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THE 

Univerfal  Etymological 

Englifh  Dictionary: 

CONTAINING 

An  Additional  Colleaioa  of  Words  (not  in  the  firft  Volume 

with   tbcir  Explications    and    Erpnologics    from   the  Ancien 

Britijh^  Teuionic^  Dutcb^  Saxon,  Dantfi,  Frenc/j^  Italian^  Spanifi 

I^atin^  Crce4,  Hehrew,  Cbaidee^  tSfc.  each  in  its  proper  Qiaiadei 

ALSO 

An  Explication  of  hard  and  technical  Words,  or  Termi 
in  aU  ARTS  and  SCIENCES;  with  ACCENTS  direS 
ing   lo    their  proper  Pronuntiation,     fhewing  both  the  OrtSo' 

I     gri^fy  and  Ort6oepta  of  the  EngHJb  Tongue. 

Illnftrated  with  above  Five  Hundred  CUTS,  j;iVing  i 
dearer  Idea  of  thofe  Figures,  not  fo  wtU  apprehended  by  verba 
Dcicripcioa* 

1  I  K  E  W  I  S  E 

A  Collcfiioo  and  Explanation  of  Words  and  Phra^hs  us'd  \t 
'.^^  Oarten,  Statues,   writs,   014  Records  and  Proceflct  a(  Law. 


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ALSO 

The  Thec^ooy,  Theology,  and  Mytholc^  of  the  Egyptians 
Greeks  Romans,  &c.  bdng  an  Aceunt  of  their  Deities,  Solcmimics,  Di. 
▼inatioDs,  Angurtcs,  Oracies,  Hictoglyphleks,  and  many  other  curious  Mat 
m^    Dmflary  to  be  undciilood,    efpedaUy   by  the  Readers  of  EngUfli 

To  whidk  is  added. 

An  additional  CoUefiion  of  proper  Names  of  PeHbns  and  Places 
In  Great  Britain,  te  with  their  Etymolcgies  and  Explications. 

The  Whole  dfgefted  into  an  Alphabetical  Order,  not  only  for  the 
mlbniiacion  of  the  Ignorant,  bat  the  Entertainment  of  the  Curious  t  and 
alio  the  Beadic  of  Aitifieen,  Tradefinen,  Young  Students  and  Fordgnerv. 

A.WORK  u/efij for Jucb  as  vfould  understand  what  they 
READ  ^«/hRAR,  SPEAK  t^hat  tbej  MEAN,    omiy^KiTB.  tru^ 

ENGLISH 


VOL.    II. 


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adferre  fojfe  f^erans.  ^uod  ut  Jit^  etiamqne  ut 
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•PREFACE 


H  E  EngVtp  Tongue,  the  prcfent  Speech  of  Grea 
BrUatM^  and  the  Subjed  Matter  of  this  DiSiona- 
ry,  \s  a  compound  of  ancient  Languages,  as  flrf- 
^jfrt  (U^flcb)  Saxon^  Danifr^  N9rmam  and  modern 
hrenchy  Latin  and  Greek.    From  the  five  firft  of 

which,  the  Bulk  or  convcrfable  Part  is  derived, 

m  from  the  two  laft,  the  Technical  Words  or  Terms  of  Art 
od  Science.  The  Brittjb  Tongue,  tho'  originally  the  native  Lan- 
p^  of  the  Country,  makes,  however,  but  the  fmallell  Part  of 
iKCompoStion.  For  the  Bn fains  having  been  gradually  weak- 
ened by  their  Wars  with  the  PiSs,  Romans^  Saxons^  Danes,  {5jpr, 
Aird'eSpice  of  one  thoufand  Years,  were  at  lad  obliged  to  retire 
ovtrcbc  3riii/b  jllpSf  carrying  with  them  their  Language  into  that 
httofBriimmcilVd  IVales,  where  they  have  prefervM  it  to  this 
Dir-  McMi  while  their  vifiorious  Oppreflbrs,  having  outed  the 
fnfa  Owners  of  their  Country,  not  only  occupied  their  Lands, 
htiadBfirioiiily  difleminated  their  own  Languages. 

Tfi£  Rfimam  Legions,  tho*  they  refided  fome  hundreds  of  Years 
is  hitmm,  made  oo  extraordinary  Alteration  in  the  Britijh  Tongue, 
feicDicious  were  the  firi/^/ir/  of  their  native  Language  at  that 
Tsat, 

KoR  did  the  Danes  make  much  more,  by  reafon  of  the  Short- 
•cfi  of  their  Reign,  which  was  but  about  twenty  feven  Years, 
ooept  in  fome  of  the  Northern  Countries,  where  they  made  their 
fcfi  Settlements,  about  200  Years  before  they  arrivM  at  the  fu- 
prane  Power.  To  this  may  be  added,  the  Averfion  that  their 
Bsterity  to  the  Britains  had  wrought  in  them,  to  their  Govern- 
■OK,  Perfi>ns  and  Speech. 

Tbe  Siucmu^  by  a  longer  Po/Teffion,  did  more  fupprefs  the  Bri^ 
^Toi^iie,  then  mix'd  with  fome  Latin  and  Danijb,  and  ciilti- 
'adtlieir  own  Tongue  univerfally  throughout  the  Kingdom. 

To  them  Ihcceeded  the  Normans^  who  induftrioufly  laboured  to 

Kidic^cthe  Ssxom  Language,  and  eftabliih  the  French  in  its  (lead ; 

iBd  by  this  means,    the  prefent  common  Speech  of  England  is 

iartfae  greatcft  part  of  a  Saxon  and  Fremk  Original. 

[But  ts  for  our  Technical  Words  or  Terms  of  Art  and  Science, 

Y^  Hte  the  reft  of  the  Nations  of  Enrope,  have  fetchM  them  froni 

1^  Gruh  axul  Latins  together,  with  the  Arts  and  Sciences  them 

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The  IP  R  E  F  AC  E. 

We  have  likcwife,  by  Commerce  and  Convcrfc,  introduced 
many  Words  from  the  French^  Danes^  Germans^  Italians^  isfc. 

By  this  Coalition  of  Languages,  and  by  the  daily  Cuftom  of 
Writers  to  introduce  any  cmphatical  and  fignificant  Words,  that 
by  Travels  or  Acquaintance  with  foreign  Languages  they  find,  has 
fo  enrichM  the  Ew^Zj^  Tongue,  that  it  is  become  the  moft  copious 
in  Europe  ;  and  I  may  (I  believe)  venture  to  lay  in  the  whole 
World  :  So  that  we  fcarce  want  a  proper  Word  to  exprefsany 
Thing  or  Idea,  without  a  Periphrafis,  as  the  French^  yc.  are  fre- 
quently obligal  to  do,  by  Reafon  of  the  Scantinefs  of  their  Copia 
verborum. 

This  Copioufhefs  of  the  EngVtftj  Tongue,  rcndring  it  not  pof- 
fibleto  be  compnVd  in  the  firft  Volume,  has.  been  the  Occafion, 
and  the  general  Acceptance  (hat  my  Labours  therein  have  met 
with,  the  Encouragement,  for  my  proceedure  in  it,  and  prefent- 
ing  the  World  with  this  fecond,  in  order  to  make  my  Difiionary 
as  compleat  a)  I  am  capable. 

But  befides  what  I  would  before  have  infertcd  in  the  firft  Vo-» 
lume,  had  there  been  Room,  I  have  fince  found  many  Words  and 
Terms  of  Art,  and  have  had  others  communicated  to  me  by  fome 
Perfons  of  generous  and  communicative  Difpofitions,  and  have  al- 
io added  to  this  much  other  ufeful  Matter,  not  at  aU  in  the  former. 

And  whereas  bare  verbal  Defcrtptions  and  Explications  of  ma- 
ny Things,  efpecially  tn  Heraldry  and  the  Mathematicks,  produce  but 
i,  faint  and  imperfeS  Idea  of  them  in  the  Mind,  I  have  here  given 
Cuts  or  engraven  Schemes  for  the  more  clear  apprehending  them. 

Amd  it  being  fo  common  with  our  modern  Poets  to  interfperfe 
the  Grecian  and  Roman  Theology,  Mythology,  ^c.  in  their 
Works,  an  Unaquaintance  with  which  renders  their  Writings  ei- 
ther obfcore,  or  at  lead  lefs  intelligible  and  tafteful  to  the  Readers, 
1  have  in  this  Volume  taken  Notice  of  the  moft  material  Parts  of 
the  Accounts  we  have  of  their  Gods,  Goddeffes,  Oracles,  Au- 
guries, Divinations,  l:jc. 

And  as  there  has  been  among  the  Ancients,  and  is  not  yet 
grown  our  of  Ufe,  a  fort  of  Language  call'd  Hieroglypbical,  i.e. 
cxprefling  Matters  by  the  F'orms  of  Animals,  Vegetables,  y  r.  in 
fainting  or  Sculpture,  I  have  interfperfed  in  their  proper  Places 
the  moll  material  Remains  we  meet  with  in  Authors  of  thofc 
myfterious  Charaflers,  for  Afliftancc  of  fuch  as  defire  to  be  ac- 
quainted with  the  Diaie£l  of  fach  fpeaklng  Pidurer,  as  our  Oxford 
Almanacks  were  wont  to  be,  and  fiich  Hiftories  in  Sculpture,  as 
that  on  the  North  Side  of  the  Monument  near  London-bridge. 

And  again,  for  the  better  underftanoing  of  Hiftory  Painring,  ] 
have  here  defcribed  in  what  Forms,  Poftures,  DrefTes,  and  with 
>yhac  Indgnia,  Statuaries^  Carvers  and  Painters,  ancient  and  mO' 

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km,  hi^e  and  doreprefenc  the  heathen  Gods,  GoddefTes,  Nymphs^ 
.  Hooes,  Virtocs,  Vices,  Paflions,  Arts,  Sciences,  Months,  l^c. 
;  asi  L'^ro*  the  Whole  there  are  inferted  various  Curioficies  too  ma* 
i  a/  rxre  k>  be  inlerted. 

'  A5i>  fmfixiQch  as  many  Perfons  of  a  fmall  Share  of  Literature 
oi  Qoi  very  converfant  in  Books,  are  frequently  apt  to  Accent 
Words  wrong;  efpccially  ihofe  that  are  Technical,  and  fuch  as 
trvBOC  the  moft  common,  I  have  placed  an  Accent  on  that  Syl- 
ItMc,  OQ  which  the  Strefs  of  the  Voice  (hould  be  laid  in  pro- 
aoaociag :  And  here  I  would  defire  the  favourable  Cenfure  of 
Crixicks,  in  that  I  have  not  confin'd  my  fclf  to  the  placing  it  al- 
ways CO  the  Syllable  that  the  Greeks  have  ;  bccaufe  they  would, 
yfo  iccented,  frequently  found  very  uncouth  and  harfti  to  Eng^ 
h^  Ears,  and  very  diflbnant  to  the  Genius  of  the  Englijh  Tongue. 
As  to  the  Method  of  this  Volume,  it  is  exaAly  the  fdmc  as 
die  firft,  and  as  to  the  Etymology,  where  I  could  not  find  any 
Ordinal,  I  have  in  their  ftead  writ  \Incert,  Etym.'\  #.  e.  the  Ety- 
iDology  is  anccrtain.  Tho'  I  am  perfuaded  that  many,  nay  mod 
cf  ojr  common  Words  (excepting  fuch  as  are  humorous  or  cant- 
iae)  do  owe  their  Original  to  the  Saxon  Language.  But  the  Sax^ 
w  naming  been  a  warlike  People,  who  minded  Fighting  more 
liin  Writing,  and  the  Art  of  Printing  being  not  then  found  our^ 
bs  been  the  Occafion  that  there  were  few  Books  in  the  World  in 
mofe  Tones,  and  the  greateft  Part  of  them  probably  deftroyM  by 
Hie  ATffraMar/,  and  the  Iron  Teeth  of  Age  having  been  gnawing  the 
Remains  of  them  for  now  near  feven  hundred  Years,  it  is  no 
Wonder,  that  what  is  left  is  fo  imperfed. 

But  having  in  the  Introdudion  to  the  firft  Volume  given  aa 
Account  more  at  large  by  what  Steps  and  Gradations  our  EngUfij 
Toogne  is  come  to  be  what  it  now  is,  from  what  it  anciently  was ; 
fcd  not  having  Room  here  to  expatiate,  I  (hall  defift,  hoping  that 
lacfe  my  Labours  may  be  both  as  acceptable  and  ferviccable  to  my 
Coantry-men  as  they  have  been  laborious  to  me  in  the  Compiling, 
SixcE  the  Publication  of  the  firil  Edition  of  this  fecond  Vo- 
lame,  my  Bafineis  having  calPd  me  to  the  FeruCil  of  a  great 
Namber  of  Authors  treating  of  all  Arts  and  Sciences^  it  has  given 
at  an  Opportunity  of  colledingacoufiderable  Number  of  Words 
•ot  in  the  two  firft  Volumes  in  06lavo ;  whereupon,  in  order  to 
Kftjerthis  Work  as  compleat  as  I  poiTibly  can,  I  have  entirely  left 
o«  the  Emglip^  French  and  Latin  Difiionary,  defign'd  chiefly 
fcrthe  Ufe  of  Foreigners,  to  make  Room  for  thefe  additional  Im- 
provements. As  for  thofe  who  would  have  this  Work  compleat 
ia  one  Volume,  I  recommend  to  them  my  DiBionarium  Brit^mni' 
tum'xa  F^tio^  which  I  hope  will  give  them  entire  Satisfadion. 

N.  BAILET. 

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Alphabets  «/  the  Englift,  Saxon,  Greek,  and 
Hebrew  CbarafUrs,  paralleFd  for  the  Vf«  of  ,tbofe 
vjbo  would  acquaint  tbemfehes  roitb  the  Etymological 
fFords. 


Englijb  Capitals,       *bcdbfohiklm 
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Saxon  Capitals, 
Greek  Capitals, 
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Saxon  fmall. 

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Hebrew^ 

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Englijb  Capitals, 
O.Engli/b  Capitals^ 
Saxon  Capitals, 
Greek  Capitals, 
Englijb  fmall, 
O.  Englijb  fmall, 
Saxon  fmall, 
Greek  fmall, 

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ai  I  ■='•" ^  1^  wU>  cbe  letter  A  marked 
*•  ••-^^ijwwcowleaio^l,  wtch  the  let- 

^r  <=»  1!^    was  hafii  to  be  dctcrinincd, 

««c^  **  j5^iL#^>toi«.    Hence  Cicero 

•*  '-*  .J^iT   1  wi  .iTufed  by  the  «^- 
>i«<  .S^firft  tetter  of  the  iittfr-f  ^l«- 

1    ■■Ift-lpr^  w«f«  introduced. 

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^^  »^ljSS«/  to^m  were  fiift 

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A  B 

Thus,  in  the  firft  mood,  a  fyllogffm 
confiftjiig  of  three  un'verfal  affirmative 
propoficions,  is  f^id  to  be  in  Bar  ha-ram 
The  A  thrice  repeated,  denoting  fo  n)»n/ 
of  the  propoiirions  to  be  univerfal,  Jj^, 

"I  or  A  A  or  ^  [with  Fbjficians]  u 
ufed  ID  prefcriptions,  and  denotes  (imply 
equal  pans  of  the  ingi  edicnis  therein  men- 
tioned. 

AAA  [with  Cbymifts']  iafometfmesufcd 
CO  figniiy  Amaig4»ma  or  Jmd'gamatim. 

A  B,  at  the  b  g:niit^  of  Engifflf  Saxen 
names,  is  generally  a  contr^dion  of  Ab- 
bot, L  e.  an  j^Bot  or  My^  fo  chat  as 
to  the  names  of  places,  ic  may  be  gene- 
rally concluded,  that  the  place  beloilgei 
ro  a  mooaftery  elfewbere^  or  that  there 
was  one  there. 

A'BACUS  [  A^*«^,  Gen.  of 'Avfirtf , 
Gr»  which  fome  derive  from  *T2i^*  J*5. 
to  be  elevated  or  raifed,  and  tVence  take 
it  to  fignity  a  hi^h  ihelf,  ^.  >  it  Wat 
ufed  among  the  ancients  for  a  cupb^gi d  or 
buffet. 

ABACUS  f •A/aot©*,  Or.J  a  counting, 
tablaancicnrly  ufeH  in  raUuhtions  •  This 
was  fomecimea  a  board  cover'd  with  fand^ 
duft,  yc,  Hfced  evenly  upon  it,  on  which 
Geometriciaoiy  (gfc.  ufed  to  dfaw  their 
fchemcs. 

ABACUS  Tytbagorkms  [i.e.  Vytbtfo^ 
ras's  tablej  a  table  of  numbers  contrived 
for  the  more  ea/y  learning  the  pri  act  vies 
of  arithmetick,  and  foppoied  to  be  the 
moltipltcacioo  table,  and  chenCR  U  has 
beet)  ufed  co  fignity  iin  alphabet  or  A  B  C* 

ABACUS  [in  Arcbitt^urgJ  is  the  ^tf^ 

perrooft  member  or  capital  of  a  colomo, 

which  fervesas  a  lor(  of  crowning  both 

»  IP. 

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to.  the  ctpical  andcolufno,  tho*  fome  er^ 
NjToneonfly  make  ic  to  be  the  capital 
itfelf. 

The  ABACUS  [according  to  Vitruvms2 
was  origiatil/  defigned  co  reprefenc  9. 
fqoare  die  Utd  over  an  urn  or  basket* 
The  original  or  rife  of  this  firft  regular 
order  ot  architecture,  is  faid  co  be  as 
follows.  An  old'  woman  of  ""Athens  ht' 
ving  placed  a  basket  covered  with  a"  tile 
over  the  root  of  an  Acanthus  [Bears- fiot] 
th^  plant  flioot'ng  -forth  the  foUowinfi 
r^rinf,  eiKompafled  the  basket  all  round, 
till  having  met  the  tile,  +1  curled  back  in 
a  kind  of  fcrolls,  wh'ch  being  obierv'd  by 
en  iogenicus  fculptor,  he  formed  a  capital 
upon  this  plai  (  leprefentxng  the  tile  by 
the  AhacuSf  the  basket  by  the  vafe  or 
body  of  the  capital,  and  the  leaves  by  the 
volumes. 

^  The  ABACUS  is  foire:hing  different  in 
different  orders.  It  is  a  flat  fqnare  mem- 
ber in  the  Tufcan^  Doriclt,  and  ancient 
fimick  orders.  In  the  richer  orJers,  the 
Coflntbidti  and  Compofir,  it  lofes  its  na- 
tive form  \  having  its  four  fides  or  faces 
arwh'd  or  cut  inward,  with  Tome  orna- 
ment, as  a  rofe,  fome  other  flower,  a 
fifli's  tail,  \ffc. 

But  there  are  other  liberties  taken  io 
the  Abacus^  hy  feveral  architefis.  Some 
make  it  a  per^<^  O^ee  in  the  lonidt^  and 
crown  it  with  a  fillet.  In  the  Dorlk, 
fome  place  a  Cymatium  over  tr,  and  fo 
do  not  make  it  the  uppermoft  member : 
In  the  Tufcan  order,  where  it  is  the  larg- 
eft  and  molt  maflive,  and  takes  up  one 
third  pirt  of  the  whole  capita',  they 
fometiraes  rail  it  cPe  Z>/>of  the  capital, 
apd  Scamazzi  utes  the  name  Ahacus  for  a 
co^-cave  moulding  in  the  capital  of  the 
TUfcan  pedr'Hal. 

ABA'DDiR,  a  name  given  to  the  flone 
that  Saturn  is  fabled  to  have  fwallow'd 
iofteid  of  his  (on  Jupher :  For  the  poets 
feign,  chat  Saturn,  having  teen  forewarn- 
ed, (hat  he  ftould  be  expelled  his  king- 
dom by  one  of  his  Tons,  to  prevent  it,  as 
foon  as  ever  his  wife  Rhea  waj  delivered 
of  a  male  child,  fcnt  for  it  in  order  to 
devour  it;  but  having  fcrved  his  wife 
fo  once,  ftc  afterwards  ijiftead  of  the 
child  fent  him  a  ftone,  wrapped  up  in 
fwadliqg  eloachs^  and  fo  deceived  him, 
end  p'eferved  the  child.  See  SOtum, 
^  ABA'GION,  t  proverb,  a  circumlocu- 
aOD. 

ABALIBNA'TION  (in  theXwiMalaw] 
•  giving  up  one*s  right  to  another  perfon, 
or  a  making  over  an  eflace,  goods  or 
chattels  by  faile,  or  due  courfe  of  law. 

ABA'RCY  [abartia^  U  9i  'AfiafrU, 
Cr*J  lofaciablenefs. 


AB 

To  ABAHH  [ftbajiian.  Sax*"]  to  mako 
bare,  uncover  or  diidofe. 

ABARNATIB  [of  abajltan,  Saz,^  co 
dttcSt  or  difcover  any  fecret  crime. 

To  ABA'SB  [Sea  term]  to  lower  or 
take  in,,  as  to  lower  or  take  in  a  flag. 

ABA'SED  [in  HefMry]  is  a  term  ufmd 
of  the  vol  or  wings  of  eagles,  iff^.  when 
the  top  or  angle  looks  downwards  toU 
wards^  the  point  of  the  fliield  i  or  whe^ 
the  wings  are  Aut  :  The  natural  way  o£ 
bearing  them  being  fpread  with  the  tip» 
pointing  to  the  chief  or  the  angles. 

A  Bend^  a  Cbevront  a  Fale,  iffc,  are 
faid  to  be  abafed,  when  their  points  ter« 
minare  in  or  below  the  centre  of  tho 
fliield. 

An  Ordinary  is  faid  to  be  abafed,  whoa 
below  its  due  (ituatioo. 

To  ABA'TE  [oT  aUtatre,  P.]  properly 
to  break  down  or  deflroy  (in  a  common 
fenfe)  is  to  diminiih|  to  make  or  grow 
lefs. 

To  ABATE  [in  Common  Lat^l  to  h% 
quaibed  or  made  of  none  effed,  as 

To  ABATE  a  writ  [in  lam]  U  to  de- 
ftroy  it  for  a  time,  thro*  want  of  good 
ground,  or  fome  other  defed  i  as  the  ap^ 
peal  abateth  bycoufenage,  i.e.  the  accu- 
fation  is  made  void»  or  defeated  by 
deceit. 

ABA'TEMENT  fakaiffement,  F.]  alof- 
(ening ;  alfo  ihac  which  u  abated  io  a  rec- 
koning or  account. 

ABATEMENT  [in  Lam]  the  ad  of  a- 
bating  i  alfo  fignines  the  entring  upon  an 
inheriunce,  by  flepping  in  between  the 
former  pofTcfli^r  and  bis  next  heir. 

.  ABATEMENT  ffibonoiir  [with  £fer^O 
is  fometimes  an  abfoluce  reverfionor  o* 
verturning  of  the  whole  elcutcheoo,  or 
elfe  only  a  mark  of  diminution,  BSVLfomt 
dexter  parted  tewney  a  Goar  pnifter^  « 
Delft  &c.  Theie  marks  muft  be  either 
cawney  or  murrey  ;  otherwife*  inftead 
of  diminutions,  they  become  additions  of 
honour. 

Att  ABA'TOR  [tn  a  Xinr  fenfe]  one 
who  intrudes  into  hoofes  or  land,  that  is 
void  by  the  death  of  the  former  poflTef. 
for,  as  yet  not  entered  upon  or  taken  uj| 
by  his  heir. 

A'BBESS  [of  'A^^4Tti<a,  Gr.  Abu^if. 
ye.  Sax*"]  a  goverxMfs  of  nuns. 

A'BBEYl  [of  'Ayg)g«W«,  Gr.\Abbo>5- 
WA'BBY  f  Jiice,  Sax*]  a  convent  or 
monaftery,  a  houle  for  religious  perfons* 

A'BBIES,  anciently  one  third  of  the 
beft  benefices  in  England,  were  by  the 
pope*t  grant  appropriated  to  abbies,  and 
other  religious  houfes,  which  when  they 
werediflTolved  by  K.  Henry  VIII,  and  be- 
come  lay-fees,  cht rt  were  190  diflblved, 
^  whofir 

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ab 

^  ^^^  which  «c  a  me^w'n^^ounccd 

irr  a?«  .bbey  -.  of  whicb  foiw  in  ^, 

BAm  A'BBOTS.  abbots,  whofc  ^i,. 
JfiTSebeen  ercaed  i»'°^^f  ^^^^^^ 

CveaMtf  ABBOTS,  abboti,  who  are 
iBa  ciTcd  cardinals. 

n— ■■ifiiriirr  ABBOTS,  or  Abbots  m 
riMHtfiiT^r^  feculars,  and  do  not  per- 
fcra  lay  feininal  offices,  nor  bye  any 
jmtsa^  }ari«i^ioii  over  thetr  monks, 
a^ko"  they  hare  undergone  cJie  tonfurc, 
mA  axe  obfiged  by  cheir  balls  to  cake  the 
crriers  whea  cb«y  come  of  ue. 

Crwrr^d  ABBOTS,  are  fuch  as  bear 
dK  cre6er  or  paftoral  ftaff. 

Jferzrf  ABBOTS,  are  fo  calleif,  beciaie 
iftey  vcar  anucrc  wtjea  rhcy  officiate, 
Btf  aic  iadepeadeac  upon  ny  perfoo  boc 
cbe  pew.  beisx  free  from  the  bifbop's 
iiMfffin^  and  hmTtng  the  £une  antho- 
TZC7  vichiD  their  \y^nadn^  that  the  bifhop 
h^  i  thcfe  mUrcd  ftbbocs  in  ^Umd 
ve:a  alio  lords  of  ptrliaffienr. 

Tftfrf^r  ABBOTS,  are  real  monks  or 
k!%Iobs,  who  ha^e  ctkea  the  7owt  tad 
wm  che  habais. 

AIBRE'VIATBD    [flMrwVtfai,    L.  J 

ASnREUVOI'R,  a  watering  place,  Fr. 

ABBaxUYOl'R  [with  Uefotu^  rbe 
^sbc  or  /ocAire  of  twofboet,  or  the 
vaerftioe  or  fpace  left  between  two  ftones 
C9  ^r  ch«  morcar  in  as  the/  are  layu^. 

ABSirrTALS  f cf  tffteitfir,  F.  to  B- 
■k  CT  faoood,  or  of  balBaQ  or  onbn^an, 
Sat'l  'be  botiings  and  boondings  of  hn ds, 
Kfkvays,  }gfC*  either  towards  the  eaft, 
v«,  noixb  x^r  fbucb. 

ABDICATIYB  ISdieathus,  L.J  be- 
bacicf  ro  abdlcarion  }  aUb  negatire. 

A^DITIVB  [^hlitrws,  L.J  hiddrn. 

A'eOOIdBN  [of  tfftrfoi  L.  to  hide,  and 
■■■KaaH  checaalj 

ABOOMfiS  [with  JkUtamifts  ]  the 
Iwer  beny,  that  pare  of  the  bell^  which 
a  bcii*eeii  the  Davel  and  the  privities  t 
^  itfwemoft  of  the  3  Ventnu  or  great 
OKles,  which  cootaint  the  ftomacb,  U- 
tt,  bladder,  feiesn,  ants,  }gc. 

UIHTCTIO  [of  4D  from,  and  ductf, 
1. 9  lead  or  drawj  a  term  ofed  hy  ana- 
n«8B  when  the  ends  of  the  booea  ftaad 
B  a  Mac  dSftence  in  a  fradare,  X. 

ABHI'Cl'OR  flinufai  d^iti  [with  iAm. 
BBJftJ  •  jnofcJc  of  Che  little  finger, 
Vlidh  df«iv*  ic  fiom  the  reft.  It  takes 
ii  A  h^m  the  X^gJinnirMi  traa/ver/aU^ 
«24ih  and  3d  bone  of  the  Csr;pia,  and 
teiktlbptnarptnol  ibtOi  Metacaf* 


AB 

^i*.    The  firft   of  thefe  originations  ends 

at  the  f^rperior  part  of  the  firft  bone  of 

the  I'ttle  finger  forwards;  thefecond  at 
the  iaroe  part  of  the  faid  bene,  laterally  1 
the  third  is  infcrted  with  the  'odon  of 
the  Extenfar  mtmmi  digiti^  to  chc  upper 
end  of  the  rhird  bone  ot  the  little  finger. 
ABDUCTOR  imnir^  dJgiti  pedis  [with 
Ajuaomjfis]  amuC-leol-cbelicrletoe,  tbac 
arifcs  Irom  the  cjrternal  part  of  the  O/ 
eaicist  as  alfo  from  the  external  fide  oi  the 
Oi  metacarpi  of  the  lirtis  toe,  ^and  forms 
one  tendon  at  its  inCsrtion  to  the  fuperior 
pirt  of  the  firft  bone  of  the  licrle  roe  ex* 
temally  and  laterally.  Its  Dfe  ia  to  draw 
it  off  from  the  reft. 

ABDUCTOR  Indicii  [Mth  jtaatomi^sl 
a  mafcle  of  the  fore  fiicer,  arifing  flefliy 
from  the  Osmetacarpi^  that  fuftains  the 
fore  finder,  and  havinjg  Joined  one  of  the 
Lumbr^rai  mufJes,  is  infened  with  it  to- 
gether with  I  be  leiklgn  of  the  AtduSor 
FMcit.  The  Ufe  of  ic  is  to  draw  the 
tore -finger  from  the  reft. 

ABDUCTOR  OcK/r  [jttiatom'}  a  muf. 
cle  of  the  eye,  which  draws  u  from  the 
oofc.  lih  a\(o  cilltd  Jhdi£ruAwiduSj  be^ 
canfe  it  is  made  ofe  of  Infcomful  Refent- 
ments. 

ABDUCTOR  PoUiiit  [Jnatomf}  a  muf- 
de  of  the  thumb,  which  arifingbroad  and 
flefty  from  the  imemal  pa:c  of  the  JLiga- 
mentwn  tranJverfaU  carpi^  and  dc/cendlng 
becomes  tendinous  at  its  implanration  to 
the  upper  a**d  external  part  of  thefecond 
bene  of  the  thumb,  and  laterally  leftens  ic 
felf.  Its  ufe  is  10  draw  the  thumb  from 
the  fingers. 

ABDUCTOR  Paltfci/ ffdij  J^Aiatoml 
amuicleof  the  great  loe.  It  takes  rile 
flelby  inceinally  and  laterally,  from  the 
Os  calcii,  and  in  half  its  Progreis  becom- 
ing tendinous,  joins  with  anether  fleihy 
beginning,  which  fprings  from  the  Oi  cu- 
neiforme  nu^ust  which  fuftarns  the  Os  tue^ 
t4Starfi  of  the  great  toe,  till  laftly  they 
both  making  one  tendon,  are  tnipl anted  to 
the  external  part  of  the  0$  Sejamoidet  of 
the  great  toe  laterally. 

ABELI'TION,  Abolition,  the  Hceoce 
granted  co  a  criminal  accufer  to  forbear  or 
defift  from  further  Profecution. 

A'BELE-rrfr  [with  Botmfisi  a  finer 
kind  of  white  poplar. 

ABRO'NA  [of  tfto.  L.  to  go  away] 
t^oddefs  of  the  Romans ^  who>  as  the/ 
imagin'd,  had  xhe  power  of  making  their 
going  forch  happy  or  unhappy* 

A^BR  [OidBritifhJ  the  fall  ofaleiTer 
water  into  a  greater,  as  of  a  brook  into 
a  river,  a  river  into  a  lake  or  fea.  The 
month  of  •  river }   ts  Jhrc^tm^,  l^» 

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ABEKE-  MURDER  [of  zhefit  apparent 
tnd  mojito  murder,  Sax.]  plain  or  dowi*- 
righc  murderi  in  diftmition  from  man* 
flaughter  and  chanre  medley. 

ABE'RR  ANT  [aberraiu,  L.]  ftrayi^g  or 
waoderii^  away  from. 

ABERU'NCATED  laberimcattu,  L.] 
puUed  \>p  by  the  roots,  weeded. 

ABE'TTORS  [in  lam]  are  aifo  thofe 
pertoDSy  who  wicbouc  caufe  procure  others 
to  (lit  out  falfe  appe-ils  of  ielony  or  mur- 
der againit  perfons,  that  they  may  tfaere- 
1)y  render  them  infamous. 

ABGATO'RIA  loiatgbitt'm^lxith^  the 
tlphabec  ABC,  ^c, 

ABGREGATION,  a  reparation  from 
the  Bock.   L. 

To  ABJB'CT  7    [aiieaatuM,  IJ 

To  ABJE'CTATE  |  to  caft  or  put 
tway  with  difdain. 

A'BIES  fwirh  Botanifis]  the  fir-tree. 

ABIBTI'NE  lahietmus,  L.  ]  made  of  $ 
alfo  of  or  pertaining  to  fir. 

ABrCA  [With  Botamfis]  the  herb 
ground.pine.   X. 

ABI'GBUS   \  [pU  KecordA    a  thief 

ABIGB'VUSJ  who  has  itolen  many 
cattle. 

ABl'LIMENTS  [of  Ifar]  habiliments, 
or  all  forts  of  armour  and  warlike  ftores. 

To  A'BJUGATE  [  atjugatumy  L.  J  »o 
tinyoke,  to  uncouple. 

A'BLt  [oi  babilih  L,']  capable  to  per- 
form» 

To  A'BLBGATH  laBUgaium,  L.]  to 
fend  abroad  upon  fome  employment;  al- 
fo to  fend  a  perfon  out  of  the  way  that 
one  IS  weary  of. 

A'BLENESS  [of  babilltas^  L.]  capa- 
blanefs  to  perform,  ^, 

ABllGA'BOSfibfefire  [with  Botanijis] 
the  flower  Mtrcij/tu  or  Pf^Rte  JD^dU,  L 

To  A'BLIGATB  latligatum,  L.]  to 
bind  or  tye  up  from. 

ABLOCA'TION,    a  letting  out  to  hire. 

To  ABLU'DB  labludere^  I.J  to  be 
mlike,  to  differ  from. 

A'BLUENT  lahluens,  L.]  wafting  a 
way,  cleanfing. 

ABNEGATION,  a  denying  a  matter 
point  blank. 

ABO'MASUM  [with  Anatomifts']  one 
of  the  four  ftomachs  of  ruminant  animals, 
I.  e.  fuch  as  chew  the  cud  ;  the  other 
rhree  are  called  Venter^  Reticulum,  and 
Omajkm* 

ABO'MIKABLB  {abwunariy  according 
tt  the  native  fenfo  of  th^  word,  from 
^%xiii  omen,  L.  fignifies  to. account  a 
thing  for  an  ill  omen,  or  an  unlucky 
fign,  and  thereifore  to  pray  agatrft  it 
by  certain  forms  of  fpcechj  to  be  abhor- 
red, kaihcul  or  hated. 


A  B 

To  ABO'MINATE  [ahominari^  of  «^ 
and  omen]  properly  fignifies  to  take  a, 
thing  ior  an  ill  fign  or  unlucky  omen ;  to 
pray  againft  it,  or  wifli  the  cootrarv,  by 
certain  forms  and  fpeeches  s  we  uie  it  for 
to  abhor,  hate  orloath^ 

ABOMINO'SE  labminofus,  L.]  fuU 
of  abomination. 

A'BON  "l  [with   the  ancient  BriUunsJ 

A'VON  j  fignified  a  river,  and  was  a 
general  name  for  all  rivers. 

To  ABO'RT  [oBortir,  F.  o(ab  and  orior, 
L.l  to  mifcany,  to  bring  forth  the  foetus, 
before  it  is  arrived  at  its  maturity  ior 
birth. 

ABO'RTION  Iwith  Gardeners]  a  term 
ufed  of  fruits  chat  are  produced  too  early 
before  their  time,  as  when  trees  happen- 
ing to  be  bhited  by  noxious  winds,  are 
fuojed  to  this  malady,  never  btinging 
their  fruit  to  maturity. 

ABO'RTIVE  laboytivust  L.]  pertain* 
ine  to  fuch  a  birth,  ftilMx>m,  untimely  ; 
alio  that  comes  to  nothitig,  as  an  abortive 
defign. 

ABO'RTIVBNBSS,  mifcarriage  ;  alfo 
unfuccefsfulnefs. 

ABOUTED  [with  Gardeners]  a  term 
ufed  to  denote  that  trees  are  budded.  It 
properly  fignifies  a  fwelling  formed  in  the 
human  body,  which  has  come  to  a  hea4  or 
abfcefs,  and  is  applied  to  trees,  in  that 
the  buds  of  them  do  in  like  manner  arife 
like  fmall  heads. 

ABRACADa'BRA.  this  word  is  afpeli 
or  charm,  which  is  Rill  in  uie  and  efteem 
with  fome  fuperRiiious  perfons,  who  pre- 
tend to  do  woodsrs  by  it  in  the  cure  of 
agues  and  fevers,  which  is  to  be  written  in 
theform  of  a  tiiangle,  decreafmg  one  Mer- 
cer every  line  till  it  comes  to  a  point  ;  and 
the  illiterate  write  the  letters  in  E^gli/b 
chara£bers  in  the  fame  form. 

K  1  3  N  "t  R  D  K  "I  a  K 
iaHT838TnK 

-IK  3  K1  3  H 
K  D  N  n  a  N 

n  UK 

u 
A'BRACAR,  a  name  which  B^ilidet, 
an  heretick  of  (he  fecood  century,' gave  to 
Qod,  who  he  faid  was  the  author  o£  ^65p 
iVf.  365 -days  in  the  year,  to  which  (he 
letter*  Knn«-ISDK13«  Atrac4<ia- 
bray  are  faid  tp  amounp.  T.'^e  author  ok 
this  Aiperftition  is  (aid  to  have  lived  in 
the  time  oi  Adrian,  and  ha4itsnai^e  af. 
tttABrafan^  or  jtftaxdt^  £A^/Mff«f,  (?r.J 

a  deity 

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tiMfihK  <be  amlior  ttdofed.  thtt  he 
■ak  10  fsprcae  daij,  «sd  ascribed^  to 
Hafticnl  petty  Ibfaordinaxe  divinuies, 
nj9^mt  wh9ftt6Scd  over  the  heayens. 
f€  aJo  acordiBe  to  the  number  of  days 
ttTkefcar.  he  held  3f65  virtues  or  pow. 
crx,  m  LI  pmitirit  intelligences,  the  value 
tt  the  '<:cen  in  the  urord,  according  co 
ifcaGnt^'^uiBbevs  made  3^  ihiis» 
A    1     P     ▲     B    A     S 

I      «    100   I        16      X    290 

ABIUUAM:s  BAUwI    C^n  ^oC^]   cb« 

T»  ABIlA'Dfi  i^SrMd^e^  W]  tolbave 
flf. 

AHLA'SION  [with  Smsmu]  a  Toper* 
feal  raifii^  of  the  skin. 

ABtASlON  [in  a  Medidaai  SmfeJ  the 
vcnag  awsy  cite  natural  mucus,  which 
csicn  :he  Beabranes,  panicularlf  chofe 
flf  the  tottsch  xjd  guct,    by  conofive  or 


ASIA' 


knON  [with  TbUofopbets]  chit 
r  which  is  worn  off  by  auricion  of 
I  oae  againfl  another. 

Ua£)IUNClAnriON,  areoouncing  or 
htkkr^  a^y  diing  eniifely.    F,  o{  JL 

iiaia>GMBNT  [dfeggment^  F.j  an 
dbd4ft^9  to^-  wherein  ihe  lefs  nucerial 
deaia  ase  ta^fted  00  but  briefly,  and  fo 
tm  vhole  brof%ht  into  a  lefler  compafs  > 
■aipiiaae  or  flion  account  of  a  matter  > 
afi^aaary  or  Ibort  accoont  o\  the  maccer 
af  a  book. 

ABRIDGMENT  [of  dCPimt,  &c.  in 
im\  is  cbe  naking  It  fliorier  by  abftrafi- 
uuiar  of  ixa  circumftances. 

ABBOCAME'NTUM.  Stit  Mfhocbment. 

ABBOO'D  [ok  bjieban,  &tx.]  as  to 
fe  ahrood  as  an  hen  on  eggs,  ro  cheriA. 

ABSOTANlTES  [  A^^^ivw,  Cr.] 
viaei^ide  ot  f^^chernwood. 

ABBOTONinrES  Ik/^mi^ns^  Gt.'] 
weraawaod  wine. 

ABBO^AHUM  [AjSe/TAMr,  Gr,^  the 
hem  faKhernwood. 

TheABRU'PT  [etn^fMii,  L.]  the  on- 
CPca,  ro^ha  broken,  orcraggya  part  of 
^ksalfft.    Jfikflit. 

ABRU'PTNBSS,  the  breaking  or  being 
beokcn  otf  on  a  fiiidmi  s  ajfo  craggineu 
•  ■  rack    BMMintain     Itfc 

Te  ABSCIND  lib^tdite^  L.]  cocuc 

AMCrSSierta  CMBck  AAm*  or  oTibfr 
^^  Cmvilimai    fi- 

^^     I     ^W        perts  of  the  axil 
f^  ih      \     cue  off  b/  the 

I  Wm         \  *ccouoted  down* 

I fB  I  wards  from  the 

ir^^mmm  fei^iQx    of  the 


AB 

iedtoQ,  chm  y  b  or  y  B  art  the  ^c^ 

tn  this  figure.    Some  writers  call  rhafe  the 
HUfcepted  Axes  or  intercepted  diamecen. 

To  A'BSfiNT  me'sftlU  to  be  voluite^ 
rily  abfentt  not  co  appear*  co  keep  out  of 
the  way. 

ABSENTEB'Sy  a  parliamenc  held  in 
Dii^/in  the  28th  of  Hmry  VIII. 

ABSI'NTHIATBD  [ai^biohu^  L.] 
mingled  with  wormwood. 

ABSINTHIO'MENON  i'K-^tfd-iipnm^ 
Gr,]  fomhernwood,  or  wormwood  gen:le. 

ABSlNTHI'TfiS  ['A^riF^iTaf,  Gr.  j 
wine  made  of  wormwood. 

ABSI'NTHIUM  [  A4ii^i«r,  Of.  J 
wormwood. 

To  ABSI'ST  [d^m,  L.]  to  ceafe 
or  leave  off. 

ABSOLETB  [oB/oletus,  L]  out  e( 
life,  negleded. 

A'BSOLUTfi  l^ubGrammariaiu}  with* 
out  reeimen  or  government,  as  ao  shiSm 
the  oBfolute* 

ABSOLUTB^biMi  Afifff.  [wtchGiVMi- 
wariam']  fuch  adje&iresas  are  In  chepo- 
(icive  degree,  as^rM^  tittle ^  /•»,  Ufi. 

ABSOLUTE  Horns  SiJbfim.  Aich  nouoi 
whofe  fignifications  imply  a  fimple  idea  ; 
as  a  Man,  a  Harfe,  Earthy  Air^  ^c. 

ABSOLUTE  [in  TU^imJ  »  f'>nietlnies 
ufad  CO  denote  a  thing  being  without  any 
caure,  in  which  fenfc  God  is  abfoluti. 

ABSOLUTE  is  alfo  ufed  to  ^%mht  frtt 
from  conditions,  u  che  decrees  of  God 
are  faid  co  be  flbfolute  in  refpe^  to  men. 

ABSOLUTE  [with  Roimmifis)  is  ufed 
in  oppoficion  co  Declaratory,  as  chey  hold 
that  a  prieft  can  forgive  tins  dfoltite^l 
but  che  preteftants  fay  only  dedaratively 
and  minifterially. 

ABSOIUTB  AfttfiM,  fignifies  che  chai^B 
of  place  in  any  moving  body. 

AiBSOLUTE  Humbers  ijUgdrs]  a  nrnn- 
ber  which  poireflfes  one  incire  part  or  fide 
of  an  eqaarion,  and  is  always  a  known 
quancicv,  and  che  redangte  or  folid  under 
rbe  unknown  roots  in  £^ratieks  and  Oh 
bicks^  thus  in  this  equation  >  a  a  -+*  16 
a  ===  36,  che  abfoluce  number  is  ^, 
which  is  equal  co  che  prodoft  of  the  two 
roots  ef  values,  mnlctplied  one  toco  ano- 
ther s  this  is  called  alfo  Homogemum  Omi- 
paratiottis,  by  Vieta. 

ABSOLUTE  rtace,  is  that  part  of  In. 
finite  and  immovable  fpace>  cbtc  ftny  body 
pofleiles. 

A'BSOLUTBLY  lab/cguti^L.^  titer  «d 
abfduie  manner* 

ABSOLUTELY  [wlch  Geoaetricims'] 
h  nfed  CO  iknify  locirety,  compleacly.  as 
a  circle  or  (phere  is  fald  to  be  tbfoluttly 
round'  in  contiadlAioaioo  10  a  figure 
that  is  p«rtW  fp,  ts  in^^jT^  a  Sphetmd, 
toe.  Cc^c^nt        ^■^- 

**  Digitized  by  VjOOy  l^ 


AB 

.  ABSOLUTION  [in  cb6  Qmon-lam^  t 
Joridictl  a&«  whereby  a  prieft  ts  a  judge, 
and  by  Wrcneof  a  power  delegated  co  faioi 
from  Chrlft,  remits  fim. 

ABSOLUTION  lin  the Civillaof}  fig- 
ni&es  a  de&nicive  fentence,  whereby  a  man 
tccoied  of  any  crime  it  acquirced. 

ABSOLUTION  [in  the  Reformed 
€kKrches]M  uAially  underftood  ot  a  Se  i- 
tCDce  by  which  a  perfon  f(anding  excom- 
nnnicated,'  is  f;reed  or  relea/ed  trom  the 
^communication. 

ABSOLUTP'RIOM:  [with  rtyficians'i 
so  abfolute  remedy,  or  moH  cfiectuaJ 
medicine  %  alio  %  certain  cure  or  perle-^ 
lecovery.    JL 

A'BSOLUTENESS  [of  ^folu,  F.  ab- 
fiUtus^  L.]  arbitrarineTsy  iieedom  from 
C0oditxons,  ye. 

To  ABSO'RB  Ivrhh  Gardeners y  &c.] 
Is  a  term  apply*d  co  chore  greedy  branches, 
that  growing  on  iruit-irees,  do  drilik  up 
sod  rob  the  other  branches  of  the  nutriti. 
«Mis  juice,  that  they  ft  and  in  need  of  for 
iheir  nourii)  menc  and  augmentation. 

ABSQUE  HOC  [i.  e.  without  this] 
words  ot  exception  made  uTe  of  in  a 
ciaverfe,   X. 

ABSTE'ASIVE  Medklnes,  fuch  as  are 
•ufcd  to  clear  the  skin  and  outward  parts  of 
xhe  body  from  filth. 

A'BSTRACT[in  /ibi|o/&fI^]ch«t  which 
h  feparated  from  fome  other  thing  by  an 
operation  of  the  mind  called  abftia^ion. 

An  ABSTRACT  Jdea,  is  fome  fimple 
adea»  decach'd  and  feparated  from  any  par- 
ticular fubje&  or  complex  idea,  ^  lor  the 
tike  of  viewing  and  confidering  it  more 
^ftin^ly^  as  ic  is  icitfelf,  its  own  nature, 

^  ABSTRA'CTED  MMbtwuxtides,  U  ufed 
in  oppofition  to  m^xM  mathematicks  ;  che 
fejtner  (ignifying  pure  arichmeiick,  geo- 
■letry  or  algebra. 

AI1STRAXT£D  Noms  SMantives 
fwich  GranoHaritms^  ficcj  are  Aicfa  nouns 
as  det^otea  thing;  the  exiftence  ot  which 
it  rea!,  and  in  the  nature  of  the  ching  j 
hxff.  fublifts  only  in  the  underftanding  s  as 
fimaHky^  Trutby  Yigilance^  &c. 

ABSTRA'CTEDLY  [of  aifiradus^  L.] 
19  way  of  abftr:i£V. 

ABSTR  A'CTI  VE  iahfira&ws ,  L.]  that 
may  be  abftra&ed  or  drawn  from. 

ABSTRl'CTED  [<j49riA<«>L.]  loofeoed. 

To.  ABSTRI-NGH  {Mrmgere,  L.]  to 
mbind  or  loofen. 

ABSTRU'SE  [dftrufiu  L.]  far  removM 
from  che  common  appreheofioo«  or.  ways 
•f  conceiring. 

ABSUllDNESS  iMurdUas^  L.]  dlf- 
•(rewbleaeft  to  xcaioo,   impenincnce^ 


AC 

folly  s   an  error  or  offence  tgafoft  fbiii#i 
generally  allowed  truth  or  principle. 

ABUNDA'NTI  A,  an  allegorical  divixiicj,, 
which  wa$  repiefe;ited  under  che  figure  of 
a  young  virgin  am'dft  all  fores  of  good 
things,  in  go'-d  plight  of  body,  hiving  a 
frefh  lively  colour,  holdi  ;g  in  her  hand  a^ 
horn»  l-)id  to  be  that  of  Acbeioui* 

&i/^ ABUSE,  the  crime  called  other- 
wife,  feU- pollution. 

ABU'SlO,^  The  abufuig  or  mifufing  of  a 
thing.    I.     ' 

aBUSiO  [in  UhetorkV]  a  figure,  the 
fame  as  Catachrefis,     L. 

ABU'SIVENESS,  Offenfivcnefs,  affironr*' 
irtg-  c's,  yc 

ABUTTl'LLON  [with  Boumifis^  ye!-' 
low  ma.Ljws. 

ABY'SMAL,  Pertaining  to  an  abyfs. 

A'BYSS  ["AAo^'^f .  Or.]  a  bottomleft 
pit  or  gilf,  or  any  prodigious  deep,  where 
no  bottom  can  be  found,  or  is  fuppofed  co 
have  no  bottom;  a  vaft  unfathomable' 
depth  ot'  waters,  fuch  as  is  fu.'pofed  co  be 
incl.^fH  in  the  bowels  of  the  earth. 

ABYSSrNES,  a  yeop\e  o\  Etbiopta,  who 
a'e  rhrilHans  of  che  Greek  church. 

AC     i  a:  the  beginning  or  end    of  a 

AK     >>  nimc  ot  a  town  or  p^ace   is  the  : 

AKB  3  Sizott  word  (ic)  which  figni-< 
Hes  an  oak,  and  generally  denotes  the  pla  e 
Co  take  ics  Nime  ot'  Oai^  as  ABon  is  aa^ 
much  n  rd  /ay  Oak  Town,  and  Atfiins  ac, 
Aufiin'i  Oak  s  and  as  for  the  names  ot  per- 
Tons  ^f  the  fame  form,  chey  a^e  f^r  che ' 
moft  part  derived  trom  che  places  of  cheir 
birrh,  or  fome  acchievemenc  there. 

ACA'CIA  fwiih  Botanlfij]  the  name 
of  a  (brub,  or  the  gum  oijisacia,  called 
alfo  the  b'nding  bean-cree. 

Rob  ACA'CIA,  confcrve  of  floes,  which 
xs  ufed  inftead  ot  the  true  Acacia. 

ACAXIA  [with  MedaUiftsi  a  kind  of  i 
roll  refembling  a  bag,  feeu  on  niedals  in 
che  hands  of  feveral   of  che  coaiuls  and 
emperors,  tf^tet  Anafii^its* 

A'CACY  ['A««xiflt,  Gr-'\  innocence,  a 
being  free  from  malice. 

ACADE'MICKS  7  a  name  now  ufed  for 

ACA[DEMISTS  j  members  of  modern 
academies*  or  inftlcuced  focieties  of  learn-  . 
ed'perfons. 

A'CADEMY,  is  alfo  now  nfed  (or  a  fore 
of  collegiate  fchool  or  feminary,  where 
young  perfons  are  inftru£^d  in  a  private 
way.  In  the  liberal  arts  and  fciencesy  a* 
chofe  of  che  NoncanformiJis. 

ACADEMY  (of  Borfenunlhlpl  U  alfo 
afed  to  6gniiy  a  riding: fcbool,    a  place 
where  perfons  are  taafthc  co  rMe  the  greac  i 
horfe,  and  ntherexercifei,  fis  fencing,  jgfc. 

ACALY'PHE  CAiuaJfti,  Gr.]  the  te« 
ttetclc,  or  great  ftioging  neiile*   t. 


AC 

•CAXTA  [wfcih  Bn^s]  tlte  w^n- 

^'HTHk  f  AM^tt^y  Gr.1   a  ibora, 
Utfcrlnaiblc.    £. 
ACHrrHAI^iyCB .    ['Ajutr^AXifTjui^ 

ACANTHION  f  A«i«t^WF,    Or.]     the 

ACl  NTHATOPlA'RrA,  tragtcamh  of 

ICl  VTHICE*  i;  -A jutt  ^i«i,  Gr.  ]  a 
^tri  arid  p.eafan:  jaue,  concained  in  che 
■pof  pelatorf  or  ivy-     I- 

ACVSTHIS  fwiUk  AiC4Ri/7i]  cbeh«rb 
pw«pL    1. 

ACA'MTHUS  fAJMaa©*,  Gr.  ]  the 
io^  hcu»>fareecky    bears-luoc  or  braak- 


AtriXON  f  *Ax«^»,    Or.  ]  the  plant 
*i<4-«fnic   or    gow;      alfo  baccberV 

A^CIKOS  f  As4tp^,Or.]  a  mufhroOm 


ACAtPy  [dc»r>irif,  t.ol'A«:t^Ti«,  of 
«jnMK.  md  Ksfirif ,-  Gr.  FruicJ  unfruit- 
"he^  baiiemefs. 

iCaTALEnPTlCK  [of  'Aaayx^a^T^, 
6rJ  iacanprchnifible. 
.*CATA'US  fA»«7/Xif ,  Gr.]  the  Icffer 
*■*«'  jieafer-     JL.  JlofM. 

^AnfRA  CAjM7«f«,  Gr.  j  the  greater 


AdTERT  fin  the  king's  houftol<Q  a 
KX  af  ebeck  between  c^^^e  clerks  of  the 
^■|*t  kieeteii,  and  farreyor. 

ACATHARSI'A  I'AjuL^f^rix  oi^neg, 
■*  aadmi^.  Or.  to  purge  or  cleanfcj 
^  fick  or  ioipartiy  in  a  dtieafed  body, 
•^Kfc  n  not  jec  ^ived  off. 

M^AOOIS  iLwuh  Bouaifii]  a  term 

ACAOXOS  I  ii(cd  of  plants  tbac  feem 
■  »aac  ftallEa.  wkofe  flower  creeps  on 

Ifo  ACCEDE  [accedere^  !•  I  to  come 
^o^raw  near  to,  to  enrsr  into. 

ACCELElU'rED  JMbrion  [in  Jukcbau] 
t  Vfltiaa  wMcb  laceives  continual  incre- 
*as  or  acceffions  of  velocity. 

AOCElfiAAnnON  [with  HiUfopbersI 
te^iRoal  iocreafe  of  motion  in  any  hea- 
^  wtfci  ending^  towards  the  center  of 
^tvth,  bf  the  foroa  of  gravity. 

kCCEl.ERATION  [with  the  ancUnt 
4b^aftfjJ  a  term  afed  in  refped  to  the 
fa«  bit,  8i»d  fignified  the  aitterence  he- 
reto tkc  revolution  of  the  Pritmim  Mn- 
Ue,  md  the  folar  rerolmion,  which  was 
I  ^apoBed  at  3  mtnntes  and  $6  feconds. 

iCCiUltATC/RES  [jinatony]  cer. 
I S  ■rf'.lu  fo  raUed  of  accelerandi^  i,  i* 

'    TaA&Bin)  Zjkenukrf,  t.]  tokb- 
^  Ktofet  on  fire. 

■ocnmoN  irba^^i  t^e  in- 


AC 

kindling  or  retting  any  nattinl  body  oa  fire. 

A'CCENT  [with  Kkefmtmi]  a  tone 
or  modulation  of  the  voice,  ufed  fome- 
times  to  denote  thelniencion  of  the  orator 
or  fpeaker,  to  give  a  good  or  ill  fignifica- 
tion  to  his  words. 

Grave  ACCENT  [with  Gram.']  is  this 
mark  {^)  over  a  vowel,  to  thew  that  tho 
voice  is  to  be  deprefs'd. 

Acme  ACCENT  is  this  mark  ('}  over 
a  vowtii  to  fiiew  that  the  voice  is  to  bo 
raifed ^ 

Circumflex  ACCENT  is  this  mark  (*") 
over  a  vowel,  in  Greelf,  and  points  out 
a  kind  of  unJu!acinn  of  the  voice. 

The  Long  ACCENT,  [in  Grammar  J 
fliews  that  the  voice  is  to  itop  upon  tko 
vowel  that  has  that  mark,  auJ  is  ezprdt^ 
(ed  thus  (  -  ). 

The  Short  ACCENT  t  in  Gr^JWXWr  J 
(hews  that  the  Time  of  pronoancinx  oughc 
to  be  fhorr,  and  h  markeJ  thus  (  "  ), 

To  ACCE'NTUATE  [accentuatum,  t,J 
to  pronounce  ia  readiiig  or  fpeaking  ac- 
cording to  the  accent. 

ACCENTUATION,  a  pronouncing  ar 
marking  a  word,  fo  as  to  lay  a  ftrefs  o£ 
the  voice  upon  the  right  vowel  or  fyllable. 

ACCETTABLENESS»  agr  eeabieoeis  . 
pleafantnefs,  Jw. 

ACCE'PTANCB    1   [inIifB»3  a  tadc 

ACCEPT A'TION  j  agreement :  Thua 
ifamanand  his  wife,  feinted  of  land  ia 
right  of  his  wife,  do  join  in  making  « 
leafc  by^  deed,  reserving  rent,  the  Hus- 
band dying,  the  wife  feceives  or  accepts  of 
the  rent,  the  leafe  fhall  be  made  good  bp 
this  acceptance  in  her,  and  (hall  bar  her 
from  bringing  the  writ  Cm  ia  wta^  againft 
the  tenant. 

ACCfi'SSlON  [with  Ph^ians'i  cfao 
fit  or  time  of  being  worft  in  any  Intennit- 
tent  $  the  fame  as  paroscy/mus, 

A'CCESSORY  [by  Statute]  a  Perfon^ 
who  encourages,  advifes,  or  conceals  aa 
offender,  who  is  puilty  of  felony  byftatnte. 

PER  ACCIDENS  [with  rbiio/opbertj 
that  which  does  not  follow  from  the  natvro 
of  the  thing,  but  from  fome  accidental 
quality  of  it.    JL 

A'CCIDEnT  laccrdent^  t.]  a  contra- 

1;ent  effed,  or  fomething  produced  cafuat* 
y  and  without  any  fore- knowledge  or 
deftination  of  ic  in  the, agent  tkacproduoel 
it,  or  to  whom  ic  happens. 

A  thing  is  alfo  frequently  (tlM  an  Ac* 
cidentf  in  reference  to  its  caufe,  or  if 
Isaft  as  to  our  knowledge  of  it,  and  by 
this  an  eied  either  cafoally  prodttced,  or 
which  appears  to  have  been  fo  to  ns,  ia 
commonly  underftood. 

Ommon  ACCIDENTS  [with  tofid' 
ansj  is  tha  filth   of  the  ttnivatfal  ideas. 

Digitized  by  vj<U  —  j.  --  -- 


AC 

•od  «re  when  the  abje&  it  t  tnie  mode* 
which  muf  be  ieparaced  ac  letft  by  the 
mindy  from  the  thing  ot  which  ic  t$  faid 
to  be  AD  ftccidency  an'l  yet  the  idea  of 
that  iblnKfliannoc  be  denroy*d>  tsroMid, 
tm'dt  pifi,  prudent^  Ace 

Etttitive  ACCIDENTS  [in  Meta^byficls^ 
are  either  primary  or  fecondary. 

Tr'mary  enth'tve  ACCIDENTS,  arc  fuch 
tft  are  abfolote,  as  £uantity  tnd  2uality, 

KefpeSive  entitive  ACCIDENT  [with 
lfigiciaiu\  IS  relation. 

Modificat'ive  iuthive  ACCIDENTS 
[with  Metapbyficimul  a  r  e  quando  (wren), 
M  (  where  ),  fitiu  (  fitUAiion  )»  habitus 
(habit). 

rredUabte  ACCIDENT  [with  Lagici* 
Atfj  implies  a  common  quality,  which 
■lay  be,  or  may  not  be  in  the  fubjeS,  at 
t  particular  colour,  as  rednefs  in  a  wall, 
Igrc. 

f^edic^mental  ACClD^r  [  with  Lo- 
£ictans2  '^  when  U  is  in  its  eiTence  or 
nature  to  lubiift  iPi^  inhere  or  cleave  to 
iome  fubilance,  and  cannot  be  alone. 

ACCIDENT  [with  Pbyfidans]  Is  fuch 
as  does  not  flow  immediately  from  the 
ftrft  caufe,  but  from  caCual  interpoiicioos : 
Some  ufe  the  exprefllon  in  much  the  fame 
ftnfe  as  fymptom. 

jBfilute  ACCIDENT  [with  Kwnan  Ca- 
tboliclu]  is  an  accident  which  does,  or 
may  pombly  fubfiit,  at  leaft  miraculoufly, 
or  by  fome  fupernatural  power,  without 
«  fubjeft. 

ACCIDENTS  [in  Heraldry 2  «re  the 
principal  points  in  an  efcutcheon. 

ACCIDE'NTALNESS  [of  acxidentatis, 
LI  the  happening  by  chance. 

ACCI'DITY  [occiMtas,  L.]  flothful. 

ACcrpIOUS  laccidiuf,  L.]  flothful- 
•e(s. 

ACCI'NCT  laccinaus,  L.]  girded, 
prepared,  re^dy. 

ACCrPIENT  [accipUns^  L.]  receiving  j 
alfo  a  receiver. 

ACCIPITRI'NA  [in  Botaxy]  the  herb 
kawk-weed. 

ACCLAI'M,  acclamation.    iM/2roft. 

ACCLI'VIS  [In^dtomyjarouiclecall- 
ed  %\h  Obiiqiuu  afcendens 

ACCLI'VITY  [dccli- 
vitast  L.]  18  a  Aeep- 
nefs  reckoned  upwards 
on  a  Hope,  dechvicy  is 
a  fteepnefs  downwards  s 
thus  B  A  is  an  acclivi 
ty*  and  AB  a  decli- 
vity. 

ACCLl'VOUS  lacclivk,  LJ  rifing  up. 
wards,  fteep  up. 

A'CCOJLA,  an  husbandman  thai  conies 
kon  oUter  pans  to  till  the  land. 


A  C 

A'CCOLWT  [sec9Uiu,  IJ  dwelling 
hard  by.  "^  ^ 

ACCOLLE'  [In  BiTdUry}  collared,  or 
wearing  a  collar,  F. 

ACCOMMODATION,  the  compofure 
or  putting  an  end  to  a  difference,  quar- 
rel,   Utc.  alfo  convenience. 

ACCOMMODATION  (in  PbilofipkyJ 
the  application  of  one  thing  by  analogy 
to  another. 

ACCO'MPANIMENT,  fomeUiing  at- 
tending or  added  i%  a  circumftance  to  ano- 
ther, either  by  the  way  of  ornament,  or 
for  the  fake  of  fymmeiry,  or  the  like. 

ACCOMPANIMENTS  I'm  Her midiyi 
are  all  fuch  as  are  applied  about  the 
Ihield,  by  way  of  ornament,  as  the  belt, 
mantlings,  fupporrers,   ^c. 

To  ACCO'MPANY  [tfcceiN^fler,  F.] 
to  go  or  come  with,  to  wait  on,  to  keep 
company  with. 

ACCO'MPUSHMBNT  [  accomp^ 
mem^  F.]  the  entire  execution,  acchieve-^ 
mem,  or  fulfilling  of  (bmething  propofed 
or  undertaken. 

ACCOMPLISI^MBNTS,  acquirements 
in  literature,  art|  fdencc,  good  behavi* 
our,  Jjr. 

A'CCORD  [in  finncb  Mt^k]  U  the 
proda^on,  mixture  and  relation  of  cwo^ 
founds,  of  which  the  one  is  graTe»  and 
the  other  acute* 

ACCO'RPQRATBD  [dccorportftatf,  L.j 
joined,  or  put  to,  iabodied. 

ACCRB'TION,  growing  or  fticking 
to,  £. 

ACCRETION  [with  Naturatiftsl  U 
frequently  apply'd  to  the  increafe  of  fuch 
bodies  as  are  withuut  lif»,  and  ic  is  alio 
called  Appqfition  or  Juxta-paftion. 

ACCRETION    f  C  with  Cwifums  ]  a 

A'CCRBMENTJ  vagne  or  vacant, 
portion  of  ground,  joined  or  uniced  wiib 
grounds  held  or  poflefled  by  another. 

To  ACCROA'CH  [accttichef,  F.]  cQ 
hook  or  grapple  unto  l  alio  to  invade  ait- 
other  man's  right  i  to  encroach  upon. 

ACCROCHB'  [io  HerOdVf]  i«  whea 
one  thine  hooks  Tnto  another,  A-. 

ACCUBA'TION,  a  fitting  down,  oc 
lying  at  table,  Z. 

ACCUBinriON,  a  fitting  down,  £. 

A'CCURATBLY  [accurate^  L.]  with 
exadnefs  and  nicety. 

ACCU'SABLB  (accufaNiis^  L.]]  tku 
may  be,  or  deferres  to  oe  accufed. 

ACCUSA'TIO    7  [in  the  Civil  Lml 

ACCUSATION  r  it  the  intending  ^ 
criminal  aAion  agamft  any  one,  either  h 
one's  own  name,  or  that  of  the  puUick 

ACCU'SfiRS  [accordii^  to  Onwetim 
Agrifpa]  the  8ch  order  of  the  devila 
whole  prince  h  called  A^en^^   i-e,  a 


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AC 

4  totccftUlcif,  who  IB  the  Keve- 
'osQi  h  oM  cte  aocnfer  of  the  bre- 

[  iCtroWtAflLY  fof 

p^Bku^t  towduK  to  ciiftoin< 
I  ACIT8AU  ViTfki  EPoetrj,  Or^i  Mrf 
be]  fcHtt,  thK  b%in  with    t  fliort 
mfe.iad  tad  vich  m  Jong  one. 
iOfFBiLeaS  [^f«X^*  Gr.]  with 

iBikli 

JOtf  Itonimt,  I.]  of  «  competmd 

■e, «)idiconfifts  of  tonr^wnd  «  decree 

>  rajiM  er  of  e  cifte  between  four 

■f )ro,  fact  ic  noft  onripe  froits  htve. 

'^^  [»iik  Kataic/Jil  a  meple-tree. 

»tt*   7fwiih  BaM^#  ]  figoi- 

w*"*  r  ^  'o^'  ^ii^  a  rough- 

>atns  3  ficTs  in  the  cafte  like 

T»  ACEUaTB  lacetbmum,  L.J  to 
Htfeer  or  bvA'ttfted  i    tlfb  to  mo- 

•J^^inWf^twKftiirf©,  L.]  fowr- 
■iMiiBA  b  itlle  J  bitcerneTt. 

«toB  [of «  n^.  and  »«^r,  Gr. 
"^JjUiexi  without  w«x- 

fOWSg  [«enn^,  L-l  chafiei  liiU 

AQtKA  fvaoag  the  Jlmnmj]  t  kind 
■j^awftediKTthe  geie  of  t  perfon 
2"H  wheiein  Ub  fiunil/  end  A^iends 
■^  oflcr  bovDfe  tUl  the  lime  of  his 

'MTU  Oeirawltf,  L.]  Mooglng 

JQwiHON,  m  h^Qg  up  togc* 

J^^WSB  Imtroofia^  tj  fiill  of 

JCVrifKjLA  [.JutfMi]  certain  Glaiw 
■^■B  lit  Cterios,  one  of  the  skins 
™»^r  t  child  in  the  womb. 
•^A'TOLUM  [with  Boumifit}  the 

^ttS  [^crCMTfai^  I.]  ftllett  lod 

l^lTIAlf  ULLE^  the  words  of  a 
**_y^  cte  aAion  reqotres  good  bai). 

gySA  Fwith  BoMiff/]  rotiel, 
li^JJ^**«5r«.  ij  ttger.fowr, 

j^J^KHTLU  [withAiMi^i]  wood- 

legar. 
Mjml  a  cencraft  or  bar- 

C'^X^i^rat,  OrJ  a  precious 

^sd  la  Ajpita,  of  ferenU  ccrtotfrs, 

^  %«s  of  fome  of  which  re. 

^     %aits^  at  of  crcff,  ftnibs. 


;fVT  [eba.  ta»l  a  cana 


AC 

ICm  ftHtJi  ArtfmJ  a  dMuft  lil 
hories.  caoiiig  a  tiinnboels  in  the  loiatf. 

ACHE'ANBR  fiD  j^hmm^^  a  brkha 
ixed  ftar  of  the  firft  migniaMla  ia  firds- 
WW,  wherfakaigitiideu  xo,  31  degree^ 
and  latitude  59,  i8. 

A'CHfi&OM  iJix^fm  of  ij^  foK 
row,  and  /(•  co  flow  <  ^  of  «  ^rmr^ 
and  >:«lfip,  Cf.  roiejoice,  i  #.  a  forrow« 
hd  riTcr]  a  river  of  Epirmt^  oyer  wldlch 
cka  poecs  fe%oed  departed  Ibals  werg 
ferried.  The  reaibn  wfaf  cite  ancimt 
placed  hell  in  £te>jtf ,  feems  to  be.  be^ 
caide  the  mines  of  chac  plaet  had  MbofvA 
abaadaiioe  of  men.        « 

ACHB'RSBT,  an  ancient  mtaTore  of 
corn,  fvppoled  to  be  she  fame  as  oor  ^|ui^ 
ter  or  eight  bu  Ae]s« 

To  ACHIE^TB  te^ewr,  F^.7  to  aiw 
ehiete,  to  aecompittb  i  t6  getfofa  or. 
finifh  fome  notable  z6t  or  exploit. 

ACUIE'VEMENT  [4cKv«MMr,  Frjg 
notable  performance* 

ACHULB'A  i;«x<^'^^>  <'rO  To  ^Ueil 
of  Jcbittes,  who  U  laid  to  have  cari4 
TeUpbtu  of  a  dangerous  utcer  with  ic  | 
the  herb  Milfoil  of  TarrOw. 

ACHILLBI'S  l^ihjlHMom»ii  Ctetf* 
don  formed  by  the  O^Cdi^ij;  it  takes  iti 
name  from  the  aftton  in  comlilcing  to 
fwiftneft  of  pace, 

ACHirLLBSv  a  uCmO  which  tl>e  (chcol* 
men  give  to  the  principal  aigumenc  aj. 
iedced  bf  eaeh  ibft  of  philoMers  fit 
their  behalf^  ^ 

ACHIMBNIS  iJiyit**^ht  Of«J  thO 
herb  Polejr. 

A'CHOLITB,  fee  JMta 

ACHO^BS  [of  \Sm.  and  :(£f» 
Jpace,  becaofo  thefe  eruptions  have  but  a 
fmall  Tent,  as  GaieH  foppofos  }  but  other* 
derive  them  of  dx^^  of  Z;^? a,  afy  liaht 
and  fofcthine^  aloen  of  the  Uead  running 
from  a  fmall  orifice. 

ACHRB'STT  lactftftiS,  t;  of  dxf^ 
ri«»  Gr.]  nnproitablenefs. 

ACHKIO'GBLIST  [acrttgttos^  L.  of 
JitfttiytK^,  Gr»l  a  great  Uugher,  oni 
chat  laughs  at  nothifig,  or  at  ever/trifltf» 

ACm(ymCAl\ractrcmctti,  L. of  4 

ACHB<yNIGK  f  prMr.  and  t^. 
9Q^  time,  Gr .1  otu  of,  or  without  time; 

ACI^CULA  [with  Botorifii]  the  herk 
Shipherd's  Needle  or  Wild  Chervil,  L 

A'CIDS,  are  kinds  of  ialts.  all  who(k 
little  particles  are  long,  poxnced  and  fliar^ 
at  their  extremities,  and  make  the  tongta# 
feel  a  fliarpncis,  as  citrons,  lemoni^  oia»'< 
ges^  taoMriads^  ]^.  the  dioft  fenuble  tt» 
feft  of  them  is  the  coagulatioi^  of  thoiS 
liquors,  with  which  they  ar^miziri.  tM 
mifner  how  tBsfe  cMgnlatloBa  are  afedfc-. 
ad,  is  by  the  4041  ftirr^l«^p«t«i^ 

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AC 

tht  Ifquor,  upon  whtc)i  tb«y  tra  poured, 
in  fucb  fore,  cUc  the  fubtile  matter  cannot 
pafi  more  into  it,  and  fo  chey  grow  thick 
and  lot'e  rheir  nnotion. 

Natural  ACIDS  [with  PbyficiansJ  ar« 
fuch  as  have  a  proper  (harpuefs  of  their 
ow«a  as  \ui  e  oi  lemons,  )«fc. 

Artifcial  ACIDS  [with  Chfmifls]  arc 
fuch  as  aie. prepared  by  the  &re»  inchymi- 
cil  operations. 

.  Moftififl  ACIDS9  foch  things  as  afFcft 
the  tonguC)  with  a  feoie  of  Aarpoers  and 
icumefs. 

Dahious  AC  I  US,  fuch  things  which 
have  not  enough  of  .tbeacid  nature,  to 
'give  feofible  marks  to  the  tafte  ;  but  yet 
agree  with  the  manifefl  acids  in  other 
properties. 

ACIDITY    1  [with  Cbyniifts'}  ♦he  aci- 

A'€1PNESS  J  diiy  or  kcenncfj  of  any 
liquor  thai  confifts  in  keen  particles  of 
fa  Its  diifolved,  and  put  into  a  violent  mo- 
tion by  the  mea^s  of  fire. 

ACI'DtJL'A  IBatatiy']  aa  herb,  a  kind 
of  forrel, 

A'CINI  [with  Bo^aniftj]  are  taken  for 
thcfe  grains  that  grow  thick,  or  fmall 
.grains  growing  in  bunches  after  the  man- 
uer  of  grape-ftones,  of  which  the  rruits  of 
the  Elder-tree,  Privet,  and  other  plants  ol 
the  like  kind  are  compofisd. 

ACINI  [with  P^Ac/dBi]  the  feed  that 
IS  within  a  fruit,  and  tbeme  they  in  their 
^refcriptions  frequently  ufe  uva  exacmatOj 
1.  e.  ti  ti  Acini  or  feeds  beiue  taken  out,  l. 

A'CIMOS  f ««<r®-,  Or.J  Che  herb  Wild 
Bafil. 

Ift'CME  [dxfjm,  of  «  neg.  and  ««>»« 
<o  be  wbary,  Gr*J  the  prime  of  a  thing, 
the  flower  of  age,  the  vigour  of  coiifti- 
tmioni  ilfo  the  utmoft  top  or  height  of 
any  thtn^  i  the  poiit  of  a  weapon. 

ACME  [^ith  rbyficiotts]  is  ufed  to  de^ 
note  the  third  degree  or  height  of  diftem- 
pers.  Of.  wh-ch  irai>y  have  four  perieds. 
iff,  the  Arcbe  or  beginning  ;  id,  j4naba 
fiM,  the  increafe  orgrowrhi  3d,  the  .^-> 
pie^  wken  the  morb:fi:k  matter  is  at 
the  heights  4th,  the  F^riacme  or  declen 
fion  of  the  dffeafe. 

ACO'NTIAS  [tf-'xom*.  Or.]  a  fort  of 
comet  or  blazii  g  flar,  in  form  refembling 
a  javelin  or  dart.   • 

A'CORNED  [in  Heraldry'}  bearing  a- 
<orrs* 

A'CORNA  (tlHCfift»f,  Gr.]  the  thiftle 
Called  Androfamony  or  Man's- blood. 

A'CORUS  [oiK9^\  Gr.J  the  greater 
Oalingale  ,  the  iweet  cane,  the  fweet 
Cardsn  il4e. 

ACOSMl'A  [aKiP'/jtUy  of  «  prtv»  aad 
xiTf*^  adorned j  an  ill  flate  of  health, 
with  the  lo.s  oi  the  u^tuxfti  colour  la  the 
(tee. 


AC 

ACOU'STICKS  {dCfmfika^  L.  dMVi 
Gr.J  either  inftmments  or  medici 
which  help  the  fenie  of  hearing. 

To  male  ACQUAl'MTED    [of  ixec 
tett  F.]  to  give  intelligence  or  notice 
CO  make  known  to,  to  inform  or  tell  1 
of  any  mitter. 

ACKk'PULk  Uu^irdK*^  Gr.]  a 
medy  by  way  of* prevention  of  diuok 
nefs  ard  furfeicif«.  L. 

A'CRB,  an  a  A  of  parliament  madi 
the  time  of  king  Edward  I.  ordaii 
that  an  acre  of  land  fliould  com^tin  : 
perches  or  poles  to  bs  made  cqc  Cq\u 
or  4840  yards  fquare,  or  ^IS^o  feecfqus 
but  in  divers  pi  c<-s  in  this  kingdom  t 
has  been  altered  by  cuftom,  by  vary 
perches  in  the  number  of  §eer,  as  18,- 
24,  and  fometimes  a8  feet  to  the  pei 

ACRIBI'A  [muc^/MeL,  Gr.J  an  e^q 
fi(e  or  delirt^e  accuracy. 

ACRIDO'PHAGI  [of  Mtpi/tc  loco 
and  faynr^  Gr,  to  etc]  a  people  of  AUi 
pia%  that  fed  principally  on  locufts,  wh 
they  took  ard  falted  in  the  fpring  of 
year  for  their  (ianding  food  vtbe  reA 
It. 

kCKO\i  ^hatkum  [with  Botami 
the  herb  'Miltoil  or  Yarrow. 

A'CROPIS  [of  iiL^f^  the  ht|h 
pitch  or  tip,  and  e^l")  Or*  the  Toicel 
inarticulation  of  the  voice  ariiieg  2r 
an  imperle&ionin  the  end  of  the  tong' 

ACROPOSTHI'A  of  in^^  and  arc 
the  prepuce,  <rr.J  the  extremity  ot  i 
prepuce  or  skin  of  the  yard. 

ACRO'PSILON  [of  ixf§^  and  4*? 
Gr.  naked]  the  extremity  of  Kh^GU 

ACRO'SPIRBD  [with  MaUfersJ 
term  ufed  of  bailey,  which  in  malti 
fpffottfa  at  the  upper  or  blade  end. 

ACROTERES  [ii«p674e*«,  Gr.l 

ACROTB'RIA  [with  Anaumfts)   t 
urmofl  pans  of  a  man's  body ;  as  his 
gers  ends,  Jfjrc. 

ACROTERIA'SMUS  [of  «fa^7i^« 
dzfmJn^jid^m,  6r.  to  cut  off  the  evtre 
pans]  the  amputation  ot  cutting  off  any 
the  extreme  parts. 

To  ACT  IdBum,  fup#  of.  ago^  L«] 
do,  operate  or  perform. 

ACT  [in  PbyficJisI  an  effeaive  ex 
cifc,  or  application  of  fooe  pow«r 

rtculry. 

ACT  of  Faith  [in  the  inqutftctoa 
Spain]  a  foiemn  day  held  by  the  iaf 
fi:ors  for  the  paniihment»f  fnchartl' 
declare  Hercticksy  and  the  abfolmion 
the  innocent  ucuied,  called  by  them  A 
de  Ff. 

ACT  [with  Metapbjficiant'}  is  tbar 
which  a  being  is  in  real  a&ion  $  ib  A 
ntng  is  an  a^,  not  as  ic  u  in  the  po 

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lif ttf MC,  knc  nskU  r«dly  per- 

ma. 

,  kaSk  fvitk  BoimHis3  die  kerb 
i«A«0R,arinM)7eUer,  1^ 
\  iCT£ON,  cte  potts  teii  us,  tbar  Xf- 
liavtf  oaiferaed  iivo  a  buck  (azid 
vjapiecei  by  kis  own  d«fs)  hj  Di- 
mi  hiskkthifftned  to  fee  ber  ntked 
hifeiK  kefcli  Tbc  truck  ofthb  Ubie 
kt  Mm  Mii  A  mmiciArcsdia,  a  greet 
lmoti^nikfmdB%,  end  bykee^ 
■f  any  iogs,  an4  lading  his  time  in 
iBif  oeike  oioaflieins,  be  encirely  neg- 
WtBdeneftick  tfiairs.  For  u  that 
teaci  did  their  work  them<elvet,  not 
i^Bf  oiforriss.  but  tiil'd  their  own 
NHmfelfcs  and  be  vaa  tccouoccd 
ii  nikft  attii  end  moft  commended, 
Msviicbeaaft  laboriottic  Bat  jlSdan 
bi«t«B  Vfn  boociiy,  negfeaed  bis 
■^liun,  tod  eoofiimed  what  Otould 
ipi  reifiiiiacd  faim,  end  wben  all  be 
Uvnvtfted^  was  every  where  called 
MiM  JUm^  wko  was  deToared  by 
■•••^i,  «  we  cell  a  rake  t  wretch- 
liMB,  vko  K  brought  lo  poverty  by 

Ml  [wick  Bctamfh;}     the  elder- 

KmiG  [wkk  I^k'ims]  U  the  fifth 
•iteGk!^iei,  cirber  in  itfcU,  as  dan- 


■!»  •Angt   ftsflPini^,  hvhigt  fffc.    or 


^ 1  ACTION    [with  PbHofb^ 

^i^rtjfidmu'i  an  aaioa  that  does 
J  ^oi  OB  the  will,  as  the  heating 
J^^feife,  ihecifciilAdOB  of  the  blood, 

^^  ACnON  [with  TlnU^pbeTt^ 
l^v^ii  dbeded  by  the  will,  as  hto. 
%  Isi^t  moang.  IgfC. 

.ACTION  [io  lam]  the  proceTs  or  form 
■«fcc  giieo  to  recover  a  righf* 

'weawt  ACTION  1    [in  Ld»]    is 

MnJ  ACTION  I  that  which 
^^^  kgm  doabt  in  the  principal  ; 
*"fpafc  a  i»in  foes  a  younger  brother 
^H  ^eiceoded  Irom  his  tether,  and 
7^  if  HMde  that  he  is  a  baftard, 
^MiT^  mxA  be  Era  t7*d«  and 
^  4e  idion  is  caUed  Tteyidida. 

>rf  ACTION   [in  Lam]    is   when 

R"**UoQ  it  in  part  real,    and  in  part 
i  andlikewife  %  Aitt  given  by  the 
fsooter  a  thing  derained,  and  da- 
9  bi  the   wrong    fuftainedy   as  an 

^^ACnON  [iBXev]  fuchas  a?ms 
P^  pe&alcy  or  paaflmienc  to  be  laid 
C^  ftny  (M,  •Uhtr  corpoitls  or  by 
P*ttlMeftafe» 


AC 

tends  OQ^  to  the  recovery  of  thait  which 
by  contra^,  ^.   h  due,  as  money  lent. 

^  Jfirfinal  ACTION  [in  Ijm]  U  an  »€« 
tion  which  one  man  may  have  aga'nft 
another  for  any  wrong  done  to  his  perf3n, 
or  any  ba<'gain,  or  nnoney  for  goods. 

PopuUr  ACTION  Qn  Lam^  one  given 
upon  the  breach  of  lome  peoal  ftaiute, 
by  which  any  man  th^c  will,  ma^  fue  for 
h'mfelf,  and  the  kinj;  by  tnformaticn,  ]5)rc. 

lUal  ACTION  [in  lam}  fuch  an  one, 
whereby  one  claims  a  tide  to  lands  and 
tenements,  )^c.  in  fee-fimple,  fiee-tail  or 
for  term  of  lite. 

ACTION  [of  a  ffVirl  is  a  term  made 
uTe  of  when  a  perfon  pleads  fome  mit- 
ter,  by  which  he  ftews  that  the  plaintiff 
had  ne  caufe  to  have  the  writ  that  ht 
brought. 

ACTION  Auncfftrel  [in  Lam]^  is  aa 
afiion  which  we  have  bv  fome  right  de« 
fcendiog  from  our  anceftors. 

ACTION  tipon  the  cafi  [in  Lam']  a 
writ  brought  tor  an  offence  done  without 
force  agaii^  any  mm  $  as  for  defamation, 
no»>perf3rm9Dce  of  promife,  or  fome  o- 
tber  mti<ieineanor. 

ACTION  upon  the  cafe  for  mords^  n 
brought  where  a  perfon  is  Injured  e-id 
defamedy  or  for  words  fpoken  which  af' 
fed  a  peribn^s  life,  ofBce  or  trade,  or 
to  his  lofs  ot  preferment  in  marriage, 
fervice,  or  which  occefioo  any  panlcuTar 
damage* 

ACTION  «|»eR  the  fiatute-  [Lam  term] 
an  adion  brought  upon  the  breach  of  a 
ftatute,  as  where  perjury  is  commie  ted  co 
the  prejudice  of  another. 

ACTION  of  a  borfe  [Borfemartfhif]  is 
the  agitation  of  che  tongue  or  mandtblet 
by  champing  on  the  bridle,  which  is  a 
token  oi  mettle. 

ACTION  [with  rahaers  and  Carvers] 
the  poft  re  of  the  figure,  or  that  is  ex- 
prefled  by  the  difpofition  of  its  parts, 
or  the  paiHon  that  appears  in  the  face 
of  it. 

ACTION  [in  Poetry]  is  an  event,  ei- 
ther real  or  imaginary,  which  makes  the 
fubjeft  of  a  Drama  tick  or  Epick  poem, 

ACTION  [in  an  Epick  Ptm"  is  rec- 
koned the  fecond  pans  and  this  a£t.on, 
which  is  presented  by  the  reciral,  muft 
be  Hniverfalt  imitated,  feigned,  and  the 
allegory  of  a  moral  truth 

ACTION  [in  Commerce^  or  of  e  Com- 
pany] is  a  part  or  Ihare  in  the  ftock  of 
a  company  i  the  fame  in  France^  »  Aaret 
or  fubr-riptions  in  England  \sf^^  alfo  the 
obligation,  Inflrument  er  bill,  which  the 
direaors  of  fuch  companies  deliver  to 
thofe  who  pa?  money  into  iheir  ftock. 
C  a  ACTION 

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IICTION  [with  Or^ftovi]  It  thf  ortitor'i 
^ccommodacang  hi^  perfdn  to  his  fvibjtSt  i 
Or  che  managenient  of  his  voice  and  gd- 
tme  All  cable  to  the  matcer  he  delivers. 

ACTION  [io  Orators}  rome  gite  di- 
feaions. 

I.  To  hold  ont  the  hand  when  yoa 
fptfak  of  begging  s  up  when  you  fpeak 
of  praying. 

6.  To  beat  down  the  hand  wh^  anger 
if  ipoken  of  or  difplay'd* 

3.  To  clap  the  hands  together  io  fpcak* 
log  of  any  thii^  wondjprmlt 

4.  To  open  one  or  b6(h  hands  when  3rott 
would  make  any  thing  plain. 

5.  To  draw  the  arms  back  clofe  to  the 
fides  when  any  thing  i<  requeued.  ^ 
'  6,  To  put  forth  the  fore-finger  in  ^9- 
monftrating. 

7.  To  turn  down  the  firft  finger  in  ur- 
$ing. 

8.  To  put  up  the  fame  for  threatening. 

9.  To  put  ottc  the  middle  finger  for 
leproachii^. 

10.  To  touch  the  left  thumb  with  the 
Index  of  the  right  haod>  io  reafoning  vod 
difputing. 

91.  To  touch  a  finger  with  the  other 
liaqd  in  difttnguiihing  and  numbering. . 
-    XI.  To  bring  the  hand  cowards  one  in 
fpeaking  of  himfelf. 

■  xB*  To  move  the  hand  towards  the 
Ilea d  in  fpeakine  of  underilanding  ;  to- 
%vards  the  breatt  when  fpeaking  of  the 
will)  foul  or  afFe^ion. 

X4.  To  ibid  the  arms  when  fadoefs  is 
imitated* 

ACTION  rio  Mfetabbjficlts)  h  an  acci- 
dent,  by  which  a  thing  is  iaid  to  a£^. 
'  ACTIO^  nmmment  [in  Meu^kjficlis'} 
|S  an  a&iob  chat  does  not  pais  trom  the 
Menc  to  another  fubjcA,  as  widerfiaada^^ 
iiinkingy  ^c. 

7  ACTION  ^¥al^f^t  [in  Metapbificls]  is 
that  which  pa(Tes  irom  one  fubje&  to  ao- 
Dther,  tsftriking, 

Necegary  moral  ACTIONS  [in  Etkicks} 
•re  when  the  f  erfon,  to  whom  the  law 
Ur  Comai9nd  is  givv^n.  Is  bound  abfoluce- 
ly  to  perform  it  by  viitue  bf  the  law  of 
the  fuperiour. 

'  ACTIONS  moraV^y  good  [in  Etbicks} 
%X9r  fnch  as  are  agreeable  to  the  law. 
'  ACTION^  moTAlly  evil  [in  Exbicht] 
grerfuch  as  are  difdgreeable  to  the  law. 
A'CTIONARYf  the  proprietor  of  an 
A'CTIONI^T  I  aaion  or  aaions  or 
fhares  of  a  company's  flock. 
'  A  CTIVENESS  [oaaitM,  L  ]  nimble- 
1ief9,  readioefs  or  propeniuy  ro  sd.  < 
'  Sphere  ^f  A^TVyirY  ofn  My,  is 
Ihas  (pace  which  furrounds  it,  fo  lar  as 
Vie  virtue  or  efficacy  of  it  extends  god 
'  -'  I  »ny  f9nfible  oflfeS. 


iJCrtJAL  fift  [with  SuKgionsJ 
ft  couch,  as  Ore 
or  fearing  irons. 


which  burns  ac  fiift  couch,   as 


thi 
adcl 


fpeaii 


ACTUO'SH  [aauofiu,  L.]  very  buTy. 
To  A'CUATfi  [aoMim,  L.]    co  fli^ 
pen. 
ACU'TE  decent^  fee  4CC^* 
ACVTE  angle  [in  Geo- 
metry']  any  angle  lefs  chaa 
a  right  angle;   or   coo* 
cainmg  lefs  than  90   de- 
grees. 

ACUTH  iiagled  triangle 
[in  Trgonometry]  a  tii«i- 
gle  which  has  all  its  angles 
acute,  ts 

ACYROLOGI'A  i4Mf- 
Xo>l4,  Gr.]    an  improper  way  of 
tog  }    a  bull* 

AD,  ac  the  beginning  of  £^£i^  propi 
names,  fignifies  the  fame  with  ad  or  tipn 
with  the  Latint,  and  io  A4^  fignifies  1 
Tome  ilone,  Adhill  near  or  ac  fome  hil 

A'DAD  nnK,  Syr.  i.e.  the  one] 
deity  of  the  ^ffrians,  the  /iei,  rhey  ra 
koned  the  earth  to  be  his  wifei   whtc 
they  caird  the  goddeis  MargUes. 

ADADUNfi'PHROS  [of  ^Ta^O' an 

H^for,  Or.  ft  kidney]   a  precioin    fton 

reiembling  a  kidney. 

ADA'LIDBS,  AdMc/l^  military  officers. 

ADA'NlMAT£P[tfd4ni»iMi,L.J  heoj 

tenedi  encoocagetft 

ADAPfi'RTILB  [adapertilitfh.J    eal 
CO  he  opeded. 
To  ADA'PTATE  lad4^tatum,  L  J  co  fi 
ADDERS  graf$t  an  herb. 
ADDER'j  iVort,  on  herb. 
ABDl'TAMENT  [additamentum,  L.} 
thing  added ;    an  advance,  an  encreafe. 
ADDICTIONS  ofEfiate  or  quaiity  [i 
a  Lam  fenfe]    are  yeomao^  genclemftn 
efqutre,  Ufc. 

ADDITIONS  [pi  Degree']  the  fiamei 
names  of  dignity,  as  duke,  earl,  ^fc, 

ADDITIONS  [of  Flace]    ts    fuch 
perfon  ol  Landany  Brifiol^  \0c. 

ADDLE  ;  of  abei,  Sax^  a  difeaie,  or  < 

ablian.  Sax.  to  be  fickj  empty  or  rotter 

commonly  faid  of  eggs,  q.  d.   a  fick  egg. 

A'DDtE,  the  dry  lees  of  wine. 

ADDLB.ifar4idr<f»    empcy<iciiU'd,    fiUj 

ftupld. 

To  ADDOUaCE  [addamr^V.  of  jt 
and  diilcit^  L.]  to  fWeeceoi  alio  to  fo6ea 
ADDU'CENT  ladduutu,  L.]  drowiiH 
or  leading  to. 
ADDUCENT  Uncles,  (be  AdduShrei 
ADPU'CTOR  OCKtt  [v 


with  JBUttomuts 

a  mufcle  of  the  eye,  io  called  from  cb 
drawing  the  pupti  or  apple  of  the  ey 
towards  the  nofe}  the  fame  isalfo  calJf 
Biirfori^iUt  hK«uii|  U  dirffti  the  ey 
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^RHidtop  when  t  perfen  it  dffiakiiif . 

MKTCTOK  roiiku  ijtmtmjfj  a 
■idc  «ifa|  ia  common  wich  the  A^ 
MrMcut  aicendiog  obltqutly  to  lit 
kUmt  at  the  upper  pvc  of  the  fiift 
toe  (j  the  ihomb.  Its  ule  is  to  bring  the 
ttHbacuei  to  the  foie-finger.    I.. 

iDOOCTORPofficri  F^'j  ^jkuttmigf^ 
ladbk  of  the  giett  toe  arifing  from  the 
W  puts  oi  the  Oi  amelftrme  tertiumy 
larf  ii  iflfened  to  the  Cffd  Stfwmdea  ol 
iht  freu  coca  betag  o^o&ta  laterally  to 
^AUbrFoiimpedu^  Its  nfe  it  to 
kii  tie  gretc  toe  nearer  to  the  reft* 

iKlPHIDES  ['A/t\f«/k,  Or.]  a 
\m  oi  ptlffl  uee,  whofe  Irak  1ms  t^c 
nfteof  igs. 

AOENOrOES  [of  «/■»  aod  T#/^, 
%i  IB  cfithet  applied  to  the  PrqfiaU. 

ADE^  [uBQog  the  MflmauJ  a  god. 
^  to  whan  they  alcribed  the  care  and 
PBe^eoryoong  childiens  wbofecbarBe 
*■»  that  when  the  child  ooold  go  well, 
I  Aooi  so  to  the  mother  and  make  much 
MHM  the  oiother  of  the  em- 


built  her   a  fmnptuoiu 


II  kr. 

AOEO^A   [amoBg  the  Rcmansl    ^ 

(^  vorftippad  lor  liberty  of  acoe6, 

»{.£>r|oiagtoaperibnor^ace«    JL. 

AOffHAGl'A    l['A/ff«>i«,    Gr-2 

ADDOttACrA  r  aaeating  to  the  EU, 

AtEPS,  Ck,  tallow,  mare.    X. 

ADEPS  [with  AmMifisI  a  fmallei 
^otdhtbodydifteriog  from  fingited^^ 
» tte  ac  ii  e  fiibft^nce  thicker,  harder, 
^  man  earthy.  It  flows  from  the  blood 
<k^^liarveirelsiatobagsor  blad- 
tevJach  receive  ir. 

iDEqOATE  [M£qi»msj  L.]  ibme. 
^  Cfttl  CO  or  co^exteoded  with  ano* 
1^1  wk  fiUiog  the  whole  meafure  and 
apiAyofii. 

To  he  ADEQUATBf  it  to  be  every 
^  i^.  It  CO  capacity,  extent  of  power, 
*Mli  other  propertiet;  neither  ftlliog 
PR  of  it,  nor  exceeding  it  in  any  pare. 

A'DIQUATENESS  [of  aUfmui^  L.] 

i'myUwt  o^m  pfha.  end  Uh9, 
^to  fce,  becanie  of  itt  darkneftj  the 
Ufi  hdl,  or  hell  tcfelf}  fo  called  oi 
*^Qf  Sfirutf  who  employed  a  great 
^  aea  in  digging  m'net,  where  mod 
<^^ dying,  he  was  called  the  god  of 

I  **  — ^»  lord  O'  owner. 
ADFETTBD  fdiffSMS,  W]  compound. 
^tlON  IsAd^,  L.j  a  deaviug 
•  Kckiiig  onto. 
A»HE'$!ON    1  fin  Natural  TbiJofo- 
ttifi'V^Cfi  I  ^^]  figai&et  the  ftate 


A  D 

of  two  bodiei,  which  are  Joined  or  &fteft^ 
ed  to  each  other,  either  l>y  the  mutual  in- 
terpofition  of  their  own  partt,  or  the  com« 
preffioa  oft  eitemal  bodiet. 

ADI'ANTUM  [(^/U7tf.  Gr.']  the  herb 
maiden-hair,  fo  called,  becaufe  iu  leaves 
take  no  wee    A* 

ADIATHORA  r  *A/<l<r>0^  Of^  1 
thin|t  fodiiereoc,  neicher  commaoded  ner 
forbaddeq»  wbich»  while  they  are  fnch« 
perfeos  are  at  libercy  to  do,  or  not  to  do* 

ADIA'PHORIST  (  of  «  and  /i«MMfl«s 
GTo']  a  moderate  or  indifferent  perfon. 

ADIAPHORISTS,  «  name  given  to 
thofe  iMtberans^  who  adhered  to  the  ien- 
ttmentt  of  MeUmcbton^  and  afterwardt  co 
thofe  who  fublcrib'd  the  interim  of 
Cibtfri^r  V. 

ADIA'PHORY  ['A/i«fte*<<»  Gr*  ]  « 
fort  of  eafineft  or  cool  inclination,  at  to 
the  choice  of  one  thing  before  another  i 
cool  afie6HoQ  or  behaviour  towards  ano* 
ther  peribn. 

ADJB'CTION,  acaftingto.    X. 

ADJOU'RNMBNT  in  Eyre  [tarn  Term) 
an  appointment  of  a  day,  when  the  jufU- 
cet  in  Eyre  meet  to  fit  again. 

A1>lPSA  L*A/i4«,  Grq  nvB^ciaes  or 
Juleps  to  quench  thirft. 

ADIPSA'THBON  f'Ai'f^^tn^  Gr.1 
s  kind  of  branchy  flirub  fnU  of  thorns  and 
prickles. 

ADITION,  a  going  or  coming  nigh  t«. 

To  AJ>jUl>ICATfi  ladj^tcstm,  t,] 
to  adjudge,  te  award. 

To  ADJU'GATB  [iU^Mmt  LO  ^ 
yoke  or  couple  to. 

A1>JUNCT  fadumaum,  L.1 

ADJUNCT  ladumams^  L.]  joined  tob 

ADJUNCT  [in  Civil  Omcenu]  a  col- 
legue  or  fellow  officer,  aflbciated  to  ano- 
ther, te  affift  him  in  his  office*  or  (• 
oveHeehim. 

ADJU'NCT[wlth  TbibffUpheri)  whac<* 
ever  does  not  naturally  and  efienuaUy  be* 
loos  to  a  being,  but  is  adjoined  or  added 
to  It  over  and  above. 

ADJU'NCTIOM,  a  coupling  or  joininf 
to.    1. 

ADJU'NCTIVB  ladiuMvus^  L.]  fob- 
jundive. 

ADJurrOR,  a  helper  or  affifter.    1. 

ADJUTCRIUM  [in  the  MedicinalJnJ 
a  means  of  cure,  fubfervient  to  others  of 
more  importance. 

ADjurrORY  ladjmviuM,  I.]  aiding* 
affiftiog,  helping. 

AD^TRIX,  a  flie-helper.    X. 


ADXARGUM  fUm  Term]  at  lane.  X« 
ADMI'NiCLfi  [ddMtiiicic/iMi,  L.J  aid, 

help,  fupport,  fuccour. 
ADMINISTRA'TIVB  {admimfirativui^ 

L.]  pcitaioing  to  adouniftrauon, 

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IDMWISTRATTOR  [in  Foltty'}  one 
mho  has  the  managemeoc  of  publick  af- 
Itf  rs,  inftead  of  a  foverelgn  prince 

ADMINISTRATORSHIP  [of  Mm* 
wiftratar  and  Ship^  t  termination  fignitying 
^fificej  the  effi<.e  of  tnadroinlftrator. 

ADMIRABI'LITY  [admrahilitas ,  L.] 
tdmirtttion. 

A^MIRABLBNESS,  marTtlloufoefs, 
wonderful  nefs. 

9£at  A'DMIRAt,  the  admiral  of  the 
thirdiquttdron  in  a  royal  fleet,  who  carries 
bis  flag  with  the  arms  of  his  country  in 
tfbe  mvtien  lop  of  his  fliip. 

Vice  ADMIRAL,  another  of  the  three 
^ndpal  officers  of  a  ro/tl  ^^yy,  that 
cemmandsthefecondrquadron,  and  carries 
hi*  fl«g  in  hts  fhip's  tore.tep. 

A'DMIRALTY  Court,  the  chief  conrt 
•t  Jjmdon  of  the  lord  htgh-admira1,'ere6l- 
cd  for  deciding  maricxmc  concroverfirs, 
trttl  of  malefactors  for  crlnes  committed 
on  the  hi((h-fea,  \ifc» 

ADMrRATIVB,  of  or  pertaining   to 
sdmtratlon. 
•  ADMOTION,  a  moving  to.    1. 

ADMCVENT  [admovetu,  L.]  moving 

CO. 

ADMURMURATlON,  a  murmuring 
at* 

ADNASCE'NTIA  [  w|ih  jtudtomfis  ] 
branches  chat  fprouc  out  of  the  main  ftock, 
tttheveinf  and  anerxes. 

ADNASCENTIA  [wi'h  Botaiufii'}  thofe 
cxcrefcencies,  which  grow  under  the 
earthy  as  in  the  Lily,  Harc'iffus,  Byacintb, 
fffc   which  afterwards  become  true  roots. 

ADNATA  Twi'tCd  lAnatomy]  tbecotn- 
sion  membrane  orcoac  of  (be  eye,  which 
arifing  from  the  skull,  adheres  to  the  ex 
temal  part  of  the  Tmiica  Comedy  leaving 
a  rowid  hollow  (pace  forward,  that  the 
▼ifibic  fpecies  may  pafs  there.  To  wSiich 
another  namelefs  coat,  made  up  of  the 
tendons  of  thofe  mufcles  which  move  the 
aye,  is  joined.  It  is  called  alfo  albuginea 
«xJ  con}un8iva, 

ADNI'HILATED  I  ddaibiUtuf,  L.  ] 
made  void*  fruflrated. 

ADNO'BILATED  £  ddnuBtlatus,  L.  ] 
darkened  or  clouded. 

ADO^A,  feftivals  celebrated  in  ho> 
•our  of  AdoniM ;  whereto  the  women  imi- 
tated the  lamentarion  of  Venus t  for  the 
(Seath  of  Adonis^  and  when  they  were  tired 
with  this,  they  changed  their  notes,  fung 
his  praifes,  and  made  rejoycings,  as  i(  he 
were  raifed  to  life  again. 

Thefe  feftivals  were  held  at  Athens, 
and  likewife  at  Alexandria,  where  his 
image  nfed  to  be  carried  about  the  city 
In  great  flate;  bat  the  g  rent  eft  folemnicy 
was  in  !j/riu^  where  were  migh^  lameo- 


AD 

tationt  for  one  day  for  the  loA  of  Uoif 
tod  as  much  rejoicing  the  next,  when  ic 
was  pretended  that  letters  came  rbac  he 
was  alive  and  taken  up  into  heaven. 

ADO'NICK  Verfe  [fo  called  on  «c- 
court  of  its  being-  a  kind  of  V^e  firft 
compofed  for  bewailing  of  Adonis]  this 
fort  of  verfe  confifts  only  of  a  DaJE^t  and 
a  spondee  s  and  is  rarely  ufed,  but  at  the 
encf  o\  every  ftrrphe  or  ftram  in  Sapphicks  s 
as  J^rruit  Vrhem,  Hor. 

ADO'NIS  was  a  beautiibl  young  fhep* 
herd,  the  fon  of  (ynaras  kiig  of  cypre/s, 
and  his  daughter  A^rr^s  who  ufed  to  be 
much  upon  the  mountain  Liltanus,  whi- 
ther Venus  is  fatd  otten  to  defcend  to 
meet  liim  ;  Mars  envyinp  htm,  ^etng  his 
rival,  and  theiero»e  t«rning  himfelf  inro  a 
wild  boar,  one  day  as  Adonis  was  hanting, 
ftmck  him  into  the  groin  with  his  tusk 
and  kiird  h'm.  Venus  hearing  his  dying 
voice  haftened  to  his  alEftance,  aao  by 
Che  way  prick'd  her  foot  with  a  thorn» 
and  the  Mood  fslli'*g  upon  a  rofe,  ttimed 
it  from  a  lily  co  our  to  a  carnation  i  the 
goddefs  laid  his  body  in  foft  lettuce,  and 
bevi'ailM  his  death  alter  an  unufual  man- 
ner, and  changed  his  blood  which  was  Ibed 
on  the  ground,  into  the  flower  called  the 
anemone.  Vttius  afer  this  went  herfelf 
in-^o  hell,  where  fhe  obtain'd  o(preferpme^ 
th^t  Adonis  might  be  with  her  6  months  in 
the  heavens,  and  he  fliould  remain  the 
o:her6  months  in  the  infernal  regiors. 

By  Adonii,  mythologifts  mea:<  the  Am, 
who  d  rng  the  fummer  figp5  is  with  Vt^ 
futst  rhat  ts,  with  the  ea^th  we  inhabit  § 
but  during  the  other  6  is  in  a  manner  ab- 
fert  from  us  ;  or  elfe  the^ by  Adonis  un- 
derftmd  corn  which  is  hid  6  months  un- 
der ground,  before  the  coming  of  the 
time  of  harvefl.  And  by  the  Boar  thac 
killed  Adonis  J  they  u.iderftand  the  winter, 
when  his  beams  are  o^  no  force  to  ex- 
pet  rhe  cold,  which  is  the  enemy  of  Ado- 
nis  and  Venus ^  i»e.  of  beauty  and  pro- 
creation. 

ADO'NtUM,  an  herb  which  the  poera 
fe'gn  CO  have  iprung  up  from  the  Uood  of 
Adonis, 

ADONIUM  [with  Botonifis^  foothem* 
wood. 

ADOPTI'Vf      "I  an  ancient  fed  fo  cal- 

ADOPT!  A'NI  J  led,  on  account  of  the 
manner  wherein  they  conceived  our  SaW* 
our  to  be  rhe  fon   of  G  >d, 

A'DOR,  a  kind  of  pure  bearded  wheat, 
which  the  annents  ufed  in  facrifires. 

ADO'RABLENESS  [of  adorMlis^  h.'} 
worrhinefs  to  be  adored. 

ADO'RNMfiNTi  adomiog>  omimeatf^ 
beaucityiog. 

ADOSt 

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eg  or  ttiercwi    «f  one  p«rt  of  a  ptanc 


iDSACANT.  Setjyggdcantb. 
IDRA'STIA.  oiherwife  cal  «d  Erymh, 
acEaniog  co  tbe  poect  the  dtughter  of 
JafipT  md  Nbe^tStff  the  revefificr  of  im- 
fiedb,  tbac  laid  b«ld  of  all  fouls*  not- 
»yhtfMSn|^  iteir  ▼mrioos  cams  and  fub^ 
,  aai  brou^i  tfaein  to  }uftice  and 
Ct  WK^  fiank  ckcm  into  the  moft 
of,   tod  eternal  dark- 


MDKY'  [a  ami  bni^^e.  £fx.]  tUrfty. 

lOSTA'MTES,   &e^at£. 

WYA-NCfi,  i«/>  [  FarufedtionJ  a  (fitefa 
•f  vasar  rounrf  liie  efplanatfe  or  gltiC:s  of 
s  pface  19  pceveac  ics  being  Airpriaed  by 
dit  be«eg»^ 

.  ADVANTA'CEOUSN'^SS   [of   admi- 
t^pKx.F.]  profiiableaefs. 
^  ADTfiNTI'TlA  itef,   a  dowry  or  por- 
BOB  fiaca  co  a  ironan  by  fome  other 
tHtai^  befideaKer  parenu.    Z*. 

ADVENTITIOUS  [in  the  Crvil  Jjm] 
ktf^ia^  to  fiKhfoods  as  fall  to  a  per- 
6atithcr  bf  Men  fbnnae,  or  the  Ube- 
n%of  a  ttraerer,  or  by  collaceral  fuc- 
if€q»^  tBoppofiticMi  to  PfofeSuimut  U  e. 
iidk  Modi  aa  deficeod.  in  a  4kst€t  UiMy 
&•■  tachter  CO  foib 

ADVENTlTlOUSGtedttJ^i  f^teffwin] 
thife  kvmaia  vbkh  are  roaMtbing  an^r 
dbt  tnnhoAcA  In  the  neck,  as  the  King's- 

AP  VENTREM  In/pic'iMdum  [Z^j  a 
CKm  writ  in  the  ftatate  o{  Effoins* 
AOTE'NTURBSOM,  bold,  danog»  ha- 


ADVB'NTURSSOMNESS  lot  mfMtu^ 
NBx.  F.l   Ten'ttreCbmneis. 

AfifV^SABLE  ladverfailis^  L.]  that 
m  adfetfe  or  contrary  to. 

AOVE&SA'RIA ,  e  common  •  place* 
hMh      L. 

ADVE'RTENCB  [of  advertere,  1.] 
aatodon,  iieodfttloefs,  mftKlfDlee6« 

AI>n'GII.ANC£  ladwgilantia^  L.]  a 
9S%i  m  wacchiog* 

ADvr$AU.£NES$  [of  4nif^^^  F. 
ni  u^y  F.ng.  leripinacion] -gniefs  to  be 
iWM^  d<3kin,  }ge*  expediency.  • 

IDVl^SfiDNEsS   [of  aviftr,  FJ  con- 


iI>Vi'SEMBMT,  confolcaiion. 
ADOLAnriON»  fiiwning.  flttcer.y»    £. 
APBl-TNESS  {oi  adaltus,  L.]  the  be- 
ii^trotmeo  ripeneisot  years* 
ADITLTERANT  ladukeranty  L.jadul- 


ADUXTERATED  [aduUermiUf  L.} 
CBriapii^  marred,  fpoiled,  couDterfcic, 
Mrii  of  •  Met  aiUoy  or  mixcurct 


AE 

AnCtTERATEMfiSS^  btleiiefior  ookm-^ 
terieirnefs. 

ADU'LTERINE  [mCiviilam]  a  child 
iflued  fromao  adulceroas  aaaour  orcom* 
flierce. 

ADO'LTERY  [with  fome  whimfical 
4firoiiamer4l  a  term  ufed  of  an  edipre  of 
cbemoon^  which  (as  they  fuppofe)  hap. 
pena  in  an  oniifual  and  irregular  maiaier, 
as  hoiiLOntal  eclipfes,  where  though  the 
fon  and  moon  are  diamerricaUy  oppofice^ 
yet  by  reaTon  of  the  retra£btoD,they  appear 
as  if  above  the  horizon. 

ADU^MBRANT  ladumhrnt,  L.]  An- 
doling* 

ADUMBRATION  [nBeraUnl  h 
when  any  figure  in  a  coai*armour  d  horn 
{q  ihadowed  or  oblcured,  that  nothing  » 
viable  but  the  baie  purfila,  or  (as  the 
painters « all  i()  the  out-lines  when  thU 
happens,  ir  is  faid  to  be  adwrirated, 

ADUKATiON',  an  uoitii^  or  gather' 
ing  together.    L- 

ierd  A'DVOCATB  [in  SC&tloHifi  an 
officer  of  ftace,  appointed  by  che  king  do 
advife  about  the  making  and  axeciKing 
Zjop,;  to  defend  hia  right  and  tnceieft  in 
all  publick  affembliesy  to  proiecace  capital 
crimes,  Jfjrr. 

^&of}  ADVOCATES  {^ 
college  c  jnGftiof  of  z8o,  appointed  to 
plea^  in  a!l  a£^ions  before  the  loids  0( 
feffions^ 

A'DVOCATESHIP  [of  avac^^  F.  4td' 
VQcatut^  L.  and  Ship]  the  office  ol  an  ad^ 
vacate. 

ADVOtA'TlON  la  flying  towaida*  W 

ADVOLI  TION  fro     JU 

ADVOLU'TION.  a  ro'ling  towards.  I- 

toKOVCy^yjammer,  F.]  thus  he  is 

ToAVO'W  ffaid  to  mnw,  who  ha- 
ving taken  a  dsftreis  for  rent,  ^c.  }nfti« 
Jfies  or  maintains  che  aft,  after  the  paatjr 
diftrained  has  fued  a  replevin  to  have  his 
goodt  again. 

kDV'St  [in  a  Miledscmal  Sen/if'}  the 
blood,  whe<)  by  reafon  of  its  exceffivo 
hear,  the  thinner  pans  of  it  fteom  throuala 
in  vapours,  che  thicker  remaining  black, 
and  full  of  dregs,  as  if  parch  d  or  ^rnt; 
when  rp,  it  is  /aid  to  be  aduft« 

iEA'CBA,  folemn  feafts  and  combats  ce« 
lebrared  in  JCgina,  in  honour  of  jEaciu. 

£'ACUS  [ot  'Aiatai<'«co  beat,  ordiJ^m 
to  lament]  according  to  the  poets,  was 
the  fen  of  Jupiter  and  Eteropa,  or  Egijuh 
The  Painimj  fuppofei  him  to  be  of  fuch 
juftice»  chat  he  was  appointed,  by  Flat9 
to  be  one  of  the  judges  of  Hellp  with  JCi- 
««/  and  U.hadittantbu*,  to  difcufs  the 
cranfj;re£ons  o^  dead  men,  and  to  aiiign  fo 
them  punifluncnu  according  to  their  mo^ 
rics. 


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It  wtt  fall  CO  be  decreed  by  /okv »  that 
Macu*  Oieuld  judge  the  EuTopeaaSf  Rh^ 
damaatbus^  the  ^iaticli^  and  chtt  the 
office  of  Mmas  fliould  be,  whco  any  thing 
Was  difficoU  to  take  the  matter  into  his 
cognittnce  end  give  the  dedfive  fentence  : 
And  therefore  Maciu  and  Bbadamambus 
had  only  pUtn  rods :  Bi  t  JMinoi  Cat  above 
them  in  a  throne  by  himfeifi  and  held  a 
golden  (centre. 

When  the  dead  were  entred  fhatft  pa- 
.  laoe»  they  were  brought  before  thefe  three 
feirere  and  ]aft  Judges*  who  examining 
into  the  tAions  of  their  lives,  might  al- 
lot them  rewards  and  puniflimenu  accord- 
ing to  their  demerits. 

The  place  of  iudicature  is  repreieated  to 


AB 

ABL  la  SAxm  partide,  accocdtfiir  tm 

ifiLF  I  the  different  dialed  is  pron#iJo« 
cedU//;  Widf^  Hidf,  Biif  ot  HHf,  ^^ 
fignifies  the  fame  that  we  pronounce  Heip  i 
fo  Atmin  is  vi^borioas  help  %  A^lwoUt  an 
auxiliary  goveroour  s  Atlfjjjend^  a  givcc 
of  aid  or  aJGHftancq^ 

AB'LLO  ['Aswi,  Qt^  a  whtrlwind  oi 
ftorm]  one  of  the  Jiarpies  or  tnoAftroui 
birds^  mentioned  by  the  poets;    £; 

iENl'OMA  {'kiuyua.^  Gri\  an  Intri^ 
cate  or  difficult  queftien,  a  riddle.    £• 


the  fon  of  Jupiter  and  Actjia^  *ho  being 
god  of  the  winds,  had  his  refidenre  in 


be  a  large  meadow  called  the  field  of  one  of  the  iflands  near  Skikft  called  Strmi' 
SfVutibsOut  of  which  were  two  palTages,  one  gjU^  where  he  is  teigned  to  have  kept 
leading  to  iht  Elyfian  Fields^  and  the  other  The  winds  clofe  prifonert  in  a  cave,  giv« 
CO  Tartarus.  ing  them  liberty  when  be  thought  coih 

ACHMALOTA'RCHA  ['Ai«/uetXo'r<i^-   venient. 


XJ^y  of  'Ai«/uftXoTo»>  Gr.  to  lead  captive, 
and  Afx^  a  chief  J  the  chief  or  leader  of 
captives.' 

i£DOI'CA  Vlcera  [with  Surgeom']  ul- 
cers or  fores  about  the  privy  parts;  bu- 
boes, Aankers. 

JE^GILOPS  ['Ai>j\»+,  of-w>if.  Geo. 
•f  «i(agoat^  and  d4  an  eye,  Gr.J  darnel, 
wild  oara. 

iEGl'PYROS  C^tyirvpO*,  of  «8if  and 
mtift  Or.  fire]  the  herb  buck*wbeat,  reft 
harrow  or  cammock. 

iEGI'RiNON  pAiTWe^Wi  Cr."]  an 
eintment  made  of  the  black  poplar  tree* 

JE'OLE,  one  of  the  daughters  of  #2r/. 
perut^  who  were  called  Be/jferideSt  who 
according  to  the  poets  had  gardens,  cal- 
led from  them  the  Hefprian  gardens  in 
which  grew  golden  apples,  that  were 
guarded  by  a  watchful  dragon* 

jEGO'CERAS  {'AtykMfQ'^  Gr.J  the 
iierb  foenugreek. 

JEGCCERAS  [•Ai>J«i0ef,  Gt.']  the 
fign  Capricorn. 

AGOLB'THRON  ['AiyoXl^p^-.Gr.] 
m  flow«r,  a  fort  of  crow-ioot.    JL 

iEG</NICHON  idr^f^X^y  <'^'l  ^^^ 
hierb  gremwel.    L» 

iECOPHTHA'LMOS  ['Ai^of^^Xfi®-, 
6r.  j  a  precious  ftone  fefembliog  the  eye 
•f  a  gott* 

JEOYPTl'ACA     9  [with  Botamfisli 

dEGYPTI^ACUM  ^  of  the  produft  or 

AGTPTI'ACUS   J  growth  of  Egypt. 

£L  1  tin  compound  names,  is  a  Saxon 

AL  I  panicle,  and  fignines  all  or  al- 
together, as  «■£?  does  in  Greek*  JElpin 
figuifies  altogether  conqueror,  JElbejir 
all-illuftfious,  Aldred  altogether  revo* 
lend,  J^ed  altogether  pe^cefulf 


The  moral  of  this  fs,  MaJut  was  onca 
lord  of  the  feven  iflands  oa  the  weft  pari 
of  Sicily^  and  being  well  skiil'd  in  diW^^ 
oing  from  what  coafts  the  winds  would 
blow,  which  he  conjedured  from  finoak 
afcending  irom  the  Motion  iflands,  and  oi 
the  fiery  eruptions,  .could  foretel  ftonnl 
and  tempefts,  and  what  winds  would  rale 
for  fuch  a  feaibn  i  for  before  the  foutfi 
wand  blew,  the  iiland  Lipara  would  be 
covered  with  a  thick  cloud ;  and  beforv 
the  north,  the  ifle  would  fend  forth  cleai 
flames,  with  exceeding  great  noife  and 
roaring.  Some  faid  that  Strongyle  others 
that  Lipara  was  the  habiration  andwork- 
faoufe  of  Vulcan,  and  this  they  thonglM 
confirmed  by  the  ftones  that  were  thrown 
out  upon  it  by  fiery  eruptions.  The 
ancients  osM  to  lay  down  rough  iron,  and 
the  reward  for  workimj;  it  into  fwonAi 
or  other  neceflary  utenuls^  and  are  re. 
ported  to  find  them  ready  made  upon  the 
fliore  the  next  momlng.  This  gave  the 
Poets  a  handle  tp  make  him  Idog  of  the 
windsi 

JEO'Lll  SCLOPB,  a  wind  moskef, 
which  will  iboot  buUeta  with  wind  and 
air,  as  forcibly  as  with  powder. 

iE'ON  [Aw,  Gu  age]  the  durition  •{ 
a  thing. 

iE'QNS,  from  the  Ideas  which  are  ima- 
ained  to  be  ia  Gad,  fome  hereticks  per* 
lonifying  them*  and  fieigning  them  dinbiA 
from  God,  and  to  have  been  produotd 
by  him,  fome  male  and  others  female, 
of  an  auemblage  of  thefe  theyiiave  com- 
pofed  a  deity,  which  they  called  TUJ^fUfi^d^ 
Gr.  i.  e.  tulnefs. 

iEQUILl'BRIUM   [in  MecbanAs]  k 

when  equal  weights   at  equal  diftaacea, 

I  or  Qoe^inl  weigbtt  at  ttncfual  difkaoceag 


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JlJtotfVS 


oot 


^    f^'^*''  ^"U  of  water  in  the  open  air,  ihtf 
^^^^pofedrhcir  queftion  in  t  fmall,  whit 


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.»y 


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»- 


^^  ««**^  Jriaia  ""»«  °^  date 
•*^I|?*-i^-JLfr^«  new  ynr .  ^, 


^  rcckonuJJ  (ime 


L«!  paitkmlax  ^ 

tDd  jwrt.  ^  .  ^  word  is  thought  to 

J3rf£3/Al*  ^fo^f^S   iultial  letters  A.  E. 


t-A.  hrr 


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began 


their  Jha  from 


-There   mre«»any^^'/*^>y 
***/2^T\£e  n»<'*^  eminent  of  which 

^■^  £  ^-K^  cTcaiion  of  the  world, 

-=.*.  h'V^-^^yfounh  /ay  of  ihe 
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of 


^TL"  faJrtb  of  Chriit,   others 
•dwft*^^*.*'    jgra*  from  fh«  binh 

'5»^f«^*  ^*^^  or  tt^irrf,  which  they 


j^w^^       ^rom  the  building  of 

^ j2r   'b«i»»  -^"'  «,  and  is 

^-re  C**'!^*  »  "me. 

*  ^^*  SS^jmra  or  tttfirrf,  which  they 

T^^*'*»"'^|w«»irt'sfl'6ht,  begins  the 

16"  ^-^^I,    c«»«  Olyff^^s  bcgJM  from 

Tie  ii/*  ^   -^  ^  j^0  fummer  folttice  777 

Muem  ^^'^^lI    biffh    ol  Cbrifl.      Thij 

'•*'  fcefOTB   ^j^ifiiiu  is  chiefly  ufed  by 

6b*  b''*^'i*25fe*'*^»  «  ''^'^  '^'^^ch  re 
aTJIAl.  r^^^cakened  and  diminiflied 
•6»tV>****      fl^ir  diftance  from  the 
ai?ap9fsta0  c*' 

*r^  -;«-r  or  ^^^  ^^  goftawks. 

»»  w-  **^V    rdUMt^mS*,^  of  «i»^ 

in0^^^fJ^*Tr-f^cy,  Gr.2  ^ 
^  ^,  fl00  ^re  «▼«»*•  "^"*  ^"'^ ' 
wfdJa$  ^^Ir  «pfr««r«nce8  in  the  Air, 
SJttTr  <^%t^rthey  iolded    their 


y- Ting  voice,  at  which  rime  if  the  watef 
^^il'd  Of  fermented,  they  thought  what 
^«xcy  had  fpoken  of  was  approved  and 
Confirmed. 

AEROME'LI  [of  AJff  and  ^xi,  GrQ 
Oianna,  honey-dew. 

AEROMETRl'A  [*ir/>oyui*fe*<*.  Gr.J  chd 
%rt  of  meafuring  (he  air,  its.  powers  aad 
properties  s  ic  i.  eludes  the  laws  of  tbo 
mocion,^  gravicatloo,  preffio.i,  elafUcitf^ 
rarefa£Uon»  condenfation,  iffci  of  tliac 
fluid 

-ffSO'STUM,  calcined  copper*    X. 

iESCUJLA'PlUS  l'A<rK\krt^  of  *prl. 
VHtive,  and  tk  «4\Xt«i»aj,  bccaufc  he  • 
luffcrs  not  to  diej  the  ppeis  make  hini 
the  fon  of  Jp^llo  by  the  nympb  Coroitis, 
whom  ApoUo  kAl'd  with  an  arrow  whild 
'^e  jfras  big  with  child,  be^aufe  (he  had 
admitted  another  to  h^r  bed,  but  pre- 
fer v'd  the  ch  Id  by  cutting  ic  out  of  her 
womb,  and  afterwards  'twas  fuckled  by  t 
goar. 

Others  {.y,  that  AfcuUpiui  was  a  poof 
infant,  whom  his  ciuel  parents  being 
2fl)am*d  to  own,  laid  in  a  wood  near  £^/* 
daurus*  and  was  fortunately,  found  bf 
<ome  huntfmen,  who  obferving  a  lam  bene 
flame  about  its  head,  they  accounti.g  ic 
a  prognoftick  that  the  child  would  prove 
in  lime  an  emine.t  perfon»  put  him  to 
nurfe  to  a  woman  named  Trigo,  Being 
grown  up,  he  ftud'ed  phyfick  under  CbiroA 
Che  CenUOify  and  proved  h  great  a  pro- 
Bcieni  in  the  ait,  that  he  obtained  the 
iHle  of  the  god  of  phvhck. 

He  had  a  temple  builc  to  him  in  actr)^ 
«f  the  Romans  named  Tetrapol'is^  which 
was  enrich 'd  with  noble  piefems,  offered 
by  perfons,  who  alcribM  their  recovery 
out  of  dangerous  fickneffes  to  AfctdapiuMi 
And  the  wails  of  this  temple  were  hung, 
and  iu  a  manner  hid,  with  memoriitls  of 
miracles  done  by  him. 

The  Grecians  celebrated  plays  to  hint 
every  five  years,  nine  days  after  the  Jfib-' 
mean  games  io  the  woods  near  the  chf 
fpidaurus,  JBfcuiapius  was  worfliipped 
under  the  form  of  a  ferpent  by  the  JEo* 
0i«iii,  who,  when  the  city  o£  RoMe  was 
l^rievoufly  affli&ed  with  the  plague^  fent 
arnhnfladors  to  Epidaurus  to  fetch  the 
god  Afculapius  to  their  afTiftancCi  and 
they  f^Vitxte  ferpent  that  was  wor*  ipped 
theie  for  /BJcidapius-,  followed  the  am- 
balTadors  of  its  own  accord  to  the  fliip  that 
carried  it  to  Jiome.  Tht  komms  btiilt  d 
(cmple  for  it  in  the  ille  called  Tihitindi 
Sick  people  us'd  to  lye  10  this  temple  fdr 
recovery  of  ibeit  hcaUhi  iUMi  of(6Dcimesi 


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A  E 

When  chey  himd  cbemTelves  no  better, 
revil'd  Mfcula^ius* 

To  Mjculapius  were  dedicated  the  fer- 
penc,  the  goat,  the  raven,  the  dog  and 
ih»  dragon. 

The  ancients  painted  him  in  the  form  of 
an  old  man  with  a  long  beard,  having  on 
his  head  a  crown  made  oF  the  branch  of 
a  bay- tree,  and  in  his  hand  a  ftafF  fu.l  of 
knots,  about  which  a  ferpent  twifted  it- 
felf,  and  at  his  ieet  was  either  a  dog  or 
an  owl. 

Thefe  things  were  defign'd  as  hiero- 
glj^phicks  of  the  qualities  of  a  good  phy. 
fician>  intimating  that  he  ought  to  oe  as 
cunning  as  a  ierpenr,  as  vigilant  as  a 
dog,  as  experienced  as  a  perfon  of  great 
^e,  to  be  capable  ot  managing  a  concern 
io  difficult  as  phyfick  is. 

It  is  reported  that  Diowfius  the  Sicilian 
tyrant  coming  into  a  temple,  where  the 
ftatues  of  Apollo  and  JEfculapius  were 
Handing  together^  Mfculapius  having  a 
grave  beard  of  mafTy  gold,  be  took  away 
the  beard,  colouring  his  facrilege  by  put- 
ting a  jeft  upon  jEfculapiust  faying,  it  was 
not  juit  that  he  fliould  have  a  beard, 
when  Apollo  his  father  had  none. 

JE'SCULUS  [with  Botanifii^  the  med« 
lar-tree.    X. 

iE'STABLH  [kahilis,  tj  beUnging 
to  fummer. 

JESTl'FfiROUS  lifiifer,  L.J  ebbing 
and  flowing  as  the  tide. 

msriMA'TlO  Capitis  lOld  Saxon  law'] 
the  price  or  value  let  on  or.e's  head.  In 
a  great  alTembly  of  the  eftates  of  the 
realm  held  at  Exetett  l^ing  Athelfian  de- 
dared  what  fines  Ihould  be  paid  pro  ajli- 
maiione  capitis^  for  offences  committed 
ag^inft  feveral  perfons,  according  to  their 
degrees  of  honour  ;  thus  the  aeftimation 
of  the  king's  was  30000  Tbrymfa^s. 

iESTl'VUS      J ^^^6  ^  fummer-time. 

JESTIVA'TION,  a  dwelling  or  rcfi 
dence  in  a  p'are  for  the  fummer  time. 

iESTUATION,  a  fervent  dcfire,  a  great 
hear.    X. 

^STUO'SH  l^ftuofus,  L.]  full  of  heat, 
boiling  with  heat. 

^'TAS  age  ;  hence  anno  Atatisfu^,  un- 
der  the  efligies  of  perfons,  fignifies  in  the 
year  of  their  age.    L 

iETE'RNABLE  [atemabilis,  t.]  pof- 
fible  to  be  or  ro  become  etemaL 

-ff'THEL  [-aE^el,  Sdx.']  noble  or  fc. 
mous  as  JEtbeired,  Famous  counfel,  ^. 

iETHfR  ['Aidi/»of«t«3'ta,  I  run  al- 
ways, or  of  ai3-«»  fliinin^  bright,  or  of 
dtf  Q-ifnu  always  warnung,  Cr.  or  of 
1*1fc^>  ^'^>  iliu&riousj  U  moft  coimaoo- 


AF 

|ly  ofed  to  fignify  a  very  fine,  thin,  dhph 
iious,  fluid,  which,  as  fome  fuppofe,  fu 
rou;  ds  the  earth  up  to  as  far  as  the  inte 
flell^ry  world,  and  which  eaGly  peoetrat 
and  runs  through  all  things,  and  permi 
til  (i.in^s  to  run  as  eafiiy  through  tr.  V 
Hook  calls  that  medium  or  fluid  body» 
which  all  other  bodies  do  as  it  were  (wi 
and  move,  JEtber-  But  this  fomo  dtfa] 
prove  of,  as  favouring  too  much  of  tl 
Cartefian  DoSrine  of  an  abfoltate  Plema 
which  has  been  proved  an  impoiHbilii 
by  many  Infallible  reafons  and  experiment 
Therefore  as  we  call  the  All?<f/um,  fnwhic 
we  breathe  and  live,  the  Aity  by  which  \6 
mean  an  elaflic,  fluid  body,  which  eitbe 
has  very  iar^e  interftices  devoid  of  all  mai 
ter,  or  elfe  is  in  part  fill'd  with  a  fiuii 
very  eafily  moving  out  of  them  by  con 
preifion,  and  returning  as  readily  inc 
them  again,  when  that  compreiHon  is  ta 
ken  offs  fo  u  e  alfo  do  agree  to  call  cha 
finer  fluid  JEtber  (if  it  be  a  body)  which  i 
extended  round  our  air  and  atmofpher< 
fibove  it  and  beyond  it  up  to  the  planet: 
or  to  an  indefinite  diftance,  tho'  we  icarc 
well  underftand  what  we  mean  by  tfa 
word  ^tber, 

JETHE'AEAL  frorld^  all  that  fpac 
above  the  upper  element,  viz.  Firgf  whic 
the  ancients  imagined  to  be  perfeSly  ho 
mogeneous,  incorruptible,  unchangeable 
iffc. 

/ETHERBAL  Oil  iCtymj/by^  a  fin 
fubtil  oil,  approaching  nearly  to  the  natur 
of  a  fpirit. 

JETHIO'PICUS  ->    [wiih  Botanifif 

iETHlO'PICA     C  of  the   product  o 

-ffiTHlO'PlCUM  J  the  fouthcrn  pan 
of  Africa*    i. 

JETHO'IICES[of  eCi^tt^  Or,  to  burn; 
hot  fiery  puftules. 

iEVITE'RNI  [among  rhe  Zonmi]  cer 
tain  deities,  fo  called,  becaufe  they  re< 
mained  to  perpetuity,  t«  whom  they  al< 
ways  offered  red  oxen  in  facrifice. 

ATFABLENESS  [ti0tbilitas^  L]  eaS- 
nefs  to  be  fpoken  to  or  of  addrefs,  ge&< 
tienefs,  courteous  or  kind  behaviour. 

AFFA'BRODS  l^fidfCr^  L.]  cuoningr 
artificial. 

AFFABULA'TlONy  the  moral  of  « 
fiible.    L. 

AFFE'CTION  [with  Ntfturtffi/J/J  « 
quality  or  property  ot  fome  natural  being. 

AFFECTION  [in  a  Ugal  Stnfe}  fig- 
nifies  a  making  over,  pawning  or  more- 
gaging  a  thing,  co  aifore  the  payment  o* 
a  mm  of  monev,  or  the  diicharge  of  fome 
other  dtity  or  (ervice. 

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"mCCTlOKS  fwicli  aamfisjvt 

rtwur*  AFFECTIONS  cf  Ueinl  [  lo 
afi»i>ii  J  arc  Uutj,  rntf^  tnd  6an/> 

Oii^  IFrtCnONS  of  Being  [  in 
Itfifjlj^li  ]  are  fuch  as  are  predicated 
flt  &zi^,  fis^f  And  foleljr,  and  are  cod- 
lecib^vifhKy  wiikour  asjr  coojundion, 
tt  Ati>  Seoy  ii  ^Mrfj  and  aUgotd  is  a 
•if. 

t^mibii  AFFECTIONS  ofBting  [in 
%if^lf]  are  predicated  of  ic  with 
x6xfg£am  cenn,  and  by  taking  in  both 
prtsat  ^tt  ffloceoce  are  convertible  wich 
k,  as  ^mg  it  either  neceffkry  or  contm- 
fUj  «M  wkafiever  is  either  necefiry  or 
emaigest  is  m  Beb^. 

AFFhCnONS  ofB^y^  [with  NiUu- 
fi^ij  certain  modificatioDS  of^a  bedy 
Qcafioied  or  iKrodoced  by  motion,  by 
■ew  of  vhick  the  body  comes  to  be  To 

AFFECTIONS  of  the  MSind,  are  wbac 
St  ca—.i  jujy  called  ptflions. 

AITrCTUODS  £^taycfus,  L.]  much 
deintf  er  affeaed. 

AFFBCTUO'SITir   I4eaw4itat^    L.  ] 

AFFBTEER  [Mf  Xtf.j  to  fee  the 
pice  of  a  thiq^. 

iffn'ANCB  [with  Divines^  figaifies  an 
*7iii'^iMdt  of  Ehe  mind,  by  which  ic  is 
fcfyaroLj  agabift  all  anoecefiary  doubts 
>N  tears,  npon  accoonc  of  the  divine 
d-lddeocy  in  genera)  %  bot  with  a  more 
kfdd  eye  lo   kaowle4Ke»    wifdom  and 

AFFIDA^ON,  a  mntaal  fidelity  be- 
t*ea  OQc  pcrlbn  and  ano:her.    L. 

AFFIDATUaE  l^^datura^  L.]  mu. 
odcaBraa. 

tfFlDA'ViT  [i.  r.  be  has  plighted  his 
^Oik  or  (worn]  a  depo6tioD»  or  the  wic- 
*>£ag  a  tfain^  upon  oath. 

To  mmk*  AFFIDA'VIT  {lam  Term]  to 
^  to  the  truth  ok  a  thing  betore  a 
aviftra-e. 

fe'RMATIVH  ifer/fict  fin  the  Fo- 
ffkLas]  one  who  owns  the  errors  he 
B^cdwitba*t  andmafmaibs  (he  fame 
^^  examination  with  firmoefs  and  re* 

I      ifR^ON,  a  &xtDg  or  faftening  to.  JL 
I      'QLA'TION*  a  blowing  or  breaching 

ATFLAnraSy  a  bUft  or  iofpiratioa,  a 
MMfcig  m  breathirg  npon.    X* 
OTLi'CTHDNESS  [of  affiSus,  t.and 
^jafiiition. 
i-F(LOENCY   [affluentia,  L.}   abun- 
bet,  |reac  (lore,  plenty,  wealth. 
iTFLOENT  [i^Aiens,  U}  abounding, 
"«iag  to,  inaeafing. 


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A'FFLUHNTNISS  lafiuentia^  t.]  grttc 
plenty. 

AFFO'DILUS  [with  Bottnifisl  cha 
daffodil,  a  flower. 

^  AFFORClA'RB  [Ijm  ITord]  to  add, 
iitcrea/e  or  make  itronger. 

AFFO'RCIAMENT  [oU  Records]  a 
fort  or  ftrong  hold. 

AFFRA'T  probably  oisfiofer^  F.J  a 
fray;  a  skirmilh,  a  fight  between  two  or 
more  parties, 

AFFRA'Y  \  I  in  Common  Jjm  J 

AFFRAI'MENT  f  Is  an  affrightmeac 
put  upon  one  or  more  perfoni  i  which 
may  tMsdone  by  an  open  iliew  of  violence 
only,  without  either  a  blow  given,  or  a 
ward  fpoken  s  as  if  a  man  Ihould  appear  in 
armour,  or  with  weapons  not  ufiially 
worn,  ic  may  ttrike  a  fear  imo  iuch  aa 
are  unarmed,  and  therefore  is  a  common 
Wrong,  and  is  eoq'iirable  in  a  Court'l^etl 
buc  differs  from  an  aflfault,  becaofe  chat  ia 
a  particular  injury. 

AFFREI'GHTMENT  fof  fretement, 
hiring  or  fraighclig,  F.J  the  fame  as 
affretamentuM. 

A'FFRAI  [Old  Rec.]  bullocks  or  beafis 

A'FFRE  J  of  the  pbugh. 

A  falfe  A'FFER  [  Nortbumberhmd  J  a 
How  or  dull  horfe,  alfo  hence  the  term 
Aver  Beafis* 

AFRE'SH  [cifrais,  F.J  frelbly,  anew, 
newly,  over  apQin. 

To  AFFRrCATB  l^ricare,  L.J  to 
rub  againft,  to  rob  into  powder,  to 
crumble. 

AFFRONI'TRB  [i^onhrum,  L.  of 
'Af/>cff  fro:h,  and  tPf-f*  Or.  nitre]  the 
fpume  or  froth  of  nitre. 

An  AFFRO'NT,  an  abufe,  an  injury 
done  either  by  words,  bad  ufage,  oi 
blows,     F. 

AFFRO'NTE  [in  HetaUry]  facing,  or 
fron'i  ^  one  another. 

AFFRO'NTIVENESS,  abufivencTs,  of- 
iienfivencls. 

AFFU'LSION,    a  (hining  upon. 

A'FRICANS  [with  Gardeners]  Afri- 
can  marigol  s 

A'FTER  Birth     1  a  skin  or  membrane 

AtTER  Burden  f  in  whih  the  fktus 
or  child  is  wrapped  in  the  Matrix,  and 
comes  away  after  the  birth  or  the  child* 

AFTER  fain^^  pains  felt  in  the  lotns, 
groin  y  ]2)r«.  alter  the  birth  is  biougbc 
aw«y. 

AGA'I  [In  Holland t  b^.]  a  term  ufed 
in  merchandire,  which  i  gnifies  the  dif- 
ference in  Hidland  or  Vemce  of  the  value 
oi  current  money  and  bank  notes,  vhich 
in  Holland  is  often  3  or  4  ^r  Cent,  in 
favour  of  c!>e  note* 

ACALA'XY  [agataoda^  L.  of  'A^W 

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IfitL,  0r.]  want  of  milk  to  giVe  fuck  with» 

AGA'LLACHUM  CA^Ax^^of,  Gr.] 
^ood-flloes. 

A'GAMIST  lagamus^  L.  of  ciyifM:^ 
pT,']  tn  unmarried  p.erfoas  ^  bacchelor 
ir  widower. 

AGAPE'  r*4va^  Gr.]  charity,  kind- 
fief»,  love  ;  alio  alms -giving. 

AGAPfi'T  [of  *kydC,rn,  Gr.  an!  peto, 
L*  to  hunt  afcerj  a  whore- mafter;  one 
who  hunts  after  women. 

AGA'RICON  l^kyd^xw,  Gr.]  tga- 
Hck,  a  fort  of  large  q^uihroom,  which 
grows  on  the  trunks  of  trees,  efpecially 
%ht  lap  h-rree. 

AGASY'LLIS  f  A><*«-w\\iff,  Gr-']  th? 
herbftru/tf,  or  fennel.ei:nt,  one  ot  which 
cemes   ih.*  gum  c^\\tS  Ammoniach, 

AGATHI'TES  f  with  Botamfts  ]  the 
herb  marj:)ram.    i. 

AGE  [probably  of  apa,  Afr  /.«.  al- 
ways] the  whole  continuane  cf  a  mai/s 
life  5  alfo  the  fpice  of  an  hundred  yeirs 
comp'eit ;  alfo  a  certain  ft^re  or  portion 
pf  the  life  of  iTi"^n,  which  is  divided  into 
four  differen:  ages,  as  Infancy ^  Thutb, 
Manhood,  Old  A£e.  F. 
■  ^Infancy  or  Childhood y  extends  from  the 
birrh  to  the  fourreenih  year. 

^}>fUbt  or  the  age  ofpuberry  commen- 
ces at  fourteen,  and  ends  at  about  iweniy- 
^ve. 

M>Mnboody  rerminares  at  fifty. 

Old  4ge<,  cooimences  from  fifty,  and 
txtends  rill  the  rime  of  death. 

Old  AGH  iHieroglyph'icaUy]    was    re- 

f^refented  by  a  raven,  be  aufe  ihit  bird 
i>es  a  great  while,  and  therefore  to  re- 
preferit  a  man  dead  in  a  'vttj  old  age,  the 
^Egyptians  painted  a  dead  raven. 
"AGES  [of  the  IVorld]  are  certain  pe- 
jpiods  or  limits  of  time,  which  for  the 
convenience  of  chronology  and  h'ftoryare 
iliftin^uiihed,  by  chofe  accidents  and  re- 
folutipns  chat  havQ  happened  in  the 
^orld  5  the  generality  of  chronologers 
f%Tta  la  miking  feven  ages  or  period^. 

I.  From  the  creitioo  of  the  world  to 
^ab\  flood,   which  contains  1656  years. 

If,  Prom  if(iflb'i  flood  to  the  birth  of 
)^Araham,  which  contains  382  years. 

in.'Prom  Ahrahani&  hin\i  to  the  de- 
parture of  Ahfej  and  the  children  of  If 
Mi  out   otE^xP^^  which  pontaioy  ^50 

J V.  From  the  Israelites  going  out  of 
Keyftt  to  the  built^ing  of  Sofqvwfs  temple, 
^ich  contains  479  years. 

y.  "Prom"  the  laying  che  foundation  of 
|he  >emple  to  che  reign  of  C>r«i  in  Bahy^ 
ion,  Vhich  cpntains  493  years. 

yr.'Pron^  il^e    reign   qf  fyrus  to  the 

l?n™»"if  ?f  p^^f  Y^^^*  ??"»"H??   ^3? 


AG 

VIT.  From  the  birch  oi  chrift  to  the  prfl 
fentyear  1730,  the^whole  from  the  ere 
aiion  of  the  world,  Co  this  year  1731 
makes  5783  years. 

The  chronologer$  do  pretty  generall 
agree,  as^  to  the  dividing  the  time  irot 
the  creation  into  feven  periods  or  agei 
yet  they  differ  as  to  the  time  c^ntainc 
in  rhefe  periods:  fo  that  Chtvereau  in  hi 
hi^'ory  of  the  world  reckons  more  tha 
thirty  diflferent  opinions. 

Again,  the  pjets  diftioguifli  the  age  < 
the  world  into  four  periods }  the  GoJdem 
the  Silver,  the  Broun,  and  the  Iron  age 
the  Golden  A^e  was  in  the  reign  of  Sa 
turn  ;  the  Stiver,  that  of  the  beginnin 
of  Jupit^  ;  the  Brazen  Age,  was  whe 
meh  began  to  depart  from  their  primitiT 
fimplicity  and  hanefty,  and  to  fall  to  ir 
juftice  and  rapine  5  and  the  Iron  Age,  whe; 
trey  grew  not  only  covetous  aid  imjufl 
but  added  cruelty,  fava^eneis,  and  baibx 
rities  to  their  vices. 

^  ft  U  riot  tinprobable*  bue'that  this  no 
tion  of  the  four  ages  was  taken  from  th* 
hif^ory  of  the  golden  image,  feen  by  Ne 
hucbadnnxar  in  a  dream,  mentioned  i 
Daniel,  by  which  the  firft  monarchy  wa 
denored  che  golden  one,  the  fecond  JUvef 
the  ihif  A  brazen,  and  che  fourth  iron,  an< 
that  che  Greeks,  who  of  a  long  time  ha* 
commerce  wiih  che  Egyptians,  had  it  iron 
them. 

A'GENCY  [i^^ence^  F.]  afiing,  ma 
nagemenr, 

AGENFRl'DA  [Old  Recor4i]  the  trai 
lord  or  owner  of  any  thing. 

AGBNHINB  [or  third  Night,  apn  hinq 
Sax.J  a  perfon  that  comes  to  an  hotife  a 
a  gueft,  and  lies  there  the  third  nighc 
after  which  time  he  is  looked  upon  a 
one  of  che  family  ;  and  if  he  breaks  th* 
king's  peace,  his  hoft  was  to  be  anfwer 
able  for  him.    See  Hogmbme* 

A'GENT  [in  Phficks}  that  b^  which  1 
thing  is  done  or  emded,  ar  which  has  1 
power  by  which  it  ads  on  another ;  or  in 
duces  fome  change  in  another  by  itsaftion 

NaturallAOBSrs  [with  Schol^icis] 

Thyficaly  are  fuch  as  are  immediacel] 
determined  hj  che  auchor  of  oacure  c< 
produce  cercain  effeds ;  biic  noc  the  con 
trary  thereto,  as  fire  which  only  heata 
but  does  not  cool. 

Free         \  AGENTS   [with  Schola) 

Voluntary  y  ticks'}  are  fuch  as  ma; 
equally  do  any  thing,  or  the  contrary  o 
oppofite  of  it  }  as  a6bing  noc  from  anj 
predecerminatioTi  but  from  choice,  fuci 
the  mind  is  fuppofed  to  be,  which  maj 
either  KtB  or  mU  the  iao^e  thing. 

Vnhocaf  AGENTS   Twith  Hattiralifis 

9re  fucti  agentf  as  produce  e^eds  0^  th< 

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ftKlttind  dffw— nination  iirub  tlitm. 

i^ 

EpMCif  AGENTS  [w?th  NrnturaHfii] 
Be  'jcd  ^eors  wtiofe  effeds  are  *>i  a 
ifeoc  k»4  from  tbemfelves. 

AGEOMETRESI^A  ldy%^fjsM^pwi^  G  .] 
twts:  ^  defed  io  point  o*  gcomc'Ty. 

ACnLATOX  C«'>^e^«'»  <5']  the 
«i  Ewefiaftiitg,  Coiton-weed,  Moch- 
VMx  or  ItesAiin. 

IGiRC/SIA,  a  goddefs  chac  wts  fup- 

MjOOLO'SE   Ci«^eri^»    L.]  full  oi 

AGCLOMERA'TION,  a  winding  ioco 

.  AGOLU'TIMANTS  £  in  Medicine  ] 
»K  lemedies,  whofe  office  anJ 
CO  «Jfaere  co  the  fo^td  p4r(s  o( 
tt»  ^osw^  «od  hf  that  to  recruic  and 
^^  crc  Place  of  what  is  worn  off  and 
raed  ay  ihe  animal  a^^ioos. 

AGGLUTINATION,  a  glueing  toge- 
oer.    L 

AOGRA'NDIXEMEKT  Zaggrandjffe 
WB,  F.  j  a  making  greac ;  bui  moi  e  ef- 
Ftoalf  Biivo:lcly  condiaon  or  eftate,  a 
s*kr^  ^rik>arab!e. 

A'GGRBGATE  Znggxe&ttwn.  L.]  the 
vfe^  maSi  arifing  trom  the  joining  or 
aieGai^  feveral  thti^s  cogecJier. 

AGGREGATED  FUmers  fwith  Bota 
^ttl  a  fiower  iirbich  confitts  of  many 
'*'^*  ft>ve;s,  meeciag  together  to  make 
*e  wiole  one,  each  of  which  has  its 
■inly  aikl  fticking  feed,  and 
one  and  the  fame  Calix. 
^AGGRECAnnON  [in  rMcks^  afpc- 
QB  of  i2flfoa,  by  which  lererai  things 
^'VcA  hav«  ao  oacaral  depeodenc^  or  con 
^•3>L?  one  with  another,  are  coIle£ied 
"^(Pz&er  fe  as  io  ibme  ienfe  to  confti- 
Bec  are. 

AGGRESS,  alHinltl  g,  fetting  upon.  I. 

AGGRIE-VANCB    [probably    of    ad 

^  gngf^  Fr.]  affli^OB,  great  trouble 


A'GU.ENBSS    {4gititas^    L.]   nimble 
■^  aftjTicjT. 

AGIO  fin  Ibiland]  %  or  fometlmes  4 
fvCoB-  in  tatr>ur   oi  the  ^<ank  notes. 

MHTA'TIO  muma&um  in  fyr^a  [i^ 
^  i*w  j  rlkc  drift  of  bevfts  iaco  the  to- 
«*    JL 

J^CtTA'TtOH  [cf  beafii  in  the  firefly 
t^lyfign-'fieJ  the  driic  of  be«lh  iuto 


^fTA'TX>RS  r^n  (be  time  of  the  ci. 
^  wars  io  fi^/M,  ^.  ^-  »6|7]  perfons 
^■ea  oat  or  every  regimeu  to  fit  in 
B*^.   tad  ma.age  tbe  affairs  oi    the 

^GiAOPHCnriS    Idyyji^iU   Gr.J 


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a  certain  herb  of  a  glorious  olour,  wicb 
which  magicians  vfed  to  call  torth  dc* 
viU  J    fomo  call  it  Piony. 

AGLOSSOSTOmOGRA'PHIA  [oi  m 
n^*  T'XAtf-rrt  t  be  tongue,  ^o/'M^rheaiouth, 
«n<l  ^e^^M  «  defcription,  Gr.l  the  ti'le 
of  the  book  of  a  German  author,  «%• 
deicribes  a  m  ^uth  without  a  tongue. 

A'GMINAL  [agminalist  L.  ]  belong, 
ing  to  a  troop. 

AGNA'TI  (civil  law]  the  male  d*. 
fcendents  of  the  ume  father  in  differeoc 
lines. 

AGNATION  [Civil  law]  that  line  or 
confanguinity  or  kindred  by  blood,  which 
is  becw<!eo  fuch  males  aa  are  dofceoded 
from  the  fame  (ather. 

AGNIOLO'SSA  {.dyfiyXmrr^^  Gr,] 
the  herb  PUnrain.     X* 

AGNINA  LINGUA  [with  EMani/li} 
the  herb  Lamb's<tongue,  or  Ribwoct 
Plantain.     Z. 

AGNOMINATION,  a  ntck-name.    A. 

AGNOPHAGITES  [  agnophagitA^  of 
agntu,  L.  a  lamb,  and  9*y*iv^  Or*  to 
eat]  feeders  en  hmb's  flelli. 

AGO'NEA,  facriBces  offered  for  good 
Aiccefs  in  bniinefs. 

AGO'NES  Capitoliiu  [among  the  Re- 
mans]  feftivals  held  to  Jupiter^^  as  pro* 
teSkor  or  guardian  of  the  capitol.  ^  Ac 
this  feftival  poems  were  fung  or  recited 
io  ho'iour  of  him  by  [he  poeca. 
^  AGONrA  [of  (t'>tfr.  Gt.  a  llri]gglej  a 
nolenr  padion  or  &gony. 

AGONIA  [of  tt  neg.  and  yoint  the  fe- 
men,  Gr.]  a  defe£l  oT  the  feed. 

AGOSrSTA  [«>»jw,  Gr.J  awreft- 
ler,  a  champion,  or  a  perion  who  firivea 
in  mafteries. 

^  To  AGONI'ZE  Tagomzarei  L.  of  tlym' 
y/^0yue(i.  Gr.J  CO  (trive  ^liaotfy,  to  p]ajr 
the  champion. 

AGONOCLITES  [of  «  neg.  ySfu  the 
knee,  and  a\c/»  to  celebrate,  ^c.J  he« 
reiicks  in  the  ferenth  ceic'iry,  whole 
diilingnifhing  tenet  was,  never  tokneel, 
bur  to  deliver  their  prayers  ftanding. 

AGONOTHETA  [  «>w^«7w,  Gr.] 
an  ovsrfeer  of  aiftiviry,  tbe  Judge  in  fucli 
games,    be  mafter  of  the  revels.     X. 

AGONOTHETICK,  belonging  to  the 
madenes  of  a£^ivity. 

AGORONO'UUS  [«>t^»v«/«^,  Gr.J 
the  clerk  of  a  market      JL. 

AGO'UTT  [in  America^  a  little  beaft 
o^  the  ftape  and  fiie  of  a  rabber.  which 
has  no  more  than  two  teeth  in  each 
jiw,  and  feeds  like  a  fq-iirre!.^  But  is  a 
fierce  creature,  and  when  irritated,  will 
(lamp  with  iis  hind  feet,  and  ereft  iis 
hair. 

AORA'UMATIST  l4tgrammMtus,  L.  of 


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dy^fAluttir&^  Gr.]  tn  uoleArned»  ilLxte- 
ttut^  man. 

AGKEE'ABLENBSS  [fJM//V  agra^le, 
F.3  fuirableDcfs,  pleafaocoeTs,  itfc, 
^  AGREE^V!BNT  [in  Common  latf]  a 
joining  cogecher  or  confenc  of  t^o  or 
more  minds  in  any  thing  already  done, 
•r  CO  be  done  hereafter. 


AGRB'SSES,  fedflS^r^i. 
AGRE'ST   [^r^M,  L.J 
felds,  ruftirk,  clowmfh*. 


belongirg  to 
L.]   cldwniih 


AGRB'STY  iagrdii 
aefs. 

AGRl'A  [with  Botmijis^  the  flirub 
Holly.    L. 

AGRIA  [with  Surgeons']  a  fcurvy  fcab 
bard  10  cure  f   a  rebellious  ulcer.  JL 

AGRIACA'NTHA  f iwtFe*  rf>e/«,  Gr. 
Ithiftie.    L 


wild]  a  fort  of  wild ^ 

AGRTA'MPELOS  [rf>e^€iV*jrt\^,  Or.] 
ft'  plant  called  Wild  Vine. 

AGRlCUarURB  [agrkuUwMy  L.  ] 
tfte  art  of  husbandry,  or  the  improye- 
inent  of  land,  in  order  to  render  it  fertile. 

AGRlEtJE'A  ldy»i%\A'idL^  Gr.]  the 
wild  olive. 

AGRIMONI'A  [rf>e/ft»f»,  Gr.]  agri- 
mony.   X. 

AGRIMONIA  Sflvejtrit  IBotany]  Cl- 
t0r  weed,  or  wild  tanfey.    X. 

AGRIOCA'RDAMUM  [«5|^o*«y«. 
ftt»,  Gr.]  a  fort  of  water-creffes.    L 

AGRIOCa'STAKUM  [of  «w®-,  Gr. 
^ild,  atid  cafianeum,  L,  a  cbefnutj  Wild 
cheftmt,  the  earth.nut,  the  pif nur. 

AGRIOCI'NARA  [v.i:h  Botmfis]  the 
plant  Ladies  thiftle,  or  Wild  Anicholre. 

AGRIONA'RDUM  [wltb  Uotatufis  ] 
tbe  herb  Valerian.    £. 

AGRIO'NIA  [«t>e,trf»i«,  Gr.]  a  fo- 
lemniry  obfervech  in  hon^^ur  of  Bacsbus, 
which  was  celebrated  in  the  night  afer 
rhe  manner  following.  The  women  af. 
(Ambled  together  and  made  a  fin€t  fearch 
for  Bacchus,  and  after  fome  time  of  fearch 
not  finding  him,  faid  he  was  retired  to  the  foimd  of  the  toiigue 


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AORYPNOCCyMA      [of    dyfvxfS^ 
watching,  and  x»/um  a  deep  fleep,  Or.- 
a  waking  drowlinefs,   a  difeafe  whereiJ- 
the   patienrs  are  continually   inclined  t 
deep,    but  fcarce  can  fleep,  being  affe^ 
with  a    great  drowTmefs  in  the  head,    ' 
ftupidity  in   all  the  fenfes  and   faculcie; 
and  miny  times  a  Delirium  too.    It  is  tb  . 
fame  is  Coma  Vigil.     L. 

AGUE  TREE.  '^alTifras. 

AGUILLANEU'F,    the  name  of  a  cei 
tain  ceren^ny  of  the  B'gncb  Druids,  who  : 
waen  they  were  t»  go  to  gather  mf (leio . , 
2^n{!t  New  Tear  s  D€n,  walked  about  th.; 
fields  «<ijoinIag  to  their  foreft,   crying  out . 
A  gui  9^  luuf^  i.  e.  to  the  mjletoe  tb 
new  year^    to  tbe  mijktoe  the  new  yeok  ; 
Alfo  the  fame  name  was  appl y'd  to  a  for; 
of  begging  which  was  uled  in  fome  hi  . 
Ihopiicks  for  the  tapers  Li  churches,  bo.' 
this  cullom  was  put  down.  Anno  259^ 

A'GUISHNESS  [ofrfi^n,  F.  ftiarpj  thO 
quality  of  an  ague,  coldneTs*  Chiyeriag^' 
nefs. 

AID  Tdfde.  F.]  aiEftance,  belp,  fue'^ 
cour,  relief. 

AID  [in  JLtfv]  anciently  an  impofiiioi  ** 
laid  bjr  the  king  on  tcoants,  }ffC'  h^^ 
marrying  his  daughter,  or  knighting  hC' 
eldcft  fon. 

AID  PRIER  [i.e.  AidPrafer2  awon^ 
made  ufe  of   in  pleading  for  a  petitioi, 
in  court,    to  call  in  help   from  anoth«'^ 
perfon  who  haih  an  imereft  in  the  things 
con  efted.  ^' 

AID  of  tbe  ling  [Ltfv  term]  is  where ^= 
the  king  s  tenant  prays  aid  of  the  king^ . 
en  account  of  rent  demanded  of  him  b|' ' 
others.  ^ 

AIDS  [XnHarfmanfhip]  are  tbe  a(&ft« 
aiices  and  helps  thit  th2  horleman  give^' 
an  harfe,  trom  the  gentle  and  moderati  :: 
ufe  of  the  bridle,  the  y^ur,  i\ie  cavefin^^ 
the  poinpm,  the  rod,  the  aSion  of  tJif^ 
legs,  the  motion  of  the  tbigbs,   and  thfli^ 


mules,  and  had  hid  himfelf  among  tbem. 
This  ceremony  be'ng  over,  they  tell  to 
i^aftinff^  and  diverring  themfelves  with 
propofei^  riddles  and  cramp  queftionsj 
and  ivy  being  looked  upon  as  facred  to 
iaccbus,  great  quantities  of  it  were  uied 
at  this  time. 

At^RlOPA'lMA  CwithB»fi«(^i]  arch- 
ai^ei  or  dead  nettle.    X. 

AGRIOPASTINA'CA  [with  Bolamfls] 
the  wild  parfnip  or  carrot. 

AGKIGPHY'LLON  [rf^f/e^t/xXw,  Gr.] 
the  herb  hog's  fennel,  •r  fulphur-worr. 

AGRIOSE'LINUM  [dye^^^KsfOi^  Gr.J 
t  fiuwer,  a  fort  ok  crow-feer. 

AGROU'ND  [a-^nunte.  Sax.;}  upon 
the  ground}  alfonon^Wd,  obftru^ed.     I 


AIDS  DB  CAMP  [of  the  hag}  cer-r 

tain  young  gentlemen,    whom    the  king '; 

appoints  in  the  6eld  to  that  office. 

AIE'Ll  [in  Lam}  the  name  ot  a  wrir,-! 

AlLE'f  the  fame  ss^eA  < 

AIGLETTE   [in  Heraldrjl  an  eaglet,^ 

or  a  young  eagie.  F.  ^ 

AIGRBDE  CEDRA,  Itmoo  mi{x^t> 

a  co«Ung  liquor  ufed  in  France.    F. 

AIGUE'  Marine,  fee  Aaua  marine        >^ 

AlGUrsCB  f  iia  Heraldty}  a  term  ap-^ 

AIGUrsSE  >    plied  to  a  crois,   whffls 

AGUrSSE   J      Its  four  ends  are  ftar-^t 

pened,  but  fo  as  to  terminate  in  obiufo 

angles*    R  i 

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[^^Wl  A^C''^9  6gnifies  a  crofi  ha- 
f^^^l  vi^g  rwo  axig!es  at  the  ends, 
L^  y  J  c>K  ^^»  ib  a«  to  terminare  in 
^"^^^^  pouxs  i  bat  it  is  not  liJic  the 
Can  Fitctee,  chac  goet  tapenn^  away 
ar^S^c  CO  s  Ibarp  poirt,  for  ihts  Crofs 
^igtifte  kos  only  ma  ob:u&  poLic  aade  by 
t&B^  iff  tbe  a^lcft. 

AJOCRE'  [hi  HeraUfyJ  fign:6et  fome 
P^  af  13  tSavy  that  is  fo  taken  away 
9k the  fel^  appears  j  it  is  a  Fnncb  term, 
asiiaeriycd  ot  J0«cr  a  day  or  light,  and 
%iiu  chac  tbe  part  which  Chculd  be  co. 
«ed  ^  the  Ofdxkary  is  fo  far  ezpofed 
3  new. 

AIR  Imt,  I.  of  ^^,  Gr.  of  tudtiftiu 
^irrdr  b  is  always  fiowii^*  or  as  others 
^!tm  mami  to  b«caxbe,  or  as  others  Giy  of 
UK,  it^  fi^lr]  is  gener^aiy  noderftood 
»  he  that  6^ui  is  which  we  breathe, 
«i  the  eanb  is  ttidoied,  and  as  it  wets 

AOL  B  tooad  CO  bare  ihefe  6x  proper- 


X-  It  is  liqaid,  and  cannot  be  coogeal'd 
3ke  water. 

a.  his  oKKb  lighfer  than  wtter»  but 
Jtt  X  is  aoc  wichoyt  its  gravity. 

^  It  is  diaphanous,   that  is^  ic  cnuif- 

MBchcIisfaC. 

4.  k  can  eafily  be  condensed  and  xari- 

5.  It  has  «n  ^fttck  force. 

^  I:  ts  aeceflary  for  flame  and  lefpt 


^  I*  Ic  IS  moch  more  Honid  than  water 
■>  Kid  caaioc  be  congeard,  and  that  for 
aarciibiis  loUowing. 

r.  BecstA  i c  iaeins  to  hare,  pores  much 
<«yer,  full  of  finer  matteri  of  a  very 
^  aodoo,  wberaby  the  particles  of 
I  vase  mnfifnUy  driven  about,  as  it  ap- 
I  ftoB  by  fhis  expcrimeor,  that  if  air  be 
I  ^^  in  a  venel,  it  is  esfily  coodenfed ; 
\  vstfcas  no  peiibo  yet,  by  any  Invention, 
I  te  heco  able   to  conden(e  water. 

^  Tim  particles  of  air  are  very  fine 
i  tiiirtached,  fo  ihat  they  leave  interftices 
^■KB  one  another,  and  can  never  be 
^M  iato  a  compaft  body. 

&  Water  bas  oeen  proved  by  expert- 
■^  n  be  %y>  times  heavier  than  air, 
^i^BKe  it  vrill  follow,  that  a  oer- 
afa  bift  of  air  contains  in  it  S40  times 
tt  baongeaeons  matter  than  an  equal 
hftaf  water  does;  and  this  is  the  rea* 
k  vby  Jh  may  be  condeos'd,  but  not 

IB.  The  Air  Is  Diaplkawis,  becauft 
Mg  very  wide  pores,  and  feparable 
^kabniia  Uie  Muucrwbereok  light 


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oonfifts  through  right  lines.  And  hence  h 
U^  that  not  only  the  fan  and  the  planers 
fliloe  or  refled  their  light  upon  us,  but 
alfo  the  fiat  fiars  are  feen  by  us  at  an 
immenie  Diftance.  But  as  deep  water  does 
not  tranfmita  1  the  rsys  which  fall  upon 
it,  becaufe  the  feties  of  light  is  imcrm 
rupced  by  the  motion  of  the  watery  par* 
tides :  fo  many  or  the  rays,  which  fall 
upon  this  prodigious  bulk  of  air  over  us, 
rouft  needs  be  broken  off  and  interrepted 
before  they  reach  us ;  which  probably  may 
be  the  caufe,  that  where  the  sky  is  clear, 
ic  is  not  quite  tranfparent,  but  appears 
of  a  more  blue  and  wacerifb  colour 

IV.  AIR  is  condenfed  and  rarified,  be- 
caufe Ic  confifting  of  branchy  particles, 
thole  particles  are  ea^ly  fcacter'd  by  an 
extraordinary  quick  motion,  which  is 
caird  RarifaSiott,, 

Again,  the^  are  eafily  thruft  into  a  left 
compafs,  while  their  branches  are  dri- 
ven together,  and  dofe  one  with  another 
and^  thereby  cnifh  out  the  liquid  matter 
which  lay  between  themi  and  this  ie 
call'd  OmdenfatiofL 

There  are  a  multitude  of  Bxperimenrsto 
prove  this  i  as  there  are  a  fort  of  guns,  in- 
to which  fnch  a  quantity  of  air  may  be 
forced,  as  to  fhooc  out  t  leaden  bullec 
with  great  violence. 

V.  That  the  air  has  an  elaftick  force » 
(bit  IS,  chat  It  has  a  power  to  return  co 
tbe  fame  Hate,  and  re-occupy  the  fame 
rpace  which  it  fiird  beiore,  when  ever  the 
torce  that  crufheth  it  into  a  narrower 
compafs  is  removed,  the  beforcmencioc- 
ed  expeiiment  does  demunflrace. 

VI.  Thai  AIR  is  nec^frn  for  fUtme  ot 
Ufphation.  Without  air,  flamo  and  fire 
go  out,  and  air  fcems  to  have  a  nicrous 
or  fulphurous  matter  In  Ic,  that  the  air 
which  lies  npon  fo  many  plants,  animals 
and  minerals,  upon  which  the  heat  of  cho 
fiui  continually  operates  and  excra£^s  a 
good  part  of  them,  muft  needs  carry  a- 
way  with  ic  innumerable  particles  of  ful* 
phnr  and  volatile  falcs  wherewith  things 
abound,  as  chymtcal  experiments  demon* 
ftrare. 

AIR  [in  ctynucal  wriurt']  it  expreffed 

by  oneofthefecbtraaen  y'\'  /^ 

AIR  [in  Borfemanfhip]  is  %  cadence  and 
liberty  of  motion  chat  is  accommodated 
CO  the  natural  difpofiiion  of  a  horfe,  that 
makes  him  work  in  the  manage*  and  rife 
with  obedience,  mealure  and  juftnefs  of 
time.  Others  ufe  the  word  air  in  a  ftrift 
fenfe^  to  figniiy  a  manage  that's  higher* 
flower  atti  more  artfully  defigoed  than  the 
terra  a  terra.  Tbe  widk,  croc  and  gallop 
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•f^  not  in  the  general  accounted  airs  ; 
ethers  again  uTe  the  word  air,  for  che 
notion   oi  a  horfe's  legs  upon  a  gallop. 

AITIINBSS  f.  f  air]  briskneft,  liveli- 
aeff. 

High  AIRS,  are  rhe  motions  of  a  horfe 
that  lifes  higher  than  terra  a  terra,  a"d 
Works  at  Curvets,  BalotadeSf  Croupades 
siuf  Capriols, 

AIR  [with  Thyficians']  makes  one  of 
the  fix  non-naiutals. 

Jnaate  AIR  [with  Anatom^Jls']  is  fup- 
pofeJ  to  be  a  fine,  aerial  fubftance,  inclo- 
led  in  the  labyrinth  of  the  inward  ear> 
end  to  mmifter  to  che  due  coove/ance  of 
the  founds  in  the  fenfory. 

AIR  [with  Muficiansj  fignifies  the  me- 
lody  or  the  inflexion  of  a  mufical  com- 
pofitlon. 

AIR  PUMP,   a  machire  or  inftrumenc 
'  contrived  to  extrad  or  draw  the  air  out 
of  proper  vcflfels.    See  fump. 

AIRY  Meteors  [vriih  4/honomers']  fuch 
ts  are  bred  of  flaiulous  and  fpirittjous  ex- 
kalarrons  or  vapours  s   as  v^indsj  iffc* 

AISE,  the  herbax-wecd. 

AISLE'  [in  Heraldry'^  fignifies  winged, 
or  having  win^s.     F. 

Al'STHALES  [clIS^xXms  Gr.'}  fengreen 
•r  houfleek. 

AISTHE'RIUM  [of  Al^dnfA<ti,  Or.  to 
percetve]  the  fenfory  of  the  brain. 

Al  'ZOON  [a  if  •I',  Gr>  i.  e»  ever-green] 
Ibngreen  r^r  houfleek. 

To  AKE    1    of  ace  pam  or  grief,  or 

To  ACHE  I  acian,  Sax,]  to  be  paln- 
Ibl,  to  be  pained. 

To  have  an  A  KING  fotb  at  oaey  to 
be  angry  at,  to  have  a  mind  to  rebuke 
•r  cha/tife  oite. 

A'LA,  che  wing  of  a  fowl. 

ALA  [in  Aaatorny  a  term  ufed  for  fe- 
deral parts  oi  the  body,  which  bear  a 
refennblance  to  the  figure  of  a  wing}  as 
the  top  of  an  auricle,  \ffc. 

ALABA'NDICA  Rofa  [fo  nimed  of 
Alai>aiuia  io  Afia  Minor']  a  fort  of  da- 
■usk  rofe  with  whit  Kb  leaves :  fome 
cake  ft  for  rhe  province  rofe. 

ALARA'STRITES,  chealabafter  ftone.£. 

A I  ABA'NDICAL,  of  or  percalniog  to 
Jliaf*Md(t. 

ALABU'NDY,  the  fame  as  Ahtbandica 
Mfifa. 

A I A  BA'STRUM  \  [  dKoiC^T^f,  Gr.  ] 

AlABA'STRUS  j  •  an  alabatter  box  of 
•immenc. 

ALABA'STRUM  [with  Botanifts]  the 
bud  or  green  leaves  of  plants  which  in 
clofe  rhe  bottom  of  'flowers  before  they 
ate  foread. 

A'liE,  is  vtftd  CO  figntfy  the  lobes  of 
the  liver,   and  the  ujn^hse,  the  fponge- 


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eus  bodies  in  che  pudendum  mulieht  I  al-: 
fo  the  cartilages  ot  the  nole  which  form:: 
the  noftrils. 

AI./E  [io  Military  Affairs]  fignifies  the. 
two  excreams  of  an  army  ranged  in  form? 
or  battle. 

ALJE  ECCLESIASTlCiE,  the  wings  oi : 
fide-ifles  of  a  churih.    JL 

ALAMO'DE  fa  la  mode.  F.  i.e.  tfteL 
che  tafhioni  a  fore  of  fiik  for  womeo' „< 
hoods  and  /carves. 

ALA'RM    1    Metaphorically]  any  man 

AL A'RUM 5      I er  ol  fudden  noife,  }ff^^ 
ciufiig  fear,    fright   or  trouble}    aifo  « 
chime  fet  in  a  clock  or  watch.  ^ 

ALA'SS  [probably  q.d.  0  me  laffian,^ 
O  tired  me»  L.  or  belas,  F.j  an  inters 
je6lion    of  complaint^  grief,   ^c.  J 

ALATE'RNUS   [  with  Botan'fis  ]    thi^ 
moft    beautiful    ihrub    for  hedges,   of  i 
lovely    green  colour   and   fweec-fceotec 
blofLms. 

Alhafpina  [Botany]  the  white  thorn.  I 

ALBE',  (tt  Alha. 

ALBH'RGE,  [Botaty]  a  fmall  forwaw  • 
peach  of  a  yellow  colour. 

ALBIFICA'TION,  a  making  white,  i'- 
whitening,  X. 

ALBI'NUM  [with  Betanifi^s]  rhe  heri^- 
chafF-weed  or  cud  wort.  *^ 

ALBU'CUM  [in  Botany]  the  whiif 
*'aflFodiL 

ALBUM  CRiECUM  [  In  Pbafmacy  l^ 
white  dogs- turd. 

ALBUM  Ocu/f,  the  tvKfte  of  an  eye.  i. ^ 

ALBUM  Ovf»  the  white  of  an  egg.  I. 

A'IBURN  ColouTt  •  brown.  See  Aih^ 
bum. 

ALBUTINUM  [with  Botanifts]  is  ef-v 
teemed  by  fome  to  be  the  tat  of  tiees, : 
that  part  of  the  trunk  chat  is  between- 
che  bark  and  timber,  or  che  moft  tender" 
wood,  to  be  hardened  after  che  fpacc 
of  fome  years.  ^ 

ALCA'DEI    a  fort  of  judge  or  mintfter^ 

ALCA'lD  J  of  juftiqe  among  the  Sps-^. 
niards,   much  the  fame  as  apiovoft. 

ALCA'ICK  Verfes,  Latin  vcrfes  thttc 
confift  of  two  da%ls  and  two  trochees,  (On^ 
named  of  Alc^us  the  firft  inventor. 

ALCAICKS,  are  of  three  fpecies ;  th«5 
firft  conlifts  of  two  dadyls  and  two  cro«^ 
cfaees.  ^ 

Extlium  imfqfkura  cymbjt*  ':; 

The  fecond  confilts  of  five  tee  t  ;  thefrft 
of  which  is  a  fpondee  or  iambick  j  thtft. 
fecond  an  iambick  3    the  third  a  long  fyl*;; 
lable  3  the  fourth  adadyh  the  fihh  adft^fi 
lyl  or  amphimacer  i  as  Horace^  \\ 

Omnes  eodem  cogimuTj  omniunt 
Vtr/atur  mma,  ferius  ocyut  < 

Sors  ixitwih 

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M  tvo  ne  otfled  Abuodt  iMv- 
febi  ite  ckiec  ipedet  has  tlie  firft  an 
te.  {k  fecond  and  chtrd  Choriam- 
iiiX  ai  tke  feonh  a  Bacckhu,  as 

^yjjg—  CiAflPm  tmgere  f  c«r 

fcAia'iCK  Ode  coDaaa  of  four 
*fte,  act  of  widcli  contain  foDrTcr- 
5«*  t«o  fiift  are  iifc»cft  Terfes  of  the 
2^;  tte  third  ao  LaMck  Dimeter 
¥^*&4,  i.e,  of  four  feet  and  a 
*W*Me;  tlie  fourth  is  an  Mcaick  ot 
*«lid.  11ie.ilfcttcJk  Strophe  en 

«5i  Mtecvflwr,  omriiai 

%!  CflCvjp  i)r  ao/  M  itrmnMi 

^AUUID  [la  B-ri^'thegoTcr. 

JUjUZATlONf    the  aa  of  loT 
^nt «  hnorwich  an  alcalioe  fait 
^^TJOOS,    oC  or    pcnainii^    i 

JUBTm  [of  jf  an  xrdfec*  panicle 
r^  "^  X»>«i  of  x*'*  to  melt 
™jjte  fiibliiner  part  of  chymiftry 
2*^^  w«nfmutation  of  mecals, 
?  "^  tke  Qtmd,  Elixir  or  Fi^/foyo- 
S^*»  ***»*»«  to  the  cantofild 
Pr.  ?**<>'^fiinMet  no  more  than 
TSST"^  withoot   the  addition  of 

zfrr  ^^"^^  ^  "^^^  «»>«y  ^UJ 

^»m  to  figijjy  a  wooderfu!  virtue 
rji  **e  have  defin'a  this  ftndy  of 


Mul^"^  "*^  acnna  tnu  flndy 
2?»  ^  mi  fine  arte,   ctqusprk- 
r^.  liBttri,  fliedhm  laborarey  }ff 
-i/"wf«,  i.e.  an  art  without  art. 


beggary.    And 


T^' Miiwtod  to  hb  forrow  by  F*- 
rVjM  hiTing  fpenc  his  whole  life 
7*2*  a  «Ws  art  in  vain,  died  in  an 
T;^«  l^erdm  in  Switzerland, 
•  kJlf  »  fcy.  that  had  he  ao  ene- 
"  «  aoi  dare  openly  to  attack,  he 
^    noftniaid  the  Ihidy  of  alchymy 


Crf  '?*"  "**«  ^  the  prindpal 
{J«««ftfological  figure  when  a 
^hans  lb  chat  hisUfe  may  be 
«S*  C?  *  *®««'  accordbg  to 

I    iSJ?!?'**  ®^  **"«  plinet, 
4£^JNJAM  r*i/J.  a  fort 

|5»"J«!hreedaftyU  and  a 


of  Terfe 
long  fyl- 


41*J5J  Utitigm^  Dei. 
l^vuTTA,  ibe  tartaroiK  iedbeiit 


AL 

AtCbRAN,  the  Tori's  hook  of  th«ir 
law,  or  gofpcJ,  or  the  revelatiohs  and 
prophecies,  Jji.  written  by  their  falfe 
pr«phet  Mahomet* 

A'lDBR  nee  £al>5on.  Sax.  abua,  IJ 
a  tree  wcl!  known,  delighting  to  grow  io 
watery,  bogey  places. 

AIDER,  firft,  or  chief, as  alder^beft  U 
the  beft  of  all. 

ALE-COST,  an  herb. 

ALB.DRAPER,  a  viauaUer  an  alea 
houfe  keeper. 

ALB  STAKE,  a  may-pole^  becaafe  tho 
country  people  drew  Much  ale  tberd  i 
bvt  not  properly  the  coibmon  may- pole  i 
but  rather  a  long  ftake  drove  into  chd 
groand  with  a  fign  on  it  that  ale  was 
there  to  be  fold. 

ALECfiNA'RIUlC,  a  fort  of  hawkcaUi 
led   a  lanner. 

ALB'CTO  ['A\«jiTi»,  of  A  and  \iy»  co 
ceafe ,  f .  d.  without  repoife]  the  daugb» 
cer  of  Acheron  and  Nsgbt,  or  Tluta  add 
Treferpine,  And  one  of  the  furies  of  helL 

ALECTO'RIA  7    VkK*%^mfU,  Qr.^ 

ALECTO'RIUSi  the  cock-ftone,  or 
capon- ftone  \  a  ftone  about  the  bigne/s  of 
ft  bean  and  of  a  cryAal  colour,  found  in 
the  maw  or  giufrd,  or  rather  gall-blad- 
der of  a  cock.    I. 

ALBCTOROLO'PHUS  [ 'AXtatfli^Xs'. 
IM^jGr.J  an  herb  that  has  green  leavei 
like  tufts  of  feathers  oo  the  crown  of  a 
cocks  cocks-comb,  ratde-graft  or  loufe- 
herb. 

ALBCTO'ROMANCY  lAledtrjonumtid^ 
L.  of  'AxflSTpt/af/ic0tvTfiee,    of  *AKix<ra 


gj^*"tari,  medium  laborarey  }ff  cock  and  fjt<trr%i<ty  Or,  divination]     an 

^lEtft.  .  -  m^  —  .---u ancient  divination,  in  which  they  made 

ufe  of  a  cock  io  difcovering  fecret  and 
unknown  tranfaaions  of  future  events* 
The  method  wss  this  ;  they  firft  wrote 
on  the  dutt  the  twenty-four  letters  of 
the  alphabet,  and  laid  a  grain  of  wheac 
or  barley  upon  every  one  ot  them  }  theii 
havica  prepared  a  cock  magically,  they 
let  him  loofe  among  them,  and  thoM 
letters  out  of  which  he  picked  the  corns 
being  put  together,  were  thoaghr  to  d6-> 
dare  whatever  they  haJ  a  mind  to 
know« 

ALBCTRY<yMACHY  {'kKivtf^mfu^ 
XioL,  of  AlaTM^  a  cock  and^«^;^ii  a  fight] 
the  fi»ort  of  cock-fighiing. 

ALE'MBICK  [tvith  dymjcal  X\T 
9¥1riters1  is  expre&M  by  this  AjL 
charaaer  -«vm 

ALE'MBOT       1    [with  Taracelfiansl 

ALB'MBROTdl  the  philolopheri 
fidt,    the  key  of  art. 

ALEOPHANGI'NA  1  fwith  Tbjficiaiu) 
tf^,^,  AtBPHANOI'NA    f  p<mdcrsotfwe€t 

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AlE'MTOtS,  fee  AlUntois. 
ALE'RT   [<rf  alette,  F.    of  ala^  L.   a 
w:  g]   upon  tht  wing,   brisk,  chearfol, 

^^LE'RTNESS  [of  tf/^.  F.  ala,  L.  a 
win^  j    perrnefs,  iivelirels. 

A'LETUDfi  [aletado^  L.]-  iacnefc  of 
the  body. 

ALEXA'NDRINE  [with  roets"]  fl  mc- 
cie  chAC  con(ifts  of  two  fyllables  more 
cllan  the  common  Heroick  or  Peatame- 
ler  ;  as. 

The  fame  the  fate  cf  arms  and  arts  you* U 
findt 

Tbey  rof^  wUb  equal  pace,  with  equal 
pace  declined, 

ALEXl'CACON  f  AXifU«««T,  of  d\i 
(»  CO  expel  or  drive  out  and  «a*ir  evil] 
a  medicine  co  expel  aoy  ill  humours  ouc 
oi  the  body. 

ALEXITE'RICUM  fwiih  Fbyficims^ 
a  piefervative  againft  p  ifon  or  ioledion. 

A'LGA,  a  weed  or  herb  that  grows  oa 
th*  ff  a  (hoar,  fe^-weed  or  rects.    L. 

ALGA  [whhBotamfts]  the fca-oak.  1. 

ALGA  faccbarifera  i  with  Botanies] 
fug ar  bearing  fea-weed.  By  hanging  Li 
the  air,  cbis  plane  will  af&rd  repeated 
efflorefcences  of  white  fugar,  as  fweec 
as  any  prep  red  from  fugar  car.es.    L, 

A'LGAROT  [r.bymlliry]  a  preparation 
of  burier  oi  antimony,  wafh*d  in  a  large 
quantity  of  warm  water  rill  it  turn  co 
a  white  pow(*:er.  Ic  is  otheiwife  called 
Mercurius  vit£. 

ALGEBRAI'CAL  Curve  [^n  Geometry^ 

A  is  a  cuivc  ot  lucb  a  nature, 

that  the  abfctlTes  of  it  will 

^  portion  to   their   rcfje6live 

ordina:es  |  thus  it  the  pro. 
£i\iSt  of  any  Ahfciffe,  A.  P.  x.  multiplied 
into  the  fame  quimity,  P.  be  always  e- 
qual  to  the  fquare  of  the  correfponden: 
ordinate,  P.  M.  2.  yy,  the  equation  ex 
p.efTmg  the  nature  of  the  curve  will  be 
P"^  t:::,  yji  >nd  the  curve  is  the  common 
parabola. 

A'LGIDNESS,  [algiditas,  L.]  coldncfs, 
ehiliiefs. 

A'LGOL  [in  4flronomji'}  a  fixed  ftar  of 
the  firfl  masnitude  in  the  conftellation 
Ferfeust  in  longitude  Si  degrees  37  mi- 
nutes, latitude  ax  de|i;rees  21  miouces, 
callec  alfo  Medufa\  hea(^« 

A'LGOR,  ^leac  cold  or  chilnefs.    1. 

A'LGORiSM    [wirh  Mathematicians  J 

the    pra6iicat   operations  in  the    feveral 

parts  of  fpeJous   Arithmeticl  i    alfo  the 

pra&ice  of  common  ArUhmetick,  by  ten 

'  mimeriral  %ures. 

ALCO'SE  [atgofu9^  L  J  full  of  w^eds 
iipir  r€«Ks  called  ;^<i, 

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AL 

KlVik*nr}KL{}n?barmacy]  the  Jra-^ 
Han  mmc  of  Colocynlbis,  zsTrochi/caAl-. 
handalit  are  Trochees  compo fed  ol  ioU' 
cynthis.  Bdellium  and  Gum  Tragacaiab,   , 

A'LlASy  a  fecond  or  further  wric  tifue^ 
froni  the  courts  at  iVfJimmJlet^  after  a  Ca' 
fias  iflued  ouc  «rithouc  effrft. 

ALIAS,  DiB.  is  co  afcercain  the  nam 
and  additions  of  che  defendanc  io  ciedara  ^ 
cions  for  debt  on  bond,  JsTC. 

A'LIBLE  [alibiiist  L.  J  nouriffaable,  noc" 
rifliing.  '^ 

ALIENATION,  a  making  over,  0^^ 
giving  the  right  and  property  of  a  thin'  ^ 
CO  another}  alfo  the  drawing  away  0^ 
eftranging  the  affe&ioos  of  one  perfd" 
from  anotbe-.. 

ALIENATION  Qfice,  tn  office  to  whk  ^ 
all  writs  and  covenants  and  entry,  opo 
which  fines  are  levied  and  recoveries  fn-' 
fered,  are  carried,  co  have  fines  for  alic'^ 
nation  Tec  and  paid  thereon.  - 

ALIENI'LOQyY  {alitrnhquium,  L.]  = 
calkiag  wide  from  the  purpoie^  or  noc  c 
the  matter  in   hand. 

ALi'FEROUS  lalifer,  L.]  bearing  e^ 
having  wings.  »; 

A'LIFRED  [aliyjieto,  5tt.]  tUowe  1 
or  permitted. 

ALl'GEROUS,  [al^er^  L.]  bearin.  c 
carrying  or  having  wings.  "i 

To  ALI'GHT  [alihtan.  Sax,"]  to  g.-: 
oflF  the  back  of  an  hoife  >  alfo  10  ietc'; 
upon  as  a  bird. 

A'LIMA  [of  <c  privative,  and  \ifd^ 
Gr.  hunger]  medicines  which  either  pu\ 
vent  or  alTuage  hunger.    L<  ti 

AaiUENT  [in  a  Medicinal  fcnfe]  a^ 
that  which  may  be  diffblv'd  by  the  fe> 
menc  or  natural  heat  of  the  ftomach,  ar^ 
converted  into  the  juice  call'd  ChjU^  v>^ 
repair  che  continual  wafting  of  the  par^ 
oi  the  body. 

ALIME'NTAL  [alimentalis,  L.]  pe , 
taining  to  nouriibment.    ■  ^, 

AlIMENTA'LIS  r)«5ia  [with  Anatt^ 
mifls']  the  gullet,  ftomach  and  bowel, ^^ 
which  make  but  one  continued  duA  Iq^ 
canal.  v, 

ALIME^NTARINESS  [o(alimentarmi. 
L.l  nourifliing  quality,  -I 

ALIMENTARY  Z>Hfl  [AnatooKf]  tbi 
part  of  the  body  through  which  the  to^ 
paiTes,  from  its  reception  into  the  moui 
CO  its  exit  at  the^oBM,  includi.tg  dr,-. 
guUj  Jiomacb  and  Incellines,  Dr.  7)/^' 
alfo  ic  is  fometimes  us*d  tor  che  7fr^ 
racick  DuS 

ALIPJE'NA  ['AXiVa/w,  Gr.]  plaiftCi, 
chat  hsve  no  fat  in  them.    X.  .^ 

ALlPA'SMA  PAKiirt^c^  «,  Gr.  a  th?»^ 
thac  facteosj  «  lox c  of  fiye  powder,  mi:  - 


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>tt  qS!  ta  order  to  bm  roA*i  into  the 

&%im>E  (tfCr^^,  L.  of  ^x  «  bird, 
wdfust  iootj    n  mble,  fwift  of  Iboi* 

iU^TERT  [^spterium^  L.  of  «cXf4r. 
Hbb»,  Gr  J  s  f  :aco  belongi  g  to,  or  an 
wfurwsm  ia  baclis,  ^rbere  perfenswere 

AUSA'KDEKS,  rhe  herb  Lovige. 

UrroHGESY  IMitmgefia^  L.  or«Xi- 
*uari.,6r.]  &  fmchifemenc,  or  ezem« 
pnQ-rc^i  8CV  poblick  office  or  charge. 

AIKAII  [Co  called  from  ihe  AraBick 
fictirie  al  sadK^«J  an  berb,  called  o- 
Advifr  Sfllr-vort  or  Giafi-wmn^  which 
*  a  kiBd  of  lea-blite,  aiid  one  of  the 
fodytl  Btgrediencs  in  makiog  glafs,  and 
rf^^fb  1  |fekc  qu.iniity  of  this  kind  oi 
ftfe,  tad  U  e'cher  fixed  or  volacile. 

AUALl  S^itj^  are  onlf  acids  concen- 
tnsej  in  ^little  molecules  of  earth,  and 
■■3d  iviih  certain  particles  of  oil  by 
Ike  aeaae  of  fire. 

lot  AXKALIES  C^ch  Ctymifij'i  are 
Bide  hf  boTDiog  theplant/Ciili,  )^.  and 
hm%  Blade  a  KziTiumt  or  lee  of  the 
■Ao,  ilcratisg  that  lee»  and  eyaporacirg 
ibe  eniftare  of  it  by  a  teocle  hear^  fo 
dhJK  che  fist  fair  may  be  Mft  at  the  boc- 
«a  of  cbe  vefiel.  This  fixt  Talc  beii  g 
Radex'd  very  poroos  by  the  fire  han'ng 
^M.  b  ofien  chrongb  it  in  iis  calcina- 
cio^  aal  probity  by  iizing  there  fome 
af  Kt  eflemial  fait ;  and  becaufe  fhar 
My  o#  the  fiery  partidcs  do  alfo  aick 
■  chafe  pores,  whea  any  acid  Hquor  is 
■^kd  with  ir,  canfes  a  very  great  e 
iaEScs<ai  or  eflaivefcence . 

r^imie  ALKALIES  Iciymfiry]  are 
Ae  vobtile  fairs  of  vegetables,  which 
««  lb  calFd  bccaiiie  they  wiJl  fernent 


ALL  [al,  Ax.]    the  whole* 

ALL  (ta  names  proper  or  common] 
l^m  to  be  Aerived  from  6alb,  S^»  old 
MBwdii^  to  tfae  cnftom  of  the  Normans 
fl)  being  liq^xadated  into  u  m^ket  au^ 
•  ftfmwt  andently  written  Albbynn, 
td  Mdi^tom.  Aun^oo. 

AtlABORATlON,  a  labouriiig  ftre- 
•Bfiy.    L  ^ 

UA'BOKATfiNBSS,  a   being    wall 

1»  A'lL ATR ATE  [dUatratum^  L.]  to 
faih  at  or  againft. 
I       ilUlTDABLB     lamtdabU'is^    L.  ] 
F<Ki  auiiby. 

ALLSEED,  a  plant  fo  called  from  its 
*aaji<tM  with  ieed* 

ALL-GOOD,    the  herb  Mercury,  or 

■  JXtkTf^  the  tMipecins  aod  mixture 
«  achir  aieiak  wiU  gold  tnd  fiWer. 


AL 

ALLEGO'RICALNGSS  [of aUejgarifiei 
V.  aUegoriciUt  L.  of  «t\xi>ac**6ff,  <Jr.j 
being  an  aliesf^ry. 

A'LLEGORY  [dyj^try^A^  oi  akkiC 
another,  ant  tf'^o^Ja  I  <  .y,  Gr.J  a  (ayiqg 
one  thing,  and  mewitng  another.  It  is  a 
coocinoed  metaphor,  in  which  words  there 
is  fomething  couch*d,  dtfferrnt  from  the 
litcr-il  fenfe,  and  the  tiguratire  manner 
of  fpeech  is  carried  on  through  the  whole 
difcourfe  i  or  it  may  be  defined  to  be 
a  (cries  or  continuation  of  metaphors,  as 
that  allegory  in  Horace^  Uh.  i.  Ode  14. 

0  ttovis  referent  m  mare  te  ntvi  fiuc^ 
tust  ire. 
Where  by  the  >br^  is  meant  the  comrnan^ 
weaitb  i  by  the  waves  the  civil  war§ 
by  tiie  port  peace  a^d  concord ^  by  the 
oars  /oidiersf  by  the  mariners  magif- 
tratesy  Jjrc. 

ALLELU'JAH,  the  herb  wood-forrel^ 
or  French  forrel. 

ALLER  [with  ancient  IVriters^  a  word 
uTed  to  exprels  the  fiAerlative  degree,  as 
otter  good  the  greareit  good. 

ALLER  SANS  JOUR  [Laie  phrafe} 
i*  e»  to  go  without  a  dayj  itfi^nifiestd 
be  finally  dirmifs'd  the  court  \  another 
day  of  appearance  being  appointed. 

ALLE'RIONS  [in  Herat  

dry]  are  Anall  bids  painted     '     ^  '* 

urtthout  *  eak  or  leet,  liko 
the  martlet  or  martinet-  O- 
thers  f*Y^  they  are  like  ea- 

}|tes  wiihout  beak  or  feett 
o  called,  becdufe  they  have 
nothing  peifeil  but  the  wings;  that  they 
diflFer  from  martlets^  in  that  their  wings 
are  expanded  and  the  martlets  are  dole  s 
and  alio  that  they  are  not  reprefented 
facing  as  the  AUerions  are,  as  io  the  fi- 
gure. 

A^LEY  [in  a  Garden'\  a  ftraic  paraU 
lel  walk*  bordered  or  bounded  on  each 
hand  with  trees,  ihruhs  or  other  low 
plants,  as  box,  ^c,  fome  diftioRuifl)  an 
alley  from  a  path,  in  that  an  alley  muft 
be  ^ide  enough  lor  two  perlons  to  walk 
abreaft. 

ALLEY,  in  a  Compartment,  is  an  alley 
which  feparares  the  fquares  o  a  parterre* 

C>}umer  ALLEY,  a  little  alley  by  tho 
fides  of  a  f;reat  one. 

A  Diagfnal  ALLEY,  is  one  thi^t  curs  a 
fquare,  parterre,  thicker,  Iffc,  from  angle 
to  angle. 

Front  ALLEYi  U  one  which  runs  ftraic 
from  the  front  of  a  building* 

ALLEY  m  TerfpeSrve,  is  that  which 
is  larger  ac  the  entrance  than  at  the  if- 
fue,  in  order  CQ  mako  the  leogch  appear 
greater. 

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naifiwre  ALLEY,  an  aVty  wUch 
Cttis  a  trooc  alley  ac  righc  angles. 

An  ALLEY  in  Ziczac^  to  alley  which 
bas  coo  great  a  idefcenc,  and  by  leafoo 
of  chat  it  liable  to  be  injured  by  ^oods^ 
to  present  the  ill  eSt&$  of  which  it  has 
ufually  platbands  of  turf  running  acrofs 
it  from  fpace  to  fpace,  which  are  of 
fervice  to  keep  up  the  grtvel ;  alfo  an 
•lley  in  a  labyrinth  or  wildemefs  is  fo 
eallody  which  is  formed  by  federal  re- 
corm  of  angles,  in  order  to  render  it 
more  folitary  and  obfcure,  and  to  con- 
^COal  its  iiTue. 

ALLIAOIIA  [with  Jnatomiftsl  an  herb 
whofe  tafte  is  like  chat  of  garlick ;  cal- 
1^  fauce  alone,  or  J4ck  by  the  hedg«, 
^mfbns.    X 

ALLl'fiD  [dTiV,  F.]  matched,  onicedy 
ftir^  joined  by  lea'e. 

Tb  A'LLIGATB  [  afiidtum,  L.  ]  to 
biiid  CO. 

ALLIGATOR,  a  binder.    L. 

ALLIGATOR,  a  kind  of  a  PTift  mdi- 
pn  crocodile,  an  amphibious  creature,  li- 
ving  bo:h  on  land  and  water  %  t  hey  grow 
ts  lone  as  they  live,  and  fome  are  eieh- 
t^n  &et  in  length,  and  proportionably 
large,  they  have  a  musky  imell  foftroog, 
that  the  air  h  fcenced  for  an  hundred 
paces  round  them,  and  alfo  the  water  ihey 
lie  In. 

ALLIGA'TURE  [aUigstkfa,  L.  ]  » 
finding  or  tying  to. 

ALLI'OTH  [FtmgatiGn]  a  fiar  in  the 
tall  of  Vrfa  major^  ef  much  ufe  to  na* 
•i^ators  in  finding  out  the  latitude,  the 
lieighc  of  the  pole,  }gfe, 

ALLIOTICUM  [in  Tbamocy]  a  me- 
£cine  that  alters  and  purifies  the  blood 
^y  Its  cleanfing  quality. 
•    ALLl'UM  fwiihBofi«i/M  gafli^k-  i- 

ALLO'DIUM  [CmU  hm]  a  freehold, 
ievery  man's  own  land  or  eltaie  chat  he 
^ofleifTes,  merely  in  his  own  rights  not 
yielding  any  frrviccs  to  another,  and  is 
oppofed  to  f^o4w$» 

ALLOfTHETA  [with  Grammarians^ 
m  figure  that   varies  trom  the  common 
xules  of  Syntax',  upars  ablire, 
'  ALLONGE   [in  Arnc/j^]   a  thruft  or 
vaft  ac  the  enpmy. 

^  A'LLOQPY   [aUoqmum,  L.]     calking 
with  anOThef. 

ALfOW'ABLENBSS  [of  4ffo«tr»  F.  J 
^inc' allowable. 
^  ALLO'Yl  lahy^  F.]   p,  certain  qqan- 

ALL  A'?  I  titv  or  proportion  of  folbe 
fiafcr  'metal  mix(»d  with  a  finer  or  pii. 
ttxt  aiid  fo  the  ^quantity  of  copper  or 
filler  that  U  mixed  with  jgold,  to  make 
Ic  of  a  Aie  hardneft  for  coining,  is  c«]. 
M  tilt  dUaji  of  i(  j  and  if  m«ctl  hare 


mora  of  this  than  ic  oqght  tolMviBt  ^  20> 
(aid  CO  be  o/tf  ^m«yr  cr  C9mferaim^  i 

To  ALLOY  laUyer^  F.J  to  nix  as 
baifr  meul  wich  a  teer  or  purer. 

ALLUBE'SCENCY  laUid>efimUd,  LJ: 
a  wiUingneft }  al£»  concent. 

AfLLUM  ialumtMt  L.]  a  mineral  weU. 
known* 

S^iecbariHe  ALLUH,  a  compofitloQ  of 
allum,  rofe>wacer,  and  whices  of  cgg^r 
boiled  CO  the  confiftenoe  of  a  pafte, 

Pfumofit  ALLUM,  a  fore  of  faline  mi. 
neral  ftone^  moll  common W  white,  in«< 
clinins  co  green,  which  riws  in  chrMdi^ 
and  bbres,  refemblioga  feather. 

ALLUM  [with  dnwucal  ll/^ 
ffriters]  U  exprefled  by  one  f*  ■  1 1  1. 
oi  thefe  charaaers.  ■*— ■  ^^-^ ' 

ALLU'RINGNESS  [of  Af  and  iurej. 
encicingnefs. 

ALLU'SION,  a  fpeakins  a  thing  wick" 
reference  to  another  i  and  fo  an  allnfion, 
is  made  to  a  cuftom,  hiftory,  Jjfic.  wkea^ 
any  chfpg  is  fpoken  or  written  chat  haa' 
reiacion  to  ir. 

ALLUSION  riaRhitCf'tck]  a  dalUaiir«\ 
or  playing  with  words  alike  in  foiaid,^ 
but  unlike  in  fenfe,  by  changing,  adding^; 
or  taking  away  a  letter  or  two. 

ALLU^SIYENISS  [of  4ffi#>*  t.]  tbi 
having  an  allufion  to. 

ALLU'VIA,  little  iOets  chrown  op  by 
the  violence  of  the  ftream. 

ALLU'VION.  [in  tbe  ChfU  1^3  eo  ao^ 
ceifion  or  accretion  along  the  ieirftoreg^ 
or  the  banks  oi  large  riven,  hf  cenpeAi 
or  inundarioos. 

ALLU'VIOUS  laUmnus^  1^3  0Te^* 
flowing.  "^ 

A'LMA  [of  dbMa  of  jfMib,  Z.  non- 
rifliing,  Jgrc.]  nourilhii^  Ibfteriog,  ch«- 
liQiin^,  as  aima  matr  CaguMgU^  tkv" 
fofiering  mother  Camtri4g0»  ' 

ALMACA'NTORS  twkth  Jftranmmnl 
circles  of  aicicude  parallel  co  the  liorisoii»'^ 
the  common  pole  of  wfaick  ia  la  the  Ui^ 
mtb.  Arab* 

ALMICA'NTERAHS  1     .    .  _^         < 

ALMICANTU'RAHSf  ™™*** 

ALMACA'I^TOR  Sug  [with  MLOt-^ 
maticians]  an  inftruoMnc  of  box  or  pear*^ 
wood,  wich  an  arch  of  x|  degrees,  fof^ 
taking  obfervaclont  of  che  fun  at  his  ri- 
fing  or  fecciog,  co  find  che  afapUcodfl^'i 
aiid  thereby  che  variaiioa  of  che  com*  h 
pais.  ••  •     •  •>. 

ALMADB,  an  mdim  boat  nidB  of  ^ 
oDd  Incire  place  of  cimber. " '  I 

41.MANACK,  diftrtbHcioQ  or  niOBbcr*) 
ing.    Arab.  ^ 

ALMBRIoaA.    See  AInmmum.       V 

AaMNfia.   U^Atmmr. 

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iUODAlU  [Jm  Mm]  lor Js  of 
kwasRii  lof^spmaoBQc 

lUM'N.  Sec  BrmikJImom. 

lAJIONUiricbe  office  or  lodgingt 

max  I  of  cbe^alnooer,  tub 
deyiKC  vkie  tliDi  ire  glvco. 

AlMOm)  [mgijiata^  JU]  a  fori  of 

iLMOND  AfMcr  [with  li](fatfri]  a 
has  i«  (cpandng  all  Ibnt  of  meiala 
ft«drieis»  piecct  of  JBdung  pou,  and 
•kricbfc  Uiflti. 

ALMONDS  9f  Ai  Tbroai^  aie  the 
|bii!oai  fabftttce,  placed  on  each  fide 
di  Ml  K  the  rooc  of  the  tongue,  re- 
tea|  cvo  ksneUs  thefe  receive  the 
iriiworlpiuiefroB  the  braio,  and  dif- 
(de  s  zo  tlK  toogue,  jaws,  throat  and 

felo  sotila  (beo^  sod  make  them 
.  neTe  beiM  bamra'd  and  fovell'd 
firtfioU,  Igfc.  ftiiighien  the  paOage  of 
Ik  Aroac,  mi  reader  it  painful  and  ^i- 
iaknhnUov  ciea  the  fpittle.  This 
aoU  1  /m  ThreA,  and  by  iboe  rf  e 
/ifif/ tir  tffamd/  of  t^  Mrr. 

AUIOND  Thrr,  a  piectj  tall  tree  re- 
Mif  a  peacbKree,  one  of  the  firft 
m  dot  bloom  i  in  flowers  are  penta- 
Ncv,  id  faoged  in  the  roie  manaer 
%Kijbe8adlii]»  of  a  porple  red  colour, 
otfaibASDeftewina  garden.  Theie 
MBpovfreMeotlysii  Cammy^  flraact, 
^  M  an^koooriog  countries,  alfo  in 
ikoAeia  coontrka,  elpeciallf  in  the 
%I«daar  ihi  riTor  yardm,  and  the 
himMmads  arecfteemed  the  befts 
^piiioii  the  flower  becomes  a  fleffli? 
■^  vkkk  cootaifli  a  lead,  which  u 
^Smtdy  tnd  which  drops  out  when  it 
*BB  fit  BKarfty  I  it  la  of  two  foru,  the 
■Mai  the  bitter. 

AtMONER  1  an  ecdefiafUcal  oflicer 
/UQia  f  oftteking,^.whofe 
<i*  n  to  take  care  of  the  dtftribotion 
^i^M  Che  poor,  to  vific  the  fick,  to 
M^  sU  thiags  given  in  aloas  §  aUb 
tern  by  mffadveotures,  and  the  goods 
attntherers,  fere 

OWnr  [Al-mcjne,  Air.]  for  the 
ftpaiu 

_  ^ CO  Che  poor. 

4«raOH  [Almejrveoh, Acclaims 
*■%  ^«ir  peace,  ancieofly  paid  in 
■hid  Abiv,  by  our  Saxm  anceftors 
•  ikMot  jt^nfi^  called  alfo  S^me- 

AUaXTAVraU.  See  MmacmUars, 
*^G  Hw,   a  Ibrt    of  flne  wood 
^oaaooK  Utmam. 
JlW^li,  •  grovt  of  alder  trees, 

Vlnrdi. 


JttfEM^^ffta,  Gr.]  that  which 


AL 

AlMIS  [with  BoiA^i}  tbe  eUer 
tree.    X. 

AXOES  CAXob  Gr.]  the  gum  or  jnict 
of  a  tceegrowinfl  eipeciaUy  in  tg;^. 

tftick  ALOES,  IS  fo  called  tromb^ 
iog  o^  the  colour  of  the  Uver* 

Succotrim  ALOES,  is  fo  called  from 
SKotra,  an  ifland  near  Tm^mhm  in  £• 
thiopid. 

Cabdlim  AIX>BS,  is  fo  catted  becaofe 
nfed  byiarriefi  on  horfes^  it  Is  the  coer*. 
fer  forr. 

ALO'GII  [of  m  neg.  and  x;>k,  Gf. 
the  word]  hereticks  who  deny*d  that  /e* 
fiu  cbrUt'wtA  the  eternal  word. 

A'LOGY  r«rX0).l«,  Gr.]  uoreafooaUe* 
nefs»  efpecially  in  eating. 

ALOPBCl'A  UXMifni*^  of  dK^M( 
a  fox,  Gr.  the  fox-evil )  a  dtfeafe  called 
the  fcorfy  when  the  hairs  iall  from  tha 
head  by  the  roots. 

ALOPECURorDBS  Gr^MfH  [of  «W- 
4ra(  a  fox,  if^  a  tail,  and  ^/»r  fori% 
Gr,J  the  herb  fox- tail  graJs. 

ALOPE'CURUS  [  «\Mrfi«rfsr,  Gr.  ] 
tailed  wheat*  fox-rail. 

ALOUl>  [of  pou'b.  Sax.']  foudly^ 
with  a  ftrong  and  audible  voice* 

AXPHAECT  fin  Foi^t^fhi  «  ^^^^ 
cace  of  the  key  of  a  cypher,  widch  is 
kept  by  each  of  the  parties  who  correC- 
pond  together. 

ALPHEtA  [H/frMOMyl  a  ftar  of  the 
fecond  magnitnde  i  alfo  oiled  ludds  C^ 

ALPHinrnX>N  [of  ^Xemv,  Or.  braa 
or  mealj  an  epithet  which  furgeons  give 
to  a  frafture  when  the  bonca  are  (iniuh'd 
or  cnmibled  to  pieces.' 

A^LPHOS  [«Afof,  Or.]  %  ferrof  mor- 
phew  or  white  fpeck  on  tbe  skb,  difieriitf 
£rom  the  Uuetf  in  chat  ftpierces  not  le 
deep  as  the  LntCi. 

ALRATICA  lAtdick  Term]  thofo 
whofe  genitals,  either  male  or  femate* 
are  not  perforated. 

ALSI'NB  [ffx^iva.  Or.]  cbickweed. 

ALT  [in  JA^I]  high,  fee^ro. 

AXTARS  [diwritf,  of  jl^iu  high,  or 
Mt^t  L*  height,  beaofo  they  were 
ufiiallyereaedia  high  places]  theandenc 
heathens,  whsn  they  oflered  facrifice  to 
the  celeftial  deities,  ereded  their  aUart 
on  rhe  brows  or  tops  of  moontaini }  anfl 
when  they  facrifioad  to  the  terreflriai 
deities,  te  whom  they  aferibed  tbe  care 
and  toicion  of  the  earth,  they  ereded  their 
altars  on  the  plain  foperlicies  of  the  earth  i 
but  whsn  they  facrificed  to  the  infernal 
deities,  they  did  ic  tn  grotto\  caves,  and 
other  gloomy  recedes. 

ATLTAR  of  FreeWf  [  among  the 
Ort^}  a  flaaU  preparatory  elur,  where- 


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«■  they  blefs  the  hread  before  they  c^trry 
ic  to  the  altar,  where  they  perform  the 
licurgy. 

A'LTERABLBNESS  [of  aUerare^  L,] 
Kiblenefs-ro  be  altered. 

AaTERNANT  [iUteranj,  L.]  a  pro- 
^rty  or  power  in  certain  medicir.es,  by 
"Which  ihe¥  induce  an  alteration  in  the 
iKxiy^  and  difpofe  it  for  health  and  re- 
tovery*  by  corre£iiag  fome  indiCpofition 
'wichom  caufing  any  (enfifale evacuation. 

ALTER A'TION  [with  NaturtHJis'} 
that  motion  whereby  a  natural  body  is 
chatted  or  varied  in  fome  circumftances 
from  what  ic  really  was  before,  tho'  as 
CO  rhe  nature  and  bulk,  they  appear  to 
fenfe  the  fame. 

ALTE'RCUM  [with  Botamfit]  hen 
Nne. 

A'tTBRN  \aUemus^  L.]  by  changes. 

To  ALTE'RNATB  [aUemare,  L.J  to 
ilo  by  coorfe  or  turns,  as  an  alternate 
atficet  L  e.  an  office  which  is  difcharged 
by  turns. 

ALTE'RNATE  LeoDes  [of  PJaiUi^  «re 
thofe  where  thaie  is  a  correfpondence 
lietween  the  fides  of  a  branrh  ;  the  leaves 
•fche  one  following  thofe  of  the  other. 

ALTERNATE  Angles     [in  Oeometry'] 

/       two  equal  angles  made  by  a 

yC/'T^      Hne  cutting  two   parallels, 

'Y/Vi/  and  makes  thofe  parallel 
''    /  the  one  on  one  fide  and  the 

ocher  on  the  other,  as  x  and  n,  %  and  jr 
•re  alternate  angles. 

ALTERNATE  Prapefitim  [with  Geo- 
metricians^  is  when  in  any  fee  of  propor- 
tionals the  anreoedents  are  compared  to- 
gether, and   the  confequents  together. 

ALTERNA'TION  [by  fome  Hatbem.] 
isufed  for  the  difiereoc  changes  and  alte- 
rations of  order  in  any  number  oi  things, 
as  the  changes  rung  on  bells,  Iffc* 

ALTE'RMATENESS        1  [alternation 

ALTE'RNATIVBNESS  f  L.]  a  fuc 
deilion  bycourfe. 

ALTB^RNATIVELY  {aUetnativementy 
P,J  by  turns. 

ALTE'RNITY  taitemhast  L.]  inter, 
changcablenefs. 

ALTH/E'A  [dxB-diU  of  a*>^*iy«F.  Gf. 
to  heall  wild  or  mar<h*mallows.    JL 

A'LTIGRADB  [aitigradiu,  L.]  going 
«n  high,  afcendiig  aloft. 

ALTiaOQUENCB  [of  4lf/%ttnw,  L.] 
talking  loud  or  high. 

ALTILO'QUIOUS  latihquus^  L.] 
talking  a^oud  ;  alfo  of  high  matters. 

ALTI'LOQUY  [altiloqmum,  L.  ]  loud 
talk  ;  alio  ot  high  things. 

ALTI'METRY  [of  aUa  high  things 
and  metirif  L.  to  meafure]  a  part  of 
|eomcujr  that  teaches  the  method  of  u 


AL 

kiofi  and  meafurinc  heights,  whether  tcZ 
cefHble  or  inacceiSble* 

ALTrON  f  of  alere^  L.  to  nourift]  « 
nourifhing. 

ALTI'SONOUS  {altifinut.  L]  found- 
ing  high,  loud,  fhrill,   dear,  ^c. 

A'LTITUDE  of  the  Pole  [mAfhononQ 
and  Geography]  is  the  height  or  numbei 
of  de|[rees,  that  the  pole  in  any  UritudQ 
is  rus*4  or  appears  above  the  horizon. 

ALTITUDE  oftf  Triangle l^n Geomehy2 
is  the  length  of  a  right  line  lec 
fall  perpcndiculir  from  any  of  ^s. 
the  angles  on  the  lide  oppofice    \^»>^ 
CO  that  angle  from  whence  it         ^ 
falls,  and  may  be  either  within       /^^ 
or  without  the  tri.ngle,   as  is    jL  i"\ 
mirked  by  the  pricked  lines  In  the  figurt 
annexed. 

The  ALTITUDE  of  a   Rhombus    [In 
Geometry]  or  of  a  ^hnmhoides^  ^ 
isa  right  line  let  tail  pel p: 

dicu  aily  ffv^m   any  angle 

the  op  *ofite  fide  to  that  angl^,  andii  mij 
be  either  within  or  wirhout  the  figure, 
as  the  prick*  1  l=nes  in  the  figure  annex'd' 

ALTITUDE  [with  Afironomers]  the 
height  oi  the  (un.  m^on,  planets,  or  point 
of  the  heavens  compiehenaed  between  the 
horiron  and  pirallcl  Jrcle  of  a  tiiucfe,  oi 
between  the  :tar  or  afligned  point  in  th< 
heavens  and  «he  horiton. 

th4 

objeai 
upwards. 

Meridian  ALTITUDE  of  the  Susip  ai 
arch  of  the  meridian,  contained  berweei 
the  fun  nd  the  horiKoii>  when  the  fun  ii 
in  the  meridian. 

Apparent  ALTITUDE  of  the  !^m,  dec 
[in  Aflronomy}  Is  what  it  appears  to  ouj 
obrervaii^". 

Real  ALTITUDE 7  [in  Aftranon^']  th^ 

TYue  ALTirUDE  f  from  which  th^ 
I  etr^f^'on  has  been  fubtra&ed. 

ALTITUDE  of  the  Equator  [A/fronJ 
the  complement  of  the  ahi  udeofihc  poli 
to  a  quadrant  of  a  circle. 

ALTITUDE  of  the  Nonag^fimai  [A/hro 
namyl  'S  the  altitiid%of  ihe  x9:hdegre 
of  the  ecliptick  reckoned  from  the  eai 
point. 

ALTITUDE  [In  Opticksl  is  the  per 
pendicular  fpace  of  place  betwixt  the  bal 
ai]d  the  eye,  or  height  ot  the  vifual  pois 
above  the  bafe. 

ALTITUDE  o/tff/^iir^  [with  Geonsc 
tricians"]  the  perpendjcular  diftance  be 
t ween  the  vertex  and  the  bafe. 

ALTITUDE  of  Motion  [Mechaniclt^ 
the  meafure  oTany  motion  counted  accor< 
ing  to  the  line  of  direSion  of  the  moi 
ing  force. 

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heavens  ana  me  noriton. 

ALTITUDE  f  n  Cofmegraphy]  h  i 
perpendicular  hf^'gbt  of  a  body  or  obje 
or  its  diftance  from  the  horiion  upwards 


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ALD'DBLSfwftb 
Ciyn^s^  ft  fore  of 
pots  ufed  tofubli- 
iDAcionti  cfaeyhsTe 
no  boctom,  M  are 
acted  imo  oiie  aoo- 
ther,  as  raanjr  as 
here  is  occafion. 
Ac  the  boctom*  in 
the  furnace,  chere 
IS  a  pot  holdMiff 
the  matter  chac  is 
to  be  fttbloied,  end 
at  the  top  there  is 
*  head  to  receive 
the  fl  >wers  that 
fubljroetiprhithe'. 
ALTE'OLUS,  any  wooden  veflel  msde 

telJcw,  as  a  tray.     L, 
kVfVOil  Dmiiwm  [yfiih  JusnamifisJ 

^kaboithe  jaws  in  which  tike  ceeib 

,  iin  FLUXUS  [  with  Ptfficuaul  t 

A'UJU  [BoUBKjf]  the  herb  comfiey. 
AlUME)^  alum,  t  mineral  fait. 
AinmATED  tabmmuUiu,  i.Jdoiic 

AIDTA,  ieuber.     I. 

AITOS  f^ifetftaeijrj  is  fometimes  ufed 
ktkateftta^l  tube  from  cheftomach  to 
^Ani    I. 

AlTOS  [with  Ptjficum^  U  ufed  for 
Ae  iiie  sad  condiclon  of  the  excre- 
ttvioaBatiied  within  tbac  bsllowners. 

AIT'SSON  faXaVw,  Gf.J  comfrey. 

UTTA'tCHA  [dXjurufX^,  Gr]  a 
<&'  o&CT  of  the  pubiidt  games  and 
^i  laony  the  Gr^c'iiy  tnd  particular- 
>  ^  pricft  of  jiatiocb  in  ^/if,  ^^ho 
^  tD  fee  good    order   Jcepc   at  fucb 

QKL 

^[€^iB,  Sax  J  as  I  am. 
AMABiaiTY    lamabiHtmt,  L]  unia- 
fcsea,  lOTclinefs. 

AMaFRO'SE,  the  Guna  Serena^  •  dlf- 
tfciacbe  finews  of  the  fighr. 
A  M>r  «   iitf;^ed  ^ipord  AMAIN,  \t 
« aaci  u  to  command  another  ibip  te 
■Berber  toplkil. 
WilGAM      7    [of  JLfA*    rogfctber, 
ttilGAMA   J    and  yyini  to  join, 
^\  naTs  of  msrcurj  united  and  incor- 
1^  with  ibme  meral. 

AMA'LGAMA  (wi(h 

Ctynucai  ffritersj    is 

ezpreiTed    by    one  of 

thefe  charaSer9* 

T<»  AMALGAMATE,  Is  to  mix  mer- 

I J^  •itJi  fo^t  filver,  yc,   to  resfuce  it 

^l^tk'ndof  pafte,  to  be  ufed  in  gilding, 

V»  Of  to  change    It  to  aa  inptlpable 

Mtti«]i9  to  BojA^  apytUogifiCoa 


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foftnefiy  effecially  fort  medicTnal  tA^ 
this  operation  is  deaoted  by  chymifts  by 
the  tetters  AAA. 

AMANDATlON,  a  conunanding  oa 
fending  oat  of  the  way.    £. 

AMA^ACUMl  [  'A^*>««^,     of  m 

AMA'RACUS  I  priv.  and  MApainfim^ 
Gr»  ]  -the  herb  fweec  marjoram. 

AMA'RA-DULCI$»  the  herb  bitter-. 
(Weec.    L 

A}AkKk'trruS  luteui  [BotoK^J  flower 
maudlin,  or  baitazar  with  a  jellow 
flower.    X. 

AMARaNTUS  faaptreus  [BatMfJ 
flower  gen:U  with  a  purple  flower.    X. 

AMARBtLA  [with  Botmfis]  fererfeci 
or  milkworr.    X. 

AMA'RULENCa  Iwimidentls^  L.) 
bitremefs. 

AMATO'RCULIST  Imnaiwcidut,  L.J 
a  trifling  fweet-heari,  a  general  lover. 

An  A'MATORY  iamatorium^  L.J  • 
philter  to  cau(e  love. 

AMAX(yBlANS  loiiCt/jm^A  a  chartoc] 
a  people  who  had  neither  houfes  nor 
cents,  but  dwelt  io  chariots.    Anc*  Gi^r* 

AMA'ZBDNESS  [of  a  and  (Oaf  e,  Sax»i 
the  being  amaied,  aftonifliment. 

A'MBAGES,  a  circumvolution  or  long 
detail  of  words  remote  from  the  tm^ 
icope  of  the  matter  i  a  compafs  or  fetch- 
about  of  words;  a  tedious  leiigthenliip 
out  of  a  flory. 

AMBA'GIOUS  [amti^kfast  L.]  full 
of  far-ferch'd  fpeeches. 

A'MBER  UfAjSxf,  Cr.]  a  fort  of  hard 
gum  of  a  bright  yellow  colour,  of  which 
there  is  good  ftore  in  Pr^ffia.  It  is  faid 
CO  grow  like  coral  on  a  rock  in  tha 
North-Sea^  and  being  broken  off  by  th« 
waves  is  ca&  up  on  the  fliores-  and  into 
the  harbours.  Tliny  and  others  will  hav« 
it  a  refinous  juice  ifljiing  from  old  pinea 
and  firs>  and  being  difcbarged  into  tba 
fe4  and  bavii^  undergone  there  fome  ai* 
teration  is  thrown  on  the  ftores.^  Others 
fuppcfe  ic  a  bitumen  trickling  into  tha 
fea  from  fubterraneoos  fources, 

AMBER  GREASE  1    a  fragrant  drug, 

AMBER  ORIS  1  which  melt«  ai« 
mofl  like  wax,  of  an  afli  or  gicyiih  co* 
lour;  it  is  nfed  both  by  apothecariea 
as  a  cordial,  and  by  perfumers  as  a  fcent. 

liquid  AMBER,  i«  a  fort  ,of  native 
balfam  or  refin,  refembling  turpemioe^ 
clear,  of  colour  reddifli  or  yellowilh,  of 
a  pleafant  fceor,  almoft  like  that  of  am* 
bergreafe, 

Oi/ CHAMBER,  is  a  fine  yellow  crtnf- 
parem,  ponderous  oil,  procured  after  tha 
fpirit,  by  augmcntiitf  tba  degree  of  fire. 

S^it  •f  AMBER,  is  an  acid  liquor 
drawn  iroa  amber,  by  ^^'*^**i[5it,^ 


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AM 

fifinfflg  It  Is  «  lind  batfi,  IffC. 

A'MBIDBNS,  ft  flteep  that  has  teeth  on 
hoth  iidet,  both  upper  and  lower,  a  hog* 
l»l,  t  cheave.    L. 

AMBIDE'XTER,  tpreraricator.tjack 
«B  both  fides.    X. 

AMBIDEOCTEROUSNfiSS  [  of  ganin' 
dexter t  L.]  the  nfing  of  both  hands  ft- 

A'MBIBNT  dr  [with  NaturaUfis]  the 
•ncompafling  air*  lo  called  by  way  of  e- 
flaioencj,  becaufe  it  furrounds  all  liixafi 
on  (he  furface  of  the  earth. 

AMBIENT  BodUs  [with  rbilofipbers'} 
the  fame  as  circumambient  bodies  s  nt- 
mrftl  bodies  that  happen  to  be  placed 
/ound  aboor,  or  encompafs  other  bodies. 

A'MBIFORM  lamhifarmsp  Im]  having 
S  double  form. 

AMBIGU'  TCtKikery']    feveral  forts  of 
meat    and  pulfe   ferv'd  up    in  the  Tame 
4lfli  i  ftlfo  a  banquet  of  meat  and  fruit 
liwv'd  together. 
AM^iaOGY 
AMBI'LOQUY 
louble  fpeakinfr. 

AMBI'LOQUOUS  lamhilo^us,  1.] 
double-tongued,  fpeakmg  doubtfully. 

^  A'MBIT  of  a  ja^ttre  [with  Oeometrl 
ritfBi]  the  film  of  all  the  bounding  or 
encompafling  lines  that  enclofe  It. 

AMBITI(y$ITY  latiAitiotfitait  L.]  am- 
iicioufners. 

AMBI'TIOUSNBSS  [of  dmbltteux,  Fr. 
smbitiofuit  L.]  ambition,  afpiting  mind, 
difp6fition  or  quality. 

A'MBLE  [with  Horfemen]  U  the  pace 
or  going  of  a  horle  }  the  motion  ef  which 
Is  two  legs  of  a  fide,  raifed  and  fet  down 
together,  after  which  the  two  legs  of 
the  other  fide  ri<e,  and  come  down  in 
the  fame  manner  s  each  fide  obferving  an, 
alternate  courfe. 

AMBLE /r«e  [with  Horfemen]  a  horfe 
(s  faid  to  amble  free,  that  goes  a  good 
amble  wheo  led  by  the  halter  in  a  man's 
hand. 

AMBLO'SIS  f  A/4;?XaVir,  G^-]  an  tb 
ortion  or  miicarria^e. 

AMBLYGCNAL,  pertaining  to  an 
tmblygon. 

AMBLYOPIA  [of  d/jiMXtmvU,  Gr,J 
^Inefs  or  dimneis  of  fight,  when  the 
chjo&  Is  not  clearly  difcern'd,  at  what 
diftance  foever  it  be  placed. 

A'MBO  [of  d/utMftty  Gr,  I  mount]  a 
kind  of  pulpit  or  desk  ancienlty  ufed  in 
churches,  where  the  pricfts  and  deacons 
flood  to  read  and  fing  part  of  the  fenrice 
and  preach  co  the  people. 

A'MBRA  [ambjia,  Sax,  ampbora^  L.] 
t  Teflel  among  the  iaxons.  It  contained 
ft  certain  meaflnic  e(  fait,  bncter,  meal. 


AM 

AMBRO'SIA  [Botm]  the  herb  Oidt 

AMBRO'SIACK  [amircfiacus,  LO  \ 
longing  to  or  of  the  quality  of  Anbinifia 

AMBRO'SIAN  Cj^ce  lof  St.  jiadn^ 
Bifliop  of  Milan]  a  formula  of  worfl 
ufed  m  the  church  of  Miiian. 

A^BRY,  a  cupboard  or  fafe  for  kae 
ing  cold  yiduals  to  be  given  to  the  poo 
alfo  a  place  where  the  arms,  vefiels,  pla 
and  all  things  belonging  to  houfe- keeps, 
are  prefer^d. 

AMBSA'CB  [^.  d.  ambo,  i.  e*  «c 
ambe/a,  V.J  two  aces  thrown  ac  c 
time  by  dice. 

AMBULA'TIOM,  ft  walking.    X. 

A'MBULATORY    lambiOaurius,    1 

going  or  moving  up  and  down,  not   bei 
xed  to  any  place  s  as  Jndftdatoty  Can 
in  oppofition  to  Sedentary, 

AMBU'RBIAL  Sacrtfcet    [amoif  i 

ILomans]  a  folemnicy  oHeading  tbebea 

round  the  city  before  they  are  facrxficc 

AMBO'ST  Ismbifiiu,  L.]  bumc  roa 

about. 

A  ME  lo{  Antmerp]  ft  veflTel  contfllni 
So  ftoops,  each  ftoop  7  pints  EnglUb  mi 
fure. 
A'MEL,  enamel,  which  fee. 
AME'NABLE  [of  amener^  P.]    tni6 
ble,  thftt  may  be  led  or  Reverned. 

AME'NDABLENBSS  loi  amendeme 
F.  or  effundabilUf  L.]  capftbleoefs  of  1 
ing  amended. 

AME'NDE  [In  Prettcb  Cufims]  m  nra 
or  pecuniary  puniibinenr,  impofed  by  1 
fentence  of  the  judge  for  any  crime,  fa 
profecucion,  or  groundlefi  appeaL 

AMENDE  bonorable^  U  where  a  p 
Ton  h  condemned  to  come  into  court, 
into  the  prefence  of  fome  perfon  injan 
and  make  an  open  recantation »  silfo 
affli&ive  pain,  carrviog  with  Ic  foi 
note  of  infamy  or  difgrace ;  as  when  ( 
perfon  offending  Is  (enienced  to  go  1 
ked  to  his  (hirt,  a  torch  in  lus  hfttid,  1 
a  rope  about  hu  neck,  into  a  church 
before  an  auditory,  and  there  beg  pan 
of  God,  or  the  king,  or  the  court 
fome  delinquency. 

^  AME'OS  [  with  B9tanifls  ]  the  h( 
bilbops-weed. 

AME'RIMNON  l^M^e^f^m,  Gr]  1 
herb    aizoon,   L* 

AMRRl'NA  Salix  [of  Jmeria  in  U 
the  twig  wichy. 

A'METHYST  [in  Seraldn]  H  i 
purple  colour  in  the  coats  of^noblemt 
which  is  called  purpure  in  the  coats 
lower  gentry,  and  Meraay  in  thoJe 
foveraign  pnnces.    See  purpfure. 

AMETHYSTIZO'NTES  [of  'Afisdif 
«wr,Gr«  jche  beft  iort  of  catboaclesot  mhi 


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Tf  ilCUHUi  ImetMr^  P.  to  reii^ 
hi  aoieaUe]  ■  ier«i  ufed  by  French 
IviBKrs  cODcennig  the  rulcufe  of  earth 
vftb  tas  IndDiited  by  lexwcb  of  time, 
ir  te  tlisrt  of  crdk  formed  oyer  it  by 
pat  ru'ci,  ftonm,  wverings,  )c)rc.  a  d 
K  igilfis  CO  render  the  earth  loufe  and 
■walkc,  ckac  wateriofs  may  pcnc- 
mnk. 

iMFUCnKKSITY      1    Tof  mi^aC' 

AWFll'CTOOOSNESS  r  ^  tiK^tm,  L.] 
Hsi  or  rararngs  and  windings* 

AlOULEiAa£^/  [in  AritbmeticJt] 
M  nnben  chac  ire  mumaUy  equal  co 
^  vl»)e  foiB  of  one  another's  aliquor 
fK%  u  tte  number  aS4  and  xio  >  for 
(Kfati^iber  184  it  efoal  to  the  fum 
if  iS  the  sJifooc  parts  of  the  number 
'fi-  Tte  tKqrioc  paru  of  which  are  no, 
5J,44>  tt,  11,  10,  S.  4t  »,  >  *  a°d  "<' 
■«H  DO  all  the  aliquot  parts  of  284, 
«  141, 71,  4.  a,  I. 

^AIlUBUNBSS  rMdffliVifi,!.]  love- 
na;  lUb  friendllDefs. 

AMlCTDS  [in  jHCiffir  VTrk]  the  op- 
F?^  of  tbe  fix  garments  worn  by 
fWf  r^  romd  the  neck,  covering  the 
■*»jaj  the  heart. 

**fij'i*H  l^em  terrA  fin  I^ar]  1.  ^. 

*  a*  the  lav  ot  the  land]  to  be  de- 
li'''"'of  the  Khttry  of  fwearing  in  any 
y?  ii  aodent  tames,  it  was  the  pu- 
■■■■«  of  a  champion,  who  was  cither 
***.*««  or  yielded  in  fight ;  as  alfo 
flf^pron  who  were  found  goiity  in  a 
*»ofattyac    and  of  perfoos  attainted 

J^Oa      1    [of  «>/uo(,  Gr.  fand]  the 
'}fMDM|     herb  Bifliopt  weed. 
'IttltAt,  an  admiral. 
JMHOf^QTRUM  IdfA^in^^f,  Cr.]  a 
^<<  iioe  with  nitre  and  land  mix'd 

AWCOLIST   lammcoid,  L.]    one 
■►^•tns  by  a  river. 
WfrCBNOOS  laumigenuit  L.]  born 

*  ^  13,  of ,  or  near  a  river, 
AMOMDM  [with  Botmfls]  the  herb 

^'^i  tfl^,  or  M^e  •fjitufatem. 
AMQIGI'NB  [^/«a/>i»«,  Gr.]  pelUto- 

'JHMllST  [dmarofiUf  L.]  an  amorous 

^^**tOllfNESS    ioimtfroTuSt  tj 

^iOWHOUS  [ofiflM0r]f»^,L.  *^sp 
ft  Qr»]  withoot  form  or  Ihape,  ili 

^WTOA^-ION  1  [in  law]  the 
^^MTllHhlENT  f  aa  ot  turning 
yMaco  aortmaio,  i  #.  of  alienating 

*  nttaTeiiiiig  iham  to  fome  corpora- 
^Mtr  focnity,  and  choir  fuc- 


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cAflfbrt.    Sfe  MoTtmabu 

To  AMORTl'ZB  ,in  Z^]  to  malt* 
over  lands  or  tenemo.ts  to  a  corpora* 
lion,  \ffc. 

AMPfiLlTES  {dfAViKittt  of  afxinxlty 
Gr.  a  vine]  ^  kind  or  'Ik  or  oiiuml- 
nous  earth,  ufcd  about  vines  to  make 
them  (hrive  the  better  s  liiro  to  bhcken 
the  eye-b'ows  -xni  tbe  ha'r  with  1. 

AMPELODfe'SMOS  [or  «^9iAi(^  sod 
il<rfA@-^  Gr.  ii  b^ndj  an  he  b  th^t  th^ 
Sicilians  ufed  ro  tie  their  vines. 

AMPELOLBU'Cfi  [  of  ZunthH^  and 
Xf«Kcr,  Gr.  white]  the  wtine  vl.e  ot 
herb  briony. 

AMPELOME'LANA  Tof  <««iA©-  md 
fitixansi^  Gr.J   bla'-k   briony 

AMPELOS  AGRl'A  [of  •Tu^a©-  and 
ttyoiA  Gr,  wild]  the  wild  viiie  ad 
herb. 

AMPELOPRA'SOM  [of  A/AinyJ^  ^nd 
^e^^t,  Gr.  a  leek]  leek  vuic,  bears 
Ifatlick   or  ramfons. 

AMPHIA'RTHROSIS  [of^^^^^)  ^nd  «?p« 
d^y  a  joint]  a  neutral  or  dubious  kiixi 
ot  arc'culation,  diftii^uiOied  from  the 
Diartbro^.s,  iu  that  it  has  do  apparent 
motion,^  a  .d  fronj  the  ^ndrthrefis  in 
that  it  is  not  abfoIuteJy  devoid  ot  mo* 
tion* 

AMPHI'BIOOSNESS  [of  ampbi'^ius,  h. 
o{  ii/AfiCi^t  Or.  J  amphibious  na.ure^ 
livi  g  on  Un^  and  in  water. 

AMPHIBHA'  HIUS  lof  dfAfi  on  both 
fi  es  and  fi^tX'"^  (t\ortt  Gr.j  a  1  >  u  in  a 
verfe  either  Greelt  or  Lacitiy  th2t  has  a 
(hort  fyilable  teJfore  and  atcerj  and  a 
long   one   it  the  mid-;le 

AMPHlDROMrA  [«/xei/^/uia  of  <u. 
f*^^M^^*  Or.  to  run  rountf  j  a  feftlval 
otfcived  in  Atbehs  by  pr.y^e  iimil^es 
upon  the  Sfh  day  after  the  bi'th  ■.'  a 
^hild,  it  being  the  ruftom  for  the  ^r»T,ps 
to  run  round  the  6re  with  the  intuit  iu 
their  arms;  and  then  having  (telivc-ed  it 
to  thenurfe,  they  were  entertained  wiib 
teaftine  an<  da-ring. 

A\;PHl'lOGY  <i/jifi\iryU,  dr.]  ad 
ambigui-y  oi  fpeerh. 

AMPHlMfi'TRION  fof  *>#i  about 
and  /u^r^  the  wombf  Gr.]  'he  nei^h* 
bour'n^  parts   of  'he  womb. 

AMraiPRO'stYios  1   rdf,u*eJ^^ 

AMPHIPKO'.^TYI.E  f  \(^,  Gr.] 
a  teiln  in  ArcbiteSun^  nCed  uF  thn:e 
temples  in  ancient  um<^$  whch  had  tcu^ 
columns  or  pLlars  in  the  honr^  and  the 
fame  nurriHer  l>i»hipd. 

AMPHl'SMILF  r  >f  »/U(pl  about  ind 
tfAt>ji,Gr*  a  reran  p  k"'-]  an  infl.ua 
mei  t  ufcd  iu  dine6lior.S    of   h'sman   bo- 

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tloiu  ftone  of  t  gold  colour,  having  the 
fame  qualiry  with  the  load-ftone,  attrtft- 
>ng  g  Id,  9s   that  does  iron. 

AMPHY'CTIONES  [fo  called  of  Am- 
fbySion  the  fon  of  HelenuSt  who  firft  in- 
ft'rured  them]  magiftratcs  ofthe  fupreme 
tribunal  of  Greece^  or  the  parliament  of 
Greece  ;  being  the  prefidents  ofthe  mem- 
hers  which  were  fe^t  from  the  feven 
principal  cities  of  Greece^  who  deter* 
mined  both  private  and  publick  difpuces. 
A'MPLENESS  [amplitudo^  L.]  large- 
nefs  of  extent. 

To  AMPLl'FICATH  Im^f.eam^lJ] 
to  amplifyy  augment  or  enlargr. 

EAftem  AMPLITUDE,  is  the  diilance 
between  the  point  wherein  the  ftar  rifes, 
•nd  the  true  point  of  eall  in  which  the 
eqtU'or  and  horizon  inter  fed. 

mftem  AMPLITUDE,  is  the  diftance 
o{  the  point  wherein  the  fun  fets,  and 
the  true  point  of  weft  in  the  equinoc- 
tial. 

AMPLITUDE,  of  the  range  of  a  pro. 
jeaile,  is  the  horizontal  line,  fubtending 
\ihe  pa^h  in  which  it  moved. 

AMPLIVA'OOUS  [amplivi^us,  1.] 
that  wanders  w  ide,  or  far  and  near,  that 
ftrerch'*s  out  far,  having  a  large  fcope. 

To  A'MPUTATE  [amfutare^  L.  to  cut 
off}  in  gardening,  to  lop  or  prune. 

AMSDO'RFIANS  [of  ^jwdorf  their 
leader j  a  k€t  in  the  (ixieenth  century, 
who  maintained  that  good  works  were 
not  only  unprofitable,  but  even  oppodte 
and  pemici'^us  to  falvation. 

AMURCA,  the  mother,  dregs  or  lees 
•f  oil.    £. 

AMURCO'SITY  lamurcofitas^  L.]  the 
bavini!  lees,  drcggrnefs.     1,. 

AMY'GDALA  ['A/xio^AXii,  Gr.l  the 
almond  tree  or  its  fruct. 

AMY'GDALA  [with  AmAom-Jit]  the 
almonds  of  the  earsj  the  fame  as  pU' 
rifthmjjt  and  tonfiilg, 

AMYGDALI'NE  [anr^dalJmis.L,^  the 
iarae  as  amfgdalicious^  i.  e.  ok  or  pertaLi 
ing  to  almonds.  ' 

AMYGDALITES  [  * kfjurylu3^ti^  , 
Or.]  an  herb  of  the  fpurge  kind,  having 
leaves  Hire  rhofe  of  the  almond. tree. 

AMY'ON  [of  <t  priv.  and  fJMS  a  muf- 
cle,  Gr.']  a  limb  fo  emaciated  that  the 
mu fries  fcarce  appear. 

A'NA  [in  PbyfiC'ons  bills]  is  ufed  to 
fignify  rhat  an  equal  quantity  of  each 
ingredient  is  to  be  taken  in  coihpouod- 
Ing  the  medicin;. 

ANA  [with  Sckoolnun"]  as  books  in 
^na  are  collections  of  the  memorable 
flyings  of  perfons  of  wit  and  learning, 
much  of  the  fime  kind  wlih  wluc  we 
^fually  call  cable- calk« 


AN 

AN  JOUR  and  WASTE.  See  nor 
Oaf. 

ANABA'PTISTON.    See  ^4&sftfi/}o«. 
ANABA'SII,  couriers  among  the  ar 
ents,  who  travelled  either  on  horfebi 
or  in  chariots. 

ANABA'SIS  [drtfidvn  of  «>ciS<i 
Gt.  to  afcend]  an  afceodiBg  ori  gecc 
up,  an  afcenc  or  life. 

ANABA'SIS  [Botml  the  herb  hoi 
hair  or  horfe-tail.    X. 

ANABASIS  [with  TMc.'\  the  gro^ 
or  increafe  of  a  di&aie. 

ANA'BROSIS  IdtJC^mrit  of  «»«C^> 
Gr.  to  eat  through]  a  corroding  or  c 
inff  away* 

ANABROSIS  [in  &trgery2  •  «»" 
ming  or  wafting  away  of  any  pare 
the  Dody  by  fliarp  humours. 

ANACALYPTETdA  [of i^»«ii«VoV7 
Gr.  to  reveal]  a  feaft  kept  a  day  aftc 
wedding,  when  the  bride  put  off  her  ▼« 
that  all  might  fee  her  face,  which 
then  was  covered.    L, 

ANACA'MPSEROS  [  JtAxd/i\%i€ 
Gr.]  an  herb,  which  being  touch'd 
faid  ro  be  efficacious  in  reconciling  loK 
or  friends  that  are  fallen  out. 

ANACA'RDIUM,  a  bean  in  MalM 
growing  in  the  form  of  a  iheep*s  heai 

ANACATHA'RSIS  [dfAttn^tt'fTtc 
«>*"  above  and  na^tLlfm^  Gr*  to  pur) 
a  medicine  that  purges  or  difcharges 
ture  by  fome  of  the  upper  parts.     I 

A'NACHlS  [among  the  Zomans'^  « 
of  the  four  Penates  or  hou(hoId-g< 
who  (they  believ'd)  from  their  birth 
tended  every  body  j  whofe  names  w 
Pymon^  u  e»  power;  Tjche^  i*^»  fortu 
Heros^  i.  e*  love,  and  Anancbe^  i.  e. 
ce/firy. 

ANACHITTES  fof  «V  aud  JSirlot, 
to  move]  a  diamond ,  a  fort  of  preci 
ftone,  faid  to  have  the  virtue  of  drii 
away  diftempers  of  the  mind,  and  to 
fend  againft  poif^^n. 

ANACHORB'TA  [•AF«x«»^TiC,  C 
a  monk  who  retires  Irom  compao]r»  ; 
leads  a  folifary  l^fe  by  himfelf. 

ANACLETB'RIA  [  of  i^va  and  «X 
Gr.  to  call]  feftivals  in  honour  of  ki 
and  princes,  when  they  took  upon  th 
the  idminiftration  of  the  ftate. 

ANACTCRION  ['Ar*it7«e*W|C>r.]  i 
herb  Sword-grafs. 

ANADENDROMA'LACHH  ^  dwi 
^^fjittK<t)(ny  Gr\  the  ro'ie  Mallow^ti 

ANA'DOSIS,  [rfv«£/orif .  Gr]  abui 
ing  forth,  a  bubbling  as  water  does. 

ANAOA'LUS  [«>«>««wir,   Gr.] 
herb  Pimperrel. 

ANAGALLIS  ^^<K2t7Ctf  {Bototiy]  S 
purQiia  or  ^o^lii&e* 

AN 


AN 

MSAGAtUS  S^i^^i  [BotatfJ    the 
ktzh  Calres-inont. 


c  m  of  engrft^ing*  clufiiig  or  imbo^ 


tic 


AKIGOCETICAL  la^MitiCus,  L.] 
fc^SBBiBf  to  mffteriet,  mj^ical,  myfte- 
■oai,  iku  hat  an  ezahed  or  uncommon 
M]fo   cbat  exalts  the  mind 


ood'emplflcioas. 
ANA'GTRIS  C  'Ayi^>»e^,  Gr.  ]  Beao> 
ccfeilv  aa  kerb. 

ANAlTlS,   a  godieft  of  the  ArmeHi- 
mu ;  the  fuse  as  Succatb  Smotb  oi  the 
A  tike  romf  of  Armmay  who 


^d'a  tcavle  are&ed  to  her,  in  which 
vixcStt  pr«ft?tiiccd  tbemfelves  before  mar* 
Bi|e.    See  Fentf.    The  likecuftom  was 

iBllduk 

ANAISTH£S1'A  To{dii  and  aid'n^/tf* 
fir.j  a  lo^  of,  or  defeft  of  feofe,  as  iu 
fad  as  bave  tbe  palfy  or  ate  bUfted. 

Aft ALEIAMA  [with  ^oaofarrrj  an 
aRho^tapbical  projefiion  of  the  fphere, 
•a  jjm.  pUiD  of  the  mertdian,  the  eye 
bebi  ftifpofed  to  be  at  an  infinite  dif- 
ton^  and  either  in  the  eafl  or  weft 
foian  of  tke  borixon. 

INALEMMA  {Afif<mmj']  an  InEru 
■^  a  kind  of  aftiolabe  made  either  oi 
h^  er  wood,  eoofifting  of  the  furot- 
nt  of  the  £iBie  pro}e&ioo«  with  an  ho- 
naa  or  carfor  fitted  to  it,  ufed  for 
iaiig  fbe  fnn'a  rifiog  and  fecring,  }*fe. ' 

ANaOGESY  {muOgifia  L.  A'r<X>»W«, 
Csl  an  iodolcncy,  a  beiqg  free  bom  pam 

ANALO^GICALNESS  [of  OuOogi^, 
*  lal^ifi,  !•  of  «f4X0)ix«r,Gr.j  the 
Uf  proponionaL 

,  AMaXOGOUS  r4Ml9gai/,L.]  penatn- 
■|  so  aaatogy,  adtverable  in  proporiiooy 
■■fiAliilL   or  bearing  relation  to. 

ANAaOGY  [dtAxiyU  of  «tW  and  Xt- 
|t^«.  Gr.J  like  reafoo,  propouion,  cor- 
■tmJuiiB  I  relation  which  feveral  cbtngs 
bodier  refpefis  bear  to  one  another. 
AMAtOCY  [with  OrammarioHs'}  the 
Uaqg  of  a  oooD,  or  the  coiyogacioo 
4  a  v^  aficofdiot  to  iu  rule  or  lUn* 
lii. 
mftrsii  rwldb  Chmfij'}  the  de* 
[  of  a  mixK  oody,  or  the  re- 
'  tance  into  its  firft  prin* 

AIULYSIS  £with  tt^tCiOisl  U  the 
I  ^^j^  ^  fiodiqa  out  troth,  and  i^be' 
I  Jir  •  the  method  of  eonrincing  others  of 
|aovh  alreadr  feood  out.  It  is  the  at- 
I  ^iMB  the  oiud  gives  to  what  it  knows 
I*  a^wftioo,  which  helps  to  refolve  it, 
Ijf  ^  vhich  tbe  ataljfii  principally  con* 
%mi  AU  the  9n  lyisg  m  txiswGdnf  a 


preat  many  truths,  which  lead  os  to  ch« 
knowledge  of  what  we  feek  after, 

ANALYSIS  [with  Matbcmaticianjl  h 
the  art  of  difcoverirg  the  truth  or  fslfe- 
hood  of  a  propofirion,  by  fuppofing  tbe 
queftion  to  be  always  folved  and  then 
examining  ife-  confe  ^uences,  till  fomtt 
known  or  eminent  truth  is  found  out| 
or  elfe  the  impoflibility  of  the  ptefeoc 
propofition  h  dYcovered. 

ANALYSIS  offudte  auantitiet  [Matbf 
matickj]  that  which  u  called  Specious 
Ariitmetick  or  AUebrd. 

ANALYSIS  of  infinites,  is  the  nutbod 
offiuxiont  or  diftrential  calculus  called 
cbe  Jfiew  Analjfis. 

ANALYSIS,  a  table  or  fyllabas  of  th« 
principal  heads  or  articles  of  a  continned 
difcourfe,  difpofed  in  their  natural  order 
and  dependency. 

ANALrriCAL  Metbod  fin  LoglckJ  is 
the  metbod  of  refolution,  fliewii^  the 
true  way  by  which  the  thing  wu  mecho- 
dically  or  primaiily  invented. 

ANALYTICALLY  fnf  aiudytique,  F. 
aaaljtici,  L,  of  Jf^Kvvit^  Gr.J  by  way 
of  anahfis, 

ANALYTICKS  1    f^wxrfTia*, 

ANALYTICAL  ART  f  Gr.J  a  mme 
commonly  given  to  Algeha,  as  being 
nothing  elfe  but  a  gensral  analyfis  of 
pure  matbemaiichi  or  elfe  becaufe  ic 
reaches  how  to  folve  q'lefttons  and  de- 
monflrare  r^r^mi  byfear^htrg  into  the 
fundamental  nature  and  frame  of  th« 
(hfng ;  which  to  that  end  is  as  it  wer^ 
refolved  into  parts,  or  taken  all  to  pier 
ces,  and  then  put  together  ag-^in. 

ANA'MNBSIS  ^dtd^^tf^  Gr.J  re*- 
membrance. 

ANAMNESIS  [with  Rbeter'tdans'}  a 
figuret  when  the  orator  mentions  or  calU 
CO  mind  v^hac  is  paft, 

ANAMNfiTICKS  [in  fbamacy]  me^ 
dicioes  proper  to  leftore  a  decay'd  me* 
-ory. 

ANAM<yRPHOSIS  [of  dfd  and  uhf^ 
fmetft  of  /uoffs,  Or^  form  or  Ibapej  a 
menftrous  projeAion  in  perfpedive  and 
painting  i  or  the  reprefentation  of  ibme 
figure  or  image  either  upon  a  plane  or 
curr'd  furface  in  a  deform'd  ibape,  which 
at  a  proper  diftance  fliaU  appear  regular 
and  in  proportion. 

ANA'NA  [with  EotmiPs]  a  fine  Indi* 
an  fruit  commonly  <alied  the  pine-apple, 
becauie  of  its  likeneis  to  the  cone  of  a 
pine.  This  fruit  firows  on  a  plant  like 
the  fig-tree,  and  is  about  the  fixe  of  an 
artichoke*  It  is  adorned  on  tbe  top  with 
a  kind  of  crown«  and  fmall  bunch  of  red 
leaves  refembling  a  flame  of  fire ;  the 
pHlp  or  flffli  ^  i;  i»  AhrOMSy  but  dif* 
r  a  f  elves. 


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folves  in  the  month,  and  hat  the  delici- 
ous tafte  of  rhc  pc-ich,  the  qu'ncc,  and 
Che  muf-ai'n*  grape.  There  are  brought 
to  a  very  great  oe^teftfon  in  the  garden 
of  Sir  MavbfW  Deeper, 

ANANCiE'ON  [iiAy»«<A»,  Gf'^  a  6- 
gure  i  Kb^tqpnck  ihir  mi^es  out  the  ne 
cefSry   ol  a  m.r  fr. 

ANANTOPO'OOTOV  [  rfiavTOTi/o+OF, 
Gr.  a  hvuie  in  Rhetorick,  vi^hen  an  ora- 
tion  '  anrs  r  me  \>a\'s. 

ANAPt'STUS  [vAirhGftfiwiMr/tfnjj  a 
fooi  or  rr^cfure  in  Gnelf  oi  Lat'n  ver- 
fi»i  that  haye  the  tvio  'rfl  fyllables (hoi c, 
«nd  the  I.  ft  lonp,  as    Ttf-^s. 

ANA'PHORA  ,*»«^<y,  Or.]  a  rela- 
tton,   a  reel  J<ii>.     i.. 

ANAPHORA  [w'th  ancietU  Affrono- 
meri]  an  af  i»nfi  ^n  or  lilrng  up  of  fhe  la 
figns  c\  the  zodiack,  frf^m  the  eaft,  by 
the  da  y  rou  fe  of  the  heavens. 

ANAPIERO'TICALNBSS  [oJ<;r*»rXi 
BurtC,  Or.]  rhr  qual?/  Ol  filling  up. 

ANA'^LEROTI  KS  [i^F«9rXiie^TiJw\ 
6r.j  oieH^^'nes.  p  oper  to  fill  up  ulcers 
and  w  unds  with  new  fleh- 

ANAKETA  [probib'y  of  Afati^r*,  Qr, 
to  def^r'  yj    9  killer  or  miiidcrer. 

ANARRHI'NON  ,'oi  aW  and  /a  the 
fioftril,  Or  J  a<i  herb  liwe  Pimpernel , 
Calves  fnont. 

ANASA'RCA  UfA^tif^m^  of  «W  and 
#«?^f  fleih*  Gr.J  a  cer.ain  Ton  of  dropfy, 
Seing  a  white,  foft,  yielding  fweling  of 
fome  parrs  or  of  the  whole  body,  chat 
^en's  in  ^\h^n  nreifer). 

ANASTA'SIS  Idfatrdctt  Gr.^  a  ftretch- 

iflg  or  TCrnin^., 

ANASTASIS  fin  Surgery]  the  ftretch- 
ing  t  uc  pt  the  body  cowards  the  upper 

AKASTOFCHIO'SIS  iifA^ix^m^is^ 
Cf']  a  refolution  ot  mixc  bodies  into 
cheir  fir  (I  principles  by  chymical  opera- 
tions. 

ANATASIS  faVTrt^i^Gr.]  aftretch- 
log,  r^arhinji  o'lt,  extenfion  upwards* 

ANATASIS  [with  Surgems]  an  ezten- 
fion  of  tbe  b-vdytouaiHsfhe  upper  parts^ 

ANATHEMA'TICALILY  [of  muitbeme, 
f.  aaatbema^  L.  dfd^tfAA^  Or  ]  (a  a 
CUrfini'   m^  n<»  . 

ANATHYMIArsiS[of  «fct^and  ^fucl/uA, 
Grl  '  p^'»"nie,  va^rtur  or  exhalation. 

Amat;»'\  icalLY  [anatomci,  L.  of 
ftraeia/uiaor,  Gr.J  aocurdii^  co  the  rules 
OJ      a  o    V. 

ANATRI'PSIS  fof  Wm'  and  ^r^itfi^  co 
wear.  ]grc.])  a  rubbing  agunft  or  upon, 
a  bruifing 

ANATHIPSIS  [fn  ^wgery]  thebruifing 
•r  breiaking  oi  a  bone,  the  breaking  the 
i|pii$  ID  (^  (cfdneya  og  iil^ddcr. 


A'MATRON  l£r*r^.  Or.]  a  fan 
fair  excrafied  from  the  water  of  the  riip 
Niie  i  alfo  a  ntcrotts  juice  which  coi 
denfes  in  vaults,  arches»  and  fubterraa 
ous  places  >  afo  a  volatile  fait  skimni 
off  the  compofitfon  ot  glafs  when  in  fufioi 
alfo  acomp  undfalc  made  of  quickfilvc 
alum,  virrlol,   common  falc  and  mere. 

ANAXY'RIS  [dfxiucf(,Gr.2  ^^  ^ 
Sorrel. 

A'KBURY  [wich  Rirriersl  a  fore  < 
wen  or  fpongy  wart  full  of  blood,  %r^ 
ing  in  any  part  of  the  body  of  an  horl 

A'NCESTOR  a  forefather.    JL 

ANCESTOR  [in  Omuun  Lam]  the  df 
ference  between  anceftor^nd  predeceOc 
is  this,  anchor  h  applied  to  a  nacun 
perlon,  as  A  B  and  his  anchors,  tt 
predecejor  may  be  ufel  of  any  perfof 
that  were  prior  in  time  as  to  a  coi 
poracion  or  body  politick,  as  a  biflic 
and   his  predecefTnr. 

ANCHOR  l!£er^lypbicaUy]  repr«1eni 
hope,  hope  being  as  it  were  the  anchor  chi 
holds  us  firm  co  our  fa'th  inadverfity  .* 

7b  Boat  the  ANCHOR,  co  put  ic  int 
rhe  Boat. 

The  ANCHOR  is  foid  {Sed  Pbrafe}  { 
when  the  cable  by  the  cunibg  of  the  fll^ 
is  hitchr  about  cbe  fluke. 

The  ANCHOR  is  a  Cochbett  [Se 
Phrafe]  ufed  when  the  anchor  banga  righ 
up  and  down  by  the  flip's  fide. 
^  The  ANCHOR  is  a  Peel  ISea  Phrafe 
is  when  ic  is  Juft  under  che  haufe  or  hoi 
in  che  flip^s  nern,  through  which  che  ca 
ble  runs  our  chat  belongs  co  it. 

To  boot  an  ANCHOR  l&a  Term]  ia  t< 
cake  or  put  ic  inco  che  boot. 

ToietfaUan  ANCHOR  1  [&tf  Phrtfe 

To  drop  an  ANCHOR  f  » to  put  o 
lee  it  down  inco  (he  fea,  in  order  co  maki 
the  flip  ride 

The  ANCHOR  comes  Ihme  ISes  term; 
ufed,  when  ic  caiwoc  hold  che  flip,  ba 
chat  ic  drives  away  by  the  violenee  of  ch< 
wind  or  cide. 

TofeUb  borne  tbe  ANCHOR!     [Set 

Tbtritf  borne  tbe  ANCHOR  |  tens; 
is  CO  weigh  or  cake  ic  up  one  of  the  river 

Tb/boo  an  ANCHOR  tSea  cenii}  is  c< 
cafe  the  flook  of  ic  widi  boards,  chat  I 
may  better  cake  hold  in  foft  cr ound* 

A'NCHORAQB  [ia  Z^]  a  ducy  pali 
to  che  king  tor  che  privilege  of  caftti^ 
anchor  in  a  poo]  of  a  haven* 

ANCHORA'LIS  Procefa  [wich  Amh 
tomifis]  che  procefs  or  moocing  fbrch  oi 
the  floulder  bones  like  a  beak  called  C9i 
racadeiwifmicufari4n 

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A'NCHORED  fin  Ibral' 

dn]  as  s  cro(s  anchored  it  To 
<~«lM,  becaofc  the  four  ex- 
rnaimties  of  it  lefemUt  the 
.   fldok  o'  an  enchor- 

A-NCHORITB,  an  her 
v-c,  (js.  vfa.*  leadf  a  folitary  lihe  in  a 
idtt%  CO  be  ^thcr  out  of  the  reach  of 
ik  rrf  ■«  '•oa  of  the  vorld,  and  to  be 
■Mc  tr  arS^^e  for  medhatioD. 

ANCHU'SA  C«^>:«^«t,  Or.]  a  kind  of 
•H*^  'W  orcha*30S« 

iNCHTLE  r^X»^»  ^0  the  beck 
pn  oi  the  fa«ee  ^  ailb  rhe  contra&ioa  of 
ii«K.  e^-calfy  of  the  bam. 
irACtSHrvt  ^Imaememat^   F.J  in 

A'N'CI£NTNBSS  Imidemiti^  F.]  old. 

MOINTS  XwGrafiJm]  the  fode. 
iTCBBiitol  MaewU^  Barrifiers,  Beacb^ 
0t,  mi  'tmdmu  mder  the  bar. 

OCONfi'US  ilft!^:Mlii/  [^4M^3  the 
.iiAvrfck  o»  cbe  elb^iw,  trlfing  trom 
tte  »<we»  and  btKk  |«rt  of  the  Ostumeri, 
•i?  if  %%r*ed  ^  the  lateral  part  of  the 
Bmcium  txtermm^  a  Urtle  below  the 
ttDrjQBB ;  ^  he'vs  ro  ftretrh  the  elbow. 

mrrLOGLcyssoM  r«>;t>'^>x«^. 

■»•»  Jyv^M^  aid  >X»0-^«.  Gr.  the 
««»«'  a  beiJi^  tongae.tiedy  when  the 
Mft>^  which  is  ufl^r  the  tongne  is 
.  saoam,  whicb  canles  ic  to  be  difficult 
Bircrwoff^ 


AN 


UtCTLtyUELB   fmyMoXi^  crooked, 

mipm^MM  probe,  Gr-'}  a  crooked  probe. 

'BKTtOSIS,     Che  fame    as  Aatyii^ 


,tf«rTUyTOMUS  [of  «?>;fc^xi  and  ts- 
^  Gr.J  a  fmali  knife  to  cat  the  ftring 
■fe  rhe  ro^vs. 

JSDAIATJB  r«aoog  the  Jacienti  ] 
*."R  of  gUdiacors  who   fought   hood- 

AaiDS^A,  a  fwathe  in  mowing  s  alfo 
*  "ech  frond  as  a  mtn  could  ftride  o?er 

'CHNE  l^^&^X^an  Gr.J  pur- 

i-  A'NDREW,  was  taken  to  be  the 
^^9  SadoMd^  on  account  of  a  vifion 
^tihttde,  fuppoled  to  he  won  by  his 
^'■^ta  the/»«8sagainft  che£i^Z!^or 


J'SaatW,  as  fca^hts  of  St.  jtndrem, 
\]^  of  knighthood  eftabliOied  by 
^**^  Uoe  of  Smtand,  A.  C.  809, 

•^IODa'mAS  f «V«/«^A^r,  of  t^ 
*S"».  •*'eptf«  i-  #.  of  taming  meai 
*  k»d  ot  kari,  heavy  biood-ftone, 
^  It  Ud  to  jileed  when  rubb'd  oa   a 
'^9^,%  predQiif  ftone,  bright 


isfilver,  like  a  diamond,  in  miny  rentrtt; 
ANDROGY'NUS    lAfiroicgy]  iiid,  « 
planet  as  is  fomecimes  hoc,  and  ibmecimea 
cold. 

ANDROI'DES  [of  c^r/gjc  of  a  man« 
«nd  fl/off  lorm,  GrT]  an  aucometon  in  the 
form  of  a  man,  which  by  means  ef  cer.> 
tain  fpriogs,  Jjc.  juflly  contrived,  walks^ 
fp««ks»  Ijv. 

ANDROLE'PSY  [Ar^e^Xi^/*,  of  Ji^p 
«  man,  and  xl4ir  of  x«f«yg«^v<»,  Gr.  to 
tafcej  a  cuftom  among  the  Atbenians^  br 
which,  if  an  Athenian  were  kill'd  1^  a 
atizen  of  feme  other  place,  and  fuch  dty 
refiis'd  to  deliver  up  the  criminal  to  pu- 
niOiment,  it  was  held  lawful  to  take  threo 
inhabitants  of  fach  city  and  puiiiih  th« 
homicide  in  them* 

ANDRO'MEDA  [A/houomy]  a  nor- 
thern conftellation  confifting  of  17  ftars. 
ANDRO'SJEMON    [rfr/cf'^V-Wi  Gr.l 
St,  Johns  wort  or  cutfan. 

ANDROTOMY  [of  rf»i|»,  gen.  «V/|«^r. 
and  To^i  a  dUTedion,  Gr»}  an  anacooiicai 
difleaion  of  human  bodies. 

ANE'CDOTE,  a  facrct  hiftory,  fuchw 
relates  the  fecret    affairs   of  kings   and 
pripccs  J  fpeaking  with  too  much  Ircedoa 
or  too  much  fiocerjcy,   of   the.  manners 
and  condnd  of  perfons  in  authority. 
ANE'CDOTON  i  f^^r/a/PTw,   Gr.l  a 
ANfi'KDOTON  Ifhiog  not  given  torch, 
produced,  or  made  publick. 
ANBLA'CIUS,  a  fhorc  knife  or  dagger* 
ANEMO'METER  lotM/uQ'  the  imd, 
and  ^i  rg^r,  Gr.    meaiurej   an  inftrumene 
or  machine  for  meafming  the  ftrengch  of 
the  wind. 

ANE'MOKB[;«V»>"»Gr.]  the  emony 
or  wind  fl>wcr. 

A'NETHUM[ar»5«,  Gr.]  the  herk 
dfli. 

ANEY'RISM  [of  ^Fw^Jfm  to  dilarc.Gr.J 
a  ftrercfaing  or  burfting  of  the  arteries,  fo 
that  they  beat  and  fwell  continually,  till 
they  foroetimes  become  as  large  as  an  egg  t 
thefwelllngyieldsifitbe  prelTed  with^ 
finger,  but  quickly  recoils. 

ANFE'l6thYDE1   [  anvelb^b^j 

ANFEA'LTHIDB  f  Sax. J  a.  fimilt  or 
fingle  accufation.  Thus  it  wis  amof«  the 
Saxons,  when  the  oath  of  the  crimind  and 
two  more  was  fufficient  to  di^harge 
him  5  but  his  own  oath,  and  the  oarh  of 
five  more,  were  required  to  irte  him  fronr 
the  Trtplex  Accu/atlo. 

ANFRA'CTOOUSNESS  r^tfffwi,t.3 
the  being  full  of  turnings  and  windings. 
,  ANGARIA  [Old  Records^   any  vcxa- 
ttous  or    troublefome    fervice  or  duty, 
done  by  a  tenant  to  his  lord. 

ANGEIO'GRAPHY  [of  dyy^^f  a  vef. 
ft^  and  >e^fM  ft  diTcripcion,  Gr.^  a  do* 
ieriptaoa 


AN 

fiript!oD  of  reflels  in  the  humcn  Iso^y,  I  e. 
tfaeoenrcs,  veins,  trceries  and  lympha- 
ticks. 

A'HGEL  SHOT,  chain-fliot,  beinff  e 
ctnnon  buUec  cot  in  two,  and^  the  halves 
Mnft  joined  together  by  a  chain* 
ANGELICA  [Botany]  an  herb. 
ANGBaiCA  IdyytKtxh^  Gr.}  a  fiuBons 
ihnce  among  the  Greeks. 

ANGETICALNESS  [of  angett^^  V. 
Sfgelicus^  L.1  the  being  angelical,  ange- 
lical nature,  JcfC. 

ANGERO'NA  [am«n«  the  Kewwiw,  fo 
called  of  ^/Rtf,  the  fqainfey,  as  having 
cnr'd  the  Romans  of  that  diftemper]  the 
goddeft  of  patience  or  filence ;  her  ftatne 
was  placed  on  the  altar  of  pleafure. 

ANGEKONA'LIA,  fcafts  celebrated  to 
JfgenmA  the  goddefs  of  patience  and  6- 
lence* 

ANGIGLO'SSI  [of  a»Dfand2>^Vr* 
the  tongue,  Gr*]  perfons  who  itanuner 
h^  their  fpeech  and  tonsue,  efpecially  fuch 
«s  with  great  difficulty  pronounce  the 
letters,  K,  L  and  R* 

ANGI'NA  [with  Surgemi]  the  quin- 
ley  s  aiL  inflammation  of  the  Jaws  and 
throat  attended  with  a  continual  fever,  and 
•  difficulty  of  breathingand  fwallowing.Z. 

jkNGl'NA  LINI  [Botany]  dodder. 
I  ANGlOMONOSPE'RM*OUS«-j-..l 

angiospermous  f 

fbch  plants  as  have  one  feed  fucceeding  to 
one  fingle  flower.    I. 

An  AN'GLE  [angulus^  L.]  a  comer ; 
Alio  t  rod  with  a  unt  and  hook  for  fllb- 
log. 

AKGLB  [in  Gemetry]  a  fptce  com- 
prehended between  'the  meeting  of  two 
fines,  which  is  either  greater  or  lefs,  as 
abofe  lines  incline  towards  one  another, 
or  ftand  farther  diftant  afunder ;  theie  an- 
gles are  eitV.er  plain  or  fpherical. 

A  TUun  ANGLE  [in  Geometry]  is  the 

Ad'ftance  or  opening  of  two 
lines  that  touch  one  another 
in  the  fame  plane  s  but  fo 
as  not  to  make  one  ft  rait 
line,  and  the  lines  that 
J  form  It  are  called  legs,  as  in 
the  figure  above  i  or  it  h  a 
f^zct  bounded  by  the  meet- 
ing of  two  lines  which  cut 
one  another  on  a  plane,  as 
in  the  figure,  and  are  either 
right-lined^  curvilinear^  or 
wixed^  the  fixft  of  whiph  aip  ibe  angles 
ftbpyt. 


AN 


2^t^  ANGLE  }  ^^-S?] 


angle,  is  made  by  the  lo- 
terie&ion  or  mutual  cut- 
ting one  another  of  two 
crooked  Uoesy  as  in  the 
figure. 

JMijc^  ANGLE  [GeoMflT?]    f 
is  made  by  the  meeting  of  a      | 
right  line  with  a  crooked       I 
or  curved  line,  u  in  the      |  ^^ 
figure.  Y 

k  ^herka  ANGLE 
[Geometry]  is  an  angle  made 
by  the  mretiog  o\  two  an- 
gles of  great  circles,  which 
intercept  or  mutually  cut 
one  another  on  the  mrface 
of  the  globe  or  fphere,  as 
the  figure  ABC. 

ANGLES,  whether  plain  or  fphei 
may  be  coofideied  as  right,  aciuo 
obtufe. 

AS^i^tANGLB  [G«e- 
metry]  »s  an  angle  made  by 
a  Une  falling  perpendicular- 
ly on  another,  or  that 
which  fubtends  an  arch  of 
90  degrees,  or  a  fourth  ■■■ 
part  of  a  circle  as  in  the 
figure,  all  drcles  being  commonly  ^ 
into  360  parts,  called  degrees. 

An  JcuU  ANGLE    [Ge(^^  V 
metry]  is  an  angle  that  is  lefs     ^^ 
than  a  right  angle,  or  than 90         ^ 
degrees,  as  in  the  figure,  and    _ 
is  fo  called,  becauie  the  an-  '" 
gular  point  is  fliarp. 

An  0^ri(r«  ANGLE  [Geo- 
metry]  is  one  which  haa 
its  angular  point  blunt  or 
broad,  and  is  greater  than 
a  right  one,  its  angular 
point  confifting  of  more 
than  90  degrees,  as  in  the  figure  A,  1 
is  (o  much  more  than  90  degrees,  a 
lefs  than  90,  both  together  making 
mt'Cirrle  orzSodegrees. 

t^bt  ANGLED  Ttim^!e^ 
is  one  which  has  one  right 
angle,  as  the  angle  A  in  the  . 

figure,    the  other  two  B        ^r 
and  C  being  both  acute,  %/^ 
and  making  both  together  ^ 
but  90  degrees. 

Ohlifue  ANGLE,  is  a  name  ul 
common  to  both  acute  and  obtule  1 
ANGLES  have  alfo  feveral  other ; 
according  to  their  different  pofitions 
relations  to  the  refpedive  figures  th( 
io^  and  the  Uac^  ihtc  for^n  them,  as 

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[Ofomtrf]  whkh  have  one 
■])  JcgcDimnon  co  both  anglet, 
nd  boih  taken  together  ai  e 
•qnl  to  two  right  ones,  as 
ID  the  figare    the   angles 

UCOD;  CiD,  DBfis   DBE,   BBA 

s  no|Mii  tag  «• 

'^f&  ANGLES  } 
rVn  fG««fft7]  are  fuch  as  arc 
tAv  oMie  by  two  right  lioes 
croffing  each  other,  and 
which  oaly  touch  in  the 
aagttiar  points  they  are 
driienScil  ob  account  of  their  being 
%a2ie4  4<«cificm,  or  at  the  top,  as  the 
■|b  A  sad  B  axe  Tcitical  oi  oppofite 
#^lt^ktwiieCnlJD. 

,     Aa  ANGLB  alTo   in  a 
triaogle  is  laid  to  be  oppo* 
fi.e  to  the  fide  that  Aib- 
lends  It,  as  the  angle  A  is 
^oppafite  to  the  fide  BC, 
r^~'aad  the  angl«   C  to  the 
fide  AB,  and  the  angle  B 
»  :ftc  ide  AC,  as  in  the  figtire. 

555J    ANGIBS    } 

\Qeamgtrf\  if  t  line  cut 
two  otliera  that  are  pa- 
'  nlld,  the  angles  C  and 
^_  ^  D  are  called  ioteraU  and 

^P^  a  rrfJMd  CO  the  external  ones 
^■'l,  to  which  they  are  lefpeaively 
^P^aia  tke  figure* 

^n«r  ANGLES  XGeamA  are  the 
g»J«d  D,  end  F  andC,  which  are 
■H'»*Ijf  cq*Kil  to  one  another. 

<«U/ANGL£S  [Geomnrj]  tre  the 
Ha  Oi  asy  tight-lined  fi^are  withouc  it, 
Jjjiflita  Ai  are  ieverally  produced 
2^«VkMd ;  and  all  being  taken  toge- 
T»*« e?ial to  four  right  angles. 

«»*<  ANGLES  lOtamitrj^  are  all 
2^  ^  by  the  fides  of  any  right-lined 

ANGLB  at  the  centre  of 
a  circle,  is  an  angle  whofe 
vertex  is  ac  the  center  of 
the  drde,  and  whofe  legs 
are  two  tiaiai  of  a  ctrde, 
as  in  the  fignre. 

An  ANGLB  m  tin  Sfg 
maaefa  circU^  h  thit 
which  is  coow  luded  between 
two  chords  that  flow  from 
the  fame  point  in  the  peri- 
p'^ery,  as  in  the  figure.  - 
^^  ANGLE  [  Oeometry  ]  Is  con- 
^  «dtr  more  than  two  planes  or  plain 


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angles.  Dot  being  in  the  fame  place  intf 
meering  in  a  poin^ 

Efuaifilid  ANGLES  IGecmetry]  am 
fuch  as  are  contained  under  plain  anglca^ 
e^aal  both  in  muUicuJe  and  magnitude. 

ANGLB  of  OMsa  [OeamHry]  is  chat 
which  a  circle  or  other  curve  makes  with 
a  tangent  at  the  point   of  coacaA. 

Homed  ANGLB  [  Geometry  3  an  angla 
made  by  a  right  line*  either  a  cantenc  or 
a  fecant  with  the  periphery  of  a  ^rde* 

(,  Bmmlogoiu  ANGLES 
'Geometry]  are  fuch  as  are 
o  two  figures,  and  retain 
the  order  from  the  firft  ia 
both  figures  O  X. 

ANGLB  at  the  TeripberyX 
kSGLE  at  the  Segment  f 
[Geometry]  U  cemprehend- 
ed  between  the  two  chords 
AB  and  BD,  andftandsoa 
the  arch  AB. 

Cifiid  ASGfR  [Gezmetry"]  the  inner 
angle  which  is  made  by  two  convex  fphc- 
rical  lines  interfeaing  each  other. 

feiecoid  Al^GLB  [Geometry]  an  angte 
in  the  fhape  or  figure  of  an  hatcher.^ 

Sifiroid  ANGLB  [Geometry]  an  angl9 
in  form  .of  zS^firum. 

ANGLES  £tn  Anatony]  are  underftood 
ot  the  comers  of  the  eye  or  Cmttbi,  whe^o 
the  upper  eye-lid  meers  with  the  under. 

ANGLE  of  a  mui  lArcbheaure)  U 
the  Mint  or  comer,  where  the  two  hicei 
or  tides  of  a  wall  meet. 

ANGLES  lAfiroiogyJ  certain  houfb 
of  a  icheme  oi  the  heavens,  the  firfl  houfe 
or  horofcope  it  called  the  ai«le  of  the 
£4^,  the  fevemh  the  angle  of^the  H^, 
the  fourth  houfe  the  angle  of  the  ^brtir» 
the  tenth  houfe  the  angle  of  the  South* 

ANGLB  of  haagitade  C  Afironomy  ]  le 
the  ai^le  which  the  circle  of  a  flares  Ion- 
gitude  makes  with  the  meridian  at  cbB 
pole  of  the  ecliptick. 

ANGLB  rf  Elongation  I4firan9iry'}  h 
the  difFerence  between  the  true  place  oC 
the  fiin,  and  the  geoceotrick  place  of  die 
planet, 

ANGLE  cf  Commutation  [AfiroaomyJ 
IS  the  difierence  between  the  true  place 
of  the  fun,  feenfirom  the  eanh,  and  the 
place  of  a  planet  reduced  to  the  ecliptick* 

ANGLB  ofmidence  fin  Dl*ptric\s]  ia 
an  angle  maide  by  an  incident  ray  with  % 
lens  or  other  lefrafttng  furfacc* 


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AKGLB  of  ot  at  the  Center  pnftrri/:] 
U  the  tngle  G  K  F,  which  is  tormed  by 
she  concur!  ence  of  two  ftrtit  lines  drawn 
iroB  che  aogles  ef  the  figure  F  C* 


ANGLE  o/«lv  Circumference  [in  Rm- 
fcati<m]  h  che  nexc  angle  made  by  the 
arch  9  which  u  drawn  from  one  gorge  co 
Kfae  other. 

ANGLE  of  the  Counin  [in  Rfrtificationl 
•r  che  angle  of  the  flank  BAB  it  formed 
by  or  contained  between  the  courtain  and 
ihe  fltnk  in  any  piece  of  fortification, 

Diminiflied  ANGLB  [in  Fortifisation^  » 
the  angle  B  C  F  which  is  formed  by  the 
meectng  of  the  oncermoft  fides  of  the  po<- 
lygon»  and  the  face  of  the  baftxon. 

ANGLB  of  tbi  exterior  Figure  [  in 
Fonificdtion^  is  the  faros  as  the  angle  of 
'^e  Toljfgtm,  and  is  the  angle  FCN  form'd 
•t  che  pome  of  che  baflion  0%  by  che  meet- 
ing of  the  cwo  oucermoft  fides  or  bafes  of 
the  polygon  F  C  and  C  N. 

ANGLB  (ftbe  interior  Figure  [in  F^rtif- 
Mtion]  is  che  angle  GUM|  which  is  form- 
ed in  H  che  center  of  the  baftion  by  the 
Rieecing  of  che  Inneimoft  fides  of  che  figure 
GH  and  HM. 

ANGLB  Flanking  [in  Fbrtificadon']  is 
the  angle  which  is  made  by  the  cwo  raftnt 
lines  of  defence,  vi%,  the  two  faces  of  the 
btftion  prolonged. 

ANGLBjEtfiilitf  upmardt  iFirtipcation] 
mhe  angle  GLh  formed  by  the  flanking 
line  and  che  coartain. 

FJanied  ANGLB  [b  ibrtifcation]  h  the 
angle  BCS,  which  is  made  by  the  cwo 
faces  BC»  CS,  and  is  the  ncmoft  pare  of 
the  Baflion,  moft  exposed  to  the  enemy's 
batteries,  and  is  therefore  called  by  fome 
the  an^le  of  the  b^ftion,  or  the  point  of 
itv  hfiion, 

ANGLB  forming  the  Flark  [  Fbrtifca- 
tion]  is  t^at  which  confifls  ofene  flank 
and  ore  Demi- gorge  ;  or  it  Is  compofed 
by  the  flank  and  chsc  fide  of  the  polygon, 
ittaaing  from  the  flank  co  the  angle  oi  ike 


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polygon,  and  were  it  extended  \ 
crofs  the  haftioo. 

ANGLE  oftbeEpauie        \  [fti 

ANGLB  of  the  shoulder  f  tien 
the  ancle  ABC,  which  is  formed) 
lines  of  che  lace  BC  end  the   flmj 

ANGLE  of  llevatioH  [in  Mecba 
an  angle  comprehended  between  til 
of  projeAiie,  and  g  horizontal  linei 

ANGLB  of  DireSion  [MtcbMici 
angle  comprehended  between  che  tii 
dire^on  of  two  conipiriog  forces. 

ANGLB  of  Incidence  [Mecban 
an  angle  made  by  the  line  of  dire£L 
an  impinging  body  in  the  point  0 
cad. 

ANGLB  ofRefieSion  [Mechanic^ 
angle  made  by  che  line  of  dtrediot 
refle£bed  body,  in  the  point  of  o 
from  which  it  rebounds. 

Firont  ANGLES  iMilitary  Afkirs 
two  laft  men  of  the  front  rank. 

Rfor  ANGLES  iMiiitary  Afatrs] 
two  laft  men  of  the  rear  rank. 

ANGLE  oftbe  £4^  [  in  l^avigs 
h  that  point  of  the  compafs  that  th 
fails  upon. 

Optick  ANGLB,  is  chat  which  is 
cained  or  included  becween  cwo 
drawn  from  che  extreme  poina  of  a 
joSt  CO  che  cencer  of  the  pupU. 

AN6LBef  AclriMtfOR  [Opficks] 
angle  made  by  a  ray  of  Incidencet 
the  axis  of  incidence* 

ANGLE  0/  Refieaien  fin  Opticli^ 
an^le  formed  by  che  raneded  ray,  1 
poinc  of  refle£lion,  with  che  other  p 
the  tangent  line. 

ANGLE  refraaed  [  in  Opttcls  ] 
angle  becween  the  retraced  ray  aod 
perpendicular. 

ANGLB  ofliefraaion  TOpticisJ 
angle  made  by  the  ray  of  incideive 
tended  through  another  modiom  (a 
of  the  air  into  the  water)  and  the  r 
re£ra&ion. 

Optick  ANGLB  1  [in  C^ticibil  Im 

Vifual  ANGLB  f  gle  bcluded  bet 
two  ravsy  drawn  from  che  two  ext 
poincs  in  an  objeft  co  che  cencer  o 
upil,  as  ABC,  which  is  comprelM 
ccween  the  rays  AB  flnd  BC* 

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ANGIB  [in  Sci^n^^  I.e.  Dm 
an  angle  thac  is  made  by  che  ftiait 
prooeedina  from  che  fun  to  the  dial  p 

A'nGLER  [of  anjrel,  Ssx.}  one 
fiflkj^wick  anoxia* 

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tStOOnSKt  a  fott  of  Mar. 

pMor  befotten  of  ferpenrs. 

INGersEAi  [oigmKia,  L.]  per- 
mm^at\  ee]. 

iXGOTNEAL  l^perhoU^  an  hyper- 
ini^iReeiHke  figure,  which  cuts 
b  t^Tfcore  with  contrary  flexions, 
■ia  protssjced  both  ways  into  contrary 
^. 

1>IG01A11HESS  [a^tdairet  T,  angu^ 
Iri,  L]  ferrtag  corners. 

i'NGULAl  AfoffM  r  Hbcbanicls  ]  a 
np^ad  fort  of  motion,  wherein  the 
■ntebotli  Aides  and  rerolves  at  the 

«GOUR  JfcfioB  [with  Aflrottoimrf^ 
•aeistroieof  the  diftance  o^  any  two 
Ite,  rcralfifig  ronnd  any  body  as  the 
c^psrtKfrot  motion. 

IVGCLCSmr  [with  Tbilcfopbers'i 
■t  ftkj  of  that  which  hu  feveral  or 

JXCtWrNBS  [ofdi^K^,  L]  nar- 

**»ai^tr»itpefg. 

-^W^TY     [  of  anmfittas,  L.  j 

Jj™  or  nirrowneft  ot  place ;    alfo 

■*TO  rf  circumftances,    poverty,  Jw. 

««AIT1'NA  [with  rbjficims}  me- 
~*  f*«f  P'omote  refpiration. 

■WEUTlON,  a  panting,  a  difficul- 
V^JjwHinii  i  ftiorrneft  of  breath.  I* 

wHELlTUS,  a  ftortnefsandthitknefs 
»  hewi,  n  in  an  jiftbma,    JL 

iHHEltySE  [4BK/o/ia,  L.J  fetching 
J^jasdt  and  li  ort  5  puffing  and  blow- 

WtCEIUM  [  «»;«a7»»,  Or.  ]   anife- 

^Wl,  tbe  plant  from  which  Migo  is 
Fared. 

AW'UNESS  [tfii/irtfi,  1.]  the  being 
*ISn^  woman. 

.™JA,  ihc  brcA;hy  alfo  the  principle 
•«  i»  the  raumal^  fenfitrve  or  vege^ 

1^^  GiOBiu,   an  Ethiopian  and  ite- 
•  gji  like  (lankincenfe. 
Jjjni A  AnkidoTum  [wiih  Tbyficians] 
TjWjh,  fo  calJed    becaufe  of  their 
■^B  diibrders  of  the  Joints. 
^VA  TiJmoaum,    [with  Tbyficidiu'] 
7^M^*  fo  called  on   account  of 
■gS**^  for  the  kiogs.    X. 
J^^  Sautrni  [i.  e.  the  foul  of  lead] 
*,2»aoflead.    X 

J?^  nmdi,  called  by  FUto  4i/;t» 
J**^  the  foul  of  the  wozid  or  ot 
fi  *fferfc  [with  Saturalifls]  is  a  ccr- 
Sj^  eihereal  fubftance  or  fpirit, 
l^a  dHFofed  through  the  mafs  ot 
ft*^i  whidi  tnfoxmSi  abates  and 


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Tttites   the  divers  parts  of  it  into  Oa« 
great,  peried,  organical  or  vital  body. - 

The  modem  TUtonifis  explain  the  tim*' 
met  mundi  to  he  a  ceir^in  ethereal,  uni« 
yeifal  fpirit ;  which  extfts  perfeAly  pure 
in  the  heavens,  but  pervading  elementa- 
ry bodies  on  earth,  and  intimately  mix- 
ing with  all  the  minute  atoms  ot  it,  af- 
fumes  fimewhat  of  their  nactiret  and 
thence  becomes  of  a  peculiar  kin*. 

Some  again  define  it  to  be  a  certaid 
ignifick  virtue  or  vvifick  heat  infufed 
into  the  chaos  and  diflemina'ed  through 
the  whole  frame  of  it,  for  the  confervuci^ 
on,  nutrition  and  vivification  ot  it 

A'NIMABLENESS  [of  animabilis,  I.] 
the  h.ving  life. 

ANIMADVE'RSIVENESS  [of  mimiu 
znd  advertere,  L.J  the  animadverfive  fa- 
culty. 

A'NIMAL.  /.  e-  a  living  creature  is  by 
fome  defined  to  be  a  beings  which  befide$ 
the  power  of  growing,  increafing  and  pro- 
ducing its  like  (which  vegetables  alfo  have) 
is  further  endowed  with  fenfation  and 
fpont«neous  motion. 

ANIMAL  Motion^  is  the  fame  that  U 
called  mufcular  morion. 

ANIMAL  Part  of  Man  [with  MardliPst 
L.}  the  fenfible,  flcfty  part  in  oppoficion 
to  the  rational  parr,  which  is  the  under* 
(landing* 

ANIMAL  Spirits f  a  fine  fubtil  juice  or 
humour  in  animal  bodies,  fuppofed  to  btf 
the  great  inilrument  of  mufcular  motion^ 
fenfation,  ^c. 

A'NIM ALNESS  [ommlitas,  L.J  th« 
animal  faculry. 

A'NIMATE  lammatus^  L.]  animated, 
endued  with  life, in  contradiflin6lion  to  ia- 
animate,  or  fucn  things  ?$  have  not  life, 

ANIMATE  PaiPer  iMecban'icks]  js  us'd 
to  fi&n<fya  power  in  man  or  bru?eincon- 
tradiftindion  to  an  inanimate  one,  ai 
that  of  fpriips,  weights,  Jjrc. 

A'NIMATEKESS  [oi  anim£^  F.  aftimd^ 
tuSy  L.J  the  being  animated. 

ANIMA'TION,  the  nlormirtg,  furniib. 
ing  or  fupplying  an  *iiimil  oody  wtth  ft 
foul.  As  a  toe  'is  or  child  in  t  e  womb 
is  fiid  to  be  come  to  its  animation,  wnea 
it  begins  to  ad  like  a  true  living  cieature, 
or  alter  the  momer  (according  to  the 
ufual  exprcffion)    s  quick. 

ANIMB'  [  in  Hixaldry  ]  U  when  the 
eyesy  hfc-  ot  any  rapacious  creature  are 
born  of  a  diftercnc  tincture  trom  the  Crea- 
ture it  feU. 

ANiMO'fE  lanimfiis,  L,]cour*£ious| 
alfo  flon;achf.jl. 

ANIMO'SENESS  lanimqfiti,  F.  mm» 
fitat,  LJ  Oif  havingananimoftty.l 

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AN  JOUR  mid  WAST  ^Um  tern]  t 
'^tkiturt  when  a  man  has  commitied 
petty  treafin  and  /^toiy,  and  has  lands  held 
of  fome  common  peribn,  which  (hall  be 
feified  tor  the  king,  and  remala  in  hu 
bands  a  year  and  a  day,  next  af^er  the  at- 
tainder, and  then  the  trees  fliall  be  palled 
up,  the  houfes  raxed  and  puU'd  down, 
and  the  pafture  and  meadows  ploughed 
up ;  except  he,  to  whom  the  lands  fliould 
come  by  efcheat  or  forfeiture,  redeem  it 
hr  the  king. 

ANISCA'LPTOR,   i.  e.   the  Arje- 
fcratcber 

ANISCA'LPTORIS  Mufiulipar 
{Anatomy]  a  mufde  called  alio  laiffimus 
dorfif  from  its  largenefs,  q,  <L  the  broad- 
eft  of  the  back,  a  pair  of  mufcles,  fo  cal- 
led from  that  8^ion-ch«t  is  performed  by 
the  help  of  it,  it  ferving  to  draw  the  arm 
backwards  and  downwards* 

A'NISUM  L'Ai'itf'&r,  Gt.']  anifc,  a  fra- 
grant  herb,    l, 

A'NKER  [at  Amflerdam]  a  liquid  mca- 
fure,  the  4ih  part  of  the  Aein^  contain- 
ing two  Steians,  each  Stelai  containing 
fix  teen  Mingle  St  '^^  Miitgle  two  faris 
pints. 

A'NKRFD  [Heraldry]  a  fort  of  crofs 
born  incoars  ol  arms,  the  ends  of  which 
are  in  the  ihape  of  the  flook  of  an  anchor. 

ANKY'LOSIS  [<tixChx»vtt  of  «>m/A.ii, 
Gr,  a  Callus  \n  a  ]un£bure]  adifeafe  in 
the  jundures  of  an  human  body,  where 
the  nervous  liquor,  which  ihould  lubricate 
the  bones,  growing  too  thick  clog  them 
up,  and  as  it  were  cement  them  within 
one  another. 

A'NNALES,  hiftories  or  chronicles  of 
things  done,  from  year  to  year.     1. 

ANNALES  [Old  Records^  yearlings  or 
young   caitle  ot  the  firft  year.    1. 

A'NNALIST,  a  writer  ot  annals. 
^  ANNIVE'RSARY  Days   [with  the  an 
cient  Angl^Saxons]  days  at  the  return  of 
the   year,    people  ufed  to    pray  for  the 
fouls  of  their  friends  derejfed  }    which 
cuftom  the  Kamanifls  ftill  retain. 

ANNOI'SANCB  [in  I/nr]  nufance,  a 
hurt  or  oftence  either  to  a  publick  place, 
as  a  high  way,  bridge  or  common  river, 
or  to  a  private  one  by  laying  any  thing 
that  may  breed  tnfedion  »  by  encroaching 
or  the  I'ke. 

ANNOISANCE,  the  name  of  t  writ 
brou^hc  upon  this  tranfgredion. 

ANNOaiS  [  in  jimerica  ]  aa  animal 
about  the  bignefs  of  a  lizard^  whofe  skin 
IS  of  a  yellowtfh  colour.  It  continually 
proles  about  the  cottages  for  food  in  the 
day  time,  and  lies  under  ground  at  night, 
Kaklng  4  loud  Doiic* 


A  N 

A'NNUAL  renfion  [in  I^]  m  w 
which  the  king,  having  an  ionual  pt 
due  to  him  from  an  abbot  or  prior  €9 
of  his  chaplains,   ufed  to  demand  ir, 

ANNUAL  Equation  {^AfironomyJ  : 
equation  of  the  mean  motion  of  cb 
and  moon,  and  of  tbe  apugee  and  do 

ANNUA'LA,  a  yearly  fkipend,  ant 
lyaiHgned  to  a  prieft  for  obfervuil 
anniverfary  or  faying  continued  mmllb 
year  for  the  foul  of  tbe  deceafed   par 

A'NNUALS  [with  Botamftt]  i^azKi 
are  to  bo  raiied  year  by  yeari  fm 
die  in  tbe  winter. 

ANNUATES  MufcsA  [with  Amatm 
a  pair  of  mufcles  fo  called,    becaufe 
caufe  the  head  to  nod  direftly  Ibm 
they  are  feated  at  the  root  ol  the  c 
verfe  vertebra  of  tbe  back. 

ANNU'lTY  [of  amtms^  f.  yearlj 
yearly  income  or  rent  that  is^  to  be 
for  term  of  life ;  an  anmuty  is  diff« 
from  a  rent  only  in  this,  that  the  fof 
only  charges  the  granter  or  hia  hi 
whereas  &  rent  is  payable  out  of  land 

Dr.  Hailcyt  in  his  obfervations  00 
Brcjlam  bills  of  mortality,  (hews  that 
80  to  I  a  perfon  of  z5  years  of  age  < 
not  die  in  a  year ;  (hat  it  is  5  aod  a 
to  one,  that  a   man  of  40  lives  7  yei 
and  that  one  of  30  may  reifonably  ex| 
to  live  27  or  a8  years:   So  ^reat  a  d 
rence  there  is  between  the  lite  of  mai 
different  ages  i  that  it  is  100  to  z  if 
of  ao  lives  ont  a  years  and  but  38  t< 
that  one  of  50  does  fo. 

When  and  from  fome  other  obferrt 
ons  he  has  conftfufted  the  following 
bles,  fliewing  the  value  ot  annul tiesTr 
every  5th  year  of  lite  to  the  70:h. 


A'NNULAR  lamudarist  L.]  pertain 
to  a  rii)}i. 

ANNULAR  ligament  I  Anatomy  ] 
ftrong  l.'gament  encompafllng  the  Car^ 
or  wrift  altT  the  manner  ot  a  bracelet. 

ANNULA'RlSD^rtW,  the  ritg  finx< 
that  which  is  betwixt  the  middle  fioj 
and  the  little  finger,    l. 

ANNULARIS  Froc<)0iu  [with  Am 
nufit  J  a  C9itala  bunoh  or  knob  made 

d 


Digitized  by  LjOOQ IC 


AN 

Incssi  of  the  TtoaSet  of  the  MiedtdU 
A^eo,aier  its  fide.    Z, 

OA'NNOLET  [mBtrMry] 
t  faiaU  ring,  which,  beiv%  t 
mark  of  diftinaion,  the  5ch 
brother  of  any  family  ought  to 
bear  in  his  ooac  of  arms. 
ilEVUUTS  [with  ArcbiteBs^  are 
faf^nrcpans,  tuned  about  in  the  Co- 
mUm  ofhal,  under  rhe  quarter  round 
t£hvi;  others  define  znAmniiet  to 
b  I  arrawcr  flat  nionlding,  which  is 
MHB 10  other  parts  of  a  column,  the 
101,  ftc  ts  veil  as  the  capital  ;  and  is 
IthaeaaibeT  which  fometimes  isral- 
hMtliJM.  alilrf,  a  CoinSure,  t  Uifie, 
iflVf  tSfmtt  «  tiablt^  and  a  &^fr- 

IHWmBU^ONf    a  putting  to  the 

AnnNCUDA,  ts  fcoishts  of  the 
^■•lyi,  ta  order  of  kraghthood  in 
Im^,  iaicmed  b  memory  or  the  annun- 
■Mrfihe  Tiffin  ACiry,  inftituted  by 
Mbb,  lake  oiSaocn^  Amo  Dm.  x  350. 

T«1VKDVCUTE  [amuBdatum,  L.] 
i  n^  cUi«^  to. 

HW^nriATE    *!     s    denomination 

mJNTlADA  f  that  is  common 
mni  orders,  boeh  religious  and  mi- 
nywiig  the  itoHMR  Caibolkis,  fo 
Hi  («  aoouat  of  the  annunciation  of 

^^  9f  tbe  ANNUNTIATTION, 
h^  the  15th  of  AfarcK 
WSAMCB  >fof  mri/dncr.  F.]  any 
""WICE  r  injury,  damage  or 
lOrUNCE  ->  hurt  done  to  a  pub- 
*f«,  hridge,  highway,  Jgrc.  or  to 
'fiRK  OBc  oy encroachment ,  by  laying 
'«  "f  Aijig  that  may  breed  imeai- 

.^HOMAUTTICAL  Tear  l4firm<mf] 
J*8  %ice  of  time  wherein  the  earth 
Ifc*reugh  her  orbit. 
aOIULT  [in  Afirwumef]  the  diftince 
^fwt  from  the  ApbHim  or  /lyM^fe  ; 
^^|fMty  in  the  moticm  ot  a  pla- 
*  "^  '  from  the  Apbe- 


Jrte«hy  it  deviates 


ef  A  P^nvf  MMttt 


ore^ual 
the  ifren. 


^**»4/Jr«iM«9  3  i» 
g^'coKaiBed  under  a  certain  line 
^■■ithefia  to  thepUner. 
^^MAhY  of  the  Sta  orPianet 
P^4lMarr«jttan  arch  ot  tiie  eclip» 
pw»teo  the  meaa  place  of  it»  tnd 
EfV*»  In  the  modem  Jfirmmtj  it  is 
^vherein  the  planet  moves  from 
~^  I  to  the  mean  place  or  point  of 

<  »Kr  ANOMALY    cf  the  Center 
^J  aa  vsh  of  iht  Mdiack  bQmd 


AN   * 

ed  by  the  true  motion  of  the  cemer^ 
in  the  nem  4ftrono/iy  it  is  an  arch  of  the 
eccentrick  circle,  included  between  the 
Aphelkny  and  a  right  line,  drawn  through 
the  center  of  the  planet  perpendicular  to 
the  line  of  the  Atfidet. 

ANOMALY  of  the  Eccentricl  [  ^Hr 
4ftr<memf  ]  an  arch  of  the  eccemiick  cir- 
cle included  between  the  Aphellc^  and  a 
right  line  drawn  through  the  tenter  of 
the  planet  perpendicular  to  the  line  of  the 
AfMes. 

True  or  e^uMted  KSOUhtY  lAfimnO' 
mj  h  the  aogle  at  rhe  fun  which  a  planet's 
diftance  from  the  Apheiiwn  appears  under  | 
or  it  is  the  angle  at  the  Area  taken  pro- 
poriionil  to  the  time  in  which  the  planet 
fnoves  &om  the  mean  place  to  its  Apbe* 
lion^ 

ANO'MBANS JofA  and  omoi(^  fimilar 
or  like,  a.  d,  d'flimilar,  Gr.J  a  name  by 
which  a  fe^  oi  pure  Ariaiu  were  cfilied. 

ANOMOEO'MERES  [of  a  neg.  ificlte 
and  fltif^y  Or,  a  participle]  that  which 
coufifts  of  feveral  and  different  particles. 

ANO^IS  [in  Botany^  the  heibcam* 
mock,  or  refl  barrow.    X> 

ANO'NIUM^  archangel,  or  dead  nettle, 
an  herb.    1. 

A'NSA,  the  handle  of  a  cup  or  other 
vefFel.    X 

ANSBRI'NA  [Botayl  wild  tanfey. 

A'NSCOTB  [  in  ancient  Lam  books  ] 
the  fame  as  Angiid* 

ANSPESA'DfiS  rofldn/2r>}>e23Mftf,ItaL 
i.  e.  a  broken  lanTe]  in  the  French  foot* 
foldiery,  a  fort  of  iiiferior  officers  above 
common  centinels,  yet  below  corporals. 

ANTACHATTES  [oidfTt  d^^rnt,  Gr.^ 
a  precious  ftone  of  the  agate  kind,  which 
being  bamr,  fends  forth  the  fcent  of  myrrh. 

ANTA'GONIST    1  [with  AnatomifitJ 

ANTAGONI'STA  f  «  muf<^e  that  has 
an  oppofice  fituation  te  Another,  or  a  con* 
trary  tundiout  as  the  AhduSor  of  the  Cu* 
Ntusy  which  ferves  to  pull  the  arm  back, 
and  rhe  AhduBor  that  ftretches  it  ou^ 

ANTANA'CLASIS  [«V«tw6tMa#ff  of 
atrt  and  draxxdn,  to  ftrike  back  again, 
Gr.j  a  refleding  or  beating  back. 

ANTA'POCHA  [of  mvi  and  ^9t>xK 
Gr.J  the  comtfrpart  of  a  deed  or  writings 
a  coonter*bood. 

ANTAPO'DOSIS  [WrTttiri/orif,  o(  ttw- 
tl  againft,  tliri  from,  and  /i/«fti,  Gr.  to 

givej  a  returning  or  paying  on  the  other 
de,  or  by  turns. 

'  ANTA'RES  [  wish  Afirmamers  ]  tha 
fcorpion's  heart,  a  fizt  ftar  of  the  firft 
magnitude  in  the  cooftellation  Scorph,  in 
longitude  4f  degrees  s)  oinntes,  kiitude 
4  deg,  ay  iva. 


P» 


Digitized  by 


QSvnm 


AN 

ANTARTHKITICKS  [of  dfrl  ituS 
'df^'Ci'TiMf,  Gr.J  remedies  good  agaioft 
che  g^'ur. 

ANTASTHMA'TICKS  [of  aV2  and 
d^/AsLriK6f,  Gr.J  remedies  agaioft  the 
pliChifick  or  fhorioeis  of  breach. 

ANTECB'OBNCE  [antecfdenst  L.]  a 
going  before.    X* 

ANTSCB'DENT  Decrei^  a  decree  pre- 
cediiig  fome  other  decreOy  or  fomo  aoion 
of  the  cfcacare.  or  the  pre?ifion  of  chat 
aaion. 

ANTECEDENTS  of  the  lUitto  [  with 
$^bematidant]  is  the  firft  term  of  com- 
parifon  io  a  proponioo,  or  chat  which  is 
compared  to  another.  Thus  if  the  racio 
or  proportion  were  of  B  to  C,  or  s8  to 
96,  B  or  8  is  cheancecedeoCft  andG  or  16 
the  conTaqaeot. 

ANTECEOE'NTIA  {Afhimn^J  when 
a  planet  appears  to  move  weftward  con- 
trary to  the  order  or  courie  of  the  figas^ 
it  is  faid  to  move  in  Aniecedentia, 

A'NTECHAMBERl  [of  4B^e   camera 

A'NTICH  AMBER  |  L.]  in  oncer  cham 
ber  of  an  appartment*  where  fenrants 
wait,  and  ftrangers  fta/,  till  the  perfon 
is  at  leifure  to  whom  they  would  fpeak. 

ANTBDILU'VIAN  EARTH,  is  the 
•trth  that  then  was,  before  it  was  de- 
Uroj'd  by  the  flood,  and  which  thein« 
gentons  and  learned  Dr.  Thomas  Burnet 
conceives  to  have  been  very  diflferent  from 
ours  io  form,  conftitucion,  6gure,  and 
fiiualon,  that  it  was  rousd,  fmooth,  even 
and   uniform. 

But  Dr  Pfbodwardt  on  the  contrary,  io 
Ills  natural  Bffioiy  of  tte  Earthy  under- 
takes to  prove, 

X.  That  the  face  of  the  earth  was  not  as 
3>r.  Burnet  imagines,  fmootbf  even  and 
^aufom  but  as  it  now  is,  unequal,  dif> 
tinguiAed  into  mounca<ns  and  dales, 
lUid  having  a  Tea,  lakes  and  rivers;  that 
the  Tea  wis  then  fait  as  ours  is;  that 
ic  was  then  iiibjeA  to  tides,  and  po/Tefs'd 
nearly  the  fame  fpace  that  it  now  does  s 
that  the  antediluvian  earth  was  fiock*d 
with  animals,  metals,  minerals,  ]^c<  that  it 
had  the  fame  pofirion  with  refped  to  the 
Ibn  that  our  earth  now  hath,  and  that  ot 
coofequence  there' was  the  famelbcceffion 
of  weather,  and  the  fame  viciffitades  of 
leafens  that  are  at  prefent. 

ANTEJURAME'NTUM  [in  Old  Times'] 
an  oath  which  the  accpfer  Wts  obliged 
to  take  before  the  trial  to  pro/ecote  the 
accufed,  and  that  the  accuTed  was  obliged 
to  nmke  oath  on  the  very  day  he  was  to 
undergo  the  ordeal,  that  he  was  innocent 
of  (heiaa  he  was  charged  with.  If  the 
tccuTer  failed,  the  criminal  was  fet  "at  ii- 
Jfrty ;  if  th«  tcpu^j^d,  hf  Wttfufpolcd  to 


A  N 

ANTBlyfD'NDANE  [ofiaiftf  and 
nus,  1.]  before  the  beginning  or  crc«ci 
of  the  world. 

ANT£NDEI'X1S  [of  atW  and  iTe/jcvc// 
Gr*"}  a  contrary  indicaiion,    fign  or    fy 
ptom  of  a  dlieafe,  forbiddina  that   co 
ufed  which  before  feem*d  to  be  proper 
a  former  indication. 

ANTEPAGME'NTA  7    [with    ^atrii 

ANTlPAGViE'NTA  f  Arcbite&s  }  x 
jaumbs  of  a  door,  the  lintels  of  a  windo 

ANTE'RIDES  [«?T«>i/if ,  Gr, }  a  n^i 
given  by  ancient  archit-£ls  to  bucrre£ 
againft  walls,  to  bear  up  the  building. 

ANTEHIOUR,  fomeching  before  ax 
cher,  efpecialiy  in  refped  of  place. 

A^NTEROS  [probably  o{h*t%f&'^  Oi 
the  beft  fort  of  amethyfty  a  precic 
ftone. 

A'NTES  iHuihandry]  the  foreznoft 
ttttermoft  ranks  oi  vines.    X. 

ANTHE'DON  [a't^a/fti,  Gr.'J  a  lea 
of  medlar-tree,  which  bears  a  flo^xrer  2i 
that  of  an  almond- tree,  and  is  delicio 
fruit. 

ANTHE'LIX  [of  aVi  and  iKjf ,  Gf 
the  protuberance  or  knob  of  the    car^ 
the  inner  circle  of  the  auricle,  called  all 
on  account  of  trs  oppofuion  to  the   out 
circle,  called  the  HeUx. 

ANTHELMl'N THICKS  [of  •VTi  a 
IXfcir^or,  Gr.  a  worm]  mediciaea  v^hl 
deftroy  worms  in  human  bodies. 

A'NTHEM  [antbema,  Ital.  q.  of  etvS 
/uV0r,  Gr.]  a  church  fong,  performed  in 
cathedral,  ]^.  by  tl-e  choriilers,  diwic** 
into  two  choiug's,  who  fing  alternately 

A'NTHEMIS  [  ATdt^uir,  Gr.J  the  lie 
chamomiL 

A'NTHERA  [in  Tbarmacy]  the  yello^ 
part  that  is  in  the  middle  or  a  rofe  $    al 
afalve  of  a  bright  orient  colour  i  alfo 
kind  of  medicine  for  a  fore. 

ANTHESPHO'RIA  [ofar^aca  flotK-e 
and  i^pm  I  carry.  Or.]  a  (eftival  celebr; 
ted  in  Sicily  in  honour  of  Praferpiae', 
memory  ot  the  goddefs  being  forced  aiKf« 
by  Fluto  while  the  was  gather bg  Rqw^ 
in  the  fields. 

ANTHESTEHIA  [«fiair.>i«.  Gr.  ] 
feftival  celebrated  by  ihM  Mbenians  Ita.  |^< 
nour  of  Baccbut, 

ANTHOLO^GION  [  iir^xS>io»^  , 
«tv3^  a  flower,  and  \iy&'»  Gr-J 
church  book ;  alfo  a  breviaiy  or  mais  boo! 
with  the  offices  to  Ciri/^,  the  Vara 
JMisrv,  faints  and  martyrs. 

ANTHO'LOGY   [<tfir69Xayi*«,  of  ^^ 
a  flower,  Xoyf^  a  word,  or  yJym  to  g, 
ther,  GrJ]   a  treatiie  of  flowers,     or 
colleftion  of  flowers ;  alfo  a  coUeOiofa 
Gr«eik  epigrams. 

5u  A'NTHOKir'4  #^f •  SeaS^Aei^ 


A  N 

iJmiOlt A      1   [n^ich  Botamfis'J  the 
iNTTTHOILAf    pl^bc  beaiiog  WoUV 

iWHOS  [iZi^O-.  Grl  a  flower, 
hi  ^propriaied  by  way  of  excellency  to 
laeatfy  flowers. 

ANTHOPHYaLI  [in  BoUay]  a  large 
bz «'  cloves. 

IKTHRAClTES  [of  if^&t(,  Gr.]  a 
foaam  ftooe,  in  which  appears  as  ic 
««  fptrks  of  fire. 

ANTHRA'COTHBI'OSALENITRUM 
faf  h^^  a  coal,  ^hf  falphur,  «A.ff  falt» 
•d  irrgt  ■icie,  Cr.]  *^1  *!»«  ingfcdicnts 

kfrtUKAX  [«v^^f,  Gr.l  a  hve 
cDil ;  a  carboode  iwellina  furroande^ 
ifvk  fey,  ftarp  ana  painful  fwelliogs, 
visd  IS  it  were  bums  ihe  skin. 

AXTHaOPCyLOGY  lln  Theology]  a 
«S}f  oTrpeakiag  of  God  after  the  man- 
is  01  nea,  by  auribucing  co  him  hu 
Bin  pans,  as  hands,  eyes^  ^. 

ASTHIloa»OMANCY  [ot  Atd-fmnts  a 
■ia  mi  ftMfTtiA    dlvioarioRj   Gr* j      di- 


periormed  by.iofpe£bng  che  vif- 
cm  of  a  deceaiied  perTon. 

ANTHHOPOMOllPHUS  [  dr^fnna- 
f"*^s  Or.2   the   mandrake,  a  kind  of 

,  AM7H&OPOTHAGY,  the  ad  of  eat 
tg  aaa^s  or  bnman  flefli. 

iMTHTTPNOnriCS  Cof  Afr]  ai^d  cfinsc , 
Gr.  ilecp]  medicines  thac  prerent  deep. 

AJnUTPOCHONDRl'ACA  [of  «>Ti 
imi^»f0.^  Qt:\  medidoes  good  againft 
iimes  of  che  hypochondria. 

i'NTl  [in^q^Eir/  cf  literature']  pie- 
os  vmtea  by  way  of  aofwer  co  others, 
v^ofe  nmea  ar«  commonly  annexed  to 
tts  iter. 

