AN ENGLISH EXPOSITOR: TEACHING THE INTERpretation of the hardest words used in our Language.  
WITH SUNDRY EXPLICATIONS. Descriptions, and Discourses.  
By I. B. Doctor of Physic.  〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. 
LONDON, Printed by john Legatt, and are to be sold by Andrew Crook, in Paul's Churchyard. 1641.   

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE AND Virtuous, his singular good Lady, the Lady JANE Vicountesse MONTAGUE, all honour and happiness.  
BEing persuaded (Right Noble Lady) by some friends, for public benefit to make this Collection of words common, which at first was intended only for private use, (as written in my youth; at the request of a worthy Gentleman, one whose love prevailed much with me) I could not find in heart to send it forth, no better furnished than with a bare Title; lest like an unknown Infant, it would be exposed to over hard usage, or peradventure scornfully rejected, adventuring abroad without countenance of any friend or commander. Upon sure knowledge therefore of your most honourable disposition, and former experience of your Ladyship's favour toward me, I am emboldened to present this little Pamphlet unto your Honour, with hope that by your Patronage it shall not only be protected from injuries, but also find favourable entertainment, and perhaps gracefully admitted among greatest Ladies and studious Gentlewomen, to whose reading (I am made believe) it will not prove altogether ungrateful. And although I may well be taxed of folly or presumption, that for credit of a slender trifle, crave the assistance of so eminent a Person, yet such I confess) is my care thereof (since I must not deny it for my own) and my duty and devotion so affected to your Honour, and all yours; that I have, (hoping of your Ladyship's pardon) wilfully repelled all reasons which might dissuade me, choosing herein not so much what may seem most seemly, as what I suppose most behooveful for me.  
Accept therefore I beseech your Honour, and receive under your noble tuition this little Vocabulary Treatise, which having been many years restrained of liberty, is now glad of enlargement, especially recommended unto so worthy a Patroness. The glorious Sun loseth not the least point of his height by liberal lending down his light, and quickening with his influence the lowest creatures; neither is any eminency disgraced, that easily condescendeth to others desired good: which is also confirmed by the Poet, who saith;  
Conspicitur nunquam meliore potentia causa,  
Quam quoties vanas non sinit esse preces.  
Not thinking needful therefore to trouble your Honour with many words of entreaty (upon assured confidence of your well known Charity and goodness) I conclude, sincerely wishing to your Ladyship, the best that may be wished, and resting myself ever,  
Your Honours to be commanded, JO. BULLOKAR.   

To the Courteous Reader.  
HEre have you (Gentle Reader) that which at first was not made for you, though now willingly (for your benefit if you embrace it) offered to your kind acceptance. Commend it myself I will not, lest I should give occasion to some quick heads, to come upon with the verse, Author opus laudat, etc. Yet this I will say (and say truly) that in my younger years it hath cost me some observation, reading, study, and charge; which you may easily believe, considering the great store of strange words, our speech doth borrow, not only from the Latin, and Greek, (and some from the ancient Hebrew) but also from foreign vulgar Languages round about us: beside sundry old words now grown out of use, and divers terms of art, proper to the learned in Logic, Philosophy, Law, Physic, Astronomy, etc. yea, and Divinity itself, best known to the several professors thereof. And herein I hope such learned will deem no wrong offered to themselves or dishonour to Learning, in that I open the signification of such words; to the capacity of the ignorant, whereby they may conceive and use them as well as those which have bestowed long study in the languages; for considering it is familiar among best writers to usurp strange words, (and sometime necessary by reason our speech is not sufficiently furnished with apt terms to express all meanings) I suppose withal their desire is that they should also be understood; which I (knowing that bonum quò communius eo melius) have endeavoured by this Book, though not tightly, yet (I trust) in some reasonable measure to perform. It is easier (all know) to find faults, then to mend them, and easier to mend faults in another's work already written, then to write any new work free from all fault. If therefore any fault finder, or over curious Critic (for from the best learned I expect best usage) shall to show his skill grow captious, and quarrel at my interpretations, I will desire him to forbear bitterness, and temper a while his choler, till having laid this work aside, he travel himself in the same or some other new argument; and then I doubt not but he will either become more indifferent, or give others occasion to bid him English the old Proverb, Medi●cura teipsum. But as for you (judicial or courteous Reader) whose favour I desire, and whose counsel or friendly correction I will not refuse, if to you (I say) any thing herein shall occur, which seemeth by me omitted, mistaken, or not fully satisfactory to your expectation, (for indeed there are almost slipped away seven years since I had any leisure as much as to look on it) I promise that upon warning hereof given to me or the Printer, at a second Impression it shall be amended or supplied. Meanwhile use this as you find it, and I persuade myself your honesty will say it is worth the money you paid for it. So committing myself and Book to your favourable good liking, I commit you to God.  
From my house at Chicester in Sussex, this 17. day of October. 1616. Your hearty wellwisher, Jo: Bullokar.   

An Instruction to the Reader.  
HAve care to search every word according to the true Orthography thereof, as for Phoenix in the Letter P. not in F. for Hypostatical in Hylas: not in Hi. Remember also that every word marked with this mark * is an old word, only used of some ancient Writers, and now grown out of use. Lastly, if a word be of different significations, the one easy, the other more difficult, I only speak of interpretation of the hardest; as in the words Ten, Girl, Garter, may appear.   


ABandon. To forsake: to cast off.  
Abate. To make less: In our common Law it signifieth, to enter into an inheritance, before the right heir take possession, with intent to keep the said heir out of it.  
Abatement. The action or enterprise of him which abateth in the common Law.  
Abba. An Hebrew word, signifying Father.  
Abbett. To help or assist one in evil.  
Abbettour. He that counselleth or comforteth another to do any evil.  
Abbot. A spiritual Lord over a religious house of Monks.  
Abbreviate. To make short: to abridge.  
Abbreviation. A making short, an abridgement.  
Abdicate. To refuse or forsake, to renounce.  
Abeston. A stone found in Arabia, of the colour of iron, which being o●ce set on fire, can hardly be quenched.  
Abject. Vile, base, of no estimation.  
Abjure. To swear or forswear: a term sometime used in Law, when one having committed a capital offence, flieth to a Church, or Churchyard, and chooseth rather perpetual banishment, viz. to abjure the Realm then stand to trial of Law. This Law was instituted by S. Edward the Confessor in favour of life, but now is not in use.  
Abjuration. A renouncing by oath: see Abjure.  
ablepsy. Want of sight, blindness, unadvisedness.  
Ablution A washing.  
Abolition. A taking away, destroying or abolishing.  
Abortion. The birth of a child before due time; or the destroying in the mother's womb.  
Abortiva. That which is untimely born.  
Abraham's Baume. A little tree of the kind of Withies growing in Italy, and other hot countries, bearing round fruit like Pepper corns. It is very hot and dry; and hath a singular property to procure chastity, for which cause Physicians have named it Agnus castus.  
Abridge. To shorten, to cut off, to gather only the principal points.  
Abrogate. To abolish: to disannul, by public authority to alter and make a Law, which was in force, to be of no effect.  
Abrupt. Broken off.  
Abruptly. By piecemeal: out of order, without observing of due circumstance.  
Absolve. To pardon, acquit, or discharge.  
Absolute. Perfect: accomplished.  
Absolution. Pardon, acquittal, forgiveness.  
Abstinence. A forbearing from gluttony, or unlawful taking other men's goods.  
Abstinent. Sober, temperate, content with his own.  
Abstract. A little book, or gathering taken out of a greater.  
Abstraction. A taking away: or a short draught taken out of a greater thing.  
Abstruse. Hidden: secret, not easy to understand.  
Absurd. Foolish, without any wit or grace.  
Absurdity. Foolishness.  
Abusive. That which offereth abuse.  
Abyss. A bottomless pit, any deepness so great that it cannot be sounded.  
Acatia. A little thorn growing in Egypt, out of the leaves and fruit whereof they draw a juice or black liquor, which being dried, is called Acatia, and is very astrictive or binding. Our Apothecaries have not the right Acatia, but instead thereof, they use the juice of Sloes, being of the same virtue that Acatia is.  
Academy. A University or great public school: the name hereof first came of a place in Athens, called Academia, where Plato taught.  
Academical. Belonging to an University, or Academy.  
Academic. A Philosopher of the sect of Plato They acknowledged one God, and believed the immortality of souls, Plato having learned many things of the Hebrews, than the peculiar people of God.  
Accelerate. To hasten.  
Acceleration. A hastening.  
Access. Liberty or power to come to a place.  
Accessible. Which may be gone too.  
Accessary. He that counselleth or commandeth another to commit any offence: or comforteth, or hideth him, knowing that he hath committed an offence.  
Accident. That which happeneth by chance: sometime it signifieth that which belongeth to a thing, and yet is no part of the substance, as the quantity, quality and such like.  
Accidental. Happening by chance: or belonging to an Accident.  
Acclamation. A crying out to one.  
Accommodate. To make fit: to apply.  
Accoutrement. Attire, or dressing.  
Accoste. To draw near to one.  
Accrue To grow, arise, or increase.  
Accumulate. To heap up.  
Accumulation. A heaping together.  
Acerbity. Sourness.  
Acheeve. To perform; or bring to pass.  
Acolite. A Minister serving to bring water, wine and light to the altar.  
Aconitum. A venomous herb, having a root much like to a Scorpion, and shining within like alabaster. Poets feign that Cerberus the three headed dog of hell, being dregged up in a chain of Adamant by Hercules, did cast some of his some upon this herb, whereby it became so venomous.  
Acquire. To get or procure.  
Acquisition. A getting or purchasing.  
Acquit. To discharge, or free one.  
Acquittal. A freeing of one from being guilty of an offence wherewith he was charged.  
Action. A deed done: or the doing of any thing. In our common Law it signifieth a suit commenced against any man, and is commonly divided into three differing kinds, viz, 

1. Action personal, which is for debt, goods, cattles.  
2. Action popular, which any man may sue, as upon the breach of a penal statute, where some advantage is allowed to him that will sue for it.  
3 Actionreall, when one claimeth title to any lands tenements, rents, or common, in fee simple, fee tail, or for term of life.    
Active. lively, strong, nimble.  
Activity. Strong nimbleness.  
Actor. A doer, sometime a Player.  
Actual. That which is done or committed.  
Acute. Sharp, witty.  
Adage. A proverb.  
Adamant. A precious stone commonly called a Diamond, brought out of Arabia and Cyprus. It is the hardest of all stones, insomuch that it cutteth glass, and yields neither to stroke of hammer nor fire, for which cause the Greeks name it Adamas, which in their tongue signifieth Invincible: Notwithstanding it is softened with goat's blood, being steeped therein new and warm. It is of contrary nature to the loadstone, in so much that being laid near it, the loadstone cannot draw iron having the virtue thereof overmastered by the Adamant.  
Addict. To apply, or give one's self much to any thing.  
Additament. Any thing added.  
Addition. An adding or putting to. In our common law it signifieth any title given to a man beside his name, which title showeth his estate, trade, course of life, and also dwelling place.  
Adhere. To cleave to,  
Adherence. A cleaving to, or belonging to any thing.  
Adherent. That which cleaveth or joineth close to a thing.  
Adjacent. That which lieth near to another thing.  
Adjourn. To defer or put off till another time.  
Adjournement. A term in law when any Court is dissolved, and appointed to be kept upon some other time, or at any other place.  
Adjunct. A quality, joined to a thing, as heat to fire, coldness to Snow.  
Adjure. To bind by oath: to make one to swear.  
Adjuration. A swearing, or binding by oath.  
Administer. To do service: sometime to take charge and dispose of a dead man's goods, by appointment of the Ordinary.  
Administration. The doing or handling of a business; or the disposing of a dead man's goods, that made not will.  
Administrator. He to whom the Ordinary committeth in charge the goods of a man dying without will.  
Admire. To wonder, to honour or esteem highly.  
Admiration. A wondering.  
Admission. A receiving or giving one leave to enter.  
Admit. To let in, to allow of.  
Admixtion. A mingling of things together.  
Admonish. To warn.  
Admonishment. A warning given one.  
Adopt. To choose one to be his son.  
Adoption. The choosing and making one to be as his son to him.  
Adore. To worship, to give divine reverence.  
Adoration. A worshipping.  
Adorn. To deck, to set out, to beautify.  
Adornation. A decking, or trimming.  
Advent. A coming: C●rtaine weeks before Christmas are so called, because then is made in the Church solemn preparation for the coming of our Saviour.  
Adventaile. A coat of Armour.  
Adverse. Contrary.  
Advert. To mark.  
Advertise. To give knowledge of a thing.  
Adulation. Flattery.  
Adulatory. Which flattereth.  
Adulterate. To corrupt or counterate.  
Advocate. He that pleadeth for another.  
Advouson. The right which a man and his heirs have to present a Clerk to the Ordinary, to be admitted to a spiritual benefice when it becometh void.  
Adust. Burnt, scorched.  
Adustion. A burning.  
Aedile. An officer among the ancient Romans, who had charge to see that Temples, private houses and highways, were kept in good reparation.  
Aegipan. A Poetical word, signifying a monster having the body of a man and legs like a Goat.  
Aerie. A nest of Hawkes is so called.  
Acriall. Airy, or of the air.  
Affability. Courtesy in speech: gentleness, kindness  
Affable. Courteous or kind in speech.  
Affect. To love: sometime to move affection.  
Affectation Too much curiosity: an extreme labouring without discretion to imitate another, or do any thing well.  
Affiance. Trust: confidence.  
Affianced. Betrothed.  
Affinity. Kindred by marriage: sometime likeness or agreement.  
Affirmative. Which affirmeth.  
Affluence. Plenty: abundance.  
Affront. To come boldly before one: to look boldly in ones face.  
Africa. One of three parts of the world, lying toward the South; herein is Barbary and all Ethiope contained. The people of these countries lived in times passed very uncivilly, feeding much upon serpent's flesh: It is called Africa of the Greek word Phrice, which signifieth Cold: and the particle A. which in that language, being placed before a word, changeth the sense thereof: so that Africa signifieth a country hot or without cold.  
Agarick. A kind of mushroom or tadstoole of great account in Physic. It groweth upon the Larch tree in Italy, and is white, light, brittle, and spongeous. It expelleth cold phlegm and gross raw humours out of the body, opening obstructions of the Liver, and by this means amendeth an evil colour.  
Aghast. Amazed with fear: dismayed.  
Agent. A doer or meddler in a matter.  
Aggravate. To make any thing in words more grievous, heavier or worse than it is.  
Agility. Nimbleness.  
Agitation. A shaking, jogging or moving.  
Agnition. Knowledge: acknowledgement.  
Agnize. To acknowledge. Agnus castus. See abraham's balm before.  
Agony. A torment of body and mind: great fear and trembling.  
Agriculture. Tillage of land: husbandry.  
Alabaster. A kind of marble white and very clear, which by reason of the natural coldness thereof doth preserve things long from corruption; and therefore they used to make boxes of it to keep sweet ointments, and tombs to bury Princes and great Personag sin.  
Alacrity. Cheerfulness: courage, quickness.  
Alchemy. The art of melting or dissolving the nature of metals, by separating the pure from the impure parts thereof.  
Alchemist. He that is skilful in Alchemy.  
Altion. A small bird that maketh her nest in the sea, and then it is a sign of fair weather: some call it a Kings-fisher.  
Alcoran A book wherein Mahomet's law and religion is written.  
* Alderan. A star in the neck of the sign Leo.  
Algate. Notwithstanding: if so be, seeing that.  
Alien. A stranger borne, an outlandish man.  
Alienate. To estrange and withdraw the mind, sometime to sell.  
Alienation. An estranging, a selling away.  
Aliment. Nourishment.  
Alkokangi. Otherwise called winter cherries: An herb which beareth round berries and red, that are good against the stops of the Liver, the stone and gravel, and divers diseases of the kidneys and bladder.  
Allay. To qualify or abate the strength or violence of any thing. It is also a term of hunting, when they set hounds in a readiness where they think a Deer will pass, and cast them off when the rest of the Kennel comes in.  
Allegation. A telling of some proof or reason of a matter.  
Allegiance. Obedience of a subject to his Prince.  
Allegory. A sentence consisting of divers tropes which must be understood otherwise then the literal interpretation showeth; as when Saint John Baptist speaking of our Saviour, Matt. 3. said: Whose fan is in his hand, and he shall make clean his floor, and gather the wheat into his barn; but the chaff he shall burn with unquenchable fire: The meaning whereof is, that Christ being supreme Judge of all, shall separate the good from the evil, rewarding the one in heaven, and punishing the other in hell fire.  
Allegorical. Of, or belonging to an allegory: spoken by an allegory.  
Allelujah. An Hebrew word or rather two Hebrew words joined in one, used as a sign of exultation, and is interpreted, Praise ye our lord Paulus Diaconus writeth, that when the Britain's were invaded by the Saxons and Picts, and on a time ready to fight a battle against them, they were admonished by Germanus a French Bishop, (who was sent hither with Saint Lupus to confute the Pelagian heresy) that they should do as he did; and forth with he cried aloud Alleluja: which when the whole army of Britain's had done, the sound thereof strooke such a terror into the enemies, that they presently fled away, where the Britain's had the victory, De gestis Rom. lib. 15.  
Ally. Of kin to one by marriage.  
Alliance. Kindred and affinity, league or friendship.  
Allot. To appoint, or give by lot.  
Allude. To speak any thing which hath resemblance, or privily is directed to touch another matter.  
Allusion. likening or privy resembling of one matter to another. See Allude.  
* Alnath. A star in the horns of the sign Aries.  
Aloes, or Lignum Aloes. A precious wood used in Physic, which comforteth the heart, and openeth obstructions. It is knotty, brown of colour, and bitter in taste. Being burned it foameth, and yields a sweet perfume. Some affirm it to grow upon mountains in the East, near the rising of the famous River Nilus, from which mountains falling down, it is carried by the stream into India, where being taken up in nets, it is cleansed, and made apt for physic.  
Aloesuccotrina. The juice of an herb brought hither dry out of India; the best whereof is clear, clean and red, like to the colour of a liver. It is very bitter, but an excellent medicine to purge choleric humours out of the stomach; yet not good to be taken inwardly of such as are troubled with the Hemorrhoides.  
Alpha. The first letter of the Greeks: wherefore it is sometime taken for the first or chief in any thing.  
Alphabet. The crosserow of letters, the A, B, C.  
Alphabetical. Belonging to the Alphabet.  
Alps. High mountains between France and Lombardie: the rocks whereof Hannibal (the great Captain of the Carthaginians) softened in divers places with fire and vinegar, to cut out a way for his army to pass into Italy.  
Altercation. An angry reasoning or wrangling in words.  
alternal. Done by turn or course, one after another.  
Altitude. Height.  
Amate. To dismay: to make afraid.  
Amazon. A woman of the Country Amazonica. amazons were warlike women of Scythia, which kept a Country to themselves without men, yet to have children companied with the bordering people. Their sons they either destroyed or sent home to the father, but their daughters they kept, bringing them up in hunting, tiding, shooting and feats of arms. They burned the right breast of their children, lest it should hinder their archery, wherefore they had the name Amazons, which (in Greek) signifieth women wanting a breast.  
Ambage. A long circumstance of words.  
Amber. A kind of hard yellow gum, wherewith they make beads. M●sue saith, the tree whereon it groweth is called Ibex Romana; but what this tree, is I cannot yet learn. Dioscorides saith, that it falleth in manner of a liquor from Poplar trees into the river Po in Italy, where it congealeth and becometh hard, in that form as we see it.  
Ambergrise. Mesue saith it is the spawn of the Whale fish: Avicen affirmeth it to grow in the Sea. Others writ only, that it is cast up on the shore, and found cleaving to stones there: the fume thereof is good against the falling sickness, and comfortable to the brain.  
Ambia. A clammy liquor of the colour of honey, brought out of India. It is said to have great virtue in healing old aches or griefs, proceeding from cold diseases.  
Ambidexter. He that can use both hands alike: a crafty fellow, that can play on both parts.  
Ambiguity. Doubtfulness.  
Ambiguous. Doubtful: uncertain.  
Ambition. Unlawful, or immoderate desire of Sovereignty.  
Ambresie. A sweet shrub or little tree, wherewith some people were wont to make Garlands. In poetry it usually signifieth the meat of the heathen gods. It is sometime taken for immortality.  
Ambulatory. A place to walk in.  
Ambuscado. A company of Soldiers, hid in some wood or other covert, to entrap their enemies unwares.  
amenity. Pleasantness, delectableness.  
Amerce. To punish one by enjoining him to pay a certain small sum of money, at the discretion of him that lawfully commandeth it.  
Amercement. A punishment by the purse: See Amerce.  
Amethyst. A precious stone of a purple colour, fit to grave any thing in, because it is not overhard. It withstandeth drunkenness, as the name in Greek signifieth.  
Amiable. Lovely.  
Amity. Friendship, love.  
Ammoniacke. A kind of gum almost like to Frankincense, so called because it groweth in Lybia, near the place where the Temple of Ammon was. There is also a kind of salt so called, which is found in Africa under sand, and is like unto allume.  
Amorous. Loving, or given to love.  
amphiboly. A speech having a doubtful sense, or which may be taken divers manner of ways.  
amphibology. The same that amphiboly is.  
Amphiscians'. Such people as dwell under the burning Zone, near the Equinoctial line, so called because their shadows at noon are sometimes towards the North, sometimes toward the South.  
Amphitheatre. A place having seats and scaffolds in it, used among the old Romans to show spectacles and strange sights in. Offenders condemned to die, and Prisoners taken in war, were often brought to this place to fight and be devoured by wild beasts, the people sitting in safe places above, & inhumanely sporting themselves thereat: Also the Gladiators or Sword-players did fight here.  
Ample. Large, great.  
Amplify. To enlarge.  
Amplification. An enlarging.  
Amplitude. Largeness, greatness.  
Amulet. Any thing hanged about the neck, to preserve one from enchantment.  
Anagramme. An invention that by altering the places of the letters of one's name, changeth the word, and turneth it to some other sense, as if for John, one would write, Honi: there being just the same letters in them both.  
Analogy. Proportion, agreement, or likeness of one thing to another.  
Analysis. A resolution or explicating of an intricate matter.  
Anarchie. Lack of government: all the time when the paople is without a Prince or Governor.  
Anathema. Any thing hanged up in a Church, as an offering to God: sometime it signifieth excommunication; or a man excommunicated and delivered to the power of the devil.  
Anathematise. To hang up a thing as consecrated to God: sometime to curse, swear, or betake to the devil.  
Anatomy. An incision or cutting. The art of knowing the situation, office, and nature of all the parts of man's body.  
Anatomize. To cut and search every part.  
Anchovie. A Spanish fish less than our Sprat, preserved in pickle, and used by Gallants to draw down drink.  
Anchoress. A religious woman that liveth solitary in some close place by herself.  
Anchorite. A religious man living solitary alone in some close place.  
Angelical. Like an Angel.  
Angle. A corner.  
Anguish. Grief of mind: vexation.  
Angust. Straight, narrow.  
Animadversion. A marking.  
Animate. To encourage, to hearten on.  
Anime. A white gum or rosin brought out of the West-Indies: It is very pleasant in smell, and being cast into the fire consumeth very quickly.  
animosity. Courage.  
Annals. Chronicles of things done from year to year.  
Annats. First fruits paid of a spiritual living.  
Annex. To knit or join to.  
Annihilate. To make void, or bring to nothing.  
anniversary. A solemnity kept every year at a set time.  
Annotation. A note, mark, or exposition made upon any writing.  
Annual. Yearly.  
Annuity. Yearly payment of money to one, not in way of rent, but upon some other occasion.  
Annul. To make void.  
Annunciate. To tell or declare.  
Antagonist. An enemy: an adversary.  
Antarctic Pole. The south pole of the world.  
Antecedent. That which goeth before.  
Anthem. See Antiphone.  
Antichrist. An adversary to Christ: It is compounded of the Greek preposition Anti, and Christus, which signifieth contrary or against Christ.  
Anticipate. To prevent: to take before another.  
Anticipation. A preventing; or taking before.  
Antedate. The dating of a letter or other writing on some day already past.  
Antidote. A medicine against poison, or which serveth to amend any distemperature of the body.  
Antic work. A work in painting or carving, of divers shapes of beasts, birds, flowers, etc. unperfectly mixed and made one out of another.  
Antimony. A white stone found in silver mines.  
Antipathy. A contrariety or great disagreement of qualities.  
Antiperistasis. A term used in Philosophy, when heat being kept in by cold, waxeth the stronger in itself, or cold kept in by heat, groweth more vehement.  
Antiphone. Any verse or little sentence, which Churchmen do by course sing one after another.  
Antipodes. People under us that go with their feet toward ours.  
Antique. Old, ancient.  
Antiquary. One studious in matt●rs of antiquity, or well acquainted in old Histories.  
Antiquate. To make old, or of no account.  
Antithesis. A contrariety of things placed against other; as the spokes be in a wheel.  
Antlier. The lower branch of a Heart's horn.  
Anxiety. Carefulness, adnesse.  
Anxious. Careful: sad.  
Aphorism. A short sentence, briefly expressing the properties of a thing: or which serveth as a maxim or principle to guide a man to any knowledge, specially in Philosophy and Physic.  
Apocalypse. A divine book written by Saint John Evangelist, while he was banished in the I'll Pathmos: so called because it containeth many profound mysteries there revealed unto him In English it signifieth a Revelation.  
Apocrypha. That which is hidden and not known. Doubtful.  
Apocynon. A little bone in the left side of a Frog, of great virtue as some think.  
Apogeon. A term in Astronomy, signifying the farthest distance of a Planet from the earth.  
apology. A defence: a speech or written answer made in justification of any person.  
Apologicall. That which is spoken in defence.  
Apophthegm. A short quick sentence worthy the noting.  
Apoplexy. A very dangerous disease, wherein a man lieth without sense or motion, as if he were dead, with his eyes close, and great difficulty in fetching his breath. It cometh for the most part of cold and gross phlegmatic humours, oppressing the brain in such sort that the animal spirits, cannot pass from thence into the sinews, as they were wont.  
Apostasy. A revolting or falling away from true religion.  
Apostata. He that revolteth or falleth from true religion: julianus one of the old Emperors was most infamous for this crime.  
Apostatical. Of or belonging to an Apostata.  
Apostle. One sent in message: an Ambassador.  
Apostolical. Of or belonging to an Apostle.  
Apozem. A drink made with water and divers spices and herbs, used in stead of sirups.  
Appall. To make afraid.  
Apparent. Clear, manifest, certain.  
Appariter. A sumner: he that attacheth or summoneth one to appear at a Court.  
Apparition. An appearing, or vision.  
Appeach. To accuse, disclose, or bewray.  
Appeal. A term in law, when a malefactor accuseth or discloseth those that were his confederates in the same offence or any other. Also when the defendant refuseth a Judge, and desireth to have his cause tried by a superior power, he is said then to appeal: as Saint Paul appealed from Festus to Caesar▪ the Emperor.  
Appellant. He which appealeth.  
Appellation. A naming or calling.  
Appendix. That which dependeth or haugeth upon another thing.  
Appertenances. That which appertaineth or belongeth to an other thing.  
Applaud. To show love or liking to a thing, by clapping the hands, or other sign of rejoicing.  
Applause. A rejoicing or clapping the hands for joy.  
Application. An applying of one thing to another.  
Apposition. A putting of one thing to another.  
Approbate. To like, to allow.  
Approbation. An allowance, or liking.  
Appropriate. To challenge to ones self: to keep to himself alone.  
Appropriation. A term used when any body corporate, or private man, hath the right unto a parsonage in themselves, and may receive the profit thereof, by maintaining Vicar to serve in the place.  
Arbiter. A Judge in a controversy, chosen indifferent for both parties.  
Arbiterment. An agreement made between parties, by an indifferent man to them both.  
Arbitrary. Belonging to arbiterment.  
Arbitrate. To judge, to make an agreement.  
arbitrator. See Arbiter.  
* Arblaster. A Crossbow.  
Architect. A chief workman.  
Architecture. The art or Science of building and comely contriving a house. It is written that this Science did begin in Cain, because he was the first that ever built a city, which he called by his son's name Enoch, as appeareth, Gen. 4.  
Ardent. Burning hot: vehement.  
Ardour. Heat: earnestness.  
Argent. Silver or silver colour: sometime white.  
Argonauts. The Worthies that went into Colchos to fetch the golden Fleece; so called of the ship Argo in which they sailed. The chief of them were Jason, Typhis, Castor, Pollux, Hercules, and Theseus.  
aridity. Dryness.  
Ariopagite. A Lawyer or chief Judge in Capital matters in the City of Athens: so called of a certain street in that City dedicated to Mars, in which those Judges were wont to sit. They were so severe in their judgements, that they sat to hear and determine matters in the night time, to the end they would not behold the parties which were to be judged, but only hear what could be objected and answered. Saint Dionysius converted to the Christian faith by Saint Paul, was one of those Judges.  
aristocraty. A kind of government, where the noble men, or chief persons bear all the sway.  
Aristocratical. Of of belonging to aristocraty.  
Arithmetic. The art or numbering: It is written that Abraham first taught this art to the Egyptians, and that afterward Pythagoras did much increase it.  
Ark. In holy scripture it signifieth two things: 〈◊〉 The A●ke made by No at the commandment of God, which was 300. cubits long 50. cubits broad, and 30 high, Gen. 6. Secondly it signifieth a most precious and consecrated coffer or chest, called the Ark of testament, made of the wood Sethim, and plated within and without all over with gold: It had four corners, and in each corner a golden ring, through which were put bars of the same wood Sethim, covered likewise with gold, which served for the carriage thereof, This Ark was two cubits and a half long, one cubit and a half broad, and one cubit and a half deep, Exo. 25. In it was kept part of the Manna in a pot of gold, also the two Tables of the Law, and Aaron's rod that had budded Heb. 9  
Armadilio. A beast in India of the bigness of a young pig, covered over with small shells like unto armour; for which cause he is called Armadilio, to wit, an armed beast. This beast liveth in the ground like a mole, and the bone of his tail hath virtue to cure diseases and noise in the head.  
Armipotent. Mighty, strong.  
Aromatical. Sweet of savour: smelling like spice.  
Arrearages. Money or rend behind, not yet paid.  
Arrian. An heretic of the sect of Arrius bishop of Alexandria, who devised a blasphemous doctrine against the divinity of our Saviour.  
Arride. To please well, to content with delight.  
Arrogancy. Pride, loftiness  
Arrogant. Proud, boasting.  
Arrogate. To challenge, proudly more honour or praise than is due.  
Artery. A vein with two coats, or a hollow sinew in which the spirits of life do pass through the body. These kind of veins proceed all from the heart, where the vital spirits are made, and are those which pant or beat, called commonly the pulses.  
Articulate. To set down articles or conditions of agreement.  
Artificial. Cunning, well contrived, skilful.  
Arctic pole. The North pole of the world.  
Artillery. Great ordnance for the wars.  
Artisan. A handy craftsman.  
Artist. He that is skilful in any Art.  
Asafoetida. A dried gum or liquor, brought out of Media and Syria, of a strong loathsome savour; and is sometime applied outwardly to the body.  
Ascance. Sidewaies, or looking on one side.  
Ascribe. To impute, apply, or account.  
Asia. One of the three parts of the world bounding toward the East, in which is Pontus, Bythinia, Phrygia, Paphlagonia, Cappadocia, Armenia, Cyprus, Syria, Palestine, or the holy land, Arabia, Mesopotamia, (so called because it is in the midst between the two great rivers, Tigris and Euphrates) Assyria, Media, Persia, and divers other countries.  
Asp. A venomous Serpent of a black earthy colour, and sometime yellow. The superstitious Egyptians did honour them, and their Kings used to wear the figure of an Asp in their Diadems. They go always two and two together, and if it happen that one of them be killed, the other will presently pursue him that slew his fellow, in such sort that he shall hardly escape, unless he make great haste or pass over a river. If one be bitten by this Serpent, the best remedy is presently to cut off the members so bitten, if it be possible; otherwise he shall fall into a deadly sleep, & within few hours go away, as it were in a trance. Cleopatra Queen of Egypt, after the death of Marcus Antonius (whom she loved as her Husband) slew herself wilfully, by applying one of these asps to her body; because she would not be carried in triumph to Rome, by Augustus Caesar, who had vanquished her and Antony.  
Aspect▪ Sight or the beholding of any thing. In Astronomy it signifieth the distance between the planets & heavenly signs: And there are four such Aspects. The first called a Trine aspect (because it divideth the heavens into three even parts) is the distance of four signs from each other; as Aries beholdeth Leo and Sagittarius with a Trine aspect, because these are distant four signs, the one before, the other after Aries. The second called a quartile, is the distance of three signs, as Aries beholdeth Cancer and Capricorn, with a quartile aspect, because they are distant three signs from him. The third called a sextile aspect is the distance of two signs, as Aries beholdeth Gemini and Aquarius with this sextile aspect, being but two signs distant from them. The fourth called an Opposite aspect, is the farthest distance that can be, namely a distance of six signs asunder; as Aries beholdeth Libra with this opposite aspect, and Libra beholdeth Aries with the same. The like is of all the other signs, or Planets placed in them. For example; Taurus beholdeth Cancer and Pisces with a sextil, Leo and Aquarius with a quartile, Virgo and Capricorn with a Trine, and Scorpio with an opposite aspect. The distance of one or five signs is not called an aspect.  
asperity. Sharpness.  
Aspersion. A sprinkling.  
Aspire. To hope to come to a thing: to seek advancement.  
Aspiration. A breathing, or pronouncing the letter H. before a vowel.  
Assassinate. A robbing, spoiling, or murdering in the high way.  
Assecure. To make one sure or certain, to give one assurance.  
Assentation. Flattery.  
Assertion. An affirming or avouching of any thing.  
Assets. A term in the Common Law, when we would signify that a man hath goods enough come to his hands, to discharge a dead man's debts or legacies given by him.  
Asseveration. An earnest affirming.  
Assiduity. Continuance, or continual attendance.  
Assign. To appoint: also one that is appointed in another's behalf.  
Assignation. An appointment.  
Assignment. An appointing or passing of a thing over to another.  
Assistant. A helper.  
Associate. To accompany.  
Association. A joining together in fellowship.  
Assoil. To acquit, clear, or pardon.  
Assume. To take to himself.  
Assumpsit. When one for some consideration given him, undertaketh any thing.  
Assumption. A lifting or taking up.  
Astipulation. An affirming, an agreement.  
Astriction. A binding.  
Astrictive. Which hath power to bind.  
Astringent. The same that Astrictive is.  
Astrolabe. An instrument of Astronomy to gather the motion of the Stars by.  
Astrology. See Divination.  
ginger. One skilful in Astrology.  
Astronomy. An art that teacheth the knowledge of the course of the planets & Stars. This art seemeth to be very ancient, for Josephus; lib. prim. antiq. writeth, that the Sons of Seth, Nephews to Adam (for Seth was Adam's son) did first find it our: who hearing their Grandfather Adam foretell of the universal flood which should shortly drown the world, they thereupon erected, two great pillars, engraving in them the principles of Astronomy; which pillars were the one of brick, the other of stone; because if the water should haply wash away the brick, yet the stone might preserve the knowledge hereof for posterity.  
Astronomical. Belonging to Astronomy.  
Atchevement. A term of Heraldry, signifying the arms of any Gentleman set out fully with all that belongeth to it. Also the performance of any great matter.  
Atheism. The damnable opinion of the Atheist.  
Atheist. He that wickedly believeth there is no God, or no rule of Religion.  
Atomie. A mote flying in the sun. Any thing so small, that it cannot be made less.  
atrocity. Cruelty: outrageousness.  
Attach. To take: to lay hands on.  
Attainder. A conviction or proving one guilty of a capital offence.  
Attaint Convicted or proved guilty of some great crime.  
Attentive. Diligently harkening.  
Attestation. A witnessing.  
Attired. A term used among Heralds, when they have occasion to speak of the horns of a Buck or Stag.  
Attract. To draw or pull to.  
Attraction A drawing or pulling too.  
Attractive. Drawing or which hath virtue to draw.  
Attrectation. A handling or feeling.  
Attribute. To give to, or impute. It signifieth sometime a fit title or term applied to any thing.  
Attrition. Sorrow, repentance.  
Attorney. He that by mutual consent taketh charge of any other man's business.  
Atturnment. The paying of any small piece of money by a Tenant, in token that he acknowledgeth the party to whom he payeth it, to be now his Landlord.  
Avarice. Covetousness.  
Aucupation. Hunting after a thing.  
Audacious. Bold, hardy.  
Audacity Boldness.  
Audible. That which is so spoken that it may be heard.  
Auditor. An Officer of accounts: It is often taken for a hearer.  
Audience. A hearing or harkening: sometime it signifieth an assembly of people harkening to some thing spoken.  
Averre. To justify, avouch or maintain a thing.  
Averment. A term in Law when one offereth to prove that his plea is good.  
Aversion. A turning away, a disliking.  
Avert. To turn away.  
Augment. To increase.  
Augmentation An increasing.  
Augur. See Divination.  
Avidi●ie Greediness.  
Avowable. That which one may justify and maintain.  
Avow. To justify or maintain.  
avowry. A Law term, when a Bailiff or other Officer, avoweth or justifieth the lawful taking of a distress from any man.  
Auricular. Spoken in one's ear.  
Auripigmentum. See O●pment.  
Autera. The morning.  
Auspicious. Luckie: fortunare.  
Austere. Sharp, severe, cruel.  
Austerity. Sharpness, hard usage.  
Authentical. That which is undeniable, and approved of all men.  
Authentic. The same as Authentical.  
Autumn. Harvest time: one of the four quarters of the year; the other three are winter, springtide, and summer.  
Autumnal. Of, or belonging to Autumn.  
Axiom. A proposition or short sentence generally allowed to be true; as in saying, the whole is greater than a part. It signifies also in Logic, any perfect sentence, that affirmeth or denyeth a thing, as in saying, Caesar is merciful, or Caesar is not merciful.  
* Ay. For ever.  
Azymes. A solemnity of seven days among the Jews, in which it was not lawful to eat leavened bread: the Pasche or Easter of the Jews.  
Azure. A fine blue colour.   

