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A33754	An English dictionary explaining the difficult terms that are used in divinity, husbandry, physick, phylosophy, law, navigation, mathematicks, and other arts and sciences : containing many thousands of hard words, and proper names of places, more than are in any other English dictionary or expositor : together with the etymological derivation of them from their proper fountains, whether Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French, or any other language : in a method more comprehensive than any that is extant / by E. Coles ...	Coles, Elisha, 1640?-1680.	1677 (1677)	Wing C5071; ESTC R13911	383,305	374

sleeveless Coat also as Tunicle l. a little coat or skin Tunis a City in Barbary Turban an innumerable company of stars also a presage from all four Elements Turbant a Turkish hat Turbary a right of digging turves on anothers ground Turbervils de turbida villa an ancient Family of Dorcetshire Turbination l. the making a thing like a top Turbinous l. belonging to a storm or whirlwind Turbith the herb Tripoly Turbith mineral a red powder used in the French disease Turbulent l. troublesome Turcheim a town in uppa Alsace Turgesc●●ce ● a being Turgent gid puft up Turgy Theürgie g. white Magick a pretended conference with good angels Turin the chief town of Piedmont Turingin part of Saxony Turmerie a yellow root for the yellow Jaundice Turn the Sheriffs Court kept twice a year Turneament● Tournement Justing Tilting a Martial Exercise on Hors-back Turney the same Turno Vicecomitum a writ calling men out of their own hundred to the Sheriffs Turn Turnsole the Heliotrope Turpentine a clear moist Rosin from the Larch and other trees Turpefie l. to make unclean Turpitude l. filthyness Turquise a blew precious stone Turwin a town in Artois Turtle-dove a small kind of mournful Pigeon living alway single after the Mates Death Turriferous l. bearing Towers Tuscan-work a plain massy rural sort of Pillar Tuscia any a Dukedom in Italy Tusky'd o. a Barbel drest Tusin a Baltick Island Tut an Imperial Ensign of a Globe with a golden cross on st Tutelar ry belonging to Tutele l. wardship protection Tutelina a goddess protecting Corn. Tutia a Vestal Virgin who to clear her self carried water in a sieve Tutie a white Physical substance bred of the sparkles of brazen furnaces Tut-mouthed whose chin and nether jaw stand out too far Tutor l. a Guardian or instructer Tutsan q. tout sain Park-leaves a good wound-herb Tuysco the particular Idol of the Duytsch or old Germans giving name both to them and our Tuesday Tuway o. for two Twait Wood-ground turn'd to arable Twa-nights-geste answerable himself for what harm he doth Twelfth-day Epiphany-Feast Twelfe-men the Jury or Enquest but a grand Enquest consists of 16 at the least Twibel D. an instrument to make mortoise-holes Twilight Cock-shoot time between day and night Twettle o. for to whitle Twin o. to divide in two Twist o. a bough Twight o. twitched pulled Twinters Bedf. Cattel two winters old Twitter No. to tremble Twy or Thry o. twice or thrice Twyf●ld o. two-fold Twist o. thrust pinched Twytten o. q. whitled carved Tyheriade a draught of a place from that name of Bartholus a Lawyers book first graced with such figures Tybur Tivoli near Rome Tydder as Theodore Tye-top No. a garland Tygendis of Pies a Flock of them Tymariots as Tima Tymber of skins as Tim Tympane g. a drum also the Parchment instrument on which a sheet is printed Tympanism a Jewish beating to death Tympanize to play the Tympanist a drummer also ●ne that is Tympanitical troubled with or curing the Tympany a hard Swelling of the belly with wind c. Tynt o. shut up Typical belonging to a Type g. an example figure or shadow of a thing Typocosmy g. a figure of the World Typographer g. a Printer Typographical belonging to Typography Printing Tyrannicide the killing a Tyrant g. a cruel Governour Tyrconel an Irish County Tyrian belonging to Tyre a City of Phoenicia Tyrianthine of purple Tyro l. a fresh-water Soldier Tyrociny l. an apprenticeship Tyrol as Tirol Tyromancy g. Cheese-divination Tyrone l. a Novice Tyrrhene of Tuscany Tyryd o. an egge drest or poacht Tysiphone one of the Furies Tyte Sc. for quite V. V in the West generally used instead of F Vacancy a being Vacant l. void empty at leisure Vacation l. as Vacancy also the time between Term and Term. Vacary Vachary La. a Cow-house or pasture Vachoris an Egyptian King who retired to a private austerity Vacillation l. a tottering Vacive l. void empty Vacuity l. emptiness Vacuna Goddess of rest Vacuum l. an empty place Vadelet lect Valect et f. a Servant a Benchers Clerk of the Inner Temple corruptly called Varlet Vadimony l. Suretiship or day of appearance Vafrous l. crafty subtle Vagabond l. an idle wanderer Vagation l. a wandring Pure Vageour o. poor begger Vagination l. a sheathing Vaginipennous l. having their wings in sheaths or cases Vail-b●nnet strike sail put off the hat c. Vaire a fur composed of Argent Gules O● and Sable Vaivode as Vayvode Valadelid the old Seat of the Spanish Kings Valasca an Amazonian Queen of Bohemia Val d'ombre Val ombreux a shady vale in the Appenine where John Gualbert a Florentine began a Religious