ANTIEALLO'MEME  [ef  dtri  and  iddf^. 
!■#  Gr.]  nedicifles  thac  are  of  alike  or 
c;^  flreaftb. 

A'KnCHAMBBR.    See  Antecbambir, 

A'KnCHElA  [of  airri  inltead  of  and 
pte€  of  the  hand  J  the  thumb,  fo  called 
Kaift  it  is  of  «s  much  uTe  as  the  refl 

«  rte  baiNi. 

Wn'CHRESlS  [in  the  Civil  lam]  a 

^eaac    or    coorencion    between   che 

*^  aad  the  creditor,    as  to  a  loan 

■aoaey  npr»n  a  mortgage  or  pawn. 

imCHKISTlA'NlTY   1  [ofa'wi  a- 

*    AinriCHRI'STIANN£SS  r    gainft  and 

^(fVH,Gr»  Chiift]   oppofiienefs   to  ihe 

^p6rine  of  Cbrtfl,  or  the  principles,  ^c, 

tf  Chriftians. 

ANTI'CHTHONES  ]  thoTe  people 
*to  inhabit  countries  oppofice  ro  each 
■kcr;  now  the  Gime  as  Antipodes. 

ANTICNfi'MION  [of  «»rl  afLaintl,  and 
Vf«B  Qr.  ]    Um  tihia^  or  gictc  bone 


AN 

of  the  leg]  the  skin  or  forepart  of  tb0 
tihia. 

ANTIDIA'PHORTSTS  [of  dfrl  and 
/icfiV*  Gr,  to  difierj  thofe  who  af« 
oppofire  ro  the  diaphorifts. 

ANTIDI'NICA  [of  rfrri  and/i'n,  Gr. 
a  whirlwind]  remedies  againft  dlizine/a 
in  the  head. 

ANTIDYSENTH'RICA  [efa'mand 
/bnyTtg^asf ^  Gr.J  medicines  thac  are  ef- 
ficacious againft  the  dyfencery  or  bloody 
flux- 

ANTILEGO'UENA  [^vr#Xs>.i^f  M,Gf>J 
concradi&ions 

ANTILO'BIUM  [o(  drtl  againft  and 
Xe/g^,  Gr,]    the  borcom   oi  the  ear. 

ANTILOE'MICA  [of  df^l  and  xw/ttflC, 
Gr*  the  peliilence] .  medicines  againft  the 
plague. 

ANTl'LOQUIST  [antih^uus,  L.]  « 
contradi&or. 

A'NTILOPE,  a  mungrel  creature*  en* 
gendered  by  a  hart  and  a  goat* 
.  ANTIME'NSIA,    a  fort  of  coofecrated 
cable- clo^ch,  occafionally  ufed  in  che  Greek 
church,  in  lieu  of  a  proper  altar. 

ANTIMETA'STASIS  [ofi^^Ti  and /tea. 
rdfaa-K,  Gr.  tf  mutation]  a  tranfl^cing 
or  changing  to  the  contrary  part- 

ANTIMONA'RCHICALNESS  [of  difi 
and  fMfsL^x't^^j  Gr.J  the  being  againft 
government  in  a  fingle  pei ion. 

ANTIMO'NIALS,  preparations  of  an. 
timony«  or  fuch  medicines  wherein  anti- 
mony is  the  bafis  or  principal  ingredi* 
enc. 

A'NTIMONY  [^tf/OTon/jflW,  L.]  a  mU 
neral  which  confifts  ot  a  ftilphur  like 
common  brimftone,  and  of  a  fublUnce 
that  comes  near  that  of  metals.  j4lcby^ 
mifis  call  ic  the  Med  lyon,  becaufe  it 
turns  red,  and  aifo  the  rhilofopbcri  wslf^ 
becaufe  ic  confumes  all  metais  excepc 
gold  s  or,  as  others  define  itv  a  fenni- 
metal,  being  a  fofTil  glebe,  compofed  of 
Tome  undetermined  mecal,  combined  with 
a  fulphureous  and  ttonv  fubflance. 

ANTIMONY       >v         yv         -1- 
[Cbfm.  miters]   X\    XX    ^ 
is    expreflTed  by    \/  \  /   (       J 
one  of  thefe  cha-       >^         V      V^ 
racers. 

Ctf/r  of  ANTIMONY    1   is  a    white 

Cerufs  of  ANTIMONY  f  powder  pro- 
duced of  the  regulus,  diftilled  with  fpi« 
rits  of  nitre  *n  a  faiid  fiirnare- 

Cimabat  of  ANTIMONY,  is  prepared 
of  a  mix  ure  of  fnipbur,  mercury  and  an* 
limony,  fublimed  in  a  luted  bolt  head» 
and  a  naked  fire 

Crocus  of  ANTIMONY  \     See    Oroc«* 
liv?r  ef  ANTIMONY   f     Metaltorum. 

Butter  of  ANTIMONY  t    *    *^»*"«» 

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AN 

j^immotisliqQor,  prepared  either  of  craJe, 
or  regulus  of  antimony,  and  corrofive, 
fub''maie,  pnlveriz'd,  mixty  aikl  diftilled 
by  a  gemie  heat. 

Goiden  fulphur  of  ANTIMONY  1    is 

Precipitate  of  ANTIMONY        J  pre 
ptrett  1  cm  xh^  fcvrim    ariling  In  prepa- 
iiDg  the  regulusy    by  boiliug,  filtraiioiiy 
tod  adding  diftiHM  vinegar. 

MU^ifiery  of-  ANTIMONY,  ia  a  yel- 
IcviO)  powder  prepared  irom  crude  an- 
timony^  digcfled  in  a^^ua  regia,  which 
ftacomes  an  xnfi^id  matter,  by  many  re< 
pea  ted  ablations  io  water. 

Cntde  ANTIMONY,  is  the  native  mi. 
aersl  antimony,  melted  down  and  caft  in 
cones;  called  ^li'o  Antimony  in /uhftance, 

PrefMred  ANTIMONY,  is  that  which 
lias  paft  un^er  fome  cbymical  procefs,  by 
whkh  the  netuFe  and  powerc  of  it  have 
Been  alteied  and   abated. 

.  M^uluj  of  ANTIMONY,  t  ponderous, 
netaBick  powder,  which,  upon  fuilng 
Ibme  of  that  mineral  in  its  crude  l^ate. 
finks  10  the  bottom,  leaving  the  fioria 
tr  xmpurtttes  on  the  top. 

ei4^j  of  ANTIMONY,  is  the  crude 
ttitimony  and  calcined  by  a  rery  vehe- 
nent  fire  in  an  earthen  crucible,  till  it 
leaves  off  fiimtng,  and  then  vitrified  in  a 
wind  foniace. 

fUmers  o/ ANTIMONY,  are  the  vo 
htile  parts  that  ftick  to  the  fubliming 
fpt^  tRer  having  been  pulveriz'd  and  fub- 
jined  in  aludels. 

^ANTINOMI'A  I'AvTmyiit  o(afrl  and 
fts/i^',  Gr.J  tbe  repugnance  or  contra- 
ziety  between  two  laws. 

4NTlNO'aS  lAftronofny'i  a  part  of  the 
^onftellation,  nanned  aattila  or  the  e^fle. 

ANTIPAGME'NTA   [with  Arcbiteasj 
Ibe  garniture  ot  pofts  and  pillars. 
^ANTIPATHETICALNBSS,     tJie   ha- 
ving an  amipatbyi  or  antipathetical  qua- 
lacy. 

ANTIPATHY  [Mtipatbia,  Z.  of  df^t- 
«*3W<t^  of  ciftt  againlt  and  vd^^  the 
paffion]  fonie  fay  the  reafon  of  antipa- 
thy between  animals  is,  that  by  the  fight 
of  fuch  obje^bs  certain  impreffions  are 
traofmitted  thro'  the  fibres  of  the  nerves 
into  the'  brains,  which  convey  the  ani* 
■nl  fpirits  into  the  nerves;  which,  up 
€>D  the  blood  being  rarified  af:er  another 
Biannef  than  is  ufual,  fends  into  the  braids 
thofe  fpirirSf  which  are  adapted  to  rhe 
fomenting  or  cherifbing  of  terror.  And 
•gain  as  efiuvia  and  fpirituous  fteams  pro- 
ceed from  the  bodies  of  tU  creatures> 
fome  of  which  dtfsgree  with  others, 
iliey  do  excite  anger  and  hatred  b  each 
.•ther. 

ANTlPE'LARoy  im'tpelargis,  Z,  of 


A  JJ 

Afriiri\afyU  of  ^(Ket^y^,  Gr.  t  ftorl 
becaufe  of  the  gratitude  ol  florks,  wh 
feed  their  fires  or  dams  when  olrtj 
mutual  thankfulnefs  or  requital  of  a  b( 
nefit;  but  efpedally  a  child's  nouriihii 
a  parent  in  old  age. 

ANTIPE'NDIUM,  a  large  filver  skre< 
that  hides  the  front  of  an  alrar  in  P< 
piA  countries. 

ANTIPENDIUM  [with  the  Jiomanifii 
a  filver  skreen,  which  covers  the  froi 
of  an  altar,  which  is  hanged  on  wit 
fcrews  upon   a  feftival  day. 

ANTIPERISTA'LTICK,  bdongbg  i 
Antiperiftafis. 

ANTIPHRA'STICALLY  [of  mipbu 
pj,  L.  of  «£]frl<p^Ti(,  Gr]  by  w^y  < 
Antiphrafts 

ANTi'PODES  [in  Geo- 
gfapky]  fuch  inhabitants  of 
I  he  earth,  who  dwell  in 
oppofite  parallels  of  lati* 
tude,  and  under  the  oppo- 
fite half  of  the  fame  meri- 
dian, and  walk  with  their 
feet  dire&ly  oppofite  one 
to  another.  The  antipodes 
have  the  fame  length  of 
day  and  nigbt»  but  at  con- 
trary times;  when  it  is 
noon  with  the  one,  ic  is  midnight  wit 
the  other;  and  the  longeft  day  wit 
the  one  h  the  ihorteft  with  the  other 
they  have  Itkewile  the  fame  decree  < 
heat  and  cold  ;  they  have  likewite  thei 
fummer  and  winter,  the  rifing  andfettin 
of  the  ftars  quite  contrary  one  to  ana 
ther. 

ANTIPYRE'TICUM  [of  «Vt)  and  «i 
ftroe  a  fiery  heat]  a  medtdae  that  «lla| 
the  heat  of  tevers. 

ANTK^UA'RTIUM,  a  remedy  again! 

tiiartan  or  fourth  day  agues  incluiive  froc 
t  to  fit. 

A'NTIQUATEDNESS  [oi  anti^uatm 
L.]  the  being  grown  out  ot  ufo  o 
date. 

ANTI'QIJH  rmiiftms,  LJ  andeirt 
Antique  U  chicfjy  ufcd  by  architefts.  car 
vers,  painters,  Jj^c.  and  is  apply'd  t« 
fuch  pieces  of  work  ss  were  performe 
at  the  time  when  thofe  arts  were  I 
the  grcitefl  perfeSion  among  tht  Greek 
and  Remans  I  or  alter  tie  time  of  AJex 
ander  tbe  Great  to  the, irruption  of  th( 
Gotbs,  and  aifo  the  hitagli*fs  withii 
that  time,  and  is  afed  in  cppjfition  t< 
Modem. 

ANTIQUE,  is  fomerimcs  ufed  in  con 
tradiflir.aion  to  Ancient,  which  latter  i 
ufed  to  fignify  a  lefs  degree  of  antiqui 
ty>  when  the  arc  was  not  io  its  utmoi 
pwicy. 


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AN 

iSn'CffJO  wKidgra^  a  tern  nfed  of 
bri  Gadici  bni. dings  co  diftinguiflk  tbem 
tarn  the  Jtr— r»   «od  Groeifc  ones. 

IJ«nrftKHINONl   i'Artiififw   Gr.^ 

AXAHRUINON  r  tke  heib  calves 
ii^  or  &ia9-dT«|ton. 

ASTTSCIOS  SIGNS  fin  4ffn)/(^  ] 
%^  wtich  virith  reference  to  each  o 
aer,  ire  equally  diftaot  from  the  cwo 
3:fial  figns  Oncrr  and  Capricorn  ;  fo 
^  wbea  a  planet  is  in  fuch  a  ftacion 
Ks£ud  CO  caft  its  ancifcipn,  i.e.  ro 
pt  a  vinue  or  influence  lo  another 
*"  or  plaaec  that    is  in    the   oppofice 

ANTISCO'RODON  fof «>ri  and  ^Jwg^ 
^   Gr.j  a  ibrt  of   sarlick  callM  Ailwn 


MSnrSPASlS  [of  «>t2  againft  and 
vxMi.  (»r.  to  draw]  the  revuliion  of 
•/  *a»»cur  into  another  part. 

AXTl'SPASTOS  CArriWas^,  Gr.;} 
a  taoc  in  Greek  or  Xtfl/s  vcrfe,  which 
h»  fke  &f  ft  fyUable  ftorr,  the  fecond 
altkird   lone,    aS  AUxandrt. 

iXn'SPODA  1    [of  tfVri  and  enUm^ 

ANTISPODI'AJ  Or.]  certain  drugs 
<^  have  the  fame  quality,  aiid  per- 
tai  the  fame  operac*on  thac  Spodiun 
^3^9  asd  are  ufed  inftead  of  ic  -,  alfo  a 
^  of  acdicinal  aflies  made  ot  cercain 


AXnSTE'RNON  [of  drrt  oppofite  to 
■*  aad  fifTW  the  brcaftj  the  bick-bone. 

ANTlsnnnuM  lOldHrrinngsi  amo- 
aiAcry. 

AVri'STROPHE,  a  connter-turn.  In 
ia^cpiays  among  the  ancients,  a  term 
af4w  ^snty  Uie  turning  of  the  chorus 
•r  **e  choir  the  contrary  way  5  the 
Anfir  or  firft  torn  of  the  fitters  be» 
iaK  tn  o-c  fide  or  the  ftage,  and  the 
JttJIripke  or  coumer-tufn  on  the  other. 
,  ANTi'sTKOPHfi    fin  l;r/c»  Poetry] 

*  aM^d  of  an  ode  which  is  (generally  di- 
<Kd  T'aco  its  Skropbe  and  jtuiftr^pbty  and 

*  a  k'Dd  of  eccho  or  replication  to  the 

A^mTA^CTJE  [of  dfrireLtlm,  to  op- 
pfe  or  be  contrary  toj  a  fort  or  k£k 
^GKfikis,  who  held  that  God  the 
Cte<or  ot  the  ontverfe  was  good  and 
M;  but  chat  one  of  his  creatures  had 
^^'Vd  erilf  and  enpged  mankind  en 
r^'m  tr,  in  oppoficioo  to  God(  and 
chat  a  IS  tjie  duty  of  mankind  to  op- 
f^  h's  author  of  evil,  in  order  to  a* 
•^e  G>d  (ff  his  enemy. 

AVTITA'SIS  [of  dftndfvm^  Gr.l  an 
cv^e^r^g  OB  (he  conuary  fide,  refiftance, 

AVriTASrS  [with  Anatonvfti]  an  op- 
fk^  pticfrg  of  parts  in  the  body,  as, 
<tt  «  ue  xirer  and  fpleej.  ^«  I 


AN 

ANTITHE'NAR  [ofi^^Tj  and  ^Imf. 
Gr*"}  one  of  the  mufcles  which  extend  tha 
:humb  |  it  is  alfo  a  mufcle  of  the  great 
toe,  arifing  from  the  inferior  part  or  tbo 
third  Os  cuneiforme,  and  paffing  oblique* 
ly  is  inferied  into  qga  Stdamoiden* 

ANTITHETA'RIUS.  one  thac  endea*' 
vours  to  difcharge  himfelf  of  a  faA  of 
which  he  h  accus'd  by  charging  the  ac« 
cafer  with  the  fame  fad. 

ANTITY'PICAL  [of  mtityptm,  L. 
*>Ti7c*T«r,  Gr.l  pertaining  to  antitype. 

ANT1VENE"*KEALNESS  [of-^Tj.Gr. 
and  Vi^nerettSf  L.1  the  being  ufeful  •• 
gainft  venereal  dittempers. 

Bes  ANTLBR,  the  ftarc  or  branch  oen 
above  the  brow  antler. 

Brow  ANTLER,  the  ftart  or  braach 
next  theheid. 

A'NTOCOW  r  with  Herfe-doaori  ]  a 
round  fwelling  aboat  halt  as  big  as  a 
man*s  fifl,  breaking  out  in  the  breafl  of  a 
horfe  dire£lly  sgintfl  his  heart. 

ANTOE'CI  f  [  of  diTt  over  agqtnft 

AN  not 'CI  i  or  oppohte  to,  snd  ««/•, 
Gr,  to  dwell  3  a  name  ^iven  by  geo» 
graphers  to  thofe  inhabitants  of  the 
earth,  who  dwell  under  the  fame  meri- 
dian, but  uideroppofire  para'le's;  fo  thai 
they  inhabit  in  the  fame  zone  and  the 
fame  climate,  but  under  different  PoIes» 
and  have  tl.elr  nocn  and  midnight  at  the 
fame  time,  but  at  diflre.cntre.ifms,  ic  be- 
in^  fummer  with  the  one  while  ic  is 
winter  with  the  other. 

A'NTRUM,  a  cave  or  den,  V 

ANT,  %n  emmett  a  pifmiie,  a  ImtU 
infed  well  known. 

ANTS  IHiero^lypbiciaiy]  were  ufed  Mf 
the  ancients  to  reprefent  laborious  per* 
fons,  diligent  and  induftrious  in  their  call- 
ings. For  ants  are  very  laborious,  iada* 
(liious  creatures,  and  alfo  ready  to  give 
aififtance  to  their  ficUows.  And  the  £- 
gyptiaa  priefts,  in  order  to  fignify  a 
country  deftroy'd  by  ficknefi  or  war,  pdc 
a  few  anrs  near  the  herb  Origanum,  the 
fcent  of  which  they  cannot  endure.  And 
it  is  related  of  theeaftern  farmers,  thac 
in  order  to  preferve  their  corn  from  ants, 
they  were  wont  to  cover  it  with  Od-^ 
ganum. 

A'NUfilS  [anupta,  of  a  privative  and 
nkbere  to  marry,  L.  ]  call*d  alfo  JlgU,  a 
goddefs  of  the  Egyptianr^  who,  the  poeta 
fay,  was  Hio,  the  dau^^hter  of  Tnachut^ 
whom  Jupiter  having  lain  with,  trans- 
formed into  a  white  cow  toskreen  her  from 
the  rage  and  lealolify  of  his  wife  Jun^ »  aF« 
ter  her  death  (he  was  ado^'d  by  the  Eg}- 
ptians,  her  hair  was  prefctv*d  as  a  fhcrcd  re- 
lick  in  her  temple  at  Mem.bU^  the  was  ho- 
ooui'd  as  eke  goddefs  or  oavigaiioa  ani 


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A  P 

the  wMtber.  Her  flacue  was  a  ^w' 
with  horns,  or,  at  fome  fay,  an  imagie 
with  the  head  of  a  dog,  holding  a  p-ilm 
in  one  band,  and  a  caduce  in  the  other. 
Her  prielis  were  iniciaced  with  blood 
ftnd  wacer,  bad  their  heads  and  beards 
Ibavcn,  and  wore  all  white  linnen  gar- 
ments. At  the  entrance  of  her  temple 
was  the  ftarue  of  a  Sphinx y  to  hgnit'y 
that  fte  was  a  myfterjous  goddefs.  For 
lier  fake  the  S^ptums  kept  in  the  cor- 
jier  ot  her  tein|>ic  a  white  cow,  which 
when  it  dy*d  chey  all  mourned  as  for  a 
prince,  till  anoiiier  was  put  in  the  place 
of  the  dead  beaft.  TM  fame  is  faid  oi 
Apis.    See  JQii  and  Ino, 

A'NVIL  [anJcUti  Sax."]  a  mafTpy  iron 
inftrtiment  on  which  fmiths,  \fifc»  hammer 
their  Woik. 

A  Rifing  ANYIL,  an  anvil  having  two 
nooks  or  corners,  for  rounding  any  piece 
of  matal. 

A'NXIOUSNESS  [pi  dnxiett,  F.  of  an- 
xius  L,  ]  Anxiety. 

A'NY  fanij,  Sax,] 

AVJEKESlii  [with  Rbetoriciaiu]   a  a 

Sure  when  Come  matter  is  cal.ed   in  que- 
ion,  which  we  willed  the  judge  to  re- 
member, 

APAGO'REOSIS  [  «V*>9/Nit/«ff,Gr.  ] 
ftfigiu-e  in  Rhetorick  called  an  incerdi^ion 
or  forbidding,  X. 

APARl'NB  [«iV«e^/f«,  Gr.]  clivers  or 
goofe-grafs. 

APANAGB,  See  Appamufge, 
^  APA'RTHROSIS  f  of  Awi  trom,  ^d 
«^^v»  Gr.  a  joint]  the  fame  as  abarticit- 
lath.  • 

APATHB'flCALNESS  [of  mpatbia,  L. 
ofajrA^i«t,Gr.J  a  freedom  frompaiCon, 
«n  iofenfibility  of  pain. 

APATISA'TIO,  an  agreement  or  coctrad 
made  with  another.  OU  Rec. 

APATU'RIA  [iiji«7*e^»Cr.]fcftivaIs 
held  in  Athens  in  honour  of  Bacchus.  JE- 
thra  having  made  an  ordinance,  chat  the 
Troexenian  virgins  (bould  before  marriage 
offer  up  their  girdles  to  Pallas  Apaturia. 
K  APA'UMB  t  in  Heraldry  ]  figai&es  an 
band  opened  or  extended,  with  the  full 
palm  appearing,  end  the  thumb  and  fin- 
gers at  Rtll  length,  F.  ^ 

A'PE  [apa,  Sax.1%  monkey. 

APE  imeroglypbically']  was  ufed  by  the 
Eiyptiansy  frequently  to  exprefs  the  vices 
ot  men ;  and  they  painted  an  ape  piffing 
tnd  covering  his  excrements,  to  reprefent 
ft  diflembler  or  crafty  fellow,  that  would 
conceal  the  vices  and  weaknefles  of  his 
perfon :  For  this  animal  is  very  careful  to 
hide  and  bury  bis  ezciemeots.  An  ape  is 
tlfo  a  fy^mbol  of  an  impudent  and  wicked 
fellow,  *and  ooe  who  admixes  himfelf. 


AP 

APBCHEM  A  of  ctVd  end  «;t»'.  i.  e.  an  I 
cho,  Gr.  ]  a  contra-filTure,  when  a  blov 
is  given  on  one  fide,  and  the  fra^urc  mad 
on  the  other. 

APE'KIENS  palpeham  rcBus  Twii h  A 
natomy]  a  mufcle  arifing  in  the  orbit  of  a 
eye  iiear  the  entrance  of  the  optick  nerv 
which  pafTes  over  the  attoHent  muicle  < 
the  eye,  and  at  laft  is  inferted  to  rh 
whole  fuperior  pan  of  che  upper  eye>lid 
theufe  Of  icis  to  openir.  1. 

APERIE'NTIA  [in  Medicine}  apericn 
medicines,  aperitives,  fuch  as  opea  ch 
obftru6^ed  paflTages  of  the  fmall  veiTch 
glinds  and  pores,  and  by  that  means  pro 
mote  a  due  circulation  of  the  concaine 
juices, 

APE'RIENT  feeds  [in  Medicines]  ar 
grafs,  madder)  eryneo,  capers  and  cam 
mock,  called  rhelerferj  fmallage,  fcnrtel 
afparagus,  parfley  and  butcher's  br(»om 
called  the  five  greater. 

APE'RT  (apertus,  L.]  open. 

APE'RTURE  )[^i^/(irtf]ihe  opening  c 

APE'RTION  I  any  thing,  or  a  hole  lei 
in  fome  fubj*d,  other  wife  folid  orconci 
guous. 

APERTU'RA  Tabidarum^  {  Lam  Term 
the  breaking  up  of  a  lift  will  and  lefta 
menr.  L. 

APERTURE  [with  GemOricUmsJ  th< 
fpace  left  between  two  liaes»  which  ma 
tually  incline  cowards  each  other  to  fom 
an  angle* 

APE'TALOUSNESS  [of  «  priv.  am 
TrflAXcf^  Gr.  a  leaf  J  being  wichoa 
leaves. 
A'PEX  [in  Gfompfry]  che  top  of  a  coiac 
or  any  fuch  like  figure,  ending  in  a  Ibaq 
point. 

APH'BLIONl 
APHE'UUM  i 
I'AffiXtw  of  eliro 
and  »\i^,  the 
run,Gr.]  a  name 
given  by  aftro- 
nomers  to  chat 
point  of  che  or- 
bic  ef  che  earth 
or  a  planet,  in 
which  it  is  at 
che  iarcheft  di* 

(Unce  from  the  fun  that  can  be;  chus  i 
planet  A  in  the  figure  ,  is  in  its  uimoi 
diftance  or  Aphelion,  S. 

APHONIA  (Vf evict  of  a  and  f9v),Gn 
che  voice  ]  a  loTs  o£  fpeech  or  voice. 

APHKODISIUS  ivipr^itf,  che  veiieTta3 
difeafe,  L* 

APHRODITA'RIUM  [with  PhfidaoMl 

a  drv  medicine  made  of  an  equal  pare  d 

frankinceofe,  pomegrsoacei  meal  and  fcal^i 

of  biafs. 

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nROCEDA  [withrhffiamil  ntUr 

imON  [oidf^,  CfrTja  fort  of 

W-  .       , 

tfHlOKXyRODON  Idf^^mief^, 
Gr.]  t  Son  of  large  PftrlicV,  1. 
iniONinrRONTof  «>/•;  froth,  and 
1^,  (ir.BureJ  a  Cuid  oi  nitre  fuppo 
^17 1%  lodeocs  CO  be  fpome  or  the  iubti- 
U«'%hsftpirc  oi  it,   emerging  at 

^HTXl'Afof  rffefy,  Gr.  to  draw 
I^K^don  of  a  paUc  thro*  the  wboie 
■7r  kiig  tbe  kigbeft  d^ree  of  fwooo- 
■intro  ^ttb. 

,    A'HTHUDOCrrESCofiif^A^if  in- 
«Jjnilc,iaa/»W»  10  think]  ^c.  Be- 

i  Jjwhoky  that  the  body  o  ^fiu 
^*»  iocomiptibie  and  impa£ble. 

™?TKDM,Wm-gcntle,  min:,  1. 
J^3^  i^t  ffo  called  of  Apicius  a 
wifulBftaaryj  yolupittoulbds,  oivo- 

W,  :1k  hoife-ndiih  root,  L. 
*f^wti  t  god  Of  the  EgfPtimS'    The 
1^  « chc  iiuge  is  faid  to  be  that  of  a 
"'  **!  iifome  lay,  che  whole  of  the 
*V  vat  cfaat  of  a  buU,  bearing  upon 
if  ^*'*  particular  marks. 
^■fte golden  calf  which  the  Tfraeliies 
^■>&id  to  be  tbe  image  of  this  idol 
4>c  >ad  tke  manner  of  their  woribipptng 
V*  *ifk  the  tune  as  was   that    of 
JJj»  sky  mightily  rejoyc'd,  fcafted 
•iwdfouniit 

**  OArap  writers  relate,  that 
rj^ation  01  thole  that  were  fo 
7|^a  to  worfhip  this  imag^  were 
■jfnai  with  yeilow  beards. 
J«pwieft  folemnities  of  the  i^fp- 
J*  »«Tt»  the  god  Apis.  This  deity 
* »  ifre  a  ccrcain  number  of  years 
yrttaiprauon  of  tbem*  the  priefts 
**J^  Hm  in  the  j^ret  Ifile^  and  all 
r!^  Boomed  and  lamented  for  his 
JJ'cB  ttere  wat  another  ox  found  that 
2|~*  ^^Bte  marks  np^o  hiin,  and  then 
J*  *a  IB  uniFcrfal  rejoicing  all  o7er 
?^*iy,  exprcflcd  by  all  manner  of 
'^^tenqoos. 

y*»  r  dicalous. 

!2Q^£$,  immicalDels,  ^. 

SSN  ii^^i^l  the  he'b  parfley,  L. 

fJWMWr*  rBofjBy]  fmillage,  JL 

^'WH'RioN  for  «T«>fttiV«  to  de- 
r^  *«ij  «  farewell  fpecch  or  poem 
J*»  pcjfoa*s  going  oat  of  his  own 
Pj7»«r  lome  otbtex  place,  where  he 

LJ^UrPTlCAlLY  fof  rfafftAXirflT. 
riSf']  by  waj  of  reveUiioo. 

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APOCATHARSIS  [dwnd^feU,  Oti] 

apiirgin«t  both  upwards  and  downwards. 

APOCCMBTRY  [or  *Vi  and  fittrfim,  Or^ 

CO   meaiurej  the  art  of  meafuring  things 

at   a  diftance. 

.APOCRO'USTICKS  [fpocroufikM  L.  J 
Medicines  which  obftru&  the  flowing  of 
tae  Humours  into  any  particular  part  of 
the  body»  and  repel  them  that  are  begin- 
ning to  flow. 

.  AfO'CRYPHALNESS  [  o\  dwUfu^t, 
Gr.J  hiddenneis,  mylter«'oiif"efs. 

APcyCYNON  [  d^Uym,  Or.  J  dogV 
b^nr . 

AfODl'CTlCALLT  i  of  </»«/«f <r,  OfiJ 
by  thd  rhrronral  fi^^ure  Ap    <eixis. 

APO'GRaPHY  L  W«4>^ji^f,  Gr.  1  an 
inventory  oi  goods,"  a  copy  or  tianfcripr  of 
fome  book  or  writing,  a  pattern  or 
draught. 

A'POLBPSY  lApQl^,  X*  of 'Ae'«Xt4/ii 
Gr*  a  receiving  jr  recovering  3  an  tjiter* 
cepting  or  preventing. 

APOLLINA'RIANSI     [lb    called    of 

APOLLINA'RLSTS  f  ^tpoilhuru  of 
JLaodicea,  their  leader]  in  aocie  \:  UA  of 
Hereiicks  who  deniec  that  Jijus  Ctrif 
afliuncd  true  flefli  5  but  a  ftraKu  k'rH  of 
flcA,  which  they  fancied  exited  frum 
all  eternity. 

.  APOLIINARIAN  Gmes  Cwith  the  JPo- 
AdR/J  folemn  games  held  annually  h\  ho« 
nour  of  ApoUoy  on  account  of  a  fliower  of 
darts  and  arrows  that  (as  tre  tradition 
^oes)  fell  on  their  enemies^  who  fuddenljr 
mvaded  chem>  at  the  firft  celebration  of 
chefe  games,  and  by  this  means  the  Jto- 
auau  being  vidors,  foon  returhed  to  their 
fportf. 

APOLLO  [aceordh^  to  tbe  poets'}  wsg 
the  Too  of  Jv^iter  and  Uttma^  bom  in 
the  iQand  Dthi^  which  lay  under  wa« 
ter,  floating  in  the  J^^ean  fea:  Jm  hoinC 
enraged  at  hor  husoand*s  amours,  ha« 
covenanted  wiih  the  earth  to  allow  hm 
no  other  place  \  but  Nfptme  out  of  pit/ 
raifed  it  up  and  fixed  ir.  When  ApoU0 
came  of  fge,  remembring  to  what  Ihifts 
and  eztrenuties  the  ferpenc  Tjtboik^  ha4 
puc  his  mother,  he  flew  him.  Alter  thif^ 
AMto  begat  Jl/ciUapiia  who  reftorad 
appUyf us  10 \i(c^  for  which  7«^'terftruck 
mm  with  &  thunder-bolt.  ApoUo,  becaols 
he  could  not  be  revenged  ot  Jupiter  him* 
leU,flew  the  Qrfopj  chat  made  the  thunder* 
bolt,  for  whicnTwi^fvrbeiagiiceofed,  ba* 
nilhed  him  out  of  heaven,  and  deprive4 
him  (^f  the  Drifi leges  or  hts  divimry  tor 
a  time :  upon  which  he  entered  himtelf 
into  the  fervice  of  4dmetuSy  |£g  of  71?^ 
fOjf^  and  was  his  fl»ephecd»I)luid  thenc« 
came  to  be  cileemed  the  Ood  ol  fhepherda* 
Afcnwards  laUiog  uadex  ttocfattr  ^OBisfor- 


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tune,  hy  accWenttlly  killing  his  "boy  Hya^ 
nntbtu^  he  fleJ  to  Trcyt  and  there  meet- 
ing with  l^ptune,  under  (he  Uke  misfor* 
tune,  they  ai&fted  Laomedw^  in  building 
bis  icy,  who  having  crfidioufly  dented 
them  the  rewttrS  6t  their  labours,  Nep- 
tune in  revenge  almolt  drowned  the  city, 
and  JpoUo  fern  a  peftiie  .;e  \m  ng  the 
people.  But  ac  length  ApoUo  re-alTuni'd 
his  divinityi  and  became  one  ol'  the  moft 
noted  of  all  the  Gods,  noi  only  by  the 
great  number  of  oracles  he  is  Paid  to  have 
given  in  feveral  parts  of  the  world,  but 
•Ifo  by  the  feveral  funilions  attributed 
to  him.    See  Delphos^  Cortina,  Tripos 

Apollo  was  one  cf  the  moft  genteel  ol 
the  heathen  Gods,  of  whom  they  do  not 
relate  fuch  filthy  ftorlcs  as  of  the  other. 
They  make  him  the  god  of  wifdom,  phy- 
fick,  muHck,  learning,  IffC* 

The  ancients  rcprcfenteii  him  ts  a 
young  man,  without  a  beardt^  and  rays 
of  light  about  his  head,  having  in  one 
hand  a  harp  and  three  graces,  and  ia  the 
other  a  ihield  and  arrows. 

He  wasalfo  reprefented  with  long  curl- 
ed hair,  crown'd  with  laurel,  in  a  purple 
robe,  a  filver  bow  in  bis  hand^  placed 
on  a  throne  of  Emeralds. 

APOLOGE'TICALLY  [of  «i'«<X*j,«T/xflp 
6r.]  by  way  of  apology. 

APOMECO'MBTRY  [  of  dni  and 
$Uklf%myGr.  CO  meafure]  an  art  fiiewing 
Jiow  to  meafure  things  at  a  difla.ice,  or 
to  find  how  far  they  are  off  from  us. 

APONEU'ROSIS  [  *Airontift>tT{C,  Gf.  J 
sn  enervation. 

^  APOPHLfi'GMATiCK  Medicine  f  of 
dTopKiy/jMri^Hf^  to  purge  the  head  of 
phlegm  J  medidues  to  be  chewed  that 
have  the  faculty  to  purge  the<  head  and 
brain  of  cold  phlegmacick  humours  by 
thenofe,   mouth,  ^c, 

APOPHYGE'  f«Vo^,  Gr.]  a  fiight 
Ot  efcape. 

ALK)PHYGB  [in  j^at^mji]  aprotube- 
raixre    ac   che  end  ot   a  boue. 

APOPHYGE  [Arcbiteaure]  that  part  of 
ft  column  where  it  begins  to  fprtnjg  out 
of  its  bafe^  and  Aoot  upwards,  but  this  apo. 
phgye  originally  was  really  no  more  than 
the  ring  or  fernl  anciently  fattened  at  the 
CJtcrenueies  of  wooden  pillars  to  keep 
them  from  fplitcing,  and  which  afterwards 
was  imira'od  in  n-ne*work. 

APOTHYSBS  Mammllares  [  jtuitonq  ] 
tie  the  begimiings  oi  che  olfactory 
aervesy  as  tar  as  the  Os  cribro/um, 
where  they  ft! ivide  intofmall  fibres  which 
pais  chrocjl^  thoTe  bones,  and  fpread 
tftrocighottt'Tlili' upper  part  of  che  nofe. 

APOPHYSIS  aummii/^iil     rAnatoml 

APOPHYSUin^oR&jtf   f  one  ol  che 


AP 

e)rfema1  eminences  of  che  Os  petroflm 
APOPLB'CTICA'  Xloi  difirxMtif. 
APOFLE'CTICK   J  peruining  to  or 
jt6t  to  che  a,  oplexy. 

A'POPLBXY  I'ArcirXiifirt  of«Vti 
t7«v,  to  ftrike  or  aftonifhj  adifeafe  w 
is  a  fudden  privation  of  all  the  fei 
and  fcn^blc  motions  of  the  body,  t 
of  che  heart  and  lungs  he  ng  evcep^ed, 
is  attended  with  a  c'epravij'cn  ot 
principal  faculties  of  the  foul,  by  re 
that  the  paflages  of  the  brain  are  ft 
and  che  courfe  of  the  animal  fp 
hindered. 

ATORON  [  *Airi^  of  «  prlvac. 
vsgfc  a  paffage,  Gr>  J  a  prob!em  in 
matbematkhs,  which,  though  it  is 
im^offible,  is  nevsrcheiefs  very  dUR 
10  be  refolved,  and  h:.s  not  a£iually  1 
refolved,  fuch  as  the  fquacing  of  che 
cle,  Igrc. 

APORl'A  ldir(ie/*t  Gr.J  an  incri 
bufinefs,  perplexity  of  mind,  doub 
nefs. 

APORIA  [with  RbetoriciansJ  a^ 
where  the  orator  is  ac  a  ftand  wha 
do,  as,  Jhail  I  /peak  out,  or   be  fit 

APORIA'RE  [  Old  Records  1  co 
broughc  Co  poverty,  alfo  to  than  oi 
void. 

APOSCA'SIS  [of  dirh  and  «r;t*^?»», 
cofcarify]  a  flight  wound  in  the  ski 

APOSIOPE'SIS  L'ATO<rj»irj»rh  or  « 
viftrrdtt^  to  hold  one*s  peace,  Cr.] 
cice/«cy. 

APOSPHACE'LIS  \o\  Jn\  znd^ 
\®-,  Gr.]  a  mortification. 

APOSPHARNI'DOSIS  f  'A^rar^, 
J'eio'tf,  Gr.j  a  punifhment  infli(^ed  by 
Greeks  on  adulterers,  by  chruliing  a  ho 
radiffa  root  up  the  Anus, 

APOSPA'SMA  [*TO«ri^^^*.  Gr.]| 
of  a  thing  drawn  or  pulled  off,  2^ 

APOSPA'SMA  [  with  Surgeons  ] 
drawing  of  one  part  iiom  another,  wl 
naturally  ftuck  ro  it;  as  when  cbej 
is  feparated  from  a  membrane  ,  a  ni< 
brane  from  a  mufde,  one  mufde  fi 
another,  iffc. 

APOSTA'TICALLY  [of  apqft^a 
ot  dfr^dtut^  Gr.J  alter  che  mannei 
an    apoftiie. 

APO'STOME[of  dTtmiA9-  of  dfir* 
Gr.  ro  depart]  a  pieter-nacural  tuo 
or  fwelling,   caufed  by   corrupt   mil 
celle£^ed   cogeiher  in    any  p?rc    ot 
body  rommony  called  an  Jmpq/ff^ ume» 

APOSTO'LICALLY  [  apf^ioliquem 
F.  of  'Ajrirox®',  Gr.J  alter  .hcmai 
of  an  ap.    le.  ,  ^ 

APOSTO'LICALNESS,  che  being 
apoftoHcat  appointment. 

APcysYRMA  C  dmirifff**  of  dwt^ 


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AP 

CiJte  vldch  is  dnmOf    Aared,  or 

Mi  off. 

OOnrtMA  [with  Surge<ms1  a  ibar- 
e%^±t  skin  or  o(  a  booe. 

iWTl'CTlTiE  1   f of    dmtd^rm    or 

;     iWTA'CnCI    5     ^^rdtU    I     rc- 

■■ct,Gr.]  aied.who  anciemly  aiFe&- 

fi3  bikw  ihc    eTMgelical  couofelt  c  f 

K,  and  rbe  examples  of  the  apo- 
Ipnniiive  diriftians,  by  renouoc- 
if  «C  Adi  dSc&i  and  pofTefhons. 

tfOTELESM  f 4^c^y»M,  L.  'AiroTi- 
Itf^a,  Gr.]  a  dedaracion  of  rl.e  Ggni- 
rriaa  a£  the  ftars  ia  a  oaiivicy;  a 
akitt'toa  of  a   ncc^Tiry. 

AKrrELESMA'TICKS  [ApouUfmatici, 
L  a6  'AnTfXf«-^«T/jt«<  of  ^^^-TtAio*.  Gr. 
«  pcriB&3  raachemacicians  v.  ho  cui  u- 
kasMritiei  bf  che  ftacs,  anJ  ho  d  all 
ckifi  iubjeft      to     che    power    of   thr 

APOTHECARIES,  hav. 
inj  feparated  (hemfe  vcs 
from  the  anciei  i  (ocieiv 
oi  Grocertt^  grew  fo  much 
infarour  witbk  ng  /tfnui 
I.  chat  be  ufed  to  call 
chem  bis  compan>y  and 
gave  chem  a  charter  oi 
incorporadon,  in  the  (if- 
cccnt^.  year  o*  his  re  gn. 
7W»  a  ms  are  arg^  .  jtpcUo  arir.'c* 
witkt  bi/v  aad  arrow  furmo  aed  a  F>> 
^K«  Tbeir  fapporterscwo  unicorns,  m^ 
steodi  a  rti-^  >ccro$  (brm'^u.iting  a  cor  c 
iMhe&e:.  T^^e  mocto,  Opifer  ptrorhtm 

IF0THE*OSTS  [*V»^HVirif  Cr,'i  or 
a  codajadoo  of  emperors,  che  manne 
d  tWir  performing  whtch  was  ^s  toJ- 
bvf :  vben  the  body  of  an  emperor  h  d 
boried  according  to  the  cuftom,  h  s 
lot  wax  was  placed  ac  th^  enc  y 
«  dbc  pj^xe,  upoQ  4  large  bed  of  ivory 
l^Loc^/  adorn  d,  and  the  pnyGo  ai  s 
^nd  ic  lot  feren  days*  treating  u  as  it 
>  kad  been  ^Hve  in  a  fit  of  (icknefs.  Li 
^  'eaa  while  all  the  fenate  and  no- 
*Tj  cf  RiTg  were  prefe'  t  in  m  jur .in^ 
'  :s.  Aizer  the  expiration  of  ibelefe 
cays,  he  was  held  :or  dead  s  d 
i  ibry  renoTed  him  to  a  publico  pi  ire 
^      the    m^gifira'.es    quicied    their 

Tare  che  new  emperrr  afcended  upon 
t  k%i  polpic  call'd  Rc^ra,  becaufe  U 
^v  adrrn'd  with  ihe^crns  of  (hipsta- 
^  from  che  enemies  in  fea-figbts  s  and 
^t  he  mxde  a  funeial  oration  in  praiie 
if -he  deeaibd. 

^beo  cbta  waa  ended  ^(bey  carried  cb^ 
^9t  of  cbe  dece^fe^  ^mperor  out .  of 
^acj  ID  ctefiddof  Jl&nr/;  wb^rt  tbere 


AP 

wts  ereaed  a  ftacely  pile  of  tronatfck 
wood  to  barn  it ;  the  Motmm  gentry  hav« 
ing  rid  round  ibe  pile  feverai  times  in 
order,  the  ew  emperor  with  a  torch  fei 
fire  to  the  pile  of  woods  ?nd  then  an  ear 
glc  was  let  fly  Irom  the  top  of  it,  which 
was  im  ginVi  to  carry  the  f >ul  of  this 
new  God  inro  heaven :  when  an  cm* 
pefs  was  thus  uri.t,  they  Ici  fly  an  ea- 
glet Inflead  of  an  eagle. 

APOTHEOSIS,  oi  an  emperor,  wtt 
hicro^  yphically  reprefented  on  a  medal, 
by  an  ople  ulcending  up  co  heaven  out 
of  the  flame  of  rhe  funeral  pile. 

APOrHE'KAPY  [  apotberapia,  L.  of 
^iroS-tQ^vt^x  Gr,  ]  chat  part  of  phyfick 
that  cures  or  prevents  wearioefs  from  coo 
n-.uch    !ah  u 

APOTHEMS  fofafro  and  Ti^a^iGr. 
ro  place  J  che  redu^ion  of  a  diiiocatcd 
Ix^ne. 

A?0'rOMt  lilt  Matbfmatkli'i 
i«  the  remainder  or  ditferencc  of 
two  incommeafurable  quantities, 
an  Irrational  refidue  as  DC,  when 
»rom  a  rational  line  BT>,  C4l  'd  b, 
yon  cut  off  a  raiional  p^rt  BC,  -L(J 
cal.'d  c,  onjy  commenfurable  in 
power  to  the  whole  line  BD.  jj} 

To  APPA'LB  [of  appat'if^  F.]  todaunr, 
'adonifh  or  >^\(c^\iTvge, 
{     APPA'LEMiiNT,   conftcrnaiion,   afto* 
'aiHimenr. 

APPA'iN'AGB,  See  Appefu^e. 
APPaRAIUS  is    uled   lo    fi^nify  ch« 
i:en(Us    p^.rrain-ng    to     a     mach'ne,  as 
che  apparatus  of  a  Micro/cope^  Air  pump^ 

APPARATUS  [  wth  Skrgeoiu  ]  th« 
ib^ndig-s.  ir.eaicameuis  and  drelEngs  of  • 
pa  r. 

APPARA^ruS  major  and  minor  [with 
Uthotomtfts^  ihr  g!  rater  and  lelTer  pre« 
r>4racion,  iwo  different  naechods  of  cut- 
ting  or  the  ftone,  X. 

Higb  APPARATUS  [  with  Vtboto^ 
mifis  j  is  pertormed.by  making  an  in- 
cifioM  above  che  groin  along  the  Lined 
alba  into  the  fund  of  the  bladder ;  ahd 
i.hro'  chat  they  extraft  the  ftone. 

The  fmaU  or  Um  Apparatus^  it  per- 
formed by  tbrufting  the  rwo  (ore- 
finges  up  the  fundament  till  they  touch 
or  com^  fgtioft  the  (lone,  and  with 
them  drive  it  to  the  neck  of  the  blad* 
der^  and  e«raA  it  from  thence,  (bro^ 
anmctfionln  the  Ffriiifffm. 

APPA'RENT  hem  one  ^ftfe  title  la 
clear  beyond difphe  or  contradlSlon. 

APPATIENT  CoojunaioH    (Agronomy 
is    when  tbe  right  Hno  fuppofed  co   be 
I  drawn  tbxo*-  cba^  gcdki^  ^L  two  planeti  - 


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iioit  sot  ptfi  thro'  the    center  of  the 
ftanji.  but  thro*  the  fpe£lacor's  eye.' 
APPA'RBNT  Declination.    See  Decli- 

APPARENT  »rixan  f  Afiraioffv  ]  » 
thur  great  drde  which  limits  our  ugbc  i 
or  r.^ia:  plice  where  the  heavens  and  eftrch 
fcen    [o  u»  ro  meer. 

APPA'RBNT  Colours  [according  to  the 
rid  aucural  pftim  i>n/]  thofc  coli^arsrhat 
pie  tjiien(t9'A  i-  cljadsi  before  the  ridng 
Or  at^ci  the  rercin;i  of  'he  fun;  or  thofe 
}n  the  rainbow,  ^c.  But  thrfe  they  ivill 
not  allow  to  be  true  cotourt,  bs'.aufe  chey 
mre  HOC  permanenc  or  laftinp .  Thefe  are 
galled  alio  emphicical  colours. 

APPA'&ENTNUSS  li^ffforauia,  L.  ] 
pla'nneis  to  be  fcct^. 

APPARITION  [with  Afhonotiets^  U 
|]l)e  becpqniiii  Tifible  of  a  fUr  or  other 
luminary  which  before  was  hid. 

APPA'RITOR  [in  the  VHiverfity]  a  fort 
of  beadle,  who  carries  the  mace  before 
|he  milters,  faculties,  IffC- 

APPA'K^EMENT  [in  Common  fjm.  ] 
likelihood,  likeneft  or  lei^mblaacef  as 
MarUment  of  war, 

*^APPARU'RA  Canuccarm  iOld  IfOf'i 
f  Toogh-ifackle^  all  mamier  of  iisplexpeorf 
belonging  to  a  plough.    X. 

To  APPE'ACH,  the  fame  as  ro  im< 
peach,  r.  r.  to  accuTe  one  of  any  crime. 

^PPB'^l.  [pia^llatio,  L.  whence 
pppel^  t*.]  the  removing  a  caufe  from  an 
interior  judge  or  court  to  a  fuperior,  in 
f  rder  to  reaify  fomething  amifs  in  a  fen- 
^nce  pafs*d  by  an  inferior  judge  $  ic  is  alfo 
Ao  accuf^tion  or  dedtracion  of  the  crime 
6f  any  perfon  i  particularly  the  accufing 
of  a  murderer  by  a  perfon  who  is  ince* 
xefted  in  the  party  murchered. 

APPEAL  ty  BiU  [in  Lam;}  h  where 
%  man  of  himfelf  ^xves  op'hu  accuiati- 
tn  lo  writing,  offering  to  undergo  the 
barren  of  eppf  aUng  the  perlbn  therein 
named* 

APPEAL  By  Writ  [in  JLop]  is  when  a 
writ  is  purcbafed  out  of  chancery  by  one 
to  another,  to  the  intent  he  appeal  a  third 
eeribq  of  fome  felony  committed  by  htm, 
finding  pledges  that  he  fliall  do  it. ' 
^yPM'i^ANCB   [ofpitrentia,   L.]  the 
C9peraor  forfsce  of  a  thing  s  or  that  which 
£ift  ftrikesthefenfe  or  the  imagufation; 
'^ABPBARA^CV  [in  ProfpemtfeJ  is  the 
i^prefentation  of  a  figure,   bodf  or  the 
lyceobje^,  upon  the  perfpedtve  plain/ 
HlPtaARANCB  [in  lunrj    is  the  de 
%|idftm's  *  paging  to  anf^or  to  a  cauTe 
or  ^Qion  entered  againft   him  in  Ibme 
ipart  of  lodicacure, 

l^fiJIAKANCES    fwith  4ffi'0Mp|irr#] 

0mf  #Pjf  fi^fJf  f *ff*^! 


'A  IP 

To  fine  APPEA'RANCEf ,  is  feemtiii 

to  difcharge  oee's  dury,  or. to  acquit  hi) 
(elf  of  the  formalities  or  externals  of 
fo  as  to  fave  hts  chara&er  and  avoid  § 
ing  offence  or  fcandal. 

APPEA'SABLE  [of  a^fif^  F.]  Ct 
fnay  be  pacified. 

APPEA'SABLENESS,  capableqefs  oi] 
ing'  pacified. 

APPE'LLATIVEty  [of  appeUatif^ 
appeUativus,  L.]  by  way  of  appellatioi 

To  APPE'Np  {appet4ttet  L.]  to  hi 
up  or  ro." 

APPE'NDANr[4i|)|>«m/ciix,  L.]  hii 
ing  to. 

APPE'NDED  Remedies  [In  MedicU 
aie  fuch  as  are  outwardly  applied  1 
hanginp"  aboMr  the  neck. 

APPENDl'CULA,  a  little  appendix. 

APPE'Nl^AGB  \   the  fortune,  or  po 

APPA'NNAOE  i  tion  which  a  fof 
rafgn  prince  gives  to  his  youuger  fon 
children.  The  younger  fons  of  Et^U 
have  no  certain  appennages*  but  oo 
what  the  king  is  pleafed  to  beftow  up( 
them  I  bat  in  ^ange  the  king's  youif 
fons  have  (by  virtue  of  the  law  of  J^ 
pmbkife)  dutchies,  counties^  or  baronr 
granted  to  them  and  their  heirs,  tl 
reverfion  refervcd  to  the  crown,  'and  i 
matters  of  regality,  as  coinage,  levyii 
taxes,  Jjfc.    P. 

APPE'NS  A,  things  hanged  up  or  weigl 
ed  out.    L.  ' 

APPBNSU'RA  [Old  JUxordsl  the  pa; 
ment  of  money  at  the  fcale  or  by  weigh 

APPE'TIBLENESS  [of  oppetibilisyL, 
wbrchinefs  to  be  oe fired. 

APPETITE  [by  Tbihfophersi  is  define 
a  defire  of  enjoying  fomething  waqca 
or  a  complacency  in  the  enjoyment  of 
thing  prefent.  It  is  diftinguifli*d  iatooi 
Imtary  and  naturaL 

Vobauan  APPETITE  [with  ScbooSma 
is  the  will  itielf  a^ing  under  a  comp 
tent  knowledge  or  information  of^  ill 
matter  in  hand,  as  the  defire  of  Happing 

mural  APPETITE  [with  S^boolmet 
a  fort  ofinftinv*},  whereby  we  are  hh 
chanically  puthed  on  to  comulf  our  ow 
prefervation, 

APPETrtlON,  an  cameft  defire,  < 
eagfer  purfhit  after. 

'  A'PPLICATE  [with  Oeomettieiau]  i 
a  right  line  drawn  acrofs  a  curve,  fo  as  t 
\nStQt  the  diameter  In  a  cooick  fe^to 
it  is  called  the  erdifuife  ^or J^mi  ord/Mt 

APPLICATION,'  the  atf  of  applyi« 
one  thing  CO  another  By  approachttC  < 
jrioging  them  together  j  alfo  tho^  manfl 
an  iddrefs  to  a  pi^n  i  tlfo  ^uOndOft  i 


mliid,  dilig«ico»^<i)r. 


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mjCAnnOH  [wuh  DhmesJ  U 
Aimikaft  whfr^  our  Saviour  trans- 
in  qi Bikes  0ver  to  as  what  he  had  pur- 
cteU  if  Che  fiuiaicT  of  his  Hie  aod 

M. 

hkm^  fgokt  i  to  fit  qoanticies,  the 
■ni  vtich  are  equal  i  hut  the  figures 
Am,  (b  tuc  chey  ftall  conform  one 
•  Borier.   ApiB, 

^  Tb  IFPLT,  is  ofed  for  to  trtntfer  or 
Met  Eoe  ^«eit  uuo  a  circle  or  toy 
kkriinv,  fo  that  ic  may  be  fitted  or 
•"■iiiijjiul  ihtre,  as  that  its  eztremi- 
m  mif  loacb  the  drcle. 
Ta  tffiT  [vith  GeometnctMs  1  is 
Kt»apc6  Mfim^  ^  thus  they  fay, 
#v  %d%^  when  they  wouJd  have 
Hi^iiibyg.  Andilfo, 
^RLY,  ii  ifed  f or  to  multiply  by  the 
^vritcn.  Tbts  they  iay«  due  8  in 
n,  vita  they  wpold  hire  ii  multiplied 

'HO'KEKB  [OM  Xccor^]  to  pledge 

^*  IftWT  isffnUfn,  t.]  to  bring 
••7  low 

JROtnONMENT  [afporthnamen^ 
^Im  Ijl]  a  dividing  of  rent  into 
|*J  wro  or  fortioDt,  acoording  as  the 
■'>*(« ic  iffoes  isdivided  among  two 
VMe:  Tlsiif  a  men  have  rent  fer- 
^*^«Nc  o(  land»  the  rent  flMll  be 
jMnMiooDidbg  to  the  Talne  of  the 
■i 

*|WnnOM  [with  rbii^fphertl  an 
*■■«(  Mttcr  to  any  body  outwardly  i 
«KiidbiUf  applied  to  the  encreafe 
*^  inkOK  Ufei  and  ia  cdl'd  alfo 
«ijtailitt«*pefitioo. 
JWHTENfiSS  lofafpt^us,  L.]  fit- 
mior  ii$  ppfpofe_ 

A'Hiraufin',    the  valoacion   of 


..—«*,*,»*, BSS   [of  spprtken- 
I  2>'']  *Pm6  t»  appieheody  ieofible. 

!  ftemCBSHiP,  the  time  of  en 

JliltlCATB  la^rkari^  L.]  to  fet 

*5^i»ikfttn," 

'•['^efWn.  appro.Aed/'^ 
j.«mO'PElATB   Igpproperatm, 
i  ji^  agb  to,  CO  npproach. 
jgmUTB      1     tsi»ropriatMS, 
JPWIUTBO    I     L.J   a    term 
l^fUdbphen  Of  femething  which 
?"l^  coMMD  to  feveral »    yet  in 
b  pecuUarly  ettriboted. 
Wm   lin  Uml  fignifies 
^rr«  benefice,   the  pfuonage  of 
fnfKNKd  (0  ions  dnirch  digpilty» 


AP 

fo  thit  the  parfoo  receives  the  tithes^ 

APPRO'PKIATENESS  lo£ approprief. 
V,  appropriatwny  L.j  fitncfs  to  fome  u«her 
chinR,  ^. 

APPRO'VABLE  [of  approuoer,  F.  4^. 
prohdre,  L.]  ;harinaybe  appruved. 

APPROVEMENT  [  approrvcamentum^ 
tarn  tat.  J  is  ufed  for  impruvemeot  bf 
ancient  writers. 

APPROXIMATION,  a  coming  or  put- 
ting near  to.    X. 

APPROXIMATION  [in  IMural  Md^ 
gfek}  is  one  of  the  methods  of  tranfplan* 
cation  or  the  remo^ng  a  difeafe  from  one 
creature  to  another,  orfiom  aa  animal 
to  a  pfant. 

A'PPUI  [with  Wrfemeni  is  the  (liqr 
upon  the  borfe-roan's  hand,  or  the  reci- 
procal fenfe  between  the  horfe's  mouth 
tnd  the  bridle  hand ;  or  the  horle's  fenfe  of 
the  a^on  of  the  bridle  in  the  horfeman'e 
hand. 

A  ftdl  APPUI  [in  Horfiman/hipl  h  « 
firm  itay  without  refttng  very  heavy,  an4 
without  bearing  upon  the  horfeman*s  hand. 

A  mare  than  full  APPUI  [with  Horfi- 
men]  a  term  they  ufe  of  a  horfe  that  is 
ftop:  with  fome  force,  but  ft  ill  fo  that  fm 
doos  not  force  the  horfeman's  hand. 

A'PRIL  [of  aperiendo^  L.  opened,  be- 
ctule  the  pores  of  the  earth  are  then 
opened  J  the  fourth  month  from  Decewher^ 
The  ancients  painted  this  mouh  like  % 
yooDg  man  cloathed  in  green  with  a  gar- 
land of  myrtle,  and  hawthorn  bu<}Sy 
winged*  holding,  in  one  hand  primrofea 
aod  violets,  and  m  the  other  the  oelciliai 
fignTifttfMf. 

A'PSiDBS  [of  'Alir,  Gr-  «  vault  or 
arch]  fo  railed  brcaufo  vaulted  over,  % 
kind  of  private  oratories  or  chappels  in 
great  churches  s  alfo  ca1!ed  Doxalia  or 
Doxtdogia^  and  is  ufed  in  the  lom-Comt' 
tries  for  a  kind  of  choir  or  place  beyond 
the  alrar,  where  the  religious  fit  and  fing 
the  office  without  beiqg  ieen  by  the 
people. 

A'PSYCHY  lapOpbid^  L.  of  «  priir, 
And  4(';(»,  Gr.  the  foul,  )<)rc.]  a  fwoonii^ 
O'  tainting  away. 

APsrCTOS  [of  (S  and  -^Xf^*  cold, 
Gr."]  a  precious  ftooe,  which,  wnenfaoc, 
wiJJ  keep  fo  7  days. 

APSYCTOS  [with  rhffidau]  the  coU 
or  ihaking  fit  of  an  ague. 

APT  laptMJf  L.3  fit,   proper,    meet, . 
convenient,    propenfe,  or  forwardly  lift, 
dined  to. 

To  A^PTATE  [aptiUmi,  L.]  ro  ma)c« , 
fir. 

To  APTATB  M  riaut   [with  40ro^ 

ins'J  it -co  ftrengthen  the  planet  in  poii- 

tioQ  of  houfc  anddiviiiiii  to  the  greaieft 

•4nMiB*f 

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APY'ROTOS  [dvufVot^  Gr.J  cbe  beft 
ton  oi  a  cftrbuncle  which  glows  as  cho' 
barning,  yet  canno'  be  hurt  ry  fire. 

APYIIUM  Sulphur  [in  Medicine,  ful- 
abiir  chac  has  ooi  lelt  the  fire.  Or  has  not 
been  burnt. 

A'QUA,  water,  rata;  alfo  waterifli  ho- 
nour. 

AqUA  CixUfiis  [with  Cb^fls']  hea- 
venly water,  i.  e.  red  fy'd  wiLe. 

jr-w    r-v>-v>^      AQUA 

[in    Cl^y 

wucal  IVriters]  isexpreffed  by  ttefe  cha 
jiders. 

AQUA  DISTILLATA,  difiiUed  fTater, 
M  water  drawn  by  the  diftilJing  any  kind 
of  herbs  and  drugs. 

A         AQUA  DifiiUata  [  ji  Cbmi 
cat  PVritittgs]  is  exprefs'd  by 
this  ^h^ra6lef . 
kQ\3h  omnium  fJarum  [yrlth  Thyficians] 
i.e,  water  of  kll  flowers;  the  .\t/acer  di- 
fliUed  from  the  dung  ot  cows  when  they 
go  CO  grafs. 

AQUA  FORTIS  [i.  e.  &roitg  JTateT]  a 
corrofive  liquor  fervipg  as  a  xneiftruum 
wherewtch  to  diflblTc  filver,  and  all 
other  metals,  except  gold.  It  is  made  of 
a  mixture  of  purity'd  nitre  or  file-peter, 
vitriol  calcined  white*  and  pottei'seatth 
or  day,  dilliUed  in  a  clofe  reverbeiarory, 
the  itimes  condenfing  io  the  receiver  ate 
tbe  Aquafortis^ 
\  /r\  ACMJA  FORTIS  [in  CiymU 
\ri      cat  miters']    is   cxprcfled  by 

this^haraf^er. 
AQUA  iutercus  [with  Phficiaul  the 

AQUA  Maritut^  a  precious  ftone  of  a 
fc»-gicen  colour.    I. 

AQUA  Pericardii  [with  Fbyficiaul  that 
liquor  or  humour  that  is  colle^ed  about 
ike  heart,  fervic^  to  cool  it. 

AQUA  Regia     1    [i.  e.  Royal  PTater] 

AQUA  Regains  f  a  liquor  m^de  by  dif- 
Jolving  fal  aimoniac  in  fpiric  oi  nicre, 
•«ifo  called  bccaufe  it  diffolvcs  gold. 

^'^        £in     Cry- 

wucal  mitmgs]  ia  exprelTed  by  ooe  of 
ihele  fharaacrs. 

AQUA  ttcundfl  [with  Surgeons']  a  li- 
q«or  made  or  common  water,  and  the 
powder  orprecipicaieof  filveri  it  is  ufed 
IO  caufe  an  eicar  to  fiall  oflT  io  ftaokers, 
«tf^  TO  confbroe  proud  flcfli.    i. 

AQUA  ihyfiUca.    See  A^m  Htgia. 


AQ. 


IS  commonly  undertto' 
id  the  like.  Q 

fio  Chym.      y\ 
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A^A  TITJE  [/'.  e.  water  oT  ISfeJ 

Tort  M  cordial  liquor  formerly    made 
brew*d  beerftrongly  bopped^  and  well  f< 
mented  i  now  it  is  commonly  underfto' 
ot  fpirirs,ceneva,aDd  tbe  like. 

AQVaVIT^  fid    '• 
miter r]  iscxpreffcd 
char^der.  ^  - 

A'QUABIBE  Tor 4^  wa^cr*  aod^i/ 
re  to  drink,  1.]  a  water- drioker. 

AQU£DU'CT  la^iuduaus,  Lj  a  oo 
▼cyance  oi  water  by  pipes,  m  conduit 
watet-s  is  a  conftrudion  of  ftone  or  tii 
ber  made  on  uneven  ground,  ro  pre&r 
the  level  of  the  water,  and  convey  it  i 
a  canal  from  one  place  to  aooClier. 

AQUJEDUCT    [with  jtaMmifis] 
paflage  or  perforation,    partly  membi 
nous,  and  partly  cartilaginous,  leading  o 
of  the    bony  paflage  of  the  internal  e 
into  che  palate. 

A'OUAGB  Caqu^ttan,  L.J  a  wate 
courfe. 

AOUAU'CULUS  lv,hhAnMt<06fti 
the  lower  part  of  tbe  belly  or  paunc 
called  alfo  Ofpogafiriwn.    L.        ^ 

AQUA'RIANS,!  fca  of  Chrifttans  wl 
Ufed  nothing  but  water  in  the  facrament 

AQUA'RIUS  IvrUhAfirofiamers]  acd 
ttellation  of  the  zodiack  maiked  thus  ** 
and  confifts  of  99  ftara.  '" 

AQUARIUS  [the  mter-Beafer]  th 
teems  to  to  be  called  Aifuarius  from  i 
form.  He  ftaads  holding  a  bafon  in  01 
hand,  and  feems  to  pour  out  much  w; 
ter.  $pnie  .will  have  it,  that  this  is  Gt 
nymedet  and  foppoie  that  tc  is  fufficte 
ground  for  chat  conjeftmre,  becaufe  tl 
pidure  bears  fome  refemUance  to  oi 
pouring  out  wine,  and  they  briiw  tl 
poet  for  an  evidence,  that  lays,  that  G 
wj/medes  was  fnatch'd  op  to  Ju^ter  to  X 
hia  cup>bearer,  and  was  by  tbe  gods  a 
counted  worthy  of  the  office  on  account 
his  great  beauty,  and  becanfe  he  gave  1 
men  imroortaliry,  which  was  unkbowa  1 
them  beiore.  That  pouring  fonh  is  fbi 
pofod  to  refemble  Ni'fljrr(aod  that  istt 
drink  of  the  Gods)  and  thatth'sis  tli 
refemblance  of  that  drink,  the  confte 
hiion  has  two  obfcure  flars  on  thehea 
one  great  one  on  each  tboolder,  one  t 
each  elbow,  one  bright  ona  On  thb  c: 
treme  part  of  his  right,  hand,  one  c 
each  pap,  one  00  the  left  hip,  ooe  c 
etch  knee,  upon  his  richt  leg  one;  i 
all  feventeen.  The  pouring  out  of  wat< 
is  on  the.  Idt  band.  It  has  liiirty  ftars,  i 
witich  two  are  bright,  the  reft  obTcure. 

AQJJATICKS*  trees  or  plants  whic 
grow  on  the  banks  of  rivOr&  in  marOk 
aod  wtceiy  placea. 

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IQPATITBS  [in  Bdait}}  foch  pkms 
iffovm  water. 
IRffiC/ MEROTRIAL.  conliftiiig  of 

•wer  and  aiercoiy. 

l^tnOUS  Duas  [^4r«ifn]  certtfo 
^  vkreby  cbe  aqueous  nuinour  if 
^^^  to  be  conveyed  imo  che  infide 
«  -he  anifanaes  which  iodoTe  chac  H- 

I'^EOOSNESS  1    [of  samfitas,  L.1 
M^ilHE^     f    wtt^rifltnefs. 
AQpiFOUUlf    [  with  Botarufis  ]    e 
KW  cf  kolm-cree  with  prickly  leares  i 
•b  the  hoUf. tree,     i, 

IJCni.A  [4^it»eiiiy]  the  eagle,  a 
c«iei«ion  coafiftioc  of  70  ftars,  ac> 
f!£i|  to  cbe  Bnt^  catalogue.  This 
>  tie  et|]6  (according  to  the  poetf) 
^  cur^^d  GMmjniied/f  ti|>  to  heaven, 
^ptbitti  bim  to  Jitter  ic  be  his 
<¥^eticr,  aV  bough  be  was  placed  a 
■<i|(bt  tars  upon  auocber  account,  i.  e, 
^(be  gods  made  a  diftribntion  of  che 
^  SBOQI  themfelves,  Ju^ter  chofe 
■^oijes  tod  alfo  becaufe  he  of  all 
fberKrdica  fly  aninft  the  fuo,  and 
■>B(  <f|«eaed  by  htt  rays,  azMl  tbere- 
■K  sbcuBs  the  firft  place  among  them. 
b  ■  npfcfeaied  with  eitpanded  wings, 
2^  ii  were  fl^g.  4^iaqfibiHes  re- 
■%  tbtt  Jmfitir  was  brought  up  in 
^|k,  aad  when  be  was  dtUgentiy  fought 
litt  tbere.  be  was  caught  up.  and  car> 
■^  ID  Na»#.  and  after  be  came  to  the 
Jl^Qt  neahood.  took  upon  him  the 
^|fea  oi  the  gods  ;  and  that  goitfi 
"^  ilexes  00  (he  expe^'icion  againft 
^Aai,  be  bad  the  eagle  f ?r  hts  com- 
p>^  a-d  it  proTtng  tortunate  to  b'm, 
"■M  be  eagic  facred,  and  pliced  ic 
^1^  the  ftars.  And  this  is  the  rea- 
*«  cbe  r-ooDur  that  it  obfained  in 
"^*ca.  It  htt  foar  ftars.  the  middle- 
a^  is  a  brifiht  one. 
MJOILPGU  1  the  plaac  Colum- 
I^IE'IA  f  bine:  L, 
raniO,  ibe  north,  or  nonh  eaft 
*1  L 

JQPOSI  DUCTUS  [with  JUuttmiRsI 
•jWKery  p  flages.  the  chancels  of  the 
^^'  carry  ihe  watery   humours. 

J^mx  [d^Moftds,  1.]  wateriih. 

^U  |Tn  Me4icne^  %  fmall  wt- 
^iMder  in  (he  liTer.  fpteen.  or  fome 

^  [with  A^tmmers^  «»  «X»^  • 


AO. 


— ^ — -.containing  8  ftars. 
J^IANT  4d  ciiriM  Dommi  [M 
fMij  t  phraie  nied  of  thofe  who 
V  bf  Urn  tenore  of  ploughing  and 
V||  tk  locriTi  laodi  wUboiu  ch«  as* 


AKABB'SK  r^o  called  from  the  Ar^Agg 
who  ufed  (his  kind  of  ornaments,  their 
religion  forbidding  them  to  make  an/ 
images  or  figures  of  men  or  animals]  a 
term  appIyM  to  Aich  painttnf,  ornamenn 
of  freezes,  \ffc.  which  conhfted  wholly 
•f  imaginary  foliages,  plants,  ftalks,  J^rc 
without  any  human  or  animal  figures^ 

ARA'BIA  [of  y^y^  Heb.  black,  or  of 
1Iliy>  Hf^.  a  chicJ^>r  robber]  che  ono 
on  account  of  their  fwarthy  complexion^ 
and  :he  latter  on  account  o^  their  chie- 
?ifli  difponcion.  The  Arabians  having 
in  all  ages  been  fo  addi&ed  co  ctiis  rice, 
that,  as  Martin  dci  Rio  obferves,  ir  was 
as  ufttil  with  che  Jevs  co  oU  a  thiet 
an  Arabian f  as  ic  was  co  call  a  merchant 
a  Cmaanite^  and  a  machemitlciaB  a 
cbaldtan, 

A'RABICK  Figwes    \  [fo  called  be- 

ARABICK  Charaaers  J  caufe  bor- 
rowed troTi  che  AroBi]  are  the  mi.ue« 
ral  charaaers  common'- y  made  ufe  of  ia 
large  computations,  as  o,  I,  2,  3.  4,  y, 
^*  7>  8*  9*  noc  ufed  in  EngUaU  till  ch« 
iBch  century^ 

ARA'BICUM  Gummi  ^  z  cranrpareoc 
kind  of  gum  being  brought  from  ^4ftM9 
a  gum  which  diftills  from  a  fpecies  of 
ACMciti»     r 

ARA'BIC  lArdicus^  L.]  belonging  to 
the  Ataxias. 

A'RABIS  lB9tamfl  an  herb  called  Can- 
dy Thiftlc. 

A^'RABISM,  an  idiom  or  manner  ci 
Tpe  iking  peculiar  to  che  Arabs  or  Ard" 
bianj. 

ARABUS  laifh,  a  ftone  white  as  ivorjr« 
che  powder  or  which  is  a  dentifrice. 

ARA'  HNE  l^c^x^M,  (Jr.]  chefpidet, 
an  infe£l ;  alfo  a  cobweb. 

A'RACK    I   a  fp-rit  procured  by  df- 

A'RR  ACK  f  ftilliag  from  a  vegetable 
juice  called  Tnddit  which  flows  from  che 
cocoa-nut  cree,  having  incifions  made  in 
ic,  like  as  is  our  birch  juice. 

ARJEO'METER  [  of  «'o«»r,  Gr.  thir^ 
and  fctTA^v  meafure,  Gr-"]  aninftrumenc 
CO  meafure  the  deaiaty  or  gravicy  of 
fluids. 

ARJBO'STYLOS  [of  dcpaht  thtn,  and 
rA^  a  column,  Gr»]  a  fort  of  build- 
ins  where  the  pillars  are  fee  at  a  great 
diuanre  one  from  another. 

ARJEOTICKS  [with  rfjHc'mi]  me- 
didnes  which  tend  co  open  the  pores  of 
the  ikin.  tiai  render  them  Urge,  for 
che  morbifick  matter's  bst'ns  carry'd  off 
by  fweac  or  infenflble  perfpiracton. 

ARA'HO,  as  in  Arabo  conjurMtt  [CH 
Ijm]  CO  make  oach  in  cbe  church  oc 
fome  other  holy  place. 

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*R4lGMEB  [  ''n  ftrf zi&Tdf foil ]  the 
un.   h,  rt^tiirn,  or  g-^llcry  of  a  mine. 

ARa'TORY  [aratorius,  i]  bcloi.ging 
to  riJla  r. 

ARaTKUM  ten  a  [Old  Records']  at 
muih  hnd  as  can  be  ciUed  wich  one 
plo'?L>h. 

aRATUKE  [aratufay  L.]  ploughing 
tillage. 

ARAT        1     [probacy    of  artofer^ 

ARA'YINGf  OU  Fraicb^  dieft, 
jaib.    laymcnc. 

AHhITRAL  larhitraTttiLA  of  or  per 
taiDiDp  TO  an  srbicracur  or  arbiiracion, 

AKBlTRARtLY  [ex  arhitrlo^  1.J  af- 
ter one's  own  will. 

ATIBITRARINESS  {oiarbitrarluSy  IJ 
nfiiog  merely  according  to  will  and  pica 
Atre. 

ARErrRATOR  [with  C^'iUans]  U 
■nderftood   differently    troQ    an  arbiter* 

An  arbitrator  being  left  wholly  to  zGt 
i^ccordirg  ro  his  own  difcretion^   with- 
•uc   fokmnuy   of  procefs    or  courfe  of 
^idgment  \    whereas  an  arbiter  \%  obli 
ged  to  a^  according  to  law  and  equity. 

A'RBOR,  a  tree.    L. 
.   ARBOR  DioMy   Diana's  tree.    £,. 
\  ARBOR  Mortis  [with  Ctymifis]  coral, 
St  being  fuopofed   to  grow  like  a    tree 
or  plane  under  the  water  of  the  fee.  X» 

ARBOR  [in  Mecbanicks]  rhe  principal 
fare  of  a  machine  which  ferves  to  111^- 
lain  the  reft  i  alfo  a  fpindle  or  axis  on 
which  a   machine  turns.    I^ 

ARBOK  Genealogical  i.e.  the  tree  of 
confanguinity ;  is  ufed  to  fignify  a  line* 
age  drawn  out  under  the  form  or  relcm- 
fciance  of  a  root,  (lock,  branches,  Jgrc.  1. 

ARBOR  For;^^i«ntf,  otherwife  called 
&ala  pradicamentaiij  [wnh  Schoolmen  2 
a  fcale  ot  beings,  or  a  figure  that  con- 
ifts  of  three  rows  or  columns  of  words, 
Che  middlemoft  of  which  contained  the 
feries  of  Genera  and  jfpeciet,  bearing 
fome  analogy  to  the  trunk,  and  the  ex- 
neams  contain  the  differences  co  the 
isanchcs  of  the  tree  thus.    1. 

SUBSTANCE 
Tbiniing  Extended 

BODY 
iunitnate  jhhnate 

ANIMAL 
irrational  kational 

MAN 

This  That 

PLATO. 

'  ATlBORAI^YCdr^prtfrjiii.L.]  belong- 
ing to  tribes. 
ARBOR£T$,  Uttle  arbours.  Mtilt. 


AUBOROUS  [  of  tfrier.  I,  J  loll 

trees  or  arbours. 

A'RBORIST   one  that  is   skilled 
trees. 

ARBO'RBOUS  [arboreus  L.]  of  or  m 
or   pertaining  trees.t 

ARBU^TEOUS  larbideus^  L.]  of  era 
trees. 

ARBUTUS,  the  crab- tree.    JL. 

ARCA  Cyrograpbica,  a  common  ch( 
with  three  locks  and  keys,  kepc  by  o 
rain  Ckriftians  and  Jews,  wherein 
the  coBtrads,  mortgages  and  obligatic 
belonging  to  the  /ews^  were  kept 
prevent  fraud,  by  order  of  king  Riebm 
the  firft. 

ARCA'NtJM  Jowale  [with  Ctfti^ 
is  an  amaigama  made  ot  equal  parts 
tin  and  mercury,  powdered  and  digefl 
with  good  Ibirit  of  nitre  :  the  dry  mt 
being  powdered  agaJn,  after  the  <pt: 
has  been  drawn  off  in  a  reton,  and  la 
]y  di^efted  hi  fpirit  of  wioe,  till  t 
powder  is  become  tafteleft. 

ARC  BOUTANT  [of  arc  and  Bouti 
F.  to  abutj  in  JrcbiteSure  fignifies 
flat  arch  abutting  againft  the  reios  of 
vault  in  order  to  fupport  it,  tod  preve 
its  giving  way. 

ARCBO'NIS  [Old  S£Cords2  a  faddl 
bow. 

ARCEUTHOS  [BotatfJ  the  junip« 
tree. 

ARCH  [probably  of  «^^;t^f,  dr.]  a 
raot  or  notorious,  as  an  arcb-rc^aep  t 
arcb  trajitcTy  an  arcbwag. 

A'RCHNESS,  waggiflmefs,  dextcroi 
nefs  in  management,  cnft,  craf Joels. 

A'RCHAL  [with  Botani/ls}  l>erh 
Jhire  liver-wort. 

ARCHANGEXrCA  iBotant]  the  h^ 
Water-angelica.    L,  ^ 

ARCH  CHA'NTER,  the  chief  or  pin 
fident  of  the  chanters  of  a  church. 

ARCH  CHYMICK,  as  arcb  cbymk 
fun,    the  chief  chymift  the  fuo.    Milt: 

ARCH  DRUID,  the  chief  or  pood 
of  the  ancient  Druids. 

An  ARCH  f  of  arcuSt  l»  %  bow  J 
bending  in  form  of  a  bent  bow. 

ARCH  [in  Aftronoiny]  as  the  diurm 
arcb  pftbefim,  is  paro  of  a  circle  para, 
lei  to  the  e4]uatoi,  which  is  defcrtU 
by  the  fun  in  his  courfe  between  ri&n 
and  fet ring. 

ARCH  ofDireaion  [in  Afironomf]  i 
an  arch  of  the  Zodiack^  which  a  plane 
feerns  ro  pa^s  over,  when  the  motion  < 
it  is  according  to  the  order  of  the  (igo 

ARCH  of  Retrogradation  [in  4ftrout 
mjf^  is  an  arch  oi  the  Zodiacl^  defer 
bed  while  a  planet  is  retrograde,  mc 
?ing  contrary  to  ch€  order  o?  the  figrs. 

ARC 


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A  R 

HOiefrifiam  I Afironomfl  is  the 
I  i^  <tf  ite  fna  below  the  horizon,  ar 
i  «tkk  I  Itr  begins  co  rile  again,  which 
!  itSKV  VIS  bid  in  bis  rays. 

iaiir  tSiCM^  iGeometfj]  arefuch 
<CKaiB  (be  ianw  number  oi  degrees  of 
Kfal  oKles. 
Saean^ST  ARCHES  lArchiteSure] 
I  af  ibaGe  which  make  an  exa6^  femi- 
<n2e,  tad  have  chetr  centre  in  the  mtd* 
ii  a  cae  rhord  of  the  arch. 

SAmt  ARCHES  ZArcbiteOure]  arches 
fe  tie  Icis  Chan  a  lemicirde,  and  of 
M^Esfcace  tre  fisccer*  concainlog  Qo,  70 

aCHlS  oftbg  Mrd  ami  fourth  point 
{ik  MdkitiSsB'el  Are  inch  as  coofift  of 
zae  t!(bes  ot  a  circle  ending  in  an  an> 
^  at  che  cop,  and  are  drawn  from  the 
Mm  01  a  chord  toco   B  or  4  pares  at 

Hf^  ARCHES  lArdfiua.^  confifi 
«a  'lieas-elipfisy  and  have  commonly  a 
icj  ftaoe,  and  chapcrels  or  impofts,  cbey 
vera  fanaerlj  much  in  ul«  for  mantle- 
neak  cfatmneys. 

AuBT  ARCHES  [^c/^i^aiire]  are  ar- 
<^  eke  opper  and  under  edges  of  whirh 
islnic;  as  diey  are  curYed  in  others, 
»i  db  Aofe  rwo  edges  paraUel,  and 
>^  cadi  and  joints  all  poiBcing  co  a 
«e»f  chef   are  lied  over    windows, 

ttCHE.  rA^;k?'<  ^""O    '^  beginning, 
•  r.OTE3ce- 
ttCHE  [m  JfedifJK]  Che  begioung 


[  llCHED  l^s  [with  Farrifrty  Jyc] 
^  inyiikQJon  sn  a  horfe,  when  being 
■  ks  aaxural  poiicion  he  has  bis  legs 
^  ibrward,  and  the  whole  leg  makes 
t^ad  of  srch   or  bow. 

aCHE^TYPAL  iTorU  fwith  the  TU- 
NIf  j  the  warld  as  it  ezifled  in  the  di- 
^  Mid,  or  in  the  idea  of  God  be- 
ta be  creation. 

.ttCREUS  [of  *A^x».  Gr.]  ihe  prin- 
y  oT  fi/e  and  Tigoor  in  a~y  HWng 
^■c;  the  ancient  chymiftsufed  by 
^Jp»  to  ezpreft  fome  certain  prin- 
^M^ife  and  notion^  as  the  caufe 
yj*ii  effeds  obfervable  in  nature, 
2£Mb  been  allied  by  them  to  very 
2^j*^lkbigss  fome  uie  ic  to  fignify 
SS^E^^^  in  the  centre  of  the  eanh, 
^'~*  CO  ic  cb«  generation  of  me- 
^  erab,  and  7up|>ofc  it  alto  co 
fribdple  of  life  in  Tegetables} 
«i<lit4ud  by  ic  a  certain  univer- 
':,  which  (at  chey  imagine)  is 
ihroughont  che  whole  creation » 
At  a&ve  caufe  of  all  the  phsc- 
I-  «f  «•!«•  I  oihcta  |if  •  u  she 


AR 

name  of  ammanumdi^  /'•  ^.  the  foul  of 
che  world  ;  and  fome  call  u  che  Vulcan 
or  beat  of  [he  earth  >  chey  fuppofe  there 
is  a  fljare  of  this  Afcbeui  in  all  bo- 
dies, which  when  it  is  corrupted,  pro- 
duces difeafes,  which  they  ftile  Jrcbeai 
Difeafes, 

ARCHEZO'STIS  [In  Boian^l  the  herb 
white  vine. 

ARCHIACO'LUTHOS    [•Ap;t'**«^«'.- 
3^,   Ot,^    the   chief  of  the  Acotytbi, 
ho  were  certain  tninifiers  in  cathedral 
churches. 

ARCHIALO'GICK  [arcbialogictu^  Z. 
of  dj>X'^^^t^'of9  GT'"]  treating  of  or  be* 
longinf!  to  Archialofsy. 

ARCHIAXOGY  [arckialogia,  L,  of 
dfx,t^^ryi*^  Gr.  j  a  difcourfe  or  creattftt 
ot  antiquities. 

ARCHIEU'NUCH  [of*>x«cs*^wX^I 
the  chief  of  che  eunuchs. 

AKCHIGA'LLUS,  che  chief  of  tht 
priefts  of  Cjbele. 

ARCHIGE'NII  Morhi  [  with  FibjtfEci- 
ans]   acuce  difeafes* 

ARCHIGRAMMATE'^S,  the  principal 
fecrerary  or  chief  clerk  of  an  office.    X. 

ARCHl'GRAPHY  larcbifrapbia,  L:  o( 
^fX'y&t^''^'  Or*'!  fecretariflup. 

A'RCHIPOTE  [arcbipotat  L]  ihc  chief 
or  mafler  drinker. 

ARCHILO'QUIAN  Verfis^  a  foirt  of 
verfes  wheieof  Arcbilocbus  was  the  I&« 
ventor. 

ARCHIMA'NDRITE,  the  fupcrior  oft 
monaftery,  much  the  fame  as  it  now^ 
called  an  abbot. 

ARCHTMI'ME,  an  arch  buffoon. 

ARCH-PRIOR,  che  mailer  of  the  oTi 
der  of  the  knighcs  cemp!ars. 

ARCHISYNAGO'GUS  r«>X'^»«>«»i 
>«r   Gr.']  the  chief  ruler  of  a  lynagogue* 

ARCHITECTO'NICK,  ihac  builds  S 
chtng  up  regularly  according  to  che  ut; 
cure  and  propercies  of  it. 

Uaval  A'RCHITECTURB,  an  art  chat 
teaches  che  conftruSion  ot  ihips»  galleyt 
and  ocher  floating  veffels  for  che  water  t 
wich  ports,  moles,  docks,  ^c,  on  thit 
fliore. 

Counterfeit  ARCHITECTURE^  is  thac 
wherein  the  projedures  are  painted  ei- 
ther with  black  or  white,  or  coloured 
after  the  manner  of  marble  1  alio  called 
fcenO  work  in  che  painting  of  columna, 
l^rc*  thac  feem  co  ftaod  ouc  in  reUerOg 
in  cheatres. 

ARCHITECTURE  [in  Fer/iMve']^  4 
fore  of  building,  the  members  of  whSch 
are  of  different  meafures  and  modules . 
I  and  diminifh  in  proaorcion  co  their  dlf- 
cance  to  m«ke  che  building  appear  looitf 
and  larger  to  ch«  view  than  ic  really  if« 

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AR 

ATICHITRAVE  [of  «>xi.  <Jr.  chtef. 
mnd  tfabs/L.  a  beam]  thu  pirc  of  a  co- 
lumn or  order  of  columns  thac  is  above 
or  lies  immediacely  upon  the  cftpical.  It 
IS  che  loweft  member  of  the  triie,  md 
even  of  the  whole  entablature  ;  tc  U  fup- 
pofed  CO  repreft^nc  the  principal  beam  in 
timber  buildings.  Ic  is  fometimes  called 
the  ReafoH'piece^  as  in  portico's,  cloifteis, 
}ffc>  the  M^er-pece  in  chimneys,  and  Ify 
ferthyron  over  the  jambs  of  the  door  or 
lince.s  of  windows 

ARCHITRAVE  Doort  [with  ArcbiteSj'] 
fuch  as  have  an  architrave  on  the  j^mbis 
and  over  the  door,  upon  the  cup-piece, 
if  ftrait,  or  If  the  cop  be  cuived  on  the 
arch. 

ARCHITRAVE  iVindms  [with  Arcbi- 
U8i]  are  commorily  an  ogee  raifed  out 
of  the  folid  limber,  wi(h  a  lift  oyer  it. 
^  ARCHIVAU'LT  larckivolte,  F.j  the 
ioner  contour  oi  an  arch  i  or  a  frame 
fct  off  With  mouldi-^gs,  running  over  the 
laces  of  the  arch  ftoi  es,  and  beari.gup. 
on  the  impofts. 

ARCHO'NTES  rA/.;t'^rTic,  Gr,'}  the 
ehiet  magiftrates  ot  the  city  of  Athens, 
after  the  kingly  government  had  been  a* 
bolilhed. 

ARCO.'NICUM,ftrfenick,  a  mineral  1. 

AR'CTOS  MINOR  [in  4/tronomy]  the 
IriTer  hear. 

ARCTOPHY'LAX  [  *A;«Tott/\«f ,  of 
dpivtls  a  confteliacion  called  tr.e  Bear, 
and  ^o'Xa^  a  keeper  J  che  p^ets  tell  ut, 
that  ArSopbylax  was  rhe  fon  of  Jupiter 
and  Califlbo,  an  Arcadian,  whom  Lycaon 
cut  in  pieces  and  fct  before  Jupiter  to 
cat  at  a  banquets  and  chat  Jupittr  o- 
▼erthrew  the  table,  and  out  ot  abhor- 
rence to  Ijfcam^^  cruelty,  burnt  his  houfe 
ivith  a  ihunderhotf,  but  joining  together 
the  Arcadian  t  divided  limbs,  placed  him 
among  the  ftars.     Eratofibenes. 

ARCTOSCO'RODON  [with  Botanifts] 
the  herb  Ramfons. 

ARCTOSTAPHY'LOS  [with  Botanifisl 
the  bilberry. 

ARCUATI'LE  [arcuatilis^  L,"]  bowed 
'  tr  benr. 

ARCUA1.IA  qgGr  [i4n4^m^]  the  bones 
of  the  finci^ut,  or  as  fome  will  haVe  it 
of  the  temples.    L. 

ARCOATION  [vfUYiOardenersJ  the 
raifine  of  trees  by  layers. 

A'RCULUS    [among  che  Soman/]    a 

*  deity  who  oppMed  thieving,  whereas  che 
^oddefs  lavema  was  an  eicourager  of  xc 

ARCO'ATURE  \_arcuatura,  Z.J    the 

•  V>wing  or  bending  of  an  arch. 

A'RBfiNTNESS  [of  ardens,  X.]  heat  j 
.  •[fo  eagcrncd  ofdcttre,  yarmth  of  tffcc- 


AR 

AlU>fiNTLY  iardemmtnt,  F.  m-di 
£.]   with  warmth  or  paffion. 

A'RDOR,  vehemence,  fervency, 
neft  ('eiire.    Z. 

A'RDOR  Ventriadi,  t  pain  in  thi 
mach  ufmlly  ca'led  hean-burniog- 

ADDOR  Ur/fU,  a  ftiarpnefs  of  urii 

ARDU'ITY  larduitas,  X.]  ht 
fteepnefs }   alfo  difficulty 

A'RDUOUSNESS  [of  tfriufW,  X.; 
ficulty. 

A'REA  [with  Gardemrs']  a  be 
quarter  in  a  garden. 

AREA  [with  ^fironomers]  a  circ 
bout  che  moon  and  fome  liars,  orhe 
called  HaU.    L. 

AREA  [in  Pntifkattm]  the  fupei 
conrenc  ot  any  rampart  or  other  wo 

To  A  RE  AD,  to  dedicate  to,  t( 
form.    Milton. 

To  A'REFY  [arefacerey  X.J  to  i 
dry, 

ARE'NA  [fand,  fo  called  becaufi 
place  was  ftrew'd  with  fimd  to  hide 
the  view  of  the  people  the  blood 
in  che  combat]  the  pit  or  fpace  it 
middle  of  the  circus  or  amphiiheaci 
the  JiomMs^  where  the  gladiators  hail 
combats,  and  fometimes  It  was  ufe 
the  circus  or  amphitheatre  icfelf, 
fometimes  for  the  campus  of  the  fol 
and  army. 

ARENA'CEOUS  [arenaceuMyl..'}  i 
or    like  f^nd. 

ARENA'RIA  IBotaivfl  aaherb^  • 
of  buckthorn.    X< 

ARE'NARY  larenarius,  X.]  of  oi 
longing  to  fand  or  gravel. 

ARENA'TION  [with  Fbyfcianj]  i 
of  dry  bath,  when  che  patient  fiif 
h:s  feet  upon  hot  fand. 

ARENO'SB  Zannojus,  X]  full  of 
or  gravel. 

ARENTATIH  [Old  Records'!  K 
out,  or  let  at  a  ctitain  rent* 

ARE'OLA,  a  lirtle  bed  in  a  gvd 
fmall  court-yard.    X* 

AREO'METER 
of  anp  the  air,  and 
/"tT^««»,Gr.romea- 
fure]  an  inflru- 
ment  ufually  made 
of  fine  thin  glafs, 
which  having  haJ 
as  much  running 
quickfilver  put  in- 
to it,  as  will  ferve 
to  keep  it  upright, 
is  fcaled  up  at  che 
top :  fo  chat  che 
ftem  or  neck  be« 
ing  divided  into 
.degreesj  thehea- 
I  fiooft       . 


'AK 


ifiii  « i%keDe6  of  any  fiqoor  nty  he 
U  ^tterefleJf  fiskiog  more  or  Ids 

Jtoi,  arf  «^>©'  a  rown  i  fo  called  from 
defof  Mri  being  fentenced  there  upon 
iEfttE^noo  Nejftmie  brought  againft 
lb  h  kifliBf  his  iba]  the  fenate  houfe 
af  Jfaou,  which  ftjod  on  an  hill  near 
ildrj, 

,  AUOtniE  [cJfi^Xa,6r.]  a  buiM- 
i|«k7«cttfaBnr<tfta]id  a  Hule  coo  chuk  ; 
■fURkn  &y,  at  a  conveiient  dtf^aive. 
^EBEMENT   £0W  l^w]  atfrighc, 

ttntXlOGY  fof  df^t^  virtue,  and 
>i)a,  Gr.  to  dimife]  thai  part  of  mo- 
rifiiWbfhf  that  treata  of  virtue,  i[s  na- 
■t  lad  aieans  of  arriving  at  it. 

lid'AI  homaii  figores  made  up  of 
,4iGnf  raftca,  which  the  veftal 
*^  i&iew  away  aanually  into  the 

OfiS'MA     1  f«f>a/M«,ofrf^ff,Gr. 

«CI1I0K  r  white!  a  little  nicer  of 
■ejtbite  circle  call«d  hit,  having  In 
iu  a  (k  pirc  of  the  white,  and  alTo 
*»fei  af  dK  bl«ck  of  the  eye. 

ttCiwyNE  £rf^/«V«,  Gr.J  an  herb 
*'PW>  good  againft  the  argema; 
•■■«y,filvcr  weed. 

□ttG6Vr  lofdrggmiMm,  L.]  filver,  F. 
ARGENT  [in  Ar^Afrt]  is 
conuBonly  white  j  all  fuch 
feids  beine  fuppofed  to  be 
filver,  and  is  or.e  of  the  Me- 
tals, and  charged  with  the 
colooTS,  In  engraving  of  ar- 
■■ffiiie  fieU  argent  u  reprefented  by 
lJ[|'|«ae6  of  the  paper,  wicbouc  any 
"Poalti  at  all  other  coloara  have, 
|«»(keBiigtn.  ' 

jlgorlfhrtr,  fignifiea  [of  Viriues 
yjFM  gaaiifi^x]   hamility,  parity, 
yyt,fc1idty,  tenperanceand  truth  ; 
2J7l^rf«tffi//w,  beauty  and  gen- 
^  «t  bahanonr  j    [of  the  planets'] 
r*»8jof  the  four  eteraents]  the 
Jm«  precious  ftooesj  the  pearl 
rWi  r«f  trees]   the  palm  j  [o» 
SJ.^jfclpr  dftuce;    lok  human 
2*3  ihephlegraaack  j  [of  beatts] 
2^  •**ch  it  all  white  without 
29?}  (of  tlie  pans  of  a  man] 
of  his  ages]  the  old. 
T  tUb  fif^fiea  in  a  M 
•Md,  virginity;  h\}udget\ 
<a  die  fkh^  huiailiry* 
A'nON,  agilding,  }^.  with 

[with  BMdR{/?i]  the 
lorwUdrOUiief*   X. 


the 


AR 

AUGfiKTl^US  [among  th/e  Itiwitti] 
the  deity  of  Tlver  coin. 

ARGENTO'SE  [argentofust  X-]  full  of 
fiber,  white  earth  like  challt. 
ARGE'NTUM,  filver.    £. 
ARGIILA'CHOUS    [  argillaeeus,    t.' 
*V>/XX^,  Gr.]  of  or  belonging  to  white 
clay. 

ARGILIO'SB  [argiMoJus^  L.]  full  of 
white  clay. 

^  A'RGO,  the  narae  of  the  (hip  that  car- 
ried yafitt  and  the  Argonauts  to  Cokbos 
to  £etch  the  golden  fleece ;  chey  relate 
that  this  ftipwas  placed  among  the  flara 
by  Minerva  i  that  thts  was  the  fiift  fhip 
that  ever  was  made  s  that  ir  was  a  ipeak* 
ing  one,  and  was  the  6rft  that  made  the 
Tea  pafjfable  to  mankind  s  and  that  it 
mieht  be  a  manifeft  fign  to  futnfe  eene- 
rations,  the  image  of  it  was  placed 
among  the  flars,  that  mariners,  *  behold- 
ine  it  as  they  were  failing,  might  be 
of  ^ood  cheer,  and  that  irs  glory  might 
be  immortal  in  being  placed  among  the 
goia. 

A'RGO  NAVIS  r^/Jraii.]  thelhifAf- 
go,  a  fouthern  conffellacion,  confifting  of 
24  ftars. 

To  A'ROUE  a  priori  [with  tagiciansj 
is  to  prove  effects  by  the  caufes.    i. 

To  ARGUE  a  pofienori  [with  hogici* 
ans]  is  to  prove  caufes  by  their  effeAs.  Z« 
A'RGUMENT  [with  Taintersy^  ftcj 
perff)ns  reprefeoted  in  a  landskip,  in  conw 
cradift'n^on  to  the  country  or  profpeft, 
A'ROUMENT,  a  kind  ef  fvlhbus  ov 
abridgment  of  the  fubjeft  of  a  book. 

ARGUME'NTAL  (argumentab\  I.J 
of  or  br)  Miging  ro  argument. 

AROUMINTA'TION  [iif/fft]  the 
art  of  inventing  or  framing  aigumeu's; 
of  making  indudions  or  drawing  cocclu* 
fions.  * 

ARGUME'NTATIVENESS  [of  arguJ 
mentariy  L.]  conviocingnefs  by  way  of 
argument. 

ARGUME'NTATIVELY  [of  4fgwnen* 
turn*  i.]  by  way  of  arguoienr. 

ARGUMENT(ySB  latgumOitofutt  I.] 
full  of  argument,  reafon,  matter  orproof  i 
pithy,  full  ef  wit  or  skill. 

ARGUM£NTO'SUS[0/J^iV/i^x]  in^ 
genuous. 

AKGUS,  having  a  head  full  of  9ft% 
[BieroghpbicaUy]  repiefemed  this  greac 
world,  Mcaufe  the  eyes  of  our  creator  are 
every  where,  and  of  all  things  do,  as  ic 
were»  cake  notice,  and  are  witoenes  of. 
our  behaviour. 
ARGUTA'TIGN,  a  provii^  by  fu» 
ant,  e  dijputinp  for  and  agaiiift,  a  fob* 
til  point  of  teaioning. 

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AKGYRVSPIDES  fof  *'^>«ie;*  «*•'• 
Vif,  Gr.  a  buckler]  foldicis  arm'd  with 
filver  bucklrrs. 

ARGYKOCO'MES  fcfj^efxoA*©*,  Or.] 
•  comet  of  a  filvcr  colour,  differing  very 
little  trom  the  filar  comet,  except  that  it 
if  of  a  brighter  colour,  and  fhines  with  £b 
great  a  luftre  as  to  daule  the  eye$  of  be- 
holders. 

ARGYKI'TIS  I^ii  yveJiTtt,  Gr-']  the 
fcum  or  toana  which  riles  trom  fiWer  or 
lead,  ihAc  is  mixed  with  (ilver  in  the  re. 
fialnfi  iuv  are. 

ARGYROCO'ME  [with  Botamfts'} 
the  herb  cud-\weed. 

ARGYROLY'THOS  [of*^>i;e^oir  filver 
and  \i^(^  a  fkooe J  talk,  a  lort  oi  mine- 
ral fione. 

ARGYROPE'A  [oidfyti^tf  andvotim, 
Gr«  to  make  J  rhe  arc  of  m-tking  filver. 

A'RIA  Tbeopbr^i  [w'nb  Botaniftsj  the 
Vild  icrvice  tiee  uirn  nfli  leaves.    X 

ARICL'NUM  [Boiaitf2  the  headed 
leek. 

A'RIDNESS   [ariditas,  X.]  drynefs. 

A'Kll  S,  a  ram.    X. 

ARIES  [in  jiflrmomsfi  ^^^  ^^^  ^8"  ^^ 
the  zodiack  whit  h  the  lun  e<.cei  s  in  the  be- 

fltnning  oi  March',  it  is  defciibed  on  globes 
)y  the  figure  oi  a  ram,  and  is  a  cunllelU- 
tion  of  Bineieen  (Urs,  and  is  commonly 
eJiprefs'd  by  this  charaaer  TT* 

The  poe  s  feign  that  this  ram  canied 
|»l?ryzwi'an<i  HeUe  through  th.-  fea.  That 
^as  alfo  given  to  them  by  their  morher 
UefbM'  It  had  a  golden  fleece  as  Iff^o/i 
Biw  yheticydes  v/^i.t.  But  when  it  car- 
aried  them  over  that  narrow  fea,  the  ram 
threw  her  into  the  fea,  and  loft  his  horn. 
3ur  WUe  was  faved  by  Nepiune,  who  on 
lier  begat  a  Ton  called  P^nn,  and  Tbryxus 
cfcapine  to  the  Eux'tne  fea  came  to  JEttes, 
to  whom  hr  gave  the  golden  fleece 
which  he  placed  in  the  temple  of  Jupiter ^ 
that  the  memory  of  it  might  be  prefeived. 
But  h  e  afcended  up  among  the  ilarS|  and 
V  beheld  bur  obfcMrely. 

To  ARI'ETATB  [  arietatum,  X.]  to 
fnlh  or  b  r  like  a  ram. 

ARISTAXTHiE'A  [with  Botaaifis]  the 
lierb  ma rfh- mallows,  or  white-mallows, 

ARISTI'FEROUS  larifttfer,  I,}  bear- 
log  ears  of  corn.  • 

ARlSTOCRATlCALNtSS  [of  arijio- 
Cratlque^  F.  ariftocraticus,  X.  of  a^^o- 
ae^TiKof,  of  cU^ft  the  bed,  and  kmlJQ' 
dominion,  Gr  Jche  being  ariftocraucalor 
(overned  by  the  nobility. 
,  ARISTOLOCHI'A  [of  ^e^r^  bcft, 
«nd  .  hiiiM*t  Gr*  hringtqg  forth  youogj 
the  herb  birth* worth  or  hart-worr. 
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ARlSTOTEaiANISM,  Ariaaj/s  p 

iQfophy,  or  the  dogma's  and  opbioni 
that  philofopher,  which  are  contai 
tn  his  four  books  De  Cvlo,  and  his  ei 
books  of  Tbyfic\. 

ARlSTOTE'tlANS,  a  fed  of  ph 
fophers  following  JrUiotle^  othen 
called  Peripateticis. 

ARI'THMETICK  [ars  aritbmetka, 
of  •g/d/4iT/a»,  Gr^l  a  ^  Icicnce  wl 
teaches  the  art  of  ac.'ounting  by  numl 
and  fliews  all  the  powers  and  proper 
of  numbers,  Jjrc. 

Tbcorical  ARITHMETICK,  is  the 
ence  oi  the  properties,  relations,  ^ 
numbers  considered    abttradly   with 
reafons  and  denominations  ox  the  feV( 
rules. 

Praaical  ARITHIIETICK,  is  the  ai 
computing  )  that  is,  from  certain  numl 
given  oi  finding  certain  othen  whole 
lation  lo  the  former  is  known. 

Inftrumental  ARITHMETICK,  is  I 
where  the  common  rules  are  perforoMi 
the  means  of  inflrumenis  contrived  for« 
and  difparch,  as  IJapier'i  Bones,  ^c. 
Logar'nbmtical  ARITHMETICK, 
that  which  is  perforined  by  tables  oi 
garirhms. 

Numerous  ARITHMETICK,  is  t 
which  givesttre  calculus  of  nuinbers, 
in  determinate  quantities,  by  the  c 
mon  numeral  qumtiiies. 

Sfecious  ARITHMETICK,  is  i 
whuh  gives  the  C4jculus  or  quantities, 
ufing  letieis  of  the  alphabet  inflead  < 
gures. 

Decadal  ARITHMETICK,  is  i 
which  is  performed  by  a  feries  of 
charaders.  To  that  the  progrei£on  U  fi 
ten  to  ten. 

D>a/fic  ARITHMETICK,  is  that  wl 
ouly  tw->  6gures,  i  and  o  are  ufed. 

Tetraaic  ARITHMETIClL,  is  ■ 
wherein  only  the  figures  z,  z,  3, 
ufed. 

Vulgar  ARITHMETICK,  is  that  wi 
is  converfanc  abour  integers  and  fu 
fradions. 

Sexagefimal  ARITHMETICK,  is 
which  proceeds  by  fixtiea,  or  chedoA 
of  fexa'efimal  fra&ions. 

Decimal  ARITHMETICK,  is  the  < 
trine  ot  decimal  ftaft'ons. 

Political  ARITHMETICK,  if  tht 
plying  oi  arichmecick  to  political  fubl 
as  the  ftreogch  and  reveniief  of  v 
births,  burials*  tht  number  of  ink 
tants,  iffc. 

ARITHMETICK  of  fyj^Sf  \ 
method  olfufflm*i«  up  «  fertef  o^ouol 
coofiftiof  of  iBfioict  tormh  ^'  ^  ^ 
th«  ratio's  thcioo^  ^ 


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t 

artHMOUANCr,  «  kind  of  Hn- 
■■•i  or  mecJiod  ot  tbreceJing  foiure 
■tia  by  aeans  ot  numbers. 
iU  [of^icai,  L.;  a  part  of  a  bowed 

•  arwdfine  or  figure. 
^[fgiffdtiveif'i  is  ufed   to  figoily 

!'«',  M  ihe  ftaUar  arm. 
4M  {vidi  Gtrdimers}    is   oied  tor 
m,  ia  faking  of  cucumbers,  me- 

J^iUl[b  tUMaH^e^i  isfaid  ofa 
l^vkcabe  en^eavouis  co  detend  him* 
K  i|ii3ft  (he  bit,  to  prevenc  obeying  or 
«H  dad'd  by  it. 

^  f  with  Giopapkeri'i  ft  branch  of 
•■»«  Hfer. 

^^  Rntrfiuoj  inTerced  arms,  ts 
^ « ■»«  touAd  galley  of  creafon  or 

iUUMFNTARY  larmamewtarium, 
H  !■  ifDoary  or  flore-houfe  where 
g  JBMare  is  kept,   ft    magauic,   an 

^  A'IMARY  [smaru,  JL]  a  tower. 
A^I^IAN  Aov,   ft  kind    of  pred 

•  w,  which  nearly  refembles  the 
JJjijaj*',  eicept  that  it  is  fofrer,  and 
■"■nrt  with  ?eins  of  greeo  inftead  of 

JJJCKUN  BoU,  ft  natiFe  bole  or 
■2  l!!*^' ^'^.°'  Ammcd^  commonly 


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JtMS'NIANS  [fo  called  of  Armenia, 
*  cftwiy  which  they  antiendy  inhabi- 
JJW  «t  of  two  Teas  5  tbe  one 
jj"*lj,  who  have  an  archbiAop  i.. 
JJi  tad  tnocher  in  Poland  ;  the  other 
*">>Maiiarled,  aod  hare  two  pa- 

JJ^NTAL  [imnentaiis^   i.]  of  or 
■"y"!  ro  t  drore  or  herd. 
^'NTINE   Tanmntinus,  1.]    be- 
■N  to  •  kerd  ofgreat  cattle. 
•ailEVTO'SE  [armentofiu,   X.]    ftiH 
■j^otUej  abounding  with  herds  or 

,^l^^^^  C'wt^  Bcua^jts]  the  herb 

Ji»CEt0U$  lanmger,  L,]  a  bear- 
fit?'  weapons. 

2»rU.A,  a  bracelet  or  lewd  wore 
2^mQr  wrift ;  and  alio  a  ring  of 
"M^koop  in  a  brace,  in  which  the 
^?»  of  t  wheel  move. 
l^^nUR  [dnwfltfm,  JL]  of  or  like 
tiiag. 

U.ART  ^herif  U  when  the 
^  *«^  kffisr  circles  of  the  iphere  be-> 
i*ie  of  Ar^flf  wood,  fafi'board,  fere. 
I^^gtther  in  cheir  natural  order, 
f  PoN  Id  ft  frftme,  ib  as  to  repre- 
l^me  peficioaftDd  motion  of  choAs 
*>  let  dM  igv«  foilowiog. 


.  ARMI'IXATED  [armiBatus,  1.1 
ing  bracelets. 

ARMILirSTKlUM  [araoig  the  Xtf- 
mans]  a  feaft  wherein  they  facrificed 
armed  at  all  points. 

ARMT'NIANS,  thofe  that  embrscetho 
dofirines  of  James  Jrmmius^   br. 

ARMl'POTfiNCE  iamipotentid,  JL^ 
puiiiance  at  arms. 

ARMlSAaii  [among  the  Rmaml  it 
fort  of  dancers  in  armour  who  danced  ch« 
Pyrrbick  dance,  keeping  time  by  ftriking 
cheir  fwords  and  javelins  againft  their 
bock  lets. 

ARMISCA'RE  [OW  BjKordsJ  any  fort 
ot  puniOimenr. 

ARMI'SONOUS  lanmfonus,  1.]  fono^* 
ing  or  ruftliog  with  aims  or  armour. 

A'RMLbT,  a  little  arm,  as  of  the  Cttm 

yc.  ■ 

ATlMOMANCY  [of  drmj«,X.  aftool- 
dcr,  and  /uatyTnet,  Gr.  divination]  divi- 
nation by  Aoulders  of  beafts. 

ARMO'NIACK  1    a    fort    of   volatile 

AMMO'NIACKf  fait,  of  which  there 
are  two  forts,  ancient  and  modem. 

Voiatile  Sat  ARMONIACK,  ;i8  mad« 
by  fubiiming  it  with  fait  of  tarur. 

Ftmpers  of  Sal  ARMONIACK,aremad» 
of  it  with  lea  fair  decrepicated. 

ARMORA'CIA  [among  5or4»«/li]cr#w. 
flower.    JL, 

ARMORAHIA  [Botaml  horfe-ra- 
dift.    1.  •     . 

A'RMORIST  [with  HeraUs']  a  perfon 
wellsktird  in  the  knowledge  of  armorf 
or  coats  of  arms. 

Coal  A'RMOUR,  there  being  at  it  were 
a  kind  of  fympachy  between  the  arms  and 
the  perfom  to  whom  they  belong,  hm 
who  ufes  or  bears  the  arms  of  any  perfon, 
that  do  not  of  right  belong  to  him,  feems 
to  ftffronc  Che  perfoD  olcht  bearer. 

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lltMOK    1   fin  Lam]  nny  thing  that 

ARMOUR  1   t  man  either  wears  for  his 
tiefence,  or  that  he  takes  inco  bit  hand  in 
his  fury  or  rage  to  ftrike  or  throw  ac  aoo 
cher. 

The  A'RMOURERS 
veie  incorporaced  in 
the  beginning  of  the 
/eign  ot  Henry  VI.  the 
king  himfeit  being  p'eaf- 
cd  to  be  free  of  their 
company,  their  arms 
^  argent    oa    a  chevron 

gules  a^ gantlet  between  loHr  fwords  in 
ialtirc,  on  a  chief  /ahle  a  buckler  argent , 
charged  with  a  crofs,  gUles  httv/ixt  two 
helmets  of  the  6rft.  Their  creft  is  a 
man  demi-ttmedat  all  points,  Curmount- 
ing  a  torce  and  helmet.  Their  motto, 
Miaie  aU  fiire. 

A'RMOURT,  a  branch  of  heraldry, 
being  the  knowledge  of  coat  armour,  as 
%o  th^ir  blaxons  and  various  intendment. 

ARMS  o/ Co«rr<)!y  I  thofe  arms  anci- 
.  ARMS  €f  Faradw  f  encly  ufed  in  jufls 
tnd  tournameais,  as  fwords  without  e<Ue 
or  -point,  and  fometimes  wooden  fwords, 
ind  alfo  canes ;  lances  not  (hody  fare. 
;  faft.  ef  A^MS  [aipong  the  ancient  Co- 
palters]  a  kind  of.  cpmbat  fo  named. 

ARMS  [in  BerOdry]  fo  oamedt  becaufe 
they  are  borne  chiefly  on  the  buckler,  cui- 
rafs,  banners,  ^C.  are  ufe4  for  marks  of 
dignity  and  honour,  being  compofed  regu- 
larly of  certain  figures  and  colours  giyen 
or  autbqrifed  by  Itivereign  princes  to  be 
bonie  in  coats,  ihields,  banners,  \^,  for 
the  tfUftindion  of  perfons,  families  ant 
ftares. 

CHARGED  ARMS  [in  Heraldry^  are 
filch  as  retain  their  ancient  integrity, 
with  the  addition  of  fome  new  honoura> 
Ue  charge  or  bearing. 

Mre  ARMS  1  t»n  Heraldry']  2re  fuch 

FuU  ARMS  I  as  retain  their  primi- 
tive purity,  integrity,  and  value, '  with> 
out  any  alteiations,  diminucrous  or  abate- 
ments. 

Vocal  A^MS  fin  Heraldry']  fuch  where- 
in  the  figures  bear  an  alluiion  to  the  name 
of  the  family. 

ARNC/DI  [ofJtpf&'  a  lamb,  and  tUu 
m  fong,  Gr.J  the  fame  with  Rbapfodi. 

ARNO'GLOSSUM  [«i^>s3.X-«-«»,  GrJ] 
the  plant  rams-tongue,  or  rib>wort*    X. 

aRNO'LDISTS,  a  fefi  fo  called  of  ^r- 
wold  oi  Brefi^  who  declaimed  againft  the 
great  wealth  and  poiTeflions  of  the  church, 
and  preached  Ogainil  baptifm  and  the  cu- 
cbarift. 

A'ROCUM  [With  Eotamfts\  an  arti- 
•hokc    X. 

AKoIdATlCAjiu;,  a'nutmeg.    X. 


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AROMATIC  ALNESS  Y  T  aromatia 

AROMA'TXCNESS  §  Raromaua 
X.]  fpicinels. 

,  AROMAnriCUM  :kofatum  C  in  Aft 
cine]  a  compound,  officinal  powder  mi 
of  red  rofcs,  aloes,  liquorice,  fpikena 
ambergreafe,  musk,  and  other  ingre 
ents  uied  in  cordial  and  ceplialick  p 
fcriptions.    X. 

AROMATI'TBS  IdfmfjA^riT^c^  Gj 
Hippocras,  or  fweet  wine  brewM  with  f 
ces;  alfo  a  fweec  Rone  fineUiog  )i 
fpices.    X. 

To  AROMATI'ZB  (armath»,  X-J 
fpice,  to  feafon  with  fpices,  to  pertuoie. 

A'RON  [with  Botanifij]  the  hi 
wake- robin. 

A'ROT  and  MA'ROT,  two  of  Mai 
mct*i  admonitory  angels,  whom  the  JId 
hometmt  believe  to  be  the  diiTuaden 
men  from  murder,  violence  and  exce 
But  chefe  two  being  invited  to  Ibpper  I 
a  young  lady,  drank  wine  to  exceis,  a 
would  have  proceeded  to  diihoneRy  wi 
hers  and  therefore  God  forbad  wine 
i^^  Mahometans ',  but  the  lady  refifti 
their  amorous  attempts  was  turned  ie 
the  mornins  ilar. 

AROMATO^OLA  [of  Ift^fxa  and  a 
Xf«,  Gr,  to  lellj  a  feller  of  fpices, 
grocer,  a  druf  gilt. 

A'RON  1  [<»e;»,  Gr.]  the  herbwal 

A'RUM  I   robin,  cuckoo-pintonan 

AROU'ND  [of  c  and  reitl;,  Ikau] 
a  round,  round  about. 

A'RPAGUS  [in  ancient  Jnfcriptims} 
child  that  died  in  the  cradle. 

ARQUEBU'SS  a  croc,  a  fort  of  fan 
fire. arm,  which  carries  a  ball  of  abo 
an  ource  and   a  half* 

Dcg's  ARRACH  7  Rinkii^  arnch, 

Goat*s  ARRACH  J  mother-wort. 

A'KRANDI  a  mefifage,    as  a  fleev 

E'RRAND  f  iefs  errand,  i.  e.  a  triflh 
meHage* 

ARRA'NGEMENT,  the  rangemest  • 
dirpofition  of  the  pans  of  the  whole  in 
a  certain  order. 

ARRA'NGESy  ranges  or  arrangemeM 
ranks. 

To  ARRA'Y  a  pannel  (JLam  phxtC 
is  to  rank,  order,  or  fet  forth  a  jary  ea 
pjuneUed  upon  a  caufe. 

To  <ju4fh  an  ARRAY  ^Lam  phrafe] 
to  fet  afide  the  pannel  of  the  jury. 

Commiffioners  of  ARRAY  [of  arrm 
tores,  F.J  certam  officers  whofe  bufaii 
it  is  to  take  care  of  the  arms  of  the  ft 
dieiy,  and  to  fee  that  they  are  duly  • 
couier'd. 

ARREA'RANCESl  [of  tfrn^ff,  K  I 

ARRE'ARS  f  hind]  are  the  M 

maiudcri  of  any  rcmi  or  mv^  VogVa^J 

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fck^;  the  remaiAden  of  a  debt 

m^A&iGES  [in  Ltm]  »  the  re- 
wAktii  ta  tccoanc  oc  a  fum  of 
WKf  tt  cfae  hindi  of  tn  accountant* 

miak*lilk[mArcbiteaure^  beams 

fifuttn^cl  Itones  in  buildings,  which 
oefi  X  apri^hc  to  bear  the  weight 
taf  t£cn.  I. 

OlFKOaE  [io  the  praaick  of&ol- 
ttfj%afies  to  lee  iasds  to  aoyonetox 
i)tffif  roc. 

My  tie  ARRBNTATIONS  [  liiv 
hm]  ii|sB6es  lae  relemng  a  power  to 
|nK  koeJcs  to  one  who  owns  lands  in  a 
ml  10  klofe  them  with  a  low  hedge 
*i*  ^nle  dtch,  paying  anaonual  rent. 

'UFST  [^^e,  F. j  a  Eop  or  ftey. 

ttUST  [  ia  Lot  ]  a  judgment,  de- 
OKi  or  ail  (JBDceoce  ot  a  court. 

illE'STS  [with  Farriers^  mangey  hu- 
■■D  gfoQ  lit  fine^s  of  the  hinder-iegs 
t^thoffebetireeB  the  ham  and  the  pa- 

UlHi  [  dffmC^^  Or.  1  an  earneft, 
■"^fifeai    parr, 

OIHABONARI'I  [ef  «»Caif ,  Gr»  a 
"^J  tfeft  who  held  rhac  .he  eucharift 
*^  adtter  the  real  fleOi  and  blood  of 
<^>orfe;  the  fignof  them,  only  the 
l*%  «  cinieft  o»  them. 
^iUHiPHORl'A  Ckffn^^Ot.oi 
V^^fm^  of  bearing  mytterionfl  tutnf  s  j 
•^kaoityn  ho.iour  of  Ji^nerva,  wftcn 
*fekSnob!e  virgins  not  oniier  feven 
^ikoK  eieren  years  of  age,  epparel>ed 
■•iJM,  and  fe.  forth  with  ornaments 
J|f**»  bad  a  ball-court  appropriated 
^j^  ofe  in  the  Acropolis^  wherein 
■J»Wtaeaft«ue  of  Jfocrates  on  horfe* 
■*•  hwjj  the  cuftom  to  cho^fts  out 
Jj^jfetwo  to  weave  a  vail  for  MJmerva^ 
!"**  Aey  began   on  the  Joth  Day  of 

^tarRE,  behind,  or  the  pofterioT 
^^oftBjrihiiig.  TbtRear, 
UJIEREBAS  [in  tNe  French  Oifioms] 
•itteral  prodamatio.^  whereby  the 
SjBwna  to  the  wars  all  that  hold 
jj*;  both  his  own  vadals,  i.  e.  the 
*3f,or  noMlity ,  and  their  vaflals. 
jj^ER  VaSal  or 

m, 

jfteRE  FEE  a  Fee  dependent    on 
■••ier  inferior  fee. 
^ttRCDHf^rwdov,  JLjto  gnaw 

'  j£jOOANTNESS    [  arrogmtia.  L.  2 
2™^  fnde,pic(umpuoB|  fcjikoa- 


V^al  'or  Tenant,    the    ?af- 
t  of  another  nSaX  or   te- 


AR 

ARROGAtlON  a  claimlqg  to  one% 
feU.  L. 

ARRONDIF  pn  BerOdryl  taa  O^* 
arondie,  i,  e.  rounded.  Is  a  crofs,  whoi* 
arms  are  composed  of  fedions  of  a  cir- 
cle not  oppofite  to  each  other  (6  as  to 
make  rhe  arms  bulge  out  thicker  in  ont 
pare  than  another,  but  both  the  ieftiona 
of  each  arm  lying  the  fame  ways,  fo  that 
(he  arm  is  erery  where  o|  an  e^ual 
thicknefs,  and  all  of  them  terminating  ae 
the  end  of  the  ercuccheon,  like  the  plaiii 
crofs.  F. 

AKKO'SBD  larro/us,  L.'\  gnawed  o^ 
pilled. 

AKRO'SIOI^»  a  gnawing.  L. 
ARROW    lHieroglypbicallj2   figntfi«« 
rpeed  or  difpatch. 

A'KROW-HBAD,  a  water-plant  fo 
called,  becauTe  ihe  leaves  of  it  relembla 
the  head  of  an  arrow.     . 

ARRORA  [0/d  Records}  <toy«  works  oi 
ploughing. 
ARSEPOOT,  a  kin*  of  waterfowl* 
ARSEVERSB  [i  e.  overtere  ^mmi  for 
in  the  cii^ea  of  Tufca^,  Arfi  i»  u&d 
for  avertere  ind  verfe  Agnfies  ^nm,  i.«. 
fire,  or  of  arfiis  oiardeo^  L.  to  burn]  a 
fpell  written  upon  an  koufe  to  prcferve 
it  from  being  burnt* 

ARSENICK  pn 
Chymicat  iVriters}    O— O 
IS  exprefs'd  by  ono     ^^^     ^*-^ 
of  thefe  charaders. 

lelhw  AncBMinr  Iw  of  a  yellow 
ifative  ARSENICK  ^  colour,  chiefly 
found  in  copper  mines  in  a  f  re  of  glebea 
or  Rones ;  it  is  found  to  contain  a  fmall 
portion  of  gold,  but  fo  little,  that  ic 
will  not  quit  the  coR  of  feparaiingic; 
it  is  then  e  cal'ed  Aitripigmentum* 

Red  ARSENICK,    tae    native  yeHow 

arfenick  rubified  by  fire,  called  Itealgai^ 

fVbite  AKSESICK.,  is  drawn  from  the 

yellow  by  fubliminjg  it  with  a  proporcioo 

of  iisa-falt,  Cryfialline  Arfenick, 

Catiftick  Ore  of  A'RSENICK,  is  a  bu- 
tyrous  liquor  prepared  of  arienick  and  cor* 
rofive  fttbiinaate  >  it  is  like  butter  of  an- 
timeny. 

ARSB'NICAL,  of  or  pcrtatmng  to  ar« 
fenick. 

ARSE^NICAL  Mi^aet  [with  Cbymifis^ 
IS  a  preparation  of  Bntimony  with  ful- 
phur  and  white  arfenick, 

ARSENOGO'NON  lap^Ayim,  Or  J 
an  herb,  which  being  fteep'd  In  wina 
and  drank,  is  faid  to  procure  the  gee* 
tine  of  a    nale-chMd. 

ARSBNOTHEaVS  fof  «f^av  a  male; 
and  ^ihue  a  female]  an  hermaphrodite* 
a  bealt  which  is  both   male  and    female* 
A'RSIS  IJt^Tts  of  ti'ifct  Or,  to  life  up] 


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AR 

tlift  ralfiqg  of  the  Toice  in  prontincit- 
cion. 

AKSOf4  lo{  ardfre,  JL  to  burnj  hoofe- 
litirning. 

ART  [of  Artf  1.  of  «>it»  virtue,  Gr. 
er,  as  others  fay,  from  ct^c  profir J  is  va- 
rioufly  defined.  T^e  fchoolmeii  define  it 
CO  be  ahabtc  of  the  mind  opeiacive  or 
ciFediYe«  according  to  r'ght  reafon ; 
or  a  babic  of  the  mind  prefcribing  rules 
for  the  prodn&ion  of  certain  eflfeas.  O- 
tbers  de6ne  it  a  proper  difpofal  of  the 
things  of  nature  by  human  thought  and 
experience,  fo  as  to  make  them  anfwer 
the  defigns  and  ufes  of  mai.kindj  as  that 
^hich  is  performed  by  the  wit  and  in- 
duftry  of  man;  alfo  a  coileftion  of 
rules,  inventions  and  experiments,  which 
being  oUervciJ,  give  foccefs  to  our  on. 
dertaki(ig&  in  all  manner  of  affairs  i  or  ft 
is  that  to  which  belongs  fuch  things 
u  mere  reafon  would  not  have  at> 
ttiued  10. 

aRS  notoria^  a  way  of  acquiring  fci- 
CDces  (as  is  pretended)  by  inJiifion, with- 
out any  other  application  than  a^  little 
iaftlng  and  the  performance  of  t  tew  ce- 
remonies. 

<S^.  AiifdKCt  ART,  a  foperftitious  art, 
or  (pretended)  method  of  curing  wounds 
by  only  touching  the  linnen  wherewith 
thofe  woimds  had  been  covered. 

^Tfrm  of  ART,  a  word  that  has  a 
meaning  beyond  its  general  or  fcientifical 
One. 

Trmnfcendent  ART.  This  is  alfo  calt'd 
ibc^fmond  LuUfi  art,  an  art  by  which  a 
nan  may  difpute  whole  days  on  any 
copick  in  nature,  without  underftanding 
the  leaft  tittle  of  the  thing  in  difpute. 
This  art  chiefly  confifts  in  difpoftng  the 
leveral  forts  of  beings  into  divers  fcales 
or  climaxes^  to  be  run  down  in  a  de* 
fceuding  progreflion.  As  let  the  fobje^l 
be  what  it  will,  he  will  fay,  tc  fs  heing 
true,  good,  perfeB^  and  t>.en  it  is  either 
created  or  uncreated^  and  fo  on. 

Angelick  ART»  a  method  of  coming  to 
the  knowledge  of  any  thing  defired  by 
the  means  of  angely  fpirit,  or  rather  a 
Demoa* 

ASive  ARTS,  fuch  as  leave  an  ex- 
ternal effeii  after  their  operation,  as 
carvinf ,  graving,  painting,  Jjrc. 

Fa&rve  ARTS,  fuch  as  ^eave  no  ex- 
ternal tStSL  behind  them  after  their  o- 
peration,  as  piping,  fiddling,  dancing. 

ARTERIA  venoja  lAnatomyJ  the  vein 
of  the  Lungs.  L. 

ARTSRIACA  medicameata  Tin  Thar 
Hidcy]  medicines  good  againft  difeafes 
of  (be  wind-pipes  «nd  which  help  the 
voice.  £• 


AR 

ARTHA'MITA  [with  Botmilit]th»  lie 
fow-bread.  Z. 

ARTHfinriCA  iBotanyl  the  cowfl 
or  ox-lip,  or  primrofe,  a  flower,  i. 

ARTHRE'MBOLUS  [ofAcfl^?  ajol 
sv  in,  and  /6axX»  to  caft,  Gr,  J  tiie  r 
du£lion  of  a  diflocaiion. 

Definitive  ARTICLE  [Grammar "J  tl 
article  (the)  fo  calieJ,  as  fix^'ng  the  fen 
of  the  woid  it  is  put  before  to  one  I 
dividual  thing. 

Indefinite  ARTICLE  iGrammarJ  tl 
article  (^)  fo  called  becaiife  h  is  appl 
ed  to  names,  taken  in  their  more  gener 
Ggnificatio". 

ARTICLE  [with  Anatomfit  3  a  Joi 
or  jundure  of  two  or  more-  bones  of  tl 
body. 

ARTICLE  [with  Arithmeticians']  fi 
n'fies  10,  with  all  other  whole  numbc 
chat  maybe  divided  exa&ly  into  so  pan 
as  10,  30,  40,  so,  y^. 

ARTICLE  of  Faith  [  Theoiogj'i  fon 
point  of  Chriftjan  do£lrine,  vhich  w 
are  obliged  to  believe,  2s  having  be< 
revealed  by  God  himfJf,  ^c- 

ARTICLE  of  death,  thelaft  pangs  c 
agony  ot  a  dyi'^g  perfon 

ARTI'COLATENESS,  diftinftneft. 

ARTlCULUS,  a  Joint  in  the  body  t 
an  animal ;  a  joint  or  knot  in  plants,  4 
vegetables,  alfo  a  knuckle  oi  the  ft 
gers.  X. 

ARTI'CULUS,  an  irtide  orconditja 
in  a  covenant,  lffc»  alfo  a  chief  head  in 
d'fcourfe.  Z. 

ARTlCULUS  [in  OHCietA  fTrit]  aa  ai 
tfcle  or  complaint  prefeuted  by  way  < 
libel  in  a  fpiritual  court 

ARTICULO'SB  larticulofuM,  1-1  fo 
of  joints. 

ARTIFI'CTAL  dtn.  See  day. 

ARTIFICIAL  AR  UMENT  [withJRjfe 
toricians]  all  thofe  proofs  or  confiden 
rations  that  proceed  from  the  geniu 
induftry  or  invention  of  the  orator. 

ARTIFI'CIALNESS  [tf^jicfi,  F.  art 
ficittm,  Z.]  arrfulnefs. 

ARTIXLERIHS.  warlike  engines. 

ARTI'LLBRY  [artillerie,  F.]  the  he 
vy  equi^ge  of  war,  comprehending  a 
forrs  of  great  fire-arms,'  with  what  bi 
longs  to  them,  as  cannons,  ruortars,  ^ 
the  fame  that  is  called   ordinance. 

Park  of  ARTILLERY  [  in  a  COfip 
that  place  fet  apart  i'3r  the  arcillery  < 
lirge  (ire- arms. 

Train  of  ARTILLERY,  a  fer  or  mm 
ber  of  pieces  of  ordinance  mounted  c 
carriages  with  all  their  furnitarei  fit  f< 
marching* 

ARTILLERY,  is  alfo  nfed  for  whi 
is  called  Fn^ti^k^ia,  9t  (htan  of  fin 
I  wori 


AS 

tab,  l^ith  til  the  appnrtttiiiieei  ol  it. 

ATUUTURAL  [of  ars  and  natunh 

ktlS\9ior  pcrcainiDg  lo  naciiie  imi- 

TdA'trOATB  [^amutam,  L.]  to  di 
vfeif  jscnrsa  toqiMiter^  co  difm^mber. 

OTOTTllITES  [of  A^'r^  breads  and 
^B  Gr.  checfej  a  feft  of  berecicks  of 
(k  feoad  ccmarj,  who  uTed  bread  and 
daslb  k  rlie  eocharift. 

anxysi  [  «^»o/«f,  X.]  ftroog  made^ 
ved  iiiond  or  limbed, 

ilTAL  [  dTMtfii.  X«  ]  beloagiog  to 
N,  itnd  ihar  U  fowed. 

4tYAL  BROTHSRS  [among  the  of^ 
laau]  II  priefta^  who  befides  their 
<^  cf  pertbrminf:  facrificet »  were  ap- 
Jfmmi  jotaes  of  lai^markk. 

aoufwich  Afitammitrs]  u  c.  a  He. 
t^ihr,  a  conilelladoa  (according  co  the 
.[9ff4tbtt  is  that  by  which  the  gods 
*«e  vto-i  Tiu^fcr  went  hii  expedition 
^iA  Xcsni,  and  gaioiog  their  poinr, 
1^  it  aaois  the  ttars,  in  perpetual 
"■ea&ruLe  oiit,  alfo  men  are  wont  to 
^:kft  in  their  drinking  clubc,  and  to 
fHlBni  foteom  rices  to  it,  who  engage 
13  Monies,  they  touch  it  with  iheir 
^Mt-hads  and  ima^e  that  to  be  a 
twiof  renembfrnnce.  It  hat  two  fiars 
b  de  £re-hearth,  cwo  on  the  baiisy  in 

d'iSOMfA^f.Gr  ]  rhebeib  wake-robin. 

ttUSDlNA'CEOUS  [  ormdivacetts^ 
V[  01  or  he'onging  to  ree^s. 

AlUNDINFTUM  [DGam-DOf  Book] 
a  cnvid  or  i>lare  where  reer's  grow. 

UuNDIlNCySE  [arwdinofiu^  LJ]  full 
ef  sr  tkcimdn^  with  reeda* 

AJUflPICE  [  arufiMmm^  tA  a  footh- 
%ai|  Or  divinadon  by  injfpe&ion  into 
dif  cornttt  of  beaftf . 

UC'SPICES  [of  oris  hifpiciendu^  i.d. 
>%ftiag  the  alrarsj  foocbfayers  who 
pttea  iTcm  the  entrails  of  beafts,  of- 
W  m  dcri&ce-   and  from   the  feveral 


of  them  diTined  the  will  of 
iBi  gndt.  aad  what  miehe  be  hoped  for  s 
^  fcfLiAiiion  wac  firft  invented  by  the 
iiMif }  bat  Romulus  firft  irfticuced 
•■^  o^  Anfpkes- 
Ja£L  [with  Borfimen'}  a  name  or 
j^ii|  give  CO  a  horfe,  that  has  a 
^■■■srk  upon  the  fat-foot  behind, 
■afo  fuperftitiont  as  tofuicy,  that 
^voidable  fataUty  fuch  horfel  are 
ite  in  bittlel,  and  therefore  fome 
are  fo  biafllnl  with  prejudice,  chat 
d»  aoc  care  co  nfe  them, 
[is  fnptr  MMtei}  at  the  beginniflg 
I  that  the  name  owes  its  original 
Stsm  word  iEy*c,  to  afli-cree,  or 
'  geoertlly  any  dm  of  »€«»  W9 
4e«^  *€• 


8? 


AS 

^  A[sA  Dukist  the  gom  Benxom  orBettS 

ASAPHI'A  l*AtA<pU,ar.2  obfcnrlty, 

uncertainty.  L 
ASATOi  1   [among  the  7to-*r]foIdier4 
ASAPPfiSjTwho  are    expofed    to   ch« 

6rft  fiiock  oF  the  enemies,  for  this  pur- 

Sofe,  that  being  fatigned,  and  their  fwords 
unced  by  them,  the  Spahi*stodyannizariek 
miy  fall  on,  and  gain  the  eafier  conquefts  | 
they  aie  made  io  little  account  0^  thac 
chey  are  often  made  to  fenre  as  bridgeSt 
for  the  cavalry  to  pafs  over,  in  bad  roads^ 
and  for  fafcines  to  fill  up  ditches }  they 
are  for  the  moft  part  natural  Turks ^ 
and  ierve  wichouc  pay»  only  for  wh4c 
plunder  they  can  get. 

ASAROTaM[*Vd^^irrd*,0r]  afortol 
pavement  in  the  dining-rooms  of  the  Ro» 
mans^  madeolTmall  tiles  of  feveral  co- 
lours, fo  artfully  contrived  and  inlaid,  that 
the  room  look'd  as  if  it  were  fiVepc,  but 
that  the  fcraps  were  left  on  the  floor* 

ASAfiSTlNUM  ['A<rCJf>iroy,  of  «  priva^ 
live  and  ^fittftim^  Gr.  to  eiilnguiftj  a 
fort  of  linnen  or  cloth  made  of  a  ftone, 
called  Curifiku,  fit  to  be  fpun  a^  wool  of 
flax,  of  which  the  ancients  made  napkins 
which  when  they  were  toul^  chey  caft  into 
the  fire,  and  chey  became  as  white  at 
they  were  before  j  but  received  no  inju- 
ry by  the  fire,  and  little  or  no  diminu- 
tion. When  the  kmans  burnt  the  bodiei 
of  their  dead,  to  prelerve  their  aflies 
chey  wrapt  them  in  this  fort  of 
cloth ;  which  tranfmitied  the  fire  co  the  bo« 
dies,  and  preferved  the  afhes  by  themfelves^ 

ASCALO'NIA  [of  Afcalon  a  city  of  F<|* 
t^iiw)  a  fcallion,  a  fort  of  onion* 

ASCAti'NCE.See  AskaunCe. 

To  ASCEND  [afcendere,  X.]  td  gdj' 
gee  or  climb  up  (  alfo  co  rife  or  fly  up* 
wards. 

The  ASCE'NDANt  [dJCendm,  I.]  ai 
t^gain  the  afcendant  of  a  ferfcn^  is  t6 
obtain  a  power  over  him,  ^c,  to  havs 
an  overruling  or  powerhil  influence  o- 
ver  a  perfoo. 

ASCENDANT  1m\  [  with  denedU- 

ASCENDANT  f    gifts  ]  fignifiei 

fuch  relations  as  have  gone  before  us,  or 
choie  thac  wete  or  are  nearer  the  root 
of  the  family. 

ASCENDANT  [in  AtchiteBurf\  an  of* 
namenc  in  mafonty  and  }ovners  work, 
which  bordelrs  che  chree  fides  of  doors^ 
windows^  and  chimil-ys  Ic  differs  ac- 
cording CO  the  fevetal  orders  of  -archie 
ceAilre.  and  CouGfts  of  three  pares,  the 
topy  which  is  called  the  craverfc^  -and> 
the  cvvo  fides,  which  are  called  the  af- 
cendancs.    The  fame  as  Cban^/trde.         ^ 

ASCfi'NDiNC  [with  Aftrrnqmeri]  fig- 


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AS 

i^ifiet  thofe  ftari  or  degrees  of  tlie  hea- 
vens, Jgrr.  which  are  rifing  tbovo  the 
horieon  in  any  parallel  of  the   equator. 

ASCENDING  latitude  lAftr<mony^ 
the  lacicude  of  a  planec  when  goiDg  to- 
Avards  the  poles. 

ASCENDING  tMe  lAPronomjf']  is  that 
point  of  a  planec*s  orbit  wherein  ii  pafles 
tlie  ecliptidk  to  proceed  to  the  northward. 

AS  ..ENDING  ii^iw  lAftnlcgyJ  are 
thofe  figns  which  are  upon  the  alcent 
or   rife,  irom  the  nadir  to  the  xenith. 

ASCENDING  [by  Aiuttmfls}  a  term 
apply*d  to  fuch  veueJs  as  carry  the  blood 
upwards,  or  irom  the  lower  co  the 
higher  parts  of  the  body. 

ASCE'NSION,  rifing,  going,  or  get- 
ting vp.  1, 

ASCENSO'RIUM,  thofe  fteps  by  which 
m  perfon  afcends* 

^  ASCENT  tf  fluids  [with  Tbitofophers] 
2S  their  rifing  above  their  own  level  be- 
tween the  iur^Rces  of  nearly  contiguous 
bodies,  or  in  (lender  capillary  glafa  tubes, 

ASCETICS  ['Ao-aiTftJ ,Gr]  perfons  who 
In  the  primitive  times  devoted  ihemfelves 
to  the  exercifes  of  piety  and  virtue,  in  a 
retir'd  lite,  and  efpeciaUy  co  prayer  and 
nortificaiion. 

ASCHSTB'RIUM  [of  «>*i«,  Gr.']  a 
nonaftery. 

ASCHYNO'MENE  [of  AiVvbVo/urti,  Qr. 
to  be  afhamedj  a  planior  heib  that  takes 
its  name  from  blufliing  s  ^  becaufe  when 
any  perfon  comes  near  it,  it  gathers  in. 

ASCl'TiE.    See  Afcodrigilet* 

ASCLE'PIAS  [wichfar^^^jrwallow- 
wort,  or  filken  Cicely. 

ASCLEPIA'DEAN  r<?ry«,  a  fort  of  verfe 
either    Greek  or  LaUny  that  confifts  of 
4  feet,  a  fpondee   a  choriambus,  and  % 
da&yls,  «s  Horat.  Lib.  i  Od.  z« 
Micams  atavis  edite  regilms. 

ASCO'LIA  l'A(rK«\i«,  Gr*]  feftivals 
which  the  jttick  peafants  celebrated  to 
Bacchus 9  in  which  they  facrificed  a  buck 
as  the  deftroycr  of  their  vines,  iffc*  they 
made  a  bottle  of  the  vi^Hm's  skiu,  and 
filling  it  with  oil  and  wine,  endeavour- 
ed to  leapupoh  it  with  one  foot,  and 
lie  that  firft  Bxed  himfeU  upon  it,  had 
the  bortle  for  his  reward.  £. 

ASCODROU'TES,  a  feft  in  the  lecond 
century,  who  rejcfted  the  ufe  of  all  Sa- 
craments, on  this  notion,  that  incorpo- 
real things  cannot  be  communicated  by 
;^ifible  and  corporeal  things. 

ASCY'RON  [Botary']  the  hcih  Streters- 
Wart. 

ASH  [Acp,  Sax*  aHlie,  Dan*]  a  tree 
well  known. 

ASH  fin  proper  nsmes^  at  the  begin- 


AS 

nlop  generally  denotes  that  the  name  w 
derived  from  the  aOi-iree,  4fhlyy  J^ 
ton,  dec.  See  As» 

To  ASHA'ME  [of  /camlan,  %ax^  i 
put  to  fliame,  lo  caufe  to   be  afhame 

ASHES  [  of  axan  Sdx,  ]  the  term 
or  earthy  part  of  wood  or  other  combi 
cible  bodies,  remaining  after  they 
arebwnt;  in  chvmiaU  writers  wMj 
they  are  exprefs  d  by  this  cha-  '^1^ 
rafter. 

A'SHLERING  [with  Bmiders^  » 
name  given  to  quartering,  to  tack  co  i 
garrets,  in  height  above  a  and  a  half  or 
toot  perpendicular  to  the  floor,  up  to  cl 
iofide  of  rafters. 

A'sHTAROTH  [nnni&y  ««*•  < 

as  the  feptuagint  Ar<6rii,or,  as  theP^ 
niciaas  called  her,  4firoarche  ]  was  tl 
the  chief  goddefs  oi  the  Sidomansi  Ton 
take  Luna  [the  moon]  co  be  meant»  at 
fome  Venus. 

That  luaa  is  meant  is  probable,  becatil 
the  Pagans  talked  of  the  fun  and  met 
as  husDaod  and  wife,  and  in  JetemiA 
ibe  is  caled  the  queen  of  heaven. 

Vhilo  Bihlius  relates,  that  xhii  4fhtt 
roth  having  taken  upon  her  the  fbaj 
of  a  bull,  travelled  all  over  the  worL 
and  ijpon  her  return  landed  at  IJrre  i 
Pbxttkia,  and  there  confecrated  a  fte: 
that  (he  found  in  her  way,  that  ha 
fallen  from  the  sky  to  the  earth  j  choug 
fome  fay  (he  was  worAipped  in  the  fliap 
of  an  ewe.  The  manner  of  worfliippio 
her  was  after  the  manner  of  that  < 
Ve^s^  by  committing  tbmira.ion  in  he 
temple.  It  ihould  feem  that  the  Beattet 
thought,  as  fhc  had  a  vifibte  influenc 
in  ttie  generation  of  children,  and  upo 
the  humours  and  affeftions  of  women,  t 
they  ought  in  her  adoration  to  perfon 
thole  aaioDs^  unco  which  the  incite 
them. 

ASHWEBD,  an  herb. 

A'siMA  [sO^ttJKt  *^-]  «  ^«ty  c 

fome  oi  the  ancient  eaftern  people,  whi 
was  woribipped,  as  fome  fay,  under  the  i 
mage  of  an  ape,  or,  as  others  fay,  c 
a  goit  or  a  ram.  They  were  wont  c 
wor/hip  the  lign  in  the  Zodiack  calfc 
Aries,  a^d  on  this  aocount  the  Egypliask 
abhorred  the  other  nations,  who  kiile 
thofe  creatures   that  they  adored. 

A'SINARY  l4fiHarius»  Z.]  of  or  beloiq 
ing  to  an  afs. 

ASK  [  of  the  Saxoa  Myc  ]  at  fom 
writers  Uy,  was  the  name  of  the  fid 
man,  and  thence  fignifies  matikind,  a 
JEfcwtne  fignifies  a  friend  to  man*  Kfcmi 
a  couragious  man,  or  ,  a  leader  lo  a! 
army. 

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AS 

lAflCAUlfri  /.  e.    CO    look 
^ASKAUVSEf  fideways. 
ASIUTOGRAPHT  (oi  ^fito,  a  fon^, 
*^  }9i*t  Gr,  lo  wricel  the  oompofici- 

ifUOOJEUS,  an  evil  fpif  u  meetioo- 
(iiicke  tpocTphal  wricingSy  a  friend 

*^i  Gr.l  iacorporeai  or  without  a  bodv. 

ASOTIA  [dirariA,  Gr.]  riocoufneis, 
■Pjnitt,  prod^ality.    i. 

iV,cteaJpeBijee,  a  kind  of  white 
niv,  tbe  letves  of  which  are  fmall, 
M  dvtyi  DemUt. 

i»A'UTHO$  f  Che  wood  Ota  prick- 
jwe,  Jwfjr,  oleaginous,  fomewhac 
"■^Hdbiaer  to  the  cafte,  of  aftrong 

.«fft*P"^«>**>«»r. 

igJlAGOS  ^|p^/?m  [Boltfiiy]  wild 

JWKT  f^^eOitf,  X.]    looks,  the  air 

TolffE'CT  lafpeaare,  X.]  to  look 
tpa  aaeftiy  or  otten,  to  look  cowards, 
•ieWdtcdfiftly. 

*5?  f'^**  4froligeri]  i«  when 
2J**«»»«  joined  with  or  behold  each 
y  iorwhepihey  are  placed  ac  fuch  a 
2*»«i  tbeaodiack,  that  th«y  (as  it  is 
■"*  "■■ilf  help  or  •ffliaoneanofher, 
*w  *^  wrtuea  or  influeoces  in 
*^  wdiminiibed. 

*Wr[with  4firmomrs'i  fiBniBcs 
vksacioB  of  the  ftars  or  planers  m  re- 
T*»«ichocherj  or  certain  configure - 
**«Bi9iml  relations  between  the 
JS^viiingfroBi  their  ficuation  in  the 

^^  ASPECTS  r  4^roi.  ]  are  when 
gm  vt  (fiftanr  juft  fuch  a  number  of 
•55  «  3%  36,  45,  hfc. 
J*2/SP^CTS  IJjhoL]  are  when 
JJ|^**  *^  not  J«|ard  each  other  from 
"*7?y^rces;  hue  cbe  one  exceeds 
•■??«  ihe  other  warns. 

UnJ*  ^^^<*  «P<»« 
^I'MRATB  CVl^4«iiifi,  1.]    to 

J5«lfbxiOUS  lafperifoiiust  i- ] 
"^u^sb  leaves. 

^fl^IFO'LlOUSNBSS  f/olioriai  ^yje- 
"7' y  romhaefs  of  leaves. 

*^£AA  A11T£'RIA  [with  Anaio 
J"JfhBnHigh  artery,  tne  wind-pipe, 
\^fnm,  which  confifts  offeveral 
^lodpantl  tbe  ofioe  of  which  is  to 
Jvuthe  breath*  to  form  and  confey 
••owe.   t. 


AS 

roQghaeii  ofthefurface  of  anynanralbol^ 
dy  i  fo  chat  fume  parts  of  ic  ftick  out  fo 
£ir  above  the  reft,  as  co  hinder  the  fin- 
eer  or  hand  from  paiHng  over  ic  eafily  and 
freely. 

ASPERNA'TION,  a  defpifing.  ^c.  X. 

ASP£'RULA  [with  Botanifls}  cheheib 
Wood-row  or  Wood-roof,  Liver-worc^ 
or  Sure.    X. 

ASPHA'LITES  [oi  a  and  tt^KKm^  Or. 
1  fupplant]  the  fatih  Ker/e^rtf  of  the  loins* 

ASPHA'LTOS  [dT^xrtc,  Gr.)  afore 
of  bitumen  or  pitch  gathered  off  tbe  lake 
AJpbalUtesj  a  lake  in  Judea  of  fo  peflilen- 
cial  a  quality,  that  the  vapours  thacrife 
out  of  ic  kill  any  birds  chac  fly  over  ic. 
This  lake  is  580  furlonfs  long,  and  J 50 
broad,  and  the  river  Jordan  falls  inco  it. 
It  is  furrounded  by  hills,  and  is  the  place 
where  Sodom  and  Gomorrba  are  faid  to 
have  been  fituared. 

ASPHA'LTUM,  a  fort  of  bituminous 
ft  one  found  near  the  andenc  Babylon^ 
which,  mixed  with  orher  matters,  makes 
an  excellent  cement,  impenetrable  by  wa» 
ter,  and  incorruptible  by  air,  fuppoted  co 
be  chac  celebrated  mortar  of  which  the 
walls  of  Babylon  were  built. 

ALPHO'DELUS  [with  Botanifls]  tbe^ 
flower  called  Daffodil,  or  vulgarly.  Daf- 
fy down  diiiy.    X. 

OilofASVlC  [of /picrf,  X.  an  ear  of 
corn]  IS  an  inflammable  oil  drawn  from  « 
planr  refembling  Lavender. 

ASPILA'TPS  r*Va-/X«  raf,  Gr.]  a  pre- 
cious ftooe  of  a  (liver  colour,  good  againft 
lunacy. 

A'SPIS  [JcttU,  Or,2  an  afpic  or  afpt,  « 
moft  venomous  ferpenc,  whofe  eyes  are 
not  in  che  forehead,  but  in  the  temples ; 
one  kind  of  ihem  kills  by  chiift  >  another 
by  fleep  i  and  a  third  by  bleeding  3  che 
parties  bitten  by  them  dying  either  of 
hirit,  fleeping  or  bleeding.    X. 

ASPLE'NION  [«>5r\jiiri©r,  Gr."]  the 
herb  Ceterach,  Milwafte  or  Spleen-worr. 

ASPLENE'LLA  [B^tanfl  the  horb 
Great  Shnve-gtafs  or  Horfe  tail    JL 

ASPS  [HieroglypbkalJy]  were  uTed  as  an 
emblem  of  facrednefss  and  accordti^ly 
che  kings  of  Egypt  had  them  on  their 
crowns  to  intimate  the  facrednefs  of  their 
perfons  s  that  none  mighc  preliime  or  at- 
cempt  to  difbonour^  or  injure  .them,  ex* 
pe6Hng  a  fignal  punifhmenc  j  as  tho'  the/ 
(ignified  that  be  that  rofe  up  againft  his 
prince,  did  encounter  with  a  ferpenc,  and 
was  like  to  meet  with  nochii^  put  deadT 
ly  and  venomous  repulfes. 

ASS  f 4fin«i»  X.  ajfaJ,  Sa%.^  a  beaft  of 
burden  well  known. 

An  ASS  llSertglypbicaffy']  was  ulhd  hf 
cl^  H9^9l>CI  to  repr«lip]U  «  ftujid  and  ig- 

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A  S 

iiorsot  fellow»  aa  taemy  to  piety  tnd  re- 
ligion. 

A'SStS  Head  tnd  ASSES  Ears,  on  « 
liuman  body  repreftnted  an  igooraiK  fellow, 
vrho  was  unacquainted  wich  the  world. 
for  the  Egyptians  were  wooc  to  put  the 
reads  of  aiumals  on  human  bodies,  to  ex - 
prefs  the  inclinations  and  difpofitions  of 
thofeperfons  who  were  like  tbofe  beafts. 

ASS.H£RD,a  keeper  or  feeder  of  afies  ; 
lllfo  a  coinpan)r  of  afTes. 

A'SSA  Dulcis*  gum  bemoto. 

ASSAPA'NICK,  a  little  creature  in 
dmerica,  a  fort  of  flying  fquirrel. 

A'SSART  l^ftrtum,  iJ]  a  tree  pulled 
«P  by  the  roors. 

To  ASSART  [of  ajfartif,  F.  to  make 
plain,  which  Spelman  derives  ofexertum, 
f.J  to  pluck  up  by  the  roots. 

ASSART,  a  parcel  ok  land  alTarted. 

ASSART  .RffiTi.  rent  paid  to  the  crown 
for  lands  aOarted. 

To  ASSART,  to  grub  op  trees,  buOiesj 
iffc. 

ASSASIA'RE  [ancient  Deeds']  to  take 
tflenbisor  fellow-judges. 
^  ASSA'TION  fin  pbarmacy]  the  prepa- 
i^ing  or  dreiUng  of  medicaments  in  their 
own  juices,  without  the  addition  of  any 
foreign  moifture. 

An  ASSA'SSINATHf         -.  -  ,,^, 

An  ASSA'SSIN  f  "*  *l""^«t®'« 

ASSASSINA'TOR  [  <3lM*»^«  K  ]  an 
•flaflln. 

>iSSASSIfNIANS,  a  petty  government 
or  body  of  Mahometan  thieves,  or  mi  lit  a- 
ryknighrs,  who  call'd  their  king  the  ^ 
cient  of  the  Miftmtainst  who  taught  their 
youth  to  ajfaffinate  whom  tbej^  command 
^di  they  had  fix  cities  in  their  poiTeflion, 
and  were  about  40000  in  number,  and  in. 
liabited  Antaradm  in  ^ia.  At  the  com- 
mand of  (heir  chief  matter  they  would  re- 
fuff  no  pain  or  peril,  but  ftab  any  prince 
lie  commaoded  them.  They  were  fubdu- 
ed  and  their  king  put  to  death  by  the 
CbamofTartatyj  An.  iz^.  Hence  tbofe 
,ihac  are  ready-  to  execute  bloody  defigns 
^it  called  jmUns. 

A'SSATUlCfi  l^iaura^  JL]  a  rotft,  or 
iroafted  meat. 

Tog9  ASSAU'LT,  to  grow  proud  as 
iMtches  do. 

lASSBCURA'RB  iCHd  Jtororif  j]  to  make 
focure  by  pledges  or  any  folemn  interpo- 
£tion  of  faith. 

ASSB'MnACB,  an  uniting  or  Joinii^ 
pf  things  together,  or  the  th^  K»  nni- 
fed  or  joined.    F. 

4^B'MBLB^  [in  Uer4drj]  a  dufcail 
«r  more  to  hold  the  two  parts  of  the 
cfcuicheon  together,  where  the  partitien 
Vnf  II  beiqg  coumer*cl^aPfpd,  igm^  of 


AS 

the  metal  and  fome  of  the  colour  of  t 
efcutcheon.    F- 

ASSB'MBLY  l^MUe,  F.]aconcott 
or  meeting  together  o(  people. 

VnUmful  ASSEMBLY  [in  a  lamSenJ^ 
is  the  meeting  together  of  three  or  mo 
perfons  for  the  committing  of  an  unlai 
ful  aa,  altho*  they  do  not  effed  ir. 

ASSEMBLY  [with  Military  Men]  it 
particular  beat  of  the  drum   or  found 
the  trumpet,  and  is  an  order  for  the  fold 
ers  to  repair  to  their  colours. 

ASSEMBLY  [with  the  Beau  memde'] 
ftated  and  general  meeting  of  periona 
both  fexes,    for  converfation,     gamin 
gallantry,  (yc. 

MualASSnvT,  Is  a  judgment  when 
by  the  mind  perceives  a  thing  to  be  true 

Habitual  ASSENT,  confifts  of  certa 
habiu  induced  in  the  mind  by  repeat! 
arts. 

ASSENTATOR,  a  flatterer,     i. 

ASSBNTA'TORY  l/f/entatoriust  X]b( 
longing  to  a  flatterer  or  fliitery. 

ASSBNTA'TRIX,  a  woman  flattei 
er.    X. 

ASSERTIVE  [of  ^w,  £.]  aflfirmi 
tive. 

ASSE'RTION  [  with   &hokffiic\s^ 
propoiition  which  is  advanced,  which  il 
advancer  avows  to  be  true,   and  is  read 
to  maintain  in  publick. 

To  ASSE'RVB  [^ervire^  i-]  to  fer» 
to. 

ASSE'SSTON,  a  fitting  down,  at  or  b] 
or  together,  an  aflifting, 

ASSE'SSOK  [rfj^Jj&inr,  F.]  ono  who  6i 
by  and  aflifts  another  in  office  and  auihori 
ty  i  a  judge  lateral  or  afliftant  i  alfo  oo 
who  makes  the  afleiTmenc  or  race  for  th 
payment  of  puUick  taxes  ;  alfo  an  office 
in  the  presbyterian  afTemblies.    X- 

ASSE'SSORY  laffeff^riusy  XO  belong 
iog  to  afliflance;  htting  at  or  by. 

ASSE'SSURE  [aHeftra,  L.]  aflttingby 
or  being  conrinua Uy  at. 

Heal  A'SSKtS  [in  La»}  «re  where  i 
man  dies  poflTefs'd  of  lands  m  fee  Ample. 

Perfonal  ASSETS  [in  Idw]  are  wber< 
a  man  dies  poflefs'd  of  any  perfonal  eftate 

ASSETS  per  Pejceni  [in  X<nr  ]  up 
where  a  man  enters  into  bonds,  and  die 
feized  of  lands  in  fee  iimple,  which  de. 
fcend  to  his  heirs,  and  are  therefon 
chargeable  as  affets  in  his  hands. 

ASSETS  entre  mams  [in  l4v]  it  wheo 
a  man  dies  indebted,  leaving  to  his  exe< 
cutora  fuffident  wherewith  to  diichargi 
his  debts  and  legacies.    F. 

To  ASSB'VBRATBl  [affeviratum,  X* 

ASSB'TER  I    to  avoach,  to  all 

firm  boldly,  to  a?ow^  to  aiTore. 


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iSSDEANS  fm  iUk  •mong  the  Jtws 
im^i  bco  CZJ^On  «•»«  merdiuU  ud 
SS%rVL  S3L  cte  juft]  the  fathers 
m  JMBoeflbrs  of  ^  Pbarifies  ftnd  £/ 
ibs  ikry  preferred  their  tr«dictooi  be- 
i«e  tie  m^iuea  word,  end  let  ap  for  « 
Ux7  od  ^tc7  cli«t  exceeded  the 
^-  i>^  «  Ui  iell  into  the  error  of  the 
s»  in  deajiBg  the  reforredion, 
wmA  fiMJIhrncptt  efber  this  life. 


UODE'RE'I  roitf  Xrjorii]  to   tax 

To  ASStt^GH   [^^g^»  f'l  to  baffle. 

^SSUTHTO,  e  ooiure^  between  the 
'^ofGrMtBriCeH  end  Ami's,  for  far- 
■dib^tfae  ^MT^  fTM  MifJ  with  ne 

T*  AiSiKiH  Ae  Ogor  [I^vphrafe]  to 
*»ID«  chB^Uindirbaa  ceflSsdor  given 


T)  ASSIGM  irs^  [Lev  phrafel  ii  to 
fcei^iiillj  wlieiein  die  wafte  it  com 


AKrCNABLB   [of  d§iffur,  F.]  .that 

■*yhtt%Bcd. 

ASSl'MOATENESS  [of  40tei//i»  1.] 


ASSIMLATION,    an    aS    whereby 
<^Kfi  «e  reoser'd  fimtiar  or  like  to  one 


ASSMILAnnON  £in  Pbfh/obhy]  a 
^nf  ■otioa  by  whicn  fome  bodies  are 
^^■fed  isco  other  bodies,  aptly  difpofed 
^  a  aazare  like  or  homogeneous  to 
^«y  awEi  t^  operation  of  nature,  by 
^^Kh  dh«  nacritioiM  joice  is  rendered  like 
^,fc*iiace  of  cktt  aoimal  body*  into 
^'■■i  i:  IS  to  be  changed  and  united  i 
i^  matadyn  of  the  chyte  into  blood. 

ASSmaLA'RE   l(Hd  kicords}  to  put 

ASflSAcerf^iiiTertfAm  [JLnr  pbrafel 
fvhctecke  rbiqg  that  is  in  controTerfy 
>»  ^  duAfful*  chat  it  muft  of  necefCcy  be 
•■"'bfa^try. 

MSUSAdetMm  [in  Lam]  lies  for  a 
pna  ^piail  a  Uyman,  or  t  contra^  for 
^eb  or  leneniencs,  doubctnl  whether 
"ary  be  in  lay  fee  or  tree  alms. 

ASSBA  CM^  h  iMoifM  .^fV'^  [Iin» 
fkafcj  ii  wt>«n  the  defendant  pleads  to 
oarfoK  withoot  taking  any  exception* 
*e  c^er    the    court,    declaration^    or 

A&Si'soX*  the  &me  «a  4g(](|^. 

ASSI^ATA  [with  Ig^icitfRiJ  trgu- 
^^  or  aderciona  impol&ble  to  lie  true ; 
^n%j3dt  an  infant  of  adultery ;  to  fav 
*^'«beUsfaispface,  and  yet  that  he  is 

VnTOS  Xi^i    [of  Alius  a  town  of 

evhRe  they  were  digged]  a  fort  of 
«hert»i(li  coffins  wt if  made  by 


A  S 

the  ancients  that  wafted  the  dead  b*)^* 

ASSI'ZEl  a  writ  dice£bd  to  the  fhff- 

ASSISE  I  riff  for  the  recovery  ofpof^ 
feffion  of  things  immoveable,  or  whicli 
yo(<rfelf  or  anceftors  have  been  difleifed* 

ASSIZE  |;of  Bready  Ale,  ^c]  a  (la- 
tote  or  ordinance  relating  to  the  price, 
weight,  meafure  or  order  of  feveral  com- 
modiciess  alfo  the  meafure  or  quantity 
icfelr }  thus  it  is  faid,  when  wheat,  ^^ 
is  of  inch  a  price,  the  bread  ihall  be  of 
fuch  aflize. 

ASSIZE  [in  Law]  a  fonrfold  writ  fof 
the  recovenng  of  lands,  tcnemenrs,  Jjrc. 
of  which  one  has  been  dirpofTefTed ;  aifo 
the  jury  fummoned  upon  futh  writs. 

To  ASSIZE  [  of  i^e,  F,  J  to  adjuft 
weights  and  meafures. 

lUSIZES  were  originally  vXti  for  ex^- 
traordinary  fittings  of  fuperior  judges  fa 
the  fnfisrior  courts  depending  on  their  ju* 
rii<iidion,  to  enquire  whether  the  Tubal* 
tern  yiigiti  and  oScers  did  their  daty. 

Special  ASSIZE,  a  particular  commiT- 
fion  granted  to  fever tl  per^ns,  to  take 
cognizance  of  fonne-one  or  two  cafes,  as  « 
di0eizin  or  the  litco. 

Cierlofthe  ASSIZE,  an  officer  of  the 
court  who  fets  down  all  things  judiciarily 
done  by  thejufticesot  aflize  in  their  cir- 
cuits. 

^  ASSCycIABLEf  [  of  46ciaTe,  i.  j  fo- 
ciable. 

ASSO'CIABLENESS,  focialnels,  fitnefs 
or^agreableoefs  tor  company  or  coover- 
fation. 

ASSOCIA'TION  of  Ideas  iFbilofopby'} 
is  where  two  or  more  ideis  conftaiuly 
and  immediately  fucceed  one  another  in 
the  mind,  fo  th  u  one  Ihall  almoft  inulli- 
bly  produce  the  other  ;  whether  there  be 
any  natural  rel  'tion  between  them  or  nor. 

A'SSONANCF,  an  ecchoing. 

ASSONANCE  [in  Rbetorick  and  Paetry'J 
U  ufed  where  the  words  of  a  phrafe  or 
verfc  have  the  f^me  found  or  tcrminaiion, 
and  vet  make  no  proner  rhyme. 

A'SSONANT  Informs,  Z.J  agreeing 
in  found. 

ASSONANT  Pibymes  f Poetry"]  a  Jcin4 
of  verfes  common  to  the  Spaniards,  where 
ch«  refemblance  of  found  ferves  inftead  of 
natural  rhymes. 

ASSU'MPTION  fwith  Roman  Catbo- 
lids]  a  feftival  observed  by  them  in  ho- 
nour of  the  Virgin  Mary's  being  taken  up 
into  heaven. 

ASSU'MPTIVE,  taVen.    Z. 

ASSUMPTIVE  Arms  [with  Heralds] 
are  fuch  as  a  man  h«th  a  right  to  ail'ume 
to  himfelf  by  virtue  of  fome  a£lion  ;  as  if 
a  man,  who  is  no  gentleman  by  blood, 
and  has  no  coa^  ok  arms,  (ball  in  war 
^  take 

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ttke  t  lord,  ^*  prisoner,  he  is  entitled 
YO  betr  the  Ihield  of  fuch  pri/oner,  and 
go  enjof  it  te  Mm  and  his  heirs. 

ASSURANCB,  the  fame  as  JnfurMnce. 

Foluy  0/ ASSURANCE,  is  a  concraft 
whereby  ooe  or  more  perfons  oblige 
themfelves  to  make  good  any  damages 
chat  goods*  t  houle,  fhip,  ^.  may  m- 
Clin  by  fire  or  the  fea»  pirates,  ^ffc. 

ASSU'RER,  e  perfon  who  aflurcs. 

AST  ATI  [of  «  privac.  and  'irn/un,  Gr- 
to  ftand  firm,  q.  d.  unftable]  a  fed  of 
btreticks  in  the  9th  century,  who  recei- 
ved the  herefy  o»  the  Manicbees. 

A'STBR  [Botmaf]  the  herb  Siar-wort, 
Share-wore  or  Cod-wort.    JL 

ASTERA'MIUM  iBctavf'^  the  herb 
Hafterwort  or  Pellitory  ot  Spain.    X* 

ASTERl'AS  [Arie/«Ci  Gt.'\  «  precious 
ftone  that  flunes  like  a  ftar. 
I    ASTE'RICUM  iBotaiy]    the  herb  Pel- 
litory of  the  wall. 

ASTE'RION  ['AWe^ty,  Ot.I  th«  heib 
Cow-parfnip. 

A'STBRISM  rAne^r/A^^  oUrkf  t  ftar 
Or.]  a  confkelUtion  or  clufter  ot  fixed 
fiars,  which  on  globes  is  commonly  le- 

8refented  by  fome  particular  figure  of  a 
▼ing  creature,  )«c.  in  order  to  the  more 
«afil7  diftinguiihing  of  their  place$»  as 
Jtries  the  ram»  Taurus  the  bull,  and  the 
reft  of  the  figns  ot  the  lodiack ;  as  alfo 
Vrfa  M4of  and  Vtfa  Miaor,  the  two 
bears* 

ASTETIITES  ['Arie*'"*,  GrJ  apre- 
cfoos  ftone,  a  kind  of  oval,  which  fpar- 
kles  with  beams  like  a  ftar. 

To  ASTl'PUlATE    laftipulatum^   I.] 
to  afTem,  to  agree  to,  10  accord. 
'  ASTHMA^^ICAL    [«9-e/u^*ri»if,  Gr,^ 
pertaining  to  or  troubled  with  an  aftb- 
ma  I   purfy. 

ASTO'NISHINGNBSS  IttonRemaUy  F.] 
forprizing  nature  or  quality. 

ASTRJE'A,  the  daughter  of  Jove  and 
Tbemis,  the  goddeis  of  juftice,  who  came 
from  heaven  to  dwell  upon  the  earth  i 
but  the  impieties  and  injuftice  of  that 
age  forced  ner  to  return  to  beaven,  and 
become  the  Ggn  Virgo  (or,  as  others  will 
have  it,  Ijtra)  (o  juftice  fled  to  l:eaven. 
This  goddefs  was  painted  b/  the  ancients 
in  a  crimfon  mantle,  trimmed  with  filver, 
a  pair  of  fcales  in  one  hand,  and  a  fword 
in  the  other. 

A'STRAGAL  [with  ArcbiteQs'i  a  mero* 
ber  or  round  moulding  like  a  ring  or 
bracelet }  fervinc  as  an  ornament  ou  the 
tops  and  at  the  oottoms  of  columns,  or 
a  ring  that  incircles  the  bafcs,  cornices 
or  architraves  of  pillars,  accorditig  to  the 
fcvcral  orders  j  the  French  c«U  it  7^/an, 
flud  the  JiM'ms  Jbndiwo. 


AS 

A'STRAGALX'Ar»V^^>  <»i'-3  t 
Ajhagal  is  alfo  ufed  to  feparata  the^ 
cu  ot  the  architrave  \  in  which  caie  ti 
wrought  in  chaplets  or  beads  and  berri 
It  is  alfo  ufed  both  above  and  below  t 
lifts,  adjoining  immediately  to  cb«  iqw 
or  dje  of  the  pedeftaL 

ASTRA'GALUS  iBotaiy'i  peafe-ean 
nut. 

ASTRAGALUS  ^/iMTiouCBofO  «<» 
peas  or  heath-peas. 

A'STRAL  T^ar.    See  Solar ye^tr. 
ASTRA'PIAS  r«V^r«c,  Gr J   apt 
ctous  (loi.e,  whole  luitre  refemblas  flaid 

of  Ushtening, 

ASTRA'RIUS  b^u  to(gffre  the  beai 
of  a  chimney]  is  where  the  anceftor 
conveyance  hath  fat  his  heir  apparent  1 
his  family  in  a  houfe  in    Us   life-tu 
Old  Records, 

^  ASTRrcTORY  l4firiaarms,1^2  bl 
ing,  apt  fo  bind* 

ASTRi'DB      >    fof  yt;n«be,  Sa 

ASTRA'DDLEf  aftraddle,  Orzddiii 
one  leg  on  one  fide  of  a  horfe>  ^c.  1 
the  other  on  the  other. 

ASTRl'GEROUS[4^;^er,X.j  bead 
or  carrying  ftars. 

ASTRI'HGINGNESS  lof  nfiro^ens^] 
biodingnefs. 

ASTRO'BOLAS,  a  precious  ftone 
fembliiiE  the  eye  of  a  tifli,  taken  by  foi 
to  be  the  4/ieriaj, 
^  ASTROl'TES  iAre^ltte,  Gr.J  a  p 
cioiis  ftone,  a  kind  ot  tecoUie  i  alfo  1 
ftir-ftone,  fo  named  becaufe  It  is  fet 
wirh  little  blacki'^  ftars  on  all  fides. 

ASTROLO'GE  iBQtany}  the  herb  Sii 
wort  or  Hartwoit, 

t^ural  ASTRO'LOGYi  h  the  art 
predi^ling  natuial  effedis  from  rhe  fttn 
heivealy  bodies,  as  vcatber^  winds Jion 
jloods^  earthquakes  ^  thunder ^  <^. 

ASTRONO'MICAL  Tkar.     See  Tkas 

ASTRO'NOMY    ['Are^WAci*,   Gr.'} 
fcience  which  treats  conceiiiiog   the  hi 
veoly  bodies  or  ftars  ;  fbewing  the  mi 
ni!udes,   orier,   and  diftances   of   tbei 
meafuring  and  fliewtng  their  niotions, 
tin)e  and  quantities  of  eclipfes,  }ffCn 
a  more  extended  fcnfe  it  is  underftood 
fignity  Or  comprehend  the  do^rioe  of 
fyftem  of  the  world,    or  theory   of 
uuiverfe  and  primary  hws  of  nature  \ 
this  feems  rather   a  branch  of    Fk^ 
than  of  the  Matbimaticis. 

ASTRONOMY,  the  ancients  ufed 
paint  Aftronomy  like  a  goddeft  wid 
Hiver  crefcent  on  her  forehead,  cloat 
in  an  aiure  mantle,  and  a  watchet4b 
fpangled  with  golden  ftars. 

ASTRONO'MICALLY  [/fironom^ 
ot  tfironomcuj^L*  of  iir^rtf^i*^  ot  <tg 


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ttlll^  ttekw  orniIs>  Gr.]  I^  tf- 


tmom  lufinfiu,  1»  bora  aider  an 

iSnO^THECyLOGT,  t  derawtftrtti- 

■  if  (k  beifif  ind  viriboccs  of  God 
^  ik  coofidersnOD  of  che  hczvcnlj 

AtTKUlf  [of  ighv,   f .  «•  the  bearth 

•fidtanef]  in  OidltfC«rd^  was  ofed 

:  ^  li  boofe,  haUtatloo  or  place  of  a« 

!  ^ 

'    ismco,  la  aabiiiig  nag,  a  Spanifb 

.»fmi$  f«nrX}f,GrJ  a  kind  of  let- 
ta  Aic  nftniBi  Tenerj. 
AnTNDU  [of  t  jun^D Jian^  ^ke.]  in 
BoptnL 

JSTKIOIOS  [i^>^X»,  6r  J  one 
^  ipci  ftoc-6«e  wuhoDc  paying  his 

iBTHPTOTB  I'kw^gMtlmt  of« 
1^  «»» ad  vTU,  Or.  CO  6U  or  coia- 
*>*]  f  1  ihsc  do  not  Call  together  \  they 
•e  files  vhich  contiiiially  draw  near  to 
Jjojter  5  bot  if  they  were  continued 
y*y»^Ottid  never  meet.  There  are 
**tn{  fern  of  ibeie,  as  the  corres  of  the 
^^  or  dfad  are  the  afymptotesin 

W»WTICAL  [in  JlteAMtficli] 
fJlH  '®  "  afynipiote. 

•nTATON  [«»*'r*'rw,Gr,]  repug- 
*5  eoatradiftoiy,  )grr. 
^STATON  [with  Logkims]  a  tji- 
■t^hcodillcot  ftory,  that  doei  not  bang 
"^io,  bnc  concradids  itfelf. 

Al^tBtl^proDer  name  of  places  has 
^^%niiica:ton  asia^fwd  with  cbel^ 
S  2  A-ttif,  fiich  a  place  near  or  on  a 
■S  ifriotd,  near  or  in  a  wood,  and  fir. 
■>«  olpeifooiare  freqaently  taken  from 

WUA'XY  f  '■ani  ^a,  Cf.  or- 
^  » Sttical  term  ofed  to  fignify  chat 
y^  ^"^  tranquil liry,  and  that  firni- 
J'f.Wgaear,  which  fcis  us  free  from 
2J^*«  or  emotions  of  mind*  pro- 
rNbafeU-opimon,  and  that  know- 
T^fflttgine  our  felvcs  polTefsM  of. 
.  JtorvEMENT  \BeTdlifj]  which 
2^^  ctlled  hacchmeni,  is  the  coat 
2**"nob'ooian,  gentleman,  Jftf. 
rrirttl'ed  with  fopporiers,  helmet, 
P**<  oeft,  with  mantles  arui  hoods. 
"iif  hung  out  on  the  rronis  of 
iftet  the  death  of   noble  per<- 

.^--  [atecbtua,  L.  o(  ctn^fit, 
I  V^ioca,  unskiifatnefs,  inartihcial- 

^  [of  MlBOiii  StXn  f  Aug  or 


A  T 

throw]  a  weapM,  a  fort  of  binUtff ; 

ATERA'MNA  fef  a  prirau  aod^f^^ 
i^J  a  kind  of  pulfe  that  reqaires  muc^ 
biilipg. 

AT£RA'MNBS,  a  weed  io  fat  groomL 
that  grows  among  betns  and  kills  them. 

AT  GAIB  [of  'gsfCMn^  Stx.  to  look 
upon]  agaaing,  ftarlogat  er  lookiiwetr* 
neftly.  ^ 

ATHANASI'A  [d^afArUt  of  «prtrtr. 
and  -S^cffrAT^,  Gr.  death]  immonalitr. 

ATHA'NATI  [d^dra'ti^Gr.}  immor- 
fa!]  a  body  of  PerfiM  caTalry,  coofifti]^ 
of  loooo  men,  always  coofieat,  becanlS 
when  any  one  of  chem  died»  aooiher  wtf 
immediately  put  in  his  plaoK. 

ATHA'NATOS  Id^m^,  Or.}  cht 
herb  Rofe-campioo.     , 

™  n  JH'  ^^*  ^  <'^^*  others  derive 
it  from  A'd^retTM,  Gr.  immortal]  becaulii 
of  its  durable  fire;  a Isrge digening for* 
nace,  built  with  a  tower,  and  fo  con* 
triy^  as  to  keep  a  conftant  heat  for  near  a 
month,  fgc>  or  that  the  heat  may  be  either 
incretfed  of  flackened  at  pleafure,  by  o« 
pening  or  Aotiing  che  regifter. 

ATHA^RER  [with  j^roltigersj  a  term 
u^ei  of  the  moon,  when  it  h  in  the  (am« 
degree  and  minute  with  the  fun. 

ATHE  [of  t*S9  or  ©"^e,  Atr*  an  oa:h] 
a  privilege  of  adminiftring  an  oa;h  is 
Come  cafes  of  right  and  property. 

ATHEI'STICALNESS  [ot  stbie^  n  of 
atbeia,  L.  of  a  privat.  and  @t«f,Gr.  GodJ 
atheiftical  UAiions, 

ATHlNiE'UM  l*A^wAiWt  Gr.]  * 
place  in  Athens  in  Greece^  confecrated 
to  Mmervd  the  goddels  of  wifdom,  whert 
the  Greek  poets  u(cd  to  make  an  offer* 
in^  of  their  works  s  the  Rhetoricians  de* 
claimed,  and  the  poets  rehear  fed  their  ver- 
fes. 

ATHE'ROMA  [dH^/ji*  of  d^dfa^ 
palfe  or  pap,  Gr]  a  Iwelling  contained 
in  its  own  coa-,  proceeding  (romathick 
and  tough  humour,  like  foddea  barley  ; 
which  neither  caufes  paia  nor  change* 
the  colour  of  the  skin,  nor  yields  eataly 
CO  the  couch,  not  leaTOs  any  dent,  whea 
it  is  prefTed. 

ATHLfi'TlCKCrOMi,  one  appointed  for 
the  crowning  vigors  at  the  publick  games* 

ATI  A  [AitU,  Gr.l  a  writ  of  laqui- 
ry,  whether  a  perfon  be  committed  f 
prifon  on  juft  cau'e  of  fufptcion. 

ATI^IA  [Old  Rjecords}  otenkli  or 
counrry  implements. 

ATi^NIA  [of  MiMa  in  Italy]  a  kind  of 
lofty  elm  tree. 

ATIZO'ES,  a  precious  ftone  found  in 
Judea  and  Perfiay  that  (bines  like  filler* 

ATLA'NTfiS,  of  AiUs,  a  king  of  Matt- 
ritottia.  ATLAN* 

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ATLANTE'AN;  of  or  pel-cainlng  to 
Jtlas. 

ATLA'NTICK  Sifters  [AftroiL]  the  fttrs 
and  condellacion  called  cbe  Fleiades  or 
Seven  Stars.    Milton. 

ATLANTIDES,  the  fc?cn  d:iMghtcrs 
of  Atlds^  whofe  names  wrre  Mdi^a^  Elec 
irdf  Tajigeta,  4fi tropes  Mcrop:,  Hakyotie 
and  C'dienOf  til  which  are  ftoiied  to  have 
bad  children  by  heroick   priiKCS    or  the 

tods  chemfelves.  Thc'r  fens  were  the 
rft  anceftcrs  of  (evera!  nations,  and 
builders  of  many  cities.  The  Atlantides 
were  in  great  reputation  for  wifdom 
and  juftice,  and  therefore  were  ador'd  as 
goddeffes,  and  fizM  in  the  co/iftellation 
of  the  feven  ttars  and  called  PieiadeM, 

ATLA'NTIS,  an  ifl«id  fp.  ken  of  by 
fliOo  and  ocber  writers,  with  extraor- 
dinary circumftances*  wbicb  the  contro- 
verfy  among  the  moderos  concerning  it 
have  rendered  famous. 

A'TLAS  [of  TAM/A/^Gr.  to  carry]  the 
firft  vertebra  of  the  oeck  which  fupporcs 
the  head. 

A'TLAS,  an  ancient  king  of  Maurha- 
lUtfy  who  becaufe  of  his  great  skill  in  af 
tronomy  the  poets  have  feign'd  him 
CO  bear  op  or  fupporc  the  heavens,  or 
whole  frame  of  the  world  upon  his 
Ihoalders,  and  to  have  been  meiamor- 
phos'd  into  a  vaft  morntain  o(  a  pro- 
tdigious  height,  now  call'd  Anclnfa  or 
Montes  claros.  And  from  him  a  book 
totUniverfal  Geography»  which  contains 
the  maps  of  the  whob  world,  is  called 
to  jitki4  s  as  if  they  were  viewed  from 
the  top  of  that  celebrated  mountain, 
which  the  ancients  efteemed  the  bigheft 
In  the  world  ;  or  rather  on  account  o: 
their  containing  or  holding  the  whole 
world  like  Alias, 

ATLASSES  [in  ArcbiteBure'\  figures  or 
half  figures  ot  men  ufed  inftead  of  co. 
lumns  or  pilafters  to  fupporc  any  men^ 
ber  of  architedure,  as  a  balcony,  Jcjrc. 

A'TMOSPHERE  ['AT^otr^./fijt,  of 
dtfi^t  a  vapour,  and  c^l^  a  fphere,  Gr,] 
that  region  or  fpace  round  about  the  earth, 
Into  which  exhalations  and  vapours  are 
railed  either  by  being  forced  up  by  fub. 
terraneous  fire  i  cr,  as  others  define 
it,  an  appendage  of  our  earth,  confift 
ing  of  a  thin,  fluid,  claftick  fubftaoce 
call'd  air,  fur  rounding  the  terraqueous 
globe,  to  a  confide rable  height. 

By  atmofphere  is  generally  underHood 
the  whole  mafs  of  amb'ent  air.  But  more 
accurare  wriieis^  reftfain  atmofphere  to 
that  part  of  the  air  next  the  earth,  which 
receives  vapours  and  exhalations,  and  is 
terminated  by  the  reiia&ioo  of  the  fun's 
iight. 


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The  higher  fpaces,  altho*  pethtpg 
wholly  Without  air,   are  fuppofed  to 
poOeifed  by  a  finer   fubftance  called 
ther^  and  are  thence  call'd  the  etbei 
region. 

The  Atmofpheie  infinuates  icfelf  I 
a!l  the  vacuities  of  bodies  and  fobecoi 
the  great  fpring  of  moft  of  the  mutati 
heie  below,  zB^ennatian,  cormption^  i 
foluticn^  Ijrc. 

ATMOSPHEKB  <f  confifkent  Bot 
[according  to  Mr.  Bcn^le^  are  effluvia, 
parcic'es  of  matter  which  exhale  or  fte 
out  trom  many,  or  probably  all  fo 
firm  and  confident  bodies  \  as  glafs,  fto 
and  metals,  which  beiug  rubb'd  agaj 
one  an^rher  ftrongly,  emit  fenfi^le  i 
oiten  offenfive  fmells* 

ATOCI'A   [or  a  and  «ri«T»,  Or. 
bring  forthj  barrennels,  a  being  with< 
children.    JL 

ATO'CIUM  ['At<«iw,  Gr.]     any  a 
dicamenc    that    prevents    coacepcion 
birrh. 

ATO'MICAL  rbitofipty,  the  doari 
of  atoms  or  the  method  of  accounti 
for  the  origin  and  formation  ot  all  thli 
from  the  fuppofition  of  atoms  endt 
with  gravity  and  motion,  called  alfo . 
picurean  or  Cartefian. 

ATONI'A  [rf.-oW*,  Cr.]  a  wane  of  cc 
or  tenfion,  a  loofening  ot  the  nerves  s 
finews }  a  failing  or  decay  of  ftrengcl 
infirmity,  weaknids,  faintnefs. 

ATRABILIA'RIOUSNESS  [of  atta 
tiariust  X.1  the  being  affe&ed  with 
humour  called  atra  biUs. 

ATRA  BILIS  [with  Ttyficians\  a  i 
of  fulphureous,  earthy  fait,  which  bre 
in  the  body  of  animals,  and  ia  earn 
about  in  the  blood,  where  caufiog  an  t 
due  fermentation^  it  produces   melancl 

ATRAMB'NTOUS  [pi  uttamimum, 
ink]   inky,  like  ink. 

ATRAPHA'XIS  IBotMy}  the  herb< 
rach  or  Arrach.  •! 

ATRIPLEX  IBotaio]  Orrach  or  Ol 
den-herb.  ! 

ATRIPLBX  lUtifolia  [Botmy]  thelJ 
Goofe-fbot  or  Sow-bane.  J 

ATRIPLBX  olida  1  [BatOKf'}  ftin| 

ATRIPLEX  fiuidai  OirachorN(4 
weed. 

A^TRITY  latritdi,  1.]  bltcknefi. 

A'TRIUM  [O/d  RacordsJ  a  court  U 
a  houfe  $  alfo  a  charch.yard. 

ATRO'CIOUS  fjitrozt  JL.]  cruel,  I 
barous. 

ATRO'CIOOSMSSS  ratrociui,  i 
beinoufnefs,  outraeeoufiieis,  cruelty. 

A'TROPOS   [J^e^ir^^   Cr.  i.  e, 
chaogetblc  or  ii»atorab«tjoaa  ot  the  t| 


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tfra,  wki»  %»  tte  poets  fefgn,  cnn 
drireaJ  of  omq's  life.     S«e  PARCiE. 
lb  4nA'CH  a  Ferfin  to  one  [in  a  fi* 
i|wniiB^]  CO  iajr  him  under  an  obli- 
fncs    uti  eq^ge  him  to  ooe*s  ielf  by 

IT  JL'CHMENT  •/"  Prhntige,  »  by 
M  ot  t  aua's  privi^«  co  call  aoocber 
•  vti  CMirt,  CO  wblch  he  himfelf  be- 
ll^ aiute^oft  whereof  he  h  obli- 
|Bi'3|{f.crfome  aAioiu 

mkXX  iUiliimy  Art]  the  general 
iikar  -aiiec  chic  is  made  co  gain  a  pod 
1 1^  t  bo^y  q£  croops. 

ToiTTA'CK  mfimk  [AtHitaj  term] 
Rifine  to  attach  ooth  &«Scs  ot  the 

^  hgdr  ATTACK,  u  afl  attack  made 
■  ttienntccordiRg  to  the  rules  of  arc, 

Hfm triad  h  right  ATTACK,  is 

9|ifi  tk  place  by  formal  accack  and  re- 
pbvorki  wtthonc  a  general  dorm. 

ATTii'NABLE*  tbat  may  be  attained. 

m#'"KDER  hy  Appearance  [in  law] 
•^aeit^^ Battle,  by  Ccmfi^kmy  or  by 
faU. 

ATTinCDER  l>y  BattUj  ts  when  the 
pi;  iffealed  by  aooiher  rather  choofes 
^tneke  criih  by  combat  tbao  by  jury, 
■<a»»qtt|jed, 

JITAINOER  /y  Coaftfftan,  ts  eithei 
|f  fUirg  loiliy  at  the  bar  before  the 
1^  ttd  ooc  fttfting  himfelf  upon  the 
?»*ftfcajyiyj  or  before  the  roroofr 
•  v^y,  where  in  ancient  times  he 
^3i%ed  CO  abiitre  the  realm. 

ATTJUNDER  h  Default  \    U  when 

WtAlKIiER  1^  OuOamyl  a  perfon 
^<a^  does  not  appear,  afier  be  has 
^  fce  limes  called  into  the  county 
^  tid  ti  ar  iaft  pronounced  out-Iawed. 

WTAINDER  Jbf  Verdia^  is  when  the 
2^  tc  the  bar  pleads  not  giiiliy  to 
■nttneaci  and  is  pronounced  guilty  by 

J^Al^KMEMT,  an  obtaining  ;  llfo  a 
^Jjttibed  or  gotten. 
>nAl  Stri^  Iq.  d.  the  leavings  of 
^S^  ^<#^  or  ^azmei  ^^  apdenc 
2J^  «nd  mioers  of  COpofgU,  did 
'i^  sa  oU  deierted  mine  given  over. 
^WAlflNATfi  lattfmnatu^'f.  JL] 

JJ*5U  [of  adttgendo,  JL]  a  little 
**JHJUwrdi. 

^tiUk'TStR  rto  called  t>f  atieUa^  ft 

^Ziyff^'h  .'Aero    they  ware  firft 

i]  a  kind  of  comick  aod.faty> 

preCttted  oo  the  Homad  thea- 

M  ib  grave  and   ferioni    as   the 

<ri  iiSa  comedies  aod  aagtdi^s, 

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AT 

1>»  ATTEMPERATB  ZoUen^atm, 
1  ]  to  maVe  fie  or  meet. 

ATTE'NTION  of  Mind  [vsrith  Mora- 
iifij].  an  ad  of  the  will,  by  which  it  calls 
ojFche  underftandinf;  from  the  confidera* 
tion  of  other  obie&y  and  dire£U  it  to 
the  thing  in  hand. 

ATTENTION  as  to  Hearings  is  the 
ftraining  the  AfemBrana  T^/mpani^  To  as 
CO  make  it  more  capaUe  of  leceiving 
foonds,  and  more  prepared  to  catch  evea 
a  weak  aKiracion  of  the  air. 

ATTB^NTIVENESS,  [attetUiotiy  F  o£ 
Z.]  heedfiU  attention. 

ATTENUA'NTIA,  attenuating  meii- 
cines,  i,  e*  Tuch  as  wich  their  iharp  and 
vifcoua  particles  open  the  pores  of  the 
body,  cut  the  thick  and  vifcoas  humours» 
fo  chat  (hey  can  pafs  eafily  through  the 
veflfe's. 

ATTENUATION,  a  thinning,  fere,  the 
m.king  any  fluid  thinner  or  lefs  coolifl* 
ent  than  it  was  hefere.    R  of  X* 

ATTE'RMININO  [of  attemiH*\  F.] 
a  tin-.e  or  term  granted  for  payment  of 
a  debt ;  the  purchafing  or  gaining  a  lon- 
ger time  for  payment  ol  a  deoc.  OlH 
tUcoids, 

To  ATTICISE  fatticifitum,  Z.]  to 
imitaie  the  fpeech  of  the  Athenians,  cfpe- 
cially  in  elegincy. 

A'TTICK  [in  ArchiteSure']  the  n^ma 
of  a  balis,  which  the  modern  arcbitedt 
have  given  to  the  Dcrick  pillar. 

ATTICK  [in  ArchiteSure^i  a  kind  of 
building  wherein  there  is  no  roof  or  co- 
verini  to  be  fcenj  ufcd  at  Athens, 

ATTICK  Order  lArcbiteSure]  a  fort  of 
fmall  order  railed  upon  another  that  is 
larger  by  way  of  crowning  or  to  flniib  th» 
building. 

ATTJtCK  Safe  lArchitcaure']  a  pccull. 
ar  kind  of  bale,  ufed  by  ancient  archt- 
icds  in  the  Jojuc\  order,  and  by  others  in 
the  Vorich, 

ATTICK  of  a  Itoof  [Archlteaure']  ft 
fort  of  paiapet  to  ft  terrace,    platform. 

Ire. 

ATTICK  continued  [ArchitcSure']  h 
that  which  exKAmpaTfes  the  whole  pour- 
tour  of  a  building,  without  any  inter- 
ruptior,  follt^wing  all  jeccs^  the  returns 
of  the  pavilions,  Igft:.  ,, 

ATTICK  mterpofed  [ ArcbiteBure'i  is 
that  which  is  iituate  between  two  tall 
ftorres,  and  fcmetimes  adomftd  with  co- 
lumns  f  gif-jiKiHcrs. 

ATTICK  Salii  a  delicate,  poipnant  fort 
of  wit  and  humour,  peculiai  to  the  Atkt* 
man  authors. ' 

ATTICK  Mtt/f,  an  excellent  onft. 

ATTICK  If'itnefii  one  incapable  of  being 

^""^'*'-        I,  ATTl', 

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thl  tOoebtiit  or  jotting. 

A'TTILA  1    [Old  Reeordi]    th«  lig- 

A'TTILB  I  f^ing  of  a  fliip  ;  alfo  iiti- 
pHnnemtaiid  coob  percaioiDg  to  hosbtn* 
dry  :  I(  wtt  tlfofomecimcs  underftood  of 
warlike  harneft  or  accoutrements. 

ATTILATUS  Etntus  ioU  htm  Efcards'] 
a  hoffe  drefsM  in  bu  geers  or  haniefs  for 
the  bufinefs  of  the  care  or  plough. 

ATTl'RB  [with  Btftanifts]  the  third 
part  belongii^  to  the  flower  of  a  plant, 
of  wtdck  the  two  former  are  the  empale- 
snent  and  the  foliationyand  is  called  either 
fiorid  or  fenMrm, 

Florid  ATTIRB  [Botam'}  is  commonly 
caU'd  thrums,  is  in  the  flowers  of  Mart- 
goids^  Tmfeyt  iffc.  thefe  Tbrums  Dr.  Gre» 
calls  Stilts^  wbtch  confift  oftwo.  but  m.  ft 
commonly  of  three  pieces}  the  outer  part 
of  thefttit  is  the  Floret  j  the  body  ot  which 
is  divided  at  the  cop  like  the  Cowjlip  flow- 
er into  five  parts  or  diftin£l  leaves. 

Semiform  ATTIRE  [Botany']  this  con- 
£fts  of  two  parts,  i.  f .  the  '-hives  (which 
by  fome  are  called  Stamina)^  znd  Semets 
^X  Apices,  one  upon  earh  actirs. 

ATTIRE  [with  Sportjmen]  ihe  branch- 
iBg  horns  of  a  buck. 

A'TTITUDBS  fin  Fainting,  Statuary t 
Ijrc]  thepollureof  a  figure  or  ft«tue  5  or 
the  difpofliion  of  its  pans,  by  which  we 
dilcever  the  aftion  ic  h  enf^agcd  iii,  ^  and 
the  very  fentiment  fuppofed  to  be  in  its 
mind. 

ATTO'LLENS,  raifing  or  lifting  up.  X. 

ATTO'RNEY  General,  is  one  who  is 
Appointed  by  general  authority  to  manage 
«U  sfFsirs  or  futcs  of  the  community. 

ATTORNEY  General  [  of  the  Kii^  ] 
'ene  who  mana&es  all  law  affairs  of  the 
«rowny  either  in  criminal  prbfecutions  or 
otherwife  ;  efpecially  in  matters  of  trea- 
foHf  feditioo,  Jjrc. 

ATTOHNISHIP,  procuration ;  alfo  the 
ofltceofan  attorney. 

ATTO'KHY  of  the  Court  of  the  Dutcby 
ef  Lancafter,  the  feconj  o6ficer  io  that 
court,  being  for  his  skill  In  law  placed 
there  as  afleflfor  to  the  chancellor  of  that 
court. 

ATTO'RNMENT     1  f  iii   luml     is 

ATTOy'KNMENT  |  virhcn  the  tenant 
kttourns  to  or  acknowledges -a  new  lord ; 
or  a  transferring  thofe  duties  he  ow'd  to 
his  former  lord  to  another    . 

ATTRA'CTION  [in  Mikcbamdls)  the 
itSk  of  a  moving  power,  whereby  a 
moveable  is  broueht  nesre^r  to  the  mover. 
The  power  oppoutc  to  jttraftioa  is  called 
Jtepaifion, 

ATTRA'CTIVE  Ibrce  [in  rb^C}is^  is 
f  panral  power  j^^f^cw^Uiu  bodies, 


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whereby  they  gft  od  other  diflant  bodfeil 
and  draw  them  towards  themfelves.  Thi 
by  Ferifatetieks  is  called  the  Motion  4 
Attrafbm,  and  fometimes  SuEtion*  M 
modem  philofophers  do  geaerally  exploj 
the  notion  of  attraftion,  alTerting  that ! 
body  cannot  %6t  where  it  is  not,  and  tU^ 
all  motion  is  performed  by  mere  imp4 
fion. 

ATTRACTIVE  Fo»er  [  according  I 
Sir  Jfaac  Newtoii]  is  a  power  or  principl 
whereby  all  bodies  and  the  particles  of  % 
bodies  mutually  tend  towards  each  otheR 
Or  AitraSion  is  the  tStSt  of  fuch  pow4 
whereby  every  particle  of  matter  teoc 
towards   every  other  particle. 

ATTRA'CTIVBNBSS  [of  attraSif,  I 
ofattraOivus,  1.}  the  drawing  or  arcra6l 
ing  quality. 

ATTRAHE'NTIAl    [in  FbyfichJ  m 

A'TTRAHEirrS  f  trafting  or  draw 
ing  medicines,  fuch  as  by  their  minnce  pei 
tides  open  the  pores  of  the  body,  fo  as  t 
difperfe  the  humours,  caufe  tho  parts  c 
draw  Ufflers  in  the  skin.    £. 

ATTRIBUTE  [attrihdmn  of  atttilnti 
1*3  a  property  which  agrees  to  fom^  pei 
Ton  or  thing ;  or  a  qnality  which  detei 
mines  fomeihing  to  be  after  a  certai 
manner. 

ATTRIBUTES  [with  DivinesJ  certai 
properties  or  glorious  exoellencies,  a 
cribed  to  God,  to  render  cs  the  moi 
capable  to  conceive  of  him,  as  tbac  he 
Eternal^  inpnitety  fVife^  <hod,  Mmight 

ATTRIBUTE  [with  Jjogicians'J  an  cpf 
thet  given  to  anyfubjed,  or  it  is  anyprt 
dicare  tbereofi  or  whatever  may  be  attrn 
ed  Or  denied bf  any  thing. 

P<?^W  ATTPilBUTE,  fuch  as  gives 
thing  fomewhat^  as* when  we  fay  of  ma 
that  he  is  animmte* 

Negative  ATTRIBUTE,  that  which  d< 
nies  or  takes  away  fome  what,  as  whi 
we  fay  of  a  ft  one,    that  it  is  inammat 

Common  ATTRIBUTE,  is  that  whi 
agrees  to  feiveral  difierent  things  as  ac 
mal.  

Trofer  ATraiBUTB,  fuchasa^eea  1 
one  kind  on!^,  asSr^/cvi  to  mankind* 

ATTRIBirrBS  cooimumcabU  of  Q 
[with  Viinnes'i  belonging  to  the  divi 
faculties  0/  amngi  are  Fosper  and  z 
minion/ 

ATTRIBUTES  comnuaucahte  of  G 
fbelong'Ag  to  the  divine  wlUJ  are  Jti/itit 
Goodnejs,  .Rtitbfufnefi. 

ATT Ril  JUTES  comimaucabte  of  C( 
[belonginr;  to  the  divine  underftandio 
uciUum'edge,  fVifdom,  Providence. 

ATTR-^iBUTES  incommunicabU  of  0< 
zmSimtdJCity.  VniQ^   Smul^iHO*^^ 


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ffdJSOTBS  fin  pMiti^  «Dd  Satl^ 

to]  ii«  iiinbals  *6diBd  to  (evertl  figures 
aiankcdiBirpanicoltr  ofice  tadcha- 
n&r  i  iitt  ca^e  to  JvMer^  t  peacock 
D  jbs,  I  odocRu  CO  Mercmy^  %  club  to 
tefe/.  lod  «  palm  to  ViSory. 

irrUTENFSS  ,[of  tfOrnKx,  L.]  the 
ie^nck  worn. 

ATTUTION  [with  DroiMej\  aforrow 
»  1^  for  hanng  offieoderf  God,  ari* 
ifma  die  iede  of  the  odiouibels  of  fin, 
a  tk  amfaen^oa  of  having  incurred 
ntlafc  cf  heaven  aod  pum/bmeoc }  or, 
&3(hn  jeiiae  ic,  the  loweft  deeree  ot 
i^tecace,  t  flight  and  imperfeft  iorrow 

feR  I  AjAoi.  fiic'i  a  mocloo  of  bodies 
^  oae  anoJier,  as  ftrikes  off  fome 
%ttia  ptfddes  whereby  they  become 
«n  iei. 

Arru'£NEY.   S^Jitcrmy, 

Ts  ATilX  [of  jtf  and  vdi^e,  1.  V4' 
AiTiK]  to  be  profitable,  ierviceable,  or 
itoti|eout  CO. 

ATlltABLENESS  [of  vdUir,  F.  of 
jfiarfairilmr,  £.]  condaciTenefs,  jffc. 

ATi'Mrr,  before,  forward. 

iTANTA'GlUM,  profit  or  advantage. 
CeVcBids. 

ifAU^OUSNESS,  covetCRtfoefs. 

.ITAlOUS  [dMni/,  X.1  cwretous, 
|K%.otieraW 

ATAiniCHERS  [with  IflffC^'s]  the 
■■dinaches  ot  a  hart's  horn. 

ADIADE,  momiog  mofick,  foch  as  is 
l^4«  break  of  day,  before  a  door  or 
*^^t  sferenade. 

i^I'N  [b  AtfMfJ  the  aa  of  ID- 
yag  siier  a  fbretgner,  dyinf;  in  a 
^^Bf  vfaere  he  is  not  naturalird. 

«riIN[with  flbr/SMm]  a   broken 

CI  oTface  of  a  horie  between  an  am- 
•it  gallop. 

'TOnON,  an  inercafing.    2. 
JDCTOUHON,    a    &dbg    one's 
*«»preotifls  or  iervaoc.    1* 
igWJ^ASlE  [^tMCH^dWi,  £.]  fit  for 
^■Itad  fowling. 
fTOLENESS  [of  mMiUst  £.]  ca- 
fW  of  bung  beard. 
*lttNCB  fin  Torn.  Jfurs]  the 
2^  praAiied  at  court  at  the  ad- 
*l|aibaflador$  and  sablick  minifters 
»ij>riag. 

fJB^ITBSl  [ctcechnmena  or  per- 
Jp^ty^BSf  foos  newly  inftmaed 
P^fteiies  of  theOrlftian  reUgion^ 
ipiTK  aJniltced  to  be  baptis'd. 
!  i^^  mAecomiy  to 
LyniOW.  bearinff.    JL. 


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A  V 

ytarly  examlaet  the  accounts  of  under* 
officers  accountable,  and  makes  up  a  gene- 
ral ^book  with  the  difiereoce  between 
their  receipts  aad  charges,  and  their  ai» 
locations  or  allowances  ;  alfo  an  allowance 
paid  by  each  merchantt  tccordiiig  to  his 
cargo,  to  a  mafter  of  a  Ihip  upon  fpecial 
occafions  when  he  iuSfin  damages. 

AUDlTO'RinS  mtattu  [j^iiatomgfj  th« 
paffage  which  conveys  the  air  to  the  au« 
ditory  nerve. 

AU'DITORY,  the  feat  or  bench  where 
a  magiftrace  or  judge  fits  to  hear  caufes* 

AU'DITRBSS  laudkrix^  X.]  a  female- 
hearer. 

AVEtLA'NA,  the  filberd,  e  nut.    L.   , 

AVE  MARI'A  [i  e.  JUul  Maty]  a  fi|J 
lucation  to  the  Virgin  Afery. 

ToAVE'NGE  [avengtfT,  F.]  to  cakt 
vengeance  on  an  offender. 

AVh'NGERS  [according;  to  CorneUiu 
4Sjrippal  tbe  4th  order  ot  angels,  whofe 
prince  is  J/moddtus,  the  executioner  o^ 
juftice. 

A'VENS  [Boiatfl  an  herb. 

AVE'NTURiE  (in  aaciftU  IVrithigiJ  to- 
lunrary  feats  or  trials  of  skill  at  arms, 
tournaments^  or  military  exerdfes  oa 
horfeback. 

AVfi'NUB  [mUkary  Art]  n  fpace  left 
for  a  paflage  into  a  camp,  garrifon   or 

Quarters  an  opening  or  iolec  into  any 
>rt,  baftioo  or  other  work. 

AVER  Itfid*  fucb  land  ts  the  tenane 
did  plough  and  manure,  ciefi  avefiiifius^ 
for  the  uTe  of  a  monaRery  or  the  lord 
of  the  foil. 

AVER  Silvitf  e  cuftom  or  rent  for* 
merly  fo  called.    Old  Records. 

A'VERAGB  C»  Common  lam  J  thac 
iervice  which  the  tenant  owes  the  lord 
to  be  performed  by  horfes  or  carriages* 

A'VERAGB  [with  Oubandmrn]  paT- 
ture  or  fodder  for  cattle,  efpectaJIy  the 
Eddijh  or  graft  after  mowing  Or  reap- 

AVEHIA  [of  rf»«ir,  *'.  to  have,  or  mer 
cattle]  in  law  fignifies  oxen  and  horfet 
for  the  plough  }  alfo  fometimes  any  cat- 
tle or  perfooal  eftate»  as  CataUs  all  goods 
and  chattels. 

A'VERAOB  [in  Htvigation  end  rem- 
merce]  ^gnifies  the  damage  which  the 
veflel  or  the  goods  or  loading  of  it  fuf- 
tains,  from  the  tine  of  its  departure  to 
iu  returns  «id  alfo^ the  charge  or  con* 
tributions  towards  defraying  fuch  dainaW 
ges  s  alfo  the  quota  or  proponion  which 
each  merchant  or  proprtetor  in  the  Ibip 
or  loading  is  adJudgM  upon  a  reafonable 
eftimation  to  contribute  to  a  commoa 
alfo    a    finaU  duty,    which 


PttlOR  [in  ii^J  an  officer  of  the   average  ;    alfo    a    imau  ^^^i  s^?!?. 
Wlvfim  ether  grw  peifen,  who  tbofe  awahtntswho  tod  goods  m  ano. 

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tker  inin*s  Ihip,  pay  to  the  mtfter  for 
his  car«  of  ck«m  over  and  above  the 
freight. 

AVERDUMl'SE.    See  Avoirdupoife. 

AVH'RMENT,  an  aflcrtion  oi  a  thing  to 
be  true,  an  affirming,  }ffc. 

^General  AVE'RMENT  (in  lavp'}  is  the 
conclufion  of  every  plea  to  the  writ,  or 
in  bar  of  replications  or  other  plead- 
logs. 

Particular  AVERMENT  [in  1/w]  is 
when  the  lite  of  a  tenant  i^r  'itc,  era 
tenant  in  tail  is  averred  ;  and  the  Aver- 
ment contains  as  well  the  matter  as  the 
form. 

AVERNI  [with  ancient  Naturalifts  ' 
lakes,  grottoes,  and  other  places  whirh 
infed  the  air  with  poifonous  fteams  and 
vapours. 

AVERRU'NCI  [among  the  Romans^ 
«  certain  order  ot  deities  whole  olHce 
was  to  avert  dangers  and  evils. 

AVE'RSION      1    averfh,  X.]   a  being 
^  AVE'RSENESS  f     averfe  rrom,  or  ha- 
Ting  DO  inclination  for ;  alfo  a  turning  or 
driving  away   from. 

AVERSA'TION,  a  hating,  abhorring, 
refuQnp  i    a  turning  away   trom.     X. 

AVE'RSABLH  [averfabilti,  X.]  to  be 
er  that  may  be  turned  away  trom. 

AVE'RSENESS,  diOike  to. 

To  AVE'RT  [avertere^  I.. J  to  turn  a- 
way  from,   to  drive  or  keep  bick. 

AVB'RTI  [in  a>rfemanlhipj  a  French 
word  as*d  in  the  mamgc,  as  applied  to 
the  pace  of  motion  of  a  horfe,  that's 
enjoined,  regulated  and  required  in  lef* 
fons. 

AU'GH  [with  Aflronomers'i  the  Apo- 
g^wny  or  that  point  ot  the  orbit  or  a 
planet,  ill  which  a  planet  being,  is  far- 
theft  diftant  from  the  central  body,  about 
which  it  rorsj  and  is  then  floweft  in'its 
motion. 

AU'r^ELOT  [with  rine-dreperj^  •« 
to  plant  vines  s  la  augilot,  is  to  dig 
finaJl  trenches  in  the  lorm  of  a  little 
trough,  CO  place  there  the  flips  or  (hoots, 
which  are  afterwards  covered  with 
earth.    R 

AUGES  ""  jfjhono'py']  two  points  in  a 
planet's  orbit,  otherwife  called  Apfides^ 

AUGMENT A'TIONS  [in  Heraldry "^ 
Wtt  additional  charges  frequently  given  as 
m  particular  mark  of  honour,  and  gene- 
rally borne  either  on  an  efcutcheon  or 
canton. 

AUGMB'NTUM  SjfUaBicum  [in GramJ 
h  wheq  a  letter  or  fylUbte  it  added  at 
the  beginning  of  a  word*  fo  char  the 
number  of  fyllables  is  increased,  as  Wir7», 
|Tt/ff'7or,  STb4«,  irirup*. 

AUGMF^TUM  sfiijkicm  £|o  Qrm.'} 


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it  wfae;^  a  fhort  vowel  \t  changed  ini 
long  on<r,  or  a  diphthong  into  a  longc 

AU'GURAL  lai^uralisy  LJ    of  or 
Ionising    to  an  aiigur  or  foothfayer. 

To  AU'GURE  [augurare,  JL.J  toj 
did,  to  con}e&ure  or  guefs. 

AU'GURS,  Augurs  were  Co  called 
iher  of  avium  geftUi  the  gelture  or  fly 
of  birds,  or  avium  garritu,  rhe  Mff 
and  chatter ini  ot  birds.  Romidiu 
founder  of  Rome  was  himfelf  a  great  p 
ficient  in  the  art  of  Augury^  and  as 
divided  the  city  into  three  tribes^  fo 
Appointed  three  augurs,  one  for  e 
tribe.  The  pi  in^  ipal  order  of  their  prie 
who  divined  by  the  flight  of  birds,  tl 
manner  was  to  ftand  on  an  high  row 
holding  their  lituus  or  divining  ftaff 
their  hand,  and  with  that  they  b) 
motion  as  it  were,dividing  the  hearen 
CO  feveral  qurters,  made  their  obfer 
tions  from  which  of  tbefe  quarters  i 
birds  appeared,  and  on  that  quarter 
fered  facrifice  and  made  prayers,  i 
afterwards  gave  ihe'r  judgment  ;  tl 
were  at  firft  but  three,  but  afterwa 
were  augmented  to  fifteen,  their  peri< 
were  inviolable,  and  their  chara&er  i 
impeachable  on  any  ctime  or  cattle  wli 
focvt  r, 

AU'GUSTy  the  feventh  month  in  i 
year,  fo  called  from  the  emperor,  w 
having  conquered  Egypt j  and  put  an  % 
to  the  civil  wtr,  entered  chac  month  i 
to  his  ferond  confulfliip. 

AUGUST,  the  anciet^s  painted  Aug 
like  a  young  man*  wt:h  a  fiene  conn 
nance,  drefsM  in  a  flame^colour'd  rol 
having  his  head  adorn*d  with  a  Paris 
of  wheat,  aod  having  a  basket  of  lumir 
fruits  on  his  arm,  and  a  fickle  at  his  be 
bearing  a  vi£lim. 

AUGUSTa'LIA,  feftivals  inftttmed 
honour  of  Cafar  Augt^ut,  on  the  la 
of  Odober,  becauie  in  this  month  he  i 
turned  ,co  Rome,  adorned  with  lam  eh 
vidory  and  conqueft  ^  having  left  all  c 
provinces  of  the  empire  in  peace. 

AUGU'STNESS  [of  at^ufte^  F.  m^i 
tuSf  Z.J  reyahielSy  majefticknefs,  venei 
blenefs. 

AUGUST A'LIS  [tmong  the  Rfmut 
a  title  given  to  the  pontift  or  prieft»  w 
dire£^ed  or  fuperintended  the  games  p< 
formed  in  honour  of  A^gufius* 

AUGUST A'US,  a  title  «iven  hy  tl 
Xwians  to  all  the  officers  of  the  emp 
ror's  palace ;  €So  to  certain  magistral 
in  cities,  alTo  to  ih6  leader  of  the  fi 
ranks  in  an  army. 

AVI'SO,  advice,  inteUigenee  en 
▼er^ifemenc  of   fomoUupg  to   be  m 

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AU 

itrrODS  [dvitMs,  U]  that  which 
Me  n  OS  by  our  aaceftors,  ancieoc,  of 

AraiS'KTUM,  advice.counfel.  Oid 

in00L0US[4iriJiil«5,X.]  fomewhtt 

iMVARD  rcpanb,&fx.l  natowgrd 

iOlWARDNESS  [of  JEnepb.  Sax.^ 

iOlinCK  [tuOetious,  X.  j   belonging 

iC'LA,  1  conrt  baron.    Old  Rfc.  ^ 
Al^llCH  (m  fame  foreign  aniyerfities]) 
*tn  vUch  a  young  divine    maintains 
■^ikWfliifioQ  of  a  new  doAor  of 

C-N  [in  Prmce]  «  mea'iire,  at  X(w- 
^Xfail  to  ID  ell  Englijh  at  lioRi, 
toil  at  caUi/  to  i.  51.  and  ac  Par'u 
•095. 

AirMBRT,  a  capboard  for  viaaa!s. 

*OKl  "I  a  GermM  meafure  of  nbe- 

ttllB}    wiflt  wine,   containing  40 

AC'WEj.ET)  a  pancake  made  of  eggs 
A'SIELET   I     after  the  A'ffic^  way.  F. 
K^HE  [Urn  word]  for  alms. 
ttVONER,  a  diariboter  of  alms,  an 

A^HAlUS,  antiquated,  OldUec. 

ATOIDanCB  [in  FaSf]  is  by  the  deach 
a^iacBBbem. 

JTOIDANCB  [in  lafl    may  be  by 
■v,  fbrality,  deprivaiion»   defigna- 

mt  Do'  POIS  [mZam]  fach  mer- 
■B^A  as  are  we(gh*d  by  this  weight, 
■<  *c  by  TVot  weight. 

WOSEnnrA,  a  bSd,  called  a  Scoper. 

To  AYO'W  [avouer^  F.]  to  own,  con- 
■  w  icknowledae,  to  grant. 

ATOWEE  1  p^  term]  he  to  whom 
JDfO^Uf  the  right  of  adrowfon 
jf^  ^^loch  belongs,  fo  that  he  mav 
g"t|hrfto  in  his  own  name  s  and  is 
2^*d  from  thofe  who  prefent  in 
Tf^*  aittc,  as  a  guardian  for  his 
^. 

■w'SAL,  a  eonfeflioo. 

*^»  taentle  gale  or  blaft  of  wind  5 
■%«ka!ation  or  Tapour,  a  gentle 
■■"5*c'*«'  air. 

WHldTiUM    [q[  aurum,  1.  gold] 

il2P  ^  ^*^  ^'o™  "*  colour, 
J«W  JUexmirina  [to  MedianeJ  a 
"i^Pttw  or  antidote. 
if^XlA  [Bor^]  the  herb  golden 
***'  or  gald  SMhados. 

^*^IA  [with  lidtiralifis'}  the  firft 
te^e  of  cte  Cmctf  of  197  in- 


AU 

AUKH'OLA  fwith  Romj/b  ScbtnOmemJ 
a  fpeciil  reward  beftowed  on  nurtyra^ 
virgins,  dodors  and  other  faints,  on  ac- 
count of  their  having  performed  works 
of  fnpererogation. 

AUREOLA  [with  Vmntert^  Jefc']  % 
crown  of  glory  with  which  faints,  maiw 
tyrs  and  ceofefTors  are  adorned,  as  % 
mark  of  their  having  obtained  vi^ry. 

AQRICHA'tCUM  [hft(x*^*^y  Or*} 
a  fifbitious  metal  commonly  called  braft 
made  of  copper  and  lapis  cdlaminam* 

AURICHALCUM  fih 
Cbymicalffritings]  is  ex-    /\       ^^^ 
prefled  by  one  of  thefe    SZ     -^^ 
chara^ers,  O         ^s^ 

AURKS,  an  ancient  punilhment  amow 
the  Saxons^  of  cutting  off  the  ears  u 
church-robbers  and  other  felons. 

AU'RICLH  [i*i«it.]  the  external  csr, 
or  that  part  of  it  that  is  prominent  from 
the  head. 

AURI'COMUM  lBotanf2  «  lund  of 
Crow-foot,    Z. 

AURI'CULA,  a  little  ear,  the  outfids 
of  the  ear,    i. 

AURICULA  [with  Botmnfis]  the  herb 
Borage  s  alfo  the  flower  called  BearVear* 
or  commonly  Riccolus. 

AURICULA  JudA  [PbamuKyJ  JeWa- 
ear,  a  fort  of  fubilance  that  grows  «i 
the  trunk  of  the  elder-tree.    X. 

AURICULA  Leporis  iBoUmy}  HareV 
ear  or   Scorpion- wort. 

AURICULA  Maris  IBotmof]  the  herb 
Moufe-ear.    L, 

AURI'CULA  Vffi  [Botaiy'J  the  heib 
Bear>>ear.    JL. 

AURI'CULjB  cordis  Iwith  jtaatomifis] 
the  two  auricles  of  the  heart,  feated  ac 
the  bafis,  over  the  ventricles,  their  ulb 
is  to  receive  the  venal  blood  from  the 
vena  cava  and  ptdmonans,  and  as  It  wer« 
to   meafnre  ic  into  the  ventricles. 

AURICULA'RIS  <f^ititf,  the  little  &». 
ger,  fo  called  becaufe  u  is  ufed  commcm* 
ly  to  pick  the  tu,    L. 

AURICULA'RIUS,  a  iccretary.  Old 
Records, 

AURI'GO[withFfyjicMii]  cheyeUow 
fiundice.    L» 

AURIPIOME'NTUM,  a  fort  of  arftX' 
nick  of  a  gold  colour,  yellow  orpimenc 
or  orpine.     1. 

AURlPlGMENTUAf    [with  CtyaMoi 
miters']  is  exprefs^d  /'\y\ 
by  one  of  thefo  cht-  C  /  \J 
racers. 

AU'RIS,  an  ear.    £. 

AURO^RA  [of  aura,  JL.  or  A?ae»  0$.! 

the  morning  twilight «  che  dawn  or  breaC 

ot  day  s    which  begins  to   appear  when 

tht  fliB  it  c^no  within  x8  degrees  of  tb« 

^      k0riaen» 

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AU 

^ricnfiy  tad  inis  when  It  U  rlfen  < 
^ve  ie. 

AURORA,  flccordTng  to  the  poets,  was 
the  <Uughcerof£)^aRan4  Jieia,  whom 
Orpheus  calfs  the  fore- runner  of  :he  god 
^tmp  becaufe  ibe  U  that  light  that  gives 
notice  of  the  rifing  of  the  luo  above  our 
henifphere.  Others  fay,  ibe  was  the 
daughter  of  Titan  and  the  earth,  becau/b 
to  "ich  as  fail  on  the  water  or  travel  on 
the  jplain^  the  light  of  the  morning  feems 
to  ti£t  out  of  the  earth,  and  proceeds 
from  the  fun,  who  immediately  follows 

AuroTd  is  reprefented  by  the  |^oecs»  as 
rifing  out  of  the  ocean,  riding  m  a  goU 
den  chariot,  havbg  her  fingers  of  a  vio- 
let or  a  rofey  or  «  faffron  colour,  drop- 
ping with  a  gentle  dew»  by  this  denoting 
the  colours  we  fee  in  the  morning,  cau- 
fed  in  the  air  by  the  light  and  vapours, 
Vtrgii  defcribes  her  afcending  with  hor* 
fes  of  a  flame  colour  i  Theocritus  with 
white  with  refpeft  more  to  the  nature 
of  light  itfelf,  than  to(  the  vapours  which 
trife  with  it. 

Aurora  is  faid  to  be  the  mother  o» 
the  ftars  and  winds,  ArgtfleSt  ZePbyrus^ 
Boreas  and  Hotus.  The  mythologies  fay 
Ae  is  mother  of  the  winds,  becaufe  after 
m  calm  in  the  night,  the  winds  rife  in 
the  mornbg  as  attendants  upon  the  fun, 
by  w^oie  heat  and  fight  they  are  be- 
gotten. 

AURO'SB  [aurofut^  X.]  foU  of  sold. 

AUHULBNT  lauruleatus^  1}  flowing 
with  gold. 

AURUM,  gold.    £. 

AURUM  ieg'm^  [i.e.  qaee&'t  gold]  a 
certain  revenue  peculiar  to  a  queen  con- 
Ibvc  of  Great  Bruahi.   L* 

AUSPEX,adtvmerbybtrdss  the  man- 
aer  of  his  performinc  his  divination  was 
thus  I  the  au/pex  Stood  upon  a  tower 
wi(|i  bis  head  covered  with  a  gown  pe- 
culiar to  his  office,  which  was  called 
tana^  and  turning  his  fiace  towards  the 
IE4/?,  holding  a  Ihort  ftrait  rod  in  his 
hand,  only  a  little  turmng  at  one  end, 
called  JJtuusi  he  marks  out  the  hea- 
vens into  4  quarters,  having  doi»  this, 
be  ftays  and  waits  for  the  omen,  on 
which  quarter  the  birds  fiy. 

AUSPI'CIA  [of  avis  a  bird,  and  cot- 
J^icie  to  behold  or  obfervel  obfervations 
And  prediftions  taken  from  birds. 

Some  of  thefe  auf^ia  or  omens  were 
taken  from  the  chattering  or  finging  of 
birds  and  others  from  their  flying  :  The 
former  they  called  OJ^iitfi,  the  latter  Pra 
petes  I  of  the  firffc  fort  were  crows,  pies, 
owls,  yc.  of  the  fecood,  oagles^  vultures 
•odthe  likei 


AU 

The/e  Au/^ua  were  alfo  taken  fj-a 
chickens  in  a  coop  or  pen,  and  the  sna 
ner  of  divining  from  them  was  as  fc 
iowst  The  Ai^  or  Aa^wr  made  hie  o 
fervadon  early  in  the  morning,  and  cos 
mandiq;  a  general  filence,  ordered  d 
coop  to  be  opened,  and  threw  down 
handful  of  com  or  crumbs  to  them,  a< 
by  their  aaious  alterwards  took  the 
mens. 

If  the  chickens  immediately  ran  fie 
terii^  to  the  meat,  if  they  fcatter'd 
with  their  wings,  if  they  pafs'd  hy 
without  taking  notice  of  it,  or  if  cli« 
flew  away  j  they  accounted  the  omets  1 
be  unfortunate,  and  to  portend  noctWb 
but  danger  or  mifchance. 

But  u  they  leaped  immediately  oor 
the  coop,  and  fell  to  picking  up  cbe  szae 
10  greedily,  as  to  let  iome  of  it  drop  o: 
of  their  mouths  upon  the  pavement,  cIm 
looked  upon  it  as  an  omen  of  alTujxd  lia 
pinefs  and  fucceft. 

^   AUSPrciAL  lau/piciaUsy  1.}  pertaii 
ing  to  foothfaying  or  divination. 

AUSPl'CIAL  [au/piciaiis,  X.]  fort 
nate,  happily  begun,  profperous,  favour. 
ble,  lucky. 

AUSPrciOUSNESS  [of  tf^/Jwcf,  F.  m 
fficium,  X.1  profperouiheis,  happinefs. 

AU'STER,  the  fouthwind,  alfo  cl 
fbuth  part  of  the  world.    X. 

AUSTE'RE  Tafie  [aifienu,  L.]  a  taft 
which  leaves  fome  roughnefs  on  the  mouc 
and  tongue,  as  vitriol,  Ufc. 

AUSTfi'RULOUS  [oifieruhu,  U]  foia 
what  harih. 

AU'STRAL  Signs  [Afimmi^l  am  ch 
fix  fouchern  figns  of  the  zodiack,  wis.  i 
tra,  fiorfio,  figittariusf  capriconms^  4 
^uarius  and  pijces. 

AUSTRl'Nfi  C^fif^ifiitf,  X.]  foucben 
foutfaerly. 

AUSTU'RCUS  a  GoAwark,   hence 
^Iconer,  who  keeps  theie  kind  of  havriu 
is  called  an  Cflringer.  J 

AUTER  DROIT  [Fr.  taw  Term}  I 
where  perfons  fue  or  are  fued  in  aoc 
ther's  right,  as  executors,  adminiUrarori 

isrc* 

AUTERFOITS  Acquit,  a  plea  by  a  cri 
minal  that  he  was  Heretofore  acquitce 
of  the  fame  creafon  or  felony-  F, 

AUTHE'NTICALKSSS,  Renuineoefi 
the  being  fupported  by   good  authoraci 

AUTHfi'NTlCKS  the  name  or  title  c 
the  third  volume  of  the  Romaa  civil  law 
fo  termed  becaufe  it  has  its  authoric 
from  itfelf;  as  proceeding  from  cli 
mouth  of  the  emperor.  It  is  a  tome  t 
new  conflitutioBS  appointed  by  the  esn 
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AXS 

airintfte  body  of  die  Imw  tiaier  cme 

finmiTAnnVENESS  {ofautborl^ 
«,  L]  tk  tfiioi  b7  aochoricy  aucho- 
nuiis  lypwftncCa 

tflQCTPHALUS  [of  ^Ur^t  his  own. 
B<4^,  Gr.  betdj  one  wko  is  his 

KJTO^CHTHONCS    Idvrix^mnt  of 
««  UdT,  iBd  x^^  <be  eacch,   Cr.  ] 
m  flCfU  tad  firft  inhabicancs  of  aoy 
of  che  verjr  earth 
die  iDoft  ancient 
Creice  were  fo 

'^  «d  *0^*^  power.  Or,  ]  havio^ 
pvtt  b  UaifelF,  ftipremacy. 

inOOUTlCAL    l    [  of  *Vto«^- 

AIOCRATCyRULi  TM^^Gr.J  felf- 
?•■*■,  fairtnie. 

ttrO'CRAPHY  I  auttgrii^fhm,  Z. 
^'^gyii  of  dnjit  and  3^0^*  ^-  '^^ 
^jctepcevGar  01  own  hand  wrl- 
■|,flf»  pstScBhr^rfon;  alfo  che 
^^  or  my  creariSb-'or^  difcoorle  in 
"*ioii  60m  a  copy  of  Jt^  -  *' 

^iOTOONE'SlA  [«fcrrMifJiW«,.^  <£» 
^  yA  *aU,  to  more,  Gr.  J  a  ftee 
■"■f  of  itfelf  to  and  fro, 

^ShfUktOS  [dtnoft^Tot  of  dvrit 
■'H^F"**  or  <^»TDfcATJc  fponcaneous, 
AJ I Iclf-aioriog  engine;  a  machioe 
*iKb  In  d^  principle  of  motion  wiih- 
•^  goiif  either  by^  a  vice,  fcrew, 
%^  «  vetghc  s  any  piece  of  mechan- 
^te  feeau  to  move  of  iti«14»  clock. 
A^h,br. 

WfOMATOM  f  with  p*j(|fc  mi' 
*»]  demotion  of  the  heart,  the  work- 
%  of  :he  bowels. 

AWmatoRY  [amomatwia  Z.]the 
^^iacBceof  making  clocks,  watches, 
g°*  fach  fflichioea  as  move  of  them* 

•TWHOtOS  [«rcfTafS^f,  oT  Jvrle 
^h'f  10  betr.  Or.  J  in  thtCiwlZamti 
J'fkEa  ro  the  Tery  (ad»  or  kaviog 
•jgfce  ftole  about  hinu 

■TOTHEIST  of -^irTo^  and  esir.Ood, 
Sl«  who  beHeves   Cod*s'  feli-fub- 


J!^9M  Ididwmuu^  X,]  harreft,  the 
2*  ?■  ^  ^k  of  Auitffi  to  the 
JI'ywoBfer.  The  Egyptims  us'd 
Jg»  aaiumn  [HierogSpkicaUfX  by 
iJ^f^diftiUiog  venom  into  the  body 

^^HN  [wichA&r^^mjfr]  the  time 
B*e  when  the  operation  of  the  phi- 
HJj^ftone  is  brought  to  maiuiicy. 
^nniNAt  Fomr  [with4|9nm0m.] 
ni<t(haffQijioziai  points »  b^pgih»t 


AX 

from    which  the  fun  begins  to  defctal 
towards  the  honh  pole. 

AUTUMNAL  Ef^iax  lAftrm.^  ch« 
time  when  che  fun  is  m  the  autumnal  points 
AUTUMNAL  Siffit  f  AUtmu  ]  ar« 
Chofe  thro'  which  the  (iin  pafles  during 
(he  autumn  feafon  }  they  are  ftbta  JcoT" 
Uus  and  Sagittaruu- 

AUTUMN A'LI  A,  tbofe  fruits  of  ch« 
earth  that  are  ripe  in  autumn  or  har* 
Tea,  JL 

AUTU'tf NITY  [  mdwmtast  L.  ]  th« 
time  of  harveft« 

AUTU'ROY  f  i«r«r^itf,    L.   of  «^if 

felt,  andS^sv,  Qr.  work!  Ieir*workix^* 

AUOCBSIS  [mu^i^itt  Gr^  increafe. 

AUXILIATION^  help,  aid,   fuccour, 

AUXIUUM    [with  rbffictam'i   anf 

medicine  that  is  good  agatnft  a  diieafe.  Z. 

AUXiLIUM  facen  Jucm  m  curU  ft- 

gis  (i.  e-  to  be  the  affifter  and  foliicicdr 

for  another   in  the  king's  court}  an  ol^ 

fice  in  ancient  times  folemnly  undertaken 

by  fome  courtiers  for  their  dependanu.  X* 

AUXILIOM  peUre  £  ld9  Term  ]  co 

pray  aid  or  fuic  in  a  caofe  s  as  when  an  ta* 

terior  tenant  is  impleaded,  and  isincapa* 

ble  to  defend  the  right  in  his  own  name« 

he  prays  aid  of  the  fuperior  lord  to  affift 

aod  juftify  his  plea.  U 

AUXILIUM  BjegUt  money  ratied  for 
the  king's  ofe,  and  iervice.  L. 

AUXILIUM  vlcecomutm^  the  «>d  or 
cuftomary  duties  paid  to  che  Iberiff  for 
the  better  fupport  of  his  office.   X. 

To  AWAIT  [of  M^t»Teut.\  to  waft 
for, attend  upon;  alfo  ready  to  befoll one 
(fpoken  of  ill) 

AWI'ULLNBSS,  revttednefs,  terror- 
bringing  quality. 
AWNl  [with  HkiAAutefiU  the  fpir* 
ANB  I     or  beard  of  barley,  or  other 
bearded  grain  i  alfo  the  beard  that  growl 
out  of  the  hnsk  of  corn,  or  grais* 
AX  VBTCH,  an  herb. 
AXILLA  [in  Anatonvf]  the  cavity  un- 
der the  upper  part  of  the  t^m^  common* 
iy  called  the  arm-pit.  X. 

AXI^NOMANCY  [dxinonmtia,  X.  of 
dltHfietfrtiA,  Gr.  ot  a'^if)  a  hacchec, 
and  /u«VTc/gi,  Gr,)  divination  by  an  ax  or 
hatchet,  which  they  fixed  fo  exadly  upon 
a  round  ftake,  that  neither  end  might 
outpoife  or  weigh  down  the  other  ;  then 
they  prayed  land  repeated  the  name  of 
thofethey  fufpeded,  and  the  perfon«  ac 
whofe  name  the  hatchet  made  any  ch0 
leaft  motion,  was  pronounced  guilty. 

AXI'OMA  [with  Lo^iciansj  is  the  dif- 
pofing  one  argunnent  with  another  wher9 
a  thing  is  faid  to  be  or  not  to  be. 

AXIOMA^TICKS  rAxiomatici^  X.  oT 
«  (i«jMT|ji«J,  Gr,2  pezl09  worthy  of  ibm« 

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AX 

iignicy  or  publick  o^lice. 

AXIS,  properly  fignifics  a  line  or  long 
piece  of  iron  or  wood,  pafling  cbiough 
the  center  ot  a  S^^here^  which  is  mc- 
Tcable  upon  the  fame. 

AXIS  [with  Botamfls'}  (by  a  metaphor 
ttken  from  the  axis  of  a  wheel,  which 
is  that  fmooth  part  about  which  it  turns) 
is  the  fmooch  part  in  the  center  oi  fome 
fruits  about  which  the  other  parts  are 
diipofed. 

^  AXIS  of  the  earth  IGeagrapby'}  is  a 
Hght  line  upon  which  the  earth  per- 
forms its  daily  rotation. 

AXIS  of  a  planet  {Afiron,']  ts  a  right 
line  drawn  thro'  (he  center  of  the  planet, 
and  about  which  it  revolves. 

AXIS  of  a  circle  1  C^A 
AX  IS  of  a  Sphere  f  tron.^ 
IS  a  ftraic  line  palfnig  thro' 
the  center  from  one  fide  to 
r^  another,  and  is  the  fame 
as  diameter, 
AXIS    lArctiteSureJ  is 
^  otherwife  called  Cathetus. 

^  AXIS  [  of  the  loniel  Capital  ]  i»  t 
line  pafTing  perpeodicular  through  the 
middle  of  the  eye  of  the  volute. 

^iril  AXIS  (Architea.}  is  the  axis 
of  a  twifted  column  drawn  fptrally,  in 
orderltotrarethc  circumvolutions  without. 

AXIS  of  a  Magnet,  is  a  line  paffing 
through  the  middle  of  a  magnet  length- 
wife,  in  fuch  manner  that  however  the 
magnet  is  divided,  the  loadftone  wili^  be 
made  into  two  loidftones,  if  ihe  divi- 
fion  be  according  to  a  plane  wheiein  fuch 
line  is  found. 

AXIS  [in  Peritrocbio'J  a  machine  for 
the  raifing  of  Weights  confilUng  of  a 
cylindrical  oeam  which  is  the  axis  lying 
horizonUlly,  and  fupported  at  each  end 
by  a  piece  of  timber,  andforaewhere  about 
it  it  hath  a  kind  of  tympanum  or  wheel 
which  is  called  the  pcritrochium,  in  the 
circumference  of  which  are  made  holes 
to  put  in  ftaves  (like  thofe  of  a  wind-* 
Icfs  or  capftan,  in  order  to  turn  the 
axis  round  the  more  caiily,  to  raife 
the  weight  by  a  rope  that  winds  round 
the  axis. 


A  X 

AXIS     [  in    Qmick 

SeSions'}  is  a  line  that 
goes  thro*   the  middle 


i  defined.  It  is  alfo 
the  firji  or  principal 
axity  in  contradifltnc* 
tion  to  the  conjugate 
or  Secondary  axis. 

Conjugate    AXISl 

Second  AXIS  f 
[of  an  €ilip[is2  is  the 
line  F  E  drawn  from 
the  center  of  the  fi- 
gure C,  parallel  to 
the  ordinate  M  N, 
and  perpendicularly  to 
the  tranfverfe  axis  AP.  _ 

^  AXIS,  determinate  [in  9o  HyperioU 
IS  a  right  line  drawn  between  rhe  v< 
texes  or  tops  of  rhe  oppofue  feaions. 

AXIS  indeterminate  [of  an    I^peri 
is    a  right  line  which  divides  into    t« 
equal  parrs,  and  at  right  angles,  an  t 
finite  number  of   lines  drawn  parallel 
one   another  within  the   bypert>ola. 

AXIS  [in  ^  MecbanicksJ  as  the  axis 
a  ballance,  is  the  line  upon  which 
turns  or  moves. 

AXIS  ofaConicl,  Is  the  right  line  ' 
fide  upon  which  the  triangle  turns  < 
makes  its  motion  in  forming    the  con 

AXIS  of  a  Lens  [Opticksj  i*  a  ri^ 
lioe  palling  along  the  axis  of  that  fol 
whereof  the  Lins  is  a  fegment. 

AXIS  of  any  Glafs  [Opticls']  is  a  rigl 
line  drawn  perpendicularly  through  il 
center  of  the  glafs,  and  if  it  be  a  M 
vex  glafs,  thro*  the  thickefl  part  i  or 
it  hi  a  concave  glafs  thro*  the  chtoae 
part  (which  in  each  of  them  is  tenn< 
rhe  pole  of  the  gl-isy  dircftly  on  t) 
center  of  the  fphere,  of  which  the  gla 
figure  is  a  fegmenr, 

AXU'NGIA  a  kind  of  fat,  rhe  fofte 
of  any  that  is  in  the  bodies  of  anirosli 
alfo  the  fwarf  or  greafe  in  the  axi 
tree  of  a  wheel ;   boar's  greafe. 

AXbNGiA  [of  Glafs}  called  alfo  tl 
fait  ot  gall  of  ghfs,  is  a  fcum  which 
taken  off  from  the  top  of  the  maciei< 
glafs  before  it  is  vitrified. 

AZAPfiS  r  )n  the  Tmlifb  army  ]  v 
the  old  Mt^mem  banis  more  sncio 
than  the  janizaries  themfelves,  but  vei 
much  defpis'd  s  they  are  ma(]e  ufe  of  i 
Pioneer  St  and  are  fometTmes  merely 
bridge  to  the  korfe  io  loniiby  ground 

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.  B 


B  A 


■I  k  Mif  bSdoes  CO  £11  op  the  ditches  It  bttchelof  of  arts  s    B.  V,  Beata  vlrgrl 
ciMtt  bcieged.  I'*  ^-  (he   Blefled  Viiigin,  fc.  Maria, 

. _    . .    ->..«-•    ^   %.._,       g  |-  ^jjjj  i)i^  jncientsj  a  numeral  dc- 


AtUOLE  [wich  Boimi^s}  a  kind 
K  Btt^'tree,  cbe  leaves  of  which  are 
ftepcftf,  rhc  iowcr*  grow  in  dufters, 
^imieverd  leaves,  which  appear 
XKv£e,  tbe  frait  is  fmaller  chan  a  med- 
^  fad,  £id  of  ao  agreeable  catte. 

nuomi  r)iMl»  oae  wbofe  ftyle  or 
^■BD  is  ac  light  angles  to  the  plane 
t-M  borkoR. 

Bfftkd  AZIMUTH  [In  jtfhmoavf] 
■  9e  lyparecc  di^an*^  ol  the  fun  from 
IB  lacih  or  fooch  poixx  of   the  com- 

A'ZiONES  [of  m.  privative,  and  2»y», 
Cr.  a  uae  or  coooEry  ]  with  Mjftbo. 
Ifpi,  Inch  gods  as  were  not  private  di- 
fciis,  of  aof  pantcular  country,  but 
•CB  ackaavtodged  as  gods  in  every 
oacj,  tod  weie  worOiipped  by  eveiy 

ATOUJo^  dxtmo,  Jtdl-  or  aztdy  S^ 
*ych%BBes  Une,  or  of  Lazulus  lapis, 
L]  :k  oofeor  of  tbe  sky. 

k^LUKB  lin  Beraldiy]i'e. 
I  b&oe  s  thTa  colour,  uiallim 
Uyty  confifts  of  much  red 
atd  a  little  white,  and  re 
prefenu  the  colot  r  of  the 
Af  in  a  clear,  fun»fljincy  d«y, 
and  inei^raving  isexprefi'd 
^  htt  drawB  a-croU  the  (bield,  as  in 
atefoKcheoa. 

'Ab  coloiir  %mfi^*  jaftice,  chaftiiy, 
ksS^,  lonlry,  and  eternal  felict:y  -, 
^  varOy  nrtoes*  beanty,  praife,  meek- 
^^mikf,  Tiaory  yperfeverance.riches . 
»^p»«  aoa  recreation  j  of  the  planets, 
fimt  aad  Jt^ittr  I  of  metals,  tin ;  oi 
^oois  ftooes,  the  Turhy  ftone  ;  of  the 
■•«*«  of  the  year,  September  \  of  the 
^  af  ffce  week,  trednefof,  and  Frida/ : 
«  SKI,  the  poplar  i  ot  flowers,  the  vi- 
^»  of  foai*iooted  animals,  the  came- 
flBi<tf fowls,  the  peacock)  of  human 
rid^aoBs,  the  fa^oine  s  and  of  the 
H*»y'oth. 

ATWTES  [  *{'w<iTir,  Gr» ']  pcrfons 
*^  coBBamcate  ot  the  euchariK  with 
^OKKi  bread. 


ObC  Creek 


B 

Bt  match  'BlE«i^}/h, 
lie  Creeks  S  Hehrew^  are  the  fe- 

^iettcrs  of  thefe  alphabets* 
^  ia  fj^^  words,  is  not  heard  or 

P^aaaced  3»fter     m,  as  climb,    dunS, 

(  «  iM  as  an  abbreviation   of  feve^ 
*tai*,  at  B.  A.  BaccsiawiHs  Mtiwn 


noting  300. 

B,  with  a  da(h»  over  it  fignifies  ^ooo, 

BA'AL  [  in  Heb,  TU^,  fignifies  lord 
or  mi^htyj  an  idol  of^he  Moabites  and 
Pbmicianft  called  alfo  Bel,  and  is  thought 
CO  have  been  the  firft  of  idols. 

When  the  fcripture  mentions  Baal 
without  any  other  addition,  we  are  to 
underttand  tbe  God,  who  by  the  Tagant 
was  efleemed  the  chief  Deity,  or  7«- 
piter.  So  that  in  the  language  of  the 
Heathens  Baal  imports  as  much  «s  Je» 
bovah  and  Adonai  in  the  facred  wriiinf  s» 

BAAL  BE'RITH  [nn3-7U3»  «•?*• 

f.  the  lord  of  the  covenanij  this  was 
another  god  of  the  Pbeeniciaiu,. 

BAAL  GAD  [IJi  7y3,  i.e.  the  lord, 
of  a  troop j  was  the  God  from  who  e 
providence  and  will  all  worldly  felicity 
did  proceed. 

BAALIM  rCD^7y3,  Heb.  i.  e.  Uffds^ 
fome  learned  wriieisunderHand  by  Baa- 
lim the  deified  fouls  of  men,  and  fome 
apply  it  to  tbe  Semones  or  Sermdei,  i.  e* 
to  the  half  gods  of  the  Fagans  It  is 
more  probable,  chat  ifaey  worlhipped 
the  fun  and  ftars,  of  which  they  did  dai- 
ly experience  iheir  goodnefs  and  power. 

BAALPE'oR  [iiys  7y3>-«^^* 

B«iX^>a»p,  Gr^']  was  an  obfccne  deity  of 
the  Moabites  at  mount  Teor  beyond  ^or- 
dan.  Some  think  this  to  be  Jupiter 
Tonanj,  i.  e.  jfupiter  ihc  thaderer  i  others 
take  it  for  Saturn  or  the  lun  )  but  others 
are  of  opinion  that  it  was  Triapus  tba 
lafcivious  and  obfcene  deity  ;  tor  that 
the  Jews  werfliipped  him  after  the  fame 
manner,  that  the  Oreelis  werfliipped  Tri" 
apus  by  committing  fornication  in  his 
temple.  And  this  deity  was  chiefly  wor- 
lhipped by  women,  and  therefore  he  was 
named  the   God  of  women. 

BAA'LZEBUB  [  :nnt-?V3«  ^^' 
BauL\  f tCi/yS,  Gr,  t.  e.  the  lord  of  fiiesj 
was  the  God  of  Ekron,  a  city  of  the  Phi' 
liftines.  Some  have  been  of  opinion  that 
the  Ifraelites  gave  him  this  name  ;  be* 
caufe  in  the  performance  of  facrifices  that 
were  offered  unto  him,  his  priefts  were 
crmenced  with  fwarmsof  flies;  where- 
as feveral  of  the  learned  JewiJh  rabbles 
fay,  and  Scaliger  from  them,  there  was 
not  a  fly  to  be  feen  in  performing  the 
facrifices  to  the  erne  God. 

BA'BEL  [7^2  H^*-  '•'•  confufion]  a 
huge  tower  mthe  lind  of  Sbinar  in  Me- 
fopotaimatitxd  to  have  been  built  $1^6 
paces  high,  havmg  an  equal  bafis  s  the 
paflage  was  round  the  fide,  and  bad  many 
aparsments  and  room*  foi  people,  cat- 


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B  A 

fle»  borfes,  carts,  \ffc»  inclofed  within 
it.  Tne  hands  ot  all  or  moft  of  the  in. 
babUanrs  oi  the  err.h  were  employed 
in  it  after  the  flood,  before  they  were 
fepara:edi  fnpr^ofed  lo  be  begun  by  the 
Order  oi  Nimrod,  to  fecure  xhem  agaioft 
a  fecond  flood.  It  was  render'd  famous 
upon  the  account  of  the  confufion  of 
lan^Hsges,  which  caufed  them  to  defift 
from  their  attempts. 

To  BA'BBL£  [babilUr^  F.]  to  prate  or 
calk  tooliOily. 
BA'BBLE  [babih  F]fimp1e  talk. 
BA'BBL EH  [un  bab'Ulard']  a  prater,  ^C, 
BA'BBLER,  an  enerr.y  to  good  manners, 
and  a  profane   perfou   [Hierqglypbicalfy] 
was  reprefeaied  by  a  gruiuin^  hog,  the 
filthy     difpofition     of    which    cauied    it 
CO  be  hited  by   all  the  eaftern  people, 
infomoch   that  it  was  a  great  crime  for 
fome  priefts  who  waited  upon  the  altars 
of  their  gods,  to  touch  a  h^g. 

BA'BYLON,  anciently  the  metropolis 
of  Chaldxa,  founded  either  by  Nimrod  or 
Belui,  and  by  Ninus  and  Szmrams  im- 
proved io  as  to  be  accoanted  one  of  the 
i'even  wonders  of  the  world  for  its  ex- 
craordiniry  walls  and  gardens.  The  ri- 
ver ^Mp^rtfffi  ran  throtgh  the  mirfdleof 
the  city,  the  two  fhores  being  joined  by 
a  bridge  of  ftupcndous  archit^Sure :  fome 
authors  wricet  that  the  city,  when  in 
its  greateft  grandeur,  wss  in  compaTs  46 
milss.  The  walls  x^cre  built  by  queen 
Smiramis  To  large  and  high,  that  Ibme 
write  they  were  ico,  others  250,  and 
others  300  feet  hi^  h  ;  but  the  moft  com- 
mon received  meafuVe  is,  ihtt  they  uere 
fifty  cubits  high,  and  fo  broad  that  three 
chariots  mi{2ht  go  upon  them  without 
danger.  Diodotus  Siculus  writes,  that 
they  were  300  or  550  ItaJLa  in  com- 
pifs,  that  IS,  ab^ve  tN^enty  two  EngHJh 
miles,  and  fivefttuia  high,  having  plea- 
fant  gardens  on  ihem. 

BA'CA,  a  hook  01  Link  of  iron,  Old 
Records, 

BACCA'TBD  'taccdtus,  1.]  befec  with 
pearls,  alio  having  many  berries. 

BACCHANA'Ll  A,  a  leftival  in  honour 
of  BaccbuSf  celebrated  with  much  fo- 
lemnity  by  the  ancient  Greelts  and  Ro- 
mans i  thefe  feafts  were  alfo  called  Orgya 
of  'Ofyh  fury  or  transport,  by  reafon  of 
the  madnefs  and  enthufiafm  that  the  peo 
pie  feemed  to  be  poflefs'd  with'  at  the 
lime  oi  their  celebration. 

BACCHA'NTBSl  the  pricftefles  and 
Ba'CCHANALS  r  priefts  of  Bacchus^ 
who  celebrated  his  tellivals  with  cym- 
ba  8,  drums,  timbrels,  noife  and  fliouts, 
running  about  fn  a  frantick  manner, 
frowned  wiUj  ivy,  yioc-iwigs,  Jsrc.  and 


B  A 

carrying  in  their  hands  a  tbyrixs  oc  I 
wreathed  with  the  fame  plints,  X. 

BAOCHaR  [  Botany  ]  the  herb  La 
gloves,  L, 

BA'CCHARACH?    [q.  BMxbi  an 

BACCHARAG  jTe.  the  altar  of  A 
cbusj  a  fmail  town  in  the  lower  pal 
note  on  the  Rbine,  about  twenty  f 
miles  weft  ot  Mctz,  famous  forexell< 
wines  catl'd   by  that  name. 

BA'CCHUSi  fome  derive  Boccbus 
^^t  a  fon,  and  \\T^t  Cbus,  f .  d. 
Ton  of  Cbus,  and  fo  they  will  have 
that  Bacchus  and  Nimrod  are  the  fame  p 
Tons  i.  but  (according  to  the  Heathen  tl 
ogony,  he  was  the  Ton  oi  Jupiter^  i 
the  nymph  Scmele.  The  poets  relate  tl 
Juno  being  acquainted  with  the  amo 
of  her  husband  Jupiter,  out  of  revei 
to  the  rival  ol  her  bed,  difguis*d  h 
felf,  and  came  to  Semele  in  the  form  a 
habit  of  an  old  woman,  telling  her  t 
it  was  for  her  honour,  that  JufH 
ftiould  vific  Ker  in  the  fame  m 
ner  that  he  did  his  wife  Jma,  r. 
in  his  glory  and  mijefty  with  his  .tbi 
derbolts  in  his  band,  ac^vifing  her  1 
next  time  he  came  to  defire  the  fav< 
of  him.  She  did  ^o^  Jstpiter  granted  1 
requeft,  but  it  prov'd  tatal  to  her, 
being  kiil'd  by  that  means  according  to^ 
no*s  defire.  But  Jupiter  immediately 
parated  the  child  from  his  dead  n 
ther,  and  infeited  him  into  his  thi; 
do'ng  thereby  the  office  of  a  mod 
(ill  the  time  was  expired  that 
fliould  be  born,  and  then  committed  h 
CO  Sitcnus  and  the  nymphs,  to  be  brooj 
up  by  them,  or,  as  others  fay,  to  Cen 
for  which  good  fervice  they  are  fahl 
to  have  been  received  up^  into  beav 
and  to  have  been  turnd  in:o  the  ft 
ca'led  Header  ^ 

Hs  is  faid  to  have  been  the  invi 
tor  of  the  ufe  of  wine,  which  hegivi 
the  Indians  to  drink^they  a:  firft  thouj 
he  had  given  them  poifon,  becaufe  it  1 
only  made  them  drunk,  but  mad  tpo,^ 

He  was  ufually  painted  with  a  mi 
upon  his  head,  or  a  gailand  of  roies, 
elfe  with  a  bald  pace,  which  was  to 
(imate  the  efFe&  of  the  ex<efs  of  wi 
In  the  one  hand  he  held  a  fickle,  in  1 
other  a  pitcher  i  he  was  always  repreA 
ed  young,  becaufe  the  moderate  ufe 
wine  warms  t)  e  blood  and  keeps  I 
body  io  a  youthful  ftrecgth  and  coienr. 

His  chariot  was  drawn  by  tygers, 
habit  was  the  skin  of  a  deer,     his  fc 
ter  was  a  laace    adorn'd  with  bnod 
of  ivy,  and  of  vine. 

His  temple  was  next  to  that  of  W 

Mf,  the  iMCOt  of  which  was  tdiatinv 

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Wrfcfii  wine  is  co  reviTe  the  ii>irlrs, 
•i£&  de  faory  in  lavemFon  i  9ni  for 
in  tofei  (he  andems  faaificed  the 
^•i|^ed  dragon  co  bzm  i  and  the 
dttsf  Dflgpye  was  alfo  coD&craced 
•Aee,  tectiM  wioe  makes  perfops  prate. 
Vm  tis  expedition  to  ^/^  it  is  re- 
f«^,  tkit  men  were  facrificed  to  him  ; 
liise  tbt  be  was  content  with  other 
fate',  ihey  oSeriog  to  him  alTo  afles 
iBriiatis,  iob:imate  that  thofe  that  are 
per?  vine  make  themrelves/orf(/Z»  as 
4iy<^^UifQvious  ts  ^oatt.  The  fa- 
cafe  were  i/aaJly  periorroed  to  Bac- 
flHia c&e  erening,  and  ^  t  night ;  the  rea- 
^c^viockctftomiieems  to  be,  that  he 
(^k  ii  reported)  carried  a  torch  before 
f^iafiu,  when  (be  was  conduded  to  be 
■tniitofZftfo. 

fi  piefts  were  either  fatyrt  or  wo- 
BKi,  inafe  women  are  faid  to  have 
feSsiei  kim  in  greac  companies  in  his 
Bi^ajtqg,  fing^g  and  dancing  con- 
*>ii^,  tad  rbey  were  called  BacciHmalt, 
te'  o^  hiry  and  madnefs. 

Tk{ietteft  folemnities  ohferv'd  to 
War,  were  the  Orgya  [of  o;ai,  Gr. 
*n»^rt  of  anger]  bccauie  their  frau- 
tt  voQeo  afed  to  doath  themfelves 
nhiiBj  of  t^ers  or  panthers,  and  run 
J«<i»D  wich  lighted  torches  in  their 
ni^ilQrhair  hanging  down  about  their 
■•ttw,  ftonting  cut,  Eu  Hoe,  Evan, 
■Av*  Rtccbe^  which  fignifies  good  fon. 

Tin  aune  it  faid  to  have  been  given 
nKikkr  Jtifiter^  becaufeinthe  war 
^t^  GuaOii  he,  in  the  form  of  a 
^at  rioleatly  upon  the  firft  and  tore 
•iafiecfi, 

^  9Kb  ef  the  poets  Baccbut  is  faid 
*KthiL  He  whom  the  Laths  call 
2^1  tad  the  Qreelj  Diairfius^  and  the 
Vm  Ofiris,  was  a  king  of  Nifa  in  Ara- 
Pftg,  who  unght  the  people  of  that, 
T^  leigbboariog  countries,  the  way 
JjWaf  Tiacs,  and  prefeiviog  bees, 
•fwtmorher  ofeful  arts,  made  feve- 


^bbODoqrof  him,  the  Greeks  in- 

^.fcfcrtl  feftival   days,    of  which 

9^  was  the    Trieteria,  Apaturlay 

••»  *d  Xfiutf,  in  the  beginning  of 

Jii^  that  he  might  blefs  the  vines. 

^%i«i  alfo  inftituted  ihc  Jfi0lia 

nfce)  in  hooonr  of  Baccbus,  ac  that 

*^  carried  the  ftatues.    The  an- 

la»  paiaced  Baccbus  with  fliort 

liQded  hiir,  with  a  leopard's  skin 

^orioagreeo  mantle,  with  a  red 

''» fell  face,  and  a  wreaih  of  fine- 

idiouthis  cemples. 


B  A 

BACCl'NIUM,  a  bafin.    Old  Records. 

BACCI'LLl  [  with  Pbyftcictns  J  meJi" 
cines  ot  a  cylindrical  figure  like  a  ftick* 
long,  round  lozfnges. 

BA'CHHLORSHIP  Ibaccalaurenty  F. 
baccalatsreatus,  X-]  the  eftace  or  conditi- 
on of  a  man  never  married. 

BACI'NA.    See  Baccimum. 

BA'CCIFER     1  [with  Botanifis]  which 

BACCI'FERA  f  bears  bei rics.     JL 

BACCl'FERiET^rwith  Botanifis j  bcar- 

BACCI'FERI    J  ing  berries.     1. 

BACK,  feems  to  be  the  fame  with 
15 ec,  in  Dutch  15t\t^  a  brook  or  rivu- 
let, and  fo  it  is  dill  ufed  in  the  north  of 
England. 

To  BACK  a  Horfe^  to  mount  or  ride 
him. 

To  BACK  a  Terfon  or  Defign,  to  afllft, 
fupport,  abet,  and  fuftain  the  perfon  that 
undertakes  it. 

BACK  BEAR  [in  Fbrefl  law]  one  of 
the  four  cafes  wherein  a  foiefter  may 
arrefl  any  oflfender  againft  vert  and  veni* 
fon,  when  he  is  found  bearing  it  on  his 
back. 

BACK  STAFF  7  [In  Navigation] 

BACK  QUADRANT  j  an  fnftrumcnc 
hjihe* French^  called  the  Englijfh  quadrant, 
invented  by  captain  Davit :  being  the  (im- 
pleft  and  exa&cft  inftrumenc  hitherto  in- 
vented for  taking  the  fun's  zenith  diftancc 
at  Tea,  by  the  helpof^vhich  the  altitude 
is  prefently  known. 

It  conGfts  of  two  arches,  the  arch  x 
of  the  lead  radius  contains  6o  degrees, 
and  that  of  y  having  the  Urged  radius 
contains  three  degrees.  It  has  alfo  three 
vanes i  the  vane  at  b  h  called  the  horizon 
vane,  that  at  S  the  fliadow  vane,  and  the 
vane  at  B  is  called  the  fight  vane. 


BA'CKWARD    1  [bjcnepb,    Sax,'] 
BA'CKWARDS   J    on,  at,  or  towards 

the  back  parts  alfo  unwilling,  loath  to. 
BA'CKWARDNESS   [bacpearbneyye, 

SaxA    an   unieadincf*   or  uuwilUngoefs  s 


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B  A 

tlfo  t  defediveoefs  ia  proficieocjr  in  any 
accainmenr. 

BA'CTILE  Hof  bactdum,  L>  a  ftick]  a 
candleftick. 

^  BA'CULUS  Divinatorius  [i.  e,  a  divi* 
ning  lUff  or  rod]  a  branch  of  hazsl-cree 
forked  and  ufcj  for  the  difcovery  of  mioes, 
ipjings.  Jgrc. 

KAG  [in  Traffick']  a  pirricular  quanti- 
ty of  f3ine  fort  of  commodities,  as  ot 
pepper  from  i  to  3  hu'idrcd  weight,  Jjfc 

BA'GA  lOld  Jjm  Records]  a  bag  or 
purfe. 

BA'GAVHL  1   [  with  the  citizens 

BETHU'GAVELJ  of  Exeter-  a  cer- 
tain tribute  or  toll  granted  to  the  citizens 
upon  all  manner  of  wares  brought  to  chai 
city  CO  be  fold,  cowards  tbc  piving  of  the 
ftreets,  repairing  of  the  walls,  and  main- 
tenance of  theciry. 

BA'GGAGE  [of  carrying  a  bag  or  knap- 
fackj  a  foldier's  rruU ;  a  camp-whore  j 
alfo  a  forry  wcn"h. 

BAGUE'TTE  [with  Arcb'it,']  a  fmill, 
round  moulding  lefs  than  an  aftragal^  fome- 
times  carTed  and  inriched  with  foliages, 
ribbands,    laurels,  Jjrc. 

BAHA'DUM,  a  chefl  or  coffer.  Old 
tiecords. 

BAIL  [in  a  Forefi'i  a  limit  or  bound, 
according  as  a  foreli  is  divided  into  the 
particular  ch  Arises  of  fever  a  1  torefters. 

BAILLE'E  [in  Lati]  the  perfon  to  whom 
the  goods  of  aperlon  bailed  are  delivered. 

BAi'LLOR  [in  Laip]  the  party  who 
delivers  lu*.h  i;oods. 

BAI'RAM  [among-the  TUris'J  a  feftl- 
val  which  they  celebrate  a:ier  the  fit  ft  of 
JtamoT^an  for  rhiee  days  together,  in  which 
no  work  is  done;  but  prefenrs  are  fenr 
from  one  to  another  with  manifeftactons 
of  joy. 

At  the  celebration  of  chefe  feafts  after 
numerous  ceremonies,  or  ra;her  ftrange 
mimickeries  in  their  mofqiies,  they  con- 
clude with  a  folemn  prayer  againft  che 
in&dels,  to  root  out  chridian  princes,  or 
to  arm  them  one  againft  another,  that 
they  may  extend  the  bounds  of  the  ob> 
fervacion  of  their  law. 

BAl'VA,  a  deity  of  the  Laplanders, 
which  fome  take  co  be  the  iun,  and 
others  the  lire)  being  worshipped  as  the 
lord  of  light  and  heat. 

lfl?ite  BA'KERS,  this  company  is  of 
great  antiquity:  Thev 
were  a  company  the  j(t 
of  Edwsrd  11.  had  a 
new  charter  x  yenry 
VII.  confirmed  by  Hen- 
ry VIII.  and  Edward 
VI,  queen  Afiiry,  queen 
Elizahetbt  king  James.  | 
Their  armi  are  fuks^  < 


B  A 

three  garbs  or^on  a  ch?ef,  an  arm  iflui 
otic  of  a  cloud  proper,  holding  a  pair 
fcales  or,   between    three  garbes  of  t 
tiTii, 

Brovn  BAKERS  were 
ihcorporaced  the  igrh 
of  king  James  I*  Their 
arms  are  gulcst  a  hand 
iflfuing  out  of  the  clouds 
proper,  holding  a  pair 
of  balance,  an  anchor 
in  a  chief,  barry  wavy 
or  and  azure  on  a  che- 
▼eron  gules,  between  three  garbes. 

BAKER  [of  bacian,  Sax.}  a   maker 
bread, 

BALA'NATED  [balanatus,  L.]  inoic 
ed  with  the  oil  of  ben. 

BA'LANCE     1  [probably  of    hilan 

BA'LLANCB  j  i.  or  balance^  F.]  o\ 
of  the  fix  fimple  powers  in  Aiecbanicl 
ufed  principally  for  determining  the  eqw 
t'ty  or  difference  of  weigh  c  in  heavy  b 
dies ;  they  are  of  feveral  forms,  as  leak 
fteel  yards,  Jjfc. 

BALANCE     "I  [with  Aftronomers']  ca 

BALLANCE  f  led  io  Latin  Lilra, 
which  this  t2s  is  the  charaderiftick, 
one  of  the  i%  figns  of  the  Zodiack,  ini 
which  the  fun  enters  at  the  auiumna^  eqa 
nox  in  September',  the  conftellation  co: 
fiffs  of  8  ttars  repreiented  on  a  globe  I: 
the  form  of  a  balance  or  pair  of  fcales. 

BALANCE  [of  the  Air']  the  weigl 
of  that  fluid,  whereby,  according  to  i 
known  property,  it  prefTeth  where  ic  i 
leaft  refilled,  till  it  is  equally  adjuftc 
in  alj  parrs, 

BALANCE  [of  Trade]  is  che  difi 
rence  or  excefs  octween  che  value  of  con 
modifies  imported  from  foreign  countrie 
and  the  value  of  ihofe  of  our  own  narti 
produdion  experted  :o  ihofe  countries. 

To  BA'LANCE  [balancer,  F.]  to  poii 
or  make  even  weight;  to  make  an  accoui 
even  j  alfo  to  confider  or  we  gh  ir  srAtu 

BALANCE  ofaH^atcb,  8cc>  that  pai 
of  it  that  by  its  motion  regulates  an 
determines  the  beats. 

BALANCE  [in  Mercbants  Accemts'J  at 
when  a  debtor  and  creditor  are  mad 
even. 

BALANrNE  Ibalaninus,  X.]  of  ck 
fruit  of  the  oak. 

BALANITES  l0nL\AfirMe,  GrJ  a  pre 
ciotts  done,  greentfli,  and  ibmewbac  le 
fembliag  Corintbiau  brafs. 

BALANinrES  [of  /UKtttQ^,  Or;}  i 
kind  of  round  cheinuts.  • 

BALA'NOS  [0a\dyQ*  of  THH^ 
Heb,  i.  r.  of  an  oak]  a  kind  oP  moft  o 
acorn  j  any  fruits  which  have  round  beadi 
u  a  walnot^  UfC. 

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I 

KMR  [with  Pbff]  t  fappofitory 
Bihcfttpeof  ao  Korn,  for  looiening 
IcWy.  I. 

UUMDS  Iwith  Autamifis)  thenm 
liAejvJ  oft  jnao  or  the  cUcoris  of  a 

1«B.    I. 

mkfk  ailed  fict  j  tmc  others  cake  it 

.iAU'SSius,  tbe  BaUfs  rub/,  a  pre- 
■■«  ftneof  t  fiinr  red  colour. 

iltiTJcyNES  IhaUtroMS^  Hon]  an 
■)t»B>«egiren  to  wicked  and  lewd 
Jfes,  fron  Jm«£rja  Balatro^  a  de- 
■Ji  fiben^BB,  whence  probably  the 
**l  kare  ^rived  their  Tokroon. 

«*UDYTR7M  fi&iMioVw,  GrJ  the 
2*  mriQt(e.flower  or  the  tree  it- 
■■  L 

lUil^j'nATB  fiBalbutiatwn,  L. 
•i«Kttfpeaking.      "^ 

IJwnES,  ftammering  fpeecfa.  1. 

UIJ)  [baft),  5ix.  probably  of  HU 
rf^-.  ^0'  JMrv  rather  cbooTes  to 
««  B  rf  liH,  r^ar.  quick  s  becaufe 
*«»  treprooe  lo  boldnefs.  Jyj.]  ha- 
JJI»  feiir  OD  the  head,  ^c.  it  alfo 
JfciWd,  the  iame  as  the  latm  au- 
■'••'is  ftillfoafed  in  the  northern 
g?of  fit^^toKf,  and  thence  comes 
f"*.  wd  bjr  jranfpofition  Winbald, 


Wlfiiri&ittl^Doblybold. 
JTOACUM    1  [with  ^IreWf^arl  an 
*f2^DIN  f  ediiice  or  piece   of 


Mb  the  fljape  of  a  canopy  or 
2*  ^FP<»rted  by  fcveral  pillars,  as  a 
T*^  oJ  to  tltar ;  alfo  a  canopy  car- 
r  "^  d»  hoft  by  the  Zmmifisi 
h£  "'^  "  "  ^"'0^  *  *«"  over 


■»t»NES$  [baltonejrje,    Sax,-]  not 
yy;  «Ub in  regard  to  fpeech,  on- 

^JUftmong  Bricltldjienl  a  great 

■J»Wai  u  ofed  in  butldtng;  alfo  a 

lui    ''  *'^''  ***  out-hoafe  or  bam. 

^l^>F.l    a   publick  danciif 

t^  [ui  BerdUry]  a  common  bear- 
3l*Jki  of  arms;  bat  always  by  he- 
i^2J^  other  names,  according  to 
^•jw  colours,  as  ogrefles,  be- 
JJW  gwes,  hurts,  peUecs,  plates, 
rrj'  *o%es,  torteanres  i  which  fee 
uS'^'  places. 

Ilt;^|.  [&<<tf.  F.]  t  reus. 

J5f*f*«>'   fof /«XJu»,  Gr.  to 
2|l!  ">  -^  *  'x^i  (Iw  Oiag  booe. 


BA 

BArLLISTBKS   [in  a  Cbufchl  to  b^ 

clofure  of  pillars,  which  rails  in  the  coo- 
monion  table. 

BALLI'STICKS  [of  hiOHfid^  X.  crofi. 
iK>ws  or  eneines  for  cafting  javelins,  great 
ftones,  ]5c.J  the  arc  of  making  foch  en- 
gines* 

BALLI'VA  [Old  Deeds]  a  whole  conn, 
ty  ooder  the  jurilHidion  A  a  therffl  ;  alfo 
a  hundred  with  refped  to  the  chief  con- 
ftabla ;  or  a  manor,  with  refped  to  the 
fteward. 

BAXLIUM,  a  fort  of  fortreft  or  buW 

wark. 

BA'tLOTA?  [iSixXs'ri^,  Gr.]  tbe  herb 

BA'LLOTE  I  Stinking  Hore-hound.  JU 

BA'LLUSTRADB,  a  row  of  baUifteis 

or  fmall  turned  pillars,  of  foch  a  height 

as  a  man  may  lean  his  elbow  npon  them  i 

fixed  npon  a  terrace  walk  or  top  of  a  build* 

ing  to  divide  it  into  two  or  more  fepa* 

rate,  osrrs. 

BA'LNEAKY  Itaiaearius,  /.]  belonc^, 
ing  to  baths,  ^c. 

BALNEAlrORY  [babieatmus^  £.]be. 
longing  CO  a  bath  or  ftove. 

BA'LSAM  [in  Tbarmacy]  certain  li- 
quors extrafted  or  drawn  from  gums  and 
rofiny  fubllances,  as  nenrous  baliam,  iaa* 
tick  balfam. 

Afopuaick  BALSAM,  a  fweec-fcented 
fpirituous  fubftance  of  the  confifteiice  of 
an  ointment,  a  perfume. 

BA'LSAMATED   IbalfimatuSt   X]    f 
nointed  with  balfam. 
BALSAMB'LLA  1  fof  fiiCXjfAfxw,  Gr,l 
BALSA'MINA    |    the  herb  of  which 
balfam  is  made. 

BALSA'MINA  Mas  [with  Botmftsl 
the  male  balfam-appls.    X. 

BALSA'MINA  Aon/W  [with  Botaniftsl 
the  female  balfam- apple.    X. 

BALSA'MITA  iBototjf]  the  herb  Coft« 
mary. 

BA'LSAMUM  [jU}M/u9y,Gr.  of  Sw!! 
mU.  ^']  Che  balfiim  or  balm-cfeS; 
br  the  juice  that  drops  from  it,  that  ia 
of  a  moft  fragrant  fcenc.    X. 

BALSA'MITOR,  an  herb,  fo  named  o£ 
Irs  balfamick  fmell. 

BAM,  at  the  beginning  of  the  names 
of  places  in  Great  Britain^  denotes  the 
quality  oi  the  place  that  is  etcher  now 
or  formerly  was  woody,  from  the  &zm 
beam,  which  fignifies  a  p7ece  of  timber, 
as  Bamfieldf  BMdrtldge^  Bamht^. 

BA'MMA  (VC«AV**,  Gr.J  a  tinfture 
or  dyt  i  alfo  a  liquor  in  which  any  thing 
is  dipped  or  ibaked.    X* 

BAND  [Banb,  S^x.]  an  ornament  or 
dotthing  lor  the  neck, 

To  BAND  [Ban\9en,  Sax,]   to  bandy, 
to  gather  into  or  coofpire  with  a  fac- ' 
tioxb  HbtM 


BA 

JS^i  BANDS  [vich  Guunefs]  hoops  oF 
iron  bindiae  cbe  nave  of  a  gua-carruge 
•t  bocii  ends. 

BAND,  any  pieee  of  ftuff  cue  long  and 
narrow,    aa  the  fwarch   bands  for  in- 

ARRIBRB  Ban.   See  Arriere* 

BA'NDBLBT  [with  Arclntea*^  any  line 

or  fiat  moulding,   as  chat  which  crowns 

the  Vofick  architrave  ;  it  eocompafTes  a 

pillar  quite  round  about  like  a  ring,  is 

freacer  than  a  lift,  but  lels  than  a  pUt- 
and. 

BANDOG  [of  hand  and  dog]   ft  di 
Irept  ia  a  baad  or  chain  $  aifo  a  maft 
or   houfe-dogs    alfo  a  dog   for  baiting 
bulls,  bears,  }gc* 

BANDcyRA  £9rtt»/irepe*Gr.]  a  kind  of 
nnfical  inftrument  with  firings. 

BA'NBFUL,  poifonous,  dtftraStvrt, 

BA'NBFULNBSS,  poifonovfnels,  de- 
UmaiTeDefs. 

The  BA'NNBR  I  of  Mother  Church  ] 
was  a  crois  given  to  a  felon  or  murderer, 
who  having  recovered  a  church  or  church- 
yard before  he  was  apprehended,  could 
not  be  taken  out  thence  to  take  his  trial 
mt  law,  but  having  confefled  his  crime 
before  the  juftice  or  coroner,  and  abjured 
the  kingdom,  was  to  carry  this  crofs  in 
bis  hand  through  the  highways  till  he 
%ras  got  oyt  of  the  king's  dominion  s 
but  this  privilege  and  the  ufe  of  fan^lua- 
ties  was  taken  away  in  the  zitk  of  king 
Jdmet  r. 

BANNIANS  [a  name  which  in  the  Jk- 
dim  language  fignifies  hmocttit  p^ple^  and 
mthout  guilej  a  religious  ftGt  among  the 
Jbdiaast  who  believe  a  uanfmi^racion  of 
fouls,  and  therefore  eat  no  living  crea- 
ture, nor  will  kill  even  noxious  animals; 
they  are  fo  cautious  of  having  commu- 
nication with  other  nations,  that  if  one 
of  a  difierent  religion  has  drank  out  of 
or  touched  their  cup,  they  break  it.  If 
one  of  themfelves  happens  to  touch  an- 
other, they  wafli  and  purify  themfelves 
before  they  eat  or  driiik.  or  enter  into 
their  houfes :  they  wear  about  their  necks 
1  ftooe  called  Titmberdu,  about  the  bi'gnefs 
of  an  egp,  which  is  perforated,  and  has 
three  ftrings  run  in  it  ;  this  flone,  they 
£iy,  reprefents  their  ^reac  god,  and  upon 
this  account  the  Indians  ihew  them  very 
creat  refped. 

•BANNIATUS  foris  [Old  XUcJ  one  ju- 
dicially bani(h'd  or  outlaw'd. 

BA'NQUET  [in  F&rtification']  a  foot- 
bank  of  earth  about  the  height  of  a 
foot  and  a  half,  and  three  broad,  rai- 
led at  ihe  rampart  at  the  foot  of  the 
parapet  for  the  foldieis  co  mount  oti  to 
fire  over. 


BA 

lAMQTJBT  [of  a  BridieJ  is  thftc  fins 
part  of  the  branch  of  a  bridle  chat 
under  the  eye,  which  is  rounded  like 
fmall  rod,  and  gathers  and  joins  the  e: 
tremities  of  a^  bit  to  the  branch,  fo  rhi 
the  banquet  is  not  icen,  but  is  cover< 
by  the  cap,  or  that  part  of  the  bit  tbi 
U  next  the  branch. 

^  BANQUET  LINE  [of  a  BridleJ  is  i 
imaginary  line  drawn  by  bit- makers  i 
long  in  torm  of  a  bit,  and  prolonged  u| 
wards  and  downwards  to  adjuft  the  4i 
figned  force  or  weakness  of  a  branchy  i 
order  to  make  it  ftiffor  ea/y. 

A  BA'NTBR,  a  jeering,  a  rattying  h 
way  of  diverfion,  ^, 

BA'NSTICKLB,   afmaUfiflt,  called 
ftickie-back. 

BAPTISM  [in  Sea  language^  is  a  a 
remony  perform'd  in  merchants  (brpi 
which  pais  the  tropick  or  line  for  th 
firft  time,  both  upon  ibips  and  men.  Th 
Baptifm  of  flsips,  is  only  the  walbia 
them  throuehout  in  fea-wacer. 

The  Bapti/m  of  paffengers  is  performe 
with  many  ceremonies  s  hue  in  perform 
Ing  either  of  them,  the  ihifs  crew  ar 
generally  made  drunk,  for  the  failors  pre 
tend  to  a  cuftomary  right  to  cut  oa  th 
beak-head  of  the  lliip,  unlefs  the  captai 
or  mafter  redeem  it. 

The  ceremonv  is  as  follows :  The  eld 
eft  of  the  ihip  s  crew,  who  has  pafs* 
the  line  or  tropick,  having  drefled  him 
felf  fantaflically,  with  a  grotefque  cap  o 
his  head,  his  Uce  black'd,  comes  carrytni 
in  his  hand  a  waggoner  or  fome  othe 
fea-booj:,  followed  by  the  reft  of  the  fat 
lors  difguifed  like  himfelf,  each  of  then 
bearing  in  his  hand  fome  kitchen-utenfi] 
with  drums  beatii^  ;  the  leader  place 
himfelf  very  gravely  on  a  feat  prepare 
on  the  decks,  at  the  foot  of  the  maia 
maft ;  and  each  iailor  or  paflenger  fwear 
before  this  antick  magiftrare,  that  he  wiJ 
foe  that  this  ceremony  be  performei 
whenever  it  comes  to  his  turn.  Thu 
failors  are  commonly  heartily  drencha 
with  whole  buckets  of  water  poured  tip 
on  them ;  but  palTengers  and  thofe  th^ 
will  give  a  little  money,  are  more  ia 
vourably  treated,  being  only  /prinklei 
with  a  little  water  s  Ihip  boys  are  com 
monly  put  Into  a  caige  and  drench'd  ai 
difcretion,  and  are  afterwards  obliged  cc 
whip  one  another^  which  they  ufually  d< 
very  fmartly, 

BAR  [in  Heraldry]  one  of 
the  honourable  members  of 
a  coat  of  arms,  which  is  di- 
vided by  it  into  two  equal 
parts  ;  it  goes  crofs  the  ef- 
cutchtoa  like  the  fcfs,  but 


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BAR  CEMEL  [m  Bgral 

irf\  is  double  fa«r  or  btrs 
that  fiand  bf  couplet,  as  in 
Che  figure  aooezdd. 

lUriB  VkrOiiil  is  tlfo  t  fifli  caSed 
tkrH 

r«  lii  ffiebi  [with  Ktrrierti]  U  to 
kkkot  open  it  aboYe  the  skio,  aod 
ifa  s  hu  beea  dxfeiinged,  aad  tied 
dm  ad  below,  to  ilnke  between  the 

bfSCL 

J^mfcdnftbtBAK  TwixhHarfe' 
Mil  is  when  a  borfe  is  ftaading  ia  a 
w,  etagyci  his  legs  upon  ibe  par- 
mhtt  tk»  is  pltced  to  iepartte  two 

.  Ic^BU  [in  Ijv]  is  tbtt  wbich 
iwetim  oT&iary,  a^d  falls  out  io  the 
ofc  a  kiad  opoD  fome  fpedal  drcani' 
btzcftbe  fia. 

iU  [k§  vora]  a  reck  Ijiog  before  t 
Mair,that  liipt  canoot  fail  over  but 

liUHA,  a  fort  of  balfsm  brought 

UlULOTS,  a  fea  of  bereticks  at 
Mfv  m  Jta^,  ^ho  bid  all  tbiiigs  in 
'"■■n,  tnn  their  wives   and   chil- 

JOANGS  [imong  tbe  Grefli  of  the 
^fiiyirr]  officers  who  ftood  at  the 
y  rf  tte  emperor's  bed-chamber  and 
n*'30ai,  trmed  with  exes  i  othei s 
2«  *^  were  officers  who  kept  the 
y  "  A«  gates  of  the  dry  where 
**  Hferor  reBded,  and  fuppoie  they 
^£f<tftavii,  who  were  fo  called 
'He  Ugffib  wofd  to  ^4r,  i. e.  to  ibut 

2^111,  a  beardy  the  hury  part  of  the 

^^^k  csprma^  to  herb,  the  flowers 
■*bkk  iefemb;e  the  beard  of  a  goat.  Z. 
JjBA  7owj  f  i.  e.  Jupitefs-hard] 
■-•AfcnjreaD  or  Houileek.  X. 
JtUCAN  (barbacmte,  Ital.]  a  ea- 
■•flpBBiag  left  in  a  wall  for  water 
f^  ii  aod  go  out  at,  when  boild- 
2^f5«M  in  pUces  liable  to  be 
r^^t  or  to  drain  the  water  off  a 

JIJ^AN  [io  M^ntaty  Afairs'S  an 
Jjw^cleii,  made  in  the  walls  of 
|*<«fonids  to  fire  upon  the  e- 

^M'A  Jfioumy]  Rochet  or  Win- 

JJI^ARY  Fstcons^  a  kind  of  hawks 
2^  taken  in  Bdrhary^  they  making 
*f^  (krot^  Uttt  coiiuciy  >  (his 


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I  Urd  IS  left  dian  the  Tiereei-geitk^  .fcui 
very  bold}   it  is  plumed  with  redundef 
the  wings,  and  is  armed  with  long  talooa 
land  ftretchers. 

BARBB,  the  armour  of  the  horfes  of 
the  andent  knights  and  fbldieie  who  wer« 
accouter'd  at  all  points. 

BARBfi'B  [in  Haaldryl 
as  cmx  hoMf^  i .  e,  harhed- 
mfs,  being  at  the  eztremi- 
mities  like  the  barbed- irons 
chat  are  ufed  for  ftriking 
fiib,  or  other  weapons  orin- 
ftittments  commonly  called  barbed^  whlc^ 
beiz^  finick  into  any  thing  cannot  ba 
drawn  one  again,  without  cutting  a  hol« 
to  make  a  pa(&ge  for  the  beards,  as  ia 
Che  figure. 

BAR  BE  Rohert  iCbokerf'}  a  particular 
way  of  dreffing  hog*s>ears. 

BARBS,  a  Tort  of  armour  for  hor- 
fes, which  covered  the  neck,  breaft  and 
crupper. 

BARBES  [with  Huskudmen]  a  diflem* 
per  in  black  cattle,  known  by   a  fupcr*  • 
fluons  piece  of  fleA    on  their   tongues, 
which  itometimes  hinders  them  from  eu- 
ing  their  meat. 

BARBED  4aid  CRBSTEI>  [in  i&ftfl- 
dn2  is  in  pkun  £1^^  wattled  and  comb- 
ed,  and  fignifies  the  combs  and  gills  of% 
cock  when  particularized  for  being  of  % 
different  tindnre  from  the  body. 
BARBER  Cbirmgemu. 
They  were  incorpora- 
ted by  king  Edv^rd  IV. 
but  confiimed  by  moft 
kipgs  and  queens  fince 
with  enUrgemenu. 
Their  arms  are  a  crofs 
quartered  ^u/fs,  a  lion 
paflant,  gardant  otf  in 
the  firft  quarter  a  chevron  between  thxee, 
in  the  fecond  ^^irty  per  pale  argent  jff 
vertf  a  rofe  crown'd  with  an  imperial 
crown,  the  firft  as  the  fourthj  the  lecond 
as  the  third. 

BARBI'CEROUS  Ibarbger^  F]  beard- 
ed, or  wearing  a  beard. 

BA'RBICANAGE  [OJdR^.}  money 
given  for  the  mabtenance  of  a  barbkam 
or  watch'tower. 

BARBOTI^NB  [in  Medicine']  a  grain, 
otherwife  called  Worm-feed. 

BARCOANA  1  [with  BotanifisJ    chO 

BARDANA     J      P^^nt  Burdock.    X. 

BARDS  [in  Cookery]  are  thin  broad 
flices  of  bacon,  with  which  capons  pul- 
lets, ^C'  are  covered,  in  order  to  b^ 
roafted,  baked  or  flewed,  ^c. 

BARDE'LLB  [with  Horlimenl  a  fort 
of  faddle  made  m  the  il.ape  of  a  great 
iaddlCi  to  only  of  cloth  Huffed   with 

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B  A 

Araw,  ta6  eyed  tight  down  with  |Mck- 
thread,  wicbouc  etcher  weod,  lead  or  iron. 

BA'RDOUS  iBardiu,  X.]  blockifli,f6o 
lift,  ftupid. 

BA'RBNfiSS  [of  abajiian,&ci:.  to  make 
bare]  the  being  bare  or  naked. 

BA'RNABITES,  a  feft  of  religious  or 
ffgolar  priefts  of  the  congregation  of  St. 
Fidi  their  office  is  co  ioiftrud,  cace> 
chife  and  ferve  in  millions. 

BA'RNACLB  [with  Mar'tnersJ  «  long 
red  worm  in  the  fea  that  will  eat  thro' 
the  planks  of  a  ihip  it  ic  be  not  flieathed. 

BARCycO  [with  Logicians^  one  of 
the  barbarous  words  by  which  ihey  ex. 
prefs  the  fyllogiftick  mood,  and  iil  this 
mood  the  firft  proportion  muft  always 
be  an  univerfal  affirmative,  and  the  o- 
.  thers  particular  and  oegaiiTe,  and  the 
middle  term  the*  attribute  to  the  two 
Bxik. 

BARO'ME- 
TBR  [i8*c^/Kf- 

Tg^F,   Ot   /id^t 

meaiiirejanin- 
ftrumenc  for  cf- 
timating  the 
weight  or  pil- 
lar of  the  at- 
mofphere,  and 
the  feveral  mi- 
nute variations 
of  the  weight 
of  that  pillar  > 
by  which  vari- 
ations the  va- 
rious changes  of 
the  weather 
are  determined. 
The  firft  in. 
ventor  of  it 
was  Torricelii, 
at  Florence  in 
i64B>  irom 
wi  cnce  father 
Merfime^ 
brought  it  into 
Fjrance  the  year 
following, 
J  644,  andAfofi- 
fieur  Pafibai 
tried  it  in  i6t\6, 
and  gave  a  j  ac- 
count of  it  in  a  piere  printed  in  1647 } 
the  ufes  of  this  xnftrument  are  to  difco 
▼er  the  gravitation  of  the  incumbent  at- 
mofphere  (one  of  the  nobleft  philofophi- 
cal  difcoveries)  the  changes  of  the  wea- 
ther, yc* 

The  mechanifm  of  the  Barometer  h  as 
follows:  A  glafs  tube  AB,  hermetically 


B  A 

fealM  in  A9  having  its  diameter  abom 
one  tenth  of  an  inch,  and  its  length  a: 
lead  S3  inches,  is  filled  with  mercury  ic 
juftly,  as  not  to  have  any  air  over  ic 
nor  any  bubbles  adhering  to  the  fides  o 
the  tube,  which  is  beft  done  by  means  Or 
a  glafs  funnel,  with  a  capillary  tube 
the  orifice  of  the  tube,  filled  after  chi: 
manner,  fo  as  to  overflow,  is  c\o€sly 
preflTed  by  the  finger,  fo  as  to  exclude 
any  air  betwixt  it  and  the  mercury,  anc 
thus  immerged  in  a  wooden  veflel  of  a 
convenient  diameter,  fo  however  as  not 
to  touch  the  bottom :  at  the  diftance 
28  inches  irom  the  furface  of  the  Mercu- 
ry, are  fix'd  two  plates,  CE,  and  I^F, 
divided  into  2  inches,  and  thefe  again 
fubdivided  into  any  number  of  finuler 
parts :  laftly,  the  tube  is  inclofed  in  a 
wooden  frame,  to  prevent  its  being  broke, 
and  the  bafon  open,  tho'  fecured  from 
duft. 

Many  attempts  have  been  made  to  r^i. 
der  the  changes  in  the  Barometer  more 
(enfible,  and  fo  to  meafure  the  atmo* 
fphere  moie  accurately)  which  has  given 
rife  to  a  great  number  of  Barometers  af 
diflerent  ftrudures.  Hence  comes  the 
IVbeel  Barometer t  Diagonal  Barometer^ 
Horhumtical  Barometer^  Pendant  Baro^ 
meter,  \sfc. 

A  Marine  BAROMETER,  beii^  only  a 
double  Thermometer  for  conveniency  ac 
Tea.    See  Thermometer, 

Obfervatimu  for  the  ufe  of  the  Ba- 
rometer. 

X.  The  motion  of  the  mercury  in  the 
tube  does  not  exceed  3  inches  in  its  ri- 
fing  and  falling. 

2.  The  rifing  of  the  mercury^  generally 
prefages  hit  weaiher,  and  its  falling 
foul  >  as  rain,  fnom,  high  winds  axKl 
fiorms. 

3.  The  falling  of  the  mercury  in  rery 
hoc  weather  prefages  thunder* 

4.  The  rifing  of  the  mercury  in  win- 
tcr,  foreftews  froft  ;  and  if  the  mercury 
falls  3  or  4  diviGons  in  frofty  weaiher. 
a  thaw  will  certainly  follow  >  but  if  the 
mercury  rifes  in  a  continued  firoft,  fno^xr 
will  follow- 

S  If  foon  after  the  falling  of  the  mer- 
cury foul  weather  enfues,  there  will  be 
but  little  of  it )  and  on  the  coniraj  y, 
if  the  weather  proves  fair  iboo  after  the 
mercury  has  rifen,  the  fame  will  hap- 
pen. 

6.  If  the  mercury  rife  much  and  high 
in  foul  weather,  and  continues  fo  for  x 
or  3  days  before  the  foul  weather  is  o* 
ver,  then  continued  fair  weather  will 
enfue. 

7.  If 


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.  ^  tf  tlw  irtftarf  falis  mudi  ei^  Ibw  in 
lb  vcaihflr,  hmi  contiracf  fo  for  i  or 
)  4mn  before  (be  rain  ooaes,  th6n  you 
tti^afaft  a  rreat  deal  of  wet,  ami  tc- 
ly  jnteW/  ht^h  wimis. 

L  ii  the  nercorj  be  nnfettled  I&  its 
amkoi  if  d*  oces  uacenaiD  aikil  chtDge- 
iiif  ^>esiMr* 

9.  ift  CO  I  he  Worck  tbtc  tre  graved 
■tt  dK  divi6oB>  of.  cbe  inftnioieht,  cho' 
iv  tht  Boft  ftrc  the  elcentioos  o£  th^ 
wUI  ame  WiCli  cben,  yec  tbey 
fo  ftri&ljr  CO  be  niDded,  is  10 
I  aad  taUiag  of  the  mercury  ac- 
.  £o  tlie  tor^otDg  ob<er?Bciors  i 
Ik  B  cW  neicary  ftinds  tt  ntich  rain, 
mk  tbea  riies  op  to  ehlDgeablt,  it  then 
iaia^ws  fair  weather,  «Jtko«gh  not  10 
OHBsea  ib  long  at  ic  woold  heire  done 
a  lie  ■ercmy  were  bi^cj  s  fo  places 
wkitk  wtm  mote  northerly  ba^e  a  ^eater 
daemiom  of  the  rife  or  fall  of  the  mer- 
tktaU  ^hu  tfo   more  fou 


BARO- 
METER, 
ifl-acontri- 
vaoce  for 
the  apply- 
leg  an  in- 
dtx  to  the 
common 

which  in« 
dez  ibews 
the  varia- 
tion  of  the 
altitude  ot 
the  mercu- 
rial cyiin- 
der«which 
ac  nioft 
docs  not 
exceed    3 

fcdfce.  which  nevcnhelefs  tesf  be  made 
K<lie|iiiiliatilii  as  if  it  were  3  toot  or 
3  Tarda,  or  «  nrnch  more  as  is  dcfired ; 
ibtform  of  it  is  as  here  defcr'rbed. 

BVUUr  of  the  ear  [wiihjliutomilis] 
A  ^|»  cavlry  behiiid  the  tympanum  ot 
Che  CK,  10  depth  about  three  or  lour 
fiao^k width  tic  or  fix,  cdVered  with 
•  ^  fiee  membrane^  00  Which  are  fd- 
wralfcbs   and  arteries. 

»MUtU.S  of  earth  fin  an  Armfi  a 
Wte^  half  hoglheads  filled  with  eartb, 
^i^k  trr  o^ed  aa  breeft-works  for  co- 
^fac$  tte  foUiery  s  ^d  alfo  to  breik 
fta  lahton  made  in  thh  ditch  ^  and  alfo 
■»  fti  ifiro  breachea.  . 


B  A 

Tlm^/}^  BARRFLSr  [whh  GttWimj 
barrels  n  ltd  with  bombs,  granadoes,  and 
orber  fire* works,  to  be  rolled  dowii  a 
breach. 

BA'RRENNESS  [of  onbejienlo,  Sax.^ 
onfruiifukfcis,  a  not  bearing. 

BA'RREN  SIGNS  [  wi^h  Aftrt^ogeft  J 
rbe  figns  Cemim,  Leg  ind  ^/rgo,  fo  called 
bectu^  drhen  thb  qtieftion  iS  ask^,  whe- 
ther fuch  a  perfon  (hall  hate  children  ot 
not  ?  If  ond  of  thofe  hgni  be  upon  the 
cafp,  i>r  firft  point  of  the  fifth  houfe^ 
rhey  take  it  for  granted,  that  the  perfda 
enquiring  (hall  have  none. 

BARRICA'DOES  [in  re^uUr  Fbrtifkd* 
thn]  are  trees  cut  with  fix  faces,  and 
crofs'd  with  battoonft  of  the  length  of 
half  pikes  bound  with  iron  at  the  feer; 
to  be  let  up  in  paflSiges  or  breaches,  to 
keep  back  either  horfeorf^ot. 

BA'RRIERS  [«njp= 
Firti^cation  ]  are 
great  ftftkes  fet  up  '^ 
about  10  foot  di- 
stance One  from  an- 
other, andaV)ont  4 
or  5  foot  high,)ha- 
ving  tranfonis  olr  o- 
▼ertbwart  rafters  10 
ft  op  fuch  as  wdhld  violenly  force  cbeir 
way  in.  Thefe  are  ufually  eie^ed  in 
void  fpaces  between  a  ciiadel  and  the 
town,    in  half  moons   -nd  othct  works. 

BATlRlSTERS  Tof  Bar  ii  which  they 
plead]  are  pleaders  at  the  bar  of  a  court 
of  judicBinrei  and  arc  ot  two  forts,  ei-^, 
ther  oMlvvrd  or  aff/Tj  or  ijiher. 

Outward  BARRISTER  1    one  who  after 

Vttsr  BARRISTER  f  long  ftudy  of 
the  law,  at  kail  feycn  ye^ars,  is  called  to 
publick  pra&ice,  and  admitted  w  plec^p 
(landing  with'^ot  the  b^r. 

TJwtfr  BARRISTER,  one  who  being  t 
ferjcant  at  law,  or  c!fe  an  attorney  of 
the  king  or  prince',  or  any  of  the  king's^. 
}ffc,  council,  are  allow'd  ouc  of  refpeft 
t9  plead  wichiji  the  bar. 

BA'RROW  bog^  a  l^ar-hoi. 

Barrow  [beajipc,  Sax*  a  grevej 
whether  it  ,ftands  ungly  by  itfclf,.  or  « 
added  to  tbe.  name  of  a  place,  figniiiei 
fomcthirig  relating  to  a  grove  %  and  fe- 
veral  words  beginning  w^th  bar:,  fccm  to 
have  been  anciently  wriiic«  barrow  j  fo 
that  Barton  fecms  to  be  but  a  conrrac- 
tipQ  o^  BarroW'towm^  ut*  tfjtoam  in  or 
near  a  grovC'  .     . 

BARROW  Ibcojlt,  Arc.]  a  little  hill 
or  mount  of  earth,  Tuch  as  are  call  up 
ID  fever^l  par.ts  of  En^^laad-,  and  ate  fup^; 
poied  to  bN^  Hfiiikm  buryiiig-pl»«cs; 


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B  A 

underftand  it  to  be  a  ihieM 
divided  cranfverfe  inc«  4  or 
6,  or  more  equal  pares,  aod 
coimftiog  of  two  or  more 
ttn^res  intercbaogeaUy  dif* 

^<ed;  is  in  the  figure. 

BARRY  BENDY  [io  He- 
ratdrj]  is  a  ibield  equally 
divlckd  toco  4,  6  or  more  e^ 
qual  partSy  by  lines  drawn 
iranfverre  and  diagonal,  in- 
tefchan^eably    Taryin^    the 

tindores  of  which  it  coofifts,  as  10  the 

BARRY  Pilj  [in  Beral- 
dry  ]  another  particular 
way  of  blazoning  or  divi- 
ding a  coat  armour,  which 
is  to  confift  of  fix  Or 
more  pieces,  as  is  the  er- 
cutcheon. 

BARS  [in  Horfes}  the  ridges  or  upper 
parts  of  the  gums,  between  the  under- 
truflies  and  the  grinders. 

BA'RTON,  a  coon  for  keeping  poultry  s 
tlfo  a  backfide,  outhoufe,  ]^. 

BARTON  [  in  Deva^re^  and  elfe- 
where]  the  demefne  laud  of  a  manonr, 
and  rometimes  the  mattour<*houre  itfelfi 
and  alfo  ottt-hdufes,  fold  yards  and  back- 
tdet. 


iA'KULBT  [In  Heral 
dry]  is  a  4th  pan  of  the 
bar,  or  half  ol  the  clofet, 
ii  in  the  efoitcheom 


BitRYCOI'A  [of ^pJ  dully,  aod  dU», 
0r.  to  hear!  a  dulneis,  thicknefs,  hard- 
Aefs  of  beanng» 

BARYCO'CiKLON[with0or«R{/7i]  thci 
tbam  apple. 

BlRYPHONt'A  [y0«/Mrt»Wd,  er.]  a 
difficulty  of  fpeaking. 

BAS,  low,  (halloa,  mean.    P. 

ftASA'LTES  r^r-/xTiff,GrO  a  for<  of 
marble  of  in  iron  colour,  the  hardeft 
bla  k  marble. 

^ASA'NITF.S  [of  fhrdrm^  Or.  to  «xa- 
mine  diligently]  a  couchiione  '  or  whet- 
tfoae* 

BASB  [with  Ounneti]  the  fmaliefl 
piece  of  ordnance  4  foot  and  a  half  l'>ng, 
ihe.  diameter  at  the  bore  i  inch  i  quar> 
ter;  it  weighs  103  pounds,  carries  a  bail 
i  inch  1  $th  diameter,  and  5  or  6  oiknc^ 
wetpht. 

^ASB  \ni  ArcfntiQttre]  the  foot  of  a 
piI^r  which  fupports  it,  or  that  part 
whieh  is  under  the  body,  and  lies  ppon 
iht  imt  or  p^deftal; 


tksA  dc^M  [Ih  Of^iks]  U  that  prtfS 
ciTe  diftaive  from  the  pole  of  a  convex 
glafs,  in  which  tho  objeds,  which  ard 
beheld  through  it,  appear  dliHiia,  and 
well  defined  ;  and  is  the  fiune  with  whmt 
is  called  the  Aou. 

B  ASB  Uhg  [of  a  Camm]  *a  the  kirga 
ring  next  to,  aod  )uft  behind  ths  conch* 
hole. 

BASB  Thun  \_Um  term]  is  holding 
by  villenaie  ot  other  coitomary  fervioe, 
in  diftin&ion  from  4b«  hieher  tenure  iH 
capiUf  or  by  military  iervice* 

BASB,  a  fift,  otherwiie  called  «  SM^ 

wolf.  y 

BASIAtlON,  akiflioff^    Ij 

BA'SILICK  (finciXiMi,  Gr.l  a  Itrg^ 
hall  having  two  ranges  of  pillara,  mud 
two  ifles  or  wings  with  galleries  oret 
them.  Theiii  Bafilicks  were  at  firft  ma<ld 
for  the.  paliees  of  princes,  and  alcerward^ 
converted  into  couns  of  juftica^  and  at  lalk 
into  churches  {  whence  a  hafiSck  is.  ge- 
nerally taken  for  a  magnificent  chordiy' 
as  the  bi^ci  of  St.  Peter  at  Somt. 

BA'SILISK  [fiatrixiaii^  of  /9k#^ju 
XioV,  Gr.  a  king]  a  kind  of  fc^rpent  cal- 
led alfo  a  cockatrice,  having'  a  whit^ 
fpot  on  the  head,  as  a  fort  of.diamcmd 
or  crown,  that  rolls  >  not  himftif  up  id 
folds  as  others  do,  but  bears  his  body  e« 
red,  as  far  as  the  middle }  this  ferpent 
is  faid  CO  drive  away  all  othera  with  hia 
hiffinp,  to  deflroy  animals  and  fnura,  ^e^ 
by  his  infe£Uous  breath,  co  bttok  hexW^ 
and  to  break  ilones* 

A  BASILISK,  having  the  heaid  and  e^aa 
of  a  hawk  [BiercgtypbicaUy}  among  tha 
ancient  Egyptians  wta  ofed  to  repreiboc 
the  providence  of  God,  becaufe  no  ochei^ 
creature  h  fuller  of  fpiric  ahd  vigour* 
This  creature  is  faid  to  kill  at  a  diftaiic% 
only  by  fending  out  of  its  eyes  a  taartt 
poifon,  which  Ir  conveys  to  the  creacure 
wirh  whom  it  is  difpleafed. 

I^ASILISlCS  were  frequently  placed  hf 
the  ancients  ^n  the  prefence  of  their 
gods,  either  at  their  ket^  about  tbei^ 
middle,  or  winding  their  tails  about  thei^ 
heads,  as  a  fymbol  of  rheir  immortali- 
ty, becauie  this  ferpeot  is  vfllry  lonr* 
lived.  ' 

BASILISK  ilH^fio,  1^4/.]  a  long  piectt 
of  rirrfnancc. 

BA'SON  [with  Atiatamifii]  ar(mndc«« 
vi  y  in  the  form  of  a  tunnel,  fituara  be* 
cwixt  the  anterior  veniricles  ofrhebraiif» 
air«  ending  at  The  poim  ot  thtf  glaiiiiml^ 
pituitaria. 

BASONS  cfa  Balance^  two  pieces  o€ 
brafs  or  other  matter  faflenea  lo  tbeex-* 
tremities  oi  xhp  ilrffiga,  ibt  one  .to  bold 
the  wf  iaht.  aad  she  othtr  to  ba  weighed^ 

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liSIA  ToMM  [W  Ditdt]  bde  tenure, 
ciUi^  bf  viUcnige,  or  other  cuftoma- 
if  Ms,  in  diiKndion  from  dfM  Temt' 
N^(kki|iMft  tewre  m  Capiie^  i.f.iii 
<iiK.or%irtHttryfervic9,  J^. 

USSO  kOkvQ  fin  MMfamyt  Cdrvhg, 
P^'b^]  iie.fi^  oxiemMeliefi  or 
■Md  vork,  is  wlieii  onljr  halT  the  bo. 
■sorliores  are  reprefented,  or  wheo 
dtverk  b  lo«r,  flar»  or  bat  a  little 
Afed  i  as  vhea  a  medal  or  coin  has  its 
%M  or  inpreft  low,  cbio,  and  hardly 
<^ii|Biiable  from  the  plane,  it  is  faid 
(te  ik  rcKef  is  low  and  weak ;  but 
*^  itii  aacb  rtifed,  the  relief  is  faid 
ttWboUiDdftrong. 

USnnjSii,  a  mofical,  wind  inftnimenr, 
^^km  form  with  the  violini  hue 

lAtTAAD  [in  I^or]   one  bom  of  a 

••■•  tnansed,    fo  that  the  father  is 
«fcw*ii  by  the  order  of  the  law. 

«TrAu>Y,  an  ioqinryy  ezanuottton 
*nii  St  Jaw,  whether  one  be  a  bafUrd 

^JUB  [In  Paris  la  ftaaceZ   the 

U'mON  [fa  Fbrtificdtioni  a  mafscf 
mfaad  fonetimes  fac'd  or  lined  with 
■*  or  brick,  aod  fometimes  with  fods, 
y*,yctaHy  advances  towards  the 
■yjjp,  the  bounding  lines  of  it  b^ng 
?"»»  two  flanks,  and  two  demi- 
Wt .  Gf . 

BASTION  \rmnificatioHj   i 

f  baftton  hairing  on- 

about 

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UTWN 


^^  BASTION 

rangi 

kir~"*"***5  lo  tha 

i*J«r^s  the  center. 

itS?^^    1  [in ifrcK/t Aire]  the 

JjntxyH  f  hme  as  7br»i,  a  round 

^•^tecorapaffing  rhe  bafe  ot  a  pillar 

•^ite  Plott^nd  Che  m 

fWON  -^  [in  HerOdrfJ  does   not 

y  go  irom  ftdd  to  fide  as 

r  the  bend  or  fcarf  does, 

3  and  IS  in  the  form  of  a 

truncheon,    and  a  note  of 

baftardy,  and  ought  not  to 

be  bom  of  any  metal,  un- 

I  left  by  the  baftards  of  prin- 

€es»  nor  oaght  it  to  be  re- 

^  ^        moved  till  three  generati- 

^»fth  which  they  bear  the  coat  ar- 

J*  ?f  their  iathert,   and  when  they 

T^  K  off,  they  mnft  bear  feme  other 

^<i  scoofdiog  ts  the  king  of  arms  thinks 

i!L**  ^  »»y  •Iw  ^^  whole  coat. 

/JTCHELOR,  the  oricinal  of  this 

2  "  .■ttch  controverted  by  critickss 


Icurel  B«rt7y  in  allufion  to  the  tncfeat 
cuftom  of  crowning  poets  with  laurel, 
baccHUturi  i  others,  dbdcutus  or  badUuf^ 
U  a  ftaff,  becaufe  (they  fay)  a  ftaff  was 
put  into  the  hand  of  batchelors  at  their 
commencement,  as  a  fymbol  of  their  au- 
choricy,  of  their  ftudies  being  finiflied» 
aiid  of  the  liberty  they  were  reftered  to. 
Hence  the  tide  of  Batchefar  rf  Arts, 
DivmPf,  Mikity  yc. 

BATCHELOR,  in  ancient  times,  waf 
tVb  a  title  ^iven  to  a  young  cavalier  who 
had  made  his  firft  can^aign,  and  received 
the  military  girdl#* 

BATCHBLOR  [of  bacultu^  X.  a  ftafF] 
a  title  given  to  young  military  men  od 
account  that  the  voung  cavaliers  exerd* 
(td  themselves  with  &St%  and  bucklers  % 
hence  thejf  were  called  Baccyiares  and 
BaaAarii^  in  the  time  of  king  Bicbard  lU 
by  Odorick  and  ffa^afglfam.  Hence 

BATCHBLORS  oj  Ams^  \was  a  title 
anciently  given  to  thoie  who  came  olF 
vidors  in  iheir  firft  enaagcment. 

BATCHBLOR  [is  by  others  derived  of 
has  chevaliers,  F.  f.  d.  knights  of  the 
lower  ord^r]  See  iUiigbts  Bacbehrs, 
in  K. 

BATE    [probably  of  beatTan,  Sax,  te 
beat  1  ft  tiff ,  contention,  as  a  Make-hate^ 
BATE'MBNT  [in  Carfenpy]  the  watte 
of  a  niece  of  ftoft  in  forming  of  it  to  «. 
defignM  ufe. 

BATHMIS  [withilBrftoifii^i]  a  bone, 
the  fame  as  TrocUa  $  a  cavity  in  the  bone 
of  the  arm  or  (boulder  on  each  fide  one^ 
that  receives  the  procefs  of  the  under. 
moft  and  lefler  of  the  two  bones  of  the 
cubit,  when  the  whole  hand  is  ftrecched 
out  and  bent. 

BATHYPrCRON  [B0M19]  broad^ 
Icav'd  worm- wood. 

BA'TON  [in  Arcbk.'}  a  large  ring  or 
moulding  in  the  bafe  of  a  column^  ocher<» 
wife  called  the  7^e, 
BATON  [in  Wrafdry']  See  Bt^on. 
BATRAGHl'TES  [fictreftxirU,  Gr,"] 
a  ftone  in  colour  aod  Ihape  nearly  re- 
fembling  a  green  frog. 

BATRA'CHIUM  [of /e»'T^tji®*,  Gr.J 
the  Hower  Crow-foot,  Gold-knap  or  )(c\* 
low-craw.  ' 

BA'TRacHOMY'OMA'CHY  C  batra* 
cboHVftrnmcbiay  L,  of  0a1c^x&  ^  ^'^i* 
fitvf  a  mou(e,  and  /ta^x*»  ^*  *  ^g^O  ^be 
battle  hetween  the  frogs  and  mice. 

8ATTAIL  [in  Common  JLhip]  an  anci* 
ent  trial  hy  combat  which  the  defendant 
might  chufe  in  an  appeal  of  murder, 
romry  or  felony,  in  order  to  fight  a  du« 
el  with  theaccuier  or  appellant,  to  prove 
whether  he  was  guilty  or  not.  ThTs 
pmaict  WM  ieuodcd  00  th)|  notion,  Uiac 

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BA 

If  th^  aceufed  perfon  was  guilc7»<  ho  wXAd 
be  flab  or  overcome  by  cbe  appellant* 
pttc  if  innocenr,  doc  s  but  this  is  pour 
yrhoUv   laid  afide     J. 

BA*rrhLl  IbatduUe,  F,]    the  cngagc- 

BA'TTLfi  r  ««"'  <»'  general  fight  of 
^wo  armies 

MAIN  Battle   IMilitaqf  term]    the 
jnain  body  of  an  .irmy.  che  lecood  of  the 
three  lines,  the  Vim  being  the  fir{(,  an 
(he  Rear  or  Refervt  the  rhtrd. 

BATTER  [wiih  Builders^  a  ttrm  uted 
fo  fignify  I  hat  a  wall,  a  piece  oi  timber  or 
the  like  does  not  ftand  uprifihr  bat  leans 
Irom  you- ward  s  but  when  it  leans  towards 
you,  they  fay  it  tverbangs  or  bangs  over^ 

BA'TTERING  JLms^  wcic  uted  by  ihe 

eaqcichts  before  the  inventi- 
on ot  gun-powder,  for  bat- 
tering the  walls  ®f  places  b«- 
fieged.  They  were  large 
beams  ot  timber  with  great 
Ixon  horns  like  thofe  of  a  ram  at  the  end, 
ivhich  were  flui^  to  a  height  proportiona* 
ble  CO  the  wail  to  be  batcer'd.  To  chat 
they  could  fwing  forward  and  backward, 
yrbich  vas  done  by  ^k^  ^^^  firength  of 
4  grear  many  men. 

^A'TTEIiY  Mifier  [in  an  Am^'}  an 
pfHcer  whofo  bu<me(s  it  is  to  ffe  to  the 
raifing  of  batteries,  which  oiHce  is  now 
/iipprefTed  in  Etfglands  but  is  Hill  kept  np 
Cirewher**, 

BATTERY  «9  rouage  [Foriijic^t/ofl]  a 
lattery  uTed  to  difmounc  (he  enemy's 
fannon. 

BATTERY  [in  l4»]  «n  aft  that  tends 
^o  the  breach  of  the  peace  of  the  realm, 
by  violently  itriking  or  beating  a  man, 
i;7ho  may  therefore  indi£l  the  other  per- 
hfti  to  have  the  aftion  of  trefpafs,  or  af- 
lault  and  battery. 

BATTO'LOGIST  [;8*TTi\oj^,   Or.] 
4  vain  babbler, 
'  BATUS  [Old  Recardi']  a  boat. 

