represents a thing after an excellent manner neither by bare words onely but by presenting to our minds the lively Idaea's or forms of things so truly as if we saw them with our eyes As the places in Hell the fiery arrow of Acesta the description of Fame the flame about the Temples of Ascanius c. Efficient efficiens that brings to pass causing or effecting Effiction effictio an expressing or representing Effigies Lat. an image made after the similitude of a thing likeness representation Efflagitate efflagito to desire earnestly or require importunately Efflated efflatus breathed or blown away yeelded or given up Herb. Travels Efflorescence from Effloresco the outward face or superficies the upmost rind or skin of any thing also a deflouring Bac. Effluence effluentia a running or flowing out a flux Effluent Effluous effluus that runs or flowes out Effluvium Lat. a running out or flowing over Often used in Vul Er. Effocate effoco to choak or strangle Effoeminate effoeminatus woman-like nice wanton Effort Fr. endeavor labor travel pains-taking a striving for a matter with whole force and power Effracture effractura a breaking open Effrenation effrenatio head-long rashness unbridled rashness unruly headiness Effrontery Fr. impudence malepertness shamelesness Eicon Basil Effund effundo to pour out to consume riotously Effusion effusio a pouring out prodigality Egbert or rather Ecbert Sax. i. always bright or famous for ever King Egbert who was the seventeenth King of the West Saxons having subdued the Principal Kingdoms of the Saxon Heptarchy stiled himself the first English Monarch commanding South Brittain to be called England from the English Saxons from whose blood he was extracted and over whom he reigned Cam. Egean Sea mare Aegaeum part of the Mediterranean Sea near Greece dividing Europe from Asia A Sea dangerous troublesom to sail through in regard of the multitude of rocks and Islands every where dispersed Insomuch that a man is proverbially said to sail in the Aegean Sea that is incumbred with difficulties or attempts a business of much hazard Egestion egestio a distributing abroad a carrying or casting forth of ordure or dung a voiding or evacuation Egestuosity egestuositas extream poverty Egestuous egestuosus very poor or needy Eglentine Sweet-briar or Dog-briar Egilopical egilopicus that hath or pertaineth to the disease Aegilopa which is a kind of Fistula or Imposthume in the corner of the eye growing to be a Canker eating to the nose and is called the Lachrymale Fistula Bid. Eglogue vide Eclogue Eglomerate eglomero to unwinde Egregious egregius excellent singular passing good Egresse Egression egressus a passage or going forth Egritude aegritudo sickness grief discontentment Egrimony aegrimonia idem Egurgitate egurgito to draw out to empty to disgorge Ejaculate ejaculo to shoot or cast out to hurle forth Ejaculatorie ejaculatorius that hath the property or power to dart shoot or spout forth Ejection ejectio a throwing or casting forth Eirenarch Eiranarches a Justice of Peace Eirenarchy Irenarchia the Office or Government of a Constable or a Justice of Peace Mr. Lamberd wrote a book called Eirenarchie or the Office of a Justice of Peace Eigne Fr. Aisn eldest a Law term as Eign right is the eldest right where there are more Titles then one Act. of Parl. 30. April 1649. Ejulation ejulatio wailing or crying out with pittiful lamentation Ejuration ejuratio a renouncing or resignation Ela the highest note in the Gamut Elaborate elaboratus cunningly wrought exactly done laboured painfully An Elaboratory a Work-house Elacerate elacero to tear or rend in pieces Elamites the people of Persia so called from Elam son of Sem son of Noah Elapidate elapido to rid a place of stones Elapsion elapsio a fliding forth or away Elaqueate elaqueo to unsnare or dis-intangle Elate elatus carried out advanced proud lofty Elaxate elaxo to unloose or make wider Eleack a Sect of Philosophers instituted by Phaedo an Elean of a noble family Eleanor a womans name from Helena i. pittiful Electorat An Electorship a chusing or electing or the right or power of election such as the Electors of the Empire have Also the Office or territory of an Elector Elective electivus pertaining to election or chusing subject to choyce Electriferous electrifer that yields Amber Electrum Lat. a kind of Amber distilling out of the Poplar tree as some report the Poets faign it to have been the tears of the Phaetontiades which were turned into Poplar trees bewailing their brother Phaeton See Amber Electricity electrisitas the power to attract straws or light bodies as Amber doth Electrine electrinus pertaining to or that is made of Amber Electuary electuarium a medicine or confection to be taken inwardly and is made two ways either liquid as in Forma opiatâ— or whole as in Tables or Lozenges or in fashion four square and long which is called Manus Christi Or it is a medicinable composition made of choyce Drugs and of substance between a Syrup and a Conserve but more inclinable to this then that Cot. Eleemosynary eleemosynarius an Almner or one that gives almes Eleemosynate eleemosyno to give almes Elegancy elegantia eloquence of words fineness