B  
Baboon. A beast much like an Ape, but greater.  
Bacchanals. The feasts of Bacchus.  
Badger. He that buyeth corn or victual in one place, to carry into another. It is also a beast of the bigness of a young Hog, living in the woods, commonly called a Brock.  
* Bale. Sorrow: great misery.  
Balase. Gravel or any thing of weight laid in the bottom of ships to make them go upright.  
Baleful. Sorrowful.  
Balk. A little piece of ground in earable land, which by mischance the Plough slippeth over, so that it is not ploughed at all.  
balon. The round Globe or top of a pillar.  
Balm. A precious juice or liquor, otherwise called Balsamum, or Opobalsamum. It droppeth by cutting out of a little low plant (about a yard high) having leaves like Rue, but whiter, which plant groweth in Egypt, and some places of the holy Land. This juice is somewhat like to oil, but more clammy, and inclining to a certain redness. It hath a strong smell, and is not pleasant in taste: Being put into a vessel of water, it will sink down to the bottom like a round pearl, without breaking, and may be taken up again with the point of a knife. It is an excellent medicine to take any scar out of the body, and for divers other purposes, but very costly and rarely gotten. Saladinus writes that there was but one vineyard of these in the whole world, and that belonged to the great Turk.  
Balneo. A bath.  
Balsamum. See Balm.  
Baptism. It commonly signifieth a dipping or washing.  
Baptist. A washer. S. John the son of Zacharias was so called, for that he first began to Baptise or wash men in the River Jordan to the remission of sins.  
Barbarism. Rudeness in speech, or behaviour, outrageous cruelty.  
* Bards. Poets.  
* Bargaret. A kind of dance.  
Barrister. He that is allowed to plead causes at the bar.  
Barretter. A common quarrel: one that is ever suing and molesting others without cause.  
Barricado. A warlike defence, of empty Barrels, and such like vessels, laid at the breach of a wall to keep out the enemies.  
Barriers. A warlike exercise of men fight together with short swords, and within some appointed compass.  
Barter. To bargain or exchange commodities for commodities.  
Base. In Architecture it signisieth the foot of a pillar, or the foundation that supporteth any thing.  
Basilisk. Otherwise called a Cockatrice: the most venomous serpent that is. It breaketh stones and blasteth all plants with the breath thereof, burning every thing that it goeth over; neither can any herb grow near the place where it lieth. It is poison to poison, and driveth away all other serpents, with only hissing. If a man touch it but with a stick, it will kill him, and if it see a man a fare off, it destroyeth him with his looks. This serpent is not above a foot long, of colour between black & yellow, having red eyes, a very sharp head, and a white spot thereon like a crown wherefore he is called by some in Latin Regulus, viz. a little king. It goeth not winding like other serpents, but upright unto the middle, holding up the breast thereof. It breedeth only in the hot burning sands of Africa: Of this Basilisk the Poet Lucan writeth thus. lib. 9 
Sibilaque effundens cunct as terrentia pests.  
Ante venena nocens, late sibi submovet omne  
Vulgus, & in vacua regnat Basiliscus arena.  
With deadly hiss the Basilisk,  
all other plagues doth fright.  
And speedier kills then poisons can,  
with his infectious sight.  
he'll have no neighbour dwell near him,  
he loves to live alone.  
And tyrantlike reigns by himself,  
in cave of sandy stone.   
Bassae. A noble man, or great Commander under the great Turk.  
Bastinado. A staff: a cudgel.  
Baston. A staff, or cudgel: sometime it signifieth an officer of the Fleet, attending in the King's Court, with a red staff, to convey such to ward, as are there committed.  
Battery. A beating or striking.  
Bauhee. A small coin: a farthing.  
* Baine. A .  
Bdellium. A Gum brought out of Arabia, and the Holy land, of a sweet smell and bitter taste. It hath virtue to mollify and ripen hard swell, and is good against the stiffness of sinews or other parts, and against the biting of venomous beasts.  
Beads of Saint Elline. Certain round roots brought out of Florida, which being dry are very hard, on the outside black, and inwardly white: of a sweet smell and good taste. They are of great virtue against griefs of the stomach, as also of the kidneys or reins.  
Beam. The main horn of a Hart or Stag.  
Beatitude. Blessedness.  
Beaver. In armour it signifieth that part of the helmet which may be lifted up, to take breath the more freely: It is also a be hast of very hot nature, living much in the water. His two forefeet are like the feet of the beast called Gattus, (as Joannes de Sancto Amando writeth:) but what this Gattus is, I do not well understand, only I suppose it to be an Ottter. Upon these feet he hath very sharp claws, wherewith he taketh his prey, and hangeth upon water banks. His hinder feet are madelike to the foot of a Goose, wherewith he swimeth. He hath very sharp teeth, and doth much harm to trees, with knawing the roots and rynds of them. It is written that if a Beaver come into a strange place, where he hath not been bred, the other Beavers will make him their slave, to provide them meat, and pull off all the hair from his back that he may be known. The stones of this beast are sold in Apothecaries shops, by the name of Castoreum: they are much used in Physic, being very good against palsies and cold diseases of the sinews: But the skin is of more value than the stones.  
Beeglue. That which Bees do make at the entry of their Hive, to keep out cold.  
Beesting. The first milk that cometh from the Teat, after the birth of any thing.  
Belial. An Hebtew word signifying a wicked naughty person. An Apostata; one without yoke, and is many times taken for the devil.  
Believe. By and by, anon.  
Bellona. War, or the goddess of War among the Heathen.  
Belt. A girdle.  
Belzebub. An Hebrew word compounded of Bel, which in that language signifieth an Idol, and Zebub, a Fly: so that Belzebub signifieth the Idol of Flies: notwithstanding commonly it is taken for the devil.  
Benediction. A blessing.  
Benefactor. A friend, one that doth good.  
Beneficence. A doing good.  
Beneficent. Liberal, loving.  
Benevolence. Good will.  
Benevolent. Loving, friendly, well wishing.  
Benign. Friendly, gentle, favourable.  
Benignity. Friendliness: liberty, courtesy.  
* Benison. A blessing.  
Benzwine. A sweet smelling gum, good against hoarseness and the cough, being dissolved in water and drunken. It hath many other excellent properties to be used in Physic. The tree upon which it groweth is not with us certainly known.  
Berill. A precious stone brought out of India, cut most commonly with six corners, because otherwise it would not show so fair, if the sticking out of the corners did not make the brightness more manifest. It is of a greenish colour, like the water of the Sea.  
Bestial. Beastly: dishonest.  
Bestiality. Beastliness.  
Bevie. A herd of row Bucks: most commonly with us it signifieth, a great number of Quails in company together.  
Beviegreace. The fat of a Row Dear.  
Beza stone. A stone of excellent virtue against poison, very costly and of great account in Physic. It is commonly of the bigness of an acorn or Chestnut, being compounded of certain thin scales, one upon another, like the scales of an Onion. It is easy to be scraped or cut, and if it continue long in water, it melteth. The middle part is something hollow, and full of powder of the same substance that the stone is of. And this is a mark to know whether the stone be fine and true: for the Indians do counterfeit them sometimes and deceive many. This stone is taken out of the bowels of a beast in India, much like a Hart, saving that his horns are like a goats. The occasion of the growing of the stones (as some writ) is thus. These Hearts or wild Goats (for they resemble both) going to the dens of Serpents in those countries, do with their breathing compel them to come forth, and then eat them: after they go whereas water is, and plunge themselves therein until they perceive the fury of the venom be past, and till than they will not drink a drop: being come forth of the water, they go into the fields, where feeding upon many healthful herbs (known to them by natural instinct to be of virtue against poison) they are perfectly freed from all danger; and by the mixture of these herbs with the Serpents eaten before, these Bezoar stones are very strangely (as is said) engendered within them: growing by little and little, as appeareth by the scales thereof one folded upon another.  
Bezill. The broad part of a Ring, in which the stone or signet is set.  
Bice. A fine blue colour used by painters.  
Bigamy. The marriage of two wives; not both together, but severally after the death of the first.  
Bigamus. Twice married, he that hath had two wives. Such an one the Romish Church admiteth not to the Ministry.  
Bipartite. Divided in two parts.  
Birgandes. A kind of wild goose.  
Bissextile. Leap year, so called, because the sixth Calends of March are in that year twice reckoned: viz. on the 24. and 25. of February, so that leap year hath one day more than other years have. This leap year is observed every fourth year, and was first devised by Julius Caesar, to accommodate or make the year agree with the course of the Sun.  
Bitumen. A kind of clay, naturally clamy like pitch; growing in some countries of Asia. It was of old used in Physic: The best is heavy, bright and clear, of purple colour, and having a strong smell. The black is accounted naught. This Bitumen was used in stead of mortar, at the building of the tower of Babel, as appeareth in Gen. cap. 11. There is also a kind of Bitumen, like unto a liquor, flowing out of some fountains in the Island Sicily, which is used in stead of oil to burn in lamps.  
Blankemanger. A custard.  
Blemishes. Marks made by hunters, to show where a dear hath gone in.  
Blend. To mix or mingle together.  
Blewmantle. The name of an office of one of the Pursuivants at arms.  
* Blithe. Merry, frolic, joyful.  
Blomarie. The first forge, through which the iron passeth, after it is once melted out of the mine.  
Bloudstone. A stone growing in Ethiopia and Arabia; of nature astrictive, stopping any issue of blood, and eating proud flesh out of wounds. It is of a dark colour, like unto congealed blood.  
Bole armoniac. A reddish stone like to ruddle, of a very binding nature, and of great virtue against the plague.  
Bonayre. Gentle, mild, courteous.  
Bone breaker. A kind of Eagle, having so strong a beak that therewith she breaketh bones.  
Bolus. A medicine which must be eaten: a mouthful.  
Bonnet. A hat or cap.  
Boone. A request, a suit, a demand; sometime it signifieth good: as a boon companion, a good companion.  
Boras. A white substance like unto saltpetre, wherewith goldsmiths use to solder gold and silver: some writ it is the gum of a tree, which is very unlikely: others affirm it to be made of old lees of oil, by art and drying in the Sun brought to be white; notwithstanding I suppose it rather to be a mineral.  
Boras The north-east wind  
Braces. In building it signifieth the pieces of timber, which bend forward on both sides, and bear up the rafters.  
brahmin's. A sect of Philosophers in India, that lived only by herbs, roots, and fruit.  
Bracygraphie. A short kind of writing, as a letter for a word.  
Braket. A drink made of water and honey.  
Brandish. To shake, properly a sword or such like weapon.  
Brayasicke. Mad, foolish, surious.  
* Bretfull. Top full.  
Brevity. Shortness.  
Brigandine. A coat of defence.  
Brigantine. A kind of small light ship.  
Brime. A term used among hunters when the wild Boar goeth to the female.  
Brocage. Means used by a spokesman.  
Broaches. The first head or horns of a Hart or Stag.  
Brock. See Badger.  
Brocket. A red Deer two year old.  
Brothel. A house of dishonesty.  
Brothelry. Dishonesty, bawdry.  
Bruit A report spread abroad.  
Brumal. Of or belonging to winter.  
Brute. Beastly, barbarous.  
Brutish. The same  
Brutishaesse. Beastliness, barbarous behaviour.  
Budge. A fur of a kind of Kid in other countries.  
Buffe. A Beast like a Bull, with a very long mane; This beast breedeth in the woods of Germany.  
Bugle. The same that Buff is: sometime a black horn.  
Bullion. Silver unrefined, not yet made in money.  
Burdon. A deep base.  
Burganet. A Helmet, a Head-piece.  
Burglary. The breaking and entering into a house by night, with intent to steal or kill.  
Burnet. A hood or attire for the head.  
Burnish. To make a thing to glister or look fair by rubbing it. It is also a term among hunters, when Hearts spread their horns, after they be frayed or new rubbed.  
* Burled. It sometimes signifieth Armed.  
Burly Grosse, fat, great.  
Burr. The round roll of horn, next the head of a Hart.  
Bursholder. A Headborough, or officer in a Borough.  
Buttresses. Stays for to bear up any building, or make it strong.  
Buxom. Pliant, amiable, obedient.  
buxomness. Lowliness, humbleness.   

C  
CAbal. The tradition of the Jews doctrine of religion.  
Cabalist. One skilful in the doctrine of the Jews religion.  
Cathos. An herb of red colour, growing in India, which is of virtue against the stone, and to provoke urine.  
Cadence. The falling of the voice.  
Calaber. A little grey beast of the bigness of a Squirrel, whose skin is used for fur.  
Calamarie. A fish which hath his head between his hinder part and his belly, with two bones, one like a knife, the otherlike a quill, whereof he is called by some a Cutle fish.  
Calcinate. To burn.  
Calcine. To burn.  
Calcination. A burning a turning into ashes.  
Calculate. To cast account, to reckon.  
Calculation. An account, a reckoning.  
Calends. It signifieth properly, the first day of every month, being spoken alone by itself. If Pridie be placed before it, than it signifieth the last day of the month going before, as Pridie, Calend. januarii. is the last day of December. If any number be placed with it, it signifieth that day in the former month, which cometh so much before the month named; as the tenth Calends of March is the twentieth day of February, because if one begin at March, and reckon backwards, that twentieth day is the tenth day before March. In March, May, July, and October, the Calends begin at the sixteenth day, in other months at the fourteenth which Calends must ever bear the name of the month following, and be numbered backward from the first day of the said following months.  
Calf. The Fawn or young one of a Red Deer.  
Calefie. To make warm.  
Calefaction. A making warm.  
Callette. A lewd woman.  
calidity. Subtlety, craftiness.  
Calthrope. An instrument used sometime in War. It is a little thing made with four pricks of iron; of such a fashion, that which way soever it be thrown, one point will always stick up like a nail, to spoil the enemy's horse feet.  
Caligraphie. Fair writing.  
Calumniate. To slander: to belie one shamefully.  
Calumniation. Slanderour lying.  
* Camoyse. Crooked upward, as commonly, the noses of black Moors be.  
Camphire. A kind of Gum, as Avicen writeth. But Platearius affirmeth it to be the juice of an herb. It is white of colour, and cold and dry in operation.  
Cancel. To deface, cut or blot out.  
* Canceline. Chamlet.  
Canicular. See Dog-days.  
Canker. A hard swelling in the veins, being overcharged with hot melancholy humours. It is called a Canker, because the veins so swollen are like unto the claws of a Crab. This disease may happen in any part of the body, but most commonly in women's breasts; by reason of their spongy hollowness, and great number of veins there meeting. If it continue long it is very hard to cure, because gentle medicines will do no good, and strong do increase the raging malice of it.  
Cannibal. A barbarous savage person: one that eateth man's flesh.  
Canon. A Greek word, properly signifying a rule or line, to make any thing strait, or to try the straightness of it. Hereof Laws or Decrees for Church government are called Canons. And certain times of prayer used by Churchmen, were called Canonical hours of prayer.  
Canonical. Approved by common or exact rule.  
Canonier. He that shooteth in great Ordnance.  
Canonize. To declare and pronounce one for a Saint.  
Canonization. The solemnity of Canonising or pronouncing one to be a Saint.  
Cantharideses. Certain Flies shining like gold, breeding in the tops of Ash and Olive trees beyond Sea. They are sometime used by Physicians, to raise blisters in the body; but their heads, wings, and feet must be cast away. The juice of them is poisonous.  
Cape. A corner of land shooting out into the Sea.  
capability. An aptness to contain, or receive.  
Capable. Which can contain or hold a thing.  
Capacity. Aptness to receive and hold.  
Capers. A prickly plant, almost like to brambles, growing in Spain, Italy, and other hot countries. The root hereof is much used in Physic, against obstructions of the spleen or milt. The flowers and leaves are brought hither from Spain, preserved in brine, and are commonly eaten with Mutton. They stir up the appetite, warm the stomach, and open the stops of the liver and milt.  
Capital. Chief, principal; sometime deadly, abominable.  
Capite. A tenure, when a man holdeth lands, immediately of the king, as of his crown.  
Capitole. An ancient palace in Rome, so called.  
Capitulate. To draw or bring into Chapters.  
Capriole. Leaping of a horse above ground, called by horsemen, the Goats leap.  
Capstand. An instrument to wind up things of great weight: some call it a Crane.  
Captious. Short, quick, quarrelsome in demands.  
Captivate. To take prisoner.  
Captivity. Bondage, imprisonment.  
Caranna. A Gum brought out of the West Indies, of great virtue against aches proceeding of cold causes.  
Carbonado. A rasher upon the coals.  
Carbuncle. It hath two significations, namely a precious stone, and a dangerous sore. 1. Carbuncle stone, is bright, of the colour of fire. It hath many virtues, but chiefly prevaileth against the danger of infectious air. The best of these stones will shine in darkness, like a burning coal, as Albertus writeth, himself hath seen. Others shine but a little, and are less esteemed; but such as shine not at all, are scarce of any reckoning: these stones are found in some countries of Africa. 2. Carbunele disease, is a botch or ulcer, (otherwise called by a Greek name Anthrax) caused of gross hot blood, which raiseth blisters, and burneth the skin: This ulcer is ever accompanied with a Fever.  
Cardones. An herb in India, of virtue to heal sores.  
Carlo Sancto. A root growing in the West Indies, of a pleasant smell and bitter taste, the rind whereof being chewed draweth down phlegm and humours from the head, and being drunken in powder is good against divers inward diseases.  
Carcanet. A small chain.  
Cardinal. Chief, principal.  
Carnal. Fleshly.  
carnality. Fleshliness.  
Carol. A song: sometime a dance.  
Carpe. To check, taunt, or rebuke.  
Career. A short swift race with a Horse, as at Justs, Tournaments.  
Carrike. A great ship of burden.  
Casani. India bread.  
Casia. It is commonly taken for Cinnamome. Poets understand often by it, some sweet smelling herb: as Virg. Eclog. 
Tum Casia atque aliis intexens suavibus herbis.  
Also Ovid Quo simul ac Casias & nardi lenis aristas,  
Quassaque cum fulva substravit Cinnama myrrha.  
Lactantius also: De Phoenicia.  
Cinnama dehinc, auramque procul spirantis amomi;  
Congerit & mixto balsama cum folio.  
Non Casiae mitis, nec olentis vimen acanthi,  
Nec thuris Lachrymae, guttaque pinguis abest.  
Where we see that signify two things. Some Casia and Cinnamome, think it to be Lavender, For mine own part, I know not certainly what English name or interpretation to give it.   
Cassia fistula. A fruit growing in Arabia and Syria, which is round, black, and long, almost as one's arm, of the bigness of a Thumb. The outside hereof is hard: within it, is contained the seed, and a black substance soft and sweet, which is much used in Physic, as a gentle purger of the inward parts.  
Cassia lignea. A sweet wood much like Cinnamome, and of the nature of Cinnamome.  
Castigate. To chastise, to correct.  
Castigation. A chastising, a correction.  
Castleward. A payment made by some dwelling within a certain compass of a Castle, for the maintenance of those that do watch and ward the Castle; Also the circuit of land, which oweth this service.  
Castoreum. See Bever.  
Casual. That which happeneth by chance, doubtful, uncertain.  
Casualty. Chance: fortune, haphazard.  
Catadupa. A place in Ethiopia so called, where the great river Nilus, falleth from high Mountainous rocks with such violence, that the continual noise thereof, maketh the people there dwelling to become deaf.  
Catalogue. A roll, a bill, a register of names or other things.  
Cataplasma. It signifieth properly a medicine, which is made of divers herbs, either bruised or boiled in water, and so applied outwardly to the body. If there be oil added, it is not then called a Cataplasm, but an Emplaster.  
Cataract. A distillation of humours out of the eyes.  
Catarrh. A distillation of waterish humours out of the head, into the mouth and throat, caused by a cold and sometime hot distemperature of the brain.  
Catastrophe. The conclusion or end of a Comedy: a sudden alteration.  
Catechumen. A novice, or one newly instructed in matters of faith, by word of mouth.  
Categorie. In the Greek tongue it properly signifieth an accusation. It is also a term used in Logic, which shall after be explicated in the word Predicament.  
categorical axiom. A simple axiom or proposition, not compounded of any conjunction, as, Peter is a man.  
Cathedral. Of or belonging to a Bishop's Chair.  
Catholic. A Greek word, signifying universal or general.  
Catoblepa. A strange beast that killeth a man only with the sight of it: some think it to be the Basilisk, or Cockatrice.  
Cavearee. A strange meat like black soap, made (as is said) of the Roe of a Sturgeon.  
Caveat. A warning, an admonition to take heed.  
Caverne. A hole or Cave in the earth.  
Caville. To mock or flout in words, to reason overthwartly.  
cavity. Hollowness.  
caustic. A medicine that burneth; and is used when a disease cannot otherwise be mastered.  
Cautele. A taking heed.  
Cautelous. Wary, circumspect.  
Cauterize. To burn: to sear.  
Caution. A warning or watchword given to take heed: sometime a great heedfulness, or wary carriage in a thing.  
Cedar. A tall great tree, which groweth in Africa, and Syria, strait upright like the Fir tree. The leaves are small and thick, of a sweet smell: This Tree hath fruit on it, all times of the year, which fruit is like that of the Pine and Fir Tree, but greater and harder.  
Celebrate. To speak or write very honourably in praise of any thing: also to rehearse often: and sometime to keep a festival day, or other time with great solemnity.  
Celebration. The solemnisation of a feast.  
Celebrity. Great resort to a place: famousness.  
Celerity. Swiftness, speed.  
Celestial Heavenly.  
Celsitude. Highness.  
Cement. Morter: Lime.  
Censer. A vessel to burn Frankincense in.  
Censor. A grave Officer having authority to control and correct manners.  
Censorean. Belonging to a Censor.  
Censure. A judgement: an opinion.  
Centaurs. People of Thessaly, which because they first rid on Horses, were supposed to be half men and half horses. Poets feign they were begotten by Ixion upon a cloud, made in the likeness of juno. They warred on the Lapiths, and were overcome by Hercules.  
Centre. The point in the midst of a round circle, or the inward middle part of a globe. Wherhfore the earth is called the Centre of the world, because it is in the midst thereof.  
Centurion A Captain over a hundred footmen.  
Certes. Surely: certainly.  
Certificate. A writing which testifieth the certainty of a thing.  
Ceruse. White Lead, oftentimes used by Surgeons in ointments and plasters. Some women make painting therewith.  
Ceterach. Otherwise called Fingerferne: An herb which hath neither stalk, flower, nor seed. It is much used in Physic against the black Jaundice, quartain agues, and stopping of the spleen.  
Chalons. Blankets, Cover.  
Chameleon. A little beast like a Lizard, having arough scaly skin, strait legs, sharp claws, a slow pace like a Torteyes, and a long wreathed tail: He changeth himself quickly into any colour that he sitteth upon, except white and red: wherefore men that are inconstant and sickle, are sometime called Chameleons. This beast (as is said) is nourished only with air.  
Chamfering A small gutter or furrow made by art upon some pillars of stone or timber.  
Champerty. See Champertours.  
Champertours. Those that stir others to go to law, and bear the charges thereof themselves, to the end they may have part of the land, or other thing in variance.  
Chancellor. A chief officer in a spiritual Court: Also the Lord or chief Judge in the Chancery.  
Chancery. The Court of equity & good conscience.  
Chanior. A singer.  
Chaos. A great confused and disorderly heap, out of which Poets imagined all things to be made.  
Chaplet. An attire for the head, made of Gold, Pearl, or other costly, or curious stuff, used to be fastened behind; in manner of a folded roll or garland.  
Character. The form of a letter. A mark, sign, or stamp made in any thing.  
Characterie. A writing by Characters or by strange marks.  
Charles Wayne. Certain Stars winding about the North pole of the world, in fashion like four wheels and horses drawing it. Poets feign that Calisto, King Lycaon's daughter, having had a child by Jupiter, was by Juno in despite turned into a Bear, and that jupiter changing Calisto afterward, into this figure of Stars, for that cause, in Greek it is called  
Arctos, which signifieth a Bear.  
Charnell-house. A place to lay souls, and bones of dead men in.  
Chart. A writing, a written deed.  
Charter. A writing whereby the King makes a grant to any person or persons of any liberty, privilege, pardon, or other thing: Also writings between private men, are sometime so called.  
Chattel. A Law term, whereof there be two kinds, namely Chattels real, and Chattels personal. Chattels real, are leases, or wards. Chattels personal are all movable goods, as money, plate, cattles, etc.  
chanter. A singer.  
Cheat. To cousin, to deceive.  
Cheating. Cozenage.  
Cherubin. One of the highest Order of Angels: See Hierarchy.  
Chieftain. A Captain.  
Cheek varnish. Painting used by some women.  
Chevisance. Merchandise, bargaining.  
China. A hard knotty root brought out of the East Indies, of a reddish colour: It is very comfortable to nature, and used often in restoratives and diet drinks.  
chiromancy. See Divination.  
Chivalry. Knighthood: the knowledge of a Knight or Nobleman in feats of arms.  
Chivancie. Chivalry: riding.  
Chrism. A Greek word, signifying an Ointment: Sometime it is taken for a white linen cloth, wrapped about an infant after it is newly christened.  
Chrismatorie. A vessel to carry oil in.  
Christ. The surname of our Saviour, signifying anointed.  
Chronologer. One skilful in Chronicles.  
Chronologie. The knowledge of old Stories.  
Chrysocolla. A kind of mineral found like Sand in the veins of some metals.  
Chrysolite. A stone of the colour of Gold, which shineth brightest in the morning, and receiveth harm if it be held too near the fire.  
Chimaera. A strange monster, having the head and breast like a Lion, the belly like a Goat, the tail like a Dragon.  
Chemical. Of, or belonging to a Chemist.  
Chemist. A Physician following the method of Paracelsus.  
Cymbal. An old musical instrument, made in some places of two or more plates of brass, which with beating together made a ringing noise.  
Cimisse. A noisome little worm, flat and red, which raiseth wheals where it biteth: If it be broken, it yieldeth a stinking smell.  
Cinoper. A soft red stone, found in mines, otherwise called Vermilion. The Paynims did use to paint their idols therewith, and themselves in public feasts and solemnities, as we read that Camillus when he triumphand in Rome was painted with this Vermilion: So Virgil speaking in his tenth Eclog, of the shepherd's God Pan, saith that he was seen, 
Sanguineis chuli baccis minioque rubentem.  
With bloody Walwort berries stained, and with Vermilion red.   
Cinque Ports. Five haven towns in our Country, which have many liberties. They are Hasting, Romnie, Hethe, Dover, and Sandwich.  
Circular. That which is round in compass.  
Circumcise. To cut off the foreskin of a man's privy parts: which was a religious ceremony among all the Hebrews after Abraham, to whom God first commanded it.  
Circumcision. A cutting off of the foreskin. See Circumcise.  
Circumference. The outer part of any round circle: The ring or round compass of a wheel.  
Circumlocution. A long circumstance; a speaking of many words, where few may suffice.  
Circumscribe. To compass round, to draw a line about  
Circumscriptible. That which may be limited or contained within bounds.  
Circumspect. Wise, wary, heedful.  
Circumvent▪ To compass in; to deceive one craftily.  
Cite. To warn one to appear.  
Citation. A warning one to appear.  
Citrine. Yellow.  
Citadel. A castle with a small garrison to keep a town in awe.  
Ciuct. A sweet substance like musk. It is said to be the dung of the beast Hyena.  
Civilize. To make civil.  
Clamour. A great cry or noise.  
Clamorous. Crying out or exclaiming.  
Clandestine. Privy, close, secret.  
Clarentius. One of the Kings of arms, whose office is to dispose, the funerals of Knights & Esquires of the south side of Trent.  
Clarify. To make clear.  
clarity. Nobleness, clearness.  
Clause. A short sentence.  
* Clepe. An old word, signifying to name, or to call.  
Clemency. Mercy, gentleness.  
Clement. Merciful, pitiful.  
Client. One that asketh counsel of a Lawyer.  
Clime. See Climate.  
Climacterical. A Greek word signifying an account or reckoning, made by certain degrees or steps. Some have hereby divided the age of man's life after this manner. The seventh year they reckon for dangerous; and by this account the 14.21.28.35. etc. are climacterical years. Likewise the ninth year is esteemed equally as dangerous, and by this account, the 18.27.36. etc. are called Climacterical years. But the most noted and famous Climacterical year, is at the age of 63. because both accounts do meet in this number; namely 7. times 9 and 9 times 7. And this is held the most dangerous year of all other.  
Climate. A term used in cosmography. It signifieth a portion of the world, between North & South, containing some notable difference in the Sun rising.  
Cloak. To cover or hid.  
Closs●e. An unlawful game, called by some nine pins, cules, or kittles.  
* Clum. A note of silence.  
Coaction. Constraint.  
Coactive. Constraining.  
coadjutor. A fellow-helper.  
Coagulate. To turn to c●rde.  
C●ca. An herb in India, the leaves whereof being bruised and mixed with the powder of Cockles or Oysters in their shells burnt, the Indians use in little balls to carry in their mouths, to preserve them from famine or great dryth.  
Cockatrice. See Basilisk.  
Coequal. Equal in degree with another.  
Coessential. Of the same essence or substance.  
coeternal. Equal in eternity with another.  
Cogitation. A thinking.  
Cognition. Knowledge.  
Cohere. To cleave, stick, or hang together.  
Coherence. An agreement or hanging together.  
Collateral. Sidewaies, or joining to the side. Every degree of kindred is either lineal or collateral: The lineal is that which cometh from the Grandfather to the Father, from the Father to the Son, and so still right downward: Collateral is that which cometh sidewaies, as first between brothers and sisters, then between their children, etc. Also Uncles, Aunts, and all Cousins are contained under this term of Collateral kindred.  
Collation. A short banquet.  
Colleague. A companion, or one joined in office with another.  
Collect. To gather together.  
Collection. A gathering.  
Collocation. A placing together.  
Colloquy. A talking or conferring together.  
Collusion. Deceit, cozenage. It is also a term used in law, when an action is brought against one, by his own agreement.  
colliery. A physical term signifying any medicine for the eyes.  
Colon. A mark of a sentence not fully ended; which is made with two pricks thus (:)  
Colony. Among the Romans, when their city was too full of inhabitants, they used to withdraw a certain number, to dwell in some other place, which number so withdrawn, as also the place to which they were sent, was called by the name of Colony.  
Coloquintida. A kind of wild Gourd, which the Persians name Gall of the earth, because it destroyeth all herbs, near which it groweth. It is round, having a thin yellow rind (when it is ripe) and the inner part open, and spongy full of grey seed. If there grow but one upon a plant, it must be thrown away, because it will be too violent in operation. This fruit is often used in physic to purge slimy gross humours from the sine●● and joints; but must be well prepared, for that otherwise it is very dangerous.  
Colosse. An image or statue of exceeding gre●●desse, made sometime by the old Emperors of Rome. There was off such image in the I'll of Rhodes, dedicated to the Sun, of one hundred and five foot long, the thumb of which image few 〈◊〉 could fathom.  
Columbine. Dovelike.  
Column. A pillar.  
C●luri. Two imagined circles in the heavens, drawn both through the Poles; whereof one pissseth through Aries and Libra, the other through Cancer and Caprico●●e▪ So that they divide the Zodiac, and the whole heavens into four even parts.  
Combat. A fight between two, allowed by the law for trial of some controversy.  
Combatant. He that fighteth or is to sight a Combat.  
Combine. To couple or join together.  
Combination. A coupling or joining together.  
Combust. Burnt or scorched: a planet is said to be combust, when he is under the Sun beams, or within certain degrees of them.  
Combustible. That which will soon be set on fire and consumed.  
Combustion. A burning.  
Comedy. A play or interlude, the beginning whereof is ever full of troubles, and the end joyful. Among the Greeks' Eupolis, Aristophanes and Cratinus, were the chief comical Poets, among the Latins Plautus and Terence.  
Comedian. A player or writer of Comedies.  
Comet. A blazing star. It is properly a great quantity of hot and dry exhalations drawn up from the earth, by the attractive virtue of stars into the highest region of the air, where being near the Element of fire, it is inflamed, and there moved round, according to the motion of the star, under which it is grown, or the motion of the air, in those high parts.  
Comical. That which pertaineth to Comedies: also pleasant or merry.  
Comma. A mark often used in writing and printing, which is made thus (,)  
Commemorate. To rehearse or make mention.  
Commemoration. A rehearsal, a remembrance.  
Commence. To begin, to enter an action against one.  
Commendatory. Which recommendeth one.  
Comment. Notes of instruction set in some books, to expound such things as cannot easily be understood. Sometime it is taken for a lie or feigned tale.  
Commentary. See Comment.  
commendatory. That which hath commendations only written in it.  
Commerce. Conversation, intercourse of merchandise.  
Commination. A threatening.  
Commiserate. To take pity or compassion upon any.  
Commiseration. Pity or compassion.  
Commissary. One that hath spiritual jurisdiction in some out places of a Diocese, so fare distant from the chief City, that it were too great trouble to summon people to it.  
Commission. A writing testifying that one or many have some authority in a matter of trust, committed to their charge.  
Commissioner. He that is in authority by virtue of a commission.  
Committee. He to whom a matter is committed to be decided or ordered.  
Commix. To mingle together.  
Commixtion. A mingling together.  
Commodious. Fit, profitable.  
Commotion. A great stir, a hurly burly.  
Communicable. That which may be imparted unto another.  
Communion. A partaking together.  
Community. Fellowship in partaking together.  
Commutation. A changing.  
Compact. Hard knit, close joined together, sometime a bargain, agreement.  
Compassionate. Pitiful, which grieveth at others harms.  
Compendious. Brief, short, saving.  
Compendium. A short way, a saving course.  
Competency. Sufficiency, fitness.  
Competent. Convenient, fit, necessary.  
Competitor. He that sueth for the same thing with another.  
Compile. To make, frame, or set together.  
Compliment. Fullness, perfection, fine behaviour.  
Complete. Full, perfect.  
Complexion. The temperature of the humours in man's body, which causeth the colour: sometime it signifieth painting used by women.  
Complices. Fellows or confederates, in lewd matters.  
Compose. To frame; or set together.  
Composition. A joining or putting together.  
Compositor. He that composeth or setteth a thing in order.  
Comprehend. To contain, or conceive in the mind.  
Comprehensible. Which may be contained or conceived.  
Comprehension. A taking, a conceiving, or understanding.  
Compression. A pressing together.  
Compremise. An agreement made by indifferent parties chosen on both sides.  
Comprise. To contain.  
Compulse. Constraint, enforcement.  
Compulsion. Constraint.  
Compunction. Grief, remorse.  
Computate. To account, cast, or reckon.  
Computation. An account or reckoning.  
Comrade. A companion, a good fellow.  
Concave. Hollow.  
concavity. Hollowness.  
Concinnity. Apt, fitness, a feat contriving, or handsome setting a thing together.  
Concise. Brief, short.  
Concave. A private room, a closet.  
Concoct. To digest, to boil.  
Concoction. Digestion of meat in the body.  
Concourse. A great assembly.  
Concupiscence. Lust, fleshly desire.  
Concur. To meet together.  
Condescend. To agree, to join together.  
Condign. Worthy, due, deserved.  
Condole. To lament with another, to bemoan.  
Conduce. To help, or be profitable.  
Conduct. To guide one in the way.  
Confection. A mingling together: or that which is mingled.  
Confederate. One joined in friendship, or linked with another in any practice.  
Confer. To compare together: sometime to talk or reason with another.  
Conference. A reasoning together, or a comparing of one thing with another.  
Confidence. Trust, credit.  
Confident. Very bold, assured; nothing doubtful.  
Confine. To appoint bounds, to limit.  
Confines. The bounds or borders of a Country.  
Confiscate. Forfeited: seized to the King's use.  
Confiscation. Forfeiture of ones goods, or seizing them to the King's use.  
Conflict. A fight, a skirmish, a bickering.  
Confluence. A flowing together: a great multitude: great store.  
Conform. To apply or frame one's self to any thing which is required of him.  
Conformity. Likeness or agreement with another thing.  
Confront. To come or stand boldly before ones face: to face one.  
Confuse. Mixed together: mingled, out of order.  
Confusion. A disorderly mingling.  
Confute. To disprove, to overthrow by argument.  
Congeal. To freeze, to grow stiff, or cling together with cold.  
Conglutinate. To glue together: to join.  
Conglutination. A glewing together.  
Congratulate. To rejoice in another's behalf with him: or to signify that we so rejoice.  
Congratulation. A rejoicing together.  
Congregate. To gather together.  
Congruent. Agreeable, meet, fit.  
Congruity. Good agreement.  
Conjectural. Uncertain, which may, & may not be.  
Conjoin. To join together.  
Conjugal. Belonging to wedlock.  
Conjunction. A joining or coupling together.  
Conjure. To swear or conspire together: to bind by oath, or under a great penalty.  
Connex. To knit or tie together.  
Connexion. A knitting together.  
Connivance. A suffering, or winking at a matter.  
Consanguinity. Kindred by blood.  
Consecrate. To hollow or make holy.  
Consecration. A making holy.  
Consequence. That which followeth another thing going before.  
Consequent. Following or necessarily coming after another thing.  
Conserve. To preserve or keep.  
Conserves. The juice or substance of any thing boiled with Sugar and so kept.  
Considerate. Discreet, wise.  
Consistory. An assembly of Magistrates, a Judgement place.  
consolatory. Comforting, which comforteth.  
Consolation. Comfort.  
Consolidate. To make firm or strong.  
Consonant. Agreeable. Also every letter not being a vowel, is so called, as B, C, D.  
Consort. A company: or a company of Musicians together.  
Conspicuous. Bright, clear.  
Conspurcation. A defling or making foul.  
Constellation. A company of stars together: or the influence which they work.  
Consternation Amazement: a great fear.  
Constitute. To ordain, to appoint.  
Constitution. A decree, an ordinance.  
Construction. A joining of words and sentences together.  
Consubstantial. Of the same substance.  
Consubstantiality. Agreement in substance: the being of the same substance that another is of.  
Consul. A chief officer among the Romans: there were two chosen yearly to govern the City: These Magistrates first began after the Kings were expelled, and were called Consuls of the latin word Consulere, because they were by their office to provide and take care for the good of the commonwealth.  
Consult. To take advice together.  
Consultation. An advice or deliberation taken together.  
Consummate. To finish, to make an end.  
Consummation. An end, a finishing of a matter.  
Consumption. A consuming. Also a disease, wherein the lungs being exulcerated, there followeth a leanness of all the body.  
Contagion. An infection.  
Contagious. Infectious.  
Contaminate. To defile.  
Contamination. A defiling.  
Contemn. To despise.  
Contemplate. To behold in the mind: to muse upon.  
Contemplation. A beholding in mind; a thinking upon.  
Contemptible. Base, vile, of no account.  
Contemptuous. Despiteful.  
Continenoie. Chastity, temperateness.  
Continent. Chaste, sober, temperate.  
Continent land. That which is no Island, main land.  
Contingent. Casual, doubtful, uncertain: which may and may not be.  
Continuate. To join close together.  
Contract. A bargain, an agreement made.  
Contraction. A shrinking together.  
Contradict. To gainsay or speak against.  
Contradiction. A speaking against; a withstanding in words.  
Contribute. To give with others; to allow as others do.  
Contributary. Which alloweth or giveth as others do.  
Contribution. A giving with others, when many give together.  
Contristate. To make sad or sorrowful.  
Contrite. Broken: very sorrowful: heartily repentant.  
Contrition. Great inward sorrow for sin committed.  
Controvert. To contend, strive, or be at variance about a matter.  
Contumacy. Stubbornness, disobedience: self-will.  
Contumely. Reproach; spite, disgrace.  
Contumelious. Reproachful: spiteful, disgraceful.  
Contund. To pound or beat in a mortar.  
Contusion. A beating, bruising, or pounding.  
Convent. To bring one before a Judge.  
Conventicle. A little assembly; most commonly for an ill purpose.  
Convention. An appearing before a Judge.  
Converse. To use one's company, to live with.  
Conversant. Using much in ones company.  
Conversion. A turning from evil to good.  
Convict. Proved guilty of the crime whereof he is accused.  
Conviction. A condemnation or proof of being guilty.  
Convince. To overcome, to confute: To prove one guilty.  
Convocate. To call together.  
Convocation. An assembling or calling together: sometime the company assembled.  
Convulsion. A shrinking, or pulling together of the sinews; a cramp, a pang.  
Cooperato. To work together; to help.  
Cooperation. A working with another, a helping.  
Cope. A church vestment much like a large cloak.  
copal. A white Rosin of much brightness brought from the West Indies: the people there were wont to make perfumes thereof in their sacrifices. It is hot in the second degree, and moist in the first, and is used here to be burnt against cold diseases of the brain.  
Copy. Great plenty.  
Copious. Plentiful, abundant.  
Copulation. A coupling or joining together.  
Coral. There are two sorts hereof, the one white, the other red; but the red is best. It groweth like a tree in the bottom of the sea, from whence being taken, it is by the air hardened into the form of a stone, as we see it. It is cold and dry in operation, good to be hanged about children's necks, as well to rub their gums, as to preserve them from the falling sickness.  
corbel. A shouldering piece cut out in stone, as we may see in walls, to bear up a post, summer, or other weight.  
Corbets. Places in walls where Images stand.  
Corbona. A chest or coffer in the Temple of Jerusalem, where the treasure that served for the Priests use was kept.  
Cordial. Hearty; that which comforteth the heart.  
Cordwayner. A Shoe maker.  
Corodie. An ancient term, used when the founders of Abbeys or other religious houses, reserved a right in themselves and heirs, to appoint some person to have allowance of meat and drink, or other maintenance out of the house; and this allowance was called a Corodie.  
Colonel. A Captain over many bands.  
Coronation. The crowning of a King or Queen.  
Corporall. Of or belonging to the body.  
Corporation. A body politic, having by the kings grant a common seal, a chief Officer, and inferior persons belonging to it.  
Corpulency. Grossness, fatness.  
Corpulent. Fat and gross.  
Correlative. A term of Logic applied to such words as cannot be spoken, but there must be supposed some other word, which is necessarily a dependant upon it: as a Father and a Son; a Master and a Servant; a Captain and a Soldier; a Husband and a Wife.  
Correspondence. An agreeableness, or proportion answering to some other thing.  
Correspondent. Agreeable, or answerable to another thing.  
Corrigible. That which may be corrected or amended.  
Corrival. He that is suitor with another, to a woman for marriage.  
Corroborate. To strengthen, to confirm.  
Corrode. To gnaw asunder.  
Corrosive. A fretting plaster: any thing which laid to the body raiseth blisters and maketh it sore.  
Cosignificative. Of the same signification with another thing.  
cosmography. An art touching the description of the whole world. This art by the distance of the circles in heaven, divideth the earth under them into her Zones and climates, and by the elevation of the Pole, considereth the length of the day and night, with the perfect demonstration of the Suns rising and going down.  
Covent. The whole number of religious men together dwelling in one house.  
Coverture. A covering. In the Common Law it signifieth all the time, that a man and wife are coupled in marriage.  
Couchant. Couching or lying on the ground.  
Covert. Hidden, secret.  
Covertharon. A married wife: a woman subject to a husband.  
Coverture. In our Common Law it is sometime taken for marriage.  
Covine. Deceit. cozenage.  
Countermand. To give commandement contrary to that which was commanded before.  
Countermine. To mine or did in the earth against another.  
Countermure. A wall made in defence of another wall.  
Counterpane. The fellow copy of a deed indented.  
Counterpoise. Any thing laid in weight against another thing.  
Countervail. To be of equal value to another thing.  
Coupee. Cut off.  
Cramp-fish. A fish whose nature is to make the hands of such as touch it, to be benumbed or astonished, though they touch it with a long pole.  
Cranny. A little hole or chink.  
Craven. A coward.  
Crazy. Sickly, weak, of unperfect health.  
Credence. Belief, trust.  
Credible. That which may be believed.  
Creditor. He that dareth or trusteth another with money, or wares.  
Credulity. Easiness of belief.  
Credulous. He which easily believeth a thing.  
Crescent. In Heraldry it signifieth the new Moon.  
Crime. An offence, or fault committed,  
Criminal. Faulty: or that which belongeth to a fault or accusation.  
Crisis. A Greek word, which is interpreted judgement. In Physic it signifieth the conflict between nature and sickness; that is, the time, when either the patiented suddenly becometh well, or suddenly dyeth, or waxeth better or worse according to the strength of his body, and violence of the disease.  
Crispe Curled.  
Crystal. A substance like clear glass. There are two kinds hereof. One which groweth upon extreme cold mountains, being there congealed like ice, by the mineral virtue of the place, as Albertus writeth. Another kind groweth in the earth in some places of Germany.  
Crystalline. Made of Crystal, or shining like Crystal.  
Critical. In Physic the fourth and seventh days are called Critical, because in them Physicians use to judge of the danger of a disease: But the seventh is accounted the chief Critical day, & the fourth a token or sign what the seventh day will be, if the Patient live so long. This account must be made according to the number of weeks thus. In the first week the fourth day is the token or Critical of the seventh day. In the second week the eleventh is the Critical of the fourteenth. In the third the seventeenth is the Critical of the twentieth: for Hypocrates r●ckoneth the twentieth day for the last of the third week: In the fourth week 24. is the Critical of the 27 In th● fift, the 31. the Critical of the 34. In the sixth week the 37. the Critical of the 40. And so forth to a hundred.  
Critic. The same that Critical is. Also it signifieth sometime, one that hath authority, or taketh upon him to censure other men's acts or works wri●●ē.  
Crocrodile. A harmful beast living most about the River Nilus in Egypt. It is hatched of an egg, and groweth unto a wonderful greatness, sometime to twenty or thirty foot long. This beast hath no tongue, and in feeding moveth only the upper jaw: He hath eyes like a Hog, and cruel sharp teeth: He hath no hair, but is made much after the fashion of an Evet, with a long tail, a long belly, and bacl covered all over with scales close joined & of great strength. Upon his feet he hath strong sharp claws. In the day time he can see fare, and liveth on land, in the night he is almost blind, and keepeth in the water. He is very bold upon those he seethe afraid of him, and fear full if he be assaulted. It is written that he will weep over a man's head, when he hath devoured the body, and then will eat up the head too. Wherefore in Latin there is a proverb, Crocodili Lachrymae, Crocodiles tears, to signify such tears as are feigned, and spent only with intent to deceive, or do harm. I saw once one of these beasts in London brought thither dead, but in perfect form, of about three yards long.  
Croches. The little buds or branches, at the top of a Heart's horn.  
Crosselet. A melting pot.  
Crotaves. Dung of Hare.  
Crownet. A little crown, also a part of a Horse hoof is so called.  
Crude Raw, not well digested.  
Crudity. Rawness: ill dig slion.  
Cubebs. A certain fruit sold by Apothecaries like unto Pepper. It cometh out of India, and is hot and dry in operation. It comforteth the brain much, and quickeneth the spirits, being held & chewedin the mouth. It is also very good to open the stops of the Liver.  
Cubite. Half a yard: the measure from a man's elbow to the top of his middle finger.  
Cullion The stone of any living thing.  
Culpable. Faulty.  
Culture. Tillage, dressing of land.  
Culvertaile. A strong kind of building, by fastening boards or timber, with artificial joints, so firmly together, that they cannot fall asunder.  
Cummine. An herb, the seed whereof is much used in Physic. It is hot and dry; good to break or dissolve windiness in any part of the body.  
Cummulation. A heaping up, or increasing.  
Cunctation. Slackness, delay, linger.  
Cupglasse. A hollow round G●●sse, with a hole in the bottom, used by Physicians sometimes, to draw blood or wind out of the body, for it sucketh with great strength, by reason of a little flame of fire made in it.  
cupidity. Desire, covetounsnesse.  
Curfew. A bell which ringing about bedtime, giveth folks warning, to go to rest and cover their fire.  
Cursoritie. Swiftly 〈◊〉 as when one readeth a book over with speed.  
Courtesan. A harlot.  
Curtilage. Any piece of ground, as a yard, backside, or garden-plot, adjoining to a house.  
Custody. Safe keeping.  
Cuichoncale. A little fly (as some think) brought from beyond the Sea, dried, wherewith Dyer's dye Stammel and colours in Grain: but indeed it is a fruit.  
Cynical. Doggish, See Cynic.  
Cynic. Doggish or currish: There was in Greece an old Sect of Philosophers so called, because they did over sharply bark at men's vices, and were not so respective in their behaviour as civility required. The chief of this Sect were Antisthenes and Diogenes.  
cipher. A circle in Arithmetic like the letter O; which of itself is of no value, but increaseth the value of other figures after which it is joined: wherefore we sometime say of one, that in company of others doth nothing himself, that he standeth for a cipher.  
Cypress. A tree which groweth on dry mountains, very tall and slender: the timber thereof is yellowish & of a pleasant smell, especially set near the fire. It carrieth no leaf but green small twigs.   