Order 1040. Valdo Author of the Waldenses in Piedmont Vale l. Farewel Valect as Vadelet or Valet Valence tia a town in Spaid France and Milan Valeneiennes chia a town in Hainault Valencourt a town of Namur Valentine a Roman Bishop whole feast is kept Feb. 14. about which time birds chuse their Ma●es Valentines Saints chosen for special Patrons for that year or among us men and women chosen for special loving friends Valentinians hereticks following Valentinianus who held that Christ received not flesh of the Virgin Mary Valerian a Plant good against the Plague c. Valerian law whereby one might kill him that usurp'd Magistracy without the peoples consent Valet f. a mean servant● anciently any young Gentleman under 18. Valet de Cambre f. a groom of the Chamber Valetudinary l. sickly also an Hospital Validation a causing Validity l. a being Valid strong firm Valkenburgh a town of Limburgh and other places Valor of Marriage was a writ for the Lord to recover the value of a Marriage profer'd to the Infant and refus'd Valtorts de vallé torta a Noble family in Cornwal Valtoline a Province of Switzerland Valves l. folding-doors Vambrace Vanb f. a gauntlet Vamp py pay o. a sock Van Vanguard f. Avant the fore-part of an Army Vancurriers f. fore-runners Vandalia Burglave a Diocess in North Juitland Vandelbiria supposed to be Wandlesbury in Cambridgeshire Vang Som. to take or undertake Vang to him answer for him Vaniloquence l. vain-babling At the Vant at the Font. Vantarius the Kings fore-foot-man Vantchemise f. a fore-shirt Vapid l. stinking Vaporation a casting forth Vapors l. fumes steams easily resolved into water Vaporiferous raising vapours Vapulation l. a being beaten Variable subject to Variance ation l. alteration Vari●gation an adorning with divers colours Varlets was used 20 Richard 2 for yeomans servants Varry Ver●y f. argent and azure mixt Varuels f. small silver rings at the hawks legs with the owners name Vasiferous l. vessel-bearing Vassalage f. the duty or condition of a Vassal a slave also a tenant in fee. Vassow a town in Podolia Vastation l. a destroying Vastity l. hugeness Vasto a writ against a Tenant making waste Vatican a hill in Rome where was built by Sixtus 4 the Vatican or Palatine a famous Library Vaticinate l. to prophesy Vaticinian belonging to Vaticiny l.

Host was responsible for his mis-behaviour H●-goo as Haut-goust Hogs-head 63 gallons or the fourth part of a tun Hog-steer a wild Boar of 3 years old Hoistings as Hustings Hoker o. peevishness Hokerly o. aukwardly hookedly crooked crossly Hold as Covert Hold off hale away the Cable as it is heaved in from the Capstain to keep it from slipping back Holland the chief of the seven united Provinces also a third part of Lin●oln-shire the other being K●steven and Lindsey Hollow-ro●● an herb somewhat like Fumitory Holly o. for whole Holm the holly-tree also a River Island Hol●caust g. a whole burnt offering Holographical g. wholly writ with his hand that sent it H●lo●ernes Holoph h. profane or mad Nebuchadnezzars General Holour o. a Whore-monger Holstaines o. hail-stones Holsatia q. Holt Sassia or Saxony Holstein woody Germany a Dukedom Holte a Town in Norfolk Holly-ho●ks a kind of Mallows with beautiful Flowers Holy-rose the leaves are like Sage but whiter and the blossomes presently fall Holy-thistle Carduus Bo●edictus a very wholsome Root Holy Thursday Ascension-day ten dayes before Whitsunday Homage the Jury of a Court Baron of such as owe to that Lord Homage f. Hommage service fidelity sworn by the Tenant on his knees to the Lord in these words I become your man from this time forth for life for member for worldly honor c. Hommageable subject or belonging thereto Homage Ancestrel done by his Ancestours time out of mind Homager one that doth o● is bound to do homage to another as the Bishop of Man-Isle is said to be homager to the Earl of Derby Homagio respectuando a writ for the Escheator to deliver land to the Heir of full age notwithstanding his homage not done Hombre sp a man also a game at cards Homberg a Town in Westphalia Homerical after the manner of Homer q. Haömer h. the Eloquent the most famous Greek Poet. Homesoken Hamsoken soca sa an immunity or liberty of entring violently into an house Homicide l. the Commission or Committer of Murder Manslaughter or Chance-medley Homiletical Vertues which concern mutual conversation Homily g. a speech or Sermon common discourse or Communication Homine eligendo ad custodiendam peciam sigilli pro Mercatoribus editi a writ for a Corporation to choose a new man to keep one part of the seal appointed for statutes-merchant Homine replegiando a writ for the bailing a man out of Prison Homine capto in Withern amiam a writ to take him that hath conveyed a bondman or woman out of the County so as they cannot be replevyed according to Law Hominatio may be called Dominatio as many use Hominium for Homagium Homoeomerie g. a likeness of parts Homoeology o. likeness of speech Homoeon g. a similitude taken from the parts of a thing Homoeoptoton g. when divers clauses end with the like cases Homoe teleuton g. when divers clauses end alike or with the same cadence Homodox g. of the same opinion Homogeneal cous g. of the same kind Homography