabiting the mountains Pindus and Othrys they were governed by Pirithous had great conflicts with the Centaurs and were the first that invented bridles and saddles Lappewing a kind of bird so called from the often clapping of its wings it is also called a Houp and in French Lapouin Lappise is when Greyhounds open their mouths in their course or Hounds in the liam or string a term in Hunting Lapse lat a slip or fall It is also when an original Patron departeth from the right of presenting to a void Benefice by neglecting to present within 6 moneths unto the ordinary Laqueary lat the roof of a chamber vaulted Lara the name of one of the Nimphs called Naiades the daughter of the River Almon she was delivered to Mercury to be carried to Hell for revealing to Juno the love of Jupiter to the Nimph Juturna the sister of Turnus but Mercury falling in love with her by the way lay with her and begat twins called Lares or House-hold-gods who are also named Penates Larboard a term in Navigation the left side of a boat or ship Larcenie from the French word Larrecin i. theft a word used in Common-Law and is either great larcenie namely when the things stollen exceed the value of 12 pence or petit larcenie when the things stollen exceed not such a value The Larch-tree a tree so called from Larissa a City of Thessalie where it was first known It hath leaves like the Pine-tree and beareth a kind of drug called Agaricum which is of an exhilarating nature Lareow Sax. a Master Lares see Lara Largesse French a free gift bestowed upon any one also liberality Largitional an officer that oversees the bestowing of gifts Lariâ—s the greatest Lake in Italy vulgarly called Lago di Como containing 60 miles from North to South Larvated lat masqued or visarded for the representing some Gobling or dreadful Spirit Lascivious lat of a wanton carriage loose or effoeminate in behaviour Lask a disease called in Greek Diarrhaea causing an immoderate loosenesse of the belly and cometh from the Latin word Laxitas i. loosenesse Lassitude lat an extream wearinesse Lastage or Lestage a custom challenged in Markets or Faires for carrying of things also the ballast of a ship it cometh from the Saxon word Last which signifieth a certain kind of weight also a burthen in general Latebrous lat full of Latebrae i. dens or hiding-holes Latent lat lying hid Lateral lat belonging to the sides of any thing Lateranus a Patrician of Rome so called because he used to skulk and hide himself for the taking of his ease and pleasure he being designed Consul was slain by the command of Nero and many Ages after his houses
Arcadia she as she went a hunting one day with Diana was got with child by Mars and after she had brought forth twins she cast them into the River Erymanthâ—s who being a little after found by the Shepherd Tyliphus sucking a she Woolf they were brought up by Tyliphus and being called Lycastus and Parrhasius succeeded in the Kingdom of Arcadia Philosâ—phical Greek belonging to a Philosopher or Philosophy i. the love and study of wisdom knowledge of natural causes Philotimy Greek the love of honour Philtre Greek a potion powder or any kind of Medicine procuring love Philyra the daughter of Oceanus with whom Saturn lying in the shape of a horse begat the Centaur Chiron who being wounded with one of the arrows of Hercules that had been dipt in Lernaean poison wished to die but being immortal was placed among the heavenly Signs and called Sagitarius Phineus the son of Agenor or as others say of Phoenix and Cassiopaea he was King of Thrace and had by his first wife Cleopatra Orythus and Crambus whose eyes he put out at the perswasion of his second wife Harpalice the sister of Zethes and Calais for which he was strucken blind himself and the Harpyes were sent against him who continually defiled his meat as it came to his table but at last they were driven by Zethes and Calais into the Strophades Islands and Phineus himself was killed by Hercules after he understood that the children were blinded without a cause Phlebotomy Greek a cutting of a veine a letting blood Phlegmatick Greek full of phlegm or fleam i. one of the four humours of the body being cold and moist Phlegmon Greek a hot and red swelling of the body caused by an inflammation of the blood Phlegraean fields certain fields of Thessaly where the Gyants fought against the gods Phlegyas son of Mars and King of the Lapitheans in Thessaly he was the father of Ixion and the Nimph Coronis who being ravisht by Apollo Phlegyas in revenge burnt his Temple for which being cast into Hell he remained in continual fear of the falling of a great stone which hung over his head Phoebus the son of Jupiter and Latona born at the same birth with Diana he is also called Apollo and Sol. Phoenix Greek an Arabian Bird of which it is reported that there is but one of them in the World at a time and that having lived 500 years it builds a nest of combustible spices which taking fire from the Sun she fans it with her wings and burns her self therein out of whose ashes there springs up a new Phoenix It is also an ancient name of several famous men Phorbas the son of Priamus and Epithesia the daughter of Stasippus King of Mygdonia he was after many great atcheivements performed in the Trojan war slain by Menelaus Phâ—rcys the son of Neptune and the Nimph Thesea and father of Medusa he was King of Corsica and Sardinia and being overthrown by Atlas in a Sea-fight was turned into a Deity of the Sea Phospher Greek as it were a bringer of light the morning 〈◊〉 Phrase Greek a 〈◊〉 peculiar manner and form of speech Phrenetick 〈◊〉 possessed with a Phrensie i. a certain kind of madnesse arising from an inflammation of the membranes of the brain Phrygia a Country of Asia the Lesse bounding upon Caria Lydia and Bithynia it is divided into the Greater Phrygia and the Lesser Phryxus the son of Athamas and Nephele and the brother of Helle. See Ino and Helle. Phtisick Greek a kind of Consumption accompanied with a Cough and Ulceration of the body Phylarch Greek the Govenour or chief Ruler of any Tribe or Family Phylacteries Greek scrolles of parchment having the ten Commandments written upon them which the Pharisees were wont to wear about their necks and arms also preservatives against poison or witchcraft also places to keep things safe in Phyllis the daughter of Lycurgus King of Thrace she hanged her self for the love of Demophoon who she thought had neglected her and was turned into an Almond tree Physick Greek natural Philosophy also the Art of curing by Medicines Physiognomy Greek an Art which teacheth to know the dispositions of men by looking on their countenances it is vulgarly called Phisnomy Physiology Greek a discourse of natural things a handling of natural causes P I Piacular lat able to absolve or clear a man from some hainous sin or offence Pia mater lat a film or skin which encompasseth the brain Piation or Piacle lat a satisfaction for sin a purging by sacrifice or intercession Piazza Ital. a great open place or broad street a market-place Picardy a Province of that part of France called Gallia Belgica whose chief City is Amiens Piccage money paid in a Fair for breaking up the ground to set up a standing or booth Picenum or Picentum a Region of Italy between the Apennine hills and the Adriatick Sea vulgarly called Marca Anconitana Pickadil from the Dutch word Pickedillekens the hem about the skirt of a garment also the extremity or utmost part of any thing also an Ordinary at St. James's so called To Pickear French picquer is when particular persons fight between two Armies before the main Battle is begun Picle or Pitle from the Italian word Piccolo i. little an inclosure or small close Piepouders court from the French word pied i. a foot and pouldreux i. dusty a Court held in Fairs for the redresse of all disorders committed within them Pierced a term in Heraldry as a crosse pierced i. e. bored in the middle Pieria a Country in the confines of Macedonia by the Rivers Axius and Haliacmon Pierpoint a sirname of great note and antiquity stilled in Latin records De Petrae Ponte Pight old word propped setled Pigment lat a kind of painting wherewith women colour their faces it is also used metaphorically for deceit or guile Pigneration lat a gaging or laying to pawn Pignitis a certain kind of Mineral commonly called black chalk Pigritude lat lazinesse slothfulnesse Pilaster French a little pillar also an inflammation of the Uvula Pilchard or Pilcher a kind of fish called in Latin Sarda in Greek Trichis Pile a term in Heraldry being an Ordinary consisting of a twofold line formed after the manner of a wedge Pilgrim from the Ital. Pelegrino one that travelleth out of devotion thorough strange Countries to visit holy places Pilkrow see Paragraph Pillaw a kind of meat made of rice used among the Turks Pilosity lat hairinesse roughnesse Pilotage the office of a Pilot or Steersman of a Ship called in Dutch a Lootsman Pilumnus the son of Jupiter and King of Daunia he married Dane the daughter of Acrisius and mother of Perseus Pimpernel a kind of little flower called in Latin Pimpinella Pimpompet a kind of antick dance wherein three hit each other on the bum with one of their feet Pimplea a mountain in Macedon near which was the Pimplean Fountain and Den sacred to the Muses from whence they were called Pimpleides Pingres or
any running or swelling Xerxes a King of Persia the grandchild of Cyrus and son of Darius and Atossa he with an Army of 1700000 men and a Navy so vast that it filled the whole Hellespont and joyned the two Continents together was vanquisht at Thermopylae by 4000 men and afterwards in a Sea-fight at Salamis by Themiâ—tocles and his General whom he left in Boeotia was faine to retire with almost all his forces cut off he was at length slain in his own Palace by Artabanus one of his own Captains X I Xilinous lat belonging to cotton X Y Xylobalsame Gr. a certain sweet wood whereof baulm is produced Y A YArdland a certain quantity of land called in Saxon Gyrdlander in Latin Virgata terrae Y B Ybel an old Brittish proper name of a man it seems contracted from the Greek Eubulus i. Good Counsellour Y E Year and Day a certain time in construction of Common Law thought fit in many cases to determine a right in one and prescription in another as in case of an Estray of No claim of Protection of a Wreck c. Yeoman contract a youngman the next degree to a Gentleman and called in Latin Ingenuus in our Laws he is defined to be a freeborn man who can dispend of his own free land in yearly revenue to the summe of 40 shillings Sterling Y O Yonker Dutch Junker i. a Knight or Nobleman a lusty lad York see Eboracum Youthwort a kind of plant called in Latin ros solis Y T Ythel Brittish a proper name contracted from the Greek Euthalius i. very flourishing Z A ZAchary the proper name of a man signifying in Heb. Memory of the Lord. Zachynthus an Island of the Ionian Sea between Cephalenia and Achaia now called Zante Zaleucus a famous Lawgiver among the Locrians who having made a Law for the punishing Adultery and his son hapning to be found guilty of the same crime he that he might fulfill the Law and mitigate his sons punishment caused one of his sons eyes to be put out and one of his own Zameis the fifth King of Assyria the son of Ninus and Semiramis otherwise called Ninias Zany French one that in ridiculous manner imitates other mens actions to stir up laughter Z E Zebennia the wife of Odenatus King of the Palmyreni who behaved himself with much gallantry against Sapores King of Persia she after the death of her husband injoyed the Kingdom with her sons Herennianus and Timolaus Zecchine Ital. a certain Coin of Gold valuing about 7 shillings 6 pence Sterling Zelot Greek one that is envious or jealous of anothers actions also one that is hot and fervently zealous in Religion Zelotypie Greek jealousie Zenith Arab. the vertical point or that point of Heaven which is directly over our heads and opposite to the Nadir Zeno a famous Greek Philosopher who was the first Authour of the Sect of the Stoicks he strangled him self in the 72 year of his age after he had broke his finger by hitting it against a stone There was also another Zeno of Elea a hearer of Parmenides he having conspired against the Tyrant Nearchus and being put upon the rack to make him confesse who were the rest of the conspiratours he bit off a piece of his tongue and spit it in the Tyrants face whereupon the Citizens stoned the Tyrant to death Zenobia called also Zebennia a Queen of Palmyrene and the wife of Odatus she governed the Roman Provinces in Syria being reckoned among the 30 Tyrants who usurpt the government of the World in the time of Galenus she was at length overcome by the Emperour Aurelian and led in Triumph through the City of Rome with Golden Chains Yet he in compassion afterwards gave her a possession in Tybur She understood the Aegyptian Greek and Roman Languages and brought up her sons Herennianus and Timolaus in learning of whom it is not known what became whether they died a natural death or were killed by Aurelian Zephyrus the West-wind so called by the Greeks by the Latins Favonius and begins to blow as Varrâ— affirms about the beginning of February Zereth an Hebrew measure containing nine inches Zethes the son of Boreas and Orithyâ— and the brother of Calais these two brothers went with the Argonants to Colchos because they had wings they were sent to drive away the Harpys from Phineus his Table whom they pursued to the Strophades Islands Zethus the son of Jupiter and Antiope the wife of Lycus King of the Thebans who divorcing Antiope married Dirce after which Jupiter falling in love with Antiope got her with child which Dirce perceiving fearing lest she might come again into favour with her Husband she put her in prison but the time of her delivery drawing nigh she was set at liberty and flying to the mountain Citheron she brought forth twins in the high-way and the children being afterwards found by the Shepherds were brought up by them and called the one Zethus the other Amphion who coming to age and hearing of the injuries which Dirce had done to their mother they tied her to the tail of a wild Bull whereby she was draged through rough and stony wayes to a miserable death and changed by Bacchus into a Fountain Zeuxis a famouâ— Painter of Greece who contended with Timantes Androcides Eâ—pompus and Parrhasius all excellent Painters of his time he painted a Boy carrying Grapes the Grapes being done with so much life that the Birds taking them for true Grapes flew to them to peck at them whereat he grew very angry at his own work saying That if the Boy had been drawn as well as the Grapes they would not have peckt at them for fear of the Boy Z O Zodiack one of the greater imaginary Circles being 12 degrees in breadth and 360 in length and dividing the Sphere obliquely into two parts and containeth the 12 Signs which are called Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricornus Aquarius Pisces through the whole length of this Circle runneth a line just in the middle which is called the Ecliptick line or the path-way of the Sun because in that line the Sun performeth its course The word Zodiack cometh from the Greek Zodioâ— because of the representations of sundry animals which it containeth in Latin it is called Signifer Zoilus a Sophist of Amphipolis who lived in the time of Ptolomaeus King of Aegypt and writ a book against Homer whence he was called Homeromaâ—tix which he presented to Pâ—olomy expecting a great reward but when he saw that he gave him nothing he being compelled by want set on some friends to beg something of him but Ptolomy answeâ—ed that since Homer so many Ages past deceased had fed so many men he wondred how Zoilus could want so much being more learned than Homer Concerning his death some say that being convicted of Parricide he was crucified at the command of Ptolomy Others that returning into Greece he was thrown down headlong
of many Learned heads Such an Encyclopedy I present thee Reader with from the Muses as it was delivered me from the forked top of their Parnassus for I shall ever acknowledge such peculiar aides as I received from severall Learned Persons otherwise I can faithfully assert for the building up of this Volume next to the use of grand Dictionaries I have onely been beholding to the imperfect remaines of a Gentleman who long since begun this Work First his sicknesse impeding and then impartial death cutting him short of finishing his Design the best Schollars that then perused his Labours did with one voice render him this honour That his Collections were choice That he had taken up nothing but what was Authentick and that the Learned themselves in some respects might be obliged to him for his Studies To conclude Courteous Reader this Volume which the so many years industry of my self and others hath brought to such a perfection is for thine and the general good now at last made publick I wish thee all happinesse in thy necessary search and use of it Farewell COurteous Reader faults are usual in the printing of Generall Tracts but in Dictionaries and Works of this kind I am truly sensible that as they will seem more strange to thee so they reflect more on the Authours credit to purchase thy more favourable construction I have collected an Alphabetical Index of the Capital Errata which is placed at the end of the Book THE NEW WORLD Of English Words Or a General Dictionary Containing the Terms Etymologies Definitions and perfect Interpretations of the Proper significations of hard English words throughout the Arts and Sciences Liberal and Mechanick as also all other subjects that are usefull or appertain to the Language of our Nation A. A. AAron the son of Amram and brother of Moses he was the first High-Priest of the Jews being chosen to that dignity by the budding of his Rod the word signifies in Hebr. a Teacher or Mountain of fortitude Aaron a great Emperour of the Saracens who leading into Asia an Army of 300000. men compelled Nicephorus the Greek Emperour to make peace with him on Ignominions and dishonourable terms A. B. Aba a Tyrant of Hungaria who being slain by his own subjects and buried in the next Church not long after was digged out of the earth again where being found with his winding-sheet and other cloathes uncorrupted and unchanged and all his wounds cured he was honoured with a nobler burial and his bones translated to a Monastery built by himself and there interred †Abaction Latin a driving or forcing away Abaddon an Hebrew word signifying a destroyer and used in the New Testament for the Devil Abae a Town of Phocis a Province in Greece which was not destroyed by Philip of Macedon because the people were known never to have committed sacriledge Abaea a Town in the Bay of Messena wherein was the most ancient Oracle of Apollo burnt at length by the Army of Xerxes Abagas Can King of the Tartars he having recovered the Dominion of the Turks and taken Parvana Governour of Turcia because he betrayed it to the Soldan of Aegypt cut him in pieces boyled him among his other viands and eat him Abalus an Isle in the German Ocean in which it is reported that there are Hills from which doth drop great store of Amber To Abandon Ital. to forsake also to resign one's self up wholly to any prevailing passion †Abannition Lat. a punishment inflicted by the Greeks upon the committers of Man-slaughter namely the banishing them for a twelve-moneths space Abantiaâ— the Isle of 〈◊〉 near Boeotia in the Mediterranean Sea so called from the Abantes a people which coming out of Thrace inhabited there Abarimon a Countrey in Scythiâ— hear the Mountain Aemaus the people are very salvage and although their feet are â—everted or turned backward yet they are exceeding swift Abarstick old word insatiable Abas the son of Metanira whom Ceres turned into a Lizard because he laugh'd at those divine rites which his Mother instituted to her worship also the twelf King of the Argives being the son of Lynceus by his wife Hypermnestra he was the Father of Proetus and Acrisius Grandfather of Perseus that freed Andromeda To Abase Ital. to bring low Abast a term in Navigation when any thing is done or placed toward the stern in respect of any that are towards the â—tem To Abate to make lesse or diminish Abatement a term in Heraldry being an accidental mark annexed to Coat-armour denoting a stain in the bearer Abatos an Island in Egypt in the Marishes of Memphis where King Osiris was buried Abawed old word daunted ashamed Abbae a word used in holy Scripture and signifieth in the Syriack tongue Father Abbington see Abington To Abbord Italian to approach near the shore also to grapple with a ship Abbot a spiritual Governour over a religious house of Monkes To Abbreviate Lat. to abridge to make short Abdals a kind of religious people among the Persians who make profession of poverty and lodge in Churches they derive their name from Abdala father of Mahomet Abdalmatalis the Grand-father of Mahomet a Man of so rare a beauty and perfect composure that he wonne the admiration love of all the women that saw him Abdelmonus a King of Africa whose Father was a Potter to whom while he was a young man Aventumerth a famous Astronomer foretold that he should obtain the Kingdom and afterward assisted him in the compassing of the design Abdera a Town of Thrace where Democritus was born the people whereof were counted a foolish people Abdevenam the head of the twelf Mansion a term in Astrology To Abdicate Lat. to renounce or refuse Abdolonymus a certain Gardiner of Sydon by a long descent continuing of the bloud Royal whom Alexander the Great after he had taken that Citie caused to be proclaimed King thereof Abdomen in Anatomy signifies all that part of the belly that contains the natural bowels being composed of a skin fat eight muscles and the peritonaeum Abducted Lat. led away Abecedary belonging to the A. B. C. To Abedge old word to abide Abel the name of one of Adams sons and signifieth in Hebrew vanity also the name of a place and signifieth in Hebrew mourning Abent old word a steep place or hanging Hill * Abequitation Lat. a riding away Aberconwey q. the mouth of Conwey a Town in Caernarvonshire built upon the mouth of the River Conwey by Edward the first out of the ruines of an old Town called Caerhaen i. ancient Citie in Latin Conovium Aberfraw a Town in the Isle of Anglesey anciently a very famous place and the Royal seat of the Kings of Guineth or North wales Abergevenny or Abergenny so called because it is situate at the very meeting of the Rivers Vsk and Gebenny or Gobanny it is called in Latin Gobanium and is fortified with a very strong Castle which hath been the seat of many great Lords and
that went to the Trojan War he fought with Hector and had a contest with Vlisses for the armes of Achilles but Vlisses having gain'd them by his eloquence Ajax run mad and made a huge slaughter among a flock of sheep thinking Vlisses and Atrides to have been among them also the name of the son of Oileus King of the Locri who for vitiating Cassandra in the Temple of Pallas was slain with Thunder by the Goddesse whose Priestesse she was Aide French help also a subsidy or tax Aidoneus King of the Molossi he sent Theseus to prison because he and Pirithous would have taken away his daughter Proserpina not far from the River Acheron which gave occasion to the fable to say that he descended into Hell to fetch away Proserpina the daughter of Dis. Ailesbury a Town situate not far from the River Tame in Buckingamshire it was won by Cutwulph the Saxon in the year 572. and hath been famous in times past by being the habitation of St. Edith the daughter of Frewald Ailesford a Town in Kent not far from the River Medway it was heretofore named in the British tongue Saissenaeg-haibal from the great overthrow that was given by Vortimer the Brittain son of Vortigern to Hengist and his English Saxons in this place Aine besides one of the four Elements it signifies a certain distinction in the Garb and countenance between one person and another Ayry a nest of Hawks Akmanchester i. e. the City of Sick-folk a name anciently given by the Saxons to the Citie of Bath A. L. Alabandic a kinde of a Rose with whitish leaves Alabandine a kinde of blue and red stone provoking to bleed Alabaster a kinde of clear white Marble Alacrity lat chearfulnesse Alahab Arab. the Scorpions heart Alamae Arab. the left foot of Andromeda Alan a proper name signifying in Slavonish a Greyhound others contract it from Aelian i. Sun-bright Alastor the name of one of the sunnes horses Alata Castra the Citie of Edenborough in Scotland Alay a Term in hunting when fresh Dogs are sent into the cry Alazony Greek vain-glory Alba Julia the Citie of Westenbergh in Germany Alba Regalis a Citie in Hungary now called Stolwistenbergh where the Kings use to be Anointed and Crowned Albania a Countrey between Illyricum and Macedonia whose chief Citie is Dyrrachium now called Durazzo there is also another Albania in the East between Cholcos and Armenia from whence the people of the former Albania are said originally to spring also the Kingdom of Scotland was in ancient times called Albania Albanus a River in Armenia also a Lake in Italy called Lago di Castel Gandolf also the name of the first Brittish Martyr from the Lat. Albus i. e. white St. Albans a Town in Hertfordshire so called from the Brittish Martyr above mentioned whereas formerly it was called Verulam Albe a white Garment which the Priests were wont to wear Albeito Arab. the mouth of the Swan Albert a Saxon proper name signifying all bright Albion the ancient name of England by reason of the white Rocks upon the Sea-side or from Albion the son of Neptune or from Albina one of Dioclesians 50 daughters Albugineous lat belonging to the white of the eye or to any other white substance Albutius the name of a very covetous man who would beat his servants before they had committed a fault telling them that perhaps he should not be at leasure when they had committed any Alcaic verse a certain kinde of verse so called from Alcaeus the first Inventor consisting of two dactyls and two trochees Alcakengi a winter Cherry Alcander a young Lacedemonian who having put out one of Lycurgus his eyes yet being intertained by him as his near servant loved him afterwards with a great deal of respect Alcathous the son of Pelops who being suspected to have slain his brother Chrysippus fled to Megara where killing a Lion that had slain Euripus the son of Megareus he was by Megareus made his son in law and succeeded him in the Kingdom Alceste the wife of Adonetus King of Thessaly who willingly offered her self up to die for her husband Alchedi Arab. a Star in the goat Alchenit Arab. a Star in the right side of Perseus Alchobel see Reception Alchocodon is an Arabian word and signifies the giver of years and is plac't that he hath most essential dignity in the place of the Hyleg and with some aspect doth behold that place Alchorad Arab. a contrariety of the light of the Planets Alchimy Greek the art of dissolving metals to separate the pure from the impure Alcippus vide Damocrita Aâ—cithoe a Theban woman who was turned into a Bat for contemning Bacchus his Orgâ—es Alcmena vide Amphytryo Alâ—maeon the son of Amphiaraus and Eriphite he killed his mother for having betrayed Amphiaraus and afterwards runne mad but being cured by Phlegias he married his daughter Olphaestbaeâ— giving her a Bracelet of his mothers but afterwards falling in love with one of Achetous his daughters called Callirhoe he promised her the Bracelet which he had given his former wife on condition she would marry him but going to fetch it he was slain by Temon and Axion Alphesibaeas brothers Alconor one of the 300. Argires who fought against the Lacedemonians onely he and Chromius being left alive and all his enemies killed excepting Othryades Alcoran Arab. the book wherein the Turkish religion is delivered first written by Mahomet the Turks great Prophet Alcyon dayes quiet times Alcyone the daughter of Nephtune the wife of Ceyx who sayling to the Oracle was drown'd by the way and chang'd into a bird called a King-fisher Alduas dâ—bis a River dividing the Helvetians from the Sequani called in French Leo doux Aldborrow see Isurium Aldingham a Town in Lancashire an ancient Hereditament belonging to the family of the Haveringtons or Harringtons unto whom it came from the Flemmings by the Cancefelds Aldebaran Arab. the south eye of the Bull. Alderanainim Arab. the right shoulder of Cepheus Alderanainim vide Pap. Alectryomancy Greek a certain kinde of divination among the ancients which was done by a Cock. Alectorius a precious stone of a waterish colour found in the maw of an old Capon Alectryon a young man who kept the door while Mars was familiar with Venus but Mars incensed that he was taken through his negligence changed him into a Cock. Alegement French ease releasment Aleger a Liquor made of sowr Ale Alembick lat a Still Alestake old word a Maypole Alexander son of Philip King of Macedon he overthrew the Persian Monarchy took Babylon Susa and Persepolis and after he had extended his Conquests as farre as India he returned to Babylon and there died the word signifies in Greek helper of men Alexandria a Famous Port Town of Egypt Alexipharmac Greek a Medecine against poyson Alferes Spanish an Ensign bearer Alfred a Saxon word signifying all peace Alfreton q. Alfreds Town a Town in Darbyshire built by King Alfred as some think the Lords whereof were called