neatness Elegy elegia a mournful song or verse commonly used at Funerals or upon the death of any person and composed of unequal verses Elegiacal elegiacus belonging to an Elegy or lamentation Elegiographer elegiographus a writer of Elegies or lamentable verses Elements elementa are the most simple bodies extant in nature from the several participation of whose qualities all mixt bodies have their several beings and different constitutions they are four in number to wit Fire Air Water and Earth Element in the singular number stands for one of those sometimes also it signifies a Letter as A B C sometimes the first foundation or Principle of a thing Elementary elementarius pertaining to or which consists of Letters Principles or Elements Elench elenchus an argument subtilly reproving Elenchical that reproves by argument Elenctâ—s Elenctical elencticus which serves for reprehension Elephantine elephantinus pertaining to an Elephant Elevate elevo to lift or hold up to lighten Elevatory from the Lat. elevo to lift up the instrument wherewith Chyrurgeons lift up the broken and sunk-in parts of the skul and draw out Bullets or hail-shot that is entred but a little way into the flesh or bones Elibation elibatio a tasting or offering Sacrifices Elicitation elicitatio a drawing out or alluring Elide elido to hit against a thing to dash to break to squeeze to strangle Elicite elicitus drawn out or allured Eligible elegibilis to be elected fit or like to be chosen Eliminate elemino to put out or cast forth of doors to publish abroad Mont. Elimate elimo to cut off with a file to polish or purge Elingued elinguis dumb speechless Felth. Ellipsis Gr. a defect also a certain crooked line coming of the byas-cutting of a Cone or Cylinder Eliquament eliquamentum fatness or juyce of fish or flesh Elixation elixatio a
to carry tales Suitler Sutler from the Dutch Soeteler i. a Kitchin Slave a Huckster one that follows an Army and sells meat or other provision in it Sutor Lat. a Shoomaker a Sewer Sutorious sutorius belonging to a Shoomaker or Sewer Suture sutura a seam a fastning or joyning together the line under the yard of a man also a joyning together of bones in the head much like a thing drawn together with long stitches c. Swainmot or Swantmote from the Saxon Swain i. a Free-holder and Mot or Gemot conventus is a Court of Free-holders within the Forest kept by the Charter of the Forest thrice in the year An. 3. H. 8. cap 18. Swallows Tail in building signifies a fastning two pieces of Timber so strongly together that they cannot fall asunder and is so called from the resemblance it hath with a Swallows Tail being forked Swarthy from the Belg. Swart or Swe rt i. black blackish of a dark tawney Sun-burnt Swart or Swert-Ruyter Belg. a black Horse-man with black Arms. Hexham Swepe or Swipe telo was an instrument of war like that which Brewers use with cross beams to draw water Tho. Est genus machinae ut ait Festus quo hauritur aqua in alteram partem praegravante pondere Swepe in some part of England is taken for the crop of hay that is got in a meadow Swil-poâ—gh See Dilling Swinuer from the Sax. Swine i. labor a laborer Swithin Sax. from the old English Switheahn that is very high as Celsus or Exuporius with the Romans This name hath been taken up in honor of St Swithin the holy Bishop of Winchester about the year 860 and called the weeping St Swithin for that about his Feast Praesepe and Aselli rainy Constellations arise cosmically and commonly cause rain Cam. Sword-sleipâ—r Sax. a dresser or maker of Swords So used in the North of England And a Cutler with them deals onely in knives Sybarites Sybaritae people of the City Sybaris in sensual delights passing all other hence Sybaritical sybariticus dainty wanton sumptuous effiminate Sybil sybilla a name of all women that had the spirit of Prophecy there were ten famous the first was called Persica 2. Lybica 3. Delphica 4. Cumaea 5. Erythraea 6. Samia 7. Cumana 8. Hellespontica 9. Phrygia 10. Tiburtina They all prophesied of Christs Incarnation But the certain number of them is not agreed on among Authors some making more others fewer whereof read Vulgar Errors pag. 150. Sybillianists Christians so called by the Pagans in the Primitive times because they believed and esteemed the Prophecies of the Sybils touching Christ Sybilline Sibillinus belonging to a Sybil or Propheâ—ess Syâ—manty Gr. Divination by Fig or Sycamore Leaves Sycamore Sycamorus a Tree like a Fig-tree having great branches and large leaves like a Mulberry it bears fruit three or four times in a year much like a wilde Fig but without any Seeds within The fruit grows upon the very body of the Tree and the great main boughs and will never be ripe except it be scraped with an iron tool It is found plentifully in Caria Egypt and the Isle of Rhodes especially in such places were Wheat will not grow Sycophant sycophanta a tale-bearer a false accuser a Deceiver Parasite Smell-seast The name arose upon this occasion There was an Act in Athens that none should transport Figs out of the Territory Attica such as gave information of those that contrary to this Law conveyed Figs into other parts were termed Sycophants from