v. 749. Express Expressus Lat. manifest apparent V. 359. Supernal Grace Grace sent from God above Supernus Lat. high Enured Bo. 2. v. 216. V. 367. For I have drencht her Eyes For I have shed dewie Sleep into her Eyes which the Latin Translator mistaking has render'd For I have made her weep Ast Eva interea quoniam nunc ejus ocellos Vox mea compuler at Lachrymarum fundere rivum Dormiat hic placidam capiens per membra quietem Rather thus Ast Evae interea medicata papavere multo Lumina cujus hebent placidum sine serpere somnum Drencht wet moisten'd Of the Sax. Drencan to water A Drench is a Medicinal Potion Foresight the seeing of things yet to come the seeing them before they are V. 373. However Chastning How ere it please to punish me Chastning Fr. Chastier Lat. Castigare to correct V. 374. Arming to overcome by Suffering Putting on a Resolution to bear with Patience and with my Constancy to overcome all my Afflictions Quiâ—quid erit superanda est omnis fortuna ferendo AEn 5. V. 377. In the Visions of God As in Scripture the preternatural Revelations of Futurity are call'd And the Spirit brought me in the Visions of God to Jerusalem Ezek. 8. 3. In the Visions of God brought he me into the Land of Israel Ibid. 40. 2. V. 379. The Hemisphere of Earth It was the highest Hill of Paradise from whose lofty Head half the Globe of Earth plain to be seen lay spread out wide in open prospect round Hemisphere Bo. 3. v. 725. Ken Bo. 1. v. 59. Prospect Bo. 3. v. 77. V. 383. Our second Adam Jesus Christ. The second Man is the Lord from Heaven 1 Cor. 15. 47. The last Adam was a quickning Spirit Ibid. v. 45. In the Wilderness and the Devil taking him up into a high Mountain shewed unto him all the Kingdoms of the World Luk. 4. 6. V. 386. Or Modern Fame Of old or late Renown Modern Modernus Lat. new latter V. 388. From the Destin'd Walls of Cambalu From the design'd Walls of Cambalu a great City in Cathaie a Province of Tartary seated on the River Polâ—sanga numerous in Inhabitants and rich in Merchandize the ancient Seat of the Tartarian Chams thence of Cham Lord and Balu a City named in the Tartarian Tongue Kambalu as Paulus Venetus affirms City of the Lord thence Seat of Cathajan Can. Cathaie was anciently known by Scythia extrà montem Imaum It s old Inhabitants the Cathei of Strabo giving it this new Name Destin'd Destinatus Lat. appointed as not being then built V. 389. Sarmacand by Oxus Temir's Throne Sarmacand is a City of Zagathaian Tartary famous for having been the Birth and Burial-place of the mighty Tamerlain where he kept his Royal Residence thence called Temir's Throne Temir Iron of his hardy Courage and Temir-Cutlu happy Iron c. Tamerlain was the Son of Ogg and by the Marriage of the Daughter of Ginocham obtain'd the Tartarian Empire which he so vastly enlarged that he alone subdued more Provinces than all the Romans had done in 800 years when most flourishing at one time he inriched this City with 8000 Camels laden with the Spoils of Damascus only Oxus a River in Zagathaie famous for the overthrow of Cyrus by the Scythians and Sabacham of Zagathaian Tartary by Ismael Sophie of Persia It riseth out of Mount Taurus and falls into the Caspian Sea V. 390. To Paquin of Sinaean Kings As far as Paquin the Royal Seat of the Chinese Kings Paquin Paquina Lat. Pequin Pechinum Lat. is a vast and populous City of China Capital of the Province of Pekin to which their Emperor removed from Naquin in the year 1404 to reside nearer the Tartars their perpetual Enemies and now their Conquerors Sinaean Kings Emperors of China called to this day Sinarum Regio Lat. where Ptolomy the old Geographer placed the Sinae of which China V. 391. To Agra and Lahor of Great Mogul Agra Lat. Capital of the Mogul's Empire is an Indian modern City rich and populous situated in Agra a Province of India beyond the River Ganges Lahor Lahorium Lat. a great City of East-India in a Province of the same Name 360 miles from Agra where the Moguls formerly had their Residence Mogul so called says Heylin as descended from the Mogul Tartars there being others called Sumoguls Jecomoguls c. V. 392. Down to the Golden Chersonese Down as far as to the Golden Peninsula now called the Promontory of Malaca from its chief City is the most Southern Headland of the East-Indies between Sumatra and Borneo two of the Oriental Islands it was known anciently by the name of Aurea Chersonesus Lat. Chersonese 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. is a Peninsula a Place almost quite surrounded by the Sea of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Earth and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an Island being almost an Island only tied to the Land by a small Isthmus or Neck of Land This of four others very considerable was named the Golden being very rich by a vast and universal Trade V. 393. The Persian in Ecbatan Ecbatana now Tauris and Tebris by the Inhabitants the ancient Capital of the Kingdom of Persia founded anno 786 once ruined by an Earthquake often sack'd by the Turks and ever since 