like Antiphrasis Greek a figurative speech having a contrary meaning Antiphone Greek see Anthem Antipilanes or Antepilani Lat. a sort of Souldiers in the fore part of the Roman Army Antipodes Greek see Antichthones Antiquate Lat. to abolish to abrogate Antique Lat. old out of fashion Antisabbatarians a sort of Hereticks who deny the Sabbath Antiscions are degrees beholding one another equally distant from the two Tropicks and so much as a Planet shall want of either of the Tropicks so much on the other side the Tropick shall the Antiscion of the Planet fall and shall give virtue to any Star or Planet that is in the same degree or casteth any Aspect thereto Antistrophe Greek a Rhetorical figure namely when several Members of a sentence end all with the same word Antithesis Greek a figure in Rhetorick wherein one letter or word is put for another Antithesis Greek things opposed Antitrinitarians a Sect of Hereticks which deny the Trinity which comprehend under them the Arians Sabellians and others Antitype Greek an example like to the pattern Antivestaeum the utmost promontory of Brittain lying upon the Western Ocean it hath been called in former times by the Brittish Bards Penringâ—aed the Promontory of bloud by the Welsh Historians Penwith i. the Promontory on the left hand Antonians an order of religious men instituted by Saint Anthony an Aegyptian Monk in the year 1324. Antonomasia Greek a Rhetorical figure wherein instead of a proper name another name is put Antrim the name of a County in Ireland Antwerp a famous Citie in Brabant which was pull'd down by the Duke of Alva but restored again by the the Duke of Parma Anubis a Heathen God whom the Aegyptians worshipped for Mercurie in the shape of a Dog Anweald Sax. Authority Anxiety Lat. vexation anguish grief Anyger a River of Thessaly where the Centaures washed their wounds after they had been wounded by Hercules which caused the waters ever after to have an ill taste A O Aonia a part of Boeotia where the Muses Well is whence the Muses are called Aonides Aorist Greek indefinite also among the Greek Verbs there are two tenses Aoristus primus and Aoristus secundus Aornus a Lake in Italy near the River Po whose waters are infected with a deadly noysomnesse into this Lake the Poets feign that Phaeton fell being struck with thunder and that his sisters weeping for him were changed into poplars dropping Amber A P Apamia a Town of Bythinia so called by Nicomed the son of Prusia Apatny Greek freenesse from passion or affection Apelby a Town in Westmorland anciently called Abballaba memorable for its pleasant scituation upon the River Eden and for its Antiquity the Aurelian Maures keeping their station there in the time of the Romans Apelles a famous painter of the Island Cous who having the picture of Venus unfinish't no man durst undertake it after him Apennage French a Childes portion the Law of Apennages in France is that which forbids the Kings younger sons to have partage with the Elder Apennine a great Hill running through the midst of Italy †Apepsie Greek incoction crudity of the stomack Aphaeresis Greek the taking away of a letter from the beginning of a word Aphelium a point wherein the Sun or any other Planet is most distant from the Earth Aphetical Astrological Term belonging to the Planet that is disposer of life in a Nativity Aphorisme Greek a brief select sentence expressing the property of a thing Aphrodite Greek the name of Venus as being ingendred of the froth of the Sea Apina and Trica two Towns of Apulia destroyed by Diomed with so much ignominy that they became a proverb of contempt Apis King of Argos the son of Jupiter and Niobe he was otherwise called Osiris and took to wife Isis leaving the Kingdom of Achaia to Aegialeus he went into Aegypt and civilizing the people reign'd there Apocalyps Greek a revelation or unfolding of a dark mystery a title given to the last book of the holy Scriptures written by St. John in the Isle of Patmos Apocryphal Greek doubted of whose original is unknown Apodictical Greek demonstrable easie to be made plain Apogaeum Greek a Term in Astronomy being that point of Heaven where the Sun or any Planet is farthest from the Center of the earth Apograph Greek a Copy taken from another pattern Apollo the son of Jupiter and Latona born in Delos at one birth with Diana coming to age he slew the Serpent Pytho and afterwards the Cyclops for which he was deprived of his Divinity and kept the sheep of Admetus King of Thessaly upon the banks of Amphrysus he loved Daphne who flying from him was turned into a Lawrel-Tree also he loved Hyacynthus a boy of a rare feature whom killing by mischance he turned into a flowr he was called the God of physick of Musick and Archery and guided the Chariot of the day Apollyon Greek a name in Scripture attributed to the Devil it signifying destroyer Apologue Greek a tale a moral fable such as that of Menenius Agrippa and those of Aesop. Apologie Greek a justifying answer an excuse or defence Apopheret Lat. a present a New years gift Apophlegmatisme Greek a Medecine to purge away flegme and waterish humours Apophtegme Greek a short and witty sentence Apoplexy Greek a taking away of sence and motion from the animal parts of the body for which reason the dead palsie is called by this name Aporetick Greek doubting Apostasie Greek a revolting a falling away or defection from ones duty or first profession Aposteme Greek the gathering of corruption into any one part of the body Apostle Greek a Messenger a word most peculiarly appropriate to the twelve Disciples of Christ who were sent to preach the Gospel Apostrophe Greek a figure wherein there is a converting ones speech from one party to another a mark of the cutting off some Vowel at the end of a word †Apotheke Greek a shop or store house wherein any thing is laid up Apotomy Greek a Mathematical word a cutting off part of a line Apozeme Greek a decoction a Term used in Physick Appal to dismay also to decay Appareil French a preparation a making ready also the summe at the foot of an account which remains charged upon a house or Colledge Apparitour Lat. one that summons people to appear at a Court. Appartment Ital. a division or separation also so much of a great house as is set apart for the intertainment of one person or one family Appeach to accuse one of any crime Appâ—al a word used in Common-Law and signifies to remove a cause from an inferiour Judge to a Superiour also a suing within a year and a day of one who is next of kin to a party that is murthred Apellative Lat. a Noun Appellative is a Term used in Grammar signifying a name that 's common to a great many Appellour vid. Approver Appendant Lat. a Term used in Civil Law and in Logick as when a field is apendant to
Citie of Peloponesus not farre from Athens where many famous Kings reign'd Argus the son of Actor whom Juno set as a spy over Io being turned into a Cow Argute lat full of wit subtile Argyra an Island in India full of Gold and silver Also a Nymph whom Selenius being in love with died for grief and was changed by Venus into a River Ariadne the daughter of Minos and Pasiphae see more of her in Theseus Arided Arab. a Term in Astrology the tail of the Swan Aridity lat drynesse sterility Aries lat an Engin anciently used for the battering down of Citie walls so called from Aries a Ram by reason of the likenesse it had to that beast also one of the twelve signs Arietation lat a butting a battring with the Engine Aries Ariminum an ancient Town of Flaminia in Italie now called Rimini Ariobarzanes one of Darius his Captains who was slain by the Greeks Ariolation lat a sooth-saying Arion a famous Musician of the Isle of Lesbos he was in great favour with Periander Tyrant of Corinth as he was sayling from Italy the Mariners conspired to kill him for his riches but he casting himself into the Sea was carried by a Dolphin to Taenarus a Town of Laconia Arist old word he arose Aristaeus the son of Apollo and Ceres he was King of Arcadia and found out the use of Bees but because Euridice flying from him was slain by the bite of a Serpent the Nymphes destroyed his Bees to appease whom he having sacrificed four Oxen and four Heifers a multitude of Bees sprung from the dead Oxen. Aristides an Athenian famous for Justice Aristocracy Greek the Government of a Common-wealth wherein the Nobles bear chief sway Arite old word to Arest or stay Arithmetick Greek the art of numbring Arithmancy Greek a divination by numbers Armada Span. a great Navy Armagh a County in Ireland Armenia a Countrey of Asia divided into the greater and the lesser Armâ—nia Armiger lat a Squire one that beareth a Knights Arms. Armilet a little Bracelet for the arm Arminians a Sect of Hereticks instituted by Jacobus Arminius in the year 1605. they hold free grace and universal redemption Armipotent lat strong in arms powerfull Armoniack or Gumme Armonick a certain Gum issuing from a plant called fennel Gyant Armorick a Countrey in France now called Brittain Armory a place where armes are laid up and kept Armuzia a Countrey on the Borders of Carmania along the River Andanis where are many pleasant Vineyards Arobe a Portugal measure of Sugar containing 25 Bushels Aromatick lat Odoriferous having a spicy smell Arquebuze a little Gun a Caleever Arragon a great Province of Spain heretofore a Kingdom by it self Arraighn to set at the Bar of Justice to make guilty Arran a County in the North-part of Scotland anciently called Heglota as being scituate in the River Claâ—a now called Cluid Arrasse a certain rich cloath so called from Arras a Town of Artesia where it was made Arrearage French a debt due upon an old account Arrendare signifieth in the practick of Scotland to set lands to any one for yearly Rent Arreptitious lat suddenly caught also snatching away privily Arrere old word apart aside Arrest French a stay a resting quiet in a place also a putting a stop to proceedings in Common-law it signifieth an execution served upon a mans goods or person also a decree or final sentence of a Court. Arretteth layeth blame an old word used by Chaucer Arrians a Sect of ancient Hereticks instituted by one Arrius a Lybian about the year 315. they deny the son to be of the same substance with God the father Arride lat to manifest ones consent of a thing by smiling Arrogate lat to assume too much to ones self Arsenal French a kinde of Cittadel where Armour and Ammunition is laid up Arseâ—ick a mineral called Orpiment in English Raâ—s-bane Arseversie upside down preposterous Arsmart an Herb otherwise called water pepper Arson French a saddle-bow Artaxerxes the son of Xerxes King of Persia he had three sons by his wife and 112 by his Concubines he made Darius his Successour who rebelling from his father because he had taken from him his Concubine Aspasia was slain with 50 of his brothers Artemisia Queen of Halicarnassus and wife to Mausolus she built so stately a Sepulcher for her deceased husband that it was held for one of the seven wonders of the world Artemisia is also the name of an Herb called Mugwort Artemisian moneth the moneth of May. Arten to constrain an old word used by Chaucer Arteries Lat. those hollow membranous Vessels like to veins in which the most thin and hottest part of the bloud together with the vital spirits pass through the body Arteriotomy Greek a cutting of an Artery Arthritical disease the Gout from Arthritis a Greek word which signifies a joynt Arthur a famous warlike King of the Brittains who beat the Saxons in divers set battails this word signifieth in the Brittish tongue strong man Articular Lat. joynted Articulate lat to joynt also make Articles of agreement Artificer Lat. a work-man Artillery great brasse Guns Cannons Artisan or Artist a master of his Art Arval brothers a fraternity of Roman Priests twelve in number who besides their performance of publick sacrifices were appointed Judges of Land-marks Arvisian wine a sort of Greek wine from Arvis now called Amista in the Island Chios Arundel in Latine Aruntina vallis a Town in Sussex so called as it were Arundale i. a dale lying upon the River Arun it hath a strong Castle which Robert de Belismo keeping against King Henry the first he thereupon forfeited his estate and was proscribed Arundiferous Lat. bringing forth Reeds Aruspicy Lat. a certain kinde of divination anciently much in use among the Romans by looking into the bowels of beasts A S Asabaracca the Herb called Folefoot Asbate old word a buying Asbestes a people of Lybia about Cyrene where the Oracle of Jupiter Ammon was Asbestos a kinde of precious stone of an Iron colour which being once fir'd cannot be quencht Ascanius the son of Aeneas by Creusa the daughter of Priamus he raigned in Italy 30 years and built Alba. Ascaunces old word as though Ascendant an Astrological Term it being the point of the Ecliptick which riseth at some determinate moment when any one is born it is also called the Horoscope it signifieth also Metaphorically a predominant or powerfull influence over any one Cleopatra Ascertain to assure Ascetick Greek belonging to a Monk or Monastery Asclepiad a verse consisting of four feet Spondee Choriambus and two Dactyls Ascribe Lat. to attribute to impute Ashdown or Assendown which some interpret the Mount of Asses a Town in Essex where a great battel was fought between Edward Iron-side and Canutus the Dane Asia one of those four parts into which the whole world is divided it was so called from Asia wife to Iapetus and daughter of Oceanus and Thetis Asinine Lat. belonging to an Asse
Askaunce old word if by chance Askaunt old word as to look askaunt to look side-wayes Askes old word ashes Asmodeus Greek a friend of carnality the name of a certain spirit Asmotographers Greek composers of lessons to any instrument Asopus a River of Boeotia running by Thebes which the Poets faign'd to have been the father of Aegina whom Jupiter deflowr'd Asotus Greek prodigal intemperate Aspect Lat. a sight also ones countenance or presence also a position of the stars one toward another Aspectable Lat that may be seen or beheld Asper a certain kinde of coyn bearing the value of a penny farthing of our money Asperation lat a making rough or sharp Asperity lat roughnesse Aspernate lat to despise to scorn Aspersion lat a sprinkling or bespattring it is also taken Metaphorically for a casting a blemish upon other mens reputation Asphaltites a Lake in Judaea where Sodom and Gomorrha stood having been full of brimstone ever since it rained down upon those Cities Asphodil the name of a certain flowr otherwise called Daffadil or Narcissus Aspick a little venemous Serpent Aspiration lat a breathing also a note over a Greek vowel which hath the force of an h. Aspâ—rtation lat a carrying away Assail to set upon to assault Assart a Term in law signifying an offence committed in a Forrest by plucking up the Woods by the roots also to Assart is to set in order to make glades in a Wood to lop off the branches of a Tree to clear a ground of shrubs An Assâ—ssiaâ— Ital. a Robber or Murtherer that kills another for gain Assay French to prove to try an Assayer of the King is an Officer of the Mint for the true trial of silver Assâ—ctation lat a following any one an adhering to anothers opinion Assâ—ntation lat a complying with anothers opinion out of flattery or dissimulation Assert lat to affirm to maintain Assesse Fr. to set down a rate to tax Assâ—â—trix â—at a Midwife a woman that is assistant to another Assets French a Term in Common-law signifying goods sufficient wherewith the Heir oâ— Executor may discharge the Ancestors or Testators Debts or Legacies Assâ—verate lat to affirm earnestly Aâ—sidâ—ous lat dayly observant diligent Assigne French a term in law he that is constituted by another to do any businesse an assign indeed is he whom the person appoints assign in law is he whom the law appoints Assimilatiâ—n lat a likening a resembling Assise Order Chaucer Assised sure firm Idem Assiâ—t lat to help Assize French a Term in law signifying a sitting of Justices upon their Commission it is taken also for a Writ also a setting down the price of any commodity Association lat a being frequent in company with another Assoyle to acquit to pardon also to answer Chaucer Assoylen to declare Idem Assuefaction lat an inuring a bringing one to any thing by custome Assuetude lat use custome Assume lat to take to ones self Assumpsit a voluntary promise whereby a man takes upon him to perform any thing to another Assumption lat a taking to also the minor proposition of a syllogisme Astarites a certain Chrystalline stone having in the midst of it the resemblance of half a Moon Aâ—terisme Gr. a constellation of stars Asterisk Greek a little star also a mark in writing having the form of a star Asterius the name of a certain King of Creet Aâ—terlagour a word used by Chaucer signifying an Astrolabe Aâ—â—ert old word passed Aâ—thma Greek a certain disease which causeth difficulty of breathing Astipulation lat an agreement an assent also a witnesse Astonish lat to dismay to stupifie Astraea the daughter of Jupiter and Themis or as some say of Astraeus and Aurora she was for her Justice taken up into heaven and plac't among the twelve signs Astraeus the son of Crius one of the Titans and Eurybaea he married Aurora and begat the winds and the stars Astragal a word used in Architecture as also in fortification being a certain ring or circle about the neck of a Pillar or a piece of Ordnance Astrâ—ction lat a binding to Astriferous lat star-bearing Astringent lat binding or making costive Aâ—troit a precious stone called in Latin Asteria wherein little streakes like the beams of a star appear Aâ—â—rolabe a Mathematical instrument to finde the motions and distances of stars or to take any heights and depths by Astrologie Greek the art of foretelling things to come by the motions and distances of the stars Aâ—tromela a Citie of the Province of Narbon in France Astronomy Greek an art teaching the knowledge of the courses of the stars Asturia a Province of Spain near Portugall so called from the River Astura the Pyrenean Mountains are also called Asturias Astute lat subtle witty crafty Astyages the father of Mandana and Grand-father of Cyrus Asyle Greek a sanctuary a place of refuge for offenders Asyndeton Greek a Rhetorital figure where comma's are put instead of conjunction copulatives A T Atalanta the daughter of Schoeneus King of Scyrus she being swift of foot it was proposed among her suiters that he who could out-run her should have her for his wife but many of them being overcome at length Hippomenes the son of Megacles who had received three golden Apples of Venus that had been gathered in the Hesperian Garden let them fall in the midst of the Race and by that means arrived at the end before her also the name of a great Huntresse of Arcadia who gave the first wound to the Caledonian Boar and was afterwards married to Meleager Atchievement French the performance of some great exploit Atchekâ—d old word choaked Ateles an Island famous for the abundance of precious Oyntments that grew there Aterst old word in earnest in deed Athamas the son of Aeolus and King of Thebes he had by his wife Nephele Phryxus and Helle who were so persecuted by Ino the daughter of Cadmus whom their father married that they fled away upon the Golden Ram but Helle falling off into the Sea gave the name to Hellespont see Ino. Atheisme Greek ungodlinesse a being of no Religion Athelney or Athelingy i. the Isle of Nobles a little Island made by the River Thâ—ne in Sommersetshire where King Alfred shrouded himself when the Danes overran the Kingdom as Marius did anciently in the Lake of Minturnus Athens a famous Citie of Greece first called Cecropia from Cecrops afterwards Athenae from Athenaea or Minerva who first found out the use of the Olive-tree Athletical Greek belonging to wrastling Athol a County in the South-part of Scotland bordering upon Perth and watered by the River Amund Athos a high Hill between Macedon and Thrace which casts a shadow as far as the Isle of Lemnos upon the top of this Hill is a Citie now called Monte Sancto Athroted old word cloyed Atlantick Islands two Islands upon the Borders of Lybia formerly called the Fortunate Islands or the Hesperides where were said to be the Elysian fields Atlantick-Sea a part of the
is fastened to the stem of the ship and is supported with a knee which is fastened into the stem Beam in hunting is that whereon the starts of a Stags head grow Bearesfoot an Herb otherwise called Brank Ursin or Beares claw Bearers a term in Law signifying maintainers or abettors also a term in Heraldry signifying those that have coat-armours distinguisht from others by tincture and differences Bear in is when a ship sailes before or with a large wind into a harbour or channel she is said to bear in with the harbour or channel Bear off when a ship goes more room than her course doth lie she is said to bear off from the land Beasel or collet of a ring that wherein the stone is inchac't Beastail French all manner of cattel or beasts as oxen sheep c. Beate a term in hunting a hare or cony when they make a noise are said to beat or tapp Beatitude Lat. blessednesse happinesse Beatrix Lat. a womans name she that makes happy Beavis the proper name of a man contracted from Bellovesus Beauchamp a name of great honour and eminency from the time of King Henry the second especially since Cicily de Fortibus descended from the Earles de Ferrariis matcht into their Family of this name were anciently the Earles of Warwick the Barons of Kidderminster and of Powick Of late ages the Title of Vicount Beauchamp hath been conferred upon the Family of Seimours In old Records it is written de Bello Campo Beaumont the name of one of the greatest Families of the Nation descended from John County of Brene in France who for his valour was preferred to the kingdom of Jerusalem Beaupleading a term in Law fair pleading Beau Sir fair sir a word used by Chaucer Bec a Phrygian word signifying bread which was the first word pronounced by certain children whom Psammeticus the Egyptian King caused to be brought up in a forrest by which he concluded the Phrygians to be the most ancient people Becebick medicaments such as are composed for the asswaging of a cough as Lozenges Licorice Pills c. Becomingnesse neatnesse handsomenesse Artamenes Bede the name of a learned English Monk who lived near Newcastle upon Tine he had the title given him of venerable Bede as well in his life time as since his death Beddeth a term in hunting applied to a Roe when it lies down in any place Bedellium a kind of gum Bedlem or Bethlem an Hebr. word signifying a house of bread a place where mad people are kept Bedoheer Sax. a bedfellow Beemot the flat key in musick Beesom a broom Beestings quasi breasting the first milk after birth Be et a certain Garden herb Beglerbeg a Supream Commander under the Great Turk there are but two who have this command the one is called Beglerbeg of Greece the other of Natolia Beguines an order of Religious women who are all old Behight old word promised Beknew old word learnt out Behiram a Feast among the Turks where they use to pardon all injuries Belamy French fair friend Belchier French good countenance Belchose French fair thing Beleagre to besiege from the Dutch Belegren to sit near Belgia the Country of the Belgae or Low-countrymen lying between the River Sequana and the Rhene It is divided into 17 Provinces also the people anciently inhabiting that part of England now called Sommersetshire Hantshire and Wiltshire were called Belgae in regard they came thither originally out of Gallia Belgica Belides the fifty daughters of Danaus who married the fifty sons of Aegyptus who all killed their husbands except one Belizarius Captain of the Emperour Justinians armies who overthrew the Persians in the East the Vandals in Africa the Goths in Italy and at last had his eyes put out by Justinian and was forc't to beg his bread in a poor cottage Bell in the Chaldaean language signifies the Sun who was worshipped under that name by the Caldaeans and Assyrians Bellatrice Lat. a woman warriour Bellatrix the left shoulder of Orion Bellerophon the son of Glaucus King of Epire against whom Sthenobaea the wife of Praetus King of Argos conspired because he refused her inticements but he having overcome all difficulties was commanded at last to kill the Chimaera which he did with the help of Neptune who sent him a flying horse called pegasus which was afterwards plac't among the celestial Signs Belleth a term in hunting as when the Forresters say a Roe Belleth Bellipotent Lat. strong in armes powerful in war Belligeration Lat. a waging war Bellona who is also called Enyo the Goddesse of War and sister of Mars some think her to be the same with Minerva Bellow the Foresters apply this word to the Hart and say the Hart belloweth Belluine Lat. pertaining to beasts of a cruel bestial disposition Bel-vedere Ital. pleasant to behold the name of the Popes Palace in Rome Belus the second or as some say the first King of Assyria who when he died was worshipped as a god Also the son of Epaphus and Lybia was called Belus Priscus who married Isis and had two sons Aegyptus and Danaus Belus hath also been taken for Jupiter as Nimrod for Saturn Belzebub an Hebrew word signifying the god of flyes and is used in Scripture for the prince of the Devils Bement old word lamented Bemes old word trumpets Benacus a lake in Lombardy which is said to have golden sands Benan a Star in the taile of Helme Bend used by Chaucer for a muffler a caul a kercher Also a term in Heraldry being an ordinary extended between two opposite points of the Escutcheon viz. the dexter chief and the sinister base Bendlet is also a term in Heraldry being a subdivision of the bend Benedictines certain religious Monks instituted by St. Benedict Benefice Lat. a spiritual promotion Benes old word bones Benefactour Lat. a doer of good turnes Benet the proper name of a man contracted from Benedictus Beneplacitie Lat. a well pleasing Benevolence Lat. good will Benevolent Planets are Jupiter and Venus Benjamin an Hebr. name the son of the right hand as also a gum Benigne Lat. favourable Benimmeth old word bereaveth Benisons French blessings Bennavenna see Bannavenna Benoni an Hebr. name signifying the son of sorrow Bereft old word deprived of Berenice the daughter of Ptolemaeus Philadelphus and Arsinoe whom Ptolemaeus Lagus her brother married She when her husband made an Expedition vowed to dedicate her hair to Venus if he returned safe which afterwards not being to be found Conon the Mathematician feigned to have been translated to heaven and plac't among the Stars Beris a high hill in America on the top of which some hold that many people were saved in the great Deluge Berkhamsted a Town in Hertfortshire where Frederick Abbot of St. Albans ministered an oath to William the Conquerour in presence of Arch-Bishop Lanfranc to observe inviolably the ancient laws of this Nation Bern the chief City of Helvetia or Swizzerland Bernacles a sort of birds which breed out of the rotten