g. alike writing or painting Homologie g. a confessing or agreeing Homologation an admission allowance or approbation Homonymie g. likeness of name a being Homonymous g. having the same name though the things be of several kinds also doubtful ambiguous Hondfangenethef Hontf●n a thief taken with Hond-berend habend a circumstance of manifest theft when one is taken with the thing in his hand Hond-fish o. dog-fish Honie comb'd a piece ill cast over-worn and rugged within Hony-suckle Wood-bine Honi soit qui mal y pense f. let him be berayed who things any harm of it the Motto of the Garter Honitone a Town in Devon Honour Courts held within Honors the more noble sort of seigniories on which the inferiour Lordships or Mannors do depend Honour point the upper part of an Escutcheon between the chief and the Fesse-point Honorary l. belonging to or done in token of honour Honorificabilitudinity l. honorableness Honorifical l. bringing or causing honour Honorius Son to Theodosius the first he divided the Empire between his two Sons Arcadius in the East and Theodosius in the West Hony-moon the sweet-month next after marriage Hood-wink't c. benighted belated Hooks of the ship all the forked timbers placed upright on the keel Hook-norton a Town in Oxfordshire Hoonkeawr P. a man of blood King a title of the Grand-Signiors Hoop Y. a-peck Hope the side of a hill also No. a low ground amidst the tops of hills Hope-Castle in Flint-shire Hope-steres Pilots Hophas a River in Baeotia Hoplochrism g. the anointing a sword or other arms with weapon-Salve Hoplochristical belonging to the weapon salve Hopple q. Couple the horse tie his legs together Hoqueton f. a short sleeveless coat Hoppet No. a little hand-basket Horary l. hourly belonging to Horae l. hours Goddesses Daughters of Jupiter and Themis Horace atie tius a mans name Hord l. a Cow great with Calf Horcentrick f. out of the Centre quite without the compass when the Sun is farthest from the Centre of the Earth Horismos g. the definition of a thing to the best advantage Horizontal belonging to the Horizon g. the Circle bounding our fight and dividing the upper hemisphere from the lower the line in which the Sun alway rises and sets Hornbeam a tr●e of very hard fire-wood Hornbeam-pollengers Trees that have usually been lopped are above 20 years growth and therefore not tythable Horn-Castle in Lincolnshire Hornet a large kind of wasp Hornicle Ss. the same Horn-geld a Forrest-tax for horned beasts Horodix g. a Dial. Horological belonging to an Horologe g. an hour-teller Clock Dial Glass or watch Horologiography g. a treatise of Clocks or Dials Horometry g. the measure or measuring of hours Horoscope g. a marking of hours or the thing whereon they are marked so much of the firmament as ariseth every hour also the Ascendant of ones Nativity or the Calculation thereof by observing that Hour Horridity l. a being Horrid l. frightfull dreadfull Horripilation l. a growing rough with hair also a sudden quaking or standing up of the hair for fear Horrisonant l. making a terrible and roaring noise Horror l. a quaking for fear or cold astonishment Horrow o. nasty base Hors de son fee f. out of his fee an exception to avoid an Action brought by the pretended Lord for Rent or other service Horse a rope fasten'd to the fore-mast shrouds to keep the Sprit-sail sheats clear of the anchor-flooks Horse-ballet a horse-danse Horsham a town in Sussex Horse-heal Elicampane Horse-tail an herb good for inward Wounds or Ulcers Hortative tatory belonging to Hortation l. an exhorting Hortensius an Eloquent Roman Father of Hortensia she so pleaded her cause before the Triumviri that they took off a great tax from the people Hortensian l. belonging to a garden Hortolages f. Garden-stuff things growing in gardens or Orchards Hort-yards Garden-yards Horwood a Town in Glocestershire Hosanna Os h. Save now O Lord I beseech thee save a solemn acclamation at the feast of Tabernacles Hose as

sixth every fiftieth year and by Sixtus the fourth as it now stands every 25 year beginning it first Anno 1475. Jucatan a Peninsula of New Spain Jucundity l. pleasantness Judah Jehudah h. Confession Judaea Chananaea Canaan part of Syria the holy land or land of promise Judaick cal Jewish Judaism the Faith Custom or Religion of the Jews also a Mortgage Judas Jude as Judah Judas tree with broad leaves whereon he is supposed by some to hang himself Ju●gement Judicium the second part of Logick disposing Arguments as the first part Invention finds them out Judicabl● which may be judged Judication the giving of judgment Judicatory ture l. a place of judgment Judicial ary belonging to a Judge or Judgement Jud●cious full of judgment wise Judicium Dei tryal of Ordel Judith h. praising St. Ives a town in Huntington Ivetot a town of lower Normandy in France whose governour was called King of Ivetot one of a great Title and small inheritance Jugal l. belonging to a Yoke or Wedlock Jugament l. a yoking or coupling Jugular arie belonging to the throat Jugulation l. a killing or cutting ones throat Jugum terrae half a plough-land Jugurth tha King of Numidia taken by the Romans after a long war and brought to Rome where he died in prison Ivingoe a town in Bucks Juise