Sycon which in Greek is a Fig. Sycophantize sycophantisso to play the Sycophant to slander or accuse falsly to deal deceitfully Syderation syderatio blasting of Trees with great heat and drouth tree-plague also a sudden taking or benumming of a Limb. Syderosous syderosus Planet-strucken also full of Stars Syllabical syllabicus pertaining to or consisting of syllables Syllabize to divide by syllables or to make a Table or Index to a Book Syllabary from syllaba a Book treating of syllables or teaching the use or knowledge of syllables also as Syllabus Syllabus Lat. a Table or Index in a Book to shew places or matter by Letters or Figures also an Argument subtilly reproving Syllogism syllogisirus a most perfect kinde of Argument which gathers a necessary conclusion out of two premisses as thus 2. Every vice is odious 2. Drunkenness is a vice 3. Ergo Drunkenness is odious The first part of a Syllogism is called the Proposition or Major the second the Assumption or Minor and the third the Conclusion Syllogystical syllogisticus pertaining to a Syllogism Syllogize syllogizo to reason or argue by Syllogisms Sylvanus the God of the Woods Sylvatical sylvaticus belonging to Woods or Trees woody Sylvestrick Sylvâ—strious sylvestris of Wood or Forest full of Trees or Wood woody Sylviâ—erous sylviger that beareth wood Symbole symbola a token badge or sign to know one by a secret and mystical note a short and intricate riddle or sentence also an uniform concurrence of divers opinions also the sum of our belief the Creed Many frauds you shall read in Plautus plotted and acted by counterfeiting and slie conveyance of these Symbols or tokens wherein there was ever some image or other So the Symbol of Amphytrion in that Tragicomedy was Sol cum quadrigis the Sun in his Chariot drawn with four horses Pyrgopolinices the bragging Soldier had his own lovely self with great decorum drawn in his Signet for a Symbol To Symbolize from symbola to sympathize to concur in opinion ump in Councils agree in humors or manners with also to joyn purses or pay rateably towards any charge to club Also by certain outward signs to signifie some hidden thing thus an eye symbolizeth vigilancy Fire and Air are called Symbolizing Elements so are Earth and Water because they share and participate of each others quality Symbolical symbolicus of or pertaining to a Symbol or token Symbolical Philosophy is that kinde of Learning and Wisdom which knowing the causes and proprieties of things natural and supernatural teach us how to make or expound those mystical and artificial bodies called Symboles of what kind soever Symbolography Gr. a description of Symboles a writing or expression of things by signs and tokens also the art or description of Instruments or Presidents Symmachy symmachia aid in war league among men of divers Countries to joyn in war against one Symmetry symmetria due proportion of each thing to other in respect of the whole The convenience that runs between the parts and the whole Symmetrist or Symmetrian from Symmetria one that considers the due proportion of a thing and how well the parts agree with the whole one skilled in proportions Symmist symmista one of the privy Council a Secretary a fellow or colleague in a sacred profession Sympathetical sympatheticus agreeing well together in nature disposition or passions Sympathy sympathia natural consent or combination mutual passion affection or disposition fellow-feeling symbolizing as water in coldness participates or sympathizes with the
ends Bull. Dispicience dispicientia circumspection advisement diligent consideration Displâ—cence from displiceo displeasure dislike Mont. Displosion displosio a breaking asunder as a bladder Dispoliate dispolio to rob or spoil Disquamation disquamatio a scaling of fish a taking off the shell or bark Disquition disquisitio a diligent search or enquiry Disseitiâ— from the Fr. Disseisir signifies in our Common Law an unlawful dispossessing a man of his Land Tenement or other immoveable or incorporeal Right c. Instit of the Com. Law ca. 15. Dissection dissectio a cleaving in peeces a cutting off or asunder Disseminate dissemino to sow here and there to spread abroad Dissentaneous dissentaneus not agreeing disagreeing Dissenâ—rie See Dysentery Dissidence dissidentia discord or displacing Dissilient dissiliens leaping down off a place or hither and thither Dissimilar or Dissimilary parts dissimilares partes are those parts of a mans body which are unlike in nature one to another as the Head Hands Feet Heart Liver c. And the Similary parts are those that are of like nature as the Skin Nerves Fat c. Disheviled or Discheveled from the French deschevelè an old word used by Chaucer and yet still in use and signifies as much as bare-headed bare-haired or the hair hanging down disorderly about the ears Min. Dischevel Fr. discheveler to loose disorder scatter or pull the hair about the ears Dissipate dissipo to scatter or spread abroad to disperse Dissipable dissipabilis that may be spread or scattered abroad Dissology dissologia the speech of two Dissoluble dissolubilis easie to be loosed or dissolved Dissonance dissonantia a discord in tunes and voyces Dissyllable