sentences were very brief whence Chilonick signifieth compendious Chimaera a Hill of Lycia on the top whereof were many Lions in the midst fed Goates and at the bottom were Serpents which Bellerophon made habitable Whence the Poets feigned that Bellerophon killed the Monster Chimaera who had the head of a Lion the belly of a Goat and the tail of a Dragon VVhence Chimaera's are taken for idle conceits Chimbe the uttermost part of a barrel Chaucer A Chime of Bells a pleasant tune rung upon the Bells Some say from the Latin word Cymbalum Chimin French a law-term signifying the Kings highway where there is free passage for him and his people Chiminage a toll for wayfarage or passage thorough a Forrest China a great Country in Asia which is all under one King whom they call Lord of the VVorld and Son of Heaven Chincherie niggardlinesse a word used by Chaucer Chione the daughter of Deucalion and wife of Paeonius the Epidaurian she being got with child by Phoebus and Mercury brought forth twins Autolycus to Mercury Philammon to Phoebus Chios an Island in the Aegean Sea between Lesbos and Samos It is 900 furlongs in circuit Chiragrical Greek having the gout in ones hands Chirking old word a chattering noise Chirographer a law-term signifying him who in the Common-pleas office ingrosseth fines acknowledged in that Court into a perpetual Record also he that giveth a bill of his hand Chirograph signifying in Greek ones own hand writing Chirologie Greek a talking by signs made with the hand Chiromancy Greek a divination by looking on the lines and marks of the hand This art is also called Palmestry Chiron the son of Saturn and Philyra who by reason that Saturn lay with Philyra in the shape of a horse had his upper parts like a man his lower parts like a horse he grew famous for physick brought up Achilles and Aesculapius and at length was placed among the Stars and called Sagittarius Chirrichote a Spanish word used in derision toward the Frenchmen Chirurgery Greek the Art of cureing wounds vulgarly called Surgery Chivalrie French horsemanship valour also a law-term signifying a tenure of land by Knights-service Chivauchie the same as Chivalrie Chloris the wife of Zephyrus she was called Flora or the Goddesse of Flowers also the daughter of Amphion and Niobe who married Meleus and brought forth Nestor Chocolate a compounded Indian drink whose chief ingredient is a fruit called Cocao Cholmondley a Town in Cheshire which gave name and habitation to the Noble Family of the Cholmondley's or Cholmley's by contraction Chorall a law-term one that by vertue of the ancient orders of the Clergy was admitted to serve God in the quire Chord a term in Geometry being a right line subtending an arch of a Circle Choriambick Greek a foot in Verse consisting of 4 syllables two long ones at each extream and two short ones in the middle Chorion Greek the outermost tunicle that enwraps the Birth Chorister Greek a singing-man of a quire Chorographer Greek a describer or decipherer of Countries and Kingdoms Chorus a company of Singers in a quire also that which is sung or played in a Tragedie or Comedy between every act Chrysmatory Greek a vessel wherein they put the holy ointment used by those of the Roman Church in the Sacrament of Baptisme which is called Chrism Chrisome Greek a white cloth put about a child newly christned in token of Baptism Christian a proper name of women first derived from the profession it self Christianism the profession of Christian Religion Christopher Greek a proper name of men signifying Christ carrier Chromatic Greek keeping its colour also pleasant delightful also a soft kind of musick which by the Ancients was taxed of effeminacy Chronical Greek temporal A Chronicle Greek a History of the times Chronodix Greek a certain kind of Dial or Instrument to shew how the time passeth away A Chronogram Greek a verse wherein the figurative letters being joyned together make up the year of our Lord. Chronography Greek a writing of Annals Chronology Greek a computation of years whereby is shown the coherence of Histories Chrysocol Greek a kind of green earth called Borax wherewith Goldsmiths soder gold and other mettals together Chrysolite a kind of pretious stone of a gold-colour Chrysopase another sort of precious stone of a greenish colour Chrysopolis a Promontory of Asia now called Scytary Chrysostomus signifying in Greek golden mouth it was the name of an ancient Bishop of Byzantium famous for his eloquence Chrystalline heaven it is the ninth heaven mentioned Gen. 1. which divideth the water from the waters Chyle Greek a white substance or milky juice into which the nutriment is converted by the heat of the stomack and which being there brought to that pefection passes thence away thorough Mesaraic veines into the Liver Chylification the act or faculty of converting nutriment into Chyle Chymistry the art of dissolving mettals and of extracting the quintessence out of any thing Chymere a coat or jacket also a Heralds coat of arms C I Cibarious Lat. belonging to meat Ciboire French a cup or box wherein the Sacrament of the Lords Supper is kept among the Roman Catholicks A Cicatrice Lat. a scar or mark which is left after a wound is healed up Cicely a proper name of women from the Latin word Caecilia i. Greyeyd Cicero the name of a most famous Oratour and Philosopher among the Romans whence Ciceronical is used for eloquent To Cicurate Lat. to tame Cid from the Arabick Caide which signifies a Lord or great man This word is used among the Spaniards for a valiant man or great Captain Cierges waxcandles lamps Chaucer Cilerie a term in Architecture signifying the draperie or leavage which is wrought upon the heads of pillars Cilicia a Country of Asia the Lesse now called Caramania or Turcomania Cilicious Lat. belonging to a Cilice or haircloath Cilinder see Cylinder Cimbick Lat. a niggard or peny-father Cimbrians a northern and warlick people anciently inhabiting that Country which is now called Denmark Cimeliark Lat. a Vestry also a place to put Jewels in Cimice a small red insect or worm A Cimiter see Scymitar Cimmerians a northern people whose Country by reason of its distance from the Sun is alwayes dark whence Cimmerian darknesse is taken for a very thick obscurity They live near a certain narrow sea which from them is called Bosphâ—rus Ciâ—imerius There is also a people of Italy so called living between Baiae and Cumae incompassed about with high hills Cinamon an Hebrew word signifying a kind of spice Cincantenier French a Commander of 50 men also the name of an Officer in Paris Cincture Lat. an encompassing with a girdle Ciniph Lat. a gnat Cinkefoile an herb called five leaved-grasse Cinnaber a red stone found in Mines which is used for a Vermilion colour Cinople or Sinople a kind of red-lead from the City Sinope whence it is digged Cinque-ports five Havens which lie toward France on the East part of England
libel or certain solemn words used especially in Criminal causes Clepen old word they call Clepsydrie Greek an hour-glasse which measures out the time by the insensible flowing of water Clergion a Clark Chaucer Clergie the whole number of those that take upon them the Ministery also a Term signifying an appeal a Plea to an Indictment heretofore onely Clergy-men but now all men have the benefit of their Ordinaries Clerk see Clark Cleromancy Greek a divination by lots The Clew of a sayl the lower corner of a sayl which reaches down to the place where the sheates are made fast to the sayl Clicket a clapper of a door Chaucer also useth it for a key Clicketting a Term in hunting a Fox when he desires copulation is said to go to his clicketting Clientele lat a taking into ones protection a train of clients and followers Cliff a cleft Mountain or broken Rock Climacterical from the Greek word Climax a scale or ladder every seventh and ninth year is counted a climacterical year wherein if any misfortune or sicknesse happen it is accounted most dangerous as likewise those years which are compounded of 7 ths 9 ths up to the 63d. which is held most dangerous of all Climate Greek a portion of the earth contained between two parallel lines in which space there is half an hours difference in the length of the day Clinick Greek bedred Clio one of the nine Muses who is said to be the first inventour of History Cloacal full of filth and nastinesse from Cloaca a sink or house of office Cloelia a Noble Virgin among the Romans who being left as a hostage with Porsâ—nna King of the Hetrurians made an escape and swom over the River Tybris to her own party Closet a Term in Heraldry being half of the Barre see Bar. Closh an unlawfull game forbidden by the statute Clotho Lachesis and Atropos the three Destinies who spin the thread of humane life Clotho carries the thread Lachesis spins and Atropos cuts it off Cloudesbery a plant which groweth peculiarly upon Pendlehill in Lancashire so termed as if it came out of the clouds Clove a Law Term the two and thirtieth part of a weight Clun a Castle in Shropshire built by the Fitz Alans descended from Flaold the Norman and defended by them as Lords Marchers and afterwards Earls of Arundel against the inroades of the Welsh Cluniack Monks Monks of the Monastery of Cluyne in France Clyster Greek a certain instrument whereby to convey any purging ingredient up into the guts through the fundament Clytemnestra the daughter of Tyndarus and Leda the wife of Agamemnon she lived in Adultery with Aegystus and with his help killed her husband Agamemnon but his son Orestes revenged his death upon his mother and Aegysthus Clytia one of the daughters of Oceanus who discovering that Apollo lay with Leâ—cothoe the daughter of Orchamus was slighted by him and pining her self away was turned into a flower called a Heliotrope Clyto a Title of Honour anciently used in this Nation and peculiarly ascribed to the Kings sons it comes from the Greek word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. glorious or excellent in the same sense was the Saxon word Aetheling used C N Cnidus a Citie of Caria where Venus was worshipped in ancient times It is now called Cabocrio Cnossus or Gnossus a Citie of Crete where Minas anciently kept his Court. It was anciently called Ceratus from a River of that name which ran hard by Cnouts delf otherwise called Steeds dike a certain Ditch which Canute the Dane caused to be made between Ramsey and Whitlesey to abate the fury of the Sea thereabout where in a great storm his sons and servants had like to have been cast away it was also called Swerdes delf because it was marked out with their swords C O To Coacervate lat to heap together Coaction lat a compelling or constraining Coadjutor lat a fellow-labourer an assistant or helper Coadunation lat an assembling or bringing together Coaetaneous lat of the same age Coaeternal lat equal in eternity Coagulation lat a thickning or curdling together Coalition lat a growing together an increasing Coaptation lat a fitting together Coarctation lat a streightning a pressing together Coassation lat a joyning together with boards Coaxation lat a noise of frogs a croaking Cobus a River of Colchis that hath golden sands it riseth out of the mountain Caucasus and gave original to the Fable of the golden Fleece Coccinean of a Crimson or Scarlet die Coccium an ancient Town of Lancashire mentioned by the Emperour Antoninus and thought to be the same with that which is now called Cockley Cockatrice a kinde of Serpent which is also called a Basilisk ingendred as some say from a Cock's Egg. Cocket a Law Term being a Seal appertaining to the Custome-house also a scrowl delivered by the Officers of the Custome-house to Merchants to VVarrant that their merchandize is Customed Cockle Lat. a Shell-fish also a Weed called Corn-rose darnel or Field-nigella Cocle-stairs a Term in Architecture winding stairs Cockney a vulgar Term given to one born and bred in the Citie which comes as some think from the River Thames being in ancient time called Cockney Cocles Lat. a man born with one eye also the name of a valiant Roman who alone fought against all the forces of King Porsenna upon a Bridge untill the Bridge it self was cut down whereupon he threw himself into the River armed and swom over Coction lat a seething also a digestion of the meat in the stomack Cocytus a River of Hell running out of the Stygian Lake The Code a volume of the Civil Law which contains divers precepts of the Emperours It comes from the Latin word Codex Codeta certain Orchards about Tiber wherein grow many shrubs like horses tailes Codicil a word used in the Civil Law being a just sentence of our Will concerning that which we would have done after our death without the appointing of an Executor and is a kinde of supplement to a Will Codiniack French a kinde of Marmalade made of Quinces Codrus a King of the Athenians who because the Oracle had foretold that the Peloponesians should overcome if they did not kill the Athenian King he disguised himself like a beggar and voluntarily exposed himself to death for the safety of his Countrey Coeliacal Vein see Vein Coemeterie Greek a Church-yard Coemption Lat. a certain Ceremony used among the Romans whereby the husband and wife seemed to buy one another Coequal lat equal one to another Coertion lat a withholding or restraing Coessential lat of the same essence Coexistent lat having a being together or at the same time Coffa see Cauphe Cofferer of the Kings houshold a principal Officer in the Kings Court under the Controller who hath a special charge over the other Officers of the houshold and payeth them their wages Cogitation lat a thinking or meditating Cognation lat kindred or alliance Cognisance French a badge in armes also
out from any Dignity or Office Degree French a step or stair or by Metaphor any state or condition which is as it were an ascending or descending from one step to another in Astronomy it is the 30th part of any of the twelve signs in physick and chymistry it is the intensnesse or remisnesse of the hot or cold quality of any thing Dehortation lat a disswading Deianira the daughter of Oeneus King of Etolia she was first espoused to Acheâ—â—us afterwards to Hercules and being to passe over the River Evenus Nessus the Centaure offered his service to carry her over but as soon as he was on the farther side he attempted to ravish her whereupon Hercules shot at him with a poysoned arrow Nessus perceiving he had received his deaths wound he to be revenged presented Deianira with a shirt dipt in his own bloud telling her that if her husband wore it it would draw his affections from all other women which she believing gave it to Hercules but the shirt sticking to his body so burnt his flesh that to avoide the torment he threw himself into a flaming pyle and Deianira for grief slew her self Dejeration lat a taking a solemn oath Deifie lat to make a God of one Deiphoâ—us the son of Priamus and Hecuba who caused Paris to be slain by treachery and married his wife Helena Deipnosophists Greek a company of wise-men discoursing at supper Deis old word a seat Deity lat Divinity or Godhead Delamere a Forrest in Cheshire whereof the Dawns of Vskinton were by the gift of Ranulph the first Earle of Chester made Forresters by Hereditary succession in this Forrest Aedelfleda the Mercian Lady built a Town called Eadelbury i. e. the happy Town which now being nothing but a heap of rubbish is called the Chamber in the Forrest Delatour lat an accuser or informer A Delegate lat he that executes judgement in the place of a Civil or Ecclesiastical Judge Deletion lat a blotting out Delgovitia the name of an ancient Town in York-shire which stood as some think in that place where now Wighton is Delibation lat a sacrificing also a tasting Deliberation lat a consulting or debating Delict lat an offence or crime Delineation lat a drawing the first draught of a Picture A Delinquent lat one that hath committed an offence or crime Deliration lat a doating or being besides ones senses Delos an Island in the Aegean Sea the chiefest of the Cyclades where Apollo and Diana were born whence they were called the Delian Twins Delph is an abatement placed in the middle of an Escocheon proper to him that revoketh his own challenge and eateth his own words Delphos a Town of Phocis in Greece famous for the Temple and Oracle of Apollo Deltoton Greek a constellation of stars resembling the figure of a Greek delta Delusion lat a deceiving or beguiling Deluge French an inundation or overflowing of waters Demand in Common-law is opposite to plaint for in pursuit of civil actions if they be real actions the pursuer is called demandant if personal plaintiffe Demeasne or Demain French by the Civilians called Dominicum is that land which a man holdeth originally of himself whereas feodum are those which he holdeth by the benefit of a Superiour Demetrius the name of several famous Kings in Asia who succeeded Alexander the word signifieth belonging to Ceres who in Greek is called Demeter Demi lat joyned with another word signifieth half as Demi-God c. Demin old word a Judge Demise lat to farm or let Demission lat a casting down or abasement Democracy Greek a Government wherein the Magistrates are chosen from among the people and by the people Democritus a famous Philosopher born at Abdera he thought the world to be composed of Atomes and that he might the better contemplate upon natural causes and not be taken off with any outward objects he put out his eyes with a burning bason his father was a man of so great riches that he feasted Xerxes and all his Army Demolition lat a casting down or ruinating †Demonachation French an expelling from the Monkish order also a forsaking of the same Demoniack see Daemoniack Demonstration lat a shewing or making plain Demophâ—n the son of Theseus and Phaedra he was driven by Tempest upon the shore of Thrace and married Phillis the daughter of Lycurgus but Theseus dying he took the government of Athens upon him and forgetting Phillis she for grief hanged her self upon an Almond-tree Demosthenes a famous Oratour among the Greeks who was banish't by Philip of Macedon and at last poysoned himself to avoid the fury of Antipater Demur signifieth in Common-law a kinde of pause upon any point of difficulty Denariata terrae the fourth part of an Acre of Land it is also called farding-deal or a farundel of Land Denary lat the number of 10. also the same as Deneer Denbigh the chief Town of Denbighshire called by the Britains Cled Fryn-yn Rosse i. e. a rough Hill in Rosse for so that part of Wales was anciently named Deneer a kinde of Coper Coyn which values about the tenth part of a penny Denelage the Law of the Danes by which a third part of England was governed before the Conquest Denis a proper name contracted from Dionysius which some fetch from Dios nous i. e. Divine minde the chief of this name was St. Denis the great Saint of France it is also a womans name contracted from Diana Deneck Arab. the tayl of the Swan Deneck elected Arab. the tayl of the Lion Deneck Alihedi Arab. the bowing of the back or doubling of the tayl of the Goat Denizon quasi Danes son or from the French word donaison an endowing and signifieth in Common-law an Alien that is Infranchised by the Princes Charter whereby he is made capable of any Office or of purchasing Land but it cometh short of Naturalization because a stranger naturalised may inherit by descent Dennington a Castle in Bark-shire built by Sir Richard de Aberbury it was once the Residence of the Poet Chaucer afterwards of Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk Denomination lat a giving a name from any occasion Dense thick opposed to rare by the Philosopher and that body is said to be dense where the substance is more and the quantity lesse Density lat thicknesse Dent a Term in Blazon as a bordure dent or indented is when the line of which the border is made is indented in and out like the teeth of a saw Dentifrice lat a certain powder made up into a consistence wherewith to rub the teeth Dentisscalp lat a tooth-picker or tooth-scraper Dentition lat a putting forth or breeding of teeth Denudation lat a making bare or naked Denuntiation lat a proclaiming or denouncing Deâ—dand a thing devoted and consecrated to the service of God to expiate some eminent hurt or mischief it hath done De Deoneranda pro rato portionis a Writ that lieth where a man is distrained for Rent that ought
to be paid by others proportionably with himself Deosculation lat a kissing with eagernesse Departer a Term in Law signifying he that pleading one thing at first in barre of an action and being replied thereunto doth in his rejoynder shew another matter contrary to his first plea also departers of Gold or Silver are those that purifie and part those mettals from the courser sort they are also called parters and finers Departure in despite of the Court is when the Tenet or Defendant appeareth to the action brought against him and hath a day over in the same term and does not appear but makes default it is called a departure in spight of the Court. Depauperation lat a making poor Depeculation lat a publick theevery or stealing from the Common-wealth Depend lat to stay or rely upon Depford a famous shipdock in Kent where the ships for the Kings Navy use to be built It was anciently called West-Greenwich and at the Conquest of England was given to Cislebert Mammignot one of William the Conquerours Souldiers Depilation lat a making bare of hairs a making bald Deploration lat a mourning for or bewailing Deplume lat to strip off feathers Deponent in Grammar signifieth a Verb which hath a passive termination and an active signification also in Common law it is he who deposeth or layeth down any matter upon oath Depopulation lat a spoiling or unpeopling of any Country Deportation lat a carrying away Deportment French carriage comportment or behaviour Depositum lat a pledge in feoffee or trust Depravation lat a spoiling corrupting or making nought Depraedation lat a preying upon a taking away by force Deprecation lat a diverting Gods judgements by prayer a praying against any calamity Deprehension lat a catching or taking unawares Depression lat a pressing downward also an humbling Deprivation lat a bereaving or taking away Depromption lat a bringing out Depudication lat a vitiating or corrupting Depulsion lat a driving from Deputy a Lieutenant one that governs in the place of another Dequace old word to dash Deradiation lat a casting forth of ray's or beames Dere old word to hurt Dereliction lat an utter forsaking Derein from the French word Desranger or the Norman word Desrene signifieth the proof of an action which a man affirmeth that he hath done and his adversary denies Derham in the Saxon tongue Deorham a Town in Glostershire where Ceaulin the Saxon King slew 3 Princes of the Britains Commeail Condidan and Fariemeiol and utterly subdued the Nation Deric a proper name of a man it being a word contracted from Theoderic Derision lat a scorning or laughing at Derivation lat a drawing or taking it is used in Grammar for the deriving of any word from its original also in Physick it is taken for a drawing of the humour from one part of the body to another Dertmouth a Port Town in Devonshire which in former times Mounsieur de Castel a French Pirate going about to invade was by the Country people intercepted and slain Derogation lat a lessening or detracting from the worth of any thing or any person Deruncination lat a taking away weeds or any thing that molesteth Derbices a people of Asia inhabiting near the mountain Caucasus who strangle their kindred as soon as they arrive at the age of 70 years and eat their flesh inviting their neighbours to the Feast And this they hold to be the most noble kind of burial Derceto the name of a certain Goddesse anciently worshipped at Askalon her forepart representing the shape of a woman her hinder part the shape of a fish Dercyllidas a famous Lacedemonian Commander who succeeded Thymbron he took Larissa Amaxitos and Colona and gained divers victories over the Persians Dervises an Order of religious persons among the Turks Descalsas Spanish a sort of Fryars in Spain that go barelegged Descant called in Latin frequentamentum vocis in French fredon is a term in Musick signifying the answering of quick notes in one part unto a slower measure in the other parti Descent lat a coming down also a deriving ones pedigree Description lat a setting forth the nature or property of any thing Descry from the French word cry or clamour to discover afar off Desection lat a cutting or mowing down Desert a Wildernesse or solitary place from the Latin word deserere to forsake but with the accent in the last syllable it signifieth merit from the French word deservir Desertion lat a forsaking or abandoning Desiccation lat a drying up Desidery from the Latin desiderium desire or lust It is a word used by Chaucer Designation or Design Lat. and French a purposing or contriving Designers see Deciners Desidious lat negligent lazy sluggish Desipience lat foolishnesse indiscretion also in Physick it is taken for the dotage of a sick person Desist lat to leave off to cease Deslavy leacherous beastly a word used by Chaucer Desmonia a County in Ireland anciently inhabited by the Vellabri and Iberni It is vulgarly called Desmond Desolation lat a lonelinesse or lying waste Despection lat a casting ones eyes downward Desperation lat a despairing or giving over Despicable lat lyable to contempt or to be despised Despoliation lat a robbing or spoiling Despondency lat a dejection of spirit or despairing Desponsation lat a betrothing a giving in marriage Despote Greek a great Title heretofore among the Greeks being as much as chief Lord or Governour of a Country Despotical dominion the power of a Master over his servant Despumation lat a taking off the scum or froth Destination lat an appointing or ordaining as it were by destiny Destiny Fate the three Destinies the three fatal Sisters See Atropos Destitution lat an utter forsaking or deserting Destruction lat a destroying or undoing Desuetude lat a desisting from any custom or use Desultorious lat given to vaulting Detection lat a revealing or laying open Detention lat a detaining or withholding †Deterioration lat a making worse Determination lat a purposing or intending Deterred lat frighted discouraged Detestation lat a detesting or abhorring Detinue French a Writ that lieth against him who having goods or chattels delivered him to keep refuseth to deliver them again Detorsion lat a wresting away Detraction lat a drawing away also a slandering Detriment lat hurt or dammage Detrition lat a wearing away Detrusion lat a thrusting a way Detruncation lat a cutting off a limb or branch Devastation lat a laying waste Devastaverunt bona testatoris a Writ lying against Executors for paying of Legacies without specialties before the debt upon the said specialties be due Deucaledonians a certain people inhabiting in old times the Western parts of Scotland They were vulgarly called Picts Deucalion the son of Prometheus he with his wife Pyrrha the daughter of Epimetheus were saved in the universal Deluge being carried in a ship to the top of Pernassus and consulting the Oracle of Themis what way they should take to restore mankind and
