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A19044 The English dictionarie: or, An interpreter of hard English vvords Enabling as well ladies and gentlewomen, young schollers, clarkes, merchants, as also strangers of any nation, to the vnderstanding of the more difficult authors already printed in our language, and the more speedy attaining of an elegant perfection of the English tongue, both in reading, speaking and writing. Being a collection of the choisest words contained in the Table alphabeticall and English expositor, and of some thousands of words neuer published by any heretofore. By H.C. Gent. Cockeram, Henry, fl. 1650.; Cawdry, Robert. Table alphabeticall. aut; J. B. (John Bullokar). English expositor. aut 1623 (1623) STC 5461.2; ESTC S118706 133,393 332

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excelling for loue to their Husbands ARtemisia famous for chastity but more famosed for loue to her Husband who made a royall Sepulchre for her dead Husbands body and tooke his heart and dried it and beate it to powder and in a cup of Wine dranke it thinking no tombe good enough for a thing she so well loued saue onely her owne body Billia being of her Husband blamed for not telling him of his stincking breath which in a brawle was obiected vnto him answered that she thought all mens breaths did so sauor Britomartis a beautifull Lady who fearing to be rauished by Mynos cast her selfe into the water Cornelia a noble Roman woman very chaste and temperate being in company of other noble Women and by them ask'd why she so little respected the pompe of this world taking no more felicitie therein pointing at her two Sonnes that walkt before her saying all loue and contentment was in them in that she had instructed them in the rudiments of learning Emylia a most worthy Lady who for the loue that she bare to her Husband loued his Paramo●e Eurydice Orpheus his wife who running through desert places to auoide Aristaeus that would haue rauisht her was stung of a Serpent and died Hypsicratea being armed like a Knight did follow her Husband Mythridates in all his warres and troubles Lasthenna a Woman that for loue of learning went to Plato to schoole in mans apparell Alcyon● one that so well loued her Husband that seeing his dead corps come driuing ashore● threw her selfe into the Sea vpon them and there was drowned Pandora a louely chaste Woman to whom Pallas gaue wisedome Venus beauty and Apollo the gift of prophesie Rodogune Darius his daughter that kild her Nurse perswading her to marry after her first Husbands death Agrippina starued her selfe to death hearing of her Husbands death A'cest died to saue her Husbands life Euadne a Woman which after she had solemnized her Husbands Funerall for loue of him burnt her selfe Valeria a Woman which being askt why she married not after her Husbands death answered that her Husband was still aliue with her Warlike Women AMozones warlike Women of Scithea which wonne a great part of Asia they haue but one brest for the other is cut off in their Infancie because it should bee no hinderance to them in shooting or darting Andrage a very puissant Woman Damocrita a Woman who being forbid to follow her Husband into exile and seeing her daughters also restrained from marriage was so far carried with reuenge that she fired the house where all the noble Women of the Roman City in the night were about their sacrifices and burnt them euery one and killed her Daughters and lastly her owne selfe Penthiselea a couragious Queene of the Amazons slaine by Achilles before Troy Semiramis Wife to King Nynus who after her Husband her Sonne being young tooke vpon her the rule of the Kingdome which by her noble and right valorous acts she greatly enlarged At the last falling from noblenes to sensuall lust she was enamoured on her owne Sonne and by him slaine Thalestria an Amazonian Queene who with three hundred Ladies offered her seruice to great Alexander and his friends Thelesis a stout Woman of Greece who with other women armed themselues and fought boldly and valiantly for their Countrie Virago a stout Woman and of a manly courage Zenobia Queene of Palmira of noble courage and wit who after the death of her Husband inuaded the Roman Empire in Syria She was after vanquished by Aurelius and brought to Rome where she died Women of sundrie qualities AGauc slue her owne Sonne for contemning the Feasts of Bacchus Acco a foolish old Woman that would talke to her owne picture beholding it in a glasse and seeing her beautie to decay fell mad she would euermore seeme to refuse that which shee most desired and to desire that which she most despised Aglais one that was an extraordinary glutton Alcippe a Woman that brought forth an Elephant Alcisthene a curious painter she was Amphitrite the Wife of Neptune Annas