o. Judgement trial examination Jujubes uves Jubeb-fruit Italian plums like Olives Juitland Jut North and South parts of D●nmark Juke to pearch or roost as a hawk Julep A. a preparative of Syrups c. to open the inward parts and prepare for a purgation from Julap P. a kind of Rose-water I●lian nus a Roman Emperour who apostatized from Christiani●y to Heathenism Iulian na Gilian a Womans name Iuli●n Law among the Romans made Adulte●y death Iul●an Are●unt Old Engl●sh acc●unt where●y the year consists of 365 dayes and 6 hours a Correction of the Calendar made 44 years before the birth of Christ by Iulius Caesar the first Roman Emperour he subdued France Spain Britain and the greatest part of Germany reigned 3 years and was stab'd in the Senate-house Iuliers an Imperial town and Dukedome Iulio an Italian coyn about 6 d. value in the papacy of Pope Iulius Iülus g. soft-haired or mossy-bearded Ascanius the son of Aenaeas also a son of Ascanius Iullaber a little hill in Kent where they say Iullaber a Giant or Witch was buried or where Laberius Durus a Captain of Iulius Caesars was slain Iuly Quintilis the fifth Moneth from March so called in honour of Iulius Caesar Iumbals certain sweet-meats Iumentarious belonging to a Iument l. a horse or any labouring beast Iument f. a mare Iuncaria a soil where rushes grow Iuncto Iunta Sp. a Caba● Combination of particular persons Juncture l. a joynt or joyning ●uncture of time the very nick or moment Juncture of affairs the present posture Jungible which may be joyned Junk any piece of an old Cable Junonian ick belonging to Juno Twin-sister and Wife to Jupiter Juno's tears the plant Vervain Juniority a being Junior l Younger Jun●o Sp. as Juncto a meeting of men to sit in Council Juon o. John Ivory f. Elephants Teeth Jupart o. Jeopardy Jupiter Son of Saturn and Ops he conspired against his Father expelled him and divided the Empire between Himself Neptune and Pluto Jupiter Belus second King of Babylon Son of Nimrod or Saturn Jupiters distaffe Mullein Candelaria a kind of Clary Jura Regalia as Regalia Juration l. a swearing Jurate l. sworn Jurates Aldermen or Sheriffs Jurden Jurdan Jordan Jourdon q. Gor-den sa stercus cubilis a Chamber-pot Juridick cal l. belonging to the Law lawful actionable Juridical-day a Court-day Jurisdiction l. authority also the compass or extent thereof Juris prudence l. knowledge or skill in the Laws also the stile or form of the Law Jurist a Lawyer Jurn-choppers as Journ Juror one of the Jury a Company of men sworn to deliver a truth upon such evidence as shall be delivered to them Grand Jury twenty four grave and substantial men Petit Jury twelve men at least Juris utrum a writ for the incumbent whose Predecessour hath alienated his Lands or Tenements Jury mast made at Sea in case of necessity Ivry a Town in Normandy Jus Coronae Crown-Right part of the Law of England and in many things differs from the General Law Jus Curialitatis Angliae the Courtesie of England Jus Patronatus the right of Patronage or presenting a Clerk to a Benefice Jussel a minced dish of several meats Jussulent l. full of or stewed in broth Justes f. Turnaments or Tiltings on horse-back with spears and lances Justice cer eier f. a Judge or Administrer of Justice Lord Chief Justice of the Kings Bench he hears and determines all Pleas of the Crown Treasons Felonies c. L●rd Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas he hears and determines all causes at the Common-Law that is all Civil causes personal and real between common persons Lord Justice of the Forest Justice in eyre of the Forest one which hath Jurisdiction over all the Forest on this side Trent and another over all beyond Justices of Assise sent by special commission into this or that but not his own County to take Assises for the Peoples ease Justices of Oyer and Terminer deputed upon special and extraordinary occasions to hear and determine some particular causes Justices errants or in Eyre were sent with Commissions into the Country to determine the Pleas of the Crown for the ease of the Subject who must else have com'n to the Courts at Westminster Justices of Gaol-delivery sent with Commission to hear and determine all causes belonging to any cast into Gaol Justice of the hundred the Lord or Alderman of the Hundred Justices of Labourers appointed to redresse their frowardness who would either not work or have unreasonable wages Justices of Nisi prius are now the same with Justices of Assises Some make this difference that the first have jurisdiction in causes personal as well as real and these in strict acception deal only in Possessory writs Justices of Trail-●aston f. draw-staff Inquisitours appointed by King Edward the first on occasion of great disorders in the Realm during his absence in the Scotish and French wars Justices of the Pavilion authorised by the Bishop of Winchester at a fair held near that City by virtue of a grant from King Edward the fourth Justices of the P●ace appointed by the Kings Commission to attend the peace of the County where they dwell Justicements all things belonging to Justice Justicies a writ for the Sheriff to dispatch some special cause above the ordinary reach of his County-Court Justiciable subject to authority or Law Justicium Lawsteed vacation a stay or ceasing from ministration of Justice Justifical executing or doing Justice Justification a justifying clearing maintaining making good or shewing a good reason for Justificators Compurgators which by oath justifie the Innocency report or oath of another Justinians Fryers and Nuns instituted 1412 in St. Justines