D  
* DAffe. A dastard.  
* Dags. Latches cut of Leather.  
Deign. To vouchsafe.  
Dandruff. Small scales that stick to the skin of the head, and often hang about the hairs. They are caused by salt phlegm, or some other corrupted humours, 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.  
Darnell. A naughty grain almost like wheat, but much less, and groweth among wheat often. It may be used in Physic, against some outward diseases, but taken inwardly it is harmful, as being too hot, and making the head giddy.  
Darreigne. To attempt, or challenge.  
Deaurate. Gilded, glistering like gold.  
Debilitate. To weaken.  
Debilitie. Weakness.  
Dehitor. A debtor.  
Debonair. Gentle, mild, courteous.  
Decad. The number of ten.  
Decalog. The ten commandments.  
Decent. Comely, handsome.  
Decency. Comeliness.  
Decide. To determine, or end a Controversy or doubt.  
Decipher. To write after a strange fashion, that none shall read it, also to find out the meaning of a thing so written.  
Decision. A determination, or end made of a controversy.  
Declaim. To speak evil: to reproach.  
Declamation. An oration or speech made of purpose in reproach of any person or thing.  
Declaymer. He that maketh a declamation.  
Decline. To bend downward.  
Declination. A bending downward.  
Declivitie. A steep bending downward, as on the side of a hill.  
Decoct. To seethe, to boil.  
Decoction. A boiling or seething. In Physic it signifieth commonly any liquor in which medicinable roots, herbs, seeds, flowers, or any other thing hath been boiled.  
Decollation. A beheading.  
Decorum. Comely, or comeliness.  
Decrepit. Weak, or very feeble with age.  
Decressant. The Moon in the last quarter.  
Decretals. Ordinances, decrees.  
Dedicate. To offer, give, or appoint for some special purpose.  
Dedication. An offering, a giving up.  
Deduce. To take away, to abate.  
Deduct. To take away.  
Deduction. A taking away.  
Defamation. A defaming, a speaking ill of one.  
Defamatory. Slanderous: which defameth.  
Defatigation. Weariness.  
Defeasance. An overthrowing, or undoing that which was formerly done. A writing testifying that some other writing shall be of no force.  
Defeat. To deceive, or beguile: to take craftily from one.  
Defect. A sailing or want in any thing.  
Defection. A falling away, a revolting.  
Defective. Faulty, which wanteth something.  
Defendant. He which answereth to an accusation or challenge.  
Defensive. That which defendeth, or is spoken, or done in defence.  
Defer. To put off, to prolong.  
Define. To declare, show or describe a thing plainly.  
Definition. A sentence which expressly declareth what a thing is.  
Definitive. Which defineth or concludeth a matter.  
Defloration. A deflowering.  
Deflower. To corrupt, spoil or mar.  
Deform. To disfigure, to spoil the form of any thing.  
Deformation. A disfiguring.  
Deformity. Ill favourednesse: uncomeliness.  
Defraud. To deceive, to beguile.  
Deft. Little and pretty, feat and handsome.  
Defunct. Dead.  
Degenerate. To turn out of kind.  
Degrade. To take away the privilege of holy orders from one.  
Degradation. A taking away of Ecclesiastical authority, from a Clerk convinced of some notorious crime.  
Degree. A term often used in Astronomy and Physic. In Astronomy it signifieth the thirtieth part of a sign: viz. of Aries, Taurus, Gemini, etc. For into so many parts or degrees are all the signs divided. In Physic it signifieth a proportion of heat, cold, moisture or dryness, in the nature of simples; and there are four such proportions or degrees: The first degree is so small, that it can scarce be perceived. The second, that which may be manifestly perceived without hurting the sense. The third, that which somewhat offendeth the sense. The fourth, which so much offendeth, that it may destroy the body. For example: Sweet Almonds, Rice, bugloss, ripe Grapes are hot in the first degree: Parsley, Saffron, Honey, in the second degree; Cummine, Galingall, Pepper in the third degree: and Garlic, Spourge, Euphorbium, in the fourth degree. So Barley is cold in the first degree, Cucumbers in the second, Sengreene in the third, and Hemlock in the fourth degree. Where note that in heat, cold, and dryness, there may be four degrees, and in moisture but two.  
Dehort. To dissuade: to advise one to the contrary.  
Dehortation. A persuasion or admonition to refrain from doing something.  
Deject. To throw down, to debase.  
Dejection. A throwing down, a debasement.  
Deity. Godhead, or a God.  
Delineate. To draw the first proportion of a thing.  
Delinquent. An offender.  
Delude. To mock, to scorn, to deceive.  
Deluge. An universal overflowing of waters, noah's flood.  
Delusion. A mocking.  
Demaynes. The Lord's Manor house, and the Lands which he and his Ancestors have always used.  
Demean. To behave or carry one's self.  
Demeanour. Behaviour.  
Demerit. A desert.  
Demise. To give or grant.  
Democraty. A kind of government wherein the people bore rule without other superiors saving such as they appoint.  
democratical. Of or belonging to the estate of Democrat●●●.  
Den●●ish. To pull down.  
Demolition. A pulling down.  
Demoniacke. Possessed with a devil.  
Demonstrable. Which may be showed or made manifest.  
Demonstrate. To show.  
Demonstration. A showing plain of any thing.  
Demur. A pause or stay, a standing still.  
Demy. Half, sometime little.  
Deneere. A penny, a small piece of money.  
Denizen. A stranger born, that obtaineth the King's letters patents, and becometh his Majesty's subject, enjoying thereby all privileges, as if he were an Englishman.  
Denominate. To name one.  
Denomination. A naming.  
Denolate. To note or mark, to signify.  
Denotation. A noting or marking.  
Denounce. To give warning, to declare, to threaten.  
* Denwere. Double.  
Deodand When a man is casually killed by a cart, Horse, or Mill, etc. that which moved and was thereby cause of his death, being forfeit to the King, appertaineth to his Majesty's Almoner to bestow in deeds of charity, and is therefore called a Deodand, as being to be given away for God's sake.  
Depend. To hang upon an other thing.  
Dependant. That which hangeth upon an other thing.  
Deplore. To lament, to bewail.  
Deploration. A lamenting.  
Depopulate. To waste or spoil a country.  
Depopulation. A spoiling or wasting of a country.  
Depose. To take away ones authority, to thrust out of his kingdom, sometime to swear.  
Depositum. A pledge, any thing laid up with one to keep.  
Deposition. A deposing or putting from great authority, also a laying down, sometime an oath or testimony given by oath.  
Deprave. To corrupt or mar, sometime to speak evil of one.  
Depress. To crouch down, to keep under.  
Deprive. To take away.  
Deprivation. A loss of any thing.  
Depute. To appoint.  
Deride. To mock, or flout.  
Derision. A mocking.  
Derive. To take or draw from another thing.  
Derivative. That which is derived from another thing or word.  
Derivation. A deriving, or drawing from some thing.  
Derogate. To impair, diminish, or take away.  
Derogation. A taking away from ones honour or estimation.  
Derogatory. That which empaireth or hindereth the credit of any one.  
Descend. To go downward.  
Describe. To express plainly the outward form of a thing.  
Description. A plain expressing of the outward form of a thing, or the manner how a thing was done.  
Design. To appoint.  
Designment. An enterprise or purpose which a man hath.  
Desist. To leave off.  
Detain. To keep from one.  
Detect. To discover, to disclose.  
Detection. A discovery, a disclosing.  
Detract. To speak evil of one.  
Detraction. Slanderous speaking.  
Detriment. Loss, harm, hindrance.  
Devastation. A wasting of a country.  
Divest. To unclothe.  
Deviant. Fare out of the way.  
Devoir. Endeavour.  
Devolve. To roll down.  
Devolution. A rolling along.  
Dewlap. The hollow part of the throat, hanging down in some beasts.  
Dexter. Belonging to the right hand.  
Dexterity. Nimbleness, quickness, skilfulness.  
Diabolical. Devilish.  
Diacatholicon. An electuary much used in Physic, so called because it serveth as a gentle purge for all humours.  
Diacinnamon. A physical mixture of Cinnamon and divers spices in powder together, which helpeth digestion and is good against cold moist diseases of the stomach.  
Diacodion. A cold syrup made of the tops of Poppies, used in physic sometime against hot diseases, and to stay the falling down of humours out of the head.  
Diacurcunna. A confection made of Saffron and divers other simples, used against the dropsy and old diseases of the stomach, spleen and liver.  
Diadem. A King's crown, or an attire for Princes to wear on their heads, made of purple silk, and pearl.  
Diagalanga. A confection made of Galingale and hot spices, good against the wind colic and cold distemperature of the inward parts.  
Diagridium. There is a plant called Scammony growing in fare hot countries, the juice of the root whereof being dried, is a very strong and violent purgative medicine, called also Scammanie: which before it can be used in physic, must be boiled in Quinces, to abate the malice of it: now the Scammony boiled and prepared in this sort, is called by Apothecaries Diagridium.  
D●alacca. A confection made of the gum Lacca, and divers hot simples, good against cold diseases of the stomach, stops, of the liver, and all causes that may draw one to the dropsy.  
Dialect. A difference of some words, or pronunciation in any language: as in England the Dialect or manner of speech in the North, is different from that in the South, and the Western Dialect differing from them both. The Grecians had five especial Dialects: as 1. The property of speech in Athens: 2. In Jonia: 3. In Doris: 4. In Eolia: and 5. that manner of speech which was generally used of them all. So every country hath, commonly in divers parts thereof some difference of language, which is called the Dialect of that place.  
dialectical. Of or belonging to the art of Logic.  
Dialog. A talk, reasoning, or disputation between two parties or moe, or a discourse written where such a conference is set down.  
Diamber. A comfortable confection made of divers hot spices, good to be given in wine or other liquor, to strengthen the stomach, revive the spirits, and warm the inward parts.  
Diameter. A straight line which passing through the middle of any figure, divideth it in two equal parts.  
Diapason. A concord in music of all.  
Diaphoenicon. An Electuary used often by Physicians to purge phlegm and choler.  
Diaper. A fine kind of linen not woven after the ordinary fashion but in certain works, Diamonds, knots, or other devices.  
Diapered. Diversified: of divers colours, or garnishings.  
Diaprunum. An Electuary made of Damask Prunes, and divers other simples, good to cool the body in hot burning Fevers. After it is made, Physicians use often to add Diagridium to it, and then it becometh very Purgatory, and is called Diaprunum solutionum; soluble, or laxative Diaprunum.  
Diarhodon. A comfortable confection good to refresh and strengthen all the inward parts, after long hot diseases.  
Diasena. A purging Electuary, good against quartane Agues, and all other diseases proceeding from melancholy.  
Diatragacanthum. A confection made of the Gum Tragacanth, and other simples, good against hot diseases of the breast, the cough, pleurisy, & inflammation of the lungs.  
Diatrionpiperion. A confection so called, because it is principally compounded of the three kinds of Pepper, to wit, long, white and black Pepper. It is good to help digestion when the stomach wanteth heat to concoct that which it hath received.  
Diatrionsantalon. A cold confection made of the wood Sanders, good against burning Agues, and to refresh the inward parts inflamed with too much heat.  
Diaturbith. An Electuary which principally purgeth phlegmatic gross humours.  
Dicacitie. Much talk, or prating.  
dichotomy. A dividing into two parts, or a division made by two and two.  
Dicker. Ten hides of Leather.  
Dictate. To indite; also that which one writeth from another's mouth while he speaketh.  
Dictator. A chief Officer among the Romans; never chosen but upon great necessity in dangerous troubles of the common wealth. This Dictator could continue in office but only six months, and then under pain of treason was to give up his authority: He could be named by none but the Consul, and that in the night time, with great silence and attention. After he was once chosen all other Magistrates were out of office, except only the Tribune of the people; so that the Dictator, during his time, had (as it were) a kingly authority above all.  
Difficult. Hard: uneasy.  
Difficulty. Hardness, uneasiness.  
Diffidence. Distrust.  
Diffident. Mistrustful.  
Diffuse. To spread abroad.  
Digamma. The letter F. so called, because he beareth a form, like the Greek Letter Gamma, made double.  
Digest. To dispose or set in order.  
Dight. Make ready: apparelled, dressed.  
Digress. To turn aside, to leave the matter that is in hand, and speak of another thing.  
Digression. A turning to speak of another thing.  
Dilaniation. A tearing in pieces.  
Dilate. To spread abroad, to enlarge, to draw in length.  
Dilatation. A drawing in length, speaking of a thing at large.  
Dilemma. A kind of argument, which convinceth one's adversary both ways: as in saying: If he be a good man, why do you speak evil of him? If he be naught, why do you keep him company?  
Dimension. The true measure of a thing.  
Diminution. A diminishing.  
Dimmutive. Little, small, or a word which betokeneth a little thing, as lambe-kinne, a little lamb.  
Dinumeration. A numbering, a reckoning.  
Dire. Fierce, cruel, terrible.  
Directory. That which directeth one.  
Direction. A violent catching away.  
Disannul. To disallow.  
Disappear. To vanish out of sight. To be seen no more.  
Disastrous. Unlucky: unfortunate.  
Disavow. To deny or refuse by vow.  
Disciple. A Scholar, one that learneth.  
Discipline. Instruction.  
Disclaim. To deny.  
Disconsolate. Uncomfortable.  
Discordant. Disagreeing.  
Discrepant. Much differing.  
Discuss. To examine, debate, or try a matter.  
Discussion. An examining, a sifting or trial of a matter.  
Disfranchise. To take away freedom.  
Disfranchisement. A taking away of ones freedom.  
Disgust. Dislike.  
Dislocation. A putting out of the right place.  
Dismal. Unlucky: grievous.  
Dismantle. To unclothe: to unfurnish, to leave unprovided.  
Dismiss. To discharge, to put away.  
Disparage. To disgrace: to join with unequal match.  
Disparagement. Dishonour: disgrace. It properly signifieth a shame or disgrace done by a Guardian to his ward, in marrying him under years, to a woman unfit for his calling, or to one past child-bearing, or which hath some great deformity, lameness, or somen horrible disease.  
Disparates. A term of Logic, applied to such words as are only differing one from another, but not contrary: as heat and cold are contraries, but heat and moisture are Disperates: viz, two contrary qualities.  
Disparity. Unlikeness: unequalitie.  
Disperpelled. A term in Heraldry, when any thing of soft substance, doth by falling from high shoot itself out into divers corners or ends.  
Disperse. To scatter abroad.  
Dispersion. A scattering abroad.  
Displayed. Wide spread, opened.  
Disputable: Any thing that a man may dispute on.  
Disrobe. To unclothe: properly of rich, or garments of estate.  
Dissent. To disagree.  
Disshevelled. Bare haired, without any attire on the head, the hairehanging at length.  
Dissimilitude. Unlikeness.  
Dissipate. To scatter, or spread abroad.  
Dissipation. A scattering, a wasting.  
Dissolve. To undo, weaken, or destroy: to pluck down.  
Dissolute. Lose, wanton, given much to vain pleasures.  
Dissolution. A breaking, weakening, or pulling asunder of any thing.  
Dissonant. Of a contrary sound, not agreeing.  
Dissuade. To persuade one from a thing.  
Dissuasion. A persuading of one from some thing.  
Distich. Two verses; or a sentence contained in two verses.  
Distinguish. To put a difference between things.  
Distinction. A difference put between things.  
Distract. To draw away: to trouble one's mind.  
Distraction. A pulling asunder, or drawing away of the mind.  
Distress. Any goods taken and detained for not payment of rent, or to enforce one to answer to a suit. Sometime it signifieth great affliction, or misery.  
Distribution. A dividing among many.  
Disturb. To trouble, to vex.  
Disunion. A disjoining, a severing.  
Disunite. To part, to divide, to sever.  
Divert. To turn aside.  
Dividend. That which divideth.  
Divine. Heavenly belonging to God. Sometime to guess or foretell a thing to come.  
Divination. A foretelling of a thing before it happeneth: which may (as I take it) be divided into three different kinds; namely, supernatural, natural, and superstitious Divination. Supernatural Divination (only 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 sometime seen in possessed persons, who by suggestion of the devil may foretell often things to come: and this is but a natural Divination: For although to us it seem miraculous, because of our ignorance in the causes and course of things, yet in those spirits, it is but natural, who by their long experience, and great observation, beside the knowledge of secrets in nature, and their quick intelligence from all places, are able to foresee much more than 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 only guided by reason, and overruled by submitting itself to the Almighty power of GOD. And to this second kind of Divination, may also Astrology be referred (which by the motion and influence of Stars and Planets doth promise to foretell many things) so long as it keepeth itself in due limits, and arrogateth not too much to the certainty thereof: into which excess of vanity if it should break forth, it can then be no longer called natural Divination, but superstitious and wicked: for the Stars may incline, but not impose a necessity in particular things. The third and la●● manner of Divination, is that which we called superstitious, whereof there hath among the Gentiles been divers different kinds, namtly, Auguration. Aruspicie, Necromancy, Geomancy, hydromancy, pyromancy, Coscinomancy, Palmistry or chiromancy. 
Auguration, was a divination made of things to come, by the flying, feeding, and chirping of birds: the professors whereof called Augurs, were of great account among the heathen Romans, in so much that there was a College of them in the City; neither would the Romans undertake any public matter of importance, without ask their assent. But the vanity hereof was well derided by a wise Jew, named Mossolamus; as Josephus writes. For an Augur in the wars once requiring, that the army which was then marching, might stand still a while, till he took observation of a bird there by, to foreknow the success of that expedition, this Jew whilst the Augur was busy in his art, shot at the Bird with an arrow, but by chance killed her: whereat the Augur and others being highly offended: Are you so foolish (quoth the Jew) to imagine this poor Bird can tell what will happen to us, that could not foresee her own death so near at hand? Aruspicie is a divination, which by opening and viewing the bowels of beasts, did undertake to foretell things to come: the professors whereof were called Aruspices. Necromancy, the worst of all others, is that divination, which is practised by conjuration, and calling up Devils or dead men's Ghosts. Which manner of divination we read practised by King Saul (1. Reg. cap. 28.) when he required a Sorceress to call up the spirit of Samuel to him. Geomancy, is a kind of divination practised by making pricks and lines in the earth; as the name in Greek signifieth. So hydromancy, is a divination made by some apparition in water, as Varro wticeth, that a Boy saw in water, one bearing the form of Mercury, who foretold in one hundred and fifty verses, the event of the war which the Romans had with King Mithridates. pyromancy is a divination made by the fire, or spirits appearing in the fire. Costinomancie is a ridiculous kind of divination made with a sieve; which at this day is used by some simple women, and appeareth to be of antiquity, for in the third Idylle of Theocritus there is mention made hereof. Palmistry or chiromancy, is a divination practised, by looking upon the lines of the fingers and hands, an art still in use, among fortune tellers, Egyptians, and Jugglers. Besides these there were also other divinations, as namely Acromancie, that which is gathered by apparitions in the air. Capnomancie, by the flying of smoke. Catoptromancie by visions shown in a glass. All which being even by the Pagan's themselves accounted deceitful and vain, it remaineth that of Christians they be utterly rejected and abhorred.   
Divorce. A separation of man and wife, which was (as our Saviour witnesseth) first permitted by Moses unto the Israelites, for the hardness of their hearts, that men might rather put their wives away, whom they grew weary of, than use them with too great extremity, to shorten their lives, as many did. The woman so divorced was to have of her husband, a writing (as Josephus witnesseth) to this effect. I promise, that hereafter, I will lay no claim to thee: And this writing was called a bill of divorce. But with Christians this custom is abrogated, saving only in case of adultery. The ancient Romans also had a custom of divorce, and amongst them, it was as lawful for the wives to put away their husbands, as for the husband to dismiss his wife: but amongst the, Israelites, this prerogative was only permitted to the husband.  
Diuretical. That which is of virtue, to cause one to make water.  
Diurnal. Of or belonging to a day: Also a book, wherein daily actions or accounts are set down.  
Diuturnity. Long continuance.  
Divulge. To publish, or tell abroad.  
Divulgation. A telling, or reporting abroad.  
Docibilitie. See Docility.  
Docible. See Docill.  
Docill. Easy to be taught, one that will soon learn.  
docility. Aptness, quickness of understanding.  
Document. A lesson, an instruction.  
Dog-days. Certain days in july and August, so called of the Star Canis, the Dog: which then rising with the Sun, doth greatly increase the heat thereof.  
Dogmatic. Which is held or maintained in some men's opinion.  
Dole. Sorrow, heaviness, grief: sometimes alms given to many poor folks.  
Dolefull. Heavy, sorrowful.  
Dolorous. Grievous, painful.  
Dolphin. A fish friendly to man, and especially to children; the Females of this fish, have breasts like to women, which are well stored with milk. They are very faithful to one another, and bring forth young ones like whelps, after ten months, and in Summer time. They sometime break forth of the Sea, but presently die assoon as they touch land.  
Doom. A sentence pronounced: a judgement.  
Doomesman. A judge.  
Domestical. One of the house: or any thing belonging to the house.  
Domestic. See Domestical.  
Domineer. To bear rule, or great sway.  
Dominical. Belonging to sunday or our Lord's day.  
Dominion. Lordship, rule.  
Donarie. A gift; properly that which is hanged up in a Church.  
Donation. A giving.  
Donee. He to whom a thing is given or granted.  
Donour. A giver.  
Dormant. Sleeping.  
dormitory. A place to sleep in: or that which hath virtue to make one sleep.  
Dorter. A cell or chamber used only for religious men to sleep in.  
Dowager. A Widow Princess, having dowry in the country which was in subjection to her deceased husband.  
Doultets. The stones of a Hart or Stag.  
Drachma. See dram.  
Dram. A small weight, the eight part of an ounce: It containeth in it three scruples, every scruple being of the weight of twenty Wheat corns: so that a dram is the just weight of 60 corns of Wheat.  
Dreary. Sorrowful: lamentable.  
Dromedary. A kind of camel, having two bunches on the back, which is very swift, and can travel two or three days without drink.  
Drone. An idle Bee that will not labour.  
Druids. Ancient pagan Priests in France, which lived naked in woods, giving themselves to the study of Philosophy and avoiding all company so much as they might. They were of such estimation among the people. that all controversies were referred to their determination, and a great penalty laid on such as disobeyed their sentence. They believed the immortality of souls, but supposed (with Pythagoras) that they still passed by death from one body to another.  
Dryades. Nymphs of the woods, so called of the Greek word Drys: which signifieth an Oak.  
Dual. Of, or belonging to two.  
Dubious. Doubtful.  
Dubitable. Doubtful.  
Dulia. Service: a worship done to Angels and Saints.  
Duplication. A doubling.  
duplicity. Doubleness.  
durability. Long continuance.  
Dwale. An herb of cold operation, having power to make one sleep: some call it Nightshade.   

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EAglet. A young Eagle.  
Ebon. A tree which groweth in Ethiopia, bearing neither leaves nor fruit. It is black and hath no grain like other wood, and is sharp biting in taste: Being burned it yieldeth a pleasant smell, neither is the smoke thereof offensive: but the green wood is so full of sap, that it will flame like a candle. It is good against many diseases of the eyes. That which groweth in India, is spored with white and yellow, being not in such estimation as the Ethiopian Ebon is.  
Ebionites. Certain old Heretics, which affirmed that Christ was not before his mother, the blessed Virgin. Against these Heretics, Saint John writ his Gospel, after he returned from his banishment in the I'll Pathmos.  
Ebony. See Ebon.  
Ebriety. Drunkenness.  
Echo. A rebounding or sounding bacl of any noise or voice, in a wood, valley or hollow place. Poets feign that this Echo was a Nymph so called, which being rejected of one, whom she loved, pined away for sorrow in the woods, where her voice still remaineth answering the outcries of all complaints.  
Ecclesiastical. Of, or belonging to the Church.  
Ecclesiasticus. Of, or belong to a Preacher. The name of a Book in the old Testament is so called.  
Eclipse. A failing or want of any thing: Commonly it signifieth a want of light; and there be two such Eclipses, namely of the Moon ●and of the Sun. Eclipse of the Moon; never happeneth but at the full Moon, neither then always, but when she is in such a point, that the shadow of the earth depriveth her of the Sun beams, from whence she taketh her light, Eclipse of the Sun is not so usual, and happeneth only at the change of the Moon, namely when the Moon being between the Sun and us, doth with her dark body, hid part of her light from us: which was the cause that Dionysius Areopagita, seeing the Sun so admirably eclipsed at our Saviour's Passion, contrary to all reason, when the Moon was not in any nearness to hinder his light, cried out in amazement: ARt Deus naturae patitur, aut machina mundi dissolvetur. Either the God of nature suffereth, or else the frame of the world will be destroyed.  
Ecliptic line. Animagined line, running through the midst of the twelve signs, in which the Sun always keepeth his course.  
Eclog. It is commonly taken for a poem containing a communication of shepherds, but the word in Greek signifieth a collection or choice gathering of things together.  
Eden. An Hebrew word signifying delectation, or a place of pleasure and delight. Paradise.  
Edible. Which may be eaten.  
Edict. An ordinance made by any in authority: A proclamation or decree.  
Edify. To build, to frame, sometime to instruct.  
Edifice. A building, a frame.  
Edification. A building: but most commonly it is taken for an instruction, so plainly delivered that the hearer profiteth by it.  
Edition. A setting forth or publishing.  
Educate. To bring up, to nourish.  
Education. A bringing up.  
Effectuate. To perform.  
Effeminate. Womanish, nice.  
Efficacy. Strength, virtue, force.  
Efficiency. A bringing to pass.  
Efficient Which bringeth to pass, or performeth.  
Effusion. A pouring out, a large spending.  
Eftsoones. Again, often.  
Egregious. Notable, excellent.  
Egress. A going forth from any place.  
Egritude. Grief of mind, or pain of body.  
Eject. To cast out.  
Ejection. A casting out.  
Ejulation. A howling, a pitiful crying out.  
Elaborate. Curious, done with great pains.  
Elate. Lifted up, advanced, proud, lofty.  
Elation. A lifting up, pride, loftiness.  
Elaterium. The juice of wild cucumbers dried: Being taken inwardly, it purgeth waterish humours, and is good against the dropsy. But it must be mixed with somewhat to restrain the malice of it, for▪ otherwise it will be p●●infull in operation.  
* Eld. Old age.  
Elect. To choose, or one that is chosen.  
Election. Choice.  
Electuary. Any medicine taken inwardly, made of divers powders mixed together, and by tempering with some syrupes, or honey, brought to a soft liquid formy.  
Elegancy. Fineness, neatness.  
Elegant. Fine, neat, picked, trim.  
Elegy. A mournful song used in funerals, or other passions of sorrow.  
Elegiac. Mournful.  
Element. The first matter of visible substance, from whence all things take their beginning: whereof there be four, namely, fire, air, water, and earth. Sometime it signifieth a letter, as A.B.C. sometime the first foundation, principle, or instruction of any thing.  
Elementary. Which consisteth of Elements.  
eleemosynary. Given in alms, or which giveth alms.  
Elench. A subtle argument.  
Elevate. To lift up, to advance.  
Elevation. A lifting up.  
Elixir. An Arabian word of the same signification that Quintessence is in latin: see Quintessence.  
Elk. A kind of Yew to make bows with.  
Elocution. Utterance, eloquence.  
Eloine. To put, give, or sell away.  
Elong. To put, or set fare off.  
Elude. To mock or deceive.  
Elusion. A mocking, a deceit.  
Elysian. Of or belonging to Elysium.  
Elysium. A supposed place of pleasure below, where Poets imagined the souls of good men did rest.  
Embalm. To anoint with balm.  
Embassy. An embassage, a message from one Prince to another.  
Embellish. To make beautiful.  
embezzle. To steal, to convey away.  
Emblem. It properly signifieth any fine work, cunningly set in wood or other substance, as we see in chess boards and tables; notwithstanding it is commonly taken for a picture or other device, shadowing some matter to be learned by it.  
Embossed. A term used by hunters, when a Deer is so weary that he foameth at the mouth.  
Embracer. A law term of him, that when a matter is in trial, cometh for reward to the bar, being no lawyer, nor witness, and speaketh in favour of one of the parties: or which laboureth the Jury, or useth any unlawful practice to make them give their verdict, as he would have them.  
Embryo. A child unperfect in the mother's womb.  
Emendation. An amending.  
emerald. A precious stone, the greenest of all other, for which cause it is very comfortable to the sight. The best of these stones are brought out of Scythia. And some affirm them to be taken out of the Griffons nests, who do keep this stone with great cruelty. It is found by experience (as Albertus writeth) that if the Emerald be good, it inclineth the bearer thereof to chastity, and cannot endure the action of lust. There is also a disease sounding near this word, for which see Hemorrhode.  
Eminence. Highness, dignity, honour.  
Eminent. High, lofty, honourable.  
Emmanuel. An Hebrew word expressing the dignity of our Saviour, and is interpreted God with us.  
Emolument. Profit, gain, advantage.  
Empannel. To make up a jury of twelve, or more men.  
Emphasis. An express or most plain signification of ones mind.  
Emphatical. That which is uttered with most express signification, in such sort, that it setteth forth to the full, the intent of the speaker.  
Empirick. A physician that getteth skill by his own practice.  
Emplaster. A plaster or salve made of herbs, powders and oil boiled together.  
Emplead. To sue one.  
Emprimed. A term used by hunters when a Hart first forsaketh the herd.  
empyrial heaven. The highest heaven above the firmament; so called (by a Greek name) because of the bright shining of it.  
Emulate. To envy, to strive to do as another doth.  
Emulation. Envy: an earnest desire to do as another doth.  
Enarration. A telling or declaring.  
Enchiridion. It is commonly taken for a little book, which one may still carry in his hand.  
Encomium. A praise.  
Encroach. To creep or press upon a man unlawfully, to get more than his due.  
Encrochment. A law term when one man unlawfully presseth too fare upon another, as in setting his pale too fare upon another's land, the more to enlarge his own, or in taking more rend than is due.  
Endorse. To write on the outside of a Letter.  
Endorsed. A term of Heraldry, when two beasts are painted with their backs turned to each other.  
energetical. Very forcible, and strong.  
Energy. Force, virtue, strength.  
* Enewed. Made new.  
Enfranchise. To make free, to admit or receive one into any corporation.  
Enfranchisement. A making free.  
Enhance. To advance, or make greater.  
Enigma. A riddle, a dark speech.  
Enigmatical. Obscure: dark, hard to understand, spoken in a riddle.  
* Enmoised. Comforted.  
Enormity. A going out of rule: a great disorder.  
Enormous. Wicked: very bad.  
Enquest. A jury of twelve or more men.  
Ensign. A banner borne in wars: a flag, or any ornament serving for a mark of some dignity.  
Entalented. Engrafted.  
Enthymeme. A term of Logic. It signifieth an imperfect syllogism, which wanteth either the Major or Minor: as for example. 