1603 recover'd and kept by the Persians V. 394. Hispahan Or Hispaham Aspahamum Lat. the Royal City of Persia where the Sophies have resided near 100 years extreamly rich and populous seated in the Province of Hierach part of the ancient Parthia Ibid. Or Rassian Ksar in Mcsco Or the Russian Emperour in Mosco Russia is a vast Country in the North-East part of Europe formerly Sarmatia Europaea Ksar or Czar in the Slavonian Tongue is the Title of their Great Duke now Emperor of Muscovy so called of his Capital City Mosco or Mosqua a Wooden City seated on a River of the same name denominating the whole Nation and Empire V. 395. Or Sultan in Bizance Or the Grand Signior in Constantinople of Tartarian Original Byzantium Lat. now Constantinople is a City of Thrace and Capital of the Turkish Empire so named by Constantine the Great who Rebuilt it and made it the Eastern Seat of the Empire taken by Mahomet the Second The Sultan has his Title of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Heb. Dominion which no Monarch exerciseth more absolutely Turchestan is a Province of Zagathaian Tartary so styled because inhabited by the Turks before their inrode into Armenia V. 396. The Empire of Negus to Ercoco The Empire of Negus is that of the Abâ—ssines whose Emperor is by the Europeans styled Prester John by the Moors Aticlabassi and by his own Subjects Acegue and Neguz that is Emperour and King His mighty Territory stretcheth from the Red Sea to Niger ending in the Ethiopic Ocean and almost from one Tropic to the other anciently called AEthiopia sub AEgypto c. Ibid. Ercoco Erquico Erquicium and by Heylin and others Erroco a Sea-port Town of Ethiopia in Africa having a
Force with all our Powers re-assembled Rallier Fr. to bring into order broken Troops V. 273. None could have foyl'd None could have worsted beaten overcome from fouler or affoler Fr. to trample upon to bruise V. 274. Their liveliest Pledge The best Security and Raiser of their hope Plege Fr. an Undertaker a Law-Term for one who is Security or Gage for another V. 276. On the Perilous Edge On the Bloody Brink of Battel when enraged Well is the eminent Danger of Outragious Slaughter described by the Edge of Battel acted by the Edge of the Sword our Poet useth the same Expression On the rough Edge of Battel ere it joyn'd Bo. 6. V. 108. Perilous Periculosus Lat. dangerous Edge of the Lat. Acies as that of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mucro V. 277. In all Assaults In all Attempts in all Onsets Fr. Assault from Lat. Assultus a leaping upon V. 278. Signal Sign from Signum Lat. Notice Ibid. Resume Take new Courage recover Resumo Lat. to take again V. 280. Groveling To lie flat on ones Face unable to rise or help ones self as if Groundling Ibid. Prostrate Lat. Prostratus knock'd down overthrown V. 281. Astounded an old word for astonish'd confounded Fr. Estonné from the Lat. Attonitus V. 282. Such a pernicious heighth Fallen so far from such a dangerous heighth Perniciosus Lat. destructive V. 283. Scarce had ceas'd Made an end of speaking Cesso Lat. to leave off to give over Superiour Chief the Arch-Fiend Superior Lat. higher uppermost V. 284. His Ponderous Shield His Weighty Shield Lat. Ponderosus heavy from Pondus Lat. weight V. 285. Ethereal Temper Massy Of extraordinary temper of Trempe Fr. Temperature Massy Solid strong heavy from Massa Lat. for a Lump V. 286. The broad Circumference The mighty Round cover'd his Shoulders like the full-Orb'd Moon A Comparison better suiting the Shield of this mighty Seraph than that of a Grecian Shield or the Circumference of the Sun the Monstrous Eye of Polypheme Argolici Clypei aut Phoebaae Lampadis Instar AEn 3. Circumference Circumferentia Lat. the Round the Compass of a Circle or a Circular Body They who will please themselves in reading Homer's Description of Achilles's Shield 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and that of AEneas in Virg. AEn 8. will find that Vulcan who made 'em both gave neither of 'em such a turn as our Poet has to this of Satan yet the first was large enough to be engraven with the Sun Moon and all the Stars two Cities Fields and Vineyards Combats Musick and Weddings and so many things as employ 138 Verses whom though Virgil imitates by the Embossment of his Hero's Shield in 107 Lines yet he exceeds him by adorning it with all the Prowess and Praises of his Posterity down to the famous Victory over Anthony and Cleopatra and puts it on his Back with an admirable Grace Attollens humero famamque fata Nepotum Tasso has follow'd both these in Rinaldos Shield celebrated Cant. 17. from Stanza 66. to the 81. consisting of 128 Verses And in another place he tells us of a Divine Shield large enough to cover the whole Country between Caucasus and Atlas Scudo di lucidissimo diamante Grande che può coprir genti e paesi Quanti ve n'hà frà il Caucaso é l'Atlante Cant. 7. Stan. 82. V. 287. Whose Orb Whose Round Spherical Body through his Perspective Glass th' Italian Artist views Orbis Lat. any round thing of a circular Shape and therefore the World Terrarum Orbis as also the Coelestial Circles in which the Heavenly Bodies move Quos ignis Coeli Cyllenius erret in Orbes Georg. 