dissyllabus a word of two syllables Distantial distans antis differing or distant far asunder divers Distend distendo to stretch or reach out to enlarge Distention distentio a stretching out an enlarging Distick distichon a double meeter a couple of verses a sentence contained in two verses Distil distillo to drop down by little and little Distortion distortio a wresting writhing or crookedness Felth. uses the word Distorquement in the same sence Distress districtio signifies most commonly in our Law a compulsion in certain real Actions whereby to bring a man to appearance in Court or to pay debt or duty denied The effect whereof most usually is to drive the party distrained to Replieve the distress and so to take his action of trespass against the distrainer or else to compound neighborly with him for the debt or duty for which he distrains In what cases a distress is lawfull See The new terms of Law Verbo distresse Sometimes it signifies great affliction or misery Districate from the Ital. districare to rid out of trouble or incumbrance Distringent distringens that rubs or wipes off or that troubleth greatly Disveloped See Developed Dithyramb dithyrambus a kind of Hymn or song in honor of Bacchus who was surnamed Dithyrambus and the Poets who composed such Hymns were called Dithyrambicks Dition ditio dominion power authority mastership Ditty from the Ital. detto i. dictum a rime expressed in words and sung to a musical tune Min. Divagation divagatio a straying or wandering about Dival divalis divine belonging to the gods Divan Divano a Judgment hal a great Court of Law or Justice among the Turks and Persians not much unlike or inferior to our Parliament of which there is one held in every Province But the chief Divan or Tribunal of Justice is held in the Great Turks Palace at Constantinople the four first days of every week Hist of Fran. Divaricate divarico to stride or spread wide one from another Divelled from Divello pulled away or asunder undone ravished Felth. Diventilate diventilo to fan or winnow Corn with a Wind-fan also to turn out of one hand into another Diverberate diverbero to strike beat or cut Diversify diversifico to vary or make divers Diversiloquent diversiloquens that varieth or speaks diversly Diverticle diverticulum a by-way a crafty shift Dividend in the Exchequer seems to be one part of an Indenture An. 10. Ed. 1. ca. 11. 28 ejus Stat. 3. ca. 2. Dividenâ— from divido in the University is that share which every one of the Fellows does equally and justly divide either by an Arithmetical or Geometrical proportion of their annual stipend Dividual dividuus that may be severed or divided Dividuity dividuitas a division also an aptness to divide Divination divinatio a presage or foretelling of things to come which may be divided into three different kinds viz. Supernatural Natural and Superstitious Supernatural Divination onely revealed to man by God is not properly called Divination but Prophecy with which all the holy Prophets have in former times been inspired Natural Divination may be divided into two branches whereof the first is that which hath in former times been practised by wicked spirits in Oracles and Answers given by them in Idols and is at this day sometimes seen in possessed persons who by suggestion of the Devil may foretel things to come and this is but a Natural Divination For though to us it seem miraculous because of our ignorance in the causes and courses of things yet in those spirits it is but natural who by their long experience and great observation besides the knowledge of secrets in Nature and their quick intelligence from all places are able to fore-see much more then we by nature can The second Branch of Natural Divination is that which a wise man may foretell by probable conjecture being no way offensive so long as it is onely guided by reason and over-ruled by submitting it self to the Almighty power of God And to this second kind of Divination Astrology may also be referred which by the motion and influence of Stars and Planets promises to foretel many things so long as it keeps it self in due limits and arrogates not too much to the certainty thereof into which excess of vanity if it once break forth it is then no longer called Natural Divination but Superstitious and wicked For the Stars may incline but not impose a necessity on particular things The third and last manner of Divination is that which we call Superstitious whereof there has been among the Gentiles divers different kinds As namely Augury by the flying feeding and chirping of Birds Alphitomancy by Barley meal Auruspicy by opening and viewing the bowels of Beasts Necromancy by calling up Devils or dead mens Ghosts Geomancy by making certain circles and lines in the earth Hydromancy by some apparition in water Pyromancy by the fire or by spirits appearing in the fire Palmistry or Chiromancy by looking on the lines of the fingers and hands Coscinomancy by a Sieve Aeromancy by the Air. Capnomancy by the flying of smoak Catoptromancy by visions in a glass Sorcery or Cleromancy by lots Armomancy by the shoulders of beasts Axiomancy by Hatchets Daphnomancy by a Lawrel or Bay-tree Alectryomancy by a Cock Alebromancy by Barly meal mixed with Wheat Botanomancy by vertue of herbs