IIAU'CU  [  with  Botamfts  ]  tha  wild 
parfnip. 

To  BAUL5  llnoett^  «^«,]  to  croff ,  to 
^i^ppoint. 

BAW'DINESS,  lewdoefs,  obiceoe  dif. 
Cawrfc  or  a£^ion. 

'  BAY  of7o\fis  lAfcbit.']  the  fpacc  be- 
|wixc  two  beams. 

^  AY,  a  part  of  a  barn  ^t  the  epd  where 
corn,  Is'C.  is  hid }  thos  M  a  barn  confifl 
ofatjooj^and  two^heads  where  chfty  lay 
<y>ru.  they  fi^y  a  ban  of  two  JJ^wi. 

BAY^L,  a  forp  of  wcplleu  cljth,  having 
a  long' nap  fom(aiQes  (uK^d  on  oae  fi^e, 
^nd  fometimes  nor.    > 

say;/  the  making  of  Bdys^  ^Ofs^  Set- 
get,  ^c.  was  brought  into  Sng'aad  by 
^fi  Flfimhui^  7t^^  fled  thithgr  co  |Toi4 


BE 

t3w  iMribcndon  of  the  Awkt^Ahd^  ^hcmi 
the  6fth  of  queen  ElizaUtk, 

BE^  a  prepoiicion  conuooa  to  the  7>Xi 
foniCy  Germaa*  and  Saxott^  Jgnp.  lUftle^k 
alfoDow  to  the  EjngHJh* 

Tcj  BE  fbeon,  Sax.^  to  cxift. 

BBaP  Jrbeab»  i>ax,]  a  prayer  ;  alfo  a  Ife 
tie  r.)una  ball  of  wjuch  necklacea  turt 
made. 

WM>'Ttee9  a  certaia  Anih  bcunrini 
white  berries, 

BEAK  l\n  ArgbiteBwe^  a  Utde  filioi 
left  on  the  edge  ot  a  larmier »  whici] 
forms  a  canal,  and  makci  a  kind  of  pen< 
diinr. 

ck'm  B6AK  [in  ArckiteSmt]  a  in(»a]<i- 
ing  t^  e  lame  as  the  quaner  rooodf  exoQpc 
char  its  'ituation  is  inverted* 

BBA^KED  [in  HtraUrj']  is  a  cem 
ufed  to  exprefs  the  bea^  or  bill  of  a  btr^ 
and  when  the  beak  and  legs  of  a  foularo 
of  a  different  tin&ure  irom  the  body,  in 
blazoniDg,  it  is  common  to  fay  beakttd 
and  membred,  or  armed. 

BEAM  [beam,  ,&iz,]  a  ray  of  light 
proceeding  from  the  fun  or  any  other  li»* 
minous  body. 

Bl^AM  [in  IkriMry]  is  ufed  to  ^zprels 
the  main  horn  of  a  itag  or  buck* 

BEAM,  a.  fort  oC  toy  meteor  in  fliapo 
of  a  pillar. 

ZEkUfiWng  [with  Arcbitem']  the  fiU 
ling  up  the  vacant  fpace  between  the  rai«-> 
(on  and  roof  with  ftones  or  l>ricks  laid  be-y 
twixc  th«  rafters  or  (lie  r#oo,  gad  pUv 
fter'J  on  with  loom. 

BEAM  Caper^  a  fruit. 

BEAN  Tr^,  an  herN 

BEAR  [bean,  bejia,  £|x.]  ft  wild 
beaft. 

BEAR  [in  Bier^lyplncls']  was  ufed  bjE 
the  ancient  Sgf^ians  to  reprefent  a  good 
proficient,  whom  time  and  labour  lias 
W^ugl^t  CO  perie^kioD,  becaufe  bears  aso 
faid  t#  come  into  the  wo^ld  \iriih  milhapea 
pans,  and  chat  che  dams  do  fo  lick  the 
youjDg,  that  at  laft  the  eyes,  cin,  and 
other  members  appear, 

BEARS  are  faid  to  fearcb  much  after 
bee-hives ;  but  i^his,  as  feme  are  of  oipir 
i^ion,  is  not  from  a  defire  of  ihe  hooeyn 
fo  much  as  to  provoke  (he  bees  to  fting' 
their  bodies  and  let  o\|c  the  corrupt  blood 
(hat  troubles  them. 

BEAR  1  [l^fce,  Tbtf.]  a  chiog  made  vfe 

BIER  i  ^^  CO  carry  a  dead  corps  upon, 

BEARS  [in  AftrokmH^']  two  conilelU* 
tionsciUcd  \JrfcL  nuQpr  and  Miner. 

BEAR'/  hreecb^  the  herb  Bank  Urfin. 

B^AR'i  iunrr,  flowers  called  ^rjpc^ 
or  vulgarly  Xiccoli^i. 

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BE 

Arii^  SAKS  f IpolDen  ts  eo  ber  bur 
Avj  vwa  die  having  coo  lean  or  fien- 
Cr  t  ^Mr,  f'nks  too    dteep  Into   the 
tKtr,  to  frtighc  beii^  Itght,  and  fo  of 
Wc.ffacMCAfiy  batannaU  harden. 


pMji  Kvtien  a  flitp,  which  was  lo 
i^ia^iri,  oomes  uiider  another  (hip's 
fcMJib  glTet  her  wind. 

r»  ttiR  1^  raia^  [5^^  term]  is  a  S- 
Bsra  CO  kt  the  ftip  go  between  her 
■•tea,  direaw  bctor*  the  wind. 

T«  l&AR  [Ipokea  of  places]  to  be  ft 
■te,  tt  (kh  a  cape  betrs  off  To  and  To 
fc*sWi  a  cape. 

1^  ^tbt  Hrfat,  4  dtreaion  to  the 
■ttteto  kt  the  Ibip  go  more  at  hirge 

To  SARD  mni,  is  to  cue  off  the 
'^i^  aictck  frooB  the  reft  of  the  fleece. 

ttUD  fwith  B«iaaHt4}  ibe  under-lip 
■^lUEKMiower.  tnd  in  corn  or  grais 
^  kar  or  briftle  which  fevves  to  de- 
■'thretr,  asia  barley. 

KOD  [of  a  B^rfij  or  under-beard, 
Ri^cbiekar  that  pare  mder  the  lower 
^tte,  M  the  oix&de,  and  above  the 
^  vlick  bears  the  curb  of  the  bridle. 

UU>ED  Cntper,  a  fort  of  herb. 

UnDlBSS   [heapblejr.  Sax.]  ha- 

^MtNG  [in  6/ii^tf^  «nd  Nmn 
)*■■]  the  firaision  ot  one  place  from 
■"kr,  tte  if,  with  refj^eft  to  the  de- 
^^the  hoi&m,  which  by  navigators 
^  Med  into  cbirty-cwo  equal  parts 
*j^  poiao  of  the  compifs^  therefore 
•^% have  foond  what  point  of  the 
^pi&viil  carry  them  from  one  pi  ice 
••■*»,  they  call  that  the  bsaring  of 
■  1^  with  reipeft  to  the  other. 

■ttING  [in  Carfmtry]  the  bearing 
i  tpKa  of  ttoiber  is  the  ipice  between 
gty  had  ends  of  it,  when  it  has  no 
{•a^pon  t  which  is  called  hearing  at 
nP^r  between  oae  end  and  a  pott, 
J**"**»  fcfc*  trimmed  up  between  the 
'J*    '  rica  irs  bearing. 

jTOi»  the  upper  part  ol  the  collet 

T*J^>  arUch  encompailes  and  fattens 

"ftnUNESS  [hffiu4it4,  F,  htfita- 
^i)ihebaing  iike  a  bettt,  beftia- 

kHa^^^^  CHWi^Pbrife] 
z"J"««e  way,  and  then  another. 
ftlUT  to  arms  {Military  phrafej  is 

viBBt  diinn  lof  foldieis  fhac  ate  dlT- 

ff*  *  i^iir  te  their  «rmf. 

UHUT  g  march  iMSIaan  term]   is 

P**/jf»a lb* give  notice  to  the  fol- 


BE 

figDtl  to  demtod  a  coofereaee  witli  ^h4 
enemy. 

To  BEAT  a  retreat  [Mtlitaij  phrafa]  !e 
a  fign  il  iQ  driw  off  or  retreat  from  the 
enemy. 

To  BEAT  KpoM  tte  band  [with  HDrfi- 
men]  is  when  a  horfetpfloa  up  his  nofe, 
and  (bakes  it  oft  fudden  to  avoid  the  fob* 
jedioo  of  the  bridle. 

To  BEAT  the  dnH  [with  Horfemen]  U 
when  a  horfe  at  each  ctme  or  motion  does 
not  take  in  way  or  ground  enough  with 
his  f>re-1eg8. 

BBA'TERS  [with  TrmtfTs]  iokJballi, 
with  which  they  beat  the  letters  in  tho 
cfaaoe  or  form. 

BIATIFICAnriOH  [with  Mmamfitl 
the  zGt  whereby  the  po^  declares  a  per« 
fon  to  be  blefled  after  his  death, 

BEAU  mende^  the  (kir  fex,    F. 

BEAU'TIFULNESS,  haadfomneft*  Ue. 

BBA^Y.    See3«vy. 

BBCABU'NGA,  the  herb  Sea-purflaiii 
or  Brooklime.    £. 

To  VBCk'lH  ISea  term]  tiibd  by  ftt« 
lors  when  any  thing  keeps  the  wind  off  a 
(hip,  but  eTpecially  when  the  (hore  does 
fo.  Alfo  one  (hip  i$  faid  to  becalm  ano- 
ther, when  Ibe  comes  up  with  her  on  th9 
weather-Ade. 

To  BB'CKON  [of  becenntn  or  be«e« 
nian.  Sax,]  to  make  figns  by  the  moiioa 
of  the  finger,  head,  Igc. 

BEC<yvfINGNBS$  [of  be  Jgr  c^emtn. 
Sax,  to  pleafe]  decency,  fuitableoefa  ei- 
ther of  drefs,  getture  or  maimers. 

BBD  (  with  Gardeners]  a  piece  oFmade 
ground  rsifeJ  a  ove  the  level  of  the  reft. 

BED  [with  Mafimsl  t  courfe  or  rai^c 
ol  ftones. 

BED  ofMtmeraisresradn  ftrtta  or  thicks 
neffes  o    tbem  di(po(ed  over  each  other. 

BED  [of  a  AftU]   the  nether  milftone* 

BBD-RIDDBN,  a  term  ufed  of  a  per- 
fon  who  i|  fo  weak,  by  oU  age  or  uck- 
nefs,  as  not  to  be  able  to  rtie  from  the 
bed. 

BED  of  a  mortar  £with  Giamers]  h  « 
foli.i  p«ece  of  cak  in  form  ot  a  piralle- 
1  >pepi.%  hollowMa  Httle  in  the  middle  to 
leceive  the  breech  and  half  the  trunnions. 

Bfil>  of  a  gun  [with  Ommers]  a  piece 
of  a  pUnk,  laid  within  the  cheeks  of  a 
carriage  upon  the  middle  tranfum,  for  the 
gun  to  reft  on. 

To  BEDA'SH  [probably  of  Btfft,  Du. 
a  blow  or  ftroke,  or  \t)Y\,  Heb.  to 
threfb]  to  daih  or  wet  by  beating  water^ 
}ffe.  on  one. 

To  BEDE'W  [of  be  and  toeapiao,  Sax:\ 
to  wet  and  fprinltle  with  dew. 

BBD-MOULDING  [in  Joinery]  thofe 
members  belaw  a  eormcs  which  are  beloii^ 

xhq 

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B  E 

t|«  coronet  or  crown.  A«  'cis  now  com«r 
moo  (ot  joiners  ce  have  rheir  hed-mouid- 
^  CO  coniift  of  ihefe  4  members*  i//z. 

L below  an  O  G.   a.  ft  Jift.     3.  a   h  gq 
i/t/fi»  and  4.  anocher  lilt  under  the  co- 

xonet  C,  Thi^  is  wiiat  ib^y  call  a  bed- 

90iddgr, 

BEDllOl»P15  [of  tejioppan.  Sax,']  be- 

fprinkled,    diftingui'iied  or  adorn'd  wich 

jound  ipots  like  drops. 

To  BEDU'NG  [oi  be  tnd  toin^an.  Sax.} 

|o  dawb  r.r  f'^ul  with  dung- 
To  BEDU'ST  [of  be  and  to'- JtJ,  -J<?*.] 

to  rpriokle  or  bedawb  with  duii. 

BEE   [oi  by,   uOx.  a  dveiliqg-placej 

added  CO  che   end  of  a  name,  oen.cesa 

lubicaion,  t:sA^iebee,  ^c 

A  BEB   [beo,  AWx.]    an  in(c^   well 

known. 
BBES  laer^g^bicaUy'}   repreferc   a 

•  kingdom  cr  Aibje6l8  obedient  to  their 
lawful  fovere'gn  For  they  have  amongft 
tikem  ft  moft  ingenious  coir.mo  wealch, 
and  a  good  government ;  fcr  they  are  ftll 
obedienc  co  their  king,  and  never  revol- 
fron  his  anchoricj.  They  fubmtc  co  his 
jfentence,  obey  his  commands,  follow  his 
laotions  and  condud. 

•  BEEF  [ot  hoif,  F.  bavls,  X.]  was  firft 
crdercd  co  be  fold  by  weigh c  in  cbe  reign 
€f  kiag  J2nii7  YIII,  in  the  year  152S,  at 
a  kaif-penny  per  pound,  aad  mutton  ac 
three  ^r things. 

BBEF  alamode  [in  Cookery]  beef  well 
beaten,  larded  and  ftewed  with  lemon, 
pepper  muihrooms,  white-wine,  \sfc, 

BEEN  [of  beon,  j<ix.  to  bej  as  had 
^en. 

BEER  [with  movers'}  19  ends  of 
yarn,  running  all  together  out  of  che 
xrotgh,  all  the  length  of  the  trough. 

BEE^LB  [for  Military  ufes]  a  great 
0edge  or  hammer  for  driving  down 
of  j^lifadoes,  or  for  other  uies  in  fortifi 
csti  n. 

fiEET  JEtavej    1  a  fort  of   red  beeu 

BEET  Radifhes  J  whofe  roots  are  ufed 
£illeis  and  gariiifliing  diAes. 

To  BEGl'RT  [of  be  and  Jyjlban,  Sax.} 
to  gird  ^bout. 

'  To  BEGREA'SE  [of  be  and^rtfifl&,  F.J 
to  dawb  or  fmear  wich  greafe. 

To  BBGRi'MB  [ot  bcffrimetr,  Teut.] 
to  dawb  or  fmear  wich  grime,  as  the 
black  of  a  porrid{ie*pot,  chimney,  )«ir. 

BEHA' VIOUR  [of  be  and  habban.  Sax.} 
carriage  or  beineanour,  either  as  co  per- 
ion  or  mannersl 

BBHEA'DING  [of  beheavlpian.  Sax.} 
was  firft  ufed  in  England^  in  the  year 
1072,  in  che  time  of  fKiliiam  the  conque- 
ror, ^^/div^jf  earl  of  Hwi/i»^ton  being  the 
luft  oobtemtn  chat  was  beheadad  here* 


BE 

r    EBHEOD  [of  behealbSao,  &r.7  ] 
fed  upon,     1  did  behold. 

EEHO'LDEN      I  [of  be  and  heal 

BfeHOXDINC  fSax.  to  hold, 
holdin..   o.  anocherj  under  an  oblifp 
to  a  peifon  tor  f^vouis  beftowed. 

REHOO'P  [otbeho^pn,  j^.]  boa 
ducy,   •>  <li^-acion,  Jjfc. 

BEHOO'VABLL    [  of  behora, 
and  oHe}  be* .  m-ng,  to  be  done  as  a  i 
ftlfo  pioiicable,  ufelul. 

BE'ING  Jin  Mefoptyficks ]  h  diaiif 
ed  in  CO  Complex  orlncompiex^  £tftiM 
Ktaif  ASuM  '^r  Potentials 

A  PcfithehhlNG^  is  that  which  1 
ra.l  ex  ftence  in  the  cauie  of  nature 

A  Negative  ^BISG^  deftroys  this 
iftence,  and  if  ic  deltroys  it  aibrohite)] 
is  a  uerfra  Negative  Beir^. 

A  Privative  BEING,  is  that  which 
preveois  i.s  beiiig  in  a  fubjett,  which 
capab'e  to  receive  't. 

A  MatioMl  BEiNG»  [In  MttafbjfOu 
the  mere  rroduift  oEreafoo,  and  hasD< 
ifteoce,  but  in  (he  mind  in  Idea;  and 
fes  to  be,  when  it  is  hoc  thought  upo 

A  Real  BEING  [  io  Metapbjfich, 
a  Being  that  is  not  produced  by 
ftrengch  of  imagination  or  lancy  i  bul 
a  real  axiftence  in  nature  before 
thought  or  vonrepcion  of  the  mind. 

AnAaual  BEING  [in  MkU^kjfiA 
fu  b  a  B^ii^  chat  a&ually  does  exiftii 
order  ot  nature,  whether  ic  depends  1 
any  cauie  in  order  to  produce  ii,  $i 
hifnu  i  er  whether  it  be  before  aJId 
as  God. 

A  Potential  BEING  [in  MeUfbjfi 
is  a  Being  chat  may  be  produced  bjr 
power  •ot  fome  M^ent. 

Jo  BELA'BOUR  [of  be  and  IdJ«r 
to  beat  or   b-tng  foundly. 

To  BE'LAM  [probably  of  laoiiv, 
CO  make  lame]  tobeac  or  bang  iouodl] 

BELA'NDE     1  a  kind  of  fes  veflel 

BBLA'NDRE  f  vin^  fails  aul  » 
like  a  hoys  but  broader  and  flatter, 
dom  above  24  tun,  and  are  u&d  to  0 
merchanrs  goods.    K 

To  BELA^Y  [of  be  and  lay]  to  ft 
anv  running  rope  fo,  that  when  ic  is 
led  it  cannot  run  out  again. 

BELE^MNITES  [pffi^Xi^^Or^tit 
the  arrow-head  or '  finger-ftone,  a  J 
of  ftone  of  a  whiciih  and  fometioe 
gold  colouTp  To  named  becaufe  of  iu 
femblance  ca  the  point  of  an  arrov. 

BBtl  octdiu  [i.  e.  Bebu't  eye]  a  1 
of  precious  Itone  that  reiembles  an  ejft 

BBL.    See  Baal. 

HBLLfiomefs  [with  Fhrifis}  a  plaai 
flower,  of  which  there  are  &?eralii 
callad  ftUb  bi6V-b(lli»  v 


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kteaffUWBfimSoTaAio%  bells. 
Xa  ivr,  ft  pttf  Mllcd  alio  ft  grooni 

Ki/FE&OOS  rtaiifer,  X.  ]  that 

smiaous  [M«^,  2.]iittidiig 

JB^n^J^  ^i^  credic. 

fiJnO?UON.  Tte  poeu  cell  lis 
iit  ie  vufcd  korie  Fegmhu  carried 
MmK^  Chat  he  Sw    i 


the  Cbl 
Now  the  cAwurtf 
ttrtf  t»  thi  coauBOD   DOtioo,    had 
^■Bfsaof  a  Han*  the  lunder  pares 
« t  ^M,  lid  the  jniddie  pana  like 
Ml  ^1  foil*  ^The  tmth  ot  the   £i- 
>^%WbiffcoeWat   an  iahabicant  of 
I^i,  bf  birch  a  Cbrntf^uat,  a 
•ifr^aeik,  vfce  having  boUc   a   long 
%aiiVad  the  coimtries  that  lay  near 
^  fa.  Aid  iha  ihip*s  name  wu  fe- 
9f^  i■dbdyc^ki^ilM>«<4mdwelc 
^^vmtXmkmt  near  to  which  thare 
^tiaykil^   aoantaint  catl'd  Tel- 
^  c  ibi  tore-part  o£  which  there 
^^aodbDtioi  the  city  of  the  Xioi^ 
"^Wcbs  third  WIS  backwards  from 
^  «d  «M  the  reft  oi  it  was  very 
^  biheatiddlcoC  which  there  was 
M^d^of  the  earth,  from  whence 
*■  i>Bi   Bebaad  this   mocutain  there 
^au  iBoihtr,  caDcd  Cbmu^y  the 
*>^  ot  whivh  on  the  forepart,  as  tbefe 
2*  ^  aev  it  report,  was  inhabited 
^*K  ttMi  the  hinder  pan  by  a  dra- 
^*^M  to   be  very  mifiiuevoos 
l^  hepberds  and  fiillers  of  timbea. 
J  W»fl^  coming  to  that  place, 
r?*  ••^f  mountain  on  fire,  io  »/- 
Y  ^  bnnt,   the  beaft  psriOied. 
2j^*Hi  the  oeighbooring  inhabicaors 
,^,^BeVirAm,  coming  thither 
'  T^ny^,  flew  the  Ci&iura  of 
^fr^'t  troa  which  event  the  fable 

I   S^U^Mrl  the  white  dalfey. 
J^^WfilWIiftirfo,  £.]  faiinefs, 

iJ^k    the   goddeft     of     war 

I  ^  were  thd  wife,   filler   or 

lu,lJi  ^^*)  ^"^  *  bloody  whip 

It'  T^S    ^  it  rcprefented  in   ir- 

[  L2I  ?  ^'^^"^  countenance,  hav 
1^^  oftead  of  hair,  clotted  to- 
I?*'*  blood,  holding  fomettmei 
1^  .Mrtfh  Md  fometimes  a   trrnn- 

k  4^  nhii4iiii  bttik   her  a  tern 

1*^}  ^efor•  which  ftoodapil. 
\^^  Bittits,  from  whence  the 
'  iZ***** •  ffear,  when  he proclaioir 

'  ***»^a»y  attien* 


BE 

MLLONA'RIA  r^ct'tictt  ofiei^d  t« 
Belima,  which  her  Priefts  offered  co  her 
in  their  own  blood,  cuttiqg  their  AouU 
ders,  and  rnnning  about  with  their  drawi 
fwords  as  being  mad  and  traofjported. 

BELLS,  are  prodaimers  of  Joyful  fo^ 
lemnities,  and  are  commonly  affixed  c« 
churches,  where,  befides  their  uib  for  the 
fervice  of  god,  by  caUing  people  to  it« 
they  are  by  fome  fuppos'a  to  have  virciw 
to  diipel  ftormi  and  tempefis  which  fooi# 
attribute  to  their  breaking  of  the  air  hf 
their  found  }  but  others  will  have  it  t« 
be  inberenc  to  their  being  blefled.  Tfacf 
were  firft  ordained  to  call  people  co* 
gether  in  the  year  603. 

BELLS  [ben,  .Stz.]  the  firft  harmoui* 
ous  ring  ot  bells  that  was  coiiipleteA 
in  Etigtand  was  at  CrajUmd  abbeys  for 
TurketttUt  abbot  of  that  place,  having 
cauied  a  bell  of  prodigious  largeneft  x» 
be  made,  which  he  called  Guttiac  i  £• 
gii  fucceedxng  him,  did  about  the  yeat 
976  add  two  large  ones,  called  Hm- 
tuU  and  Tolvhif  and  alfo  two  tic  tie  ones 
called  figa  and  Bega^  being  feven,  which 
being  made  of  proportional  Oies,  mado 
cogethet  a  moft  delightful  harmooy  not  «# 
be  e^aird  in  the  whole  kingdom. 

The  found  of  bells  plac'd  on  a  plaifl 
may  be  heard  further  than  thof^-tm  hills, 
and  thofe  ia  valliei,  farther  than  cm 
plains,  the  reafon  of  which  is  not  dif- 
ficult to  be  affign'd,  becaufe  the  higher, 
(he  fonorous  body  is,  the  rarer  is  th* 
mediom  (i,  e.  the  air)  and  con/equentlj 
it  receives  the  lefs  impulfe,  and  the  ve- 
hicle is  the  Icfs  proper  to  convey  It  to 
a  diftance. 

The  ^icy  of  Nmym  in  Cb'ma,  has  "been 
famous  for  its  bells,  one  of  which  ia 
xa  foot  high,  and  computed  co  weiak 
Soooo  pounds.  And  at  Ffl^iii,  father  ie 
Conine  fays,  there  are  feven  bells,  eack 
of  which  weighs  iioooO  pounds ;  but  the 
founds  of  them  are  very  poor,  beii^g 
ftruck  with  a  wooden  clapper. 

BELLY  timber,  food,  visuals,  meat  ai4 
drink. 

BELLY  Godj  an  epicure,  ajglottonotti 
or  luxurious  perfon.  ^ 

BE'LOMANCY  [BsXe/uflOTc/Aof  fii\^ 
a  dart  and  fiAf^iidt^  Cr*  divination J^4 
kind  of  divining  or  foretftUing  future 
things  by  arrows. 

BELLONOl'DES  [o(  ^tunUls  ofjh- 
Kiivn  a  needle,  and  f?/^  fcrmj  two  fmatl 
bones  iflfuing  from  tbct  templesf  which 
-re  like  reedles.  , 

BELTS  [in  ^^r<wi.]two  girdles  or  ^y£a| 
obfcrved  in  the  br>dy<>f 'he  pUner^w^f^r. 
B  LVIDERE  {;3<'r47gf]  ch9  herb  bro<;i»* 
toad  ft^.  X, 

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ftBLOaCUM  [of  IUh4i*  a  ihrc,  cud 
IXjm  CO  draw,  Gr.j  ao  iatlramcnc  to 
draw  out  the  bead  of  an  arrow  Irom  a 
Wound- 

To  BEMI'RE  r  of  be  and  IRf^tt^ 
£>■•]  to  daub  or  befoul  wtxh  mire. 

To  BEND  twocAUs  \,Sea\  oguagej  is 
to  tie  them  together^  and  fo  to  make 
their  own  ends  faft  upon  chemfelvet. 

kfeNI)   [in  Ueraldty]    is 

one  o^  the  ten  hooourable 
ordinaries.  Which  concains  a 
third  pare  of  the  field  when 
chaj^ed>  and  a  fifth  when 
ylaio.'  When  ic  is  exprds*d  in  blasoniog 
Bendt  without  any  addtttony  ic  is  always 
fuppofed  to  bd  the  Bend  bexter:  cho'  the 
word  Dexter  U  generally  exprefs'd  co 
prevent  miftakfis  i  becaufe  there  is  alfo  a 
Bend  Sinifter.  this  Bend  Dexter  U  formed 
by  two  lines  drawn  from  the  upper  part 
of  the  ihield  on  the  right  harid,  to  the 
lower  pare  en  ihA  \th  diagonally  or  a- 
thwart*  It  is  fuppofed  co  reprefcnc  a 
iOioulder-belt  or  fcarf  worn  over  the  ihoul«> 
der. 

BEND  &nlfler  (in  HeraU 
dry]  is  like  the  former^  ot.- 
ly  that  it  comes  trom  the 
left  fide  of  the  fhield  co  the 
rights  as  the  Dexter  does 
from  (he  right  to  the  left, 
as  in  the  figure. 

Ik  BEND  [in  BUtXMtry]  U  a  term  u* 
fed  when  any  thing  borne  in  coat-armour 
is  placed  obliquely  or  arhwart,  from  the 
upper  corner  co  the  oppofiie  lower,  as 
the  Bend  lies. 

Fer  BEND  [ib  Btaz/jwy]  or  Tarty  per 
Bendf  fignifies  being  parted  from  the  up< 
per  comer  to  che  oppofico  lower  by  a  dia- 
gonal line,  and  per  Bend  any  addition  fig- 
nifies  che  fame. 

BEND  voided  [in  Heraldry]  U  when 
two  ftraic  lines  drawn  within  the  Bend^ 
mn  nearly  parallel  to  the  oixward  edges 
of  it. 

BE'NDABLE  [of  benban^  Saxl  that 
may  be  bended. 

^  ^'HDLETSlln  Btraldrv] 

are  the  half  of  a  Bend  in 

breadth,    btic  extending  the 

whole    length;     Thefe  the 

French  call  Cotifes  i  (6e  the 

figure  annex'd. 

BENDS  [  of  a  Ship  J    the  outermoft 

timbers  of  the  fide,  to  fee  the  fc6tonin 

climbing  up,  ^c, 

BE'NDY  [ui  Blazonry]  fignifies  che 
field  divided  into  4,  6,  or  more  parts 
diagonally,  or  as  is  faid  above  in  the 
Bend^  and  varying  in  metal  and  colour. 
U  ii  (h9  general  pra^icQ  ia  England  co 


BB 

make  an  e^en  mimber  i  but  in  c 
countries  they  do  not  regard  whe 
che  number  be  even  or  odd. 

BE'NDWITH,  an  herb. 

BENFFA'CTRBSS,  a  fema!e  benefai 

BBNEFA'CTURB  ibenefiOhira,  L. 
good  deed. 

BENE'FICBNCH  [beneftrntU,  L.  J 
domg  of  good  offices,  a  delight  in  d< 
goof  to  others,  kindnefs,  llberaiicy. 

StmfOe  BENBBlCfiS,  ar«  ftidi  wl 
the  parfons  are  only  obliged  to  1 
prayers,  ^c. 

Sacerdotal  BENEFICES,  arc  fuch  wl 
they  are  charged  with  the  cure  of  foi 

.  BBNB'FICENCB  [fay  che  MarO^ 
«  the  higheft  and  moft  ilhiftrioos  ftr 
of  homaniry,  when  a  man  out  of  a  p 
inclination  that  arifea  either  from  a  1 
"ve  generoficy  of  fool,  or  trom  pity  , 
compiffion  to  a  perfon  in  diftrefs,  U 

ome  pains  or  charge  in  beftowing  fn 
'y  upon   another  what    may  relieve 
ncceffity  or  promote  his  advanrage.    1 
wrine  that  anfwers  co  benefice  in  the 
^•''  '*  f  racjtude  in  che  receiver. 

BENfiFICrUM  Cedendarum  ABia 
rCmlLam]  19  the  right  which  c 
forecy  hath  who  is  fued  for  the  wh< 
^?bt|  to  force  the  creditor  to  aflSgn  01 
his  aftion  to  che  reft  of  thefurecies, 
elft  he  fliall  not  force  that  ode  to  p 
the  debt.    £. 

,  BENiFICrUM  Dhifiottii  [Civil  La 
IS  a  right  by  which  the  creditor  (hall 
forced  by  wav  of  exception  to  fue  ea 
furety  for  their  ibare  and  proportion,  . 
fpceially  when  the  reft  of  the  fureties  a 
under  the  jurifiji&ion  of  the  fame  judg 
and  arc  able  \o  pay,    X. 

BENEFICIUM  Ordinis  ^  Kxciffior, 
iCivil  Law]  a  right  by  which  the  lure 
can,  by  way  of  exception,  torcetbecr 
diior  to  force  the  principal  debtor  befo; 
he  ihall  recover  again U  him  as  the  fun 
ty  i  except  the  fure.y  was  given  judic 
ally  in  a  caufe  depending. 

BE'NGAL  [of  Bengala  in  the  Eafi  I 
dies]  a  fort  of  filk,  ^J* 

BENI'GNESS  Iberttgnitau  Li]  fwee 
nefsof  difpofidon,  goodne&,  fciodne/ 
cpurtefy. 

BENI'GHTED  [of  be  and  uihte^  Sax 
overtaken  by  che  night  or  darkueis  i  all 
darkened,  blinded. 

BE'NNET,  an  herb. 

BENT  i.of  bertoani  &«ir.]  plone,  it 
clined  to,  refolved  iipon  1  alfo  bowe< 
crooked. 

:b£NU'MMEDN£S3,  a  beiog.beoMmma 

BE'ORN  [leojin,  Sax.  a  prince  or  c 
ther  chief  ouuqJ  u  Is  a  p<40vcal  wor< 

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HpT*cec(U  Beamed  chief  in 

^SL  ^^  ^^^^'  0«L].w«rcd 

W^nrHMBNT,  a  legacy. 
VUEKIS  [with  Botmfii^  the  bar- 

,  lOEA'TBMlNT  a  dcpriYaiioa.  or  be 
■fjo^'d  CI  dcpriy'd  of  any  thing. 

MtCTNTHlA  [fQ  «Ucd  of  Ber^- 

^■■c,   wkcre  de    was    worftipped] 

•  *^'*  *  *"  gitawa  mignificence, 

25  *f  ^^»  *«^  progrcfj  throogh  ihe 

Z^  v'**"^  '»^*"g  "  her  chariot 

^y*  "T  tioas,  ho  bead  crovoed  with 

^**^.?°j  "dim'd  with  all  the  beau- 

~*  <Qiea»  cbe    eatth    produces,   at- 

«M  ay  tt  hmdred  celeitial  gods,  bc- 

y  **  qf    ihcm  h«r  divine   ofTspring, 

■J^fle  n  called  mar  dsarumy  alfo 

•••rfr.Jltf,  which  fee. 

S^?  f^^^^'^^.Gr.   with  the 

««G  kaaaeni  Fi^i«,  ri#v  «ccor- 

JSH^*«««^oMr.  Baxter}  Bgnifies 

•i«u«j8  caftle  of  a  city  or  a  mou«- 

f«««  ••  hafauariof).  ^ 

Wi'NlCES  £«rrf4»ro«.]a  conftel- 
!«  caiTd  cow*  aer^WcVi  in  the  nor- 
oeai^ifphcrc.  confifting  of  ftajs  near 
**e  Ai,*a  rail. 

mu  1  [Otf  I.««rorii]  a  flat,  wide 
M^FAf  plaio  or  heath,  and  from 
^^r"'**-**^*  nieadowi  or  open 
^^  are  Eill  called  fierriei  or  Bm* 
!!_  "^J1^5*J«r"wnaiioni  of  niacy 
«■«,  as  Thomtery  orhtey, 

WUIN,  a  f«[t  of  travelling  carriage, 
S?  '*^''l?!'   *^'^'  ^"^^J*  «»  »  ufed  in 

^HKX*  the  Um  as  Borough. 

^  I  [y':^f"«^«wiii]  Che  weight 

BESS  J    ct  8  ounces  being  two  thirds 

•  ^  *•    ^rJ^>  «Iib  a  SoMM  long 

mcafmt  At  8ch  pare  of  aa  acre,  divid- 

•«  ato  i»  parti.  L 

KWREX^wr  Wt.  i.  f.  ill  luck 

lSMh>ES  [of  be  ind  jritoc,  S^x.}  over 
•M  t^eve,  more  thto. 


Te  KSMOAK  [of  be  and  rroacian 
TfcJ»  mfet  finoaky  or  fmoaked. 
.■W/Mfofbeand    JTpecan,  &<;j.] 


.  -^  ior,  alto  iodiaiY^. 

TolBPAtKifofbe  aDd'fpi|f«,  r^ritf.] 

»  w  lioor  or  make  fikhy  by  fpitiing. 

To  lESPE'AX  [of  be    antf  Jfpsecan, 

^^J  t9  fpeak  for  ibmetbing  ;   co  give 

*^  6r  k  CO  be  unde^    alio  co  in- 

rouspvr  [of  be  and  rp<to<»*  ^^ ] 

T0  lEsrOT  [probably  of  be  a«4  tf^U 


To  BBSPUTTER  [of  be  and  JiaitM, 
1.  ]  to  fpirc  or  flirt  fpictle  upon. 

BESTH'AD,  bcfer,  born  hard  upon. 

BRA'STLINESS  IbffiJaiitm]  thecopM. 
lation  of  a  man  or  woman  with  a 
beaft ;  alfo  beaflly  quality,  filtbinefs. 

BESTIA'RII  [  amorg  the  tionums  ] 
thofe  men  who  combated  with  wild  beaftr* 

To  BHSTRE'W  [of  Jftjiepiaa,  i&tt.] 
to  ftrew,  to  fcatter    about. 

To  BBSTRI'DE  [of  be  and  JTfepasben^ 
Sdxl  to  get  afiridc  upon  a  horfe,  Jjc. 

BETHO'UGHT  [of  be'^Scncan,  -iWx.] 
did  call  to  mind. 

BETULA  [with  Boimifis^  the  bitch- 
iree.  Z. 

BEVEL  anglet  fipnifies  any  angle  chat 
is  neither  90  nor  45  degrees. 

BEVEL  [in  Heraldry] 
Hgnifies  broken  or  open- 
ing like  t'carpcrter's  lule, 
as  in  the  efoutcheon  an- 
nexed. As  he  bears.  tfr< 
gem  a  chief  Beuele  vert 
by  the  name  of  Btverlis, 

BEVERGHBS  [Old  ReC} 
cuftomary  lervicea  done  ac  the  bidding  of 
the  brd  by  his  inferior  tenants. 

BEVY  of  Partridges  [with  Fo^lersl  3 
m  a  flock. 

BEVY  [in  a  Metaphorka  finfe]  U  a 
knot  or  company  ot  perfons,  as   a  bevy 


To  BHWlXDER  {;  of 


be  and  pil^Jl- 
ne/^e,.  ^ax,  a  wllderneTs  ]  10  fcire, 
to  atfright,  to  put  into  confufion. 

$EY,  a  governor  of  a  maritiine  town  or 
country  in  rhe  Turi(/h  empire^ 
BEZANTS  7  Tin  Heraldry]  are  round  arid 
BESANTS  )  flat  pieces  ot  bullion  without 
imprels.  In  form  as  the  fi- 
gure aonex'd,  and  reprefenc 
Che  current  coin  of  Bizan- 
tiurn^  now  called  Ca^antir 
nople.  Tbefe  are  introduced 
in  coat  armour  (as  is  fup- 
pofed)  by  cbofe  who  were 
in  the  holy  war  ;  but  (ince  they  fliett^ 
the  rife  of  honefl  treafureiis,  receivers  of 
the  cuftoms,  Js'^.they  are  always  of  iiie- 
tal »  and  when  blazoned  (according  to 
the  cuftom  of  foreign  heralds)  ought  i<^ 
be^  exprefly  faid  to  be  Or  or  ^r^mr,  tho* 
with  us  they  are  always  of  gold  \  bac 
foreigners'  have  them  of  filver  alfo, 

BEZANTY'  [  in   HeraUry  ]    a   croft 
Bexanty^  is  a  crofs  made,  ot  Siezanrs. 

Oriental  BE'ZOAR,ts  chat  which  romea 
from  feveral  parts  oF  the  Baft  Mies*, 
.    Occidemal  BEZO  AR,  i$  yhac  js  brought 

Ifcom  the  tfejl  Indies  from  Teru^  and  ia 
found  in  the  belly  of  feveijU.  ,Aidiiiali  pe*. 
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German  BfiZOAR,  is  found  in  the  fto- 1 
lAach  01  Toms   cows,  efpecia  ly    in    cbe  I 
Chamois    and    Ijard*     Some  weigh    i8 
ouoc£s,  but  it  is    not    ot  mnch  efteem 
in  iDtdicin:. 

BfiZOA'RDICK  Timedies  in  Medicine] 
cordul  medicines  ot  remedies  or  tnci- 
doles'  againft  poifon  or  intedious  dif- 
tempers. 

BEZOA'RDICUM  jatnak  [Medicine] 
Beioar  ol  fupiur  i  a  re^ulus  made  by 
inelcing  ot  3  ouu.es  oi  regulus  of  anci» 
mony,  (WO  ^i  block- tin,  which  bebg 
reduced  co  a  powder,  and  6xed  wich  cor- 
rofive'fublimace  and  dtftiird  off  in  a  kind 
of  bucien  this  batcer  is  afterwards  diL 
f  olf 'd  in  fpiric  of  nitre,  and  the  lolation 
Is  diftiiled  3  times  till  the  Bezfor  re- 
main at  the  bottom. 

BHZOARDICUM  iunaU  [  Cbym.]  or 
Be%oar  of  the  moon,  is  made  by 
mixing  8  ounces  of  rectified  bucicr  ot 
antimony,  and  one  ot  fine  fil^erp  which 
.  is  diflblved  by  pouring  it  in  frefh  aod  frefli 
onfpiricof  nitre,  till  the  ebullition  ceafe, 
after  which  the  fptric  is  drawn  off,  and 
the  Bitoar  is  |K)wdered,  wathed  and 
mingled  with  fpincs  of  wine  lill  it  grows 
infipid, 

BEZOARDICUM  martial  [  Cbym.]  a 
folutiun .  ot  CrocuF  Mortis,  made  by  a 
reverberation  in  butter  ot  antimony,  and 
then  fpirit  ot  m'tre  is  poured  on  it,  and 
'  the  further  procedure  is  that  of  other  be- 
aoardick  preparations. 

BIA'NGULATED  [  Furngtiiatus,  X.  j 
two  cornered, 

BIA'NGULOUS  [iiiSi^fiAix,  I.]  having 
two  corners- 

BI'ARCH  [hiarcbus,  1.  of  Hitt^x^ 
of  fii@*  lite  anda'fxeTv  to  fupplyj  a  ca- 
terer,  who  provides  vtduals,  a  fuctler. 

BIA'RCHY  Ihiarcbia  X.;  oi  ft*fX^A» 
Gr.jche  office  ot  a  cacerer. 

BIB  [probably  of  biBere,  X.j  a  gar- 
ment ot  linnen  tor  rhe  breaft  of  a  child. 

BIBA'CITY,  {bihadtas^  i.]  great  or 
hard  drinking. 

BCBA'CIOUS  Ibibax,  Z.]  much  given 
10  drinking. 

BrBBhR  Ibiberon^F.bibo,  X]  a  toper 

of  4<|U0lS. 

BIBb'6Y  [hibefia^L.]  atooearneft  de- 
fire  after  drink. 

Bl'BIB  [of)8iie\®-,  Gr./.f.  a  book] 
the  col!edton  ot  the  books  oC  the  Old 
and  Sew  Tcftameut,  (o  called  by  way  of 
eminency. 

The  irft  tranflition "  of  the  books  of 
the  Old* T^aBientvriz  out  of  the  Hebrew 
into  che'-G^^lt,  by  the  7a  interpreters, 
and  thence  is  c^ed  the  Septua^ini^  aod 
Irow  the  Seftnaghu  it  was  tcanfl«ced  la^- 


BI 

to  Xtffiii,  which  is  called  the  old 
verfion. 

The  latins  have  various  modem  ^re 
fions;  but  1  that  are  andeot  at  cli 
which  is  called  the  ibtfici,  and  chac 
Sr.  Jerome,  which  it  called  the  Vsdg^a 
becaufeit  was  confirmed  by  the  council 
Tttntiot  vulgar  ttfe. 

The  Bible  wastranflated  into  tbejEii^ 
Hjh  Saxon  tongue  about  the  year  9^ 
and  was  firft  tranflated  into  Engii/b  I 
fViUiam  Tbidal,  in  the  21ft  ye*r  o^  cJ 
reign  of  Mrnry  VIII.  and  then  printed. 

It  was  again  tranflated  in  the  retgo  . 
kinf  James  I.  about  the  year  i6o3»  tl 
dtvifion  of  the  bible  into  three  cbapce: 
was  in  the  year  »5a. 

BIBLIOTA'PHIST  oi  biUiou^bus^  1 
of  0i0Ki6raf^  oi0ifiK^  «  book  an 
7ct^  a  fepuichre,  Gr.]  aa  hider  or  bi 
rier  of  books. 

BIBLIOTHB'CA  l6t0Ks»^h9t  Gr.  o 
fiiJSK^  and  ^mm,  a  repofitory]  m  pUc 
where  books  are  kept,  a  library,  a  ftiidy 
alfo  the  books  thenuelves.  X. 

AbLIOTHE'CAL  [hbHotbecaiu,  X. 
of,  or  belonging  to  a  library. 

BIBLIOTHBCARY  I  iAliotbecanm 
X.]a  library-keeper. 

BIBO'SB  [Inbofiut  X.]  mnch  gtvea  c 
drink. 

BIBULOUS  r^^M/iix,  X.]  given  r 
bibbing  or  drinkmg  much  or  otten  \  fuckis 
up,  u  a  fpunge,  the  fea  fand,  ^, 

BICAPSULA'R  1  [with  BU.}  e^«c 
BICAPSULATE  f  i%  fald  to  be  fc 
whofe  feed  veflel  is  divided  into  cw 
parts,  as  lo  verbafcnm,  mullein,  /cropSm 
laria,fgmrt.eupbrafiat  eye-brifbt,  %rc.  J 

BICEPS  Oc^iri  [with  ^^.J  the  mol 
cle  of  the  elbow  fo  named  becaufe  i 
has  two  beads,  the  outrooil  or  firft  e 
rifing  from  the  upper  part  of  the  bria 
of  the  ocetabidHM  fc^fuU  the  latter  a 
Che  end  of  the  procefiu  caraooiAee  fta 
pula,  aod  being  both  untied  makes  Iar£ 
flefliy  belly,  and  are  inferted  to  the  ci 
bercle  at  the  upper  head  of  the  boo 
Badiusm 

BICfiPS  y^iNorii  [i*uit]  a  mulcle  oP  tb 
leg,  which  alfo  has  two  heads,  of  wfalc 
the  upper  and  longeft  has  its  rife  iroi 
a  knob  of  the  os  nfcbwrn,  and  the  ecbe 
from  the  tinea  afpera  ot  the  as  famorix 
immediately  beneath  the  end  of  cb 
glutaus  manmmti  thcfc  being  united  g 
on  to  the  outW4rd  appendix  of  the  tbtg 
bone,  <  and  are  implanted  to  the  iippc 
apophyfis  of  the  fdnda. 

Bl'CEPS  Ma  [Attatomf\  a  moTcle  < 
the  leg  fi>  called  oo  account  of  ia  bes 
leg  twe  hc^i^  Uie  one  proceediog  froe 


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^  flfcrtfirj  of  elk  ^cbium,  and  the  o. 
:  i^m  lilt  middle  of  chc  linem  jif- 
pi^  \n\  which  ooice 'and  arc  ioTcrt- 
H  bf  Ml  indoa  into  the  fiiperior  ti^ 
osQii  fin  of  the  Tenae,  The  ufe  of 
ki.'ftkip  to  bend  the  iAid^  and  turn 
III  i^^  and  cos  outward  when  a 

Ml'CIEll  [probtUy  of  BIctC,  C. 
te*  9  tikt  to  dnnaiih  \  alfo  lo  wran» 

B\XaNB,  the  bone  of  the  tongue 
oUilojjMdri. 

VOBKTA'LLS  [among  the  Sonua/j 
|>db  aftitoced  for  the  perfommnco  of 
■ukcncgiooies  on  occafion  of  a  than- 
^•Uc'iUIiM  on  any  place.  They  were 
6cd:d  of  AdffMl  (i.«.  a  flieep  of  2 
)wi oUktfBg  teeth  on  each  fide)  which 
Atfiieredffi  (acrUke. 

am)  (^wiih  BoMufisl    a  leaf,  ^. 
aiptor,B  ib called  when  it  is  cut  or 
i*Bj  1810  two  pan*.    X. 
^KFOliOM  [with  Bctdmiftsl  t^^  berb 

Vmous  [^M/,  X.]  beiriog  dou. 
Ikidbbeningtraic  twice  a  year. 

VflDlTED  ihifiddtus,  X.  ]  cut  or 
*i»»two  parii,    cloven    into  two 

WtOOS  [*i/&ni,   1.3   that   has 

jroWflST  [^4(tfnicf,  X.]  one  that 
P**p  vties  or  hitsbands  at  the  fame 

JfMHODS  [Atfau  and  ^/^flnv.  X.] 
^ttpsnnsof  two  different  nations  j 
•t  iwau  of  difierent  kinds. 
.ffT,  an  ancient  Sookai  coin  Aamp- 
jJftAe  fifBie  of  a  chariot  drawn  by  % 
■■••rtit,  in  filue  equal  to  the  Ddtta- 
J^«rfcwo  peoca   halfpenny  Et^li/h 

i[  |^ttKia)fi^  kind  of  great  orange,F. 
[£teiy4r  jnOUT  [Sm  phra/Sj  .'s 
BJI"^  (bat  part  of  the  rope  that  is 
M» rolled  up. 

\S^lik^f  It  OTobaWyofl^and 
I Wj*  or  fy  Getf>  ©«*]  a  perfon 
I  ^yidberea  to  a  party  or  prince. 
jy^'raD,  become  a  bigor,  zea- 
'obftiottfly  adhering  to  a  party 
■^ '  reUgion. 

Id,  a  ftiiF  adherence  to  a 
*ynioai  though  without  or  a- 

'^  liij^ui,   X.  j   yoked  or 

^  fwlth  Botaufis]  a  p^«ut 

V  tt  fo  called,  when  two 

^iz-^   3  leaves  are  joined  to  the 

^^  tt  the  fune  plare  ever  agaiufl 

"iTi  u  in  (be  mntf  (he  I^tniSi 


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BI 

BIIA'BIATED  [of  IfU  twice,  and  Is* 
biatm^  X.]  having  two  lips.- 

Bl'LANDER.    Set  Beiaidre. 

BJLA'RIUS  duBus  [with  Anatonufls]  a 
channel  with  which  the  duBut  cjfiieus 
makes  the  duSiu  cmmmmis  cifoledochtut 
which  pafles  obliquely  to  the  lower  end 
of  the  duodenum,  or  oeKioDtng  of  the  jr- 

urn:  It  is  C4illed  alfo  duAu  bepati' 
cui.    X. 

BILGB  PioK^,  the  fame  as  Burr  Pump. 

BiLrNGUIS  [in  Xnv]  is  ufedofa  jury 
that  istmpannelled  on  a  foreigner,  of  which 
pare  are  Englifb,  and  part  ihofe  of  bis 
own  country. 

BIirNGUOUS  [hllh^uh,  X.]  that  can 
fpeak  two  languages}  double-tongued, 
deceitful. 

Bins  ATRA  [with  Pb^ians^  black 
cboler,  or  melancholy,    X. 

Bilious  Ibiliofiu,  X.J  full  of  bUe  or 
choler. 

BILX  ofdeht  [in  Commerce'}  U  (he  fame 
as  a  bond  or  writing  obligatory  i  only  be« 
log  drawn  in  Eiiglijb,  it  is  called  a  bill  % 
but  when  in  latin  a  bond ;  oc  a  bill  is  a 
fingle  bond  without  any  condition  annex* 
edf  whereas  a  bond  has  a  penalty  and 
conditf'on. 

BILL  of  Reviem.    Set  Review, 

BILL  [in  Parliamem^  a  paper  contain- 
iog  propofitlons  offered  to  the  houfes  to 
be  pafled  by  ihe  king,  and  then  prefented 
to  the  king  to  pals  into  an  %€t  or  law. 

BI'LBTS,  little  Jflands. 

Bl'LLBTS  [b  Heraldry]  bilettes,  R 
GuiUim  is  of  opinion,   that  " 

thofe  repref«nt  BiiietsDouxi 
but  moft  authors  take  them 
for  bricks,  sni  fay  that  ma- 
ny Eiigti/h  fami.ies  feitled  in 
FtancCy  bear  them  to  denote 
their  extra&ion  from  England^  where  f) 
many  bricks  are  made  ;  but  to  this 
oiheis  objcd,  that  England  has  never  been 
famous  in  the  world  for  brirk*makiog, 
and  fo  it  might  as  well  fuit  many  other 
counrr'es  as  England^  But  CoUtmhiere 
men r ions  Briquet  or  bricks  feparated  trom 
BiUet4 1  and  fays,  that  the  difference  be- 
tween them  is,  that  Briquet  are  drawn 
fo,  as  to  reprafent  thicknefs,  whereas 
the  billets  have  only  a  Hat  fupeificies, 
which  pliinly  intimates,  that  billets  re« 
prefent  letters  or  folded  papers,  whether 
of  love  or  otherwife, 

B^LLCTE  1  [in  Btoon^]  fiffnifies  thae 

Bl'tLBTY I' (he  ^fcutcheon is  all  over 
ilrewed  with  billets,  the  number  not  af* 
certaioed ;  for  if  it  be,  the  number  mvfk 
be  expreffed,  and  theirpoGtion,  attdthea 
the  (ermfii^^^isnotttied. 


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billets  were  anciently  of 
pieces  of  cloth  of  geld  or 
iilver  longer  than  broad, 
placed  at  a  diftance  by  way 
of  ornament  on  eloihes, 
tnd  affei^vards  to  coat  arm'sur. 

Bl'LLETTED  [in  Heraldry^  charged 
wiih  bille:s,  as  he  bears  argtnt  b'lUette, 
F.  a  erofs  ingrailed,  gales  as  in  the  ef- 
curcbeon  above. 

BI'LLIARDS  [of  biJlard,  K  oF  bma, 
the  balls  made  ufe  ofj  a  game  play*d  on  an 
bblong  table  covered  with  cloth,  with 
irory  bslls,  which  are  firuck  or  driven 
Mrhh  fticki  made  bendiqg  on  purpofe  to 
drive  the  bol^s  into  holes,  called  hazards, 
on  the  edge  and  corners  of  the  table. 

BI'LLON  [in  coUu^e]  a  fort  of  bafe 
metal  either  oi  goldornlver,  io  the  mix- 
nif-e  of  which  copper  predominates. 

BIMA'RIAN  [himaris,  L.J  of  or  per- 
taining to  two  Teas. 
^iMfi'DlAL  [with  Mdtbmaticians'}  if 
two  media]  lines  as 
C  B  C  tnd  C  D  com  - 

B|'       ■   ■;  .i|D    menfurable  only  in 

power,  containing  a 
f  ational  reftaDg!e>  are  compounded,  the 
Whole  line  B  D  ftall  be  irrational,  and 
Is  called  a  firft  bimedial  line. 
^  Bl'NAKY  Arithmetick,  an  arichmetick, 
in  which,  infiead  of  th«  ten  figures  in  the 
common}  arirhmerirk,  and  the  progref- 
ficn  from  xo  to  lo  only  two  figures  are 
ufed,  the  two  figures  are  o  and  x,  and  the 
cypher  multiplies  every  thing  by  2,  as 
in  common  arichmetick  by  Zo.  Thus  x  is 
One,  tOift,  XI.  3,  100.  4,  iffc. 

BINARY  Number ^  one  compofed  of  two 
units. 

BINARY  HILafure  [in  Mt4ick']  is  a 
fneafure  wherein  you  beat  equally,  or  the 
time  of  rifing:  is  eqjai  to  tbac  of  falling, 

Bindweed,  an  herb. 

Bl'NDtNG  [with  fitlconeri]  U  a  tiring. 
Or  when  a  hawk  feizes. 

BINN  [binne,  Saz*"]  a  great  cheft  to 
put  com,  Jjrc.  in. . 

BINO'MI  AL  Jioot  [in  Mathematlcks]  is  a 
root  compofed  of  two  parts  ioined  by  the 
fign  »1- ;  Thus  x  14-  y  or  a  .J-  b,  or  3  ^ 
4  Is  a  BinomiaJ  root,  confiftiog  of  the  fnm 
of  two  quancides :  If  ichas  three  parts 
as  z  U.  y  ^  z,  it  is  called  a  Trinomial, 
and  any  root  confiftiug  of  more  than  three 
parts  is  called  a  Multtnomial, 

BIIi^O'MINOUS  [  5ijiaavn//,  X.  ]  that 
liath  two  names. 

BrPAROUS  ,  [biparust  JL]  tha(  bath 
WoughL  fofih  twict. 


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BIPE'DAL  [of  bipedaUsy  1.]  of  ti 
foot  lonp,  wide,  JjrC. 

BIPED A'LITY  IbipeddUtds^  1.  ]  t 
length  of  two.  foot. 

BIPED A'NEOUS  [bipedimeus,  L]t« 
foot  chick,  deep  or  hollow  within  tl 
ground. 

BIPE'T ALOUS  X  of  Ms  and  iwt«X 
Of*  ]  confifting  of  two  flower  leaves. 

BiPlNfi'LLA  [with  Botan^fls^  Stti 
frage  or  Pimpernel.    £. 

BIPH'CITY  [  bipUcitdS^  X.  ]  doubl( 
nefs, 

BIPU'NCTUAL  iHpunaualis,  X.] 
two  points. 

BIQUA'DRATB,  r.f.  a  double  qmdrt 
or  fqoare. 

BIRD'i  Eye.  fwt^  Tmgm^  Wit  To  n 
ny  different  kinds  of  he:  ba. 

The  BIRTH  of  a  Mefi  [on  Sbipbmt 
the  proper  place  for  a  meis  to  pot  the 
chefh  in. 

BIRTH-Af^,  an  herb. 

BI'RTHRIGHT  [  of  beojitte,  11 
Jliht,  Sax,  2  tbe  honour  or  cfcate  bi 
lon^jng  to  the  firft-born  or  prior  in  birtl 

BIRE'TTUS,  thecapor  coit  of  a  joaf 
or  fer}eanr  ar  law.    X. 

BISCOTl'N  [  Confea.  ]  a  confcai< 
made  of  fine  flower,  powder*d  Tugar,  mai 
malade,  the  whire  of  eggs,  Jjrc 

Bl'SHOPRICK  [ol  bijrcop  and  Jik 
kingdom,  Sax  ]  the  province  or  jnri 
di£hon  of  a  bifhop. 

Bl'SHOPV  Leaves,  an  herb. 

BISHOP'j  IVort^  the  plant  called  aH 
Catharine's  flower. 

BISI'LIQUOS    -)     [  with  Botottifs 

BISIIIOpA       >  plants  are   fo  eafli 

BISl'LK^UM  3  whofe  feed  is  coa 
tained  in  two  diftant  pois  fucceiedfftg  op 
flower,  as  in  Apocinum  Dogs^bane,  PtniH 
ea  Periwinkle,  jjgrc,     ' 

BI'SCnrfcT  [probably  of  bis  twice,  an 
coSus  bakedj  a  fort  of  bard'  baked  brea 
or  cake. 

BI'SKBT      1  [with  OmfeaiaiergJ 

BrSQUfiT  I  compofition  of  fine  flow 
er,  eggs,  fugar,  fer. 

To  BISSE'CT.    See  Bifi9, 

Bl'STHRl  [with  painters,  Jjrc.]  «e8 

BI'STREJ  lour  made  of  the  toot  « 
chimneys  boiled,  and  afterwards  diltifei 
In  water,  to  wam  their  defigns. 

BI'SUS,  or  ranis  Bifius  [ancient  Ditds^ 
a  brown  loaf,  or  brown  bread.    1* 

BISU'LCOUS  IbifitOMSy  X.]clOt« 
footed,  forked. 

BIT,  a  little  piece  of  any  thing. 

A  BITE  [bite,  Sax.'}  any  hurt  mad 
by  the  teeth  s  alfo  a  quantity  bittien  offi 
once  s  alfo  a  cheat,  a  trickers  alTo  a  fliarp 
inguick,brc. 

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B  L 

CfT,  a  piece'  of  filver  b  Barladoes 
STi  at  &ven  pence  hali-pen.iy. 

BiTlNGNESS  [of  bit;<n,  J^.J  iharp. 
r'sattfteor  pinf(ency  or  wordti  }<)rt:. 

jnT[with  Bar/enaiJ  in  general  fig- 
iSscte  vbole  machine  of  a  biidle,  as 
^is-aoacJit  cl^  brancbes,  cbe  curb, 
E^XTu  boles,  ibe  trancliefil*  and  the 
M<:kanii  iometlmes  ic  is  vfed  oalj  ibr 
i^K-ncath  in  pariinilar. 

KTrEHSESS  [ofbitejiandnejrp, 
^}  A  psrcicular  favour  or  Tenia iion, 
^M^itivL  from  this,  vht.  that  all 
t^cftfoc^es  of  cbebicier  bod/  are  bro 
keth^TcA  axkidicoimfliedk  fo  chat  none 
etuattmunloag  and  rigid  i  which  no- 
iKBu^-vinnedby  this  ezpertmeQC,  that 
^wsxcf  barar,  aod  their  particles  much 
fTriwLd  tad  brokeu  by  the  &re,  be- 
cwiicei. 

RTltR  Bad  [of  a  Cahii]  ihit  parr 
*i^  is  lOODd  abuoc  ihe  biis  whea  the 
if  Joattochor. 

HTUMES,  aninflimmablemitter  fac 
odBfiaas,  which  Satwakfis  diftinguilfa 
vp  kkreeioris,  bard>  foft,  and  liquid  or 
^ifeme  biiumeisare  foifiis,  others  are 
nKisariagOQ  lakes*  and  others  fpriog 
^«tfae  eirth  like  Uunraios.  one  kind  of 
itti  t  itfi  of  dime,  clammy  like  pitch, 
mi  Wliag  f>meching  like  brimftooe. 
Asudenu  u'edtt  inftead  ot  morcar  for 
^iBttf,   and  alfo   inOead   oi  oil    for 

:    imJMEH  Judaicum,     See  Afpbalm, 

JWiWER  t  '»«*»  Anatmufis  ]    the 

m«E^  ot  the  Jaw,  and  laft  ol  thofe 

I  *te4r*  JO  open  it  ;   ic  is  called  B'tventir 

*i  csaonc  of  its  having  as  ic  were  two 

^^t«r  iis  two  extiemities,  and  a  ceu* 

^iaihe  middle. 

BX-WORT,  an  herb. 

)UCK  [Use,  Sax.]  a  colour.  Is  fome- 

lKop«|ae  lodporcuSy  which  (Qibibing 

Vi&a  light  failing  on  it  reflcAs  noix, 

^fiv  chat  reaibn  exhibits  oo  colour. 

lU'CrNKS[Wacne^^e,^«  ]  feems 

•y^aoaiach  a  peculiar  texture  and 

2J«  ol  ibe  fuperficial  parts  of  any 

■*Vdj,  that  d  >th  as  it  were  deaden 

^jf^  eke  light  £sllen  upon  it,    and 

'''"■meor  very  licde  of  ic  outwards 

fUQ.BIRD,  t  bird  well  knows. 
^«*tiB^  fwi.h  Cbymifts]  ^ 
l"^*fei  by  this  charader.  o  I  o 

JjIU'CKEN  [of  blacian,  Sax.J  to 
■I  er  |row  bbck  ;  to  fcaodalioe,  U^c, 
«t$mTH  [of  blac  and  Smft, 
""*Trf»f  in  iron. 

[Used,  &tx.]  a  leaf,  with  Bo- 
dki  firft  fprouc  of  a  plaiK  that 
^«f  cbe  grouiid.  fo  loiig  »•  ic  is 


BL 

BLiDB.  a'  bravo,  ao  he^orj  alfo  4 
fpruce  fellow,  a  beau. 

To  BLADB  ity  to  go  flaunting  orva- 
pouriwg. 

_  BLiE'sqs  [jfi\«jyoff,  Gr.2  a  panicular 
kind  oi  di^onioD  of  the  I'eec,  much  tha 
fame  as  VaUm,    L.    Jnat. 

.BLAIN  ilUn,  Du.  ble^fene,  Sax^l 
with  SurgeottSf  an  angry  pn{b,  fomewhat 
refembliug  tAe  frntU-pox,  but  redder  and 
much  painfuller,  and  is  one  oi  the  fym- 
pcomsoi  rhe  plague. 

BLAIN  [in  Cattle]  adiftemper,  bcfng 
a  bladder  fall  of  wind  and  water,  riiing 
from  the  root  of  the  tongue,  wbich  grows 
large,  andwiil  at  lad  uop  the'breacb  of 
che  beaft. 

BLA'M£ABL£N£SS ,  the  defervioS 
blame. 

BLA'MELBSNfiSS,  the  not  deferving 
blame. 

A  BLA'NCHBR  [  hhaul'ifiwr^  F.  ]  a 
whitencr. 

BLA'^NCHING  lHaicbement,  F.]  t 
Whicenin?. 

BLANCH-LYON  [i.  e.  white  lyon]  thft 
tide  otoneef  our  purfevanrs  at  arms. 

BLA'NDiMFNT  [bUmdimentum,  L.]  % 
thine  pleafandy  done  or  fpoken, 

BLA'NKNESS,  palenefs,  ^c.  a  being 
out  of  countenance  or  abiihed. 

BLANK  r«T/£ri,  verfes  without  rhimes, 

BLAPSIGONl'A  f;e\«4<>ofi«,  Gr.J  a 
difeafe  in  bees  when  they  do  not  breed,  or 
their  young  ones  miscarry. 

BLAPSB'CULA  [of  jiUirtm^  Gr,  t9 
hurtj  the  Cj/aniu  or  blue-bottle,  (o  named 
becaufe  it  turns  the  edge  tff  the  mower'a 
fey  the. 

BLASPHE^ATORmESS ,  blafphe- 
moufnefs. 

BL ASPHE'MER  [hlafphemaUufy  F.  htaf- 
pbemator^  L.]  one  whofpeaksblafphemy, 

BLA'SPHEMY  f fii^0'^)i/ui*,  Gr.]  »»» 
littering  of  reproachful  words  tending  to 
che  diAooour  of  God,  iffc  vile,bare  Ian* 
guage. 

BLASPHE'MOUSNESS  [blafpbeme^  R 
blafpbama^  L.  iB\A«'f »/»!«,  Gr,]  blaf* 
phemy. 

BLA'STBD  [ofblai^,  Sir.]  withered 
with  cbe  winds  i  marr'd,  fpoiled^  de* 
ftroy*d. 

.SLASTBD  Cbni»  com  rhac  (ipdorand 
tbiq  in  the  ear,  halving  b'U  little  in  it. 

BLA'TA  BIZANTIA  [of  byxantiwn,  L, 
Cotiftantiao^ie»  the  place  frotn  whehca 
broughr]  che  tipper  part  of  a  ibell  ckHed 
by  rhe  Latins  Canshiiimn :  Thefe  (belli  ara 
ot  different  (iies.  but  the  form  of  them 
Qiuvetfal^r^  It thUc  of  the  daW  6i  a  wild 
beaft.    Ic  is  ufed   in  phyiick. 

BLATTA'RIA  iBot^i^]  ih«h«rbMoth- 
muUcD.    jU  BLA^ 


BL 

ILAIOK  [ui  Berdldry]  it  «n  MoXttt 
%ord,  and  a  certain  author  fays  (ignifiet 
tho  blowinig  or  winding  of  an  horn,  and 
fa  introduced  Into  heraldry  from  an  an- 
cient cuftom,  that  the  heraUt  (who  were 
judges  at  ]\Ai%  and  toomaoicnts)  pra&ifed 
of  winding  an  hora,  when  they  e»lain'd 
tnd-recor%d  the  atchleTemems  otthofe 
Lnighcft  that  exeicifed,  and  by  cuftom 
the  word  hat  ohtain'd  to  fignify  defcription 
in  heraldry  ;  for  to  blazon  is  to  delcribe 
the  things  Dorne  in  coat  armour  as  they 
ought  to  be,  with  their  proper  figoifica- 
tionsand  intendments. 

BLA'ZOMRY,  fignifies  the  fame  as 
Biaxm^  of  which  the  noft  general  rules 
are, 

I.  To  name  the  metal  or  colour  of  the 
field,  as  or^  argm^  gules ^  fibU^  l^. 

z.  The  manner  of  the  diyiHon  of  the 
Afcutcheon  by  line,  whether  ic  be  down 
right  or  bend  wife,  ^c.  and  alfo  the 
dmerence  of  the  line,  vi%.  Indaited^  lit" 
grMiUdt  iffc. 

^  The  chtrge  that  is  on  the  (iey, 

4.  Name  the  principal  p;rc  of  the  6eld 
firft,  if  there  be  more  than  one  occupied 
by  the  charge. 

5.  Kame  the  chirge  that  is  in  the 
chief  part  of  the  field  fir  ft,  i{  there  be 
nore  than  one  kind  of  chatgein  it. 

6.  Ufe  no  repetition  of  words  in  bla- 
toning  the  fame  coat,  efpecially  thefe 
words,  «f,  w,  andf  with* 

7.  There  are  three  forms  of  Blazm, 
I.   By  metals  and  colours    for  gentle- 

aaen,  who  have  no  title  of  dif  nirv. 

a.  By  precious  ftones  for  nobility,  as 
dukes,  earls,  ^. 

3.  By  planets,  for  emperors,  kings  and 
princes ;  however  the  French^  from  whom 
we  had  our  heraldry,  and  all  other  na- 
tions, rejed  this  variety  of  forms,  and 
ufe  none  but  metals  and  colours  tor  all 
degrees. 

%,  You  muft  obfeive,  that  metal  upon 
anetalt  and  colour  upon  colour,  is  falfe 
heraldry.  Yet  there  is  an  exception  to 
this  rule,  as  in  the  arms  of  Jerufalem^ 
which  are  argent,  a  crofs  patent  between 
four  croJUts  or  i  being  metal  upon  me- 
tal. 

BtB  [in  loftfay]  the  inward  bark  of  a 
tree.    F. 

To  BLBACH  [probably  of  lUttttU 
Teut'  WtcktUt  Du.  or  teblecen.  Sax,]  to 
whiten,  to  dry  in  the  fun. 

BLfiAlCNESS,  coldnefs  of  the  wind. 

BLEAR-ryfd,  htvin);.  the  ejctemal  co- 
"veting  ol  the  eyes  red  and  turned  om« 
Wards. ' 

BLEA'TiKG  [ofbl«r«B»  iiCcJ  the 
frying  of  iheep. 


I  BL 

BIE'CHNON  [/M;twr,  Or.J  a  I 
of  Strn  or  brake  i  alfo  wild  pen 
royal. 

^  BLBB'DING  [of  b!eban,  Saz.J    ft 
ing  or  letting  eut  ot  blood. 

BLB'NNA  [0K(n»,  Gr.J  thick  I 
which  comes  irom  the  hram,  anddift 
through  the  fmall  holes  of  the  noftrila 
palate. 

BLEPHAHlDES  [of  y8xfMe«f,  Or.]  tl 
part  of  the  eyelids  where  the  hair  groi 

BLBTHARO  [of  fi\ff^p^,  GrJ  t 
who  has  great  brows  or  eye-lids,  bea 
browV. 

BLfilPHARON  [fiK(f*eff>Gr,2  anr 
lid. 

BLBPHAROXrSTUM  J^of /^ipxeffi 
(vm  to  (crape  off,  Gr.]  an  in^rament  i 
pulling  hairs  Out  of  fheeye4id. 

BLfi'SSEDNESS  [of  blepstaa,  &g 
felicity,  beatitude. 

BLBW  Afantiel   a  tide  peculiar  to  ( 

BLUB  Motile  |  of  the  purfinTams 
marfhals  at  arms. 

BLIND  Veffels  [with  Chym/hi]  fuel 
have  no  opening  but  on  one  fide. 

BLINDS  [in  Fartificatimi]  are  bond 
of  ofiers  bound  at  both  ends,  and  fet 
between  two  ftakes  i  alfo  branches  of  iT) 
or  pieces  of  wood  laid  acrofs  upon  1 
trenches  to  bear  up  the  bavins  or  hurd 
laid  upon  earth,  which  ferve  to  co' 
them,  and  fometimes  canvafs,  and  foil 
times  pltnks  ere£^ed,  to  obfirufi  the 
nemy's  profpeft.    F. 

BLl'NDFOLD  [olblinb  and  ^alto 
S4z.'\    having  the  eyes  covered. 

BLIND  Csmcer,    See  FrimmeCtKL 

BLIND  tfettU^  an  herb. 

BLi'NDNESS  [blindneyjTe,  &tx.]  wi 
of  fight,  a  privation  oi  the  feolacioa 
fight  arifiog  from  a  total  deprivation 
the  organs  of  it,  or  an  involuntary  < 
ftrudion   of  their  fun&ioot. 

BLI'SFULNBSS  [of  blifp  and  JD 
Ait.]  happinefs. 

To  BLl'SSOM,  ce  leap  as  a  ram  d 
upon  an  ewe. 

To  BLI'STER  [lltt^Set,  Vu,]  to  n 
blifters. 

BLITBS,  a  kind  of  beec,  an  herb  t 
hss  firarce  any  tafte  or  fcent. 

BLI'THNESS         1    [of  bU'Seae/J 

BU'THSOMNESSfiAx.]  abeti«v« 
pleai'ant  or  merry. 

BLITHLY  [of  be  and  li^,  Stz*  li 
briskly,  readily,  hSt^  apace. 

BLOACU,  a  poftole,  wheal  or  Co 
fwelling. 

BLOCK,  a  piecQ  ef  muUe  u  it  coi 
I  oac  of  the  quarry. 

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nXl  [vtch  Atowri]  the  perch] 
fkKT  the  hswk  is  kept. 

HOCK  Udst  a  piece  of  lend  ead- 
eLf.tto  vUco  is  now  celled  free- hold 

ftvfr  ILOCXS  [to  e  ilvpj  ere  fuch 
ummti  when  mQch  ttreogth  is  re- 
piit  bectoie  they  will  porcbefe  wich 
tm  tA  ikaa  fioeU  hlocks,  iho'  much 
W. 

OOCXeid  BLOCK    [&tf  term]    e 

eu'i  «ben  (WO  blocks  meec,  in 
isy  tackle  or  hsllymrd,  having  fuch 
Ibfa  belvtins  to  rbem. 

FSHILOCK  [in  a  Stip^  is  a  block 
b|  s  a  kaoc  it  the  end  of  e  davit  § 
*  de  t^  i(  ii  to  hale  up  the  Hooks  of 
te  mdot  (0  a  ftip*s  brow. 

SMTCH-BLOCK  [in  a  Ship]  is  a 
^>  ih(k  with  a  Ihiver  in  it ,  and  a 
■*[*  a  throqgh  one  of  its  cheeks , 
farAeaore  leidy  receiving  in  of  any 
■^  If  ii  d9dht  the  lall  of  the  wind- 

TiHJOaA'DE  [Jlili'ltfry  term]  to 
■f  »r  Ik  up  all  the  avenues  and  paf- 
^  led  luDder  all  isielligence  being 
Itko  or  one  of  town  or  fbrtj  lo 
dfttmir  leoetve  no  relief 

iUHtlHEAD  [ot  block,  Teut.  and 
Ib^  &&  :he  headj   a  ttupid,  igno- 

•fi'CIim    [of  block,  r«tf.]    igno- 

n^CXlSHKBSS,  llupioity,  ^. 
JW>D  [Di  .to,  jitt.  and  Daii.2  4  warm 
M  a^  or  h',  moor  circulating  by 
■^Jtuietin  ard  veins  tii rough  eve- 
[J«  «  (he  body  s  by  microfcopes  the 
"I'ffean  to  confift  of  liicle  red  glo- 
WMaaiia^  in  an  aqueous  liquor,  fup- 
IJnbeihe  cmor  vuiferum* 
JWDLESS  [b;otolcjr,  Sax-^  having 

HOQNDS,  a  kind  of  burning. 
|^>Utor  their  moft  exquiiice  fceorj 
'  ^  |tme  happen  to  be  dead,  or 
*^  U  oiikes  lis  efcape  trom  the 
.  cr  if  ic  be  UU*d  and  never  lo 
^^•Mtd  away,  yet  they  will  find 
•to  to  ir. 

8  Sy  ]•  two  forts  of  herbs. 
.fflWNESS  [of  bloW^jrj*e,.W.] 
lioody  in  body;     alio  bloody- 

»M,   the  fpUUng  of  Uood, 

■^  lighter. 

^mmtpg  itch  [wich  Fdmits]  a 
^B  krfes  proceeding  from  an  in* 
*^  of  the  Uood ;  proceeding  from 
l^rid  or  over-bard  laboured,  fo 
^^  blood  feu  boiween  ihe  skin 


BO 

and  the  flelb,  and  if  noc  cured  will  cfllb 
to  a  mange. 

BLOOD  >X»^fffi,  a  diftemper  of  the 
eyes,  when  the  blood  veflels  are  very 
much  extended,  fo  u  to  make  the  eyet 
appear  red. 

BLOOD  ^)MRrm  [with  fimrifri]  t 
diftempeir  in  horfes,  being  a  foit  fwell- 
iitt  that  gr  >ws  through  the  hoof,  and  is 
uiuallj  full  of  blood. 

BLOODING!  [of  Worm  of  blotrr- 

BLOO'MY  I  mian.  Sat.  bloObimug 
or  in  bloffom. 

BLO'SSOMLESS,  without  bloflfoms. 

BLO'SSOM  C^our  [in  a  Horfe]  is  fuch 
at  when  the  hair  is  white,  but  inter- 
mix'd  all  over  wich  forrel  and  bay  ha'rs* 

BLOVN  IbnUng  cf  fugar'\  is  when 
the  fides  of  the  copper-pan,  in  which  the 
^ugar  hu  been  boilad  for  a  confiderable 
rime,  h  beaten  wich  the  skimmer  i  and 
a  perfon  blowing  through  the  holes  of  ic 
from  one  fide  to  the  other,  certain  fparkt 
or  fmill  bubbles  fly  our,  which  is  an  in- 
dication, that  the  fugar  is  come  to  thac 
degree  of  boilmg. 

BLUfi  Mlantle,  the  title  of  one  of  oar 
purfevants  at  arms. 

Tkrny^  BLUE,  a  blue  ufed  by  painters 
by  boiling  a  quarter  of  a  pound  of  lurn- 
fole  in  a  pint  and  half  of  water. 

BLU'ING  ofmetidt  [with  GiidnsJ  is 
the  beating  any  metal  till  it  has  aiTumed 
a  blue  colour. 

BLU'NDERER,  one  apt  to  make  Qiif- 
takes,  or  to  ftumble  or  ao  carelefly. 

BLUNT,  having  a  dull  edge  or  point. 

BLU'NTISH,  fomeihlng  blunt,  not  very 
fliarp. 

To  BLUR,  to  bloc  or  ftain  piper  wich 
ink. 

To  BLURT  out,  to  fpeak  raOiIy  and 
inconftderately. 

BLUSH,  a  redoels  in  (he  face  proceed. . 
log  from  mpdefty. 

BLU'SHING,  a  pbinomenon  in  the  a« 
nim2l  ceconomy  excited  from  a  fenie  of 
(hamc.  Jsrc 

BO'A  a  kind  of  ferpenr,  that  follows 
herds  of  cattle,  and  fucks  the  dugs  of 
cows.  Tome  of  which  have  grown  to  that 
largeneftf  that  a  young  child  was  found 
in  the  belly  of  one  in  the  time  of  the 
emperor  Claudius^ 

BOA  [with  ?^/jw]  adifcafe  where- 
in  red  punplcs  arife  in  the  flefh  like  the 
meafles  or  fmallpox.    £• 

To  BOARl    [with  Hpr/enunJ  a  horfe 

To  BORE  J  is  faid  to  hour  or  bore, 
when  he  (hoou  out  his  nofe  as  high  u 
he  can. 

7b  he  within  BOARD  lSt4  term]  ts:3 
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^Tb  Be  vitbout  BOARDi   Is  to  be  with- 
At  the  Ihip. 

7b  throm  over  BOARD,  is  to  throw  out 
of  the  (hip  into  the  Tea,  \ffc. 

Tojdp  ty  the  BOARD,  is  co  flip  down 
by  the  (hip's  fide. 

To  m,i}e  a  BOARD*"!    [Sea  phrafc]  to 

To  BOARD  h  up  to}  turn  the  fhip 
up  ro  the  windward,  fometimcs  on  one 
tack  and  fometimes  on  another. 

To  make  a  good  BOARD  [Sea  phia'e] 
iifed  of  ft  ihip  when  (be  has  advanced 
much  to  the  windward  at  one  tack,  or 
lurning. 

BOA'RlSHNlESSrof  bajiiyc  and  ncyy:. 
Sax.']  fwtntih  dirponrioc. 

BOA'STFUL,  JavSiantious  bragging. 
Milton. 

Mm  the  EOAT  [Sea  term!  is  to  put 
the  meu  into  her,  chat  are  call'd  the  boac's 
gang 

To  Jhift  the  BOAT  {Sea  langiiagej  is 
to  make  Itft  a  rope  round  about  t.^e  bo«i 
by  the  gunwale,  and  to  faften  the  boat- 
rope  to  ic  in  order  to  (fcieDgthen  ch^^oat 
to  endure  her  tow. 

To  trim  a  BOAT,   is  to  keep  her  even. 

To  wind  a  BOAT,  Is  to  cum  her  head 
about. 

Koyal  BOB,  the  ftrong  water  called  Ge 
mva, 

BOB'to'/  [with  Jrcbers"]  is  the  fteel 
of  an  arrow  or  (baft,  that  is  fmall  brdafted 
and  lirge  towards  the  head. 

BOCARDO'  [wiih  LngiciatUj  the  fifth 
mode  of  the  third  figure.  In  afyllogffm 
in  Bocardo,  the  firft  propoCtion  is  parti- 
cular and  negative,  the  fecond  univerfal, 
and  the  middle  term  the  fubjed  in  ihe  two 
propofitions,  9s 

I.  Some  animal  is  not  man* 

z>  Every  animal  is  endued  with  fin/a- 
tion* 

3.  Therefore  there  is  fometbing  endued 
with  Jaifation  bt fides  man, 

BO'CHIA  [with  Ckymi/isi  a  glafs  vef- 
fel  wjrh  a  gren  belly  like  a  cucuibitc. 

BO'CKHORD  [Boc-hojib,  Sax^]  a 
book.hoard,  a  place  wheie  books,  wri 
tings,  Itfc.  are  laid. 

BO'DIES  7    [cf  bodi^je.  Sax,  the  fta- 

BO'DlCEf  turc  or  body]  women's 
flays  or  bodice. 

BO'DKIN  [botckin, probably  C.B.I  a 
long  (ore  of  pin  on  which  women  ureaio 
joU  their  hair  ;  and  alfo  a  (barp^ pointed 
Inilrument  with  a  handle  to  make  holes 
an  hard  things. 

BO'DKIN  IVork,  a  fort  of  trimming 
a^cicmly  u:ed  for  women's  gowns,  which 
Was  mad-  oftin'el  or  gold  threads,  purfie, 

^aturalifts^    a  folid,  exiaoded|  palpable 


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fubftance,  compos'd  of  matter,  form 
privation,  according  to  the  Peripatetid 
1.  Of  an  aOemblage  of  hooked  heavy 
toms,  according  co  the  Corpu/cularians 
Epicureani ;  of  a  certain  qnaniicy  q( 
lenfion  according  to  Dcs  Cartes  ;  of  a 
ftem  or  affociatton  of  folid,  mifTy,  hi 
impenetrable,  moveable  parades,  ran) 
or  difpofcd  in  this  or  rh«t  manner 
cc  rding  to  Sir  Tfaac  Nekton  s  whence 
fult  bodies  of  cr.is  or  that  torm,  S^ 
guilb'd  by  this  or  chacmme;  others 
fine  body  to  be  that  which  hasextenfi 
refiftirce,  and  is  capable  of  motion. 

BODY,  v.ith  regard  to  animils,  is  i 
in  oppofition  to  the  foul,  v/«-  for  ti 
parr  compofed  of  bones,  rrufcles,  carj 
juices,  rerv?s.  )^.  in  which  feiife  b( 
makes  the  fubjeS  of  anatomy. 

BODY  [v/'nh  Geometricians]  is  a  4 
nitudc  that  has  rhree  dimeniioDs,  let^ 
breadth  and  tbicknefi. 

Regular  BODY  l\nGe(metrj]oT\eyf\i 
has  all  the  angles  and  (ides  s  as  alfo 
the  plants  which  compofe  the  forfi 
alike  and  equal  9  of  which  there  arc 
more  than  (i/e  kinds,  the  dodecaei, 
confining  of  12  pentagons,  the  hex 
dron,  icofacdron  of  ao,  oftaedron  oi 
pentagon?,  and  tetraedron  of  4  angles  i 
the  cube  of  6  fquaies.  Thefc  a}e  cal 
Platonick  bodies. 

BOBDRpMI'A  [^i^l&iAU  of  ygis/ 
/uHr,  Gr,  /.  e»  coming  to  help]  an  A 
nian  fc(livaK  inltituted  in  memory  of)! 
the  fon  of  Xiitbtu,  who  came  to  the 
fiftance  of  the  Athenians,  in  the  rcigt 
king  EreSbeus,  when  they  were  inva 
by  Eumolpus  the  fon  of  Neptune* 

BOG  [fome  derive  itof^aaSfSt^ 
to  bend,  becaufe  it  gives  way  when  h 
trod  upon,  or  quaggyEn^,  or  rather^ 
Sax,  and  ^uac,  armonc,  tender  and  f( 
Baxter]  a  mar(h-ground  full  of  water 
mud. 

BO'GGLE  BOB,  a  bugbear  to  Iri 
children. 

BOGOMILES  [of  Bog  God  and  m 
have  merry  in  tne  Bulgarian  langutf 
according  to  Du  Cange]  a  feA  who  w 
Anthropomorphites,  Antitrinitarians,  li 
that  the  world  was  created  by  evil  ani 
and  that  it  was  the  arch  angel  Gm 
that  became  incarnate.  They  rejcfiafi 
books  of  Mofes,  admitted  but  7  bo»li 
fcripture,  and  held  that  there  was  no  i 
furre6lion   but  repentance. 

BOr^  [in  Old  Zecords]  chains  or 
ters.    X. 

BOI'ARS  fin  Mufcovy]  certain  gi 
lords  of  the  czar's  court  who  admi^ 
juftice,  try  caufes,  and  aic  the  miinf 
of  ftate. 

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.IMQKI^GA,  aa  laiintl  [inXNm^ 
|)ai\  the  ractle-iiiAke,  whafe  bice  is 
lfa%,cMept  t  fpeedf  icm^df   be  ap- 

*WniSC  [in  P^|(Ec(^]  die  igitation 
tf  liiBa  bodv,  ftri&Dg  itom  iire  being  ap. 

HlinXOOSNESS,   tempeftuoofncft. 


jmoNACH  [3«A9]  tlie  plant  Sac- 


mDNBSS  [baUneJfc,  SaxJJ  un- 
isesK^I  ilfo  impndeoie. 

lOlE  [ia  ytdkimej  is  nied  in  general 
ii  fcftni  kiocs  ot  eanh  that  are  uCcd 
^^GdiVCH  pieoaracions. 

WiTOS  {MItw,  Gr.]  ihericheft 
id  bet  lor  f'i  mQOiroom.     X. 

WyiUKDlSTS,  certain  JefuitJ  oi  Jut- 
wft  tto  have  been  many  yeais,  and  are 
^v^d  mcoUeaiog  the  iiYCSof  Xo^ 

laiO'NIAN  Stcae  Ih  call'd  o(Bolpgaa 
h  fteh  vbeie  found]  ft  weighty,  grey, 
tt,  ^pinreoas  ftoue,  which  is  about 
AiSuott  large  waliMit,  which  when 
k  t  broken  has  z  kind  of  chryftal  or 
hnj  :tik  within  it.  A  Ihoomaker  ha. 
%  imi  fome  of  tbefe  ftones  at  the  foot 
tiwaett  FaUrmo  calciVd  them,  hoping 
\  liKiift  fiber  out  of  them}  but  tho' 
W«K  ^ppoLited  in  this  his  expe£^a* 
ibb  }ci  te  diTcoverM  this  ftraqge  phsB- 
JtoB>  that  when  the  ftoue  was  expo- 
fliB%h',  it  would  retain  It,  and  alter- 
feMu  tine  in  the  dark. 

It  (kfe  ftones  efter  calcinadon  be  ex- 

ets  tke  light  in  the  air,  as  in  one's 
•K  of  a  window  (but  not  to  the 
hkm)  for  the  fpace  of  a  minute,  and 
^CBfiedinto  a  dark  place,  they  will 
like  kindled  coals  for  fomt  time 
MB  lay  fenrib'.e  heat.  This  light 
ipUly  abate,  but  may  be  renewed 
a  ^  being  expofcd  agaia  to  ibe  light 
^it  ivf  as  before  i  and  this  quality 
A^viH  letain  for  3  or  4  years.  And 
^  koi  it  may  be  reneweid  again  by 


"NiJ  IB7  figures  be  drawn  on  paper 
Ipie  white  of  an  egg,  and  the  crufl 
jMkakaed  ftone  powder'd  be  ftrew*d 
-^^  wet,  and  afterwards  dry'd  in 
jffcfc,  and  the  pifkore  pat  in  «  frame 
yjji  before  it,  end  be  afterwtrds 
^Wb  the  light  wicli  the  glafs  coyer 
^xajStt  any  tiine  Ihine  if  removed 
i*t;**|Mtce, 

|.^T4IEAD  fwtth  Cbmfi^l  •  long 
jgfcafcktdabft  veflel  for  diftillattonsy 
Hf^  ^  &ted  to  the  nofe  of  an  alem- 
mnnm,  h  com  •  B^cnwr  1  and 


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when  tbe  teck  of  one  ia.wtll  Joined  to 
the  neck  of  another  it  i^  called  a  doubly 
ve/Tel. 

fSmd  BOLTS    T  fin  •  SBip  J    are  4 

Rader  BOLTS  j  fort  of  bolu  ^gj^ 
with  long  and  thick  heads,  and  ilruck  in* 
tb  the  uttermoft  wal«s  or  bends  of  ths 
fhip,  to  fave  the  fides  of  her  from  hurts 
gaJlings  and  bruifes.  * 

Set  BOLTS  fin  a  Ship"}  are  a  fort  of 
bolts  ufed  for  forcing  ilie  planks  and  o* 
iher  works,  and  bringing  c},cm  dofe  to. 
ge'her. 

Riag  BOLTS  fin  a  Ship!  are  bolt* 
jpade  ufe  of  for  bringing  to  of  theplanks^ 
and  thofe  parts^  to  which  the  breechea 
and  tackles  of  the  ordnance  are  iaften'd. 

Tranfutn  BOLTS  [with  Gmmeri}  ar« 
bolts  which  go  betwixt  the  chee):s  of  a 
gun-<«rriage  to  flrengthen  the  tranfumtm 

Trife  BOLTS  [wiih  Gumertl  large 
knobs  of  iron  on  the  cheek  of  a  caiw 
riage,  wi;ich  prevent  the  h^ndfpike  front 
Aiding,  when  it  is  poifing  (^  the  breach 
of  the  piece. 

Traverfg  BOLTS  fwith  Gmnert]  two 
Ib^rr  bolts,  put  one  into  each  end  of  aa 
£flSg/{/Xy  mortar-carr  age,  whicb  ferV«  td 
traverfe  the  mortar. 

BracJiet  BOLTS  [with  Oimeni^  bolts 
which  go  through  the  cheeJu  oi  a  mor* 
ttr,  and  by  the  help  of  the  coins  keep  ic 
fix*d  to  the  elevation  given  her. 

Jfa^  BOLTS  [in  a  Ship]  are  fuch  at 
have  jags  or  barbs  on  eacn  fide  to  keep 
them  from  flying  out  of  the  hole  in  whidi 
they  are. 

C^r«i^  BOLTS  fin  tShipJ  bolts  that  ar^ 
clenched  with  a  rivetti'ng  hammer,  at  chq 
end  where  they  come  throt^h. 

Drive  BOLTS  [in  ttSifip]  are  longple* 
ces  or  iron,  which  are  ufed  to  drive  out 
other  bolts,  rree>nails  or  the  like. 

forelock  BOLTS  [in  a  Shtp"}  are  thofe^^* 
which  have  a  forelock  of  iron  at  thd 
end  driven  in  to  keep  it  from  ikartiatf 
back. 

BOATING  [in  Gf0fS-tHtH  a  kind  of 
exercife  or  arguing  cafes  among  the  Un- 
dents. 

BO^LUS  [with  rkjficians}  a  medicind 
prepared  of  a  confifkence  fomewhat  thick- 
er than  honey  I  being  a  quantity  thac 
can  be  taken  on  tko  point  of  a  knife  ac 
one  mouthful. 

BOLUS  Armomaaut  /•  «.  Bole  Jma^ 
fl|«c>a  a  fort  of  cnimbting  earth  or  ftoMO 
found  in  ArmemM^  ufed  by  Tbjficlmuvtd 
Psinters,  __ 

BOLE  Armena  [with  Clgprn-*  7r% 
cai  tf^rken}  i$  fxprefltd  by  cbif  /XJ 
chtra&or. 

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BOMBS  iGun- 
ntry  ],  large 
(hells  of  caft 
iron  I  having 
hrge  vents  to 
re  eivc  the  fa- 
fecs,  rhcfc  fu- 
ieesBa'-emade 
of  wood,  and 
drove  ^uH  of  a 
c^mpofition 

mide  of  meal 

>owccr,  mipnar  and  liu-pctre.  After  the 
>omb  has  been  gird  with  this  powder, 
the  fufee  is  driven  into  the  veni  wi-htn 
SID  inch  of  the  head,  and  pitct.'d  over  to 
preferve  it,  they  uixafe  the  fufee  E,  when 
they  put  the  bomb  into  the  mortar  and 
fak  if  with  meal-powder,  which  having 
taken  fire  by  the  flaHi  o(  the  powder  in 
the  chamber  of  t  e  mortar,  burns  ftU  the 
time  the  bomb  is  in  the  air,  and  the 
compofition  in  the  rufee  being  fpenc*  it 
£re8  the  powder  in  the  bomb  with  a 
great  force,  bl  wing  ap  whatever  is  a- 
oout  it,  and  the  great  he'ght  it  goes  in 
the  atr,  and  the  torce  with  which  it  falls, 
makes  it  f  o  t^eep  into  the  earth. 

BOMBA'RDEERS,  they  are  x^  ^n  num- 
ber, one  chief  and  24  under  him,  cfta- 
bli(bed  in  the  office  ol  ordnance  at  a  yearly 
falary;  their  employment  is  about  the 
mortars,  they  drive  in  the  fufee,  fire  the 
bomb,  load  and  fire  the  mortars,  work 
with  the  fireworkers  on  all  forts  of  fire. 
works. 

BOMBYCI'NE,  filk  yarn  or  filken  doth 
made  of  fitk,  filken. 

BONA  DEA,  a  Roddcfs  worlhippcd 
by  the  Greeks  and  Hfimans,  The  Greci- 
4ns  fuppofed  her  to  be  one  of  the  nurfes 
ot  Bacchus,  and  not  'to  be  named.  The 
Romans  fuppofed  her  to  be  the  wife  of 
Eaunus  a  king  of  Italy,  and  chief  of  the 
pryades*  Her  rites  were  performed  only 
by  women,  and  no  man  admitted,  in  token 
of  her  :haftity. 

BONA  TOTA  fwith  Botan^s'i  a  tree 
that  grows  in  moft  of  the  Caribbee  iflands 
belonging  to  America  in  height  5  or  6 
yards,  whofe  leaves  are  4  foot  and  half 
long,  and  a  foot  and  hah  broad  s  tht  fruit 
of  it  has  a  medicinal  quality. 

BCMaSUS  [  Bpwai^,  Gr.  ]  a'  wild 
bead  that  has  the  head  of  a  bull,  and  the 
body  and  mane  of  an  horfe,  which  when 
faunrod,  fcves  himfelf  by  his  ordure,  which 
he^  throws  out  in  fuch  abundtnce  and  fo 
noifome,  chat  the  hunters  are  obliged  to 
leave  off  the  purftiit. 

BO'NDAGE  [of  l^onte.  Sax.']  feiricDde, 

llavery. 

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BO 

ftom  of  the  tenants  being  bonn^  to  gi 
their  rorn  at  the  lord's  mill. 

BOND  [in  Carpmry]  a  term  ufed^ 
make  good  bond  fignifics  fatten  a  r.r  m 
pie. PS  together,  either  with  rcnanci 
or  m  rrifrg^  or  dove-tailing. 

BO'NELESS  [of  banleaj",  Sox.^  w 
out  bones. 

BONHO'MMES    [/.  e.  good  men] 
orde.  found-d  by  Francis  de  Pauia^  cal 
all'.'  Minorites  or  Friers  Minors. 

BO'NITY  [bonitas,  i.]  goorfne's. 

Tbejhip  has  her  Courje  and  BONK 
abroad  ISea  phrafe]  is  as  much  ajs  to  i 
fte  has  the  bonnet  adied  to  her  couj 
wbi.-h  belore    flie  had  not. 

BO'NNINESS  {pibonus^  £.]  fprocttM 
flevcr  efs. 

BONUS  HENRICUS  [i,  e.  G^od-Hen 
an  herb. 

BO'NYNESS,  a  being  bony  or  lull 
bOiies* 

BOO'KISHNHSS  [of  boc,  Smx,^  difl 
fition  to  read  books  much. 

BOO'MING  [Sea  term]  ofed  of  a  I 
when  fhe  makes  all  the  fail  Ibe  can,  1 
is  then  faid  to  come  booming, 

BOO'RISHNESS,  clowniflinefs. 

BOOTS,  the  plane  called  alfo  Ma 
gold. 

BOOTES  fye^f  an  ox  and  ^^im  ro  dri 
I.  e.  the  ox-driver]  the  name  of  a  w 
thern  cot.flellation,  containing  34.  fta 
called  alfo  Araopbytaxy  and  in  EnBi 
King  Charks'i  mm.         ^  ^ 

BOOT,  a  kind  of  torture  for  crimto 
to  extort  a  confeffion  from  them, 
means  of  a  boot  or  ftocking  of  pan 
ment  wetted  and  put  on  the  leg,  a 
then  brought  near  the  fire,  in  fiirinld 
K  fqueezes  violently  and  caufcs  intolera! 
pain. 

BOOT  [in  &ottoi4]  a  fort  of  rack 
putting  an  iron  bar  on  the  leg  of  a  o 
minal,  and  driving  an  iron  peg  oa  j 
fliin-bone  ;  alfo  four  thick,  ftrong  boar< 
bound  round  with  cords ;  of  which  ta 
are  put  between  the  legs  of  an  offendi 
and  the  two  others  placed  one  on  o 
fida  and  the  other  on  the  other* 
that  the  legs  being  fqueeied  by  the  boai 
with  cords  break  the  leg.  This  ig  dq 
left  off  in  Engiand,  but  continues  in  Set 
land, 

BOO'TY  [butin,  R  or  of  bettte,  »• 
or  of  bate,  Dir.]  prey,  fpoil,  pfllag 
prize. 

To  play  BOOTY,  to  prevaricate,  1 
play  a  lofmg  game  to  draw  in  othora 


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BORDBR, jD|g.  r    f  fa 


^^  MRDVKE 
m  m^'^^]  ^  ^  oraiDary,  fo 
f^^caUed  becaafe  ic  borders 
^^PV  looadt  and  as  ic  were  hems 
I  btbe  field.    The  fr^sc^  he- 

.Atcba  this  ihe  9ch  amonc  their  ho- 
«J*Fi«»;  but  the  Eagt^  heralds 
W^asdt  it  as  ftich,  but  only  as  a 
^SKs;  though  thef  do  allow  of  the 
Msfafamive  as  iiicb,  and  isrepre- 
mti  8  k  the  figure. 

fc*n<ir  or  Btrdare  is  accounted  the 
pW  rf  proteftioo,  favour  and  reward 
■ja  below'd  by  kings  on  fuch  as  they 
J*  *  'V**  ^  **  *  fu'c  dctcncc  a- 
t^tecBCmies. 

*yK»t  fwith  Prkdersl  an  oma- 
■*<icwen,  fcro  Is,  ^c.  fee  about 
■t  Bfsi  ol  fnu',1  comp'^'itioos. 

JWm  [«irh  Flori/Ji  j  are  the  mid- 
JJJWB  that  ftaod  ^bout  the  thrum  of 

«>SmLO  [of  bojib,  Sax.^  at  firft 
7«  *W  i«  fif^rity  ai  y  fma.!  cottage, 
J^o*  •kich  being  become  iirfam  >>$  by 
^^^^  common  <«le-'icufc$  andb.iw- 
2*^  Hi  harbours  rorftrumpcr*  ;  by 
2fjj**,«^«  Bwde  lr<^l  Ur  bordcL 
mS^  "PM^y  a  ftew  or  bawdy  ho-  f-, 
!^y  •>aBk  of  the  river  of  Thames, 
r*""^  o'  the  bridge,  and  next  to  tne 
""UJJ^  ^«  fometiffles  the  bo  deHo 
^*^  a  pitce  fo  called  ot  ccrta-n 
JJ^  hoofrs  prfvileged  there  or  in- 
^^tacaio  repiir  to  incontinem  wo- 
^"Vf***  privilege  there  was  an 

J**™yU.  in  which  thcfc  were  fome 
H*  »^w:  That  no  ftew-holdcr.  Or 
^y^  ftoald  hinder  any  fingle  woman 
^^Btnd  coming  freely  ai  all  rimes 
^L^r^'*  nor  to  keep  any  woman 
^2ri  ^  f^f  ftc  ftould  board  a- 
y^'tet  pletfure  :  Thai  they  (hould 
.  »j»re  for  the  woman's  chamber 
J^HAaweek.  That  they  (hould  not 
J?  ^  their  doors  on  holy-days. 
lii  u.  t!f  '^ona*  *ould  be  kept  a- 
JJJ  "f  »iIL  That  ?hey  ftould  not  re- 
j^«^^^'Mti  of  religion  nor  any 
ttij^J^,  That  DO  wngle  woman  take 
^^JT^' '«  with  any,  but  Ac  may  lie 
•tfv  k!f  ^*^^^  "^^  '^*  morrow.  That 
*  ito-i  ^*P  ''^y  woman  that  hath 
^j^-**  infirmity  of  burning  j  nor  fell 
2v*>^ft,  fiflL  wood,  coal,  or  any 
SjV*  Thefe  ftew  houfes  were 
U^  V^  Che  lime  of  kinj^  Henry  VI. 
^JJJtoiiibitedin  the  rei^n  of  king 
J^"*  and  the  doors  fl»ut  up  j  but 
jL^liini  but  were  put  down  in 
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B  O 

BORE  trett  «  kind  of  flmb. 

BOREA'SMOI  [Biftda^/uot,  GrJ  «■ 
^^p»M  feftival  in  honour  ot  Boreas  [L 
e,  the  north  wind]  who  had  an  aUar  in 
Attica^  and  was  rhou&ht  to  bear  fome  re- 
la*  ion  to  the  Athenians,  having  married 
Oritfyay  the  daughter  of  Eredyeus  j  for 
which  reafon,  "when  in  a  fei-fight,  a 
great  many  of  their  enemies  O^ios  wero 
deftroyM  by  a  north  wind,  r  e  Athenians 
imputed  it  to  the  kindnefs  Boreas  bad  for 
his  w?!p*$  narive  country. 

BORITH  [nn5»  H'^^]  an  herb  or 
fort  ol  foap  which  fullers  ufe  in  fi:ouring 
corhs 

BORYTTES,  a  gem  or  jewel  of  a 
black  co'our,  ?  irh  fpots  of  red  «»»d  white. 

BO'RROWER  [of  boji^iarf,&fcr.J  one 

whn  hot'  i>W8. 

BO'SCU$[0/d  IijapjiU  manner  of  wood* 

BO'SKY,  h9l'  or  quite  fuddled. 

BO'SPHORUS  [jSoir^^jOfiSKfanox 
A  J  vo^e/<t  a  paiTa^,  q.d»  ^  paflage  paf- 
fable  by  oxen,  or  of  f^pn  to  bear,  from 
'he  poeti'-al  labie  that  Tno  beine  .trans- 
formed into  a  cow,  paded  thisuralt]  a 
ft  rait  or  narrow  neck  of  the  Tea,  which 
feparates  twocontinenrs  i  by  which  means 
a  gulf  and  i  Tea  or  2  Teas  have  a  commu* 
nication  one  with  another* 

BO'SSAGB  [with  ArcbiteSst  is  a  term 
ufed  o£  "ny  ft  one  that  has  a  projcfture, 
and  IS  laid  in  its  place  in  a  building  un* 
cut,  to  be  afterwards  carved  into  mould- 
ings, capitals,  ]^c.  alfo  that  which  is  cal- 
led a  ruftick  work,  and  con(ifts  of  ftones, 
teeming  to  advance  beyond  the  nakednefs 
of  a  building,  by  reafon  of  indentures  or 
channels  lerc  in  the  joinings. 

BOSSE  [probably  of  ifoffet  F.]  a  con- 
duit built  after  the  manner  of  a  gor-bellied 
or  tun  bellied  figure. 

BOSTRYCHITES  [of  yPer^t/X®-,  Gr. 
a  bulb  of  hairl  a  gem  or  jewel  reprefenc- 
ing  a  lock  orour^  of  a  woman's  hair. 

BO'TANIST  ibotanicus^Ubotanifie^F.^ 
an  herbalift. 

BOTA'NOMANCY  { fioTctnjuAf^rtitt  of 
fiorettn  r^n  herb  and  and  /u«rTiia,Gr- di- 
vination J  a  divination  by  herbs,  and  efpe* 
ciaily  by  thofe  of  fage  or  the  fig  tree. 
The  perfons  that  conrulrcd,  wrote  their 
own  names  and  their  qneftions  uponleaves,- 
9*ich  they  expofed  to  the  wind,  and  as 
-many  of  the  letters  as  remained  in  their 
own  places  were  taken  up,  and  bei^g 
joined  togcrher*  weie  accounted  an  an* 
fwer  to  the  queftfon. 

BOTANO  SOPHISTS  [  of  /Sirdfn  an 
herb  and  otft^c  afophiftcr,  Gr.J  abo« 
tanift  or  one  skillM  in  herbs. 

BOTHE'NA  \0ldJjm2  a  barony,  lord- 
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lOTKOR  [id  Medkme]  cartain  pinplei 
In  the  fa  e  which  fpread  abour,  boc  foon 
'fUppurate*  run  with  matter,  and  di£ip- 
pear  $  alfo  pimpres  is  other  parts »  the 
itnall  pox  or  meafles.    X. 

BOTHRION  [/?«%«r  of  ySo-^/i^  a 
ditch.  Or..'}  a  kind  of  hollow,  narrow  and 
hard  uiccr  in  the  tunica  cornea  s  -aUb  the 
ibcker  of  the  teeth. 

.  BOTRYS  [/?0T/.t/V,  Gr.J  the  herb  Oak 
of  jferufakm. 

To  BOTTOM  off  [a  Drinking  term] 
to  drink  the  laft  draugiit  of  a  poc  of  drink, 
,or  the  hft  gbfs  of  a  bottle  of  wine. 

BO'TTOMlESS  [of  botm,  and  lea/, 
iStfr.]  having  no  botcoin.   • 

^ BOTONE'   [in  Heraldry] 

as  t  crois  Botwe  terminates 
at  each  end  in  3  buds,  knots 
or  buttons^  tefcmbling  in 
fome  meafure  tlie  3  leaved 
g-sift ;  yy  i'omc  ¥7encb  au- 
thors alfo  called  Croix  Trefie^  as  in  the 
figure.  . 

,*  BOVl'tLON  [with  Knr/fri]  Is  a  lump 
of  fie  &  or  exciefc  ence  growing  either  Uj). 
.onpr  juil  by  thefiuib,  which  makes  the 
/rufb  fhoot  out  like  a  lump,  whi.h  is  cal- 
led the  flefh  blowing  upon  the  fru(h,  and 
makes  a  horfe  h^lr.    J^ 

BOUl'LLON,  broth  made  of  feveral 
forts  of  boild  meat.    F. 

BO'ULDER  ^/i//i  [  Archite!=f^'\  ccr- 
tain  walls  built  of  round  flin:s  or  pebbles, 
laid  on  a  ftrong  mortar  s  ufed  where  (he 
fea  has  a  beach  caft  up,  Iffc. 

BO'ULETB  [  with  Horfemenl  a  term 
ufed  ofaiiorfe,  when  the  fetlock  or  paf- 
tern  joint  bends  forward,  and  out  of  its 
natural  Gtuation.    F. 

BOULTI'NB  [with  Arcbiteas]  a  con- 
vex  moulding,  whofe  convexity  is  but 
«  X  4: h  of  the  circle,  and  is  placed  next  be- 
low the  plinth  In  the  Tufcan  and  Dorick 
papital. 

.  A  BOUNCE,  a  fuddcn  noife,  as  of  gun- 
powder, Isfc.  alfo  a  boaft. 

To  BOUNCE,  to  brag,  to  vapour  or 
fpeak  boaAingly;  alfo  to  make  a  crack 
\vith  a  very  loud  noife,  as  gun-powder. 

BOU'NDEN  [of  'bonfe,  ^iz.J  pertain- 
ing to  obligation,.  Iffc. 

XO'UNDLESSNESS  [of.  bonWcaji^ 
Sax*  1  having  no  bounds  or  limits.       "^ 

BOU'KTEOUSNESS  lofhonte,  F.of  fo- 
mtas,  X.].a  giving  plenteoufly, 

BOU^NTIFULNESS,  falnefs  of  bounty, 
liberality. 

To  BO'UKGEON  iBowrgeonner,  R'}  to 
bud,  CO  ihoot,  CO  put  forth  buds, 
^   BOUT[ofbeht;en,'&».cobeaiJ^'<'ke, 
)llow,  actempc,  trial. 

i  fpUT  [with  mfcim}  t  tern  xStA 


BO 

of «  hor/e,  when  he  is  over-donej 
quite  fpcnt  with  fatigue. 

BOW  [boja  of  by^an.  Sax.  to  be 
an  in'Vrnmeitt  for  fliooting  arrows. 

BOW  [with  Mathematicians'}  an  fnl 
ment  formerly  ufed'  in  navigation  to  c 
Che  height  of  the  Sun. 

BOW  [with  Sbipmigbts'i  a  bean 
wood  or  brafs,  with  }  long  fcrews  1 
diredalach  of  wood  or  fleel  to  anyp 
commonly  ufed  to  make  drauglus  of  A 

A  told  BOW  [of  a  Ship]  is  a  bx 
bow. 

lesrt  BOW  [of  a  Ship]  is  a  narrow  1 
bow. 

BOW  Pieces  [in  a  Ship}  are  thcpii 
of  ordnance  at  her  bow. 

BOW  Anchors  1  anchors  that  are  < 

BOWERS  f  ried  in  tke  ft 
bower. 

To  BOWEL  lofhcyeau^  F  orfatt* 
X*  a  pudding]  to  take  out  the  bowels 

BOWER  [of  buji  of  bojic,  Sax.  a  j 
lour]  an  arbour  made  or  covered  w 
greens  interwoven.  I 

A  BOWGE  of  Court*    See  Boi^^. 

To  BOWL  [^ouer  a  la  bwUt  K] 
pUy  with  bowls  rn  4  bowling  green,  \ 

A  BOWL  [bolls.  Sax.  boule,  F.]  a  < 
fel  or  cup  ot  wood,  metal  or  earti 
ware  to  drink  out  ot. 

CivcJ^rivBOW-LmB  •)   l^Seattn 

Eafe  the  BOW-LINB    >   which     i 

£Mi«^rlvBOW.LlNB  ^  port,  la 
be  more  flack. 

To  BOWLT  a  Coney  {Hunting  term 
bouter.  P.]  to  ftart  or  put  up  a  coney. 

BOWSING  upon  the  tack  [wiii>  S 
loTs}  fipnifiss  bailing  upon  the  tack. 
.  BOWYERS. this  com-'" 
pany  was  incorporated 
Amo  i6ix ;  but  had 
been  a  fraternity  long 
before  ;  and  the  compa- 
ny doubtlefs  more  emi- 
neq;  when  the  long-bow 
was  more  in  ufc,  before 
the  invention  of"  gun  powder.  Th( 
arms  are  argent  upon  a  chevron  becwc 
3  floats,  as  nnany  mullets. 

BOX  [box.tjieop,^itt.]thebox-in 
or  box- wood. 

BOX  [in  Trafick}  certain  dtflere 
Quantities  and  weights  of  certain cohuik 
diiies. 

BOX  and  Needle  [with  Mathemm 
ans}  a  fmall  compafs  apply'd  to  a  theod 
lite  or  other  fuch  inftrument  tiied  in  ft 
veying,  }pc,  'to  find  out  how  any  place 
fituated,  by  the  point  of  a  needle,  coik 
ed  with  a  loadtton«*s  polming  cowii 
iheM»rtfc.  .  . 

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MT  [proli.  of  wAtft  Gr.  hm  Mafevus 
Mm  it  oft  Me,  Tttd'']  a  male  child,  a 

lOflSHNESS,  the  tding  Hire  a  boy. 
uimER  [of  IraUeUii,  Du^l  a 

»a»jier,  t  bnwler. 

lim'KT,  fo  c«l!ed  of  Brabo:,  a  wo- 
l^Uia,  and  relation  to  Juliut  CApsr^ 
kneaded  him  in  his  Gallici  expedi- 
Aa.  A  dntchy.  The  people  of  Ant' 
*if  rD  you  a  liofy  ot  a  giant  rliac  was 
S*"^  h^  Brabo,  ch^c  had  a  caftle 
^^MKTp  is  now  bailt,  whoufedio 
■^  flf  ik  binds  of  all  chac  he  cook,  aiid 
%9vilem  tKo  the  Scheldt  whom  Brabo 
^  iacfae  fame  maniier. 

IKIQ  [a  Oauing  term]  a  coaple  4x 
I^ieofbocks,  doesy  foxes,  hajesjjgfc. 

U^  [at  AfiltfBj  a  meaiure  equal  co 

ttiCE£ai  Verucel  a  meafnre  f  qual  ro 

TaffiACE  rW&rJ  [&rf  phrtfe]  is  lo 
■Htlejvdu)  either  fide. 

-BKA'CEV  fiTiJkraldry] 
the  intermingling  of  ^che- 
1  leronels.  as  Azurey  a  chief 
or  ar.d  3  cheveronels,  bra-  , 
I  ced  10  the.  bafe  of  the  ef- 
cDccbeon. 
IKitrELHTS  IM  tjcords]  hounds  or 
ia(ia  otiiw  fraallerand  lower  kind. 

ffiA'CHlA  [in  BoUmidt  writers]  the 
■■t  of  irces,  }ffc.  aie  thofe  thicker 
hakg  inco  which  the  tnink  is  divid- 
ed ^  my  of  fimilitude,  taken  from  the 
ii«  lis  human  bod/.    1. 

HlTrilEUS  Exterma  [with  Anai  ] 
I  ad&of  the  C^itui,  which  feems  to 
k  lit  third  beginning  of  the  Gemellus  ; 
alvhichis  iofened  with  it  in  the  cavity 
i  iithc  ftoQl()eT*boae  which  receives  the 

lUCHlJEUS  Jiif^raKi   [with  Anaio- 

t]  1  mofLle  of  the  elbow,  arifmg 
steiaoer  part  of  the  ihoulder-bone, 
Mtnfertbo  of  t he  Z>f/for<i^i  and  Corn- 
iMidu  mnfcies.  is  implanted  to  the 
^ai  fore^part  otthe  bone  Vina.  I. 
l&tHlALE,  thewrifl  s  alfo  a  brace. 
«j*icer  J  a  wrift-band. 
fUCRl'OLUM.  a  little  arm.    X- 


B  R. 


■■fcertl  joints,  that  the  end  or  point 
yfefei  to  any  degree  of  the  aflrolabe^ 
^■«  called  a  creeping  index. 
WCHIUM  [  with  AnatomUlt  ]  a 
•■jr  <rfthe  body,  confifiing  of  the  arm, 
w^  fi>  ca!led,  the  elbow  and  hand. 
"JJACHIUM  [wfth  BotiOiWi]  the  sum 
fH^ofiucCy  a  braach.   X. 


BKA'CHMANS  -J  [fo  called  o^Brach^ 
BR A'MENS  >  man  or  Brtunba,  the 
BRA'MINS  J   prefcribcr  oi  their 

rights  or  laws]  priefts  or  learned  men  in 
E4/i  fydia^  anciently  a  fort  of  philofopbers, 
which  front  their  going  naked  were  called 
gymnofophifls,  and  were  to  ihe/ii«(t<iRj.8a 
the  Cbaldcei  to  the  Ajfyrianit  and  the  Magi 
to  zhcperfianj,  and  theDruids  to  the  ancicnc 
Britainj  and  Gauls,    They  were  had  in 
great  revere^.cc  by  the  people,  living  for 
the  moll  part  auftere  andfolitary  lives,  in 
caves  and  deferts,  feediog  upon  herbs,  be* 
ing  poorly  apparelled,  and  for  a  time  ab- 
ftaintng  from  all  carnal  ploifures  s   their 
opinions  were,   that   the  god  Achari  or 
mfinucTtzttA  the  world  by  the  admini* 
ftration  of  three  perfe&  beings,  whom  bo 
had  6rft  made    for  that  defign  :   Thefe 
tht;ee  aie  Bramba,   i.  e-  penetration,  by 
this  he  created  the  univerfe  ;  hyBrefibem, 
i.  e.  ezifting  in  al!  things,  he  pr eferves  it } 
and  by AQbaddia,  i.e.  the  great  lord,  he  will 
dettroy  ir.    They  pretend  to  have  receiv* 
ed  four  books  from  Bramba,   in  which 
books  all  knowledge  is  comprehended,  and 
they^  hold  the  Metemp/ycbofii  or  tranfmi- 
gration  of  fou's,  thro'  feveral  human  bo- 
dies and  beads,  before  they  can  arrive  as 
pleafure,  and  being  purely  /piritual;  an>l 
tor  this  reafon  they  teach,  that  it  ia  noc 
lawful  to  kill,   and  eat  any  thing  that  it 
killed,  and  none  of  their  tribes  do  eat  any, 
but  their  foldiers ;  they  alfo  hold  the  flefli 
of  cows  and  peacocks  as  iacred,  and  there- 
fore they  abftaia  from  it,  and  build  hoi* 
pirals  for  lame  and  derayd  beafts,  and  buy 
birds  of  the  Mahometans  to  fet  them  ac 
liberty.    Bytheirauftere  lives,  great faft« 
irrgs,  teaching  the  people,  and  expound* 
ing  the  myfteriesof  their  religion  to  them, 
they  have  gotten  a  great  awe   over  the 
people,  all  over  the  Jbidies^  and  efpecial* 
ly  upon  the  Maldhar  coafts«  and  the  brides 
ire  committed  to  the  Bramens  to  be  blef* 
fed  by  them,  that  the  marriage  may  bo 
happy. 

BRACHE'RIUM,  a  crufs  ufed  in  rap* 
tures. 

BRA'CHIAL  [of  braclnum,   i.]  per- 
taining  to  the  arm. 

BRA'CKISNESS  [of  B^icl,  Du.  ialt] 
faltifhnefs. 

BRADS,  a  fori  of  flender  naib  without 
heads. 

BRAIN  I  metaphorically  2  J»  ^^  ^ 
wit  and  judgment. 

BRA'NCA  urfina  [Botdny]  brink  urfi* 
ne,  or  bearVfoot.    1. 
.  BRArNtESS   [of  lltffLtt  Du.  bjie^ 
^n,  Sax.  the  brain]  witlefs. 

BRAl'N-SICK,  crary.hcadcds  alfo  fic- 
kle, unconftanc.  BRAI'Sll 

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BR. 

BKAI'SBS  [in  Cookefyl  mettittffed  ^ 
i*  tn-aixe,  is  either  neac  broiled  upon  the 
coals,  or  elfe  baked  in  a  campaign  oven 
between  two  fires,  one  above  and  the 
other  below. 

BRAN  [of  bojin.  Sax,  a  river]  at  the 
beginning  or  end  of  the  names  of  places, 
denotes  it  to  be  apLace  at  or  near  a  river) 
as  Branfim. 

BRANCH  [by  Botamfii]  U  defined  to 
be  the  divifion  of  a  ftalk  of  a  plant ;  in 
trees  it  is  often  called  a  bough* 

A /ynit  BRANCH  [with  Gardeners'] 
that  which  fhoois  one  of  the  cut  ot  the 
preceding  year,  and  ii  naturally  of  a 
confiderable  tfaicknefs. 

A  BRANCH  half  wood  [with  Garde- 
Iters']  is  one  that  is  too  grofs  for  a  fruit 
branch,  and  too  {lender  for  a  wood  branch. 

Spurious  wood  BRANCHES  [with  Gar- 
slenerj]  are  fuch  as  come  otherwife  than 
i/om  the  cuts  of  the  pieceding  year  s  be* 
caufe  branches  ihould  never  come,  but 
from  thole  of  the  laft  cut. 

BRA'NCHED  [in  Heraldry]  denotes  a- 
ay  thing  fpread  into  branches. 

BRA'NCHES  [vfiih  ArcbiuSs]  the  ar- 
ches of  Gotbiclt  vaults,  which  arches  tranf- 
▼erfing  from  one  angle  to  aix>ther,  dia* 
gonal*wife  form  a  crofs  between  the  o- 
ther  arches  which  make  the  fides  of  the 
fanare,  of  which  the  arches  are  diagonals. 

BRA'NCHIA  [^e^;^/*,  Gr.  J  the  gills 
of  fiihes  which  are  compofed  of  cartila- 
ges  and  membranes  in  the  form  of  a  leaf, 
which  ferve  infteadoflungs  torefpire  by. 

BRA'NCHINBSS,  thefulnefs  or  fpread- 
ing  of  branches. 

BRA'NDEUM,  "a  little  bit  of  doth 
wherewith  the  bodies  of  famis  and  mar- 
tyrs have  been  touched,  put  in  a  box,  and 
IbewQ  as  a  relick  to  fuch  as  defire  it ;  or  a 
piece  of  a  Corporal  on  which  the  cucha- 
rift  or  hoft  had  been  laid.  This  fuper- 
flicion  was  introduced  as  early  as  the  year 
6co. 

BRANK  Vrfin.    See  Branca  Vrfina. 

BR  ASM  ATI  AS,  a  kind  or  earthquake, 
when  the  earth   moves  direftly  upwards. 

BRA'SSICA  IBotany]  cole-wort  s  alfo 
colly-flower,     i.. 

BRA'SSICOURT     *!  [with  Borfemenl 

BRA'CHIGODRT  f  an  horle  whofc 
fore  legs  are  bended  naturally. 

BRA'SSINBSS  [of bpasJTine/ye,  Sax,J 
a  being  bra (Ty* 

A  BRAVE  1   [unfaux  Brave,    FJ    a 

A  BRAVO  I  bully,  a  heAoring  blade, 
afwaggering  fellow. 

Tb  BRAVE  it  Ibravcr,  F.]  to  aS  the 
bravo,  ro  Jare,  to  hefior,  to  aiJront. 

BR.A'VERIES  [of  braveries,  F.]  brave 
ftdioos,  noble  ezploics. 


BR 

BKAUKcyNlA  lH&tfffmU,  Gr.J  c 
Mbenian  feftival  celebrated  to  Diaua^  eal 
led  Brauronia  of  Brauron  an  Athenian  bo 
rough,  where  was  the  famous  ft  a  cue  e 
this  ^oddefs,  which  was  brought  froa 
SmbiaTauricabyJpbigettia.  The  vi^n 
offered  in  facrifice  was  a  goat,  and  certaii 
men  fuu  one  of  Homer's  Iliads,  The  mot 
remarkable  perfons  at  this  folemntry  yfrer* 
young  virgins,  about  ten  years  of  age 
habited  in  yellow  gowns,  and  confecratec 
to  Diana,  Thefe  were  called  "AfX*^** 
i,  e*  bears,  ior  the  following  reafon 
There  was  a  bear  among  the  FblasdeU 
the  inhabitants  of  a  borough  of  Attica^ 
which  was  To  far  diveded  of  its  natural 
fierceneffli,  that  it  became  fo  tame  and 
tradable,  that  they  ufually  admitted  it  to 
eat  and  |>lav  with  them,  and  it  did  them 
no  harm  i  but  a  young  maid  once  unlucki- 
ly happening  to  be  too  familiar  with  it, 
the  bear  core  her  lo  pieces,  and  was  after- 
wards fltin  by  the  virgin's  brethren.  Af- 
ter this  a  dreadful  peHilence  happen*d  in 
Mtica  i  Uz  remedy  of  which,  they  were 
advi/ed  by  an  oracle  to  appeafe  the  anger 
t>f  Diana  for  the  bear,  by  confe.  ratirg 
virgins  lo  her  in  memory  of  it.  The  A- 
tbenians  pnn^ually  executed  this  com- 
mand, and  enafted  a  law,  that  no  virgin 
Aould  be  married  till  ihe  had  performed 
this  ceremony. 

BRA'WNINESS  (of  brawn,  of  ban  and 
Jiun,  Sax.]  (inewineis,  hardnefs  and  ftrong* 
ne/s. 

BRAY",  in  the  ancient  GauJi/h  language, 
fignifies  wee  or  marihy  ground,  and  U 
found  in  many  f)rencb  names  of  places,  as 
Fbllunbray,  Guibray,  Vanbray,  Jgrc 

BRAY  [in  Falconry]  a  pannci  or  piece 
ofleather  flltto  bind  up  the  wings  of  aa 
hawk. 

BRA'ZED  [in  £^^dry7  as  three  che- 
verons  braxed,  i,  e,  one  dafping  another^ 
it  is  derived  of  the  French  word  bras, 
which  fignifies  an  arm;  mens  arms  being 
often  folded  one  with  another. 

BRA'ZENNESS  [of  Brafs]  appearing 
like  brafs  ;  alfo  impudence. 

To  clear  a  BREACH,  is  to  remove 
the  rubbifh  out  of  it. 

BREADTH  [bnatony)^/e,^fi».]broad- 
nefs,  widenefs. 

A  BREAK,  a  turninc  bankrupt,  a  being 
or  pretending  to  be  insolvent. 

To  BREAK  a  Horfe  in  trotting  [with 
Horfemen]  is  to  make  him  tight  upon  the 
hand  by  trotting,  in  order  to  make  hiav 
fit  for  a  gallop. 

To  BREAM  tfj3Ei^.    See  ToBromu 

BREAST  [bjicojrlCt  Sax,]  a  promiuCne 
flefhy  part  on  the  ouifide  of  the  Tbcraxof 
a  human  body,  whoTe  uie  in  women  is' ta 
^         f         fepatata 

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>tai  cbe  mik;  and  icisaifo  one  of 
i  aree  Tenters  or  hollow  fpaces  in  an 
MlbodfwkichcOQiaiaiihe  hevc  and 

ToUElTHfiCprob.  of  bjli'*8ian, 
k.j»iccdre  aod  dilcharge  tti4  air  «s 
lint 

HilTHABLE]  [of  bJl.'Siin,  Sax,"] 
^eajbe  breached  or  irawn  nro  the 
%ibf  bmihiog,  as  a  breatbabk  air, 

JlfiTHLESS,  Toid  of  breath,  dead. 

IIDWITE  [Bjieab  ptJe,  A/ac.]  sn 
■potdea  of  amen-iaineiics  or  ftucs  for 
i^  is  the  tBut  of  bread. 

T«  BREECH,  [o   wh-p. 

tUED  [  wich  Uorfemm  1  a  p'ace 
«be  snres  for  breed  and  nallions  are 
kp<^  «  order  to  raife  a  find. 

&IH!>ING[otbpeban,£2z.]  produ- 
031,  kwMji^  i  ftlfo  education. 

liKl  [braia,  hal,  brifi,  F.]  a  frefh 
|tirofwio^blovriD|  from  xhe  fea  or 
i^ugjmt\j  for  fome  certain  hours 
^  de  ^7  or  lughc  oolj  fenfible  near  che 
call. 

UE'GSa  tj^yfjut,  of  j0/»^x»  t<>  ^* 
V,  ksde  ihoiie  pans  are  generally 
•*^to  be  moiftj  che  forepart  of  tliC 
J^J  or,  ss  fome  fay,  the  f->rchcad 
">,  or  cbefide  and  (helTing  bone  of  che 
<^««  ofi  each  fide  of  che  St^ttal  Su- 

jfePHOTROPHY  [hrepkotropbia.L. 
^m^xfy^  of  )9^tf«c  a  babe,  and 
^,  Gr,  aoariibfflencj  an    hofpual  iur 

«ETF$$E  [:n  BerOdry^  U  in  French, 
•*  dkef  frequently  call  ii  BufionadtSy 
•j*  £igii(A' call  embacded,   com:cr 
2*«^i  t^at   is  embattled  on    both 

MiTiATaRE,  an  abbreviation,  jjrc. 
^HVIE'K,  a  fmall  fort  of  priotinf^- 

JitlS^finBoftfuici  Wrirets]  fliort, 

^nORl  (borter.  breviore,  brevi- 
J^\\i%  J     or/,   irevioribHS^   wich 

•J«^1S  Falmdris  [  urJch  Anatomfis  ] 
?J*n;  the  Aponew^s  of  the  /»ii/. 
^•rififtg  from  the  bone  of  che  JlCe- 
l^'^vbich  futlaini  the  licde  finger, 
^rjf^  tnnfvcrfly  from  that  bone  and 
"••AeGii^,  which  lies  above  the 
Jr»  •J  k  iotened  into  the  eighth  bone 
]^  (mpm.  The  nfe  of  it  is  to 
S^  P>loi  of  the  htnd  concave  or 

ijjjpsjtfdii  {Anat.'icomtt  from  the 

S^^  fupcrior  part  of  che  UZw, 
■fi  round  che  Stad'tHt,  and  is  in- 
^  Um  fttperiar  and  fore  ptn  of 


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ic  below  the  teudon  o^'  che  Biceps,  Ics 
ufe  is  CO  curn  che  palm  of  che  hand  up. 
wards. 

RREVI'SSIMUS  -)    the  flierceft  Brevif- 

BREVI'SSM  A       Viimo,  brevt^md  bre^ 

BREV1S$IMUM3  viffimii,  JL.  with 
che  ihoricft. 

BRE'WERS  were  in- 
corporated Anno  1414. 
che  Vlth  year  of  Benrj 
VI.  and  confirm'd  ihe 
fccond  of  queen  Elizd- 
hitb  cheir  arms  are 
Gules,  on  a  chevron 
argent  between  chree 
filiires  of  garbs,  or  a« 
many  cun$  fahU' 

Their  hail  is  ficuace  on  the  norchfida 
oi  Addle  Jlfeet. 

BRIA'REUS,  the  poccs  tell  us  chac  Bri* 
^eus  had  a^i  hundred  hands,  buc  che  cruch 
of  chis  uble  is  chis :  Briareus  Cottus,  and  GjF- 
gel  dwelt  in  a  city  of  Oreftias  called  HcCU' 
tonchir'ul^iXATWx^ti^t  i-^.  an  hundrci 
hanJs)  hence  ic  was  a  common  faying,  thac 
they  having  an  hundred  hands,  coming  co 
the  ifEitance  of  che  gods>  drove  ihc  li* 
tans  ouc  of  Olympus, 

BRIBERY  [in  Jjm]  is  when  any  man 
belonging  co  a  court  of  jufliceaorgreac 
officer  takes  any  fee,  gift  or  reward  for 
doing  his  oCBce,  ofany  perfoD  except  cho 
king  only. 

BRICK  [with  Cbyrmcal  wri- 

tersj  Is  cxprefs'd  by  thi»  cha*  |AA>jA^ 

BRI'CKBAT  r  prob.  of  '^^^^^^ 
IBticke,  Du,  or  bjiyc,     Sdx,  and  batu^ 

Fr.  bcai -u  or  broken  off]  a  broken  brick. 

.BRICK  KILN  [of  TSticke,  Du.  and 
Cyln,  Sax,]   a  place  for  burning  bricks* 

BRlCKLAY'ERSwere 
incoiporaicd  Anno  1586. 
their  armorai  enfigns  are 
ATUtre,  a  chevron  or 
between  a  Flower  de 
Lys  argent  enters  two 
brickaxes  in  chief  and 
a  bundle  of  laches  in 
bafe  or  crefl  and  arm- 
ed holding  a  brick-ax, 
or.  Their  motto, >-<;od  is  all  our  trifi.' 

ToBRlCO'LB  [bricolcr,  F.]  to  give 
a  bricole,  co  pafs  a  ball,  co  cofs  ic  iide- 
ways. 

Fifing  BRl'DGES  [in  an  Arnpf]  are. 
boats  wich  planks  and  necefTaries  tor 
joining  and  making  a  bridee  in  a  very 
(hort  time,  being  cwo  fmall  bridges  laid 
over  one  anocher,  in  fuch  manner  thac 
the  uppermoft  ftretches  or  runs  out  by 
certain  cords  running  thro*  pullies  placed 
along  the  fide$  of  cho  under  bridge,  which 

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'puih  !c  forwards,  till  the  tad  of  It  reach 
to  the  place  ic  is  defigned  to  be  fixed 
in.  It  IS  alfo  made  of  large  boats  wuh 
pi  .inks  laid  over  them,  and  oiber  ne- 
ceflT^res. 

BRIDGH  of  Communication  [in  Farti 
fication]  is  a  bridge  made  over  a  ri 
vcr,  by  means  ot  which,  rwo  armies 
or  (WO  fores,  that  are  feparated  by  the 
river,  have  a  free  communicaiioo  one 
with  the  other. 

BRIDGE  [  with  Gutmers']  the  two 
pieces  of  timber  which  j^o  between  the 
two  tranfums  of  a  gun-carriage,  on  which 
the  bed    refts. 

BRIDGES  [in  Heraldry}  may  imimate 
that  the  bearers  have  formerly  obtain'd 
them  for  their  arms,  either  tor  having 
bailt  bridges  for  the  fei  vice  of  the  pul>- 
Itck,  or  an  allufion  to  the  name,  as  of 
TroiBridge* 

Floating  BRIDGE  [Afi/It.^  Art}  abridge 
made  in  form  of  a  work  in  fortiHcacion 
call'd  a  redoubt,  confifting  of  two  boits 
covered  with  pi  inks,  which  are  folidly 
fram'd,  fo  as  to   bear  either  horfe    or 

Tbjwattom  tki  BRIDtBl  [with  Uorfe- 
To  drink  the  BRIDLB  $  men  }  are 
ttrma  ufed  of  a  horfe  that  has  too  wide 
a  mouth  and  too  narrow  ^  biimouth, 
io  that  the  bit  rifes  too  high,  and  ga* 
thersor  furls  the  lips,  and  mirplaces  it 
felf  above  that  place  of  the  barrs,  where 
the  preflure  (bould  be,  by  which  means 
the  curb  is  mifplaced  and  inov*d  too  high. 
BRIDLB  Hand  [in  HorfemanfiMpJ  the 
left  hand. 

BRIEF,  letters  parent,  or  licence  to  any 
fafiererforcolle&ingthe  charitable  bene- 
volence of  the  people  for  any  piiva:e  or 
publxck  lo^« 

Apqflolical  BRIEF,  a  letter  which  the 
pope  fends  to  princes  and  other  ^  magi- 
Urates  concerning  any  publick  affairs. 

BRlE'FNESS  [of  *n>/or  breviti,  F, 
brevit  or  brevitas,  l.J    brevity. 

BRIE'ZE  Ibrtfe,  Pr.  brezxa,  HaW]  a 
chilly  or  cool  win-f. 

BRrGAND,  a  highwayman,  a  robber, 
alfb  a  vagabond. 

BHl'LLANT,  glittering,  fparkling, 
bfighc,  fliining.  Pr. 

miq^LANT  [with  Harfimen']  a  brisk, 
ht^  mettled,  (lately  horu;,  that  has  a 
rais'^  neck,  a  high  motion,  excellent 
haui)ches  upon  which  he  rifcs  tho'  never 
fo  Uttle  put  on. 

BRIMO  [of  fi^ifJiA^xtf  Gr,"}  becaufe 
Ihe  was  believed  to  fend  no&urnal  ter- 
rors] a  name  of  Hecatif  fo  caU*d  from 
the  hideous  (bricks  fheisfaid  to  have  made 
wbcQ  jftfTf,  Apollo,  or  Merciaj fim^et" 


B  & 

ing  her  io  die  woods^  would  litve 
viAed  her. 

She  is  faid  to  have  found  one  the^ 
of  herbs,  but  the  fearch   (he   made   v 
chiefly  at'ter  fuch   herbs  as  were  pei 
cious,  and    efpectaily  ^  the    Aconitum 
IVolft-hane,  with  which  (he  potfon'd  1 
father  Ferja^  and  fo  got  the  kii^om 
Colcbos  from  him,  then  (be  married  I 
uncle,  Alea,  and  had  (^rce  by  him^,  W, 
delighted  in  mlfchief,  who  likewife  p< 
fuQsd   her  father  and  fucceeded  in  bis  < 
mioions,s  (he  alfo  had  another    daughi 
Mcdefij  who  applied  what  skill  ihe  h 
at  tain  *d  in  herbs   to  the  ufe  and   preii 
vation  of  mankind.  See  Hecate^ 
BRl'MSTONE  Flour,  a  plane. 
BRIMSTONY,  dawb'd  with  or  of  ti 
nature  of  brimftone. 
BRrNDED  1  variegated,  or  being 
BRrNOLBDf  divers  colours. 
BRING  UP  [with  Sricl^yrrx]  tocai 
or  build,  ti&  bring  up  the  waU. 
^  To  BRING  in  a  barfi  [with  HorJeme\ 
Is  to  keep  down  the  nofe  of   a    har 
that  boars,  and  toITec  his  noCe  up  to  tl 
wind. 

^RI'NINESS  [of  bjiynencjjre.  Sat 
MTtnefs,  like  the  (ea. 

BRi'ONY.    See  Brioiiy. 
,  BRISKNESS  [orob,  of  SM^fTeut. 
livelinefs,  fprightlmefs. 

BRISK  fin  Blaxonry}  a  ^eneb  tern 
which  rigni&es  broken,  and  in  their  wa 
or  Bla»9n  implies  an  ordinary,  that  bi 
fome  part  of  it  broken  off. 

BRISTLY  [ot  bnirl?lfl  hzviag  c 
full  of  brifHci         i   ^       ■•        ^ 

To  BRI'STLB[bniraWan,  Sax.  tot 
rea  the  hain  on  the  back  like  an  ei 
raged  boar. 

BRISURE  [in  BlaXonryl  h  in  Freac 
derived  from  brifer^  F.  to  break,  becauJ 
they  Teem  to  break  the  principal  Bgou 
what  the  Englijb  cxprcfs  by  difiercncej 
and  15  us*d  to  diftinguiih  between  the  el 
der  and  the  younger  brothers  and  ^ 
(lards  in  a  coat  of  arms,  aa  a  labeli  hai 
m^on,  life, 

BRITA'NNICA  [Botoyl  the  great  WJ 
ter.dock.  L. 

BRI'TTLENBSS  [of  Bjii^crib,  Six, 
ai^tnefs  to  break. 
BRI^A,  the  plant  dinkle-thorn. 
BRrXBS.  See  Briexts, 
lb  give  A   BROAD   ^Ue  [  Sea  Ito 
guagejis  to  difcharee  all  the  grvacgoi 
that  are  on   one   ude  of    the  (hip   ^ 
once. 
BROCK  rbjiock,  Aur.]    t  badger- 
BRO'CKfirt  &fieT,  a.  hind  of    th 
third  year.  , 

BRO'COLI  an  JtaOm  pfaur  ol  the  cc^ 
[ly^floww  kio4.  tlok  9R0OU! 


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118G0E  m  tUTm^tte  I ftohi  o£  the 
M^Vi*  a  ^orc  of  Iboos  tod  at  firft 
n  iffid  aoft  tduMllf  to  them  who 
ft  loy  tenidoQs  of  theiv  Hflt  iiiioffis» 
^J  J  tdrted  incident  to  moft  foreign- 
c^i  a  prooowdog  the  Eagi^  tongae 
ff  atki  aci|oired  laoguige,  eiclior  with 
kaoDtKikiom,  phide,  or  air  of  cheif 

S(X1>£RE2  [hb  Bndeur,  F.J  an  em* 


UOIXS  [of  bnacan,  Ajc  to  break! 
nssihf  breaking.' 

te  BROKERS,  are  fuch  at  lend 
«*ef  to  DBcfiffiiotis  people  upon  pawns, 
>^  fek  as  buy  ind  fell  old  houlbold 
l*4«  cafled  BrAffs. 

tel  BROKERS,  are  fuch  a«  buy  and 
^  faci  of  joint  ftocks  of  a  company 
•  ttportdoD  for  ether  perfons,  as 
fkM^  {cmb  &tf,  Eifi    Mia  com- 

'f^^^  DW^S-,  Gr.2  •  fort  of  grain 

WtalANT   C  »»  BUzottty  ]  h  a 

''■cveenB,  and  fign^fies  furmounting  or 
Jpwi^,  at  inmcbaat  fitr  le  tout^  it 
*oii|  «K  or  ihewinj;  iifdf  ever  all. 
^  win  ai  efcutrheoa  ufimt  or  fire  wed 
"•awirh  Ukts  de  lis,  Qr  the  like, 
^Mir  tkem  a  beaft  or  other  things, 
«•*«»  to  cover  Co  many  of  tliofe 
°'^S  (bat  the  efcutcheoo  it  fuppofeii 
2a  be  Irew'j  ^d,  jj|  over  5  but  tha. 
22/"  bid  by  that  other  bearing  which 
'■^  be:ore  them. 

>I0N*CHIALB  [  with  jtuHomifii]  a 
t^^oiu  artery  of  the  lungt. 
J^O'SCmCKJlj^rcfci.the  Stemothy- 

ttONTE'A,  a  brais  engine  in  tbeaoea, 
''JJ*>tb  {hey  imitate  thooder, 

■*<>^ES  fof  i^^'-ri,  Gr.  thunder  ] 
•  afibe  Cycloft  or  Vulcan  $  journey - 
*^  who  made  thunderboltt  for  Jupiter* 

•pNTEO'S  [of  ifi^rri,  Gr.]  an  ap- 
J***»of  J^n,  and  alio  of  BoQchiut, 
^5»K  01  c.x  noife  of  dmokeu  quarrels, 

UVNTIAS  [of  %rT^,  Gr.  J  a  fort 
^TOjtt  ftoDO   fuppoieji    CO     £all    bv 

•OWOliOGT    r^fl^Ti^^i'*, 
fB^iWxi^O*   ifiteoiirfe.   Or*] 

ttOOtUMH  [of  Bnook-lim.  5*r.J 
■  tcra^ 

AB»<miBL  iBardH,  F.l*  brothel- 
*«•  See  BoritUo. 
^OTHERHOOD,  «  fodety  of  brc- 

2^CinUBR  rwith  Ebrjimiu]  a  word 
S^tbe  Arncl  ridiiig  academiet,  to 
^i^  A  hoiie  rluBieH    uraf^fib> 


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tod  appetrt  in  difoxder,/  vhta  he  u  ni 

to  any  manage. 

BROW  FqH  [with  CarfenUrsl  an  o- 
Tcrthwart  or  crofs  beam.. 

BROW'NNESS  [of  Bjwa,  SomJ  th« 
being,  of  a  fcrown  colour. 
^^  A^RUISE  [of  bpf  je,  JSt;u]  a  com- 

BRUISE  WORT,  a;i  herb. 

BRO'MAL  ibrumaiii,I^l  pertftieiflg 
to  winter;  ''  " 

.  BRUM A'LIA  [of  brumalij,  X.J  percaiiu 
ing  CO  wirtex. 

BRUMA'US  j-of  Bromius',  a  name  of 
Baccims]  a  feftivai  among  the  MpmoHs 
obf«tv»d  the  i8th  of  ^brmay  and  i3ih 
ox  Augun  ID  honour  of  Baccms, 

BRUMAaui[of  Srniw.  4^,  wfacer.of 
of  Bromius  the  name  of  Bacchus^  a  fealt 
of  Bacchus y  celebrated  by  tl)e  S0ih«# 
for  thirty  days,  beginning  on  the  24th  ef 
November,  and  ending  the  26ch  Q(Decend?er» 

BRUN[9ffijiuni,A<x.a  river  or  fown^ 
tauij  intimates  the  place  tobeJcaiUd  from 
a  river  or  iouQuin  as  Brunburm. 

fiRU'SCUM  [with  Botani/is]  a  bunch 
or  knob  m  a  maple-trees  alfo  aa  arbour 
or  hedge  made  of  briars  and  thorne 
bound  together. 

BRUS'CUS,  a  ftrub,  whofo  twigg 
brufhes  were  made  of  in  ancient  limes.  . 

BRU'SHWOOD,  fmall  wood  or  fmaU 
fticU  for  fewei, 

BRU/TISHNESS  ihutaHtas,  X-lbeift. 
iinefs,  inhumauiiy,  favageneft.  > 

BRY'A  [B/)j/a,  Grr\  a  little  (bruh 
like  bircb«  with  which  bruOiet  and  broomc 
were  made. 

^KY A  jihf^rLs  [BoMRy]  fweet  broomV 
heath  or  ling.  L. 

BU'ABIN  [in  Jonqutfi]  a  cettain  cv» 
telar  deity  of  buildings,  whom  the  Jit- 
di^PLf  propitiate  with  facrificea^  and  gilded 
papers  fiird  with  magical  charim^  vhich' 
they  burn  before  him> 

BUB   [of  biBere,  1.]  drink. 

BUB'BLING,  a  rifing  or  fwelling  tip  in 
bubbles  ;  aifo  a  chowiing  or  Ci^atiog. 

iU^BLBS  (in   Commerce^  a  nam^  gio 
ven  to    certam   proie6|t    in    the    year  _ 
1720,  of  raifiog  money  on  imaginary  funds.  ~ 

BQBBLaS[tn  Ti^kt}  iTttfe  round  drcpc' 
Or  veffides  of  any  fluid,  filled  with  airs 
and  formed  00  itt  furface  upon  the  ad« 
ditioa  of  more  of  the  -^uid,^  af  in  raio«* 
|ng  y  or  in  itt  fubftance  upon  a  vigorous 
inteftine  commotion  of  its.  parts* 

BUBO'NA  [among  the  Rmanr'J  (he 
tutelar  goddefs  of  greater  cattle. 

BUCCANJBRSl    i&  faid  to  be  de' 

BOU'CANIERSjT  rired  from  the  inha- 
bitamt  of  the  Qtfit^  lAyj^h  Who  ^^ 

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to  cut  the  prifoners  ctken  {n  wtr  in 
pieces,  ani  la/  chem  on  hurdlts  of 
BrOTUl  wood  ere£led  on  fttcks,  ^  with 
fire  underneath,  and  when  To  broiled  or 
roafted  to  eat  them,  and  this  manner 
of  drelHng  was  called  Boucaning]  Hence 
our  Buccaniers  took  their  name,  in  th  tt 
they  huotiDg  drtWd  their  meat  atcer  their 
manner.  Certain  pirates  in  the  ff^ 
Indies^  free .  hooters,  rovers,  that  ufcd 
at  firft  tO  go  a  panting  on  the  Spani- 
»dt  only  ;  alfo  the  ungovernable  rabble 
of  famaicd, 

BU'CCAy  the  hollow  inward  part  of 
the  cheek  that  Hands  out  by  being 
blown.  L. 

BUCCA'LES  Glandule  [Anaf.^  glands 
difpers'd  over  the  inner  fide  ot  the  cheeks 
and  lips,  whi  h  feparate  a  fpittle  fervi- 
ceable  in   maftication  and  dtgeftion. 

BUCB'PHALUS  [  of  0;fc  an  ox  and 
a(f 4A^  >  the  head,  i.  e.  balls  head  7 
the  horfe  of  Alexander  the  Greats  fo 
caird  On  account  oi  having  the  mark  ot 
a  bull's  head  upon  his  (houlder:  when 
he  had  his  facldle  on  and  harnefs,  he 
would  fufier  none  but  Alexander  to  ride 
him,  and  would  as  it  were  knrel  down 
to  cake-  him  up,  and  being  wounded  in 
the  battle  with  porusj  he  carried  the 
king  to  a  place  of  faiety,  and  immedi- 
ately df  opt  down  dead.  Alexander  built 
a  maanificent  tomb  for  him,  and  found- 
ed a  city  to  his  memory,  calling  it  Bu- 
cepkaiia'y  in  the  place  where  he  fir  ft  fell. 
Which  is  fuppofed  to  he  now  called  La- 
hor  the  capital  of  Tengah  in  Jndojian  or 
Rauei^  now  a  'fine  populous  city. 

BU'CERAS  [ySvxi^ff,  Gr.j  the  herb 
Pttnugreek. 

BU'CINUM  with  Botaniffil  the  herb 
King's  Conlotmd. 

BUCKANE'ER.  Sec  Buccaniers* 

BUCKLB-R  Tbornt    an  herb. 

BU'CKSOM  [of  bucca,  Sax.'j  a  male 
<fecr,  on  accoiun  of  their  luft  in  rjitting 
timej  propenfe  or  forward  to  amour ^  a- 
morons,  wanron,  Jcyc. 

BU'CKSOMNESS,  propenfity  to  a- 
mour,  Iffc. 

BUCRa'NIUM  lBoiany2  ^^^  ^'^ 
Calvfs-fhour.   i.. 

BUFO'NIUS  lapis,  the  toad-ftone,  a 
fione  falfly  imigiaed  to  be  bred  in  the 
he«i  ef  a  toad.  X. 

To  BO'GCER  [bougeronner^  F.  ]  to 
copulate  with  a  beaft ;  alfo  with  a  man 
or  woman  after  an  unnatural  manner. 

BU'OGERER  \bougre,  F.J  one  who 
co!>olares  beaftlily. 

Biro  LB  [p^  huculOf  I.  an  heifer  la 
kind  ftf  wild  ox. 
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BU 

Regular  BU1I.DING,  one  whoftj 
is  f^uare,  its  oppofite  fides  are  i! 
and  irs  p^rts  difpofed  with  fymmetC 

Jrr^^MAir  BUILDING,  that  which  I 
contained  within  equal  and  parallel  | 
and  whofe  parts  have  not  a  juft  re| 
one  to  the  other  in   the  elevation.' 

Ihfulated  BUILDING,  one  whi 
not  attach'd,  or  contiguous  to  m 
ther,  or  is  encompifled  with  a  ft^ 
as  the  Monument,  St.  Paul  s,  ^c» 

Engaged  BUI^LblNG,  one  coin 
fed  and  has  no  front  towards  any  ft| 
or  puHick  place,  or  communication 
by  a  narrow  palTage. 

interred  BUILDINGS'!   fi^rh,  the. 

^^i^  BUILDINGS  I  of  which  ii 
low  the  level  or  furface  of  the  p 
on  which  it  (lands,  and  of  which 
lowed   courfes  of  ffcone  are  hidden. 

BULA'PATHUM  [ JSuXdirA^n^  C 
herb  Patience  or  Great  Dock. 

BULBA'CEOUS  Ibulhaceus,  Z.]  fii 
I'ttle  round  heads  in  the  root. 

BULBI'NB  [with  Herhal^M^  an  I 
having  leaves  like  leeks  and  a  purple  fi 
er,  Dog's-leek. 

BULBOCA'STANtJM  fi^XCajtccri 
Gr.'\  eirth-nutor  pig-nur. 

BULBS  fwith  Fhrifis}  the  round  ipi 
beards  of  flowei  s. 

BU'LGBD  [fpoken  of  a  Sinf]  w 
Ae  has  ft  ruck  off  feme  of  her  timber 
on  a  rock  or  anchor,  and  fpriogs  a  lei 

Tb  hreal  BULK  fSea  term]  is  to  p 
out  part  of  the  (hip's  cargo  or  lading 
of  the  hold. 

_  BULK  bead  afore  [in  a  Ship]  a  p 
tiiion  between  the  fore^caftle  and  grac 
in  the  (hip's  head. 

BU'LKINESS   [of  buce.  Sax.]  Mg« 

BULL  or  Bulla  Coou  Domini,  a  bol 
excommunication  and  anathema  read 
Holy  Tburfd/tji  againft  all  that  the  Fdp 
c^\lHer£ttcks,  atter  which  the  pope  thro 
a  torch  as  his  thunder-  Thole  crifl 
which  af e  condemned  by  this  bull  are  1 
to  be  aSfolved  by  any  but  the  pope. 

BULLAtBD  IbtAatus,  1.]  ganad 
with  ftuds. 

KU'LLIBNT  IbMens,  Z.]  hA'H 
bubbKng. 

BUaL  PINCH,  a  bird. 

BULL  iVeed^  an  herb. 

BU'LLARY,  a  falt-houfe,  falt-pic, 
other  place  where  fait  is  boiled. 

BU'LLBN,  fttlks  of  hemp  pilled. 

Rid  hot  BU'LLETS  [in  the  Aft  <ifwi 
bullets  heated  red  hot  in  a  forge,  and  tb 
put  into  a  piece  ot  ordnance,  that  hM  1> 
a  good  ftoppleor  turf  firft  rammed  doi 
it,  to  be  ditcharged  into  a  bcfieged  t<" 
to  fire  the  hoii(es|  \ffc*  , 

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JCaoSH  OuUncrc,  Saxsl  aplinc. 

£jL  t«  bev]  to  beat  or  baog. 

nSi'ST  wirjf  «r  jifi^,  a  high  flown 

llrif^  w«7  of  cxpreifioQ  j  ;^«r. 

A#,  t  rifiog  or  fweliiflg,  a  ftaoding 

I  It  •  ihisg  bcMod  the  level  Air  tace. 

BKEILI  [anOQg  the  Afticau)  a 

litlfriiwtfinii,  bXd  CO  be  greac  /or- 

\,  «ko  pfccend  to  fight  againft   the 

_  nl  frenKBiIy  run  about    covered 

ftMaadbroifes  in  a  terribte  fright. 

like/  couBterfeic  a  combac  with 

iKuo^f,  for  the  fpace  of  2  or  3 

^  lad  that  b  the  prefence  of  nUm- 

^■tpe3^»  v^  darts,  jtvelins  and 

gca>  \gc.  laying  about   them  in  a 

lA^uuBdaner,  tiU  they  fall  down  o.^^ 

Jppd,  u  opprcflcd  by  blows.     And 

*%RSed  \  liitle»  recover  their  fptrict 

t'  ICN'C,  to  ftop  ap  with  a  bung. 
I^'GUNGNESS,   the  awkwardnefs 

fe*  '-^^  Isrt- 

VKUS  [i?tfMV,  Cr.]   the  turnip- 

&B:NT  farf^  much  UiWdrd  wind 
p^g^J  i«  f.  the  middle  of  the  fail 
i^noBRKfa  to  the  leeward. 

'want  [of  Uye^   F.J  buoying  or 

£^NON  [i8«#«nf.  Gr.]  the  herb 


JJWTHALMOS  f>8«f^*X/«®-,  Gr.] 
Wjtt  oi-eye  or  wild  chamomii. 
^jn,  a  broad  ring  of  iron,  behind  the 
^ 'Replace  msde  for  the  hand  on 
that  were  us*d  by  knights  or 
^^roierljr  in  tilting,  which  bur 
'■«ght  to  reft  when  t^e  tilter  charg- 
'^m,  and  (erved  (here  to  fecure 
it  more  t^(y. 

\  [vf  Aourdon,  F,  a  (lafT  or  a 
^aform  of  a  Itaflf]  in  fooiemu- 
■Amems  the  drone  or  the  baiie, 
*"  pipe  ibit  p!ayf  it  i  hence  that 
•  i:t%  that  IS  zepeited  at  the  end 
'l^ftaga,  is  called  the  bur  Jen  of  it. 
JTOIN  [of  a  Ship}  fo  roauy  lun 
JjFiile  will  flow  or  cairy  b  quan- 

TJSsOMNESS    C  b^jl^enyom- 
■vft  In.]  beavioefs  or  troubkfom- 

J^l  [Bureau,  F.7   a  cabinet 
"  fc?  J  chctt  of  driwers  or  f^ru- 
*^^Bpofiii/ig  papers  of   accounts  i 
for  itttiog  place,  Cbwa-wtte, 

'  [in  Bknumryl  i»  a   frencb 

V^K  •!  ColunSure  fays,   fliould 

^l«T)F  of  1 9  pieces.    But  if  there 

*f^  iOi  the  qpiober  U  lo  be  ex* 


BU 

preiTedy  and  the  pieces  in  burelleiHiift  bo 
even  numbers  ;  tor  if  the  number  be  odd, 
and  the  field  have  more  parts  than  are  ia 
the  charge,  then  the  pieces  chat  are  charg- 
ed in  the  field  rauft  be  called  fay  the  name 
of  1 1  angles* 

BURG  [of  Bftg,  r«tf.  a  mountainj 
ngnifies  a  city,  towni  cattle  or  camp,  be- 
caufe  anciently  towns  were  built  upon 
hills.  Hence,  our  hlftories  loforro  us  thac 
the  inhabitants  have  often  remov*d  their 
towns  from  hills,  on  which  they  had  been 
firft  built,  into  vallies,  where  they  now 
(land,  for  thebet;er  conveniency  of  water. 
Of  which  Salishurj,  formerly  called  Sakf' 
Burg,  is  a  remarkable  inftance. 

BUHGONET  [in  Heraldry^  probably 
fo  called  from  the  Burgundiani  weariqg 
it.  A  fort  of  fteel  cap  formerly  worn  by 
foot  fo'dicTS  in  battle.    F. 

BU'RGERSHlP1[bunh-/cipc,   Sax  2 

BU'RGESSHIP  I  the  dignity  or  privi- 
lege o  a  burger. 

BURGH  Lb"'Jl^,  Sax,l  a  borough,  a 
large  village,  a  commonalty;  anciemlya 
town  having  a  wall  or  fome  inclofure  a- 
bout  ir. 

BU'RIAL  [of byjifjian,  Sax.2  a  fune- 
ral foleroniTy  orimciment. 

BU'RlABLE[probabIy  of  bvjiijne//e. 
Sax.']  thqt  may  be  fit  to  be  ibuned. 

BURI'N    a  graver  oringriving  tool.  F. 

To  BURL,  to  drefs  cloths,  as  fiilleis 
do. 

BURLE'SK       7  [of  Burlefio,  Ital.]  a 

BURLE'SQUB  J  kind  of  poetry,  mer- 
ry, jocular,  and  bordering  on  ridicule,  is 
a  foit  of  verfe  proper  for  lampoon  ;  but  it 
is  a  manner  of  verfilying  harder  to  be  ac- 
quired than  thac  which  is  mod  harmooi* 
ous  and  beautiful.  The  more  the  feet  hob- 
ble inmoft  places,  the  more  perfed  is  the 
meafure;  ss  for  harmony,  that  is  little 
mindc'l  in  hnrlerq  e. 

BURLE'SK  ED,    tnrned  into  l^urlcfque. 

BU'RLINHSS  [^.  !|00^  likeuefs]  big- 
nefs,  Ureenefs  of  body,  lijic. 

BORN  [ill  z  MedictfuX Senfe]  a  foluti- 
on  of  the  continuity  ol  a  body,  made  by 
the  impref&on  of  fire  s  alfo  a  mark  remain- 
ing upon  the  thing  burrt. 

A  BURN  [Surgery]  an  impreflion  of 
fire  made  upr  n  a  part,  in  which  there  re* 
ma'ns  much  he-t  with  bliflers  and  f^me- 
rimes  an  e(c?r,  according  as  the  fire  has 
had  more  or  'efs  effeft. 

BURN  [biijitia,  Sax^  a  river  or  foun- 
tain j  at  the  begit:ning  or  end  of  a  word, 
fignifies  the  place  to  take  its  name  from  a 
river  or  fountain,  as  Bumbam' 

Thorny  BU'RNBT,  a  kind  of  fhrub. 

BV'KSIHG  the  Dead.  Tho*  the  cuftoK 

of  burybg  the  dead  was  the  mofk  ancient* 

<i»  yet 

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fet  thtt  of  burning  faccteiti  very  early. 
■«nd  IS  fali  to  have  been  imrodaced  by  Her- 
Sides  And  it  appesrs  chat  burning  the 
/dead  was  ufed  by  the  Greeks^  in  the  time 
of  the  rmJ4n  war. 

The  philoOphers  were  divided  in  their 
optnions  coiiceming  btirning  ?  Thofe  who 
were-of  opinion,  chat  human  bodies  were 
compounded  bt  wacer^  earth,  or  the  four 
elements,  were  forhaviog  them  buried  or 
commttred  co  the  earth*  But  Heraclitus 
.flnd  his  followers,  imagining  fire  co  be  the 
£rft  principle  of  all  things,  efteemed  burn- 
ing as  the  mod  proper ;  for  every  one 
thought  it  the  moft  reafonable  method, 
and  the  moft  agreeable  to  narure^  fo  co 
ilifpofe  of  bodies,  as  they  might  fooneft  be 
TCduced  CO  their  firil  principles* 

Enftatbiiu  affigned  two  reafons  why 
burning  came  to  be  of  f)  'general  ufe 
in  Greece.  The  firft  h,  bccaufe  bodies 
xvere  choughs  co  be  unclean  after  the  de- 
parcure  of  the  foul,  and  cherefore  were 
•purified  by  fire;  and  the  fecond^  rhac  the 
loul,  being  f«iparated  from  Che  grofs  un- 
■6Hve  mactcfr,  might  be  at  liberty  co  cake 
its  flight  CO -the  heavenly  manfions.  The 
manner  of  burning  che  bodies  was  thus  j 
Che  body  was  placed  upon  che  cop  of  a  pile, 
but  was  rarely  burnt  wickouc  company  5 
for  beffdes  the  various  a:timals  they  threw 
upon  che  pile,  ^erfons  of  quality  were  fel- 
4}om  burnc  wichouc  a  number  of  flavesand 
csDcives;  chey  alfo  poured  into  che  fire 
«»  forts,  of  precious  ointments  and  per- 
fumes; and  chey  alfo  covered  che  body 
^ich  the  fat  of  beafts,  chac  it  might  con- 
fume  che  fooner ;  for  it  was  looked  up- 
on as  a  fingular  bleiCng  to  be  quickly  re 
duced  to  aflies.    « 

It  was  alfo  the  cuftom  co  throw  inco  the 
fire  the  arms  of  ahofe  that  were  foldiersi 
and  che  garmenrs  chac  che  deceafed  had 
worn  while  living;  and  che  Athenians 
were  yerv  profufe,  in  fo  much  chac  fome 
of  cheir  law -givers  were  forced  co  re- 
flrain  them  by  fevere  penalties  from  de- 
frauding che  living  by  their  liberality  co 
the  dead.  The  funeral  pile  was  common- 
ly lighted  by  fome  of  the  deceafed'sneareft 
relatioM,  who  made  prayers  aod  vows 
to  the  winds  to  aHift  the  flame,  that  the 
Dody  might  quickly  be  reduced  co  aflies. 

At  the  funerals  of  generals  and  great 
oflicers,  the  foldiers  with  the  reft  of  the 
company  made  a  folemn  proceflion  three 
times  round  the  pile,  co  exprefs  their  rtt- 
fptGt  CO  the  deceafed  ;  during  che  time  the 
pile  was  burniog,  t]ie  friends  of  che  de- 
ceafed perfon  ilood  by  pouring  forch  Uba- 
tiens  of  wine,  and  calling  tipon  che  de- 
ceafed. When  the  pile  had  burnt  down, 
1U4  ikc  flame  had  ccafe(^  chey  czcciguiib- 


(BU 

ed  th«  renalni  of  the  fire   With    m 
wbicli  having  done,  chey  coIleS^ed 
bones  and  aftei.    The  bones  vrere    fo 
times  waflied  wlch  wine  and  anointed  % 
oil. 

To  diftinguiih  the  reltques  of  che  h 
from  cbofe  of  che  beafts  and  snesi  bi 
with  it,  this  was  done  by  placing  che 
dy  of  the  perfon  in  che  middle  of  rhe  pi 
whereas  the  men  aod  the  beafts  bi 
with  it,  lay  on  che  fides.  Thefe  be 
and  a(hes  chus  colle^ed,  they  put  i 
urns,  made  either  of  wood,  ftone,  eai 
filver  or  gold,  accordiog  co  the  qua) 
of  the  perfon  deceafed. 

BURNINC  of  IVtmun,  ic  was  the  c 
com  of  che  aocienr  Brltahu,  chac  'virhen  s 
greac  man  died  [ifchere  was  aDyooca{ 
CO  be  fufpicious  as  Co  che  manner  of 
death j)  his  relations  made  enquiry  ansc 
his  wives  concerning  it,  and  If  any  of  ch 
were  found  guilty,  chey  were  punifi 
with  fire  and  other  torments. 

BURNING  [with  rbijofopbersl  U  < 
fined  to  be  the  a&ion  of  fire  upon  tornet 
bulum  or  fuel,  whereby  the  minute 
very  fmall  parts  of  ic  are  torn  from  ea 
other,  put  into  a  violent  motion,  and  1 
fuming  the  nature  of  fire  ic  felf,  fly  oflF 
or^«fi,  Jjfc. 

BURNING,  a  name  formerly  given 
an  infedious  diieafe,   gocten  in  che  fievi 
by  converfing  with  lewd  women  ;  fupp 
fed  to  ba  the  fame  with  chac  tiow  caih 
che  Pox. 

BURNING  GUfst  a  machine  To  wroog] 
chac  che  rays  of  xhe  fun  are  coUeded  im 
a  point,  and  by  chac  mffins  che  forre  aa 
effe&  of  chem  are  heightened  co  chat  d< 
gree,  fo  as  co  bum  fuch  objeds  a«  ic  . 
placed  againft. 

VaKKSeed^  the  herb  Bur-flag. 

BU'RRBL  F(f,  an  infe^.  • 

BURREL  Shot  [with  Gunners]  fmal 
bullets,  nails,  ftoaes,  pieces  of  oid  iroi 
l^fc  put  into  cafes,  co  be  difcharged  oa 
of  che  ordnance  or  murdering  pieces  i  cai 
fliot. 

BUHSA  PASTORIS  [with  Botamfls 
the  herb  Shepherd's  purfe  or  pouch.     X* 

BU'RSARS,  youths  in  Scotland^  feu 
once  a  year  as  exhtbftioners  to  the  univer 
ficies,  by  each  presbytery  ;  by  whom  the' 
are  allowed  at  the  race  of  100  J.  Scots  £ai 
4  years. 

To  BURST  [of  buj>Jtan,  Smx,^  t< 
break  afunder. 

BURT-WORT,  an  herb. 

BU'RSTNFSS,  a  being  broken  afonder* 

BUSE'ilNUM  [)8(Hr>'X/?or,  Gr.]  a  kind 
of  greac  parfley.    JL 

BU'SHINESS  llw0bn,  F.  a  bnihj  tlifl 
being  bufty. 

^  ,        BUSINESS 

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BU 

MTNESS  tofhffgltn,  Sax.J  em 

rJSS  (taC^,  Z)ic]  a  finftll  fliip  or  feA 
K&i;  dedb^  the  Dutch  £or  the  herring 

KST  [£1^0,  Jfaii:]  a  term  in  iealpture 
^iv  zit  bgiire  or  portrait  of  ft  perfon 

•  rabnos  ftewing  ooly  the  head,  flioul- 
Aisd  ftonach,  the  arms  fMiniog  to 
^  beta  lope  off»    ufaally  placed  on  a 

JfJ^ibifiwii,  1.]  ft  pyramid  or  pile 
ttVood,  vtaereeo  andencly  che  bodies  of 
^Jsiiwce  pUced  in  order  to  be  burnt. 
.  RitTAL  [M^fii,  !•]  o4  or  beloug- 
o|n|mei  or  combs. 

BOlHtOPHB  [of  fifft  an  ox,^  and 
VlSPi  &•  t  coming,  ^.  4.  the  turning  of 
^^  °  pl<HCbii^  groondj  a  term  ufed  to 
^M  t  mmer  (K  writing  of  the  anctenr 
«^i  vbich  wasasic  were  in  turrows, 
<k  ad  line  began  at  the  left  hand,  and 
*^u  rbe right,  and  the  fecood  line  be- 
P  K  rks  right,  and  proceeded  to  the 
ek^btiac  the  whole  bare  a  reprefenia- 
■*w  the  farrows  of  ploughed  land. 

SCSrUA'KlI  [amoif  the  Romanj]  a 
^*^  gbdistors  who  fought  about  the 
*V«  or  funeral  pile  of  a  perfon  deceased 
»2neo»eniony  oihls  oUeqaie*, 

J5[5155?>  '***•  CO"*?*"/  ^**  °^^ 
TrSlil  incorporated  till  the  3d 
g^BjtgJ  of  king  James  I.  then 
they  were  made  a  cor- 
poration by  che  name  or 
mafter,  wardens^  and 
commonalty  of  the  arc 
and  myfiery  oi  Butcb- 
.     .  *ri  J  yet  the  fraternity 

JfofK}  their  arma  azure,  two  axes 
■iJfevifc  ffggfit  between  three  bulls 
■aatovped,  attired  or^  a  boats  head 
1^  Wtwixt  two  garbes  vert, 
JOTtHER-ROW  Ihucherie,  F.]  a 
^^  feccherf-(hops,  a  Oiambles. 
VTCHERLINESS,    butcherly  nature 

•  ifa'oiv 

ttTLERSHIP  fof  hotaeiUier,  R]  the 
^aDotler. 

5[nECARL  1  fbutrcrcajil,  Sax.^ 
^•WSCARL    I   a  boatiwaio  or  ma- 

^•Wnr  Ihdtare,  Ital  fportfti.  Dm. 
^•Kj  to  pttih  at  or  againit  with  the 


W%«chjo 

■;afrowi...„c»„,um. 

^  WTrON  Ihrncnaer,  F.}  10  faften 


C  A 

&BU'XCOnS  [^Hzfttx»  X.]  of  or  liU 
box. 

SU'XUS  [Botany  2  the  bqz-cree  or 
wood.    X.        ^     * 

A  BU'ZIING  iBoHrdom^ement,  F.]  a 
kumminfl  noife  like  that  or  bees. 

BY  fbi.  Sax  J  with,  as  by  which  |  9,U 
fo  whilft,  as  by  day. 

BY  the  BY,  privately. 

BY  WORK.    See  Landslip. 

BY-BLOWy  a  merry-begocten  child,  • 
baftard. 

BY-ENDS,  (elfiOi  ends  or  defigns. 

BYZA'NTINB  fof  Byzantiim,  L  e. 
Canfiantmople  2  bcloogbg  to  Co/\flanti' 
nopJe, 

BYZANTlfNUS,  a,um  [with  flo^dsic* 
Ifriters^  growing  about  ConfiantiaopUm 


«  WTT  iSea  woidj  the  end  of  any 
W%tich  joios  CO  another  on  the  out- 

^ip  under  water. 

ITTOCK    f  of  u^ip-JODt 

tt  the  cranfom. 
j^—  BUTTOCK   r  of  t  Stip  ]  one 
*  arrow  at  the  tranfum. 


^  c^  Ituman,  r,  c,  Itaiich  C,(,flv«^ 
^    lijhf  are  the  third  lecters  '9   and  X,^ 
»,  Greek,  che  tench  s  and  3,  Hebrew^  che  * 
eleventh  of  the|r  refpedive  alphabets. 

C  [in  Englj/h]  before  the  vowels  a,  • 
and  u,   is  generally   prodncedj     as  c^. 

C  Tin  EHgii/b]  before  e,  i,  ee,  ie  and 
jf,  is  founded  like  s  i  as  cellar,  city,  ex^ 
ceed,  cielins,  Cyprus. 

C  [in  Englijh]  generally  goes  before 
i^,  when  a  vowel  proceeds,  and  there  ia 
no  confonant  before  \i  as  back^  beck^ 
thick,  lock,  muck  %  but  if  a  vowel  foU 
lows  k,  ch«  c  is  not  (et  before  it  s  as 
cake,  peke,  ftrike,  ftrelkey  duke* 

C  [in  the  tides  of  boeks,  inicriptiena 
on  tombs,  under  ftatues,  J^f.J  is  an  ab* 
breviaiion  of  centum  latm,  too,  and  ia 
lepeated  for  each  hundred,  as  CCCC.doo* 

CABALA  [rT72D  receiving  of  *73p 
he  received]  a  traditional  or  myfterioua 
doftrine  among  che  ancient  Jews,  which 
they  fay  was  delivered  by  word  of  mouth 
CO  JIfy/eSf  and  by  him  to  tke  fathers,  and 
fo  traofmitted  from  generation  to  geoe« 
ration  ;  and  at  length  about  che  time  of 
their  captivity  in  Babylon,  colleded  into 
a  body  called  the  Mifbnaoth,  which, 
with  the  commentaries  and  glofles  of 
their  doAors  and  rabbies,  compofe  the 
work  called  the  Talamd,  being  7  voiumei 
in  Folio. 

CA'BALA  [by  ChrifiioHt'}  U  taken  for 
the  ufe  or  rather  abufb*  which  magici* 
ans  made  of  fome  part  of  the  paflaf  es  o£ 
fcripcure,  and  all  the  words*  magic  fi- 
gures, Iecters»  numbers,  charms,  JgfC* 
and  alfo  the  Bermeticdi  (cience,  are  com- 
prized or  underftood  under  this  name  Ch 
hala. 


^    CABAL- 

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C  A 

CABAIXI'NB  iOoes  ioi  c^Mims\  I.] 
ft  coarfer  fore  of  tloet  ufed  in  medidpes 
for  horfes. 

CABA'LIUS  {accorduig  to  the  Toets'i 
cbe  winded  horfe  Pegafus,  who  as  he  flew 
to  mouDt  Helicon*  by  a  blow  of  his  hoof, 
cfufed  a  ^reac  founcain  to  rife  out  of  a 
rock*  which  was  cheoce  called  Uippocrene. 
This  fountaia  was  confecrai«d  co  ApoUo 
and  the  JMu/e/  s  and  thence  it  is,  that  it 
ii  feigned,  that  the^  poets  drank  of  that 
water,  to  make  their  poems  to  be  more 
admired  and  improved. 

CABi^U»  ieafts  held  by  the  Greeij 
of  the  ifland  of  Ltmnos  and  Thebes,  in 
konottr  o(  fome  Samotbracian  deiiies^  caL- 
led  Cafnres, 

fiQ  mare  CABLE  [with  Salhrs']  is  to 
let  it  more  out  from  the  fliip,  that  the 
beat  chat  carries  the  anchor  may  the  more 
csfily  drop  it  into  the  fea. 

The  CABLE  h  weU  laid    [Sea  term] 
lignifies  ic  is  well  wrought  or  made. 
'  -  Veer  more  CABLE  [with  Mariners]  fig- 
Bjfies  to  put  more  out. 
*    Shot  of  4  CABLE  [with  SailorsJ  is  two 
cables  fpliced  or  taflened  together. 

Sheet  Anchor  CABLE  [ot  a  Aip}  is 
the  largefk' cable  that  belongs  to  it. 

CABLB'E  [in  Heraldry]  as  %  Crofs 
CabU'e,  is  a  crofs  made  ot  two  eods  of  a 
fliip's  cable. 

CABLE'i  length  [with  Sailors}  is  zio 
^thom. 

CABLE  Flutes  [with  ArchiteBs']  flutes 
that  are  filled  up  with  pieces  refembling 
cables. 

CACHINNATION,  a  great  and  un 
meafutable  laughter.    L. 

CACHOU',  an  aromatick  drug,  rec 
kon'd  among  perfumes,  called  alfo  Terra 
Japonica.  , 

CA'CHRYS  [lUxfvet  Gr.J  the  catljn 
that  grows  on  nut-trees,  goflins  or  wil- 
lows, ^c.  maple-chats  or  aflj-kcys. 

To  CACK  [cacarCy  Lj  toeafethe  bo- 
if  by  t>oinp  to  ftool. 

CA'CKLER,  a  prater,  a  lell-talc,  a 
noify  perlon ;  alfo  a  humorous  word  for 
capon  or  fowl. 

CACO'LOGY  [of  iULxoe  and  hiy@*  a 
vrordj  an  evil  fpeaking. 

CACOPHA'GY  iKXMftLyiA,  Gr.2  t 
devouring. 

^CACOPHY'XY  [cacobbyxia,  Z.  ofx*. 
3t»c  and  fy(k  the  pul/e,  Gr*2  a  bad 
polfe. 

CACOPHRA'GY  [  with  TbyficiansJ 
an  indifpofition  of  body,  particularly  in 
ihofe  parts  that  convey  the  uourifli- 
ment. 

^  CACORHY'THMUS    [  of  xwtoc  bad, 
f9^(AU  Che  pulfc,  Gr.J  an  unequal  pulfc. 


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CACOSrSTATA  [with  l^t^idmsj  ai 
gumenrs  propofed  between  two  perfon 
chat  will  ferve  as  well  for  the  one  as  cfa 
other  ;  as,  you  ought  to  forgive  him  hi 
caufe  he  is  a  chila  No,    for  tk 

rea/ott  I  wiM  heat  him,  that  he  mej  I 
better  hereafter. 

CACOSTO'MACHUS  [  of  jmhoc  an 
re/AA;^^,  Gr,]  one  who  has  a  bad  ftc 
mach. 

CACOTE'CHNY  [eaeoteehnia,  L.  < 
MAttot  and  Ts;^v«,Gr.  art]  a  hurtful  art  c 
invention. 

CACOTY'CHB  [with  AProhgers]  i.  < 
bad  fortune }  the  flxth  houfe  of  an  aftra 
logical  figure. 

CACOSPHY'XIA  [«*xsr^t/{ix,  Gr.] 
bad  pulfc. 

CACOZE'LUM  [a  term  ufed  by  Ri« 
toricians]  when  a  fpeech  is  taulty  by  im 
propriety  of  words,  wane  of  coherence 
redundancy,  obrcuiity,  Ufc. 

CA'CTOS  [xA'a?©',  Gr.J  a  kind  o 
thiflle,  an  artichoke. 

C4Cd'BALUM  [KOLK^CAXnt^  Gr.J  a 
herb  good  to  heal  the  biting  of  ferpenu 
chickweed. 

To  CACU'MINATE  Icacuminatum^  1 
CO  make  fliarp  or  copped. 

CADA'VER,  a  dead  carcafe. 

CADE'NCE  [with  Horjemen]  is  an  e 
qual  meafure  or  proportion  obferved  b 
a  horfe  in  all  his  motions,  when  be' 
thoroughly  managed,  and  works  jufliy  s 
gallop  ^  terra  a  terra^  and  the  airs  s  f' 
(hat  his  motiotis  or  times  have  an  equi 
regard  co  one  another,  that  one  does  no 
embrace  or  titke  in  more  ground  tha 
the  other,  and  that  the  horle  obferre 
his  ground  regularly. 

CADENCE  [in  Dancingl  is  when  tb< 
fteps  follow  the  notes  and  meafuses  o 
the  mufick. 

CADENCE  [with  Orators'}  when  thi 
founds  end  agreeable  to  ihe  ear. 

CADENCE,  in  veife  or  profcj  is  for- 
med  by  the  diflereoce  of  time  in  pro- 
nouncing i  cbisis  more  diilioguifhablc  ii 
the  Greek  and  Latm  tongues,  chan  in  cbi 
living  languages ;  but  there  can  be  o( 
verfe  where  cadence  does  not  fliioe,  t 
(here  be  any  poetry  without  it. 

CADENCE  r  with  ToeU  J  a  certain 
meafurc  of  vcrfc  varying  as  the  verfe  w- 
ries. 

CA'DBNT  [cadence^  X.1  &Uing  down- 

CADENT  houfes  [with  Aftrologm}  w« 
the  third,  fixth,  ninth  andcu-eUth  hdulca 
of  a  fcheme  or  figure  of  the  he»veos| 
they  being  thofe  chat  are  next  fron  t^ 
angles- 

CAT)!  [among  the 'r«rJ/,  JjTC.]  e  »«- 
giflraiej  a  fort  of  juftice  ot  she  peace- 


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OnUDE'LlTE,  «  kind  of  Stajcl 
Hvaix^  Ae  Mabometaut  wbo  affeft 
feonieHiotry  envity  in  word  tnd  ac- 
a^  Tkey  afoid  feafting  tod  diTcrHon. 
tW  of  tlieiB  that  inhabit  on  the  fron- 
miiBmiarj,  yc.  agree  in  many 
4ifi  vitfa  ibe  Chriftians.  They  read 
dfkllebtke5c<dvanci^  tranOacion,  as 
^nibt  jQc»raMi  and  hold  chat  Mfa- 
Iw  vtt  tfae  holy  Tpiric,  who  defcend- 
if«  eke  noftles  in  the  day  of  pen- 
■ct. 

UDMIA  [Kie/^«,  Gr.2  a  mineral, 
•toeaf  tteie  ajc  two  ^fbrcs,  natural  and 


terWaDMIA,  is  either  that  which 
■M  aeiaQick  pares  and  is  called  Co- 
br,arrk«  vhich  concaios  none,  called 

^^  CADMIA,  is  prepared  from 
Jf^  ii  farntces,  and  is  of  five  forts, 
iitiAis  called  RaUjdst  ^tng  in  form 
^}  ^ck  of  gripes  ;  the  fccond  oy?ri- 
OBtf.  bemA  it  reiembles  a  fea-Oell »  the 
^  fU^eiii  becaafe  if  reiembles  a 
oi^i  dK  barth  CsfffiUis  ;  and  the  fifth 
Cfvifir/,  which  bai^ s  round  iron  rods, 
^  vUch  they  ftir  ihe  copper  in  the 
■SBce 

CiDMTBs  a  nredous  ftone  having 
*«fcdriiaiV 

Cltmus  lacem^  to  tte  Toett  ] 
*B  eke  knc  of  Tfc^/,  the  Ion  of^^e- 
*^  ^  ofcbe  Fteniciimry  and  grandion 
?%4ai.   7«^^^  having  carried  away 
*9<ki«fiflery  his  ^ther  fenc  him  ro 
■jjFtmof  the  world  to  feek  her  our, 
2^tcamBand  never  to  tppear  befcre 
JJJ^jBlije  hid  found  her.    B-jc  Cadmus 
■fcf  aide  naiiy  tedious  voyages,  and 
u'^Ki^  able  to  learn  what  was  become 
•**',  »««  to  DHphos  to  confult  the 
•wrf ii|^,  to  know  what  was  beft 
■iin  to  io^  and  received  hisanfwer, 
?» *  ^<  f«y,  an  ox,   and,  ag  others 
2  •  w»  ftould  meet  him,  which  he 
•'"'•fcBow,  and  there  he  fliould  build 
S»  ttrf  fenle  an  habication.    Accor- 
TnOox  met  him  in  a  province  of 
12*^  ^"^  for  that  reafon  called 
22^C'tf<ue',  in  order  to  obtain  the 
?■•*«  heaven  in  the  affair  of  build- 
'^?*5r»  defigned  to  facrificc  the  ox 
I^^^Nfefe  Mkervaf    and  in  order 
,  l"*J  ^  ient  his  followers  to  the  next 
jBft,  eifled  Dfrrr,  to  fetch  water, 
j*y  wriMe  dragon  there   furpriztng 
^TOgred  them  alive. 
jg*  *f«  the  goddefs  MUnerva  advifed 
2*  to  flay  the  dragon,   and  having 
iP"^  teeth  oat  of  his  head,  to  fow 
fj*  Ike  earth.    He  did  fo,  and  reve- 
rb *!•*•»  of  armed  men  fpnmg  op. 


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which  fell  ft  fighting  and  deftro/d  One 
another,  all  bot  five,  which  being  left  a* 
live,  affifled  Cadmus  in  boiUing  his  cicyt 
and  fsmtfting  it  with  inhabitants. 

The  city  they  built  was  in  Bmotia^  and 
called  Thebes^  where  he  reigned  many 
yearS)  acd  had  leveral  children  by  his  wife 
Harmottia,  ToJjfdorus,  Iko  and  &meley  the 
mother  of  Bacchus  and  Jgave^  who,  be- 
ing tranfporied  with  fury  in  the  com- 
pany of  Che  AtenadeSt  killed  her  own  fos 
Fentbeus,  who  had  by  his  fpeech  difco- 
vered  a  diflike  of  the  ceremonies  of  this 
god. 

Cadmus  is  faid  to  have  lived  to  fee  ali 
his  pofterity  f«Il  inio  extreme  mifery  s 
and  himfelf  and  wife  were  banifhed  into 
tUyria  or  Sclavonia,  where,  according  aa 
they  dcfired,  they  were  ciansformed  into 
ferpents. 

Ulpian  fays,  that  Cadmus  was  but  the 
cook  of  jigenor,  king  of  Tjrr^  or  Sidoti^ 
who  ran  away  from  his  prince,  on  ac~ 
count  of  fome  ill  deed,  in  company  witk 
one  Hdrmma,  a  noted  ftrumpet ;  but  yec 
laid  the  foundation   of  Thebes* 

Herodotus  fays,  that  he  brought  i6  let- 
ters inro  Greece^  and  caught  the  people 
the  art  of  writing. 

CADRITES,  a  kind  of  religious  among 
the  Mabometaust  who  live  a  kind  of  mo- 
nailick  life.  On  Friday  nights  they  pafs 
the  greateft  part  ot  the  night  in  rtmoiic 
round  holding  each  other^s  hands,  ioce^ 
fanily  crying  out  Ilbaii  r,  e,  livti^,  one 
of  the  names  of  God.  In  the  mean  time 
one  of  their  number  plays  oti  the  flure. 
They  are  allow'd  to  quit  their  monaftick 
life  and  marry,  if  they  pleafe  ;  but  upon 
condition  of  wearing  black  buttons  oa 
their  garments  to  diflinguifh  them. 

CADO'CEUS,  a  ftafF  or  white  wand, 
which  heralds  or  ambafTadors  carried  when 
they  went  to  treat  of  peace.    Z. 

CADUCEUS,  the  wand  or  rod  thu 
Apotto  gave  to  Mercury,  in  exchange  for 
the  feven-ftringed  harp.  The  poets  to 
this  rod  afcribe  the  virtue  ofappeafing 
differences  ;  and  alfo  two  other  proper- 
ties, as  conduSing  foals  to  hell,  and  de- 
livering them  from  thence,  and  to  caufe 
and  diilurb  deep.  But  as  to  the  firft  of 
its  virtues  or  eroperties,  Mytbola^iBs 
fay,  that  it  means  Tio  more  than  the  pow- 
er of  eloquence*  which  fatisfies  the  mind, 
compofes  the  heart,  and  brings  men  fir& 
to  reafon,  and  then  to  peace. 

CJEU'COLIST  [cuticoU,  X.]  a  faint, 
an  inhabitant  of  heaven. 

C^tl'FEROUS  Xcdtlifer,  JL.   f  bear- 

C^LI'GEROUS  rcW/ifr,i.  \ 
or  upholdipg  heaven. 


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CAtl'POTRNT  [cdJipoi0s.  JL]   «n 

lieavenly  wetght. 

CJELO'STOMY  fatt/XcraA'/*  of  «»7\«f 
hollow,  ind  To/jut  the  mouth,  Gr.J  is 
when  the  word  is  as  it  were  obfcured  or 
peoc^  within  ^che  loouth*  as  in  a  cave, 
tod  is  heard  in  rhe  rece(s* 
CiEPA,  an  onioo.  L- 
CiERUXEOUS  [cdruIcHS,  X.]  of  a  blue, 
ature  colour,  like  the  sky. 

CiESU'RA  [  in  Greek  and  latin  poe- 
try]  a  figure  when  there  remains  an  odd 
fyUable  after  a  foot,  and  that  fyllable  ends 
the  word-  The  figure  is  fo  neceflary, 
that  few  verfes  can  be  maie  to  run  fmooth 
ivithout  it,  and  it  is  founold  ;  Triemime' 
rist  Tentbenumerls,  Hepbtbemimeris  and 
Bmemimeris. 

CA'GIA  Old  Rec.]  a  bird-cage  or  coop 
of  hens. 

CAIMACAM  [in  the  Ottoman  empire] 
ft  lieureoanr,  an  officer  of  great  dignity, 
of  which  there  are  3.  One  attends  the 
Croud  &gttior^  another  the  Grand  Vizier ^ 
ftnd  the  third  is  gorernour  of  Co^fianti- 
mtple. 

CAI'SSON  a  covered  waggon  or  car- 
riage for  provifions    and  ammunition  for 

•n    army. 

I    CAISSON 

ZGumery]  t 
wooden 
cheft,  COD- 
eamiqg  4  or 
6  bombs  j  er 
ilJed    only 
with  powder 
Which  the  befieged  bury  under  ground, 
in  order  to  blow  up  a  wcrk  that  the  be> 
fiegers  are  like  to    be  mafters  oL    Thus 
after  the  bonnet  has  been  blown   up   by 
the  mine,  they  lodge  a  Cajfm  under  the 
ruins  of  it,   and   when  the  enemy  has 
made  a  lodgment  there,    they  fire  the 
Caijfm  by  the  help   of  a  faucifs,  and  blow 
up  that  poft  a  fecood  time. 

CALA'DE  [with  HotfemenJ  h  the  de- 
fccnt  or  Hoping  declivity  ol  a  rifing  ma- 
nage ground  ;  being  a  fmall  entrance  up- 
on which  a  horfe  is  rid  fcveral  times 
down,  being  put  to  a  Oiort  gallop,  with 
his  !ore-bams  in  the  air,  to  make  him 
leam^  to  ply  or  bend  his  haunches  i  and 
for  his  ftop  upon  the  aids  of  the  calves 
of  rhe  legs,  the  ftay  of  the  bridle  andca- 
ve/Tm  feafonably.- 

CALAMA'GROSTIS   [  «ci\«A<a'>^rK, 
Cr"]  the  herb  Sheer-grafs.    Gramen  7a- 
wientofum. 
CALAME'LANOaS,  fwcet  mercury. 
CaXAMINE,  the  fame  as  lapis  Cola- 
mntartj. 

To  CAIAMI'STRATB  icalmifiratm, 


C  A 

X.1  to  carl  or  frizale  the  btir^ 

CALA'MITOUSNESS,  fulnefa  of 
lamiiy. 

CA^LkMUS  Ar9matiau,z  kind  ofi 
growing  in  the  levant  about  the  bis 
of  a  goofe-quill,  called  alio  acorns. 

CALA'^GIUM  Ijttt.  trrit.2  challei 
claim,  or  dtfpuce, 

CALATHI  A'NA  [jJoftfiy]  a  fort  of 
let  flower,  which  hasnofcenc,  andfpzj 
iog  in  Autwm,  1. 
CALCA'NTHUM,   vitriol  rubified. 
CALCAR  [with  BoTtfi.]  is  when 
bottom    of  a  flower  runs    out    inta 
point,  as  /^fMiniiM,  Larks-heel  >^< 
CALCA'TRiPHA,  [wiihBofAi.J 
herb  lark-fpur. 

CALCEARUM  Operatio  [0.  X^c.] 
work  of  repairing  high  ways  done 
fervile  tenants. 

CalcBA'TED  [cakeatus  X.]  (bod 
fitted  with  flioos. 

CALCIFRA'OA  [of  calculus^  a  fto 
and  firango,  X«  to  bieakj  a  kind  of  he 
afore  ot  Saxifirage.  X» 

CALCINATION  [  of  Flints,  Jjyc, 
performed  by  heatiqg  them  red  hot,  1 
then  cafting  cbem  whilil  fo  into  0 
water  or  vinegar*  which  being  done  U 
or  five  times,  they  will  be  very  i 
able  and  eafily  powdered. 

CALCINATION  to{  LeadJ  is  p 
formed  by  melting  the  lead  ip  an  e 
then  pan  unglazed*  keeping  ic  ftirr 
over  the  fire  with  a  Spatula*  till  it  is  1 
duced  into  a  powder. 

CALCINATION  [of  Tml  ?s  perfora 
by  putting  the  metal  into  a  Urge  eartl 
pan  ungldzed  in  a  great  fire,  ftirrj 
It  from  time  to  time  for  36  hours,  tli 
taking  it  off",   and  letting  tt  cool. 

CALClNAnrORY,  a  vcflel  to  calo 
merals  in. 

To   CALCINH  [in  Cbymic^        * 
fVritcrs  ]  is  exprefs'd  by   this  ^^/\» 
charaftcr. 

CALCITRA'EA  [  with  0au»i/9/ ]  1 
Star-chiflle. 

To  CAlCITRATfi  [calatratum^  i 
10  kick. 

CALCITRO'SB  [aOcitrofiu,  1.]  kii 
ing  or  fpunning  much. 

CALCO'GRAPHIST  [of  mXx«>^# 
of  tuChX%s  brafsj  and  y^m  to  eif rai 
Gr.j   an  engraver  in  brafis. 

(  A'LCULI  \An4t<m9]  little  ftoaef 
the  bladder   and  kidneys.  £• 

CALCULO'Sfi  [caiadofiu,  X.]  foU 
Hones  or  giavel.  . 

CALCULAnrORY,  penainiog  to  q 
culation. 

CALCUL0'SITT[c4mI^«#»X.]  i 
neft  of  ftoQCSj  Jgv* 

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CUCDIUS  Situt  C  wi'tti  Miathemati' 
■RTjiKV  Caicaliu  founded  on  cbe 
ftMBtjUOa  of  ihe  bcoacion  of  quaocitiess 
At  IK  ot  chctr  msgmcudes. 

^MJXltHExpommiaiij  [Matbemat.] 
\yto<  c{«ificr«Dcingexponenualqua 
M  ot  £tmoDs  oi  exp^Deiuia?s- 

CIUFA'CTORT  [  of  cakfOtus^  1.  ] 

ICALEFA'CTOKY  TciOefaamuni,  Z.] 
«nnia  ihc  monaAerj,  where  tne 
i^p>n^Tfortwafm  chemitslTes. 

ClltFA'CTORlNESS   fof  calefaaio, 

I.J  vsnac),  a  being  made  hoc. 

r      atENDAR  [is  derived  of  €aknd£, 

I    1 1  c.  tke  faft  days  of  tvety  monihj  ii 

a  la  mm]  book  commonly  called    an 

Aart  wae:ita  rhe  dtp  of  the  month, 

I    ?*, ****'*>  *^  ^  '^®  ^""  "  in,  the 
f    ••'tnbg  sad  feittng,  the    changing  cMf 
cte  aoGB,  ?5c.  ate  exhibited. 

Taos  hars  been  feveral  corre^ons 
wj  tcfec^ofli  of  the  calendar,  the 
M  ^»  nude  bf  McMtf  Pompilius, 
»*  *U  wai  sfeerwtrds  much  improved 
If  Jftw  CfjSor,  and  thence  was  calhd 
Ai>fi«a(X0Qor,  which  it  ftillretaincJ 
r  ^'■tf  9*^  feme  other  places,   and 

t  •»!  apdn  reformed  by  pope  Gre- 
P9  ZUI,»bfdi  acconnt  he  commanded 
"•»  icnrred,  and  it  is  in  moft  Xo 
J*  Qthifick  conmrtei.  and  is  called 
•V"«  atei  iir,  and  by  us  Nrv  ^t£/^,  and 

•  *•  ^*»  eleven  days  before  the  o:d. 
T»CAUXDER   Icalendrier,  F.}   to 

>*i  «ioo?h,  aQ4J  fet  »  giofs  upon  lin- 
«5  »:.  lift)  [be  engine  ufelf. 

mENDS  fof  *i\f..  Or.  to  H»H  J 
™»w 4aff  oJ  every  month  among  the 
T^*  *^  anciently  coimted  iheir 
■••bf  rhemnion  of  the  moon,  had 
'  '"Ui!!?""*^  whoft  bufincft  U  was 
» flWtr?e  the  times  of  the  new  moony 
•  I^*'*'.*'*  'w*'  fe«n  it,  gave  notice 
■*  rejdenc  over  the  facrificcs,  who 
r«  tte  people  together,  and  declar- 
•***«  how  they  were  to    reckon 

•  «7»  aatil  the  ^ibnesy  pronoOBcmg 
g^^yJjKAin  five  times,  if  th«  IfMej 
r^'^  oa  (be  fifth  day,  or  feven  times 
■*J*ippenftd  on  the  ieveoth  Ay  of 
***«a. 

J^toOU  [among  Botamfis]  Ma. 

J^^B^.    A  Qimb- 

CAl!g8£D  [with  Gmarfi]  meafured 
"7  «*abtr  cempafles. 

tAllCE  [in  B«dwc4  Wirm]  with 
•^i  CMlicitus  withctips. 

^XrDNESS  Icalidiias^  X-lwirmnefs. 
^  UDUCT  [caiidiObu,  LTJ  pipes  and 
^*  CO  coDvey  heat  difpolod    along 


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the  walls  of  hoiifes  and  rooms,  to  «oii': 
vey  heat  to  Ifeveral  remote  parts  of  thd 
hdnle  from  one  co.iimon  furnace* 

CALrcXKOUSNESS  darknefs,  fu(l<;ft 
of  obfcnrity* 

CAaiPH,  the  fir  ft  ecclefiaftical  digni- 
ty among  the  Saracens ^  or  the  natne  of  \ 
loveraigndigi  J  y  among  the  Mahometans , 
vefted  with  fibfoJute  power  over  every 
thing  relating  both  to  religion  and  policy* 

CALIPO'DIUM  10.  Xfc]  a  fv5  of 
galoflioos,  or  cafes  to  wear  over  flioos. 

CA'LIX  [  with  Botanifts  J  the  gredo 
cup  out  of  which  comes  the  flowers,  X. 

CALI'XTINS  [among  thei^cmum  Catb^ 
lickr  a  name  given  to  fuch  of  them  as 
communicate  of  the  facraments  in  both 
kinds,  and  alfo  to  thofe  of  the  fencimenci 
01  CaiJxtfU. 

Ca^LKIN  Irons  [with  SbipmlgksJ  • 
i^rt  of  iron  chiziels,  which  being  well 
laid  over  with  hoc  pitch*  are  uled  ta 
drive  the  oakum  into  the  feams  between 
the  planks. 

CALLAI'S,  a  precious  ftone  like  A 
faphirc,  of  a  bright,  green  colour. 

CA'LLIBERI    [With  Arckiteas]  th# 

CAailBRfiT  l>"^k,  thickncfs,  vo- 
lume or  diameter  of  any  round  thing* 
CALIIBL£1>HARUM  [  of  iut>OL&' 
bsauty,^  and  0hif*^  the  eye-brows,  Gr<l 
a  medicament  with  which  women  ufe 
to  make  their  eye-brows  black,  to  rto^ 
der  them  more  beautiful. 

CALLICRE'AS  7    f  »stX\VAi'«c,  -    V 

CALLlCRB'ONf  [«a\X#;t/»w»  I 
Twith  AnatotiL}  a  glandulous,  fubfUnca 
in  the  mefentery,  lying  near  the  bot- 
tom of  the  ftomach  :  in  a  hog  it  it 
called  the  fweetbread,  inbealts  theburr. 
1.    SeeFaacreas,  x 

C A  LLl'DITY  7  [caliiditas,  I.]  crafii- 

CA'LLlDNESSi  nefs,   cunningnefs. 

CALU'OONON  [ttaXKiymy,  Gr.l  th^ 
herb  Knot^graft. 

CALLiaoOY  [caltilogia.L.  of  ««xxi. 
X»>i*,  Gr,]  an  elegancy  of  di^^ion. 

CA'LLITHRIX  [among  Botanifis']  the 
herb  Maiden-hair. 

Ck'hlOUSlihSSlcalto^taSi  L*"}  hard« 
nefs,  brawninefs. 

CA'LLUS,  hard  fleib,  alfo  brawn  ol^ 
hardnefs  of  skin. 

CALM[Cii^,  F.]diilec,  ftill. 

CAaMNBSS  r  of  caUne,  F.]  ftinnefit 
compofure  of  mind. 

CALO'TTB ,  a  cap  or  coif  of  hair; 
fat  in  or  other  fhrfF,  now  ufed  as  an  ec 
cleQaftical  ornament  in  France  i  a  red 
calotte  IS  the  badge  of  a  cardinih 

dALOTTB  f  with  ArchiMsl  a  round 
cavity  or  depreflure  in  form  ot  a  cap« 
I  lacked  and  plaiaered,  to  UiTea  (h#  rUina 

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of  a  moderate  cbapel,  ye»  wbich  elfe 
would  be  coo  high  tor  other  pieces  of  the 
tpanmeDC. 

CA'LSOUNDS,  a  fore  of  linen^rawers 
worn  by  TUrlts* 

CA'LTHA  [Kd\B9,Gr,2  «*»«  pJ"^ 
ciUed  a  Marigold. 

CA'LTROPS  [coltpatppe,  Sdx^ctiatlfe- 
trape,  F,  See  CbauJJe'traps, 
CA'LQUING  1  f  with  Painters  ]  is 
CA'LKING  f  where  the  backfide  of 
tiw  defigo  is  rovered  with  a  black  or  red 
coiouri  and  che  ftrokes  or  lines  are  traced 
through  on  a  copper  place,  wall,  or  any 
other  matter. 

i  ,  «__  I  Ck'LV AKT  lin  Heraldry] 
I  ^V"  I  ts  a  crofs  calvary,  is  I'ec  on 
I  I  I  fteps  to  reprefeoc  che  crofs 
I  jAl  I  oa  which  our  Saviour  fuffer- 
Ul^^L/  ed  on  mouQC  Calvary,  as  here 
annexed. 
CALVES  SNOUT,  a  kind  of  herb. 
CA'LVITY  Icalvitast  JL]  baidnefs  of 
the  head. 

CALVITIES  [in  Medicine]  baidnefs, 
the  foiling  off  of  ihehair,  without  being 
able  to  grow  again. 

CA'LUMET,  or  ripe  of  Peace  [among 
tlMVirgittian  Indians]  is  alarae 
tobacco-pipe  made  of  red,  black, 
or  white  marble ;  che  head  is 
finely  polilbed,  and  the  <}uill 
which  is  commonly  cwo  tooc 
and  a  half  long,  is  made  of  a 
pretty  ftrong  reed  or  cane,  a- 
domed  ^ith  feathers  of  all  co- 
lour, interlaid  with  locks  of 
w omens  hair  :  They  rye  to  it 
two  wings  of  the  mcfk  curious 
birds  they  can  find,  which  makes 
their  calumec  rometh'n^  refem- 
tic  Mercury^  wand.  This  pipe  is 
apafs  «nd  iAt-co  ^ixGt  among  the  allies  of 
che  nation  who  has  given  it,  and  in  all  em- 
baflies  che  ambaffador  carries  ic  as  the  (yvc^ 
bol  of  peace  }  and  cbe^  are  generally  per- 
futded  (hat  a  greac  misfortune  would  be- 
fall them  a  they  violated  the  publickfaich 
of  the  calumet* 

All  their  enterprifes,  declarations  of 
war,  or  conclufions  of  peace,  as  well  as 
all  the  reft  of  their  ceremonies,  are  con- 
firmed with  this  Calumet ;  they  fill  that 
pipe  with  ^be  befl  cobacio  chey  have, 
and  then  prefenc  ic  to  chofe  wiih  whom 
they  have  concluded  any  great  affair*  and 
(hen  fmoke  out  of  the  fame  after  them. 

CA'LUUNY  [called  by  theOr^fi^i  Ai«- 
Co\a,  V  hence  comes  che  Latin  DiaBoliu^ 
and  Devil  in  Englifht  the  father  of  all  ca 
lumnyj  an  Athenian  deitv,  in  honour  of 
whom  chiy  builc  a  temple.  iMCian  tells 
iif ,  chat  ApeUeSf  bttisg  accufed  by  a  pain- 


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ter  for  having  confptred  tgainft  Ffotiwj 
having  cleared  himfeU  of  che  accufacioi 
Ptolemy,  to  make  him  amends,  gave  hii 
xoo  Clients,  and  delivered  his  accuierioi 
his  hands  co  do  whac  he  pleafed  wii 
him :  Upon  th's,  ApeUes^  to  be  reveng< 
on  Calumny t  painted  a  prince  wich  iax| 
ears  fitting  upon  a  throne,  wich  S4pit 
on  ttnd  ^norance  near  him  i  che  prince  ii 
ting  chus  in  ftate,  and  reaching  forth  h 
hand  a  greac  way  off  to  CaluXoyt  whii 
he  reprefented  having  a  fiace  very  brig] 
aod  fparkling,  with  extraordinary  cbam 
and  incitements,  and  advancing  towar 
the  prince,  holding  a  torch  in  her  U 
band,  and  by  her  right  dragging  an  inn< 
cent  young  man  by  the  hair,  he  holding  i 
his  hands  to  .heaven  and  imploring  ai 
Before  Cj/Mnn^  was  painted  Envy,  with 
pale  countenance  and  fqainung  eyes,  whii 
ferved  to  fee  off  Gt/umny,  and  make  h 
appear  the  more  acceptable.  Afcer  b 
comes  Repentance,  reprefenced  by  che  i 
gure  of  a  lady  in  a  mcurnitig  habic,  wi 
her  garmencs  rent,  and  turning  her  head  v 
wards  a  figure  refembling  Trulb,  weepii 
for  forrow  and  Qiame. 

This  pidure  ApeUes  gave  to  Ptolem 
and  it  was  efteemed  the  beft  piece  in  d 
whole  world. 

The  moral  of  this  pi^ure  h,  that  C 
lumny  worries  and  afflifts  Innocenc 
which  by  means  of  a  foolilh  or  malicio 
Credulity^  proceeding  from  Ignorance 
Sufpicion  is  received.  The  Calummat 
drenfes  up,  and  orders  all  things  by  thei 
fiftiuce  ot  Impofjure^  and  by  flactery  i 
finoaies  htmfelf  into  the  good  opinion 
che  hearer  s  but  Truth  appearing  ftoner 
liter,  difcovers  the  malice  of  the  Falflwy 
and  fo  there  is  nothing  left  to  Calunoy  ^ 
her  labour,  but  a  bitter  repentance. 

CALX,  chalk,  burnt  lime,  mortar. 

CALX  VIVA  [in  Cbynacal  m-iters] 

CALX  r«n  Cbymical  miters]  U  t 
prefs'd  by  this  chiraf^er,  C. 

CALX  fin  Chyrniflry]  a  kind  of  aih< 
or  fine  friable  powder,  which  remains 
oecals,  minerals^  ^.  atcer  they  ha 
undergone  the  violence  of  the  fire  for 
lo;)g  time,  and  have  loft  all  their  ham 
parts. 

CA'LTCLE  Icalycului,  JL]  with  Bd 
wfist  a  fmal!  bud  of  a  plant. 

CAMAl'fiU  [of  cameekwa,  with  rt 
Afiansy  who  ff>  call  the  Oigfx  when  the 
find  it  preparing  another  colour,  f.  d. 
iecond  ft^ooej  a  ftone  on  which  is  (on 
various  figures  and  repiefencacions  of  lao 
skips. 

CAMAI'EU  ff'^iiie  derive  icof  jmv" 
Gr.  low,  bccaufe  Bajjo  Mievo's  are  coi 
mooly  exprcfled  by  li]  fo  painters  call  fo 


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^■■p  h  wfaicii  cbere  is  but  one  co- 
kfymi  where  the  JfcKrs  and  Aadows 
•CMdBODi  ground  of  gold  or  azure. 

CAUiU,  a  pirple  onwinettt,  wiiich  a 
ykfwuu  o?er  bis  rochet.    F. 

aiORADB  Uo(eamera,L.  a  cham- 

COlflUDE  f  berj  a  chainber.fel- 
'k*,  1  IbUow-lbldier,  an  intimate  com> 
JVM.  F 

Cim  Tumliu,  L,  of  vifit^KQ*, 
&Jtbnt  of  burdea,  common  in  4fitf, 
.Ikk  ii  tUe  ro  cv ry  looo  pound  weight, 
4il  faUft  tea  or  twelfe  dip  without 
ttiif  or  driak'if . 
.  a3ia  ffiim«(^^V4<[f ]  wat  nfed  co 
■but  fifial  reverence,  bectufe  it  has 
<te  idpeft  lor  i(«  perentt,  chat  it  refu- 
fttop&aoQ  with  them :  It  is  ai(b  ofed 
•tpi^  a  fich  man  and  a  good  fubjeft, 
itehhnKt  CO  rhe  command  of  his  fuperi- 
«,  Iciv  aa  animat  rery  ttrong,  labo- 

CAMTLEON  [of  X^/***^"**  ^^r  X^ 
^aik  grono^,  and  Mm  a  Hon,  Gr.J 
tku  cmture  refemoling  a  lizard  >  but 
fteikteadof  iclsb?gger  and  broader, 
>  Haqudropedey  having  on  each  foot 
^  laec,  and  a  loqg  call,  by  which  it 
^hAciideif  apoo  creea,  as  well  as  by 
uae.  k  fre^nts  the  rocks.  Jives 
^lia,  gaacs,  ^.  and  lays  eggs;  the 
Moo  colour  or  ic  is  a  whitiA  grey, 
miric  be  ezpofed  co  the  fun,  or  tec 
^  othsr  coloars,  fooie  parts  of  ihe 
^cftaoge  their  colour  after  apleafant 

,  OmrNS  [emeUmu,  £.]  of  or  be- 
^M  c«  a  camel. 

CAUELl'NA  [with  Hefim.1  treacle  or 
••fifced.   U 

CAIIttV  HAY,  a  fort  of  fwccr-fmel- 
■I  nil  growing  in  the  E^en  Cbwi- 
tntt. 
CAlfELOPATlbAUS)    lx^9X%jrd0' 
OMELOPA'RDUS      f  /«Aif ,  of  w^^ 
g^acunel,  and  an^^/«Xic  a  panther, 
w-j  a  beat  thai  has  the  Ihape  of  a  camel, 
whfponedlike  a  panther.    X* 
CIUELOPO'OIUM  [of  «<f;«ii;^  and 
•fcifcoe]  a  pitnt,  a  fon  of  Hore-hound. 
^QmUATED  Icamgratiu^  JL.]  Tault- 
«UW.trched. 

Caifi'RA  OBSCUHA  [in  Opticks']  a 
^4iken'd  e?ery  where,  but  only  at 
^hk  hole,  in  which  a  glaft  is  fixed 
*^if  Che  rays  of  obie^  to  t  frame 
•W»r  or  white  cloth. 
^fAUiS  [with  Gi4^il  the  imallileo. 
^  to4ioi  caft  lead  of  which  they  make 
^adUed  lead  for  joiotng tie  puet  e» 

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CAMISA^ED  [c^/atut,  £.}  cloath- 
ed  with  a  linen  garment,  fur plice  or  (bin* 

CA'MLET  [prob.  of  zamkelotf  a  term 
ufed  in  the  Ltvmtt  for  ftufF  made  of  goat's- 
hair]  a  fort  of  ftuff  made  of  camel's  hairs 
filk,  ^c»  mix'd. 

CAMPAl'GN  OVEN,  a  portable  ores 
made  ot  copper,  of  a  conrenient  lengthy 
and  about  3  or  4  inches  high,  beiog  raifed 
on  feet,  fo  that  fire  may  be  kindled  under* 
neaih ;  and  on  the  cover  or  lid  of  it  art 
ledges  to  hold  fire  alfo. 

CAMPA'NUL  A  iBotanf]  the  herb  rope- 
weed  or  wood-biod.    Z 

CAMPANO'LOGY  [of  eanpana^  £.  t 
bell,  and  \*yQ'  a  dtfcourfel  a  tteactie 
concerning  the  ringing  of  bells. 

CAMPA'NULA  S^vifirh  [BoUnjf'}  xh% 
flower  Blue-bell  or  CaKterbury  Bells.  Z* 

CAMPE'STRIAN  [can^isy  i.]  6e- 
bogiig  to  a  pla  n  held  or  champion 
country* 

CA'mPHOR  )  [r«i^£wrif,Z.]thegum 

CA'MPHIRB  I  or  roQn  of  a  tree  caU 
led  CapHTf  much  like  a  walnut-tree,  thac 
grows  on  fome  mountains  near  the  fee  in 
£4^  JKdies^  and  alfo  in  the  ifiand  Borneo^ 
aud  to  fuch  a  degree  of  largenefs^  that  an 
hundred  men  may  ftand  under  the  Ifaade 
of  it.  This  gum  after  tempefts  and  earth- 
quakes flows  in  great  abundance. 

CAMPHORA'TA  Iwith  Botanifis'}  the 
herb  Lavender-cotton  or  Garden-cyprefs* 

CAMPHORATED  [oM^dfia,  X.] 
mixed  with  camphtre. 

CA'MPIONS  [among  BotanifisJ  an 
herb  that  bears  a  pretty  flower. 

Rosa  CAMPION,  a  kiodof  LfcMx  or 
Batchelor's-button. 

CA'MPULUM  fof  a^^^r?*,  Gr.  to 
twift  about]  a  diftortion  of  the  eye-lids. 

CA'MPUS  Martii  1  [intfiici>Rf  cuftomsj 


CAMPUS  Msii  f  an  aoniverlary  a(- 
iembly  of  our  anceftors  00  Mof  dzy^,  where 
they  confederated  together  to  defend  rhe 
kingdom  againft  foreigners  and  all  enemies* 

CA'MUS,  a  perfon  with  a  low  flu 
nofe,  followed  or  funk  in  the  middle. 

CANAItLB,  the  mob  or  rabble,  the 
dregs  of  the  people.    F, 

CA'NAL  tf  a  Larmier  fin  ArcbiuanreJ 
the  hollow  platfond  or  fofiit  of  a  cornice 
which  makes  the  pendant  mouchette. 

CANAL  ef  the  VoUiie  [Arcbit.']  this 
It  the  face  of  the  circumvoluttoos  ioclofod 
by  a  lift  in  the  Jomc  capital. 

CK^k%^Simcirctaares  [Xtt^J  three 
canals  10  the  labyrinth  of  the  ear. 

CANAirCULATED  [cOMliadatus^  I.] 
chanoeDed,  made  like  a  pipe  or  gutter. 

CANA'LIS^eifrioyii#i,[>to4fomv]  a 

CANALI'CULUS       f  veflel  obrervcd 

in  ftBiiia'Sy  but  which  wii  delivery  grows 

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^felers  ana  difappears.  Ic  is  t  rmall  cube, 
wbich  joining  the  pulmonary  artery  and 
•ore a,  fervcs  to  conyey  che  blood  out  of 
one  into  che  ocher,  without  ptiHiig  chro' 
the  lungs. 

CANA'RIA  [with  Botanifts'i  the  herb 
called  Hounds-grafs,  with  whjich  dogs 
jprovoke  vomir. 

CANA'RIES,  To  called  of  Canes  d«gs, 
l>e«.aure  many  dogs  were  found  in  it  when 
lirft,aifcovered.  Iflands  in  the  Atlantick 
lea,  ancienily  calied  che  Fortunate  JflandSy 
from  whence  comes  the  Canary  wines. 

CANARY  ^/rrf,    an   excellent  tinging 
Inrd  of  a  green  colour,  formerly  bred  in 
the  tanaries  and  no  where  eife. 
CANARY  Grafts  an  herb. 
CA'NCAMUM,   an  Arabian  gum  much 
Vie  myrrh. 

CANCE'LLI,  are  lattices,  windows 
made  with  crofs  bars  of  wood  or  iron  : 
ballifters  or  rails  to  compafs  io  the  bar 
of  A  court  "f->r  proceedings  in  law ;  alfo 
the  cbancel  of  a  church. 

CA'NCBLLING  [fome  derive  it  from 
^i^xXi^M^  Gr»  to  encompafs  or  pale  a 
thing  round]  in  the  Civil  law,  i$  an  ad 
Whereby  a  perfonco-ifents  that  fome  for- 
mer a^  be  rendered  null  and  void. 
CA'NCER,  a  crab-fi(h. 
CANCER  [with  4ftr(momers']  one  or 
tbe  twelve  figns  ef  the  zodiaclr,  which 
the  fun  enters  in  the  month  of  yunei 
the  charaderiftick  of  it  with  Afitologers, 
2^.  is  this  ^,  and  is  reprefented  od  che 
teleftial  globe  by  the  figure  of  a  crab-fifli. 
CANCER,  or  Afelli  ^^?rafepey  Can- 
cef  is  faid  to  have  been  placed  among  tbe 
fiars  by  thp  good  offices  of  Juno^  becaufe 
^hen  Hercules  bad  conquered  che  Ii^dra, 
•nd  wasafTilled  by  lolaus.  Cancer  alone 
leaping  out  of  the  lake,  bit  Hercules  on 
the  '100C9  as  PanyafiJ  relates  in  tietaclea. 
^ut  Juno  doing  Cancer  great  honour,  pur 
liim  into  the  number  ot  the  twelve  figns. 
Theroare  in  this  conftellation  ilars  which 
the  Oreelu  call  oroi,  i.  ^.  afifes, '  which 
Bacchus  placed  among  the  ftars;  they 
liave  alfo  adjoined  to  them  Trafepe,  g,  e» 
the  manager. 

'  Tropick  o/CANCBR[with  jtfhonomers2 
so  imaginary  line  in  the  heavens,  parallel 
|0  theeouinodial,  thro*  the  beginning  of 
^bich  line  the  fun  paflTes  in  /un^,  and 
makes  our  longeft  day }  ic  u  called  che 
northern  tropick. 

'  Vkefoted  CANCER  [with  SurgeonsJi 
fs  a  cancer  wheA  it  has  grown  larger  (han 
ft  primitive  one,  and  hiks  been  opened, 
a/inrf  .CANCER  ^  [with  &«r^f«i/J  is 
latent  CANCER  >  a  primitive  cancer, 
J  before  it  is  grown 


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comes  o.  Ttfelf,  and  appears  at  firft  abo 
the  btgoeO  of  a  pea,  caufing  an  iniem 
continual  and  pricking  pain. 

To  CA^'NCERATE  [canceratum,  X.] 
tpread  abroad  cancer  jully.    L. 

CANCBRA'TION,  a  fpreading  abroj 
canceroufly.    1. 

CA^NCEROUSNESS  fof  cancer,  L 
the  being  canceraced. 

CANDELA'RIA,  the  plant  called  corel 
berbor  wood-blade,  long>wort  or  mu 
lens.    L, 

To  CA'NDEFY  [  candefacere,  i.  J  i 
make  white   or  whiten. 

CA'NDENT  [candens,  I.]  waxir 
white,  fhining,  clear  j  alfo  glowibg. 

CA'NDICANCY    Icandicantia,  L.  2 
whitening   or  making  fair,  W. 

CA'NDICANT  [candicans,  1.]  waxin 
white. 

CA'NDID  [candidus^  I..]  fincerc  o 
upright,  favourable,  kind,  courteous 
free,  open. 

CA'NDIDNBSS  [of  candidus,  X.  cm 
dide,  F.],fincerity. 

CA'NDIDUS,  a,  urn  [in  Betanick  l^ri 
ters]  white.    X. 

CA'NDLB  Icandela,  W]  a  lone  roil  o 
cylinder  made  of  tallow,  wax,  ^fc.  foi 
giving  light. 

CA'NDY  Akxander,  a  kind  of  herb. 

CANB  fof  Qenoa]  for  fi:k  is  9  palm« 
100  of  which  make  26   yards  Englijh* 

Cane  [of  Oenoal  for  Unen  and  wool- 
len, Is  xo  paims,  which  make  a,  7.^ 
yards  Englijh. 

CANE  loiLegbamJi  is  4  braces,  wh id 
make  2  ells  Ea^lijbt  and  8  braces  is  j 
yards  EngUJh, 

^  CANE  fof  MarfeiUesl  is  2  yards  and 
half  Engl{/h. 

CANE  loiM^ffina']  is  a  yards  and  faali 
Engitfh. 

CANE  [of  Jbmel  contains  8  palms, 
«nd  30  canes  is  55  ells  and  )kz\i  Engtifb. 

CANE'LLAy  the  fpice  called  cima* 
mon.    I.. 

CANELLE'  [in  HetdUry]  See  LtveBed. 

CANBPHO'RA  [ol  ««vaf5p^,  Gr.  \  a 
young  maid  who  in  the  ancient  facrifices 
bore  a  basket,  wherein  was  contained  all 
things  neceffary  for  che  facrJfice. 

C4NEPHO'RIA  [  Jwriifte*'*,  Or.-]  a 
ceremony  among  the  jtbeiiant  whidi 
made  part  of  a  teftival,  which  cnc  maids 
celebrated  on  the  evo  of  their  marriaee 
day. 

CANESTE'ILUS  lOid  RxordsJ  a  baf, 
ket.  ''       -x 

CA'NIA  [B^uaoil  a  fmall  Ringing  net- 
tie.    X*  * 

CANI'CULA,  a  licde  dot  or  bitch  i 
•Ifo  adog-fiOi*   I.  ' 


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CCrcuiA'RES  [with  jl/lroiimersy 
*^-it?s,  coin.noQ]y  called  Dies  cam- 
otecf.  L  trc  days  wherein  ihe  <iog-(br 
ijhiaa^  kz%  with  the  Ton  3  during  which 
iiM:flrve«dier  »s  Ailtry  and  hoc :  Thefe 
fif^  cc^ia  abouc  the  24:h  of  July, 

«ASKXLA'RIS  [wUh  Batmlfis]  the 

ClWFORM  [cdBi/bnnri,  JL]  fliapcd 
*B »  4-f . 
aiCITODE,  boArinefs.    £. 
CAXK  &4:^.    f .  e.  Che  hetih  of  the 

Cl^iIDORE,  awoTalcafe.    t>: 
CiS-NAHA'CEOUSl    cdmwf Af w,  I.] 
OUiNABl'NE  J    camtabintu,  X.] 

if  uneTo^,  Gr.]  of  hemp  or  hempen. 
CtilVf  [in  ^iBtftomy]    rhe  cwo  fofiil 

^^  ef  ibe  kg,    viz.  the  ri^id  and  fi- 

Ci'JJSrrrER'l    cfJ^a^canifirum^L.'] 

CA'KiTraR  5  a  quancicy  ot*  cea 
^  T5  n)  100  ponnd  weight. 

%d  CANNISTER,  a  fmall  vefTel  01  (il 
■B-,  ^"a»  jgc.  10  hold  tea. 

Cl'SjiON  [cAfOB,  F-J  a  piece  of  or. 
Mil,  9r  freat  gnn.  The  firft  chat  was 
^  VIS  on  the  coafl  of  Denmark^  in 
^  ynr  1)04,  and  after w«rck  became 
'^'moB  ia  ifac  wars  between  the  Ge- 
'^  uA  tbe  Veiutidnsy  in  the  year 
ijio:  aad  in  1 3S6  were  ofed  in  EngUmd, 
■^  M  beiag  dilcharged  at  the  fiege  of 


CiNOF,  a  little  veiTel  or  boat  ofed 
Hc^  McAJ,  made  ali  of  one  piece  of 
ttei^kei  a  rree   hoI-owed. 

^4^  CANON,  a  table  of  the  mo- 
ViAJe  roAs,  ftcwing  tbe  day  ot  Eafier, 
>s<;heQcberfeafts  depending  upon  ic  tor 
a  nc^  of  19  years, 

_*B»rrf  CANON  iTrigOttimetry'J  h  the 
I  ei  fiDea,  tangents  and  iecants  taken 


^ruiaai  CANON,  is  the  canon  of  ar- 
t^ai^  &Ka,  caogencs,  Jc|rc.  i.  e.  cofines, 
«tt^s,  be. 

C4rMON  icjnomcust  t*  canouific,  F.  ] 
•  ^-*UC>r  or  doA>r  of  the  canon  law. 

C&IQKESS  [with  the  ZamarnftsJ  a 
BttA  9h9  enjoys  a  prebend,  affe^ed  by 
thelngjiutm  for  maids,  without  being 
^^if^  T»  rcDCODce  the  world,  or  make 


CMSOSlMigiidr,  are  canors  who  ftill 
bk  coomanicy,  aod  who.  to  the  prac- 
^of  fkeir  nsles,  have  added  the  pro- 
ykm  of  tows. 

C^iOHS  Secular^  are  Iay.canons,fuch 
*^  the  laiiy  as  oot  ot  honour  and 
««ut  bavt  been   admliced   Into  fomc 


C  A 

CA^ONRT,  the  benefice  filled  or  fofh 
ply*d  by  a  canon. 

CANO'PUS,  a  fabulous  go<f  of  the  £- 
gyptiansy  much  adored  by  the  coihmoQ 
people. 

CANO'ROUSNESS  [of  catonu^  X.J 
loudness,  Ihrilnefs. 

TO  CANT  [with  CarpetUersJ  is  afed 
for  to  turUy  as  when  a  piece  of  tiaaber 
comes  the  wrong  way,  they  fay  cant  it^ 
i.  f*  turn  ic  about. 

CANTA'BRICA  [of  Cantdri  \Xi  ^ipMU 
where  ic  was  firft  foundj  the  wild  Oilli- 
flower. 

CANTALl'VER  Ormice^  is  a  cornice 
with  caliralivers  or  modiliohs  uadarit. 

CA'NTAR  [in  ^r^^ij]  is  iSfraceHoes, 
every  fracelloe  being  Z5  pounds  xa  ouo- 
ces. 

CANTAR  [at  Conftantiaopie}  U  120 
pounH  Englijh- 

CANTAR  [jitM4effind}  about  Z27  pound 
EJtgliJh. 

CANTAR  [in  Spain]  wine  meafore,  u 
about  2  gallons. 

CANTAR  [in  TkrJtey  10  4fidl  zoo  rt^ 
telloes,  abou:  418  pounds  averdupoize* 

CANTAR  f  at  Tifliir  J  114  pound. 

CANTHA'RIUS  [of  ««r^«efV,  Cr, « 
beetlej  a  ftone  having  the  figure  of  a  bee- 
tle on'^ic. 

CA'NTHERUS  [Arcbitca,;}  a  rafter  or 
joift  of  a  hoofe  chat  reaches  down  froin 
the  ridge  to  the  eaves  i  a  tranfuiQ^  ^ 
Tpar  }   alfo  a  leaver.    JL. 

CANTHUS  Ixdf^cs,  Gr.]  tbe  angle  or 
corner  of  the  eye,  and  is  either  the  ex- 
ternal or  lefler,  or  internal  or  greater. 

CA'NTHUS  [with  C^mi/Ji]  the  lip,  or 
that  part  of  the  moeth  of  a  veflel,  which 
is  a  little  hoUow'd  or  deprefsM  for  the 
eafy  pouring  ont  of  a  liquor. 

CANTING  Coin  J  [in  a  ^/>3^  are 
fmall  Aort  pieces  of  wood  cut  with  a 
Iharp  ridge  to  lie  between  rhe  casks,  and 
prevent  them  from  rolling  ene  againli 
another. 

CA'NTONi  a  fore  of  an  additional  cur- 
tain ro  a  bed. 

CA'NTON  [in  Heraldty)  nn -1 

(ignifids  a   corner,  F>   and  is  |^M  I 

one  of  the.  nine  ordinaries,  |^^  | 

and  ofereae  efteem,  and  is 
exprefled  as  in  the  efcutcheon 
here  annexed. 

CA'NTONED  [in  Architeaure]  is  when 
the  corner  of  a  building  is  adorned 
with  a  pilafler,  an  angular  column,  ruftick 
quoms,  or  any  thing  that  proje£ls  be- 
yond the   naked  of  a  wall. 

CANTONE'E  [Httaldry]  i«uiedbyth« 
Firtncb,  to  exprefs  the  poficion  of  fuch 
things  as  are  borcc  wiih  a  crofs^  ^c.  be- 
tween them.  CAN- 


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CA'NTASS  [among  the  Prenchl  is  a 
word  afed  to  fignify  the  model  or  firft 
words  whereon  a  piece  of  mufick  or  air 
is  composed  and  given  to  a  poet  to  re- 
gulate and  complete. 

CA'NUL  A  [with  Surgeons^  a  little  tube 
or  pipe,  H  hich  they  leave  in  wounds  or 
ulcers,  that  they  either  dare  not,  or 
chufe  not  ro  heal  up. 

CA'NUMl   [in  the  Scotch  \9iVf'}  a  du- 

CA'NA  J  ty  paid  to  a  faperior  or 
lord  ot  the  land  s  efpeclally  lo  biibops 
•ad  churchmen. 

CANUTUS,  is  faid  by  fome  writers 
CO  be  the  greateft  king  that  England  e- 
irer  bad,  being  king  of  all  England ^  icot 
Jand,  Denmari,  Sweden  and  t^tarway. 

To  CAP  [Sea  term]  ufed  oJ  a  ihip,  in 
tbe  trials  of  the  running  or  fecting  of 
currents. 

CA'PABLBNESS7   [eapacitas,   £.]  »- 

CAPA'CITY  I  biilty,  fuffidency, 
ikin,  reach  of  wir,' 

CAPA'CIOUSNESS  [oi  capacitor,  X] 
largeoeft,  ability  to  receive. 

CAPACITY  [in  a  Logical  fenfc]  an 
ftptitode,  faculty^  or  dilpodtioo  to  recato 
or  bold  any  thing. 

CAPB  [i-  #.  take]  a  Judicial  writ  re- 
lating to  plea  of  lands  or  tenements,  and 
IS  of  two  f«ris,  viz.  Grand'Cape  and  fe- 
tit-eape^  both  whi^h  cake  held  of  things 
immoveable,  and  differ  chiefly  in  this^ 
that  GrOKd-cape  lies  before  appearance, 
'«nd  Feth'Cape  after  it. 

CAP£LI'NE,  a  woman's  hat  or  cap 
tdorn*d  with  leathers. 

CAPE^LA,  a  chapel  or  church.    X. 

CAPB1.LA  [4/?roii.]  the  little  goar,  a 
llarot  the  firft  magnitude  in  the  Ihoul- 
der  of  Auriga*    L. 

A  CAPBlT  [probably    of  caper,  I.  a 

foat,  a  mifcbievous  creature,  or  of  cafto, 
.,  to  take]  a  privateer  or  pirate-(hip. 

A  CAP^R  [of  c^r,  X.  a  goat,  a  fris- 
ky creature]  an  agile  or  brisk  and  high 
'leap  in  dancing. 

To  CAPBR  [of  caprijfare,  X.]  to  cut 
«  caper,  to  leap  briskly^  high  and  wan- 
tonly. 

CA^ERATBD   [caperatus,  X.]   wrin- 
kled like  a  goat's  horn. 
'    CAPIAS   in  Pf^itbernamy  Iffc,    a  writ 
which  lies  for  cattle  in  fTitbernam, 

CAPIAS  in  JVttbemammmyiffc,  bomme, 
)grc.  a  writ  which  lies  tor  a  leivant  in 
Witbtmam. 

CaPJLLA'CBUS,  tf,  urn  [with  Botamck 
iVriters]  is  ufed  of  plants,  when  the 
leaf  is  cut  into  fine  and  fmall  threads  like 
hairs,  as  fennel,  drlt,  hfC- 

CaPi'LLAMEnT  icapillamentm^  X.J 
a  bufli  of  kairi  aj^iuke. 


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CAPI'LLAMHNTS  of  tbe  N^rver, 

the  fine  filamenit  or  fibres,  whereof 
nerves  are  compofed. 

CAPILLA'RIA  vafa  r,4natomfJ  wm 
fo  called  from  their  being  fmall,  as 
pillus    n  hair. 

CAPI'LXARINESS  [  of  capiiiaris 
capiUaire,  F.J  hatrine(s,  likeoeis 
hiirs. 

CAPILLA'RIS  [in  Betai^]  Femu' 
Maiden- hair.    X. 

CAPILLARIS  [BoUKy]   that  bean 
feeds  on  tbe  back  fide  or  iu  leaves, 
has  no  flowers. 

CA'PILLARY  {c^iUaris,  JLJ  perc 
•ng  to,  or  like  hair. 

CAPiLlARY  Tld>es  [in  rbfficis] 
iitile  pipes,    whofe  canals  are  the    i 
roweft    that   poiTibly    can  be,    or   j 
whofe  diameter  does  not  exceed  ch^ 
a  common  hair. 

CAPILLCySE  [c^Uofus,  XJ  hairj 
bounding  wirh  hair. 

CAPIILUS,  the  hair  of  the  head 
bufli  of  hair.    X. 

CAPl'LLUS  Veneris  [Botaiy]  the  1 
Maiden-hair.    L. 

CAPrSTR  ATfiD  Icopifiratus^  X.]  m 
zled,  bridied. 

CAPfSTRUM,  t  coUar  or  htUer  i 
horfe.    Z. 

CA'PITAL  Vm  [In  Rrlifcatim  i 
right  line  drawn  from  the  angle  of 
polygon  to  the  point  of  the  bAftaoe^ 
from  the  point  of  the    baftion    to 
middle  of  the  gorge. 

CAPITAL  letteri  [with  Trimers] 
the  initial  letters,  wherein  titles,  \ffc* 
compofed,  and  all  periods,  veriea,  \ 
commence ;  all  proper  names  of  pcrii 
places,  terms  of  arts,ideoces  andd^nl 
begin. 

CAPITAL  fin  Artbiuaure]  is  ap 
cipal  urvi  eflential  part  of  an  order 
column  or  pilafter  ;  and  i%  differeni 
different  orders,  and  is  that  which  ch 
ly  diflinguiflies  and  charaderiiet  the 
ders. 

^  The  Corintbian  CAPITAL,  is  much 
richeft,  it  has  no  Ovoh^  and  its  aht 
is  verv  different  from  thofe  ot  the  Dor 
Jonici  and  Tufcaa,  It  hu  its  faces 
cular  hollowed  invrards,  haHng  eroi 
the  middle  of  each  fweep*  It  hu  oal 
brim,  and  a  vafe  inftead  of  an  ovolo 
amulets »  the  neck  beiqg  much  len|tb« 
and  inrich'd  with  a  double  row  «  ei 
leafes  in  each,  beodins  their  hea^<^ 
wards,  fmall  ftalks  anfing  between,  fr 
whence  the  volutes  fpring}  but  tbejr 
femble  not  thofe  of  the  Jonick  ca^ 
which  are  z6  in  this  inftead  of  4  ia 
lamA^  QQ  each  fide  4  under  the  4  h^ 


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l^iki^MOtt,  where  ibe  4  Tolotts  meee 
■  I  iaaJi  leaf,  which  rams  backwtrds 
BBttii  (he  correr  of  the  mbacus.  Thcfe 
hps  ire  divided,  each  making  three 
toftf  «  kflcr  leaves,  whereof  they  are 
iUBjiuftJ ;  a^ain  each  lelTer  leaf  isrome. 
tbci  pared  iato  three  called  laurel  leayet, 
Wfoeiily  iKO  5  called  olive  leaves, 
tk  Bid^k  leaf,  which  beads  down,  is 
|K«i  inso  devei*.  In  the  middle,  over 
Ik  haves,  is  a  flower,  Aoocing  oui  be- 
i*«ea  the  fteoia  and  volutes  like  the  roie 
h  tbe  tbtem.  The  height  of  this  capi. 
&1  B  two  a-3ds  nodnlesj  and  its  projec- 
■e  ose  vSths. 

The  Tt4cm  CAPITAL,  is  the  moft 
iafteMd  aaadorn'd.  Its  members  or 
wsx\  m  BO  more  dian  three  ;  an  tf- 
HDn,  wd  under  this  an  ovolo  or  qaar- 
'7s«i,  and  mder  that  a  neck  ovcol. 


Tiwfifii  CAPITAL,  takes  Irs  name 
frsB  VI  faciag  compofed  of  members  bor- 
tB««^koB  :he  capitals  of  other  columni. 
See  TlMi  Anbiteawrt. 

f  .^s  the  Dorick,  it  takes  a  <|a4rier- 
wtmA  or  ovol«  }  from  the  Inuci,  an 
aln|d  oodtr  this,  together  with  volutes 
w  va6«  i  frwB  the  CcriathioH,  a  doable 
fee  of  keves,  and  in  moft  other  things 
^'  Ves  the  Cormtbian,  generally  cou- 
of  the  ^ne  memhen  and  the  fame 


Jthat  is  a  flower  in  the  middle  of  the 
and  leaves  which  run  upwards 
r'thc  horns,  as  ia  the    Cwtntbian, 
kl« lovers  iaftead  of  flalks  in  the  Co- 
,  lying  clofe  to  the  vafe  or  bell, 
ivift  themfeives    round  towards 
idri  e  of  the  faice  of  the  capital  is 
>  ■odafes  t'Bdi  and  its  proje£^are  one 
*  de  tp^ds,  as  in  the  Corimbim.   See 

[^  Dmkk  CAJPlTALs  btfides  an  sOfa- 

2«a«velb,  and  a  neck  in  common 

I  rile  Tm^M^  has  3  annulets  or  little 

nbcrs    underneath   the   ovolo^ 

I  of  the  aftragal  in  the  Ti^jb,  and 

I  *e  sisau,   a  talen,  cima  or  ope 

litfBct.    The  height  of  this  capital 

^  Mdak,    and   its   proje&ure  37 

h  md  half.     See  Plati  Arclnte- 

^^  JtakI  CAPITAL,  IS  compofed  of 

^^p»o,  an  abacus  which  coofifts  of 

»«dt  fiUeis    and   under  this  a 

^   b  produces  the  volutes  or  fcroils, 

lit  tht  moft  efleatial   part  of  this 

The   aftragal,   which  is  under 

ii,  beloofis  to  the  fliaft,   and  the 

I  |*rt  is  called  a  rind  or  bark,  be- 

kai  iia  bearing  fome  refemUance  to 

^ofe  tree  laid  on  «  Ttfe,  the 


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hrim  of  which  is  r«prefent6d  by  the  < 
lo,  and  feems  to  have  been  Ihrnnk  up  in 
drying,  and  to  have  twifted  into  the  vo* 
lutes  5  the  ^volo  is  adom'd  with  eggs  fo 
called  from  their  oval  form*  The  height 
of  this  capital  fome  reckon  1%  nuances* 
its  projeAures  one  module  7-ioths. 

JinguUr  CAPITAL  [in  ArcbitgaMn]  ifl 
that  which  beai  s  the  return  ot  the  enca* 
blacure  at  the  corner  of  a  projeftiire  of  % 
frontifpiece* 

CAPITAL  ef  a  BaUnfier  [in  Arebi- 
teSure  j  that  part  that  crowns  the  bai« 
lufter,  fomething  refemblbg  the  ianuk 
capitals. 

CAPITAL  of  a  Trigfypb  [Arcbkeaure] 
a  platband  over  the  trigTvph. 

CAPITAL  of  a  Nibe  t^cbiteaurej  n 
fort  of  fmall  canopy  over  a  (hallow  niche, 
covering  a  ftatue. 

CAPITAL  Crime,  is  fuch  a  crime  as 
fubjeds  the  offender  to  the  lois  of  either 
head  or  life. 

CAPITAL  Stock  [in  Trade,  ^cj  h  the 
ftock  or  funi  ot  a  trading  company,  or 
the  fum  of  money  they  jointly  contri- 
bute to  be  employ'd  in  trade. 

CAPITAL  City,  the  principal  city  of  a 


kingdom. 
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A'PITALNESS  t  of  cap'ital!s,  L.  ca* 
pital,  F.  J  the  being  great,  chief. 

CAPITA'T;E  Plants  [with  Botanifii} 
are  fuch  plants  whofe  flowers  arp  com- 
pofed of  many  edged  and  hollow  little 
flowers,  and  Mr.  tUn  calls  them  by  this 
name,  becaufe  their  icaly  Caliz  moft  com- 
monly (wells  out  into  a  large  and  round 
belly  containing  within  it  the  pappous 
feed,  as  Carduus^  Centaury,  Jsr. 

CAPITA^US,  a^um  I  with  Botank'k 
ffriterf]  h  ufed  of  plants,  whofe  flower 
is  compofed  of  like  hollow  flowers,  ri- 
ling out  of  a  round  fcaley  head  or  but- 
ton, as  yacia.  Knapweed,  Cyanur,  Iffc.  I- 

CA'PITE  [Botany]  with  a  round  knob 
called  Capkt>    X. 

CATlTi  fin  JLflr]  a  tenure  by  which 
a  perfon  held  of  the  king  immediarely, 
as  of  his  crown>  either  by  knight's  (er- 
vice  or  foccage ;  and  not  ot  any  honour, 
caftle  or  manour  belonging  to  it.  But 
by  a  ftatute  12  CbarUtU'  all  fuch  te« 
nures  are  aboUthed 

CAPCTIBUS,  in  or  with  knobs,  X. 
See  Caput* 

CA'PITOL,  the  Capitol  at  Ifome  was 
confecratcd  to  Jupiter  Jmperator,  was 
built  upon  the  Tarpeian  mountain  ;  was 
a  very  famous  ftru^ure,  the  richeft  and 
moft  noted  in  all  Italy. 

It  was  beautiful  with  the  ftatues  ««nj 
images  of  idol  gods  with  the  crowns  of 

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Vidory,  tnd  Tpoils  of  the  nations  which 
the  lioma:s  had  conquered. 

It  was  cre£ked  hyTarquinius  Fr'ifcus  tnd 
Seniui  Tidlius^  two  km^s  of  Romtt  and 
aliftrwards  enUrged  by  following  gene- 
ncions. 

CAPlTUaUM  lATCbited.']  t  Ilirle 
keid,  cbe  chapter  or  cop  ot  a   plliar. 

CAPl'TULUM,  a  chapter  or  aifcmbly 
of  a  dean  and  prebends,  belonging  to  a 
cathedral  or  collegiate  church. 

CAPNl'AS  [iMwrirtf,  Gr.']  a  kiikl  cf 
Jafper,  fo  called  bccaufe  ic  Teems  as  if 
It  were  blackened  with  fmoak. 

CAPNI'TIS  [«*T>iTif,  Gr^l  a  fore 
of  cadmia  or  brafs-ore. 

CA'PMOMANCY  [aiiTf.^,  fmoke  apd 
ptarrt^A  divinacion]  a  divining  or  fooch- 
iaying  by  fmoke,  ariling  from  an  altar, 
where  incenfe  and  poppy-feed  is  burnt  > 
the  rule  was*  when  tbe  fmoke  was  thin 
and  light,  and  rofe  ftraic  Up,  ic  was  a 
good  omen>  when  the  con:rary,  an  ill 
one. 

CA'PNOS  [  neifffQ'^  Gr.  ]  the  herb 
fnmttory. 

CAPON  [in  a  Figurative  fcnfe  ]  an 
cflfeminate  fellow,  fo  called  by  way  of 
derifion. 

CA'PON'S  Tail,  an  herb. 

CA'PONER,  a  capon. 

CAPPARl'S  [aaflf-Ta^iO  the  flirub  chat 
bears  the  fruit  called  Capers. 

CA'PRA,  a  ihe-goaci  alfo  a  ccnftel- 
lation.  I^ 

CAPRiE  SALTANTES  [with  Mete- 
mologiftsi  a  fiery  metaphor  or  exhalation 
whicli  fomerimes  appeais  in  the  acmo- 
fphert,  and  is  not  fired  in  a  ftraic  line, 
but  with  windings  and  inflexions  in  and 
out.  X. 

CAPREO'LUS  [with  Botaniflsj  h  the 
clafp  or  tendril,  by  which  vines  and  other 
creeping  }^lants  faften  themfelves  to^  thof- 
things  which  are  intended  for  their  fup- 
ports. 

CA'PRlCB       1  pieces  of  poetry,  pain> 

CAPRI'CHIO  j  ing  and  mufick,  where 
the  force  ok  imagination  goes  beyond 
the  rules  of  arc. 

CAPHl'ClOUSNESS  [of  caprice,  prob. 
of  caper^  t.  a  goat  j  famadicalncfs.  ^c. 

CAPRlFO'LlUM[with  BotaniJiiJ  che 
ihrub  Wood-bind   or  Hony-'uckle. 

CAPRl'OENOUS[wpr/^fnwj,  JLjborn 
of  a  goat,  or  goat  kind. 

CAPRIO'LA  [with  Botanifls]  the  herb 
DogVtooth.  Lm 

CAPRI O'LE,  a  caper  or  leap  to  dan- 
cing, a  goat  leap.  K 

CA'PRIPEDB  IcapripeSf  JL]  having 
feet  like  a  f»oar. 
CAPRl'lANT  Pulfelpuljus  caprizans. 


C  A 

I.]  an  uneven  or  leaping  pul/e. 

To   CA'PRIZATE     [  caprizatum,    X. 

CO  leap  like   a  goat. 

CAPROTl'NA,  a  name  given  by  th 
Remans  to  the  goddefs  Juno^  and  ch 
Nones^  of  }uly,  which  they  celebrated  i 
a  teftival  upon  the  following  occafioi 
The  Gauls  having  quitted  Mom^,  ch 
neighbouring  people,  knowing  the  weak 
nefs  of  the  city,  took  occafion  co  mak 
themfelves  makers  of  it.  Lucius^  dii 
tat  or  of  the  Fidenates,  fends  a  herald  c 
che  fenarors  of  Rome,  to  teil  cbem  thi 
he  would  preferve  the  remains  of  cfa 
city  oi.Rome,  if  they  would  fend  hii 
their  wives  and  daughters.  The  fein 
tors  apprehending  their  total  ruin  wa 
at  hand,  were  in  great  perplexity  wh« 
courfe  to  cake  5  upon  this  a  lho-flaT« 
named  Ptelotes,  propofed  an  expediei 
and  affembling  all  her  fsllow  fbe^av 
drcflcd  in  ti»cir  miftrefles  fine  cloath 
went  to  the  camp  of  ihe  Fidenates,  ac 
being  received  by  the  gchcral,  were  di 
tribuccd  among  his  officers  ard  f  >idie« 
and  th^y  invited  them  10  drink,  and  a 
lured  them  fo  co  do  till  they  were  drank 
which  being  affefied,  upon  a  fignal  | 
vcn,  che  Romans  fell  upon  the  Fidenate 
and  put  them  all  to  the  fword  ;  and  i 
commemoration  of  their  deliveraiice»  ci] 
ed  the  diy   Nom  Caprotin£, 

CAPSQA' 
RES,  a  term 
m  Gunnery  %' 
ven  to  that 
ftrong  plate  of  | 
iron  which 
comes  over 
the  trunnions 
of  a  gun,  and  keeps  her  in  her  cairiagi 
ic  is  fiften'd  by  a  birge  co  tho  pris 
plate  ihac  it  may  lift  up  aiui  down  ; 
terms  a  piece  of  an  arch  in  the  midd 
CO  receive  a  third  part  of  the  trunrioo 
for  two  thirds  are  lee  inco  the  caniag 
and  the  other  end  is  fattened  to  t« 
iron  wedges,  which  axe  called  cbe  fia 
loch  ztidKeys, 

Main  CAPSTAN  is  the  machine  • 
capfhn  placed  behind  the  roain-nail. 

Jeer  CAPSTAN,  is  the  machine  pUc 
between  che  matn-maft  and  the  tor 
maft)  it  h  made  ufe  of  to  heaTe  ope 
the  jeer-rope  or  upon  the  Viol^  and  t 
hold  off  by  when  the  anchor  is  wtif  hinj 
Cowif  OKt  CAPSTAN  "I  [ietf  Term 
launch  tbe  CAPSTAN  I  »  ufed  wb 
che  mariners  would  have  t.  e  cable  ck 
they  heave   by  flacked. 

Paul  tbe  CAPSTAN  ^Sea  Term]  fi 
nifies  to  ftop  ic  with  the  pawl  to  ke 
it  trom  recoillDg  or  caroiog  backward) 


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JhACiPSTAN  [S§d  Tmi]  !f  to 
hk  MDf  Bcn  tc  ict  u  can  ftmd 

iliHe  td  cnro  ic  tbovc* 

lift  if  4  CIPSTAN,  is  chft  mtm 

ti^tf  CAPSTAN^  ar«  Ihorkpte- 
4*QBi  aa^  hit  co  r»  ro^  hinder, 
^  icB  comiDg  tod  ni^h  ta  cura- 

uROU,  a  llttJb    coffer    or  caf. 
kt 

OfSCUCOltDtS  wich  Anatomifis] 
Jt^  Aac  rscampafles  the  hearc ,  the 

tt»U  [«iib  Gbya^lfJ]  an  earthen 
W  «  fcm  01  a  pan,  wherein  things, 
^it  ce  ta  aadefi^o  a  violent    ope.a- 
■■Wfcr  tie  pQu 
^Clteu  [vCtb  Batm^i  a  feed  vef. 

CIWU  Pa  Botm.  ffHt.}    In    or 
•^tfafi.tdeJ.1. 

CifSUUR[ciy/iitarri,I.]  pertaining 
»t*,cbeil    orcaskec. 

CI«DL4TENE$S    cfc^uUiu,L.] 
"•UjgiaJcte^   i/1   any  thiig,    as 
•J*»  »|ree&  hotk. 
.i^US  twiih  Jfcr.  ]    in  or  wiih 

^^i«  CAFTAlNy  the  captain's  fe 
y  ^  A*  odiccr  who  commandt  the 
2j"f  •»  the   capcatD^  and  In  hit 

J^^Ccfa  Mrckant-flKp-}  the 
>y j<  fe,  who  has  the  cmmairi 
«g*aC  the Aip, crew, lad  ng,  iffc. 
JmUBttmP^  Che  dignirp  or  tffice 

M'^^^*"^  to  take  exception  or  to 

*  Wnn  (cdpthns,  L.  ]    one  who 
"*^  b^  aa  enemy,  a    prifocer  of 


]^pCHO^[inBerMry]  fignlfies 
^^.«rd  it  <fiffers  from  chaperon, 
^^  « ti  DM  open  as  the  other  is, 
•fldfc^  etery  way.  F. 

k^^DrscmufA/ha^  the  Dr^oii*j 
.     ^  cste  ol'tte  AfoM*!  afi.endin|$ 

. '•^^•wtoMrn  CbtmcaiVrittri] 
I  *7*<  by  chU  char^aer.    {) 
^^%  itiod  ol  roUtng  throne,   ufed 
?|^  lod  the  fplendid  entries  ol 


L^  tt  tcwraaion  of  fttit,  Ar/>. 
F^iatt  a  city,    a4  nir//)^,  Cir/r- 

^  CgRifitt  a  low    Watery  placei 
7^titei|fowi  or  a  pool  s  as  Gir- 

l^^^>  yaUow  tmber  reduced  to 


CA    ^ 

CA'RACOL  [with  ^cl^ire5x]  tftaih 
cafe  in   a   hetix  or  fpiral  torm. 

CA'RACOL  [  with  Btrfiaun  ]  fs  aii 
oblique  pifte  or  tread,  traced  out  to 
iemi-ioundt,  phan^ing  from  One  hand 
to  another^  without  obferHng  a  regQ« 
lar  ground.  Sometimes  in  an  army,  wheh 
the  horfe  advance  to  charge  theenemy^ 
they  tide  up  in  Cdnfioit^  with  a  defign 
to  perplex  them  and  put  them  into 
doubf,  whether  they  deiJgn  to  charge 
them  In  front  or  flank. 

CA'RACOL  [with  the  Spaiudrds'}  fig- 
nifies  a  motion,  which  a  fquadron  of 
hor'^  makes,  when  in  an  engaf;ementi 
aObon  al  the  firft  rank  has  hred  their 
P'ftols,  wheeling  on^  to  the  righr,  and 
the  Other  to  the  left,  along  the  winga 
of  the  body  to  the  rear  to  give  plac^ 
to  the   n«xt  rank  to  fire,  and  fo  on. 

To  CA'RACOLE  [with  Ihrfemeu]  U 
to  go  in  the  form  of  haif-^'ouads. 

Ca'RAITBS  [of  H")^,  Oeb.  he  Wad]  a 
ftSt  among  the  ^ewit  f<^  called  froni 
their  flri&  adherence  to  the  lettfer  of 
the  S  books  of  A  ofis.  rejeOing  all  in«i 
rarprctation,  paraphrife  and  coounentgi- 
ries  of  the  Rabinj, 

CA'»<AMHl  Lwith  amf.aianers]  thA 
fixrh  add  laft  degrhe  of  b>  idrg  of  Togsr^ 
when,  if  a  little  ot  it  be  rakin  up  witH 
the  rip  of  the  finger  and  nut  betweeii 
the  tedth,  it  will  bieak  and  eta*  kle  with- 
out flicking  to  it  at  all ',  tlfo  a  curiou^ 
fort  Ol  fii^a rework. 

CAPIAT  of  Goii,  is  pfoperly  thd 
weight  of  a4  grain,  or  one  it  tuple  z± 
carais  make  one  ounce,  tl  the  gold  be 
fo  fine  that  in  purifytn^  it,  it  lores  no- 
thing, or  but  vety  little,  it  is  faid  ro  be 
eold  of  24r?rati«  i^  it  lofes  one  carac 
ic   is  fa^'d  ro  be   g-^lJ  of  a3  carats,  ^c* 

CARaVA'NSBKASKIER.  the  dlieaor^ 
fteva-d    »r    intendant  of   u  {caiave<  fera, 

CARASNA,  a  hard, .  bhtle;  refinoui 
gum,  ot  an  aromarick  fijvou"^  broi^h^ 
trom    he  H^.fl   Mies* 

CARAWAYS,   a  plant. 

CARBUNCIE  [in  Herat- 
dty  J  one  of  the  f  recious 
ftoi  es.  It  was  reprefented  by 
the  ancients  in  an'  efcutcheon, 
as  in  this  annexe*,  d?ftgniiig 
thereby  to  exprrTtheteaml 
or  bays  that  iiTie  from  the  cihteir 
which  is  th^  tranf.endent  iuflre  of  the 
ftone^ 

CA'RBUNCLl  [with  Sargcmi']  4  fierp 
botch  or  ptsane-rore,  wich  a  blac'<  cruft 
or  fcab^  which  falling  off  leaves  a  ddc|^ 
and  dangerous  ulcer, called  alfo  Anthrax* 

CARBUNCULO'SB  iCarhmiculof.i.Ll 
full  of  fores;  ,     „ 

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CAHBUNCOLO'SE  IcdrhuncutofUs^  1.] 
full  of  fores. 

CA'RCANET  fof  CMTCan^  F.]  «  chain 
f)r  the  r  cjk. 

CA'RCASS  [with  Carpenters']  the  tim- 
Xyct.-work  (as  ic  were  the  skeleton  of  a 
hoiifr)  before  ic  is  lathed  and  plaiitcrcd. 

CA'RCASEl    fc^wjj},    R  q.  d.    caro 

CA'RCASS  j  cajfj  vita,  /.  e.  flcfl) 
%vifho»u  lifi]  a  dead  body. 

CA'RCASSES,  a  fort  of  oval  forirt  mide 
.  with  ribs  ot 

B  - 


iron  ,      and 

l^^H^    ^^^^W    powdcr/aJt- 

Ihaving.s  of  horn,  pith,  turpeniine9  linfeed 
oil,  and  afterwards  coated  over  with  a 
pitch  cloth,  and  being  primed  with  meal 
powder  and  quick  match,  is  fired  out  oi 
a  mortar,  in  order  to  fee  houfes  on  fire  : 
^herc  is  alfo  another  fort  for  fea  fervite, 
Which  is  the  fame  as  a  bomb,  only  that  it 
Jiach  5  holes  in  it  all  primed  with  powder 
and  quick  match,  and  being  difcharged  out 
of  the  mortar,  burns  violently  out  of  the 
lioles.     See  Bomf>. 

CARCHE'SIUM  [in  a  Ship]  the  tun- 
nel on  the  top  of  a  maft,  above  the 
fail  yards, 

CA'RCHESUM  [with  Surgeons']  a  fort 
ofbandape,  confifting  of  2  reigns  that  may 
be  equally  ftret  hed  out. 

CARCl'NETHRON  [»*/.« /nTe^y,  Cr,^ 
the  herb  Knotgrafs.     i. 

CARD     cbarta,  L.  ]  a  fea  chart. 

CARDAMA'NTICA  i  ttA^x/maf^Un 
Or.]  S^e  Nafiurtium,    Z- 

CaRCINO'DES  <  Ktt^KirJj'ne  of  xa^xi* 
y^y  Gr.  a  crab-hflij  a  tumour  like  a  Can- 
cer. 

CA'RDAMON  7  [with  Bntanifts]  rhe 

CA'RDAWUVl  f  hcib  O-.iJen  irefTcs. 

CARDrACUM,  a  cordial  medicine, 
that  comfjrrs  and  ftrengche  $  the  he^rr. 

CARDrO'GMUS  fxa/)//*^^®-,  Gr] 
«  pain  at  the  heart  or  ftomacb,  the  heart- 
burn. 

CArRDlNAL  Points  fin  Cofma^rapby] 
*re  the  4  in'erfcaions  of  the  horiton 
with  the  meridian  and  the  prime  verti- 
c-ij  tirrle. 

CARDINAL'!  rtbwrr  fwith  Flor^fls]  a 
fiower  that  is  very  red,  like  a  caidinals 
robe,  a  ibrc  of  bell.fiowdr  or  chroac- 
Wort- 

CARDINAL  fT/ndf,  thofe  winds  that 
blow  from  the  4  Qirdioal  poinU  of  ch< 
comrafat 


C  A 

CAKtotNAL  Virtues  fwith  Mora 
arc  Prudence^  Temperance^  Jnfiice 
Rfrtitude ;  fo  called  by  Etbic\  writers 
c^dot  !•  a  hriige  ;  becaufe  they  coi 
them  as  hinges,  upon  which  idl  ocbci 
tues  turn. 

CA'RDINALSHIP  Icdtdinolat^  F. 
dignity  o  .  a  rardinal, 

CARDINAL  WINDS^  clfe  £4^,  J 
'l^ortb  anJ  South, 

CAl  DINAME'NTUM.  5ee  Giugh 

CA'RDO,  a  hin^-e  of  a  do«^r.     X. 

CARDO  [with  Analonufis]  rhe  fc 
vertebra  o\  the  neck,  io  termed  be< 
the  head  tur-  s  upon  it. 

CA'RDUUS  iBotottil  thcThiftlcc 
Puller's- rhiille.    i- 

To  CARE  [cajiian^  Sax.]  to  take  li 

C A'R BFULNESS     [  ca  p  ^Xulny/ 

Sax,  ]  heedfuinefs,  warineis,  CiUt 
lifo  anxioufne^s. 

CAREBA'RIA,  adil!emper,  the  he 
nefs  of  the  lead. 

To  CAREE  N  a  Ship  f-  f  CMrima,  i 
k=cl,  carinar^  F.]  is  to  fi:  or  irsnn 
'idcs  or  bottom,  to  caulk  her  leams,  c 
mend  any  fault  <he  h^is  tmder  wmrei 
^ip  is  faid  CO  be  brought  to  a  cm 
when  the  greareft  part  of  hcr  Ut 
being  taken  out,  fte  is  inid«  fo  li 
that  by  menns  of'  another  lower  v 
laid  near  her,  (he  may  be  brotight  «|i 
to  or>e  fide,  to  the  3d,  4th  Or  5th  ftn 
•'S  bw  as  occafiun  reqa'ret,  ard  tl 
kept  by  bsllaft  to  be  caked,  ciimi 
\ffc. 

A  half  CAREEN,  is  when  rbey  C'\ 
come  at  tte  bottom  ot  the  fl.if ,  and  (z 
only  careen   half  or  1  .     F. 

CAREH'NAGE,  a  careening  place  } 
fo  the  l^iy  for  carcenrnp.     F. 

CARIA'TIDES.    See  Caryatides. 

CA'RIhS,  rotrennefs  ;  properly  Li  w 
chu  is  worm-eitei.     i. 

CARl'NA  [Botati^]  he  lower  F«d 
or  leaf  ot  i  P^oiiioi  ac  ous  fl  wer. 

CAR  rST  I  A.    See  (  harifiia, 

CARl'NATED  [wi  h  Botmn-Jts^  U 
ing  or  crooked  like  the  keel  ot  a  I 
carina,  Z.  fo  the  leuves  of  the  A/j>bodt 
are  f.n'd  to  he. 

CA*RKINGNESS,  anxious  care. 

^n  old  CARLE  [either  of  cetf,  ^ 
But*  or  ce  ^pl,  5tfT.  a  churl]  aa  old  i 
tin?.  Covetous  himks,  a  furly  nigaaxd* 

CA'RLISHNESS,  churliftncfs, 

CA'RMA  1   [wiih  the  Ronums]  a| 

CA'RNA  I    defs  i&hom  as  they  £ 

glned  pre.'ided  over  the  inward  paita^ 

occafioned  a  good  habit  and  CotiftitutUri 

body.  j 

CA'JIMBIUS,  the  god  of  mount  | 


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jjyoi.  Ttcktu  mikes  m^otioo  of 
^alie2aies  how  liis  prieft  ibrecold 
*  jfctt  lie  (boaid  be  emperor. 

TAllA,  feaft  itys.  in  bOBOtir 

__,  tbe  mother  of  Evander. 

CailfNE,  t  BedeokKir^  very  vivid, 

Ik  « tW  cochioeal  meftique. 

ttDCNA'NTIA    fvrfih    PtnfiQtaful 

e  nwdidoes,   i. «.  fuch  m  are 

io  dirperfiag  aod  driving  out 

i.gJXA  ltawffcB<?city,  towhom 
kjrtSU  frheyafcribed  tlis  prcfer- 
Tfc*:l«taward  pans  of  men. 
tUNA'DOE,  t^^Mnc^coio,  of  which 
■■fe»«»wid,  lod  K^marveliU  z  roy- 
VJ^  iavilue  to  64.  EngUJh. 

CilSiOl^  a  fort  of  precious  fione  j 
*i*yrfh«rb, 

T»  OIMITICATB  [carnifL'otum,  X.] 
^f^  <o  CK  in  pieces  as  a  bangnian. 

wMflcfl^orthidr. 
^^yOOSNESS,    flelhincfs,  fulnefs  of 

J^^jWLENT  [eamukmus,  Z.]  flefty, 

^'tofwith  A*.]  the  flefb  of  ani. 
SL'ij*  *^  ^^^  to  he  a  6miJtr, 
2t  .  ^»  foft  and  thick  part,  which 
^■••Kh  the  bones  is  tJ  e  main  prop 

^0  mfaUofii  tfuadrata  [Jnat.)  the 
7"*«o«  commoa^   caileid   Fabnaris 

^^[^I'hBat:]  the  fubftarceuD. 
2*  or  rind  of  rrces  %  the  pulp,  or 
3*^=«  eomained  within  any  pant 
^»^  IS  the  pulp  of  CaOia,  Tana 
'T»  ?^i.  Jgrc. 

^'^OLrMfiS,  ihe  4  books  compofcd 
Jy^  ^^  (-harUynaign  to  refute  the 

^fj^^  [of  Saples}  a  coin  equal 

1^2?  r*^'^.  <5'*-]  »  '«tharj:y  or 
jg*^  «  which  the  perfon  affeAed, 
E?J^i  Pmched,  or  caled,  fcarce 
{^•Jfj^/^p  of  ieeling  or  hearirg : 
^«fer  is  without  a  fever,  being 


t*^^ier    th^Q 
**«Ni»op;cxy 


lettargy,  buT 
[of  Carot  a  rtd  root] 


^'pDES  r,«^Ti/ff,  Gt.^  two 
1^  ^  b'^1e»  one  on  etch  fide, 
CJIJ  CBnvey  the  blood  trom  the  Aor- 
g^Wai  io  called,  becaufe  when 
S^7*  dKy  prefently  indioe  the 

fttt  r*' 

^'tar,  a  ftoM  off  n&ii^lar 


C  A 

incorporated  Atmo  1476. 
Their  arms  ^x^  argent, 
,  a  cheveron  ingrayl'd  be- 
tween 3  pair  of  com- 
paflcs  pointing  towards 
the  bale  and  a  Kitle  ex- 

icndcd-    Their   hall    h  ^^ 

fituared  on  t^e  north  fsde  oi  Jjondoa-wall 
over  5pafnft  Betblebm,  ^* 

CARPE'NTUH,  a  chariot,  a  coach  or 
waggon.    I. 

^CARPENTUM  [with  Aflfologeul  the 
(ihrone  or  feat  of  a  planet,  when  fee  laa 
place  where  it  has  moft  d?aniries.    1. 

C ARPfi'SIUM  [of  Ufi^^  Gr.  a  beam! 
•  irir.d  of  p!ant  called  CuBehs. 

CVRPHOS  [*rf^^®^,  Gr.2  the  herb 
rcenugreek- 

CyRPETTED  [of  carpetta,  Hal.]  co- 
vered wit  ha  carpet,. 

CARPI'NEOUS  [carphteiu,  i.]  made 
Of  horn- beam. 

CA'RPINUS  [viUhBotanifts;}  hedpc^ 
beech  orhornbcam,  a  kijid  of  oak,  plane- 
irce  or  m^ple.    I. 

CARPOBA'LSAMUM     [  »«/TO>e«\(r*-  • 
A«o»',   Gr,}  the  Iruic  of  Balm  or  Balfym 
tree,  very  much  like  that  of  the  turpen- 
tine, infhape,  fize  andcolou'. 
'   CARPOPHY'tLON  lxxf;T09C\\,f,Gr'] 
a  kind  of  laurel.     I.. 

CAPOPHO'ROIJS  [«*/»jrofi/)^,  Cr.l 
fruit-hearing. 

CA'RPUS  fwith  AnatomiJit]  the  wrift 
confiilingof  8  bon-s,  wiih  which  the  cu, 
bit  or  eJbow  is  joined  to  rhe  h?»nd,     1. 

CA'RPY  icarpi/jus^  JLl  the  hom  beam- 
tree. 

CA'RREL  [Old  Records}  a  clofcc  or 
pew  in  a  mnnaftery. 

Block  CA'RRIAGES  fwiih  Gunners^  ^ 
ion  of  ftrong  carts  for  carry!  g  reojtars, 
and  thair  beds  from  one  place  to  another. 
Tr>nk  CA'RRIACF.S  [with  Gunners] 
are  a  fliort  planks  of  wood,  borne  by  x 
axle-trees,  having  4  wooden  trucks  or 
whee'sabout  a  oot  and  a  half,  or  %  foot 
diameter  for  carrying  moit^rs  or  guns 
upon  abattery|\frkere  their  own  carriages 
can't  fo 

CARRl^ER  [t*n  the  Manage']  a  place 
inclofedwith  a  barrier,  wherein  they  ruq 
at  the  ring. 

CARRIER  [in  Ihlconry']  a  flight  or 
tour  of  the  bird,  lao  yards  j  if  it  iuoun( 
more,  it  is  railed  a  double  carrier, 

CARRIER  [c4«T/£rr,  F.]  one  who  con- 
du£is  or  drives  waggous  from  country  to 
town,  Jjrc 

CARRIE'RING  lofcarriere,  F.] a  run- 
ning or  pai&ng  full  rpeed.    Milton* 

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CAKRO'USEL,  t  magnificent  feftlvtl, 
tnade  upon  occa6on  of  iome  publick  re 
)oycin|r,  coofifting  of  a  cavalcadiBor  folemn 
ricsir-gon  h  Tfe-btck  of  ^reu  perfonages, 
richly  arr4y  d,  courfes  ot  chanors  and  bor- 
fci,  p  .  .1  '•k   I  ev  a,  garrca,  Ufc.    X. 

T )  CA'RRY  a  bom  iSea  tern]  is  fa'd 
of  ft  ttiip,  when  the  makes  the  water 
foam  before  her. 

To  CA'RRY  well  [with  Hor/emai]  U 
a  termjifed  ot  a  horfe,  whofe  neck  is 
raifed  or  arched,  and  uho  h(  Ids  his  head 
|i*g)i,  without  coodraint,  Erm  and  well 
pl  red. 

To  CARRY  k»  [wi  h  Horjetmn]  U  a 
term  xxitd  cf  a  ho^fe,  ihar  has  naturally  a 
Aorr,  ill-fbaped  neck,  attd  loweis  his  head 
coo  much. 

CART-TAKERS,  officers  or  the  king's 
houfbould,  wuo  when  ci.e  court  travels, 
have  charge  ro  provide  carts,  v^aggons, 
IffC^  f^r  cartyi  g  the  king's  b^gg^ge. 

CA'RTB  BLANCHE,  a  bla  k  paper, 
feidjm  .<cd  b<t'  iuthis  phi.ife,  lo  feudoue 
a  c^rrrf  llauche^  fi^r-ed  to  fill  up  with 
wh  t  c  n'icions  he  pieafes. 

CA'RJILAGE  [by^n^.]  's  defined  to 
be  a  fimilar,  white  part  of  a  i  a  im  il  bo- 
dy, which  is  harder  and  drier  than  «  T- 
pameot,  but  fofier  (han  a  bone,  rhe  ufe  oi 
St  is  to  render  the  articulatio.)  or  jointing 
of  the  bonrs  more  eafy,  and  defends  feve- 
ral  parrs  from  outward  in ju'ies. 

CARTILAOINO'SEfcm/AtfOTo/wi,  X.] 
of,  belonging  to  i  alfo  tuU  of,  like  ^nftles. 

QA'RTON     1  [in  Pamtmg]   a  dcfign 

CARTOO'N  f  made  onftrong  P'per, 
to  be  ifrerwards  calked  through  ;  and 
tr^nsterred  on  the  frefli  pla-fter  of  a  wall 
to  he  painced  in  frefco  ;  a  jpattein  tor 
working  -n  tflptttry,  MofaicW,  Iffe.  the 
Cartoons  of  k^pkail  Vfhan  at  Uaptptoa 
Coifrt^  are  faid  to  be  tap.ftry,  defign M  for 
a  pattern. 

CARTOU'SE    \  [cmocch,    Jtal.']  an 

CARTOU'CH  j  ornament  in  Arcbitec- 
ptre^  Sculpture t  fere  rcprefcntng  afcioll 
bt  pjprr  }  it  is  rooft  commoily  a  flat  mem- 
ber v.uhwayings,  on  v»hich  is  fomc  in- 
fcripiion  or  device,  cypher,   ornament  of 

CARTOU'ZES  [with 
Arcb'tteBs]  much  the 
fame  as  modUions^  ex 
cept  that  thefe  are  Ter 
under  the  coi  nifli  in  wain* 
fcoiting,  and  thofe  under 
the  coriiifh  at  the  eves  of 
a  houfe ,  they  are  feme- 
times  called  Dt^iles  or 
tee»b, 
CA'RTULARIES,  papers  wherein  the 
^il^Gt^    lalefi   C3t€h4rgef,   privileges^ 


C  A 

immottitles,  exemptions  and    ocber 
rhtc  bel^n^  to  the  churches  and  montftt 
are  i-oii^£^ed  *nd  preferved. 

CARu'NCUtJE  cuticutarn  lAnati 
t>*enym?  ae. 

CAR YA'TIDES  [q.  d.  womeo  of  C 
•npiiop^naufiu,  who  being  taken  caf 
by  the  Greeks^  after  a'.I  the  male  inb 
tants  ha :  been  put  to  the  fword*  a  4 
d  y  bum:,  were  carried  in  triumph, 
having  treichercufly joined  with  tbei 
fians  a^ainfl  their  own  counctf  1  in  ar 
te&ure  they  are  an  order  of  pillara  Ai 
like  the  bodies  of  women  with  their  i 
cur  off,  doched  In  a  robe  reaching  dow 
their  teet,  and  fist  to  fupport  the  en!i 
lure. 

CARYOCASTI'NUM  [with  >J»A 
ri^ij  an  ele<ftuaiy  fo  denominated  troa 
ingredients,  vf%.  Cldves  and  Gfios^  wi 
is  chiefljr  uTed  for  the  gout  aiid  patoi 
rhe  limbs. 

CARYOPHYLLA'TA  [with  ^dlr.] 
herb  Avent.    X. 

CARYOPHYLLE'OUS,  of  or  Kk 
CiUy-fl^wer.  ^* 

CARYOPHY^LUM  £with  JFferj/fij 
Clove  Oilly-fl^>wer•    X. 

CARYOPHYLLUM,  arm»cm» 
clove,  an  fiidim  fpic^.    f. 

C AR Y'PTIS  [Botaiy  ]  a  kind  of  foui 

To  CASH  a  Hare,  to  flea  and  cika 
the  bowels. 

CASfi-HA'RDENED,  obdoracc,  I 
dened  in  impiety. 

CASE-HA'RDENING,  a  method 
making  the  o<  it  fide  of  iron  hard  bya  P 
ticular  method  of  put tiiig  it  into  acsfi 
loam,  mist  with  dried  hoots,  fait,  fi 
Kar,  ^c.  and  heating  it  red  bot  io 
forge,  and  afterwards  quenchiitg  it 
water. 

CASE-HAHDENEDNESS,  obdor* 
impudence,  (cjrc* 

CASE  ofgta/i  [of  Iftrmandj'J  cxd 
ing  of  J1.0  foot. 

CASE  of  coHfcience^  a  queftioa  or  ki 
pie  about  feme  matter  of  religion,  wb 
the  perfoo  that  b  dlfifacitfied.  Is  deii>« 
to  have  refolved. 

CA'SBS  refirved  [with  XoMmj/fr}  < 
of  confequeuce,  the  abfolation  oi  wbidi< 
rcferved  for  the  fuperiors  or  their  vict 

CASES  [in  Gr^ak]  are  theacddcots 
a  i^un,  that  fliew  how  it  varies  to  dec 
ning.  They  are  fix  in  numberi  vix^thel 
mnative^  Gnithe,  Z>ativgt  Aeafatn 
Vocative^  and  jUflathe^  which  feeiatb 
proper  places  alphabetically. 

BREAST  CA'SKETS  fin  t  ^fj 
:he  longeft  of  the  caskets,  in  the  aw 
of  the  yard  ]uft  between  the  tieSf 


CA 

C4tS!A  Ijfaef^  the  fweec  wood  of  t 
Mcrochlike  cinnamon.    1. 

ai$lDO»nr  lv^iiYiB»tm\fis^  «p)anr 
oSldCift-me-down  vaA  lavender,    F- 

CAtSlVGO,  Che  Kerb  planctne.    X. 

Ci^SIOPd'A,  Sb^bncies  a  wrirer  of 
tHJ'n&yt  in  jlndramedd,  that  Caffh- 
|w  fie^  io  beauty  » ich  ihe  Serttdj, 
9i  oo  tha:  account  fell  into  a  calami- 
^:  ht  Neptmie  fending  a  uhale,  laid 
teUad  vifte;  for  v  bich  reafon  Ca/- 
f^it  U  ]:ivj  p  ^ccd  co*"  re  Cetus  ihc 
*feie,  aad  fte  is  pi^uied  iitclo^  oo  a 
ha  Or  chai% 

CASSi^NA'DB  1    cfliVfogar^  fwgir  pur 

C&STONADEf  up  ii  to  casks  or 
(Mibr  the  fi.ft  pmification. 

CiSSDtA  £ui  BotatjfJ  the  weed  Dod- 
«.  i. 

Chi  tf  the  Coimtrj  f  with  Miners]  the 
«W  ot  the  earti . 

T^CAST  A  Ikok  to  the  percb  [ivflc.] 
IB  pK  ber  upon  ic. 

CASTA'NE\,  acbcrrnit-trecor  frufr.I, 

CASrC'LLAMfiNT  rCon/rtf.j  am^ch- 
fKcaile. 

CmriiAN  po  the  iTtfi  Indus]  i 
!■»  of  oonej  in  T'lae  fomotbing  more 

anriLLOKUM  Oferatio  [Old  Recj 
Mc  of  work  and  labour,  to  be  done 
h  mktioT  teoaurs  tor  the  repair  or  buil- 
«S  (Softies. 

CA'STER  [of  t^firwn  a  ramp,  or  cdf- 
IdJoi,  L  a  camp  or  caftle]  fee  at  the  eiui 
ttiiOK  of  a  place,  tmimicea  there  had 
ii  te  ^ace  been  a  c^mp,  caftle,  iffc*  ot 

CastJ'FICK    Ic^iftcus,  L.2   making 

(kit. 


To  CA'STIGATE  Tufi'igatu 


I.]  to 


CASnSC  oftmJbef'Wmk  [with  Bwl- 
^i>\  is  irhen  a  h  ufe  being  plaifier*d  all 
**er  01  the  ootf'de  with  mortar,  it  is 
fc*i  wet  by  a  ruler,  « ith  a  comer 
fiirsvel,  ^.   to  mike  it  look  like 

1^  of  ftee  ttone. 
CiSTtNG  [in  Fotmdiry]  is  the  running 

^■■kcd  metal  into  a  mould    prepared 

•^  ro'pole. 
OSQNG  [with  Jcyneril  wood  is  faid 

(^atarvarp  when  it  fhoots  or  flirinks 

^f  "fcre,  air,  fun,  Jjrc. 
^«ClSrLE,    a  term  ufed  tc    cheft- 

r  CASTLE  [in  a  Ship]  is  the  rife 
f *  *r»ti"n  ot  the  prow  «  ver  the  up- 
^  ftaKi  dt?1c  towards  <be  miuen. 

I  CASTLB  [Jn  a  Shtp]  the  whole 
^  on  that  runs  on  the  ftern  over 
u  •><  ^ck.  where  the  officers  cabins 
f'«lfii»i  of  iilembly  4i«« 


C  A 

CASTLliS  [In  Heraldry^  are  eteb1e«t 
or  giaitdeur  and  magnificence  i  they  aU<b 
denote  fahduary  and  fafety  |  they  are  gi- 
▼en  for  arms  to  fuch  as  have  reduced 
chem  by  miin  force,  or  have  been  tlio 
firft  that  mounted  their  walls,  either  bf  . 
open  alTiult  or  by  efcalade  }  alfo  to  oim 
that  has  defeated  fome  enemy  or  takes 
fome  prifoner  of  n'tte,  who  bor«  them  m 
his  b«nner  or  ff»ifld. 

CA'STOR  and  FoHux  [according  to  the 
Toett]  were  the  oifspring  of  Jupiter  and 
Ldds,  queen  o^Tyndarus,  king  otOf&tftf, 
in  the  manner  following.  Jitter  having 
had  an  intimate  fimiliarfcy  with  Ijtid^ 
Ibe  brought  forth  two  large  egfts,  «t 
that  which  was  of  Jupiter  came  ToUux 
tnd  Ht'leaa,  and  from  that  which  was 
of  Tyndanu  proceeded  C^fir  and  Ctftem; 
nefta. 

The  two  brotheit,  Cefieit  and  PaUiut^ 
had  filch  an  entire  love  one  for  the  ocher^ 
that  they  always  performed  their  underta- 
kings together,  and  were,  as  it  wer«t 
tiifeparable)  tho'  fo//iiz  only  was  im« 
monal  by  the  privilege  of  his  birth,  a» 
i  rx^ceeolng  from  Jupiter :  but  PMix  he* 
ving  fo'eniire  a  love  tor  his  brother  Ce- 
ftor,  he  prevailed  ttpon  Jupiter  to  adiaic 
hrm  into  the  number  et  hia  Tons.  And 
Jufiter  made  Cuflor  partaker  of  Immor* 
caiity  wi  h  Pollux,  fo  that  they  wer« 
both  CO  live  fucvoflively  one  after  ano» 
Cher,  till  the  time  that  they  were  botk 
cranflited  to  the  figns  ot  the  todiack, 
where  the^  reprefenc  tho  coaftellacioQ 
raird  Gemtui. 

Boi  they  did  not  attain  this  hononr  be* 
bre  they  had  merited  it  by  many  glo. 
rious  a6^ions  i  for  Tifefeui  having  carried 
away  their  fifter  Helena,  they  forced  him 
to  reflore  her,  and  clear'd  the  coaft  of  all 
the  pirates  that  iafefted  the  Tea  s  and  for 
th's  reafon  they  were  accounted  and  e« 
dored  among  ihe  deities  of  the  (ea ;  and 
the  heathens  facrifi  ed  unto  them  white 
lambs. 

The  Spmans  imagining  that  chev  re* 
ceived  affiftance  from  them  in  the  barti* 
agaioft  the  Latins,  near  the  lake  MtgiUus^ 
therefore  builc  them  a  ffcately  temple  i  aod 
commonly  fwore  by  their  names*  The 
oath  that  women  fwore  was  MapaTf  f  .#» 
MAes  Ctffieris,  the  temple  of  Oifior  i  and 
the  men's  oath  was  Mdepoi^  i.  e*  Mde$ 
PoUuciSf  the  temple  ot  Pollux, 

The  locrenfis  affirm'd  that  they  faw 
them  leading  their  at  my  againft  the  Croto* 
niani^  ridineupon  white  horfes,  wichcapa 
on  their  heads,  and  lances  in  their  hands  s 
and  from  this  they  are  thus  reprefeoted 
in  painting  ai^  (culpture. 

Homer  jrelaces,  tka^  c^fior  aod  PoUstx 

were 


Digitized  by  VjOOQ  l^ 


C  A 

W«r«  comptnlons  with  Jafin^  In  fetching 
bftck  the  goIdcD  fleece,  in  which  expedi- 
ttOQ  chey  (hewed  their  courtge  and  skill 
In  arms  \  and  that  being  overtaken  by 
«  violent  lempeft  in  ihc  voyage,  tliey 
itw  two  flamei  of  fire  lighting  on  the 
iMrads  of  ta^at  and  Pollux,  which  proved 
to  be  happy  omens  or  i  recokens  o(  their 
f9£ery.  And  hence  came  the  ancient  cuf- 
tom  of  mariners,  thac  when  meteors  or 
the  dry  e^htUtlQRS  oC.the  earch,  being 
inflamed  in  rhe  atr,  '.appeared  about  their 
Ifaips  in  a  ftorno/they  caird  them  Ci^or 
WdAPqUux  when  two  fi  es  or  lif^hrs  ap- 
ppai  i  and  Helena,  when  but  cne  :  ^ni 
^hen  there  are  two  fires  appear  at  Tea 
together,  they  prognollicare  and  expeA 
ftiety,  and  an  enfuing  calm  $  but  if  hur 
one,  ihey  prepare  tbemfelves  for  the  ex- 
tremiry  of  a  violent  ftorm  ;  fi  ppofing 
Helena  itt  dangerous  to  failors,  as  ibe 
was  to  Trof. 

CASTRA'NGULA  [Bor^ny]  the  herb 
SrowD-worc  or  Water,  be  copy.    X. 

CA'STKATURB  Icafiratura^ I.]  acaf- 
crttion  or' gelding. 

CA'STRELl   [with  Falconeri'i  a  kind 

KA'STRBLj  of  hawk,  which  in 
Aape  does  very  much  refemble  a  Lan^ 
wtr  I  but  ts  to  faze  is  like  rhe  Hohly.  The 
game  proper  co  it  is  the  Cramfet  a  fowl 
conunoa.ih  the; north  ot  Em^land,  and 
^ITewhere. 

CASTEfi^SI  AN  Ic^renfis,  1.]  belohg 
iqg  to  a^camp. 

.C A'SV ALUhSS  lo{  cafualis,  L*2  «<^^- 
dentalt  efs. 

CASUrSTICAL,  of  or  percainiog  co  a 
cafuift,  tor,  *     • 

CAT-MINT  [Hettfny]  a  pbnc  which 
cats  much  del 'g hi  to  eat* 

CATS- FOOT  [Boiany]  an  herb,  other- 
wife  called  AUboof. 

CAT  PEAR,  a  pear  inihape  like  a  hen's 


C  A 

fliut  up,  and  therefore   the  Burgimdieml 

}ffc*  bore  a  cat  in  their  banners  to  inti* 


^t%*  which  ripens  in  O&obeT, 

CATS  TAIL  iBotM^']  a  fort  of  long, 
tound  fubflance,  which  in  winter-time 
grows  upon  uuc- trees,  pine-trees,  Jjr.  al- 
Kxakindof  reed  which  bears  a  fpike  like 
the  r4il  of  a.  cat ;  which  fome  call  reed* 
mAct, 

CATS,  I^turalifis  have  made  this  ob- 
f'rvatitTn,  rhat  cats  fee  beft  as  the  fun  ap- 
proarhes,  and  (hat  then  their  eye- fight  de- 
cays ae  it  goes  down  in  the  evening.  With 
the  anc'ent  Egyptians^  a  cat  was  the  hie* 
roglyphick  oi  the  moon  }  and  on  that  ac- 
count caca  were  To  hi^.hly  honoured  a- 
mong  them,  as  to  receive  rheir  ficrilices 
end  devotions^  and  hai  (lately  temples 
eroded  in^heir  honour. 

CAT  [in  Heraldry]  is  an  emblem  of  li- 
berty, becaufo  it  naturally  faacei  lo  be 


mate  that  they  couU  not  endure  fervi- 
cude*  It  is  a  bold  and  daring  creature^ 
and  alfo  cruel  to  its  enemy,  and  never  gives 
over  till  it  has  dcllroy'd  it  if  po£ble. 
It  is  alfo  watchful,  dexterous,  fwlfr,  pli- 
able, and  has  fuch  good  nerves,  that  if  ft 
Hl!s  from  a  place  never  fo  high  it  ftiJI 
alights  on  its  feer,  and  therefore  may  de- 
note  thofe  who  have  fo  much  toreligh:, 
that  wharfoever  beta's  them  they  ere  Itill 
upon  fhcir  guard.  In  coat  armour  they 
m'jft  always  be  reprefentcd  fuU-facM,  and 
not  flewing  one  fide  of  it,  but  both  their 
eyes  and  both  their  ears.  Argent  three 
cais  in  p^\t  fable  is  the  coat  oi  the  fami- 
ly of  Heat  of  Devotifbire. 

CATACAU'STICK  [of  ««Wand  ««g*- 
ri**,  GrJ  c^ufticks  by  refledlion. 

CATACAU'STICK  Curve  [  In  tatop- 
tricks]  a  curve  or  crooked  line,  which  is 
formed  by  jo'ninjc  the  poin:s  of  coocouriei 
ot  feverai  reiraSed  rays. 

CATA'CLASIS  [ot  MT^j|\«ric  of  jees. 
TujLKt^ot,  Gr,  to  break]  a  frafture  i  it  is 
fometimes  ufed  tor  a  diftortion  ,  and 
fomeiimcs  for  a  convuliion  of  the  mufcle^ 
of  the   eye. 

CATACLEIS  [of  «««r«* below  and«\eic , 
Cr.  iht  fcapula}  the  firft  rib,  fo  called 
from  its  fituacion  near   the  clav'tculM- 

CATAFA'LCO,  t  decoration  ot  archi* 
re£^iire,  fci}lpture  or  painting,  rais'dona 
fcaffold  -of  ximber  to  ibew  a  co6fin  or 
tomb  in  a^funeral  folemnity* 

CATADIO'PTRICAL  TeUfcope  [^v^hk 
Ajhonomers]  is  the  fame  as  a  refie£tii^ 
telefcope. 

CATA'GMA  [with  Surgeons]  the  break- 
ing ot  bones,  or  a  feptration  of  continu- 
ity of  the  hard  parts  of  the  body,  vrhich 
is  performed  by  means  of  fome  hard  inftru* 
menr. 

CATALE'PSIS  [»*TAXii4<c,  Gr,^  com* 
prehenfion. 

CATALEP5IS  [with  Pbyficians]  a  dif. 
eafe  very  much  like  an  apoplexy,  by 
means  ot  which  all  the  animtl  fund'oi.s 
are  aboliflied ;  but  yet  fo,  chat  the  facuU 
ty  of  breaching  remains,  and  the  patient 
returns  to  the  fame  h»bit  of  body  thac 
he  had  befoie  he  was  fei%*d  wiih  the  diA 
temper.    (7r. 

CATAPE'ITA  [among  iht  AnceeiUs] 
an  intlrument  of  piiniftiment.  It  cou(]^> 
ed  in  a  kind  oi  prefs  compofed  ot  plaikks, 
between  which  the  criminal  was  cruOi'd. 
CATA'RRHUS  fi4focatariuj ,  a  fuflFbca- 
vn%  rheum,  feated  in  the  Larpkx  and  £• 
piglott'u,  which  it  conflrtnged,  fo  chat  ibo 
glandules  about  the  throat  are  fwe.Ied, 
whereupon  a  dl£liculry  of  breaching  en^ 

fucs^ 

Digitized  by  VjOOQ  t^ 


CA 

ftii,  M  ^er  of  being  ftj  flea. ' 

aTASA'RCA  f««-nty«/;«*,  CfJ]  a 
\ki  01  ^ropr^ ,  the  itrae  ts  Anafarca. 

aTASCHA'SMOS  ror«dT«^and  ^X'^- 
h(^.  lo  fcarTfyJ  t  fcarificttion. 

aTATA'SIS  (AKMomy]  an  ezcenfion 
*(  imtinng  out  ot  an  animal  body  to- 
^^  tk-  lower  pans. 

CITA'STASIS  [»aTaew»"ir.  GrJ  the 
4kI  pan  of  cbe  ancient  Drama  ;* being 
**f*«e"*n  rhe  incrifue  oraftionfer  on 
Cliche  tMU^  is  fapportedf  cairled 
•ftyriTead  till  it  be  ihe  tor  the  un- 
"swJag  in  rfae  cauftrophr. 

CiTATTEMX  f»«T«rai«»,Gr.]  ftaie 
•rttyl»:oa,  e^cially  ot  the  air. 

CiT^THU'MPTOM  "I    an   humorous 

UTATHU'MPTON  |  word,  us*d  by 
"•"if  way  Of  ridicule  to  fign  iy  a  ftror  g 
•  •f^T  'rf^umenr, 

CjTATYPtySIS  [»*TaTuT*Vif .  Cr.] 
'fsvin  rhetorick,  whCT  one  thing  it 
***7  ^fce  example  of  another.    L, 

CttVCONUM  [andcnt  Arcbiieaure]  a 
""■ifei  when  the  chapiter  ot  a  pillar 
*■*  0^  height    proportionable  to  its 

■wrh, 

CnCHlJ  fin  a  Clock]  thofc  pans 
^*o'^  by  hooking  and  catching  holJ  of. 


.CATECHUMENS  iK«T<;t«t""«'>G^O 
^^»ae-nChritlian  ciurch  were  Jevs 
■"  (ktaUt,  uho  were  inftri'fted  and 
t^'C^  to  rsceive  the  ordinance  of  bap* 
^Thefc  pcifons  were  inftruAed  by 
^^t^crrred  bf  the  church  for  that 
*^-,ind  iiro  had  a  particular  place  in  it 
2j^  t^c  rUce  of  the  Cateckwnens. 
*^  tli  fe  h4d  been  inftrufie^  fome  time, 
*7*tte  admi  ted  to  hear  fermons,  and 
^  »t.5  cil  ed  Audictttet  J  and  cf.Cr- 
*":i*«e  a'bwed  to  be  prcfent,  ani 
"t?Tvd  in  fiiEC  parrs  of  t^C  p-ayes, 
p  tea  were  called  Orantcs  and  Gitiw 
A^ceii  and  there  was  alfo  a  fourth 
♦"P;  •*  Otfff fawifiu,  who  were  fuch 
<:  <erel  biptiim,  and  were  called  Com- 

C\TlCOREMA'TICAL  ^Tori  fwith 
*P^  »s  a  word  that  fignifies  fomc 
*5.<itte;f|    as  a  ««i,  a  fcvyj,  an 


CA«fXyfilCAL  irjttt^//ii  [with  lo- 
*^Jiia  fyn.)girjii  wherein  both  pro- 
^*»*sti«  categorical  of  poiiiivei  as 
^Ottiplc. 

t*rn  vice  i$  odious. 
ihrnkimmrfs  is  a  vice  \ 
mJ^^P*^*  dnnikemicfs  is  odious* 
^*TEC0RY    •  «*TB},«v/a  ol  «t  rajt- 


CA 

term  in  Ugick  for  order  or  rank,  prt^ 

dicamenta 

CATEGORfCS  [of  *ATvy$fnjUA,  Gf.^ 
are  r^-ckon  d  by  ligfCians  xo*  Jsmflanet^ 
fuantiPf,  quality,  niation^  aOji^^  j/kfif' 
ttigt  were,  wbenj  fitma:ioH,  havia£% 

CATENAtlOhl,  a  chaining/  X. 

CATERPl'LLHR  [in  a  fjfar^rit^^  fcnfej 
an  envious  perfon  that  does  mifchiet  with« 
out  proT^catirns 

CVTHARMA  Ixd^fnt^  Or.l  a  {^ 
crifice  to  the  Rods  to  avert '  pellileticd* 

CATHA'RTICALNBSS  ^of eatbarticM$^ 
X.  of  «fli3-«if  a»»  Gr,  lo  purge]  puigtDg 
quality. 

CATHEMERI'NA  Fetrh  [wittFtg^ 
cians]  a  qaotidian  or  ague  ihtfc  cooirt 
every  day.  .    . 

CATHBRPLUOS,  the  fame  as  Cdthar^ 
pings, 

CATHETOS  [  of  an  lonhk  Coital  J 
a  line  falling  perpendicularly;  and  pafli^ 
throngh  rhe  renter  of  the  Vbluta^ 

CATHETaS  ofoHiquation  [in  CiAop^ 
tricks}  a  right  line  drawn  perpendicular 
to  the  fpiculum  in  the  potnc  of  ini::d«ncC 
or  reflexion 

CATHE'TUS  [Geom.']  a  line  of  a  tri* 
sAgle  I  hat  Ul's  perpeodiculir  y  s  the  bot- 
tom beiog  caJeJ  the  b^fc,  and  the  oihef 
'eg  the  hyporhep'ife,    X. 

CATHIDRU'SIS  [<v  «s^// «/»,  <3r. 
to  phce  together  j  the  leduilio^  ofi  fractf 
ture. 

CATHO'LICALN  ES^  [of  catholicut^ 
I.  catboihfuey  F,  or  jta^»\/*5r,  being  of 
a  catho  iclc  foirir,  u:  iTcrfaincrs. 

CATHY'PKIA  \oi  KA^uirH»y  Gf,  tO 
fl-cp  found  )  a  6^t^  or  profound  fleep, 
fuch  As  perfors  stc  in  by  taking  opiates^ 
or  in  a  Ic'hirgy 

CA'riAS  [of  aatS^iJ!/*'.  Or.]  an  mftru* 
mom  to  puJl  a  (ie;d  child  out  of  the 
womb. 

CATOCHE'j  the  fame  as  CataUpfii^ 
which  fee, 

CArO'PSIS  [z^^i^ic,  Gr.;}  the  fci- 
ence  of  reflex  vilion ;  -  the  part  of  the 
fctence  of  Optidst  which  flie\vs  after 
what'  manner  obje£ls  m'ty  be  fecn  by  re- 
flection \   and  explains  the  leifon  of  it. 

CATO'PTER,  the  fame  as  Jpeculum^ 
which  fee. 

CATO'PTRICAL  CiJluiU^  A  machine 
or  apparatus,  whereby  tittle  bodies  are 
reprefented  large  }  ar^d  near  ones  extreme. 
Iy  wide  and  diffused  through  a  vaft  fpace, 
and  other  agreeable  phainome.ifl,  by  meant 
of  mirrors  dilpofed  by  the  laws  ot  catop* 
tiicks  in  the  concavity  of  a  kind  of 
cheefe. 

C  A  TO'PTRICAL  t>ial.  One  which  ex 
htbi:s  obieas  by  re  fleeing  rays. 

CATO^^ 

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CATOPTHICAL  Teiefeope,  t  telcA 
icope  that  exntbirs  obje^s  by  refle^on. 

CATORETlCKS,  the  fame  as  ca- 
iharricks. 

CATOTHfi'RICA  [in  Tb^kl  >n«<I'- 
dnea  which  ^urge  the  reiia  and  li?er 
from  TictoDS  juices  by  urine. 

CATr  HOOK  [in  a  £bip2  «  hook  to 
rtife  or  hoife  up  th«  aacaoi  from  the 
cop  of  the  fbre-caftle. 

CATTK'RlklwithBoimfisJ  the  herb 
Ou*mint.  I* 

CATTA  f  of  AfltftfR]  chin  places  of 
let4  oo  a  ndae^  aoo  of  which  make  a 
fiua,  which  is  in  value  3  fat  things  Eng- 

CATTBE[of  BoHUtm]  loo  7-8chs  ounces 

CATTBB  [of  Cki»a]  i6  cail,  about 
so  ounces  3-4chs  arerdupois. 

CATTBB  [of  7^9tfn]  about  %x  oaoces 
•Terdupoit. 

CATTEB  [of  &4m1  a6  uil,  or  z  aad 
1-ft  ounce  Litton* 

CATTEB  [  of  Summatra  J  %x  oaoces 
ftTerdupois. 

CATULI'nON,  a  going  a  fault,  or 
being  proud  as  bitches. 

CATUI.O'TICA  [of  tULrn\im,  Gr.  to 
1km  over]  medicines  which  cicatrize 
wounds. 

CATZURUS  lOldRecordi2  t  hunting 
kerfe. 

CAVA  VENA  [in  Anatomfl  i  e»  the 
hollow  vein,  the  largeft  vein  in  the  bo  - 
dy,  defcendinf^  from  the  heart.  Ic  is  fo 
Btraed  from  its  large  cavity,  and  into  it, 
as  into  a  common  channel,  all  the  lef- 
fer  veins,  except  (he  Puimonar'uy  empty 
themfelves. 

To  CAVALCA'DE,  to  skirmi/h  as  ihey 
march,  and  firiqg  at  one  another  by  way 
of  diverfion. 

CAVALCADOIIR  [  at  the  court  ol 
titmice}  the  querry  thai  is  mafter  of  the 
horfe. 

CAVAnrENBSS7    [  of  cavatus,  t.  ] 

CA'VOUSNBSSj      hollowoefs. 

CAU'CALIS  [Mcx^cXiff,  Gr,2  cheherb 
Baftard-parfley,  or  Herb  parfley.  £. 

CAUCON,  thelKrb  Horle-cail. 

CAUDA  LU'CIDA  Iwith  Jlfitcnomers'i 
the  lion  s-tai\  a  fixed  lUr  of  the  '  " 
magnitude.  1. 

CAUDA  Tend  [In  JncwU  Deeds']  a 
land's    end  s     the .  bottom    or    outmoft 

ex  of  a    ri4ge   or  furrow    in   plow'd 
ds. 

CA'VEDOC  [  of  Perfia  ]  the  longeft 
is  tn  inch  longer  than  the  En^ii/h  yard, 
(he  ftorteft  is  3-4chs  of  the  longer. 

CA'VERNATfiI>[c4V^rMf4«,l.Jmade 
in  caveros. 


C  A 

CAVBRNO'SE  [cdwnqfia^  l-Jfollflf 
caverns  or  holes. 

CAVBRNO'SA  corpora  [  with  xmt.I 
two  caver iious  bodies  of  an  undetemu* 
nate  length  and  thicknefs,  whereof  th« 
penis  TS  pri  cipally  com  K>ied. 

CaVERNO'SA  CORPORA  ahark 
Ijinat.]  are  2  nervous  or  fpoi^y  bodiM 
like  ttiofe  ot  the  penis  i  having  their  ori- 
gin from  the  lower  part  ef  the  04  ptiii 
on  each  fide,  and  united  togethery  am« 
ftitute  the  boJy  ot  the  clitorii. 

CAVERNOSUM  cerjwi  iiretbrdt[MM.'i 
a  child  ipona'ous  body  of  the  Ferns  >  fo 
called  became  the  Urethra  or  urinary 
pafiTage  of  the  Penis  isfncl^fed  therewith. 

CAVER'NOUSSfiSS  [  of  caveruofiu, 
I.]  iulne(s  of  holes. 

CA'VESSON  [  with  Eerfemen  J  is  % 
fort  of  nofe'band,  fometimes  of  iroo« 
Sometimes  of  ieatt-er  or  wood,  fomeiiinci 
flu,  and  fometimes  hollow  or  twiftedg 
which  is  cape  upon  a  horfc's  nofe  to 
wring  ir,  to  forward  the  Aippliog  and 
breaking  of  the  hoife. 

CA'ViAKYl  rcopiero,  Ital]  a  fort  of 

CA'VEER  J  eatable  made  of  cberoel 
of  feveral  lores  of  fiOi  pickled  i  but  ef- 
pecially  o.  the  fpawn  of  fturgeons  taken 
in  the  river  Voiga  in  iiMfc(fvy%  which 
both  in  col  ^ur  and  fubftance  looks  much 
like  greet  foap 

CA'VERS  [  among  Miners  ]  th'cves 
who  fteal  oa'S  out  of  the  m'nes. 

CAVILLA'TION  [with  .' cbMlmenl  a 
faphiftical  and  falfe  argument  j  a  par* 
ticUiar  minner  of  disputing,  grounied on 
nothing  but  quirks  and  contentious  niceties. 

Grf  j/tr  CA'VITIES  <f  the  Botfy  [with 
Anat.\  the  bead  tor  the  brain,  the 
cheft  iox  the  lungs,  ]<]fc.  the  lower  belly 
for  the  liver,  fpleen  and  other  bowels. 

Li0er  CA'VITIES  of  the  Body  [wuh 
Aiat.\  the  ventricles  of  the  heart  and 
brains  alfo  the  hollow  pans  of  bones 

CAUFF,  a  cheft^wtth  holes  at  chO 
cop,    to  keep  fith  alive  in  the  water. 

CAULEDON  fwith  Surgeons']  a  tern 
ufed  for  the  breaking  of  a  bone  a  crofs, 
when  the  parts  of  it  are  fepsraced  io, 
that  they  will  not  lie  firait.  1. 

CAULrCOLI  [with  Jrchiteas]  Itttle 
Ar^cztved  fcioUs  under  the  Jtacns   ol   the 
Cer'mbian  capital. 

CAULI'COLESl    [  with  Archuas  J 

CAULl'CULI  i  are  8  lefler  caides  or 
ftalks  fpringing  out  of  the  4  principal 
caules  cr  ftilks. 

CAU'LIS  [with  Botanilis^  the  ftajk  ol 
a  plant ;  casdet  with  a  It.lk  j  caiiliimsg 
with  ftalks.  X. 

CAULO'DfiS  [««irM</ir,  Or]  akiiiA 
ot  bfoadleeved  cole  won* 

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C  A 

OBillT  f  wtrh  Thhmhiers)  tbe 
m^  CT  ftooj  oMtter  which  if  (eptraf- 
pft4«tterm  ore  io  the  ftaropmg  mill, 
^bfvtAiog  befoie  k  if  dryed  tod 
WB u  lie  cniiof  mill. 
I  Ci3SA  Marimm  pT£iocuti,  a  vric 
^  t  vooiaii  gives  lands  to  a  mtn 
■  t»^k,  lo  the  intent  he  fliould 
■ryberi  tad  be  refiiies  fo  to  do  In 
I  c^obie  rime*  the  wonun  requtrins 
*iit»t3  do.  I.  -I        o 

CACSI  [uaifa,  I.l  cmfe  is  chn  which 
!Nni  ta  eae&,  or  that  by  which  a 
^ii.  Ctofes  are  divided  into  four 
mx 

Kbnr  CAUSE.  {9  that  which  pre- 
^ttixkr  catifes  alfo  an  external 
J«  ha  which  any  thing  derives  its 
K!a|  or  deaee  by  a  real  a^ioD.  There 
Ht  fefffi'  of  chefe  foecies. 
.  idte  CAUSE,  fo  is  a  grandfather 
•  nifta  ro  bis  grandfon. 
^tfKtKsi  CAUSE,  is  that  which 
■i^t^itreBt  kind  and  denom: nation 
»*.uiM;  u  God,  wiih  rcfpea 
Bbi  aearnje,, 

•*  h^rmmul  CAUSE,  the  inflru- 
■•^k    which    a   piece    of   work 

a  vti, 

MwulkdMol  CAUSE,  a  man  with 
«%*  »  what  he  does  with  judg- 
us. 

i>r  CAOSE,  fiich  It  a    man  who 
nil 
dmmd  CAUSE,  the  fun. 
dUQ^  CAUSE,  the  fire  that  burns 

^fRfrr  CAUSE,  as  the  fun  oi  light ; 
»» [fit  fin  gifina  Light  to  a  cham- 
2^  iW  window  is  but  the  conditional 
■*,»ickoot  which  the  effcft  would 
^fcm  been}  amduiojUu  qua  tmu 
I  JlrffcMCAUSE,  i$  that  which  pro- 

t'*<^itebUe  corporeal  efTed  }  as  tbe 
» tbe  catde  ot  heat  5  alfo  a  fire  which 
••tbwfc. 

.ttr  awa^  CAUSE,  the  man  who  fers 
••«}  alfo  that  which  produces  a 
^^'fcftt  tet  in  things  immaterial,  as 
*f**e  is  the  caufe  of  forgiveneis* 
^  nd  CAUSE,  is  that  which  produ- 
?|*^«  effei,  as  God  in  creat- 
Jl^^btuufe  nxhinx  concurred  with 
■■Bt  ^ 

Jj^  CAUS^,  is  that  which  con- 
5.  ^  ibme  ocher  in  producii^  the 
r^  cfcebther  and  mother  of  a  child, 
■•*toth  the  one  and  the  other  were 
^^^  concerned   in   the  generation 


CAUSE,  u  the    fun. that 
Pj  ?*"  ^  M  ktut  btcauie  he  was 


C  A 

TfOduaivt  CAUSE,  IS  the  mother  of 
her  child. 

A  preferving  CAUSE,  as  the  nur/e  of 
her  child. 

An  tmherfai  CAUSE,  h  that  which 
by  the  extent  of  its  power  may  produ^'e 
all  effieds,  as  a  father  in  refped  to  his 
children,  becaufe  they  are  like  him  in 
nature. 

Unkvtrfal  CAUSE,  the  air  that  enters 
an  organ,  is  fo  of  tike  harmony  ot  that 
organ. 

A  particuiar  CAUSE,  Is  that  which 
can  only  produce  a  fingle  tStSt;  or  a 
certain  kind  o^  effe£^s, 

Tbe  particular  CAUSE  of  tbe  barmo- 
iy  of  an  organ^  is  the  difpoiiciou  of  each 
pipe,  and  he  who  plays. 

Thele  are  all  diAinfiions  that  Tome  !(>• 
gickans  make  of  rhe  eAciem  caufe. 

Tbe  f/nal  CAUSE  [  among  Logicians'] 
h  tbe  end  for  which  a  thing  is,  or  the 
motive  which  induced  a  man  to  aft. 
This  again  is  diftinguiflied  into  principal 
eodsand  acceiToryenJs  which  arecoufidcr- 
ed,  only  as  over  and  above. 

CAUSE  [in  Metapby^ks]  is  an  aaivd 
principle  influe 'icing  the  thing  caufisd. 

Jnttmal  CAUSE,  is  that  which  par^ 
takes  of  the  effence  of  the  thing  caufed^ 
viz.  Matur  and  farm. 

External  CAUSE,  is  that  which  has 
an  outward  influence,  vil.  Bfficunt  and 
finoL 

Tbe  material  C  AUSB  [among  Logicians] 
is  that  out  of  which  things  are  formed  s 
as  Giver   is  the  matter  of  a  dl^tx  cup. 

Tbe  formal  CAUSE  [with  Logicians^ 
is  that  which  makes  a  thing  what  ic 
is,  and  diftinguiAes  it  from  others  s  at 
a  ftool,  a  table,  Iffc, 

Firft  CAUSE,  that  which  afis  by  irs- 
feU  and  from  its  own  proper  force  and 
virtue  i  as  God  is  the  firft  caufe. 

Second  CAUSES,  are  fuch .  as  derlvd 
the  power  or  faculty  of  afting  from  « 
firft  caufe. 

CAUSO'DES  [juitf^/ar,  6r.  ]  a  conti^ 
nual  burning  fever. 

CAU'STICA  [»«vri«*'of  jutf«,  Or.  to 
bumj  caufticks  or   burning  medicines. 

CAUSTICK  Stone  [with  Surgemu]  t 
compofition  oi  feveral  ingredients  fo^ 
burning  or  eating  holes  in  the  part  to 
which  it  is  applied. 

CAUSTICK  Curve  [in  the  higher  G^^ 
metry  3  a  curve  formed  by  the  concourfe 
or  co-incidettce  of  the  rays  of  light  re-> 
fleded  or  refraaed  from  ibme  other 
curve.  ^  » 

CAU'^STICKNESS[ofCiiK^aii,X.  Cmn 
fiiquey  R  of  JULurt^tQ^  of  jMisi^  Gr.  i^ 
burn]  cauftick  fi«li7« 

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Silver  CAUtERY  [fo  cftlM,  boctufc 
made  of  filvejL  diiTolvea  in  three  times 
the  weight  onpifit  of  nitre,  and  prepared 
according  to  an]  this  is  accounted  the 
beft  fore  of  cautcjy,  and  will  continue  for 
ever,  if  it  be  not  expofcd  lothe  air,  and 
is  o:hcrwife  ciUad  the  infernal  done. 

CAU'TIOUSNESS  fof  cautio^  i.]  wa- 
rinefs,  circumrpcAnefs. 

CEA'SELESS,  without  ccafing.  Miltm. 
€E'CA  [in  Corduba  in  AjxiinJ  a  reli- 
gious houfe,  Irom  whence  the  Spatuards 
have  framed  this  proverb  to  go  from  Ccca 
to  Meca,  i.  e»  to  lum  Tiirk  or  Mahometan. 
CE'CROPS,  who  reigned  in  Athens^ 
and  had  himfelf  the  honour  to  be  called  Ju- 
piter,  was  the  firft  mortal  that  acknow- 
ledged Jupiter  by  the  name  of  Supreme^  and 
taught  his  fubjeas  that  no  fort  of  cruelty 
ought  to  approach  the  divine  altars,  and 
that  nothing  that  had  life  ought  to  be  facri- 
ficed  j  but  rather  cakes  of  their  country 
corn,  fince  that  clcmccy  and  beneficence 
bed  agreed  with  the  divine  nature. 

CB'DMATA  [*<«r/*aTA,  Gi*.]  humours 
that  fall  into  the  joints,  cfpccially  about 
the  hips.    1. 

CE'DRATED  [cedratus^  1..]  anointed 
with  juice  or  oil   oi  ce.iar-trees. 

CEDRELA'TE  [jti/piXfl^tn,  GrJ]  the 
lareefort  of  cedar,  which  grows  as  big  ss 
a  fir-tree,  and  yields  rofin  or  pitch  as  that 
docs. 

CE'DRIA  [xt^eJla^  Gr.J  the  rofin  or 
pitch  ih4t  runs  out  of  the  great  cedar* 

CBDRl'NE  Icidr'mus,  i.]  of  or  be- 
longing; to  the  cedar-iree. 

CE'ORlUM,  the  oil  or  liquor  that  if- 
Aies  out  of  the  cedir-iree,  with  which 
the  ancients  ufcd  to  anoint  books  and 
other  things  to  preserve  them  from  moths, 
worms  and  rottennefs  ',  the  Egyptians  y^cd 
it  for  the  embiTming  of  dead  bodies. 

