single Combat with Hercules for Deianira he first changed himself into a Serpent then into a Bull one of whose Horns Hercules cut and dedicated it to plenty the Companion of Fortune but afterward Achetous giving him Amalthea's Horn received his own again also the name of a River in Epirus rising from the Mountain Pindus and is said to be the first River that broke out after the general Deluge Acheron the son of Ceres without a father whom when she had brought forth in a dark cave in Sicily not daring to behold the light he was sent to Tartarus and there turned into a River over which the Souls of men are carried it is commonly taken for Hell To Achieu French to perform Achilles the son of Peleus and Thesis whom his mother while he was an infant dipt all over in the river Styx so that he became invulnerable all over save in that part of his heel by which she held him he was put to the Centaur Chiron to be instructed in warlike affairs and musick and being grown to age his Mother hearing he should die in the Trojan wars put him into Womans apparel and hid him among the Daughters of Lycomede where he ravish't Deidamia and begot Pyrrhus being seduced from thence by the craft of Vlisses he fought against the Trojans slew Hector and performed many other great exploits in that war Acid Latin sharp biting Acis the son of Faunus and the Nymph Timethis the comliest of all the Sicilian Shepheards whom â— Polypheme loved but afterwards kill'd him despising his love To Ackele old word to cool Acolastick Greek Riotous Acolyte Greek one that is forbidden to say Divine service yet may bring light c. Acontius a young man of the Iland of Caea who going to Delos to the Feast of Diana fell in love with Cydippe but not being able to come at her writ his mind upon an Apple and threw it to her Aconite a poisonous herb call'd Sibbardsbane Acquists French things purchased or obtained To Acquiesce to rest or rely upon Acquisition Latin a purchasing or obtaining Acre such a quantity of Land as may be plow'd in a day by one yoke of Oxen. Acrilogie Greek bitter speaking Acrimony Latin bitterness eagerness Acrisius the son of Abas King of Argos and father of Jove's Paramour he having heard that he was to be kill'd by the hand of him that should be born of her shut her up in a brazen Towr but Jupiter descending in a showr of gold through the lights lay with her and begat Perseus who afterwards cut off the Gorgons head and coming with it to Argâ—s changed Acrisius into a stone Acroamatick Greek one that hearkens attentively to any thing also harmonious Achronick from the Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is when a Star sets with the Sun and riseth at Sun setting Acronychal Greek a term used in Astronomy the Achronycal rising of a Star is when it riseth at the time of the Sun-setting Acrostick Greek a certain number of verses which begin with the Letters of any ones name Actifs an order of Fryars that feed on Roots and wear tawny habits Action Latin a deed also the right of reckoning that which is due and owing to a man Actisanes a King of the Aethiopians who beat Amasis tyrannizing over the Aegyptians and deposing him reigned over them himself very justly and made many severe Law 's for the governing of the Kingdome Act Latin a deed also a Decree of Parliament or Inferiour Court Actaeon the son of Aristeus Aâ—tonoe who going a hunting and coming by chance to see Diana as she was bathing her self in a Fountain was changed into a Hart and torn in pieces by his own Dogg's whence Actaeoned is often taken for hornified Activity Latin nimbleness stirringness agility Actium a promontory of Epirus where Augustus having overthrown Antonie and Cleopatra built a City and called it Nicopolis Actius Naevius a South-sayer who in the presence of Tarquin cut a Whet-stone with a Pen-knife Acton Burnel a Castle in Shropshire famous for having had a Court of Parliament call'd there in the time of Edward the First it was so called as belonging anciently to the Burnels a family heretofore of great name and antiquity Actor Lat. doer of any thing also a Stage-player Actual Lat. that which is dispatched by act and deed Aculeate Lat. carrying a sting To Acuminate Lat. to sharpen Acupictor Lat. a worker of needle-work Acute lat sharp-pointed also sharp-witted An Acute disease the Physitians call that which by reason of its vehemency immediately grows to a hight and so presently decays or kils also an Acute-angle is when two lines do inclose less than a square thereby becoming more sharp Acyrological Greek speaking improperly A D Adacted Lat. driven by force Adage Lat. a vulgar saying Adam the name of the first man signifying in Heb. red earth Adjudication Lat. an adjudging or determining Adamant Lat. a precious stone otherwise call'd a Diamond Adamantine hard inflexible made of Adamant To Adamate Lat. to love tenderly Adamites a Sect of Hereticks whose profession was to come into their Synagogue stark naked both Men and Women It was first instituted in Bohemia about two hundred years ago Adashed old word ashamed Adawed old word awaked To Adcorporate Lat. to joyn body to body To Addecimate Lat. to take Tithes Adderbourn a River in Wiltshire anciently called Nadder An Addice a Coopers axe To Addict Lat. to give our self to any thing Additament Lat. a Supply a thing added Addomestique French made tame or familiar To Addoulez French to sweeten mollifie or asswage Address French a dextrous carriage in the manageing of any business also an application to any person Artamenes Adelantado Spanish The Deputy of a Province for any King or General Adeling an old Saxon word signifying a Kings son Adelrad or Ethelred Sax. Noble Advice a proper name Ademption Lat. a taking away To Adent old word to fasten or joyn Adeption Lat. a getting or obtaining To Adequate Latin to make equal to level Ades King of the Molossians whose daughter Cara was ravish't by Pirithous To Adhere Lat. to stick fast or cleave unto any thing Adjacent Lat. lying near unto bordering upon Adiaphorie Greek indifferent To Adjourn French to warn one to appear at the day appointed also to put off a day A word used in Common Law Adjument Lat. assistance Adjunct Latin a quality adhering to any thing as heat to fire greenness to grass c. a term used in logick To Adjure Latin to swear earnestly also to put another to his oath Adjutant Lat. ayding or assisting to another To Adjust French to make fit to state an account rightly Adjutory Latin helpful Adle old word empty shallow Admetus a King of Thessalie whose herds Apollo was said to keep nine years together he was degraded of Divinity for killing the Cyclops To Administer Latin to dispose to guide to do service Administration Latin a Term in Law the disposing of a mans