a Woman which inuented Ouens Eurycles a Prophetesse that alwaies foretold her owne misfortunes Eupheme the Nurse of the Muses Eutyche a woman of Trallis that had 30. children Thymele a woman that first taught dauncing Lara a Nimph who for telling Iuno of Iupiters lasciuious trickes with Iuturna was sent to hell aliue Zanthippe Socrates wife shee was a passing shrewd scolding and curst woman Medea a Sorceresse by whose meanes Iason got the golden fleece Lamiae Elfes or Witches who beholding children and giuing to them gifts doe alter the forme of them and change them Woods DOdona a Wood in C●aonia where men doe thinke that Trees doe speake Hercynia a Wood in Germanie that is nine dayes iourney in breadth and 40. in length FINIS
Marica Sea Goddesses Egeria the Goddesse whom women with childe did sacrifice vnto Empanda the Goddesse of things abroad Feronia the Goddesse of VVoods Flora and Cloris Goddesses of flowers Fortuna Suadelia heathen Goddesses Hebe and Juuenta Goddesses of youth Hippona the Goddesse whom horse-breakers did worship Iune the Goddesse of Kingdomes and wealth Lauerina the Goddesse vnder whose protection theeues were in Rome there were many more adored by the Romanes Albunia Bonadea Concordia Felicitas Hora Libertas Cardea Melonia Nundina Natio Orbana and Prosa c. Libitina a Goddesse vnder whose commaund and in whose Temple were solde such things as pertained to Sepulchers Lucina the Goddesse of birth Mania the Goddesse of Hobgoblins Garlicke and Poppy tops Mena the Goddesse of womens Fluxes Mnemosyne the mother of the Goddesses called the Muses Murcea the Goddesse of sloath Myncrua and Pallas the Goddesses of wisedome and all Arts. Nemesis the Goddesse of reuenge Occasio Goddesse of opportunity Pales the Shepheards Goddesse Parce the Goddesse of destinie Pomona the Goddesse of fruit Proserpina and Ops the Goddesses of hell sometime Proserpina is taken for the Moone Pytho the Goddesse of eloquence Ruma the Goddesse of womens breasts and young children Runcina Goddesse of weeding Salacia the Goddesse of water Suada Goddesse of perswasion Segesta a Goddesse of Corne. Tutelina a Goddesse which had the tuition of Corne in the fields Vacana Goddesse of rest after labour Vallonia the Goddesse of vallies Venus the Goddesse of loue and beauty Vesta the Goddesse of chastity Viriplaca and Miracabilia Goddesses in whose Temple women were reconciled to their husbands Voluptia the Goddesse of pleasure The 3. Graces AGlaia Thalia Euphrosyne so were they called they were three sisters supposed to be the daughters of Jupiter and Venus the morallity of this inuention was to expresse the cheerfull conuersation which ought to be amongst friends for they were painted naked to signifie that friendship ought to be plaine without dissimulation smiling and merry to shew that men should doe good willingly young and maydenlike to teach that friendship should consist in honest things and holding hands together in a round ring to shew that a benefit bestowed doth againe returne to the giuer Short winged Hawkes AN Eagle the male is called an Iran A Goshawke the male is called the Tercell A Sparrow Hawke the male is a Musket Long winged Hawkes A Gerfalcon the male is called the Tercell Ierkin thereof A Falcon the male is called a Tercell gentle A Leonard the male is called a L●neret A Merlin the male is called a Iack. The Castrill male a Iack. Hearbs A Chimedis an hearb which being cast into an Army in time of battell causeth the soldiers to be in feare Anacramseros an hearbe the touch thereof causeth loue to grow betwixt man and man Buphonium an hearbe wherof if Oxen eate they die of the Squincie an hearbe good against the stone Chenomycon an hearbe whereof Geese are fearefull Hippice an hearb borne in ones mouth keepes one from hunger and thirst Condurdon an hearbe which in August beareth a flower which cures the Kings euill Leomina an hearb whose flower is like a Lyons mouth when he gapeth Mychophonos an hearbe that killeth Mice Nepenthe an hearb which being steeped and dranke in wine expelleth sadnesse Nyctegritum an hearbe which shineth farre off in the night Madder an hearb wherewith Wooll is died Callicia an hearb wherewith water freezeth Ophiasta an hearbe dangerous to looke on and being drunke it doth terrefie the minde with a sight of dreadfull serpents that condemned persons for feare thereof doe kill themselues Siumea an hearb wherewith Beggars vse to make their flesh raw withall Octhiopis an hearb wherwith Enchanters vse to dry vp Riuers and open locks withall Errogennoton an hearbe causing loue Gelorophi●is an hearbe dranke with Wine and Myrrhe causeth much laughter Yarrow an hearb wherewith Achilles is said to kill or cure Telaphus Vlex an hearb like Rosemary which drawes gold to it The Hesperides EAgle Aretusa Hisperetusa