CE'DROSTIS     1  jcfiTe^s-if,    Gr.J  the 
white  vine  which  grows  in  hedges,   bri- 
ony.    L- 
CE'DRUS,  the  cedar-tree.    1. 
CE'DOOUS   [  c^uus^  I.  ]  as  ceduous 
trees,  fuch  as  u?cd  to  be  cut  or  lopped. 

CEI'LING  l^wiih  Arc hitcds]  tie  upper 
part  or  roof  o»  a  lower  room  j  or  a  lay 
or  covering  of  plaifter  over  laths,  nailed 
on  the  bottom  of  the  joifts  that  bear  the 
floor  nf  an  upper  room,  Iffc. 

CE'tANDINB  [chelidonra,  L.  X*^''^^' 
ri*  of  x*^iSofiS,  Gr.  fw allows]  the  herb 
ocheiwife  called  Swallow-wort  on  ac- 
count of  a  tradition  ^that  fwallows  make 
nfe  of  It  as  a  medicine  for  the  eye-fight. 
CBLE'  [xnAif,  Gr.]  a  tumour  or  fwel- 
Mng  in  any  part  of  the  body,  cfpcdtlly  in 
(ho  groin. 


CE 

CE'LBBRATEDNESS  1  iceieMu 
CE'LEBRATBNESS  >  celekrit/, 
CELE'BRIOUSNESS  J   famouiott 

renownednefs. 

CELE'RRIMI  defcenfus  linea  £ 
Mathematicians]  is  the  curve  of  the  fi 
eft  defcent  of  any  natural  body  }  oc 
curved  or  crooked  line,  in  whicii  an 
vy  body,  defcendiog  by  iu  own  gn 
or  weight,  would  move  from  one^ 
point  to  another.  In  the  fliorteffcipa 
tim^. 

CELE'STI ALNESS  ^of  ccekftu, 
heavenlineiis. 

CE'LIAC  Pajgion  [of  %tn>J*,  Cr, 
belly]  a  kind  of  Bux  ok  the  belly,  wi 
in  the  food  does  not  indeed  pais  peri 
crude,  but  half  digefted. 
CE'LIBATENESSl  [  of  ctttihams 
CE'LIBATESHlPf  ceUbat^  F.]  ba 
lorlbip. 

CELrCOLI  [t.  e.  Heaoetiwoxfbs^ 

cerrain   vagiboods  condemned  in  tiM 

fcrtpts  of  the  emperor  HanariuM  am 

heathers  and  faereticks,  A^D,  408. 

CELLA  [fome  derive  it  o*  ^73 

aprifon,  or  where  any  thing  is    flm 

a  cell,  a  privy  chamber,  a  partition 

moniiitery,  where  a  monk  lieSy  )^c. 

CELLS  Icella,  L.]    the  little  dif 

or  appartmenis    in  hooey-combs »  ^ 

the  young  bees,  Iffc  are  diftriboted 

CE'LLULJE  adipof4.   ljtuttmj'\ 

locidi  or  little  cells  wherein  the  fat  0 

dies  that  are  in  good  habit  is  contain 

CELOTOMrA  [®f  «ir\ii  a  niptur« 

To^N,  Gr,   a  cutting]    the    operatl 

the  Hernia. 

CL'LSA  [a  barbarous  term  ofF^i 
ftu]  a  fmall  colle6lion  of  vagrant  i 
that  endeavour  to  make  their  exit  by 
continual  morion  at  any  part  of  the  1 
CE'MENTJRff^tf/,  a  particular  m 
of  purifying  gold,  by  layii  g  over  ir 
of  hard  pafte,  made  of  a  compofitioo  c 
part  of  Sal  Armottiaciy  and  two  of 
mon  felt,  and  four  of  potters  ean 
brick-duft,  the  whole  bei^g  mail 
well  with   urine. 

CEMKNT  linCbymicall^^raers] 
preiled  by  this  charade r  2.. 

CBNCHRI'TIS  r*t>;t/i«c,  GrJ  i 
cious  ftone,  all  fpecUed  as  tt  were 
millet-feeds. 

CB'NCHROS  fwVx^-  <'»'0  ^^ 
Hirfe,  a  fmall  grain. 

CE'NCHRIUS  [  of  K-yXfO-^  Gi 
fpecies  of  Herpes. 
CENO'BlTfi.  SecCoiacifite. 
CE'NOTAPH  [«mT*>*o»,  Gr* 
empty  tomb»  fee  up  in  honour  <4 
deadi  efpectally  whea  the  body  U 
ed  ia  another  counixy. 


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LcbIDUOOSNESS  loianfirUu^  1.] 

M  :o  ccfiiare. 

l^iSnLABLENfiSS,  lublenefs  co  be 

UL  Book,  a  re^Lfter  of  tax- 

fSKTiDK  [with4^rtii.]  a  fcutheru 
^Jdoa  reprefeotcd  on  a  globe  in  that 
._H9i  coBfi&Bg  of  40  ftarj. 
CCkTAOKS  [  «i»T«?  Ti?  Adept?,  be- 
Lft&aikegoc  themonadoods  or,  is 
Cii^,  of  siTTtTy  CO  prick  or  pu(h,  and 
te^  u  oz]  mooftert,   half  men  and 
y*«fet,  wbicb,  ftccordiog  10  the  poets, 
IpetteiaAsol  I^em  ox  che  nighc. 
[fc  i£nn,  thai  be  <aw  one  of  theic 
liSnadMlai^d  %t  Romcf  wdPkiiarcb 
ma^bas  in  ha  feaft  of  the  7  fages ; 
%tLhiat^Mt  U  of  opinion  the  (able  was 
hMT^ndns,  ihac  when  irioBreign- 
^■flMi  a  berd  of  bulls  od  mount  Pe- 
fc^TSl.  and  rendered  all  the  reft  of 
iiwnvik  iuftcceffible;    the  bolls  sUo 
!■■■  £ovn   on    the  culiivated  lands, 
isok  Amche  trees  and  fmir,  and  were 
mfhfnimn   to   the  labouring  beafts 
Mvuch,  Ld<m  iffued  out  a  proclama- 
i^ite  be  vooid  giTe  a  great  reward 
ROT lae  that  Iboold  rid  the   place  of 
MWit.    Uponwblch,   certain  young 
Ipa III  nil  1(1  at  the  foot  of  the  mountain 
'laibbfe  c^ltdNepbeU,  contrived  co 
■bbsfa.    Far  before  tbac  time  riding 
itefb  was  unknown,  and  they  were  1 
afed  in  chariots,  Aye.   Thefe  young 
■Bviiflg  the  borfcs*   rode  up   to- 
J  the  bobs,  and  making  an  incurfion 
9M  saddle  of  the  berd,  wounded  them 
Mns,  and  when  ibe  bulls  ran  at  them 
f  Jad  ttom  tbem,  for  the  boifeswera 
fv3t  for  the  bulls.  And  when  the  bulls 
ea  %a^  tbey  turn'd  back  and  attacked 
-ia|a»,aDd  1^  this  means  killed  them ; 
itiBGe  they  were  called  centaurs,  he- 
's they  attacked  the  buUs  with  Iharp- 
dicftnimeots.  Upon  this,  thefe  ceo 
—-  bafing  received    their    money  of 
Tiafcf  the  exploit  they  had  done,  and  fo 
;  bniB|  wealthy,  they  grew  arrogant, 
•Afiodcoatumelious,  and  committed 


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C  E 

CB'NTIPEDB  Icentipes,  L.J  a  worm, 
)ffC*  having  100  or  many  feet. 

CFNTNAR  [atltt^ctj.ts  SUrpounds, 
and  a  lifpound  is  iS  pound. 

CE'NTO,  a  patch'd  garment  made  up 
of  divera  ihreds.    X. 

CENTO,  a  poem  composed  of  fevcral 
pieces  pick'd  up  and  down  out  of  the  works 
of  other  per  Tons. 

CESrOSk'LlSlwnhBotanifts'i  wild- 
rue.  L.  _ 
CENTONA'RII  famong  the  Romans^ 
were  officers,  whole  bufinefs  it  was  to 
provide  tents  and  other  warlike  furniture, 
called  Centoueti  or  elfe  officers  whofc  bu- 
fineis  it  was  to  quench  the  fires  that  the 
enemies  engines  bad  kindled  in  tbc  camp. 

CE'NTRAL  fire  [with  Cbymijis]  that 
fire  which  they  imagii  e  to  be  in  the  cen- 
ter of  the  earth,  the  fumes  and  vapours  of 
which  make  the  metals  and  minerals,  and 
ripens  and  brines  them  to  pcrfcSion. 

CENTRE  of  a  Sphere^  is  a  point  from 
which  all  the  lines  drawn  to  the  furface 
are  equal. 

CENTRE  of  a  Dial,  is  that  point  where 
the  axis  of  the  world  intexle^s  the  p'.ane 
of  the  dial  5  and  fo  in  thofe  dials  that  have 
centers,  it  is  ihat  point,  wherein  all  the 
•hour  lines  meet.  If  the  dial  plane  be  pa- 
rallclto  the  axis  of  ihc  earth,  it  will  have 
no  center  at  all  ,•  but  all  the  hour  lines 
will  be  parallel  to  the  ftilc,  and  to  one 
another.  .     . 

I     CENTRE  of  a  Conick  ScSion^     is  the 
point  where  all  the  diamerers  concur.  ^ 

CENTRE  of  an  Hyperbola,  is  a  point 
in  the  middle  of  the  Tranfverfe  Axts, 
which  is  without  the  figure,  and  common 
to  the  oppofite  fe£kion. 

CENTRE  common  of  the  gravity  of  tvro 
Bodies  [Geometry^  is  a  point  lu  a  ri|^hc 
line  which  joins  their  centres  together, 
and  fo  placed  in  that  line,  that  their  di- 
ft^nces  from  it  fliall  be  reciprocally  a4  the 
weight  of  thofe  bodies  is.  And  if  anoibcr 
body  ftall  befet  in  the  fame  right  line,  ib 
that  its  dilUnre  from  any  point  in  it  be 
reciprocally  as  the  weighr  of  bDih  the  for- 
mer  bodies  taken  together,  that  point 
will  be  (he  common  centre  of  gravity  of 


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UMto  100  years. 
^     CmENARY  Icentenariust  !•]  of  or 
'  ftf!iaHi|io  an  hundred. 
,    CESTKI'PITOUS  [cetuiceps  olcmium 

OMThlDOUS  [centifidus,  jL]  divi- 
liiKeiooparrs  or  ways. 
COmFO^LlOVS  lcemifolius,L.2  ^*' 
f  producing  100  leaves. 
■^TlNODt    leentiaodiat   JL  1.  £> 
ksottj  aobezb. 


all  three,  ^c  ^ 

CENTRE  ofOfcitlaiion,  the  centre  ot 
the  fwing  ot  a  pendulum  j  fo  that  if  the 
pin  of  the  pcndu'um,  fattened  above,  be 
taken  for  the  center  of  chc  cifcle,  whole 
ciicumicrence  divides  tie  ball  or  bob  into 
two  equal  parts,  the  middle  point  of  the 
arch,  fo  dividing  the  ball,  is  the  Centre  of 

CENTRE  of  tf  raralldogram,  the  point 
wherein  lis  diagonals  inicrlea.  ^      ^ 
CENTRE  of  a  Bajlion,  a  pome  in  the 
X  %  midaie 

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puddle  of  the  gorge  ofthebtftioD,  whence 
the  c-pua!  line  commences* 

CE'NTRE  of  A  Batalihn^  the  middle 
of  a  bacallion,  where  there  is  ufually  a 
fquare  fi>ace  lefr. 

CENTRE  of  AttraSltm  [U  the  hlew 
4flronoffiji]  ih:ii  point  co  which  the  levoU 
ving  planet  or  comet  is  actraded  or  irrm 
pelled  by  the  force  or  impetus  of  gravity, 
CENTRE  of  FerCHffion  [wich  Pbih/b- 
fberj]^  is  that  point  ot  a  body  in  morion, 
wherein  all  the  forces  of  that  bddy  are  con- 
fidered  ns  united  in  one. 

CENTRE  of  a  Curve  of  the  bigkefi 
Xindt  is  the  point  where  two  diameters 
concur. 

To  CENTRE,  to  meet  as  it  were  in  a 
poirt» 
CENTRE.FISH,  akind  of  fea-fifh. 
CENTRlt-U'OAL  Farce  [with  Matbe- 
maticidns]  h  ih^  endeavour  of  any  thing  to 
fly  oflf  from  the  center  in  a  tangent.  For 
all  moving  bodies  endeavour  after  a  re£ii- 
linear  motion,  becauie  that  is  the  cafieft, 
ihorteft,  and  moft  fimplc.  And  if  ever 
ihcy  move  in  any  curve,  there  muft  be 
fomething  that  draws  them  from  their 
refii linear  motion,  and  detains  them  in 
the  orbit,  whenever  the  centripetal  f^rce 
ccafes,  the  moving  body  would  ftrait  go 
off  in  a  tanRcnt  to  the  curve  in  that  vtry 
point,  and  to  would  get  ftill  farther  from 
the  center  or  focus  of  the  motion. 

CENTRIPETAL  Force  [with  PbiJhfo^ 
fbers']  is  that  foice  by  which  any  body, 
Rioving  round  another,  is  drawn  down  or 
tends  towards  the  center  of  its  orbit;  and 
is  much  the  fame  with  gravity. 

CBNTRQBA'RIC  Metbod  [In  Mecha- 
mcis]  a  certain  method  of  determining 
the  quantity  of  afur&ce  or  folid  by  means 
of  the  center  of  gravity  of  it, 

CENTROPHAGl'A  [with  Botani/isl 
penny-royal,    i.. 

^CENTRQ'SE  Icentfofus,   i.]  full    of 
Jraots  and  knurs. 

CE'NTRUM,  a  center.    X. 
CE'NTRUM  [vfuhBotanifitl  the  herb 
Clary.    £. 

CENTRUM  Fbanlcum  [in  Acoufiicisl  is 
the  place  where  the  fpeaker  ftands  in  po 
lyfyllabicil  echoes. 

CE'NTRUM  rlponicam^kwn,  h  the 
place  or  objcft  that  returns  the  voice  in  an 
echo. 

CENTRUM  tendimfum  [  with  jlnato- 
*W-f]  «  Po»nc  or  center,  wherein  the  tails 
of  the  miifcles  of  the  diaphragm  meet  i 
th's  center  is  perforated  towards  the  right 
$de  for  the  Vena  cava,  and  towards  the 
left  backwards  the  flcfty  part  of  iz  gives 
way  to  ihe^wjir.  Between  it  and  its  two 
i^CflQjrproceff«$,thc  defending  tnmk  of 


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the  great  artery,  thoracick  dvL&  anJ ' 
Axygos  do  pafs. 

CENTUMGEMINOUS  Vcemump^ 
nuSf  L.2  an  hundred-fold. 

CENTU'MVIRAL,  of  or  pertainin 
the  cenru«r.vjrate. 

CENTUNCULA'RIS7  [with  Botan. 

CENTU'NCULUS  Tthe  herb  C 
wee  J,  Chaff-weed,  Periwinkle  or  Con 
weed.    X. 

To  CENTU'PLICATB  leenn^lica 
of  centum  and  piico,  JL  to  loldj  lo  bU 
double  an  hundrcd-f^ld. 

CBNTU'RIJE  [among  the  XoiM  p 
Plcj  certain  parties  confifting  each  of 
men.  Thus  divided  by  Servlus  TuUius 
Oxth  kins  of  Rome,  who  divided  thep 
Piemto  fix  claffes.-  TheHrft  clafs  had 
centuries,  and  they  were  the  richcfl 
all ;  the  fecond,  third  and  fourth  confil 
each  of  zq  centuries,  and  the  fixth  c 
was  counted  but  one  centi'ry,  and  co 
prehended  all  the  meaner  fore  of  people 

CE'PE  f  C^*^^  BQtanifis]  an  onion,  j 

K  ^Fl?'^  [«»«•*«,  Gr.2  fea-purilain 
orook-lime.    I.  j        r 

CEPHALA'IOICA  [«^-e\aXviittf  ,G 
medirtncs  good  for  the  head-ach. 

CE'PHALALGY  liepbalalgia,  ofjri, 
\aXyU,  of  ai^A^  the  head  and  Al>( 
pam,  Gr.^  any  pain  ih  the  headi  butfoi 
appropriate  it  chiefly  to  a  frefli  head-ac 
one  that  proceeds  from  intemperance  or 
ill  difpofition  of  the  parts. 

CEPHA'LICA  [with  Jnatomlfij]  t 
cephahck  vem,  is  the  outermoft  vein  ili 
creeps  along  the  arm,  between  the  sk 
and  mufcles,  it  h  called  the  CepbaH 
Vein  from  «i^Xv,  Gr.  a  head,  becaufe  tl 
ancients  ufcd  to  open  it  rather  than  any  i 
ther  for  difeafes  in  the  head  }  but  fincetl 
difcovery  of  the  circulation  of  the  bloo 
It  is  accounted  equal,  whether  the  bloo 
be  taken  from  the  Cepbailca.  XMim 
or  Bi^iica^  L. 

CE^HAUCKS,  medicines  good  ford 
ftempers  in  the  head. 

CE'PHALOMANCY     [  cepbalomantk 

head,  and/«tirTW«  divination]  a  divinatic 
by  the  head  of  an  afs,  which  they  broifc 
on  the  coals,    and  after  having  muttcrc 

I  a  few  prayers,  they  repeated  the  perfou 
names  or  the  crime.  In  cafe  only  one  wa 
fufpeded,  at  which  if  the  jaws  made  an' 
motion,  and  the  teerh  chattered  againi 
one  another,  they  thouaht  theperfontha 
had  done  the  ill  deed  fuffitsiently  difcoveied 
CB'PHALON  [with  Botanifiil  xh 
Date- tree.    1. 

CEPIO'NIDES,  certain  precionsftoflft 
as  clear  as  cryftaJ,  in  which  t  pcifojiinaj 
»cc  his  face,  CE« 


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GfTES  t  pfttdoos  ftone  of  the  t-  •  OBRCBIE'  [in  Heraldry] 
M  knd.  I  a»  1  Crofs  drceU^  is  a  croft 

CHACHA'TES  [^e^X'^'^^t  Or-"]  •»  I  ^^ch  opening  ac  the  end 
^^  ot  a  wax  colour.  |  cnms  round  bocb  ways,  like 


ttlAMTTES  [M^tfiiTac,  Gt,']  a  pre- 
(PB  ftoae  the  colour  ol  a   die. 

CEIAIUM  £  n^Vi«?»  Gtm  j  a  cher- 
ijiL 

CUASDS  [it9w^9  Gr.3  &  cherrj- 
m. 

CEUTACHAlTES  [of  ai^tf  an  hora, 
iri^jhtrir  to  afate»  Gr.  ]  a  fore  of 
tte-ifloc,  the  veioa  ot  which  refem- 
iiiik  jhape  of  an  hom« 

CEUTEO  [ctTdtus^  L.]  co?ered  with 
an. 

aUTl'NE[cfrtfri«ii,X.  of  mk^ts,  Gr, 
1  has]  horsed,  cornoied  ;    alio  lophii- 

CBUniTfiS  [  with  Baumifts  ]  the 

kxj  poppy. 

CEUTOia>ES  ttmka    [with 
qli]  tk  lioniy  coac  of  the  ey«, 

CUATlUM  [with  Botamfls]  the  tree 
Gb4  or  r«raft,  or  the  fruit  of  it.  L. 

CEtATONl'A  [with  Botanifis]  the 
o^  tree,  or  bean  tree.  h. 

CEUirUM  [with  Surgeons]  a  cerate 
•tcaulotli. 

Cl'SATURE  [c»»rartf,  1.  ]  a  dref- 

CIIAD'NIAS  [sf^fiw,  Gr.]  a  kind 
<^^3Ker.ftone. 

CBtAU'MlUM,  [jM^c^Mr,  Gr.]  a  kind 
«Mor  BiafiirooiBy  fo    called  becanfe 


^^BEROS.    The  poets  ceil   ns  that 

Mnai  was  a  dog  that  bad  three  heads. 

^^  of  Tfphom  and  Echidna. 

Jncr  lUb  teU  us»  chat  Heradet  drag. 

9^ikii4ogoatofhell.    Gnrfon  had  great 

%inkeqp his  cattle,  oikeat  which  was 

g^ij  Ike  other    Ontf  in  the  city  of 

*y»i  [i.f«  three  heads]    before  he 

^rnj  the  oxen.    One    Mtolopkty  a 

9*!»>  voold   have    begg'd    this    of 

Bfy>  ^  he  refofiog  CO  let  Mm 

■■Jai,  be  prevails  upon   the  herdf- 

P^JS  *if  ftot  up  the  dog  in   a  cave 

Sjy  ."*»'  Ttai«r«if  and  put   to 

"^  bitches  in  order  for  a  breed. 

JP^fendiHpfCMlfi  to  find  out  this 

9'*' ke  having  wandered    over  all 

Sy^yat  laft  found    out  the  cave 

^^  ih(^  ^f^  1^2^^  gQ({  going  down 

>^cave  brought  out  the  dog ;  and 

''"7  gave  it  out,   chac   Berctdes 

-J  iKo  hell  through    the  cave, 

TMhc  Che  dog  from  ibtnce.    fa* 


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a  ram'a  horn,  as  in  the  fi- 
gure annexed. 

CE^KCHNOS  [with  fbjfkians]  a  rougb- 
neis  in  che  throat,  when  it  feels  aa  if 
there  were  berries  flicking  in  it,  ani 
occafions  a  tittle  dry  cough.  Z. 

CE'RCLET  [  in  Heraldry  ]  fignifiet 
within  a  aide  ot  diadem,  or  ha^ng  % 
diadem. 

CEREA  [of  xiftMty  Gr.  a  horn  re- 
fembling  e  tail]  a  fort  of  itching  fcab^ 
the  fanae  as  Acbot ;  alfo  the  horns  of  the 
womb  in  brutes,  io  which  the  ftHiiy 
or  young,  is  ufually  formed. 

Cfi'RBAL  Icerealh,  1.]  perrtiningto 
Cerety  or  bread  corn  i  to  fuflenance,  or 
food. 

CERBA'LIA,  folemn  feafts  to  Crref. 
In  the  feftival  of  Ceres,  herworthipperi 
ran  up  and  down  with  lighted  torchea 
in  their  hands,  becaufe  that  fte  is  relat- 
ed to  have  ran  about  the  world  in  thta 
BMnner  to  feek  for  her  daughter  Tro^ 
firphia. 

The  inhabitants  of  Elet^s  in  Gr^rer  ap- 
pointed this  ceremony,  which  was  to  be 
a&ed  only  by  women,  who  in  the  tem- 
ple of  Ceres  tSktd  a  thoufand  fliameful 
pranks,  and  becaufe  Ceres  did  not  reveal 
her  fecreis,  nor  dtfcover  her  defign,  until 
the  heard  of  the  welfare  of  her  daugh- 
ter, it  was  not  lawfu*  to  declare  what 
was  afted  io  her  temple  during  the  fef- 
cival . 

CEOIEBRATED  Icerehatus,  1,]  hav- 
ing bis  brains  bcae  out. 

CEREBRO'SE  [terelrofusy    L]  brain- 
iick,  mad-braine^i,  w"ltul,  ftobborn. 
CEREBRO'SITY,  brain-ficknefs. 
CERBFOaiUM  f  with  Botanifis  ]   the 
herb  chervil.  Z. 

CEREMCyMI ALNESS  [of  eeremaua^ 
lis,  h,  ceremoniely  F.]  the  being  cerC; 
monial. 

CERBMO'NIOUSNESS  [of  eeremoni- 
euxy  R  ]  fulaefs  or  foodnefa  of  cere- 
monies. 

CERES,  according  to  the  poets,  was 
che  daughter  of  Saturn  and  OpSj,  whofe 
daughter  Pluh  having  ilolen,  Ae,  defir* 
ous  to  find  her,  lighted  torches  at  JMoimt 
Mma,  refolving  to  feek  her  night  and 
day  throughout   all  the  earth. 

Ovid  ftys,  that  Ceres  was  the  firft 
that  tilled  the  ground,  and  furnKb- 
ed  mankind  with  corn  for  food,  and  bp 
iawa  taught  them  juftice,  and  the  man- 
ner of  living  in  fociety.  which  before  thep 
were  ftrtngers  to. 

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€ifet  tnd  Vefla^  They  feem  to  be  no  o* 
cher  tlien  the  earth  itfeh  s  for  the  Ancients 
cell  her'Erlitv,  i.e.  V^ay  /la  ro  tr«>««, 
ue,  beeaufe  it  fUnds ;  or  beceufe  the  uni- 
rerfal  world'  leant  and  bears  upon  ICy  as  on 
a  certain  foundation. 

And  in  as  much  as  flie  ii  faid  to  produce 
com,  (he  very  properly  bears  a  garland, 
heavy  with  the  ears  of  corn. 

Tnptolemus,  of  Elmfauit  is  ftoried  to 
have  {own  bread-corn  all  over  the  orb  of 
the  earthy  at  the  time  he  was  carried  in 
Ciret'%  chariot,  which  was  drawn  by  fly- 
ing dragons  :  for  (his  man  was  the  firft  of 
the  ancients  tbac  tooka  furvey  of  all  ihings; 
and  God  having  endowed  him  with  a 
large  ihare  of  knowledge,  he  came  at  laft 
CO  under ftand  how  barley  was  to  be  ma- 
naged, how  feparated  irom  the  chafF  and 
CO  be  beaten  or  ground. 

Elei^s  was  a  place  where  the  ufe  of 
barley  wfts  firft  found  out,*  and  Ceres  ta- 
king her'trame  from  the  place,  was  called 
EUufinU. 

Pltito  is  faid  to  have  ftolen  away  pro- 
firpinOf  the  daughter  of  Ceres.  The  ioun> 
dacion  of  this  fidion  is,  that  the  ite6s 
of  bread-corn  are  for  fome  time  hid  in 
che  earth«  In  ihe  fpring  time  chey  facri- 
fioe  to  her  a  turf  and  the  ^rais,  with 
much  mirth  and  rejoyang,  Teetng  all  things 
to  grow  green,  and  to  afford  great  hopes 
of  iartility.  Hence  Pluto,  i.  e,  riches,  is 
fuppofed  to  be  Ton  of  Ceres. 

And  they  very  properly  offer  to  Ceres 
lows  with  pig>  onaccoQnt  of  (he  feriiliry 
of  the  earth,  che  eaiy  conception  and  per- 
.  ic6k  maturity. 

CE'RINTHH  lunz/tf^h  o(*»^'e,Gr> 
waxj  an  honey-fuckle  thai  has  the  tade 
of  honey  and  wax.    L. 

CfiRNU'LIA,  a  feftival  of  Bacchus,  in 
which  they  danced  on  one  foot  upo.i 
blown  bladders,  that  by  falling  down 
chey  might  caufe  laughter.    X 

CERO'GRAPHY  [cero^rapbia,  I  or 
>ae.^e^i<&>  Gr.J  a  painiuig  cr  writing 
in  wax. 

CB'ROMANCY  Iceronumtta,  I.  of  aa 
^^friix,  of  kHp^  and  fjtAfrua.,  Gr.  di- 
vinaiion]  divination  by  wax.  The  manner 
wasthus:  they  melted  wax  over  a  vefTel 
of  water,  letting  it  drop  within  three 
definite  fpaces,  and  obfenred  the  figure, 
fituacion,  diftance  and  concretion  or  the 
drops. 

CEROMA'TICK  [ceromaticus,  X.]  a- 
oointed  with  Ceroma. 

CBRCySTROTUM  l»ii^ffmTCf,Gr.'J  a 
kind  of  inlaying,  when  any  pieces  ot 
horn,  ivory,  timber)  ]^c.  of  divers  co- 
lours, are  inlaid  ia  cabinets,  cheis-boards, 


CE 

CEROTaM  [with.S«r;Mii]  a  plaifti 
made  moftly  with  wax,  tf" cerecloth.    J 
CE'RTAlNNESS£c^^tMdo,l.J  folia 
furance,  furenefs. 

CERTA'TION,  debate,  firiving,  coi 
tention.    JL, 

CE'RTITQDE  [cettitudo,  1.]  is  pr< 
perly  a  quality  oi  the  judgmeoc  of  ct 
mind,  importing  an  adheaon  of  the  mii 
to  the  propofition  we  affirm  i  or  tt 
firenpth  wherewith  we  adhere  to  ic. 

CERTITUDE  i/ktaph^al^  Is  chi 
which  arifes  irom  a  meiaphyfical  evj 
deuce  ;  fiich  an  one  as  a  geometrician  fat 
of  che  truth  of  this  propofition,  chac  tli 
3  angles  of  a  triangle  are  equal  co  cw 
right  ones. 

CE'RTITUDB  M^al,  is  fuch  a  ccrti 
tude  as  is  founded  on  moral  evidence,  fac 
as  that  a  criminal  has,  who  hears  hi 
fentence  read. 

CEKTITUDE  Pbyfical,    is  that  whic 
arifes  from  phyfical  evidence,  fuch  as 
perfon  chat  has  fire  in  his  band,  when  h 
feels  it  burn,  or  (tti  ic  blaze. 

CERVICA'RIA  [with  BoUtmfis']  ih 
herb  Throat  wort*    £. 

CE'RVICAL,  belouRingto  the  neck. 

CE'KVIX  lAnatony}  the  binder  parte 
the  neck. 

CESSA'TION  [of  i*rmr]  is  when  a  go 
vernour  of  a  ptece  befieged,  finding  hfm 
fclf  reduced  to  the  laft  extremity.  To  thi 
he  muft  either  furrender,  or  hinuelf,  gar 
lifon,  and  inhabitants  would  be  facriM'^ 
or  at  leaft  lie  at  the  mercy  of  the  ene 
my,  ereds  a  white  flag  on  the  breach,  o 
beats  a  Cbamade  for  a  capiiidation,  t 
which  both  parties  ceafe  firing,  and  a. 
other  a6^s  of  hoflility  ceJe,  till  the  pro 
pofals  made  are  heard,  and  either  agree 
to  or  TCjsded. 

CE'SSION  [in  the  Ch'U  Ltof'}  avo 
luntary  and  legal  furrender  of  his  ef 
ic&s  to  his  credicois,  to  avoid  an  impri 
fonment. 

CE'SSMENT,  an  afleflTment,  a  tax. 

CE'SSIONARY  Bankrupt  [lim  term 
one  who  has  yielded  up  hisetbuetob 
divided  anionf^  his  creditors.    ■ 

CE'STRON  [aiVe^f,  Gr.]  the  herb  Be 
tony.  L. 

CE'STUS  [»:r^,  Gr.1  a  manliffi 
girdle,  that  of  old  times  the  bride  im 
to  wear,  and  the  bridegroom  unloofed  e 
the  weddiog-oight  i  alfo  a  leathern  gaum 
let  garniihed  with  lead*  ufed  by  comba 
tants,  or  in  the  exercifes  of  the  AtbUUt 
aifo  the  girdle  of  Veniu  and  'Jimo,  ac 
cording  to  the  poets. 

CE'TUS  [Aftrommy^  a  fouthern  conftd 
lacioD,.  confifiing  oi  %^  ftars« 

CEYA'DOi  9r  Cobif   [of  Mm]    tk 

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CETADOI^  [ai  Agra  DHli'\  con- 
BH^  inches. 
OTADO  Uger  [tt  OBlito'4    35  in- 

OTADO  Ii0^    C«t  &r<irO     35  in- 

CH  bite  a  ptnicular  found  in  Englijh 
wih,  tstficfry  Mirc^,  rkir,  roch^  tench^ 
pi,  ^tth^  Dmcb,  change,  charge,  &c. 

CH,  in  ibnt  worcss  of  a  Grf^i^  deriTa- 
rcfisfoooded  as  hefore,  as  arMi/bof, 
tiuSmt,  ^.  Id  feme  others  it  is 
haMUkeK,  ts  ^rvi^tftfel,  ^c. 

CH,  ia  vords  ol  a  UeSrem  deritracion, 
is  soft  commonly  founded  as  K»  Cbsm, 
MtkJf,t6dmit  Hebycbadnexzar  ;  but  in 
faw  ti  ^'s  lbnr.ded  as  in  Engli/h,  as  Chit- 
tM,Uhel,yc. 

CHACi,  the  gucrer  of  a  crofs-bow. 

ii«ad  CHACE  iSea  term]  a  (hip  is 
ttntefe  a  food  chace,  when  fbe  It 
koltib  forward  on  or  a  ftem,  as  co  car- 
17  May  loos,  to  Aoot  right  forward  or 
ktward. 

Ac  ia  CHACE  iSed  term]  to  lie  with 
liif'siorefoot  in  the  chace,  is  to  fail 
tk  aeareft  courfe  to  meet  her»  and  to 
c«  kr  10  her   way. 

ToCHACK  [with  HorfimenJ  a  term 
ifa  of  a  horfe  that  beats  upon  the  hand, 
•ka  faU  head  is  not  iUady;  but  he 
n&t  ^  his  nofe,  and  H.akcs  it  all  of 
s  iiddeo,  10  aToid  the  fubjefiion  of  the 
hide. 

CHACXSHIRESl   [among  the  mrii] 

^CKSHIRES  I  a  kind  of  biee- 
<te  CMt  reach  Irom  the  waift  down  to 
Ike  beds. 

aUREPHY'LLUM[x«'C?V«'>^^»,Gr.] 
t^  herb  Cherril  or  Sweet -cicely. 
,  To  CHAFE  [among  Mariners'}  a  rope 
J*tui  to  chafe,  when  it  galls  or  frets 
^r^a|  againft  any  rough  or  hard 
2^!  asthr  c^ie  is  chafed, in  the  bamfi, 
■pifirs  it  u  fretted,  or  begins  to  wear 
Mc  ttere. 

CHA'FEK,  aninfea,  a  kind  o(  beetle. 

CHAFF.WEED,  a  (on  of  herb. 
^AtF£RS  [Old  ItfpJ  wares  or  mer- 

^GRI'N,  commonly  called  iba2. 
f**!  a  fott  of  grained  leather  chiefly 
^^  tot  the  covers  ot  pocket-books,  iet- 

CHAINS  [in  a  rigmatl^e  fenfe]  fignify 
•**,  bondage  or  Qavery. 

CHALAZA  [xi<^«f«.  Or.  htilj  the 
P^  of  an  egg,  which  are  fomething 
^"^  bodies  more  concrete  than  the 
*we,  knotty  ;  hare  fome  fort  of  light, 
*^  wteace  chej  uke  cheii  name } 


1  [of  xM*»  ^'••^  • 

4 1    Jutle  fwelUng  m  tbe 


them)  confift  as  it  were  of  io  manv  hail* 
ftones,  feparated  from  one  another  by 
chat  white.  Every  eg|  (as  has  been  faid) 
has  two  of  them,  eoe  m  the  acute,  and 
the  other  in  the  obtufe  end  ;  one  of  them 
IS  bigger  than  the  other,  and  further 
from  the  yolk ;  the  other  is  lefs  and  ex* 
tends  itfelf  from  the  yolk  towards^  the  a- 
cute  end  of  the  egg  i  the  greater  is  com-^ 
poied  of  a  or  3  knots,  like  fo  many  hail*- 
ftones,  which  are  moderately  diftant  from 
each  other,  the  lefs  in  order  to  fucceed 
the  greater. 

CHA'LAZA 

CUALA'ZION] 
eye  lids  lik«  a  hail-ftone. 

CHALAZOPHYaACBS  [  of  X»'^*C* 
hail  and  fuK'tia^a^^  to  preferve.  Gr.J  cer* 
tain  priefts  among  the  Grecians,  who 
pretended  to  divert  hail  and  tempefts^ 
by  facriiictng  a  lamb  or  a  chicken  »  or  if 
chey  had  not  thcfe,  by  cutting  their  fin- 
per,  and  appeafioq^  the  toger  of  the  gods 
by  (heir  blood. 

CHALCEDO'NICUS,  a,  um  [A0/4»y} 
from  or  of  Conftantmople. 

CHA^CANTHUM    [x«^X»«>3©'»  of 

2x\xit  copper  or  vitriol,  and  ^h^^  the 
ower]  virriol  or  copperas. 
/   CHALCl'DICK     1  [of  >:«Xko«  brafs 

CHALCroiCUS  I  and/iitujuftice] 
a  magnificent  hall  belonging  to  a  tribunal 
or  court  of  juftice. 
CHALCl'DlCKrwith  ancient  ArchiteBsJ 
a  large  ftately  hall  belonging  co  a  court  <£ 
juftice. 

CHALCl'TES  [x«XxfTi»f,Gr.]  a  preci- 
ous ftone  of  the  colour  of  brafs. 

CHALCITIS  r;^*x«l'rjf,  Gr.'}  brafs, 
or  the  ftone  out  e)  which  bralsia  triads 
alfo  red  vitriol. 

CHALCO'GRAPHER  [y*X«i>otf^» 
of  ;(^fltXjcor  brafs  and  y^fti*e  an  engraver] 
an  engraver  in  brafs. 

CHALCOLl'BANUM  [X«X«o\iC«r»r, 
Gr."}  a  fort  of  fine  brafs.    Z. 

CHALEPB'NilS,  e  [BotanyJ  growihg 
about  jiieppo 

CHALCO'PHONUS  [X«X*if »r®-,Gr.] 
a  black  ftone  that  founds  like  brafs. 

CHALCOSMA'RAGDUS  [;t*>^«^i^- 
epc>/^,  Gr,  1  the  baftard  emerald. 

CHA'DRON.    See  Chaldron. 

Trincipal  CHALLENGE  1    is  what  is 

Peremptory  CHALLENGE!  allowed 
by  law,  without  caufe aliedgei  or  further 
examination,  and  the  priioner  may  ex- 
cept againft  ai,  and  in  cafes  of  high  trea- 
fon  35. 

CHALLENGE  uponreafan^  is  when  the 
prifoner  does  al ledge  fome  reifon  for  his 
exception,  and  fuch  as  ti  fufidenty  i»  it  be 
true.  CUAL- 

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toALCBDO'NIUS  [with  JtweUtrs]  t 
ici^Qt  in  fome  precious  ftones,  when  chey 
ind  white  fpotsor  ftains  in  ihemlike  thole 
of  the  Cbalcedottf, 

CHALY'BEATE  [of  cbaiybs,  1.  fteel] 
of  or  perttiiitng  to  fteel,  or  chtt  is  of 
(he  temper  or  quality  oi  lieel. 

CHALY'BEATH  cyyftaU  of  Tartar 
[wirh  Cbymifts'}   See  Cream  (^Tartar. 

CHAMy  the  tide  of  the  emperor  or 
foveniign  prince  ot  Tartary* 

CHAMJEA'CTE  [;^a/u«/a*T»,  Gr.l  a 
kind  of  low  elder- tree,  the  plant  Wall- 
^ort  or  Dame-worr. 

CHAMiE'BALANUS  [  df  ;t<^/ueti  ihe 
ctrth  tod  >9a\ar^,  Gr-}  peas  or  earth- 
out. 

CHAM^'BATOS  [x*iW««^«T^»  Gr.] 
the  Hearth' bramble. 

CHAM£BU'XUS  [infor^]  btffard 
Dwarf-box.    X. 

CHAM£Cb'0RYS,  Female  Southern- 
wood.   Gr» 

CHAMiECrSSUS  [  of  x*f*'^*  ^^ 
SiV^^,  Gr.2  Ground  ivy,  HareVfoot, 
Periwinkle. 

CH  AMJECY'PARISSUS  f  ;t*/**«» ' 
trd^cT^f  Gr,'\  Che  Dwarf  Cyprefs-tree 
or  Heath. 

CHAMJEDA'PHNH  [of  ;t*i"*^  «nd 
^dff»  the  laurel,  Gr.J  a  lorc  of  laurel  or 
lowry. 

CHAMiE'DRYS  [of  ;t*A«'  ^nd /ft?f, 
Cr»   an  oakj    the    herb  Germander   or 

CHAMiEFl'LlX»  Femalenlwarf,  Stone- 
fern,    I^ 

CHAMiErRI^,  DwarfFlowcr-dc-luce. 

CHAMJEI'TBA,  Dwarf-willow.     I. 

CHAM^aEON  [XfltycMtiA»'»vofx«iuai 
the  ground)  and  xim^^Gt*  a  lion]  a  little 
beaJt  like  t  lizzard,  which  for  the  mcft 
part  lives  on  the  air  or  flies,  }ffC,  See 
Chameleon* 

GHAM^'LEON  [in  Botany'\  a  thiftle 
which  is  faid  to  change  colour  with  the 
earth  4t  grows  in,  like  that  animal  below 
inenrioned.    Z. 

CHAMJELEU'CE  [of  x«iu«)  and\ii/«a, 
Gr.]  the  herb  CoU*s-toot  or  Afles-foot. 

CHAMALI'NUM  [of  ;^«/u«i  and  \frof, 
Cr.']  Dwarf  Wild-flax. 

CHAMAME'LON  [of  X'^f*'^^  ^^  M" 
>er  an  apple,  ground-apple,  Gr.'}  the  herb 
Chamomil.    L- 

CHAMiEME'SPlLUS  [in  Boiott)]  the 
Dwarf  medlar.    X. 

CHAMAMCyRUS  [Botmf\  the  knot 
Berry  bufh.     L. 

CH  AM£PERICLI'M£NUM,ihe  dwarf 
Honey- fuckle.    £. 

CHAMffiPlTiS  [of  x«At«i  and  w-iT/c, 
Gr.J  the  herb  Qround-piae }  slfo  chehcrb 
Sc> /^i^n's  wort.    X« 


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CHAMJEPLA'TANUS  [fnBM»l  th( 
Dwarf  Rofe-bay.    X.  , 

CHAM/ERODB'NDROS  {Botm\  ihl 
Dwarf  Rofe-bty.    X. 

_  CHAM/E$Y'CE[withBorimi/?/]Spurge 
time.    L* 

Bottled  CHA'MBER  [of  a  Mbrtar  ^eCt 
th<t  pare  where  ih^  powder  lies,  beinj 
globicaly  with  a  neck  for  its  couunoa 
cation  with  the  cylinder. 

CHAMBER  [of  a  NGne^  the  plao 
where  the  powder  is  confined,  at^  is  go 
nerally  of  a  cubical  form. 

Ptwder  CHAMBER  [oo  a  Battery}  t 
place  iunk  into  the  ground,  for  hoJdii^ 
the  powder  or  bombs*  Jjfc.  where  ihej 
may  be  out  of  danger,  tad  prefer  vedfroo 
rain. 

CHAM£'LEOM.    See  CanuUon. 

CHAMELEON  [in  Hiero^lyfbich]  t6 
prefenis  an  hypocrite  and  a  ttme-ferver 
one  that  is  of  any  relfgion,  -and  takes  «nj 
impreffion  that  will  ferre  his  prefent  turn 
for  it  it  reined  of  this  creature,  thatii 
can  change  icfelf  into  any  coiour  bat  wht« 
and  red. 

CHA'MFBR  >  lArcbiteaitre]  afmtl 
^  CH A'M  FRET  j  tiirrow  or  gutter  on  \ 
pillar,  an  ornament  confiftiog  of  hth  i 
Scotia, 

CHA'MFERBD  fSefctty]  the  ftalks  o 
fome  plants  are  laid  to  be  ckanfirtd 
when  they  have  imprefllioiis  upon  'em  lito 
tu^rows. 

CHA'MFERTNG        7    fin   Carpentrt 

CHAMFRAI'NING  f  J^.  J  is  tlM 
cutting  the  edge  or  end  of  any  thing  a 
Hope  or  b?vcl 

CHAMOYS  Leather ,  ccmmorly  csfl 
ed  (hammy,  the  skin  of  a  kind  of  a  wild 
goat. 

CHAMOS    1    [tt;iDn»  flrf.]inid(i 

CHEMOSHf  of  Che  M(m6iW,  which 
according  to  the  opinion  ot  fome,  wasrh 
fame  with  Baal-Pbtgor  or  Pria^  5  ba 
others  take  it  to  be  Bacchus. 

CHA'MPIAN  [champoffu^  f.]  oper 
plain,  even,  not  endofcd  >  as  a  chaapioi 
country. 

CHANCE,  hazard  or  fortune ;  a  ten 
we  apply  to  events  to  denote  that  the 
happen  without  any  necefTary  cauTe.  f. 

CHANCE  [Metapbjficls]  many  thi^ 
happen  by  chance  in  the  world,  with  rt 
gard  to  fecOnd  caufess  but  nothing  at sJ. 
happens  by  chance  in  refped  to  the  firfl 
caufe  (God)  who  difpofes  and  preordsitf 
all  things  hom  all  et«mity.  For  chaoo 
and  fortune  are  only  to  be  faid  properlj 
in  refpe6fc  to  him  that  is  ignorant  of  di* 
intention  of  the  diredor.  And  inafmod 
as  the  divine  intention  is  hid  from  nw 
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Jfctacei   bat  DOC  in    ttffeSt    to  cbe 

CHANCE,  fs  tlfo  afed  for  the  man- 
>^j(  ded£n((  tbingi,  rbe  condnS  or  di- 
>  Kan  vbertof  b  left  ac  Urge,  and  noc 
N'i&ie  totny  dccermiimte  ru'es  or  mea. 
^ervhere  rhere  is  nogrou.d  or  pre- 
»».  IS  ai  cards,  dice*  fertf, 

CHI'NCELLOR  [caiueliarhs,  L. 
*^  cmulier^  F.;  ao  oficer  fuppofcd 
•toiSy  to  hare  been  a  notdry  or 
wWi>QdeT  ibe  emperor,  and  n^meican- 
ctfanii,  bectufe  be  Gc  behind  a  lectice, 
("  fKBi  being  prefl^d  upon  by  the  peo* 

^^RiNCfiLLORS,  there  are  alfo  a 
dtttter  of  the  order  of  the  Garter*  a 
^^acflor  of  tn  oniTerfity,  a  ch'^ncellor 
«  'fce  H  tnrirs,  of  %  diocefe,  JjfC. 

ACHINCELLOR  [of  an  Vmvnfity] 
w(  !k  d'oloos  s  or  letters  oi  decrees, 
f"**fi'^*»  fcflC.  (I'vcD  ill  rhc  un?vcrffry. 

CHJWCiirOR  (oi  Oxford]  is  their 
■^vt,  wh()iii  the  ftudeiirs  themfelves 
•^i  Mj  office  is  to  goTern  the  uni- 
Jjfcj  dncf  WM,  to  pre(er¥e  and 
"•^t^rifhts  tn  privileges  ofir,  to 
ttleafftker  affismblies,  and  to  do  juf. 
«2.«»nr  tkf  members  under  his  juf  if. 

fe CHANCELLOR   {of Oxford']   is 

*■■»«<  ak\iiU3r  by  the  chancellor, 
[JdfSdbjr  rhe  univer6ty  in  convoca* 
[■•to (tfpiy  the  abfence  of  the  chan- 

;'»^^<^CHANCELLORS,  four  per- 

iJ*cV}L-n  one  of  the  beads  of  colleges, 

tv*«»Kt  chancellor,  to  one  of  which 

**wei  hit  power  in  his  abfence. 

OUNCttLOR  [of  Camhidiel  much 

^^w  with  the  charceilor  oiOxfordt 

» (^  kt  does  not    hold  his  office 

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,5^ANCELL0R  [c£Canhrldge\\% 

■^^  cholcn  bv  the  ienate  out  ol  two 

naioated  by  the  b«ids  of  coUe- 

^«CEllOR  [of  the  order  of  C^- 
Ji*j4cer  woe  (iralf  the  com  millions 
rr^  and  tflenbly  of  the  knights, 
Jyieiifter.  and  delirers  the  afis 
■^  •fctJ  ot  iht  order. 

CWICILLORSHIP  [of  eoHCittari' 
S^^Mitfrr,  F.]  the  office  or  di^- 
i»2A<*»«Uor. 
iyteRY-Cwrf,  was  firft  ordain- 
'2^'l6m  the  Ccmjuercfr^  who  al- 
^*««d  or  inftituced  the  courts  of 
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CHA'N. 

DELBER 
i  GtmneryJ 
a  frame  cf 
wood  of  a 
It'^e  planks 
of  6  or  7 
foot  afun- 
der,  but  pa- 
rallel ,  on 
each  of  ' 
which  is  raifcd  a  pieces  oi^>wo'>d  per- 
pendicularly, between  which  laicineg 
aie  laid,  which  (orm  a  parapet;  they 
are  made  moveable  trom  place  to  place* 
according  as  there  iball  be  occafion*  in 
order  to    over  workmen. 

CHANFKAtN  BLANC  [with  Ihrfi^ 
men]  is  a  white  mark  upon  a  horfe,  de- 
fcending  from  the  forehead  almoft  to  tha 
nofe.    F, 

CHANFRIK  [with  Horfenun]  h  thd 
forepart  of  a  hoffe*s  head,  extending 
from  Under  the  dars  along  the  inter* 
val,  between  the  eye-biows  down  to 
the  nofe. 

CHA^NGEAfiLENES^  [of  cifdHgeM, 
F*]    liablene^s  or    ap^nefi  to  change. 

CHA'NNEL  llnjircbueaitre]  a  channel 
in  theJlMici^  chapiter  is  a  parr  that  lies 
fonftwhat  hollow  under  the  abacus^  and 
open  upon  the  ecbhtus^  and  hath  its  con- 
tours or  turnings  on  each  fide  to  maka 
the  votuta*s  or  fcrolU. 

CHA'NNEL  tftbe  lamdif^  i%  thefafi 
fit  oi  ^  cornice  which  makes  the  pendant 
moucbcttfrn 

CHANNEL  cf  tbe  VOide  [in  the  7o» 
nick  Capital  J  is  the  face  of  its  clrcum* 
volu:ion. 

CHANT  IcdHtust  I.]  the  Tocal  miU 
fick  of  churches. 

CHA'NTICLB  AR  [ofcbimter  and  cUir; 
FI  clear  or  ibrill  ]  a  name  iometimeft 
given  CO  a  cock  on  account  of  its  cleat 
voice. 

CHA'NTLATB  [In  Arcbhi8itre'\  « 
piece  of  wood  faften'd  near  the  ends  o£ 
the  rafters,  and  proje£^ing  beyond  tha 
wall  for  fupporting  2  or  3  rows  of  tiles^ 
to  prevent  the  rain-water  from  trickliog 
down  the  ^dt%  of  the  wall. 

CHAOXOOY  (;of  x*ef  tnd  X(>«,Gr.] 
hiftory  or  defcription  of  the  chaos- 

CHA'OMANCY  [of  x*U  andfutrnje^ 
Gr.  divination}  the  skill  of  prognoftica* 
dog  by  obfeivations  made  on  the  air. 

CHACyriC  [of  x««^»  Gr.]  of  or  be* 
longing  to  a  cbao»,  a  dark  and  rude  mafi 
ot  matter,  or  an  irregular  fyftem  of  tha 
elements,  and  all  forts  of  particles  mixc 
and  jainblerf  together  ;  out  of  which  they 
fuppoft  tha  world  bo  hart  tea  fennad 

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tt  Arfts  tlfo  a   confuTed   or  difordcrly 
keap  of  things. 

A  CHAP,  a  chink,  tiiatns  or  opening, 
A  CHAP  [of  ceapaO)  Sax.1    a  chap- 
man. 
.     CHA'PEAU,  a  cap  or  bar.    F. 

CHAPE  AU  [in  Heraldry  J  a  cap  of 
ftare  of  velvet,  of  a  fcarlec  colour,  lined 
with  ermines,  worn  by  dukes.  The  creft 
of^  noblemen's  ?oars  of  arn^s  is  bom  on 
this  cap  as  on  a  wreath,  and  is  parted  bv 
jr  frorn  the  hclrtiet  >  which  no  creft  mua. 
ijnmediarf-ly  touc^, 

CHA'PELETS  [with  Horfemcn]  a  cou- 
pie  of  ftirrup  leathers,  eaih  of  them 
mounted  with  a  ftirrup,  and  joining  at 
top  in  a  fort  of  leather  bncklc,  called 
the  head  of  the  chapclet,  by  which  being 
adjiftcd  to  the  rider's  length  and  bore, 
they  are  made  fad  to  the  fadd'e. 

CHA'PERON  [of  a  Bit-moutb'}  a 
name  which  horfemcn  give  t©  fcatch- 
mouths,  and  all  ochers  that  are  not  ca- 
non-mouths,  and  Signifies  the  end  of  the 
bit  thai  joins  co  the  branch,  juft  by  the 
blanKer. 

CHA'PITERS  whb  Moutdhgs  [Arcb'i' 
teBure]  are  thofe  which  have  no  orna- 
mc'Ms^  as  the  Tufcan  and  Dorich 

CHAPITERS  vitb  Sculptures  [Arcbl 
teSure]  are  thofe  which  are  fet  off  with 
leaves  and  carved  works,  the  fineft  of 
which  is  that  of  the  Corintbian  order. 

CHA'PLAINSHIP,  the  oiEce  of  a  chap- 
lain. 
CHA'PLAIN       \[imLa»  fenfe]  ii 
CHAPE'LLAINBX     one  who  attends 
upon  the  king  or  other  perfon  of  quali 
ty,  in^  order  to  inftrud  him  aod  his  fa- 
mily in  matters  of  religion. 
CHATMANRY     7    [of  ceapman  and 
CHA'PMANSHIPJ     Jlic,  &t.  a  king- 
dom    the  employment  or  dealings  of  a 
chapman,  or  buyer  or  feller. 

CH  A'PPB  [in  Biraldxy]  fig- 
nifies  cloaked,  and  is   repre- 
^    fenrcd  by  dividing  the   chief 
^    by  ii:ies  drawn  from  the  oen 
-^   tre,  at  rhc  upper  edge  to  an< 
|,Ies  below  inio  3  parts.    The  iecSlions  on 
the  fides   being  o\  a   different  metal   or 
cofouv  from  the  reft,  as  in  the  figure  an< 
nex'd.     Some  call  it  a  Chief  Tarty  per 
Bind  Dexter  or  S'mlfler,  or  both. 

CHA'PPERONNE  [Hfrtf/. 
dTy~\  figniftes  boodcd,  oi  cbap- 
peronne  «n  hood,  which  co- 
vers the  head,  fuch  as  UitTz 
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CHAWEROO'NS  "I  are  thofe  II 
^  CHAFFEROCyNS  f  ftields  comi 
log  death's-heads,  and  other  funeral 
vices  placed  on  the  foreheads  of  he 
tbac  draw  hearfes  at  funerals.  The  ] 
fon  of  I  heir  being  fo  called,  is  beci 
thefe  devices  were  anciently  faftene* 
the  Cbappercmust  that  thofe  ho/fei 
fed  to  wear  with  their  other  cover 
of  ftate. 

CHAPOURNE'T,  a  little  hood,  che 
gure  of  which  is  ufed  by  heralds  fo 
bearing  in  a  coat  of  arms. 

CHA'PTER  [ArcbiteSureJ  the  cop 
head  of  a  piihr. 

CHA'PTRELS  [Arcbheaure'i  the  fi 
as  impofts,  /.  e.  thofe  parts  oo  wl 
the  feet  of  arches  ftand. 

CHAR  [in  the  BritUh  tongue}  is  t 
for  ^nttf  which  Ggni&es  a  city,  and 
ing  adjoin'd  to  the  names  of  places, 
nifies  the  ciiy  of  that  place. 

To  CHAR,  to  make  charcoal  of  Wl 
of  oak,  alder,  lime- tree,  Jjfc.  by  c 
ting  it  into  convenient  lengths,  and 
ling  it  up  in  the  form  of  a  pyramid 
a  deep  pit,  made  in  the  ground  for  i 
purpofe,  having  a  little  bole  to  pni 
the  (ire. 

CHA'RACTER  [of  x*&»'^^^  Or.[ 
certain  manrer  of  air  or  aflemblagc 
(qualities,  which  refulc  from  feveral  f 
ticular  marks,  which  diftioguiih  a  tt 
from  any  other,  fo  as  it  may  be  the 
by  known,  as  we  fay  the  charaSei 
Alexander,  Cicero^  }ffc. 

CHARACTER  [with  Voetsl  is  the 
fult  of  the  manners,  or  that  which  it  p 
per  to  each  perfon,  by  which  he  h 
gular  in  his  manners,  and  diftinguiibi 
trom  others. 

CHARACTER  [with  ItLomlfh  Dhin 
a  certain  indelible  m;rk  or  impreffi 
which  is  left  behind  them  by  certaiB 
cramentsin  thofe  that  receive  them. 

CHARACTER,  isalfoufed  for  ceil 
vifible  qualities  which  claim  reverend 
refped  irom  thofe  that  are  Tefted  « 
them,  as  the  charafier  of  a  bilbop^ 
ambaftador,  J«fc. 

>r<7;niiitff  CHARACTERS, are  thofe] 
perly  called  letters,  which  (erve  to' 
prefs  the  names  of  things.  '2 

Heai  CHARACTERS,  are  fucb 
prefs  things  and  idea's  inftead  of  naif 

£OT*/fWrfriwl  CHARACTERS,  are 
as  not  only  exprefs  the  ththgs  themfci 
but  in  (bme  meafure  perfonate  tfaeni 


exhibit  their  forms  fuch  as  the  B^ 

_    hieroglyph!  cks. 

ders,  aiid  part  of  the  arms  clofed  t^try       CHARACTBRI'STICK    [of  a 
vay,  as  in  the  figure  aaD6i*d»  |  ritbmj  is  the  fame  as  the  ^udex  oi 

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CfiJJUCTERISTICK    friai^  of  a 

Crw  Cia  the  hS%t*er  Geometry^   is  a  rec- 

ri^hC'SAg'cd  criaagte,    ivhoid  by- 

's  a  pare  of  the  curve,  Docfeo- 

dkirrenr  f  om  a  right  Hoe. 

CHaAACTERI'STICALNHSS  lofcba- 

flat^  Gr.J  faaTiDg  charaoerifticks,  or 
Jciae  craraserifticaJ. 

CHAR    1    [probably   of  c«pe,    £xr. 

CRUU I  cmrej  a  job  or  (mall  piece 
'M  vork  ;   mMo  rhe  nave  of  a  &fli. 

CUAHBON  [with  ibrfemen]  is  that 
2db  ^Bck  fpoc  or  mark  which  remaios 
mm  a  large  ipot  in  the  cavity  of  the 
oner  teeth  of  a  iiorfe,  about  the  7ch  or 
^  ^^r,  when  tbe  cavity  filis,  and  the 
eaeih  Vdii|  iiiKKKh  and  equal  h  (aid  to 

CHlftGE  { charge^  F.'\  a  burden  or 
hmi  ',  aiib  naDageroeoi  or  care  ;  alfb  of- 
ioe,  taif^y  or  truft  »  alfo  an  accufatton, 
alio  an  eogagement,  fight 


CHARGE  [with  Tmnters]  an  exaege- 
nsed  re^reicataiioa  oi  a  perfoo  in  which 
ckt  Skncls  is  picferved,  but  at  the  fame 
ane  n&^'ed»  called  alfo  over-charge. 

au'RG£ABIJEN£SS  [of  caritas^  or 
<ferdear.  0€  charger^  F]  coftlixK/i ,  dear- 

CHA'RGED  IBnOdrj]  figoifies  the  fi. 
fM  icpreieaiced  on  an  efcutcheoo,  by 
I'Kadi  tte  bearers  afe  diftiogutAed  one 
ttOB  aaocher .  Too  many  charges  in  an 
aioichecki  are  noc  accounted  fo  honoura- 

CSA'ftiNESS  [  of  cbiT^  R  earns ^  X.  J 
cacKT^is,  Cparingnefii,  teademe(s» 

CBAIIOCK,  a  kind  of  herb. 

aiARl'STIA  [amoQg  the  Mmumi]  a 
Icftrnl  Iblemnii'd  on  the  Jzch  of  the 
Citmdt  of  Miarcb. 

CHAlU'&TlCARTy  cmmmdatarjf  or  </o. 
acaiy,  apeifoa  to  whom  the  enjoyment 
y  :ke  levcoaes  of  a  monaftery,  bene- 
IK,  \gc.  were  gi^ec. 

CHARXSTOLO'CHIA  [Hoftfiy]  Mug- 

CHA'RITATIVB  [I'nr^mmXdv]  as 
^hanodTB  Jtditdy^  Md,  iffc,  a  moderate 
*i^*«K«  graared  by  a  council  to  a  bi- 
^9p  13  ^r  his  expeoees  to  a  council. 

CHABHTES  [XA^nr,  i^.  che  Graces] 
Jtima,  J^g&a  ana  Empbro/jne^  the  daoah. 
«*»  et  /t^a-  and  jtttcuoe^  or  of  jM^ifrr 
eii  SMtjaeme*  One  of  tbefe  was  painred 
*ci  ker  hack  towards  tB,and  her  face  from- 
^■t  at  preceeding  trom  usi  and  the  other 
»•  with  ihcir  faces  towards  us,  to  dc- 
1^  that  for  one  benefit  done  we  (hould 
**«rt*  iooUe  thanks ;  thty  were  patni- 
^  Mkcdy  f  inumtte  ihac  good  o£ces 


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Aould  be  done  witfaont  difTembling  and 
hypocrify;  they  were  reprefenccd  yoong, 
to  fignify  that  the  remembrance  of  be- 
nefits ftottld  never  wax  old  i  and  alfo 
laughing,  to  fignify  that  we  fliould  do 
good  to  others  with  chearfulnefs  and  ala- 
crity. They  are  rcprefcntcd  linked  to- 
gether arm  in  arm  to  inftruft  us  that 
one  kiudnefs  fliould  provoke  another,  fa 
chat  the  knot  and  bond  of  love  Aould 
be  indiflbluble.  The  poers  tell  us,  thac 
they  ufed  to  walb  themfelves  in  the  foun- 
tain Aciddliusy  becaufe  beneficSi  gifts  and 
good  turns  ought  to  be  fincere  and  pure, 
and  nor  ba(e.  fordid  and  counterfeit. 

CHA'RITY  [cbarhaj,L»'\  the  ancients 
ufed  to  paint  the  virtue  charity,  as  a  god* 
defs  in  yellow  robes,  fitting  in  an  ivory 
chair,  having  on  her  bead  a  tire  of  gold 
fet  with  precious  (tones. 

CHARITY,is  the  love  of  our  brethren, 
or  a  kind  of  brotherly  affe&ion  of  one  to- 
wards another.  The  rule  and  ftandard, 
that  this  habit  is  to  be  examined  and  re- 
gulated by  among  Chriftians,  h  the  love 
we  bear  to  ourfelves,  or  that  Chiifl  bore 
to  us  s  that  is.  It  muft  be  unfeigned,  con- 
ftanty  and  out  of  no  other  defign  but  their 
happinefi. 

THA'RLOCK,  a  kind  of  herb. 

CHARMS  [cbarmesy  F.]  certain  verfes 
or  expreffions,  which  by  fome  are  fup« 
pofed^  to  have  a  bewitching  power ;  alfo 
certain  particular  graces  in  writing,  a  a 
the  charms  of  Eloquence^  of  foetry,  ^c, 

CHA'RMING  [of  cbarmant,  F.J  enga- 
ging, alluring,  delighting. 

CHA'RMINGNBSS,  charming  delight- 
ing quality. 

CHA'RON  recording  to  the  PoeUl 
was  the  fon  of  Erebus  and  the  Nigbt ,  and 
the  ferry-man  of  Pluto,  who  in  an  old 
weather-beaten  boat  did  convey  the  fouls 
of  the  deceased  to  him  over  rhe  rivers 
Cocytus^  Percpblegetbon  t  Acberon  and 
Styx. 

Cbaron  is  iloried  to  be  covetous  oE 
money,  and  therefore  would  carry  none 
over  without  a  piece  of  filver,  a  balf- 
penwfy  which  the  ghofts  were  wont  to 
carry  between  their  lips,  being  put  there 
by  their  furviving  relations.  And  altho* 
it  was  noc  granted,  that  any  who  were 
not  6t^6  or  unburied,  ff-ould  be  admitted 
into  Cbaron'%  boar ;  yec  Mneas,  for  his 
piety,  and  HtrcuUs  and  Tbefcus  by  their 
valour,  and  Orpbeus  by  his  mufick,  ob- 
tained the  privilege  to  pafs  to  and  fro 
in  it. 

The  original  of  this  fable  is  fuppofed 
to  be  this ;  Qftris^  king  of  EQfftj  was  one 
who  took  excraordinary  care  of  the  dead, 
cAvfing  them  to  be  buried  ta  feveral  pla- 


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€6$  made  om  purpofe  netr  'Mtnifbisp  to 
encoartgQ  virtue  and  t  good  life  s  for 
perfoos  were  appainced  to  enquire  into 
•very  man's  tftions ',  and  if  the  decetfed 
bad  DOC  lived  well,  he  was  co  be  caft 
i'to  a  place  of  fliame  and  puaiftmenc; 
but  if  he  had  lived  virtuonfly,  he  was 
to  be  uuerr*d  in  pleafanc  fields >  beau- 
tified aod'AouriibiDg  with  all  manner  of 
powers.  And  by  this  means  Ofiris  did 
awe  his  fubjeds  toco  a  fubmi^on  and 
obedience  to  his  laws* 

This  place  was  near  the  city  Meinpbis 
^'^Egypt.t  and  iBncompafled  feverai  times 
vita  the  river  Me:  Hence  the  poets 
take  their  four  rivers  of  hell,  Asberan^ 
Styx^  Cocyttu,  aud  Tbl^etbon, 
"An  old  iellow  ufed  co  convey  the  dead 
bodies  over  thefe  four  compafiings  of  the 
JAU  i  and  hence  comes  the  poets  Cbaron, 
-The  heathens  did  believe  that  Cbaron 
would  never  fuffer  the  fou^s  whofe  bo- 
dies had  lain  long  unboried,  to  pafs  in 
his  boat  to  refk  in  the  Ei^ian  Fields  i 
but  that  they  were  toiled  up  and  down 
daring  the  fpace  of  xoo  years,  upon  the 
banks  of  the  river  Acberon. 

Therefore  ic  was  looked  upon  a  cru- 
elty beyooA  expreffion,  to  deny  burial  to 
fhe  deads  and  therefore  all  great cbm> 
nanders  were  very  carefql  after  a  battel 
go  incerr  the  bodies  of  their  foldiert  chat 
-htd  been  (lain. 

He  is  reprefented  as  a  very  old  man, 
hi  and  oafl  V,  with  a  grey  beard, long  and 
bulhy,  wiih  fore  fiery  eyes,  and  clothed 
to  rags  that  will  fcarce  hang  .  upon  his 
Aoulders;  of  a  rough,  faucy  temper 
snakine  -no  diftinftion  between  prin- 
ces and  peafams,  rich  or  poor;  the  beau- 
tiful and  deformed  were  all  alike  to 
lum. 

CHARTS  l^roffrapbick')    are  Ibeecs 
CHARTS  MoTfiie  >  of  large  pa- 

Sea  CHARTS  3     per,  on 

which  feyeral  parts  of  the  land*  and  Tea 
«re  defcribed,  with  their  refoeaive  coafts, 
barbours,  founds,  flats,  uelviis,  fands, 
'ocks,  ^,  together  with  the  Ion- 
gttude  and  latitude  of  each  plaGe>  and 
the  points  of  the  compafs*     ' 

CHA'RTBL  Icarteh  F.]  a  letter  of 
defiance  or  challenge  co  a  duel,  ufed  in 
ancient  times,  when  combats  were  al- 
lowed for  the  determination  of  difficnlt 
cootroverfies  in  law. 

•  CHARTERS,  were  firft  confirm*d  by 
the  broad  feal  in  the  time  of  kiqg  Ed- 
l0Mrd  the  confeflbr.  Who  was  the  firft 
lung  of  England  chat  made  oft  of  (hac 
large  and  ftately  impreiEon. 
CHA'RVIL.  See  Cberml^  ^c. 
CHARY'BDIS,  a  rock  in  the  ftrtitf 


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of  Siciijf,  The  poets  relate  that  thft 
Ctarybdis  was  a  woman  of  a  favag« 
nacure,  who  fee  upon  all  paflengers  u 
rob  them.  And  the  having  flolen  Her- 
cuie/s  oxen,  Jv^lter  ktll'd  her  with  hi 
thunderbolts,  and  turned  her  into  a  fo 
rious  monfter,  and  caft  her  into  a  gul^ 
that  bears  her  name. 
CHAGE  [Sga  Temi]  the  fhip  chafed. 
To  CHASE  [  with  Goldfmitbs,  ^c. 
is  to  work  plate  after  a  parcicular  man 
ner,  called  chafed-work. 

CHA'SBR  [Sea  Term]  tha  ifaip  inpoi 
fuitof  the  chafe. 

Stem  CHASE  ^Sea  Term]  is  whentb 
chafed  is  rieht  a  head  with  the  chvfer 
To  He  wti  tbe  flnfs  fore  fond  in  th 
CHASE  [Sea  Term]  is  to  fail  the  neai 
^ft  way  to  meet  her,  and  fo  to  cro 
her    in  her  way. 

A  Sbip  of  a  good  firrward  CHAS; 
[Sea  Pkrafe]  a  Ibip  that  is  built  forwai 
on  a  ftern,  that  Ihe  can  carry  many  gn^.! 
to  (boot  right  forwards  or  backwaids 
called  alfo  a  fliip  of  a  good  ftem  chai 
CHASE  Guns  [  of  a  Ship  ]  are  fa( 
whofe  ports  are  either  in  the  head  (ai 
then  they  are  ufed  in  chafins  of  othei 
or  in  the  ftern,  and  are  ufed  only  whi 
they  are  chafed  or  purfued  by  ocKers. 

CHAfSEABLI,  that  may  be  chafed  i 
hunted. 
CHAST  iVood,  a  plant  or  herb. 


CHA'STISEN^NTS  [  with  Jioffem 
are  corre&tons  of  the  fevere  ai>d  rig 
rons  eSe€ts  of  the  aids ;  for  when  t! 
aids  are  given  with  fevericy,  they  becon 
puoilhmencs^ 

CHA'STNESSl    [CARitas^  X.]  a  chi 

CHA'STITY  i  ttian  moral  virtue 
abft^ining-  firom  unlawful  pleafures  or  tl 
ilelb,  and  ufing  lawful  ones  with  m 
deration. 

CHAU'NTRY.  See  Cbmtty. 
CHAU'SSETRAPS  [in 
M//.  J^mrs]  machines  of 
iron  havii)g  four  points 
of  about  three  or  lour 
inches  long,  '  fo  milde 
chat  which  ever  way 
they  fall,  there  is  ftiU 
a  point  up,  and  they  are  to  be  throi 
upon  breaches,  or  in  pai&s  where  r 
horfe  arc  to  march,  to  annoy  them  J 
running  into  their  foet  and  disunii 
them. 

CHAUSS6  trap  boat  [  with  iiM/e«fli 
a  white-footed  horfe,  when  the  wh 
marks  run  too  high  upon  his  legs,  f 

CHAUSSB    [  ia  Heraldry  ]    &pa^ 
/hod,  and  in  Slaxm   denotea  a  SeB 
in    hajkp   the    line    bj     which     it 
formed    proceediiHi;    from    the   exc 
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Imt  of  tlte    bafe,    anJ   afcending 

Dik  fide  of  the   eTcurcbeon,    which 

le    meecs   about   the  F^> 

8p^l  as  if  a     chief    had 
iboosy  the  fame  being  a  d'> 
Ttfioa  made  in  ic  by  lines 
drtwn  from  the  center  of 
the  lower  line  of  the  chief,  co 
the    middle  parts    of   the 
tts  thoeof,  and  fo  is  faid  co   repre- 
(k  ftooes,  ss  emanche  is  faid  co  repre- 
fe  Cttfei  ts  the  6gure  annexed. 

CHEAP  [of  ccapan,  Sdx.  to  buy  or 
^  it9ott%  the  place's  name,  co  which 
kiia^,  to  be  or  have  been  a  mar- 
tastnraor  place,  ts  Cbeafffide^  Eaficbeap, 

CHEAP  [of  ceapao,  Sax.J  fold  for  t 
kiapnoe. 

CHii'RFULLNBSSl    fof  cbere,    F. 

CHEAKINESS  f  of  ;t«j>»,  Gr,^ 
%k.ktneaners. 

CHEAlriNGNESS  [of  ctVCH  Sax.'] 
^cbad,  OT  dehatidinc  quality. 

.CHtCX  [ictec,  F.J  lofs,  fatal  blow, 

CHECKY  [lo  Heraldry^  is  one  of  the 
moil    noble   and  moft    an. 

SdtiK  figures  cKac  are  ufed 
to  armonry,  and  a  certain 
aacbor  fays,  ought  to  be 
giv^n  CO  none  but  valiant 
warriers  in  token  of  rbeir 
BoWicy.  For  the  chefs- 
JJfi  reprefenrs  a  field  of  battle,  and 
"t  ?a«is  and  men  on  both  fides  re- 
J^  the  foldiers  of  the  two  armtest 
*y  awe,  attack^  advance  or  retire, 
2|"|  to  the  two  gair.eders  that  are 
■^  Itaerals,  fee  the  figure  annexed, 
J»  %Bie  is  always  compofcd  of  me- 
2^  colour,  and  fom;  authors  would 
^K  reckoned  among  the  feveral  forts 

^  [in  lkraldry2    the    fame   as 

jJUlDO^IAfBofiWy]  Celandine  or 

•"W-WOTt.    L. 

QKI'LOCACE  fof  XH^^  •  '«>.  »n<J 
*^erii]  a  canker  in    the  mouth  or 

amiBR,fc-rruptly  for  IfU  m«r» 
"i^Jthe  reflux  of  the  fca. 
^a^NE  [of  xt^-^i.    Gr    a    ror- 
r**j*feftrument   co    make  a  gradual 
^^■•■"J  in  any    frafiured  member,  in 

*  B't^on  it  refembles  the  flownefs 

tonotfe 

glO'«ON[of  xtX«»i,Or.]  a  hump 
2^  tiUti  from  its  refemblance  to  a 

[teONin'ES[ofv\//«>^,Or.  t  fwal- 
Ti^ftDoe  fotioa    ia  the   bellies    of 


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young  fwallows,'good  agalnfl  the  fallii^ 

CHE'MAT  f;t*i«*»»  <5r-]  *  meafure  a« 

CHE'MH  f  mong  the  ancients  contain-. 
mg  two   fmall  fpoonruls. 

CHE'MIA  [  d^i  T«  ;t»«^,  Gr.  }  chs 
fame  as  cbymta. 

^  CHB'MiCB,  Che  an  of  calling  figurea 
m  meials. 

CHIMI'N,  way  or  road.  F. 

CHEMIN  des  rmdes  [in  fbrtificat.l 
the  Way  of  the  rounds,  a  fpace  between 
Che  rampart  and  the  lower  parapet,  for 
the  rounds  to  go  about.    See  Fdlfe  btM. 

CHE'MISE,  a  ffiirt  or  fliift,  a  fi- 
ning or  a  c«fing  with  ft  one,  F, 

CHEMI'SH  [with  Majhut  ]  the  foK- 
dicy  of  a  wall  from  che  Talu$  or  iloM 
to  theftone-row.  F. 

CHE'MOSIS,  a  fwcUIng  of  chewhit« 
coac  of  che  eye  called  ilSuginea  tunica^ 
that^makes  the  black  of  it  appear  hollow, 
and  is  a  violent  inflammation  with  extreme 
pain,  che  eye-lids  being  turned  infide  out. 

CHE'MISTRY.    SecChmifiry. 

CHBNO'PUS  [xwiiTMt,  Gr.]  the  herb 
Goole-foor, 

CHBOIISHER  [of  cAerir,  KJ  one  who 
chcrifbes. 

To  CHERN.    Seetoi:fc«r«. 

CHERNlTESC;ti^»iTar,  Gr.l  aCftone 
like  ivory  ufed  by  the  aocieots  to  pre- 
ferve  dead  bodies  in, 
^  CHERSONE'SB  lmGe<^apbyl  a  pen- 
infijla,  a  trad  of  land  almott  encom* 
pafled  with  the  fea. 

CHE'RVIL,  an  fcerb. 

To  CHER'WIT,  to  cry  like  a  partridge. 

CHESS,  a  game  performed  with  lirrle 
round  pieces  of  wood,  on  a  board  divid- 
ed into  64  f(|uares,  where  arc  and  faj»a- 
cuyare  fo  indifpeafib'.y  reqniGce,  that 
chance  feems  to  have  no  pla^e;  and  a 
perfon  never  lofes  but  by  bis  ownfaoK 
Bach  Cide  has  8  men  and  as  many  p4wns, 
which  are  to  be  moved  and  fliilted 
according  co  certain  laws  and  mles  of 
that  game. 

CHEST  foimderhg.    Seejatrnderhg. 

CHEVA'LER  [with  Hor/emen]  is  when 
a  hor(c  with  paiTaging  upon  a  walk  or 
trot,  bis  far  fore-leg  crofTes  or  overlaps 
che  other  fbre-Ieg  every  time  or  mo- 
tion. F. 

CHHVAL  1    [iiT//.    4f  1 

CHEVAUXDE  PRIZE  fa  fort  of 
turnpikes,  being  fpars  of  wood,  abouc 
10  or  I  a  foot  long,  and  a  fooc  diame- 
ter cot  in«)  6  faces  and  bored  through ; 
each  hole  is  armed  with  a  ihorc  fpike, 
ihod  with  iron  tt  each  end  about  an  inch 
diameter,  6  foot  long  and  6  inches  diftant 
one  from  another  i  fo  that  it  poims  ouc 

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iilf^ry  wif ,  snd  is  u^  in  topping  fmiYl 
orertures  or  open  places,  or  placed  in 
breaches,  alfj  a  defence  agaioft  horfis* 


CHEVt'LLH  [in  HenOdry'i 
fignifies  ftreaming,  /.  e. 
a  dream  oi  lighc  darting 
from  a  comet  or  blazing 
ftar,  vulgarly  called  the 
beard,  according  co  the  ii« 
'fure  annexed. 

•  CHEVRETTE  [m 

Mil*  j^.]  an  engine 
for  raiiine  guns  or 
nonars  in'O  their 
ariagesjit  tsmade 
)r  2  pieces  of  wood 
iSouif"ur  foot  long 
itanding  upright  up 
'^n  a  fhird  which  is 
Square ;  they  are  a- 
bouc  a  foot  afunder 
and  parallel,  being 
pierced  with  holes 
'xa£lly  oppoHte  to 
ne  anothir,  with 
a  bolt  of  iron  being 
put  thro*  ihefe  ho'es, 
higher  or  lower  at  pieafurc,  which  fervt-s, 
with  a  handfpike,  which  takes  its  poife 
over  this  bolt,  to  raife  the  gun  or  mortar, 
1  i       CHE'VRON   llinHeral- 

I  .A.  1  CHE'VERONj  ''ryjisan 
I^^Mk|J  ordinary  formed  of  a  twoiold 
■V^'WU  line,  fpire-wife  or  pyramidi- 
^^  _  ^  cal,  rhc  ioundation  being  in 
the  c'exter  and  finifter  \mfc  points  ot  the 
cfcutcheon,  and  the  acute  point  of  the 
fpire  near  to  the  top  ot  the  efcutcheon,  as 
ID  the  figure  annexed. 

This  ordinary  rcfemhles  a  pair  of  barge- 
couples  or  rafters,  fuch  as  carpenters  fct 
on  the  higbeft  part  of  a  h^oufe  for  fupport- 
ing  (he  roof,  and  betokens  the  atchieving 
fome  bufiners  of  moment,  orl  furnifhing 
/bme  chargeable  or  memorable  work. 

Some  fay  it  rcprcfcnis  ProteBion,  oihen 
fay  Ccmfiancy  ;  feme  the  fpurs  of  knights, 
others  the  head-drefs  of  prieftefTes,  ^c, 

Frr  CHEVRON  fin  Heraldry  ^  or  Par- 
ty  per  Chevron t  is  when  the  Held  is  divi- 
ded only  by  two  fingU  lines,  rifing  from 
rbe  two  bale  points  and  meecing  in  a  point 


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above,  as  the  cherron  does; 

CHETRON  ahufs'd  [Her^dtyJ 
when  its  point  does  not  approach  the  he 
of  the  chief,  nor  reach  farther  than  ti 
mfddleofchecoat. 

^  CHE'VRON  trole,  h  wh^fa  one  bran 
is  feparated  inco  two  pieces. 

CHEVRON  cloven^  is  when  the  upp 
point  is  taken  off  fo  that  the  two  piec 
only  touch  at  one  of  the  angles. 

CHEVRON  couched,  is  when  cl 
point  is  turned  downwards  on  ooe  lido  < 
the  efcurcheon. 

CHEVRON  divided,  U  when  the  brti 
ches  are  of  fevcxal  metalS|  or  when  met 
is  oppofed  to  Colour. 

CHEVRON  inverted^  h  when  the  pou 
is  towards  the  poirti  of  the  coat,  and  i 
branches  towards  the  chiet 

CHEVRON  mutilated,  is  when  u  do< 
not  t^Mch  the  extremes  of  the  coat. 

CHE'VRONED  fin  Heraldry^  is  wbe 
it  is  filled  with  an  equal  number  of  chef 
rons. 

Ctfunffr-CHEVRONED  pn  Heraldry 
IS  when  a  chevron  is  fo  divided,  thacco 
lour  IS  oppofed  ro  metal. 

CHEVRONE'L  fin  Heral- 
dry] is  the  diminutive  of 
chevron,  and  as  fuch  contains 
only  one  half  of  the  chevron, 
as  in  the  figure  nnnexed.  _ 

CHEVROVNE'  7  fignifies  the  partfol 
^  CHEVRONNY'  f  of  the  Ihieldfevera 
tirr.cs  rhevrou-wife,  as  in  the  figure  abovi 

CHICA'NB      1  [ofc/cww  the  skin  o 

CHICA'NRY  I  a  pomegranate,  ac. 
cording  to  Menage\  whence  the  SpauiardU 
derive  their  cbicoy  licde,  (lender ;  chicane 
being  converiant  about  trifling  things!  h 
Lt»  itisanabufe  ot  judiciary  proceeduiga 
cither  with  defign  to  delay  the  caafe,  oi 
to  impofe  on  the  judge  or  the  contran 
party,  a  wranpiing,  crafty  manner  of  plead 
ing  a  caufe  with  tricks,  quirks  and  fetchei; 
the  perplexing  or  fpltiting  a  caufe,  pectji 
fogging.     F. 

CHICA'NE        1   [m  the  SdbooU]   I 

CHICA'NERY  J  ufed  to  import  vail 
fophifms,  fubcleties  and  diftin^ions,  win 
defign  to  obfcure  truth  and  .protrad  dQ 
puics.  \ 

CHIEF  Icbef^  F.j  firfl,  principal,  Ari 
veraign.  «l 

Lemds  held  in  CHIEF.    Sec  Capite. 

CHIEF  [in  Mil,  Afairs^  a  co 
in  cHief^,  a  general. 

CHI'DING   [of  dban.  Sax.']  rebuk 

yc. 

A  CHIEF  [in  Heraldry,  chef,  F.]  is  i 
honourable  ordinary,  and  that  which  tak 
up  the  upper  pare  of  the  efcutcheon, 
reprefeacs  a  man*!  head,  and  the  o 


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■leair  both  hf  indena  and  modent* 

Tke  dvf,  *^  aU  other  honourable  or 
fitnes  d3,  moft  7«ke  np  juft  one  third 
iwr  of  the  efcutchcon,  cfpecially  if  they 
W  utm  n  cae  fliieU  s  Iwi  if  there  be 
taacre  of  chem  they  isnft  be  leiTened  in 
ivapsnioQ  co  cbeir  number,  and  the  fame, 
«ki  they  are  c8DtO'>ed«  atcfr.<ded  tod 
kain€d  Bpoo  fooie  •cher  figures. 


Jb  CHIEF,  Cgnifies  tny 
thing  bom  in  the  chief  pan 
'ft  cop  of  the  efcaccheoo. 


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A  CHIEF  cbevrtrnTd,  bended  or  paled, 
^  «**•!  it  ha»  a  Cbevnmy  Tale  or  Bead 
t^a^  «  CO  ic»  mod  of  the  fame  colour 

A  QDEF  Jmfipertedt  i<  when  the  two 
tHrh  z'  the  top  are  of  the  colour  of  the 
itdt  ad  ^ac  ac   bottom  of  a  diiferent 

CHTiFLY  Cof  cheft  JO  principally. 
aHETTAlN.  a  capcain  or  general. 
CmXDINGNfiSS  [cii^,  ^ox.  a  chUd] 
ifcetrecaeiK  bearing  children. 
GIUXDISHNESS  [ciIbifcoe/»  &x.] 
ooexperiencedne  fs. 
[dDy'NAMB  [ot  X''^*^  •  t'^o*'* 
,  aad  l^tm^fnt  power  or  virtue,  Qt,'] 
m.  herh  faariiig  looo  virtues,  a  fore  0| 

CHIUOTHYLLON  fx'^^io^Usr,  Gr 
«f  g^iAjcf  rooo,  and  f »\xev,  Gr.  a  leaf  ] 
ikcherb  Milfoil,  Yarrow  or  looo  leaf.  X. 

CHDffllA  CX^A^'^^  ^1^0  a  mon- 
Aer  iripifiit  to  ha^e  the  head  of  a  lion, 
ctebefiy  of  a.  foat,  and  the  tail  of  a  fer- 
F^Sr  aiib  a  mere  whimfy*  a  caftle  ia  the 
air,aaidlefiJ>cy. 

CHCMJERA  [X^fi^^  ^^'1  *  ^^' 
v»  or  msvacain  of  ^itf,  that  vomited 
fin,  the  tfvcii  of  the  feUe  is,  the  top  of  it 
httrf  iohabiced  bvlion,  the  middle  a* 
heaqf^g  with  paftures  for  eoats,  and  at 
oe  KxtoB  by  ferpents  r  This  gave  place 
«»  the  6Me,  that  Cbimdera  was  a  monfter 
tfaas  voBftcea  lUmes,  had  the  head  and 
kceaft  of  a  tioo,  the  belly  of  a  goat,  and 
ck«  oA  ot  a  ilragoDy   and  becauie  Bettero- 

rawBdered  'his  mountain  habitable,  he 
f 4d  »  have  flain  the  Cbitturra.    O ther s 
6ty  tkuCkimAra  was  a  mountain  oppofite 
r9  r  e  lea,  which  £atifing  refle£lions  and 
iwid  hesa  in  the  fummer-iime,  being 
^pLifaii  rhroogh  the  fields,  made  the  fruits 
vither.  aid   that  B^Oeropbon  perceiving 
wfeit  was  the  cauie  ot  this  mifchief^  cat 
a«er  put  oi  cb<>  precipice  that  mo^  of 
«l&«ieded.    PIfay  f«ys   che  fire  thereof 
m^kM  kisdle  with  water,  and  be  extin- 
^■Aadbf  nochinp  bac  earth  or  dung. 
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F.  of  cbinura^  1.  ;tV**'e^  Gr.J  imagt* 
narinefs,  wbimficalttefit. 

CHIM£  fprob.  of  gamme,  F.]  a  cun« 
fet  upon  bells  or  in  a  clock;  a  kind  of  p«. 
riodicil  mufick,  produced  at  certain  Tea* 
Tons  of  the  dav»  by  a  particular  afparatui 
added  to  a  clock. 

CHI'MIN.    See  Cbemtru 

A  CHIP,  a  bit  chipt  oiF  from  Wood. 

CHIP  [from  cyppan.  Sax.  to  buy  aiid 
fein  ihews  that  the  place,  to  which  at  it 
added,  either  is  or  was  a  market  towo» 
as  Cbipnam-  Cbippenbam^  Jjrc. 

CHI'PPING  [  of  cyppan  or  ceapaa. 
Sax.  to  buy  or  fellj  fignffies  the  place,  to 
the  name  of  which  ic  is  added,  to  be  or 
have  been  a  market-town  or  place,  as 
Cbippin-thrton^   Cbipping-Wicmh,  J«. 

CHIQUB'  [at  Snyrna^  a  weight  for 
weighing  of  eaac's-wool,  containing  500 
drams  or  a  okes,  which  is  five  pound  to 
ten  ounces,  feven  drams. 

CHIKA'PSY  [x«V*4^*  of  ;t«>  «  hand 
and  Airlm^  Qr,  to  couchj  a  couching  or 
feeling  wich  the  hand. 

CHI'ROORAPH  [;t"^'>'^*^^  of  ;tf)^ 
a  hand,  and  ypfip»  to  write,  Gr,'}  a  hand- 
writing, a  bond  or  bill  of  one's  own  hand. 

CHI'RON  [of  0  /irf  T(fr  ;t«V«''  ^€9^" 
mUc  aro<«ir,  a.  d.  healing  by  the  afliftancc 
of  the  handsj  according  to  the  poets  wat 
the  fon  of  Saturn  and  PbiUyra,  and  cfaey 
cell  us,  chac  he  keeping  company  with 
PkiUyra^  his  wife  Ops  came  and  Airprifed 
them,  whereupon  he  transformed  himfelf 
into  a  horfe  ;  and  that  PbiUjra  conceived 
by  him  and  brought  forth  a  creature, 
whofe  upper  part  was  a  man,  and  the  low- 
er part  a  horfe.  This  Cbiron  was  an  ex- 
cellent phyfician,  and  CiUght  Mfcutapius 
phyfick,  ApoUo  muGck,  and  Hercules  auro-> 
nomy.  This  feems  to  be  Chiron^  that 
dwelling  in  mount  FeUuSy  is  faid  to  have 
excelled  all  mortals  in  judice,  and  to 
whom  Hercules  came  for  love's  fake,  and 
converting  in  his  cave,  worfhipped  Tati  9 
and  he  was  the  only  one  of  the  Centaurs 
that  be  did  not  flay,  but  heard  with  atten- 
tion, ^tAntiftbenes  Socroiicus  writes  in 
bis  Hercules:  And  when  thefe  hod  lived 
together  fome  time,  an  arrow  falling  out 
of  Hereuies*s  t^aiver  upon  che  Centaur's 
foot  wounded  it,  and  he  afterwards  died, 
and  becaufe  of  his  piety  andalfo  this  mif- 
forctrae,  by  the  beneficence  of  Jupiter  he 
was  placed  amooc  che  gods.  He  has  a  lit- 
tle beaft  in  his  right  hand,  near  the  it  tele 
alrar,  thac  he  feems  to  have  a  mind  to  fa- 
crifice,  and  this  is  a  ftrong  argument  of 
bis  piety. 

CHIRCVNIA  V/m  I  Botany'}  the  wild 
or  black  vloc  Briooyi  fo  called  from  Cbi^ 

TOO* 

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C«f RO'MION,  the  Hefb  oanrtttrf. 
CHIRO'NIUM  Vtcus^   a  boil  or  fore, 
which  com  s  cfp^dally  on  the  thighs  and 
feet,  fo  n;mpd  bccaufe  it  has  need  of  foch 
mn  one  a-  Chiron  to  cure  it. 

CHIRO'NOMY  [chironnma,  JLof  ;t«. 
^fJtij^  oiy up  the  hand,  tndvbf^  law, 
Gr.j  a  gclr  re  with  the  band  cither  in 
orators  or  dan  crs,  Jjff. 

CHfROTHESY     Ichirotbefia^  i.    of 

;t«g^di»<r/*,  Gr.J  a  laying  on  oi  the  hands. 

CHlROrONl'A  [x«»T*v/<i,  Gr.J.  the 

Impofition  ot  hands  in  codferrii^  any  piicft- 

]y  order$. 

CHIRRICHO'TE,  «  word  nfed  by  the 
Spaniards  in  dcrifion  of  the  French^  who 
pronounce  cfc/rri  for  hfry* 

CHIRU'KOERY  fx«<P»W«*.  o^ X«^  » 
hind,  and  ?/>>•»  work,  Gr-]  «  the  third 
branch  of  the  curative  part  of  medicine, 
and  teaches  how  fundry  difeafts  of  the 
body  of  man  may  be  cured  by  manual  ope- 
ration. It  is  by  fome  divided  into  S  P«'t8  : 
X.  Syntbtfijf  afetiing  together  ok  things 
that  are  fcparaied.  2.  Dure^^  aftpara- 
ting  of  thing!  that  were  continued  before 
3.  DiortbofiSt  a  correfting  of  things  fqucez- 
cd  together.  4.  Exerefitf  a  taking  away 
of  what  is  fuperfluous.  5-  AnafkrqfiSj  a 
filling  up  that  which  was  deficient ;  it  is 
vulgarly  pronounced  and  written  Surgery* 
CHLEUA'SMUS  [  X>^«u«^C»,  Gr.  to 
leerl  a  laughing  to  fcori^,  a  mocking*,  a 
jeering  or  fcoffing,  a  rhetorical  Egore  tiled 
to  that  porpofe. 

CHLORinriS  rxXw/i'riff,  Or.]  a  pre- 
cious ftonegieen  as  graft. 

CHOA'SPITBS  [of  x^^^i-J-'f*  Or.l  a 
precious  ftonc  of  a  green  colour,  that  glit- 
ters like  pold. 
To  CHOCK  1  to  give  a  perfon  a  light 
To  CHUCK  f  touch  with  the  fingers 
tinder  the  chin,  as  a  token- of  kindnefs  ; 
alfo  to  play  at  pitching  money,  Jgrc.  into 

a  hole. 

"  '     '   ~    ^  ',  the  nave 


x..i<v^.^ .-.»    - *, ^  ameafure 

ia  ufc  among  the  ancients,  containing  a 
Icxcarics  or  3  En^/r/b pints. 

CHOE'RAS  [or  x«'^»  ^^'  *  °°8J 
the  &r«wtf,  ^o  named  becaufe  hogs  are 
fubjcft  to  that  diftemper. 

CHO'LERICKNESS  [of  cbo/^rlC«/,  L. 

SoM'gpt,  Gr,^  paflionacenels,   being  trou- 
led  with  cholcr.  ,     ^ 

CHONDRI'LLA  [x»»«r^iX\>,  Gr  ]  rulh 
^X  glim  fuccory,  wild  endiVc.       ,      .     , 
CHO'NDRIS   [in  Botany 2   '^^  ""^ 
falfe  or  Inftard  dittany. 

CHONDROGLO'SSgM  [with  fomp 
Anatomiftsj  a  very  fmall  pair  of  mufclcs 
ot  (he  coD^'Je. 


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CHO'NDROS  [x^*^f&^  ^J  *EP^ 
9S  of  fall,  frankincenfe,  Jjrc. 

CHONDROS  [with  ^4iMttwii/liJ  a  ca 
tilageof  griftic,  the  moft  earthy  and  fol 
part  of  the  body,  next  to  a  bcme. 

CHONDROST'NDESMOS  [x>*^e^«^ 
/ir/t*J^,  Cfr-]  a  cartilaginous  iigamcii 
or  thfc  joining  of  bones  together  by  mca 
of  a  cai  tila^e  or  griftle. 

A  CHOP,  a  cut  5  alfo  a  cutting  of 
loin  nf  mutton. 

CHORD    [cbordd,  1.  of  itop/»,  Gr 
a    right    line   in  Geometry^ 
whicii  joins  the  a  ends  ot  a- 
ny  arch  of  a  circle,  other-    -        ^ 
wife  called  afubcenfe,  or  it    \Cl^ 
is  one  right  line  that  curs  a     >^^ 
circle  inti>  i  parts  as  in  the  figure. 

CHORDA  Ixh^^y  <''-3  *  ^^*^i' 
gut  5  alfo  the  firing  of  a  mdical  mlt^ 
ment  made  of  a  gut.  ... 

CHORDA  mmlrrand  tympam  [  wii 
Anatomifis]  a  nerve  that  comes  from  tl 
third  branch  of  the  fiuh  pair*  and  is  C3 
tended  above  the  membrane  of  the  2)<ff 
panttm  or  drum  of  the  ear.    1. 

CHORDA'PSUS  rX«/»^*+'^»  ^^{i  ^^ 
ping  or  wringing  paius  of  the  (mall  guu 
fo  that  they  being  twitted,  or  their  per 
ftaliick  or  worm-like  motion  being  n 
verted,  the  ordure  is  thrown  up  at  il: 
mouth  5nly.  This  diftemper  is  alfo  caU* 
by  the  names  of  JUus;  Hiaca  ?4^ifi^  Tft 
Mviui  and  Miferere  mei»  ^    ,  ^    ^ 

CHORD  At  A  Gottorrbota  [with  Su 
gedns]  a  malady,  when,  together  wu 
The  effufion  of  the  &mfn,  the  Vrettra} 
urinary  paffage  is  bent  like  a  bow  w« 

^*CHOREl»i'SCOPI  [of  }Jif^  the  coa 
try,  and  Wi^Miri^  a  bifhop]  rural  b; 
Ihops  anciently  appointed  by  the  pnm 
diorefan.  ^   ^  .  .  ^ 

CHOROBATES  [of  X«5?^'»'"V.  ^^ 
to  over-ruD  a  country]  a  level  ufcd  i 
the  ancienis  with  a  double  Iquare  m  tl 

^''^CHOROGRA'PHICALLY  [of ^o'^ 
country,  and  y&Lfm  to  defcribe J  accordii 
to  the  art  of  chorography. 

CHOROl'DES  Tlexus  [of  X^S^^^  " 
Sm-  form,  Gr.]  the  folding  of  the ci 
rotid  artery  in  the  brain,  m  which  is  tH 
glandulapwealisi  alfo  the  uvea  trnKU 
wbi  h  makes  the  apple  of  the  eye. 

CHOSE  in  aBion  [Lav  term]  a  jw' 
that  has  not  a  body  ;  being  only  a  JigM 
as  an  annnity,  a  covenao;,  •  bojd.^ 
rbqfeinaaion  may  alfobe  calW  W^' 
fufpince,  as  having  no  real  cxiftence,  M 
no'  being  prorerly  in  pofleflion. 

CHORO'METRY  U^r'f^*V^*  <^  * 


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Ikif  pcrfomied,  ir  was  left  off. 
tkUa  MiUs  of  Monslit]^  fucfa 
Bvb  dt«  before  l>tpdrm  ti«  call- 


mmm 


the  facecloth 


iJtoOH  CLOTH  i  or  piece  of 
l^f^  upon  the  bead  of  a  child  chat 
tVto^  bapcized,  which  of  old  time 
1 2"^M7  ^^  ^  ^*  ftieSL  of  che 

»nTCOLIST  [cbrifiicola,  L.']  a 
TPfftr  of  Cbi/f,  ft  cbriftian. 

«5jlT0PHORiA'NA  [wiih  Botm.] 
■*fc  Siifii  Cfcr^o^r. 
3BT0lTTfi>  [of  >/ir<^  and 
*aitWw,Gf.]fit«fici7.  f^  called 
f**KtoboyiiigChrl(*,  by  maincdn* 
gaakWcendcd  into  hell  body  and 
^^^fkt  In  leti  both  there,  afccnd- 
"f>j9i»fw  with  his  divinity  alone. 

WjtHknsu  [with  FMdans]  the 
■■*ittaBre  or  colour  of  tke  blood, 

^OmVo'GRAPHY  r  xwwtw 
Jf'^f'^tW**  colour  aod>^>«,  Gr. 
IL*^J.'f'"*»^«^colour»i  alfocbe 

JL^**8  in  colours. 

CHIOIUTOPO'IA    [  v^^*TO«i««, 

it2l?**^  ■**'"«  colottra. 
^ONlCK[c^«icw,£.of;tef^i. 
^WJ  «  or  pcftaioig   CO  tine,  or 
w  Of  loou  coniinoance. 
^cymCALOTSS  [of  chnmcus,  JL 

^  IJ?*  coonnnance. 
^Cmo'NiaE  Icbrom^uer,  F.]  to 
^'Jji  eater  down  in  foch  an  hiftory. 

cno^ODnC  [^f^  and/W«»i^/«i, 
jTi? •••]  •  ^ort  of  dial  or  inftiumeDc 

Sil^J^  awiy  of  time. 

jWoNowyciCALiY  roi  xe/»^ 

2»i  iadU)«io  fayj  tccoiding  to  chro- 


^^---«««UM  txfi^V®*  and 
JW".  Or.J  :he  fame  as  a  pendulum  to 

■^•anewtth. 

j|^J^"»tMlon  01  Co^ju,  and  that  not 
lSr<rf*  ***  "  '*  evident  that  the 

^rj^^f  ^  betvens  meafuie  fonh  to 

?«*»■>  oftime. 
J,j"j2«nlly  defcrib'd  as  an  old  man 

E'i^jSl*  .•"^  *^  the  iofirmuief  of 
■wreiead,  eyCt  and  couoceoance, 
"2J  l>5»cd,  ind  be  juft  able  to 
r  ll?*  "^  fometimes  a  k^  in  h'i 
fciSkfr*^  *  fcrptnibiiiig  his  own 

mj^  >Uide  ro  time,  as  dtfdofing 
kS^.  ^^  ftcrets.  impairing  and 
fcT?r  »Wnm  ftiU  confuming,  and 
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Sometimes  he  it  defcribed  with  6  wTnga 
and  feet  of  wool,  co  Aew  that  time  pat- 
CtsfoMf,  yet  it  will  be  found  to  be  very 
fwifc  in  its  progreft. 

CHRI'SOM  [of  ijef^f^,  Oryi  an  un- 
Aion  of  intants,  an  ancient  cuftom  ofa- 
nointing  children  as  foon  as  ib€f  wcr« 
born,  withfome  aromatick  vnguents,  ahd 
putting  on  their  heads  a  cloth  dawbea 
with  it,  this  was  worjn  till  they  account* 
ed  them  ftrong  enough  to  ensure  bap* 
tifra. 

CHRONO'SCOPE  t^f  Xsf^  "'""«» 
and  o'KoirQ*  a  maikj  the  fame  as  a  pendu- 
lum to  meafure  time. 

CHRY'SALIS  [with  NaturaJifts^  pro- 
perly the  fame  as  AureHa^  the  fame  as  the 
l^fmpba  of  butterflies  and  moths- 

CHRYSA'ROYRUM  [  o(  xf^U  anc? 
^n^e^^^y  filver,  Gr.l  a  tribute  anciently 
levied  o'l  courtefans,  }ffc. 

CHRYSELB'CTRUM  [of  y^wof  and 
lKiaT;«y,  Or.  amber]  amber  of  a  golden 
or  yellow  colour. 

CHRY'SBUS  [xfwwiiS',  Gr.'i  afi>rto* 
comet.  ,  . 

CHRYSITIS  t ;t/»«''/Tjf,  Qr.^  |dld 
foam,  Che  foam  that  arifes  from  refined 
lead,  being  of  a  yellow  colour  like  gold. 

CHRYSITIS,  Che  herb  MiUoU  or  Yar- 
row.   X.  c        .  -   ' 

CHRYSOBERl'LLUS  fV**  and^a- 
/i\X®^,  Gf^  a  fort  of  cHryilal  ftone  that 
fliines  like  gold.  ^  ^ 

CHllYSO^::ARPaM  {^yAnft^r^fayGrl 
a  kind  of  ivy,  whofe  berries  are  ot  agoU 
den  colour.  . 

CHRYSCCOME  [of  x^^^*  wA  *6/««, 
Gr.  the  hair]  the  herb  Miifbil. 

CHRYSOLA'CHANUM  lx.r^>^X^ 
rc»,  Gr.]  a  kind  of  Orach. 

CHR  YSCLAMPiS  [xf  «'*i\*A««'«,  Gr.l 
a  precious  ftone  which  fliines  by  night 
like  a  fire,  bnt  looks  pale  by  dav. 

CHRYSOXITHOS  [xf^'«^^i^.  Or.J 
a  precious  ftone  ot  a  tranfp^irent  gold  co* 
lour  with  greens  achryfoUte. 

CHRYSfyPTlRUS  [ol  X^t/cr^f  and  ar7t# 
aa».  Gr.  a  wing]  a  kind  ol  topaz. 

CHRYSO'SFASTOS  I  Xf*»9i<nriiv^i 
Gr-I  a  precious  ftone>fprukled  as  it  were 
wirh  gold  fand. 

QHRYSO'SPERMON  ^  Xf^Umffi^i 
Gr  ]  the  herb  Semter^wifum.    L. 

CHRYSO'SPIS  [of  X/i/^if  and  il+,  Of. J 
a  precious  ftone  like  gold. 

CHRYSdSPB'RMH  [  of  Xf^^'^f  goW. 
and  v.riff*A^  Qt.  the  feed]    the  feed  of 

^^CHRYSCRCHIS  rwlth  rbffidmfi  as 
abfcondiMg  of  the  tefticles  in  the  belly. 

CHRYSO^HALBS  [BcMn^]  the  lef- 
ftsl9r(  of  wall  pe«ny.W)ftl,  JWJ^^. 

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CHKY'STAI..    UeCryPa. 

CHRYSTAL  [in  HeraUry]  »  in  Ufl* 
lonry  by  precious  ttonet  romecimet  al* 
loweJ  a  pUce  among  rhein,  tho'  it  is  not 
proper 'y  one  ;  and  is  afed  inilead  of  tfrgeaf 
or  hlrei ,  and  moft  frequently  pearL 

CHaYSTALLI'MUS  humour  [of  x^- 
rithK^  ot  x/^vf,t  ifold,  Or.J  the  tranA 
patent  humour  oi  the  eye. 

CHU'BBfiDNESS  [ot  cob,  Sox.^  cite 
bavi.f  tuU  crocks. 

CHUBMESSA'HtTRS,  t  Mfabomtan 
fe&,  who  belrove  rhac/^  ri»r40  is  Ood 
end  the  true  MefHah,  the  Redeemer  oi 
tbe  w  >rld,  buc  wtchoui  rendriog  him 
tny  publirk  or  declared  worfliip. 

CHU'PFINESS,  downlflinefs,  rurliflefs. 

CHURCH  MHitautt  the  aU'emblies  ot 
tbe  faithiul  thf oii^hout  Che  etrtb* 

CHURCH  TViumphsmt^  the  church  or. 
company  ot  the  t'ltthtul  alreidy  in  giory. 

Gretk  CHURCHES  )  the  churches  ot 

£4>/?rrfi  CHURCHES  J  ell  choibceun- 
tTies  tormerly  fvb}c€t  lo  the  Gr^dt  and 
£^fmeiBp!re. 

latiu  or  mjiern  CHURCHES,  com- 
preheiids  all  the  chuf  besof  ftmce^  Spain^ 
Butf^  Africa,  the  Hortb^  end  ell  octer 
churches  where  the  latins  carrfed  rheir 
lani/ua^e. 

Simple  CHURCH,  one  which  has  only 
t  nave  and  a  choir,  with  oils;  chec  which 
bis  a  row  of  porticoes  in  form,  with 
vaulced  galleries,  ani  has  a  chapel  ia  its 
ponrcotir. 

CHURCH  hi  d  Greek  crofi^  one  the 
len;»rh  of  whofe  crofs  is  equal  to  chat  of 
the  nave,  iu  whkh  form  moil  of  the 
Grettt  churches    re  built. 

CHURC  H  Service,  i  he  common-prayer, 
collets,  \ffc.  ufed  in  the  church. 

CHURCH  Service^  was  firft  fung  in 
Er^lijh  in  the  time  of  king  Edm*  VI.  in 
the  year  1548,  who  purAiing  rbereforma- 
tion  his  faiher  had  begun,  commanded  ic 
fo  ro  be. 

CHU'SABLE  [of  ceo/an,  Stae,  oreboi^ 
fir\  F.  tochuftfj  deferving  to  be,  or  chac 
may  be  chofcn. 

CHYLE  [with  NMhtraiiftt']  is  e  white 
jujce  in  the  ftontach  and  bowels,  wfaich 
prorecds  from  a  light  and  eafy  dilTolution 
end  lermentation  ot  the  vi&uals.  This 
juice  mingling  and  fermentini^  with  the 
|pft!I  and  pjncreatick  juice »  6r(i  pafiGeethe 
i^aeal  Veitiij  \ffC'  and  ec  left  is  incorpceet 
ted  ^irh  the  blood. 

CHYME  [;t«>Aw»  Of*"]  the  fame  as  cb^. 
khout>h  ^me  diftingnift  between  chyle  and 
chyme,  and  reftratn  thjm  to  the  mafs  o( 
food  wh^ie  in  the  /lomacb,  before  it  U 
Ibfficleotly  eommiouced  and  liquefied  to 
pS%  the  Fyimrus  ioco  tht  Pugdenum,  and 


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from  thenre  into  the^  ladeals  te  he*  fi 

tber  dilated  and  impregnated  it; 
the  pincreiced  juice,  whe/e  ic  becei) 
chyle- 

CHY'MIA  [of  ;t«''*.  ^o  Bitk,  <3r.]i 
refoiution  of  mixt  bodies  into  thair  1 
mentsi  and  again,  when  ic  can  be  do 
coagulacion  or  redintegration  of  the  fa 
elements  into  the  bpdies,  which  they  d 
fti-tved  before  $  there  are  a  pant  of 
fiiution  and  coagulation  i  by  the  addif 
of  the  Arabick  panicle  tf/,  it  is  called . 

ChVmICA        l[of  >*V  ofy 

CHYMICA'tIA  fGr.^  medicineip 
pared  by  Chymifls,  to  be  taken  ia  tM 
more  grateinl  quantity. 
,  CHYMICO'^^TATlCAL.oforpcrta 
ing  to  chymiilry  and  ftaclcks^  tficbym 
fiatical  experiments. 

CHY'MOSIS,  the  arc  of  preparlnf 
making  C^yin^,  or  the  fecoad  coocoft 
made  in  the  body. 
,   CIBA'RIOUS  Iciharius,  JL]  pera 
iog  CO  me  It  or  food. 

CICATRICO'Sfi  [cicatricofiut  ^l 
of.  Of  having  msu>y  icars. 

CICATRl'SIVB  [with  rtyfic'umij 
ficcative^i  and  tending  to  torm  a 
cacrix. 

CI'CATRIX  [with  AaxeoBx]  afcai 
a  wound. 

crCfiLY  or>f#r  Ckeiy  [wichil 
nifis]  an  herb. 

CI'CER     If  in  Botaml  a  fore  of  p 

CI'CERA  f  like  chichUngs;  cbiche 
vetches.    X. 

CI'CER  A  Ttrtsiriy  ptUs  made  of  1 
pemine  unA  cream  of  tartar.    X* 

CICERBl^A,  a  plane,  afore  ofS 
chiftle.    X. 

CICUTA,  en    herb  much   like 
Hemlock.    X. 

CICUTA'RIA,  Common  HeB4< 
Cow'weed  or  Cicely.    X.  i 

CiDAllIS,  a  cap  of  ftace  uJed  aa 
die  ancient  Tecfiaiu^ 

CI'LIA  lAaatoagi}  ciie  eye-browi 
eye^ltds.    £ 

Cl'MA  [with  ArcbiteBsJ  a  mou) 
fomechirg  like  aa  S,  what  is  now  a 
an  O.O.  J 

CIMATJUM7  f  with  Arcbifefta 

CIMA'TUM  f  O.  G.  with  cheOJ 
dewnwards^  part  of  the  oraaiqnt^ 
Dcrick  capital  5  U  ftands  juft  «b«ft 
fquare,  9r  hath  a  (illec  over  iu 

CIMBLIA'RCHY  fameliarslnm^ 
Amym^dpji^i^U  Gr.J  a  jcwci-hooicti; 
a  vettry  tn  a  church. 

aMICA'RiA  IwuhBotmP*^  ^^ 
Fke-bimt.    i« 

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Kara  f  cftoke.  i. 

HE  [in  Atttntetbffe]  t  ring, 
Iflr  orb  vi  the  cop  tod  bortom  of  t  co* 
ft^  Mi^  tfte  f)mft  ac  one  end  from 
l^bi^  tad  «c  tiie  bottom  »fO»  cb«  ct- 


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Ci'lWABAR  fin 
^ff^  ♦  2  Ctymicci  ff^ritmpj  U 
^^  J   ^  ^   exprcfsdbyihclecha- 

raaert. 
'  QMtYlBAK  Mfrtv.is  Atniiimal,  whtck 
MtikiisiB  tJw  lump,  is  of  •  •bro«i'nifli 
Cint'tlot  vheB  pahrerfxed,  U  of «  very 
P^ftldMn',  and€«41ed  vermilioii. 

cmaa  Mufcmt  i^i^  ct^i-] 

■  tOBpdkion  of  hrtmllbiie  and  quick- 
Irt  tttoi  tot  etiier  • 
CUK^Al'N  iiAlitarjittv^'X  is  an  tn. 
■(iiierof  btute,  by  drawing  op  five 
•aSoBt  (eu  10  make  e^bt  linesi  «ri%. 
h^ftii  hd^  md  rr^r  in  manner  follow 
jLite  ad  and  4th  battalions  fonn  (be 
ibAeift  ud  51b  rbe  main  body,  and 
M  )j  the  rear  nurd  or  body  of  1^ 

,<»QpEF(yiW  [in  HeraUty'}  are 
Jjowd  pift,  andfigniiy  VW"*  or  Grifni. 
WqUEPOXT,  a  fort  of  fiibiDg-ner, 

Baed  from  the  fire  entrances  ioto  it ; 
^mifmmmt  to  be  us*d  io  any 
■Korpoaiofrwifc  or  ftaadii^  water. 
OTHER  r»ttb  a  iii^le  K<jr]  is  one  in 
2*  dfce  Uaie  chatafier  is  eooftanrly 
■iiB  imels  the  jaane  word  or  letter. 
'Wffii  [wiibt  dotMe  K^]  II  on© 
P^  (ke  alphabet  or  ke^  is  changed 
pMoaer  ti>  each  word,  and  wherein 
|mcd  charafteis  of  ao  fif^nifioaDcy 
^JjJ*  perplex  the  meaning. 
fff(fi  I  with  JlrcblteBs  ]  a  pillar 
W»ldcnptioo  or  ^ravc-ftne.    £• 
[with  jmi^Mdrki'i   a  Ikile, 
tefcded  in  gr«at  road<  Or  ochee 
|22|^  «i  iaicription  to  dfi«A  tha 
Of  copielerw  ibeme-i 
J  remarkable. 
I  4aU^Mj  a  wooden  in« 
"^'•^  oimioalsand  itavea 


J  ibe  Fwf  j3  tbo 
r-^—  «N  rvyJf/atid  yeryikil-> 
P^iiittihe  of  ^b«r%i.    A  nmau 


>.-*  "fr nibiccftf  and m  nvr  vxuci 
21^  Ii(^,  flie  turned  ^Cflfa  into  a 
Mcr,  md  K^amfofBifd  iktcompa- 


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aiODi  of  Vl^  into  divera  Ibrtt  of  beafb; 
Mjitbeiogyis  fnpfofe  Circe  to  be  a  Hvely 
reprefentation  of  ietdual  plaafures,  which 
rum  men  of  tke^  beft  accompli flimcncs 
into  boalls. 

CIRCLES  vfExcmfioH^  are  circles  pa* 
ralM  CO  the  odipcick,  and  ac  fuch  a  di. 
ftaacefromic*  th.4t  ibe  esEcnrfions  ot  che 
planet  towarda  the  polea  of  che  eclip- 
tick  may  be  inrJjided  wibhin  ii ;  which 
arc  fixed  at  10  degrees. 

CIRCLRS  of  jaamii^  ocherwife  caU 
IM  Atmiunt^i,  are  circles  parallel  to  the 
horixoQv  having  their  CQmmon  pole  in  the 
Mnich»  and4i;U  dim&ntlhiiig  as  they  ap< 
proach  the  aeoiih. 

CIRCLfiS  tflaUlwU^  are  great  cir. 
doe  paiallel  to  the  plane  ot  che  edip- 
tick  paHtng  through  the  poles  oi  ic,  a^ 
through  every  ftar  aod  pUnet. 

Bararf  CIRCLES  [in^Ming]  are  the 
lines  wSiab  fkew  the  hours  ^n  dials, 
rho'  rbefe  are  not  drawn  cir>:uhir,  buc 
nearly  ftrair. 

Diurnal  CIRCLES  [jiftrwrnq]  are  im- 
moveable circles  iuppoled  to  be  defer  b'd 
by  the  feveral^  ftars  and  other  points  of 
the  heaveos  in  their  diurnal  rotation 
roond  the  earth. 

ToImt  circles  [Ajirtmrny]  are  im" 
moveable  diclee  parallel  to  the  equacorp 
aad  at  «  diftance  from  che  poles  e  :ual 
to  the  greateH  declination  ol  the  eclip« 
tkk. 

VgreUel  CIRCLES,  are  fuch  as  are  dc- 
feribed  wish  xhe  fanne  point  as  a  pole 
in  the  iiiperAcies  of  the  fpbere,  the  great* 
eft  of  afl  theie  parai;e's  is  a  great  circle, 
and  the  nearer  they  are  to  one  of  iheir 
poles,'  the  left  they  are« 

Vertical  CIRCLES  lia  Afirenong^]  are 
great  circles  of  the  haavens,  inierfl-dinir 
one  another  as  the  Zenith  aoO  Nadir,  and 
confequeotiy  are  ac  rig^  ao^cs  with  the 
horifcon. 

CIRCLE  of  the  Heaveus  IHier^lypbi' 
tally]  was  adored  ty  the  ancient  i^p* 
thut  M  an  expre^oa  of  che  Divine  Ma* 
jefty.  The  roundnefs  of  the  e'cmenta 
befog  A  rafembleafieof  l»s  power  aad  per- 
ieAions  s  the  light  .of  his  wifdom,  and 
the  oekftial  beat  of.  the  tendernefs  of  his 
lote. 

CIRCLE  [ini'hyficki]  is  under ftooda« 
mong  the  Scbootmm  ot  vic:incude  of  ge . 
aeratloni  ari&og  one  put  of  another. 

CIRCLE  [in  Lq^ici]  xhe  iailc  of  an 
aflgameoc  that  fnppofes  the  principle  it 
fbould  proivo,  and  afterwards  p^aves  the 
principle  by  the  thing  it  feem*d  to  have 
proved. 

Anna  CIRCLE  {in  X^icl]    is  that 

nduek  io  two  seuprocal  lyl^ogifiu  begs 

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The  fiMtmtf/ CIRCLE  [in  Iq^icib]  con- 
fiftf  ot  cwo  fyLogilhis,  the  iormer  where* 
of  proves  tre  aufe  by  the  efieds  and  the 
lacrer,  d  e  effcA  by  the  caufe. 

CI'RCOS  [zit»^  Gr.]  m  diUtation 
orfwellidg  ottbe' veins  crooking  or  wind- 
ing, end  trifing  in  one  or  more  parrs  of 
the  body  fo  much  tba:  the  vcha  cnreaten 
S  rupture. 

Ci'RCUlT,  the  circnirs  ^f  the  judges 
wete  finl  appointed  by  king  Henry  II,  who 
in  (he  xift  year  of  his  reign  divided  the 
whole  kingdom  in  o  fix  circuits*  ap- 
pointing three  judges  to  every  circuit, 
who  ibould  twice  every  year  ride  toge- 
ther, and  hear  and  determine  cauies  > 
which  cuftom  is  ftill  obferved,  cho'  there 
is  fome  alteration  in  the  nninber  of  the 
jodges,  and  fhitcs  of  the  circuits. 

CI'RCULAR  Letters,  letters  direded 
to  feverai  perfors  who  have  the  fame  in* 
tereft  in  the  fame  affair, 

CIRCULAR  Sailing,  is  that  which  is 
performed  in  the  arch  of  a  great  cir- 
de. 

CIRCULA'RITY,  drcuUmefs. 

CIRCULAR  Ijnes  [with  MatbemMh 
ddfu]  sre  fucb  ftrait  lines  as  are  divi- 
^d  in  the  divifioos  mtde  in  the  arch 
of  a  circle,  fuch  as  liitri,  tangjeats^  fe^ 
emits,  ^. 

CIRCULAR  VdoCitii  [in  the  Mp»  Jfiro^ 
tmvfl  a  term  fignilying  that  velocity  of 
<ny  planet  or  revolving  body,  that  is  jnea- 
fured  by  the  arch  of  a  circle. 

CI<RCULARNBSS  [  of  xircuUris^  1. 
chrckiaire,  F.]  roundnefs. 
.  CI^RCULUS  [with  C%m^i]  aronod 
inftiument  made  of  iron  for  the  cutting 
of  the  neik  of  glafs  vefTels.  The  opera 
tion  is  performed  thu«.  The  inftrumenr 
fceing  heated,  is  applied  to  the  glafs  vef" 
fe]«  and  Is  kept  there  till  it  grows  hot, 
sod  then  with  fome  drops  of  cold  water, 
or  a  t:old  blaft  upon  it,  it  flies  in  piecei 
And  this  is  the  way  thev  cot  off  the 
necfcs  of  retot  ts  and  cucurbits. 

CIRCULTJS  decemumeimalis  [wlib  Af- 
trmtamers']  the  golden  number,  or  a  peri- 
od or  revolution  o(  tg  yeirs>  invented  to 
make  the  lunar  year  agree  with  the  folari 
16  thac  at  the  end  of  it  the  new  moons 
happen  in  the  fame  months,  and  on  the 
fame  days  of  che  month,  and  the  moon 
begins  again  her  courfe  with  the  fan. 
This  is  called  CtraOus  MfetaucMSj  from 
Mteton  the  inventor  of  it,  and  femetiows 
timedecateris. 

CIRCUMADJA'CENt  [ofcircimiibouc 
^i»d  adjaeens^  L»  lying  near  J  lying  near, 
all  round  abom,   encompaiSng  mm  ar 


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atCOM^'MBIBNTNBSS,  ihtfCMi 

paiSng  round. 

To  CIRCUMA'MBULATB  leimm 
hUatwn,  L.Jto  walk  round  abont. 

CIRCUMCE'LLIO,  a  ragrant.    JL. 

CIRCUMCLU'SION,  a  fliutdog  or  < 
dofi  g  all  about*    X 

ClRCUMDU'CTIL£[araMiMb/ii^ 
eify  to   be  led  about. 

CIRCUMRRRA'TION,  a  wandering 
bout.    jL* 

The  CIRCU'MFERENCB  of  «vmC 
eie  (among  Gtcmetrkuau]  U  fuppowd 
be  oivided  into  360  equal  parca,  calPd  \ 
|!rees,  Inppofed  to  be  divided  inro6o 
qual   parts,  call'd  minutea. 

CIRCUMFLU'OUSMESS  [of  cir€u 
fiwiSy  L.  ]  the  flawing  round  about. 

CIRCUMFU'SED  [drcmfitfmsy  J 
poured  or  flied  round  about. 

CIRCUMinriON,  a  goii«  about,    j 

CIRCUMOSSA'LIS.  the  ihrae  as  n 

CIRCUMLOCUTION,  a  circuit 
tone  of  words,  ufed  either  whenapr 
per  term  is  not  at  hand  to  expreft  a  tbf 
natural!/  and  immediately  by,  or  wh 
a  perfon  choofes  not  to  do  it  out  of  J 
fpea,^. 

CIRCUMPOSI'TION,  a  laying  rou 
about.    Z. 

CIRCUMPOSITION  [in  Gtfrdmtf] 
kind  of  laying  when  che  modd  is  m 
up  to  the  boc^,  which  is  to  be  tak 
off  by  an  old  hat,  root  or  ftrong  pie 
of  old  coarfe  cl.>th. 

CIRCUMPOTAnriON ,  «  dnaki 
round  from  one  to  another.     X 

CIRCUMPU'LSION,  thetbruftingfd 
ward  of  boiies ;  which  are  moved  I 
thofe  that  lie  round  them. 

CIRCUMRA'SION  [with  BiM^Pil 
fcraping  or  raking  off  the  bark  round 
bout. 

To  ClRCUMSCARfFICATB  [orai 
fcarjficatum,  X/.]  to  fcarity  round  aboi 

T0  be  CIRCUMSCRI'BED*  hcsi 
[with  pbikfopbers'}  is  faid  of  a  bod 
when  it  has  a  certain  and  determina 
Ui^,  or  Tlaoe^  with  refped  to  the  d 
cumamUent  or  eacompafEng  iMsdies. 
is  the  fame  as  tote  in  place drem^ 
ti9dy» 

CIRCUMSCRI'BED  HfperheU  [wi 
Matbematicimu'i  an  J^pemteftec  a 
its  own  Jfyn^fMUf  and  coatains  the  pai 
cut  off  within  its  own  proper  ipace. 

ClRCUMSCRrBElMESS  [of  dm 
and  fcr'tftms^  LA  the  being  drcumfcribi 

CiRCUMSPBfCTNBSS  Idnoi^tbt 
Rl   ctrcumfpe£Hon.'  . 

CIRCUMSPfi'CTIVELY,  asathii^ 
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|9ff,«idi  nfyeSt  co  the  dicunambi* 
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aVOMSTANCES,  the  laadentt  of 
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^takm  tktt  tho'  they  ere  not  ef* 
faoi^M  aay  a&ioa,  Jb  fet  fome  w»f 

CICOUSTAKCES  properh  moral  [in 
Afaiif}  an  foch  ts  4o  realqr  hiflneoce 
« tMiSed  feeder  thaoi  more  good 
X  ni  rka  cbBf  would  be  wtiboot  i'och 
teltttfc  Which  wrioert  in  £ttoft« 

OjCOllSrtSScES  pmOff  phJic^  C>° 
Ewr]  khtt  do  not  conneft  toy  mo» 
1^  fOQ<or  eiii  with  the  t6kion  }  ts,  if 
*.Mb  liib  another,  whether  he  kill 
■■  nk  (W  right  hand  or  the  left. 

OlamSTANTIAaiTy    7   ihc<iua« 

QlCOllSTA'MTIALNfiSSf  iiijr  of 
■■  vkirh  ii  diounftavial. 

^  CttCUMVA^IXATE  [aramama- 
1^  i]  ro  aneneh  round  a  bont. 

QICUMYE'CTION,    e   carryiog   a- 

TtCOtCOMVO'LyE  XciremKooifferi, 
*]» nfl  or  wheel  round. 

ulQnfVOLU'TIONS  [in  Arcbkee- 
^]  ^  rant  of  the  fpiral  line  of  the 
Wfdbe. 

CIICOS  [la  SMif  1  a  fpaciout  place 
"■^  Ike  BoaBO  TdUtine  and  ^divfi- 
^^noed  with  buildififtt  in  the  iortn 
^<  «de,  for  Che  tshibicion  of  puUick 
jy  naod  it  was  the  amphitheatre,  in 
f^^vcre  gatleriea  and  hoxel  for  the 
TyM*  to  k  or  ftasd  in.  This  was 
"« ^to  be boOt hv  Tkr^ioeiiu  frif 
^*  otvuakerwards  adom'd  aiid  reo- 
g|t*e  taady  end  teattrifnl  by  the 
W^tUmSm^  Cdi^ida  and  Betipga- 

^I^CBrU  or  locfci  of  hair  curlea 
•inaeis  aUo  thaereft  offsathexs  on 
^^l^ofibmehiids.    X. 
.  CairGitoas  fomf m  l-]  bear- 
*ljiM  bcfci  er  crefts  of  feathers. 

CPUa  [uifi^ ,  Gr.]  a  crooked 
J2*J**f  •  fon  of  fwclling,  when  a 
rj) 'frnfoe  of  tbe  fofaeft  of  iiecoac^ 
**J^ri  oat  with  mnch  thick  bloody 
■»■»»«  if  it  woohl  burft. 
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GISS  AIOTHEMUS  [«i«Wvdt#i^,a«.] 
the  herb  Briony  or  Wild'-Tine.    L. 

CrsSOS  [sivv^t  Gr.j  the  herj  ivy; 
efpecially  chst  which  grows  wtchcui  a 
fiipporr. 

CinriZENSHIP,  the  dignity  or  privi- 
lege of  a  cicisen. 

CITRA'GO,  the  herb  balm. 

CITRI'NB  [of  citrhuu^  L.]  of  or  fer- 
taioing  to,  or  of  the  colour  of  a  porno* 
citron. 

CIRRUS  rBetdayl  the  citron-cree.  1. 

CinrTA  [with  Pbfficims'i  a  fanlr  in  cho 
appeitce»  as  when  wonsen  long  for  thioga 
chec  are  not  fit  to  be  eaten,  as  chaik» 
coals,  iffc.  the  green-ficknefs. 

Cl'VlCK  Icivian,  i.. j  beloi^iog  co  « 
city. 

CIVICK  CVMei,  a  garland 
that  was  given  by  the  k^ 
mans  to  a  biave  fohKer  who 
had  faved  the  life  of  a  feU 
low-citizen,  or  refcoed  h'm 
arter  he  had  been  taken  pri- 
foner.  This  crown  was  made  of  oaken 
leaves  with  the  acorns  on  themt  if 
they  could  be  had,  becaufe  that  tree  was 
dedicated  co  Jutiter^  who  was  efteem*d 
the  proce^lor  of  cities  and  their  inhahi* 
tancs. 

crViL,  a  term  oppofite  co  criminal  or 
eccleiiaftical. 

CIVIL  [civiUst  JL]  courceooft  kittd, 
well.b<>ed. 

CIVIL,  in  ret  gpnaral  ienfe  if  fomew 
ching    that  refpe^   the  policy,  pablidb 

Sood  or  repofa  of  the  citizens,  ci:y  or 
:are. 

CIVIL  IVar^  a  war  carried  on  bo. 
cween  a  fadlora  in  the  fame  kingdom  or 
ftare. 

Cl'YILNESS  [crvrlrH'-  dinUtdt.t.'} 
civility. 

CIVILISATION  [X/nrcerm]  a  law, 
aft  ok  luftice,  or  jttdgmenc  which  rendera 
a  criminal  procefs,  civil. 

CI.AI'MABLB,  that  may  be  claimed, 

CLAIR  OBSCURB  [dartfiMr^^  Itai.] 
a  term  ufed  in  painting,  for  the  art  of 
diftrfbttting  to  advantage  the  lights  and 
fhadows  of  a  pidure,  both  co  cho  ceft- 
ing  of  cho  eye,  and  the  aileft  of  che  whole 
piece. 

TO  CLA^MBBR  [of  df  mam  Sdx^J  to 
climb  or  get  op. 

CLA'MMINBSS  [of  dameao,  Sax.2  a 
being  clammy. 

CLA'MOROUSNfiSS  [of  dbaMor,  tJ] 
BoirmeTs. 


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.^'METHOS  Ho  HaMKfl  eke  heib  I  timber   applied   to  a  maft  or  yard  to 
fNWawk   I.  '  I  ftrenorheo  it,  wid  hinder  cho  wood  froBA 

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€IAMP,  t  litde  piece  of  weed  in  the 
fkfblon  ot  a  wheel,  uied  inftea4  of  •  pul- 
ley in  a  mortice. 

.Ct  A'MPING  [with  yoMau]  a  p«rcicu* 
Ht  nuDJier  of  leciiog  boards  ooe  imo  «n« 
other  to  keep  them  from  warping. 

CLAMPON^fiR  [with  Borfmen]%  lorg 
Jointed  horfe,  one  whofe  ptfiexo«are  long) 
iknder,  and  ovei-pllanc. 

A  CLANC  lclattg0f^  X.]  cbe  found  oi 
%  trumpet. 

A  CLAP  iaapqi\\  F.]  a  fwelling  in 
the  groin  and  privities. 

A  CLAP,  a  noUe  by  hiKin|;  againft. 

A  ,CLAP  TVapf  a  name  given  to  the 
rant  and  rfaimes  that  drtmatick  poets,  to 
pletfe  the  a&or»»  let  chem  go  off  wick ; 
ts  much  as  to  Uft  a  trap  to  catch  a  clap 
by  way  of  appUvfe  from  the  ipefbitors 
•t  a  pJay. 

CLA'Ppf  NG  {of  c)appan»  Saz,2  «  ^ri- 
king  together  oi  the  hands,  yc» 

Q*AR1'NE  [in  Frendf  BrraidryJ  h  a 
term  ufed  co  expreis  a  collar  oi  bellf 
sound  the  neek  of  aay  iieaft. 

C^A:IU0N  [clarh,  !«]  a  fcrcof  Ajrill 


CLATtlON  lh&fMry2 
fee  che  figure. 


CLA'SIS  [of  tojtm,  Or.  ^  hretkj  a 
fcafbire,  Aodt' 

€LA^HING,8  noifit  of  two  (words^ 
«ne  bitting  agaiw  another  s  alio  a  dil'a* 
sreenenr. 

A  CLATTER  fofcteabuji,  Ux^J  a 
rauJing  noi/e. 

CLARI'^ONOOS  [dmrifimu^.^  found- 
ieg  loiidorihriij. 

Cl.A'RlTUDEfdknr//u^,I,.3  c^mefs, 
j^lendour,  brighcRefs. 

CLA'THRATED  [clMtbrOut,  JL]  croft- 
barred. 

CLAUDICATION,  a  halting  or  going 
Uae*    JL 

CLAVELLATaS  [aeftfWf]  the  herb 
Trinity  er  Hearc«-4Mfe.    L. 

CLAVl^CULA  [BeMiiyl  the  tendril  or 
young  (boot  of  a  vine,  which  cakea  held 
•f  any  thing  it  can  reach.    £. 

CLAV-ICUL£  [wiih  AttMomifis'i  *  lit* 
t)e  bones  that  are  ikuated  at  the  baHsot 
the  neck  abo^  the  breaO,  on  each  (ide 
•oe. 

CLAVI'GBROUS  [ofcbna  aciub»  and 
fffw,  LJ]   bearing  a  club. 

CLA'VIS,  a  key  (  a  To  the  direaion 
ao  the  opening,  aiid^scypheringa  cxpfaer, 
•»  «iy  itcrec  wriuag. 


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CtA'TOS  [with  OcuH/ffJ  t  Hftfchtf 
fwelling  in  tlw  corner   of  the  eye. 
CLAVUS  [with  pbjficiansl  the  fame  a 

CLEA'NLlNBSS[clawiiliciierre,  Stoc. 
cleanncfs.  ' 

CLEAR-Kf/iwi  [  ill  opffc^i  ]  is  caufc 
by  a  great  quantity  of  rays  hi  the  fini 
pencil,  inlighcenfng  the  cOrreTpondea 
.^olnii  of  the  image  firongly  and'  Tied 
rouDy, 

CLEA'RNESS  [cirfrf/,  F,  cUtrltttsX 
a  betng  clear.  ' 

eLi^CHe      7^   [in  ik- 

CLBTCHE'Ef  ratdty  i 
aa  a  Crojs  CtetMe ;  fome 
fay  ic  is  an  ordinary  pierced 
throughout,  i.  *.  wbe<t  the 
whole  figure  ie  ^o  perfora- 
ted, that  the  chiet  fubftance  ir  lot 
and  nothing  fs  vifible  but  ihe  ver 
edgesr  but  Cohmhiere  fiys,  it  U  acroi 
fpreading  from  the  ceme'r  towards  ^ 
exiremiiiea,  which  are  very  wide,  in 
then  pod  in  an  angle,  in  the  middle  c 
the  extremity,  by  lines  drawn  from  ih 
tw^  polnta  that  make  the  breadth,  d 
they  come  to  join  at  reprelented  in  t6 
'figar«  annexed. 

CLE'DONISM  fof  *Xii<r.V,  Gf .  a  rt 
port j  a  ^iad  oT  dtfinatto  n  drawn  frof 
'words  occafionally  uttered. 

CLE'DONISM  [of  jtXa/wV  a  rumoQi 
and  ami  a  hird]  a  fort  of  dtvxnacion  a 
mong  Ike  andenrs,  foppoCed  to  be  ^ac 
the  lame  as  OmithoM^tBi^. 

CL^l'DBS  r«xsi/if,  Gr.]  keys. 

CLEl'pfiS  lin  Anatomf}  the  danA 
or  channel  bone,  joined  on  each  6de  t 
the  cop  of  the  breail,  and  to  the  fbouldei 
blade,  the  neck  oir  throat-booe. 

CLEI'DION  luXaJ'Uf,  Cr.2  the  fto) 
ueiavicmia, 

CLB'MA  r  [aXjftttjGr.la  twi 

CLEMATITISI"  or  fprayola  iit< 
«  young  branch  or  fboot.     ' 

CLSMATl^nS  Twith  B&tai'M  ^ 
more  efpecially  applied  to  fevera!  plani 
ctaat  are  full  of  twigs  as  the  vine,  ^ 

CLEMATITIS  Da^midti  iBotOBj 
the  herb  periwinkle.  " 

CLEMATITIS  pagk  fiords  ihe  f  a£o 
flower.  L.         ' 

CLEMATITIS  fax»^tf7/7ar,  Gf.J  i 
herb,  wbofe  leaves  sure  like  ity,  a  /oj 
of  birthwort.  X. 

CLB'MENCT  Idemmid,  1]  was  el 
teem'das  a  goddefs,  and  the  l^oeun  r< 
nate  ordered  a  temple  to  be  dedicate 
CO,  her  after  the  death  ot  JuUus  Cf/k 
The  poets  defcrlbe  her  as  the  goafdfl 
of  the  world,  (he  h  reprefemed  hold^ 
a  branch  of  laureL  and  t  fouxg  lo  Oe^ 

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AffMJep^  and  ficy  beloagM  frfnci^  l-tbn,  felofit  «)c!  other  offsndera  tterett^ 
^i^iififtorioiis  wArrtes.  I  rti}*ned  uponauy  pvrbUck  crime. 

aMNTKfiSS    i amende   F.  cl^l     CLERK  ofil?^  croim   [in  the  couit 
■E«  tj  eenc'enefs,  courrefy.  [of  Cbancery]   an  officer  who  coDcinoallf 

QXUSsnSB,  one  wko  hts  been  9 
^i&rpcrior,  and  alcerwardc  ceases 
vkfc^  194  bcoomei  a  private   monk 

ObyMA  [  wich  fi9£tfi(/}i]  Che  herb 
fi*-*«(:  or  BiAcworu  JL 
'  ClEXGY  [L.  litvj  the  appeal  of  a 
J*  •;  dei^y,  or  his  tppeai  to  an  In- 
waea:}  for  iu  anctem  times  a  clergy* 
■M^cowifiai  of  frlony  before  a 
wJMi^  V9S  allowed  the  prive- 
J|li^|f9lRf  c/cr^>  chat  is,  to  pray 
Ivk  oigbt  .«  delivered  co  hie  ordi- 
■711  char  hiffiTclU  but  this  privilege 
iveir  t  vtt  aKoweJ  co  ali  pe^fons 
«■&  of  Aicii  telony,  at  this  benefit 
*>■  (ffKcd  ♦or.  This  privilege  was, 
*»  » rk  prilbner  heiag  fee  to  read  a 
jw  »  wo  in  a  iMm  hook,  in  a  G9^ 
w  alxk  d»r«£br,  conunonly  called 
saKk>?eiie,  tnd  the  ordiniry  of  /»#- 
|*««feci«d  o  the  coort,  i^it  er^- 
"^  i.r.  he  reads  like  a  clerk  orlcboUr, 
■in  only  b<!fK  ia  the  hand,  and  then 
^*w;  tB-  by  a  hce  a&  of  parUament 
^<ii9tt  ot  iemp  of$be  clergy ^  has 
■Aotea  away  in  moft  caies,  except 
kmtUMmfim^btet. 
jT^^  ^'oeeia,  s  one  who  pitys  his 
*p  Nk>:e  )Od*menr, 

CUBICAL  CroMi,  anciently  a  round 
««tkiir  tfavd  ofitaroutid  the  head. 

cut!  [ot  the  A&s  belonging  to  the 
*S]noficw,  who  receives  and  en - 
"uL^  commlffioi-s  and  warrants  of 
^^  sdauril^  and  repiOeis  the  ads 
**  <Weu  of  the  comrotilioi.ers  of  tbe 

Jj^trof^^j  80  officer  who 
^K  tfiihiegs  judfculy  dooe   by  the 

fl5?*  «f  tbe  Check  \\n  the  i{ij^'# 

^Jttoliccr  who  has  the  check  aoH 
?j2*ott»t  of  the  yeomen  of  the 
2JJ»  *»d  all  eclter  ortiiaary  yoemenoEr 
2?  7^"«  to  the  kiqff,  Jgrc.  cither 
J?|wc  or  allowing  tfeei*  abfeuce  ot 
4??^  or  «tifninilhii^  caelr  wages 
^  *la«ae. 

^B^  'ftkeCiofity  •  divine,  ochtr- 
7  ptii  Cmfefir  fo  bU  Majefiy,  hii 
2f<<toicteodat  the  kings  right  head 
22  ^1^    iervice,    co    refolve  ell 


fpiriioal    matters  co 
^  thB  liing  in  his  private  orato 

tbeCrami]  aa  oAcer  of 

[hij^i-Btnebt  who   frames 

iodi£li(iiiui  aggia^l  irai< 


artetids  upon  the  Lord  CbanCeilor,  or 
lord  Ke^iTy  either  in  his  proper  per- 
Too  or  depoey,  upon  fpecial  matters  of 
ftace:  alfo  all  general  pardons  upon  grants 
of  chem  at  the  king's  coronation  1  or  ac 
a  parliament,  the  writs  of  parliatnenc>  1^. 
are  returned  into  his  office  i  he  Mfo  makct 
fpecial  pardon,  and  wcics  of  execution 
upon  bond  of  ftatute  ftapie  forfeited. 

CL£]jLK  ^ftbe  Errors  [in  the  King^s 
Bench  1  an  officer  who  trcnlcribea 
and  certifies  the  records  of  fuch  caufev 
in  that  court,  into  the  exchequer,  if  th« 
dufe  or  adion  were  by  bill. 

CLBRK  of  tbe  EJJoigns  [in  the  court 
of  Commm  Pleas']  an  officer  who  keept 
the  i^^s  kollt  prov&es  the  parchment 
cuis  ic  into  rolls,  delivers  it  to  the  pro* 
per  oAcers  and  receives  them  again  whea 
wriccexu 

CLBRK  of  tbe  Sjfr^ats  [in  the  of- 
&ce  of  the  Exobequer]  an  officer  who 
receives  the  eftreats  out  of  the  hrrd  Trea^ 
furer's  tbmembrancer's''Oficet  and  writes 
them  ouc  to  be  lev/d  for  the  king. 
CLBRK  of  tbe  Bamper\luii\io  thoM' 
CLERK  oftheHanaparf  ceiy2  anof- 
cer  who  receives  all  money  due  to  the 
king's  majefty  for  the  feals  of  charter^ 
patents,  commiifions  and  writs ;  and  like- 
wife  fees  due  co  the  officers  for  enroll. 
ing  and  examining  the  fame.  He  is  oblige 
ee  to  attend  on  the  Lord  Chancellor,  or 
Lord  Keeper^  in^  term-caiio  daily,  and  at 
all  times  or  fcaling. 
CLERK  of  the  Juries  1  [in  the 
CLBRK  cif  tke  Curata  Writs  |  court 
of  Common  fleas  an  officer  who  makes 
oQt  the  writs  called  Habeas  Corpora^  oxA 
Distringas,  tor  the  appearance  oi  tbe  ju- 
ry either  in  the  court  or  at  the  affizes* 
after  that  the  jury  is  impamieUed  or  re- 
turned upon  the  yenire  facias* 

CLBRK  or  MSartial  [ol  the  Kin^s  BoufeJ 
an  officer  who  attends  the  marihal  in 
his  court,  and  recoMs  all  his  proceedings. 
CLERK  of  tbe  Market  [of  tbe  King'§ 
Hotife}  an  officer  wbofe  duty  is  co  cake 
Charge  of  the  kii>g's  meaiures,  and  to 
keep  the  ftandarJs  ot  them.)  that  is* 
exan»ple8  of  all  tbe  a»eaftire«  thit  ought 
to  be  throughout  the  land. 

CLBKK  of  tbe  i^cbiU  [in  ch«  E^ 
chequer']  an  officer  who  makes  a  roll 
ot  all  fuch  fuxM  as  aretiichiled  by  the 
iberifF,  upon  the>r  eftreats  of  green wa« 
aiU  delivers  tbem  into  tbe  office  of  the 
Iprd  Treafurer\  BjemembranCery  in  order 
to  have  execution  done  upon  them  iot 
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CLBRK  fof  the  TarUment]  one  ivho 
records  aU  ch-ngsdone  in  ihccourL  of  par- 
liimcnt,  and  engroflcs  them  fairly  into 
parchmcrr  rolls,  tor  the  better  prcfcrving 
them  lo  poftcriiy.  There  are  %  ot  tbefe, 
one  of  the  Boufe  oi  Lords,  thd  the  other 
of  the  Commons,  .     ^.     , 

CLERK  of  the  Outlam-tes  [in  the  court 
of  Common  Fleas}  an  officer  who  is  de- 
puty to  the  king's  attorney  general,  for 
jnaking  out  the  writs  of  Capias  VtUga- 


CLERK  of  the  Fe4«;^  [belonging  to  the 
Stiffens  of  the  reace)  an  officer  who  in  the 
fcffions  reads  the  indiaments,  CoroUstbe 
aes,  draws  the  procefs,  kf^-  ^    ,         - 

CLE^K  of  the  Tell  [m  the  Exchequer} 
«n  officer  who  enters  tellers  bills  into  a 
parchment-roll  called  FeUis  Rtceptorum. 
sod  alfo  makes  another  roll  of  payment 
called  FeUis  Exituum,  in  which  he  eiucrs 
down  by  what  wananc  the  money  was 

''^CLERK  of  the  FettyBag  [in  Cbancein} 
of  thele  officers  there  are  3,  and  the  mailer 
o£  the  rolls  is  their  chiet :  Their  office  is 
10  record  the  return  of  all  inqmUtions 
-  out  of  every  (hire  i  all  liveries  granted  in 
'  ihe  court  or  wards,  all  o«^er  les  mams,  to 
make  all  patents  for  cuilomers,  gaugers, 
I  cootioUcrs,  kfc,  fummons  for  the  nobili- 
ty and  burgefles  to  parliament  j  coromif- 
fions  to  knights  of  the  ftirc  for  fcizing  ol 
lufidies,  yc>  .       .  ' 

CLERK  of  the  Fife  [in  the  Exchequer} 
mn  officer  who  receives  all  the  accounts 
and  debts  due  to  the  king,  being  drawn 
out  of  the  xemenabrancer's  office,  and  en- 
tera  them  down  into  the  great  roll,  and 
writes  fummou  to  iberifis  to  levy  the  faid 
debts. 

CLERK  of  the  Fleas  [in  the  Exche- 
^uer2  "  "D  officer  in  whole  office  the  ot- 
ficers  of  the  court  upon  fpccial  privileges 
l>elonging  to  them  ought  to  fue  or  be 
lued  upon  any  adion. 

CLERK  [of  the  Frity  Seal]  of  thefe 
officers  there  are  four  who  attend  the 
lord  Keeper  of  the  Frm  Seal^  or  rhe. 
priocipal  fctretary  if  there  "be  no  privy  feal } 
and  alfo  to  make  out  pfn^feals  upon  any 
ipecial  occaHon  of  his  majeily's  affairs. 

CLERK  [of  the  Sellers']  an  officer  be- 
longing to  the  commiffioners  of  fewers, 
who  is  to  write  down  all  things  that  they 
do  by  virtue  of  their  commifhon. 

CLERK  [of  the  5f^iirt]  an  officer  who 
continually  attends  upon  the  principal  fccre- 
tary  of  ftaic,  and  has  the  cuftody  of  the 
privy  jiKnet,  which  is  as  well  for  fcaling 
bis  majcftys  private  letters,  and  alfofuch 
grants  as  pais  his  majefty's  band  by  bills 
figned  i  of  thdc  their  axe  four* 


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CLERK  <f  the  King's  filver  pa  c 
court  of  Common  FUasj  an  officer  wi 
receives  all  the  fines,  after  they  have  be 
with  the  Ciiftos  brevitm,  Urc, 

CLBKKeftbe  Treafuy  {in  cbe  court 
Cemmon  Fleas']  an  officer  who  has  1 
charge  of  keeping  the  records  of  l^pr'n 
has  the  fees  due  for  all  fearchcs,  ibc  en 
tifyingof  ail  records  into  the  kifig'sbew 
when  writs  of  error  are  brought}  mal 
out  writs  of Juperfedeas  de  nmmolefiam 

CLERK  [of  the  King's  great  tTardrok 
an  officer  ot  the  king's  boufe  tbat  keeps 
account  in  Writing  of  all  thioga  bcloogji 
to  the  king's  wardrobe. 

CLERK  of  the  IVarrants  [inihecoi 
of  Common  Fleas]  an  officer  who  com 
all  warrants  of  attorney  for  plaiutiff  • 
defendant,  and  enrolls  all  dee^s  of  iodi 
tures  of  bargain  and  (ale,  acknowledged 
court  or  before  any  judge  of  the  court* 

CLERK  of  the  Supetfedeas,  an  offic 
of  the  court  of  Common  Fleas,  who  mah 
out  writs  of  Superfedeas  (upon  the  defie 
dant's  appearing  to  the  exigent)  where 
the  Iheriff  is  forbid  to  return  the  exiga 

-CLERKS,  thecompa.  

ny  of  clerks  called  Farj/h 
Clerks,  is  andent,  and 
fland  reglflred  iu  the 
books  ot  Gwld'halL 
They  were  incorporated 
the  171  h  of  Henry  III. 
Their  arms  are  axare. 


a  flower-de-luce  or,  on  a  M.eiguUs, 
leopard's  head  betwixt  two  books  0 
Their  creft  an  arm  extended,  furmoum 
on  a  torce  and  helmet  hoidiog  W  fijsi 
book  open. 

CLE'ROMANCY  [of  «x»^  aadAu 
tm'a  divination  J  a  foothfaying  or  fornin 
telling  by  lots,  by  throwing  of  dice  or  H 
tie  bones^  and  obferving  the  poiari  • 
marks  turn'd  up^ 

CLBKO'NOMY[cXrtr««MiiiV.  L.  oLm) 
^nfi(U^  Gr.3  >°  heritage. 

CLEVE     1  at  the  beginning  or  end 

CLIP  or    ^  the  proper  name  of  a  pla< 

CLIVB  ^  denotes  ic  to  be  a  rock 
fide  of  a  biil»  as  Cleveland,  Clifm,  SU 
clif 

CLEVER  felUm,  one  that  has  a  km 
at  doing  or  devifing  any  thing. 

To  have  a  great  CLEW  [  Sea  tani 
faid  of  a  fail,  when  it  comea  ffoerfog 
flopiiig  off  bydegreea  and  is  Dreader 
the  clew  than  at  the  earing,  which  ii  t, 
end  of  the  bolt.rope»  in  which  the  fiiil 
fow'ed.  . 

Tbjprtadajpreat  CLISW  I  Sea  tern 
is  (tin  of  a  fhip  chat  has  a  ver^  long  yti 
and  fb  takes  up  much  canvais  lo  her  fai 

CLB W  Ganct  [ia  •  ^if]  a  rope  vbi 


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^rife  ^  to  the  clew  of  ft  fall,  and 
MtlBee  nm  in  t  Uodk  or  pally  hC 
Mi»!teaiid(l1e  of  x^  main  and  foce* 
N»  de  ofe  of  ic  h  co  bale  op  the 
WfAefai]  dofeto  the  middle  ofche 
jHftwter  toitf  h^nf,  furled. 

ttViiif  [in  1  ^'ipj  IS  the  fame  to 
••fliiiiad  fprk-fai!i,  that  the  clew* 
i|t«i»tte  maittaitd  fofe-fail. 
••ffpaH^]  a  cfertain  chirafter 
JMrhceeoa  one  fid6  of  tte  lines, 
iilliftKof  which  the  propCT  places 
Jj*ter  wres  in  aify  rune  or  fong  arc 
•••Alhy^ovii^  the  'fatd  notes  from 
*»i  Kcordi]^  to  the  fcftle  of  the  G^tm- 
•^hwUchire  ftmtainrd  three  fepre- 
■terflicm,  G.  A  B.  C.  D.  E.  F. 
•tttewi  fctitthebeginniiig  ofcve- 
^i^milfux,  k^it  to  exprefs  as  ma 
■^#«4ffj;  bnt  onlv  four  of  thefe 
2i^  «W  pbced  ai  the  beginning  of 
•wei  of  ercTT  leffon. 

f^  CLIFF  [in  Mi^k}   U  the  firft 

(iC«<isiuxJ^ibas§      beti«    only 

npfcf  tie  Kafs  dr  lower  part. 
>ljf  htt  CUFF,  [in  Jlfj^tBooli] 

iMri  Ab  !,  and  is  the  Second  cliff, 

*jg>i>UT  to  the  inner  ot  middle  pVt«» 
•■JfcK  or  conncer-tenor. 
<} Vint  CLIFF  ilaMi^cl  Books} 

^fctliri  c^f,  aod  it  thus  raarkda  § 

^iowliiaetwone,  which  belonga 
*J«i»«tieh.e  or  higheft  pgr  r. 

ir^  1    it  applied  to  all 

.■ftleai  CLIFF  f  parts  lodiffBreM- 
jj^pofeny  bcii^g  only  to  ihew  when 
■■  J«  »  be  fing  or  piayM  flat,  or 
a*Pp  Tli€B«^  orJB-jfa^iadif- 
IPW  bjr  this  cteraAer  C^)»  and  the 
►Jor  IMwrjis  thus  expre^fod  #. 
.GffT[»iihlfcr>hif»]  i,  adeficJiocv 
■*  aew,  fort  tad  rough,  oneren  hoof, 
JV^othorlM  fact  upon  the  iioof- 

25?  I  [*«*».  4/ironomert3  for 
JJ*r^TE  f  ihediftiiiftion  of  placet 
Li  i?"  'ffflperitnce  of  air,  accord^ 
PI***  fitflttioo,  ate  w4bol»  globe  u 
rjzL*  48dimatet,  a4iidnhern,94 
g^  fccmdbg  to    the   iocreafe  of 

Sis.*  ***•  ******  ^y  '^  fommer* 
'S  [a\j^TKi«,  Gf.>a  kind 
that  movet  fidelongf  and 
•htc  it  before  it* 
CLIMBER  [with  Botaiifis^t 
2>^)XNMilvy» 
ijj^,  tfnan  tad  witty  exprei&oni 
JB^'C  (of  a^a  4  bedj  i^  it  now 
^VifiKkoi  imk  wko  prettadi  to 


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htve  learnt  the  method  of  curing  direafeii 
by  attending  on  the  (ick. 

CLIVICE  fof  itX/n»,(Jr.7  that  part  of 
^yfick  that  refpefts  bed-  rid  people. 

Ctl'NKERS,  thofc  bricks  that  by  having 
much  nitre  or  falt.peird  in  tbem  fand  ly^ 
ing  next  the  fire  in  the  clamp  6r  kiln)  ny 
the  Wdlence  of  the  fire,  run  and  aregla- 
zed  over. 

CimOPCyDlUM  [of  *Xin»a  bed,  and 
TT^r,  Gt,  the  foot!  f^c  herbPuliol, 

CLlVO'SE  {cUvofus^  L.]  fiill  of  clif6; 
fteep  and  hanging  downwards. 

CLITUS,  th<i  ftee^  defcenc  of  an  hill  } 
a  clift.    i. 

CLO'DDINESS  [clubbfnc/ye,  Sax^ 
being  fnll  of  clods. 

CLOD  Sak  [at  the  Salt  iVotks]  t  caktf 
that  fticks  to  the  bottom  of  a  par^  and  ft 
tiken  out  once  in  44  hours. 

To  CLOD  [of  clu«,  Ate.  or  \Utpt>ik.'} 
to  gather  into  clods  dr  Ifimps. 
CLOF      .-7  [of  cloujgh.  Sax,  a  fiU 
CI  OUGH  f"  fufe  or   opien  paflage  iti 
<  LOW      3  the  fide  of  a  mountain] 
being,  added  to  the  name  of  a  plice,  inti- 
mate I  it  to  have  btsen  liich  a  fort  of  a  plaice, 
as  Clougbton. 

Cioq  litikfigtirat^eSAfi'}  a  load,  i 
let,  a  hindrance. 

CLO'GCINESS        t  a  being  apt  tO 

CLO'GGINGNESS  J    clog  or   hinder. 

To  CLOSE  [c'yjfan.  Sax.]  to  <Jonclndi 

or  end  ;  to  agree  with  3   alfo  fpoken  of  i 

wound,  to  tend  to  healing. 

CLOSE  [in  Heratdry'i  figrdfies  an^ 
thing  clofed  or  tndofed,  arid  li  ufed  to  fig- 
nify  the  clofe  bearing  of  the  wings  of  fucli 
birds  as  are  getierally  addifted  to  flight* 
as  the  eagl^,  falcon,  l^c.  but  it  is  not  tifed 
of  thep«acock,  dunghill- cock,  j^c.  It  U 
alib  uied  of  horfe-barnacles  or  bits,  when 
they  are  notc*tcnded,  as  they  are  ofually 
born,  as  a  Bamacle-clofe  s  and  alfo  of  an 
belmer,  «s  an  helmet-clofe,  i.  e*  with  thd 
vifor  down. 

7b  CtOSEapii^ej^ly  [with  aJr/f- 
men]  is  when  a  horie  ends  a  p^flade  witii 
a  demitolr  in  good  order,  well  natrowcd 
and  bounded,  and  terminates  upon  the  fame 
line,  upon  which  he  parted  ;  fo  that  heii 
ftill  in  a  condition  zo  part  from  the  hand 
handfomly,  it  the  very  laA  time  or  mo- 
tion of  his  demivolt. 

OLO^SfiflESS  [of  elf  jrart,'*S'«;to  clbfej 
the  being  rlrtfe.  J' 

CLOT  fclub,  Sdsf.J  «  cted  Of  lurtip. 
CLOTTED,  in  elo?b  ot  lamps. 
CLOTrt  rS^  terHfrJ-^a  ft?p  li  faid  /tf 
fyread  much  clotbf    when  fl»e  has  broad 
lailt  '  •  . 

CLOTMIBR  [of  cla^tn,  Stt,  to  tlotUeJ 
a  9l9thwork«r. 


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CLOTH-WOltKBRS 

were  incorporated  the 
ixd  of  king  Kemy  VUI. 
^imo  15  Bo.  find  is  the 
izih  company  of  the  cify 
of  J/mdon*  Their  arms 
tre/aUetf  chevron  et' 
mm  in  chief,  two  crab- 
bets  argent^  in  beife  or 
beazel  er.  Their  fnpporters  are  two  grif- 
ftii,  their  creft  a  ram  on  a  torce  and  hel- 
met I  their  moito,  Mf  truH  is  in  God 
tfloRf .  Their  haB  is  on  the  ieaii  fide  of 
Mittci^g  iioie* 

CLOUDS  [whence  they  cake  their  name 
it  not  certainly  determined  ;  Somnerus  de- 
fives  them  of  club.  Sax,  a  lump  or  dod, 
f  .  d,  clodded  vapovrs  s  but  Aunfhev  of 
cUtttiere^  L,  to  (but  up,  becaufe  they  ibuc 
«p  the  iun  from  us. J  It  is  a  queftion 
among  philofophers,  whether  clouds  or 
thick  fogs  are  compounded  alike,  or  whe- 
ther  there  isfomethiog  more  in  the  clouds 
than  there  is  in  thick  fogs:  Some  are  of  opi- 
nion, that  the  clouds  are  grofler  than  all 
fogs,  and  that  they  are  com^ofed  of  flakes 
of  foow,  rather  than  panicles  of  water, 
fnch  as  fogs  are  made  of.  Others  again 
are  of  opinion,  that  the  clouds  are  only 
a  dofe  fort  of  fogs.  And  indeed  thofe 
fofis  that  hang  upon  the  tops  of  very  hieh 
"liills,  appear  to  people  that  are  on  plafiis 
to  be  all  one  with  the  clouds  $tho*  thofe 
that  are  at  them  perceive  nothing  but  a 
chick  fog.  Clouds  then  are  formed  of 
▼apours  raifed  from  water  or  moiftnre,  or 
thofe  eshalations  that  afcend  from  the 
earth,  and  are  no  other  than  fmall  bubbles 
detached  from  the  waters  by  the  power 
of  the  folar  or  fubterraneous  heat,  or 
both.  And  being  lighter  than  the  atmo- 
fphere,  are  buo^d  up  thereby  till  they  be- 
come  of  an  e^al  weight  therewith  in 
fome  of  its  regions  aloft  in  the  air,  or 
nearer  to  the  earth. 

The  clouds  then  are  higher  than  fogs, 
•nd  hang  in  the  air,  and  are  carried  about 
in  it  by  the  winds.  They  are  alfo  of  jrari- 
otts  Sgures;  fometimes  fo  thin,  that  the 
fun's  rays  oafs  through  them;  they  alfo 
Appear  of  feveral  colours,  as  white,  red, 
]grc.  andaUb  iometimes  of  very  dark  co- 
lours. 

As  to  the  hangins  in  the  air,  it  leems 
a  matter  of  fome  difficulty  to  account  for 
thar't  becauAs  all  watery  particles,  of 
which  clouds  eeofift,  are  heavier  than  air, 
to  that  were  there  nothing  to  hinder,  they 
would  fall  to  the  earth.  But  there  are 
two  things  that  are  fuppofed  to  bear  rhem 
tap.  The  ML  is  che  winds,  which  blow 
.4rom  all  pans  under  the  region  ot  the 
ilouds^  and  do  wia»  thra  }mu  abous  «a- 


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ny  lighter  forti  of  bodies  i  ttpeci»it§ 
thofe  bodies  contain  but  a  fmall  auantit] 
folid  matter  under  a  broad  luperfic 
Thus  it  is  commonly  feen  how  esfily  b 
paper-kites  are  kept  up  bjr  the  wind  w 
they  are  mounted  pretty  high,  and  io  1 
manner  the  particles  of  water  very  m 
rarefied  may  eafily  be  fufpended  at  i 
height,  xdly.  There  are  new  exhalati 
and  vapours  perpetually  fuming  out  of 
earth,  and  bv  their  motion  upwarda  I 
der  the  clouds  from  falling  or  dcfcendi 
unlefs  the  denfity  of  the  clouds  prepoo 
rates.  And  fo  we  fee,  that  the  vapooj 
the  fire  carries  lighter  bodies  up  the  chj 
ney  ;  nay,  the  fmoke  of  a  fire  in  a  chim 
IS  sble  to  turn  a  thin  plate  of  iron,  cha 
artfullv  placed  in  it,  fo  ftrongly,  as 
turn  aoout^  fpic  and  roaft  a  ^ece  of  m 
of  a  confiderable  weight. 

As  to  the  colours  of  the  clouds  theyt 
varied  according  to  the  fituation  of  the  i 
and  way  of  refie£iing  its  light  in  refpe^l 
us.  The  denfity  of  the  clouds  proceeds  fir 
the  clofenefs  pf  the  vaporous  partides  < 
to  another,  and  their  thinnefs  from  i 
diftance  of  thofe  panicles  one  from  ai 
ther,  of  which  there  are  ieveral  caul 
When  they  are  very  thin,  they  leave 
many  interflices,  that  the  rays  of  the  i 
dart  thro'  them  in  many  places,  but  > 
intercepted  in  others. 

As  to  the  figures  or  forms  of  the  doa 
all  their  vanecy  arifes  from  their  plei 
of  vapours,  and  the  influence  of  the  I 
and  wind.  For  it  is  impoffible  for  thi 
to  be  varioufly  condenfed,  rarefied  and  c 
ried  about  in  the  airj  and  their  figures  i 
to  be  chtnged. 

Clouds  are  fufpended  in  the  air,  becai 
they  confift  of  water  rarefied  by  the  ht 
of  the  fun  iiito  fleam,  which  fteam  bd 
lighter  than  air  is  carried  ujp  by  it  ii 
the  colder  regions,  where  it  is  again  cc 
denfed  into  water,  and  from  that  h 
ice  and  fnow,  which  becoming  too  hai 
for  the  air  to  fupport,  breaks  into  piec 
and  descends  by  their  fuperior  weight. 

Auddouds  fwim  in  the  air  aa  fhips 
fea  i  for  the  air  being  thicker  near  i 
eanh,  and  the  particles  of  a  dood  \ 
thin,  they  are  eafily  born  up;  but,  acooi 
ing  to  the  greater  or  lefler  we^|;bt  of 
doud,  and  the  iettiog  of  the  wind,  ic  fit 
or  rifes. 

When  the  particles  of  the  ctoo^  * 
fo  thick  chat  they  can  no  longer  be  kept 
by  the  refiflance  of  the  air,  then  are  ti 
condenfed  into  water  and  fall  dowa 
rain.    Sfe  Cctideti/atioit  tnd  VdMr. 

CLOU'DY,  overcift  with  donds;  a 
looking  mor«(clyf 

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CUWrTERUNESS  [  prob.  of  dut, 
la.  t  clottcj    ill-fftfipenBe6,    baagliog" 

ClOWKS  ifiifftfr4<  [wiihBotai^lislt 

OOVNSIVMclr,  gtrticlr. 

aOAWSHNESSffofftAmw,    X.] 

CLOWNERY        ftv&ick  behayiour. 

ACLOB  Mby  Tern,  clubbe,  &»>']  a 
kifcor  chick  ftick  }  ^iTo  t  comptny  or 
teyofferfoDs  who  sieec  coge(h«r  to 

€10%E&£D,  dotted  cogetber  to  lit- 

CWMK  [proUbly  of  cUttiy,  T^at.] 
tMMckgH,  one  void  of  comaon  (enfe. 

CUrusiNESS,  Oiortnds  tod  thidmels. 
JIOWIUNG,     producing   dufters. 

,  (iOTCHES,  tht  htndt  dnccM  }  alTo 

jWTCIH/t#d,  htyiif  grett  domfy 

atW>N  [«)Mf/«f ,  Gr.]  •  floating  in 

OniENON  f  water.betonyjjIiC 
■>^«wl»IDtitnl  orptrk.leftves«    X.* 

ttlFBlFO'RMIS  [with  MUettorologjifis'] 
^efcoaet  rcfembliog  «  lliteld  to 

Ul-Wfljl  f  ijon  or  wafliing,  a  dy- 

OnuoDA'CTYLUS    [with  ^«m(#. 
mitti&le.  oiherwift  called  £r(0i/dr 
*!jj|5»**r  digitorum. 
I-VWCUS  [jt>i*^,  Gr.l  the  herb  Saf- 
!«of:ke  gtfdCD.   baftard  ot  mock^f- 

[oB  bovd   t  magjhipl  the 
cMunber. 

COACH -MAKfiRS, 

•re  of  a  late  incorpora- 

cioa.  They  have  for  (heir 

•rmonial  enfigns  a»mi^  a 

chevron  between  J  coa- 

I  ch^s  or     The  crelt   i% 

'  Pboebiia  drawn  in  a  cha. 

^-  riot  ali  of  the  xd,  and 

^WKtf  X  h<nitt  argent  armed  €r» 

■lr«to  fi^  wMa  rbJmu    Their 

J»  diiof  the  scriveners* 

I  eoadjMmeiUum,  1.  ] 

EgOTRlXy  m  flie-belper  with  eoo- 

tA'NEOS  [coiMWM,  Z.}  which 
'^ftne  age  with  one. 
VRMAL   Teadterrms.  X.]  co». 
^^olly  ettiw  wich  another. 


COA'VOUS  [A>^evii/,  I.]  of  ^tht  fama 
age  with  another. 

COAGULATION  [in  Chymea  mU 
tersj  i$  ezprefled  by  thefii  charaaers^ 
H  H. 

COA'GULUM,  whatever Tervet  to  joia 
thtniet  together.    X. 

COAXTERN  IcwOtermut  X.]  red* 
procal,  mutual,  by  turns. 

COAT  [coMtf,  nal  cotUt  F.l  agar- 
meoc  worn  commonly  oppermofti  alio 
the  outfide  of  fruit ;  Alfo  a  thin  cover* 
ing  laid  or  done  over  any  thiqg,  at  a  coat 
of  fine  mould,  ^. 

COAT  fof  00^,  Sdx*  an  hut  or  cot« 
cage,  bfr.J  denotes  that  the  place,  to 
which  it  is  added,  was  denominated 
from  a  cottage,  ^.  in  chat  plac6. 

COBt  a  forced  harbour  for  fiiips,  as  th« 
cob  of  XiiMf  in  Doffedkire. 

COB,  a  foreign  coin,    the  fame  as  g 

COBA'LES,  a  fort  of  Demons  in  hu«  . 
man  thape,  who  were  called  Satyrs^  and 
faid  to  be  accendaots  to  B^biu*  Some 
relate,  that  there  are  at  this  day  many 
of  them  in&mmtt/tf,  who  hide  themfelves 
in  houfes,  and  are  ready  to  do  any  office^ 
for  the  people  that  entertain  them,  that 
are  to  ezpefted  from  the  beft  of  fex^ 
vams. 

COBA'LTUM  Tin  Mtdk'me^  a  fort  of 
mineral  of  a  blackifli  colour^  and  a  cau* 
ftick  quality  I  it  confifts  of  filver  and 
arfenlck,  and  is,  as  it  were,  the  mother 

CO'BBLINGNBSS  [of  lebUt,  Dm.'} 
bungltngnefs. 

CO'BWBB,  a  web  made  by  fpiders, 
very  probably  andencly  called  Coh$, 

COCH.  [in  DoSors  Bill}  fttnds  for 
cochleare^  i>  e.  a  (poonfiil. 

COCHINB'BL  from,    an  infed  en* 

Sndered  in  the  fruit  of  a  throb  five  or 
ioot  high,  called  TomiMi  there  an 
whole  plaoiacions  in  GwflimMa^  and  other 
parts  of  the  Spa^fhlVkft  Jnditt;  on  th« 
top  of  the  fruit  grows  a  red  flower, 
which,  when  mature,  falls  on  the  frutTy 
which  opening  difcovera  a  clift  two  or 
three  inches  diameter.  The  fruit  thea 
appears  full  of  little  red  infe^,  having 
wtngs  of  a  fiirprifing  fmallnefa.  The  /«- 
diau  (bread  a  doth  under  the  tree,  an4 
(bake  it  with  poles,  till  the  iofefts  are 
forced  to  quit  their  lodging*  and  fly  about 
the  tree  %  but  not  being  able  to  do  It 
long,  they  tumble  down  dead  into  th« 
cloth. 
COCHINBBL  Orem.  n  a  red  berry 

nring  in  America^  Jouod  in  a  fruit,  re 
lii«  that  of  the  cechineeUtree  or 
ipmuu  the  firft  flioots  produce  a  yellow 
^^.  Y  %  iewef  f 

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flower,  the  point  whereof^  when  rl^ApoUo^  bectufe  he  glares  notice  of  hb  t|i^ 
opens  with  a  cletc  of  three  or  four   inl  proach  end  of  btfeak  of  6tj.     *"** 


ches.  This  fruit  is  tull  of  kernels  or  grains, 
which  tall  on  the  Icift  agitation,  and  which 
the  Indians  cireluUy  (lacher  up  ;  eight  or 
ten  ot  thefe  fruits  yield  about  ao  ounce  of 
grain. 

This  berry  yields  a  dye  almoft  as  beau- 
tiful as  that  of  the  infca,  and  is  fo  like, 
that  a  perfoQ  may  eaiUy  be  deceived  in 
theii* 

CO'CHLEA[in 
Mecbanicks  j     a 
TcrcWjOne  of  the 
liz  mechanical 
powers  s    it  is 
drz'M  cylindrical 
furrowed  furtace 
be    convex,    the 
fcrew  h  (aid  ro  be 
both  a  male  and 
female    fcrew. 
Where  motion  is 
to  be  generated, 
the  m«le  and  fe- 
male   fcrew   are 
ali^ays     joined 
that  is,   whene- 
ver the  fcrew  is 
to  be  ufed  as  a  (irop^e  engine  or  mecha 
ftical  power,   when  joined  with  an  axis 
in  Peritrochio,  there  is  no  occifion  for  a 
female ;  but  in  that  cafe  it  becomes  part 
of  a  compound  engine. 

CO'CHLEA  lArcbiteaiire']    a  winding 
ftair-cafe.' 

COCHtEA'RiA  [in  Botany^   the  herb 
^poon-wort  or  Scurvy-grafs     L 


COCHLEA'RB,  a  fpoon  [in  Medicine^ 
t  fpobnful.  L. 

COCK  f  with  Heralds]  GtdUim  fays  of 
the  cock,  that  as  fome  account  r^a  queen 
and  fwallow  or  wagtail  the  Lady,  fo 
may  I  term  this  Knight  among  birds; 
being  both  of  noble  courage,  and  always 
prepared  for  the  battle,  having  his  comb 
tor  an  helmet,'  his  iharp  and  hooked  bill 
for  a  faulcheon  to  Pa(h  and  wound  his 
•ncmy,  and  as  a  complete  foldieri  armed 
C^ape^  he  has  his  legs  armed  with  fpurs, 
giving  an  example  to  the  valiant  foldier 
to  expel  danger  by  fight  and  not  by 
fiighr. 

The  Cocky  fay  others,  is  the  emblem 
of  ftrife,  of  quarrels,  ot  haughiine^  and 
0f  y'x&oxyi  becaufe  he  rather  choofcs  to 
4iq  than  yieki«  and  cheyefore  he  is  called 
the  bird  of  Mars* 

•  The  Coclt.  crows  when  he  U  conqueror, 
and  gives  notice  of  h\%  conque^l..  If  he 
be  vanquiOi'd,  he  Ibuns  the  light  ami  fo- 
<ietp  ot  men. 


They  allb 
dedicated  him  to  Mncury/  ts  beto^  tk« 
emblem  of  watchfuloels,  fummooing  nM 
to  their  bufmeis  by  Ms  crowing.  Tbi 
cock  is  generally  placed  on  the  topa  ol 
fteeples,  and  called  the  weather-cock,  tG 
intimate  to  prelates,  that  they  aie  oe 
watch  over  their  fiocks.  The  Cock  u  tU 
herald  ot  the  day  and  the  centinel  of  chi 
nighty  and  is  fa«rn  in  coat-araiour  by 
many  families.  Tne  Gaidt  took  the  coci 
for  their  firft  ftandaad.  and  wore  it  oi 
their  helmets  for  a  creft. 

A  COCK  (HieroglyfbiciO^'i  fignifiedi 
noble  difpofttion  ot  mind,  ihere  being  at 
bird  of  a  more  generous  and  ondauntei 
courage  at  the  ijghc  of  imminent  dan< 
ger» 

COCK  FIGHTING,  the  original  e 
this  fporc  is  faid  to  have  been  deiivn 
from  the  Athenians,  on  the  foUowing  ec- 
caGon :  When  Tbemifioeles  was  marchiDf 
his  army  to  fight  the  Perfians^  he  by  tb 
way  efpying  two  cocks  fighting,  cauiiDi 
his  army  to  behold  them,  and  made  tfai 
foliiivving  fpeech  ro  them:  Behold  thej 
^ht  for  their  ho^fhM-gods,  f» 
lumenis  of  their  anchors ^  nor  fif 
glory y  nor  fqr  lihertyy  nor  fafety  of  ton 
cbildrem  hut  only  becaufe  the  one  wk 
not  give  way  to  the  other*  This  fo  en 
couraged  the  Grecimty  that  rhey  fopgfc 
flieiiuouHy  and  obtained  the  viSonr  Of« 
the  Perjians  i  upon  which  cock-^htii)| 
was  by  a  particular  law  ordained  to  b 
annually  praAifed  by  the  Athenians  »  an 
heme  was  the  original  of  this  fpon  I 
England  derived. 

COCK-HOHSB  [  of  coc,  in  the  la» 
guage  ot  the  BrigantineSf  highj  a  big 
horfc. 

CO'CKAROUSB  [among  the  Virgimi 
ittdians^  it  one  thf  t  has  the  honour  to  t 


(lis  army 
folL|pin| 

tbPmonu 


of  the  king's  council  with  rebtioo  t 
the  affairs  of  the  government,  and  hi 
a  SiP^^  fliare  in  the  adminift ration,  fl 
muK  all  pafs  through  the  BuslanoM  bi 
ioie  they  can  arrive  at  this  honour  or  I 
of  the  number  of  the  great  men*  Si 
Hus\anau* 

COCKS-COMB  iBotdnsf]  the  lierbe 
fo  called  Yellow   Raicle^graff. 

COCK-LOFT  [probably  of  coc  bi^b 
of  J  J  M.  a  roof]  an  upper  Uk  o 
garret. 

COCKS  [with  Marinersn  are  Cnt 
fquare  pieces  of  bra(s  with  holes  in  thes 
which  ar»  put  into  the  middle  of  laif 
wooden  ihivecs,  to  prevent  them  fire 
fpiitcing  aud  gallxng  oy  the  pin  of  ri 
block  or  pulley  on  which  tfaeytiinu 


^Tbc  ancients  dedicac«d  (he  cock  to  A-      COCK  IVecd  [Boiaay}  atf  herb< 

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tmm  [of  codrl  uppi A. 
OOUISHNESS,  unnltoefs. 
Ccyo^UET,  t  bean,  a  galJiOt*  tit  8- 

wi^  or  gnertl  lovers  alio  a  wanroti 
■tfa,  who  keeps  fevenl  lovers  in  fuC' 

COCY'rUS    [JUHUIT^    of  T«  M»ltl/flV, 

0r.  niaoeoc]  this  is  one  of  the  rivers 
j[kei;,  wkicli  (according  to  the  poets) 
l»i  OK  of  Ayr,  and  is  fo  caUed  from 
w  bBeaiicioQ  the  dead  make  tor  their 
l«Bifjfri^es,  aod  the  dread  chey  have 
•awe  pnuAineata  whi«h  t|icy  will 
J^£ad  a  ter  ihcy  have  pafs'd  over  the 
■J^ftreiBS  01  TbiegetlKm, 
WDDT  [cobtJi^,  Sax.^  having  pods 

<^J)E  f  of  codfz  a  book  of  aaidex 
«n^cr  lijnber  of  a  tree,  becaufe 
«  Boob  of  the  anciems  were  made  of 
^  Hi  rheir  leaves  were  Ibroething 

rnlf  ^^  ^ooki]  a  volume  or  book. 

w»H  [9xnoa%  laiyeri]  a  ctrtain  book 
•»»»'>«  of  chf  ancient  Homan  law.  In 
J"  0K»  the  pleas  and  an/wcrs  of  the 
••yen  were  b  loofc  fcroUs  or  theers 
J|iJ»»i*a5«nt  or  paper.  Thefe  the  em- 
F*arMBttr«  having  colleded  aUd 
2^»J«  *  book,  called  ii  Codex, 
■■TOr  ficc9  xJth  book  by  way  of  e- 
•*«  ku  been  called  the  Code^  and 
f*^ied  the  fecond  volume  of  the 
J*"  «i»fl  lav,  and   contains  twelve 

J^  meter  of  Ir^  cipecially  ts  to  the 
•"  ejk  books,  is  pretty  near  the  fame 
StLP*^'*  but  in  thefe  things  it 
T^  w«,  u  to  the  ftile,  which  is  not 
^^;  a.  lu  method  is  not  fo  accu- 
?««»;fa£  of  the  Digefii ,  3.  in  that 
V"™esmatcert  of  more  common  ufc  j 
r^ili*  more  abftrufe  and  fubtJe 
,C°»  ^  Ike  law  are  difcufs'd  in  the 
'WS,  "nd  tkfre  are  the  opinions  of 
:^*«  lawyers  upon  them,    and  fo 

IfcS?*  J^"**  ^*  w»«y  arguing, 
rj^  w  10  tke  generality    of   man- 

J^iWs  reafoo  ^ufimtm  composed 
^rj*  ^aiife  he  found  the  Digeft 
^^2  plaoe*  too  fine  and  fubile  tor 
JJrV*f*dalfo  very  defedive  and 
jj^  as  i*t  deciding  many  cafes  that 

JiJ*'^*"*  .compiled  from  the  an- 
^.    ^  w^rminations  of  56  emperors 
ndlSk   many  of  which  were 
Bikilfiil  lawyers,  as  the  famous 
ii»  iL***  '*"**  others,    from   the 
*«e  empcior  Adrian  to  JiifthuatCt 

Jj2^  ^^  *°  *^"  ^^^  ^^c^  «f« 

|2!^*^^blngs  fully  and  diOinaiy 
!  l^«*  which  befoU  were  f  uher  o- 


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imrted  or  too  briefly  haodled* 

The  Tbeodofian  CODE,  is  of  gooj  oft 
to  explain  the  other  Code^  which  cannqc 
well  oe  underflood  without  it.  This  was 
held  in  great  cfteem,  and  was  ufed  in 
the  IVi^em  pans  of  Europe  for  feverai 
hundred  yetrs,  as  Mr.  Selden  relates,  after 
that  law  was  in  4  manner  ditufed  and  for* 
gotten  \  but  now  the  Tbeodofian  Code  h 
alio  grown  much  out  of  uie. 

CODOSCE'L/E  [according  to  RO^opi- 
us]  venereal  buboes  in  the  groiij. 

COE'CUM  lAiuUonq]  the  blind  gur, 
the  Hrft  of  the  chick  imeflines,  fo  called 
becaufe  made  like  a  fack,  having  but  one 
aperture,  which  ferves  it  for  both  ea- 
tranv'e  and  exit,    X. 

COEFil'ClENCY  [ of  c<>^rViix,  X. J 
the  caufing  or  bringing  co  pais  togpther 
with  anorhcr. 

COEFFI'CIENTS  [in  AJgehra]  era 
numbers  pre6x*d  co  letters  or  fpectes  in- 
to^ which  they  are  fuppofed  to  be  multi- 
plied I  and  therefore  with  fuch  letters* 
or  with  the  quantities  reprefented  bf 
them,  {hey  make  a  re&aogle  produA,  or 
cofiictent  froduSion ;  whence  the  name, 
thus  6ab  implies  that  the  quantities  re- 
prefented  by  ab  are  multiplied  into  the  co- 
etficient  6,  and  that  out  of  chelb  x  thtt 
reaangle  or  produa  6ab  is  formed. 

COETIA  [xo/A.iA,  Gr,  Anat.i  fignifie< 
any  kind  of  original  cavity  in  an  animal 
body  ;  and  hence  diieafes  feated  in  cho 
cavities  or  venters  of  the  body,  are  cal- 
led Cediack  affe&otu. 

COE'LIACK  [of  «sA/«,Gr.  thebcllyj 
of  or  belonging  to  the  belly. 

COELl'GENOUS  [cffl^^eiu,  JL]  hea* 
ven  born. 

COE'LUM  Heaven  3  with  jinatomifttj 
the  cavity  of  the  eye  towards  the  cor- 
ner.   X. 

COE'LUS  [according  to  the  Pagan  The* 
oic^j  was  the  ancienteft,  the  greac 
grandfather  (or  firft)  of  all  the  gods  [in 
the  Greek  called  OJ^rerJ  he  had  %  fons. 
Titan  was  the!  elder,  and  Saturn  the 
younger  i  the  laft  of  which  committed  a 
moft  impious  a£lion,  by  cutting^  off  his 
privy  parts  with  a  fcythe,  to  deprive  him 
0^  the  power  of  begetting,  and  threw  his 
genitals  into  the  fea,  where,  by  the  con- 
tinual agitation  of  the  waves,  it  finding 
a  favourable  womb  amoiig  the  froth,  they 
fay  the  goddefs  Venus  was  produced  ouc 
of  the  bleeding  genitals. 

Hefiod  fays,  his  wife  F</?tf  brought  forth 
many  fons  and  daughters,  the  names  of 
which  were  Codu,  yapetus,  TbeU,  Hype  ■ 
rion^  Tbeais,  Mnemofyne^  fhmbe^  Tetbys^ 
Satumusy  Gigast  Titar^,  Brontes,  Iffc.  to 
the  number  of  45*  Of  ihele  Apollodorus 
^  fays. 

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fays,  CmUu  married  T^rtf  ((he  BArth)  and 
had  bv  her  chree  forts  of  children,  i. «. 
the  gianrs  with  xoo  hands  and  50  heads, 
called  Briareusy  Gyas  and  C<tus  ;  z.  the 
Cyclops  and  cbe  Titans^  of  whom  Saturn 
Tiras  che  youngeft. 

LaSatttius  fays,  cbac  Caba  was  fome  pcv. 
tene  and  afpiring  prince,  whotffe£lirg  co 
k  a  god,  called  bimfeif  che  fon  of  che 
smbient  sky:  and  afcer  him  cdtur» 
thoughc  it  no  lefs  glory  co  be  che  fon 
of  UeaveHy  whofe  vaft  concavicy  contains 
all  things  immorcal,  as  well  as  thoie  li- 
able CO  corrupcion.  And  chat  che  lupreme 
power  was  confcr'd  on  him  for  his  lin- 
gular prudence  and  policy  s  rhac  bis  de- 
throning happened  in  che  ^%A  year  of  h^'s 
reign,  and  thac  he  was  buried  in  Oceania 
<fuppofed  CO  be  Ctite)  near  che  town  cal- 
led Aularia. 

COfiNCysE  Icmofus,  I.]  filthy,  mud 

COENOTA'PHIOMT    [of  ««'»(^  emp- 
CENOTAPHIUM     f    ry  and  rdf^- 
tt  fepulchrej   an  empty  comb  or  monu- 
ment, erc&ed  in  honour  of  iome   illuftri- 
>ous  pcrfon  deceafed,    who    perifhing   in 
Ibtpwieclc,  baccle  or  che  like,  his  body 
could  not  be  found  to  be  dcofitrdini'. 
COEQUA'LITY  \  [of  CO£qualit,  1.J 
COH'QUALNESS  J    a  being  equal  with. 
COE'RCIVENfiSS  [  ol  coercere^  L.  ] 
compulfivenefs. 

COE'RCrON,  a  reftraining,  t  keep- 
ing in  ^ood  order  or  decorum. 

COERU'LEUS,  a,  urn  [with  Botamcl 
Writers']  of  a   blue  r->lcur. 

COESSE'NTI ALNESS  1    fof  cm    and 
COESSfiNTlA'LlTY  X     ijfetuia,   JL  ] 
the  being  of  che  fame  eflence  with. 
*    COETA'NEOUSNESS  [  of  con  aod  dtas'] 
the  being  of  the  fame  age  with. 
COETETIN  ALNESS  \^loicoetemei,  R 
COETE'KNITY        f     the  being  e- 
ternal  with. 

CpEVA'LlTY,  the  being  of  cbe  fame 
•ge  or  duration. 

COBUR  fin  UeraJdry]  as 
Party  en  caWf  figiiifics  a  fliort 
line  of  parcition  in  pale  I'n 
the  centre  of  the  efcutcheon, 
which  extends  but  a  little  way, 
muih  Iborc  of  top  and  bottom, 
and  IS  there  met  by  other  lines,  which 
form  an  irregular  parcition  ot  the  efcur- 
theon. 

COEXI'STENCB  [  of  con  and  exi/ien- 
tia,  L.J  the  exiliing  at  che  fame  time 
^irh, 

CO'FFER  [with  AtcbiteBs'i  the  low. 
crmoft  pare  of  a  cornice,  or  a  fqvare  de- 
preHVire  or  finking  in  each  interval,  be- 
tween the   modillioii  of  the  Cor  ml  loan 


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cornice,  ofually  filled  wfch  a  rofe,forae 
granarc  oi   ocher  inrichmenc* 

CO'FFIN  [of  a  Bmfe}  is  che  whol 
hoot  of  che  fooc  above  che  coronet,  in 
eluding  che  coffin-bone,  che  fole  a.id  ih 
irpfli. 

CO'FFIN-BONH  [  of  zHorfe  2  '» 
fmall  fpungy  bone,  inclofed  in  cbe  middl 
of  che  hoot,  and  pofleffing  che  whole  fon 
of  che  foot. 

COFFIN  ef  Taper  J  a  criangolar  piece 
fuch  as  grocers  put  up  pepper,  }ffc,  i 
form  of  a  cone. 

COGS,  che  ceech  of  a  mill-wheel 
alfo   a  fore  of  boac   ufed  on   the  rive 

CO'GENCY      \  [of  cogency  JL]  tb 

CO'CENTNESSf  bei^.  cogenc  0 
compelling. 

COGITATION  [wifh  che  Cartifiam 
whacever  a  man  experiences  in  himlell 
and  of  which  he  is  confcious ;  as  all  ch 
operations  of  the  underftanoing,  wiJl,  ina 
ginacion  and   fenfes. 

COGNATION,  kindred,  affinity,  alii 
ance. 

CO'GNIZANCE  Iconaajftnce^  F.  cog 
aitio,  Xj   knovu  ledge. 

COGNISANCE,  a  badge  of  arms  on 
ferving  man,  or  waterman's  fleeve,  Ibew 
ing  that  he  belongs  to  a  parcicular  mt 
fter  or  fociecy. 

COONI'TIO  prajudicialis  I  in  Chi 
Lam'}  is  a  debating  ot  a  poinc  chai  hap- 
pens accidentally  before  cbe  principal  caofi 
can  have  an  end.    X. 

CO'GRITAL  Vne  [Avtr^tftioa]  a  liiy 
draun  from  che  angle  of  che  cenue  u 
that  of  the  baft  ion. 

COG-mm,  dealers  in  Cogr^are. 

COG-ware,  coarfe  cloths  anciently  ufet 
in  the  north  of  England* 

COH  A'BITANT,  one  who  iohabics  wid 
another* 

COHA'BITANCE  [6[  cohabitore,  IJ]  i 
cohabit: ng  or  dwelling  with. 

COHB^RENT  Difeourfet^  are  fuch  dif 
coucfes  in  which  there  is  a  connextoi 
and  agreennenc  becween  cheir  parrs. 

COHERENT  Tfopcfittms^  fuch  cba 
have  fome  relation  or  agzeemeoc  the  cm 
wi[h  the  ocher. 

COHE'SIVBNBSS[oftfofc<efpre,r.J  co- 
hefive  quality. 

COI'NCIDENCE       1    [cmaddefHt^ 

COI'NCiDENTNESSf  1.]  «Mim 
or  jumping  cogechet* 

COINS      1   [with  frhaers]  certaia 

QUINES  I  fmall  wedges  ufed  tc 
faften  the  whole  compofure  oflecterali 
che  chafe  or  frame. 

COl'NOBITE  I   Mnflmtt  of  ateiv®- 

CB'WOBITE    f  common  aod  )3A©-,Gir 

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\&]tHS^£fn  perfoa  wbo  lives  In  a 
aBveK,]5t.  Qoder  a  cercain  rule,  con« 
111:7  to  aa  Ittrxnic  or  anchorice  who  lives 
lifaltfBde. 

COCKER,  t  bosc-maa  or    wttermaD, 

CODERS,  fiibenDeas  botes. 

A  CO&£S,  a  meet  fo«I,  a  nboy. 

ToCOLAPHl'ZB  { cgiapbix*^  X.  of 
■M<»,  Gf.]  to  buffec. 

COUTTlCfi  C<>^  «t)irfirr«,JGr.  to 
one]  ibe  an  of  carving  figures  in  fione. 

CO'URlNfiB  ArcbtteSureJ  the  little 
kae  cf  tbe  capital  of  the  Derick  and 
^cm  oahmm^  placed  between  the  aftra- 
ni  Mi  Che  aoiiiilecs»  alio  the  §rlo  or 
|B| «  tbe  lop  of  iIm  (haft  of  the  co- 
n  Rxt  CO  tfa«  capital. 

COTLCmcaM  [with  B0tmifis}  mea- 

moSlSS  fceattwiejjre,  ikr.]  the 
key  cold  or  qualicy  ok  cold. 

OKLONESS  FotgtU'ua,  is  a  relative 
fiSkj^  which  pUuts,  Jgrc*  are  fappofed 
to  bie.  Thus  a  plant  is  faid  to  be  cold 
a  Ik  fecond  or  third  degiee  i  not  thac 
ti  ji  iBbaSiy  cold  to  the  touch;  but  in 
■iciDfis  or  operational  if   taken  in- 

ToCOtLA'BEFT  [colT^&e^m,  £.  ] 
coMc,  10  deftroy,  to  wafte. 

COai'^ED  [  CoUapfus,  X.  ]  fallen 
don  cogecher. 

COUAS  Bmm  {ill  Carpatry}  a  beam 
t^ei  crofs^  betwixt  two  prtocipAl  raf- 
M. 

CQUATERAL  [in  Geti^ai^J  any 
flitt,  c3Qouy,  )9V.  finiate  by  the  fide 
fiTiaaikr. 

COiUTBRAL  romts  [m  Ctjfmogfa- 
I^J  ifcihe  tntennediate  poincs*  or  thofe 
sKveea  the  cardinal  poims* 

fm0j  COLLATERAL  Tents,  are 
feb  as  ate  removed  by  an  equal  angle 
Mctck  fide,  from  a    cardinal  points. 

teidary  COLLATERAL  romU^  are 

'  <IA«  (hole  which  are  eqoally  dittanc 

^  t  ardinal  and    firft  primary ;    or 

i|rily  diftaoc  fromfooie  cardinal  or  pri- 

W^  ad  firft  feeondary. 

CttlATERAL  Defant.  U  Ringing 
«Kiite  fide  of  Che  whole  blood»  as 
gnidfiAij's  brocher,  }ftc» 

CQLUTERALS  [in  Geneatc^J  are 
§A  rchdoM  as  proceed  .from  the  fame 
M  kec  act  in  the  fame  line  of  afcen- 
te  er  defcendhats  i  hoc  being  as  it 
Ifei  aide  of  each  other.    Thus  uncles, 

Riattas,  coqfini,  are  collaterals^  or 
coUareial  line. 
:    OlLATEKAaiS  Tims  [  jtiatom^J  a 
1*1,  echcrwife  called  EreSor  Fms. 
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comparlDg  one  thing  well  with  afiotHef- 
COLLATION  [i«  Common  Lam]  thm 
comparifon  or  prefentation  of  a  copy  to 
Its  original,  to  fee  whether  they  aro 
alike ;  alfo  the  report  or  aft  of  the  of* 
ficers  who  made  the  comparifon. 

COLLE'CTION  [with  loglciant\  tft 
inference  or  cooclufion. 

COLLE'CTION  <f  Ijgbt  [with  A- 
Jhoktgertl  is  when  4  principal  fignifica* 
tors  behold  not  one  the  other ;  but  both 
of  them  caft  their  fevei*al  afpefts  to  « 
more  momentary  plaitec  than  tbemfelvet^ 
whom  they  each  of  them  receive  ia  fom« 
of  their  eflential  cigDities;  fo   thac  cho 

eec,  which  does  thus  colleA  their  lights^ 
^  fies  in  their  judgment  the  accom^ 
plifhing  of  a  budnefs  in  hand  between  ft 
perfons  by  the  mediation   of  a   third* 

COLLE'GATARY  [CkulLaafJ  apcr- 
fon  to  whom  a  legacy  is  left  in  coa« 
mon  with  one  or  more  perfons. 

CO'LLERED  [  in  Heraldry  J  figntfiet 
wearing  a  collar,  as  a  djg  coUered,  Atfc. 
^  COLLET  [of  »  Rin^l  that  part  oTit 
in  which  rhe  ftone  is  ier,  the  Bevi 

COLLI'CQLUM  lAaat.]  the  fame  as 
nympha.  M^ 

COLLIERIES,  coal-mines, 

COLLIGAnriON,  a  gathering  or  tying 
up  together.  JL 

COLLINS A'TION,  a  leveUiag  at,  or 
aiming  to  hit  the  mark*  L. 

COLLlQpANS  F^tris  [  with  rhffid^ 
^nr]  Ts  one  of  the  kinds  of  boming  tevers* 
but  fugh  a  one  as  they  fay,  by  its  ex* 
ceffive  heat,  fuddenly  melts  the  fat  fleOi 
and  fubftance  of  the  folid  paru  of  the 
^^yi  oay,  fometintes  even  the  very 
blood  in  the  veinSf  and  difcharges  it  bp 
infenfible  tranfpiration,  as  fweat,  uriotf 
or  ftool.  I« 

COXLIQUANT  [cMqumt  I.]  coa- 
faming,  wafting. 

To  COXLlQjJATB  IcMqmum,  IJ} 
to  melt,  confume  or  wafte. 

CO'LLIQUATIVENBSS  [of  coUi^^ 
thus,  L.}  waftinpnefs,  coniumingnefs. 

COLLIQUBFA'CTION,  a  melting 
down,  t. 

To  CO'LLOCATE  [of  cciioeatum,  L] 
to  p'ace,  to  fct,  to  appoint  to  a  place, 

COLLOCU'TION,  a  talking  toge- 
ther. X. 

CO'LLUM.  a  neck.  L. 

COLLUM  mhuu  uteri  [iln^.]  the  ca- 
vky  of  the  womb  next  its  incernr^l  ori- 
fice, wheie  it  is  more  concraSed  than 
it  is  at  the  bottom.   JL. 

COLLYRI'DIANS  [  of  xtXXe/^*,  Gr.  a 

cakej  a  fed  who  ou'  of  an  exeravaganc 

devoiigp  co  the  firgin  Maty^   met  on  a 

cer^aia  day  ia  Um  yc^r  to  celebrate  a 

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folemo  feaft,  aiuifreDder  <)iTin6  honour  fls 
A  {u>dder8,  eating  a  cake,  which  they  of- 
ftrni  in  her  name. 

COLOCASI'A  [xlXfJutW*,  Gr.']  the  £- 
g^ptioH  bein. 

COLOCVnTHIS  i;if»XoKb»9i>,  Gr.]  t 
kind  of  wild  gourd  whofe  apple  is  called 

COLOMfi'STRUM  IBotml  the  hefb 
Dog-bane.  ^        -^ 

COaON  [with  Anat.l  h  one  of  the 
thick  gurSy  and  the  Urgeft  of  all,  being 
in  length  about  8  or  9  hands  breadth, 
«nd  full  of  little  cells,  fometimes  (luffed 
with  wind  and  other  matters,  which 
caufe  pains  of  the  colir. 

COLONA'DE  [ArchiteaureJ  a  range 
of  pillars  running  quite  round  a  liuiljir  g 
moo  ftanding  within  the  walls  of  it«  or 
a  portico  of  pillars,  fuch  as  before  St. 
Peter**  church   at  Rome- 

Poljfiyle  COLO^A'DB,  h  one  whofe 
number  of  columns  h  too  great  to  he 
taken  in  by  the  eye  at  a  Angle  view. 

COLONEL  lieutenant^  one  who  com 
fliands  a  regiment  of  guards^  whereof  the 
lE*nS>  prince  or  other  perfon  of  the  Erft 
eminence  is  colonel. 

Ijeutenmt  COLONEL,  11  the  fecond 
officer  in  the  regiment,  who  is  the  cap- 
tains and  commands  in  the  abfence  ol 
Che  colonel* 

lieutenant  COLONEL  of  horfe  or 
dragoons  is  the  firft  captain  of  the  reg'- 
inent. 

COLOPHONl^A  [with  Cb^mifU.  of 
x«Xo^>,  Gr,  1  the  top  of  a  thing,  the 
chief,  the  end,  Z.  the  caput  mortuwn, 
or  grofs  fubftance  of  turpencino,  the  more 
liquid  part  being  diftilled  into  oil. 

COLOPHONIA  ri^;  a  kind  of  to- 
fio  iifuing  out  of  the  pine-tree. 

COLORBASIANS  [of  Colorhajiius  their 
thief]  t  branch  of  the  Gm^'icIh^  who 
improvM  on  the  viiions  of  the  Gnqflickt 
that  preceded  them. 

COLORI'FICK  [colorificus,  1.]  mak- 
ing colour,  colouring. 

COLORISA'TIONI  f  in  Tbamacf]  the 

COLORA'TJON     J     changes    ot    co- 
lour  which  bodies    undergo,  by   the  va 
lious  operations  either  of  nature  or  art, 
as  by  calcinations,  co£iions,  Jflf^. 

COLOSS.  See  CoU^us. 

COLOSSE'UM  [at  Kome^  an  amphi 
theatre  built  by  the  emperor  Vefp^tan, 
capacious  enough  to  contain  loooco  fpec- 
tators  to  lit  round  the  Anay  i.  f.  the 
place  where  the  beads  were  let  loofe, 
anJ  was  ihe  plare  where  St.  Ignatius  was 
expofed   to   the  lions. 

COLO'SSUS,  a  ftayie  of  prodigious 
fize,  as  chac  of  Apolh  or  the  Srni  in  the 


c  o 

harbour  o(  the  ifland  Rhodes,  That 
Rhodes  was  made  by  Chares  oi  Afutt 
iejjer,  and  was  the  work  of  12  yeai 
and  was  dedicated  to  the  Sim.  It  cc 
about  44000  pounds  Englifh  money, 
was  placed  at  the  entrance  of  the  hi 
hour  of  thi  ciiy,  with  the  right  fo 
ftanding  on  one  fide  of  the  land,  and  c 
left  oh  the  other.  The  talleft  (hips  wi 
their  mafts  failed  into  the  haven  b 
tween  the  legs  of  it,  and  when  le  w 
thrown  down  to  thb  ground  by  aneart! 
quake,  few  men  were  able  to  embrai 
the  little  finger  of  rhts  prcnligious  ft 
tue,  the  brafs  of  which  it  Was  ma( 
loaded  900  camels. 

CO'LOUK  [color^  I.]  IS  a  <Juality  11 
herent  to  naturil  bodies,  whfch  are  fa 
to  be  fo  and  fo  coloured :  as  others  d( 
fine  colour,  an  accident  that  happens  1 
them  by  the  reflexion  of  light ;  alfo  con 
plexion.  looks;    alfo  pretence  or  filcar 

COLOUR  [in  HertfMryl colours  a^e  gc 
nerally  red,  blatk,  blue  and  purple,  whi< 
are  called  as  follows:  the  rrd  is  caM< 
gules  ;  the  hlue^  »tuTe\  the  biackJafU 
the  green^  vert  or finople ;  and  the  ftn 
ple^  purpure,  tenny  or  tatmey^  %nd  fa 
gufue  fometimes,  but  this  is  not  commoi 
and  thefe  colours  are  fometimes  oiherwi 
exprefs'd's  gules  is  called  Marji  i  axiir\ 
Jupiter  s  fahle^  Saturn  j  verty  Venus  ;  pu 
pure,  Mercury » temty^  the  Dragons  bead 
and  J  Anguine  the  Dragon*  s  tail* 

In  precious  ftones^l<i^i•  is  called  ri(i^ 
azure,  fappbire  i  fable^  diamant  s  wn 
emeraudi  purple,  ametbyft\  temty,  bfi 
cyntb  i  indfanguine  /ardanix^ 

COLOUR  im  rhilofopby]  a  proparr 
inherent  in  light,  Whereby,,accord?iigt 
the  ditferftnt  fizes  or  magoirndet  of  Ij 
parts,  it  excites  different  vibrations  i 
the  fibres  of  the  optick  nerve  ;  whk 
being  propagated  to  the  Jeflfirinm,* 
ie£k  the    mind  with  different  ienfacioe 

COLOUR  of  Office  [law  fhrafe]  i 
evil  or  unjnit  aft  done  by  che  com 
tenance  nf  office  or  authority. 

CO'LOURING  [with  ratnters'}  tl 
manner  of  applyiiig  and  condnfttng  tl 
colours  of.  a  a  piaure  i  or  the  mtxtn 
of  lights  and  ftiadows  form'd  by  the  n 
rious  colours  employ'd  in  a  painting. 

Empbatical  COLOURS  f  according  f 
the  ancient  Natural  Pbilo/opby']  ire  (i 
they  term  them)  thofe  apparenc  coloui 
frequently  fecn  in  the  clouds,  bcferef« 
rifing  or  after  its  fetting ;  the  «« 
lours  that  appear  in  the  rainbow,  (^ 
thefe  thev  will  not  allow  to  be  tn 
colours,  becaufo  ihey  are  not  pertnanai 
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to<  idoc  isd  ft&ii  fquare,  carried  alorg 
bie^iiter'jiitllergieneralfof  mark- 
|ae  lAe  grouxul  ot  cbc  iquadrons  and 

mouRABLENESS,  pUudb!ene^s. 
COLPi'ClA.  f.mp!ars  or  youo^    p  les 
1^  ff«;o  s,  «hich  when  tfaey  are  ctjt 

fnaifo  im^it  whicn  che  iohabiranrs 
iMcljb»  ci.l  Colpiceu 
COlPlNiiACU  1    faccorciiog  (o  thr 
LODtf'DACU        r     praafck  of  ^«N 
Mf  tfMft  cow  or  bcj/er. 
i  COITS  tOOT  [BotOBji]  an  herb  good 

[COLTER  [cult-p,  SMxk]   a  piece  of 
kftbtte|u|  CO  a  plough  ch«c  cuts  cbe 

COUmi'MA  [Boimf]  the  berbBti. 
•>r «  ¥»t*-?iae.    Z. 

CGUTtitlNE  fca|M6rMici»  1.]  of  or 
^^  '  5  to  &  ierpeot  j  a'fo  wily,  crafy, 


I  COLUMti'NA  iBoUa^}  cbe  herb  Bafe 

\y»XWa!V&lcoluahinia»LJ}  of»like 
pMititiai  CO  a  pigeon. 
LmOMN    l^olmma^  ^J    «  '^und 
rt»  betf  up  or  beauciiy   a  build - 
|i  Bifar  ifliomanenc  of  (ome  oorable 

^OADIW  [in  Ardnttamel  inaEria 
^litiK  bag,  louod  cylinder*  or  pare 
lapS«,Tbich  is  caUedcbe  Atf/r  or 
liL  lai  cdocaiiis  the  body  of  i:  i'rom 
1 1^  ID  tlv  bde,  or  from  che  a^ra- 
»  ii  (»e  bsfii  to  the  chapiter. 
*JfM  COLUMN,  U  the  (horceft  and 
>b(^o(  all  the  columns*  its  height, 
'^^icMHXzi,  is  li  fflodoles^  to 
Ijt  14. 

OLUMN,  ia  foroething  more 
)  ia  beifht  from  14  co  15  mo- 
kmA  it  adoffned  with  flutingt« 
■"^T  COLUMN*  is  the  ricbcft  and 
eot  tU.  its  hetghc  if  19  mo- 
Jucipual  if  adorned  with  two 
4llMiei  aod  with  caoUcoIes,  from 
^»ol«ti  do  fprioj  out, 
JyCQlUMN,  if  more  delicate 
«Amc,  itf  height  if  17  or  iQ 
.yii  diftiogniflied  irom  chaieU 
Uw-Mct  to  iif  capital,  and  by  its 

M|*COL(JUN>  ic  height  if  19 
WW  tf  20  modules*  it  hu  two 
EJ>  liMCt  in  tis  capital  like  tbe 
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in  tbifl  book  are  into  two  coInmiB*  and 
others  I -co  3,  4,  Jjrc. 

Cylindrical  COLUMN,  a  column  that 
has  i.ciiher    we  i^ng  nor  diminution* 

Aftic  COLUMN,  a  pilaftcr  inAjlaied, 
Aavim^  foui  e4iial  faces  or  tides  and  of 
rhe     ie^>eft   pt op  virion. 

Angular  COLUMN,  if  an  infulated  co- 
Ijmi'^  placed  in  the  coin  or  corner  of  a 
poftico,  or  inieired  into  the  corner  of  a 
building. 

DoufUd  COLUMN,  is  an  aflTcmbUg© 
of  iwo  columns,  joined  in  fuch  a  manner 
as  'h«c^  the  two  flia^ts  penetrate  each  o- 
ther  with  a  thirl  of  their   diimecer. 

Rifil>le  COLUMN,  is  a  column  made 
of  fome  met-1  o;   matter  caft. 

Hjidrauiick  (  OLUMN,  a  column  from 
the  top  oi  which  a  jet  d'eau  proceeds,  to 
which  the  capital  ferves  as  a  bifon,  whcnc© 
the  water  defcends  by  a  little  pipe,  which 
cun.f  fpiraJ  y  1  round  che  fliafr. 
,  Moulded  COLUMN,  is  one  made  by 
impa..ac  on  of  giaVcl  and  fiiots  of  divers 
colour!,  bound  to^e  her  with  a  cemcnr, 
which  growfi  perte&ly  hard  and  receives 
a  poll 'f  .like  maible. 

Traii/yarerU  COLUMN  a  column  made 
ot  fume  cran'parrn:  4lab.>fter,  \ffc. 

IVater  COLUMN,  one  whole  ftafr  la 
tormd  ot  a  V-^^^^  jet d'eau^  which  fpouc- 
ing  out  water  lorcibly  from  the  bafe  drive* 
ii  within  the  tambour  of  the  capital, 
which  is  made  hollow,  thence  fa  ling  down 
again  it  Has  che  eiFed  of  a  liquid  cryf- 
ral  column. 

^  COLUMN  ofjoinety^  is  made  of  flrong 
timber  boaids,  j<^ined,  glued  and  pinned 
together,  is  hollow  turned  la  the  lacJl 
ana  ufually  fl  red. 

Liertifiated  COLUMN,  is  made  of  fe- 
veral  ribs  or  chin  the  Is  of  nn^  marble 
or  other  rare  (tone,  cenrtenre*  upon  a 
mold  of  ftone,  br'ck  or  the  like. 

Aflrcnomical  COLUMN,  a  kind  of  ob- 
feivat'>ry  in  rorm  ot  an  hi^h  cower,  built 
hollow,  and  with  a  fpiral  afcent  ro  an  ar* 
miKary  fphere,  placed  at  the  top  for  ta- 
king obiervatio>f  of  the  courfes  of  che 
heavenly  bodies. 

CaroliticX  COLUMN,  ft  one  that  is  ad, 
omea  with  foliages  or  leavef  or  branches 
turned  fpirally  around  the  (haft }  or  2^ 
crow:>f  and  feftoont. 

Bimini/hed  COLUMN,  is  one  that  be- 
ginfl  CO  taper  or  dimiuifli  from  the  bafe 
i,i  Imifiiion  of  rrees. 

Cantoned  COLUMNS,  are  loch  aa  are 
engaged  in  the  four  comera  of  a  fquartf 
pillar,  to  fupport  four  fprings  of  an 
arch. 

Coupled  COLUMNS,    are  fuch  at  ai%^ 
difpol^i  by  twQ  ajl^  (we^  fp  m  aUnoii    a 

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to  touch  each  other  «t  their  boles  tod 

cftpicals. 

Cbronohgicdl  COLUMNS,  ire  fixrh  ts 
bear  fome  hiftorical  infcripiion  di^efted 
according  to  the  order  of  time. 

Gemmated  COLUMN,  a  column  whole 
ft afc  is  formed  of  three  (imiUr  a»d  equal 
IrHec  or  ribs  of  ftone,  fitted  within  one 
another^  and  faftened  a:  bottom  with 
iron  pins,  and  at  the  top  with  cramp- 
irons. 

COLUMN  of  Mafimy^  U  made  of 
rough  (tone  well  laid  and  coloured  with 
plareer,  or  of  bricks  moulded  trUogular- 
Wife  anH  covered  with  Jfuc* 

COLUMN  mtb  Ta/rAours,  is  onewhofe 
fbal'c  is  formed  of  feveral  cocrfes  of  ftone 
or  bloiks  of  marble  lefs  high  than  the 
diamcccr  of  the  column. 

COLUMN  in  TVimcbeensy  confifts  of 
chte^s,  four  or  five  pieces  of  ftone  or 
tncTal,  differing  from  the  tambours,  be- 
ing higher  than  the  diameter  of  the  co- 
lumn. 

Fluted  COLUMN,  ts  one  wboTe  (baft 
is  adorned  wiih  flutes  or  channeUings, 
either  from  top  to  bottom,  or  only  two 
thirds  of  its  heighr. 

Cahlcd  COLUMNS,  are  fucfa  at  have 
proje^ures  in  form  of  cables  in  the  na- 
ked of  the  Aaft,  each  cable  having  an 
effed  oppofite  to  a  fluting,  and  accompa- 
nied With  a  little  lift  on  each  fide. 

cabled  and  fluted  COLUMN,  one  wbofc 
flutes  are  filled  up  with  cables,  reeds 
or  ttates,  beginning  from  the  bottom 
of  t^e  ftaft  and  reaching  one  third  of  its 
heiphr. 

Fluted  COLUMN  eimcb'd^  a  column 
whofe  flu  lings  are  filled  up  with  orna> 
ments  of  foliages,  riodt,  ribbands,  J^rc.  in- 
ftead  of  cables. 

Col/o^  COLUMN,  a  column  of  an  en- 
ormous fize,  too^  large  to  enter  any  or- 
ionnancc  of  archiiedurc, 

Goibkli  COLUMN,  a  round  pTtlir  that 
is  ei  her  too  fl)ort  for  its  bulk,  or  too 
ilendcr  for  if s  height. 

Hermetick  COLUMN,  a  fort  of  i^lafter 
in  manner  of  a  Ttrnunus,  having  the  head 
of  a  mo.n  inftead  of  acapitaL 

Htfiorical  COLUMN,  is  o«e  whofe 
Ihafc  ts  adorned  with  a  lajjb  relievo,  run- 
ning in  a  rpiral  line  its  whole  length,  and 
containing  the  hiftory  of  feme  great  per- 
fonage. 

HoUev  COLUMN,  is  One  that  has  t 
fpiral  ftair-cafe  on  the  infide  for  the  coo- 
veniisncy  of  afcending  to  the  top. 

Indicative  COLUMN,  one  which  ferrtt 
to  fliew  the  tides,  (grc.   tk>ng  the  iea- 
coafta. 
Mverary  COLUlilHy  a  colamo  credM 


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hi  the'  crofii  ways  in  large  rcmd^  M 
fcveral  faces,  which  by  th«  aoicr^ 
f6tre  to  (hew  the  diflerenc  roan. 

LoAtry  COLUMN,  a  oohaani  li 
herb-ma rkec.  at  Xeme,  having  «.  c 
in  its  pedeftal  where  young  children, 
put,  being  abaodoned  by  cheir  ps 
either  out  of  pover:y   or  infauaBaiia 

It^al  COLUMN,  a  coluoan  wii 
the  tundameDca)  laws  of  the  ftste-i 
engraven. 

XiMFlroplNMU  COLUMN,  one  rbac  i 
the  bounds  aod  limits  ot  a  rouiKfy 
quered. 

Umanoms  COLUMN,  a  kind  oi  ca 
formed  on  a  cylindrical  frame,  anoi 
and  covered  over  with  oiled  papftr, 
fo  ihat  lights  being  difjpoled  ia  rani 
ver  each  other,  the  whole  appeals  i 
on  fire. 

j;€eifi^/iiry  COLUMN  [of  cMASiK 
rpoijs  of  an  enemv]  a^  column  ad4 
with  trophies  in  imitation  of  trece^ 
which  the  ancients  huog  the  fpoila  o 
enemy. 

Median  COLUMN,  are  two  coli 
in  the  middle  of  a  porch,  whoie  ai 
columniations  are  larger  than  the  re 

M^e  COLUMN,  one  that  is 
fliort  for  the  order  whofe  capital  it  h 

Memorial  COLUMN,  a  column  u 
on  account  of  an?  remarkable  even 

Pbo/j>korical  COLUMN,  a  hoUow 
lumn,  or  a  light-houfe  built  on  a  iot; 
the  tip  of  a  mole  to  ferve  as  a  Uui 
to   the  port. 

Mpfina  COLUBfN,   a  column  ade 
with  beaks  or  prows  of  ftips,    and 
leys  with  anchors  and  grapnels  eif 
CO  preferve  the  memory  of  iowfi  nM 
fiM-figbt. 

Septdcbral  COLUMN,  a  coltunii  er 
ed  on  a  tomb  or  (epulcbre^  with  a» 
fcription  on  its  bafe. 

Statmrry  COLUMN,  one  which  iitpp 
a  ftacue* 

SjnAobca  COLUMN,  a  edunnrai 
fenting  fome  particular  coonrry-  by  k 
attribute  peculiar  to  it,  as  the  FlOUR 
JtM  tor  Ptance* 

Crouped  COLUMNS,  are  fach  ati 
placed  on  the  iame  pedeftal  t>r  fock^ 
ther  by  3  and  3,  or  by  i|  aad  4.   . 

Gnomomck  COLUMN,  a  cytfnd« 
which  the  botir  of  thi  day  is  ci^cfi 
ed  by  the  fliadow  of  a  ftylo. 

Ijegai  COLUMN,  one  on  which 
fundamental  laws  of  the  ftate  were' 
graved.  ^  \ 

Nicb*d  COLUMN,  is  one  whole  I 
enters  with  half  its  diameter  tfttoaW 
which  is  hoUowvd  for  tea  leoepuOB*' 


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fi  BMy  viiii  kmrhs  •ad  fcooop 

Hgrnm  CQUIMN,  om  Umc  has  fe- 

Ml&Borliccs. 

m  COiOUN,  on«  whole  ftaft  hts  a 

iMfci  dK  pha  of  it  being  mado  oTal  to 

NlBte  fffO  ;€BI1  DC. 

t  tari  COUUMN^  f»e  which  bean  an 
It  «fc«ok  the  alhct  of  ibne  deceased 
lit  fappofed  to  be  iodofed ;  and  the 
if  vfaidh  it  fomecimes  over^ftad 
or  ianas,  which  are  fymbolt 
tf  anjv  aid  imanonaUry. 
rffnd  COUJMM,  is  ooe  chat  is  at- 
pJBiipt  waD  bfathlrd  orfoarchparc 

-  l^tetf  COLUMN,  ooe  that  ftands  free 
M  kaOii  BO  all  fides  from  aoy  other 

-  i0fmm  COLUMN,  a  colann  foimed 
itf  I  ierftus  twifled  tc^ther,  the  heads 
tf  ^Kfc  fcne  St  a  capital* 
k  h^  COLUMN,  it  one  which  his  a 

or  fveOiog  in  proportion  to  the 

of  tie  Atft. 
^Wd,  COLUMN,  is  one  whofe  (baft 
a  MM  ravsd  in  maoBer  of  a  Tcrew, 
■to  fa  circBBiroltitions,  and  is  for  the 
■i  Mt  of  the  Cmmlbm  order* 
*ftjU.AKid  COLUMN,  fs  a  cotamn 
VfeifrlBes  follow  the  contour  of  the 
■Mt^inl  Koe  thioughoiit  the  whole 

isacCH 

Ihifc  IS 

bran< 

^•iiorier  farichmems. 

giyiaf  COLUMN  [among  the  Jn- 

■a  I  of  which  the  join  is  of  the  ftooes 
f  w*i4i  weie  adom'd  with  as  many 
^*  <•  te  had  made  miUtary  ezpedi- 

I*****  COLUMN  rof  f •Hiflff,  Gr. 
•■I  Wm  creatures  J  a  ftatuary  co- 
^«a«lKh  Che  figure  of  fome  ani- 

IfMfllNXcanM  fiteitaM]  feve- 
^^"^^^  ^^  ^^  veoifides  of  the 
2^^idrt  ts  b  were  from  the  pa- 
f*^^ «eBWJclea»  and  conoeded  by 
12^^  tBrcaiicifls  to  the  calves  of  che 

2*WU'RIOOa  r^olMMirui/,  1.1 
fajjf  piHars. 

■Jjarfco^tngHU-n- 


COLUMN,    eoe  th*  thtft  of  Igratni  and  boil*d  pulfe,   made  in  honovt 
HiiiiefBed  in  isBltacion  of  chetfttik   of  the  faints,  and  for  the  fake  of  cbe  de^d. 

COM   7    [of  the  Bntijh  word  &ujo, 

COMB  >    which  ftgnihes  low]  at  (he 

COMP  J      beginning  of  cbe  name  of  a 

place,  jntlmaces  that  the  place  ftaods  low, 

as  Coettoii  or  C9mif^mu 

CO'MA  [s«/M,  Gf.']  the  hair  of  ihe 
Jiead,  a  bufh  of  hair.    /«. 
I»li  aifciob  the  albes  of  ibaoe  deceased       COMA  [wfiA,  Or  3  deep  fleep.    Z. 
MBUtfappofedtobe  iodofed;  and  the       COMA  Sonmulentorwn    [!•  e.  the  deep 
Mif  vfaacfa  is  foDietimes  over^jsad   fleep  of  the  drowfyj  a  deep  fleep,   ijoc 
kHaa  or  iamas,  which  are  fymbols   A>^  great  as  a  lethargy,  and  not  attended 

with  a  lever,  out  of  whicby  when  the  pa- 
tient is  awaked,  he  anfwereth  to  any  que* 
ftiona  that  are  asked  him,  but  prefenilv 
falls  into  a  deep  fleep  again,  with  htt 
mouih  •pen,  anil  under -jaw  £allen*    Z* 

COMA'TUS  iBoUmy]  a  wilding,  the 
crab- tree.    Z. 

COMBINATION   of  i^uantitiesf    the 
many  feveral  ways  that  may  be  taken  in 
any  number  of  quantities,  without  having 
, _    any  refpeS  to  their  places. 

»or  fweOiog  in  proportion  to  the       COMBINATION   I  in  AritbmeticlJ   U 
of  tie  Atn.  ^    _         the  arc  of   finding    how    many  different 

ways  a  certain  {•iven  number  of  things 
mav  be  varied,  or  taken  by  i,  and  i,  z 
>&d  5,  Iffc.  And  thus  the  combinations 
of  the  ^4  letteis  of  the  alphabet,  firft 
taken  z  by  ft,  and  3  bv  J,  and  To  on, 
has  b^en  calculated  to  be  i39ti7%HA^ 

888,7»5,999,4»S."S,493,4«a.«>o  i39 
millions  of  millions  of  millions  ;  and  fo  on. 

COMBINATION  [in  Z4Bpj  is  theen* 
terii^  of  feveral  perfons  into  a  confpi. 
racy,  to  put  in  pradice  fome  unlawful  de«- 
fign. 

COMBUST  fTof  [with  Jifttologers]  h 
the  fpace  of  the  half  of  IJbra^  and  all  Scot* 
pi0,  fo  called  opoo  account  of  feveral  vio- 
lent and  iJl-bodtng  ftars,  that,  as  they 
pretend*^  are  fixed  there ;  fo  that  they 
aocouot  it  onfortunatOi  and  weafaening  to 
any  phmet  rhat  happens  to  be  in  ir. 

COMBU'STIBLENESS  [of  comBuftiBl^ 
its*  X.  ]  aptnefs  to  take  fire  or  bum. 

COMB  [in  Botayf]  the  herb  Coat's- 
beard. 

COMEDIO'GKAPHY  [of  m/am^U  and 
>0|ff>».  Or.  a  defcription  or  wiuing]  the 
writing  of  comedies. 

COMEDY  [of  »*/u«  a  village  and  »^h 
a  foogi  be^'aufe  romicdies  were  firll  ad* 
ed  in  couDcry  villages]  is  sn  agreeable 
repreientatioD  of  the  a£kions  of  human 
li(W  It  is  reckoned  part  of  the  great 
poetry  on  account  of  its  end,  which  is 
inftm^ion  as  wdl  ss  pieafore.  For  men 
will  fecoer  be  laugh'd  out  of  their  fo!. 
lies  thae  beat  out  of  them  •  and  there- 

^ w  .-—^    —  tore  comedy  will  arrive  at   the  end  of 

^TIa  [a^^'Ce,  Or.J  aDoffeiingaf;  dcttQati<k poetry  ^'^^m  tkiMavtgtAy.rh% 

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■ii^  «l  iht  reft  adorned'  with  bra 


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three  unities  of  tftioo,  cime  ani  plied  tre 
leqaifice  in  ri^s,  and  cherefore  whatever 
aAion  is  compuund,  wht{«ver  cinae  ^bove 
vrbar  is  neceHdry  (or  the  reprefencadon, 
whatever  /cene  is  removed  r*:^!!!  one  ftreet 
to  another,  or  one  houle  to  another,  break 
the  ry<es,  or  are  ajtainft  nature. 

That    wnich    d'iu»|^uiihes  our  comick 
f  oeiry  trom  all  others,  and  gives  it  the 
•dvmcage  over  both  the  anc'ents  and  mo 
derns,  is  humour,  which  Mr.  Dryden  thus 
defines. 

It  is  the  ri.iiculous  extravagance  or  con- 
verfatioo  wherein  one  man  diiiers  from  all 
others. 

Sonnfe  haye  fancied  that  the  excellence 
of  comedy  con  ifts  in  the  wit  of  it ;  others 
confine  it  to  the  intrigue^  >nd  turns  of  in« 
cidents  i  and  others  to  the  humours.  But 
indeed  rhe  evce-lence  lies  in  the  juft  mix- 
ture of  the  wii.le. 

CO^MBLINESS,  gracefulnefs,  beauce- 
oufttr's. 

CO'MET  ^in  Heraldry]  as  GuiUim  f^^ys, 
IS  nor  or  a  \  orbicular  form  as 
other  celeftial  natures  are  -, 
but  proira£ls  in  iipht  at 
length  like  a  be^rd,  or  raiher 
oilaces  it  in  engih  like  an 
hairy  bufb^  and  thence  grows  taper-wife 
.like  the  tail  of  a  fox.  Tnat  it  contra&s 
its  matter  or  fubltance  from  a  flimy  exha- 
h^ion,  and  ^-as  not  originally  in  the  crea- 
tions nor  is  namber'd  among  natural 
things  mentioned  in  t  e  hiftory  of  Ge 
ftefisi  but  is  fomething  preternatural,  and 
Is  placed  with  heavenly  bodies^  becaule 
theyfeemto  be  of  their  kin-f.  Mixyare 
of  opinion,  that  t)\  y  prognoftica^e  drcad- 
fi'land  horrible  events  of  things  to  come; 
but  others  hold  that  they  are  as  much 
fiart  as  any  other,  and  only  draw  neater 
to  us  at  the  time  they  appear,  and  do  nor 
forebode  any  accidents  whatfoever.  The 
figure  annexe-^  is  tfziir^,  a  comec  or  bla> 
xing-ftar  ftreaming  in  bend  or. 

CO'METS  Icometd,  L  of  *s/«iiTi»f,Gr. 
fo  calfed  becaufe  of' their  figure  wliicii 
feems  to  be  as  it  were  hatryj  are  an  im»' 
perfed  fubftance,  which  confiiUof  a  chick 
fat  vapour,  ihu  ts  fuppofed  to  be  enkin- 
dled in  the  upper  re^sion  of  the  air  >  they 
feem  hairy  or  to  ihed  hairs,  efpeci  .lly  on 
that  fide  which  is  oppofite  to  the  fiu,  bu' 
after  a  various  manner :  Some  drag  a  ta*] 
after  them,  and  are  called  Criniku  othe.s 
have  a  long  beard,  and  are  called  fitfr^if  s 
others  appear  fomething  in  the  fb«pe  of  a 
xofe,  having  thofe  hairs  fcat.ered  round 
the'm  }  others  are  in  the  Ibape  of  afword, 
And  aie  called  enfifrrmis.  C  meis  com 
pafs  the  whole  earth  in  the  fpace  of  24 
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tOcA.  The  eomet  of  the  longeft  oeqrioi 
ance  that  ever  was  in  the  woild,  w$s  i 
(be  time  of  Nero,  which  was  vifihle  f< 
fix  m  nchs. 

CO'MFORT,  confolduoa^  R 

CO'MFORTABtfi,  biiu^iog  orproA 
in-  com'orc,  'ctre<.'inp 

CO'MFOKT ABLENESS  [  of ceiii/wt,  # 
plea  antnr  s,  retteftiu^  qua  iiy.    ' 

CO'MFO!\TL£SS,  being  vwicbooccon 
fort. 

CO'MiORTLESNBSS,  the  being  wit! 
oUrcornJOrt. 

CO'MICALLY  [of  coiru^,  F.  con^c 
L.  I  pleaia  riy,  with  mirth,  Jgnc. 

CO'MICALNESS,    pleafanmefs,  J^. 

COMITA'TUS,  a  letintie,  4  train  1 
atterfi.nrs  or  followers,    i. 

COMITATUS  [in  Common  Law]  ^coui 
ly  or  /hire  j  alfo  a  roll  or  litt  ot  dead  fara 
And  dcfpcraie  debts,  anciently  maoe  evei 
yea-  and  read  upon  the  acconat  of  flierii 
iu  their  refpe^iive  counties. 

COMl'TIA  [amorg  the  Romans]  an  a 
ferably,  either  in  the  comtium  01  cm^ 
Martiusy  for  the  ele&ion  of  magitbsr 
or  c^Dfultingof  other  important  afii|ixs* 
the  ftate. 

Front  COMMA'NDING  Qroimd\}n  l« 
tificaiion]  is  a  height  or  eminence  opp 
fite  to  tne  iace  ot  the  poit,  and  plays  o] 
on:  he  front  o^  it. 

Reverfe  COMMANDING  GroMifd,  is  t 
eminence  that  can  pity  upon  the  faack< 
any  poft. 

EnfiUnd   COMMANDING    Grtmd' 

Courttn  COMMANDING  Ground  , 
is  an  eminence,  which  with  its  fliot  fweq 
or  fcours  all  the  length  of  a  ftraic  line. 

COMMATERIA'UTY,  the  quality 
being  of  the  fame  matter,  )^,  with  ai 
•)rher. 

COMMB'MORABLE  [commemordUi 
JL]  worthy  to  be  mentioned  or  leaeii 
bered^ 

To  COMMB'NCE  4  barfi  [with  BorJ 
fften]  is  to  initiate  him  in  the  menage,  < 
Co  put  him  to  the  firR  leflonc  io  order  i 
break  him. 

COMMfi^NDABLENESS  [oicomauai 
hiiisy  L]  worthy  to  be  commended. 

COMMB'^AM  [in  Xd»]  when  a  !■ 
makes  a  pirfon  a  biihop,  his  benefice  iin 
figned  by  the  promotion  s  but  if  be  if  is 
pt>wered  by  rlie  king  to  retain  his  beodia 
then  he  Rill  continues  to  be  paiioii  of  i 
and  U  faid  to  kold  it  mC 


COMME'NSURABLE  MagnkmUs  [ 
Gemnetry]  are  fuch  u  may  be  meilaxed  1 
one  and  the  fame  common  meafuie. 

COMMB'NSURATENfiSS,  the^ 
of  the  being  o{  the  fame  or  eoaal  meafvi 

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ailjlofiefwmcenbftkofe  perfow  who 
hi  (AC  ptauSt  hind  or  fliare  in  die  a£H 
mihttttthud^  «s  C^fitr's  Cammauarieu 

COMMENTARIES,     jITo  are  fuch  «s 
ft:  t  'ii  t  naked  ^.^ndr.uance  of  che  evenrs 
aisan,  withoa:  tbe  mocives  and  de 
fi|4, 'ie.juiciis,  fpcernes,  occafioinsnd 
fstnoj  *iih  other  pjfl'.^es. 

COM'^NTrTlOUSNBSS  f  ol  ceWRM- 
lito,Lj    oQii  e:ieicjiets.  iTtedeefs. 

COMiL'NArORy  f  ot  commmari^  X.] 
ft«l  csir/ai:  to  ch.eacening. 

A  COMMINATORY,  a  clattfc  in  a  lew. 
^iapofiirf  apuniibBieiK  to  delinqoenrs, 
«iskb  b9«ever  is  act  executed  in  tlie  ri- 
protn. 

COMMINlTTION  [with  Surgeons]  is 
wbc)  I  boue  is  broken  inco  many  Imall 

CO'IOCISSARY  affiarei  [in  Ifi/ifir)^ 
Sn]  %-\  officer  ol  che  arciN«r/  wbe 
hitat  cbane  at  all  the    ftores* 

COMMISSARY  &fborfis  [in  Military 
4l^rij  a  officer  belonging  to  the  artii- 
b?,  vM  has  tbe  infpe&ion  of  the  arciL- 
IcrykM'esfo  (ce  them  muftered,  and  to 
fadkfaprden  as  be  leceives  from  the 
cwBiodHig  oAcer  of  tbe  aitiilery^  by 
M  a  tbe  imdMOofs  of  borfes,  of  which 
^HiUowcd  a  certain  number  for  ^$  &£. 


COimmiON,  a  warf  ant  for  an  of- 
faer  pWe;  a  charge  to  buy  or  to  do 
•rsftior  anocbar. 
COMMISSION ,  commimon-moQey  , 
t^nfBs  or  reward  of  a  fafior. 
CQfMMlTUENT  C^^^  commttre,  F. 
**ittrry  L}  a  being  ccimnxtted  ox  or- 
^^  »  prifi^o  i  aUb  the  doing  an  unde- 

I   c«  or  Ulcgal  aftioii. 

f-    COMMiix  Icommxtus,  Xj  mixed 

I   tojccoer. 

^    CO'MMODATB,  is  a  kind  of  a  loan, 

kFj.n^reoc  from  a  loan  In  that  things 

i  ]^iAcccibiae  b^  ufe  or  time  cannot  be 

hftokyBasoft  commodate,  but  of  a/mk, 

M  <k«  taey  any  be  icturn*d  ta  kind,  f  ho* 

Kmai^entitjr. 

COMRQDATB  [CivU  Lam]  tbe  loan 
J'teooAoei&on  of  anjr  tbtng  moreable 
^Jeawsibte  for  a  limited  time,  on 

'  S^^.'*^^'*  tbefime  individual  at 

'  ^5^*^*"  ^  ^*>»«  time, 

rCOjuyoipUSLY  [eammodimimt  F. 

^^^^^  ^]    tdfaaiageoufly,    cooveni- 

^^0^aiOH  [cmmiuu,  X.]  tbarwhich 
^^•»  ell  atikei  own*d  or  allow'd  by 
^^eec  aiEBded  to  this  more  than  char. 
JgniON  [vitb  Graamariaiu'J  that 
^^ot  oouBB  that  is  e  lually  appliciiUe 
k^nts,  male  and  female. 

W  [Ia  Qeumetry]  u  tppJy'4  to 


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is  tngte  line  or  ihe  like,  wblcb  belongi 
equally  to  two  fingers,  or  makes  a  neciL 
fary  pirr  o^  both. 

COMMON  faccording  to  tbe  Law  De* 
finitim]  that  fort  of  water,  the  ufe  of 
'^'hich  is  common  to  a  pirticaUr  town  or 
1  ^rdfhip  ;  alfo  as  common  of  pafture  fnr 
feeding  of  cattle  ;  ^ownioe  offi/lKng  Jjrc 
commm  oftnrhary,  i.  e,  a  liberty  of  dig« 
gin^   curt. 

COMMON  [in  gro/sj  a  liberty  to  have 
commons  alone,  that  is,  without  any  land 
or  tenement  in  another  man's  land,  to 
himfeUtor  life,  or  to  him  and  his  heirs. 

Un  Cbymi'  ^^  ^^  ^^  i^S* 
cal  ffriters]  U  exprefled  by  theft  cbara- 
aers. 

COMMON  OfMRC/i  [  in  LmtUm  Iwif 
firit  confticuted  in  the  reign  of  king  7o^  | 
who  ordained  that  35  of  the  mott  fub-* 
ftantial  citizens  fliould  be  cbofeo,  and  b^ 
alfo  gave  che  city  liberty  to  cbufe  a  new 
mayor  and  flierifFs  every  ^ear.  wbich  ho^ 
fore  held  their  places  during  life. 

COMMON  appendant    f  ft  liberty  o£ 

COMMON  affurtenant  |  common  ap* 
pertaininj5 10,  or  depending  on  fuch  a  free- 
hold)  which  common  moft  be  taken  wicli 
beafts  commonable,  as  botfes^  oxen,  ^«« 
and  not  of  goatt^  geefi  and  iogt. 

COMMON  Lam  [ot  England}  bad  ice 
original  frcm  Edward  the  confeifor,  who 
out  of  the  Daniflh  Saxon  and  Utercian  laws, 
colle&ed  one  univerfal  aid  general  Uw, 
about  the  year  1045.  ^ 

COMMON  Piacei  [among  Ehetorici- 
ans  ]  are  general  advertifements,  which 
help  chofe  that  confult  them  to  remember 
all  the  ways  by  which  a  fubje^b  miy  b« 
confidered.  Tho*  there  are  many  mora 
ways  by  which  a  thing  may  be  confidered  » 
yet  the  authors  of  topicks  have  (ettled  fix- 
teen  common  places  ;  wbich  are,  the  Ge- 
nus, the  Difirence  the  Definition^  tb* 
Div^ion  or  Difirihutm,  thr  Etymolngw^ 
che  Conjugation,  che  iistdtitudis,  the  Dif- 
fimiiitudes,  the  Contraries f  the  Oppafitei, 
the  C^omarifin^  the  AntecedqUsy  tbe  Ad- 
jmOfs,  the  Confe^fuents,  tbe  jJlfM,  and  the 
Giii/e.  Thefe  are  fufficienc  to  furniA 
with  ample  matter  for  a  difcourfe,  and  to 
make  cheiDvencioo  of  a  barren  underftand- 
ing   froicfiil. 

,  COMMON  £^  [in  (^icks]  U  a  rigbc 
line  drawn  from  the  potnc  of  concourfe  of 
the  two  opucalaxes,  rhro'  tbe  middle  of 
the  right  line,  which  pafies  by  the  centra 
of  the  apple  of  the  eye. 

CO'MMONALTY     [in  Lam]   are  che 

middle  fort  or  king's  fub/e^s,  fuch  of  the 

comffioof,  wbo  i^ing  rai^  above  th« 

peafanie^ 

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of  offices,  and  are  oae  degree  inferior  to 
biugeOes. 

COMMOKlTlONj  An  admontcioa  or 
warning •  an  •dveriifement. 

COMMORIENTS  [emmorierUei.Lj 
perfoDs dying  cogecher,  ac  chefame  lime. 

COMMU'NIA  placita  non,  ^c.  a  writ 
^ireSed  to  the  rrealurer  and  barons  of  the 
Excbe^tur^  forbidding  thfrm  to  hold  plea 
^tween  two  common  perfonf  in  that 
courts  wlwr*  tekher  of  chem  belong 
to  ic» 

COMMU'NIBUS  4fwii,  £giifies  tlie 
fame  thii^  in  regard  to  time,  as  cmrnnu' 
Mihuiloeis  does  to  places,  ukiog  the  years 
one  wicb  another. 

COMMUNIBUS  locis,  a  term  0^00 
iis*d  by  pyriters  for  feme  medium  or  mean 
pelation  between  feveral  places,  as  uki.g 
one  place  with  another. 

COMMU'NICABLENESS  lofcomnuiftt- 
€abilitf  X.}  eafinels  to  be  communicated 
or  to  communicate. 

COMMUNICABI'LITV  [in  Mefapfy- 
ficlts]  U  when  one  being  nay  paitake  ol 
another. 

COMMUNICATION,  the  aa  of  com- 
municating,  inrercourfe,  coitverfe,  con- 
icrence  j  alfo  the  aft  of  impartiug  a  thing 
to  another^  or  making  him  a.  iharer 
therein. 

COMMUNICATION  [with  Rbetorid- 
«Ki1  is  when  the  orft tor  argues  with  hi  1 
audircry.  and  demands  their  opinion,  as 
GentUmsn^  fitppoje  yourfehes  in  the  fame 
cafe^  what  meafures  would  you  have  tdktn 
iut  tl^fe  that  I  took  7  what  would  you  krve 
4me  upon  the  tile  occafion  > 

COMMUNICATION  of  Idiams  [vrhh 
VivineH  figoifies  the  communication  oi 
the  attributes  of  one  nature  inChr/Ji  Jefus 
CO  that  of  another. 

COMMUNICATIVENESS  [of  commM- 
weative^  F-  of  X.]  apcnefs  to  communi- 
cate. 

COMMU'NITAS  Regm  [Old  Records] 
j.  e.  the  community  ot  the  kingdom,  and 
Unified  the  barons  and  tenants  in  capites 
•r  military  men,  who  were  anciently  com- 
prehended folely  under  that  title.    L* 

COMMU'NITY  [in  law)  fomettmes 
fignifies  the  joint  property  in  effe£l$  be- 
tween a  huslnnd  and  wite. 

Tach  COMMUNITY,  a  communirycon- 
tra&ed  between  a  man  and  a  woman  by 
the  mere  mingling  of  their  e6ne£t5,  provi- 
ded they  have  lived  together  the  fpace  of 
%  year  and  a  day. 

COMMUNITY  continued^  is  that  ^hich 
ftibiifts  between  two  perfons  joined  in  mar* 
riage»  and  the  minor  children  of  that  mar- 
fiage,  whan  the  (iuviror  has  net  made 


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any  lavtntory  of  the  tSk&M  in  poffeffio* 
during  marriage. 

COMMUTABLB  [cDiaaroteti^*^,  £.} 
that  may  be  e^fily  altered  or  dialed. 

COMMUTATION  [tn  Afironon^]  ths 
aqgic  of  commuration  is  the  diiU.-.ca  be» 
tween  the  fun's  true  plare,  feen  from  tho 
eaath,  andtheplaceof  apUnet  redacedto 
tha  eclipcick. 

COMMUTATIVB  7f(/9icr,  rsrhatjuC 
tice  that  ouaht  to  be  obferved  and  done  hk 
buying  and  felling,  borrowing  and  lending » 
performing  covenants,  ]gfc. 

COMMUTATIYELY  [of  cemmtftfr^ 
F,  off,.]  by  way  of  exchange. 

COMPA'CTILE  [compMtit^  JU]  that 
may  be  fet  together. 

COMPA'CTiON.acompaaingor  join. 

ing  together. 

COMPA'CTNEgC[oTc«ii^i9r',  K  coei- 

paBut,  Z.]  clofenefs  together. 

,  COMPA'CTURE,  a  dofe  joining  toee< 

thcr. 

COviPA'NIONo/ tibrGtfr/er,  a  knight 
of  that  noble-  order. 

COMPA'NIONSHIP  [oicompagnon.F.'} 
accompanying  with,  the  beuig  of  tlie  famo 
company. 

Bideptndent  CO'MPAN%  a  company  of 
hot  'or  croop  of  hojfe  not  embodied  in  « 
regiment, 

CO'mPARABLENESS  lt^am^dfiUs9 
£•  and  nefs )  the  being  com**arable  to. 

COMPA'RATIVE  jhM^my,  ia  that 
branch  of  it  that  coofiders  the  fane  parts 
of  different  animals  with  relation  to  the 
different  ftruAura  and  formation  whidi  is 
mofl  iurred  to  the  manner  of  living,  end 
the  neceffities  of  tivtrj  cTt%Tate, 

COMPA'RISON  ofldeas^  is  an  ad  ol 
the  mind  by  which  it  compirea  its  idess 
one  with  another,  as  to  eatenr,  degrefty 
time,  place,  and  ocher  circamftances.- 

COMPARISON  [with  RhetwridiauJ 
comparifons  differ  from  fimiliradea  on^  ifi 
ibis,  that  comparifons  are  the  more  wanh 
of  the  two.  Note,  that  in  coinparifona 
it  isneceffary  that  there  be  an  extfd  agree* 
nnenc  between  all  the  parrs  of  a  compa« 
ri/bn  and  the  fobjeft  that  is  rreared  of-] 
forfevtral  things  are  taken  in  ibrno  othe^ 
reafon  but  to  render  the  coroparif6n  nore 
lively 

COMPARISON  Jwtrdir^l,  the  rtHtha 
of  two  perfons  or  things  confidered  asd^ 
pofed  or  fet  before  each  other  in  order  ttt 
find  out  wherein  they  agree  or  dlff^. 

COmPA'RTIMENT  \[iJardm^^^  i 

COMPARTMENT  f  bed,  bor£^  oi 
knot ;  a  defigo  compofed  of  leveral  rflfte- 
rent  figures  difpos'd  with  fymmetry  to  ail- 
orn  a  parterre,  plarfond,    JjPC. 

COMPAIITMBNTS  [In  Heratdtf}  «n 
p^niHojQi 

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as  ^Uo  qmneringt  6f  tiM  cr- 
o,  according  to  the  aamberof  cotft 
tern  so  be  io  is,  or  the  fevera)  di? Ifi- 
•atw^in  It,  mtten  the  srini  of  fey^ral 
Wia  «re  bcum  aUogetlier  bf  one«  either 
Oft  McaaBc   o^  mania&es  or  ochervifb. 

•  ^fftMrrkaJ  dirpoficioo  ot  S%9ng  ro  td- 
«*pRMi»9  %^.  the  i^iurtt  of  a  cieliDg^ 

COMPARTIlffiNT  •/filri,  uiimnge- 
■ear&t  «hic«  aad  red  nitt  varniflied  tor 
*idM»i«tioo  of  ifae  coveting  oi  t  roof. 

COMPAKimON  [  In  ^^c^viKfare  ] 
tkc  ifainl  enAgiecefol  diftribntioo  of  the 
vWe  grootid-ploc  oi  a  baildinf ,  tflco 
»Mi  ei  reoepciett  o'  cmeruunnkenu  of. 

^  &w  OO'MPASSBS,  e  amhemitical 
hAnmtK  made  o£  wood  or  hriTsf  with 
fi«a|  rackets*  ro  carry  leveral  ftifcing 
foiaaj  in  order  to  draw  cirdcf  with  rery 
iagai/f,  of  u/e  in  larg^  pro)eAiont»  and 
iv  drsiTTag  the  famicnre  onwalUdialt. 

COUfASS  il^aiperi  Twith  Ommtrs}  h 
la  r Anaeiit  for  dfijparting  a  piece  of  or- 
dawe.  ic  reicmblet  two  femidrdas, 
M:9ahanJle  and  a  joint  like  a  pair  ot 
9n^mt ;  but  (he  poiaca  are  bliinc,  and 
■7  be  opened  atpleafure. 
COMPASS,  or  1 2s  aa  loftramenc 

Jbriacrj  COMPASS  r  q£  great  nie  in 
ftrf^t.  iiMiJpidfMiy  Smvtynigt  >Bd  let e- 
ni  erkcr  paers  of  the  suthemattcks.  Ic 
AflUot  a  circle  drawn  on  a  roond  piece 
^J^tilntuA^  which  it  called  the  dy; 
tka  oKie  is  divided  into  four  quadrsnrt 
*ttA  rcprciesc  th»  four  principal  points 
«c»dioal  winds,  E^^  mfi,  Hmb  and 
tel,  and  each  of  che(e  qnadrants  or  ^ar- 
iteare  agaio  fubdiiided  into  eight  other 
^v]  f>irsa»  which  in  all  make  ^a  points 
•tdttcooi^afs,  called  roaibc    This  card 

*  pitehord  haaga  horiaootaUy  on  a  pfn 
«ipv%hr,  and  nnder  it  is  feed  a  needle 
« ilea  wise^  coQch*d  with  a  loadftone, 
vkich  feaepa  the  Ay  or  point  of  the  north* 
fBk  afar^  towaids  the  north,  and  by 
«Wc  mmm  dircAs  ihe  AeerCnaa  how  to 
^^tW  ftipin  hercourfe. 

ifendiMud  COMPASS^  Is  the  common 
•oeipifc  before  defcribed. 

ArtCOMPASS,  u  the  fame  as  the  o 
l^r  i  bK  that  the  fly  has  the  points 
with  Wack  and  white,  without  a- 


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rep,  (o  that  When    Ihat  the  potnrt  obff 


^ochv  coleerst  and  is  To  called  becaufe 
fit  ceovwaent  tor  ftenios  by  candle- 

9ir  COMPASSES,  cempafles  To  con- 
td^M  <^  the  iofide  tt  co  cake  an  extent 
V  a  hair's  breadth. 

Cmam  COMPASSES,  thofe  whofe  legs 
ftia  iiolsbeas  eotwardi  lowardi  (be 


Spring  COMPASSES,  are  dividers  mads 
ef  hardened  fteel,  the  head  arcbed,  which 
hf  its  fpring  opens  ihe  compa&s,  tb9 
opening  being  dire£^ed  by  a  circolar 
Tcrew,  faflened  to  one  leg  and  let  tbroogh 
tbe  other  worked  with  a  nut. 

TriJfeSing  COMPASSES,  compafTesfor 
the  trtHefttng  of  angles  geometricaHy. 

Draugbi  COMPASSES,  a  pair  of  com^ 
PS0SS  yfUh  feveraf  moveable  points  uM 
in  making  fine  draughts  or  maps,  charts, 
l^c.  alTo  in  Architedlure,  Dialling,  For* 
tificstion. 

fifcf  tke  COMPASS,  is  the  rotmd 
piece  of  pafteboard  (call'd  itfo  the  cardi 
on  WMch  the  points  of  the  compafs  are 
drawn. 

Variation  COMPASS,  is  a  compafs  the 
ufe  oi  which  is  to  fhew  bow  mncfa  the 
ccMomon  compafs  varies  from  ine  exaA 
points  of  north  tnAfimtb. 

COMPA'SSIONATENESS  [of  cmpdP- 
fiOHt  F;  of  Z.]  fellow-feeling,  Utc. 

COMPA'TlBLBNfiSS  Icompmibiiit^,  A] 
agreeablenefs, 

COMPBatABX.fi,  that  may  be  forced. 

COMPBNDIA'RIOUS  IcompendJariut^ 
L.J  brief,  (hort,  ahridg'd. 

COMPENDIO'SITY  [  cmpendU^Uas. 
1*1  compendioufnefs. 

COMPE'NSATIVENBSS  [of  compear 
fBttivus-t  1>0  fitnefs  6r  readlnefs  to  msk« 
amends,  }ac, 

COMPBRfi'NDlNOas  [cmpetendinug^ 
X.]  prolonged,  deferred. 

CO'MPETBNCE  \    [  empetentia^  1.] 

CO'MPETENCYJ  a  fufficienc  eftate« 
ftock  of  learning,  ^, 

CO'MPfiTENTNfiSS  [of  ampetenua^ 
L."]  fufficiemners,  yte. 

COMPE'TIBLENESS  [of  coM^efif,JL.l 
fivtablenefs,  Ufc, 

COMPlTALinriA,  feafls  held  among 
tbe  ancients  in  honour  of  the  Lares* 

COMPLA'CENTNESS  [oi  compUcea* 
tia^  £.7  a  being  pleafed  with. 

COMPLAISA'NTNESS,  the  fame  as 
cmMtifimce. 

COMPLEMENT  [in  Heraldry]  figni* 
fies  the  full  moon. 

COMPLEMENT  [with  Affronomert ] 
tbe  diftance  of  a  ftar  from  the  zonich, 
or  the  arch  that  is  comprehended  be«- 
tween  the  place  of  «  ftar  above  the  ho* 
tizon  and  the  zenith. 
'  COMPLE- 


MENTS [  in    a 
Paratlekgram  J 
are  the  a  leffer 
parallelograms 
A  ttdTB.  which 


A 

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^ 

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tre  fnade  by  drawing  two  tighc  Iijim 
paiftUel  CO  each  6de  ot  the  figure  ihro*  a 
givds  point  ia  ctae  ^iigooal.  See  cbe  fi- 
gure. 

COMPI.EME'NTAL  [of  cmnpUmmtm^ 
^J  of  or  peicaining  to  complemeni. 

CCyMPLEX  Diftafes^  diftempcrs  that 
cannot  be  feparaied,  a<  a  pieurify  and 
fever. 

A  COMPLEX  Propofuion  f  with  Uti- 
•4idnj^  U  chat  which  hvf  at  ieaft  one  of 
its  teiiBS  complex,  or  fuch  an  one  bs 
contains  feveial  ciembeiSy  as  caufal  pro- 
pofittoi.s. 

COMPLE'XNESS  [  of  complexus^  L.  ] 
m  being  compounded  o(  diveis  chinas. 

COMPLE'X  lO     1  [with  kbetmaans] 

COMPLICATION  a  rhecorical  6- 
gure,  which  is  the  fane  as  Simpl.ce^ 
which  fee.  i.. 

COMPi  E'XURB,  a  joining   together 

To  CO'MPLICATB  (complicatum^  JL'J 
to  fold  or  wrap  ^ip  logether. 

CO'MPLlCATEUNESSCof  complicatio, 
%.]  a  being  folded  together. 

COMPLO'SION,  aOrikiog  er  Cbaking 
together. 

CO'ttPONH  llnHenOdrf) 
lignifies  compounded,  and  is 
alfo  called  Gohonc:  See  the 

cfcutcheon. 

COMPO'NENT  lemponens,  1  ]  com- 
pofing,  making  up,  cooftituting,  as  cow 
poneiu  parti,  pa"«  ^bac  maito  up  the 
whole.  .      . 

7>  he  COMPOS  Mentis^  In  a  nght 
Ynind,  having  a  found  mind  aud  not  de- 
lirious* 

COMPOSED  B^tw  pn  Rrtification^ 
is  when  the  two  lidcs  ot  the  inner  po- 
lygon are  very  uneqeal,  which  makes  the 
gorges  alfo  vtry  unequal. 

COMPO'SEDNESS  [  of  compofer,  F.] 
flutetnefs  oi  miod»  Jyc 

COMPO'SITES  I  in  Pharmacy  3  medv 
ctnes  compounded  ot  fevetal  fimple  ones  3 
as  eleauarics,  ointmcnis,  opiates,  fyrups, 

COMPOSITION  fin  Mctapbyftch^  h 
an  uniry  thac  is  divifTble. 

COMPOSITE  Number  f  with  Aritbrne- 
ticians']  a  compound  number,  or  *  num- 
ber which  may  be  divided  by^  fome  num- 
ber lefs  than  the  com^'ofiie  it  iclf,  but 
greater    than  unity;   as  4,  6,  8,  9  10, 

COMPOSITION  of  Proportion  [with 
Mfath.}  is  the  comparing  the  fum  of  the 
antecedent  ani  confcquent,  with  thccon- 
fequent  in  two  eq'ial  rario's,  as  if  you 
fuppofe  4,  8  :  :  3,  6,  which  is  expicf- 
fed  by  compoiiioQ  of  propoitioa  l^  U 
to  8  •*  :  at  9  to  6. 


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COMPOSITION  Etttltauve  [with  StB^oi 

men]  is  between  ttiii:^s  ot   the  fame  o«- 
ture,  #.  g.  two  or  more  drops  ot  ^n^ater 

COMiOSITION  Bifaitial\vfhhS9b09l 
men\  is  whtn  things  01  d.iferent  kii*c5i 
are  join^d^  and  t.  us coaiiitote  new  chingi 
Or  eflenires,  diiferent  hrom  any  of  cli4 
pans  3  and  thus  thsy  fay  from  the  m&c- 
ter  and  the  torm  if  v^ood  arifes  wood, 
whofe  efience  is  very  difSercnt  frotn  d.-^ 
ther  of  thefe  ingredients  taken  fep«« 
rat^y. 

COMPOSITION  [with  Orators  2  « 
the  proper  order  of  the  parts  of  the  diP 
couife  adhering  to  eich  0ther. 

COMPOSITION  [with  L^iinmu\  U 
a  method  of  reafon<ng«  where ui  a  per. 
Ton  proceeda  from  Tome  general  fclt-evi^ 
dent  truth  top«rtfcuhr  ^l\'^  fmgu  ar    oises^ 

COMPOSITION  [with  Crammarian^J 
the  joining  ot,  ft  words  together,  or  the 
prefixing  a  psrcicle  to  another  word,  to 
augment,'  diminiih  of  change  itk  iignI-<> 
ficacion. 

COMPOSSIBI'LITY,  capaWcne.sof  e*- 
lAing  together. 

COMPO'SSIBLE  [of  con  and  pojfibiiis^ 
I..3  capable  of  sxifting  together. 

COMPO'OND  Icamp^^tiu^  X]  thae 
which  is  made  up  or  compofed  o£  dil-<« 
ter  en  t  pans. 

COMPOUND  ^ttanthies  [in  At^chra\ 
are  fuih  as  are  joiiied  together  by  the 
(igns-i-aod — t  and  are  either  exprefie<f 
by  the  fime  letters  unequally  repeated, 
or  by  more  letters  than  one,  as  b  d^-^ 
ani   a—b^-^  are  compound  quantictra, 

A  COMPOUND  Leaf  [with  Beir.J  as 
divided  into  feverai  parts,  each  of  which 
refembles  a  fingle  leaf. 

COMPOU'NDABLB  ,that  may  becon»- 
poiinded. 

COMPRERE'NSION  of  at  idea  [a- 
mong  ta^ic'ums]  is  the  cpmpiehenlioa  of 
the  attributes  it  contains  in  it  felf,  and 
which  cannot  be  taken  away  withotic 
deftroying  it,  as  the  comprehenfion  ot  the 
idea  of  a  triangle  includes  exienfion,  fi-. 
gure,   3  lilies  and  3  angles,  IgfC* 

COMPREHENSION  [in  AfetaphjfichsJ 
is  an  a6l  of  the  mind,  whereby  it  ap» 
pre'. ends  or  knows  any  obje&  which  is 
prefented  to  h  on  all  fiHes,  on  which  it 
is  capable  of  being  apprehended  or  kpown. 

COMPREHENSION  [with  Rbetori-^ 
c'lans]  a  trope  or  figure  whereby  the  name 
cf  a  whole  it  put  for  part,  or  that  of 
a  part  for  the  whole ;  or  a  definite  nD«&« 
ber  ot  a  thing  tor  an  in'iefinite. 

COMPRfiHE'NSIVENBSS,  aprnefs  ce 
comprehend,  or  to  be  comprehended. 

COMPRB'SSIBLENESSrcoM^nX^/li/r. 
KJ  cAjpableaeTs  to  be  preued  ^ofe. 

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[ti  COMPa^OMISE  £in   a  'fptrmiM 
7iD  ftu  10  (be  harsrd  of  bcug  ceo 

[cOlffTNESS  [of  coi^fOUy  Z*3  oeatnefi, 

roOMPirtSIYE,  of  a  reftf  iintng  na- 

aMcriSITENESS    [of   am^u^» 
|L]c«eKiag  ^oaUty. 

I  CQUniTABL£[coni|7Xcfj^ilri«  LJihat 
aff^  coamcd  or  red<.ODed. 
COlffOTATION  [m  Common  him] 
kAi  Ik  (toe  aQ4  indifferent  cooftruc- 
n  «  dne,  fo  chac  nelUier  pany  Aall 
»iog|thc  otber,  or  chat  tbe  decenoinv- 
mtioae  referred  to  iball  r«iiber  be 
bknihi  one  way  or  the  or  her;  but 
fttilkcQopQted  tccording  co  tbeceo> 
tscrfikiiw. 
CO'MDS  [iffiCN^  the  4K<Vitf^]  the 

CONAtUS,  to  enaeavour.  JL 
CQKATDS  TXidmdi  sb  axe  motus 
ftfd  fiiiofophtrs]  is  a  term  in  Me- 
tysb,  wkick  implies  the  endeavour 
Mid  aj  Dtturtl  body  that  moves  dr- 
oMft  fan  to  fly  of  or  recede  from 
Ik  nil  or  (xmtt  of  its  motion,  i. 

CONATOS  [io  t  Body  of  Motion]  if 
(kt  %6{u»  or  tpdcttde  to  gb  on  in 
Vak  Uae»  if  not  prevented  by  other 
i  ytk  is  the  fame  as  attraSion  or 
^MttB,  ID  matter  without  morion, 
;  .OMCALEFA'CTORT  icoacalefuSo- 
Rtt,  LI  betttag  much. 
WJCAMERATION,    a  vauldsg    or 

CgCATHNAnflON  o/"  C^«  [with 
'■■Wfcrjl  a  term  nftd  to  exprefs 
tt«««fca  IS  (he  refult  of  a  long 
^rfcmfci  linked  ' 

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.  CONCBA^LBDNESS  [of  t^eUn,  t] 
faiddenoefi. 

CONCBITBDNBS^  Tol  cot^pettt  I.] 
s  being  felt-epiniooatM. 

CONCEIT ABtfiNfiSS,  etfineft  to  bo 
cooeeived. 

CONCfil^KO  [with  tpgidojuj  ik 
the  fimple  view  chat  we  have  of  the 
thiiws  which  prelent  thcmfelvet  totfao 
mind;  u  if  we  imaiine  the  fun,  a  tree^ 
A  flobe,  a  fquare,  a  thought,  a  beings 
Without  forming  any  particular  judgment. 
This  is  the  firft  of  the   four  praicipel 


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together. 
1^^-  -L~— »  -L.]  hollow  on 

lye «  vtnked  Hke  in  oven  §  alfo 
J*»ii.  f.  the  infide  of  a  holiow 
^4j«*y  if  It  be  circular. 
^^**»B  Glij)ii,  are  fuch  as  ar* 
fjl  Wow,  tod  are  ufually  of  a 
jfjjpw  rotmd  figure ;  though  they 
^2iiS  ^^"'»  "B  parabolical,  fere. 
A^yjNESS  [concavitoi,  i.]the 

^gpjftheiofideot  a  roood  Lody. 
iyffQTO-CONCAVB,  concave  on 

J^^f^CkVU  concave  on  the  one 

|JJ*»0<ewfx»  concave  on  one 
\XJ[*JJ»  On  the  Other. 
bJ^NCAVE,  es  when  the  one 
^««tt  ttti^  is  a  portion  of  a 


operations  of  the  mind 

CONCENTRATION  [with  i«tf«rrf- 
li/ts2  the  higheft  degree  of  miitcurey  at 
when  %  or  more  p^)  nicies  or  acoma 
of  the  mixtore  touch,  bv  receiving  an! 
thruftttig  one  into  the  other,  or  by  tt£^ 
eeptim  tMiHtrnfm  one  into  the  other  | 
and  this  Dr.  Grrv  takes  to  be  the  cafQ 
of  all  fixed  bodies,  which  are  without 
Ufte  or  fnell,  whole  conftitution  is  fo 
firm,  till  that  the  particles  are  as  it  wer« 
tafrimed  from  each  other,  they  cinnot 
w€t  either  of  thofe  fen(es. 

CONCE'PTACIB  [ctmceptacuhmi^  £.J 
any  hollow  thing  that  is  fitted  to  receiva 
or  contain  another. 

CONCE'PTIO  [with  Oram.]  a  figure, 
otherwife  called'  SjUetfii.  JL 

CONC£'PTION  [with  IciiciauJ  is 
ai  8^  of  the  miad  or  (he  pT>.d\.6t  of 
it,  as  thc^ughc,  notion^  or  principle  s  |:he 
fimple  idea  or  appreheofion  that  a  per- 
Ton  has  of  any  thing  without  proceed* 
ing  to  affirm  or  deny  any  matter  or  poioc 
relating  to  it. 

/jfimiscu2(i/e  CONCE'PTION  oftbobo* 
ly  Virgjtn  [with  Komai  CatboUcks]  >  ^^^ft 
held  OD  the  8c h  of  December^  in  regard 
to; the  Virgin  Mfaiy'i  being  conceived  and 
born  immaculate. 

CONCfi'RT,  agreement  between  per* 

lis  ia  a£^Ion,  Ufc 

COSCWKrATiyhlconcertatfvUf,  I..] 


CONCfi'SSlO [wach  Rbet*]^  figure chtf 
fame  as  Sjmcbor^,  X. 

CONCE^SSlONAar  [of  cone^/fiott,  R 
of  I.]  by  wsy  of  granc  or  allowance. 

CO'l^CHA  IwyxK  Gr.]  »  ihell.fift, 
with  t  tticils,  as    a  IchUop,  an    oyller, 

CONCHl'US,  the  fame  as  conchoi<f; 

CONCHITes  [of  «<>x«.  Gr-  a  *el^- 
^1  a  Hoae  refembllng  a  /hell-fiih- 

CONCHOl'D  [of  «>;t«>  Or.  a  fhelli. 
fiai  is  Che  name  of  a  cuive  line  invent* 
ed  by  l^cbomedet :  it  is  a  curVe  which 
always  approaches  nearer  to  a  ftrait  Iine« 
to  which  It  inclioes;  but  never  meets  ii' 
ic  is  deicribed  ihuSf 
1  A  a  Praw 


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Draw  tlie  right 
line  (^  <^.  and 
mother  perpen^ 
dicular  to  ic  in 
£ ;  draw  the 
ri^t  lines  G  M* 
G  M,  cutting  (^ 
O,  and  'make  Q 

5:  EE»  the  curves 
wherein  the 
•oims  M  M  are 
IS  the  firft  con- 
rhoid,  and  thofe  where  the  points  N  N  are 
found,  the  fecond  conchoid* 

lo  CONCl'LlATE  [CGnc'iliare^  X.]  to 
rcconrile;  alfo  to   procure. 

CONCILIA'TIO.  a  figure  inKhetorick, 
the  fame  as  SytiAiecfts,    X* 

CONCl'LIATOKY  IconciUMmut^  l^} 
•f  reconciliation. 

CONCI'NNATENESS  Iconcitmitas,  1.J 
decency,   Htnefs,  Iffc, 

CONCI'NNOUS  Icmic'tmuts,  1.]  fit, 
flgreeible,  Iffc, 

CONCINNOUS  Mervdls  [in  Mi4icV] 
are  fuch  as  are  fit  for  mufick,  next  to  and 
in  combination  with  concords. 

CONCl'SENBSS  [of  concis^  F.  conci- 
fiut  £•]  briefneTs. 

CONCITATION,  •  provoking,  ftir- 
ring  uD  or  pricking  forward.    X. 

CO'NCLAVB,  a  clofet  or  inner  room, 
chat  (huts  up  under  lock  and  kty,    X. 

CONCLU'SION  [in  Oratory]  confifts 
of  two  parts,  the  Recapituiatm  er  Enit- 
meration  and  r he  P^ffhns. 

CONCLU'SIVBNESS  [of  concU^nmt, 
XO  the  drawing  of  confequences. 

CON'  O'CTION,  aboiiing  together.  X. 

CONCO'MITANCY,  an  accompanying 
together  with. 

CO'NCORD  [in  Gram.']  that  part  of 
Syntax  or  conftruftion,  whereby  the  words 
of  a  fentence  agree  among  themfelves, 
whereby  verbs  are  put  in  the  fame  num- 
ber and  perfon  with  nounii  Isf^' 

Simple  CONCORDS,  are  thofe  whofe 
extremes  are  at  a  diftance,  lels  than  the 
fum  of  any  other  X  concords. 

Perfea  CONCORDS,  are  the  5th  and 
the  8th,  with  «tl  cheir  odaves. 

Compound  CONCORDS,  are  equal  co 
any  2  or  more  concords. 

JmpcrfeS  CONCORDS,  are  the  3d  and 
8th    with -1 1!  their  odaves. 

CONCO'RDANCY  [concordamiai  X.] 
agrecrtient. 

CONCO'RDANT  Verfes,  fuch  as  have 
in  ib^m  feveral  worths  in  common,  but  by 
cbendricion  of  other  wcrrdt  have  a  ^aite 
diflercm  meaning;  a<j 


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CONCO'RDAT  [in  the  Canon  hm] 
covenant  or  agreement  infome  beneficial 
matter  i  as  relating  to  a  refignation,  fc^ 
mutation,   or  other  ecclefiaftical  cauie. 

CONCO'RDITY  [concorditajy  X.]  coi 
cord. 

CGNCO'RPORAL  tconcorporatij,  L 
of  the  fame  body  or  company* 

CONCREMA'TIO,  a  burnlog  toM 
Cher.    i.. 

Natwral  CONCRETE  fwith  Fto/j 
pben]  as  antimony  is  a  natural  concrca 
which  has  been  compounded  in  the  bow 
elf  of  the  earth. 

FaSitious  CONCRETE  [with  ffo/o/i 
pber*)  a  concrete  compounded  by  art,  1 
foap  IS  a  foBhious  Concrete^  or  a  bod 
mixed  together  by  art. 

CONCRE'TENESS  [of  concrefim.L 
being  grown  together,  Iffc. 

CO'NCUBINE,  is  fometimes  ufed  fo 
a  real,  legitimate  and  only  wiie,  and  dl 
tinguiflied  by  no  other  circumttaoce  hi 
I  difpariiy  of  birth  and  condition  to  he 
husband. 

CONCUPI'SCIBLENESS,  fimefs  fl 
readxnefs  to  delire  or  be  defired  earoe^ 

CONCU'RRBNTNESS  [of  concurrem 
X.]  agreeablenefs  to  or  wi  tb  fome  othei 

CONCU'SSION,  a  pubUck  extonioB 
when  any  officer  or  magiftrate  pillages  th 
people  by  threats,  or  pretence  of  aiitiM 
rjty.  X. 

CONCO'SSIONARY  [of  concigkt^  L 
of  or  pertaining  to  fliaking  together* 

CONCU'SSIVH  [of  cottcuffus,  L]  fla 
king  or  jumbling  together. 

CONDE'MNABLBNESS,  wQrthiidst 
be  condemned. 

CONDENSA'NTIA  [with  Pb^fiaam 
medicines  that  are  of  a  coadeafii^  0 
thickening  ouality.    X. 

To  CONDE'NSATB  [with  PbS^ 
fbers')  is  to  bring  the  parts  of  a  naton 
body  into  lefs  compafs ;  th^  term  oppofit 
to  condcnfatey  is  to  rarefy. 

CONDENSATION  IwithPhihfiphm 
IS  when  a  natural  body  cakes  up  lefs  fptN 
or  is  confined  within  leis  dimeofiomite 
it  had  before. 

CONDE'NSER,  a  poeumatlck  eappi^ 
whereby  an  unufual  quantity  of  aixoityh 
crowded  into  a  given  /pace. 

COHDE'NSENESS  t^condet^ksitt^ 
thickednefs,  clofenefs,  hardne/s. 

CO'NDERS  [of  a  Mp]  thofe  vl; 
cind  or  give  direSiou  tp  the  Seerfinaala 
guidii^  or  governing  of  a  fl>ip. 

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OMH'CNBSS  [of  Mi^/,  I.]  ehe 
kiflgKcordioftcJ  merit. 

CONDISCITLE  [cottdiJ^iptAu,  L,]  t 
ftboMhv,  a  fellow.lhideQC. 

CXmm  [cxmditust  X.]  feafoded, 
(Uiki 

CQNDmON  [in  t  Legal  S^fe  J  • 
Mf  or  reftnioc  annexed  to  a  tbiogy  fo 
^i  ij  (lie  «oo-pef formaoce  of  ir»  the 
^ii^receiTeprejadice  and  lofs  >  but 
tfiiKifonBaiice,  benefirand  advantaee. 

CONDITION  [in  DeedJ  is  chat  which 
ib  kit  lad  amKxed  by  exprefs  words  to 
tkMfflcm.deed  or  grant  either  in  wri. 

CONDITION  impiied,  is  when  A  man 

;  pttatoaBOcberaoofficeof  bailiff,  ftew. 

t>^ticcb08^  there  be  no  condition  in 

^P^'Jf'  tb«  Uw  makes  one  covertly. 

tWmOj&if  qua  nott  [in  Ffe'Aj/b- 

/^  I  ann  tiiea  in  fpeaking  of  feme  ac- 

w«rdrcainftance,  which  isnoceden- 

ittitoikchisg,  but  yet  is  neceflary  to 

;  *ep*3ion  of  ii. 

|^2|n)l^0NAL  Tropeft'vmt  [with 

I  giMw]  trepfopo<icions  chat  comft  of 

I  JJ^  '•^  io'oed  together  by  the  parti- 

;  je  if,  of  which  the  firft  propofition,  that 

;  ^^ihc  condition,  is  called  the  ante- 

•■J  lie ohcr  the  confequent.    Thus 

f  *  Wf  of  fl  MA  te  material f  it  is  mor^ 

J^*^  ii  «  continual  piopohcion,    in 

•Jljte  clanfe.  if  the  My  of  a  man  Be 

Wilistbf  oir^fd^f,  and  the   other 

ZSA}*  ^'**  confequent: 

^Wn'nONA!  fihSSX^fcoHditionali' 
I^TIONA'LITY  f  tas,  X.J  the 
■Jlj"'  m'onal. 

OHDOlEMfiNT  [of  £<mdolere,  JLJ 
J^y^^on  or  iee'.ing  a  fympattay  at  the 
•Jjji^f^btra, 

•^OUaiJE  UBotafn-}   wild  fuc- 

2!©RI'LW>N  f  cory,  dandelion. 

JJJORMA'NTES   (of  con  together 

2J**rr,  I,  to  fleep]  a  religious  fed 

',  fo  ailed  of  dieir  lying  all  to- 

■w  tad  women,  young  and  old. 

}fin  ?0m  in  America]  a 
ftrange   and    monftrons 
ofwhiwh  are  faid  to  be  c  or  6 
wOn  one  end  of  the  wing  To  the 
"1  baw  Very  hard   and  fharp 
'rfll  pierce  a  hWe,  and  a  of 
vUan^deTOor  tf  bulls  Their 
2^«ck  «nd  wblie  like  a  mag- 
T  »  Creft  CO  tlie  head  In   the 
**«>'.    1 1  is  a  trdr  y  furious  bird, 
^drdihave  been  killed  by 
*'  tndent  tittivei  arc  faid  to 
;     .  id  this  bird  ts  one  of  their 
l^n  theft  Mrdt  «y,  tbey  make 

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convey  iway  the  fuillage  of  t  bovfe. 

CONDUPLICATION,  a  doubling,  4 
folding  rof ether.    1.' 

CONDY'LUS  r«otJ^t/X^,  Cr,]  a  Joint, 
a  little  round  eminence,  orprocttberaDCtt 
at  the  extremity  of  a  bone. 


GrJ]  a  ge 
confifting 
arife  froir 


growing  narrower 
end  in  a  point  at  d 

refily  over  the  ceo    .    

bafe.  The  manner  of  producing  this  fi- 
gure may  be  imagined  by  the  turning  the 
plane  of  a  right  Uned  mangle,  round  tl^e 
perpendicular  leg  or  Axisy  fo  that  if  the 
leg  be  equal  to  the  bafe,  the  folid  pro« 
duced  will  be  a  right  Qme ;  if  it  be  lefs, 
it  will  be  an  atutea^hd  Cone  i  and  if 
greater,  an  obtufe-angUd  Omei  as  in  the 
figure. 

Higbt  CONB  [with  Geo.]  a  cone  is 
(aid  fo  CO  be,^  with  refpeft  to  the  pofition 
of  f  rs  axis.  i.  e»  when  it  is  not  perpendi- 
cular to  the  horizon,  h  h  called  an  eb* 
lique  cone. 

ASCiOenouiCti^lEy 

h  when  one  iide  of 
it  n  longer  than  the 
other,  at  in  the  &• 
gure. 

CONE  of  Jtffi  fin  Oftieks]  are  all 
thofe  rays  whicb  ial>  rrom  any  -point, 
as  fuppolb  A  in  any  objeA  on  the  fnr- 
face  of  any  glafs,  aa  K,  C,  D,  having 
the  vertex  in  A,  and  the  glais  for  tea 
bafe,  fiich  is  the  cone  B,  C,  D,  A. 


CONB  f  with  B<^anifti\  fignifiei  not 
only fuch  dry,  fjuammous  fruits  as  are  pro- 
perly of  a  conick  figure,  as  the  fir  and 
pioe^fruiTS  s  but  alfo  an^  fruit  compofej 
of  feveral  pans  of  a  Iignous  fubftance, 
adhering  together,  and  iep.aratiDg  whea 
ripe,  as. the  cyprefs. 
CONB  1  cone,  Sdx.  J  an  account 
COLNE  j    colne.  Son.   X  or  reckon- 

Iing  When  a  young  woman,  at  the  age  of 
14  or  15,  18  in  law  accounted  to  be  of  « 
competent  age*  to  l^fep  Con^  and  ttey  of  a 
bouflg^  r.  e.  to  take  upon  her  Ihe  manage- 
meat  of  houihold  afEuif. 


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CONFA'BULATORY  [of  tmfdttibm, 
£.1  pertaiDing  to  tiUdu^  cogethtr. 

CONFARKEA^ION  famoog  the  Ho- 
fHtfuJ  A  cierciBODy  nfed  in  the  nArriage  of 
thofe  peiioDS  whole  children  were  deftin* 
cd  to  the  honour  of  the  priellhood.  This 
wts  the  moft  iicred  of  the  B  maonors  of 
contrading  marriage  amongft  them,  f  he 
ceremony  of  which  was  this,  the  Tcmiftx 
maodmus  and  Flamen  diaUs  joined  and 
contra'(fted  the  man  and  woman  by  making 
them  eat  o^  the  fame  cake  of  fait  bread. 

CONFE'CTION.    SeeOm/eflf. 

CONFB^RVA,  th^  herb  Spurge  of  the 
Ei^er.    1, 

CONFB'SSION  [with  RbeiorklansJ  is 
a  figare  by  which  the  perfon  acknowledges 
his  fiiult,  to  engage  him  whom  he  addref- 
ies  to  pardon  him. 

CONFE'SSIONAL,  a  pUce  in  churches 
under  the  main  altar,  where  they  ancient- 
ly depofited  the  bodies  of  deceaftd  fainis, 
martyrs  and  confeflbrs. 

CO'NFIDENTNESS  [cottfdemia,  JL.  J 
confidence. 

CONFl'NITY  IcmfUtitas,  X.]  nearncfs 
of  place. 

CONFIRMATION  (vfhh  Ubetorici- 
aiu]  isrlhe  third  part  of  au  oration,  where* 
in  ih^'  oiVor  undertakes  to  prove  by 
reafons,  authorities,  laws,  iffc.  the  truth 
of  rfae  propoficion  advanced  in  his  oration. 

CONFISGATION,  a  forfeiting  of,  or 
a  legal  adjudicaiion,  or  taking  the  for- 
feitures of  goods,  iff^,  to  the  fife  or  trea- 
fury,  or  the  king's  ufc.    X- 

CONFLA'GRANT  [canfid^rans^  £.  ] 
burning  or  being  in  a  blate  together*  MHi. 

CONFLATiaB  [eatfiatiiis^  X.J  caft  or 
molten. . 

CONFLATION,  a  cafting  or  melting 
of  metaf.    X. 

CONFLE'XURE  Icottfiexura,  X.]  a 
bendii^  together. 

CONFLI'CTmO,  ftruggUng,  engaghig» 
fighting  with.    Jl^ltotL 

CONFLU'XIRLBNBSS,  aptoeis  to  flow 
tc^ether. 

CONFCVRM  ABLBNBSS  Xlpiconf^fwu- 

CONFO'RMNESS  ^  f  r/,  R  coufin- 
Ifutai^  X.]  agreeablenefs  in  form. 

CONFORMATIO  Mm^Gorto*  [with 
Jtbetoriciani]  U  when  thbgs,  to  which 
nature  has  ^ny'd  fpeech,  are  brought  io 
fpeflkinK.    X. 

CONFORMATION,  the  (hapus,  fa. 
Ibloning,  or  ordering  of  a  thing  \  al&  the 
particuhir  texture  and  confidence  of  the 
parts  of  a  body,  and  their  difpofition  to 
make  a  whole. 

CONFORMATION  fin  the  Art  (fpby- 
J^f  *J  ^  clTena*!  property  ef  health  or  fitk- 


c  o 

CONFO'RMNESS  [of  emfini$,  V 

conformity,  agreeahleoeis. 

CONFORTAp'VA  It.  e.  fim^ihemi 
things  ]  medicines  that  comfort  aai 
ftrengtben  the  heart.    JL 

CONFOU'NDED  IconfMu,  F.  ]  p> 
into  confufion,  Utc* 

CONFOU'NDEDNESS,  coniiifedoefi 
the  being  in  confufion. 

CONFRAl'RY  ^q.  cmfratria^  X.]  i 
fraternity,  brotherhood,  or  focletv  nnixa 
together,  efpecially  i^on  a  religious  ac 
count. 

CONFRONTATION,  the  adioa  • 
fetting  two  people  in  oppofition  to  eacl 
other,  to  difcover  the  truth  of  ibne  iai 
which  they  relate  differently. 

CONFRO'NTfi  [in  Bera(drj\^V>^ 
facing  or  fronting  one  another. 

To  CONFU'SE  [c<mfiirimh  Sa^ofcm 
funderey  X.]  to  mingle,  perplex,  or  pti 
outoford^r. 

CONFU'SEDNESS  [coff/idEoR,  AofX; 
a  being  in  confufion. 

CONFU'SION  [in  a  iMf/^^j^c»/feofe 
is  oppofed  to  order,  is  a  perturbation  « 
which  confyfion  confifts,  ex,  gr*  whi 
things  prior  in  nature  do  not  precede,  o 
pofteriordo  n:>t  follow. 

CONFUSION  [with  L)gicidns']  h  of 
pofed  to  diftindoefs  or  pierijpicuity. 

CONFUSION  [in  a  /^^^renfejiH 
fort  of  union  or  mixture  by  mere  coscf- 
guity,  as  that  between  fluids  of  a  coatrt* 
ry  nature,  as  oil,  vinegar,  kfc* 

CQNFUTATIO  [with  Aiwfof.]  a  pn 
of  a  narration,  wheiein  the  orator  ie 
conds  his  own  arguments,  and  ftrengthM 
his  cauTe  by  retelling  and  deftroying  tbt 
oppofite  arguments  of  hia  antagooiiu 

CO'NGB  [with  ArcbiteSs]  a  raoaldifl| 
either  in  form  of  a  4]uarter  round  or  of  i 
cavetto,  which  ferves  to  ieparata  nN 
members  from  one  another* 

CO'NGES  [with  Arcbite9sJ  the  rt4gi 
or  fierrels  anciently  ufed  about  the  eodi 
of  woodea  pillars  to  keep  them  from  Ipfit 
ting,  and  afterwards  imitated  in  ftooe 
work. 

CONGE'NBROPSNBSS  [of  ca^em 
X>]  the  being  of  the  fame  kind.  "^ 

CONGE'NERATED  lcaj^eaeratHS,J4 
begotten  together. 

CONGB'NERS  [cviigetures,  X.}«f*« 
f9me  genera rion  or  kind. 
:    CONGE'NIALNESS,   the  liheaeb  o| 
one  kind  to  or  with  another. 

CONGB'NITURB  { cctigemturd,  U] 
the  birth  of  thii^s  at  the  /a me  tioie. 

CO'NGERl  [QfcoKinu,  L.J  a  fode^ 

CO'NGRB  f  of  bookfellers,  to  the  an* 
ber  of  ro  or  more,  who  onite  into  a  ^ 
of  company^  or  comiibute  a  joint  ioA 

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fvtit  priDODg  of  books ;  f«  ctHed,  be- 
ou6  II 1  Urge  conger  eel  is  USd  to  do- 
me de  tasU  fry,  lb  this  united  body 
iMp9M»  young  todfiog^e  iradeis,  who 
km  DBckr  U>  mucli  money  to  fupport 
i)Md«|e,  aor  fo  muted  on  tnteres  to 
iSffka  bookt  printed  s  tlio' (aocordiqg 
tt  tn&ioB}  the  toiegoiog  was  che  ori- 
psiJ  of  the  osme  cai^«r»  yet  to  be  t 
lakaKecompUi&nt,  you  msy  derive  it 
timpme^  L  i.  e .  to  agree  together  s  or 
^kakfiiw  magnis  fxmflis  iKi,  of 
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IGTOBU  [of  €oi^Kfiio,  JL} 
Ak  M|  be  hesped  ap  or  gotten  toge. 
tkr. 

CONCnnOM,  &  heapiag  or  gscber- 
iB|nprier.  f.  of  JL 

CO^NGLOBATEDI   Iconglobatiu,  1.] 

CONGLO'BED  |  heaped  or  gz- 
fht^nmi  together. 

,  CONGLO'BATELY  [pfcMgUtothJ^^ 
k  I  tm4  mift  or  lnmp»  ^c, 

CONGLOTmATlON  [with  Pibyiici. 
e>]  I  jtting  of  bodies  by  means  of  their 
^tmj  rad  climmy  parts. 

CONGLDTlNATlVB  [of  cooglHtM- 
rr,  L]  gloiogy  ftiddog  or  faflening  to* 

OC^lATULAirr  [cm^attOans^  £.] 
Mtmrinii^,   MiltmL 

CONCRA'TUiATORY  loi  cmgratw- 
W,  L]  of  coogiatolation. 
^WGRBGAtlON  [with  fome  Pbi- 
•Vf^i]  the  lesft  degree  of  mixture  in 
'JgAc  parts  of  the  mix'd  body  are  in- 
^"^t  or  do  not  adhere  to  or  touch 
•*  «ltt  hot  in  a  point?  which  pro- 
2^7*  dMy  fay,  at  pecaliar  to  the  parti- 
*«'«iierandall  other  fluids. 

CONGRESS,  an  aflembly,  or  the 
^jwg  tofiBther  of  tbe  deputies  or  pie- 
JjK«iina  of  leveral  prmces  to  treat 
g>»  P«ce  or  any  other  afiair  of  im- 

^QRESS  [ea^egiis^  I.]  ta  efiay 
f>Mt  Bade  by  oppointmeat  of  a 
2*  the  prdence  of  forgeons  end 
?^  to  pfo?e  whether  •  man  be 
JJ2» «  not,  in  order  to  dUTolye  a 

P^*»w,  conformity,  iuicableoefs  ; 
mPJ^^J  Cud  of  a  theme  or  difconrft 
?*««cktreia  BO  faolt  committed  con- 
;fjf»  ifct  rales  of  grammar* 
bgyatyiTY  l^hSchooimtnl  Is  a 
^M  or  relation  between  things 
^7  *''  coBM  to  s  fcnowledl^  of 
^10  cone  to  pafa  therein. 
^^^K^iUUTY  [widi  O^fmmiinmu]  Is 


\  eppfy'd  to  figures,    linee, 
which  ezAdly  a 


a  term 


^    .       .  ktc. 

y  correfpond  wiien  laid  over 
one  another,  a«  having  the  fame  terme 
or  botmds. 

CO'NGROOUSNfiSS  {congmtf,  F.  cm- 
gndtat^  1.]  agreeabtenefs,  j^ 

Ca'NlC  Sealon^  is  a  figure  which  it 
made  by  the  (bltdii y  of  a  cone,  being  Aip-, 
pofed  lo  be  cut  by  a  plane* 

If  the  fedion  be  made  by  the  Act/,  or 
thro*  the  vertex^  the  figure  arifing  it  % 
triMgle*  If  the  (e^oo  be  made  by  « 
phin  parallel  to  the  bafe  of  the  corner^ 
or  fuccencivarily  pofited,  the  figure  prodo* 
ced  U  a  circle. 

If  tbe  ieaioo  be  made  parallel  to  ofi» 
fide  of  tbe  cone,  it  will  be  an  Eliiffis, 

If  tbe  fe&ioa  be  made  thro'  one  bde  o£ 
the  cone,  thro'  tbe  bafe,  end  not  parallel 
to  the  other  fide  of  the  cone»  it  wiil  ba 
in  BjfperMa, 

CO'NICALNESS  [o(  conicus.  X.]  th« 
being  in  form  of  a  conOr 

CONJE'CTURABLB  [of foii>ffftro,  LJ 
that  may  be  conjeAured  or  gueft'd. 

CONIFEROUS,  a,  urn  fin  Bttamek 
IVriters]  coniierout ,  i.  e.  which  beurs  ite 
feedt  inclofed  in  a  hard  fcaly  fruit,  of  t, 
conical  figure,  that  is  broker  at  thtt 
bottom,!  and  narrower  at  the  top,  ae 
the  pine-tree,  tbe  fir-tree,  the  alder 'tree, 
\0C.    L, 

To  CONJO'BBLE,  to  chat  together, 

CONJorNT  Degrees  [in  JK^ek]  ar« 
two  notes  which  immediately  follow  eacli 
other  in  the  order  of  the  fcale,  asUt 
and  Re» 

CONJOINT  Tetracbordf  [in  Mb^ckJ 
are  x  tecrachords,  where  the  fiimechoi^ 
is  the  higheft  of  the  one,  and  the  loweft 
of  tbe  other. 

CONJOi'NTLY  [of  eo^tmu,  R  cm- 
junSe,  X*]  unitedly. 

CO'NJUGALLY  [of  caei'itf df,  F.  of  cm 
with  end  jtigum  a  yoke,  I.j  after  the 
manner  of  man  and  wife. 

CO'NJUGATBD  Iconpe^tus^  £.]  cout 
pled  or  yoked  together. 

CONJUGAnriON  [with  jHOtm^ftsJ 
h  ttnderih>od  of  a  pair  of  nerves,  or 
two  nerves  arifing  together  and  fervirg: 
for  the  iame  operation,  fenfation  or  mo*> 
tion.    I. 

COmUNCTI^A  tmika  pn  Anatm^i 
tbe  firft  coat  or  membrane  of  the  eye, 
fo  named  becaufe  it  inclofes  all^  tbe 
refl,  or  becan^  it  fafteos  the  eye  in  ice 
orbit. 

CONJU'KCTIYBNESS,  the  beieg  of  e 
Joining  quality. 

CONJU'NCTNBSS  [of  cmj/mOHm,  F, 
of  X.^  Che  being  dofe  joiae^* 


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C<WliaRATlON,  ft  plot  Of  eonfpira- 
tff  fecrec  ctbtl  r  leag'>e  to  do  any 
fNiblick  harm,  as  to  fubvert  tlie  go- 
TemmeoCv  attempt  the  life  of  the  priDce, 

COKJURATION  [in  Ctmnmi  Ltm} 
if  in  a  more  cfpecial  maoner  taken  co 
ioteod  a  perfonal  conference  with  the  de 
vil  Of'  evil  fpiriu,  fiihcr  co  compafs  fome 
^6gn»  or  to  attain  the  knowleage  of 
fome  fecret }  mtgiclr  words,  ch«ra&en  or 
ceremonies,  whereby  evil  ipirits,iempefts, 
fffC*  are  foppofed  to  be  raifcd  and  driven 
tu/ay. 

To  CONJUllB  [cottjur^e^  ^.J  to 
charge  vpaq.  the  ffcrednefs  ot  an  oath ; 
to  defirf  eameftly.  to  intreat  with  the 
greated  importufluy}  alfo  to  conTpire  or 
plot  togerher. 

To  CCNJURE  Iconjurer,  F.of  L.]  to 
vradire  conjuration  or  the  raifiog,  Jafc. 
4rffpirirt. 

A  CONN,  «  blow  with  the  fia  duccfa- 
Cd. 

CONHA'SC^NCB  [of  cm  and  fuf- 
cens.  JL.J  the  being  botn  together  with 
anbiher. 

CONNATUKAaTTY,  a  being  of  the 
Ame  nature  with  fome  or  her. 

CONNI'YENCB  [  coanivmia^  <•  ]  • 
feigning  not  to  lee,  a  winking  ac  a  fault, 
a  palling  it  by  without  pumlhmeni. 

CQNNOISBU^R  [of  cannot tre,  F.  to 
know]  a  perfon  well  skilled  in  any  thii^. 

CONOI'D  EUiftical  [in  Geometry^  is 
«  iolid  figure,  made  trom  the  plain  of  c 
ieml-elliplis  turned  aKout  one  of  its  axes. 

CONOID  Tmrabolical  [  in  Geometry  ] 
IS  a  folid  made  by  the  turning  of  a  pa- 
tabola  about  its  axis. 

CONOI'DBS  r  ^ith  Anatomifit  1  « 
particular  glund  or  kernel  in  the  brain, 
the  fame  with  Conarium  or  Giandula  ?i 

CO'NQIJBRABLB  [ofcm^ermt,  F.] 
(bar  may  be  conquered* 

CONSANOUI'NOUS  [of  canfaagmte' 
us^  1.1  a-kiii   by  blood. 

COlifSCIENCB  [e<mfaentia,  I..]  a  fe 
cret  tefiimony  or  judgment  ct  the  foul, 
whereby  it  gives  approbation  to  things 
at  docs  that  are  naturally  good,  and  re- 
proaches itfelf  for  thofe  that  are  evil. 

CONSCIfi'NTlOUSNBSS    (  of  con/ci 
mtieUMf  R  J  the  having  a  good  confci- 
•oce. 

CO'NSCIONABLBNBSS  [of  con/den' 
iia,  l.J   knowing  within  one's  felf. 

CONSBCRA^ION  of  Emperors,  took 
lis  original  from   the  deification  of  Jto 
!»^»  whick  Herodian  defctibes  ts  fol- 

The  emperorsy  who  leave  either  foas 


c  o 

or  defigned  fncceffors  ac  their  death,  u 
coafecrated  after  this  manner,  and  ar 
faid  to  be  enrol I'a  among  the  number  c 
the  gods.  On  this  oocafioo  the  whole  d 
ty  maintains  a  publick  grief  mixed  u  i 
were  with  the  folemnity  of  a  teftin 
The  true  body  is  buried  so  averyfao 
ptuous  funeral  according  to  the  ordiiiii 
method.  But  they  take  care  to  have  i 
image  of  the  emperor  made  in  wax  doo 
to  the  life,  and  this  they  expoTetopufa 
lick  view,  juft  at  the  entrance  of  th^  pi 
lace  gate,  on  a  fUtely  bed  o:  ivory,  co 
ver'd  with  rich  garmets  of  embroider' 
work  and  cloth  ot  gold.  The  image  lie 
there  ail  pale,  as  if  under  a  da.  ^eroi 
indifpoficion,  the  whole  fenate  dreu'd  i 
black  fie  the  greatett  part  of  tue  da 
round  the  bed  on  the  left  hand,  and  th 
aged  matrons,  who  either  on  accoont  c 
their  parents  or  husbands  are  reputed  no 
ble,  on  the  right  hand.  They  wear  o 
Jewels,  or  pold,  or  other  ornaments  i  bo 
are  attired  in  dofe  white  vefts.  Tbi 
ceremony  continues  feveii  days  togetha 
the  Pbfjicians  being  admitted  every  dt 
to  the  bed-fide,  and  dedariiig  the  psiiei 
continually  to  grow  worfe  and  worte.  i 
lafl,  when  they  fuppofe  him  to  be  AtU 
a  fole€t  company  of^  young  gentlemen  < 
the  fenatorian  order  take  up  the  bedupo 
their  ihoulders,  and  carry  it  throu|i(h  tk 
via  /acra,  or  the  holy  way,  into  thed 
forum,  the  place  where  the  Eoman  ea 
fiiftrates  are  us*d  to  lay  down  tlieir  ol 
Sees.  On  both  fides  there  are  raifedg^ 
lentB  with  feats  one  above  anotheir  09 
i'tde  being  fiU*d  with  boys  nob'y  dcfcea^ 
ed,  and  of  the  moft  eminent  patride 
families ;  the  other  with  z  like  let  of  It 
dies  of  quality  I  who  both  together  lq| 
hymns  and  Paeans  composed  in  very  mootQ 
ful  and  paffionare  airs,  to  the  priUe  t 
the  deceafed.  When  thefe  are  over,  dm 
take  op  the  bed  again  tod  carry  it  m 
the  Campvs  Martiiu,  where  in  the  wtdd 
part  of  the  field  is  ere^d  a  four>i«ar 
pile,  intirely  compoied  of  large  planbl 
Ihepe  of  a  pavilion,  mod  exadly  regoll 
and  equal  in  dimenfiom.  This  in  the  q 
fide  is  filled  with  dry  chips,  bet  wirim 
is  adorned  with  coverlids  of  cloth  ofM 
and  beautified  with  pi£bres  and  caHil 
figures  in  ivory.  Above  this  is  {WJ 
another  frtme  of  wood,  lefs^  btB  ^4 
with  the  like  ornaments  with  IWe  |Wt 
tico's.  Over  this  is  placed  a  OM  «hi 
fourth  pile,  each  lefs  than  that  ^berea 
it  ftaods  s  end  fo  others  perhaps  till  m 
come  to  the  leaft  of  all»  which  foil 
the  top.  The  figure  of  toe  ftiuAveti 
ken  all  together  may  be  conpared  1 
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^]«*«»of  i»tt,  and  by  the  fire  on 

gv  Np  £re&  tkn  coiirie  of  ibipft  into 
va<  Afiar  this,  hoifting  up  the 
btt  ik  (ecood  trame  o{  building, 
l^ccteiJier  a  vaft  quamicy  of  all 
Rc(i«eet  odours  aod  per  nines, 
0^  fruits,  herbs  or  guros^  and 
Ivan  b  heapi  all  aboiu  it :  chore 
V^Hauioo,  aiy,  or  indeed  aoy  emi- 
^M,  »bd  do  not  rival  one  aooiher 
Ipifikfc  laft  ptefeptt  to  their  prince. 
2*«^u  q[uce  filled  with  a  bof^e 
IWjtt^ind  dmgs,  the  whole  order 
zJf^  riie  ia  a  ToleinD  procefCon 
p^  Iroanre,  and  imitate  the  mo- 
p"  ike  lyrHc  dance.  Chariots  too 
{j*°T  «i«»r  tod  decent  manner  are 
PJwwd tbs  pile,  the  drhrers  being 
J5*»P?^C|  wd  bearing  ibe  intages 
fttiteiljftriom  Rmuau,  renowned 
2*  s>  thdr  cooncils,  or  adminillra- 
~f^  ^tt,  or  their  memorable  ac> 


tJLT^  "  ^*'«  "The  pomp  being 
■■Ji  tie  faeceflbr  takes  a  torch  in 
■ '^  ""^.Ptttt  it  to  the  frame,  and 
*  «  6ae  tiflK  the  whole  company  af- 
■■*«|  it  io  fereral  places  i  when 
M  n^ea  tke  chipi  and  drugs  catching 
Mewtole  pile  is  quickly  coofuoied. 
r!^^  hiaheft  and  fmallefl  frame 
J2*«3  eagle  ulctloofe,  which,  af- 
Ijgyyfc  the  flames  towards  the  sky, 
j^JaW  (0  carry  the  prince's  foul  to 

gHffi'CTARY  [ugfeaarhim,L.l  that 
J?"^  npoo  the  demooilration  of 
^g»ti  acottfequence  drawn  from  a 
rajftjhat  went  before  i  alfo  sn 
J"S  flteencc  or  deduaioo,  and  n 
5*«  n  corollary. 

g'^ARY  [ii  G««i»fft]  is  Tome 
FIj*  mith  which  is  gained  Jrom 
gffmgratioa. 

"^UTIYEIT  [in  School  Pbilo- 

»  a  tero  nled  in  oppofition  to 

I  aad  femetimes  ejfMvely  or 

Br*J«fc?htogether/  '^' 

jg««T[,fcflta9]  is  Che  mutual 
Bl?  "f 'e^P*ndcnce  between  the 

J*  » Jfeaed  vtth  the  hurt  that  Is  re- 

SJJjtkjr,«^hen  the  inHam- 

^^rkwait  commonicated  to 

mtmJ,^*^  Jtor4fi/?i]  if   our 

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CONSENT  [with  rt]0U:idns]U  tha 
dependuu  ot  ono  diftemper  upon  another, 
as  a  difficulty  of  breathing  is  iaid  to  pro. 
ceed  by  content  from  a  pleurify;  and 
when  lOy  it  ceafes  immediately  upon  the 
removal  of  the  difeafes  on  which  it  de- 
pends. 

CONSENTA'flEOUSNESS,  agreeable- 
nefs,  foicablenefs. 

CC^NSEQUENT  of  a  hit'to  [with  Jfa. 
themjt.'}  is  Che  latter  of  the  two  terms 
of  proportion  or  the  term  between 
which  and  the  antecedent  the  compari- 
f  :n  is  made,  as  in  the  leafon  of  propor* 
cion  of  the  number  4  to  6,  6  h  the  con« 
fequonc  with  which  the  amecedeoc  4  is 
compared^  or  if  the  proportion  were  % 
magnitude  ok  qmntiiy,  as  B  to  C,  C  is 
faid  to  be  the  confequent. 
CO'NSEQUENTtY  1  Tconfiaum' 
CONSEC^UE'NTlALLYf  Wnt/.cett- 
fequenter,  L]  by  confeq'icnce, 

CONSEQUEWI ALNESS  [of  confe- 
qmntia^  X.  |  the  following  by  way  of  con* 
iequence,  or  the  being  g?  confequence. 

CONSBRYA'TOR,  a  keeper  or  main-i 
catner,  a  proteil  or  defender,  an  officer 
eftablilhed  for  the  iecuriry  and  prefer* 
varioo  of  the  privileges  granted  fomo 
cities,  bodies,  communities^  \ffc^ 

CONSERTATOK  [in  JUnrJ  an  umpiro 
cboien  or  appointed  co  compofis  d^e« 
rences  between  two  parties. 

CONSE'RVATORY  iQicorfervMtOf.JJ} 
of  a  preferving  quality. 

CONCE'SSOR,  one  that  fits  with  o. 
thers.   X. 

CONSIDERABLBnESS  [  of  coi4aera^, 
hUy  f.  j  the  deferring  notice,  a*c. 

CONSl'DBKATENESS  [ca^eratim, 
F.  of  1.J  deliberacioov  comiderace  tern* 
per. 

CONSIDER  ATENBSS,  confideriag  eod 
deliberating  faculty. 

CONSIGNMENT  [in  t  lego!  SenfiJ 
is   the  putting  a  fmn  of  money,  j^c.  in* 
to  fure  hands  until  the  dedfion  of  a  con*  * 
croverfy  or  law^fuit  that  hinders  the  de  * 
livery  of  the  ft  id  truft. 

CONSI'GNATURB  lomfiffuturd,  X.J 
a  iealiog  together. 

CONSIGNIFICATION,   a    fignifying 

by  tokens  or  with  fome  other  thing,  i.. 

CONSl'STENCE  [in  pbyf]  is  that 

date  of  a  body  wherein  its  componeoc 

particles  are   fo  conneded  or.  entai^^led 

among  themfelves  fo  as   not  to  feparato 

or  recede  irom  each  other. 

CONSrSTENTNBSS)   [of  eonfifkncf^ 

CONSI'STENCY        J      F.COtifMniil^ 

X.]  agreeablenefs,  Jjre. 

COMSO'CIATBD  f<mi/«eifmx,X.]i>ia. 
ed  together  in  mutual  ibclety. 

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CONSOaABlENESp  [of  confilahiliS, 
i,,!  capaMcnefs  of  being  comforted. 

CONSOLATION  [with  Rhetor,']  one 
of  the  placts  whereby  the  orator  en- 
^eayours  co  temper  and  afiTwege  the  grief 
end  concern  of  another. 

CO'NSOLATORINESS,  aptncf«  to  give 
comfort. 

w^^.i^  CONSOT^  [  In  Ar- 
^^  — -  cbit€8ure2  «n.  ornament 
cut  opon  the  key  of  an 
arch,  afore  of  bracket 
or  ihoulder  piece,  hav- 
ing a  projcfture  and  fcrv- 
ing  to  fupport  a  cornice 
and  bear  up  figures,  bufis 
end  vafes. 

CONSCLIDA  [  with  Bof<W(/?J  ]  the 
herb  Confound  or  Comfrey.  I. 

To  CONSOLIDATE  [with  Surgeons^ 
a  term  ufcd  concerning  broken  bones,  or 
wounds,  as  the  farts  be^into  confolidate, 
i,  e.  to  join  together  m  one  piece,  as 
they  %»ere  before  the  fradure^  or  the  Jo. 
lutien  of  the  continuity'    ^    .^   ^  - 

CONSO'Ll DATIVES  [with  Surgeons} 
healbg  medicines  to  dole  up  a  fear. 

CONSO'IIDATURB  [  confolidotura, 
i."]  a  confolidaiion. 

CO'NSONANTBSS  [of  confonance,  F, 
£onfonaUia,  1.]  conformity,  agrccable- 
atis  to  or  with.  *  ^     r    l 

CO'NSONOUS  [confonust  I*.]  o»  the 
fame  tune  or  found,  agreeing  in  found; 
alfo  agreeable,  very  like. 

To  CONSO'PIATE  [confiptre,  L>]  to 
taR.  into  a  deep  Qeep.  .       ^   , 

CONSO'RTION,  *  fellowflitp,  aflocia-i 
don,  focieiy,  jgrc  i. 

CONSPfi'CTABLB  Iconfpcabtlts,  L  J 
cafy  t©  be  fcen.  . 

CONSPICU'ITY  1   i^JpiCUitas, 

CONSPl'CUOUSNESSf  X]  plainnefs 
#r  eafinefs  to  be  feen. 

CONSPI'RING  rovers  [in  Mecbamcksj 
mre  all  fuch  as  z6t  in  diieaiou  not  op- 
poiice  to  one  another. 

CONSPURCA'TION,  a    defiUng    or 

pollufvnp.  X. 

CO'NSTABLESHIP  [of  cotitahle,  F.  or 
gonjiahulus^  1.  indjhip  Eng,  office]  the 
office  of  a  conftable. 

CONSTE'LLATED  [o[  conftiUatio,  1] 
formed  into  a  conftellation. 
^   CONSTE'RNATED  [  conjiematusj  i] 
put  into  fudden  fear. 

To  CONSTIPATE  [with  PhyfUms  ] 
to  bind  or  make  cofttve. 

CONSTlPAnriON ,  a  crowding  or 
thrufHug  clcfe  copecher. 

CONSTI'TOENCE  [of  conftituens^  L] 
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CONSTITUTION,  the  temper  of  ib 
body  or  a  natural  dffpofitioft,  the  tern 
peramenc  of  the  body,  or  chat  difpofi' 
tion  of  the  whole  arifing  from  the  ^a 
lity  and  proportion  of  its  parrs. 

-<^;^«^w/ CONSTITUTIONS,  arc 
colle^ion  of  regulations  attributed  to  tin 
apoftles,  and  fuppofed  to  have  been  co! 
leded  by  St.  Clement^,  whofe  name  the; 
bear. 

CONSTITU'TIVENESS,  conftiintifi 
quality. 

CONSTRAI^NINGNESS,  compelUfl] 
nature  or  quality. 

CONSTRI'CTION,  a  bindii^  M,  a 
tving  hard,  drawing  the  parts  of  a  thiRj 
clofer  together.    £ 

ToCONSTRU'CT  [con/JrK&ai.  L[ 
CO  build,  to  frame ;  ajfb  to  contrive. 

CONSTRU'CTION  [in  Geometry'}  i 
the  drawing  fuch  lines  of'  a  figure,  as  an 
necefTary  beforehand.  In  order  to  rendci 
the  demonftraiion  more  plain  and  undent 
able. 

CONSTRU'CTIVENESS,  theeftateo 
a  thing,  as  to  its  capacity  of  producxog  i 
conftruttion. 

CONSTRU'CTIVE,  that  tends  to  coo 
ilru&ion  that  may  be  franned  or  m^de. 

To  CO'NSTUPRATB  Icorfifprare,  t 
to  deflower  a  woman. 

CONSUA'LIA  [among  the  Rmfiu] 
certain  teafls  and  games  appointed  by^  gi 
mulus^  when  he  ftole  ibe  Sabine  viriuR 
in  honour  of  Con/us^  the  god  of  counieis 

CONSUBSTANTUaiTY  7    fcoii/i* 

CONSUBSTA'NTIALNESS  i  fien:ia& 
tas,  X.]  a  being  of  the  fame  fiibftance. 

To  CONSUBSTA'NTIATB  [of  coeaiw 
fubflantia,  1.  J  co  make  of  the  fame  fn^ 
ftance. 

CONSU'ETUDE  Iconfuetudo,  V]  cof 
torn  or  ufape. 

CONSUETUDO  [Old  Records}  a  erf 
tomarv  fervice,  as  a  day*s  work,  to  U 
done  by  the  tenant  for  the  lord  of  ih< 
manor. 

CONSU'LTER  [qui  confidte,  F  CO^vl 
tort  L.]  one  who  asks  couofel. 

C0NSU'MPTIVENESS7  [of  confumf 

CONSU'MTrVENESS  J  x&,  l-lwa* 
ing  condition  or  quality. 

CONSURRE'CTION,  a  fifing  vp  9i 
many  together  for  the  fake  of  tzftttt0t 

CONSUTILE  [confutUij,  L.]  M  U 
fowcd  lopecher. 

CONSUTURB  Iconfutura,  L]  i  low- 
ing ro?erher. 

CONTA'CTION  IccmtaSus^  V]  % 
touching.  . 

CON'TAGIO'SB  \[contagiofiu^  L}m 

CONTA'OIOUSf  of  contagion,  wfl 

cious,  apt  (o  in^ft.  ^^ 

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,    CWrmoDSNEW   lo(  contagieHx. 

•fij/w  LI  mKaiurnefs. 
ItttlTA'MrNATED  [amutmaatiu,  U] 

COWiiHKATEDfcwtt^ii^rdfw,  X.] 

I    OjnBfPLA'TlON,    an  aft   of  the 
I  ■•.  'Aj^cSy  it  appife.  It  fejr  co  confi- 

Mrterri;  bemejiurcd  oii  openly  to 

^e;m?ORaRIKES$   fof  contm- 

A^*,  y  ihebt-ne  at  rhc  fame  r?me. 

CaVTFMPLATlVENBSS   [of  Dwrfm 

fJ''»W|X.J  adrfiaedocft  to  coD:einp]a- 

<WilPORAL  [c(«tff«/»w/ii,  X.] 

OWTE'MPORA'NEOUS  [caettn^ra- 
■■  i.j  Lyng  both  at  the  faire   time, 

JWbllTlBI'LlTr    [contcmptibiti' 
^1^rBLENESS7  [»f  c«i/£mi,. 


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^'HfiMENT  [Old  hw2  the 
iiiSfc  Ij?***'^  or  repu'atioi.  a  pcrfon 
j^wby  reafon  of  his  ree-hold  ; 
J^J3R*f&Mi,  Ijr.  it  figniacs  what 
jjjryr  '*"  'be  fupport  and  maince- 
-j-JJ »ftnccor(!fng  ro  their  fcveral 

^Sw^M  <«dsfyft»on  of  mind. 
^^fcJpnrUL,  fuJl  of  content  J  alfo 

cSmiSlL^J  contentious  hurooor. 
^^rtNTLESS,  difcomcntcd,  unf*- 

rftS»ae  country. 


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FirfMrtf  CONTIKGENT  [with  Logk'f 
^njj  a  conditional  propolKion  that  may  of 
may  not  happen  according  as  circumflan. 
ces  tall. 