those men among the Romans who were accounted of the most noble as being descended of Senatours Patrick the proper name of a man from the Latin word Patricius a Peer or Statesman Patricide see Parricide Patrimonial lat belonging to a Patrimony i. an inheritance or estate left by a father to his children Patrocination lat a defending the quarrel or maintaining the right of any one Patroclus the son of Menoetius and Sthenele he having slain Cleonymus the son of Amphidamas fled to Phia where he was intertained by Peleus and together with Achilles educated by the Centaure Chiron afterwards he went to the wars of Troy with Achilles with whom he had contracted an inviolable friendship and when Achilles having made a defection from the Grecian Army could by no means be won to fight with Hector he at last was prevailed with to send Patroclus in his stead and with his own armour in which fight Patroclus being slain Achilles then whom no other respect could move would fight to revenge the death of his friend and having new arms made for him by Vulcan he fought with Hector and slew him Patronal lat belonging to a Patron i. an advocate defender or pleader also in Civil Law a Patron is taken for him that hath manumitted a servant and thereby challength of him certain reverence and duty during his life and in the Canon Law for him that hath the gift of a Benefice Patronymicks Greek those names which men derive from their fathers or ancestours with some little addition as Aeneades from Aeneas Patulication lat a being opened or made wide Pauciloquy lat a speaking few words little talk Paucity lat fewnesse a being of a little or small number Pavefaction lat a terrifying or making afraid A Pavese or Pavice Ital. a large shield which covereth the whole body Pavidity lat timerousnesse fearfulnesse Pavillion French a Tent or Tabernacle of State Pavin Span. a kind of Dance so called Paul the proper name of a man signifying in Hebrew wonderful or rest Paulin a diminutive from Paul Paunage see Pannage Pavoisade or Pavezado French and Spanish a target defence in Gallies whereby the slaves are defended from the small shot of the enemy Pavonine lat belonging to a peacock or peahen Pausade French a pausing or resting Pausanias the son of Cleombrotus he was a famous Lacedemonian Captain and won many Victories in the wars against the Athenians also a Macedonian youth who slew Philip of Macedon because having received a rape and complaining often of it to Philip he could receive no redresse Payn the proper name of a man in Latin Paganus a Villager P E Pean the same as Erminois a term in Heraldry See Erminois Pearch a rod or pole wherewith land is measured fourty whereof in length and four in breadth make an acre it containeth sixteen foot and a half Pearles a sort of Gemms which are bred in some kind of shell-fishes Peccadillo Span. a little crime or fault Peccant lat sinning committing a crime Pectination lat a kembing also a raking together of Corn. Pectoral lat belonging to the brest also used substantively for a brestplate peitrel or stomacher Pecuarious lat belonging to beasts or cattel Peculation lat a robbing of the Prince or Common-wealth The Court of Peculiars a certain Court in the Bishops time which dealt in certain Parishes exempt from the Bishops jurisdiction in some Diocesses and were peculiarly belonging to the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury Peculiation lat a taking away a mans goods Pecuniary lat belonging to money Pedage lat money given for passing by foot or horse through any Countrey Pedal lat containing a foot in measure Pedaneous lat going on foot Pedantism French the office of an ordinary School-master or Pedant Pedation lat a propping or setting up of vines Pedature lat an assignment of so many foot to workmen in digging or building Pederasty or Paederasty Greek buggery or a lusting after boyes Pedestal French a term in Architecture the basis or foot of a pillar Pedestrial lat going on foot belonging to the foot Pedicle lat a little foot also the stalk of any fruit or flower Pedobaptism or Paedobaptism Greek Infant-baptism the baptizing of Children Pedotribe or Paedotribe Greek one that instructs children how to exercise their bodies Peere French a Fortresse made against the force of the Sea also Peers q. pares i equals are the Nobles or chief Lords in Parliament this denomination is thought to be derived from the 12 Peers of France instituted by Charles the great or Lewis the younger also in Common Law those that are impanneled upon Enquest are called Peers Pegasean lat swift from Pegasus the winged horse of Perseus Pejeration lat a forswearing Pejoration lat a making worse Peitrel or Poitral French the brest-leather of a horse Pelagians a sort of Hereticks so called from Pelagius their first founder they denied original sin and had many other erroneous tenets Pelasgi an ancient people of Greece so called from Pelasgus the son of Jupiter and Larissa they inhabited a part of the Peloponnessus called Pelasgia Pelias the son of Neptune and Tyro the daughter of Salmoueus he was the brother of Aeson King of Thessaly and meditating the ruine of his brothers