to be eagerly bent upon a thing also to be puft up with pride Golden number the full course of the Moon which is performed in 19 years See Cycle Golden Fleece small graines of Gold which are found by Rivers and Brookes and gathered up by the help of sheep-skinnes with the wool on of these Graines there were great plenty upon the Cholchian shore which gave occasion to the Fable of Jason and his Argonauts Gâ—ldfoile leaf Gold Goldknops a flower called Crow-foot Golgotha a place hard by Mount Sion full of malefactors bones It signifieth in the Syrian tongue a place of dead mens sâ—ulls Golierdies old word ravenously mouthed Golp Spanish a slash or blow Goman Saxon a married man Gomer an Hebrew measure containing almost a gallon and a pint over Gondola or Gondolot a kind of boat much used at Venice Gonfennon old word a little flag Gonorrhaea Greek a disease called the running of the reines Good abearing or Good behaviour signinifieth in Common Law an exact carriage of a subject toward the King and his leige people Goodmanchester a Town in Huntingtonshire so abounding in tillage that Kings in times past coming that way were received in country fashion with 180 ploughs Goods escheat goods confiscate Goosewing in Navigation is a fitting up the sail so as that the ship may go before a wind or quarter winds with a fair fresh gale Gorbelly one who is all panch or belly Gorcrow a Raven Gâ—rdieus a Mountain of Armenia where the Ark of Noah was said to rest Gordius a King of Phrygia who being raised from the plough to the Throne hung up the furniture of his oxen in the Temple as a memorial which being tied in a very intricate knot and the Monarchy of the World being promised to him that could untie it Alexander the Great after he had long tried in vain at length cut it in two with his sword whence the Gordian knot came to be a proverb being taken for any thing which is difficult to be expounded Gore a term in Blazon and consists of two Arch lines drawn from the sinister chief and bottom of the Escutcheon and meeting in a sharp angle in the fesspoint Gorgious gallant sumptuous some think from the Greek word Gargairo i. e. to shine Gorgons the three daughters of Phorcys Medusa Sthenio and Euriale with Medusa Perseus fought and cutting off her head turned it into a stone Also particularly taken for the head of Medusa in Astrology Gorlois a Prince of Cornwall whose wife Vther Pendragon fell in love with and injoying her by the means of his Magical delusions he begat King Arthur Gormandize French to play the gourmand i. a glutton or great devourer Some derive it from the Latin words gulose mandere i. to eat greedily Gormoncester a Town in Huntingtonshire the same with Gâ—odmanchester above mentioned it was called Gormoncester from Gormon the Dane unto whom after an agreement of peace King Alfred granted this Town with the adjoyning Territories it is thought to have been the same Town with that which was called in old times Durosiponte Gospel a Saxon word signifying good saying or Gods word it is commonly taken for one of the four Evangelists in the New Testament Gossehauke quasi Grossehauke a kind of Hauke called in Greek Asterias because of its spots which are like little Stars Gossip one that undertakes for a child in Baptism the word signifieth in the Saxon tongue spiritually of kin Gossomor or Gossymear Saxon a kind of thin Cobweb-like exhalation which hovers abroad in the air in hot weather Gothia a Country of Europe bordering upon Denmark and Norway the people are called Gothi or Gothes who in former times overrun the greatest part of Europe Goule old word Usury from the Latin Gula i. the throat Gourd a kind of plant somewhat like a coucumber also used by Chaucer for a bottel Gowtes a word used in Sommersetshire common sewes or sinks that run under ground Gowreth old word stareth G R Gracchus Sempronius a great Captain of the Romans who subdued the Celtiberians a people of Spain and repaired their chief City Illurcis calling it by his own name Gracchuris he had two sons by his wife Cornelia Caius and Tiberius who were both slain in a popular sedition seeking to re-establish the Agrarian Laws Graces the three daughters of Jupiter and Venus Aglaia Euphrosyne and Thalia the Goddesses of Elegance and handsome conversation Grace a proper name of divers women the signification well known Gracility lat slendernesse Gradation lat an ascending by degrees Gradual that part of the Mass which uses to be sung between the Epistle and Gospel Also by degrees Graduate lat he that hath taken a degree at the University Graecia a famous Countrey of Europe the Nurse of learning and of all the arts its chief Regions are Attica Boeotia Phocis Achaia c. Graeae the three daughters of Phocys who had but one eye and one tooth among them which they used by turns they helpt Perseus to overcome their sisters the Gorgons Graffer is used in some of the statutes for a Notary or Scrivener from the French word Greffier A Graie a beast called a Brock or Badger Grains of Paradice a certain plant otherwise called Cardamomum Gramercy from the French Grand-merci i. e. great thanks an expression of giving thanks Gramineous or Gramineal lat grassie or made of grasse Gramineal Crown see Crown Grammatical Greek belonging to the art of Grammar i. e. the Method of attaining to any language by certain Rules Granadil Span. a Diminutive of Granado which signifieth a Pomegranate also a certain Engin like a Pomegranate which is to be shot out of a piece of Ordinance Granary lat a place to lay Corn in Grandevity lat ancientnesse seniority of years Grand distresse in Common-law is a distresse taken of all the Lands or Goods that a man hath within the County or Baylywick Grandezza or Grandeur Spanish and French greatnesse of state or of spirit Cleopatra Grandiloquence or Grandiloquie lat Majesty or heigth of stile Grandimoniensers a religious order erected in the year 1076. by one Stephen of Avern Grandinous lat belonging to hail Grandity lat greatnesse Grand Sergeanty a certain kinde of service whereby the Lords of Scrivelby in Cheshire held their Land which was to come well armed and mounted into the Kings presence upon the day of his Coronation and by publick Proclamation to offer himself to maintain the Kings right by open Combat against whosoever should dare to oppose it this Tenure belonged by Hereditary succession to the Family of the Dimmocks Grange from the Latin word Grana a building which hath barnes stables stalls and all other places necessary for Husbandry Granicus a River in Bithynia famous for the great battel between Alexander and Darius wherein above 600000 Persians were slain and taken Granito Ital. a kind of speckled marble found in divers places of Italy Graniferous lat bearing kernels or grains Grantcester see Gron. Granule
the dead from the Greek word Arsis a lifting up Hebdomaâ—e Greek the number 7. a week which consists of 7 dayes Hebe the Goddess of Youth and daughter of Juno without a father she was for her beauty preferred by Jupiter to be his Cupâ—bearer but one time falling down and discovering her secret parts to the gods she was removed from her place Hebetude lat bluntness dulness Hebrews a name given to the Israelites because they spake the ancient Hebrew Language which continued in the Family of Heber after the division of tongues Hebrides certain Islands in the Deuâ—aledonian Sea called also Ebudae and the Western Islands they are 44 in number but the chief of them are Levissa Eusta Mula and Ila Hebrus a River of Thrace where the head of Orpheus was thrown after his body had been torn in pieces by the Bacchides Hecalius a name attributed to Jupiter by Theseus from Hecale an old woman who had devoted her life to Jupiter for his safe return Hecate the daughter of Jupiter and Latona and the sister of Apollo Some think her to be the same with Diana or the Moon also the name of a famous Inchantresse of Thrace Hecatomb Greek a sacrifice wherein a hundred beasts were offered at one time Hecatompolis an Epithet of the Island of Crete which is said to have had a hundred Cities in it Hecatompylae the name of a City of Aegypt otherwise called Aegyptian Thebes Heck the name of an Engin to take fish withal from the Dutch word hecken i. to pick or heck a bramble Heckled old word wrapped Hecktick feaver a feaver which is habitual and which inflames the solid parts of the body it comes from the Greek word Hexis a habit Hector the son of Priam and Hecuba he was accounted the stoutest of all the Trojans slew Protesilaus and Patroclus but was at length slain himself by Achilles the word signifieth Defender Hecuba the daughter of Dyamas the wife of Priam King of Troy it is feigned of her that after the taking of Troy she was turned into a bitch Hederal Crown a Crown of Ivy from the Latin word Hedera Heer and Hace old word hoarse and harsh Hegesistratus an Ephesian who was the builder of the City Elea in Asia Hegira the Epoch or computation of time among the Turkes Heinfare or Hâ—nfare old word a departing of a servant from his master from Hine and fare passage Heire of blood in Common Law is he who succeedeth by right of blood in any mans Lands or Tenements in fee but heir of Inheritance is he that cannot be defeated of his inheritance upon any displeasure Heirloom signifieth all implements of a house which having belonged to the house for certain descents accrew to the heir with the house it self Loom signifying a frame to weave in Heighth a vertue in writing or speaking wherein the expressions are neither too inflate nor too creeping but observing a decent majesty between both Helchesaites a sect of Hereticks who held it no sin to deny Christ in times of persecution their first Teacher was one Helchesaus Helchysm the drosse and scum of silver Hele old word to cover Helena the daughter of Jupiter and Laeda she was married to Menelaus and brought forth Hermione afterwards being stole away by Paris and being demanded of Priamus by the Greeks the Trojans refused to send her back which was the occasion of a very great war and of the destruction of Troy The word signifieth in Greek pittiful Heliacal rising of a Star is when a Star which was at first hid by the light of the Sun afterwards appears from the Greek word Helios i. the Sun Heliades the daughters of the Sun and sisters of Phaeton who wept themselves into Poplar-trees for the death of their brother and their teares became Amber their names were Phaaethusa Lampelusa and Lampetia Heliconian belonging to Helicon a hill of Phocis sacred to Apollo and the Muses Helioscopie Greek the furthest point of the Suns course in his ascention or descention Heliotrope Greek the name of a plant commonly called Turnsole also a kind of pretious stone Helle the daughter of Athamas King of Thebes she with her brother Phryxus crossing over the Pontick Sea upon a golden Ram being frighted with the danger fell into the sea from which accident that sea was ever after called Hellespont Hellebore the name of a certain plant called also Melampodium which is good against madness Hellenistical belonging to Greece or the Greek Language from Hellas the ancient name of that Country Helme signifieth in Navigation a piece of wood fastned to the rudder in a ship or boat also the helme of State is metaphorically taken for the chief place in the government of a Nation Helmed in stark stowers old word defended in sharp assaults Heluation lat a playing the glutton a greedy devouring Helve old word a handle of anything Helvetia a Country invironed by the Alps and the Hill Jura the Rivers Rhene and Rhone it is now called Swizzerland Hemerology Greek a Calender or Book wherein are registred the passages of every day Hemicranie Greek a disease in the head called the Meagrim Hemicycle Greek a half circle Hemingstone a Town in Suffolk which one Baldwin le Pettour held of the King per Saltum sufflatum Bumbulum seu Pettum i. e. by this Tenure that on every Christmasse Day before the King he should dance puff up his cheekes and fart Hemisphere Greek half the compass of the heavens or so much as is visible above the Horison Hemlock a certain plant called in Latin Cicuta whose juice being poison used to be given to capital offenders Henares a River in Spain near to which stands a Town called Alcala di Henares Henbane in Greek Hyoscyamus an herb which is counted rank poison Henchman or Heinsman a German word signifying a domestick servant It is taken among us for a page of honour Hend old word neat fine gentle Hengston hill a hill in Cornwall where the Brittish Danmonii calling the Danes to assist them to drive the English out of Devonshire were by King Egbertâ—otally â—otally defeated and ruined Hengwit see Hankwit Hengest the name of him who led the first English men into this Isle the word signifies in the Saxon Horseman Heniochus vide Auriga Henry the name of seven Emperours of Germany eight Kings of England four Kings of France four Kings of Castile the word comes from the German Einric i. rich and powerful or Herric i. rich Lord or else is contracted from Honoricus Hent old word to catch Hepatical Greek belonging to the Liver Hephaestian mountains certain burning mountains in Lycia Heptahedrical Greek having seven sides Heptagonal Greek belonging to a Heptagon or figure of seven angles Heptarchy Greek a sevenfold government or government of seven men as that of the Saxon Kings here in England Heraclea a City of Narbon in France now called St. Gilles Heraclitus the name of a famous Ephesian Philosopher who used to weep as often as
shadowes still incline more one way then another Hetruria a Countrey of Italy otherwise called Tuscia or Tuscanie the people whereof were in ancient times much given to sooth-saying it reacheth from Macra to Tyber Heveningham a Town in Suffolk which gave name and residence to an ancient family commonly contracted into Henningham Hew old word colour Hewmond old word shining Hexagonal Greek belonging to a Geometrical figure having six angles or corners Hexameter verse Greek a verse consisting of six feet it is otherwise called a Heroick verse because it is used in Heroick Poems Hexaptote Greek a Noune declined with six cases Hexastick Greek a Stanza consisting of six verses Heydelberg a Citie of Germany so called from the Dutch words Heyd i. e. sweet Broom and Berg i. e. a Hill H I Hiation lat an opening asunder or gaping Hibernia a fair Island lying on the Western part of Brittain it is now called Ireland Hibride a Mongrel or a Creature of a mixt generation it comes from the Greek word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 disgrace Hichel or Hatchel an instrument to kemb Hemp or Flax withall Hickway a certain bird otherwise called a wood pecker or wryneck in Greek Jynx Hidage a certain Tax which upon extraordinary occasions used to be paid for every hide of Land Hide of Land from the Dutch word Heyd i. e. a wide field also Heath and Broom signifieth in Law such a quantity of Land as may be plough'd with one plough in a year which according to some mens accounts is about a hundred Acres eight Hides being a Knights fee. Hide and Gain arable Land or the same as gainage Hidel a kinde of sanctuary or hiding place Hierarchie Greek a spiritual government also the holy order of Angels which consisteth of nine degrees Seraphims Cherubims Thrones Dominations Principalities Powrs Vertues Arch-Angles and Angels Hieratick paper fine paper dedicated to religious uses Hieroglyphicks certain Mysterious Characters or Images used among the ancient Aegyptians whereby holy sentences were express't Hierograms Greek sacred writings Hierome or Hieronymus the name of one of the ancient fathers the word signifying in Greek holy name there was also a Tyrant of Sicily so called who contrary to the advice of his father Hiero taking part with Hannibal against the Romans was at length slain by them Hieronymians a certain order of Monks instituted by St. Hierome there were also certain Hermites so called whose order was founded in the year 1365. by one Granel of Florence Hierosolyme the famous Citie of Judaea vulgarly called Jerusalem Higham a Town in Suffolk which gave name and residence to an ancient family so called Hight old word named Hilarion a certain Hermite of Syria famous for many great miracles Hilarity lat chearfulnesse or mirth Hildebert the proper name of a man signifying in Dutch famous Lord. Himple an old Saxon word signifying to halt or go lame Hin a certain Hebrew measure containing 12 Sextaries or Logins a Login being a certain measure which contains about the quantity of six Egg-shells Hine or Hinde is commonly used for a servant at husbandry Hippace a kinde of Cheese made of Mares milk Hipparchus a Tyrant of Athens who succeeded Pisistratus and having deflowr'd a Virgin Harmodius and Aristogeiton conspired against him and slew him also the master of horse a chief Officer among the Athenians was called Hipparchus Hippe the daughter of Chiron she was a great huntresse upon Mount Peleus and being got with Childe was changed into a Mare Hippiades Greek images representing women on hors-back Hippocentaurs see Centaurs Hippocrates a famous Physician of the Island of Coos he lived 104 years and was had in great honour by Artaxerxes King of Persia. Hippocren a Fountain of Boeotia sacred to the Muses Hippodame see Pelops Hippodrom Greek a place for tilting or hors-racing Hippogryph Greek a beast represented to the fancy being half a horse and half a griffin Hippolyta a Queen of the Amazons whom Hercules gave to Theseus for his wife Hippolytus the son of Theseus and Hippolyte he addicted himself wholly to hunting but being accused of adultery by Phoedra his mother in Law because he had denied her when she sollicited him to lye with her he fled away and was torn in piecâ—s by the wilde horses that drew his Chariot afterwards his limbs being gathered up and he restored to life by Aesculapius at the request of Diana he went into Italy and was called Virbius and built a Citie which from his wives name was called Ancia Hippomachie Greek a fighting on hors-back Hippomanes the son of Megareus and Merope who winning the Race from Atalanta the daughter of Sichaeneus by throwing golden Apples in her way he obtained her for his wife but because he could not abstain from lying with his wife in the Temple of Cybele he was turned into a Lion and she into a Lionesse Hippon the name of a Citie of Africa whereof St. Austin was Bishop Hippona an ancient goddesse who was worshipped as the goddesse of Hors-coursing and her image used to be placed in stables Hippâ—nax an Ephesian Poet who writ so sharply against some that painted him ridiculously that he caused them to hang themselves Hippotades the sirname of Aeolus King of the winds Hipsicratea the wife of Mithridates King of Pontus who loved her husband so much that she followed him in all dangers and extremities Hircine lat belonging to a Goat Hirculation lat a certain disease in a Vine which causeth it to bear no fruit Hircus the left shoulder of Auriga Hirsute lat rough bristly full of haire Hispalis a famous Citie of Spain situate upon the River Boetis it is now called Sevil. Hispania the Kingdom of Spain anciently divided into Boetica now called Granada Lusitania now called Portugal and Tarraconensis which containes the Kingdom of Arragon and part of Castile Hispid lat having rough haires or bristles Historiographer Greek a Writer of Histories a Historian Historiologie Greek a historical discourse Histrionical lat belonging to a Histrio or stage-player Hithe a little Haven to land wares out of boates H L Hlaford or Laford Saxon a Lord. Hleafdian or Leafdian Sax. a Lady H O Hoane a Saxon word signifying a fine whetstone Hobbie a kinde of Hawk called in Latin Alaudarius also a little Irish Nag Hoblers certain Irish Knights which used to serve upon Hobbies Hock and Hocks an old English phrase signifying mire and dirt Hocktide a certain festival time celebrated about Candlemasse for the death of Hardiknute the last King of the Danes it is also called Blazetide in Latin Fugalia Hocus-pocus a made word signifying a Jugler a shewer of tricks by Legier de Main or sleight of hand A Hodge-poge or Hotch-pot a Hachee or flesh cut to pieces and sodden together with Herbs also a Law-term signifying a commixtion or putting together of land for the better division of it Hodget a Persian Priest Hodiernal lat belonging to the present day or time Hoghenhine in Common-law is he
fair buildings by Michael de la Pool Earle of Suffolk This Town is very well accomodated for Ships and Merchandize Hull in Navigation is taken for the body of a ship without masts sailes or yards Hulling is when a ship at sea hath taken in all her sailes in calm weather Hulstred old word hidden Humanity lat the nature and condition of man also gentlenesse mildnesse Humane or curteous Signs are Gemini Virgo Libra Aquarius Humber a great River or rather an arm of the sea in Yorkshire Humectation lat a moistning Humidity lat moistness Humiliates a certain religious Order of men so called from Humiliare lat to humble or bring low because they led very strict or mortified lives they were instituted in the year 1166. Humorist lat one that is fantastick or full of humours Humour lat moisture also a mans phancy or disposition The four predominate humours in a mans body are blood choler flegme and melancholy Humfrey or Humfred the proper name of a man signifying in Dutch Houspeace Hundred a part of a Shire consisting of ten tithings each tithing consisting of ten housholds called in Latin Decennae Hundreders men empanelled of a Jury upon any controversie of land dwelling within the Hundred where the land lieth Hundrelagh the Hundred Court from which all the officers of the Kings Forrest were freed Hungaria the Kingdom of Hungary divided into two parts by the River Danubius it was anciently called Pannonia Hunnes a people of Scythia who in the time of the Emperour Valentinian over-run all Italy and Gallia but at last overcome by the prayers of Pope Leo they retired themselves into Hungary Huntington the chief Town of Huntintonshire in the publick seale called Huntersdune i. the hill of Hunters alluding to which name Leland calls it in Latin Venantodunum near unto the bridge is to be seen yet the plot of a Castle built by K. Edward the Elder in the year 917 and by K. Henry the second demolished to put an end to the contention which the Scottish men and the St. Lizes had so often had about it Hurlebats or Whirlebats used among the ancients called in Latin Caestus Hurlers certain great stones in Cornwall which the people thereabout perswade themselves to have been in times past men transformed into stones for prophaning the Sabbath Day with hurling of the Ball. Hurleth old word maketh a noise Huscarles a name given in ancient times to those that were gatherers of the Danish tribute Husfastene in some of the Statutes is taken for him that holdeth house and land Hustings the principal and highest Court of London it cometh from the French word Haulser i. to lift up H Y Hyacynthus a youth who being beloved of Apollo and playing with him at a play called Discus Zephyrus who was slighted by Hyacinthus blew the Discus thrown by Apollo full upon Hyacinthus his head and killed him which mischance Apollo lamenting turned him into a flower called a Jacinth vulgarly Crowtoes There is also a pretious stone called a Hyacinth or Jacinth being of a waterish colour Hyades the seven daughters of Atlas by his wife Aethra they were called Ambrosia Eudoxa Pasithoe Corone Plexauris Pytho and Tyche who lamenting their brother Hyas devoured by a Lion were taken up into Heaven by Jupiter and changed into Stars Hyaline Greek of a colour like glasse Hybernall lat belonging to the winter-season Hybla a mountain of Sicily famous for its Bees and for the abundance of Time which grew there Hybreas a famous Orator born in Nylassus a City of Caria who was advanced to be chief Governour of that City under Euthydamus Prince of Caria but when Labienus came against that Country he so incensed him by saying he was Emperour of Caria that he destroyed the City Hydra a monstrous Serpent bred in the Lake of Lerna it was feigned to have a hundred heads and was at last slaine by Hercules also a celestial constellation Hydragogy Greek a conveying of water by furrows and trenches from one place to another Hydragogues are medicins that are prepared to draw forth the water from any Hydropical parts Hydrargyrous Greek belonging to Quicksilver Hydraulicks Greek certain water-works whereby musick is made by the running of waters Hydrography Greek a description of waters Hydromancy Greek a kind of divination by waters Hydromel Greek a kind of drink made of honey by some called Metheglin Hydrophoby Greek a certain disease caused by melancholy which causeth in those that are affected with it an extream dread of waters Hydropick Greek troubled with a certain disease called the Dropsie Hyemal lat bleak or winterly Hyena lat a beast like a wolf which some say changeth Sex often and counterfeiteth the voice of a man Hylâ—s the son of Theodamas King of Maeonia whom Hercules took away by force and carryed him with him in the Expedition to Colchos but Hercules going on shore about Mysia sent him for water to the River Ascanius and the Nimphs of the River being in love with him pulled him in so that Hercules long expected him and hearing no news of him left the Argonauts and wandred up and down the Wood for a long time in quest of him Hyleg is that Planet or place in Heaven whereby being directed by his or its digression we judge of the life or state of any person Hyllus the son of Hercules by Deianira he being driven out of his City by Eurystheus fled to Athens and there built a Temple to Misericordia the Goddesse of Pitty Hymen or Hymenaeus son of Bacchus and Venus he was the first that instituted Marriage and therefore by some called the god of Marriage he hath that name from a thin skin called in Greek hymen which is within the secret parts of a woman and is said to be a note of Virginity Hymne Greek a spiritual Song or Psalm sung to the praise of God Hypallage Greek a certain figure wherein the order of words is contrary to the meaning of them in construction Hyperbolical Greek spoken by way of Hyperbole i. a figure wherein an expression goes beyond truth either by way of excess or diminution Hyperboreans a certain Northern people some say dwelling under the North Pole others say they are a people of Scythia Hyperion the son of Caelus and brother of Saturn he is thought by some to be the first that found out the motion of the Stars and is oftimes mentioned in Poetry for the same with the Sun Hypermeter Greek a Verse that hath a syllable above its ordinary measure Hypermnestra one of the 50 daughters of Danaus they being commanded to kill their Husbands the 50 sons of Aegyptus she onely of all the sisters saved her Husband Lynceus who afterwards killed Danaus Hyperphysical Greek supernaturall Hypocondriacal Greek subject to melancholy because under the hypocondria or sides of the upper part of the belly lie the Liver and Spleen which are the seat of melancholy Hypocritical Greek belonging to a Hypocrite i. e. a dissembler
lat an entrance or admittance into any Faculty or Art Injucundity lat unpleasantnesse Injunction lat an injoyning or commandement as it were a joyning or fastening a command upon any one also a decree out of Chancery to give possession to the plaintife for want of apparence in the defendent or to stay a proceeding in a Court upon suggestion made that the rigour of the law is against equity Injurious Lat. from in and jus wrongfull as it were against right and law An Inkling of a matter a small rumour or report as it were a tinckling or little sound or as others say from Inclinare because by it the ear is somewhat inclined Inlagary in Common law is a restitution or restoring of one outlaw'd to the benefit or estate of a subject the word Inlawgh signifying in the Saxon tongue one that is in francoâ—plegio that is under a certain law and in Decenna for till a man be 12 years of age he is not accounted under law Inlay see Marquetry Inmates signify in Common law those that are admitted for their mony to dwel joyntly with another man in his house passing in and out by one door and not being able to maintain themselves Innatable or Innable lat not to be swimed in Innate lat naturally inbred Innavigable lat not to be sailed in unpassable for any ship or boat Innes of Chancery eight houses appointed for young Students in the elements of law namely Thavies Inne anciently the mansion house of J. Thavie Armourer of London 2. Furnivalls Inne once the mansion of Sr. Rich. Furnival afterwards of the Talbots Earls of Shrewsbury 3. Bernards Inne once belonging to J. Macworth Dean of the Cathedral of Lincoln and in the holding of Lionel Bernard 4. Staple Inne once belonging to the English Merchants of the Staple 5. Cliffords Inne once the dwelling house of Malcolm de hersey afterwards of the Cliffords Earls of Cumberland of whom it is now rented 6. Clements Inne once a Messuage belonging to the Parish Church of St. Clement Danes 7. New Inne once the dwelling house of Sr. J. Tyncaulxe it hath been also called our Lady's Inne 8. Lyons Inne once a dwelling house known by the name of the Black Lyon Innes of Court 4 houses or Celledges for the intertainment of Students of the law namly the two Temples Inner and Middle which were anciently the habitations of the Templars or Knights of Jerusalem to which was added the outward Temple which is now called Essex House Lincoln's Inne built by Henry Lacy Earl of Lincoln for his own dwelling house and Grais Inne anciently the mannour house of Baron Gray in the time of Edward the third Innitent lat endeavouring leaning or insisting upon Innocents day the 28 of December wherein Masse used to be said for the souls of the Innocent Children slain by Herod it is also called Childermas day Innocuous lat doing no hurt harmlesse Innominable lat not to be named Innovation lat a making new also a bringing in of new customs or opinions Innoxious lat safe dangerless wherein there is no hurt Innubilous lat cloudlesse not overcast Innuendo a Law term used in pleadings to declare a thing or person that was mentioned before obscurely Innumerable lat not to be numbred Innutrition lat a nourishing inwardly Ino the daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia and nurse to Bacchus she was second wife to Athamas King of Thebes and for causing Phryxus and Helle whom he had by his first wife Nephelâ— to be banisht she was punished by Juno who possest her husband with such a raving madnesse that he took her for a lionesse and forced her with her son Melicerta to cast her self into the sea where by the compassion of the gods they were changed into sea Deities Inobservable lat not to be observed unworthy of observation Inocciduous lat never falling setting or going down Inoculation lat a graffing or inserting a bud or kernel into the bud of another tree Inodoration lat a making to swell a perfuming Inopacous lat not dark or shadowed Inopinate lat not thought of or expected Inoptable lat not to be wisht Inorganical lat wanting Organs or Instruments of motion or operation Inquietude lat restlessenesse want of repose or quiet of minde Cleop. Inquiline lat a native he that dweleth where he was born from in and Colo. i. to dwel Inquination lat a making foul a polluting or defiling Inquirendo an authority given to a person to inquire into something for the Kings advantage Inquisition lat a searching into or inquiring after also the name of a grand councel instituted by Ferdinand the Catholick King of Spain who having subdued the Empire of the Moors in that kingdom ordered that no Moors should be suffered to stay in Spain but such as should be baptized and for inquiry into those matters this Councel was erected and called the Sacred Councel of the inquisition whereof the Arch-bishop of Toledo or the Arch-Bishop of Sevil was President assisted by 12 other Councellours Inrolement a registering or recording any lawful act in the Roules of the Chancerie Insanity lat unsoundnesse of body or mind Insative lat unsown unplanted growing voluntarily Insaturable lat not to be filled or satified Inscious or inscient lat unknowing ignorant Inscription lat a title or name writ or engraven over any thing Inscrutable lat not to be found out by searching hidden mysterious Insculption lat a carving or engraving Insecable lat not to be cut An Insect lat the smallest sort of Animal as a Fly Bee or Ant some think them to be so called because they have a kind of division or section between the head and the belly Insectation lat a railing against as it were a following and prosecuting with evil language Insectile lat not to be cut Insection lat a cutting into Insemination lat a sowing into Insensate lat mad foolish void of sense Insensible lat not to be perceived also not having any sence also the same as impassible Artam Insertion lat an engraffing a planting into Insicâ—ation lat a drying Insident lat sitting upon also setling Insidiation lat a laying ambush a waiting to ensnare Insimulation lat an accusing Insinuation lat a winding ones self in by little and little a getting into favour by degrees as it were a going into the bosome Insipid lat having no taste or relish unsavory Insipience lat foolishnesse want of knowledge or discretion Insist lat to stay upon to urge Insition lat a cutting into a graffing Insolation lat a laying in the Sun a bleaching Insolency lat pride arrogancy as it were an unwonted behaviour or doing contrary to common custom Insoluble lat See Indissoluble Insomnious lat wanting sleep also apt to dream Inspection lat a looking narrowly into Insperable lat not to be hoped Inspersion lat a sprinkling upon Inspiration lat an inspiring or breathing into Inspissation lat a thickning or making thick Instability lat unsteadfastness inconstancy Instancy lat a