CONTI'NUALNT^SS  [of  cont'muel^  F. 
continuMS^  L.\  the  bei-g  conttnuil., 

CONTINUANCE  of  a  IVfh  or  ASion, 
is  hrom  one  icrnn  to  another,  in  a  cafe 
where  the  fherifF  hat  nor  returned  or  ex* 
ecured  a  former  writ,  ifTued  out  in  the 
(aid  a£lion. 
CONTINUA'TlVE^caufing  continuance. 
CONTINUA'TOR,  one  who  continues 
or  ar'iej  '^n  an  alFii  . 

CONrrNUED  Thorough  Bafs  [m  Mu^ 
ftck]  'schat  which  continues  to  phy  con- 
:ian::y,  both  daring  the  recitatives,  and  lO 
fuftain  the  chorus. 

COKTINUBD /^roporffon  [jiritbmetickl 
is  that  where  the  coi\fequent  o\  the  firll 
Math  iiiht  fame  with  ihetntec^enc  of 
the  fecond,  as  3,  6,  4,  8- 

CONTINU'llAS,  the  conneaion of fo- 
lid  Hodies.     X. 

CONTINUITY  IMatbematkal^  is 
merely  imaginary  and  fi^itious,  lu  that 
it  fuppofes  real  or  phyfical  pares  whcro 
there  are  none. 

CONTINUITY  F/Tj/fctf/,  is  ilriaiy  that 
ftate  of  a  or  more  pans  or  particles, 
whereby  they  appear  to  adhere  or  conlt  - 
tute  one  uninterrupted  quantity  or  conr/. 
nuum. 

CONTINU'OUS  Body,    a  body  whofo 
parts  Are  no  way  divided. 
CONTI'NUUM.  See  Continued  quantity. 
COnTO'RE,  acouncin^-cable  orl^rip- 
toic. 

CONTO'RTBD  lcontortm,L.2  wreath- 
ed. 

CONTO'RTEDNESS,  wreathednefs. 
CONTOU'R  ,  in  Arcbitetture'}  the  out 
line  of  any  member,  as  that  ol  a  bafe,  z 
cornice,  jjr.     F 

CONTOUR  [  in  pMnting^  fer.  ]  the 
out-line  or  that  which  terminates  and  de- 
finea-«k/igure,  it  makes  what  we  call  the 
draught  or  defien. 

CONTOURNB'  [ih  Heral- 
dry] fiEiiiBes  a  beaft  ftanding 
or  runmng  with  his  face  to 
the  iinifter  fide  of  the  escut- 
cheon ;  being  always  fuppo- 
icd  to  look  to  the  right  s  if 
not  other  wife  exprefs'd,  at  in  the  cfcuc- 
cheou  annexed* 

CONTOU'RNIATBD  [with  Atttifus- 
riesl  a  term  nfeJ  of  a  fort  of  mrdalkona 
ftruck  with  a  kinl  of  hoUownefs  all  r  jund» 
leaving  a  circle  on  each  fide  s  the  figures 
having  icaroe  any  reliavo,  if  compared 
with  true  medaliiont. 
G<wl  CO'NTRACT  IhxlMm'i  «  cove- 

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hint  or  a^reenaencwich  a  lawful  ctttre  or 
coniideraiion,  as  when  a  fumof  mODey  is 
givCQ  for  the  leafe  of  a  manour,  ]<)rc.  or 
where  one  thins,  h  given  for  aoocheri 
which  1$  called  £uid  pro  ^uo. 

Bad  or  nude  CONTRACT  [lil^] 
where  a  mau  promifes  to  pay  lo  tbilli'^gs, 
and  flfcerwjirds  retufes  to  do  ic,  no  aSion 
will  be  a^ainft  him  to  recover  ic,  bec^u^e 
the  promife  was  no  contra6^,  but  a  bare 
promlfe  j  buc  if  any  chin^,  tho'  but  che  va- 
lue of  cwo  pence,  had  been  given  for  the 
10  (hi  lingS)  it  had  been  a  good  conrraif^. 

CONTRA'CTIBLENESS,  a  being  flior- 
lened,  fhortnefs 

CONTRA'CTIBLHNESS  [oicontraSer^ 
F.  contradum,  IJ  capablenefs  of  being 
COntra£lcd. 

CONTR A'CTILE  Rfrce,  U  us'd  of  fuch  a 
body  which  when  extended  has  a  property 
ot  drawing  (cfelfup  agiin  to  the  fame  di- 
men&on,  chat  ic  was  in  before  the  exier.rion< 

CONTRA'^TION  lii^  Pbyficlii]  is  the 
^iminifliing  che  extern  or  dimenfions  of  a 
body  ;  or  a  bringing  of  its  parts  clofer  to 
each  other;  upon  which  ic  becomes  hea< 
vier,  herder,  JgV. 

CONTRACTION  f  in  Grammar  ]  the 
redu£bion  of  two  vowels  or  I'yllabks  into 
one. 

CONTRACTION  l^atorm]  che  ftrink- 
i!  g  up  of  a  fibre  or  an  aflembi  ige  of  fibies, 
when  extended. 

CONTRADI'CTION,  a  fpeciesof  di- 
re&  nppofition,  wherein  one  thing  is  di- 
redly  oppofed  to  another.     F.  of  X. 

CONTRADl'CTIOUSNESS7  [of  eon- 

CONTRADl'CTORINESS  f  tradiaio, 
X,]  nptuefs,  \ffc,  to  contradia. 

CONTRADICTOR  [in  Lav  J  one 
who  has  a  right  to  contradiS  or  gainfay, 

CO'NTRA  Harmonical  Proportion  [in 
Mtifick]  I  hit  relation  of  three  terms, 
wherein  the  difference  of  the  firft  and  fe- 
cond  h  to  the  difference  of  the  Jecond  and 
thirds  as  tHe  third  is  to  the  prfi» 

CONTRANl'TRNCY  [of  contra  and 
Isitens^  1.]  a  refifting  againtl  oppoficion. 

CONTRAPOSl'TION,  a  putting  a« 
gainft.    JL. 

CONTRAPOSITION  [with  Logiciani] 
an  altering  of  the  whole  fubjeft  into  the 
whole  predicate  5  a^d  e  contra,  retaining 
both  the  fame  quinticy  and  the  fame  ouair. 
ly  I  but  altering  the  terms  from  finite  to 
Incite  i  as  every  man  is  an  animal  i  there- 
fore  every  thing  tkat  is  an  animal  is  not  a 
wian» 

CONTRARI'ETY  [ amtrarietat,  Z.] 
oppoficion,  difagrcement, 

CONTRA'RIES   [with    Logicians'}    is 
when  one  thing    x$  oppofed   to   another. 
^itgbt  to  darinefs,  fight  to  blindnefs. 
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trarhtas,  X/J  contrariety. 

CONTRA'RY  Icontrarius,  I.]  opp 
fite  things  are  faid  to  be  contrary,  the  1 
,  turcs  or  quiliJes  of  which  areabfolou 
i  different^  and  which  deftroy  oneanoth 
i  CONTRARY  le^'d  Hyperhola,  < 
I  whoie  legs  are  convex  towards  contri 
P^rts,  znd  run  contrary  ways. 

CONTRA'ST  Icomrafii,  F.]  a  a 
rence,  an  oppoGtion.    I.. 

CONTRAST  [in  Paintings  fcrc]  fig; 
fies  an  oppofition  or  difference  of  pofiiii 
attitude,  \ffc,  of  two  or  more  figu'es 
make  a  variety  in  the  defign,  ss  when 
a  group  of  three  figures  one  appears  I 
fore,  another  behind,  the  other  fidewa 

To  CONTRAST  |  with  JlrchiteasJ^ 
the  avoiding  che  repetition  of  the  far 
thinp  in  order  to  pleafe  by  variety, 
.  ^cll  CONTR  A'STED  Figures  [in ?^ 
ing  a.d  Sculpture]  arc  fucn  as  are  lin 
a-idexprefs  che  motion  proper  to  the  d 
fign  of  che  whole  piecei  or  of  any  pan 
c\xUx  grouppe. 

CONTRAVE'NTION,  a  contravenii 
infiingement.  Ore  a  failure  in  a  man 
performing  or  difcharffing  his  word,  0 
ligation,  duty  or  the  laws  and  cuftoms 
the  place;  fometimes  it  is  ufed  to  figai 
the  non-execution  ot  an  ordinance  or 
did,  fi  ppofed  to  be  only  the  effe^  of  oe 
ligence  or  ignorance. 

CONTRAYE'RVA,  a  plant  in  the  »^ 
Indies  much  ufed  with  others  in  cooi>t« 
poifons,  and  which  difkillers  with  ui  i 
in  ftrong  waters. 

CO'NTRECHA'NGEDfin 
Heraldry]  or  as  ic  is  mod 
commonly  uri:cen  counter- 
changed,  is  ufed  when  any 
field  or  charge  is  divided  or 
parted  by  any  line  or  lines  ot  partici 
confifting  all  interchangeably  of  che  iv 
tin£lures»  as  In  the  efcutcheon  annexiA 

CONTRE-BANDE'  [in  Heraldrj)  I 
French y  what  we  call  Bendy  oi  is] 
Bend  tinifter  counter-changed. 

CONTRE-BARRE    [in   «fa 
with  the  French  the  fame  as  our  J 
^i\ti  per  Bend  coun^er-chanfiod. 

CONTRE-CHE'VRONNE'  [in 
/fry]  fignifies  a  flueld  parted  by  foi 
01  partition.     F. . 

CONTRHXOMPONE'  fin 
Heraldry]  or  ComUer  cotn^ 
ne,  is  when  the  figure  is  com* 
pounded  in  two  panes,  at  in  { 
che  efcQccheon  annexed. 

CONTRE  ERMINB  f  »n 
Heraldry]  lignifies  contrary 
to  ermine,  being  a  black 
field  with  white  fpocs,  as  er- 
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[CWTHB  BSCARTBLE'  llnHeraldrj} 
Vfts  oowMf^wtcred,  and  denotes 
ketncteODi  alter  being  quartered^  to 
jpt  aekqoaner  agaia divided  into  two, 
likKibereaujbe  faid  (tho' lmp^ope^- 
|)»becigbt  qatnera,  ordivifiom.    K 

^CWTR'ESPAUEK  fin  B>nkukure} 

h^di&dcorpole.hedte. 

(JCOKTIEFACB'  [fa  HeraUry]  figni- 
|b  wtatwa  call  Bmjper  Pale  counter- 

'  CONTU.PAILE'  [in  HeraUrf]  is 
*to  R  «fcatrb«on  ii  divided    into  X2 

K»»  p»Rt  per  Bjfe,  the  two  colours  be- 
WBO-changad  fo,  chat  the  upper  are 
•  «<o4Wror  mecal,  and  the  lower  ci 

,  CO'NTRB  -  POTBNCE' 

pn  Heraidjy^  or  potent  coun- 

t«r.  Potent  i$  counted  a  tnrr 

_-   -  «*  *eli  as  vare  and  ^min^  S 

^y^   bot  coropofed  of  fuch  pieces 

grwrtfattthe  tops  of  crutches  called  in 

«wpoteoces»  and   in  old  Ettglijh  ^o- 

nai,  t>i  fome  have  called  it  Vary  Cup- 

ff  adfayT^^  «i  .'n  the  cfcutcheon. 

■ CaNTRE-POINTE'    [in 

Biraldry]  U  when  two  chey- 

roaa  in  one  efcutcfaeon  meet 

in  tbe  poincSy  the  one  rifing 

-»^;   41  nfoal  from  the  bafe,  and 

w«bir  inwricd  fetting  from  the  chief, 

wwtiiieyaiie  counter  or  oppoficc  one  to 

««ter  in  Che  points,   as  in  tbe  figure 

2y«ty  be  alfo  counter.poinccd  tbe  o- 

••jy.  i.  f.  when  they  are  founded 

f  ^m  fiicsok  the  (bield,  and  the  points 

tg*y  way,  which  we  call  counter- 

IJw  «n  fttff,  and  the  French,  contre- 

[l^  a  fafce. 

» Klii.':  ^  cotater/vailcm-tail,  is 
I  £?•?*  w  tbe  form  of  a  fingle  tenail, 
2^»»4eroexc  the  place  or  at  the  gor^e 


fiaotber.  F, 

i! 

•  mfffotti 
Aaipocok 

UBIittdfol 


2»ii  ifcehead  or  towards  the  country ; 
2*  **«  it  ii  contrary  co  the  /wallow- 
2*  ya«e  iTbironde^  this  laft  being 
SSiLfbc  head.   f.  ^ 

CONTREVAI'RE  fin  Be- 
I  raUry]  U  reprefented  as  in 
the  aoucheon  annexed. 

RlBUlnONSHIP.     tbe  rr>ciety 
iwri;  alfo  cbe  contribution  it 

RI'BUTOR    [contrihuant^    F.] 
■I  ^Tesor  does  cowards  the  doing 

^nrOTORT    Itpdcontrihuin  F. 
*"<fi  JUJ  MOpglxig  CO  contsi* 


CO 

CONTRITENESS,  a  true  and  fincere 
forrow  for  fuiy  proceeding  from  love  co 
God  more  than  lear  of  puniihment*  F. 
of  X. 

CONTRI'VEMBNT,  device,  ingenuity 
10  contriving.    F. 

To  CONTRO'L  [coutrolkr,  F.]  to  ex- 
amine  an  account,  to  overlook,  to  dii^ 
prove,  to  cenAire    to  6ttl  fault  with. 

CONTRCytLER  General,  an  officer  be. 
longing  to  the  artillery. 

CONTRO'LLERSHlP,  the  office  of  a 
controller. 

CONTRO'LMBNT  [of  CMtrolla,  F] 
controllinf. 

CONTROVB'RSIALNESS,  controvert- 
ed nature  or  circumfl  mces. 

CONTTROVE'RSIOUS  Icontroverfiofus, 
X.]  full  of  controverfy. 

CONTUMA'CIOUSNESS  (^contumacet 
F.  contumaciam  X.]   ftubbomnefs. 

CONTUMB'LIOUSNESS  [of  contume- 
liofuSf  X.]  reproach tulnefs. 

CONTU'SED  [of  contufiu,  X.]  bruifed. 

CONVALE'SCENT  [convaltjccns,  X.] 
recovering,  amending. 

CONVB'NIENTNESS  [  convenientia^ 
X.  ]  convenience. 

CO'NVENTICLE  [conventiculm,  X.] 
a  little  private  aflfembly  for  religious  ex' 
ercifes,  a  name  firft  given  to  the  meet> 
ings  ot  John  Iflclif  more  than  500  years 
ago,  but  fiiKe  to  tie  meetings  of  the  Aim- 
conformifts. 

CONVE'NTION,  «  treaty,  contraA  or 
agreement  between  two  or  more  parties* 

CONVE'RGENT*>  [cww^r^^w,    X.  J 

CONVE'RGINC  j  bowing  or  bending 
together. 

CONVERGENT  Lines  lin  Geometry^ 
are  fuch  as  continuiUy  approirimaie,  or 
whofe  diftances  become  lefs  and  le/s. 

CONVfi'RGiNO  Jfrtyi  1  [  in  Qfticls  ] 

CONVE'RGBNT  lLr|r/|  are  thofe  rays 
that    iflue   from    a  ^ 

divers  points  of  ^-  ^ 

an  obje^,  and  in-   ^>^  ^^^ 

cilne  towards  one         ^^sJ^t/^^ 
another,    till  tt  ^'^>\^ 

lafl    they    meet  ^^^^^^ 

ind    crofs,     and    ^^^  ^^^ 

then  become  di-  (JT  ^^ 

verging  rays,  as  [g  T\ 

the  rays  AM  BM^^  '       '^^ 

are  converging  to  the  point  M,  and  then 
diverge  and  run  off  from  each  other  in  the 
lines  MC  M  D. 

CONVERGING  f^perhota  \_Matbim.1 
is  one  xiuhofe  concave  legs  bend  ir  to- 
ward* one  another,  and  run  both  the  famo 
way. 

CONVERGING  Series    [with  Mathe* 

matich'}  %  method  of  approximation  ftU 

9b «  mearer 


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of  any  number    or  equarion  ,  even 
it  be  impolTible  to  Rnd  out  any  fuch 


nearer  tnj  nearer  rowards  tbe  truft  toot- 

tho* 

trae 

roots  in   numbers. 

CONVH'RSABLBNESS  [  of  Cfmverfer, 
F.  c^nverfari,  L.]  caiinefs  of  being  con- 
verie^   •  ith,  I'o.t^iolei  efs. 

CO'N VERSE  [in  Geometry'}  a  pro- 
po(i:ion  is  faid  to  be  the  converfe  of 
another,  when  after  di awing  a  conclu- 
fion  horn  fomething  fint  iuppofed,  we 
proceed  to  fnpuofe  what  had  been  be- 
fore copchided,  and  to  draw  fromic  what 
bad  be'^n    /'uppofec'. 

CONVfi'RSION  f  in  Milit.  Afjuri]  is 
when  foldiers  lie  ordered  CO  prelent  their 
arms  to  me  enemy,  who  attack  them 
in  flanir,  whereas  they  are  fuppofed 
to   be  beiore  in  the  front. 

CONVERSION  of  Equations  fwith 
Algebraifit^  a  particular  nfiamier  of  chang. 
ing  an  equition,  which  is  common'y 
done  with  the  quantity  fought  or  any 
member  or  degree  oi  it  is  a  ira£^ion  j 
the  manner  or  doing  it  is  by  multiply-  | 
ing  the  whole  nuoiber  by  the  deiomi- 
nator  of  the  frg&ional  parr,  and  then  omit> 
ting  the  denominacorsithe  equation  iscoQ<> 
tiuued  io  the  numerators  oclyi  at  fuppofe 

d  '        ' 

tiply  all  by   d  and  if    will    (land    thus 

CONVERSION  of  Ratio's  [with  A- 
titkmcticians]  is  the  comparing  the  an- 
tecedent with  the  difference  o;  the  an- 
tecedent and  confequent  in  two  equal 
j-aiio'j  or  propofitins.  As  ii  there  be 
the  fime  ratio  of  9  to  4  3$  of  9  ro  12, 
it  is  cor. eluded,  'here  is  the  fame  ratio 
of  S  to  ^,  as  of  g  to  6. 

CONVERSION  [  with  Rbitoricians  ] 
a  figure  the  fame  as  Apofiropbe  t^r  tbe 
changing  the  (ubjc£l  into  the  place  ok 
the  p'edtcaie,  and  e  contra  \  but  always 
retaining  the  fame  q'lantiry  of  propo> 
iiiions,  as  every  living  creature  is  an  pni- 
maly  et'ery  animal  ii  a  living  crtature. 

CONVH'RSIVE,  foclablc,  Wc, 
CONVE'RSLY  [in  MatbematicHj]  trind. 
lativelyi  as  whe;i  two  right  lines  are 
fuppofed  to  be  parallel  and  anotbei  cru0es 
them,  it  may  he  dem.nftrated  that  the 
aheniate  angles  are  equal  i  snd  fo  it 
is  equally  true  convcrfely,  that  't  the  al- 
ter 1  .a*  e  angles  are  equ.J,  the  lir.es  which 
mre  crofTed,  muft  be  parallel. 

CONVB'RTIBtENESSl     (o^  conver 

CONVERTIBI'LITY  f  tible.  Rem- 
vertibi^s,  JLJ  poflibJity,  fee.  of  being 
^^ngcd  or  turned.         '    ^        .         © 


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CO'NVBX  Gi:<!(pr,  are  fuch  at  treop^ 
pofice  to  Concave f  thicker  in  the  iniddl% 
than  at  the  edges  ;  or,  properly  fpealtiogJL 
when  their  furfacc  riles  up  regularly  aboni 
the  plain  o(  the  bale,  and  e  Contra*  Tho^^ 
glaifes  are  faid  to  be  concave,  when  ill 
fur^c.:  Gnksdown  regularly,  or  with  ar 
guUr  crookednefs  below  it^fo  that  tbefaa 
glafs  or  other  thing  is  cftentimes  coa%* 
vex  3n  f.he  on  fide  ar^l  concafe  within.  ' 
CONVEX  i/Ri,  is  either  coives  m 
both  fides,  and  called  Cosv£xp-Cc«wx,oC 
it  is.  plain  on  one  fide,  and  .cnvex  qm 
the  other,  and  is  cal  ed  plano-convex*  T 
CONVE'XITY  C  COHvexitas,  JU  ]  ihiC 
exterior  firtace  of  a  convex i  i.e*  %gib4i 
bous  an:  globular  thing,  in  opp^^brioa «f ' 
concavity  or  the  inner  furface,  which  i||' 
hollow    or  depreflTe'), 

CONVE'XNESS  Iconvexe',  P.  convem 
tasy  L 1  convexity. 

Recufant  trONVl'CT,     one    who  hti. 
been  legaMy  piefented,  inJi&ed  andcoo- 
vi&ed  for  refuting  or  not  coming  to  church,. 
I  to  hear   the     coinmon   prayer,  accorJii^; 
tofeveral  itatu-es^  a  term   generally  ap? 
ply*d    to  Several  pipills  in  England, 
CONVI'CTION,  full   proof,  R  of  U. 
CONyi'NCINGNESSf  [oUww/aatf,' 
CONVI'CTlVENfiSS  f      X.]  convin- 
cing or  condemning  quality. 

To  CO'NVOCATE  [  convocare,  U 
to  call  together. 

To  CONVO'LVB  Icottvolvere^  I.]  to 
roll  round  abouc,  to  roll  round  toge- 
ther. 

CONU'NDKUM,  a  quJiit,  hufflorooi 
cxprertion,  phrase  or  fentenc6. 

CO'NUS  tx».»J^,  Gr.j  the  fruit  of  the 
cyprefs-tree,  a' pine-appie,  Jg^c  JL. 

CO'NUS  [with  Geometrickans ^  afoM 
figure  broad  and  round  at  bottom  with 
a  (harp  cop  like  a  fu£ar4aaf.    X. 

CONU'SANCE,  rognifan'  e,  knowledge. 
CONVULSED  [cotrvulfiq,  X.]  diawo 
or  puUed  together. 

CONVU'LSIVE  Icammifivtu,  X.]  per- 
taining (O  ci^nvulfioQs';  a  term  appllefl 
by  phyficians  to  thofe  motions,  which 
naturally  fliould  depend  on  t^e  will ;  bac 
which  become  umroluntary  by  fonc  exter- 
nal caufe. 

CONVULSIVE  Motions  fwith  PM- 
ans]  are  fudden  and  fwlft  convulKOS 
and  fliakings,  that  ceafe  and  f^turo  •{«■ 
by  turns. 

CONVU'LSlQNj  a  pulling  or  ditw* 
ing  to;eiher}  alfo  a  diftortion,  X* 

CONVULSION  [  with  rkjfiam  ] 
an  it) voluntary  contradion  or  mot«0B9 
whereby  the  nerves,  mofdes,  and  fliei&* 
bers  are  conrraded  and  drawn  together  a* 
j^atoft  or  without  the  will  j  as  ioil^e  cr«n^ 


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"V- 

COOKS,  were  Incor- 

1  pofaied  in  the  y««r  i48i» 

I  and  confirn'd  by  ^uce  , 
I  Elitai>etb,  and  atcer- 
ward$  ^  by  king  James 
II.  Their  a*  m :  1  ial  euG^ns 
are,  argint  a  chcTiun 
iiigrayrd  fabe  between 
3  columbines,  the  crelt 
a  pheafant  ftanding  on  a 
heimet  and  cor(e)  the 
back  and  doe,  each 
WMjvitk  in  arrow  ali  proper.  Tho 
»»,  rafcfjrx  son  t/iff/. 

TJi^f  hal  is  on  ihe  e4^  fiJe  of  XW«r/- 
K^^at,  iKir  UttU-B  itain. 
COOlNESS   [ccalbncr,  &fx.]  cool 

To  COOP  «^  [ofcoja;  ^;r.]    to  put 

CjmATIVE    r  of  cooperari,   X,] 
»«n|r3pth€r  with. 

COOPERS   were   in- 


CO 

worlJy  wherein  the  fuQ  is  fuppofed  %t 
reft,  and  the  planet t  with  the  eaxch  i^ 
dercribe  ellipfes  roun4  binu  The  hea*^ 
vens  anJ  ftars  are  here  fuppofed  ac  reft  ; 
and  thac  diurnal  motion  they  fecm  co  Yuivm 
from  Eajl  to  IV(^  is  reputed  co  be  the 
earth's  mocion  (torn  iVcA  lO  £<|^»  U 
u  defcribed  chus. 


«he  i6th  ot  }h.nrj  VII, 
,  ^jfj  hY  the  name  of  jM^^f r 
ti  W  axid  fVardeMs  or  Aef^^^rj 
^SX  of  the  commonality  of 
the  freemen  of  the  my 
ftcry  of  Coopers t  in  Lm- 
don  and  the  luburbs  of 
the  fame  city,  their  arms 
^^TPW  pale  GuUs,  and  or  a  chcv- 
Tter^*^  3  hoops  in  a  chief  aijre. 
J*7^rter«  two  camels,  their  creft 

^^TAIriON,  an  eleaion  or  choof- 

jj^lNA^nON  [in  Pbyficls^  in 
22"*/*»^ci,  as  an  ord.  r  of  caufes 
JJ^  WTCil  of  Che  fame  kind,  or- 
!  j^^  «adet\cy  concur    to  che  produc- 


beginning  of  a  name 
figoifies  a  cop  of  an  biU,  as 


a    fore    of 
urpeocioe  trom 


l^^j^TNERSHlP  [of  con  and  par- 
Tl**J|abe'ng  partner*  topcrhcr. 
5,1  «  the        "     * 

'  T^  dlftiis   iike  lUi 

^•\t/ee  in  BrafU, 
j[tQ  Doomjdof  BoohJ  an  'bill. 
kiJl^,  &x.]  a  tribute  paid    to 
L^  ^  of  the  lead  mines  ia  JViciJ* 

IJJPNICAN  Sfflm  [fo  celled  of 

JrCi^fnicja  ihe  inventor  or  fra- 

"^  ei  tcj   be  fyftem  of  che 


The  fun   being   found  co    be   a    bodf 
more  than   300  times   bigger  than    9ur 
eirtb,    it    (eemed  prepofterous  that  fp 
mighty    a    body   of    (ire    fliould    whirl 
round  fo  large  a  cirrle  is  this  fphere,)  ac- 
cording ro  the  Ptolemaick  fyftem   in  fo 
(boic  a  cime  as  24  hours  (whenyaccord* 
ing  CO  its  computed  diftance,  he  muft  move 
7570  miles  in  a   minute )  It  was  chere- 
u  re  morereafonable  to  believe  that  tho 
earth  was  feated  in  che  fphere  thac  pto- 
Umf  had  placed  the  fun  in,  and  chat  the 
fun  was  placed    in  .che     center  (     for 
by  that    means,  if  che   earth    but  turn 
round    upon  its  own  axis  in  %.\   hours, 
every  fide   of  it    is   turned  co  the  fun, 
and  coniequcnly  a  day  and  a  nighc  is  at* 
torded  to  all  its  inhabitants,  without  che 
neceilliy  of  the  fu./s    or  eirth's   making 
fo  vail  a  journey    as   the   circle    of  tia 
fphere  requires.    He  therefore  placed  che 
fun  in  che  center,  with   no  other  motion 
then  turning  round    upoo   its  own.  axis 
which  ic  performs  in  27  days  and  e  half. 
He  alfo  fuppofes  the  fun  to  be  fjrround- 
ed  with  a  vaft  fpacc  ot  JEtber  of  many 
millions  of  miles  exrent,  which  Is  callek 
its  vortexy  which  Mtber  U  carried  round 
with  che  fun ;    and    becaufe  che   plaeeca 
float  in  it,  they    alfo  are  carried    in   « 
continual  circuit  from  IVift^  co  £4^  round 
the  fun   in  cercain  periodical^  times,  ac  • 
cording  co  their  oearnefs  or  diftance  from 
the  fun.    The  earth  is  one  of  thefo  planers 
end  has  e«0(hcc  attending  her,   viz.  che 

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moon;  for  that  planet  belongi  to  us  only^ 
bei  .g  10    a  cominual  circuic   round   this 
earthy  and  with  ic  carried  on  in  cbe  an- 
nual circuic  c  at  the  earth  makes  round 
the  fun*    The  ufe  of  ic  being  to  xeBeSt 
the  fu  .-beams  to  us  at  fuch  times  as  he 
is  gone  irom  us.    The  other  planets  have 
the  like  concomitancs.    Jupiter  has  tour, 
and  Saturn  five,   as  is  fuppnied   ^r    the 
fame    leafon ;   and   becaufe  chofe  planeu 
are  fo  much  farther  diftant  from  the  fun 
than  we  are,   they  have    ot  con.equence 
oc^afioQ  for  more  moons  than  we  h.ve. 
It  if   certain,    by  ocular  demonflracion. 
that  there  aie  tour  little  pU  e  s,  called 
Satelliteiy  wl>ich  aie  in  continual  circuit 
round  about   Jupiter^    that  are  ^  regu> 
lar  in  their  motions  that  the  enipfes  of 
them  are  calculated,  and  thereby  a  gre^i 
help  foond  cut  to  the  corri&ing  of  the 
naps.    See  the  above  fcheme. 
CO'PrA,  plenty,  abundance*    JL 
CO'PINO    [in  ArcbheSure]    the  top 
of  a  building  or  the  brow  oi  a  wall  made 
Hoping  to  carry  off  the  wet. 

COPIO'SITY  Zcoptofitdt,  £.  pisnty. 
CCPIOUSNESS  [of  copimxt  F.   copi 
efuSy  X.]   fie  timl-e's. 

CO'PPBR  [cuprwHy  1.  topper.  On.}  a 
rei  metal,  the  fpecifick  gravisy  of  cop 
per  comes  next  to  that  of  filver ;  being 
to  that  of  gold  as  8  to  19,  to  that  ot 
varer  «s  8  to  i,  and  to  thai  of  filvct 
«fi  8  to  10.  Ic  is  the  moft  elailick  and 
ibnorr>us  ot  all  metals. 

COPPER  [in  Chjmica  ff'rititigs'} 
U  expieisd  by  this  chara£ler. 
Bu  ttt  COPPERf  in  Cby       Q 
micai  iVri  tings]  is  exprcl-     qr 
kd  ^y  r^?s    hara(9cr. 

COPUOCRITICA  fofxiT^ff  dung  and 

fecretus  01  fccemo^  X.J    mediuiiies  which 

purge  away  the  excrement  of  the  guts. 

COPROPHORl'A    [xsrejfoe^'*,   Gr.'\ 

purgari'^n  or  purging. 

CO'PTIC  Laaguage^  the  ancient  lan- 
guage of  (he  Egyptians,  mtx'dwtih  much 
Creek,  and  i-:   the  Greek  chancers. 

To  CO'POLATE  Icopulare.L.}  to  join 
together. 

CCPUL ATIVENESS,  coupling  or  join- 
ing qnality. 

TO  COQUEt  {cf>tfuct€rj  F.]  to  be  a 
coquet  or  general  lover. 

CG'RA  [«i/>a.  Gr,^  the  apple,  fight  or 
^ack  of  the  eye. 

CORACOBKACHliE'US  [of  ai^ 
%tA  bfacbium,  X.  an  srmj  a  mufcle  ari- 
fio^  from  the  end  of  the  Ttoc^gki  cotm^ 
emdet  of  the  ifaou!der-bla(fe,  and  is  in- 
serted to  the  middle  pitt  of  the  Os  bu- 
*•*"•  This  mufde  moves  the  arm  up- 
wards and  (uins  ic  fomrwhat  obliquely 
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CORACOBO'TANH  £of  xo^tf  a  raw! 
and  /^TAfhy  Gr,  an  herb^  the  thrub  Bat- 
chers-broam. 

CORACOHYOlOJE'aS  [with  Auio 
mifls  of  x«e^^  and  ^/t^,  Gr,  form]  nd 
cles  which  cake  their  rife  irom  the  pro 
cefs  of  the  flioulder-blade,  called  Coraca 
dcSf  and  go  as  far  as  the  bones  Hj/aidei 
the  ufe  or  them  is  to  move  obliqacl 
downwards. 

CORACOl'DES  fof  itSePt?  Md  Ai& 
Gr,  fo  c;:ie.!  trom  its  refembliuga  crow' 
beakj  the  ihoulder- blade. 

CO'RAL  [coralium,  L.  of  «o^Ki»,Gf. 
a  rhoot  from  a  rock,  that  receives  tli 
form  of  a  pUot,  it  grows  under  dee 
hollow  rocks  in  many  places  in  the  A^ 
diterranean  fea  and  eliewhere,  and  it 
while  growing,  of  /cveral  colonrs,  « 
white,  red,  black  and  sky-blue ;  mDdfon 
is  oi  tvio  colours,  red  and  Mack. 

CO'RAL-WORT  [of  coralium,  I.]  i 
herb. 

CORALACHATES  [of  Jco^tXisr  at 
dyjlrns^  Gr  ]  a  kind  of  agate- ftonei  d 
fpocs  of  which  are  like  coral. 

CORA'LLIS,  a  piecions  ftooe  like! 
noper  or  red   lead. 

CO'RBEILS  [in  Fortification]  fmallbt 
kets  filled  with  earch,^  and  placed  uP 
r he  parapets,  )^C.  having  port- holes  k 
between  to  fire  upon  the  enemy  on* 
covert. 

CORBEI'L  [in  Arcbiteaure']  tflwM 
derin^  piece  or  jutting  out  in  a  watti 
bear  up  a  poft,  fummer,  fc^c 

CORBEI'LLES  [in  ArcbiteSurel  a  pt« 
|(-f  carv'd  work  in  toim  of  a  biskec  fi 
I  of  flowers  and  fruks  for  finifliing  fome  c 
nament. 

CO'RCHORUJ  litiBotanyl  the  he 
Pimpernel  or  Cnickweed. 

CORDEAU'  [in  Fbrtification]  I  fi 
divided  into  lathoms,  fee*,  i^»  for  maf 
ing  of  outworks  upon  the  gronnd, 

CO'RDED  [in  Heraldry] 
as  a  crofs-corded,  ts  a  cro/s 
wound  about  wi^h  cords, 
but  yet  fo  that  the  cords  do 
not  hide  all  the  crols^  as  in 
the  figure  annexed. 

A  COTlDlAt  [of  cor,  t.  the  ken 
a  medicinal  drink  to  comfott  the  hem 
COKDlAtlA  [with  Fbjficia»j]  wH 
ctnes  which  arc  commonly  fuffoM 
ftrengthen  the  heart  $  tho*  they  only  { 
the  Uood  into  a  fine  fermentation  wb' 
corroborates  and  facilita:es  the  moi 
of  the  beart. 

CCRDOVAN  Uatbet  [fo  called 
Cordova  in  ^ain]  a  foK  of  leather  ■ 
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ICvrdomiers,  F.  ^hiih 
Mgna^ius  dcTivcs  of  Cor- 
douan  a  kind  of  leather 
brought  from  Cordoua  or 
Cardk-a  in  Spain^  of 
which  rhey  formerly 
made  Che  upper  leather 

of  ;hir  ftoos* 
lie  RmcA  workmen,  who  prepare  chc 

kekr  tie  called  CardoitanmerS' 

Tien  lit  ia  fdrii  pwo  focieiies,  who 
kvik  ride  0/  frer«  ^ordoamen,  Bro- 
teiShoomakert;  eflab ifhed  by  auiho- 
vr  ^^  the  middle  of  the  XVIIth 
cotgry,  (be  one  uodcr  the  protection  oi 
fc  O^a,  tud  ihe  other  oi  St.  Crifpanta, 
m  iuaii  who  had  formeily    honoured 

Ttef  life  in  communJry,  under  the  dt- 
nSIa  of  ix'd  ^ acmes  and  officers,  the 
p9iiatdibt  fhoos  they  make  goes  in - 
B  ie  coamoQ  ftock  to  furnift  neccfla- 
Jfafortbeir  fupporr,  and  the  furpiufage 
HBrobe  :iftr:botcd   among  the  poor. 

COti'NTHrAN  Order  [in  Arcb'it€aJ] 
£»ail^becaufe  columns  weie  firft  made 
ct  tbr  proporrioi  at  C'orintb,  It  is  the 
»«el,iioa  delicate  and  rich  of  all  o- 
ttev  Its  apiiil  is  adorned  with  two 
mt  «  IciTcs,  between  which  arifc  lit 
rie  lalbor  cdtdicoles^  whcieof  the  vo- 
htti  art  formed  cha;  fuppori  the  ataciu, 
^  vtkh  are  in  i.umbcr  fixicen,  the 
^  ofijis  pDIars  contains  nine  ot  their 
tooees. 

COTUONl   r«e*f.  Gr.]  the  herb  S. 

.OnilS    j     JMs-vfort   or  Ground- 
^^ 

COtKEA  Imm,  a  tough  taflelefs  mzfi, 
«!*ft  Kke  horn,  made  by  pouring  f?i- 
«'«  fait  or  ftrong  brine  of  fait  and  wa 
*  oa  cryftals  of  filvcr  prepared,  or  by 
^Tii»|  61vcr  iu  a^ua  fortu  or  fplrit 
■  Btre. 

CO&NEA  ccidi  ttauca    [with   Jaato 

fthe  fccond  coat  of  the  eye,  other- 
ailed  ScUroUt  and  Tunica  dura, 
proceeds  irom  a  merr.b.incof  skin 
•fc  brain,  called  dura  mehinv^  being 
W|irew forward,  in  order  to  fend  forrh 
f^iStk  Specieit  and  coocalning  the  a 
1^  homour.  L. 
«CDRN,  rofeafonwith  falUighily. 
I      COlmD  Jljecopacto,  Sax.}  ieafcn- 

Mwvi  kit. 
Y  CfftSlQt  the  cornelian-ftone.- 
Lr  CO'aNEK  Ffrti^  [of  a  HorfeJ  are  the 
L  4^ik  which  are  placed  between  the 
E  $^H  ttech  and  the  tufhes  1  bein^  z 
pm  aod  t  below  on  each  file  the  jaw, 
I  ^  put  forth  when  a  hotfc  is  4  years 
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COKNER-wytf  [of  cojiiel,  Brit.]  bf 
way  of  cort-.ers. 

CO'RNET  [with    Ciymifis'}    a  paper      ' 
head  in  form  oi  a  cone  co  coYor  a  chy- 
mical  veiTel. 

CORNET  [of  Paper']  a  ^ece  of  paper 
wound  about  in  the  It  ape  ot  a  horn,  fuch 
as  grocers,  )cfr.  wrap  up  fmalJ  quantitiea 
of  wares  in. 

CO'RNICB  [with  ArMeas]  thccrcft 
or  fljuriUiiog  works  at    the    upper  end  \ 
of  a  pillar,    which  differs  according   co 
the  feveril  orders. 

CO'RNlCfi  [with  Jtyners]  an  orna- 
ment fee  round  rhe  top  ok  a  room,  ]^c* 

Architrave  CORNICE  [  Arcbiteaure  J 
is  that  immediately  contiguous  to  the  ar- 
chitrave, lih  frize  being  retrenched. 

Cw'mg  CO H NICE,  one  which  has  a 
prear  cafemaie  or  ho'lowinit;  common- 
ly lath*d  and  pliiflcr'd  upon  compala 
fprOckets  or  bmcker]^ 

Cantaliver  CORNICE,  one  chat  has 
canralivers  underneath  it. 

Modiiion  CORNICE,  a  cornice  wicii 
modilions  under  ir. 

Mutilated  CORNICE,  is  one  whoOs 
projefture  is  cut  or  interrupted,  to  ,tho 
right  of  the  larmier,  or  reduced  into  « 
platband  with   a  cimaife. 

CORNI'CULATB  [comtciOMuj,  X.] 
horned  or  having  horns. 

CORNI'FICK  [cormficu4,  X.]  caufmg 
or  making  horns. 

CORNI'GBNODS  [comigenus,  X.]  of 
that  kind  that   has  horns. 

CORNICHO'NS  [in  French  HeraUry] 
are  rhe  branches  of  ftegs  horns.    F. 

COHNOCE'RASUM,  a  wild  hard  cher- 
ry.   X. 

CO'RNU  AmmmVh^  an  extraordinarf 
kind  of  fto7ie  yihich  in  vinegar,  juice  of 
lemons,  ^c»  has  a  motion  like  that  of 
an  animal.    X 

CORNUCOPIA  [i>  the  plentiful  homj 
a  horn  out  of  which  (as  the  poets  fei^n) 
proceeded  all  things  that  could  be  wish- 
ed for  in  abundance,  by  a  privilege  that 
7tt;>/rfr  cranied  his  nurie,  who  thsyfup- 
pjfed  to  be  the  goat  Amaltbea- 

Some  interpret  the  moral  of  the  fable 
to  be,  a  little  territory  not  unlike  ft 
bull's  hoi  n,  exceeding  fruitful,  which  king 
Ammon  gave  to  his  daughter  Amaltbea* 

CORNUCOPIA  [in  Painting,  bri?.  ] 
•s  reprcfenced  by  the  figure  of  a  larg* 
horn,  or  a  woman  holding  it,  our  of  the 
wide  end  of  which  iffuc  out  flowers, 
tjuits.  ItfC. 

COHNU'TE  [wirh  Cbym^/ist  a  ftill  or 
lu.ed  mattiafs,  hiVinc  a  crooked  neck 
«  overed  wirh  car'h  or  loam  an  ii>ch  thick, 
to  which  la  joined  a  receiver,  fee  in  wa* 

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t*r,  to  dnttp  fpfriti  or  oi!s  out  of  wootJs, 
min«rals,  and  other  things  whic :  require. 
a  ftrunfz  hear* 

CO'RODIES,  allowances  froih  iomt 
monafteries  tobtffiops. 

CO'ROLLARY  [wirh  Matkematkianj] 
Is  an  ufdul  covfe  uanfc  drav  n  tV  >m  iomc- 
th«ng  that  has  been  advaiice<l  b.fore*  s 
viz.  chit  4  triangle  that  has  3  fides  equal, 
has  alfo  %  angles  rqml -,  and  this  confe- 
quence  Ihould  be  iniei'e  ,  that  a  triangle 
m  whofe  )  fides  dre  e^ual,  has  alfo  its 
3  aaglts  e^nuU* 

CORO'NA,  ortbefiatCTom  fmArcbi- 
teSure^  a  menber  in  a  Dorici  gate, 
made  by  lo  extraorrvnary  an  eutat^emen: 
of  the  drip  f  r  larniiers  that  it  h-^s  6  times 
more  breadth  thm  rhr  projtllhire. 

CORONA  Boreatis  [with  /{fironomersj 
M  northern  coufteliaiion  co»fifHng  ot  ab.  uc 
2oft«vs«     L* 

CORONA  Meridimialit  [with  Aftrcmo- 
mers]  afouthem  contlellation  oi  i)  ftjis. 

CORONA  [on  Globes  i  rhts  is  faid  to 
ht  Ariadne'i crovtn,  which  Bacchus  placed 
Among  the  ft'<rsy  when  the  go'^s  cdlebra- 
ted  hu  marringe  to  the  tfland  Dia  For 
the  new  bride  was  crowned  wtto  ih>s  firft> 
having  been  presented  by  the  Hours  and 
Venus*  It  was  the  work  of  Vtflcant  made 
of  moft  fine  gold,  and  jewels  or  India  -, 
and  had  fo  great  a  lu^re,  that  by  the 
help  of  It  Tbefeus  is  faid  to  have  been  deli- 
vered out  ct  the  labyrinth.'  This  crown 
has  9  ftarsin  the  circuit,  of  which  3  are 
bright,  placed  ac  the  ierpent's  head  nejl- 
the  bears. 

CORONA'RB  fJ/w  fthc  ancient  vil- 
lous were  forbidden  Cormare  fitioSy  i,  e. 
to  let  cheir  fons  receive  the  Etii  prepara- 
tory tonfure^  or  to  begin  to  be  ordained 
prieftsij  becaufe  that  afterwards  they 
vrere  freemen,  and  could  not  any  longer 
be  claimed  by  their  lords,  as  iiervams  in 
villatn«'ge. 

CORO'NAL,  belonging  to  a  crown. 

CORONA'LE  [with  Anatomiffs']  the 
eoronal  bone  or  forehead-bone.    Z.. 

CO'RONAR Y  Garden^  a  flower-garden. 

CORONEO'LA,  t!e  musk  rofe,  or  can- 
ker rofe  that  flowers  in  Autumn. 

CO'RONET  ef  a  horfc.    See  Comet, 

CORO'NIS  [in  ArcbiteSure^  the  cor* 
nice  or  top  ornament  of  a  pillar  or  other 
member  of  a  building. 

CORONO'PUS    [*»ef»«ir«,   Gr."]  the 
herb    Bucks-hoin,     bog's  -  toocb,     or 
.  Swioe-crefTes. 

CO'RPORA  Cavernofa  Penis  [with  A- 
Jhonomers'}  are  two  capfulas  or  iftile  long 


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erild*of  tlie  OspiSis  or  fttre-bontf^  m 
are  j  ^ inert  one  to  the  other  by  a  feptMMtm  i 
termediumt  which,  the  nearer  it  appxoac 
es  to  the  glanJs    j'ro.*s  the  Icfler-       X— 

CORPORA  Qlandulofa  [wkb  ^wtoA 
mi/is']  are  two  gl.ndulcs  or  ^erzi0 
wh:ch  lie  under  the  f  mtpal  bladdc  r  &»  nc 
to  che  co-^-.mon  pafT-ge  o:  the  lesix^o  m 
'ifinc.  Their  ufe  IS  c^^  lubricate  ar»d  nn«1 
them  flippery,  ad  afford  a  kiodof'  ve£ 
cle  to  rhc  feminal  matter. 

CO'RPORAL  of  a  Ship,  its  ofEtc 
whofe  bufincfsic  is  :o  look  to  all  tbe  £ina 
<hot  and  arnns,  to  keep  them  cleao  inrii 
due  proportions  of  matcn,  l*fc,  ajid  1 
exeic'feihe  musketeers  on  fliip-t>o«r<f» 

CO'RPORALNESS    >     [corporaOir^ 

CORPORATENESst  l.TbadiUMefj 

CORPO'REALNESS3  bodily fubftafic< 

CORPORATION  [  Common  Lam  J 
company  or  men  united  and  joined  coge 
ther  into  one  le'.IowAip,  of  which  one  r 
the  head,  a'^d  the  reft  are  theb'^dy,  ha 
ying  a  charter  from  the  king,  empowrer 
irg  rhem  to  have  a  commoi>  feal,  uod  ti 
be  ab'e  by  their  common  confent  lo  gran 
or  receive  in  law  any  tlung  within  xh» 
corapafs  of  their  charter. 

CORPORATION  5j|?ir/tiMl,  and  ef  dead 
Ferfons  in  La»y  was  a  corporaiioa  efla- 
bliir.ed  by  the  king  and  pope,  coiiCi&.iog 
of  an  abbot  and  convei^.t. 

CORPO'REOUS  [corpareus,  X.]  that 
is  of  or  belonging  to  jl  bodily  fuSftance. 

CORPORIFICA'TION,  a  making  into 
1  body. 

CORPS  [with  ArcbiteSs]  a  teritt  %• 
nilying  any  part  that  proje&  or  advances 
beyond  the  naked  of  a  wall,  and  which 
fei  ves  as  a  ground  for  Ibme  decoracioo. 

CO'RPULENCY  1    Icorpulmtta^ 

CO'RPULENTNESS  J  L.]  bigncfs, 
bulkinefs  or  grofTnefs  of  body. 

CO'RPUS  [i^.  d,  corruptusy  becaufe  it 
is  ruhjedl  to  corruption]  the  bulk  or  ma- 
terial part  of  animals,  vegetables,  ]^ 

CO'RPUSCLES  [with  Natural  rbilo-^ 
fopbersl  thofe  minute  parts  or  particles,* 
or  phyiical  atoms  of  a  body,  by  which  it 
is  not  meant  the  elementary  parts,     nor 
thofe  principles,  which  chymiRs  caUi|« 
pqfiatica  ;  butfuch  panicles,  whether  of  a 
fimple  or  compounded  nature,  the  ^ns  of. 
which  wi!l  not  be  diflfolved,  disjoined  ot 
diffip^fed  by  ordinary  degrees  ot  hear. 

CORPU'SCULAR  Pbilofopby,  t  method 
of  philofophiiing,  that  claims  the  gic^t- 
cft  antiquity,  which  attempts  to  explaia 
things,  and  give  an  account  of  the  Pbd- 
nomiTia  and  appearances  of  nature  by  the  . 


the  outfidewith  a  thick  skin.    Theyaiife 


bags  in  the  yard,  defended  on  all  pans  of  figure,  fiiuaiion,  motion,  reft,  JjfC.  of  the 


corpufcles  or  Very  fmall  particles  of  oiar- 


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pw  nia    principle*. 
COtrasCOLA^RITT  lolcorpttfaOum, 
£.1  mpvfeviUr  qoalirj. 
Oatl'GO,  the  hexbCotageorBog- 

m%ve,  ivbcn  ch«  orator  uniays  wh&c 
br  bi  airet^7  fUd,  mod  fays  fomechiog 
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COMEfCTNESSCofcWwaw,  I-]tiic 

CCHUU'CTOR,  one  who  correds  or 

COU£CT(yRlUM  [id  th«  Mediemta 
Jlf%\  »f  daig  that  ferres  to  correft  or 

COtlEXATIVBNESS  [of correlativat 
UJ  <*»  Jttvis^  tt  matual  reUcioo  ooe  to 


OOUE^PTIO  [in  Oram.']  %  6gorc,  the 

cSu!^!^^jy^f^C'C[eonefpaidem:e^ 
C]  ab-'Urtg  a  rru'ual  iDtelitgCDre,  conn- 
acre  iM  tafliiU*ruy  with  \  alfo  ao  an- 
fvcriii,  frcri«,  •g  ««"•?»  or  the  propor- 
tiaa»  ooe  -.^iji^  with  anofher. 

COt%£SPO'ND£NTNESS ,     fiiiuble 

*^ilOBORA'NTIA    ['•"^  Thpci- 
m»\  nesidaej  which  ftrCDgiben  aodcon- 

COtub'SIBLENiSS  [in  Chfmiflry]  the 
fac^^   iab^enefs   or  bcio^  corr  ded. 

CmO'SlON  [i^  Medicim'\  aneatinf 
9«*y  ky  aoy  fi^lc  humotir  or  corrofive  ine- 

OoiRCysrVBNESS,  i  qwtUty  that 
iiM  £qoors,  called  Me^^niiflMi,  have  ot 
da^>hn^  bodies. 

COKRU'OA,  the  b«rb  Wild-fperage.  X. 

COHRUGANT  [coirrng«M,l.Jwriok- 

COILKOCATED  [conugatut^  L.] 
viakied. 

CCHltUPTlBiaiTY      1  [in  B^tdpfy- 

COBKOTTIBLENESS  J  /rfij  «  Iia- 
Uffifc  *o  be  corruptea ,  ;  p  >wer  not  to  be. 

CQUOPTIBILITY  from  wthifu  is 
wkia  •  chiAg  contains  within  it  lelf,  the 
wamn^Ati  ^^  u%  nmn  deftriaion 

COKlOrnBlLlTY  ftvm  mtbom,  is 
whet*  t  'hiog  is  liable  to  b«  deftroy'd  by 
Ume  errcrD«t  principle. 

€ORKirPTlBl.BNBS$  reorrufi'iBiW^ 
tmnwPul^UitaM   L.]  corruptibUicy. 

CStRUFTl^COLA,  a  fed  of  here- 
dte»  who  hold  chat  th«  body  of  Jtfia 
C^was  cormpcible. 


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«n  Infedlon  that  happeoi  to  tfat  Blood  ^^ 
ifTue  aod  eftate  of  a  man  attainted  of  trea** 
Tod  ard  felony,  whereby  he  forfeits  aU  to 
the  king  or  other  )ord  of  the  fee,  and 
both  he  and  his  children  are  rendered  ig- 
Bobie  \  apd  befidesy  his  ilTae  canoot  bo 
heir  to  hiin,  or  to  any  other  aoceftor  of 
Whom  he  mif  ht  have  claimed  by  him* 

CORRU'PTNESS,  badnefs,  naughcioers^ 

CO'RSA  fin^cibitffiiir^]  a  plat-baod* 

CORSOI'DE^  [jiS^#Mi/ifC,  Gr.J  acer« 
tain  ftoDC  in  colour  ot  (be  whiteoefsof  aa 
old  man's  bait. 

CcyRTBSy  the  ftates  or  tht  aiTeiiibly 
of  the  ftites  in  Madrid. 

CO'RTEX  iTaUerunuu,  ajcindof  cto* 
narooD  fir  ft  brought  from  the  Jhdtf«  by  on* 
capta'n  fVmter* 

CO^TiCAL  part  of  tbo  brain  [with 
Anatomifisi  the  external  fa«rky  fubftanco 
of  (he  brain  full  of  turnings  and  uindtni^f 
on  the  oot6de,  it  is  covered  with  a  thia 
skia  of  an  aOi  and  gr'ily  colour.  The  u(o 
of  ir  IS  thought  to  be  to  breed  the  ani- 
mal r>irics,  and  mloy  aoatomifts  do  ther# 
pla-e  the  fear  of  memory  and  deep, 

CO'RTICATBD  [  cirtic^fiM,  X.  J  ha- 
ving the  bark,  pulled  off, 

CORtlCO'SB  iC9ni€9fiu^  Xij  fiiU  ot 
thi(  k  of  bark. 

CCyRTICOUSNESS  [oi  carticofut,  XJ 
tuin^fs  oig  or  like^  efs,  ^c,  to  bark. 

CO'RVETS  [in Hi/rfimanjtip'i  areleapa 
of  an  tndifFerenc  height,  made  by  a  horle 
in  raifing  firft  his  fore-legs  in  the  air,  and 
nakbg  the  hinder  feet  follow  with  aa 
equal  cadency,  fo  that  his  haunches  go 
down  togerher»  after  tho  fore^feet  have 
touched  the  etrth  in  coQcimial  and  regular 
reprizes. 

COROSCATIONS  Icorufiathnes,  o€ 
cotu/care^JL  to  lighten,  }ffc,j  Ralhes  thac  ^ 
may  be  caufed  by  an  exhalation  fpread  un-^ 
der  one  cloud  only,  which  by  motion,  run« 
ning  downwards,  is  fet  on  are,  and  fiifli-* 
•th  much  after  the  lame  manner  as  a  torch 
newly  put  out,  and  yet  Hn6afcio«,  which 
'  s  by  fome  ▼iolence.and  f  ttddeo  motion  ^aia 
enkindled. 

The  CORYBA'NTBS  lofuMfifslmt^Or* 
to  wag  the  bead  in  dancing,  or  q.  s^'Caf- 
rne  o\  Mff/irJm^  Qr,  to  hide,  of  the  found" 
ing  che  tympany  to-drown  the  noife  of  Jtt* 
piter*s  crying  being  heard  by  his  father  S4H 
tmmj  the  priefls  of  (yBele  were  Ftrjgi^ 
anst  *od  being  mott  of  them  eunuchs,  wer.o 
therefore  caUsd  Semivirit  Pbryges  theur 
chief  prieft  was  coli^d  Arcbi-gaUiu,  who 
Was  likcwife  an  eunuch.  ,  . 

They  performed  their  folemnitiel  with 
a  furious  noife  of  drums,  trumpets,  boat* 
isOL  on  brafs  and  mufical  ioftruineou. 

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^ecmA  they  brought  him  ap.  For  Titan  i  tng  fuTpended,  the  diriner  rehearfed  ^ 
the  eldeft  fon  of  CoeAu,  haviog  refigned  1  mula  ot  words,  and  then  caking  it  ber^ 
*'^*"     *  '    *  ^^        ^..    two  fingert  only,  repeated  the  name  of* 

parties  fufpeaed^  and  when  at  tbe    nl 
tion  of  any  name  the  fieye  tarns,     xn 


the  kingdom  of  the  world  to  Saturn  hit 
jounger  brother,  to  hold  the  fcenfer  for 
life,  upon  condition  that  he  ftouid  never 
fofier  iny  male  child reo  to  live,  that  the 
empire  ibould  after  his  deceafe  return  to 
Tttan^t  pofterity,  Saturn  was  ufed  to  de- 
Tour  s)l  his  m^e  children  as  foon  as  they 
were  bornj  but  his  wife  Cyhele  being 
brought  to  bed  of  twins,  Jupiter  and  Ju- 
no,  (be  caufed  little  Jupiter  to  be  convey- 
ed away  and  put  into  the  hands  of  the  Co- 
rjibantet  to  be  brought  up,  and  let  Saturn 
lier  husband  know  of  none  but  Juno.  The 
CoryBantes,  to  prevent  the  difcovery  oi 
yu^ter  by  his  crying,  invented  a  new 
iport,  which  was  to  leap  and  beat  the 
ground  in  a  certain  meafure  called  dac- 
iyie.  And  holding  in  their  hands  ltc:Ie 
brafs  bucklers,  and  in  their  dancing,  when 
they  met  one  another,  they  ftruck  on 
chem  in  a  certain  order  }  the  ix>ife  of 
which  drowned  the  crying  oi  Jupiter ,  fo 
that  It  could  not  be  beard  by  Saturn, 
Poeriral. 

CO'RYLUS,  the  haiel-tree.    JL 

CORY'MBIA,  climbing  ivy.    L, 

CORY'MBFATED  Icorymhiatus,  X.] 
fet  about  with  berries. 

CORY'MBIFER,  a,  urn  [with  Bota- 
niclt  iVriteri]  corymbiterous,  is  applied 
CO  fuch  d  if  cold  plants  >  whole  feeds  are  not 
downed,  as  the  Sun-jUmef,  Ctryfantbe- 
mus,  Com-marygoldj  \ffc,    L. 

CORY'MBUS  [wiih  Botanifts]  is  the 
extremity  ot  a  ftalkor  branch,  divided  in- 
to feveral  pedicles,  in  fuch  manner  as  to 
form  a  fpherical  figure,  as  in  rhe  garden 
Angelica  ;  or  it  is  ufed  to  fignify  a  com- 
pound dilcous  flower,  tbe  feeds  of  which 
are  not  pappous,  or  do  not  fly  away  in 
down,  as  Corn^  Marigoid,  Daifiest  iffc. 

CORY'MBUS  [in  ancient  Botanicl 
Writers  ]  was  ufed  for  clutters  of  ivy 
berries. 

CORY'MBUS  [by  others]  is  ufed  for 
mmBtiUat  which  is  the  name  tor  the  top  of 
fuch  plants  whofe  branches  and  flowers 
fpread  round  in  the  form  of  an  tanhreUa 
worn  by  women. 

CORYPH/E'US  [xo^i/^aii^,  Gr,^  the 
Chiel  leader  ot  the  company  or  cho/us  in 
the  ancient  tragedy. 

CORYPHE'  [xo^c^i,  Gr,1  the  very  top 
of  the  head  where  the  hair  turns. 

COSCI'NOM  ANCY 1  [MTKin'xxrreicL, 

COSKl'NOMANCY  I  Cr.  oiHSo-xinr  a 
fieve  and  /JutfrtiM.  divination]  divination 
by  a  fieve,  to  find  out  peifons  unknown, 
•od  alfo  to  difcover  the  fecrecs  of  thofe 
who  were  known.  The  manner  of  per- 
fprpuog  it  waj  as  foUowi*    The  fiero  be- 


blesor  (bakes,  that  per  fon  is  fufpcAd 
guilty  of  tbe  evil,  concerning  whicli' 
enquiry  is  made.  Tr.e  fieve  was 
fometimes  fufpended  by  a  rhread,  or  i 
to^tbe  points  ol  a  pair  of  ftears,  ba 
room  left  to  turn,  and  then  tbe  naonei 
perfons  fufpeded  were  rehearfed.  A 
(his  manner  it  is  ftill  pra&ifed  In  i^t 
parts  of  England, 

To  CO'SEN.  CO  defraud,  to  cheat. 

CO'SENAGB,   chearing,  defrmudiDCi 

COSMO'CONY  [MTfA9ytfiA  of  jH 
ftQ'  the  world  and  ^ina,  Gr.  general 
onj  thecrcaiionor  oiiginai  of  the  wofj 

COSMOLA'BB  [of  hU/m^  and  KitCi 
Gr.  to  cake  J  an  ancient  mathematical  H 
itrumenc  for  meafuring  dittances  botb  . 
heaven  ard  earth. 

COSMOPOaiTAN  [of  aoV/*^  m 
^r^i'Ttie,  Gr.  a  citiien]  a  citizen  of  t| 
world;  ona  who  has  no  fixed  Kvic^  4 
place  of  abode. 

CCysSE      1  as  C<^k  Hkmbers.     rh 

CO'SSICKJ  was  the  old  name  of  d 
an  of  Aigeha,  and  is  derived  from  cafi. 
Ital,  for  r«'ior  the  root^  for  the  JteUiam 
called  Atgehta^  ZegtOa  Rei  ]<r  ^^na/ir^,  i.  4 
the  rule  or  the  root  and  the  fquare. 

CO'SSICK  Ifumters  [with  fome  Ail^t 
hraifts]  are  the  powers  of  numbers^  a 
the  roots,  che  fquare,  the  cube,  )^c. 

CO'SSET,  «  lamb,  colt,  calf,  Jyc.  fa\ 
len  and  brought  op  by  hand  wichouc  cbi 
dam. 

To  COST  [anfiaret  JL]  to  be  purclia- 
fed  for  a  price. 

C<yST^,  the  ribs,  or  thofe  bone) 
which  with  other  bones  make  the  tboroz 
orcheft,  being  joined  backwards  wit  h  ih\ 
verteMs  of  the  back,  and  forward  wtcl 
the  cartilages  or  grifttes  of  che  fierntmi  \ 
they  are  za  in  number  on  each  fide. 

CO'STAL  [of  cq^A,  1.]  belonging  t« 
the  Cofi£, 

COSTE'RA  \pid  UecordsJ  a  coafl  01 
fea-  craft. 

CO'STIVENESS.  a  being  bonxki  in  thi 
belly. 

CO'STLY,  of  great  price. 

CO'STLINESS,  cofting  a  great  price, 

CO'STMARY,  an  herb. 

CO'STONS,  chards  of  arcichokts. 

CO'STUS,  a  certain  (hrub,  whofe  root 
has  a  very  pleafant,  fptcy  fmell^  growinfl 
in  Sjfria  and  Arabia,  X. 

C05TUS  [  with  BoCM(/?i  3  the  herb 
Coftmary.    £ 

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feof  which  there  tre  two  fbrct^  the 
ted  the  biuer.    X« 
CQfT     *}  fo/co'lc.  Sax,  «  licrle  houfe, 
con  I    cocca^  or  bat]  ad(ied  co  the 
HBi  oiE  a  place,  iaumate  tbac  the  place 
■HdiiiiHUii  lied  £rom  fuch  a  thing  as  Cote-' 
is;  l^fmold  ID  Gloucffteibire^  ^c 
00*1  AGE.    See  Co«l<^f . 
COrE'MPORAIlY  [ot  COB  and  tempo- 
'*^~ ,  JL j  oiy  hcioi^tnf  (o,  or  being  at 


5X>TEJtEaLI  [(Mi  Xrcordij  flraggling 
Aicfcs  a.^  plunderers,  like  the  mofi- 
tfjy^i  on  the  borders  of  Scotlmd* 

OOTO'N£A    [with    Botaoifts i    the 
f^bcc^ree. 
^COTOnrB    £u]  BeraldryJ  figoifies  cor- 

COnETHLA  [Old  Bgcordsl  a  coc- 
ftnii^  L  e»  %  little  manlioDx  to  which  a 
fcgS  fan  belongt. 

COrSETHLUS  fO/i  Sf^erdi]  «  cot- 
o^x  oae  who  holds  a  cottage,  who 
w«  teaod  to  woifc  for  hU  lord  1^  tier- 
iSctmre. 

COTTXA  [with  Bntamfis]  an  herb, 
etber«i£s  called  Peony- wort,  Motfaer- 
^<oic,  I>og-|c«3nel,  May-weed  and  Cover* 
faw.   Z, 

COnr^LEDON  [in  .^l^tftomir]  the  ca- 
t^ai  toe  bockJe-booe,  that  is  appoioced 
to  rtmre  the  heed  of  the  thigh.booe. 

COTYIE'DONES  rjnatonyj  certain 
l^—rfTiici  that  ore  in  ioine  creatorct,  but 
■ot  ia  womeu  •  they  are  di4>ofed  up  and 
dovather^orioB  or  omermoft  memhranes 
^rttcb  cover  ihefietui ;  their  u/e  la  co  fe- 
pvist  the  natridoua  joica  Jrom  the 
^fimd  for  the  oouriibment  of  the  fietus. 
Taef  aie  called  Cctyledtmes  from  the  re* 
fcwfeiecf  they  bear  to  the  leaves  of  the 
herb  called  Cot^  or  Peony-  wort ;  ajfo 
Ihegapug  meetings  of  the  veins  in  the 


COTTTTIA  [aoT»T7i«,  Cr.2  t  noAur- 
ttfjdtival  celebrated  in  honour  of  Co^^re 
ibefoddefi  of  wantonneis.  It  was  cele- 
mel  by  che  Grecians  with  fuch  rices  as 
were  moft  eeo^cahle  to  the  goddefs,  who 
wastl«iiglit  to  be  delighted  with  nothing 
te  Bach  es  lewdneis  anddebaochary. 

To  COUCH  [with  IVriteri,  Jyc.J  to 
ctmipTebeod  ox  compriie* 

COOCH  [with  Famters]  a  ]ty  or  im- 
frelSoe  ei  cotoxu,  whether  in  oil  or  wa- 
ter, wherewith  the  painter  covers  his 
Oerufi  or  It  ti  the  ground-bed  or  bafis 
^  wb-ch  any  colour  lies. 

' COU^CHANT  IBeradty] 

figoifies  Wing  down,  couch- 
ing, or  along  i  but  with  the 
hMd  lifted  np  i  (pokeo  of  a 


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and  the  holding  up  the  head  diftiDguIibec 
a  bead  couchanc  from  dormant,  u  in  the 
efcuccheon  annexed.    F. 

COUCUE'  {in  Heraldry]  denotes  any 
thing  lying  along  as  a  cbevrm  comcImi  fig- 
nifies  a  cBevron  lying  fideways,  with  che 
cwo  ends  on  one  iidc  of  che  (hield  which 
would  properly  reft  on  the  bafc. 

COU'CHED  io{coucber,  f.]  comprifcd 
or  concealed  in. 

COUDEE'S  [in  Fortification]  are  lines 
chat  return  back  from  che  end  of  che  cren- 
ches,  and  run  almoft  parallel  with  the 
place  attacked.    F. 

COVB,  a  fmall  creek. 

CO'VBING  [in  ArcbiteBure]  t  terra 
ufed  of  houfes  chat  are  built  projefliiM; 
forth  over  the  ground- plor,  and  chat  is 
turned  with  a  quadrant  of  a  circle  (or  fe- 
mi-arch)  of  timber,  which  is  lathed  and 
plaiftered  under  which  people  may  walk 
dry. 

^  COVENANT  [Inlinr]  is  chat  the  law 
intends  to  be  made  tho*  it  be  not  expref- 
fed  in  words. 

COVENANT  [in  ¥i»a]  is  that  which 
if  ezprefsly  agreed  on  between  che  par- 
cies. 

COVENANT,  the  name  of  a  writ  that 
lies  for  che  breach  of  coveoancs. 

COVENANT  per/bnal,  is  where  a  man 
agrees  with  another  to  do  him  fome  work 
or  fervice,  Jjfc. 

COVENANT  realj  is  that  by  which  a 
man  obliges  or  cies  himfelf  co  pafs  a  ching 
that  is  real,  as  lands  or  cenemencs,  to  levy 
a  fine,  ^c, 

CO'VENT  [in  lotf]  the  fociety  or 
members  of  an  abbey  or  priory. 

CO'VENTRY  Bells  [with  Florifts]  a 
kind  of  flower. 

CO'VBRLICT  Icouverlia,  F.]  a  cover- 
ing for  a  bed. 

CO'VBRT  [among  Hiwtferi]  a  chicket 
or  fliady  place  for  deer  or  other  beafts  i 
a  ibelrer  or  biding  place. 

CO'VERTNESS  [of  coMert^  F.]  hid- 
dennefs. 

COU'NCIL  [  in  Cburcb  Hiflory  ]  is  c 
fynod  or  aflembly  of  prelaces  and  doAors 
met  for  the  regulating  of  matters  relating 
CO  che  do^rine  or  difcipline  of  che  church. 

A  provincial  COUNCIL,  is  an  aflcm- 
bly  of  the  prelaces  of  a  province,  under 
thf  metropolitan. 

A  National  COUNCIL,  is  an  aflcmbly 
of  the  prelates  of  a  nation  under  their 
primace  or  patriarch. 

An  OfCMiififw/ COUNCIL  1  is  an    af- 
A  General  COUNCIL       f  ftmbly  of 
all  the  prelaces  in  chriftcndom. 

J  COU'NCIL  oflTar,  is  an  aflemblf 

of  lue  principal  officers  of   an  army  or 

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Ite^tf  occtfioDslly  calted  by  tlie  gmttrtf 
pr  admiral  to  coofider  of  the  prefenc  ftara 
of  chingt  and  coocerc  msifaret  tor  their 
coDdti&,  wxcfa  Ttipedt  CO  fieges,  recreftct, 
engagements*  ^c* 

COUNSEL  [among  Matai^s']  It  when 
%  nuin  endeavours  by  realbns  t^ken  from 
the  nicure  of  a  thing  to  induce  another 
•erfon  to  fome  performance  or  omiffion, 
having,  at  leaft  as  to  rhe  prefent  bufinefs, 
no  power  over  that  peHon,  fo  that  he 
can  'lay  do  direft  obligarion  on  him  i  but 
inuii  leave  it  to  his  pleafure  and  choice, 
whether  he  will  do  it  ois  not. 

COUNTEE'  [Old  iMw}  a  count  or  earl, 
whicn  beiore  the  time  ot  JViUiam  the  Cm* 
fueror  y/zs  che  higheft  title  next  to  a 
iluke,  the  countee  had  -he  charge  of  the 
county,  and  is  now  fucceeded  in  that  of- 
fice by  the  iherifF. 

COU'NTHR  [0/4  Horfe]  is  iharpart 
of  the  fore-hand  of  a  horfe,  that  lies 
between  the  flionlder  and  um^er  the  neck. 

COUNTBR.limr  [with  Horfemen]  is 
the  defence  or  rehftance  of  a  horfe,  that 
interrupcf  his  cadence  and  the  meafure 
d  his  manage. 

COUSTBKmarked  [with Hor/emm} is 
when  the  teeth  of  a  horfe  are  m<de  fol- 
low artihcinily  by  a  graver  in  imitstlon 
of  the  eye  oi  a  bean,  in  order  to  make 
the  hoife  appeal  not  to  be  above  6  years 
old. 

COUNTER-ifurib  cfa  Medal,  is  a  mark 
•dded  to  it  a  coniidctable  time  aiter  U  had 
been  ftruck. 

;  To  COUNTER-DK A W  [wTih  Paitttefs'] 
as  to  copy  a  dehgn  by  the  help  ot  an  oiled 
paper,  vr  any  tranfpireot  m^tt  er,  by  tra- 
cing the  ftiokes  appearLsg  through  with 
k  p«?'.cif. 

COUNTER-Pwf  ^with  RoUing'prefs 
Tr'mters']  a  print  taken  from  anorher  juft 
printed,  whi  h  pafa'd  through  the  pie^s 
9nd  gives  the  figure  inverted. 

To  COUNTER  prove  [at  che  JRjoUing- 
prefi]  h  to  pafs  a  detien  m  black  lead 
or  red  chalk  thro'  the  prieis  after  ihey  have 
been  firft  moiiien'd  with  a  fpunge,  both 
that  and  the  paper  on  which  the  counter- 
Droof  is  to  be  taken. 

COUNTER^,^^  [with  Arcbitean  a 
light  oppoTitB  to  any  thing  which  makes 
it  appear  to  a  difa^^ntagc. 

COVHTEK'diftinaim,  a  diftindion 
With  refpea  to  the  oppofice  fide. 

COUNTBR-cKwrenerf  [in  HerMry']  t 
ibield  Cbevromy,  or  parted  by  fbme  line 
*f  partition, 

COUNTER  CogAoimd 
COUNTER  Cbm^e 
COUNTER  Campoiy 
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ranks  of  ptnea  %  or  rows  of  check 
different  colours  fet  checfcerwifr^. 

COUNTER*B«Tji  [mHeratdn 
ufeH  ^y  the  Praub  tor  what  we  calj 
dy  fimfier  per  Bend  cotmUrcbarged. 

COUNTEK.^red  [in  Heraldry^  I 
when  ewe  chevrons  in  one  efcoicheon  aei 
in  the  points. 

COUNTER.^Mdrtfr^i  [in  Heraldry 
denotes  the  efcuccheon  being  quartered 
to  have  each  quarter  again  divided  inn 
two. 

COUNTER-IATH  [with  Builders^  t 
Itth  that  is  laid  in  Length  between  thi 
rafters. 

COUNTBRPASSANT  [in 
Heraldry]  is  f%id  when  there 
are  two  lions  or  other  beatts 
on  che  fame  efcutcheon,  che 
one  pafling  or  walking  o:;e 
way,  and  the  other  ano:her. 
To  that  they  bok  the  dire£^  oppofcc 
ways.  ■ 

COONTER-^rnc*  [in  F&rtif]  a  tread 
made  iif>aiiift  the  beliegers  and  whicii  c| 
coniequence  has  its  parapet  turned  to< 
wards  I  hem* 

COUNTER-^i^e  Tin  Carpentjy'}  i 
method  uied  in  meaforing  the  joinfs,  I9 
transferring  the  breadth  of  a  mortoiletfl 
the  pla.e  in  che  timber  where  the  cenel 
U  to  be,  in  order  to  make  them  fie  te* 
gether. 

COUNTER-wtf/l^ioii  [in  fbrfi/i]  t 
counter-line  ort.itvh  m^de  round  a  pltci 
befieged,  to  prevent  the  falUes  and  e» 
cuifi.ms  of  ihe  e^rrtfon. 

COU'NTERPOISE  [with  Harfimm) 
is  rhe  balance'  of  <be  body  or  the  fi> 
berry  of  the  a£lion  and  feat  of  a  horfe- 
man,  acquit ed  by  pradifing  in  the  mir 
rage,  fo  ibu  in  all  ttie  motions  the  hflift 
makes,  the  norfeman  does  not  inclti>ehif 
b.dy  mo'e  to  oi.e  fide  than  the  other, 
but  con  inues  in  the  middle  of  the  faddi^ 
bear'ng  equally  on  the  fttrrops,  in  onder 
to  give  the  horfe  the  feafonable  and  pro- 
per aids.  ^ 

COUNTER /£i(^,  a  falling  out  ol 
friends  one  t(  ich  another  i  alfo  a  ictiffls 
among  prifoners  in  the  connrer. 

COU'NTING-Aoj(/J,  an  apartmeat  JJ 
dofct  where  merchar  ts  enter  dows  n 
keep   their  accounts. 

COU'NTLESS,  numberUrs^imaemdU^ 

COU'PBD  \  [in  Hpwldry J  U  ihB  ly>- 

COUPEE*!  nonrabic  partition  which 
we  call  Parq  per  fvlJe,  or  a  line  drawflf 
acrofs  the  efcutcheon  from  fide  to  fide  n 
right  angles,  by  fonae  fitppofed  lo  deooiet 
belt ;  by  others  a  cut  received  in  faacdl 
acrois  the  fliield*   F* 

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COaPHfttwidrf]  from'dttogtwtor  eommiiEonef i  are  tppolatrf 

^fftnebC^upe  cut.  figni-  ^  ^^^^ti^  commiffi  n  «o   (k   w  ih« 

.    '^       „    e  _r  co^ft  oichmceryot  clew  e»c,  u.onan 

«ppoal  made  lo   it.    Thii  w  grin  red  m 


■  tfct  jrrw:^  Cm^  cut,  figni* 
6e»  the  head  or  anf  Hnab  of 
IB  aoimai  cut  oflF  from  che 
trvOr,  fmootk,  diftnii^uift- 
«  ing  it  from   that   which  is 

^0tfdt  ihar  it,  forcibly  torn  off^ 
larfctectore  is  ragged  and  uneven,    as 

.€0O?EI>^  alfo  denoces  crofles,  bars, 
Imi  chmooi,  ^.  at  do  not  conch  che 
iid  of  die  eicutcbeoa,  bac  are  as  it 
MncK  off  fran  theiii* 
;  COun&^ria  Omto^]  a  motion  where- 
acie  kg  is  a  Hcde  beoc,  and  fufpended 
iniL  ^  grooDd,  and  chft  other  makes  a 
■o^abfwudt. 

<Mfn£T,  a  dirifioii  of  an  hymn, 
^%)sr&  wherein  an  aqtial  nam- 
^  tr  10  e^  neafure  of  verfei  are 
^»«tch  part. 

OOORA^BOUSNESS  {oi  cwrsgeuxy 
y«wge,hoWneft. 

CaI     COURA'NT    [in   tttral 
ir     irj]  rmriiigy  as  a  buck  coi>- 
Mts^  itm  fignifies  a  buck  in  a  run- 
^"^  niog  pofture,   as  in  che  fi- 
"-v-^  {ore  annexed  j  and  cbe  like 
tfi^wber  animal. 
tOOtANT,  a  lanB  tded  to  expreft 
*Nw  tine,  at  the  year  1730  is  the 
^irtf,  the ioth  comant  is  the vnh 
^  ffm  mmb  mm  rumung* 
,  fna  COU&ANT  rf  anjf  mercbaidife, 
*  %  bovD  and  common  price  given 
fcrii, 

CQIIRANT  Com,  common  and  pafla- 
"■*^. 

fpDKONB'  [in  HerOdry]  crowned.  F. 

WHSfi  [with  Arc^uBs]  a  conti- 
2*[  in|e  ot  bricks  or  ftones  of  the 
^teight  chrooghoat  the  length  of  the 

^lilefnmbs   [in  Mafinry^   h 
J^wiwaiy  o<  a  plinth  ef  ttone,  JgfC. 
•*.ftce  of  «  buiidinK* 
WCOURSB,  che  mlleaioa  of  the 
2"  ***«  compilol  by  order  of  jftrfU" 

J5^  COURSE,  the  colteaion  of 
"|2fl^nide  by  GfifMoa. 

"JJSB,  ft  often  nfcd  for  the  time 
?**%  ^E  in  learning  a  fidence,  as 
1^  oT  audies,  anatomy,  philofo- 


A»«6r  «^  ef  COURSES  [Sea 
W  it  when  a  ihip  fails  under  che 
f^tod  fare-fail,   without  lacing 


J^SfiX  [in  ft  «40t7]  a  fpace  or 


or  cop«» 

[in  a  €^aw>j  _   . 
Mbou  a  iboc  and  a  half  broad,  on 
T*^  of  which  flavei  are  placed, 
^^'^  cf  Dtlig4t€s,  ft  court  where 


thiee  cafes;  fi^fi,  when  the  rcntence  i» 
given  by  the  archbifliopor  his  uthruUa 
an  ecclefitftical  caufc  j  ficmdbf  whe  •  a 
fentcoce  is  given  in  an  ecclciialU'^al  caufa 
io places  exempt:  ti:iTdtfyVt\itnitmei\c^ 
given  is  ii\che  admiralty  court,  in  fnits  d# 
vil  or  marine*  by  order  of  the  civil  law. 
COURTAU'D,  a  (horr,  ihi  Jt-fet  man, 
a  dui-geon,  a  liorc-afs  F. 

COURTAUD  [with  Horfem  n]  a  crop 
or  cfoppcd  horfc,  a  bo'j- ai'- 

COURTAUD  [with  Muficimu]  tfhott 
baff»on.  ,       ^ 

COURTAUD  [with  Gwm^i]  a  ftort 
kind  o^  ordinance  ufed   at  fea. 

COU'RTBOUSNIiSS  Icmirtoifie^  F.J 
courteous  behaviour. 

COU'KTLINESS  [of  ceir,  F.  cmia,  t* 
a  court  I  coun-like  behaviour. 

To  COU'SBN  [wHffewr,  F.]  to  defraud 
or  cheat.  ^, 

COUSINBT  [with  Xrcl>i>f&]  acuftioa 
it  the  lloi.e  which  crowns  a  piedroit  or 
pier,  or  that  lies  immediately  over  cha 
capital  of  che  impott,  and  under  cha 
(weep  }  alfo  the  ornament  in  the  IbwJ 
capital  between  the  Abacus  and  Ecbiaus^ 
or  quarcer-roiindf  ferving  to  form  the 
Volutes- 

COU'SIN,  a  title  of  honour  which 
the  kii^  licftowa  to  peers  or  nobles, 
foreign  princes  of  the  blood,  IgfC. 

Paternal  COUSINS,  are  ftich  as  iliucd 
from  relations  on  the  tacher's  fide, 

Afownwl  COUSINS,  thole ifluing  from 
the  mother's  fide. 

COU'SINHT  [in  Mafimf^  fee]  tho 
firft  ftone,  whence  a  vault  or  arch  com* 
mences. 

COUSU  [in  Bhraldry'i  it  the  fame  as 
Aemplh  and  fignifies  a  piece  of  another 
colouK  or  metal  placed  on  the  ordinary, 
at  it  were  fewed  on.  This  ii  generally 
of  colour  upon  colour,  or  metal  upon 
metal,  concrary  to  the  general  rule  of 
heraldry  s  andj  cherefore  this  word  is 
ufed,  according  to  che  figoificacion  of  tho 
Ftench  word,  co  difWnguifli  that  the 
piece  is  not  properly  upon  the  field,  bac 
in  the  nature  ot  a  thing  fewed  on.  R 
COU'VERT  linBeraldry]  denotes  fome- 
thing  like  a  piece  of  hanging,  or  piv 
lion  falling  over  che  top  of  a  chief  '0» 
other  ordinary,  fo  as  not  co  hide,  hue 
only  to  be  a  covering  to  it. 

COW-qUARE  [of  cow/,  Efix^  •  tub] 
a  fore  of  brewing. velTcU  a  coo.er.  0. 
COW'ARPUNE;S$[of  <•!)•  tnd  actlf, 

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ttitore.  Tent,  or  Cowardifey  Fj  want  of 
courage. 

COW'ARDOUS,  cowardl/. 

COX-BONES  7    a  vulgar  and   odd  un- 

COXNOONSf    imcHig^ble  oath- 

COXENDICIS    ILIUM  [with  Anato- 
Mj^i]  the  fame  as  coxa  osy  1^)  called,  be 
caufe  itconcrtint   the  gui  Ilium,'  JL 

COX-CO'MICAL  [  probably  oi  the 
Comb  or  Creft  of  a  cock.J  cooceired. 

COXE'NDIX  [with  j4natomiftj]  is  the 
fame  with  Cbxtf  and  oj  JJcbium,  and  is 
Che  third  and  lower  ot  the  namelefs  bones 
called  Cf0a  innomitutta,  and  has  a  large  ca* 
vit^  or  hollow  called  Acetabulum  Coxat- 
diets,  that  receives  the  head  of  the  thigh 
bone:  The  circumference  of  this  hollow 
being  tipped  with  t  grlftle  called  its 
/uperciliwiu  £• 

COY'NBSS  Jflot  improbably  of  quoi^  F. 
irhyl  ftiinefs,  fceming  modefty. 

CRAB  [cjiabba.  Sax.  iubbe,  Dan.] 
«  Tea  flielUhiii ;   alfo  a  wild  apple. 

A  CRAB  F</b  [in  Hiercglypbicks]  was 
ufed  by  the  E^ptians,  to  fignify  holy 
myfteries  that  were  brought  co  light, 
becaufe  ic  lives,  in  boles  unJer  the 
locks  I  and  alfo  it  wis  the  fyxnbol  of 
•n  unconftaot  perfon,  becaufe  it  does 
not  always  go  in  the  fame  manner,  but 
Sometimes  forwards  and  fometimes  back* 
warJs. 

To  Be  CRAB,  to  be  crofc-grained,  four 

Or  furly, 

CRAB  [with  Sbipfnigbtsi  an  engine 
with  3  claws  for  Uunchiog  of  fliipa,  or 
beaving  chem  into  the  dock. 

CRA'BBBDNESS  [probably  of  cjiibba, 
Sax.  a  wild  apple]  fournefs  either  oi  uHe 
or  countenance  j  alfo  difficuUnefs. 

CRACK.  BRAlTMBD  [  oi  craquet,  F, 
to  (rack,  and  Brain]  diforderedin  the  head* 

To  CRA'CKLB  [of crj^fr,  F.  of  fctar* 
Clfcen,  Out.}  to  make  a   crackling  noife. 

CR ACKT  boiling  of  Sugar  [with  fCon- 
fifSionersJ  a  boiling  of  uigar  to  fuch  a 
clcgree,  that  if  you  dip  the  tip  of  your 
finger  into  cold  water,  and  thruft  it  in- 
to the  boiling  fugar,  and  then  imme- 
diately into  the  water  again,  rubbing 
the  fu^ar  off  with  the  other  fingers,  it 
jvill  break,   making  a  crackling  noile. 

CRA'DLE  [of  a  Loljler^  the  belly. 

CRA'DLB  (Scytbe  with  Hksbandmtn] 
s  fey  the  with  a  wooden  frame  fixt  to  it 
for  Aoving  com»  and  the  better  layii^ 
ft  in  order. 

CRA'FTIKESS  [ctefTt,  Brit.  cji«>?C, 
Sax.']  cunningncfs. 

CRAIERA  lOld  «.]  a  yelTel  of  bur- 
•*">»hoy  or  fmack. 


CRA'GOEDNESS  7  [probably  of  litaiff , 
CRA'GGIWKJ    r  W,  5bC  cop  ?/ 


C  R 

a  rock]   fulnefs  of  crags. 

CRAMA     '1   [with  pb^OHsJ  amu 

CHRAMA  f*  ture  of  any  ibin^,  whf 

CR  (>  MA    3  thcr  medicines  or  demem 

CRA'MBLING  Rocl£t  [with  Gardi 
tiers']    /   (')Ti  oi  herN. 

CRAMP  [with  Falcmitrt'l  a  difeafe  ba{ 
penin^^  to  hawks  in  their  foarage,  it  Ui 
in  their  wings,  and   proceeds  from  cok 

CRAMP  lot%tumjft,Dan.tb€Qtmf, 
purtiinp. 

CRAMPONNEB'[in  HtraL 
dry]  as  a  crols  Crampomue  fo 
caDpd,  has  a  cramp  at  each 
end,  or  fquare  piece  coming 
from  i  t  J  that  from  the  arm 
in  chief  towards  the  finifter 
angle,  that  from  the  arm  onthac  fidi 
downwards,  that  from  the  arm  ia  W 
towards  the  dextar  fide,  and  chat  fm 
the  dexter  arm  upwards,  as  in  the  d 
cuccheon. 

CRANE  [itair,  Teut.  cn«n.  Sax.]  t 
fowl  with  a  long  neck,  bill  and  leg*. 

A  CRANfi  [ill  yiercghpbicks]  repr« 
fen  IS  democraiy.  It  is  fatd  of  them*  Chi 
when  any  of  their  company  fall  imon  ob« 
as  the  mob  are  apt  to  do  in  nauoos,^ 
they  will  ftriva  to  injura  him,  wb 
has^  the  unhappineCs  to  have  an  ill  repon 
It  is  faid.  that  when  cranes  fly  togethai 
thejr  reprsfent  the  Greel  A ;  and  froai  tJu 
their  form  of  flight  in  company,  PalamtdA 
took  the  letter  A. 

CRANE  [in  America]  a  fowl  of  oahi 
dcous  form,  having  a  bag  under  the  oeck; 
which  will  contain   2  gallons  of  watei 

A  CRANK  [in  Miecbamckr]  a  ai 
chine  refemblins  an  elbow,  exceptjaf 
that  it  is  in  a  fqnare  form,  projmtBl 
out  of  an  axis  or  fpindle,  which  of  i^i 
rotation  ferves  co  raife  or  lower  chi 
piflons  of  engines  for  raifing  water. 

CRANK-iSd^  [Sea  teraa]  a  Ihip  « 
faid  CO  be  crank-fided  when  flie  cimo 
bear  her  fails,  or  can  bear  bat  aiinal 
fail,  for  fear  of  being  over-fee. 

CRA'NKNESS,  briskne&,  UveUods. 

CRATULBNCE  IcrapuUt^  L]  foifcit 
ing  by  over-eating. 

CRASH,  a  great  notfes  alfo  a  qoMt^ 
a  fcuffle. 

CRASIS  [inFJutf/Mucy]  aconTeidaatflnK' 
ture  of  qualities,  either  fmpU  or  am* 
pound  i  fimpie  when  one  qualicp  ezoeadi 
the  reft,  as  bot,   coid^  niifi^  in,  ^ 

A  CRASSAMfi'NTUM  [with  Umn  A 
nakowfis]  the  cruor  or  6!oo4,  or  thM 
part  which  upon  ftandtag  to  cool  m 
feparate,  forms  the  coagulumt  in  oppofi 
tion  to  xht  fermn  In  which  ic  fwiais* 
CRA'SSITY  icTiffitas,  I.]  haK&,  cMck 
nofi^i  groflhcft.  Im 

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OiSSDS, «,  m  [with  Botdmck  VTn- 

|inr](bii^. 

CSA'SSULA  minor  [Boiatf]  th«  herb 
ft-btif,  or  orpine,  or  l«ve»Iong.   X. 

CIA'SSULA  mmr  iBatanj}  the  berb 
Hdt-aduD|    Wormgrtfs    or    Scone- 

CUmNATlON,  8  deferring  or  de- 

C1AT£'G0N0N  r«ae^ai>«raN  Gr.^ 
Ai  fteib  ArfeioMrci  culnge  or  wild 
Cvv-vbear. 

OATiECXNUN  [0ol»9]   the  herb 

MI'TEK,  t  cop  or  bowl,  ft  goblet  3 
V  t  i6a{hera  conftellftdou  confifting  of 
tlfcti, 

mTETlITES  [of  tief^ri^,  GrJ]  a 
?*«»iloae  bccweeD  the  chryroitce  tnd 
ite«kir. 

.  CXin'COLA[«uh  C%Ma(!i]  an  iron 
ciiaRK  afed  in  nuking  fires  to  keep 
•f  '^  coak. 

.CIA'VINGNESS,  anetrneft  or  eager 
*feiffer. 

To  CRAWL,  to  creep  alonjr  flowly. 

CJlllNESS  fprob.  of  xpdttit,  Gr.J 
MkBcii,  iTHJifpobtioD  of  body  or  mind. 

ClATrON,  t  (xiia!l  pencil  ot  any  fort 
«u«hBg  rtnff  made  up  in  pafte  ai)d 
*"*> » be  ofed  for  d  -awing  and  paim- 
H^^  colour*,  either  upon  paper  or 

anBLB  [crwtiiii,  JL]  that  may 
k  otared. 

^•CEEAM,toskim  oflF  cream. 
Jtti'MY  [of  cr*iw,  i.]   hating  or 

jJJiA'NSODR,  a  Creditor^  one  whe 
••«  joothcr,  either    with  money    or 

Wat  [  with  £fcr/^««i  ]  tn  nflier 
!»in&j  ffltftert  or  gentleman  educa- 
|»J  la  icademy  of  borfemanjhip,  with 
I  J*  to  ^ifyhimfelf  lor  tegctiing  the 

I^'TABLE,  capable   of  being  crt- 

^^llATEDf  cd,  made,  framed,  form- 

»J??*»*'  "" l"^^^^  Boamck  ITri- 
SiSJ^  opo"   Che  ftaJk. 

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I  fjj7f  flhmefs. 


[crtbritudo^  JLJ  fre- 


iig?tttENESS  Tcrfditoitf,  F.1  pro- 
|TSS»  'ieliliood  5  alfo  rcputablenrfs. 
[l^^ABiH  [cr^yMe,    Kj  true ; 

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of  merchandizeia  ijgrc*  on  the  reputation 
of  tbe  honefty  and  folyability  of  the  per- 
fon  negotiating;  alfo  the  conrfe  which 
papers  or  bills,  J^c.  of  commerce  have  in 
negodating  tbe  a£^iona  of  a  company, 
as  the  Bakkt  Soidb'Sea,  ^c.  which  is  faid 
to  rife  when  they  are  received  and  fold  ac 
prices  above  par,  or  the  ftandard  of  their 
firft  appointment. 

CREDIT  [in  jtaciefU  ff^UersJ  a  righi 
which  lords  had  over  their  vaflals,  to  ob- 
lige them  to  lend  money  for  a  certain 
time. 

Letters  <f  CREDIT  [b  Commerce']  ar» 
letters  g  ven  by  a  merchant,  ^c.  to  foch 
perfons  as  be  can  truft  to  cake  money  of 
his  cnrrefpondent. 

CRB'DITIVES,  credentials. 

CRH'DULOUSNESS  [creduHtas,  X.] 
ttptneis,  eafinefs  or  readinefs  to  believe. 

To  CREEK  Cprob.  of  fc^t^get.  Bom.'] 
CO  make  a  noife  as  a  door  does  when  ica 
hinges  are  rntty. 

CRBME'NTUM  comif^fmr  [I«v  term] 
(be  improvement  of  tbe  king's  rents,  above 
the  viamtiel  rents  $  for  which  improve* 
mems  the  flieriff  anfwered  by  crementum 
comitdtus. 

CREMESI'KUS,  tf,  wn  Ivriiii  BoUuucM 
ffrhi  rsj  of  a  crimfon  colour. 

CRH'MNOS  MfM^,  Gr.  a  precipics 
or  flielving  place  J  is  ufed  by  jinatomifis 
for  Che  lip  of  the  pudrndummuliebrei  alfo 
the  lip  of  an  ulcer* 

CRENELLE'  [in  Heraldry] 
or  emltatfled  in  English,  from 
the  F)rencb  word  CYen,  figni- 
iying  a  notch  or  interval,  is 
ufed  when  any  honourable 
ordinary  is  drawn  like  tbe 
battlements  on  a  wall  co  defend  men  from 
the  ejemies  Ibot ;  chat  is,  the  wall  rifing 
at  fmall  intervals.  To  aa  to  cover  them, 
and  lower  at  thofe  intervals  s  and  the  ufi^ 
of  ic  it  taken  Irom  fucb  walls,  either 
for  having  been  che  6rfl  ac  mounting  cbera, 
or  che  cbiefeft  in  defending  thems  as  ici 
che  figure. 

To  CRE'PITATE  Icrepitatum,  I.]  cf 
make  a  noife  ofien,  to  crack. 

CRE'PITUS,  a  fart,  X.  alfo  a  Srerraia 
deity  worfliipped  oy  the  Egyptians  under 
an  obfcene  figurei  whi<?h  Is  co  he  feen  ia 
fome  curious  collcftions  of  antiquity. 

CitB'PITUS  Lupi  iBotanjf]  a  kind  of 
fungus,  commonly  called  puff-ball. 

CRE'SCENT  [in  Herat- 
dry]  is  the  half  moon,  with 
che  horns  turned  upwards. 
It  is  ufed  eicber  ss  an  honour- 
able bearing,  or  a  difference        ^ 

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famtltet;  this  being  generally  tiCgned  to 
the  fec^ni'  fon,  at  d  en  chofe  chac  deicend 
from  l.im.    See  the  Figure. 

CRBSt-MA'RlNE  Imth Botmifis']  the 
herb  R  .  k-ftmphire. 
■  CRESTS  [in  Heraldry']  feem  to  take 
their  •  «me  oi  Cr^a,  ihecomb  or  tuft  on 
the  head  of  a  c<  ck,  pe«c«ck,  heath-cock, 
IcfC.  and  as  ihefc  occupy  the  higheft  ptn 
ofti.e  hc'dsot  birds,  fo  do  thefc  cogni- 
ftnces.  Creftf  are  i  ".ted  upon  the  moft 
eminent  pare  of  the  aelmet  i  but  yec  {\) 
that  they  admit  an  intcrpoAtion  ot  fome 
«fcrol,  wreath,  chapeao,  crown,  }ffc 
Heralds  fay,  they  were  taken  from  great 
Men  and  prime  commaaders  in  former 
times  wear'ng  on  the  top  of  their  helmets 
the  Hgures  of  animals  or  other  things,  as 
well  CO  appear  formidable  to  their  ene- 
mies, or  to  be  known  by  their  own  fol- 
diers,  that  they  might  ftick  to  them  in  bat. 
cle,  and  rally  about  them,  it  difperfed- 

It  appears  that  cretts  were  very  anci- 
•nt,  Alexmider  the  Great  wore  a  ram's 
head  for  his  creft,  and  Julius  C^far  a 
fiar,  and  the  chrTftians  in  their  firft  religi- 
ous wars  were  wont  to  wear  a  crofs,  dart, 
ing  forth  rays  for  their  crefl. 

Thofe  former  crefts  were  made  of  either 
leather  ftiffened,  or  of  paftc- board  painted 
and  varnifted,  to  be  proof  againft  rain  ; 
and  fometimcs  of  thin  iron. 

Thofc  ircftswcre  taken  for  fOme  par- 
ticular caufe  and  motive,  and  accordingly 
they  had  fome  myflerious  fignJfScation  to 
exprefs  fome  remarkable  tL^tiou  or  other 
notable  thing,  appertaining  to  their  fami- 
ly or  country,  ai  Juiius  C£/ar^*  ftar,  to 
denote  that  he  defcended  from  Venus* 

Efquires  who  had  no  notable  command, 
were  nor  permitted  to  wear  fuch  crefts  on 
their  helmets  5  hue  only  a  tteel  creft,  from 
-which  hung  down  feathers  or  fcrols  upon 
their  armrur. 

CRETA'CEOUS  f^cretaceus^  L]  of  or 
hclongirg  to  chalk. 

CRETA'TED   Icretatus.  1.]  chalked. 

CRETO'SE  [cretofm,  JU]  full  of  chalk, 
chalky. 

CRETO'SITY  [cretofitas,  I.]  chalki- 
ncfs. 

CREUX   [in  Sculpture']  a  hollow  cavi 
cy,    out  of  which  lomething    haa    been 
icooped  or  dieg«d. 

CRI'ANCEI  [with  Fafconers']    a  line 

CRrANTSjof  fine  ftrong  even  pack- 
thread fattened  to  the  leaOi  ot  a  hawk 
when  he  is  firft  lured.    F. 

CRI'BROSUM  Os  [Anatomiftsi  a  bone 
of  the  nofc  refiemblintt  a  fieve.    L, 

CRI'BRUM  BenedtBum  [with  Anato- 
wfis]  i.  f .  the  bicjfed  fieve  >  a  membrane 
^  Gfiftw  ihlO:  u.m  iul)  o(  (n^^l  Mcs 


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liks  a  fieve,  which  (as  the  ancienrsli 
a  notion)  was  in  the  reins,  and  ihioi^ 
which  thty  fancied  the  ferum  was  ttttia- 
ed  into  Che  ureter ;  leaving  the  2ooi 
blood  behind  for  the  nouriflimeot  ot  thi 
reins. 

CRICOARYTANOI'DES  [of  a^'aft 
a  ring,  dpt/m  to  drink,  or  Jju*rhc  a  fm 
of  cup  to  drink  out  of,  and  et^Q'  feim 
ctrtab  mufcles  which  arife  from  checaiP 
cilage  called  Cricoi^fe^,  and  are  infenedfli 
to  the  Arytsmoidet^  which  while  the) 
draw  fide  ways  and  outwardly,  the  Sia» 
la  of  the  Larynx  is  wider  d. 

CRI'MINALNESS  [of  crimhul,R  Cn- 
nunalis,  JL]   guiltinefs  of  a  crime. 

CRIMINATION,  a  blaming  or  acci' 
finp.     X. 

CRI'MINATORY  [crnwiMtor/«i,  L  ] 
full  of  accusations  or  crimen. 

CRIMINO'SE  icr'tmmofus,L.}  ready  (( 
"blame  or  accufe. 

CRIMNOI'DES  7    [with    rtjjiams 

CRIMNO'DES  1  urine  with  Oad 
fediments  at  the  bottom  like  bran. 

CRI'MPLING  [probably  q.  crif^, 
as  to  go  crimplii^,  f.  e.  as  if  tHe  fcq 
were  •  render. 

CRIMP.  ^  dealer  in  coals. 

C  R I N  A'NTHfeMUM  fjte^ffltFSf/rt^  Gr-i 
the  wild  tily. 

CRl'NATED[cr;»tft«/,l..]  havioglofll 
locks. 

CRINI'GEROUS  [crimger,  1.]  wW' 
ing  hair  or  long  locks. 

CRINO'SE  Icrinofiu,  1.]  having  ■«* 
or  long  hair. 

CRINO^ITY  rcrmoftassl^i  hdriaea 

CRINlTA  Stella,  a  comet  orblsxia( 
ftar.    1. 

CRINO'NES  tof  crim/,  L-  ^1* 
fort  of,  worms  fometimes  found  undor  w 
skin  in  children,  refembling  ihon  chid 
hairs  or  brlflles. 

Jmperfca  CRl'SIS  for  the  Better  [wM 
Fhficians]  is  a  cnfia  which  does  w 
quire  take  away  the  difeafe,  but  eoaMn 
the  patient  to  bear  it  better. 

IrnperfeM  CRl'SIS  fir  the  9arfe  [will 
Fbyficiausl  h  when  the  difcafe  htwM 
more  violent  and  dangerous. 

CRl'SPED  lcrifi>atus,  1.]  corWj  * 
fo  made  triable  or  brittle. 

CRI'SPNESS,  brittlenels,  aptneft  «i 
crumble  or  break.  ., 

CRISPl'NA  [with  Botamfit]  dici*** 
tree.    L,  « , 

CRISPISU'LCANT  fcr^/Js/rfW;.  *j 
coming  down  wrinkled  i  fpoken  ot  h|pB 
ning.  ,. 

CRI'SPITUDB  Icrlfpitudo.l'}  cnrW 
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I  eorflerce  fn  the  middle  of  the  fpfbe 
(de  oflisplice. 

rsTATED  icriftdtuh   i]  l>«^»ng  a 

» comb. 

U^TJE  [witfc  Pbjficiais']  excrefc^n- 
I  of  left  (rowios  abom  the  foDdainenc, 
iTOoti  of  which  are  often  cfaapt  and 

tilTHi  [vkh  Fbjfickmsl  «  little 
psft  or  fwellang  growing  to  rhe 
»«^  where  the  hstrt  are,  to  called 
usrdemWi'^  a  btrley-com. 

C8inrHMUMT[[«pld^/Mr.   Gr.']  fea- 

CRlTHMUS  J    tenrel  or  famphire. 

arTHOMANCY  [of  Jte^-ai  barley, 
ttijuatuM,^  Gr.  divination]  a  kind  of 
mdon  performed  by  confidering  the 
^k  V  mnttr  of  the  cakes  offered  in 
fKn&ct,  ui  metl  ftrewed  over  the  Yic- 
nairtatweretobe  killed. 

OmCklVl  [encritiqmantt  F.  criti- 
<*  «r,  L}  like  a  ciitick ;  aUb  in  the 
WJiiek  01  lime. 

CtiTICALNESS,  an  aprneft  to  jadge 
tticei^  oeos  i^onty  words  or  wii- 


S  Teroceuty  I.  a/^ai^, 

er.joforiikefaflron. 

aaCEUS,  tf,  MM  [  with    B»/i»i/ci 
itaw]  Of!  feffron  colosr.    X. 
"QOCITA'nON,     the    croaking   or 
igji  of  crows,  JjfC.  X- 
CKrClUUl  the  collation  or  dtTpofal 
OtfClJE  i  ofbiftiopricksandabbics 
fAetiTini  o»  aftaff. 
^WCODIIB  [«ef«/»^®-.  <5r.J  a 
^"ttoaibeift  ibaped  like  a  lizard,  being 
•j^kibioas  creitere,  living  both  on 
*■•*  in  the  water,  very  frequent  in 
*  nter  Kffc  and   elfewhcre,   ^  which 
*>  cot  prodigious  file,  fometiinet  to 
kigth  of  ao  or  30  foot. 
^OCODILB    [of  »^ju>/«ix®*,    of 
'Uirov,  and  ittkmf  tearing]    the 
BU  voiAipped  God  under  the  form 
ooQodilei  becaofe  it  ia  a   creature 
'  ii  (aid  to  be  the  only  one  without 
i  ud  fb  they  imagined  It  hitro. 
"  to  represent  God,   beholding 
..   xh  In  heaven  and  earth  wito 
{S^filioce. 

2^I1-B>  hmmg  mtbehcMd  the 
"^f  albii  [Hierogtypbiealfyl  teore- 
*  i^^  tonui   becaufe  the  Vird 
'JJkiiBohtTe  a  foeiet  power  oa  the 
J»^^  that  if  the  body  of  this  fer. 
■•mLed  with  it,  tho'  it  be  in  its 
M  nd  rapacious,  it  lofoth  its 
iV^ioDs,  and  booomts  extitme 
[25^  i^lefor  atime. 
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CKOCODIUTES  [with  Itthttmkms] 

a  captious  and  fophiffctcal  kind  of  argu- 
mentation^ fo  ordered  as  to  fednre  the 
unwary,  uid  draw  them  fpecioufly  into  a 
laare. 

CROCOME'RTON  r«0>«o/ufe^or,  0?."] 
the  herb  Great  Sanicle  or  LionVpaw.  X. 

CRCycUS  iHarth  [in  Cbf-  jfs  ^ 
mica  WriUTs '  is  expreflcd  ^  r\ 
byrhefc  cbara^lers.  ^^      ^^ 

CROCUS  o/CoJtfr  [in  (^-  /f\  ^\ 
micai  Writers^  is  ezprefled  by  \\j  ^j 
this  ch^rader. 

CKO^T,a  flip  of  groord  adjoining  to  an 
faoofe,  which  is  called  toft  i  fo  lormerly 
they  bfod  this  faying  of  a  very  poor  man, 
behadne  toft  ne  crofts  ucbibad  neitbtr 
houfe  nor  land. 

CROI'SADE,  a  name  given  to  a  Chrif.* 
tian  etpeditioo  agafnft  Jiifiielf,  for  con^ 
quaring  rheH^iyXiSiid)  becaufe  cbofe  that 
engaged  in  the  expedition  were  a  crofs  on 
their  bofoms,  and  bore  a  crofs  in  their 
landards.  There  were  at  feveral  timet 
8  croifades,  the  firfl  was  begun  at  'he  fo- 
licitation  of  the  patriarch  ot  Jgrufalem^ 
in  the  fe«rxo95;  the  xd  in  11 44  under 
Urns  VU  i  the  3d  in  zx88  by  Henry  \U 
or  S^Umd^  and  Tbiiip  Augnfiia  cf  France ; 
che4tbin  1195  ^f  P^P^  CeUft'm  III.  and 
the  emperor  Henry  VI }  the  5th  and  6:ii 
was  publiAed  in  1x98  and  12x3  by  pope 
Jnmcent  111 ;  the  7ch  was  undertaken  by 
St.Xowi  about  the  year  1245}  and  the 
laft  was  in  the  year  ia58. 

CROasiERS,  a  reiigiooa  order,  or  a 
congregation  of  regular  canons. 

CRO'ISIER  i  [of  croixy  F.]   a  (hep- 

CRCyiZIBR  f  herd's  crook,  a  fymbol 
of  paftoral  authority  i  being  a  ftaff  of  gold 
or  filver,  crooked  ac  the  top,  earned  be- 
fore biflK>ps  and  abbots,  and  held  in  the 
haad  when  they  give  benediaions. 

CRO'ISSANTE  [in  Henddry^  "^ 
enix  Cf^frnte,  F.  is  a  crofs  crefcented, 
i.  e.  having  a  crefcent  or  half-moon  fixe 
at  either  end.  ' 

CRCyNBl.     <>  is  the  iron  at  the  etui 

CRO'NBT      f  of  a   tilting  fpear,  ha- 

C(yROMET  ^  viflg  a  focket  for  ths 
end  of  the  ftaff  to  go  into,  and  termioa- 
cing  in  three  polois. 

CROCyKBDNBSS  [of  |m!^»  a  curl  oC 
the  hair]  bendingnefs. 

CRC^-SICK,  fick  at  tbeftomach. 

CRO'SLBTCinArHrdry]  KT^ 
OS  a  Orofi  Crofh*^  h  a  crofs  fB  Snt 
croffed  again  at  a  fmall  dif-  L  _.  jg.  j 
tance  from  each  of  the  endi)  llH  ^» 
as  in  the  figure.  ^kbL/^»^ 

CROSS  Icrux,  !•  crewr,  K]  a  gibbec 
on  which  the  ancients  ufod  to  hang  their 
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tied  cbereto  with  ropes  or  nailed  wich 
BaiUt  who  having  their  bones  broken 
CO  difpacch  them  the  foonery  always  died 
upon  it. 

/_^  A  CROSS  [wuh  Heralis^ 
HH  m  it  an  ordinary  com^ofed  oi 
r™  ||  4  iinei,  two  of  which  are 

^m  m^  perpendicular,  and  tke  other 
HijP  two  traoTverreyChat  meet  by 
^^^'^  couples  in  4  right  angles,  and 
ton  tains  one  fiich  ot  the  Ibield,  as  in  the 
fgure.    Crofltfs  are  of  yaiious  forts. 

To  make  a  CROSS  in  Corvets  1  [with 

Tomdke  a  CROSS  in  B^Ootades  }  Morfe- 
jMo]  is  to  make  a  fort  of  leap  or  air  with 
one  breath  forwards  and  backwards,  as 
In  the  figure  of  •  crois. 

CROSS.TR£E  jtfrd  [in  ft  Ship]  U  a 
yard  ftandins  Iquare  juft  under  the  mil- 
jbcn-topy  and  is  fafiened  beiow  to  fit  the 
jBitaen'top-fail. 

CROTA'PHIUM  [with  ?bficlans^% 
ptin  in  that  part  of  the  head* 

CROUCHING  [ptirocber,  F.]  bow- 
ing down,  ftoopiqg. 

CROUPA'DES  [with  HorfemenJ  are 
leaps  oi  a  horfe  that  are  higher  than 
cofvets,   which  keep   the  fore  and  hind 

rrcers  of  an  horfe  in  an  equal  height, 
that  he  trufles  his  hind  leg  under 
his  keily  without  yerking  or  (bewiqg  his 
ihoos. 

n  £41*0  the  CROUPB  [  in  Borfiman-- 
flup]  IS  ooe  hoifeman's  making  a  demi- 
coor  upon  another*  in  order  to  take  him 
upon  the   croup. 

H^itiMU  flipf^tig  the  CROUP  [in 
Hptjenmffnp}  a  term^hich  fignifies  with- 
ma  tran/verltngt  without  letting  the 
croup  go  out  of  the  volte  or  the  tread 
of  the  gallop. 

A  CROW  [cjiape,  Sax'2  a  bird  well 
known. 

A  CROW  ItitgroglyphlctOlyi  reprefeots 
a  footh&yer,  becaule  it  h  dedicated  to 
ApoUo  the  god  of  foothfayiog  and  pro- 
phecy. When  crows  are  put  together 
they    figntfied  difcord  and  war. 

Two  CROWS  imerogl^bicaUyi  being 
put  together,  figoified  ducord  and  war, 
and  were  generally  accounted  unhappy 
birds,  and  the  foretellers  of  misfortunes. 
This  bird  was  dedicated  to  Apoiio^  rhe 
god  of  prophecy  and  foothfaying,  and  (o 
it  was  the  fymbol  of  a  foothfayer,  and 
«s  fodW  fay  in  lator  times  of  an  impo. 
fior  s  becaufe  tbofe  that  pretend  to  fore, 
tel  future  events  by  foch  means,  an& 
pky  the  tmpoHor. 

CROWSS  fin  HenOdn'i  boras  were 
-  the  original  of  crowns,  the  ancients,  both 
^Jt9s  and  Gentiletf  look'd  upon  horns  as 
4  Mkca  of  fupremc  power ,  uitA  we  iio 

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in  the  facred  fcripture  the  horn  menttoi 
ed  as  a  token  ot  royal  dignity,  and  tl 
Hebrew  word  {"^p,  fignified  both  a  hoi 
and  a  crown. ' 

The  more  ancient  kmghts  and  warrie 
wore  horns  for  their  crefts ;  but  in  pn 
cefs  ot  time,  the  horns  being  made  1 
reprefent  cuckolds,  great  men  left  thei 
ott,  and  wore  crowns  inftead  of   tbea 

The  moft  ancient  kihgs  wore  on 
wreaths  of  white  and  purple  in  the  for 
of  Turii/h  turban  ts,  as  the  token  of  regal 
ty,  or  elfe  circles  or  gold  with  points  rifix 
from  them,  like  fome  of  our  prefentcon 
nets.  The  firli  Roman  emperors  wore  no  < 
ther  than  crowns  and  garlands  of  laure 
which  betokened  vi£lory,  becaufe  tl 
people  of  Romt:  abhorred  all  figna  < 
regality.  Domitian  was  the  ErR  thi 
wore  a  creft  of  gold,  and  that  as  pn 
tending  to  be  a  god.  We  are  told  I 
Aureltus  ViSor  that  the  emperor  jIuTi 
lion  made  himfelf  an  imperial  crowi 
adorned  with  jewels  of  great  value,  an 
was  followed  therein  by  all  his  fuccel 
fors. 

Ac  this  time  there  are  not  only  crowi 
for  kings  or  emperors's  but  coronets  fc 
princes,  duic  es,  marquiiTes, 
earJs,  vifcounts,  barons, 
which  fee  under  their 
proper  articles,  che£;^- 
lUh  crown  is  in  the  form 
reprefenced  in  the  ef- 
^curchcon. 

The  Engli/h  CROWN  is  adorr/d  wit 
4  crofles  in  the  manner  of  thofe  of  M 
ta  between  which  are  Flomer-de-U/s^  i 
is  cover'd  with  4  diadems  whicn  mM 
a  t  a  little  globe  fupporting  a  crois. 

Papal  CROWN  is  compofed  of  a  7i 
ara,  and  a  triple  crown  encompsffin; 
the  Tiora  having  1  pendants,  like  th 
mitres  of  bifliops.  The(e  three  crowi 
reprefent  the  pretended  triple  capacit 
01  the  pope,  viz*  as  high  prieR,  fuprcm 
;udge  and  fole  legiHator  of  the  cfari 
liians. 

Imperial  CROWN,  is  a  Bonnet  orH 
ara  with  a  femi-circie  of  goid»  fuppon 
iog  a  globe  with  a  crofs  at  top. 

The  Ptencb  CROWN  is  a  circle  of 
FtameT'de-lis'it  encompafs'd  wich  6  dii 
dems,  bearing  at  top  a  double  Flawti 
de-lisy  which  is  the  creft  of  Ftance» 

The  Stan^  CROWN  is  adom'd  wit 
large  indented  leaves  covered  with  dis 
dems  bordering  on  a  globe  fumounie 
with  a  cro/s.  ^ 

CROWN  [in  n ftguratwe  fffrfi]^ 
fies  kingdom,  empire  or  dominion. 

CROWN  Jhlfiie  [  with    BoUmifisI 
plaa(  (4^64  f mf'i  <;r9wo-(hiRl«'  . 
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fmui   «0*Nf    It  points   , 

fmki  7  crowns  with 

INmtf      CROWNS  V     pearli    or 

aoVN  [witb  Getmetridms]  a  plane 
IrW  berveen  cwo  parallel  or  excen- 
iBifcrineters  of  circles  that  are  une- 
fi^fCBerated  by  ihe  motioD  of  fome 
|K  or  a  rigbt  fine  roimd  a  cent  re,  the 
ftB*k|  pin  Qoc  being  contiguous  to  the 

VOL 

aoWKD  [in  Barfenmfhip]  t  horfe 
Itids  be  crovni'dyWbeQ  he  is  fo  hun 
•  vended  in  the  knee  by  a  fall  or  any 
^eriedieac,  that  the  hair  ibeds  and 
W«  dF  vhKoQt  growing  again. 

aOWWNG  [with  ^cferfJ^]  «ny 
<«f  rbt  lernioates  or  finiflies  a  de-o- 
ai:i  af  irduicftare  •,  as  a  comifli ,  a  pe- 
fct,  saxcria,  Ufc. 

.C40WNS  ofcalmtrr  [with  Afitf*«roto- 
Abjornai-'  coloured  rings  which  ap-. 
pBK  like  Btio*s  hot  of  the  colours  ot 
ik  afr<bov,  and  at  a  left  diftance  than 
'^tommo&BaUfs  about  the  bodies  of 
■  *•  acrf  maoo. 

WtfAlAcijioii  Lwiih  Cbirurgemi} 
jPhaor  cui  in  fome  flcfty  parts 
■•Jbfn  of  a  croft. 

•OAnTA  Gl^tf  [Fo^]  /inooth 

OtoaATA  Bir&ttf,  rongh  or  hairy 
wawn.  L 

iniT7  CRUCIBLE  [in  Ctywi- 
m  Y  A  otf  H^rir.]  is  cxprefs'd  by 
*^  J        thefe  charaAert. 

aua'CEROUS  Icrucker,  I.]  b^ar- 

aUDE[cnidiif,  L-]  raw,  indigefted, 
wbu  aoihad  the  degree  of  coSion, 
J*  fc«t  reqirifite  to  prepare  it  for  cat- 
V  fome  other  porpofe. 
i^BE  OflMifri  [in  rbsficlfl  sire  fuc*^ 
■■Bin  as  want  that  preparation  and  c- 
""^(^  which  they  oidi&arUy  receive 


^ODBlITY  fcrnifXrttf/,!.]  cruelty. 

ClUDENESSf  [cruditf,  Rcruditas, 

^^TT    J     I.]  rawneft. 

CKCDtTY  [with  fA^JiW]  »•  when 

,  P  "N  is  not    duly  fiBrmenicd    and 

I  {•'^kjDa  right  coiififten:cj  or  it  may 

I  ■  wnei  to  be  that  eftate  of  a  difeafc, 

■  •tfck  the  morHfick  matter  is  of  fuch 

2J»  %«re,  cohefioa,  mobility  or  inatti- 

^lJ^  create  or  incrtafe  the  diiMf«. 

„WEINB$S  [crudektas,  L.  cruauti, 

gjtUfOofaefs,  ficrceMfs,  hard-hearc- 

1*71 21  obge,  rigour»  uninerdfal  tern- 


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bruftd,  or  befpibkled,  or  hedawhed  wit^ 
blood. 

CRUB'NTOUS[fr««tfMi,  1.]  bloody, 
ffcained,  )gic.  with  blood. 

CRu'MBLlNGNESS  [  of  accjiumian, 
.Su;]  tptneis  to  crum^ble. 

CRU'MMY  [of  cj^uma.  Sax,  ]  Toft  u 
bread  i  alfo  full  of  crumbs* 

CRU'MPLED  [of  cpump,  &x.]  full  of 
crumples  or  creaJes. 

CRU'RA  [with  A»at(nmJis]  the  two 
heads  or  begiomngs  of.  the  marrowy  fub« 
ftance    of  the  brain.    X. 

CRU'RA  Cittoridis  [in  Atatamji]  a  mem« 
branous  partition  that  runs  down  between  . 
the  Corpora  nervo/a  from  the  glaods  of  ic 
to  its  divarication,  at  the  Ot  puBit»  di- 
viding the  Clitoris  into  two  parts.) 

CRURiEUS  [in  Anatomy]  a  mufcle  of 
the  leg^fituaie  on  the  bone  uf  the  thigh,  ic 
is  continued  from  between  the  greater* 
and  the  lefs  Trochanter  forwards  to  ita 
lowed  part»  and  is  infer  ted  to  a  promi- 
nence at  the  upper  and  forepart  of  th« 
bone  Tibia.  1. 

CRUSE  [crucbet  F.  |cu^,  Diu]  a  phial 
for  oil  or  vinegar. 

CRU'STA  nUofa  [  with  Anatomifit  ] 
the  fourth  tunic  or  coac  of  the  fto* 
mach.  £,. 

CRUST A'CEOUS  ^f7/-ii/Ki«/,  atefiibes 
covered  with  fltel Is,  which  are  made  up 
of  feveral  joints,  fuch  as  lobfters,  crabs, 
cray-fifli,  Jyc.  , 

CRUSTA'CEOUS  Shells^  are  genfr«- 
ly  fofter  than  teftaceous  ones,  whr**  •'0 
intirely  of  one  piece,  and  are  ^mur-^  a  *" 
der,  thicker  and  ftronger  chao  'niftacc- 
ous  ones,  as  fcallops,    oyftera    cockles^ 

^RUSTA'CBOUSNESS  n:n</?tf  1  \  « 
fteJ,  courteuz,  F,]  hardi^w,  like,  or  be- 
ing covered  with  a  fteU,  as  fljell-nib. 

CRUSTI'FICK  IcTHflifictu^  X.  ]  that 
bringeth  a  cruft  or  skin. 

CRU'STINBSS  [of  crmiUuxt  K  crij^d- 
y«j,  L.]  hardnela  of  breads  ^Xio  pettiih-: 
ncfs  of  "temper. 

CRY  4e  Guerre^  a  gcotral  cry  through- 
out an  army,  upon  its  approach  to  battle, 
with  which  the  aflailanti  animate  their 
fiiendf,  and  endeavour  to  difcour'ge  their 
enemies  >  the  true  cry  of  war  was  ori- 
ginally  no  other  thanconfuied  (houtsmad© 
by  the  ioldiers  to  exprefs  their  alacrity 
and  readincfs  to  engage.      ^  _.•,..■* 

When  the  chriftian  leligton  prevail  d^ 
the  European  nations  having  chofcn  a  tu- 
telar Saint,  made  Mm  their  j:ry  of  war, 
thus  the  Eng^  anciently  us  d  to  caU  ij»^ 
on  St.  Geofge  as  their  patron  'wntt.^'*'* 
being  now  lookM  upon  as  fuperftitioos, 
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*f ho  Cry  of  Wtance  is  Monjojie  St^Deivfu  or 

as  others  fay  Moult  Joye  St.  Denys^  he  be- 
jng  chofen  ior  the  patron  lainc  of  Ffance^ 
which  was  firft  taken  up  by  Clovis  the 
firft  Chriftiau  kJ')g  o<"  Prance.  The  cry  of 
the  Sp<miardj  h  Santiago,  i,  e>  St.  y4ififi 
the  purr  ..^  ^iir.f  of  ^jpdin.  This  Cry  de 
CuerreU  not  cr.ly  uied  it  the  firft  engaging 
o^  armies  s  biu  when  they  hav^e  been  bro- 
ken and  difperfed,  in  order  to  their  know- 
ing where  the  remains  of  their  party  are  in 


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Or^er  ro  their  rallying  again. 

CRYMO'DB?  [with  rh^ims]  a  cold 
ftivering  fever,  but  frequently  accompani- 
ed with  an  Inflammation  of  the  inner 
parts. 

CRYPHAGE'NITUS  lufu^  or  */»(/- 
^«tyriTtc,  Gt.  fecretly  born]  was  a  god 
of  Tbebes  in  VhrWA%  whom  they  account  - 
edinMQortal.  ^roJofffi  relates,  that  the 
Thebaas  were  the  only  people  in  all  Egypt 
that  refufed  to  admit  the  extravagant  m- 
perditions  of  other  cities,  and  that  they 
woiild  never  give  divine  honour  to  mor- 
tal gods.  It  is  probible,  that  this  fingu- 
gularity  might  proceed  from  fome  impref- 
bons  the  ifiaeUtes  had  left  among  them, 
For  the  city  of  Thehes  was  Dcxt  neighbour 
to  I  he  land  of  G^Jhfn, 

CRYPSO'RCHIS  [of  */>t/;r7a»  to  hide, 
tnd  $p;^ic  the  teilicle]  a  difeafe  when  the 
^efticles  are  hid  in  the  belly. 

CHYTTICK  [cryptlcus^  X.  of  Kfuirli- 
\Uy  GtJ]  hidden,  fecret,  hid  under  ground. 

CRYPTOPO'RTICUS  [of  */»</J«,  Gr. 
J®  ^de,  and  porticus,  X.  porch,  ^c]  a 
fecrctyiralk  or  vault  ui»der  ground  or  tu 
fome  K:v  place ;  a  gallery  clofe4  on  aH 
^^''l  '°  ^  cool  in  lummer  ;  a  ^ror.  a 
cloifter.    X. 

CRY'STV,  [tn  Cbymcid  mitivgs'\  Is 
•xprefled  by  fMscharaacr,  T.        *  "' 

CRYSTAL  nlmerdl^  is  falt-pctre  pre. 
P«red  with  fulphur  the  faU-petre  befnc 
put  m  tt  crucible  and  fet  in  a  furnace,  and 
yhen  ic  is  in  fu6oii,  a  fmall  quantity  of 
flower  of  fulphur  it  added  at  feveral  times 
the  quar^ity  of  two  drains  of  fulphur  to 
caght  ounces  of  faU»petre. 

CRYSTa'LLOMANCY  fof  wvrAX(^ 
aDd/*^irT,/*  Gr.]  a  fort  o?  divination  or 
foretelling  fotare  events  by  means  of  a 
mirror  or  Jooking-gUfs. 

-  CRY'STALSo/<b/^[withCtoi»i3 
IS  a  fojutiop  of  copper  in  fplrfc  of  nitre, 
evaporated  and  cryftalliied  to  gain    the 

ki*  •n^'IV^y^^  *'•  "^^  Mcaufticks, 
>it  will  diflblve  if  cxpofed  to  the  air. 

CRYSTALS  of  Kfliii  [with  ^j^i] 
common  verdegrea/e  diflblved  in  diftillcd 

^aitS?  ""^  ^"  *°  •  ^'^^^  p^^^®  ^°  ""^y- 

CflYSTALSc/^fww,  isallompufifi 


flrcr  dormitory. 

'UBB,  h  a  figure  compre-      y*  '  ' 

ded  under  (ix  equal  fities,  f  / 

\    being     a    geometrical  I  I 

ire,   the  fame  as  a    die,  I  \j 

in  the  figure.  r  1/ 


ed  tod  reduced  iaco  cryftals  In  the  ian 
manner  as  tartar;  the  cryftals  ar^  qa 
drangular  and  brilliant  like  diamonds. 

CRYSTALS  of  Tartar y   is  lanarpui 
fied  and  diiTolved,  and  again  coagul^^ed 
rorm  of  cryftals.    To  do  this,    ihcy  fat 
the  tartar  in  water,  skim  it  and  ftraiai 
a  dwhen  it  isc^ol,  iittl%  white,  fluoii 
cryftil^  are  formed  at  the  edges,  and  al 
a  pellicle  or  cream  fwimming  at  the  to 
CRYSTALS  of  Tartar   cb^beated, 
when  t\tt  tartar   is  impregnated  with  d 
moft  d'flbluble  pars  of  iron. 
.   CRYSTALS  of  Tartar  emetickfUMihi 
It  IS  charged  with  the  fulphureous  par 
of  antimony  to  make  it  vomitiye. 
^  CRYSTALS  of  Mars,  is  iron  rcduc< 
into  f^lrs  by  an  acii  liquor. 

CU'BA  [amorig  the  Romans'i   a  deii 

fuppos'd  to  rock  infants  in  their  cradles. 

CU'iJATORY  Icuhatorium,  JL]  a  doi 

miter  cr  dormitory. 

CUBE,  is  a  figure  compre- 
hended      ■      '  '  '  ' 
each 

fquare,   

as  in  the  figure. 

CX3BB  Square  [in  Geome^ry^  is  thebi 
quadrate  or  4th  power,  which  rsprodi 
ced  bv  the  root  or  fide  being  thrice  ma 
tipl-ed  into  itfelf  j  thus  taking  3  for  ti 
fide,  9  is  the  fquare,  27  the  cube-fOTU 
or  biquadrate. 

^   CU'BIC  [uuCiKit,  Gr.;i   of  or  pernio 
ing  to  or  having  the  figure  of  a  cube. 
CU'BTCAL  Artety  [with  Astewi^j] 
branch  of  the  axillary  artery. 

CUBICAL  Paraboloii,  a  parabola  ( 
the  higher  kind,  uaz  xszy^^  W, 

CU'BEDCUBB  [wi[hJI£itJvii^i^. 
is  the  6fh  power  of  any  number  orqoar 
tity,  fo  729  is  a  cubed  cube  raifed  from  ihi 
root  3  times  $  multiplied  into  itfelf. 

CUBIT^'dS  extenuu  [iaAKatam} 
mufcle  arifing  from  the  outward  knob  c 
the  OS  humeri,  and  is  infer  ted  to  the  of 
per  and  outward  part  oi  the  os  metacat 
pi  of  the  little  finger  j  its  ufe  is  to  exici^ 
the  wnft. 

CUBIT/EUS  mtemus  [in  Amn^]  > 
mufcle  fpringing  from  the  inward  knob  0 
the  flioulder-bone,  whence  ic  paflea  alooj 
the  tUi^  and  comes  to  its  implantatioa  ii 
the  fourth  bone  of  the  corpus^  and  cAsoi 
metaci^pi  of  the  little  finger.  It  helps  tc 
bend  the  wrift. 

CU'BUS  CUBT,  the  9th  powv,  ot  1 
number  multiplied  8  times  into  itfelf. 

CUBOl'DES  [with  Anatq/ntAs^l  the  7*] 
b^ne  of  the  tarflu  of  the  foot  $  whtch  i 
joined  behind  to  the  or  calcLt  s  befora 
to  the  outer  bones  of  the  metatdo-fiu  -,  an 
■on  the  infidc,  10  the  »^  cimeiforme. 

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"oiCHFRIIS  lOU  hm  Mgccrds'J  t 
0BEker«  imer  or  fettiog  doo. 

COCULLA'AIS,  alfo  abtd  Trapetius 
Mk  M^omUls^  u  a  maicle  of  the  fboul- 
mAhiit  or  fc^mU,  which  arifet  from 
Ac  tg  c^itfM,  Lhe  4(4Mraliai  coffi.  and 
iht  Of  of  cheijpine  of  the  Uft  vertdra  of 
thiflck  s  anJ  alio  from  (ho  eifthc  uppar 
caei  af  (be  cfaell,  and  h  tnferted  to  the 
ffaarrfii  and  x!hm  fyimd fcapMU  i  it  iscaU 
kd  cttalUris  of  cmcuUa  a  monk's-hood 
or  covl,  bocanle  this  together  with  i(f 
ftfloirlears  a  lofemblaace  to  it,  corerinc 
Utokaek.    £. 

COCOOX  ATED  TcHoiUtut.  JL]  hood- 
•I- 

CtrcOIUS  fwich  Boiaaifisl  the  herb 
iQgN^ide.    x: 

COarRBlTA,  a  gourd.    £. 

COCmtBlTA        1    a   capiiii^.gUrs 

COCUKSinraLA  f  or  hollow  vaflel 
■ifc  or  tiD,  Igrc.  nled  commonly  in  ba* 
fiioV.  ift^  <Fpl/  it  to  the  body  etcher 
*i:k  or  withoat  Icarification,  to  diTen 
or  4m  the  blood  into  Tome  other  part ; 
V  if  tc  bo  oorropt,  to  eracuace  it  or  lec 
ic  oar. 

CCCUKBTTA  cmca 

OOCaKXrTAnentofii 
Mt  fcwiftracion,    and  is  commonly  appii- 
odarlKoo  to  the  mofi  fleifay  parts,  where 
f^^  h  w>  danger  of  hurting  the  large 
vcftin^Bcrrcs.    Z 
•\  ^     ^  CUCU'RBIT  [in  Ciy 

ffL       II       mical  IVntings)   it  ex- 
a^  C3     pre^fi  ^  K'^^  charae- 
ten. 

ACUCU'RBITE  [with  Cby, 
mifisj  a  veflel  of  glafs,  Iffc. 
for  diftillatioos  and  redi&ca- 
tioot,  ofiially  by  them  called 
a  body,  ID  this  form. 
CUCOaBITA'CfiOUS  PLpUi,  fuch  as 
■fevUo  o  goard. 

COCORBm'NB  IcucurBkimu,  X.]  of 
or  Bwtt  gjMinMu 
COD- WEBD  1  [with  Botmifts^  ^  P^^nc 
ClJD*WO&T|  whoie  leaTcs  are  made 
afe  of  iaftcad  of  cotton,  and  thence  it  is 
CiUod  ooctoo-weed. 
COL  DB  LAMP  lArdfiteaureJ  feveral 
in  mafonry,  Iffc*  in  vaults  and 
finilh  the  bottom  of  works, 
wrea(h6d  in  the  manner  of 
aieCado.    R 

COL  DB  FOUR  iMapmyl  a  fort  of 
W  Ipboiical  vault  like  an  oven.    K 

CDL  PB  FOUR  cf  a  ^che  IMa/on-- 
^cho  otdked  vault  of  o  niche  on  a  plto 
H  is  cimdar. 

CDLDEB'Si  m  fed  of  religious  people, 
<Kif«l7ia  Scone  in  ScctUadf  Jgrc.  fo  cal- 
^  o  cwiaida  1>mm^  u  e*  Irom  their 
W*iW««B  Ood. 


}a  cupping  vcf- 
fel  ufed  with- 


CU 

COaWARY  Rn  [accordJnjf  to  Bdor- 
have]  a  portion  of  pure  elementary  or 
folar  firoy  atrraded  by  .oily  or  folphureout 
parts  of  the  fuel,  with  fuch  velocity  chac 
It  moves  the  fame,  agitates  and  whirls 
them  violently  about,    and   by  degrees 
breaks  and  attenuates  them,  renders  them 
volatile,  and  difperfes  them  into  air. 
CU'LLBNDBR.    Stt  Colander. 
CU'LLIAGEI  acuaom  ot  the  lords  ly. 
CU'LLAGB  I   ing  the  firft  night  with 
their  va/Tars  bridest 
CUTLOT,  a  cu/hion  for  riding  pofL 
CULMI'FEROUS  [of  culmus  ^xti  firo^ 
Z.}  bearing  fteqis  and  ftalks. 

CU'LMINANT  JctOmhkau,  X.]  rifiaf 
up  to  the  top  or  height,  culmination. 
,  CaLMlNATlON,  an  afconding  or  com- 
iog  to  tho  top. 

CU'LMUS  [with  Boton^s]  properif 
Che  ftem  or  ftalk  of  corn  or  grais,  dittin* 
gui(bed  from  that  of  all  other  plaois, 
which  is  termed  cauUs.  X. 
CuaPABLBNESS  irculpaiiiUoi,  1.1 
CULPABiaiTY  I  blame-worchiners, 
guiltiuefs,  faultineis. 

CULPA'TION,  a  blaming,  a  finding 
fault.    Z. 

CULRA'GB,  the  herb  Arfe-fmarr. 
,  CU'LVBNAGB,fa{nt'heartedoeisstur» 
ing  tail  CO  run  away. 

CU'LVBRIN  [couieutfrlney  R  of  coin- 
her,  Z.  a  fnake  J  a  piece  of  ordnance  of 
(cieral  dzes. 

CU'LVERIN  of  the  U^fi  fixe  [with 
Guaiert]  a  piece  of  ordnance  of  ^  inches 
diameter  at  the  bore,  weight  about  4009 
pound)  carries  a  ball  of  4  inches  3  quar» 
cers  diameter,  and  14  pound  weight,  and 
requires  a  chtrge  of  10  pound  of  powder. 
CU'LVERIN  Ordinary  [with  Gamer/] 
is  a  larger  gun  of  about  45000  pound 
weight,  is  5  inches  x  quarter  diameter  ac 
the  bore,  carries  a  ball  of  17  pound  % 
ounces  weight,  and  5  inches  diameter, 
and  requires  a  charge  of  xx  pound  6  oun- 
ces of  powder. 

CULVERIN  Eztraordinary  [withGwi- 
ners]  a  large  piece  ot  ordnance  in  length 
about  X  3  foot,  weighing  48000  pound,  the 
diameter  at  the  bore  Ming  5  inches  and  a 
hall,  carries  a  fliot  of  5  inches  t  quarter 
dianoecer,  and  lo  pound  weight,  and  re- 
quires a  charge  ot  1%  pounds  and  a  half 
of  powder. 

CU'LVBR-TAILING  [with  Ship- 
wrigbu  1  h  Che  fattening  or  letting  on« 
timber  into  another,  fo  ihoc  they  cannot 
flip  out,  as  the  carliogs  into  the  beams  o£ 
afliip. 

CU'LVBRTAGB  [in  the  Narmrn  law} 
the  ofcbeat  or  forfeiture  of  thelaods  of  a 
vaflal  CO  the  lord  of  the  fee. 

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CQ'MBRANCES.  xncumbrflnceg. 
f   CU'MBROUS,   cumbeifom.     Miiion. 

CU'MBERSOMNBSS  f prob.  of  cumu" 
|iri,  X.  an  heap  or  kummetll,  Teut.}  un- 
weildinefs. 

CU'MMIN  iKu'fAim,  Gr>3  an  herb  like 
Fennel,  but  lefs  5  the  feed  of  which  is 
^ood  in  col^cksy  yc, 

CUMUIO'SE  Icumdofus^  X.l  full  of 
iicaps. 

CUNCTIVOTENT  [etinaipoteiu^  1.1 
mil  powerful. 

CUNCTl'TENENT  [cunaitenens,  I.] 
koldinK  or  poffeffinji   all  things. 

CU'NEAL  [cwiealh,  1.]  in  the  form 
ot  &  wedge. 

CO'NBATED  [ciaieatust  X.]  made  in 
form  of  a  wedge. 

CU^NEUS,  a  wedge,  one  of  the  6  prin- 
ciples in  mechanicks.    i. 

CUNEUS  [in  Ancient  Deeds']  a  mint  or 
place  wherr  money  is  co^>ed. 

.  CONICULO'SE  Icmktdofiis,  I.]  fuU 
of  coneys  or  coney  burroughs. 

CUNILA  \^BotMj]  Savoury,  Marjoram 
with  the  ijsiall  leaf,  and  Penny- royal  with 
Ihe  broad-leaf.    X. 

CUNILA'GO  iBotmy']  the  herb  Flea- 
bane  or  Moth- mullein,  or  a  kind  of  Sa- 
voury or  origanum.    X. 
•      CO'NINA,  a  deity.    See  CtAa, 

CU'NNINGI  [&tf  term]  direding,  es 

CO'NDING  I  the  cunning  of  a  fliip  U 
the  dire&ing 'the  perfon  at  helm  how  to 
^er  her. 

CU'NNINONESS  [  cunningnej-p  , 
^ax,  j  crattine^s,  ^C^ 

CU'NNUS  [of  Y.vm,  Gr.  to  bring  foribj 
clie  pudendum  muliehre, 

CU'PiD  [cupido^  X]  the  fabulous  god 
of  love ;.  painters,  \ffc.  reprefem  him  like 
»  bo^  niked,  and  having  wirgs,  carrying 
•  quiver  on  his  flioulder,  and  holding  a 
torch  id  one  hand,  and  a  bow  with  darrs 
In  the  other,  to  give  defperate  wounds 
CO  the  hearts  of  lovers;  but  with  a  veil 
caft  over  his  eyes  to  intimate  that  love 
is  blind. 

Ai  there  were  two  Venut's^  to  there 
were  two  Cupids^  the  firft  named  EKOS^ 
the  fon  of  /uf iter  ^nd  Venus y  the  encou- 
iager  of  a  ctleftial  loyc,  which  iroprinrs 
that  fpirit  in  nature  itfclf,  from  whence 
arifes  the  harmony  of  the  elements,  and 
the  copulation  of  animals:  the  other  Cu- 
pid was  named  ANTEROS,  the  fon  ol  Ve 
nus  and  Mars,  a  vulgar  deity,  whofe  fol> 
lowers  are  drunkennefs,  forrow  and  con- 
tention: He  is  like  wife  the  deity  that 
levenges  flighted  love. 

They  are  both  of  them  reprefented  as 
boys,  naked,  winged  and  blinded,  arm'd 
with  a  bow,  arrows  and  4  toich ;  ihcy 


CU 

have  two  darts  of  different  natrfres^  ot 
golden  whicli  procures  love  and  the  oth< 
leaden  which  caufes  hatred. 

Ci^id  is  alfo  painted  crown'd  wii 
rofes,  holding  a  rofe  in  one  hand  and 
dolphin  in  the  other :  fometimes  ftanc 
ing  dofe  by  fortune  j  fomecimea  be  twee 
Hercules  and  Mercury^  to  intimate  cfaa 
love  is  moft  prevalent  when  ir  i*  actenc 
ed  on  by  eloquence  ai;d  valour. 

CU'PULO  [in  Arcbiteaure2  an  arche 
room  or  turret,  (landing  on  the  very  to 
of  a  dome  or  great  building  in  form  eithc 
of  a  circle  or  polygon  j  othcrwife  calle 
a  lanthom, 

CU'RABLBNESS  [of  curare^  Z.  tt 
heal  and  nefi]  capablenefs  of  cure. 

CDRA'TOR  ICivUlav]  a  pcrfon  re 
gularly  appointed  to  take  care  of  ano- 
ther.    X. 

To  give  a  leap  upon  the  curb  f witl 
Hor/emen]  is  to  Ihorten  the  curb  by  lay- 
ing one  of  cbe  mails  or  S  like  joints  o; 
the  chain  over  the  reft. 

A  CDRB  [with  Farriers]  is  ahardani 
callous  tumour  running  on  the  infide  Oil 
a  horfe's  hoof,  1.  e>  on  that  part  of  the 
hoof  cha^  h  oppofite  to  the  leg  of  cbQ 
fame  fide. 

CURE  [with  Falconers'^  a  remedy  which 
they  give  their. hawks  m  lorm  ot  little 
balls  or  pellets  of  hemp,  cotton  or  fca- 
chersy  to  imbibe  or  drink  up  their  phlegm. 

CURETESy  are  faid  to  be  defcended 
of  the  Daffyliy  who  were  priefU  of  the 
goddefs  V^.  They  firft  taogh  t  men  how 
to  manage  flocks  of  fbeep,  and  to  Uise 
and  breed  up  herds  of  other  cattle,  to  ga» 
ther  honey,  to  live  in  focieties  to  huoc, 
caft  darts,  ufe  fwords,  targets  and  helmeta, 
of  which  they  were  faid  to  be  the  in- 
ventors. 

To  thefe  Curetes  Jthea  h  faid  to  have 
committed  the  care  of  Jupiter*  To  pre- 
fer ve  him  from  his  fzthcr  Saturn ;  ind  they 
by  dancing  in  armour  and  claOiing  their 
weapons  to  the  found  of  pipes,  drama 
and  cymbals,  made  fuch  a  noUe  as  lirowD* 
ed  the  cry  of  this  infant  god. 

CURIA  Cattonicorum,  the  conrt-locjge 
or  manour-houfi!  in  a  lordifaipi  pertainii^ 
to  fome  religious  order.    X> 

CURIA  Domini^  the  honfe,  hall  or 
court  of  the  lord,  where  all  the  tenants 
are  bound  to  give  their  attendance  if  need 
re<]uire,  every  3  weeks,  but  more  efpeci- 
ally  on  Ladj-dajf  and  JAcbaelmas'-da§  \  a 
court  anciently  held  at  CariikraokrC^lef 
in  the  ifle  oflf^ight.    X. 

CURIA  Perfons,  the  parronage  or  ptr» 
Ton's  manfion-houie.    X. 

CURI£  Generates  [m  CommoH  Xdv] 
thofe  general  aud  folema  couruj  which 

Ci  '  ^^^ 

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VCrtkUbf  tlielorJo£tlie  mteour  twice  |  equtcion  of  «q  indecermfnace  degree ;  kit 
It  yoTi  sis-  00  the  annaDciiiioo  of  the  I  ditfcfenrly  according  to  the  diveriity  of 
jfiipi  Aty  And  Sc.  MicimVi  dxj.  \  their  kind 


(MIA  Mv€tiau^  the  dacy  of  comiog 
■  pijffiiit  lad  leivice  to  fucha  Lord.  X* 

CDXrO'SITr      l  [cur/o/fM/,!-]  over- 

CrWOUSNESS  I  much  care ;  a  p«f- 
fioBCidebe  of  feeing  or  knowing  }  alfo 
delhxrclsor  niceDersi  a  railcy  or  cu- 
rioB  rkiif. 

COlaENTNESS  [of  cunenty  !•]  cur- 
Vcjr,  btnog  a  tires  courfe. 

CatlENTS  [with  NaulgatoTs]  are 
^eaaoi  ouxions  of  the  waters,  which 
ii  ceniin  adtodes  run  and  iet  on  par- 
flbir  points  ot  the  compars:  and  ofu. 
^  ibeir  (ofce  is  coo/ormahle  to  the 
noM  of  ibe  iBocn«  fo  as  Ap  he  more 
n^  oilroDS  when  the  is  ac  the  change 
Grtd,ad  the  weaker    when  ihe  is  in 

CU'RRIERS  were  in- 
corporated anno  14B8,  in 
the  lach  of  K.  Benry  I. 
and  hear  for  their  armo- 
rial  enfigns;   fitle^    a 


il'd   c 


tween  4  pair  of  fliares 
in  faltire  argent.  The 
cieft  2  arms,  the  hands 
holding  a  ihave,  ihe  Tap- 

porant  hick  «r  and   a   goat  argent, 

Tkeaoao,  Sfes  ntSra  Deut, 
ndf  ban  If  fiiuace  near  the  iVefl-txid 

WMllSH[oflin«ll»  Teut.  to  grin] 
nr-ii^  dqggift,  churliUij  furly,  ill-oa- 
ml 

CrUlSHNBSS  [probably  of  CUr,  a 
■*<"*^]  doggifhncfs,  fnarb'ng. 

CCISEDNESS  [of  cujiye,  Afar.]  the 
ittifWiBrnog  of  a  curfc,  vilenefs,  Jjf^. 
^CClSOR,  a  little  brafs  ruler,  reprefent- 
^  the  korii'>n ;  a  roler  or  label.  JL 

WESORINESS  fof  curforius,  X.]  ha- 
■^  romiBg  oTcr  flightly. 

OUTATE  0(^i«ce  [with  Afironmers] 
htkfiboce  of  a  planet's  place  from 
•i  m  reduced  to  the  ecliptick. 

5JTE$Y  of  EaeUtnd.    See  reifltipj^. 

CCtTILAGB  [in  lam]  a  piece  of 
gfa  p^  or  firoand,  Igfc.  or  yard  pcr- 
™i| »  or  lying  near  an  houfe, 

COtTLASS  [q.  d.  Curtailed  or  curt  axe] 
I  Bon  fiwid,  a  kind  or  a  hanger. 
.  hSfobm  ef  a  CURVE,  is  the  find- 
%vt a rtjht  line  equal  to  a  curve. 
^^^ve  of  a  CURVE,  i$  the  find- 
■I*  of  the  area  or  ipace  included  by 
^*n$  or  the  affigning  of  a  »quadran- 
'•••N to  a  cutviHneal  fpace. 

Jp  <f  CURVES,  an  a0cmblage  or 

jgw*  of  ievertl  curves  of  diwrent 

1^4  which  ata  defined  hy  U|p  (ame 


CUSCUTA")    [Botairf]  the  herb  dod- 
CASSU'TA  I    dcr  or  withwind.    X. 
CUSTIDATED  Hyperbola  [vf'nh  Matb.J 
a  kind  of  liyperhola^  whole  4  parts  con-* 
cur  and  rerroinaie  in  the  an}>Ie  ofconraA. 
CUSTODES  I'lbertatis  Angli£  autbori- 
tate  parliamenth     ^^^  ^^f  ^^^^  wnere- 
in  (Le  writs  and  other  judicial  proceedings 
did  run  during   the  time  of  ihe  behead- 
ing king  Charles  I*   till  Crompell    took 
upon  him  to  be  proce£lor.  I* 

CU'STOM,  was  firft  paid  in  Englandin 
the  reign  of  Henry  VI.  when  the  par- 
liament fettled  a  duty  in  the  year  1425 
of  iz</.  in  itit  pound  upon  all  merchar.« 
dizes  in^ported  or  exported^  ihU  cuftom 
was  f.'ttled  but  for  3  y,*ars«  and  in  the 
a£t  was  a  ptt^vif),'  chat  the  king  ihould 
not  make  a  grant  to  any  perfon,  nor  thac 
it  Ihould  be  any  prefident  ioi  the  like  ta 
be  done  1  but  yet  all  the  kii^  (tnce  hij 
time  have  had  it  for  liie. 

Generai  CUSTOM  [in  Im]  Is  a  cu- 
ftom  which  is  allowed  throughout  th« 
whole  kingdom  of  England, 

Particular  CUSTOM  [in  law']  is  thac 
which  belongs  10  this  or  chat  particular 
as  gavel-hnd  to  Kent^  or  fuch  as  thae 
of  a  lordOiip,  city   or  town. 

CUSTOM  [with  Trade/me^]  the  prac- 
tice Or  bufinefs  of  a   (hop. 

CU'STOMABLENISSl  [of  coutwne 
CU'STOMARINESS     J       F.  ]  cutto- 
marinefs,  liablenefs  to  pay  cuftom. 

CU'STOS  Placitorum  Corona  [  Old 
Ric]  feems  to  be  the  fame  g  with  Ctifioi 
Rotulorum,  L. 

^  CUSTOS  fpititudtium^  one  who  exerl 
cifcs  fpiritual  or  ecclefiaftical  jurifdi&ioa 
during  the  vacancy  of  a  biibop's  fee.  X. 
CUSTOS  temporaUumt  one  to  whofe 
suftody  a  vacant  fee  was  committed  hf 
the  king,  who  as  a  fteward  was  to  |;iv9 
an  account  of  the  goods  and  profits  into 
the  Efcheater^  and  he  into  (he  Excke^ 
quet.  Z. 

CUSTOM A'RIUS  [OW  Rec,]  an  in'c- 
rior  tenant  in  foccage  or  villenage,  who 
by  cuftom  is  oblig'd  to  pay  (uch  and  fuck 
fervice  of  work  for  his  lord. 

To  CUT  the  SoundX    [  in  Horfirrum* 
To  CUT  the  Volte  f   Jhip  ]    is     to 
change   the  hand,    when  a  horle  works 
upon  volts  of  one  tread  >  fo  that  dividing 
the  volt  in  two,  he  turns  and  ptm  up- 
on a  rijzht  line  to  recommence  anotbervolr. 
CUT  and  LONG-TAIL,   all  logethec 
univer  Tally. 

CVTh  I  acutus,  L]  (hiTj^,  9uick-wit- 
ted, 

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CUTIS  [fn  Anatcmy]  the  Inner  Ain, 
which  lies  under  the  cmicle  or  fcarl 
skin,  is  thickiih,  alfo  full  of  pores*  It 
coniifts  o{  feveral  filaments  of  the  veins, 
aneries,  nerves  «nd  fibres,  interwoven 
one  with  anorher  «Qd  lull  of  glandules, 
lymphedof^s,  ^^C. 

CUTTING  lvfithPainters'\  is thclay- 
in^  one  ftrong  lively  colour  oti  another 
without  any   lliade  or  foftcnin?. 

CUTTING  [with  Horjemen]  is  when 
•  the  leet  of  a   horfe  interfere }   or  when 
he  beats  off  the  sjcin  ofthepaftern  joint 
of    one  foot  with  another. 

CUTTLB  f/jfe,  afea  fifli,  which  throw, 
ingouta  black  juice  like  ink,  lies  hid  in 
the  water  in  that  obfcurity,  andfo  efcapes 
the  filher. 

CUTLERS  were  firE 
incorporated  .^^Airo  141 3 
by  Henry  VI.  confirin'd 
by  ievtral  of  our  kings 
fmce,  and  by  K.  James ^ 
I.  Their  arms  are  Gttifi 
6>  daggers  in  9  faltire 
croiles  ardent,  handled 
and  hiked  or  pointing 
towards  the  chief.  The 
fupponers  2  elephants  argent,  the  creft 
a  third,   with   a  caftle  00    his  back  or. 

Their  hall  is  on  the  fiidb  fide  of  doie" 
lane, 

CUZ,  a  name  or  title  among  Trinters, 
given  to  one  who  fnbmics  to  the  per- 
iormance  of  fome  jocular  ceremonies; 
after  which,  and  a  drinking  bout,  he  is 
intitled  to  fome  peculiar  privileges  in 
the  cbapel  or  priniing'houfe. 

CYA'MUS  [xv«/u©*«  ^'••]  the  bean,  a 
fort  of  pulfc, 

CY'ANUS  [xu</n®-,  Gr,  a  kind  of  jaf 
per-fiore  of  an  azure  colour. 

CYANUS  [with  Botamfis  J  a  flower 
called  blue-bottle. 

CYATI'SCUS  [of  xu'aB^,  Gr,  a  cup] 
an  inftruinent  to  pour  any  thing  into  a 
wound. 

CY'BELE  [according  to  the  Tagan  The' 
clogy]  was  the  wife  of  Saturn,  She  was 
alto  called  Py/id/m^^n^,  Berecyntbia  and  the 
grand-mother  ;  not  only,  becaufe  (he  was 
the  mother  of  the  gods,  bur  becaufe  (he 
was  the  goddefs  of  the  earth.  And  for 
that  «reafon  the  Latins  called  her  0/>/, 
and  the  GreeJts  Rbea^  fiie  was  alfo  called 
Vefla,  She  is  fomecimes  taken  lor  fire, 
and  fometimes  for  the  earth.' 

She  was  alfo  called  ^ia  Dea,  becaufe 
Ae  was  born  in  Syria, 

She  was  reprefcm ed  with  towers  on  her 
head,  fitting  in  a  chariot  drawn  by  Iior.s,and 
a  great  number  of  trees  and  animals  lound 
about  her.  Her  folemn  feftivals  were  cal- 
ico Megakfia,  and  were  hpld  e^ery  fourck 


CU 

.moDtb,  Her  priefts  were  called  GtiU 
us  or  Gallic  and  the  chief  of  'em  Arc,M 
luSt  becaufe  they  were  chofen  out 
Gaiio  GreciXy  a  province  of  4fia  Mho, 
joining  to  Ptrygia  i  they  were  alfo  a 
led  Cotybantest  and  in  their  celebiatn 
of  her  rites  a6ted  the  part  of  wiadm 
with  their  drums,  trumpets,  and  fuch  < 
ther  inftruments,  firgings,  howiings,  cu 
ting  themfelves  d^perately  and  all  th 
they  met. 

Thofe  Gouts  that  bad  planted  then 
felves  in  rhygia,  in  thefe  Megalefut  rm 
ed  themieves  to  fuch  a  pitch  of  lury  b 
the  forementioned  inftruments,  ^.  thj 
they  became  really  mad,  and  io  wamoi 
neis  often  wounded  one  another  wit 
fwords  and  other  weapons,  and  at  tt 
condufion  walhed  their  bodies  and  wouni 
in  fome  river  dedicated   to  this  goddefs. 

C^le  was  the  daughter  of  Menoe^^taa^ 
of  rbfygia,  and  upon  fome  di&aSJte  tha 
her  iamer  had  taken  agatnft  her  mother 
was  thrown  ino  a  wood  to  bedevoore 
by  the  wild  beafts.  But  being  happili 
found  by  a  Aepherd,  he  brought  bei 
home,  and  bred  her  up  as  his  own. 

She  was  cxtraprdinary  beautiful,  ta 
as  fhe  grew  to  years  of  underftandiq 
became  very  famous  for  her  skill  in  mu 
fick,  and  curing  the  difeafes  of  infants 
fo  that  the  king  acknowledgd  her  foi 
hiS  daughter,  and  granted  her  a  train  ac 
cording  to  her  quality. 

She  afterwards  fell  in  love  with  •  ^unj 
man  named  Aiys ;  but  he  not  obtaining 
liberty  to  marry  her,  (he  wjas  got  with 
child  by  him,  for  which  Atys  was  con. 
demned  to  dye,  which  caufed  her  to  run 
mad  fori  grief,  and  leaviiig  her  fcithcr*i 
court,  flie  ran  up  and  down  the  coon- 
try  with  a  pipe  and  drum  in  her  hand. 

Alter  her  death  the  Pbrjgians^  being 
dffiifted  with  fcarcity  of  corn  and  diven 
difeafes,  upon  confulting  the  oracle,  they 
were  advis'd  to  worlhip  Cj^Uf  as  a  god- 
defs, in  order  to  get  themfelves  extri- 
cated out  of  thofe  calamities* 

The  Romans  had  no  great  knowledge 
of  this  goddels  till  Hamubal  with  his  ar- 
my was  in  the  bowels  of  Jtalf,  ind  ibc 
Icnate  of  Rome  being  terrified  with  (tft- 
ral  prodigious  accidents  that  happened 
at  that  time,  they  fent  to  confult  the 
books  of  the  Sibyls^  and  being  ioformed 
that  the  Cartbagtnians  might  be  expcU'd 
Italy^  if  the  Mater  Um  came  to  Rmei 
they  fent  ambafTadors  to  AttaUs  king  ot 
Pbrygia,  to  intreat  him  to  fend  them  the 
ftone  flatue  of  this  goddefs,  which  vti 
'-  the  town  Fi^RHn/^.  '  It  being  brought 

Roifff ,  all  the  dames  in  the  dry  went 

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M  BOoth  of  the  rirer  TtUf  I  ia!  the 
■s  far  tbe7  ereded  a  temple  for  her. 

Tte  pioe-cree  aod  the  box  were  con- 
fanoed  10  this  goddefs. 

aaA'MEN(»vsMi<«»^>  Cr.]  Sow- 

CTtLOlD  [in  Gti/meiry]  "  «  curve 
tt  BCD^fcribed  by  the  point  tf  =n  the 
poipkeno^  adrek*  while  ?he  circle  rolls 
tlo^  I  right  line;  as  BD  fr  m  the  poioc 
Iwbweilic  conre  beRi  s.  ro  the  point 
0  vbere  it  ends :    this  is  alTo  call'd  a 


CfaOflON  [of  ai/aXlai  to  far- 
f0^jad*4  (be  eye  Jche  white  of  the  eye. 

CTCL0f5  [iftxXi^f  f-  ^*  haring  a 
fle«dc7«,Grn  the  firft  inbabicants  of 
$€i^i  neo  01  a  gigantick  fize,  as  ap- 
y»ie4  ii7  bones  fcimd  in  feveraJ  combs, 
ihey  vete  rery  fa?age,  and  frequented 
cUnf  DC  neighboarbood  of  mount  Mt- 
•<•  vheice  the  poe^s  cook  occafion  to 
xcerdbs  tbem  as  Vukdnt  workmen, 
wiQi  be  employed  to  make  thanderbolis 

CrCLUS  [«/*X^,  Gt:]  a  circle  or 
.-B^i  t  cfck,  as  of  the  fun,  moon^ 
%|e.L 

CTaus?tf/c^/,  acycle  to  find  out 
the  ttlTil  ot  Ecfin,  L. 
CTIK/NIA  Mdto,  quinces.' 
CTPyNlOM,  q^iddany,  conferve  or 
WKmhk  of  quinces.  L. 
'CT*CNO$,  a  fwan.  The  poe^  tell 
g^  tfat  7'^^'''  10"'*^  Ifemfis  under  that 
■i»  (br  flic  inrn'd  herfelf  into  all  forms 
^*K  fte  might  prefcnre  her  virginity) 
M  hft  of  til  into  the  form  of  a  fwan. 
took  upon  him  the 
and  flew  to  Rbamnus 
^^—j  —  "f-rc  trod  Nemtfiu  She 
55?^*  from  irhencc  Helena  was  pro- 
22^*  fl*  poet  relates.  Moreover  Ju- 
Pf^i^teak  he  di4  not  put  off  the  form 
•^*»fcta,  but  flew  hack  to  heaven 
"'Aw  form,  made  the  form  of  a 
iMBg  the  ftars,  that  he  had  tf- 
»*en  be  flew. 
DEK  [with  Swgemut  }ffc.']  a 
■ler. 

RICALNESS  [of  girmire,  F. 
i.  ot  wUfJ'fQ',  Gr.]  the  be* 
"^lindrical  form. 
KO-MBTKIC  ScaUt    <n  in- 
fer mcaforing  of  cylindrical  di- 


gJJtfoftUinto  I 
■JkcwpoQ  7tipiur 
5*  of  ckii  bird,  an 
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CYLI'NDRUS  r  with  PiyfiCiMs  ]  * 
plaifter  made  oblong,  which  ibme  phy- 
ficians  call  Magdaleo. 

CY'LLUM  [or  Ju;AAo»,  Gr,^  to  make 
lame,  alaxation  of  the  leg. 

CY'LLOSIS7  [  with  Surgeons]  a   lejt 

CY'LLUM  i  put  out  oi  joints  aUo 
one  lame  and  crooked.    F 

CYMATiUM  [«//*a7<#»,  Gr.2  a  little 
wave. 

CYMATIUM  [with  Arcbiteas;}  a  mem- 
ber or  moulding  of  the  cornice,  whbfe 
profile  is  waved,  i.  e.  concave  at  the  top^ 
and  convex  at  the  bottom. 

Doric  CYMATIUM  [Arcb'tteaure]  Is  a 
cave  (  ,  or  a  cavity  lefs  than  a  femicircle, 
h^vin:^  '>isprojedure  fubduple  its  height. 

Lfifc^  CYMATIUM,  is  a  concave- 
convex  member,  having  its  projeftur^ 
fubiupleits  height. 

Tufcan  C Y  M ATIOM,  conGfts  of  an  ovo- 
lo  or  quarter-round. 

CYMBALA'RIA,  the  herb  Penny-roy* 
al.    i. 

CY'MBIFORMB  0/  [of  cymBa,  Z.  a 
boat]  the  fame  as  Oi  tJOvicularey  i.  e*  the 
third  bone  in  each  foot,  in  that  part  ofic 
wh*ch  immediately  fucceeds  the  leg.    L. 

CY'MINUM  [*i*/u<MT,  Gr.J  the  herb 
Cummin. 

CYNA'NCHE  [»wT*>;c"»  of^'^adof, 
and  A>;t"  P"*"»  ^^^  afquinancy  or  quin- 
fey,  an  inflammation  of  the  inner  mufcles 
ot  the  throat,  attended  with  a  difficulty 
of  breaching  and  a  continual  fever  ;  a  dif* 
eafe  chat  dogs  are  frequently  troubled  with. 

CYNA'NTHBMIS  fof  «i>^  and  Ar- 
3^,  Gr.  a  f!o*erJ  May- weed  or  Stink- 
ing-chamomil. 

CYNA'K  A  [**r«^/*,  Or.]  the  artichoke^ 
a  plant.    1. 

CY'NCHRAMUS  [auVxW^^N  Or.']  € 
bird  fomethbg  larger  than  a  crcfted  lark, 
and  arcounted  a  great  delicacy  in  lUUy. 

CY'NIC ALNESS  [o\  c^nique^  F.  cyni- 
Ctu^  1.  of  auwf ,  Gr*  a  dog]  churliflinefs, 
morofenefs.  ^    ,         ,       . 

CY'NICUS  SPASMUS  [with  rbyfici- 
ansj  the  dog- cramp  5  i*  a  convulfion  ot 
the  mufclesof  the  mouth,  which  draws  ic 
fo  awry,  that  it  refembles  the  grinning 

of  a  dog.  ,  r     ,  .  y.     f 

CYNOBO'TANB  [of  aiJvof  and  ;g«T«rt, 

Gr]  the  hc'.b  (linking  Mayweed. 

CYNOCE'PHALE  [of  at/W  and  m^aXi 

the  head,  Gr.]  an  herb  bearing  a  flowec 

refcmbHng  a  dog's  head. 

CYNOCE'PHALIS    1   [  »i/fo«r#*X^» 
CYNOCETHALUS  f  a  kind   of  ape 

with  a  head  like  a  dog  j  the  dog-headed 

baboon  or  monkey,    r         ,     ,-:^-^i 
CYNOCE'PHALUS  [KUfoaffAA©*,  Gr.J 

the  dog-headed  ape  or  monkey* 


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A  CYNOCE'PHALUS  iHieroglypbicah 
Jh"]  wa«  by  the  ancienc  l^ptiaiu  ufed  co 
reprefcnc  the  moon,  gnd  ^nlfyM  the  dif- 
ferent mouons  of  that  plinet  by  the  diffe- 
rent pofturc  ot  that  animal.  To  fignity 
the  filing  aiidiacicAfc  of  the  moon,  ihey 
painied  it  (landing  upright  upon  his  hinder- 
•  mo/l  tcet,  and  to  fliew  the  decreafe  of  it, 
/  it  was  rcpre/ented  lying  upon  its  back  as 
dead.  ^  And  Naturalijis  have  made  this  ob- 
fcrvation,  ihac  apes  do  fyispithJze  with 
the  moon,  and  on  thfs  account  fomc  ot 
them  were  nourifhed  by  the  learned  E^p- 
tianSi  in  order  to  difcover  more  Cifily 
and  fully  the  myiteries  reining  to  the 
moon  at  the  rime  of  its  conjunoion  with 
and  oppofltion  ro  tl:e  fun. 

A  CYNOCEPHALUS  riding  upon  a 
fiflj  in  a  rivfr,  did  hieroglyphically  repre- 
fent  a  prieft,  or  a  man  whofe  office  ob« 
I'ged  him  to  aitendance  on  the  fcrvice  of 
the  gods.  The  Egyptian  pricfts  abftain'd 
from  eaiing  all  k  njs  of  fi  ^,  and  then  c 
fomeareof  opinion  that  this  hieroglyphick 
imimatcd  abftlnence,  which  is  therefore 
recommc;  ded  to  piiefts,  ^:,  but  others 
rather  that  tne  river  is  a  fymbol  of  the 
foul  and  plealares  of  the  body,  which 
cught  to  be  opncs'd  and  overcome  by  thofe 
Who  would  offer  acceptable  facrifice  to 
Almi^hry  God,  and  be  worthy  of  thacdi> 
vine  office  of  the  priefthood. 

CYNOCRA'MBE,  ihe  herb  Dog's  Mcr 
cury.    i.  of  Gr^ 

CYNO'DES  Orexis  [witl^  Pbyfic'tans]  a 
dog-like  appetite  orexcr^jiie  hunger,  a:- 
leuded  with  a  vomiting ^t" a  loofenefs. 

CYNODO'NTES  [of  xc/«k  a  dog,  and 
c<r«,  Gt.  a  tooth]  do^Vteeth. 

CYNO'GLOSSUS  [ju,yi>,\»<r«F,  Gr.l 
the  herb  Hoimd's-trn^uc.    JL 

CYNOMO'RION  [  *c/w/x^e<eT,  Gr.  7 
Choke-weed. 

CYNO'KKHODON  [Kw^ffoJ^^^  QrJ 
the  wild  ro'e,  or  fwcei-briar  rofe. 

CYNO'SBATOS  f  jti/yfi^^rt-rof ,  Gr.] 
eplmtiue  or  fwcec-briar  j  alfo  the  capcr- 
bum,  *^ 

CYPARi'SSJE  iKt/vAfiara-iti,  Gr,"]  cer- 
tain fiery  meteors  or  vapours  that  appear 
ID  the  airarnigbt. 

CyPARrSSl'AS  rxc/a-Agi^W^f,  Gr.l 
rhe  largeft  kind  of  Ipurge. 

CYPA'RiSSUS  [»i/a-«e^,7r®-.  Grl  the 
cyprefs  tree.    X.  ^  »        J 

CY  PHONISM,  a  tort  of  torture  or 
puni/?)ment  ufed  by  the  ancients,  which 
lomc  fuppofc  to  be  the  fmearing  the  body 
over  with  honey,  and  cxpofing  the  per- 
ion  bo'md  to  flies,  wafps,  ^c, 

CY'PRESS  [cupreffiis,  L.  *i/T«/)/V(r(^, 
wr.j  4  tfgj  which  ihc  ancicDU  accounting 


an  emblem  of  death,  u/ed  co  adorn  tM 
fepulchres  with  it. 

CYPRESS  [fo  called  from  the  iflandsc 
Cyprus^  from  whence  they  were  firl 
brought]  a  fort  of  ftuff,  partly  filk,  an 
partly  hair,  with  which  formerly  hoo« 
and  other  TeSments  for  women  wer 
made. 

CYTRUS  [with  Botaniftsl  a  (t.ruh  o 
bufhmuch  like  privet  with  the  ilowerso 
which  the  inhabitants  of  the  ifle  of  Ci 
pTus  ufed  CO  make  fweet-oil)  alfo  lia 
drug  called  camphire.    Z. 

CYRENl'ACl  [Uom  AriftippusQiCyrt 
ne']  a  (eSk  of  philofophers  who  held  tha 
man  was  bom  for  pleafures,  and  that  vir 
tue  was  only  fo  far  laudable  as  it  conducti 
thereto. 

CY'RTOSIS  [xiifTairity  Gr.}  a  tumoi 
in  any  part  of  the  body. 

CY'SSAROS  [xfcVo-afOf,  of xi/a-.?^,  Gt 
the  breech]  the  gut  ca.led  Re&um,  liu 
lowermoft  of  til ;  alfo  the  fundamenr.. 

CY'STICA  IvfUhPbyficians]  mcdicioe 
good  for  difeafes  in  the  bladder. 

CY'STICK  [Ktfrtc,  GrJ  a  bladder,  cf 
pecially  that  out  of  whicn  the  urioc  ant 
gall  comes. 

CY'STIS  rxv'fic,  Gr.}  a  bladder. 

CY'STIS  [with  ^fwr^^wi/]  abagorskij 
which  contains  the  matter  of  an  impoft 
hume. 

CYZICE'NES  [of  the  ifland  Cjzico. 
mapniHcent  banqueting  houfes  among  th< 
GreeltSj  always  expoftd  to  the  north,  and 
commonly  opeoiog  upod  gaideoa. 


D 

Dd  Roman,  D  d  Italick,  X>  )  ExEJlf^, 
D  to  Saxon,  A  <t  Greelty  1  Hebrevr, 
aie  the  fourth  letters  of  their  refpcflm 
alphabets. 

D,  is  pronounced  in  mofl  or  all  E^^ 
words  except  JVednefiiajf* 

D  in  Latin  numbers  hgnifies  5ocb  and  i 
dafl)  oyer  it  as  D,  5000. 

D.  D ■  [in  Jn/criptiont}  frequently  ftauA 
for  Dedicavit  Deo,  /'.  e,  he  has  dedicated 
to  Cod,  or  for  Dono  Dedlt^  i-  e,  he  pre* 
fcnted     Z. 

D.  D.D.  [in  Ihfcrtptians)  ftandiofcea 
for  Dignum  Deo  Donwndedtt^  i.  e.  he  of. 
fered  an  acceptable  prefcnt  to  God.    1. 

D.  D.  D.  Q.  [  iu  Injcripthns  ]  ftandi 
for  Dat,  dicat^  dedkatque^  i.  c  he  gi^eSj 
fets  apart,  and  dedicates.    JL* 

p.  D.  Q.  S..  [in  Infcriptions}  ftands  for 
DJis  Deabufque  Sacrum^  i.e.  confecratei 
to  die  gods  and  goddefles.    X. 

V.ti.  N, N»  Jia  JafcTiptiom}  Hands  for 
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DA 

iMif  Hfitt,  I.  tf.  of  oar  lord.    I. 
Pi'BiTIS  [with  leghuans}  ooe  of  chc 

K^snf  r/logifffis. 

DA'BSLER  [of  T>MtXt1U  Du.'}  one 
ikatfplilbes  or  ELin  water  about  i  tifo 
OK  (Hthcly  fjrniihed  with  aa  arc,  iffc,  as 
iWfVrtPotfiicir,  ^jr. 

DACn'LlON  [/4«TvXifr,  CrJ  the 
krbSinuBOnjr.    L. 

^DICTY'LIOMANCY  [of  /-.JiJxwff  a 
ragi  lad /iiiT(/«^  Gr-  divinationj  cl.ey 
hU  I  ri:^  furpeoded  by  a  fine  thread 
«er  a  ntud  table  oo  the  edge  of  which 
*iimd«  dirirs  marks  with  the  twenty 
fc  kjtcn  of  Che  alphabet.  The  ring 
si  sr'br»:ioa  (lopping  at  certain  letters, 
tbcy  };iQ;r«  tkefe  together,  compofed  the 
i^wer  fcr  vhac  they  foug&t  for.  But 
ita  ofertcion  was  picceded  by  a  great 
way  I's^ftitious  ceremonies. 

DiCmO'NOKfY  £  of  /«'«TwX®*  a 
fc?cr  ad  »f/u^  law,  Gr.J  the  art  ot 
jo^tnag  oa  the  fingers :  the  rule  is  this  j 
«>2c:)iumb  is  reckoned  i,  the  index  i, 
*>J^  QQ  10  the  right  chunb  which  Is  the 
^K  taj  denoted  by  the  cypher  o. 

l^^       1  ftJH,  C.  Br.  daddd,  /mZ.] 

DaDDA  f  a  name  by  which  yooog 
"wren  call  their  fathers. 
^iMJCHIfof/aV  anunSuousandre- 
Bssvood  Of  which  the  ancienis  maxfe 
y^  tod  lj(tt  to  hold  or  have]  torch- 
J*««j  piiefts  oiO^feie^  who  ran  about 
««aplewith  lighted  torches  iaiheir 

,D«)AluS  [/a/J'tfAO',  I.  *.  Wtifi. 
o»*i  rf  Ti /«i|/i£^jOMr  to  do  artifidally, 
^«/«i«  (okoowl  an  Athenian  artificer, 
«  *»  of  Kfcioii,  faid  to  have  lived 
**  1874.  about  the  time  that  Gideon 
iWJif^^'^o  him  is  attributed  the  ia- 
!*•<*  of  the  f*w  and  ax,  the  plummer, 
IJI**  t^3e,  and  cement  s  and  he  is  faid 
jj^hts  miie  ftatues  with  machinery 
*c^  eyes  would  move  as  t ho*  living. 
•tonfei  for  the  death  of  Perdiz,  his 
*i  ke  fied  into  f r^fe,  and  there 
ilibfrinth  for  Minoi,  into  which 
"Jjjw  hia  and  his  fon  Earus,  as  the 
r^jfi  for  making  a  cow  ol  wood, 
~L  J*^  f^pbde  otvD%  pur,  was  lain 
^  fcf*  Villi  Tee  F4ftrl;rfft  The  grounds 
« »4jih  f^blc  IS,  Dtdalus  was  privy  to 
«  ii^  of  F4i;>£we  the  wife  of  Jli- 
2^  .-'^  fervant  TSiurii/.  They  tell 
SS^i  '  ^***^  ''^^R  prifoner  in  the 
Bpt'i  Ae  dcfired  to  have  feathers  and 
?*♦  worker  to  make  a  curious  prefent 
ff  **j*i  but  with  them  made  wings 
K/'Wttand  his  fon  Icarui,  and  flew 
[WWiofpfiJoD,  and  Roi  away  by  ftip 
WCrtt  to  Stfrdini/t,  and  from  thence  to 
1^  tfcere  he  boUt «  wmplc  for  JpoUo  5 


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DA 

but  his  foQ  Iparus  foared  To  high,  that  th« 
beams  of  the  fun  melted  the  wax,  and  fo 
he  fiel]  into  the  Icarian  fe2.  The  moral 
of  which  is,  that  he  efcaped  with  fome 
di/concented  perfonsfrom  Crete  in  f^ips, 
and  Minos  purfuing  them  hard,  Icarus*t 
ihip  was  fplit  upou  a  rock,  but  Djcda/ui 
oyerfailed  the  king,  and  arnved  fafe  iu 
Sicily,  failing  fwitter  becaufe  he  had  then 
invented  fail. doihs,  whereas  none  before 
him  knew  any  fpeedier  way  of  failing  than 
by  the  help  of  oars. 
I  The  poets  tell  us,  that  D£da!us  made 
walking  ftatues;  but  the  truth  of  the 
fable  28f  the  carvers  and  flacuaries 
of  that  time  made  their  ftatues  with 
their  feet  in  a  ftaniing  pofture ;  but  D.** 
dalus  made  his  ftatues  with  one  of  the 
feet  extended  and  bcfure  the  other,  as  io 
a  walking  pofture. 

D^DA'LEAN  iDjtdaJeur,  L.  of  J'ai^ 
^d(X^,  of /ati/«Wai,  I  do  artiHci^lly,  Gr.J 
cunnine,  witty,  arilEcial,  ingenious. 

D^'MON  [/«i>«»,  either  oUAti^i&xt 
to  admtnifter  9  becaufe  fuppofed  to  attend 
on,  and  to  minillei'  to  men ;  or,  as  others 
ffty*  of  /fltiMr,  i.  e»  kaIuv,  becaufe  or  aa 
xthereal  fubftance  3  or  of  J'stitm  to  know, 
Gr.]  a  dcv'U  a  fpirit  cither  good  or  bad  j 
fome  Heathen  writers  ufe  it  to  fignify  the 
devil  or  an  evil  fplric 

A  DJEMO'NIACK  Id^nmiacui^  Z.  of 
i'a,tfAViA»if,  Gr*]  one  polTefled  with  a 
devil,  furious,  mad. 

DA'GON  my]  of  jn,  Heb.  a  fiffi] 
an  idol  of  the*  TbUifiines  that  upwards 
was  of  a  human  fliape,  but  downwards  re« 
fembled  that  of  a  n(h»  having  fcales  anJ  a 
finoy  tail  turning  upwards.  Some  imagine 
it  to  have  been  the  image  of  Neptune  or 
a  Triton. 

DA'CJUS  [of  dapis  a  cloth  wherewith 
the  tables  of  kings  were  anctemly  cover- 
ed] the  chief  or  upper moft  table  in  a 
monaftery. 

DAI'DALA  [of  /*j/*K*,  Gr.']  certain 
ftatues,  made  as  follows :  The  Ptateans, 
^c.  having  afterabled  in  a  grove,  ex- 
pofed  pieces  of  fodden  flefh  to  the  opei| 
air,  and  carefully  ohfjrving  whether  the 
crows  that  prey'd  upon  them  dixe£bed 
their  flighr,  hewed^  down  all  thofe  trees, 
and  formed  them  into  ftatues. 

DAI^ALA,  a  feftlval  of  the  Grecians^ 
whereiii  a  ftatue  adorned  in  woman's  ap« 
parel  was  accompanied  by  a  woman  i<i  ha- 
bit of  a  bride-mtid,  followed  by  a  long 
train  of  ^df/^nx  to  the  top  of  mount  Citbe-^ 
ron,  upoTi  which  was  a  wooien  alrar  ereft- 
ed,  fur nilhedi  with  ^  V^^  ^^^^  ^^  ^^i"' 
buftibie  matter,  they  offered  on  it  a  bull, 
to  Jupiter^  and  sA\  the  Daidalas  weie 
I  thrown  into  it  and  confuined  together 
»  Be*  ^  ,Th« 

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DA 

The  original  of  chU  cuftom  was  this, 
Jupiter  and  Juno  haTing  had  «  quarrel, 
ihe  p.  I  ted  from  him  into  fufroEtf,  whence 
7upiter^  by  all  his  arcs  ao4  perruaii3i]8  not 
being  aWe  to  engage  her  to  return  to 
him,  dre0ed  up  a  ftacpe,  in  woman's 
apparel,  and  placing  ic  in  a  charioc,  gave 
it  oot  that  it  was  PUttea,  to  whom  he 
was  contra^d  in  order  to  marriage .  Ju- 
no hearing  this,  pofted  in  all  hifle  to 
meet  the  charioc,  and  being  we'l  pleafed 
at  the  coninvance,  became  reconciled  to 
her  hnsband. 

DAi'LY  [batjplice,  Ate.]  every  day, 
day  by  day. 

DAI'NTINESS  [of  datn^  obf.  K]  deli- 
cacy, nicene<s  in  eating,  \ffC 

DAI'RY  [of  dayeria  of  djy,  or  ba:^, 
&1X.  which  at  firlt  fignified  the  daily  yield 


ofmilch-covvs,  or  proEc  madeof  them,  or 
others  of  ^erriere,  F.  behind,  q.  a  houfe 
backwardsj  a  place  where  niiik  and  milk- 
nieacs  are  made  and  kept. 

DA'MAGBS  [in  Common  Law]  the  hin- 
drances that  the  plaintiff  or  demandant 
hath  fuficred  by  means  ol-  the  wrong  done 
to  him  by  the  defendant- 

To  DAMAGE  [dommager,  F.  J  to  do 
hurt,  CO  prejudice. 

DAMAGE  cleof  [XdV  term]  a  duty 
formerly  paid  to  the  prothonocaries  and 
other  detks,  being  a  third,  fixch  or  tenth 
part  of  the  damage  recovered,  upon  a  tri 
al  in  any  court  of  joftice  i  but  was  difan- 
Bulledche  i7[b  of  cbarUs  U* 

DAMAGE  Feafant  ff .  d.  doing  hurt  or 
mifchief  J  a  term  uied  when  the  beaih 
of  a  firaoger  get  into  another  man*s 
ground,  and  feed  there,  fpoiling  gra6  or 
torn,  in  which  cafe  the  owner  of  the 
grouiui  may  diftrain  or  impound  them,  as 
well  m  the  night  as  in  the  day. 

DA'MAGEABLB  IdommageabUt  F.J 
prejudicial,  hurtful. 

DAMASKEEfNING  [fo  called  of  Dd- 
niafcus  In  Syri^  the  art  of  adorning  fteel, 
iron,  l^c.  hy  making  iociiions  in  them, 
and  fining  them  vp  with  wire  of  gold  or 
filver,  a^in  fword.blades,  locks  of  piftols, 

DAMNABl'Lirr  Idomahilitas,  X.] 
damnablenefs,  ^capablenefs  of  coodemoa* 
tion. 

DA'MNATORY  IdamnatoriuSf  X-j  con- 
demning. Or  that  is  condemned. 

DAMNI'FICK  [  damiuficuj,  I.  ]  that 
bringech  damage  or  hurt,  endamaging. 

DAMNO'SITY  Idamttcfitas^  X.]  hurt, 
fulnefs. 

DAMNO'SE  Idamnefui,  X.]hmcfu], 
{larmful 

pyMNABLBNESS  [damdfk,  F.  dam- 
f^'^»  X.J  4anuiing    unpiet/i  horrible. 


DA 

DA'MPISH  [of  Htmp,  Daiu]  fottm 
thing  dtmp,   moiftorwet. 

DA'MPISHNBSS   l,^;ft,^r.  w««««J 

DAMPS  [in  Minesl  are  noxious  exld 
lations,  which  fometimes  fuffocate  thd 
that  work  in  them,  and  are  otherwf 
prejudicial,  they  are  diftfnguiflied  ioco j 
forts. 

J.  The  Peas-Bloom  DAMP  [at  the  mioi 
at'thePe^  InDerbyflnre]  this  dantp  j 
fuppofed  to  proceed  from  the  multin]4 
of  the  red  trefoil  flowers,  called  hoiie| 
fuckles,  with  which  the  Itme-ftone  iii«| 
dows  do  there  abound.  It  takes  itsna«i 
from  the  likenefs  to  the  imeU  of  peas  blo^ 
foms.  Ic  is  fit  id  always  to  come  in  ck 
fummer-ttme,  bat  is  not  mortal. 

a.  The  fulmmat'aig  DAMPS,  thefe  mi 
found  ireenuently  in  coie-mines,  but  vet 
feldom,  if  at  all«  in  lead-mines.  If  di 
vapour  of  thefe  fort  ok  damps  is  coucIm 
by  theflimeofa  candle,  it  immediate! 
catches  fire,  and  has  all  the  effe£ks  < 
lightening  or  fired  gun-powder. 

3.  The  Cbmmoii  DAMPS,  aSeft  perfof 
with  Aorcnels  of  breath  and  difficulty  < 
breathing ;  but  are  ieldom  injurious  an 
farther,  it  the  perfons  affe6fced  with  ic  d 
not  fwoon,  which  if  they  do,  thoug 
tkey  are  not  quire  fuffocaced^  are  yet  toi 
mented  with  ^try  violent  convnlfioas  o 
their  recovery.  The  coming  of  thefe  foi 
of  damps  is  known  by  the  flame  of  ch 
candles  becomios  round,  and  growing  le: 
fer  and  lefler  till  it  go  quite  out.  ^Tli 
method  of  curing  thofe  that  fwoon,  is  h 
laying  them  on  their  bellies  with  chei 
mouth  to  a  hole  dug  in  the  ground »  au 
if  that  does  not  recover  them,  they  fi' 
them  full  of  ale,  and  i^  that  (ails,  tbe 
look  upon  their  cafe  defperate. 

4*  ne  Gloh  DAMP,  this  by  miners 
fuppofed  to  gather  from  the  ft  ream  < 
tbe  body  and  the  candles,  which  afcendfc 
up  into  the  higheft  part  of  the  vault,  do< 
there  condenfe,  and  in  time  a  film  grow 
over  it,  which  corrupts  and  becomes  pe: 
L.lencial.  It  appears  of  a  round  fori 
about  the  bignelt  of  a  foot-ball,  bangln 
in  the  higheft  part  of  the  roof,  of  foe 
paflages  of  the  mine,  as  branch  out  froi 
the  main  grove.  Ic  is  covered  wicb 
skin  about  the  thicknels  of  a  cobweb* 
chis  skin  be  broken  by  a  fplincer  or  an 
other  accident,  the  damp  ptefently  fii< 
out  and  fulFocates  all  that  are  near  it,  tl 
workmen  have  a  way  of  breaking  it  ac 
diflance  by  the  help  of  a  flick  and  a  lor 
rope,  which  being  done,  they  aiierwari 
purify  the  place  with  fire* 

DA'MSEL,  a  fort  of  utenfil  put  tni 
beds  CO  warm  che  feet  of  old  men. 

PANAIDS 
...^ ,  ^^^,  ^.-^.^ 


DA 

DlNiODES  [io  thcandcttt  M^iMigyl 
tk  kofjutn  o£  Daum  the  ninth  king 
tf  AjM  and  brother  of  .^p/iw.  They 
•w  JO  io  number,  and  eJpoug'd  to  the 
J»  fom  of  their  unkle  J^jpp^Mi,  Z>««iw«a 
tenia  die  accomplifliinenc  of  an  oracle 
viKfa  bit  foretold  rhac  he  ibould  be  ex- 
KTi  his  kiogdom  by  a  fon-in-law,  per- 
itticd  bis  daughters  to  murder  each  ot 
watkcir  hwbtods  on  the  wedding  nighr, 
wikkihefpertormei  all  but  Hfpermnef- 
lu,  vko  ^ared  her  husband  Lynceus.  In 
iBgpaoce  tor  this  crime  of  the  49  Da- 
ttia  ibe  poets  have  conderonM  them 
w  Wl,  to  be  continually  employed  in  fil- 
&f  a  cask  bored  m!l  of  holes  ac  the 
bouom.  The  Danaides  are  alfo  forae- 
dnet  ctl*d  Betides  from  their  grand- 
fiKhn&lkf. 

DANCETTE  [in  Heral 
^  dry]  a  term  ufed,  when  the 
1  OQt-line  of  any  bordure  or  or- 
dinary is  notched  in  and  out 
very  largely,  and  ia  the  fame 
I  as  indented  s  only  that  it  is 
deeper  and  wider.  There  is 
a^^o  a  bend  called  a  Double  DanceUe,  as 
he  heirs  axure^  a  bend^  double  daucette- 
See  Ae  elbtcheon. 

,  Oi'MCHB  [in  HerMfy]  «!»«  <«»«  «« 
■send 

I^ANE-UGB  [Dane-lea^,  Sax.]  the 
k»i  that  were  in  force  in  England^  du- 
i«l  the  time  of  the  Danijh  government, 
^  took  place  chiefly  in  15  counties, 
^Dffh,  thttmibam,Middlefex,  Nor 
fd^.tmndge  and  Huntington^  Leicefier, 
i«*,  Ndrtbamiitau,  Hertford,  EJJex, 
H^.  Cmtridg^hire  and  Huntingdon, 
DA*NGER  i  s  payment  ot  money 
DANGE'RIOMI  anciently  made  by 
t^^eftHenanu  to  their  lords,  that  chey 
■>Shi  have  leave  to  plow  and  fow  in  the 
liae  of  paonaie  or  maft-feeding,  tc  is 
«*tt»ife  called  Uef  or  Uf-filver. 
BA'NCEROUSNESS  loi  daagereux.F,'] 
Wtdoofnefs. 

.  l^i'NGLlNG   [^.  d.  down  and  hang 
»l]hii(iog  down,  pendulous* 

^  DANK,  the  moifiure  or  feat  of 
**■*  or  wetnefs. 
WNliSH,  a  little  molft  or  wet. 
^AlflUSHNESS,  moi/lnefs. 
i>iWTaLE'  [in  Heraldry]  in  Engtjh 
•■«»/;  call'd  Dancettet  i«  only  a  larger 
m  of  indenting  than  tbac  which  we  call 
f  *at  oame. 

J^'PHmBON  [of  A*^ri,Gr.]  ibe  plca- 
■Jift  of  Uurel- 
I^APHNEPHORl'A  [A4^ii#oe/*»  <5»"- 
*[*nl  obferved  every  9  y«'»'S  ^Y  }^^ 
f*"'»  on  account  of  a  viaory  obtain 'd 
'f^ni  of  j^olh .-   Che  maouer  of  the 


D  A 

feftival  was  thus,  a  beautiful  boy  havirg 
a  crown  of  gold  on  his  head,  Jyc.  fum- 
ptuoufly  apparelled,  carried  an  olive- 
bough  adorned  with  garlands  of  laurel 
and  various  forts  of  flowers,  on  the  top 
of  which  was  a  gl-^be  or  brafs,  from 
which  hung  other  Icflcr  globes  j  abouc 
the  middle  was  a  purple  crown,  and  a 
fmaller  globe  and  other  or.  amcnis.  Tne 
upper  globe  was  an  embkm  of  the  fun, 
by  whom  they  meant  Ap^U^  I  the  IclTer 
globes  the  ft^rs ;  and  365  crowns  in 
number  rcprefentcd  the  days  in  a  year. 
This  boy  was  followed  by  a  choir  of  v'r^ 
g'ns  with  branches  in  their  hands  to  Apol^ 
lo's  temple,  where  they  fu^ig  hymns  to 
the  god. 

DAPHNO'PHAGI  [of  /ct^iT/c  and 
f*yti¥,  Gr-  to  eat]  certain  prophets  or 
civiuers  in  ancient  times,  that  pretend- 
ed to  be  infpired  after  the  eating  ol  bay 
le-ives. 

DAPHNI'TIS  [UfHTtc,  Gr.]  the  lau- 
rel of  Alexandria  or  tongue-laurel. 

DAPHNOl'DES  [J'ttpjotittU »  GrJ]  the 
herb  Loril  or  Laurilj   alfo  the  herb  pe- 
riwinkle. ^        ^      ,     n 
DA'PPLED  Bay  Horfe^  is  a  bay  horfe 
that  has  marks  ot  a  dark  bay. 

DAPPLED   Black  Horfe,    is    a    black 
horfe  that  in  his  black  skin  or  hair  hat 
fpots  or  marks,   which  are  yet  blacker    • 
and  more   Ihining  than  the  reft  of  the 
skin.  ^ 

DARDANA'RIUS;  an  uturer,  a  mono- 
polift,  fuchas  caus'd  a  fcarcicy  and  dear- 
nefs  ot  provifiODS,  and  particularly  of 
corns  by  buying  them  up  and  hoarding 
chem,  to  raife  their  value  in  order  to  fell 
them  at  an    extravagant  price. 

DA'RINGNESS  [beapjrcippeof  beap- 
nin.  Sax.']    advcnturoufncfs,  boldnefs. 

DARK  Tent^  a  portable  camera  obfcu- 
ra,  made  not  unlike  to  a  desk,  and  fit- 
ted with  optick  glaflfes,  to  take  pro- 
fpe£ls  oi  landskips,  buildings,  fortificati- 
ons. IffC*  ^     _ 

DA'RKNESS  [b8ojicnejrjre,5ifa:.J  want 
of  light,  obfcutity,  hiddennefs. 

DA'RKLING,  obfcoring,  making  dark. 
Milton.  ^        .   ^ 

DA'RKSOMNESS,  obrcurenefs,  darkiOi- 
nefs. 

To  DARN  [probably  of  byjinan.  Sax, 
to  hidc3   to  few  crofs-wife  in  imitation 
df  what  is  woven, 
DARREIN  loi dtrnier^  F.  laftj  ^  Lam 

term.  „      r  •     . 

DA'STARDLY,   cowardly,  fciat-hear- 

DA'STARDY,  cowardlincri. 
DASY'MMA  UatiI.u/xa  of  idruf,  Gr* 
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wiird  ptrt  of  th«  eye-lids  accompanied 
Vfiih  n    rcdnc's. 

DA'TtD  [datt,  F.  ddtus,  i.  given  or 
fencj  having  the  day  oi  the  roouch  and 
ye«r,  l<^c. 

DA'flVfi  Tutelage  [Chil  Lam'}  a  tmc- 
Uge  o^  a  minor  appoiiued  by  a  magiT- 
crarc. 

^^/^DAUBE'  ICooiery']  a  pirticular 
way  ot  drefliiig  a  l^g   ot  vcnU     F. 

DAVlD'i  Adjf  [with  A5n'/^tf;or/]  an 
trftrumcnt  confifting  cf  two  triangles 
joined  together,  each  having  its  bafe 
arch'd,  and  coiuainirg  a  quaaranc  of  go 
deprer.s  between  theiA  in  the  circle  oi 
ihctr   bafrs. 

DA'VIDISTS  [fo  called  of  one  David 
Cor^^e,  a  glaiier  or  panucr  of  Ghent'}  to 
heietical  icSk  about  the  year  1555,  who 
wete  his  adherents.  He  dediired  that 
he  himfclf  wss  the  true  Meffiab,  and 
chat  he  WJS  fent  to  earth  to  hll  heaven, 
^vhich  was  quite  empty  for  want  of  peo- 
ple. He  icjc£led  marriage,  denied  the 
re.nire£lion,  and  hugh'd  at  fclf-denial, 
and  1  rid  divers  other  errors. 

DAU'NTLD  ldomi,F.  domitus,L.  ti- 
C'lCJ]  d'flicanened. 

DAU'N TLESS,  rndauntcd. 
DAlTNTLESNESS,    a    beiig   without 
fczT  or  <ii'ccuragetpent. 

DAU'PHIN,  the  next  heir  to  the  crown 
of  France,  which  is  fuppofcd  10  have  pro- 
ceeded iiom  the  name,  the  Daupbht  of 
Vicnnois^  who  were  foveraigns  of  i\.t 
province  oi  Vautb'me  in  France^  having 
ttkcn  the  Dolphin  for  their  arms;  the 
lafl  of  rhofe  prmces  having  no  iiTue,  pave 
his  d'*m'nioi'S  to  the  crown  of  France^ 
upon  condition  that  the  heir  of  the  crown 
fliould  be  called  Daupbm%  aad  ever  bear 
a  dolp'iin  for  his  arms* 

DAWNING,  the  beginning  of  ihe  day. 
DAY,  as  ca  the  beginning  of  the  day, 
we  in  England  be^in  the  natural  day  at 
12  a  clock  at  n'ghr,  which  cuftom  we 
f:em  to  h«»ve  borrowed  from  the  Egyp- 
tiaTis,  or  Romans,  who  began  it  at  'hat 
line.  The  yevit  tbaldeans  and  Bahypj- 
rtii/fis  bet;in  their  TeUgious  natural  day  at 
i'ir'-fer,  anH  thus  do  (he  Italians^  Bobcmi- 
rnis  ^n^i  polanders.  The  JopJj  Cbaldeans 
and  Batylou'ians  began  their  day  at  fun- 
rJfinf ,  and  lo  do  the  Perfians  i  buc  the 
/4rii!uans  from  n^on. 

Naiurat  DAY,  is  the  fpace  of  24  hours 
rakcn  up  by  the  fun  in  going  round  the 
ca.ch,  or  by  the  earth  in  going  round 
the  fun. 

An'tficial  DAY,   is  the  fpace  of  t'me 
irjrn  the  rifing  to  the  fetting  of  the  fun, 
in  cppoficion  to  night,  which  is  the  fpace  j 
cf  liiiic  th*t  the  fua  U  under  the  hori- 
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Civil  DAT,  didders  from  t^ie  ndtuf^^ 
Only  in  its  bcginairg,  which  U  various  ac- 
cording ro  the  cullom  of  nations.  The 
Jewi  and  Albenians  begin  their  day  at  fun- 
feitinp,  and  the  Italians  begin  their  fisft 
hour  at  fun-fer,  the  Babylonians  at  fuo- 
rifing,  the  Vmhri  at  noon^  and  the  F^yp* 
tians  ar  midnight. 

DAY  Civil  or  Political,  is  divided  iato 
the  following  parts,  i.  After  midotgbt* 
1.  The  cock's  crow.  3.  The  fpac«  be- 
tween the  fit  ft  code's  crow  and  break  oi 
day.  4.  The  dawn  of  the  morning.  5, 
Morning.  6.  N^on  or  mid-day.  7.  The 
af^ternoon.  8.  Sun-fet.  9.  Twilight.  10. 
The  evening,  ix.  CanJc--timc.  12.  Bed- 
time.    13.  The  dead  ot  the  night. 

To  hi.'  di/tnijjld witlout  DAY  [LtOf  tern] 
is  to  be  abfoliitcly  diioharged  the  court. 

To  bAve  a  DAY  by  tbe  Roll  Itaw  rerm] 
to  h;.ve  a  day  of  appearance   aiHgn'd. 

Day  JVcrg  of  Land  [am-i^  the  A- 
cients]  as  much  laud  9s  could  be  plough'd 
up  in  oTiiS  day's  work  ;  or,  as  it  is  ftill 
called  by  farmers,  one  journey* 

DEA'CINATED  [deacinatuf,  L  ]  dean- 
fed  ficm  the  kernels. 

DEA'CONSHIP  [of  diacmsts,  L.  and 
Jhip  an  Fnglijh  termin;ition  for  officej  the 
oai.c  or  dignity  of  a  d«acon. 

To  DEA'DEN£ofbeat),A«a:.]  totak^ 
away  horn  the  force  of  a  weight,  DI9V9 

DEAD  If'-ater  [wiih  Mariners']  U  the 
ef!^Ay  warer  that  is  next  behind  the  Hem 
of  the  (bip,  which  is  (b  termed,  becaufe 
it  does  not  pafs  away  To  fwiftly,  asthat 
water  does  thn  runs  by  her  fides  ;  fo  that 
v^hen  a  (Up  has  a  great  eddy  foIlowiQg 
her  ftern,  they  fay  Ihe  makes  much  dead 
water. 

DEA'DLY  [.of  beaX)lL,  Sax.]  cau&ng 
death. 

To  DEA'FEN  [bea  pian.^tfjr.]  to  make 

DEATISH,  fomething  hard  oi  hear- 
ing. 

DEA'FNESS  [bea^rneyye,  &rx  ]  hatd- 
nefs    or  want  of  the  fenle  of  hearing. 

DEA'LING  ['oxIing;,iy^j^.]tradiiigs  al- 
fo  diftriH'ir'np. 

DEA'LER  [of  bxlan,  Aij:.  to  dividej  t 
trader,  buyrr  or   fcMer. 

A  DEA'MBULAIORY  { detaJbtdA^p- 
um^  -L]  a  pallery  or  place  ro  walk&i. 

DEAMBULATORY[dfdmfc«Ltforiw,i.] 
charpeab  e  or  moveable. 

DEAME'NA  [with  the  Honunil  a 
goddefs  fuppofed  to  prefide  over  ineoarUr 
ous  women. 

DEAR  [beoji,  Sax-I  coftiag  a  great 
price  \  alfo  iodeared. 

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•tteU,  lye. 

WARTlCUlATfON.  S^t  Diarthrcfis 
JTo  DEA'RTUATE  Idcartuaium,  L.]  to 
•loir-t,  ^ojner  or  cit  in  pieces  ;  to  dil- 


IHATH  ftoc«?S,  Sdx.']  c  privation  o- 
ii*,  wtirh  i»  cofiiidercd  in  the  feparati- 
OB  or  •fc'-  fowl  tr'>in  the  bojy, 

l>UrH- WATCH,  a  (rv^W  -nfea. 

Mr.  vitflK,  in  cbc  Fbilofopbical  Trmf- 
^*f,  rc!«te*,  chat  it  is  a  I  mall  infeft  ur 
kBet,e  ^  i6chs  ot  an  inch  long^  ot  a  dark 
bjma  colour  fjpottcd  ^  having  pellucid 
*tt|s  under  The  tfM^hiMg  a  lar^e  cap  or  hcl- 
■e:  on  :he  head  an;i  two  AntiwiA  procccd- 
nRtTCmbcnra'h  c be  eyes,  and  doing  the 
«»»  ci  frfJhopiidts.  The  part  it  beais 
wiik»l,  as  he  obfervd,  was  the  extreme 
•^  ot  Ike  tare,  which  he  calls  the  iip- 
V^  %,  the  moo'h  being  proiraOed  by 
«*whoaypart,  and  lying  underneath  out 
•*  nrw.  Mr.  Her  ham  confirms  th's  ac- 
*c»r ;  !«;  'hat  infteid  of  tickinf;  with  the 
f??er  Gp.  he  obferr'd  the  infeft  to  draw 
>°  awh  back  and  beat  wich  i»  fore- 
head. He  had  two,  s  male  and  a  fe- 
■■fc,  whxn  he  kept  alive  in  a  box  fe- 
•*n5  aas-Khs,  and  could  bring  one  ot  ihem 
*•  ^ai  whea  he  would,  by  imitating  its 
^H*  *y  bJ«  linking  noife,  he  could 
**?«sx!y  ii.vtic  the  m^lc  to  get  upon  the 
^^  :a  way  of  coition,  and  thence  he 
c^Iodes  that  tickinff  or  pulfacion  to  be 
c^^aycha:  thefe  inlaws  woo  one  another. 
^  Tkevc  is  alfj  another  of  thefe  ticking 
tfc&j  ciSerent  from  the  firtt,  which 
•it  bear  fome  hours  together  without  in- 
tena-3-^^  and  his  ftrokes  are  more  Ici- 
^w.'y  xxA  like  thofe  of  a  watch «  whcre- 
««tAc  Cxmer  only  bca  s  6  or  8  ftrokes 
M  iearea  olF.  This  latter  {%  a  fmaU 
pay  ia^6,  omch  like  a  loufe,  and  is  ve- 
'7C3ai.<iion  in  all  parts  of  the  houfe  in 
f»  fcnuncr  months.  It  is  very  nimble 
as  maine  to  fhelter,  and  (hy  of  beating 
%fa»  diflorbV.  The  ticking  of  this  as 
*ci;  as  the  other  he  judges  to  be  the 

DEATH  [with  fbficiaiM]  U  defined  a 
tota!  ftcppftge  of  the  circulation  ot'  the 
biood,  ud  che  cefTitio^  of  the  animal 
tai  «:a!  fra^ions,  wH'ch  follow  ihcre- 
■f»3,  z\  r^pirautM^  fcnfat'ion^  Jjrc. 

DFAtHLESS  (tjca^eajr,  A<i.r.]  im- 
■Dfial. 

bEATTHtESNBSS  £  teea'^Ieajrnejrf  , 
Xat]   immorrility. 

WBACCHATION,  a  raging  cr  mad- 

DEBAltBED  [defarhatiu,  I.J  havirg 
Mibftrd  nt:  or  pulled  oC 

OiBA'llRKD  (ol  <^<^«rr/,  ICJ  hinder- 
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DEBA'^MBNT  lata'Jfement,  F,}  a  be- 
ing biout;hc   low. 

DEBATABLE  £ot  ife^tf/^,  F.]  that  may 
-be   citpj'cd. 

To  DEBATE  rdf^i«r^,#:3 to  di.putc, 
to   «r^ue  deiiberaicly  on  a  mactcr. 

DEHA'TFFIJL,  contemious,   Iffc, 

DEBAU'CHED  [debauctt,  F.]  Jewd» 
i:coj.fii»cnf. 

A  DEBAUCHE'B  [««  deBauc!.e\  F.J  a 
riotous  perfon. 

DEBE'NTORE  fin  the  Exchequer  and 
K'tn^*4  houfe']  a  writing  given  to  the  fer- 
VAj.cs  for  thepaymant  of  the'r  w;ig*s,  hfc, 

DEBI'IE  fdff/7//,  X.]  weak,  leeh'c. 

EOentlal  DEBl'LlTIES  of  a  Planet  [ii» 
Aftrology}  is  when  a  planet  is  iu  its  de- 
nimen:,  ta'l  or  peregrine. 

Accidtjital  DEBILITIES  of  4  Tldtiet 
[with  j9jtfologirs]  i%  when  a  planet  is 
in  the  6cbf  8ih  or  izih  houses  \  cr  coni- 
bufl,  Iffc.  fo  chat  by  each  of  thefe  dr- 
cumftances  it  is  faid  to  be  more  or  leTs 
afRi£le),  and  /a  have  fo  many  or  fo  fc9 
dehliues, 

DEBI'LITUDH  [ddilitudo,  L  ]  debili- 
ty, weaknefs. 

DEBI  LITY  [with  TbyfictMs']  a  weak- 
nefs  that  proceeds  from  fwoontng,  fiini- 
I'ng,  hunger,  or  fomtt  other  indirpufuion  4 
or  it  is  a  relaxation  of  the  folids,  which 
induces  we^knefs  and  fainting. 

DEBOrstNBSS,  debauchcdnefs,  l^c, 

DEBONf^AI'RITY      1   lde/>onna!rete\ 

DEBONNAl'RNESS  f  F.]  good  hu, 
mour,  courteoufnefs,  afFibiiity,  ^c. 

Cbirographarj  DEBT,  is  a  debt  due  by  . 
virtue  of  a  noie  or  writing  under  one's 
hand,  and  not  prov'd  10  a  court  cf  juJi- 
caturc. 

H)botbecary  DEBT,  a  debt  which  is 
due  by  virtue  of  fome  contrail  or  coo- 
demnatioD. 

Predicatory  DEBT,  is  a  debt  which  a- 
rifes  from  alienation  of  lands,  }ffc*  the 
whole  purchafc  of  which  has  not  been 
paid. 

Privileged  DEBT,  is  a  debt  that  muft 
be  farisitJd  before  all  others,  as  a  king's 
tax,  ^c. 

DEBULLI'TION,  a  bubbling  or  boiU 
in?  over.    £. 

DECACU'MINATED  [decacummatus^ 
1^]    having  the  tops  lopped  off. 

DE'CAGON  [i'lKdyu^^  of/i«tiea 
and  >fl»r/*,  Gr,  a  comer.! 

RiguldT  DECAGON  [in  Fortificatim] 
a  fortified  town  that  has  ten  fides  and  as 
many  anj.'lcs,  or  ten  baftions  ;  the  an§Ies 
oi  which  are  al  cqnal  one  to  another. 

DECA'MERTS  [of  /•««  icn  and  /ug^r, 
Gr*  part]   a  tern b  part. 

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DECATILLATBD  [decapilUuf,  I.] 
baving  the  hair  pulled  or  fallen  oflf. 

VBCAVITE^  [Heraldry  J  fignifics  that 
tbe  bealt  has  the  head  cue  oS  imooth, 
and  is  different  irom  erizcd,  which  is 
when  the  head  's  as  it  wer«  torn  off, 
leav'ng  the  veck  ragged.     F. 

To  DECA'PULATfi  [decapuJatum,  L.J 
to  empcy  or  pour  out  of  one  thing  into 
another. 

DECa'STYLK  [d^c^ylust  L"]  of /i- 
tietrtjh^t  Gr.  I  f  hac  has  cen  pillars. 

DECATO'RTHOMA  [wlh  rb^cuau] 
a  medicine  mac'e  of  i^p  iDgrediencs. 

A  DEC  E  A 'SB  [decejlus^  I.  j  a  natural 
death. 

DECEA'SEP  [decedf,  F.  decejfus,  X.J 
dead. 

DECEDENT  [decedaUf  JL.]  departing. 
Coing   Tway. 

DEChiyFUL  [of decipere,L.  ^ndfull] 
nor  accordii)|<  to  appearance. 

DECEl'TFULNBSS  [ol  deCepth,  L.] 
lalfe  dealing,  deceiving,  Iffc 

DECEI'V  ABLENESS  [pf  dectptitUisM 
decet  iul  Quality. 

DECErVED  [with  Hmrfemen]  a  horfe 
is  faid  to  be  deceived  upon  a  demivolt 
of  one  or  two  treads  i  when  working,  as 
for  ii.ftance,  to  the  right,  and  not  having 
yet  furnilhed  above  half  the  demivolc, 
he  is  prefs'd  one  tine  or  motion  for- 
wards with  t.>-e  inner  leg,  and  then  h  put 
to  1  reprife  upon  the  leftf  in  tbe  fame 
cadence. 

DECE'MBER  [BeroglfpbicdUy]  was 
reprefeuted  by  a  man  with  a  horrid  af- 
pd^,  clad  in  a  fhagged  rug  ;  with  three 
or  four  night-caps  upon  his  head,  and 
over  them  a  Tkrii/b  turban t ;  his  do.'c 
red,  and  beard  hung  with  icicles  ;  at 
hit  back  a  bundle  of  hoUy  and  ivy,  hold- 
ing in  hfrred   mi t tins  a  goat. 

DECE'MVIRAL  La^s,  the  laws  of  the 
tft  tables. 

DECE'MVIRI  [  among  tbe  Rmans  ] 
ten  magiftrntes  ele6^ed  to  govern  the 
commonweal.h,  inftead  of  confufs  ;  the/e 
had  an  abfoLute  power ;  but  abufmg  it, 
they  were  baoifhed,  and  their  eitates 
confiirarrd.     JL 

DECENNA'LIA  Tcfia,  feftivals  which 
I  be  Roman  emperors  held  every  tenth 
vearot  their  reign,  with  f.crificss,  games, 
fargeflTes  f^  tbe  people,  Jjrc. 

DECENNOVA'LU  circulus.  Sec  Cycle. 

DE'CENTNESSI    [dccence,  F    d^cen- 

DE'CENCY  I  /w,i.]  comchijcfs. 
feemlinc's. 

DECE'PTIBLE  [decepttlis,  iS]  ea^y  to 
be  dtct*\'r6. 

DECE'PTIVE  [deciptivm^  Vl  decei- 
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DECH'PTORy    Ideceptoriui,  L.J    6 

ccirful. 

DECE'PTCRB  [decefturd,  JLJ  firau. 
deceit. 

DECrRPTIBLE     [ot  decerpert^    1 
that  may  be  cropped  off", 
^  DBCE'SSION  [dec^^  U]   a  depar 
ing  or  going  away. 

DECI'DUOUSNESS  [oi  dectdtius^  X 
aptnefs   to  f^H. 

^  DECIMA'TION  [in  the  time  of  the  c 
vil  wars  in  Ei^land]  the  fe^ueftrisg  U 
tenth  part  ol  a  m^n's  eftimation. 

DECIRCINA'TION  [of  decircimar 
L.2  a  drawing  a  circle  with  a  pair  < 
compafTes. 

DECISIVENESS  [oi  deciff^  F.J  deci 
five  property. 

Ha// DECK  fin  a  great  Skip']  a  dec 
which  reaches  from  the  main maft  to  cfa 
ftern. 

Smarter  DECK,  reaches  from  the  flee 
rage  aloft  to  the  mailer's  round- honle. 

iJjfwfTf  DECK  [in  a  Ship]  ii  the  op 
permoft  deck  of  all  that  lies  between  to 
msin  mail  a'^d  the  miflen  )  and  it  all 
called  the  Or  lope. 

To  raife  a  DECK  [Sea  term]  is  ro  pv 
it  up  higher. 

to  fink  a  DECK  [Sea  term]  ia  to  la; 
it  lower. 

DECLARABLE  [declarabiUs,  I..J  th« 
m^y  be  declared. 

Ikrtk  or  South  DECLINATION  c 
nny  Star  or  Point  of  Heaven  [with  jfftr^ 
ttomersj  is  the  diftance  ot  the  ftar,  }0t 
trom  the  equator,  accordingly  aa  ic  de 
clines  northwards  or  fouthwards. 

TYue  or  Real   DECLINATION  of 
Planet  [with  Jftronomers]  i%  tbe  diftaoc 
of  its  iruf  place  from   the  equator. 

drcU  cf  DECLINATION  lA^rouomy 
a  great  circle  ot  the  fpbere,  pai&ng  thit 
the  poles  of  the  world. 

Parallax  of  tbe  DECLINATION  [41 
tronomy]  is  an  arch  of  tbe  circle  of  De 
clination,  whereby  the  parallax  of  tbe  al 
titude  increafes  or  dimioilhes  the  decli 
nation   of  the  ftar. 

Refraaion  of  tbe  DECLINATION  lAf 
tronomyj  an  acch  ot'the  circle  of  the  IV 
clhiationy  whereby  the  Declination  of  : 
Aar  is  increafed  or  dimiuifli'd  by  mean 
of  the  fefraftion. 

DECLINING  [declinans,  1.]  leanii^ 
or  bowing  d^iwnwar.'s,  or  moving  from 

DFCLI'VIS  Mufculus[wUh  jMOtomifis, 
a  large  mufcle  ot  the  belly,  which  take 
its  rife  from  the  lower  edge  of  tbe  6th 
7'h  and  8c h  ribs,  IffC,  and  defcends  ob 
liqucly  from  the  ferratus  inferior  fofiicHM 
and  is  inferted  fn^o  the  lined  dildf  ani 
the  Ot  pubit,  or  Sbare-b<me» 

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DFCO'CT  rdecoauHh  I"]  to  feecb  or 
kil  veil. 

DEOXCTIBLB  IdiCoMiitJ,  JLJ  etfy 
iobe((x!den  or  boiled. 

KCO'CTIVB  IdecoBrvtti^  L.']  eaiily 
ikes. 

DECCCTUPH  [decolura^  1.]  «  de- 
ttAioQ,  tbroih  or  W^or  wherein  things 
fevebeen  boiled. 

DECOLORATION,  t  ftaining  or  mar- 
mi  the  colour.     L» 

DECOMPO'SITE'I    TdccompofituM,   L. 

Dfc'COMPOUND  f  un  decompofi,  F.J 
i  vjrd  coiapofed  of  more  than  iwo  words, 
a  infifpofidon. 

DECOMPOSITION  rwith  Afotbeca- 
^^]  «  4e  redudi  n  of  a  body  tnco  the 
ptmcTpriadples  thftLU  b  compofed  or 

DECOIIAMENT  [decormmwn^  Ij 
fi  oraameni,  in  adorning. 

DFCORATID  Idecorattu,  X.  decori, 
f]  ^>tm\ie6^  a^^orned. 

MCORAnnONS  [wfth  ArehiuBs]  or- 
■■•ar*  in  churches  ox  other  "publick  edi- 
fcfti  Of  chofe  thinps  thac  inrich  a  building' 
ohaf^at  irch,  \ffc. 

DECOROUS  I  ,  decorofus,  Z.]  fair  aiui 

DICORO'SEJ  bvcly,  b«auiLuI,gracc- 
™,  c  nely. 

ToDECO'RTlCATE  Ideccmkarg^  Ij] 
•  ptti  '^r  pull  off  the  b^ t  k  '>t  trees. 
j^CXyRUM  [in  ArchlteBure]  U  the 
■"^f  tad  proportioning  a. I  the  parts  of 
J^idflf,  fo  as  will  beft  become  the 
■^xj  lod  defign,  i.  e.  different  pro. 
Wn«  to  be  chofen  for  feveral  parts 
• «  bttiidicg,  according  to  the  natore 
?**  place,  \gfc,  and  there  mull  be  dif- 
^^  difpoijtions  and  proportions  for  a 
I»tttothaiof  a  church. 
I  WCOOPLE'  r  in  Heraldry  ]  figniaes 
fiJ2|ed,  i,  t,  parted  or  fevered,  as  a 
P***  diCoupUt  is  a  chevron  that  wants 
■■Kb  31  it  towards  the  point,  thar  the 
~^<^  ftind  at  a  dift:nce  one  from 
*J2£,be?»ig  parted  and  uncoupled.    F. 

JWORS        V  r  in  HeraUry  ]  See 

•^"SSANT  r  Decrtment. 

*'eCtIlTlON,  a  depriving  o.  being, 

'  ""^Jw  n  of  what  has  been  created. 

mXiHENT  [in  Blajtonry']  is  ufed 
7  ("tt  wane  of  the  moon,  from 
n  tiie  newf  and  then  faces  to 
"  of  (he  eicutcheon. 

B  {decrepltus^  Z*  decrepit^ 
out  witii  age^   To  as  to  walk 

-  JIT  ATE   [of  de  and  ae- 
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D  E 

MCHl'SSANT?    fin  Heraldry -^  xU 
©KCREMHNTf  wane  or  .e:it:afc  of 
the  nioo<. 

DECRE'T.aL,  a  refcripc.  or  lerrcrofa 
pope,  wbereby  Tome  p^'irr  or  qiieltion  id 
the  ecclefi  ftical  law,  is  folved  or  deter- 
mined.    F. 

DECU'MBITURE  [of  decumhere,  L. 
lo  lie  d  wi)]  a  lying  down;  a  being feiz'd 
with  a  difeafc,  fo  as  to  be  forced  to  tako 
to  the  bed. 

DECU'RIO  [among  the  R&mifnj]  the 
chief  or  commander  of  a  decury,  both  in 
the  army  and  in  the  college,  or  aflcmbl/ 
of  the  people.    X. 

DBCUATA'TION,  the  cuciing  or  ma- 
king fljorr. 

DECUSSA'TION,a  cutting  a-crofs,  or 
in  the  form  of  a  letter  X  or  ftar-wife. 

DfiCUSSO'RiUM  [with  iSurgeons]  an 
iriftrumens  with  which  the  skin  called 
Dura  Mater  being  prefs'd  upwards  is  joined 
to  the  sVuU,  fo  that  the  corrupt  matter 
gathered  between  the  skull  and  the  Dura 
Mater  may  be  let  out  at  a  hole  made  with 
a  trepan,    i. 

DEDB'CORATED  [dedecoratus,  L.J 
di(bonourer?,  difgra ced. 

DEDECORO'SE  [dedecorofus,  Z.]  full 
of  ihame  and  diOionefty. 

DEDE'COROUS  [dcdecorut,  Z.]  un- 
comely, unfecmly,  dilhor.cft. 

DEDlCA'TIONDtf^,  the  fcftjval  of  rhe 
dedication  of  a  church,  anciently  obfcrvcd 
in  every  parifli  with  folemnity  and  good 
cheer;  moft  of  the  ancient  -  nnual  i^irs 
were  kept  on  that  day,  and  firft  arofe  from 
thecoocourfeof  people  on  the  torementi- 
oned  o.cafions. 

DE  DEGnER ANDO  pro  ratio  portioned 
a  writ  lying  where  a  man  has  been  di- 
ftraioed  for  rent,  which  ought  to  havQ 
been  paid  by  ochers  proportionably. 

DEDirrTlOTJS  [dcdititius,  i]  yield- 
ing or  delivering  himfelf  up  into  the  power 
ot  another. 

DEDU'CIBLENESS  [of  dedmblUs^ 
Z.}  capablenefs    -i  being  dcdo&ed. 

DEEDS  [in  Com.  Lav]  writ£nj;$  which 
conuin  the  effe&  of  a  contra£^  or  agrce^ 
menr  mide  between  man  and  man. 

DEED  Indented  [In  La»\  an  indenture^ 
a  writing  cut  into  denrs  or  notches  on  tho 
top  or  fide,  which  confifts  of  two  or  more 
parts;  and  in  which  it  is  exprefled  tbac 
Che  parties  concerned  have  inters  ha  .^e- 
ably  or  fever  ally  fee  their  hands  and  feals 
to  every  parr  of  it- 

DEED  poU     1  is  a  fingle,  plain   deed 

faffed  DEED   %     unindeated,    (hevdnf 

that  only  one  of  the  parties  has  put   hu 

hand  and  feal  to  iC|  for  thf  purpo&s  there-, 

io  mspuooed. 

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DBfi'PNBSS  [toeopncy/e,  Afr.]  depth. 
DEB'S  IS  l(fiwtff  Gr.j  a  befeechiog  or 
CI  treAci^. 

DEES  IS  [with  Rhetoricians']  a  figuro 
frequently  ii^cd  in  oratory  or  poetry,  on 
occafioii  either  of  earn^ft  intreaty  or  olU 
ling  CO  writneis  }  at  Ljdia^  dic^  per  omnes 
te  Deos  oro, 

DEFAl'T  ftn  Heraldry]  a  beaft  whofe 
head  is  cut  ctT  fmooch.    f. 

DEFA'TIG  ABLBNESS  [oi  defatigabilit^ 
X*l  apcnefs  to  be  tired. 

To  DEFAU'LT  [oUefaute,  oi  faute, 
F.]  to  render  a  pefibn  liable  to  fome  for- 
ftit,  fine,  amercemem  or  puniOkment,  by 
omitting  to  do  fcmeching  eDJoined,  or 
commicting  fometbing  forbid. 

DEFAULT  itn  Common  hm]  ^^  ^^' 
fence  in  omitting  co  do  what  ought  to  be 
done. 

DEFE'CTIVENESS  [ot  defeBtvus^  X. 
defeSucfiti,  F.]  iaultinefs,  Imperfcftion. 
^  Line  of  DEFE'NCE  Fickant  [in  Fortify 
is  a  right  liiie  drawn  from  the  point  or  ver- 
tex otthe  baftion  to  the  concourfe  of  the 
oppclite  flank  with  the  courcine. 

Line  of  DEFENCE  Rafant  { in  Fortif.^ 
is  the  face  of  the  baftion  continued  to  the 
courtine. 

DEFB'NCELESS,  not  having  any  de- 
fence. 

DEFB'NCES  [  in  Heraldry  ]  are  the 
weapons  of  any  beaft,  as  the  horns  of  a 
ftas,  the  paws  of  a  lion,  the  tusks  of  a 
wild  boar,  }ffc. 

To  be  in  a  pc^ure  of  DEFENCE,  is  to 
be  provided  and  in  leadinefs  co  oppofe  an 
enemy. 

DEFE'NDABLE  [of  defendere,  I.  de- 
frndre,  F.]  that  may  be  defended. 

DEFE'NDERS,  in  ancient  times,  dig- 
nitaries in  churt  h  and  ftace  to  take  care 
of  the  prefervation  of  the  publick  weal,  co 
protect  the  poor  and  helplefs,  and  main- 
fain  the  interefl  and  caufes  of  the  church. 

DEFE'NSIBLENESS  [of defenfiu^  ij 
capablenefs  of  being  defended. 

DEFE'NSlTlVES[withjKr^«)w]  ban- 
dages. plafterSy  or  the  like,  ufed  in  curing 
wounds,  to  moderate  the  violence  of 
rhe  pain,  impreilion  of  the  external  air, 
h;c, 

DEFE'NSIVE       1    [defenfif,  F.]  that 

DEFE'NSITIVE  f  which Icrves  to  de- 
fend, proper  fordeie<tce. 

DEFE'NSIVES       7  [  with  Thyficianf, 

DEFfi'NSATIVESf  Iffc.  J  '  medicines 
outwtrd'y  applied  to  prevent  an  inflam- 
JD'cion. 

DE'FERBNTS  [with  jtiatomifts-}  rhofe 
vefTels  of  the  body  appointed  for  the  con- 
veyance  of  humours  from  one  part  co  gno- 
ijicr.  •.---..- 


DE 

DEFFAinr  [in  maxmay]  la  o^d  to  (^ 
nify  the  head  ot  a  beaft  cut  offfmooth,  U 
fame  as  Decapite$  which  fee.    F. 

DEFl'CIENCY  1  fot  defkienHa,  t 
DEFl'ClENTNESSf  def^  comiu 
fliort,  want,  failinf. 

DBFl'CIBNT  Hfperbola^  a  cutre  ( 
that  denomination,  havi<  g  only  one  a^ym 
pcoce  and  two  hyperbolical  less,  runnn 
out  infinitely  towards  the  fides  of  tli 
afymptote,  out  the  contrary  ways. 

DEFrClENT/«Mi^i  fin  Aritbmetid 
are  numbers,  all  whofe  pans  added  togc 
ther,  amount  to  lefs  than  the  imcga 
whofe  parts  they  are,  as  8,  whofe  pan 
I,  2  anH  4  make  but  y,  «nd  fo  the  pans  ( 
i6make  but  15,  Syp. 

To  DEFl'LB,  la  to  reduce  an  army  r 
afmall  front,  to  march  thro*  a  narrov 
place. 

DB'FINITENESS  [ofdefinitus^  L.dif 
fii,  F.]    certainry,  limite.ncfs. 

DBFINinriON,  a  Ihort  and  plain  de 
fcription  of  a  thing,  with  its  nature  an 
principal  properties  ;  alfo  a  decifion  or  dc 
termination  of  an  affair  i  or  u  is  an  es 
a6fc  defcrlpcton,  explaining  a  thing  by  (pi 
ritual  atcriboces. 

Three  things  are  DecefTary  to  make 
definition  good. 

I.  It  muft  be  univerfal,  i.  «.  itiml 
contain  che  whole  thiiig  defired. 

2»  Ic  muft  be  proper,  it  muft  tgn 
with  the  thing  dennee. 

3.  Ic  muft  be  clearer  than  the  thing  de 
fiaed,  i.  e.  ic  ought  to  render  the  idea  ( 
it  more  plain  and  difttnA,  and  make  1 
(as  much  as  can  be)  co  underftand  che  « 
ture  of  ic,  and  be  ferviceable  to  ds  togb 
a  reafon  of  its  principal  properties. 

DBFINinriON  [  with  l£^idM  ]  • 
unfolding  theefTence  or  being  ofaiuai 
by  its  kind  and  difference. 

DEFrNlTlVENESS[ofrffi^lif,  F.dll 
finitivus,  L.]  decifivenefs,  ^c. 

To  DBFLA'GBATE  Uefi^Otm,  I 
to  inkindle  and  burn  off  in  a  cracible| 
mixture  of  falc  or  fome  mineral  body  in 
a  fulphureous  one,  in  order  toporry  d 
fah,  or  to  make  a  Regubu  of  a  mioeraL; 

DWBLZ'XVMldefiexura,  X]  abeid| 
downwards,  a  tumix^  aiide  or  out  of  0 


^*&FLB'CTION  [pf  the  Raft  <fli^ 
a  bending  downwards,  a  turning  fi^* 
property  dlflferent  both  from  R/jktmv 
Reframmh  che  fame  which  is  catted  1 
fieaion  by  Sir  Ifaa:  Neman. 

DEFLORA'TION  7  ravtfbing  Mhe  t 

DEFLO  WBRING  f  kii^  away  a  al 

man's  yirginity  i  alfo    takiqg  away  i 

beauty  and  luflreofa  thing. 

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KFUTVIUM,  «  flowing  down  I  a 
U^goffas  bmir,  amonlciog.    1^ 

DEFLUTigif  [among  BoUaifts]  a  diT. 
tdk  is  neci^f  ^  wherebjr  (bey  loto  their 
bii^  Tikis  Hiftfinper  proceecb  froin  a 
ABplomoar^  Utc  diflblret  the  glue,  by 
mamoi  which  the  barkU  fattened  to  the 
*^»  anrf  Ibaeiimea  ic  u  occafioned  by 
tPoptzt  drought.    X. 

DEFCyKMITY         XTd^ormtas,    L] 

iKK/KMEONfiSS  f  ugUQefs,  iU-fa- 
wiiiiihu  %  }  a  diipleafuig  or  painful  idea, 
^bkk  ia  czciiei  to  the  imod  oo  account 
«&me  Q^eft  that  wanct  thac  uniformity 
vhich  condiracea  beauty. 

DEF&AT'MENT  [q[  defrayer,  F.J  the 
M»^  of  expen.es. 

DFntlCA'TlON,  a  rubbing.    R 

DETTABJDAR,  rbe  treafurer  of  the  re- 
fttsaei  -t  tr-e  Ttirkjb  and  Ferfuta  empire. 

DfGE'NERATfiD  tfpoken  of  TUmts^ 

pOVB  ••  li/. 

^  PEGB^ERATEWBSS  f <(«g«ifr4^io,  X] 
^^paeracy*  «  being  grown  wild,  out  ot 

DEGENEKA'TION,  the  aft  of  failing 
or  drrpning  from  a  more  perfcd  or  valu- 
s^  kind  or  condition  to  a  lefs  s  to  deviate 
fco»  Ae  TTyme  of  anceitors. 

MGTKBKOUS  Idtgeaer,  X.]  dege- 
■CBkad,  baie,  vile. 

WOLOflNATED   [d^lutimitus^  JL^ 


JLUTITION,  a  fwallowing  down  i 
^*      in  living  creatureSa  by  which 
_i   ft  cliewV  in  the  mouth,  or 
r,  defrendi  into  the  ftomach  by 
on  and  contra^oo  of  the  fibres 
«f  ite  gullet. 

DTGMOS  [of /i^jTVM,  Or.  to  bite]  that 
paving  at  cbe  upper  orifice  of  th^  fto- 
mmck,  gcaeraUy  called  the  heart^burn^ 

BBCXADA'TION,  a  degrading,  the 
•ttot  depriving  or  ftrlnping  a  perfon  for 
Mr  of  «  dignity  or  degree   of  honour, 

DEGRA'DED  [in  mral- 
drjt  oigrddus^  X.  a  fiepj  as 
a  crofa  degraded  is  one  that 
haa  fteps  at  each  end,  as  in 
the  figure* 
To  DTGRAVATE  {digravatum,  X.] 


heavy,  to  burden. 
OMXEB'  (4igT4t  P.^  ftep;  alfo  anv 
ftme  or  condidon,  that  u  as  ic  were  af- 
cggBaM  v*nf  dcicfifHiwjf  t 

BKR£B  fwich  Afirm.']  is  the  369ch 
|Hi  d  cbe  ciraimference  of  any  drde ;  a 
iqpeeii  Stilled  into  60  parts  called  JMif- 
~  e.ch  Jinuitr  into  60  parrs  cai* 
:,  and  lb  into  7lvr4#.  }gfc.  The 
at  one  degree  in  the  heavens  is  ac- 
'  €0  nfwfr  CO  io  miles  oa  earth* 


rDE 

DEGRBB  [in  fdnlf.'i  U  a  fmaH^iar* 
of  an  irch  of  a  circle  (^he  circle  contain- 
ing 360  degrees)  which  ierycs  for  ihemea* 
Turing  the  content  of  the  angle,  fo  an  an- 
gle is  faid  to  be  of  10,  ao,  30,  40,  50  or 
60  degrees,  Jw. 

DEGREES  of  tire  [with  Cbymifis'}  are 
accounted  four.  The  firft  is  the  moft 
gentle  heat  of  all,  made  only  by  two  or 
three  coals  i  the  2d  a  degree  ot  heat  joft  to 
warm  theyeflfel  fenfibly,  mide  by  four  or 
five  coals,  and  (6  chat  a  man  may  endure 
his  hand  upon  it  for  feme  time  >  the  ^d  is 
when  there  is  heat  fufHcienc  to  make  a 
vefTel  containing  five  or  fix  quarts  of  water 
boil;  the  4th  degree  is  as  great  a  heat  as 
can  polfibly  be  made  in  a  furnace :  But 
all  ihefe  degrees  of  heat  admit  of  fome 
variations,  according  to  the  peculiar  cir- 
cumftances  of  the  operations,  furnace^ 
ytSkls^  quantity  of  matter  to  be  heated, 

DEJE'CTEDNBSS  7   [dfjVffio,    X.]  a 

DfiJE'CTION  J  caaing  down,  « 
lowneTs  cf  fpirits* 

DETECTION  [  with  il/Jrn/.  ]  faid  of 
the  planetSf  wnen  in  their  detriment,  i  e. 
when  they  have  loft  their  force  or  influ- 
ence by  reafon  of  being  in  oppofiiion  to 
fome  others,  which  check  and  cduntet- 
a£fc  them. 

DEJECTION  [with  Phfficiaiu'}  the 
art  of  ejefling  or  evacuacina  the  ezcie- 
inents  by  means  of  the  periftaltick  mo- 
tion of  the  gu(s. 

DEI  JUDICIUM  [i.  e.  the  judgment 
of  Cod,  io  called,  becaufe  it  was  account- 
ed an  appeal  to  God  for  the  jutlice  of  a 
caufe  s  anJ  that  the  decifion  was  accordiag 
to  the  appointment  of  divine  providence] 
the  old  &uion  manner  of  trial  by  Ordeal. 

DEINCLl'NERS  [in  DiaUwg'i  fuch 
dials  as  both  decline  and  incline,  or  recline 
ac  the  fame  cime. 

To  DEI'NTEGRATB  [de'mtegratmn^ 
Li]  to  fpoil,  to  take  from  the  whole,  to 
diminifh. 

DBl^AROUS  [deifaruh  ^  ofdeus  c 
God,  and  pario  co  bnng  forth,  X.]  thac 
beareth  or  bringech  forth  a  god* 

DBI'STICAL  [of  deifie,  F.  of  detu,  X.] 
of  deifm  or  delfts. 

DEI'STICALNESS  [of  deifie^  F.  dcus, 
XiJ  deiflical  prinOy-^les. 

DE'ISTS  lofDeus,  X.  God  ]  a  fed 
amon^  the  chriftians  of  moft  or  all  deno- 
minations, who  believe  there  is  one  God» 
a  providence,  th«  imiporraljty  of  the  foul, 
virtue  and  vice,  rewards  and  punifbmentsi 
but  rejea  revelation,  and  beHeve  no  more 
than  what  natural  light  difcovers  to  them, 
and  believe  no  other  article  ot  the  chrif- 
tiaa  religion  or  any  9ther.       ^^,^  ^^ . 

J?  f  a  ^       pE'rriES 

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DE'ITIES  [deltas,  JU  OUrut,  Gr.'i  o£ 
thcfc  rhc  Greels  had  a  grcac  number,' 
and  alfo  the  Rvmans  of  gods,  goddeflfes. 
anj  demi.gods,  oven  to  the  number  ot 
feveral  thoufands,  having  adetcy  Tr  tveif 
thing.  This  multiplicic/  of  delcieswas 
for  the  iaci^faflion  of  the  ign^iant  peo- 
ple, who  could  not  comprehend  how  one 
and  the  fame  deity  could  be  diffufed 
through  all  the  parts  of  the  umverfe  y 
and  therefore  many  gods  were  dcvif- 
cd.  The  chief  of  thcfe  were  Jupiter 
the  god  of  thunder,  Juno  of  richesj  Venus 
of  beauty.  Mars  of  war,  Minerva  of  wif- 
dom,  Apollo  of  phylick.  Mercury  of  elo- 
quence, Neffiune  of  the  fea,  Saturn^  of 
time,  Bacchus  of  wine,  "Diana  of  hunting 
Vtjia  o!  earth,  ViSoria  of  vi£lory,  Cupid 
of  love  Nemesoi  revenge,  the  FUries  of 
punifhment,  the  Parc^  of  deftiny,  fortma 
of  for  rune,  the  Ihdigetes  yHid  the  Virtues  y 
to  v/hom  they  were  ere£led  teaples,  as 
Teace,  Concord,  fere,  the  Semones  or  half 
men,  ^c.  and  each  g«d  had  his  particu- 
Ur  facri^ce}  as  the  buU  to  one,  the  ram 
to  another,  iffc.  to  each  of  thefe  was 
aligned  his  particular  biid;  as  the  eagle 
to  Jupiter,  the  raven  to  Apollo,  J<rc. 

They  had  alfo  their  particular  treesy 
Jupiter  had  the  oak,  and  ApoUo  the 
laurel,  ^c. 

They  had  alfo  proper  creatures  to  draw 
their  chariots ;  as  Jupiter^  Sol,  Jjpc. 
Iiorfes,  Juno  peacocks,  Jj-c. 

Tbcy  had  alfo  the?r  particular  armsj 
«s  Jupiter  had  a  thunder-bolr,  Ma^s  a 
fword,  Saurn  ft  fcythe,  Minerva  her 
lance.  Mercury  his  caduceus,  Bacchus  his 
thyrfus,  Hercules  his  club,  and  Vulcan  his 
tonfs- 

DEIVIRIOLB  [among'  School  Divines'] 
Is  a  term  ufed  to  figniiy  fometh-ng  both 
divine  and  humani  of  Deus  God,  and 
X^irl'ts  pertaining   to  man. 

DEJUGATION,   an  unvoaUng.  Z. 

DELACRYMA'TION,  falling  down  of 
the  humours,  the  wateriflinefs  of  the 
leyes,  or  a  weeping  much.  Z.. 

DELACTA'TION,  a  weaning  from 
the   breaft.  X. 

DELA'PSED  J^deUpJiu^  Z]  Aiding  or 
ilidden  d- W!i. -2, 

DBLA'SSIBLE  Idclajfihilis,  L']  that 
may  be  tired. 

DELASSA'TION,  a  tiring  or  weary 
ing.  X. 

T)ELE'CTABLENESS,  delightfulnefs, 
pleafaiunefs. 

'  DELECTA'NEOUS  [deUaaneut,  JL  ] 
•telighrfome.  pleafant. 

BE'I.EGATES,  are  commiffioncra  of 
appeal,  appointed  by  tbekin^  under  the 
great  Teal  in  cafes  ol  appeals  iiovg  ihf 
^ckfiaftical  court, 


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To  OE'tH     \  [oi  delete,  X.1  to  bl< 
ToDELE'TEf    o«. 
PELETB'KIUM,  [prob*  of  <fffXl»,  Cr: 

to  hurt]  any  thing  chat  is  of  a  deadly  poi 
(onouf  or  mifcbiev^us  qnalttr. 

DELF  [of  teeljpan.   Sax*  tb   delve   c 
dig]  a  mine  or  quarry. 
DELF    r   [in  Heraldry] 
DELFEj      a  fquare  barn 
in  the  middle  of  an  efcut* 
cheon  fuppofed  to  reprefenc  a 
fquare  fod  or  turf  j  Ddftett- 
ne  an  abatemettt  of  honour 
belonging  to    one  that   has 
revok'd  his  challenge  or  eaten  his  wordi 
See  the  eTcutcheon. 

DE^LIA,  certain  feftiva's  anciently  ce 
Icbrared  by  the  Athenians  in  honour  o 
Apollo^  who  was  fimamed  Delitu, 

DEEIASTS,  the  perfon  appointed  t< 
perform  the  ceremonies  of  thia  feftival 
were  certain  citizens  deputed  to  go  oi 
an  embaiTy  or  rather  pilgrimage  to  the 
temple  of  Apollo^  at  Delos.  They  wer* 
crown'd  with  laurel,  the  whole  depute* 
tion  fet  out  on  J  veflTels,  carryitie  wici 
them  all  things  necelfary  for  the  fo^ft  anc 
iacrifices.  After  the  fa  :rifice  a  number  oj 
young  men  and  maids  djnc'd  round  the 
altar,  a  dance  in  which  by  their  rariona 
motions  and  dire^lions,  they  reprefemed 
the  turnings  and  windings  of  the  labyrinth. 
During  the  time  of  the  performance  d 
thefe  ceremonies  no  criminal  might  be 
executed,  and  hence  by  reafon  of  the  ZV- 
lia^  they  waited  30  days,  to  give  the 
poifon  to  Socrates. 

DELI'ACaL  Prohlem,  a  famous  problem 
among  the  ancient  mathematicians  aboQc 
doubrjjg  the  cube. 

DE'LIBATED  [delibatus,  X.]  ttfted. 

DELI'BERATIVE  Khetorick,  is  that 
which  is  employed  in  proving  a  thing,  or 
C3nvincing  an  afl*embly  of  it,  in  order  to 
induce  them  to  put  it  in  execution. 

DELIBRA'TION,  a  pilling  or  takti^ 
off  the  bark.  X. 

DE'LICATBNESS  [delicsA,  deticateffe^ 
K]  (^aitxinefs,  nicenefs,  tendeineft. 

DE'f  ICATUDE  Ideticatudo,  L  ]  de- 
liciourners, 

DELI'CIOUSNESS  [of  deliciofus,  X.] 
fwectne's  of  tafte,   hfc. 

DEHCiO'SITY  IdeUcio^ 
oufnefs. 

DELICIO'SE  [deUuofus,  X.]  very  de- 
licious ^r  fwert. 

DEirGHTFULNESS  1  [of  deticU,  X. 

DELI'GHTSOMNBSSr   delice>F.9Jad 
Y\ilneyY9,  Sax.]  very  pleafant. 
'^Dfill'NEATEP  Idelineatus.L']  dttwn 
as  with  the  out  lines,. pourtray'd,  repre« 
.fcmcd  bydraitthc  oc  pi&ufc* 


Uciqfitar^  I.]  dellcf- 


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DOnOMBMr  [deimmaitm,  1.]  a 

WU^^UM  MJn,  «  bincii^  away 
«  fvoisaicg.  £. 

DEU'RAMENT  IdeUrMmmtum  Z.]  a 
^0090  or  doting. 

DELICIOUS  f  of  dHhium,  L.  deUre, 
ihj  doitng    or   beiog  light-headed: 

DELITERER  [ot  delhrn,  F.  libera- 
Wf  L]  one  who  Irees  from. 
^  OELITIGAnriON,  «  ftriving,  a  chid- 
iif,  a  cofi'ending.   X. 

DE'LPHIN  [id  jtfhotumji]  t  northern 
OBBfblUttoo  confiilii>g  oi  ten  flars* 

DELFHI^IDM  [/iX^Mor,  Gr.]  the 
karb  Lark-fpor.  X* 

0E1.PHOS,  a  cicy  to  Bttotia^  which  was 
%ooied  CO  be  in  che  middle  of  the 
vtK*^  becauie  (as  it  u  ftorled)  when  T^- 
pittr  kst  torch  x  eagles  at  che  fame  cime, 
tte  Me  irom  che  £4!  and  the  other  firom 
c^  A^  thqrbocii  met  ac  chat  place  exadly 

Thoe  was  cbe  moft  celebrated  and 
SKbeftcemptC  in  Greece  i  for  all  nations 
^i  wkb  one  another  in  fending  ex- 
critfdaary  pieienu  r hither.  Crttfut  the 
neh  kiag  ot  l^dia^  gave  xooo  ingots  of 
|eU  CO  auJc«  an  alur  share  and  PhaU- 
n$  the  ryrtocof  .4prii[^fitfiiiiimade  a  prefenc 
•iakaneo  buUj  a  mafler-piece  oi  arc. 

Tbaasfvers  vhicfa^jM^  gave  here  were 
"ff^tfi  to  be  receif'd  by  him  from  /«- 
pier;  they  were  delivered  by  a  virgin 
^•'*d  ^in^t  who  was  plac'd  upon  a  ftool 
•«*  3  ^**4  called  Cortina  from  the  skin 
<rf  ^itioi^  wiih  wbich  ic  was  faid  to  be 
cowered.    See  r^/tbia,  Tjtbon^  cortiaa  and 

DtLTOlDESfof  /^  cheGr^a  J'ikra, 
■d  «/!^  OiapeJ  a  triangular  mufcle  ari- 
^itom  the  ciavlcula,  irom  the  upper 
fcaceb  of  the  fhoulder  blade ;  as  alfo  from 
ifce  froccis  or  the  fame  called /pint forme , 
UdhiaAeu*dto  che  middle  of  che  (houl- 
^-boae»  which  it  lifts  direaiy  upwards, 

MVrOTCyS  r^tkrmrof,  Gr,"}  a  con- 
^Oacjon  or  dufter  or  6  flars,  in  form 
nfeailiiagche  letter  ^,  called  otherwife 
^mfmfmt  JepUtttrionalis. 

X>^LOGb|;<fi7Mvii0R,  JL]  an  inundation 
9t  oversowing  ot  the  earth  either  in 
p«Tt  or  che  whole  by  water* 

ne/e  ire  covers  deloges  Mentioned  in 
aocxesx  hHorjr,  both  facredand  profane. 

The  Dencaiid/nuoA  DELUGE,  which  Is 
itaocs  happened  in  Greece  In  the  year 
hasore  Chrift  x539>  being  the  third  yw 
hrace  che  comi^  of  the  IfraeUtes^ 
^  ^  ^^«  according  to  the  compu. 
v^ne  ot   Petm/iutm    This  dflagc  only  o- 

JW  pptietg  DfiLUOB}  happ^a'd  300 


I>  E 

vean  before  that  of  Deucalion^  and  179S 
before  the  birth  of  Chrift,  according  co 
Fetaviut*  This  only  ravaged  Attica. 
Thefe  are  frequently  taken  notice  of  by 
Greek  authors  hy  the  names  of  the  former 
and  laiter  Deluge. 

There  have  been  alfo  feveral  particular 
inundations  or  deluges'  in  feveral  plices, 
as  thofe  of  the  Netherlands,  which  in 
1227  overwhelm*ct  and  cover'd  wicb  lea 
all  that  part  now  called  the  gulph  Dot" 
lart  in  the  united  provinces.  Aad  'm 
1421  all  that  part  between  i^rd^tfii/ and 
Jhlland. 

But  tiie  moft  memorable  is  chat  called 
che^  wdverjal  Deluge  in  N^ab't  time, 
which  accordrog  co  the  chronologers  hap- 
pened anno  mtmdi  1656,  anfweriog  to  che 
year  before  Cbri/if  2293. 

D£LUMBA'TlO!^>  a  beating  a  bieak- 
ing  of  the  loins.  £• 

DBMAI'N  I  chat  land   which  a  man 

DfiMBAN  y    holds  origijially  of  him- 

DEMESN  >  felf,  which  (he  Civi//<zn# 
call  Dommicumt  and  is  oppofed  to  Feodtan 
or  fee,  which  fignifies  land  held  of  a  fu- 
perlor  lord.  Indeed  (che  land  of  the 
Crown  only  accepted)  there  is  no  land 
that  is  not  held  of  fome  fuperior ;  becaufe 
all,  either  mediately  or  immediacely,  do 
depend  on  che  crown;  fo  that  when  e 
man,  in  pleading,  would  intimate  that 
his  land  is  his  own,  he  pleads  that  be 
was  feixed  or  poffeffed  thereof  in  bis  de» 
mam  asef  fee\  and  by  this  he  means, 
that  tho'  his  land  be  to  him  and  his 
heirs  for  ever ;  yet  Ic  is  not  true  demain, 
but  depends  upon  a  fuperior  lord. 

DEMAND  [in  horn]  a  claim  or  ctll« 
ing  upon  a  perfon  for  any  cbing  due. 

DEMANDA'TION,  a  commiBion  or 
commircine;  unco*  X> 

DEMBMBRBE  [in  BeraUryJ  is  when 
an  animal  it  difmembred,  i.  e*  his  limbs 
torn  ofFfrom  his  body. 

DEMB'RSED  [demerfus^  1.]  plunged, 
drowned. 

VEMlBafiion  [in  Fcrti^atiaiiJ  a  baftioa 
that  hasortly  one  face  aid  one   flink. 

DEMI  GiDois  cf  the  ledfifiu  [with  GuH' 
ners'i  a  ^reac  gtin,  carrying  a  ball  of  6 
inches  diameter,  and  30  pound  weighty 
requires  a  charge  of  24  poaad  of  powder, 
and  will  carry  a  ball  point  blank  i5^ 
paces;  This  Vun  weighs  5400  pounds  s 
is  in  length  from  10  to  j  x  feet,  and  the 
diameter  ac  the  bore  is  6  inches  on« 
fourth. 

DEMI  Camum  Ordhtary  [with  GuanersJ 
carries  a  ball  6  Inches  x*6ch  diameter, 
and  3»  pound  weight  \  requires  a  charn 
of  17  pound  and  half  of  powder,  weighs 

5^00  poMDd  i  tf  i»  ^V^  '^  ^^°^  >  '^* 
duaaetM 

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Clftmfter  tt  th^  bore  4  inches  and  t  half, 
ftDd  ctrries  a  ball  i6e  paces. 

DEMI  Camion  Extraordinary  [with  Gun- 
iirrfj  canies  a  ball  o  6  inrhes  5-8ihs  dia- 
meter, and  36  pound  weight ;  requires  a 
charee  of  x8  pound  of  ponders  weighs 
6000  pound;  is  in  length  13  foots  me 
diameter  at  the  bore  is  6  inches  3  4'hs, 
and  carries  a  b/1'  upon  ft  poijic  blank  x8o 
paces. 

DEMI'CO'LVKRINE  {ofdem  and  cow 
hfrrme,  F.J  a  pie  e  ot  ordnance  ol  feve- 
ral  forrs. 

D'^MI-CULVERINB  Ordinary  [with 
GMDierij  is  in  weight  2^  pound,  is  10 
loot  long  i  diameter  at  the  bore  4  inches 
and  halt;  requires  a  charge  of  7  ]>ound, 
4  ounces  of  powder  ;  the  ball  is  4  inches 
3[-4th  diameter,  and  in  weight  10  pound 
XX  ounces  \  and  flioots  upon  a  point  blank 
»75  paces 

DBMI  CUIVERINB  fftbeUtfifize, 
is  a  piece  of  ordnance,  in  weight  3000 
pound ;  in  length  from  9  to  XO  toot,  the 
diameter  at  the  bore  4  inches  x*4th  ;  re- 

Suires  a  charge  of  6  pound  x-iLch  pow- 
er ;  carries  a  ball  of  9  pound  weight, 
and  4  inches  x  4ch  diamerer,  will  fhooc 
upon  a  point  blnnk  174  paces.       ' 

DEMICULVERINB  Extraordinary,  a 
piece  of  ordnance  of  3000  pound  weight,is 
so  foot  x-3d  long ,4  inches  3-4rhs  diameter 
at  the  bore,  requires  a  charge  of  8  pound 
and  a  half  of  powder,  and  a  ball  of  4  in- 
ches and  a  half  diameter,  and  X2  pound 
II  ounces  weight,  and  will  Iboot  upon  a 
poinr  blank  178    paces. 

DBMI.DITONE  [with  Mi^cims}  the 
fame  as  Tierce  Minor. 

DEMI  GORGE  j^in  fmtff.]  is  half  the 
gorge  or  entrance  into  the  baftron,  but 
not  taken  from  angle  to  angle  where  the 
baftion  Joins  the  courtin,  but  from  the  an- 
gle tc  the  flank  to  the  centre  of  the  bar* 
tion,  or  the  angle  that  the  courtins  would 
make,  if  they  were  thus  lengthened  to 
meet  in  the  biaftion. 

DEMI-HAQUE,  a  fort  of  gun.  See 
Vaque. 

l^EMMUNE,   a  half-moon.    K 

DEMLSANG  [Lam  term]  of  the  half 
blood  ;  as  when  a  man  has  iflue  by  his 
wife,  either  a  fon  or  daughter,  and  upon 
the  death  of  his  wifie  he  marries  ano. 
ther,  and  has  alfo  a  fon  or  daughter  by 
her;  thefe  Tons  or  daughters  are  com- 
anonl7  called  tajfirotberi^  or  kalffifters, 
or  of  the  half  Hood,    F. 

DBMIU'ROIC  idemiurgicus,  Z.  /a^i- 
utyixoc  of  i'lijuQ'  the  publick  and  Ifyh 
Gr»  work]  ot  or  t>ertaining  to  a  creator. 

DEMONS  [Aee//u«7di, according  to  fome 
•f  /«^{;«d^  to  diftrihiue,  to  auBuafter,  I 


DB 

others  oUu/Juftfm  to  make  afraid,  otfcdit-  ; 
of /AcTr,  Gr,  to  know  J  were  certain  Spi- 
rits or  gemi,  who  are  reported  to  havo 
appeared  to  men,  either  to  ferre  then 
or  do  them  hurt.  The  Chaldeans  were 
the  firft  that  entertain*d  the  nottoa  o£  ', 
(hem,  ^nd  from  them  tc  fpread  to  tfaa 
Other  nations,  as  the  Egyptuau,  fac.  tlis 
firit  of  whole  demens  was  Mercury  or 
Tbeut,  THe  notion  of  them  was  carried 
from  Egy^  into  Greece  by  Tytbagoras  and  • 
Tbale4.  And  Tlato  fallmg  la  with  the 
notion  of  demons,  explain'd  it  more  full7 
and  di/lrnaiy  than  any  of  the  philofophers 
before'  him  ha^  done.  By  pem(;ns  be  udp 
der/lood  fpirics  infierior  to  gods,  and  yec 
fnpcrior  to  men;  which  inhabited  tb« 
middle  region  oc  the  air  and  kept  up  die 
communicarion  between  them,carryiag  the 
offerings  and  prayers  ot  men  to  the  gods, 
and  bringing  the  will  of  gods  to  men  f 
bu*-  he  allow'd  of  none  but  good  and  be- 
neficent ones.^  But  his  diiciples  after- 
wards, not  being  able  to  account  for  or 
give  the  reafon  of  evil,  adopted  another 
fort  of  Demons,  who  were  maleficent  and 
enemies  to  mankind.  The  Jfiaelites  alfb, 
by  their  commerce  with  the  CtOddtans^ 
receivM  the  notion  of  Demons  s  bat  by 
DentOHk  rhey  did  not  underftand  the  devfl 
or  a  wicked  iWrit,  nor  was  it  ufed  in 
that  Tenfe  but  by  the  Evangelifis  and  fome 
modenr7evi.  The  P/^^ic/^au  call'd  theis 
LZ3\yy3  BaaUm,  their  fuprene  BebiK 
was  ^ya  Baai  or  ^^Q  jMblocK 

DEMO'NSTRABLENESS,  plainoefi  or 
eafmefs  to  be  demonftraced,  capableiiel9> 
of  demonftracion. 

DEMONSTRATION  [with  Tinb^^ 
pbert]  a  fyllogifm  in  form,  containing  « 
dear  end  invincible  truth  of  a  propoO* 
tion. 

DEMONSTRATION  fwith  X^icMSjl 
an  argument  fo  convincing  that  the  coa 
clnfioo  muft  neceflarily  be  infallible. 

DEMONSTRATION,  is  one  whicfr 
proceeding  by  afiirmative  and  evident 
propofitions,  dependent  on  each  other, 
ends  in  the  thing  to  be  demonftrated. 

A  negative^  DEMONSTRATION,  is 
whereby  a  thing  is  fliewn  to  be  fuch  &oia 
fome  abfurdit^  that  would  follow^  if  ie 
were  otberwjfe. 

A  DEMONSTRATION  a  Priore,  otm 
whereby  an  tBeSt  U  proved  from  a  caufe  & 
or  a  conclufioo  by  fomething  previous,  ci^ 
ther  a  caufe  or  an  antecedent. 

A  DEMONSTRATION  aFtfierhfre,  mm 
one  whereby  either  f  caufe  is  proved 
from  an  effeft,  or  a  conclufion  by  fome* 
thing  poftejior,  eliher  ao  tS^St  or  acon^ 
fequ^ou 


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k  Ctomitnc4i    DEMONSTRATION, 

•or  fnined    from  reaToning  drawn  from 
(kg  clemencs  of  Euclid. 

A  MKbmmUi  DBMONSTRATION.  u 
Me  who4e  reafoaingstre  drawn  fiom  rules 
4x  BBecvafuC'Ts^ 

DBMONSTRATiON  [with  Jlfotl»eM4 
6omg1  a  chain  of  argnmanrs  depending  one 
Md  aAocker,  and  originallv  founded  on 
n  tad  felf-erUent  principles,  or  plain 
Pnifa6xioiis  railed  and  proved  from  (hem  ; 
ibtfcat  in  the  condofion  ic  ends  in  cbe  in- 
^ciUe  proof  of  che  chiif  to  bt  demon- 

I>EMO'NSTRATXVB  [with  ^bttarUi- 
mg\  ooB  KA\!^gtmetd  or  kiodaof  elo. 
fKM,  xkA  in  the  compofing  panegyrickt, 

DCMOioSTkATIVENESS,  aptnefs  for 


DEMO'NSTRATORT  {dmanfirAmmt 
I.J  (clooging  CO  demonftration. 

S,  refervednafi^  affefied 


To  DEMD'RR  Tdemeitrer,  F.  of  dem- 
rmi,  Lj  to  pnc  in  donbcs  or  obje&ions 
m  %  fint  5  to  delav  or  pus  ott  a  fur 
Aer  hearing.  In  chaacery^  a  defendant 
dCBEn  to  a  plaintiff's  bill,  by  afiirm- 
iig  ikat  ic  is  defe^ve  in  fnch  or  fuch 
apoiac,  mad  demands  the  judgment  of 
ifce  coort  upon  ir»  if  he  ihall  be  obliged 
m  adpB  wDf  hathu  or  other  anfwer 
»tr.  

mnTRKBR  ri4V  term]  a  psufe  up- 
OB  a  point  oi  difficnhj  in  an  adlon, 
vifch  reqniioi  fome  time  to  be  taken 
Iv  ikn  oonrt  or  judf  ei  to  take  the  mat< 
Mr  iao  fitrcher  coafideration* 


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DBMI  7  [in  BUnumy]  it 
1>BMYf     ufied  ta  ^iy 
one  helfg  u  deasy-  Uon. 


DEN  £!■  Old  Meeardt]  t  low  place, 
waim  added  to  the  otmes  of  feVeral  towns 
aad  viDagci  in  cbe  fame  fenfe^  ai  2hi- 
dgfdm  in  Kgwi,  }ffe. 

DENAnill  DB  CHARITATB,  frhit- 
JB-iaRhiagey  an  ancient  etiftomary  obla- 
tioB  to  the  eachedral  about  Wbttfimiide^ 
wfaea  the  prieft  of  the  pariA,  and  many 
of  che  paiiwooeff  went  to  ?ifit  mother 


OfiNA'BinSy  a  BMMnrihrer  coin,  mar. 
kei  with  the  letter  Xt  it  being  in  yalne 
f«,    or   aboot    7  pence  half-penny 

IIUS  DEI  [  r.  e.  Go^i  Temtf] 
MBift  rn^aCT  I  fs>  tenned*  kecaufe  in  an- 
•tavtiBes,  the  moafj  that  was  laid  down 
ftkbdaap  bargain  or  agie0iiieot«  wat  gi- 


DE 

Ten  to  God|  ue*  either  to  the  church  of 
poor.    JL 

DENARIUS  Tertlus  Conutatus  [hm 
term]  a  third  part  of  the  profits,  which 
arife  from  che  country  courts,  which  wero 
paid  to  the  earl  of  the  country;  the  0- 
ther  two  pares  being  referred  for  cho 
king.    L, 

DENARIUS  Sanai  Petri,  tmefcH  or 
Peter-pence  i  which  fee.    X. 

DENA'ARABLE  IdenorrahiUi^}  chat 
may  be  related. 

MNARRATION,  a  narration.    X. 

DENCHEE'l    [in  Beraidfy}   a  terra 

DE'NCHEDj  applied  to  the  ordina^ 
riea  in  a  fliield  when  they  are  edged  with 
teeth  or  indented. 

DENDRITES  fof/t'f/e^f.Gr]  a  fore 
of  whitiih  or  afli-colour*a  ftooes,  which 
are  feen  on  trees.  ibrul»,  iffc* 

DENDRO'CISSON  [/•?/e^«i«-«r.Gr.l 
a  fort  of  iyy  that  grows  without  uee  ov 
wall  i  tree  or  ftandard  ivy.  £. 
^DENDROl'DES  [/fr/ef«K^^  Gr.]  • 
kind  of  ipiirge  full  of  branches  i  uec« 
fpurge.    £• 

DENDROLIBA^US,  the  herb  rofe<^' 
mary«    Gr.  of  X. 

DBNDROMAXACHE  t^t9^eff*^>^xJ^ 
Gr,2  the  herb  trea-maUows.    X. 

DE'NDRON  [<riF/e^>,  Or.]  a  tree. 

DENDRCPHORI  [of  /inTe^v  a  tree 
*^  ^ff  Gr*  to  bear]  tree-beareri  thof* 
who  pertorroed  that  office  in  the 

DENDROPHORI'A  f  AurcTe^*.  Or.  J 
a  ceremony  performed  in  the  (kcrifiices  of 
Bacchus^  cihele,  \0C.  of  carrying  tree* 
through  a  city* 

The  pine-tree  which  was  carried  in  « 
proceifioQ,  was  afterwards  planted  in  me- 
mory of  that  under  which  Aijs  the  favou- 
rite of  the  goddefs  Cybele  mutilated  hinw 
felfs  they  alfo  crowned  the  branches  of 
this  tree  in  imitation  of  Cybele'%  doing 
the  fame)  and  they  covered  its  trunk 
with  wool,  in  imitation  of  the  goddefs'a 
havii^  covered  the  breaffc  of  A^  yrulk 
the  fame. 

DENEB  [with  4^r0n0fiiflri}  aftarcal* 
led  otherwtie  CVuida /uci^itf,  orthelionV 
tail. 

DBNIGRAnruRE  Idenigramra,  L.J 
a  making  black. 

OENOMINA'TRIX,  fht  thst  denomi- 
nates or  names.    X. 

DENS  CANINUS  [with  Botamfls]  the 
herb  dog's-tooth  ;  fo  called,  becaufe  tho 
leaves  of  its  flowers  refemble  a  dog'a 
tooth.    X> 

DENS  LEONIS  [with  Botaniftjl  tho 
herb  Dandelion  or  Xion*s  tooth.    X. 

DBNSATION,  a  making  thick. 

DENSITY 

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}[denfitaj,  I»]  a  qua 
iity  belonging  to  com- 
fz€k  D^dics',  (hickneis,  a  property  of  bo- 
dies whereby  they  contain  fuch  a  quanti- 
ty of  mart  er  under  fuch  a  bulk. 
^  DE'NTALS  [Dentales,  JU]  fuch  letterf 
xn  pionounc  ng  which  the  leech  are  ab> 
folutely  neceir«ry,  are  by  Grammarians  Co 
called. 

DENTA'LIS  La^is  I  in  P'umnacy  1  a 
kind  of  fliell,  which  being  polvdiix'd,  is 
vs'd  in  medicaments  as  an  excelleoc  M- 
ItaJi. 

DBnTA'RPAGA  [of  dens,  X.  a  tooth, 
tnd  tipird^A^  Gr."^  a  furgeon's  ioftrument 
lor  drawing  teeth. 

DENTA'TED  [dentatus,  i.]  Baving 
teeth. 

DENTI'CULATED  [denticiOatus,  ij 
Jiaving  teetby.or  jagged. 

DENTA'TUS,  a,  urn  7    p°  Bo 

DENTICULA'TUS,  4,  MR  j^  tamck 
IVritii^i^  fignifies  iniieoted  on  the  edges 
with  imall  teeth.    X. 

DB'NTED  [of  denrniu,  X.]  Imvii^ 
notches  like  teeth. 

DBKTIDU'CUM  [of  dintes  and  duco, 
X.  to  lead]  an  inftrumenc  for  drawing 
teeth. 

DHNTI'LOQUIST  [dentiloquui,  X.]  one 
that  fpeakcth  through  the  lecrh. 

DENTI'LOQUY  Ident'iloquiwn^  X.]  a 
peaking  throuf;h   the  teeth. 

DENU'DATED  [denudatus,  X.]  made 
aaked  or  bare. 

DENUMBRA'TION,  a  prcfent  paying 
down  of  money. 

DENU'NTIATED  Idmmnatust  X.J 
denounced. 

To  DEOBSTRU'CT  [with  Tbyficians] 
is  to  remove  obftru^^ions  or  ttoppages  s 
CO  open  the  pores  of  the  body. 

DE'ODAND  iDeodandiotty  q.  dandum 
Deo,  i.  e.  to  be  devoted  to  God]  a  thing 
as  ic  were  forteited  to  God,  to  atone 
for  the  violent  death  of  man  by  mifad- 
venture  j  as  if  a  man  were  killed  by  the 
accidental  fall  of  a  tree,  or  run  over  by 
a  ;cart- wheel  ;  then  the  tree  or  carr- 
wheeli  or  cart  and  horfes,  is  to  be  fold, 
and  the  money  ro  be  given  to  the  poor. 

DEOWILATIVES  [in  Fbarmacy]  me- 
dicines which  iotten,  lefolve  and  remove 
obflru£^ions. 

.    JDEPA'SCENT  [depafiens^  X.]  feeding 
greedily. 

To  DEPAU'PERATH  [  depauperatum, 
X.]   to  impovcTi".  or  make  poor. 

DEPECUI  A'TOR,  one  that  robs  the 
coromonwcahh  i  or  imbezzles  the  pub- 
lick  trea'.tirc. 

DEPE'NCILLED7    [of  de  and  pene- 

DEPii'^$m,fiO  f    Qi^iUf  i.  pcacilj 


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defigned  or  drawn  out  with  a  pencif. 

To  DEPHLB'GMATfi[in  C^m^ftryJ  U 
to  clear  any  thin^  from  phlegm  or  vra- 
cer  :  as  a  ipiric  is  faid  to  be  well  d«- 
phlegmacedy  when  it  ii  made  pare  by  be- 
ing re6lificd  and  diftiiled  over  again,  and 
either  whollv,  or  as  much  at  may  be» 
clearerl  of  all  water  and  phlegm. 

DBPLO'RABLBNESS,  lamencaUeneiatf 

To  DEPLCRE  [deplorare^  X  J  to  la- 
ment Or  bemoan  one*s  misfortunes. 

DEPLU'MATED  Idepltautus,  X.]  ha* 
ving  tbe  teatbers  taken  off, 

DEPLU'MED  [depbime,  Kj  depluott- 
ted. 

DBPO'RT ,  deportment  »  befaavtoor. 
MiUon. 

DEPORTAnriON  [among  the  Romams] 
a  fort  of  baniOiment,  by  which  fome  tiland 
or  other  was  afUgned  lor  the  baidflied  per- 
Ton  to  alnde  in,  with  a  prohibitioD  aoc 
to  ftir  out  upon  pain  of  death.    X. 

DEPO'ST  [dipofitum,  X.]  the  thii^ 
put  into  the  hands  of  another  to   keep. 

DEPO'SlT  Idepofitum,  X.  depots  F.J  a 
pledge. 

DfiPOSI'TIO  [with  GrammariaosJ  tlie 
ending  of  the  dimenfions  of  a  Laiiu  or 
Greek  verfe  s  To  as  to  find  out,  wfaetber 
it  be   perfeSi  redundant  or  deficient.  X. 

DEPO'SITUM,  a  pledge  left  in  tiie 
hands  of  another »  or  in  a  place  ;  alio  a 
wager.    L, 

Simple  DEPOSITUM  [in  Uv]  is  either 
neceffitry  or  voluntary ;  necelTary  as  in  caie 
of  5re,  SbiptPreck,  ^c. 

Voltmtary  DEPOSITUM,  that  which  la 
committed  by  choice. 

Judiciary  D£PO$iTUM»is  when  a  thit^, 
the  righ:  of  which  is  contefted  between  x 
or  more  perfons,  is  depofited  in  the  hands 
of  a  third  perfouy  by  the  decree  of  the 
judge. 

DEPRECA'TION  [in  Bhetorick']  a  fi- 
gure wliereby  the  orator  invokes  the  aid 
of  fome  perfon  or  thing  ;  or  prays  for 
fome  evil  or  punifliment  to  befall  him* 
who  fpeaks  faifely,  either  himfelf  or  hia 
adverlary. 

DBPRE'CIATED  IdepreciatusO^lcti^A 
down  in  price  or  undervalued. 

To  DEPREHE'ND  [deprebendere^  JLJ 
to  catch  or  feize  utiawares, 

DEPR£Hfi'NSIBLEN£SS»  capablene/a 
of  being  caught  or  understood. 

DE'PRIMENS  [with  AnatomiJU]  Ooci 
of  the  itiait:  mufcles,  whicii  moves  tha 
globe  or  ball  of  the  eye,  which  ferves  co 
pull  ic  downwards;  ic  is  alfo  called  ^la-i 
mUs*    X' 

DEPRE'TIATED  Idepretiatusy  X.]  lef- 
fened  la  ik^  price,  luideivalued,  vUi-. 
ficd. 

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DBWTIATION,  ao  undervaTning,  a 
fctojj  (keefleem  or  whie,  Jw.  xT 

WlirATlON  ffD  the  r^o»  tam] 
W^  a  civeaing  or  ttkiog  away  a  fpi- 
OittifiomofK  n  -^r  tSgrity. 

DEPWVATION  /AiW/fe/a,  «  wbtn 
■rfcwgieit  crime  a  aiintfter  is  whol- 
^fcftier  il^rifed  of  liit  benefice  or 

.KPRIVATION  ah  officio,  it  vhen  a 
***""  *•  ^  *•*  def  rived  of  his  or- 

JoDEWrCELATB  [rf£.|»iic^fer,  K]  to 
tww^,  to  br reave  ot  viifiinity, 
JWlSOKYldepidfiriHS, L.)  putting 

^DEIURATH  fA^4tiwi,   Z.]  to 
r«y,  to  iep  rare  the  pure  from  the  im- 
F«?in«  nothing. 
OtfirilD,  porificd.  defecated,  clear* 

Ditoy  fin  the  fenfe  of  the  laml 
^•teMedifcs  any  office.  Jyc.  in  the 
^^'"olwrmanj  for  whofe  mifde- 
■*•»  ct  torteiture,  the  perfon  for 
•jSit^fti"  lofehis  office. 
J««AI'CNMENT  [in  lasf}  a  dcr^ign 

j^AlGNMENT  fwiih  Ciw/w/i/]  a 
^V  ot  t  frofcflion  j  a  term  fome- 

j^JiEircT  Lmds,  fuch  Itndi  as  are 

■Jif  ^f  die  fea. 

"^^XY  [derifmuj,  I.J.idicu- 

«»»»|fitn  he  laughed  at. 

j^UlUTiON    rof  de  and  Wvw,  a 

,    «ftfeam,   I,]  property  a  draining 

*!?;«  or  tom'nji  its  courfe. 

«WATOa)ES  [of  /r>^«  the  skin, 
J"  epithet  given  to  the  exterior 
■^■^  that  iavefts  the    brafn,   skin- 


^OATI^  (deragativus,  Z.]  de- 
J^dftiaAing  rrom  the  worch  of. 
^O'OATORINiSS,  leiKiency  to  de- 

j^!»»eS  f  H*.J  among  the  7l<r*i 
J|^«iii3okiwlioprofeftextrciTje  po- 
rjL?*  lead  a  very  auftere  lite.  The 
J2J.  oUed  alfo  Mevilavites,  of  one 
Jr^  iWr  founder,  affea  a  great 
l|/f"Jj^y,  fauoiility,  patience  and 
2i2J  always  go  bare-icgg*d  and 
K****»  «B<*  the  better  to  inure 
S[2  *•  ^Pttience,  freqoently  burn 
ffj|»  *iiJi  red -hot  ir  ri.  They 
Wj*yf5»  on  Ili^ifyj  and  friidyj,  at 
FJw  fo^rior  of  their  ho'ife  is  prc- 
W*»kidi  meetings  one  of  them  pUys 
J^e  on  a  flute  (which  tnftro- 
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74C^  and  rKe  Old  Tcftament  ffiepherdi 
c^atfung  the  prailes  of  Gcd  upon  U)  the 
rctt  dance,    ti.nting    their    bod  es    round 
wirh  an  incredible  Muntft,  havirg  inu. 
redtheiriAlvfs  to  iNs  exrrcffe  rrom  their 
youth :  Thrs  they  <!o  in  memory  of  the  r 
patriarch  Meveiava.  who,  they  fay.  riirn- 
ed  rotrnd  cortfr.tiaily  forth  e  ipace  ^f  four 
<'«y«,    without  any  food  or  refrefhmenr. 
after  which  be  fell  into  an  extafy,  and  re- 
ceived wonderful  revelations  for  the  efta- 
Miftment  of   their  order.     Tm<j  greateft 
?*r\of  thftfe Dervi/es Ate Cbaldx^ws,  who 
vplytl-emrelves  to  legerdemain  poftui^s 
tfc.  to  amufe  the  people  5  others  prsfti/e 
forcery  and  magick.  and  all  of  them  cVink 
Wine,  biandy,    and  other  ftrone  liquors, 
contrary  to   the  principles  of  Mahimeii 
and  this  they  do  to  make  them  gay,  aa 
their  order  requires. 

DE?AHCINA^10N,  a  taking  oflfbag- 
gage,   an  unloading,    i. 

DESCA'NT  [in  a  Mttapborical  SenfeJ 
a  continued  difcourfe  or  comment,  or  hrte 
paraphrafc  on  any  fubjeft. 

DESCENDING  [defcendens,  JL]  fal- 
ling or  moving  from  below  dowrnwards. 

DESCENDING  Latitude  lAflron,]  U 
the  latitude  ot  a  planet  in  its  retura 
from  the  nodes  to  the  equator. 

DESCE'NSIONAL  Difference  [Jfiron.l 
is  the  difference  between  the  right  and 
oblique  afrenfion  of  the  fame  ftar. 

lineal  DESCE'NT,  is  that  which  h 
convey  d  down  in  a  right  line  from  the 
gtandfjther  to  the  father,  and  from  the 
father  to  the  fon,  from  the  fon  to  the 
grandfon. 

Collateral  DESCENT,  1$  that  which 
fpringsouc  ofihe  fide  of  the.lioeor  blood, 
as  from  a  man  to  bis  brother,    nephew^ 

DESCE'NT  r  «n  Mecbamcls  ]  Is  thft 
motion  or  tendency  ot  a  body  towards 
the  center  of  the  earth,  either  direfily  or 
obliqucl  y. 

DESCENT  info  a  Moat  or  Ditch  fia 
Fortification'}  is  a  deep  digging  into  iho 
earth  01  tite  cover'd  way,  m  the  form  of 
a  trench  ;  the  top  of  which  is  covered 
with  plarks  or  wattles  bound  clofe  toge- 
ther, and  well  loaded  with  earth,  to  fe- 
cure  the  foldiers  againil  fire,  in  their  paT- 
fape  inro  the  moat  or  ditch. 

DESCENT  [in  Blazonry]  is  a  term 
ufed  t^  fignify  coming  down  $  as  a  lion  in 
defcetU^  is  a  lion  coming  down,  i.  e*  with 
his  heels  up  towards  one  of  the  bafo 
points,  as  tho' he  were  leaping  down  from 
fome  high  place. 

DESCE'NTS  [in  Fbrnficat,^  the  holes, 
vaults,  and  hollow  pi  jces  which- are  made 
by  uodermtning  the  ground,- 

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^riie  otir  or  fee  down  in  wiicing. 

To  DESCRIBE  [in  Jjwgfufge]  h  co  ex- 
plain. 

To  DESCRIBE  fin  Otaming^  Taiating, 
iffc,']  is  CO  (iraw  the  form  ot  a  thing,  co 
leprcfenc. 

DESCRl'PnOKf  18  to  irs  outward  ap. 
pearance,  refemUes  s  de&ution,  it  U  a 
ibpei&Jal,  inaccttraiedofinicionol  a  ching, 
|:iving  a  fore  of  knowledge  thereof,  from 
fome  accidontt  and  circunsfiances  peculiar 
to  ir,  wh)ch  decermine  it  enough  co  give 
an  idea,  which  may  dittinguiih  it  from 
other  things,  but  without  explaining  its 
nature  or  eifence. 

DESCRrPTS  [wich  Botanick  miter$] 
fuch  plants  as  are  defcrtbed. 

DESECRATION,  an  unhallowing»  a 
prophaning« 

A  DB'SERT  Xjdefertum,  L.]  a  wilder- 

ADB'SARTfrefs,  a  large  wild  part 
of  a  coumry,  a  folitary  lonefome  place. 

DE^E'RTtESS.  without  merit,  unde- 
ferving. 

DESHACHE'  [in  Blaxmry]  U  a  term 
ufed  by  French  heralds,  to  (tinify  that  the 
beaft  has  limUs  feparaied  from  his  body, 
infuch  manner  that  they  remain  upon  the 
efcuccheon,  wich  only  a  fmall  reparation 
from  their  nacural  places.    F. 

DESl'CCATIVB  JMfdifiintfi,  thofe  that 
are  of  a  drying  qualify. 

A  DESI'CCATIVE  [with  Tbfficians'] 
a  drying  plafter  or  ointment. 

To  DESl'DB  idefidere,  i^]  to  fink  or 
fall  down. 

DESI'DIOSElf  rffMy«i.   i]    idle, 

EESI'DlOUSf  flothlul,  laxy,  nuggift. 

DBSI'GN,  refpeBing  Arts  and  Sciences^ 

denotes  the  thought,   plan^    geometrical 

reprefencacion,  Jcfc. 

.>  DESIGN  [\Ti  Painting]  the  firft  draught 
or  sketch  of  a  p'£lare  or  in  general,  ii 
the  thought  that  the  artift  had  abouc  any^ 

{[rcat  piece  j  whether  the  contours  or  out- 
inesbe  only  drawn,  or  whether  the  piece 
has  the  (hadows  of  the  colours ;  fo  chat 
if  there  appears  much  sk-'U  or  judgroenc, 
it  is  common  co  <ay,  the  Defign  is  great 
and  noble, 

DESIGN  fin  Painting^  It  alfo  ufed  to 
figuiiy  the  juft  measures,  the  proportions 
and  outward  forms,  which  thofe  objefts 
ought  to  have,  which  are  drawn  in  imita- 
tion of  nature,  and  may  be  called  a  j^f? 
mitation  of  nature. 

DFSICNA'TION,  an  anjpointment,  de- 

fignment,  nomtoacion  }    alio  the  marking 

the  j^urmentsand  boundings  of  an  edace. 

DESI'PIENCE   [with  Pbyficians]   the 

dotage  or  raving  of  a  fick  perlun. 

DESI'PIENX  [deBpim,  i-J  fooliih, 
iOilting. 


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DBSntABLBNESS,^  worih&ie&    to 

dfifired. 

DESl'RB  [d^,  F.dtfidnimm,  3Ll   n 
eafioefs  of  mind  on  account  of  th«  afifen 
of  any  thing,    the  prefent  enjoymetit. 
which  would  afford  pleafiire  and  deligtr 
longing,  wiaing;  alfo  entreaty  or  reqatf! 

DESl^ROUSNBSS,  eameftnefs,  deiire 

DE'SMOS  [of /!»,  Ot,  to  bind]  ai 
bandage. 

DB^SOLATBNESS.foUtarinefs,  uncoi 
forrablenefs,  a  lying  wafle. 

DE'SOLATENESS,  a  defolattt  ftflte. 

DESCyLATORY  [defolatorius^  X. J  ms 
king  defolate,  belongmg  to  defblacion 
comfortlefs. 

DESPAl'Rf<f<f>}irr^o,  t.deJefMr^  F, 
the  reflexion  of  the  mind  npon  the  unai 
tainablenefs  of  fome  sood,  which  is  ch 
canfe  of  different  em&s  in  the  sntDds  c 
oien,  fometimes  canling  pain  or  nneftfinefj 
and  fometimes   unconcernednefs. 

pESPAI'RINGNBSS  Idefperatio,  L.J 
beit^  without  hopes. 

DE'SPERATENESS  ^oi  defpersre,  X. 
hopelefnefss  alfodaringnefs,  furioufhefs. 

DESPERA^ON,  a  defpairing  or  hUm 
into  defpair.    X. 

DB'SPICABLBNESS,  concempcibl«iieii 

DESPI'CIENT  [defpiciens^  LJ  look 
ing  down  upon. 

DESPI'CIBNCB  Idefpicientia^  Z.J  i 
defpifiug  or  contemning. 

DESPrSABLE  IdeJjicabiUs,  2.]  ct< 
fame  as  Defhicable. 

DESPI'SABLENESS  [oi  defl»cere^  r 
to  look  down  uponj  defervingnels  co  |m 
defpifed. 

DESPorNA  [of  /f#{r6T«,  Or,  a  la^^ 
a  TivsM  oi  Profcrpmey  Ibebein^  the  qtieeo 
of  the  dead,  who  were  all  faid  co  be  re- 
ceived under  her  dominion. 

DESPO'NSATBD  [defpanfatus,  1.J  af, 
fianced,  efboufed,  betrothed. 

A  DESPOTICAL  C<wemment,  a  go- 
vernment when  che  prince  having  galff^ 
anabfolute  power  over  his  people,  is  no 
longer  guided  or  controilM  by  the  lawa 
of  his  country,  but  governs  folel/  by  Jitp 
will  and  pleafttre. 

DESPOTICALNESS,    arbitrarinets, 

DE'SPOTI  SM .  defpotick  goveromeoc 

DESPOU'ILLE  lioBiaXomyJ  »  ufed  to 
fignify  che  whole  cafe  or  skin  of  a  beaft, 
with  the  head,  (ect,  tail,  and  all  aopur- 
tenauces}  fo  as  being  filled  up,  itiookt 
like  the  whole  creature.    F. 

To  DE'SPUMATB  Idejpiauttm^  £.J 
CO  fcum  or  dariiy  liquor. 

DESQUA'MATED  Ideffiamatus^  l.J 
fcaled,  having  the  fcales  taken  off. 

DE^SE'RT  £rfcJ^r//,  FJ  tbclaft  courfe 

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wttMmi  %  ienrio»  of  txaa  tsd  fweec- 

msmXATlCaf^  m  extraaton  of  the 
JBift  iB^bioiii  p«rt«  wbich  tre  rttrified  inco 
WDqr  or  fjnc*e,  at  it  were  by  fire. 

PgSTTHATB  J  **•]  appointed,  d«- 
tcnnsed,  onUined,  condemned  to. 

M'STINY  [wuhFdf4R  Tbihfophers] 
•■•  •  fecret  or  tnvifible  power  or  virtue, 
wfaick  vtdliiicoinpreheaubie  wifdomcoo- 
^■fi*  witec  CO  manldnd  appears  irregular 
•ad  lorrcicousy  which  ccmes  much  to  the 
&Be,  that  w^ich  m  is  called  Ood, 

DS'STITUTENESS,  a  being  tbriaken 
wkfcwufcoor. 

DESTRl'CTlON,  <  binding.    1. 

BESTKl'GMKKT  id^fir'tgnmhim^  X.] 
(te  vkickis  icraped  or  pitBed  off  any 

DESnuCTIBl'LITY,  a  captblenefs  of 
M^  aeftro7»d. 
DfiSTRO'CTIYBHBSS,  deffroyiqg  na- 

DESUfDATORT  [^difMdatmm,  £.j 
as  fco;-fa<rn(e  or  bagnio. 

DESOE'TE  {dtfmtms,  JL]    oat  of  u(e. 

DESDlTOltBSl  perfons  of  agiliry  ot 

I>fiS01.T0'RlI  I  body,  who  nfed  to 
leo  CroB  one  boHe  to  another  at  the 
teife  races  ID  the  CfrP«|(Edii  gamei. 

OiSUXTORlNfiSS,  the  skipping  from 
"  'ag  00  another. 
laTURE  fdefuUurs,  X.]  a  vaidt- 
»  one  horie  to  aaocher. 

OETA'CHfiD  rieces  [in  Jbrfi/; ]  are 
iiii  liiif  I,  horn-works  or  crown-works, 
•i^cMo  baiUoRi,  when  feparated,  a:id 
K  m  SSUaot  from  the  body  of  the  place. 

DETBTtGENT  Idetergens,  JL]  wipii^ 
aC  demfinir,  fcowring. 

DKTEOIGENTS  Hx^phfick]  fach  me- 
dkaety  which  mundUy,  cleanTe  and  carry 
tf  trilcU  and  gbatinoos  humours  (hat  ad- 
tere  CO  the  body, 

teTFRMINABLENESS,  capaUeoefs 
6f  bciag  det cimined  or  decided. 

DETE'RMINATENESS,  definiieneis, 
pQ^arenelb 

DETEtMINA'TION  Ha  rkjjfich'i  the 
^ffijwfrinn  or  cendeacy  p?  a  body  towards 
ccowi^. 

DETEUINATION  f  vdh  P^i/q/o- 
|lm1  <ht  «aioo  by  which  a  caufe  is  li- 
MM  or  reftxalned  to  ad,  or  not  to  aft, 
iIm  Or  thac9  or  in  this  or  that  manner. 
fatf  DETERMINATION  [with 
iaiB]  is  foch  as  proceeds  from  an  ef«* 
t  cai& ,  as  when  an  artift  determines  ^ 
Isiuuanc  to  a  csrtain  adioo,  or  from 
AiJkrs»  as  chat  dicermiaes  the  iadiile- 


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Upon  theprefence  of  external  objedi. 

Moral  DETERMINATION,  is  one 
which  proceeds  from  a  cau^s  which  ope. 
rates  noraify,  i.  e,  by  commanding,  per- 
/oadtng,  or  adviiing  (bme  eflef^. 

rtyfical  DETERMINATION,  is  an  aft 
where  God  excites  and  applies  afecond 
canfe  to  aft  ancecedently  co  all  the  ope- 
rations of  the  creature. 

To  DfiTE'RMINH  [ditemittore  of  de 
«nd  terminus,  properly  to  fet  or  appoint 
boundsj  to  judge  or  decide  a  matter  in 
controverfy  or  queftion  $  to  put  an  end  to 
a  matter  s  to  incline,  co  difpoie,  to  re- 
folve,  pnrpofe  or  defiga. 

DBTE^RSIVENESS,  cleanfing  quality. 

DETE'STABLENBSS,  defervingnefs  to 
be  abhorred. 

jtaion  of  DETl'NUElLin  LsmJ  is  when 
a  man  is  (ued  to  deliver  up  his  truft. 

DETO'RTED  [dimjut^  Z.J  turned  a* 
wry.  Or  away,  wriifaen. 

DETRA'CTIVE,  apt  todetrad. 

DETRA'CTIVBNESS,  decrafting  quali- 
ty orhnmour. 

DETRA'NCHEB  [in  B/;«BOfii>]  is  nfed 
to  figntfy  a  line  bend-wife,  that  comes  noc 
from  the  very  angle,  but  either  from 
Tome  part  of  the  upper  edge^  and  £illing 
from  thence  diagonally  cr  athwart,  or  to 
the  fame  manner  from  part  of  the  fide  s 
bat  always  from  the  right  fide-    F. 

DETRIME'NT  ALNESS,  prejudicialners. 

DETRIMBNTO'SB    \  fdetrimentofui^ 

DBTRIME'NTOUS  f  X.]  caufiog  da- 
mage or  lofs  ;  hurtful. 

DETRU'NCATED  [  <fetrMifiStii/,  X.  ] 
cut  or  ch6pped  oflF;  beheaded. 

DETURBA'TION,  a  caftiog  or  throw, 
ing  down  from  on  high  i  alfo  a  troubling 
or  difturbing.    X. 

DSTURPAnriON^  a  making  filthy,  % 
polluting.    X. 

DBUCAaiON,  the  Ton  of  Prometbiiu^ 
who  married  fjnba^  the  daughter  of 
Epimetbem  s  The  poets  tell  us  that  while 
he  reigned  l^Thejfa^^  there  happened  an 
univerfal  flood  that  drowned  all  the  world 
but  only  he  and  his  wife,  who  got  ioto  a 
fliip,  and  were  carried  to  the  top  of  mounc 
Pamaffus,  and  Ray'd  there  till  the  dry 
land  appeared ;  and  when  the  flood  wae 
gone,  he  confiilted  the  oracle  of  Thewi^ 
how  mankind  might  be  repaired,  and  was 
anfwered,  if  he  caft  his  great  mother's 
bones  behind^is  back :  whereupon  he  took 
ftoDCSt  cbe  bcmes  of  his  great  mother  the 
earth,  and  threw  them  over  his  flioulders^ 
and  they  b^eaoM  men,  and  fyrrba,  fhecaft 
ftones  over  her  flioulders  backwards,  and 
they  became  women.  The  truth  U,  this 
deluge  came  Only  in  Greeee  andRufy,  buc 
ch«  P9f tl  feigned  all  (hings  w  kKfc  hap^ 
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pened  afrer  Deacal'ton'%  flood,  ag  they  did 
a;cer  the  inundation  in  the  days  of  Naab. 
Ard  as  to  their  being  faved  on  mount  Par- 
najfus^  they  only  climbed  to  the  top  of  it, 
and  w«re  there  faie  above  the  waters, 
and  after  the  B.^06,  taught  the  people  more 
civility  th«n  they  had  before;  this  deluge 
appeoed  A.  M.  2440,  and  784  years  after 
that  i'*  tioah*%x\me» 

DEVE'RGENCB  [devergcnt'ta,  1.]  a 
devexity  or  dedivity,  by  which  any  thing 
tends  or  declines  downward. 

DEVB'X  Idivexus,  X.]  hoUow  like  a 
valley  ;  bowed  down,  bending. 

DEVE'XION,  devexity,  bendingnefs or 
ihelvingnefs.    JL 

DEVE'XNESS[d«^«tjt4i,  L]  bending, 
nefs,  ftieWing  downwards. 

To  DE'VIATE  [with  GfMmmarians]  is 
when  a  word  varies  from  the  lenfe  ot  its 
primitive  or  original. 

DEVI'CEl  [ofr  dividere^  L.  becaufe  it 

DEvrSE  I  divides  or  dittinguirhes  per- 
fons»  ^c]  is  either  a  reprefe.itatioo,  an 
•  emblem  or  an  hieroglyphick,  expreffing 
fomething  that  is  to  be  kept  in  mind,  Aich 
&s  the  EgybtiMs  i.fed  inflead  of  writing, 
which  ot  late  have  a  motto  added  to 
them,  to  explain  the  fignification,  which 
otherwife  would  be  dark  or  unintelligi- 
ble ;  as  king  Levfis  XIV.  of  France^  had 
for  his  device,  the  fun  in  his  glory,  with 
this  motto,  tfec  pluriBut  impart  intima- 
ting,  that  he  was  able  to  cope  with  ma- 
ny enemies.    • 

UEVICE7  in  a  reftraincd  fenfe,  is  un- 

DEViSE  5  derftood  to  fignify  an  em- 
blem, or  a  rcprerentacioD  of  fome  natural 
body,  with  a  motto  or  fenteoce  applied  in 
m  figurative  fenfe,  to  the  advantage  oi. 
fome  perfon. 

DE'VIL  on  the  Necl,  a  kind  of  rack 
or  torturing  engine,  anciently  in  ufe  a- 
mong  the  Papijis,  to  extort  a  confeiEon 
from  Prot^ants  or  LoUards,  This  ma- 
chine was  made  of  feveral  irons  which 
applied  to  the  neck  and  legs  wrung  or 
wrenched  them  together  in  fo  violent  a 
maaner,  ti)a\  the  more  the  peifonflirred, 
the  ftraicer  be  was  preflfed  by  them,  and 
in  the  rpace  of  3  or  4  hours  his  back  and 
body  would  be  baroken  in  pieces. 

5mD&VIL,  a  monftrous  creature  on 
thecoaft  oi  Amer'iCM^  having  black  horns 
like  a  ram,  a  terrible  afpe6b,  a  bunch  on 
the  head,  refembling  m  hedge-hog,  tuftes 
like  a  boar,  and  a  forked  tail  s  and  the 
£elh  of  a  poifonous  quality. 

DBVIL'4  M2(kt  an  herb,  e  fort  oi 
Spurge. 

DE'VILSHIP,  the  devil's  dignity. 
^  DB'VIOUSNESS  [of  devius^  I.J  fwer. 
wngneff ,  tptDQfs  10  go  out  of  the  way. 


DfivraOlNATBD   Idevir&tuOw^  Z.  J 

deflowered. 

DEVI'SCERATED  Idevifceratus,  i.  J 
imboweUed,  hav'ngthe  bo\\.(is  :aic(*n  ou*-. 

DBVi'TABLE  f^devitabilis,  i.  j  eafy  to 
be  ihunne^i  or  avoided. 

To  DBVI^IATB  [devhiatim,  i.]  r* 
corrupt  or  marr;  to  deflower. 

DEVOCA'TION,  a  calling  down.     i. 

DEVOI'D  ioide  and  viade,  F.J  cmp- 
:y  of. 

To  DE'VOLATE  [devolatum,  X-]  to 
fly  away  or  dawn. 

DEVORA'TlON,  a  devouring  or  coa* 
fuming.    X. 

DE  VOR  ATCRIOUS  [  d^orator'tus^ 
L.]  devouring  or  conittiD>ns« 

DEVO'TtD  [devotus,  JL.]  fet  apart  lor 
holy  ufe  i  arrached,  ftrongly  inclined  to. 

DEVOU'RINGNESS  l^i  devoratio,  JL.J 
devouring  narure,  Jw. 

DEVOU'TNESS,   fulnefs  of  devotion. 

DEUTSmiON  [of  ^%Jr%f^,  Gr.  tbo 
fecond]  the  fecundinc  or  after-birth. 

DEUTEROCANO'NICAL  [of^Ta^'-xa- 
^^  and  aarmjwf ,  Gr»1  a  name  that  fchool 
divines  give  to  certain  books  of  the  fa* 
cred  fcripture  that  were  added  after  the 
reft,  as  the  book  of  Ejlber^  UfC- 

DEVUi'DFR  [in  Riding  Acadimies']  n 
a  term  that  is  applied  to  a  horfe,  that 
working  upon  vaults,  makes  his  fhoulders 
go  too  fail  for  the  croup  to  follow  ;  fo 
that  inftead  of  going  upon  two  tieadf,  as 
be  ought,  he  eudeavourt  to  go  only  upon 
one. 

DB'WY,  having  dew  on  it,  wet  with 
dew. 

DB'XTANS  [with  the  Romans^  ten 
ounces  or  ten  parts  of  any  intire  ihii^  thac 
is  divided  into  twelve. 

DE'XTER»  right,  on  the  right  hand  or 
right  fide.    1. 

SEXTRA,  the  right  hand.    Z. 

DEXTER  Bd/e  [in  Herat* 
dry]  is  the  right  fide  of  the 
bafe,  as  letter  G  in  the  figure. 


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DEXTER  Chief  ph  Heral- 
dry] is  the  angle  on  the  right 
hand  of  the  chief,  as  letter  A 
in  the  figure* 

DEXTBR  Point  [with  Heraidsj  tho 
right  fide  point  in  an  efcut.beon. 

DE'XTROCHEREl    [by  HeraUs'i    a 

PB'STROCHBRE  J  term  applied  CO 
the  right  arm  painted  on  a  fhield. 

DIABO'LICALNfiSS  fpfdiabo^au^  Z. 
dioBoliaue,  R  of /iWCtX^  of  /i<tC«\\», 
Gr*  CO  oiftroy]  deviliih  saiure* 


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HZiBC/TANUM  lof  /t£  tnd  fitrtCta, 

frr.J    a  pUftcr  mtdc  of  herbs. 

DUCALAMl'NTHES^a  compoUBdme- 
Sdat,  wb-'^fe  principal  iogredienc  it  Ca- 

DuCAi-ClTEOS  [in  Surgetyl  a  ?!•- 
ic;  appac4  titer    the    ampucaiion   of  a 


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t>lkCAf9PAHSS,  a  medicine  whofe 
fd  o^al  u^re^ient  is  capers.    X* 

PIACAPKE'GIAS,  a  medicine  made  of 
flBars  dtne.     X. 

DUCAllTHAMUM,  a  medicine  fo 
cabM.  cue  of  whoie  principal  ingredients 
ii  CaTth^manu     JL. 

DUCA'&YON,  e  medicine  made  ol 
the  i^c  or  greea  walnotf  and  honay.  £. 

lAiCk'SSU,  aaedicioe  madeofCaf. 
fa.    L 

DliCAST<yRlUM»   e  medicine  made 

«  Cartor.     JU 

l>lACATU<yLlCON  [of  /td  and  x«* 
&tMMc,  0r.  muverialj  an  uiuTerfal  ne- 
£dae. 

nACATOTHIA  [in  the  Chil  La^i] 
%  ttaase  or  holding  of  lands  by  fee-farm. 

I^CHCRESIS  [/i«:^»>»rir,  Gr.j  the 
a&or  tacn  cy  ot  foiding  excrements. 

DU'CHYLUM^  a  kind  of  pUfter  made 
of  tha  wociiagea  or  pappy  juice  of  cei- 
CM  inacM^  feeds  or  roots. 

i^UCUY'LON,  a  kind  of  moft  or  fweec 

DlACiNfi'MA  [of  /iaxjF«»,  Gr.  to 
tt^e  ixobJ  is  ch*  receding  of  a  bone  a 
Srck  frsm   IKS  place. 

DIACXKNAMO'MOM,  a  medicine  made 
et  Gttiamoa. 

DUCnro'NIUM,  a  medidoe  made  of 


DU'CLASIS  [of  /itfaXiOi,  Gr.  to  bretk 
^  I  a  fra&are. 

DUCO'MCOK  [of /i^y^.Gr.}  ihe 
Ctta^,  (be  pUie  in  or  near  andenc  chur* 
chet,  where  the  veftmcDts  and  church 
fbae  were  repofiied. 

DlACOTfi  Idi^cofiM,  Z.  of /Mssjrtfi 
(St.  J  a  catting  or  dividing  afonder. 

0IACOPfi  [with  Smjeonil  a  deep 
voaoi;  e%ecial)y  one  made  to  (h«  icuii 
%ith  a  lane  iiillrumenr. 

DlACOPfi  [with  KbitmcUms]  the  f^nw 
■  XMlAfltfp. 

OUCOP&JE'GIA.  amedidne  made  of 
^»dD^.    X. 

DtACOXA^iaiON,  e  medicine  made 
^kkf  of  CoraJ. 

IttKxyaou,    a  medicine  made   of 

^fiUConUBI,   a  ncdidiie  made  of 

AuxrxisiS  [/i«^s^rir.  Or.]  t  fepa 
fU^i^  fc?«fip|  Off  divifiing* 


piACRO'CUMA,  e  medlcFof  Bitd« 
cbieHy  of  faffron.    X.  • 

DlACRO'MMYON  [of  //rf  and  »^u. 
^w»,  Gr.J  a  medicine  midc  of  onions. 

DIACU'MINUM,  aconjpolition  madt 

of  cummin.    X.  ^^ 

,  DIACYDO'NITBS  [of  ^U  ^Stnt^n- 

><•»,  Gr.J  fuch  medicines  in  which  quia* 

ces  arc  wn  morodient. 

DIACYDO'NIUM  [ /ii^  T^r  w^r^r/er 
Gr.J  a  confe£kion  made  of  the   pulp  of 
quinojs  and  fugar,  commonly  caUed  mar* 
malade.    X. 

DIADAMASCE'NUM,  acompofidoaof 
damaftcns.    X. 

.  I>iADE'MATED[4/tfd«Mtoi,Xlieear. 

«ng  a  diadem,  crown  cr  m.banc. 

,  DIA'DOCHUS  f //i<cr.»©-,Gr.J  a  pre. 
Clous  ftone  like  a  bcril.  J  *  F^«- 

DI^'RESIS  [in  TrMng]  it  a  vowel 
mark'd  with  two  tictles  or  points,  as  oa 
e.  i^  or  ii,  to  fignify  that  ic  is  founded 
by  lefdf,  and  not  joined  to  another  fo  at 
to  make  a  diphthong  4  as  atra  by  the 
points  over  the  e  is  diftingihlhed  Irooi 

DIURESIS  [with  Jnatomifii]  it  a  con- 
fumuig  or  eating  otic  the  vcflcls,  fo  that 
f  >me  certain  pafTagcs  are  mide  by  fom^ 
fliarp  fleecing  matter,  which  naturally 
ftouid  not  have  been  ;  alfo  when  fomi 
real  cnes  arc  widcn'd  more  than  ordinary, 
Co  that  the  humours  run  out  which  ought  ' 
to  be  contained  in  the  veflels. 

PI^'TA  l/UiTA  of  J'ixrdJ^xt^Gr. 
ro  make  ufe  of  a  certain  order  of  food! 
dier,  food,  a  particular  way  or  mamier  dt 
life,    X. 

DliETA  [with  rbfficiansj  refpeftinr 
bealtly  pcr/ons,  a  method  ot  llvii^  mo- 
derateiy  j  refpcaing  fickperfout^  a  reme* 
dy  connfting  in  the  right  ufe  of  thiogioe- 
ceffiry  for  life,  ^ 

DIAGALA'NGA,  a  medicine  made  o£ 
galangfll. 

DIAGLAU'CION  [/i*3.?^«/i#,  Gr.J 
a  medicine  for  the  eyes  made  of  the  herG 
Oiaucium,    X. 

DIAGLY'PHICB  [//*>M/#i«i,Gr.]  tha 
art  of  cutting  or  making  hollow  or  con- 
cave figures  in  metal. 

DIAGNO'SIS  [of /i«>iw»V»»,  Gr.  ta 
tcDowJ  a  difcerning  or  knowing  one  £rQai 
anot2:er,  a  judging  of.    X. 

DI  AONO'SIS  [with  Fbyficianf'}  s  know 
ledge  or  pdgmenc  of  the  apparent  figna 
of  a  difiemper,  or  a  skill  by  which  the  pre* 
fenc  condition  of  a  diftemper  it  perceived, 
and  this  is  threefold,  vht-  a  riaht  Judg- 
ment of  the  part  aiTc5ted  i  2«  of  the  dS^ 
eaiiB  iiftli  i    g.  of  its  cauQu 


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DIAGONAL  Une 

metriciaiuj  ft  line  drawn  acro6 
aiiy  figure  from  angle  to  an- 
gle i  lomccimes  called  the  ai- 
ameter  diagonal  ;  and  rome- 
tiines  it  iignifiea  a  particular 
parallelogiftm,  or  long  f9uare 
that  has  one  common  angle  and  diagonal 
line,  with  the  principal  parallelogram. 

DIA'GONAL  Scale,  and  the  Plain  Scale, 
ferve  to  rcprefent  any  numbers  and  mea. 
fares  wbaceYCr^  the  parts  of  which  are  e* 
^ual  CO  pne  another}  thus  gunners  make 
**  vfe  of  a  Ccale,  or  take  the  dimenfion  of  a 
piece  of  ordnance*  Engravers  have  a  fcale 
or  rule  to  make  a  draught  of  a  fortificaiion 
on  paper,  ^. 

Dl'AGRAM  [in  Geometry]  a  fcheme  or 
^gure  made  with  lines  or  circles,  tor  the 
laying  down  an  explanation  ordemonflra* 
tion  of  any  propofition  or  figure  Or  pro- 
perties bcfon|ing  thereto. 

DI'AGRAPH  Idia^rapbe,  X.  of  //« 
>eff^i,  Gr.l    defcription. 

DIAGRATHICE  [/ia>e^i«a,GrO  the 
art  of  paincinR  or  carving  on  box.    £. 

DIAGRA'PHICK  Art-  See  Dii^ra- 
pbice. 

DIAGRYDIUM  ^Scjmmonjfy  or  the 
plant  or  root  of  fcammony  prepared  by 
boiling  it  In  a  hollowed  quince,  or 
with  the  jutce  of  quince*  ox  iemon,  or 
|>ale  rofes. 

DIAHY'SSOPUM»  a  medicine  made  up 
of  hyflbp. 

DIArRIS,  t  medicine  made  of  the  plant 
Ins.    X. 

DIAL  PLANES,  areplatD boards, plates 
or  furfaces  on  which  hour  lines  are  drawn 
10  any  latitude,  and  aie  diAinguifhed  ac- 
cording to  the  refpe&  they  bear  to  the 
horizon  of  the  place  where  they  are 
made,  and  are  according  to  their  pofition 
^T  ficu^ion,  parallel,  perpendicular  or  ob- 
lique. 

Primary  DIALS,^  are  either  borixontal 
'ffials  or  vertical  dials. 

Mooa  DIALS,  fuch  as  thew  the  hoar 
of  the  night  by  the  means  of  the  light 
or  ihadow  of  the  moon  proje£led  there- 
on by  an  index. 

Mural  DIALS,'  fuch  as  are  placed  agalnft 
walls. 

E^uinoSial  DIAL,  is  one  delcrfbed  on 
the  equino6Hal  plane,  or  a  plane  parallel 
to  the  horixon. 

Vertical  DIAL,  is  one  drawn  on  the 
plane  of  a  vertical  circle. 

Polar  DIAL,  h  one  defcrlbed  on  a 
plane  paffing  through  the  poles  of  the 
wojU  and  the  etft  and  weft  poinw  ef  the 


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DILB'MMA  [with  Ptjfidans]  t  fpM 
between  :wo  fevers*,    i. 

DIALEU'CON  t//*M^w,  Gr.']  «  ktud 
of  fatFron  that  is  white  through  the  mt^ 

DIA'LEXIS  [//rt'xifif,  Gr.J  a  difputa- 
tion. 

DIALLING  [with  Mmers'i  if  cfaeafing 
a  compafs  and  long  line  to  kTK>w  which 
way  the  load  or  vein  of  oar  irvr lines, 
or   where  to  fink  an  pir-fliaft. 

DIALLING  Jjke     7    graduating  lines 

DIALLING  Scalei  J  ?^^<:^  <»  ru- 
lers, \ffc,  to  expedite  the  making  of  fun- 
dials. 

DIALA'CCA,  a  medicine  made  of  Lac- 
ca  or  Gum- lac. 

DIALTHE'A  [//*\^i*,  Gr^l  «n  un- 
guent, the  chiei  ingredient  of  ^artaich  is 
AldfM. 

DiA'LYSIS  [^Uxv^is,  Gr.]  a  figure  fn 
Rhetorick  when  two  points  placed  by 
Grammarians  over  two  voweU  in  one 
word,  which  would  otherwife  make  a 
diphthong  s  but  are  by  this  char«^er{  '*) 
pointed  into  two. 

DfAMASTIG<ySIS  l/ixfMfrytiw-tc,  of 
fMrtygif,  i  t.  whipping,  Gr^l  a  folcmm- 
ty  in  honour  of  Diana,  as  follows.  Cer- 
tain boys  were  carried  to  the  altar  of 
the  goddefs,  and  there  fevetely  whipped, 
and  lefl  the  offieer  ihould  out  of  compaf- 
fion  remit  any  thing  of  the  rigour  of  It, 
the  prieltefs  of '  Diana  ftood  by  ail  the 
time,  holding  in  her  hand  the  image  of 
tb^oddefs,  which  was  cf  itfeUvery  light) 
but  (us  they  relate;  it  the  boys  werelpe. 
red,  grew  fo  weighty,  chat  the  prteAek 
was  icarce  able  to  fupport  ft  $  aarf  loft 
the  boys  fbould  faint  under  the  «»rir«dU 
on,  or  do  iny  thing  unwot-tfay  of  theX«»^ 
nian  education,  their  parents  were  prerieot 
to  exhort  them  to  undergo  it  paci'eotlpn 
and  with  great  conftancy  $  and  To  great  r^^ 


the  bravery  and  refolutlon  of  tlie  boMU 
that  tho'  they  were  ta(hM  till  the  Mcm4 
guOi'd  out,  and  fom^ times  to  descht  pec 
a  cry  or  groan  wts  feldom  or  never 
heard  t^  proceed  from  any  of  them* 
Tfaofe  that  dyM  under  the  ceremoiiy  we«g 
buried  with  garlands  on  their  benis,  ^ 
c6ken  of  joy  or  vi^ry,  and  had  eke  k^ 
nour  of  a  publick  fnneraj. 

DIA'MBTfiR  ^  a  OfluHUi  [is  jtfcbi>> 
te^urej  ii  that  taken    joft  above    thg 
befes. 
DIA'MBTER  ^tbe  ^eUh^   np  ^^ 

hite&nre]  is  that  taken  at  tke  koi^iK  ^ 

ne  tbiriT  from  the  bafe. 


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one 

DiA'METERofrlvPMBNiaM  l/tuU' 
teBureJ  U  chat  taken  fgom  ikorfop  otf  %im 

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mAMBOHICALLr  fdiometriauemtm, 
K  of  /j^^-rMtf,  Or  J  direaiy  »  u 

IH'AMOND  [JilMMf,!.  oitUttfAttt^Gr. 
fiflMV,  flj  ihe  hardefty  moft  fpadcUng, 
nd  aioft  nlittble  oi  til  pirccious  ftones. 
Tte  goodccis  ot  a  diamood  confifti  in 
tfave  chinas,  x.  Itf  luftre  cr  warer.  a. 
Ics  wctB^c  or  fa^nefj,  3.  Its  htrdwr* 
T^  Gr«tf  MaCfi  of  ihi/<x  has  a  diamovl 
dm  veigtaB  ^69  S'4tbs  c«rars,  vtiueJ 
•t  IX  ■uUiooSy  73.3  choufaad,  278  pouuds, 
X4ftiUia|;a  and   9  pcnce. 

Ant  DIAMOND,  ia  one  cut  in  faces 
%Kk  ac  cop  and  boccom,  and  whoie  table 
or  pcadpal  place  at  rop  is  Aac. 

ft^fSr  DIAMOND,  is  one  cUt.is  quite 
fbi  tnicnieathi  l>ut  whofe  upper  part 
kcBL  lA  d£fcra>  iiccie  faces,  qfuaily  trun- 
dles, tbe  t^per  pan  of  which  terainatcs 
m  ft  fobr. 

Ji  m^  DIAMOND,  is  one  juft  as  it 
coao  oat  of  the  ruins  chat  has  not  yec 

feOi  OK* 

y  l^ri^  DIAMOND,  is  one  which  has 
**i%ye  ^<yHre  £aoe  at  the  top  eocompaiTed 
»ich4  i«Ar. 