1. Here it properly denotes the Moons Orbicular Phasis or appearance V. 288. Through Optick Glass Through his Telescope an Instrument invented to draw things vastly distant nearer to the Eye by which they are more clearly presented to the view therefore named 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Visorius from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to see strengthning the Visual Ray and affording great assistance to Sight in Objects so remote as are the Stars and Heavenly Bodies Ibid. The Tuscan Artist The Italian Astronomer Native of Tuscany whence Virgil styles Tiberim Tuscum Georg. 1. Artist Artista Lat. one skill'd in the Arts and Sciences especially those call'd Liberal of Ars Lat. V. 289. From Fesole Lat. Fesulae a considerable City of Tuscany in Italy one of the twelve famous Towns of Etruria where the Augurs used to reside V. 290. Or in Valdarno A Fruitful Valley in Tuscany through which the River Arno runs between Florence and Pisa into the Tuscan Sea Of Vallis Lat. a Vale and Arno Arnus an Italian River Ibid. To descry new Lands c. Which the inequality of the Moons Surface seems to suggest to the Beholders for by repeated Inspections through the Glazed Opticks her Superficies is discovered neither to be equal nor exactly Sperical but rough and uneven full of vast Hollows and great Extuberancies not much unlike Earths Hills and Valleys whose highest Mountains fall short of the Eminences discovered in the Moon as Galilaeus demonstrates in his Siderius Nuncius Pag. 25. To descry to discover V. 291. Rivers or Mountains c. According to the Opinion of the Pythagoreans that the Moon was another World whose brighter part resembled the Earth and the more dark and obscure the Watery Element Mihi autem dubium fuit nunquam Terrestris Globi à longe conspecti atque à radiis Solaribus perfusi terream superficiem clariorem Obscuriorem aqueam sese in conspectum daturam Gal. 11. P. 17. Ibid. Spotty Globe In her circle full of Spots which arise not so much from the Inequality as from the Dissimilitude of her Contexture Globus Lat. any thing that is or appears round and Globular V. 292. His Spear to equal c. Compared with which the loftiest Pine Pinus Lat. for that tall streight Tree V. 293. Norwegian Hills The Hills of Norway a Kingdom of large extent on the North-West Shore of Europe Barren and Rocky but abounding in vast Woods from whence are brought Masts of the largest size Norvegia Lat. from the Germ. Nort the North and Weg signifying Way from its Northern Situation Mast Lat. Malus made generally of Firr-Trees which for their streightness and tallness are fittest to hoist the Yards on which bear the Sails of a Ship V. 294. Ammiral According to its German Extraction Amiral or Amirael the Chief Commander at Sea That this Similitude may not seem too exorbitant let us compare it with the Cyclop his Club 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ulysses and his Companions took it to be as big as the Mast of a broad Ship of Burden with Twenty Oars thus translated by Ovid Cui postquam Pinus Baculi quae praebuit usum Ante pedes posita est Antennis apta ferendis Metam l. 13. Tasso arms Tancredi and his Adversary with two Spears as big Posero in resta é drizzare in alto 1
Lat. Errare to Wander to be Deceived V. 749. Scape Get off save himself Of the Fr. Eschapper to come off to free himself V. 750. By all his Engins With all his Tricks and Contrivances The Word seems a Derivative of Ingenium Wit and Cunning of which a great deal is requisite to find out those strange Engines and Mathematical Machines useful in raising great Piles and vast Weights V. 751. With his Industrious Crew With his Gang of Cunning Artificers Industrius Lat. Diligent Laborious V. 752. The Winged Heralds Heraut Fr. and Heraldo Span. come all from the Ger. Herold an Officer in a formal and remarkable Habit sent either to denounce War or to propose Terms of Cessation and Truce always held sacred and secure as to their Persons in Honour of their Office which is very ancient derived of Heer Dut. Army and Held Commander as sent from the General or Commander in Chief Milton has given them Wings not only as Angels but to express their speed V. 755. A Solemn Council A general publick Meeting to consider and consult of their Affairs Solennis Lat. publick great Concilium Lat. for Council and the place it is held in V. 756. At Pandaemonium A Name feigned by our Poet for Lucifer's Palace the famous Fabrick described before of the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 all and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. for wise skilful knowing a word not always taken in an ill sense though the Devils are call'd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from their extraordinary knowledge and cunning All-Devil-Hall or Satan's Court. Ibid. The High Capital Satan's chief place of Residence of Capitalis