beyond-sea perhaps from Luxenburg and forbidden in the daies of King Edward the 3 d. Lusitania the Kingdom of Portugal Lusion l. a playing or pastime Lusk a slug or sloathful fellow Lust of a ship her inclination to one side more than another Lustration a going about in procession or purging by Sacrifice every fifth year Lustrifical purging or making holy Lustre f. shinning also as Lustrum l. the space of fifty moneths Luted eous l. clayie muddy Lutheranism the doctrine of the Lutheranes followers of Martin Luther who from an Augustin Fryer forsook the Church of Rome and wrote against the errours of it Anno 1515. Lutherans though sometimes confounded with yet really differ from Calvinists in holding predestination from foreseen Faith and good works c. Luton a Town in Bedfordshire Lutulent l. miry dirty Lutzelstein a County in Lorrain Luxenburgh a Dutchy in the Low-Countries Luxate l. to loosen or put out of joynt Luxuriate l. to abound exceed or grow rank Luxurians growing to excess and superfluity also as Luxurious l. wanton given to Luxury l. riot riotousness Lying under the Sea when in a storm the Ship is a-hull and the helm so fastened a-lee that the sea breaks upon her bow and broad side Lycanthropy g. a Melancholy frenzy causing a man to think himself a Wolf and avoid the company of men Lycaon a king of Arcadi● turn'd into a Wolf by Jupiter whom he entertain'd with Mans-flesh Lycaonia Arcadia and another Country near Phrygia Lychan a Town in Norfolk Lyceum a famous School of Aristotles near Athens and another of Cicero's at his mannor of Tusculum Lycium g. a decoction of bramble or box-thorn Lycomedes King of the Island Scyrus among whose Daughters Achilles lived in womans apparel to keep himself from the Trojan Wars Lycurgus King of Sparta having made them many good Laws resigned the Crown to his Nephew and kild himself also a King of Thrace who rooted up the vines to keep his people sober Lycus a King of Baeotia who married Antiope and put her away when gotten with Child by Jupiter in form of a Satyr also a King of Lybia who used to sacrifice his guests Lydbury a town in Herefordshire Lydia a womans name from the Country Lydia Maeonia a Kingdom of Asia the less so called from Lydus who succeeded his Father Atys in that Kingdom Lyer in a ship is under the Swabber and keeps clean the beak-head and Chains is proclaim'd at Main-mast on Monday and holds his place for that week Lydian Musick dolefull Lydian Spinster a Spider Lydford-law see Lidford Lykam o. Lichaem D. a body Lykerous o Letcherous Lympha l. Water Lymphatick l. Distracted by seeing as it were a Nymph in the water Limbergh a town in Linclonshire Lyn R●gis a town in Norfolk Lynchet a green bulk dividing land Lycean eous belonging to L●nx a spotted beast like a Wolf quick-sighted made of Lyncus King of Scythia so changed by Ceres about to kill his guest Triptolemus Lyncuris a bright stone congealed of the Lynxes Urine Lynceus a quick-sighted Argonaut reported to see the new moon at her change to see through stone walls c. Lyndus a City of Rhodes famous for sacrifices to Hercules Lyons a fair and wealthy City of France Lypothymy as Lipothymy Lyra Arion's harp a constellation Lyrick belonging to an harp Lyrist he that plaies ●n or sings to the Lyre l. a harp Lyrick-poets as Pindar and Horace who make Lyrick-verses not Heroick composed to the Harp or Lute Lysander a Laced●monian who beat the Athenians Lysidice Daughter of Pelops Mother of Alcmena and Grandmother of Hercules Lysimachus one of Alex●anders Captains thrown to a Lyon which he kill'd by pulling out his tongue Lysius a name of Bacchus Lyskerd a town in Cornwal Lystwythiel a town in Cornwal M. M. For Murder or Man-slaughter on the brawn of the Thumb of every one admitted to his Clergy Mab Br. a Son Mabel Mabilia q amabilis l. lovely or Ma●elle f. My fair one a Womans name Mac Ir. a Son Mac-beth a Scotch Usurper who kild Duncom the King Macaleb a Pomander or bastard-coral whose sweet and shining black berries serve for bracelets Macareus the son of Aeolus who got his sister Canace with child whereupon her Father sent her a sword with which she killed herself Maca● a Portugall Isle on the North of China Macaronique f. a confused huddle of many things together Macarons f. Sweet-meats made of Almonds Sugar Rosewater and Musk. Maccaroni I. lumps of boild paste served up in butter and strew'd with spice and grated cheese Maccab●es Two Apocryphal books containing the History of Judas Maccabaeus son of Matathias from Macabi the initial letters of Me Camoca Belim Je●ovah W●o among the Gods is like unto thee O Lord which they say was in his banners against Antiochus Mac●donians people of Macedoni● Aemathia Aemonia Romelli a large country in Europe whereof Philip and Alexander were Kings Macegress those that wittingly-buy and sell stollen flesh Macellarious l. belonging to the