breathing between Interstitial lat having an interstice or space between Intertexture lat a weaving between Interval lat a distance or space either of place or time Intervenient lat coming between Intervert lat to turn upside down also to beguile or deceitfully to take away a thing committed to any ones trust Intervigilation lat a watching between whiles Intestable lat uncapable by the Law to make any Will or be taken for a witnesse Intestine lat inward lying within the entrailes Inthronization lat a placing upon a Throne or Seat of Majesty Intimation lat a signifying or secret declaring Intimidation lat a making timorous or fearful Intinction lat a dying a dipping into any coloured liquor Intire lat whole or sound Intitulation lat an intiteling an adding a title unto any thing Intollerable lat not to be born or endured Intonation lat a thundering or making a terrible noise Intoxication lat a poisoning or envenoming Intractable lat not to be managed or trained unmanageable Intrado Spanish an entrance also a yearly revenue Intraneous lat inward Intricacy or Intrique lat and Fr. an intanglednesse incumbrance or winding like a labyrinth Intrinsecal lat inward or secret Introduction lat a leading in also a beginning or preface to any discourse Introgression lat a going in Intromission lat a sending inward †Introruption lat a breaking in a rushing in by violence †Introversion lat a turning upside down also a turning ones thoughts within a looking a word used in practical Divinity Intrusion lat a wrongful or unmannerly thrusting in Intuition lat a clear seeing into a distinct beholding Intumescence lat a swelling or rising up into a heap Intumulation lat a throwing a heap upon a burying Invagination lat a putting into a sheath or scabbard Invalid lat of no force strength or value Invasion lat an assailing or setting upon anothers right or dominions Invecked from the Latin Invehere a term in Blazon as a bordure Invecked is when the line of which the bordure is made inverts its points not toward the field but into it self Invection lat a carrying in or against Invective lat railing sharp bitter in expressions as it were violently carried on against any one Inveigle to allure or intice from the Dutch word avanglen i. to cast alluring eyes Invellop see Envelope Inventory lat a certain writing wherein is contained a Catalogue or reckoning up of the Goods Chattels of a deceased party which are to be prized or valued by sufficient men and exhibited to the Ordinary Inversion lat a turning the inside out a changing the order of things or words Invest lat to give possession which used to be done by delivering the Tenant a rod and administring him an Oath also to instal with any honour or dignity Investigation lat a making diligent search or inquiry Investiture lat a giving possession an endowing with honour Inveterate lat grown old rooted and setled by long custome Invigilation lat a carefull watching a diligent over-seeing Invigorate to inspire vigour life and spirit Invincible lat not to be conquered or overcome Inviolable lat not to be violated or broken Inviron French to encompasse Invisible lat not to be seen or discerned Invitation lat an inviting bidding or calling unto Inumbration lat a casting a shadow upon Inunction lat an anointing thoroughly Inundation lat an overflowing with water Invocation lat an invoking or calling upon Involation lat a flying into or a flying upon Involve lat to wrap or fold in to entangle or overwhelm Involuntarie lat unwilling Inurbanitie lat incivility want of courtesie or affability Inure or Enure to accustome also in Common-law it signifieth to take effect or be available Inusitate lat not accustomed unwonted Inutility lat unprofitablenesse Invulnerable lat not to be wounded J O Io the daughter of Inachus King of the Argives she being beloved of Jupiter was transformed into a Cow that she might not be known of Juno who neverthelesse suspecting caused her to be watch't by Argus who had many eyes but Argus being slain by Mercury Juno sent a Gadfly to sting her which made her run up and down restlesse till at length she arrived at Aegypt where being restored to her former shape she was married to Osiris and called Isis. Joab Hebr. Fatherhood Joachim an Hebrew proper name signifying preparation of the Lord. Joan a proper name of women answerable to that of John in men it was the name of several great Queens as those of Aragon and Naples Joannitiques a certain order of Monks that wear the figure of a Chalice upon their breasts Job Hebr. sighing or sorrowing Joblin French a sot or gull Jocasta the daughter of Creon King of Thebes and the wife of Laius after whose death she was married unknowingly to her son Oedipus to whom she brought forth Eteocles and Polynices who slaying one another in a contest about the Kingdom she killed her self for grief Joculatory or Jocous lat jesting sportive done or spoken in jest Jocund in Latin Jucundus chearfull pleasant or joyfull from Jocus i. a jest John a proper name signifying in Hebrew gracious there have been divers great Kings and other famous men of this name as Kings of England Scotland Spain and Portugal 23 Popes of Rome also Joannes Hircanus a famous Captain of the Jews who conquered Samaria Idumaea and a great part of Syria Joannes Acutus or Hackwood an English-man who performed several great martial exploits in Italy under the Dukes of Milain Joannes Guttenberg a German who invented the Art of printing this name was anciently pronounced Juon Joinder in Common-law is the coupling of two in a suite one against another Joyning-issue a Term in Common-law the referring a point of a matter depending in suite to the tryal of the Jury Joynt-Tenants in Common-law are those that hold Lands or Tenements by one Title or without partition Joynture a Term in Law being a Covenant whereby a husband assureth unto his wife in respect of marriage lands or Tenements for Term of her life or otherwise Jolaus the Nephew of Hercules he drove his Unkles Chariot when he fought against Cycnus the son of Mars afterwards when he grew old he was restored to youth by the prayers of Hercules Jollitrin Fr. a youngster or young Gallant Jonas a proper name signifying in Hebrew a Dove Jonathan another Hebrew name signifying the gift of God Joncade French a certain kinde of spoon meat Ionia a Countrey of Asia the lesse having twelve great Cities whereof Miletus and Ephesus were the chief the inhabitants of this Countrey descended anciently from the Greeks whence their language was called the Ionick Dialect Ionick Order in Architecture see Corinthian Jopaean a certain expression used in Hymnes or songs of rejoycing Jopa◠an African King who was one of those that sought to have married Dido he was a great Musician and sung in verse of the course of the Moon and the motion of the Stars Jordan
word signifies in Greek softhaired Julius the sirname of Ascanius the son of Aeneas and his first wife Creusa he came along with his father into Italy and built the City Alba in the place where he found the white Sow with the 30 Pigs also the son of Ascanius who stood in competition for the kingdom of Alba with Silvius Posthumus the son of Aeneas by his second wife Lavinia the word signifieth in Greek the soft down appearing on the chin of a young man before he comes to have a perfect beard July the name of the fifth moneth from March which was heretofore accounted the first moneth of the year it was so named from Julius Caesar being in former time called Quintilis Jumentarious lat belonging to a horse or any kind of labouring beast called in Latin jumentum Juncture lat a joyning together also a joynt also juncture of time the very nick or moment of time June the fourth moneth of the year from March the first Some say it was so called from Juno as it were junonian moneth Others from Junius Brutus who begun his Consulship in that moneth it is called in Greek Hecatombaeon from the Hecatombs or Sacrifices of a hundred Oxen which used to be offered to Jupiter in this moneth Junke in Navigation is any piece of an old cable Juno the daughter of Saturn and Ops and both wife and sister to Jupiter to whom she brought forth Vulcan and Mars and a daughter called Hebe whom she conceived by eating of green Lettice she is called Juno a juvando i. from giving help also Lucina from causing men to see the light of the World being said to be present at the birth of all children that come into the World and to sit crosse-legged when any miscarry She is also called Sospita a Sospitando i. e. keeping in safety Juno's teares a kind of plant otherwise called Vervain Junto or Junta Span. a meeting together of men to â—it in council Ivory French the Elephants tooth being the finest and whitest kind of bone of which boxes and several sorts of things are made Jupiter the son of Saturn by his wife Ops born at the same birth with Juno and hid in the mountain Ida in Creet where he was bred up by the Curetes unknown to his father Saturn who intending to devoure all his male children his wife Ops gave him a great stone wrapt up in swadling clouts to eat instead of his son Jupiter who coming to age and understanding his fathers designs against him conspired against him and cast him out of his dominions and divided the government of the World between himself and his two brothers the Heavens he reserved to himself to Neptune he gave the Empire of the Sea and to Pluto the lower Regions of the Earth Jupiter Belus the second King of Babylon or as some say the first he was the son of Nimrod called also Saturn Juration lat a swearing or taking an oath Jurats French certain officers otherwise called Eschevins or Sheriffs Jurden or Jordon a kind of Urinal or Chamberpot also Jordan is the name of a River dividing Perea from the rest of Judaea Juridical lat belonging to the Law judicial or which will bear an action Jury in lat Jurati signifieth in Common Law a company consisting of 24 or 12 men empanelled and sworn to deliver a truth upon such evidence as shall be delivered them touching the matter in question there being three sorts of trials either by Assize or Jury by Battel or by Parliament In every general Assize there is both a Grand Jury consisting of 24 substantial men chosen indifferently out of the whole County and others called Petit Juries consisting of 12 to whom are referred such things concerning life and death as the Grand Jury have approved of Jurisdiction lat authority to make or execute Laws Also it is used for any kind of power or authority A Jurist a Lawyer Jurisprudence lat knowledge or skil in the Laws Jurn or Journchoppers the regraters or changers of yarn Juror one of the twelve men in a Jury Jury-mast is one made at sea in case of necessity by fastning several pieces together Jussel a minutal from jus signifying a dish made of several meats minced together Jussulent lat full of broth or pottage Justes French tikings or combats on horseback with Speares and Lances Justice or Justicer French an officer deputed by the King or Common-wealth to act by way of judgement Justice of the Kings Bench is the capital or chief Justice of England he is a Lord by his office which is most especially to hear and determine all pleas of the Crown that is such as concern offences committed against the Crown Dignity and Peace of the King as Treasons Mayhems and the like Justice of Common pleas is he who hears and determines all causes at the Common Law that is all civil causes between common persons as well personal as reall He is also a Lord by his office Justice of the Forrest or Justice in eyre of the Forrest is he that hath the hearing and determining of all offences within the Kings Forrest committed against Venison or Vert and is also a Lord by his office Justices of Assises such as were wont by special commission to be sent into this or that County to take Assises for the ease of the subjects Justices of oyer and terminer are Justices deputed upon some special and extraordinary occasions to hear and determine causes Justices in eyre those that were wont to be sent with commissions into divers Counties to hear such causes as were termed the Pleas of the Crown and were for the â—ase of the subjects who must have come to the Kings Bench if the cause were too high for the County-Court from the French word Erre a journey Justices of Goale delivery are such as are sent with commission to hear and determine all causes appertaining to such as for any offence are cast into Goale Justices of Nisi prius the same now adayes with Justices of Assises Justices of tryal baston or trayl baston were certain Justices appointed by Edward the first to make inquisition through the Realme upon all Officers as Mayors Sheriffs Escheatours c. touching extortion briberies intrusion into other mens lands and Barratours that used to take money for beating of men and they had power either to punish by death or to exact a ransome This term comes from two French words treille an arbour or form and baston a staff or pole to note that the Justices imployed in this commission had authority to proceed without any solemn Judgement-seat but wheresoever they could apprehend the malefactours Justices of peace are such as are appointed by the Kings commission to attend the peace in the County where they dwell whereof such whose commission begins Quorum vos unum esse volumus are called Justices of the Quorum Justicies a Writ directed to the Sheriff for the dispatch of justice in some especial cause wherewith
far into the fire Metempsychosis Greek a Transmigration or passing of the Soul out of one body into another Meteor from the Greek word Meteoros i. high a certain imperfectly mixt body consisting of vapours drawn up into the middle Region whereof are ingendred Rain Winds Thunder and Lightning Meteorologie Greek a discourse of Meteors Meteoroscopie that part of Astrology which handleth the difference of Sublimities and distance of Stars Metheglin in latin Mulsum a kinde of drink made of Herbs Hony Spice c. Methodical Greek belonging to a Method i. an orderly or artificial disposing or placing of things Metiochus the son of Alcibiades he being taken by the Phaenicians and brought a prisoner to Darius the King of Persia against whom his father then made warre was yet honourably received the King bestowing upon him large possessions and a wife named Persiba by whom he had many Children Metius Suffetius Dictator of the Albans who being bound by Covenant to aide Tullus Hostilius King of the Romans against the Fidenates stood with his Army upon a Hill to see the event of the battel for which he was by the command of Hostilius torn in pieces with wilde horses Metonymie Greek a Rhetorical figure wherein there is a changing of one name for another as of the cause for the effects of the subject for the adjuncts and contrarily Metope a Term in Architecture the distance of space in a pillar between the Denticles and Triglyph's Metoposcopy Greek the guessing at mens inclinations as also the future events of men by looking on their faces Metrical lat belonging to Meeter or verse Metropolitan belonging to a Metropolis Greek i. the chief Citie of a Countrey or Province whence an Arch-bishop is called a Metropolitan Bishop because his Sea is alwayes in the chief Citie Mexico a great and famous Citie of the Mexican Province in Nova Hispania the Citie was the chief seat of Montezeuma who was Lord of the new world Mezentius a King of the Thuscans who with his son Lausus assisting Turnus in the war against Aeneas and the Trojans they both fell by the hand of Aeneas himself M I Miagrus the God of flies so called by Plautus by others Myopes Miasme Greek a polluting or defiling Michael Hebr. who is like God St. Michaels Mount a Rocky cliffe or Promontory in Corn-wall which John Earle of Oxford fortified against King Edward the fourth there is also a place so called in Normandy Miche to play the Truant or hide ones self out of the way from the French word Muser i. to be idle or the Dutch Micke i. a wary looking about Mickle much from the Saxon word Micel or as some say from the Greek word Megale Microcosme Greek the body of man is commonly so called being as it were a little world see Macrocosme Micrologie Greek a discoursing about petty small affairs Microscope Greek a certain instrument whereby the full proportion of the smallest things may be discerned Midas a King of Phrygia the son of Gordias a Cowheard he having intertained Bacchus and being bid to ask of him what ever he had a minde to he desired that whatsoever he toucht might be turned into gold which desire was immediately granted and not onely every thing else he touched but his meat also before he could bring it to his mouth was changed to gold whereupon he being forced to request that he might be freed from that gift he was counselled to wash himself in Pactolus streams which immediately became very bright with the glistering of the sands which were turned into gold afterwards Pan having challenged Apollo to a musick duell Tmolus being chosen Judge Midas being the onely man that gave the victory to Pan was adjudged for his ignorance to have Asses ears grow to his head which disgrace neverthelesse had been concealed had not his Barber gone into a hollow place of the earth and cried out Midas hath Asses ears and soon after the reeds which grew in that place became vocal and continually uttered the same words Middleburgh the chief City of Zealand Midriffe see Diaphragme Migration lat a removing or passing from place to place Mile such a space of ground in length onely as containeth a thousand paces or eight furlongs every furlong containing 125 paces Miles the proper name of a man in Latin Milo from the grain called Milium i. Millet others make it a contraction from Michael Miletus the chief Ciâ—ie of Ionia whose inhabitants the Milesii were accounted the potentest and the richest people of all Asia it was originally called Anactoria now Melazzo also a Citie of Caria built by Miletus the son of Apollo and Argâ—a or as some say by Sarpendon the son of Jupiter and the brother of Minos and Rhadamanthus Milfordhaven a very commodious Haven in Pembroke-shire where Henry Earle of Richmond landed when by that famous battel at Bosworth he won the Crown from Richard the third this Haven hath sixteen Creeks five Bay's and thirteen Rodes Militarie lat belonging to Souldiers or War Millefoile in Lat. Millefolium a kind of Herb otherwise called yarrow Millenarians see Chiliasts Millet in Latin Milium in Greek Cenchros a kind of plant so called from the multitude of small granes or seeds which it beareth Milo a certain Crotonian of that vast strength that at the Olympick games he carried an Oxe the space of a whole furlong killed it with his fist and afterwards eat it all himself in one day Miltiades a great Captain of the Athenians who with 11000 Greeks overthrew 600000 Persians in the fields of Marathon yet afterwards being accused of bribery he was forced by the Athenians to die in Chains A Mime or Mimick Greek a Jester or one that counterfeits the gestures or countenances of others whence Mimical Apish or given to imitate Minacity lat a menacing or threatning Minchings an ancient word for those consecrated whom we call Nuns Mindbruch a Saxon word a hurting of honour and worship Mine French the same as meen the aspect or garb of any person Cleop. Mineralist one skilfull in minerals lat i. metals or any thing growing in mines Minerva the goddesse of wisdom she is said to have been born without a mother and to have sprung out of Jupiters head she is reported also to have invented the liberal sciences and to have found out the use of wool about which a Lydian Virgin named Arachne contesting with her was overthrown and turned into a Spider also to her is attributed the first finding out of the use of Oyl she was called in Greek Athenaea and from her the Citie of Athens took its denomination Miniature a drawing of pictures in little which is many times done with Minium i. red lead A Minime a certain quantity in musick containing one time up or down from the Latin word Minimus i. least also Minime friars are a certain order instituted by Fran. de Paul A Minion or Mignon French one that is in highest credit and esteem with a great
person above any one besides but especially in an amorous sence it is also used adjectively for neat spruice polisht or adorn'd Minious lat of a red or Vermilion colour Ministery lat service or charge in any imployment but used more especially in a spiritual sence for the Priestly function Miniver see Menivâ—r The Minor in a syllogisme the latter part or assumption Minoration lat a diminishing or making lesse Minority lat nonage or being under age Minos a King of Creet the son of Jupiter or as some say of Xanthus and Europa he having great wars with the Athenians and Megareans because they slew his son Androgeus had Megara delivered to him by the treachery of Scylla he intertained Daedalus an Athenian being banisht from his Country who being an excellent Artist made that famous Labyrinth into which the Minotaur was put But afterwards for making a wooden Heifer into which Pasiphae the wife of Minos being included received the Bull again by which she had formerly had the Minotaur he was shut up into the Labyrinth himself together with his son Icarus but he making waxen wings for himself and his son fled away into Sicily where he was stifled in a Bath by the daughter of King Crocalus his son having melted his wings by the way and fallen into the Sea which was thence called the Icarian Sea Minotaurus the Monster which Pasiphae the wife of Minos brought forth having had carnal copulation with a Bull it had partly the form of a man partly of a Bull to this Monster the Athenians overcome by Minos were bound by covenant to sent yearly seven of their noblest youths to be devoured but in the third year Theseus the son of Aegeus was sent to slay the Minotaur which having done he escaped with the help of Ariadne out of the Labyrinth by a clew of thread Minouery from the French word Main-ovre i. handy-work is a trespasse committed by a mans handy-work in the Forrest as an engine to catch Dear c. Minster a Saxon word signifying a Monastery Mint a certain herb so called from Minthe the daughter of Cocytus who being taken away with Proserpina by Pluto was changed into a plant of the same name also the place where the Kings coin is formed which at present is at the Tower of London but in ancient times it was at Caleis Minute lat little small whence Minution a diminishing or making little also a Minute is substantively used for a moment or the smallest part of time †Mirabile lat wonderful strange to be admired Miraculous lat the same Mirmillions lat a sort of gladiators or sword-fighters Mirour or Mirrour French a looking-glasse Misanthropy Greek a man-hateing a flying the company of men Mirach the Girdle of Adromeday Misaventure in Common Law is the killing of a man partly by negligence and partly by chance as by throwing a stone carelessely shooting an arrow or the like Misbode old word wrong Miscellanies lat a mixture of several things together a collection of divers notions treating of different matters Miscreant French an Infidel or unbeliever Mise a French word signifying in an action of right or property the point whereupon the parties proceed to trial either by Assize or Battle as issue is in an action personal Misericordia in Common Law is an arbitrary punishment very moderate and rather lesse than the offence Miskenning is a changing of speech in Court The Misne or Misen-sail of a Ship is that which is between the poop and the main-sail Misogamy Greek a hating or contempt of marriage Misoginy Greek a hating of women Misprision from the French word mespris signifieth in Common Law a neglect or oversight as a misprision of Felony c. is a neglect or light account had of Felony committed by not revealing it when we know it to be committed To Misqueam old word to displease Missale lat a breviary or masse-book Misseltoe or Misseldin in Dutch Mistel a certain plant which grows not upon the ground but upon other trees of which it is reported that Thrushes eating the berries of this plant and afterwards sitting to roust all night and shitting upon it causeth it to bear bird-lime whence cometh the Proverb The Thrush shits her own sorrow Missile lat a dart or arrow also a term in Heraldry being a mixture of several colours together Mission lat a sending it is also taken peculiarly for a power given by the Church of Rome to go into other Countries and preach the Catholick Faith and those that are thus sent are called Missionaries or fathers of the Mission A letter Missive lat a letter which is sent from one friend to another Mister old word need want Mistery French Mistier Latin Magisterium a craft trade or occupation but coming from Mysterium it signifieth a secret or hidden businesse Mithridates a King of Pontus who spake 22 Languages he rebelling against the Romans was overcome by Sylla near Dardanus and afterwards by Lucullus near Cyzicus and flying to Tigranes King of Armenia he renewed the war but at length was totally overthrown by Pompey and besieged in his own Palace where having in vain attempted to poison himself he assisted Gallus the Executioner when his hand trembled in the murdering of himself He was the first inventour of that excellent Antidote against infection and poison called from his own name Mithridate Mitigation lat a pacifying or asswaging Mittins in French Mitains certain winter gloves made of cloth or furs Mittimus a Justice of peace his warrant to send an offender to the Goale or prison Mitylene an ancient City of Lesbos not far from Methymna from this City the whole Island now takes its denomination Mixen old word from Meoxe i. dung a dunghill Mixture lat a mingling of several things together Mizmor Span. a Dungeon M N Mnemosyne a certain Nimph who being got with child by Jupiter brought forth the nine Muses the word signifieth in Greek memory Mnesteus see Menesteus M O Mobbi a certain drink made of Potato roots much used in the Island of Barbado's Mobility lat moveablenesse inconstancy Modality lat a School-term signifying the manner of a thing in the abstract Modder from the Dutch word Modde or Moddekin i. a Maid or Virgin a young girle or wench Moderation lat temperance government discretion Moderatour lat a discreet governour a decider of any controversie Modern lat of late time Modicum lat a little matter a small pittance Modification lat a qualifying a setting a measure or limit to any thing Modulation lat an exact singing a keeping time and measure in singing Mogontus a certain heathen god worshipped by the ancient Brittains in Northumberland like as Bellotucardus in Cumberland and Andates in Essex Moguntia a City of Germany now called Mentz the Arch-Bishop of this place is one of the three spiritual Electors of the Empire Moiles in Latin Mallei a kind of highsoaled-shooes worn in ancient times by Kings and great persons Moitie French the
