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
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
of Judgement Insipience insipientia dotage folly indiscretion ignorance Incision incisio a grafting or sciencing Insolation insolatio a bleaching or laying a thing in the Sun Br. Insoluble insolubilis that cannot be loosed or undone indissoluble indissolvable Insomnious insomniosus troubled with dreams that dreameth much in his sleep Inspection inspectio a prying or looking into a viewing or looking on speculation over-seeing Insperable insperabilis that no man would look or hope for Inspersion inspersio a sprinkling or casting on Inspissate inspisso to make thick gross or massy Bac. Instability instabilitas inconstancy unsteadiness fickleness Instauration instauratio a restoring renewing repairing re-edifying Instigate instigo to move stir or prick forward to provoke or egg on Instillation instillatio a gentle infusion a letting or falling in drop by drop a pouring in by little and little Instinct instinctus an inward stirring motion or perswasion an inspiration Institute institurum an Ordinance or Instruction a precept preparing a way to some art a good manner or custom As Justinians Book of Institutes so called because they are as it were Instructors to the ignorant and shew an easie way to the obtaining the knowledge of the Civil as my Lord Cokes Institutes do of the Common Law Insubid insubidus rash without consideration heady Insular insularis belonging to an Island Insulsity insulsitas foolishness unsavoriness lack of grace and pleasantness Inculture incultura a springing or leaping in or upon a triumphing in words a boasting Insuperable insuperabilis that cannot be overcome invincible unvanquishable Intabulate intabulo to write in Tables Intarissable Fr. not to be withered or dryed up Integument integumentum a covering a cloak a thing spoken covertly and darkly Bac. Intellect intellectus the vertue or faculty of understanding Also understanding apprehension capacity judgement knowledge discretion Intellectualist one exceeding in the faculty of understanding a quick apprehender Intelligible intelligibilis that may be understood Intempestive intempestivus out of due time and season abortive disordered also unlucky or ill presaging Intenebrate intenebro to endarken or obscure Intenerate from in and tener to make tender or soft to make merciful or pliant Intense intensus set or fixed intentive diligently bent to a thing Intensively See Appreciatively Intentable intentabilis that cannot be tempted Intentation intentatio a menacing or threatning Intercalarity intercalaritas the burden of a Song the putting between as the burden is between the verses Intercalation intercalatio an interlacing a putting or setting an odd thing between even ones most commonly spoken of the odd day of Leap year inserted in February and called dies intercalaris See Julian Account Intercident day intercidens dies the extraordinary and preternatural critical day forced by the malice of the disease Intercision intercisio a cutting off in the midst Interclusive interclusus enclosed shut in stopped Intercolumniation a term in Architecture signifies the distance between two columns or a placing some work between two Pillars S.H.W. Intercostal intercostalis between the ribs Intercurrent intercurrens running or going between Intercutaneous intercutaneus that which is within the skin Interdict interdictum an injunction prohibition or forbidding Interdiction interdicto the same It is used in the Common Law as in the Canon where it is thus defined Interdictio est censura Ecclesiastica prohibens administrationem divinorum c. quod in te de paenitent remiss In the Decretals And thus it is used Ann. 24. H. 8. ca. 12. Interdicted of water and fire were in old time those who for some crime were banished Which Judgment although it was not by express sentence pronounced yet by giving order that no man should receive such an one into his house but deny him fire and water the two necessary Elements of life he was condemned as it were to a civil death and this was called Legitimum exilium Livie Interduct interductus a space between full sentences in printing or writing Interemption interemptio a killing or slaying Interequitate interequito to ride between Interfaction interfactio an interrupting of ones