in so called because such cups are often made of Maple or of the knots of it There is also a kind of small Cherries so called Maze an astonishment sometimes a device like a Labyrinth made in some Gardens in manner of a knot with so many intricate turnings wherein if one be once entred it is hard getting out Mâ—ad Belg. Mede Sax. Meed See Hydromel and Bragget Meander Maeander a river in Phrygia now called Madre or Palazzia having many turnings c. Hence any oblique turning or crooked winding is called Meander and Meandrous is used for crooked or full of turnings Meaâ— the Tenor in Song or Musick it is an inner part between the Treble and Base so called because medium locum obtineat Mease a measure of Herring Also taken by some for a Messuage or House Kitch fol. 239 from the Fr. maison See Mese Measure of length three barly corns measured from end to end make an inch twelve inches a foot three foot a yard five yards and a half a Rood Pole or Pearch forty Roods in length and four in breadth make an Acre of land according to the Statute forty Roods in length onely make a Furlong eight Furlongs an English mile which is 1760 yards 5280 foot 63360 inches or 190080 barley corns A step is two foot and an half the fadom seven foot an English Ell three foot and nine inches which measures differ from other Countries that have a Geometrical measure as four baley corns in thickness make a Finger or measure four Fingers a Hand four of those Hands in breadth a Foot five of those Feet a Geometrical Pace and 125 Paces a Furlong eight Furlongs or 1000 Paces five foot to a Pace make an Italian mile 3000 Paces make a league 4000 a common Dutch mile and 5000 Paces make a German or great Dutch mile Measondue Fr. maison de dieu an Hospital or Religious house Mecaenas Mecaenas a Patron or Benefactor to learned men so called of Mecaenas a noble Roman who being in great favor with Augustus the Emperor was a special friend to the Poets Virgil and Horace and generally a supporter of all learned men Mechanick mechanicus a Handicrafts man a man of Occupation a Trades-man The seven Mechanical Arts are first Agriculture or Husbandry 2. Clothing 3. Navigation 4. Hunting 5. Architecture 6. Medicine And 7. Military discipline Mechation maechatio fornication whoredom strumpeting Medalia Medal Fr. medaille an antient and flat Jewel or a peice of antient coyn or plate wherein the figure of some notable person or some ingenious device is cast or cut examples of the first are common of the later we read that when some dislikes grew between the English and States of the United Provinces they fearing it might tend to the hurt of both caused to be imprinted upon a Medalia two pitchers floating on the water with this motto Si collidimur frangimur Cam. Medallion Fr. medaillon a little Medal Ouch or Brouche Mede Belg. or medea a drink made of water and honey See Bragget and Hydromel Medea a notable Sorceress whom Poets feign to have had the power or skill to renew youth and make old men young c. and this was nothing else but that from the knowledge of Simples she had a Receipt to make white hair black and reduce old heads into the tincture of youth again Median medius the middle half mean not deserving praise or dispraise Mediastine mediastinum a partition made in the body by certain thin skins which divide the whole brest from the Throat to the Midriff into two hollow bosoms Cotg. Mediation mediatio a deviding in the middle an intreating or beseeching an intercession an arbitrating a controversie Medicable medicabilis that can heal or be healed curable Medical moneth consists of twenty six days and twenty two hours c. See Moneth Medicament medicamentum a Medicine Drug Physick or certain Salve Medicaster a pedling Physitian a smatterer in Physick Medicinable medicinabilis that may be cured or healed Medicine medicina Physick which according to Plato is of five kinds 1. Pharmaceutic cureth diseases by application of medicaments 2. Chirurgic by incision or cauterizing 3. Diaetetic by Diet. 4. Nosognomonick discerns diseases 5. Boethetic removes them Medick medicus a Physitian Mediety medietas the middle the half Medimnum a certain measure containing six bushels Mediocrity mediocritas a mean competency indifferency temper moderation Medisance Fr. mesdisance reproach obloquy detraction Meditative meditativus apt to meditate or cast in the mind Mediterranean mediterraneus in the middle of the Land far from the Sea Mediterranean Sea so called because it hath its course in the midst of the earth is that which stretcheth it self from West to East dividing Europe Asia and Africa Medullar medullaris pertaining to the marrow Meducean pertaining to Medusa a woman of great beauty whose locks of gold colour Minerva turned into snakes because she lay with Neptune in Minerva's Temple c. Meen Fr. mine the countenance look gesture or posture of the face also the feature outward face or shew Megacosine Gr. the great world Megaera one of the Furies See Furies Megalesian or Megalensian Plays megalesia were Plays or Games at Rome in honor of Cybele the Goddess Megalopsychie megalopsychia