Saturn and Ops in the division of the world among Saturns sons the Empire of the Sea fell to him by lot Nereides the Nimphs of the Sea the daughters of Nereus and Doris among whom was Amphitrite the wife of Neptune Domitius Nero one of the ancient Roman Emperours who killed his mother Agrippina his wife Octavia the Poet Lucan and Seneca his master Nerve lat a sinew also by metaphor force or strength of body Nervosity lat a being full of Nerves or Sinews i. certain organick parts of the body which cause strength and motion it is also metaphorically taken for strength or vigour Nescious or Nescient lat ignorant or not knowing Nesh old word tender Nessus one of the Centaurs whom Ixion begat upon a cloud formed into the likenesse of Juno he was slain by Hercules for attempting to ravish his wife Deianira Nestor the son of Neleus and Chloris he came with 50 ships along with the Grecian Army to the wars of Troy and was famous for his prudence and eloquence and the great age he lived to Nestorians a sort of Hereticks so called from Nestorius their first founder their chief tenet was that there were two persons as well as two natures in Christ. Nettings a term in Navigation those small ropes which are ceased together with roap yarnes in the form of a Net with Mashes Nevin a Town in Caernarvonshire where in the year 1284. the Nobles of England triumphed over the Welsh with solemne Justs and Turnaments wherewith they celebrated the memory of King Arthur Nevosity lat fulnesse of Warts or Moles Neustria a region of Gallia Celtica vulgarly called Westrich Neutral lat indifferent inclining to neither side Newark a pleasant Town seated upon the River Trent in Nottinghamshire it is so called as it were the new work from a stately Castle built in King Stephens time by Alexander Bishop of Lincoln In this Town King John ended his dayes Newcastle a noted Town in Northumberland situate upon the River Tine which maketh a very commodious Haven for ships It derived this name from the new Castle built by Robert son to William the Conquerour Some think it to have been that Town which was anciently called Gabrosentum Newcolledge a Colledge in the University of Oxford built by William Wickam Bishop of Winchester Newyears-gift a gift presented to friends or great persons the first day of January a custom derived from the ancient Romans who used to offer Presents to the Emperors in the Capitol though they were absent In Italy it is the custom for the greatest persons to give to the meanest whereas here the meanest give to the greatest Nexible lat easie to be knit N I Nias hawk a term in Faulconry a Hawk newly taken out of the nest and not able to prey for her self also metaphorically taken for a Novice Nicaea a City of Bithynia famous for the great Synod or Council which was kept there by the appointment of Constantine the Great consisting of 318 Bishops Nicia a Christian name of women in Greek Victorious Nicias an Athenian Captain who together with Demosthenes being sent against the Syracusians was repulsed with a very great overthrow by Gylippus the Lacedemonian who was sent to aid the Syracusians Niches or Niâ—es a term in Architecture the hollow places in a wall wherein Statues or Images are set Nicholas Greek Victorious over the people Nicholaitans a sort of Hereticks who held it lawful to have their wives in common so called from Nicholas of Antioch who was created by the Apostles one of the 7 Deacons Nicomedia a City of Bithynia wherein Constantine the Great died having in his sicknesse been baptized by Eusebius Bishop of this City a maintainer of the Arrian Heresie it was anciently built by King Nicomedes and is at this day called Nichor Nicodemites a sort of Hereticks in Switzerland so called from their imitation of Nicodemus who made profession of his faith in private Nicopolis as it were the City of Victory a City of Epirus so called from the great Battle at Actium which is near this City where Augustus overcame M. Antony and Cleopatra It is now vulgarly called Gallipoly Nicostrata the mother of Euander she was otherwise called Carmenta Nicotian a certain plant vulgarly called Tobacco it was called Nicotian from one I. Nicot who first brought it from France into Portugal Nictation lat a twinkling with the eyes Nidgeries French trifles fooleries Nidification lat a building of a birds nest A Niding an old English word signifying a base-hearted fellow a coward Nidisdale a Country in the south part of Scotland q. the dale upon the River Nid Nidulation lat the same as Nidification Nief see Neif Nightertaile Saxon by night Nigrefaction lat a making black Nihil dicit in Common Law is a failing to put in an answer to the plea of the Plaintiff by the day assigned whereupon judgement passeth against him as saying nothing Nil the sparkles that fly from mettals tryed in a furnace it is called in Greek Pompholyx or Spodium Nilling old word unwilling Nilus a River running through the midst of Aegypt and Aethiopia counted the chiefest and the father of all other Rivers and as some say taketh its name from Nilus an ancient King of Aegypt This River is famous for overflowing the Country every year and making the soil fruitful and for falling into the Sea within seven mouths in he figure of a Greek Δ. Nimbiferous lat bringing tempests or stormy showers Nimbot French a dandiprat a dwarf Nimious lat excessive overmuch Ninus an ancient King of the Assyrians the son of Jupiter Belus he very much enlarged the Assyrian Empire overcame Barzanes King of the Armenians Pharus King of the Medes Zoroaster the King of the Bactrians the first inventour of Magick and Sabarius King of the Sagae at length he was secretly made away by his wife Semiramis whom he had taken from Menon the Prefect of Syria who conspiring against his life succeeded him in the Kingdom Niobe the daughter of Tantalus and sister of Pelops she was married to Amphion and by him had 6 sons and 6 daughters whom Juno prevailed with Apollo to kill with his Bow and Arrows because their mother had adventured to preferre her self above the goddesse and Niobe her self while she was railing against Juno was carried by a whirlewind into Asia and there changed into a stone Niphates a Hill parting Armenia the greater from Assyria from this Hill the River Tigris springs Niseus a Tyrant of Syracuse who being admonish't by the Augurs that he had but a short while to live spent the remainder of his life in excesse of luxury and revelling Nisi prius a Writ judicial that lieth where the Enquest is panelled and returned before the Justices of the bank the one party or the other making petition to have this Writ for the ease of the Countrey Nisus a King of the Megarenses against whom war was made by Minos a King of Crete to revenge the death of
to death he was placed together with the Scorpion among the heavenly constellations some say he was the son of Oenopion King of Sicilie and that lying with his sister Candiope he had his eyes put out by his father others deliver him to have been born by a very strange way of which see more in Hyreus Orithyia the daughter of Erectheus King of Athens she was ravish't away by Boreas who fell in love with her and brought forth Zethus and Calais who going with the Argonauts to Colchos put the Harpies to flight Orle a Term in Blason being an ordinary composed of a threefold line doubled admitting a transparency of the field through the innermost space Orlop a Term in Navigation signifying the second and lower deck of a ship Ormus a famous Citie of Persia being most pleasantly situated in an Island and abounding with shells which breed the fairest and clearest Pearles that are it was taken by the Lieutenant General to the King of Portugal in the year 1506. Ornature lat a setting forth trimming or adorning Ornomancy Greek a kinde of Divination by birds Orontes a River of Coelosyria which rising out of the Hill Libanus runs under ground till it come to Apamia and falleth into the Sea near Seleucia Orphanisme lat the state of an Orphane i. a fatherlesse Child Orpheus a famous Poet and Musician of Thrace the son of Calliope and Apollo he took so heavily the losse of his wife Euridice of which see Euridice that he utterly abandoned the company of women for which he was torn in pieces by the Maenades at the Feast of Bacchus and his several members being cast down the River Hebrus were gathered up by the Muses and buried and his Harp translated up to Heaven Orpiment a certain drug found deep in the earth being a kind of Arsenick or Ratsbane and is called in Latin Auripigmentum from its golden colour Orpine a kind of herb called in Greek Telephion from Telephus the first discoverer of it Orque lat a hulk or huge Ship also the same as Orch. Orrice a certain flower called in Greek Iris because it resembleth the Rainbow in diversity of colours it is vulgarly called a flower delice Orsilochus the son of Idomeneus who following his father to the wars of Troy was at the taking of Troy slain by Vlisses Ortelli a word used in the Forrest Laws signifying the claws of a dogs foot Orthodox or Orthodoxal Greek of a true and right opinion of a sound faith Orthogonal Greek having even or right angles Orthography Greek the manner of right and true writing Also in Architecture or Fortification it is taken for the upright erection of any work as it appears when it is finisht Ortygia one of the Cyclades Islands called also Delos sacred to Apollo and into which the Poets feign Asteria the sister of Latona to have been turned after she had been turned into a quail called in Greek ortyx Orval a certain herb otherwise called Clary or Clear-eye An Oryx or Orynx Greek a kind of wild Goat in Africa O S Osbert a proper name among the Saxons signifying Light of the Family Osborn another proper name signifying in Saxon House-child Oscillation lat a hanging or tottering motion a swinging upon a rope whose ends are tyed to several beams Oscines lat those kind of birds by whose feeding or voices the Augures used to fortell things to come Oscitation lat a yawning or gaping also idlenesse Osculation lat a kissing or imbracing Osiris the son of Jupiter and Niobe the daughter of Phoroneus whom he succeeded in the Kingdom of Argos but after a while leaving that Kingdom to his brother Aegialeus he went and subdued Aegypt and married the daughter of Inachus called Io or Isis who first taught the Egyptians Letters and sundry Arts and Sciences he was at length slain by Typhon his brother and after his death was worshipped by the Egyptians in the shape of an Oxe St. Osith a Town in Essex so called for it was anciently named Chic from Osith a Virgin of a Royal Family who having consecrated her self to the service of God was here slain by Danish Pirates Osmund the proper name of a man signifying in the Saxon tongue House-peace Osprey a kind of Eagle called in Latin Ossifraga in Greek Perenopterus Ossicle lat a little bone Ossifrage lat a kind of Eagle which breaketh bones with her beak the same as Osprey Ostensional lat a souldier attending the Prince in publick Shews Ostent lat a wonder a monster or strange thing Ostentation lat a boasting vain-glory Ostiary lat one that keeps the hoasts in a Church a doorkeeper or porter Ostomachy Greek a playing at bones Ostracisme Greek a kind of punishment among the Athenians which was a banishing for ten years by delivering shells to the condemned persons wherein their names were written Oswestre in Brittish Croix Oswalds a Town in Shropshire so called for it was anciently named Masserfield from Oswald King of Northumberland whom Penda the Pagan King of the Mercians after he had slain him in a bloody battle tore to pieces in a barbarous manner Oswold a proper name of a man signifying in Dutch House-ruler or Steward and equivalent to the French le Dispencer O T Othes in Latin Otho or Eudo the proper name of a man from the Saxon word Hud i. Keeper Othryades a certain Lacedemonian who in a combat of 300 Lacedemonians to 300 Argives being the onely man of all his party left alive put to flight those two who were the onely men left alive of the Argives and writing upon his shield these words I have overcome he slew himself as being ashamed to return to Sparta all the rest of his companions being slain Otraque a certain drink which is made of a Nut growing among the Molucca's Ottadini the ancient name of a people inhabiting that part of Brittain which is now called Northumberland Otterbourn a Town in Northumberland near which was fought a famous battle between the English and Scots in which William Douglas the Leader of the Scottish Army was slain and Sir Henry Percy called Hotspur Commander of the English having lost 1500 of his men was taken prisoner himself Otus and Ephialtes the son of Neptune by Iphimedeia the wife of Aloeus they were of those Gyants that made war with heaven throwing huge rocks and hills against the gods and were at last shot to death by Apollo they were reported to have grown the length of nine acres in nine years O U Oval lat belonging to or in the shape of an egge Ovation lat a kind of petty Triumph for a Victory obtained with the slaughter of a few men onely it is so called from the souldiers following their Commander shouting and singing O O or from Ovis i. a sheep which used to be sacrificed by him whereas in a greater Triumph the General sacrificed a Bull and his souldiers following cryed out Io Io Triumpho also Ovation from Ovum i. an egge
statutes signifying woollen cloath Plottons a Term in Military Discipline consisting of eight in front Plumage French a bunch of feathers Plumbagin lat silver mingled with lead stone or oar Plumbeous lat leaden of the colour of lead also blunt or dull A Plumestriker a parasite or flatterer so called from pulling hairs or feathers off from other mens Cloakes Plumigerous lat bearing feathers having feathers on Plunder Dutch to rob or take away by violence in time of war Plurality lat a being more then one Pluries the name of a Writ that goeth out the third time if the Original Capiâ—s and the sicut alias speed not Plutarch a famous Philosopher of Cheronea who liv'd in the time of the Emperours Trajan and Adrian and wrote many excellent books he was in such high esteem with Adrian that he was sent with Consular power into Illyria Pluto the son of Saturn and Ops to whom in the division of the World betwen him and his two brothers Jupiter and Neptune there fell the infernal Empire by lot Pluvial or Pluvious lat rainy full of rain or watery clouds P N Pneumatical Greek belonging to wind or spirits P O Pocillation lat the waiting on a great mans cup. Poculent lat that may be drunk Podagrical lat having the gout in the feet Podalirius and Machaon the sons of Aesculapius they were Physitians in the Grecian Army that went against the Trojans Podarge the swiftest of Mares that fed in a place called Vernum Pratum on whom Zephyrus begat the Horses of Achilles Podestat Ital. or chief Magistrate of a City Podimetry Greek a measuring by the foot Poesie or Poetry Greek the art of making a Poem i. any kind of subject consisting of Rythm or Verses Points in Heraldry are certain places in an Escutcheon diversly named according to their several positions A Poinard or Poinado French a daggar or short sword Pointblanck punctually absolutely from the French words poinct a prick and blanc white Polar or Polary lat belonging to the Poles i. the ends of the axeltree about which Astronomers imagin the heavens to be moved The North Pole is called the Arctick Pole the South Pole the Antarctick whence the Polar-circles are two little circles near the Poles of the World described by the Poles of the Zodiack Polemical Greek Military belonging to War Policy of Assurance a giving to some or other a certain rate or proportion to secure the safe arrival of a ship and so much wares at a place agreed on Political Greek belonging to policy or the government of a Common-wealth Politure lat a polishing or trimming Pollard a â—heven or cod-fish also a stag or male Deer having musen'd or cast his head Pollicar lat containing the measure of an inch which is the breadth of a thumb or toe Pollicitation lat a promising Pollinarious lat belonging to or made into fine flower Pollincture lat the embalming of dead bodies Poltron French a knave or rascal also a coward or lazy fellow Polycrates a Tyrant of Samos being a man of very great wealth and of that fortune that having let fall into the Sea a ring of great value it was found the next day in the belly of a fish but in his later end he was taken by Orontes the Persian and crucified Polydamas the son of Antenor and Theano the sister of Hecuba he marryed Lycaste the daughter of Priamus by a Concubine and is said together with his father Antenor and Aeneas to have betrayed the City Troy to the Greeks Also the son of Panthous the master of Hector he was a man of vast strength Polydorus see Polymnestor Polygamy Greek the having more wives than one Polygony Greek the having many angles or corners also an herb called knot-grasse Polyhymnia or Polymneia the name of one of the nine Muses she is said to have been the first inventour of History Polymnestor a Tyrant of Thrace who when Priamus fearing the Trojan War had committed his youngest son Polydorus to his tuition with a great summe of Gold for greedinesse of the money killed the child Polymorphean Greek having many shapes or forms Polynices the brother of Eteocles and son of Oedipus King of Thebes by his mother Jocasta Polyphagian Greek one that eats much a great feeder Polyphemus the son of Neptune by the Nimph Thoosa the daughter of Phorcus he was one of the Cyclops and faling in love with the Nimph Galatea slew the youth Acis whom she preferred before him he devoured four of the companions of Vlisses when they were cast upon that shore and would have served the rest in like manner but that Vlisses made him drunk with black wine and put out that one eye which he had in the midst of his forehead Polyptâ—te term in Grammar a Noun that is declined with many Cases Polypus a kind of fish that hath a great many feet called also Pourcontrel also a tumour or swelling in the nose Polysyllabical Greek having many syllables Polysyndeton Greek a certain figure wherein a sentence is joyned with many conjunction copulatives Polyxena the daughter of Priamus whom Pyrrhus the son of Achilles slew upon his fathers Tomb and sent her to the infernal shades to his father who for her sake had been slain by Paris Pomander in Dutch Pomamber as it were an apple of Amber a little round ball made of several fragrant perfumes to smell to or hang about the wrist Pomarious lat belonging to a Pomary i. an Orchard or place set with Apple-trees Pomegranate a kind of round fruit so called because it is full of graines or because it groweth chiefely in Granata a Region of Spain Pomelegryse old word dapple-gray Pomeparadice a fruit called a John-apple In Greek Melimelum as it were a Honey-apple Pomeridian the same as Postmeridian Pomiferous lat bearing apples or other kind of round fruit Pommade French a kind of sweet ointment also a trick in vaulting Pomaery lat a certain space about the walls of a City or Town Pomfret or Pontfract a Town in Yorkshire so called for in the Saxons time it was named Kâ—rkby from a wooden bridge over Are broken by the confluence of a great multitude of people that accompanied William Arch-Bishop of York King Stephens Nephew when he returned from Rome This place hath been stained with the blood-shed of many Great men here Thomas Earle of Lancaster was beheaded by King Edward the second King Richard the second was here made away by the appointment of King Henry the fourth Also Anthony Earle Rivers and Sir Richard Grey were here beheaded by King Richard the third Pomona the goddesse of Orchards with whom Vertumnus falling in love courted her in several sâ—apes at last in the form of an old woman he spake so effectually for Vertumnus that he prevailed and returning to his own shape he married her â—neus Pompeius sirnamed the Great which title was given him by the Army of Sylla for Triumphing over Iarbas a King of Africa then joyning with Metellus
Court belonging to the Civil Law in which the Commissary sits upon Inheritances fallen either by the Intestate or by Will and Testament Priamus the son of Laomedon King of Troy he having been led captive by Hercules into Greece was afterwards ransomed for a great summe of money He had 50 sons whereof 17 he had by his wife Hecuba in his time it was that Troy was taken and sackt by the Greeks Priapismus lat a disease wherein there is an erection of the yard without lust from Priapus the son of Bacchus and Venus he being born at Lampsacus became through the malice of Juno who was his mothers Midwife very ugly and deformed yet he had something about him so pleasing to the women of Lampsacus that after he was banisht by the men of that place they built a Temple to him where they were wont to sacrifice an asse and called him the god of Gardens Pricker a term in Hunting being used for a Huntsman on horseback Pricketh a term in Hunting when a Hare beates in the plain highway where you may yet perceive her footing it is said she pricketh Pricket a brocket spitter or young male Deer of a year or two old beginning to put forth the head Pridian lat belonging to the day before Primacy French the first place or chief rule especially in Ecclesiastical affairs whence a Metropolitan or Arch-Bishop is called a Primate Primage a duty due to Mariners for loading of a Ship at the first setting forth from any Haven Prime lat first or principal also taken substantively for the first hour of the day whence a Primer is a kind of little prayer book containing prayers responsories and antiphones chosen for that hour of the day A Prime is in Surveying an exact part containing 19 inches and four fift parts of an inch Primaevous lat of a former age elder Primero and Primavista Ital. two games at Cards formerly much in use Primier seisin a word used in Common Law a branch of the Kings prerogative whereby he hath the first possession of all Lands and Tenements through the Realm Primigenious lat coming naturally or having its original from it self Primitial lat belonging to the first fruites Primitive lat ancient or of the first Age. Primogeniture lat a first birth also a being eldest or first born Primordial lat belonging to the first original or beginning of all things Primum mobile lat the tenth or highest Orb so called by Astronomers as being the first and upon which the motion of the inferiour Orbs depends Principality lat the dignity or chief seat of a Soveraign Prince also Principalitie is taken for one of the Orders of Angels Princox from the Latin Praecox a hasty or over-ripe headed young boy Priority lat see Posteriority Prisage a custom or share belonging to the King out of such merchandises as are taken by way of lawful prize Priscilla the proper name of a woman being a diminutive of Prisca which signifieth in Latin ancient Priscillianists a sort of Hereticks instituted by one Priscillianus they denied the Persons of the Trinity and held that things had their beginning from two Gods the one good and the other bad Prism Greek a certain Geometrical figure being a solid triangle Pristine lat former ancient wonted Pristis lat a kind of fish very long and slender also a Ship fashioned long and narrow after the manner of that fish Privado Span. a favorite Privation lat a depriving bereaveing or taking away Priviledge that which is granted to any person or place against or beside the course of Common Law Probability lat likelihood Probat of testaments the producing of dead mens Wills before the Ecclesiastical Judge Ordinary of the place where the dead man dieth Probation lat a proving or trying whence a Probationer in the University is one that is to be approved and allowed of by the Colledge for his doctrine and manners before he be chosen Fellow Probe a Chyrurgions Instrument wherewith he tryeth the depth of wounds Probity lat honesty goodnesse integrity Problematical lat belonging to a Problem i. a hard question propounded to any one to explain Proboscide Greek the snout of an Elephant Procacity lat saucinesse malepertnesse scoffing Procatarctick Greek as Procatarctick cause that cause which foregoeth or beginneth another cause Procerity lat heighth of stature tallnesse Processe lat the manner of proceeding in every cause be it personal or reall civil or criminal even from the original writ to the end Procession lat a passing on a going forward also a custom among Clergy-men of passing along the streets singing of Psalms making supplications and visiting the bounds of the Parish Prochronism Gr. an errour in Chronology or the computation of time Prochyta an Island in the Tyrrhene sea not far from Puteoli in Campania so called from Prochyta the Nurse of Aeneas it hath been reported of old that a mountain of Inarime a neighbouring Island being cast into the Sea by an Earthquake was the original of this Island Procidence lat the falling down of any thing out of its place Procinct lat a being prepared or in a readinesse Proclivity lat an aptnesse propensity or inclination to any thing Proconsul lat one in the stead or place of a Consul a deputy Consul Procrastination lat a delaying or putting off from time to time Procreation lat an ingendering or begetting Proctors in Latin Procuratores Advocates or those that sollicit other mens businesses also those that appear in Parliament for Cathedral or other collegiate Churches or for the common Clergy of every diocesse There are also in the University two men chosen from among the Schollars to see good orders kept and exercises performed who are called Proctors Also in the State of Venice there are certain chief officers called Procurators Proculcation lat a trampling or treading under foot Procyon the lesser Dog-Star Prodigality lat riotous or wastefull expence Prodigy lat a monstrous or unnatural action betokening some great evil to come Proditorious lat belonging to Prodition i. treason or treachery traytour-like Prodrome Greek a Praecursour or fore-runner Production lat a producing or bringing forth whence the product in Arithmetick is any number brought forth out of another also a lengthning or making longer Profanation lat a putting holy things to a common use Profection lat a walking forward or going any journey in Astronomy Profection and Progression are all one being no more then a regular change of the significators according to the succession of the signs Professour lat a Lecturer or Reader of any Art or Science in the publick Schools of a University Proficient lat helping forward or profiting Profile Ital. a Term in painting being a picture onely drawn side-wayes Profligation lat a driving away or putting to flight Profluence lat a flowing plentifully abundance Profâ—und is oft-times joyned to other words to add a weight and aggravation to them as profound reverence Cleopatra Profundity lat a great depth a deep extent