Every sin deserveth correction.  
Every theft is a sin.  
Therefore every theft deserveth correction.  
Now if we will leave the first part (called the Major) and say thus: Every theft is a sin: Therefore Every theft deserveth correction. Or omit the second part (named the Minor) and say Every sin deserveth correction, therefore every theft deserveth correction, Than it is called an Enthymeme, to wit, a keeping in the mind (for so the word properly signifieth) because one of these parts is understood in the mind: where note that if the two ends of the Enthymeme are like in speech, than the Minor is wanting, if the two beinnings be like, the Major is omitted, as may easily appear by the foregoing example.    
Enveloped. Wrapped.  
Environ. To compass about.  
Enumerate. To reckon up: to declare.  
Enumeration. A reckoning: a rehearsal.  
Enunciative. Any thing pronounced or spoken. A proposition or speech, which simply affirmed or denyeth any thing; as Cicero is virtuous: Cicero is not virtuous.  
Epact. A number which is in use every year, to find the age of the Moon by: This Epact changeth yearly, and is made by the addition of eleven to the former Epact; both which numbers are the Epact for the following year, but always so, that both those numbers exceed not the number of 30. For if they amount to above 30. the● must you cast away the 30. and the remaining number shall be the Epact. As for example, in this year 1616. the Epact is 22. to which if you add eleven for the next years Epact, it maketh 33. from which if you take away 30. there will remain three; which is the Epact for the next year 1617. Note also: when in any year the Epact is 29. you must add 12. to find out the next years true Epact, that casting away thirty, the Epact may come to be eleven. In all other numbers the Epact is still made (as before) by eleven. And these Epacts are ever changed on the first day of March.  
Ephemerideses. A book wherein day acts are registered. Commonly it is taken for a Book of Astronomy (in use among such as erect figures to cast men's nativities) by which book is shown how all the Planets are placed, every day and hour of the year.  
Ephi. An Hebrew measure containing about five pecks of ours.  
Ephod. A holy garment worn by the high Priest of the Hebrews, when he executed his function. It covered the back, and was curiously wrought with gold and twisted silk of Purple, Scarlet, and Violet colour. On the shoulders there were set two great precious Onyx stones, and in them graven the names of the twelve sons of jacob, called the twelve Patriarches, in the right shoulder the six elder, and in the left the six youngest; that the High Priest entering into the Sanctum Sanctorum (which was the holiest place of the Temple) might bear with him the names of the people, for whom he was to pray unto God.  
Epicycle. A term used in Astronomy. It signifieth a lesser circle, whose centre or middle part is in the circumference of a greater circle. In the upper part of this Epicycle, the five Planets, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Mercury, do go forward according to the course of the signs; as Aries to Taurus, etc. in the lower part they are retrograde, that is, go backward, as from Gemini to Taurus, from Taurus to Aries again. Between these two motions, are said to be two stations; namely when a Planet ceaseth going forward, and beginneth to be retrograde, or coming to the farthest point of his retrogradation, goeth forward again: so that in the Epicycle, these Planet's wheel about sometime according, sometime contrary to the order of the signs.  
Epicure. It is commonly ●aken with us, for a man given over much to pleasure, especially in gluttony. In ancient times it signified one that followed the sect of a Philosopher named Epicurus, who taught that the greatest happiness was, to be without pain, and enjoy pleasure of body and mind.  
Epigram. It properly signifieth a superscription or writing set upon any thing; now it is commonly taken for a short witty poem, which under a feigned name, doth covertly praise or tax some particular person or thing.  
Epilepsy. The falling sickness, whereto most commonly children and young folkare subject. This disease is caused by some humour or vapour, suddenly stopping the passage of spirits in the brain, which the brain striving to expel, causeth the patiented to fall down, and commonly some at the mouth. 
Spilog▪ The conclusion or end of a matter. A speech made, after an interlude or play is ended.   
Epiphanie. An appearing or manifestation. The feast of Twelve day at Christmas is so called, because them the appearing of a new star did manifest the birth of our Saviour.  
Episcopal. Of, or belonging to a Bishop.  
Epitaph. An inscription or writing set upon a tomb; most commonly in lamentation or praise of the party there buried.  
Epithet. Any word or short sentence, added to a Noun substantive, to express some quality of it: as in saying, Barbarous cruelty, unbridled lust: anger the short madness of the mind: where barbarous, unbridled, and the short madness of the mind, are Epithets expressing the quality of cruelty, lust and anger.  
Epitome. An abridgement or short gathering of any matter in writing.  
Epitomise. To make an abridgement or short gathering.  
equanimity. Uprightness of heart, quietness of mind.  
Equinoctial. An imagined line, passing just in the midst between the two poles of heaven, to which line, the sun coming twice a year (namely about the xj. of March and the xj. of September) maketh the days and nights of equal length in all the world; for which cause it is called Equinoctial: The signs Aries and Libra do both begin at this line.  
Equipage. Furniture or provision for horsemanship; especially in triumph or tournaments.  
Equivalence. The equal value of one thing with another.  
Equivalent. Of equal value to another thing.  
Equivocate. To speak or answer with a secret meaning reserved in ones own mind; which peradventure the hearers do not understand.  
Equivocation. A speech or answermade, with a secret meaning reserved in one's mind.  
Equivoke. When one word signifieth two things  
Erased. A term of Heraldry, when any member of a beast seemeth torn from the body.  
Erebus. Hell, or a river in hell.  
Erect. To lift up.  
Erection. A lifting up.  
Eremite. See Hermite.  
Ereption. A taking away.  
Ermines. A little beast less than a Squirrel, the fur whereof is very costly, worn only by Princes or great Potentates. It hath a tail of a thumb length, and is brown. Ermine in Heraldry sometime signifieth white powdered with black, and Ermines, black powdered white.  
Errand. Wand'ring: having no certain abode.  
Erroneous. Full of error: deceived.  
Erst. Heretofore.  
Erudition. Learning, instruction.  
Eruption. A violent breaking out.  
Escheat. To be forfeited to the King, or chief Lord.  
Escheater. An Officer that observeth and certifieth into the Exchequer, such things as do escheat unto the King.  
Escript. A writing.  
Escuage. A tenure of lands, whereby the tenant is bound at his own charge to follow his Lord into the wars: either in Scotland or Wales: sometime in this tenure, the Tenant, only payeth a yearly rent.  
Escuerconera. An herb in the West Indies, so named because it is of great virtue against the deadly stingings or bite of certain venomous beasts, which in that country they call Escuercos.  
Esperance. Hope.  
Essays. Trials.  
Essence. The being or natural substance of any thing.  
Essenes'. Certain religious men among the Jews which lived a very strict life, abstaining from wine, flesh and women.  
Essential. That which belongeth to the essence of a thing.  
Essoine. A term in the common Law, when a man cannot well appear at a day appointed in court and is therefore allowed by the Court to be absent without penalty.  
Estreate. A copy which is taken of any writing.  
Estovers. Plots of wood, growing in heathes, commons, and other places where it is lawful for renants to take fuel, and timber to repair their tenements.  
Eternal. Which hath no beginning nor end.  
Eternity. everlastingness.  
Etherial. Heavenly, or belonging to the celestial spheres.  
ethic. Books of moral Philosophy, treating of civil behaviour and manners.  
Ethnic. A Gentile: a Heathen: one that is no Christian.  
Etymology. The true exposition, or reason given of any word.  
Evacuate. To empty.  
Evacuation. An emptying.  
Evade. To escape: to get away.  
Evangelicall. Of or belonging to the Gospel: commanded in the Gospel.  
Evangelist. A bringer of good tidings: wherefore Saint Matthew, Saint Mark, S. Luke, and S. john, are called Evangelists, because they first in writing published the joyful History of our Redemption by the Son of God.  
Evaporate. To consume away in vapour.  
Evaporation. A vapour or smoke passing from any thing.  
Evasion. An escape: a starting hole to get out.  
Eucharist. It properly signifieth a giving of thanks. In Ecclesiastical writings it is often taken for the B. Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ.  
Evecke A kind of wild beast like a Goat.  
Event. The end or success of a matter.  
Evert. To overthrow.  
Eversion. An overthrowing.  
Eviction. An overthrow in Law.  
Evitable. Which may be avoided.  
Eunuch. A gelded man.  
Euphorbium. A gum or tear of a strange plant, growing on the mount Atlas in Lybia. It is yellowish, clear, and brittle. It may be used in ointments against palsies, cramps, and shrinking of sinews: but to be taken inwardly is very dangerous, unless the malice thereof be well corrected; for it scaldeth and is exceeding hot, near the fourth degree.  
Europe. One of the three parts of the world lying toward the West. In it are contained England, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, all Greece, Crete, or Candy, beside many other kingdoms, great countries and Islands. Some affirm it to be called Europe of Europa, King Agenor's daughter, whom Jupiter (as Poets feign) in likeness of a Bull, carried oversea, into the Island Candy.  
Exact. To demand with great earnestness, or with constraint: also it signifieth perfect and accomplished.  
Exaction. A pilling or taking up of money by constraint.  
Exaggerate. To increase or amplify a matter: properly, with words to make a thing more than it is.  
Exaggeration. An increasing or amplifying by words.  
Exanimate. To amaze.  
Exanimation. An amazement.  
Exasperate. To anger, or provoke one greatly to anger.  
Exasperation. A provoking or stirring one to anger.  
Excess. Which exceedeth, or is too much.  
Excite. To stir up.  
Exclamation. A crying out.  
Exclude. To shut out.  
Exclusion. A shutting out.  
Excogitate. To devise.  
Excommunicate. To cast out of the communion of the Church.  
Excommunication. A casting out of the Church.  
Excrement. Any thing which naturally growing or being in the body, may be taken away without harm to the body.  
Excression. A growing out a swelling or bunch.  
Excruciate. To torment.  
Excursion. A running out, a light skirmish.  
Execrable. Wicked, worthy to be detested.  
Execration. A cursing.  
Exemplary. Of, or belonging to an example.  
Exemplify. To declare a matter at large, to allege examples.  
Exempt. Free or privileged from any payment or service.  
Exemption. A freedom or a privilege from any business.  
Exequys. Funeral solemnities in honour of the dead.  
Exhale. To cast or send forth a breath or sum.  
Exhalation. A fumie smoke, hot and dry, drawn out of the earth by the heat of the Sun, which being inflamed, is the material cause of divers fiery impressions in the air.  
Exhaust. To consume, spend, or waste.  
Exhibit. To present, offer, or give.  
Exhilarate. To make merry, to comfort.  
exhortatory. Which exhorteth or persuadeth to do a thing.  
Exiccate. To dry, to make dry.  
Exigent. A strait, a hard pinch.  
Exile. Banishment.  
Exinanite. To make empty, to spoil, weaken, or make of no force.  
Exodus. A going forth. The second Book of Moses, is so called, because it teacheth of the manner how the children of Israel went out of Egypt.  
Exonerate. To unburden, to acquit or discharge.  
Exorable. Which may be entreated.  
Exorbitant. That which goeth out of due proportion, or the right way.  
Exorcise. To adjure, to bind by oath: to charge one upon conscience or grievous penalty, to speak truly, or do any thing required.  
Exorcism. An adjuring or binding by oath.  
Exordium. The first entrance of a sermon, oration, or such like speech.  
Expect. To look for before it come.  
Expectation. A looking for a longing.  
Expidite. Quick, ready.  
Expeditate. To cut off the balls or (as some say) certain claws of great dogs feet, which are kept near a forest, that they may not harm the King's Deer. The dogs so cut, are said to be expeditated.  
Expedition. Quick dispatch, speed, sometime a setting forth unto war; a voyage.  
Expel. To thrust out, to drive away.  
Experiment. An experience, proof or trial.  
Expert. Cunning, skilful.  
Expiable. Which may be purged or satisfied for.  
Expiate. To pacify, to appease, to recompense.  
Expiation. Pacifying, appeasing by sacrifice.  
Expire. To die, end, perish, or decay.  
Expiration. A dying, a breathing out, an end.  
Explain. To make plain, to declare plainly.  
Explanation. A making plain, a declaring.  
Explicate. To unfold, open, or to declare at large.  
Explication. An unfolding or opening.  
Explode. To drive out with clapping the hands.  
Explosion. A driving away.  
Expose. To set forth: to set to view; to put abroad in hazard.  
Exposition. An interpretation or expounding.  
expositor. An expounder or interpreter.  
Expostulate. To reason angrily with one; to chide or complain, as finding himself grieved.  
Expostulation. An angry reasoning or complaint.  
Expression. A wring or squeasing out.  
Exprobrate. To upbraid, to cast in ones teeth.  
Exprobration. An upbraiding.  
expugn. To conquer: to win by assault.  
Expugnation. A conquest: a winning by fight.  
Expulse. To thrust out.  
Expulsion. A thrusting out, a driving away.  
Exquisite. Excellent, curious.  
Extant. That which standeth abroad or in sight; which may be found.  
Extempore. Out of hand; presently, without study.  
Extend. To stretch forth, to show at length.  
Extension. A stretching out.  
Extenuate. To diminish: to make by words, a thing seem less than it is.  
Extenuation. A diminishing.  
Exterior. Outward.  
Exterminate. To banish: to drive away.  
Extermination. A destroying, or rooting out.  
Extern. Foreign: outlandish, strange, outward.  
Externall. Outward, strange.  
Extinguish. To quench, to put out.  
Extinct. Quenched, dead, put out.  
Extirp. To destroy, to root out.  
Extirpate. To root up: to destroy.  
Extirpation. A rooting up.  
Extort. To wrest away, to take by force.  
Extortion. Wrong done by any officer, in taking greater fees or rewards, for executing his office, than the laws will allow him.  
Extortioner. He that committeth extortion.  
Extract. To draw forth.  
Extraction. A drawing out.  
Extravagant. Wandering, disordered, when there are many needless matters or words brought in beside the purpose.  
Extrinsecall. Outward, or on the outside.  
Exulcerate. To raise blisters or sores.  
Exulceration. A rising of blisters or sores in the body.  
Exult. To rejoice greatly, to triumph over one.  
Exultation. A great rejoicing.   

F  
FAbricate. To frame, to build.  
Fabric. A frame a building.  
Fabulous. False as a fable.  
Facile. Easie.  
Facility. Easiness.  
Faction. A sect or division into sundry opinions.  
Factious. Contentious, troublesome, unquiet.  
Factor. He that buyeth and selleth for a merchant, or that looketh to his business.  
Faculty. Power, ability, a trade or course of life, a privilege or power granted, that a man may do something, which without such privilege he could not do.  
Facundite. eloquency.  
Fage. A fable.  
Falding. A kind of course cloth.  
Fallacy. Deceit in words.  
Falsity. To counterfeit, or make false.  
Falsification. A counterfeiting, or making false.  
Falsity. Falshood, deceit.  
Fanatical. Distracted, mad, frantic, out of his wits.  
Farcines. A disease in beasts: it is a creeping ulcer growing in knots, and following along some vein.  
Farced. Stuffed, full.  
Fascinate. To bewitch.  
Fastidious. Disdainful, loathing, proud.  
Fate. Destiny, that which must of necessity come to pass, by God's secret appointment.  
Fatal. That which happeneth or cometh to pass by fare.  
Fauns. Poetical gods of the woods.  
Favourite. One in great favour.  
Fealty. A ceremony done by some tenants to the Lord of whom they hold lands: which is in laying their right hand upon a book, and promising fidelity to him by oath.  
Feature. Handsomeness, comeliness, beauty.  
Fecundity. Fruitfulness.  
Fleer. A companion, a husband or wife.  
Felicity. Happiness.  
Fell. A skin, sometime it signifieth fierce, terrible, or frowning.  
Feminine. Of or belonging to the female.  
Fencemoneth. A month, so called, because than it is not lawful to hunt in any forest, for that the Does then do fawn. This month beginneth about the ninth of June, and continueth till the ninth of July.  
Fengreeke. A plant or herb, the seed whereof is much used in physic. It is yellow, being hot in the second degree and dry in the first, and hath power to mollify and dissolve.  
feodary. An officer who is to be present with the Escheater, at the finding of any office, and to survey wards lands, and to rate them.  
Feoffment. A deed witnessing the sale or gift of lands in fee simple, with livery of seisine, and possession thereof. He that maketh the Feoffment is called the Feofer, and the party to whom it is made, the Feofee.  
Ferie. Any day of the week not kept holy.  
Fers. The Queen in chess play.  
Fertile. Fruitful, yielding much.  
Fertility. Fruitfulness.  
Fervent. Hot.  
Fervour. Heat.  
Ferula. A rod, stick, or thin paulmer, wherewith children are corrected in Schools upon the hand.  
Fessepoint. The middle part of a scutcheon, whose breadth is divided into three even parts.  
Festival. Merry, joyful, belonging to a feast.  
festivity. Mir●h rejoicing, pleasantness, merriness.  
Feud. Hatred, enmity, strife.  
Fewmets, or Fewmishing. The dung of a Decree.  
Fiants. The dung of a Fox or Badger.  
Fiction. A feigned device, a lie.  
Fidelity. Faithfulness.  
Figment. A vain device, a lie, a counterfeit tale.  
Figurative. That which figureth or serveth but as a representation of another thing.  
Filial. Of or belonging to a son.  
Film. A fine thin skin within the body, dividing the flesh or any near member one from another.  
Fine. An end: sometime money paid when one first taketh land for years.  
Final. Of or belonging to an end, the last.  
* Finance. An end.  
Finite. Which hath an end.  
Fire-drake. A fire sometime seen, flying in the night like a Dragon. Common people think it a spirit, that keepeth 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 smoketh:) the middle part whereof, according to the proportion of the hot Cloud, being greater than the rest, maketh it seem like a belly, and both ends like unto a head and tail.  
Firm. Strong, stable, steadfast.  
Firmament. Astronomers understand by this word, the eighth sphere, next above the spheres of the seven Planets, in which all the sixth Stars are placed.  
firmity. Strength, steadfastness.  
Fistike nuts. Outlandish nuts, brought out of Syria and other hot Countries, not much unlike a small Hasell nut. They are very good against the stops of the liver, being steeped all night in some sweet wine, and so eaten in the morning. They are good also to unstop the lungs, and for such as are troubled with shortness of breath, and are comfortable for the stomach; yet they nourish but little, being taken as meat.  
Fistula. A dangerous ulcer or sore still running. It goeth up into the body, with a long narrow hole, like a pipe, and is commonly hard in the outside.  
Fitch. The fur of the Polecat.  
Fix. To fasten.  
Fixed. Fastened.  
Flagitious. Wicked, very lewd.  
Flamine. A great Priest amongst the Gentiles. There were three such at Rome. One called Flamen Dialis: The Priest of Jupiter: who beware rich vestments, and had a chair of Estate. If his Wife chanced to die, he thereupon went presently out of his office: It was not lawful for him to abide one night out of the City, nor yet to affirm any thing by oath; for his word was held of sufficient credit. The other two Flamens, were the Flamine of Mars, and the Flamine of Romulus, called Quirinus.  
Flankards. Hunter's call so two knots or nuts, in the flank of a Deer.  
phlebotomy. See Phlebotomy.  
Phlegmatic. Full of phlegm, or inclining to phlegm.  
Flexibility. Aptness to bend.  
Flexible. Pliant, easy to end.  
* Flo. An arrow.  
Floreine. A coin, whereof there be two sorts: one about the value of three shillings four pence, the other about two shillings ten pence farthing.  
Fluent. Which floweth or aboundeth.  
Flux. A flowing or issue of blood.  
Fluxibilitie. Aptness to flow or spread abroad.  
Fluxible. Which is apt to flow or run abroad.  
foiling. The print of a Deers foot in grass, when it cannot well be seen.  
Foemen. Enemies.  
Foines. A kind of fur brought for the most part out of France: the top of this fur is black, and the ground whitish: the beast that beareth it, is about the bigness of a Cat.  
Foison. Great plenty, store.  
Foiterers. Vagabonds.  
Folio. A sheet or large leaf of paper.  
Fomentation. In physic it properly signifieth, powders or dry things in bags, or any liquor in a sponge or bladder, applied warm to the body, to mitigate pain, or for some other purpose.  
Footstall. The lower part of a pillar, whereon it standeth.  
Fop. A Foole.  
Foppery. Foolishness, a vain matter.  
Forage. Provision for horses and cattles in the wars.  
Forcer. A coffer, or little chest.  
Forester. He that hath charge to look to a forest, or some part of it.  
Foreloyne. A term in hunting, when a hound meeteth a chase, and goeth away with it before the rest:  
Forlorn. Utterly undone, in a desperate estate.  
Formality. An observing of good form or order.  
Formal. That which keepeth due form.  
Formosity. Beauty, fairness.  
Forestall. To buy victual or other merchandise by the way before it come to the fair or market; to sell it again at a dearer price.  
Forestaller. He that doth forestall, and buy things in such sort.  
Fortify. To make strong.  
Fortification. A hold, any place made strong.  
Fortitude. Courage, strength, valour.  
Forewelked. Dried up.  
Foster. To cherish, to bring up, to keep.  
Father. A wain-load of 2000 weighr.  
Fracture. A breaking.  
Fragility. Weakness, brittleness.  
Fragment. A broken piece, a cantle.  
Fragrant. Sweet smelling.  
* Frape. A company, a rabble.  
Fraternity. A brotherhood.  
Fraud. Deceit, cozenage.  
Fraudulent. Deceitful.  
Fray. Hearts or stags are said to fray their head●, when they rub them, to make the pills of their new horns come off.  
* Fremd. Strange.  
Frequent. Often, common, also to haunt or resort much to a place.  
Frequentation. A haunting or resorting to a place.  
Frication. A rubbing.  
Friction. A rubbing.  
Frivolous. Vain, foolish, of no account.  
Froise. A pancake, a tansy.  
Front. A forehead, the first part of a battle, an entrance or beginning.  
Frontier. The bounds or limits of a country.  
Fronilet. Any thing worn on the forehead.  
* Frownce. A wrinkle.  
Fruitifie. To bear fruit.  
Frugal. thrifty, sparing.  
Frugality. Thriftiness, good husbandry.  
Frustrate. To make void, to deceive, to disappoint.  
Fugitive. One likely to run away, a vagrant person, a runaway.  
Fumigation. A perfume, any thing which being cast on hot coals, maketh a sweet smell.  
Function. An office, a charge which one hath, a course of life.  
Fundamental. Of or belonging to the foundation, or to the main, chief, and principal point.  
Funeral. A solemn burial of some great person.  
Furies. Three imaginary hags or spirits in hell, having snakes growing on them in stead of hairs. Poet's feigned them to be daughters of Acheron (a river in hell) and of the night, and to have the office of tormenting the souls of wicked men. Their names were Allecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone.  
Fusible. That may be melted.  
Future. That which shall be hereafter.   

G  
* Gab. To prate or lie.  
Gabbing. Lying.  
Gabions. Baskets of earth to keep off great shot.  
Gable. The forefront or end of a house coming down right.  
Gainest. Most profitable or nearest.  
* Gadling. Straggling.  
Galangale. An herb so called, the root whereof is hot and dry in the third degree, and much used in physic.  
Galbanum. A gum or liquor drawn forth of a plant in Syria called Metopion. It is of a strange savour, and very pure, close and firm, neither too moist, nor too dry. It is good against an old cough, and for such as cannot easily fetch breath: and the perfume thereof driveth Serpents from the place where it is burned.  
* Galliard. Lusty; frolic.  
* Galoch. A kind of shoe.  
* Gaipe. To belch.  
Grangrene. A dangerous disease when any fleshy part of the body, after some great inflammation or other grief, losing the natural colour, beginneth to grow insensible, and by degrees to wax dead.  
Garb. A term in Heraldry. It signifieth sheaf of Wheat, or any other grain.  
Garbell. To purify or cleanse spice or other things, from the dross or dust which is mingled with it.  
Gargarize. To wash or scour the mouth with any Physical liquor.  
Gargarism. A liquor to wash the mouth.  
Gargill. The same that Gargarize.  
* Gargoning. Strange speaking.  
garrulity. Prattling, vain babbling.  
Garter. It sometime signifieth the principal of our English Heralds, called the King at arms.  
Gatherbag. The bag or skin, enclosing a young red Deer in the Hind's belly.  
gavelkind. Customs annexed unto certain lands in Kent, called gavelkind lands: whereof one is, that if the Father be hanged for Felony, the Son shall enjoy all his lands and tenements holden in gavelkind. Other customs there are of gavelkind, too long to be rehearsed in this place.  
Gawgeour. An officer having authority, to give a mark of allowance, to all Tuns, Hogsheads, Pipes, Barrels, etc. of Wine, Oil, Honey, and Butter, before they ought to be sold.  
* Gawre. To stare.  
Gehenna. It properly signifieth a place in a valley, in the Tribe of Benjamin, where the Israelites erected abominable altars, there sacrificing their children in fire to the Idol Moloch: notwithstanding it is usually taken for hell.  
Gem. A jewel.  
Genealogy. A pedigree; a declaration of ones lineage, stock, or race.  
Generable. Which may be begotten.  
Generate. To beget:  
Generosity. Nobleness of mind, Gentlemanlike courage.  
Generous. Noble, valiant, virtuous.  
Genesis. A generation. The first Book of Moses is so called in Greek and Latin, because it declareth the creation and generation of all things.  
Jennet. A goodly horse of Spain.  
Genets. A beast almost of the bigness of a Cat breeding in Spain. There are two colours of them, black and grey; but the fur of the black is most esteemed.  
Genius. The spirit or soul: A good Angel, or a familiar evil spirit.  
Gentille. Among the Jews, all were Gentiles, that were not of one of the twelve Tribes: now we commonly call them Gentiles, that profess not the faith of Christ.  
Gentilism. The opinion or belief of the Gentiles.  
Gentility. The same that Gentilism is.  
Geographie. A description of the earth, as we see in Maps.  
Geomancy. See Divination.  
Geometry. An art of due proportion consisting in lineaments, forms, distances, and greatness. There are four principles hereof: to wit, 1. A prick or point: 2. A line. 3. A superficies or outside: 4. A body. This Art was of great estimation among the ancient Grecians.  
Geometrician. One skilful in Geometry.  
Georgikes. Books treating of husbandry and tillage of land.  
* Gerifull. Changeable: sometime cruel.  
* Gesseran. A breast plate.  
Gesticulation. A moving of the fingers, hands, or other parts, either in idle wantonness, or to express some matter by signs, in dancing, singing, or other such like exercise.  
Jests. Deeds, noble acts.  
Geules. A term among Heralds: It signifieth a vermilion colour.  
* Gippon. A doublet: a light cote.  
* Gipsere. A bag or pouch.  
Girl. A Roe Buck of two years.  
* Gisarme. A certain weapon.  
* Gite. A gown.  
Give. A weapon like an Halberd.  
Gleed. Fire, embers; flame, ashes: sometime a bird called a Puttoke.  
* Glce. Mirth or joyfulness.  
Gleire. White.  
Glinne. A little village, or part of a village.  
Glister. A liquor made sometime with sodden flesh, sometime with decoction of herbs or other things, which by a pipe, is conveyed into the lower parts of the body. It is written that the use hereof was first learned from a Bird in Egypt, called Ibis, much like unto a Stork, which Bird doth often with her bill, open her hinder parts, when nature of herself doth not expel what is needful.  
Globe. A great round Bowl: or a description of the world made in such a form.  
Gloss. A short exposition of any dark speech.  
Glow. To be hot and red, to shine, to burn.  
* Gnarre. A hard knot in wood: sometime a short thick fellow, a club.  
Gnathonical. Flattering; deceitful in words: soothing one's humour, to get by him.  
* Gnoffe. A Fool, a Churl.  
Goldfoile. A thin leaf of gold.  
Golden number. A number which changeth every year, by adding one to the golden number of the year going before, until it grow as high as nineteen, and then the golden number returneth to one again. For example, this year 1616. the golden number is two: the next year therefore it will be three, etc. This golden number was devised to find out the feast of Easter.  
Golgotha. A Syrian word, signifying, a place of dead men's skulls. It was a place at Jerusalem on the North side of Mount Zion, so called because there lay the skulls of offenders put to death.  
* Golierdise. He that hath a fowl great mouth.  
Gomor. The name of an Hebrew measure, containing more than a Gallon. The Israelites when they were fed from Heaven with Manna in the desert, received every one, this measure full for a day's allowance.  
* Gonfennon. A little flag.  
Gordian knot. A knot which cannot be loosed.  
Gorgon. A terrible fight Woman: Poets feign, there were four such, Daughters to King Phorcus: their names were Scylla, Medusa, Stenio, and Euryale.  
Gossomer. Things that fly like Cobwebs in the air.  
Gourmand. A glutton.  
Gourmandize. Gluttony: sometime to eat like a Glutton.  
Graces. A poetical fiction of three Sisters, supposed the Daughters of Jupiter and Venus. They were called Aglaia, Thalia, and Euphrosyne. The morality of this invention was, to express the mutual love and cheerful conversation which ought to be amongst friends: For they were painted naked, to signify that friendship ought to be plain without dissimulation; smiling and merry, to show that men should do good willingly; young and maidenlike, to teach that friendship should consist in honest things; and holding hands together in a round ring, to show that a benefit bestowed, doth again return to the giver.  
Gradation. A going by steps, or a speaking by certain degrees.  
Gradual. That which was said or sung, between the Epistle and the Gospel.  
Graduate. He that hath taken degree of learning in a public University.  
Grains of Paradise. A little seed, brought out of Armenia, of a strong sweet smell, and somewhat sharp in taste. It is hot and dry, of a subtle substance, and often used in Physic. For it warmeth the inward parts, and is good against the falling sickness, the Sciatica, the Strangury, bitings of venomous beasts, and divers other diseases.  
* Grame. Sorrow, mishap: anger.  
Gramaticall. Of, or belonging to Grammar.  
Granadillia. A fruit like a Pomegranate growing in India.  
Grand. Great.  
Grandour. Greatness.  
* Graythed. Devised.  
* Gratch. Apparel.  
Grateful. Thankful.  
Gratify. To pleasure one, to offer one a kindness To do a good turn.  
Gratification. A pleasuring of one, a good turn.  
Gratis. Freely, without cost.  
Gratitude. Thankfulness.  
Gratuity. A benefit or gift, given only for good will: sometime thankfulness, or a reward.  
Gratulate. To signify that we rejoice at the prosperity of another.  
Gratulation. A rejoicing for another's good. A thanksgiving.  
Gravity. Heaviness: also sageness, great discretion.  
Grand Sergeantie. An old tenure in the Common Law, when a man holds lands or tenements of the king, to go with him into the wars, or to bear his banner, lead his host, or do some such like service.  
grange. A village, or loan house in the country.  
* Gree. Good part.  
Griffine. A strange Bird in India, with four feet armed with cruel claws, being from the breast upward fashioned like an Eagle, but of purple colour, with red fiery eyes, and whitish wings, and in the hinder part black, made much like a Lion. This bird neasteth in the high mountains, and is exceeding hard to be taken, except very young; for he will adventure on any man, & is so fierce, that he often killeth Elephant's Dandragons'. He is most enemy to horses: for which cause Virgil in his eight Eclog, bringeth in the shepherd Damon, who wondered at a strange marriage, speaking thus: Junguntur jam gryphes equis: etc. The Griffins fierce are joined with horses now.  
* Grith. Agreement.  
Gruel. Pottage.  
Guacatane. An herb growing in the west Indies of great virtue against the piles, or griefs proceeding from cold or windiness.  
Guaiacum. A wood called by some Lignum vitae. It is much used in physic against the French disease.  
Guaiavas. A fruit growing in India much like unto apples.  
Guerdon. A reward.  
Guerdonles. Unrewarded.  
* Guerring. Brawling.  
Gum Arabic. A kind of gum, growing on a thorn tree, called Acacia in Egypt.  
Guzes. The ball of the eye. A term in heraldry.  
Gymnosophists. Certain Philosophers in India, that went always naked, and lived solitary in woods; the first beginner of which sect, was (as S. Hierome writeth count. jovinian.) named Buddas.  
* Gyre. A trance.   

H.  
HAberdepoise. A pound weight which containeth sixteen ounces.  
Habit The outward attire of the body, whereby one person may be distinguished from another; as the habit of a Gentleman, is different from the habit of a Merchant, and the habit of a Handi-crafts man differing from them both. Sometime it signifieth a quality in the body or mind, not natural, but gotten by long custom, or insused by God: as an Orator still exercised in making orations, hath gotten a habit of eloquent speaking; and the holy Apostles had a habit to understand and speak languages without study.  
Habitable. Which may be dwelled in.  
Habitation. A dwelling place.  
Habitual. Grown to a habit by long custom.  
* Hailse. Charge.  
* Haine. Hatred.  
* Haketon. A sleeveless jacket.  
Halituous. Vaporous, thin, moist, which may be voided out by the pores.  
* Halse. A neck.  
* Halke. A corner, a valley.  
* Hameled. Cut off, abated.  
Hamkin. A pudding made upon the bones of a shoulder of mutton, all the flesh being first taken off.  
Hamlet. A village in the country.  
Hague. A hand-gunne of about three quarters of a yard long.  
Haguebut. A gun or harquebuse.  
Harbinger. One that taketh up lodging for others.  
Hariant. A term in heraldry when a fish is painted standing upright.  
Harmony. Delightful music of many notes.  
Harmonious. Sweet, pleasant, delightful to the ear.  
Harpies. A Poetical word. It signifieth certain monstrous birds, with maiden faces, & crooked sharp talons, so called because of their rapine which they used. They lived in Stymphalis a Lake of Arcadia, and were sent by the Gods (if we believe Poets) to snatch away and defile the meat of Phineus, king of that country, because he at the persuasion of his second wife, had destroyed the children which he had by his first; they were at last driven away by Zetus, and Calais the sons of Boreas. These Harpies were named, Aello, Ocypete, Celeno, and Thyella.  
Harquebus. A hand Gun.  
Harquebuzier. He that shooteth in a hand Gun.  
* Harrow. An old word signifying, away, sie.  
Haubergion. A coat of male.  
Havoire. Possession.  
* Hauselins. Breeches.  
* Hawbacke. To return.  
Hawberke. A Gorget.  
Hearse. A burial coffin covered with black.  
Hecatomb. A great sacrifice wherein were offered a hundred beasts.  
Hectic. A Fever inflaming the heart, and soundest parts of the body.  
Heisugge. A bird which hatcheth the Cuckoo's eggs.  
Hemisphere. Half the compass of the heavens: that part of the heavens which is still visible to us.  
Hemistich. Half a verse.  
Hemorrhodes. A swelling of veins in the fundament like werts: whereof some do use to bleed often, and some bleed not at all. They are caused by superfluity of gross melancholy blood, sent to these parts from the Liver, being many times healthful to the patiented, by preventing other diseases; and therefore ought not hastily to be stopped, unless through continuance, the body be too much weakened by them.  
Henchman. A page of honour, near attendant to a Prince, or other great personage.  
* Hend. Gentle.  
* Hent. To catch or lay hold of.  
Herbage. Pasture, or the feeding of  in pasture.  
Herbal. A book of the nature of herbs.  
Harbinger. See harbinger.  
Heretical. Obstinate in a false belief, belonging to an Heretic.  
Heretic. He that maketh his own choice, what points of religion he will believe, and what he will not believe.  
Hereditarie. That which cometh to one by inheritance.  
Heriot. The best living beast which a Tenant hath at his death, which in some Manors is due to the lord of whom the land is holden.  
Hermaphrodite. Of both natures: which is both man and woman.  
Hermit. One dwelling solitary in the wilderness attending only to devotion.  
Hermitage. A loan house where an hermit dwelleth.  
Hermodactiles. Little roots white, and round, sold by Apothecaries. They are hot and dry in the second degree, and are much used against all gouts, purging slimy phlegm from farthest parts of the body: but they must be taken with Ginger, Aniseed or Cummin, and a little Mastic, or else by stirring windiness, they will overturn the stomach.  
Heroes. Great Noble men.  
Heroical. Noble, honourable, courageous.  
Heroic. The same, as Heroical.  
Hests. Commandments or decrees.  
Heteroscians'. Any people dwelling under a temperate Zone: so called because their shadows at noon bend still but one way.  
Hue. Colour.  
Hewle. A little copse or grove.  
Heyward. A bailiff, or officer having charge to look to the fields.  
Hyacinth. See Hyacinth.  
Hid of land. Some affirm it to be an hundred acres.  
Hidage. A tax or payment for every hide of land.  
Hidebound. A disease in cattles when the skin cleaveth to their sides.  
Hideous. Terrible, ugly.  
Hyena. See Hyena.  
Hiera picra. A bitter confection made of Alo● succotrina, and other simples, often used in Physic to purge Choler out of the flomacke.  
Hierarchy. The holy order of Angels, which containing nine degrees (as some affirm) is a mystical resemblance of the B. Trinity, there being in nine, thrice three, and in every three thrice one. So that there are three superior, three inferior, and three middle degrees. The superior are Seraphines', Cherubins, and Thrones; the middle, Dominations, Principalities, Powers: The inferior, virtues, Archangels, and Angels.  
Hieroglyphikes. A dark mystical kind of writing, used chief in times passed among the pagan Priests and learned men of Egypt to hid their knowledge from the vulgar sort. This writing was by making the forms of beasts and divers other figures, and could hardly be understood without exposition, or great knowledge in the nature of things. For example: Eternity or everlastingness, they expressed by a round circle, which hath no end: A king, by a sceptre with an eye in the top thereof: A matter of haste, by a Dolphin, the swiftest of all fishes. And a matter of deliberation or advice, by an Anchor, which stayeth a ship in the waves. With a thousand such devices, not subject to common capacities to find out.  
Hight. Was named.  
Hillock. A little hill.  
Hin. An Hebrew measure of moist things, containing (by Agricolas account) four pottles and a quart of ours. Santes Pagninus affirmeth it to contain, threescore and twelve eggs.  
Hip. The red berry on the briar.  
Hypocrite. See Hypocrite.  
Historian. A writer or teller of a History.  
Historical. Of or belonging to a History.  
Historiographer. A writer of Histories.  
Historiologie. The knowledge and telling of old Histories.  
Hoane. A fine kind of whetstone.  
Hogsteere. A wild Boar of three years old.  
Holocaust. A sacrifice wherein the whole beast is offered, and no part reserved.  
Holt, A grove.  
Homage. In Court Barons, the Jury that are sworn to inquire of matters, are so called. It signifieth also a servile ceremony, of duty by some Tenants to their Lords, after this manner. The Tenant that holdeth Lands by homage, kneeling on both knees before the Lord (who sitteth and holdeth the Tenant's hands between his) saith as followeth. 
I become your man, from this day forward, of life and member, and of earthly honour, and to you shall be faithful and true, and shall bear to you faith for the Lands I claim to hold of you, saving the faith that I own to our Lord the King. And then the Lord sitting must kiss the Tenant.   
Homager. One that doth or oweth homage.  
Homicide. A manslayer: sometime manslaughter.  
Homily. A talking together: a speech, or a Sermon.  
homonymy. A term in Logic, when one word signifieth divers things: as Hart: signifieth a beast, and a principal member of the body.  
Honour point. In Heraldry the upper part of a Scutcheon is so called, when the breadth thereof, is divided into three even parts.  
* Hopesteres. Pilots to guide a ship.  
Horizon. An imaginary line compassing the lowest part of the heavens that we can see; so called because it limiteth our sight, dividing the heavens underneath us, from that which is above. The Sun rising and going down is ever in this line.  
Horologe. A Clock, or Dial.  
Horoscope. The ascendent of one's nativity, to wit, that part of the firmament which ascendeth from the East, when a child is born. Astrologers call it, the first house.  
Horrid. Terrible: fearful to look on.  
Horror. Great fear or trembling.  
* Horrow. Beastly; base slanderous.  
Hosanna. An Hebrew word, which signifieth, Save I beseech thee.  
Hospitality. Entertainment of strangers, good house keeping.  
Hostage. A pledge left in wars for performance of covenants.  
Hostile. Of or belonging to an enemy: malicious, harmful.  
Hostility. Enmity: hatred, open war.  
Hodgepodge. A term in our common Law, when a daughter which hath had given unto her any lands to be coheir after in Frank marriage, claiming her father's death, to other lands with some sisters, is constrained to suffer that part of land, given her before her father's death, to be put in Hodgepodge, that is to be mingled together with the lands whereof her Father died seized, so that an equal division may be made of the whole.  
* Howgates. How.  
Howsell. To minister Sacraments to a sick man in danger of death.  
Howten. To hollow.  
Hulk. To open a hare or coney, to take out the garbage.  
* Hulstred. Hidden.  
Huke. A Dutch attire covering the head, face, and all the body.  
Humane. That which belongeth or may happen to man.  
Humanity. Gentleness, courtesy, civil behaviour: also manhood or the nature of mankind.  
Humid. Moist.  
Humidity. Moisture.  
Humiliate. To make humble.  
Humiliation. A making low or humble.  
Humorous. Full of humours.  
* Hurtelen. To thrust, to provoke.  
Hyacinth. The red, blue, or yellow lily: also a purple flower called crowtoes.  
Hydra. A monstrous serpent in the Lake Lerna, which having one head cut off, had forthwith two other heads growing up in the place. Hercules' fought with this serpent and slew him.  
hydromancy. See Divination.  
Hydromell. A physical sweet drink, made of water and honey.  
Hyemall. Belonging to winter, winterly.  
Hyena. A beast like a Wolf, having a mane and long hairs over all the body. It is the subtlest (as some say) of all beasts, and will counterfeit the voice of a man, to draw shepherds out of their houses in the night, to the end he may kill them. It is written that he changeth sex often, being sometime male, and sometime female.  
Hymen. A poetical word, it is taken for the God of marriage, son unto Bacchus and Venus; and sometime for a song at a marriage feast.  
Hymn. A song to praise God.  
Hyperbole. A figure when one speaketh a great deal more than is precisely true.  
hyberbolical. Any thing spoken above all belief, as in saying, higher than heaven, swifter than lightning, etc. is called an Hyperbolical speech.  
Hypocrite. It properly signifieth one that doth counterfeit the gesture of an other man: but it is commonly taken for a dissembler, that with feigned holiness would seem  than he is indeed.  
Hypoquistidos. In divers hot countries there groweth a plant called Cistus, having about the root thereof, a certain Mushroom, which being bruised yields a liquor, called by Apothecaries Hypoquistidos. This liquor (brought hither dry) is cold of operation, and of virtue to stop all bleedings, laskes, and fluxes of the belly.  
Hypostatical. Belonging to substance; or that which consisteth in the substance of a thing.  
hypothetical. In Logic, those propositions, which have a conjunction in them, and so consist of two parts, are called it hypothetical propositions, as in saying. If the Sun be in our Hemisphere, it is day.  
Hysteron proteron. A Greek term, sometime used in derision of that which is spoken or done preposterously or quite contrary. We call it in English, The cart before the horse.   