tale a speaking whilst another speaks Interfeir See Enterfeir Interfection interfectio murder a killing or slaying Interfluent Interfluous interfluus that flows or runs between Interjacercy from interjaâ—eo a lying or being between Interim Lat. in the mean time or season Also a Book so called compiled at Ausperge by the Emperor Charles the Fifth comprehending a form of doctrine to be observed till the next General Council Interjected interjectus put cast or placed between being as it were a mean between S.H.W. Interition interitio a decaying a perishing Interlocution interlocutio an interposition or interruption of speech a speaking between Interlopers Leapers or runners between it is usually applied to those that intercept the Trade or Traffick of a Company and are not legally authorized Interlucation interlucatio a cutting off boughs where they let or hinder the light Interlude interludium a Play or Comedy Interlunary interlunis belonging to the season between the going out of the old and coming in of the new Moon when the Moon gives no light Intermedian intermedius that lyes or is between two Intermeate intermeo to go or flow between to pass through Intermicate intermico to shine in the midst or among Interminant interminus boundless borderless uncertain Intermit intermitto to leave or put off for a time to cease or discontinue Intermural intermuralis that is betwern two walls Internecion internecio an universal slaughter al killing or slaying so that one is not left alive Internigrant internigrans having black interlaced among other colours Internodial from inter and nodus that is between knots or joynts Br. Internunciate internuncio to go in message between two parties Interpel interpello to interrupt to disturb or trouble to demand or require a thing Interpellation interpellatio a let in ones business a disturbing and interruption a calling one when he is speaking or doing Interpolation interpolatio a new dressing or polishing a thing a scouring or furbishing Interpose interpono to put or set between to intermeddle or intermingle Interposition interpositio a putting or setting between an intermedling Interpunction interpunctio a distinction by points Interregency interregnum the space of Government between the death or deposition of one King or Cheif Magistrate and the Coronation or Election of another Interrex Lat. a Regent Vice-Roy or Protector that governs a State from the death or deposition of one Prince to the entrance or election of another Interrogation interrogatio a question or demand An Interrogation point is made thus and is used at the end of a question asked Interscindent interscindens that cuts in the midst or hews asunder Interscript interscriptum an interlacing of a line an interlining Intersection intersectio a cutting off in the middle or between Intersonant intersonans that sounds between or in the mean season Interspersed interspersus bestrewed scattered or sprinkled between Interspiration interspiratio a breathing between Interstiâ—e interstitium a distance or space
of our Lord and dividing the whole by 28. so to the year 1639 if nine be added the numerus factus will be 1648 which divided by 28 leaves 24 for the Cycle of the Sun The Cycle of the Moon is the revolution of 19 years in which space though not precisely the Lunations recur For because of the Sun and Moons unequal motions the changes falliâ—g out inconstantly the time of conjunction could not be still the same This variety the Antients perceiving to be periodical endeavoured to comprehend what Circle it made in going about The learned Metoâ— finding the Revolution was not compleated in less time then the space of 19 years set forth his Ennedecaetris within the Circle whereof the Lunations though not exactly do indeed recur so that if the quadrature of the Moon shall fall out as this day of this year the like shall return again the same day of the 19 year succeeding This Cycle is therefore called Cyclus decennovennalis and from the Author Annus Metonicus from whose Athenians the Egyptians may seem to have received it as the Romans from them in Letters of gold from whence if not from the more precious use of it it obtained to be called as it still is the numerus aureus or Golden number It was made Christian by the Fathers of the Nicene-Council as being altogether necessary to