son he sent him to Colchos for the Golden Fleece he was at last slain by his daughters at the instigation of Medea Pelion a mountain of Thessaly which the Titans when they made war against the gods heaped upon Ossa a neighbouring mountain the top of this mountain is thick set with Pine trees and hangeth over the Pelasgian Gulph Pellican a certain bird that pecking her own brest draweth blood thence to feed her young ones Pelliculation lat a deceiving with fair words Pellicle lat a little skin or thin rind Pellucid lat clear bright shining thorough Pel-mel French confusedly one with another Pelopaea the daughter of Thyestes who being got with child by her father brought forth Aegysthus Peloponnesus a Country of Greece lying upon the Adriatick Sea it was anciently called Pelasgia now Morea Pelops the son of Tantalus King of Phrygia by Taygete he when his father had invited the gods to a Feast was killed and set before them to eat from the eating of which when all the gods abstained onely Ceres eat up his shoulder for which Jupiter restoring him to life again made him an Ivory shoulder he being to run with Oenomaus King of Elis was to marry his daughter Hippodamia on condition he won the race which he did by corrupting Myrtilus the Chariot-driver of Oenomans See Myrtilus Pelota the ball of the foot from the French Pelote i. a ball Clerk of the Pels an officer of the Exchequer who enters every tellers bill in a parchment roll called pellis receptorum i. the skin or roll of receipts and makes another roll of payments called Pellis exituum Peltiferous lat a Target-bearer he that carrieth a Pelt which is a kind of Target made of skins Peltwool wool pulled off
wood of trees growing by the sea side especially in the North parts of Scotland and the Islands thereabouts They are also called Claik-geese and Soland-geese Bernard from the Dutch word Beornhart i. e. beares heart the proper name of a learned Monk of Burgundy who entred into the Monastery of Cisteaux Bernard Colledge a Colledge in Oxford re-edified by Sir Thomas White Citizen of London and called by a new name Trinity Colledge as Durham Colledge was repaired by Sir Thomas Pope and dedicated to St. John Baptist. Bernardines an Order of Monks instituted by Robert Abbot of the above-named Monastery whereof St. Bernard was the chief they were also called Cistertian Monks Bernet a Town in Hertfordshire famous for the great battle fought between the two Houses of York and Lancaster where Rich. Nevil Earle of Warick was slain Berry a Saxon word signifying a dwelling house a Lord of a Mannours seat Berth convenient room at sea to moor a ship in Bertha a womans name signifying in the German tongue bright or famous Berthinsec or Birdinsec a law in Scotland whereby a man cannot be hanged for stealing a sheep or so much meat as he can carry upon his back in a sack but onely scourged Bertram an herb called pellitory of Spain also a proper name See Ferdinando Berubium a Town in Strathnahern in Scotland now called Vrehead Besant an ancient coin of Gold otherwise called Bisantine from Byzantium i. e. Constantinople where it used to be coined It is uncertain what value it is of some attribute to it the value of a Ducket It is also a term in Heraldry by which they understand plates of Gold containing 104 pound and two ounces of Troy weight in value 3750 pound ster They were round and smooth without any representation on them Besieging is when a Planet is placed between the bodies of the two malevolents Besestein or Bisestano the name of the chief Exchange or Market-place in Constantinople Besyen trouble Bet old word better also quickly Bete old word help boot Beten old word to kindle Bethlem see Bedlem Betle or Betre a kind of Indian plant called Bastard-pepper Betonie a medicinal plant so called having many soveraign vertues Betrassed old word deceaved Betreint old word sprinkled Betroth from the Dutch word Betrouwen to make sure to promise one in marriage Beverage French a mingled drink Bevy a troop a company The Forresters say a Bevy of Roes Bewreck old word revenged Bewryen old word bewray'd Bezill see Beasel Bezoar a pretious stone bred in the maw of a Goat B I Bialacoyl old word fair welcoming Biace or Bias French that which makes the boule to run obliquely Bibacity Lat. the immoderate love of drink Bibliopolist Greek a Book-seller Bibliotheque Greek a study of books a library Bice a certain blue colour used by Painters Bid a boon old word to desire a request Bid-ale the setting up of one decayed in his estate by the liberality of friends invited or bid to a Feast Bicipital Lat. having two heads Bicorpâ—real signes are those signes which represent two bodies or double bodied as Gemini and Pisces Biennial Lat. of two years continuance Bifarious Lat. twofold or that may be taken two wayes Biformed Lat. having two shapes Bifront Lat. having two foreheads Bifurâ—ous Lat. twoforked Bigamy Greek the marriage of two wives at the same time which according to Common law hinders a man from taking holy Orders or one that is a prisoner from having the benefit of his Clergy Bigat a certain silver coin among the Romans from Bigia a chariot drawn with two horses which was stamped upon it Bigot French a scrupulous superstitious fellow Bilanciis deferendis a writ directed to a Corporation for the carrying of weights to a Haven to weigh the wools that are licenc't to be transported By-laws Orders made in Court leets or Court barons by common assent farther than the publick law binds In Scotland they are called Birlaw or Burlaw Bilbilis an ancient City of Hispania Tarraconensis famous for the birth of Martial the Latin Poet now called by some Calatayn'd Bilboa or Bilbo a City of Biscay in Spain where the best blades are made The Bildge or Buldge of a ship is the breadth of the flooce whereon the ship doth rest when she is a ground Bilinguis Lat. double-tongued also a Common law term signifying the jury that passeth between an