as this of Caput the Head and thence used for Chief Thus Rome was styled Caput Orbis Rerum Maxima Roma V. 757. Their Summons Of Semonce Fr. a calling before one a Citation and this of Summoneo Lat. to give Notice of V. 758. Squared Regiment Full and compleat Carré Fr. of Quadrare Lat. a Square being a Figure whose four sides are equal Regimentum Lat. a Band of Soldiers from Râ—gimen the Government they are or ought to be kept under V. 761. All access was throng'd Every place that led to the Infernal Palace was crowded all the Avenues thronged Accessus Lat. for Passage or Way to V. 762. The Porches wide Open spacious Places whose Roofs were commonly supported by Pillars made to avoid the Violence of Sun or Showers in which the ancient Philosophers taught and disputed of Porche Fr. and this of Porticus Lat. V. 763. Where Champions c. A Champion is properly a Challenger who to maintain and defend anothers Claim or Right was wont anciently to defie all Opposers that durst dispute it and give 'em Combat by way of Decision of the Lat. Campus a Field in which enclosed on all sides the Encounter usually was made V. 764. At the Soldan's Chair Before the Turkish Emperour seated in his Chair of State Soldan or Sultan are esteemed to be of Arabian by others of Persian Original and to signifie Power Dominion yet the word seems more naturally derivable of the Hebrew 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to Govern V. 765. Defi'd the best of Panim c. Challeng'd the stoutest of the Heathen Knights Defie of Defier Fr. to provoke to fight Panim of the Fr. Payen as this of Paganus Lat. a Countryman qui in Pagis degere solebat The Heathens were call'd Pagans because their Temples being Consecrated to Christ when his Holy Religion prevailed in the World and their Churches in all Cities sequester'd to his Service they were allowed their Idolatrous Worship only in Country Towns and Villages which being more ignorant and less apt to be enlighten'd continued longest there Ibid. Chivalry Horsemanship Gentlemen serving on Horsebaâ—k Chevalerie Fr. Knighthood and its cause Prowess of Cheval Fr. a Horse V. 766. To Mortal Combat To deadly fight Combat Fr. for Fight of Combatre to Fight of Con and Batuere Lat. to beat Ibid. Or Carreer with Lance Or running a Tilt a famous Exercise formerly in which Persons armed from Head to Foot and bravely mounted run full speed at one another and by breaking their Lances and continuing firmly seated in their Saddles shewed their Horsemanship Strength and Dexterity This sort of Encounter is by our Author distinguish'd from the Mortal Fray as being but Ludicrous and often used with great Pomp and Splendour at Feasts and Marriages Carriere Fr. running full speed on Horseback Lance of Lancea a Javeline a Spear ab aequâ Lance because poised before thrown or of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. for the same V. 767. Thick swarm'd Flew about in swarms like Bees to which he compares them in the following Verses To swarm comes of the Teutonick Shwarmen to fly in great Numbers V. 768. Brush'd with the hiss Sounding with the Noise made by their whistling Wings Hiss is a word made of the Similitue of the Sound of which it is expressive of the Tut. Zischen of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to make such a Noise as red hot Iron does when quench'd in Water So the Wind is said 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to whistle Ibid. Russling Wings Making a Noise sounding of the Belg. Ruysselen to make a hollow Sound a coined word V. 769. When the Sun with Taurus Rides When the Sun is in the Coelestial Sign named the Bull for which Taurus is Lat. placed by Jupiter among the Signs of the Zodiack in Memory of that Bull that transported his Mistriss Europa from Phoenicia to Crete Candidus auratis aperit cum Cornibus annum Taurus Georg. Lib. 1. in April V. 770. Pour forth their Populous Youth Send forth their Young Ones in vast Multitudes Populosus Lat. abounding full of People So Virg. Ut cum prima novi ducent examina Reges Vere suo Ludetque favis emissa juventus Georg. Lib. 4. V. 771. About the Hive in Clusters An exact Imitation of Homer describing the Crowds that followed Agamemnon after his Haranguing the Grecians 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is exactly expressive of in Clusters of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Racemus a Bunch of Grapes V. 773. The Suburb of c. The Out-part of this little City thatcht with Straw Suburbia Lat. for Streets and Houses lying without the Walls of a City Citadelle Fr. is properly a small City also a strong Fort built within a City either to defend or curb it V. 774. New rubb'd with Baum Balm or as the Fr. Baulme is an Herb of a pleasing and grateful smell Its Name is Greek of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and by contraction Balm of Bees being delighted by all Odoriferous Herbs and perfumed Flowers Virgil as well as Experience tells us Haec circum casiae viridos olentia latè Serpylla graviter Spirantis copia Thymbrae Floreat Ibid. Expatiate Flee to and fro wander about of expatiari Lat. to go