JSi^  DIAMONDS  [fo  caUed  of  the 
hmfU  in  Ftfis  in  Fraacit  «vhera  they 
■re  Bade  J  are  a  for  c  of  £i&i(ious  diamonds, 
«f  aoffcac  Talne,  btts  us*d  much  ia  the 
Mits  of  the  a£bors  upon  the  ftage* 

DlAMCRONt  a   conieaion  made   of 


DiAMO'HUU  [of  ^ti  and  mth 
aa^  JL  a  molberryl  a  medicinal  com- 
de  of  raidberry  juiceaod  tugar. 
[DIAMOKUM  [in  Pbarmse^] 
m  oaoa  of  mnlbeiry  jotct,  Tapa,  werjuice 
afsrh  mad  latfiron. 

OlAMO'SCHUhf,  •  medicinal  powder 
wiafe  diief  ingcedieoc  is  musk. 
BiAMOTO'SlS  [of  /ia'   and  fiiT^ 
liacy    Gr. }  the  filling  axx  ulcer 


dlA^A,  or  the  JfMB,  was  repreienc 
•i  witb  threo  heads,  tbe  one  of  a  dog, 
ihe  faeond  of  a  horfe^  the  third  of  a  amo, 
ae  ftew  the  dHfereat  atfe^  of  the  moon, 
■I  taraen,  oa  eanh»  and  ia  hell,  or  in 
lile  bo6aii  of  ihe  earth. 

had  three  oamea,  as  lima  the 
I  ia  hiaicii,  Diaui  on  earth,  and  Pro- 
'  '  ill  u  Dima the  was account- 
leia  of  woods  and  mountains, 
iad  of  haarfiiH  n,  aad  therefore  was  paint- 
etefOMdwitkbowt  tad  arrows,  actend- 
ai  witA  is  J  maids  or  aympbs ;  ihe  was 
accaoored  alio  tbe  goddefs  of  child-bear- 
i%im%jUkf  Md  dancing.  Shewasalfo 
ffBHiA  wsflk  yeUow  hairi  a  grafa  green 
crnnaicd  with  filter,  uifkios  of 
t,  wliA  a  ftoldeD  bow  and  quiver  of 
'  «ol0|ir*>  ^(h  t  creft^Qi  ox  new 


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moon  on  her  head.  She  is  fometimA 
drawn  hunting  a  ftag,  and  at  ocher  timea 
fitting  crofs-Ieg^d,  denoting  her  virginity  ; 
with  her  how  ajid  arrows  in  a  quiver 
of  painted  colours,  in  a  filver  charior, 
drawn  by  two  white  ftags,  and  fomecimes 
by  two  horles,  one  black,  and  tbe  other 
white.  On  her  Oioulders  wei  e  two  wings* 
to  exp.efs  her  fwifinefs,  and  in  her  hands 
weie  a  lion  and  a  leopard.  Tne  anci- 
enc  Britons  ador'd  Diana,  who  is  faid  to 
have  had  a  temple  in  the  place  where  St, 
FauTi  church  now  Itaads.  She  had  va- 
rious temple*  i  but  that  at  Epbefiu  was 
accounted  one  of  ihc  wonders  of  the 
world,  ft  was  200  years  in  building, 
being  423  foot  long,  and  22i>  broad  fup-  „ 
ported  wicb  127  (>iIUrs  of  marble  70  foot 
high,  27  of  which  were  curioufly  en- 
gruven^  a-nd  all  the  reft  of  poliihed  mar- 
Die. 

DIANGEOPOLYSPERMOUS  [of  /ir, 
'^yy^i^v,  n  •>^C  and  rvipfjui^  Gr.l  having  two 
feed  vefTels  containing  many  leeds. 

DIANAO'ICK  Argwnentatim  [with  le^ 
giclans}  a  particular  method  of  reafomog 
which  carries  oo  a  diicourfe  froio  oner 
thing  io  another. 

DIANI'SUM  a  nmiicioe  made  of  ani*' 
Cttdt,  Z. 

DIA'NTHUS,  a  compoQtion  of  Author, 

DIANO'CUM  l^rbamacy^  a  kind>f 
Ito&y  made  of  the  juice  of  green  wa.nuis 
and  fugar    boiled   to  thd  confiftence  of 
honey. 

piAOLIBA'NUM^  a  medicine  made  a£ 
OiibaowtL 

DIAPA'IMA,  a  kind  of  falve.  X. 

DIAPAPA'VfiR,  a  medicine  made  o) 
poppies.  I. 

DIAPA'SMA  l^iAlrdrfMi^  of /i«^<^. 
0-a»,  Gr,'\  a  pomander  or  perfume,  a  com- 
poficioo  pf  powders,  with  which  the  an- 
cients us'd  to  dry  their  bodies  froi^fweat 
ac  their  coming  out  of  the  baths ;  aHfo  % 
compofitioD  made  out  of  dry  powders  ta 
be  rprinkled  upon  doaths  to  perfume  theatj 
or  upon  wounds  or  ulcers,  }gfG, 

DIAPA'SON  [of /i«  and  v*rmf,  all^ 
Gr»']  a  chord  in  mufick  including  all  cones, 
sni  is'  the  fame  with  what  is  commonly 
called  an  o&avo  or  eighth  ^  becaufe  there 
is  but  feveo  tone  notes,  and  than  the 
eighth  is  the  fame  again  with  the  fit  ft. 
It  is  the  moft  perfe^  concord,  and  the 
terms  of  it  are  as  two  to  one. 

DIAPASONDIA^BX  [with  l&ufictans} 
a  fort  of  concord,  either  as  xo  to  5, 
or  as  x6   to  5. 

DIAPASONDIAPE'NTE,  a  compound 
confonance  in  the  triple  ratio,  or  as  | 

*°DIAPAS0NDIAWSS4K0N,  a  com- 

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potinM,  concord,  founded  on  Cb«  pro* 
portion  of  8  to  3. 

DIAPA'SONDITO'NB,  t  concord,  the 
terms  o|  which  tre  in  proponion  o(  5 
to  X. 

DIAPA'SONSEMIDITO'NB, »  concord, 
the  rermf  of  which  tfe  in  proponion 
of  It  to  5. 

DIAPE'DBASIS[^vilh  Anatom,^ zhrtik- 
Ingot  the  bloo^  veflfeJs;  a  fweating  cr 
barlb'oc  out  of  (he  blood  thro*  the  veins, 
which  IS  ciufed    by  their  thinners. 

DIAPE'NSIA,  ihe  herb  Sande,  I. 

DlAPfi'NTB  f/j*'  irnrt,  i,  e.  of  Hvc, 
GrJ  1  phyfical  conipoficion  made  up  of 
five  ingredients,  vi%.  myrrh,  gentian,  bit  th> 
worr,  fhavings  01  ivory  and  bay-berries; 
tlfo  the  l-q'Jor  called  punch. 

DIAPENTE  (  in  MuficV]  the  fecond  of 
the  concords  \  the  terms  o(  which  are 
as  3  to  X,  otherwife  caPed  a  pertcct 
fifth,  *nd  makes  up  an  ofiave  with   the 

DI'APRBI  [  in  Heraldry  ^ 
DI'APEKI  a  dividing  of 
a  field  into  planes  or  com- 
partments  after  the  manner  of 
fret-workf  and  fi'iing  them 
with  figures  of  various  forms, 
M  in  the  figure  anoei'd. 

PIAPHANE'ITY        1    diaptanete,  F. 

DIAPHA'NOUSNBSS  |  ofcT/xfaVei*, 
Gr<2  (be  property  of  «  diaphanous  body> 
i.  «.  one  that  is  tranfparent  like  glafs; 
the  humours  of  the  eye  i  the  Tunica  Cor* 
MM,  }ffc.  The  pores  of  diaphanous  bo- 
die$f  are  fo  ranged  and  difpof^,  that 
the  beams  of  light  can  pafs  ihio*  them 
freely  every  way. 

piAPHOE'NiCON,  tnelcauarywhofe 
chief  ingredient  is  dates.    X. 

DIAPHO'NICKS  [of  /i«^oy»'«,  Gr.J 
tt  fcience  that  explains  ^the  properties 
of  refrafied  founds,  as  ihey  pils  through 
different  mediums. 

DiAPHOKi'A  [//«^,i'flt,Gr.]  differ- 
tnce,  diverfiry. 

DiAPHONIA  fwith  Itbctor,'}  a  figure, 
when  a  word  repeated  is  ufed  in  a  fig- 
nificatioD  different  from  what  it  was  at 
firft. 

DIA'PHORA  [//«foe^,Gr.]  difference, 
diverfity,  ftrife,   c(  ntcntion,   L, 

DiAPHORE'TICK  [//Jtfo/u,TiKef,  Gr.] 
llicuflive,  that  difiblves  by  fweat,  JnT. 

DIAPHORETICALNESS,  property  to 
caufe  fwear. 

DIPAHRA'GM  [diapbragma,  L.  oUsa- 
P&^yM*,oi  J'ntfmfiT'rm  to  imlofe,  Gr] 
s  fence  or  hedge  fet  between. 

BIAPHRAGMATICK  Artery  lAtiat.'] 
•BO  that  iflues  from  tho    uuok  of  the 


Dl 

A(frtg,  tnd  goes  from  cheijce  to  the  2)/. 
apbragma, 

DlAPOMPdO'LYGOS  [  of  ii^  and 
ir9f*foKo(j  Gr.  the  recrement  of  brafs] 
io  ur^uenc  of  which  that  h  an  ingredient , 

DUPRU'NUM  ao  eleduar^  made  of 
damask  prunes,  ^c, 

DIAPYE'TICKS,  medicines  pro  motu^ 
the  fuppuration  of  fwellingf,  tnd  caa- 
fing  them  to  r«n  with  matter,  or  ri- 
pening and  breaking  fores,  Ufc. 

DlAPHTHO'RAi;/i«|^e^«\  Gr.^  cof- 
ruprion  of  ^ji  y  part 

DI  ARRHCDON  [irt  Pharmacy]  a  name 
given  to  (everil  compofitions  wherein  red 
rofes  are  an  ingredient, 

DIASATY'RION,  an  cleautry  where- 
of  the  chief  ingredient  is  Satyrioo  or 
Rat-wort. 

DIASEBESTEN  fin  Pbarmacfl  an  elec* 
tuary  wherein  Set^es  are  the  bafis. 

DIASB'NNA,  a  compofitioD  made  of 
fenna. 

DiASPOLBtlCUM.  a  medicine  made 
of  cummin. 

DI  ASTB'M  [in  jftident  MuficiJ  <  n^mo 
given  to  a  fimple  interval,  in  comradi* 
ftindion  to  a  compound  interval,  which 
they  call  a   Syfierru 

DIA'STOLE  [with  Rbetor'tcianj] z  i^ 
gure  when  between  two  words  fome 
o.  her  word,  and  fometimes  two  words, 
are  put  between  two  words  of  the  fun» 
kiid;  as,  Dii  mcavota,  Dii  audiert  hfce^ 
Horace,  Vuc  a^e,  due  ad  nos^  ^.  This 
Hgure  is  by  the  Latins    called  Scparath, 

DIASTRE'MMA  [of  /j«rp*'f«t  Cr.  to 
turn  afidej  a  diftortton  or  taxation. 

A  DIASY'RTICK  [  diafyrti:wm,  L.  ] 
a  biting  or  reproachful  taunt  upon  th« 
equivocation  of  a  word. 

DI ATA'SIS  [of  /i*TrfF«,  Gr,  to  ftrerch 
otit]  a  diftenfion  ot  any  fort  particulftrly 
of  a  limb  in  cafe  of  fra&ure. 

DIATERE'TICA  [cTiaTi^aiTif,  Gr.1  the 
art  of  preferving  health. 

DIATE'RESIS  [of  /«*T4p»rir,  Gr.J  1 
good  contUtution  of  the  bones^whea  ihef 
are  apt  to  move  eafily  and  fttoagly*  fuJi 
as  in  the  arms,  hands,  Jcfc. 

DIATHA'MERON.  a  cooDpouod  of 
Dates. 

DIA'THESIS  [/lA'^t^icGr.]  difpoff- 
tion  or  conftirniion, 

DIATO'NlCK£of  licitBd'xlf^,Cr.'\ 
s 

DIATRI'TOS  1  three  Days  f««ing.al>. 

VIATRI'TONJ  ftinence  tot  thteo 
days,  X.  of  Gr, 

DIATU'RBiTH,  an  cleautry  of  Tor* 
bith. 

DIAXY'LALOES,  a  medicine  nude  ol 
the  wood  of  tloei.  X« 


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OlAlEaTlCK  Time  pn  the  JacieiU 
frni  M^J  which  disjotned  two  fourths 
I  H  ncn  fice  of  it,  and  which  heiog  joyn- 
ti  13  eithor  make   a  hfch. 

DUtOMA  l^idC^f*^*  Gr-  «  girdle] 
ilibikettme  ^s  ihe  diaphragmt. 

DICA'CIOUSNESS  dkacltas,  L.]  cal- 
iiJiT.*neft;  alf^k buffoone  y,  drollery. 

DlCE'[/iJMi,  Cr.  eqi  ly;  one  of  the 
irteiid«iu  upon  Jupiter  (according  to  rhe 
kvbca  tkeol  ay)  ere  other  was  AIDOS, 
«vnt&.-e,  inumaiing  that  juftice  in  a 
pace  will  ever  command  reverence  in, 
^  tkmtrcK  from  his  ^u.-jefii. 

mCHOPHY'A  [ot  iUA  double,  and 
f(«,  Or,  to  ^row]  a  fault  in  the  hairs 
wlwukyfpir. 

BlCHOlUEaJS  [//;t*^M^>  Gr.  i.  e, 
coo^juded  o  two  choreus's]  a  foot  in 
verie,  tuber  Greek  or  I4rin,  which  con. 
ttkoffoiirfyUablet,  of  which  the  ftrftand 
ttirrfire  l9f>g,  and  the  iecond  and  fourth 
i^»  u  Comprvhare. 

DiCHOl'OMOS  [in  BoUniCt  miters^ 
kjfti  of ^h  plants,  whofe  ftalk  divides 
^  (WO  parts,  as  Vdkrmtlh^  Corn-fal- 

DICH07OMIST  [pUix^kfiU,  Or.'] 
Mi  ubooindes  a  thing  into  two  parts. 

ttCKyLOGY  [/i**isXf>U,  Gr.]  a 
fWlCf  one's  ct ufe,  and  advocating  for. 

WCOnrr'LEDON  [with  Botaaifii]  t 
ttn  ided  of  F  lints,  which  fpring  with 
tvoto  leaves  oppoGte  to  each  other,  as 
^Kaertluy  of  pJams  have. 

.I>ICrj£'DS,  a  name  or  epithet  ofyw 
F^ffren  him  on  account  of  his  being 
MS  io  noon'  DtSe^  as  rhey  imagined. 

DlCTA'MNOvi  1  r/i«T*/uier,      Gr^ 

ftCTA'MNUS    I  t/i*Tct^i^,   Or. 
Aaader,  4ittany,  or  gardcn-gin|;eri   an 
M^of    finguUr   virtue    for    czpejiing 

ttCTA'IriON,  a  proDotioctng  or  die- 
jPy|of  tny  ihiqg  to  another  man  to  be 
SliEieaby  him. 

IHCTaTORSHIP  [diaaura^  X.]  the 
sCce  ss^  diarity  of  a  diSaror. 

DlCTATORT  [diaatariust  X.J  per- 
niaagp a  diftuor,  or  dilating. 

DlCTA^tX,  a  flie-dtaator  or  lodi 

ftivi  kOlDCS  [of  /i«T»o»  a  net,  and 
■J^^AapCi  Gr.]  a  mufde,  ^c.  in  form 
ImMoiS  a  ner. 

jmA'CmCALLr  [of  dUaaique,    K 
nPjffOtf,  L  of  /'tittitriMoe  of  d^i/ftV- 
P^lBr.  to  fcarh]  Inftroaively. 
1^5?*'^.^''^^''^'^   [ /i/viuo/Ts»/«   of 
fjf  iwiM  and  'raaf«,  Gr.  to  bring  j 


DB  DIE  IN  DIBM,  from  day  to  day.  X* 
DIES,  a  day.    L. 

DIES  comttiales  [among  the  SLomaruJ 
days  of  meeting  the  people,  marked  ia 
the  almanack  or  calendar  with  the  let* 
ter  C. 

l>lBScoif^ereudim  [among  the  Ramau'J 
days  of  adjouromeni,  being  m  number  20, 
which  were  grsmed  by  the  praetor  or 
judge  to  the  parties,  after  a  hearing  on 
both  fides,  either  to  inform  more  fully,  or 
to  clear  them(elves. 

DIES  dams  I  in  La»]  •  refpite  given 
byrhecciirc  to  the  defendant.    £. 

DIES  fiifH  [among  the  R<nMiu'}  pleads 
ins  days,  during  which  the  i>rfl5tor  mighc 
hold  a  court,  and  admlnifter  juftice.    Z* 
DlES^i  [among  the  JtOMdiu]  holy 
days,  upon  which  cbe  people  were  either 
employed  in  oflFering  facrifices,  or  elie  fol- 
lowing their  diterfions. 
DIES  inurdfi  1  f^inong  the  JtoauR/} 
DIBS  enterocifi  |  part  ^  of  which  was 
fpent  in  the  performance  of  facred  rites, 
and  the  other  part  in  the  adminiftratioa 
of  juftice,  and  were  marked  in  their  ca* 
lendar  with  the  leiters  B.  N. 

DIES  Jifii  [among  the  ttmont]  90 
days,  commonly  granted  to  enemies,  after 
rhe  proclamation  of  war  againft  them; 
before  the  expiration  of  which  timet 
they  did  not  enter  ilieir  territories,  or 
proceed  to  any  aft  ofhoftitity. 

DIES  HkMi  [among  the  Zmans]  days 
counted  unlucky,  on  which  they  heard  ao 
law-matrers,  nor  called  any  afleogbiies  of 
the  people. 

DIBS  Praliarei    [ameng  the  SonuRi] 
certain  days,  during  which  it  was  permit* 
ted  to  engage  an  enemy.    X. 
DIES  nm  praliares  1  [among  the  tis^ 
DIES  art  5    UftMj]    unlucky 

or  unfortunate  days,  on  which  they  avoid- 
ed fighting  a  battle^  on  account  of  fomt 
lofs  they  had  fuffered  on  thofe  days.  X. 
DIBS  Senatcfii  [among  the  itomansl 
days  on  which  the  lenate  aflembled  abouc 
the  afiBiirs  of  the  common-wealth* 

DIBS  Stad  [lam  term]  the  laft  days  of 
adjoiirnmenc  in  hw-fuits,    X. 

DIE'SPITER  [as  Tome  think  of  diet  pa'- 
ter,  X.  /.  e*  the  father  of  the  day  s  or  aa 
others  of  /i^c  the  gen.  of  f  ii^V  or  /itV, 
/.«.  father  Tu^n*]  a  name  given  to  ^U' 
piter- 

DlETEHriCK,  pertaining  to  a  regular 
or  prefcribed  diet. 

DITFERBNCB  [with  LogidamJ  h  la 
eflfential  attribute,  which  belongs  to  any 
/^eciest  which  Is  not  found  in  the  Gemu^ 
and  is  the  univerfal  idea  of  that  fp^cies^ 
As  for  example,  body  and/^ir,  or/oitf  ia 
human  miture,  are  two  fpccios  of  Tub. 
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ftanre,  which  b  their  ideas  cO  cootAio 
f^meching  more  than  is  in  chac  fubftaoce  i 
for  in  a  bodv  is  found  impenetrability  and 
exten(ion,  in  a  foul  or  fpirii  the  power  of 
cogicacion,  of  thiRklng  and  reafonings 
and  thence  ihe  difterence  of  a  body  is  im- 
penetfAble  extenfion,  and  the  difference  of 
a  rpirir  is  cogitation. 

Dl'FFfcRfcNCES  [in  Heraldry'}  are 
certain  ad..itaments  to  coacs  of  armour, 
W!  ereby  Tomeching  is  added  or  altered  to 
diftinguiih  the  younger  families  trom  the 
elder )  rr  to  ihew  how  far  they  remove 
from  the  principal  houfe.  Theie  differences 
are  9,  viz»  the  Lately  the  Cre/centt  the 
MtdUeff  the  Martlet y  the  Annulet,  the 
Flamet'de-list  the  Rofe^  the  Eigbt-foily 
and  tbe  Crofs-tnoline  i  aU  which  fee  in  their 
places. 

yincient  DIFFERENCES  [in  Oat  Ar- 
mour'] werebordures  of  all  kinds. 

Afod^m  DIFFERENCES  [in  Coat  Ar- 
mour2  T-  the  crefcent^  file  or  label,  mid- 
let,  martlet^  ^c. 

DIFFERE'NTIAL  of  any  quantity,  is 
the  fluxion  of  that  quanciry. 

DIFFERENTIAL  £»^^i<y  [in  the  high- 
tr  Geometry]  an  in/iniiely  un^tU  quantity, 
or  particle  of  a  quantity  fo  fmall  as  to 
be  incommenfurable  thereto,  or  lefs  than 
any  aiSgnable  one. 

DIFFERENTIAL  calculus  X^ea.  ]  a 
mechod  of  differencing  quantities,  that 
is,  of  6nding  a  differential  or  that  infinite- 
ly Anall  quantity,  which  taken  an  infinite 
number  ot  times  is  equal  co  a  given  quan- 
tity. 

DIFFERENTIAL  [;«n  the  doarine  of 
Jjogaritbms]  rbe  do&rine  nf  tam^ents. 

DIFFERE'NTIO-DIFFERENTIAL  col- 
culusy  is  a  mechod  of  differencing  diffe- 
rencial quantities,  as  tbe  fign  of  a  diffe- 
rential is  the  letter  ^,  that  of  a  differen- 
tial ofdXf  h  ddx,  and  the  diffierential 
of  ddxy  dddxoidx  x^  dlx^\sfc* 

A  DIFFERENTIAL  [of  the  fira  power 
or  degree  j  is  that  ot  an  ordinary  quantity, 
as^jr. 

A  DIFFERENTIAL  [of  the  fecond 
power]  U  an  infinitefimal  or  a  differential 
quantity  of  the  firft  degree,  as  ddx  or 

dxdXy  OT  dxXy  \ffC* 

A  DIFFERENTIAL  [of  the  third  pow- 
er,  }^cO  is  an  infiniceflmal  or  a  differen- 
tial quantity  of  the  fecood  power,  as 
ddd  X,  or  dx  5,  Iffc, 

DI'FFERENTNESS  loi differentia^  L.J 
difference. 

DI'FFICULTNBSS  [  dificulte\  F,  of 
difficultaSf  t-1  hardnefs  to  bo  performed, 
trouble,  adifncultcafe,  poirsc  orquefiion. 

To  DIFFI'DH  [difidere^  £.]  10  mif- 
•fttft>  to  doubt,  to  delpair. 


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t  [of  digUaiu. 

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DITTFIDENCE      ^   ,  .. 

DI'FFIDENTNBSS  f  X.]  dittraft,  fof^ 
cloufnefs. 

To  DIFFI'ND  Idifindere^  JL]  to  <» 
or  cleave  afunder. 

DIFFI'SSION,  a  cleaving  afuojer. 

DIFFLO'ENCY  [difluentia,  I.]afiow 
ing  abroad,  or  divers  ways. 

DIFFLU'ENT  [difiuens,  L,]  loofcsa 
ready  ro  fall  afunder. 

DlFFLU'OUS  [diffluus,  £.]  flowJi^ 
forth,  abroad  or  feveral  ways. 

DIFFU'GOUS  Idifugus,  i]  that  «f 
eth  divers  ways. 

To  DIFFU'ND  [difftadere,  L]  t 
pour  our,  to  fcatter  abroad  ;  alfo  to  S^ 
fufe  or  fpread  abroad. 

DTFFU'SEDNESS  [of  diffitfis,  I 
tbe  bein^  p->uredtorth« 

DIFFU'SILE  [difft^lis,  L.]  fprcfldiD| 

DIFFU'SE  [diffUfus,  1..]  difTufive. 

DIFFU'SION,  a  pourt'gout;  sfpre* 
ing  abroad.     I.. 

DIFFQSfON  [with  Th'thfopberi]  url 
difperfing  the  fubtile  efHuvia's  of  bodii 
into  a  kind  of  atmofphere  quite  roifl 
them;  ss  for  example,  the  magretid 
particles  are  diffufed  every  where  ro* 
about  the  earth  in  parts  adjacent  to  i 
And  the  light  is  diffufed  by  the  rays 
:he  fun,  iJltiing  all  rotmd  from  chat  woi 
derful  body  of  fire. 

DIGERE'NTIA  [with  Pbyficiau}  i 
geftives,  medicines  which  digeft  or  r 
pen.    L, 

ToDIGE'ST  ^with  ^logfour]  tobru 
to  maturity,  to  ripen. 

DIGE'STIBLENESS,  eafinefs  to  be  d 
geftcd. 

DIGE'STIVBNESS  [pldigtftams^l 
digeftive  faculty. 

DIGE'STIVBS  [In  Tbyficks}  »«  fw 
medicines  as  caufe  digeftion,  by  ftreifit 
ening  and  increafing  the  tone  of  the  ft 
m/.ch. 

DI'GITATED  [in  Botaai]  a  terms 
ply'd  to  the  leaves  of  plants  which  are  ( 
ther  compofed  of  many  fimple  leaves,  f 
together  upon  one  foot-ftalk,  as  in  1 
Cinque^fiil^  Vetcbest  iffc.  or  elfe,  wfc 
there  are  many  deep  gafhes  or  cutiiftt 
leaf,    as  in  thofe  of  Straarberriet^  Bf 

To  DI'GITIZE,  ce  point  wfeh  riefi 
gcr. 

pi'GITS  [in  Aritbnuticll  •»«  « 
whole  number  under  ten,  as  1,1,  1%  M 
6#  7,  8,  9>  are  calle-l  digits,  t- 

DI'GLYPH  [Arcbiteffure]  a  kind 
imperfc^  triglyph,  confole  or  the  IB 
with  only  z  chani.els  or  eigrav'ffgs- 

DI'GNIFIEDNESS  [or  digruuvroti 
and  fio,  I.  CO  makcj  dignity.         •    ^ 

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I  md  wAml,  p*ot«Aor  of  the  city,  Gr.2 
mJtbadM  k^vul,  on  which  ic  was  cuf. 
MnFf  to  piice  faciificp- cakes  oo  a  br&2en 
tsbtey  ind  co  clrive  a  number  of  oxen 
loaad  ikeo,  of  which  if  any  eat  of  the 
din  he  was  flanghcered  <  and  thence 
faaeuoes  the  icaft  was  called  0u^fta^ 
hh  oz-flatighcer.  The  original  of  chis 
o^was,  chac  on  one  of  Jup'Ufff^  ft^ 
■Iris,  abosgry  ox  happened  to  eat  one  of 
tke  coofecratod  cakea,  wbereapon  the 
pntHUad  the  prophaiie  be^ll.  Oo  the 
^pot  this  leftitral,  it  was  accounted  a 
cantal  crime  lo  kill  an  or»  and  therefore 
ike  nidi  that  killed  the  oz,  was  forced 
^s^bntWwStiihf  a  timely  flight,  and  the 
MMs  ta  bisftead,  cook  the  bloody 
i»  tad  anaigned  ic^  tod  (as  faufamas 
■WW/  brooghc  it  in  not  gm'lcys  but 
Sbm  fays,  tiac  both  prieft  and  people, 
•*»•»€  prefent  at  the  ib{enmity.  were 
raai  u  being  acceflbry  to  the  faftj 
n«eraac<^tted,  and  the  axe  condeswi'd. 
.  wLA'TABLfiNESS,  capahleoefs  of  be- 
^^videaed. 

^amrO^UM  [with  Surgtoni]  an 
**■■■«  ID  open  any  part,  as  the 
■Jn,  woBib  or  fundament.    X- 

DIUTO'RES  aUmm  mfi    [in  Anat^- 
y  •  pair  of  mufdes  common   to  the 
'f  ■#  «oi  upper  lip,  which  pull  up  the 
^"ddiltteTtenoftnU.       ^        ^ 
JJlllGENTNESS  [diligimia,  I.]  great 

jm'CWATESBSS,  dearnefe,  plain- 

^^H^'NTIA  [with  rbjfidms']  medi- 
Sj^ffp*  good  to  dilute  and  thin  the 

DiLo'tE  [la  BoUmick  miters]  fainc- 
'lj««»  more  ^iatly.    L. 
JWlOTEDf^/airitf,    X.]    tempered 
•«*  water,  made  thin,  fee. 

OIME'NSIONUBSS,  having  no  bounds 

JStf^  oameafurablcnefs. 

WMJ'msHID  iiUTva  [in  MiL-JckJ  a 
^y  Qterral.  or  one  which  is  wort  of 

ft».^*'""'y  ^f  »  J«fl«'  femitone. 
^MINOTIONS  l^iihSeralds}   a 
2?  ^«"n  for  what  we  commonly  call 

ntS?  "^  f  *»«  ^^^^  kri/ures. 

»uaWTlON  [with  JkKicww]  Is 
J^twt  afeannmber  of  worda  which 
l^roika  lonesy  and  fcveral  quick  mo- 
^^n the ^ct  of  a  cadence i  fe?eral 
J^  and  famiquaviia  contfpondiiy  to 

J"<INirnoN  [widb  t/^rtoriciM]  is 
^^^ineDtiog  and  esaggetattng  what 
2  J**  •bow  »  iay ,  by  an  expref- 
^^fcins  to  weaken  and  diminitfi  ir« 
^'IlfOaUl'A  Ipf  /W  fttd  ^^«  Or 


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CO  divide^  a  nanfe  given  to  the  fed  of 
ApoHinarfisy  who  held  that  the  word  only 
amim'd  a  human  body,  without  taking  a 
reafonable  foul  like  to  ours  >  but  at  length 
being  convinc'd  of  their  error,  they  allow- 
ed he  did  afiume  a  foul,  but  without  un- 
derftandings  the  word  fupplying  the  wane 
oi  that  faculty.  And  from  this  notion  of 
feparacing  the  foul  from  the  underftanding 
they  had  this  denominicion. 

r>\ym^  [with  Pb^ians^  a  giddinefi 
or  fwimming  in  the  head.    X. 

DlONY'SlAf  Aio?i;»-i*,Gr.  oi  Aifirv^/I^, 
Bacchus']  fefityals  in  honour  of  Baccbui, 
in  fomeof  which  it  was  cuftomary  for  the 
woribippers  in  garments  and  a&ions  to  imi- 
tate  the  poetical  fi£iions  concerning  Bac^ 
cbus.  They  drefs'd  tbemfelves  in  lawn's 
skiDS^  fine  linen,  and  mitres;  carried  thyrfi, 
pipes,  flutes,  drums  and  rattles ;  and  crown- 
ed them  with  garlaniJs  of  trees  facred  to 
Bacchus^  as  ivy,  vine,  }ffc.  Some  imitated 
Siienus,  Fan,  and  the  faryrs,  ezpofing  tbem- 
felves in  comical  drefles,  and  ufed  antic  mo- 
tions I  fome  rode  upon  afles,  others  drove 
goats  to  the  flaughter.  And  thus  boch  fex* 
es  ran  about  hills,  defens,  and  other  pla- 
ces, wagging  their  heads,  dancing^  in  ridi- 
culous podurcs,  filling  the  air  wirh  hide- 
ous noifes  and  yelli^,  perfonati;  g  diflraft- 
ed  perfons,  and  calling  out  ujon  Bacchus^ 

On  one  of  thefe  folemnicies,  fome  car- 
ried facred  veflels;  after  which  a  number 
of  honourable  virgins  followed,  carrying 
golden  baskets  filled  wich  all  manner  of 
fruit ;  which  was  the  myfteiious  pare  of 
the  folemniry. 

^DIONY'SIAS  [/i6Ft/Vi«ff,  Gr]  a  pre- 
cious (lone  having  red  fpots,  accounted 
efficacious  for  preventing  drunkennefs. 

DIONYSIONY'MPHAS  [of  <rior«;ri* 
and  yt/)u<^»,  Or.]  a  certain  herb  fuppofed 
to  reufl  drunkennefs. 

DIONY'SISCI  of  Dkiyfius  a  name  of 
Bacchus,  who  was  frequently  defcribed 
by  the  ancients  with  horns]  fuch  perfons 
who  have  bony  prcmioences  on  their 
temples. 

DIO'SPYROS,  the  herb  Stone-crop. 
X.  of  Gr. 

DIPE'TALOUSFAWCT-  [yrhh  Botanifls] 
Is  that  whirh  has  two  flower  leaves,  aa 
Inchanters  Night-fhade. 

Dl'PSACUS  [with  Pty/k'tans'}  the  fame 
as  Diahetes. 

DI'PSAS,  a  ferpent  fo  named  fHrVro- 
ghpblcatly]  was  put  to  fignify  an  unfatia- 
bfe  defire  and  greedinefs  after  any  thing  < 
becaufe  'tis  related,  that  its  bite  caufeth 
fucha  thirft,  that  nothirgisable  toaUay  it. 

DIPHRY'GES  [in  Tharmacy]  the  fco- 

ria,  fcdiment,  or  calx  of  melted  copper, 

H  h  «  gaibero4 

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fytheted  in  the  fiiraace  when  the  mettl  it 
Tvn  out, 

DI'PTYCHA  7    UMyx<^  Or.  of  /iff 

DY'PTYCHA  f  ^  and  «7«/f •  future  of 
^lua-e-m^  Cr,  lO  plait  or  told,  <^.  <f.  a  book 
folded  inio  %  Ieave«]  a  publick  legifter 
whereiJi  were  written  th;  names  of  the 
confuls  and  other  magiftiates  among  the 
lieathem,  and  of  balbopt  and  defun&,  as 
^eU  as  the  furriYing  brethren  gmong'  the 
^briHians 

Sofred  DIl>TyCHS  f  in  the  Greek 
churchj  a  double  catalogue,  in  one  of 
which  was  written  the  names  of  the  li- 
▼>n^,  and  the  other  (hpfe  of  the  dead, 
which  were  to  be  rehearfed  during  the 
oi!ice. 

The  Viptycbs  were  t  fore  of  tables  or 
tablets,  alike  in  figure  to  the  two  tables 
of  ft  one,  on  one  of  which  were  written 
the  names  of  the  deceafed,  on  the  other 
the  names  of  the  liYine,  fur  whom  pray- 
ers were  to  be  offered. 

iTn  chefe  were  entered  the  names  of  bi- 
ibops  who  had  govem'd  their  flocks  well, 
and  they  were  never  expunged  ouc  of  the 
feme,  unlefs  they  were  convi&ed  of  he- 
rt(y  or  fome  other  ^rofs  crime.  In  the 
Viptycbs  were  like  wife  enter'd  the  names 
of  chofe  that  had  done  any  fignal  fetvice 
to  the  church,  whether  they  were  liv- 
ing ind  dead,  and  mention  wu  made  o( 
them  in  the  liturgy. 

DIPYRB'NOUS  f  with  BetanifisJ  which 
has  two  feeds  or  kerne  Is,  as  ligHfimm, 
privet. 

PIPY'RBNON,  oUU  and  ^fh  a  ker- 
Bf  U  Gr.]  a  double-headed  probe,  with  a 
knob  at  e^ch  end,  refembluYg  the  kernel 
of  a  nur. 

pi'RJ5  faccording  to  the  PoetsJ  the 
liiries  of  hell,  having  fiery  eyes,  a  fierce 
countenance,  their  heads  diefsM  with 
fnakes,  holding  in  cheir  hands  iron  chains, 
fcourges  and  burning  torches,  to  puni(h 
the  guilty. 

DrREFOLNESS  [of  dirus,  X.  and  kuI- 
per/e.  Sax.'}  dreadiulnefs. 

DrflENESS  [of d/roi  and  nerrc,&x.l 
dreadfulncfs,  ■'■' 

piRE'Ct  [in  Opt'tcksl  DheS  vySan 
h  that  performed  by  dfre&  rays  :  in  con- 
tradiftin&ion  to  vilion  by  refiaAed  or  re» 
fleded  rays. 

DIRECT  Vifi<m,   U  the  fubjea  of  Oi 


ticki^  which  prefer ibes  the  laws  and 
thereof. 

DIRECT  in  matters  of  Genedkgy]  is 
vndeiilood  by  the  principal  line  or  the 
line  of  afcendanis  and  deicendants  in  coo- 
tradiftinSion  to  the  collateral  line. 

^U  of  DIRE'CTION    l^^bamcks]      

Si  ;has  coBprehended  betwe^o  the  ltiM5  ifom  of  a  diikk 


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of  direftioa  of  two  conrpirfeg  yofw^u 

DIRECTION  [of  the  U^met]  mm 
that  property  whereby  the  magoec  always 
preients  one  of  its  ndet  towards  one  of 
the  poles  of  cho  world,  and  tlw  oppo* 
fite  bde  to  the  other  pole. 

Mi^netical  DIRECTION,  the  i 
cy  or  turning  ot  che  earth,  and  all 
oetical  bodies,  to  certain  points. 

DIRE'CTNSSS  [of  d/reOa,  1-3  ftr«ic- 
ncfs  ot  way. 

DIRB'CTOR  [with  aafeomj  a  hol- 
low inftniment  uftd  to  guide  the  iccifioa 
knife. 

DI'RGE  [probeblf  of  Bpcfctlt,  T^iet, 
to  com.Tand  or  praifej  a  fong  o£  la- 
mentation fung  at  funerals. 

To  DISA'BLE  [of  dis  negat.  aad  aUt^ 
of  iabilist  i..]  to  render  unable. 

DISADVANTA'GEOUSNBSS,  piejadi- 
cialnefs,  Ifc, 

DISAFFE'CTEDNBSS,  difaffeaion. 

DISAGREE'ABLENESS  ,  di£igree«bIo 
quality. 

DISALLO W'ABLBNESS,  the  ooc  1 
allowable. 

DISA'NIMATE  [of  dis  neg.  Aad 
matuss  X.J    difpirited,  diibeanened,  ^P> 
couraged. 

To  DISA^RM  [with  Horfemem]  as  co 
difarm  the  lips  of  a  horie,  is  co  keep 
them  fubjeft,  and  om  from  abore  ali* 
harts  when  they  are  fo  large  as  to  cover 
the  birs»  and  prevent  the  prefltire  or  ja^ 
pui  of  the  mouth,  by  bearing  op  the  bit, 
and  fo  binderibg  the  horfa  trom  feeling 
the  effeds  of  it  upon  the  bars. 

DISA'STROUSNBSS  [oi  dtfdfhe,  MHJ 
unluckinefs,  unfortunatenefs. 

To  DISBAOIK  [dehar^uer,  F.]  co  tMf^ 
^mbarky  co  come  or  oring  oat  of  « 
ihip. 

DISBU'DDING  of  Trees  [with  Gar-- 
deaerjj  u  tbe  taking  away  the  braocliea 
or  fprigs  that  are  newly  put  forth,  thsc 
are  ill-placed,  Jyc. 

DISBU'RTHENINO  fhoT-tr^jw  is  che 
takiM  off  the  too  greit  number  of  leaves 
and  Iruh,  that  thole  which  remain  map 
grow  the  larger» 

DISCE'NT.    See  Vefcent. 

DISCBHiNIBLE,  that  may  be  (fiiceni^ 
ed  or  peirerved. 

DISCE'RNIBLENBSS,  vifiblenefe. 

DISCE'RNINO,  an  aa  of  Che  mMuT^ 
whereby  ic  dlftinfuifbes  between  ideas. 

DISCB'RNMBNT  [di/rersfflvsr,  F.J 
the  difoemiDg  fiaculty,  difcrecion,  judg- 
ment. 

DISCB'RPIBLENESS,  capableneff  or 
aptnefs  to  be  pull'd  ih  pieces. 

DISCOI'DAL    fof  difCKS^  JLJ    in  tlie 


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^MCOIDBS  Tof  //r«^  t  qnoir,  md 
•^A4fe,  Gr.J  flaepirhec  gtYCO  to  th« 
dbiaUiaetaBioar  of  the  eyt. 

OUCOTDES  [with  BoUmifis']  a  term 
del  vieo  the  middle  pan  of  the  flower 
ft  coByomided  of  fmaU  hoUow  flowers, 
■i  thevkole  formed  into  a  ibrt  of  flat- 
ailM,  t  Uctle  rifing  ia  the  middle, 
Hkt  a^Ucm  or  qaoit  of  the  ancients.  Of 
iMe  Ibok  kxw  downy  feed,  as  Star-wort  % 

DBCOMMB'NDABLENESS  T  o^  du 
■I.  nJ  camndakttis^  JLJ  iindeferving- 

msCOMPCySEDNBSS  f:o(  deeompofi, 
«  ef  duaeg.  and  eom^fitui^  L,]  dtf- 
ficcoi  atad. 

TalMSCONCE'RT  Idiconcerteff  F.] 
todttsi^  todiforder,  to  put  oatofcoun- 
■MM,  to  break  the  meafures. 

DISaXNSOLATfiNBSS  [  of  d'ts  and 
o^Mtv,  X.  1    beinc   without   confola- 

IM. 

DISCONTFNTEDNESS  [of  ^s  and 
'*•■*«,  1.1  difcomentedncfs  of  mind, 
■ArifSednefs.'' 

DCCONTEWMENT  [of  rfi#  and  con- 
Mmnc,  ft]  difconientednefs. 

OBCONTl'NUEDNESS  [of  ^I'l  and 
*(Mii,  I.  j  an  iotcrruption  or  break- 

WJCWmNO'ITY,  a  difconiinuance. 

mscONTl'NUOUS  [of  dit  and  cmi^ 
■■f,L}  not  cootinoed,  parted  or  left 
■  a  rbe  middle  or  elfewhere. 

JBCO'RDANCY        \    difagreeable- 

JBCO'aDANTNHSSf  nefs,  Jarring. 
^KX>VHRABLB  [of  decouvrir,  F.] 
«Btf  be  difcowcrcd. 

J^BOC/TEKY  [in  the  Drama'}  a  mao- 
J^ aBravelling  a  plot  or  fable,  vtrj 
^^t«  la  comedies,  tragedies  and  ro* 
?K*s>  whereia  b^  iome  nnforefeen  ac- 
2*  a  difeorery  is  made  of  the  name, 
""^Bi  ^ity  and  other  circnmftances 
^Jjediii  unknown. 

"BCOCKT  [ii  TV^^clJ   is  the  fet- 

"  off  or  abatement  ot  what  the  iote- 
AMI  to  at  the  time  when  the  money 
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^KOOIISIVE,  difcorfive.  Milton, 
-4^sfDl'$CORD,  aphrafe  us'd  to 
jg^y  tW  HibjeA  or  occafion  of  fome 
ff^criao&^  between  perfona.  It  is 
""^e^from  the  mythology  of  the  po- 
5»»k»  Itign  that  at  the  weddins  of 
2^  tt4  Tkdii^  ihe  goddeft  oiDijtard 
Jj*  ta  ipple,  on  which  were  written 
"*?•*»  To  the  Rartftt  which  cans'd 
**<oo  between  Jtaio,  failas  and  Vg- 
^c>ch  pretending  a  title  to  iu  This 
^v»  iliennr£  twarde4  to  Ytnur 


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b^  TariSt  the  goddeflcs  having  all  mtclt 
him  the  arbirricor. 

Dl'SCOUS  Flcmer  [with  Florifis']  U  « 
compound  flower,  having  a  disic  cf  flo* 
rets. 
,  A  ndkBd  DISCOUS  Flower  with  Fh* 
rifisj  "  <h^c  which  has  a  disk  without 
any  rays,  as  in  rinfy,  Jjrc. 
.  A  nadiat  DISCOUS  Plover  [with  F^- 
rrfis']  is  that' which  has  'ts  disk  encom- 
pafTed  with  a  ray,  as  is  in  the  fun- 
flower. 

DI'SCREPANCY  [difirepantia^,^  dif- 
agreemcnt. 

DISCRETE  Proportions  [in  Aritbme^ 
tick]  i%  when  the  ratio  or  reafon  between 
two  pairs  of  numbers  is  the  fame,  buc 
there  is  not  the  fime  proportion  between 
all  the  (bur  numbers ;  thus  if  the  num- 
bers 6,  8,  ; :  3,  4i  be  confide  red,  the  ra* 
tio  between  the  hrft  pair  6  and  8,  is  the 
fame  as  that  between  3  ard4,  and  there* 
fore  the fe  numbers  are  pr opottionil  s  bue 
it  is  only  dtfcretely  or  di5Jun£^ly,  for  6 
\s  not  to  8  as  8  'S  to  3,  /.  e»  the  propor- 
tion is  broken  off  between  8  and  3,  and  Ta 
not  continued  all  along,  as  in  tbefe  fol- 
lowing which  are  continued  proportio- 
nals, vi%,  3>  6,  jx,  24. 

DISCRETE  Quantity t  is  fuch  as  is  not 
continued  and  joined  toeecher,  as  Number^ 
whoie  pars  being  difttnft  cannot  be  uni- 
ted into  one  coutinuumi  for  in  a  conti' 
nuum  there  are  no  a^ual determinate  parts 
before  divifion,  but  they  are  potentiall/ 
infinite. 

DlSCHrMrKATENESS,  diftirguifliing* 
nefs,  diftinftnefs. 

DISCRI'MINOUSNESS  [difcrimnofiu^ 
jL.3  full  of  jeopardy  or  hazard. 

DISCU-RSIVE  i  [di/cmforius,  L.]  g«- 

DISCU'RSORYJ  ven  to  ramble  up 
an:l  down. 

DlSCU'SSlYENESSy  diflalving  or  dif- 
perflng  quality. 

DISDAl'NFUL  [  of  dedjutt  and  piH, 
Sax,]  fcomful,  ^ffc, 

DlsnAI'NFlTLNBSS,  fcomfulnefs. 

DISDIAPA'SON  Diapente,  a  concord 
in  a  feztuple  ratio  of  i  to  6. 

DISDIAPASON  Diat^ron,^  a  com* 
pound  concord  in  the  proportion  of  16 
to  3. 

DISDIAPASON  Ditoaef  a  compound 
confonance  in  the  proportion  of  zo  to  a. 

DISDIAPASON  Semi'ditone,  a  com- 
pound concord  in  the  proportion  of  24 
to  s 

DISBA'SEDNESS  [of  des-ai/if,  F.  and 
nerre,  Sax.]  the  having  a  difeafe. 

TO  DISBNCU'MBER  [of  dis  and  n- 
cooArert  F.j  to  free  or  iiA  from  cncuni- 
braoces. 

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DISESPOO'SfiD  [of  i/i  ^pAeJi)Oufl,  KJ 
d!rcharf»ed  rom  efpo'ifals,  divorced. 
DiSESTIMAmON,    aiTeiieem,  diTre- 

To  DISFU'RNISH  [of  dis  tndfoumiry 
F.]    to  unfurntfli. 

To  DISGO'RGH  [with  Farriers')  is  to 
dlfcufs  or  dirp6rf0  an  luflammacton  or 
fwcUbg. 

DISGRA'CEFUL,  bringing  difgracc, 
ibandtlous,  reproachful. 

DISGRA'CEPULNESS  [of  difgrace,  F. 
nnd  ]C^l"®]rjrc»  Saz*^  reproach,  diibo- 
nourablenefs. 

DISGU'STPUL  [of  d^owt,  F.  and  full] 
linreli(babl«,  cftufing  difpleafure. 

DlSHO'NOURABLE[<lc/)^oitiior4i3/^»  F.] 
^fparaging,  difgraceful. 

DISHO'NOURABLENESSy  diAonoura- 
ble  quality. 

DiSlNCOHPORATE  [of  its  and  bt- 
ecrforarey  LJ]  «>  difuntce  or  feparace  from 
being  one  body  or  corporation 

DISINGENU'ITY  1   [of  dis  and 

DiSlNGE'NUOUSNfiSS  f  in^tnuitas, 
JL.3  want  of  ingenuity,  difUmulatioa,  un- 
fincerity. 

DISI'NTERESSEDNESS,  s  being  free 
from  felr-intereflednefs. 

DISJU'NCTIVB  Idisjunaivus,  I.J  fe- 
pirating. 

DISK  [with  Florijis'i  is  a  body  of  flo- 
lets  colleded  together,  and  forming  as  it 
were  a  pUin  furfare. 

DISLI'KB  [of  dis  and  likej  diftafte, 
^pleafurp.  Jjfc. 

DISLOY'ALNESSl  [delayatde,  F.]  an 

DISLOY'ALTY  J  aft  committed  a- 
gttinft  fidelity  ar.d  Uw;  unfit chfu1ners> 
perfidioufnefs  ;  commonly  ufed  with  refpeft 
Id  one*s  foveraign  prince  $  :alfe  dealing, 
TilUny. 

DISMA'LITY  1    hideonfnefs,  terrible. 

Bl'SM ALNESS  f     nefs,  ^, 

PiSMA'NTiED  [d€numek\F.^  haring 
the  walls  pulled  down. 

DISMAY',  terror,  amatement,  afto. 
oiihmenr,  fifght. 

DISORIE'NTATED  [of  dii  negatiye 
md  Oriens  die  Mtft]  turned  from  the 
JBlf?. 

To  DISM'ISS  a  Caufe  [in  the  Owrt  of 
Chancery']  is  to  put  ic  quite  out  of  the 
court,  WTthout  any  further  hearing. 

DISOSLrGlNGKESS  \aaim  defiAA- 
gtantBy  F.]  difpleafing  behaviour,  }ffc. 

DISO'RDBRLY  \a^c  dt/ordre,  F.] 
without  order. 

DiSPA'RTfiD  Idijpanitus,  JLJ  divided 
into  a  or  more  parts. 

DISPA'SSIONATS  [of  dis  and  p4fion' 
wi»  F.J  free  from  paffioo.   M6ii<nu 


DTSPA'TCHFUL[of<i^W,F.J  ^tilcl:,' 
making  difpatch. 

DISPB'NDIOUS  [difpendicfiu,L,2^um^ 
pcnous,  coftly. 

Dli^PBNSA'TION  by  »■  olfi^me^  If 
any  ftatute  tends  to  reft  rain  fome  IV^- 
rogathe  incident  to  the  perfon  of  chtt 
king*  as  to  the  light  of  pardooing,  ^gfc^ 
which  are  infeparable  from  the  kinfi  3 
by  a  d-iura  of  non  ohftant^  he  ma^  £i^ 
penfe  with  it  ;  was  dtfannkilled  by  &ac« 
t  kf^.  ^  M- 

DiSPENSATIOM  [of  a  Z49]  la  tliae 
which  fufpends  the  oblt,tatioD  of  a  la^ir 
it  felf,  and  is  diftin^  from  th«  eqcut^ 
of  ir,  and  from  the  inequitable  cooftruc* 
tion  of  it  i  for  equity  is  only  the  correc- 
tion of  a  law»  that  is  too  general  or  a- 
Miverfal. 

DISPE'RMOS  [with  BotOttifis^  im  « 
term  ufed  of  plants,  wh^ch  bear  a  le«da 
after  each  flower,  as  Uubia^  Madder,  Tm^ 
fiina,  a  Parfiiip,  Jsfc. 

DISPE'HSEDNBSS  {difi>er1io,  X-]  dtf- 
pcrfun,  being  In  a  difperfed  ftate. 

DISPE'HSION  liTi  Dioptricks^  the  poitU 
of  di/perfion^  is  a  point  trom  whidi  re^ 
framed  rays  begin  to  diverge »  when  their 
refra&ion  renders  them  divergent. 

DISPHENDONO'MENA  f  [of  #<ea«w 

DIASPHENDONOMENA  f  far^W«a. 
/u«i|  Gr.J  a  puniflimeitt  aociently  in  itle 
among  the  Perfiansj  in  which  they  dtnvr 
down  the  tops  of  two  trees  togerlier, 
flod  bound  the  offender  to  each  of  chem 
by  the  legs,  the  trees  being  unbound,  by 
their  force  violently  tore  the  offender  ia 
pieces. 

DISPLA'NTING  Sc9op^  an  inftroanenc 
to  take  up  plants  with  e.irth  about  chesn. 

DISPLAY'£D  [iaBla%oiH 
ry"]  is  a  term  ufed  of  birds, 
and  refpeds  the  poficion  of 
their  bodies,  as  an  eigle  dif- 
play'd,  is  an  eagle  difpanded 
or  fpread  out  as  in  the  figure. 

DISPLEA^ANT  Idiplaifaat,  F.]  im. 
pleafant,  difpleafing. 

DISPLEA'SBDNESS  7    [i^Zot^r,    Kl 

DISPLEA'SURB  i  affront.  difT 
cotirtefy,  (hrewd  turn  %  difconcent^  dkifla- 
tisfadion,  ancer. 

To  DISPLO'DB  [difpUdere.L.'i  codxT- 
charge  wirh  a  loud  noile,  as  a  guiu 

To  DISPOI'L  [difpoHare^  X.J  to  rob» 
rifle  or  fpoil. 

DlSPONDA'US  [inGr^MMir]  the  foo^ 
of  a  latin  verfe  coofiftiag  of  4  fyl\mblss^ 
and  thofe  all  along,  as  eoncSstiimtes  1  ic 
being  a  compofitioa  of  %  (pnodeca, 

DISPO'RTINO,  fponii^  dirwrtlug^ 
fbyiog.    Mikatk 

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DflKWroNESS  [diffcfition,  F.  of  i.] 

DISPOSITION  [in  Rhetorick^    is  the 

fiiibodoB  of  things  cr  ^rgumenrs  in- 
fiaedQi  fouod  ouc  in  tiielr  proper  or- 
ki. 

DlffOSsrsSlON  [ofdef^ifider^R  dts 
*^f4din,  L  j  a  being  put  out  ot  pof- 

ttSPRcyPlTABLE    [of  dis  and  profit 

tdk^  F.]  cnprofirabl«» 
DISPROPO'RTIONABLE  O    [of  dis^ 
DIPROPO'RTIONAL        ?•  andpra- 
DISPROWRTIONATE     J    portto- 

■to,  L  lad  ffpoTUonel,  F.J  bearing  no 

inpordon  lo,  unequal. 
DI$PEOPO'RT!ONABLEN.'ESS7    [oi 
WSPIOPO'KTIONALNESS       >  Sf- 
DB»0P(yRTlONATENESS      J  pro- 

pimij.  and  wefs,  ^Eng  ]  ibc  being  not 

fNptotionWe. 
.I)IfiVTAfiLEN£S5»    Uablenels  to  be 

Disputatious,  prone  to  difputc. 

WSQUl'ETNESS,  uoqaictneii. 
.  DOquuiTlON,  a  diiigcnt  fearch  or 
fldry  uto  a  thing,  or  the  examina- 
••  of  iBttter,  a  parricular  inquiry  into 
^  atne,  kind  and  ctrcufnftaiKes  of  any 
|io^,  ^iHon  or  copick. 

ttaU'NKED  [of  dii  and  rang,  F.]  put 
^  o«  die  ranks,  difordcred. 

fittK£GA'ADFUL»  negligent,  heedlefs, 
Cfefie^i 

•  OBKE'PUTABLB  [ot  djj  and  repuM 
"i^  no*  TCpurablc. 

»I£SPE'CTFUL  [of  dis^  refptB  and 
M  wr  ai««ving  refpea. 
JJBRESPE'CTFULNESS,     propcnficy, 
1^  ru  ihew  difrefpcfi- 
•^SATISFA'CTORINESS,   unfaiisry- 

nPTirON   [^nh  Aiiattmfis^  the 
I  n?  or  aflatomixing  the  bodies  of 

.  J>!SSFCTUS,  tf,  wn   [with  Boumlfttl 

JJJJEKTA'NEOUSNESS,  difagrceabic 

?BSE^IMENT  [  with  Botanifts  ]  a 
^Jtrtirion,  whereby  the  cavity  of 
[^miis  divided  into  Tons  of  cafes  or 

^WPTUM  [with  Matmifij^  the  di- 
•PJ^  L 

^^[ftE'RViCEABLENBSS,  unfcrvicea- 
J*8ft,  P'ejidice,  injorioufncs,  J5C. 
)SHfi^VELL5D  [decbeveU,  F]   ha- 


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DISSIMITLA'TION  [  Hiefo^Iypbkallii 
was  pointed  like  a  Udy  weazing  a  vi- 
£ird  of  two  faces,  :n  a  lof>g  robe  of  a 
changeable  colour,  and  in  her  righc  hand 
a   magpye. 

DlSSr MULANCE  [diffimulantia, 
dinfrmbllng. 

DlSSO'LVBLBSESS[o(diJJblubiiis^  X.] 
capab:ensis  ot  being  dilTolved. 

DISSOLU'TIO  [in  Rbitorick]  the  fame 
asche/i^urj  Dialyton,  L, 

DISSOLUTION  [n  hhyficlsj  a  dif- 
continuaiion  or  ana  yfis  oi  tne  ftru£lare 
o(  a  mijt'dbodyi  whereby  whut  was  one 
and  contiguous  is  divided  iuco  little  parts 
eiiher  homogei.eous  or  heterogeneous. 
DlSSUA'ilVENfcSS  [  of  diffu^fi  F.] 
dilluafive  quality,  efficacy,  \cfc. 

Momtof  Di' STANCE  [xti  ProfptSive'l 
is  a  right  line  drawn  from  the  eye  to 
the  prii.c'pal  point. 

Curtate  blSTANCB  [/ftroaomy]  is  the 
diftance  of  the  planet's  place  h-om  the  lun, 
reduced  to  the  ecliptick. 

DISTANCE  of  the  Eye  pn  TtoJ^Swe^ 
is  a  line  drawn  from  the  foot  or  cIms 
line  of  altitude  of  the  eye,  to  the  poinc 
where  a  Une  drawn  at  righc  angles  to  ic 
will  inierfed  the  objef^. 

Dl'STANTNESS,  diftance,  a  being  di- 
ftant  from. 

DISTA'STFUL  [of^fii,  tofle^ndfuaj 
difagreeablo  to  the  taile,  ^c, 

DISTA'STFULNBSS,  difagreeablenefs 
to  the  tafte. 
DISTI/MPER,  a  rednefs.  Miltaiu 
DISTE'MPBREDNESS  [of  dw,  temperies 
L  ^nd  nejff}  a  being  difealed. 

DISTICHIASIS  iJ'iTiX*'^,Gr-1^^0ubl» 
row  ot  hairs  upon  the  eye-lids* 

DISTI'LLERS  com- 
pany. Their  armorial 
^enfigns  are  azure  a  iiels 
wavy  arverU  between  a 
fun  drawiMg  up  a  cloud, 
dillilltng  diops  of  rain 
proper  and  a  diftilUtory 
double  armed  or  with 
z  worms  and  a  bole  re- 
ceivers argentj  the  creft  an  helmet  and 
toice,  a  barley  garb  wreathed  about  with 
a  vine -branch  fruited  all  proper  •  The 
fupporters  a  Ritffian  and  an  Indian  in  their 
feio?€t'\ve  h-.bits.  The  motto.  Drop  as 
rarn^  and  diflil  as  dem. 

DISTI'NCT  tiotion  or  JJ^tf  [according  ' 
CO  Mr.  LeMtz]  is  when  a    perfon  can 
enumerate  marks  and  chsra^lers  enough, 
whereby  to  recollcfta  thing. 

DISTINCTNESS  [of  ^««fii«,  X.aiul 
nefs]  thebeinp,  dilkina. 


IDISTO'RTOR  oris   [Anatomy']  a  muf- 
cle  of  the  mouth,  the  fame  as  Zygamaicus^ 
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DISTRA'CTEDNHSS  [diffraa'm,  Kof 
£-J  dfftraaion. 

DISTRA'CTION  [In  SmgetyJ  the  zSt 
of  puUing  a  fibre,  membrane,  ^c.  he- 
yood  ics  natural  cxrent,  and  whai  is  fo 
puUed  or  extended  is  faid  co  be'  diftra&ed. 

DISTRAI'NT,  fach  a  fciiure. 

DISTRE'SS  [dUirefi,  F.]  the  aA  of 
diftiaining  goods. 

Real  DISTRESS,  it  made  ontmmoTea- 
ble  goods. 

Perfonal  DISTRESS,  Is  upon  moveable 
goods. 

tinite  DISTRESS,  is  chat  limited  by 
law. 

htfinke  DISTRESS,  is  without  Itmitt- 
tion. 

Grand  DISTRESS,  is  that  made  on  all 
the  goods  and  chatties  of  a  man  within 
the  couflry. 

Distress  [prob.  of  difhiSus,  of  dl 

ftringen^  1.]  a  great  flraight,  adverfity 
or  prefling  calamity. 

DISTRE'SSBDNESS  [probably  of  dis 
twice,  undflrmgerey  JL  to  bindclofe,  j^c.j 
b^ing  in  diftrefs. 

To  DISTRI'BUTB  pn  rrintivg]  »  «<> 
take  s  form  afunder,  to  ieparate  the  let- 
ters and  to  difpoie  them  b  the  cafes  agsic, 
each  in  ic<  proper  cell. 

DISTRIBU'TIO  fwith  Logicians]  a 
jefolvtng  the  whole  into  parts.    L. 

DISTRIBUTIO  ImKbetmck']  afigore, 
when  its  peculiar  property  is  applied  co 
every  things  as  jrobbery  to  the  hao^sj 
wantoonefsto  the  ^yt^^  igtc>  JL 

DISTRIBUmON  [with  Arcbkeas]  is 
dividing  and  difpeofing  [he  feveral  parts 
■od  pieces,  which  compofe  the  plan  of  the 
building. 

Manual     DISTRIBUTION  1   certain 

2M0tidian  DISTRIBUTIONS!  fmall 
fums  of  money  appointed  by  the  donors, 
)prc.  to  be  diflrlbuted  to  fuch  of  the  ca- 
nons of  a  chapter  as  ire  adually  prefeni 
and  affifting  at  certain  obits  and  offices. 

DiSTRl'BUTIVfiLY  [of  di/hUmthtg, 
JU]  by  way  oi  diftribcttion. 

DISTRICHI'ASIS  l^iTHX^n^tt^  Gr,] 
•  double  row  of  hair  on  the  eye-lids. 

DISTRU'STFULNBSS,  aptn^fs  to  be 
diftruftful. 

To  DISTU'RB  [difiurbarct  L.1  to  in- 
terrupt, to  hinder  or  let ;  to  crofs,  trou- 
ble or  vexy  to  diibrder  or  put  into  con- 
fafion. 

DISTU'RB ANCB  [dijiurbauo^  X.  ] 
trouble^  vexation  s  diibrder,  tumult,  up- 
loar. 

To  DiSVfi'LOP  I  developer,  F.]  to 
open,  unwrap  or  unfold. 

DiSVE'LOPED  [in  Blazomy}  is  a  term 
tifed  to  fignify  difplay'd  j  and  lo  with  be« 


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talds,  thofe  colours  that  in  an  army  ti 
called  flying  colours  or  difplay*d,  are  fii 
CO  bs  difveloped. 

To  pISUNI'TB   [with  Barfemen'i 
hotfe  is  faid  to   difunite,  chat  drags  fa 
haunchrs,  chat  gallops  falfe. 

DiTKr GLYPH  lArcbiua.]  tFiefp* 
between  rwo  trfglyphs. 

Dl'VAL  [in  Heraldry}  a  term  ufedl 
thofe  who  blazon  by  herbs  and  flowe 
(inftead  of  colours  and  metals)  for  Nigh 
ihade. 

DIVA'LIA,  a  feaft  held  by  tbe  J2«M 
in^  honour  ot  the  goddefs  Jngermia,  0 
this  feUival  tbe  pontihces  pertcrned  f 
crifices  in  the  temple  of  Volupia  or  il 
goddefs  of  joy  and  pleafure,  the  famei 
Ji^erona,  and  which  \m  fuppofei  i 
drive  away  all  forrows  and  chagrtm  of  fifi 

DI'VAN  [in  thejtnSici  Itog.  %iifii 
^nEjirade  or  Sofa  in  the  Tttrlt^  dialefl 
it  is  ufed  not  only  for  a  council  chamber  < 
cou^c  whereb  juHice  is  adminiftcedia  tli 
eaflern  nations ;  but  is  uied  alfe  for 
hall  in  tbe  private  houfes.  The  Chhi^ 
have  Divans  on  purpofe  for  Ceremooie 
their  cuftom  does  not  allow  of  the  receb 
ing  of  vifiis  in  the  inner  parts  of  the  hod 
but  only  ac  the  entry. 

DIVAN  Befui  iia  Perfia]  one  of  tli 
minllUrs  of  ftate  who  is  the  controlk 
of  juftice.  There  are  Divm  Bigtis,  m 
only  ac  court  and  in  the  capital,  bataUi 
in  tbe  provinces,  and  other  cities  in  tla 
empire.  They  are  not  confiifd  by  ao^ 
other  law  or  rule  in  the  admiutftration  o 
Juflice  but  the  Jlcsran,  and  that  too  b 
interprets  as  he  pleafes.  He  only  ttkt 
cognifance  of  criminal  cafes. 

DIVAPORAnriON,  an  evaporsm^oi 
exhaling.     L, 

DIVE'RSION  [with  Pkyfcimt'}  tbe 
turning  of  the  conrfe  or  0ux  of  homonr 
from  one  part  to  another  by  fach  applies 
cions  as  are  proper. 

DIVERSION  [in  the  Aft  efmr^i 
when  an  enemy  is  attacked  in  any  oiM 
place  where  he  is  weak  and  usfrrovi^ed 
with  defign  to  mftke  him  call  his  force 
from  another  place  where  the  gfoextli 
eoing  to  make  an  irruption. 

DIVE'RTING,  pleafanc,  dcHghtHi' 
gieeable. 

DIVE'RTINGNESS  [fHditi  Umitf- 
/hate,  K]  diverting  quality. 

DIVB'RTISEMENT  idiverOj/imttyT'] 
dtveriion.  paflime,  fport,  pleaiiiie. 

DIVETITISANT,  diverting,   f. 

DI VE'ST  [of <lipriv. and w0t,  h  « 
clothe]  to  Aripofi,  to  unclothe  a  perWBi 
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.  DIVZDABLE,  diviCihie^  capable  of  be- 
of  ^tV  -  . 

Di'ribENO  fin  lam  Proceedings'}  a 
^l^i  ^  1 1  iftt  and  per<]"iriics  between 
anj,    r'l.^^  by  vkTV.s,  ^c. 

I^IVIDE'NDA  [Old  la»  Rec.']  an  ni- 
*f>  Jre,  and  ibence  Dividend  in  the  Ex- 
^■jiUT  iccffls  CO  be     lie  p.n  of  an  inden- 

LIVID j'lTY  Idividmtas^  i]  a  divi- 

*>«-r  riv  •'crd, 

A  DiVi'NER  IdivinatQT,  1.]  a  conju- 
nr,  a  loor.  fayer. 

DlV!'N£^r  [dhiiumnu,  F,  divmhiu, 
l]i:i&T  ac'vi.iC  maiin'.r. 

DIYl'SENESS  for  divmtas,  L.  dhU 
«^.  f-j  d  yiDc  qu'Itty. 

DIVISI'POTENT  I  divinipotius^  Z.J 
^Jwcril  io  divi.  e  t»  ints. 

Ac  tt«^0i  DIVI'MITIES,  may  be 
:ttKU  :o  ibree  ^iliflVs, 

?i<«vAjgiM/ DIVINITIES,  ;  £.  fuchas 
^«eicJ:hcdmne  natuie  under  divers 
*"^tti  at  Jupiter  denoting  che  abfo. 
*«P>»«rof  God,  and  Juno  his  Juftice. 

njkai  Divinities,  thus  jcoius  re- 

F*^  ihii  power  in  nature,  whereby 
*¥^s  ud  exhalaciozu  are  colk£led  to 
wf»«i-;!l. 

Arj/ DIVINITIES,  thus  the  Fkriej, 
A&,  U^sra  and  ttfipbonet  arc  only 
1^  wxei  reproaches  juid  liio£s  of  con- 

Wvi'S^  cl)e  bou'}<*s,  borders^  limits 
« uTifiia  Utween  countries,   parities, 

biTJSrBI'LlTY  l[div}fibilite\  F.  oi 
piVi'SlHlENESS  f  X.]  a  being  divf- 
«-*c^'r  ap«Me  oi'  beii^  aivided  into  fe- 
•^J*  pars,  either  a^lujl.y  or  mentally  j 
I  Pi5»e  power  or  property  in  qiunti* 
'^•bereby  it  becomes  feparable,  eic!  er 
•^ilf^ri'leaftme  nally. 
„0:miON  [cfa  Afadf]  divides  a  qui 
-•' i»a>  its  degiees.  Pnilofopbers  as 
^'^'^^yficiaos  fu^pofe  8  degrees  in 
■^^hxy.  Hence  whsn  a  qual  ty  is  fa'd 
»fceuthc  8:h  degree,  it  denotes  that  it 

*Mtb€  inyiartiicr  ince..ded  or  heigh- 
tnti,  " 

P'VISION   [inMiarit.  j^/irs'i    the 

J**^  '^  *  "*^*^  4»«ny  <^r  fleet,  or  of 

^ « 'be Craadrons  i\  ereof  unier  a  gene 

^^  OlVl'SOR.    See  ComifMNi. 
g^'j'lVlSOR    fin  Aritbmeiick    and 
*^^J  fii^h  nomber  or    .juan  '  y  as 

la  «yi^  J  given  number  or  quant  ty, 
•ato  Icart  r.o  remainder  i    fo  if  the 


jv.^fil*  !»»««,  x»  a,  tod  3  will  be 
*f*^nforior  if. 

Sil^'nc  ALNESS,  diciiciick  quality. 

"inu<ALNiiSS     £ot  dimabi^  I.J 


D  O 

the  happening  difly. 

DIU^RNAL  Circle  U  an  Tmmoveabid 
circle,  in  wh  ch  any  Itar  or  point  in  cb« 
forfrf  c  ot  I  he  mu  idaue  fphere  moves  by  % 
di   rnql  m     '  >  , 

niURN'A'LIS  fin  liw]  as  much  landu 
C  Ml  b^  p.ou  tie     in  a  t  ay  by  an  ox. 

DlU'RNARY  fin  he  Greek  empirej 
an  L.iE-C'  wh'  wruc  do-  u  in  «  b  .ok.  for 
ih.t  purpv^fc  whiicvcr  the  prince  did, 
o'c^erc    and  icgu'arc  ,  Jjrc  every  d:iy. 

D/VUSI  mnes  a  c.ibured  by  rhc  Jfo- 

nrVA  5  mans  ro  men  and  w  -men, 
Mho  had  been  defied  or  pl.ced  in  tha 
nu-.iber  o    tl.e  go-fs. 

DO'CED       1  a  muficalinftrumentcom- 

DOU'CRD    r  manly  called     d»lcimer. 


DO'CHMIUS  if/o;tA"®-,  Gr,  a 
DO'CMIUS  J  foor  in  verfe  or  profe, 
Greeii  or  latin^  which  couiifts  of  fiy9 
'yllables.  on2  fborc  and  two  long,  or  a 
fliort  and  a  Hng,  as  Imi.os,  ti«.  cs. 
DO'CIBLENf-SS7  |<itfC//^/7irtfr,  1,  do- 
DOCIBI'LITY  i  cUaiy  F.l  teacha. 
blcncfs.  *  '       J 

DOCK  1  [in  Law]  a  means  or  ex- 

DO'CKING  I  pedie:'C  fjr  cutting  off  aa 
eftate  tail,  in  lands  or  tenements ;  that 
the  owner  may  be  able  ro  /ell,  give,  or 
bequeath  them. 

DOCK  Oxylapatbum  f  with  BotaniftsJ 
the   ft:arp-poin:fd  doclr. 

DOCTl'LOQUOUS  I  doBlloquuSt  X.] 
freaking  Icarrc  ly. 

PO'CTORSHIP  fof  doaof,  L.  and 
Jhip,  of  jrcjp.  Sax,]  the  office  pr  dignit/ 
oi   a  do£lor. 

DO'CUMENT  fin  Law]  a  proot  given 
of  a;iy  L£k  aflerrcdj  but  chiefly  with  re- 
gard to  ancfenc  matters. 

EOCUME'NTAI,  of  or  pertaining  to 
ilJ^ru5i(^n,  ^c. 

DOVUS  [/oaof,  Gr.]  a  kind  of  fiery 
mereor  refcmbling  a  beam 

DODECADA'CTYLON  fof  /m/ijmi 
twe.ve  and  J'c^xruXS^^  Gr.  a  finjierj  the 
duodenum y  To  raited,  bejaufe  it  was  fup* 
pofed  to  be  twelve  fing,*'S  'ength 

DODE'CAGON  f  ot  cr«/i«x 
and  y^viA,  Gr.  a  conierj  in 
Geometry,  a  figure  with  twelve 
fi.'cs  ini  as  many  angle"  "- 
in  rhc  figure.  ^ 

DODECAGON  fin  Fbrtification]  • 
pla  c  initiheH   wi  h   rwelvc  hji'^ions. 

DODON/E'US,  a  title  «^f  Jupiter,  givea 
himirom  Dodonaz  m  >  ^nf^in  oi  cbaonik 
in  the  u'^i'un  of  the  Moloffiy  near  which 
was  a  ^rove  ot  oaks  (acred  to  htm,  an^ 
ctUemed  the  moft  ancient  «racle  ot  Greece* 
But  how  thefe  oracles  were  del'vered  U  % 
cinrovcrfy,  whether  by  »  doves  thac 
fpokc,/or  by  the  leaves  of  the  oaks  t^cm- 
1  i  fclvts 


;'S  'ength. 

twelve  V  1 

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iehres,  which  tre  ftorled  to  hftve  boeo 
vocal. 

A  DOG  mtb  a  diadem  on  bis  head 
iHieroglyphicaliy'}  rcprc'c:  led  a  law-giver 
in:  a  diligent  prince  ;  becaufe  the  nature 
of  a  dog  eacheih  us  watchtulnefs,  dili- 
gence andcaiein  our  employ mencs,  obe- 
dience and  love  CO  our  fuperiors^  and 
iaichfulpefs  to  our  trt  ft>  A  man  with  a 
dog's  heid,  is  the  reprefemation  ot'  an 
impudc- 1  fellow. 

A  DOG  [  Hieroglypkicatty  ]  with  the 
Egyptians,  having  his  tail  liitej  up,  figni- 
iy'd  <i£t  ry  and  courage ;  and  on  the  con- 
trary, holding  the  tail  between  his  legs, 
fignify'd  flight  and  fear. 

A  DOG  held  in  aJJip,  is  the  emblem  of 
ft  fo  diri  ;  the  flip  denoti.ig  the  oarh  and 
obligation  foldiers  are  under  to  obey.  ^ 

Dogs,  are  the  mod  tame,  iamiliar, 
loving  and  graie  ul  to  their  matters  of  all 
irrational  creacures,  and  have  all  the 
good  qualities  thac  belong  to  a  fervanc, 
as  fidelity,  aife6lion,  and  obediences  and 
therefore  the  a.icient  JSomdRj  reprefenced 
their  Lares  or  houlhold  gods  by  dogs* 

DOGS  <re  bold  or  refolute,  especially 
in  rcveiging  the  wrong  offered  to  their 
mifter;  and  with  refpea  to  their  watch- 
fulnefs  .>nA  zeal  in  defending  aad  keeping 
the  houfrs  and  goods  of  their  beneia£fcors, 
they  may  be  compared  to  chofe  who  are 
inrr lifted  by  their  princes  with  the  go* 
Venrme.ic  o.   the  mofl  important  places. 

They  may  alio  reprefenc  brave  warriers, 
who  have  driven  the  enemy  out  of  the 
borders  of  r^cir  country;  for  we  fee 
they  ae  jealous  and  iraiplacable  agatnft 
other  bealls  thac  will  come  into  the 
houfe  they  have  charge  of. 

DO'GGfiDNESS,  churliflioefs,  crabbed 
temper. 

DO'GGISH,   crabbed,  curriOi^   furly, 

DOGMA'TICA  Medicina,  the  rational 
me-hod  of  pra6li'ing  phyfick,  fuch  asHi^- 
pocrates  and  Galen  ufed.  And  thence  all 
thofe  pijyficiai  $  who  upon  the  principles 
of  ic  ool-phllofophy  rejed  all  medicinal 
virtues,  whi^h  they  chink  not  reducible  to 
manUeft  qual'iies,  are  called  dcgmatical 
pbyftcians,    X. 

DOGMATIC  ALNESS  [o(  ioy/uMri^w, 
Gr,2  pe'cmptorinefs,  pofi.ivenefs. 

DOOMA'TICALLY,  poficively,  affir- 
ma  ivcly. 

DOGMA'TICI,  chofe  phyficians  that 
confirm  r heir  experience  by  reafon. 

DO'GMES  [of  /o>,*Mt,  Gr.'J  opinions. 

Knigbts  of  the  DOG  mid  COCK,  a 
French  order  of  knighthood  founded  by 
icing  Philip  I.  upon  the  occafion  of  the 
!^uke  of  Montmoref'Cfi  conung  to  court 


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With  a  collar  full  of  ftags  heads^  and  ha- 
ving the  image  of  a  dog,  as  the  embieia 
of  Fidelity^  hanging  at  it. 

DO'LCE  I'm  Mkf.  Books ^  f oft  ad 
fweet.    Jtal, 

DO'LHFULNESS     1  [of  doEorofiu^  V 

PO'LOROUSNESS  f  forrowftilnci; 
mournfuluefs,  grief. 

DO'I.IMAN,  a  long  fetaone  worn  b] 
the  Tierkst  hanging  dowa  to  the  teet, 
with  narrow  lleeves  biitroned  at  the  wtift. 

DOLICHU'RITS  Verfus,  a  long-tailed 
verfe,  chat  has  a  loot  or  fyUiible  too 
murh.    L- 

DO'LOUR  Jrfotor,  I.]  pain,  grieli 
for  row,    afHiftion,  torment,  aoguilh. 

DOLO'SITY  Idoiofitas,  L.  ]  hidd« 
malice. 

The  DO'LPHIN  [fUetogtfphicaff]  hai 
been  ufed  to  fignify  a  king  or  emperor  ol 
the  Tea,  becaufethey  fav  this  fifli  is  kind  u 
men,  fwifc  in  fwimnui^,  and  grtwfol  \^ 
benefadlors. 

TheDOLPmN  [in  ^reiMy]  b  iiai 
to  be  placed  among  the  liars  lor  tin 
caufe }  Neptune  bad  a  mind  to  have  M 
pbitrite  for  his  wife  i  fbe  for  modcfty  fiel 
to  jtlast  being  defiroiis  to  preferve  b« 
virginity,  and,  as  others  had  done,  M 
herfelf.  Neptsme  Tent  a  great  many  « 
her  thither  to  court  her  for  him,  and  t 
mong  others,  Delptinus  i  ani  be  loiteriq| 
about  the  Atlantick  iflands,  happened  t< 
meet  with  her,  and  by  bis  perfinfoo 
brought  her  to  Ueptune^  who  having  ro 
ceived  her,  granted  the  greateft  honour 
in  the  Tea  to  Delphauis  [the  Doipbm]  ao 
devoted  him  to  himfelt^  and  placed  hi 
effigies  among  the  ftars )  and  they  tha 
have  a  mind  to  oblip  Heptenet  raprefi» 
him  in  effisy  holding  a  dolphia  In  hi 
hand,  a  tettimony  of  hisgraciiisdeand  be 
nevolence. 

DOLPHIN  is  reckoned  the  king  e 
filbes,  as  the  lion  is  of  beafts,  and  man] 
fabulous  ftories  are  told  of  him. 

As  that  the  dolphfn  is  fo  much  admffCi 
and  beloved  by  other  fifbes,  chat  diey  fid 
low  him  about  as  their  leader  and  chief 
nay,  they  go  fo  far  as  to  affirm,  chat  wbe 
he  meets  with  a  whale,  he  runs  down  is 
into  his  belly,  and  turning  rpondoan* 
out  again. 

Others  fay,  thac  the  female  dolpUakai 
dugs  and  gives  fuck  to  her  young,  to  wkooE 
Ae  is  moft  loving  %  that  they  yeet,  faltoi 
in  love  with  youog  men,  have  been  vet] 
familiar  with,  and  dy*d  for  grief  o(  ifa 
lois  of  them* 

That  tfaty  oK*fwim  all  fiflies,  and  wke 
in  poriUc  muif  om  are  drawn  coa an 
the  flkore^  their  mocion  is  fo  rapid,  thi 
chey  oftfg  dtA  chtmielres  Id  pieste  H^ 


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p  rocb.  Tktt  thcf  obTenre  great  or- 
i»i  phdsf  all  ihe  young  ones  in  the  van, 
JOicotkeBtlltfaeir  femtles,  and  in  the 
iw  ^  wtXtif  that  ihsj  may  keep  rhe  o- 
tests  fiew,  and  be  always  in  a  readi^efs 

Tkfeaadmany  more  cooceirs  tre  wrtr- 
ttbjrgfflie  inthors,  whence  fome  wH! 
km  tk  dolphb  co  be  the  emblem  of  a 
fH&X  prince,  who  governs  his  people 
vbpndence  3  ind  others  make  him  the 
Knogiyphickof  naval  power. 

ktto  pa&all  chefe  conceits,  the  great- 
d  bonoor  d<»e  to  the  Dolpbin^  is  being 
line  by  tbe  cUeft  fon  ot  the  kij]|g  of 
Attci!  tad  there  is  good  retfon  that  ihat 
funded  oocfrom  the  excellency  of  the 
■i  bat  (tmr  the  name  only :  For  the 
A*|^  af  yitwnisf  ioveretgns  of  the 
^?^  of  Dafbme  in  /fr^ncr,  the  laft 
*<iko|^prBcet  having  no  iflne,  gave  his 
*"■»!*»  t«  the  crown  of  France*  upon 
J^noB  that  the  heir  of  the  crown 
W  be  oiled  Dm^,  and  ever  bear 
•do^pfeiafarhis  arms»  which  they  htve 
f^'^'A  ^one  ever  fince»  end  to  nice 
P  fRmnDg  that  bearing  to  thenfifelves, 
yy  to  permit  any  other  rub}e6k  to 
r««  Butn  is  not  fo  in  England^  the 
yyyri  company  bearing  dolphins  in 
f"f  cHt,  and  kvcral  families  bear  them 

IHnnSHNESS,  fotttflmefs,  ftapidiiy. 
J^^'N*    the  inheritance,    eftate, 
PjdoB  or  pofleffino  of  any  one. 
I-50MES>Oa  Book.     See  Doom  Dai 
L^OHBTI'CITY  fdomifticitt,  f.J   the 
PftfcrTtnr,  fervue  condition. 
>|0)lEST!CK  HmngatioH,  iscoaftins  or 
n^^che  fbore,  in  which  the  lead 
■^coB^  are  the  chief  inftmmencs. 
jf^snCKNESS  [of  domefikut,  JL 
gjjtjlfif.]  domeftick  quality,  or  per- 
|"j«  to  the  bonle  or  home. 
iMlZDo'Cl,  a  title  of  Tmo^  Co  cal- 
Byaccootttof  her  office  of  attending  or 
gay  fa  bringing  the  bride  home  to  the 

^^OnCA'TIONI  [with  ^yfro/cjgm] 
^jOlffFYlNO  f  the  dividii«  or 
j^ftafalibe  heavens  into  la  boufeiy  ia 
■{»«•«&  aa  faorofcope. 
^DQUlHA^  a  title  given  to  honourable 
••■•  •bo  anciently  held  a  barony  in 

o*Bfi|hc)  Jm.  fVr'u.  Domma^  a 

«Bttra^    L. 

[4amni»X0  ruling, 

lordly  bebfriouror 

^CAmMamFdlmanmt  palm- 

^  *>  cded  from  the  palm-branches 

k  WiglH  forotrlf  diftiib«6d  on 


D  O 

that  day  in  cemmemoratioo  of  our  lord's 
riding  to  Jerufalcm. 

DCXMINUS,   this  word  prefixed  to  a 

man's  name,  in  old  time,  nfualiydeo-^'ed 

him  a  dei^yman,  and  fometir  es  a  gcutle^ 

man  or  krd  of  a  ma'^cur.     L 

DO'MITURB  (domitura,  JLl  a  tamii^. 

DON     1  in  the  ancient  Brit,  fignified 

DAUN  J    a  liver. 

Don,  DfiNl  in  ancient  Brit(/h    alfo 
DIN,  DONj    figntfied  a  caftle. 
DO'NABLB   [donahitit,   X.]  that  may 
be  given. 

DORIA*j  iVomds-vort*  an  herb  fo 
named  Irom  one  captain  Dona^  who  uTed 
it  in  curing  his  wounded  f^ldiers,  ori  as 
others  fay,  of  Dofnu*  ^^^%  O'  Acbma^ 
who  firfi  built  a  ^emple  of  this  order,  and 
dedicated  it  to  Juno.  This  order,  after  iis 
invention,  was  reduced  to  the  proportion 
and  beauty  of  a  man  s  and  hence  as  the 
length  of  the  footof  am«n,  maybejudg* 
ad  to  be  a  6ih  part  of  its  height,  they 
made  the  Dor'ick  column  includinfi  the 
capital,  6  diameters  high,  and  after  ware's 
augmented  it  to  7,  and  at  length  to  8. 
Its  f/ize  is  inriched  with  iriglyphs,  drops 
and  metopes,  its  capftal  has  no  volutes, 
but  admits  of  a  cymatium.  The  moderns  ure 
this  orc<er  in  ftrong  buildings,  as  in  the 
gates  of  cit'es  and  citade's,  the  ouifides  of 
churches  and  other  mady  works,  where 
de'icicyof  ornament  would  not  be  fuita- 
ble. 

DO'RMANT  [in  H*rtfWry] 
6gnifies  fleepire  ;  thus  a  lion, 
or  any  other  bealt  lying  a- 
long  in  a  fleepin^  pofture, 
with  the  head  refling  on  the 
fore  paws,  is  faid  to  be  dormant,  and 
is  dittinguiflted  irom  Couctaatt  which 
though  the  bead  lies  along,  yet  holds  up 
his  head.    S^e  the  figure. 

DO'RM  AN  I  tVmdow  lArcbiuffure'j  • 

DO'RMER  j  window  made  in  the  roof 
of  an  hoiiie. 

DO'RNICKI  [of  Deomick  or  Tounun 

DO'RNIX  J  in  Planderst  where  fiilt 
made]  a  fort  of  ftuff  ufed  lor  curtains, 
hangings  and  carpets. 

DOTA'TION,  anendowing.    JL. 

DO'TINGNESS  [of  BotCtt,  Du  ]  fol- 
ly, childifiinefs  by  reafon  ot  age. 

DOU'BLB  [in  Itfp]  the  dupliutcs  of 
letters  patents. 

DOUBLE  PeJiitory,  a  fort  of  herb. 

DOUBLE  fowtud,   having  two  fprings. 

To  DOUBLE  the  Jteins  fwith  Horfi- 
men]  a  horfe  is  iaid  fo  to  do,  ^  hen  he 
leaps  fereral  times  together  to  throw  hia 
rider. 

DOUBLES,  thf  iaroe  as  leueis  patents* 

I i  z  DOUBLY 

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I — r-jj — I  DOU'BLB  TiUbie  pn  Be* 
I  ^^^  rMry'j  as  a  Cro/i  ilottf^/r 
H  '  uJ  Fiicbee,  is  v^hn  ...c  cxirc- 
I  Ljt^  ini'icf  arc  pot  ted  ai  ca^h 
L  i^  ^  a/,  Ic.  1.  £  each  ext.en.i  y 
hiving  ru.i  p  i  li,  i  d  iti. - 
fiion  from  i  z  Croft  Fiukte,  wh  ch  is 
Aarpenei  away  omy  ac  *Ke  point.  See 
the  F  ^>fc. 

Double  Horivmtal  Dial,  a  da'  hav- 
ing a  d'"i*le  ttixe,  une  to  Uiew  the  nour 
on  chc  ooiw  r:  circ-e,  ana  the  o  her  to 
Ihcv  t  e  Tame  In  the  ftco^jraphicit  pro- 
je^i.n,  dr'wn  on  rhe  f*tr,c  pane. 

DOU'BTING,  is  the  ad  oj  wi  b- 
lioidfrij;  A  ruil  affcnt  Irom  a'»y  propofiti  >n, 
On  fu  pi  ion  rh-^t  wc  aie  «or  fully  ap- 
prizes of  the  merits  there  A  >  or  from 
our  not  bein|i  able  » erem^c^  rily  to  de- 
cidt  bctv  es    rhe  reaf  ns  io    a'  d  a^ainft  ir. 

DOU'JTFUL  [douteux,  F]  dbi -us. 

UOU'JJTFULNP.SS  i^oi  doute,  F.  full 
•nd  nr/i]    <^  bi  ufneis. 

DOU'BTLESS  [/tfw  ^(wff,  F.J  with- 
our   rvu^t 

DOUCl'NH  [in  Arcbiuaure']  an  omi- 
xnenr  of  the  hig-eft  part  of  a  cornice  or 
a  moulding  cut  io  form  of  a  wave>  lialf 
C0-JC3ve,  und   t^alf  convex.    F". 

DOVE,  is  an  ea.blcm  of  fimprciry,  in- 
nocence, purity,  go^.dncls,  peace  anH  di- 
vine love,  an^  leprcients  tl.e  HL.]y  Gnott. 
Having  no  g.Il  i^  is  the  fymbjl  o;  a  (rue 
and  fairhful  Chr  fti.n,  who  is  ob'.ig'd  a 
forgive  in jaries,  bear  adveriity  patiently, 
ftod  never  to  fufler  -the  fun  to  go  down 
upon  bis  anger ;  but  to  do  good  co  chofe 
that  derpic  fully  ufe  him. 

DOVE'S  foot,  an  herb. 

DOW'ABLE  [inl^J  having  a  right 
to  be,  or  capable  of  being  endowed. 

DOW'KY  Bill  [among  the  f^j]  the 
bride}!room  at  the  time  of  maniagegave 
his  wife  a  dowry  bill. 

DOWN,  a  fott  woolly  fiibftance  grow, 
log  on  the   tops  of  thifl  es,  yc, 

DOW'NWARD  [to'Jnepejjito,  Saz.J 
towards  ihf  lower  part. 

To  DOXO'LOGIZE  [of  A^f®-  glory 
and  KiyHf  to  fay,  Gr,]  lo  fiy  the  hymn 
called  Gloria  Patri,  ^c. 

DOXO'LOGY  jidoxclogia.  1.  dyxolo- 
gie^  F,ot  /ofoAa^ia,  of /o^(^  glory  and 
iJyuf  to  fay,  Gr.j  a  verfe  or  fliorc  hymn 
orpraife  appointed  anciently  in  the  church 
to  be  faid  after  the  prayers  and  pfalms 
in  divine  fenrice,  as  ;he  Gloria  Patriy  iffc 
Al/b  the  ronclufion  of  ihe  Lord's  Prayer^ 
viz.  For  thine  is  the  hngdom,  the  power 
snd  glory t  iffc*  The  Gloria  Patri  is  faid 
to  have  been  compofed  by  the  firfl  coun- 
cil of  Nicey  in  acknowledgment  of  the 
Trinity^  iaoppoiiuoQ  co  the  hereiies  of 


DR 

thoie  times,  and  thit  Sc  Jerem  mdiei. 
As  it  was  im  the  htgnming^  }ffC. 

DRA'BA  /0t^».  Gr.J  ihc  herb  Td- 
low-      It. 

A  D  '  A'BLER  [in  a  5h>j  a  fmaa  fail 
(et  on  the  bon  et  as  the  tx>noet  is  on  chft 
•  u  ic  Ad  only  u;cd  when  the  cotirfc  and 
b  :  ne  is  i.ot  (.eep  enough  to  clothe  th« 
m  't. 

DRACO'NITES  [/©tacrrriff,  Gt.^  a 
pieci  us  it  c,  laid  to  re  t^kcn  ouc  of 
the  ^la'n  oi   a  drsji'^n. 

DRACO'NITAS  [/©taer/rai,  Gr.J  the 
dra,j  >    s  tt  •  e. 

DPACO'isriTA     1   [tjlif0-'cia,j;fla:.] 

DRACO'NITUM)       caaon.wort. 

DRACO'NTICK  M'nih  fwith  jifirtm.1 
the  fpace  oi  t-nre  in  wr.ich  the  moon  go- 
i'^  tr  m  her  afceiuiing  node  called  caput 
draconisy  i.  e.  the  di agon's  bead,  reiums 
to     he  I'me. 

DRACU'NCULUS  Hor:cnfis  [  wi:h 
Boiainfts]  the  herb  Dra^on-u  ort  or  Tar* 
ra^o  .     i, 

DKA'GOMAN  nCJ^in.  Cbaid.J  an 
i-terpreier  in  t^.e  e-ltcrn  cou  ii?es,  wr.ofe 
cffi-e  is  to  ficilita:e  commerce  between 
the  Orientals  and  Occidentals, 

DRA'GON  [toj^aca.  Sax.]  t  kind  of 
ferpent  that  with  age  grows  to  a  moc- 
liraiis  bigness- 

Dragons  may  be  jaftly  fuppofed  to  be 
imaginary  moniters,  viz»  dragons  with 
win^s,  a  long  tail  and  legs ,  but  whe- 
ther theie  be  anyfuch  dragons  ionatU'e 
or  not,  it  is  certain  there  are  in  Heral- 
dry, as  appears  by  the  lamily  of  Sotstb" 
Umd  in  Kentt  which  bears  Or  a  diagon 
rampanr  with  wings  inverted  vertt  on  a 
chief  gule,  B  fpears  heads  argent  * 

DRAGON  H'brty  the  herb  Serpeatary 
or  ViperVbwglofs. 

DRAGONNE'  lin  BenOdryJ  fignifiet 
the  lower  {»art  of  the  beaft  to  be  a  dra- 
gon, as  a  Lion  Dragaani  fignifies  t.  e  up- 
per half  of  a  lioo,  and  the  ocher  half 
going  off  like  the  hiixler  part  of  a  dra- 
gon. 

Pijughts  of  the  Order  of  the  DR  AGOW. 
an  Older  oi  knighthood  founded  by  Sigrf* 
mund  emperor  of  G^riRdny,  amoiJ^fj,  up* 
on  the  condemn uton  ot  yohn  tiiei  and 
Jerome  oi  Prague, 

DRA'^iA  lJ'ei^^,Gr,'}  a  play,  either 
comedy  or  iri|i;edy,  is  a  compcfi: ion  ei- 
ther in  profe  or  verfe,  thit  conB^s  not  in 
the  bare  recitation  ;  but  in  the  a^hial  re- 
prefentation  of  an  aSion.  Otir  Dranuts 
are  Tragedies,  Comedies  and  Farces  :  ior 
thofe  grotesic  entertainmenrs  which  have 
been  lately  introduced  and  brought  on  the 
ftage  fcarce  defervs  the  name  of  Dramas 
or  dramacick  perfprmances. 

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DR 

DIAMATICALLY,  ftfcer  the  manner 

— ^  -       DRAPERS,  were  in- 

corporaced  tffjio  143^.  in 
the  icign  or  King  Henry 
VI.  Their  armori  .1  cu- 
(igns3;e  3  clouds  radia- 
ted proper,  c*ch  ad  >rn- 
ed  wi  h  a  treble  crown 
or.  The  creft  on  a  hel- 
Dci  iDd  lorrpa  r?m,  todgM  as  the  fecond 
t'.'ic^.  T';c  fupporters  2  lions  as  'hf 
1j*  ^UittK.  The  mono,  7b  God  ow/y  /•£ 
Haw  tfid  CloTf.  TDeir  hall  is  in 
Jl^oihmorioafinxt. 

DRa'STICK  tof/fi««-i*©-,Gr.aaive, 
^'1  *  Wi,^  ^^'»  operates  quickly  and 
biakiy. 

DRAW-BACK   [in  Trir^t]   a  rebate 

or^ibaat  aiLw'd  the  meichant  on  ex- 

pur.adoi  of  goods  which   paid  doty  in 

With. 

OUA'DFUL  [bnxb rulJ,A«.]  cauGng 

OREADFOLNESS,  a  quality,  frc  to 
he  ceuied. 

DREA'AIER  [of  1ltommer,I>jn.]  one 
wb  6e3ins. 

DiEA^MlNGNBSS,  aochftilQefs,  aaing 
liirtDidream. 

WEAR  ftonyn^S*  -Stfr.]  dreary. 

DKEE'RlNEistlDTiyniSnc/rc,  Sax.] 

DRE'GGINESS  [bjic  t-fcenc/jre,  5ix.] 
fc£  ot  dref  s. 

DIEIT  DROIT  [B-encb  Vop  term]  a 
Wc  right,  1",  r.  of  pofleffion  and  doml- 

pRiNGA'GE  [in  tav]  the  tenure  by 
»^'li  Dren^es  held   their  lands. 

ToDRi'BBLE,  to  a»bber  or  let  one's 
•pclc  flit  not  o!  the  mouh. 

r8|o  a  DRIFT,  a  boat  is  faid  fo  to 
K  »i«a  i:  is  carried  by  the  flrcim,  and 
Ail  D3  ho^  in  it   to  row  or  fteer  it. 

DRiPs  [wriih  Builders]  a  f  Jrc  of  fteps 
fciitrncisto  wa'k  upon,  the  roof  is  noi 
9«w  fljt,  but  a  little  raifed  in  the  middle, 
■dtkofe  ftsps  or  drips  lie  each  a  little  in 
cjiaiio  CM  horiLon,  a  way  of  builiin^ 
»vk  flf-d  in  Italy. 

PKO^DENNE  [tojl^^?nne,  Sax.^  a 
tnckttoswood  in  a  VA.icy,  *a  gnwe  or 
**^plice  where  caiMe  v^cre  kepi. 

WONE,  a  mufical  inftrumcot,  called 
«»  abiflbrn. 

^^XOPs  [in  ArcbileSure']  are  an  oma- 
^tt  the  pillars  ot  che  Dorick  order 
•wtih  theiriglyphSyreprefentiDg  drops 
Vtttie  bells. 

JJWSICALNESS  [of  bydropicus,  I, 
555j^,f.  of  y/^viMSf  Gr.j  bavipg 


D  R 

DRO'SSINESS  [of  tojio/.Aiz.]  folncft 

of  drofs. 
DROU'GHTINESS    £of  tepujo'^ij 

and  nej^yej  ii.iritinets. 

DROulH  [t)Jlu5o^,  Sax,2  thirft. 
Milton. 

DROWSY  [probably  of  Btoofen,  Du, 
to  flumbcr  aiwriys]  flecpy,  flug^iih. 

DROW'SINFSS   n^epincfs,  ^c. 

DRU'IDS  [tirr^duilien.  Brit.  i.  e.  very 
wife  men,  or  or  Apu«^/if,  of  eT^aV,  Gr. 
an  oak  ]  certiin  M^tgi,  or  prtelis  in  France^ 
that  buUi  in  the  c  ty  ot  Orleans  a  cuLe^e 
in  the  year  1x40.  Theie  were  of  old  one 
of  the  two  citares  ot  FrancCt  to  whom 
was  committej  che  care  ol  providing  fa- 
crihccs,  or  prefcribing  hws  for  their 
woiOiip^  of  the  deciding  the  con  trove  r(i-« 
amongtt  the  people,  concerning  the  bounds 
o^  their  gmunds,  and  fuch  like. 

They  had  alio  the  tutoring  of  young 
childien,  who  commonly  remained  under 
'heir  tuition  tor  20  years.  They  taught 
them  many  veri'es  whirh  they  cau'ed  them 
to  leain  by  heart,  witho'it  ihc  aHifljince 
of  any  writing  \  and  thofe  who  had  not 
been  inftruS^cd  by  ihefe  Druids,  were 
n3t  cftrem'd  fufficiemly  quality'd  jo  manage 
ih:  affairs  o^  (late.  At  che  end  of  the 
year,  their  cuft  m  was  to  go  with  great 
reverence,  and  gather  branches  and  leaves 
of  oak  and  mifletoe,  to  make  a  prefeoc  to 
Jupiter,  inviting  ail  people  to  this  cere- 
mony by  thefe  word's,  which  they  caufed 
to  be  procUimed,  Come  to  the  oak  bran" 
cbes  the  new  year. 

They  had  oaks  in  great  eftimarion,  and 
alt  that  grew  on  them,  efpecially  mifle- 
toe, which  they  worfl  ipped  as  a  thing  fent 
unto  (hem  from  heaven.  The  manner  ot 
their  facrifices  is  related  as  follows.  They 
cufed  meip  to  be  prcpired  under  an  oalc 
where  mifletoe  grew,  and  two  white 
bulls  to  he  brou^,hc  our,  hiving  their  horns 
bound,  i.e.  firft  fet  to  the  plough;  then 
the  prieft,  arr-^y  d  in  white,  cHmb'd  up  9. 
tree,  and  having  a  bill  of  gold  in  his  hand. 
threihed  '.ff  the  mifletoe  j  then  offered 
the  fscri^ce,  praying  that  che  gift  might 
be  pnfperrius  to  the  receivers  j  fuppo- 
flng  ihe  bead  that  was  b-^rren,  if  it  drunk 
of  rhe  mifletoe,  would  be  very  fruitful, 
and  chat  ic  w^s  a  remedy  againft  all 
poifon. 

In  their  general  aflemblies  they  are  faid 
to  have  pra£lifed  chat  which  Tltny  relaces 
of  the  ftorks,  which  nfually  tear  in  pieces 
the  laft  chat  comes  to  their  meeting,  to 
obl'ge  the  reft  to  be  more  diligent.  They 
are  reported  to  have  been  very  cruel, 
and  ordinarily  murdered  men  upon  the 
altars  of  their  gods  ;  and  alfo  in  their 
fchools^  for  it  is  related  of  one  of  their 

doAori 


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OR 

io&oru  named  Berofbilutt  that  he  taught 
anacomy  over  the  bodies  of  living  men 
at  ciinea  co  ihe  nunber  of  700. 

It  is  fuppoled  rhe  French  borrowed  this 
fuperfticion  fiom  Britain  i  aod  Tacitus 
fkyt  {bat  they  were  firft  in  Britain. 

Suetonius  uys,  their  worfhip  was  pro- 
liibiced  by  Augi^uiy  and  the  profieifion 
quite  abolKh'd  by  Claudius  Cafar. 

DRUM  nfthe  Ear  fjinatomy}  a  mem- 
brane  of  the  cavity  of  the  ear. 

DRUNK  (^Dpuncen,  Sax.}  iuddled,  in 
toxica  red  with  diink. 

DRU'NKARD  (.bjiwcojie,  of  tjlin- 
can  aod  cecU  nature,  or  oi  tojiUDcen- 
Jreonn,  Sax'\   a  drinker  to  excei& 

ToDRU'NKEN  [bpuncoian,  Sax."]  to 
drink  to  ezcefs. 

DRU'NKHNNESS  [  of  tjiuocnyf  jre, 
Six.'}  ezcciTive  drinking. 

DfunkiWiefst  pbyfically  coafidered,  con- 
fifts  in  a  preternatural  compreffion  of  the 
brain,  and  a  difcompofure  of  its  fibres 
oocafioned  by  the  fumes  or  fpiritnous  parts 
of  liquors. 

DRUNKENNESS  [by  NatHraJiftt}  is 
thus  accounted  for.  An  immoderate  quan- 
tity of  wine  being  received  into  the  fto- 
mach,  being  there  heated,  undergoes  a 
kind  of  efiervefceoce  1  more  or  lefs  as  the 
liquor  abounds  more  or  lefs  with  a  fol- 
phur.  By  this  adion  or  effeivefcence  it 
becomes  attenuated  and  rarified,  fo  that 
the  grofler  parts  being  left  behind,  the 
£ner  aie  6utd  co  penetrate  and  (boot 
through  the  veins  to  the  brain,  or  are 
conveyM  tbro'  the  veins  to  the  heart ; 
whence  after  a  further  heat  and  rarefia> 
€don  they  are  fent  thro'  the  carotid  ar- 
teries, fane,  to  the  brain.  Hence  oeceflTa- 
rily  arifes  a  repletion  of  the  menin- 
ges of  the  brain,  and  a  compreflion  of 
the  fibres  of  the  braiii  itfeif,  firom  the 
Irefh  ftoclt  of  rarefied  luiphur,  continual- 
ly exploded  into  them  :  Hence  aifo  an 
<A)ftrudion  of  the  pores  and  palTages  of 
the  brain  1  a  frequent  and  diforderly  puU 
fation  of  the  fibres  and  other  fympcoms, 
^  DRU'NKBNN£SS«coofideredphyficaIly, 
as  a  preternatural  comprefidon  of  the  brain, 
end  a  difcompofure  of  its  fibres,  occafioned 
by  the  fumes  or  ipiiituaus  part*  of  li- 
quor. 

DRY  Bodies  [with  Tbilofophers']  arc 
fuch  whofe  pores  contained  between  their 
confirmed  parts  are  not  filled  with  any 
vifible  liquor* 

DRY  £rfzt  [  in  tm  ]  a  rent  reierved 
without  claufe  of  difirefs. 

DRY'ADES  l^fwUu,  of  /pi^r  an  oak 
or  any  tree,  Gt."]  were  nymphs  of  the 
woods,  which  the  ancients  imagined  to 
inhabit  tho  wooda  and  groTca  to   hide 


DU 

themfeltes  under  the  bark  of  the  oak  i 
the  ancients  had  a  notion  that  they  had 
their  peculiar  trees  with  which  they  were 
refremed  when  the  r^in  dcicended  gently 
on  them  J  ai'd  griev'd  when  the  winter 
depiiv'd  them  of  their  leaves,  and  were 
fcnfible  of  their  blows  and  wounds. 

There  are  ftories  of  feveral  of  thefe  Dry* 
tfd»  that  have  done  favours  to  chofe  ih«c 
have  preferved  their  trees,  and  of  othera 
that  hflvedeftro/d  thoie  wbohart  them. 
They  were  ufually  painted  of  a  brown  or 
tawny  complexion,  hair  tiiick  like  moisp 
aod  their  garments  of  a  dark  green. 

DRY'NESS  fof  tjliSScrxy-j-e,  Sax. 
or  of  Braogli,  Du.']  wane  of  moiftore. 

DRYO'PTfiRlS  l^fi9irr$^ct  Gr,}  the 
herb Ol'mund  royal,  Oak-fero  or  Peccyfienu 

DUAaiTY  loiduaittas,  JUj  a  being 
two. 

DU'BITABLE  [diSitalnlis.t.}  doubtfoL 

DU'BIOUSNESS  [oi  dutius^L.'i  doubt- 
fulnefs. 

UU'CAL  [ducalis,  X.]  of  or  pertain, 
ii^  to  a  duke. 

DUCAL  Coronet^   his  on- 
ly flowers  raifed  above  the  r  •**  *  "^ 
ciicle,  which  none  of  an  in- 
ferior  rank  can    have,   nor   ^^-— ^ 
may  they  mix  flowers  with    ^^■■■' 
the  crofles,  which    only    beloi^a  to  the 
prince.    See  the  Fiaure« 

DU'CKING  at  the  Main  Tkrd  [with 
Sailors]  is  when  at  fea  a  malefaAor 
having  a  rope  fattened  under  his  arias, 
about  his  wafle,  and  under  his  breech, 
\%  hoifted  up  to  the  end  of  the  yard,  and 
let  fall  from  thence  violently  two  or 
three  times  Into  the  iea. 

Dry  DUCKING,  is  a  poniflmient  hf 
hanuing  the  offender  by  a  cord  a  iew^ 
yards  above  the  furface  of  the  watery 
and  publifliing  the  punifhment  by  the  dit^ 
cbaree  of  a  canon. 

DUCTABI'LITY  IduBabiiitas,  1.]  eafi- 
nefs  of  belief. 

DU'CTILNBSS  [of  d«ffi/,>,  X  JduaWtf, 
eofinefs  to  be  drawn  out  in  length. 

DUE'LLA,  the  third  part  of  an  ounce 
containing  8  fcrnples  or  two  drams  and 
2  fcruples. 

DU'ELLISTS  [according  to  Mr.  BtyteJ 
the  two  principles  of  tbofe  chymieal 
philofophers,  who  pretend  to  expUc«t« 
all  the  pbacnomena  in  nature,  from  the 
do^lrine  oi  alkali  and  acid. 

DUKES  [duces,  X.  oiducendo^  leading] 
are  fo  called  of  being  leaders  of  armies. 
and  generals  to  kings  and  emperors,  and 
anciently  en}oy*d  the  title  no  longer  than 
they  had  the  coounasd :  hot  in  procefii 
of  time  great  eftates  were  annexed  to 
the  deles,  and  fo  the  dignity  became  hft- 
ledlcary 


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foSauf^  Bnc  this  wz$  earUer  in  other 
wnom  tlun  in  tagioMd.  And  the  firtt 
Me  owed  In  fii^.'dad  was  Edward,  cal- 
led die  Bl«&  Fnacey  who  wat  eldeft 
^  tD  ki  g  Edm.  111.  and  wat  created 
4Ac  ai  €anmai^  which  gives  the  tide 
of  priac»ot  ffStff/.  The  muner  ofcrea- 
li^  «  4uk«  is  as  follows  , 

He  haTia^  bis  hood  aad  furcoac  on,  is 
tedbetwijcr  a  duke  atid  a  marquis,  go- 
i^  hefore  wich  his  fword,  and  betore 
hwycee  with  the  robe  and  mamle  on  his 
ams :  the  oBancle  is  of  crimfoD  velvet 
^axrixd  aboat  the  flioulders  with  4  guards 
o^Srmixie* 

Od  the  right  hand  an  earl  bears  the 
Of  of  ftace,  ot  the  fame  as  the 
■■■de  and  doat»led  ermbe;  bat  not  in- 
*iaud  IS  thofe  of  the  royal  blood  are. 
The  op  within  a  coronet  of  gold  adorn* 
•i  wick  leaves  wiiboat  pearls.  Oo  the 
ieJr  hand  another  bears  a  rod  or  verge. 

•AC  the  Cud  peers  are  to  be  in  their 
fofasy  aad  thus  they  conda&  him  into 
^fiefence^faamber  s where  having  made 
"^^-^^-D^  3  times  to  the  king  fitting  in 
ry  the  peifoD  to  be  invened  kneels 


Gaiter  kin|  at  arms  deliTert 
^  paseac  CO  the  king,  who  recnms  it 
m  he  read  alood,  and  when  he  comes 
to  the  word  ttotfimua^  the  king  puts 
chi  ^cal  mantle  upon  him  that  is 
»  he  anade  a  dnke,  and  at  the  words 
fitofiff  daSuramiu  girds  on  his  fword ; 
at  Che  words  cafps  isf  circidi  amei  m- 
p^otmem,  the  king  like  wife  puts  on  his 
hmd  the  cap  and  coronet  of  gold  ;  and 
K  chefe  words,  wg^  aured  traditioaem^ 
p9ct  the  rod  or  verge  ot  gold  into  bis 

ThM  the  reft  of  the  faid  charter  be- 
i^  read,  vrherain  he  it  declared  duke, 
rk  king  aives  him  the  faid  chaner  or 
|«aac  to  he  kept. 

A  dsdce  nay  have  in  all  places  out  of 
ihe  ki^g  and  prince's  prefence  a  dorh  of 
aiace  hanging  down  within  half  a  yard 
flf  iha  grooad.  as  may  h-s  ducchefs,  who 
mam  a'lo  have  her  train  borne  by  a  baro 
flCHs  aad  00  earl  without  permiifion 
iraM  Idai  Is  to  waft  with  a  dnke. 

The  eideft  fons   of  dukes  are  bf  the 

'-  of  Btgtmd  ftiled  marquifes,  and 

Mer  Tons 


ihiir  fomf/a  Tons  lords,  with  the  addi- 
liPB  cdT  cbeir  chriftiao  maMs,  as  lord 
l/kmtg^  lord  fobu,  and  take  place 
<f  lifeanns  bac  noc  (6  privileged  by 
ilaJnra  of  cfae  land. 
AIM^  hsi  the  title  of  erace,  and  being 
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D  U 

fmifl    high,  mqft  migbtp    aad  iUt^Moui 
prmces* 

DUKE-DUKE,  a  gra^^iee  of  the  houfe 
of  Jifiva,  who  has  that  title  on  accoont 
of  his  having  feveral  dukedoms. 

DULCAMA'RA  iof  dukis  fweet,  and 
amarus^  L,  blcter]  ihe  herb  windy  night, 
ihade. 

DULCl'FLUOUS  Idmfiwu^  X.]  flow- 
ing fwcedy.- 

DUXCIS,  e  pn  Botamckmitersl  fweet 
to  the  tafte. 

DU'LCITY  [duIcitM,  L.1  fweetnefs. 

DU'LCOKOUS  ioi  diUcis^  i..}  fweet  la 
taile. 

DULLNESS  fof  htil,  Brit,  a  block- 
head,  bole.  Sax,'}  heavtnels,  fluggiOinefs. 

DU'MAL  Idumalis,  JLJ  pertaining  to 
briars,  4gfc. 

DUM  fait  intra  atatem,  a  writ  of  ooea 
who  betore  he  came  co  his  full  age,  made 
an  infeoffment  or  donation  of  his  lands 
in  fee,  or  for  term  of  life  or  imaii,  co 
recover  thsm  again  irom  him  co  whom 
he  conveyed  them. 

DiJM  non  fuit  compos  ftientii,  a  writ  lying 
sgainft  the  alienee  or  lefleey  for  one  who 
not  being  of  found  mind,  did  alien  oc 
make  over  any  lands  or  tenements  ia 
fee-iimple,  fee-tail  or  for  term  of  li£i» 
or  years.  X. 

DU'MBNESS  [bumbnyr/e,  Sex.J  « 
want  of  the  tife  of  fpcech. 

DUMETO'RUM  Lwith  Botomcl  mi^ 
tert]  of  the  thicketSi  or  which  grow  a- 
mong  bufhes.  L. 

DUMO'SITY  idumefiuu,  1.]  fulnefsof 
briars>  \ffc, 

DUN  1    [buna,  Sax.  ]  a  mountain  ot 

DON  I  high  open  place ;  fa  that  the 
names  ot  thofe  towns  which  end  in  dwt 
or  doB  were  either  built  on  hills  or 
open  places,  as  AiMoa^  ^c, 

OUNMOW,  there  was  an  ancient  cu- 
ftom  in  the  priory  chat  if  any  perfon 
from  any  part  of  England  would  come 
thither,  and  humbly  kneel  at  the  church- 
door  before  the  convent,  and  folemoly 
take  the  enfutng  oath,  he  might  demand 
a  flitch  or  gammon  of  bacon,  which  fliould 
be  freely  aiveo  him. 
You  fliall  fwear  by  the  cuftom  of  your 

conteffion 
That  yon  never  made  any  nuptial  cranf- 

greflion. 
Since  you  were  married  man  and  wife» 
By  houihold  brawls  or  a  contentious  ltrt:e  | 
Or  otherwife,  in  bed  or  ac  board, 
Oflfended  each  other  in  deed  or  in  word  i 
Or  fince  the  pari(h  clerk  (aid  amen, 
Wifhed  your  (elves  unmirried  again) 
Or  in  a  twelvemonth  and  a  day 
Repented  noc  in  choaghc  any  way; 

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Bat  continued  true  and  tn  defire, 
As  v/hcn  yoii  join'd  haiid>  in  holy  quire. 
It  lo  rhefe  co.:ditioni  wi(ho'!C  a'l  tear, 
Ot  your  own  accord  you  will  freely  fwear; 
A  ^amm<Mi  or    bacon  you  (b.stU   receive, 
And  besr  ic    hence  vnuh   love  jiiid  good 

Ic-vc  J 
For  chts  ti  ovr  cuftom  ac  Dunimm  well 

kno*:i, 
Though  che  fporc  be    ours,  cbe   bacon*s 
your  ow  •. 
DU'NSICAL,   block-hcadcd,  du!l,ftu- 
pid. 

DU'NNINESS,  hardrefs   of  hearing. 
DU'NSETS  iOld  Xfc.J  thofe  who  dwell 
on    hills  or  ui>junr«ins« 

DU'O  ,  in  MHfic*  Books]  a  fong  or 
compoGiion  co  be  pertJimed  in  a  parts 
only;  the  oie  firng  and  the  other  play'd 
on  an  inftrumeuti  or  by  two  voices  a. 
loie. 

DUODB'NA  JrUr'ta  Iff  Vt-na  [^tutt.'i  a 
branch  or  ao  arieiy  whivh  the  Duodenum 
receifes  from  the  celiac ,  to  which  ai - 
fwers  a  vein  of  che  fame  name  letuining 
the  hi  >od  to  the  Aorta.    I. 

To  DUPE  one  [ot  duper^  F.J  to  bub- 
ble, to  chca-,  to  gull,  lo  impofe  upon, 
CO  put  upon,  lffc» 

DUPLE  Ratio  [in  Matbem.]  is  where 
the  antecedent  tern)  is  doub.c  the  cou 
fetjuenr,  or  where  the  exponent  of  the 
ratio  is  a  :  thus  6 :  3  is  in  a  duple  Ratio. 
Sub  DUPLE  Ratio,  is  whtrc  the  con- 
fequenc  term  is  double  the  antecedent,  cr 
cheexponen.  of  the  ratio  is  one  hall  ihas, 
3  :  6  is  lit  a  (ub-cuple  ratio. 

DU'Pl.lCATE  Proportionl  [in  Arhb 
DUPLICALE  Ratio  |  metick  J 
ought  to  be  well  diftinguiOied  from  dou- 
ble. In  a  ferics  of  geometrical^  propor- 
portionsi  the  firlt  term  to  the  third  isfaid 
CO  be  in  a  duplicate  ratio  ol  the  firft  to 
fecond  ;  or  u  its  fquare  U  to  the  fquarc 
of  thefccond:  thus  in  the  a,- 4,  8j  i6j 
the  ra.io  ol  %  to  8  is  duplicate  ot  .that 
a  to  4 ;  or  as  the  fquare  of  a  to  the 
fquare  of  4  :  wherefore  duplicate  ratio  is 
the  proportion  ol  fquares,  as  tripltcate 
is  of  cubes  i  and  che  ratio  of  a  to  8  is 
faid  to  be  compounded  of  that  a  to  4, 
and  of  4  to  8. 

DUPLICA'TION  [in  Aritbmethk]  the 
multiplying  by  3. 
DUPLICATION,  a  doubling,  the  fold- 


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ing  of  any  thing  back  on  itfeif. 

DU'PLICATURH  [ rf«^//Ctf/iirrf,  i-]  a 
doubling. 

DU'RABLENESS,  laftingnefs. 

DURA  Mater  [in  Jftronomjfj  a  ftrong 
thin  membrane  which  lies  or  covers  all 
the  inner  cavity  of  the  Cranium^  and  in- 
cludes (h«  whole  braiii|  beix^  iU'elf  liaed 


on  srs  inner  or  concave  fide,   witli  tiiS 
Pta  Mater  or  Meninx  Tinuis. 

DUKABI'LITY  I  ot  dwabilis,  L.1  do- 
rabiencls,  laftingneu. 

DURA'TION,  an  idea  that  we  get  hf 
attending  to  the  fleeting,  and  perpetoal^y 
pc:ifMng  pans   cf  lu<.ccfll^r..   JL 

DURATION  [in  tbUofopby]  ia  two- 
t^ld,  ifiiagin<ify  •  r  ie«l. 
,  Jmagmary  DUKATION,  is  that  which 
is  oiuy  iiamcu  by  the  working  of  fancy, 
when  I. .ere  is  nor  ;n>  fuch  thine  in  114. 
cure,  as  v.  hen  the  Romant/is  ima.  me  that 
the  coniinuaiKe  or  i  ^me  in  purgaccry  ia 
long,  and  that   ol  others  Ihorr. 

Real  DURATION,  is  alfo  diftinguiifa'd 
into  excrinlical  permanent,  Jjfc. 

Extrinsical  DURATION,  is  the  mak- 
ing a  comparifon  between  duration  and 
^'meihiog  eUe,  making  chat  ihing  to  be 
the  mealure  ot  it.  So  time  is  divided 
in:o  years,  mcntba  and  d^ys,  this  is  call- 
eU  duration,  though  improperly. 

Permaaent  DURATION  {in  Meta^if- 
ficksj  is  inch,  the  parts  ot  whofe  cfience 
are  no.-  in  flux,  ss  eternity. 

Succ^tve  DURATION,  is  a  doracioa, 
the  parts  or  whole  eflfence  are  in  acoo- 
tinual  flux,  as  time. 

DUKIOR,  Hi  [in  Botamck  iVmers} 
harder.  Duriorif  with  a  harder.  Oteri-. 
oribust   V'ith  harder.  X. 

DURlSSMUS,d,  KM,  hardeft.  Oterif- 
fifto,  a,  with  htideft.  Duri^mis  wiih 
hardetfc. 

DURUS,  a,  urn  [with  BoUaick  VfTri^ 
tersj  hard. 

DUSTINESS  [bu/t;inej^yc,54ix.]  the 
condition  of  a  thing  covered  or  foiled  wich 
or  conhlliiig  of  dull. 

DU'SiY[turt;I^,  Sax.']  covered  or 
fowled  with  duit,  Jyc. 

DUTCH,  the  Dktcb    are   thus    ^cy. 
riled. 
I.  They  rob  God  of  his  hooour* 
a.  The  kiiig  of  his  due. 
B«  The  &ib  of  their  quartets. 
4.  And  burn  up  the  earth  before   th* 
d^y  or  judgment. 

The  ground  of  thefe  are, 
I.  Becaufe  they  tolerate  all  religions. 
a.  Becaufe  they  rerohed  from  the  kaivg 
ol  Spain t  when  he  was  about  to  fee 
up  an  inqu  ficion  among    ihem. 

3.  fieou'etney  have  takea  in  pare  o€ 
rhe  fei  in  makii  g  cheir  towns,  by  ftroi^^ 
banks,  piles,  ^.. 

4.  Becaufe  they  burn  much  turf,  peec^ 

DUTCHESS  idacbefi,  F.]  the  wifo  o£ 

a  duke. 
DU'TEOUS,  dutiful,  A^ltm. 
DUUUYIKl  S^grmLmoDg  che  Mj^ 

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piiels  tppoioted  to  take  care  of  aod  con- 
nic  tooM  books  he  found,  ihac  he  thought 
vcre  trritcen  by  the  iibyl  of  Cum^»  L. 

DUU'MVIRI  iiimicipaUs  [among  the 
XoMiir]  weie  the  fiune  roagiHrates  in 
tieetowDt,  that  the  confols  were  in  Rome  i 
who  were  fwom  to  ferve  the  city  taitb- 
bAi,  Md  were  allowed  to  wear  the 
v»  cti:ed  Frttexia.  £.. 

DUUNnriRI  Havaki  [imong  the  Ro- 
mm]  were  the  magiftrates  appointed 
to  cake  caieof  their  fleet  i  to  fie  out 
flin  and  pay  the  Tailors.     1. 

DOUMYIRI  Capitahi  [among  the  Ro- 
wau]  »rre  ttie  judges  in  criminal  caufes ; 
^v,  was  lawful  to  appeal  from  them 
to  tbe  people.  L. 

DYilC,  the  herb  Sweeping  or  Dead- 
ly Nfkttade. 

.I>n  [in  Arcliu8ur4]  U  the  middle 
^  t^pcdeftaly  or  that  part  which  lies 
ktweeo  the  bafe  and  the  cornice,  fte- 
fflCBUj  Bade  in  the  form  of  a  cube  or 
^;alfo  t  cube  of  ftone  placed  under 
ne  feet  of  a  H«tiie,  and  under  its  pe- 
4cftal  to  raife  tt  and  Ibew  it  the  more. 
DYERS  were  incorpo- 
rated by  Hpory  VI.  their 
armes  are  Jahk^  a  cheir> 
ron  engrail'd  between  3 
madder  bags  argent^ 
binded  and  corded  or. 
They  are  the  13th  com- 
pany, :heir  fupporters 
two  lions  crowned  or. 
^  laotto.  Da  gioriam  Deo,  they  had 
I  ka  before  the  fire  in  1666;  but  it 
m  having  been  ei'e£fced  fince,  they  now 
■eec  tt  Sabers  HaU. 

DYNASTIES,  fupcriors,  the  ancient 
^i^Mi  oit^  two  orders  of  Gods.  The 
^  were  Dii  majaruM  gentium^  which 
^calt  the  gods  ot  the  firft  order.  The 
•^^  were  Dii  mnorum  gentium^  or 
Demi-gods,  The  Dii  nigrum  gentium 
^^  la  in  number,  and  to  them  apf^lt- 
^oa  was  made  only  on  extraordinary 
^cnfioDs :  and  the  D'u  minomm  gentium 
*cic  tBfoked  in  the   affairs  of  Imaller 


DTNAWIBS  [with  ancient  Egyptiant^ 
^w»  I  race  of  demi-gods,  heroes  ox  kings, 
*^  gofernad  fuccefliTeiy  in  Egypt  from 
iBKr  ihe  firflt  that  had  the  name  of 
flerjD^,  to  the  30th  dynafty  under  tkOa- 
■■J,  who  was  Tanqutfted  by  Artaxerxes 
25|r  king  of  rerfia.  A,  Jif.  3704,  and 
•n^bto  Ethiopia. 

DTKDiME'Nfiy  odq  of  the  oatnes  of 
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DVPTYCHAl  irifr%x*.  Gr.-]  afofc 

DI'PTUCHA  J      of  publick    regiiler 

among  the  ancients   of  the  names  ot  mai- 

Siftrates  among  the  beatbensy  and  of  bi- 
lops  and  defiiott,  iffc.  among  the  Cbri^ 
Jiians. 

DY'RGBl    [tt  fome  fay,  of  Q;t|(tl» 

Dl'RGfi  J  Teut.  to  praifc]  a  mourn- 
fiil  dit'y  or  fong  over  the  dead,  s  lauda^ 
tory  fong* 

DYSCINBSI'A  [^ynmrla^  of  ^Ct 
and  tthncis,  Gr,  motionj  an  iuabiJiry  or 
diflSnilty  in   moving. 

DYSEPULO'TOS  [of  /oV  difficulty, 
and  iivXoai,  Gr,  to  cicatrize]  an  ulcer 
that  is  hfrd  to  cure. 

DYSHE'LCES  Tof/oV  ind  Ix«^,Gr. 
an  ulcer]  one  who  has  an  ulcer  that  ia 
hard  to  cure. 

DYSPHORl'A  [/»flyic/«  of  Ue  and 
fi^y  Gr.  to  bear]  an  impatience  in  bear- 
ing cr  fiiffering  afHiftions. 

DYSTRICHI'ASIS  [of  ^Cf  and  r^x^^ 
arts,  Gr,]  a  continual  defluxion  of  ceaia 
from  the  pricking  of  hairs  in  the  eye« 
lids  which  grow  under  the  nacoral  luira* 


E 

EeKoman',  EeltaUclti  ^  t  EngHjfn 
6  e  Saxon  i  E 1  Grei^  are  the  tilth 
letters  In  order  of  their  relpeftive  al« 
pbabets. 

E  called  e  final,  ferves  to  lengthen  th0 
foregoing  vowel,  and  difkin^uilh  feveral 
Englijh  words,  as  fire^  fir,  Jiret  /r,  ^c. 
buc  in  foreisn  words  it  makes  a  ryllablc, 
as  epitome^  fffc. 

B  numerically  figmfies  ^So, 

EA    1  at  tne  end  of  names,  either  of 

£AE|  perfons  or  places,  is  either 
from  the  Saxon  i^  aniuand,  as  Ramfey^ 
^c.  cr  from  6a,  Sax.  wateri  or  from 
leaj;,  Sax.  a  Held. 

EAD  [a  contradion  of  6ebi;^,  Sax* 
htppyj  ac  the  beginnuig  of  many  namesg 
is  now  contraded  to  Ed^  as  Edttard^  Ed- 
mund,  Edwin,  yc 

EADEMytbe  fame,  of  the  femiwas 
gender,  as  femper  eadem^  altirayt  tba 
fame.    L* 

EA'GERNRSS  [  eagopner/ei  Sax.J 
tartneis,  fharpnefs  in  tat^  }  Ho  earoell- 
nefs,   vebemence,  being  fliarp  fet,  }ffc. 

BA'GLE  [aigUy  F.  of  a^uila^  JLj  bai 
a  long  hook'd  beik;  yellow,  fcaly  legsf 
thick  crooked  talons^  and  a  Ihort  tail* 
Plumage  is  chefnut,  brown,  ruddy  and 
white.  Its  beak,  black  at  the  tips  anl 
in  the  middle  blue ;  tho*  in  fome  yellow  | 
is  fatd  to  be  the  moll  fwift,  moft  ft  rone. 

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cold  than  any  o;her  biid  i  and  ror  rhefe 
reafons  both  the  ancients  %Dd  moderns 
have   made  ic  ir.e  emblem  of  Maji-Jiy* 

And  being  arcounted  one  ot  me  moft 
ooble  bearings  in  armory,  is  noc  co  be 
given,  by  kinj^s  cf  arms  to  a-^y,  bu: 
chofe  who  (it  exceed  others  in  bravery, 
gene.nfi-y,  an  I  o  Ht  g'^od  q'laliries 

j4n  £AGL£  difplafdlin  Ht-raidryJ  fip- 
nlfies  an  eagle  with  two  heads,  and  the 
Irrpcria  E.gle  hus  been  fo  reprefen'ed 
evci  ij  ce  the  Romanem^ire  was  civid- 
tf"  I',.  »   the  C4flcin   ^nA  wcftern. 

An  h.\CLE Expanded  [i «  Htraldry'ji.e. 
wi(h  us  uin^is  and  tail  fpread  abroad, 
lomm-n'y  rallM  a  Tpread  CJgle,  is  f  ^  re- 
pr:!e.i:cd  becaufe  that 's  the  n itural pollure 
ii(  the  bin!,  when  it  taces  the  Ain  to 
recover  irs  vigour. 

j4n  EAOLE  difplaji'd,  <?cnores  her  in- 
du  ft  f  iL>  u  s  c  xc  rt  i  I  e ,  a  no  [Hterogljpbicaily  j 
iignides  a  mniot  a<^ion  who  }s  always 
employ *d  i"  f  me  important  afFiiir. 

The  EAGLF.  is  a  noble  bird,  and 
[  Hierc^lypbically  ]  reprcfcnred  a  brave 
dirpoficion  that  co:itemned  the  difficulties 
of  the  wor  d  and  (he  Hifgraces  of  for- 
tune, and  air>  an  underfVindirg  employ'd 
in  the  fearch  oi  fon^c  fubltme  myfteries. 

An  EAGtE  iHicroglypbkaUyl  alfo  re- 
prefenred  profperity,  mi  jetty,  and  libera- 
lity. Munfler  fays,  that  the  eagle  freely 
gives  of  its  prey  to  the  birds  ihit  come 
rcund  about  it,  when  it  has  Caught  any 
ibing.    L. 

EAGLET  r  aiglette^  ^  ]  a  young  or 
fmail  eagle.  The  easle  is  Taid  to  prove 
his  eaglets  in  the  bughrnefs  of  the  fun; 
it  they  (hut  their  eye>lids,  Ibe  difowns 
chem. 

EALHO'RDA  [  alhon>3i.  Sax.  ]  the 
privi!ept»  of  afTizing  and  felling  b;er. 

To  EAN  [eacnian.  Sax.]  to  bring  forth 
your.g,  fpokeo  of  an  ewe  or  lemale 
Iheep. 

EAR  [cap,  fifac.  oitjDan.'J  the  in- 
ftrumenr  or  organ  of  hearing  in  ao  animal 
body,  a!fo  the  handle  cf  feveral  Torts  of 
▼effcis  for  Pquors,  Jg-c. 

EA'RING  [of  €jjlian,  Af».]  a  gather- 
ing of  eirs  of  com. 

EARL  (F  Jll,  eojT«,  Dan,  of  €or  ho- 
nour, and  6*061  noble,  SaxJ]  a  title  of 
nobil.'ty  between  a  marquis  and  a  vi^unr, 
and  is  a  tf tie  more  ancient  with  us  than 
thofe  either  of  dukes  or  marquelTes,  and 
the  firft  earl  created  in  England,  was 
Hugh  de  PufoTi,  earl  of  Nortbumtgriaad, 
h  K.  Bicbard  I. 


cle  like  that  of  a  ^uke  or 
marquis,  but  only  poinrs  ri- 
ling, and  a  pe«rl  on  each  of 
them  ;  fee  the  figure. 

E  A'R  LINESS  [of  xp.  Sax.  before  now] 
foonne's  in  rime. 

EA'RNBSTNESS  f  eop.-ejn5cejrjre| 
Sax,j  vehement  or  firong  deiue  or  a| 
de^vour.  • 

.   EARTH  f  Son"*,  Sax.  terre.  f.  tfnUH 
L.  ri,  Gr.  Xn^.  H^'}   the  opinioo  i 
the  ancients  loncerning  the  figure  ot  ibl 
eaith,   was  very  different  trom  wh«  I 
now  believed  i  lome  held  it  to  be  a  Urgi 
hollow  veffirl ;  otheis  that  it  wasao  iOi^ 
mrnfe  plain,  fupported  with  pilUis  liketi 
table.     And  thefe  opiniors  aie  fo  ftiHW 
maintained  by  fame  ot  the  fathers  (p^'t^ 
cuiarly  LaSantius  and  AMgifiin)  ^^ 
firmly  believed,  even  for  more  ihtn  60f| 
years  after  ChrJft,  that  pope  Greg^  «• 
communicated  and  depofed  Vigiliits,}^^ 
of  Strashurgt  for  afferiing  the  Antifoieu, 
And  many  of  the  philofophen  beJcf'd  U; 
to  be  a  c^ne  or  high  mou-uatn,  by  w*^ 
they  accounted  for  the  dtfaBpea ranee  m 
the  i'miat  night*     But  the  moderns  baft 
dtfcovered  the  body  of  the  earth  and  wa- 
ter CO  be  a  globe,  which  may  be  proveA 
by  rhefe  plain  and  undeniable  argomencs. 
I.  It  plainly  appeals  that  the  aanli  U 
globular  from  the  eclipfes  of  the  mocn;  for 
the   Ihadow  of  the  earth,  being  tl^tyt 
round,  the  earth  that  is  the  body  ibttio* 
tercepis  the  beams  of  the  fun,  and  if  i)^ 
undifpused  caufe  ot  ftich  eclipfe,  maft  of 
net  efli-y  be  of  a  round  form. 

4.  The  nearer  any  pcrfon  approaches  to 
cither  of  the  poles,  the  ftarsneareftco  the 
pole  are  the  m'.rc  elevated  from  the  ho- 
riion  towards  the  Mnithi  and  on  tbs 
contrary,  the  farther  a  perfon  moytsfroa 
the  poles,  the  fame  ftars  feem  to  withdraw 
from  him  till  they  quite  difappetf. 
Again,  they  rife  and  let  fooner  to  ona  tine 
travels  to  the  £4/?,  than  they  do  to  one 
that  Kiavels  to  the  IV^ii  infomuch  thai 
it  a  pcrfon  (hould  fpend  a  whole  year  ia 
going  round  the  earth  co  the  EaA,  ^ 
would  gain  a  day ;  witereas  on  the  con* 
trary  in  journeying  the'  fame  weftwaii 
he  would  lofe  a  day.  And  this  ia  aaaalif 
feen  between  the  Fortugmfe  in  Miasm  ^ 
ifland  on  the  Touth  ot  cSiwa^  And  diei>^ 
niatds  in  the  Pbilippai  iflaoda  i  tkibodai 
of  I  he  Toftugueje  being  tbe-iaiurday  of  ttM 
Spamards  i  occafioned  b/  the  one's  lailia| 
cnither  eaftward,  and  the  other  weft 
wards  for  the  portuguefi  failing  ta 
Euhpe  CO  the  E^fi  Indies^  tod  thence  c 
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^^fnmEanpe  to  AmeriCdy  tnd  thence 
ntkf£i<;^fltf  iflands,  between  chem 
back,  rief  h&ve  travelled  round  the  earth. 

3.  Thtccke  world  11  round,  tsdemon- 
■n*cd  hf  the  voyages  fhac  have  been 
Mrit  fiic«  roimJ  k  }  for  if  a  (hip  fecting 
%t  vom  EMgUad^  tad  Ciilir.g  conc:m)«l)y 
»«Hrafd,  itall  tc  iaft  come  ir>  rbe  Eafi- 
Mtcf,  and  fo  home  to  England  again, 
kilt  plain  demonftiation  it  1%  a  globe 
■dNc  1  Cr,  acabe,  a  cone,  or  any 
*ter  Mm.  And  rbefe  navigations  have 
rflfte  fears  been  iVrquentiy  made,  which 
^ihe  OMrtcr  ooc   of  all  doubt. 

ei'TTHEN  [of  6^n^D,  &».]  made 
•forth. 

IA'rTHLINESS  [of  eojl^jelicnc/- 
J^  £iz.]  earthly  qQaliry. 

UlTHLY  fifW«/  [of  eoji'S  and 
Jtaa^Siz*]  the  mind,  minding  earth- 
ly jfci-fi. 


EAItTHQOAKE.  [of  Cop^^  earth,  and 
^fofm,  5ax.  loq'jakej  aviol&it  fliock  or 
Mcofioa  of  the  earcta,  or  Tome  p^r.sot 
K,  oafed  by  €re  or  hoc  vapours  pent  up 
iatltbovelsor  hollow  parts  ot  it,  which 
hnapiffage,  ind  frequently  produce 
imttil  efeds,  %$  the  deftruaion  of 
vMichies,  chefwallowiog  up,  or  over- 
wiilMmcaiDS,  }gfc. 

liftrrffafonieot  them,  afrribe  Earth' 
fMbif  to  water,  others  to  fire,  and  all 
•tkawich  fomereaibo.  Nay, 
,  I*  Tte  earth  icfiilf  may  be  the  caofe  of 
n  eipn  liekiBg,  when  the  roots  or  bafis 
^  fcae  large  mafs  being  diflblved  or 
««■  awajr  by  a  flmd  undeneath,  it  finks 
"tatW  fame,  and  by  ics  weiaht  csufes a 
i^*vr,  prodncea  a  ooift,  and  trequenily 
*  imduioo  of  wate  r. 

1  The  Subterraneous  waters  may  occa- 
^  mth^aties  by  their  cutting  out  new 
*^^  tfc.  or  Che  water  being  heated  or 
^'^  by  the  fubterraneoos  Brt$^  may 
blaAa,   |grc.  and  may  caufe 


9>  The  «Qr  me^  be  the  cade  of  earth 
^i>  for  the  mr  being  a  cciledion  of 
*■■  ad  vapours  raUed  irom  the  earth 
■?J^«r,  ir  it  be  pern  op  in  too  narrow 
*¥»»ti  the  eirth,  either  the  fabterra- 
f^bt*,  or  iu  own  native  one  rari- 
7^  fa^  cxpandiog  it,  the  force  wbere- 
^'^  *  aedeavowa  to  efcape,  may  caufe 
^■iUigoCthe  earth. 
4;  Jb»  Is  a  prtncipjil  caafe  of  earth- 
P^  I  both  ^  it  produces  the  fubter- 
^'■■^•ir  or  vapoers  before-mentioned  I 
2l*ditt  ama^  eir  or  fp'rit,  from  the 
fy*  maner  %ui  compoiition  of  which, 
^"1^,  blmmee,  end  other  inflamouble 
^^  fc  eitfr,  takea  fiie*  by  either 
'^«hci  Im  tt  iM«ia  wichtl,  or  from 


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Its  collifion  againft  hard  bodi'es,  or  by  U$ 
being  intermix'd  with  other  fluids;  by 
which  me^rs  burfting  out  into  a  larger 
comp  iis^  the  ipace  becomes  too  narrow 
f'^r  ir,  and  fo  prelEng  agaii  ft  it  on  all 
fi^'es,  it  c^iufes  a  Bifkin^  of  the  contigu- 
ous pans,  till  having  made  itfelf  a  pif- 
fjge,  ir  rpreads itfelf  in  z  volcano* 

There  being  much  fn'phur  and  Litumen, 
and  fnch  like  combuftible  matter  in  ma- 
ny  places  of  the  bowels  of  the  earth,  it 
i&  no  h«rd  matter  to  imagine  how  it 
Oiouid  enkinde,  which  tho*  it  may  be 
done  feveisl  ways,  I  Aall  inftance  buc 
in  one.  Since  the  earth  comaics  fuch 
different  'matters  in  i',  ii  may  be  eafily 
imagined  that  the  I  e  are  caverrs  in  f-rme 
places,  which  are  filled  with  no  other 
matter  bur  grofs  airs,  and  fulphureoiis  or 
bituminous  vipouis,  and  it  may  fo  hap- 
pen that  a  flint  (hall  drop  :rom  the  arch 
of  the  cavern  to  ano'her  flint  below,  and 
<*rike  fire  out  of  it,  which  fhall  either 
enflame  the  vapour,  or  rhe  fulphurecus 
and  bituminous  matter  thercabours,  nhich 
when  they  have  once  taken  fire,  keeping 
it  in  very  long,  they  ct»mmunicare  it  to 
other  bodies  of  a  like  nature,  and  when 
thefe  get  vent,  they  burft  r^ut  in  very  vi- 
oletK  ernvtions,  as  has  been  feen  in  Ml' 
na,  VefuviUSy  and  other  places.^ 

But  when  it  fo  happens  that  in  vaft  ca-  • 
verns  thevapouis  and  thicker  matter  take 
fire  all  at  once,  the  ?.ir  in  fuch^a  moci.m 
cannot  rarify  and  difpcrCe,  but  it  ir-ui>. 
give  a  fuddenconcufli.'n  to  the  upper  piic 
of  the  c«verns,  and  make  all  the  groi^d 
abve  it  to  tremble,  and  cau.e  au  e^r-Ji- 
quake ;  and  the  deeper  the  mine  Jic5»  2nd 
the  larger  the  quaitity  ot  matter  Is, 
which  takes  fire  at  one  time,  the  m^^re 
violent  and  extenfive  is  the  earbquake. 

But  if  the  cavern  happens  to  be  near 
tbeftirface  of  the  earth,  there  are  many 
times  eruptions  of  fire  that  confume  the 
bowels  of  it,  fo  that  the  ground  frnkf  in  ; 
and  where  the  opening  is  wide  eno^g!., 
trees  and  houfcs  are  fwallow'd  up  h\  it, 
as  it  happened  in  Jamaica  in  the  ytxt 
1692. 

And  this  is  not  bare  conjedure,  L:tr  fs 
confirmed  by  experience,  tor  the  grci: 
eruptions  of  the  famous  burning  id  M:n^ 
cains  are  always  attended  with  an  eat  rr:« 
quake  in  the  neighbourhood  as  they  in 
Saples  and  the  places  ihereabwuts  luve 
experienced. 

BA'RTHLY  [eoji^lic.  Sax.]  of  or 
pertaining  to  the  earth. 

EASE  the  Bw-lineX  [Sea  term]  fisni, 

£ASB  the  Sheet  I  »y  ^^  ii>«m  be 
more  flack. 

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EA^SEL  PifiCBS  [with  PajnUnl  are 
lu'h  fmtll  pieces  eicher  portraits  or  Ttnd- 
pkips,  as  are  painted  on  the  painter's  ea- 
fel  (which  IS  a  frame  on  which  the  drain- 
ed cinvafsis  placed)  fo  called  in  diilinc- 
cion  from  thole  larger  pictures  that  are 
drawn  on  the  walls  or  ceilings  oi  lOoms, 

EA'SINESS  [of  aifet  F.  eafe,  and  the 
term nef J ]  facility;  alfofoft  or  mild  qua- 
lity or  temper. 

EATABLJB  [ofei^iD,  Sax.  to  eat, 
and  ahle]  chat  maybeea-en. 

BBB  [ebba,  Sax*  elle*  DanJ]  the  go> 
log  out  of  the  tide,  which  is  diltinsuifhed 
xnro  feveral  degrees,  ss  quarter  eA,  half 
^hb,  three  quarters  Ehh,  and  low  or  dead 
pater. 

EBB  [in  a  figurative  Senfe]  is  ure4«  ^o 
/i^nify  the  lowell  pitch  of  toriuneof^f^n- 
diiion  in  the  world.  ' 

E'BENus  [cp^jan,  M]  »*»« 

eben-trfee,  an  Indim  and  Mthiopiatt  tree 
rhat  bears  neither  leaves  ^or  fruits  s  <be 
wood  of  which  f  called  Ebony}  is  as  black 
as  jet,  and  very  bardt  and  fo  heavy,  that 
che  lead  dip  of  ic  will  fink  in  water. 

fiBl'SCUS,  the  herb  MtHb-mallovis. 

ToEBU'LLlATE  lebuUiare^  1]  to 
Rubble  out. 

EBULLI'TION,    any   inward  violent 
motion  ot  the  parts  of  a  ^id,   caufed  by 
the  ftruggling  of  particles    of    different 
qoalities.    F.  of  L. 
'    E'BULUMl[with  Bottfni^i]  the  herb 

E'BULUS  j  WaU-wort,  Daoc-wort, 
or  Dwarf-slder.    JU 

EBRILLA'DB  [In  Barfimanjhip]  is  a 
check  of  a  bridle,  which  is  given  to  the 
iioffe  by  a  jerk  of  one  rein,  whe:i  he  re- 
ftifes  to  turn.     F. 

ECARTELE'  [in  Beraldry^  figcifies 
quarterly.    F. 

ECAVESSA'DE  [with  Harfemen]  fignt- 
&Ss  a  jerk  of  the  caveiTon.    F. 

ECBOLl'A        -1    [of  iujScLhXm  to  call 

ECBOLl'NA     >  out,  Gr^^  medicines 

BCBOLA'DES  3  that  facilitate  deli- 
very to  women  in  hard  labour  }  alfo  thofe 
that  canfe  abortion.    X. 

ECCATHA'RTICKS  [  iic««^«/Kri««\ 
of  ixxAd^Atfrn  to  purge  out,  Gr.J  puiging 
medicines. 

ECCACHI'SMA,  a  bach  of  hoc  water, 
In  which  the  patient  fits.  , 

BCCE  HOMO,  i.  e.  behold  the  man 
[with  Painters']  a  name  given  a  painting, 
therein  our  Saviour  is  reprefented  in  a 
purple  robe  with  a  crown  of  thorns  on 
Kis  head,  and  a  reed  in  his  hand  s  fiich  as 
he  was  prefented  before  Filate  by  the 
7e94. 
^  f  CCE'NTRICAI,  [UMiFTfitaof,    Gr,] 


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thit  has  not  the  fame  center.  i 

ECCE'NTRICK  Circles     [vriih  4firo* 
nomers]  are  fuch  circles  that  have  noc  tho     1 
fame  center,    of  which  kind  feveral  or-     i 
bits  were  invented  by  the  ancients  to  folvo 
the  appearances  of  the  heivenly  bodies.         ! 

ECCENTRICK  Equation    (in  cl<e  Old     i 
Jirottfmy]  is  the  fame  with  the  Trt^ha* 
phtrefis^  and  is  equal  to  the  difierenceof    s 
the  fun's  or  planet's  real  or  apparent  pla*     . 
ccs,  counted  on  an  arch  of  the  eclipttck. 

ECCKNTRI'CITY   [in  the  TtoUmmck    . 
4/ironomy]  is  that  circle  which   che  Am 
is  fuppoied  to  move  in  about  our  earth, 
and  which  hath  noc  the  earth  exa£^ty  for 
its  center. 

E'CCHO.    See  Echo. ' 

ECCHY'MOMA  Li«x«^A«»/M«,  Gr.]  A 
chymical  extrad. 

ECCLE'SIA  fculptma  [in  fome  OU 
Records'^  fignified  a  fculpture  or  image  of 
a  church  made  of  metal,  and  kept  as  &- 
cred  as  a  reliqur.    JL 

ECCLE'SIANS  [in  Chtercb  Hf/iary]  tsp- 
on  any  mifunderftanding  between  the  em- 
perors and  the  difjmbed  clergy  and  o* 
thers  of  the  chriftian  church,  the  adho- 
rents  to  the  emperor  called  thoie  who 
(lu(k  to  tVe  inter  efts  and  privilegea  of  cho 
church  EcclefiMnit  i*  e.  high-churchmen. 

ECCLB'SiARCH  lecclefUrcha^  L.  ««- 
MXMvtAf)^ns,  Gr.J  the  ruler  or  heed  of  a 
church. 

ECCLESIA'STICALLY  [U»X»ri«rf- 
xar,  Gr.]  according  to  the  manner  oft  che 
church. 

ECCLISIS  ItKKXiTtt  ofUaXivM,  Gr> 
to  turn  from]  a  diflocation  or  luxatioo  of 
the  joints  of  an  animal  body. 

ECCOPE  [with  Surgecns]  a  dividing 
of  a  flefty  parr,  and  ciutiiig  off  that  wKich 
is  gangren*d,  canker*d  or  the  like  %  alfo 
an  imputation  of  an  excreiceiice ;  alfo  a 
kind  of  fradure  orfolution  of  the  'onti> 
nui'y  of  the  skull,  by  a  fimple  incifioa. 

ECCOPRO'riCKS  [  eccoprotica,  JL. 
tKKttirep^iiieC,  Gr.]  medicines  of  a,  leni- 
tive orafTwaglnp   quality. 

ECCRIMOCRI'TICKS  [  eecftmocriti^ 
caj  £.]  figns  for  maktns  a  judgment  of 
diftempers,  fr^m-  particular  excrecions  or 
diTcharges  of  humours. 

ECHAPE'  [with  Borfemen]  a  horfe  got- 
ten  between  a  ftallion  and  e  mare  of  a 
diflferent  breed,  and  different  coODrrtes.  R 

ECHARPE'  [in  Gumery']  7»  to  AatUf 
en  echarpef  fignifies  to  batter  obUqtiely  or 
fide  ways.     F. 

ECHI'DNION  [with  Botmfis'J  prick- 
ly, as  when  the  <ead  vefifel  ia  fee  roond 
with  prickles,  like  a  hedge^hog,  as  di« 
feeds-men  called  hedge-hogs. 


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I7  titfeil»  chtc  is,  ciiecreibil  with  prick- 

iyieoL    I. 

ECHINOMELOCA'CIAS  [with  Bota- 
«l«j  tke  AduBi  pitnc  called  Milocardu- 
tu.  L 

ECHINOPHTHALMI'A  [  of  i;^'*^. 
t  fet bedgebog,  and  «f3-at\u<«i  adifeafe 
^rkeyesj  an  imperte^ion  o(  the  eyes, 
vtea  Uwcfe-Uds  are  fee  with  hairs,  as 
^Esbiasu  is  with  prickles. 

ECUJ'KaS  [id  ArMuSurel  a  member 
«  OTBtateoi  uking  its  name  from  che 
n^tecft  of  its  carving,  refembling  the 
yitdl/ f lod  of  a  chefnucj  firft  placed  on 
tk  cop  of  che/onici  capital;  buc  now 
lied  in  conaccs  of  the  Jonich  Cormtbian 
^Cmfefit  mderSf  confiftiog  of  anch')rs, 
dnt  tad  oTaJs  or  eggs,  carved.  The 
hat  \hu  the  Engfyh  call  qutrter  round, 
ite  fimb  ore,   and  the  Jtaiiam  ovolo. 

i'CHlON  1  [with  Botanifis]  the  plinc 

t'CHlUMj  called  Vipcr's-buglofs, 
Tipet'cberb  or  WiU-borage.    X. 

iCHlQpETTB'  [in  Heraidry]  cheeky, 
•iifkfee.    I^ 

rCHITES  [of  Ix'^  »  ^>'»  ^'''•3  « 
piecioas  ftooe,  of  a  darkilb  green  colour, 
fcaawkit  refembling  a  viper  i  alfo  an  herb, 
t  kU  of  Clivers. 

VCHO  {*Hx<»,  Gt.  i,  e.  the  refound- 
ia|«tke?oiceJ 

fiCflO  [with  JfcblteBi]  is  applied  ro 
cenao  kinds  ot  vaults  anid  arches  moft 
<^BB4n!)rof  elliptical  or  parabolical  fi* 
f"<Mi  B^  to  redouble  founds,  and  pro^ 
^anifcial  finrnds* 

i%U  ECHO,  ia  chat  which  returns  the 
'9«S«oacc. 

Tstk^fECHO,  an  echo  which  Wfllnor 
*c>ni  the  voice,  but  when  modulated 
*soibne  pecultir   mofical  note. 

MjfyUabical  ECHO,  an  echo  that  re. 
iBvimaDy  fylUbles,  words  an 4  fen tences 

ICHO,  according  to  the  poets,  was 
^  vife  or  miArefs  of  the  pod  Pan  i  but 
sttcnrtrdi  was  en^mour'd  with  Sarciffus  ; 
^  being  flighted  by  him^  retired  to  the 
l^octo't  and  hollow  plices  of  the  moun- 
t«ttsi  where  flie  pin'd  away  till  r?  e  had 
■othiag  leii  but  her  voice-  Juno  U  faid 
to  bMe  iaflided  this  punifliment  upon 
^  fat  her  talkativene^,  that  Oie  fliould 
■c*<rnpeac  more  thao  the  laft  wordot 
•>7cU^  chat  fliouM  be  asked  hen  be- 
^^iokjutiur  was  with  the  nymphs 
[^■lAreflesj  (he  would  hold  the  jealous 
Pjftk  iodircourfe,  till  rhey  had  efcaped 

*»ftM  ECHO  1  •n  Eckf  which 
wibyic^l  BCHO  I  returns  fyllables 

^«0f4,  the  Hunt  oliemimes  repeated. 
.»CHO  [in  Fwtrtl  •  kind  of  compoG- 

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of  each  verfe  contain  fome  mesntng,  which 
bein^  repeated  apart,  anf>vers  to  fome 
queftion  or  other  matter  contained  in  the 
verfe,  as  in  legetido  Cicerone  "■"■^^  one  ovn^ 
AJs. 

ECHO'METRE  [of  ^^  found^  and 
/uiT^r,  meafure]  a  fcale  or  rule  divided 
on  It,  which  ferves  to  meafure  the  duraci  - 
on  or  length  cf  founds,  and  to  End  their 
intervals  and  ratio's. 

ECHY'MOSIS  [U^wWiff  of  UtSf 
"X^tpA^  Gr.  faumoursj  a  difenfeof  the  eye, 
wherein  the  blood  excravafated  hy  fome 
blow  or  contuGon  upon  the  arrival  be- 
tween the  cutis  and  the  fleih  or  mufcles 
flops  there  without  any  appearance  of  e 
woon'*. 

ECLE'CTlCI  [ofiJt\l>»,Gr.  to  chufc] 
ancient  Philofophers,  who  without  at- 
tachiiig  themrelves  to  any  particular  fed, 
took  what  they  jidg'd  good  and  folid 
fromeich. 

ECLE'GMA  rU\€f>./««  of  txand  Wya, 
Gr,  to  lick]  a  tmaure  or  lohock,  a  kind 
of  medicine  to  be  licked  or  fucked  in ; 
being  a  liquid  compoGtion,  thicker  than  a 
fyrup,  but  thinner  than  an  ele£lu3ry.    Z. 

a»«rtf/ ECLl'PSE  o/fjbf  JMbon  [with 
4/iroaomers']  is  when  not  only  the  intire 
body  of  the  moon  is  coveted  by  the  Aa- 
dow ;  but  alfo  the  center  of  the  moon  paf* 
fes  through  the  center  of  that  circle,  which 
is  made  by  a  plane  cutting  the  cone  of  the 
earth's  fliadow  at  right  angles,  with  the 
axis,  or  with  that  line,  which  joins  the 
centers  of  che  fun  and  the  earth. 

Lunar  ECLIPSE,  is  the  cakiuR  of  the 
fun's  light  from  the  moon,   occanon'd  by , 
the  interpoGcion  of  the  body  of  the  earth 
between  the  moon  and  the  lun. 

Solar  ECLIPSE,  is  when  it  happebs 
that  we  are  deprived  of  light  by  the  in* 
terpoGtion  or  coming  in  of  the  moon's  bo- 
dy betwern  it  and  our  Gght, 

ECLl'PSIS  [with  Th^clans]  a  failing 
of  the  (pirics,  a  fainting  or  fwooning 
away,  a  qualm.    X. 

ECLOOA'RIUS,  a  learned  man,  who 
has  made  abundance  of  excra^s  from  au« 
thors. 

B'CLYSIS  [UxpVk,  Gt.^  a  looGnj, 
releaGng,  difTo lying. 

ECOUTE'  [with  Horfmeni  liftening, 
a  pace  or  motion.  A  horfe  is  faid  to  be 
ecoutc^  >vhen  he  rides  well  upon  the  hand 
and  heels,  compadly  put  upon  his  haun> 
ches,  and  hears  and  liftens  to  the  heels 
or  fpurs,  and  continues  duly  balanced  be- 
tween the  heels  without  throwing  to  ei. 
ther  ftde.    F, 

ECPHA'SIS   ['lafi^rif,  Gr.]   a  p^ain 
dccterauoa  or  ioierprccaMOQ  of  a  thing. 
JBCPHO*. 

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iCPHO'NfiSIS    CBAfi^nrif ,  dr.J  sn 

•xclamatiou. 

BCPHO'RA[wich^rtoe5i]  cbe  line 
cr  diftanco  bocween  ihe  cxcrennicy  oi  a 
inpmber  or  moalding,  tnd  the  naked  of  • 
column  or  other  pare  it  pro]edsfrom. 

CCPHY'SBSIS  [ 'Eftfc;0'N^ic,  Or.]  a 
breaching  chick  or  feicfaing  cbe  breath 
chick. 

ECPHYSE'SIS  Iwlth  Siirgiotu'}  any 
procefs  or  knob  chac  u  joined  with,  or 
adheres  to  a  bo'^e. 

ECPI'ESMUS  i  Urvur/ut6t,Gr.^  a  ftrain- 
tng,  wrin^in([  or  loueeuog  out.    L. 

ECPY'v^TlCA  IhKiroitriKx,  Or]  me- 
dicines of  a  chickenioa  quality. 

ECTHLYTSIS  [  with  Grammariant  ] 
the  cutting  off  a  vowel  or  confouant,  e(- 
pecially  the  letter  (m)  in  Laun  or  Gre^ 
verfe,  at  the  end  ot  a  word,  when  rhe 
next  word  begins  uiih  a  vowel,  or  (h) 
as  div  incido  for  divum  incidt,  fiuKCfli*  ty^ 
for  /i^Kt/A^i  t>». 

ECTHAPELOGA'STROS  [Ure^fXo 
>«Vp(l^  o^   i«T^irfX<^   iDoniirous    and 
y^nft  Gr.    che^  h.UyJ   one    who  has  a 
mOnftrous  prominent  belly. 

E'CTROSIS  pitT^rif  of  UrttfUrH^, 
Cr>  to  render  abortive]  an  ab>'>rci"n. 

BCTYLO'TICKS  /UT«^\oTi«t\  of  i» 
and  T^Ai^y  Gr.  caJlusj  remedies  proper 
to  confume  and  eat  off  callus's,  warts 
and  other  excrefcencrs  found  on  the  flefli. 

ECXE'MATA  fJa^'fAt-T*,  Gr.J  fiery, 
red  and  burning  pimpies^  which  are  pain- 
^»  but  do  not  run  with  matter.    L- 

ECU'RIE,  a  cov^-rt  plice  for  the  lodg- 
ing or  houfinp  of  horfes.     F. 

ECU'SSION  [in  Heraldry]   a  little  or 
an  inercutcheon.    X. 
EDA'CIOUSNESS,  great  eating. 
EDA'CIOUS  [edax^  l.j  given  to  eat 
much,  ravenous* 

E'DDY  Tide^  the  fame  as  eddy ;  a 
turning  round  in  a  ft  ream. 

EDEN  h'^X;  U*  ^^-  the  garden  of 
Eden^  i.  «.ch?  garden  of  pleafure]  this 
cerreidrial  paradife  minifters  perpetual 
bofineis  CO  all  interpreters  oiGenefii.  El^u 
TMtet  Wat  fo  bold  as  to  fay  the  garden 
ot  pleafuie  was  ftiU  in  being,  and  chat 
doubtlels  many  went  thither,  and  the  paf- 
fage  lay  open»  but  that  being  charmed 
with  the  beauties  and  contentments  of  the 
place,  they  never  reiurn'd.  ffellut^  Uys 
the  Cbaidean  paradife  was  nothing  elfe  but 
a  choir  of  virtues,  the  four  rivers  fignify. 
tn^  the  iour  cardinal  virtnes*  Some  place 
it  in  the  air  under  the  circle  of  the  moon, 
and  cell  us  the  four  rivers  fall  down  fron 
thence,  and  running  all  under  the  ocean, 
life  tip  In  ihofe  places  where  they  ate 
now  found.   Some   place  k  ia  Mtfopo 


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tdtma,  and  others  elfe  where,  and  con- 
ceive the  four  rivers  tn  be  Tigritt  Eti^ 
pbrates,  Nilus  and  Ganges^  but  neither 
le^igraphors  nor  travellers  could  ever  yec 
nnd  it  out. 

EDE'NTATED  {cdetitalus,  JL]  mtde 
or  becnme  cootblefs. 

EDER  [6te?Jl,  Sdx.l   an  hedfe. 

To  EDGE  in  with  a  Jhip  ISea  term  J  is 
faid  or  4  rh«fe  that  is  making  up  to  it. 

E'DGLESS  [Ee^Iajr,  Sax  ]  wi:hom  aa 
ed|ie. 

E'DIBLENESS  [of  edibilii  and  wftj 
caMbleiicfs  of  being  eaten. 

E'DlLE  ('amon$i  the  Romaus]  an  officer 
appointed  to  overfee  the  buildings  pub- 
lic!c  and  private. 

To  EDU'Ce  ledacere,  L.]  to  bring 
forth,  to  lead  out. 

To  EDU'LCORATE  £in  Cbfmfify}  to 
make  fveec,  to  fweeren,  to  purg^  any 
thing  of  its  fairs,  Jfc*  by  repeated  valb- 
ing  in  cold  water. 

EDU'LIA  [among  the  KeaMu]  agod> 
6tft  who  gave  the  infants  meat. 

E'FFABLENESS  [efahilis,  JL  andtt/i] 


capablenefs  ot  being  rp'>ken. 
EFFARF'     1     [in  Heral^^ 
EFFRAYE'  J      reared  on  its  hinder 


[in  Heraldry]  a  beaft 


legs,  as  tbo'  it  were  frighce«i  or  irrita- 
ted    X. 

EFFh'CT  imeroglypbically]  to  reprt- 
fent  an  evil  effeft  out  of  a  good  auie 
well  deGgn'd,  the  Egyptians  ufed  to  pat 
a  bird  called  jBis,  and  a  baGlisk  together} 
becauie  they  were  ot  opinion,  that  aba* 
iillsk  often  proceeded  from  the  egg  of  an 
Jhis,  And  therefore  they  werewoocco 
breik  all  thbfe  eggs  whererer  they  found 
them,  left  they  ibould  encreai^  cheouia- 
ber  of  thofe  venomous  ferpeixs- 

EFFECTS  of  the  Hand  £in  Horfimoh 
Jhip]  are  the  aids  or  motions  of  the 
hand,  which  ferve  to  condud  the  horie, 
which  are  4,  i.  e  four  ways  of  ufing  the 
brintet  viz,  10  pufh  a  horie  forwards,  or 
give  him  head,  or  hold  him  in,  and  to 
turn  the  hand  either  to  cho  right  ot 
left. 

EFFE'CTIONS  [v^^h  Giometrkimsi 
the  problems  or  practices }  which  wbea 
they  may  be  deduced  from  or  touoded  «• 
fome  geometrical  propofitions  are  caBei 
the  Geometrical  EfiSioas  thereto  fti" 
taining. 

EFFB'CnVENESS  [of  tfeahmi^Lvki 
nefi]  eflfe£Hve  quality. 

EFFB'CTRIX,  fbm  chac  eifeds  or  doea 
a  thing.    X. 

BFEE'CTOALNBSS  [of  ^|»ljM2i/,  t\ 
and  mefs]  efficiency,  the  being  thorough* 
Ijr  accompliibed* 

BFFBt^ 

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fiFFEILONlE'  [  in 
Bv9cb  Heraldry]  t  term 
ufed  by  CoimnSiere  ior  a 
lion  rtmpftDC  m  cD«  pof- 
ture  or  ftanding,  bttc  char 
the  two  iore-pawf  are 
cocesher  of  an  equal 
_  beigbc,    c'od  chc  hinder 

(est  tlfo  d'lfe  together,  like  a  dog  leaping 
IS  iber  do  in  the  true  raapaac ;    as  in 
the  cfcarciicon. 
EFFERATION.  a  mtkiiw  wild.    L. 
EFFERVE'SCfcNCB  1    [with  Ptyfici- 
BTrRVE'SCENCY   |     orj]    an   in- 
ward motioD  ot  panicles  orninerent  na- 
cmm  and  qoalicies  tending  to  fudden  de- 

EFFERTE'SCfiNCfi  [*"  F^Q^cibi]  is 
Boc  «?p:led  CO  any  ebuiliiions  or  moii 
or»  prudored  by  lire  }  but.  only  to  thole 
cbac  refalt  frooi  tne  mixture  ot  bodies^  ol 
diftresc  Battues,  or  at  leift  an  agi:acioD 
of  parts  refembling  an  ebuUiiion  or  boil- 
irf  prodwed  by  fire. 

marrsChSr  ltfirvef:enj,  JL] 
fTDviaK  very  hot,  boiling  over,  ^c. 

EFFETE  lefjctUMi  1.]  worn  out  of 
bem  or  Arengtb  for  producing  fruir. 

EFFI'CIENTNESS  lafiditUui,  i..]  the 

mtt  or  tacTiity  to  do  a  thing. 

tfrnmuaf  BFFI'CIBNT  Caufe^  as  the 
pro«iii-ga  frog,  l5C. 

mrdl  EFFICIENT  Ontfe^  u  the  adH 
itrk  :be  ctoTe  of  a  war,  a  murder,  }ffc» 

Mcml  EFFICIENT  Ca^re,  h  that 
vhki  not  only  ads  without  precept  in 
«f?o6tioD  to  artificial  i  but  alfo  from 
VKhm  and  according  to  its  own  inclioa- 
bn^  IB  oppoficion  to  violen:,  as  fit  e  a^ 
vben  it  warms. 

PtjfkJi  EFFICIENT  Cdufi,  as  a  horie 
vbka  produces  a  horie. 

JHttflvmu  EFFICIENT  Caj^»  as  a 
1 4^  esilog« 

Vuterf^  EFFiaENT  Camfe^  which  in 
"V^dns  circumftances  produces  effiefis^  as 
Mot  the  fm. 

UtitKdl  EFFICIENT  Camfe,  which 
■sodsLCs  an  effed  like  itklt^  as  a  borfe 
Bweis  a  ^orfe. 

EFH«ClENTS  I  in  Jritbmttul]  the 
preo  for  an  operation  ofmnlti^ 
p  L  e.  mtMipiicaad  and  the  aiii/^i- 

EFWCnON,   an  exprelfing  or  repre- 
■aaf«  a  tafhioning.    £• 
TaBFFl'GlATE   It^iare^  i.3    to 
■J^*'*  pMhire. 

VRdATlON,  a  fafbioning.    X. 
^IffiGT,  cbeAamp  orimpreffion  of  a 
*>  tpgi^fcatiDg  the  princess  head  who 
■Jljkwbe  ftruck. 
■nu^iON,  t  bekbiDg  or  bfcakiog 


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EFFIU'ENTNESS  [egmrUtd^  Xj  a» 
effluT,  a  blowing  or  miming  out.    < 

Of^ufCklar  EFFIU'flA'S,  in  munybo^ 
dies  in  the  extreme  fubtflty  and  fineness 
ot  them  are  tranfcendencly  remarkable ; 
as  beins  aole  for  a  long  time  together 
to  produce  fenfible  efledsi  without  any 
apparent  or  the  leaft  confiderable  diminu- 
tion ot  the  bulk  or  weight  of  the  body 
which  fends  them  fonfa. 

EFFORMA'TION  [of «  trtd fimutth, 
L. j  a  beii^  formed  or  made  out  of  fome 
matter. . 

EFFU'IGBNCB  [  tfulgeiUia^  X.  ]  m 
fbin  ng  one. 

EFFU'LGENT  [c^flM.  X.]  Aining 
our. 

EFFuaoiD  lefii^tdMM,  JL]  bright 
fliinipg,  clear. 

To  EFFU'ND  lefiaidere,  JL]  to  pour 
out. 

EFFU'SBD  [ifufus^  X-l  poured  one. 

BFFUTl'TIOUS  lefkitiui^  X.]  that 
which  hath  no  figmfication,  but  only  fexves 
to  fill  up  room. 

BFTSOO'NS  fe^fona,  Air.]  ever 
and  anon,  often,  prelently, 

EGERMINA'TION,  t  baddiog  or 
fprinj^ing  forth.    X. 

ToEGE'ST  [egrftm^Lj  todiicbarge, 
thruft  or  throw  out« 

BOBSTUCSB  l^^fiutfiup  Li  V9Xf 
poor  and  needy, 

Om>*s  EGG,  a  kind  of  B^XAir  frequent- 
ly found  in  the  flomach  of  a  cow. 

EGRC'GIOUS  [igregiiit^  X.  i.  e.  cho- 
fen  out  of  the  flockj  notorious  or  jna* 
nifeft. 

BGRBIDIOUSNESS,  chokeoefs,  rv«- 
nefs,  remarkableoefs,  \ffc, 

BGRB'SSIO  fwiih  Jbetoric'uats']  a  fi- 
gure when  the  fame  found  or  words  If 
twice  lepeatedin  federal  or  in  the  fame 
fentence,  in  an  Inverted  order ;  as. 
Nee  fine  fiie  fiio  lux,  nezfine  luce  fid 
Jot, 

E'GUISCB  [Id  Heraldry]  as  a  Croft 
Kf,§ufiet  is  t  crofs  that  Is  Itke  two  an- 
gles at  the  ends  cut  off,  fo^  is  to  termi- 
nate in  points,  yet  not  the  like  the  Cr^ft 
FitcUe  I  fee  Aiguifce. 

EGY'PTIANS  [ui  ojxr  Statutes]  a  coun- 
terfeit kind  of  rogues,  and  their  doxies 
or  whores,  beinj*  Engli/h  or  Pf^elfh  peo- 
ple^  who  difguffe  themielvcs  in  odd  aid 
uncoach  habits  fmearlng  their  faces  and 
bodies,  and  framing  to  tbemfeWes  an  un- 
known canting  language,  wander  up  and 
down  the  country  j  and  under  the  pre- 
leoce  of  te!Iing  fortunes  and  curii^  dif- 
C'fes,  fffc.  abufe  the  ignorant  common 
people,  tricking  them  of  their  money,  and 
live  by  rhflt  together,  with  filching,  pil- 
feringi  aeallog,  fcr^.      ^  BJA- 


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EJACDIATION  [•  cafting  forth  or 
Parting  aUr  ofi^]  a  Iborc  prayer  poured 
forcb  trom  the  boKom  oi  the  hearr^  wuh 
iervenc  devotion.    £. 

EJACUI-A'TION  [in  fhyfici]  the  aa 
of  emic'ing  the  /emeiu 

EJA-  IJLATION  [in  rfrf>tecbtty'}  the 
expulixon  oi  a  ball  or  bullet  or  bomb 
cue  Qi  a  musker,  cannon,  mortar,  \efc. 

EJE'CTA  fold  Records}  a  woman  ra- 
viihed  or  defljwered;  or  cad  torch  from 
(he  virtuous. 

BJECTATION,  a  cafting  or  throwii^ 
om.   JL. 

EJECTITIOUS  [  ijcaitiujt  X.  ]  caft 
ouc. 

An  EIGHT,  a  plantation  of  ofiers  and 
willows. 

EIGHTFOIL  [in  Heraldry^  grafs  bear- 
ing 8  lea\res.-  This  Sflvanus  Morgan  givrs 
as  the  (difference  of  the  eighth  branch  of 
S  family  from  the  main  ftoclc.    • 

EISPnOE'  [Ei<r3r»6i  ol  ii(rjrr/»,Gr.  to 
breathe  inj  rtfpiraiion,  the  oppoiite  ro 
Ecfnoe. 

EJURA'TION,  a  renouncing  or  rcGg- 
nation.    X. 

To  ELA'BORATE  [eldforatitm,  X.]  to 
take  pains,  to  work  exquificely. 

ELA'BORATE  [elaboratut,  X.]  done 
with  pains  i  wrought  and  composed  per* 
feftly  and  cuiiouHy. 

ELABORA'TIONb  the  working  or 
performing  any  thing  with  pains  and  ex- 
adnefs.    X. 

ELiK'A  [l\Ai«c,  Gr.J  the  olive,  the 
iruit.    X. 

ELiEO'MELI  pXAio/AtXi,  Gr  ]  a  kind 
of  fat  gum  that  drops  from  t^es.    X. 

ELJEO'PHYLLON  [tAA/o^oXXo?,  Of.'] 
the  herb  Mercury. 

ELAOSA^CCHARUM  [  of  \>sjtM  oil 
and  Xdit^aaf9,  Gr,  Aigar]  n  oil,  whofe 
parrs  are  (eparated  by  fugar  embodied  with 
fome  drops  of  diftilled  oil,  to  render  it 
more  eafy  lo  be  fwallow'd.    X* 

ELA'NGUID  lelangiiidus^  X.]  faint, 
weak. 

ELAPHABO'LIMUM  [with  Botani/is'i 
wild  or  mountain  parfley. 

ELAPHEBO'LIUM  [€\afttCo\t»9y  Gr. 
fo  called  from  rhe  facnfices  then  cflTeted 
to  the  goddefs  Diana^  ftiled  i\9t^iiC«\^, 
i.  e>  ftag-flioorer  J  a  month  of  the  Gre 
dans  anfwering  to  our  February •    X. 

ELAPHIBO'SCON  [iKot^iCftirxo?,  Gr.J 
the  plant  wild  parfnip  or  carrot.    X. 

ELAPHEBO'LIA  [of  i^st^aCoTO^,  Gr. 
i.e.  the  huncrefs]  feafts  coafecrated  to 
Diana 9  io  the  month  Elapbelwlion  or  F!g- 
bruary^  wherein  a  cake  made  in  form  of 
a  deer  was  offered  to  her.  The  infti- 
tttcioQ  of  the  feiUval  was  upon  this  occa- 


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fion.  The  Tbefitians  haviitf  redoc^^  cJ 
inhabitants  of  pbocis  to  the  laft  exert 
mity,  and  they  difciaining  to  fubmic  i 
them,  Diapbantus  propofed  that  «  ▼■ 
pile  of  combuftlble  matter  fhotild  be  ereC 
e:*,  upon  which  they  fliould  place  the 
wives,  children,  and  all  their  richer  }  ei 
in  cafe  they  were  defieated,  fee  eH  c 
fire  together,  that  nothing  m:^br  con 
into  the  hands  of  their  enemies.  Tl 
women  being  fummoned  to  a  publick  a 
fembly,  this  was  propofed  to  tl>em,  ■■ 
which  being  met  in  a  full  body,  tki 
immediately  gave  their  unanimoos  coi 
fent,  applauding  Di'tfj^totuf ,  and  decreeii 
him  a  crown  for  his  nobe  concrivo&c 
They  afterwar<}s  engaged  their  enemy  ^4 
great  fury  and  refolutioo,  and  initrely  d< 
fieated  them. 

ELA'PIDATED  lOapidOtus^  l^J  tie* 
ed  of  ftones. 

To  ELA'PSE  lelap/itm,  X.J  to  IKde  1 
way  eafily. 

BLARGinriON,  a  free  beftowing.  X, 

ELAQUEA'TION,  a  difentangltng,  di 
entanglement. 

Perfeaiy  ELA'STICAL,  t  bodjr  !a  fti 
to  be  fo,  when  with  the  fame  tcrce  1 
that  which  prelsM  upon  it  (tboufili  for 
while  it  yielded  to  the  fkroke)  fc  aftej 
wards  recovers  its  former  place.  Audi 
this  fenfe,  an  elaftick  body  is  diftinguifl 
ed  from  a  <oft  body  ;  i  e.  one  ehet  U 
ing  prefs'd  yields  to  the  ftroke,  lofes  ii 
former  figure,  and  cannot  recover  ic  1 
gain. 

ELA'STICK  Body,  h  that  which  I 
being  ftruck  or  ftretcbed  has  Its  figoi 
altered  ;  but  endeavoori  by  its  own  ton 
to  refumo  the  fame  #  or  it  is  s  fpriog 
body,  which  when  comprcfsM,  condens 
and  the  like,  makes  an  effort  to  fee  itft 
at  liberty,  aud  to  repel  the  body,  du 
conflrained  its  Tucb  is  afword  blade, 
bow,  ^c.  which  are  eafily  bent  i  bi 
prefentiy  return  to  their  former  figere^ 
extenfion. 

natural  ELASTICR  Bodietf  the  prif 
cipal  are  air,  fpuoges,  the  braoches  < 
trees,  wool,  cotton,  leathers,  |grc. 

Artificial  ELASTICK  Bodus^  srefiM! 
bows,  fword' blades,  ^ffc, 

ELA'TE  [t\^T«,Gr.]  a  kind  of  fr 
tree  }  alfo  a  date- tree.    X* 

BLATI' Nfi  [tKaTfrt,  Or'}  female  ft 
ellin,  tunning  backwheat,  an  herb,    X^ 

ELATlTES  llhAThwf,  CrJ}  •kiiid< 
blood  ftone,  X. 

ELATRA'TlON.ebarkinsoet.    £• 

ELAXA'TION,  an  unloofing«    X. 

EaBOlCK  [  of  Elbom  S^^  ^ 
a  fentence  or  vcrfc  ot  a  rode  or    ^^^ 


^lity,  as  It  were  Inincidiig  er  fofl^ 
with  the  elbow*  VI 

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VIMRSHIP  f  of  clbej),  $aau  and 
J'tifJ  cbe  <%niiy  of  txk  elder. 

£l.fiCAMPA'NB  r«aic&i  eampand,  £.] 
eke  herb  oiterwtfe  called  horfe-heal,  good 
fv  the  Im^f. 

AUCTION  [in  Lam]  U  when  a  Per- 
&BiiMc  CO  HsowD  tree-will,  to  rake  or 
de  eatker  one  tbiqg  or  another  which  he 


ILB'CnON  [id  Tbeolqgji]  the  choice 
vUch  God  or  his  good  pleaiure  makes  of 
a|eia  or  men  for  the  defigna  of  mercy  and 


ELECTION  [io  Fbamacy']  is  chat  p^rt 
m  h,  chat  teaches  how  to  chafe  fimple 
■fldkaawDcs,  drugs,  ^c.  and  to  dittinguilh 
de  good  from  cbe  bad. 

ELE'CTOR AL  Ctamn  [io  Heraldry]  che 
deftors  of  rhe  Em^e  of  Gtmuaiy  wear  a 
fcailec  op  cnm'd  up  with  ermine,  clofed 
arith  a  demicircle  of  gold,  all  covered 
with  praris  s  on  che  cop  is  a  globe  with  a 
cn6di  of  Gold. 

nrCTRlCA  [wich  rkjfcianij  draw- 
agM&ines^L. 

ELFCmiCK,   percatning  co  eleftri- 

CTRICALNBSS  [of «')ui«T/on  Gr. 


aniberj  accraAtve  ^alicf. 

ELIEMOST'NA  Cgfuccanam  [an 

ij  m  peoDv  which  King  Etbeired 
.  CO  be  paid  for  every  plough  in 
Sfmd  cowards  che  fbpporc  of  cbe  poor. 

ILEEMOSY^JE. [Old  AfC.]  poflef&ons 
Wongt^  CO  churches. 

EUGANCE  in  cbe  general,  is  a  manner 
af  6yi^g  chaogs  wich  choice,  poJicenefs  and 
agpMahieoeis :  wich  Choice^  in  going  out  of 
ttttammoo  way:  wich  poUtetufs^  in  giving 
ibe  dliag  e  torn  which  ftrtkes  people  of  a 
teaie  tafte  }  and  with  agreeoMnefi^  in 
iMog  h  a  relilb  chroughouc  which  hies 
OTcrybodf. 

nSGAMTKESS  [eltgdutia,   L.]  ele- 

EUGANCE7  [w! ch  i^MoriciVaii]  is 
ElEGANCYJ  che  choice  of  rich 
aaihnpf  czpreffioiK,  which  alfofliew  an 
caiaib,  which  eafinefs  coafifts  in  making 
■fe  or  naniraj  expreffions,  and  avoiding 
tai  asfeemafled^,  tnd  diicover  the  pains 
ite  orator  was  at  co  find  them. 

AlECT  fr^i^  K  tlegia,  I.  tkt^U^ 
Gr.  ol  hJm  coomiferation,  and  Xft^tii  co 
fcf  J  a  kind  or  poem  inrenced  co  complain 
w  ■arorraoes  o\  any  kind  whacfoever  s 
Wi^ecJally  to  mourn  cbe  deach  oi  friends, 
orcbt  craclcy  of  a  mifreft.  In  an  elegy 
aa  pafioaa  of  grief,  defpair,  ^c»  oughc 
tofndonbMce  ^  che  meaigre  oughc  co  be 
yjck  verfe,  aa  che  moft  folemn.  The 
i^kctt  ttd  fentimeacs  4hould  be  fofc  and 
it^  PocmflhouUbe  indrdydifeardad, 
•Hkf  coQotry  topafiiMi* 


EL- 

BIELISPHA'COS  7  [sXf \i^^ieo»,Grl 
ELBLISPHA'CUM f  the  be.  b  fa^e^  ZT 
ELBME'NTARIES  [as  fome  iVriteri 
preceodj  a  kind  ot  perfeft  beings  which; 
ichabic  che  elements,  and  are  only  kirown 
by,  whac  they  call  che  philofophers  and 
fages,  and  according  co  chefe  people*s  no- 
cion,  the  element  of  fire  muft  be  inhabited 
by  Salamanders,  war^r  by  tfpiiphs  and 
Oridians,  earth  by  Gnomes  am  unomo^ 
nides,  and  rhe  air  by  Sylpbs  .md  %lpbides» 

ElEMfi'NTARlNESS  {pi eUmentarius. 
JL  eiementaire,  >•  /  e leme»  tary  Qualify, 

El  BMBNTARY  PrincipUs  [with  Na* 
turaltfis]  ire  the  fimpte  pa>  tides  o^  a  na<* 
tural  mix'd  body,  or  thofe  very  fmall  parts 
out  of  which  fuch  a  body  is  made  up,  and 
into  wh'ch  it  may  be  reiolved^ 

ELEME'NTATED,  made  up  or  com^ 
pofcd  of  the  elrmTPt. 

E'LEMENTS  of  Language  [with  Oram^ 
marians }  cbe  letters  '.i  the  aiphabec, 

ELEMENTS  [in  Divhuty]  che  bread 
and  wine  preprired  lor  cbe  faaament  of  chfl 
Lor'^'sAipper. 

ELEMENTS,  the  agreement  of  the  ale-* 
m^nrs  in  generacion  of  creatures  [Hiero^ 
giypticailf]  was  reprefenced  by  che  Egyp* 
tians  by  an  occer  or  an  oftrich,  becaufd 
chey  fubfift  in  and  by  rwo  elements. 
^  The  four  ELEMENTS  fufpen'^cd  i"  -he 
air,  were  reprefenced  [f£eroglypbically] 
by  Juno  hang'd  up  by  Jupiter  in  che  skjf 
with  weights  ar  her  feer. 

BLEOSA'CCHARUM[oJ  \\ftm  oil,  and 
/accbamm,  1.  fngarj  a  mixture  of  oil  and 
fugar,  which  is  u!ed  wich  che  diftilled  oils^ 
to  make  chem  mix  with  aqueous  fluids  for 
preienc  ufe. 

An  ELEPHANT  was  [by  the  Ancients'} 
made  an  emblem  of  a  king,  becaute  chef 
were  of  opinion  chac  he  could  not  bow  hia 
knee,  and  alfo  becaufe  his  long  ceech,  be- 
in|  accounted  his  horns,  becokened  fove^ 
reigncyan   romi  vm. 

An  ELEPHANT  rHicrcglypbieallf]  hf 
che  Egyptians t  was  alfo  ufed  co  denote  « 
wealthy  man,  who  can  live  ot  himfelf^ 
wichouc  being  beh-Iden  co  his  neighbour* 
They  alfo  ufed  fomecimes  only  his  crunk  co 
fignify  che  (air.e;  becatil^  an  U^phtnc'a 
crunk  fervea  him  for  ali  ufes,  as  co  carrf 
meac  and  drink  co  his  mourh,  to  tear  ths 
branches  of  trees,  co  beat  down  enemies  i 
and  in  fliort,  he  has  fuch  commaod  <>f  tc* 
that  it  is  as  ufeful  as  a  hand,  acd-^uppHea 
all  his  wants.  : 

Kjttgbt*  oftbe  ELEPHANT,  an  order 
01  Kn'fnrhood  in  OrnmtfrK 

Kttigbts  DE  L'EPI,  /.  «.  of  tht  SMTof 
Coruy  ur  ot  rhe  Ermine,  at»  order. of  knighc<» 
hood,  in  Armorica  or  Bretaghe  in  PtOKi^ 
eftabUlh'd  by  (•  VroMitt  I. 

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Kmgbts  DE  L'ETOILE*  or  o(  the  Star, 
ta  order  of  firencb  knighchooJ ;  Che  com- 
ptnions  of  this  order  htve  this  mono, 
Motifiram  regHms  afira  viam^  /.  e.  the  ftars 
fliew  cbe  way  to  kings. 

£LEPHANTl'ASISilrtf^i0M[wuh  Fbf- 
/uni  J  a  fwelling  in  the  legs  ind  feet,  a-kin 
CO  che  Varkx,  proceeding  from  phlegma- 
tick  tod  melancholy  bk>od,  h  ihu  the. 
feet  refemble  thoTe  of  an  elepham  io  Ibape 
tad  tkickneft. 

ELEPHANTI'NI  Vhi  [with  the  fio- 
MURi}  the  a&iotis  of  th'e  princes,  aod  the 
proceedings,  ads,  \ffc.  of  the  fenate,  L, 

E1.EVATED  [io  Heraldry}  iignifics 
fear'd  np  ifr  turned  upwards,  as  particu- 
larly wings  elevated,  fignifiesthe  points  of 
them  turned  upwards,  which  is  the  true 
^ying  pofturc. 

S'tfiVATEDNESS  foi  eleffotim,  I..J 
exaltednels,  a  being  lift  up,  ^c. 

ELEVATION  [in  .Irrl^icWi. J  a  draufht 
«r  deferipcioB  of  the'tace  or  principal  bde 
of  a  building,  called  alfo  the  Ufrright  or 
^  ELEVATION  [in  the  Rcmiflf  CburcbJ 
U  appJy'd  CO  that  part  of  che  mafs  where 
the  prieft  hoiils  or  laifes  the  boft  above 
liis  head  for  rhe  people  to  adore  it. 

ELEVA'TOR  Labii  Hiferioris  lAaMon^'} 
t  mufcle  arifiag  from  the  fecond  booe  of  the 
«nder-}aw,  aa4  with  its  partner  defcending 
direAly  to  their  implantations  inihe  lower 
part  of  the  skin  of  the  chin ;  chey  draw 
the  lip  xipwards.    L. 

ELEVATOR  lahii  Supenmt  TAm.^9, 
mufcle  that  arifes  from  the  fecona  bone  of 
che  upper  jaw,  or»  as  fome,  from  the 
fore-part  of  the  fourth  bone,  immedtacely 
tbove  the  elevator  Marum,  and  defcend- 
ing obliquely  under  the  akin  of  the  upper 
Up,  with  its  partner  joins  in  a  middle  line 
from  the  fefftm  nariwn  co  its  end,  in  che 

ELEVATOR  JIa  Nafi  [Aitat.']  a  mufcle 
or  pair  of  mdfcles  of  the  nole,  of  ^  pyra. 
midical  figure,  very  narrow,  cho'  fleflty  at 
Us  origination  on  the  fourth  bone  of  the 
«pper  jaw  |  its  aftion  is  to  poU  the  jUa 
upwards,  and  turn  it  outwards. 

ELEVATOR  iMarum  {Attat."]  amulde 
wliich  lies  between  the  tygomabcus  and 
the  Elevator  lobii  fitperior'u  profrius^  and 
cdces  riie  from  che  fourch  bone  of  the 
upper  jaw.    X. 

ELEVATOR  Oeu&  {Autt.']  t  mufcle  of 
che  eye  arifing  near  the  place  where  che 
•pdok  nerve  enters  che  orbit,  and  is  iu&r- 
cei  CO  che  Tmika  Sclerotis  on  che  upper 
aad  Ibreperc  of  (he  bulb  of  che  eye  under 

^  This  muibl9  is  named /i^^riili  fwySuba, 
or  proud,  becaufe  ic  reifes  due  eye }  it  be* 
flag  ent  of  che  fiommea  mtrks  bt  g  haugh- 


EL 

ty  difpoGcionco  look  highs  its  oppofit 
mufcle  is  term*d  jbiflnilii  or  humble.    Z. 

ELEVATOR  [elevatarium,  X.1  to  in 
ftrument  ufed  by  lurgeons  for  raiMug  the 
bone  of  the  (cuU  when  it  is  funk. 

An  ELEVE'  [of  elever,  R  co  raife3  i 
pupil  or  fcholar  educated  under  any  one. 

ELE'VEN,  the  number  iibas  this  pro 
perty,  that  being  moltipliod  by  a.,  4>5»  ^ 
7,  8,  it  will  always  end  and  begin  wici 
like  numbers,  as  i  c  mulciply'd  by  2,  maJte 
".  by  4,  44,  by  5,  55,  by  6, 65,  by  7 
77.  by  8,  88. 

ELEUSI^IA  [IXAwtfia,  Or.]  the  inf« 
fteries  of  che^  godt^efs  Ceres^  or  the  religl- 
ous  ceremonies  performed  in  honour  oi 
her  i  fo  named  irom  EUvfu  a  maricimc 
town  of  the  Athenians^  in  whicli  was  a 
temple  of  that  goddefs ;  no  men  were  ad- 
mitted CO  thele  myderies,  but  only  wo. 
men.  The  Matrons  who  were  initieted  ia 
thefe  riies,  were  fuch  as  reiblv'd  co  pre- 
ferve  aperpecval  chaftity ;  at  thebegimuog 
oi  the  feftivais  there  was  a  feaft  for  fooM 
days  cogetheri  but  wine  was  baoilhed 
from  the  altar  i  throughout  che  whol^ 
myfteries  chere  was  a  profound  fileoce,  and 
it  was  a  crime  to  publiib  any  thing  conoer- 
ning  them  -,  none  were  fu0»red  co  iee  cbe 
ftatue  of  the  goddefs  except  her  prieftai 
nor  durft  any  perfons,  who  were  noc  ad- 
micted  to  thele  rices  entire  inco  chcaiy 
much  left  be  prefent  ec  cbem ;  the  aflenbly 
ufed  lighted  torches,  and  many  exclamati. 
ens  for  ProferpiM*  Buc  the  womeo  are 
faid  to  have  taken  among  tbemfelves  im« 
modeft  liberties. 

ELEUTHE'RIA  [IXit/^*,  Gr."}  ccr. 
tain  feftivals  folemnized  every  fifth  year 
in  honour  of  Jupiter  Eieutberuu  ( i.  e.  rhi» 
proie&or  of  liberty)  thefe  feftivals  were 
inftituied  by  the  Gree\s  after  the  fignal 
defeat  of  300000  Perfa»Sg  under  Mardo- 
R/tti,  Xt'r:r«i's  general. 

ELI'CIT  [in  EthklsJi  figairy  aAs  im- 
mediately produced  by  the  will,  and  cer- 
mtnated  by  che  fame  power.  Such  it 
willing,  nilling,  lovb{(,  hating,  |^.  foch 
a&saredenomuaiedf/icif ,  by  reafoa  be- 
ing before  in  che  power  of  the  will  chey 
are  now  brought  forth  into  ad* 

E'UGIBLB  [of  et^iiUii.  1.]  fie  or  de» 
ferving  to  be  chofen. 

ELEGIBiatTY     !<•  t  BuU  ffSifgi^ 

E'LIGIBLENESS  J  ^i/iQr,  abnflgranc- 
ed  by  the  pope  co  cerctin  perfons  co  qua-^ 
liiy  chem  to  be  choiea  or  iavefted  with  ea 
omce  or  dignicy. 

E'LlMATfi  [eiimatm^  X.]  to  &%  co 
poUfh,  rofmoothe. 

ELINGUATION,  a  caaii«  tmc  the 
congue.    X 

ELiPTOlDBS  iMaOimM.}  »  i°&»'M 
^fOi.  J^  *UXA- 

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8LIXATIOM  r»  Fb^rmaty]  the  boil- 
lif  ^a-fettUog  gcniiy  dnj  medicsiacoc  for 
■  cwtfdeiabte  tiine  in  a  proper  liqiior, 

SUXIR  Iwith  jUckymifit)  che  powder 
«f  proyedioa  or  phUofopfaer's  ftooe, 

OrMid  ^LIXIK,  tn  iiniveifal  medicine 
dat  win  care  all  difeafes. 

EUXinrUTfiD  [in  Cbfmifirf}  cleared 
tan  the  Hxtmrnm  or  lye, 

fiUC  r^  ^x.  d(cp,  1.  of  «f Aau^»  Gr. 
ftrength J  a  ftrong  fwifc  beaft,  as  tall  as  e 
fesfe;  nd  in  ihtpe  liice  an  Jiarr,  bearing 
nro  very  Urge  horns  bending  towards  che 
beck,  end  as  che  elephant,  havins  no  joints 
ii  hie  fJ6fe4^,  wich  which  he  ighis,  and 
aoc  with  his  horns  s  cbey  deep  lAning 
agabft  creca  s  chey  ere  fouiid  in  che  forefis 
atf  Fr^^  ttd  eltewhere. 

&LK  lOU  RiCardsJ  a  kind  o£  yew  to 
nahe  bombs  ot. 

KIX  [ein,  Stfx.  diOae^  F.  ubui^  i.]  a 
meaiere  ooQcainiog  i^EagUfh  eU»  S'l'oi 
9  wchti ;  die  tttmfif^  s  toot  5  inches. 

ILLfiBORl^fi,  che  herb  Neefewort, 
SMide.    X.M11. 

ILLEBOHI'TIS,  Cenreory  the  lefs.  £. 

ItLI'PSlS  [in  Geomeajl  u  e  plain  fi- 
celled  an  oval,  or  a  crook* 


eilae  tndndiag  a  ipace  longer  on  one  fide 
ihas  the  ocber,  end  drawn  from  two  cei^ 
nr^DiBB,  cech  celled  the  Jhcui  01  nevel, 
«id  iseee of  the le&ions  of  a  cone. 

AUPSIS  [with  Mketairicmi}  a  figure 
■taeea  Ibaie  pert  of  a  dilcoiufe  ii  left 
^t«r  accreoclied,  uTtMl  by  e  perfon  who  ia 
ie^  vioicnc  «  paffioo  chec  he  cennoc  Tpeak 
an  chac  he  woeld  fey,  his  coogue  beiog 
coo  fleer  co  keep  pace  wich  his  ptflioii. 

ELLIROt^ES  [in  Qermam]  an  infi* 
aweOipfii,  i.  t,  en  ellipfis  de&ied  by  che 

iei>>    iends>,  i. 


IU.I'PtiCAL  Spdctftg  the  area  con- 
wW  wit  bin  che  drcumference  of  e  carve. 
■LLfPTlCAL  Comnd^  h  th«  fame  with 


f*^x)D, wherein  ai  ^    I.  and  n  ^  I 

JBgiOnaeEIXlFrorb,  or  ol  che  third 
vteniQ  a  y 4  s:  l^x%  (a--jt^  x 


^  «Ddedapc* 
^Md  ftMW»  cetkediifigier 


wftckrftJMmMMleoe. 

BM^eMl,^beawiMor^ 

ot  words,  to  which  wmf  hi 

^.  ikii«ieeci^.Ate«flwical 

wMtkknaafiBtUgfcagfgiiUie. 


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operatiOBS  of  the  mind. " 

fiLONGATA  [ioi^]  STCtimef  thg 
AerlfF,  that  cattle  are  noc  co  be  found  oe 
ere  remov*d  {i%  in  chec  he  cannos  nek* 
deliverance,  Ufc* 

BLOMGATION  [wUh&r^MjJ  ekio4 
of  imperled  disjoint^,  when  the  liga* 
moot  of  a  joioc  n  ftrecch'd  and  extended , 
but  noc  fo  diac  the  bone  goes  quite  ouc  oi 
iu  place. 

EaOQUENT  leloqmm,  L.]  chec  hat 
a  giic  or  good  grace  in  fpeakiQg  i  well 
fpohen.    f. 

All  BLOQUENT  Km  [Hiewiyplneap} 
was  repreienced  by  eparroc,  becaufe  no 
Other  bird  can  better  exprefs  idelf. 

EaOQiJBNTNESS  [einiuemia,  X.]e- 
loqueoce. 

ELU'MBATED  [elumBatiUy  L}  jnadt 
lame  in  his  loins. 

£LUSCA'TlON»  blear-eyedneia  or  pur* 
blindnefs.    X. 

ELU'SION,  che  a£l  of  evedii«  or  ren^r 
deriog  a  thing  vain  or  of  no  elFecTi  A  dex* 
lerous  getting  clear  or  eicapiag  ouc  of  aa 
affair,  a  difficulty,  an  embarras.  X^ 

ELU'SORINESS  [of  <^eriiu,  i.]f«fipc. 
nefs  10  elude,  Auffling  ()uaucy^ 

ELO'TRIATED  [eiutriatust  Iij  jpourod 
ouc  of  one  veflei  inco  another. 

ELU'XATED  [OitxatHi,  IJ}  wieBChed» 
fpreioed,  put  ouc  of  joinc. 

ELYM  AN^belonging  co  cheJ£MesfieMi« 
.  ELY'SIAN  Fiild$  [of  Tk^vVfiMt  Gr. 
f.  e*  folutioo.  i.  e,  che  putdng  oA  chA 
chains  of  che  body]  e  cercaia  paradiie  of 
delightful  groves  and  imiliiig  -siieadowf, 
inco  which,  che  heathena  held,,  chac  che 
fouls  of  good  man  paiTed  e^f  death  1  ch9 
JEppt'MU  plac*d  chem  ^^v^Mm^his  i  ch« 
rbhuci^m  in  £^ahi9  an4  in  che  fQf$mm§ 
Jflmdsi  fone  in  Jtaly^  where  jSneas  wenc 
CO  ;fee  his  iiicher  Ambifisi-o^lfat  ^v  ^hA 
ifle  of  the  Heroes  was  in  tUBlaciSe4U 
where  AQbiUes  apd  ocher  greac  men  <lweU 
afcer  their  death,:  end  receive  the  rewar4 
of  their  virtuef-i  others  i$^^  d>ey  wera  U 
a  pUce  inacceffible  co  men,  and  chac  ch# 
entrance  wa«  guarded  by  ftcreBS  aad  chttn* 
der>  bttc  TIMmrck  places  chem  io  chf 
mooo  I  hue  whasevei  variauoe  chare  majr 
be  as  to  iheir  ficuacioo,  chey  all  agree  tlmi 
in  thele  E^ffm  fields,  chore  vraa  a  peipe* 
ceal  fpHog,  genclA  hiAeaei,  %  pare  an4 
te«Yperate  eir,  ftars  and  Am  .pAcalier  (• 
chemfelves;  tkac  chair  planes  and  Nowata 
beiiV  alw«ps  In  chair  bk)om  and  paffsai* 
0%  AAnfigBiiUy  ftac  fofth  agira^M  odonr^ 
chue  .fhe  ea^  wae  deligh<ed  with  apep^ 
vmlk  karMMy  Akker  of  bsrdi  or  a»i»BciaB« 
chac  che  foubi  chete  caMracad  a  parpecval 
MUval,  .wiik  maninencaad  danciatti 
dhieeld  agA»  eare,  eoaBceafisefsAiilAmbi. 
tt«aMi  banlflMd  from  ihtig  f^o^T^ 


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iliiy  htdnochiog  to  do  boe  regtle  t]i9fii« 
ftlyes  with  their  companions  amidft  the 
•D}o)roieoc  of  youth  mtid  bea'ity  •$  and  pafs 
'the  r  time  in  racing,  arms  and  other 
•xercifes,  chac  chey  were  delighted  with 
ivheo  living;  that  at  the  eni  of  a  certain 
Skombcr  of  years  chey  recurn'd  into  the 
world  again,  to  liire  in  other  bodies,  and 
that  they  mi^bt  be  content  to  undergo  the 
*rol>bles'oi  a  fecond  life,  before  they  lef. 
thefe  Ely  fiat  Fields,  they  drank  a  draught 
of  the  rivei  Mjgtb^,  whofe  waters  had  the 
virtue  .omaVe  iheoB  torget  the  miferies 
bf  a  rormer  lite,  and  whatever  pleafures 
they  bad  enj  'v'd  in  thefe  happy  m»nlions. 

•BWrKOi'DES[orf\oTgjfi/ic,.of  l\u- 
n^f  a  Iheach,  anu  n/l^,  Gr.  form )  the 
lbco'»d  proper  coat,  which  immedUtely 
Wraps  up  or  covers  the  tcft teles,  and  is 
caHeo  v^ifUf/i/,  or  the  vaginal  conicle. 

To  EMA'CERATH  iemocerdtum,  Z. J  to 
.Wflftc  or  make  lean. 

*  BMA'CIATED  lemaciatus,  X.]  made 
lt|f^,  w>rnaway 

'  S^CULATION,  a  wiping  or  taking 
om4m"ts  (>r  ftains. 

EMA'NANT  lemanms^  I]  liTaiog  or 
Il6v  ing  irom. 

EMANCIPA'TION  [in  the  Roman  ham] 
the  fetcing  of  a  fonfree  from  the  fubje&ion 
of  his  father,  which  wasfo  difficult  a  mar> 
ter,  thtt  (they  tell  us)  before  a  fon  could 
W  fet  Ittt  Irom  fuch  a  fubjeftionf  heOiouId 
Iw  fold  (ioMginirily)  three  times  by  his 
iMtural  father  to  an  other  man,  which  man 
the  Itwycrs  call  TOUT  fiduciariusp  i.  e.  ft 
father  in  truft,  flpd  after  this  be  was  to  be 
bought  again  by  the  natural  father,  and  on 
liis  nUnualicting  of  him  he  became  free  ; 
«nd  thi«  Imaginary  fait  was  called  Manci- 
pati6» 

^  To  BMA^GINATB  lemargmatumj  L  ] 
to  rake  away  the  borders  and  margin. 

EMA'RGINATED  [with  Bctamftsi  cut 
in  or  indented  after  a  manner  in  the  form 
^f  ft  heart,- or  hftTing  the  margin  hollowed 
bwards.  ^ 

'  BMAUX  de  rsfeu  in[A^jtfd7y]che  metsl 
^d  cblottf*  of  a  fhield  or  efcutcheon.    F. 
'  BMBA^MA{;'£/u/e<tfi^«^,<}r.]«iiy<on 
of  m^dicftmenc  or  ikuce,  good  to  crtftte 
ftppetite. 

<  BMBAaCADBOlB  [on  the  coftfti  of  il- 
America'}  •  place  that  lervM  fome  ioitnd 
cicy  for  t  port  or  place  of  thippf ng • 

BMBA<ROO»  ft  ftop  or  arreft  of  fliips, 
m  reflfftint  ot  prokiMdon  Inpofed  by  %  !*• 
^ertign  od  mefchftoc-fliipt,  to  'ite«>eM 
iheir  joiM  out  of  port  for  •  dale  limited, 
ind  ion^erimet  tbeir  coming  in^ 
i   ToBMBA'SB.    UnnhtJ^aff. 

B'Mf  Asrs  [of  lulMym,  Or.^  •  colog 


EM 

EMBASIS  [in  «  Medidna  An/e]  m  fofl 

ofbatb. 

£MBA  I''   ^Hi^     ■■■     MHii     pMve 

2s,f » ruinrL 

when  the  out-         ^^  ^^ 

line  of  any  ordinary  refembles  the  batcLe 
ments  of  a  wail,  as  in  this  figure. 

E'MBRINC  D^i,  the  fame  as  Bnfcr 
Da^M. 

isMBE'ZZLBMBNT,  a^ltngorw« 
ftinf. 

BMBLBMAnriCALNESS  [of}/uCXi^« 
Gr  J  emblematical  quality,  enigmacicjB. 
reprelentation. 

EMBLEMENTS  [of  enddauexe  de  hie^ 
F,  i,  e.    corn    fprung  or    put  out  abov« 

JiroundJTignifies  properlvthe  profits  of  Iftncf  i 
own }  alTo  the  products  that  ariie  iMatu« 
rally  from  the  ground,  asgrafs,  fruit,  ^gfc 

EMBOLI' SMIC,  intercalary. 

B'MBOLUS  IwithNdturalPlHlqfi^bersJ 
the  fucker  of  che  pump  6r  fringe,  whicli 
when  the  fixker  of  the  pipe  of  the  fy« 
ringe  is  dole  flopt  cannot  be  drmwn  up 
without  the  greacefl  ditficelty,  and  having 
been  forced  up  by  main  ftsength  and  beia|g 
lee  go,  will  return  again  with  gteac  vio- 
lence. 

BMBCysSING,  the  art  of  fomiog  ^m 
fafbioning  works  in  rtliiv^p  whedMr  cbejr 
be  caft  or  moulded  or  cut  with  «  chiflfel. 

To  EMBRA  CB  a  vok  [in  Unfimam- 
Jbip2  a  horfe  is  laid  fo  to  do«  when  im 
working  upon  Tolu  he  makes  a  food  way 
every  time  with  his  fore  legs* 

BMBRA'CEMENT  ten^afememt^  KJ 
ftn  embiacing  or  thftt  which  embfftoee. 

£MBRE<WED  [  ^  Unoldo  }  dipc  ur 
blood,  ft  term  ufed  of  ijpear  beada  which 
have  their  points. fo. 

EMBROCATION  [of  SftCfifX^  o^  'A*- 
Cfix»tGr.  CO  foak  in]  a  foaking  or'fteepii^« 

EMBROCHB'  [V*C^X?.  <^'2  *  *^»«* 
of  decoaioo  or  lotion,  wherewitji  ibm 
part  aflfieaed  having  been  firft  bached  it 
afterwards  bound  up  within  linen  clothes 
dipt  in  it.    l.» 

1*0  EMBROrDER  [of  em  end  hr^der^ 
F.l  to 'work  cmbroldety. 

EMBROrDBRBR  [of  «M  endfrodlMr, 
F.l  fuch  a  worker. 

EMBROJIPBRBRS 
were  incorportted  about 
Amui  1 561.  Their  tif- 
morial  enfigna'tf^pftlde 
of  Qt^  tfijgnr  sad  fiiU 
on  « fefs  gtde$  between 
z  libns<^^  Stigyndt  « 
.bfochea  faltire^wftyi  be- 
tween ff  mtof  tnmdlet  er|  thtBypon^i 
ftliouflP. 

BMBROXDSEY  iMiOt,  K].^ 
*"■*•  /'^  jHP*BHB 


£M 

^ksg  fldweit,  ^.  with  t  needle  an 

AaEyb.vOl'L  lemBrouillematt,  F.]  an 
eabtm.tinent.  perplexuy,  trouble. 

SffdBRYO  [with  BotdniJIs}  the  moft 
nsder  fttus  or  bud  of  a  plaJic,  whofe 
fuit  tre  forcibly  difpofcil   to  difpUy. 

BtfBXYO  [HiirogfypbkallyJ  wts  by 
ci^  aidears  reprefeuicd  Dy  a  trog. 

FMBRYONATE,  ot  or  pertaining  to 
otnAtyO',  elfo  that  is  yet  but  in  em- 
biyo. 

C  and  fii9-T»f 
C  Gr.  to  breakl 

IMBRYOTHLA'STES  3  |  of  t/*C/»«,o3-- 
>inr  at  i^C^v  and  ^Xdm,  Gr.  to  break] 
t  [uricoB'sioftramenc,  with  which  they 
breikik  bones  of  a  dead  child,  tbtt  it 
maf  die  more  ealily  be  extracted  ouc  of 
tfasnomb. 

iABUSCATUM  Mamm  [i.  e.  bofcage 
QtbBftjmrbleJ  afortof  mnble  dieged 
cat  of  racuot  ^iiitfi  in  Jerufaiem,  ot  co- 
^  vhiie,  incUniog  to  yellow,  which 
taj  *is  farpiiring  property,  that  which 
*«f  fcenr  it  be  cut,  it  reprefems  ftrubs 
^  ttiftes  carioufly  wrought  by  nature  and 
V  >  biackiA  colour,  which,  if  the  (tone 
kfccofCT  the  ftre,  foon  dtfappears. 

TolMEDUXLATE  [emeduUare^  K] 
to  uh  OUT  the  mar  row  or  pi  t  h, 

ToEl|£MBRAT£  lemembrM^  1.]  to 

EME'NDABLE  lemeadditis,  L.]  that 
■fbe  mended. 

KMENDA'RE  [Old  £iW  Ttrin]  to  make 
"B^  lor  aoy  crime  or  trefpafs  ;  and 
1^  a  capital  crime,  which  was  not  to 
^  inmed  for  by  a  pecnaiary  raulft^  was 
"'(obeinemendable. 

.EMENDAnriO  fin  OU  Recordsl  fig- 
*^  tbe  pdwer  of  correding  abuies,  ac« 
^'•fal  to  fct  rules  or  meafares,  as  emen- 
Mii^,  mendati^pottit  ^  cerev^£, 
w^  *• 

.  tMBKDATOK,  a  corrector  or  amen- 
*r.  I. 

I'MBRiLD  |;in  HgtaUry]  a  precious 
y*of «  beautiful  green,  and  therefore 
nMhcedinftead  of  Krrr,  by  thofe  that 
W^jtearmsof  dukes,  earls,  Jgrc, 

»ttftOB  [emagere^  X]  to  rife 

*^'"'    ^ter>  J^'   to  come  ouc, 

ICB  [of eMry|g:ere,'X. ]  a 

~ins  fuddeiilyj    an  unez* 

_ice  of  alTairs. 

-JT  tkgr  [in  cArowftjpr]  Is 

*or  IUt«  wherein  we  ttegto  to 

M  cht  bif  fh  of  our 

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EM 

EME'RSD  [emerfiu,  X.]  riftn  np  or 
Out  of. 

EMBHSION,  properly  an  ilTuing  or 
coming  ouc  »rom  under  water. 

EMERSION  [with  Tbito/ofkert'}  th» 
rifing  of  any  folid  above  the  lurtace  of  t 
fluid  fpecificAlly  lighter  than^  itfeif,  inti> 
which  it  had  been  violently  immerged  or 
thruft. 

EMl'GRANT  [emigrans^  X.]  deparc- 
ing  from  a  place. 

ToBMl'GRATB  leimgratunh  X.]  co 
go  out  or  depart  from  a  place, 

EMINE'NTIAL  Eauathn  [in  Aigeha} 
a  term  uled  in  inveftigation  of  the  area  of 
curvilineal  figures,  fo  called  becaiife  It  ia 
an  artificial  eqaation,  which  contains  aao« 
ther  equation  eminently. 

EMINE'NTER  [  jtcademtcai  torm']  ia 
ufed  in  the  fame  fenfe  with  vinuatiuft  ia 
contradiftindion  to  formaliier,  i.  #.  when 
a  thing  poflefTes  any  thing  in  a  higher 
manner  than  a  formal  poflfeffion. 

E'MIN£KTLY[e«m^fr,X.]  excellent* 
ly,  above  all. 

B'MINENTNESS  lemnentia,  X.]  emi^ 
nency. 

EMMENALOOI'A  [  of  i/u^«p/«  and 
KoyQ'i  Gr.J  a  treacife  of  the  EmmemOm 

EMME'NIA  [i/u/uwitt,  Gr.l  womena 
monthly  courfes. 

E'MMET,  an  anc  or  pifmiie,  by  reafoa 
of  its  great  pains  it  rakes  to  lay  up  ita 
wincer-ftores  of  provifion  in  the  fummer- 
time,  makes  it  generally  taken  for  the 
emblem  of  induftry. 

B'MISSARY  of  a  Gland  [jtnatomf]  ft 
the  common  condud,  canal  or  Peivis,  la 
which  all  the  little  fecrecory  canals  of  c 
gland  do  terminate. 

E'MISSARY  lenujfmust  X.  enufiirt^ 
KJ  afcour,  a  fpy,  yic, 

EMISSARY,  a  trufty,  able,  dexteroua 
perfon,  fenc  under-hand  to  found  the  fen» 
cimenis  and  defigns  of  another  ;  co  make 
fome  propofais  to  him,  or  to  watch  ani- 
ons and  motions,  to  fpread  reports^  toft- 
vour  a  contrary  party  in  order  to  make 
advantages  of  alK 

EMl'SSILB  [emffiUs^  X.]  that  may  be 
caft  Or  fent  out. 

EMI'SSrOM,  the  aft  of  throwing  or 
driving  a  thing  out,  or  fending  forth,  par* 
ticulariy  a  fluid  from  within  outwards. 

BMISSI^IOUS  [ffRtfimu,  X.]  caft 
out. 

EMMB'NAGOGUBS  Tof  V^i^WA  the 
monthly  conrfea  and  «{>«i>ar  a  leader]  me* 
dicines  good  to  prOV9ke  the  tMBfii  in  wo- 
men, 

BMMENALOCI'A  [of  V«A««'«  »d  ^1- 
>^f  <Hv  diicourie]  adifcouiieor  treeciie 

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aedidne  to  be  fquirceii  ioco  ulcers. 

BMMUSBLLB>  [in  Ueraidry^  muxilea. 

BMODULA'TION,  a  filling  la  siea- 
Ibre  ao4  proporcioo.    X. 

BMC/LLID  [emoUidiit»  X.]  foft,  tens 
der. 

BMO'LLIMBNT  lemMmenium^  JL]  an 
affasgiDg  or  fofcening. 

BMOLLI'TlONy  the  fame  as  eroolU. 
meDC.    X. 

JBMO'LUMBNr  lemoiiment^  X.]  pre 
perly  gatn  a/ifiag  froai  the  ^rili  oi  a  corn- 
avil  s  alf*^  profit  gotten  'r>y  labour  and  coft. 

BMPAXEMBNT  [  wi:h  fiorifts  J  or 
flower-cup»  is  thofe  gieen  leases,  which 
cover  the  petals  or  the  utmoft  part  of  the 
Bower  of  a  plant,  which  epcompafTes  the 
foliation  of  the  attire,  being  defigned  >to 
be  a  gusrd  and  band  to  the  flower,  where 
It  Is  weak  and  tender ;  and  ^or  that  rea 
loD  Ihofe  plants,  which  have  flowers, 
with  a  firm  and  ftrong  bafis,  as  tulips, 
)0IC«  have  no  empalement. 

To  BMPA'NNEL  [of  em  and  pdmul] 
to  let  down  the  names  of  the  jarsr-men,  in 
m  fchedule  of  parchment  or  roll  of  pj  per 
by  the  ibeHff,  after  be  has  fummoned 
them  CO  appear  for  the  performance  of 
she  fervice  required  of  them. 

BMPA'RLANCB  lof  Jntrkr,  F.  to  fpeakj 
•  petition  or  motion  made  in  court-  for  a 
pattfe  or  dav  of  refpice,  to  confider  what 
u  beft  to  be  done  $  or  for  the  defendant 
CO  put  io  his  a^wer  to  the  plaintiff's 
declaration. 

BMPA'STING  n°  painting}  the  laying 
oo  of'COlQur  thidi  and  bold. 

B'MPfiRES^:U».rQyal  conform  or  wife 
of  an  emperor. 

ElMPETRON   HAfiriTgi?,  Gr.  J    the 
herb  famphire  or  faxiirafie.    X. 
:    B'MPHASIS    ^in  Rbetoriclt}   «  ^ure, 
when  a  tadi  fignihcation  is  given  to  words, 
or  wben  more  is  figni6ed  than  expreflTed. 

EMPHA'TICALNESS    [of  i/uL<pArntoe, 
Cr>]  emphaiiral  quality. 
.    BMPHRA'CTICKS  f of  WCJtf 'f .  Gr.] 
medidnes  that  by  their  dammbcU  ftop 
Ahe.  pores  of  the  sltin. 
r    BMPHRA'GMA    [  of  ^^^t?*,  Gr.  ] 
m  wriAging  or  grinding  pain  in  the  gats, 
Mi  thee  of  the  wind-cholick.    X. 
-.    BMPHY'SODES  Riffis  ^wich  fbyfici- 
Mj  a  vehement  lieat  in  levers,  which 
caufes  poftttles  and  inflammation  in  the 
inoifth.    X» 

BMPHY'STBMA  Twich  Skrgimul* 
khd  of  fweUink,  whesein  wind  is  coniaio- 
Od,  with  a  little  skinny  phlegm. 

BmPHYTBUSIS  [i^f/nurft,  GrO  « 
^f^^^'im*  Kraitin^,  or  iroplantins.    X. 

BMPHYTBUWClflMiXrtfrj  areoc- 


EM 

tag  of  land  oo  coodidoB  to  phnii    £.  Se^ 
Emptyteufis* 

BMPMY'TEOTA       \  a   tenant   thM 

EMPUY'TEUTESS  f  renu  land  oo 
condirion  to  plant  it. 

EMPHYtEUTA,  the  tenant  that  holds 
fuch  lands,  ^c.  betore-mentiooed,  fo  celled 
becaufe  of  his  being  under  an  obiigetiaii 
ro  plane  and  improve  the  land. 

BMPHY'TEUSIS  £in  the  Chfil  LamJ 
a  contra^  made  by  conlenc,  but  created 
by  the  Roman  law,  and  not  the  law  of 
pationss  by  which  houfea  or  landa  (ha^l  be 
improved,  ^  and  that  a  fmall  yearly  renc 
Aail  be  paid  to  the  proprietor. 

BMPHY'TBUTICK  [of  s/ufi^Ttc^iC^ 
GrJ  fee  out  to  farm. 
.  BMPHYTON  Tbermm  [with  Httura^ 
iffis]  the  color  ianatus  or  innate  beac« 
which  they  fuppoie  to  be  produced  io  « 
fktus  in  the  womb  from  thefimen  of  die 
parents,  which  afterwards  decmys  mad 
ceafes  by  dcfirees,  when  refpiratioa  is 
begun,  and  the  Rdm  fabfifts  of  itfelf. 
This  heat  is  by  foroe  naturalifls  fUled  aa 
innate  and  natural  fyirit,  which  they  fup* 
pofe  to  confift  of  3  pans,  vi%.  of  a  pri^ 
mogeniat  moifiuret  an  tanace  fpirit^  and 
heat.    X. 

BMPI'RICA  Miedicina,  quacking  or  pre* 
tending  to  the  cure  of  difeaies  hf  Kue^, 
without  confidering  the  nature  of  the 
diieafe,  or  of  the  medicines  mado  afe  of 
for  its  cure ;  but  depending  intirely  qq 
the  authority  of  experienc'd  roediciites. 

EMPI'RICAXNESS,  quackiOmeft. 

FMPLAGrA  il/AwhAyi*,  Gf.J  «  pal- 
Tey.    X. 

BMPLA'STICK  [em^iafiicus^  X.  of  Iju^ 
ir\«rM6(»  Or»}  clammy,  fticking,  do* 
fing,  healing. 

BMPLA'STRUM  l\,».it>jiv^f  of  ^- 
vXJTlm  or  lfAT\ata-Tm,  Gr,  to  pat  in  % 
mafs  or  do  overj  a  plaifter  or  lalve^  « 
medicine  of  a  Aiff^  glutinous  confifteuce, 
compofed  ok  diTers  fimple  iogredieata 
fpread  on  leather,  linneo,  }gfCm  end  ap* 
plied  externally. 

BMPLA'STERED  [of  IjuurKi^m^  t^r.J 
done  or  daubed  over  with  plafler  or  pj«. 
llert. 

BMPXA*rTOMHNA.    See  EmttUfiicU. 

BMPLB'CTON  opiu  [in  Jrcbiieam'ei 
e  work  knit  and  couched  together  s  pro« 
perly  when  the  ftones  of  a  Doiklii^  «r# 
fb  iaM,  that  their  front  and  bock- part 
art  fmootb,  but  their  infide  ion 
unhewn,  that  they  may  take  the 
hold  ooe  of  another.    X»  o£  Giw 

BMPLOY'  U«ii4»^A]    bu&i 

BMPLOY'MBNT  f  ae(s»  jQccufedo^ 

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low]  {fce  ktcering  tad  tarichiog  m  greumi 

fi^XESS,  the  wife  of  an   emperor. 

EUPROSTHOTONl'A  £i/4jrfordoT« 
M  d  i/mAtf  before*  tod  *rtifm  lO 
iRKk|  <^.j  a  cooTulfion  of  the  oeck, 
vkick  Jraws  che  hetd  forwards. 

I'MPnO  veaditio  [in  Cm/  lifv]  thet 
ottnft  kjr  loofedc  only,  which  we  call 
hrini  tod  ietting,  whereby  the  feller  is 
bond  CO  deliver  the  goods,  and  the  boy- 
(r  to  pay  che  price  of  chem  according  to 

fi'MPTINfiSS  [sm^ioejrj'e,  Six,J  va- 

ciicji  being  veid. 

MWTIOUS  lemfftiHms,  1.]  chat 
vMchaiaybebougbc  Saleable. 

VIIPnVB  [empthms,  1.J  bought  or 
Uiti. 

.  iMPTUOMAmCAL,  of  or  pertain- 
i*{(OiB€apyieiiina. 

MIODS,  the  lame  as  tUmmboidjf 
•fckfcfce. 

EUDLATOR,  one  that  ftrives  toe<]ual 
Wttcal  another  $  aUb  one  that  envies 
*Mteftetoallence. 

T^GMU'LCE  lemUcere,  Z.]  to  ftrolte 
0acw* 

anTLOBNT  .ilrtarifi  [  with  jfnaio 
*w]  two  Urge  arteries,  which  arife 
^^(beddeenAsf  tmnk  of  the  Arrta^ 
^  m  Jafefted  to  che  kidneys,  and  car- 
>7(^Uood  with  the  humour  caUed  >- 
na  to  them. 


EMO'LGENT  reins  [with  jtnatomifis'i 
|*fi«BiS  arifing from  the viua-cmfa,  and 
■•"•1  CO  the  kidneys,  which  bring  back 
Zf^M' be.  afcer  they^rwn  is  feparaced 
*«■«  by  the  kidneys. 
J^OLOUS  rMMlM/,  X.3  ftriving  to 
"^islfo  eanbus. 

ruaiOUSNESS  [^mr^rfO,  l.]  emu- 

5«0W>AlnON,  a  cleanfing.    JL 
^ffyH  [in  the  praaick  oJ  ScotimtQ 
■*JjWoo  for  any  crime  or  lanlt. 
^iHi'UAGB  (>*xx«>l^of  ff*W^'T7ffr, 

i*AlUOB*^t?32ironcr4w]  a  fi- 
rjwkereby  we  chmige  and  invert  the 
*•««  the  terms  in  a  dilcourfe  againft 

■2!!?*  "^»  **^  Jingnage. 

OUUiOB  [  with  Orammariam  ]  t 
yy  •iiber  of  apfonoun  or  a  verb,  ss 
2**  *  fofleffive  IS  put  for  a  relative, 

■I*  br  sfloiher. 

MlOltON  [in  WraUry]  a  bordure 
2*N  with  martlets,  or  any  other  kind 
1^  Midi  i  hut  JCsclfRSy  juftly  condemns 
••  •jfcfs ic  fifniJies in Ork  or  form  of 
Tj**ipe,  and  is  applicable  as  well  to 
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ToBNA'MOUR  [of«and4iwr,  ij 
to  engage  che  love  and  afie^oos  of  ft 
perfoo. 

ENANGIOMO'NOSPE'RMOUS  [of  5,, 
dyyMof  z  veflel,  /Aavof  alone  and  ew4/fc« 
feed,  Gr  ]  a  term  uied  of  a  plant  chat  haa 
but  One  tmgle  feed  in  tcs  feed  vefleL 

ENARTHRO'SIS  [iw/J-fr^Vif,  Qf.J  g 
fpecies.of  arcfciUation. 

ENATATION,  a  fwimming  out.   £. 

ENAVLQA'TiON,  ^  Oiiiiy  by  or  o- 

ENCAU'STES  [<>««cfdfC,Gr.}  anew..' 
mellf  r,  ttt^ic  engraves  with  fire.    X* 

To  ENCA'MP  [of  in  and  £«ii|«r,  F.J 
CO  form  ^camp. 

ENCA'NTHUS  [in  SKf^ety)  a  tumour 
of  che  CdrtmculaUcrymaitSt  in  che  great 
canchus  in  the  angle  of  the  eye# 

ENCA'USTUM  [sj^c^r,  Qr.l  ena* 
mel. 

ENCELA'DUS  (5>.»«W/®*,  Gr.i.#. 
cumultuousl  a  huge  giant,  who  (as  cho 
poeu  feign;  was  che  iargeft  of  tho^  chac 
confpired  againft  Jupuer,  who  ftruck  him 
down  with  thutider,  and  threw  mouoc 
i£l»i  upon  him,  where  he  breaches  one 
flames,  and  (is  they  fay)  by  his  tuminc 
himfeJf  or  fliifcing  fides caufes  earthquakes* 

ENCETHALI  [of  w  in,  and  »t^Aa^ 
Gr»  th^  headj  worms  generaced  in   che 


ENCE'PPB  [In  UerOdryt  figmfles 
fecteredt  chained  or  girt  al>ouc  che  iiiid«^ 
die,  as  is  ufual  with  monkeys.    R 

ToBNCHA'NT.    Soe  Jhcbam. 

ENCHIRE'SIS  [fl>x^^rir,  Gr.J  cht 
aA  of  undertaking,  a  fecciog  about  anf 
thing.    X. 

ENCHIRI'DION  [ioxH^i/isv  of  Ivand 
X*if,  Of'  the  handj  a  mantal  or  fmall 
volume  chat  may  be  carried  about  in  one*a 
hand  i  a  pocket-book. 

B'NClBNTfi  [in  flatufcadm]  a  waU 
or  rampart,  furroundiog  a  p  ace  fomectmoi 
compoied  of  baftions  and  curtains  either 
faced  or  lined  with  brick  or  itone«  or  os^ 
ly  made  of  earth. 

To  BNCI'RCLE.  See  to  inchcU* 

ENCLAVE'  [with  »r^i J  where  ooa 
thin|(  is  let  into  another  \  efpedally  where 
che  jun&ure  is  fquare. 

ENCU'TICKS  [with  OrammarimuJ 
coojunftlons,  fo  called  becaufe  thev  todtne 
or  caft  bsck  the  acceoc  to  the  fj^llable  he- 
fore  going,  as^itf,  ngf  ve»  in  Xdtm»  which 
are  joined  to  tue  end  of  other  words,  aa 
mdoStf^^  piU,  difcipe,.  troebivep  fwe* 
yfetf,  Hor. 

BNCLCy«URB  [  cl§tun»  F.  J  a  plate 
enclofed  or  cocofflpaiiaii  with  a  diccl^ 
hedge,  Iffc* 


igitized  by  vji 


BNCirSMA 


EN 

fter  or  glifter. 

BNCOlLrA[or  CF  and  j(«i\i«,  Gr.  tbe 
belly]  the  in'ettines,  and  whatibever  is 
eoDt«ined  in  the  Ahdamen, 

B'NCRAIN  [with  Horfenun'}  t  horfe 
wicher-wru-^? »  or  fpoiled  in  the  withers, 
O.R 

ToBNCRBA'SE.    Set  hicreafe. 

BNCYCI  OP^Dl'A  [enG^lopddia,  L, 
of  i>xtf»\Mrct|/c/A  or  h  in,  xunKi^  a  cir- 
cle, and  irtLtJ'tiAy  Gr.  learning  J  a  circle 
or  cba*n  ot  all  fctences  and  arts. 

B'NDABLB  fof  enb|  Sax,  and  Me^ 
ibat  may  be  ended. 

To  BNDA'MMAGB  [endommager^  F.] 
to  do  damafte,  to  hurr. 
-    BNDBNCHE')   [in  Heraldry'}   h  ap- 

ENDE'NTEO  |  piicd  to  a  fcfs,  a 
pie,  abd  other  triangular  pieces,  when 
divided  alternately  between  c wo  diflferent 
colours.    See  indented^ 

BNDB'NIZONEO  [of  dhuufmh  F. 
MitiihemJ  enfraochiTed,  admitted  or  calten 
into  tbe  number  of  deniions  or  freemen. 

ENDlTEMENT,  is  much  the  fame  in 
common  law,  as  accufath  u  in  tbe  dvil. 
See  Jiidf AfVRt.  .   ^ 

ENDORSE'  linHeral- 
17]  is  an  ordinary,  con- 
taining an  eighth  part  of 
a  palei  fome  fav  that  it 
Aews,  that  the  fame  coat 
has  been  fometimes  400 
coats,  and  afterwards  join- 
ed together  in  one  efcuicbeon,  for  iome 
uyflery  of  arms,  as  in  tbe  efcotcheon  he 
bears  azure  eu  endorfe  argent. 

B^NDIVB  littdivia,  1.]    an  herb. 

E'NDLESS  [ol  ent)le/p.  Sax.']  with- 
out  end. 

BNDO'CTRINATED  {endoaraut  F,] 
toftruaed. 

B'NDMOST,  with  the  end  foremoil. 

ENDO'RSED    [in  He< 

raldry']  is  when  a  lions 
are  borne  in  an  efcuicheon 
rampant,  and  turning  their 
backs  to  each  other. 

BNDY'MIOK,  according  to  the  poets, 
the  fon  ot  Mtbl'ms  and  grandfon  oi  Ju- 
tetor,  who  baying  taken  htm  up  to  hea- 
ven he  attempred  to  violate  the  chaflity 
of  y«BO»  whereupon  Jupiter  call  bim  intu 
ft  perpetual  deep,  or,  as  others  write,  for 
30  years.  Diana  became  eoamour'd  with 
bim,  and  hid  bim  from  the  fight  ot  Jufii- 
ier  in  a  cave  of  Latmoti  and  not  being 
able  Co  enjoy  him  by  day,  quitted  hea- 
▼CO  e-oighii,  eod  had  many  children  by 
bin* 


EN 

He  was  in  reality  a  juft  kih|:  of  JEXr^ 
and  a  famous  Aftronomer,  who  itudi^m 
the  motions  of  the  moon,  a  d  therefore 
pafs'd  the  nights  in  retir'd  placea  to  ot> 
ferve  her  with  )e(s  interrupt ioo. 

Some  of  the  ancients  imagined  cbactie« 
moon  was  a  round  and  bright  ifland  hen^. 
ing  in  the  air,  and  that  ii  wasinbebice<d 
by  the  Genii  or  Dammu^  who  came  down 
to  deliver  oracles,  and  that  Eadymiam  vrae4 
the  king  of  it. 

ENE'NTHIUS     1    a  certain   deity    ol 

BNENTHSEIR    |      the  Tbtmciaas^ 

ENBRGE'TICAL  FarticUs  fwiih  Phi- 
lofophers]  i.  #.  inch  panicles  or  bodiea 
which  are  eminently  adivev  and  produce 
man'feft  operations  of  difierem  Dacare»a 
according  to  the  various  circumftances  or 
motions  of  thofe  bodies  or  panicles. 

BNERGETICALNESS  [of  htfytviMl^^ 
Grm]   energy. 

ENERGU'MENI  Dxmoniaci^  men  pof^ 
felTed  with  unclean  fpirlts     Gr.  of  Lm 

ENERGQME'NUS  [wich  Divines'}  «. 
term  ufed  to  fignify  a  perfon^  poflefied 
with  the  devil  or  an  evil  fpirit. 

B'NERVATBDNESS  [of  enervattu,  i.  J 
enfeeblednels. 

B'NEYA  [in  tbe  pradick  of  Scothatd  J 
the  principal  part  of  an  inheritance^ 
which  defcends  to  the  eldeft  foo. 

ENFANS  Ferduts  [f .  d.  Ufi  duidrenX 
the  foldiers  who  march  ac  the  bead  oft 
a  body  of  forces,  appointed  to  fuftam 
them,  in  order  to  make  an  auack,  begin 
an  aflaulr,  )^* 

E'NGINB  [in  a  figurative  fenfe]  an  ar- 
tifice, contrivance  or  device.    F. 

BNGlNEE'RY,  the  art  of  an  eiiga- 
necr. 

E'NGLAND  [En^elonb  or  6n^en« 
lobb.  Sax.]  betore  called  Brittfrs,  cook 
its  name  of  the  AngeU^  Angli  or  At^eli 
as  they  were  caUed  by  Tasitutj  who 
were  a  part  ot  the  Sueui^  a  brands  of 
the  Cimiri',  and  fo  of  the  fame  origin 
nal  with  the  SOxons.  Gorofius  Becanua 
derives  their  name  from  Angden  or  .At- 
glen^  fifli-hooks,  becaufe  they  inhabited 
near  the  fea-fhoie  ;  but  this  feems  borli 
forced  and  trifling.  Orhers.  as  Camdem^ 
Verftegan,  fefc.  derive  it  from  a^guUu  an 
angle,  corner  or  narrow  neck  ot  land, 
their  ancient  country  near  Slefwick.  Mr. 
Sammes  deduces  it  from  anff  or  eilff» 
which  in  the  Teut.  fignifies  a  narrow  or 
flrait  place,  and  hereupon  concludes  tha£ 
the  Angeli  or  Ax^li  were  fo  called,  be- 
caufe they  inhabited  the  flraii  pafiages  In 
the  mountainous  parts  of  Germae^  ntA 
to  confirm  it,  alledges  that  At^ievem  in 
Fomerania  was  fo  named  from  the  *i^es 
that  are  ficutced  ia  fuch  narrow  pao^. 

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OrbmJerfve  the  name  dora  h^a  and 
£^,  i  (on  of  Wodin^  the  greac  proge- 
aiwr  of  I  c  EMgiifif  Saxan  kings.  T.e 
^rity  of  which  teo  were  called  ik^- 
Jfajfdr  t^fotgit  who  ireins  to  have  been 
■««  by  his  father  Mug  v^t  ch^c  pare  of 
'^S^Mm  whi'-b  afterwards  from  rheir 
lA  k':^  called  themfeives  ^lifcb  'i 
J^%x;  aad  tt  is  ccr  ain,  iha:  htSy- 
imae  hiftorians,  Sicetas  and  CotLnui, 
ol  te  itfa^lt  'iyTxtm^  I  e,  ^//ai  or 

ENGLAND,  IS  by  fome  thus  char ac- 
Rtoed,  vfz.  a  par  di'e  .o  w'.inen,  a 
psiKory  tor   men,   but  a  hell  for  hor. 

isGlANTE'  pn  JLrdidry]  beari  ig  a- 

C3R»      r 

BSGOMP'^O'SIS.    See  G<m^bofu. 

tNGO^ASI    I    [if)o»«<r<f,Gr.  «  bow- 

EVCC/NASIS  f  ii«  of  the  krieej  a 
vrihen  co>  i^el  ait<  n,  confifUng  of  about 
4B  ftt'S,  To  (T.lled  from  the  6gure  re^re 
ioud  CD  the  celeft<al  globe)  ot  Hercu- 
lit  brarii^  ap  d  his  r^i^ht  knee,  and  en- 
*«fo«rii&  to  bruile  a  dragon's  head  with 
ttleti  toot. 

ENGCXNIOS  fwith  Anatamifis^  ^^^ 
kafiiai  of  the  arm  or  leg. 

BNGR Aia'Dl   in  Heral' 

ENGRESLB'  §  dryl  is 
derived  from  gnJUy  F.  nail, 
and  fignifies  that  the  hail  has 
_  lallen  upon  aod  broken  off 
*<  edges,  leaving  them  ragge-!,  or  with 
hM  fooods  ruck  out  of  them,  and  dif- 
fer! froB  indented,  which  are  ftrait  lines 
vkotu  ii:  hefe  the  breaches  are  ctrcu- 
Ur.   See  the  ef  ut:heon. 

ESGUICHB'  [in  HeraUry]  figniSes  the 
p^  laooth  oi  an  nunting  horn,  having 
i  i  dm  o  a  diffiBreac  colour  from  the  horn 
KH  r. 

I  PNGTSrOPE  [engffcopium^  t*  of  •>- 
[  |i^  Bear  and  r«or««(f»,  Gr.  to  beholdl 
[ta  iiftfameat  for  the  viewing  of  fmall 
I  W«  the  more  diftind  ;  fo  called,  be- 
t<4^  it  briogs  the  eye  much  nearer  to 
|lll«»  fo  as  to  caufe  them  to  appear,  as 
il«lsg  kigcr  pans  tod  dimendons;  the 
'kmm  as  a  nicroicopc. 

amiftll<yNlC  yt^\^  a  particular 
'  Wfttatt  of  tmang  the  voi^e,  and  difpofing 
I  Hi  Mrertab  with  fuch  art,  that  the  noe- 
[1%  kpcnmei  more  moving*  The  I&ft  of 
^  ^ Ar«e  kinds  of  mufick  ufed  bv  the 
,  aoi  abounding  in  t^injet  or 
Set  Cromatici  and  Diatcnki. 

^M(yNICAL  Di^s  [in  Myftcll 

diference  betv>een  the  greater  and 

IMDBB  [;n  BtrMty]  as  a  Croft 
_     iib,  h  mach  the  foiDO  M  a  Crcfi 
Which  iee. 


EN 

BNldMATTCALLY  loUluyfixrikUl 
Or. J  by  w«y    .    ridc*le. 

To  ENLA'RGH  a  Horfe  [with  flbryj- 
men]  is  co  make  him  go  iarge  i  that  is, 
to  embrace  more  ground  than  be  cover- 
ed. This  is  done  when  a  horfe  worka 
upon  a  round,  or  upon  volts>  and  ap« 
proaches    00  near  the  rei'tre. ' 

FNMANCHE'  ['n  Heraldry  ]\ 
.  is  -derived  from  ntancbe,  F,  a 
1  ileeve,  and  is  when  rh   chef 
'  hfls  lines  dra    .  from  tjie  up- 
per edge   "f  c'lerhict  on  rhe 
.  fides,  f^  about  h^If  the   breadth    of  thtf 
'  chie  ♦   .anitying  as  i'  it  '^a^  flesves  on  it 
j     ENNEA'LOGY  [enneahs'ia  L.  ot  irtri- 
|«tXo>ia,  Gr.J    a    f,e.'in       r    rearing  o£ 
nT!)e  poinrsi  alfo  an   oiaiion   '>r  treadfe 
divMei   Jro  nine  par*?  c  r   Jpters. 

ENNEAPETALOUS  [of  ?m*  nine  and 
ir«T«\oF,  Gr*  a  A  >wer  leif  J  having  nine! 
flower-leaves. 

ENNEAPHY'LION  [ifwaiOi^Wof,  Gr.J 
the  pi     r   D'  gVro  rh   violer.     1 

ENNEE'ME?I$  \mny.%e!^t.  Or  J  • 
grammat'Cil  figure  in  Latin  iad  Gr^el 
ver(e,  which  is  a  Cdtfura  after  the  fourth 
foot  in  the  ntn*h  fyllab'd  of  the  vcrfe^ 
which  odd  fylla<  le  ending  the  wor-,  helpa 
to  make  the  next  u  ot  with  the  following 
word,  as  in  this  verf- 

IIU  lotus  niveum  molUfultus  byacintbo, 
in  which    a|1  the    io' r   b  j'' hcs  of    thtf 
Cdfura  are  found,    as  Triememerit,  Pen- 
ttememeriiy  Beptbimmeris  and  Enneem^ 
meris. 

ENNO'BLBMENT,  a  making  noble  | 
alfo  a  being  ennobled  or  ma  'e  noble. 

fiNO'RMOUSNESS[£RcrrAiMi,£.J  hel- 
noufnefs. 

EKCRTHROSIS  [of  hof^ft$9ic,  o^ 
rather  tpdf^^fmo'tt,  Gr.'}  a  kind  of  looio 
jointing  of  t  e  Lones. 

E'iJOVATED  [^avatus,  1]  becomtf 
or  made  new. 

ENRA'GEDNBSS,  great  ra^e, 

ENRI'CHMENT  [of  enricbiY,  F.]  th* 
being  made  lich. 

ENROLLMENT  [of  s^enrdlleTt  F.]  an 
inroiling,  Jjrc 

BNS  [in  a  Pbihfopbical  fenfe]  a  being; 
wherever  has  any   ki 'd  ■  f  exitteoce. 

ENS  [in  Metapbfficis]  is  a|)ply*d  in  iti 
moft  genera'  fc  (e  to  every  rh'n*  th't  tho 
.I'.ind  any  way  ipjrehends;  anc  whe»eo£ 
it  a£rms  or  denies,  pr  jves  or  dlfprove* 
any  th'ng. 

hUS  Bottoms  [with  Sc^-oobmn]  unimt^ 
gtnary  thing  or  creature  o  the  braog; 
which  exifts  o  where  but  in  the  ua- 
derftanding  or  imagi<>«iom    t-   J^ 

I    ENS  Pnmtm  .  the  flrft  or  chief  eflencj 
according  to  the  Foraceffiattsj  tho  moft 
Ml*  r-  ^^ 

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efficacious  part  of  any  oacural  mixt  body, 
tither  animal,  mineral  or  vegctukU,  which 
(bey  pretend  to  be  able  to  feparate  from 
them,  and  bychem  to  perform  wonderiul 
'  things  for  the  renewing  and  rcliotlng  or 
you'h.     I, 

ENS  Vtmrls  fchc  being  or  eflence  of 
Vinust  '•  ^*  <-oppcr]  a  fublimation  of  equal 
parts  of  Cyprus  Vitriol^  calcined  to  a  dark 
colour,  and  Sal  Armoniack  inio  a  yellow 
flower.     J.. 

ENS  [in  pkyfich]  in  a  lefs  general  fenfe, 
figniHcs  fomething  that  exiHs  fome  way 
farther  than  in  being  conceiv'd  or  bein^ 
capable  of  being  perceived  in  the  mind, 
which  is  called  Ens  Pofitivum,  or  Reale' 

ENS  [in  Fharmacy,  Jc^C.]  a  term  ufed 
of  fome  thi  ^s  h-jt  are  pretended  to  con- 
tain all  chequjiiiics  or  virtues  of  the  in- 
gredient they  aie  drawn  from  in  a  little 
room, 

ENS,  in  its  proper  or  reftraincd  fenfc, 
IS  that  to  which  there  are  real  attributes 
belonging,  or  that  which  has  reality  not 
only  in  the  i-  telleft,  but  in  itfelf. 

To  ENSAl'N  [with  F^/oonrri]  topur|e 
a  hawk  or  f^lco  i  from  her  glue  and  greale. 

ENSE'MBLE,  together,  or  with  one 
another.    F. 

roirf  ENSEMBLE  [in  ArcbiteaureJ  of 
abuildiiij,  the  whole  work  and  compofi- 
rion  co<  (idered  together,  and  not  in  parts. 

ENSHRI'NED  [of  en  and  Scjiin,  Sax, 
efcrin,  F.  fcriaium,  L  a  desk  or  coHcr  J  pre- 
served in  a  flirine  or  coffer,  as  a  holy  or 
facred  thinf . 

ENSIFO'RMIS  Cartilago  [with  Anato- 
mlfts]  the  lowed  part  of  the  Sternum, 
calle-l  alfo  Mucronata.    Z 

ENSl'GNE  [French  Law  term]  bleed- 
ing or  blood-ierring  ;  alfo  let-blood. 

ENSTAXMENT,  [of  en  and  y^tvllan, 
orjfCal,  Sax^i  a  creation  of  a  knight  ol 
the  gar.er,  \efc.  or  the  ceremony  of  it, 

ENTA'BLAMENTl   fin   Arcbitedure^, 

ENTA'BLATURE  r  Vitruvius and  Vi- 
gnolaciWfd  it  Ornament;  it  fignifies  the 
Arcbitravet  Freeze  and  Cornice  together.  O- 
tbers  call  ir  Trabeation,  and  it  is  different  in 
different  orders.  Thcwords  are  borrowed 
from  Tabulatwn  »n  Latiiiy  /.  e*.  ciclfng,  bc- 
caufc  the  freexe  is  fuppofcd  to  be  formed  by 
the  end  of  the  Jo'ifls^  which  bear  upon  the 
Architrave.  It  is  alfo  ufed  for  the  Uft  row 
of  flones  on  the  top  of  the  wall  of  a  build- 
ing»  whereon  the  timber  and  the  coverii^ 

E'NT ABLER  Im  Horfemanjhip]  a  word 
ufed  in  the  academies,  Ufc.  appl/d  to  a 
•horfc  whofe  croup  goes  before  his  ftonl- 
ders  in  working  upon  vaults  $  for  in  regu- 
lar manage  one  half  of  the  iboulders  oaaht 
W  SO  before  the  croup. 


E  N 

ENTE'  [in  &ratdty1  grafted  or  fi^' 
ed,  this  is,  fays  a  certain  author,  tk 
fourth  grand  quartet  of  his  majefty  kiD| 
Georges  royal  enfign,  which  hethusbla^ 
zons,  Brutywick  and  Jjuunbtngbi  impaliM 
with  ancient  Saxony  etiit  en  pointy  F. 

ENTE  en  Rond  [in  Heraldry]  figntfie 
indented  round,  with  this  difference,  tha 
indented  is  lormed  of  llrait  lines  in  acd  ou 
but  this  is  made  of  rounds  in  and  out  a  lie 
the  fame  manner. 

ENTEILECHI'A  [«TiX«xi*,  of  iiTfXi 
and  i;^tf,  Gr.  to  havcj  the  human  mtai 
or  foul  fo  called  by  ArifiotU^  as  being  tb 
perte£lir.n  of  nature,  and  prirxnple  of  ma 
tion.  The  ancient  commentaiors  on  A 
rifiotle  interpreted  o'riX*;^^*  by  aaitt,  1 
meaning  by  that  a  kiiul  ot  (ubftaotial  form 
by  which  aSion  is  produced  in  the  bod| 
But  the  moderns  underflood  by  tr^iM;rii 
a  fort  of  continued  and  perpetual  motfoi 
•md  fit  modification  of  matter,  which  qoali 
fies  the  whole  to  be  able  to  perform  fuel 
a^s  ss  are  proper  to  it. 

To  ENTER  [in  Carpentry')  h  to  let  tk 
tenon  of  a  piece  oi  timber  into  the  moi 
tife  of  another. 

To  ENTER  ajhip  iSeaTtrm}  tohau 
her. 

E'NTERA  (o.te^  Gr.]  the  boweko 
en  rails.    L. 

ENTERFE'RE.    Stt  Interfere. 

ENTBRFE'RING  [fpoken  of  Ibrfis 
an  imporfe<^ion  which  caufes  them  to  |i 
narrow  behind  with  the  hinder  feei,fotb« 
they  fret  one  foot  ag'ainft  another,  wheat 
a  hard  mattery  fcab  arifei  which  maki 
them  go  lame. 

ENTEROCEXICK  lenteroceticms,  L 
troubled  with  the  ruptute  called  Eaten 
cele* 

ENTERO  EPIPLO'MPHALOS  [of  fi 
'Tce^r,  fTi  and  o/tc^aXor,  Gt.  the  naval 
a  kind  of  Exemphalos^iho  fame  as£i(i 
rompbdlos. 

^  ENTERO  Hydromphaids  [of  ffri^ 
(/(Tfff,  and  o^e^Xoc,  Gr.]  a  kind  of  £i 
omphalos,  wherein,  beiides  a  cfifplacn 
and  bunching  out  of  the  Liteftine,  tberel 
a  deal  of  watery  humours  colle&ed  aloa 
with  ir. 

ENTERPLHA'DBR  [in  Civii  1m9]  i 
called  Cogmtio  pr£Judicialu. 

To  ENTE'RR  [tutnrflr,  F.]  tounen 
to  bury. 

To  ENTH^XAMIZE  [entbtlamtan 
I.]^  to  bring  a  bridegroom  aad  bride  i 
their  bride-chamber. 

ENTHB'ATED  [entbeMiu,  t.  fc3«« 
Gr.l  inrpired  by  God. 

E^NTHfiMA  [if^Ata,  Gt.J  t  medid 
to  ftop  bleeding. 

ENTHE'MATA,  gnUs  ftock  iaio  t 
clefts  of  crces.  i 


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iNTHU'SJASM  f«rlrtt(fcf/mia,  JL  of  Ir. 
nn^^uk,  ^  I  bOvTtd^m,  Or.  to  ir.fpiie] 
iprophcdckor  poeuck/-  ge  or  lury,  which 
sdhemind,  nifes  and  enflames  the 
Miion,  4a>  fflsKes  i    ftink  and  ex. 
itfngieitTartrdinary  and  furprifing, 
ENTHUSU'STICA:  LY  [of  iF^r/fltr/- 
»,  Gt.]  ban  cnrbuAaftical  manner. 
mHYMEM  [fli/^yaewtf,    L.  'Ek^i.. 
;rt«,  o(^t^bfjtii,ftjLi,  Gt*  CO  conceive  in 
;*eaiid]  «  coDcepiion  or  Kea  of  the 

iffi-THTMEM  Cwirh  Je^ffor/c^/]  is 
^*  t^e  co'dadiog  fen  cncc    confifts  of 

JXTHYMEM  [in  Logick]  an  arguroenc 
«**fting  only  of  two  proporuions,  an 
■■w^nt  tod  a  confeqaenc,  deduced 
toomit. 

iNTl'CINO,  alluring,  drawiiw  in. 

VmU,  [with  Horfemen]  a  fort  of 
J*r*9iiB  :b«  refbfes  to  turn,  and  is  fo 
fctfoffl  fJiowing  or  obierviDCthe  hani, 
jAiiliertfi^sir.    F. 

iRnriiJlTY  lemieritt,  K]  (law  IVord) 
pweaei  or  the  whole,  as  diftinguiflicd 
«enietforha!f.    F. 

^'NTITATIVE  [entltaavus,  L.]  when 
•tBn  B  taken  according  to  its  cffence, 

^NTTriTlYE,  implies  an  abftraaion 
tiRitt»chm<nt  of  all  the  circuinftanccs 
■*«tliinn  ■»<l«r  confidcrarion. 
WITT  [b  the  School  Philo/bpby2  a 
'  Eat  orheing,  confidered  according 
it  is  in  its  phyfical  capacity. 
^OYEK 1  tin  HirMii]  is  ufed  by 
WrolRB  I  fome  to  fijjnify  a  bor- 
**  chu|td  initiely  with  things  without 

^WISES,  wrenches  of  the  pafteins 

[rot.  K 

wrgANCE  [of  /itfTifrf,  I.]  entry  or 

I  *°»  admittance  i    alfo  a  door,  paf- 

NSD,  being  in  t  trance. 
y^t  two  entraTons  joined  by 
^Di  7  or  8  inches  long.    F. 
r&AVONS,  locJcs  for  horfes  paf- 
Wn|  pieces  of  leather  two  fingers 
tkncd  op  and  ftuiTM  on  the  ioiide, 
tttt  honing  the  paftern.    F. 
^T«B'NCHYTA  [of  Sws^,  a  bowe^, 
^^►•iGf.  to  pour  inj  a  dyfter- 
^^^^SifboH  and  ^ma. 
■IIPAS  fwlm  H§r/emeu]  a  broken 
^l"<og  of  a  horfe,  and  properly  a 
"Mahle,  that  is  neither  w«lk  oor 
^knfeoiethingof  anamUe.    F. 
^fOU  [u  ArcbiMureJ  a  kind 
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•ncyof  t  wardrobe,  Jprr.    Ir  is  alfo  called 
Mexanxine. 

To  ENTRO'ST.     S«c  Thfr^ff. 

E'NTRY  [wirh  MerchamsJ  thefetting 
down  the  particulars  o\  trade  m  the  books 
of  accounrs. 

ENTRY  ad  communem  legem  See  En- 
tre,  ]ffc. 

ENTRY,  a  folenm  reception  or  cere- 
mony performed  by  kinjis,  princes  or  am» 
bairadors,  upon  ihcir  firft  cntri.'g  a  cicy, 
or  upon  I  heir  recurn  from  fr^me  fuccefslul 
cxpediiicn,  by  way  of  triumph. 

To  ENU'BILATE  £cnubllatum,  I.]  to 
make  cleir. 

END'BILOUS  [enuBilustL.I  fair,  with- 
out clouds. 

To  ENU'CLEATE  lenuckatum,  JL.]  to 
take  our  the  kernel. 

JBNUDATION,  a  mak-rg  naked  or 
plain,  laying  open,  Iffc-    L, 

BNVIRONNE'  [>"  ^criildrj/'j  fiKnifies 
a  figure  of  a  lion  or  any  other  thuig,  encon- 
pafled  about  with  other  ihin;;s.     F. 

An  ENVl'KONMENT,  an  cncompnffing 
round. 

E'NVIOUSNESS  [of  invidiafui,  orm- 
vidia,  L,J  envy,  envious  naiurt. 

t'NULA,  the  herb  Elecampane.     L. 

E'NULON  [crj/Xor,  of  ir  in,  and  5\of  a 
gum]  the  interior  part  of  the  gum. 

BNU'MERABLE[fiM«ifr^i//j,  Z-]  nOr 
merable. 

ENUMERA'TION  [with  Rbetoricansl 
a  part  of  the  Peroration,  wherein  the  ora« 
tor,  coUcfting  the  Ccattc red  heads  of  what 
has  been  delivered,  throughout  the  whole, 
makes  a  brief  and  artful  rebearfal  or  reca- 
pitulation thereof. 

To  BNU'NCIATE  [enunciatum,  1.]  to 
utter  or  pronounce. 

ENU'NCIATIVE  [  emmciativus,  X-l 
that  may  be  Oiewed,  uttered  or  pronounced. 

ENUNCIATI'VELY  iemmciative^  X.] 
dedaratively. 

^B'NURNY   [in  Heraldry'}  fignifies  a 
bordure  charged  with  beai  s,  iffc* 

To  B'NVY  [ifnidere,  L.]  to  grudge  or 
be  uneafy  at  the  good  fortune  o\  others. 

BNVY  [invidia^  I.  envie^  F]  an  un- 
eaOnefs  of  grief,  arifing  from  beholding 
Che  good  qualities  or  proiperity  of  others. 

ENVY  [HiertfglypbicaUj]  an  enviout 
perfon  was  reprefented  by  the  water-fef- 
pent  H^dra,  becaufe  ot  its  proceeding  from 
corruption  and  mud;  intimating,  that  per- 
fons  that  entertain  this  ungrateful  paflion  in 
their  breafts,  arc  of  fitch  a  fdfdid  difpofiti- 
tion,  that  they  feem  to  be  made  up  of  mu4 
and  bafenefs. 

Emy  was  painted  by  the  anctents  tn  « 
gtroienc  of  dtfcoloured  green  cdlour|  fiHl 
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toENWO'RTHY  [of  «  tad  pfp%, 

^dCr.}  CO  render  one*s  felf  worthy  .  ^s  ilr 
Juftrioiis  or  noble. 

To  ENWRA'P  :  of  en  tnd  bpeojijji  n, 
&x.     ro  w  ap  up  in, 

ENY'STRON  [<->»  rfru*,  Gr.  to  pcrfc4] 
the  Uft  Or  4th  ve  arici'*  «i  ahimaU  chat 
chew  the  cud,  which  compleais  the  di- 
^eftion. 

BODE'RBKICH  [ot  6oV>oj\  a  hedge, 
bjii^p,  ..ax.  a  breaking]  a   ^c  Jgc  brcak- 

EONS     1    [aI»uc    Gr.    ages]    a  title 

iEONESf  which  VaUnune  *  hcrefi- 
«rcn  f  the  fcc'*nd  century  ijave  to  the 
pTodu&ions  or  his  7rf9»f,  Proon  or  fiiu 
Jciry, 

EPACMA'STICA  [of  Sj^x/u-s-ixo^,  Gr-,^ 
ft  fever  which  f»r'»v'$   oiriniialiy  ilr  -ni^cr. 

BPAINE'TICK  Foem  [>  irotim,  Gr. 
pTiiifr-]  comprcben-s  en?  f^mn^  t  e  £^i- 
tbafamiumt  the  Gengtbliacon,  r  whacelfe 
tends  10  the  proife  and  congratulation  ot 
the  Divine  Per.ons  and  perfous  emineuc 
upon  4^arf  h. 

BPANADITLOSIS  [fTtfM/iVx^ric  of 
ivAfA^ ITT Kiety  Gr.]  a  redoubling.  Z. 
'  EPA^ADIPLOSIS  [with  Rhetmcidns] 
Is  a  (i;Lure,  when  tr>ey  i«gin  and  en  a 
jemcn  e  with  the  farne  words,  zs  Kind  to 
tisjpritnds,  (vui  to  bit  enemies  kiud»  In 
lAtin  rhfs  fiiZure  s  c  lled^ciH/!o 
>  EPANADIPLOSIS  [with  pbyficms'] 
frequent  re<loahl?ngs  or  returns  ot  fe?ers. 
BPANA'LEPSIS  [f)r*i«Mi+K  >i  >»«- 
fAhA/uC^ir^  Gr.  rr>  repeat]  a  re  eticion. 
'  fiPANALEPSiS  [  "it  R  etoricians'i  a 
ligure.  In  which  the  fame  word  is  repeat- 
ed for  enforce meiK-fake,  efpec»allv  a'ler 
a  long  paienthefis  ;  as.  it  is  manif^ft  tbey 
taoe  erredy  it  is  tnanifefi. 
•  EPANA'PHORA  r  fjrrtri^fogpe  of  i«-« 
t^fipm^  Gr.  I  refer]  i.e>  a  re'erence 

EPANAPHORA  [wi'h  Rb^toricians  I  a 
figure,  when  the  fame  word  begins  Tcveial 
fentences  or  claufesjas,  bicgelidi  forUes, 
^icmolliaprata,  bic  nemus, 
■^  EPA'NODOS  [ir-'ro/^,  of  Iwl  and 
(trifTvQ*,  (ir,  accent »  a  reru-n. 
"  EPANODOS  r-n  Rbetmcl^  a  figure, 
when'  the  fame  found  or  word  is  twice 
repeated  in  feveral  fentences,  or  in  the 
£ime  fentencr;  as. 

Neitber  tbe  Ligbt  witbout  its  Sun, 

Uor  yet  tbe  Sun  witbout  its  Jjgbi 

BPANCVRTHOSIS    l,ra>»i^«ric  o\  \ 

ir«»ep^o«,  Gr-.  to  corre^^]  correction  or 

Hmendment^  a  reftoring   co  che  former 

ilate. 

'  EPAPH/E'RESIS  tr«tf  if^am.  of  Wt 
•ver  and  above,  and  «'^ipfe».  Gr,  to  take 
4Way]  a  cutting  or  clipping  over  ^^ain.  I, 


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repetMd  blood-letctog, 
evacmtio' . 

BPaPHA'LESIS  [with    Sterg^ 
irritared  >r  iCDCateH  phlebotom>'«        " 

ETARER  [in  Boffimaufhip}  a  wo 
ufed  i  ^  the  manage  m  fij^nity  tbe  fl*ng?i 
of  a  hv-rfe,or  his  yerkin^  aud  ftrik  i  g  o 
hts  hin     leps.     F. 

EPAU'LEMEMT,  a  (hou'dcriug- piece. 

EPAU'LEMBNT,  is  aifo  a  fido*wo] 
ma<ie  etrhcr  of  earth  thrown  up,  oFoa] 
or  b^sKets  mil  of  earth,  or  wich  £»ggo 
loaded  wirh  earrh. 

EPAUaMENTS  [of  piacei  <rf  jtrms 
for  rhe  cavalry,  at  the  entering  of  tl 
rrenches,  are  made  of  fafcines  mijce^l  wii 
earrh 

EPEXB'GESIS   [  ijrifi^wwf ,     Gr,  J 
plainer  inte-precation  or  thit,  virhich  w^s 
mcnti<^ncd  l>ef"re. 

EPHE'BiTY  IfiCitt  Gr.]  the  age  1 
a  ftripling  at  the  entrance  ot  c]a«  151 
year. 

EPHB'PRA  llpU&t,  Gr.J  the  hei 
horfe«tai!.    L- 

EPMBLJE'UM  [wich  Anahnnif^sJ  th 
place  from  the  hypogaftrium  or  parci 
rhe  abdomen  ro  tbe  fecrets. 

EPHE'MERHS,  birds  or  creactires  cbj 
17ve  but  one  day.  and  therefore  hieroglj 
ph  cally  reprelenced  tbe  iborcnelk  of  man 
life. 

EPHEMERI'DIAN,  of  or  peixatnii^  c 
an  ephemeris> 

EPHE'MERINB    1  [  ephemerimu^     J 

EPHBMElCIAN  f  tfUfMe^wect  Gr. 
beljnging  to  a  journal,  regifter  or  daj 
book. 

EPHE'MBRIS  [  l9^u«e^r,  GrJ  •  regi 
fter  or  day-book,  a  journal. 

EPHBMERIS  ^[with  JfiroUgers^  ^c. 
a  journal  containing  obfenrations  relatiq 
to  the  heavenly  bodies,  efpecxaUy  fhew 
ing  their  places  at  noon. 

EPHE'MBRON     \  [\^/*^&^^    of  i« 

EPHEME'RIUM  f  and  i/*!©*,  Or.^ 
kind  of  plant  rfat  dies  rhe   fame  day  i 
fprings,  a  may  Itly,  meadow-fiiffron,  a  ii 
ricon- fancy.    £• 

EPHiBSTl'A  [it-irw'*,  Gr^^  feftira] 
hiH  in  the  ci'y  of  Tbebes  in  honour  o 
Tirefi4s^  who  is  faid  to  have  had  a  facc«f 
five  mixture  of  men  and  women  $  am 
therefore  at  that  time  they  attired  om 
fii  ((  in  a  mafculbe,  and  then  in  a  feminiiM 
hah.'t. 

EPHFTiE,  certain  judgei  at  Athens 
who  rv'd  caufet  of  manflaughter,  whc 
we^e  50  in  number-  and  were  co  be  « 
m'ny  yeirsold 

fiPHlAXTBS  [UidKrwe^  Gr.1  «  dtC 
eafe  called  the  nighc-mare,  chiefly  aflfed* 


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UAa,  who  hney  cbeir  wind-pipt  tad 
hrc^  U  oppre&'d  by  fome  weighty  and 
ifla^ne  ilnc  Come  fpe^re  or  demon  ftops 
ifceir  breach. 

EPHITPiUM  TotSfiirarK,  Gr.]  a  fad- 
die  or  -^   .cj  hame'sot  a  hori'e. 

EPHOD  n^SK*  Hf^O.  *  garmen- 
worn  by  Khe  prteos  of  ihe  jews,  which 
veie  Of  tvbo  fo  s  ;  the  fi>tt  was  made 
of  go!d  an  cwi^.d  ftlk  ot  purple  Icarlet, 
asd  fior  linen  with  broider'd  work,  ^c. 
Us  any  ^vit  worn  by  che  htgh  pre:t» 
wheo  he  offiriated;  it  covered  the  back 
tftd  t^  bre.ft,  and  on  che  (boulders  were 
in  c  o  ooyx  ^or.es9  io  which  were  en- 
frtvieo  che  names  n<  c  e  ift  r>nsof /^co^, 
chc6e  dcA  on  chergbt,  -.  ttiho  6y'Ung. 
eft  on  cie  lefc,  ihac  when  he  went  in;o 
the  Smtfftm  SmSorwn  be  inighi  oe  put  in 
reneahrance  to  pray  for  the  i%  tribes. 
There  are  others  of  linen  for  the  inferior 
priesls,  ^c 

tFTBATETlTON  ll^ifiAri^w  of  m- 
C^ivM  I  retumj  afpeechora  copy  ofver- 
fcs,  retiming  chaoks  ro  che  gods  for  a  fafe 
mn  ftom  a  long  journey  or  voy3ge,  made 
hf  fome  perloQ  ot  figure  ac  au  entertain- 
Bro    made  lor  his  fT''enr's. 

fiPl'BOLE  £ajriC6>i»>  Cr}  a  cafliiig  or 
fSiiiac   in. 

iPIBOLfi  £with  lUfetoriciau']  a  figure 
whetcsB  che  ie.-eiition««f  the  fame  word 
Ml  the  hcgisDing  ol  ieveral  fen.cnces  has 
nfpeSt  CO  the  matter ;  whereas  in  the 
%iiie  Epm0lcffi4  it  has  regard  chiefly  to 
&  ...le. 

XTlCfiNB  Geadir  [  in  Grammar  ]  a 
gcoder  which  contains  both  fexes  under 
mc  termination^  whetner  mafculine  or 
iiirintoe. 

EPICEKA'STICKS  [  fanxt^Viaue,  of 
•ariaad  ai^Bnr»/<i>  Or.  to  rifrrectj  medi- 
dues  which  by  their  emplali'ck  virtue, 
JgfC.  takeaway  the  torce  o^  and  moderate 
ite  acrimoBOUs  humours,  and  aflaage  che 
■Mniol  fenfacioa  ot    che  parts  &ffeded. 

EPICHI'RSMA  linx^^nfjim^  Gr.]  an 
acteai^  or  endeavoui 

EPlCHl'RfiSl^  fwiih  A»^«)w]adex. 
miry  or  readinefs  in  difTfdi  g  iintoial  bo» 

EPKHO'RDIS  "of  ta-i  and  xV^i,  Gr. 
S  ftviog  o^  tiireiline]  the  mefeniery. 

JETJCK  .sa-Mof  »f«a^,  Gr.J  a  verie 
•e'caioing  to  or  confining  of  hejcameter  or 
ber-  :c^  ^rfe. 

ETlCK  Foem^  is  a  difcour(e  invented 
vtt .  atct  to  to  m  the  mansieis  of  men  by 
s^B^Uon,  defigned  under  the  allegories 
ot  feme  iflsportanc  aftioo*  which  is  rela- 
ted ui  verle*  afser  a  probable,  diverting 
^woodertnl  manner.  Roffg  thus  defines 
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of  tn  epick  poem.  Tho^  ArifioiU  fayt 
epick  poetry  makes  ufe  of  d>r  >uriea  to 
vcrfe  and  profe,  and  M  Dacier  agreea 
with  him  s  but  we  in  England  have  all 
our  poerry  in  verle  at  leall,  if  nor  in 
mime.  Aid  vie  rank  difiiouHes  in profe, 
altho'  there  m-iy  be  che  texcure  of  a  fie* 
tion  in  them,  among  what  we  ctll  fables^ 
and  allow  nothing  to  be  epick  p  ^e*:rv,  ouc 
whit  I's  i'l  vcrfe.    See  Htroici  P^em* 

Epick  poeff  is  not  confined  *  ^ierve 
uni'tes  ot  time  and  pla  e.  Ar'fiotie  faya 
ic  has  no  fettled  cime»  anj  in  cha:  it  differs 
^rom  che  Dramauck*  And  as  to  uni'y  of 
place,  that  need  not  be  obfeved,  bec^ui^ 
che  poem  is  read  as  in  biflory,  which  may 
be  left  off  by  the  reader  at  pteaf^ue. 

EPICU'NTJE  [\irttKimii  of  kfrmTjfm, 
Gr.  to  incline  J  earthquakes  thac  move 
hde  nns 

EPl'CRASIS  [tTrU  yrtt,  Gr."]  a  min- 
glirp  together  or  cemper  ng.    X. 

EPl'CRISrs  WTiK^irts,  Gr  }  approba- 
tion, eftimii'n,  judgment.    J« 

HPICTE'NION  [  of  it)  and  xt«V, 
Gr.  r*^e  p:i^»''^     the  part  upon  i  he  pubea. 

EPICURE'AN  Pbih/bphy,  in  rlhis atoms, 
fpace  and  gravity  ar^  a  d  dc^rn  as  the 
prinriples  of  ail  chinas.  Epictrus  heU 
tnac  rhe  ui  iverfe  confilted  or  aioms  or 
corpufcles  of  various  forms,  nragnicudes 
and  weighis,  vnich  having  been  d-fperfed 
at  ran^'om  through  che  immenfv  mane  or 
fpace*  for tuitoufly  concurred  in ;o  innume- 
rable fyftems  or  worlds  which  were  thoa 
formed,  and  afterwards  from  time  to  time 
iccreafed,  and  diffolved  again  without  any 
certain  caufe  or  defijin ;  wirhouc  the  'uter- 
vention  o^  a>y  cteity,  or  the intendance  o£ 
any  nrovidence. 

EPICURE'ANISM,  thedoarineor  phi- 
lofophy  of  Epicurus  ;  alfo  the  j  raSife  of 
an  epicure  or  v  lupiuous  pcribuj  glue* 
tony. 

^  EPIDBMI'A  IWan/AM^  Gr."}  a  catch- 
ing  or  con:«gioils  difeafe  cottimunicable 
from  one  to  another,  as  che  plague,  pox; 

XttCm 

FPIDE'MIC  INESS  UrtJ'ifiUMf,  Grj 
vniv^rfality  of  inte6H  )n»  ^c.   ' 

EPIDE'SMUS  [with  ^r^^onrl  a  Iiga. 
ture,  bandage  or  fwacbe  tor  a  wound  Ot 
fore.    L. 

EPIDIDYMIS  [IrtJ'UufiiiC,  Gr."]  % 
bodyoi  veflels,  the  figure  ot  which  re^ 
fembles  crooked  veins,  fwollca  with  illi 
blood  I  the  eteater  globe  or  bun.h  of 
which  as  f aliened  to  the  back  of  the 
tefticles,  and  lefler  to  the  velTel  chat  car* 
ries  the  fimen.    L. 

BPIGA'STRICK  ri'iw,* be  flank  veins. 

EPIOA'STRION  [4>fi>ars*e<oy,  Gr.] rhe 
for^'pan  of  tbe  abdomm  or  lower  b^'ly* 

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The  upper  part  of  which   is  called  the ! 
kypocbondriumj     the    middle   wnbilkalis, 
a»-f  r  he  lower  bypogaftthtm*    JL. 

EPIOE'NEMA  [tyry'.infjiH,  Gt.I  thit 
which  is  added  to  ^ny  thing  over  and 
above. 

EPIGENEMA  [  in  a  fb^a  fenfc] 
that  which  happens  to  a  difeafc  like  a 
fympcom. 

EPlGtU^lS  [of  ivf  above  and  yXirTar 
Gf.  the  buctock]  the  upper  pare  of  che 
buttocks. 

E'PILBPSY  [4jri\»|i*ofwi\a/uyg«'r», 
to  invade  or  fetie  upon,  Or."]  this  dileife 
is  a  convulfion  of  the  whole  body, 
which  hinders  or  puts  a  ftop  co  all  an'- 
jnal  a5lionS|  and  proceeds  from  a  diforder 
ia  (he  brain. 

tPU  EPSI'A  Intefi'maHs  [wfth  Thyftcl- 
Jiw]  a  convulfiou  that  arifcs  from  things 
tbac  fiet  the  bowels,  a  difeafe  that  fre- 
quently happens  to  children.    /.. 

EPltEPSl'A  Puerorum  [with  rhjipci- 
dfts]  convQlfions  with  which  infants  are 
iicqviently  fei^ed.    X. 

fcPlLO'€I$MA  [of  epihgtfmuf,  L,  of 
Ivtxiyto'fitQ',  Gf'  ]  a  computation  or 
reckoning  )  alfo  the  opinion  ot  Pbyficiaiu, 
when  coniklted  concerning  the  cure  of  a 
difenfe. 

fi'PlLOCUH  [epihgus,  L  of  it/x*)^ 
of  \  B-i  and  X«><^,  Gr*']  In  Dramatick 
Tot  try  f  a  ffeech  tddrefled  to  the  audience 
when  ibe  pfay  is  ended  s  nfually  conrain- 
in^  feme  reflections  on  fome  incidents  in 
the  play,  and  particularly  thofe  of  che 
part  in  the  play  afied  by  the  afior  who 
fpeaks  it. 

EPILOGUE  [in  Rbetorici]  is  thecon- 
cliiGou  of  an  oration  or  recapitulation, 
wherein  the  orator  fums  up  or  recapitu- 
lates the  Isbftance  of  hls.difcourfei  that 
it  may  be  kept  Frelh  in  the  minds  of  his 
auditors,  who  are  frequently  confured  in 
their  thoughts  by  the  number  and  variety 
oi  the  chinas  they  hear. 

EPiLorwiCA  [«TiA«^/*i«*,  of  itJ 
a-.d  KotfioCy  Gf'  a  peftilencej  medicir.es 
good  againk  a  peftiienre  or  plague. 

EPl'MELES  [sTj^jiXif ,  Gr,2  the  raed 
lari  a  tmit.    Z. 

EPIME'NIA  lLa9  IVord^  expenccs  or 
gifts. 

£PIMFNn>IUM,  a  kind  of  bohrt.  X, 

EPIMONE'  [w^oi-i,  Gr.]  continuancci 
ftay,  pcrrcveraHce. 

EPIMONE  [with  Kbetoridans '] jt  fi- 
gure by  which  the  fame  caufe  is  ccntinued 
and  periifted  iu,  much  in  one  form  of 
fpeeih  ;  alfo  a  repetition  of  the  fame 
word  to  move  affe&ion,  as  tbus,  tbusit 
pUafed  bim,  Jjrc. 

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e^^i^M-U,  Gf.  a  fit]  a  Jtcrin  which  phyG- 
cians  life  when  a  patient  is  fetzed  with 
more  fits  in  a     ever  than  are  ufuil. 

EPIPHO'M  MA  [«Ti^»iri'^a  ot  mf«- 
Vitt,  Gr»  tu  cH>i  upori]  is  an  exdaoiacton 
con-^ tiling  i  xue  fenience  of  more  than 
on'iinary  lenic,  which  is  placed  at  the  end 
o\  a  difcourf.*.  It  is  like  the  laft  blow, 
where  two  pei  Tons  have  been  fightine,  and 
pives  the  aiidicojy  la  cl'>fe  and  lively  re- 
flexion on  the  fubjcft  that  has  been  treat- 
ed on.  F/r^/7  gives  us  an  example  of  an 
Epipboncma.  - 

Tontine  animh  ccdefiihus  Ir^ ! 

IVbat  fo  great  Wtaxb  in  beaverUy  Minds  I 

EPrPHORA  [t.Tir>e^\  Gr,]  an  attack  ^ 
o«    rnrec. 

EPIPHORA  [vrhhRbetoricims']  a  fi- 
gure in  whijh  a  word  is  ;epeated  at  the 
end  Oi  feveral  leniences  ;  but  't  differs  from 
Epiftropbey  in  that  it  has  refped  chieflj  to 
tne  miue'- 

EPIPHORA  [with  rbjficiauj  a  vio- 
lent fl3'"ing  oi  humoors  into  any  part, 
erpccially  the  ^'^atcring  or  dropping  ot 
the  eyes  }  occafnnej  by  a  thin  rbeum^ 
which  is  commonly  called  itivoiuatary  wtep- 
ingt  nnd  continually  flows  tr  m  the  cor> 
oers  of  the  eyes  ;  alfo  the  fall  of  warer  in- 
to tbe  cods,  as  in  fome  kind  of  lUptures. 

EPIPHY'SES  Vermifomei  [j4aatomyl 
two  eminences  of  the  cetebelUtm,  fhapej 
like  worms,  which  keep  open  che  paflafe 
from  the  third  to  the  fourth  ventricle*  £. 

EPI'PLASMA^  a  pultice,  the  fame  as 
VatapLiJma.    L. 

EPl  PLEXIS  [iT/VXn^if,  Gr.'J  tn  up- 
braiding or  taunting,  chiding  or  lebnkiogy 
reproof,  rebuke,    i. 

EPIPLOCE'  [tTiTMxJi,  Gr,}  a  foldii^ 
in,  a  pUtrinp, or  inerwcavi.ip. 

EPlPLOCE'  [with  Kbetcriciant}  a  fi- 
gure expre/Iing  a  gradual  rifing  of  ono 
claufe  of  a  fentence  cut  of  a'^other*  oiacii. 
aicerthe  maj^ner  of  a  climix,  as*  be  ba- 
ving  taken  bis  boufe,  be  brought  out  bis 
family^  and  baving  hfugbt  tvem  out^  Jlem 
tbem, 

EPIPLO'ICK,  of  or  belonging  to  the 
Epiplfon. 

EPIPLOI'DES    [tT«T\t«/if»    of  sTi- 
«\«oy,  and  t«r^,    Gr*  form]  a  /crra  ap- 
plied to  the  arteries  and  veii^s  diftributecf ' 
through  the  fubftance  of  che  E^^^bon  or 
caul. 

EPIPLOOCOMI'STES  [of  *tTis>M9 
and  asjttif »,  Gr.  co  carry]  a  fat,  b»^- 
betlied  man,  that  has  a  very  ^reat  OtvL 

EPI'PLOON  ['iflrijrXaPF,  Gr.^  thecanl» 
a  cover  fpread  over  the  bowels  in. the 
Ihape  of  tf  net,  and  aboundii^  with  blood^ 
vefielsy  whofe  u^e  is  to  cheriih  the  fto« 
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HWPIOSAKCO'MPHALOS  [  of  'i^f- 
nw,  w/fftcflj,  and  ijtJip€h&'  thcnaVel, 
Gr.l  t  fori  ol  cumour  oi  \bt  exomphalos 

I'PIRES,  rhc  great  loicrpretcr  of  th^ 
gods  tmoDg  the  E^tians,    He  was  paioc- 
ed  with  the  heid  oi  a  hawk. 
I       EPISCHI'ON   [>«-i#-^/ey,   Gr.]    the 
ftiTcbsne. 

EPI'SCOPAt  lepifcopalis,  JLJ  o(  or 
fCrtainine  coa  biihop  or  epifcopac/. 

EPISCOPa'LIANS.  th-fe  of  the  epif- 
copil  party,  and  are  rec^iners  to  the 
cburcb  of  EsgUmd, 

FPrSODE  (;  'itrwo-Q/ioF,  Gt,  ]  an  en- 
tltBce  or  cotmngtn. 

EPISODE  f  «.icb  Poets,  ^c*^  a  fepa- 
rsiei&ioaor  relation  cackc  co  cnepnnci' 
ptUub)ed  CO  fiirniih  the  work  with  a  va- 
iieryoterea'S,  or  co  give  a  pleating  di- 

EPISODICAI.,  of  or  belonging  to  an 
epifeee. 

EPISODIC,  faid  of  a  poetical  ^ble 
vbeni:  is  fwelled  with  unr.eceiTiiry  inci- 
tos;  andirs  epifodes  are  not  neceflfaril/ 
aor properly  conne£^ed  with  each  other. 

EPrSTATES  £*fTir*Tj»ff  of  \irl  over, 
vA  Wi/i-if  Gr.  I  ilandj  a  commander  or 
pcHbawho  has  the  dire^lion  aad  govern- 
■cut  of  a  people. 

EPISTE'MONAKCH  fof  'triTn/ut*  f  i- 
5^  and  ^fX*y  ^^*  ^domiiiaonj  a  dignity 
wil«Grpfi  church,* whofc  office  was  co 
ynch  over  the  do^rines  of  the  church, 
i»  eftfj  thing  relating  to  ihc  faith,  and 
»  infp*ft  and  farvey  them  as  a  ccnfor. 

EPlSTO'KaUM  ['firiro/*/o?,  Gr.']  in 
BfdfjBdkkSt  a  plug  or  inllrumenc,  by  the 
iffiicarion  whereof  an  aperture  may  be 
(fe-ed  and  ff)iit  again  at  pleafure. 
^  EpiSTROPHiE'US  fof  Uirt^ft<t'n,  of 
*»J  upon,  and  r/s'^a*  to  turn,  GrS]  the 
i^  Vertebra  of  the  neck,  that  turns 
rwtid  opon  the  axis  or  fecond. 

IPl'STROPHE  [  *i<ris-ef?J»,  Gr^"]  a 
tamg  Or  aire  rat  ion.  a  going  back.  Z. 

EPISTROPHE  fwith  nbetorkimsj  a 
figure,  wherein  fcveral  Tentences  end  in 
the  Came  word,  as  ambition  feeis  to  he 
ifttt  to  the  f^^t  after  that  to  he  e^ual 
vzr>  t^  bffi^  then  to  be  chief  and  ab<yve 
thehffi. 

EP/STTLIUM  pi-orirv^/oF,  Gr.]  that 
wbicfa  is  now  called  ^n  Arcbttrave^  which 
bchefirft  member  of  the  Entablature j  and 
a  afoally  broken  into  2  or  3  divifiors 
tersad  FafcU.^  i*  r.  fwathes,  fillets,  bands 
er  Efts. 

PWAPH  ['•<riTa'<^isf  of  'i»J  T^ 
'■#♦,£.  f,  upon  a  ^  tomb  or  monument j 
*Vck,  faya  a  certain  author,  Ihould  re* 
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hts  progeny  truly  ;  hiscounrr^anc!  quaUtf 
briefly 3  his  lie  and vircu^.^  m^ueihy,  and 
his  end  chriltianly,  exhoicuig  rather  to 
examples  thin  vair-ziory. 

El'lTASIS    [  'i.T^Tdtf-IC     of    *«T|TtfVT», 

Gr,  to  iiretch  outj  a  ftretching  or  (tra>n« 
ingi  vehemence,  imeDlenefs  j  alio  an  am- 
plifying or  enlarging  on  a  fubj?£i.     X. 

EPITASIS  [in  rbyfick}  the  i..crcaic  or 
growth  and  heightening  of  a  difeafe,  or  a 
paroxifm  of  a  difeafc,  efpccially  oi  % 
fever. 

EPCTHEMA  I'tm^njutt^  Gr.^  a  medi- 
cine applied  to  the  more  noble  parts  of 
the  body  i  alfo  an  outward  application 
generally  of  a  liquid  form  like  a  lomenta- 
tion. 

EPITHY'ME  ['«Ti^/««a,Gr.]  a  mcdi- 
cinjl  plane  oi  a  very  extraordinary  na- 
ture and  figure.  Its  leed  is  very  imaij, 
from  which  arife  long  threads  like  hairs^ 
which  foon  periih  as  well  as  the  root,  ua- 
lefs  they  meet  with  Tome  ncij^hbouring 
plant  borh  co  fuflain  and  feed  them,  ic 
grows  indiHFerenrly  on  all  kinds  of  herbs, 
and  writers  actiibure  to  them  the  virtues 
of  the  plants  they  grow  OAj  but  thofs 
moft  ufeid  iu  medicin«  are  iuch  as  grow 
on  chyme. 

E'PITHET  [»stI^i7«k,  Gr.]  a  thing 
put  or  added   co. 

rPlTHETS  C^ith  Grammarians]  ar« 
adjedivcs  or  words  put  to  hibA  an  rives, 
expreding  their  natures  or  qttaiittes»  as  a 
generous  fpirit,  a  violent  rage^  wher« 
the  words  generous  and  violent  are  tho 
epithets  exprefling  the  qualities  of  the 
mind  and  pafTion. 

To  EPITOMIZE,  to  make  an  abridpc 
mem,  or  to  reduce  into  a  lefler  compafs. 

EPI'TOMIZER  [of 'ffl-jTa^i,  Gr,]  an 
abridger. 

EPI'TRITUS  ['fTiVg^Ti^,  Gr.]  afoot 
of  a  Latin  verfc,  confilting  of  4  Syllables, 
where  the  firft  fy liable  is  fliorr,  and  all 
the  red  Jong,  as  Salutantes  i  the  I'l  is 
mide  out  oi  a  Trocbaus  and  a  bpoadaut^ 
where  the  fiift  iyllable  is  long,  and  rhs 
xd  (borr,  and  the  z  laft  as  long  z^concita- 
ti  s  the  3d  is  compounded  of  a  SpondAut 
and  aaZonl^,  where  the  %  Erft  fyilibes 
are  long,  the  ^d  fliorr,  and  the  lad  long. 
as  Communicansi  the4th€onriilsofa  Spcn^ 
daus  and  a  Trocbjsus^  where  the  B  lirlt  fyl- 
lyables  are  long,  and  the  laft  fliorty  as  iii- 
cantar^. 

EPITRO'CHASMUS  ['trtrf^x^T/uiic^ 
Gr.]  a  running  over  things  with  a  gre^ 
fwifcnefs.    Z. 

EPITRO'CHASMUS  [with  Rbetor'tci" 
ans]  a  fipu'C,  wherein  the  orator  runs 
hallilyover  fevtral  chings,  cither  forbre- 
vlty-.lakei  as  Cdijar  invaded  the  borders, 

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**ok  tilt  ctry  and  pnrfued  pompeyi  or 
dfe  ro  amaze  rhofe  he  Toeai's  to  i  as 
Atfnrf  jl?/7/.  Sirs ;  J^ttft  hougbt  you  this 
way  *  ivbo  are  you  ibnt  appear  in  arms  ? 
H^bitbtr  are  you  marcbing  ? 

E.n 'TROPE  ['tiriTac^  of  'Mrir^t^m, 
Cr.  to  grant]  pci million,  a  comm'frng 
oi  an  rffair  to  one's  mantpemem. 

EPITROPE  fwirh  Rbetorictam^  '«  a 
figure,  when  the  ora.ur  giams  what  be 
aiay  trecly  deny,  in  order  to  obiain  what 
lie  deanands.  This  figure  is  fomettmcs 
ttfed  CO  move  an  enemy,  and  fee  heto>c 
hit  view  the  horror  of  his  crnelty.  To 
this  end  be  is  invited  co  do  all  the  mi*- 
chiet  he  can. 

EPI'TROPUS  f'EarjTc^®-  of  \rir^ 
vttf».  Or.  to  atimintfterj  a  kind  of  judge, 
or  r<icher  arbitra^ory  which  the  Oreek 
Cnritii  ns  under  the  dominion  ot  the 
Turks  e  ed  in  the  feveral  cities,  co  ter- 
minate the  differences  that  rife  among 
tbem»  anH  avoid  carrying  chem  before 
the  Turil/h  maniftratc. 

EPILEU'GMENON.     See  Dieteugme- 

tVBSU 

EPIZEU'XIS  [••Tifii/fif  Gr,'\  a  join- 
ing to^e<ber* 

EPLOYE*  [in  Heraldry]  difplay'd,  as 
idgle  eplyt\  la  an  eagle  dilplape  ^  which 
is  not  always  to  have  cw  .  heads.  Bijc 
at  in  the  crcircheon.    Sec  Difplayed  in  D. 

EPNEUMA'TOSIS  I'tvuofAdr^ine, Gr,] 
expiration,  the  aft  or  taculty  of  brqith- 
aog  our.    L. 

EPO'CH   1    ['•aro;^>   of  •Tox«^  Or. 

E'POCHAI  to  tullain  or  ikopj  a 
chronological  term  ior  a  fixe  point  or 
time,  whence  the  years  are  numbered  or 
accounted  •  or  a  iolemn  date  of  time 
counted  from  Tome  memorable  aaion,  as 
the  creuton  of  the  world. 

EPOCH  A  of  Cbri/f,  is  the  common 
epocha  througliouc  Europe^  commencing 
from  the  nativity  of  our  Saviour  Decent' 
her  25,  or  rather  accordins  to  the  vulgar 
account  from  bis  ctrcumciuon  the  ift  of 
January  ;  but  in  En^Awid  from  the  incar 
nation  or  annunci.rion  of  the  virgin  ACirry 
on  the  25rh  of  Marcb, 

EPOCH  A  oftbe  Creation^  according  co 
the  computation  ot  rhe  JevSj  is  the  year 
of  the  jfutiau  period  9SE»  «nfwering  to 
the  year  before  Chrift,  ^T^x,  and  com- 
mences '^n  the  7ch  ot  0Sof»*:r» 

Diockfian  EPOCHA,  or  the  Epocba  of 
Martyrs,  is  the  year  ot  the  fulioH  per  od 
49^7,  anfwcring  ro  the  year  of  Chrift 
^83.  It  is  fo  called  from  the  greac  num- 
ber of  Chriflia..!  who  fuffered  martyr- 
dom under  the  reign  of  that  emperor. 

E'PODB  l'E»»/if,  ot  'syi  after  and 
a»/cii,  Gr.  fongsj  OM  of  (be  oumtwr  of 


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that  ibrc  of  lyrick  poetry,  of  which  the 
odea  of  Pindar  confift.  The  other  tw'O 
being  Stropbe  and  An^ftropbtf  which  an- 
fwer  eich  other  b  every . ode,  whereaa 
one  epode  anfwers  to  another  in  fievertl 
odes. 

T-te  epode  was  fung  bjr  the  pricfb 
Handing  ft '11  before  the  altar,  after  all  the 
turns  and  returns  of  the '  Jlrr^^  and  ^»- 
tifirnpbe. 

EPOPB'A    [in  Poetryl    is  ftriftly  the 


•tiory,  adion  or  table,  vHiich  makes  the 

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in^.    JL. 


(.ihjeft  of  an  Epici  poem. 

EPULA'TIO^f,   a  teaftiog  or  banquet- 


EPULO'SITY  Itpukfitas^  X.]  great 
banq'.ie*  n; . 

EI'ULO'SB  [epuiofust  I.]  fetfting  of- 
ten, liber.  1  in  fc  tts. 

E'QIJABLENESS  [d^ualnlitat,  L}  ca- 
pablerefs  of  be'n%  marie  e  ual. 

EC^UAL  Angles  [Geometry]  are  thofe 
whofe  fides  incline  alike  to  each  other, 
or  that  are  meafured  by  fimil^r  parts  oi 
their  circles. 

EQUAL  CircUSf  are  fach  whofe  diame- 
ters   ire  equnl. 

EQUAL  Figures,  are  thofe  whofe  area*s 
•are  equal,  whether  the  figures  be  fimilar 
or  not. 

EQUAL  JfypedoUCst  are  thofe  whofe 
ordinaies  to  their  determinate  axes  are 
equal  to  each  other,  uken  at  equal  dii- 
ces  from  their  vertices. 

EQUAL  Solids,  are  thofe  which  com- 
prehend and  conaineach  as  much  as  the 
other,  or  whofe  foltdities  end  capacities 
are  equal. 

EQUAL  Arithmetic^  ttatieTst  are  foch 
wherein  the  difference  of  the  two  lefs 
terms  is  equal  to  the  difference  of  the 
two  greater. 

EQUA'LTTY  \  Idaaalitas,  L.]  ate- 

E'QUALNfiSSf  ing  equal  or  like,  a 
likeness,  agreeablenert. 

Cirae  of  EQUA'LITY  lAfirmt.]  a  cir- 
cle ofed  in  the  Ttolemmck  fyftem,  to  ac- 
count for  the  eccentricity  o*  the  planets, 
and  reduce  thera  co  a  eatcubis  with  the 
greater  eafe ;  this  is  called  alfo  the  Cirdi 
ojf  the  Equant, 

Proportton  ef  EQUA'LITY  iwdy  rmh 
ged,  is  fuch  wherein  two  terms  in  a  raak 
or  feries  are  troportiooal  to  as  wnf 
terms  of  another  r«nk,  compered  to  eta 
other  10  the  fame  ordier,  i.  e.  the  M  <* 
one  rank  to  the  firft  oi  another,  the  Ce- 
cond  to  the  fecond,  and  fo  on,  called  in 
Latin,  Proportin  ex  £quo  nrdinau. 

Profonion  of  EQUALITY  €9enif  A/- 
turbea,  is  fub  wherein  more  thao  two 
terms  of  a  rank  are  proportional  to  as 
many  stnu  of  tHoclMr  nok,  cooftral 

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or  dit&rbed  ord«r,  m.  cbe  firft  of  one 
mk  to  iha  fecond  of  «noiher»  the  fecond 
10  ibe  third,  (yc.  called  in  latm,  Fro- 
pom  tx  dam  perturhaa, 

EQaALlTY  [Emhiematiciiiiy]  was  ro- 
fttkorci  by  a  lady  lij^tiitng  two  coicbes 
If  otyt. 

I    EqpAarrY[wichJfor(vMd//C.^ijcbe 

I  tKtft  tgreemeoc  of  two  things  iu  itfpeSk 

f  n  foanttty 

EqaALITY    r^ith  Mgebrd^i]   is  a 

I  conpirifoo  ot  two  qu«ncicies  which  are 
ipl  both  really  and  reprefenratively, 
i.  r.  eq^t  in  both  tfftStt  and  letrert. 

EqUA'NIMOUSNESS  lAquanimitaStV] 
cvecods  ot  miod,  contentednefft ;  a  calm 
ni  pfkiti  temper  opoo  all  eveocs  of  for* 
isaei  litbcr  good  or  bad. 

EQPA'NIMOUS  Isqiumhmty  V]  en. 
dpwed  wxih  eonaaimiiy. 

E'QCJANT  [in  jtfhoaonvf]  a  cirr]e  t'ma. 
fbed  by  sftroDoniers  in  the  plane  ol  cbe 
dcfcreac  or  eccentrick,  for  the  re^ula 
ti^  tol  adjaftiog  cercain  mociooi  ot  cbe 

EQUITIUM  fwich  Boua^j]  the  herb 
A&ader  or  Lovage.    !• 

fiqpA'nON  or  72»riJ  Prpfibapbdrefu^ 
it  ibtdiStrer^s  between  the  planets  niean 
lad  vtm  motion,  or  the  angle  made  by 
tbe  Rnei.ot  the  true  and  mean  motion  ot 
tk  (eacre. 

fqUA^TOR    Id^uator,  Lj   the  e^. 
toSulim,  and  the  lame  thac  by  mart. 
■en  is  called  the  line  by  way  of  excel- 
ktej,%  (treat  moTeable  circle  of  the  fphere 
€^4ydiftaac  from  the  two  poles  of  the 
vorWI,  or  that   divides  the    heaven  or 
ghbeof  the  univeife  into  two  equal  parts 
fiORh  and  foucb. 
IQOH'RY     7    f€C«Kr,  F.]   an  officer 
EqiJE'RRY  r    who  has  the  care  and 
>>Bi^emenc  of  the  horfes  of  a  king    or 
prutti  alio  E  grand  ftable  for  horfss  fur- 
Bled  wkh  all   conveniencies  *    alfo  the 
H^iflgs  or  aparrmenu   of  the   equerries 
vgraoras. 
IVrCDLDSl   [with  AfiranomeriJ  I 
^POS  mmory     e.  the  little  horte,  a 
"Bnhefa  cooftellation  coofiiUng  of  four 
ibn.  t. 

f^l^im'ffhKBSriArhbmetlck]  if  in 
iienef  of  three  qoaniicies  there  be  the 
w  diftieace  between  the  firft  and  fe- 
<^tt  between  cbe  fecond  and  third,  chey 
^wid  to  he  continually  equidifferenc ; 
^  9»  6,  9   are  coououfllfy  eqaidifie- 

!«mi^ANCE       \  [ofMrnu^nd 
•wiDl'STANTNESSf  difiantia,  i.] 
"Ktebg  cqvtUy  diftiBt. 


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EQUlLATERAL/^^^ii,,  onewhote 
a^ftotet  do  always  imerfea  each  other 
at  right  angles  in  the  centre,  li  cho 
tra.fverfe  diameter  of  any  hyperbola  be 
equal  to  lis  rarametety  then  all  the  or  her 
diameters  will  aifo  be  equal  to  their Ptf- 
rameurt. 

tquiU'BRlUM  [d^uilibriwn,  L.1  e. 
T'al'ty  of  weight  aod  poife,  equal  bal- 
lance. 

EQUINO'CTIAL  points  [Jjiron  ]  are 
che  two  points  where  the  eaumtor  and 
eciiptick  inrcTfea  each    other. 

EQUINOCTIAL  Colure,  is  thac  paf. 
ling  through  che  eqwin  aial  points. 

EQUIPOl'SE  [ci^uipoids,  F.J  an  equal 
weight. 

EQUIPOXLENTNESS,  che  fame  as 
equipolleixe. 

EQUIPO'NDERANT     f  oF  jc^ui    and 
poaderanst  X#. j  equally  ball  .nclne  or  poi« 
»ing. 
EQUIPO'NDEROUSNBSS  liqmpondi^ 
yl  che  beir.g  ol  equ^i  weighr 
JJlPPfi'    [in   HntUdry]     il^mfies  a 
'c^ht  equipped,  i.  e-  arnted  ac  all  poinca. 
EQUl'PPED    leqfuppe',  F]    ftirniflied, 
accouter'd,  ]gfc« 

EQUI'RIA,  certain  games  celebrated 
ac  Rome  in  che  monch  of  Marcb  with 
horfe- races*  like  our  jufts  and  tournamenu 
in  honour  of  Mtxrs  in  Mars*i  fields. 
.  E'QUITABLBNBSS  [of  equitable^  F.J 
rtghrcoufnefs,  juftnefs,  reafon*bienel$. 

E'QUITY  i£qiutds^t,'\  che  virtue  of 
creating  all  men  according  to  che  rules  o£ 
right  reafon  and  juftice. 

EQUITY  and  Juftke  [Hierogfypbicdlfyl 
was  reprefenced  by  a  fwallow,  becaufe  thac 
bird  diftribuies  its  meic  equally  co  iu 
young  ones. 

EQUITY  [Hieragl^bicaUy;i  Is  alfo  re. 
prefe  iced  by  a  pair  of  fcalcs  or  ballance. 

EQUITY  [inaldvfenrej  hasadoubls 
and  contrary  meaning,  for  one  enlarges  an4 
adds  (o  the  letter  of  the  law*  extending  che 
words  of  it  coc^fes  unexprelTed,  yec  having 
che  fame  reafon  i  whereas  cbe  other 
abridges  and  cakes  fiom  ics  fo  thac  the 
laccier  is  defined  co  be  a  correftion  of  chp 
Iiw,  generally  made  in  chac  part  wbeicia 
ic  fails. 

EQUl'VOCA  Efwvocaniia^  wo  ds  com- 
mon CO  feveral  things  in  a  very  diffeient 
fignificartiony  i.  e»  ro  feveral  things  which 
have  a^  fimilar  eiTence^  correfponding  to 
the  fimilar  denomination )  as  taurus  a  bulf^ 
and  taufus  che  cooftellaciooy  and  mounc 
Taurus, 

IQUl'VOCALNESS  [of  aqukfocus,  1.) 
equivocti  quality,  or  being  of  the  fam« 
oamo  bu(  difiueDt  quality. 

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EQUUS  aUtus  [in  AfiTononfy']  the  fa- 
bubus  wi.gcd  horlc,  clied  Tegnfus,  one 
ot  [he  northern  condelktions,  eonfifttng 
ot  20  ftars. 

Ev^UUS  [with  Aflronomers']  a  conftel- 
laiioi),  tpc  former  pare  el  the  hoif*  as  f^r 
as  che  navel,  is  rhe  only  part  to  be  feen. 
Aratus  wriies  tlwc  he  was  che  fame  that 
opened  rhe  foumam  in  Helicvn  with  his 
hoo*,  wnich  is  caiicd  Hippocrene,  But 
ibme  wi  I  h?.vc  him  to  be  Pegafus^  who 
flew  to  rh«  11  .rs  before  chef  vll  lI  BcUero- 
pbon.  Wh'ch  fccms  to  others  to  be  incre- 
dible, be  auMC  he  has  no  wirgs  ;  ihcre'orc 
Euripides  will  have  him  to  be  Menalippe^ 
the  dau^jhrer  of  cbtron,  who  was  debauc- 
ed  by  JEolusi  ani  being  wirh  child  fled 
into  (he  mountains  }  and  being  about  to 
be  delivered  there,  her  father  came  in 
/earch  afcr  her.  Shfi  being  taken,  that 
fljc  mi^hi  not  be  known,  pray*d  thu  flic 
mi^ht  be  tr:«nsiormed ;  upon  which  fht 
^as  turned  into  a  mare.  And  upon  the 
ace  >unc  of  her  own  piety  and  ^c^iather's, 
Diana  placed  her  among  the  liars j  and 
for  thjt  retfon  flie  remiins  invifiblcrto the 
centjur  (i  r  he  is  believed  to  be  Cbiron)ih^ 
prtfterfor  [ower]  parts  of  ihe  body  of 
tl.is  hguie,  becaule  ot  the  mcdefly  oi  the 
Worn  jn^Hi  fex,  are  not  feen. 

ERA'DICATIVE  Cure  [in  Medicitui]  U 
fucb  an  one  as  t  ikes  aw-4y  the  caulie  or  roots 
out  a  diffemper;  in  oppofition  to  Pallia- 
tive Cure,  whi.h  relieves  for  a  time  ;  bur 
not  reaihing  thecauie  of  thcdiforder,  does 
not  p'event  irs  return. 

tRANA'RCHA  ItpAvdfx^e  o(  tpxtp^ 
alms  and  ct'p;^^*!,  Gr.  command]  a  publick 
oSirer  among  the  ancient  Greelis,  who  di- 
re£^ed  the  ditliiSution  of  alms  and  provi 
fions  m  de  to  rhe  poor. 

ERA'NTHEMUM  [with  Hot.]  the  herb 
cham(K.>il. 

ER A'SED  [in  Heraldry  ]  fig- 
nities  ai  y  thirg  plucked  or 
torn  off  from  tha:  pan,' to 
which  it  was  fixed  by  nature, 
as  a  boat's  heid  erased  >  fee 
the  efcutcheon. 

ERE  [ajie,  Sax.]  before  that,  rather 
tha-i. 

EREBI'NTHUS  [in  BotJny]  chich-peas. 
s  r  rr  o\  pulfe. 

ERE'CTUS,  tf,  urn  [in  B^tamcl  mi- 
ters] uprJ^ht. 

EREMl'TA  [of  Ipn^off,  Cr.  a  uilcfer- 
nefsj  an  hermit,  a  dweller  in  the  wilder- 
uefs.     L. 

EREMl'TICALNESSy  the  leading  the 
life  of  an  hermit. 

FRE'PT  Tereptus^  1.]  fnatched  away. 

EKEPTAHTION,  a  crcepiug  forth.     X. 

E'KGOT  [with  Horfmen}  a  ftub  Uke  a 


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piece  of  (oft  hero,  about  the  (ixe  of  a  cbef^' 
nut,  placed  behind  and  below  the  paftera 
joint  of  a  horfe,  and  is  commonlf  hid  un- 
der the  tuft  of  the  Fetlock.    See  O/yhrgo/. 

E'RICA  [Boc.]  fweec-broom,  heacia  or 
ling.    X. 

HRICETO'RUM  [with  Botamjis^  of 
beat,  s  or  which  grow  on  heaths.     X.. 

ERICTHO'NIUS  [  in  Ajbconorr^  J  A 
conflcllarion,  the  fame  as  Auriga. 

ERIDA'NUS  lAfit  ]  a  fouthem  coafte!- 
la  ion  confiding  of  a8  flars*  This  arises 
fiom  briowMet'.  foot.  It  is  called  Erida^ 
nut  from  Aratut  Erairfibcnes,  buc  he  lias 
produced  no  reifons  .  why.  0;hers,  and 
with  greater  probability,  cake  it  to  be  che 
N//^,  which  only  flows  from  the  South. 
It  is  illuftraced  with  many  ftais;  theie  is 
under  it  a  ftar  C4lled  Ctfn^/^ui,  which  reach- 
es pretty  near  to  Argus's  coach-pole,  and 
indeed  no  flar  is  lower  tlian  this,ror  whicb 
reafon  it  is  railed  Perig£um. 

ERINGE'RON  [Botany  2  the  herb 
grounHfel. 

ERIO'XULON  [of  le^o»andft;xo»,  Gr. 
wood]  a  fortot  wool  that  comes  ot  trees. 

ERIPHI'A  ['tsififlt.Gr.]  the  herb-holy « 
worr. 

ERITHA'LES  [  *is»^«^«^  Or- 1  th« 
herb  Prick-madam,  Scagrcen,  or  Hotile- 
leek.    X. 

E'RMENSEWL  [Cjimenyep!,  Sax.J  «n 
idol  of  the  GertnanSt  Saxons  and  Britons^ 
accounted  a  favourer  of  the  poor  j  he  ^ras 
reprefsnted  as  a  great  man,  among  heaps  of 
flowers ;  upon  his  head  he  fupported  a  cock^ 
up'^n  his  breaft  a  bear,  and  in  bis  right 
hand  he  held  a  banner  difplay'd. 
,  E'RMINB  [probably  io  called  of  Arme^ 
nia,  as  hayiug'^been  brought  from  thenccj  a 
very  rich  furr  of  a  weefel  or  6eld-moufc, 
worn  by  Princes  or  perfonsof  cjuility. 

ERMINE  in  O^raidry]  U  ^ 
"Vhite  furs  with  black  fpots, 
"^r,  as  the  heralds  term  it,  tfr- 
gent  ZTidfahlc,  which  is  made 
'oy  iewing  bits  of  che  black  rails 


of  chefe  creatures  upon  the  white  skins  co 
add  CO  the  beauty.  E'-mine  is  ufed  tor  the 
lining  che  garments  of  great  perfons. 

ERMINE'S  [in  Heraldry] 
as  a  ctfifs- ermine  is  a  crofs 
compofed  of  4  ermi'ie  fpots 
placed  in  the  form  of  a  aofs. 
See  che  efcutcheon. 

E'RMINES  [in  Heraldry'} 
or  rather  Contre-Erminet  the 
counter  or  icvcife  ot  ermine, 
which  fs  black  powdered 
with  white,  as  in  the  ef<.uc- 
cheon 


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mines,  or  father  a  whicc  field  powdered 

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vitfc  hhtkt  €frerj  fpoc  haviq|  t  little  red 
Mr  OQ  ir.  Bac  others  fay,  it  fignifies  a 
fellow  fieM  powJciej  wich  bUcfc. 

ERN  fof  €pn,  5ur.  a  folicary  place] 
fiices  aames  which  eod  io  em  (ignify  a 
■elaacbo^y  ficaacion. 

ERHES  [of  ernlie.  Tcut,  harveft,  or 
tttlnit  CO  cat  or  mow  corn]  the  loofe 
kuufd  ears  of  com  rbac  are  lefc  on  the 
grooad  after  the  binding  or  cocking  it. 

To  £R<yOB  [eradtre,  X.]  to  gnaw  off 
er  etc  out  or  about. 

^EEODE'KTIA  [wich  jar^^on/]  medi- 
daes  thac  bf  chelr  fliarp  particles  gnaw 
aad  prey  ii9on*  rhe  flsfh.    L. 

EROGB'NNETON  [of  tfme  love  nnd 
fmCm  CO  beget,  Gr.]  ao  herb  cauUng 
love. 

fiHOS  Md  ANTEROS  [among  thelto 
■diif]  two  Cupids  being  an  emblem  of  mu- 
tttat  love,  they  being  reprefented  driving 
ttse  wich  another,  which  fliould  have  the 
knacb  of  m  pmlm-<ree  chat  was  between 
themi  cherel^  incimaring  chat  coniencioo 
Aoold  b»  between  friends  to  deferve  the 
pa!a  or  honour  of  excelling  in  love  and 


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ERO^TEMAl  [with  Rhetoricians^  a  fi- 
EEOTESIS   I      gnre  when  by  asking 

^xtiors*   the  matter  is  aggravated,   as 

vcie  you  doc  chere  ?  did  you  not  fay  you 

hadlbdone? 
EROTBMAnriCK  [erotematicus,  1.]  de* 

■•Ddng,  queftioning. 


BRUBE'SCENCB  [end^efcentia,  £.]  a 
blufhiii^  for  ihame;  an  unftafiiicfs  of  mind 
by  which  ic  is  hinderM  from  doing  ill  or 
tear  of  lofs  of  reputation. 

BRUBE'SCENT  leruBefcens,  L.]  wax- 
ing red,  blufting. 

ToERU'CT        \[eruaatum,    L.]   to 

To  ERU'CTATB  f  bslch  or  bieak  wind 
upwards. 

ERUDI'TELY  lerudiu,  X.]  leanndly. 

ERU'GI'NEOUS  ll^ruginofus  i.]  par- 

iERU'GINOUS  f  caking  of  or  like  to 
the  ruft  of  bra  fa  or  copper. 

ERUGA'TION,  a  cakiigaway  of  wrin- 
kles.   JL 

BRVI'LIA    1    [with  Botanifts']  a  fort 

BRVl'l  lUM  r  of  Che  Icflfer  puife  like 
ve;ches  or  tares-    1. 

To  ERU'f*CATB  lermcatm^  1.]  to 
pull  up  w«eds. 

ERU'PT      1    feruptus,  I.]  broken  or 

ERU'PTED;     built  out. 
•ERY'NGIUM  [i/>t;>r<w,  Gr,]  the  herb 
Bri  igo,  Seaholm  or  Sea-holiy,  L. 

ERY'NNES,  were  called  i^nw-rj;!?, 
/•  e.  the  iearchers  into  thofe  men  who  have 
committed  the  molt  heinous  offences. 
Their  names  are  Meg£rat  Tifipbone  and 
AleSo,  Megxra  is  fo  called,  as  iho'/ut- 
y*-ij.otTct,  i.  e.  having  in  hatred,  <riryc^irv, 
I.  e,  avenging,  or  Ti/jutfujutifSt  i.  t'  punifh. 
menc  of  men  becaufe  of  murders  i  and  this 
dknuTetc,  without  delay  and  incelTanily, 
Thefe  GoddefTes  are  altogether  venerable. 