the finding out the Neomenia Paschalis upon which the Feast of Easter and all the moveable rest depended It self is found by adding an unite to the year of our Lord and dividing the whole by 19. the remainder shall be the Cycle of the Moon or if nothing remain the Cycle is out that is nineteen Mr. Gregory de Aeris Epochis p. 133. Cyclomâ—try cyclometria a measuring of Circles Cyclopedâ— cyclopedia the universal knowledge of all Sciences Fuller Cycloâ—s cyclopes an ancient and big-bonâ—d sort of people which had but one eye and that in the midst of the forehead inhabiting the Island of Sicily The Poets called them Gyants because they were people of a mighty stature of which rank was the so much famoused Polyphemus that with such humanity entertained Vlysses and his companions Rider Hence Cycloptick Cyclopean belonging to those Gyants or Cyclops Monstrous one-eyed furious Eicon Basil Cylinder cyclindrus a Geometrical figure round and long consisting from top to toe of two equal parallel Circles Also it is taken for that part of the bore of a gun which remains empty when the Gun is loaden a Roler to beat Clods Cylindrical pertaining to or like a Cylinder Vul. Er. Cymace cymatium a kind of Pillar so graven that the carved work resembles the waves or a ledge or outward member in Architecture fashioned somewhat like a Roman S and termed a Wave or Ogee Cymbal cymbalum was a kind of instrument composed of thin plates of brass with certain small bars of Iron fastned and cross billeted in the plates wherewith they made a great noise Others think Cymbals are bells which according to the opinion of some were consecrated to the service of the Church by Pope Sabinian Caussin Cymracean from the Brit. Cymraeg i. Welsh Cambrian Welsh or British Mr. How Cymbalist cymbalistes he that plays on the Cymbal Cyâ—anthropie Gr. a frenzy which makes a man haunt unfrequented places with a conceit that he is turned into a dog Cotgr. Cynical Cynick cynicus dogged currish or churlish like a dog There was in Greece an old Sect of Philosophers called â—ynicks first instituted by Antisthenes and were so called because they did ever bark at and rebuke mens Vices and were not so respective in their behavior as civility required Diogenes was so famous in this kind of Philosophy that he was surnamed the Cynick Câ—egeâ—icks cynegetica books treating of hunting whereof Oppianus wrote four Câ—ocâ—halist cynocephalis a beast like an Ape but having the face of a Dog a Baboon Cyâ—orexiâ— cynorexia a greediness and unnatural appetite of meat Cynosure cynosura a figure of stars in Heaven Cyntâ—us A hill in Delos where Latona brought forth Apollo and Diana whence Apollo and the Sun are called Cynthius Diana and the Moon Cynthia Cyprine cyprinus of or belonging to the Cypress-Tree which is destinated to the dead in that being once cut it never re-flourisheth Câ—renaick a Sect of Philosophers so called from Aristippus a Disciple of Socrates and Professor of Philosophy who after the death of Socrates returned into his Country at Cyrene in Africa his Schollers took this name from Cyrene the place but by some called Hedonick or voluptuous from the doctrine Cystique Vein See in Vein D DAbuzâ— a weapon like a Mace carried before the Grand Turk Dactyle dactylus a foot in a verse consisting of three syllables the first long and the two last short as Carmina Also a Date the fruit of the Palm-Tree Dactylogie dactylogia finger-talk speech made with the fingers A Dâ—gsâ—in gausape a rough Mantle or hairy Garment Rid. Dagon the Idol of the Philistines mentioned 1 Sam. 5.4 It had the upper part like a man the neather like a fish See Moses and Aaron p. 156. Daâ—maâ—ick Dalmatica vestis the Vestment of a Deacon or sub-Deacon properly belonging to his Order so called because they were first made in Dalmatia Damage Cleâ—r Damna Clericorum was originally no other then a gratuity given the Prothonotaries and their Clerks for drawing special Writs and pleadings but afterwards it came to a certainty of 2 s in the pound which is taken away by Act 1650. cap 44. Damage-fesâ—nt a term in our Common Law is when a strangers beasts are in another mans ground without licence of the Tenant of the ground and there feed or otherwise spoil the corn grass woods c. In which case the Tenant whom they hurt may therefore distrain and impound them as