of verses commonly called a staffe at the ending of which the stroph is concluded Staple a City or Town where the Merchants by common order carry their commodities for the better utterance of them by the great Staple-Inne see Inne Star-chamber so called from a Chamber in Westminster beautified with Stars wherein this Court was first kept a Court consisting of the members of the Kings Council wherein are controverted all matters in which appeal is made from subjects to their Prince Start applied to a Hare when you force her to leave her seat or form for then you are said to start a Hare Starrulet diminutive a little Star Stasiarch Greek a Captain or chief Ringleader in any tumult or sedition Stater Greek a certain ancient coin valuing about two shillings in silver seventeen shillings in gold Staticks Greek a mechanick Art treating about weights and measures Station lat a standing-place also a bay or rode for ships Station-staff an instrument used in Surveying being a streight pole divided into feet inches and parts of inches from the bottom upward Stationary is when a Planet stands still and moves neither backward nor foreward Statuary lat a Graver of Statues or Images Statumination lat an underpropping or setting up Statute lat signifieth in Common Law a Decree or Act of Parliament Statute Merchant and Statute Staple are certain bonds made between Creditor and Debtor in the form of a Statute and acknowledged before the Mayor and chief Warden of any City and two Merchants assigned for that purpose Statute Sessions are certain petty Sessions or Meetings in every hundred Stecâ—ado Span. the lists a place rail'd in for the beholding of any famous Combat Stede old word place Stedship old word firmnesse or surenesse To Steer in Navigation is to govern the ship with the helm also by metaphor to govern or manage any affair Stellar lat belonging to a star Stellation lat a blasting Stelliferous lat starry bearing stars Stellion lat a little beast so called from certain little spots upon its skin almost in the fashion of stars Stellionate lat deceit cousenage counterfeiting any kinde of merchandize Stemme Greek the stalk of any herb or flower also a stock linage or pedigree Stenography Greek the Art of short-writing Stentorian voice a roaring loud voice from Stentor a Greek whose voice was as loud as 50 mens voices together Stephen the proper name of a man signifying in Greek a Crown Stercoration lat a dunging or covering with dung Sterility lat barrennesse Sterling see Easterling Stern the aftermost part of a ship also among Hunters the taile of a Greyhound is so called as also the taile of a Woolf. Sternutation lat a sneezing Sterquilinious lat belonging to a dunghil Stesimbrotus the son of Epaminondas a famous Theban Captain he was put to death by his father for fighting against the enemy contrary to his command Stews from the French word Estuve a Hot-house brothel houses or places where women prostitute their bodies for gain Sthenelus a famous Captain in the wars of Troy the son of Capaneus and Euadne Sthenobaea the daughter of Jobatas King of the Lycians and the wife of Praetus King of the Corinthians who receiving a repulse from Bellerophâ—n complained to her husband as if he would have offered violence unto her Stibium a kind of Mineral whereof there is great plenty in Darbyshire Mines it is commonly called Antimony To Stigmatize Greek to brand or mark with a hot Iron Stilletto or Steletto Ital. a sharp pointed Dagger or Ponyard Stillatory lat dropping or distilling also a place to put a Still or Limbeck in Stillicide lat a dropping from the eves of a house Stillyard a place in London where in old time the Merchants of Haunse and Almain used to reside it is so called as it were Steel-yard because Steel used to be sold there Stimulation lat a provoking moving or stirring up Stipation lat a guarding or invironing about Stipendial or Stipendiary lat serving for wages or hire paying tribute Stipone a kinde of sweet compounded drink used in hot weather Stiptical Greek stopping or binding a word used in Physick Stipulation lat a solemne Covenant made by ordinary words in the Law Stiricide lat a dropping of Isicles from the eves of a house Stirling a County in the Southpart of Scotland Stoaked a Term in Navigation when the water cannot come to the Well by reason that ballast or something else is got into the limber holes Stoccado Span. a prick stab or thrust with a weapon Stoical Greek belonging to or of the humour of the stoicks i. a certain Sect of Philosophers at Athens they were so called from Stoa i. a Porch because Zeno their first founder taught in a Porch of the Citie Stoke a Village in Nottinghamshire where Sir John de la Pool Earle of Lincoln pretending a title to the Crown of England was overthrown in a great pitched battel and slain Stole Greek a long Robe or Garment of honour among the ancient Romans it is now more especially taken for a Priestly Ornament Stolidity lat foolishnesse fondnesse dulnesse blockishnesse Stomachous lat angry disdainfull Stomatick Greek having a sore mouth Stone of Wool see Sarplar Stonefaulcon a kind of Hawk that builds her Nest in Rocks Stonehenge a wonderfull Pile of stones upon Salisbury plain erected within the Circuit of a Ditch in manner of a Crown in three ranks one within another whereof some are 28 foot high and seven foot broad upon the heads of which others lie overthwart with Mortises so as the whole frame seemeth to hang it is termed by the old Historians Chorea Gigantum i. the Gyants dance Stooming of Wine a putting baggs of herbs or other infusions into it Stork a kinde of bird so called from the Greek word Storge i. natural affection because of the care which is observed in these kinde of birds toward their Parents when they grow old To Stow a Term in Navigation to put any victuals or goods in order in the hold of a ship Stounds old word sorrows dumps Stours old word shocks or bronts Strabisme Greek a looking a squint Strage lat a felling of Trees a great ruine or fall of any thing also a great slaughter in an Army The Strake of a wheel the Iron wherewith the Cartwheel is bound Straineth a Term in Faulconry they say the Hawk straineth and not snatcheth Strangurie Greek a certain disease wherein the Urine is voided drop by drop and with great pain it is vulgarly called the Strangullion Strappado Ital. a certain kinde of punishment inflicted on Souldiers for some hainous offence by drawing them up on high with their arms tied backward Stratagem Greek a policy or subtle invention in war Strath an old Brittish word signifying a Vale or Dale whence are derived the names of several places as Strathdee i. the Vale of Dee Strathearn the Vale of Earn Stratiotick Greek belonging to Souldiers warlike A Streight a narrow passage at Sea between
league between them and of the losse of his own Kingdom Tachygraphy Greek the art of swift writing Tacite lat silent Taciturnity lat a being silent a holding ones peace Tackle a Term in Navigation the small ropes of a ship Tacticks Greek books treating of the ordering of Souldiers in an Army Taction lat a touching Taenarum a Promontory in the Countrey of Lacaedemon near which is the Den where Hercules ascended when he brought Cerberus out of the deep Tages the Grand-child of Jupiter and son of Genius he is said to have taught the Hetrurians the art of divining when he was a boy of twelve year old Tagliacotius a famous Chirurgion of Bononia who could put on new noses Tagus a river of Portugal famous among the ancients for its gravel resembling Gold Taile in Common-law is a kinde of inheritance in fee when a man holdeth certain Lands to him and the Heirs of his body Lawfully begotten and is taken opposite to fee-simple Tainct a little red coloured insect being a kinde of Spider that infesteth Cattel in the Summer time Takel old word a Feather or Arrow Talaries lat the winged shooes which the Poets faigne that Mercury wore Talent lat a certain weight of silver differing in value both among Hebrews and Greeks Tales lat i. such like it is used in Common-law for a supply of men empannell'd upon a Jury and not appearing or chalenged as not indifferent Talismannical belonging to Talismans Arab. i. images or figures made under certain constellations Tallage or Tailage French a Tax Tribute or Imposition Tallion see Lex Talionis Tally or Taley from the French Tailler i. to cut a score or stick of wood divided into two pieces for the keeping of a reckoning between two parties Talmudical belonging to the Talmud i. a certain book compiled by the Rabbins containing the Law Ceremonies and Religious Rites of the Jews Talus a sisters son of Daedalus he found out the use of the saw by seeing the Jawbone of a Serpent and invented the Potters wheel but was at length treacherously slain by his Unkle who envied his art and ingenuity Tamarinds a kind of Indian fruit somewhat like a Damascene much used in Physick Tamarisk a kinde of shrub having a red bark and a leaf like heath Tamerlane a Scythian who invaded the Dominion of the Turks with a vast multitude of men and having overthrown and taken Bajazeth the Emperour of the Turks he led him up and down all Asia in an Iron Cage he was as some say at first a Swinheard but by a full gale of fortune was blown up into the Imperial Thrown Tamesis the chief River of England which from the confluence of Tame and Isis two Rivers which meeting together joyn into one stream thenceforth assumes a name compounded of them both Tampoy a kind of pleasant drink much used in the Mâ—lucâ—oes Tampoon or Tampkin a small piece of wood serving for a bung or stopple to a piece of Ordnance Tamworth a Town so called from the River Tame and the Saxon word Weordh which signifieth a Barton Ferm-house or River Island it is situate partly in Warwick-shire partly in Stafford-shire and was anciently the chief residence of the Kings of the Mercians this Town after it had suffered much by the Danish Wars was repaired by Aethelfleda Lady of the Mercians also Edith King Eadgar's sister founded here a Religious house for veiled Virgins Tanacles certain instruments of torment like pincers Tanet an Island in Kent so called as some vainly imagin 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. from the death of Snakes here the Saxons first seated themselves but were vanquish't with a great slaughter at Stovar neverthelesse afterwards at Whipped-fleet a place so called from Whipped a Saxon there slain Hengist overthrew the Brittains and put them to flight Tangent lat a Mathematical Term used chiefly in Astronomy and signifies a right line perpendicular to the Diameter drawn by the one extream of the given Arch and terminated by the Secant and drawn from the Center through the other extream of the said Arch. Tangible lat that may be toucht Tanistry a certain ancient custome in Ireland whereby he that had most powr or policy inherited in any principality or Lordship it comes from the Saxon word Thane i. a Nobleman Tantalus an ancient King of Phrygia the son of Jupiter by the Nymph Plotis he inviting the gods to a feast killed his son Pelops and set before them to eat for which he was condemned to this punishment in Hell namely to stand up to the chin in water and to have pleasant apples hang over his head and yet to be neither able to eat nor to drink whence a man that is brought near to happinesse and yet deprived of it is commonly said to be Tantaliz'd To Tap vide to Beat. Taphus and Telebus the sons of Pterelas the son of Neptune and Hippothoe the daughter of Nestor their Successours the Taphiâ— and Teleboae inhabited the Taphian or Echinades Islands see Amphitryon Tapinage French a lurking or lying secret whence Tapissant lurking or squatting a Term in Hunting Taprobane an Island in the Indian Sea 1000 mile long and 625 mile broad now called Sumatra Taratantarize Greek to imitate the sound of a Trumpet which seemeth to expresse the word Taratantara Tarantula a kinde of venemous Creature abounding in Tarantum a Citie in the Kingdom of Naples which casteth forth a sting onely curable by the sound of Musick Tardigrade lat going a slow place Tardity lat slownesse or delaying Tarentum a Citie of Magna Graecia in Italy built by Tarentus the son of Neptune and augmented by Phalantus a Lacedaemonian Tarpawling a Term in Navigation a piece of Canvasse that is all tarr'd over to lash upon a deck or grating to keep the rain from soaking through Tarpeia a vestal Virgin the daughter of Tarpeius she betrayed the Roman Capitol to the Sabines desiring for a reward what ever they carried upon their right Arms whereupon they all threw their sheilds upon her and pressed her to death Tarquinius Priscus the son of Demaratus a Corinthian who by the perswasion of his wife Tanaquil went to Rome where by insinuating himself into the favour of Ancus Martius he at length obtained the Kingdom Tarquinius Superbus the seventh King of the Romans whose son Tarquinius Sextus ravishing Lucretia the wife of Tarquinius Collatinus was the cause that kingly Government was utterly expelled out of Rome Tarracon a famous Citie of Arragon anciently called Tarraconia a Province of Spain Tarrasse see Terrasse Tarsus a famous Citie of Cilicia where St. Paul was born which Citie together with Anchialus are said to have been built in one day by Perseus the son of Danae Tartarean lat belonging to Tartarus i. a deep place in Hell often mentioned by the Poets Tartaria a large Countrey of Asia containing Sarmatia Asiatica the two Scythia's and Cataia Tarter the Lees of Wine also a kinde of Gravelly-stone growing in the inside of Wine
hill Terra Samia a kind of white stiff and tough earth from the Isle of Samos Terra Sigillata lat a kind of earth much used in physick so called because it used to be sent from the Isle of Lemnos sealed Terrae filius lat one that is allowed to make lepid or jesting speeches at an Act at Oxford Terraqueous lat composed of earth and water together Terrar lat a survey of the whole quantity of acres in any mans land Terrasse French a Bullwark of earth also an open Walk or Gallery on the top of an house Terrene or Terrestrial lat earthy belonging to the earth Terretenant in Common Law is a land tenant or he that hath a natural and actual possession of land which is otherwise called occupation Terrisonant lat sounding terribly Territory lat lands that belong to the jurisdiction of any State City or Common-wealth Terse lat neat clean polite Tertiation lat a dividing into three also a doing any thing the third time Tesserarious lat belonging to a Tessera i. a die also a signal or watch-word Testaceous lat made of tile brick sherd or the shell of a fish Testamentarious lat belonging to a Testament i. a mans last Will which is of two sorts either in writing or nuncupatory Testation lat a witnessing Testator lat a bearer of witness also he that makes a Will and Testament Testicular lat belonging to the Testicles or Stones Testif old word wild-brained furious Testification lat a proving by witness Testudineous lat belonging to or like a Testude i. a Tortoise-shell also an Engine of War used among the ancients Tetchie old word froward peevish Tethys the goddess of the Sea the daughter of Coelus and Vesta and the wife of Neptune Tetrachord Greek an instrument of four strings Tetragonal Greek quadrangle or having four angles Tetragrammaton Greek the ineffable Name of God Jehovah among the Hebrews so called because it consisteth of four Hebrew letters Tetraptote Greek a term in Grammar a Noun declined with four Cases Tetrarch Greek a Prince or Ruler of a fourth part of a Kingdom Tetrastick Greek an order of four verses Tetrasyllabical Greek consisting of four syllables Tetricity or Tetritude lat fournesse or severity of countenance Teucer a King of Troy the son of Telamon and Hesione Teuthras a King of Cilicia and Misia the son of Pandion he had 50 daughters who were all got with child by Hercules in one night Teutonick lat belonging to an Almain or German so called as some think from Tuisco the son of Mercury Tewkesbury a Town in Glocestershire called by the Saxons Theoc'sbury by the Latins Theoci curia from one Theocus who here led an Hermites life Here was fought that memorable battle between the Houses of York and Lancaster where King Edward the fourth had the Victory and Prince Edward the onely son of King Henry the sixth was killed in a barbarous manner this Town is also famous for making of woollen cloth and the best mustard Textile lat woven or knit Texture lat a weaving or knitting T H Thalassiarch Greek a Supream officer at Sea an Admiral Thalassion lat a Nuptial Song from Thalassius the god of Marriage Rites among the Romans Thales an ancient Greek Philosopher reckoned among the seven Wisemen He is said to have first found out Geometry and the motion of the Sphears Thalestris a Queen of the Amazons who went thirty dayes journey to Alexander the Great and was according to her request got with child by him Thane Sax. a Nobleman or Magistrate called also Thingus or Thegne Thavies Inne see Innes of Chancery Theano the wife of Metapontus King of Icaria she wanting children of her own brought up two twins the sons of Neptune and Menalippe the daughter of Desmontes but afterwards bringing forth two sons of her own which were likewise twins and seeing her husbands affections inclining more to Menalippe's sons than to her own she was much troubled and as soon as her sons came of age she set them on to kill their supposed brethren but Neptune their father coming to their aid they killed the sons of Theano which as soon as she came to hear she killed her self Theatral lat belonging to a Theater i. a place where publick Shews or Playes are exhibited Theatins an order of Religious persons instituted by John Peter Caraff Bishop of Theate in the Kingdom of Naples Thebae or Thebes vulgarly called Stibes the chief City of Thebais in Aegypt built by King Busiris and called also Hecatompylâ—s from its hundred gates also a City of Boeotia built by Cadmus Theftbote Sax. a maintaining a thief by receiving stollen goods from him Themis the daughter of Coelus and Terra who flying the Nuptialls of Jupiter was ravisht by him in Macedonia she was worshipt as the goddesse that first taught men right and justice and had an ancient Oracle in Boeotia Themiscyra a Region bordering upon Cappadocia and watred by the River Thermodon having also its chief City of the same name Themistocles a famous Athenian Captain who fortified the Pyraeum and overcame the Persians at Salamina but afterwards being banished his Country he was intertained by Xerxes and made Captain of an army against the Athenians whereupon he drank Oxes blood and poisoned himself that he might neither be ingratefull to the King nor fight against his Countrymen Theodamas a King of Chaonia against whom Hercules made war because he denied him provisions when he came to Dryope with Dejanira and his son Hyllus and having got the Victory he slew Theodamas carrying away his son Hylas whom he alwayes had in very great esteem Theobald the proper name of a man signifying in Saxon bold over the people Theodolite a certain Mathematical Instrument chiefely used in Surveying consisting of the Planisphere Geometrical square Quadrant and Scale Theodom Sax. servitude Theodoricus a King of the East Goths who having overcome Odâ—acer was Crowned King of Italy and reigned there 33 years also the name of a King of the Gaules who with his favorite Ebroinus was deposed and Childerick set up in his room the word signifieth in Dutch rich in people Theodorus a proper name of several famous men the word signifying in Greek a gift of God Theodâ—sia a Christian name of women answering to Theodorus or Theodosius in men Theodosius the name of two famous Emperours of Constantinople the first the son of the Emperour Gratian the second the son of Arcadius and Eâ—doxia he had wars with the Persians Vandalls and Hunns Theogonie Greek the generation of the gods Theological Greek belonging to Theology i. Divinity or discourse of God and Divine things Theomachy Greek a warring or fighting against God Theomagical Greek belonging to Divine Magick or the wisdom of God Theomancy Greek a divination by calling upon the names of God Theophilus a proper name of a man signifying a friend or lover of God Theorba Ital. Tiorba a Musical Instrument being a kind of base Lute Theorematick Greek belonging
to a Theoreme i. an axiom or undoubted truth of any Art Theorie Greek the contemplation or study of any Art or Science without practice Therapeutick Greek healing or curing Theraphim Heb. an Image made in the form of a man Theriacal Greek belonging to Treacle i. a Medicine against poison made of the flesh of a wild beast Thermometre Greek a certain Instrument whereby one may guesse at the change of weather a weather-glasse Thermopylae a long ridge of mountains in Greece at whose streights Leonidas the Spartan King with 300 Lacedaemonians stoutly fighting were all cut off by Mardonius the Persian To Thesaurize Greek to treasure or heap up riches Theseus the son of Aegeus King of Athens he overcame the Amazonians and brought away their Queen Hippolyte on whom he begat Hippolytus he slew the Minotaur at Creet and brought away Ariadne and Phaedra the daughâ—ers of Minos the last of whom he took to wife He overthrew three famous theeves Sciron Procrustes and Schinis Lastly he went down with Pirithous into Hell to fetch away Proserpina See Pirithous Thesis Greek a general argument or position Thessalia a Region of Greece lying between Boeotia and Macedon it was anciently called Pelasgicus from Pelasgus Aemonia from King Aemon Pyrrhaea from Pyrrha the wife of Deucalion Thetford see Sitomagus Thetis the daughter of Nereus and Doris whom Jupiter being about to have married was disswaded by Prometheus so that she married Peleus the son of Aeacus to whom she brought forth Achilles Thiller a horse which is put under the Thills i. the beam of a Cart or Wain called in Latin Temo Thole lat a term in Building the scutchin or knot in the midst of a timber vault also a place in Temples where Dâ—naries are hung up Thomas the proper name of a man signifying in Hebrew deep or as some say twinne Thomyris a Queen of Scythia who inraged that Cyrus had slain her son Spargapises in a battle recollected all her forces overthrew his Army and slew him and putting his head in a tub of blood said in an upbraiding manner Fill thy self with the blood for which thou hast thirsted Thon a King of Canopus who falling in love with Helena was slain by Menelaus Thongcaster a Castle in Lincolnshire commonly called Castor in Brittish Caeregary it took the name from the same occasion as Byrsa a Castle of the Carthaginians for Hengiâ— obtaining so much ground in this tract of Vortigern as he could measure out with an Oxehide cut the hide out into very small laners which we commonly call Thongs and therewith measuring out the ground built upon it this Castle Thor a certain Idol worshipped by the ancient Saxons thought to be the same with Jupiter or the god of Thunder whence Thursday took its denomination Thoracique lat belonging to the stomack or brest Thorp an ancient Saxon name for a Village or Country Town Thowles the small pins which they bear against with their Oares when they row Thracia a Country of Europe lying on the East of Macedonia now called Romania Thrasonical Greek insolently boasting Thrasybulus an Athenian exile who freed the City from the oppression of the thirty Tyrants Thrave a certain quantity of corn containing 4 shocks each shock consisting of six sheaves Threnody Greek the singing of a Threne i. a mourning or funeral-Song To Threpe Sax. to affirm Thrilled or Thirled Sax. killed Thridboroughs or Thirdborough a word used in some old Acts for a Headborough or Constable Throb Sax. the vehement beating or panting of the heart Thrones see Angel Thucydides an elegant Greek Historian who writ the Peloponnesian war Thule an Island on the north of Scotland now called Island Thummim see Vrim Thuriferous lat bearing Frankincense Thyestes the son of Pelops and Hippodamia and the brother of Atreus see Atreus Thymaetes a Trojan who marrying Arisbe the daughter of Priamus had a son born on the same day with Paris and because the Augurs had foretold that one born that day should be the destruction of Troy Priamus commanded that both the children should be slain but Paris being saved by his mother Thymaetes son was onely killed for which he bearing a revenge in his mind was the first that caused the Trojan horse to be let in Thymick vein see vein Thymomancy Greek a kind of presaging from a mans own hopes and fears Thyrse Greek a stalk or stem of any herb or a trunchion wrapped with Ivy which was anciently used by the Bacchides in the Feasts of Bacchus T I Tiara a certain ornament for the head used anciently among the Persians whence some think our word Tire to be derived Tibial lat belonging to a Pipe or Flute Tibicination lat a playing on a Pipe Tiercel French the same as Tassâ—l Tierce French a certain liquid measure containing the third part of a Pipe which is two Tuns Tiercet French a stanza or staff of three verses Tigrine lat belonging to or like a Tiger Timariots certain souldiers among the Turks who out of conquered lands have a certain portion allowed them during term of life to serve on horseback Timbers of Ermine a term in Armory or Blazon the rows or ranks of Ermine in the Noblemens Capes Timbrel Dutch Trommel a kind of musical Instrument by some called a Taber Timidity lat timerousnesse fearfulnesse Timochares one that belonged to Pyrrhus King of Epirus who would have covenanted with Fabricius the Consul to have poisoned Pyrrhus but Fabricius disdaining so great a basenesse revealed the intention to Pyrrhus Timocracie Greek a certain Government wherein the richest men bear sway Timoleon a famous Corinthian Captain who at the request of Dion the Syracusian freed Syracuse from the Tyranny of Dionysius Timon a sowr Athenian who shund and hated the company of all men Timotheus the son of Conon an Athenian Captain who had his statue erected in the Market place for the great victory he obtained over the Lacedaemâ—nians it being also a proper name of many men signifying in Greek an honourer of God Tincel a kinde of Cloath composed of silk and silver glistering like starers or sparks of fire from the French Estincelle a sparkle Tincture lat a staining or dying also a Term in Heraldry signifying a variable hew of Arms. Tinmâ—uth see Tunnocellum Tinniment lat a tingling or sounding of metals Tintamar French a kind of clashing or gingling noise Tintinnation lat a ringing like a bell Tiresias a Theban Sooth-sayer who being struck blinde by Juno received in recompence thereof the gift of Prophesie from Jupiter see Ovid. Metamorph. â— 3. Tissue French a kind of Cloath or silver woven Titanick belonging to Titan i. the son of Caelus and Vesta and the brother of Saturn he is by the Poets oftentimes taken for the Sun Tithing a company of ten men with their families joyned together in a society the chief whereof is called a Tithing man Tithonus the son of Laomedon King of Troy with whom Aurora falling in Love snatch't him up into her Chariot and
was mortally wounded by one Menalippus a Theban Tymnaetes a great Prophet the son of Priamus and Aristia Tympanist he that playeth upon a Tymbrel Taber or Drum called Tympanum Tympany Greek a kind of disease wherein the body becomes swollen up with wind a dropsie Tyndarus a King of Oebalia whose wife Leda brought fourth two egges in one whereof was contained Pollux and Helena in the other Castor and Clytemnestra Type Greek see Typical Typhoeus the son of Titan and Terra a Gyant of a very vast bignesse who going to make War with Jupiter was by him struck with Thunder Typhon a King of Aegypt who killing his brother Osiris and cutting him into several pieces dispersed him through divers Countreys Typical Greek bearing a Type i. an example figure likenesse or shadow of any thing Typographer Greek a Printer Tyrannicide Greek the killing of a Tyrant or cruel Governour Tyrconel a County of Ireland in the Province of Vlster Tyre a famous Citie of Phoenicia anciently called Sarra which in the Phoenician language signifieth a fish that place abounding with a kind of shell-fish the liquour whereof coloureth of a purple dye Tyro a Thessalian Virgin the daughter of Salmoneus and Alcidice after the death of her own mother she was very harshly dealt with by her mother in law Sidero she being got with child by Neptune who lay with her in the shape of Enipeus with whom she was in love brought forth twins Pelias and Neleus and afterwards being married to her Uncle Cretheus she brought forth Aeson Amythaon and Pheres Tyrociny lat an apprentiship or new beginning in any Art or Faculty but more peculiarly Military discipline from Tyron a rawe young souldier one newly entred into the Art of war Tyrrheni a people inhabiting Tuscia or Tyrrhenia being that part of Italy which lieth upon the Sea called from thence the Tyrrhen Sea V A VAcation or Vacancy lat a being at leasure or ceasing from businesse It is also commonly taken for that time which is between one Tearm and another Vaccary in divers Statutes is taken for a place to keep Cows in also a certain compasse of ground within the Forrest of Ashdown Vacchoris an ancient King of Egypt who relinquisht all his riches and state to live a private austere life Vacillation lat a wavering tottering or inconstancy Vacive lat void empty Vacuity lat emptinesse voidnesse Vacuna a certain goddesse among the ancient Romans to whom the Husbandmen sacrificed at such times as they rested from their labours Vadimony lat suretiship Vafrous lat crafty or subtile Vagabond lat a wandering beggar or idle fellow Vagation lat a straying or wandering up and down Vagination lat a sheathing To Vail-bonnet to strike sail in token of submission also to put off ones Hat or give any sign of respect Vaire a term in Blazon being a Fur composed of 4 distinct colours i. argent gules Or and sable Valasca a certain Queen of the Bohemians who having made a conspiracy to shake off the dominion of men raised a great Army of women and having overcome the men reigned a good while like a Queen of the Amazons Valdombreux a certain religious Order of men instituted by Gualbert a Florentine who betook himself to a private studious life in a place called Valdombre or the shady Vale. Valect see Valet Valdo a certain pious man who was the first institutour of the Waldenses in Piemont Valentine a certain Roman Bishop in remembrance of whom every fourteenth day of February is solemnized about which time birds choose their mates whence ariseth the custom of choosing Valentines upon that day Valentinians a sect of Hereticks instituted by one Valentinianus Valerius the name of divers famous men among the Romans the chief whereof was called Valerâ—us Publicola who Triumphed over the Veiâ—ntes and the Sabines and because having built him a house in a very strong place he was suspected of affecting Tyranny he caused his house to be pulled down Valet French the Groom of a chamber also a young Gentleman under age Valetudinary lat sickly also Subst an Hospital or place to keep sick people in Validity lat strength power for e. Valtorts the sirname of a very noble Family who had their ancient residence at Saltash in Cornwall they are stiled in Latin Records De valle toâ—ta Vambrace or Vanbrace French a Gantlet Vancurriers or Vaunteourers French forerunners Vandelbiria the ancient name of a place in Camebridgeshire so called for that in times past the Vandalls or Danes there encamped themselves with a Trench and Rampire it is thought to have been the same with that which is now called Wandlesbury Vaniloqâ—ence lat a talking or babling vainly Vâ—ntguard French the foremost part of an Army in battle Vantrarius a corrupt Latin word used as a Law-term onely upon this occasion Sir Richard Rockesâ—y held Lands at Seaton by Sergeanty to be Vantrarius Regis donec perusus fuerit Pari solutarum pretii 4d. i. e. to be fore-footman to the King at some certain time e. g. when he goeth into Gascoign unâ—il he had worn out a pair of shooes prized 4d. Vapid lat casting forth an ill smack or savour Vaporation lat an exhaling or sending forth of vapours i. certain fumes or smoake drawn out of the earth by the heat of the Sun and easily resolvable into water Vapulation lat a being scourged or beaten Variegation lat a beautifying with various colours Varnish is that wherewith a picture is rubbed over to make it shine and have a glosse there is also a ground or varnâ—sh which is laid upon a plate that is to be etched Varry French in Heraldry is a mixture of argent and azure together Varry cuppy a term also of Heraldry signifying a Fur of cups it is also called Varry tassa or Meire Varvells French little rings of silver about hawks legs having the owners name ingraven on them Vasiferous lat carrying a vessel Vassal in Common Law is he that holdeth land in fee of his Lord it is also taken for a Slave or Inferiour Servant Vastation lat a wasting or destroying Vastity lat excessive bignesse hugenesse or vastnesse of stature Vatican Hill one of the seven Hills of Rome whereon there standeth a famous Palace and Library built by Pope Sixtus the fourth Vaticination lat a prophesying or telling of things to come Vavasours or Valvasours those that in degree are next unto Barons Vaudevil French a Countrey ballade roundelay or song it is also called a Virelay Vauntlay in Hunting is the setting of Hounds in a readinesse where the chace is to passe Vawmure an ancient word signifying a Bulwark or Outwork for defence Vaward see Vanguard Vayvode a Prince or chief Ruler in Transilvania and some of those Northern parts U B Vberty lat store plenty fertility Vbiquitarians a Sect of Hereticks holding Christs body as well as his Godhead to be every where Vbiquity lat a being in all places at one time V E Vecordy lat unsoundnesse of