Shambles Macillat●r l. a Butcher Macerate l. to soak in liquor also to make lean mortify or weaken Machaon a famous Physician who went with the Grecians to the Trojan wars and was slain Machevalize the same as Macriduclianize to play the Machiavelian villian he that practiseth or studieth Machiavelianism State-p●licy the Doctrine of Nicholas Machiavel a famous Historian and Recorder of Florence whose politicks have poison'd almost all Europe Machil Meghil h. the rich robe of the Ephod Exodus 28 34. Machine g. l. f. an Engine or instrument Machination l. a plotting or contriving Machlin a City and Territory of 9 Villages in Brabant Macilent l. lean or thin Mackaroons as Macarons Mackenboy Makimboy an Irish Spurge which purgeth one much only by being born about one Mackerel Maquerel f. a spotted fish well known also a Pander or Procurer Mac●lesfield a town in Cheshire Macritude l. leanness Macrobij g. Certain Long-lived Aethiopians Macrocosm g. the Great World contradistinct to Microcosm Macrology g. a figure using more words than are Necessary Mactation l. a killing Mactator l. a killer or murderer Maculate l. to stain or spot Maculatures waste or bloting-papers Mad E. an Earth-worm Madagascar St. Laurence an African Isle the greatest in the World a thousand mile in length and about 4 hundred in breadth Madder a plant with a red root serving to dye Wool Madefaction l. a moistening Madify Madidate l. to wet Mader a Town in Zealand Madera an Isle on the West of Ba●bary Madidity Madour l. moisture Madid l. wet washed also drunken Madning-money old Roman Coins found about Dunstable are so call'd by the Country people Mad●c a British name from Mad Er. Good Madrid il the Metropolis of Castilia Nova where the King of Spain keeps his Court. Madrigal an Italian air of one single rank of Verses Maegbote Mag sa a recompense for the murder of ones Kinsman Maeonides Homer the son of Maeon Maeonia Lydia Maeotis Marbianco or Mardella Tana

Mant● a Theban Prophetess Daughter of Tiresias and Mother of Ocnus the Founder of Mantua a City of Italy on the River Po. Mant-wine brought from thence Manual ary l. filling or belonging to the hand Manual a small volume portable in the hand Manualist a handi-craftsman Manubial a●y l. belong-to a prey or booty Manucaptio a writ for him that offers sufficient bayl and cannot be admitted Manucaption l. a taking with or by the hand Manucaptors bails or sureties Manuduction l. a guiding or leading by the hand Manuel that whereof present profit may be made Manufacture l. handy-work Manumission l. an enfranchizing or making free Manumitt miss l. to make a bondman free by turning him round giving him a cap and other Ceremonies Manure Main-oeuvrier f. to till the ground Manus Coristi Sugar boild with Rose-water sometime violet or Cinnamon Water Manuscript l. written with the hand not printed Manutenentia a writ used in case of corrupt Maintenance Manutention a holding with or by the hand Manworth sa the price of a mans head Manzed shrew o. wicked scold Map●e a wood much used by Turners Mar rria part of North-Scotland Maran-atha Sy. Schammatha h. the Lord cometh the third and highest degree of Excommunication Marathon a Grecian Town about 10 miles from Athens Maravedis a small Spanish coyn thirty four of them go to a Ryal or six pence Marcab the pinion of the wing of Pegasus Marcellus a great Roman General circumvented by Hannibal and slain also a Roman Bishop who instituted the Order of Cardinals Marcessible l. apt to rot or putrifie Marc-grave Mart-grave D. a Count or Earl of the Marches D. the borders or Frontiers of a Country Marc●asite Marchesite Marquesite a fire-stone a stone partaking of the nature and colour of some metal not to be separated but into smoak and ashes Marche a Province of France Lords Marchers Noblemen inhabiting and securing the Marches of Wales or Scotland the bounds between us and them Marcheta Mer by skene the rai'd or first carnal knowledge of a woman a Scotch law by Eugenius 3d. that the Lord should have the first nights lodging with every woman marryed within his fee abrogated by Malcolm 3 d. for which they pay a Mark. Marchioness the Wife of a Marquiss March-pane Massepain s. q. massa panis Sugared paste made into little cakes Marcidity cour l. a being Marcid dious l. rotten withered feeble Marcionists it es Hereticks following one Marcion a Stoick Philosopher who held that Christ was not the Son of God Marcus Mark a proper name Marcus Curtius for his Countries good rode arm'd into a gaping of the Earth Cry the Mare in Herefordshire the reapers tye together the tops of the last blades and at a distance throw their sickles at it and he that cuts the knot hath the prize with shouting and good cheer Maremaid as Mermaid Night Mare as Incubus Mareotis a large Egyptian lake on the South of Alexandria Mareshal as Marshal Margaret Marget M●g Peg g. a Pearl Margarets o. Daisies Margaritiferous l. bringing forth or having plenty of Margarites g. Pearls found in Oysters and other shel-fish Margelain o. Marjerom Margery Madg by some the same as Margaret by others as Majorana Sweet Marjerom Margery Prater c. a hen Marginal neal belonging to a Margin gen● l. the brink or brim also the uttermost part of a page