Englishman and Alien whereof part are English and part Strangers Binarie Lat. the number of two Binarchy Greek a government where two onely bear sway Bindeweed a certain herb otherwise called With-wind Binne old word a manger also a place to put bread in Bint old word bound Bipartite Lat. divided into two parts Bipatent Lat. open on both sides Bipedal Lat. two-foot long Biquintile is an Aspect consisting of 141 degrees thus Câ—aractered Bq. Brigandes a kinde of wilde Goose. Birlet old word a Coife or Hood Bisexons Lat. of both Sexes Bismare old word curiosity Bison French a wilde one great-eyed and broad-fac't Bisque a fault at Tennis also a compound dish Bissextile Leap-year which is every fourth year wherein one day more then ordinary is added to February having commonly but 28 dayes and that odd day they call dies Intercalaris Bisumbres see Amphiscii Biton and Cleobis the two sons of Argia the Priestesse who for want of horses drew their Mothers Chariot to the Temple themselves whereupon their Mother requesting of the Gods a reward agreeable to their piety they were both found dead the next morning Bitressed see Betrassed Bittazle a close Cubbard placed on the steerage before the tiller whereon the Compasse doth stand Bits two square pieces of Timber commonly placed abast the manger in the loof of the ship Bittour a bird so called a kinde of Heron which they say hath three stones Bitume a kinde of slimy clay almost of the nature of brimstone or pitch also a kinde of liquor flowing out of mare mortuum that burns like Oyl Bituriges a certain people of Gallia aquitanica whose Countrey is now called Berry and their chief Citie Bourges Bizantin see Besant B L Black book of the Exchequer a book which treateth of all the ancient Ordnances and Orders of the Exchequer Blacklow a Hill in Warwick-shire upon which Pierce Gaveston whom King Edward the second raised from a base Estate to be Earle of Cornwall was beheaded by the Nobles for his insolencie Blackmore Forrest a Forrest in Dorcetshire called also the Forrest of Whitehart from a very beautifull Whitehart which King Henry the third going thither a hunting and taking great care to spare was killed by T. de la Linde which so incensed the King that he set a perpetual Fine upon the Land which at this day is called Whitehart silver Black-rod the Usher belonging to the Order of the Garter so called from the Black-rod he carrieth in his hand he is also of the Kings Chamber and of the Lords House in Parliament Black buried gone to Hell A Blain a
another Copy E D Edacity lat a greedy eating or devouring Eddie the turning round in a stream Edelfleda or Elfleda the wife of Ethelred King of the Mercians who after her husbands death governed that Kingdom for eight years with great prudence and moderation Edentate lat to make toothlesse Edgehill a Hill in Warwick-shire where the first pitch't field was fought between the forces of King Charles the first and the Parliament of England Edict lat a Proclamation or publick Ordinance Edification lat building also it is Metaphorically taken for instruction Edifice lat a house or building Edil or Eadile lat an Officer in Rome who was appointed to oversee the building of Temples and private houses Edinton called in old time Eathandune a Town in Wiltshire where King Alfred overthrew the Danes in a memorable battle here also William de Edinton Bishop of Winchester erected a Colledge for an Order of men called bon hommes i. e. good men Edition lat a setting forth of any thing but commonly it is taken for the impression of a book Edmund the proper name of a man signifying in the Saxon tongue happy peace St. Edmundsbury a Town in Suffolk anciently called Bederick's gueord i. e. the Court or Mansion-house of Bederick and seems to have been the same Town with that which Antonine calleth Villa Faustini It derived its present name from King Edmund who was cruelly put to death by the Danes and his body translated hither a stately Church being also erected to his memory which being demolished by Suenus the Dane was built anew by his son Canutus to expiate his fathers sacriledge Education lat a bringing up or instructing Edward a proper name signifying in the Saxon tongue happy keeper E F Effable lat to be express't or uttered Effâ—ct Lat. the doing or finishing of a thing Efficacie lat vertue ability also force urgency in speech Efficient lat causing to come to passe it is a word chiefly applied to one of the four causes treated of in Logick Effiction lat a forming or expressing a thing Effigies lat the form or representation of any thing Efflagitation lat an earnest requesting or importuning Efflâ—rescence lat a sprouting or budding forth Effluence Effluvium or Efflux lat a flowing forth Effoemination lat a making soft nice or womanish Efforts French violent Assays strong impressions Effroenation lat unbridlednesse or rashnesse Effronterie see Affrontednesse Effusion lat a powring out or wasting Eft old word again Eftsoones old word quickly E G. Egbert a proper name signifying in the Saxon tongue ever bright and famous Egestion lat a voiding or conveying forth Eggement old word procurement Eglantine a certain herb so called from the Dutch Eghel i. e. a Hedge-hog because it is full of prickles It is also call'd sweet Bryar Eglogue see Eclogue Egregious lat excellent Egremont a Castle in Cumberland which William de Mesâ—hines held by Knights service of King Henry the first Egression or Egresse lat a going forth Egrimony see Aegrimony E J Ejaculation lat a casting forth also by Metaphor a spiritual trance Ejection lat a casting out The Eight anciently called Alney i. e. the Island a place in Glocestershire where a single Combat was fought between Edmund King of the English and Canutus King of the Danes to decide their right to the Kingdom Eirenarchie Greek the Office of Constable or Justice of Peace Ejulation lat a yelling or pittifull crying out Ejuration lat a renouncing a yielding up