Night to be such as those that bound the enraged Ocean's proud swelling Waves whose Briny Billows rising much higher than the shelving Shore cannot be imagined to be stopt by the yielding Sand but by that Almighty Power that says Thus far shalt thou come and no farther Whose Voice the tumultuous Waves and stormy Winds obey Matth. 8. Vers. 24. 26 and 27. Mar. 4. Vers. 37. Luk. 8. Vers. 23. Attend the Boundaries appointed to that Proud Element always in Motion and so easily puft up Who shut up the Sea with Doors when it brake forth as if it had issued out of the Womb When I made the Cloud the Garment thereof and thick Darkness its Swadling Bands and established my Decree upon it and set Bars and Doors and said Hitherto shalt thâ—u come but no farther and here shall the Pride of thy Waves be stayed Job 38. Vers. 8 9 10 and 11. The same Command establish'd the Limits and Barriers of Night and Day V. 543. As when a Scout As when one sent through dark and dismal Night wandring through dangerous and unknown ways at break of comfortable Day has gain'd the top of some vast Hill Scout of the Fr. Esecuté a Harkener of Escouter to listen as it behoves a Scout to do when stealing through the Night Dawn of the Sax. Doegian to grow Day Brow of the Belg. Brauwe the Top or Height of any thing Peril of Periculum Lat. danger V. 549. Metropolis The chief City of a Kingdom 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. the Mother-City Pinacles Ornaments on the Tops of Towers of the Barbarous Lat. Pinnaculum of Pinna V. 553. The Spirit Malign The wicked malicious Spirit Satan Malignus Lat. bearing ill-will to malicious This word is used in the Translation of many places of the first Epist. Gene. of St. John Chap. 2. Vers. 13 and 14. Chap. 3. Vers. 12. Not as Cain who was of that wicked one which the Vulgar Lat. renders Qui ex Maligno erat the Greek expressing it by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and so Chap. 5. Vers. 18 and 19. V. 557. Above the Circling Canopy of Nights Extended Shade So high above the darken'd Hemisphere the dark half of the World over which Night stretches her Shade Satan standing on one of those Golden Stairs leading to Heav'ns high Palace and thereby raised above the compass of Nights dark Veil that encloseth half the Globe while the enlightning Sun visits and enlivens with his chearful Rays the other half from so exalted a Station well might he look round and survey the whole World Canopy Fr. Canopée Lat. Conopeum all of the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 properly a Net hung about Beds against the Inconvenience and Importunities of Flyes and Gnats 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. The Alexandrians were forced to this Invention by Multitudes of these buzzing and biting Insects that arose from the Nile and its Neighbourhood It was reckoned among the Effeminacies of the Romans Interque signa Turpe Militaria Sol aspicit Conopeum Ut testudines tibi Lentule Conopeo Juv. Sat. 6. It is since understood of the Tester of a Bed and of a State hanging over the Seats of Kings and Princes in Publiek call'd Canopies of Estate V. 558. Of Libra to the Fieecy Star c. He takes a view of the World from the most Eastern Point of Libra to the Constellaâ—ion call'd Andromeda carried by the Ram wide of the Western Ocean beyond the Horizon then from North to South and without more delay c. Libra is one of the Twelve Signs of the Zodiack represented by the Balance 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which has occasioned it to be mistaken for Virgo It took its Name à Libranâ—o because when the Sun enters into this Sign Nâ—ctes Dies librantâ—r the Days and Nights being equal are in a Counterpoâ—se I â—bâ—a die 〈◊〉 que 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Georg. 1. V. 559. Andromeda Was the Daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopoea the Beautiful Off-spring of a vain-glorious Mother who having despised the Beauties of Juno or as others say of the Sea-Nymphs Neptune punish'd her Arrogance by sending a strange Sea-Monster who depopulating the Country the Oracle was consulted and by it her Daughter doomed to be devoured by it Perseus came to her relief kill'd the Destroyer releas'd the Lady and Married her for his reward Illic Immeritam Maternae pendere Linguae Andromedam poenas injustus jusser at Ammon Quam simul ad duras religatam brachia Cautes c. Metam Lib. 4. By the favour of Minerva they were all placed among the Stars Jam clarus Occultum Andromeda Pater Ostendit ignem Hor. Carm. Lib. 3. Od. 29. The Fleecy Star that bears Andromeda Is meant of Aries the Phrixean Ram advanced among the Constellations in memory of the Golden Fleece just over whose back Andromeda is placed Ibid. Atlantick Seas The Western Ocean taking this Name of Atlas the greatest Mountain in all Affrica heaving it self up in Mauritania near this Sea Ovid makes him a mighty King turn'd into Stone for his rudeness to Perseus Constitit Hesperio Regnis Atlantis in Orbe Metam Lib. 4. V. 561. Without longer pause Immediately without delay Pause Fr. stop stay Pausement leisurely V. 563. Precipitant Headlong as before Down-right Praecipitans Lat. to fall headlong of Praeceps V. 564. The pure Marble Air Marble Marmoreus Lat. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. white shining of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to shine to glister is often used to express clearness or whiteness without any reflection on its hardness So Virg. Marmoreâ Caput à cervice revulsum Geo. 4. Winds his oblique way Turns and winds up and down Obliquus Lat. sidewise crooked away Obliquatque sinus in ventum AEn 5. V. 565. Amongst Innumerable Stars That the Stars are Numberless the Holy Scriptures seem to assert Look now towards Heaven and tell the Stars if thou be able to number them Gen. 15. Vers. 5. The Lord thy God hath made thee as the Stars of Heaven for Multitude Deut. 10. Vers. 32. Of God it is said He telleth the Number of the Stars He calleth them all by their Names Psal. 147. Vers. 4. As if their Number were Incomprehensible to any Creature Stellae dinumerari non possint quia nec omnes eas videri posse credendum est c. August de Civi Dei Lib. 16. Cap. 23. That the Number of the Fixt Stars is unknown to Mankind Aristotle in his Book De Mundo and his second Book De Coelo as also Plato in Timaeo and Seneca in his Natural Quest. Lib. 6. Cap. 16. do all affirm But the most conspicuous and considerable and all that at so vast a distance can be discerned are by the best Astronomers reckoned 1022 and distributed into 48 Constellations according to their various Magnitudes and Sizes those of the sixth Magnitude being bigger than the Earth 18 times insomuch that they undertake Mathematically to prove That if the whole Cavity of Heaven were as full
sented the grim Feature So did gastly Death that ill-favour'd Figure draw in the smell of things corruptible on Earth Grim Bo. 1. v. 396. Feature the figure and shape of the Face of Faiture Fr. Factura Lat. the make of the Face V. 280. Into the murkie Air Turn'd up his Nose into the infected Air. Murkie seems to come of the Fr. Mucqueux musty Spencer calls it Mirksome Air F. Q. C. 5. St. 28. Death is said to discover the Mortal Change on Earth by drawing in the alter'd Air degenerating from its sirst Purity an Element soon infected and when so Epidemically dangerous Patuâ—is captavit naribus Auras Geo. 1. V. 281. Sagacious of his Quarry c. Winding his Game at so vast a distance as Hell is from this Habitable World Sagacious of Sagax Lat. quick of sent Sagire enim sentire acutè est ex quo sagaces dicti Canes Cice. de Divinat l. 4. A fit comparison for the Chief Hell-hound Quarry Game Prey of the Fr. Querir to seek for to hunt out V. 284. Flew divers Divers ways separately Diversus Lat. V. 286. Solid or Slimy Firm or like to grow so by reason of its slimy Consistence Solidus Lat. firm Slime Schleimig Teut. tough viscous of the Lat. Limus Mud. V. 288. Shoaling towards the Mouth Heaping it up towards Hell Gates Shoaling of Shole Sceole Sax. a multitude V. 289. Two Polar Winds blowing adverse Like two contrary Winds blowing from the World 's opposite Poles North and South upon the frozen Sea raise and drive together mighty Mountains of Ice a Comparison not inferior to Virgil's Magno discordes aethere venti Praelia ceu tollunt animis viribus aequis Non ipsi inter se non nubila non mare cedit Anceps pugna diu stant obnixi omnia contra AEn 10. Polar Polaris Lat. belonging to the Pole Polus Lat. Bo. 5. v. 269. Adverse Adversus Lat. against opposite V. 290. The Cronian Sea The Northern Frozen Sea Mare concretum sive glaciale Mare Scythium Cronium Of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. for Saturn as if affected by his cold frozen Influence V. 292. Beyond Petsora Eastward Petzora or Petzorcke the most North-East Province of Muscovy towards the frozen Ocean through which divers have attempted to find this imâ—gined way to China choak'd up by vast Mountains of Ice among which the Adventurers have perish'd V. 293. Catbaian Coast Cathaie Catay or Catio is a Province of Tartary bounded on the North with the frozen Scythian Sea on the South with China from whence to Cambalu its chief City where the Great Cham used to reside a vast Trade is driven by a mighty confluence of Merchants and Merchandises of all sorts insomuch that Ten thousand Carts are reported to come thither yearly laden with Silks V. 294. Death with his Mace petrific c. Death with his Mace that turns all things into Stone as with a Trident kneaded and wrought the assembled Slime into a Consistence grown cold and dry and made it as firm and fast as is the Island Delos now that onâ—e â—â—oated uncertain Aggregated Soyl the slimy Materials they had heaped together Aggregatus Lat. assembled of Aggregare Lat. to gather together Soyl Slime Mud of Souiller Fr. to daub to bemire Mace Fr. Masse Ital. Mazza Span. Maca a Club of the Lat. Massa. Petrific Petrificus Lat. able to turn into Stone