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IAcent. Lying along.  
Jacynth. A precious stone found in Ethiopia, whereof there are two kinds, the one of a pale yellow colour, and the other of a clear bright yellow, which is accounted the better. It is cold of nature, comfortable to the body, and provoketh sleep.  
jacob's staff. An instrument in Geometry.  
Jaculatory. That which is suddenly cast from one, like a dart.  
Jambes. Posts sustaining both sides of the door.  
Jambeux. Armour for the legs.  
Jasmine. A limmer weak plant, full of joints or knots, which groweth in manner of a hedge or quickset, and must be stayed up, as roses and vines are.  
Jasper. A precious stone of divers colours; but the best is green, transparent with red veins, and showeth fairest being set in silver: it is good to stop any issue of blood.  
Jasponix. A precious stone, white of colour, and having red strakes.  
jazul. A precious stone of a blue azure colour.  
Ibis. A tall strong bird in Egypt, with a long bill, which doth much good there in destroying serpents.  
Icleeped. Named, called.  
* Icond. Learned.  
Idea. The form or figure of any thing conceived in the mind.  
Identity. The self same thing.  
Idiom. The form of speech, or property of any language.  
Idiot. It is commonly taken for a fool natural: notwithstanding it sometime signifieth a man unlearned.  
Ideses. Eight days in every month, so called, because they divide the month almost in the middle. In March, May, July, and October, these eight days begin at the eighth day of the month, and continue to the fifteenth: in other months they begin at the sixth day, and continue to the thirteenth. Where note that the last day only is called Ideses, and the first of these days, the eighth Ideses, the second the seventh Ideses: that is, the eigthth or seventh day before the Ideses, and so of the rest.  
Idolater. An Idolater.  
jehovah. The ineffable name of God, signifying his divine essence. The Hebrews did not use to read this word, when they came to it in any writing, so much reverence did they bear unto it; but in stead thereof they pronounced Adonai, which signifieth Lord.  
jesus. A Saviour.  
* jewise. Reward by revenge, also a gibbet.  
* Ifere. Together.  
* Ifretten. Devoured.  
Ignoble. Base, that is not noble.  
Ignominy. Shame, reproach, infamy.  
Ignominous. Shameful, vile, reproachful.  
* Ikend. Known.  
Iliads. A book written in Greek by Homer, of the destruction of Troy.  
* Ilke. The same.  
Illation. A bringing in of a matter.  
Illaudable. Not worthy of praise.  
Illegitimate. Unlawful, not lawfully begotten.  
Illiberal. Not liberal, miserable, base.  
Illiberalitle. niggardness: properly in a great man, that over slightly rewardeth a service or courtesy done to him by his inferior.  
Illiterate. Unlearned, one that is not acquainted with letters.  
Illude. To mock, to deceive.  
Illusion. A mockery, a cunning slight to deceive one.  
Illuminate. To enlighten.  
Illumination. A shining or giving of light.  
Illustrate. To make famous, or noble.  
Illustration. A making famous or noble.  
Illustrious. Famous, noble, very honourable.  
Imagery. Painted or carved works of images:  
Imaginary. That which is conceited in the mind.  
Imbecility. Weakness.  
* Imeint. Mingled.  
Imitate. To follow.  
Imitation. A following.  
Imitator. A follower of another.  
Immaculate. Undefiled, pure, unspotted.  
immanity. Cruelty, outrageous, fierceness.  
Immarcessible. Uncorruptible.  
Immature. Unripe.  
Immaturitie. Vnripenesse.  
Immediate. That which cometh directly from one thing to another without any thing between.  
Immedicable. Which cannot be healed.  
Immemorable. Not worthy to be remembered.  
Immense. Unmeasurable, which cannot be measured.  
Immensity. Exceeding greatness, unmeasurableness.  
Immoderate. Unreasonable, contrary to modesty.  
Immodest. Not sober, unmannerly, saucy.  
Immolate. To offer in sacrifice.  
Immolation. An offering of sacrifice.  
Immortal. Not subject to death: everlasting.  
Immortality. Everlastingness.  
Immunity. Freedom, or discharge from any public business.  
Immure. To shut up, or enclose in a wall.  
Immutable. ●nchangeable.  
Immutation. A change.  
Impacted. Thrust hard together: couched into.  
Imparity. Vnequalnesse, unlikeness.  
Imparlance. When a man sued in the common law, for debt, trespass, or such like, craveth and obtaineth of the Court, some respite of time, before he make his answer, this stay of making his answer, is called an Imparlance.  
impassibility. A Freedom from any ability of feeling pain.  
Impassable. Which cannot feel any pain, or passion.  
Impeach. To harm, or hinder.  
Impeachment. A hindrance.  
Impeachment of waste. A restraint from making waste in Lands, or Tenements.  
Impediment. A hindrance.  
Impel. To thrust on, to constrain.  
Impenetrable. So hard that it cannot be pierced.  
Imperious. That commandeth with authority; Lordlike stately.  
Impertinent. Not belonging to the matter.  
Impetrable. Which may be obtained.  
Impetrate. To obtain.  
Impetuous. Violent: or hasty.  
Impiety. Wickedness.  
Impious. Wicked.  
Implacable. Hard to be pacified, or that cannot be appeased.  
Implicit. Wrapped up, hidden.  
Implore. To beseech, to entreat with tears.  
Jmportance. The weight or value of a thing.  
Important. Of great weight and value.  
Importune. To urge earnestly.  
Importunate. Very earnest: which will not be answered.  
Importunity. Unreasonableness: too much earnestness in ask.  
Impose. To lay on.  
Imposition. A laying on.  
Impost. Custom or tallage paid at Haven towns or elsewhere.  
Impostume. A quantity of evil humours, gathered into one part of the body. There are two kinds hereof. One when inflamed blood, being turned to corrupted matter, filleth some place: the other when without any inslammation, nature thrusteth those humours into some part apt to receive them.  
Imposture. Deceit, cozenage: properly in selling counterfeit wares for currant, or in crafty illusions done by Sorcerers, Egyptians and Jugglers. The party so deceiving is called an Impostor.  
Impotency. Weakness.  
Impotent. Weak, feeble.  
Imprecate. To curse and wish evil.  
Imprecation. A cursing, a wishing evil.  
Impregnable. That which cannot be taken or overcome.  
Impresa. A device painted upon 〈◊〉 ●hield.  
Impress. To import the form of a thing.  
Imprimis. First of all.  
improbability. Unlikelihood.  
Improbable. Unlikely to be true; that which cannot be proved true.  
Improbity. Naughtiness, lewdness, dishonesty.  
Impropriation. A parsonage, or Ecclesiastical living coming to one by inheritance.  
Improve. To raise rents higher.  
Improvidence. Want of foresight.  
Improvident. Which forecasteth not, or taketh no care what shall come after.  
Jmprudence. Foolishness, want of wit.  
Imprudent. Unwise, not discreet.  
Impudence. Shamelessness.  
Impudent. Shameless, past shame.  
Impugn. To assault, or sight against.  
Impulse. To constrain.  
Impulsion. A constraint.  
Impunity. Lack of punishment.  
Impurity. Uncleanness.  
Impute. To lay to ones charge: to ascribe.  
Imputation. An imputing or laying by conjecture to on●● charge.  
Imputative. Which is imputed to one.  
Inaccessible. Which cannot be come unto, unapprochable.  
inanity. Emptiness.  
Inaugurate. To dedicate, or consecrate.  
Inauspicious. Unlucky, unfortunate.  
Incantation. A charm.  
Incapable. Which cannot conceive or contain.  
Incendiary. He that burneth or setteth any thing on fire.  
Incense. To inflame, to stir up to anger: being a noun it signifieth the best frankincense.  
Incest. Carnal knowledge between near kindred.  
Incestuous. Wicked, which committeth Ince●●.  
Inchepinne. The lower gut of a Deer.  
Incident. That which happeneth or belongeth to a thing.  
Incision. A cutting: A term used in chirurgery, when they lance a wound, the better to come to the bottom; or any imposthume, or such like to let out evil humours.  
Incite. To stir up.  
Incitation. A. stirring up.  
inclemency. Ungentleness; cruelty.  
Include. To contain, to shut in.  
Inclusive. Which containeth, or is contained.  
Incoact. Unconstrained.  
Incompact. 'Slight, not close joined.  
Jncompatible. Disagreeing: unreconcilable: also mischievous: not sufferable.  
Incomprehensible. Which cannot be comprehended or contained.  
Inconcinnitie. Unaptness: ill agreeing, disproportion.  
incongruity. Disagreement: false speaking, disproportion.  
Incongruous. Disagreeable: absurd; against rule of Grammar.  
Jnconsiderate. Foolish, undiscreet.  
Inconsideration. Foolishness: unadvisedness.  
Inconsolable. Comfortless.  
Incontinent. Unchaste: also forthwith, by and by.  
Incorporate. To mix two or more substances together.  
Incorrigible. That which cannot be corrected or amended.  
Increate. Which is not created or made.  
incredibility. Impossibility of belief.  
Incredible. Which cannot be believed.  
Incredulity. Want of belief.  
Incredulous. One that will not believe.  
Increment. An increase.  
Incessant. A term of Heraldry, signifying the Moon past the prime, and not yet come to the full.  
Encroach. See Encroach.  
Incubus, The night mare, when a man in his sleep supposeth he hath a great weight lying on him, and feeleth himself almost strangled; in such sort that he cannot turn himself nor sit up, nor call for help. The vulgar think it some spirit, but the Physicians affirm it to be a natural disease, caused by humours undigested in the stomach, which fuming up to the brain, do there trouble the animal spirits, stopping their passage into the sinews, so that the body cannot move.  
Inculcate. To repeat a thing often, thereby to make one remember it.  
Inculcation. An often repeating, a beating into the brains.  
Inculpable. Blameless, without fault.  
Incumbent. He that is in possession of a benefice, or spiritual living.  
Incursion. A running in.  
Indecorum. Uncomely.  
Indifinite. Not precisely expressed: undefined.  
Indemnity. Escaping without damage or hurt.  
Index. A Table in a book.  
Indigo. A stone brought out of Turkey, wherewith Dyers use to die blue.  
Indiction. The space of fifteen years, by which account Charters & public writings are dated at Rome: every year still increasing one, till it come to fifteen; and then returning to one again.  
Indigence. Want: poverty.  
Indigestion. Want of digestion: or evil digestion.  
Indignity. Disgrace, dishonour.  
Individuum. That which cannot be divided: A term in Logic, when we directly express, and seem to point to that thing which we speak of: as in saying, This horse, That man: For although the words Horse, or Man, may be applied to any horse or man, yet being so expressly pointed at, they cannot then be drawn to signify other than those two.  
Indocible. Which cannot be taught, hard to learn.  
Induce. To bring in.  
Inducement. That which bringeth or draweth one in.  
Induction. A drawing in: or a form of argument proceeding from particulars to universals.  
Indulgence. Gentleness, too much cockering.  
Indulgences. Pardons.  
Induration. A hardening.  
Industrie. Diligence: painful endeavours.  
Industrious. Diligent: painful.  
Ineffable. That which cannot bespoken, unutterable.  
Inevitable. That which cannot be avoided.  
Inexorable. Which cannot be entreated.  
Inexperience. Want of experience.  
Inexpiable. So grievous that one cannot make satisfaction for it: unmerciful, deadly.  
Inexplicable. Which cannot be unfolded, opened, or declared.  
Inextricable. So confused or difficult, that a man cannot wind himself out of it.  
Infallible. Certain: sure wherein one cannot be deceived.  
Infamous. Lewd: ill spoken of, base, vile.  
Infatigable. Unwearied.  
Infatuate. To make foolish.  
Infecundity. unfruitfulness.  
Infelicity. Unhappiness.  
Inferior. Lower, more base  
Infernal. Hellish, or belonging to hell.  
Infer. To bring in by way of argument, to conclude.  
Inference. A bringing in, or concluding upon somewhat going before.  
Infestation. A troubling, a molesting.  
infinity. endlessness: unmeasurablenes.  
Infirm. Weak, feeble.  
Infix. To fasten, or stick in.  
Inflammation. An inflaming: a hot angry swelling.  
Inflate. To puff up: to make proud.  
Inflation. A puffing up: a swelling.  
Inflexible. Very hard, which will not bend.  
Inflict. To lay punishment, or some penalty upon one.  
Influence. A flowing in: most commonly it is taken for the power which Planets and Stars have in moving of inferior things.  
Information. An instruction, or giving one to understand.  
Infringe. To break: to transgress.  
Infuse. To pour in.  
Infusion. A pouring in. Also a liquor wherein any medicinable thing is laid warm to sleep, that the virtue thereof may pass into it: Physicians use these infusions often, when they have to deal with  persons, that will not endure strong medicines.  
Ingenerable. Which cannot be bred or begotten.  
Ingenious. Witty: quick conceited.  
Ingenuous. Gentlemanlike.  
Ingot. A small mass or little wedge of fined gold.  
Ingrate. Unthankful.  
Ingratitude. Unthankfulness.  
Ingredience. A going in: or that which goeth into the making of a thing.  
Ingress. A going in.  
Engross. To buy up all for himself: sometime to write a thing fair in a book.  
Engrosser. One that buyeth corn growing, or dead victual, to sell again: except it be by retail, as victuallers use, or buying barley for Malt; Oats for Oatmeal, oils or spices.  
Ingulfe. To drawn, to swallow up.  
Ingurgitation. A swilling or swallowing in.  
Inhabitable. Which cannot be dwelled in.  
Inherent. Cleaving to, or abiding in a thing.  
Inhibit. To forbid.  
Inhiition. A forbidding.  
Inhospitable. harbourless: not fit to entertain one.  
Inhuman. Cruel, unmanlike, unhuman.  
Inhume. To bury.  
Inhumanity. Cruelty, unmanlike behaviour.  
Injection. A liquor which Surgeons do squirt into a deep wound.  
Inimitable. Which cannot be followed.  
Injunction. An enjoining or commanding one to do a thing.  
Innate. Natural.  
Innavigable. That which cannot be sailed upon.  
Innovate. To make new.  
Innovation. A making. new: an alteration.  
Inobservable. Which cannot be observed or marked.  
Jnoculate. To graft a bud, by cutting a round hole in the bark of another tree, and setting it on with clay.  
Inquisition. A searching.  
Inquisitive. Very desirous to know: searching or enquiring after a matter.  
Insatiable. Which cannot be satisfied or filled.  
Inscription. A title or note written upon any thing.  
Inscrutable. Unsearchable: which cannot be perfectly found out.  
Insculp. To cut or carve in.  
Insensible. Which cannot be perceived: or one so foolish that he perceiveth nothing.  
Insert. To put in; to add.  
Insertion. A putting in.  
Insinuate. To put any thing into one's mind cunningly and closely: also by little and little to creep into ones favour.  
Insinuation. A cunning speech to creep into ones favour.  
Insist. To continue or abide.  
Insition. Graffing.  
Insociable. Not apt to keep company.  
Insolency. Pride.  
Insolent. Proud, presumptuous: also strange and unwonted.  
Insoluble. That which cannot be loosed: unanswerable.  
Inspection. A looking in.  
Inspersion. A sprinkling.  
Inspire. To breathe into; to put in ones mind.  
Inspiration. An inward instruction or motion coming from God.  
Instance. An example or similitude brought of a thing.  
Instant. Very earnest: also quickness, speediness, present time.  
Instaure. To repair or build a new.  
Instigate. To stir up: to provoke.  
Instigation. A stirring up: a provoking.  
Instinct. A natural inclination.  
Institute. To ordain, to appoint: sometime to teach and instruct.  
Institution An appointment, an ordinance: sometime a teaching or instruction:  
Insult. To vaunt proudly over one.  
Insultation. A proud crowing over one.  
Insuperable. Which cannot be overcome.  
Insurrection. A rising of many together in arms or disturbance of the peace.  
Integrity. Soundness; upright dealing: honesty.  
Intellectual. Of, or belonging to the understanding.  
Intelligence. Knowledge, understanding: sometime an Angel or heavenly spitit.  
Intelligent. One that understandeth.  
Intelligible. Which may be understood.  
Intentive. Which listeneth well, and is earnestly bend to a thing.  
Intercede. To step between, to entreat for one.  
Intercept. To take by the way before it come to him to whom it was sent.  
Interception. A taking of a thing by the way, to the let or hindrance thereof.  
Intercesse. See Intercede.  
Intercession. An entreating in one's behalf.  
Intercessor. He that intreateth for another.  
Intercourse. Passing or sending one to another.  
Interdict. To forbid: to bar or keep away.  
Interdiction. A forbidding.  
Interest. Right, or title: sometime profit made by usury.  
Interfeere. To knock the legs together in going.  
Interim. In the mean while.  
Interior. Inward.  
Interlace. To join withal, to mix together.  
Interline. To write between two written lines.  
Interlocution. A speaking between.  
Interlude. A Play, a Comedy.  
Intermission, A leaving off for a time.  
Intermit. To leave off for a time, to discontinue.  
Intermix. To mingle with other things.  
Internal. Inward: very dear esteemed, or familiar with one.  
Interpellation. An interrupting or troubling one while he speaketh.  
Interpose. To put between to step in between two: to busy himself where he needeth not.  
Interposition. A putting between.  
Inter. To bury.  
Interreigne. The space of time between the old king and the new.  
Interrogation. An ask a question.  
Interrogative. Which asketh a question.  
Interrogatory. Ask of a question: a demand.  
Interrupt. To break between, to trouble one as he is speaking.  
Interruption. A breaking off: a troubling.  
Interval. A distance of time or place.  
Intestate. That dyeth without making any testament or will.  
Intestine. Bred in the bowels: Intestine war: Civil war.  
Intimate. To signify, or touch a matter closely.  
Intimation. A cunning tor close signifying of a mat●er  
Entire. Whole, sound, perfect.  
Intolerable. Which cannot be endured.  
Intoxicate. To bewitch, to amaze, or extremely dull ones spirit.  
Intractable. Stubborn, which cannot be ordered or handled.  
* Intresse. Lyning.  
Intricate. Wrapped, entangled, hard to be understood.  
Intrinsecall. Inward.  
Introduct. To lead or guide in.  
Introduction. That which leadeth or directeth one.  
Intrude. To thrust boldly in.  
Intrusion. A thrusting in, properly into a void tenement, whereto one hath no right.  
Invade. To set upon: to assault.  
invalidity. Weakness, want of strength.  
Invasion. A setting upon: an assault.  
Invective. A sharp speech made in one's disgrace.  
Inveigh. To speak bitterly against one.  
Inveigle. To allure, to entice.  
enveloped. Wrapped, covered.  
Inventory. A writing of the quality and value of a man's goods.  
Inversion. A turning in, or a turning upside down.  
Invert. To turn contrary to right form.  
Invest. To cloth.  
Inveterate. Old, ancient.  
Invincible. Which cannot be conquered.  
Inviolate. Safe, whole, not wronged or broken.  
Invisible. Which cannot be seen.  
Invite. To request, to bid to a feast.  
Inundation. An overflowing of water.  
Invocate. To call upon.  
Invocation. A calling upon.  
Involve. To roll up in a thing: to cover.  
Invulnerable. Which cannot be wounded.  
Jocund. Merry, pleasant.  
Jointure. Lands or Tenements which a man assureth unto his Wife, for term of her life, or otherwise, in respect of his marrying her.  
* Joleyning Joyful.  
* Jonglerie. Juggling.  
Jovial. Noble excellent, also lively, pleasant, and merry.  
Joyeux. Joyful.  
Irascible. Which hath power to be angry.  
Iris The rainbow.  
Irony. A speaking by contraries, as in calling black, white.  
Ironical. That which is spoken in jest or mockingly, contrary to his meaning that speaketh it.  
Irradiation. A shining upon.  
Irrational. Unmeasurable.  
Irrefragable. undeniable.  
Irregular. Contrary to rule: sometime it signifieth one not capable of holy orders.  
Irregularity. A going out of right rule. In the old Canon Law it is taken for any impediment, which hindereth a man from taking holy Orders. As if he be base borne, or notoriously defamed of any notable crime, or be maimed or much deformed, or have consented to procure another's death, with divers other impediments too long to be reheatsed in this place.  
Irremediable. Which cannot be remedied.  
Irreparable. Which cannot be repaired.  
Irreprehensible. Which cannot be reproved.  
Irresolute. Not fully resolved: uncertain.  
Irrevocable. Which cannot be called bacl again.  
Irrision. A mocking.  
Irritate. To provoke: to move to anger.  
Irritation. A provoking.  
Irruption. A breaking into.  
Isthmos. A narrow part of a Country between two seas.  
Iterate. To repeat or do again.  
Iteration. A doing again, a doing twice.  
* Jub. A bottle.  
Jubilation. A great shout for joy, a great rejoicing.  
Jubilee. A public rejoicing or a great shout for joy. Among the Hebrews every fiftieth year, was called the year of Jubilee; for than were bondmen of there own Country made free, possessions returned again to the first owners, neither was it lawful to plant or sow any thing that year. Among Christians this solemnity of keeping a year of Jubilee, was first instituted by Bonifacius the eight, in the year of our Lord 1300. who ordained that it should be observed every hundreth year. After this Clement the sixth, instituted it to be kept every fiftieth year. And lastly, Sixtus the fourth brought it to be celebrated every five and twentieth year, beginning it first in the year of our Lord God, 1475.  
Jucunditie. Pleasantness, mirth.  
Judaisme. The religion or belief of the Jews.  
Judicial. Belonging to judgement: also wise grave, of great judgement.  
Judicious. See Judicial.  
jujubes. Certain plumbs of Italy, sold here by Apothecaries. This fruit is in colour white or red, in fashion round or like an olive, in taste sweet, having a hard long stone like an olive stone, but much less. If these plumbs be kept long, they wax dry, and full of wrinkles. They are temperate in heat and cold, and are good against the cough, roughness of the throat, and against all exulcerations and inflammations of the kidneys and bladder: but being eaten for meat, they are of hard digestion.  
Iulip. A physical clear drink made of distilled waters and sugar, used to cool the body, or quench thirst in hot diseases: sometimes the juleps have sirups or other mixtures put to them.  
juncture. A joint, a joining together.  
Ivory. The Elephant's tooth; it is of a binding nature, and the scraping thereof is good against sores, growing under the roots of the nails.  
juridical. Of or appertaining to judgement.  
jurisdiction. Lawful authority in any place.  
justification. A justifying or making just  
* Iwympled. Muffled.   

K  
Kalends. See Calends.  
Keele. The bottom of a ship.  
Keene. Sharp edged.  
Kell. The call about the paunch of a Hart or Stag.  
* Kemelling. A brewer's vessel.  
* Keep. It is sometimes taken for care or regard.  
* Keynard. A micher, a hedge-creeper.  
* Kitchell. A kind of cake.  
kintal. A certain weight of about an hundred.  
Kirat. An Arabian word signifying the weight of three grain.  
Kith. Acquaintance.  
Kitkays. The fruit of the ashen tree: they are little narrow husks hanging together in clusters, wherein is contained the seed of the ash which is bitter. This provoketh urine, and is sought by some for other purpose.  
* Knarly. Stubbie.  
Knight-service. An ancient tenure of lands, by which a man was bound to bear arms in war, for the defence of the Realm.   

L  
LAas. A net or gynne.  
Laborious. Painful, full of labour.  
Labyrinth. An intricate building or place made with so many turn and wind, that whosoever went into it, could never get out without a perfect guide or a thread to direct him, the end of which thread must be tied at the door where he entereth. Some heathen Princes bestowed infinite charge, to build such devices in a stately form. There were four principal labyrinths in the world. The first in Egypt, made for a sepulchre of one of their Kings, or (as some writ) in honour of the sun. The second in the Island of Candie, built at the commandment of King Minos, by the ingenious workman Daedalus, who took his pattern, from that which he had seen in Egypt, the third in the I'll Lemnos, the fourth in Italy built by King Porsenna, of great square stones, for his own sepulchre.  
Lacca. A kind of red gum, brought out of Arabia, and sold here by Apothecaries, good against diseases of the breast, and comfortable to the Liver.  
Laudanum. A yellowish gum, as some writ; notwithstanding others affirm it to be made of a dew which falleth upon a certain herb in Greece. Avicen saith, it is taken hanging on the hair of Goat's beards, that have fed upon that plant. It is hot and dry, and sweet of smell, if it be pure. It is often used in pomanders, and being anointed upon the head with oil of myrtles, it doth strengthen the skin, and keepeth hair from falling off.  
Laike. A lay man.  
Laity. The estate or degree of a lay man, lay men.  
Lake. A fair red colour used by painters.  
Laire. The place where any Deer harboureth by day.  
Languishment. A feebleness, a fainting.  
Languor. Feebleness, sickness, infirmity.  
Lapidary. One that selleth or polisheth precious stones: a Jeweller.  
Lappise. A term used among hunters, when hounds open their mouths in the string, or a greyhound in his course.  
Larch Turpentine. A kind of Turpentine or rosin growing upon the Larch tree in Italy, used often in ointments and emplasters, to cleanse or heal wounds. It may be also taken inwardly with honey, and then it cleanseth the breast, looseth the belly, and expelleth the stone and gravel.  
* Larfon. Robbery.  
Largesse. Liberality.  
Lascivious. Wanton, dishonest.  
Lasciviousness. Wantonness.  
Lassitude. Weariness.  
Lastage. Any heavy weight or balasse, laid in the bottom of ships to make them go upright: It is also a term in the common law, which signifieth to be quite of a certain payment in fairs and markets, for carrying of things where a man will.  
Latitude. The breadth of any thing: in Astronomy it signifieth the distance, north, or southward from the Equinoctial line or the distance of the Pole from the Horizon.  
Latria. Divine honour.  
Laude. Praise.  
Laudable. Worthy of praise.  
Laureate. Crowned with Laurel.  
Laurel. The Bay tree, or a garland of Bays.  
* Say. A Song.  
* Layvers. Thongs of leather.  
Lazer. A Leper, a poor man full of sores and scabs.  
Lazule stone. A bluish green stone of the kind of marble, used sometime in physic. It is in operation hot and dry, and being rightly prepared (according to an art known to Apothecaries) is good against melancholy diseases, and by cleansing the blood to preserve one from the leprosy.  
League. Truce, friendship, peace: sometimes it signifieth a space of three mile or thereabout.  
Leasing. Lying.  
Lector. A reader.  
* Lectorne. A Desk.  
Lecture. A reading, a lesson.  
* lead. An old name of the month of March.  
Leete. A court or law-day holden commonly every half year.  
Legatie. Any thing given by one's will or testament.  
Legal. Of or belonging to the law.  
Legate. An Ambassador▪  
Legend. A story of old matters.  
Legible. Which may be read.  
Legion. An army of men. The Roman Legion. consisted of ten bands, whereof the first band contained 1105. footmen, and 123. horsemen; in which band the Standard was always carried. The other nine bands had every one 555. footmen, and 66. horsemen; so that a Legion made up the number of 6100. footmen, and 726. horsemen.  
* Legisters. Lawyers.  
Legitimate. Lawful, lawfully begotten.  
Legitimation. A making of one legitimate.  
Lenity. Gentleness, mildness, mercy.  
Lentils. A kind of small pulse growing in hot countries, round and flat, of colour sometimes black, sometimes white, and sometimes brown. Being boiled but once, they lose the belly, but at the second boiling in another water, they are of a binding nature, being then good to stop the bloody flux or any looseness of the body.  
Lentiske. A tree growing in divers hot Countries, which beareth the notable Gum called Mastic: The leaves and bark of this tree stop all looseness, and issues of blood whatsoever.  
Lessee. He that taketh a Lease.  
Loesses. Dung of a ravenous beast, as of a Bear Bore, etc.  
Lessour. He that letteth lands or tenements to another.  
Lethargy. A disease contrary to frenzy; for as frenzy is caused by hot humours inflaming the brain; so is a Lethargy by cold phlegmatic humours, oppressing the brain in such sort, that the Patient can do nothing but sleep, whereby he becometh forgetful, with loss (in a manner) of reason and all the senses of his body.  
Lethe. A poetical word, signifying a feigned River in hell, the water whereof being drunken, causeth forgetfulness of all that is past.  
Leucoma. A fruit in India so called, much like unto a Chestnut.  
Leveret. A young Hare.  
* Levesell. A bush.  
Levity. Lightness.  
Lexicon. A Greek Dictionary for words.  
Liable. Subject to, belonging to.  
* Liard. Nimble, wild.  
Libard. A spotted wild beast, the male of a Panther: See Panther.  
Libel. A little Book: sometime a defamatory scroll, or slanderous writing or invective written against one, without any known name of the Author.  
Libertine. One of lose life, or careless of Religion.  
Libidinous. Lustful, lecherous.  
Licenciate. One that hath studied the Civil Law five years.  
Licentious. Lose, wanton.  
Licentiousness. Too much liberty, looseness, wantonness.  
Lieu. In stead or place of another thing.  
Lignum Aloes. See Aloes.  
Lignum vitae. See Guaiacum.  
Limit. A bound or end. Also to set bounds.  
Limitation. An appointing of bounds.  
Lineal. Downright like a line.  
Lineament. The form, draught, or proportion of the body.  
Linguist. One skilful in languages.  
lipothymy. A fainting or swooning, when the vital spirits being suddenly oppressed, a man sinketh down, as if he were dead.  
Liquid. Thin and moist.  
Liquefaction. A melting.  
Liquefie. To melt.  
Liquid Amber. A sweet Rosin brought from the West-Indies, comfortable to the brain, or any grief proceeding from cold causes.  
Lizard. A little beast much like our Evet, but without poison, breeding in Italy & other hot countries. The dung of this beast is good to take away spots in the eye, & cleareth the sight. And the head thereof being bruised and laid to, draweth out thorns, or any thing sticking within the flesh.  
Litanies. Prayers or supplications, so called of the Greek verb Litanevo, which signifieth to beseech or entreat.  
Lethargy. The some that riseth from lead, when it is tried. It is cold of operation, and often used by Surgeons in Ointments and Plasters, being of a gentle drying, cleansing, and binding nature. See Lethargy.  
Literature. Learning: knowledge in books.  
Litherly. Slothful.  
Litigious. Contentious, full of strife.  
Liturgy. Public service of the Church.  
Local. Of, or belonging to place.  
Locust. A great Fly or Grasshopper with long legs, breeding in India, and other hot Countries. There are two kinds of them: One with wings, not good to be eaten, and the other without wings, which the inhabitants use for food.  
* Lodemanage. Skill of navigation.  
Lodestar. A Star that guideth one.  
loadstone. A stone of the colour of rusty iron, which hath an admirable virtue, not only to draw iron to itself, but also to make any iron, upon which it is rubbed, to draw iron also. It is written notwithstanding, that being rubbed with the juice of Garlic, it cannot then draw Iron, as likewise if a Diamond be laid close unto it. This stone is found in the Indian Sea, and also in the Country of Trachonitis: It is of greatest use in Navigation, for by it Sailors find out the certain course of their voyage; the needle (in their compass) tempered herewith, still standing directly toward the North and South.  
Logician. One skilful in Logic.  
Logic. The art of reason.  
Lohoc. A physical word; It is a thick syrup or other soft substance, which must not be swallowed, but suffered to melt of ie self in the mouth, that so it may gently slide down, and thereby have the more virtue against diseases of the breast, lungs, and throat.  
Lone. Lending: sometime single or solitary.  
Longanimity. Long sufferance or forbearance.  
Longitude. The length of any thing: In Astronomy it signifieth the distance of any Star or Planet from the first degree of the sign Aries.  
loquacity. Much talk, or babbling.  
* Lore. Learning, knowledge.  
Lorimer. One that maketh bits for bridles, and such like instruments.  
* Lorrell. A devourer.  
* Lozel. A lout, sometime a crafty fellow.  
Losenger. A flatterer, a liar.  
Lotion. A washing.  
* Look. A fellow receiver.  
Lubricity. slipperness.  
Lucerns. A beast almost as big as a Wolf breeding in Muscovia, and Russia, of colour between red and brown, mingled with black spots.  
Lucre. Gain, profit.  
Lunacy. A disease wherein one is distracted in his wits, at certain times of the Moon.  
Lunatic. Sick of a Lunacy.  
Lupins. A little flat Pulse almost like a small Beane, but much less and bitter in taste. They be not very good meat, but are sometime used in Physic against worms in children, and the decoction of them taketh away spots and freckles of the face.  
* Lushbrough. A base coin in the time of King Edward the third.  
Luster. A shining or great brightness.  
Lutum. Clay.  
Luxury. Roiotousnes, lechery.  
Luxurious. Riotous, wanton, lecherous.  
Lyncuris. A bright shining stone, and sometimes of a dark yellow colour like Saffron. This stone groweth of the urine of the beast Lynx, being congealed, which urine the Lynx hideth (as Pliny writeth) because men should not find it. Some say it is good against the pain of the stomach, yellow jaundice, and looseness of the belly.  
Lynx. A spotted beast like unto a Wolf, and having a very perfect sight. This beast breedeth chief in Countries of the East, & is often found in the woods of Almain & Sclavonia.  
Lyrike. A Poet which maketh verses to be sung unto the harp. The best of these Poets among the Grecians was Pindarus, and among the Latins, Horace.   