Three sisters who had an Orchard of golden Apples kept by a Dragon which Hercules slue when he tooke away the Apples Hills Mountaines AEtna a hill whence riseth horrible smoake and great flames of fire and sometimes burning stones in great number Alpes high Mountaines deuiding Italy from France Ararat the Mountaine whereon Noahs Arke landed Chaphareus a Mountaine which greatly afflicted the Greekes Nauie Horses ABaster Alaster the Horses of Pluto Bucephalus the Horse of great Alexander he would suffer none to backe him but his Master he liued till hee was forty yeeres old Dromidarie a kinde of Horse or rather Cammell he runnes very swift and can trauell two or three daies without drinke Eous one of the horses of the Sunne or the East Equiculus the little horse of Bacchus Orphneus one of the Horses of Hell Pegasus a winged horse Pyrosus one of the horses of the Sunne Iles. BAleares two Iles in the Spanish Seas 30. miles asunder the Inhabitants thereof doe pitch the Poles in the ground and on the top of the poles they set meat which their children must with slings hit downe before they can haue any meat to eate Cassiterides are ten Iles in the Spanish sea Colidos an Ile so high that no bird can flie ouer Moniole Iles beyond the Ombris one of the fruitfull Iles. Maniole Iles beyond the riuer Ganges hauing rockes of Adamant wh●ch drawes all kinde of ships vnto them that haue any iron pinnes in them and doe by vertue thereof hold them fast as being no way able to stirre Paphos an I le wherein it neuer rayned Scyron the I le wherein Achilles was by his Mother hidden in a womans apparell because shee would not haue him goe to fight against the Troians Maides that died for loue ECcho a Virgin reiected of her Louer pined away in the woods for sorrow where her voice still remaineth answering the out-cries of all complaints Hero drowned her selfe for Leanders loue Sappho for the loue of a Boy drowned her selfe Scylla for loue she bare to Minos her Fathers enemy stole from him his purple haire and gaue it Minoes whereby he ouercame her but he loathing the trecherie cleane forsooke her whereupon she drowned her selfe in the sea Thisbie slue her selfe with a sword for the loue she bare her Pyrainus Maides chaste and beautifull ATalanta a Maiden huntresse chast and swift of foot Baldraca a poore Maid that could ●ot be brought to prostitute her body to the Emperour Otho albe he proffered her great rewards Claudia a vestall Virgin who made triall of her chastity by drawing the Image of Cybele vp the riuer Tyber by her girdle which by no other force could be moued Brisies a fai●e Maid being giuen to Achill●s was by Agamemnon taken from him whereupon arose great d●ssention among the Greeks before Troy Charmione ●●eene Cleopatraes Maide which brought her the Aspes wherewith the Queene kill●d her selfe and the Maid did the like for the loue shee euer
ouerthrow Men that were Kings ADmetus King of Thessaly Apollo was his Cowheard Alceste his wife for him did dye Agesilaus famous for his excellent vertues Alax King of Locresis burnt hee was with lightning in his returne from Troy Also the name of the best Captaine next Vlisses in all the Greekes Armie he slew himselfe because he could not get Achilles armour Atlas King of Mauritania who for his great skill in the course of the Starres was fained to hold vp the firmament with his shoulders Aegiptus King of Egipt had fifty sonnes which were all at once married to Danaus fifty daughters and euery of them one excepted slaine by their wiues the first night in their beds Gordius one of a husbandman by Apolloes Oracle made King of Phrigia In memory whereof hee hanged vp in the midst of the Temple the yokes of his Oxen tyed in such a knot as was not possible to be loosed Gyges to whom King Candalus shewed his wife naked which fact caused him loose both his Kingdome wife and life for the Queene greeued thereat caused Gyges to kill the King and married her and got the Kingdome this Gyges had a Ring that had vertue to make him goe inuisible Iason who in his minority was committed with his Kingdome to Pelias his Vnckle who was loath to yeeld to him his inheritance deuised for Iason a dangerous enterprise to fetch the golden Fleece from Colchis thinking by that to dispatch him but he was beguiled for Iason with Medaeas helpe whom he after married most valiantly atchieued it Philip King of Macedonia mightily caused one to strike at his chamber dore putting him in remembrance that he was a mortall man and at euery meale he had a skull serued at his Table Priamus King of Troy then whom neuer was any one more adorned with prosperity nor more wounded with aduersity Pyrrhus King of Epire a stout warriour he was vnfortunately slaine by a tile from a house Sardanapalus an adulterous Assirian King hee would sit in womens apparell