of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. a Rock and Facio Lat. to make V. 295. As with a Trident smote With a three-fang'd Fork The Trident Tridens Lat. the Scepter of Neptune God of the Sea was so named à Tribus Dentibus from its three Fangs Hence he was styled Tridentifer Non illi imperium Pelagi saevumque Tridentem Sed mihi sorte datum AEn 1. V. 296. As Delos floating once Styled Erratica Delos for its uncertain floating up and down Delos of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. manifest apparent as fix'd and secured from its former Fluctuations Quam pius Arcitenens oras littora circum Errantem Mycone celsâ Gyaroque revinxit AEn 3. See Bo. 5. v. 265. V. 297. Bound with Gorgonian Rigor c. The rest his horrid Face frighted into a firmness like the grim Gorgonian Look and bound immoveable with the black Slime of Sodom's Sea Gorgonian Bo. 2. v. 611. Rigor Lat. hardness stiffness as Ferri rigor Geo. 1. V. 298. Asphaltic Slime 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Clay taken out of the Lake Asphaltites a clammy Substance a sort of natural Mortar extreamly viscous and binding Josephus tells us this Lake is near the Land of Sodom and that this black Bitumen floats in it for few things sink there in great lumps like Bulls without Heads so strangely tough and clammy that the Boats which bring it on shore are scarce able to disengage themselves from the glutinous surprising Surface of the Lake Bo. 5. c. 5. See Bo. 2. v. 411. V. 299. The gather'd Beach The assembled Slime Beach Owze of the Belg. Bâ—ogen to sink to give way V. 300. The Mole immensc Mole of the Ital. Molo as this of Moles Lat. any great Pile of Building properly made to secure and fence a Harbour by repelling the Sea of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. for an artificial Harbour so made or of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Labour of which that at Tangier is a late Example of vast Expence and Labour in vain Immense Bo. 1. v. 790. Forfeit â—o 3. v. 176. V. 307. Xerxes the Liberty c. So Xerxes endeavouring to bring the Grecian Free State under his Yoke He was the Son of Darius the greatest of all the Persian Monarchs and invaded Greece with 100000 Men and a Fleet of 2208 Gallies on 674 of which coupled together he laid a Bridge over the Hellespont by which in 7 days he pass'd over his huge Army between Sestos and Abidos defeated afterwards by a handful of Couragious Greeks V. 308. From Susa his Memnonian Palace Susa the chief City of Susiana a Province of Persia by Herodotus called Memnonia of Memnon the Son of Tithon its Builder who by Pausanias is said to have brought Succors from Susa in Persia to Priam at the Siege of Troy Pliny tells us Darius repaired it and that it was the Seat of the Persian Monarchs during the Winter Season Eoasque acies nigri Memnonis arma AEn 1. See Met. l. 13. Cura deam proprior luctusque domesticus angit Memnonis amissi Cum Memnoniis deducens agmina regnis Cyrus Luc. l. 3. See Sands his Travels Pag. 204. V. 310. Over Hellespont Europe with Asia joyn'd The Hellespont is so named from Helle Daughter of Athamas being unfortunately drowned in it Hellespontus Lat. the narrow Sea by Constantinople the Streights of Gallipoli dividing Europe from Asia by Sestos standing in that and Abydos in this the Dardanels Quâ Pelago nomen Nepheleias abstulit Helle. Luc. l. 9. Longus in augustum qua clauditur Hellespontus Met. l. 13. Europe the Name
good Harbour on the Red Sea the ancient North-East Boundary of the Abyssine Empire V. 399. Mombaza and Quiloa and Melind Mombaza Monbaccia is a very great City in Affrica Capital of the Kingdom of the same Name in Zanguelar a Province of the Lower Ethiopia has a good Haven in the Eastern Ocean Quiloa Queillo a City in an Island giving Name to a Kingdom on the Eastern Shore of Africa between Mosambique and Melind South of Quiloa 150 Leagues Melind a City in Africa in the aforesaid Province The Kings of these are called Maritim of Maritimus Lat. belonging to the Sea because their little Dominions lay on the Ethiopic Ocean V. 400. Sofala thought Ophir Sofala or Zofala is a little Kingdom of Africa in the Lower Ethiopia in the Country of Cafraria towards the Ethiopic Ocean taking its Name of Sofala a strong City in the Borders of Zanguebara 50 miles from which there are rich Mines of Gold called the Mines of Manica Sofala by Purchas and others was mistaken for Ophir to which Salomon sent for Gold c. 1 King 9. 