ones place E L. Ela the highest note in the scale of Musick or Gam ut Elaborate lat done with exactnesse and pains An Elaboratory or Labratory lat a place to work in properly a Chymists work-house or shop Elapidation lat a taking away stones Elapsion lat a slipping out Elated lat lifted up exalted proud Eld old word age Eldership Ele old word help Eleanor a proper name of women deduced from Helena Elecampane in Latin Enula Campana a certain Herb called Horseheal Election lat a choosing or setting apart Elections are times elected for the doing any manner of work by the secret operations of the Heavens by the nature of the signes planets and aspects of the Moon Electors certain Princes belonging to the Roman Empire Electrum a kinde of precious Gum called Amber distilling from Poplar Trees into which the Poets fain the sisters of Phaeton to have been turned Electuarie a certain confection or Medicinable composition made of the most select drugs Eleemosynary Greek an Almner or giver of Almes Elegancy lat gallantnesse in speech or apparel Elegie Greek a kinde of mournfull verse or Funeral song Elegit a Writ for the recovery of goods or lands toward the payment of any debt Elements those pure unmix't bodies which are principles of all things an Element is defin'd by the Philosophers to be a body not composed of any former bodies and of which all former bodies are composed also the rudiments of any Art also the single letters of the Alphabet Elench Greek a subtile or argumentary reproof Elenge old word strange Elephancie or Elephantiacy Greek a kinde of disease called a leprosie Elevation lat an exalting or lifting up Eleyson see Kyre Eleyson Elf a fairy it seems to be corrupted from the Greek word Ephialtes Elguze the left shoulder of Orion Elibation see Delibation Elicitation lat a drawing out an enticing Eligible lat apt to be elected or chosen Elimation lat a filing off Elimination lat a throwing over the threshold a casting out of doors Eliquament lat a fat juyce which is squeezed out of any kinde of flesh Elizabeth Hebr. quiet rest of the Lord a proper name of women Elision lat a hitting against Elixation lat a seething Elixir in Arab. signifieth strength it is commonly taken for the quintessence of any thing the Philosophers stone Elizabeth the proper name of a woman from the Hebrew words Eli and Shavang i. e. the Oath of God Elk a kinde of strong swift beast derived from the Greek word Alce i. e. strength Ellis a proper name corruptly for Elias Hebr. Lord God Elmet a certain Territory or little Region about Leeds in York-shire anciently so called which Eadwin the son of Ealla King of Northumberland Conquered from Cereticus the Brittish King in the year 620. Elocution lat proper speech handsome utterance Elogie lat a Testimony given in commendation of any one Eloinment French or Elongation lat a removing a great way off Elopement in Law is when a married woman leaves her husband and dwells with an Adulterer Eloquence lat neatnesse power and perswasivenesse in speech Elucidation lat a making bright clear or plain Elvish old word froward Elutheria Greek certain feasts celebrated by the ancient Heathens Elysian fields certain pleasant places into which the Heathens held that the Souls of men passed after death E M Emaceration lat a making lean Emaciating the same Emaculation lat a taking away of spots Emanation lat a flowing from Emancipation lat hath the same
he overcame Sertorius in Spain next he was chosen Emperour in the Pyratick War which he finisht in three moneths afterwards he triumphed over Mithridates and restored Tigranes to the Crown of Armenia Lastly he quelled the Iberians Albans and Jews taking prisoner their King Aristobulus at length in the Civil War between him and Julius Caesar he was overcome at the Battle of Pharsalia and flying into Aegypt was slain by Aquila through the treachery of Ptolomy the young King Pompetts Printers balls wherewith they put the Ink upon their letters Pompus lat full of pomp stately Ponderosity lat weightinesse heavynesse Pone a Writ whereby a cause depending in the County Court is removed to the Common Bank Pontage a contribution toward the reedifying of bridges or keeping them in repair Pontes a Town in Buckinghamshire so called from the 4 bridges over the 4 channels into which the River Cole is divided This Town is now calld Col-Broke Pontfract see Pomfret Pontick lat belonging to Pontus i. the Sea between Meotis and Tenedos as also the Country joyning to that Sea containing Armenia and Cappadocia Pontifical or Pontificial lat belonging to a Pontif or Pontifex i. a Bishop or Praelate who being clad in his Episcopal vestments or those ornaments with which he performeth Divine Service on Festival dayes as also those who have on their richest apparel are commonly said to be in their Pontificalibus Popelin French a little finical darling Popination lat excessive eating or drinking also a haunting Popinas i. Taverns or Victualing houses Popingey a kinde of Parret also an Herb so called from being of the colour of that bird being a kinde of greenish colour this Herb is called in Latin Symphonia Poplemans a sort of Hobgoblins so called from Popleman a cruel Tyrant anciently of Polonia Poplet old word a young wench Poplitick lat belonging to the ham or leg Poppaean Law a certain Law among the Romans against single life Populace Fr. the vulgar or meaner sort of people Popularity lat familiarity with the common people Population lat a wasting destroying or unpeopling of any place Populiferous lat bearing poplar Trees Populosity lat abundance or fulnesse of people Porcelane a kinde of Sallet-herb called in Greek Andrachne also the cream or flowring on the top of a certain chalky earth in China steeped in water of which they make China dishes Porcine lat belonging to a Hog Porculation lat a fatning of Hogs or Swine Porcupine a kinde of beast called in Latin Histrix which casteth out of her body certain sharp bristles