magnanimity Meganologie Gr. a speaking or discourse of magnitude or greatness Megarick a Sect of Philosophers instituted by Euclid who was born at Megara a Town near the Isthmus and thence took name Megrune or Migrame Hemicrania a pain coming by fits in the temples of the Head from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. semi half and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. the skul or brain-pan It is a disease that pains onely the one half of the brain at once and therefore called Megrime or Hemicrain Melancholy melancholia black choler caused by adustion of the blood also sadness pensiveness solitariness Melancholy is by Physicians reckoned for one of the four humors of mans body and resembles the Earth as Choler doth the fire Blood the air Phlegm the water It is said to be the grossest of all four which if it abound too much causeth heaviness and sadness of mind Melampod melampodium the herb called Hellebore Melchior The name of one of the three Kings of Gullein See Balthazar Melchiorists a sort of Hereticks so called from one Melchior their first founder Melchites a Sect in Syria so called who are subject to the Patriark of Antioch and are of the same Tenets with the Grecians except onely that they celebrate divine service as solemnly on the Saturday as Sunday They take their denomination from Melchi which in the Syriac signifies a King because in matters of Religion the people followed the Emperors Injunctions and were of the Kings Religion as the saying is Heil Meliorate melioro to wax better then before Melioration melioratio an improvement a bettering a making or growing better Meliority melioritas betterness improvement Melitism melitismus a drink made of honey and wine Mellation mellatio the
encloses a number of veins called Meseraick or Mesenterick Veins being branches of the great carrying vein by which both the guts are nourished and the juyce of the meat concocted is conveyed to the Liver to be made blood Mesenterick Arteries or Veins See in Artery and Vein Mesn medius seems to come from the Fr. maisné i. minor natu younger by birth It signifies in our Common Law him that is Lord of a Mannor and thereby hath Tenants holding of him yet holding himself of a superior Lord. Mesnagerie Fr. husbandry Huswisry and the use or practice thereof Mesnalty medietas comes of Mesn and signifies nothing but the right of the Mesn As the Mesnalty is extinct Old nat br fo 44. if the Mesnalty descend Kitch fol. 147. Messalians or Massilians Messalini a sort of Hereticks who among other gross absurdities held the B Sacrament of the Eucharist and Baptism did neither good nor harm to the Receivers And that Prayer alone was sufficient to salvation c. which Heresie was impugned by St. Augustine and Epiphanius Messias Hebr. Mashiahh signifies as much as Christ in Gr. i. Anointed Our Saviour is often so called because he was anointed with the oyl of gladness for those that believe in him St. Augustin says Messias signifies in the Punick Language as much as Anointed Messile or Missil from misseo to mingle a kind of bearing so called in Blazon because of the intermixture of one colour with another Messor Lat. a Reaper or Mower Messorious messorius belonging to reaping Mestier Fr. a Trade Occupation or Mystery also need or necessity Mestifical moestificus that makes heavy or sad Metâ— is a Greek Preposition which being set before several Cases has several significations Scapula Metacism metacismus a fault in pronouncing Metachronism Gr. an error in the connexion of things or times by reckoning or accounting short or beyond the truth Greg. Metaleptick metalepticus that hath the power of participating or pertains to the figure Metalepsis whereby a word is put from his proper or common signification Metalliferous metallifer that brings forth mettals Metalline or Metallick metallicus pertaining to metals Metamorphosis Gr. a transformation a changing of one likeness into another or of one shape and figure into another Hence To Metamorphize to transform or change shape Metaphor metaphora i. translatio is the friendly and neighborly borrowing one word to express another with more light and better note or when a word is changed from his own signification into some other near unto it as laetas segetes luxuriantia prata c. Swords hungry of blood Heads disinherited of their natural Seigniories c. This of all other figures is the most used and useful Metaphorical metaphoricus spoken by Metaphor Metaphysicks metaphysica à 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 post vel trans 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quasi trans-physica quod rerum physicarum cognitionem transcendunt a Science which lifting it self above the changeable nature of things considers of such as subsist in their own essence not subject to any alteration dealing onely with Universals abstracting from Individuals School Divinity is the highest part of it consisting chiefly in contemplative knowledge of God Angels souls of men c. Physick says my Lord Bacon is that which enquires of the efficient cause and of the matter Metaphysick that which enquires of the form and end Advanc of Learn fol. 143. Metaplasm