M  
MAcerate. To steep or soak in water; sometime to afflict or vex. To make lean.  
Machil. An Hebrew word; It signifieth the rich Robe of the Ephod, worn by the high Priest of the old law, having about the skirts thereof 72. Pomegranates of blue silk, purple & scarlet and as many bells of gold between them round about.  
Machination. A devising or subtle contriving of a matter.  
Machivilian. A politic statesman: a cunning Politician, such as machivel was.  
Macrology. Long and tedious talk, without matter.  
Maculate. To blemish or blot.  
Madrigals. A kind of Sonnets.  
Magician. A cunning man: a Sorcerer, a great learned Clerk, a Conjurer.  
Magic. At first this word signified great learning or knowledge in the nature of things; now it is most commonly taken for enchantment and sorcery.  
Magistracy. The bearing of office: authority, rule, government.  
Magnanimity. Great courage.  
Magnanimous. Noble-minded: one of great courage.  
Magnificence. sumptuousness: great port and stateliness.  
Magnificent. Sumptuous: honourable, stately.  
Magnifico. An honourable personage.  
Magnitude. Greatness.  
Mainpernours. Those that are sureties for a man, and undertake that he shall appear at a certain day, before Judges in a Court.  
Maineprise. The bailing of a man out of prison, upon security given, that he shall be forthcoming.  
Major. The greater or more ancient.  
Malady. A disease.  
Malcontent. Not contented: ill pleased.  
Malediction. A cursing.  
Malefactor. An evil-doer.  
Malevolent. Ill minded: spiteful, envious.  
Malignant. Envious, spiteful, mischievous.  
Malign. Spiteful: or to spite and hate.  
Malignity. spitefulness: envy, malice.  
Mammon. An Assyrian word of the singular number, and Masculine Gender, as Saint Hierome affirmeth: It is interpreted riches.  
Manage. To rule, order, or handle a thing well.  
Mandate. A commandment.  
Mandragoras. See Mandrake following.  
Mandrake. A strange herb, bearing yellow round Apples. The root of this herb is great and white like a Radish root, and is divided into two or more parts, growing often almost like to the legs of a man. This root, especially the bark thereof, is extremely cold and dry, even to the fourth degree: It is therefore very dangerous to receive inwardly, for that the least quantity too much, will quickly kill one. Surgeons use to steep this root in Wine, and give it to be drunken of such as they must cut, saw, or burn in any part, for the cold operation thereof causeth sleep, and maketh the body insensible for a time.  
Manna. In holy Scripture it signifieth a delicate food, which God sent from heaven to the Israelites, in manner of a dew, white and somewhat like Coriander seed: with which the Israelites lived forty years in the Wilderness, till they came to the borders of the land of Canaan. At the first sending hereof, the people were in such admiration, that they said to each other Manbu? viz. What is this? Which seemeth to be the cause, why it was after called Manna. In Physic it is taken for a kind of dew, which falling in hot Countries upon trees, doth there congeal, almost like to crumbs of white bread, and is gathered and choicely kept, as a gentle purger of choler.  
Mansion. A tarrying or abiding: also a dwelling house.  
Mansuetude. Gentleness: mildness.  
Manual. Handy: or that which may be carried in the hand.  
Manumission. A making one free from bondage.  
Manumitte. To make a slave or bondman free, which was in old time thus. The lord of the slave holding him by the head, arm, or other part, said before witness, I will that this man go free, and in so saying, shoved him forward out of his hand.  
Manure. To till, to dress land.  
Manuscript. A hand writing: a written book.  
Marchasite. A stone participating with the nature of some mettle, yet in so small quantity, that the mettle cannot be melted from it, but will vapour away in smoke, the stone turning to ashes. These Marchasites are commonly in colour like to the mettle mixed with them; whether it be gold, silver, brass, or any other. Some affirm a Marchasite to be any stone out of which, fire may be stricken.  
Marches. The bounds, or limits lying between two countries, commonly between Wales & England, or between England and Scotland.  
marchioness. A great Lady: a Wife to a marquis.  
Marcionists. Old condemned Heretics, so called of their first Master Martion, a stoic Philosopher, pher, who held a detestable opinion that Christ was not the Son of God.  
Margarites. Little pearls found in the shellfish, especially in Orsters, whereof some have holes in them, and some have none. The best are brought out of India, yet they are also found in our English Seas, as also in the Flemish and Almain, and the fairest Margarits grow in young shells. Some writ that in thunder, the Oysters do cast them up, as it were in way of abortion, which is the cause that they are often found in the sands. They are sometimes used by Physicians in cordial confections, for they comfort the spirits, and are therefore good against swoundings, having virtue also in them to stop issues of blood, or any looseness of the body.  
Margin. A brim, or border.  
Marginal. Written in the Margin▪  
Marine. Belonging to the Sea.  
Marital. Husbandlike.  
Maritime. Bordering near the Sea.  
Marte. A great fair or Market.  
Marshal. Warlike.  
Martyr. A witness: one that dyeth for the testimony of agood conscience.  
Martyrdom. A suffering of death or grievous torment for constant perseverance in true Religion.  
Martyrology. A history of the death of Martyrs. A book of the memory of Martyrs.  
Massacre. A great slaughter or murder of many people together.  
Masculine. Of the male kind.  
Mastic. A white and clear Gum, of a sweet savour. This Gum groweth on the Lentisk tree, especially in the Island Chios. It is temperate in heat, and of a dry binding nature; wherefore it strengtheneth the stomach, stayeth vomiting, and stoppeth any issue of blood. Some do use to rub their teeth herewith, as well to whiten them, as to fasten such as be lose.  
Mastuerco. An herb in India, of great virtue to heal wounds.  
Material. Which hath matter or substance in it.  
Maternal. Motherly.  
Mathematician. One skilful in the Mathematics: sometime it is taken in a worse sense, for one that superstitiously casteth men's nativities, or undertaketh to find things lost, or foretell what is to come.  
Mathematics. A term applied to such arts, as treat only of quantities imaginarily abstracted from bodies. The arts commonly so called, are Arithmetic, Music, Geometry, Geography, Astronomy, Cosmography, and Astrology.  
Matrimonial. Belonging to Matrimony or Wedlock.  
Matrixe. The womb or place of conception.  
Matron. A grave motherly woman.  
Mature. Ripe.  
Maturity. Ripeness.  
Matutine. Of or belonging to the morning.  
Maugre. In despite of ones heart: whether one will or no.  
Maxim. A principal matter, a main point, a general rule.  
Maze. An astonishment: sometime a device like a labyrinth made in some gardens in manner of a knot, out of which a man cannot get easily, if he once enter in.  
Mazzard. A broad flat standing cup to drink in: There is also a kind of small Cherries so called.  
Maecenas. It was the proper name of a noble Roman, who being in great favour with Augustus the Emperor, was a special friend to the Poets Virgil and Horacc, and generally a supporter of all learned men: wherefore sometime a great friend or patron is called a Maecenas.  
Mechanichall. Of or belonging to handicrafts.  
Mechoacan. A whitish root brought out of India, called by some Indian or white Rhubarb. It is hot in the first, and dry in the second degree, and purgeth all humours of what kind soever with much ease. It cleanseth and comforteth the liver and all the inward parts.  
* Mediate. To deal between two, to make means of agreement, as an indifferent party to both.  
Mediation. A means of agreement by a friend to both parties.  
Mediator. He that maketh means or speaketh for another.  
Medicable. Which may be healed.  
Medicament. A medicine.  
Mediocrity. A mean, a measure.  
Mediterrannean Sea. A sea which divideth Europe from Africa.  
Megasine. A storehouse for war.  
Melancholy. One of the four humours of the body, the grossest of all other, which if it abound too much, causeth heaviness and sadness of mind.  
Melioritie. A bettering.  
Mellifluous. Sweet as honey.  
Membrane. The upmost thin skin in any part of the body.  
Memorable. That which is worthy of remembrance.  
Memorandum. A term often used, when we writ of a thing which we would remember.  
Memorial. That which putteth one in remembrance.  
Mendicitie. Beggary.  
meanings. Thin skins in which the brain is contained. There are two such skins: one called by Physicians, Dura mater, which is the stronger of the two, and next unto the scull. The other named Pia mater, is within this first, being more tender and fine, and close wrapping the brain itself. If any of these skins be wounded, it causeth speedy death.  
Menstruous. Which hath upon her the monthly courses, or which belongeth to them.  
Mensuration. A measuring.  
Mental. That which is only thought in the mind  
Mercenary. A hireling: one that worketh for hire.  
Mercurian. Eloquent as Mercury was.  
Meridian. Of or belonging to noon day, or the South part of the world.  
Merit. Desert, or to deserve.  
Meritorious. Which doth much deserve.  
Messiah. The same in Hebrew, that Christ is in Greek: to wit, Anointed. Our Lord and Saviour is often so called.  
Metamorphize. To change the outward shape.  
Metamorphosis. A change from one shape to another  
Metaphor. The changing of a word, from the natural sense, into another sense like to it: as in saying, Covetousness is the root of all evil: Where the word Root, is called a Metaphor, because it signifieth, the cause and beginning of all evil, even as a root is the cause, from whence a Plant springeth.  
Metaphorical. Spoken by a Metaphor.  
Metaphysics. Arts which lifting themselves above the changeable nature of things, do consider of such as do subsist in their own essence, not subject to any alteration! so that the Metaphysics dealeth only with incorporal, and everlasting things; and in this sense School Divinity is the highest part of the Metaphysics, being chief occupied in contemplatory knowledge of God, angels, and souls of men.  
Meteore. Any imperfect mixed substance engendered in the air; as rain, snow, hail, thunder, lightning, blazing stars, clouds, and wind: all which are made of vapours pours or exhalations drawn up from the earth and Sea, by attractive virtue of the Sun.  
Meter. Measure, or a verse made by measure.  
Method. A direct way, to teach or do any thing.  
Metonymy. A figure in speaking, when the cause is put for the effect, the subject for the adjunct, or contrarily.  
Metropelitan. The chief or mother city: An Archbishop.  
Microcosmus. It properly signifieth a little world. This term is sometime applied to man, who is therefore called a Microcosmus or little world, because his body being compared to the base part of the world, and his soul to the blessed Angels, seemeth to signify, that man is as it were a little world, and that the whole world doth resemble a great man.  
Midriff. A sinewy skin passing overthwart in man's body, which divideth the heart and lungs, from the stomach, guts, and liver, lest the vital parts should be offended with any ill vapour coming from them.  
Migrame. A disease coming by fits, either in the right or left side of the head; caused by distemperate rumours or vapours, brought thither from the veins or arteries at certain times.  
Militant. Warring or which is in warfare.  
Military. Warlike: or belonging to War.  
mimical. That which belongeth to scoffing behaviour, or wanton gesture.  
Mimic. A wanton jester, a counterfeit fool.  
Minatorie. Threatening.  
Mineral. Mettle or any thing digged out of the earth.  
Miniature. A small proportion: a little figure.  
Miniver. A fine white Fur made of the bellies of Squirrels: some say it is the skin of a little white Vermin, breeding in Muscovia.  
Minor. The lesser, the younger.  
Minority. A man's time before he be of full age in the law, to dispose of his goods and lands.  
Minotaur. A poetical monster, half like a man, half like a Bull. This monster was kept in the Labyrinth of Candie, and fed with man's flesh, where at last he was slain by Theseus, as Poet's report.  
Miscreant. An infidel, a false believer.  
Misprision. An offence inclinable to felony or treason, but not so capital, as felony or treason is; in which the offendor shall be punished by fine, loss of goods, forfeit of lands, during his life, or perpetual imprisonment, according to the quality of his offence.  
Mission. A sending.  
Missive. That which witnesseth one's being sent.  
Mistleden. A plant which hath slender branches, and green thick leaves, growing never upon the ground but upon other trees. The best is that which groweth upon an oak, and the leaves and fruit thereof are good to soften and ripen any cold hard swell.  
Misy. A kind of yellow copperess, shining like gold, brought out of Egypt and the I'll of Cyprus: It is of a fretting burning nature, as the common Copperas is.  
Mithridate. A great confection like treacle, invented by King Mithridates, from whom it taketh the name. It is of singular virtue against poison, and hath so many and strong simples in it, that it ought not to be taken inwardly before it be above six months old.  
Mitigate. To assuage or pacify.  
Mitigation. A pacifying, an asswaging.  
Mittimus. A warrant made to convey an offender to prison.  
Mixture. A mingling.  
mobility. Aptness to move.  
Moderate. Measurable, temperate, also to govern or temper with discretion.  
Moderation. A due proportion, temperance, good discretion.  
Moderator. A discreet governor, he that keepeth both parties from being too extreme.  
Modern. Living now in our age.  
Modicum. A little, a poor pittance.  
Modulation. A pleasant tuning or sweet singing.  
Modwall A bird which destroyeth bees.  
Moiety. Half.  
Moleboute. A great fish which maketh a grunting noise when he is taken.  
Molestation. A troubling.  
Mollify. To make soft.  
Mollification. A making soft.  
Moloch. The name of an Idol, in the valley of Ennon, in the tribe of Benjamin, to which the Israelites did abominably offer their children, in sacrifice of fire. This Idol was made in the likeness of a Calf.  
Moment. A minute, or very little time, sometime the value or weight of a thing.  
Momentanie. Of short continuance, which lasteth a very little while.  
Monarch. A King or Prince that ruleth alone, without any equal.  
Monarchy. The rule of one Prince alone, or a country so governed.  
Monastery. A religious house of Monks.  
Monastical. Solitary, belonging to a Monastery.  
Monition. A warning.  
Monologie. A speaking still of one thing, a long tale of one matter.  
Monomachy. A single fight between two, hand to hand.  
Monopoly. When a man doth engross or get commodities into his hands, in such fashion that none can sell them, or gain by them but himself.  
Moot. To argue or reason a case in law.  
Moral. Of or belonging to good manners: some time one of good behaviour: sometimes the meaning of a fable.  
Morality. Goodness of manners, civility.  
Mortgage. To lay house or land to pawn, in such sort that they are forfeit, if the money be not repaid at a certain time.  
Morosity. Frowardness, waywardness.  
Morpheus. Sleep, or the God of sleep.  
Mortify. To kill: sometime to tame, to break the courage, or take away ones delight.  
Mortification. A kill, a pulling away of ones pleasure.  
Mortmain. A term in the Law, when lands were given to a house of religion, or to a company corporate by the Kings grant; for then such land is said to come into Mortmain, that is, a dead hand, and by a statute, the King or Lord of whom it is holden may enter into it.  
mortuary. A payment due in some places for the burial of the dead: which is four shillings and four pence, where the goods of the deceased party are above the value of twenty nobles, and under thirty pounds: six shillings and eight pence, where the goods exceed thirty pounds; and ten shillings where the goods amount above the value of threescore pounds.  
Mosaical. A cunning kind of painting, which seemeth to be embossed and graven in some places.  
Mother. A disease in women, when the womb riseth with pain upward. In this disease the smelling to all sweet savours is harmful, as contrarily the smelling to all strong loathsome savours, profitable.  
Motion. A moving from place to place, or the moving of a matter to have it considered of.  
Motive. A cause moving one to any thing.  
Motte. A word, or short sentence.  
Mountebank. A base deceitful merchant (especially of Apothecary's drugs) that with impudent lying doth for the most part sell counterfeit stuff to the common people.  
Mugwet. See Gatherbag.  
Mulct. A fine or penalty laid on one.  
Mullet. A kind of dainty fish: it is also a term in heraldry, which signifieth a spot descending from high, and divided into five corners or ends out of one drop.  
Mummia. A thing like pitch, sold by Apothecaries. Some affirm it is taken out of old Tombs, being a corrupted humour that droppeth there from embalmed bodies: others say it is made of man's flesh boiled in pitch. It is hot in the second degree, and good against all bruisings, spitting of blood, and divers other diseases.  
Mundane. Worldly.  
Mundify. To make clean.  
Mundification. A making clean.  
Municipal. Of or belonging to the state of a Freeman or Burgess of a City.  
Munificence. Liberality.  
Munificent. Liberal, bountiful.  
Munition. Great Ordnance for the war, great shot.  
Muscle. In physic it signifieth a knitting together of flesh with veins, arteries and sinews, serving specially for the motion of some part of the body, by reason of sinews in it.  
Muses. The feigned goddesses of poetry, and music, which were nine in number and daughters unto jupiter and Mnemosyne: Their names were Cleio, Melpomene, Thaleia, Euterpe, Terpsichore, Erato, Galliope, Urania and Polymneia.  
Musk. It is brought out of India and other hot countries, taken there from a beast like a Roe, saving that it hath two crooked teeth bending inward like two horns; within which beast the musk groweth, contained in a little bag or bladder. It is comfortable to the heart and brain, by reason of the sweet smell thereof; being hot and dry in operation: and it conveyeth the virtues of divers medicines, to those the two principal parts.  
Mutation. A change.  
Mute. Dumbe.  
Muteble. Changeable.  
Mutability. changeableness.  
Mutiny. An uproar: a troublesome assembly of people together.  
Mutinous. Apt to breed quarrels, or discord among the people.  
Mutual. That which passeth one from another.  
Mutulate. To maim, cut off, or make lame.  
Muzrole. A ring or band of iron, to come over a horse's nose.  
Myrobolanes. A fruit growing in Egypt and Syria, like Plums, or Damsens. There are five kinds hereof, distinguished by these names, Citrinae, Indae, Cepulae, Emblicae, and Belliricae. They are cold in operation, and comfortable to nature; The first of these purgeth choler, the second melancholy, and the three last phlegm.  
Myrrh. A Gum brought out of Arabia, and Assyria, of colour between white and red, It is hot and dry in the second degree, or as some writ in the third, and is often used in Physic, being of an opening, cleansing, and dissolving nature. Poets feign that Myrrh, first came by reason of a king's daughter, named Myrrah, who for a grievous crime committed, was by the Gods turned into a little Tree, out of the branches whereof this Gum still droppeth in manner of tears, as a token of her repentant sorrow.  
Myrtle. A little low Tree growing in some hot countries, having small dark leaves, and bearing berries, which are of a binding nature, good to stop any issue of blood. This myrtle is a tender plant, not able to endure cold, and was wont to be worn of the Roman captains garland-wise in triumph, when they had obtained any victory, without slaughter of men: Poets consecrated this Tree to Venus.  
Myster. Unknown: strange.  
Mystical. Dark, which hath a mystery in it.  
Mysterious. Dark; spoken in a mystery, hard to understand,   

N.  
NAdir. That point in the heavens which is direct under our feet.  
Naiads. The water Nymphs.  
Naperie. Linen for the Table.  
Narcoticall. That which hath power to provoke sleep, or to make the body insensible.  
* Narre. Neerer.  
Narration. A declaration of the matter whereof one purposeth to speak. A port, a discourse.  
Native. Natural: The place where one was borne.  
Naturalise. To make natural.  
Nave. The middle part of a wheel.  
Navigable. Any water where ships may sail.  
Navigation. A failing by Sea.  
Navigator. A Sailor: a Mariner.  
Nazarite. In Hebrew it signifieth a man separated or divided. The Jews so called those that had vowed themselves for some time to God: And these Nazarites, while their vow lasted, were to abstain from wine and Grapes, either green or dry, and generally from all whatsoever came from the vine tree, or might make a man drunk. They also cut not their hair, but suffered it still to grow, and observed divers other ceremonies. The date of their vow being expired, they presented themselves to the Priest, who offered a sacrifice for them; and then was the Nazarites hair cut, and burnt with the sacrifice. After which time it was lawful, for the Nazarites to drink wine as before.  
Necromancy. See Divination.  
Nectar. Poets feign it to be a delicate pleasant liquor, which the gods used to drink.  
Nefarious. Very wicked.  
Negation. A denying.  
Negative. A denial, or that which denyeth.  
Negotiate. To traffic in merchandise: to follow much business.  
Negotiation. A buying and selling: a traffic of merchandise.  
Neophyte. Any thing lately planted or set: wherefore it is often taken for one, who is newly converted to the faith: a novice, or young learner.  
Nerve. A sinew.  
Neuter. Neither on the one side, nor the other. An indifferent party.  
neutrality. A reckless being▪ on neither side.  
Nicotiane. The herb Tobacco, so called of a French man's name who first brought the knowledge of this herb into France.  
Niefe. In our common Law, it signifieth a bondwoman.  
Niter. A substance like Salt, but sometime of a light red colour. It is hot and dry, of a strong fretting nature: some take it to be salt-peter.  
Nobilitate. To make Noble.  
Nocent. Hurtful.  
Nocturne. Psalms and Prayers used at certain hours of the night.  
Nocturnal. Belonging to the night.  
Noli me tangere. A disease by some so called. It is a piece of flesh growing in the nostril, in such sort that it often stoppeth the wind.  
Nombrill. In Heraldry it signifieth the lower part of a scuchion, which is divided by the breadth, into three even parts.  
Nominate. To name, to appoint.  
Nomination. A naming.  
Nonage. A child's age, under 21. years old.  
Nonresidency. Unlawful absence from the place of ones charge.  
Nonresident. Absent from his charge, or where he ought to dwell.  
Nones. In March, May, july, and October, they are the six days, next following the first day: In other months, they are the four day's next after the first; but the last of these days is properly called Nones, and the other reckoned backward according to the number distant from the Nones; as the third, fourth, or fift Nones. They are called Nones, because they are just nine days before the Jdes.  
Nonplus. No more, a rerme sometime used, when a man can speak no further, or make no answer to an objection.  
Nonsuite. The letting of a suit fall.  
N●rroy. One of the Heralds, having the same authority beyond Trent Northward, that Clarentius hath from Trent Southward.  
Notice. Knowledge.  
Notify. To make known.  
Novelty. News, a new matter.  
Novice. A young learner, one that hath no experience.  
Novity. Newness.  
Nullifidian. Of no honesty, of no religion.  
Nullity. Nothing.  
Numeration. A numbering.  
Nuncupation. A noming.  
Nuptial. Of or belonging to marriage.  
Nutriment. Nourishment.  
Nutritive. Which nourisheth.  
Nymph. A Virgin, a fair young Maid.   

O  
OBdurate. To harden, also hard, or unrelenting.  
Obduration. A hardening.  
Obelicke. A great square stone, broad beneath, and rising of an admirable height, smaller and smaller, toward the top. There were divers of these Obelisks in Egypt, consecrated in honour of the Sun: whereof four were principally erected by King Sochis, of two hundred and forty yards high: In time of the Roman Emperors, many Obelisks were likewise set at Rome.  
Object. That which is placed before one's eyes, or the thing that one laboureth to attain.  
Objection. A laying to one's charge.  
Objurgate. To chide, to reprove sharply.  
Objurgation. A chiding  
Oblation. A sacrifice, an offering.  
Oblige. To bind  
Obliqne. Crooked: overthwart.  
Obliquity. Crookedness.  
Obliterate. To blot out.  
Oblivion. Forgetfulness.  
Oblivious. Forgetful.  
Obloquy. Slander: evil report.  
Obnoxious. Subject to danger.  
Obscene. Filthy, abominable, dishonest.  
Obscenity. Filthy talk.  
Obscure. Dark.  
Obscurity. Darkness.  
Obsecrate. To entreat: to beseech.  
Obsecration. A beseeching.  
Obsequy. A Funeral: a solemn burial.  
Obsequious. Dutiful: diligent, serviceable.  
Observance. Diligent heed, or attendance.  
Observant. Dutifully watching, diligent.  
Obsesse. To besiege: or compass about: A man is said to be obsessed, when an evil spirit followeth him, troubling him divers times and seeking opportunity to enter into him.  
Obsolete. Old, stolen, grown out of use.  
Obstacle. A hindrance or let.  
Obstruction. A stopping, commonly in the body.  
Obtestation. A beseeching.  
Obtrectation. A slandering behind one's back.  
Obtrude. To thrust forth, to cast upon one.  
Obtuse. Dull, blunt.  
Occidental. Of or belonging to the West.  
Occur. To come in the way: to meet with one.  
Occurrent. That which happeneth or cometh in the way.  
Ocean. The universal main Sea, compassing the greater part of the earth.  
Octanes. Eight days next after some principal feasts of the year.  
Ode. A Song.  
Odious. Hateful.  
Odour. A sweet smell.  
Odoriferous. Sweet smelling.  
Occonomie. The knowledge of well ordering matters belonging to household.  
Economical. Of or belonging to household.  
Ecumenical. Universal: general.  
Oedeme. A waterish swelling, in the body without pain, caused by some phlegmatic or vaporous humour, and leaving a hollow dent or pit therein, if one press it down with the finger.  
Offensive. Which offendeth.  
Officious. Serviceable: willing to please.  
Official. An Officer.  
Olibanum. The right frankincense, which is a Gum, growing in Arabia; whereof there are two kinds: the female or smaller frankincense, and the male, the greater, whiter, and stronger: of which Virgil speaketh: Eclog. 8. Burn Verveine fat, and strong male frankincense. It is hot and dry, good for perfumes to correct infectious air, and to be put in plasters for green wounds. The weight of two or three Wheat corns swallowed down, doth help digestion, and maketh the breath sweet. Where note that the right Olibanum, or Frankincense will burn like a candle, and that which is counterfeit consume away in smoke.  
oligarchy. A common wealth where a few principal persons govern all the rest.  
Olympic games. Solemn games of running, riding, wrestling, and other feats of activity, kept every fift year on a high hill in Greece, called Olympus. The reward to those that overcame in these trials, was nothing but a Garland of Olive branches, lest covetousness, rather than virtue should make men strive for victory: which was the cause that Tigranes' Son of Artabanus, serving in the huge army of King Xerxes, who then invaded Greece, said to Mardonius, who had persuaded the King to that enterprise; against what a people have you brought us to fight, that more esteem honour than money? Thinking it impossible to overcome such Nations as were so affected.  
Omen. A hausening.  
Ominous Hausening: that which signifieth some good or bad luck to ensue.  
Omission. A letting sl●p: a leaving undone.  
Omit. To forbear: to leave undone.  
Omnipotency. Almightiness.  
Omnipotent. Almighty.  
Omniregencie. The having all authority in ones own● hands.  
O●erate. To burden or overcharge.  
Cayx. A precious stone found in the Mountains of Arabia, of the colour of a man's nail. Some writ, that it is congealed of a juice dropping from a tree called Onycha, which is the cause that it smelleth sweet being cast into the fire, as also that it is often found with divers pictures in it, being easily therein fashioned, before the stone be throughly hardened.  
Opal. A precious stone of divers colours, wherein appeareth the fiery shining of the Carbuncle, the purple colour of the Amethyst, and the green show of the Emerald, very strangely mixed together.  
Operate. To work.  
Operative. Which worketh, or hath power to work.  
Ophthalmie. An inflammation of the outer skin of the eye, caused by hot fretting humours flowing thither.  
Opinionate. Bend to his own opinion: self-willed.  
Opium. The juice of black Poppy, sold dry by Apothecaries. It is sometime used in Physic to make one sleep, or to assuage excessive pain; but than it must be mixed with other things, and given with great discretion; for taken alone it will cast one into a deadly sleep; being cold and dry in the fourth degree.  
Opobalsamum. See Balm.  
Opopanax. A sap or liquor flowing in some hot countries out of a Plant called Panax. It is brought hither dry, being of a yellow colour on the outside, and white within, if it be not overstale. It is good against cold shiverings of agues, and to be drunk with meat, of such as are squat or bruised therein.  
Opportunely. Fitly, in due time.  
Oppilation. A stopping.  
Opponent. He which apposeth, or asketh questions.  
Oppose. To object; to set one thing against another.  
Opposite. Contrary, or placed over against.  
Opposition A putting, setting, or standing against.  
Opprobrious. Reproachful, naughty, wicked.  
Oppugn. To resist, to fight against.  
Optic. Belonging to the sight.  
Option. A wish.  
opulency. Great wealth, riches.  
Or. Gold, or golden colour.  
Oracle. An answer or counsel given by God. Among the Gentiles, these Oracles were but illusions of the devil, who answered for the most part doubtfully in Idols, to questions or demands made unto him. There were two such principal places of Oracles: One of Ammon or jupiter, in Lybia, which was founded upon this occasion. When Bacchus after his conquests in India, came into the hot burning country of Lybia, and wanted there water to relieve his Army, it is said that he prayed to his father jupiter to help him in that distress: whereupon there appeared a Ram unto him, which stamping upon the ground with his foot, caused a fountain forthwith to spring in the place. Bacchus' obtaining by this means his desire, built a Temple there of exceeding huge greatness, in the middle whereof, he erected an Idol to jupiter, in the likeness of a Ram; which Idol afterward gave Oracles, and was called the Oracle of Ammon; because it was situated in a dry sandy place; for Ammos in Greek signifieth Sand. The other Oracle was at Delphi, a City of Beotia in Greece, where Apollo was said to give answers.  
Oratory. A place to pray in.  
Orator. One that pleadeth causeth: an eloquent speaker.  
Orb. Any perfect round circle hollow in the midst.  
Orbicular. Round like an Orb.  
Orchall. A stone like Allume, used sometime by Dyer's to raise a red colour.  
Ordinary. A Judge that hath Ordinary jurisdiction in Ecclesiastical causes.  
Ordure. Dung, filth.  
Orgall. The lees of Wine dried, used by Dyer's to make their cloth to drink in the colour throughly.  
Organical. That which consisteth of divers substantial parts & members.  
Organist. A player upon Organs.  
Organ Ling. A kind of Ling brought out of the North Countries.  
Orgies. Rude ceremonies instituted by the Poet Orpheus, to be kept every third year in the honour of Bacchus,  
Orient. The East.  
Orient Pearls. Glistering Pearls of great price.  
Oriental. Of, or belonging to the East.  
Orifice. The mouth of any thing, or the outward hole of a wound.  
Original. The first beginning. The first of any thing.  
Oringos. Certain roots growing in some places, near the Sea side. The Plant is called Sea holly, bearing prickly broad leaves, and round sharp prickly heads, set about with small sky coloured flowers. These roots are very long and deep into the ground, of an ashy colour in the outside and full of joints. They use, scraping of the outer rind of these roots, and pulling out the pith, to preserve them by boiling them with Sugar or Honey, & a little Cinnamon and Ginger; which preserve is very good for aged people, and such as are consumed in their body, to nourish them again.  
Orisons. Prayers.  
Ornament. A garnishing.  
Ornature. A garnishing, a setting forth.  
Ornifie. To garnish.  
Orphan. He that wanteth father and mother: friendless.  
Orpment. A soft yellow kind of Arsenik, like unto Brimstone: It is commonly taken for Ratsbane.  
Orthodoxal. That which belongeth to a true and right faith, or Religion.  
Orthography. The art of writing words truly; as Son of man, with an O: Sun that shineth, with the vowel V.  
Orthographist. He that professeth or is skilful in Orthography.  
Osanna. See Hosanna.  
Osprey. A kind of ravenous Fowl, which hovereth over pools to take Fish.  
Ostentation. Boasting; vain craking or vaunting. A proud setting forth to show.  
ostiary. An officer having authority to keep unworthy persons out of the Church.  
Ostracism. A banishment among the Athenians for ten years, so called because they used to write the names of the party so condemned, in Oyster shells. This punishment was chiefly used to abate the over great power of noble men.  
Oval. A long round circle made like an egg: such as pictures are sometimes drawn in.  
Overture. An overturning, a sudden change.  
Oxgang. Thirteen acres of land.  
Oxymell. A syrup made of Hony, Vinegar and water, good to cut and cleanse gross slegmatick humours: sometime there are boiled certain roots and seeds with it; and then is it called Oxymell compositum: sometime it is made with Honey, Vinegar, and the Sea Onion, and then it is named Oxymel Scylliticum: which also is of two sorts, to wit, simple and compound.   

P  
PAcal. A tree in India so called.  
Pacification. An appeasing or pacifying.  
pacificatory. Which appeaseth or pacifieth.  
Pact. A bargain.  
Page. A written side of a leaf of paper.  
Pagan. A Heathen: an infidel.  
Paganism. The belief of the Pagans.  
Paico. An herb in India, good against the grief of the stone in the Kidneys, which cometh of windiness or cold causes.  
Palate. The upper hollow part of the mouth, wherein lieth the sense of tasting, as in the tongue.  
Palestricall. Of, or belonging to wrestling. Also that which is done decently with comely gesture of the body.  
Palinode. A recantation or denying of an opinion formerly maintained.  
* Palliard. A whoremonger.  
* Palliardise. Whoredom.  
Palliate. To cloak, to cover.  
Pallizado. Great posts set up in the entry to a Camp, for a defence against great shot.  
Palm. The tree which beareth, Dates, growing plentifully in the holy land. There are of these trees found also in some parts of Egypt, but they bear no fruit, or if they bear any it is unpleasant. The branches of this tree, were wont to be carried as a token of victory, because they are of that nature, that they will still shoot upward, though oppressed with never so great weight, & the leaves thereof never fall. Of this tree there is male and female: the male beareth only blossoms & no fruit, but the female bears both. In old times, some people used to write with Paper, made of leaves of the Palm tree.  
Palmer. A poor Pilgrim, that visiteth all holy places.  
Palmister. He that telleth one's fortune by looking in his hand.  
Palmistry. See divination.  
Palpable. That which may be felt with the fingers: manifest, notorious.  
Pamphlet. A little book.  
Pandarus. A base fellow that keepeth or attendeth upon Harlots.  
Pandect. A book treating of all matters: also the Volume of the Civil Law called Digests, is so called.  
panegyrical. That which is spoken flatteringly in praise of some great person: Also it signifieth, stately, honourable, magnificent, or a speech made of many great matters together.  
Panther. A fierce wild beast, having a sweet smell, and a fair spotted skin, wherewith she allureth other beasts to look on her; hiding her head lest it should make them afraid, and by this means, getteth her prey more easily. The male of this beast is the libard. The panthers (as is written) have on their shoulder a spot, which groweth and waineth like the Moon. This beast is so fearful of the Hyena, that in his presence she dareth not do any thing; in so much that if one have but a piece of the skin of a Hyena, the Panther will not touch him, and it is said, that if both their skins be hanged together, the hair of the Panther's skin will fall off.  
paynim. A heathen, a gentile.  
Parable. A similitude or resemblance made of a thing.  
Para●elsian. A Physician that followeth the method of Paracelsus, and his manner of curing, which was by exceeding strong oils and waters extracted out of the nature of things.  
Paraclere. A comforter.  
Paradise. A garden or pleasant place.  
Paradox. An opinion maintained contrary to the common allowed opinion, as if one affirm that the earth doth move round, and the heavens stand still.  
Paragon. A beautiful piece, a lovely creature.  
Paragraph. It properly signifieth any mark set in a m●rgent, to note the different discourses in a Book, or long Chapter, wherefore such divisions in writing, are commonly called Paragraphs.  
Paralipomenon. Omitted, or not spoken of: There are two books in the old testament so called, because many worthy histories omitted in the books of Kings, are there related.  
Parallels. Lines running of an equal distance from each other, which can never meet, though they be drawn infinitely in length, thus,—. 
In Astronomy there are five such imagined lines, running circlewise about the round compass of the heavens. The first is the Equinoctial line just in the middle of the world between the two Poles. The second northward from the Equinoctial, is the Tropic of Cancer, to which line the Sun cometh about the twelfth day of June. The third (yet more northward) is the northern circled, within 23. degrees and 50. minutes of the North-pole. The fourth line is the Tropic of Capricorn, declining Southward from the Equinoctial, as much as the Tropic of Cancer doth northward, and to this line the Sun cometh about the twelfth of December. The fift and last line is the Southern circle, being as near the South pole, as the Northern circle (before spoken of) is to the North pole.   
Paralogism. A deceitful syllogism, a manner of arguing which seemeth true, when it is not: as in saying, He that affirmeth William to be a living creature, saith true. 
He that affirmeth William to be a Horse, affirmeth him to be a living creature.  
Therefore he that affirmeth William to be a Horse saith true.   
Paramounte. The chief Lord of the fee.  
Paramour. A Sweetheart, one dear beloved.  
Paraphrase. A free manner of translation or interpretation, wherein a man doth not tie himself to express every word as it lieth in the copy, but to explicate and adorn the matter more at large, and to abridge some things, yet still keeping the sense of the Author, any such translation is called a Paraphrastical translation.  
Parasite. A flatterer, a trencher friend. One that is still hanging one some rich man, and flatteringly feedeth his humour because he would be partaker of his good cheer.  
Parcitie. sparingness, niggardliness.  
Parenthesis. Any word or sentence, thrust into an other sentence, in such sort that it may be left out in speaking, and yet the sense of the matter still remain whole. Such word or sentence is commonly marked with two half circles (thus.)  
Parricide. One that hath killed his own Father or Mother. Among the ancient Romans if any committed so horrible a crime, he was sowed alive in a leather bag, with a Cock, an Ape, and an Adder put to him (and as some writ, a Dog, & so were thrown together into the river Tiber, where the miserable Caitiff must needs die a lingering death, being deprived of the use of all elements, save only a little air, to draw his wretched life in torment the longer.  
Parity. Equality, likeness.  
Parley. A talking together.  
Poroxysme. The sharp assault or fit of an ague.  
Parsimony. thriftiness, good husbandry.  
Parsimonious. Thrifty, paring.  
Particularise. To draw or divide things in speaking into certain particulars or small parcels.  
Partisan. A weapon like a Halberd.  
Paschall. Of or belonging to the Feast of Easter.  
Pasche. The feast of Easter.  
Passant. Walking, passing along.  
Passable. Which may suffer, or feel pain.  
Passion. A suffering.  
Pastor. A shepherd.  
Pastoral. Of or belonging to a shepherd.  
Paternal. Fatherly.  
Pathetical. Passionate, or that which moveth passions in a man.  
Patriarch. A great ancestor, a great Bishop or father.  
Patrimony. Goods or lands left one by his father, or some other ancestor.  
Patron. A defender, a great friend that supporteth one.  
Patronage. Defence.  
Patronise. To defend.  
Paucity. Fewness.  
Pavice. A great large shield that covereth the whole body.  
Pavilion. A tent for war.  
Paunage. The feeding of swine in any forest, wood or other place with mast.  
Peccavi. I have offended.  
pectoral. Belonging to the breast, or which hangeth before the breast.  
Pecuniary Of or belonging to money.  
Pelican. A bird that wanteth food, feedeth her young ones (as is said) with her own blood.  
Pellmell. Confusedly, running disorderly together.  
Penal. Of or belonging to pain or punishment.  
Pendant. Hanging, downward.  
Penetrable. Which may be pierced thorough.  
Penetrate. To pierce thorough.  
Penitential. Belonging to penance or repentance.  
Penitent. He that is hearty sorry and repenteth.  
Penon. An ensign or banner borne in war.  
Pension. A yearly fee or wages for some service done.  
Pensive. Sad, heavy.  
Pentateuch. The five books of Moses, to wit, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numeri, and Deuteron●mie.  
Pentecost The feast of Whitsuntide, so called because it is fifty days after Easter. For Pentecost in Greek signifieth the fiftieth.  
Penury. Want, poverty.  
Penurious. Poor, in want.  
Perambulation. A walking.  
Perceptible. Which may be perceived.  
Perch. A kind of fish, It signifieth also a rod or long pole used in measuring of land, being of 16. foot and a half in length, and in some places more.  
Portcullis. The name of an office of one of the Pursivants at arms.  
Percussion. A striking.  
Perdition. Destruction.  
Perdurable. Lasting, of long continuance.  
Peregrination. A travelling into a strange land.  
Peremptory. Resolute, short, quick.  
Perennitie. Long continuance.  
Perfidious. Treacherous, not to be trusted.  
Perfidiousness. Treachery, disloyalty.  
Perfunctory. Carelessly done.  
Perigion. The nearest distance of the Planets from the earth.  
Period. The perfect end of a sentence, marked commonly with a full point thus (.)  
Peripatetics. Philosophers of the sect of Aristotle: so called because they walked in their readings and disputations: for Peripateo, in Greek, signifieth to walk.  
Periphrasis. A long speaking, a speaking of one word by many.  
Periscians'. People dwelling so near either of the two Poles, that their shadows go round about them like a wheel.  
Perjury. A forswearing.  
Permission. Sufferance, leave.  
Permutation. A changing.  
Pernicious. Deadly, dangerous.  
Peroration. The conclusion of a long speech or Oration.  
Perpendicular. Directly down right.  
Perpetrate. To commit any unlawful thing.  
Perpetuity. Everlastingness.  
Perplexity. Great doubtfulness, intanglednesse.  
Perquisits. Profits coming to Lords of manors by casualty, or uncertainly, as escheats, heriots, releafes, strays, forfeitures.  
Persist. To continue to the end.  
Personate. To represent the person of another.  
Perspecuity. Clearness, plainness.  
Perspicuous. Clear, plain, manifest.  
Persuasive. Which doth or may persuade.  
Pertinacy Stubbornness, wilfulness.  
Perturb. To trouble.  
Perturbation. A trouble, a great disquietness.  
Perverse. Froward, contrary.  
Pervert. To corrupt or mar: to turn one from good to bad.  
Pestiferous. Mortal, deadly, poisonous.  
Potition. A suit, a demand, a request.  
Petroll. A substance strained out of the natural Bitumen spoken of before. It is for the most part white, and sometime black, and being once set on fire, can hardly be quenched.  
Petty. Being placed before other words, it signifieth little.  
Petty Sergeanty. A tenure of lands, holden of the King, by yielding to him, a Buckler, Arrow, Bow, or such like service.  
Petulancy. Wanton sauciness malapert, boldness.  
Phantasm. A vision or imagined appearance.  
Pharisee. A sect of jews, professing more holiness than the common sort did. They wore on their foreheads little scrols, wherein were written the ten commandments; and were called Pharises, of the Hebrew word Phares, which signifieth to divide or separate, because by their feigned devotion they seemed to separate themselves from the other people.  
Fere. See Fear.  
Phoenix. The rarest Bird in the world. It is written, that there was never any but one of this kind living at one time, and that only in Arabia; of the bigness of an Eagle, of a purple colour, having a bright colour of gold about his neck, a goodly fair tail, and a tuft of feathers upon his head. He liveth above 600. years, and being old, buildeth him a nest of Cinnamon and the twigs of Frankincense, which he filleth with spices, and then with the labouring of his wings in the Sun, setting it on fire, is there consumed in it; out of whose Ashes there groweth a Worm, and of the worm another Phoenix.  
Pheon. A term in Heraldry: It signifieth the head of a Dart.  
Philosopher. A lover of wisdom. It is commonly used for a learned man of great knowledge in the nature of things.  
Philosophy. The study of wisdom: a deep knowledge in the nature of things. There are three different kinds hereof, 