dutch word Iskekel a tappe of ice a drop of water frozen Isis a goddesse worshipped by the Egyptians she was at first called Io and was the daughter of Inachus King of Argos see Io. Isis the river Ouse in Wiltshire which meeting with Thames is called Thamisis Islip a Town in Oxfordshire anciently called Gistlipe famous for being the birth-place of King Edward the Confessour Ismaelite one descended from Ismael the son of Abraham by his Concubin Agar Isonomy Greek an equality Isoceles Triangle in Geometry is that which hath two equal sides and two equal opposite Angles Isota de Nugarolis a Virgin of Verona the daughter of Antonius de Nugarolis she was very famous for Philosophy Philology and Poetry Isped old word dispatched Israel Hebrew prevailing in the Lord. Issue in Common law signifieth either children begotten between a man and his wife or the profits of lands or the profits growing from a fine or a matter depending in suit whereupon the parties joyn Isthme Greek a narrow neck of land lying between two seas the most famous Isthmus is that of Greece whereupon Corinth stands from thence were denominated the Isthmian Games instituted by Theseus in honour of Neptune Istria a Country of Italy joyning to Illyricum Isurium Brigantum the name of an ancient City in York-shire so called from the River Vre running by it It was many ages since rased to the ground but out of the ruines of it was built a Town now called Ealdburgh or Aldborow I T Italia or Italie one of the most famous Countries of Europe so called from Italus otherwise called Atlas an ancient King thereof who had two daughters Electra whom he marryed to Camboblasco King of the Janigenae and Roma whom he made Queen of the Aborigenes she is said to have laid the foundation of the City Rome which was afterwards finished by Romulus others derive Italy from the Greek word Italos an Ox because that Country abounded with Oxen it was anciently called Hesperia from Hesperus the brother of Atlas To Italianize a made word signifying to speak or do like an Italian Iteration lat a saying or doing the same thing over again a repeating Ithaca an Island in the Ionian sea where Vlisses was born it is full of Goats but no Hare can live there Itinerary lat belonging to a journy also substantially used for a Calender of miles or a note-book wherein are set down the passages of a journy Itylus the son of Zethus and Aedon see Aedon Itys the son of Tereus King of Thrace by Progne the daughter of Pandion King of Athens he was slain by his mother and set before Tereus to eat at a banquet because he had deflowred her sister Philomel who after her hands and tongue were cut off wrought the relation of it with her needle but Tereus discovering in the midst of the banquet the slaughter of Itys by seeing the head of the child he pursued Progne and her sister with his sword drawn who running from him Progne was changed into a swallow Philomell into a Nighingale and Itys into a Pheasant J U Juba a King of Mauritania he was a constant friend to Pompey's party he overthrew Curio and all his forces sent into Africa by Caesar when Pompey was overcome he joyned his forces with Scipio and dyed fighting with Petreius Jubarb q. barba jovis because of its perpetual greennesse a kind of plant otherwise called Housleek Jubeb fruit or Jujubes Arab. zufalzef a kind of Pruan used much in Physick and sold by Apothecaries it was a fruit known among the Seres a people of Scythia and therefore called in Latin Sericum Jubilation lat a solemn rejoycing a shouting for joy A year of Jubile a great festival or time of rejoycing celebrated every 50th year by the Jews in remembrance of their deliverance from Egypt it came at length to be solemnized among the Christians being first instituted by Pope Boniface the eighth in the year 1300 who ordained it to be kept every hundred years it comes from the Hebrew word Jocel rejoycing Jucundity lat pleasantnesse Judea a Country of Syria in Asia the greater bordering eastward upon the dead sea it is also called Chananaea or the land of Promise Judaisme lat the faith or religion of the Jews Judicatory lat a place of Judgement or hearing of causes Judicial or Judiciary lat belonging to a cause tryal or judgement Judith Hebr. praising a proper name of women Ivetot a Town of lower Normandy in France which hath in former times been governed by a titular King whence a man of a great Title and a small inheritance is in derision called a King of Ivetot Jugal lat belonging to a yoak Jugament lat a yoaking or coupling Jugular or Jugularie lat belonging to the throat whence the jugular veins are those veins which ascend along the sides of the neck to the bottom of the head Jugulation lat a cutting the throat of any one a killing Jugurth the son of Manostabales brother of Micipsa King of Numidia whom his Uncle dying constituted heir of his kingdom together with his two sons Adherbal and Hiemsal but Jugurth that he might possesse the Kingdom to himself slew them both whereupon the Romans made war upon him for a long time wherein at length being overthrown by Marius he fled to Bocchus King of Mauritania by whom he was betrayed to Sylla and being brought to Rome dyed in prison Jujubes see Jubeb fruit To Juke to pearch or roost as a Hawk Julep a kind of physical medecine to open the inward parts and prepare for purgation being a decoction mingled with sirrups or sweetned with sugar Jullaber a certain hillock in Kent so called from one Jullaber a Giant or as some say a Witch who was here enterred but Cambden rather thinks it so named from Laberius Durus a Captain of Julius Caesars who was here slain Julian sirnamed the Apostate because that being brought up in the Christian religion he fell back to Heathenisme he was the son of Constantius and by his valour came to be made Roman Emperour he prohibited to the Christians all kind of learning that through their ignorance they might become uncapable to defend their religion at last in an expedition against the Persians being mortally wounded he cryed out vicisti Galilaee Thou hast overcome O Galilaean meaning Christ and soon after dyed also a proper name of women contracted Juliana some write it Gilian Julian account see Gregorian account Julio a kind of Italian coin made by Pope Julius valuing about six pence of our mony Julius Caesar the first of the Roman Emperours he subdued France Spain Brittain the Low Countries and the greatest part of Germany afterwards he entred into a civil war with Pompey whom he utterly defeated at the battle of Pharsalia and his two sons Cneus and Sextus Pompeius in Spain and having reigned three years in Rome as absolute Emperour he was at length slain in the Senate house by Brutus and Cassius the
mountains from the Greek word Nape i. a wood Napthe lat a kind of sulphureous substance called Median oile or Babylonish bitumen Narcissus a youth of great beauty the son of Cephisus and Liriope of whom the Prophet Tyresias foretold that he should live so long as he should abstain from beholding himself he being beloved of many Nimphs and especially of Echo was insensible to all their loves at length coming to drink of a clear Fountain and beholding his image in the water he fell in love with it and seeing no hopes of injoying it he pined away for grief and was changed into a Flower of the same name vulgarly called a white Daffadilly and Echo seeing her self despised likewise pined away and was changed into a voice Also the name of a Bishop of Jerusalem who when oil was wanting at Divine service for the Lamps by his prayers turned water into oil Narcotique Greek of a stupefying and benumming quality whence divers things which are used in physick to that end are called Narcotic Medicines Nares a term in Faulconry the holes in the Hawks beake A Narration or Narrative lat a report discourse or relation of any thing Narses an Eunuch who being General of the Emperour Justinians Army in Italy after Belizarius performed very great service against the Goths but at last being affronted by Sophia the Empresse he called in the Lombards into Italy †Nasicornous a made word which signifieth having a horn upon the nose from the Latin Nasus i. a nose and Cornu i. a horn Natalitious lat belonging to ones nativity or birth-day Natation lat a swimming Nathaniel a proper name signifying in Hebr. the gift of God Nativity lat the birth or first entrance into the World Nativo habendo a Writ for the apprehending and restoring to a Lord his villain claimed as his inheritance who in Common Law is called Nief Naturalist lat one that understandeth natural causes a natural Philosopher Naturalization lat an admitting of strangers into the number of Natural Subjects Naval lat belonging to a Ship or Navy To Naucifie lat to set at naught The Nave of a wheele the middle or that part into which axeltree is put Naufrage lat shipwrack losse at sea See Wreck Navicular lat belonging to ships Navigable lat passable by ships Navigation lat a sailing also the Art of Seafaring the knowledge of Sea-affairs Navity lat diligence stirringnesse Naulage French the fraight or passage money for going over the Sea or any River Naumachy Greek a fighting at sea a sea battle Nauplius the son of Neptune and Amymone the daughter of Danaus he was King of Eubaea and father of Palamedes who being by the means of Vlisses stoned to death Nauplius in revenge made a great fire upon the Mountain Caphareus which the Greek Navy taking to be the light of some near Harbour sailed so near that they were cast away upon the rocks Nauseous or Nauseative lat going against ones stomack making one ready to vomit Nausicae the daughter of Alcinous and Arete she going out of the City one night with her maid-servants to bath her met with Vlisses who was shipwrack't upon that shore and almost naked whom she brought to her fathers Palace gave him cloths and entertained him with a great deal of respect Naustible lat a Haven for ships Nautical or Nautic lat belonging to Mariners or to Ships Naxos one of the Cyclades Islands in the Aegean anciently called Strongyle and Dia in this Island Ariadne being left by Theseus married Bacchus Nazal French the nose-piece of a Helmet Nâ—zarites Hebr. a sort of Jews who separated themselves from all others and vowed themselves to God for a certain time in which they abstained from wine and suffered their hair to grow also the Disciples were called Nazarites from Nazareth the place where Christ was born N E Neades a certain kind of beast whose bones are of a miraculous greatnesse Neaera the name of a very fair Nimph who being got with child by Phaebus brought forth two daughters Lampetia and Phaethusa who kept the flocks of their father the Sun in Sicily many of which were killed by the companions of Vlisses for which they were cast away at sea Neale-too in Navigation is when it is deep water close to the shore Neapolis the City of Naples situate in Campania in Italy upon the Mediterranean Sea-side it was built first of all by the Citizens of Cuma and called Parthenope from the name of one of the Syrens who was there buried afterwards it was destroyed then rebuilt and called Neapolis which in Greek signifieth the new City from this City the Kingdom of Naples takes its denomination containing all those Countries of Italy which are called Campania Apulia Lucania Magna Graecia and part of Latium Neap-tides those smaller tides which happen 7 dayes after the change and 7 dayes after the full of the Moon whereas the greater tides which happen 7 dayes before the change and full are called Spring-tides Neat from the Dutch Nieten i. to but an Oxe Cow or Stear Nebule a term in Heraldry bearing a representation of the clouds Nebulous lat misty foggy cloudy Necromancy Greek a divination by calling up deceased bodies also the black art or any kinde of conjuration by dealing with the Devil or evil spirits Nectarean Greek pleasant immortal from Nectar i. a certain pleasant drink which the Poets faign to have been the drink of the Gods and that whosoever drunk of it would become immortal Nefandous lat hainous horrible not to be mentioned Nefarious lat very wicked abominable Negative lat denying or gainsaying Negative pregnant in Common-law is when a man being impleaded to have done a thing upon such a day denies that he did it after the manner and form declared Negotiation lat a merchandizing trafficking or mannaging of affairs Negro Ital. a black-more Neif see Nativo habendo Nemoea a certain wooddy Countrey of Achaia between Cleonae and Phlius here it was that Hercules slew a Lyon of a Monstrous bignesse which from the place was called the Nemaeâ—n Lyon in remembrance of which exploit he instituted certain games called also Nemaean games Nemesis the goddesse of reward and revenge and the daughter of Jupiter and Necessity she was also called Adrastia and Rhamnusia and placed by the Aegyptians above the Moon Nemoral or Nemorous lat belonging to woods wooddy shaded with trees Nenuphar Arab. a certain flower commonly called a water-lilly Neogamist Greek one newly married Neophyte Greek a plant newly set or planted also metaphorically one newly entred into any profession or one newly converted to the Faith Neoterical or Neoterique Greek new or of a late time Nepenthe a certain herb mentioned by Pliny which being put into wine expeleth sadnesse Some think it to be the same with Buglosse Nephglian Crookhorn is Aries Nephritick Greek troubled with a disease which causeth a pain in the reines of the back Nepotation lat riotousnesse or luxury Neptune the son of
garment which hath usually been worn by persons eminent either in learning or in war Palladium a certain Image of Pallas which was kept by the Trojans in a Tower that was built on purpose but this Image being stollen out of the Temple by Vlisses and Diomede the City was soon after taken by the Greeks it was at last brought to Rome and placed in the Temple of Vesta Pallas the same as Minerva A Pallat a word used in Painting being a thin peice of wood which a Painter makes use of to place his colours upon Pallemaille French a certain Game wherein a round bowle of box is with a mallet strook through a hoop of iron into which he that can strike it at the fewest blows wins Pallet a term in Heraldry being the moity or one half of the pale See Pale Palletoque or Pallecoat French a cassock or short cloak with sleeves such as Pages wear Palliardize see Pailliardize Palliation lat a cloaking hiding or concealing Pallid lat pale whitish bleak Pallification lat a term in Architecture it signifies the piling of the ground-work or the strengthning of the ground-work with piles of timber driven into the ground when they build upon a moist or marshy soile Palmar lat belonging to a Palm i. the inward part of the hand called the Palm of the hand also a measure containing the breadth of 4 fingers a hand breadth Palm-tree lat a certain tree bearing the fruit called Dates it is reported to be both male and female the male bearing blossomes onely the female both blossoms and fruit The leaves shoot upward though oppressed with never so much weight Whence the Palm is metaphorically used for Victory Praise and Commendations Cleop. Palm-Sunday the Sunday before Easter so called because on that day the people went to meet our Saviour with Palm and Olive-branches in their hands when he rode solemnly into Jerusalem Palmer a certain instrument wherewith school-boys are struck on the palms of their hands otherwise called a Ferular also a kind of caterpillar or worm with many feet also a poor Pilgrim that travels up and down to visit Holy places with branches of Palm in his hand Palmestry the same as Cheiromancy Palmeto-tree a certain tree in the Isle Mauritius of whose juice they make a very pleasant sort of wine Palmiferous lat bearing Palms Victorious Palmipedous birds lat those that are whole footed or have plain and flat feet as water-foule Palpation lat a gentle handling or feeling also a flattring or fair speaking Palpitation lat a panting or trembling or moving up and down Paltsgrave a Dutch word signifying a Count of a Palace being more especially the Title of the Prince Elector Palatine of the Rhene Paludament lat a certain Military garment which used to be worn by none but chief Captains also a Heralds Coat of Arms. Palumbine lat belonging to a Ring Dove otherwise called a Wood Culver Pamphylia a Countrey of Asia the lesse wherein are two famous Rivers Eurimedon and Melas Pampination lat a lopping off of superfluous branches from a Vine from Pampinus a Vine-branch Pan the son of Demogorgon he was worshipp'd in Arcadia as the God of sheapherds being smitten by Cupid he fell in love with the Nymph Syrinx who passing over the River Ladon was turned into a Reed which Pan beholding made him a Pipe with the same Reed whence he is said to have first found out the use of the Pipe and Oaten Reed Panado Span. a certain kinde of meat made of crums of bread boyled in water Pancart French a paper containing the particular rates of Tolls or rates due to the King or Common-wealth Panchaia a Countrey of Arabia where Frankincence grows in great abundance Pancratical Greek expert in all kind of Games and exercises of activity A Pandar one that procureth the hire of a strumpet a baud or pimp Pandects lat books that handle all subjects or all the part of the subject whereof they treat there is also a volume of the Civil-law so called Pandiculation lat a gaping stretching out of the whole body Pandion the son of Erectheus and King of Athens whose daughter Progne was married to Tereus King of Thrace by whom her sister Philomela was ravish't Pandora by the Poets fained the first of all women made by Vulcan at the command of Jupiter and endowed with several gifts by all the gods and goddesses she was espoused to Epimetheus to whom she was sent with a box shut which he unadvisedly opening filled the world with all manner of diseases and calamities Pandure lat a kinde of Musical instrument called also a rebeck Panegyrick Greek a solemne convention of people at some publick solemnity also an Oration in the praise of some great person Panel from the French word Panne i. a skin it signifieth in Common-law a Schedule or Roll containing the names of such Jurors as the Sheriffe provideth to passe upon any tryal Pangonie Greek a kinde of precious stone so called from its multitudes of Angles A Panguts as it were all guts a drossel a gorbelly an unweildy fellow Panick or Painick lat a certain kinde of Grain like unto Millet also Panick fear a sudden fear or distraction from god Pan who was the first that coming on a sudden upon his enemies with much noise and tumult cast a mighty terrour and amazement into them Panifice lat a making of bread Pannade French the curvetting or prauncing of a lusty horse Pannage in French Pasnage the money taken by Agistors for feeding of Hoggs with the mast of the Kings Forrest Pannicle lat a little piece of Cloath also the fleshy Pannicle a Term in Anatomy being the membrane or skin which lies next under the fat of the paunch Pannier French a dosser or basket to put bread in Pannonia see Hungaria Panomphaean an Epithete of Jupiter it comes from the Greek words Pan. i. all and Omphe i. a voice because he was worship'd in all languages Panoply Greek compleat Armour or Harnesse Pansie a kinde of flowr vulgarly called hearts-ease Pansâ—phie Greek wisdom or knowledge in all things Pantagruelist French a merry drunkard or good fellow Pantarb a precious stone called in Spanish Pantarva in English the stone of the Sun Panters toiles to take deer with Pantheologie Greek the whole summe of divinity Pantheon Greek an ancient Temple in Rome dedicated to all the heathen gods and since by Pope Boniface the 4th to the Virgin Marie and all the Saints Panther lat a kinde of spotted beast the Leopard or Libard being the Male the Panther the Female Pantomime Greek a player one that can act all parts and counterfeit all kinde of persons Panurgie Greek craft or skill in all kinde of matters Papal lat belonging to the Pope who is called Papa being a contraction of the two words Pater Patrioe Papaverous lat belonging to Chestoul or Poppy Papelardise French hypocrisie or dissembling Paphus the son of Pygmalion the son of Cilix and Eburnea for
Pygmalion being an excellent graver came into the Island of Cyprus made the statue of a woman so admirable that he fell in love with it and prayed to Venus that he might have a wife as like as might be to the statue he had made which prayer was granted and he coming home one time found the statue enlivened with whom having lain he begat Paphus who became King of Cyprus and built a Citie which he called by his own name and dedicated it to Venus who was thence called the Paphian Queen Papian Law see Popaean Law Papulosity lat a fulnesse of blisters or pimples called in Latin Papulae Papyrius Cursor a famous Roman Captain who in the war against the Samnites was made Dictator and gave a totall overthrow to the Enemy after they had beat the Romans at a place called â—urcae Caudinae Parabien Span. a congratulation or bidding of joy Parable Greek a declaration or exposition of one thing by another which is like a similitude or comparison Paracelsian a Physician that in curing of diseases followeth the Method of Paracelsus Paraclete Greek a comforter the holy Ghost is sometimes so called in Scripture Parackmastical lat diminishing or declining by little and little from the violence of a hot fit in a feaver Parade French a Term in Military Discipline being an appearance of Souldiers at a set time to receive Orders also any great preparation or appearance Paradigme Greek a pattern or example Paradise Greek a place of pleasure Paradox Greek a thing which seemeth strange and absurd and is contrary to common opinion Paradoxologie Greek a speaking by Paradoxes Paradrome Greek a walk or gallery that hath no shelter over head Paraenetical Greek apt to perswade or admonish Parage old word parentage Paragogical Greek belonging to the figure Paragoge which is an adding of a letter or syllable at the end of a word Paragon French a Compeer an equal also a Peerlesse Dame one without compare A Paragraphe Greek a full head or title in any kinde of writing as much as is comprehended in one section it is also called a Pillkrow Paralipomenon Greek a title commonly given to such books as briefly contain those things which are either omitted or imperfectly handled in others in the Old Testament there are two books so called Parallax the difference between the true place or apparent place of a Comet Eclipse or Planet by reason we behold it from the superficies not from the center Parallels Greek a Term in Geometry lines running at an equal distance one from the other and never meeting in Astronomy they are certain imaginary Circles in the Globe for the better Calculation of the degrees of Northern or Southern Latitude Parallel Greek to compare Parallelogram Greek a certain Geometrical figure wherein on each side the lines run parallel one to another Paragolisme Greek a fallacious or deceitfull way of arguing wherein from true extreams a false conclusion is brought out Paralytick Greek sick of a Paralysie or palsie being a disease which causeth a resolution or loosening of the sinews Paraments robes of state Lord Paramount in Common-law is the highest Lord of the Fee as he that holdeth of a Superiour Lord yet hath a Tenant under him is called Lord of the Mesne but the lowest Tenant is called Tenant paravail Paramour a Lover or Sweetheart Paranymph Greek he or she that is joyn'd with the Bridegroom or Bride to see all things well ordered at a Wedding also one that maketh a speech in commendation of those that are to commence Doctors Parapet French a Term in fortification a wall or battlement of a wall brest to defend from the enemies shot Paraph Greek a subsignature or flourishing mark set under ones name in signing a letter or deed also a mark in the margent of a book Paraphonalia or Paraphernalia a word in the Civil-law signifying those goods which a wife bringeth her husband over and above her dowr as Jewels Apparel Plate c. Paraphrase Greek an exposition which altereth the words yet holdeth the sence of the thing expounded Parasang a certain measure of ground containing thirty stades or furlongs Paraselinii the same that Paretii and those happen to the Sun and these to the Moon Parasite Greek a smell feast a flatterer a belly-friend Paravaile see Paramount Parazon a wood-knife Parbreak old word vomit A Parbunkle a Term in Navigation a roap seased together at both ends and so put double about the Cask to holse it in by Parcae the three Destenies Clotho Lachesis and Atropos Parcinarie in Common-law is a holding of Land by two or more pro indiviso or by Joynt-Tenants otherwise called Copartners Parciloquy Lat. a moderation in words a speaking little Parcity lat thrift sparingnesse frugality Pard lat a certain beast called a Libard Pareil the name of one of the sorts of Characters or Letters used by Printers the rest being Nonpareil Brevier Long-primer and Pica Parental lat belonging to Parents or ancestours Parentation lat a celebrating of funerals Parelii mock-suns appearing on each side of the Sun occasioned by a thick Cloud gathered together toward the side of the Sun in which the broken beams of the Sun being gathered the very same of the Sun is represented to us therein Parenthesis Greek the interrupting of a sentence by interposing a clause which being removed the sence would neverthelesse remain intire Parenticide lat a killing of ones Parents Parergie see Lantskip Parian Marble see Paros Paricide lat from Paricida a murtherer of his father or mother also any hainous murtherer but from paricidium it signifieth the act it self Parilian or Palilian feasts see Pales Paris the son of Priamus and Hecuba he was also called Alexander whom his mother caused to be nursed up privately on the Mountain Ida by the shepherds where coming to age he fell in Love with the Nymph Oenone and lying with her had two Children by her afterwards there growing a contention between the three goddesses Juno Pallas and Venus they agreed to submit themselves to the judgement of Paris Juno proffering him a Kingdom Pallas wisdom and Venus the handsomest of women whereupon he gave his judgement for Venus soon after he was returned home he was sent into Greece as an Ambassadour to demand Hesione and being intertained by Menelaus he fell in Love with Helena his wife and Menelaus being absent about some affairs he soon won her to his desires and carried her away with him by stealth whereupon there immediately grew a violent warre between the Greeks and the Trojans wherein after nine years siege Troy was taken and Paris having shot Achilles in the heel with his Bow and Arrows in the Temple of Apollo whither he had led him under pretence of marrying him to his sister Polixena was himself slain by Pyrrhus the son of Achilles Parish or Parochial Church is that which is instituted for the saying of Divine Service to the people dwelling within a certain compasse of ground near unto it