BROTICK   [of  "^^ef ,   Gr.  Cupid]  a  Kor    a    notable    benevolence    to   human 
~        '"    *  kind,  in  cauftng  a  mutual  good-will  be- 

tween man  and  man.  But  they  are  hor* 
rible  in  their  afpeft,  and  chaflife  the  im- 
pious wich  fccurges  and  flaming  torches; 
their  hair  is  wreathed  with  ferpcnts,  chac 
:hey  may  ftrike  terror  to  murderers,  who 
fufier  the  punifhmenrs  due  to  their  impious 
crimes;  they  are  ftoried  co  have  their  re^ 
fidence  in  (infernim]  hell,  becaufe  the 
caufes  of  thofe  evils  that  invade  men  are 
in  obfcurity  j  nor  can  the  wicked  provide 
againft  them,  f6  as  to  puard  againft  them, 
or  hinder  their  falling  into  thofe  dangers. 
Fburnutiut- 

ERY'SIMUM  fipi/Vi^or,  Gr.^  ^>«nk- 
creflTes,  hedge-mnltard. 

BRYSI'PBLAS  rEfv^ivtXftt,  of  ri 
Ipot^i  *«4ri  T^  «i\atf,  becaufe  it  draws 
the  neighbouring  parts  to  itfelf  s  or,  as- 
otheis,  of  *fl^  -^^oTtvoc/of  i^vd-^f  red  and 
€ti\9(  black,  from  the  variety  of  colours] 
a  fwelling  of  a  bright  yellow  colour,  in« 
dining  to  red,  ufually  attended  with  t 
pricking  pain,  but  not  beating,  and  a 
fympcoroaticil  fever. 

ERYSlPELAT<yDES  [•E^»'Iti\«t5/ii# 
Gr  ]  a  fweUing  like  the  Etyfipslas^  but  th^ 
skiu  being  of  a  darker  colgur.    I. 

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CO  tore. 

E'RRABLB  [errahilis,  JL.}  that  may 
or. 

E'RRANTNESS  [of  errans,  Z.]  wan- 
Mnf  fiacuUy. 

ERRATICALNESS  loi  erratiau,  I.] 
vandriii^  faculty. 

ERRATION,  a  ftr«ying,  a  waudring 
OCT  of  the  way.     £. 

E'KRHINA,  medicines  that  purge  the 
fcrain  aod  head,  by  bringing  down  the  fu- 
perRooaa  piculc  or  phegm  lying  about  the 
Mitma£it§  of  the  brain. 

EtRCyNEOUSNESS  [of  moam,  LJ 
error  or  iulDcfs  of  error. 

EHIROR  1  [error,  1.]  miftakeofche 

JERROUR I  mind  in  giving  aflcnt  to 
•  pfCfottJon  thtt  is  not  true,  overfighr, 

BRROUR  [id  Lam]  a  fault  in  pleading 
or  %m  Che  procefs;  whence  the  writ 
hnwffc'-  ^r  reoMdy  of  this  overfighr,  i% 
caEed  •  ITrit  of  Enmr, 

IRTTHMIOTUM  [Oid  hm]  a  meeting 
of  the  oci^bottihood  to  compromife  diN 
tecacrr. 

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EHytHA'CB  {}fu^^K9»  Gr.2  the  ho. 
uey-furice  fl  ly  cr     X 

ERYTHROrDANUM  llfu^fiUrocfir.'] 
the  p  znt  madder 

ERYTHRUS  [iiu^fie,  Gr.;i  the  Shnib 
CilJp    Sumach. 

ESCALDA'RE    Old  Reeordsl  ro  fcald 

ESCA'LOP  Jte//i  [with  IfewWi]  arc 
frequenc  in  coat-armour,  and  fome  arc  of 
opinio-»  (hat  ibells  uea  proper  beadog  tor 
thofe  who  h^ve  made  loogvoyiges  at  fea, 
Or  have  born  confiderable  co>nmand$  there, 
8fid  obained  viftory  over  enemies. 

ESCA'MBIC  [with  Mercbants]  a  licence 
grated  for  the  making  over  a  bill  of  ex- 
change CO  q  pcrfon  beyond  fea.    Jtal. 

ESCATIO  ^uieto  {Old  'Records]  U  tn 
•fcape  of  beafta  i'l  a  Arcft. 

ESCHAOlf  cruftr^ci?tf^tf,X.]acruft 
iheU  or  fcab  brought  over  an  nicer,  or  laif- 
cd  wirh  a  fearng  iron. 

ESCHARO'TICKS  [of  5 «rx«f •»  to  skin 
orcruftovcr]  plafters,  fearing- irons,  ac- 
tual fire,  ^c,  which  bring  a  fore  to  an 
cftar  or  <  rail. 

BS   ARTELp  [in  jEferdWiy]  quartered, 

ESCHEA'T,  the  place  or  circuit  within 
whicb  either  thd  king  or  other  lord  has 
elcheats  of  his  tenants. 
'  ESCHB'viNl  [in  France  and  Hb/touf] 

ECHE'VIN  J  a  magiftrare  in  a  city 
to  cake  care  of  their  common  conterns, 
the  good  order,  decoration  and  conveni- 
ency  of  the  city. 

•  pSCHYNO'MBNOUS  Wrfnf[^of«iVx«'' 
yoAtct/,  *Gr.  I  am  afhamed]  fenfitive  planes, 
fbch  as  (Iirihk  in  and  contraft  their  leaves 
tipon  touchiig  them. 


ESCHRAKlTES[ofthe><rtffticl  pity 
^   harA  in  the  4th  conjugation    7y^\ 
Mfcbardk^  to  Jhint  or    glitter  ^Itie 


fcbarai  in  the  4th  conjugation  pntt^K 
tfcbarak^  to  /bine  or  glitter  ^Itie  tie 
fUttt  q.  d»  illuminated]  a  fort  of  Mabome- 
nan  Flatoniflj,  who  place  their  fitmmwn 
honum  or  chiefell  f^ood  and  bappineis  in  the 
contemplation  oi  the  Divine  Majeily ; 
defpiilng  Che  groft  imaginations  of  the  Al- 
coran concerning  Paadife,  They  arc  very 
careful  in  fliunning  vice,  preferve  an  equil 
and  eafy  temper,  love  mufick,  and  divert 
themfelves  with  compoIiDg  hymns  or  fpi- 
jriiuai  fo  gs. 

•  ESCLAIRCl'SMENT  [  if  f/c/tfircir,  F.] 
the  cle«ii.  g  a  thing,  the  re.i(uring  it  more 
evident  or  clear.    F. 

..  £SCLAME«  a  Ifght  bellied  horfe,  0.  F. 
ESCLATTE'  [in  HeraUry]  fignifies  a 
thing  fordbly'blown  away,  and  therefore 
abend  or  other  partition  efclattey  repie 
ienrs  it  com  or  broken  like  ^a  piece  of  a 
iTiinatfd  wall,  irregular  or  not  levelled; 
or  ellrlt  may  reprefent  a  (hield  that  has 
Jbceo  flttcccicd  with  the  ^okc  of  a  baule- 


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ak  or  fome  weapon-  of  a  like  fore,  hat  not 
cot  with  a  fword.    F. 

ESCLOPPB'  [in  Heraldry]  fignifies  9 
fort  of  indenture  or  cut  mkde  upon  a  bend, 
f)  that  the  colours  counterchaiige,  by  rtm- 
ning  one  into  another,  in  only  one  potm  of 
each     F. 

BSCcyRT,  a  convoy  or  company  of  arm- 
ed men  accendin;;  fome  perfon  or  ching  in  a 
jonrney  or  voyige  to  defend  or  iecare  it 
from  infulcs.    F 

T  ^  HSCO'RT,  to  conToy,  J^. 

ESCORTA'TIO  mor^,  the  parting  of 
the  turf  of  moorift,  fedgy  ground  for 
burninp.    L. 

ESCCSB  [efioftts,  £.]  full  of  meat. 

ESCOUADE  IMilit.  term]  the  third 
part  of  a  foot-company,  fo  divided  for 
the  more  convenient  mounting  of  guards^ 
yc-    F. 

E'SCRIT  [of  e  and  fcriptam^  L,]  a 
tbi  g  wrirren  our. 

ESCRITOI'R.    See  Scrutoire^ 

ESCROL  [with  Heralds]  a  long  (lip  as 
it  were  of  parchment  or  paper,  on  whichi 
there  is  generally  a  motto. 

B'SCU,  a  Frence  crown  of  60  folt  or  3 
livres. 

E'SCULINT  [^efiulentw,  I.]  that  maj 
be  eaten. 

ESCU'RIAL  a  ftately  monaftery  end 
royal  palace  in  the  kingdom  of  Toledo  id 
Spain. 

H  ESCU'TCHEON  [of  feu- 
turn,  JL  a  Aield,  e/cHt  F.  j  and 
we  from  them  taking  away 
the  E  and  putting  to  an  Enjlijh 
termination  «on,  and  the  let- 
ters cb  by  Epentbefis  make  ef- 
cutcheon.  The  LaHfis  derive  their  fjutum 
from  the  Greek  a-xvroc  leather,  becaufo 
their  fliiclds  commonly  were  covered  with 
leather.  So  that  efcucheon  fignifies  as 
much  as  (Held,  which  tho*  chey  were  an. 
ciently  of  feveral  forms,  yet  now  thofe  in 
coat  armour  are  generally  reprefented 
fquare,  only  rounded  off  at  bottom  as  in 
the  figure. 

ESCU'TCHEON,  heralds, 
give  names  to  feveral  points 
or  places ;  thus  the  point  D 
chey  call  the  dexter  chief.  C 
is  the  middle  chief,  S  the  fi- 
nifter  chief  point.  Miscalled 
he  Honour  point,  F  the  Fefs  point,  N  is 
called  the  Kombril  point,  A  the  dexter 
Bafe,  and  O  the  middle,  and  P  the  Baft 
point.    See  the  escutcheon. 

ESCUTCHEON  of  Frf««wr*,  foch  an 
one  on  which  a  man  carries  the  coat  of  his 
wife  being  an  hciiefty  and  havlog  ilKie  bj 
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fi'SCtJLUS  [with  Boiaaiffs'i  t]«B  btech 
or  mil  tice.    I* 

£SOCHE'  [In^x^t  of  law  within  and 
l^m  CO  hare]  4n  internal  cumour  in  the 

£SPE'C1AL  [fpecialis,  X  /;«ci«l»  F.] 
Ckiet,  (insular,  particular. 

MPE'CIALLY  iffecaUmmtt  R  fpeci- 
itiur,  I.]  tn  an  efpecitl  manner. 
ESPERVA'RIUS  ^^For^  La»]  a  hawk. 
ESPLANA'DE  [in  fbrti^atiok]  a  part 
fervio^  the  couoccifcaip  ot  covered  way 
ht  a  ^parapet ;  being  a  declivity  or  flope 
ci  earth  conunencing  from  the  top  ot  the 
cotuKcHcAip,  and  loling  iifell  infenfibly  in 
tke  level  of  the  campaign.  It  is  now 
chiefly  taken  for  the  void  fpace  between 
c^  (ttcis  of  a  dcadel  and  the  6rft  houfe 
of  a  town. 

ESQUIATINE  [with  HorfemeHl  a  long 
and  fevcie  diaftifemem  oi  a  horle  in  the 
■Baj;c.    O.E. 

fSQpi'RB  {ejcwfer^  F.  efcuderoj  ^m. 
'■l^r,  I.  ^  d.  an  amour-bearer]  fo  that 
t^  Liiie  efquire  imports  a  perfon  who  car- 
r>^  eke  arms  of  fome  great  man.  Some 
w  reckon  6x  forts  of  efqjires. 

I-  The  eldell  fons  of  yifcouncs  and  lords. 
^  The  yoonger  fcos  of  all  noblemen. 
B*  The  elqaires  of  the  king's  Body.  4.  The 
•*<<•  fe;:s  <»t  Kiights.  5.  Thofe  to  whom 
>he  king  himfeU  gives  arms,  and  makes 
<^rcs  by  giving  them  arms  (which  an- 
<Kt]j  was  done  by  putting  a  coUar  of  SS 
^*«t  their  oeck,  and  a  pair  of  white 
^n  on  their  heels )  6.  Thofe  who  bear 
Vyj!^^^^  offi.e  in  the  kingdom,  as  high- 
w«flf,  loftioesof  the  peace.  Jjrc. 

HSQprsSB  [of  Scbhtxo,  Itai.  a  Jplafh, 
^A>  an  elquide  of  a  painting  only  fipni- 
Ksfpla/bes  or  d«bs  of  colours  in  paincingl 
iftra  in  painting  which  iignifies  the  firft 
wtch  or  draught  of  a  pi^ur« ;  the  firfl 
thooghc  of  a  dcfign  drawn  haftily  with  a 
aayon,  or  in  colours  on  paper,  canvafs  or 
the  Ske,   |n  order  to  be  fiuifhed  and  paint- 
•^  Of  eacfgipeo  afterwards. 
^^AY  f    £in  Coitu^e,  &c.]  is  a  proot 
ASSAY  ^    or  trial  made  by  the  teft  of 
*AY      J      the  finenefs  or  puriryof  the 
go**  or  fiher  to  he  uted  in  coining  M^ney. 
E'SSB  fin  School  Philorobht )  U  nfed  11 


£'SS£NCfi  of  a  Circle  [with  Gemetri. 
•«*]  the  eiTence  or  a  circle  is,  that  the 
••to  "r  femidiameters  of  it  be  rJI  eqial ; 
tte  cflence  or  a  fquare  tt^  that  ic  have  4 
*yt  •agles,  and  as  many  equal  right  angljcd 

^^SEKCE  [in  Metapbpicki^  egnifif  s  the 
^^a  as  heing*  Soma  diftingnifli  between 
0>«»  IB  that  btag  has  Uie  Cmo  refptft  co 


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tfftneey  thst  the  concrete  has  to  its  atfiraB* 
Buc  as  it  is  taken  by Met4ipbyficuou  i.us 
moftahftraC^ei  nature,  it  mult  be  the  fame 
as^ia^. 
ESSE'MTIA,  eflcnce.  X. 
ESSE'NTIA  j^ficnrtf  [with  Cbymifts'] 
qmntefleoce,  i.  e,  the  5th  eflence,  a  me- 
dicine made  of  the  moft  powerfully  work- 
ing and  a^ve  particles  of  its  ingredi- 
ents.   JL 

ESSB'NTIAL  [effifntMs^L.^  fomething 
thai  is  nece^Tary  to  conltitute  a  thing,  or 
tha^as  fuch  a  connexion  with  the  nature 
and^afon  of  a  thing,  that  it  is  four)d  or 
fuppofed  where-cver  the  thing  itfelf  is. 

ESSE'NTIAL  Property  [of  every  right- 
lin*^trianglej  is  to  have  the  fnm  of  its  3 
angles  equal  to  a  right  angles. 

ESSB'NTIALLY  [efintialiter,  L.  eflen- 
tieUement,  Fr,]  it  an  eifentlal  manner. 

ESSE'NTIALNESS  leflhitia,  JL  ^g^ 
F»]  eflentFal  quality. 

ESSE'NTIAL  Oils  [with  Cbymifts]  are 
fuch  as  are  really  m  a  plant,  and  drawn 
from  it  by  dittillation  in  an  alembick  in 
water  ;  in  contradiiUodion  to  thofe  maie 
by  Jnjolation^ 

ESSE'NTIATED,  compDfad  or  made  up 
of  efientials }  or  made  or  brought  into 
eflences,  as  ejfau'iated  fpirits, 

ESSl  I'SORS  iQld  Ltof]  perfons  appoint- 
ed by  a  court,  to  whom  a  writ  o^  Venire 
Facias^  U  diredfd  to  impannel  4  jury  on 
challenge  to  a  ihertfF  and  coroner,  who 
return  th:  writ  in  their  own  names  with  a 
pannel  of  the  Jurors  names, 

ESSOI'N  de  mah  vIUa  [in  I/im]  is 
when  the  defiendini  is  in  court  the  firft ' 
dav;  but  going  away  without  pleiding 
falls  lick,  and  fends  two  Effoiners,  who 
proteli  that  he  is  detained  by  ficknefs  in. 
inch  ^  Village,  that  he  cannot  come.  JL. 
E'SSORANT  [in  Heraldry  J  a  ter.n 
ufed  of  a  bird,  Handing  on  the  grouid 
with  the  wings  expanded,  as  though  ic 
had  been  wet,  and  were  drying  it  felf.  P. 
ES TA'CHE  [of  eftacber^  F.  to  fifteuj 
a  bridge  or  bank  ot  ftone  or  timber. 

ESTA'TE  Omdltiorua  [in  LbB9~\  is  one 
that  has  a  conditioii  annexed  to  it  3  al- 
though it  be  not  fpeci&ed  in  writing. 

ESTE'EM  [in  Bibicls^  Amply  fo  cal- 
led, is  the  bare  g'fod  opinion  of  good  men, 
which  flows  from  the  obfervance  of  the 
law  oi  njture  and  our  duty  5  and  the  Mo- 
raiifis  fay,  that  we  ought  as  far  as  in  tis 
liestoendeivour  to  procure  and  piefeive 
it,  becaufe  the  want  of  it  may  lay  open  an 
occafion  to  a  thoufand  mifchiefs  and  incon- 
veniences. 

ESTBTE'  [in  Heraldry^  u  ufed  by  the 
French  tofiguilya  beaft,  wh'-fe  head  has 
been  as  {it   wer,5  wro  off  by  force,  a  rf 

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eoofequeotly  the  aecklefc  rough  tn^  rV|[< 
gedy  in  concradiftin^Hon  co  di^f  tnd 
dKaphit  vvhere  the  oeck  is  left  imoodi, 
«8  it  (he  head  had  been  cue  off. 

K'STIMABLENESS  rof  jUlimabiUs^l. 
^imabUt  F-]  vorthineis  of  vz\pt» 

ESTIMATION  cf  the  Judgment  [vnt\ 
Vivinesy  confifts  in  a  due  valuation  oi  chofe 
excellencies  chat  tre  in  the  dhrine  laciire, 
whereby  God  is  eccounced  the  fupreme 
beid|  in  Genert  Boni  s  irom  whom  all 
created  goodnefs  is  derivedt  and  in  eoofor- 
micy  CO  whom  tc  is  to  be  meafured.  ^ 

E'STIVAL  Occident  [with  Jflrm^ners^ 
the  fummer-weft  or  nonh^weft  i  chac 
point  of  the  horizon,  where  the  fun  fets* 
when  he  is  in  the  cropick  of  CoKer  «nd 
the  days  are  longed. 

ESTIV AL  orient  [with  4Pronomers1^  the 
fummer-eaft  or  north-eail  i  chac  poin'c  of 
the  horizon  where  eke  fun  rifesj  when  it 
is  in  the  rropick  of  Cancer* 

ESTIV  AL  So(/fice  [with  jtfironomers'} 
the  rummer-folftice,  when  the  iiin,  en> 
criQg  the  tropick  of  Cancer  on  the  xith  of 
June,  makes  the  longeil  day  and  che 
ibortefl:  night. 

ESTOILLEE'  [tn  ^rOdxy]  as  a  Crvfs 
SfioiUei  figntfies  a  ftar  with  only  4  long 
rays  in  form  of  a  crois«  and  fo  broad  in 
the  centre,  and  ending  in  (harp  points. 

E'STRAC  [wtth  Harfemen']  a  horfe 
that  is  light-bodied,  lank-bellLed,  thin 
fianke'f,  and  narrow-cbeiled, 

B'STRADE,  a  publick  high- way  or 
road.    F. 

Batteurs  d'ESTRADE  [Military  term] 
fcouis  of  horfe  fent  out  to  get  imeH'gence 
of  thed'fpoficions  of  the  enemy,  and  what 
is  like  to  fttll  our  in  che  way. 

Battre  d'ESTRADE,  to  go  out  upon 
itich  an  expedition.    F. 

BSTRADE,  the  one  half  of  an  alcove 
or  bed-chamber,  raifed  with  a  floor,  and 
Richly  furnifiied  and  adorned  for  che  re- 
ception of  pet  Tons  of  didinBion. 

ESTRA'NGEL,  the  Ellrangelus  cha- 
rafter,  a  particular  fpectes  or  form  of 
Syriaci  letter  ferving  as  capitals. 

ESTRA'NGEMBNT,  a  drawing  away 
the  afFeaions,  ^c 

ESTRAPA'DE  [in  Horfemanjhip'}  is  che 
defence  of  a  horfe  that  will  noc  obey, 
who,  CO  rid  himfelf  of  his  rider,  rifes 
mightily  before,  and  while  his  fore-hand 
is  yet  in  the  air,  furioufly  yerks  out  his 
hind-!ess,  ftriking  higher  than  his  head 
was  be^re  *,  and  during  the  counter-cime 
rather  goes  back  than  forward.    K 

E'STREG-BOARDS,  boards  either  of 
^al,  tir,  ^c.  brought  put  of  the  eaftem 
countries. 

HSTRE'PAMENT,  [Oid.  X^]  alfo  an 


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.fimpovftifluog  ornuking  of  lands  barren; 

J  by  continoal  ploughing  and  fowing  wkhout 

due  maooriDg,  reft  and  ocfaer  husbiadry. 

ESTRfi'PAMBNT  7  a  writ  to  forbid  the 

ESTRE'PEMENT  f  making  fuchwifte, 

during  the  law  fuit  between  two  pmics. 

To  ESTRE'PB  [^ropier,  F.J  co  make 

fpoil  in  lands  and  woods. 

E'SUiA  [with  Botanifii']  the  herb 
fpufge.    £. 

ESD'RIENT  lefwriens.  1.]  hungering, 
being  hungry. 

ETAPE',  or  puUick  ftore-hoafe  for 
goods,  a  ftapletown.    F. 

ETAPfi  [Mi/it^4^urlJa^  allowance 
of  provifioos  aj^  foraae  for  foldiers,  du- 
ring che  cime  of  cketr  march  throi^h  a 
country,  to  or  from  winter  quarters.   F. 
ETA'PIER,  one  who  contra£U  with  a 
country   or   territory   for    fumifliing  of 
troops  with  provifions  and  forage  in  thdr 
march  through  a  country. 
BTA'TE  Probanda.  Ste  jBateprobada. 
ETE'RNALISTS,    fiich  as  beliere  the 
eternity  of  the  world. 

ETE'RNALNESS  [of  etemite\  R  ater* 
nitaSf  X.J  the  being  eternal. 

ETB'RNiTr  [aer<:^lypkicaUy:i  «ss 
by  theanciencs  reprefented  by  a  cedar-tret. 
Eternity  as  a  goddefs  was  painted  or  carve4 
like  a  lair  lady,  having  3  hoads»  6gni^ 
time  paft,  prefenc  and  co  come,  10  her 
lel^c  hand  a  circle,  fignifyiog  chat  the  htch 
neicher  beginning  nor  end,  and  poiociog 
wich  her  fore-finger  of  her  right-hand  co 
heaven. 

E'THBLING  [noBle  or  exc^U^l  « ti- 
de peculiar  to  che  prince,  or  next  heir  co 
che  crown  among  che  Engl\fh  Sax/Hit. 

ETHE'REAL  [  wlch  Ctymifis]  a  very 
fine  redified  oil. 

ETHE'REALNESS  [of  atbereus^  L.^ 
of  an  ethereal  quality. 

ETHNA'RCHBS  ['t^U^x^,  Gr.^  a 
rnler  of^a  nation  or  people    L, 

ETHNO'PHRONES  [ of  jai^  heathen 
and  ^^»,  Gr,  thought,  fentimeot]  a  fe& 
of  herecicks  ofthe  ad  century,  who  pro- 
fcfs'd  chriflianicy,  bur  joined  thereto  all 
the  fuperftitions  and  follies  of  pagaotfa!, 
as  judiciary  aftrology,  fortikges,  aqgo- 
ries,  \ffc, 

ETHOLO'GICAL  [of  i^pXvyU,  Gr.] 
pertaining  to  difcouries  and  treacifo  of 
Etbickj  or  Morality, 

ETHOLOGIST  letb^agus,  1.  IWXt- 
y&'t  Gr.J  a  mimick,  one  who  cxpTeflTes 
other  people's  manoeri  by  voice  orgefiture. 
ETO'ILE  [in  Rrttfication']  a  fmall  fore 
of  work  of  4,  5,  or  6,  or  more  points,  t 
ftar  redoubt.  ^ 

BTYMOLO'GICALLY  [of  Iruf/aUt- 
S^t  Gr'2  by  way  of  etymology. 

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EVA'CUANTS  £m.  P^/idk}  medrefhes 
proper  to  expel  or  cznj  off  any  Ul,  pec- 
oflc  or  re^ioMtam  hmnonrt  in  cne  tniiiial 
Mf .  by  rbe  proper  wty  of  emonaorkf • 

EVAGATION,  a  rovuf  or  waodering 
m,  L 

BVANtfSCENT  livaufcetUt  1.]  va- 
u&ing  orperifhinc. 

EVAKGE'LIC      ^  r  twmgaiau,    L. 

EVANGEXlCK  I  \vayyihAxot^  Gf.^ 
Eo^frl-Jike,  pendaing   to  the  gofpel. 

£VANG£'LICA  [among  che  Andenis] 
fwt&jot  wA  prayers  maide  for  glad  ti- 

tVANGE'LICALNESS  [of  fi;ie»iXi- 
Mc,  Gr.]  tbe  iMriog  evangelical  qual 'ty. 

ETA'WD  CoiouTM  [with  TbitoJ^ers] 
^cb  coioors  as  are  not  of  a  very  loi^  con- 
linaaccas  rbafe  of  clouds  before  and  af- 
ter faiHfisr^  tbe  rainbow,  jkc.  which  are 
c^^eopbatical  and  fantaftiol  colours. 
^f^i'NlDNESS  [of  evanidtts,  X.J  ft- 
"fqwKry, 

^VA'SIVENESS  [of  ewfivHi,  I.]  eva- 
™f  qatJitjr. 

BVATES,  a  branch  or  dtvifion  of  our 
0^1*  pfeilji'ophcrs  tbe  Druids*  StraBo  dif- 
mbii:es  the  philefophert  among  the  Bri- 
tmstode^sUs  into  3  feds,  Bardt,  Evmtes 
*^Mdf.  The  0tfr/f^  he  takes  to  be 
^^  "M  maficfans.  The  Evates  priefts 
otf  nitorailfts,  the  Drmds  moralifts  as 
•eHifattBrailfls. 

HI'CHITES  litfXi'nc  oduXM,  Gr. 
fjyO  ao  ancient  ftCt  of  bcreticks, 
tw  feoooinared  on  account  of  their 
F*fin$  without  ceafing }  imiigining  that 
P^ycrilooe  was  fuffic'cnt  to  favc  them. 

HiCHOaOGY  [tu)f\oyixo(iuxnind 
«>■.  Cr,  to  difcourfej  a  treatifc  or  dlf- 
ewfe  oi  pnyer. 

fil'CHORAl  [^f  ***  a"<J  XC/*.  Or,]  a 
tQ'CROA    r  good  colour"  and  temper 

«f  *c  skin. 
fiJ'CHYLOS   [U'xi'^®-,   Gr.J    one 

•hi  tboonda  with  good    Juices  or  hu- 

HUDfiMON  L««'^>'iM«»,  Gr.1  •  good 

sioi  or  fpirit. 

KJDE'MON  [with  4/Jro/cgrt-j]  the 
Mnhltoufeaf  a  figure  of  the  heavens, 
w«ilW 00  account  of  its  good  and  pro- 
TcroBt  fignificarions,  as  attainment  of 
■pes.  «o«  of  friends,  ^c 
JUD^'MONY  leudemonia,  L.  of  iw- 
N*'w«,  Gr.l  hsppinefs. 

ETE  and  TREVE  [in  the  praaice  of 
*jB«fl  iervams  whofe  predeceflTors  h«ve 
l^fervaats  co  any  perOn  and  his  prede- 

5[£  CHIER,  an  infeft,  a  cbier-worm. 
WCTION  <ftbe  man  [with /Ijffro- 
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ftf 'which,  St  or  near  her  quarrers,  fte  tt 
noc  in  that  line  which  pafles  through  the 
center  of  the  earth  to  the  fan,  as  fte  is 
at  her  conjundion,  oppoficion,  or  fyzy- 
gics. 

EUB'MBOLOS  [of  Tu  well,  h  In,  and 
^\Ku,  Or.  to  caft]  an  expen  bon&» 
fetter, 

B'VBNNESS  [xycTieyye^  -Six.]  plain- 
nefs,  fmoothnefs,  fffc. 

fiVB'NTILATED  [  eventiiatus,  L,'] 
winnowed  s  alfo  throughly  examined  or 
fifted. 

EVE'NTUALLY,  cafoaHy,  by  chance. 

To  EVE'RBBRATE  leverBcratum,  XT 
to  bear. 

BVE'ROETES  [luifyirMC  of  s?  well, 
and  Intf,  Gr  work]  a  bcncfaadrj  m 
title  given  to  feveral  princes  or  kings  of 
^ia  and  Eapt.  who  fucceded  Alexander. 

EVERLA/STrNG  [of  svpe  and  !«/- 
tan'5,  Sax.^  enduring  for  ever. 

E^RLA'STINGNESS,  durable  nature. 

EVE'RSION  [in  Rbetmcl^J  «^e  fame 
figure,  usEpanodot.    L. 

To  BYBllT  [evertere^  L,J  co  turn  up- 
fide  down,  to  overthrow,  Uec» 

EVB'STIGATED     ievrfitgatus,    1.1 
fearched  out  by  the  footfteps. 
*•  EVESTIGAnriONjafeekingfbr,  fearch- 
ing  after,  tracing  or  finding  out.    V 

EUEXI'A  ItviliU^  GrTl  a  good  found 
habit  of  body.  Z. 

EDGA'LADON  [off?  and  >^2we,  Gt. 
milk]  the  herb  Milk  wort.    1. 

EUGE'OS  \  [ft/>«/d?,  of  iS  and  >«7<, 

EUGB'UM  IGr,  theearthj  the  womb, 
fo  termed  by  way  of  alluiiou  to  fmiclul 
ground.    L. 

To  EVI'CT  [eviacere,  eviffum/L,! 
to  convince  by  foice  of  argument,  fe-c. 

E'VIDENCE  [evidmia,  i.]  clearneis, 
pcrfpicuity,  plainnefs,  demonftration ;  a 
quality  of  things  whereby  they  become 
vifible  or  apparent  to  the  eves^  either  of 
the  body  or  the  mind.  Evidence  is  the 
eHential  And  Infallible  charafler  or  crite- 
rion of  truth,  and  is  that  in  tSoGt  which 
wich  us  conflirutes  the  truth. 

Rfrmal  BVIDENCE,  is  the  aA  of  tbe 
inte'-ea  as  confidered  as  clear  anJ  diftin^. 

Otjeaive  EVIDENCE,  confifts  in  the 
clearnefs  and  perfpicuity  of  the  objeft  s  or 
it  is  the  obje£l  itfelf  fo  conflituted,  asthac 
it  may  be  clearly  and  diftin&ly  known. 

rlyfical  EVIDENCB,  is  fo  ^r  as  natv 
ral  fenfe  and  reafon,  pointing  out  any  thing, 
convinces  one  thereof. 

Metapbfical  EVIDENCE,  \%  when  we 
enter  fo  tiiiiy  and  clearly  into  the  ciTence 
of  any  thing  that  nothing  can  be  clearer. 

Moral  KVIDBNCB,  a  thing  is  faid  to 
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diftioA  notion  and  knowledge  thereof  bf 
unexcepcionfll  wiinefTes. 

E'VIDENTNtSS  [  evidential  JL  tnd 
nefi]  plainnefs  to  be  leen. 

To  EVI'GILATH  Uvigilatum^  I.]  to 
watch  diligemly,  to  ftudy  hard. 

iJdtursl  E'VIL,  is  the  want  of  fome- 
thing  lu  the  bene  effe,  or  pertedion  of  a 
cbiog*  or  coirs  anfweringaH  its  purpofes, 
fuchare  the  deie£ls  of  the  body,  blindnefs, 
lamenefsj  ^c.  hunger,  difeafes,  \ffc. 

Moral  EVIL,  a  deviation  trom  right 
reafon,  and  confequenrly  from  rhe  will  and 
inceodment  of  God  (he  Jegiflator,  who 
gave  the  rule. 

E'VILNESS  Ceirclnejr/e,  Sax.'}  evil 
nature  or  quality. 

BVl'RATED  \evrratus.  X.]  gelded. 

BVIRA'TION,  a  gelding,  unmanning  \ 
alTo  a  oi'ilcing  cflfeminare.    L, 

To  EVl'RTUATE  [of  e  neg.  and  vir- 
tus,  Z.]  to  take  away  or  depiive  of  the 
virtue. 

B'VITABIENESS  [of  ev'itabilist  L."] 
poiEblenefs  of  being  avoided. 

EU'LOGIES  t  in  the  Greek  Church  ] 
little  bits  of  bread  confecraced,  i.  e,  the 
eucharilt  feni  to  perfors  who  were  not 
prefent  at  che  communion. 

BUME'NIDES  [  i«/««i/«f ,  Gr.]  e^c 
daughters  of  Acheron  and  Nbx  (as  ibe 
'  poets  feignj  T^pbone,  Megara  and  AUQo, 
the  furies  ot  hell,  who  were,  by  the 
ancient  heathens,  accot»n[ed  the  exeeuti- 
oners  of  the  vengeance  of  the  gods  on 
wicked  men.  They  are  defcribed  with 
fnakes  inftead  of  hair,  and  eyes  fparkling 
like  lighienirg ;  a  filthy  froth  ifluing  out 
of  their  mouth  as  a  fign  of  their  outra- 
geous nature*  They  carried  iron  chains 
and  whips  in  one  hand,  and  6aming  ror* 
cbes  in  the  other,  which  gave  a  (iifmal 
light,  but  fuch  as  could  dilcover  crimes, 
and  kindle  a  flame  in  che  breaft  ot  the 
guilty,  (hat  is  not  to  be  exiinguilhed  } 
rbeir  feet  were  of  brafs,  becaul'e  their 
notions  are  foreeciffles  flow,  but  fure 
and  fteddy. 

They  are  faid  to  be  attendants  tu  the  porch 
of  Vluto'i  palace,  who  appointed  them  to 
be  punifl^ers  of  fuch  as  took  talle  oaths, 
or  opprels'd  che  poor;  they  alfo  atten.-'ed 
at  jfupitefs  throne,  and  therefore  rhey 
had  wings  to  fupport  their  fwifr  paflage 
through  the  air,  when  they  ftruck  terror, 
and  carried  fuch  puntftmems  and  calami- 
ties as  the  gods  commanded  to  be  tnfiiGt 
ed  upon  mortals,  whether  they  were  fa- 
mine, wars  or  peftilence. 

Thev  are  faid  to  delight  in  the  gloomi- 
nets  of  the  nights  and  to  have  their ^ 
dwelling  in  z  dark  cavern  rear  the  river 
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fofli  who  had  ni  defigns,  tnd  mde  ufe  o^ 
wicked  counfels  and  indireft  pradices. 

They  were  woirfhipped  in  divers  places , 
had  a  temple  at  Athens^  and  cheirprtefls 
were  the  judges  that  fat  at  Attopa^usm 
Their  facrtfi^es  were  peiformed  in  cKe 
night  and  amidft  a  profound  fflence,  and  « 
b'ack  ewe  lamb  was  offered  to  them. 

Some  Afytholcgifis  are  of  opinioD,  that 
r(/S^/E>an^poni0.ed(he  fins  thit  pr-icee<fed 
from  Hatred  and  Anfler  i  Megara  thofa 
from  Envy^  and  AteS^  fuch  a$  nccompvny 
the  iniaciable  purfuic  oi  Riches  itfd  Fiea* 
fure. 

They  are  called  Eumenidei,  becaufe  they 
will  be  appeared  by  thofe  chat  are  fuppla* 
cants  to  chem  :  Furiet  from  that  madneft 
chat  attends  guilty  perfons  upon  the  coii« 
fcioufnefs  of  their  villanies  ;  and  .£r/J«iy«f 
irom  the  indignation  and  commotions  ehey 
raife  in  the  mind  by  their  feverity. 

BU'NOMY  [eunomia,L,w9fA,iA,Gr.'] 
a  conftitution  or  ordination  of  good  l«wa« 

EUNOMIOEUTY'CHIANS  [of  «v»o- 
/uIa,  Gr.  and  Eutychus}  a  fe£b  of  here  ticks 
faid  CO  be  the  fame  with  the  Eutycbians^ 

EVOCA'TION  [  with  Gramnuriaas  J 
afigure  ofcontiru&ion,  a  reducing  or  th« 
third  perfon  to  the  firft  or  fecood,  as  Eg^ 
tu£  delicia  ifiuc  ven'tam* 

EVO'DES  V   [ot  tu  well,    and    oJ>«« 

EVCySMA  I  Gr.  odour]  a  fragrancy  or 
fweec  fmell. 

EVODES     llvfuhpLyficiaas'}  is  when 

EVOSMIA  I  che  ordure  or  ezcrenaencs 
have  a  (weec  fmell. 

EVOLATICK  [evolaticus,  L.J  flyii^ 
abroad. 

EVOLAmON,  a  flying  abroad.     Z- 

EVO'LVENT  [with  GeometriciansJ  a 
curve  refulting  from  the  evolution  of  a. 
curve,  in  conrradiftin6Hon  to  the  EvoUete. 

EVOLUTE,  the  firft  curve  fuppofed  co 
be  opened  or  evolved,  which  in  opeidi^ 
defcribcs  other  curvest 

BVOLU'TION  ( Geontetrfi  the  unfbkl- 
ing  or  opening  of  a  curve,  and  makir^ 
it  form  an  evolure. 

EUPATO'RIOM  r«?^«TO340»,Gr.J  ah« 
herb  Agrim -ny  or  Liver-won.     X.. 

EUPH'PTICKS  [of  •«/ar»4i«,  Gr.J  me- 
dicines, or  other  things  that  promote  coa* 
cod^ion. 

EUPE'TALUS  [•JwirdkQ'.Gr.J  a  pre. 
cious  ilone  of  tour  colours,  viz.  €!cry^ 
blue,  vermilion  and  green  s  alfo  a  kind  ol: 
laurel. 

EUPHO'NICAL  [of  i<^ri«»  Gr.2  ba* 
ving  a  graceful  found. 

EUPHO'RBIUM  [luf9^Ct$f,  Gr."}  the 
Lybiott  Ferula,  a  tree  or  (brub  fir  ft  foona 
by  kii)|g  yuba,  and  fo  called  after  gaiphor-' 
mu  his  pbyficiao*    L» 

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ficrPHKA&IS  f    fccrb  Cye  brighc.  X. 

fiOPHAO^lTNUM   [«»fc^wW,  Gr.] 
it  keib  honft  or  Bu^ofs.    JL. 
^  £0FOarA  [i»7ieA«<  GM    «  reidinefs 
*  preying  mcdidnM  s  alfo  the  aOacis 
of  ibeir  overtMon. 

tUPOtl'STA  [of  tS  well  aud  aroeA^ «, 
Or.  CO  frocorel  reoaedes  wbicb  may  be 
ttblf  h«d. 

KJPKE'PIA  [iif^furU,  Gr'}  comcli- 

Mft. 

(UHlPUS  [of  •»  etfily  and  fiwli&Kii, 
Gr.  10  he  precipicace>j]  ;he  word  orig«- 
lUf  tt  eke  Dame  of  «  certain  ftreig;hr  in 
ihifea  between  Bmdia  and  the  Negropont, 
*btrt  tbe  ctinenu  ere  To  ftrong,  that 
tk  fee  ia  fiud  to  ebb  and  flow  7  times 
^  a  &v  s  boc  it  is  now  by  Bj^dTogra- 
fkri  BfeJ  for  eny  ftreighc  where  the 
vKcr  is  IB  greac   motion  and  agitatsoo. 

aJlOTA  l&ipimVM^  Gu  i.  e.  having 
*r«d  eict,  or  of  the  Cbiddee  S^^i 
r^H,  #.  f.  fair  face  j  or  of  ^^3^8,  Cg- 
K^ug  both  a  bull  aod  a  ihipj  tbe  daugh 
^'ijg/emr^  king  of  Pbmucia,  whom 
■  tbe  poeta  t'eigp)  /u^V^r  in  tbe  fl.ape 
«f  a  ball  ftvi(b*d  and  carried  over  on  bis 
M  ibrongb  ch«  Tea  to  Crete  i  fome 
ilttBk  that  the  ciuth  of  this  fifiion  is, 
ihtt  ik  ftip  wherein  fbe  w^s  carried, 
»«  Imifimit,  it*  like  a  bull  i  others, 
^  the  name  of  the  mailer  of  the  (hip 
VIS  Tmtui  i  and  others^  that  Taurus^  or 
ikul,  wuihe  figo  of  the  (hips  others, 
ikac  fte  was  ilolen  away  bv  a  company 
«f  aea,  who  carried  tbe  piaure  of  a  bull 
m  their  flie. 

EU'AITHMT  [in  Pamiuig,  Sculpture^ 
faE.]  a  certain  majefty,  elegance  and  ea- 
lads  appearing  iii  the  compofiion  of  di- 
*ia  memoers  of  a  body  or  painting,  re- 
li^*iV  from  the  fiue  proportion  tbereoF. 

EO'RITHMY  [with  Architeas)  an  ex- 
fA  proportion  between  all  parts  of  a  builj- 
i%  as  to  length,  breadth  and  heighc  of 
avh  room  in  a  fabrfck. 

EU&OTEAN,  of  or  pertaining  to  Eu- 
Iff. 

EOSt'BIANSy  a  fefi  of  Arims,  To  cal- 
^  OQ  account  of  the  favour  Ihewo  them 
^  EMiMj^  hiftop  of  Cdfitrea. 

lU^SEBES  [ofiurtCi«,Gr.J  religious, 
f^yi  sUb  a  ftone  on  which,  on  the 
»«prt  of  HercmUs  at  7}nr#,  a  feac  was 
•ade  where  Daemons  osM  to  appear. 

EUSEMI'A  [with  Fl^fi^umijacriGs  or 

i»m^^i  of  a  difeafe  excellently  well 


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EO'SPI.ANCNOS  [of  if  md  rVUyjsL. 
Cr-J  one  wbofe  entrails  or  bowels  are 
^*ia4  and  in  good  temper- 

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fiat  bias  the'r  author]  a  feft  of  hcreitcliJ 
in  the  IV  cenrury,  ad  cie.irs  10  the  no- 
tions of  En/iatbiust  who  excluded  mar- 
ried people  from  f^lvation,  wherrupon 
many  n»riied  women  forfook  chcir  own 
husbands;  he  frohibued  his  followers 
from  pf  jy-ng  in  their  honfes,  and  oblig'd 
them  CO  quit  all  they  had  as  incompati- 
ble wirh  rhe  hopes  of  heaven. 

EU'bTYLOS  [aith  ArcbttiSs]  a  build- 
ing, where  the  iir.crcolumnfaiions,  or  fpa- 
ces  between  each  pillar,  are  juft  7.  dia- 
mercrs  and  a  quarter  ot  the  pillar,  ex- 
cept chofc  in  the  miodle  of  the  face  be- 
fore and  behind,  which  are  J  diamerers 
diftqnt  one  f-^'^m  rh«  other. 

EUTB'RPE  fofi?  well  and  *t{fvw,Gr, 
to  dclght,  becaufe  »?€  invented  the  p'pej 
the  inverrre's  of  the  mathematicks  and 
phying  on  the  pipe.  The  ancients  paint- 
ed or  carved  Eutefpe  crowned  with  a 
garl  md  of  flowers,  nolding  in  each  hand 
lundry  wtnd-inftrumenrs. 

EUTHYMY  'eutbfmia,  L  of  Iw^/Attt^ 
Gr,^  quietnefs  of  mind,  tranquillity,  heart's 
eafe. 

HirrONOS  [iSr-.nt  of  •?  and  ^ifQ', 
Gr."]    ftronf.  and  lufty. 

EUTRAPE'LIA  [it/TejeflrfXU,  Gr.]  good 
bchav'cur,  ^entlenefs. 

EUTY'CHIANS  [fo  called  from  Eu- 
tycbus]  a  fed  of  heretirks,  who  held  that 
the  ^6}©•  or  word  brought  his  body 
down  with  him  from  heaven,  and  deny'd 
thar  the  body  of  Jefus  cbrifi  waa  con- 
fubft-inaal  with  ours. 

EU'ZIMUS  [wfi^t^,  Gr.^  the  herb 
Rocher. 

EVfTLGATlON  a  ooblift''ng  abroad.1. 

EVU'iSED  [evulfiu,  1]  plucked  or 
pulled  aw<»y  from. 

E  W'BRICE  [of  xy  marriage  and  bji?ce. 
Sax.  b' caking]    ar*uhery. 

EW'KY,  an  rffice  in  the  king's  houfe- 
hold,  where  they  rake  care  of  the  linen 
for  the  king's  own  table,  lay  the  cloth, 
and  fervc  up  water  in  filver  eweis  after 
dinner. 

EXA'CE RATED  [exaceratus^  1.]  win- 
now ed,  clcinfe^  from  chatt. 

EXA'CERBATED  { ezacerbatus ,  1] 
prnvokei  or  vexed  af^efli. 

EXACERVA'TION,  a  heaping  up  to- 
gether.   I. 

EXACINATION,  a  raking  the  kernelf 
out  of  pranes  and  other  'ruit. 

EXA'CnrUDE,  exaanefs,  n-cety.  F. 

EXA'CTOR  tUgis^  the  king's  tax-ga- 
therer.    X.  r      u. 

EX  ACUA'TION,  tbe  making  of  a  thing 

Iharp  or  pointed. 
EXiEQJJA'TlON,  the  making  a  thing 

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EX^STUATION,  a  boiling  or  fccih-  I 
irjl,  iurv  or  ra^e.     1, 

To  EXffi'STUATH  [ex^Jiuatum,  X.]  to  | 
boil  or  cafl  up 'waves,  \qc,  or  as  a  poc 
d^es. 

EXAGGERATION  [in  Kbetoricy]  a 
figme  whereby  the  orator  enlarges  or 
heightens  cliirgs,  iraking  them  appear 
more  than  they  really  are,  whether  as  to 
go"!dnefs,  b-Jdnefs  or  other  qualities. 

EXAGGERATION  [inTamt'ing]  amc 
thoJ  of  rcprcreniing  things,  wherein  they 
aic  charged  roo  much,  or  marked  too 
ftrongs  whether  in  refpefl  or  defign  or 
colouring. 

EXAGO'NIAL  fexagcnius*  1.  of  if*- 
ytift^^  Or.]  of,  like,  or  belooging  tu  an 
Exifgon.    See  Hexagon,   ; 

EXALTATION  [in  Natural Tbilofopby^ 
is  the  aft  (T  operaricn  of  elevating,  pu- 
rifying, fubtilizing  or  perfeding  any  na- 
tural body,  its  principles  and  parts  ;  as 
alfo  the  quality  or  difpofiiion  which  bo- 
d*es  atq  ;frc  by  this  operation. 

EXALTATION  of  the  Crofi^  a  fefti- 
val  of  the  church  held  on  the  J4th  day 
^f  September y  as  is  generally  fuppos'd, 
11  memory  of  the  emperor  lUracl'ms\ 
bringing  back  che  true  crofs  of  our  Savi- 
our on  bis  flioulders  to  mount  Calvary^ 
from  which  it  had  been  carried  away 
14  years  by  Cofroe^  king  of  Terfia^  at  his 
caking  Jerufalem,  under  the  reign  of  the 
emrcror  Pbocas. 

EXA'LTEDNESS,  abeing  exalted,  high 
or  lilted  up  ;  height  of  promotion. 

EXA'MPLE  [with  Rhetoricians^  h  de. 
Ened  to  be  an  imperfed  kind  of  induftion 
or  argumeniacidn,  whereby  it  is  proved, 
that  a  thlr.g  v/hich  has  happened  onfome 
other  occafions  will  happen  again  on  the 
prefenc  one  i  from  che  fimilitude  of  the 
cares- 

fiXA'NiMAL  [exammlii,  X.]  without 
life  or  foul,  bieathlefs. 

EXA'NIMATED  [exaiimatus^  L,"}  dif- 
may'd,  difhearen'di  deprived  ol  life. 

EXANFNI'TION,  an  cmptyipg.    JL 

EXANTHE'MATA  [S^ay^M^ttTat,  Gr.] 
certain  wheals,  pufhes  or  breakings  ouc 
in  che  skin  ot  the  head  like  choie  that 
appear  on  the  body. 

EXANTHEMATALO'GTA  pf«F^M^*- 
T«\o}.<jt,  ot  l^AY^Mjutartt,  and  \iycty  Gr.J 
an  account  or  creatife  of  enipcive  levers, 
the  m  trades  and  fmall  pox. 

EXA'SPERATEDNESS  loi  exafyeratut, 
X.  >  incenfednffs,  the  beii  g  exatpe^'ited. 

EXA'TURaTED  [exaturatus,  X.]  fa- 
tisfied,  fil'e^  ^i\\k  food,  ^c. 

EXAU'CTORAMENT  [exauaoramen- 
r«^,  X.  /  a'  d*fcharf{e  or  difcha rising. 

EXAU'CTOKATED  lexauOoratut,  X-J 


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difcharged  or  put  ouc  of  office  or  fer- 
vice. 

BXAUSPICATION,  u  unlucky  beglb* 
ning  of  a  thing.    X. 

EXCACA'TION,  a  blinding  or  making 
blind. 

EXCA'LCEATBD  {  excalceatus^  r.  ] 
having  the  flioos  taken  off,  bare  footed.  £m 

EXCALFA'CTORY  lexcalfaaorias^2 
hearing,  making  very  hoc. 

EXCANDE'SCBNCH  [excatide/ceatia^ 
X.]  preat  heac  or  wrath,  violent  heac 
of  diftempers. 

EXCANTATION,  an  enchaniingr.    1^ 

EXCA'RNATED  [excamatusi  X.]  be- 
come lean,   nothing  but  skin  and  bone. 

E'XCELLENTNBSS  [exceUentia^  i-J 
excellency. 

EXCE'LCrSMUS  [\^t>M9f*h ,  Gr.J  « 
breaking  ol  bones  from  che  (urlace  down- 
wards.   X. 

EXCE'LSITUDE  lexcdfitiuh,  L.2  bigh- 
nefs. 

EXCE'LSB  [excelfus,  X.]  high,  lofty, 

EXCE'NTRICALNESS  1     [excentrici* 

EXCENTRrClTY  f  t6,  F,  ex^ 
centricitaj,  X.J  the  qualicy  of  eocemrick 
pofltion. 

D/Ai^ory EXCEPTION  ItaLawJ  it  one 
in  ended  co  defer  or  prevent  the  cliixigf 
from  coming  to  an  iflfue. 

/'^^/^/orjj  EXCEPTION  [inXtfmJ  pro- 
per ana  pertinent  allegations,  founded  od 
foire  prefcripcion  chat  ftands  for  che  de* 
feodanty  as  want  of  age  or  other  quality 
in  the  perfon^  )^. 

Declinatory  EXCEPTION,  whereby  the 
authority  ot  che  judge  or  court  is  dilai- 
lowed. 

EXCEPTIONS  Jin  Grammar]  are  cer« 
tain  diftindions  of  words  which  differ  in 
che  manner  of  their  declining  from  fome 
general  rule. 

EXCEPTATION,  an  often  receiv. 
inf.    X 

EXCE'PTIONABLENESS  [of  exceptio^ 
X.  able  and  nefij  liablenefs  co  be  except- 
ed againft. 

EXCE'PTIOUS,  captious,  prooe  co  be 
offended. 

EXCB'PTIVB,  ferving  to  except  j  of 
or  belon^in^  to  excepcioni. 

BXCEPTO'RIOUS  [fxce^orjiu,  i.] 
thac  rere'Ves  or  concains. 

EXCEREBRO'SB  [  excerebrofus,  X.] 
brain'fick,  wanting  brains. 

EXCE'REBRATeD  lexcerebratus,  I.-3 
having  his  brains  heac  out;  waatiqg 
brains,  wiclefs. 

To  EXCERN  lexcemere,  X,  J  co 
fearch  or  Cik  out. 

EXCE'SSiYENESS  [of  #Ms^/,  F.  aad 

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mfij  eacMdngoeft,    the  goipg    beyond 

£XCHA'NGB  lint  UwfenC^I  is  when 
ore  mao  beiiig  feized  or  po^eis^d  of  cer- 
ttb  Jaod,  sod  tnother  beinc  feized  of 
other  bod,  tlicy  exchange  che|r  Un<is  by 
iud  iodCBcedy  or  ocherwile,  fo  cbAC  each 
of  ihem  (ball  have  ocher  laods  fo  exchaog- 
•J,  io  ice,  iee-cail,  or  for  term  of  Ihc  ; 
^  cxcbii^e  is  good  wttbouc  livery  or 

EXCHANGB  [in  a  JLiw  fenfej  is  alfa 
^  10  fignii^  ib«  compenndon  or  fa- 
Qttaftioo  which  muft  be  made  by  the 
wir.awoT  or  tbe  warrantee)  value  for 
nioe,  if  cbe  land  warrranced  be  recover- 
CctrooKhe  v'arrantee. 

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coo^  in  the  reign  of  kiog  Htnry  II. 
J.D*  1105,  wMch  is  in  the  ciiftody  pf 
tie  rwociia.Tberhins  of  ihe  Bxcbcquer. 

Ta's  b'ok  coDcains  a  defcriptioa  cf 
^Ex^liJh  court  at  chat  cioie,  its  officers, 
nab  ptiviIeg-$,  power,  jurifdiftion, 
»tga,  pcrquifiies  *  alio  t^e  revenues  0} 
ikcrovn  io  ironey,  grain  and  cattle. 

If  this  bo  >k  it  appears  that  as  much 
nu^  BHibt  be  bought  for  a  fhilliqg  af 
vocld  kive  100  men  a  whole  day  i  chat 
the  price  oi  a  t^c  bullock  was  buc  about 


cBcnoa  exlubiced  in  the  Exobequgr-  caurt^ 

To  EXCIDE  lexcUfre,  Z-J  10  fall  or 
.    lip  otit  ot  ^ 

I      EXCI'NERATED    [  excimraiiu,  L.  ] 
itviag  che  aflies  cakeo  away. 

SXCrsiON  [wicb  Surgeons]  a  cuccin| 
•ttoy  member,  or  pare  of  the  body^ 
A  of  £. 

BXQTED  [excitatus,  L,  rxCi/#,  f*) 
iimd  »p  egged  oo^  encouraged,  ^ck- 

EXCLAMA'TION  fwith  Mbit.']  a  fi- 
|Bie  « herein  by  rafung  che  voice  and 
•fa|  to  iocerjeSion  eiiher  exprefsly  or 
i^ftood,  an  uncorom>:n  warmth  and 
?afioa  of  mind  is  exprefs'd ;  as  O  hea. 
»«« 1  0  earth  I  to  y.»u  O  men  I  call .' 

EXClA'MATIVE,  of  or  pertaining  to 
cxciiBiarioft. 

fZCLA'MATORY  [exctmaiariM,  I.} 
Fcrunupg  co  exclamation. 

KtCLcySED  lof  exchrre,  F.]  excluded, 
I    ■Koou 

QCLU'SIQNERS  ^m  the  time  of 
""I  Charlis  lU]  •  name  given  to  cbofe 
^^bcrs  ot  parliament  chat  were  for  ex- 
.**^  ibe  duke  of  Tbrk  from  the  crown. 

■KCLO'SIONS  {with  Mathematic'ums] 
^  itthbd  of  coming  »c   ih9  foludon  of 


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problems   (fn  Numtrical  cafes)  by  prevl- 

oufly  eje£^ing  or  excludiiig  out  01  our 
^ontiderationiuch  numbers;  which  are  of 
ufe  in  folving  the  queftion,  and  wVereby 
ot  confe  ]uence  the  procefs  may  be  regu- 
larly and  judiciniifly  abbreviated. 

EXCLU'SIVENESS  [of  axclufivust  L] 
exclufive  qualiry. 

EXCOMMUNICATION  ["mo'^g  «^« 
ancient  Pagans]  was  an  exclud'ng  or  de- 
barring men  trom  the  participation  of  the 
facred  my  faeries  of  their  worli  ip  and  a 
cutting  them  off  from  commumcating  wtib 
men  of  the  fame  religion. 

EXCREMENTITIOUSNESS  f  of  ^*- 
cnmentitiust  1]  the  being  lull  of,  or 
of  the  nature  o\  excrements. 

BXCRE'SCENT  [«cr^/c#ni,  IJ  grow- 
ing out  ot  anoth«;r< 

EXCRF/TORY  p"  Anatony']  certain 
fma!!  du£ls  or  vefTeJs  makiig  part  oi  ihe 
compofition  or  (lru£lure  of  the  glands  are 
called  Excretory  DuSs,  iffc. 

EXCRU'CIABLE  iezcruciaB'tlii^  I.] 
wcrtfay  CO  be  tormented. 

EXCRU'CIATED  [excruciatM,  JL.  ] 
tormented  or  put  to  pain. 

EXCULCATiON,  a  trampling  under 
foo:.    £. 

EXCU'LPATED  lexculpatm,  X.]  car- 
ved  or  engraved. 

EXCU'SABLENESS  [oUxcufabilis,  1.] 
chac  whereby  a  thing  h  exculable,  or  me- 
ritoriotifnefs  of  being  excused. 

EXCU'SSABLE  lexcaflahilis^  I.]  that 
may  be  fbaken  or  thrown  off. 

EXCU'TIENT  lexcutitus,  X]  (baking 
ofF. 

E'XEAT  [i.  e,  lec  him  go  out]  a  itrm 
nfed  in  church-difcipUne  for  a  permif- 
fioo,  which  a  bifhop  grants  co  a  prielt  to 
go  out  of  his  diocefe.    X* 

FXECRABLENBSS  roftt«:rj*/7/i,X.] 
acurfednefe,  impioufnefa. 

E'XECRATBD  [««T4ritt,  X.]  accujr- 
fed. 

Final  EXECU'TION  [in  La»]  is  chac 
which  makes  money  for  the  defendant's 
goods,  and  excendetb  his  lands  and  deli- 
vers them  to  the  phintiC 

Military  EXECUTION,  U  che  pillage 
or  plundering  of  a  country  by  the  enemy's 
army. 

£XE1>Rje  [c|>V^  Gr.]  places  where 
cbe  ancienc  philofopfaers,  fophiiis,  and 
rhetoricians,  Ifc.  ufed  co  bold  their  con- 
ferences and  difpures. 

EXEGESIS  [with  nhetorkians'i  a  fi- 

Sure  wherein  that  which  the  orator  his 
eliver*d  darkly,    he  afterwards    rcndcra 
ciiore  clear  and  intelligible   in  cbe  fame 
femence,  as  Time  at  tb^  fame  inpant  feent' 
ed  botbiang  andjimti  long  Intbe  pro- 
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$raBten  of  a  man^s  def&esy  andjbort  in  thi 
pleafure  nf  calling  to  mind, 

EXE'CHTES  I  •fii>iiri^  of  IfwyS/ut^t, 
Gr,  CO  explain]  perfons  amoni*  t!ie  Athe- 
nians leaioed  iu  the  U'ws  <*f  the yuris-con- 
fkltit  whom  the  judges  a^ed  to  couiulc  io 
capiral  ares, 

EXEGE'TICALNBSS  (of  «?'^5/u«i^ 
Or*  to  explain    explanacotioufner^. 

BXELCl'SMUS  I  with  Jiurgeonj  2  a 
bre.ikiqg  of  bones  from  ch«  Turfacc  dowo- 
ivards. 

EXE'MPLAR  [exemplaire^  F.]  a  pcr- 
fon  or  thing  containing  an  example  lO 
/ollow  'T  cfchew,  a  famplar.    JL. 

EXE'MPLARINHSS  [exfmpiariuu  X. 
exemplaire,  F.J  fitncfs  or  woithincfs  to  be 
an  ex  mv^  c. 

EXEMPLIFICATION,  a  demonftra- 
tinp  a  thing  by  an  example  ;  a'.fo  ftcopy 
of  an  original  v/r\  ing.     X. 

EXE'MPUFIED  lexemplificatml  X.] 
cleared,  pr -ved  or  coufirmeib/  an  exam- 
ple or  inftance  \  alfo  copied  out  from  a 
deed  or  wiirins. 

To  E'XERCISB  lexercere,  1.]  to  bar 
rafs  or  t'»e. 

IXERGASl'A  [  wiih^  Rbetorkiani  ]  a 
figure,  vvhen  oi>e  chinfs  is  oien  repeated 
in  diiieienr  tern-s,  as  ibeobjedoftbougbtj^ 
the  entertainmtnt  of  bis  dtfcourfe,  and 
the  contentment  of  bis  heart, 

EXERGASY  {exergcifiay  Llftfydirht^ 
Gr»'i  pol'lhing. 

EXE'RGUP  l[ofif  andi^>«f,  Gr,  the 

EXB'RGUM  I  work]  a  term  amoi^ 
MedaUifls  ufed  to  Hgnify  the  little  fpace 
around  or  without  the  the  work  or  6gures 
of  a  m.-dJl,  for  an  infcripcion,  cypher,  de- 
yice,  6\{e.  Ufc,  to  be  placed  there. 

BXFO'LIATED  U'exfolie,  F.  of  ex 
•nifotiunit  X.  a  lea*^]  fcaled,  ri/en  up  as 
leaves,  fcales,  or  fplinteis  of  .a  broken 
1>onc  do. 

EXFOLTA'TION  iSurgeryl  a  rifii«  up 
fn  leaves  and  fplincers  as  a  broken  booe 
does.     X. 

EXFO'LIATIVE  rr^tfn,  one  proper  to 
fcrape,  and  at  the  fame  time  to  pieice  a 
bone,  and  fo  to  exfoliate  or  raife  feveraJ 
leaves  or  flakes  rn^  after  another. 

EXGURGITATION,  a  cafting  or 
Voi^'ing  UP.     F.  of  X. 

EXHA'LANT  [exbalans,  X.J  fending 
out  an  exhahtton. 

EXHALATION,  a  fume  or  vapour 
which  IS  raxfed  op  from  the  fiirface  of 
the  earth,  either  by  the  heat  ot  the  fun, 
or  fubrerraneous  tire,  of  which  mereors, 
AS  mifts,  fogs,  rain,  fnow,  hail,  ]<fc.  are 
produced.     F,  of  X. 

EXHALATION  [^nh  CtymiftsJ  m 
Oftniton,  by  means  of  wbicii  the  more 


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afry,  volttite  piiu  of  cfaiagf  tie  rtiied 

ftod  d!^i>erfed  by  heat. 

EXHAU'STED  Reeeher  [In  Experi' 
mental  Pbilofopby]  a  glaft  or  orher  vef- 
fel  applied  on  the  plaie  oftbe4ir^|>, 
and  the  air  extraded  out  of  the  fame, 
by  the  working  of  the  engine. 

EXHAU'STIONS  I'm  Matbematich] 
a  way  of  proving  the  equality  of  tuo 
magnitudes  by  a  reduSio  ad  ahfurduni 
ffiewing  that  if  one  be  fuppofea  ciitcr 
greater  or  leis  than  the  other,  there  will 
arife  a  conrradi^kion. 

BXHB'BBNUS  [IfiCfi^,  Or.]  a  kind 
of  white  (lone  with  which  goUfmit}tp<> 
lift  gold. 

EXHEREDATION  [Civii  lam]  aft- 
cber's  excluding  his  fun  from  ixiberiiing 
his  eftare. 

EXHERE'SIS  [exb£r^,  X.  of  {(«(#<• 
'<f,  Gr."]  a  chinsrgical  operation,  uherf* 
by  (bmeihing  foreign,  ^  ufelefs,  and  even 
pernicious,  is  raken  from  a  hunun  body. 

E'XHIfiENT  lexbibent,    1.]   exhibit- 

EXHUMATION,  the  tJBt  of  digging  op 
a  body  interred  in  holy  ground,  by  the 
authority  of  the  rud|ge- 

To  EXl'CCATET  exiccare^  X.  ]  to 
dry  up. 

E'XiGENCB,  need^  occafion  ;  (bat 
which  a  thing  requtc««  or  is  fuicable 
thereto. 

B'XIGENCY  1  a  pinch  or  ftralt  j  in 

fi'XlGENCB  }    expedient  or  occafioo. 

E'XIGENTBR     7   an   officer   oi  the 

EXIGB'NDARY  f  court  of  C»aBR<»i- 
TUas^  yho^  makes  out  cxigcnti  and  pro. 
clamations  in  all  aAions  In  which  pro- 
och  of  outlawry  lies. 

BXrGUOUSNBSS  [exsgrntas,  I»]  tit- 
tlenefs,  fmallnefit. 

EXI'GUUS,  tf,  MM  [with  Baiamck 
iVxiters']  fmall  or  narrow  in  comptfiu 

BXi'LE  lexiliwn^  X.]  ihc  pUcc,  or 
fuffertng  of  baniihment. 

EXI'LIUM  lOid  lam}  a  wafte  or  de- 
ftru£tioo  of  lands,  hoofea,  woods,  ^c. 
alfo  a  prejudice  done  to  an  eftate,  by  al- 
tering the' condition  or  tenure  of  it,  ei- 
ther by  eieding,  ndvanc:ng.  Jgflp. 

EXl'MIOUSNEr"  ^    ' 


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J     excellency,     no- 


EXIMl'ETY 

cablei^efs,  \ffc,  excellentnefs. 

BXl'SCHIQS  [ifiV^i®-,  Gr.']  a  terna 
ufed  by  Surgeons^  when  the  Ifc^Mm  6r 
thigh-bore  it  disjointed. 

EXl'STENCE  £««/»£«#,  F.  of  fxifiem- 
tia'^  X.]  that  whereby  a  ^thing  lus  aa 
aAufld  efjence^  or  that  whereby  a  thing 
is  faiJ  CO  be  defined  by  Kdur^ifis  to  be 
that  which  any  thing  is  tormally  audio* 
triofictJI^y  altho'  feptrated  from  tea  'cau- 

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6»}  totkmt  the  diilereoce  becweeo  exif-lcheiijea  wefrsme  in  our  miiMlsof  hfttof 
ceocetnd  eflence  if,  that  exiftence  Is  cbeldlflxive,   whofe  parts  exift  cogecher. 
mt'jier  of  the  chiab   and  eflence  is  the       EXPA'TIATING    lexpafians,  X*]  nm- 

T»  wtahr  bis  E'XIT,  :o  go  off  the  ftage 


M  <       ^^r  s  alfo  CO  <iie. 
EXI^IABLE  lexhuAilis^  1]  hunAil, 

EXmcySE  Y  f«2itio>#.  X.]    mifchie- 

£XiTlOUS|  TouSydaagercus*  deftruc- 
dve- 

EXCKDIARY  [in  the  Jiomm  Tragedy] 
a^roU  or  mime,  who  flppe4red  ou  the 
^mt  when  the  tra^eiy  was  ended,  and 
pertormed  the  Exodiiam. 

EICOLETE  lexoUtiu.  X-]  faded  or 
wiibered,  as  floweis,  yc. 

EXOLE'TB  [exokU^  1.J  grown  one  of 
ttfe.     L 

EXOXVE  fnolirm,  X.]  to  nnbiud, 
al(>  to  paf  riemr  off.    X. 

EXOMOLOCE'SIS  [  Jfof<oX«>6<rif ,  Gr.] 
csaKfTiaa  ia  an  ecclefiaftical  fenfe. 

EXO'NCHOMA  [of 'tf  out,  aod  o>x^ 
afweilirg^  Gr.J  toy  large  prominent  (U- 


EXOITATED  lexoptatttSi  X.]  wiflied 
for,  earaeft'y  dcGred. 

E'XORABXENESS,  eafinefs  to  be  en 
ire- red. 

ExaRBlTANCE  [of  ex  and  orhha, 
^apacbj  a  thing  done  out  of  meafuie, 
%3are  or  mle,  an  irreguUrity,  an  un- 
fcs/bnableneft. 

EXOHCISM  [of'tfffjiir/u®',  Gr.'}  a 
isymg  or  cafUne  ou(  fpiriis  }  prayers  or 
coBprarioBc,  wherewith  to  exorci/e,  i.  ^. 
»  4trwm  oat  devils  from  perfons  poffef- 
fedp  CO  purify  unclean  aeacures,  or  pre 
fervc  from  danger. 

EXO'flTIVE  [exoruvus,  X.]  pertaining 
ce  the  fifing  of  the  fun*  or  iche  eaft. 

EXO'SSATED'f^a^ia,  Z.J  having 
dM  hooea  palled  our. 

EXO^STOSIS  Pif^rM^Kt  of  '«^  and 
•Hw,  Gr.  t  bonej  the  bunchiiig  or  fwel- 
IsDg  ot  a  bone  out  of  its  natural  place, 
ocofiouad  by  the  fettling  of  a  corrupt  hu- 
moar  in  to  proper  Aibflance.    JU  of  Gr. 

EXOTiCALNESS,  outlaodiOincrs. 

lX(yTlCUS,  exotica,  exoticum  [with 
00Mi^]  which  grows  or'ginally  fo> 
r04n» 

fiXOnCAL  [exoiicia,  X.]  brought 
mm  of  another  country. 

EXOnnCKS  lex(HiC4,  X.]  foreign 
piots. 

XXPAlfSIBLfi  [of  expmiere^  X.]  ca. 
■Ml  of  beia^  expaoded,  fpread  wide  or 

EX^A'NSItE  [of  ex^fus,  X.]  of  or 
mnMtm  to  exptnfion. 


ning  abroad,   launching  out  in  diicoiufet 
rpreading  far  and  wide. 

EXPb'CTABLE  lexpeSMU,  X.]  c» 
be  wi^T^ed  or  looked  for, 

EXPE'CTANT  Fte  [inCflei.  Xtf»]  Ian4 
giTOQ  to  a  man,  and  to  the  heirs  of  Ikia 
body,  the  remainder  to  h^m  and  his  heiri. 
in  which  cafe  there  is  t  fee-fimple  expoc^ 
cant  after  the  fee.  tail. 

BXPE'DIBNCE,  nrnefs,  oecefltrintfi 
to  be  done. 

EXPB'DIENTNESS  [of  f:^i«u,  X.J 
fitoefs,  conveniencnefs. 

EXPEDlTATlONfin  For#>m»]  ch« 
cutting  out  the  ball  of  a  dog's  iore-feet, 
for  the  piefervation  of  the  game. 

EXPEDITIOUSNESS  [of  expediHo^ 
X.  ]  quicknefs  of  difpatcb. 

EXPE'NSIVENESS  [of  expendere,  L] 
coftlinefs,  freensfs  in  fpending. 

EXPE'RIMENT  lexpejimtaum.  XJ 
effay,  trial,  proof;  a  trial  of  the  effeft 
or  refulc  of  certain  applications  and  mo- 
tions of  natural  bodies,  in  order  to  dif^ 
cover  romcching  of  the  laws  and  natures 
thereof.  Jgrc. 

EXPE'KTNESS  [of  #a/*rtiM,  X.]  rct- 
dine's,  skilfuh^efsy  At. 

EXPE'TIBLENESS  loi  expetil^i^L,^ 
defirablenefs. 

EXPIA'TORINESS  [of  ^x>iatoriK/,X.] 
expiating  quality. 

EXPLA'NATORINESS ,  explicative 
quality, 

EXPLE1-IVENBSS  [of  exfUtivut,  V} 
expletive  or  6]ling  up  qoaliiy. 

E'XPLICABLENESS  l<i{  exfiicabUis^ 
X.j  eapablenels  of  being  explained. 

EXPLI'CITNBSS  [oi  e:^citus,  Lj 
exprefnefs,  platnnels. 

EXPLrciA  7  [Oid  Recordi]  the  rents 

EXPLETlA  J^or    mean  profits  of  an 

EXPLETA  J  eflate»  b  cuftody  or 
trait. 

EXPtlCA'TOR,  an  expounder.    X. 

To  EXPlCDE  [of  expiodere^  X.]  to 
drive  out  with  noife,  as  with  dapping  of 
the  handst  \ffc.  to  hifs  out,  to  diilike  afo- 
lutely. 

EXPLO'RATED  lexploratus^  X.]  tho- 
roughly  viewed. 

EXPLOHatORY  lexpUfratorim,  X.] 
percainiitt  to  fearchiog  or  efpyiiig. 

EXPLO'SIOK,  an  explodiog,  calling  off; 
the  adion  of  a  thing  that  drives  another 
our  of  its  place,  that  before  it  poffeffed. 

EXPLOSION  [which  Haturaiifis]  aa 
aAioo  of  the  animal  fpirits,  whereby  tho 
nerves  are  fuddenly  drawn  together,  when 
fome  patides  of  «  difiereac  kind  are  mix- 


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td  with  the  rpiritSf  by  which  tTicy  arevio- 
leniljr  expanded  or  fpfcad  forth,  or  driven 
into  confufion,  like  the  parts  of  fired  gun* 
p-twder  i  alfo  a  vioienc  cxpanfion  ot  the 
parts  of  air,  gunpowder,  ors'^y  fluid  that 
occafians  a  crackling  fonn^. 

EXPOLI'TION  [I.-.  Rbetoria]  ^  fij[urc 
wheiely  the  fimc  ihir^  is  txpl  incd  i:- 
different  pbrafes  in  order  to  fl.cw  it  more 
iully. 

EXPONE'NTI AL  [ot  exponeni^  X.]  ex- 
poundinji,  laying  ope-,  r'-.ye-  . 

BXPONENTIAL  Curves  [wuh  Mathe 
maticians'J  are  fucb  curves  '»&  pirtake  hor'ti 
of  the  ntrure  oi  Algehaici  and  r.n^ 'in- 
dent ones.  They  par<aNe  M  tt\t  Algebra 
ick,  becaufe  rhey  coniift  ot  a  fi  iie  t'm- 
ber  oi  terms,  tho*  thofe  terms  hem^e.ves 
tre  in  themfelves  indeterminate y  ^id  they 
mre  in  fome  fort  tranfcendtntal,  betaufe 
they  cannot  be  conf>  \  €k  d  Aigetraically 

EXPONENTIAL  Equations  [w? -.  Ma- 
thefnat,'\  a-e  the  ftme  rhn  a*-*'  lai.ed  Geo" 
metrick  Irrationals ^  by  Sir  JJaac  Siwttu, 
and  fomerimcs  are  calle  *  Tranfcendentals, 

EXPONENTIAL  2uantuies  i  in  Matbe- 
maticlsj  are  (ucb  quantities  v*  hole  expo- 
nents are  indetermtoate,  vari.b^e  >r  flou- 
ing,  and  are  oi  fever  il  degrees  aiid  cr  --rs ; 
88  when  the  Exponent  's  a  fimple  indeter- 
minate ^uantity^  it  is  called  an  Exponential 
of  the  farft  or  lowefl  egree.  Whe  the 
^xpott^nt  life  it  is  ail  Effential  ('f  the  firft  de- 
gree, then  the  quantity  is  an  Exponential 
pf  the  fecond  degree. 

EXPO'RTBR  [exportatar,  L.]  z  mer- 
di^t,  ]^c.  that  fends  |ioo  s  into  other 
counr  ries. 

EXPOSITION  fin  Rbetorick]  a  figure, 
whereby  the  fame  thii.g  is  explained  in 
different  phrafes  or  exp  eiGons,  in  order 
to  fticwmorec'early. 

EX  POST  law]  a  term  ufed  of  a  thing 
done  at  er  ihr  time. 

EXPOSTULA'TOR,  one  who  re^foi.s 
by  wuy  ot  lomplaint  of  wrong  d'^'^e,    X. 

fiXPO'SDRE     1   fin   Gardemng]    the 

EXPOSITION  r  afpca  or  fiiu  .ti^n  of 
p.  garden  wall,  t.uilding,  or  the  like,  uiih 
lefpea  to  the  fun,  winds,  Jjjrc. 

To  EXPRE'SS  [expreffum,  fup.  of  £i> 
prhnere,  JL]  to  poartray  or  reprefent. 
f  EXPR£'SSION»   a    thitig    uttered   or 
fpolren.     JL. 

'  EXPRESSION  fin  Painting,^  the  natu- 
ral aiki  lively  reprefentarion  o^  the  fubjed 
or  of  the  tevcral'  obje&s  intended  to  be 
fliewn. 

EXPU'GNABtB  [expugtiai^ilis,  X.]  (hat 
iniy  b^  ovcrconiC  or  won  by  aflfaulr. 

EXPU'LSION  lid  MedicineJ  the  aft  of 
driving  a  thing  oui  l>y  violence  from  the 
place  K  was  in. 


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EXPURGATION,  a  purgiifl;  out,  or 
mak'iitf    e  n.    X. 

EXPURGATION  [  n  ^y?raiww,]  is  a 
term  u.cd  by f^me authors toi  ir.eftatesnd 
attion  of  the  lun,  wherein,  h:»ving  been 
cclipfed  and  bidden  by  the  inter^'oticionof 
rli^  mr>on,  n  hegins  to  appear  a^aaoi  o- 
thcrs  •■  M  If  emer  o". 

E'XQUfSlTENESS,  firnels,  excelleot- 
nels,  cuijuf  •fs,  eyqt^nefs,  arrificialnefs. 

fcXQUISlTlTlOUS  lex^fititivs,  L] 
nor  ■  aru  ol    b..c   .unsure'*  by  art. 

EXSA'NGUINOUSNBSS  fof  ex  and 
/angmneus,  X.  J  the  quality  of  being  wich« 
O'l     iliod. 

E'XSCRIPT  [exfiriptm,  X.]  a  copy, 
an  eyt'aft  or  draught. 

EXSIBILATION,  a  hiifiog  om  or  off 
the  ll<ig(».     X. 

EXSICCATION,  adrying  up.    Z. 

EXSrcCATlVES  [of  exfccare,  X] 
medicaments  chat  are  or  a  drying  q*t.Uty. 

EXSU'CCOUS  [exfucctu,  1-]  dry,  wiilfc« 
ou    moifture. 

E'XTA,  the  bowels  or  intrailsof  an  ani> 
mal  bodv. 

EXTaSYI  [;rxr4^,  1.  of  •«r««ric.<}f.l 

EXTACYl  a  rapture  or  removal  ol 
the  mind  ou<.  of  its  niitural  ftate  a*  d  ficusr 
tion;  a  depravation  or  defe6l  ot  the  judg- 
me  !t  (nd  imagination,  common  to  melao- 
choly  and diftra^ei  perfons,  or  a  tranfport 
whfreby  a  perf  n  is  hunted  out  oi  him* 
fel^,  and  hit  fenfes  (ufpendeJ  }  a  trance,  a 
tv.  o'  n. 

EXT ATIC ALNESS  fof  luT^lwc,  Gr.) 
ext   ric  j1  q   alir/;  r.        c  vxrtr.g  in  extafy. 

EXTEMPORAMTY  I  extemporaliiat, 
X.J  a  proirpinefs  or  readinefs  to  Ipeak 
without  premediraticn  or  (iudy. 

EXTEMPORA'NEOUS  [exteniporameus, 
X.]  exemporal,  fudtien. 

EXTE'MPORINESS,  the  being  extern* 
pory  or  (udde-^,  without  nremeditatioiu 

To  I^XTE'ND  [cxtend'ere,  X  ]  to  ftrwA 
ou',  to  ma!.e  lo-ger,  to  reach  or  go  far. 

To  EXTE'ND  [in  a  legal  fenfi;,  Is  to 
value  the  lands  ants  tenemen's  of  one  bouod 
by  Hatute,  \«fc.  and  hai h  fotfeited  hisbont): 
to  fuch  an  indifferent  rare,  that  by  tht 
yearly  rent,  the  obl'gatof  may  in  cime  bi 
fully  pi  id  his  debt. 

To  EXTE'ND  aOarfe^  figni&es  to  nafa 
him  go  hree. 

EXTB'NSIBLENESS  [  of  gxH^iiii 
X.  j  capable  eis  of  bein^  extended  or  cms 
rted  on  to  the  utmoft  height. 

EXTE'NSOR  ie.  a  ftretcber  curl 
name  common  to  divers  mufcles,  wfiici 
ferve  co  extend  or  ftretcfa  out  the  parts 
and  part  icularly  the  bands  and  feer.    X. 

EXTENSOR  carpi  uUuuris  lAttatoa^ 
%  muTcle  coming  from  the  iDceroal  procu 


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bemcf  of  tbe  humerui^  and  pafling  ten- 
I  di'ocis  noder  the  iigamentum  aimulare,  is 
'  inferred  into  the  upper  pare  oi  the  bon<- 
muurpiMm;  ch-s  an  the  tUnar'u  flexor 
mm  §  coijec  er,  dr«w  tbe  hand  fide-wile 
(Mr<idtbetr/M.     Z. 

EXTENSOR  carpi  radialit  [Anatomyl 
iiNfeJeot  chewr>tt,  or  rather  two  <\\C 
o§&  Bidicles,  which  lie  along  tbe  extcr- 
Bii  pan  of  tbe  radius^  and  a  e  inlerted 
votte  bone  of  the  metacarpus t  ci  ey  ex- 
aiJfbcwT'fl.    1. 

EXTENSOR  Digkarum  manus  communis 
[Jur.]  a  moTcle  ot  the  tinge;  s^  which 
vifes  troo  the  extern U  protuberanre  of 
1^  hmnUf  and  is  divided  into  9  porcions 
i^t  aic  let  into  the  upper  parts  of  the 
M,  fecond  and  third  bones  oi  the  fore, 
■i^'eard  hrdfiigera.    X 

EXTENSOR  indicu  [  4ttat-2  *  mufcle 
«U<:hatuci  from  the  micdlc  ot  tbe  exter- 
aal  pvi  of  the  tdnat  and  Joins  with  the 
(ff*^  of  the  exunfor  communis,  and  is 
'{fned  with  it  to  the  upper  pare  of  the 
rtU  booe  of  the  foi e  finger  s  this  mufde 
I'Ctches  ont  the  fore-  finger.    £. 

EXTENSOR  primi  huemodu  affispoUi. 
di  [AuL]  arUes  from  tbe  upper  and  ex- 
t**!  part  of  the  ulna,  and  pafling  ob- 
W>tf  ofer  tha  tendon  oi  the  rddius  exter- 
■a*  it  hlened  near  the  iecond  joint  of 

EXTENSOR  Jicundi  imemodii  <^s  pot- 
feii  [Jbat.]  a  mulcle  arifuig  from  cbe  Uf - 
fir  m4  cztenal  part  of  the  radius,  and 
*  arfsned  ioto  the  upper  ptri  ot  the  fe- 
oai  bene  of  tbe  thumb.    jL, 

EXTENSOR  tertii  mtenodii,  ^c,  lA- 
M.j  a  ffluicle  of  the  thumb  ariGng  from 
Ike  abtf,  a  little  below  the  firft  extensor, 
^  let  iaco  the  upper  part  of  the  third 
WBoffherhnmb.     L 

IXT&NSOR  minimi  digiti  lAaat.l  a 
*^arifi^g  from  tbe  external  protube- 
"ttttof  the  bmaenUf  and  from  tbe  upper 
piof  tbeiifM^  and  palUng  under  another 
*l>HB^t,  is  ioferted  into  the  third  bone 
Qftfe  little  finder.     1. 

UTENSOR  Miicii  M«4faiip]  a  mtifc^c 
■*■!  a«at  the  upper  part  of  tne  Perone 
*'*aId^  and  pafTing  under  the  annular  li- 
S^*^iisiAferted  tnio  the  third  bone  ot 
«**tt«Wfc,er.    JL 

«J^NSOR  pollicis  pedis  hrevis  [i*wt.] 
•■■weof  the  great  toe,  ariiing  rrom  the 
iJ^^P^n  of  the  OS  calcis,  and  is  let  into 
yi  the  fecood  bone  of  tbe 
flretcbes  and  pulls  it  up- 

^^^TENSOR  poinds  pedis  Umgus  lAnat,  ] 

J"jWe  dariTed  rrom  the  fore  part  01  the 

^  tlinh^u  of  tbe  litia,  and  growing 

(he  mUdlo  «f  ic,  inns  in 


**^^partoJ  I 
^«oe,  lad  ftr 


EX 

four  tendons  under  the  annular  ligament, 
CO  the  third  bone  of  eyety  toe^  except  the 
Pollex.    I. 

bXTE'NSIBLE,  that  maybe  fireiched 
our  brc  1  .'  wt'de. 

tXTR'NSlVENESS,  largcncfs  ftretch- 
ing  cut  ^ide. 

EXTE'NT    ^extentusy  1.]  extended. 

The  bXTENT  of  a  thing  lextentwn^ 
L. ,  tit  excenAon,  or  reach  ot  a  thing 
in  length,  breadtn,  depth ,  compafsy  fpacp^ 

EXTENT  of  an  Idea  [among  Logici* 
ans]  is  the  fubje^  to  whicri  that  idea 
agrees  s  which  is  alfo  called  the  inferior 
ot  a  general  term,  which  with  re^pe£l  to 
them  is  called  fuperior,  as  the  idea  of  % 
triangle  in  ^enerii  extends  to  all  tbe  di- 
vers kin  s  of  triangles. 

EXTE'RMINATED  letterminatus,  i.] 
driven  or  caft  out  ol  the  bounds,  utter* 
\y  deftroyeJ,  rooted  out  or  cut  off. 

To  EXTE'REBR  ATE  [exterehratum,  U} 
CO  pierce  or  make  a  hole  through. 

EXTE'RGENT  [exteYgens,  X.J  wiping 
away  cleanfing. 

EXTE'RIOR  Potion  [in  Fartifb:ation'J 
the  one-lines  of  the  woiks  drawn  irom 
one  otic  mod  angle  to  another  -,  or  the 
diftance  of  one  outward  baftion  to  the 
point  of  another!  reckoned  quite  round 
tlic  work. 

EXTERIOR  Talus  [In  t^tificaticn]  h 
the  flope  allowed  the  work  on  iheouciide 
ttom  thi  placei  and  towards  che  campaign 
and  field. 

EXTE'RNAL  Ai^Us  fin  Gfoiwfry]  are 
the  angles  of  any  right-lined  figure,  with- 
out it,  when  ail  tbe  fides  are  feve rally 
produced,  and  they  are,  all  taken  together, 
equal  to  4  right  angles. 

EXTERNAL  D'^tftives  [with  Sur- 
gtensi  are  fuch  as  ripen  a  fwelling,  and 
breed  good  and  laudable  matter  in  a 
wound,  and  prepare  it  for  mundita'-ation. 

EXTE'RNALNESS  [of  extemus,  LJ 
the  being  without,  or  the  property  of 
being  GUI  ward. 

EXTERNUS  Auris  [Anat.'i  a  mufcle  of 
the  ear,  arifin^  trom  the  upper  and  out- 
ward eige  of  the  auditory  pafT^gc,  and  is 
inferted  to  the  long  procefs  of  ;tiie  mem* 
br^^ne  cabled  malleut.    L, 

EXTERRA'NEOUS  [exterri^eus,  JL] 
for'i^n.  i^r  of  another  country.  \ 

BXTE'RSORY  [e:rr«/oriiw,  X.]  rub- 
bing, ci<ritiif)Pg. 

To  EXTl'L  [exflilh,  i]  to  drop  or 
diftil  out  O', 

BXTI'NCTION  [wirh  Cbrmfli]  is  the 
quenchsD)!  ot  red  hot  minerals  in  lume  li- 
quor, ro  abate  their  fharpnefs,  or  to  im- 
part their  virtue  10  that  liquor.    F.  ot  X. 

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feXTl'NCTNESS  [o{  exthOus,  I.]  ibe 
Being  ex(infiut(bed  or  excioa. 

EXTrsPlCES  [of  extatmTz^\st  «w!  m- 
fpiceret  L-  to  infpea]  the  fame  as  aruf- 
fiees;    whi:h  (ee 

EXTRA  CCyNSTFLLATBD  [extra  cm 
fieliatus,  i..J  pvc  or  placed  out  of  a  con- 
fteUation. 

EXTRA'CTION  [in  Genealogy]  it  the 
line*  ftem,  brjoch  or  Itmily  ihit  one  is 
^Sffrended  from. 

EXTRA'CTION  cfthe  tiquadtau  root 
[io  Aritbmetich]  it  the  untwifting  or  o- 
pening  of  a  given  number  to  find  ano> 
ther  Dttmbery  which  being  muUiplied  by 
icfelf,  and  the  produd  a'f)  being  malti- 
plied  by  icfelf,  may  produce  the  nuffiber 
firft  given. 

EXTRA'CTORY  lemtraaarius^  I.]  that 
liath  the  nature  or  power  to  draw  out. 

EXTRAGENE1TY  [oi  extrageneiu  1] 
the  being  of  a  foreign  kind. 

HXTRAJUDI'CIAL  [of  extra  and  jn- 
ikiaiisf  1.]  done  out  of  the  ordinary 
courfeof  law,  as  when  judgment  is  given 
in  t  court,  in  which  the  caufeis  not  de- 
pending, or  where  the  judge  hat  no  jurif- 
diAton. 

BXTRANA'TURAL  lo( extra  m6  natu 
raluj  beyond  the  common  courfe  of  oa- 
tuie. 

EXTRAO'RDINARINESS  [ofrxfTAir- 
dinaritUj,  1.1  extraordinary  <}ualicy. 

EXTRAPARO^CHIALNESS  [of  extra 
•nd  farocbiaf  1-3  the  being  out  of  the 
pariOi, 

BXTRA'VAGANTNESS  [of  extravd" 
gaas^  I-  extravagance^  F.]  evtravagancy. 

EXTRAV  AS  ACTION  [with  Anatomijlt^ 
ISC']  a  getting  out  ot  its  proper  veflels, 
as  the  blood  and  humours,  when  by  fome 
acddenc  they  flow  beftdes  the  veins  and 
arteries.    L 

An  EXTRE'MB  lextrcmum^..^  the  oc- 
mofl  bound  of  a  thing,  that  which  finiftes 
or  terminates  it  \  an  exec's 

EXTREMES   [in  hogkk}   are  the  two 
cytreme  terms  of  the  conclofion  of  a  pro 
Pofition,  viz.  the  predicate  and  the  fub- 
jea. 

EXTRE'MELY  [extrmemm,  FA  rcty 
greatly,  jjyc. 

EXTREMENESS  [extremitas,  t.j  ex- 
tremity j  alfi  grcatnefs,  J<yc. 

EXTRICa'TTON,  a  dilcncanglemfnc  I. 

EXTRl'NSICK  [extrinfecus.  1.  ]  that 
is  on  the  omfide,  outward,  or  from  with- 
out. 

EXTRl'NSECALNESS  [of  txtrinjecus, 
£•1  the  bein^  on  the  outfide. 

To  EXTRU'CT  lextrulum,  X.]  to 
build  or  fet  up- 

EXTRU'CTOR,    a  rdfcr,      buUder, 


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EXTU'BERATED  [exttSerMs,  JLJ 
fwelWng  into  kno»s  or  knots. 

EXTU'fiEROUS  [of  ex  and  tuhr,  1. 
a  (welling]  fweJling  or  bun:hiog  our. 

EXTU'BEROUSKESS  [or  extaieratus, 
£.  j  the  fweitiug  or  buachii;^  out  oi  the 
boJy. 

EXU'BERANCY  [exuBermtU,  £.]  an 
over-flowing,  over- -O >unding  i  «  fuper« 
abundance,   great  plenty. 

EXU'BERANTNESS  [exii>eraatia,  £.] 
an  over-abounding!  a  fuperabuadancc» 
great   plenty. 

EXU'LCERATED  IcxuUeratus^  L.] 
grown  to  an  ulcer. 

FXUtCERA'TlON  [with  Surgeoni 
a  foiucion  ot  cominuityy  which  proceeds 
»rom  fome  gnawing  ma:rcr,  and  in 
thofe  pans  of  the  body  chac  are  fofr,  is 
attended  with  a  lofs  oi  thetr  quantity.  1. 

EXU'LCER  ATORY  [  exukeratorim, 
1.1  that  cauteth  ulcers. 

To  EXU'NGULATE  lexiatgiOatum,  I.] 
CO  pull  off  the  hoofs ;  alfo  to  cut  off  the 
wide  part  from  rofe-leavcs. 

EXU'PERABLENESS  [of  eaatpera^ 
lis,  I.]  liablenels,  or  poffibtiity  of  being 
over':ome. 

EXU'PERANT  [exiifteraas,  L  J  exceed- 

EXU'PERANCE  lexupermuit  X.T 
excelling,  pre-eminence. 

EYE  [with  Fk^ians]  a  bote  or  aper- 
ture. 

EYE  [  with  Trlnters  ]  it  fometlmcs 
ufed  for  the  thicknefs  ot  the  lypct  or  cha- 
ra&ers  ufed  in  printing ;  or  more  ftriSly, 
the  graving  in  relievo  od  the  cop  or  ftce  of 
Che  Ie;ter. 

EYE  of  a  Bean  [with  Uorfemen}  a 
black  fpeck  or  mark  in  the  cavity  of  the 
corner  teeth  of  a  horfe,  when  he  is  a- 
bout  Che  age  of  5  and  a  half,  and  re* 
mains  till  7  or  8, 

An  EYE  wide  open  [merf^lypbicallf] 
reprefenied  wiidom  and  juftice. 

EYE  [with  Jewellers^  the  luftre  and 
brilliant  of  pearls  and  precious  ff  ones  more 
ufually  calVd  the  water. 

BulVi  EYE  [in  4fir6nmny^  a  ftar  of 
the  tirft  magmcude  io  che  conffeilacioD 
Taurus* 

Cats  EYEt  a  precious  ftone,  call'd alio 
Oculus  SrAis  or   the  fun's  eye. 

Hare's  EYE  [with  pbjfiaaus)  a  dWefc 
ariflng  trom  the  contraftion  of  the  upper 
eye  lid,  which  hinders  ic  from  covering 
its  pare  of  the  eye. 

Coat*s  EYE  [with  OaOifii]  a  white 
fpeck  on  che  cornea, 

BuUocl's  EYE  [in  ArchiteBtffe]  a  lit- 
tle sky-lighc  in  the  coveriqg  or  roof, 
intended  iO  illonuiate  a  araaair  or  th« 
like.       ^  *       ^   BY»: 


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fittttOW  iJtetit.}  Che  Cuiie  w  lift 

tfilKt. 

BYE  tf  tht  Tolme  IJrcbit.l  the  ceotre 
of  ike  loIiKey  or  chat  poiot  where  the 
lialb  or  fpirai,  of  which  ic  if  formed, 
^iwrniftT ;  or  elfe  ic  is  the  Ucde  circle 
■  Ae  Diddle  oi  the  volutes,  wherein 
■•  toond  the  13  cemres  for  deTcribiae 
tk  dicamYoiutioiie  thereof. 

EYE  of «  AKtwr^  a  hole  whereb  the 
OBf  if  put  iDto  the  flienk. 

UfEtf  the  Strap  [with  SmUtsJ  the 
cenpds  or  ring  which  is  left  oi  the  ftrap- 
roe,  to  which  any  block  or  pulley  as 

iY'ELfiSS^  wtndog  or  not  haybgeyes. 


treche6ch  'eccets  oi  their  rerpeaive 
i#fbets.  The  Oreels  and  Belrrevs  have 
M  Inter  that  anfwersexadly  to  the  leaer 
F}  b«  ihofe  chat  come  the  neareft  to 
h,.irt  the  «  e»  pbip  Gr.  and  fi,  pbe. 


f  t,  ftiH  keeps  its  force,  and  when  ic 
kthe  Itft  letter  of  a  word  7s  always 
MM,  as  ftaf;  ftiff,  muff,  UfC 

F  fa  Oid  Iiu'm  t^mbers'^  fignified  40. 

Fvkh  «  dafli  at  cop,  fignioed  40000. 

F  [tn  J6^2k]  if  one  of  the  figned  de& 
frk^s  pla«^  at  the  beginning  of  one  of 
AcImcs  of  •  piece  of  mufick. 

F.S.  i.  [in  rby^a  Trrfcrifnmu]  ftan4ls 
iafttficmdmtmtm^  U  !.#•  let  it  be 
toe  according  to  an. 

FABA'CEOUS    [fdMiiu^  t.}   of  or 

fAMMfkik  [with  BmmifiMl  orpine  or 


Torta 


to>  1-3    CO  tell  ftortes  or  ^thles. 

FA8U  [ofanfpicipocm]  ittheprin. 
dptl  pare  or  ibnloi  it.  The  fi.ft  thing 
e  good  poet  oughc  to  think  on  in  form- 
iy  aUle,  is  the  ioilra^Hoo  he  woald 
pie  by  the  moral.  Th's  moral  it  to  be 
rfwiaaiJa  reduced  ieco  eftion:  end  this 
9BSmf  vfatcb  is  prefemed  by  the  recicel» 
■■ft  M  ■ttvedel,  Imictred,  feigned,  and 
of  smonl  cinch.    $ee  As- 


■  .,  FABLES,  ere  releilone  of  things 
I  Ipefei  CO  bete  been  iaid  and  dooe  hf 
I  2^  ead  which  might  poffibly  heve  been 
Lfil  Md  done  by  men,  tho*  realij  they 
CMeeoc  tiM  r«me  at  parabtait  iStch  as 
T«il^  Disvr  and  laMOfUff  &»e* 
.»B4rABLES,ckethef«wteeisheafts 


FA 

are  introduced  at  fpeakers  or  adort  i  alfe 
trees,  ffft,  thefe  are  the  fame  as  apo* 
logues. 

Mixt  FABLBS,  are  thoTe  which  axt^ 
compofed  of  both  forts,  rational  and  mo- 
ral, wherein  men  and  brutes  are  intro-^ 
duced  converfing  tope  her. 

FA'BLBR  [fafmlator,  1.]  an  inveocot 
or  maker  of  tables. 

FA'9RIC  Ifahrica,  10  •  building  of 
any  chins  that  is  d'-rn'^.. 

FABUlA^ION,  Che  rooralUbg  of  fa^ 
blcf.     L. 

t^ABUirNlTS,  a  deity,  who,  as  the 
Rqwouj  im-^iued,  preftded  over  iiifamsac 
iheif   Hr:>  begmrt!^    'O  fpeak. 

FA'BULOUSN£SS  Ifahulafitajt  1.]  iaU 
nefs  of  fables,  teigneditefs,  taKeneff. 

FACA'DE,  the  outfide  or  iore-lronc  ot 
a  ^tu  building.    F. 

To  FACE,  to  look  toward  fuch  a  fide^ 
or  to  turn  to  it )  alfo  to  line,  as  to  face 
a  pafr  of  fleeves»  ^c 

FACE  pfoUmged  >'  in  ftrtificatitm}  is  rhat 
part  oi  the  Itne  of  defence  raxant,  which 
IS  betwixt  the  anfc.le  of  the  fliooider  and 
the  curtain ;  or  the  line  of  defence  ratmtp 
diminiihed  by  the  length  of  a  face. 

FACB  €fa  Gwi,  h  the  fuperficies  ol 
the  nucel,  at  the  extremity  of  the  tma^ 
zle. 

FACfi  of  a  Stooej  is  the  fnriaoe  or 
plane  of  a  ftone,  which  is  to  lie  in  the 
front  of  the  work. 

FACET  [with  filers,  ^.]  a  little 
fide  ot  a  body  of  a  diamond,  (grc*  cut  inX 
to  a  great  number  of  angles. 

FA'ceLESS  [of  face,  F.  faciei  X.  and 
Ml  without  a  face. 

FACE'TIOUSNESS  [  of  fact  tieux,  F. 
foGetms  or  facetU,  £.]  merry  difcouiia  of 
pleafantneis  and  wlttinefs  in  words. 

FACEA'il   [in  ArcbiteBure}  cormpiJy 

FACIAS  I  prorouned  by  workmen 
for  fafpU^s,  the  broad^  lifts  or  fillerg 
commonly  made  in  architraves,  and  iui 
the  corners  cf  peieftals. 
vFA'CIE  [h  Botanickff^iters]  withth* 
appearance  or  refemblan^e.  L» 
*  F ACIES  [in Botanick  miters}  a fiice.  !» 
^.  FAaaW^SS  [fad^t.  10  cafineff^ 
re&dine IS  to  grant>  ^  do  >  alfo  courteooT* 

FACt^QBQU^NBSS  lof  factHaro/tUp 
L.  ]    eillanv,  wickednefs. 

-FA'CTION*  a  party,  a  cdmpany  or  baiil 
of  men,  a  feft  ;  a  cabal  or  party,  foni>« 
ed  in  a  ftate  to  diftnrb  the  publLk  re^ 

FA'CTIOOSNESS  leQait  faakUx,  R 
of  fMofus^  X.  j   laaious  humour,   indiA 
tg  be  faAieus  or  ieditious. 


M  fieOiofiu 
aableoeis  1 


P  p  FACT? • 

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FA 

FACTI'TIOUSNESS  [la  qua^te  artifict- 
elUf  F,  of  faiitiusy  L.  ]  countcrtcit- 
ae/s. 

FA'CTORSHIP,  the  office  or  cmploy- 
inenc  cf  a  t«Aor. 

FA'CTUM  [in  Ambmetick]  rhe  produS 
of  two  (juancidet  multiplied  by  each  o- 
cher.    X. 

FA'CULENCB  [facOeaua,  X.]  bright- 
nefs,  clesfneft. 

FA'CULTIES  [of  factOt*,  F.  facultas, 
£.7  powers,  fibilities»t&lenrs,  virtues,  \ffc. 

PACULTYi  a  body  of  doAors  tn  aoy 
icience  i  at  the  faculties  of  Divimty  and 
Ftdich^  Bumcauty  or  Tbilafophy  and  Ju 

FA1>ING  [of  vadens,  X.  or /evadant, 
F»J  decaying  as  a  flov^er,  lofing  iis  co- 
lour, beauty,  ^c.  perinitng,  langutfliing. 

FA'DOM  f  JCar'^Sm,  Sax*J  a  meafure  of 
6  fbor.    See  ^bom.   . 

FA'DY  [  of  vadensy  I.  ]  fecming  to 
fade,  appearing  taded,  or  decaying  in  co- 
lour. 

F£'CAL  Matter  Pn  Medicine'^  the  fae* 
CCS  or  great  excrements  of  a  man  voided 
by  ftoof.    t. 

FA'CULJE,  fmall  dreg|s  or  flying  lees; 
•Ifo  the  dull  that  (inks  in  the  preifing 
of  fome  plants,  as  in  itrinii,  Brionjf,  ^c. 
alfo  a  fort  of  white  powder  made  ot  cer- 
tain green  roots,  waflM  and  prepared, 
vhich  if  beaten  together  with  a  little 
water  and  ftrained,  will  fink  to  the  bot- 
om  of  the  vefleli  and  is  to  be  afterwards 
lightly  dried. 

FAGO'NA  [in /biatongn  a  conglome- 
rated gland»  called  aifo  Tfymus. 

FA'GOT  ffi^ot,  F.J  a  bandleof  aicks 
or  wood  for  fuel. 

FAGOPY'RUM        t    [of  fwy^  and 

FAGOTRI'TICOM  J  ^rucfc^  Gr.^  a 
kind  of  grain,  buck-wheat.    L. 

FAGO'TTED  fof  jfeof,  F.]  tied  up  in 
a  bundle  i  alfo  bound  hand  and  fbor.  ■ 

Fa'GUS  [vifUh  Botatiifts^  the  beech- 
tree. 

To  FAIGN1   [fetndre,  F^  of  fi^ere. 

To  FEIGN  $  X.]  to  make  a  thew  o/, 
to  pretend. 

To  FAIL  in  the  world,  to  break,  to 
turn  bankrupt. 

FAl'UNO  foffaiUaa^F.faUenSf  tj 
Afappoioting,  fruttratings  doing  amils^ 
ofiending. 

FAILLIS  [in  ^encb  Hetdldry]  a  term 
Qfed  to  denote  fome  failure  or  fraAloo 
in  an  ordinary,  es  if  it  were  broken  or 
S  fplinter  taken  from  it. 

FAINT  AB&on  [inl4nr]  it  fucb  an  one, 
ma  tho*  the  words  of  the  writ  are  true, 
yet  for  cenatn  caufiss  there  it  no  title 
i9  recover  (hereby}  whercu  ia  «  UiXt 


FA 

adion  the  words  of  the  writ  are  falfir* 

FAINT- HEARTED  [of  ^#r  of  Mir; 
F.  of  tKRMi,  X.  and  heOjitJ»  Sax*]  voii 
of  couiage,  cowardly. 

FAINT-HEA'RTBDNESS,  want  of  con* 
rage,  cowardlinefs. 

FAl'NTNESS,   weakoers,    lownefa  or 
(inking  of  the  animal  fpirxrs;  feebkoeisi. 
[fpdken  of  ctlmtrs)  not  deep  or  ftroog. 

FAI'RING  [or  10V  fhhe^  FJ  a  gift 
or  prefent  bought  at  a  fair  or  anmni 
marker. 

FAI'RIES  [fome  derive  the  na»e  of 
rejih'%.  Sax*  a  Tpirit,  and  others  from 
Jie  or  pbee^  F.  a  terrible  elf  s  but  Skm-* 
ner  of  |t:'Jian,  Sax*  to  go  or  gad  about  ; 
ard  Mitt/hem  from  ll«etlfek>  Du,  terri* 
hie]  a  kind  of  denii  or  imaginary  deities, 
a  fort  of  little  diminutive  elves  or  fpiriis 
in  human  Ibape,  iabled  to  haunt  honles 
in  companies  to  dance  and  revel  in  cho 
nighc*time }  and  according  to  the  ules 
ot  old  women,  in  old  time,  nley  a  tboo* 
fand  freakiih  pranks  i  fome  Uippole  them 
to  be  en  intermediate  kind  of  beings, 
neither  gods  nor  angeli,  nor  meo  nor 
devils.  Thejr  are  of  oriental  e&tn£UoDa 
and  the  noaon  of  them  feems  to  hav^ 
been  firft  introdnced  by  the  Ferfums  ^nd 
Arabs,  whofe  hiftory  and  religion  abounds 
with  tales  of  fairies  end  dragons.  The 
Ferfrnt  call  them  Feri  i  and  the  Ar^a 
Ginui  who  fuppofe  them  to  inhabit  « 
peculiar  countr)r,  which  they  call  Gkmi/^ 
tant  and  we  Fatrj-Lattd. 

FAIRY  Circie\  an  appearance  pretty 

Fairy  Ring  f  frequently  feen  in  cfae 
fields,  Jffe,  being  a  kind  of  round,  fuppo- 
fed  b3r  the  vulgar  to  be  traced  by  fiairiea 
in  their  dances.  I 

^  There  are  two  forts  of  tbefb  rings  or 
circles  i  one  of  them  is  about  7  or  S 
yards  in  diameter,  being  a  round  bare  path 
about  a  foot  in  breadth,  having  ereett 
grafs  in  the  middle ;  the  other  is  of  diF- 
fsrent  fizes,  being  encompafled  with  « 
circumference  of  grafs,  much  frelber  mod 
greener  than  that  in  the  middle. 

The  philofophers  fuppofed  thefbiiiws  to 
be  made  bj  lightening,  and  this  opinion 
feems  to  be  confirmed,  in  that  thOy  are 
moft  frecjuentlv  found  after  ftormat  sod 
the  colour  and  brittleneftef  the  graft  rooce 
is  a  funher  confirmation. 

The  fecond  kind  of  cirde  they  li^poISi 
to  arife  originally  from  the  firft,  in  tlMt 
the  grafs  that  ba4  been  heme  up  bjHght^ 
esiog,  nfuajly  grows  tiiore  ptontttolly  atrer-> 
wards  i  fome  ambors  fay,  that  there  hnry 
rh3%t  are  formed  by  ams#  thefe  inlUte 
being  fometimesioimd  travelUng  in  troufm 
therein.' 

FAIT,  e  €1^  dee4  er  eftioii.  F. 


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Hwn  Jjtifl  «  dee^  or  wri- 
dsUrma,  to  tcftifjr  and 


tti^  iQAici.  sod 

prove  cne  aftreeiiMnt  of  rhe  ptrtiet,  wboie 

4kA  tc  is»  and  coofifts  of  ^  prtociptl  poinu, 

Writing,  ieaiing  tnd  <)elivery.    F. 

^  FAITH   i.in  Scmlpitire,  Tmntinf,  Jj*] 

M  rqpvefemed  tt  a  wonao  cladinwliico 

imjOKor,  holding  •  cup  of  gold* 

FAITH  [witii  rbthTopbers]  U  that  af- 
faoc  "we  give  to  a  propnicion  advanced  by 
saothcry  rhe  tnich  of  which  propoficion 
«e  4oa*t  iflUBsdiately  perceive,  from 
Ottr  drift  realbo  or  experience,  but  be- 
iievB  ic  difeowred  and  known  by  the  o> 
ther  s  or  lidch  is  a  judgoieot  or  adene  of 
^m  niodft  Che  motive  wheroof  is  not  any 
fvcfiafick  evideooe,  bat  the  authority  or 
aeftiaDtty  el  fome  other  perfon,  who  re- 
relaras  it. 

I  FAITH  [with  Mordtifii']  if  an 
:  CO  every  thing  that  is  credible  mere- 
ly upon  the  taftimooy  of  men. 

Ctrifiim  FAITH,  may  be  reduced  to 
chb  •DC  article,  a  believing  in  God,  in 
she  neicy  of  whofe  eflence  there  is  a  trini- 
ty of  poiena. 

M^ieuim  FAITH  [according  to  the  The- 
ot^gida]  l^  anaflenc  tofomethin^,  as  cre- 
dible apon  rhe  teftimony  of  God. 

Mapbat  FAlTH,  is  that  whereby  we 
pave  oBff  afienc  to  a  jprepofitton,  advanced 
Ef  eao(her»  of  whole  Jtoowledge  and  ve- 
we  have  no  oartato  9nd  evident 
or  proof,    this  is  called  a  blM 


:  FAITH  I    is  that  by  which 

FAITH       I     we  give  our  af- 

io  a  propofition,  advanced  by  one 
who  cao  neither  deceive  nor  be  deoei- 
%^ 

ftcl^mtictf  FAITH,  the  aflent  that  or- 
is peifoos  ctve  to  certain  events,  de- 
by  the  cluurch.  and  propofed  to  be 
r'/ofelU 

r  of  FAITH,  a  Creed  or  Far- 
mata^  coatatidnf  all  tboA;  articles,  the  be- 
lief wbereoC  is  accoonied  aecefiary  to 


FAITHFULNESS  [fiilitasrL-  fuUiiid, 
JRl  cn^neft,  fincerity,  hooafty. 

FAITHFU1.NB5S  UsGmQ  is  a  com- 
mnBioiMi  acuibuce,  and  means  an  exad 
con«%oodence  between  bis  word  and  his 
mmim  aadof  ooafipqueoce  between  his  word 
ttarf  cMcnub  and  reality  of  things  i  eTpe 
citiiF  in  ^9§^^  K<»  vv  promt^  he  has 
mai^p  m  which  there  is  an  obligatioaof 
jeWil  ,JJiJ  to  his  wflgd. 

FAITHLBSMBSS,  juMicviqgng&  i  al- 
■a  iewiceriiy* 

FAKIRS     1  a  fort  of  dervices  or  JO* 

FAQIiUUf  bom^m  aaUaiova  men. 
Vte  ci«f  tl  ite  couDcry  and  livt  9&  almi. 


FA 

Monfieur  HerbeUt  recUpns  xo  huhdM 
thouiand  Fcikirs  in  the  Indies^  800000  oi 
them  being  Mid)ometmi  ones,  and  laoooeo 
idolatrous  ones:  They  travel  fometimea 
fingly  and  fometimes  in  companies.  When 
they  travel  in  companies  they  have  aTupe^ 
rior  who  is  diilin^uiffaed  by  his  habit. 

Bach  fakir  carries  a  horn,  which  he 
blows  when  he  arrives  at  any  place,  and 
when  he  departs  from  it  \  and  alfo  a  fcraper 
or  trowel  to  fcrapc  the  earth  in  the  place 
where  he  either  fits  or  lies  down.  When 
they  go  in  companies,  the  alms  they  re- 
ceive is  equally^  diftributed  among  them, 
and  what  remains  at  night  they  give  to 
(he  poor,  never  referving  any  thing  for 
the  morrow. 

There  are  feveral  fpecies  of  them)  but 
the  moft  remarkable  ot  them  are  the  pe- 
ri; ents. 

The  penitent  RAirs  make  a  fliew  of 
great  mortification  and  penance,  which 
confifts  in  very  Odd  obiervances,  as  v,g, 
fome  remain  for  feveral  yean  n'ght  and 
day  in  feveral  uneafypoftures:  Some  keep 
their  arms  lift  up  to  heave^  fo  long  that 
they  cannot  Jet  thcifi  down  if  they  would : 
Some  never  fitting  or  lying  down  ro  ileep, 
but  bear  themfelves  up  by  a  rope  hurtg 
down  for  that  purpofe :  Others  roll  them- 
felves naked  on  thorns ;  Some  bury  them- 
felves in'  a  ditch  or  pit  for  10  days,  with* 
out  eating  or  drinking  \  others  lay  fire  on 
the  fcalf  of  their  head  till  they  havo 
burnt  it  to  the  bones  fome  retire  to 
mofques,  and  live  on  alms,  devoting  them- 
leives  to  the  ftudy  of  the  law,  and  reading 
the  alcoran, 

FAKE  \  [Sea  term]  one  circle  or  roU 

FACK  I  of  a  cable  or  rope  qooiled  up 
round. 

FALA'NGLOSIS  [withOcii2(/?i]  a  cer- 
tain difeafe  about  the  eyes. 

FALCA'DB  [in  HorfimaiiPnp}  a  faorfe  11 
faid  to  make  falcades,  wheti  he  throws  him- 
felf  upoif  his  haunches  two  or  three  times, 
as  in  very  quick  corvetSt  which  is  done 
in  forming  a  ftop*  and  half  ftap  9  fo  that  a 
falcade  is  the  adicnof  the  haunches,  and  of 
the  legs,  which  bend  very  low,  as  in  cor* 
vets,  when  a  ftopor  half  ftopismade. 

FA'LCON  fin  Gimnety'}  a  (inall  piece 
of  cannon,  wboCe  diameter  ac  the  bor« 
is  a  inches  and  aouarter,  is  in  length 
6  foot,  and  in  weight  400  pound.  Ita 
charge  of  powder  is  a  pound  and  a  quar- 
ter, the  boll  a  inches  and  i-8th  diameter, 
and  in  weight  i  pound  5  ounces,  and  icfl 
potot  blank-(bot  90  paces. 

FAtCONETTB  t^ith  Gmmert)  k  a 
Imall  gun,  about  A  inchei  diameter  tt  ch« 
boic* 

Fp*  WAV. 

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Fl'LCONRY  [^oMim,  F.  ofi^ 
famma  <^fak»^  l,.j  che  «rc  ofk^epm^, 

'frtinin^  and  managing  hawks,  «im1  crtioing 
BpUrdtof  prey. 

FALL  (with  joi/^ri]  it  thttftrtof  a 
yope  o(  a  caclrle,  wb  ch  it  ha^  tt|poo. 

Fall  [  with  Sbipmrigbts]  a  ihip  it  faid 
to  hars  a  fali  or  f  eve  nil  UUa,  when  one 
MFC  of  che  'eck  is  raifed  higlier»  or 
foBie  pares  bavr  i-ifings  more  chan  others. 

To  FALL  tff  1  Sea  cetoa]  is  wken  a 
4up  Under  fail,  keeps  not  fo  near  che 
wind  a»  the  ibouid  do,  chey  fay,  >|pe  fklh 

FALL  nor  <?f  f ^^tf  pkrafe]  t  word  of 
flOmmand  trom  kim  char  coot  che  fliip,  and 
'£(iniaes  as  much  as  keep  the  fifip  near  the 

Land  FALL  ^Sea  term]  as  a  good  Land 
faUf  it  when  a  fliip  makes  or  foes  che 
Jand  fhe  expeded,  or  according  co  her 
jreclconinf. 

FALLACl'LOQUENT  f  of  faUacit9* 
qtumU,  L]  fpcaking  deceitfully. 

FALLA'CIOUSNESS  [faUatia^  X.]de- 
ceicfulne(s  s  deceiving  quality,  ^c. ' 
'  FA'LL^CY    [with  fef icMRs J  a  pro- 
po6ctOQ  framed  wiih  an  iDce.ttioi^  co  de- 
ceive, and  otherwife  cermed  a  Sopbi/m. 
"    FALLIBI'LITY     \[of  faUibiiis,   I.) 

FA'LLIBLENESS  f  liableoeTi    to  fail 
or  err,  dcceivibieneis. 
^  FAfLLfNC  Kvil  [in  V^fes]  adiAem- 
per. 
•   FA'LMOUTH  \  [  rolcraofee, 

FAXCHESMOTUM  |  Saf.^  «rher 
the  coutcry  court  or  flierifis  euro;  alfo  a 
general  meeting  of  the  people,  co  coofuh 
^bo\^t  an  J  order  ftace-affairs.  O^Sfomii 

FALSE  j^amm  IwiiYf  Military  BUnJ  is 
fometimes  ocpafioned  by  a  fearml  or  oea- 
ligeot  centlnel,  and  fomerimes  defighadly 
fo  cry  the  reidinefs  of  che  guards. 

FALSE  Arm  [in  Btraldry]  are  Chofe 
Vrherein  the  fundamencal  rules  of  the  art 
are  noc  obferveJ,  as  if  metal  be  puc  on 
meral,  and  colour  upon  colour. 

FALSE  F/ovrer  [in  Botany^  ^  ^omtr 
which  does  n  >t  feem  co  produce  any  irittc, 
as  chofe  of  the  hatel,  mulberry,  mc.  ttl- 
fo  t  flower  that  docs  noc  rife  m>m  «dy 
embryo,  or  that  does  nee  knit  as  tkoid  of 
the  melon,  cucu'nber,  ^c. 

f  ALSE  Diamond^  one  that  ,is  ooidtef^ 
feicedwich  piafs. 

Crimen  FA'LSI  Iciml  law]  a  fniidu* 
letic  fubbrdinatioa  or  conceal menc,  with 
deGgd  KO  darken  or  hide  che  trucb,  and 
knake  t|ie  cbioga  ftppe;tf  ocherwifd  chan 
they  are.    L- 

'  FA'LSBMpOD  [inThi^ophf]  tuA <il 
m  uoderftandiag,  reprefeaciog  a  chu^ 
(^chcrwiie  Uunic  if  tf  co  l(s  gccidSQCC  i  « 


Ml  JodgmtiK  of  «9  iMi«; 

FALSEHOOD  {fl^fOit,  Z.  fi^^  ^ 

and  che  £i^ii^cttminafm  iMidjWyi 

fAlfetierss  ralieaoilftf. 

FAUrPIC     \[falMiCM$^h.']fMa^ 

FALSl'FICK  f  iUle,  ikl&fyliig,  dedfag 

falfely    J<yc.  -  ' 

FA'LSIFYIMG  {fOMmu,  t.fafMkm^ 

F.J  rendering  or  proving  faUe, 'adidttfa- 

ctng  i  coii.irerMcint. 

F  ALSl'LOQllENCB  (fd^fHa^mmia,  h] 
deceititil  fpeech. 

FA'LSIMONY  IfiOfimmua,  £.]  faMky, 
falierefs. 
FA'LSITY     1  [fa^tas,     JL  faafeth 

FA'LSBNfiSSf  F.J  faUbood,  mroe* 
nefs  s  couoterfeicnefs,  \ffc* 

FA'LTBRING  [  of  f ftlttttV,  fc  ] 
ftumUiog  in  going  i  ftaouncridg  ia  %eeeli| 
flaclDejiiag  or  £iitto^  in  the  poifonaaace 
of  any  cbiog. 

FALX  fwick  Matmmlts]  ooft  of  tM 
prooafias  made  by  che  doiiUiag-ef  the 
membrane  of  che  fcoll,  caUed  dmta  ACtfer, 
which  dtvidea  che  brain  into  right  an4  kfc 
pares,  and  feparatea  it  from  che  CfrtMa* 
Ic  is  fo  called  from  its  refeaUaooe  le  • 
fickle  or  reaoing-hook.    £• 

FAME  [fama^  W]  report,  relac«aB| 
r^rnown,  glory,  repotacioo.  MffaroUfMf 
fameii  co  be  furfued  as  far  aa it  redouiii 
from  worthy  aftiona.  chat  are  acreeaUei* 
raafoa  and  promorirg  che  good  of  haait 
fooiecy,  and  as  tc  opeas  a  trader  iaM  co 
fttcb  generous  under cakiogi. 

FAME  finFjntfn^,  ^gie.J  isrcprateil 
in  the  figure  of  a  lady  or  angel  Uooingf 
cnimpfCt  clothed  in  a  thia  and  ligfac  gtf^ 
menc  imbroidered  wlch  eyes  and  ean. 

FA^rfiLICO'SE  [fameikt^ms^  L]  e& 
ten  or  very  hungry. 

FA'MES  COnmus  T^ch  rbjfkimi]  % 
canine  appecice,  or  escrene  iiunger. 

FAMrCEROUS  [^0R«pr»  X.]  xmf- 
ing  tiews-cales,.)<|rt. 

FAMlXlARNfiSS  ifamUmitm^  JU  ^ 
miuarit4%  F.]  famiEar  di^6cion,  famifar 
^<ay  or  frieodfliipi  iaumace  cerre^oo- 
dance*. 

FAMI'LIARLY  IfarmlUremeM,  Rfh 
trnkanter^  L.]  after  a  ^mfller  afnmer. 

FA'MILY^/ GNTKa  iJUgtbra}  a  «ef» 
geries  of  feveral  curves  of  diMreiter^ 
ders'or  kinds,  all  which  are  de&a'dif  Ho 
fame  iodeiermioace  e^cion,  hailaj*^ 
fereoc  maniiec»  accofdmg  co  ikok  diisetf 
orders.  ' 

FA'MISHMENT  Ifamkif^F.fmiit} 
famine^  a  being  huaoer«ftanra^ 

FAMO^SB  IfamofiUf  I.]  gifM^f  ^ 
oowoed. 

FAMO'nTY  [fem^flwi,  i-J  UumMt. 


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FA'MOUS  lfimt!fm  X.]  rcQOimd, 
crk^rssd  hjiasac  <u  comiiioa  report* 

aowacdficii,  gretc  rtpouiioii. 

Xt^FAN  iv0mr^  F.  vaanare^  £.]  to 
«a^a«r  cora  ;■  tiky  co  a>Ql  wub  a  fva^ 
u  «oiiien«  )src.  d«. 

FMrnSTTiO  [M  a^omg}  the  fawaiog 
(iflM  «)£  ^eer,  or  laic*  moach. 

FA'NCIFUL  (  fimtafym,  F.  pbottt^fii- 
$m,  M^  ^  f«rr«f ift^r,  Gr.J  imagtoary, 
cooceioe4. 

FA-NCIFULNESS  [of^ifa^,  ITpiMif- 
Aiid»  X.  f«m«>j«,  Gf'  Che  fancy]  apcnefs 
to  be  iBikiftil  or  tmagioacu-e  wicbouc  fof- 
ickiN  grofkid  or  reafoo,  capriciouroefs. 

FAXGLED.  at  wewfangkd  [probably 
of  >W|m<M  of  t<Me>7iXj«,  Gr«,gofpelSy 
q.  4m  aew  goipcU]  -norel,  upftari,  M». 

FANTA'STICALNESS  [bumiuar  fiafaf- 
fmt,  F.  wmtM  phoHU^ici,  X  ]  iantaftical, 
mmnh\  or  whimiical  humour  or  dlfpoGcion. 

fMSiTAmCAL  cams.   SeeEmpba- 

#A'<^U£S.  certain  cotwit^rfeit  devoco*s 
ei  tenaics  ia  che  E^'MieSt  who  ▼ohm- 
taiSv  wdwfoawft  fevere  and  almoft  in- 
cic«Ue  penances. 

FttC6»  «  modL  comedy  or  droll. 
Ksordatafeds  co  Ommu  and  Bt^omry  of 
■te  anft  osdioary  fort,  and  being  wholly 
canpoM  of  ridicule  ttul  the  like,  never 
fKBeeda  heroine  of  3  adss  whereasco- 
Mdpaad  tragedy  contain  5*  For  comedy 
hmon  generally  exprds*d  in  a  common  and 
imaafi  flManer*  is  allowM  1500  lines, 
i&  500  to  each  aft }  and  tragedv,  becauTe 
ef  id  iMTOidUfif  allowed  aooo  lines.  The 
Mneuue  between  Egre§  and  Qawdyirs 
tbiK  JBnrvr  diUlows  of  all  laws,  or  rather 
fai  ctaB  afide  upon  occafion,  the  defign  of 
ic  bdng  only  to  pleafe  and  make  merry, 
aod  fticks  nr  nediing  that  may  concriboce 
thseco,  however  wild  and  eacravagants 
wberets  Comedy  keeps  co  natnre  and  pro- 
babittcy,  mad  in  order  co  tkar,  is  confined 
eeoanain  laws,  muties,  fffc,  preicrlbed 
bf  the  encieot  criticks. 

To  FARCE  ifardr,  R  farcire^  Z.]  co 


FAAClbilKAOISnavctf  [with  jtaato^ 
agffl  acoar  pnitaining  to  a  child  in  the 
woBh,  wbicn  receives  the  mine  fr6m 
the  bladders  Cj  named,  becaufe  in  many 
hmfts  Irislff  ftape  of  a  gnc-pndding  s  but 
iaiMto  ochcn^  as  well  at  in  mnni  ic  is 


lAlCr  pn  Bnfii]  ft  a  difiMfe»  or 
tpaifbe  9r  cormpilon,  that  infedb  rbeir 
Uoed^  andavpetfsinfwnUings  like  ftrtngs 
liB^  the  veins  in  knots,  and  eren  in  uk^rs. 

fUJ>,  n  (Oft  of  paint  ufed  by  women 
foihmadfpp^  their  faceij  aUo diiginft  1 


FA 

pretence  or  diifimularion.    R 

FARE  [of  hiaeren,  c«.J  cheeir,  diet 

wauaJa,  ^c, 

FARE  ipharoi^  L.  fti^i^  Gr,']  a  watch* 
lower  ac  lea,  as  the  Fare  or  Meffina. 

FA'RFARA  [with  Bounifii}  the  herb 
coUs-fooc.    X. 

FARFA'RlA,  the  herb  Becony.    JL 

FA'RFARUS  1  C^w^i  BoUmifisJ  thtt 

FA'RFARUM  f  white  popiar-cree  s 
alfo  the  herb  Coles-foot.    JU 

FARl'NA,  the  flower  or  '  powder  of 
<ome  grain  or  puUe,  fified  from  the 
bran.  J, 

FARINA  fmcundans  [with  BotanifisJ 
a  fine  dufl  prepared  in  che  malo-flower 
of  plants,  which  being  afterwards  (hed  on 
che  female,  does  che  office  oi  /perm  or 
fimen  by  impregnating  ic.    L. 

FA'RiNG  [of  JC<iJian,  Sax.  to  cravftlj 
as  way-faring»  travelling. 

FA'RING  [of  toaeten,  ZTn.  to  be 

well]  living,  enjoying,  eating,  jgne. 

To  FARM  f  jceonmian.  Sax*  to  afford 
a  livelihood  prendre  a  firme.  R]  co  culti- 
vate hnd,  to  hire  a  farm,  ^c> 

FA'RMABLE,  that  may  be  let  oat  to 
farm. 

FA'RNBSS[jceojinejrjre,Atr.]difttncc; 
leiigth  of  way. 

FARRA^CBOOS  [^rrATfiii,  i.]  made 
of  wheat. 

FA'RRIERS  company 
were  incorporated,  they 
%•  very  early,  and  are 
a  msRer,  3  wardens,  24 
affiftams,  and  39  on  the 
livery.  Their  armorial 
enfignaares  horfe-flioos. 
They  have  no  hall,  but 
meet  at  the  George  in  Iron- mm er  Lane. 

FAR.ROB  BUCK,  a  roe-buck  in  its 
fifth  year. 

FA'RTHER  [jniji'^ji,  Aix.]  a  great- 
er way  off,  at  greater  ditttnce. 

FA^RTHEST  [piJl'Se/'C,  -Sftr. j  moft^ 
remote,  at  the  greateft  diltance. 

FASCB'  tfifcia,  L.]  a  it«t  s  aifo  the 
fame  that  we  call  Barry, 

FA'SCES,  bundles  ofrodsy^grc.  carried 
before  che  Uiman  magiftraiet.  Theie 
fafces  were  bundles  of  rods  bound  round 
on  che  helve  of  en  hatchet,  che  bead  of 
che  hatchet  appearing  at  the  cop  of  cfaem ; 
chefe  intimated  that  fome  offenders  were 
to  be  chaftifed  with  milder  puoiUiments^ 
i.e.  with  ro^s  i  and  that  others,  when, 
there  was  no  remedy,  were  to  be  cue  oiF 
with  the  hatchet.  Thefe  were  carried 
before  che  coofuls  aod  other  fupreme  ma- 
gifiraies. 

FA^SCIA,  A  iwathe  or  fwaddling  bandi 
alfo  a  {jTwach  or  long  bandage  ufed  by  Sutt 
geom.  fA'SClA 


FA 

TA^SCtk  [in  jtrdritOhml  one  of  tte 
hutit  chac  make  np  cbe  ttcJutrave.  being 
cfaree  in  nomberj  ilfo  a  nuige  offtonei 
tktc  Hfvl^  tbe  ftoHei  in  boilcjfng.    JL 

FA'SCIATED  f/^idTHf,  X.J  booal 
wich  fwaddling  bMis, 

A  PA'SCIATING,  ■  bioAig  with  t 
JWathe  or  roller. 

rASCfKATION,  cliwnr  or  IpeVs, 
which  alter  the  sppemnce  of  thingt, 
«nd  reprefeot  them  Quite  dillereor  trom 
what  ch«y  are.    K  of  Z- 

FA'SHIONABLBNBSS  [of /Skm,  P.] 
modiflmers. 
FA'STBRMANSl  men  of  repute  and 
FASTING  iMffi  I  fchftarrc,  or  rather 
hood's  meo,  pledget,  fnreties,  who  in 
the  time  ot  the  Saxoms  were  to  aofwer 
for  one  another's  pesceahle  behaviour. 

FA'STI,  the  iMtM  caleodar,  in  urhrch 
w«re  let  down  all  dayt  of  feafts,  plead 
ingi,  gameSy  ceremonies  and  ether  pub* 
lick  bufineft  throughout  the  year.  £. 
TASTWliysEXCfifiidhftis,  £.  fyfN' 
PASTrDIOasf  iir«x,  #:]  dfdaintul, 
prood,    haogbty«  (coftiSnU 

FASTTDIOUSNHSS  [fii  Midiewt^  f. 
fifiidiofia^  I-.j  dtfdaiflfulnefa. 

FASTl'DIUM  Cihi  [with  rkjfdaml  a 
loathing    i  medt.    L 

FASrrOIATBD  .  /<^I«f4ni#|L.Jmade 
Ibarp  towards  the  top. 

FASiroIUM,  thetop  or  height  of  any 
thiag.    L. 

FASTIGIUM  [in  ArchtHhere']  tbe 
jidge  61'  a  houfe,  the  higbeft  pitch  of  a 
hniidiofi  t  aUb  a  kiod  of  omameotal  tutof 
her.  ^ 

FA'STNESS  fJCajTBin^/ye  of  jrajn?- 
aian^  &fx.]  rwilt'ieis }  alto  firmneis, 

FASTUO'SB  [fifiuofiu,  t.  fifiueux,  F.] 
^Idainful.  proud,  haughty. 

FASTUO'SITY  [fajfutfitas,  1]  dif- 
dainfobefs,  pride>   jkc. 

FA'TALNESS  rfataUtas,  h.  faOit^t 
F«]  nnavoic^blenefs,  difafteroufnefs. 

FATE  f^mim,  of  fimdo,  L.  fpeaking] 
ic  primarily  implies  the  fame  with  efl 
fatum,  a  word  or  decree  pronoamed  by 
God,  or  a  fijt'd  fentence  whereby  the  Dei- 
ty has  pcefcribed  the  order  of  chinj s, ! 
and  aHoriedevervperfon  what  AallbeiaU 
him.  The  Greeii  call  it  Ei^^  and  Ei» 
id0tfh»,  as  tho*  Eif/u*^  *  ^b**n  or  oecef- 
fary  ferfes  of  chiz^s  iodifleluhly  linked  to* 
gether  i  and  the  moderns  call  itprori- 
dence. 

J0ro!€!gica  FATB,  aaeceffitvof  thbga 
tnd  events  artfing  from  the  inflaence  and 


pofittOR  of  the  heetenly  bodies  which 
giTe  laws  (as  they  fay)  both  to  the  ele- 
meouand  mU'd  bodies,  and  to  the  wills 
of  men. 


FA 

AaictfFATE,i8  by  c«C0r0 defined  ceh* 
an  order  or  feriet  nf  caofts^  whcfeia  tmrt^ 
being  linked  to  caole,  each  prodocei  other  # 
aad  thus  all  thiagt  flow  firom  one  pfUll4 
caiua.  Chjfiffm  calls  it  a  aamral,  in?*, 
riable  fncceffion  of  ail  dnngt  S  sttrm, 
each  involving  other. 

TlvFATBS  l^  1.}  thedeftiflleticv 
cording  to  tbe  poets,  the  three  latalfifteri^ 
Chtho^  Laehehstad  Atrotasi  which  fee. 

Jidapthe  FATHER,  is  one  who  cdoee 
the  caikken  of  fome  otiwr  perfoOj  mtd 
owns  them  for  his  ovni, 

Ifatural  FATHER,  is  ooe  who  has  S^ 
legitimate  childfcn. 

fmatne  FATHER,  is  he  who  is  odf 
the  reouted  or  fuppofed  fscher. 

FA'THERLESNBSS,  tbe  ftaiewkl  eoD- 
diiion  o:  being  without  a  father. 

FAtHERLlNESS  f  jr«^  nlicncjfTie, 
Sax,"]  the/lifpofitioa  of  a  father;  ho^tlf 
affedtion. 

FATHERS  [by  wa^  oi  ta^b^-]  the 
bilhops  of  the  primiave  church  ;  alfie 
arcfabilbops  and  biihops  of  the  prefeae 
church  $  slfo  perloDs  venerable  for  tfaeCr 
age  s  aifo  fnpeiion  of  cooveoca  or  mooa- 
fteries. 

FATHIMITBS  faawag  thenirk#]  ths 
defcer.danu  oi  Mahomet  by  Fttbimu 

FATia>lC  [fitadiaus  L>  faudaf^^  ft] 
foctteliing  or  declaring.£ire  or  detuny,  ^r 
what  has  been  decreed  by  the  Cues,  or  tee 
been  pte*ordaijied. 

FATrOlCS  \  Ifkidiei  ef  fmrnm  ^^ 

FATIDlCKSf  cere,  £.]  defttoyw^iM 
dera,  focruoe-teilers. 

FATI'FBROIIS  Ifoifer^  X.]  Mi^b% 
on  fare,  brinaine  denraftion. 

FA'TIGABLBNBSS  [of  fidigmt^  JU] 
liableoeft  or  capablene&  of  bnng  wearifed^ 
fiitigned  or  tired. 

FATl'LOQUIST  [^ttAvfMir^  X.]  e  dft«- 
ftiny. reader,  a  foorh-fayer. 

FA'TNBSS  fjCat^aejrre/^B&J  %  homf 
fat ;  grofihefs  in  body,  W. 

FATU  A'RII  [lb  called  of  foam  che  wife 
of  the  deiry  Awwr,  who,  a»  the  ^wi— 
imaginedfinTpired  men  with  the  knowled§0 
of  furorityj  fuch  perfons  who  ieeming  to 
be  iofpired,  foretold  future  thioei. 

FAU'CEUS  [with  AuOomiMs}  the4]fiF0r 
parr. of  the  gullet. 

FAvrsSA  [with  MUfuaru*}  e  holo^ 
pit^  or  vaolt  under  ground,  wfaereia  lianae 
rarity  or  thing  of  great  value  was  fcSfpt. 

FAU'LTlNBSS  fK^m  dts  fimOfU  K] 
badnefsf  the  beseg  jaoltyerblaiiieehle. 

FAUftTtBSS  F/tei^MCe.f-.]  \  ' 
fault  1  not  deferviog  blame. 

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F  A 

liOtTT  [  tfifht  de  faadet,  F.  ]  chat 
ibM)  or  hftt  a  t««U  or  lull  of  ftoUt.  • 

Fiir'NA  t  coRtin  godaeft  of  the  Ro- 
m^itt  whoa  the  nMtions  ftcrificed  in 
lilBiga^DJa»  aod  verf  privately  i  and  it 
*ii  oo(  l$vtki  lor  any  man  lb  moch  at  to 
look  (NO  htt  temple  upon  pein  of  death) 
itt^itfethai  AoflMy  when  flie  lived,  was 
^cyk,  tku  fte  slweyf  kept  heiieU  in 
lir  Aimfaer,  end  oeTer  wovld  look  upon 
■9  am  boc  her  kmbeDd.  Her  buahand 
teiitfi^co  haT«  placed  her  in  the 
■ibet  of  (be  Oeds^  co  make  her  fome 
■Btadi,  becaufe  he  bad  beaceo  her  to 
te  virJi  nynle  roda  for  being  dmnk, 
i^fore  no  myrtle  was  brought  near  her 
i^i^  tad  wben  the  woman  drank,  they 
caQ'^itetftaiidnotwaiie. 

^imkllh,  famODg  Che  AMhtti]  fMfts 
^jn Oiciaiir  iq  hooour  of  Rnaau, 
^n^  •bkii  the  coantry-peopie  leaving 
*i^dmned  thefflfelTea  with  dancing 
O'odifrnBrTiiDenis. 

^^ttW,  tfte  fona  of  Ramus  and  Etuna 
t^U  horns  on  their  head  and  pointed 
jniidtaiia.  They  were  crowned  with 
"*K^«f  FlHK-trrff  >  they  had  hoofs,  and 
I^i0«*cr  parrs  weie  like  goats. 

HU^nS,  wss  the  for.  ol  Picm  a  king 
^^Umsy  whoaa  they  made  eod  of 
^  &Ui}  hftcaufe  he  was  the  inven* 
B^ofatoy  ihiogs  neceflary  for  hosbaO' 
^  ifteyaceooatid  him  the  father  of  the 
^  km.  He  was  look'd  upon  as  chat 
•Ji  God,  whofe  voice  was  heard  by 
iftsod  lighted  people.    Tht's  Raauu 

7»km»df,  AmaMundi  2691,  in  the 
|ctr  of  Gidrai  the  jodge  ot  Ifraeif 
,  ^CBWporary  with  Tandian  Ring  of 
jw  j  he  intradscad  religion  among  the 
;|9|«ef  AiF^,  who  before  that  time  bad 
«  merence  for  the  deities,  it  the  hu- 
teftccifieec  v/hich  he  inftirated  to  ^um 
a^hsoIladieUgioo. 

atFAVOUR  ef  Goifi  mnidnce  fio 
^^f#Mf]  was  jrepnfented  by  che 
9a^  a  by  t  great  ftar.  in  the  air  #  becaufe 
■^tltti  deeded  with  adTerftty,  andne- 
y^^ki  loitg  upon  us  wiciMuc  iDterrup- 

FlfWiat,  ii  oppoled  to  xigoor,  efpe- 
■gfyfa— WIS  of  juftice. 

fvWUBUiNfiSS  ioi  finardHit^ 
^j  5*^*^  aoderate&ds^  temperaccneis^ 


lonaaces  or  encouragesy  Iffc. 
KkY  Lia  fbrttfiution]  a  (knall 
ihoiR}or4  ftchoma  wide»  bor* 
.  ^  «  Mn^  Ao^  bMnqmUe,  the 
^J^fcich  is  to  diiiod  the  ^oif . 
JJJJflTAS.  chegodhiert  et  good  leek 
^ffUittaiyt  had  nuy  «lurt,  was 


FB 

rcprefented  on  a  throne  with  Mercufy*% 
wand  in  one  handt  and  a  horn  ol  plenty  in 
the  ocher^  was  worAippedforche  iocreai^ 
j>i  cat>le.     £. 

FAWNING  fof  |;aQl9iAn,  Stju^  flic 
ceriog,  foothiog  behaviour. 

FAY 'UNO  of  Record  U»  term]  ia 
wlxnan  ii^on  is  brought  agaiaik  ooe  who 
pleads  any  matter  or  record,  and  avers  to 
prove  it  1^  record*  and  (aiis  to  bring  ic  into 
court,  or  brings  fuch  an  one  as  is  no  bar 
CO  the  a&ior. 

FAYNT  Tleader  \la9  term]  is  afiiire» 
covinous  or  collufory  manner  of  pleadingt 
CO  r  he  deceit  of  a  third  perfon. 

FF  [in  Af^ft  Bdoiil  aands  for  fvru 
ferte^  and  denotes  very  loud. 

FBA'LTY  ifideiitdj,  L.  fdeliU.  F.]  fi* 
dclity,  loyalty. 

FEALTY  [AeddfilM,!.]  an  oath  takes 
ac  the  admiuaiice  of  every  lenanc  to  be 
true  CO  the  lord  of  which  he  holds  hit 
land. 

General  FBALTY»  that  which  is  ce  b« 
perform'd  by  every  liibjeft  co  his  prince, 

Specidl  F£ALTY»  is  what  is  performed 
by  tenants  to  their  landlord.  The  forms  sre« 
a  freeman  doing  fksU^  holds  hts  right  hand 
upon  a  book,  and  fays  tbusytfpiir  you,  my  Icrd 
W.  that},  ^.Jhallbe  to  you  botbfiutbful 
and  true*  and  ome  wy  ftaltv  to  you,  fir  the 
land  I  hold  ofyout  on  the  terms  agigtCd. 
So  help  me  God  and  all  hisfaiau. 

A  Villain  doing  f^ai^  puts  his  right  hand 
over  the  book,  and  fays  thus ;  Hear  you^ 
mjf  lord  W,  that  J.  R.  ftom  this  day  forth 
to  you  Jball  he  true  and  fahhftdy  and  Jbtdl 
cme  you  lealry  far  the  laid  I  bold  of  you  is 
viUenage^  and  Jhall  he  jiifiified  By  you  in 
body  Md  goods*  So  help  roe  God  and  all 
his  faints. 

FEA'AFUL  CjCQJlhtrjCu1»  Sax.J  cppre- 
henfive  of  evil. 

A  FEARFUL  and  timorous  man  [Hiero^ 
ilyphicaajfj  was  reprefented  by  the  anci- 
ents by  «  wolfs  becauie  ic  is  reported  that 
this  beaft  will  ftarcle  at  the  leaft  thing, 
and  altho*  it  does  not  want  courage  to  en- 
counter an  enemy,  yet  it  is  ahraid  of  a 
fiooe. 

FEATiFULLY  [jcejiht JTulHc,  Alar.]  af- 
ter a  terrifying  manner 

FEA'RFULN*SS[jCejihtuhie/jre,4«.3 
appreheaiive  of  evil. 

FEA'RLBSS  [jc* Jlhtles  f*  ^1  ^oM 
of  fear  or  apprehenfioo  of  evil,  bold^ 
daring. 

FBA'RLESLY  f):ejihtleajrlic,  Att.] 
without  tear,  ondauaicdfy,  courageouay, 

FBA'RLESNBSS  [  ycjiht;lea/oejrjre» 
5^ }  uoapfsehen&veiiell  of  danger  or 
death. 


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nA'SIBUNBSS  [of  fiifUi,  t.  ma 
Hefs]  eaTiaefs  to  be  dooeor  pfrformed. 

To  FBAST  Iftfium  adtmufre,  £.]  to 
make  a  fe«ft  s  to  eac  at  a  feaft  or  feftival. 

FEA'STING,  carfng  or  drinking  ac  or 
CDiertatr in^  with  «  feaft. 

Imnwveable  FEASTS,  are  rhofe  that  are 
celebrated  the  fame  day  of  rbe  year,  as 
Chriftnuu^dity^  the  Cirewncifion,  Epipban^ 
CaadUmsfty  lady  dof^  All  SaiatSt  the  ie- 
▼eraldays  of  ibe  Apcfilet^  iffC> 

Moveable  FE  ASTS,are  tbofe  that  are  not 
confined  to  the  fame  day  of  the  year,  the 
principal  of  which  it  Kafier^  which  gives 
law  to  the  reft,  as  Falm  Suadajf^  Good 
firidM,  Jfb  rrednefdajf,  Sexogefima^  Afcen- 
fion  daji,  Pentecqfi  and  Trinitji  Sunday, 

FEA'THBR  [with  Horfimen]  is  a  cer- 
tain  fort  of  naiural  frizzliDg  of  the  hair  io 
korfee,  which  io  fome  places  rifea  above 
the  lying  hair,  and  there  reprefents  the  fi- 
gure of  the  top  of  an  ear  of  cOm. 

To  FEATHER  [of  |:ea^n>  Sax.']  to 
Icrape  together,  co  tuxuiOiy  as  to  leather 
one's  oef>. 

^  VEhTCWK-hmting  {^^ih  CoKfeaioners'] 
U  the  boiliqg  of  fugar  fo  often  or  fo  long, 
Khat  blowing  thro'  the  holes  ot  the  skim> 
ner,  or  thaking  a  fpatala  with  a  back 
ftroke,  thick  and  lam  bubbles  fly  op  on 
high,  it  is  become  fiaihefd\  and  when 
•fter  frequent  trials  tbofe  bubbles  are  per- 
ceived to  be  thicker  and  in  greater  miaii> 
city,  fo  that  they  ftick  together  and  form 
••  It  were  a  flyinjg  flake,  then  they  fay  the 
9a%u\%gTjeaih  Uather'd. 

ARonum  FATHER  [with  Botfimenl 
m  feather  upon  the  neck  or  a  borfe,  which 
It  a  row  of  hair  ram  d  back  and  rals'd, 
which  jaft  by  the  mane  forms  a  mark  like 
the  biade  of  a  fword, 

FBA'THERLESNESS  [  ^ea^ejilea/- 
nejrj't  Sax.]  the  being  without  leathers 
oc  unfledg'd, 

FEA'TLY,  oddly,  after  an  uoufua)  or 
micouth  manner. 

FEATNESS,  oddnefs,  uncouthnefs. 

FBA'SING  [with  Sailors']  the  ravelling 
our  any  grcar  r^ype  or  cable  at  the  ends. 

FEBRICITA'IION,  an  loclinii^  to  an 
•gue.    L. 

FEBRICULG'SITY  [  febrlcuk^at^  1.] 
the  fame  as  tebricitatinn. 

FBBRICULO'SE  [/t^rjcwlo/iir,  Ij  that 
bach  or  is  fubjcft  to  a  high  fever. 

FB'BRrS,  afever  orague.     1. 

FEBRIS  Vhgaricat  a  peflllential  fever 
common  in  lAiagaiyf  caU'd  Lues  PamU' 
mka. 

FECIAaES  Tamong  the  XommI  oer« 
tain  flate-priefts,  who  were  to  afift  in 
treaties  of  peace*  Ic  was  not  bwiul  to 
conclude  any  bufinefs  of  peace  or  war»  an- 


FE 

til  they  htcl  prODowced  it  jiift^  Ani wfttB 
they  Intended  to  go  to  war  wkk  aay  oe* 
tion,  the  FeUf  Tatretm^  whe  wat  cte 
chief  of  them,  wat  fenc  to  dedate  k  i  mmA 
when  theycoododed  a  peace,  chey  carried 
with  them  fome  gieft  om  of  Mme^  eed 
when  they  met  the  other  pardea,  the  pif« 
rtri'tffr4nacaufed  a  hog  to  be  placed  «c 
kisfeet»  and  with  a  great  ftooe  kaock'd  ic 
on  the  head,  fwearine  and  wiihing  that  j%i. 
pitef  would  thus  pumfli  him,  or  that  peo^ 
pie,  that  intended  any  alfchief  or  deceic 
by  the  treaty,  or  that  fliould  irft  vioieto 
their  oaths,  and  break  the  agreeroeec  by 
any  pablick  ads  of  bottiUty. 

FE'CUL A  [in  rbamacy]  a  whtce,  mealy 
fabftance  or  powder,  which  fafafidea  tod 
gathers  at  the  bottom  of  the  juices  or  li- 
quors oi  divers  roots. 

FB'CUtBNCE  [factdentia,  t.]  dreg- 
gtneis,  or  being  fnlTof  dre^s  and  lees. 

FfiCU'NDNBSS  [fitamditast  R]  forci- 
licy,  iruichilnefs. 

To  FBCU'NDIFY  [fkemtdm  ficere^ 
£•1  to  render  fruitful. 

FEDERAL  firfbif/i  [with  Drvmfilr.tf. 
covenanted  holtaeis,  fuck  as  is  atcriMted 
to  young  children  bom  of  Chrtfttan  perenta 
and  newly  baptited,  as  being  indOded  within 
Che  covenant  of  trace. 

FBDBRALNBSS  [of  fitderOis^  JL.]  dhe 
appertaining  to  a  covenant. 

To  FEB  [of  pbthy  Six.  a  fief  J  t  fe« 
ward^  wages,  ^. 

Fee  (as  Spelman  defines  it)  is  a  iighc 
which  the  vaflal  has  fn  land,  or  fooae  &• 
moveable  things  of  kis  lord^,  to  utfe  the 
fame,  and  talte  the  profits  of  Ic  heredita- 
rily, rendering  to  his  lord  fucb  fimdal  du- 
des and  fervfces  as  belong  to  miljrery  ae- 
nures  the  meer  propriety  of  thefim  lil- 
ways  re maining  to  the  lord. 

FEB  dfoitde  fn  aneftate,  fffe»  of  wMch 
a  perfon  Is  poflefled  in  thofi»  general  Words^ 
lb  us  and  our  ifeirs  fir  ever* 

FEB  Caadidoudit  Is  that  whereof  a  per^ 
(bo  is  poflefs'd  in  theft  woids,  lb  us  mid 
our  heirs, 

FBE'BLENBSS  [fiMefi,F*]mtt^BitA^ 
languidneis. 

FBED,  poftete.    jfSlrte. 

To  FEEL  a  Ber/e  on  the  bmd  C  wM 
Batjemen]  fs  to  ofaferve  that  tike  will  of 
the  horle  Is  In  their  hand;  that  betaOea 
the  bridle,  ttd  has  a  good  Apfm  Id  obey- 
ing the  bit* 

7b  FBBL  et  Botfiufou  tke  kmmckii  fts 
Harfoma^liif]  istoebferve  ihat  he  fttee 
or  bendl  them,  whichia  coacrary  co  lean* 
ing  or  throwing  tipon  the  fliowlders* 

FBB'LINOLY  [  of  yelaa,  Attw]  te- 
fibly,  after  « feeling  manner* 

FEB'UMO,  OS  touching,  la  oat  of  the 


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cxtennl  Met,  wheieby  we  get  the  tieui     FfitO'KlOUSNfiSS,   feloalous  qualit? 

of  fotid,  texd,  foft,  rowghy  fmooch,  hoc,!  or  circnmftaiicef. 

(oU,  wei,  ^,  or  other  ttngible  juaii-       F£LT$,  ue.felt  bats  were  firft  made  in 

fiyZdnef  by  J^/tfr(<i  and  Z>icfc/bfKn  in  the 

begiuning  ol  the  retgn  of  king  Bmry  Vlir. 

P£LUX:CA»  a  little  veflel  with  6  oara. 


tiet;  asalfoot  dlftaoce,  itcj^iDg,  titillact- 
on,  ptiiK  \gc, 

FEET  f  rol5«|r,  Jltc.]  parti  of  an  ani- 
■il  bod/:  Mlfo  a  meaiurcy  in  leogth  ix 
iKhes. 

FBET  [in  Fdvtry]  the  French  tM  Italian 
poe  I  ue  unac^ainied  with  teet  and  qaan- 
ngr  I  and  fome  have  weakly  imagined  that 
tte  £i^Zi/2i  faiTe  none  }  but  we  find  by  a 
very  liule  aUexarion,  that  the  harmony  of 
ibe  fweecf  ft  Ycrfe  is  fpoiled  s  and  that 
f.im\j  (hews,  chat  cbe  meaAire  ot  feet 
tod  faotir^  being  truly  obiery'd^  makes 
eke  mcfv  k,  as  may  be  perceived  in  what 
tollowt, 

ffte  mm  M  JMtty  multififd  bis  lind, 

W)n  mm  nutitiMd  bis  kind  on  mam. 

FElXiNING    Iftmma^  f-.J^^>  ^J 


■afa'-f  ■  ftew  oky  counterfeiu'ng,  lgrc< 

A  FEINT  [in  JftHScftJ  a  femi-tooe,  the 
ftncihic  is  ttUed  Di'cfEj. 

A  FEINT  [  in  Ebetorick  ]  a  figure 
ythathy  cbe  orator  touches  on  fomething, 
ia  Bkaklig  a  ifaew  of  paifiog.  it  over  In 
fiance. 

Tft  FUST  r^X^M,  Saz.2  to  lee  a 
ftn  viifeooc  a  uoife. 

FH  ftrrx  Lin  Botany]  the  lefier  or 
coBUBOBcciiEattry.    X. 

F£L  «rrf,  the  drols  or  fcum  of  me!ted 
|f^  called  Svnderer.    X. 
,     ToFELI'CITATE    [felicitore^  Xj  to 
I  lake  or  render  happy* 


'   ttLl'ClTOUS  Ife'iix^  XJ  happy. 
■fttl'ClTOUSNESS     L0citas, 


ft,  kappT  circumftances. 
itH'ClTY,  the  Goddefs  (in  Painting, 
\  ^]  was  reprefented  as  a  lady  fitting  on 
r-aiaperiai  throne,  holding  in  one  hand  a 
I  fafarmf,  aad  to  the  other  a  Cornucopia ^ 
[Mia  a  purple  veftmeoc  trimmed  with 

yHVLHTart^  Mherb. 

'nrLLNESS  f,of   |:elloy//e,  Air.] 

wtnMtkm 

WUOW8  [la  Rrtifkationl  are  6  pie- 
^  at  «D0d»  Mch  of  which  form  an  arch 
and  thofe  jptned  alrogether 
_  make  an  hicire  circle  with 
which  nake  the  wheel  of  a 

SB    ^in  taml  one  who 

Mo^r  by  laying  Holenc  hanJt 

Uf  s  a  Jeif-murderer,  fu'h  an 

bs  imerr*id  without  Cbriftlan 

a  Aikp  drove  chro^  his  corps, 

Ji  hUgoeds.'- 

Ums  Imfiim,  k  ef  fdoaia, 
a  feloaiods  su&ne^.  i 


not  covered  over,  and  much  us*d  in  the 
Mediterranean.  It  is  in  fiie  about  that  of 
a  floop  or  chaloup*  Ic  may  bear  icshelm 
on  both  fides,  which  is  hkewife  fluited 
from  behind  forwards  occafionaliy. 

FE'NCER  [of  defendere^  F.]  a  fword- 
player,  Jjr. 

^mple  FE'NCING,  is  what  h  periotm- 
ed  direftly  and  fiihply  on  the  fame  line. 

Compound  FENCING,  includes  ail  chs 
poiEble  arts  and  inventions  to  deceive  cho 
enemy,  and  caufe  him  to  leave  unguarded 
the  place  rhac  is  Intended  to  be  atracked. 
FENDU'EN  ral  [in  Heraldry]  ficnf- 
fies  a  cro(s  cloven  down  from  top  to  bot- 
tom, and  the  parrs  fet  at  fome  diftaaco 
from  one  another. 

FENB'STRA  Ovalis  ZAuUomy]  a  ho!a 
in  the  barrel  of  the  ear,  where  the  bafia 
of  the  y?tf/)fr  ftands.    X. 

FENESTRA  Rotunda  [Amdony]  a  hold 
in  the  barrel  of  the  ear   that  leads  to  iKa 
cochlea,  and  is  covered  by  a  fine  mem- 
brane clofed  in  the  rift  ot  the  hole.  X. 
FE'NNlSHl[Kcnni^,  Sax,]  full  of,  or 
FE'NNY     J  abounding  with  fens. 
FECDER  [in  Germany]  a  capital  mea- 
fure  for  liquids. 

FEO^DUM  laicwn  [Old  Records]  a  lay* 
fee,  or  land  held  m  tee  from  a^  lay-lord, 
by  common  fervfces,  in  oppoficlon  to  th6 
ecc'efiaftical  holding  in  frank  almoine*  J^ 
FEODUM  militis  [Old  Rec,]  or 
FEODUM  mjlitare,  knighrsJee,  which 
by  the  ufual  complication  'n  480  acres ;  34 
acres  making  a  wrgate,  4  virgates  a  hide^ 
and  S  hides  a  knight's  fee«    X. 

FEO'FFMENT  [Commofi  Lam]  the  gife 
or  grant  or  honours,  caftles,  manonrs,  mef- 
fuaget,  lands  or  other  corporeal  or  im. 
moveable  things  of  the  like  nature  to  ano« 
therJn  fee-fimple,  i.  e*  to  him  and  hia 
heirs  for  ever,  by  the  delivery  of  feiftng 
and  the  poffeflion  of  the  thing  glven^ 
whether  the  gift  be  made  by  deed  or  wri- 
ling. 

FER  dffburcbette  [in  He- 
raldry]   or  Croix  a  fkr  de 
fimrcbette,  i.  e,  a  crofs  with 
forked  irons  at  each  endi  re- 
prefenting  a  fort  of  iron  fir« 
raer  ufed'  by  musketeers,  to    reit  their 
muskiBIB  oti  I  and  in  this  it  differs  trom  the 
crofs  Fourchee»^  thar  the  ends  of  that  turn 
are  forked,,  but  this  has  that  fort  of  forlc 
ix'd  upotiihe  fqoare  ead.  See  thefiyura. 


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PER  de  Mounne  [in  HW 
raldrj]  is  cbe  fame  as  the 
Ctdfs  Milrine,  or  Ink  Miirhiey 
and  is  as  much  at  co  fay,  the 
iron  of  a  mill,  i,e.  the  pie:c 


of  iron  ibac  upholds  the  mill,  as  in  cbe  & 
guf^e  annexed. 

FBRA'UA  [oifercndh  epulis,  L» i.e. 
of  carrying  vi&uals]  fcitiva's  held  in  Fe- 
bruaryf  and  dedicated  to  the  Manes,  i" 
which  chey  carried  visuals  to  che  urns 
and  fepulcbres  of  their  deceafed  relations. 

FERE'  \ukBotanick  Jfriters^  almoft* 
commonly.    X. 

¥E'KlkLDafs,  holy-days,  or  days  on 
\7htch  the  ancient  Romanj  abftained  from 
work. 

FBRI'NE  [  ferittus^  1.]  of  or  like  wild 
beaits. 

FEKI'O  fwith  Logicians']  a  mood, 
when  cbtf  6ift  propoAtion  ot  a  categorical 
fyllogifm  is  an  unWerfal  negative,  thefe- 
cond  a  particuhr  negative. 

FERISO'N  [  with  togiuMs  j  a  term 
when  the  propofitions  are  anfweraUe  to 
ftriOf  9%  no  feverity  is  pteafant,  fime  fe- 
viYtty  is  necefofy^  therefore  Jometmng  that 
ii  ncedjary  is  not  pleafant. 

FE'RMH  d  ferm  [in  Riding  Acade- 
mes] a  term  ufed  to  fignity  in  che  fame 
place,  without  ftirring  or  parting. 

Ffc'RMBNT  [in  Tiyfich]  any  kind  of 
body,  which  being  applied  to  another, 
produces  a  fermentation  therein,  as  che 
acid  in  leaven,  IffC,    See  Fermentation, 

To  be  in  a  FERMENT,  to  bedifcompo* 
fed  or  warm  in  miod. 

To  FERMENT  [fermentare^  1.]  to 
rife  or  puff  up  as  leaven  or  yealt  does ; 
to  work  as  beer  or  other  I'quori  do,  To 
as  CO  clear  icfelf  from  dregs  and  impuri- 
ties. 

FERMENTATION,  an  intefj^ine  mo- 
tion  or  commotion  of  the  fmall  infenfible 
panicles  of  a  mtxc  body>  arlfing  without 
any  apparent  mechanical  caufe,  as  when 
leaven  or  yeaft  fermentS' 

FERMENTATION  [  with  Fhjficians  ] 
any  gentle  motion  of  the  parts  of  che  blood 
or  juice  chat  is  occalioned  by  fomeching 
that  helps  to  clari^,  exalt  and  render 
tbem  more  fubtil ;  fo  as  to  reduce  them 
to  a  healthful  and  natural  flare, 

FERMENTATION  [with  Cbymifis],z 
kind  of  ebullition  or  bubbling  up,  rai/ed 
by  the  rpirtts  that  endeavour  co  gee  out  of 
a  mixt  body ;  fo  chat  meeting  witJ^  grofs 
earthy  pans,  which  oppofe  their  paflage, 
they  fwell  and  render  the  liquor  chin^  till 
they  ftnd  their  way. 

FfiRO'HIA,  w«f  wor(bipped  as.  the 
ftoddefs  of  Graves.  Orcbards^  and  fuch 
^etijm  bf4ir  Frm,  u  U  r«] 


i.] 


whan  the  tacedtmauans  were  offended 
at  the  rigour  of  lyeur^us's  laws,  they 
refolv'd  many^  of  them  co  feek  out  for 
Tome  nsw  habication,  and  after  along  and 
dangerous voypge  at  fei,  they  arrived  in 
a  patt  of  Italy,  where  to  fliew  their  gra- 
citude  for  their  prefervation,  they  buuc  a. 
temple  in  a  grove  fituateJ  under  che  hill 
ioraffe^  to  thcgoddcfs  Feronia,  on  account 
of  their  bearing  patiently  all  chat  had 
happened  to  them  in  their  pafTige.  The 
priefls,  and  fuch  as  were  infpired  by  this 
goddefs,  are  faid  to  walk  bare-foot  upoa 
burning  coals  without  hurt,  which  fpe^a- 
cle  every  year  brought  together  a  great 
number  of  fpe^ators.  Servants  were  made 
Itee  in  her  temple,  and  received  the  cap 
which  was  the  badge  of  their  liberty  s 
for  which  they  worfiiipped  htr  as  their 
proteftrefs. 

FERRUGI'NEUS,  a,  wn  fin  Botanic^ 
f^riters]  of  the  colour  ot  rufty  iron. 

FERRU'GINOSE  l[ferrugino/us, 

FfiRRO'GINOUSf  like  rufly  iron. 

FERRO'GINOUSNESS  loi  fetrugine- 
us,  1.  j  being  like,  or  ot  the  nature  of 
ruily  iron, 

FERRU'GO,  the  ruft  of  iron,  or  a  kind 
of  calx  found  on  the  fur  face  of  it.    X. 

FE'RRUM,  the  metal  called  iron.  £. 

FERRU'MEN,  fteel  or  iron  hardened  | 
alfo  folder,    i, 

FERRU'RB,  a  ihooing  of  horfes.  E 

To  FE'RRY  [probably  of  Jajian,  to 
pafs  over,  or  of  ferri,  L.  to  be  tarried] 
a  place  in  a  river  where  perfoos,  horles, 
coaches,  \ffc,  are  carried  over. 

FE'RTliNESS  ffertifitas,  X.]  fruit- 
fulnefsy  plentifulnefs. 

To  FE'RTILIZE  [fertili/er,  K]  to 
make  fertile,  fruitful  or  pleoiiiuj. 

FE'RVID  Ifervidus,  L,]  hot,  full  of 
heat  or  fervour,    vehemenr   eager. 

FERVI'DITY     XCferviditas.  JL.]fcr- 

FE'RVIDNESS  J  vcncy,  gxcat  hear, 
eaferne/s. 

FE'RULiE  [with  Surgeons]  fpleots  or 
light  chips  made  of  fine,  paper  glued  toge- 
ther, or  leather,  fffc.  for  binding  up, 
loofened  or  disjointed  bones,  after  they 
have  been  fee  again.    L. 

FERVOR  of  the  Matrix,  a  difeafe  when 
che  incire  fubftance  of  the  womb  is  ex* 
tream  hot  s  attended  with  a  pain  and  hea- 
vineis  of  che  loins,  a  k>athing,  fupprefHoii 
of  urine  or  the  likes  at  the  fame  time  tha 
patient  being  very  defirousof  copolatioo^ 
though  b^  reafoQ  of  pain  at  cbe  fame  ctoio 
fht  fears  ic. 

FESCE'NNtNE  Fcry#i  [by  fome  derived 

otfaftiwn,  L.  a.4harm,  they  taking  fucli 

fongs  to  be  prcyer  co  drive  away  witches, 

U  M  r^lstC^i  ^thac  I  or  prev«o^  chVir  inchgocm^ocsj  a  fort    of 

Aityricai 

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&ryricaJ  reiics  foil  of  open,  wanton  afid 
obTccrc  exprenTionSy  fung  or  rehcars'd  by 
tie  comp«ny  at  marriages. 

BA  FE'SSE  [in  Heraldiy]  is 
one  of  tbe  oine  hopourahle 
ordinaries,  and  confiAs  of  lines 
drawn  dircSly  crofs  rhe  efciic. 
cheon,  from  fide  to  fide,  and 
takes  up  cfae  third  pare  of  it  between  the 
toaouT  poinf  and  the  nomSrll.  It  re- 
prefeors  a  waift  belt,  or  girdle  of  honour. 
See  the   figure. 

Far^  per  FE'SSE,  fignifies  parted  aero fs 
the  middle  of  the  (bieldirom  fide  to  fid*, 
chroogh  tbe  fcr«-poi'nt. 

T  ESS -PoitU  [in  Her/iWrj]  It  the  exa£i 
ceacsr  of  the  efcutcheon,  and  is  fo  called 
bezaaCe  the  point  through  the  fefs-Iine  h 
dnwn  from  the  two  fides,  and  accordingly 
diTidca  it  into  two  equal  parts,  when  the 
eTcotcbeon  is  parted  per  fefs,  as  is  repre- 
fenced  by  letter  E,  in  the  efcutcheon.  See 
dcnrcreoQ. 

FE^SSE-vtfjri  [j»hh  Heralds  "i  or  in 
fefle,  fignifies  tbofe  things  that  are  borne 
aJcer  the  manner  of  a  fefie,  that  is,  in  a 
lank  acrofs  the  middle  of  the  fliieid. 

FE'STINANCE    Ifijiituuuia^   X.  ]    a 
hafiening. 
FESTUCA'GO    [  in    Botay  ]    wild 

FE'srivOOSNESS  [offifiivusjl.] 
pV'--^-  'f*,  wirn  e's,  jOCQlajnefs. 

FESTOO'NS 

[in  Architec- 
ture the 
French  call 
them/'c/Joffnj, 
prob.  oi  Fef- 
tusL  meny, 
pvial,  being  li^ally  applied  on  feftival 
occafionsj  an  ornainent  of  carved  work  in 
Banner  of  wreaths  or  garland  (hanging 
down)  of  fl  iwers  or  leaves  twifted  toge- 
ther, thickeft  at  the  middle,  andfufpended 
by  the  two  extremes,  whence  it  .hangs 
down  perpendicularly  as  in  the  figure. 

FETCH  i'iai  up  [Sea  Phrafej  fignifies 
givecbaTey  or  puxiue  a  Aip. 

FETIDNESS  [of  fietiduj,  JL]  ftink- 
iofpsU,  ill' favour. 

FEUDAL  l[inOldJUcordj'i  of  orbc- 

ffiODAL  r^ongiog  to  a  feud  or  fee. 

FEU'DATARY,  a  vaflal  or  pcrfon  who 

koldsof  a  fovereigo  in  fee,  i.  e,  on  coodi- 

doa  of  yielding  kiity  and  homage  or  o- 

ther  fervice. 

FEUDS  [with  Chnliau']  a  volume  of 
the  civt]  law.  fo  called,  becaufe  ic  con- 
nins  the  cimoms  and  fervices  .which  a 
vafifil  doei  to  hii  foveraign  prince  or 
^rd»  for  (be  liad>  or  fees  vm,  he  holds 


F  E 

AnEffentidlVWY^^^^  ic  one,  the  pri- 
mary caufe  of  which  is  in  the  blood  iifelf* 
and  does  not  artfe  as  an  effeft  or  fymproni 
from  any  other  difedfe  in  the  folids  or  o<«> 
iher  parts. 

A  Symptomatical^EVE^t  "one  which 
arifes  as  an  accident  or  fymptom  of  fomo 
difoider  that  is  antecedent  loic. 

A  Diary  FEVER,  is  that  which  ordi- 
narily  does  not  laft  longer  than  24  hoars, 

A  Heaick  FEVER  fof  Ixti*®-  o»  If  if. 
Or.  habitude]  is  one  that  is  flow  and  du« 
rable,  extenuating  a<id  emaciating  the 
body  by  infenfible  degrees. 

Piirr/rf  FEVER,  one  arifing  from  th« 
difcharge  of  putrid,  purulent  matter  from 
fome  morbid  parr,  as  an  ulcer  in  tbe  lungs. 

Burning   cnvcn    la  very  acute  fever. 

Ardent  "^hR  |^  ^r tended  with  a 
vehement  heat,  intolerable  thirft,  a  dry 
cough,  a  delirium  anj  other  violent  fymp* 
toms. 

A  Colliquative  VFVE^t  one  wherein 
the  whole  body  is  confumed  and  emaci- 
ated in  a  ihort  time,  tbe  folid  parts  and 
the  far,  ]^c.  are  melted  down«  and  carried 
off  by  a  Viarrhvdf  Sweat,  Vrine^  ^^ 

A  2j^otidJan  FEVER,  b  one  where  tbe 
paroxifin  returns  every  day. 

A  double  £uotidian  FEVER,  is  one  the 
paroxifm  of  which  comes  twice  ia  24 
hours. 

Tertian  FEVER,  one  which  returfts  eve^ 
ry  other  d>y,  and  is  of  1  kinds,  Ugitimali 
and  /purious, 

A  legitimate  Tertian  FEVER,  is  one  thac 
lafis  only  I  a  hours,  and  is  followed  by  an 
abfolute  inrermifllon. 

Afpurioui  Tertian  FEVER,  holds  lon- 
ger than  12  hours,  and  fometimes  x8  or 
2o  hours. 

A  dovhU  Tertian  FEVER,  is  one  that 
returna-twice  every  other  day. 

A  Quartan  FEVER,  is  one  which  re- 
turns only  every  4ch  day. 

A  dovhle  Quartan  FEVER,  is  ooe  which 
has  2  paroxifms  every  4th  day. 

A  Triple  Quartan  FEVER,  ia  oae  thac 
has  B  paroxifms  every  4th  day. 

£r«^fK;«  FEVERS,  arefuch  as,bf fides 
the  fymptoms  common  to  other  fevers, 
have  their  crifis  attended  with  cutaneous 
eruptions. 

Peftilential  FEVERS,  tre  fiich  w  are 
acute >  contagious  and  mortal. 

Petechial  FEVERS,  are  a  malignant  kind 
of  lievers,  wherein,  befides  the  other  fe-* 
weT$  on  the  4th  day,  or  ofroer  on  the  7th 
day,  there  appear  petechias  or  red  fpota 
like  flea-bites  on  the  bretfl,  IbouldeM  and 
abdomen. 

Ffi'VERISH,  having  the  fympcoms  of  • 
ffvar  I  or  indinabU  to  a  kHU  ..^^^  . 

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,  FE'VERISHNBSS,  feveufli  fymptomi  i 
P^  inclintblehefs  to  a  fever. 

FEVILLANTI'NES  [in  Cookery^}  finall 
"ns  filled  with  fweet-meats.    F. 

FB'UILLB  JMbrt  [^.  d.  dead  Leaf]  the 
colour  called  fillcmor. 

FE'UILLE  DE  SClE  [with  fome  French 
lieraldsj  a  term  uled  co  expreis  ihtc  an 
ordinary  that  has  a  Fcjleot  a  pale,  is  in- 
idenced  only  on  one  fide,  becaufd  then  ic 
looks  like  a  faw,  as  the  French  word  de- 
)SOres«  fignifying  the  place  of  a  faw. 

FE'WNESS  C^reapncj,  Sax,]  ftnallnels 
of  number. 

'  F  FAU'T  [in  the  fcale  of  Miifici)  the 
Terenth  or  lau  note  of  the  3  fepceaaries  of 
the  Gtf^wf. 

"  Fl'BRA,  «  fibre,  «  fimilar  part  of  the 
animal  body  railed  alfo  a  filament. 

FVBKESl[in  Anatoay)  arc  long  flcn- 
_  FI'BrRS  J  dcr  threads,  which  being  va- 
^ioufly  interwoven  cr  wound  up,  form 
:the  various  folid  parts  of  an  animal  body, 
or_  they  are  round,  oblong  veffcls  in  an 
animal,  by  which  the  fpiriis  areconvey'd 
to  all  parts  of  the  body,  fo  that  the  fi- 
bres are  the  ftamen  or  matter  ofanani- 

\  FIBERS  [in  BotaitfJ  threads  or  hair 
^ike  ftrii)gs  |n  plants,  roots,  yc. 

The  FIBRES  are  by  AttOtomifls  diflin- 
fluiAed  Into  ^  kinds,  as  camout  orfi^fljy, 
tiervou4i  tendinous  J  and  qUeous  or  tinyi 
Vhich  again  are  divided,  according  as 
they  arc  fituated,  into 

DireS  longitudinal  FIBRES,  chofe  are 
Such  as  proceed  in  right-lines. 

Tranfverfe  FIBRES,  arc  fuch  as  go  a- 
crofs  the  longitudinal  ones. 

OtH^jtte  FIBRES,  are  fuch  ts  crofs  or 
^terfcck  them  at  unequal  angles. 

Mufcular  FIBRES,  are  fuch  whereof 
khe  mufcles  or  flelby  parts  of  the  body  arc 
compofedy  chefc  are  called  motive  fibres. 

Nervous  FIBRES,  are  thofe  minute 
threads  whereof  the  nerves  are  compofed, 
thefearc  alfo  czUcd  fenfitive  fibres. 

Pl'BULA,  a  button,    i. 

FIBUI  iE'aS  [jlnatomyj  a  mufdc  of  the 
Ip^  called  FeronAus  primus.    1.   . 

FIBULA  [with  ancient  Surgeons']  a  fore 
'of  (jiacerial  or  bandage  for  the  clofing  up 
wobnds,  concerning  which  authors  diner. 
QmdQ  lays,  that  thefe  fibulas  were  made 
<of  iron  drcles,  as  it  were  femicircles 
crooked  backwards  on  both  fides,  the 
]iO)k8  whereof  being  faflencd  or  both 
fidc's  p  the  gaping  wound,  anfwered  ex- 
•6tiy  one  another.  Cel/usf^ys.  ihatfiBu- 
hfs  were  made  of  a  needle  ^ull  of  foft  un- 
Jwtaed  filk  or  thread,  tehcrcwirh  they 
Uiwcd  the  lips  of  Che  gaping  wouad  toge- 


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FIBOLA  [with  Anatomifis]   the  lefT^r        X 
and  outer  bone  of  the  leg,  the  focile  mi' 
nus.    Hippocrates  ufei  the  word  tor  thac        5} 
part  only  of  the  bone  thac  forms  the  outer 
ancle,  ^rhaps  becaufe  they  ufed  to  hue*        \\ 
kle  their  (hoes  in  that  place.  i 

FICA'RIA  [with  Botan^s]  the  herb  ;, 
Fig-wort.    Z.  "y 

FI'CKLENESS.  inconftancy,  vartnble-  > 
ne/s,  wavering  in  mind,  changeable  hu.  , 
mour. 

FI'CTILENESS  [of/iffiZri,  rjearrhi-  . 
nefs,  or  the  being  made  of  earrh,  as  '; 
earthen  vffflfels,  of  tbe  quality  ot  earth.  ^ 

FICTl'TIOUSNBS  I  of  fianius.  L.  J  ^ 
feignedneis,  rounterfettnefs,  fabu;oi.fners.  ■  , 

FI'DDLING  [of  fiUlen,  Ttut]  play- 
ing upon  a  fiddles  alio  doing  or  a^irg 
triflingly, 

FIDEJU'SSOR  [in  Civil  la»]  a  Ajrety, 
one  who  is  a  pledge  and  lurery  for  ano:ber» 
efpecially  in  a  pecuniary  affair. 

FIDBaiTY  [  fidetitas,  L,  fidelity,  F] 
faicbfulnefs,    integrity,  bonefty. 

FIDELITY  [Hierogljfpbicaiii]  was  re. 
prefented  as  an  elephant. 

FIDES  [Fublick  Faith]  bad  a  temple 
inftituted  to  her  by  Numa,  with  faci  ifices 
thac  were  always  performed  without 
blood.  She  was  dothcd  with  white  robes 
drawn  .in  a  charier,  with  her  right  hand 
open  to  intimate  her  candour  and  finclriry; 

FIDU'CIAL  ffiducialis,  1.]  truJiy,  fure. 

FlDUClAaiTY  Ifiducialkas,  L]  cruC 
tinefs. 

FIDU'CIARY  Ifiduciarius,  L.]  trufty, 
fure  I  alfo  taken  upon  truft,  fo  as  to  be 
reftored  again* 

FIE  [ii!  jr  vabl  L.]  an  in:erje«E^iofi 
denoting  difapixrobation  on  account  of  ab- 
furdity,  obfcenity,  iffc 

FIEip  Qficers  lin  aa  Armgi]  are  fuch 
as  have  the  power  and  command  over  a 
whole  regiment,  viz»  Colonel,  IJeutenmU- 
Colonel  and  Mapr  >  buc  tfaofe  whofe  com. 
mands  reach  no  farther  than  a  troop,  are 
not  field-officers. 

FIELD  of  a  Tainting,  the  ground  of  ic. 

FIELD  fVorXs  [»"  ^tif]  are  works 
thrown  up  by  an  army  in  the  befieging  of 
a  forcrefsj  or  by  the  befieged  in  deence 
of  the  place. 

FIE'RABRAS  [i.  e.  fierce  ac  arms]  an 
hc&or  or  bully.    F. 

FIE'RCENESS  Iferocitos^  1.  ferocitt^ 
K]  curftnefs,  fternnefs,  beftial  iory. 

FI'ERINESS  fjCtIl'*K'«Tr'  ^^'1  fi- 
ery or  furious  ratuie  or  quality. 

FI'ERY  ^Jl'cjf,  Ssx.]  hot,  funousy 
hafty,  ^c  ' 

FIFE  [ffre^  K]  a  fon  of  wind-mufick, 
a  fmdil  pine. 

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TI'FniLY  C^iJCtlic,  Sax.1  Vthly, 
Sibly. 

FlTnETH  [jCiXVCiJj,  Sax.'}  Ith. 
50cb. 

FIG  [id  «  Hor/e]  is  a  kind  of  wart  on 
the  tfuih,  aod  ioinecimes  all  over  his 
body  ;  it  makes  an  evacuation  ok  (linking 
and  nafty  humours  chac  are  hard  to  cure. 

FIGA'RY  [^.  d.  vagary,  oi  v^are  lo 
rove  and  ramble  up  and  downj  a  ro- 
ving ot  roaming  about }  aUb  caprice  or 
vrhimfey- 

FIGHTER  [of  ^h'c  of  |:coht;an. 
Sax*}  one  who  oghts. 

JLmmig  FIGHTS  [ac  Sea]  are  where 
the  enemies  (hip  does  not  ftand  the  battle, 
hai  is  continually  chas'd. 

-  FroURAL  Numlfers  7  arefuchnum- 
•  Vi'GUKhrrVE  NumBersi     bers  as  do 

OTdmar^Iy  repre&nc  fome  geometrical  fi- 
^re,  and  are  always  confidered  in  relati- 
aa  rhsreio,  beipg  eitner  finearyy  fuperfkial 
or  /^J. 

-  i-1'GDRANCE  lUgurantia,  I.]  an  ex- 
prcffingy  figuring,  or  drawing  forms  or 
tikapcs,  ^. 

Fl'GUKATB  Dtfcant  [with  Mu/.}  is 
that  wherein  difcords  are  intermixed  with 
the  coocordsy  call'd  tdhfiorid  defiant,  and 
may  ftptly  be  termed  the  rhetorical  part  oi 
mnickp  inafmoch  as  here  are  brought  in 
Mi  the  variety  of  points,  fyncopes,  figures, 
aod  whatever  elfe  is  capable  of  affording 
JO  ornament  co  the  compofition. 

Fl'GUR ATE  counterpomt  [in  MufA  that 
wherein  there  is  a  mixture  of  dik:ords 
along  with  the  concords. 

FIGUKA'TJON,  a  faflitoning,  a  refem- 
fau«s«e,  a  Ihape  j  alfo  a  chimerical  vifi- 

OR«       X. 

FIGURATION  [with  tibetOTicians]  a 
fif^e  in  which  there  U  a  reprefentatioh  e/ 
the  manners  and  pafllont  of  meny  either 
EO  their  pratfe  or  reproach. 

FIGURATIVE  [^urativus,  1.]  of  or 
perrainij^  to,  or  fpoken  by  way  ot  figure, 
or  that  teaches  ur^der  (bme  ob(cure  refem- 
bUnce. 

FIGURATIVE  St'tle^  it  oive  which  a- 
boooditn  figures. 

Fl'GURATIVBLY  Ifigurement,  F.figu- 
rathfet  L»]  after  a  figurative  manner,  or 
Ijpoken  by  way  of  figure. 

FIGURE  [in  TbcUogyJ  the  myfteries 
fCprefi^ntcd  or  delivered  obfcurely  to  us  un- 
der certain  types  in  the  Old  Tefiament. 

FIGURE  [with  Garmmar*]  an  expref- 
fion  which  deviates  from  the  common  and 
D«cural  rolea  of  grammar  i  either  for  the 
lake  of  elegancy  or  brevity,  as  when  any 
word  ia  leic  to  be  fopplied  by  the  rea* 
dcr,  IffC. 

Migtdar  FIGURE,  is  one  which  is  equi- 
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Hrr^tOar  FIGURE,  is  that  which  it 
not  both. 

FIGURE  [in  Comcis]  h  the  reaangle 
made  under  the  latta  reSum  and  tran/ver- 
/urn  in  the  Bjfperhota. 

FIGURE  [in  Arcbitfaure]  fculpture, 
reprefentation  of  things  made  on  folid 
matter. 

FIGURE  [in  Painting,  Drasfhigy  fffc.J 
the  lines  and  colours  whi(.h  form  cbe  re* 
prefentacion  of  a  man  or  any  thing  elfe. 

FIGURE  [in  HpTj/dr^]  a  bearing  in  a 
Shield  reprefenting  or  refembling  an  human 
face,  as  the  fun,  an  angel. 

FIGURE  [in  Jiftrologfl  a  defcription  or 
draught  ot  the  ftate  and  difpofition  of  the 
heavens,  at  a  certain  hour  containing  the 
places^  of  the  planets  and  ftars,  mark'd 
down  in  a  figure  of  la  triangles. 

FIGURE  [in  Geomattt^]  is  applied  to 
the  extremes  of  points,  lines  or  numhera 
thrown  or  caft  at  random  $  on  the  com- 
binations or  variations  whereof  the  pre- 
tenders ro  this  art  found  their  divinations. 

FIGURE  IvnDandng]  the  feveral  ftepc 
which  the  dancers  make  in  order  and  ca* 
deoce,  which  mark  divers  figures  on  the 
floor. 

FI'GURB  [in  Ithetmcll  U  when  a 
word  is  ufed  to  iignify  a  thing  which  ia 
not  proper  to  it,  and  which  ufe  has  ap- 
ply'd  to  fomething  elfe ;  then  that  manner 
ot  expreflion  is  figurative  j  or  figures  are 
manners  of  exprefiHon  dtftlnft  from  thofe 
that  are  natural  and  common. 

FI'GURES  [in  RbetoricJt]  are  not  to 
be  looked  upon  only  as  certain  terms  in- 
vented by  Rhetoricians  for  the  ornament  of 
their  difcourfe.  God  has  not  denied  to 
the  foul,  what  he  has  granted  to  the  body  j 
as  the  body  knows  how  to  repel  injuries, 
fo  the  foul  can  defend  itfelf  as  well,  and  ic 
is  not  by  nature  immoveable,  when  it  ia 
attack*ds  all  the  figures  which  the  foul 
makes  ufe  of  in  difcourfe,  when  it  is  mov 
ed,  have  the  fame  tffe6k  as  the  poftures  of 
the  body.  Figure  in  difcourfe  are  as  pro- 
per to  defend  the  mind»  as  poftures  are  to. 
de  end  the  body  in  corporeil  attacks. 

Tbeatricai  FIGURES  [among  ibetm-^ 
ciant]  are  fach  as  bad  orators  afFe  ■  when 
tbey  meafure  their  words,  and  give  them 
a  cadence  co  tickle  the  ears;  tho'chev 
figure  their  difcourfes,  yet  it  is  with  fuch 
figures,  which  being  compared  co  thofe 
that  are  ftrong  and  perfwafive,  are  like  the 
poftures  in  a  dance  to  thofe  in  a  battle. 
Tre  arc  and  affedaticn  chat  appears  in  % 
painted  difcourfe,  fays  a  certain  author^ 
are  not  the  c  ^ara^er  oi  a  foul  ruly  tOMch'4 
with  the  things  ic  fpeaks  of,  but  under  no 
concern  at  al). 

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lary  ways  of  rpesking  very  different  from 
the  common  and  naiur;il. 

FIGURES  of  ^ords  [among  Rbetori- 
c'taisj  are  quite  diflFerenc  irom  figures  of 
di^ourfe  «  for  figures  of  difcourfe  are  pro- 
duced chiefly  by  the  agitations  oF  the  foul ; 
figures  of  words  are  the  calmnefs  and  ftudy 
ot  che  mind*  A  figure  of  words  confifts 
Ibmecimes  in  che  repetition  of  the  fame 
word,  che  fame  letter,  ackI  the  f;me  found, 
which,  tho*  it  is  often  difagreeable,  yec  ne- 
ver ihocks  when  the  repetition  is  made 
with  art.  This  repetition  is  made  fome> 
times  in  the  beginning  of  fentences,  fomc- 
times  in  the  middle,  and  fometimes  in  the 
end  of  renttnccs. 

F'IGURED  ifgure',  F.  figuratus,  1.] 
reprefenced,  having  figures  or  toims  drawn 
upon  tc. 

PILA'OO  fwith  Botanifls]  a  fort  o^ 
Cnrf-worc  or  Corcon-weed. 

FI'LAMBNTS  [with  Pbyficians]  linlc 
flender  rays,  like  threads  that  appear  in 
vrine. 

FiaCH£R  [m  fihn,  Pj  a  private 
thief, 

FILE  [in  Heratdiy]  U  reprefented  io 
the  torm  annexed,  the*  fome- 
times of  more,  and  romecimes 
of  fewer  points.  It  is  fcmc- 
tlmes  borne  as  a  charge  in 
coat  armour;  but  ic  is  ufuilly 
tfie  mark  and  diftindion  which  the  elder 
brother  bears  in  his  coat,  during  his  fa- 
ther's !ife. 

FILET  [with  Botanifis]  U  ufed  to  fig- 
lufy  thofe  threads  that  are  ufually  fni>nd  ir 
il.e  middle  of  flowers,  as  the  lily,  Tu- 
lip, yc. 

FILETS  Minions  [  in  Cookery  ]  large 
fltces  of  beef,  veal*  iffc  fpread  over  with 
a  rich  farce,  rolled  up  an ^4  covered  with 
kards  cr  thin  fli  es  o;  bacon,  then  <)rf  fsV. 
in  a  ftcw-pnn  'erween  two  fires,  andferv'd 
up  W'th  a  ^.ullis  or  ra}»oo.     F, 

FI'LI ALNESS    [ol  filiatio,  /..]  fonfliip. 

FILIOTUS,  a  lit  c  1  n,^  I.  In  cur 
writers  ii  is  f  ae  >me*  ufed  for  ^  grandfon, 
mni^  fm^cm cs  Tr  r  a  .ephcw. 

Fairt'NDULA ;  wirh  BotanifisjJ^rop- 
WO".     /.. 

FI  LIK  '  V,  f  »'  Botanijis    fern.    X. 

Fl'L^hT  lfiium,L  fillet,  F.]  theflerty 
pa  .  I'  t'":ie^  -*.  1  c-lf,  flicep,  Jjfc.  ad- 
joirj'')-    '»  rhe  \o'-\, 

FJ':  LET  i:  Heraldry]  a  kind  of  orle 
Or  hoi. /J re  cont:iiiung  ..nly  a  third  or 
fbur"^  pTt  ot  the  breadth  of  the  commop 
botdurc. 

['TTLET  pn  j4natn']  the  extremiry  of 
tlir  rrcm  ian»Tjr  ligament  under  rhetongue, 
ir»  e  cuaunooly   uilcd  tke  fr/nioR   or 


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FI'LLETS  fwith  Painters^  a  IittJe  rule 
or  ilglec  of  Isaf-goJd  drawn  over  cer- 
tain mouldings,  or  on  the  edge  of  tiames» 
pannels,  Jjrc.   • 

Fl'LLETED  [o(  fUet,  F.  of  filum,  1.* 
thread]  having  a  fillet  or  fillers. 

FiaLIGRANE7  f  of  jl/iCTi  and^r^niiw, 

FILLIGRAM     >    LJ  a  kind  of  in- 

FILLECREANJ  ricbmcnt  on  gold 
and  Giver,  delicately  wrought  10  ma^nner  of 
little  threads  «r  grains,  or  both  inter- 
mix'a. 

To  Fl'LLlP  [probably  ^.  Jfy  up'}  to 
throw  up  a  piece  of  money  with  one's  fin- 
ger and  nail;  alfo  to  hit  with  the (ame 
method. 

^  Fl'LMINESS  [of  |:ilm,  Sax.J  filmy  qua- 
lity, or  abounding  with  films  or  thin  skins* 

FI'LMY  [  K'lmic,  Sax.  probably  of  ve- 
lamen^  X.j  h  vinp  or  HeingfuU  o\  films. 

Fi'LTERED     XlfiUre,  F.  o(  fittrum,  a 

FJ'LTRATBD  f  ftraincr» Ij  drain- 
ed fhr ju^h  a  parer,  cloth,  Jjlt. 

FI'LTHlLYtof  vil'SiUc,  Sax.J  tfter  « 
fil?^y  manner. 

FI'LTHINESS  [^il'^ine/jre,Arx.]  dir- 
lis.naftinefs,  Ifirc. 


bafe. 


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ctnefs,  Jmpurity,  obTceneneL. 

,  FI'LTHY  f^ril^ic.  Sax.}   dirry, 

impure,  nafty,  obfcene. 

FI'LTRA'TION  [itkCbpncal 
fVritersI  isexpreffedby  thiiclm* 
rader. 

FI'LTRUM  7   «  ftrafner,   thro'  which 

FE'LTRUM  I  liquors  arc  paffed  to  cla- 
rify them.    X. 

FILTRUM  1  [in  Old  Mecwds]  a  cover- 

FELTRUMj  ing  for  the  head,  made 
ot  oarfe  wool  cottoned  together;  a  felc 
har« 

FI'M£RIA,  a  skirt  or  edge  of  any 
thing.     X. 

FI'MBRIATED  [in  Herat- 
dry]  fignifies  that  an  ordinary 
is  edged  round  with  another  1 
of  a  different  colour,  as  thus  ;  1 
He  beareih  Or^   a  Crofiy  Td- 
tee  Gules ^  fimhriatedSahle* 

FlMBRtA'TUS,  4,  urn  [  in  Botanlck 
fVritersI  fringed,  whofc  edges  are  fetwicli 
fmall  threads,  as  the  flowers  of  Aftvum. 
tbus^  Marjhtrefoil,  Buck-Beanie 

Fl'NABLENESS  [of  jSn«,  L,  an  cnJJ 
liablenefs  to  be  fined,  or  to  pay  a  fine  or 
amercement. 

A  FINAL  I 
of  the  end  oi 

placed  on  monuments,  t;i%.  a  boy  without 
wings,  holding  in  hisliand  an  extinguilbed 
torch  with  the  flame  <iid  fix*d  on  a  death's 
head  tfr^eboy^s  fe'et. 

FINAL  Letters  [in  the  Hehem  tongue] 
T  Q}  ^Xt  Capb,  Umt  /to.  rbe. 

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.  [with  Carvers']  an  emblem 
of  life,    being  an  inrichment 


FI 

TtLode^  wbicb  every  wher«  but  at  the  tads 
of  w^'^s,  are  wr'tien  3  Q  Ji  ^  S» 

FI'NALLY  [finahmettt,F.  ^^ter,^.'] 
Ma  the   '.ft  pl'^cc,  i:t  '..c  end. 

FI'NDIBLENESS  [otfindihilis,  I.]  ca- 
p«b>ncfs-t  being  clefr. 

Fi'iNiENESS  Ifinefe,  L.  1  f>rucenef$, 
gavucrs  10  cloatbs  ;  ^Ifo  rhinnefs  and  fmail- 
ocisof  threads  in  doth,  ^c. 

FINES  for  Alienation  [  lam  term]  were 
certain  6oes  paid  to  the  king  by  his  censms 
In  chief,  for  licence  to  alien  or  make  over 
tbeir  )an<^s  ro  others. 

A  FINE  Executed  [in  Ltm']  is  fiich, 
vrhich  of  its  own  torce  gives  a  prefent  pof- 
feffion  (at  leaft  in  lam)  to  a  Cognizee,  Co 
that  he  needs  no  writ  of  habere  facias  fei- 
Juum^  for  execottng  the  fame  but  may 
enter. 

A  FTNE  Executory  [in  lam'J  h  fuch  as 
of  its  own  force  does  not  execute  the  pof- 
le£onin  theCognizee. 

A^ngU  FINE  [in  Imr]  one  by  which 
Dochingis  granted  or  rendered  bick  again 
\j  the  cognizees  to  the  cognizors  or  any 
of  rbem. 

A  doMe  FINE,  contains  a  grant  and 
raderback  either  of  Tome  rent,  common, 
Or  ocher  thing  out  of  the  land,  \ffc»  to  all 
cr  fome  of  the  cognizors  for  fome  eftate, 
Itmicifig  thereby  the  remainders  to  ftran- 
gers,  not  named  In  the  writ  or  covenant. 

FINE  DramJng,  a  renterlng,  a  fine  and 
imperceptible  fewing  up  the  parts  of  a 
doch,  iffc.  torn  or  /eoc  in  the  dreiUng, 
wearing,  }gc, 

FINE'SSB,  foiinefst  that  peculiar  deli- 
cacy perceived  in  works  o*  the  mind  -,  alfo 
the  oiceft,  mofl  fecrec  or  fublime  parts  o^ 
ai7  art  or  fcience.     R 

Fl'NICALNBSS  [prob.  of  fin  or  finejje, 
F.]  affJedednefsin  drefs. 
Finis,  an  end  or  condufion.  X. 
FINIS  ctgui  gratia  [with  logiciant']  h 
what  we  pretend  to  do  or  obtain.  Thus 
health  ft  the  end  of  phyfick,  becaufe  it 
pretends  to  procure  it.    X. 

FI'NIS  Ctd  [with  logicians'}  is  the  per 
foQ  for  whom  work  is  d<.ne ;  fo  Is  man  ol 
phy6  k,  becaufe  it  is  defigned  to  cure  him, 

H'NISHER  [celui^  qui  finite  K  finhor, 
MJ}  one  who  fiaiihei,  ends,  or  makes  com- 
ple4r. 

FI'NISHING  [with  ArchiteBs']  Is  fre- 
qiiciitly  applied  to  a  Crowning,  crotcr^  iffc 
railed  over  a  piece  of  building  to  cermi- 
sate,  compleat  or  finifli  ir. 

FINITENESS  [of  finituif  1.]  hounded. 
Be&,  decerminatenefs. 

FINITEUR  £in  Jtalian  riding  Acade- 
mes] a  term  uled  imporcing  (he  end  ot  a 
career  or  cooric. 


FI 

Fl'NiTlVfi  Ifinitivus,  I.]  defining; 

FIRE  rjCyjie.  Sax.  nCp,  Gf] 

FIRE  [with  Naturalifts}  isbyfomede*' 
fined  to  be  a  company  of  particles  of  the 
third  element,  moved  with  t'le  moft  rapid 
motion  imaj^inable  ;  or  ^  lucid  and  fluid 
body,  confiding  of  earthy  particles,  moft 
fwi\t\y  moved  by  the  muter  M  the  hrft 
element,  upon  which  they  fwim,  as  ic 
were. 

Fire  IS  not  only  propagated  ieveral 
ways,  where  there  is  none.  i.  By  coU 
]t6king  the  fun's  rays  in  a  convex  glafs, 
which  will  fet  fire  ro  that  point,  on  which 
(he  rays  fall,  provided  it  be  a  combuftible 
matter,  i.  e,  fuch  as  will  bum.  2.  By 
ftriking  flints  one  againft  the  other  or  a« 
gainft  ftcel.  3.  By  rubbing  wood  or  iron, 
or  any  other  fo.id  body,  a  great  while  to- 
gether and  very  hard,  at  laft  it  will  take 
fire  ;  alfo  by  winding  cords  about  a  fttck, 
and  fwijtly  tw^ching  ihem  this  way  and 
rhat  way,  will  fet  them  on  fire.  Some 
h:«rd  canes  ft  ruck  with  a  tobacco,  pipe,  will 
fone  ou:  fire. 

As  to  the  cflTe^ls  of  fire,  they  are  various 
as  the  matter  chat  feedsStr.  If  fire  be  fee 
ro  wood  or  loofer  materials,  they  begin  to 
flame  s  but  ro  excite  a  flame,  both  the  fire 
and  combuftibie  matter  muft  have  the  ad- 
vantage of  a  reafonable  free  air,  or  cKe  the 
firr  is  choaked  and  goes  out.  And  tho'  a 
place  is  not  wholly  without  air,  yet  if 
that  air  have  no  communication  with  the 
open  airt  fo  as  to  go  backward  and  forward 
thro' fome  paflage,  the  materials  fet  oq 
fire  mud  go  out  i  whereas  fire  in  an  open 
place  will  continue  to  buri^  till  all  the  fewel 
fs  f]>ent.  A  lighted  candle  quickly  goes 
out  in  a  glafs  fo  well  ftopt  that  no  air  caa 
come  into  it. 

FIRE  of  London^  a  dreadful  conflagration 
in  the  year  1666,  which  began  the  lecond 
of  September f  in  Pudding  iane,  zod  in  three 
days  fpace  confumed  78  p4rifh-churches» 
5  chapels,  and  befides  halls  and  the  Ex- 
changes.  iSzoolioufes;  the  whole  lofs  va- 
lued at  9900000  pounds  fteriing. 

FIRE,  as  to  give  the  fire  to  a  horfe^  is  to 
app^  the  firing- iron  red  hot  to  fome  pre- 
ternatural fwelling,  in  order  todifcufs  it. 

FIK£  [in  Coat  ArmourJ  may  fignifyper- 
fons,  who  being  ambitious  of  honour, 
have  performed  brave  a£^ionS  with  an  ar- 
dent courage,  and  their  thoughts,  afpiring 
as  the  fire»  continually  afcend  upwards:  tho' 
there  are  but  few  coats  in  England  that  besr 
fire  {  yet  there  are  many  in  firance  and  Ger» 
many  that  do. 

FiRB  Ships,  are  fliips  charged  with  an; 
tificial  fire- works,  who  having  the  wir4 
of  an  enemy's  Ihip^  grspple  hex  and  r<ft 
her  00  fire. 

n        T       ^^^^ 

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FI 

nRB.POTS  [with  Ei^bieers'i  tr«  fmall 
earthen  pocs,  into  which  u  poc  a  grenade 
filled  with  powder,  and  covered  with  a 
piece  of  painihinenc  and  i  matches  laid  a- 
crofs  lighted,  which  is  to  be  thrown  by  a 
handle  of  match,  to  bum  what  thty  dq- 
fign  to  fee  fire  to. 

FIRE  BARE  1  of  vfne  beanan,  Aia:.] 

FIRB  BOOTi  albrT  of  bncon  .to  be 
fet  on  the  higheft  htU  in  every  hundred, 
throughout  the  kingdom  of  England. 

Elementary  FIRE  I  is  fuch  as  it  exifts  in 

Ture  FIRB  $   itfelf,  and  which  we 

properly  call  fire,  of  itfelf  it  is  impercep- 
tible, and  only  difcovers  itfeU  by  certain 
efie^  which  it  produces  in  bodies. 

Common  FIRE  1  is  that  which  exifts  in 
^  Culinary  FIRE  j    ignited  bodies,  or  ex- 
cited by  the  former  in  combuftible  mat- 
ter. 

Potential  FIRE,  is  that  contained  in  cau- 
fiick  medicines. 

FIRE  [in  Ci^cal  fTriters']  is  cxpreffcd 
by  this  charaaiety  i^, 

FlRE-^fbri^Tf,  labourers  or  under-ofli- 
ccrs  (o  the  fire.mafter. 

Wheel  FIRE  [with  Ctmnfis]  one  that 
is  lighted  all  round  a  crucible  or  ocher  veA 
lei  t6  heat  it  all  alike. 

Oiynfick  FIRE,  is  that  of  the  fun,  col. 
]e6^ed  in  iht  focus  of  a  burning  mxrrour. 

AEtual  FIRE  [with  Surgeons]  is  a  hot 
iron. 

FIRB  Mefitr  [in  our  TYain  of  Artillery'] 
an  officer  who  gives  diredions,  and  the 
proportions  of  the  ingredients  for  all  the 
compofitions  of  fire-works. 

FIRE  Stoni^  a  ftone  ufed  about  chim- 
nejrs  or  fire-hearths,  which  receives,  re- 
tains, and  alfo  emits  heat. 

FlRE-£if^^,  a  fort  of  charlatan,  or  one 
who  pretends  to  eac  fire  before  fpe&ators 
at  fliews. 

FIRE-ffbri^^,  are  preparations  made  of 
gun-powderi  fulphur,  and^  ocher  inflam- 
mable, ingredients  on  occafion  of  pubjick 
rejoicings,  ^c. 

^  ff^«-FlRE,  a  fort  of  artificial  or  fafti- 
tious  fire,  which  will  burn  even  unde%wa- 
teri  and  alfo  with  greater  violence  than 
out  of  tr. 

ff2r/(0^-FIRB,  a  Jack  in  a  Lantkomy 

otmuinamrp' 

St.  Antbony"%  FIRE,  a  certain  difeafe. 

Vegrees  of  FIRE  [with  Cbymifts]  are  5, 
the  fitfi  degree  is  equal  to  the  natural  heat 
of  a  human  body,  or  rather  that  of  a  hen 
hatching  her  eggs. 

The  ficond  Degree ,  h  foch  as  gi'cs  a  per- 
fonpain,  but  does  njt  deftroy  orconfume 
the  parts,  »s  that  of  a  fcorchtng  fun. 

The  third  Degree,  is  that  of  boiling 
water  which  feparates  and  deftroys  the 
p^ru  of  bodies., 


FI 


The  fourth  Degree^  h  that  which  melcft  1 

metals  and  deitroys  every  thing  elfe,  J 

The  fifth  Degree,  is  that  whereby  goldl  ^ 

9  mtde  to  emiclumes  and  evaporate.  J 

FI'RKIN-Mai>    one    who   buys  fmall  ^ 

beer  of  the  brewer,  and  fells  it  again  to  J 

his  coftomers.  ' 

FI'RMA  [in   tbt  Praaick  oC  Seotlaad'J 

a  duty  which  the  tenant  pays  to  his  land-  ■ 

lord.  ; 

FI'RMAN  Pin  India,  or  the  Megur*  \ 
country]  a  palTport  or  permit  granted  to  ' 
foreisn  veOels  to  trade  within  their  }u*  * 
rifdittion.  '  < 

FI'RMARY,  a  farmer's  right   to  the  ' 

lands  and  tenements  let  to  him,  adfirmam^         1 
Lam  term.  ' 

FIRMATION^  a  ftrengthening.    L.  i 

FIRME  lOld  Hec.2  a  farm  or  land  and  i 

tenements,  hired  at  a  certarn  rate. 

FI'RMNESS  [in  a  Thilofnfhical  Sen/eJ 
according  to  Mr.  Beyle,  conblis,  in^  thst 
the  particles  which  oompofe  fuch  bodies  as 
are  commonly  called  firm  or  Jblid,  are 
pretty  grofs,  and  are  eirher  fo  much  ac 
reft,  or  fo  entangled  one  with  another^ 
that  there  is  a  mutual  cohefion  or  fttcking 
together  of  their  parrs,  fo  that  they  cao- 
not  flow  from,  ilide  over,  or  fpread  them- 
felves  every  way  from  one  another*  as  the 
parts  of  fluid  bodies  can,  or  it  is  defined  to 
be  a  confiftence  or  that  ftate  of  a  body, 
wherein  its  fenfible  parts  are  fo  united 
together,  that  a  motion  of  one  part  iiH 
duces  a  motion  of  the  reft. 

FIRST  Fruits,  the  profits  of  fpiritual 
livings  for  one  year,  which  in  old  time 
were  given  to  the  Pope  throughout  Chri^ 
flendom,  but  here  in  England,  tranflated  to 
the  king,  by  ftat.  z6  ot  Henry  VIII. 

FISC  Ififcus^  £.  ]  the  treafury  of  a 
prince  or  itate  s  or  that  to  which  all 
things  due  ro  the  publick  do  fall. 

FISH  {BerogPfpjfkaiy]  was  by  the  an- 
cient Egyptians  painted  to  reprelcnt  any 
thing  that  was  abominable  to  the  gods  ; 
becaufe  their  priefts  never  ufed  them  in 
their  facrifices. 

FI'SHES  [enSlematic^y]  reprefentfi- 
lence,  becaufe  they  having  no  tongues  can't 
form  any  voice  ;  and  thence  proceeds  the 
o<d  proverb,  as  mute  as  a  fi/h*  T^ey  are 
alfo  an  emblem  of  watcblulneis  $  becaufe 
they  either  fleep  not  at  all,  or  but  very 
little. 

Fl'SHES  [in  Blaxmrrj]  according  to 
their  different  poftures  are  tO  be  exprefsM 
6s  follows  :  All  fiflies  that  are  borne  in  aa 
efcutcheon-traverfe,  in  blazoning  ^muft  be 
terminated  Mont,  i.  e-  fwimmiog,  be« 
caufe  that  is  their  pofture  when  th^ 
fwim. 

¥\fhu  chat  are  repre^caced  &e&ly  up-^ 
^  ^^ 

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rs  itet  V  born  iMdini^,  tm  in  bit- 
CO  hm  larmcd   dmnimi^  ;   beoAufe 
thcf  fwtJiiom  aU  whole  wiiboui  cbew- 


tFlSHy  is  what  bat  been  Unlf 
tOfi  «ad  ftiU  Tcmau»  OKtift;   • 

Atof  FISH,  is  fome  frdb  fiib  brQiladon 
•  gridiroD^  tbon  ffy'd  ia  «il,  aqd  after  * 
var^  btsvcUed  vp  in  feme  proper  liqqor. 

Om^^iwis  FISHBS»  fueh  «s  produce 
their  kind  by  «ggs  or  Ipaws. 

Vimp^tms  FISli&S,  iticb  as  pfoduce 
iteir  IM  alive. 

JOmm^U  FISHES,  rifer  fiOi. 

CtUKtoms  FISHfiS,  thofe  of  the  whale- 


CmtuUgmoui  FISHBS^  Aicb  as  have 
Mtey  caitifaiKaa  or  griftles,  av  cfaorobacks, 

%■—  FiSHBS,  fiKh  if  have  priclcles, 
■s  chornbaclrs,  ]gic. 

FtfSH-MONCfiR  C  i:irc'4BaD]rene, 
«»•  ]  «  feltar  of  fifb. 

FISUMOMGBRS,  chey  were ft>rmeriy 
compaides,     the 


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Stock'fUh  and  SaU^fith- 

i— ^^^ -•— ii  «w<Wi,w*ouoitcdil» 

IJ'ttML^  M  1536.  Thoy  are  6 
Hrf^J^Tw  wardens  (the  ftrft  ol 
Jf%JW  ^ jA  which  it  called  the  prime 
^'^^M^^>|  warden)  28  affiAanci, 
and  Z2%  upon  the  lt?e- 
ry»  their  te  is  about  14/.  They  are  the 
4^  t£  eke  sa  companies.  Their  armo- 
d^m^tigjm  are  eaBHrr  3  doiphios  naiaat  in 
file-becweeo  m  pair  of  luciesfxltenvife. 
fiOfisf  €1  owned  ef ,  on  a  chief  ^«i«^  6 
keys  la  3  falt'res  (rhe  w«rd  end  upwards) 
•e  flfaft  ^ewQSt  The  creft  00  a  helmet  and 
lerfie  %  erass  Aipporcin^  an  imperiai  crown 
upon  the  iccond*  The  fuppotte/s  «  mer* 
Mae  waa  snaid^  rhe  6rft  armed,  the  latter 
wlch  e  mirror  i .  her  left  Hand  proper. 
The  motto,  jiU  woifhip  bt  to  <M  dlom. 
fi'SSfLB  [fm^t  !•]  that  may  be 
deft. 

Fl'SSaBNBS9  [of  ^UMis,  L*]   aptnefs 
a»  hr  €e«v«j« 
n'SKlNO,    running  about   hese  and 

fi'rciog  from  place  to  pUce. 
FXSSU'RA  [with  .5iei«oei]  a  deft  or 
iog.  as  when  a  b  ne  ts  ipiit  length- 
1}  aodtn  t^e  skuU,  when  the  bone  it 
without  depreifion,  rifing,  or  a  piece 
I  wiolly  divided* 

STULA,   a  pipe   aay  oblong  cavity. 
FISTULA-^ wit n  SurgMu]  a  hollow  ul- 
cer, wn'^fe  fides  are    >\\  ^\»  aed  hard. 
Fi'srULATW  iffinkmt^  1.2  having 


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FI 

FISTULO'SUS,    d.  Mm   fin  Botankl 
Ifiritgrs]   having  long    aoi  hollow  pipes 
like  chc  leaf  ot  an  onion,    i. 
.  FX'sry  Ci#f,  bl^ws  with  the  fift. 

A  FIT  [q.d  a  Figkt]  it  being  a  con- 
fli&  becwpc..  na:u  e  and  the  d  feafe. 

ITv  FIT        cjcTtSi),  **.]  to  agree 
with,  be  (jzeable  c  »,  ro  befeem. 
FITCHBB'   [in  HerMtyl 
I  a  crofs-&cchee  fignifies  a  croia 
I  rhac  ends  in  a   ih-^rp  poinr, 
^c  to^  be  fixed  in  'he  ground, 

and  ffi  fi  ppofed  to  have  ca- , 

Jcen  its  uie  irom  the  chriftians  inancienc 
limes  cairyinfj  croflT s  with  rhem,  which 
they  fixed  in  the  gr.^und  whenever  che/ 
fettled  any  where.     S'-e  the  figue. 

FITS  ofeafy  RefieSion  of  the  S^s  of 
tLibt  [in  Orticis)  the  difpofuion  of  the 
ra/i  CO  be  refle^ed  at  any  time.  Sir 
Jfaac  Newton^ 

njS  of  ea/y  Tranfmt/fkm  {inOptichJ 
the  dtfpofiiior.^  01  the  r .  jrs  of  lighc  to  bo 
tranfmicfd.  Sir  Ifaac  Newton. 

TlVEIpp,  Sax.}  V/ori. 

FIVE,  tr.e  »ombcr  or  ogiire  5  is  call'd 
Bermupbrodite^  it  ^s  compo/ed  of  i  the  fe- 
male and  3  rhe  male ;  ir  it  alfo  called  the 
firit  of  all  <  umbers.  It  is  alfo  called  a 
circul<r  number,  becauie  the  circle  'urns 
to  (he  point  trom  whence  ic  begins  ;  for 
5  mulriplted  by  itfeif,  ends  always  in  5,  as 
5  times  5  moMt^  25,  and  chat  again  by  $ 
makes  125,  \ffc, 

FIVE-FOLD  [JCi^-jcealte,  Sax,^  five 
times  as   muth. 

PIVl-FOOT,  a  Tore  of  fea-iDTea,  cal- 
led >;r).iit.t.fi(h. 

FIVE  leav'd  Grafs  [in  HeraUry]  cin-^.' 
qiiefbilisufed  byr  (umH  as  would  inirodiice 
a  blazon  hy  herbs  and  flowers  ipftead  of 
mscals  and  colours 

.  To  FIX  [fxum^  fup.  of  ^ere^  JLfixer^ 
F, .'  CO  taften  3  to  fee,  to  appoint. 

To  FIX  r»n  Cbymcat  mi- 
Ufigi]  \s  exprefTea  by  the  cha- 
i.Ser  annexed. 

fVxED  [fizus^  I.  fxi,  f-l  faftcnad, 
fettle 0  5  fft,  «i>poi  ted. 

FIXED  Sgns  [  w-.th  JfitohgeYs  ]  are 
Taunut  Leo,  Scorpio  and  Afumitu  i  fo 
calle  ,  becaufe  (he  lun  oaiTes  . hem  refpeo 
lively  in  the  mid^lle  of  each  qaarer,  whea 
'hat  particular  feafvn  is  more  )xed  ar.dfet* 
tled,chan  under  the  fign  rhat  begins  orendt  it 

FI'XEDNESS  to  a  Tbtag^  dofe  appHca- 
tioo,  -uiachmf^ncy  ^c» 

FI'XEDNESS  [with  CbymHiil  a  quali* 
«y  oppQUie  'o  volatility. 

FlXT  Bodies  [in  the  gtner^'^  are  fuck 

as  neither  fire  nor  any  corrofive  has  fuck 

effed  on  as  to  reduce  os  refolve  theoi 

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into  their  component  elements,  i.  e*  ab- 
folurc  y  trt  deflroy  them. 

VWT  Bodies  [with  CbymiftsJ  fuch  as 
bear  the  violerce  of  the  fiie  without  eva- 
pora'in^. 

FrzZLING  [vp(f-j,  F.  ]  a  breaking 
wind  backw'tds  without  noife. 

FLA'BBlNESS  [probably  of  lainlis,  L 
wet  th'ngs  being  commonly  fo]  limber- 
nefs,  rof'nefs  and  moiltuefs  >  oppofite  to 
ftifFncfs. 

FLA'BILE  (floBiliSy  L.]  eafily  blown. 

PLACCI'DITY      i  [of  fiaccidus,    X. 

FLA'CCIDNESS  f  fiaf'jue,  F.]  flaf- 
gingncls,  limbeinefs }  wc  ikiicfs,  .iptnefs 
to  inji^  down. 

FLArci'UlTY  [in  phffick]  a  difirder 
of  ne  Hbres  or  Tolid  paits  of  the  bojy, 
OpP<^firc  ro  rigidity  or  ftirfncfs. 

FLAG  Royal  [ot  EngUind]  or  (landard 
royal  ought  to  be  yellow  (r/z.  or)  ss 
fome  fay  j  or,  as  others,  ar^^ent  or  white. 
It  is(l:arged  with  a  quirreed  efvutchern 
of  England,  Scotland^  France  and  Ireland. 
This  is  never  cnicd  hut  by  the  fovereign 
priiK-e  himfelf,  his  high  admiral  or  com- 
mi  (Hon. 

Another  FLAG  Rnyal  [of  England]  is 
quarterly,  the  firlt  and  fonrrh  o  arter 
counter  quartered.  In  which  the  nxil  and 
fourth  azure t  5  fbwet  de  luces  or.  The 
roy.ll  arms  of  France ,  quartered  with  the 
imperial  enfigns  ot  England,  which  a^^e  in 
the  fecondaod  third  gules,  8  lions  pajfantt 
gardant  in  palei  or  in  the  feccid  place 
within  a  douhle  treffiife  counter-fidwer  de- 
luce  Or,  a  lion  rampant  %ules,  ior  the 
royal  arms  ot  Scotland.  l>  the  feco- d 
place,  aTuire  an  irijh  hirp  or,  ftringed  or- 
geniior  the  royal  en'igns  of  Ireland, 

Bu:  fometimes  thrre  is  an  alteration,  as 
in  fet ring  the  Englijh  arms  before  the 
French  and  the  iiKe. 

Union  FLAG    [  oi  England  ]  is  gules 
chirged  with  thefe  worcs, 
.    FOR  THE    PROTESTANT  RELIGI- 
ON   AND    FOR    THE     LIBERTY    OF 
EiNGLAND. 

FLAG  [of  the  admiral  of  England]  is 
red,  charged  with  an  anchor  argent,  fe:  in 
pale,  entangled  in,  and  vioundabotit  with 
ft  cable  of  the  fame. 

j^ack   FLAG     [of  England]    U  blue, 
charged  with  a  fait 're  argent,  and  a  crofs 
■  gules,  bordered  argent. 

FLAG  [of  Til  Eitgltjh  Mercbantfhip]  is 
red,  with  a  Jrdn^quarter  ^^^nl,  ctiarged 
with  a  crott  gules. 

FLAGS,  ure  the  colours    that  the  ad- 
mirals oi  a  fleet  carry  on  their  tops,  and 
are  marks  of  diltin&ion,  both  of  officers 
and  nations.    The  admiral  in  chief  carries 
>  Ids  flag  OQ  his  main- cop,  the  Yice-adan* 


r4l  on  the  fore*top,  and  the  retr-admiral 
on  the  mifen-rtopi  When  they  are  to  hold 
a  council  of  war  at  lea ;  if  it  be  to  be  held 
on  board  the  admiral,  the  flag  hap^  in 
the  main-^Qvdi  \  if  on  board  the  yioe* 
admiral,  in  iho- jfore /hraiPds^  and  if  Qn 
bo^rd  the  rear-&dmirtl,  in  the  fH/yen- 
Jhrdvds* 

To  lower  a  FLAG  lis  to  take.it  ia  or 

To  firike  a  FLAG  J  PuH  U  down  upon 
t -e  op.  And  this  is  a  refpeft  due  from 
all  flu'ps  or  {->ei8,  that  are  inferior,  ei- 
ther in  refped  ot  righc  of  fover^if^nty, 
pla:e,  \ffc,  and  (ignifles  an  acknowledgmepc 
and  fubmifTioni  when  they  happen  tfrmeec 
wiihany  that  are  jalliy  their  fuperioas 
it  is  alfu  a  fignal  of  yielding. 

And  tn  the  cafe  of  fm'emignty  in-  the 
narrow  feas  of  Britain,  it  has  been  kong 
claini'd  and  made  good  by  our  kii^s,  thac 
if  any  (hip  of  any  nation,  meeting  wHl& 
an  admiral  o!  England,  Ihall  not  ackno^fir- 
ledge  hisX'Teraigmy,  by  this- fignal  of  ta- 
king in  her  flaus.  flie.may  and  it  CO  .be 
treated  rsap  ei^eroy. 

To  heave  out  a  FLAG,  is  to  pU(_,ic 
abiO'd.   . 

FLAG  queers,  are  tbofe  who  command 
ihe  feveral  (quad»ons  of  a  fleet,  as  ad- 
mirals, vice^^admirals,  and  rear-admirals^ 

FLAGS  [with  Falconers]  the  feathers 
in  the  wings  of  an  hawk,  next  the  princi- 
pal  ones. 

FLA'GELLATED  [fii:^eUam^  X.  J 
fcourged,  whipt. 

FI.A'GCIKG  [of  rleoj^sn.  Sax.  or 
•iafffferen,  Du*]  hanging  down,  grow- 
i:  ^  limber,  weak  or  feeble. 

FLA'GGY  [of  jrleojjan.  Sax.]  limber, 
Iffc.  alfo  full  of  fla{;s  or  rifer-giafs4 

FLAGITIO'SITY  1   £  fi»gid€fit4U» 

FLAGl'TiOUSNBSS  J  X«]  outrage- 
ous   wickednefs. 

FLA'GRANT  [fiagxaits^  I.]  very  hot» 
e^ger  or  earned  s  alfo  notorious,  infamous  s 
al<o  evident,  manifeft. 

FLA'GRANTLY  IfStgronter^  I-]  dtr- 
neftly,  ardently  s    al(o  noiorioufly. 


feftly,  ^c, 

FLAVOR ANTNBSS  •  iJlagraatia,  £.  ] 
flimingnefs,  glicteriognefs,  ardeottiefs  of 
deflre,  eameftne/s ;  alto  nocorioufneTi. 

FLAGRA'TION,  a  flaming,  burolog. 
glittering,   an  ardent  defire.    L* 

To  FLARE  [probaUy  9f  fiart,  X.  to 
blow]]  to  fweal  or  melt  away  as  a  caiidlo 
does. 

FLA'KINESS,  the  having  flakes.  fl«^ 
kj  qu.il*ty. 

FLA'KY  [probably  of  jKocciU*  X.tlock 
of  wool)  in  flakes  or  thinflices* 

FLA'MBBAU,  a  toickoiadeofwax.  R 

FLAMfi    [in  a  Figuraiive  ShtfkJ  -aia 


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trieai  affedlon  or  paffion 
aa«er;  c^Misofion, 


FL  F  li 

tlfo  a  raging  |  where  thoin^fli  cOtt-fcc  to  fcowr   the  face 
I  of  the  oppofice  baftion  ;  bein^  cbediflaiue 


FIA'MRT  1  a  large  wild  fov/1  of 
FLA'MMANTf  the  fiw  of  a  wild 
fDofc,  thm  legs  and  wings  of  which  are 
fWf  loBg,  and  its  fcenc  lo  exquifuc  and 
i|hc  fo  quick,  chat  it  is  ditHcuh  co  be 
ftacs  fo  Hmc  chetowlfirs  are  iorced  cogec 
Ike  »md  o^hem,  a^idto  creep  along  co- 
i«r«d  wich  an  ox-bide  till  chey  come 
wicbin  eun-flioc. 

FLA'MfN  ffo  called  ol  ^lament  awool- 
ka  cliread  elite  waa  ofually  lied  aboucchetr 
n^ctl  «  fort  of  priefts  among  che  JRo> 
flWf  indicated  by  Numa  Pompiliust  who 
faring  chac  in  proceis  of  rime,  kin^s,  who 
aib  M  eveicife  the  office  oi  piiells, 
flight  in  tun«  come  to  neglea  the  iiervice 
o€  the  godi,  by  reafon  of  the  weight  of 
«Sa<rs  of  ftace»  he  eftibliQied  co  every  god 
«ne,  wlapply  the  Irir^'t  place.  And  chefe 
fimhu  bom  the  n&me  of  the  gods  co 
'Wftom  they  were  confecrated,  fupitefs 
^rascaird  FXaka  DiaHs,  and  the  chief  of 
Mtrsw^RMun  Martislis,  ^c.  Jupiter's 
Was  cbA  moft  ho»onrabie,  che«etoie  he 
w«  perSBiEted  co  wear  a  white  bn,  and 
a  pmle  sown  called  Ttabea^  which  was 
thedeslniig  only  of  kings  and  angurs  in 
ferfenMnr  rbear  office.  , 

HAVING    yiammant,   Xj  bUxmg  s 
AJn  flecorious« 
FLAnUNGLY,    notorionfly,    cgMgi- 

Oofly. 

FLAMIiAnriOK^  a  flaming  or  biflzing 

oBc  r. 

FLAMMrCEROUS  [fiammgerus,  1.] 
bearing  or  procuring  fl«mas» 

FLAMMI'VOMOUS  [famnuvomuSy  I.] 
iftk  ▼ocnics  or  throws  one  flimes.    F> 

FLA'MMULA  ffX^/uxXov,  Gr.J  a  mark 
-'trbadgjft  worn  by  the  Greek  militia  on 
*^  "berihe  cask*  cairafs  or  cip  of  the  pike, 
r.  CO  diftioguifli  che  feveral  companies, 
~'         regioi^nts,  }^. 

FLANCH     \  [in  Hertd 
Fl.A'NQyB  I    dry']   is  an 
onHnary,  wbicli  is  a  fegmenc 
of     a    circular    fuperfictes, 
which   is  ever  bom  double, 
fts  in  the  efcaccbeon  annexed. 
rUKK  [fUmc,  F]  a  iide. 
T«  FLANK  [fian^uer,  F.]  toflrcngih- 
^B  or  defitnd  «  fid«  i  alfo  co  atcack  an  army 
I  tlie  Bank  or  fide. 
FLANK  [in  fM'ifican(m]  is  that  part  of 
^  r^mp^rt  chat  joins  che  face  and  the 
fftb,  comprehended  between  che  an- 
of  tbe  eourcin,  and  the  angle  of  che 
rider,  ^c.  and  is  che  principal  defence 
m  pkce. 

n.ANK  oflffitf  1  [in  Fortification]  that 
%Mtf  F1.ANKI  p«n  of  tht  courclD, 


between  the  lines  Hchanc  and  iaz.an 

FLANK  retired!   [in  Fortification]    is 

Low  FLANK  }  one  of  the  platforms 
of  mc  Cfffemate^  and  is  fomeiimcs  called 
che  covered  flank.  Tnis  isgenei  .Uy  called 
the  CafematSy  when  ihere  is  only  one  plat- 
form retired  cowards  the  capir  J  ot  the 
baflion,  and  covered  by  the  Orillon. 

FLA'NKED  Flank  [in  Htraldry]  the 
fame  as  Party  per  Saltire^  chat  is,  when 
the  tield  is  divided  into  4  pans  after  che 
ma-iner  nfanX. 

FLANKS  [in  che  Manage'^  che  fides  of 
a  horfe*s  buttocks. 

To  FLAP  [probably  of  flaliBe,  Du.  or 
fiaf'ella,  X.J  to  flip  or  itrike  with  the 
hand,  or  to  fly  flap  as  butcher's  do. 

A  FLAP,  a  blow  or  flriike  with  the 
open  hand,  or  fome  broad  chi  p. 

FLA'PPING  [probably  oi  fiaccefcens, 
£. ;  hanging  down  with  limberne:s. 

FLASHING,  itaring  m  the  lace;  alfo 
open,  expofedy  ^c*  alfo  w.t(iing  or  con- 
fuming  waftfujly,  as  a  candle. 

FLA'SHINESS  [not  improbibly  of^c- 
cidtu^  L.]  iinfavourirers  in  taftci  .ilfo 
want  of  folidiry  or  fubflance  in  difccurfc 

A  FLASK  [Jiafyue,  F.J  a  cale  ot  gun- 
powder. 

FLA'SKET  [of  pXxTKuhQ'^Gr,  accord- 
ing to  Mieric  Cafauhon]  a  large  long  bas- 
ket. 

A  FLASK  [in  Gunne>y]  a  bed  in  tho 
carriage  ot  a  piece  of  ordnance. 

FLASK  [in  Heraldry]  a   — 
bearing,  mure  properly  cal- 
led flmnih,  it  is  au  ordina- 
ry made   by  an  archqd  lire 
di  awn  flown  wards  to  the  b .  fe     ___ 
point ;  and  is  always  home  double, 

FLAT,  infipid,  unfavoury,  having  loft 
its  brisk,  pungent  tai^e. 

FLAT  in  the  fore- fail  f  Sea  term  J 
mearis,  hale  in  the  fore-fail  by  the  (beer, 
as  near  the  (hip's  fide  as  pofTible  ;  this  is 
done  when  a  ihip  will  not  fall  off  from 
the  wi'-.d* 

FLATl'IE  [flatilis,  1.]  unconflant. 

FLA'TLY,   plainly,  pohtively. 
FLATS  [''n  Mi4ick]  a  kind  of  additional 
notes,    as  (Jj)  connived   together    with 

ftarps  (^)  to  remedy  the  defers  of  mufi- 
cal  inftniments. 

FLATNESS  [o(  ptat,  F.  according  to 
Menagius  or  patulus,  open,  fpreadtng  ] 
broadnefs,  rpreadinEnefs. 

To  FLATTEN  [patuium  reddere^  Z-3 
to  make  broader  and  thinner  with  a  plain 
fur  face. 

FLATTERER  [mfiatQur^  F,  oi  fiaier^ 


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•  cijoler,  \ffc- 

FLA'TULBNTNESS  [oFilltwtoUw,!.] 
iPnndinrft,  fl  .•^ulcncy. 
'    FLATOO'SE  Ifiatuoftis^  L.J  windy  or 
loll  of    ind. 

FLA'TOUSNBSS  [jlatu(>fite\  K]  windi- 
ncft,  wirdyqu'Hry.  ' 

FLAVl'COMOUS  [flavicotnus,  I.]  ha- 
ving yellow  hair. 

FLA'UNTINO  [probibly  of  wwiit,  f 
jpMtf.  in  F/. j  giving  one't  felf  airs,'  caking 
ilae  opon  one,  gtwdj  amf  lately  in ap- 
JMrel 

FIA'VOURY  f probably  oi /Ovoar,  S 
maato  in  F/.J  palatable,  having  a  good 
attlifh,  fpoken  of  v^ine,  Jsrt?. 

KLA'VUS,  rf,  iow£i»»  Botamck  Jff iters'] 
'^f  a  dead  ycllo'v.    £. 

FLAW  [probably "f  ^io,5j».r.  fragment 
or Hato,  Br/t.  a  feame  i,  or  jrleao,  Sdx* 
The  white  of  cbe  eye  J  a  de  e£b  i  ■  precious 
ilones,  metal,  }ffC*  alfo  a  little  skin  chat 
grows  at  the  root  of  one's  naiU. 

FLA'WY,  having  flaws. 

FLA'XBN  [of  j:leax,  SdxJ}   made  of 

'    Tc  FLAY.    See  td  fiia. 
^  FLEE'RiNO  [ot  leering,  £)^».]  look- 
ing diidainuHv  or  fjucily, 
'    FLEET /w/t  [of  |:lean,  Sax,  to   fly] 
Twifr. 

•    FLEET  [jcleoTJ,   Sax.}  a  place  where 
xhe  tide  comes  up. 

FLBE'TINO  [of  vlean.  Sax.  to  fly  or 

alleten,  Du.  or  flletten,  Teut.'S  pafllng 

kway  continually  as  'time,   Jjrc.    moving 
■way  conttnuaVy  trora  place  to  place. 

FLEE'TNESS,  fleeting  qo&litys  alfo 
fwifrnrfs. 

FLEGM.    See  Tbl^m. 

FLE'GMATICKNESS  [of  jlrgma'tfuc, 
Fi  JfbUgmaticus ,  L.  of  9K<t^/u«n-/jcor,  Gr.j 
]>eiiig  troubled  with  fle^im,  fiegmatick 
quality. 

FLB'MISH  [of  vrlym».  Sax.]  Jwlonging 
i^o  the  Flemings  or  Dutch, 
'    Mufcuhus  FLESH  7  fuch  as  is  the  Tub 

J!itrous    FLESH     Vftai.ce  ofthe  heart 

Fffiufar  FLESH       3  and  other  parts. 

FOrencbymous  fll^SHj  fuch  as  that  of 
the  langs,  liver  and  fpleen,  was  thought 
to  be  by  the  ancients ;  but  this  has  been 
fourd  to  be  erroneous. 

Vifierouf  FLESH,  fuch  as  chic  of  the 
ftomach  and  gurs. 

Glan^ulous  FLESH,  fuch  at  that  of 
<he  toniils.  th^  panciea^,  the  bre^s,  ^c. 

Sj^ipKS  FLESH,    as  that  of  die  lips, 
pms,   the  glans  oJF  the  pems^  ^c,  focal- 
lad  beGiafe  itiMoit  conttuucion  dtiflfercnt 
from  all  the'relL 
'•fLE'SilLESS  I|:Icyc,  Sax.2  fklaefs  of 


Ft 

or  fiivtngnmich  flefli* 

FLE'SHLESS  [^^Yi^eAr,  Sdx.1    i»- 

tog  n',  fle  fr.   .        *     *   ' 

FLE'SHLTNESSr>:l*yclliierre,  Six  J 
canj'l  difpoOcion,  addfaednefs  to  the 
|»le  .fures  of  ch«  flefli. 

FLE'SHY  Ip^jric^y  Sax.J  bavii«  ttwch 
nefli. 

FLB'rCHERS  compa- 
ny. It's  probable  w<is  as 
ancient  as  tht  Bowyrrs  as 
to  their  incorporation. 
They  are  governed  by  % 
wardens,  10  afliftaots,  and 
18  on  the  livery.  Their  j 
enfigtit  irmorial    or  feal  _ 

are  a  cheveron  betweeh  3  arrows. 

FLETi'FEROUS  [ftetifer,  i.J  caufing 
Weeping.  - 

FLEURCyNS  [in  Onlery}  fine  tarts  or 
puffs  01  paftry-work,  for  carozChing  dlAes. 

FLEO'RY.     ^tmary. 

FLEXA'NIMOUS  {fiexonsmus^  JL]  of 
a  flexible  mind,  eafy  to  be  overcome  by 
perlu--trioo  or  entreaty.  ^ 

FLEXA'NIxMOUSNESS  lof  fiexanimaiM 
X.  f  flexibleneft  of  mind  or  difpofition. 

FLEXIBI'LITY       \  I  flexibiUtas,   1. 

FLB'XIBLENBSS  f >fe«6/lifr,  1.]  pli- 
ablencr«,  apinefs  to  bend  or  yield. 

FLE'XOR  poWcis  brevU  [AnatMnJ 
a  mafde  of  the  great  toe,  ariiiti|trom  tie 
middle  of  the  cuneiform  bone,  it  isfliORf 
chick  and  fleOiy,  feemiogly  s,  and  rimning 
over  the  termination  of  the  TeronJtus^ 
*^a$  a  doable  Infer tion  Cn  the  eftft/amoim 

FLEXOR  ficundi  tntcrnddil  digitormn 
pedis,  a  mefcle  of  the  lefler  toes  that 
fprings  from  the  lower  and  inner  part  of 
the  OS  calcis  -and  has  its  4  tendons  im- 
planted at  the  upper  part  of  the  fecond 
bone  of  the  lefi*er  toe.    1. 

FLBXOR  tertit  intermdii  digitcrumpe^ 
dit,  a  niufcle  of  the  leflfer  toes  that  springs 
from  the  back  part  of  the  tibia,  and  is 
inferted  into  4  tendons,  which  march 
thro*  the  holes  of  the  tendMis  of  thenar- 
faratus  pedis,  and  are  lee  into  the  third 
bone  of  Ojich  leflTer  toe.    £• 

FLBXUO'SB  [^jtneyia,  I.]  w^idiog 
in  and  out.  crooked. 

FLEXUcysiTY  [/kxuBfiias,  1.J  crook-i 
ednefs. 

FLI'CKBRINO  (ot  pMccenHt^  Sax  J 
fluttering  with  f  bo  wiogs^  as  a  bird  )  aUa 
fleering  and  laughing!  feomlully. 

FLIB  [of  «  Mlamer^t  Cmpafi]  that 
part  on  which  the  ^  winds  are  tlrawn^ 
and  to  which  the  needle  it  faflened  undex- 
neatb* 

FLIGHT  nnme»h^ie44  fffti]  «  iub- 
tuce  which  fliei  away  b  t be  finoak* 

FLIGHT 


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niGHT  of  Sim^afe^  c1i0  fiairs  from 

C4foa"%  FLIGHT,  a  compafi  of  ground, 
lach  4S  a  capoo  tc\%^\  fly  o?er,  due  to  c.  e 
cdeft  of  leveral  br  kert  in  dividtog  the 
facber^s  ^fT^i^s,  wien  dierp  is  no  principal 
JBaoonr    nalordOiip. 

FLi'MSlNBsS,  Ii'nbemefi,  thinncfs, 
wiclaoi-   fi*Ac*«>n  ftiffncr#  or  fobftance, 

f LI'NCHIHG,  diawinfr  b;.ck  ffom,  by 
zeaio.*  01  apptehen&oa  ol  danger  f  alfo  a 
ilirtifig  the  fiaiJ  Qi  chc  middle  finger  flapped 
frrai  ihe  thqmb. 

FII'NDERS,  A»all   aod  thip   pieces, 

•*»«*»*  tec 

X»  FLJNG  UkeaOm  [fpokeo  of  Bbry^#] 
is  to  raiie  only  one  leg,  cod  co  give  a  blow 
with  i^ 

FLI'WGING  fwifh  Miorfmen]  it  the 
fifty  a^ou  ot  an  unruly  hoiiCt  or  a  kicking 
with  ciie  bind- legs. 

FLINT  [Flin^,  iiw.]  «  certain  idol  of 
the  «ncienf  Briunu,  i>  called  becaufe  he 
ftou<iin  a  fl'iky  place. 

FLI'NTY  o:  ^lintfcj,  Sax.]  fuU  of 
macs,  oi   >f  rbenauie  oi  din*. 

FLlTPANTNlSS*  nimble- cooguedoefs, 
hmkncis,  j  'cu-dacfs. 

FLl'&TING,  throwing  out  ever  81^ 
9&ODS  aKi  banreriog  orjeerinp  by  flirts. 

FI.OA^lNG  Ifioum,  F.  fittShtaniy  1. 
Iwimming  to  nnd  iroupon  the  water. 

To  FLOCK,  to  aflSsmble  together,  to 
m  flocks,  great  numbers  or  compa- 


^  FIOOP  [with  IVaUrmen]  it  when  the 
tade  begins  co  come  up»  ur  the  water  to 
life^  which  they  call  young- flood}  the  next 
iail-tU^^of  flill,  or  high  water. 

Tfiwqg  FLOOD,  the  time  when  the  wa- 
ller beiina  t<^  xiic  in  the  river. 

FLOHA  [cfi8r>r«#,  L  flowers]  a  notable 
harlot,  H  ho  having  amafl*ed  together  great 
traakh,  g«ve  all  her  eitace  to  the  people 
0^  Mamt%  upon  condition  that  they  would 
hocKMur  bar  birth-day  with  plays.  The  (c- 
nate,  to  wipe  oflF  the  infamy  of  het  li6^, 
created  her  thegodviefs  of  flowers,  tnd  did 
ucrifice  to  her,  that  (he  might  blefs  the 
bopetQ'.  increafe  oi  fl  ^iwers  and  fruits  }  and 
ab«  norafia  wert  inftitnted  an  honour 
0/  her. 

FLQJtA  ii  painted  la  a  mantle  of  dfvers 
colonrs  with  a  gailtnd  of  flowers. 

FLOKA'LKA,  a  leaft  and  fporrs  in  ho. 
aoor  of  Flora,  who|kft  a  certain  fum  of 
money  for  the  celebration  of  her  birth-day. 
Thelb  gaiMs  were  ealebrated  with  obfce. 
aittcs  end  debaucheries,  not  only  with  the 
moA  lj(#oakmi  diicoui Iih  s  but  the  coorte- 
Itns  being  called  together  by  the  found  of  a 
iminpai,  made  their  appearance  naked, 
•ndpiieitijoed  |hepeopU  with  aboi|iiBtble 


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Aews  and  pofttires. 

The  Romans  being  albamedl  of  their  orl'-* 
gir«I,  gave  her  'he  name  of  Cbloris  oi 
;t^^^>  ^^*  greennefs,  and  gave  ir  ouc 
I  nac  (he  was  married  to  the  wino  Zepkyrtu, 
rrom  whom  by  way  ot  dowry  flie  re.:eive4 
power  over  the  flowers,  and  therefore  flte 
muft  be  firft  appeasM  with  fporrs  and  pla3ra 
perf  )rtued  in  honoui  of  her,  before  iho 
iruits  of  the  earth  would  profper.  Htnc9 
feme  fuppofe  our  dancing  on  MOf-day  to 
hav>  ha  1  jts  original. 

FLOi^AL  Games  [in  france']  aceremo* 
ny  beginning  1.  Maj/day  with  a  folema 
mkh^  miinck,  ^.  the  corporation  attend, 
and  poems  are  rehearsM  every  dayi  the 
magiftracy  give  a  maanlficent  treat,  and 
adjudge  the  prizes  which  are  the  rewarda 
of  3  d'F^rent  compofiitons,  viz.  a  Pqem^ 
an  Eclogue  ftnd  an  Ode  which  are  a  Fidlrfy 
an  Eglantine  and  «  t^anfy  of  gold,  each  % 
cubit  hign  worth  15  pinoles  apiece. 

FLO'KB  [in  Botanick  miters]  with  % 
flower.    L, 

FLORE  JUdiWo  [in  Boimick  IVriters^ 
with  a  radiated  flower,  or  fiich  as  is  like 
rays. 

FLO'REUS  [in Buaaicimitert]  flow- 
erin](r.    L, 

FLORY  dry'd  and  beaten  to  powder  1 
a  blue  colour  wed  in  painting* 

ELO'REN,  a  gold  coin  made  in  the  time 
of  Kin)!  Edward  III. 

FLO'RES,  flowers.    1. 

FLO'RES  [with  Cbymifis'J  are  the  moil 
fubti:  parts  of  a  fublUnce  ieparated  trom 
the  groflb'  by  fubltmation. 

FLO'RBT     1  [with  Boianifts'}  h  a  lit. 

FLO'URISH  f  tie  :ub^  exp  .nded  at  the 
top,  usually  into  5  fegmcnts,  and  fitting 
upon  thecmbryon  oi  a  finbie  feed.  From 
the  inner  pirt  i>f  the  fl  'ret  srife  fine 
chives,  which  eri*:ng  to  the  inner  part  of 
the  floret  together  torm  a  flieath  i  ^'roni 
the  embryon  of  the  (heath  «ri<es  a  b  fid, 
reflexed  StUt^  which  pafles  through  the 
fliearh. 

FLO'RIBUS  [in  Botanicl  milers]  witli 
flowers. 

FLORrcOMOUS  ,fioricomtUt  JL]  ha- 
ving the  top  lull  ot  or  adorned  with 
flowers. 

FLO'RID  de/cm  [in  Miitfick]  See  H- 
gurative  defiant, 

FLO'RIUNBSS  [oi  jbridus,  I.,  fulneft 
ot  rheroii  al  flawerss  Rre-t  eloqae»nre. 

PLO'RIFER  [in  Botanick  ffritingsj 
produci  ip  flowers. 

FtORl'FEROUSNESS,  flower-bringmg 
or  bearing  qoality. 

FLORl'GBROUS  [Mrigerf  JU]  Carry- 
ing or  bearbg  flowers. 

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FLORILB'OIUM,  a  coWtedon  of  choice 
pieces^  cotxaining  the  fineft  and  cbolceft 
of  cheir  kind.    1. 

FLORI'NIANS  [fo  ctWtd  oi  Florinus  ^ 
prieft,  who  had  been  the  difciple  of  poly- 
carpi  •  f^  of  hetecicfcs  ot  the  fecond 
ceninrjr*  They  held  that  Gad  was  the  -^u- 
thor  ot  evil,  and  the  Gao/Uck  do^nn^  o 
two  piinciples*  Thac  the  refurre^iion 
was  in  efftiSt  a  pew  generation,  and  thit 
Jcfus  Chrift  was  not  boro  of  a  virgin,  and 
mre  faid  to  have  deny'd  the  refunedion 
and  a  future  judgment. 

FLO'RUiENTNESS  [of  floruletttiUp  JL] 
flowering  or  blofTomtng  quility. 

FLCyRY  [in  Heraldry]  or 
Ffcure  de  lijjk,  or  as  ii  is  com- 
monly written  Ftfnver  de  Lt4Ce 
as  a  crofs  flory,  isacrofi  with 
flower  de  luces  at  the  ends,  as 
in  the  figure. 

FLOS  frianeniorum  )  with  Botanifii]  n 
flower  called  blue^boiile.    1. 

FLO'TA  [with  the  Spaniards']  ihe  plate 
fleet,  which  they  fend  every  year  to  tomt 
part  of  Che  JV^-fadies. 

FLO'TAGES,  are  fuch  things  as  are 
floatii)((  on  the  fuiface  of  the  Tea  or  great 
rivers. 

.    YLOVK  [JieurdefariBitF.  fiotfariti£ 
L-')  the  fine  pare  ol  ground-cnrn. 

To  FLOUR,  CO  rprinkle  with  flour. 

FLOU'RISHING  [jieuranUF.fioretti.L.'] 
being  in  the  prime,  profpering,  being  iu 
vogue  or  efteem* 

FLOUTING,  mocking,  jeering  with 
icorn  or  difdain. 

It  FLOWS  tide  and  Half  tide,  Le.  ir 
will  be  half-  flood  by  the  Ihore,  betore  it 
begins  CO  flow  in  the  chanel. 

FLOWER  de  luce  [Fteur  de  lis,  F.] 
i.  e.  the  flower  oi  light,  it  is  fuppo(ed  to 
be  the  lily,  the  lys  U  an  emblem  of  the 
Trinity,  by  reafon  of  its  B  branches,  which 
alfo  fignify  wifdom,  fairh  and  prowefs. 

FLOWER  [among  BotaniflU  is  vari 
ouAy  underftood.  Some  mean  by  it  chofe 
floe-coloured  leaves,  which  are  called  th^ 
petals,  others  reflrain  it  to  fignify  the  or 
gansof  generation,  the  proper  figni^cation 
of  it  feems  to  be  the  organs  of  generation 
with  cheir  coverings. 

To  FLOWER  ^orere,  1.  jkurir^  F] 
to  produce  or  bear  flowers ;  alfo  co  mantle, 
as  drink,  ^c. 

Amentaceous  FLOWER  [Flos  amenta- 
ecus,  IJ]  fuch  as  h^ng  pendulous  like  che 
jfuU  or  Cathns,  Tournefort. 
^  Apetalous  FLOWER  [Flos  apetalus,  JL] 
is  fuch  as  want  the  fine-coloured  leaves  cal- 
led Pttala, 

Campaniform  FLOWER  [Flos  campani- 
formisy  Z.  J  fuch  a  flower  ai  is  ia  the  flispe 
oi  a  bell. 


CaryophfUeoHS  FLOWE^H  fWas  Cmy^ 

phylltus,  I. J    a  flower  in  che  fliape  of  & 
giliifli^wei  or  caniarion. 

tompofit  FLOWER  iFlos  compqfitusj  a 
comoound  flov^cr,  which  co'it.fts  ot  many 
Flo/culi,  ali  making  but  one  flower,  is  ei- 
ther di/co«j  or  difcoidal",  thac  is,  whofo 
Flofcidt  are  fct  together  fo  clofe,  thick  and 
even,  as  co  make  chefurfsce  of  the  flower 
plain  and  flit,  which  therefore,  becaufe  of 
its  compound  form,  will  be  like  a  difcus% 
which  disk  is  fomeiimes  radiated  when 
there  are  a  row  of  Petala  flandtng  round 
in  che  disk,  like  the  poi<  ts  of  a  ftar,  as  in 
the  Matricaria,  Cbam^melwn,  ^c*  and 
fometimes  naked,  havLg  no  fuch.  radi- 
ating leaves  round  the  limb  of  its  disk,  as 
in  the  TanacetuM. 

Corniculated  FLOWERS  ■  l^res  comicu^ 
latiy  L,]  are  fuch  ho'.low  flo^^ers,  as  have 
^n  cheir  upper  pare  a  kind  of  fpur  or  licde 
horn,  as  the  liuaria.  Delphinium,  }ffc» 
and  che  Coniculum  or  Calcar  is  always 
impervious  ac  the  top  or  poinc. 

Cucurhitaceous  FLOWER,  is  one  chac 
resembles  '  the  flower  of  che  gourd,  or 
have  the  fame  conformation  with  it, 

cruciform  FLOWER  [Flos  cruciformisB 
1.  j  a  flower  chat  reprefents  che  form  of  a 
crofs. 

Difious  FrOWERS    1  are  chofe  who/e 

Difcodial  FLOWERS  J  Flojculior  liccle 
flowers  are  fee  together  fo  dofc,  chick  and 
even,  as  to  make  the  furface  of  the  flowqr 
plain  and  flat ;  which  therefore,  becaufe  of 
its  round  form,  will  be  like  a  difiut  or 
quoir. 

Fifiular  FLOWER  [F/w  fUffdaris,  X.J 
a  flower  compounded  of  many  long  hollow 
flowers  like  pipes,  all  divided  into  large 
jags  at  che  ends. 

Fecund  FLOWERS  [Flos  fiecundtu,  X] 
a  fruitful  flower. 

Flofculous  FLOWER  [  Flos  fiofculefus% 
Z.J  a  flower  compofed  o\  many  Iiccia 
flowers 

Imperfc-a  FLOWERS  [Flores  imperfect, 
JL.  j  fuch  as  want  fome  of  the  parts  which 
corapofe  a  pcrfeft  flower,  cither  Petafa^ 
Uamina,  Apex  or  Sylus. 

Tnfundibuliform  FLOWER  [Ftos  infiat^ 
dibuliformis'}  a  flower  thac  refembles  a 
fuonel  in  fliape* 

labiated  FLOWER  {Flos  laBiatus,  t^ 
is  (uch  aseicher  has  buc  one  lip  only,  as  fa. 
the  far  greater  part  of  labiated  flowers^ 
and  are  called  alfo  Galeated,  GdkricUlat^ 
and  Cucullate,  whirh  fee  above. 

Liliaceous  FLOWER  [Flos  tiliacau^JLj 
a  flower  of  a  lily  form. 

Umbelliferous  FLOWER,  is  one  whicH 
has  fffveral  leaves  doubled,  and  difpofed  af.. 
cer  che  manner  of  a  rofe,  and  (he  Caliss 
becomet  9  fruit  of  ft  feeciit       ^      #fim^ 


TV 

Akj,Z.]J  is  fucn  as  bai  the  Viody  of  the  flower 
ail  of  onb  inrire  leaf,  cho'  lometimet  cut 
ordiTioed  a  liccle  way  into  Teeming  VetaU 
or  leaves,  at  in  boraf>e,  buglo^,  }ffc» 

Mtempetahus  anomalous  FLOWER  [Vhs 
moBopctalus  anomatus,  LJJ  an  irregular  mo- 
no7e:a'  '^  .-s  flower. 

Tapiiioaaceotu  FLOWER  iFios  paprl'io- 
maceus,  £.]  is  a  flower  thac  rcprefeius 
fbme'tiinf(  oiihc  Papili^  or  Butterfy,  wich 
irs  wings  difp'ayM.  In  thcie  the  flower- 
le-Tes  or  Pitala  are  always  bt  a  diff'^rm 
figure  beiQg  4  in  number,  and  joined  !Oge. 
ther  ai  cheexcremt  ies  i  fuch  4re  che  flow- 
ers of  chofe  plants  t ha r  are  of  the  legumi-, 
DODs  kinds,  Peas^  Vitcbest  Jjr*:. 

VerUCJUate  FLOWERS,  arc  fucb  as  are 
ranged  in  itorics,  rings  or  rays  along  the 
fteos,  rach  as  thofe  oi  bbar-houbd,  clary, 

FLOWERS  fwiih  Chym^s^  are  thefi- 
neft  and  moft  (uSril  pirrs  ^x  fine  mealy  mac- 
ccr  ol  dry  bodies,  raifed  by  fire  into  the 
hezA  and  alodels ;  and  adhering  to  them  in 
eke  form  of  a  fine  powder  or  dufl. 

Perfea  FLOWHRS  [Flares  perfect,  1.] 
ire  fuch  as  have  a  Petala,  Stamen,  Apttx 
and  StflMSi  and  whatever  fl-^wer  wants 
an/  Ol  chefe  is  accounted  imperfect,  thefe 
are  dlviied  iryv*  (tmpU  or  compound,  which 
are  nor  compofed  of  other  fmaller  ones 
acd  which  uftally  h^ve  but  one  fmgle  ftile  -, 
and  conipoundfd,  which  confill  of  mady 
Ft^aUit  *'^  ^^  >°K  but  one  flower. 

PrrfimaUd  FLOWER  ( FJos  perfinatus, 
X.]  a  fl:>wer  'h't  fomrwhat  rcfcmoles  a 
mooch,  as  che  'nap^agnn,  Todd-Flaxy  \tfc. 

Planifoliotu  FLOVfhK  [Flosplant/oliuSy 
L.1  Cuch  fts  is  compoied  of  plain  fl  >wers 
itt  tog.eiher  in  circular  rows  round  the. 
ccDCre,  and  wbofe  la  e  is  ufiuUy  indented, 
no:cHedy  uneven  and  jagged,  as  the  Hr>- 
rarcbia,  Smicbia,  yc. 

Foifpttahus  VLO^^K  [Flos  polfpeta- 
hu,  X.J  (uch  as  has  dilUn^  Petala^  and 
choic  f«llingo(r  Gn^ly  and  not  altogether, 
as  the  feeming  Petala  of  the  monopeialous 
ftl^ays  iol  both  m^nopecalous  and  poly- 
petalous  are  either  U'iiorm  or  dirTorm  s 
the  t  Tmer  have  crheir  right  and  lef:-hand 
pans,  and  the  forward  and  backward  parts 
siike ;  hut  the  diiForm  have  no  fuch  re< 
goJaricy. 

Polypetalous  anomalous  l=LOWER  [Flos 
Mfpetaliu  anamalm,  l.J  a.i  irregular  po 
lypetalous- flower. 

l^mfinous  FLOWER,  the  flower  of 
ieganninoos  pi  >nt6  which  bear  fome  refem- 
bUoce  to  a  flying  butterfly,  and  thence  are 
called  Papi^ianactous . 

Radiated  FLOWER  inoiradiatus,  I.] 
H  flower  whofe  leaves  grow  in  the  maufisr 


of  rtyi,  at  the  HetiotropiwHotXiot-lhmef 

Spicat€d  FLOWER  [F/w  fpicmus,  £.1 
when  the  lowers  grow  thick  together 
lengch-ways  at  the  top  of  the  flalk,  as  an 
ear  of  corn. 

^miHiOui  FLOW6R  [Floe  fiamineus, 
a  flower  chat  only  coniiits  of  the  Calix 
with  fmall  ehreids*  ^C. 

Stetde  FLOWER  IFlosfhriUs,  Z.J  i.#. 
barren  flower. 

Rotated  FLOWER  [iJbi  rotahu^  £.] 
fuch  wh  >fe  flower-leaves  grow  like  cho 
fpokes  of  a  wheel. 

Roftceous  PLOWBK  [ JSfoi  rtfaceut^  £.] 
a  flower  whofe  leaves  grow  ia  che  form 
of  a  rofe,  as  the  ttanunadut.  fffc, 

Semififiidar  SLOWER  [Fbr  fifrnftftiOa^ 
rifi  X.)  is  fuch  an  one  whofe  upper  part 
refemwes  a  pipe  cue  oUiqueiyi  as  in  che 
Ariftoloebhi,  )^c. 

GaUmted  FLOWER       \^  Fhs  Pateatus^ 

CaUriculate  FLOWER  f  X.J  a  flower 
thic  refembles  an  helmet  or  hat.  In  thfs 
flower  the  upper  top  is  turned  upwards* 
and  fo  turns  the  convex  part  downwards  as 
in  the  CbamaciJfuSy  ^o,  but  moft  ufuall/ 
the  upper  lip  fs  convex  above,  and  tQrna 
the  hollow  parr  down  to  Itf  feUow*  below, 
ind  to  reprefents  a  monk's  hoo4«and  thence 
is  called  cucuUatet  as  the  flowers  of  ths 
Lamiwn  a. id  moft  tfertitillate  plants. 

FLOW'SRtNBSS,  fulnels  or  plenceotiT- 
nefs  of  flowers. 

FLO'WBRIKG  [fieurant.tt  fiorei  tro^ 
ducenSf  L.1  producing  or  opening  mo 
flowers ;  nUo  niancling  as  drink. 

FLOWERS  i:in.4rctofffttre]repreib>- 
tacions  of  fome  imaginarv  flowers,  by 
way  of  crowning  or  nnifliing  on  the  rop 
of  a'dome. 

FLOWERS  £in  Sjbetorick]  are  fignrei 
and  ornifmbms  of  difcourfe. 

FLOWERS  :  ill  the  Animal  Oeconomfl 
are  women's  Mcnfes, 

FLOWERS  [in  ffer^Wry]  have  been  1n- 
troduc'd  anv7ng  other  bearings,  perhaps 
becaufe  of  rhem  chapleis  have  been  for^ 
merly  made  to  adorn  che  heads  of  men 
cfteem'd  for  their  virtues  or  meritoridus 
afliom. 

KLO'WINO  [of  ^leopan,  Sax.  finens^ 
L. ,  luuniiig  in  a  ftream  as  water;  aboun-* 
ding. 

FLUCTI'FRAGOUS  Ifiuaifragns,  L.] 
wave  breaking. 

FLUCTI'GETIOUS  IfiuBiger,  L]  born 
by  I  'le  wives. 

FlUCTI'SONOUS  ifMaiyo»iir,I.]foun- 
din^i  or  roari  t;  w'rh  waves  or  billows. 

FLUCTI'VAOOUS  [fiuaivagus,  1.] 
floa:in^.  or  folfetl  on  the  waves, 

FLU'CTUATINO  Ifhtauans^Ljflozt^ 
ing  }  alfo  wa?«ring  in  mind. 

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■iu|ui«c,  rcAlefs  like  the  wsvei. 

FLUEXLIN,  tn  herb,  ctiledftUb  Speed 
well. 
FLUIDITY  \0UiiSMs,L.Jbudit4,Rj 
FLU'IPNBSSI      e  flowing  cafil/,  or 
•ptnert  (O  flow* 

FLUIDITY,  it  wliee  the  psrtt  of  try 
body  bring  very  foe  end  (iaieU,  ere  fo  dtf 
pofed  by  motion  and  figure,  chac  cbey  can 
etfily  Aide  over  one  anocher*t  Tivfaoet  mil 
manner  of  waya« 

FLUIDITY,  ftands  id  direft  oppoficion 
to  fitmnefs  mfiUd'i^%  end  ti difltnguiflied 
Irom  liqmdktj  and  bimidi^t  >n  'hac  hum: 
dity  implies  wetting  tni  adhering  i  thus 
nelted  iiiet4U»  air,  sther,  and  even  finoak 
end,  flame  ic  felf  are  fluid  bodies,  but  not 
liquid  ones,  their  pares  being  a£hitlly  dry, 
end  not  leaving  any  fenie  of  flooifture. 

FLUMINCySE  iJkmmqfiu^  £.J  foil  o£ 
livers. 

FLU'OR  tOerinus  [with  Vbyfcians]  the 
whites  tn  womeo^  1« 

FLUOR  [in  rb^^^  kf^^A  a  fluid,  or 
more  properly  the  ftate  ot  abodes  which 
was  before  hard  and  folid  \  but  is  now  b^ 
.fufi^  or  Ere  reduced  into  g  ftate  of  flui- 
dity. 
FLUTES  1  rinBot«9l  nfed  in  defcri* 
FLU'TINCS  I  btng  the  ftems  and  fruits 
•f  certaio  plants,  which  have  furrows  ana* 
logous  co'tnore  of  columns. 

FLUTES  [  in  ArcbiteBureJi  bollows  made 
io  the  body  of  a  column  or  pillar. 

FLUTES  [in  pUlars  of  the  Cor'tm^an^ 
Compqfitet  Dwrick  and  loH/ck  Orders']  are 
commonly  made  all  along  the  body  of  the 
pllUrs,  from  oo  to  24  flutes  in  each  co- 
lumn, each  fluce  being  hollowed  in  eza&ly 
.    a  quarter  of  a  circle* 

FLOTES  [in  the  Dmcl  Order'}  Join  to- 
gether without  any  inierfpace. 

FLUTES  [in  the  Onnpofite,  Cmmbian 
and  lonick  columns]  have  a  lill  ruiming 
between  every  a  of  them. 

FLU'TTERING  [ot  |clo>5ejian,  Sax.] 
making  a  outck  motion  with  the  wings.  In 
trying  to  fly,  as  young  birds. 
^  FLUVUTICK  [ifiw/tft/cw,  Xjthatis 
.  in  or  of  the  river. 
^  FLUVIA'TILB  [itow/i/ii,  1.]  beloog- 
ine  to  a  river. 

FLUVI  A'TIUS  [with  Botanick  miters] 
growing  in  or  near  a  r'ver,    i. 

FLUVIO'Sfi  ifiuviojus,  X.]  flowing 
much. 

FLUX  [in  Pkyfick']  an  extraordinary  iU 
fue  or  evacuation  n{  fome  humour. 

FLUX  [in  Bfdrograpby]  a  regular  peri- 
odical motion  of  the  fea,  happening  twice 
in  24.  hours,  wherein  the  water  is  raifed, 
and  driven  violeocly  againft  Uit  fliorei. 


FLUXIBiaiTY   1  capable^  of  beU 

FLU'XIBLBNBSSf  mtde  co  flowToi 
rendered  fluid. 

FLU'XtNC  amechodof  cnrlnttheYe-: 
nereal  dUeafe  by  raiflog  a  laliTarioa  in  the 
pnie^r. 

FLU'xiON.  a  flowli^,  r.  of  I. 

FLUXIONS  i.wich  MoihematicianM]  U 
uie  aii(hiiieri;k  or  aualyhs  of  infinitely 
I'nill,  yariable  ouancities  i  or  the  method 
of  finding  an  >nfinitefimal  or  infinite !y  fmall 
quantity,  which  beiug  taken  an  infinite 
number  of  times,  becomes  equal  to  agiVea 
quaotitv 

FLU^XUS,  a  flux  or  flowing     X. 

FLUXUSd^lb/ia  [with  PhfidmsJ  a 
purging,  when  the  meat  is  thrown  our. 
and  does  not  product  an/  of  that  htiinoiu' 
called  chyle,    £. 

A  FLY  [tlejre.  Sax.]  aoinfed. 

to  t^LY  tke^'HeeU  [with  Onfemen]  % 
term  ufed  of  a  hoife,  when  he  obeys  cha 
rpur* 

Ut  FLY  the  Sheets  [Sea  phrafe]  a  word 
of  command  in  cafe  ot  a  gun  01  wind,  leil 
a  fliip  Oiould  overfet,  or  fpend  her  tdp- 
fails  and  mafts,  to  have  the  Iheet  go  agidM, 
and  then  the  fail  will  hold  no  wind. 

FLY'ERS  [in  ArcbiteShere]  fucb  flairs  at 
go  ftrait,  but  are  or  an  ohloi^  f  ^uare,  and 
do  DOC  wind  round,  and  whole  ftepe  are 
not  made  tapetina  s  but  rhe  fore  and  tb« 
backpart  ot  each  ftalr,  and  theends  rdr^ec" 
<iveJy  are  parallel  one  to  the  otb^, 
the  fecond  of  rhefe  flyers  ftands  paral- 
lei  behind  the  firft,  and  the  third  be* 
hind  the  fecond,  and  fo  of  the  reft,  if  one 
flight  carry  them  not  to  the  intended  height} 
then  there  is  a  broad  half  pace,  whence  ch^ 
begin  to  fly  again  as  a-  the  firft. 

FLY'ING  bridge^  ism<deof  two  finall 
bridges  laid  one  upon  another,  fo  that  tlie 
uppermoft,  bv  the  help  of  ropes  and  ptil- 
lies,  is  forced  forward  till  the  end  of  ic 
points  to  the  place  Hefigned. 

FLYING  camp^  the  lame  as  a  flying 
army. 

FLYING  /^,  a  fiA  like  aherrii^  chac 
has  wings  like  a  bat,  which  to  aroid  be* 
ina  made  a  prey  by  the  greater  fifli,  will 
rite  ao  toot  above  water,  and  fly  an  I4M 
paces,  and  rhen  drop  ibto  the  Utt. 

FLYING  tiger,  an  inM  in  AmerlcM. 
fpotted  like  a  tiger,  thac  hss  fix  wii]^S|  and 
as  many  feet  i  tc  feeds  on  flies,  and  a-mghca 
fits  on  reesandfings. 

FLYNT,  an  idol  of  the  ancient  GenMHe 
and  Saxmu  fo  called  on  account  of  hie 
ftandtng  on  a  great  fliDt-ftone.  Thia  idol 
was  made  like  the  image  of  death  and  na- 
ked, fave  only  a  flieet  about  him,  holiilng 
in  his  ri^hchjuid  a  cofcb|  or  asic  was  tftea 


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FO 

fled  i£re-btaxey  on  h£i  h««i»  •  Hon  reft. 
II,  hirnro  fort  feet  fltnding  with  one  of 
&is  killer  ftec  Qpon  his  left  ihoaWer,  «od 
vitb  (he  other  in  his  hand ,  which  co  fup« 
pon  he  fired  op  as  hig^  as  his  flioulden 

roaXEmui  [i«idErO  chelefier  bene 
ef  ifae  -irm  called  rad'uu^  or  the  lefler  bone 
tftfcele|caDedjtf«te. 

FOaiS  [ilBdtofl93  the  two  bones  of 
lie  leg  tod  of  Che  arm  below  the  elbow, 

|KKCDS,afire.hetrth.    L. 

HXn}$  [with  Xifurtfmc^i]  a  cemln 
]hct  is  tk  raefen tety  and  other  pant,  Cram 
l^cece  tbs  orisinal  of  fevers  were  de-^ 
9h4  bf  ibe  sDcxenrs. 

HMOS  (in  Oe^metrf  and  Cmk\  SM- 
■<]  u  Affiled  ;o  cctriam  points  in  the  Pa- 
n*Qhi  OMt  and  Hjfpefhola^  wherein 
1^  AfT  leieSed  from  all  parts  of  the 
OTKdB  ooDcar  or  ineec, 

«*V  PhrMl  FO- 

VA  CUS,   is  the 

*"  'Ilt^       '■  ■  '  ■■■  *  fame    as    a 


"•---A 


veigence  in  e 
^■^  eoncave-elafs 


FO 

FOETOR  fidriMQp  [ftench  of  the  noi 
ftrilsj  a  fort  of  difeafe  ariTing  from  a  deep 
nicer  within  ixde  the  oofe,  yielding  a  fcetid 
fmell.    X. 

FOBTQR  [with  PbfficioHs]  (linking 
or  foetid  effluvia  proceeding  trom  the  body 
or  any  parts  of  ir,  as  a  ftiiking  breath, 
proceeding  from  Elthinefs  4bout  the  teeth 
and  Rums, 

FOETUS  (of  fivendo,  L.  chcrifting 
or  as  others  ot  ftrSip,  Gr.  c^irCy  or  ra- 
t^rfiftMs  offioy  i,  to  produce  according 
Y>yq0iiu}  the  child  while  yet  cotuained 
in  the  womb  of  the  mother ;  but  particu- 
larly after  it  is  pcrfisaiy  formed,  till  which 
ttoieic  is  properly  called  Emhyoi  alfo  the 
^oQng  of  other  animals  in  general}  bnc 
in  the  fame  ftace. 

FOG  [of  KoJ,  SaxJ  a  mift. 

FOGS  Iby^bUuraiifti^  are  faid  to 
coofiil  of  aqueous  particles  rsrified  >  as  is 
plain,  in  that  they  mightily  bedew  every 
thing  that  lies  open  to  them.  It  may  ba 
obferved  iq  a  hot  day,  when  there  U  no 
wind  ftirringt  that  fuch  a  company  of  va- 
pours rife  oat  of  moift  ground  as  mako 
tliick  fogs,  which  urt  fome times  higher 
end  foAietimes  lower,  as  the  multitude 


eoncave-^iafs    end  ioAietmies  lower,  as  the  multitude 

at  thepomt  A I  and  modon  of  the  vapours  happen  to  be. 

figure.  I  Thefe  fogs  rife  out  of  all  places  mountain* 

>rob,  of  fc^eti  THtf.  e  I  ous  or  campain,  and  continue  till  theybs 

bordeo]  a  weight  of  lead    difpell'd  by  wind  or^  heat  i  bi)t  they  con- 

■ ^s-t-s—  -    tinue  longer  in  loweft  grounds,   becaufei 

thofe  places  are  fulleft  of  moiftore,  and 
are  eoc  fo  much  exposM  to  the  winds ;  hue 
when  the  wind  rifes  upon  them,  wherever 
they  be,  they  are  diilipaLed  and  driveo' 
away  tiU  we  fee  no  more  of  them.  So 
likewiie  tbe  heat  of  the  fun,  putting  them 
into  a  brisker  motion,  either  diiCpatee 
t^em  by  rarefaaiois  or  raifes  thenUiigher, 
and  forms  them  into  clouds. 

And  whereas  (bmetimes  fogs  ilink,  it  is 
not  becauie  they  come  from  (Unking  wa- 
ter, but  becanfe  the  vapours  are  mixt  wiib 
iuiphurous  exhalations  which  fmell  fo. 

FO'GGINESS  r  JCo|f  J^icneyy,  fixzjfog-; 
gy  quality,  or  bel^ig  foggy. 
f6'GG  Y  fof  K^  Wf  leg.  5tt.]mifty,  ^: 
FOIN  fof  proh.or/w!i4r#,  F.toprickJ 
a  pafs  in  fencing. 


I  p^  every  ptg  weighing  3 

jihtit,  reckoned  at  2600  pound 

fmak  of  races,  2x  hundred  and  an 

•  ae  mines,  19  hundred  and  a  helf 

iMfaa  phunmers, 

(J'NDlTy  IfacmuUiat,  X.J  fruit* 

RAI.  lfitdirt£s»  £• 'belonging 

&TED  Ifmuratust  ^  }  puc 

ifATlON,  ufary.    X. 

a  lemale  in  beafis,  pients, 

\ivnshCbMt]  fulphur. 
DLUM,fenneU    JU 
Vhey.    jU 
tjffdotm^   the   herb  ienu- 


itseardi]  herbage,  jra& 
'^'3S£/«i^,XJfrniifal, 

hoN,  4  bfingiog  forth 

UkdfcMtt  X.]  makiflf 

t  erife  from  ftagetnt,  extra- 

cetnipted    or   potieiious    hu- 

^  «fc  from  any  thing  capable  of 

*  and  TohutU2ing  the  oil  end 


end  Itowers,  but  mere  properly  of  plants.' 
POLIA'CEUM   ixfanfim  r^iMr.]  thac 

extreme  of  the  Bm^uUi  tube  next  th9 

ovary,  end  which  is  expanded  like  thei 

JDnoQth  of  e  crumpet,  end  invirooed  witb 

e  fringe.    JL 
FOUACEUM   ernammum  [jtnatmjij 

the  foUege  leaf'like  ornament  at  the  ex« 

(lemicy  of  the  tut*  rdU9fimuf^ 

-        ?-^  ,_ .Goopp' 


F  O 

F<yLUGB*  ft  clufter  or  tfljmkblftge  of 
Icavet,  branches,  flowers,  ^, 
FOUO  rwith  Boumick  miters'}  with 

•  let£,    t. 

FOLI'OLA  [in  HofM ]  little  leairoi.  £• 

FO'LLUCLBS,  the  keys  or  budi  ol 
maples. 

FOLlCySE  Ifincfus^  L.1  rullofleflvei. 

FOaiUM  rwiib  Botauck  fTnteTtl  ft 
leaf.    L. 

FOLLi'CUlUS  fiiSs  iJnmJ  the  gaU 

F(yLtOWER  [of  ^olgtan,  £tr.  to  fol- 
low J  one  who  follows  or  waiis  upon* 

FOULLY  Tfiliet  F.]  foolithnefii,  fim^ 
flicitT;  defeiT  of  underftandings  ft  draw 
ang  fftlfc  conduBoDs  from  juft  principles, 
tf  which  it  is  diftiQgttiftied  from  madnefst 
which  is  a  drawing  juft  condafions  from 
ialib  principles.  Mr.  JLocit 
^  FOMBNTATION  [oi  fofifio,  L.  to  che- 
nihl  the  extemftl  application  of  any  warm 
liquid  medicine. 

^ple  FOMINTATION,  one  made 
with  lukewarm  milk,  water,  oi),  ozi- 
crate  or  foma  other  proper  liquor  and  with 
other  ingredients. 

Camptmd  FOMENTATIONS,  are  de- 
co&tons  of  herbs,  roots,  flowers,  feeds  in 
water  or  other  proper  liquor  and  with 
other  ingredients. 

FOME'NTBD  IfomentMiu^  L.  famemf^ 
I^]  abetted,  eocooraaed,  nonrUhedf  fet  on 
foot,  broached,  cheriflied. 

FOMB'NTUM  [with  rbyfcimsj  ftny 
thing  that  is  laid  to  the  body  to  chtrilb 
au    £• 

FONCfiAU^  is  the  bottom  or  end  of  a 
cannon  bic-mouch,  i-  r*  the  pare  of  the  bit 
chat  pins  it  to  the  banquet* 

A  FOND,  to  the  bottom,  K 

*  FONDA'NT    [in  HeraldfyJ  ^f^i^Siu 
fioop^np  for  a  prey.    F. 

FO^NDNBSS  [probably  of  vunbian, 
Sax»  to  endeavour  or  gape  after  1  oter- 
great  afleaionateoeis,  love.  Indulgences 
alfo  fboliflmcfs. 

^  FONTA'LIS  [with  BctmiHi]  the  herb 
Pond-weed.    Z. 

FONTANAXI A 1  [among  the  RmauJ 

FONTINA'LIA  J  Ae  liiS  of  fountains. 

with  garlands  of  flowers,  lamps,  Jsft.    X 

:  FONTANBaUk  1  « little  f^tSn.    i. 

FONTI'CULUS  f  fwith  SurgtMi]  «o 
aTue  or  little  ulcer  made  in  found  parts  of 
the  bo^,  to  let  out  bad  homoars,  ftiyi  to 
jpreveot  or  cure  difeaAt. 

FOKn'GBNOUS[^i«M,JL]grow. 
log  or  breediiift  about  welb. 

To  FOOL  [offbl,  JR-}  lo  make  a  fool 
of,  to  deceive,  bubble,  play  upon,  kfc. 

A  FOOL  iHkrcfgflikaUp'J  waa  repre- 
'anted  by  «  ibeep,  E«cftulc  QO  beaft  is  coao* 
red  moic  fi»ple* 


FO 

FOO'LBRy  rfiHe,  f.}  foolilh  or  mf 

ftchons  or  fayTqgs. 

VOOh-hardinefi  [of  fol  and  hmHegti 
F.]  raflinets,  temerity,  a  thooghdeff  ven« 
tmrefomenels. 

FOOUto-4^  Eo^/^  an<i  ^^<i  F.J  rtfh^ 
temerarious,  ootboughttuUy  darfng  orreo* 
turefome. 

FOOLISH  [fott,  F.}  filly,  wanting  rCft- 
foo,  impertinent,  tiiflrag. 

FOoaiSHNBSS  [f^t,  F.]  ignorance^ 
fiUineft,  want  of  r^ho,  difcretion,  ex* 
perieoce,  Jjrc 

FOOT  [  ArTff.J  the  fizth  pare  of  ft  fk^ 
thorn,  and  the  fifth  of  ft  geometrical  pace. 

FOOT  ef  F^ye  [with  Grammar'utn]  « 
certain  number  of  i^Uables.  ft,  3  or  lAore^ 
which  ferve  for  the  meaiuring  of  fbcb  a 
▼erfe.  Among  the  Oreeki  tad  £4mf , 
thofe  of  a  fyllables  are  the  SpdHdety  lVw« 
cbie^  Jdmhu^  }ffC,  thofeof  3,  che  £7»ByS» 
^uiprfi,  M§okf$^  Tritracbt  &c.  thofc  of^ 
the  Cboriambui^  MetrihUt  |yc. 

FOOT  Pace  [in  Jrcbite^ure)  is  ft  psrt 
of  a  pair  of  ftairs,  on  which  after  fotir  or ' 
fix  fleps,  you  arrive  lo  a  broftd  piaofti  Wter»< 
you  may  take  two  or  three  paces  before 
you  aioBod  another  ftep,  thereby  to  eafe 
the  legs  in  afcending  the  refl  of  the  Aeps.' 
Some  call  it  a  half-pace. 

fitt-FOOT  [with  atrfeMemJ  ft  tena 
ufedof  a  horfe,  whofe  hoof  isfo  thui-ctxl 
weak,  that  lulefs  the  nails  be  driven  very 
fliort,  he  is  in  danger  of  being  prick'd  in 
the  flioof  i^. 

FOOT.i^id^#  Tin  Botat^J  art  fimrc 
heads  out  of  which  flowers  grow. 

To  put  a  borfetipom  a  good  POOT^  Sm 
toOali^: 

To  FOOT  rr,  to  walk  or  travel  00  foot* 
^  FOOnrMAKSHlP,theperlbniitace^d»-; 
lity  or  capacity  of  a  fbotraan. 

lb  Be  on  tbefamt  FOOT  irilib  mMher^ 
is  to  be  under  che  fame  drcumteicea. 

FOP-aoodXf ,  a  filly,  vein,  empty  per* 
fon  I  tlfo  fttperftitioos^  yaio  ceremoDiee  in 
religious  worfliip. 

FOPPISH,  vainly  aflefted,  fiuaiicftl 
in  drefs,  fpeech,  behaviour* 

F01>PISHNBSS,  vab  afleaadon,  oftr- 
mcery  and  ftarchnefs  in  apparel,  deaie** 
nour,  language.  lffc> 

FO'R AOB  Tfourri^e.  Rl  ibod»  ^.  Ibr 
horfess  pro^iooh  o^^ha^,  ftrftw^oatf,  )^« 
\  To  FORAGE  Ifomr/^ert  R]  to  go 
out^a^  foragin^^^or.  to*  get  ^rm* 


teur. 


I  one  tlt«c: 


FO'RAGER  Ifiurrikek 

goes  tOieecprq^fiAnfor 

FORA^MBN,  ft  hole,  '1.       - 

FORAMEN  arteriit  durs  mMm   [in 

Anatorny]  a  hole  in  the  cnmmm  which 

allows  a  pafl<ige  ibr  the  ftftery  bek>nRiTn 

tQ^ib§  Dura matgr^  1.  ,  _- 


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F  O 

tiiid  ^oim  i»  tbe  Os  fpUmoidetf  bf  which 
:hc  chicd  pair  •i'  nei-ves  ptfs  ottc  of  the 

FO&AidSN  iQIciiiM  £whhXwiroM(/9#J 
t  Isrgelioleiiiche  hip-bone,  about  vhofe 
fJB^  wfrrcmce  the  mufiUes  called  Ohtara 
tar  taitenmu  and  imtrmu  take  their  rife.  X* 

FOJIAMEM  4iV4k  T'^AMftmjp]  an  oval 
apenufc  or  .p.(ra,.e  through  the  heart  of 
a)bau»  which  c  ofes  afte-  birth- 

FORA'UXNATBD  f  far4immatm,  2.1 
btrea   Ml  of 


FORAmINO'SB  1  [firamino/Mtt  1, 3 

f  ORA^MINOUS  r  iul!  ot   boles. 

FOKBEA'KASC^ot  JC*J[lba:paQ,J^.J 
ftkinp^  alone s  pairing  oft  toi  a  time  s 
I^RDft  o^nai:.  learuig  off,  Jgrc. 

fOBBOllN  roTjC^Jlbftjiao^  iittj  let 
tlooe  for  a  cifne,  ^. 

FORCE  [with  GramJ]  romethlng  that 
Anda  in  lieu  of»  or  has  the  Ismo  effe^ 
efaiiocber. 

Sm^  FORCE  [ia  lam)  is  that  which 
hath  .-^  other  crime  adjOtoed  to  it  i  as 
ii  one  catsia  another  man's  polTe&o,  but 
doea  ao  other  oDlawrnl  afi. 

FOUCHD  [forUt  FJ]  conftraiiied,  ob- 
^|id  by  force  }  ravilhed  i  alfo  takeo  u  a 
<Br*  mc,  fay  force,  ftorm,  jkc. 

FOilCfiNfi'  [ia  Heroldrjf J  bgoi£et  rear- 
ed or  lUndiiig  npoo  his  biod-lefss.    f. 

FC/RCIBLENESS  f  ^c#,F.jFioleiice^ 
iiRiUeor  t3rciqgqaalit)r. 

FOllCfi2.BS$,    withouc  ibiccy  weak. 


FORD  []C'>Jlba,  Sax,J  t  fliallowplace 
m  a  livsr,  .tec  aajf  he  waded  through, 
VfdSed  in  a  ferry-boat  by  piiibins  it  aloog 
vk".  m  p->le  ftock  in  the  ground. 

FO^RDABLBNESS,  cayablenefs  of  be- 
aqg  fforded  or  p^fled  oyer,  as  above. 

iFORi>iCraiA  [ot  far4a  s  cow  with 


cii.-,  and  €4den  to  flay  f  aJtaMifeaival 
cdebr  ted  -o    he  ^od  TMu. 

Ta  FORB-#foiitt  [of  p>p»p  iax»  be- 
fore,   and  appomtift  f.]  to  appoint  he- 

FORB^wwid  fof  jC^^jie,  Sar.Madarmt, 
W.  ok  snmttMSj  LJ  rea«iy  armed  or  pre- 
aar^j  'pinft  h'sfbrehand. 

ToFORR-RODB  [|;ope«bototan,£fa:.J 
m  %n2fia  Of  pjrcend  betorehaad*  te  pre 


K«B-Ci 


2>abl  ODBtrlvaoce  beforehand. 
To  FORBXLOSE  fofjpojieaod  dy- 


SfxSi  te  chiok,  itt^ge  or  determine  before. 
FORB-DOOR  Ijcone-bona,  Sax*}  a 
l^if^  th9  fort  ptf(9f|bottiii* 


F  O 

FOM-FBST  [KDjie-jrottJTf  Sax.} 

the  f  ^remoft  feet  ot  a  four-footed  animal* 
FORB<  FINOERX J|CoJie.Jcin|*ejl,  £tK.] 

thefbremod  or  firft  finger. 
FOREIGNER,  tn  outlaadifh  perfoa  % 

alfo  one  that  h  not  free  of  a  city,  corpo* 

ration,  ^c. 
To  FORfiJITDOB  [of  j^ojie.  Sax,  and 

ju^er,  R  ot  judican,  L.]  to  jodge  before* 

hand. 

FO'REST  {piferarum  ftatio^  X.  the  re-^ 
fidence  of  wHd  bealts]  a  compafs  of 
ground,  partlj  pailure  and  partly  woody» 
let-  apart  hy  law  for  the  feeding  of  wiJ4 
beafts,  and  other  panicalar  ofes, 

FtfRFElTBDJ /ir/ait,  K]  loft  by  fome 
default  or  omimon. 

FO'RFEITURE  Ijfwrfakafi^  F.]  a  tref  i 
paia  I  the  penalty  of  the  traofgreffion  of 
a  law. 

FORE-FRONT  [of  fcojie.  Sax.  and 
fraas,  L.1  a  forehead. 

FO'REHBAD  diojie-heajoto,  Atr.] 
the'upper  part  of  tbe  fere* 

To  FORE-KNOW  [of  j:ojie  csapao^' 
Sax.'X  to  know  before  hand. 

FORE-KNOWLEDGE,  a  knowing  bt« 
fore. 

FORE.  MAN  [jcojie-fOan,  Sax^l  ther 
president  or  chief  niaa  of  a  companyi  %r. 

FORE  afUfimea  [on  Sbtf-b^ard}  are 
thofe  that  take  in  the  top-faila,  fling  thar 
yards,  furl  the  feils,  bend,  trice,  and  uke 
their  turn  at  the  helm. 

FORMB'  1  [in  BtrdUM  ts  a  Ciro/#- 

FORMY'  ffornU  or  fSrin,  it  a  crofa 
narrow  in  the  center  aud  oroad  at  the 
extremitiea,  the  fame  that  is  cemmonl/ 
called  ratieor  rattle. 

FORE  MOST  Ifopfimmyt,  Sax.2  ^ 
fir  ft. 

FORE  NOON  [jcojie«noon,  SaxJ]  thie 
pare  of  the  day  becwlxc  morning  and  noon* 

To  FORB-ORDAIN  [of  jp>jie  and 
OfdomuTt  F,  or  ordinare^  X.J  to  ordaia 
berore,  to  predeftinate. 

FORE-PART  [of  jcojie.  Sax*  woApani 
FA  the  Hrft  or  preceding  part. 

To  FORE-SAY  [f opfa^en,  ikr.]  f 
fpeak  or  fay  before. 

To  FORB-SHEW  [  je<'A^/^*f »» 
Sax.]  to  ihew,  fignify  o7  betOjZtn  biforc- 
hand. 

To  FOEB-^HOKTBN  [  tollc-ajrw>ji- 
rian,  SaxA  to  Ihorten  at  the  forMad. 

FOrRBSTBR  [/orrftrr,  F.]  a  forcft- 
keeper,  an  officer  who  u  fwora  and  tp« 
pointed  by  tbe  Idng's  letttts  paunts  te 
walk  the  foreft  and  to  watch  the  vnt 
and  fvar^ }  an^  to  attaint  and  prefenc 
all  ofiences  againft  both^  withfa  hisQUta 
biBiwick  or  walk. 

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TOKB-TASTB  [of  jcdjie,  Sttx^woAta- 
l#r,  F.  or  taftett,  Teut.  orprob.oftaJT- 
>^D,  Sax.]  a  talte  betbrehaad. 

FORE  TEETH  [rojic-to'Saj:,  ^J 
cbe  leech  whfch  grow  beioie. 

ToFORBTE'LL  f  vojie-'DcUao,  &«.] 
to  tell  of  t  maccer  beiore  it  happens)  co 
predia. 

To  PORETHINK  f  jCojie-'%inkan, 
iSdT.]  CO  rhink  beforehand. 

FORE-THOUGHT  [  v^Jie  -  'Soht, 
Sax»J  a   chinking  beCorehaud. 

FO'RTITUDE  £  fartitudo.  1.]  is  one 
of  cbe  4  cardinal  vircues,  and  which  by 
'Moraiilk  is  defined  to  be  a  conftanc  pur- 
pofe  of  mind  co  undergo  dangers,  pain, 
Jabour,  }gfc^  vrhenever  we  chink  them  to 
be  befl  s  and  its  chief  rules  are  co  under* 
pkht  and  co  endure.  Yet  bjr  undertaking 
is  not  meant  fool.hardbefs,  running  rafli- 
ly  into  dangers  s  but  the  knowledge  of 
undergoing  an  a&ion  to  overcome  a  dan- 
ger, weighing  ic  well  before  ic  be  undci^ 
taken.  ^  Moralifls  alfo  divide  ic  into  4  rpe> 
cies,  vi%.  Magnanimity,  Magnificence ^  Con- 
fiancj  and  Patience^  as  co  private, evSs, 
iuch  ts  imprifonmenc,  poverty,  Jjrc. 

To  FORE  TOKEN  [  rojie-^cacnian, 
aSaz.J  to  fignify  beforehand  by  Tome  iigns 
or  tokens. 

FORE-TOP  [  j^>jie.top,  Att.J  the 
uppermoft  or  higheft  tbrepaic  oi  any 
thing. 

To  FORE^WARN  [^3jie-p«j\nian, 
tSox,"}  to  give  warning  or  beforehand. 

A  FORE-WIND  [Jpojie-pinb,  Saz^J  a 
'wind  that  blows  ripht  torward. 
■  FO'RFEITABLBKESS   [of  forfaitj  F.] 
3i4t>Jenef8  or  capabieneTs  of    being   for- 
Icireti. 

FO'RFANG  [of  jr^pe,  and  yw'geTi, 
Sax,]  a  taking  befo.chand,  the  taking  up 
oi  provifions  in  fairs  or  markets  before  the 
king's  furveyors  are  ferved. 

FOROB'TFQL  [jf^Jl^ttKull,  Sax.1 
apt  to  forger.  "  "      "^ 

FORGE'TFULNESS  [JTon^trol- 
uejrjre,  Sax.J  apcnefs  or  reamneis  toibr- 
gec,  deficiency  of  memory. 

FORl'CULUS  [among  the  Romans']  a 
deiry,^  who,  as  they  fancied,  had  the 
Kuardianftip  and  tuition  of  their  doors,  as 
Sardinia  had  of  the  hinges^  and  IjmenUui 
of  the  threfliolds. 

.  FOnEtKED  f  of  jconc,  Sdx.  ]  having 
iharp  points  like  a  for».  ^ 

-  FO^KEDNBSS,  the  being  poioced  as  a 
fork. 

FO'RLET  Landy  fuch  land  fn  the  M- 
Jftoprick  of  Hereford^  which  was  granted 
fcponkafe,  for  the  terra,  dwnefifcopta 
wi.  fpi/copatu  fteterk^  that  the  fucceflbr 
^i|ni  have  it  ioc  hi^  prefent  iacomt • 


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PORLO'RNLY    [jConlopeaUc,  Sax.'} 
after  a  torfaken,  comtorclefs  wfumer. 
FORLOHNNBSS     jT  p>n\onmmyre^ 

Sax.]  deftiiutiQo,  deiblateneis,  Qaadonlcf- 
ncfs,  Ufc, 

FORM  ifirma,  1.  fame,  RJ  Miioii, 
figure,  uape,  manner. 

FORM  [ytkhrbik/^^beri]  is  cbe  man. 
ner  of  beii^  peculiar  to  each  bodf,  or 
that  which  conftitaces  icfuch  a  pArdeolar 
body,  aod  diAiaguifhes  ic  from  every  Other 
body;  or  ic  is  the  Tecond  prinofie  lo 
philofophy,  which  being  )oioe4  to  matter, 
compofes  all  natural  bodies. 

FORM  [inJM^rtf/^^^Jfignifiesthe 
fame  as  Bemg^  and  is  by  its  form  as  well 
as  its  Bjfmcey  what  ic  is  s  yet  there  is  in 
this  term  this  refpe^  involved*  ckacpiu- 
lofophers  do  laore  generally  apply  it  to 
particular  and  dacarminace  Beings* 

FORM,  is  an  incemal  caWe,  b^  which 
a  material  being  is  coaftituced  wbar  re  is. 
,  FORM  and  FI'GURE  [with  Lagidanf] 
is  the  exterior  determination  of  qualities, 
as  being  ^ound,  fpherical,  i^aai«,  cobi* 
cal,  kfc, 

Eljemal  FORMS,  are  thole  iormi  where- 
by  Che  feveral  fpeciea  of  bodies  become 
each  what  they  are,  and  are  dtftinguiaicd 
from  ail  others,  at  a  hanuner,  a  kd^ 
iffC 

Accidentdl  FORMS,  are  fach  as  tr<i 
really  inherent  in  bodies  s  but  in  fuch  man* 
per  that  the  body  may  exift  in  allies  per* 
iefbtons  without  them,  as  whiteneb  in  a 
wall. 

.  SfHog}fiick  FORM,  is  the  jaft  dtfpofi- 
tion  both  of  the  terms  in  refpod  both  of 
predicate  and  fubjed,  and  of  the  propo^ 
fitions  in  refpe£l  to  quantity  aod  qoaliry. 
^  SimfU  FORMS,  are  thofe  of  fimple  bo. 
dies»  I.  ^,  of  fuch  as  have  but  few  pro* 
percies, 

Netttraii  FORMS,  are  thofe  which  are 
inherent  in  bodies,  without  any  thing  con- 
tributed thereto  on  the  part  of  man,  as 
the  form  of  marble. 

Artificial  FORMS,  are  dio(e  which  arife 
from  human  induliry,  as  a  ftacne. 

FORM  cf  Corporeity  [according  to  the 
ScotUit]  is  that  which  confUcotas  body  m 
the  general  eflfeRce  of  body. 

FORM  [in  Theolpgy]  is  one  of  the  ef. 
fentialfarrrof  the  iacramems,  brio;  cfaac 
which  gives  them  their  facrasDenni  <]|^* 

FORM  [in  jlfrdunidb]  a  kiad  of  w>uld» 
whereon  a  thing  is  fattened  orwroi^r. 

,  TfiaUfs  FORMft  e  ftaoio  coespofed  of 
diverf  pages  oi  coapeied  letters*  to  b9 
printed  off  by  the  prels-meo. 

FORM  ria:«Mor4  &«^}  a  manner oC 
being  or  doing  a  cMng  tccoidin^  ro  rale. 


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MRM  [ia  Ijvj  cercam  eftabUflieJ 
mies  CO  be  oMetved  in  procefles  or  ju. 

FORKS,  long  feati  or  benches  to  fie 

FOUMA  raupetis  Ttam  phrafej]  is 
wben  anf  perfoo  has  canfe  of  fmcy  and  is  fo 
poor  thsc  he  cannot  difpend  the  ufual 
cbaiseaof  fuing  at  law  or  equicr. 

FO'RMABLEy  capable  of  being  formed. 

FORUAfUTY  Ifomahtai,  JL]aform 
in  U'w.  ceremonv  or  oucward  fhew  }  alfo 
piecifenefi,  afifeftation. 

FOTIMALLY  [avec  fimuHit^,  T.  fir- 
flMfiirrr,  X.]  in  form,  according  co  form  ; 
Willi  kftttMtf  or  ceremony. 

FORMALLY  [with  Schoolmen]  ts  ufed 
iaTarioiu  fenfes* 

V.  f&rmddif  is  nfed  really  in  oppofition 
fo  obieftively :  As  a  tbina  is  faid  to  be 
fmmaU^ioA^  when  it  is  inch  in  the  pro 
per  aocioo  of  the  thing  fpoken  of. 

«•  fanmdiy  is  ufed  in  oppoficion  to  vtr* 
tm^  odA  oniMetttiy,  in  fi>eak.ing  of  the 
sanaer,  wherein  a  thing  is  contained  in 
anocber. 

).  fbnncti^  is  ufed  In  the  fame  fenfe 
widi  ade^iuMf  and  totaify :  Thus  a  fyllo- 
^fin  taken  firmdUy  rehires  I  propofi- 


4.  Sbfmatty  IS  underftood  of  the  fnbJeA, 
when  a  predicate  It  therein  on  account 
of  fimie  iorm ;  Thus  white  formally  ta- 
Ibbb  dHBifes  the  light )  q.  d.  whiteneis  the 
feraa  inlieienc  In  this  (ubjeft,  it  the  caufe 
WI17  the  fubjeft  diTperfes  the  light. 

5.  tbnmMf  has  alfo  place  in  fuppoHti- 
eoar  A  word  being  formally  fuppofed, 
when  ic  is  taken  for  the  thing  it  was  in- 
fended  CO  6gnlfy  s  as  man  is  an  animal. 

6^  AnwMf  is  fometimes  ufed  for  fidd^ 
Suuvely }  thus  man  formerly  taken  is  a 
reafonable  animal. 

FOTRMALMESS  I  formaUtaj^  L.  fir- 
■lalrtir,   F.]  oeremonyt  affeftation. 

FO^RMAMENT  Iformamentm,  Z.  ]  a 
mould,  form  or  fliape. 

FORMAOKIX     1  [with  the  Ancients^ 

FORMATRICfi  f  mtui  or  facuitas 
formtrix,  that  whereby  all  bodies  had 
cheic  forms  given  them.    L» 

FORMfi'DON  [in  the  DefieaderJ  a 
writ  that  lies  for  tfae  recovery  of  lands, 
hfc*  gi?en  to  one  and  the  heirs  of  his 
Sody,  and  to  a  man  and  his  wife,  being 
coq^  to  the  donor  in  frank  Marriage^ 
mA  efterwards  alienated  by  the  donee : 
for  t^er  hia  deceafe,  his  heirs  may  have 
chta  writ  aeainit  the  tenant  or  alliance. 

FORMBDON  [in  the  S^verter}  a  writ 
whieh  lies  for  the  donor  or  his  heirs, 
where  land  iotailed  to  certain  perfoDs 
^  their  ifliie.  with  con^uQo  that  for 


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want  of  fucb  iflee,    it  fliall  revert  to  c 
donor  and  his  heirs,  againft  him  to  whon' 
the  donee  alienateth  after  the  iflue  ex- 
linSt^  to  which  it  was  entailed. 

FORMEDON  [in  the  Rgmaaider^  « 
writ  which  lies  where  a  man  gives  landa 
in  tail,  the  remainder  to  another  in  tail« 
and  afterwards  the  former  tenant  in  call 
dieth  without  iflue  of  his  body,  aad  « 
flranger  abateths  thenhein  the  remain* 
der  may  have  his  writ. 

FO'RMER  [of  tpJvaOiyiSi  Sdz.]  th« 
preceding. 

FO'RmBRLY,  in  fore-time.  In  tncl* 
ent  times. 

FCyRMING  [firmant,  X.]  the  art  of 
givinp  beiMg  or  hirth  to  any  thing. 

FO'RMIDABLY  [of  fomidabSis,  £•] 
dreadfully,  terribly. 

FO'RMIDABLENBSS  [^uaHtefimidih 
hle^  FJ  terrihlenefs. 

PORMIDOLO'SB  IformdoUfut^  1..] 
fearhil,  dreading   very  greatly 

FORMIDOLO'SITY  [frrmidoi^tas, 
L.  j  fearfulnefs,  very  great  dread. 

FOUMLESS  lotfiauforme,  F.]  ha- 
ving no  form,  fhapelefs. 

FO'KMLESNBSS,  the  having  no  form, 
tbapelefneis. 

FORMO'^B  rformfuh  1*1  bandfome^ 
beautiful,  ebmely. 

FORMO^SUS,  tf,  urn  [with  Botanick 
IVriters]  beautiful.    £• 

PO'RMULA  [in  hm']  a  rule  or  model, 
an  ordinance  or  certain  terms  preiciibed 
and  decreed  by  authority  for  the  form  or 
manner  of  an  a£l  or  inflrumeot,  ^c^ 

FORMULA  [in  TbeoJogyi  JgrcJ  a  pro* 
feflton  of  faith ;  a  formulary. 

FORNACA'ilA  [among  the  Zomans] 
the  feaffc  of  ovens,,  kept  in  commemova- 
tson  of  thofe  ancient  ovens*  in  whicd 
wheat  was  baked  before  the  way  of  grind- 
ing corn,  and  oAkibg  bread  waa  foun4 
out. 

To  FOUNICATE  [formcm^  Z.  ]  co 
commit  fornication.  \ , 

FORNICA'TION  [in  Arcbiteaure]  an 
arching  or  vauUidg«  fo  called  of  Ar- 
nix.  R 

FO'RNIX,  an  arch  or  vault.    X. 
FORNIX  [in  Anatomf]  the  excremiiy 
of  the  Corpus  cdiofum^  which  is  fepara- 
ted  or  divaricated  into  two  legs  forming 
a  kind  of  Arch  or  Fornix* 

FORPRI^Sfi  [in  lam}  an  exception  or 
refervation. 

FO'RSCHBT,  the  outer  or  fore-part  of 
a  furlong,  skirt  or  flip  of  ground  th^c  lies 
next  the  high  way.    Old  Sax,  Uee, 

FORSWO'RN  .[>?>pjrj>«J>»»»,  ^ax.2 

one  that  hath  taken  a  falie  oath,  perjured. 

FORTH-COMZMG    [of   JCojl'b  and 

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comtnt  Sax'"]  ready  to  be  ptodactd  or 
l>rciiighc  forik. 

.<Aici*«  FORTIFICATION,  was  wall* 
of  rfefeoce  mtde  of  triiok»  ulr  trees,  ^c. 
mixed  wUh  earUi  to  facare  :becn  agtuiH 
the  aflaulcs  of  an  eaetny.  Thefe  in  time 
insre  alrer'd  tor  walls  or  ftone«  with  Uc- 
tle  walls  nr  par>pcta  niibd  on  the  cop 
«f  the  other,  behind  which  chey  made  aw 
of  (heir  darts  in  fecority,  the  p4r0pecfi 
MnsTcut  into  loop-holes,  and  thefe  w-ills 
m  lanked  by  roniid  m  rqiure  towers. 

Artifc'ua  FORTlFir.AXiON,  u  works 
tM&d  by  the  engineers,  to  ftcengrhen  the 
miural  fituadori  ot  a  pla^e  by  repairing 
it  and  fopplyfaR  ita  defers  »  fueh  as  nve- 
iingSy  horn-works,  hal^moons,  xedoubcs, 

Haima  FORTinCATION,  confifts  in 
•  place  being  ftroqg  bv  nature,  as  being 
fenatcd  on  a  taiil  or  in  a  martb,  or  any 
other  way,  that  makes  ic  ot  diHicult  ec* 
CBft;  Ahetber  by  rivers,  marfhes,  ftroqg 
defiles  or  the  like* 

pghifne  FORTIFICATION,  hn  re. 
^gifidi  to  the  fereral  ways  of  annoying  an 
enemy,  end  h  the  particular  concern  of 
the  general  of  an  army,  who  defisns  to 
lay  fiege  to  feme  town  s  it  conufts  in 
iatowing  how  to  take  hold  of  all  advan^ 
ai^es  in   the  manner   of  jcarryiog   on  a 

Dgftnfhi  FORTIFICATION,  has  re^ 
ipeft  to  the  prccaurion  axd  induftry  by 
which  a  wear  party  oppofes  a  ftronger, 
•nd'  particularly  concerns  govemours  ot 
places,  who  knowing  the  ttrength  and 
weakDela  of  the  place  intru'lUd  to  them, 
oifht  ro  endeavour  to  fecure  it  ^om  Qu» 
prizes,  Jjfr. 

FORTlFl'ED  [  for^fiJy  F.)  jnade  ftrong, 
Hrengthened  with  fortifications. 

FO^TINS  1  are^sid^fons  or  (mail  for- 

FO'RLlNSf  trcfles  or  iconees,  the 
flanked  angles  of  which  are  generally 
sBftant  ISO  tathom  one  from  another} 
they  are  diflerent  in  their  extent  and  fi- 
fpre  according  to  the  nacure  and  fitua- 
tion  of  the  ground;  fome  of  theaa  having 
whole  bafiions,  and  others  only  demi- 
baflionss  the  vfe  of  them  is  only  tempo- 
Tary^  and  tm  either  to  defend  the  line 
of  arcumvaUation^  or  to  guard  fome  paf- 
ftge  or  dangrrons  poft. 

FORTU'ITOUSNBSS  fof/wrtttttw,  X. 
fortidty  F",  cafnalnefa,  accidentalnefs. 

FO'RTUNA  [in  jfncfaa  latf  Beo»r]  the 
Anw  that  we  call  Tredw^trme* 

FO'RTONATB  ^mdsy  a  place  famous 
among  fhe  andents,  oh  ac(;ouiit  of  gol- 
^en  apples,  fancied  to  grow  in  them  5 
or,  K«srro  ftys,  for  ftecp  with'  golden 
^eecos;  Aqcicqc  geografherf  deifibe  (hem 


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as  ficua^o  without  tb#  flmScs  of  GiU^ 
tar  in  the  AiUamck.  wjx9  \  but  t>«e  obo** 
darns  tajce  them^  i  •  oe  <  he  Cmm^  iflaods  oia 
acrouni  ot  their  grcac  cecp^^r^-uja  and 
feri'liy. 

JO'RTONATFXY  [fmwuti.  X.]  hap- 
pily, profperoufly    fucceisfuily. 

FO'RTUNATENESS  [fortimah,  JUJ 
luckiiTCls,  fuccefs  '):>«is   prorpe<-uuf>-eis. 

FO'RTUNE  :  -rt/'xa.  Or-  j  was  not 
known  jit  r.he  eailiei  stgesi  we  do  not 
find  in  Bpmer  31  B^od  any  aoentioa  of  her. 
the  name  not  being  then  invented* 

Jn  af  ter«oays  it  was  introduced  as  a  oia^ 
chine  and  ma'^e  to  ferve  divers  porpote 
to  Tie^hOt  few. 

Men  rgKii^  n:>ttce  of  a  world  of  evils 
aod^  diforders  which  happened,  and  aoc 
daring  direAly  to  complain  of  provideoce;. 
and  withal  being  willing  to  excuie  them* 
ieJves  from  beiqg  the  anthors  of  their 
own  misfortunes,  bad  rec^rie  to  the  no^ 
tion  of  fbrrune,  upon  whom  they  mif he 
vent  ail  their  refentments  with  impunuy« 

Flutarch  ohbnm^  ihac  before  cheaaai« 
of  Sarttme  had  got  v  ro  the  worlds  meat 
perceiving  a  certain  arbitrary  c^ufe.  whtcl» 
difpofs'd  oiL  matters  in  ao  irrefiftible  man- 
ner, called  it  Got ;  bat  oUerving  thac 
tlje  fame  canfe  did  feem  fomotimes  to 
a5^  ac  random,  and  wiUiooc  any  rule  or 
order  at  aU»  the  rupgreme  Being  came  to 
be  dtvefted  of  cl^  atntbure,  ^nd  AftNgcpir 
D^itty  tcknowl edited  m  ics  fteao. 

li  IS  not  eafy  to  deceonijia  what  ili9 
ancieots  meant  by  Aitw^, 

The  JBiomaof  meant  by  fome  principle 
of  fc  rtttity,  whereby  thiols  came  to  paft, 
without  b<*ing  necdScated  thereto-}  but 
it  feems  as  it  ttiey  never  predfely  thought 
what  and  whence  that  principle  was* 

Whence  the  philofophers  did  often  iiii^ 
timace,  that  men  only  inm*4  (he  f  ken* 
com  Jorttair  to  hide  their  ignoranoib  ^od 
chat  they  called  whatever  befell  a  mei^ 
without  his  knowing  the  reefoo  why,  IbT'^ 
tune. 

Juvenal  affimsp  that  it  it  was  mea  tliat 
made  a  deity  of  jFortMie. 

Sed  Ut  aosfacimm,  fofttmu^  demh  kf^ 

So  rben  according  to  the  ienttmenta  of 
the  heathens,  Rrtme  waa  no  more  ifcaiy 
the  acrival  of  things  in  a  iodden  and  «o*- 
expeded  manner,  without  any  apparenc 
caufe  or  reafon.  So  that  £onvBe  in  a  phi* 
loTophical  fenfe  is  what  Is  vulgarly  cail'A 

But  FartMne  fn  a  religious  fanfe  had  i 
£u'ther  force,  for  fhe  bad  many  altars  and 
temples  ere^ed  to  her* 

This  intimites  that  the  heathens  had 
perfonify'd,  and  even  deiry'4  tlieir  chance^ 
and  concetiTd  bd  ai  »  ftrc  0/  goddefs. 

,  .byGoog[^   yte 


who  £fpol«d  of  dhe  ifte  of  nen  ac  thoir 

Htoee  it  iMy  1«  lnler*J  cf»t  the  aft- 
cieris  at  o^  e  dne  took  AnrUflitf  ior  a 
fmmmftoty  ctui^  bent  upon  doing  good 
•o  IbflM  tnd  ifljwy  to  others  s  tnd  Tome 
CiBies  lor  a  blindf  tnconftant  catif^,  wtchouc 
flBf  ▼^#«r  or  tfecermioatioo  at  all. 

tbrtme^  is  MM  to  be  the  daughcer 
di  OCAmnu  and  the  iervant  of  the  gods. 
Tbey  fiuicM  Ibe  ha4  in  her  pofleffion  and 
flt  har  difpofal  the  honours,  richet  and 
lappineft  of  IHe  s  that  the  give  them  and 


MBppiiiehi 
look  thei 


them  mwa7  at  her  pleafure  i  but 
flto  was  blind  aod  very  aneonftant  3 
lb*  heM  a  wheel  in  her  hand  1  that 
Ae  oirae^  without  ceafiog,  fraifing  men 
;  to  the  top  of  the  wheel,  and 
cafttng  them  down,  fo  that 
BotMog  fettled  or  fecure,  chat 
■  her  s  fte  was  aniTerfally  ado- 
i»d,  taA  great  pffnces  had  her  image  in 
Id  kept  fait  with  them  in  their  dwel- 
g,  that  ft«  might  be  always  isvourable 


She  was  repreftnted  in  t  chariot  drag- 
ged by  lour  blind  horiiBS }  under  her  feer 
wtt  •  glflribe,  and  m  her  right  hand  flie 
hM  the  helm  of  a  fliip,  Ad  in  rbe  lefc 
a  cwstfo^,  or  horn  of  plemy.  She  had 
■linjl  images,  ftatues  and  temples  ereded 
le  ker,  aad  the  Remans  adored  no  delcy 
aof*  then  JbrruM.  At  her  right  hand 
«  yeaih ntmed ^nwr,  pUy'd  upon  a  wheel, 
to  mdmate  how  foon  her  favours  mfghc 
fly  away  from  us :  there  were  at  U(mie 
iwo  images  of  her  that  were  remarkable, 
tbrtmui  cahfa  and  narttmd  vitrea,  which 
weie  both  very  fignificant. 

Sho  had  alTo  feveral  temples  ereded  to 
her  honour.  One  to  Pntuna  frhmgema^ 
dM  other  to  Wntma  mafcula  which  was 
near  to  the  temple  of  rfaui,  and  alfo  Bjt- 
IBM  wadkhiS'  There  was  alfo  Kfrtuna 
fftwMa  and  tbfttma  obfe^uem^  and  alfo 
mmma  harMa*  tbere  were  feveral  other 
g^rtmet^  itho  had  temples. 

Whoa  Artanr  was  not  fovouraUe  to 
thtm,  they  were  wont  to  load  her  with 
cwiee  mA  impiecations. 

fhrfHie  was  alb  painted  as  a  naked  lady 
ftaodlag  npoo  a  globe  or  ball^  having  an 
#afigs  or  ti^  over-Aadowing  her. 