among light Strumpets to card and spin Telephus King of Mysia being wounded by Achilles speare he could not be cured but by the rust of the same speare or with the hearb Yarrow Tenedious a King that made a law that any taken in adultery should be cut in sunder with an Axe his owne sonne was the first taken therein and executed Pyreneus King of Ph●cis who brake his neck in following the Muses whom he would haue rauished Turnus a Rutulian King who before that Aeneas had killed threw to him a stone as much as three men could lift Argus King of Argiues also one of that name that made the ships that Iason sailed to Colchos hee had 100. eyes and therefore Iuno sent him to keepe Io. Melissus a Cretan King who first did offer sacrifices to the Gods Zoroastes a Bactrian King he was an excellent Astrologer and first inuented of the Magicall Art Men that were Tyrants BVsiris a cruell tyrant that did sacrifice strangers to Iupiter and fed his horses with mans flesh Dyonisius a tyrant that first eate twice a day and therefore was called a monster of nature Lycaon a cruell murdering tyrant who by Iupiter was turned into a Woolfe he was the first that found out the Mynes of brasse and siluer Nero a cruell tyrant who thought no man chaste Phaleris though he were a bloudy tyrant yet hee gratified those that did him any kindnesse Policrates a tyrant which neuer knew griefe nor aduersity he threw his Ring into the Sea of purpose to loose it but it was found againe in a fishes belly and brought to him yet shortly after he as it is spoken therefore hanged himselfe Theramines one of the 30. tyrants who were all at one time at a banquet the house falling on them be only escaped with life and cryed Oh Fortune to what farther mischiefe d●est thou preserue me Men that were deformed BRotheus the sonne of Vulcan who being mockt for his deformity burnt himselfe Hypponax a Poet of Ephesus so deformed of visage that Bubalus drew out his picture for men to laugh at which so moued Hypponax that hee wrote such bitter verses against the Painter that for anger and shame he caused him to hang himselfe Thersites one that was as crabbed in person as hee was Cinicall and doggish in condition Men that were eloquent AMphion one that by his naturall eloquence caused rude people to liue a ciuill life Nestor being almost 300 yeares olde went to the Troyan warre he was exceeding wise and eloquent Cicero for eloquence learning and wit had not his equal amongst the Romanes Roscius an excellent Commedian who for his pronunciation surpassed hee contended with Cicero for superiority whether he could deliuer a speech with more varieties of gesture or Tully pen it with more diuersities of eloquence and phrase Tully called him his Iewell Sophocles a tragicall Poet of Athens who for his sweet and eloquent stile was called Apis. Men that were Flatterers ANdromachus a flatterer that betrayed Crassus to the Partheans Damocles one of Dionisius his flaterers Sinon a perfidious flattering Greeke that beguiled the Troians Gnatho a notable flatterer Men that were foolish AChemon onely delighted in all kinde of iniuries and outrages caught by Hercules and hanged by the heeles on his Club. Acilius Buta one that prodigally and basely consumed all his estate Acessius a sottish shipman who deferring his voyage was wont to say he stayed for a better Moone Caluision and Coruinus these could not remember the foure elements and after a sicknes forgat their owne names Pamus a foolish fellow that hauing lost a small boate sued euery one for it that he met withall Men Grauers and Caruers ALcymedon a famous Engrauer Agoracrites Coephis Eutychides and Dameas were most exquisite Caruers Callecrates carued Emets and such small beasts so as none might discerne each part of them Pyrgoteles a cunning Grauer in pretious stones of whom onely Alexander suffered his picture to be drawne Men vext in Hell IXion in hell is said continually to turne a wheele Ocnus one that makes ropes in hell and as fast as hee twisteth them an Asse stands by and bites them off Scysiphus in hell roles vp a great stone to the top of a hill which being vp doth presently tumble downe againe Tantalus in hell is starued for want and yet he is fained to stand in a riuer of water vp to the chin but cannot bow downe his head to drinke and hee hath Apples bobbing at his nose but by no possible meanes can hee come to eate them Men that were Inuenters ARcbytas through his great skill made an iron Doue to flye in the ayre Capneus was the first inuentedscaling Ladders Chorebus inuented the making of earthen vessels Cecrops first brought in mariages among the Athenians first inuented the making of Images and first built Altars Endimeon found out the course of the Moon whom Iupiter cast into a perpetuall sleepe the Poets saine the Moon kissed him