metaplasmus i. transformatio a figure in Rhetorique when by reason of the verse c some thing is necessarily changed Metathesis Gr. i. transpositio when one letter is put for another Metempsychosis Gr. a passing of the soul from one body to another Pythagoras his error Hence Metempsychosed that so passeth or is passed Meâ—aâ—or Lat. a planter or setter in order a mesaurer out of the place for a Camp to pitch in a measurer of Land Meteor Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. sublimis an apparition or any imperfect mixt substance ingendred on high in the air as Rain Snow Thunder Hail Lightning Blazing-Stars Clouds and Wind all which are made of vapors or exhalations drawn up from the Earth and Sea by the attractive vertues of the Sun Vide Aristot Meteorolog Meteorology Gr. a discoursing of Meteors or sublime things Meteorologist meteorologus one that studies or speaks of high matters as of Meteors Stars and other celestial things Metheglin Br. Meddiglin a kind of drink in Wales made of Wort Herbs Spice and honey sodden together Methodist one that puts things into a method or ready way or one that treats or writes of methods a good disposer of things into their proper places The Galenists are usually so called Bac. Methodical methodicus pertaining to a method or a ready way to teach or do any thing Methridate See Mithridate Methuselah Hebr. the name of the oldest man before the flood who lived 969 years Hence t is used proverbially to live the years of Methuselah for a very old age Meticulosity meticulositas fearfulness timerousness Meticulous meticulosus fearful timerous Metient metiens measuring esteeming Metonymie Gr. transnominatio a putting one name for another a figure when the cause is put for the effect the subject for the adjunct or contrarily Metonymical metonymicus pertaining to that figure Metopes metopae a term in Architecture and signifies the distance or space between Dentieles and Triglyphes which is either left plain or garnished with Lances Bones Bull-heads Binding-bands and Labels Vitruvius Metopomancie Gr. a divination by the face or forehead Metoposcopy Gr. the Art of telling mens natures and inclinations by looking on their faces Metrical metricus pertaining to a meeter or verse Metropolis Gr. the chief head or Mother City or Town Metropolitan metropolitanus an Archbishop so called because his Sea is in the Mother City of the Province Of these we had two in England viz. the Archbishop of Canterbury and York The stile of the first was by the Popes decision Metropolitanus Primas totius Angliae of the later Metropolitanus Primas Angliae Fâ—llers Church hist lib. 3. p. 39. Miasm Gr. a defiling or pollution a flagitious act a sin Dr. Charl. To Miche from the Fr. Musér i. otiari cessare secretly to hide or absent ones self as Truants do from School Mickle or Miccle Sax. Micel Scot. Meikil Hebr. Michlol Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 much Microcosmus Gr. properly signifies a little world This word is sometimes applied to man who is therefore called a Microcosmus or little world as being a Compendium of all other creatures his body being compared to the baser part of the world and his soul to the blessed Angels Microcosmical pertaining to a little world or to man Micrologie micrologia curiosity about things of no value a speaking or treating of potty affairs Midas a rich King of Phrygia who desired of Bacchus that whatever he touched might be turned into gold c. Hence Midas is used proverbially for a rich covetous man Mâ—dâ—iff diaphragma a sinewy skin
Angels of Heaven to the unworthiest worms of the earth And Predestination is onely of men and yet not of all to men belonging but of their salvation properly in the common use of Divines Pole polus the end or point of the Axletree where on Astronomers imagin Heaven to be moved that part of the Heaven which never moves There are two such Poles one in the North noted by a Star called Polus Arcticus visible to us far above the earth the other in the South named Antarcticus far out of sight being as much under the earth in the South as the North Pole is above it It is also taken for Heaven and so used by Poets Point Blank Fr. perfectly even precisely to the purpose the nail on the head Poinct in Fr. signifies a point centre or period c. and Blank the white or mark of a pair of Buts c. Polemark polemarchus a Lord Marshal of the field a chief Officer of War One of the nine chief Magistrates in the popular State of Athens Polemical polemicus pertaining to War warlike military Polemicks from the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 verses treating of war or treatises of war or strifes disputations Policy of Assurance or Ensurance is a course taken by those who adventure wares merchandize by Sea whereby they unwilling to hazard their whole adventure give to some other a certain rate or proportion as ten in the hundred or such like to secure the safe arrival of the ship and so much wares at the place agreed on so that if the ship and wares miscarry the Ensurer makes good to the Venturer or Ensured so much as he promised to secure as 50. 