1. Rational Philosophy, including Grammar, Logic and Rhetoric.  
2. Natural Philosophy teaching the nature of all things, and containing besides Arithmetic, Music, Geometry and Astronomy.  
3. Moral Philosophy, which consisteth in the knowledge and practice of civility and good behaviour.    
Philtre. An amorous potion: a drink to procure love.  
Phlebotomy. Letting of blood. Physicians (as is written) learned this practice first of a beast called Hyppopotamus, living in the river Nilus; which being of a ravenous nature, and therefore often overcharged with much eating, is wont to seek in the banks, for some sharp stub of a Reed; upon which pricking his leg, he thereby easeth his full body, stopping the bleeding afterward with mud.  
Phlegmon. A hot swelling of inflamed blood.  
Phrase. A manner of speaking.  
Phylactery. A scroll of parchment which the Pharises wore on their foreheads having the ten commandments written in it.  
Physiognomy. An art to judge of ones nature or conditions by his visage and form of his body.  
Phytonisse. A woman possessed with a spirit, and thereby foretelling things to come.  
Pia mater. The inmost skin which encloseth the brain round about.  
Pickage. Money paid at Fairs for breaking the ground to set up booths.  
Piety. Godliness.  
Pigment. A painting.  
Pight. Set or placed.  
Pine tree. A tall strong tree not subject to worms or rottenness, and therefore much used, where it groweth to make ships. The leaves of this tree are hard pointed, sharp and narrow, continuing green all the year, and the shadow thereof will not suffer any plant to grow under it.  
Pinipinichi. A milky juice drawn out of certain trees in India. It is somewhat thick and clammy, and with great vehemency purgeth choleric humours.  
Pinnace. A fruit growing in India, good for the stomach and heart.  
Pioneer A labourer in an army, used to cast trenches or undermine forts.  
Pious. Godly, virtuous.  
Pipe. A measure of half a Tun; that is, 126. Gallons.  
Piepowders. A court held in fairs for redress of disorders there committed.  
Pirate. A robber by sea.  
Pistacke. See Fistikouts.  
Placable. Gentle, mild, that will soon be pacified.  
Placability. Gentleness, mildness.  
Placard. A licence to maintain unlawful games.  
Plaintiff. He that complaineth.  
Planetree. A tree wide spreading, with broad leaves, in times passed greatly esteemed in Italy only for the shadow thereof, in so much that they often bedewed it with wine to make it grow. The Romans were wont to banquet much under these trees.  
Planet. A wandering Star moved only in a sphere by himself: there are seven such Stars, to wit, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, jupiter and Mars. They are called Planets of a greek word signifying to wander or go astray, because these Stars pass through the twelve signs, and are sometimes wide distant, sometimes near to each other.  
Plaudite. A sign of rejoicing: a clapping of the hands.  
Plausible. That which greatly pleaseth or rejoiceth.  
Plebeian. One of the common people.  
Pleget. A linen cloth dipped in any water to wash, or lay to a sore place.  
Plenary. Full, whole, entire.  
Plenitude. Fullness.  
Pleurisy. A disease when the inward skin of the ribs in man's body, is inflamed with too much blood, flowing unnaturally to it. In this disease there is a hardness to fetch breath, a cough, a continual ague, and a pricking pain about the ribs.  
Plonkets. A kind of  cloth.  
Plume. A Feather.  
Plural. More than one.  
Plurality. The being or having more than one.  
Poen●e. Any short matter, wittingly contrived in verse.  
Poesy. The writing of a Poet; a Poet's work.  
Poet. One that writeth well in verse.  
Poetaster. A counterfeit Poet: a bad Poet.  
Poetical. Like a Poet: belonging to a Poet.  
Poelize. To write like a Poet.  
Poetry. The same that Poesy is.  
Poise Weight, heaviness.  
Pole. The end of the axletree whereon the heavens do move, that part or point of the heavens, which never moveth. There are two such Poles of the world; one called the North pole, visible to us in the North, fare above the earth: the other called the south pole, far out of our sight, being as much under the earth in the South, as the North pole is above it.  
Polish. To make fair or bright.  
Polite. Bright, trim, fine.  
Pollute. To defile.  
Pollution. A defiling, an uncleanness.  
Polygamy. The having of more wives than one: often marriage.  
Polype. A fish having many feet, and changing colour often: wherefore inconstant persons are sometimes said to be Polypes.  
Polypodium. Okeferne: a kind of herb like Ferne, growing much about the roots of oaks: The root of this herb is used in Physic to purge melancholic, gross, and phlegmatic humours.  
Pomp. A great show, a solemn train.  
Pompous. Stately, very solemn:  
Ponderous. Heavy, of great weight.  
Pontage. Money paid toward the maintenance and repairing of bridges.  
Pontificacy. Popedom.  
Pontificial. Stately, honourable, Bishoplike.  
Popular. In great favour with the common people.  
Populous. Full of people.  
Pores. Little holes in the skin, out of which swea droppeth, or vapours breathe out of the body.  
Porphyry. A kind of red marble.  
Port. A haven, or haven town, sometime a stately train or behaviour.  
Portable. Which may easily be carried.  
Portage. Carriage, transporting.  
Portend. To foreshow, or signify before hand.  
Portent. A monstrous thing which foreshoweth some great matter.  
Portcullis. A falling gate to keep out enemies from a City, or keep them in.  
Portgreve. A chief officer in certain Port towns.  
Portraiture. An image, a picture.  
Portsale. A selling at the haven.  
Pose. A rheum or humour which falleth into the nose, stopping the nostrils and hindering the voice.  
Position. A setting or placing: sometimes a sentence propounded.  
Positive. Expressly set down and decreed.  
Postscript. That which is written in the end after another thing.  
Posterior. The later, the hinder part.  
Postilion. A speedy post or messenger.  
Postulation. A demand, a request.  
Potent. Mighty, strong, able.  
Potentate. A Prince, a great Ruler.  
Potion. A Physical drink.  
Pourcontrell. The same that Polype is.  
Poundage. A Subsidy granted to the King's Majesty, of twelve pence in the pound, for all merchandise, brought hither, or carried away by every merchant denizen, or alien.  
Practical. Of or belonging to practise.  
Practic. The same that practical is.  
Pravity. Lewdness, naughtiness.  
Preamble. A speech, spoken before we enter into a discourse, a flourish or entrance into a matter.  
Prebend. A portion of maintenance, which every member or Canon of a Cathedral Church receiveth in the right of his place.  
prebendary. He which hath a Prebend, or yearly maintenance, out of the lands of a Cathedral Church, and is member of the same Church.  
Precede. To go before.  
Precedent. Going before.  
Precept. A commandment.  
Precinct. The compass, or circuit of a place.  
Precipitate. To throw down headlong. It is also the name of a corasive powder, commonly called, red Mercury, used by Chirurgeons, to eat corrupted flesh.  
Precontract. A former bargain, or contract.  
Precursor. A forerunner, a foregoer.  
Predestinate. To appoint beforehand, what shall follow after.  
Predestination. An appointment before hand what shall follow.  
Predecessor. He that was in place or office before another.  
Predicable. That which may be reported or spoken of. In Logic it signifieth certain general words, or universalities; whereof there are five, to wit, Genus, Species, Differencia, Proprium, and Accidens.  
Predicament. A term of Logic: It signifieth a different order in the nature of things, or certain general heads, to which they may be referred; and there are commonly reckoned ten such predicaments. 

The first called Substance, includeth all substances whatsoever, as the four Elements, and all other creatures.  
The second named Quantity, containeth all quantities, as ten, twenty, a yard, a furlong, a mile.  
The third called Quality, hath under it all qualities, as wisdom, art, fortitude, diligence, sloth.  
The fourth named Relation, is properly of such words, as depend mutually one upon another, as a husband and wife, a master and servant, a father and child.   The other six are, 

5. Action or doing:  
6. Passion or suffering:  
7. Where:  
8. When:  
9 Situation or placing:  
10. the Habit or outward covering of a thing.    
Predicate. To tell abroad, to report. In Logic, it signifieth the later part of a proposition, as in saying, Paul is an Apostle: The word Apostle is called predicate, because it is spoken or affirmed of the subject Paul.  
Prediction. A foretelling.  
Predominant. That ruleth or beareth sway.  
Preface. That which is spoken or written before.  
Perfect. A chief Magistrate, a Governor.  
Prefigure. See prefigurate.  
Prefigurate. To foreshow any thing by a figure.  
Prefiguration. A foreshowing by a figure.  
Prefix. To fasten before, or to appoint a time aforehand.  
Pregnant. Quickewitted, that will soon conceive.  
Pregnancy. Quickewittednesse.  
Prejudicated. To judge rashly, without due trial.  
Prejudication. A judging before hand.  
Prejudice. A judgement given before due trial, or a judgement formerly given of the same matter: sometime it signifieth harm, or hindrance.  
Prejudicial. Which judgeth before due time, sometime hurtful, or evil.  
Prelate. A Bishop, a great Clergy man.  
Premeditate. To think before hand.  
Premeditation. A thinking, or musing upon a thing aforehand.  
Premise. To send before, to speak before.  
Promonish. To warn before.  
Praemunire. A punishment wherein the offender loseth all his goods for ever, and liberty during life.  
Preordain. To ordain before hand.  
Preordinate. Ordained before.  
Preposterous. Disorderly, untoward, contrary to due course.  
Prepose. To prefer, to set before.  
Prepuce. The foreskin of a man's yard, which the Hebrews used to cut off in circumcision.  
Prerogative. Privilege or authority above other.  
Presage. A foretelling, or conjecture made of a thing beforehand.  
Presbytery. Priesthood, Eldership.  
Prescience. A knowing beforehand.  
Prescript. A commandment or appointment by writing.  
Prescription. Possession and use of a thing, time out of mind.  
Preservative. Which preserveth or defendeth from sickness.  
Precedent. A chief Judge or Ruler.  
Pressure. An oppression.  
Prestigious. Deceitful: blinding the sight.  
Pretermission. A letting pass, a leaving out.  
Pretermit. To overpasse.  
Pretext. A colourable excuse, or pretence.  
Praetor. A chief Judge, a great officer.  
Prevarication. Deceit, false dealing when he that seemeth to help a man's cause, doth craftily seek to hinder it.  
Pricker. A Huntsman on horseback.  
Pricket. A Fallow Deer two years old.  
Pricking. The print of a Hare's foot on the ground.  
Prigge. To filch, to steal.  
Prigging. Stealing.  
Prime. The morning: sometime the spring, sometime the chief.  
Primacy. Chief authority, or jurisdiction.  
Primate. An Archbishop.  
Primitive. The first, the most ancient.  
Priority. The more excellent state or dignity.  
Pristine. Old, ancient.  
Privation. A depriving, or taking away.  
Probable. Which may be proved.  
Probation. A proof, a trial.  
Probatum. Proved, tried.  
probity. Honesty, goodness.  
Problem. A dark sentence, with a question joined unto it.  
Proclive. Inclining, or bend to a thing.  
Proclivity. An inclination, a bending to.  
Proconsul. A Deputy unto a Consul, or one endued with a Consul's authority.  
Procrastination. A delaying, a prolonging.  
Procreate. To breed, to bring forth.  
Procreation. A breeding, a bringing forth.  
Procurator. A steward, he that taketh charge to oversee another's business.  
Prod●gie. A rare thing seldom seen, which signifieth that some strange matter shall after follow.  
Prodigious. Strange, wonderful.  
Prodition. A betraying.  
Produce: To bring forth, to draw at length.  
Profane. To put holy things to a common use.  
Profanation. A putting of holy things to common uses.  
Proficient. One that hath well profited.  
Profligate. To overthrow, to drive away.  
Profundity. The depth of a thing.  
Profuse. Wasteful, lavish in spending.  
Progeny. A generation, an offspring, a stock, or kindred.  
Progenitor. An Ancester, a forefather.  
Prognosticate. To know or conjecture before hand.  
Progresse. A going forward.  
Progression. A going forward.  
Proheme. A beginning of a matter: a preface before a book.  
Prohibit. To forbid.  
Prohibition. A forbidding.  
Project. A plot, or the contriving of any thing.  
Prolix. Long, or large: tedious.  
Prolixity. Length, or largeness, tediousness.  
Prolocutor. The first speaker.  
Prologue. A preface, a forespeech.  
Promoscuous. Confused, mingled one with another.  
Promontory. A hill lying out, like an elbow into the Sea.  
Promote. To advance: to lift up.  
Promoter. He which accuseth another, for the breach of some law, and hath thereby part of the penalty for his pain.  
Promp. Ready, or quick: sometime to tell one privily, to teach what he should say.  
Promptitude. Readiness.  
Promulgate. To publish, to speak abroad.  
Promulgation. A publishing of a Law or Decree.  
Prone. Stooping downward: also bending or inclined to a thing.  
Propagate. To spread abroad, enlarge, or multiply.  
Propagation. An increasing, or breeding.  
Propense. Ready, apt, or given to a thing.  
Prophetical. Of or belonging to a Prophet.  
Propinquity. Nearness, sometime kindred.  
Propitiation. An obtaining of pardon, or a sacrifice to appease God's displeasure.  
Propitiatory. A table set on the Ark of the Old Testament; on either side whereof was a Cherubin of gold, with the wings spread over the Propitiatory, and their faces looking one toward another.  
Propitious. Gentle, favourable, merciful.  
Propose. To set forth, to ofter, to appoint.  
Proposition. A short sentence containing the sum of what we will speak.  
Proprietary. He that hath the fruits of a Benefice, to him and his heirs or successors.  
Propulse. To beat off, to put away by force.  
Prorogue. To prolong: to delay, to continue.  
Prorogation. A prolonging.  
Proscription. Banishment, or open sale made of goods being forfeit.  
Prosecute. To follow: to pursue.  
Proselyte. A stranger converted to our religion.  
Prosodie. True pronouncing of words.  
Prospect. A large sight, or a place where one may see fare.  
Prostitute. To set to open sale. to offer to every man for money.  
Prostrate. To fall down, at ones feet.  
Protest. To affirm earnestly.  
Protestation. A declaration of ones mind.  
Protomartyr. The first Martyr.  
Prototypon. The first copy or pattern of a thing.  
Protract. To draw in length, to prolong▪  
Proviso. A provision or condition made in any writing.  
Proule. To go about in the night: to pilfer or steal small things.  
Prowe. The forepart of a ship.  
Prowess. Strength, manhood, courage.  
Proximity. Nearness.  
Prudent. Discreet, wise.  
Prunellas. A fruit like small Figs, good for restorative, and to comfort the heart.  
Psalmist. A maker or singer of Psalms.  
Psalmody. A singing of Psalms.  
psaltery. A sweet instrument like a Harp.  
Pseudo. Note, that words which begin with Pseudo, signify counterfeit or false, as Pseudomartyr, a false Martyr, or witness: Pseudoprophet, a false prophet.  
Psisane. A Physical drink of Barley, and cold herbs sod together.  
Publican. He that hireth the revenues or common profits of the CITY at a certain Rent. This was an odious name among the Jews, because they were commonly men of ill conscience, which exercised that office.  
Public. Common, open abroad.  
Pulcritude. Beauty, fairness.  
Pulp. The fleshy part of any thing.  
Pulse. A beating vein: also pease, beans, lupins, and such other Grain are so called.  
Pulverisated. Beaten to powder.  
Punctual. Not missing a hair's breadth: which is short, and direct to the purpose.  
Pupil. A ward, a young Scholar, one under age.  
Purgative. Which hath virtue to purge.  
Purgatory. A place of purging.  
Purlue. A place near joining to a forest, where it is lawful for the owner of the ground to hunt, if he can dispend forty shillings by the year of free-land.  
purport. A purpose, or meaning.  
Pusillanimity. Littleness of courage, faintheartedness.  
Pustule. A wheel, or bladder risen in the body.  
Putrefaction. A rottenness or corruption.  
Putrify. To be rotten or corrupted.  
Pigmies. Little people in India, not above a foot and a half long: their women bring forth children at five years and at eight are accounted old. They have continual war with Cranes, who do often put them to the worst.  
Pyramids. A steeple or pillar, broad and square beneath, and sharp above.  
pyromancy. See Divination.  
Python. A spirit which possesseth one; or a man possessed with a spirit.   

Q.  
QVadrangle. A figure made with four corners.  
Quadrant. Four square, or the fourth part of a thing.  
Quadripartite Divided into four parts.  
Quadruplication. A fourfold doubling.  
Acquaint. Fine and strange.  
Quarentine. A term in the common law, when a woman after the death of her husband remaineth forty days in the chief Manor place, within which time her dower shall be assigned.  
Quarry. A place or pit where stones are digged. A 'mong hunters it signifieth a reward given to Hounds after they have hunted, or the Venison which is taken by hunting.  
Quaviver. A Sea Dragon.  
Quaternion. Four, or any thing divided by the number of four.  
Queach. A thick bushy plot.  
Querimonious. Full of complaining.  
Querulous. Complaining.  
Quest. A search or inquiry.  
Quiddity. A short dark speech, an intricate question.  
Quiddanet. A sweet mixture thicker than a sirup, and not so thick nor stiff as marmalet.  
Quid pro quo. A term amongst all Apothecaries, when in stead of one thing they use another of the same nature.  
Quintessence. The first substance. That which remaineth in any thing after the corruptible Elements are taken from it.  
Quip. A quick check, a pretty taunt.  
Quotidian. Daily▪   

R  
RAbbine. A Master, a Lord, a great Doctor, a Teacher.  
Racha. An Hebrew word of reproach, never spoken but in extreme anger.  
Radiant. Bright shining, glistering with beams.  
Radiation. A glistering, a casting of beams.  
Radical. Of or belonging to the root, natural.  
Radical moisture. The natural moisture spread like a dew in all parts of the body; wherewith such parts are nourished; which moisture being once wasted can never be restored.  
Raindeere. A beast like a Hart, but having his head fuller of Antliers.  
Rampant. A term of Heraldry, when a beast is painted ramping upright with the forefeet.  
Rancour. Hatred, malice.  
Rape. A violent ravishing of a woman against her will. There is also a root like a Turnip so called. Sometime it signifieth a division made in some shires; as the county of Sussex is divided into six Rapes, to wit, the Rape of Chichester, of Arundel, of Bramber, of Lewis, of Pevensie, and of Hastings.  
rapacity. A ravening, a violent catching.  
Rapiditie. A snatching, a catching.  
Rapine. Robbery, catching, extorsion.  
rhapsody. A joining of divers verses together.  
Rarifaction. A making of that thin, which is thick or close joined together.  
Rarify. To make thin, to pull a thing abroad.  
Rarity. Fewnesle, thinness.  
Rasure. A shaving away.  
Ratify. To confirm, to allow.  
Rational. Reasonable. It signifieth also an ornament, which the high Priest of the Jews ware on his breast, when he executed his function, being four square of the length of a span, made curiously of gold and twisted silk of divers colours, wherein were set twelve precious stones in four ranks of gold, and in every stone graven one of the names of the twelve sons of jacob.  
Real Which is in very deed.  
Reassume. To take again.  
Recant. To deny an opinion formerly by himself maintained.  
Recapitulate. To rehearse briefly that which was spoken before.  
Recapitulation. A brief rehearsal of that which hath been formerly spoken at large.  
Receptacle. A place of receipt, or any vessel to receive a thing in.  
Recess. A by-place, a going bacl or aside.  
Recidivation. A back. sliding, or falling bacl again.  
Reciprocal. That which returneth bacl, or hath respect to some thing going before.  
Reclaim. To win, to make gentle.  
Recluse. Shut up.  
Recognisance. An acknowledgement. A band wherein a man before a lawful Judge, acknowledgeth himself to owe a certain sum of money to the King, if he fail in performance of a condition thereto joined.  
Recoil. To fly bacl.  
Recollect. To gather again, to call his wits together.  
Rectify. To direct, to make straight.  
Recreant. He that denyeth his own challenge, he that goeth from what he hath said, or eateth his word.  
Rector. A Ruler, a Governor.  
Recurre. To run bacl.  
Recursion. A running back.  
Recusant. He that refuseth to do any thing.  
Redolent. Sweet in smell.  
Redoubted. Greatly reverenced, most noble.  
Redound. To abound, or overflow.  
Redobbour. He that wittingly buyeth stollencloth, and turneth it into some other fashion.  
Reduce. To bring back, to restore.  
Reduction. A bringing bacl.  
Re-edify. To build again, to repair.  
Reenter. To enter again.  
Reentry. An entrance again.  
Reeve. An old name of an officer in Lordships, much like to those that we call Bailiffs now.  
Refection. A refreshing.  
refectory. A place to refresh one's self, or to take one's diet in.  
R●fell. To disprove, to prove false.  
Reflect. To turn or cast bacl again.  
Reflection. A rebounding back: or turning back again.  
Reform. To amend, to correct.  
refractory. Stubborn, which will not bend.  
Refuge. A place of succour.  
Refute. To disprove, to confound by sense and reason.  
Refutation. A disproving, a confuting.  
Regal. Kingly; belonging to a King.  
Regality. The estate or authority of a King.  
Regardant. A term in Heraldry, when a beast is painted, looking backwards at one.  
Regenerate. To bear again in birth, to renew.  
Regeneration. A new birth.  
Regent. A Prince, Ruler or Governor.  
Regiment. A government, or the place where one hath authority.  
Register. Writings of record kept for memory. Also he that keepeth such writings in a spiritual Court.  
Regratour. He that in a fair or market, buyeth any dead victual whatsoever, and selleth the same again in any fair or market kept there, or within four miles thereof.  
Regress. A going bacl again.  
Regression. The same.  
Regular. Under rule, or living according to a set rule.  
Reject. To cast off, to despise.  
rejoinder. A second answer made by the defendant, after his first answer hath been replied unto.  
Reiterate. To do again, to do a thing often.  
Relapse. A back sliding.  
Relate. To tell, to declare.  
Relation. A rehearsal or telling of a matter.  
Relaxation. A releasing, a refreshing or setting at liberty.  
Relay. A term of hunting, when they set hounds in readiness, where they think a Deer will pass, and cast them off after the other hounds are passed by.  
Releese. A payment which some Heirs make (after the death of their ancestor) to the Lord of whom their lands are holden.  
Relent. To wax soft, to yield.  
Relinquish. To leave off, to forsake.  
Relics. Things left or remaining. Most commonly it is taken for the bodies, or some part of the bodies, or somewhat which hath touched the bodies of Saints now in heaven.  
Remainder. A possibility in any, to enjoy lands, tenements, or rents, after another's estate is ended.  
Remiss. Slack, negligent or careless.  
Remit. To send bacl: sometime to release or forgive.  
Remora. A little Fish which cleaving to the bottom of a ship, doth very strangely stay the ship that she cannot move.  
Remorse. Doubtfulness in conscience, to do a thing: a staggering in mind: sometime pitifulness or repentance of a bad done.  
Remote. Fare distant.  
Remunerate. To reward.  
Remuneration. A reward, a requital.  
Renovate. To renew.  
Renovation. A renewing.  
Repast. Food.  
Repeal. To call bacl again, to disallow.  
Repel. To thrust bacl.  
Repercussive. That which striketh bacl again, or reboundeth bacl.  
Repetition. A new rehearsal.  
Replevine. A Warrant sent from the Sheriff or his Bailiff, that a man shall have his cattles or a distress taken from him, restored to him again; upon surety sound to answer the party grieved, in the Law.  
Replication. The answer made to the defendant after the defendant hath answered.  
Repose. To lay upon: sometime to take rest.  
repository. A storehouse, a place to lay up things in.  
Repossede. To possess again.  
Reprehend. To reprove.  
Reprehension. A reproving.  
Repress. To stay bacl, to keep down by force.  
Reprises. All payments and charges that issue yearly out of a Manor.  
Reprobate. One past grace: a wicked person, a cast away.  
Republic. A Commonwealth.  
Repudiate. To refuse: properly to put away ones Wife.  
Repugn. To resist.  
Repugnancy. Disagreement, contrariety.  
Repugnant. Contrary or resisting.  
Repute. To esteem, to account.  
Reputation. Estimation or account.  
Requiem. Rest: ceasing from labour.  
Rearward. The hindemost part of a battle.  
Rescouse. A forcible delivery or setting at liberty of one that hath been arrested.  
Reserved. To keep by itself, to keep for some purpose.  
Reservation. A keeping of some thing apart.  
Reside. To alight, sink down, or to abide in a place.  
Resident. Abiding in a place.  
Resign. To give or yield up.  
Resignation. A yielding up of a thing to another.  
Resolve. To open, to weaken, to make lose: sometime to expound and declare.  
Resolute. Determinately bend to do any thing.  
Respective. Awful, which beareth great respect to one.  
Respiration. A fetching of breath.  
Resplendent. Bright, clear, shining.  
Respondent. He that answereth.  
Response. An answer.  
Restauration. A repairing, a making again.  
Resty. Dull, heavy.  
Restitution. A restoring back.  
Restriction. A restraining, or holding back.  
Result. To rebound, to leap bacl.  
Resume. To take again.  
Resurrection. A rising again.  
Resuscitation. A stirring up again.  
Retail. To sell in small parcels: that which was formerly bought.  
Retention. A keeping.  
Retentive. Having power to bind, retain, or keep.  
Retire. To return backward.  
Retort. To throw, or shoot bacl again.  
Retract. To call bacl again, to revoke.  
Retractation. A calling bacl, a recanting, a denying of a thing before affirmed.  
Retreat. A calling bacl of Soldiers from fight: a returning or going bacl.  
Retribution. A reward, a recompense.  
Retrieve. A seeking again.  
Retrograde. That which goeth backward. A planet is said to be retrograde, when he goeth backward contrary to the course of the signs, as from Taurus to Aries etc.  
Retrogradation. A going backward.  
Revels. Players and dance, with other pleasant devices, used sometimes in the King's Court, and elsewhere in great houses.  
Revenue. Yearly rend received for lands or tenements.  
Reverberation. A beating bacl again.  
Reversed. A term in Heraldry when a man's arms is given him, turned the lower part upward.  
Revert. To return.  
Revise. To peruse, to look over again.  
Reunite. To join together again.  
Revocable. Which may be called bacl again.  
Revocation. A calling back again.  
Revoke. To call bacl.  
Revolt. To forsake one's captain or company, and go to another.  
Revolve. To toss up and down in ones mind: to muse or think much of a matter.  
Revolution. A turning or winding about: especially in the course of time.  
Rhetoric. The art of eloquent speaking.  
Rheubarb. See Rhubarb.  
Ridiculous. Worthy to be laughed at: foolish; without wit.  
Rigid. Stiff, hard, stubborn.  
Rigour. Hardness, stiffness, extreme dealing.  
Rigorous. Hard, cruel, unmerciful.  
Rhyme. A mist or foggy dew.  
Ringwalke. A round walk made by Hunters.  
Rinocere. A great beast, having a horn in his nose, bending upward, which he whetteth often against rocks, to fight therewith against the Elephant.  
Riot. In the law it signifieth when three or more persons, being assembled to commit forcibly an unlawful act, do accordingly execute the same.  
Rite. A ceremony, a custom.  
Rival. One that sueth for the same thing with another.  
Robustious. Strong.  
Rood. In land it signifieth a quarter of an acre. It is sometime taken for the picture of our Saviour upon the Cross.  
rotundity. Roundness.  
Rougecrosse. The name of an office of one of the Pursuivants at arms.  
Rougedragon. The name of an office of one of the Pursuivants at arms.  
Route. A disorderly assembly of three or more persons moving forward to commit by force an unlawful act. It signifieth also a heard or great company of wolves together.  
Rhubarb. A costly root much used in Physic to purge choler, & is brought hither out of Barbary. Being toasted and dried, it is then good against the bloody flux, and all manner of laskes; if it be so drunk with some binding liquor, as the juice of Plantain, red Wine, and such like.  
Rubric. An order or rule written.  
Rubricated. Marked with red; or written in red letters.  
Rudiments. The first grounds or principles of an art or any knowledge.  
Ruin. Utter overthrow, destruction.  
Ruminate. To chew over again as beasts do, that chew the cud: wherefore it is often taken for to study and think much of a matter.  
Running of the reins. A disease when by reason of weakness, seed passeth often from one against his will.  
Ruption. A breaking.  
Rupture. A breaking.  
Rural. Of or belonging to the country.  
Rustical. Countrey-like, homely, rude.  
Rusticity. Rudeness: clownish behaviour.   