well in the night as in the day But in other cases as for Rent and services and such like none may distrain in the night New Terms of the Law Dandruff or Dandraff furfur a scurff or a kind of smal scales that stick to the skin of the head and often hang about the hairs They are caused by salt flegm or some other corrupt humors piercing insensibly the pores and then slightly congealed by the air and may be taken away by washing the head with salt water or Vinegar warm Danegelt Daneâ—gâ—lt or Danegold compounded of Dane and gelt i. pecunia was a tribute laid upon our Ancestors of twelve pence for every Hide of Land through the Realm by the Danes Stow in his Annals p. 118. saith this Tribute came to 48000. l. per an and that it was released by Edward the Confessor Heylin saith by King Steven Daneâ—nge See Merchenlage Danism danisma usury Danist An Usurer Danistick danisticus pertaining to usury Dapatical dapaticus sumptuous costly magnificent Daphnamancy from the Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i laurus and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. Divinatio divination by a Lawrel Tree Dapifeâ— Lat. he that serves
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
other dura meninx or dura mater The Infant has three Teguments or Membranous Filmes which cover it in the womb that is the Corion Amnios and Allantois whereof see more in Vul. Er. p. 269. Filtration F. a straining distilling or passing of Simples c. through a Felt wollen cloth or the like Cotgr. Fimbriated from fimbria environed with an hem or edge a term of Heraldry Financer Fr. Financier an Exchequer-man Receiver Under-Treasurer or Teller in the Exchequer Financy Fr. finance wealth substance riches goods also a Princes Revenue or Treasure Bac. Findible findibilis that which may be cut or riven Finitive finitivus which defines or determines Finours of Gold and Silver are those that purifie and part those metals from other courser by fire and water A. 4. H. 7. cap. 2. They are also called Parters in the same place sometimes Departers Fire-boot compounded of Fire and this Saxon word Bote i. compensatio a recompence signifies allowance or eslovers of wood to maintain competent fire for the use of the Tenant St. Anthonies Fire Erysipelas a disease so called being an inflammation with Sores or Biles or a swelling full of heat and redness c. Firmity firmitas firmeness stableness constancy Fire-drake a fire sometimes seen flying in the night like a Dragon common people think it a spirit that keeps some treasure hid but Philosophers affirm it to be a great unequal exhalation inflamed between two clouds the one hot the other cold which is the reason that it also smoaks the middle part whereof according to the proportion of the hot cloud being greater then the rest makes it seem like a belly and both ends like a head and tail First Fruits primitiae were the profits of every spiritual Living for one year given in antient time to the Pope throughout all Christendom but by the Stat. A. 26. H. 8. c. 3. translated to the Prince For ordering whereof there was a Court erected An. 32. H. 8. ca. 45. but it was dissolved An. 5. M. Sess 2. ca. 10. and since that time though those profits are reduced again to the Crown by the Statute 1. Eliz. ca. 4. yet was the Court never restored but all matters formerly therein handled were transferred to the Exchequer See Annats Fiscal fiscalis pertaining to the Fisque or publick Treasure Fisque Fiscus the publike Purse the publike Revenue or Treasure a Treasury or Exchequer Tacitus Fissiped fissipes pedis cloven-footed Fissure fissura a cleft a division a parted leaf Fistula Lat. Span. Fistola a dangerous Ulcer or Sore still running It goes up into the body with a long narrow hole like a pipe and therefore so called and is commonly hard in the outside Fistulary fistularis belonging to that disease or to a pipe Fitz Fr. fils a son is used as an addition to some Sirnames as Fitz Herbert Fitz Williams answerable to the Hebr. Ben the Welch Ap and the Irish Mac. Fizgig is a kinde of Top which boyes play with And Mariners so call a certain dart wherewith they strike fishes as they swim Flabellation flabellatio a fanning an airing or giving wind unto Flable flabellum a Fan. Flaccid flaccidus withered feeble weak flaggy Flagellation flagellatio a whipping or scourging