Mariandunum part of Asia where is the Acherus●an cave by which Hercules they say went down to hell Mariembourg a Town in Hainault Mari●ts f. Marian-Violets Marinate fish fry them in Sallet oyl and then pickle them Marinated pertaining to the Sea tasting of Salt water also c. transported into some forreign plantation Marine Maritan time l. belonging to near or from beyond the Sea Marjoram Majorana Amaracus a comforter of the Brain and Nerves Maritagio amisso c. a writ for a Tenant in frank-marriage to recover Lands whereof he is deforced Marital l. belonging to an Husband or Marriage Marius a valiant Roman chosen Consul seven times Mark an Earldom in Germany Mark of Adam ● mark of manhood Mark of Silver thirteen shillings and four-pence Mark of Gold thirty three shillings and four pence Scotch Mark thirteen-pence half-penny Marketzeld or rather Marketgeld toll of the Market The Market hardens No. things grow dear Mark-penny paid at Maldon for laying pipes or gutters into the streets Markab as Marcab Marle Malin a chalky earth used in soiling of Land Marleborough a Town in Wil●shire seated on a chalky ground where a Parliament made the Statute of Marleborough for appeasing of tumults Marlerium etum a Marle-pit Marlin Merlin f. Esmerillon a small kind of Hawk Marle the Sail fasten it to the bolt-rope with Marling a small tarr'd line of untwisted hemp to sease the ends of ropes from ●arsing out c. Marling-speek or spike a small iron for splising of small ropes and opening the bolt-rope to sew in the Sail. Marlow a Town in Bucks Marmaduke q. Mehr-machtig Ge. more powerfull a mans name Marmelade f. l. conserve of Quinces c. Marmoration l. a building with marble Marmorean like or made of Marble Marmoset a kind of black Monkey with a shaggy neck as they are shown in England Marmot f. a Mountain-rat Marne a River of Champagne in France Maronea ogna a City of Ciconia whence Maronean wine so strong that if twenty times so much water be mixt with it it still retains its virtue Marocco an African Kingdom West of Barbary Maronites a branch of the Jacobites Christians of Mount Libanus whose Patriarch is alwayes called Peter Marpissa Alcyone the beloved Wife of Idaeus the comliest man of his time Marpu●g a Town of Hessen in Germany Marques as Reprisals Letters of Marque See Lett Marquenterre part of Picardy Marquesite as Marchesite Marquisate the title and jurisdiction of a Marquess quiss q. Lord Marcher a Noble-man between a Duke and Earl Marquisate of the Empire part of Brabant conteining Lovaine Bruxelles Nivelle and Antwerp Marquetry f. a Jo●ners checquer'd in-la●d work with wood of divers sorts and colours and sometime confounded with Mosaique Marrow f. Maraud a fellow knave or beggerly rascal Marrows No. fellows spoof Gloves Shoes c. Mars the Son of Juno without the help of Jupiter War or the God of War also the Planet next above the Sun Marseilles in Provence the most ancient City of France Marsalquivir a Spanish Port in the Kingdome of Algiers Marshal Ge. Master of the Horse the name of several Officers whereof the chief is the Earl Marshal of England his Office consists especially in matters of War and Arms. Marshal of the Kings House he hears and determines all Pleas of the Crown c. Marshal of the Exchequer to whom the Court commits the Custody of the Kings Debtors c. Marshal of the Kings Bench who hath the Custody of the prison called the Kings-Bench in Southwark In every Regiment there is a Marshal who Executes all Orders of the Council of War Marshalsee the

Hemicrania a pain by fits in the Temples or fore-part of the head Meine o. the same as Meiny Mesnie f. a Family Meiosis g. a diminution making a thing less than it is Meke o. meek Meladine a king of Egypt courteous to the Christians when they were half drowned Melampode g. Hellebore Melampus black-foot by being laid in the Sun a Physician that understood the voices of Birds and Beasts Melancholick troubled with Melancholy g. black choler one of the four humours also a pensive distemper from the abounding thereof Melantho Daughter of Proteus being desirous to ride on a Dolphin Neptune in that shape deceived her and ravished her Melduthus a banished Messenian who having holpen the Athenians against the Baeotians was by them chosen king Melborn a Castle in Darbyshire where the Duke of Bourbon was prisoner 19 years Melchior one of the Magi or 3 kings of Colen also an Heretick founder of the Melchiorists Melchites a Syrian Sect Subject to the Patriarch of Antioch of the same Tenents with the Grecians save that they observe both Saterday and Sunday in Religion they follow the injunctions of the Emperour or Melchi Sy. king Melchizedeck h. King of Righteousness Meldfeoh Sa. the Informers fee. Meleager son of Oneus king of Calidonia Melechsala the son of Meladine king of Egypt he won the peoples hearts from his Father who therefore lived unbeloved and died unlamented Melilote M●ll Corona Regia q. Honey-Lote an herb with round leaves and slender branches Meliorate l. to wax or make better Meliority Betterness Melissa M●llona nia the Patroness of bees Melite o power Melius inquirendo a writ for a second more impartial enquiry of what lands a man died seized Mellasses Treacle the dross of Sugar Mellation