like darts against the Dogs when they hunt her Porosity lat fulnesse of Pores i. certain little holes in the skin through which sweat and vapours do exhale out of the body Porpaise a kinde of fish of aâ—duskish colour called in Greek Phocaena Porphyretick lat belonging to Porphyrie i. a fine reddish marble streaked with divers colours whence the Porphyrie Chair of St. John Lateran at Rome wherein the Pope is inaugurated Porrection lat a stretching out Portable lat to be carried or born Portcullis French the falling gate of a Citie which is made to slip down to keep out the enemy Portegue a certain Coyn in Gold valuing three pound ten shillings Portemote from Port i. a Haven and the Dutch word Gemetan i. to meet a Court kept in Havens or Port Towns Portentous lat prodigious portending or betokening some ill to come Portglaive French a sword-bearer Portgreve a preâ—ect or chief Governour of a Port Town in ancient times the chief Magistrate of London was so called Portguidon French the Cornet or Ensign-bearer to a Troup of horse or men at Arms. Portmantean French a kind of Cloak-bagge Portmen a name commonly given to the inhabitants of the Cinque Ports Portpain French a kinde of Towel used at Court wherein they carry their bread to serve for the Table Portsale a sale of fish presently upon return into the haven also a publick sale like that of the ancient Romans who used per praeâ—onem sub hasta vendere Posade French a respite or breathing also a lighting down of birds Pose see Catarre Position lat a putting also a Term in Logick a foundation upon which an argument is built Possession lat an absolute injoyment of any thing in Common-law it is taken for Lands Inheritance or for the actual injoyment of them Possibility lat likelyhood Posteriority lat a being after or behinde also in Common-law a man holding Tenements of two Lords is said to hold of the first by Priority of the last by Posteriority Posthume lat a Child born after the death of the father also Posthume works are writings publish't after the death of the Author Postick lat being behinde or on the back-side Postil a compendious exposition containing more then hath been observed before from the Latin post illud i. after that Postillon French a Posts guide or fore-runner also he that rides upon one of the foremost of the Coach-horses when there are six Postliminie lat the return of one who was thought to be dead Postmeridian lat done in the afternoon Postnate lat the same as Posthume Postpone lat to set behinde to esteem lesse then another Postposure lat a setting behind Postvene lat to come after Postulation lat a requiring or demanding Potable lat fit to be drunk Potatoes a sort of Indian fruit whose root is of great virtue Potent or Potential lat powerfull able indued with might Potent in Blazon expresseth the resemblance of the top of a crowtch Potentate lat one powerfull or mighty Potulent lat that may be drunk Pouches a Term in Navigation small bulk-heads made in howld either thwart-ships or longst ships Poul-davies or Ouldernesse see Medrinacles Pounce Spanish Poncar Latin pungere to jagge or cut in and out Pounces of Hawks the claws from the Latin Pungere Poundage a subsidie granted to the King out of all Merchandizes to the value of twelve pence in the pound Pourcontrel the same as Polypus Pourmenade French a walk or Gallery open over head To make Pourparty to sever the Lands that fall to partners which before partition they held joyntly Pourpresture French an inclosure also an incroaching upon any Land or Jurisdiction that belongs to the King Pâ—ursuivants French followers also messengers attending the King in wars or to be sent upon any special occasion or message the four Poursuivants at Arms are those that attend the Heralds and are called Bluemantle Rougecrosse Rougedragon and Percullis Pourtraiture French a delineating or drawing a Pourtraict i. a picture or image of any thing Pourveyour French an Officer of the King or other great personage that provides Corn and other victual for the house Power of the County the attendance of all Gentlemen Yeomen Labourers c. within the County above the age of fifteen that are capable to bear arms Pownd in common-Common-law signifieth an inclosure to keep beasts in but more especially a place of strength where Cattell distrained for
any trespasse are put untill they be replevied or distrained Poynings Law an Act of Parliament whereby the Laws of England became of force in Ireland so called because it was made when Sir Edward Poynings was Lieutenant of Ireland P R Pragmatical Greek busie or expert in many things Practick or Practical Greek ready to practise or deal in any Art or Science also substantively taken for any Art or Science Prandicle lat a breakfast or repast Pratique Ital. the same as practick also a licence to traffick Praeamble see Preface Praebendary from the Latin Praebere to afford he that receives a Praebend i. a portion allowed for the maintenance of the Members of a Cathedral Church he is also so called from affording his Counsel and assistance to the Bishop Praecaution lat a fore-seeing fore-warning or preventing Praecedence lat a going before also a surpassing or excelling Praecellence lat an exceeding or excelling Praecention lat the flourish or entrance of a song or ballad Preceptive lat belonging to a precept i. a teaching instruction or lesson also a Command Praeceptories certain benefices anciently possest by the better sort of Templers Praecidaneous lat that which is cut killed or sacrificed before Praecipice lat a steep place a downright descent Praecipitation lat a casting down headlong also rashnesse or unadvisednesse also a Term in Chymistry being a steeping or dissolving of metals or other bodies in corroding liquours Praecocity lat a too early or over-hasty ripening of fruits Praecognition lat fore-knowledge of any thing Praecontract lat a former bargain or contract Praecursour lat a fore-runner a messenger