S  
SAbaoth. Hosts or armies of men.  
Sable. In armoury it signifieth black. It is also a rich Fur of a beast so called, which beast is made like a pole cat, of colour between black, & brown, and breedeth in Russia, but most in Tartary.  
Sabbath. A day of rest.  
Satiety. Fullness.  
Sacrament. A mystical ceremony instituted by our Saviour.  
Sacred. Holy.  
Sacrilege. The robbing of a Church: the stealing of holy things, or abusing of Sacraments or holy mysteries.  
Sacrilegious. Very wicked and abominable.  
Saduce. An Heretical sect among the Jews, which denied the resurrection: they called themselves Saduces of the Hebrew word Tsedek.: Which signifieth Justice, because they took themselves to live more uprightly, and juster than other men.  
safe-conduct. A security and protection given by a Prince or any other person in authority, for a man's safe coming or going to or from a place.  
Sagacity. Quickness of understanding; wittiness.  
Sage. Grave, wise, discreet.  
Sagapenum. The sap or Gum of a plant growing in Media, of a yellowish colour without, and white within. It is hot and dry, of a strong smell like garlic, and is used in Physic against divers cold diseases.  
Saint Anthony's fire. A disease rising of hot choleric blood, which beginning first with a blister, groweth after to a sore, or scab like a tetter.  
Salamander. A little beast like a lisard, with four feet and a short tail, having divers spots in the body thereof. It is of a biting venomous nature, and (as some affirm) will abide in the fire without harm, and at last put it clear out.  
Salary. Wages, or hire.  
Salgemma. A clear kind of salt like Crystal, used sometime in Physic, and is found plentifully in Hungaria.  
Salient. A term in Heraldry, when a beast seemeth rampand, but lifteth not the fore paws so high, as the rampande doth.  
salubrity. Healthfulness.  
Sanctify. To make holy.  
Sanctification. A making holy.  
Sanctimony. Holiness.  
Sanctity. Holiness.  
Sancturary. A place whither offenders, or indebted persons may fly for succour, from being punished or arrested.  
Sanctum Sanctorum. The holiest place of the Jews temple, where the Ark was kept, and whither none entered but the high Priest every year.  
Sandall. An ancient kind of shoe.  
Sanders. A precious wood brought out of India, whereof there are three kinds, to wit, red, yellow, and white . They are all of a cooling nature especially the red, which is often used in Physic against hot diseases.  
Sanglier. A wild Boar five years old.  
Sanguine. In Heraldry it signifieth a murrey colour: but commonly it signifieth a complexion most inclining toward blood.  
Sanguivolent. Bloody.  
Sanity. Health.  
Saphire. A precious stone brought out of East India: of a clear sky colour, and the best sort of them hath as it were clouds therein, inclining to a certain redness. This stone is said to be of a cold nature.  
Sapience. Wisdom, knowledge.  
Sarcaparillia. A plant of India, the root whereof is often used in diet drinks, against the French and other diseases.  
Sarcocolla. A Gum brought out of Persia, which is red, and bitter in taste. It is of a healing nature, and therefore often used to close up wounds, and fill corrupted ulcers with new flesh. For which cause it is named in Greek Sarcocolla, which signifieth a glewer or healer up of the flesh.  
Sassafras. A tree of great virtue, which groweth in the Florida of the West Indies: the rind hereof hath a sweet smell like Cinnamonne. It comforteth the liver, and stomach, and openeth obstructions of the inward parts, being hot and dry in the second degree. The best of the Tree is the root, next the boughs, than the body, but the principle goodness of all resteth in the rinds.  
Satan. An enemy.  
Satiate. to fill.  
Satiety. Fullness.  
saturity. Fullness.  
satire. A strange monster in India, having the body of a man all hairy, with legs and feet like a Goat: which monsters the ancient Poets were wont to call gods of the woods. It signifieth also a sharp biting kind of verse, wherein men's vices were laid open.  
Satirical. Sharp or biting, as Satyrs were commonly written.  
Savine. A little low tree, bearing leaves almost like Tamariske, and of a hot scouring nature.  
Saults. Jumps, leaps.  
Sans. Without.  
Sawe. An old saying.  
Saxifrage. An herb bearing seed like Parsley seed but more hot and biting, which seed or the root being boiled in wine and drunken, breaketh the stone of the kidneys and bladder.  
Scalp. The hair skin of the head.  
Scammony. The juice of the root of an herb, brought hither dry out of Asia, and Mysia. It is a violent purger of choler, and dangerous to take inward, unless it be well prepared. See Diagridium.  
Scandal. An offence, or that which causeth one to fall, stumble, or take offence.  
Scandalise. To offend by evil example, or give one occasion to be offended.  
Scarify. To scrape, cut, lance, or open a sore.  
Scarification. A scraping, or cutting.  
Schedule. A little roll, or written bill.  
Scene A play, a Comedy, a Tragedy, or the division of a play into certain parts. In old time it signified a place covered with boughs, or the room where the players made them ready.  
Scheme. A figure in speaking.  
Schism. Division or strife in matters of religion.  
Schismatical. Divided in fellowship from the other part erroneous.  
Schismatic. One divided from the unity of the Church.  
Scholastical. Learned, belonging to Scholars.  
Sciatica. A gout in the hip, caused by gross and phlegmatic humours, gathered in the hollowness of the joint thereof.  
Science. Knowledge.  
Scolopendra. A fish that feeling himself taken with a hook, casteth out his bowels, until he hath unloosed the hook, and then swalloweth them up again.  
Scope. The end or mark that one aimeth at.  
Scorpion. A venomous worm with seven feet, bearing his sting in his rail; with which he striketh mischievously. They are of divers colours, and the female is the greater, having withal a sharper sting than the male. They may be killed with fasting spittle of a sound man. There are also great Scorpions with wings, which are carried in some hot countries with the wind from one place to another.  
Scoute. One sent out to espy and bring tidings of the enemy's purpose, or of any danger likely to happen.  
Scribe. A writer, a Clerk, a public notary.  
Scruple. Doubt, difficulty: In physic it signifieth a small weight of twenty wheat corns; the third part or a dram.  
scrupulosity. Doubtfulness, difficulty.  
Scrupulous. Doubtful, fearful, one that casteth many doubts.  
Scrutiny. Search, enquiry.  
Scull. A great company of fish swimming together.  
Sculpture. A carving, a graving.  
Scurrile. Scoffing, beastly, dishonest, filthy.  
Scurrility. Saucy scoffing, ribaldry.  
Scurrilous. The same that Scurrile is.  
Scut. The tail of a Hare or Cony.  
Sea-calf. Great fishes that bellow like oxen, and have their bodies covered with hair. They breed like beasts on the land, and sleep there often in the night.  
Sealamprey. A fish called by some Remora, which stayeth a ship under a sail.  
Sebestens. Little plums brought out of Italy, of a bluish colour and sweet in taste. They are cold and moist in operation, and are often used by Physicians in hot agues, and inward inflammations of the body.  
Seclude. To shut apart, to shut out.  
Seclusion. A shutting apart.  
Sect. A particular opinion of some few.  
Sectary. One that followeth private opinions in religion.  
Section. A division or cutting off.  
Secular. Worldly, or belonging to the world.  
Seoundine. The after birth, the skin, wherein a child is wrapped in his mother's womb.  
Scour. Careless, void of fear.  
Security. Assurance from fear or danger.  
Sediment. The dregs of 〈◊〉 liquor which sinketh to the bottom.  
Seduce. To deceive, to ●●ssleade.  
Sedi●lity. Diligence, carefulness.  
Segregate. To divide, to 〈◊〉.  
Sejjant. A term in minaul dry, when a beast is painted sitting upright.  
S●l●●●. To choose, to p●●●e out.  
Sem●●lable. Like.  
Semblanoe. A show, a col●●●.  
S●●●●ant. Like.  
S●●●●le. Half a cir●●e.  
Seminarie. A seed 〈◊〉.  
Semi●●rie. A crooked swoud a falchion.  
Sempiternal. Everlasting.  
Sena. A little plant growing in Italy and other hot countries, but the best is brought from Alexandria. It is hot and dry, and the leaves thereof are often boiled in Physic, to purge the body of melancholic gross humours, and to cleanse the blood: but there must be Aniseed, Cinnamon or Ginger added to it, for that otherwise it will provoke windiness, and gripe in the belly.  
Senat. The Counsel house, where the Magistrates of a City assemble themselves.  
Senator. An Aldetman, or grave Magistrate of a City.  
Senior. The Elder.  
S●nsible. That may be felt or perceived: sometime witty or of good conceit.  
Sensual That pleaseth the senses, wanton, given to please the flesh.  
Sensuality. Bodily pleasure: wanton delight.  
Sentinel. A man standing in some convenient place to descry what company cometh near an army or town of war.  
Sententious. Full of sentences, or wise speeches.  
Septentrional. Of, or belonging to the North.  
Septuagints. Seaventy learned men which translated the Old Testament out of Hebrew into Greek.  
Sepulture. Burial.  
Sequel. That which followeth the matter following.  
Sequester. To divide, to withdraw. To put by itself.  
Sequestration. A putting apart: a placing in several by itself.  
Seraine. A foggy mist or dampish vapour falling in Italy about sun set, at which time it is unwholesome to be abroad especially bore headed.  
Seraphical. Inflamed with divine love like a Seraphin.  
Seraphin. The highest order of Angels: See Hierarchy.  
Serenity. Fair and clear weather.  
Sergreant. A term applied in Heraldry only to the Griffine which is so called.  
Serious. Earnest, weighty, of great importance.  
Serpentine. Of the nature of a Serpent.  
Servile. Base, flavish, belonging to a bondman or servant.  
servility. Bondage; base estate.  
Servitude. Bondage.  
Sessions. A sitting of Judges.  
Sethim. A kind of tree like a white Thorn, the timber whereof never rotteth. Of this tree was made the holy Ark of the Old Testament.  
Severe. Just, grave, hard,  
Severity. Gravity, great constancy in ministering justice.  
Sewell. A paper, clout, or any thing hanged up to keep a Dear from entering into a place.  
Sewer. He that goeth before the meat of a Prince or great personage, to place it on the table: also one that hath authority to overlook water courses.  
Shamoise. A wild Goat keeping the mountains.  
Shankes. The skin of the shank of a kind of Kid.  
Shingles. A disease about the breast, belly, or back, wherein the place affected looketh red, increasing circlewise more and more. It is chief cured with Cat's blood; or if it go round the body, it killeth.  
Shrew. A kind of field Mouse, which if he go over a beasts bacl, will make him lame in the chine; and if he by't, the beast swelleth to the heart and dieth.  
Shrine. A Tomb or place where the body of some Saint is buried or remaineth.  
Siatica. See Sciatica before.  
Sibbe. One of kin.  
Sibyl. A woman inspired with aspirit of prophecy; so called of the greek words Sios', which signifieth God, and Boil, which signifieth counsel, because such women had knowledge (as was said) of the counsel of God. There were ten Sibylls famous above the rest. The first was Sibylla of Persia, the second of Lybia, the third of the City Delphos in Greece, the fourth of Cuma, a city in Aeolis, the fift of Erythrae, a City of Asia, the sixth of the I'll, Samos, the seventh of Cumae, a City of Campania in Italy. This Sibylla of Cumae, (as it is written) came on a time to Tarquin King of Rome, in the habit of a strage old woman, offering to sell him nine books, full (as she said) of divine oracles; for which she demanded three hundred crowns of gold: the King not much regarding, and beside thinking them too dear at that price, she burned three of them before his face, and then asked if he would have the other six, for which she demanded no less than she had done at first for the nin●. Hereat the King deriding her and thinking her half mad, she burned three more of them, and told him that he should give her the same price for those three that were left. The King much wondering at the woman's constant earnestness, and therefore thinking the books contained no common matter, commanded three hundred crowns to be given her for them, which she receiving, presently vanished out of sight. These books were after kept by the Romans very carefully, who in great matters of doubt, always had recourse to them, as to an assured oracle. The eighth Sibyl was called Sibylla of Helespontus in Greece; the ninth was of Phrygia; the tenth and last of Tybur, a City near Rome in Italy. All these Sibylls prophesied of the incarnation of our Saviour Christ.  
Sickle. In coin it signifieth four sterling groats of eight to an ounce: in weight it is half an ounce.  
Sidelayes. Dogs laid in the way to be let slip at a Deer, as he passeth by.  
Signet. A seal.  
Significative. Which expresseth a matter plainly.  
Signiory. A Lordship.  
Silence. Holding one's peace.  
Similitude. A likeness.  
Simony. The selling of spiritual things for money. This name first was derived from one Simon a sorcerer of Samaria, whooffered money to the Apostles that he might have power to give the holy Ghost unto any that he should lay his hands on; for which cause he was sharply reproved by Saint Peter.  
Simulachre. A picture or image.  
Simulation. Dissembling.  
Sincere. Upright, plain, without dissimulation.  
Sindon. Fine linen cloth.  
Single. The tail of a Stag or other Deer.  
Singularity. Private opinion, a desire to be odd from other men.  
Sinister. Unhappy, naughty, lewd, harmful.  
Sinoper. A kind of red stone which some call rudle.  
Siren. A Mermaid: Poets feign there were three Mermaids or Sirens, in the upper part like maidens, and in the lower part fishes: which dwelling in the Sea of Sicily, would allure Sailors to them, and afterward destroy them; being first brought asleep with harkening to their sweet singing. Their names were Parthenope, Lygia, and Leucasia; wherefore sometime alluring women are said to be Siren's.  
Site. The setting or standing of a place.  
Situation. The same that Site is.  
Slot. The view or print of a Stag's foot in the ground.  
sloth. A heard or company of wild Boars together.  
Sluse. A frame or device to keep water in any ground, or let it out.  
Smaradge. A precious stone called an Emerald: See Emerald.  
Socage. An ancient tenure of land, by doing some inferior service of husbandry to the Lord of the fee.  
Sociable. Kind, loving, one that will keep company, or is courteous in company.  
Society. Fellow ship.  
Sale. Alone, only.  
Solecism. A false manner of speaking, contrary to rules of Grammar.  
Solegrove. An old name of the month of February.  
Solicit. To urge, to move, to provoke.  
Solicitude. Carefulness.  
Solid. Whole, firm, not hollow.  
Solidity. wholeness, massivenesse, soundness.  
Solitary. Alone, without company.  
Solitude. A desert place, a wilderness.  
Solstice. The stay of the Sun when he cannot go higher and lower, which is (with us) in summer about mid Tune, and in Winter about the middle of December.  
Soluble. Lose, not bound.  
Solve. Tountie, to open, to expound.  
Solution. A payment or an expounding.  
Sophister. A subtle caviller in words, a crafty disputer, which will make a false matter seem true.  
Sophism. A false argument.  
Sophistical. Deceitful: captious.  
Sophisticate. To counterfeit, to deceive.  
Sophistry. A false kind of argument seeming true when it is not.  
Sore. To fly up aloft: also it signifieth a Fallow Deer four years old.  
Sorrel. A Fallow Deer three years old.  
Source. A wave of the sea.  
Sownder. A company of wild Boars together.  
Spaide. A Red Deer three years old  
Spacious. Large and wide.  
Species. The differing kind of every thing.  
Spectator. A beholder.  
Speculation. The inward knowledge, or beholding of a thing.  
Speculative. That which belongeth to Speculation.  
sperm. Seed.  
Spermaceti. The seed of the Whale fish: It is used in Physic against squats and bruisings of the body.  
Spermaticall. Of or belonging to seed: or the veins which contain the seed.  
Sphere. A round circle; It is commonly taken for the circled round compass of the heavens.  
Spherical. Round like a sphere.  
Spikenard. A kind of sweet herb like Lavender.  
Spleen. The milt of man or beast: which is like a long narrow tongue lying under the short ribs on the left side, and hath this office of nature, to purge the liver of superfluous melancholic blood: sometime it signifieth anger or choler.  
Splendour. Brightness.  
Splendent. Bright shining.  
Spongeous'. Hollow, like a Sponge.  
Spousals. A marriage.  
Spraints. Dung of an Otter.  
* Sprent. To sprinkle.  
Spume. Foam or froth.  
Squadron. A square form in a battle.  
Squinanth. A kind of round rush, which is sweet, and hath flowers very medicinable.  
Squincy. A swelling disease in the throat.  
Stability. Steadfastness: constancy.  
Stacte. A sweet oil or liquor which is drawn out of new myrrh, by bruising and straining it according to art.  
Staggered. A red male Deer, four years old.  
Stanchhound. An old hound well experienced.  
Stannaries. Mines of Tin.  
Staple. Any town or cicy appointed for Merchants of England to carry their Wool, Cloth, Led, Tin, or such like commodities unto, for the better sale of them to other Merchants by the great.  
State. It is sometime taken for urine of man's body.  
Station. A standing or resting place.  
Statue. A carved, or cast image, made in proportion like a man.  
Stavesaker. An herb bearing a three cornered seed of a hot burning nature, which being beaten to powder, and mingled with oil, destroyeth louse, and cureth all itchy mangines.  
Stechados. A beautiful herb, bearing fair knops or cares, which being boiled and drunken, do open the stops of all inward parts, and are very good against the pain of the head, and diseases of the breast.  
Sterile. Barren.  
Sterility. Barrenness: unfruitfulness.  
Stigmatical. See Stigmatic.  
Stigmatic. A notorious lewd fellow, which hath been burnt with a hot iron, or beareth other marks about him, as a token of his punishment.  
Style. A manner or form of writing, or speaking.  
Stillyard. A place in London where the Easterling Merchants of Hawnse and Almane, were wont to abide.  
Stipend. Wages, or hire given one.  
Stipendiary. He that receiveth yearly wages, or is hired to do a thing for a certain price.  
Stipulation. A solemn covenant or bargain.  
Stoical. Of or belonging to the stoics.  
Stoic. A severe sect of Philosophers at Athens which followed the doctrine of Zeno, who taught that a wise man ought to be free from all passions, and never to be moved either with joy or grief. They were called Stoikes, of the Greek word Stoa, (which signifieth a porch) because Zeno taught his followers in a common porch of the City.  
Storax. A kind of sweet Gum, good against hoarseness, and the cough.  
Storke. A bird famous for natural love toward his parents, whom he feedeth being old and impotent, as they fed him, being young. The Egyptians so esteemed this bird, that there was a great penalty laid upon any that should kill him.  
Strangurion. A disease when one cannot make water, but by drops, and that with great pain.  
Stratagem. A policy or subtle device in war, whereby the enemy is often vanquished.  
Sirict. Hard, straight, severe.  
Structure. A building.  
Student. One that studieth.  
Studious. Given to study.  
Stupid. Blockish, without wit, dull.  
Stupidity. Blockishness, dulness, astonishment.  
Stupifaction. A making dull or senssesse.  
Stygian. Belonging to the river Styx.  
Styx. A feigned River in hell, by which the heathen gods did use to swear: And if they swore falsely, they were deprived of their godhead, for one hundred years after.  
Suavity. Sweetness.  
Subaltern. Placed under another: or that which succeedeth another by course.  
Subalternation. A succeeding by course.  
Subject. That which doth support qualities belonging unto it: as the body is the subject in which is health, or sickness, and the mind the subject that receiveth into it virtues or vices.  
Sublime. High, lofty, honourable.  
Sublimatum. A strong corrosive powder called white Mercury, used by Chirurgeons to eat and consume corrupted flesh.  
Sublimity. Highness, loftiness.  
Submiss. Lowly, humble.  
Subordinate. Placed in office under another.  
Subordination. An appointing or placing of one thing under another.  
Suborn. To bring one in for a false witness: to instruct one privily how to deceive another.  
Subpoena. A Writ whereby one is summoned to appear in the Chancery at a certain time, upon a great penalty, if he fail in appearance.  
Subscribe. To write under.  
Subscription. A writing under.  
Subsist. To abide or continue in his own being.  
Subsistence. The abiding or continuance of a thing in it own estate.  
Substitute. To appoint an inferior officer: also he that is in authority under another, or which ruleth in stead of another.  
Subterfuge. A refuge, a safeguard; a place to hid or save one in.  
Subversion. An overthrow.  
Subvert: To overthrow, to destroy.  
Succinct. Brief, short.  
Suffocate. To strangle, choke.  
Suffocation. A choking, a strangling.  
Suffrage. Favourable, voices in our behalf, as at the choosing of officers or Magistrates.  
Suggest. To put closely into ones mind.  
Suggestion. A prompting or putting of a thing into one's mind.  
Sulphur. Brimstone.  
Summary. A brief gathering together; an abridgement containing the whole effect of a matter in few words.  
Summarily. Briefly: touching only the chief points.  
Summity. The height or top of a thing.  
Superabound. To abound very much; to be in great plenty.  
Supereminence. Authority, or dignity above others.  
Supererogation. Laying out of more than one hath received; or the doing of more than a man is of necessity bound to do.  
Superficial. Going no farther than the outside; slight, bearing show only in the outside, without any goodness within.  
Superficies. The outside of every thing, which is always in sight.  
Superfluity. More than needs to be, overmuch.  
Superfluous. That which is too much: also vain or unprofitable.  
Superlative. The highest.  
Superior. Higher, above another.  
Supernal. That which cometh from above.  
Superscription. A writing set upon any thing, as on the outside of a letter.  
Supersedeas. In our common Law it signifieth a commandment sent by writing, forbidding an officer from the doing of that, which otherwise he might and ought to do.  
Superstition. An excess of ceremonious worship, false worship, or honour given to God.  
Supplant. To trip one, or to overthrow him craftily.  
Supplement. That which supplieth or maketh up what is wanting.  
Supply. To fill up or add too.  
Suppliant. He that maketh a supplication, or humbly intreateth another.  
Supplicate. To beseech humbly.  
Suppository. Any thing put up into the Fundament, to make the body soluble. It is commonly made of honey boiled till it grow thick, and so made into an apt form for that purpose; whereto sometime is added the yolk of an egg, or salt, when we will have it to work the effect more speedily.  
Suppress. To keep down; to beat under: sometime to conceal or keep close.  
Supputation. An account or reckoning.  
Supreme. Chief, highest, most excellent.  
Surcease. To give over, leave off or cease.  
* Surcote. A gown with a hood of the same.  
Surplusage. Overplus, more than needs.  
Surprise. To come unawares: to take upon a sudden.  
Surprisal. A taking unawares.  
* Surquidrie. Presumption.  
Surrender. To yield up lands or tenements to another.  
Surreption. A privy taking away.  
Surround. To compass round about.  
Survey. To overlook, or oversee.  
Surveyer. He that hath the oversight, of the kings or some great personages lands or works.  
Survive. To overlive, or live after another.  
Survivor. He that liveth after another.  
Suspend. To stay one by authority for a time, from executing his office: to delay, to defer.  
Suspense. Doubtfulness, uncertainty.  
Suspiration. A breathing or sighing.  
Swallows tail. In building it signifieth, a fastening of two pieces of timber so strongly together, that they cannot fall asunder.  
Swain. A Servant.  
Swaynemote. A Court kept thrice a year, touching matters belonging to a forest.  
* Sweven. A dream.  
* Swynker. A labourer.  
Sycomore. 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 wild Fig, but without any seeds within. The fruit groweth 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 I'll of Rhodes; especially in such places, where Wheat will not grow.  
Sycophant. A Tale bearer, a slanderer, a false accuser.  
Syllogism. An Argument consisting of three parts, whereby something is necessarily proved, as thus: 

Every virtue is honourable: Patience is a virtue.  
Therefore Patience is honourable.  
The first part of a syllogism is called the Proposition or Major; the second the Assumption or Minor; and the third, the Conclusion.    
Sylvane. Of, or belonging to the woods.  
Symbol. A short gathering of principal points together.  
Symmetry. Due proportion of one part with another.  
Symmetrian. He that considereth the due proportion of a thing, and how well the parts agree with the whole.  
Sympathy. A likeness in quantity; or a like disposition or affection of one thing to another.  
Symphony. Harmony or consent in Music.  
Symptom. Any passion or grief following a disease, or sensibly joined with it as headache with an Ague, a pricking in the side with a Pleurisy, and such like.  
Synagogue. A Congregation or assembly: commonly it signifies a church of the jews.  
Synteresie. The inward conscience: or a natural quality engrafted in the soul, which inwardly informeth a man, whether he do well or ill.  
Synod. A general council, a general or universal assembly.  
Synoper. See Cinoper.  
Synopsie. A sight or full view of a thing.   

T  
* TAas. An heap.  
Tabernacle. A shelter or a room made abroad, with boards and boughs of trees. There was of old among the Israelites, a feast commanded by God, called the feast of Tabernacles; which began on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, and continued seven days, during which time the Israelites lived abroad in Tabernacles, in remembrance, that their Fathers a long time so lived, after God had delivered them out of the land of Egypt.  
Tacamabaca. A Rosin brought out of the West Indies, of great virtue against any cold humours, rising of the Mother, Toothache, and divers other griefs.  
Talent. A certain value of money. Among the Greeks' there were two kinds of talents, the greater and the less: The greater contained about two hundred thirty three pounds sterling: the less about an hundred seventy five pounds. Among the Hebrews the greater talon of the Sanctuary contained 400. pounds, the lesser Talon half so much.  
Tallage. Custom, freight.  
Tamarinds. A fruit brought hither out of India, like unto green Damsens. They are cold in operation, and therefore good against burning Fevers and all inward diseases, proceeding of heat and choler.  
Tamariske. A little tree bearing leaves not much unlike to heath; the decoction whereof in Wine and a little Vinegar being drunken, is of great virtue against the hardness or stopping of the spleen or Milt. This tree doth by nature so waste the Milt, that Swine which have been daily fed out of a vessel made thereof, have been found to have no Milt at all.  
* Tapinage. Secrecy, slilinesse.  
Tarantula: A little beast like a Lizard, having spots in his neck like stars.  
Tardy. Slow.  
Tartar. Lee●e of wine.  
Tautology. A repeating of one speech or matter often.  
Tax. To appoint what one shall pay to the Prince: sometime to reprove.  
Tearce. A measure of moist things being the sixth part of a tun, and the third part of a pipe.  
* Teen. Sorrow.  
Temerarious. Rash, hasty.  
temereity. Rashness.  
Templaries. Certain Christian soldiers dwelling about the Temple at Jerusalem, whose office was to entertain Christian strangers that came thither for devotion, and to guard them in safety when they went to visit the places of the holy Land: They wore by their Order a white Cloak or upper Garment, with a red Cross.  
Temporal. That which endureth but a time.  
Temporary. The same that Temporal is.  
Temporize. To follow the time: To seek to please the time.  
Tenacity. A holding fast, a niggardness.  
Tenderlings. The soft tops of a Deeres horns when they are in blood.  
tendrils. Little sprigs of Vines or other Plants, wherewith they take hold to grow or stay themselves up.  
Ten. A term used among Heralds, signifying an Orange or tawny colour.  
Tenon. That part of a post which is put into a mortise hole, to make it stand upright, or to bear it up.  
tenuity. Littleness, slenderness.  
Tergiversation. Wrangling, overthwart dealing. A seeming to run away and yet fight still.  
Termination. An ending or last part of a word.  
Terrene. Earthly.  
Terrestrial. Earthly.  
Terrify. To make afraid.  
Territorie. Land lying within the bounds of a City.  
Terror. Fear, dread.  
Tertian. The third, or returning every third day.  
Testament. A written will.  
Testator. He that worketh a will.  
Testify. To bear witness.  
Testification. A witnessing.  
Tetragrammaton. Having four Letters. The Hebrews so called the great name of God Jehovah, because in their language it was written with four letters.  
Tetrarch. A Prince that ruleth the fourth part of a kingdom.  
Theatre. A place made half round where people sat to behold solemn plays and games.  
Theatrical. Of, or belonging to the Theatre.  
Theme. A sentence or argument whereupon one speaketh.  
Theologie. Divinity: the knowledge of Divine things.  
Theological virtues. Faith, Hope and Charity are so called, because they have their object & end in God.  
theoretical. That which belongeth to contemplation or inward knowledge of a thing.  
Theoric. The inward knowledge or contemplation of a thing.  
* Thilk. The same.  
* Thirl. To pierce.  
Thorpe. A village.  
Thrasonical. Vainglorious, full of boasting as Thraso was.  
Threnes. Lamentations: mournings.  
* Threpe. To affirm.  
Thummim. An Hebrew word signifying perfection. See Vrim.  
Tiara. A rich cap or hat of silk used by Kings and Priests of Persia: It covered not the whole head before, but was fastened with ribbons behind, so that it could not easily fall off.  
Tiger. A fierce wild beast in India & Hyrcania. This beast is the swiftest of all other, wherefore they are taken very young in the dams absence, and carried away by men on horseback; who hearing the cry of the old Tiger following swiftly after them, do of purpose let fall one of the young whelps, that while she beareth that back, they in the mean time may escape safe with the other to the ship.  
Timorous. Fearful.  
Timidity. Fearfulness.  
Tincture. A dipping, colouring, or staining of a thing.  
Titular. Which beareth only a Title.  
Toft. A place where a house hath stood.  
Tolerate. To endure or suffer.  
Toleration. An enduring; a sufferance.  
Tom. A part or division.  
Tone. A tune, note, or accent of the voice.  
Tonnage. A payment due for merchandise carried in tuns or such like vessels, after a certain rate in every tun.  
Tonsure. A clipping or cutting off the hair.  
Topase. A precious stone whereof there are two kinds: One of the colour of gold, and the other of a Saffron colour, not so good as the first. It is written that this stone being put into seething water, doth so cool it, that one may presently take it out with his hand.  
Topikes. Places to find arguments.  
topography. A description of a place.  
Torrent. A little stream, a brook that runneth swiftly.  
Torride. Burning, exceeding hot.  
Torteauxes. Cakes of bread: a term used in Heraldry.  
Totall. The whole.  
Trace. To follow by the steps.  
Traces. The print of feet in beasts of ravine, as wild Boars, Bears, and such like.  
Tract. A discomse, a drawing in length.  
Tractable. Easy to be ruled and handled: gentle, easy to be persuaded.  
Tradition. A delivery: that which is delivered us from others.  
Traduce. To speak evil of one, to defame, to reproach.  
Tragacanth. A kind of Gum, the best whereof is clear, and somewhat fweet in taste: It is often used against coughs, and rough hoarseness of the throat.  
Tragedy. A play or History ending with great sorrow and bloodshed.  
Tragedian. A Player or Writer of Tragedies.  
Tragical. Mourafull, lamentable, deadly, which endeth like a Tragedy.  
Tranquillity. Quietness of mind, calmness.  
Transcendent. That which climbeth over, and surmounteth another thing: In Logic it signifieth a word of such nature that it cannot be included in any of the ten predicaments.  
Transcript. A writing or a coppying out.  
Transfer. To carry or convey from one place to another.  
Transfiguration. An altering of the form or figure.  
Transformation. A changing into another form.  
Transition. A passing over from one thing to another.  
Transitory. Soon passing, of short continuance.  
Translucent. Clear, bright, which may be seen through.  
Transmigration. A removing to dwell, from one place to another.  
Transmitte. To send over or away.  
Transmulation. A changing.  
Transparent. Clear, that may be seen through.  
Transport. To send over by ship.  
Transpose. To change or alter the order of a thing.  
Transubstantiation. A changing of one substance into another.  
Trasonings. The cross or doublings of a Row buck before the hounds.  
Trave. A trevise to shoe a wild horse in.  
Traverse. To march up and down or to move the feet with proportion, as in dancing. In our common Law it signifieth to make contradiction, or to deny the chief point of the matter wherewith one is charged.  
Triple. Threefold, or to make a thing thrice so great as it is: sometime it signifieth the highest note in music.  
Tremour. A trembling.  
Trepandiron. An instrument used by Surgeons to cut out a small bone withal.  
Tresses. Hair.  
Triangled. Three cornered.  
Tribe. A kindered; or company that dwelleth together in one Ward.  
Tribune. The name of two chief Officers in Rome. The first was Tribune of the people, who was to defend their liberties, and had therefore the gates of his house standing always open day and night. The other was called Tribune of the soldiers, who had charge to see them well armed, and ordered, being as the Knight marshal is with us.  
Tribunal. A judgement seat.  
Trine. The number of three.  
Trinity. Three joined in one, or three together.  
Tripartite. Divided into three parts.  
Tripp. A heard or flock of goats.  
Triplicity. Threefold being.  
Trivial. Base, vile, of no estimation, common every where.  
Triumvirate. The office of three together.  
Troiciskes. Little flat cakes sold by Apothecaries, made of divers simple medicines mingled together.  
Trope. The changing of a word; or a figurative manner of speaking.  
Trophy. Any thing set up in token of victory. This custom first began among the Greeks' who used in that place, where the enemies were vanquished, to cut down the boughs of great trees, and in the flocks or bodies of them to hang up armour, or other spoils taken from the enemies.  
Tropical. That which is spoken by a trope or figure.  
Tropikes. Two imagined circles in the sphere, of equal distance on either side from the Equinoctial line. The one is called the Tropic of Cancer, the other the Tropic of Capricorn. To the first the Sun cometh in June, to the other in December. They are called Tropikes of the Greek word Trepo, which signifieth to turn, because when the Sun comes to either of them, he turns his course another way.  
Troy weight. A pound weight of twelve ounces, by which gold, silver, precious stones, jewels and bread are weighed.  
Trucheman. An interpreter.  
Truculent. Fierce, cruel and terrible.  
Trunk. The body of a tree.  
Tuition. Defence, protection.  
Tumour. A swelling.  
Tumult. A sedition or trouble, some gathering together of the people.  
Tumultuous. Seditious, full of business, or trouble.  
Tun. A measure of 252. gallons. In weight it signifieth twenty hundred.  
Turbith. A root much used in Physic, to purge slimy phlegm out of the body. The best is white and hollow, and is commonly taken with a little Ginger, for than it will work the effect with more ease.  
Turbith mineral. A certain red powder (made according to the Paracelsian practice) which is used against the French disease.  
Turbulent. Troublesome, unquiet.  
Turquois. A precious stone of a silk blue colour.  
Turpentine. A fair, clear, and moist kind of rosin, which issueth out of the Larx and Turpentine tree. It is good to be put into ointments and emplasters, for it glueth, cleanseth and healeth wounds. It may be also licked in with honey, and then it cleanseth the breast, and gently looseth the belly, provoking urine and driving out the stone and gravel.  
Turpitude. Filthiness, dishonesty.  
Turtle dove. A bird less than a pigeon, famous for continency in widow's estate. If the male or female of this bird die, the other ever remaineth single, as it were in continual sorrow▪ In the spring time they are scarce seen, because they then lose their feathers: when they drink, they lift not up their heads backward as other birds use. They live commonly eight years, and do breed twice a year, not above three eggs at a time.  
Tatmouthed. He that hath the chin and nether jaw sticking out farther than the upper.  
Tutor. A defender, he that hath charge to bring up a child.  
Twibill. An instrument used by Carpenters to make mortise holes.  
Tympany. A disease wherein the body waxing lean, the belly swelleth up, having great store of wind and windy humours gathered together between the inner skin thereof and the guts.  
Type. A figure, form or likeness of any thing.  
Tripicall. Mystical, or that which serveth as a shadow and figure of an other thing.  
Tyrant. A cruel Prince, One that ruleth unjustly.  
Tyrannize. To play the tyrant, to govern with cruelty.   

V  
VAcant. Void, empty; without business.  
Vacation. A ceasing from labour.  
Vacuity. Emptiness.  
Vacuum. Emptiness.  
Veil bonnet. To put off the hat, to strike sail, to give sign of submission.  
Valentinians. Certain heretics so called by the name of their first master Valentinianus; who held opinion that our Saviour received not his flesh of the blessed virgin Mary.  
Validity. Force, or strength.  
Variable. Changeable, which altereth often.  
Variation. An altering, or changing.  
. Huge and great.  
Vastation. A wasting or spoiling of a country.  
vastity. Exceeding greatness: also waste or spoil done to acountrey.  
Vavessour. A Lord.  
Vauntcourers. Forerunners.  
Vauntlay. A term of hunting, when they set hounds in readiness, where they think a chase will pass, and cast them off before the rest of the kennel come in.  
Vanguard. The foremost part of a battle.  
Ubiquity. The presence of a person in all places at once.  
* Vechons. Hedgehogs.  
Vegetive. That which liveth and groweth as plants do.  
Vehemency. Earnestness.  
Veile. To hid or cover: also any thing which hideth or covereth.  
Velitations. Skirmishes, fightings.  
Velocity. Swiftness.  
Velume. Fine parchment of calf's skins.  
Vendible. Saleable, which will quickly be sold.  
Venerable. Reverend, grave, worshipful.  
Veneration. A worshipping.  
Venery. Hunting: sometime fleshly wantonness.  
Venereal. See venereous.  
Venereous. Fleshly given to lechery.  
Veny. A touch in the body at playing at weapons.  
Venial. Which may easily be pardoned.  
Ventoy. A fan for a woman.  
Ventosity. Windiness.  
Ventricle. The stomach of any living thing.  
Ventroloquie. A hollow inward speaking of a spirit in a possessed body.  
Ver. The spring time.  
Verbal. Of or belonging to words.  
Verbatim. Word by word, that which is precisely spoken, according as something was spoken before.  
Verbosity. Much talk, many words.  
Verdegrease. A green substance, made of the rust of brass or copper, which hath been hanged certain days over strong vinegar; It is of a fretting nature, and therefore to be used with great discretion.  
Verdour. The name of a chief officer in a Forest: sometime it signifieth greenness.  
Verge. A rod or won.  
Verger. He that carrieth a white wand before a great officer.  
Verify. To prove, to make true.  
Verity. Truth.  
Vermilion. See Cinoper.  
Vernal. Of or belonging to the spring.  
Versify. To make verses.  
Verte. A term in Heraldry: it signifieth a green colour.  
Vesper. The Evening.  
Vestals. Certain virgins among the ancient Romans, consecrated to the Goddess Vesta. They were always chosen between six and ten years of age, and continued thirty years in their office; whereof the first ten years they bestowed in learning the ceremonies of their order, the second they employed in execution thereof, and the last ten in teaching others, after it was lawful for them to marry if they would. Their chief office was to keep fire continually burning in a round temple at Rome in honour of Vesta, and if it chanced to go out, they were to renew it again with no usual fire, but such as they could get by art from the Sun beams. They were greatly honoured in the City, and had divers privileges: for they were carried in Chariots, and the chiefest Magistrates would do reverence to them. They had officers going before them, as the Consuls had, and if they met any who was led to be put to death, they had authority to deliver him, taking an oath that they came not that way of purpose but by chance. They might also make a will, and dispose of their goods as they pleased. But if any of them were found to live unchaste, she was openly carried with sad silence to the gate called Collina, where being put into a deep pit, she was presently buried alive. These Vestals were first instituted by Numa Pompilius, or as some writ, by Romulus.  
Vestment. A garment or clothing.  
* Viands. Victuals.  
Viaticum. Money or any necessary provision for a traveller.  
vitiate. To corrupt, to defile.  
Vicegerent. A deputy, one that supplieth the place of another man.  
Vicinity. Neighbourhood.  
Vicissitude. An interchangeable course of things, now one way, now another.  
Victim. A sacrifice, a beast offered in sacrifice.  
Victimate. To offer in sacrifice, to kill and sacrifice.  
Victor. A conqueror.  
Victorious. That hath gotten the victory.  
Videlicet. To wit, that is to say.  
View. The print of the foot of a fallow Deer in the ground.  
Vigilancy. Watchfulness.  
Vigilant. Watchful.  
Vigil. The E●ve or day next before a great festival day. It signifieth also a portion of the night divided into four equal parts, the first Vigil began at six of the clock in the evening, and continued till nine. The second Vigil began at nine, and continued till twelve. The third was from twelve till three. And the fourth was from three, till six of the clock● in the morning.  
Vigour. Strength, liveliness, force.  
Vigorous. Lively, strong, lusty.  
Vilify. To make base.  
vility. Baseness.  
Vindictive. Revengeful, or apt to revenge.  
Vintage. The time of year when wine is made.  
Violate. To offer violence, to corrupt or defile, to transgress or break a law.  
Violation. An offering of violence, a breaking.  
Viper. A venomous serpent in some hot countries lying much in the earth, having a short tail, which grateth and maketh a noise as he goeth. They are of a yellow colour, and sometime red. The male hath but one tooth in every side, but the female hath moe. It is written that when they engender, the female biteth off the males head, which he putteth into her mouth, and that the young ones do gnaw the dams belly, and so kill her to get forth the sooner.  
Virago. A stout woman of manly courage.  
Virginal. Of or belonging to a Virgin.  
Virility. Man's estate.  
Virulent. Poisonous, deadly, infectious.  
Visible. Which may be seen.  
visibility. The ability or power of seeing.  
Vital. Living, or appertaining to life.  
Vitiate. To corrupt or defile.  
Vicious. Full of vice, lewd, wicked.  
Vitriol. Copperas: It is of a middle nature between stone and mettle.  
Vituperate. To reproach, blame, or dispraise.  
Vituperation. A blaming, a rebuking.  
Vivacity. Long life, liveliness.  
Vivification. A quickening, a reviving.  
Ulcer. A sore, or botch.  
Vlcerate. To make sores or blisters to arise.  
Ulcerous. Full of sores.  
Vmbilike. The navel, the middle part.  
Vmbrated. Shadowed.  
Unaccessible. Vnapprochable, which cannot be come unto.  
unanimity. One consent of mind, concord, agreement.  
Uncouth. Strange.  
Unction. An anointing.  
* Uneath. Scarce, hardly, with difficulty.  
Unguent. An ointment.  
Uniform. Of one form and fashion.  
Uniformity. One form and fashion.  
unintelligible. Which cannot be understood.  
Union. A joining together, concord, agreement: also there is a precious pearl so called.  
Unity. Concord, agreement.  
Universal. The whole, all in general.  
Universality. The whole state, all in general.  
Unsatiable. Which cannot be filled or satisfied.  
Vocabulary. Of or belonging to words, which consisteth only of words.  
Vocal. Of or belonging to the voice.  
Vocation. A calling, or course of life that one is called to.  
Volant. Flying.  
Volubility. The quick turning of any thing: inconstancy, changeableness.  
Voluntary. Willing.  
Voluper. A Kercher.  
Voluptuous. Given to pleasure, wanton.  
Voluptuousness. Pleasure of body, wantonness.  
Vomit. To cast, to rid the stomach.  
voracity. A devouring.  
Votary. He that maketh a vow, or bindeth himself by vow.  
Vowel. A letter which maketh a perfect sound of itself, as a, c, i, o, u.  
Urbanity. Courtesy in speech or behaviour, civility, gentleness.  
Urgent. Which urgeth or compelleth a man to go about a matter.  
ureters. The water pipes or conduits by which the urine passeth from the kidneys to the bladder.  
Vrim. An Hebrew word, which the high Priest of the Jews wore with the word Thummim, in the plaits of the. Rational upon his breast: Saint Hierome interpreteth it, Learning.  
Urine. Water of man or beast.  
Urn. A box, or little vessel.  
Vtas. The eighth day following any term or feast.  
Utensils, Necessaries belonging to a house or ship.  
Utility. Profit, commodity.  
Vulgar. Common or much used of the common people.  
Vultur. A ravenous fellow, a cruel Cormorant.  
Vuula. A little piece of flesh in the inmost roof of the mouth, which sometime hangeth lose downward, and hindereth from speaking and swallowing the meat.   

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WAife. Goods that a Felon flying, leaveth for haste behind him, which commonly are forfeit to the lord of the soil, if the right owner be not known.  
Waive. In our common law it signifieth a woman that is outlawed.  
* Wanger. A male or bouget.  
* Warison. Reward.  
Wariangles. A kind of ravenous birds.  
Warp. The thread that goeth in the length of the cloth.  
* wastel bread. Fine Cimnell.  
* Waymenting. Lamenting.  
Weasand. The throat or passage into the stomach.  
* Ween. To think.  
* Welked. Withered.  
Welkine. The whole compass of the heavens: the firmament, the heavens.  
* Wend. To go.  
Whilk. Which.  
Whilom. Whilst, sometime once, or in time past.  
Whirlebone. A round bone upon the knee, which may be moved up and down.  
Whorlebat. A weapon having plummets of Lead tied to the end of it.  
Wile. Deceit, craftiness.  
Wilie. Subtle, crafty.  
Wizard. A Wiseman, a Witch, a cunning man.  
Withername. When he that hath taken a distress carrieth it to such a place, where the Sheriff may not make deliverance upon a Replevine, than the party distrained may have a Writ to the Sheriff, that he take as many beasts, or as much goods of the other in his keeping, till that he hath made deliverance of the first distress, and this is called a Writ of Withername.  
* Won. Store.  
* Won. To dwell, or abide.  
Woodshaw. Woodside or shadow.  
Woose. That thread in weaving which goeth a cross.  
Wooldriver. He that buyeth wool in the Country, and carrieth it away on horseback to sell it again.  
Wreath. The tail of a wild Boar.  
Wreck. The loss of a ship at Sea by drowning: also goods so lost and cast up on the sea shore.  
* Wre●e. To compass about.  
Wright. A Carpenter.  
* Wimple. A Kercher.  
Wyver. A serpent much like a Dragon.   

X  
XYloaloes. See Lignum Aloes.  
Xylobalsamum. A sweet wood out of which balm droppeth. See Balm.   

Y  
YArdland. In some places, it is 20 Acres of land: in some, 24 and in some 30.  
Yarrow. Fearful, faint-hearted. Also there is an herb so called, good to stop any bleeding.  
Yate. A Gate.  
Yclept. Called, name.  
Yearn. To cry and bark as Beagles do at their prey.  
* Go. Went.  
Yexing. Sobbing.  
Yore. Long ago, of old.  
Yuca. An herb in In●●a, wherewith they use to make bread.   

Z  
Zany. A foolish imitator to a tumbler, or such like.  
Zenith. That part of the heavens which is direct over our head.  
Zephyrus. The west wind.  
Zodiac. An imaginary winding circle in the heavens, under which the planets are still moved, and in which the twelve signs are placed.  
Zone. A girdle in Cosmographic, it signifieth a division made of the heavens into five parts, whereof one is extreme hot, two extreme cold, and two temperate. The hot Zone, otherwise called the burning Zone, is all that part of the heavens, which is contained between the two Tropickes of Cancer and Capricorn, in which Zone, continually the Sun keepeth his course. The two cold Zones are under the two Poles of the world, or within 23 degrees near them. The two temperate are the Zones between the farthest extreme cold and the middle burning Zone. And with these five Zones of the heavens, doth the earth under, agree in heat, cold temperature.    
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