the time of taking the honey out of hives Mell o. medle Mellean eous of or like Honey Mellif●rous l. bringing or bearing Honey Mellification a making honey Mellifluent uous flowing with honey eloquent Melliloquent Sweet-spoken Melliscent hony-sweet a womans name Mellitism honeyed wine Melliturgie g. Bees-work making of honey Mellona see Mellissa Melody g. harmony a sweet-song Melowne f. Milan a kite Melpomene one of the Muses Authour of Tragedies Melton-Mowbray a Town in Leicestershire Membranatick belonging to a Memb●ane l. a thin skin rind or parchment Pleuritique Membrane through whose doubles pass all the Sinews Veins and Arteries which are between the Ribs Membrature l. a setting or ordering of Members or Parts Membrin● a fam'd Knight errant in Don Quixot whose helmet was said to be impenetrable Memnonian birds reported to have flown out from the funeral pile of Memnon Brother of Laomedon slain by Achilles in the Trojan war Memorable l. easie or worthy to be remembred Memorandum l. a note or token of something to be remembred Memoires f. remarkable observations Memorial l. ●hat which puts one in mind or makes one to be remembred Memories obsequies or Remembrances for the dead Me●●●ious l. having a good Memory Memento mori l. remember dying Of blessed Memory happy or honoured in being thought upon Memphians ists Egyptians inhabitants of Memphis Alcairo the chief City of Egypt Menage f. a leading or handing Menahim h. a comforter Menalippus a Theban slain by the friends of Tydeus to whom he had first given a mortal wound Menasseh Manassah h. forgotten Mendaciloquent l. speaking lies Mendicant l. begging Mendicants begging Fryers Mendication a begging Mendicity beggery Mendience f. the same Mendlesham a Town in Suffolk Menelaus the Son of Atreus and Husband of Helena the Daughter of Jupiter and Leda Menestheus the Son of Peleus and King of Athens who died at the siege of Troy Mene o. meditate Menged o. mingled Mengrel o. mongrel Mengrelians Circassians next neighbours to the Georgians of the Greek Religion save that they baptize not their Children till eight years old Menial-servants Family servants Menials the same Meninges g. the two thin skins about the Brain viz. Dura mater between the skul and the Pia mater next the Brain Meniver the fur of a small Muscovia-beast Menker the Whales jaw a star Mennow f. Menu small Minimus a Cockrel a very little fish Menachus the Son of Creon and the last of Cadmus's race who slew himself for the safety of his Country promised by the Oracle on that account Menologe the greek Martyrology Calendar or Collection of Saints-days in every moneth Mensal l. belonging to a Table Menseful Y. comely creditable Mension suration l. a measuring Menstrual l. monthly Menstruosity a being Menstruous uant l abounding with or belonging to monthly Terms or Flowers Mensurate l. to measure Mensura Regalis the Kings standard of th' Exchequer Mental l. thought or kept in the mind Menteith part of South Scotland Mentition l. a lying or telling of lies Mentz Maenus Mogus a free City on the Rhine in Germany Meny No. a Family Meotides Lakes and Marshes between Europe and Asia Mephibosheth h. shame of mouth Mephistophiles Dr. Faustus's familiar spirit Mephitick stinking dampish savour of the earth Mera a great huntress ravisht by Jupiter in the shape of Diana who shot her to death and turn'd her to a Celestial Dog Meracity l. pureness without mixture Meraud q. Esmeraude a Womans name Mercative belonging to Mercature l. the Trade of Merchandize Mercedary l. he that hireth also as Mercenary he that is hihired for reward or wages Merch part of South Scotland Merchenlage the law of the Mercian Inhabitants of Chester Glocester Hereford Oxford Salop Stafford Warwick and Worcester This was one of the three sorts of laws out of which the Conqueror framed o●rs mixt with those of Normandy the other two being Danelaege and West-Saxonlaeg Mercimoniatus Angliae the Custom or Impost of England Mercurialize to play the Mercurial list fantastical talkative theevish Eloquent one born under Mercury the Planet next above the Moon also Quicksilver the Son of Jupiter and Maia the messenger of the Gods also a News-book Mercurian eloquent c. Mercurius Trismegistus as Hermes c. Mercury-women See Hawkers In the grievous Mercy of the King in hazard of a great fine or penalty Merdiferous l. carrying dung Mere a standing water which cannot be drawn dry also as Lynchet Mere a Town in Wilts Meritricious l. whorish Mergen sa the morning Me●●ll o. for Werelt D. the World Meridian an imagined circle passing through the Poles and the Zenith which being touched by the centre of the Suns body maketh Noon-tide also as Meridional belonging to the South or to mid-day Meridiation l. a sleeping at Noon Merismus g. division a disposing things in their proper places Merito● Oscillum a childish play of sitting and swinging in a rope Meritorious full of Merit l. desert also to deserve Merk o. Dark Se M●rk Merkin f. la mere Matrix pube● ementita mulieris Merle f. a blackbird Merlin a British Conjurer Mermaides Syrens Ligaea Leucosia and Parthenope Sea-maids with their neather parts fishy who were said with their musick to entice Seamen then destroy them Mern part of North