sent before Praedation lat a preying robbing or spoiling Praedecessour lat an Ancestour or Fore-father Praedestination lat a pre-appointing fore-ordaining or designing before what shall come after Praedial lat belonging to Lands Manours or Farms Praedicable Praedicament and Praedicate lat three words which are most commonly used as terms in Logick Praedicables which are 5. viz. genus species proprium differentia and accidens are those things which may truly naturally and immediately be affirmed of more things than one Praedicaments which are also called Categories and are 10 in all viz. Substance Quantity Quality Relation Action Passion Where When Situation and Habit are the Series of things gradually disposed under the same summum genus A Praedicate is the last part of the Proposition or the major term of a Syllogisme Praediction lat a foresaying or foretelling Praedominant lat bearing chief sway or rule Praeeminence lat a being to be set before others for eminence or excellence Praeexistent lat existing or being before Praeface as it were a speaking before from the Latin Prae and fari a prologue or preparatory speech before any discourse It is also called a Praeamble which is as it were a walking before Praefect lat a Governour or chief Ruler of a City or Province there was also anciently a chief Officer in the Roman Empire called Praefectus Praetorio To Praefer lat to advance or set before others Praegnant lat great with child also ripe forward of a prompt and ready wit Praegnotaries signifies in Common law the chief Clerks of the Kings Court whereof three are of the Common pleas and one of the Kings Bench. Praegression lat a going before Praegustation lat a tasting or trying before Praejudication lat a judging before hand whence Praejudice is used for hurt or hinderance Praelation lat a preferring or setting before Praelections lat Lectures or Readings before Praelude lat a proaem or entrance into any discourse or subject also in Musick it is taken for a voluntary or flourish upon any instrument Praemature lat ripe before Praemeditation lat a fore-thinking a musing of a thing before hand Praemission lat a sending before whence the praemises i. things sent out or spoken of before To fall into a Praemunire signifieth in Common Law to forfeit a mans goods to the Prince and his body to remain in prison it is a word corruptly used for praemonere i. to admonish or forewarn and is taken either for the writ or for the offence whereupon the writ is granted Praemonition lat a forewarning Praemunition lat a fortifying before hand Prender a word used in Common Law things which lie in prender are those things which the Lord of a Manour may have before atturnment as the ward of the body of an heir or of the land escheats whereas those things which lie in Render he cannot take before atturnment as rents releifs heriots c. Praenomination lat a forenaming Praenotion lat foreknowledge Praenunciation lat a fore-shewing or declaring before hand Praeoccupation lat a possessing before hand also a preventing Praepensed French fore-thought To Paeponderate lat to weigh well or consider before hand Praeposition lat a putting before also one of the eight parts of Speech in Grammar so called because it is set before a Noun or a Verb. Praeposterons lat rash headlong out of order Praepuce lat the foreskin which covereth the nut of the yard Praerogative lat a having ones opinion first askt a priviledge a peculiar authority or praeeminence Praesage lat a foreguessing or foretelling Presbytery lat Priesthood Eldership or a government of the Church by Elders Praescience lat foreknowledge Praescription lat a prescribing limiting or determining by a rule or law also the course or use of any thing for a long time Praesentaneous lat present ready speedy effectual Praesentation lat a shewing or setting forth also in Common Law presentation is the offering or presenting of any one by his Patron to the Bishop to be instituted in a Benefice of his gift Praesepe a constellation in 2 degrees 13 minutes of Leo. To Praeside lat to rule or have authority over Praesidiary lat belonging to a Praesidy i. a Garrison of souldiers also aid help or defence Prest-money from the French Prest i. ready prompt money that bindeth those who have received it to be ready at all times appointed Praestigiation lat a deceiving jugling or playing the impostor Praesumption lat a taking upon one a being proud or arrogant Praetence or Praetext lat a cloak or colour for any thing also Praetence or Praetension a claim or title to any thing Praeterition lat a going by a passing over Praetermission lat as it were a sending besides a suffering to passe by a leaving out or omitting Praetorian lat belonging to a Praetor i. one that was anciently the chief Ruler of any Province or Country subject to the Roman Empire and he had supream authority not onely in Military affairs but also in matters of judgement also the Praetorian Guard was a Band of souldiers consisting of 10000 who were peculiarly to attend upon the Emperours person Praevarication lat deceit or double-dealing Praevious lat leading the way or going before Prasutagus an ancient King who reigned over a people of Brittain called the Iceni Pravity lat crookednesse deformity also naughtinesse leudnesse The Prerogative Court a certain