Flagitious flagitiosus ungracious wicked full of mischeif Flagitate flagito to ask instantly to desire earnestly Flagrant flagrans burning ardent bright Flagrancy flagrantia ardent desire burning with flame an inordinate love Flamens The Priests among the Romans and Druides so called Their Arch-Priests that presided over chief Towns or great Districts were called Arch-Flamens They took that name of Filamen a filet or woollen yarn which they used to wear on their heads or as others say from their Mitre or head Ornament which was called in old time flama See Arch-flamen Flammability aptness to be inflamed or set on fire Flammation flammatio a setting on fire Flammeous flammeus somewhat coloured like a flame of fire belonging to a flame Flammiferous flammifer that brings or causes a flame or fire Flasque from the Lat. flecto a term in Heraldry and signifies an Archline in an Escotcheon Guill Flatility flatilitas unconstancy incertainty Flatulent flatulentus windy or ingendring winds as Pease and Beans are flatulent meat Flatuous flatuosus full of blowing or windiness Flatuosity windiness fulness of wind Fledwit of the Sax. Fled i. a fugitive and wit which some make but a termination signifying nothing of it self Others say it signifies a reprehension censure or correction In our antient it Law signifies a discharge or freedom from amerciaments when one having been an out-lawed Fugitive comes to the peace of his own accord Rastal Expos of words See Bloodwit Fleet Fleta is a famous Prison in London so called as it seems from the River upon the side whereof it stands Camb. Brit. fol. 137. To this Prison none are usually committed but for contempt to the Laws or upon absolute commandment of the King or the Superiour Courts of Justice or lastly upon debt when men are unable or unwilling to satisfie their Creditors Flegmatick See Phlegmatick Flectiferous flectifer that yeelds or causes tears or drops Flexanimous flexanimus that turns the mind That is of a mind easily bent or turned Flexibility flexibilitas aptness to bend or yeild Flexible flexibilis that may be bowed tender tractable pliant apt to move Flexiloquent flexiloquus that speaks doubtfully so that he may be taken divers ways Flexion flexio a bending or bowing Floccify floccifacio to set nought by to esteem little Flora the Goddess of flowers otherwise called Chloris Floramor from the Lat. flos ymoris a kind of Herb or Plant the flowers whereof are held to have a singular faculty to beget love Florein a Coyn whereof there are several sorts one about the value of three shillings four pence the other about two shillings ten pence farthing In Languedock and the Countries adjoyning they have a peece called a Florin worth eighteen pence sterling Florid floridus garnished with flowers fresh lively Floriferous florifer that beareth flowers Flosculous from flosculus flowery or pertaining to a flower or blossom full of flowers Vul. Er. Flotson alias Flotzam is a word proper to the Seas signifying any goods that by shipwrack are lost and lye floting or swiming upon the top of the water which with Jetson Lagon and Shares are given to the Lord Admiral by his Letters Patents Jetson is a thing cast out of the ship being in danger of wreck and beaten to the shore by the waters or cast on the shore by Mariners Coke Vol. 6. fol. 106. a. It comes of the French Jettér to cast out Lagon alias Lagam vel Ligan is that which lyes in the bottom of the Sea Coke ibid. of the Dutch Ligghen to lie Shares are goods due to more by proportion from the Sax. Schyzen i. to divide Min. Fluctiferous fluctifer that raiseth or brings waves Fluctuate fluctuo to rise in waves and surges to be boisterous and rough to