100. more or less and if the ship arrive safely he gains that clearly which the Venturer compounds to pay him and for the more even dealing between them in this case there is a certain Clerk or Officer ordained to set down in writing the sum of their agreement that they afterwards differ not between themselves upon the bargain This term you have An. 43. Eliz. ca 11. and in course Latin called Assecuratio Politicks politica books treating of the Government of a City or Commonwealth Politure politura a polishing trimming or decking Pollicar pollicaris of or belonging to a thumb or toe of an inch in length or breadth Pollicitation pollicitatio a free and willing promise Pollinarious pollinarius pertaining to fine flower or meal Pollinctor Lat. he that washes and anoints the dead body with sweet ointments Pollincture pollinctura the dressing chesting or embalming of dead bodies Poltron Fr. a Knave Rascal Varlet Scondrel also a Dastard or lazy Coward Hence the term of Poltry fellow one that deals couseningly or dodgingly Polus Gr. signifies multus numerosus much or many and is often used in composition as Polychrests Gr. things of much use fit for many uses or divers ways profitable Bac. Polygamy polygamia the having of many Wives or of more then one Polyglet Gr. that speaks many Languages a Linguist Polygarchy polygarchia a Monarchy divided into sundry parts or such a division a Government of many opposite to Monarchy which is a Government of one Polygon polygona a Geometrical figure that hath many corners Polygraphy polygraphia a divers manner of writing Polyhâ—stor Gr. he that knows much or many things and describes them Polyloquent polyloquus that speaketh much Polymathicks Gr. men learned in or books treating of many Disciplines Polymnia or Polyhimnia one of the Muses Polymorphean polymorpheus of many forms or fashions Polypharmacal polypharmachus that hath many Medicines Polyphon Gr. multiplicity of sounds also a musical ininstrument so called having many strings and by consequence several sounds Polypheme generally taken for a Gyant or any big over-grown disproportionate fellow so used from Polyphemus a Giant that had but one eye in his forehead which Vlysses put out Polypragmatick that is very pragmatical or busie Polypragmon Gr. a factious or pragmatical fellow one that will have an Oar in every mans boat a busie body Polyprote polyproton that hath many cases Polypus a fish called Pourcontrel or many feet it changeth colour often and is sometime metaphorically applied to inconstant persons also a disease in the Nose called Noli me tangere breeding a peece of flesh that oftentimes stifleth the Nose and stops the wind Polysillable polysillabus a word that hath many syllables Polysillabical that hath many syllables Pomary pomarium a place set with Fruit trees an Orchard also an Apple Loft Pomarious pomarius of or belonging to an Orchard or to fruit in general but most commonly Apples Pomery pomoerium a certain space about the walls of a City or Town a Precinct Pomeridian pomeridianus q. post meridiem After noon Pomiferous pomifer that beareth fruit Pommade Fr. Pomatum or Pomata an ointment used by Ladies also the Pomada a trick in vaulting Pomona the Goddess of Fruits Pompatick pompaticus solemn or done with pomp Ponderize from pondus eris to ponder weigh poise or consider Herb. Tr. Ponderity ponderitas weightiness heaviness ponderosity Ponâ—ge Fr. is a contribution towards the maintenance or re-edifying of Bridges Westm 2. cap. 25. Anno 13. Ed. 1. It may also signifie Toll taken for that purpose of those that pass over Bridges An. 39. Eliz. ca. 24. An. 1. H. 8. ca. 9. And see the Statute of 22. H. 8.5 Pontick ponticus of or pertaining to Pontus a part of Asia So the Pontick Sea is that Sea which adjoyns to Pontus Pontick Nut is a Filberd or Hazle-nut Pontif pontifex a Bishop or Prelate Bac. Pontifical Pontificial pontificalis pertaining to a Bishop sumptuous stately Prelate-like Pontificalibus the Ablative case plural of Pontificalis a Bishop is said to be in his Pontificalibus when he is vested in his Episcopal Ornaments to say or sing Divine service upon some Festival day We commonly say such a one is in his Pontificalibus when he is in rich attire or his best apparel Popinal popinalis of Cookery or belonging to riot or places of riot as Alehouses Taverns c. Poâ—litick from poples it is belonging to the Ham of the Leg. Poplitick Vein is that Vein which runs under the Knee Populace Fr. the Populacy the â—ascal people base multitude meaner sort of the vulgar Population populatio a wasting destroying or unpeopling a place Populiferous populifer thal bears Poplar trees Populosity populositas fulness of people Br. Porcellane or China Dishes brought out of China are made of a Chalky Earth which beaten and steeped in water affords a Cream or fatness on the top and a gross subsidence at the bottom out of the Cream or superfluitance the finest Dishes are made out of the residence the courser which being formed they gild or paint not after a hundred years but presently commit to the Furnace To which Dishes or the finer sort of them which they say are forbidden to be carried out of the Kingdom Scaliger and others ascribe these properties That they admit no poison strike