28. V. 401. Of Congo and Angola Congo is a little Kingdom on the Western Shoar of Africa in a very fruitful Soil South of which is Angola such another fertile and petty Realm and with divers others formerly made the Kingdom of Congo much harrass'd by the Portugueses V. 402. Niger Flood Niger or Nigir the greatest River of Africa arising out of a Lake of the same Name in the Upper Ethiopia It divides Nigritia into two parts whose Fertility is heighten'd by the Annual overflowing of this River 40 days as Heylin De Terrâ Nigritarum it runs into the Atlantic Ocean at six great Outlets At'as Bo. 4. v. 986. The Poet seems to mean At'as Minor now Errif parting the Kingdom of Fez from that of Morocco V. 403. Fez and Sus The Kingdom of Fez is in the West of Barbary in Africa bounded Northward by the Streights of Gibraltar and the Meaiterranean on the West by the Altantic Ocean South by the Kingdom of Morocco and East by that of Algier Sus Susa another African Kingdom so named of Sus its principal River V. 404. Marocco Algiers and Tremisen Marocco Marochium a Kingdom of the Moors in Barbary 90 miles from Fez to which the Royal Seat and the ancient Glory of its chief City is removed Tremisen Tremisa a Kingdom and a great City of Barbary Algiers a City and Commonwealth of Africa on the Borders of Barbary on the Mediterranean Sea over-against Minorca too well known by its Piracies These are said to have been the Kingdoms of Almansor the famous Moor Heroised by Mr. Dryden V. 405. Europe Bo. 10. v. 310. Rome Bo. 9. v. 671. Maxima rerum Roma AEn 7. V. 406. Mexico of Montezume Mexico Mexicum a rich Kingdom of North America whose Capital City is of the same name and seated in a Lake so called also The unhappy Montezuma the Second was King of it when Francis Cortez the Spanish General overcame him in the year 1521. Adam is said perhaps to have seen this in Spirit because it lay not within the compass of the Earth's Hemisphere nor within his Prospect as to the Site of the highest Mount of Paradise on which our Poet had placed him V. 408. Cusco in Peru Peruvia is a vast Country in South America rich in Gold and Silver Mines whose Royal City Cusco was at the Conquest of the Spaniards since depopulated and ruinous V. 409. Atabalipa and Guascar Were the Sons of Guaimacapa the happiest Peruvian King who extended his Empire to the vast Bounds it now has for which his Sons being at strife Francisco Pizarro a Spaniard of as base Conditions as Birth parted 'em by killing the first and taking the other Prisoners whom after he had ransom'd himself with a House full of refined Gold and Silver the Ignoble Hogherd murder'd V. 410. And yet unspoil'd Guiana And yet unrifled Guiana It is a large Country in South America directly under the Equinoctial Line the most fruitful part of Peru. Unspoil'd Inspoliatus Lat. unrob'd Ibid. Geryon's Sons The Spaniards For Geryon was King of Catalonia and a celebrated Hero Fabled to have had three Bodies because he commanded Majorca Minorca and Ebusa three Islands adjacent to Spain or of the unexampled Concord of his three Sons Gerunda a City of Catalonia is said to have been built and named by him He was overcome and spoil'd of his Herds by Hercules Nam maximus ultor Tergemini nece Geryonis spoliisque superbus Alcides aderat Taurosque hà c victor ageba◠Ingentes AEn 8. V. 411. Eldorado Otherwise Mancoa the greatest City of South America if not of the World Diego Ordas one of Cortez's Companions is said to have entred it at Noon and travel'd all the next day till night before he came to the King's Palace where he saw such abundance of Gold in Coin Plate Armour and other Utenfils that the Spaniards gave it the gawdy name of Eldorado the Golden City V. 412. The Film remov'd Remov'd the Mist from Adam's Eyes c. So Pallas cleared up Diomedes his Eye-sight 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Imitated by Virgil Aspice namque omnem quae nunc obducta tuenti Mortales hebetat visus tibi humida circum Caligat nubem eripiam AEn 2. Film is a thin white Skin or Membrane growing over the Eye-sight Of Velamen Lat. any thing that hides as if Vilm V. 414. Purg'd with Euphrasie and Rue c. Cleared the Organs of his Sight with Rue and Eyebright Enphrasie 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. the Herb Eyebright so named of its clearing Virtue Rue 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. an Herb whose warmth renders it Corrosive Visual Bo. 3. v. 620. Nerve Nervus Lat. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gr. Instill'd drop'd into it of Instillare Lat. V. 417. These Ingredients Ingredients are called such Things as are mixed or blended together to make a Medicine or other sort of Composition Ingredientes Lat. as going into one another by the mixture V. 418. Of mental Sight To the Eyes of his Understanding to his Mind the inmost Seat of his Soul Mental Mentalis Lat. of Mens Lat. the Mind Intranst Bo. 1. v. 301. V. 426. Nor with the Snake conspired Nor agreed with the Devil nor consented to the tempting Serpent Of Conspirare Lat. to agree with V. 430. Part arable and tilth Part of which was plowed and sowed Arable Arabilis Lat. of Arare Lat. to Plow Tilth Till'd of Tilian Sax to dress to manure Ground V. 433. Rustic of Grassy Sord A plain Altar raised of Grassy Turf Rustic Rusticus Lat. clownish of Rus Lat. the Country whence Alá Rustique Fr. homely Draughts or Representations of Country Affairs Sord perhaps misprinted for Sod Turf of the Belg. Sode Ital. Terra Soda of Solidum or Solum Lat. But if there be any such word as Sord for dried Earth it must be a derivative of Swart Belg. black from its