that hath power to purge or make holy pertaining to purging Lustium Lat. a Den or Cave for wilde beasts a purging by Sacrifice also the space of fifty moneths or five years The Romans sometimes kept their account of time by these Lustiums which were so called because they did once in every five years revolution Lustrare exercitum Romanum by sacrifice purge the Roman Army Hence we use sometimes two Lustrums for ten years three Lustrums fifteen years c. Lutheranism the doctrine or Tenets of Martin Luther who being an Augustin Monk forsook his Monastical course of life about the year 1515 and from him Lutherans took denomination These differ from the Calvinists chiefly in maintaining consubstantiation in the blessed Eucharist with omnipresence and eternal predestination to be out of a foreseen faith and good works and not absolute which tenents are impugned by the Calvinists Heil Luteous luteus that is made of clay â—eam morter or earth filthy muddy Lutulent lutulentus miry dirty filthy Luxate luxo to put out of joynt to loosen Luxation luxatio a loosening or putting out of joynt Luxuriate luxurio to exceed to be riotous or wanton to grow rank Luxurious luxuriosus riotous given too much to pleasure excessive Lycanthropy lycanthropia a frenzy or melancholy which causeth the patient who thinks he is turned Wolf to fly all company and hide himself in dens and corners See Were-wolf Lyceum Aristotles famous School near Athens Also Cicero's School in his Mannor at Tusculum Lydian Musick Lydius modus doleful and lamentable musick Lymphatick lymphaticus allayed or mixed with water Also mad furious bestraught Lydford Law is to hang men first and indite them afterwards Lyncean Lynceous lynceus pertaining to the beast Lynx also quick-sighted from Lynceus one of the Argonauts who was admired for his quickness of sight He could see the new Moon the first day when it was in the sign Aries c. Lynx Lat. a spotted beast like a Wolf having a very perfect sight This beast breeds chiefly in the Eastern Countries and is often found in the woods of Almain and Sclavonia Hence the phrase of a Lynx-like-eye for one that 's well and perfect sighted Lypothumy See Lipothumy Lyrick lyricus a Poet that makes verses to be sung to the Harp or Lute The best of these among the Grecians was Pindarus among the Latins Horace Lyrick taken adjectively is pertaining to a Harp that plays on a Harp or to Lyrick verses which the antients applied to Songs and Hymms Lyrist lyristes a Harper or one that sings to the Harp M MAbel Mabilia a Christian name for women from amabilis i. lovely Mac in Irish is as much as Filz in French or as Son in English as Mac-William or Mac-Adam i. the Son of William or Adam Macaleb the bastard Coral or Pomander of whose sweet and shining black berries Bracelets are made Macaronique Fr. a confused heap or huddle of many several things Macarons Fr. little Friter-like Buns or thick Lozenges compounded of Sugar Almonds rose-Rose-water and Musk pounded together and baked with a gentle fire Also the Italian Marcaroni lumps or gobbets of boyled paste served up in butter and strewed over with spice and grated cheese a common dish in Italy Macedonians Macedones people of Macedonia a large Country of Europe Macellarious macellarius pertaining to the Butchers Row or Shambles Macellator Lat. a Butcher or Slaughter-man Macerate macero to make lean to mortifie weaken bring down also to allay soak or steep in liquor Machiavelian a subtil Statesman or cunning Polititian So taken from Nicholas Machiavel Recorder of Florence whose Politicks have poisoned almost all Europe Machevalize or Machiavelianize to practise Machiavelianism or subtil policy Machine machina an instrument or engine of War a frame tool or device a subtil shift to deceive Machinaâ— machinor to devise or plot to imagine or contrive to invent craftily Macilent macilentus lean thin barren Macritude macritudo leanness barrenness Macrocosmus Gr. the great world Macrology macrologia prolixity in speaking long and tedious talk or speech to little or no purpose It is a figure among Rhetoricians As Vivat Carolus Augustus non moriatur c. Mactator Lat. a killer or murderer Maculatures from macula blotting or waste papers Maculate maculo to stain spot or defile to defame Madid madidus wet or washed moist imbrued also drunken Madidate Madiffe madido madefacio to wet or moisten to make wet to wash or bath Madidity madiditas moisture or fulness of moisture Mador Lat. moisture also sweat Madrigal Ital. madrigali a kind of song Magazine Fr. Magazin quasi mansio gazae i. locus ubi gazae thesauri reponuntur a publick Store-house or Ware-house most commonly appropriated to appurtenances of War Magdaleon magdaleo a Langate or long plaister like a Rowler Dr. Br. Magellanick Sea so called from Ferdinando Magellanus Magi or the Wise-men of the East See Balthazar Magician magus a Persian word primitively the Persians call those Magos or Magicians whom the Grecians call Philosophos the Latins