endeavor and dexterity in mistaking else he could never have erred in those things that are common in all Trading and Commerce as Gallon Pipe Cloue Weigh c. But to the Particulars in order as they lie A World of Errors DISCOVERED In the New World of WORDS OR General English DICTIONARY AMesse A Priests Hood or Cap which he weareth in the Quire Both the word itself is mistaken and the signification The word is Amice from amictus which is a Linnen Cloth with two long strings which the Priest puts about his Neck and ties the strings about his middle Amoctise To kill It has a more usual and proper signification viz. To grant Alien or give Land in Mortmain Ancient Demeasn a term in Common Law signifying a publick tribute by a Tenure whereby all Manners belonging to the Crown in the days of Edgar or Saint Edward did hold There is nothing of a Publick Tribute nor of Edgar in the Point Ancient Demain is a Tenure whereby all the Crown-Mannors in the days of Edward the Confessor or William the Conqueror were held and the number of them particularly appears in Domesday under the title â—erra Regis Balasse A Saxon word signifying Gravel laid in the bottom of a Ship to keep it upright He mistakes the word for Ballast which is a Dutch word nor does it signifie onely Gravel but any other ponderous substance Balasse hath a different signification Baronage A Tax or Subsidy of Aid to be levied for the King out of the Precincts of Baronies The word had never any such signification till now Rex Baronagium suum is taken for the King and all His Subjects or the whole Parliament representing them according to Selden in his Titles of Honor. Bastard Signifies in the Common Law one begotten out of Wedlock One may be begotten out of Wedlock yet be no Bastard by our Authors leave Beacon and Beads He derives from the Dutch which are Saxon words as Dr. Skinner will inform him in his Etymologicon linguae Anglicanae Bigamy The marriage of two Wives at the same time which according to Common Law hinders a man from taking holy orders Here our Author speaks some truth at peradventure For he that marries two Wives at the same time commits Felony and the punishment of Felony is Death which suppose it be by hanging may very well hinder him from taking holy Orders I find he does not understand the word Blunderbusse A long Gun that will carry Here long stands for short by a new figure Bordlanders The Demeans that the Lords keep in their hands for the maintenance of their Board or Table He should have said Bordlands for Bordlanders are the Tenants that held such Lands called in Domesday Bordarii Bowsing in Faulconry is when c. This c. is a new way of explicating words Brigandine French An ancient kind of Armor Also a kind of Ship or Pinnace This last is a Brigantine Brudunsium A Town in Italy Sure he aim'd at Brundusium a City of Calabria by the Adriatick Sea Buckwheat A Herb growing in Woods This is otherwise called French-Wheat and is a sort of Grain much sown in Wales and some parts of England and used for feeding Swine and Poultry Calcedon A word used by Lapidaries being a certain Forbe-vein in a Ruby or Saphire This was an Errata of the Printer in the first Edition of Glossographia whence our Author misunderstandingly borrowed it it should be Fowle-vein for there is no such word as Forbe Camuledunum or Camoledunum The cheif Town of Essex in England Vulgarly called Colchester or rather Maldon This is most usually written Camalodunum a name never given to Colchester but to Maldon which is not the cheif Town of Essex Candlemass The second day of February so called as some think because about that time they left of burning Candles at Mass which was between Four and five of the Clock This is so ridiculously absurd that as some think none but our Author ever Printed the like if between Four and five of the Clock relate to the morning 2 Febr. then they must say Mass in the dark if to the afternoon then it sutes with Colonel Barksteads wisdom who in the Rump time committed a Papist for being at an Evening Mass as he called it at an Ambassadors House in Longacre Chace French A Warren He might as well have said a Bull is an Ox for Chace and Warren so they are written differ as much Cloue A Law Term the two and thirtieth part of a weight Weight for Weigh makes it unintelligible yet so it has pass'd in all three Impressions of his Book Conventual Church A Parish Church It is no Parish Church as most men exceâ—t our Author know A Cord of Wood A parcel of Fire-wood set out as the Coal-fire containing in measure How shall we understand this without an Oedipus Corporation Lat In the Civil Law signifieth a Body Politick c. It is not a Civil-Law term The Civilians call it Vniversitatem or Collegium Corsary French A Courrier This comes from the Italian Corsaro and signifies a Pirat or Pirats-ship which the Author might have learnt from our weekly Gazets The Decimal Chain A certain Mathematical Instrument for the measuring of Land which is to be divided into ten equal parts each of which containeth about nineteen in length Here we are put to a subaudi or else it is nonsence Descalsas Spanish A sort of Fryers in Spain that go barelegged Barefoot he should have said for so the word imports and those Fryers are elswhere as well as in Spain Dislodge A term in hunting applied to a Buck when you first raise him I see our Author is no good Huntsman for it is rowze a Buck and dislodge a Stag. Doublet A precious Stone consisting of two peices joyned together Nor good Lapidary for a Doublet is no precious Stone but a counterfeit consisting usually of two peices of Glass artificially put together with a foyl in the midst answerable in colour to that Stone you would have it resemble But it is ordinary with him to take counterfeit for right Downe The name of a Town in Ireland formerly a Bishops See I doubt our Author still fancies we are under a levelling Commonwealth for Downe is now as formerly a Bishops See Droit Signifieth in Common Law a double right the right of possession and the right of the Lord. Sometimes our Author when he borrows out of another Book swallows an Erratum of the Printer and puts it down sence or not sence Here he fancied an Erratum when there was none for this word in our Law-Expositors is Droit-droit or Dreit-dreit signifying a double right that is Jus possessionis jus dominii which he thought to correct by making a single Droit to signifie a double right and by translating Jus Dominii the right of the Lord. Ember Week In Latine Cineralia the week before Lent wherein by the ancient Institution of the Church people were