Sapientes the Gauls Druyds the Egyptians Prophets or Priests the Indians Gymnosophists the Germans Die Pfaffen we English Wisemen Wisards Cunning-men South-sayers or Enchanters Cham. otherwise called Zâ—roaster K. of the Bactrians who reigned 800 years after the siege of Troy is said to be the first inventer of Art Magick Magia among the Persians was taken for sublime sapience and a Science of the harmony and contents of universals in Nature Bac. And see Sir Walt. Ral. l. 1. f. 171. Magick Art magia in general is wisdom or contemplation of heavenly Sciences and is twofold Natural which is lawful and is the ground of all true Physick and the occult wisdom of nature without which all mans Reason and Knowledge is Ignorance The other is Diabolical superstitious and unlawful and is called Necromancy whereby men attain to the knowledge of things by the assistance of evil spirits Chym. Dict. Magistery magisterium mastership the rule or office of a Master Dr. Br. Magistral Magâ—sterial magistralis pertaining to or done by a Master or Magistrate master-like artificial In Physick it signifies a Plaister Salve or Pill prepared after the best manner Magna Charta the great Charter contains a number of Laws ordained the ninth year of Hen. 3. and confirmed by Edw. 1. We have no ancienter written Law then this which though it consist of not above Thirty seven Charters or Laws yet is it of such extent as all the Law we have is thought in some sort to depend of it Magnalia Lat. great things to be wondred at As Magnalia Dei mentioned Act. 2.11 the great works of God Magnality from magnalia an admired greatness Magnanimity magnanimitas courage greatness of mind nobleness of spirit stoutness of heart Magnanimous magnanimus generous of a great mind of a stout spirit Magnete magnes etis a loadstone See Lodestone Magnetick magneticus belonging to the Lodestone or that which draws unto or attracts Magnify magnifacio
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
or setting forth Vendition venditio a sale or selling Venefice veneficium the art or craft of poysoning poysoning sorcery Venefick Veneficial Veneficious veneficus that poysoneth venemous poysonfull Veneniferous venenifer that bears poyson venemous Venenous venenosus full of poyson or venom Venerate veneror to reverence worship or honor Venereal Venereous venereus disposed to lechery lecherous lustful fleshly lascivious Venereal disease See Morbus Gallicus Venerie venus eris carnal lust lechery fleshly wantonness carnality Venew See Venue Veniable from venia pardonable Dr. Br. Venial venialis that may be forgiven without much difficulty pardonable Sin is either original or actual the first is a privation of original justice which we inherit from our first parent Adam being all by course of nature conceived and born in that privation or original sin The latter is a thought word or deed contrary to the Law of God and this Actual sin is by many Divines divided into mortal and venial Mortal sin they account any great offence against the charity of God or our neighbour and to be so called because it kills the soul and robs it of the spiritual life of grace Venial sin is any small and pardonable offence against God or our neighbour as the stealing an apple or a pin an idle word or such like Vent ventus wind a blast air breath also a bruit or report a place for air to come in and out at Ventilet a diminitive of vent a little wine a small puff gentle gale coole blast of winde Ventiduct from ventus and duco a conduit or conveyance of winde as an Aqueduct is of water Ventilate ventilo to gather winde to give a vent to fan or winnow corn Also to turn out of one hand into another Ventoy from the Fr. ventau a fan Ventosity ventositas windiness Ventricle ventriculus the place wherein the meat sent from the stomack is digested some use it for Epigastrium others take it for the stomack it self a little belly Ventricles of the heart are two large holes one on the right the other on the left side thereof that the greater and closed within a slender flesh contains the natural blood this of a harder substance contains the blood wherewith our Arteries are nourished and thereupon that is called the bloody this the spiritual Ventricle Ventriloquist ventriloquus one that hath an evil spirit speaking in his belly or one that by use and practise can speak as it were out of his belly not moving his lips Ventripotenâ— ventripotens big-paunch'd belly-able huge-gutted Venue or Visuâ— from vicinus a Law term of frequent use and signifies the next or neighboring place to that where any thing that comes to be tried is supposed to be done 35 H. 8.6 Venundate venundo to buy and sell Venus the goddess of lust also lust it self venerie unchastness lechery also among Alchimists the mettal copper also one of the seven Planets See Saturn the day or mornin Star Venus Escuage is used for Knights or nights service to Ladies Quid facies facies Veneris cum veneris ante Ne sedeas sed eas ne pereas per eas Venustate venusto to make beautiful fair or sightly Vepricosous vepricosus full of briars or brambles Veracity veracitas a speaking truth or the quality or vertue of saying truth Verbal verbalis that is of or that descends of a word In Grammer those words are called Verbals which come from some verb as amabilis from amo Lector from Lego c. Verbality verbalitas a belongingness to a word or verb a fulness of words Verbatim Lat. word by word that which is precisely spoken according as it was delivered before Verberable verberabilis that may be or is worthy to be beaten Verberate verbero to beat punish or strike Verbigerate verbigero to speak to talk to noise abroad Verbosity verbositas much talking or speaking talkativeness Verdan from the Fr. verd green fresh lively new in prime Verd-grease or vert-grâ—ceâ— a green substance made of the rust of Brass or Copper which hath been hanged certain dayes over strong vinegar It is of a fretting nature and therefore to be used with great discretion Verderer or Verdor Fr Verdier a Judicial Officer of the Kings Forrest a great part of whose office is touching the vert i. the wood and grass in the Forest Verde or Verdea a kind of white Muscadine wine made in Toscany which is sometimes brought into England in bottles Verdict veredictum is the answer of a Jury or Inquest made upon any cause civil or criminal committed by the Court to their consideration or tryal And this Verdict is two-fold either general or special Stawnf pl. Cor. lib. 3. cap. 9. Verditure is one of the names of green Colour among Painters whereof they have four most uâ—ual Green Bice Verditure Vert Greece Sap-green Verdure Fr. Verdeur greenness or green things as herbs c. a raw or natural sowrness in wine fruits c. Verecund Verecundous verecundus modest shamefac'd demure bashfull Verdoâ— a term in Heraldry when a bordure is charged with leaves fruits flowers and the like Verge Fr. a rod yard or wand also a Sergeants Verge or Mace It is also used for the compass about the Kings Court that bounds the jurisdiction of the Lord Steward and Coroner of his House and seems to have been twelve miles compass Anno 13. R. 2. Stat. 1. cap. 3. Fitzh Nat. Br. fol. 241. B. Britton fol. 68. b. 69. a. Fleta lib. 2. cap. 2. and Cokes Reports lib. 4. fol. 47. a. For this see the Statute of 33 Hen. 8. cap. 12. But Fleta saith this compass about the Court is called Virgata à virga quam Marishallus portat ut signum suae potestatis lib. 2. cap. 4. Sect. 1. Verge hath also another signification being used for a stick or rod whereby one is admitted Tenant who holding it in his hand swears fealty to the Lord of a Mannor and for that cause is called Tenant by the the Verge Old Nat. Br. fol. 77. Verger Fr. or Virger from Virga one that bears a Verge or white wand before a Magistrate c. Vergobert Fr. a Mayor or Burgomaster Among the ancient Heduanes it was an yearly elected chief Officer or Magistrate that had power of life and death Veridical veridicus that says or speaks truth Veriloquy veriloquium the true exposition of a word the Etymology or right meaning of a word Also a Speech or Report Veriloquent as Veridical Verisimility verisimilitas great likelihood or true likeness of a thing Dr Br. Vermiculated vermiculatus eaten with worms also embroidered wrought with checquer work or with small pieces of divers colours representing sundry pictures as we see in Tables and Counters Vermillion Fr. Vermillon a ruddy colour made of Brimstone and Quicksilver Also Gules in Armory See Cinnaber Vermination verminatio a disease with worms properly in cattle a vehement ache by the wringing of the Guts as if they were gnawn with worms Vermiparous vermiparus that brings