HKKUM,  a  place  of  negotiation  or 
■Mirhandhiiig  among  the  XoM«ir»  an- 
ffwaihg  to  oar  market-places'^ alfo  the 

Jlaco  where  a  govemour  of  a  province 
a  to  gfva  Judgment  1  alio  a  pubUck 
flanding  place  in  the  city  of  SofNp,  where 
tfaStfg  warejndidally  try*d»  and  orations 
drifwBrMto  the  peoples  It  is  alfofome- 
sjBies  ufed  by  ih«  ^tfulfti  for  jvifdic- 
liiu 


FO 

FO'RWARDN^SS  fjCdjipeaji^Dibeyyd^ 
Sax.]  promptnefii,  readlnefs,  e^gerneA^ 
tore. 

FOSS  Ifi^a,  U]  a  trench,  uKiat,  ditch 
or  p?t. 

FOSS  [with  .^tearomi^i]  akindofcavi. 
ly  in  a  bore,  with  a  ^arge  apertuiOg  hue 
no  exir  or  perforation. 
^  FCysSA,  a  diccb  to  which  in  aacae« 
times  women  commuting  leiony  ware 
drowned. 

FOSSA  [  in  Auttamf]  the  m|ddTe  pare 
of  rhc  cervhtt  or  lii»der  pair  of  the  ha* 
man  neck  s  alfo  the  great  chink  of  thft 
Pudendtm  mOiebre. 

FOSS- WAY,  one  of  the  foar  prioclpal 
high-ways  of  Engkmd  made  by  the  R9» 
mans^  and  fo  caiied  oa  account  of  its 
being  ditch'd  in  on  both  fides ;  or  bccwfia 
in  fome  places  i:  was  itever  perfe£led  I 
but  left  as  a  great  ditch.  It  leads  fron¥ 
Cornwall  through  Deuot^rtj  by  G0O01* 
Ivy,  heicrfttTf  ibmgrk^  Igc.  aad  to  Aoe* 
coin,  '  ♦  .       • 

FOSSA'GIUM,  the  diyry  paif  fox  tti0  ' 
fervic^  of  repairing  fofles.    '   *  >-, '  ' 

FO'SSa-WOOD,  trees  d«g  deep  ouc*^ 
of  the  ground,  fuppos'd  to  have  Iain  €bst9 
ever  fince  the  univerfal  d.^luge. 

Ifative  FOSSILS  [by  f/tmeraHfis}  are 
ftridly  defined  to  be  fenfible  bodfes,  ge- 
aerated  and  growing  in  and  of  the  earth, 
whofe  confticuent  parts  are  io  fimple  and 
homoeeneous,  chat  there  is  no  apparent 
diftinetion  of  vefTels  and  juices  between 
Che  part  and  the  Xfbole. 

Compound  FOSSILS  [with  Minen}  are 
fuch  as  may  be  divided  into  diftreot  and 
diffimilar  pares. 

Adventitious  FOSSILS!   [in  MmiTdh- 

Rreiffi  FOSSILS  f  ^1  are  the 
fubrerraneous  exuvid  of  fea  and  land  ani- 
mals s  and  even  vegecaUes,  as  (bells^ 
bones,  teeth,  leaves,  which  are  found  in 
plenty  in  divers  parts  of  the  earth. 

Simplg  FOSSIL S»  are  all  metals,  faltsv 
borh  common  and  precious  ;  alfo  earths. 

A  FO^STERING  [of  |:oyrjlian,£iz.;^ 
anouriihinfi;,  a  cherifbing,  a  bringing  up. 

FO*THBR  [of  jco^jie,  JJtt. J  any  fort 
of  meat  for  cattle. 

FOTUS,  the  fame  asiomentation.  £. 

FO'VEA,  a  pit  or  deep  hole  in  the 
ground  ro  catch  wild  beafts.    X- 

FOVEA  raid  Ree.2  a  grave.    X. 

FOVEA  [Jifirol.^  the  fourth  houfe  of 
the  figure  of  the  heavens,  the  fame  as 
f  man  osdi. 

FOVEA  Cordis  Iwjbiatai^^  ahollow- 
nefs  in  tne  breaft  above  the  pit  of  the 
ftomach. 

FOUCUT  [of  Keotan,  Sax.'}  Sd 
fifthu 

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FOU'CftTENy  that  had  be«D  fought. 
JMilron. 

The  Anchor  h  FOUL  iSea  term]  figni- 
Bti  tbecoNe  isgotaboitt  the  fiaok, 

the  Ship  mdktt  FOUL  IVater  [Sea  term] 
is  wheo  9.  ihip  under  fail  comet  ioco  flkole 
wacer,  fo  as  to  raife  the  fand* 

To  ie  FOUL  on  each  other,  h  when 
flips  come  fo  clofe,  at  to  entangle  their 
<^igging»  and  do  one  another  damage. 

The  Rope  ii  FOUL  iSea  term]  figni- 
fies  the  rope  is  entangled  in  icfelf,  or  hin- 
dered by  another,  fi  that  it  cannec  xun 
or  be  baled.  ^ 

FOUL  Sbipt.  IS  one  that  has  been  long 
imcrimroedy  (o  chtt  grafst  weeds,  peri- 
ivinkles  or  barnacles  ftick  or  grow  to 
lier  fides  under  water. 

FOULDS,  folds.    Milton. 

FOU'tLY  [/aulice  of  j^ul,  Sax.'J  fil- 
thily ;   alfo  untairly,  fraudulently,  bafely. 

FOU'LNESS  fjrylnej^jre.  Sax,)  filihi- 
aefsy  undeannefss  alfo  unfairuefs,  unjuft- 
ne^. 

FOUND  [of  JcSnban,  £fx.j  did  find, 
was  found. 

FOUNDATION,  a  donation  or  legacy 
either  of  money  or  lands  for  the  main- 
tenance or  fupport  of  fome  community, 
hofpicaly  fchoolt  lefture  or  other  work 
of  piety. 

To  FOU'NDER  [ad  frnidim  fiimerge. 
re,  L.  coaler  a  fimd^  R]  See  Founder^ 
ing. 

: — --1    FOUNDERS  were  in- 

^L  X^ ^L  ^^orporaced anno z6i 4, and 
■Tm^V  '^^  a  mailer,  i  wardens, 
AJKi/D    ^^  ailiftanis,    and  96  on 

f     


the  livery,  )«np.  the  liveiy 
fine  is  6/.  Their  armo- 
rial eofigns  are  ^^ziirf,  an 
Ewer  between  two  Pil- 
lars Or.  Their  creft  a  furnace,  flames, 
and  therein  a  pair  of  tongues  held  by  a 
hands  aU  proper. 

FOU'NDERING,  finking,  a  ibipisfaid 
to  founder  wheo  by  a  great  leak  or  a 
great  Tea  breaking  in  upon  her,  fbe  takes 
in  fo  much  water  that  Ihe  cannot  be 
freed  from  it  1  fo  that  ibe  will  neither 
Veer  nor  fleer  ;  but  lies  like  a  log,  and 
not  beifig  able  to  fwim  long,  will  at  laft 
fink. 

FOU'NDERING  [infibr/^]  is  an  oni- 
veif;il  rheumatifm,  or  adefluxion  of  hu- 
mours upon  the  fine ws  of  the  legs,  which 
caufes  fo  great  a  fliffnefs  in  them,  that 
they  lore  rheir  wonted  motion. 

FOU'NDERING  [in  the  Botfy']  befals 
a  horfe  by  eating  too  much  provender  fud- 
denly,  when  too  hot  s  as  alfo  by  dtink- 
ing  coo  much  upon  travelling  when  hoc, 
and  riding  him  after  «. 


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^OU^NDBftlNGS,  clods  of  etrth,4ro(it^ 
lgfc»  that  fall  down  from  manoauns  or 
any  other  precipices* 

FOU'NDRY  1   the  art  of  meltioR  and 

FOU'NDERYf  cafHng  aU  fora  ofae. 
tals,  particularly  brais,  iron,  Ufc, 

FOUNT  [of /oRi,  X.J  a  fouocaio.  Mit- 
ton* 

FOUNT  fof /kiid#rf,X.J  4  let  of 
printing  letters  or  types. 

FOU'NTAIN  [fimtaine,  F.]  an  artifici- 
al fpring  of  (or  well  to  contain^  water 
in  a  garden  i  whither  the  water  u  broughc 
in  ^pes  of  lead,  ^c.  and  comnaonly  mads 
to  fpout  out  of  tue  mouths  or  other  pans 
of  images. 

Arch'd  FOU'NTAIN,  one  whofe  bafon 
and  jet  are  placed  perpeuUcularly  uadaT 
an  arch. 

,  Bafin  FOUNTAIN,  a  bafon  having  x 
jet,  tpout  or  perhaps  a  ftatue,  Ute,  ia 
the  middle. 

^  Covered  FOUNTAIN,  a  kind  of  pavi. 
Hon  built  of  ftone,  indofii^  a  refervoir, 
and  fpouting  forth  the  water  at  a  pipd 
or  cock. 

Cup  FOUNTAIN,  one  which  hefides  a 
bafon  has  a  cap  fupported  on  a  pedeftal^ 
iffc.  and  receivine  a  jet  or  fpout  of  wa- 
ter rifing  out  of  the  middle  of  it. 

Marine  FOUNTAIN,  a  fountain  com^- 
pofed  of  aquacick  figures,  as  fea  divinities, 
Naiades«  tricons,  dolphins,  ^. 

NavaS  FOUNTAIN,  one  made  in  the 
form  of  a  (hip  or  galley. 

Open  FOUNTAIN,  is  any  fpouting 
fountain,  with  a  bafon^  cup  or  other  or* 
namencs. 

Rnfiick  FOUNTAIN,  a  fountain  adoni* 
ed  or  inriched  with  rock-work,  ibeli* 
work,  petrifaAions,  ^« 

Aityrictf/ FOUNTAIN,  aruftickfonn* 
tain  in  manner  of  a  grotto  adorned  with 
fatyrs,  fylvans,  fiiuns,  }ffe» 

SMuary  FOUNTAIN^  one  which  be- 
ing open  and  infulated  is  adorned  with 
one  or  more  ftatues. 

Sfndfolicdl  FOUNTAIN,  one  whofe 
principal  ornaments  are  the  attributes* 
arms  or  cogaiiances  of  th«  owner  or  c^ 
reftor. 

Fyramida  FOUNTAIN,  One  that  is 
compofed  of  (everal  bafons  or  cupt  rai- 
fed  in  iiones  over  each  other,  each  lefa 
than  the  other  to  che  top,  iiipporttfd  by 
a  hollow  fhaft  or  flem* 

Spouting  FOUNTAIN,  anj  fouataia 
whofe  water  is  daned  forth  ampetuoufl/ 
through  one  or  more  jets  or  ajutages^ 
and  returns  in  rains,  aet-lolda  or  tlio 
Uke. 

Spring  FOUNTAIN,  a  kind  of  plala 
fpouc  or  fUcan  of  waceri  ifliuog  one  o£ 

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ti  Hone  or  hoTe  in  cho  wftll,  wuhouc  aii)r|«o|}et  s  and  cbe  c«be  imong  foiid  bodies  i* 
decof«-ion.  I  accoimced  (he  m^ft  excellent  and  pcrtcd. 


FOU'NTAINS  [  faotes.L.  fintMnes,  K] 
«f«  Of  two  forts,  ibch  nsdry  up  in  chc 
water,  tnd  faeh  at  flow  tlways.  Moft 
are  of  opinion,  ih^t  ihe  former  are  pre- 
faced by  the  rain.  Thofe  perpecaal  fprtogs 
Btf  be  defined  to  be  colle^ions  of  wa» 
rers  naiuin|^  down  from  the  higher  to  the 
lower  parts  of  the  ear^.b.  Out  of  a  great 
matrhorof  foeh  fboacainsy  rivers  are  ga- 
tfeered  which  carry  the  waters  iace  the 
fba« 

Some  heve  imagined,  that  the  perpecoal 
OQta  ere  derived  from  the  Tea,  and  chat 
there  <re  fabcerraneom  cubes  in  the  earth, 
through  whfeh  the  fea-waier  is  conveyed 
CO  the  fooncaiBS.  Bur  this  opinion  is  liable 
to  thcTe  two  difficulties,  how  it  is  pofllble 
for  the  iea-wacer  to  he  carried  ro  the  topi 
of  the  higheft  mountai:  s,  (ince  by  all  ex- 
pefineots  in  HfdTeftatkli  ic  appears,  that 
the  forface  of  any  water  coocained  in  any 
TdF*!  always  lies  even.  To  chac  ic  is  irn- 
eofibte  for  any  one  pare  of  cbe  far  face  co 
be  higher  than  another  ;  except  ic  be  made 
1o  hf  iotBit  external  (or.e.  a.  How  it 
coows  CO  pafs  ihac  fountain-water  is  not 
fair. 

Orhers  again  diiUke  cbis  hypotbefis,  and 
^hat  for  Several  reafons,  and  aifign  rain  as 
the  caofe  of  foentaioa ;  but  ii  rain  were 
the  only  caufe,  whei.ce  can  ic  be,  chac 
thofe  fc*ani«ins  are  never  dry  in  the  time 
cf  cbe  great  eft  droaghc^  when  there  has 
been  oo  rain  for  a  long  time?  and  there* 
fere  others  co  rain  sidd  vapours  $  which 
being  bj  the  heat  of  the  fun  exhaled  in  vad 
qoaiktTcies  (is  the  learned  Mr.  Edmund 
BMey  has  proved)  and  they  being  carried 
oter  the  low  Und  f>y  the  wind  co  the  ridges 
of  BKnmtainSy  where 'they  prefently  pre* 
cipk^re,  and  gliding  down  by  cbe  crannies 
ol  ftone,  and  part  of  the  vapouis  entering 
loco  the  caverns  of  the  hills,  the  water 
ibereot  cacbers  as  in  an  a:embick  in  the 
befooa  of  ftooe  v  finds  %  which  being  once 
fiHed,  all  the  ovei  plus  of  water  roos  over 
^  the  lowed  piece,  and  breaking  ouc  by 
the  fides  vd  the  hUts,  forma  fingte  fpringa, 

«al  many  of  chefe  ronotng  down  the  vaJeys  i  reprefenc  a  lub:irie';low, '  Full  of  wicked 
between  che  ridgesof  che  hills,  and  com-  jinieniions  \  becaule  thai  animal  is  nocabl^ 
WB%  roonite,  form  little  rivulets  or  brooks  $ !  on  arcounr  ot  its  crai  tinefs. 
«id  n>ny  of  rhefe  meeting  again  in  one  |  A  VOX  \  in  Coat  Jrmourjmzj  reprefenc 
coiBmoD  valley,  end  gainin{t  'he  piaini thole  h^c  have  d  ne  fignal icrvne to cheir 
(rou'd,  being  grown  left  rapid,  become  tpHnce  and  ^untry  by  i  he  ad  mi  mil  ration 
s  fiver  I  apd  many  of  chefe  oeing  united  of  juftice  i  or  upoo  embaffirs  or  fuch  like 
CO  one  comoioo  ch-jnnel,  maite  the  Urgeftlae^'tecions,  '/'b^re  wit  and  dexterity  i» 


reprefencinR  firmnefs,  c  ncinuance  an.^  vir- 
tue. Tbff  figure  in  its  ptr ts  make  up  lo, 
beiQ^  confi^ered  cwo  •imesand  a  hall,  ^nd 
alfo  m  chis  manner,  i,  a,  3,  4,  make  10, 
Ir  is  che  number  of  leccers  in  ih'  Hebrew 
eame  niH^-  ^nd  thence  by  df vines  •  ailed 
Titragfdmmatan^  or  name  of  4  ler ;  c  <  s ;  and 
ffi'iny  orher  aclons  hfve  given  loCoda 
name  of  4  i errors,  as  the  Ajfy riant  Adad, 
the  Egyptians  Amin,  he  fetfuuu  Syic, 
tie  Qutk  9s6C,  rhe  latm  Deus,  and 
thence  che  ¥unck\>\mx, 

FOUR  Corner$  £wicb  Horfenun'\  19 
work  a  horfe  upoo  4  corners,  is  in  imagi- 
oation  to  div.de  the  vojc  r  round  inco  4 
^uarcersi  and  when  he  has  done  Coupon 
eachof  L^fe  quarters,  che  h-rfemakesa 
round  or  two  at  tr^'C  or  gallop  *  and  whca 
he  has  done  fe  upoo  each  quarter,  he  b 
faid  to  have  made  the  .our  qu4r[ers. 

FOURCH  |;in  Jjm]  a  delay  or  porting 
off  or  pro^  npmg  a.>  ift  •  n. 

FOURCHER  lold  U»  term]  a  putting 
off,  prolonging  or  tieiayi  g  o'  an  adion* 

FOURCHEB'  fin  Htraidry]  -1 

as  a  Ctofi  fburcbtey  is  one  i^>f  ywl 
that  is  forked  at » nc  ends,  chat  jX=r  bz^l 
has  its  forks  compos  d  oi  ftraic  1^1  C| 
Hoes,  and  Uonc  eods»  as  if  cue  ^>-^-<)X — ^ 
off,  as  in  che  Sgure.    F 

FOURNEAU'»  t  povvder-chamber,  or 
chamber  ol  a  mine ;  a  hole  or  cavity  made 
under  a  work-  The  cop  of  which  is  V  me- 
times  cut  inco  fcveral  points  like  chim« 
oeys,  to  make  more  pafiages  '^r  rhe  pow- 
der*  chac  it  may  have  its  eHeds  00  feveial 
fides  at  che  fame  rime.    F. 

FOWL  [  pijel.  Sax.  fuih  Dan,  ]  a 
bird. 

FOX  r>:ox.  Sax.  JFuc!(0,  Dan.}  a  craf- 
cy  animal  i  a  beaft  oi  chace. 

A  FOX  iBmtUmatkaUy]  may  very  pro- 
perly tienoce  a  pruden  commu'der,  who, 
ro  gain  viftories  wich  lefs  expence  o£ 
bloody  rather  choofes  co  prevail  m  his  en- 
terpiiies  by  conduft  and  ft>acagein,  than 
by  downright  dint  of  the  fuldier's  cour.ge. 

A  FOX  iBeroglvpbicaUy]  was  uted  co 


rivers,    is  the  Tbametf  the  Sjunt^  'the 
DmitSey  ^c. 

FOUR  [qmmr^  I.  ^trt,  F.]  IV.  4. 
Aia  figure  it  ^caUed  che  cube's  bafe»  a 
«i^  Of  U^ku%  having  a  foot  or  bafe  of  4 


of  moie  ufe  than  ftrength  o*  valour. 

FO'XFS   Evil  [with  PMciOBs     >  dif* 

eafe  when  ihe  hair  falls  >fftrora  che  bead 

by  che  roots:  aff'eddir.goi  cheha«'r,caus'4 

byUiel4tf4K«MrAiorodM4^wifet    ^   ,    , 

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FR  A'CTION  [in  Aritbmeticl)  a  broken 
Dumber,  being  a  proportiouabie  part  of 
a.ny  integer  or  whcvie  ihing. 

Vulgar  FRACTION,  is  one  always  ex- 
preffed  by  2  numbers,  the  one  writicn 
over  the  ocber  with  a  line  betweeot  as  y- 
Decimal  FRACTION,  is  one  thac  has 
for  lis  denominaiiou  i>  with  cypher  or 
cyphers,'  as  f  tS'S  tAt*  commonly 
forbrevtryfake  IS  fctdownihus,  .5  -lo 

FRA'CTIOUS  [oifraSus  or  fiaaio^L.^ 
ouarrelfome,  peevitb. 

FRA'CTIOUSNHSS,  quarrelfoine  tem- 
per, apmefi  to  cake  offence,  peevi^hnefs. 
PRA'CTURED   [of  froBura,  I.  frac- 
ture,  F.  of  froBus^  1.  broken]   crackt, 
broken.  ♦ 

FRAGA'RIA  [with  Botonki  miters] 
a  ftraw-berry  buflj.    X. 

FRA'GILIS,  e[yf\i^Botamc\  ITriteri] 
britrle,  eafie  to  be  broken. 
FRAGl'LITY     \[fragiiitas,   L.  fro- 
FRA'CILENESSf  gilit/,  F.J   britile- 
ncfs,  weakncfs. 
FR A'GRANCEl  r/ri^r4nr/tf,l.]  fweet- 
FRA'GRANCY  f  nels  of  fmeH. 
FRA'GRANTNESS   [  fragrantia,    l.j 
(iragrancy. 

FRAIL  Ifragitis,  I.]  weak  of  nature, 
feeble ;  alfo  brittle.  . 

FRAI'LTY     Xlfrn^il'ttasyL.  fragi- 
FRAI'LNBSS  f  ltte\  F.]   weaknefs  of 
nature,  brictlcnefs,  trailty. 

FRA'ISES  [in  Military  Agms\  are  pie- 
ces  of  wood  of  6  or  7  foot  long  planted  un- 
der the  Cordon^  in  places  which  are  not 
faced  with  ftone  or  brick,  they  are  planted 
at  the  bafe  of  a  Parapet^  being  let  about 
half  way  into  ihe  Rampart  i  they  are  not 
laid  parallel  to  the  Bafe  of  the  Rampart, 
but  a  little  doping  downwards  with  their 
points,  that  men  cannot  ftand  on  them; 
their  chiefeft  ufe  is  co  hinder  the  garrifon 
from  deferting,  which  would  be  ealy  with- 
out them,  efpecially  in  places  with  dry 
moats.  They  likewife  prevent  furpriies 
and  efcalades.    See  the  bgure  following. 


F  R 

To  FRAIZE  a  Battalion,  is  to  line  le 
everv  way  round  with  pikes,  that  if  thejr 
Ibould  be  charged  with  a  body  of  horfe, 
the  pikes  being  prefented  may  cover  the 
musketeers  from  the  (hock  ot  the  horfc, 
and  ferve  as  a  barricade. 
FRAME- WORK-KNIT, 
TERS  were  incorpjia^ei 
about  the  year  166^,  th^y 
are  a  mailer,  a  wardent, 
18  afliftanrs;  but  no  li- 
very. Their  amns  on  a 
feal  (for  I  find  them  not 
in  colours)  are.  On  a  ' 
cheveron  between  a  combs,  and  as  many 
leacfs  of  needles  in  chief,  and  an  iron  jack, 
lead-finker  in  Bafe  i  a  main  fpring  between 
a  fmall  fprings  5  all  which  pans  belong  to 
France.  Their  haU  is  fituated  in  Red-Crofs^ 
Street, 

FRAME  [with  Tainters]  a  kind  of  chafly 
or  fquare  composed  of  4  lonjt  pieces  of  flips 
of  wood  joined  together,  the  inrermedlat« 
fpace  of  which  is  divided  by  little  ftrings 
or  threads  into  a  great  number  of  little 
fquares,  like  the  maflies  of  a  net  ufed  itt 
reducing  figures  from  great  to  fmill,  or 
from  fmall  to  erear. 

To  be  out  o/^FRAMB,  i.  e.  to  be  difor- 
dered  or  difcompofed  in  body  or  mind. 

FRA'MPOLH  Fence  [in  the  manour  of 
iVrittle  in  EJfex}  a  privilege  belonging  ro 
the  inhabitants,  to  have  the  wood  that 
grows  on  the  fence >  and  as  many  trees  or 
poles  as  a  man  can  reach  from  the  top  of 
the  ditch  with  the  helve  of  an  8xes.for  the 
repairing  of  his  fence. 

FRA'NCHISEc/i2iant«ri  [ntRomei  a 
certain  fpace  or  dittrid  wherein  the  houfes 
of  embafladors  of  the  European  princes  are, 
and  where  they  retire,  where  they  caimoc 
be  arrefted,  nor  profecured  at  law. 

To  FRANCHISE  [cfrancbir]  to  grant 
liberty,  privileges,  freedoms,  immuni- 
ties, Jsrc-  ,       ■ 

FRANCI'GENA  a  Frenckman,  m  our 
ancient  cuftonu,  was  a  general  name  for 
all  foreigners. 

FRA'NOIBLENBSS  [frangibilkas^  X* 
offrangere  to  break]  capableneft  or  eafi* 
nets  to  oe  broken. 

FRA'NGIPANE,  an  exquifite  kind  of 
perfume,  frequently  given  to  the  leather 
wherewith  gloves,  &c.  is  made. 

FRA'NGULA  [with  Bown(/fj]  the  Wack. 
alder-tree.    L. 

To  FRANK  Letters,  to  order  them  t<^ 
be  carried  withoat  paying  thepoftage. 
FRANK  ALLEU   la   land,    tenement 
FRANK  ^//odiuw I     or  demefii,   tha^ 
does  not  hold  of  iny  fnperior  lord. 
To  FRANK^  (0  fGe4,  co  fatten.    O. 


Digitized  by 


Googi.FRA'NKi.v 


F  R 

FRA'NKLY  Ifrmicbemm^  R  ]  freely, 
plain  y,  60  erely. 

FRA'NKN-SS  [ftaacbife^  R]  freenefi, 
ope  -hea  red-  ers,  hucf-rity. 

FKA'NTICKLY  Idvec  fren^^  F.more 
frtaieuco^  L,     a  rcr  a  :ren£tcal  maoner. 

FRA'NTICKNESS  f  pbren^s,  X.  /r^- 
•5^.  IC  ot  o^  M^jf ,  GrJ  freniinefi,  era- 
SGclsy  Bia-neis. 

PRATER NAaiTY  rfiaternalitas,  JU^ 
Wothcrtkood  $  br ocherlineis,  brpcherly  at* 

FRATE'RNALLY  £  fraUmOiter,  L. 
frgermeUemaU,  F.]  after  the  mtoner  o£ 
er  like  a  brocher« 

FRATERNITY  of  jtmt^  an  alliance 
or  aflbciation  tn  arms,  in  aoHenc  cimei 
coQcuded  between z  knights,  who  chere- 
hr  agreed  to  go  cogerher,  Aare  their  for- 
tones, and  mmiuWy  affift  each  other  agaioft 
aA  rte  world. 

FRAHTRAGB,  the  Miticioa  among  bro- 
thers  or  coheirs^  coming  to  the  fame  inhe- 
mace  or  fuccemon:  alfo  that  part  of  the 
iihcritaace  diac  comes  to  the  youngeft 
hrorhers* 

FR  ATRfiS  cmjurati  [in  A»t,  £.]  fworn 
Iro'Hrrs  or  companions. 

FRAlTDULENT    IfrmdideiUuSt    X.] 

4eoeictal,  cheating,  Imavilb,  ^c 

FRAO'DULHNCY       1  [  framde^  F.  of 

FRAlTDULBNTNESSf     faudtiUattUy 

XJ  deceithilnefsy  guileiujoefsy    knavilh* 

FRIYGHT  [of  jrtltjt.  Tent.']  fraighc- 
e^  /.  #.  fall  laden, 

FRAXINBaLA  [with  Botaaifis2  ^^' 
tart  «titta^y.     I. 

niEA^ISH.  magf 0C7,  whimfical,  igfc. 

FRE'AKISHNESS,  capricioafnefs,  mag- 


^cdneTs,  ^r 

FR  HECKLED  1  [tf.d.fpecklcd]  haying 

FRE'CKI. Y  i  many  fmall  reddiih  f^ots 
a  :lve  sido. 

F&E'CKLES.  a  fort  of  fmall,  hard.dnsky 
bcbocs  or  pttftules  arifing  on  the  skin  of  the 
lue  or  haads,  and  moftly  io  perfons  of  the 
laircft  and  fineft  skins. 

FaEE-BORN  [of  icjieah-beojipc,5«r.J 
bom  in  freedom,  with  a  right  to  privi- 
leges and  tmmuoicies. 

To  FREE  (Sea  Term]  when  a  ftip*s 
pazDp  throws  out  more  water  than  Ae 
leaks  neo  her,  ir  is  faid  to  free  her. 

To  FREE  laBoat]  it  to  bale  or  lade  out 
tke  water. 

FREE  StaUt  I  repablick  governed  by 
nagiftrates  eleaed  by  the  free  fuffirages  of 
ate  inhabitants. 

niEEDOM  cf  the  IVitt^  a  ftate  or  fa- 
CBky  of  the  mind,  wherein  all  the  moci- 
mm  of  the  will  are  in  oar  power  \  and  we 
«R  cfiflktod  CO  deti^raifiooo  d)i«  or  thtc ; 


FR 

to  do  food  or  evil  without  any  force  or 
conftraioc  from  any  foreign  caule  whatfo  - 
ever, 

FREEDOM  0/  Qmtradiaion  [with 
&^hool9if8]  is  that  whereby  we  are  at  our 
choice  to  w'tU  or  mil  i  to  love  or  not  love, 
iffc. 

FREEDOM  ofOmtrariety  [with  Scbooi- 
men'}  is  that  whereby  we  aie  at  our  own 
choice  to  do  good  ot  evil  i  to  be  tfirtuoui 
or  vicious,  to  take  a  horfe  or  a  lion. 

FREEDOM  of  a  Cityy  ^c  a  right  of 
ezerciiing  a  trade  or  employment,  ^.  in' 
a  city  or  town  corporate,  and  a  being 
eleded  to  the  dignities  and  offices  of  it. 

FREE- STONE,  a  fort  of  a  ftone  that 
works  up  like  alabafler  ;  ufed  in  buildiog« 
and  dug  up  In  many  parts  of  England. 

FRBfi'NESS  [  ^Jiehncjr/e»  64ix.  ]  « 
being  free;  alfo  liberality. 

FREB'ZmC  [in  Pbyfiology]  congelati- 
on, is  the  fixing  of  a  fluid  §  or  the  dc* 
priving  ic  of  its  natural  mobility,  by  the 
adion  of  cold ;  or  the  a&  of  converting  a 
fluid  fuMtance  into  a  firm,  coherent^  rigid 
one,  called  ice. 

To  FRBBZ  [jcpt/«n»  Sax.^  w  con-j 
geal  into  ice. 

FREEX  [io  ArcbiteSurel  ii  that  part 
of  the  entablature  of  columns  betweeo 
the  Architrave  and  Canacbe, 

n/can  FRBEZ;  Vitrtevius  makes  it  flat 
and  plain,  the  highefk  $0  minutes,  the  lef* 
fer  35  ScammozTU  makes  it  plain,  and  Aft» 
and  FaUadio  convex  or  fwelling,  and  ia 
height  but  a6  minutes-  J, 

Dorick  FREEZ,  both  Vitruvituvad  rig\ 
nola  make  this  freez  flat,  only  carved  witk 
trifjlyphs  and  metopes,  and  the  height  of 
it  30  or  45  minutes,  and  Scommaxxi  and 
Talladio  45  minutes. 

iiwicft  FREEZ,  rimww  makes  thit 
freei  flat,  but  commonly  carved  with  acan- 
thus leaves,  lions  and  men,  fa^*  .*°*!  .^. 
height  30  minuses,  jTtgnola  4S»  ScammKU 
a8,  and  Falladio  convex  or  fweUiog,  but 
27  minutes.  _       .  ^      ... 

Corinttian  FREEZ,  vttrwius  makes  thia 
like  the  Janic\^  and  in  height  30  minucea 
%  thirds ;  Vignola  the  fame  but  45  minutes, 
Scammoxti  and  Palladh  the  fame  j  but  thj 
former  31  and  5  fourths,  end  the  latter  •• 
minutes  io  height. 

Compqfit  FREEZ,  Vitrmfius  make*  that 
freex  flat ;  but  bcfct  with  cartoufes  and  car- 
ved between  every  cartotife,  and  in  height 
Si  minutes  and  a  half  5  F/«oto  the  iame  | 
but  4S  minutes,  ScammozxtWt  1*™™^* 
Falladio  convex  or  fwelUng,  but  In  heigitt 
t%  minutes.  ",     .    - 

A  Convex  FREEZ       lar«  thofe  whof* 
AFulvinatednmzf   profile  it    t 


curve. 


Tt  » 


flmi/hfil 


Digitized  by  LjOOQ IC 


FR 

ftourjfbed  FRBEZE,  is  one  ioriched 
with  ri  Ks  ..£  imaginary  foliagei. 

Hiftorical  FREBZE,  is  one  adorned  with 
bafs  Liievo's,  reprefipncing  hlftoriey,  fa 
crifice$,  Jjr/:. 

Marhkt  FAEEZE,  one  rcprefe  .ring  fea- 
hoiies,  Tr  tons,  a  <d  other  thi  gs  pertain- 
ing to  Lc  ieh,  a»  Ihelis  of  fiOies,  baths, 
grorr..*$,  Iffc. 

RiifiicitK  BZBt  b  qne  whofe  couifes 
are  r  .ft  rarer    -i   I.>  bofled. 

4>ym£o//(;tf/ FREEZE,  one  tdorped  yric* 
tbii  f.s  perr-i'ii  g  to  religion,  as  the  j4p' 
ptratus  '>(  ^ociifices,  Jjrc. 

FRE'NDFNT  Ifrendens,  LJ  gnafting 
the  rec:b. 

FRE'NDLESS  jM^  [uiih  che  £i^2(/J!y 
iSKxoHi    ^n  ou.  lawe::*  man. 

FR f^'NZICAL  {pbreiutis^  Z-  olf^snTif, 
Gr.  frentfie  F.  j  a  fort  of  madneU  oi 
dof^^^. 

FRE'QUENCY         \ifrequentia,    X.] 

F  E'QUENTNESS  J  of  cnncl's  i  ufual- 
cefs )    '^mmonnefs. 

FKE'SC^>  a  -ay  of  paining  or  phit- 
tering  (oi  r-^^her  b  tt*,  upon  walls  to  en- 
dure the  u-e-th^r,  an  leprefenrinft  bii  ts, 
l>eafts.  herbs,  fruit,  h^c.  in  rel:et.  Ic  's 
done  witii  a  compolt  ot  the  powder  or 
old  rubbi  ti  ftoQCs,  mixr  with  b-rnc  flinr 
(Or  lime)  and  waiei,  with  w  ich  the 
Wftl>  is  plaiftered  a  good  chickr.efS)  and 
pa'nced  u ich  colours  grvund  with  lime- 
water,  milk  or  whey,  and  hid  on  (he 
ph'ller  while  ic  is  wee,  by  which  meun 
they  incotpora'e  with  the  plaifter  fo  as 
never  CO  wafli  out. 

Tiiia  was  the  ancient  Grecian  way  of 
paii,fing,and  afrerwards  uleu  by  the  Ro- 
mans  i  there  have  bee-  fcvcral  whole 
jrow.is  of  this  w^rk  in  Germany^  and  rx 
ceUenty  well  done,  buc  now  they  arc 
jruined  ty  the  wa.s. 

There  are  3  charobcrs  in  the  p  >pc's 
palice  at  Rome  d  ^p-^  in  fre/co  by  Raphael 
Vrhwy  auci  Julio  Romano^  and  I'kcwife 
s  moil  excellent  frefco  work  at  Fontan  be 
Teau  'n  trance^  which  was  the  work  or 
Bollameo  Martin  Roufe  a  Florentine^  &nd 
Otbe  s,  iA.iita'ning  the  continued  irave's 
oi  Vlyffts  i  1 60  aicces. 

FRFSH  the  Uawje  iSea  phrafe]  or  veer 
tnttmore  cable^  is  wi.en  part  of  a  cable 
thsii  lies  in  the  hawfe,  is  fretted  or  cha- 
fed, anJ  it  -f  reouircd  tha:  m  jrec  ible  be 
veered  ur,  that  to  another  part  oficmay 
Jrcft  in  theh'.wre. 

To  FRE'SHEN  prendre  frais,  F"]  to 
inake  frefh  thtt  which  has  been  falted; 
iov  thtt  which  is  grown  fjiint  or  dlfcoi 
loured. 

Jj^^fSHNBSS  [of  frakheur,  r.]  new- 
pui  «  DOC  being  failed  s  ^alFo  the  being 


FR 

reftelbed  from  tirednefss  alTo  coolnets  of 
air. 
FRETFUL    [probably  of    KP^1^» 

Sax     kV,evi:! . 

PFLE'TFULNESS,  peeviAnefs. 

FRE'T-WOilK,   a  fort  o\    plaifterer> 
work  fo  cftiled. 

To  FRET  as  cloth   (Jfjieo'^n,  Saxl 
to  we « I  nv , 

A  FRET,  a  f'ime  or  hear  of  puiion. 
FRET  cr  Fi  BTTE'  [in 
I  Ht^^ryjis  fuppofecl  byfooie 
I  to  be  called  ^o^  beoufe  its 
I  pieces  leem  to  tree  one  ano- 
rher  by  their  alternate  fii- 
pery  ii  ion.  $.imc  are  of  opinion  it  rc~ 
prefents  the  true  lover's  knot-  It  is  re- 
T*Ttftt\itd  as  in  the  figure. 

FK  ET        "I  [in  ArcbiteS,']  U  a  knot  or 

FRE TTE  j  ornament  that  con6fts  of 
iwo  i:(lk,  or  fmall  fillets,  va.ioufly  inter- 
acer^  or  interwoven,  and  runni;g  ^t  pa- 
ntile! diftances  equal  to  rheif  brtadtt^^ 
every  cum  ot  which  and  imerfe6lion  mutt 
be  At  right  .angles,  'hey  were  ufed  by  tho 
ancienrson  flit  members,  as  th^  faces  o£ 
r^e  corona  or  eaves  ot  cornices,  utxier 
r.  e  roofs,  fc£fiis,  ^c,  us  in  the  following; 
figure. 


FRET  WORK  [fo  called  of /rrtTf,  X.J 
ir  (i2;nified  tho  limier-work  or  a  roof,  is 
an  nftruwe  t  of  trets  ufed  to  fill  np  and 
inrichflu  empty  fpaces;  prindpaliy  ufed 
in  roofs  which  are  fretted  over  with  plaif- 
ter  w  rk, 

FRETS  [wttb  Mfnn^i]  openings  made 
'n  the  banks  of  rivers  mads  ^y  land  floods. 

FRI'ABLE*«JESS  'tlfriabilitas,  Z.J  brit- 

FRIABILITY  J  tlenefs,  aptnefs  ^o 
crumble  in  frnJl  particles. 

Friability  is  fupp^fsd  toarifc  from  that 

tri-blc    lojics  do  ronfift   wholly  of    dry 

p^ris,  irregularly  c-  mbtned  and  which  are 

eadily  fepa rated,  as  having  nothii^  glu- 

tin  'us.  yc.  to  bind  them  together. 

FRICA'TIONl    [with   Fbyficianr'i  m, 

tRl^CTTON  J  rubbing  or  chafing  tT»7 
pirr  of  the  bO(  y,  either  dry  with  the 
hand  or  linen-clorbs,  or  moift  with  oils, 
ointments,  waters.  MfC, 

FRl'CTION  [in  MechanicksJ  h  the 
refi  ia  ice  that  a  moving  body  meets  #itl|* 
all  from  the  forfaco  whercQa  It  moves. 


FR 

niDEGAST,  acercain  Idol  ofche  to- 
ac-  Britons* 

fXl'DSTOLL    1      I  prV^  fcjp  of 

FRTHSTO^r  f  ^ji>B  pe'ce.  and 
jrt^,  Smx.  4  placej  a  Teac,  Lhair,  or 
place  of  pea-:*. 

FRIE'NDLINESS  [jCJlionblicDe/JTe, 
ibj  •rien>-l7  >i  kio    >^ii*vioar. 

FKlE'NDSHlP  [of  jfjieonb  and  Jhip* 
&r.]  the  qoalic?  o*"  kmiuefs  of  a  iriend. 

?Rl'ER$  Ifratret,  L.  freres^  F.  i.  e. 
brethren]  mooks  or  religious  perfons  of 
•iich  there  are  4  principal  orders,  i. 
Tbe  Friers  Minors  or  FranciJtMs,  or  Grey 
frim.  a.  The  Jugtiftiiu,  3.  The  Dom- 
icm  or  BlMk  Friers.  4.  The  Carme- 
ktivtfFbne  Friers. 

nxiKYliconfraire,  F.]  a  fociety  of 

FRrnvf  tfieiSi  alio  their  cloiftcr 
or  b'.Jiicacion. 


grumu, 

jpc^whOHitbcy  adorei 
gM  canhly  bleffings 
■Mr  iCurt.    Tbe  idc 


He  iHitDc  BrtiaUf  StutanSf  Germau, 
adored  to  otxain  plenty 
■=-^$  anj   prorpertt|F  in 

—  idol  reprefented  both 

(toi  u  well  man  as  woman,  and  ^i  a 
■•TBiphroaite  is  faid  to  have  both  the 
^nbcfs^of  a  mao  and  the  members  of  a 
2>tto»  A  certain  author  writes  chat 
Mood  00  Um  right  haod  oi  (he  great 


PR 

god  TberamUf  or  Tbor,  fitting  Or  lylpg  Iq 
a  great  ball,  and  HToden  the  god  or  wfu* 
on  the  left.  She  was  piftured  with  « 
r«vord  in  one  hand,  and  a  bow  in  th# 
other,  to  imitate  that  women  as  well  a« 
men  fliould  in  ciipe  ot  need  be  ready  to 
figh  t.  She  was '.  eputed  the  giver  of  peace 
and  plenty,  and  alfo  the  cauier  of  love 
and  vmity.  From  t^iis  goddeff  oor 
Fridof  is  fuppofed  to  have  taken  its  nvne. 
See  the   ^are. 

FRIOEFA'OTIVE,  making  cold. 

FRi'GBFlBD  Xf^igefiOim^  J.]  made 
cold.    JL 

A  FKI'ClD  SuUt  is  a  lew,  jejune  man- 
ner^ of  didion,  wanting  lorce,  warmth 
of  imagination,  figures  of  fpeech,  XtfC, 

FRIGI'DTTY       I   [figidit^^,     L,  J 

FRI'GIDNESS     /■v-oldnefs,  impotcncy. 

To  FKl'CiHTEW  fJCjlihtJan,  Stiu 
fcictct,  DaiL^  to  pui  in  J  a  fright^  to 
terrify. 

FRI'GHTFUL  [|^l'ht;pil.  Sax.^  cao- 
fing  fri^t  or  terror  j  alf J  ape  to  be  put  iiv 
to  8  fright. 

FRl'GHTFULNESSrjyiiht/ulnef/f» 
Sax,"]  apcoefs  to  be  affrighted  }  alfo  lerri- 
blenefs  of  afped. 

FRIGORIFIC  [frigorificus,  1.]  ma- 
king or  producing  cold. 

FRINGE  Ifrange^  F.]  a  fort  of  or- 
nament. 

To  FRINGE  ifranger^  F.Jtogamiik 
with  irinaes. 

FRI'SKINESS,  skittifl)  wantonneft  la 
skipping  ^nd  flirting  to  and  iro,  ]<jrc. 

FRI'SKY  [probably  oifrifyue,  F.  bn'sk^ 
of  firixzare,  ItaL;  leaping  and  jumping 
'  up  and   down. 

FRl'THGILD  [in  ancient  Records'}  th« 
fame  »$  is  now  called  a  gild,  Irate:  nicy  or 
company. 

FRITILLARY  [  with  Bo/4ii</?/ ]  a 
flcwer  that  is  vctf  finely  chequered  and 
refembles  rhe  fhape  of  a  dice-box,  from 
whence  ft  h's  irs  name.    X. 

FRI'VOLOUSNESS  [  of  fiivolus,  X. 
fiiyoU,  F.J  tr'Aingoefs,  iofignificatitners, 
vair.nels. 

FRIZH.    See  FteeU- 

FRI'ZZLING  Ifrifi.  F.  J  curled  or 
crifpcd. 

A  FRI'IZLINO  Ifrifiire,  FJ  a  curl- 
ing  or  crifping,  propeily  of  the  hair. 

FROB'NULUM  Ptnis  1  [  in  AMOtontf  ] 

FROB'NUM  Fenis  |  a  memoraoe 
which  ties  the  prdputium  to  the  glands  of 
the  Peiui,    1. 

FRO'LICKSOMB,  difpofed  to  play,  or 
full  of  merry  pranks,  whimfies,  ]^. 

FRO'LICKSOMBNESS,  the  playirig 
of  merry  pranks^  whimfies^  }gfc,. 

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FRO'NDATBD  Ifioadatus.lJ]  Icav'd, 
iMving  leives. 

FRONDATlON,  a  ftrtpping  or  pul- 
ling the  leaves  off  from  '  oughs.    £• 

FRCyNDENT  Ifrottdens^  Z.]  bxing- 
iog  tiyrih  leaves 

FRONDl'FhROUS  Ifrondifer,  X.] 
Iwaring  leaves. 

¥KOSDO'SliUES$\[frmdafiUU,   JL] 

FRONbO'SITY      f  iMfinefs. 

FRONT  [in  Profpeaive]  the  orthogra- 
phical proje&ion  ol  ao  objefi  upoo  a  pa- 
sallel  plnne 

FRONT  of  a  BattaliaUy  Is  the  firft  rank 
of  fil^  iedders;  i'  is  alfo  called  the  face 
or  i^eid  of  a  baitalion. 

FRONT  9fd  Squadron,  u  the  firft  rank 
of  t.oopcrs. 

FRONT  ofim  Anttf^  it  the  firft  row  or 
terns  in  the  nift  i:ne,  which  [in  the 
Borfi]  nte  r^ie  q -afrer  maftcrs  tents, 
fand  i'.  the  Foot]  ihofe   of  fc  jean  is. 

FRONT  (.  1  •  Place}  is  tHc  f«ce  of  a 
place,  or  tbeTinatUe,  i.e,  a<l  rhac  is  con- 
tained berween  ( re  fla  (.e«  angles  o\  two 
Dei):hbourirg  bvilions,  viz»  the  two  faces 
the  IV  A  fltnlrs  id  the  cu  r  .in, 

re  FRONT  «rn7irtfjf  [MiUtary  pbrafif] 
is  wh  n  inen  are  iacef>  ro  all  fides. 

FRO'MTAL   [in  Arcbheaure]  a  little 
)  fronton  Of  rediment  fomecmes  placed  over 
ji  r.ft'p  df»or  or  window. 

FRONTAL  Botttt  the  bone  of  the  fore- 
keid. 

FRONT ALf  a  pare  of  the  bridle  of  an 
torfr, 

FRONTA'LES  [in  jtMtomjft  two  maf- 
c!es»  on  one  each  fide  of  the  forehead ; 
commonly  fuppofeJ  to  <pri  g  from  the 
ftoU  ;  but  now  known  to  aiife  from  the 
occnmtl  mufcles;  or  the  front  ales  and 
cccipitaiei  are  rather  ope  coniinved  di 
galMck  muscle  on  e  tch  roovi  g  tne  fcalp 
and  sk'n  «»f  rhc  fc  re  e-d  ^nd  eve  brows. 

F RONT A'LIS  vi  na  [  Anasomf']  a  vein  in 
the /ronff  Of  toiehrad* 

FRO'NTATED  [in  Bo  any]  fignifies 
thtc  the  pttalum  or  leaf  of  fl  wer  grow- 
ing btoa<ter  an^  broader,  and  a'  laa  per- 
baps  lern^inaies  in  a  rig'  r  line. 
•  FRONTI'ER,  the  bolder,  confine  or 
tour.darf  of  a  kingdom  or  orovince,  which 
ihe  ♦ncmies  find  in  r'e  front  when  they 
etr    b-^nt  to  enter  tlie  fa  ■  c. 

FR'^j'NTIS  Oj  [w.t'i  'matomifls)  a  bone 
ofttiefcull,  in  figure -I'moft  rou^d,  ^^hIch 
Joi  srI  et->ie$ot  thefincipu-  a  d  hr  tem- 
ples '  y  t  e  Coronai  SutHfe^^ni  the  bones  of 
the  upper  ia*  hy  ttie  cranfver'e  oture,  and 
the  6 J  Spbsnotdcs  by  the  Sphenoidal  fit- 
tire' 

FROST  .'rpiyt?,  Sdic  and  Dan  J  an 
exceflive   cold  ftate  of    the  weather. 


FR 

whereby  the  motion  and  fluidity  of  li- 
quors is  fufpended  i  or  that  ^te  of  cho 
air,  ^c-  whereby  fluids  are  converted  in- 
to ice.  A  hoar-froft  it  generated,  whoo 
the  vapours  near  the  earth  are  congealed 
by  the  coldoefii  of  the  night,  which  ojal/ 
hippens  in  winter,  when  cold  predonni- 
nates,  fo  rhac  the  difference  between  6eyr 
and  hoar-froft  is,  that  mifts  do  turn  to 
dew,  H  they  confill  of  drops  of  water  i 
but  into  hoar-froft,  when  they  confift  of 
vapours  that  are  congealed  in  their  paT- 
fage  d  >wn  to  r^^e  earth. 

frcfi  couiTf€ts  metals,  or  rather  the  cold 
effects  it  i  buc  on  the  contrary  it  di« 
lates  fluids ;  tor  a  ii  toot  tube  of  iron  loft 
2  lines  in  length  beiitg  expofed  to  the  air 
in  a  rrofty  night;  buc  liquids  are  fwelled 
a  d  dilated  by  froft  nearly  one  tenth  of 
cheir  bulk,  and  by  that  means  burfts  noc 
only  veflels  of  glafs  aod  earth,  but  even 
of  wood  or  iron  or  other  metals^  as  baa 
been  found  by  many  experiments. 

FRO'STBD,  done  or  made  io  imitation 
of  frofl. 

FRO'STINHSS  I  fJl'^yti'Shntyye^ 
Sax.]  frodty  quality. 

FRO'THINESS,  fulnefs  of  froth,  firothy 
quality  $  the  want  of  folidicy  and  fub- 
ftanre  ;  lighrnefs,  emptineis,  windtnefs. 

FROTHY,  having  or  full  oi  froth» 
empty,  vain,  trifling }  noc  fubftaatial,  nor 
folid,  lighr,  IffC. 

FRO'WARDLY  [  ^jiampeajibUce  , 
Sax»  }  in  a  ior^^-^rd  manner. 

FRO'WARDNESS  [  ^jiampeaji^ 
ncj^jre,  Ar:c.Jpeeviflincfs,fictfuluefs,  fur- 
line  is. 

FRO'WBY  [with  Carpenters]  timber  is 
(aid  to  be  frowey,  when  It  is  evenly  tem- 
pered all  the  way,  and  works  freely  with- 
out  tearing. 

FROWNING  [foureUs  fionceZj  F.J 
knic:ingthe  brows,  wrinkling  the  fore* 
head. 

FRO'WNINGLY,  with  an  air  cfdif- 
pleifure,  jyc. 

f  RO'ZEN  [of  XJ>*'J^»  ^^*  ^Wft» 
Dan.'}  congealed  wiib  froft. 

FRO'ZBNNESS,  congealednefa  by  froft 
or  cold  air. 

FRUCTUO'SITY  IfrHSuofitat,  L.2 
truicfu^nefs. 

FRUCTUO'SH  IfruStuofiu^  IJ]  fifuie* 
ful,  commodious,  beneficial. 

FRU'GALNESS  [fri^atitai^  X.  fru- 
galiti^  F.]  thriaioefty  /parfagocfs  iti  eat- 
vcn  es. 

FRUGIT^HRENT  Ifjn^ifeteiu^  X.  ] 
bearing  or  producing  fruits 

FRUGrPBROUSNBSS,  froit-beariiig- 
oeis,  fertility. 


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FR 

FRUGltEROUS  ifiugifiU  f^l  fru»t- 
bearfng. 

FKaOI^OROUSNBSS  [pi frugtvotusy 
ij  truu-dcvourug  qu.licy  or  tacuUy, 

FRUIT  ifrurius,  1..]  in  its  general 
Stafe  inwludes  whatfoever  the  earth  pro- 
4ia.cs  ior  the  nourilbmenc  and  fupporc  of 
bunai  kind  and  animals*    F. 

FRDIT  [with  Botamfis]  n  defined  to 
lie  char,  which  facceeds  to  each  flower, 
vbether  it  confifis  of  one  or  more  feeds  ^ 
iboe  leftrain  the  word  fruitt  to  fignl^y 
0BI7  that  wh^ch  is  efcalent. 

tUtmdl  FRUITS,  are  fuch  as  the  earth 
produces  o£  its  own  accord,  wlthouc  any 
colrurc 

FKUlTS  of  DiJi^rfi  are  fach  as  tho* 
ihay  are  natural  require  fome  culture  to 
brisc  chem  to  per(e£^ion. 

&l  FRUITS  [in  l4v]  are  rents,  fa- 
laries,  vrages. 

FRUITS  [in  the  Cmxm  Jjoi]  denotes 
every  thiflg,  whereof  the  revenue  of  a 
confifts,    as  glebe,  tithes,  rents, 


ofierioBs,  ^• 

FRUinrAGE  [of/riiit,  F.]  all  kinds  of 
efihie  fruits. 

FRUl'TERERS  com- 
pany were  firfi  incorpo* 
rated  Mwf  1604,  snd 
confift  of  a  roafter,  a 
wardens,  about  17  af. 
fiflanis,  and  39  on  the 
livery.  Their  armorial 
_  enGgns  are  axjure.    The 

tree  tf  Paradife  between  A6»mand  five  all 
peofer*  They  hav^  no  bail,  but  fometimes 
■vet  at  the  Farl/hClerla  inlVbodfireeU 
FRUI'TFUL  [of  fiidtt  F,  and  jcull, 
Xcr.  ^c.^  fertile. 

FRUITFUL  Signs  [with  Afircl'^s] 
axe  Gemhtty  Cancer  and  Tlfceti  To  called, 
becaafeif  the  moon  and  principal  fign'fi. 
cacors  be  to  any  of  thoi'e  figns  and  ftrong^ 
ckey  doubt  not  but  the  enquiring  party 
win  have  children. 

FRUI'TFULNESS  Tof/rmV,  F.  and 
volneirre.  Sax.'}  fertility, 

FRurr  FULNESS  [in  Hieroilypbicit] 
is  leprefented  by  an  olive-tree. 

FRUITFULNESS  [in  Sculpture,  J^rc] 
was  rcprefiBmed  by  a  lady  littin^  upon  a 
bed,  with  two  Little  intanta  hanging  about 
her  nedc. 

FRUITION  [by  Mc/rul'fisi  U  deSned 
to  be  the  reft  or  delight  ot  the  will  in  the 
odobtHned. 

FRUnrLfiSS  [of/rMf^andleaf,  Sax.^ 
«Bpro6cableners. 

FRUMfiNTO'SB  Ifrumentofiu,  £.]itill 
of  corn. 

FRUSSA'RB  terram  l^tneient  Deeds]  to 
litak  up  new  irounds* 


FU 

To  FRU'STRATB  [frHfirare,l..1  to 
make  v^id,  to  deceive,  todiinrpoint. 

FRUSTRATION  rwith  Aftrotogers'}  t 
Jfibtliiy  or  weaknefs  that  h  .ppeiis  to  a 
planet,  when  it  proceeds  to^vards  a  coo* 
junction  with  another,  but  befl^re  they  are 
joined  one  of  them  becaming  retrograde^ 
the  defign  is  fruftraced. 

FRU'STRATIVE  1  of  or  belonging  to 

FRU'STRATORYf  fruftraii^nj  alfo 
apt  to  fruftrace» 

FRUTE'SCENT  f/rttf^yc^i.LJgrO'^- 
ing  Ihiubbyf  becoming  a  ihiub. 

FU'CATED  [/itf^fw/,  LJ  painted,  co- 
loured. 

FUCA'TION,  a  difgnifing,  a  cloaking. 

FUCO'SE  IfucofuSyL.]  painted,  feign- 
ed, counterfeited 

FU'CUS  [in  Botany'}  a  fea-plant  callVI 
alfo  Mpa.  The  fluwers  grow  on  tha 
whole  extent  of  irs  letves,  in  form  o£ 
little  tufts,  composed  of  a  ^reat  number 
of  extremely  fine  filaments,  about  the 
length  of  a  line,  Tiie  feed  is  inclofed 
in  a  vifcid  matter  at  the  extremi  y  of 
the  leaves. 

FUCUS,  a  paint  for  the  face  to  height 
cen  the  complexion. 

FU'EL  [probably  of  feu^  F.  fircj  fi- 
ring, as  wood,  coals  or  any  matter  nt  for 
burning  for  culinary  or  other  ufes* 

FU'ELIST,  a  maker  of  charcoal,  fmallo 
coal,  Jgrc. 

FUGA'CIOUSNESS  Ifitgacitos X.']  apt- 
nefs  to  fly  away, 

FU'GA  DamonimU.  e>  the  fight  eftht 
devils}  the  herb  St.  Johns-warty 

FUG  A  vacui  [in  Ancient  Fmlofopby]  z 
principle  whereby  various  effe&s  were 
produc'dy  aiifing  from  an  averfion  (which 
they  fuppos'd)  in  nature  to  a  vacwmu 
But  moft  of  thefej^itjniomfiu  modern  phi* 
lofophers  have  demonft rated  to  arife 
from  the  gravity  and  prcflTi're  of  the  air. 

FUGA'LIA,  fslHvals  obferv'd  by  the 
ancient  Romans  un  account  of  the  expul- 
lion  of  their  kings,  From  which  pattern 
the  Evglijh  Teem  to  have  taken  their 
Hock-Tidey  and  having  cleared  the  lands 
of  their  in 'blent  neighbours  the  Danes% 
infticuted  the  annual  fportsof  HockTtde^ 
confiding  of  fuch  paftimes,  as  throwing 
at  cocks. 

FU'LGENTNESS  r  oifutgenttay  1.  ] 
ftiningnefa,  brighmcfs,  fnlgid?  y. 

FULI'GINATED  Ifidiginatus,  Xj  be- 
froeared  wit*^  foot. 

FULICINO'SE  Iful'iginofus.  I.]  full  of 
foot.  _ 

To  FULL  Cloth  [fidlare,L>  fouler yF.] 
to  mill  ir  in  order  to  chicken  ir. 

FU'LLBRY,  a  workhoufe  or  p^ace 
where  cloth  is  fulled.  .  ,^  .«. 

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FU 

ruXLY  [vutlfcc,  &r.]   to  the  full. 

I»0'LNESS^[rtlneyre,  Aur.]  plenry. 

FU'LVINATING  Legion,  a  legion  in 
the  AoiRtfn  army  o(  Mmrcus  Aurelius  wbo 
WCie  Chriftian  foldiers,  \vhn  in  r he  war 
figainft  the  SamuttA*  Marcomanni,  ]^c. 
ftved  the  whole  army,  ready  co  peri.^> 
with  thirft  by  their  prayers,  procuring  a 
irery  plentiful  fliower.  with  ihun^icr, 
lighrening  and  hail. 

FULMINATIOM  [in  the  Romj/h  Canon 
JLnrJ  it  ciie  fentence  of  a  bifliop  or  o- 
ther  ecclefiaftictt.  appointed  by  the  pope, 
whereby  it  is  decreed  that  fome  bull  ieot 
from  the  pope  fliall  be  executed  ^  it  is 
.  alTo  the  execacion  or  denundatioo  of  a 
rentence  of  anathema  made  io  publick 
with  due  folemnity. 

FULMI'NEOUS  Ifulndngui,  X.]  of  or 
belonging  to  chunder. 

FOLMI'NEUM  telum  1    the  thundcr- 

FULMI'NEUS  lapii  f  flone,  a  fort 
of  hard  ftone  that  is  fuppofed  to  fall 
out  of  the  clouds  with  a  clap  of  thun- 
der.   £., 

FU'LSOMNESS  ff  d.  foulfomneff,  i.e. 
fomewhat  foul  and  nefye.  Sax,}  loach- 
fomneisy  naCtinefs,  iffC' 

FUMA'RIA      1   [with  Botanifis^  fu- 

FU'MUS  rmr*>  miiory,  canh- 
fmoak.    t. 

FU'MATED  Ifumtus,  U]  fmoaked, 
filmed. 

To  FUMH  [fmare,  X.  fumer^  F,}  to 
finoak  or  fteam. 

FU'MBTORY,  an  herb.- 

FU'M1DNESS»  fmoakinefs;  the  being 
finoaky. 

FOMlTtCK  Ifumificus,  I.]  making 
fmoaky  pcrluming. 

FU'MIGANT  ifwmgans^L,]  fmoak. 
ing,  fuming. 

FUMIGATION,  a  perfuming  with 
the  Cmoak  of  fweet  wooid  or  other  mat. 
ur,  either  for  qualifying  the  air,  or  fumes 
of  Mercury- 

FUMIGATION  [with  Surgeons^  a  Ta. 
livation  raifed  by  Mercury, 

FUMIGATION  [wi.h  C^jwiJIi]  a  fu- 
migatxng  or  fmoaking,  an  eroCion  or  eat- 
ing away  of  metals  by  fmoke  or  vapour. 

FUMO'SE  1    rfunufus,  I.  fumeux^El 

FU'MOUSf    fmoaky. 

FUMO'SlTYf^wq^lai,!.]  fmoakinefs. 

FUN,  fport,  game,  banter,  ^. 

To  FUN  <me  i  tofooth,  cajole,  coaks, 
whee-^le 

^mal  FU'NCTION,  is  that  without 
whicb  ..  e  cannot  perceive,  will,  remem- 
ber, Isfc,  fuch  are  feelings  fremg^  magi- 
mng^  judging,  pi^ms,  vokmtary  moti- 

FUNCTION  Ctnafib)itiMfleide]  istbe 


FU 

fame  at  adioo  i  do  eiMtive  OMHion  pro- 
duced in  any  part  of  m  animal  by  tlie 
proper  aptlcudiB  or  fitneft  of  fuch  a  pare 
for  the  ufes  appointed  by  the  author  a€ 
nature. 

liittiiral  FUNCTIONS,  aretbofewhicK 
change  the  food,  ^.  fo  as  to  aiSmilate  ic 
ro  our  own  miture  i  fuch  are  the  w/tera 
or  bowels,  and  th«  veflels  that  receive/ 
retain,  fecern,  Jgrr.  the  humours. 

Vital  PUNCtlONS,  are  thofe  oeceflfa- 
ry  to  lite  $  and  without  wbtrJi  ft  canoot 
lubiill,  rsthe  a&ion  of  the  heart,  brain . 
lungs,  yc 

FUND  tftte  Eye  [jinat^]  the  part  pof- 
feffed  hy  cbe  Cboroeidet  and  JUtina,        ^ 

FUND  AME'NTALLY,according  to  fna- 
damencal  principles. 

FUND AME'NT ALNESS,  iondamenul 
quality  i  chiefnefs,  principalnefs. 

FU/NDUS  meri  lAnat)  U  the  body  or 
principal  part  of  re  womb,  in  contradlc* 
tioo  ro  the  cervix  or  neck. 

FUNDUS  veiled,  lAnat-l  is  the  cavity 
of  the  bladder,  whercio  the  urine  is  coo« 
tained.    L, 

FUNDUS  foe/i  {A^trni,']  U  the  poiot 
oppofice  to  the  point  ok  culmination;  or 
(he  point  of  the  ediptick,  wherefai  it  is 
interieaed  by  the  meridian*  beoeaih  the 
horiion.     L 

FUNDUS  Tlanta  iBoUt^}  that  part  of 
a  plant,  where  the  ftalk  meets  and  joios 
the  roof.    X. 

FUNE'BRAL  ilaves,  torches,  Unlca. 
flambeaux. 

FUNE'BKEODS  [/J«*rM.  Z.  fmebr*, 
Kj  belonging  to  a  funeral,  doleiul,  mourn- 
fuL 

FU'NERAL  Oration,  a  fermon  or  dif- 
courfe  pronounced  in  praiie  of  a  per— 
fon  deceafed,  at  the  ceremony  of  hia  fu- 
neral. 

,  FU'NSRARY  IfmurmusX-li  pectaaa- 
ing  to  funerals- 

FUNGO'SITY      1   fof  fimgcfiu^  L.1 

FU'NGOUSNESS  t    fpanai^. 

FU'NGOUS  l^K^.  afpo-.gious  excref:. 
cence,  called ^MdjBlQ^,  frequently  grow« 
iog  on  the  Itps  of  woun:;s,  |^. 

FU'NGUS,  a  fiefliy  tumonr  or  •rcreC 
cence,  very  fpoittious,  foft  and  pate,  ara^ 
(ing  On  the  membranes,  tendons  and  otfaei^ 
neivous  parts  io  coofequence  of  uIccjm^ 
wound;,  l^, 

^  FUNl'CULAR[/wuc«2ira,l.J  belongs 
iog   to  a  rope  or  nring. 

FUNICULAR  £{rjf*<l^  [u  Mtckm^ 
mcki\  an  hypothefis  produced  by  on^ 
Ftaaas  Limit  againft  the  fi»ring  and  we^gk^ 
of  the  air,  fo  as  to  explain  the  riiiog  axa^ 
falling  ol  quickGlverin  a  weather»glaia  o^ 
baroaiMeri  ^  Atani  of  afiuicniw  or  iu« 

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F  U 

^  ftriaf  ac  clw  t<>p,  or  t  rtry  fine  (hlo 
^bftanfTj  which  is  co  rinuaily  drawing  ic 
ielf  vp,  or  ?s  ftreicbed  cue  more  or  lefs, 
Hcjrding  to  the  different  cempcracure  of 
die  oorward  air. 
FUNICULUS,  a  fniall  Tope.  1. 
niNl'CUtUS  [w'xh  AnatomiU]  the 
mvcl  III  iqn  of  4  yooog  child,  a  s^viony 
dk«anel  that  reaches  (rem  the  navel  or  rhe 
catU  cd  che  plaentaof  V»e  womb.  The 
«fe  of  which  is  :oconTey  the  blood  r.f 
the  m  nher  l]^  cbe  yerns  to  the  child,  for 
in  Qouiffbineiic,  ^c»    L, 

FURA'CIOUS  Ifurax^L.]  thieviih. 
iKlined   t  *    fteil. 

FURA'CIOOSNESS  Ifwacitas^  L.) 
**▼!    -es,  ^. 

FUHFORA'CEOUS  l/urfuraceus,  L.] 
Waaof,  made  o;  bran. 

rtif  FU'RIES  ifurU,  1.]  according  to 
ife  poe*'s,  ere  the  i:aughiers  o^  A^x 
(a:ghr)  «nd  jicbefon  une  of  the  rivers  f 
ttff  I^  fernal  deipes,  fuppofed  co  enter 
«■•  poflf-Cs  men ;  to  torment  and  piiniJh 
ikcei  Their  names  are  AleSoj  Mtgdra^ 
■d  T^kpbone,  who  live  in  Pluto  %  domin:- 
Qoi^  ano  4 re  his  rods  to  fcourge  guilry 
and  fif-fol  foolt.  Some  interpret  them 
t9  be  the  pricking's  ind  gripings  of  guilty 
caefideiices.  Euripides  cills  chem  the  3 
•nil  o»  the  mind,  Angjr,  Avarice  and 
CmCMfifumce.    And  thence, 

illrifc  bes  her  nime  trom'AX««T^,  Cr, 
■wer  cea'ing,  from  the  licillation  or 
ftoiiares,  of  which  flie  is  the  avenger. 

AC^iCr^r  [of  /uayai^,  Gr.  I  hare  or 
avyj  being  the  puniAier  of  the  envious, 

Tifpttme  fa^s  her  n^me  of  tie-te  reverge 
lei  eiv^.  Gr.  marder  ;  because  fbe  a- 
v^giei  this  wiwkednefs  chat  is  committed 
trtnger. 

T.-ey  arc  termed  the  daughters  o»  night, 
fla  acconnt  of  the  ignorance  of  mor-als, 
•ho  pretcr  Ihort  pleafures  to  eceroai 
flees.    See  Ewaemdet' 

They  are  reprefrnted  with  eyes  infla- 
iBiv  their  heads  cwifted  round  with 
fiafcet,  with  whips  and  burni.ig  torches 
ai  th*ir  han<*s. 

FUKtO'SITY      1    [fur'i^as,  1.]  fu* 

FU'RlOOSNBSS  f  rious  mood  or  qua- 

*r. 

UnrLFD  [  frM  F.]  tied  up  as  fails. 

FOTlRIfcR  [  fountur,  F.j  olc  who 
*ib  io  ftirrs,  ifc. 

FITRRING  [with  ArcblteSs]  is  the 
•ikii^  good  Che  rafters  leei  in  (he  cor - 
■pe,  that  tt«  when  rahers  are  cue  with 
*  QM,  rhefe  fontngs  are  pieces  char 
f  trait  along  wifh  the  rafter  from  the 
l^pof  the  knee  to  rhe  cornice. 

HfMING  4  Aif*  tUyiog  00  double 


promotion   and 


FU 

planks  on  the  fides  of  a  ihtp,  after  (h4 
n  built,  called  Plsnk  upon  Ptani,  or  more 
properly  the  n'ppii  g  off  the  planks,  an4 
putting  new  tin.bers  on  the  former  tim. 
bers,  and  alfo  other  planks  upon  them, 
to  make  a   ftiip  bear  the  better  fail. 

FU'RROW  [  JCun's  Sax,}  a  trench  caft 
up  by    A   plough,  Mc. 

FU'RTHBRANCE,    a 
help,  ]cfc. 

Fu'RTHBRMORE  Trn's^j^-man*; 

Saz  ]  tnd  bcfi.^es  what  hasb-<»n/aid,  ^c, 
fU'RTHERMOST     .  K  Jl^S  nm« rc. 
Saxj  tomort  dif^^n  . 

FU'KTHESr  ^lpJ\%xY*C,  Aix.]  tha 
moft  <^  ft  nc. 

FORU'W-ULUS  [with  Surgeont^  a 
Twc  ling  ^s  big  iS  apivton's  egp,  p  (Fed 
up  and  paipful,  cfpe^ially  when  it  begiua 
to  ripen   "nW  nutrcfy. 

FUSAROXE  [ wirh  Arcbiteasl  a  mould- 
ing or  or-.nm<»nt  placed  imme  iarely  un* 
der  rhe  ecbinum  in  the  Dorick,  lonick  and 
Compofite  capir..  s. 

FUSCA'TION,  a  darkening  or  cload-' 
inp.     i. 

FU'SCUS,  «,  urn  fwith  Botanic\mU 
ters}  of  a  brown  rol  u'.    L. 

FU'SIBLENESS  [o(  fufihiliu',  P.  of/«- 
0St  i.. j  aptn'.is  or  re<.i  cs  c»  fl>w  or 
meir,  that  q^aliry  in  rrer  Is  or  m'nerals 
char    -if '^fis  then   sor  t  (ion. 

FU'SIBLB    Ifiij.lis,  L.J   cnat  may  b« 
mel  tfd.     F, 
FU'SIF.  1    [in  Coat  Armour] 
TUSE'E  I      is  a  <pi  die,  ^nd 
d'fFcrs   troin  the  I-^z,'  pc,   in. 
that  ic  is  longer,  an^i  <  be  louver  j 
part  more  acu  e  and  (haro  than 
t  e  other,   i  e.    he  collatefHl  or  middlo 
p.ircs.    See  the  figure. 
FU'SILIS^  fin  Heraldry] 
FUSILE'  r  ji?niScs  u  field 
or  an  ordinary  trtirely  cover- 
ed over  with  fiifil*'    See  the 
figure. 

FU'STI GATED  Ifitfligatus^L]  be^teo 
wi'h  H  ».u.'ifi. 

FU'STI-LUGS,  a  r Trry  drab,  a  flattifli 
wom'n  'hit  Inells  rank. 

FU'STINESS,  ranVncfs  iif  fmelt^  mufti- 
nefs. 
FU'STY,  rank»n  fmell,  ftmking,  mnfty. 
I-U'SURB    [fufitra,L.]   a  flo-..ing.Qr 
melting  oi  metals. 

FUTl'LENESS  [  futilitas.L.  fuiidti,  Rj 
blibhjng,  i   li-efs,  li^htnefs,  v  nity. 

FUTURl'TION,  the   z&  of  gcaBtati- 
on.     1. 
FUtY  IfUtil'iu  1.1  foolifh,  filly- 
FUTY     fuit.FI  crafty  cunning. 
FUZEE     ^i.  Horfes]    two  djnferotii 
fplentSf  joining  above  and  daw&waKk. 

U  u  O,  f » 

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Gp,  Roman  ;   G^,  Italkl  i  (8I»  0,  £n- 
^'/yfe,    are  the  7th    letters  of    the 
aip.abet  ;    T  >,  Gr^fi^,    end  J(,  Hehew, 
axe  the  tiiiid  letters  of  their  alphabets. 
G,  in  JLatin  Numbers  t  Agn:fied  400. 
g"  with  a  dalh  ac  top  GKnified  40000. 
The  letter  G  in  Englijh  has  a  double 
found,  a  hard,   tsgnld,  gorge,  gore,  iffC, 
and  a  hard  and  fo^t  loiind  i    gorgeous^  as 
if  it  were  written  gorjcous  j    but  when  a, 
r,  /,  0  or  u  loll»nf  I  he  Ut  cr  fou-d,  in 
ftfad  ^(g  muft  btj  conronanij  mJameSf 
y one t  pm,  jewel,  Jobn,  'Jude* 

G  IS  u  t  Jte^rd  in  phlegm,  fign,  cam- 
paign, reign,  defign,  feign. 

Gh  iouvcs  li\c ^in  laugh f  Cough i  nor 
is  i:  ioffn-jcn  [u  nif^b,  night,  might,  caught, 
bought,  fought  though,  ^c. 

GABBa1<A  [01  in3»  Ueh,  ^r.  and 
^raf>.  a  m*"J  •  n-'mc  by  which  the  Egyp- 
tians caUcd  the  deid  bodies,  v  hich  they 
kep.  bv  r.'.em  i.»itcid  of  burying  them. 
GA'BHL  [gahJle,F.  %^Y't\,{ax.  which 
,  fome  derive  « t  "ip,  ho  received,  or 
n*72p»  '  'fccipt,  ^Heh,  others  ot  Ga- 
tella  (A  Gatlum,  corrupt  Latin  for  tri 
buie  I  otheis  Torn  Gavel  au  unjuft  Uw] 
an  excife  in  France  upon  fair,  which  wri- 
ters fay,  raifes  the  king  as  much  money 
as  all  the  mines  ot  Chili,  Peru,  Potofi, 
and  all  the  reft  cf  America  yields  to  the 
king  of  Spain,  The  whole  commerce  of 
fait  tor  the  inland  confumpiion  lying 
wholly  in  the  king's  hands,  who  felis 
and  dillribuies  all  oi  it  to  his  farmers  and 
of!icers  appointed  for  that  purpofe.  In 
our  Ancient  tUcords,  Jjrc  it  ii  taken  to 
fif  niiy  a  rent,  cuftom,  duty  or  fervice 
yielded  or  done  to  the  king  or  to  fome 
oth^r lord. 

GABIONA'DO,  a  bul^vark  made  with 
gabions. 

I  GA'BIONS,  are  bas- 
hr ",  of  five  or  fix  foot 
i\ :*),  and  four  or  five 
Mr  ad,  equally  wide  at 
'  p  and  bottom  5  they 
Are  made  of  pieces  of 
vvfllow  of  about  6  foot 
5,  ftuck  in  the  ground 


«n  A  circle,    which  tjiey 
^vork  round  with  fm^ll 


r  ruches,  leaves  and  allu 

Ji:  4  afterwards  fill  them 

v/itti  earth*  la  make  a  cover  or  parapet 

betwixt  them  and  the  enemy ;    they  are 

ibmetimes  ufed  in  making  bwreries. 

OADDING  [probably  of  0||n,  Du. 


G  A 

to  go,  or  iaaging,  Scotch']  rambling,  r 
vin^,  ranging,  ftragglmg  abouu 

GA'FFER.  C^ob  good,  and  pi^eji 
facner,  Sax,j  a  country  appelktioo  tot 
man. 

G  A'FFOU>.Iiflnf ,  land  that  pays  t  oe 
tain  cuftom  or  tribute,  called  OM 
Gold. 

GAGA'TES  [fo  called  of  G^as  a  d 
of  Lyfia  in  4fia,  where  ic  was  id  pkai| 
3  fort  of  ftone,  which,  when  rubbi 
fmells  like  brimftone,  and  that  will  nJ 
fire  immediately. 

Mart  GAGE,  is  that  'which  is  left 
tl  e  hands  of  the  proprietor,  fo  tlntl 
reaps  the  fruits  oi  it  ;  in  oppofitioD 
^'fi^^f  where  the  fruits  or  revenueia 
reaped  by  the  creditor,  and  reckoned 
part  of  the  debt  paid. 

To  GAGB  Delruerance  [Lm  Tfrnl 
give  fecurity  that  a  thing  fhall  be  dl 
vered ;  the  fame  as  to  wage  delivofaa 

A  GAGS  twith  Joiners]  is  ao  inft 
ment  made  to  ftrike  a  line  tmlypai 
lei  to  the  ftrait  fide  of  any  board,  \/fL 

GA'GGED  [prob,  of  Jeajl,  Sax.  i 
cheek- bore]  having  an  ioftmnieBC 
piece  of  wood  put  into  the  mouth 
keep  it  from  fhutting. 

GAT>GLINO,  the  noik  mad^  bf 
goofe. 

GAi'NESS  [gaietS^  F.]  cbearfiito 
of  temper!  alio  gallantry  01  bmeSi 
apparel. 

GAI'LLARD,  brisk,  mcrij.  UiU 
joliy,  pleafanr,  light-heaned,  chmrlul. 

GAl'NFUL  lolgain,  F.  and  JCoU,  Sa 
profitable,  advant^igeoua. 

GAl'NFULNESS,  profitahtcKis,  1 
vantageoufnefs. 

GAl'NLY,  cleverly,  baodi.yi  dea 
rouHy 

GAI'NNESS,   hardtnefs,  dexieti^. 

To  GAINSAY'  [Jean-fecjan,  il 
to  fpeak  agair.ft,  to  deny  or  cuotradid 

GAIT  [probably  of  jg^tn^an.  Sou 
^oj  a  particular  motion  or  air  cf  vil 
lOg,  Iffc. 

GAIN  STANDING  [of  5cto.|t 
ban.  Sax.]  reiifting,  oppofiog *  rmd 
oppofirion. 

GALACTITTES  lys\A%tW^,  Gft] 
precious  ftone,  fo  called  becaii&  k  is 
white  as  milk  ;  alfo  a  fort  of  csnhc 
led  MiU'marU' 

GALA'CTOPOTE  [jgaloaefof^  !• 
\,flt\at«T»srcT»c,  Gr.J  a  milk-diinkcr. 

GALACTOTHAGIST  [gtl^Stf^ 
L.  of  yaK%»t%^y^,  Gr.J  a  fflilk-e* 
a  milk- fop. 

GALACTCPHORUS  f^AXatat^if 
Gr*]  airying  or  cqiireyin^  iniUc. 

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GAhA'Cresi%[yLX^KTm^te,Gr.']  the 
^^ngng  into  milk,  or  the  produaioa  of 
wHkimthm  bretfts, 

GALATS'A  [the  Sea  NympbJ  wts  by 
^jtacienrs  ptimed  u  abeautiial  yonng 
<*f^n,  with  her  b&ir  careUjQy  falling  about 
^  fbouUers  like  fil?er  threads,  and  a 
:air  pearl  hanging  ac  her  car,  hokfing  in 
Kr  h«od,  and  viewing  a  fponge  made  ol  Tea 
««:th- 

GALBA'NUM,  a  gum  iffoing  from  the 
bca6on  in  the  root  of  the  lerulaceous 
|i«t,  called  feruUGdlbanifera,  L.  grow- 
a«ia  Arabiay  {^r. 

IMM  OAI.fi  [&tf  P^^]  is  when  the 
•wmk  blows  gemly,  Jo  that  the  fliip  may 
hear  her  top&iJs  a  trip. 

Afrefh  OMJE^lSeaPbrafe^  \%  ufed  of 

Af6f  GKLB.  I  the  wind  when  ic  is 
ffiy  high. 

T»  GALE  smof  {Sea  Pbrdfi]  is  faid 
af  a  Ihip  cfaac  mis  fatter  than  another, 
fioA^  more  « ind  than  the  other  in  fair 
veidirr,  'w^faen  tl^ere  ia  but  little  wind. 

CA^EA,    an  helmet.    JL 

GALEA  (;wichBoMn<f7iJ  the  upper  pare 
if  a  flower.    Z. 

GALEA  fwiih  Hrjficiant'J  a  piioin  the 
htid  I  lb  called,  becaufe  ic  takes  in  the 
whole  head  like  an  helmet. 

GALEA  [with  jhuummfls'i  a  term  ufed 
9i  the  head  of  an  iofant  th-it  is  newly 
horoi  when  ic  is  covered  wichpart  of  the 
or  skin  called  AmHeos, 


as  have 


GALE'AS,  a  heavy,  low  builc  venTel, 
with  both  fails  and  oars ;  it  carries  three 
■lii  s  bttc  they  cannot  be  lowered  as  in 
a  faOey,  viz-  Hain  mafi^  Fore-mtffi  a.)d 
itfm-mirfi.  Ic  has  ^%  feats  for  rowers, 
■ad  6  or  7  Oaves  to  each.  It  carries  3  tire 
olfnai  acthe  head;  the  lowermoft  has 
ipieres  of  36  pounders  each  3  the  fecond  a 
pieces  of  14  pounders  each  ;  and  the  third 
1  pieces  of  18  pounders  each.  Ac  the 
tera  tbefe  are  %  tire  of  guns,  each  of  3 
fkctt,  nod  each  piece  18  pounders. 

GALEATB  flower j,  the  fame  as  Gale- 

CALEATUS,  a,  urn  fin  Botan,  lVf'it.'\ 
haoded  s  whofe  upper  pare  refembles  a 
kiod  of  helmet  or  hood,  as  in  Che  flower 
el  fii^e*  ^gfc. 

GALB'G A  [with  Bt/tM.^  GoatVrue.  JL. 

OALE'NA  [of  ><iXi?F,  Gr.  to  ihioej  a 
fact  of  oar  in  aiioes,  that  affords  both  iU- 
vcr  lad  lead. 

GALfi'NICAL  7    of  or  pertaining  to 

GALBXICK  I  G«lM  the  phvhcian. 
ti  G^Umck  FMik,  that  which  U  toanded 
9011  cht  piaaUe  of  Gaku. 


GALB'ANCONES  [of  >«t>^a  weafel, 
,  Gr.  the  elbow]   fuch 


G  A 

GA'LEONS    1  rhofe  Spdnijh  ffiips  t^a' 

GA'LLIONS  fare  C^m  to  Vera  Cruz  in 
Ne»  Spain,  an^  it  they  are  employ'j  co  any 
other  pare,  they  are  not  called  by  that 
name 

GALECyPSIS  [a  ith  Botem'tfls']  or  (link- 
ing dead  uexx\i.    L.  of  Or. 

OALBRI'CULATED  'galericulatus,L,2 
having  brJnis  lilc?  or  rcfcir.bling  ao  hac. 

GALI'UM     7     [  with  Botanifls  j    the 

GALLI'UM  j  herb  Chcclc-renncc,  or 
our  Lady's  Ked-ltr^w.    Z. 

GALL  Bladdtr^  a  membram  s  recep- 
tacle, in  6cT  'le  refembling  a  pear,  firuace 
ac  ihe  lower  maigin  o'  the  liver,  fn  which 
the  hiimotir  call'd  Gall  Is  contained. 

GA'LLA,  iheG^llnut  orOik-apnle  J. 

CiALLA  Mo/chata  [with  Apothecaries] 
a  certain  fraRi  ant  conteAion.     L. 

A  GALLANT  ACdn,  one  fomew'hat  gay. 
er,  brighter,  at.d  more  agreeable  than 
me^y  in  common  are. 

To  GALLA'NT  a  iVoman^  to  court  her 
in  the  way  of  a  gal'un. ;  a4'o  to  lead  her, 

GA'LLERY  f^  l^Jf^JL^'^^-d^  =* 

coveied  walk    *^^ ^^ 

made  of  firong 
beamt  ^  and 
covered  over- 
head with 
planks  ,  and 
lo'ided  with 
earth  ;  'iv  as 
formerly  ufed 
for  putting  the 
miner  to  the 
foof  of  the 
rampart:  fcme- 
tirr.es  the  Gallery  is  covered  over  with 
ratp  ifides,  to  dclend  ic  Irom  the  artifici- 
al fires  of  the  beGeged  The  Gallery 
ought  to  be  very  Hrong,  of  double  plaks 
on  that  fide  towards  the  Jlani,  to  make 
ic  mtfquec-proof.  Ic  Is  made  in  the 
camp,  and  brought  along  ths  trenches  in 
pieces,  to  be  join'd  together  in  the  fofsi 
LL  ought  to  be  eigbt  foot  high,  and  ten 
or  twelve  wide  ;  the  brams  oughc  to  be 
half  a  foot  thick,  and  t^^o  or  three  I'ooc 
afunder  i  the  pi  inks  or  b<>ards  nailed  on 
each  fiie»  and  filled  with  earth  or  planks 
in  the  middl-ei  the  covering  to  rife 
with  a  ridge*  that  what  is  rhrown'upoa 
it  by  the  Mfiegers  with  a  defign  to  burn 
it,  may  roll  off.    See  the  figure. 

GALLERY  [with  ArcbiuSs]  a  cover- 
ed phce  in  a  houfe,  much  longer  than 
broad,  and  which  is  ufually  on  the  wings 
of  the  building,  ferving  to  wa'k  in;  alfo 
a  little  ifle  or  walk,  ferving  as  a  conoirooQ 
paflage  to  fcverftl  roonu  pUcod  int  Got 
•r  row. 


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GA'LLEY,  is  a  low  built  veffel,  that 
has  bocli  fils  sod  o^rs,  aud  iiomm'^nly 
ctrries  two  mafts,  viz.  a  maiD-maft  a  lo 
a  forc-mift,  that  nny  be  ftruck  or  loswer- 
ed  at  pleafare.  Tueyare  generally  about 
I^o  toot  long,  and  i8  tooc  broad  In  the 
jD'ddle. 

GALLEY-iMrfi,  merchants  of  Genoa, 
wh'cb  ancienily  arrived  in  England  in 
gallies,  landi  g  their  goods  ac  a  k«/  near 
the  cifiom-Hcfufi  i  cheoce  called  Galley- 
fCiy. 

GALLEY  [wich  Prmtenl  a  weoden 
frame  in  o  which  the  conipoficor  empties 
|iis    com^oflng-ftick    as   ot'cen    as  ic    is 

GALLEY 'Slave,  a  perfon  condemned 
to  row  i'l  rb^  galleys. 

GALLEY.pf^rw,  an  hairy  infea,  wh  ^fr- 
legs  on  each  &de  refemble  the  oars  of  a 
galley. 

fondemnatian  to  the  GALLEYS  [in 
france]  a  penalty  imposed  on  criminals 
aui^  delinq-ers,  whereby  they  .i«bad- 
}udf^ed  to  ic've  :be  ki'g  or  ftace  as 
paves  on  board  the  gal.eys>  euher  tor 
iheir  lite  time,  or  for  a  limired  time, 

GA'LLI,  a  name  given    in  Pb<ygia  lO 
the  eunuch  priefts  of  th-  poddefj  iybele* 
'    GALLI'US.    Set  Galltam^ich 

GALLIA'MBICK  Vcrfs,  verfes  To 
named  of  the  Galli  m  Prie/is  '^^  tha-^nd- 
defs  Cyhele^  ttnd  Jambus,  a  verreconfift- 
Jnp  ot  an  Anaptftus  and  Ttihracbfds. 

GALII  B'NTRUM  [with  Botattifls\ 
Sage  .  J  Roim,    L. 

GALLICHKl'SFA   [w"th  Botan.]  the 
herb  yel'o  •'   or  wnitc  Rattle. 
'  ^GALLIMA'HIAS,    a  dark  perplexed 
dircourf:^)  where  feveral  things  aie  huJdled 
together,  fo  as  to  make  an  i:iC3iiCeivable 

GA'LLIOV  7    a  fort  of  fhip  or  iage 

OA'LLBON  yg^Uayt  h  ving  four  decks, 
mnd  on'y  ufi  g  fiiU;  in  which  the  Sfaniar-t 
in  war  tine,  convey  their  bullion  and 
^hre  ff^m -be  iVji- Indies. 

GALHOT  IS  a  liicle  p  Hey,  or  a  fort 
of  br';sai,t:Dey  built  very  (Ijgbc  and  fie 
for  chafe.  It  carries  bu»  one  maft,  and 
.  two  or  three  pattereroes:  It  can  boch  fail 
knd  row,  and  has  fixteen  or  twency  fe  >ts 
for  the  rowers,  with  one  mm  ro  ea':h 
car.  All  the feimen  onboard  it  are  alfo 
fol  -iers,  and  e^ch  has  a  miisket  lying  rea- 
dy when  he  quits  his  oar* 

GALLOGLA'SSES.  wild  Jr{/b  foldiers, 
that  figHt  -n  horfe  back,  and  tire  a  very 
ihap  fort  of  hatchet  |  aod  infaocry  called 
|C  rnes,^ 

'  GA'LLOWSBSy  concrivancet  made  of 
doth,  and  hooks  and  eyes,  worn  over 
the   fliouUera  by   men    to  kfitp   ihcir 


G  A 

GAaLOWAY  [pri>b.  of  gaihpade^  W       \ 
'a  fm    1  ^all  >pj  a.,  cay  gem'c  pid  nag*         .^ 
GA'LLOW-Gr  y},  an  heib.  ^ 

GA'LLO  W-CAi;»p«ri  i  Jal^a,  a  gallows, 

and'-h   pan,  /<ix.J  rie\'-s. 

GA'MA         1  thi  h  ftor  gravefk  note      ^ 
GA'M:.iOT  j   in  the  mudera  ^ale  of 

mu  r  , 

GAMBEZO'N,  a  kind  of  coat  or  doub.     \ 
e:  of  caiivas,  ancienily  worn  by  military 
men  under  their  cnirafs,  to  make  it  lie 
eafy  and  hinder  it  from  hurting  the  body.        ^ 

GA'M'iE  [in  Heraldry]    a    corruption     ^ 
of  the    French  word  jainhe  a  leg. 

To  GA'MBOL  [gambadert  E)  to  fliew     » 
cricks  by  (umbling,     and  iuch  like  exer* 
ci  es,  wanton'y. 

GA;MESOM[ofgamianandjrom.Jiix.3'     \ 
fu'   ofplav»  wanron,  tr  Hikfome,  ^c. 

GAmE'LIA   {yaf^iiKiA  of  ydft^^  Gr.       \ 
marriigej  felliv    s  celebrated  lo /uffo,  as 
the  'rore<5liefs  ot  m»rria^e,  in  th<r  monclt 
Gameliott  or  January, 

GA'MESOMNESS  [  of  Jamcno  Jj^, 
Y  m  anJ  neyjTc.  Sax»]  wantowicfs,  ho- 
li.kfomncis,  ^c* 

GA'MBSTtR  [S'meycjic,  Att.]  ono 
chat  pliys  at  games, 

GA'MMER  [  i  J^oto  good,  and  a)o- 
''Seji,  Sax,  a  mo  i^er,  or  oi  grand  and 
meret  F.J  acounny  appellation  Ur  a  wo- 
rn n. 

GA'MMOT,  ^amefomnefs,  banter. 

GA'mPHEL^  [of  j^«ft4«,  Gr.  crook-r 
ed  j  che  j^ws, 

GANCH,  aforr  of  punifbment  with  thtt 
Turk  J  J  o(  lb:  owing  a  ma'efa&or  from  a 
h  gh  place,  fo  as  to  be  cacched  by  hooks 
or  fpikes,  and  to  ha  g  on  them. 

To  go  a  GA'NDEiUNG  [of  j^nbjia, 
ax.}  to  fo  a  whoiing  in  the  manth  that 
(he  W'fe  lies  in. 

GA'NFFISH,  a  fort  of  fiflu 

GA'NGAMON  [ot  ydyy^juu^U  Gr.  « 
fifhi:)g-netj  the  omentum,  or  cjuI  fo  called 
from  the  various  intertexture  of  vein^ 
and  arreries  refembling  i  net. 

GANGS  [^vich  Seamen \  arc  the  feTc- 
ral  cJ.T.panies  belon^i[^$  to  a  tf'ip*  and 
employ'din  executing  their  fevera*  watch- 
es,  works,  ]<jrc.  as  the  Boat  fwauCs  Gai^^ 
\ffc. 

GA'NGES  [Hieroglypbically]  a  famot|» 
river  in  In^Uot  's  repreiented  l,^  paiottng  in 
che  (hap6  of  a  rude  aod  barbarouf  farage^ 
with  bended  brows,  of  a  fierce  and  cruel 
countenance,  croa/ned  with  a  palm»  and 
having  a  pitcher,  as  is  ufual  to  other 
floods,  a  da  rhinoceros  by  his  fide. 

GA'aGLIO  [yAyyiJoft  Gr.j  a  finally 
bard,  knotty  tumour,  formed  on  the  net* 
voas  and  tendinous  parts,  without  anjp 
difcolouring   of  tho  tkvix  Of  fBob  of  f^inr^ 

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G  A 

To  G4'KGRBNE   [fe  gattfremr,  E 

>i^>re^>*,  Gr.J  oconcrad  a  cadtYerous 
c^r  ti|*t  «.'&,  accented  wirh  ft  ftench,  bi«ck- 
neis  a  W  rrortificatioo. 

CA'VTLBr  i-w:th5«r^f(WjJ  a  ore  of 
faftxacai  e  '  "^r   '   e  hand. 

CA'NYMtDE,  a  catamite  or  bardachio, 
cbe  nuf-e  k  a  irs  rHe  ir -m  v^  hat  the 
poec  :elis  us  ^  a  beaut itul  young  Tf9}an 
{•.be  (on  of  IfOi)  thcpherJ,  v  bom  Juptur 
xavti^ed  or  can  fed  off  by  his  eagle,  or  ra 
ther  bf  hiinieif  under  rhe  figu  e  o^  an  ea- 
l^e,  9%  be  was  hunting  on  mo  ;m  Jdantit 
7W9,  and  maHe  him  *-■  s  cup^bener  in  che 
r  >om  ot  fi^,  whom  he  dilplacM,  for 
liairing  m<de  af^ifc  ftep  aadfpUiiog  his 
aedar. 

JKr  o^Imh  fays,  he  was  a  yonng  man  of 
great  dttcretion,  piudeoce  and  counfcl, 
not  wicbom  an  excernal  beauty,  agree- 
able to  hla  inward  virtues  )  he  was  there- 
fore bjr  (be  gods  thought  not  unv-vorthy  of 
becomtDg  their  companion.  That  Jt^iter 
iDok  chair  adrice.  and  fenc  his  faithful  mi- 
mAerche  eagle,  who  found  him  juft  leav- 
iq^biftflr>cKofiheep,  and  going  to  huoc  on 
moon:  tda^  and  brought  him  in  his  talons 
Vtthart  into  che  celettial  regions,  where 
baiflg  placed  among  the  flars,  and  turned 
into  the  fign  Ajuarius^  he  attends  upon 
JwfktT  ac  hu  banquets  with  flowing  cups 
ot  ne£rar. 

M^holegifis  apply  the  dories  of  Gany 
imd€  and  IJ<r^  phyfically ;  That  Hebe  z 
the  daughcer  of  Jutto^  becai  fe  cf  tr.e  hap- 
py cempetatura  of  the  air,  all  forts  of 
treea  and  herbs  produce  their  buds  and 
fiowers,  and  confequentiy  appear  in  youth 
aod  beauty;  bur  when  Hebe  flips,  that  U 
when  the  flowers  fad^,  and  the  leaves 
irop,  then  it  is  fia^bac  (be  fliould  be  re- 
Biov'd.  GA^aicfde  the rrfoje,  which  ts  che 
arinter,  then  takes  place,  and  is  not  with- 
tmt  his  peculiar  nfe  and  agree ablenefs  s 
imce  that,  without  the  prude/,  t  provifion 
be  maliesio  the  bowels  of  the  earth,  the 
Jfin»g  might  in  ruin  be  expe^ied. 

Now  rbe^  winter  being  attended  with 
fiicqreor  rains,  it  is  not  improper  that  Gtf- 
wfmde  Oiould  be  thought  to  be  turned  into 
the  fl|tn  Aqaarims. 

GA'OLER,  cbe  keeper  of  a  jail,  a 
prlfon- keeper. 

GATING  [S»pMinS.  Sax.-}  opening 
Wide. 

GAPE/M,  ftaring,  gaping,  loiceriag. 
Idling  tn  f  oing  on  an  errand. 

GARANTKCNlUM-iMbraMr,  a  fort  of 
Aarble-ftone  of  a  gold  colour  on  a  purple 
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CARBH  f'n  BeraldryJ  a 
fl»ea  ,  a  gerbe»  F.  a  <l-ea  of 
any  kind  ot  jirain,  T.ie^tfr 
Be  icprefen.8  fummer\  as  rhe 
bunch  of  grapes  ...cs  eu  unmi 
dowers  ho  fpr'mgt  and  a  tree  withered 
and  w'cHoat  leaves,  winier. 

GA'RBBL,  a  plank  near  the  keel  of  A 
fl^ip.  Called  alfj  a  Garboard. 

GARBLING  fpiob.  of gurboiare,  ttdU 
oygarbelLr,  0,  f.]  cleaning  of  fpicesfrom 
drofs.  iff  J 

GA'KCON,  a  boy  or  male  child  any  timo 
beioie  mirri'4ge.     F. 

GARD    7  [garde,    R ]  protcSion  or 

GUARD  f  defence  5  efpecially  the  liie- 
gu  rd,  or  yeomen  of  the  guard  to  a  prince  j 
alfo  the  hilt  of  a  fword  or  hem  0/  a  gaf  • 
ment* 

GARD  [in  a  lap  Stftife]  guardlanthip 
or  managemenc  01  children  under  age: 
alfo  of  idiots. 

GA'RDANE,  keeping  guard,  watch-' 
ing,  ye. 

GARDANT  [in  HeraUryl 
denotes  any  beaft  full  tac'J, 
lookiiig  right  forward.  See 
thejEy^urchrofi. 

GARDEVKU'RB,  a  fafe  guaTHSd^- 
fjence,  a  v't->r.    R 

GARDEYNE  de  r^enetj.  Warden  of 
the  S-a"pef»es,  0.  F.  tarn, 

GAKDEYNE  rff /'£^//^,  a  church- war- 
der, 0  F.  taw, 

GA'RDIAN  [garijiin  ^  f  gurder,  F.  to 
keep,  take  care  or,  Jjrc  1  one  rhat  has  a 
cufto  y  or  charge  of  any  perfon  or  rhipg; 
efpec  ally  of  the  bringing  up  fuch  as  are  noc 
of  age  and  difcreiion  ro  manage  their  own 
affa'tsj  children  or  idiots. 

GAKDIAN  of  the  .ymtuallties,  he  to 
whom  '.hefpiritua*  J  tifdidton  or  govern- 
ment of  any  d-ocefe  is  committed,  during 
the  varancy  of  a  bifhop's  See. 
^  G^RDIAN  of  the  Cittaufports,  a  prin- 
cipal ma^iflTate  of  the  havensin  the£49 
part  of  Englandy  /.  e*  of  the  five  ports  or 
harbour;.     See  Cmque-Forts. 

GA'RGARIZED  f Gargarheatut,  L.gar^ 
garifi.  F.  y^fytt^ZHs^Gr.]  ga-'Rled,  lin- 
fed  cr  wafhed }  fpoken  of  the  throac  ot 
mouth. 

A  GA'ROLE,  a  wafh  for  the  mouth,  }hc; 

GA'RISHNESS,  gaynefs,  alaringncfs, 
gorgioufnrfs  in  actire,  (bowineis. 

GARNISH  £in  Cookgry\  che  adorning 
of  di^es. 

GA'RNISHBR  {celia  ijm  garmt^  F.J 
he  ch^t  a^orr  s,  fets  oK",  }gfc* 

GARRBTB'fiR,  one  wbolivei  la  i|ar  j 
ret  or  pp^r  f  oon  ef  a  hooSii 

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To  GA'RRISON  [mettre  gdrnifin,  F.] 
to  tGrn<(h  fl  garrifon  v^ith  foldie rs. 

GA'RKULOUSNESS  [oigarruUtas,L*^ 
Calkaiivetiefs,  prtcingners. 

OARSU'MME  [Old  iS^c]  A  fine  or  a- 
merciaincnr. 

GA'RTER  [jartieret  F.]  a  bandage  for 
tbe  \e%. 

GARTER,  themoft  noble  order  of  rbe 
fltrter  was  indituied  in  ihe  year  iS5o,  by 
Xtng  Edward  the  III.  as  fomc  fay,  ou  ac- 
cOQnt  o^  ^is  minyiigral  vi£^ories,  parti- 
colarly  one,  wherein  ic  is  faid  the  King's 
girier  was  ufe'I  for  the  token.  Buc  others 
fly  on  the  ioUowingaccoimr,  that  the  Ki  g 
dancing  one  nigbc  yriih  h's  Queen  and 
Other  ladieSf  took  up  a  garier  which  ore 
<^  cheoA  bad  dropt;  wbeteitfome  of  the 
lords  prefeac  fmiling,  the  Kir.^  faid,  that 
kc  would  make  diac  garter  of  high  reputa- 
tion; and  foon  after  ereded  the  order  of 
tire  Blue  Garter,  with  this  motto,  Honi 
/hit  qui  mal  y  penfi,  I  e.  Evil  to  him  that 
evil  thinks*  The  latter  of  thefe  motives 
if  moft  general! V believed  co  have  been  the 
flfound  of  the  inftirutioo  of  this  order  oi 
Mghthood*  HoweTett  both  thefe  mo. 
ciYet  might  concur  to  the  fame  end ;  and 
it  has  ever  fince  been  efteemed  a  great  ad- 
dition of  honour  beflow'd  on  the  noUeft 
ycrfon  of  the  Eugli/b  nation,  and  many 
tsreigo  princes  have  thought  themf»lves 
koooured  in  being  admitted  into  it.  The 
Bumber  of  the  knights  is  96,  including 
the  kii^,  and  that  is  one  thing  chat  en- 
bances  the  value  of  iCf  that  never  any  more 
are  admitted,  whereas  All  or  moft  other 
orders  have  been  fo  freely  beftow'd,  that 
tRcy  have  loft  much  of  their  elleem  by  it. 
Tbe  famous  warrior  St.  George  of  Cap^ 
padocia^U  made  the  Patron  of  this  order  s 
and  every  katghc  of  ic  is  to  wear  as  his 
badre,  the  image  of  St.  George  on^  hor/e* 
back,  trampling  on  a  dragon,  with  his 
ipear  ready  ro  pierce  him,  the  whole  gar- 
nifbed  with  precious  ftones  appen^ianc  to 
a  blue  ribbon^  about  their  necks  s  becaufe 
that  faint  is  (aid  to  have  flaia  fuch  a  moii- 
Atr,  that  in  his  days  ravaged  the  coun- 
try.     . 

They  are  alfo  obliged  to  wear  a  garter 
on  the  left  leg,  fet  with  pearls  and  precious 
fionesi  having  this  motto,  Honi  /bit  qui 
maly  penje,  i.  e*  Shame  to  him  that  evil 
thinks ;  v  ithout  which  two  omamrnts  they 
ate  t.ever  ro  appear  abroad  ;  and  alfo  king 
Charles  the  Ift  ordainM,  rhat  every  knight 
Ihould  always  wear  a  ftar  of  filver,  em- 
broidered on  his  cloak  or  coat»  with  the 
efcuicVeon  of  St.  George  within  the  garter* 
an  I  he  ce\  tre  of  it.    See  St.  George. 

T«  GARTER  [attacher  les  jartieres^F,] 
^  uc  or  bind  with  a  guccr. 


G  A 

G ARYOPHY'iLUM  [tJ  n^ft'u  fJUtr* 
Gr.  i.  e*  the  leaf  oi  %  nut  J  «be  dove 
Giiliflower. 

GASCONA'DE,  a  boaftiK  or  vamting 
of  fome tiling  very  iosprobabie  \  fo  termed 
from  tne  Gafeoons,  a  people  oi  Gafioi^  la 
France^  faid  to  be  much  addidad  to  brtg* 
giu^  and  rhodomon:ade« 

GA'SE-HOUND  [agafitus,  1.]  a  dog 
rhac  hunts  by  (ighr,  foas  to  make  excelleoc 
fporc  with  the  fox  and  hare. 

GASTRICUS  m^r  [Atatmry^  the  grea- 
ter  gflftric  vein,  which  is  ioferted  aito  the 
fplca"c  vein, 

GASTRICUS  minor  [Anatmiiy'\  the  leT- 
fergadric  vein,  which  Is  infer  ted  into  the 
Hunk  of  the  VenM  Potto. 

GASTHR  Epiyloica  [Anatomjl  a  veiii 
which  opens  into  the  trunk  ot  the  Vena 
Porta,  foim'd  of  fever al  branches  deriv'd 
from  the  ftomach  and  Epiploon, 

GA'STLINHSS  f  girtrtcelicnerre  oi 
^ajrt;»  a  ghoiij  ghoftiikenefs,  higbtful*- 
nets  of  afpe6^. 

GASTRICK  Jmce^  the  juice  of  the  fto- 
macb. 

GASTROCNB'MIUS  [  yeLr^v^^^ 
Gr.'\  the  calf  of  the  lee. 

GASTRO'LAT£R  ^oiyif^p  and  X*i 
r^'vtf,  Gr*  CO  worfbipj  a  glutton,  belly- 
goti. 

GASTRl'LOQUOUS  [of  >«d^,  Or. 
the  belly,  and  loqui^  L.  co  fpeak]  fpeakiog 
out  of  the  belly. 

GASTRO-BPIPLOICA  [of  >«r»f  the 
belly  and  fTiVXeey,Gr.  che  caul  j  the  veia 
and  artery  that  go  co  che  iloaach  and 
omentum. 

GATE  [wilh  Shtnters']  a  term  uM^ 
when  (hey  endeavour  to  find  a  hare  by  Bis 
flor,  ye. 

GATEof  the  Seal  [with  Sailors^   ia 

^isGATE  f  when  two  fhtps  lie 

abo-rJ  one  snother  in  a  wave  or  billow , 
and  by  chat  means  fomecimes  become  rib- 
broken. 

A  Ga'THBRING  f ga^ejtunjfe,  Satt.J 
a  Colle^lion  ;  alfo  what  is  coilecwd  at  one 
time, 

GAUDI'LOQUOUS  Igaudilofmu^  JL] 
fpeakinjs  gladCom  things. 

GAU'DINESS  loigaudium,  X.]  efiEe6M 
gaynefs  in  apparels  £ewine(s. 

GA'VEL  (^apl.  Sax."]  Tribute,  Toll 
or  cuftom  i  yeacly  rent,  paymeoc  or  reve- 
nue. 

GAVBL-ftiiid  [of  ^ys  eai  eja^  Sax. 
i.  e.  given  to  aU  che  kin]  IViUiam  che 
conqueror,  afterpafliDg throf*  KjKt towards 
Dover,  was  fuddenl^  furrouoded  bv  the 
Kentijh  men,  each  of  them  beat  log  «  hoo^h 
in  his  hand ;  but  foon  throwing  down  . 
theii  braachcta  (bey  difcoverod  chetr  anns» 


GB 

proftrtngto  give  him  bittle»  if  he  would 
not  Imt  thejn  eojoy  chcir  ancttnt  liberties 
mad  cuftonis  o1  Gavel-kM^  &c.  whiih  he, 
chCQ  compelled  by  his  ill  circumitances, 
r«r ore  to  4ios  and  now  they  only  of  all 
SM^imA^  enjoy  the  aflcienc  Engl'ffli  liber> 
cies. 

GavehWadt  fignifiet  in  law  a  cuftom. 
whereby  the  land  of  the  father  was  equally 
divided  ac  hitdaetb  among  all  hi's  Tons,  or 
cbeland  of  che  brother  ac  his  death,  equally 
divided  among  all  his  brethrenf  if  he  have 
no  ifibeof  his  own.  This  cuflom,  wiui 
fome  difiereore,  h  Itill  oWei  ved  in  Urchen- 
jkld  in  HefffordfliiTg',  and  eU'ew here;  and 
ail  Gawel-kuid  hods  in  IValej,  are  made 
deicendable  to  hii  bei/s,  8ccor<iing  to  the 
comwoD  law.  In  Gavel-ltind,  tho*  the 
laxlier  be  kang'd,  the  ion  ftuiU  inhorir ;  tor 
their  coftom  is,  the  Ruber  to  the  Bough , 
ib^  Son  to  the  r lough. 

GAU'NTNESS,     leaiincfs,   the  having 

OAY'AC.    S^eGiMtcum, 

CAYNA'RIUM  [Old  Lat.  Ree,']  wain- 
^8^>  ploiigb- cackle  or  rnltfumeDis  of  huf< 
bandrv* 

GAV'NESS,  airinefs,  briskncfs,  merri- 

CtJZWHO  [of  ^ef  ean,  Sax.  or  Jyii- 
ZmiutMdf  6r*  CO  admire,  according  to  JM/ri- 
Jhemi  flaring,  looking  about,  or  ear- 
odlly. 

GAIE'TTB  f  fome  derive  it  of  Gaxetta^ 
ft  coin  ancie:itly  current  ac  VemcCy  che  cam' 
naon  price  ot  the  firft  news-pipert  printed 
«h«re ;  others  trom  •UJI,  I^adt  Ueh.  a 
meilisnf  erj  a  news-paper  or  book. 

GA'ZONS,  are 
fods  or  pieces  ot 
iitib  earth  covered 
^ith  grafsy  about 
a  fooc  lonfi^,  and 
ball  a  iboc  broad, 

^ |ut  in  form  of  a 

wcdtie  cj  .ine  tha  Parapet  i  it  the  ear ch 
he  tar  and  full  of  herbs,  it  is  the  betcer ; 
diejr  a'e  made  fo^  thac  their  foltdicy  makes 
•  trianf;Ie>  to  che  end,  cbac  being  mixc  and 
beat  with  che  reft  of  che  earch  of  ?he 
R^em^  ihcy  may  eafily  Teicle  cogecher, 
and  locoiporace  in  a  mais  with  the  reft  o 
che  Manfart.  The  firft  bed  of  Gaions  is 
£xed  with  pegs  or  wood;  the  fecond  bed 
«aght  to  be  laid  to  bind  che  former,  tht 
is,  over  cbe  joiws  of  it,  and  fo  continued 
(ill  ciie  Rmpdr  is  finished  %  betwixt  thefe 
'Ms  diere  is  ufvally  fowo  all  forts  of  bend- 
iift  herbs  to  ftrengchen  the  JUmpart 

ht  bh  OE'BRS  [  of  ^etjicun ji,  Sdx. 
freperacioaj  in  order,  tiiroiibody  irolfcd, 
^ftdyprtpmd  toa^« 


G  E 

GEESH  [of  Jojr,  Sax."]  fowls  we** 
known. 

CE'LABLE  lieMlis,  X.]  capable  of 
bcin^  froienor  cungealcd- 

GBLA'SINas  lot  y\dm,Gr.  coltugh] 
an  epithet  ufed  of  cue  ceecii  Ihewn  ia 
hugbing. 

GE^LI01<3ESS  [^gtiiditas^  JL]  coldnefs, 
iroiennefs. 

Gh'LUABLB  [of  j^aelttr,  DM.'i  ca- 
pable of  being  gejded. 

Gfi'LDED  [^yltc,  .Sax.  or  ff«el»et» 
Dotl'}  having  lUc    tefticles  or  iiuues  cue 

ir. 

OEaDING  [of  Syl^e,  Sax.  or  f^BtU 
II  er,  Dan.  ]  a  gelded  r«c<ie. 

GhLSi'MINUM  [with  Botoni/lsJ  ]cC* 
faroin. 

GELO'SCOPY  [of  >fx«c  laughter,  and 
0'*»Tio»,  Gr.  to  vied/  or  conhder]  a  fori 
it  diviuaiion  performed  by  means  oi  laugh- 
ter ;  or  a  diviniuE  any  peifon's  qualities  i>r 
chara^er,  by  obMrvation  of  che  maitoer  of 
his  laughing. 

GE'MARA,  the  fecond  part  of  the  As- 
fyioni/h  Talmud  oi  che  Jesfs. 

GEMATIUA  [KnPQJI,  »W  *• 
firft  kind  of  an'rhmetiriil  caI^U,  in  .«lo 
among  cbe  cahaliftical  y^wj.  An  ariibmc- 
tical  or  geometrical  matiner  ot  cxpUiiitng 
words ;  the  firft  confifts  in  csking  the  n«- 
merical  value  oi  each  lecrer  in  a  word  or 
phrafe,  and  giving  ir  the  lenfe  of  fome  other 
word,  whole  numeral  letters  taken  after 
che  fame  manner  make  che  famefnm. 

GEMELU'PAROUS  [gemeilrpara,  L.] 
bearing  twins. 

GEMB'LLUS  [with  AnMom>fls]^  mufclo 
'.)f  the  elbow,  fo  called  from  its  double  rife, 
viz.  from  the  upper  part  of  the  ftoulder 
blade  inwardly,  and  from  che  upper  back 
part  of  cbe  ftoulder  bone. 

GB'MINI  [with  Afironomersl  twins, 
one  ol  che  fignsofthc  Zodiack,  a(/7orcand 
PoUux^  che  fons  of  Jupiter  'and  Uda. 
Thefe  are  called  Diojcuri^  for  they  were 
bom  and  brought  up  in  tbe  land  of  laconia^ 
where  they  chiefly  fliew'd  themfelves,  and 
outdid  all  men  in  brotherly  love.  For  the/ 
neither  contended  for  command  nor  any 
thing  elfc.  Jupiter  therefore,  that  hp 
might  make  the  memory  ot  chelr  unani- 
micy  immortal,  called  them  Gemini^  i.  e. 
Twins^  and  aOigoed  them  a  place  among 
riie  ftars.  '  ' 

GBMl'TFS,  a  precious  ilone  in  whiclt 
one  may  fee  cwo  whice  hands  holding  to<« 
get  her. 

To  GEMM  [of  gemma^  I,]  to  put  forcfc 
bads. 

GE'MMA  [wich  BotaniflsJ  tbe  turgid 
bud  of  any  crcc^  when  U  1$  beginning  co 
>«s|.    X« 

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OfiMINAnruS,  4,  MM  r{Q  Batauck 
^titers  \  dividcj  into  i  -o  hy  a  p  r:irion. 
Bs  (he  /eed-podt  of  Tn^acauba^  Goats- 
beardy  yc, 

QT-MvicysiTY  rgtum^as^  1]  abun- 
dan<e  or  pearls. 

GBMO'NI/B  Vtffje,  a  phce  in  Rmne, 
to  x%hich  the  boc'ies  of  inilel'a£lots  chat 
irere  exeeuced,  a  ere  draj.  ed  and  thrown 
down.  Ic  X  .f  in  rhe  Avenrine,  near  the 
temple  of  /mho  Argkfa. 

OEMO'TE  [Jjem  t  '«•]  «  court 
holden  on  a-y  occaAon. 

GB'NA  Maia  [with  AHOtmmftt'i  rhe 
pare  o^  the  f ice  torn  the  nofe  <»  iheears; 
ftl/b  Che  cbm  ani  rhe  jiw-bone,  either  up- 
per Of  un  er.    X. 

GB'KDBR  ot  /^uni  [among  Gramma- 
f ions']  i.«  founded  ^n  rh;  difference  ot  two 
fex^tMaU  n  Rmale^  and  they  are  called 
iironn  the  I^trisi  Mafcuime  and  Feminine, 
and  few  hnguageshave  any  more  ge  Jerc 
but  cheie  rwo  }  rut  the  Greeks  and  Xiirrni 
have  ano  her  gender,  which  the  latins  ca  i 
Heutety  thii  is  as  much  zt  to li^y  Neither 
{majculine  ox  feminine)  *%  Bomo'u,  Mm. 
umafculitte^  a  ••  iMu/ifr  a  Woman,  U  fe- 
mnine.  and  Azjim  <  Stone,  is  muter* 

Ttii$Gendtr  's  in  LiVrn  diftinguiflied  by 
the  articles  tie,  bdC  and  boc§  but  ic  is  a 
siifficulc  thing  to  c'ifttnguifli  the  Gender  in 
the  Engli/h  Tongue  ;  and  there  is  fcarce 
any  laui^uage  in  the  world*  buc  the  Englijh 
tongue,  chat  does  not  admit  of  a  difference 
of  (je'^der  in  its  articles  or  nouns;  ail  the 
diftmdion  that  ic  has  confifb  in  the  pro- 
nouns, l>f,y]be,  j^C.  The  ad Jeftives  of  ei- 
ther Gender  in  the  Englijh  tongue  have  no 
difference  in  their  rermination.  As  for 
inftance,  as^  the  adjedives  good  and  white 
have  no  difference  in  the  termination, 
whereas  the  Latins  have  fofWi,  hona,  ho- 
man,  and  the  French  have  bon  mafculine, 
end  helle  fi^mini  e  iorgood,  and  the  latins 
have  alhus  alha,  album  for  white^  and 
the  fTencb  hlanc  and  blanche, 

GBN Di:R  [ytixYi  Geometricians]  geome- 
trical lines  are  diftingui(h*d  into  genders, 
clafles,  or  orders,  according  to  the  num- 
ber of  the  dimenfions  of  an  equation,  ex- 
preffing  chat  relation  between  the  ordinatet 
and  theahfciflie. 

Gfi'NEAKCH  leeneartha,  JL  yipU^ 
X^*  ^i"'  ]  (be  chiet  ot  a  flock  or  fa- 
ini'y. 

GB'NfiRABLENESS,  capableneft  of  be- 
ing gene^'ated. 

GE'NBKALNESS,  the  generality,  or 
bei"e  genernl. 

GB'NERANT  [geaerans.  L.  J  begetting, 
generating,  bei^etting  or  bringing  forth. 

GENERATION  [with  Schoolmen'}  a 
total  change  or  coa?er&oo  of  a  body  imo 


GB 

a  new  one  which  comaim  no  ftnfible  pait 
*-t  mark  of  its  former  ftate. 

GENERA'TION  ^w'zh  rbUofo^s]  if 
defined  to  be  a  e^!  aAion,  wtHXWfn 
1  vt'ne  creature  begets  another  like  ic  of 
I  be  fame  ki'id. 

C  E'NERATIVENESS  {oi generatif^  F. 
generativusj  L«j  generative  or  begettiog 
qua  !  y  <T  t»c«'iy, 

GENBRCSA  [Lam  term]  a  gentVwo- 
roan,  fo  inatii  a  i;entle«womaii  be  lermed 
fpinfter  in  any  original  wri',  appeal  or  id. 
dt&menr,  l^ie  may  abate  or  quafh  thm 
fame.     £. 

GENEKO'SITY      1    [ genertfitas,   2j 

GE'NEROUSNESSI  generofuf,  F.J 
ge  er.^t'sdiTpoittiony  boumifulf.fis. 

GENESIS  [  with  Geomttricians  ]  itbe 
forming  of  any  plain  or  frlid  figure  by  tbo 
motion  of  fomeline  or  furface  is  called  rr.e 
De/crihentt  and  that  according  to  which 
I  he  motion  is  made  u  called  the  Dtrigeat, 
Thus  a  right  line  moved  parallel  to  it  lelf'^ 
is  faM  ro  ^e  erate  a  FaralUlngramt  and  a 
TaralUlogram  turned  about  one  of  its  fides 
as  sn  »xts,  generates  a  Cylinder' 

GENET  [with  Horyfm^fi j  a  TuTlHh\nt^ 
the  curb  of  which  is  all  of  one  piece,  and 
made  like  large  ring,  aud  made  above 
the  liber ry  of  the  tongue. 

To  ride  with  the  le|>s  of  a  Genette,  i.  e. 
in  the  Genet  or  Spamjh  f^ilbion,  thac  is  fo 
fhorc,  thac  the  fpurs  bear  upon  the  horfe's 
fiank. 

GENETHLr'AC!  [^fit^Xitfaoi^  Gf.]  a- 
ftrologers,  perfons  woo  ered  horofcopes, 
or  pretend  co  tell  perfons  whac  (halt  hefal 
men,  by  means  of  the  planet  which  pre* 
fided  at  their  nativity.    L. 

GENETHLl'ACUM  Carmen^  a  poeoi 
or  a  compoficion  in  veife  upon  the  birth 
of  a  prince  or  other  iiluftrious  perfon,  la 
which  the  poec  by  a  kind  of  predidion, 
promifes  htm  honours,  fucceflfes,  t^fc. 

GBNETHLl/tfLOGY  [genethlialogia^ 
X.  ytn^XttthMyU^  Gr,  ]  a  cafting  oi  na« 
tiTicies. 

GB'NIAL  {^geniaUs^  X.]  a  term  ap- 
ply'd  by  the  ancients  to  certain  deities, 
who  (as  they  Imagined)  prefided  oTer  che 
affairs '^f  generation. 

GENIA'LES  Dii^  che  four  elements,  the 
twelve  figns,  and  the  lun  and  moon,  fo  cal* 
led  by  the  Qoctents. 

GENIA'LITY    "I   feftivalnefir.    merrf- 

GB'NIALNBSS  f    nefs  at  m^ac 

GENICULA'RIS  [with  Rotan.}  Oar- 
den-Valerian.    £. 

GENICOLATlONt  a  bowing  of  the 
knee.     X. 

GRNICULA^DS,  n,  am  £ia  Bttiouek 
Writtrs]  joiiued,    £• 

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OESrCUIUM  rwicJi  S^Umti]  the 
joinc  or  knot  in  cbe  ftalk  of  a  pUoc  s  beoce 
dbofe  friaots  wMcb  htTO  kooct  or  Joiois  ar« 
oaiied  gemadate  FUaus*  And  heme  g^i- 
€ai0wnh  ft  joinc,  gemcntif  wich  joiois*  £• 

OENl'CULO  [:n  BotM,  mif.J  B%ni' 
fies  wicb  a  knor.  Joint ,^.  aod  gtmculi* 
with  knots,  ]grc.     X. 

GE'NII  fof  gigngndo  or  gioermdc^  be- 
liectioy,  t.#*  Tuggefting  unto  uf  thoughts] 
ikeHBtfiPiiii  imagined  ihac  every  perfon 
vas  born  wicb  two  Graii*  proper  co  him 
or  ber  ;  che&  were  alfo  named  Ddonones  i 
dbe  one  ^^good  zod  favouratUt  and  per- 
faadeJ  to  bonefty  and  virtue,  and  to  re? 
Gonpence  of  it  procured  to  him  all  man- 
ler  of  good  cbiogs  proper  to  bis  eftate  i 
aad  the  otbcr  was  the  evil  Geniiu,  who 
was  cbe  caofe  of  wickednefs  and  miaap* 
Tb%c  cfaele  Gemi  were  born  and  d|r*d  with 
tkem;  :iiat  tbey  were  of  a  middle  nature 
between  gods  snd  men ;  tbac  they  partook 
et  immortaliry  from  the  one«  and  paflions 
from  cbe  other;  and  baviag  bodies  t'ram'd 
of  an  aerial  matter,  inhabited  ihe  vafl  re- 
fioB  of  cbe  air,  and  aftedas  mediators  be. 
tveea  God  and  men,  and  were  interpre- 
ters aad  agents  of  the  gods,  communicated 
cbe  wtilt  ot  the  gods  to  men  s  tbey  believed 
cbai  cbe  good  Geaii  rejoic'd  at  the  good, 
and  were  affli&ed  at  the  ill  foriane  of  their 
wards}  that  the  evil  Genii  took  a  pleaAire 
is  perlecming  men,  and  bringing  them 
evi  ridings,  which  laft  were  called  XiirVie 
aad  Ltmmei*  That  tbey  very  rarely  a^. 
pear'd  co  men,  and  whenever  the  lormer 
Sd  ic  was  in  favour  of  fome  eziraordioary 
virttie,  Igrr* 

And  they  elfo  imagfned,  chat  kingdoms, 
dries  and  places  had  their  peculiar  Geni- 
ar's.  The  Gtmus  of  the  i^oindn  ftate  was 
pttnted  with  a  Conuco^a  in  one  hand,  and 
afiftfal  in  the  other,  which  urss  ftrecched 
forth  on  an  altar.  The  SkaUnns  tboi^hi 
the  Gemi  co  be  of  a  middle  nature  becween 
God  and  men,  and  therefore  imagined 
ibem  to  be  the  fons  of  Jupiter  and  Tend. 

Tbey  alfo  reckoned  all  the  ftars  into  the 
aniber  of  the  Gemi,  and  therefore  wor- 
ftipped  them,  as  the  Jetft  did,  in  the  ^ua- 
licT  of  angels.  They  painted  them  m  a 
tfferenc  manner  }  ibmetimes  as  a  ferpent, 
iHiietimes  as  boys  and  girls,  or  as  old  men, 
but  always  with  a  garland  of  palm-tree  oo 
chetr  beads,  whence  this  uee  was  called 


la  fome  incieDt  medals,  the  Gi9iui  ol 
cbe  emperor  of  Xomv,  was  jpaioted  as  a 
•an  wicb  a  large  dilb  of  all  forts  of  flow- 
«s  in  one  hand,  and  a  fcourge  in  cbe  o> 
ibar,  Co  expreia  boch  rewaids  and  punift- 
Bcnta* 

Tbey  «ftctnM4  Ic  ualawfel  so  kill  toy 


creature  to  their  Gemug  on  cfaeir  birth . 
day^  becauie  they  thought  it  undecenc  c'< 
cake  away  lives  of  creatures  on  the  fom^ 
day  that  they  received  their  own.  . 

The  ufaal  olferirgi  co  the  Genii  wero 
wine  and  flowers,  iocen^  and  parched 
com*  As  men  had  their  Getiiit  the  wo«* 
men  had  their  'Jvaumt%  doddefles,  chac 
x.\kty  imagined  watch'd  overwind  protend 
them.  Brutui  \^  laid  to  have  feen  his  evil 
Genius  in  a  monftrous  snd  horrid  Ifaape^ 
the  night  before  bis  fight,  who  being  ask- 
ed what  he  was,  faid,  I  am  thy  evtl  Ge- 
niicr,  Brutus^  thou  AaU  fee  roe  at  Pbitipffi  % 
Brutus  Doi  at  all  dilcoropoied,  flnfwered^ 
I  mil  fee  thee.  The  next  day  he  loft  tho 
bacde,  and  was  daln  at  Pbilitpr. 

GE'NIOGLOSSI  [in  jjatomf}  e  pelt 
of  mufcles  proceeding  inwardly  fiom  the- 
fore-parc  of  the  lower  jaw,  under  another 
called  Geniotyoides^  and  which,  enlarging, 
tbemfelves,  axe  taflened  into  the  bafis  Qt 
the  tongue. 

GE'NIOHYOIDJE'OS  [jfnat.l  a  mofcla 
of  the  Hjoides,  which  with  its  parcner^ 
arifing  trom  the  internal  parts  of  the  lower 
jaw  bone,  are  inferted  into  the  fuperior 
part  of  r  he  fore  bone  of  the  Qs  Bfoidet. 

GENIO'GKAPHY,  confiders^  trearg 
of  the  nature  o^  angeli  and  intelligences* 

GENISTt'LLA  [with  5«<m. J  Dier V 
weed,  Bafc. broom.    1. 

GBNI'STA,  Che  fhrub  called  Broom,  £• 

GE'NITAL  Bodies,  th»  beginning  of 
all  things,  the  elements. 

GENITAL  [In  Medicine']  foqi6cbii«  reJ 
lating  to  genicals. 

GENITA'LIS  [with  Botanfls]  Oladcr; 
Sword -grafs,    Z. 

GE'NITALS    ^[Gemtaaa,  L.2  tbe 

GENITO'RES  f  privy  pans  of  a  male  s 
vix.  cbefpermatickveflels,  the  2</?e/,  and 
the  Penis 

GENi'T£S7  Tuch  perfons  amoiw   the 

GENITfi'lf  7fVi,  who defcended  from 
Abrabani,  without  an^  mixture  of  foreign 
blood  I  or  fuch  who  ifTued  from  parentsg 
who,  during  the  Bdyloni/h  captivity,  had 
not  married  with  any  Gentile  family. 

GE'NITIN  [f.  Junetin  of  June']  is  e 
kind  of  apple  chat  is  earlieft  ripe  of  any 
others. 

GB'NITIYE  Q^e  [in  Gramtnarl  one  o£ 
the  fix  cafes  of  nowns»  by  whirh  property 
or  pofleflion  is  chiefly  imply'd^  u  filUf  of  e 
Son,  from  FiliuSt  L.  a  Son. 

GENITU'KA,  anamebv  fome  given  CO 
the  femen«   both  of  the  male  and  female. 

GE'NIUS  is  fabled  co  be  che  fon  of  /ic- 
piter  and  Terra  of  human  fliape  t  was 
thought  to  be  that  fpirit  o(  nature  which 
begets  all  things,  aflifts  at  all  generatipns. 
and  proieds  wba(eTer  b  prp4uc*di  and  all 


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t1iin|s  wert  agreetUe  to  him  (hat  tended 
CO  mirth  and  pleafure. 

OB'NtUS'  [among  the  Ancients]  was 
vfed  CO  (ignify  a  fptrtc  either  good  or  evH  j 
which  they  fuppofed  did  attend  upon  e?ery 
perfons  rhey  ^Ifo  allow'd  Gernt  to  each 
province,  county,  town,]^.  alfoaman's 
natural  difpoficion,  inclination,  \ffc. 

OB'NIUS,  the  force  or  faciU'y  of  the 
Ibol,  confidered  as  tc  chinki  and  judges  5 
ftlfo  a  nataral  talent  or  difpofitlon  to  one 
thing  more  than  to  another. 

Ofi'NNET,  an  animal  not  mtlch  tinlike 
m  cat,  as  well  for  bignefs  ts  Aape  ;  but 
th0  nofe  and  fnout  h  long  and  (lender  like 
a  weefel  l  it  is  extraordinary  light  and 
iwif  t ;  and  the  sUn  as  fine  and  /oft  as  down. 
There  a^tf  two  forts  of  them,  the  moft 
common  n  grey,  mottled  or  tull  of  black 
ipocsy  the  other  as  black  as  jet,  and  as 
glofly  as  the  fineft  veWet,  hue  fpewkled 
with  T9i^  and  their  fokell  is  much  lute  that 
of  a  CiTit-car. 

GB'NTNESS  M  gentilu,  i]  ocattiefs, 
Ipnicenefs,  finenels  in  drefs. 

CENTIA'NA  [with  Botan.]  the  herb 
Centigu.    V 

GENTIANEXtA,  tbe  herb  Baftard 
Pelworr.    L 

GB'NTLENESS,  meeknefs,  mildnefs, 
tamenefs,  civility,  S^fc 

GB'NTLY.  foftly,  mildly,  tamely, 
meekly,  tenderly. 

GE'NTLEMAN  [gentilbomme.  K  ge- 
nerofks,  I.]  is  properly,  according  to  the 
ancient  notion,  one  oi  ptrieSt  Uood,  who 
had  four  defcents  of  gentility  both  by  his 
lather  and  mother,  viz.  whofc  father's 
grandfather,  his  great  grandfather,  his 
grtndfittliier,  and  his  father  on  both  fides 
were  all  gentlemen. 

Gentlemen  ha^e  their  beginning  either 
frofli  blood,  as  before,  as  they  are  born 
of  parents  of  worth ;  or  for  having  done 
fomething  in  a  peace  or  war,  for  which 
they  are  worthy  to  bear  arms,  and  be  ac- 
counted gentlemen. 

Formerly  fuch  gentlemen  bad  many  pri- 
vileges, as  firft,  chat  if  one  gentleman  de- 
craved  from  another,  combat  was  allowed  j 
buc  if  a  peafant  or  mean  perfondid  fo,  he 
bad  a  remedy  in  law. 

2.  In  crimes  of  an  equal  nature  a  gen- 
tleman was  punched  more  foveurably  than 
apeafiint,  J^rc. 

3.  Gentlemen  mighc  exped  t  peculiar 
Honour  and  refpeft  to  be  paid  them  by 
mean  perfons. 

4.  Tbe  evidence  of  t  gentleman  was 
•ccounied  more  auchencick  than  chtc  of  a 
peafant. 

S*  In  chufing  of  Magiftrates,  Jgfc.  the 
voce  of  t  gemleman  was  prefiBrr'd  before 
tlut  of  £0  ignoble  perfoD*  | 


G  £ 

6.  A  gemleman  was  to  be  excnAd  bom 
fervices,  impofitiona  aod  duties. 

7.  A  gentleman  condemned,  to  death,' 
w«t  not  to  be  hanged  buc  beheadedi  nor  was 
his  examination Vo  be  taken  wiclr  torture. 

8.  It  was  a  puniihable  crime  to  take 
down  the  coat  armour  of  a  gentleman,  to 
deface  his  monument,  or  to  ofier  vkilence 
to  the  enfign  of  any  noble  perfon  doceafed. 

9.  A  gentleman  was  not  to  accept  a  chal- 
lenge from  a  peafant ;  becanfe  there  was 
not  a  paiity  in  their  conditions. 

The  ancient  Saxons  admitted  none  to  the 
degree  of  gentlemen  chat  liv'd  by  trades- 
orbuying  or  felling }  except  merchaoca  and 
chole  chat  follow  *d  husbandry;  which  was 
always  efteem*d  a  credltdble  way  of  live* 
lihocNd,  and  preferable  to  trading  to  fea. 

The  reafoo  why  thofo  chat  are  ftudencs 
in  the  inns  of  court  are  efteem'd  gentle* 
men  isf  becaule  aodemly  none  but  tjbe  fona 
of  gentlemen  were  admitted  into  chem* 

But  tbe  ftudencs  of  law,  grooms  of  his 
majsfty's  palace,  fons  of  peafants  made 
priefts  or  canons  1  or  chofe  chat  have  re- 
ceiv*d  dignity  in  the  fchoob,  or  borne  offi* 
ces  in  the  city,  tho*  they  are  ftiled  gemle- 
men,  yet  they  have  no  right  to  the  coat 
armour. 

If  a  man  be  a  gentlemaa  by  office  onlv^ 
andJofe  that  office,  then  he  alfo  lofes  his 
gencilicy. 

In  our  days  all  are  accounted  gentlemen 
cbac  have  money  |  and  if  he  has  no  coat  of 
arms,  the  king  of  arms  can  fell  him  one. 

GE'NTLEMANLY     1  like  a  gentle- 

GB'NTLEMANLlKBf  man,  afcer  the 
manner  of  a  gentleman. 
^  GE'NTLEMEN  of  tbe  Cbdbel,  officers 
in  number  thirty  two,  whole  dory  and 
attendance  is^n  the  royal  chapel }  of  which, 
twelve  are  pi  lefts,  and  the  other  twelve 
arecall'd  Clerks  of  tbe  Cbapei,  who  aifift 
in  the  performance  of  divine  fervice. 

GE'NTLBMANRY    7    [  of  ^Atfrlittfs, 

GE'NTLEMANSHlPr  q>d' bonagen^ 
ret  X.  (Oan,  Sax.  and  sky  of  Jfcip,  Sax^ 
terminaciopj  the  dignity  of  a  gentleman. 

GB'NTLBWOMANSHIP,  che  dignity 
of  a  gentlewoman.  ' 

GB'NUINGENESS  [of  genuhuu,  L.  and 
nejrjfe.  Sax."}  naturalnefs,  truenefs,  real- 
oels,  as  to  what  it  is  faid  or  taken  to  be,  or 
appears  to  be. 

GENUS  [amoog  LogicimsJ  H  the  firfk 
of  the  univerfal  ideas.  And  la  whee  che 
idea  ia  fo  common,  that  It  extends  to  othar 
ideas,  which  are  alfo  uaifeHal,aa  the  £iitf-^ ' 
driiater  U  Genus  with  ttfy^  to  the  Fmrni'- 
Mogram  and  Tfdfhiai  Snlfimce  h  Genmn 
wicu  refpeft  to  Adifiance  extended,  whida 
is  called  Body,  and  the  SnlfianCi  whidi 
;Unks,wtt€h  bodied  JlSMf. 

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GENUS  fmuum  [with  Lajgiciaiu']  is 
ibic  which  holds  the  uppermoft  dafs  2n 
its  predicament  i  or  ic  it  chat  which  may 
be  divided  into  {evenlfpecies,  each  where- 
of is  a  gemu  in  refpe^  to  other /pecies 
placed  below.    X. 

&dfaUem  GENUS  [wich  Ifigkians^  is 
chtc,  which  beiog  a  JMfdium  between  the 
Ugheft  gemu  and  the  loweft  fpecies,  is 
famecimes  confidered  as  a  genus  and  (ome- 
(ines  at  a  fpecies,    X. 

GHNUS  Jtemotwn  (with  Logician]  is 
where  there  is  another ^^mif  between  Ic 
and  u%  fpecies.    JL 

GESUS  rroximum  [in  £c^/cft]  the 
nezc  or  oeareft  gimiSy  is  where  the  fpe- 
cics  u  immediately  under  it,  as  man  un- 
der ammal.    X. 

GENUS  fin  Mitral  this  art  by  the 
wicienri  was  didnbutea  Into  tvro  genera, 
lofiftick  and  fpecious. 

GENUS  [with  Anatom,"]  an  aflemblage 
or  lyftem  of  fimilar  pares,  diftributed 
(hroQ^OQi  che  body»  as  the  gems  ner- 
vefim,  (he  oenres  fo  confidered. 

GENDS  fin  Bstany']  h  a  fyftem  or 
i&abbge  ot  plants  agreeing  in  fome  one 
commoa  chara6ler,  in  refpe^l  to  the 
IknStun  of  certain  parts*  whereby  they 
are  £&lx)gu:fh*d  from  all  plants. 
GCNOS  fin  AA^IJ  a  certain  manner 
'  of  fab-£viding  the  principles  of  melo<f^, 
i'i,  the  coofonant  intervals  into  their 
otiodaaoas  parrs. 

GENUS  [with  Rhetoricians^  it  diftri- 
teced  ioto  demaifirativet  deliberative  and 
iaiieuay- 

The  nemonftrative  GENUS  or  Kiad^  to 
this  belong  Panegyricht  Genetbtiaels, 
EpithaJamuMM,  fimeral  Haranguet^  Iffc* 

Deiiber^iive  GENUS  or  lind,  to  chls 
klopg  petfiuifms^  diffuafionsy  commenda- 
fiau,  life. 

Judiaary  GENUS  or  hnd^  to  this  be- 
Jm  accmjfiuans,  defences* 

GEOCE'NTRICK  [of  yi  the  earth, 
and  MifTfe9,  Gr*  a  centre]  che  earch  beli^ 
fippoled  CO  be  ^be  centre. 

CEOCB'NTRICALLY,    according    ro 

that  fyftem  of  the  worlds    that  fuppofes 

the  earth  to  be  the  centre  of  the  univcrff. 

GBOBJE^CAL  [of>a  and /^im,  Gr. 

CO  meaioTe]  percaininft  to  funreying. 

CEODJETICALLY,  by  way  of  fur vcy 
of  the  earch. 

OBQGKATHICALLY*  according  to 

tkf  wn  oi  geography.         .      ,    ^      . 

GVOMANCT  ly%»fit*mh  of  >»  and 

fButtU.,  Cr-  dilation]  a  kind  of  divi- 

pcsCormed  hf  a  number  of  little 

„  or  dots  made  o»  paper  at  random  s 

conliaoriiv  the  vlriout   flgvres   and 

2fe»  wteh  cholc  poim  ifpr«(«nr,  and 


G  E 

thence  forming  a  Judgment  of  fornriry,  sn^ 
decid'ngany  queltion proposed. 

GEOMA'NTICALLY,  according  to  the 
fcience  of  geomancy. 

CEOMt'TRlCALLY  [  of  geometric^ 
L.  geometriquement^  F.  ytojuir^tiis,  GiT'l 
according  f  mHc  geomer'ic<il  arr. 

GEOME'TRICAL  Vne.  h  that  where- 
in the  relition  of  theabfcilTxio  the  femi- 
rrdinaces  miy  be  exp^eHed  by  tnalgebra* 
ick  eq:iation. 

GEOMETRICAL  Proportiw,  h  a  fimi- 
liiude  orideutiiy  ot  r;itio*s,  as  8,  4,  30 
and  15  are  in  geometrical  proportion. 

GEOMETRICAL  Progniiott,  a  feries 
^fq'ianiicies  in  continued  geometrical  pro- 
porcion,  i  e^  increafing  in  the  fame  ratio, 
as  I,  a,  4,  8,  16,  32  and  fo  on. 

GEOMETRICAL  Place,  aline  where^ 
by  an  indeeerminace  problem  is  conllrud- 
ed. 

GEOMETRICAL  Confiru^ionofanE-, 
quation,  is  the  contriving  and  drawing 
lines  and  figures,  whereby  to  dexnonftraie 
the  equation,  theorem  or  canon  to  be  ge- 
ometiically  true. 

GEO'METRY  [yt^ixttfia  of  yi  the 
earth,  "and  /jut fin,  Gr.  to  mcafure J  geo- 
metry originally  fignlfied  the  art  ofmea- 
faring  the  earth,  or  any  diflances  or  di* 
mennons  on  or  within  it }  but  it  is  nOw 
ufed  for  the  fcicnce  of  quantity,  extenfion 
or  magnitude  abftra&edly  confidered, 
without  anyreg-rd  to  matter. 

It  is  very  probablrf,  that  ic  had  Its  firft 
rife  in  Egypt,  where  the  river  Nile^  eve- 
ry year  overflowing  the  country,  %nd 
leaving  it  covered  with  mud,  laid  men 
under  a  neceiTity  to  diftinguIOi  their  lands 
one  from  another  by  the  confideratioa 
of  their  figure  j  and  to  be  able  alfo  to  mea- 
fure  the  quantity  of  it,  fo  that  each  man 
after  the  fall  of  the  waters  might  have  his 
portion  of  ground  allotted  and  laid  out 
to  him.  After  which,  it  is  very  likely,  e 
farther  contemplation  of  ihofe  draughts 
and  figures,  helped  them  todifcover  many 
excellent  and  wonderful  properties  be- 
longing to  them,  which  fpcculation  con- 
tinually was  improving,  and  ftiU  is  to 
ihss  day.  .     ,   , 

Out  of  Egypt  Tholes  brooghc  it  Into 
Greece,  and  there  ic  received  us  chiefeft 
perfeaion.  For  the  geometry  of  the  an- 
cients wascontain'd  within  narrow  bounds, 
and  extended  only  to  right  lines  and  curvea 
of  the  firft  kind  or  order  i  whereas  new 
lines  of  infinite  orders  are  received  into 
geometry,  which  orders  are  dchned  by 
eouations,  involving  thoordlniies  an4tb» 
femes  of  curves.  ^ 

The  fubjcft  of  Geometry  is  the  lengtb, 
breadth  iiui  height  of  all  things.    It  is 

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divided  bto  Speculative  tad  Tra8icai> 
the  former  txeats  ot  the  properties  of 
^nes  and  figures  ffuch  u  Euclid'*  EUmerUs, 
JipolhniuMs  Conicktf  ^c.  end  [he  Utter 
ibews  how  to  ippi/  thefe  fpeculaiions  to 
life  in  life. 

*  Gmmetry  may  slfo  be  divided  into  thefe 
three fubordioate  parts.  Altimetry,  yvhich 
U  the  arc  of  meaiurinK  ftrait  lines.  Pla- 
lihnetryy  or  the  arc  otmeafaring  offuria- 
ces«  Stereometry^  the  arc  of  meafuring 
ibltds  or  bodies. 

Geometry  is  painted  as  a  laJy  with  a 
fallow  kce»  clad  in  a  green  mantle  fring- 
ed with  filv«r,  and  holding  a  (Uver  wand 
in  her  right  h^ud. 

GEOMETRY,  is  the  fcience  or  do^rine 
of  exienfion  6r  extended  thltus,  viz. 
linesy  fiirfaces  and  folidt,  which  difcovers 
the  magnitiidet  or  greatnefs  of  things 
precifely,  with  their  capacities,  Iffc, 

Theoreticai  GEOMETRY*  is  a  fcience 
vhich  treats  of  magnitude  or  continued 
quantity,  with  its  properties  coofidered 
mbftraOedly,  without  any  relation  to  ma- 
terial beings,  it  contemplates  the  proper- 
ty of  continuity,  and  demooftrates  the 
truth  of  general  propoficioos,  called  The- 
orems* 

Fraaicdl  GEOMETRY,  it  th^  method 
of  applvlng  theoretical  to  pradice  s  as  the 
meafunng  of  land  or  folid  bodies,  i 
Ration,  fortification,  dialling. 
^  Elementary  CEOMSTKY^  is  that  which 
IS  employ*d  in  the  confideration  of  right 
lines,  and  plain  furfaces  and  folids  genera* 
ted  from  them. 

•  OEOIJO'NICS  f>f»5roriJta  of  >h  the 
carth>  and  irh&',Gr.  labour}  books  treat- 
fng  of  husbandry. 

GEORGE  [of  Tt»/ytCt  Gr.  an  husband- 
man] a  pxoper  name  otmcn^  the  moft 
pored  of  that  liame  was  George  of  Cappa- 
Hocjat  a  tribune  or  colonel  under  the  em 
^ror  Dioclefiant  who  is  faid  to  have  killed 
a  huge  ferpem  in  Africa^  to  whom  a  vir- 
gin was  ezpofed  to  be  devoured.  This 
^hampion  by  fooie  is  taken  for  our  Su 
Georee^  the  patron  faint'  o^  England,  of 
t^hoie  chivalry  and  exploits  fu  many  ro- 
inaniick  'ftories  are  told.      ^  ' 

St.  GEORGB,  the  patron  of  England, 
fotnefay,  w^sa  ^mous  warribr  ol  CV^^- 
docia,  who,,  after  he  had  exercised  hisva* 
Sour  in  the  wars,  laid  down  his  Ufe  for 
ibe  chriilian  faith,  on  which  account  he 
Was  honoured  of  aJl  the  Chriftiap  world, 
Vqi  iiiany .churches  were  ereded  in  honour 
pf  him;  and  he  became  at  length  to  be  the 
f  acron  faint  of  England.  This  St.  George, 
<fcc()rdin^  to  t£e  legend,  dtd  many'brave 
cz^oirs  i{i  h^   life-time,  and  atter  his 

^C4t^  &  fai4  to  havj  appeared  ftvprai 


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times  in  the  wars  imdertakeo  tgunft  thd 
infidels  b  the  Holy  Land,  and^  to  have 
fought  on  the  fide  of  the  Chriftians.  And 
the  devotion  of  Jn^'mm,  introduce  him 
into  the  calendar  \  and  that  of  9i<ii>trt  de 
6ily,  built  him  a  church  in  the  caftle  ac 
Oxfofd  I  and  kiii^  £^Wtfr^  III.  built  him 
a  chapel  at  Windfir*  However,  GeUfiust 
bilhop  of  Rome,  condemned  the  legend  of 
St.  George  as  heretical  and  ridiculous  s  and 
the  fynod  of  Ariminum  declared^  the  fuf- 
ferings  of  George  apocrypha],  in  thac  ic 
was  fet  forth  by  here  ticks. 

Neither  the  time  or  place  of  his  mar^ 
tyrdom  are  agreed  on  by  writers.  Vene- 
rable Bede  ftys,  that  the  9th  of  the  Of- 
lend^oi  May,  or  the  %lA  ot  Afrit  was  tho 
btrth  day  01  George  the  martyr,  who  waf 
eminent  for  miracies,  and  fuffered  under 
Dacianut,  a  potent  king  of  Perfia^  chic 
reigned  over  leventy  kints ^  but  no  fuch 
perfon  as  this  Dacianms  is  to  be  found  ini 
hiftory*  But  Bede  adds,  that  his  fuffer* 
ings  are  reckoned  anoi^  the  apocryphal 
writiiigs. 

'  As  tor  the  Ariau  martvr,  (he  perfecucor  * 
of  St.  Atbanafius,  and  the  ufurper  of  the 
Alexandrian  fee,  pope  tacbatjt  built  e 
church  for  him,  and  placed  the  head  of 
George  there,  tho'  the  body  had  been  in- 
tirely  burnt  to  aihes  400  jrears  before. 
And  it  feems  as  if  this  eminent  martyi; 
was  nor  known  in  the  world  till  300  yeara 
after  his  death.  iViUiam  of  Mabntburj^'^ 
makes- the  place  of  his  martyrdom  at 
Rama,  if  (at  he  fays)  we  may  give  credit 
to  fame  s  and  IVtlliam  of  iyre  Up,  he 
found  a  reftiif-place  at  Jma,  (o  that 
nothing  of  certainty  is  tone  come  at  con* 
cernihg  thts  renowned  faint  i  andefpeci- 
ally  his  ftory  of  killing  the  dragon,  which 
foihe  under ftand  allegorically,  to  mean 
fighting  againft  the  drkgon  of  herefy,  \stc. 
And  indeed  this  allegory  of  fighting  witft 
and  killing  the  dragon  hath  been  taken  up 
by  other,  oacionsy  which  had  no  particnlar 
relation  to  any  George,  as  the  order  o£ 
the  Dragon,  iottituted  by  the  emperor  iSr- 
gifiumd,  among  the  Himgarianj,  on  ac- 
count of  his  fucceflhs  ih  battles  againft  the 
Turh,  the  dragons  of  ichifm  and  herefjr 
that  devoured  religion.  And  fince  we  can* 
not  find  our  patron  Sr.  G^frge,  t  Ufallcon* 
elude  the  enquiry  with'  the  following 
lines':  •  •  •  ' 
St.  George  tofava  m  maid  tU  Dragonjbv, 
A  pretfytale,  ifOi  tba^s  told  be  true:  > 
Some  fa^ there  areno  Dragons^  m  'titfaid^ 
There  was  nd'O^or^e  $  /  wUb  there  woe  '4 
••     Maid.      ••'  •• '    ^ 

GEO'SCpPY  fof  >M  and  '^x»wim,  Gr^ 

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f  palaooi  of  tlie  eanh  or  foil,  obtained  by 
viciHiiK  aoi  confidertDg  it. 

GJ5<yTlCK  [of  >«  the  eanh,  Gr,^^ 
ton  of  magtck  performed  by  che  afllftaoce 
of  a  iXcumi,  the  fame  as  Gecmancy. 

GfiR A'NIUM  C>«atfiey,  Gr.]  che  herb 
cilled  Scork's-biil.    X. 

GEKA'N1T£S  [of  >«e^'v»>  Gf.  a  erase] 
a  preciois  ftone  ia  colour  like  a  crane's 

G£'RESOL  [in  Mi^lck^   ^^   ^ ^^^ 

A  CB'RMAIN,  a  kind  of  long  and  prec* 
tf  larsepcar. 

CB'&MAN  [j^ermoHuSt  !•]  come  of  che 
ftock. 

Coafim  GERMANS,  s  e  coufins  in  the 
iift  or  neareft  degree,  being  che  children 
of  brotber  or  fifter. 

G£RM4'NICUS»  tf,   urn  [wich  BottfB. 
W^jtA  of  the  growth  of  Getmanyi 
^  GB'RMINANTr^CTwi«iOu,JU]  fprout- 
im,  budding,  bloflbming,  W. 

GEROro'MiCA,  phyfick  prefcribiog 
Stt  for  old  men. 

G£R<yNTES  Tof  >f^r,  Gr.  an  old 
■aaj  m^iilratet  in  preece^^  the  fame  at 
^^rts    that    the  AreopagUu  were  tc 

GEHSA  fwith  Apotbecariei]  a  fine 
powder  made  of  fome  forts  ot  roots,  as 
Snake-weed,  Wake-robin,  hrc. 

GEHSA  Serfcntaria  [with  Apotbeca- 
ties]  a  kind  ot  cerufe  made  of  the  roots 
of  the  berb^ofi  ox  C^ckawp\ntU'    I. 

GERUNDS  in  the  EngUfli  roi^uf .  Ge- 
mads  and  pdrti<.iples  are  the  fame  in  cer- 
ainacion,  and  haVe  no  other  diftindion 
hoc  the  Particle  and  che  Nbm'fukfimtive, 
wkich  always  follow  and  precede  che  one 

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m  gerund. 

GERY'ON[>«/(ravr,  Gr^  i.e.  chebaw- 
lar]  as  the  poets  teU  us,  chis  Gerym  was 
«  aMoftroos  giant  that  had  three  heads. 
Bat  the  crxiai  of  the  maccer  it,  there 
^aa  adty  in  the  Eitxine  fea,  called  Tti- 
csnmi^  T/isa^atiA,  Gf.  i.  e.  three  heads] 
wkere  Gerjfom  dwelt  in  great  repotatioo, 
sn4  abounding  in  wealth,  and,  amoqg  the 
riH,  kid  an  admirable  herd  of  oxen:  Her- 
aites  coming  to  drite  them  away  flew 
Cefym  who  oppofed  htm  s  and  thev  that 
<iw  fatal  drive  away  (he  oteo,  aifanired 
^  it,  and  to  thofe  that  enquired  concern- 
log  the  matter,  they  anfwered,.  chat  fUr- 
tmies  had  driven  away  the  oxen  of  Trica- 
nmm  Gerpn  %  frctai  which  fome  imagine 
thac  Gmaa  had  three  beads :  And  this 
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GI 

GBSSAMPrNi  [in  BotayJ  cotton- 
trees. 

GESTICULO'SE  [j^rfiicuhfujy  XJ  tull 
ofgefturesor  motions  of  the  body. 

GESTUO'SITY  [gefiu<fitaj,  X.]  aplOi- 
nefsingcftures' 

GESTUO'SB  Igejiuafiu,  X.]  fuU  of 
gefture. 

GE'TTIHGS  [of  jjetm.  Sax.  to  get] 
acquificions  i  things  gotten  by  ikbour,  craf- 
fick,  yc. 

GHA'STLINESS,  ghoaiinea,  frightfid 
afpea. 

GHA'STLY  [  S»r^"<^»  ^^'  1  J»k«  * 
ghoft. 

CHCySTLINESS  £  S'»>^«J»<^  ^"^ 
otjyj/re.  Sax,  ]  likeneft  to  a  gnofts  alfo 
rpuicualners,  in  oppoficion  to  carnalnefs. 

A  GI'ANT    IJijjant,  Sax.  gigas,  X. 
of  >i>«f,  Gt,  gemUy  F.j  a  perfon  ot  alargs 
and  uncommon  fize  and  ftacure. 
of  the  Giants  that  were  fan. 

It  is  related  chat  Cadmus^  ihpr  he  had 
flain  che  dragon  in  X^rntfi  taking  away  hie 
teeth,  fowed  them  in  his  own  land«  and 
that  from  them  armed  men  ipruog  up. 
But  the  truth  is,  Cadmus^  bv  birth  a  Fib«- 
n/cf4n,  had,  among  other  things  (as  kinga 
are  wont  to  have)  many  elephants  teeth  i 
and  being  about  to  undertake  an  expedi* 
tioo  with  his  brother  Tbanix,  to  fi^kc 
for  the  kingdom:  Draco  being  a  king 
of  TbebeSf  and  the  fon  of  Mars,  who  be- 
ing flutn,  Cadmus  feit'd  on  the  kingdom. 
Draco's  friends  made  war  a^iainft  him,  and 
his  children  alfo  rofe  up  againft  him  i  who 
beii.g  inferior,  having  made  fpoil  o(  Cad" 
mus*s  wealth  and  elephants  teeth,  return- 
ed home,  and  one  was  difpers'd  one  way, 
and  another  another;  fome  to  AtUca^ 
fome  topeloponnefus^fomt  to  Pbocis,  and 
others  to  locris :  From  which  places  they 
ifiuing  out,  made  war  againft  Tbebesj  and 
were  ftout  warriours,  after  they  had  car- 
ried off  Cadmus* t  elephants  teeth,  and  fled 
away,  the  Tbebans  faid  that  Cadmus  bad 
brought  thiscalamity  upon  them,  by  flay- 
ing DracOf  from  whofe  teeth  being  Town, 
oaany  ftouc  and  brave  warriours  fprung 
up  againft  them.  And  this  was  the  origin 
nal  oT  that  fiftion.    PdUpbauu. 

GI'ANTESS  [u8#  geanUt  F.J  a  gigan-' 
tick  woman. 

GIBBBRO'SITY  I  giMer^^Uos,  X.  J 
crump  -  ihouldenMft,  crookedoefs  In  the 
back. 

GI'BBLE-Gtfj^l^,  prating,  nonfeofical 
fooliih  calk. 

GI'BBOUSNBSS  Tgibbt^aSy  X. }  the  * 
bunchingneft  or  fttckiqg  out  moft  com- 
monly on  the  back. 

GrBBOUSy^d  [yeii^MatbemdtidansJ 
ti  that  whicji  U  coiiiprehoadg4  o^  gibbous 
'  foper  • 

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iuperficies,  ind  i$  either  afphere  or  rrt' 
jlous.  A  fpbere  Is  a  gibbous  bydy  ibfo' 
luttlf  round  and  globular. 

A  vdfhus  GIBBOUS  Body,  ts  a  body 
which  IS  comprehended  by  various  fuper^ 
ficies,  aod  a  circular  bafe,  aud  is  eicher 
ft  cone  or  a  cylinder. 

GI'DDINESS    fgitebicjierf e,  Sax.^ 
tnconfiderateoefs,  raflmefs;    ufo   venigi- 
*  noufneft. 

Gl'FTBD  [ofg?^,  Sax.J  endowed 
qualified,  fumiflied  wirh  gifts  or  endow- 
mencs,  as  a  gifted  hotter. 

A  GIG,  a  wancon  woman;  alfo  a 
horn-cop  tor  boys  ro  whip. 

CIGA'NTICKNE^  [  of  >i>«Vt/*®-, 
Gr*7  giant-like  fize. 

GI'JGGLING  fprobibly  of  Jesglf/c, 
StU»^  Sicftcfcil,  DuJ  laaghing  out,  wan- 
tonly, childiflily  or  fillily. 

GILD  [of  plban,  Sax,  to  paj^]  a  con> 
uibacion  #  alio  a  foclety  or  fraccmuy. 
I&  Poptib  times  there  were  many  giids 
in  noft  parifli  churches,  by  che  contribn- 
tf oos  of  feveral  perfons,  who  contributed 
lb  mnch  annually  for  the  maintenance  of 
m  priefl  to  fay  fo  many  mafles,  yc.  on 
Ibch  certain  days,  and  for  themselves  pir- 
cfcularly,  and  alfo  for  wax-tapers  and  o- 
ther  necefTaries  in  that  fervice. 

To  GILD  [of  jjyibin,  Sax,J  to  waft, 
plare,  or  do  over  with  gold,  J^r. 

GI'LDER,  one  who  does  over  with 
goW,  isfc.  - 

GILGUL  HAMMETHIM  [^U^J 
CS^piQn*  ^^'  '•  *•  '^  rolling  of 
the  dead  J  che  ^evfj  have  a  tradition, 
that  at  the  coming  of  the  Meiliah  all 
■  the  JfraeliteSf  in  whacfoever  part  of  the 
world  buried,  fliall  rife  in  the  Boly  Load, 
and  chat  they  fliall  roU  chicherfrom  their 
lombs  under  ground. 

GrLLI-FLOWER.    Sec  yidt-/l<mer. 

GI'LVUS.  a,  wn  Iwith  Botmick  fTri' 
tersi  of  aftamel  or  brick-colour, 

GIMP,  a  fort  of  mohair  thread  cover- 
ed with  the  fame,  or  a  twift  for  feveral 
n^orks  formerly  in  ufe. 

GIN  [a  concra&ion  of  Getuvre,  Fj  a 
ipirit  made  of  juniper-t>eiries, 

GI'NGBKNESS,  tendernefs,  uicenefs.  , 
GI'^K;ltfER  fiarent   [with  Botanifis'i 
Dittany  or  Piccander.    L. 

GrNCLINO  [q.d.  tingling^  probably 
of  tinaitust  I.J  a  noife  like  chac  of  be11», 
fffc.  alfo  chiming  in  found* 

GIN  SENG  [in  TartoiyJ  a  wonderful 
p^anc  I  which  in  efFeft  makes  che  whol^ 
Matitifl  Medica  for  people  of  coiidicion, 
lieing  roodear  (or  the  common  people. 

GI'R ASOIb  fof  ghran  and  jfol,  Jul  che 
laaftone,  a  predous  ftone  of  a  wbiclflr, 
iuntng  colour,  which  when  pUccd  (o- 


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wards  che  fun,  fends  fbreb  a  golden  In- 
ftre. 

GI'RDEKS  r'o  ArcbiuaureJ  che  Iar« 
geft  pieces  of  timber  in  a  floor,  whofe 
ends  are  nfually  fattened  into  the  fum* 
meis  ot  breaft-fummers,  and  the  joifts  are 
ufually  framed  into  che  girdles. 

Siteeti*s  Gl'KDLE  [in  FraiceJ  an  anci- 
enc  duty  or  tax  inr ended  for  cne  main- 
tenance of  che  queen's  houfliold  at  the 
rare  of  3  deniers  upon  every  muid  of 
wine,  and  6  upon  each  SlS^fUi  ac  Farh, 

Cbr'diijns  of  the  GIRDLE,  the  Chrif- 
cians  of  Afia^  and  parclailarly  chofe  of 
Swia  snd  Mifcpaiandd^  who  are  almoft 
all  N^orims  or  Jacobites  i  are  fo  call'd 
on  accounc  of  their  wearing  a  broad  lea- 
thern girdle  by  che  order  of  Motavaebei 
loch  califl  of  che  Abiiffinet,  J.  C.  856. 

GI^RDLER  [of  SW^^«>  ^^  *  gir- 
dle] a  maker  of  girdles  1  bnc  now  chief- 
ly a  maker  of  bridles  for  hoi4es,  fg^c, 

GIRDLERS,  were  in* 
corporated  At^tfiS^OK' 
no  1448.  Tbey  are  a 
maftery  3  wardens,  24 
adiftancs  and  84  livery^ 
men,  ^.  Their  armo. 
rial  enhgns  are  per  Rfs 
azure  and  or  a  pale  coun- 
ter>changed,  each  piece  of  the  ift,  char- 
ged with  a  gridiron  of  che  td.  Thecreft 
IS  the  demy-efHgy  of  Sc  Laurence  hold« 
iQg  in  his  right  hand  a  gridiron,  in  the 
left  a  book,  the  firft  of  the  colour,  the 
Utter  of  che  metal  aforefaid.  The  motto. 
Give  thanks  to  God»  Their  hall  is  in 
Bi^^gbaUftreet. 

GIRLE  [Huntittg  term]  a  roebuck  of 
2  years  old. 

GI'RLISK,  like  a  girl,  after  the  man- 
ner of  a  girl. 

GI'RLISHNESS,  girUfli  difpofition  or 
behaviour. . 

GI'RNING,  grinning. 

GrRON    1   [in  fl^dUrf  ]  t  gore  or 

OarRONl  trianeular "figure,  having 
a  long  fliarp  point  like  the  ftep  of  a 
ftalr-cafe,  and  endiiig  in  the  cenue  of  che 
efcuccheon. 

GIRONNB'I    rof  giran. 

GlRCNNTf  "V.  alapj 
as  if  you  fuppofe  one  fleeing, 
hu  knees  being  poficed  feme- 
what  afunder,  and  a  traverfe 
line  being  imagined  drawn  from  One  to 
the  other,  that  with  the  two  thighs  vtako 
a  giron,  as  in  the  figure. 

GI'VEN  [of  ^'JCan.  Sue]  b4ftpw«d, 
aflorded,^rodiK6d. 

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Gli'BRlTY  IgiabriioSt  X.]  imooth- 
oefs,  bucoeb  oi  bair. 

GLA'CIALNESS,  icmeft. 

CLA'CIATED  iilaciaims,  2.]  froies, 
nirsed  to  ice. 

OLA'CIS  ofaCmifhfin  ArcbiieSurel 
ID  e«iy,  imperceptible  (Tope  in  ibe  cy- 
maife  oi  a  cornift,  to  promoce  clie  de- 
k»t  and  droning  off  the  water. 

CLa'DNESS  ftlatocf  jc,  Sax,]  joy, 
ainh. 

QUDSOM  [t;I«bjronej.SiEO  merry, 

GLADIATORS  [tmoog  the  Romau^j 
ivoiri-playen,  who  toughc  in  the  Circm- 
fm  games,  and  at  the  funerals  of  gren 
KB,  one  agatoft  toocber,  even  to  che 
left  of  their  lives ;  either  co  divert  tJie 
PNple,  or  CO  pactly  the  ghofts  ot  their 
uorfred.  Theie  exercifes  in  the  ampbi> 
tkctties  were  very  extravaunt,  lor  ac 
corduig  ro  the  greacneU  of  bim  that  gave 
ttefe  paftUnea  ko  the  people,  there  were 
M  be  feen  many  hundred  combatants  ap- 
peiriu  ap>n  the  fand  one  after  anotler. 
M  iooe  emperors  geve  looo,  others 
loooo  ^Dcers. 

TMfe  fencers  were  for  the  moft  part 
(Um,  who  were  fenc  to  the  fencing- ma- 
fteii  to  bs  inftroAed  and  prepared  for  this 

Sooe  of  them  fonght  on'y  with  a  na- 
kctf  Arord  in  the  right  hand  and  a  buckler 
^  r^e  kk^  others  appeared  compleatly 
irvcdi  fome  march*d  to  the  encoanrer 
^fold*  others  fought  with  a  tridenc 
f3i  I  net  to  entangle  their  adverfsry,  and 
if  say  was  caught  in  the  ne;,  ic  was  not 
pfibie  to  eicape  death. 

Ht  that  overcame  was  wont  to  kill 
^  adverfaiy,  if  ihe  Tpeflacors  did  not 
ftn  his  life  with  a  bended  thamb  lifted 
9i  by  which  they  made  known  their 
pictfures  and  when  they  opened  the 
xhah  ftrnt,  it  was  a  fign  of  condenma- 

Jms  GLADII  [in  Anciem  iVr'itmgi]  the 
rigbe  of  the  (word  is  ufed  tor  a  lupreme 
jtftfdiaion.    Z. 

GLANDINO'SB  [glmdmn/uh  X.]  fu!l 
of  mail. 

GLAKDS  [giamiiu  l*  *nd  F.]  fiefh- 
kemels,  a  fort  ot  Inbftance  in  an  animal 
body  of  a  p«culiar  nature,  the  ufe  of 
»hlch  is  CO  foparace  ^he  fluids. 

Cm^gbmente  GLAND  1  ao  irregular 


-^ GLAND       f     aflemblage 

^  femal  firnple  glands,  ty*d  together 

^  vnpt  up  mder  oni  common  mem* 

hraae. 

^'fcOar  GLANDS,  are  only  diiAeri  of 

2^    veflela,     which  unite    together 

"^ihr  cml  or  cxctetory  diiAiluomh 


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which  their  (ecreted  juice  is  difcharged. 

Veficuidf  GLANDS,  are  aflemblagea  o£ 
vffictiUy  communicating  with  each  other, 
and  ail  terminating  in  two  or  three  lar- 
ger veiTels  by  the  prolongation  of  which 
the  excretory  du€t  u  form'd. 

GLA'NDULAI    [with  jtoatomiftjl  a 

GLA'NDULBf  kernel  in  the  flefli, 
a  fofr,  tet,  fpungy  fubftancc  of  a  peculiar 
nature,  Serving  to  ftrengrben  the  veflels, 
to  fack  up  fuperfluous  humours,  and  to 
moiften  ocher  parts. 

GLANDULA  Guftfonii  C'^^]  a  kind 
of  fwelling  like  a  glandule,  fofr,  move- 
able without  roots,  and  feparice  from 
the  pirts  about  it. 

GLANDUliE  Sebace£  [vrhh  Anatth- 
mifij]  a  hrge  number  of  glands  lying  under 
the  skin  of  the  auricula  of  the  ear,  and 
which,  becaufe  they  feparare  a  greafy 
matter,  are  fo  called  by  Ydfatua^  lUt  firft 
difcoverer.    L- 

GLANDULJE  Afyrtifarmes  [with  Ana- 
tomiflj']  the  contra&ing  of  the  fibres  of 
the  broken  hymen  upon  the  firft  coi- 
tion.   X* 

GLA'^^ULB  [glandula,  X.]  a  kernel 
in  the  fieOi. 

OLA'NDULES  i4dvffim(0Hi  { Vfrlth  SuT" 
getms}  are  thofe  kernels  which  are  fome- 
times  under  the  arm-holes,  in  the  neck, 
as  the  king's  evil,  ^c. 

ferpetual  GLANDULES!  [with  SUr- 

Natural  GLANDULES  J  g^ons,  ^c } 
are  the  Pattcteas  or  fweet- bread,  the 
Giatidula  'pinealitf  )tfc. 

GLANDULO'SA  Tunica  TtUrfiinorum 
[vfhh  Anatormfts]  fmall  glandules,  or  ker- 
nels, of  which  the  innermoft  coat  of  the 
inteftines  or  guts  h  full  (  whofe  ufe  is  to 
foak  in  the  ft  rained  juice  call'd  chyle,  and 
to  diftribure  it  to  the  iaSeal  veins.    £. 

GLANDULO'SA  Corpora  [with  Anat.] 
two  glandules  or  kernels,  lying  under  the 
feminal  bladders,  near  the  common  paf- 
fage  of  ihejemeu  and  Mr/n^,  which  they 
ferve  to  luDricate  or  make  flippery ;  alfo 
affording  a  kind  of  vehicle  to  the  femt- 
nal  matter.    i,< 

GLANDULO'SH  1   [ghudulofut,  I.} 

GLA'NDULOUS  j  mil  of  glandules 
or  kernels. 

GLA'NDULOUSNESS,  fullne(s  of  glan- 
dules. 

GLA'NDULOUS  (giatidutofiu,  JLj  full 
of  kernels  {   alTo  full  of  maft. 

GLANDULOUS  f/^  [with  Auat.J  h 
fuch  fteU)  as  that  of  the  almonds  of  the 
ears,  breafts,  fweec- breads,  ]grc. 

CLANS,  en  acorn  •,  alfo  the  tip  or  but- 
ton of  the  renit  I  alfo  the  tip  or  extre- 
mity of  the  CfHms, 

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CLANS  imgueiHaria  [wicb  Jna.'J  tht 
frtiic  of  «  tree  like  Tinitrisk,  tbotic  the 
fize  of  a  hafle«iiuc,  with  a  kernel  like  an 
almond.    L, 

GLAREO'SE  Igldreoftu,  X.]  full  of 
gravel  and  fand. 

GLA'RING  [prob.  of  ejclairant,  Fj 
^zling,  blazing  ouc;  apparent. 

ToGLASB  [of  *glxjf,  ^T.glafs]  codo 
orer  with  glafs  s  aifo  co  fee  a  glo's  upon 
linen,  filk,  j^rc.  alfo  to  make  glafs  li^ts 
for  windows. 

GLA'SIBRS  were  in- 
corporated in  the  reign 
^    of  queen  £(/z^^l?.  They 

i^Y^9    conlift  of  one  mafter,  z 

a^HVa     wardens,  ix  aififtancs  and 

K^B^|V     75  livery  nten,  ^.  the 

^^YV^0  j  fine  for  which  is  3  /.  6  s. 

-^,^  ^U ^  8  d.  their  arms  are  argent ^ 

a  groffing  irons  falterways  between  4 
doling  nails  fable  on  a  chief  Gulet^  a  Hon 
of  England  creft  a  lion's  head  eras'd  Or 
between  two  wings  Azxrey  fupporiers  a 
fifca!s(orBoys)  each  golding  a  torch  pro- 
|>er.  The  motto,  lucem  tuam  da  nobis^  0 
Deus  they  have  no  hall  (ince  the  fire,  but 
meet  at  Lorimers  hall* 

GLASS  r^xy,  Sax."]  an  artificial  tranf- 
parent  (ubft^nce  faid  to  have  cccn  firtt  in- 
irentcd  by  the  inhabitants  of  iirfo/ij  the 
firft  maker  of  ic  in  Rome  was  in  TiBerius's 
time.  Icwas  firft  brought  to  £ng/dR^in 
the  year  66z,  by  Renault^  a  foreign  biftop. 

A  jtono  1610,  the  Sophy  emperor  of 
Ferfia^  fent  to  the  king  of  dpainUx  glafles 
that  were  malleable,  t.  e.  did  not  break  by 
being  hammered. 

An  artift  In  Row,  in  the  t^mc  of  Tihe- 
rius^  made  veflc's  of  fuch  a  temper,  that 
being  thrown  on  the  ground,  they  did  not 
break,  but  only  broife,  which  the  author 
with  a  hammer  fmootbed  and  itraitned 
again  before  the  emperor ;  but  the  emperor 
is  faid  to  have  put  him  to  death  for  fear 
glafs  fhould  deti  aft  from  gold  or  fiiver  s  and 
they  (hotild  lofe  their  repute. 

GLASS,  is  made  of  fine  fand  and  aflies  of 
Kaley  or  Ferns  the  afhrs  of  which  herbs 
are  moft  proper,  becaufe  they  abound  with 
abundance  ot  fixt  falcs,  which  ate  very  po- 
rous or  fpungy  J  ihefe  afhes  being  put  into 
a  violent  fire,  their  corners  %it  confumcd 
by  it,  and  by  this  means  the  fur  face  of  their 
parts  are  made  fo  fmooth  and  even,^  that 
they  touch  in  more  points  than  they  did  be- 
fore, and  afford  a  tree  paflage  to  the  beams 
of  light,  and  cannot  be  rendered  dark  and 
9paque  without  the  mixtnre  of  Tome  fo- 
reign matter. 

Glafi  is  alfo  made  of  flints  tnd  other 
fuch  like  materials. 

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parcels  of  cotrfe  green  grafs  taken  oat  of  a 
pot  in  ftifion  at  the  end  of  an  iron  pipe,  and 
being  ezceediog  hot,  are  dropr  into  a  y^f- 
fel  of  cold  watet,-aad  let  to  lie  there  till 
they  are  cold.  Thefe  are  call'd  Prince  Ru- 
perfiDropiy  and  do  ejthibtt  thisfurprifinfr 
phaenomeuon,  that  as  foon  as  you  break  oflT 
the  leaff  bit  from  the  Hem  or  piked  end  of 
them,  the  whole  bulk  of  the  drop,  or 
great  part  of  it  fl'es  into  (mail  atoms  or 
duft  with  a  brisk  noife. 

GLASS  of  AMtimony  [with  Ctymi^J 
the  moft  fixed  and  bardeft  matter  of  tha& 
mineral,  that  is  found  at  the  botroon  o£ 
(he  crucible  cleared  firoon  the  fascea  or 
dregs. 

Jealout  GLASS,  a  fort  of  wrinkled  wia- 
dow  giafs,  of  inch  a  oualiry,  chat  a  per- 
foo  cannot  diftindly  ree  what  is  done  on 
the  other  fide  of  it,  but  yet  admits  the 
light  to  pafs  thro'  it.  It  is  caft  in  a  mouldy 
and  is  c(>mpos*d  all  over  its  furface  witia 
oblong  circular  figures,  in  the  form  of  « 
weaver*s  (butle,  concave  on  one  fide  apd 
convex  on  the  other. 

Hour  GLARES  were  firft  loade  by  the 
Sicilians, 

GLA'SSY  rj:'«//icjf.  Sax.']  of  the 
nature  of,  or  like  glals» 

GLA'STUM,  Che  herb  Woad,  where- 
with cloth  is  died  blue  \  with  which  the 
ancient  Britains  painted  themfelves,  to 
make  themfelves  lopk  terrible  co  their 
enemies* 

GLA'VERING,  fawning,  flattering. 

GLA'UCIA  [with  BotM^fis}  the  herb 
Celandine.     L, 

GLAU'COSIS  f rxtfJa^^ir,  Gr.J  aftulc 
in  the  eye  when  the^cryftalline  humour  is 
char«ged  into  a  grey  or  sky-colour. 

GLAUCO'NIUM  [with  Boe^ni^/]  pen- 
ny-royal.   JL. 

GLA'uaiS,  tf,  urn  [with  Batan.m'it.J 
of  a  whitifb  green  colour,  with  fomething^ 
of  ablueifh  caft,  as  the  leaves  of  ihe^flr- 
fian  lily,  French  Sorrel-tree,   Sedum,  &c. 

GL  AUCUS  [according  to  the  Poets}  was 
a  fifherman,  who  being  a  fifhing,  at  ho 
caught  the  fifb  he  threw  them  on  the  bank, 
and  they  had  no  fooner  tailed  of  an  herb 
but  they  leap*d  into  the  fea  again ;  which 
Glaucus  perceiving,  tafted  of  the  herb 
bim(ett,  and  prefently  leapt  into  the  fea, 
and  became  one  of  the  gods  of  the  fta  r 
Pal£phatus  tellt  us,  that  the  reality  of  the 
fiaion  is,  GUmcui  wu  a  fifbermao  of  Am* 
thedou,  and  an  excellent  fwinuiier^  whom 
the  inhabicamt  of  the  dty,  feeiog  bsoa- 
plunge  hifflfielf  (dive)  imder  wtcer»  tod 
by  and  by  to  rile  in  another  place,  andaoc 
having  feen  him  for  fome  days  afterwards^ 
till  at  length  ha  ibew*a  himfiilf  to  them^ 
aa4  fomo  of  his  doneftickt  askiog  bin^ 

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^vliert  he  had  been  til  that  iime,  he  in-  Us  when  the  flowers  grow  rouAd  together 

^cndi^c  «  lye,  reply'd  he  had  been  in  the  Uc  ibe  top  of  the  ftalk  like  a  ball,  as  in  ch9 

Wa«     And  ac  rhe  fame  time  having  caught  I  gl^  Thiftle.    X. 

fifeea  and  put  them  in  a  certain  phce,  when  | 

rhe  dciiens  wanted  fifl),  and  no  other  fifli< 

•rman  duitt  Tencnrt  to  go  a  fi/hing  on  ac< 

coanc  of  the  rempeft  that  then  raged,  he 

hU  cb^cUizensaskfocJi^hat  fifli  they  pleased 

and   lie  ^eoold   procure  them  for  them: 

vldch  he  doing,   they  gave  it  out  that 

ddatCMs  vaa  a  iea-|od.    But  at  length  in 

fwimmtog  he  was  kill'd  by  a  fea-monfter, 

wbereopon  he  never  beii^  feen  to  come 

<mi  of  the  fea  again,  they  gave  it  our  ta^t 

be   dwelt    in  it,   and  had    his  reGdence 

there. 

OLAY'MOUSNESS,  muddinefs^clammi- 
refs. 

OLA'ZFD  r  of  ^lajren.  Sax.  J  done 
^tchflafs;  «Ifo  having  a  glofs  fetuponit. 

OLE'AMING  [of  ^^leomian.  Sax.]  Ain 
ii^  or  cafttng  forth  beams  of  light. 

GLB'ANING  [prob.  of  glanant,  F.] 
g^cbertng  ears  after  reaping. 

CLBBO'SB  {^/^o/itf,  L.  oi  gleki]  full 
of  clods. 

CLE'BOUSNESSI  [ghbofitas,  L.1  ful- 

OLHBO'SITY      f  nefs  of  clods. 

CLEETULNBSS,  fulnefc  of  joy,  mirch, 

GLE'NA  r  ]^>^»«  Gr.  an  eye^lid]  the 
ba.J  or  apple  of  the  eye;  aifo  the  hollow. 
aefs  of  a  bone  which  receives  another  in- 
co  it  ;  tbofe  cavities  of  bones  that  are  of  a 
■uddle  kind,  that  is,  neither  (he  deepeft 
■or  IhaDoweftybtK  in  a  mean  between  both. 

CLl'BNESS  fprob.  of  ^ibenb  and 
■ejrrc.  Sax,'}  flrpperinefs. 

GLI'MMERING  [o£  Glimmer,  Dan.1 

cafttng  a  glancing  or  trembling  light. 

GLISS  [with  Botanifls]  a  thiftle  or 
piony  root.    JL 

OLITT  1  with  Stajgfons]  a  thin  mat- 

GLEET  I  ter  iflTuing  out  of  wonnds 
sad  alcerss  efpecially  when  the  nervous 
or  finewy  parts  are  bruifed  and  hurt. 

GLI'TTERING  f  Dlitennnjy,  Sax.  2 
fldaing  bright,  iparkling. 

GLOA'RINBSS  l%Utttn,  Du-J  fulnefs 
of  gloar  far. 

GLCaRY,  fulfomly  fiir. 

GLCbaTED  lilobauu,  L,l  made  round 
OTiiheabaU. 

GLOBE  [Heroglypbicdlti]  reprefented 
the  worU.  On  this  ^lobe  were  delineated 
ihe  circles  of  the  lodiack,  the  fignsp  and  a 
aoliitude  of  Hars,  and  was  fopported  on 
the  back  of  a  man  upon  his  knees,  which 
were  covered  with  his  long  garment  i  in- 
timting  that  the  world  was  upheld  by  the 
power  of  God,  who  feems  to  be  covered 
te  the  lower  ranks  of  creatures,  with  di* 
vers  emblems  and  dark  ihadows. 

QtOSO'SUS,  tf,  Ml  [in  BMh  mU.I 


GLOBO'SENESSr^fo^»/i/tfi,JL]  round- 
nefs  in  form,  globular  tbrm, 
^  GLO'BULAR   [globularity  X.]  round 
like  a  globe. 

^  GLOBULAR  Chart,  is  the  reprefenca* 
tion  of  the  furface,  or  feme  part  of  the 
fur^ce  of  the  terraqueous  globe  upon  c 
PJ4iO{  wherein  the  parallels  ot  latitude  are 
circles  nearly  concentrtck;  the  meridians 
curves  bending  towards  the  poles,  and  thft 
rhumb  lines  alfo  curves. 

GLO'BULAR  NESS  lo(  glotuiaru,  L.J 
the  fame  as  globofenefs, 

GLO'MERATfiD  [  glomeratus,  1.  J 
wound  round  in  a  botton,  as  yam,  Jjfc. 

GLO'MEROUS  [glomerofiu,  L.]  round 
like  a  bottom  of  thread,  yarn,  Gt'C, 

GLOO'MINESS,  fof  tlomun^J,  Sox.J 
duskinefs,  da rknefs,  cloudinefs. 

GLO'RIA  Patri  [i  e,  Gloiy  to  the  Fa-! 
tbejj  a  formula  or  verfe  in  the  liiuigy,  re- 
peated at  the  end  of  each  pfalm,  and  apoa 
other  occaiions  lO  give  glory  to  the  Holy 
Trinity,  called  alfo  Doxohgy.    L, 

GLORIA  inExcelfit  [i.  e.  Glory  in  the 
HigheftJ  a  kind  of  hymn  alfo  rehearfed  ifi 
the  Divine  Office.    1. 

GLO'RIOUSNESS  [fefiat  ghrieux ,  Fj 
glorious  eftaie,  quality,  ^(T. 

GLO'RY  [in  a  Stage  pl^"}  is  a  repre-' 
fentation  of  heaven. 

A  GLOSS  [gloffa,  1.  y\cif<rw/AA,  GrJ 
a  comment,  expolition  or  interpretation  s 
alfo  a  literal  trandation  or  interpretation 
of  an  author  in  another  language  word  for 
word  i  alfo  a  fhiningnefs  or  luftre  fet  upon 
filk,  clofh,  ftuff,  Isfc. 

GLO'SSING  ufon  [of  glotpire,  L.  glof* 
fet^  F,]  commenting  briefly  upon. 

GLO'SSINESS  fof  gUffeil.r^itfJ  itu 
ningnefs,  fliewiners. 

GLOSSOCATO'CHOS  [of  yKSs-^a,  the 
tongue,  and  tt^rixet,  Gr.  to  reprefsj  an 
iaftrument  to  reprefs  the  tongue. 

GLOSSOCO'MON  [of  y^Xm^o-A  and  as- 
/*i»f  Gr.  to  guardj  a  cradle  for  a  broken 
leg  or  thigh. 

GLOSSOCO'MON  [>"  MecbanicltrJ  a 
machine  compofed  of  divers  dented  pini-* 
OPS,  for  railing  huge  weights  or  bur* 
tbens. 

GLOSSOGRATHICAL,  according  to 
the  art  o*  glofTographv. 

GLOSSOPE^RB  Jof  >X»9V«  and  «-/- 
T^a,  Gr,]  a  precious  ftoae  refembllng  the 
tongue  of  a  man  s  alfo  a  Rone  call'd  the 
tongue- ftone. 

To  tbrcm  tht  GLOVE,  a  prtfiice  or  ce- 
remony anciently  it(cd|  boing  «cl)>lleif  e  te 
a  finale  combti. 

Y  y  OLC- 

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GL 

of  gbvef. 

GLOVERS,  they  were 
iocorponced  amafter,  4 
wardens,  ind  aiTiftanis 
not  exceeding  04,  and 
the  livery  arc  120.  Their 
arms  party  per  iefs  Sal>ie 
zndArgeni,  apalecoiin- 
_  terchang'd  00  every  piece 

«r  tbt  lirft,  a  ram  fpringtnt  of  the  iecond* 
Their  b  1  i  1   in  Beecb-taie. 

GLO'ZINO  [of  ^lejrooj^.  Sax,'}  flat- 
tering, colloguing,  Jffc- 

GLU'JK^S  [of  ^/Mtiiw/Mf,  L.]  dicky 
eualhy. 

GLU'ISH  [glutaofiu,  I.]  ftickiog, 
clanufiy,  glaey  nature  or  quality. 

GLUTiEUS  major  [with  jmatmi/is'] 
the  lirgeft  mulcle  of  the  thigh,  that  nuikes 
up  the  buttocks,  which  takes  its  ri^  from 
the  outward  part  of  the  fMne  of  the  Os 
Itetm^  as  alfo  from  the  hindermoft  pares  of 
the  Sacrum  and  Oi  CoccygiSf  and  is  let  into 
Che  VneaAfperat  on  the  back  of  the  thigh 
bone '»  To  that  when  this  mufde  a£ls,  it 
puts  the  (high  dlreAIy  backward* 

GLUTEUS  Medius  [with  Anatonufis] 
the  middle  mufcle  of  the  thieh,  lying 
chieBy  under  the  tendinous  beginning  ot  the 
Ctutjcut  Majort  arifiog  from  the  outward 
parr  of  the  Os  iUum^  and  having  its  infer- 
cioo  to  the  upper  anid  outward  part  of  the 
root  of  the  creat  Trocbanter*  This  mulcle 
is  employed  in  turning  the  thigh  inwards. 

GLUTiEUS  Minor  [with  AMtom^s'} 
the  lefler  mufcle  of  the  thigh,  lying  whoU 
If^  under  the  GbU^tut  Mi£us^  taking  its 
fife  from  the  Dcrfut  Jiiit  and  having  its 
infertion  at  the  upper  pare  of  the  root  of 
the  great  Trochanter j  fo  that  its  fibres  run- 
ning parallel  with  thofe  of  the  Medius^ 
iflillit  in  allirsaaions. 

GLU'TEN  [wih  the  Ancient  Tbyfunam^ 
a  kind  of  gluey  hnmour,  that  fticks  dole 
CO  the  parrs,  otberwife  called  MosCiutaa* 
GLUTI'NAMENT,  pafie  or  gluiih  mat- 
ter.   X. 

GLUTrNATIVENESS  [of  gMinadn, 
X.  or gimineuxy  F.]  pluey  quality. 

OLU'TINOUSNESS  [pi  glminnu^  X.1 
gluifli  or  fHckine  quality. 

GLUTTON  [a  certain  animal  fatd  to  be 
found  in  Utbuania^  Mnfccnj^  and  other 
imtbern  coiintriesj  this  gluttonous  bead 
fiuflfs  itfelf  with  carioo«  till  its  paunch 
fticks  out  like  a  drum,  aikl  then  getting  in 
tatween  two  trees,  \gfc.  U  prefles  our  the 
ordore  backwards-  and  forwirds,  and  afrer 
wards  letuiDs  to  the  carcafs  to  gorge  itfelf 

GLD'ET  iiflltifcim^  1.3  fticWDg,  or 


GL 

GLYCCNIAN  Verfe^^yttS^  confiftlof 
of  two  feet  and  a  fyllable  1  or  as  otheia 
fay,  of  three  feet,  a  fpoodee  and  two 
dadyls,  or  rather  a  fpoDdee»  chotiambua 
and  a  pyrrhic. 

GLYCHE  [in  ArcbiteB']  a  general  nam* 
for  any  cavity  or  canal  ufcd  as  an  orna*. 
mem. 

GLYCIPI'CRIS  [with  Botamfls}  tho 
plant  Bitter-fweeCt  or  windy  Nighc- 
Ihade,  L  of  Or, 

GLYCYRRHl'XA  rrxw»/pif«,  Or^J 
the  plant  called  Liquonce. 

GLY'CYSIDE  [with  Botam/Wi  tht 
piony.  JL.  of  Gr. 

GLY'PHICE  [rxi/tixi^of  i^Xc^fM,  Gr.  t<> 
carve  erinsraTej  the  art  of  carving ,  cue* 
ting  or  cafttng  the  images  or  refemuances 
of  natural  things  in  metaL 

GNAPHAXIUM  [with  Btitanlfii}  th« 
plant  Cud-weed.    X.  of  Gr. 

To  GNA'SH  [prob.  of  |^)po.  Sax* 
to^  gnaw]  to  grace  or  make  a  great  noiie 
with  the  teeth. 

GNO'MES,  a  name  which  the  cabalifta 
give  CO  a  fort  of  imrifible  peoole,  who,  aa 
they  fancy,  inhabit  the  inward  parts  of  the 
earth,  and  fill  it  to  its  centre.  They  are 
rsprefented  to  be  very  fmall  of  Mature,  • 
traClable  and  friendly  to  .men  1  they  are 
made  the  guardians  of  mines,  quarries  and 
hidden  rreafijres. 

GNOMON  [in 
faraUeldgrams  ] 
a  figure  made  of 
the  two  comple- 
mentS9  together 
with  either    of 

the  Parallelogranas  about  the  figure }  as  ia 
chisParellelogram,  the  Gaomoe  is  N  added 
to  A,  A  added  to  B,  or  N  added  to  G,  ad- 
ded  to  D,  added  to  B. 

GNOMO'NICAL  [of  Ifc^riJMtf  of  Titi- 
fMtfy  Gr»  the  ttile-pin  or  cock  of  a  dial] 
belonging  to  a  dial,  or  the  arc  of  dialling 
or  Gnomoniclts, 

GNOSI'MACHI  [V*»^i(jt0Lytt,Qr.q.i^ 
enemies  of  wildom  or  knowledge  J  a  ie& 
of  herecicks  who  were  profefled  eoemiea 
CO  all  ftudied  knowledge  in  divinity* 

GOA,  che  arched  fig-tree  i  a  cree  la 
foBM  parts  of  Jfa^  of  one  of  which  comee 
a  whole  wood  s  for  the  boaghf  teaching 
CO  the  ground  cake  root« 

To  GOAD  [of  J^oab,  Sax.^  to  prick 
with  a  goad. 

GOAL  [geoU^  F.l  a  prifoo  or  /ail. 

OOA'LEK  [g^o^^»  ^'1  ^9  keeper  of 
a  jail  or  prifon. 

GOAT,  is  the  emblem  of  lafiivioiilbeis 
and  wancooeels,  and  reprefeots  an  har- 
lot I  becaule  the  goat  docs  audi  mlTchief 

wi(U  it%  tc«(b|  gmwiPi  woA  d^ojing 
...  ^ -    .^      ^^ 

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G  O 

**ees  toi  pl^ts,  and  To  a  harlot  doe$  oo 
fefsharm  to  men  by  alluring  cbem  with 


mooch  to  their  ruio, 
A  GOAT  is  nfed  in  coat  armour ;  but  it 
is  hard  co  gueis  what  inducM  rhem  that 
took  cheai  for  their  arms,  oQiefs  it  were 
CO  denote  that  they  had  fubdn*d  their 
palfioiiSy  or  that  they  had  conquerM  feme 
enemy  who  was  fubjed  to  the  vicioufners 
of  goats. 

^  mid  COAT  [Hieritlfpbkallfl  was 
ttled  to  reprefent  a  Tery  fober  man,  becaufe 
diis  animal  lt?es  in  de&rt  places  not  fre- 
qrieiuedy  drinks  feldom,  and  will  AiUift  a 
loiK  time  without  water. 

GOATs-Bre^d,  Goat^s-Beard^  Go^t- 
Matyaram^  Goafs-Uste  i  feverai  fons  of 
Iker  bs. 

goat's- Tfconi,  a  flinib, 
GOATISH   [S«t;i(^,   Sax.1  of  the 
wore  of  or  like  a  goat. 

GO'BELIN^,  a  celebrated  manufiadory 
•t  pMfis  and  elfewbere,  for  the  making  of 
capettry,  )grc.  for  the  nfe  of  the  crown. 

GO'BBLING  [of^o^,  F]  eating  vo- 
cacioafly>  fwalbwing  down  baftily. 
GO'BONB         f  [in  HeraUrjfJ  See 
OO'fiONATED  r  Cmpoae. 
GOD  £liob»  Sdz.l  Che  dinne  Being. 
GOD    iBeroglj^iCdUjf'}   was  by  the 
flDdeat  Egyptians  reprefenced  by  the  body 
of  a  man,  co?ered  with  a  long  garment, 
tearing  on  the  top  of  the  head  an  hawk  i 
hf  the  excellency,  coarage,    nimblenefs 
aiad  good  qualities  of  this  bird,  fliadow- 
jog  out  the   iDcomparable  perfeSions  of 
its  creator* 

The  BgjpUM  priefts  did  alio  reprefeot 
God,  by  a  man  fitting  upon  hts  heels, 
with  an  his  lower  parts  covered^  ce  in< 
dmate,  that  he  hath  hid  the  fecret  of  his 
dmoe  nature,  in  his  works  that  appear 
CO  oar   eyes. 

GCDDfiSS  Qfotoejf f e.  Sax."}  a  ibe- 
deity. 

GODS  and  goddefles  of  the 
were  many;  the  multiplication  of  deities 
Is  fiippoled  to  be  for  the  fatisiybg  the 
mtnds  of  the  ignorant  people^  who  could 
HOC  compreheod  how  one  and  the  £une 
deity  could  be  diftis'd  throughout  all  the 
parts  of  the  univerfe. 

The  chief  of  the  gods  of  thtRmmu 
were  2"^^*  ^^  8^  ^^  thunder,  his 
wife  /MO,  thegoddeTs  of  riches)  Mmir- 
M,  thegoddeis  of  wifdoro;  Vemu%  the 
goddefs  of  beauty )  Mars  of  war ;  JCrr- 
tmn  of  ele^oeoce )  AfUlo  of  phy6ck  i 
XUpUmt  of  the  feaj  Vxfia  of  the  earth ) 
ceres  of  bread- corn:  Diana  oi  hunting; 
SftMfn  of  time  ;  Janus  of  husbandry  i  ^ J 
the  fimi  iMna,  the  moon »   Bocdms  of 


GO 

IftffK^f  of  revenge,  fee. 

Befides  their  many  other  deities,  all  the 
perfeaions  and  virtues  of  the  foul  were 
adored  ts  To  many  deities,  viz*  Mens^ 
the  mind  5  Virtus,  ?irtue  5  Hwiw,  honour  s 
rietas,  piety,  Jgfc.  And  they  had  particu- 
lar di?inities  over  every  part  of  a  man'a 
life. 

The  young  babes  were  under  the  pro- 
tedion  of  the  following  deities,  viz^Opis^ 
Nafiioy  Vaticanus,  Levana,  Cuninay  god- 
defles  that  look'd  to  the  child  in  the  cra- 
dle }  Ruimna,  that  aflifted  it  in  fucking. 

Potina,  Educo,O0ilaio,Fabulinus,  Car* 
nea,  Juuintus,  Orbonay  libentina,  jfncuU 
dii  were  honoured  by  fervanu. 

New  married  couples  had  feverai  detties» 
^sJugatinuSf  that  joiued  them  together) 
Domiducust  be  that  led  the  bride  home  » 
Mantuma  Dea,  Virginenfis,  Cinzia,  JMitfi- 
»«/,  Deus  pater,  Subigus,  Deamater, 
Prema,  Kiriplaca  Dea,  who  all  had  their 
feverai  offices  appointed  them  in  mar* 
riages. 

The  women  had  alfo  the  following  goi- 
deifes  of  child-bearing^  viz.  Mena  Dea^ 
TunOy  Ftuoma  and  iMcma^  Partunda^  La- 
t<m,  Egeria,  Bona  Dea,    Magna  Genata^ 

They  had  alfo  Muria,  the  goddefs  of  la- 
linefi.  ^  „ 

Strenua  Dea,  the  goddels  of  (^ength 
and  valour. 

Stimula  Dea,  the  goddefs  that  prompci 
men  to  labour.  ,,  ,,.    .   • 

Jgonitts  Deus,  z%od  who  Uefsd  chcir 
undertakings. 

Dea  Borta,  a  goddels  thac  perfuadtd 
them  to  any  bufinels* 

Catius  Deus,  a  god  thac  made  them  cars- 
fill. 

Volumus  Deus,  the  god  of  their  wills. 

Adeona  and  M>ecua,  goddefles  of  that 
coming  in  and  gohig  out. 

yjtforw,  the  goddefs  of  vidory. 

PiUania,  a  goddefs  that  was  very  aoivfl 
in  driving  away  enemies.^ 

Fefpmia  Dea,  a  goddels  who  helped  thofii 
that  were  weary. 

4iferruncus  Deus,  the  god  chat  avertt4 
tncyW.  ^    ^^. 

jtogermia,  the  goddefs  of  filence. 

Lavema,  a  goddefi  who  «ve  cbievee 
fuccefs  in  their  robberies,  and  unto  whonpi 
they  offered  facri&ces.  Thieves  were  an»- 
der  her  proteftion,  divided  their  <poU  ia 
her  wood,  where  tee  had  a  teoiple  •^•^ed, 

NdsuaDeOt  Jjhiana^  ^*  the goddaSea 
of  funerals.  ",      .^  _ 

TbeXoMif  aJfo  had goda and  Kp^deflee 

1  of  the  fields,  befides  a    multiplicity  of 

nymphs  and  fatyrs  1    as  fmaetCUi,   tt* 

god  of  Che  mountains  s  r4»,  wii  a  goao£ 

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ilie  field ;  Sflvatiiu»  tbt  goJ  of  cfttde  s 
'  Trie^us,  of  ibe  gftideas  \  ferma^  of  the 
.woods* 

P4ieo  wasthegoddefs  of  fodder  and  of 
Aepherds. 

^ior^*  (he  goddefs  of  fiowers. 

Fomona,  the  goddefs  of  applet  tod  fuch 
like  fruit. 

.  TiituUma,  a  goddefs  who  had  an  eye 
over  corn. 

Raingust  ^god  that  prefer ved  cheircoro 
^rom  mildew. 

/'opHA»iia7  goddeHGrs  thac  defended  cheir 

Fulgura    J  corn  from  thunder. 

Tilumnust  a  god  of  bakeis. 

T'tcumnust  a  god  thac  taughc  men  co  im- 
pcove  the  ground  w2ch  duqg. 

Bidfoaa,  the  goddefs  of  oxexu 

mppoaai  ciie  goddefs  of  horfet. 

Mellona^  Che  goddeis  of  bees. 

JBtMfina,  a  goddefs  of  the  country* 

Terminus^  a  god  of  limits. 

The  Romans  had  incteafed  the  number 
ot  their  deities  to  fcveraJ  thoufands,  eve- 
ry affedion  of  the  mind  anddifeafe  of  the 
l)ody  was  honoured  as  a  deit/«  t/i;e.  Pavor 
and  Palloft  Cloac'tna,  Rediculus^  TempeJ- 
tas,  Fehrisf  Fugia,  Fornax^  Caza^  Vicepo- 
tOy  Voltumust  Jjrc. 

And  as  the  Romans  enlarged  their  do- 
minions,  they  admitted  all  the  gods  and 
£Odde0et  of  other  nations  into  their  city, 
as  SanSuj  or  Detu  Fidiujf  the  god  of  the 
Sabines  ;  Jo  or  jfus  and  Ofir'is,  goddelTcs 
of  the  Egyptiaiu  >  all  the  otncr  gods  of  the 
Greciansy  liljrians^  Gaids^  Spaniardsy 
Germans  and  Afiaiicli  people  were  brought 
to  Rome y    and  there  worfliippcd.^ 

When  Tiberius  heard  of  the  miracles  of 
our  Saviour y  by  the  information  of  Pilate t 
}ie  defired  the  fenate,  thac  Jefus  Cbrifi 
might  be  introduced  araongft  the  number 
.  of  their  deities  ;  bux  they  did  not  coni'enc 
to  it ;  either  becaufe  the  pldce  of  his  na- 
tivity was  generally  hated  by  all  nations  ; 
or  rather  becaufe  he  could  not  be  rightly 
worihipped  there  where  there  was  (uch  a 
multiplicity  of  idle  gods. 

GO'DLESS  r^oblcajr.  Sax.'}  without 
god,  impious,  wicked, 

GO'DLINHSS  [  ^oblicnej'^e,  Sax.} 
pious  or  religious  quality  or  dupoArion. 
.  COD  father  f^joto-JCa'^cji,  Sax,}  a 
jnan  thac  is  furecy  lo  a  chiid  in  baptifm. 
_  GOV'Fatbers  [  of  Duels  ]  in  ancient 
times  wcie  a  kind  of  advocates  chofen  by 
the  parties,  to  repr^fenc  the  reafons  of 
their  combat  to  the  judge* 

GOO- Mother  f^ob  mo'*Sejfi.  Sax.]  a 
^omao  thac  is  furecy  for  a  child  at  bap. 
lifm. 

GOD^ChiJd  [^ob-cyib.  Sax.}  the 
ibild  for  wham  furciies  undCi  cake. 


GO 

GOD-San  rKcte-Jfy^*.  Site.}  •  lOMlr 
child*  for  whom  Turectef  have  ttpdectajc^ou 

GOD'Daugbter  [;^ob-boht;on»  Sdx,J 
a  womaa-childf  for  wJiom  fpobidis  h«rr 
anfwered  in  baptififi. 

GOLD  [^olb.  Sax.}  U  the  richeft  «ad 
heaviell  mecal,  and  the  moft  folid  or  leaft 
porous  I  ic  is  fuppofed  co  be  compofed  olf 
a  more  pure  and  red  fubtile  SulphMft  and 
\  «re  Mercury,  red  and  not  burning,  con- 
Ming  of  particles  To  ihin,  aod  fo  tirmiy 
interwoven,  chac  it  is  fcarce  poflable  to 
feparate  them  one  from  another.  The 
parts  beir.g  To  clofely  conneded,  chat  ic 
will  not  fuffer  any  diminution  or  lofs  hj 
^re.  It  is  not  fubje^  to  raft,  and  being 
heated  or  melted,  prefer ves  its  hear  lon* 
ger  than  any  other  metal,  and  in  weight  is 
ten  times  heavier  than  earth,  aiui  chero  i& 
feven  times  as  much  matter  in  a  piece  of 
gold,  as  in  one  of  glafs  of  the  fame  mag- 
nitude. 

Ic  h  of  fo  durable  a  nature,  that  no  bo- 
dy can  be  extended  fo  mudi  as  goM,  one 
ounce  of  it  being  (as  U  reported)  capable 
of  being  beat  out  into  750  leaves,  eacla 
^our  fingers  breadch  fq'iare  \  nay,  kttoia  af^ 
firm,  thac  one  ounce  of  it  may  be  beaten 
ouc  To,  as  to  cover  ten  acres  of  ground  s 
and  by  wire- drawers  ic  is  extended  to 
(hat  length,  that  one  ounce  will  aff  jrd  « 
thread  01230400  foot  long. 

The  ancient  Pbmicianst  who  were  fe- 
mous  merchants,  and  fcarce  knew  any 
other  god  beiides  their  gold,  painted  their 
idols  with  large  purfes  ac  their  fides  iuU 
of  money. 

GG'tDEN  [^olben.  Sax.}  of  gold. 

GOLDEN  j^e  [according  to  the  Poets'} 
the  reign  of  Saturn.  The  happinefs  ot* 
which  times  was  fo  magnified  by  them  as 
to  be  failed  the  Golden  4ge*  They  fay 
there  was  no  occafion  then  for  plooghinf^ 
or  fowing  i  but  that  the  earth  then  free* 
ly  produced  whatever  might  contribute  to 
ufeor  pleafures  all  things  being  commoa 
to  allf  with  abundance  of  fuperfluity  be- 
yond the  profufeft  wifhess  To  there  could 
oe  no  differences  or  contentions  i  but  a 
perfect  harmony  in  the  alfeSions  of  all  per- 
fons  who  were  good  and  juft  out  of  their 
own  inclinations  and  tempers ;  that  care« 
want,  puniOiments,  wars,  difeafes,  old 
age,  were  things  unheard  of,  bur  thac 
perfbns  after  length  ol>days  were  difTolv'd 
in  a  pleafing  fore  of  deep,  and  Waited  to 
the  manfions  of  the  gods,  and  to  regions  of 
eternal  love  and  happinefs. 

GOLDEN  Fleece,  the  ftory  is  thhi 
Athamas  ktn^  of  TMes,  had  PhrizHs  and 
Helle  by  a  wife  called  Nepbele  i  but  he  afw 
&  r wards  took  another  wife  caUed  Jli9^ 
who  fell  in  lore  wxch  Pkrixus  i  but  ihe  be« 


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im^  negtofted  by  him,  fell  Inco  an  txtreiiie 
mweifiott  CO  bla»  and  there  happeobs  a 
^r««t  dearth  of  corn,  flie  perfuaded  Atta- 
«Me»  thMt  ii  could  not  be  remedied  till 
^Tbrixtu  or  tklU  was  facrificed.  But  u 
they  ftood  ttc  the  alur,  Nepbele  (i.  e»  a 
cioud)  cook  them  away,  and  gave  them 
a  golden  ram  chat  flie  had  received  from 
JmEtcm^,  which  carried  them  through  the 
sir  CO  Coicbis,  where  he  was  khidly  re- 
ceared  by  king  Mta»  That  there  he  lacri- 
fired  thR  ram  to  Jupiter^  and  hung  up  the 
akin  lo  the  grove  ot  i€ars.  From  whence 
ic  wms  canted  away  by  Jafm  and  the  ^- 

**olxLDlLOCKS  [Jolti-loccajr,  Ssx.^ 
m.  flower. 

GOLD-lMnr  [oi  Jolb  and  JCintoan, 
&X.J  one  who  empcies  privies  or  houfes 
ef  eafenieoc 

GOLD-Pieafuret  the  name  of  an  herb. 
GO^LDEN  Ring,  a  worm  that  gnaws 
tlie  vine,  and  wraps  it  felf  up  in  its  leaves. 
GOLDEN-Kody  the  name  of  an  herb. 
GOLDEN-KM/e  [is  focal  led  by  way  of 
excellency}  which  is  either  finglc  or  com- 
potmd,  direft  or  inverfe.    The  fingle  Gol- 
den tUJe^  it  when  three  numbers  or  terms 
are  ^opofed,  and  a  fourth  proportional  to 
them  11  demanded;  as  the  queftion  follow- 
ing ;  if  four  horfes  eac  eighteen  bufbels  of 
com  in  a  certain  number  of  days,   what 
'mrill  eight  horfes   require    in  the  fame 
time,  tri%.  thirty  fix  boOiels. 

The  compound  Golden-Rule,  h  when  5 
terms  are  propounded,  in  order  to  find  out 
a  6cb,  as  if  four  horfes  eat  eight  bufhels  of 
com  in  three  months,  how  much  will 
lerve  eight  for  nine  months. 

The  Golden-Rule  direSf  h  when  the 
fenie  or  tenour  of  the  queftion  requires 
the  fourth  number  fought,  to  bearfuch 
proportroo  to  the  fecond,  as  the  third 
somber  has  to  the  firft  •  So  in  the  firft 
queilion,  as  eight  is  the  double  of  four, 
K>  ODxht  the  fourth  number  to  be  the  dou- 
ble of  eighteen,  i  e-  thirty-fix. 

The  Golden-Rule  inverfe^  is  when  the 
fourth  term  required  ought  to  proceed 
from  the  fecosd  term,  according  to  the 
fame  race  or  proportion,  that  the  firft 
proceeds  from  the  third ;  as  for  example. 
It  four  horles  do  require  a  certain  quantity 
of  com  fix  dsys,  how  many  days  will  the 
fiime  quantity  (erve  eight  horfes:  Here 
four  is  lialf  eight,  fo  ought  the  fourth 
tens  required  10  be  half  fix.  This  is  caL 
led  alfo  Che   Rfde   of  Three   indireS  or 

GC/LDENY,  chefiflialfocaHed  aGi/^- 

Bmwyk^d  GOLD,  Is  gold  fmooth^d  and 
roKii'd  with  «  ftecl  iflftiameuc  called  a 
busiibcr. 


GO 

MAUion  of  GOLD,  aphraieufed  cofig« 
nify  a  million  of  crowns. 

Mo/aick  GOLD,  gold  applied  in  |>aii» 
nels  00  a  proper  ground,  diftribuced  into 
^uares,  lozenges,  and  other  compare- 
ments,  part  whereof  is  (hadowed  co  raiAi 
or  heighten  the  reft. 

Fine  GOLD,  is  that  which  h  refined 
and  purged  by  fire,  of  all  its  impuriciet 
and  all  alloys. 

SheU  GOLD,  is  that  ufed  by  the'illi^. 
miners,  and  with  which  perfons  mav 
write  in  gold  with  a  common  pen.  It  u 
made  of  leaves  of  gold  reduced  to  ao  im* 
palpable  powder,  by  grinding  on  a  loar- 
ble. 

0rgin  GOLD,  is  gold  Juft  taken  ouc 
of  the  mines*  before  it  hath  pafled  under 
any  a^on  of  fire,  or  other  preparation. 

A  Tun  of  GOLD,  with  the  Dutch,  Is 
in  value  xooooo  florens;  a  tun  ot  gold, 
at  4 1,  the  ounce,   amounts  to  96000  /. 

GOLD-fbi/  loifemlle,  a  leaf  J  leaf- 
gold. 

GO'LDSMITHS,  they 
were  incorporated  in  the 
i6ch  of  king  Richard  II. 
Aimo  XB9Z.    They  are  4  ^ 


wardens,  about  90  aflif- 
tants,  294  on  the  livery. 
Their  livery  fine  is  zi  /. 
5  /.  They  are  the  5th  of 
the  xa  companies.  Their  patron  is  Sc« 
Dunfian.  Their  arms  zre  gules,  a  leopard's 
head  or^  quartered  with  azure,  a  covered 
cup  between  2  bucklers  of  the  3d ;  creft  a 
dainty  lady  holdicg  in  her  right  hand  a  ba- 
lance (with  her  arms  extended  proper) 
in  the  left  a  touch-ftone  of  the  3d.  The 
fupporters  2  unicorns  or.  Their  hall  is  in 
Rfrfier-Lane, 
GO'LOPS  7  fin  Heraldry'}  little  balls 
GO'LPES  J  or  roundelets  of  a  purple 
colour. 

OO'MPH/ENB  [with  Botoniftsl   the 
herb  jealoufy  or  popinfay. 

GO'NAMBUSH  [in  Bralil]  a  bird  noc 
much  bigger  than  a  fly,  with  ihiniitf; 
wings,  that  fings  fo  fweetly,  that  ic  u 
noc  much  inferior  to  a  nightingale. 
GONA'RCHA  1  [of  yiru  a  knee,  or 
GONOTICHA  fymfix,  Gr.  an  anglej 
foroe  take  it  to  be  a  dial  drawn  on  divers 
furfaces  or  planet,  fome  of  which  being 
horizontal,  others  vertical,  others  obli- 
que, Jjfc.  ♦brm  divers  angles. 

GONFA'LON  1  the  church  banner  car- 
GONFA'NONJ  riedin  the  pope's  ar- 
my ;  alfo  a  kind  of  round  tent,  oorn  as  t 
canopy  at  the  head  of  the  proceffions  of 
the  principal  churches  in  Rome,  in  cafe  of 
rain,  its  verge  or  biuner  ferving  for  « 
flieker. 

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CO^GKONA  ivfUhStagmsl  every 
fwelUng  chftc  happens  in  tie  ^newy  paru, 
^ttb  liardnefs  And  roundnelf. 

GOOD  CS'^t  Sax.2  beneficiti,  yc. 


COCVDnSss,  good  quality,  i^. 
GOCyOLINBSS  [Iioblicnsf  Jfe,  <!^tt»] 

.   « ^   — licy  OKure,  IfC. 

ioterjfi&ion  or  ad- 


flOodly  am^eaffance.  qutlicy  Ofttiire^  ]fC. 
GOO'D-LACKI   aninti  *  *' 


G001>NBSS,  if  whatever  ceodi  or 
coodncet  to  pr«(erve  ox  improve  nature 
Ctfociecyi  inoppofition  to  evil,  which 
Meda  to  deftfoy  or  impair  Ir. 

GOOD  [in  Uaapbjficks}  is  the  eflfeo- 
tial  per^B^Hon  and  iotegricy  of  a  thing, 
wliereby  it  has  every  thiag  chat  beloogs 
to  its  nature. 

HMtfiToi  GOODl  if  that  whereby   a 

r^gfiUi  GOOD  I  thing  pofle^Tes  all 
things  neceiTai  y  to  its  bene  ij/kf  i.  e*  to 
Icf  well  being  or  ftcond  perfe^ions  i  and 
CO  the  perfctfinaoce  of  its  fua£kto»  and 

jUnuI  OOOl^  1  if  the  agreenent  of  a 
Afo'db  GOOD  J  thiokii«,  reafooable 
Wag,  end  of  the  habits,  a&  and  iodi- 
Sitsofie  of  it,  with  the  diAates  of  right 
jreafcn,  and  the  will  of  the  Creator,  u 
Skiwettd  by  natural  right. 

Retaihe  GOOD,  fach  as  is  ia  foods, 
which  iqay  be  good  for  one  and  bad  for 


GOODY  [f .  d.  J^obpijce,  Sdx,  i.  e. 
good-wife]  a  common  appellation  of  a 
woman* 

Jdvemtima  GOODS  [in  l4»]  are  fuch 
Si  ariiiB  otherwife  than  by  fucceffion  from 
lather  or  motJier,  or  from  anceftor  to  de- 
icendant. 

Dotal  GOODS,  are  fuch  as  accrue  from 
m  dowry,  and  which  the  husband  is  not 
allowed  to  alienate. 

rarapbena  GOODS  [id  ld»]  are 
thofe  which  the  wife  gives  the  husband 
to  enjoy,  on  condition  of  withdrawing 
^them  when  (he  pleafes* 
'  PraveSitioui  GOODS  [in  Lav]  are 
fuch  as  iirife  by  dire&  fucceffion. 

ItfCf^tftifliM  GOODS  [inl4»]  are  fuch 
p$  the  wife  might  xeferve  a  full  or  in- 
ure property  of  to  herfelf,  and  enloy  them 
Independent  of  her  husband,  in  diftin&ion 
Irom  Dotal  and  Paratbernal* 
-  Vacant  GOODS  [inl^]  are  thoAa- 
«  Bandoned  and  left  at  large,  either  be- 
caufe  the  heir  renounces  then,  or  becaule 
'the  deceifed  h«s  no  heir* 
*  GOOSB  [Jfoir,  Sax.]  a  fowl  well 
^nown,  ^ 


.thee  fowL  that  wheo  it  jGUcf  over  moun- 


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GO 

tains  where  eaglet  reTort,  knowtng  their 
natural  inability  to  keep  filence^  they  taka 
a  ftone  into  their  bill,  which  Mndera  then 
from  making  a  noife,  and  when  they  «ro 
out  of  danger  they  let  it  fall. 

GOO'Sfi-BERRlBS  [  Bo/.benian  » 
Sax,]  a  fort  ofberries  well  known,  pro- 
bably  fo  call'd  becaufe  us'd  as  fauce  fi>r 
green  geefe. 

IVmcbifier  GOOSE,  afwelliog  ia  tho 
thigh. 

SOU-BEIXIED  [of  Jjon  filtk  and 
b«li^.  Sax.]  one  that  hath  a  great  bel« 
ly;  ^ifo.a  gormandtzer,  a  glutton.  Uecm, 

GORCEl    [Ceonir,    &r.]  ixcS^   « 

GORE  [Cojie,  £tt;]  corrupt  or  clot* 
ed  blood. 

GORErin  BeraUry]  U  one 
of  the  abatements  o(  honour, 
and  is  a  figure  confiding  ot 
two  lines  drawn,  one  from 
the  (imJftcr  chief,  and  the  o- 
ther  in  the  finifter  hafe, 
both  meeting  in  on  acute  angle  in  the 
middle  of  the  f^e  poaui  e^d  Guittim 
(ays,  denotes  a  coward. 

GORGE  of  a  Uauelhit  u  the  Aace  con- 
tained between  the  two  eikif  ot  their  iia- 
cea  next  the  place. 

GORGE  of  a  Cbiamef,  U  tbac  part 
between  the  chambcanlo  and  the  crojwo- 
iog  of  the  mantle. 

GOllGED  loigorgtr^  F.j  filled,  glut- 
ted, crammed,  igfC. 

GORGED  [with  Arriml  fwelled* 

GOUGERIN,  a  part  of  the  andenc 
armour,  being  that  which  covered  th« 
throat. 

GOUGEOaSKESS,  fumptuooiiielsycoft- 
linefs,  fplendidneis. 

GO'RGONS  [according  to  the  Vogtt} 
came  of  the  fame  parents  as  Medufm. 
Thev  are  faid  to  be  of  two  forts;  fome 
of  them  were  old  women  and  grey  when 
they  were  boro,  and  therefore  were  cal- 
led Grax  %  they  dwelt  io_  Scjtbia^  and 
had  one  eye  and  one  tooth  in  common  a- 
mongft  them,  thele  they  made  ufe  of 
when  any  of  them  went  abroad  i  end 
at  other  times  they  were  laid  up  in  « 
coffer.  Tbefe  Graa  had  3  fifters  call'd 
Gofgooi^  whofe  heads  were  covered  with 
curling  (bakes,  they  had  tusks  like  boars^ 
brazen  hands  and  golden  wtogt,  the/ 
dwelt  not  far  from  the  B^f^erStes  in  the 
weftem  parts  of  Aeria^  they  o^d  to  cum 
all  perfons  into  ftooes  that  they  look'd 
on  f  tbefe  were  laid  at  leoeth  to  hav^ 
been  thrown  into  heU  to  become  the 
■tormentors  of  wicked  perioBii 

OO'SSIP  [of  Ijoti  God,  ui  jrfb; 
Saah  t  kiflma  ox  ki&fwoaiaD^  ^.  4.  a 

Gieledoii 


GO 

relAdoB  ID  God,  %  ^nfor  in  btptifin] 
iKvce  «  pntfogi  talkative  woman »  char 
|R>es  «boiK  from  faoufe  to  honfe,  td- 
Sogt>t  hearing  golBping  ftoriet. 

GO^SSIPING,  a  ipendtng  the  time  Idly, 
m  ^ft^ing  from  place  to  place  to  hear 
•r  cell  news  or  tales  concermsg  perfoDS  or 


OOTHICK  JMtfair*    ^  mannef    of 
biAdiiig  brought  into  uTe  after  thofe  bar* 

"^ 1  people,   the  G<nbs  and  Vmdah^ 

their  Irrnptiont  into  ^ah\  who 
Med  the  greateft  part  or  the  an- 
cient   JtABMi  architedure,  at  alfo   the 
mtoors  and  Arabs  did  the  Grecian  i  and 
bOemd  o£  theie  adloirable  and   regular 
orders  and  model  of  boOding,  introducM 
m  foeociooa  and  ftntaiHcai  mode,   wild 
sod  chimerical,  whofe  profiles  are  iocor- 
left,  which,  although  it  was  fometimes 
adoiird  with   expenfive   and  coftl/  car- 
viflga  ;  hoc  lamentable  imagery,  has  not 
diac  mgaftDeTi,  beauty  and  juft  iymmetr^, 
which  the  ancient  Creeks  and  ipman  la- 
bricks  had  :  However,  it  is  often  found 
veryftfong,  and  appears  rich  and  pompoas, 
•B  perticniarly  in  finrerat  Enfilfb  cathedrals. 
^trndeui  GOTHICK  ArcliteSurey  is  that 
^vl>U  the  Cpih*  brought  with  them  from 
rile  north  in  the  fixth  century.    Thofe  edi- 
fices built  after  this  manner  are  exceeding 
maiEve,  betvy  and  coarfe. 

Miodem  GOTHICK  ArebkeBure,  U 
%hc,  delicate  and  rich  to  an  extreme, 
twl  ii  whiffllical  and  impertinent  oma- 
acnes,    as  Ifdhnhfier-My,    Cavemry- 

OO'raiCK  CbaraBer,  U  a  letter  pretty 
aanch  like  the  Mohm,  onljr  tall  of  aqgles, 
cnma  and  bondings,  efpeaally  at  the  be- 
ginnings and  endings  of  the  letters. 

GOTHICK  Q>lumn  [in  Arcbheaure'] 
is  any  round  pillar  in  a  Gotblck  building, 
that  is  either  too  Dnali  or  too  thick  for 
its  heighc* 

GOTHS,  an  ancient  people  of  Gotbia, 
m  iiland  £i  the  Baltick-Sea^  eijihteen 
niks  in  length,  fituated  bv  Denmark  and 
not  iar  from  N^rwaf^  fubjed  to  the  crown 
of  Ssreim.  The  firft  of  them  came  out  of 
Ajtbia^  in  the  northern  pan  of  Europe. 
From  Gotbia  ct  Octbiand  they  rambled  in- 
to Grrauay,  where  an  hundred  thoufiind 
of  tbem  were  Oafo  before  the  vear  fof 
Ctrjfi  Jf  4.  But  not  loog  after  they  brought 
imo  mpEHoo  end  barbarifm  a  great  part 
ef  the  Chriftian  world,  and  pofleTs'd  them- 
lUves  oft  pan  oiSaly,  new  caU*d  Ipmbar- 
dy^  whence  they  were  called  Ijmbards, 

OfymV  fof  ^^n»  Sax.  to  get] 
Procured,  poflfefftd  of,   Iffc, 

GOUD1  the  plant  csJIed  Weed,  ufad  by 

GAUPi  d/9/l  io  in«k!pg  a  jtifow  ce.- 
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GE 

GO'VUNABLENESS  Jof  lomferur; 
r.}  capabiei>e/s,  alfo  diljpofinOQ  to  be  go* 
veined  or  ruled. 

OOUST  [go&et  ^pfio^  JM.gHfhts^ 
X.]  tafte, 

GOUT  WOKT,  the  herb  Grr^ird,  4fb^ 
feWv  and  ^WHp'^oat. 

GO'UTINESS  [of  Itf^oNlr,  F.  Off^oM- 
tetu]  eke  ftate  or  condition  of  %  goiuy 
perfor.. 
GO'WNMAN,  one  who  wean  a  sown. 
ORABATA'Rn  [of  yfdC^trQ»^  0r.  m 
han|[ingbed  or  couch  J  fuch  perfooi  whick 
anciently  deferred  the  recehring  baprite 
till  they  came  to  be  on  their  death* bed. 

Natuna  GRACE,  the  gift  of  being,  df 
Ufr,  of  fuch  and  iuch  fa€uUies«  of  fuHObi^^ 
vation,  iffc. 

Supematura  GRACE,  a  gift  from  e-; 
boye,  conterred  00  lotdligeat  beiqgs  ia 
order  to  falvatioo. 

Aatidi  GRACE,  is  that  grace  whiek 
is  gtveo  to  ut  by  God,  for  tbefpecitt  pei^ 
fermance  of  feme  particular  good  tbit^ 
as  to  enable  us  to  refift  a  temptation. 

BatksMl  GRACE,  is  that  which  reiidea 
ftatedly  in  us,  is  fixed  in  the  foal,  and  re« 
nttins  till  fome  egregious  wjlful  iia  era- 
fes  it. 

Jufiifying  GRACE,  is  that  which  makes 
men  appear  righteous  and  ionooeoc  before 
God. 

SanSlfying  GRACE,  is  that  which  rea- 
ders men  holy  and  devoted  to  God* 

Eficgdous  GRACE,  U  filch  as  has  the 
cflfea.' 

Sitfkient  GRAC^,  is  fuch,  as  tho'  ic 
has  not  the  e^cft,  yet  might  have  had  ir. 
Aa  <f  GRACE,  is  an  eft  of  parlia- 
ment for  the  relief  of  iofolvent  debtors  ki 
prifon,  ^c. 

pays  of  GRACE  [in  Commerce]  a  cer- 
tain number  of  days  allow'd  for  the  psty- 
ment  of  a  bill  of  exchange  after  ic  becomes 
due  \  which  in  England  are  three. 

ExpeSath/e  GRACES,  are  a  fort  of  re- 
veriionary  benefices,  difpoTed  of  before 
they  become  vacant. 

GRACES  [in  the  Heatben  Tbeole^] 
were  a  fet  ol  ftbulous  deities,  three  in 
number,  who  attended  on  Vema^  fuppofed 
(O  be  the  daughters  of  Jupiter ,  their  names 
AgUua,  Tbalia  and  Euphrofyne. 

The  Gr^CM  are  fald  to  be  the  beneficenc 
daughters  of /m;)//^;  and  they  will  bavo 
them  to  have  been  born  of  Eurydomem^ 
who  poflefled  ample  fortunes.  And  Toms 
fay  that  Juno  was  mother  of  the  Graces* 
For  the  Graces  are  the  moft  noble  and 
iUuftriousof  all  ihe  goddelTes. 

They  are  faid  to  be  the  common  atrea« 
dams  00  FifUtf,  and  are  called  Aglaia^  Tha-^ 
iia  and  Kupbroffne^  or  «lfo  Fmboe,  Eu* 
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iTh^y  ire  reprefented  yovmg^  flnd  bf  aoti- 
^If  and  with  fine  hair  and  fmUing  counte- 
tMnces  I  thtf  have  wings  upon  their  fcer, 
«nd  fomecimes  are  reprefented  naked  i  ii 
they  are  clothed,  it  is  with  fine,  chin  ftulF 
and  loofe  flowing  garments ;  they  always 
hold  one  another  by  the  hand,  imimating 
chat  among  friends  there  (hould  be  a  per* 
petual  incercourfe  ofkindoefs  and  aifift* 
ance. 

Tri!spi5lure,  according  xo  M^tbokglfist 
ftews  that  ravours  are  always  agreeable 
for  their  novelty,  and  for  the  difpatch  in 
^oing  them  s  that  the  memory  of  them 
Ihoukl  always  laft  freQi  and  delightful ; 
that  they  fliould  be  without  difguife  or 
diflimulation,  and  always  free  and  un- 
conftralned. 

The  nakednifs  of  them  intimates,  chat 
«ven  poor  perfons,  who  have  no  wealth 
at  alU  may  be  able  by  their  ferViccs  to 
gratify  perfons  in  fome  things.  $ome  think 
that  by  their  being  reprefented  naked  is 
Intimated,  that  wc  ought  to  be  teady  to 
do  good  ofitceS' 

Some  will  have  the  Graces  to  be  but 
two  i  others  three.  They  that  make  them 
two,  do  itbecaufe  fome  ought  to  do  good 
o£Bces,  and  others  ought  to  be  grateful  to 
them  of  whom  they  receive  them.  They 
are  feignM  to  be  three,  becaufe  he  that 
has  had  experience  of  being  madeameods 
for  a  kindnefs  done,  ought  not  to  leave  off 
ioing  good  o£Eices  i  but  ic  is  his  ducy  to 
be  doing  again,  and  continually  doing  good 
ofiices. 

T^e  Graces  are  called  We/iTsf  of  TiTf 
;t«0tf,  Joy  J  becaufe  ihofc  who  are  bc- 
Dcficciu  are  of  a  chcarful  countenance,  and 
their  bene&cence  makes  them  that  receive 
it  chearful. 

They  are  reprefented  handfome,  both 
becaufe  they  are  beautiful  themfelves,  and 
in  that  they  add  a  luftre  to  the  beauty  of 
ihofe  that  exercife  liberality,  and  are 
prone  to  do  good  offices. 

The  Graces  aic  faid  to  accompany  the 
Mufes  and  Mercury  as  well  as  Venus  i  for 
where  learning,  eloquence  and  love  are 
conjoined,  there  will  never  be  wanting 
true  ]oy,  health  and  contentment;  and 
where  good-will,  concord  and  bounty 
meet,  there  thaiiay  with  a  flourifliing 
eftate;  Agkaa  with  fplendor  and  glory, 
and  Eupbrojyne,  with  true  joy  and  comfort 
Will  be  always  prefent. 

GRATEFULNESS  fof  grace,  F.  and 
vtilnejfjre,  Soz.^  comelincrs,  decency, 
becoming  nefs. 

GRA'CELESNBSS,  gracelefsor  wicked 
xtature  or  di(po(ition. 

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ftRA^CIIBNT  IgraciUatkt^  t.  7  fl«n^ 
der. 

GRA'CIUSi  e  fin  Botamck  mitml 
flender. 

GRA'CIOUSNESS  fof  grathfur^  £. 
gradeux,  F.]    gracious  difpofition. 

GRADATED  [gradatus,  £.]  havioj, 
or  made  with  degrees  or  ftepa. 

GR  ADAPTION  lArcbiteB.]  an  artftl 
difpodtion  of  feveral  parts,  as  !e  were  by 
fteps  or  degrees,  after  the  manner  of  an 
amphitheatre. 

GRADA'TION  f with  Cbpii^sl  a  Una 
oi  procefs  belonging  to  metals,  fffc,  and 
is  the  raifing  or  exalting  them  to  a  higher 
degree  of  purity  andgoodnefs,  foasbork 
to  IncreaTe  theu  weight,  colour,  confii^ 
tence,  Jjrc. 

GRADATION  [with  IjogiaoHs']  an  ar- 
gument conHiling  of  four  or  more  propo- 
ficions,  fodifpofed,  as  that  the  attribute  of 
the  firll  is  the  fubjed  of  the  lecond,  and 
the  attribute  of  the  fecond  the  fubjed  6£ 
th6  third,  and  fo  en. 

GRA'DUALNBSS  [pigradM^  K  gra-^ 
dualis,  JL]  gradual  procedures  going  on 
ftep  by  ftep. 

GR^JE,  SeeGor^onr* 

GRA'DUATED  [graduatus,  £.  ]  faa- 
v2ng  taken,  or  on  whom  is  conferred  a  d€^ 
gree  in  the  univerfity. 

GRADUATION  [with  Mubematki- 
ans2  the  art  of 'graduating  or  dividing  an/ 
thing  into  degrees. 

GRAFT  [grefie,  Fj  a  fcion  of  a  tree, 
}ffC,  to  be  ingraffed  into  another  ftock. 

To  GRAFT  Igrepr,  K]  to  inoculate 
or  graft  a  fcion  of  one  tree  into  the  ftock 
of  another. 

GRAIN  [granum,  JL  grmuet  F.J  any 
fruit  or  feed  growing  in  a  Spica  or  ear,  aa 
wheat,  Iffc*  alfo  a  minute  body  or  parcel 
of  a  body  pulverized,  as  a  grain  of  Salt^ 
Sand,  &c. 

GRAIN9  The  figure  or  repre/entation  of 
grains  on  leather,  ftones,  aa  Mnvceo  lea- 
ther, Jj-c. 

GRAIN  [with  Jpotbecaries']  ao  graina 

make  a  fcruple  ^^  3  fcruples  a  Drrnm  ^. 

8  Dams  an  ounce  §• 

GRAI'NING  Board  [with  CmrieTM]  a 
bo^rd  made  with  nicks  or  teeth  like  a  ikw^ 
ufedin  graining  leather. 

GRA'MIA,  a  certain  rheum  in  the 
eyes. 

GRAMINIFOIIOUS  [of^4iiifli,gral$» 
and  folium,  X,  a  leaf  J  having  grafa  like 
leaves. 

GRAMINO'SE  Igra/mem^  1.]  fofl  o^ 
or  abounding  with  prafs. 

GRAMI'NEOUSNHSS  [of  grammmMs 
JL.]  giftifinersj  or  being  foil  of  grate. 

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OBA'MMA  iVfdfifAA^  ar.  a  letter  J 
beace  cones  Grammar,  becaufe  ic  fbewi  in 
tlie  brlft  place  how  co  iorm  articalate  founds, 
w/i'cti  are  reprefented  by  letters. 

GRAMSd A'TI  AS,  a  kind  of  jafper  fione, 
with  white  ftrokes  or  lioes  oirerthwart. 

GRA'MMICK  Igrammkm, X.  of  r^<a- 
^1,  Gr.  a  line  J  mide  by  lines ;  demon- 
ttrared  by  lines. 

CJLA'NDAMB  lof  grand  and  dame}  a 
|ra- Another. 

GRa'NDCHILD,  U^e  child  of  one's 
chiid.  eicKer  Ton  or  daughter. 

GRANP£'VOU$NfiSS  f  grand^vitas, 
JL]  gre«tneisof  ape. 

CRAND-DAUGHTER  [  of  grand  and 
tahr  :?jl,  Skx.'}  a  ion  or  daughter's  daugh- 
ter. 

GRAND-FATHBR  [grand^  F.  of  X. 
tad  ra^eji.  Sax-"]  «  father's  father. 

GKAND-MOTHER  [grand  and  COo- 
^Jl,  Sax.]  a  mother's  moc her. 

QRANDS&'RE  [  of  grandis,  1.  and 
{jFl,  Brit.}  a  grandfather,      f. 

GRANPI'FICK  [jgrattdifau^  X.]  do- 
ipf  ereat  things. 

ORANDINO'SB  [  grandittofui^  X.] 
p'.eat«oiis  in  hail. 

GHANDl'SONOUS  {gra^difonus^  X.] 
ihet  aisi^erh  a  great  found. 

GRa>IDO.  hail.    X. 

GJtA'NiFtCE  Igfonificiun^  X.]  mtlt- 

GRANf'FEROUS^r^'^i  [in  Boftf. 
7J  fuch  pods  as  bear  fmaU  ieeds  like 
inias. 

GRANOMA'STIX,  the  mtflick«rree.  X. 

GRANO'SE  [  granofus,  X.  2  ^uU  of 
inint. 

GRANULATION  [with  Ckyn^fisJ  ^ 
ofcration  performed  on  mecals,  by  drop- 
pi- f  chem  melted  cbro'  an  iron  colander, 
Igc^imo  cold  warer,  that  it  may  congeal 
or  harden  in:o  grains. 

GRA'NULOUS  Sboot  [vfith  BotaniJis'i 
n  a  kind  ot  grumous  root  with  'fmall 
knc^,  each  refrn^bling  a  grain  of  wheat, 
ttin  white  Saxifrage. 

GRA'NUM,  a  grain  of  corn,  t  kernel 
er  rniit  %  alfo  the  lead  weight  now  in  ufe, 
&oth  part  of  a  fcrtipl«. 

GRAPES  J[in  a  Hotfi]  arrefts  or  man- 
gy nmovrs  in  his  legs. 

GRAPHO'METER,  a  mathematicsl  in- 
tramrnr,  being  halt  a  circle  eivided  into 
igo  degjeea,  ha?ing  a  rnler,  fights  and  a 
campaft  in  tbe  middle,  to  meafure  heights. 

To  GRAWLB  [  with  Horfemen  ]  is 
•hea  a  horfe  j-fts  up  one  or  both  his  legs 
•c  aace,  woi  laifrsthem  with  preoipita- 
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CRA'SIER  llofgrafi,  or,  as  fome  wilf 
CRA'XIER  f  have  it,  of grasy  F.  facj 
one  who  graiet,  feeds  and  fattens  cattle  for 
ule. 

GRA'SSHOPPER  [of  '^jyt^f  and  hop. 
pan.  Sax.}  an  infcA  well  known. 
GKASS  Piantane,  an  herb. 
GR A'SSATURB  [^r/#fi«rJ,  X.]  ar6b- 
bing  and  killing. 

GRA'SSINESS  [of  J^jiajr  and  neyre. 
Sax,}  the  having,  or  fuinefs  of  grafs. 

GRA'SSY  [^JVBp'^Jr,  Sax.]  full  of, 
or  having  grafs. 

GRATE  {crates y  Xj  pare  of  chimnep 
furniture,  conveniency  for  a  fire  s  alfo  a 
fort  of  iron,  httice-work,  ^, 

GRAFTED  f^r4r#,  F.]  fretted  or  mada 
fmall  by  rubbing  on  a  gra:er  ;  alfo  vexed, 
galled*  fiectedi  alfo  done  with  grate* 
work. 

GRATEFULNESS  [gratitude^  F.  of 
gratitudOy  X.J  gratefu}  dilpolition  or  tem<- 
per. 

GARTI A  Dei  [i.  e\  tbe  Grace  ofGodl 
a  piilter  made  of  wax,  rofin,  fuet,  tur« 
l^ntine,  maftick  and  frank iuceofe.    X. 

GRATIA  Dei  [  with  Botanifis  j  th« 
plant  Lelfer  Centaury.    X. 

GRATICULA'riON,  the  dividing  • 
draught  or  defign  into  fquares,  in  order  to 
reduce  it. 

GRATl'FlCK[^4t//toa,  X]  graiefiii; 
thankful. 

GRATIFIED  [graifH,  F.  gratifieatus^ 
X.]  recompenfed,  requited  with  one  good 
turn  for  another. 

GRATIO'LA  fwiih  BotanJfisl  the  herb 
Hyffop.    X. 

GRATIOUSNESS  IgratiofUat,  X,  gra* 
tienfetiy  F.J  grace,  favour,  civility,  lund« 
oefs. 

GRATITUDE  [gratitndo,  X.]  thank- 
fuinefs,  grateful  difpofition  or  carriage* 
It  is  a  virtue  in  the  Fe<:eiver  of  a  benefir, 
by  which  he  demonftrates,  that  the  kind-* 
nefa  was  aaeptable  to  him,  and  upon  thac 
fcore  entertains  a  hearty  refpedl  for  ths 
author  of  ft,  feeking  all  occafions  to  re* 
quite  hiro.    F. 

GRATUITOUSNESS,  free  bcftow- 
ment,  without  expeaation  of  reward  or 
recompence* 

GRATULATED  fer/ifjjjtia,  X.]  faJ 
luted  with  copgratulacioos  or  expreffion« 
of  pleafure  on  good  fuccefs,  ]^c. 

GRAVE  [in  Grammar}  an  accent  op^ 
pos'd  to  arnre,  thus  (^). 

GRAVE'DINOUSNESS  [of  gravedino^ 
/iu,  X.]  drowfi^fs  ;    heavy-heidednefs. 

OKA'VELLINBSS  [of grower  or  lagra^ 
velUy  F.]  fuln«fs  of  graveL 

ORA'V&kl^iNO  [wuh  E^ers}  a  dif- 
Sfa«  ord«| 


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Order  inc'dent  to  traTelling  horfes,  occfl- 
ii  jncd  by  liitle  gravel  ftonet  getting  in  be- 
tween the  hoof  and  the  fboo. 

GRA'VHN  [of  Sj\a_>:aD,  Sox.  gtavi, 
F.J  engraven. 

GKA'VENESS  [travitds^  I.  gravlte, 
F.l  a  levere,  compos  d,  q^uiec  countenance ; 
lobernefs- 

ORATECVLENCY  Igraveolent'm,  £.]a 
(Unking,  rank  fmell. 

GRAVl'SONOUS  [gravifinus,  1.] 
(building  greaciy,  htghly. 

GRA'VITAS  ^ceUrstrix  [in  Mecba- 
nicisj  the  fame  a&vii  ctntripeta^  or  that 
quality  by  which  ell  heavy  bodies  rend 
towards  the  centre  oPrhe  earth,  accelera- 
ting their  motion  as  chey  cOme  nearer  to- 
wards ir.    X. 

GRA'VlTATINGy  weighing  or  pref- 
iirg  downwards. 

^  GRAVITATION  [with FW/<yof>*m] 
is  the  exercife  of  gravity^  or  a  prefTure 
chat  a  body,  by  the.  fores  of  its  gravity, 
cxerrs  on  another  body  under  ir. 

GKA'VITY  [gravitasy  L.  gravite,  F.] 
is  that  force  by  which  bodies  are  cariied 
or  tend  towards  the  centre  of  the  earth, 
or  the  natural  tendency  of  one  b^v  to- 
wards another ;  aifo  the  mutual  tendency 
of  each  body  and  each  particle  of  a  body 
towards  all  others. 

.  GRAVITY  [Mecbamcii^  the  Qmatiu 
or  tendency  of  bodies  towards  the  centre 
of  the  earth. 

jkceUrau  GRAVITY,  is  the  force  of 
gravity  confidcred  as  growing  fireacer, 
the  nearer  ic  is  to  the  aitra&ing  body  or 
point. 

Ittlathg  GRAVITY,  is  the  excefs  of 
gravity  in  any  body  above  the  fpecificJt 
gravity  of  a  fluid  it  is  in. 

GRAVITY  ^mH^rqfiatkhsJ  the  laws 
of  bodies  gravitating  in  fluids. 

Spec'ifick  GRAVITY  7  )•  the  excefs  of 

-^^^-rfrwrGRAVITYf  gravity  in  any 
body,  above  that  of  tn  eqaa'  quantity  and 
bulK  of  another. 

GRAVITY  [in  Muficlt]  an  affeafon  of 
found,  whereby  it  becomes  denominated 
grave,  low  or  flat. 

GRa'VY,  the  juice  of  meat. 

GRA'YNESS  [of  SP^S'  •&»*•  f«««> 
Dcm  grh,  F.l  am-coiourednefs 

GRA'ZhNG  [of  5jia>:,  Sax,  grafs] 
feeling  on  grafs. 

GRAZING  loi  efcrafer^  Qx  efctafm^ 
razer,  F.j  glancing,  pafliiig  lightly  over 
a*  ihinff. 

GRa'ZIER  [either  oi'gp'iy,  Sax.  or 
graijlf.ii\^  or  ingra/JJer^  F.  to  latcenj  one 
who  rur^us  cacLJe  tor  Tale. 

GREASE  [with  RtfriertJ  a  fwflling 
^nd  gourdineis  of  legs. 


GRE'ASimsS  [of  grdifif  K]  tmdf 
condition. 

GRB'ASY  fcontwt  de  graijjei  F.]  dawb- 
cd  with  grcate. 

To  GRE'ATEN,  to  make  great,  to  am- 
plify, to  enlarge,  to  augment. 

GRE'ATNBSS,  largenefs,  mighiinefs, 
noblenefs. 

GREE  [in  Lam}  wiU,  allowance,  H- 
king. 

GREE  [fn  Hitaidry]  degree  or  ftep. 

To  make  GREE  to  foriiet  [in  lamj  is 
to  give  rhent  farisfadion  tor  injury  done. 

GRBB'0IN£SS[^jl«bi2^ne/jre,  Sax.J 
a  greedy,  covetous,  eager  appetite  or  de* 
fire  after. 

MMntahtC^BEH^  a  fort  of  greeniih 
powder,  found  in  licile  grains  like  faiid  ia* 
fome  mmimainsin  Uaigaryi  ]<fV. 

GREEN  IVde,  is  one  not  }et  curried  i 
but  as  it  is  jutt  taken  off  from  tbecarcale 
otabeafh 

GRfiE'NiSH,  inclinable  to,  or  of  « 
iaint  green. 

GRBB'NISHNESS,  a  ^inr  greennefs. 

GREE'NNESS  [  Jjicne)^/e,  Sax.  J 
green  rglonr  or  quaii'y. 

GREETING  [of  SJietJan,  Sax.J  fa- 
luting,   falutati'on. 

GREGA'ROUS  Birds,  fuch  as  do  noc 
livefolitary}  but  aflfodate  in  fltahrs  or 
coveys,  a  great  many  together  m  com* 
pany. 

^  ORBGO'RIAN  »<fr,  anew  account  of 
time  or  year,  the  new  acconnc  or  new 
ftile,  eftabliOied  upon  the  reformation  o£ 
the  calendar,  by  pope  Grr^ory  XIII.  >4.0. 
iSSx.  according  to-  which  the  year  con- 
flits  ot  36$  days,  5  houis,  49  minutes  and* 
illeconds  ',  whereas,  according  to  the  old 
ftiie,  or  yjtiiau-  account  of  JtUiu*  C^far-^ 
the  year  did  confift  of  965  days,  6  hours, 
whereby  to  days  being  taken  out  of  ihe- 
monihof  0^0^,  the  days  oi  their  rooniha- 
go  always  >o  days  before  ours;  as  for 
inflance,  their  ifth  day  is  ourflrft.  Which- 
new  ftiieoc  account  is  ufed  inmoft  parts  of 
Europe* 

GR-BGORIAN  Calendar^  is  one  which 
fliews  rhe  new  and  lull  moon,  with  the 
lime  QiEafttr  and  the  moveable  feafts  that 
depend  upon  ic,  by  means  of  ep ;  fti^difpofed 
through  the  fever  a  1  months  of  the  Ortgo- 
rian  year,  tnj  Is  different  lrx>ra  the  Juban 
calendar,  in  both  the  form  of  the  year,  and 
that  it  ufes  epads  initead  of  golden  num* 
bers. 

GREGORIAN  Epocka^  is  the  epochft 
or  time  whence  the  Ortgurian  calendar  or 
computation  took  plac^. 

GRB'MIL,  The  herb  Pcarl-plant. 

GRE'SSIL  {greJTtl'u*  t  J  of  or  belongs 
i«'g  CO  fteps. 

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tmE'VA  [Old  IVriu^  the  Tea  ftorc. 
GREVE  [Jjicejca,  Sax.']  a  denomina- 
tion of  power  and  auchoricy,  (ignifying  as 
mach  as  cocnr. 

GREW  (of  jPnopan,  Sax,']  did  grow. 
ORIEF  L^ri^.   F.  cr  gravis^    i.  hea- 
▼y]  forrow  ot  heirt,  trouble  ot  mtnd, 

GRl'EVANCE  [of  grief y  F.  of  ijrw/, 
2^1  «n  injury,  lofs,  or  aoy  thing  chat  caufes 
grief. 

To  GRIEVE  rptob.  of  grever,  F.  gra- 
wdri^  L.]  to  be  lorrowful. 

GRl'EVOUSNESS  ik^ief,  K]  h«»^'- 
tie^,  bordenfooine's,  afni^ednefs. 

GRI'FFIN  Xlgrijfhn,  F]  a  fabulous 
GKrFFONj  creaure,  half  an  Mgic, 
and  half  a  Hon,  to  exprefs  ftrength  and 
fwifcBcis  Joined  together,  extraordinary 
viglilancy  to  pre'erve  things  with  which 
rbey  are  intruft^.  The  heathen  natu- 
Tai;fts  perfuade  the  ignorant  that^  thefe 
creatures  guarded  the  gold  mines  with  in- 
credible wacchfulnefs  and  refoiurion,  that 
Bon«  might  come  at  them.  They  really 
cxift  no  where  bu:  in  painting  or  fculp- 
rure,  cho'  the  poets  feign,  that  ApoUo  bad 
his  chtriot  drawn  by  them. 

To  GRILL  oifttrsy  the  fame  as  fcollo- 
pfttifrof  them. 

GRI'LLUS  [with  Chyimfts]  fait  of  vi- 
trio!,  cHac  provokes  vomiting. 

GKI'MNESS  [of  Jfjiim,  Sax,']  feve- 
fity  Of  crabbednefs  of  countenance. 

GRIME  [Srhlie,  Du.]  fmuc  or  dawb 
vxrh  foot. 

GRI'NDER  [  Jjlinbejie,  Sax.  ]  one 
who  grinds. 

GRINDING  [of  Jjiinban,  AJz.Jftsr- 
peaing  by  grinding  on  a  grinoftone  ',  alfo 
fcretking  fmall  with  a  mill. 

GRIND-STONE  [JJlinlD/tan,  Sax.] 
a  rotffld  ftone  for  grinding  or  /harpening 
iroo  cools. 

GRI'NGOLE'E  [m  Heral- 
dry] as  a  crofs  Gtingoleet  is 
a  crols  made  in  the  fime  man- 
I  ner  as  the  crofs  Ancree  or  An- 
_  '  cbtred,  with  this  difFcrerce, 
ckat  rhole  that  ihould  reprefent  the  flooks 
of  the  tnchcrs  at  the  end,  are  the  heads 
of  the  ftakes,  which  turn  both  ways  as  the 
flooVido.    Seerhe  Kfcutcbeon 

AOWGRIPB   [gjlipe.  Att.]  an  old 

•forer.  ,     ^.  . 

GRITB-STICK  [with  Airyfoii/]  ailick 

trfed  in  cutting  off  an  arm. 

CRl'PINONBSS    [of^Jlipan 
gripiniE  qualiry 

GRr 

fcideoofnefs, 

GRI 
lilnels  of  griAles. 


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Sax.] 
Sdx.] 
Sdx.  ] 
Brit. 


GR 

^Jlc^rtJa,  Sax.]  fulncft  of  grit  or  duft  of 
ttoneiy  yc. 

GRl'ZLED  [preb.  of  grh^  F-  grey] 
variegated  wiib  ftrakes,  iffC.  of  dtfTer^nc 
colours,   as  black  and  white   interroixty 

GRI^LINES^,  griily colour,  or  bei:g 

gfiily. 

GRO'ANING  [  of  Irpanian,  Sax.  ] 
fetching  deep  or  bitter  fighs,  Isf^. 

GROCERS  were  in- 
corporateJ^no  1344.  ^Y 
the  name  of  Groceis,  ha- 
ving been  tormerly  call'd 
Pepperers,  They  are  go- 
verned by  a  mafter^  war- 
^'ens,  70  aiEftancs,  and 
ticre  are  ab^ut  277on  the 
livery ;  the  livery  fine  is  ao  I.  they  are  the 
fecond  of  the  la  companies,  or  which 
company  there  have  been  108  Lord  Mayors. 

Their  armorial  enfign  are  Argent y  «  che- 
v^ron  GuleSy  between  6  cloves  in  chief,  and 
B  in  ba'e  Sable  creft  on  a  helmet  and  torfe, 
a  camel  trippant  proper,  bridled  of  the  2  j, 
fupporters  a  grifEns  per  fefs  Gules  and 
Or.  The  motto,  God  grant  Grace.  Their 
hall  is  now  let  to  the  bank  of  England. 

GRO'MWELS,  moft  fervile  pcrfons  on 
(hip-board. 

GROOM  [of  gtom»  Du.  a  Boy,  Jjjrc.] 
formerly  a  fervaut  in  fome  mean  (lation, 
lads  fent  oa«rrands  or  1  tcqueys ;  but  now  it 
is  ufually  taktn  for  one  who  looks  after 
horfes.' 

GROOVE  [prob.  of  Jjl'pn,  A«z.  to 
eugravel  a  hollow  channel  cut  in  ftone, 
wood,  ^tfc. 

GROOVE  [with  Miners]  a  deep  hole 
or  pit  funk  in  the  ground  to  fearch  for 
minerals. 

GROSS  [in  the  Senfe  of  the  linrj  ab- 
foiute  or  independent ;  as  Advomfm  jn 
Grofs,  is  diftiBguifked  Irom  Aimwfon  Ap- 
pendant, 

GROSS,  as  d  Villain  in  Grojs,  a  fervile 
tenant,  who  was  not  appendant  or  annexed 
to  the  land  or  manour,  and  to  go  along 
with  the  tenure,  as  an  appurtenance  of  it ; 
but  was  like  the  other  perfonal  goods  and 
chattels  of  htslord;  at  his  lord's  treeplea- 
fure  and  difpofjl. 

GROSSBOIS,  great  wood,  properip 
fuch  as  is  accoun-ed  timber,  either  by  the 
common  law  or  cultom  of  the  coun- 
try.   F 

GRO'SSITY  [groffitas,  t]  grofTnafs. 

GROSSNESS  [pigrqffiefetdyF.pftffitat^ 
I.]   ihicknefs,  fatnefs,  dulnefs,  l)afenefs, 

GROSSULA'RU,  the  foofcbcrry^ 
bulb.    I. 

X  z  ^  ORO'S 

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CROT       1  [  groitej  F.]  ft  hole  in  cfat 

CRO'TTO  >   ground,  a  cavern  or  deo 

Id  a  mountain  or  reck ;  ftlfo  ft  Hccle  ftrcifi- 

cial  edi^ce  made  id  a  gftrdeo^  ia  imicatioB 

of  a  natural  grocco* 

GROTE'SK  IgToteJcAt  Itaf,  grotef^ue^ 
F."]  figures  in  painiing  or  cftrving,  repre- 
fenting  odd  or  prepofterous  things  i  a  fort 
of  antique  work. 

CROTfi'SKS,  little  fanciful  ornaments 
of  animals  compounded  of  fiihes,  foliages, 
Jruiis,  yc. 

GRCrVE  [Jjiove,  Sax*2  afmallwood 
or  place  fee  witn  trees. 

The  GROVE  of  Dodona,  which  Tome 
place  in  Tbejjaly,  and  others  in  Epirus^  was 
confticuced  by  Dodonim  the  foa  of  Javan, 
capcain  of  a  colony  feni  to  inhabit  thofe 
)>arts.  Here  was  a  temple  ere^ed  to  /«■ 
titer y  hence  called  Dodonsuty  near  which 
temple  was  a  facred  grove  ftill  of  oaks  or 
l)eeches,  in  which  the  DryadeSt  Fsuni  and 
££^rs  were  thought  to  inhabit ;  and,  as  is 
faidi  were  finequently  feen  dancing  under 
the  fliade  of  the  trees.  Thofe  oaks  or 
1>eeches  are  ftoried  to  have  been  endued 
.  with  a  human  voice  and  prophetical  fpirit. 
The  reftfon  of  which  fi£lioD,fome  think, was 
this.  That  the  prophert  when  they  gave 
ftnfwers,  placed  themfelves  in  one  of  thefe 
trees  >  and  fo  the  oracle  was  thought  co 
he  uttered  by  the  oak,  which  was  only 
pronounced  from  its  hollow  itock«  or  from 
among  i(s  branches.  And  whereas  men. 
tion  is  made  of  the  brazen  kettles  of  this 
oracle,  Ddnnon  in  Suidas  reports,  they 
were  To  artificially  plac'd  about  the  temple, 
that  one  being  (truck,  the  found  was 
communicated  to  all  the  reft.  Others 
defcribe  rhe  matter  thus;  That  there  were 
two  pihars,  on  one  of  which  were  placed 
«  kercle,  on  the  other  a  boy  holding  a  whip 
in  his  hand  with  Ufbes  af  brafs,  which, 
being  Ilruck  agaiuft  the  kettle,  by  the  vi- 
olene  of  the  wind  caufed  a  continual 
found. 

GRO'ULING  [of  If  roUeil,  Teut.2  gnan- 
blinf,  muttering. 

GROUND  [of  Jpinban,  &fcr.]  made 
or  broken  fmall  in  a  mill,  ^c*  alfo  fliar- 
pene<)  on  a  ftone,  Jgrc.   - 

GROUND  Ivy  [^JlunVlK't.  Sax.] 
■nherh. 
GROUND  Pine,  the  name  of  a  plant. 
GROUND  Plates  [wiih  Arcb'tteas]  the 
outmoft  pieces  of  timber  lying  on  Or  near 
the  ground,  and  framed  into  one  another 
with  mortices  and  tenons  of  the  joifts,  the 
ihmmer  and  girders,  and  fometimei  the 
trimmers  for  the  ft  air-cafe  and  chunnef- 
ivay,  and  the  binding  joifts. 
'  To  GROUND,  to  fet  or  lay  a  thing  oo 
the  gronod  s  co  lay  ft  ground- work  \  to 


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take  for  ft  foundation }  to  railft  an  ftrgu- 

ment  upon. 

GROUND  Plumbing  [with  Anglers'} 
h  the  finding  the  depth  ol  the  watc;r  with 
a  leaden  plummet  on  the  line. 

GROU'NDED  (of^jiunto,  ^4r.]founr 
ded,  built  or  refting  upon,  fuftained  by. 

GRO'UNDLESS  [  ^punWea/,  Sax*  ] 
without  ground,  found.4iion  or  reafon. 
^  GROUND  Timbers  [in  a  Skit]  are  the 
timbers  which  lie  on  her  keel,   and  ar« 
faftened  to  ir  with  bolts  thro*  the  keelfon. 

GROUND  [in  Pmnting]  is  the  furface, 
upon  which  the  figures  and  other  obj^^le 
are  raifed  or  reprefenied. 

GROUP  [in  Painting  and  Sculpture]  an 
afTemblage  or  knot  of  two  or  more  figurea 
of  men,  beafts,  fruits,  or  the  like,  which 
have  fom^  apparent  relation  one  to  ibe- 
other. 

GROUP  [in  refiard  to  tbe  Difign]  aro 
combinations  of  divers  figures,  which  have 
relation  to  each  Other ;  either  on  account  ' 
of  the  aftion,  or  of  their  proximity,  or 
of  the  effed  they  haye. 

GROUP  [in  Ms^k]  ia  one  of  the  kinda 
oi  diminodons  ok  long  notes,  which  in  tl.e 
working  forms  a  fort  of  f^roup,  knot,bafli^ 
^.  a  group  commonly  confifts  of  four 
crotchets,  quavers,  ^.  tied  together. 

GROUP  [in  ArcbiteSure]  a  term  us'4 
of  columns)  as  they  fay,  a  group  of  co- 
lumns, when  there  are  three  or  four  co- 
lumns joined  together  on  the  fame  po- 
deftal. 

GROUP  f  in  regard  of  the  cfci/rofycMr*] 
are  bodies  of  figures,  wherein  the  lfgh:f 
and  ihadows  are  diifufed  in  fuch  manner, 
that  they  ftrike  the  eye  together,  and  na- 
turally lead  it  to  confider  them  in  one 
view. 

GROUPA'DE$  [  with  Horfemen  ]  fee 
Croupades, 

GROUT-HBAD  [|^n«t?-heaj:3te,&tr.] 
a  great  1  ead. 

GRO'WING  [of  5fpoj?^n,  Sax,]  en- 
creafing,  thriving,  wuxtog  hrger,  j^'c. 

GRO'WLING  [prob.of  JtoCIetl,7Hrf.] 
fnarl'ngt  tnaking  a  noife  like  a  dog. 

GROWTH  [Jjiop*^,  Sax]  incrftafe, 
progreft. 

To  GRUB  up  [fftftbcs.  Teuu]  to  de- 
liver or  dig  up  tbe  roots  or  treei,  }ffC' 

GRUBBS  [with  Pbyficians]  a  kind  of 
white,  unduous,  little  pimples  or  tumours, 
riiing  on  the  face,  chiefly  oo  the  AU  ot  the 
nofe. 

GRUDGING  [ofgn^er,  F.]thiokinj; 
much,  envying. 

CRU'FNESS,  fi^rlinefSyChurliibDelaJoar 
looks,  JflTc. 

GRU^MBLINO  [ofgrommOer,  F.  gt$W^m 
WHtUi  Dh,]  mutcftriox  bctweeo  the  teeth. 

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Mgaifjhig  difpletfiire,  cho'  onwilliog  to  de- 
clare the  caafe. 

GJIU'MN£SS  [of  ;f  Ji'im,  Sax.'}  crab- 
hedoeis^  fierccnefs  ol  countenance. 

GRU'MOUSNESS  lo(  grumus,  X.]  ful 
oefs  of  clods  or  lumps,  grumoficy* 

GRUMUS  Stmgumis^  docced  or  coagu- 
Uced  with  blood.    L. 

GRU'NTING  [griamiens^  L.  gtantfCtt, 
Tintf, J  makiog  a  iioife  like  a  hog. 

GRUPPA  [in  Pattuing,  Sculpture,  iffc.'i 
a  cJa^r  or  crowd  ot  figures,  as  clierubims 
deadly  ^c;,  fo  clofe  thac  the  whole  figures 
of  cbem  cannot  be  difceroed. 

GRUSy  s  Crane  [among  the  Ancients']  a 
^aocA  perform'd  aoimally  by  the  Athenians 
r^ond  the  temple  of  Apollo  on  the  day  o\ 
tKlia»  The  motion  and  figure  of  this 
daoc*  were  very  imricate  and  varioufly 
ioterwoTen,  fome  of  them  being  intended 
to  ezprcrt  the  windings  of  the  labyrinth 
vrberein  Tbeftus  held  the  M'motnur, 

GRYTHITES,  one  who  hasa^aooked 
■ofe  like  a  hawk's  bil'.    Gr, 

GUA'CATAN,  iid/j»  Pilewort. 

GUARANTEE'  [in  U»]  he  whom  the 
waxianter  undertakes  to  indemnify  or  fe- 
core  from  damage. 

GUA'RANTY,  the  office  or  duty  of  a 
guarantee. 

Smarter  GUARD  [in  a  Camp']  a  fmall 
Ko^ro,  commanded  by  a  rubahern  officer, 
and  pofted  about  an  hundred  yards  before 
tferjr  b«[calioo. 

Grmd  GUARD  [in  a  Camp^  confifts  in 
three  or  tour  fquadrons  of  hoife,  comman- 
ded by  a  field  officer,  and  pofled  before  the 
campoa  the  right  and  left  wing,  towards 
the  enemy,  for  the  fecurlty  of  (he camp. 

Sumdard  GUARD,  a  fmall  guard  of  toot, 
which  a  regiment  of  horfe  mounts  in  their 
froiK»  under  a  corporal. 

To  GUARD  [garder,  F.]  r»  defend  or 
keep  from,  to  ward  off  danger. 

GUARD  [in  Fencing'}  an  aflion  or  pof- 
mre  proper  to  deiend  or  fcreen  the  body 
from  the  efforts  or  attacks  of  an  enemy's 
iword. 

GUARD-  Coch    See  GardecauU 

GUARDS  [with  Afirono^ners]  a  name 
r-»metimes  apply'd  to  the  twoftais  neare/l 
Che  pole,  being  in  the  hind  part  of  (he  cha- 
riot at  the  tail  of  the  little  boar. 

GUA'RDUN  [in  lav]  one  who  U  in 
tmRed  with  the  education,  tuition,  }ffc 
oitueh  as  are  not  of  fufficientdifcretion  to 
guide  them(ie!Tes  aad  their  own  affairs,  as 
children  and  idiots. 

GUA'RDIANSHIP  lot  garder,  F.  to 
deJcnd,  lsfC.2   the  office  of  a  guardian. 

GUAY  fin  French  Heraldry]  as  a  Che- 
^gmgy,  fianlfies  a  hor.'e  rcariogacd  flan- 
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To  follam  a  OU'DGEON,  to  bear,  put 
up  or  pafs  by  an  affronr. 

GU'DGEONS,  a  fort  of  rudder-ironi, 
beng  the  eyes  drove  into  the  ttcrn-poft, 
into  which  the  hooks  call'd  Pintles  go  to 
hang  on  the  rudder. 

GUE'RDONLESS,  unrewarded. 
^  GUE'RITH    — ^ 
is    a  fort    oi/|rii^ 
fmall  tower  ot 
ftone  or  woo  ' ,' 
generally     oi 
the  point  oi  j 
Baftion,  or  '^n 
tiie  ai.gles    v. 
:he  Jhouldif.l 
to  hold  a,Cen-' 
tinslt    who  Ts 
to  take  care  of 
the  fofs,  and  loj 
watch  CO  bin-' 

der  furprizcs  j  ''ome  call  Ecbangette  thofe 
that  are  made  of  wood,  aid  arc  of  a  fquare 
forra,Sfor  the  Guerites  of  ilone  are  roundish, 
and  are  builc  half  without  the  wall,  and 
lerminate  at  a  point  below,  which  ought 
to  be  at  the  Cordon,  that  the  Centinel  may 
difcover  along  the  Faces,  Flanh  and  Cur^ 
tins,  and  all  along  the  Fofs ;  they  ought  to 
be  about  fix  toot  high,  and  their  breadth 
three  md  a  half. 

GUEKKINS,  a  fort  of  pickled  cnctim' 
bers. 

A  GUESS  Ttt^fl^.  ^"-1  ^^  conjeaure. 

GUESTS  [gierc  or  jejTC,  Sax,  and 
Dan,]  people  invited  to  an  e xercainment. 

GUET,  a  watch,  a  perfon  pofted  as  a 
fpy  in  any  phce.     F. 

GU'GGLING  [prob.  of  gorgoghare^ 
ItaL]  making  a  noiJe,  as  liqinr  pouring 
out  of  a  bottle  that  has  a  narrow  neck. 

GUI'DANCfi  [of  ^ttid^r,  F.]  condua, 
leading,  Ufc.  ,     ,     . 

GUI'D  jrJ,  a  kind  of  flag  or  ftandard 
borne  by  the  king's  life-guard;  being  broad 
at  One  extreme  and  almoft  pointed  at  the 
other,  and  flit  or  divided  into  two.  AliJ 
the  offi-er  who  bears  it. 

GUILD  Hatt  [JiilD  of  S'l^an,  Sax.  to 
nay,  becaufe  a  common  contribution,  and 
J^al,  an  hall,  i.  e*  the  common  hall  of  the 
gi  ds,  or  companies,  or  incorporated  ci- 
tizens of  London]  this  hall  was  firft  buiU 
in  the  year  1411,  hy  Thomas  Knolls,  then 
mayor,  rhe  aldermen  and  citiiens;  but 
being  deftroy'd  by  the  great  fire  in  1 566, 
it  was  rebuilt  more  fpacious,  being  m 
length  from  Eafl  ^QlVjl  17°  <'««^»  ^"V'* 
breadth  61.  Itcoft  cheti:y  4000op^unds  j 
the  two  giants  of  terrible  a'peft  and  mon- 
ftrous  hciRht,  that  ftaod  facng  the  entrance 
of  the  hall,  the  one  holding  a  pole-ax,  the 
other  «  halbeic»  arp  fuppos'J,  the  former 


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<o  re^refent  tn  ancienc  Britain,  tod  the 
«ther  a  Saxon, 

GUILDHA^DA  Teutmicotum,  •  title 
«f  (ha  fracerntry  or  fociety  of  E^fierling 
snfischanM  in  London ^  commdoly  call'a 
ehe  Steelyard  in  Tbames-JIreet. 

OVl'Lu-wierchant,  a  cerrain  liberty 
or  privilege,  where,by  merchants  are  en* 
abkd  CO  hold  cercftin  pleas  of  land  wich- 
Id  their  own  precin£ls. 

GUILB  fprobably  of  gwUer^  0.  F*  or 
l^e^alian.  Sax.  to  bewiichj  fraud^  de- 
ceit. 

GUllLBFULNCSS,  fraudulentnefs,  de- 
c^tfulnefs,  crafrinefs*  wiUnefs. 

GUILELESS,  free  Brom  guile  or  de- 
ceit. 

CUI'LELESNESS^  clearneft  of,  or  the 
ht\v%  iiicirely  free  from  guile  or  deceit. 

^  GUILT,  guikinefs,  confcioufneis  of  ha- 
ving committed  a  fault,  crime,  IffC. 

GUI'LTINESS  [  probtWy  of  Dift  a 
tax,  Jgrc.  of  Iiilban,  Sax,  to  pay  a  tax, 
l^rc  q.  d,  liable  to  mike  an  amends  or 
pay  fcr  a  fault  committed]  culpabtenefs, 
liablenefs  to  fuffer  for  a  crime  proved 
CO  have  been  committed. 

GUI'LTIfiSS,  free  from  crime,  inno- 
cent. 

GUl'LTLESNFSS,  Innocency: 

GUl'LTY,  culpable,  in  f iult,  deferving 
.  to  be  condemned  or  blamed ■ 

GUINB  A'NOS,  a,  urn  [in  Botanicl  Wri- 
t'mgs^  of  the  growth  or  produfk  of  Gui- 
ma  in  Africa. 

GU'LA,  the  upper  pare  of  the  throat. 

GULE  7    lArchitcS.']  the  neck  or  nar- 

GU'LA )  rowett  pan  of  the  loueft 
capital  of  a  pillar ;  or  a  wavy  member, 
whofe  contoar  re^smbles  the  letter  S, 
ca41cd  an  Ogee, 

GUXDUM  [Old  RecordsJ  a  taxing  or 
impofing  of  a  fine  to  be  p. id  in  mo-ey. 

GU'LES  [cichsr  of  -\^^.U'  f^'  • 
piece  of  red  cloth,  Macbenzi  or  ^IJj 
AraB.  a  red  rofc.    Mcnrjirier.'] 

GULES  [in  Heraldfy'}  6^- 
nifies  the  red  colour,  in  en 
[jiji  f!  graving  it  is  made  by  per. 
{!|,  ijll  pcndicular  lines  Irom  the  top 
hjlU  of  the  cfcutcheon  to  the  bot- 
tom. It  is  fatd  to  reprefent 
fire,  which  is  the  chiefeft,  lightfomeft  and 
cleareft  of  the  elements.  Morgan  fays, 
it  denotes  the  power  of  the  Almight/ ;  and 
of  virtaec,  martial  prowels,  boUnefs  and 
hardinefs  s  with  Or  (Gold)  a  defire  of  cen- 
oueft,  and  with  Argent  (^Silver)  a  depref- 
nng  iheenviousi  and  revenging  the  inno-j 
eent.    See  the  figure. 

Of  rpirimal  virtues  Gules  denotes  Juf- 
iice^  Charity^  and  ardent  Xai»c  of  God  and 
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M'ility^  Hardhuft  and  Magnaninutf,  Of 
^i^t$,  Crutity^  Cboler^  Murder^  Slaugk^ 
ter.  Of  planets,  Mart.  Of  precious  ftoiies* 
Che  ^Mty.  Of  mecaU,  Copper.  Of  crees^ 
the  Ceaar.  Of  flowers,  the  Tionyt  the 
C'Uwe  GiUtflamer  and  the  Fmk.  Of  birds, 
the  Pelican.  Of  the  ages  of  men,  the 
ManN.  O r  the  mont h«  of  the  year,  March 
and  Jffiy.  Of  the  days  of  the  week,  TUef- 
dty. 

GULP    {goife»  F.]   a  depth  in  the  fea  . 
that  cannot  be  lathomed,  a  whirlpool. 

GU'LLINO,  [gmlUr,  F]  deceiving, 
cbea«-iog,  rJefiiauding,  duping. 

GU'LLERIES,  cheating  tricks. 

GU'LLET  Igula,  L  gouiet,  F]  the 
windpipe 

GU'LLY-gut,  a ponchbelly. 

GU'LLING  tSca  Terml  is  when  ch« 
pin  of  a  block  or  pully  eau  mte  the  (hiver, 
or  the  ytrd  into  the  maft. 

To  GUaLV  \  ig^ogtiari,  Itaf.  ]  to 

To  GO'GLE  J  make  a  noiie,  as  liquor 
pouted  out  of  a  bottle. 

GULO'SITY  Igulofitas.l.'J  gluttony. 

A  GULP  [of  i^elpen.  Du.}  as  mi«ck 
I'quor  as  goes  down  the  throat  at  one  fwal- 
low. 

To  GUM  Igommer^  F]  to  daub  wich 
gum. 

GUM  Animaj  a  refinous  Juice  oofing  from 
a  tree  in  America. 

GXSM'Arahick^  a  gum  fo  called  brought 
from  Arabia,  \ffc. 

GUM  Ciftus^  the  name  of  an  hert>. 

GUM  Colta^  a  congealed  jnice  of  ayel* 
low  colour  brought  from  the  htdiet. 

GUM- Oiiitanum^  frankincenfe. 

GUM  Tacbamabaca,  a  gum  much  nftd, 
by  the  Indian*  in  all  fweHicgs  fnthe  bod^. 

GUM  Amtnaniacumt  a  gum  of  a  bitte- 
rifli  taftc,  chit  burns  clear  ^hen  let  on 
fire. 

GUM  Caranna,  a  gum  ufed  by  the  Jlidr- 
ans  for  fwelltngs. 

GUM  Copal,  a  gum  which  will  fenre 
for  a  perfume  tnftead  of  frankincenfe, 

GUM  Eiemtf  a  gum  fmelling  like  firaoel  $ 
but  of  a  bitter  coAe. 

GUM  Opopanax,  the  juice  of  the  herb 
or  root  of  Panax  Btrcidit. 

GUM  Tragacantb  i'TfttyMC  and  dnat^^^ 
GrJ  i.e.  goat*s-horn. 

GU'MMATEO  Igummatust  £.  j  done 
over  with  gum. 

GU'MMINESS  [of  ^wMM^,  £.  gom» 
meux^  F  gumm^  £.  gomme,  F.J  gamm/ 
nature  or  qnalicy. 

GUMMO'SE  Igwnmoftu,  JL]  that  hatl^ 
much  gum. 

GUMMO'SITY,  gummy  quality: 

GU'MMY  Igwnmofut,  Vgmmux^  K) 
fall  of  Ruau 

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CD'NNEL  [of  a^f^]  cb«gaii.wa1L 
GCNSTSR,  one  chac  goea  a  Ihoociog 
^ritA«  gODor  fowling-piece. 

CU'NTBR's  Line  [  fo  calPd  of  Mr. 
Gmtter^  (otmerlf  geomcttf-ptofettor  of 
0Srt^fbttm  collegel  caira  alio  the  line  of 
smmbers^  ie  clw  logaFichma  laid  off  upon 
flraic  l''ness  cheufeof  whicbiafovperlor- 
■nxi§  aricbmetical  operacioDSy  by  means  of 
a  p>alr  of  compafles,  or  eyen  withour,  by 
ffidiog  cwo  of  chefe  Ibes  of  numbers  by 
•edi  other. 
.  GUNTBR's  SgadraUt  e  quedrsnc  of 
Wcbd^  Brafs,  }ffc.  being  partly  of  Scereo- 
graphica!  projedidn  upon  the  plain  of  the 
eqninodial,  cbe  eye  being  in  one  of  rhe 
foles  wliere  (he  tropick,  edipcick  and  ho- 
liaon  are  ercbes  of  circles;  but  the  hour 
ordes  are  all  curves,  drawn  by  means  oi 
the  feverat  altitudes  of  the  fun*  for  fome 
Wfticular  latitude,  every  day  in  the  year. 
The  nie  of  it  is  to  find  the  hour  o^  the  day, 
fan's  aximnth.  Iffc. 

GUNTER's  ScaU^  that  whkh  failors 
•ill  rhe  Gmtcr^  h  a  lar^e  pltin  fcale,  with 
the  Knes  "f  artificial  fines  and  tangents  upon 
it,  laid  off  by  ftraic  lines,  and  fo  concriv'd 
CO  a  line  of  numbers,  that  is  on  ir,  thar  by 
riieb«lp  of  thtslbale  and  pair  of  compares, 
all  the  caies  of  trigonometry,  both  plain 
and  fpherical,  may,  to  a  tolerable  exsA- 
ae6,  be  fol^'d,  and  of  confegjience  all 
«BefUons  ID  Navigation,  Diallings  ^c.  may 
he  wrought  by  ir. 

GUNS  and  POWDER »  were  invented 
•id  lomid  out  by  Bartboldus  Swartx^  a 
Stmci/can  Frier ^  ab.'Ut  cbe  year  i^o, 
Un^,  K.  RicbardM.  by  his  mixing  falc- 
pctJce  and  fbme  other  ingredienr  s  in  a  mor> 
tas,  OB  which  he  had  piacM  a  itone,  and 
having  occafion  to  light  •  candle  in  itriking 
ire,  aipark  fell  into  the  moitar,  and  the 
•orapoficion  blew  up  with  great  violence 
•ad  noile.  This  gave  a  handle  for  the  in> 
vcndoa  of  guns,  and  the  fir  ft  that  ufed 
•hen  were  the  Venetians  againft  the  inba- 
hicams  of  Geneva. 

GiM'ptmder  was  h^d  from  foreign  p^rts, 
and  ac^  dear  rates,  till  queen  Eii%abetb  ox- 
4tr'6  it  ro  be  made  in  England, 
GURGB  [  gurgiett  L-J  a  whirl- pool. 
GUKGU'LIO  I  with  jtaat  ]  the  cover  oi 
rhe  wiod-ptpe}  (he  fame  as  Cioa  and  Eyi- 
Ihtiit' 
To  GUSH  [*g%o*fSaxk,,Sax.  Koflcteit,  Dm.] 
ID  pour  or  run   out  iuddenly  and  with 

GU'SHING  [of  S<=ot?an^,  .Six.] 
Mriog  or  i unoin^  out  fuddenly  and  with 
•or  re. 

GU'SSET  Igwgtt,  ^'1  ^  triangle, 
faaU  piece  of  cloth^uied  iu-ibiniy  finocks, 


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GU'SSBT  fin  Heraldry']  U  formad  bp  « 
line  .drawn  either  irom  the 
dexter  or  finifter  chief  points, 
and  falling  perpendiculsfly 
down  ro  the  exrreme  bafe, 
as  in  ihe  eicutcheon ;  Or  thus, 
it  proceeds  from  the  dexces  or  fioiiler  an* 
gloof  the  chief,  dtfcending  dfsgODally  to 
the  chief  point,  and- from  ihence  another 
line  falls  perpendrcnlarly  upon  the  bafe* 
Mr.  Guiliim  calls  ic  cue  of  the  whimfical 
abatements  of  honour,  for  a  perfon  who  ia' 
either  lafcivious,  effeminate,  or  a  ibt,  or 
all  of  them. 

GirSTABLB  U^ak>ilis,  I.]  that  map 
be  tailed  $  agiaeable  to  the  caile. 

To  GUT,  CO  take  ouc  che  guts,  t» 
empty. 

GU'TLING  [oiGttts^  ftufiiif  the  guts» 
•ating  much  or  oiten. 

GU'TTA,  a  drop  of  any  liquor. 

QUTVkGamaudra^  a  kind  of  gum  or 
hardened  juice  brought  fiom  che  Eajl  b^ 
dies.    X. 

GU'TTAL  Cartilage  [^\zh  Jliutt<amfii\ 
IS  that  which  includes  che  third  and  fourth 
griftle  of  che  larynx. 

CUTTATED  Igattatus,  1.]  fpocced 
with  fpots  or  fpeckles  like  drops. 

GU'TTA,  d,  ops. 

GUTTA  [in  Arcbiuaurel  are  certaie 
parts  in  figure  like  little  bells,  in  number 
fix,  placed  below  the  triglyphs  in  an  ar- 
chitrave of  the  Dorick  order.  They  are To 
called  of  j^MTM,  JL  a  drop,  firom  their 
ihape,  refemblirg  the  drops  of  waier 
that  have  run  along  thetttglyph,  and  ftili 
hai^  under  rhe  clofure  betwixt  the  pillars. 

GUTTER  (goutiefCj  F.  J  a  canal  oa 
ipouc  for  carrying  water. 

GU  ITER  Tikt  a  three-cornered  tile 
laid  in  gutters.    . 

To  GUTTER,  to  fweal  or  run  as  a 
candle. 

GUTTER  A  lOld  Rec.  ]  a  gutcer  oe 
fpouc  CO  convey  water  from  leads  or  roofs 
of  buildings. 

To  GUTTLE  [  o( gut,  F.  ]  to  eac 
much. 

GUnnrOSE  Iguttonu,  Z.]^a-I  of  drop*. 

GU'TTURALNESS  [of^nttiffi,  L.  the 
rhroatj  the  being  pronounced  in  the 
throat  s  fpoken  of  let  crs. 

GU'TTURIS  Os  [Anatomy']  the  fame 
that  is  called  A^/^f/ Or.    X. 

GU'TTUS  [with  Antujuarici]  a  fort  ol 
vafe  ufed  in  the  Komam  lacrifices,  to  take 
wine  and  fprinkle  it  guitatim,  ii  e*  drop 
by  drop  uo  n  the  vr&im.    X. 

GUTTY  [in  Jkraldrj]  fignifies  drops, 
and  they  being  reprefeiit^  in  coat  armour 
ot  feveral  colours,  che  colour  Ihould  be 
mentiooad  in  blazon. 

CUT- 

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.  ClTT-mtt^  «n  herb. 

GUVE  de  tonde  fin  Fbrtific.J  it  the 
fiune  "s  /ingU  Tenailie, 

GUY  Rc^pe  [in  t  Ship'}  a  rope  made 
fail  CO  Che  tore-maft  at  one  end,  and  is 
received  ihro*  a  fingle  blocli  flexed  to  the 
penninc  oi^  the  winding  cackle,  and  then 
again  rteu'd  thro*  another,  fiez'd  to  che 
fore* mail.  The  ufe  oi  which  is  to  hale 
forward  che  pennant  of  che  winding  cackle. 

To  GYBB,  to  joke  upon,  btnier,  jeer, 
flout,  IffC. 

GYMNA'SIUM    f  yvfAiATtvt,  Gr.  ]  a 

{»lace  of  exercile  in  any  arc  or  fcience,  a 
cbool. 

GYMNA'STICE  [yvfifAfttA,  Gf.'}  the 
Gymnaftuk  art,  or  the  art  ot  peciorming 
the  exercifes  of  rhe  body. 

GYMNA'STICK  [of  gyrmutRicus,  L. 
yvfjaATtKiC  oiyofAyd^Uf  Gr,  co  excrcifej 
ot  or  pcrrainii.g  lo  exeicife. 

GY'MNIC  r>«^/uyiKCff,  Gr.}  pertaining 
to  che  exercifcs  or  the  body. 

GY'MNICI  Ludi  [among  the  Greeks] 
certain  exercifcs,  as  rim.>ing»  leaping, 
throwing  quoits,  wrcftling,  boxing,  fen- 
cing, Ufc, 

GYMNO'DISPERMOUS  Tiants  f  of 
yvfAYoc  naked,  /if  two,  and  f^ifyA,  Gr,^ 
luch  as  bear  two  naked  feeds  inclofcd  ia  a 
calx,  without  any  feed  vefTcl. 

To  GYMNO'lOQIZB  f yvfAnX^yi^m, 
Gr."]  to  difpute  naked,  or  like  an  Indian 
phliofopher. 

CYMNOPiEDrA  [^i/^KWrfi/i*,  Gr.] 
a  kind  of  dance  in  ufe  among  ihc  LacedA- 
mottimSt  performed  by  young  perfons  dan- 
c*ng  naked,  during  the  time  of  the  facri- 
fices.   and     finj^ing   a   fong  in  honour  oi 

CYMNOPiE'DICE.    See  Gymnopedia. 

GY'MNOPO'LYSPERMOUS  ria»ts[oi 
>L-'^i(^,  v^Ku,  many,  and  vnipfAst^  Gr.] 
Inch  as  havemary  n^kei  feeds  inclofcd  in 
a  calyx,  withont  any  feed  veflel. 

GYMNOSPE'RMOUS  Plants  lofyv/u- 
»6C  naked,  and  nripjuity  feed,  Gr.^  fuch 
liulrsas  bear  a  naked  fe^d  incioied  by  the 
calx  only,  uiihou:  any  fe.*d  veflcl. 

GYM.VQTETRASPERMOUS  F/jnti 
[oiyuutce^Ttr^  four,  and  vtriffji*^  Gr.] 
Inch  as  have  tcur  naked  feeds  inclofcd  in 
a  calyx,  without  any  feeJ  vefTcl. 

GYN^CI'QM  [>fcya<it«or,  Grr\  ihe 
womcns  a^partmenr,  or  a  fepaifrc  rta  e 
where  the  women  kept  theml'clvcs  rei:Teu 
and  out  of  rhe  fipiht  of  men. 

GYN^'COCRA'TUME'NTANS  [  of 
yvyh  and  UQ/LrifAiy^  ovcrroivcj  an  an- 
csenc  ipcoplc  ot  Sarmatia  Europ, fa,  (Ad  :o 
be  fo  called,  becaufe  ahcr  they  hid  been 
overcome  by  che  Amaxans,  they  were  (ob- 
liged CO  have  veccreal  conui;e/cc  wirh 
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GYNJBCOM ALSTON  [  >et«iM;ucrtr; 
Gr,}  a  tuonoor  or  fweliiog  ui  the  flefli  or 

breafts  of  womeiv. 
GYKJECOMY'STAX   [of  >»i^  a  wo. 

man,  and  /m^Va^ ,  Gr»  a  beard]  che  hair 
on  the  upper  pare  of  a  woman's  priviciea* 

G  YPSU'M  Target^  white  lime,  plaifter  ; 
alfo  afore  of  plaiiier-ftone,  white  andfofc 
l<ke  alabafter,  which  being  lightly  burnt, 
fervtfs  CO  make  the  chalk  called  plainer  of 
?aris, 

GrVSYlq.Miyptii,L.Egyptimt}SttoU 
in^  beggars,  who  precend  to  cell  rorcunes. 

GY'ROM ANCY  [o^gytan^  X.  and  ^vu 
Ti  jflt,  Gr,  divination  J  a  kind  of  divinatioa 
i>y  walking  round  in  a  cifcle. 


H 

Hh,  Uoman  ;  H  b.  Italicki  l^  |^,  Eng^* 
lijhi   n>  Hehew^  is  ezpiefled  oojy 
b/  ( * )  a  note  oi  aipiracton  in  Greek* 

U,  it  not  ascounced  properly  a  letter » 
but  a  note  of  afpiracion  before  a  vowel, 
and  among  the  poets  it  fometimes  obtains 
a  power  of  a  confonanu  In  Latin  it  never 
comes  before  a  confonant  ;  but  alwavs  be- 
fore one  of  the  five  vowels  and  y  s  as  bsheo^ 
bebesy  hiatus^  bamo,  bwnus^  hdra,  ^. 
but  in  Snglijb  it  does,  as  bois^bt,  taught^ 

H  with  a  dtfli  at  the  top  [with  th« 
Ancients']  fign^ficdaooooo.     • 

HA3DA'LA  [n^nnn  of  *7na,Hrf. 

i.  e,  he  fepiraied )  a  ceremony  pra^is^d  by 
che  'Jews  every  fabbsth  day  in  che  even- 
'i>g.  It  is  thus  {  towards  the  dole  oftho 
fibhach  when  rhe  (lars  begin  to  appear, 
each  mafter  of  a  tamily  lighrs  a  torch  or 
ac  le:ft  a  lamp  with  two  wicks.  A  Urtls 
b^x  of  fpices  it  prepared  or  a  glafs  of 
vvine  taken,  cben  finging  or  rehearGng  « 
prayer,  an?  bleffi tg  the  wine  and  che  /pi- 
ces, they  all  finell  them,  and^afcer  the/ 
n  .ve  performed  a  few  ceremonies  abouc 
the  torch  or  lamps,  they  caft  a  little  of  the 
confecraed  witte  into  the  flames  ever^ 
o;  e  tnftcs,  and  thus  they  break  Dp»  wilhiog 
or-e  :MV!her  a  pood  week* 
HABE'NA,  the  reins  of  a  bridle.  L, 
HABHNA  [wi'h  Sungetms]  a  bandage 
for  the  dravfg  t<j;;c:her  the  lips  of 
\7nui.<'s»  tpflead   '^i  (l itching  them* 

HABEKDA'SHERS, 
we  e  inc©rp.-r.sieci  u  bro- 
rnerh.K  d  oi  S:.  Caiba- 
fine  ih'-ir  pa-roncfs  Ai- 
fi)  1447,  17^^  were  co!i- 
tirmV  in  the  17th  <  .  Hen- 
ry  VI!.  4nho  i5oi,  and 
•  J  me .:  M.  rcboRt  Hater* 


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HA 

i<ihgrM,  They  axe  a  nufter,  4  wardens, 
Sa>  cm  the  court  of  a01ftaacs,  329  on  che 
li'^c/y.  Tie  livery  fine  is  25  A  They  bear 
l^^r  ckeir  aims  berry  nebu'e  o'  6  argint  and 
tauae  od  a  bcnd^ji/ej,  a  lion'paiTan'  guar- 
dta  or.  Ci  efi  on  a  belmec  and  toefe  a 
arms  luppurttiig  a  liurel  proper  and  ifiiiiog 
ou-  01  a  ci^ud  argent.  Their  fupporters 
2  htdiaa  ^o«rs  argetU^  attired  and  hoofed 
or.     Their  fliocio,   Serve  and  Obey- 

Ttaej  arc  che  8:h  of  the  12  Companies. 
TA«re  have  been  22  lord  mayors  free  of 
tots   company.    Their  bali  is  iu  Maiden- 

HA'BITUDE  [habitus ^U]  an  aptitude 
orcbrp  'firion  either  of  mind  or  bed/,  ac- 
<piired  by  a  frequent  repetition  of  the 
iame  '.Gt, 

HA'£IT  Tin  Mitapbjficks]  »  a  quaUty 
ihac  is  fupei added  to  a  lUcural  power,  that 
aaakes  h  very  readily  and  eafUy  perform 
lis  operations. 

HABIT  [wi(h  Logiciant^  o/ie  of  che 
leo  -predicaments. 

Tnc  HA'BITABLE,  the  earth.  Milm, 

HABITA'BL£N£SS»  a  being  capable  of 
beirifr  inhabited. 

HA'BITED  Tbabit9\  F.j  auired,  dref. 
fed  >  a'.o  arcimomed. 

HABITUAL,  fomeihing  that  is  become 
or  runisd  into  a  habit  or  habitude. 

H ABI TU AL  Grace  [with  Divines]  is 
chat  ubich  isconvey'dto  persons  by  b«p. 
cifm,  and  afterwards  augmented  and  im^ 
proved  by  the  eucharift  and  other  means. 

T3  HABl'TUATE  li  babiter^  F.  of 
hai-itutj  X.1   to  accuflom   to. 

HA'BITUDE  [yt'nh  Schoolmen]  ijgni. 
fies  the  ielpe£l  or  relation  that  one  thing 
bears  10   another. 

HABITUDE  [  with  Pbilofophert  ]  is 
afed  tor  what  we  populaily  call  habit, 
«ic.  a  certain  difpofuion  or  ap:itude  tor 
the  performing  or  fufferin^  certain  things 
ccixra£led  by  reiterated  ads  of  the  fame 
kind. 

HA'BITUS  (In  Metaptyficls]  is  che 
appli.aiiou  of  a  body  la  ciiac  which  is 
near  ir. 

HADRO'BALUM  [««fep;8*X0F,  Cr.]  a 
cerra'n  rweei-fcemed  gum  \t\  Media* 

HJECCA'SITY    [  wirh  Chymijls  ]  the 
fame  fpecifick  eflcnce  or  auive  priaiplc 
by  u  hi  h  a  medi«  ine  operates. 
^  H£L(/SIS  [with  Ocidifts]  a  refleded 
irvetfijn  ot  the  eye-lid. 

HADRO'SPHiERUM  [  dJ^f^^^^i^f, 
Cr-]  a  kind  of  Spikenard  with  a  broad 
int. 

HfiM ACHATES  [»V*;t*''^"f.  G*"*] 
a  f-^rt   o»  hlood-colourcd  agate. 

HJEMAaOPS  £«i>«\6^  ot  aTfJM  blood, 


H  A 

andflf4»  (^6  fmht,  Gr.]  a  rednefs  of  tfaft 
eyes,  proceeding  from  an  ind^mmfttion; 
or  it  ftrerchine  of  the  blood  veflels*  com- 
monly called  D]ood-<hoften  eyc&. 

H/EMASTATICAL  ,  of  aif**  and  r*- 
I'iit&r,  Gr.]  of  or  perriining  to  the  weight 
or  po'.ideroficyof  che  blood. 

HJEMATI'TES  [dijuttrimt,  Gr,]  tho 
blood -Itone,  a  Itone  ufed  in  topping  of 
blood. 

HiEMATODES  [dt/jtATUne,  Gr.]  etc 
herb  Cranes-bfll. 

HJEMATO'MPHALOCErLE  [of  a7fi» 
blood,  9/ytf*\&'  a  navel,  and  xhK»  a  tu- 
mour, Gr.J  aCwelling  ot  the  navel  turgid 
with  blood. 

H^MOPTO'ICUS  [ofaTjutt  zndwh'u, 
Gr,  to  fpir  j  one  who  ipits  blood. 
^  H^MORRHAGI'A  [  dtfM}}aylx  of 
SifM,,  blood,  and  fwyvtfjut  to  bmit,  Gr.J 
a  burfting  forth  of  blood  out  of  (he  noftrls, 
mouth,  eyes,  and  other  pjrrs  of  the  body. 

H^MORRHOl'DAL  Veins  external, 
arifc  trom  che  hypogaftrick  vein,  and  fome* 
times  from  a  double  branch  ot  it,  fpreadiog; 
abouc  the  fphinder  of  the^na. 

HJEMO'RROUS  C«V»/f'oic,  Gr.]  tbo 
hemorrhoid  ferpent  >  fo  calle J,  becauf* 
chofe  chac  are  bitten  by  it,  blood  iEuea 
out  of  all  che  palTaees  ot  their  body. 

HAMORRHOia)ES  [dt/AQ}}us  of  aJyuA 
and  fiat,  to  flow,  Gr-]  fweiling  inflam- 
mations in  the  fundanneoi,  the  emerodsor 
piles,  a  diftemper  proceeding  from  abun- 
dance of  melancholy  blood,  by  which  the 
veins  of  cne  fundament  being  flretcheJ  of- 
cen,  fend  forth  blood  or  matter. 

HiEMOSTATlCKS  [of  £t/utA  blood, 
and  r«Tia3c,  Gr,  caufing  co  ftopj  nedi- 
cines  which  ilanch  blood. 

HAGIO'GRAPHA  [dytoyept^A  of  df>|. 
Off  holy,  and  y^S^'^ta  to  wiiie,  Gr*]  cba 
canonical  booki  ot  holv  fcripiure. 

HACIOSI'DERB  [«>!©-  holy,  and 
a-$i^tifl@^  iron,  Gr.]  a  plate  of  iron  abouc 
chree  inches  broad,  and  £xteen  long, 
v/hici  the  GreeXt  under  the  dominion  of 
C  >e  Tur^ts  (being  prohibited  the  ufe  of 
be.'s)  lirike  one  with  a  hammer  co  call 
che  people  10  chur:h. 

HAGIO'GRARHER  ^  [  dyi9y^p(9^  ,* 
Gr.  ]  a  writer  of  holy  things* 

HA-HA  [iu  Gardens]  a  fmall  canal  o£ 
water. 

HAIL  [of  haej^ele.  Sax.]  a  meteor 
formed  ot  flocks  of  fnow,  which  being 
melted  by  warm  air,  and  afterwards  meet- 
ing with  cold  air,  is  congealed  and  turna 
to  hail,  whofe  flones  are  of  a  diflerenc 
figure,  according  co  the  foluiion  of  tho 
flocks,  and  tail  rudely  by  rcafou  of  cheic 
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HAI'KOUSNESS  [of  bamux,  F.]  fla- 
gicioafnefs,  odioufnefs,  hatefulnefs,  our- 
ragioufncfs,  ^c. 

HArRlNESS  [heajiicjne/jre,  Sax,2 
beinji  hairy. 

HAI'RY  [heanicjj,  Sax.J  having,  or 
eovered  with  hair. 

HALBE'RD  [^mon^  Forriersl  an  iron 
foUered  co  the  coo  of  t  horfe's  uoe,  that 
fiis  out  before  co  prevenc  a  lame  horfe 
from  treading  on  his  coe. 

HALB  [of  heaT,  SaxJ}  heaUhfu!,  ^. 

Front  HALF  Files  [with  Military  Meii] 
the  three  foremofl  men  of  a  battalion. 

tUar  HALF  Files^  the  throe  hindermoft 
men  of  a  battalion. 

HALF  Mar\t  a  noble,  fix  fluUii^s  and 
eight  pence. 

HALF'Fenc^,  half-pence  and  farthings 
M^ere  firft  ordered  to  be  made  round  by 
king  Edward  I.  in  the  year  1280,  for  be- 
fore chat  time,  the  penny  had  a  double 
crofs,  wich  a  creafe,  io  that  it  might  be 
eafily  broken  in  the  middle  co  make  half- 
pence, or  into  four  quarters  co  make  far. 
things. 

Knights  of  the  HALF  Moon  or  Crefcent^ 
tn  order  oi  knighthood,  created  by  Jiene^ 
duke  of  Att}Ou^  when  he  conquered  Sicl  ■ 
tft  with  this  motto,  lo/,  i,e»Fratfe, 

HALICA'CABUS  faMUxa^e^.  Gr,^ 
the  red  Winter-cherry  or  red  Nigbt- 
ibade. 

HA'LIMUS  [5\iiu®-,  Gr.2  Set  Purf- 
lain. 

HALIO'GRAPHER  [of  Jlke  the  fea, 
tnd  y^m  to  defcribe,  Gr.^  a  defcriber  of 
the  fea,  an  hydrographer. 

HALL  [with  ArchlteSs']  a  large  room 
at  the  entrance  of  a  fine  houfe,  htc, 

HALLELUJAH  [  nvn*?!*!.  «.  e. 
Traifeye  the  LordJ  a  term  of  rejoicing  § 
fometimes  repeated  at  the  end  of  verfes 
on  that  occafion. 

To  HA'LTBR  [of  JJartlfejie,  Sax^  to 
put  a  rope,  ^c,  about  the  neck. 

HA'LTER<tf>?  [with  Farriers)  an  ex- 
coriation of  the  paftern,  caufed  by  the 
halter  of  an  horfe  being  inrangled  about 
the  foot,  upon  the  hokfe's  endeavouring 
to  rub  h'S  neck  with  his  hinder  foot. 

HA1.YMOTE  [hali2;-55emote,  Saz.J 
the  meeting  of  the  ten^nis  of  one  haj)  or 
manour  L  a  court  baron  ;  alfo  an  alTembly 
of  citizens  in  their  publick  hall,  fo  termed 
in  fome^  places  in  Herefor^fhire  5  U  may 
alio  fignify  an  ecclefiaflicjl  or  holy  court. 

^HAM  [ham.  Sax.'}  either  at  the  be- 
ginning  or  end  of  a  name  or  place  is  de- 
rived from  a  houfcy  farm  or  village* 

HAM  ADRY'ADMS  UfjuUfC^iitt  of^jua 
and  //>tif,  Gr.  an  oakj  nVmphs  feigned  to 

l^re  JAhabiced  ih.e  woods  and  meadows. 


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among  che  flowers  and  greeo  pallnres^ 
and  were  thought  to  be  born  and  die  wich 
the  trees,  over  which  they  had  che  charge. 

They  are  reprefented  as  welllhaped, 
beautiful  and  charming  virgins,  diftin- 
guiflied  (according  to  Orpbetu)  into  feve-, 
nl  ranks  ;  fome  of  which  were  celefiial, 
which  were  thought  i>y  cheancicncs  lO  be 
fouls  or  intelle^s  which  govern  the 
fphercs,  and  rhefe  they  called  the  AfUfes^ 
who  difperfed  che  influences  of  che  liait 
upV>n  che  earth  :  Some  were  tcrrefiriai  as 
the  nur fes  of  Ceres  and  Bacchus  $  the 
Modes  delighting  in  waters  ;  the  Nt^f 
in  meadows  and  flowers,  the  liminades  in 
lakes,  the  Epbydriades  in  fountains,  in 
which  they  uied  co  hide  chemfelves.  Thefe 
Nymphs  denote  the  power  of  moiiture 
which  difFufes  ic  felfchrough  every  thing, 
and  how  the  nature  of  water  contributes 
to  the  procreation  of  all  things,  and  co 
the  nouriflimenc  of  Ceres  and  Bacchus  i 
chac  is,  of  whatever  conduces  co  che  ne- 
ceflary  fupport  or  pleafure  of  human  life. 

HAMAXO'BIANS  [of  df/but|«  a  car, 
and  i^i^,  Gr.  lifej  a  nacioo  or  people 
who  lived  wholly  in  chariots. 

To  HA'MMBR  [of  hameji.  Sax.']  to 
knock  with  a  hammer. 

HA'MULUSjl  [wich  Smgemu]  a  hook- 

HA'mUS  I  ed  inftrnmenc  for  ex. 
trailing  the  child  ouc  of  che  body  indiffi- 
culc  labour. 

C/er*  o/fi^^HA'NAPER  [xn  Chancery^ 
an  officer  who  receives  all  money  due  co 
che  king  for  chefeal  of  charters,  patents, 
J<rc.  and  che  iea  due  co  the  ofiicersfor  in- 
rolling,  Jjrc 

HA/NCES  [in  Architeaure']  the  ends  of 
elliptical  arches,  wluch  are  areas  of  a 
fmaller  circle  than  the  icheme. 

HA'NCEsf  [ina  Aip]  falls  or  defcenca 

HAWSES  j  of  the  fiie-raijs  ;  placed  oa 
baniders  in  che  che  poop,  and  down  the 
gang-way. 

HAND  Fin  FOcoory]  u  ufed  for  the  foot 
of  an  hawk. 

HAND  [in  che  Manage']  U  ufed  in  di- 
vifion  or  che  horfe  iaco  cwo  paru,  ia 
refpea  co  the  rider's  hand,  as 

Spear  HAND,   che  righc  hand. 

BridU  HAND,  che  lefc  hand. 

To  keep  the  horfe  upaa  the  HAND  [in 
Barfemanjhip']  is  to  feel  him  in  che  ftay 
upon  che  band,  and  co  be  always  prepared 
to  avoid  any  furprize  or  difappoincmenc 
from  the  horfe. 

To  njl  well  ufan  the  HAND  [wirh 
Horfemeti]  is  faid  of  a  horfe  ch«i  never 
retufes,  buc  always  obeys  and  anfwers  che 
eife&s  of  che  hand. 

To  yield  the  HAND  [with  HorfemenJ 
rigntfic$  to  llackca  the  bridic. 

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HAND  [with  Beftfrnen]  the  meafure 
of  the  fift  dinch'd,  i.  e.  four  inches. 

TofyfimM  the  HAND  [wiih  Hory^m^] 
is  to  pull  a  bridle  in. 

Toferce  the  HAND  [with  Horfemn] 
is  raid  of  a  horfe  when  he  does  not  fear 
ibe  biidie,  but  roua  away  b  fpiie  of  the 
xio  rfeioao* 

To  make  a  barfe  part  from  the  1  H AND 

To  fi^er  a  horfe  to  flip  from  the  $  i6  to 
put  on  at  full  fpeed. 

ibrv-HAND  [of  a  Ifcr/f]  is  the  fore- 
parts of  him,  as  head,  neck,  and  loie- 
quarcers. 

Hraa-HAND  [of  a  Horfe'\  all  the  pans 
except  thofe  bcfore-mcDMOned. 

HAND  IHierogiypticalfy]  denotes  pow- 
er, equity,   6dclty,  juftice.  ^ 

HA'NDED-Koot  [with  Botamfls]  is  a 
kind  of  tuberous  root,  divided  as  it  were 
into  federal  fingers,  as  in  fome  fpccics  of 

Orcbis.  ...... 

HAND  [in  rotating,  fefc]  the  manner 
or  flyle  of  this  or  that  mafter. 

HAND  cfjfMfiice,  a  fcepter  or  battoon 
about  a  cubit  long,  having  an  ivory  hand 
at  the  extremity  of  it,  ufcd.  2s  an  attrx- 
bate  of  kings,  with  which  they  are  paint- 
ed ia  their  royal  robes,  as  on  their  cero- 
sauoo  day.  _     ^  ,      ^  ,   , 

HAND  [in  Fainting,  fere]  is  ufcd  for 
the  manner  or  llyle  of  this  or  that  mafter. 

Jomit^  0/ HANDS,  i%  a  fymbol  of 
friendlbip  and  union. 

Ciapping  of  HANDS,  is  the  general 
token  of  applaufe. 

HA'NDFUL  [hanbJjCulle,  Sax.  J  as 
much  as  can  be  grafped  in  the  hand. 

HA'NDICRAFT  [  of  hant>icjia:JCt , 
Ssz.l  a  working  trade. 

HA'NDLING  [with  Cock  Fighters']  U 
tbe  meafuring  the  girth  of  a  fighting 
cock*s  body,  hy  the  grafp  of  tbe  hand  and 
fingers. 

HA'NDSOMNESS,  comelinefs,  beauty. 

HA'NDINESS,  readinefs  or  aptnefs  for 
bofinefs. 

HA'NGfiR  [of  hanjw.  Sax.  to  hang] 
a  broad,  crooked,  fliort  fword. 

HANG-AfisR  [of  hanjgan  and  O^an,  Sax 
hzn^tty  Dan.2  an  executioner. 

HA'NGING,  Drasp'tng  and  Quartering, 
U  Q3C  found  in  hiilory  till  the  a5ch  year 
of  tbe  reigo  of  king  Hwiry  HI.  when  one 
iVilHam  Marifet  fon  of  an  Ififlf  nobleman, 
was  hang'd,  beheaded  and  quartered  for 
high  treafon. 

Anciently  the  bodies  of  felons,  who 
were  executed,  were  not  allowed  to  be 
buried,  but  hung  on  the  gallows,  till  the 
perliament  io  the  time  of  king  Edward  U. 
ordeied  that  tbey  (bould  be  buried. 

As  CO  hanging  ia  chatosi  (bts  prance 


tik 

does  not  feem  to  be  ufed  in  England,  till 
the  time  of  king  Richard  II.  when  fome 
of  the  rebels,  in  IVdt  Tj/ler's  riot,  having 
been  taken  down  from  the  gallows  at  St. 
Albans,  he  commanded  the  bailiffs,  to 
caufe  chains  to*  be  made,  and  hang  the 
bodies  in  them  on  the  fame  gallows, 
there  to  remain  as  long  as  one  piece 
would  flick  by  another. 

HANK,  a  tie,  obligation,  JjTC. 

HANSE  Toms  [in  Germary']  the  Get- 
mans  bordering  on  the  Tea,  being  ancient- 
ly infefted  with  Barbarians,  fbr  their  bet- 
ter defence  entered  into  a  mutual  league^ 
and  gave  themfelves  that  name,  either 
from  the  fea  on  which  they  bordered,  or* 
from  their  faith,  which  to  one  another 
they  had  plighted  (with  their  hand  fjanfs) 
or  from  the  fame  word,  which  in  their 
old  language  figniBed  a  league,  fodety 
or  aflbciation. 

HANS  in  Kelder  [i.  e.  jack  in  the  cel- 
lar] a  child  in  the  belly   of  the  mother, 

HANS-GRAVE,  the  chief  of  a  com- 
pany or  fociety* 

HAP,  fortune,  chance. 

HA'PtESS  [o(  happy  and  lefs,  neg.J 
unhappy,  unfortunate. 

HATPINESS  [probably  of  (tPHtti^s 
Brit,2  felicity,  bleflednefs. 

HA'qpENY,  an  ambling  hoiie,  0.  F.  a 
hackney  horfe. 

HARA'NGUH  ^harangue,  F.  derived, 
as  fome  think,  of  ara,  1.  an  altar]  becaufe 
harangues  were  made  before  altars. 

An  HARANGUH,  a  publick  oration  or 
fpccch,  a  tedious  or  troublefome  dil^ 
courfe,  a  too  pompous,  prolix  or  ua- 
feafonabledifvourfe  or  declamation. 

HA'RBOURLESS  [of  hejiebejp)fa  and 
leay,  Sax.]  without!  or  having  no  har- 
bour. 

HA'RDISH[of  heajibicjj,  &a:.]fi>me-r 
thing  hard. 

-  HA'RDSHIP  [of  heajab.  Sax.  zo^jhipj 
hard  cafe,  circumftan.es  and  fu6Fcrings. 

HARD  Borfe,  h  one  that  is  infenfible  of 
whip  or  fpur. 

HA'RDNESS  [  heflJlVjnefp,  Sax.  J 
hard  quality  ^  that  qua'ity  whereby  the 
pans  cohere  firmly  together,  fo  as  10  rc- 
lift  the  touch, 

HA'KDINESS  loi  hardiijje,  Rj  Wd- 
nefs,  ftou:neis. 

A  HARE  [Emblematically]  denotes  vi- 
gilsn.y,.  quick  heating,  wantonneis,  fear, 
tiuicfulueis  and  foliiude. 

HARIOTABLE  [of  hajlejat.  Sax.} 
liable  to  payhariots. 

HA'RlOT-&rw«  [1^  term]  IS  when 
a  man  holds  land  by  paying  hariots  at  the 
time  of  his  death. 

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HA'RLEQUfN,  {ol  Harle^uaio^  anlck- 
Bome  given  to  a  famous  Italian  comedian, 
OD  account  of  his  frequenting  the  houfe  of 
©nc  Monf.  Harli^^  in  ?aris\  a  buffoon,  a 
Jl<lcrry-an<frcvi',  a  jick-puddinp. 
*  HA'RLOTRY  [cither  of  Arlotta,  con- 
cubine ot  Kobert  rather  to  IfiiHam  the 
conqueror;  or  Arlotta^  Ital.  a  proud 
whore,  ^.  d  wboreletry,  or  little  whore- 
dom'] the  ?raaice  of  wnores  or  hailcis. 
.  HA'RMFUL  [heajim|:ul.  Sax."}  hurt- 
•ful,  mifchievous. 

HA'RMLESS  [heajimle/jre,  Jitr.]  in- 
nocent, nncapttodo  narm. 
,    HA'RMLESNESS,h»rrolcfidifpofitioiior 
iquality. 

HARMO'NICA  [inMuficl]  a  term  gi- 
▼enby  the  andents  co  that  part  which  con- 
sider* the  difference  and  proportion  of 
founds,  with  ref'^Gt  lo  acute  and  grave. 
'  HARMONtCAL  Proportion  [in  Miftci] 
three  or  four  quantities  are  faid  to  be  in  an 
[barmonical  Proportion  i  when  in  the  for- 
aner  cafe,  the  difference  of  the  Hrfland  fe- 
cond  fliall  be  to  the  difference  of  the  fccond 
and  rhi'rd,  as  the  firft  is  ro  the  third*  and 
irhe  latter,  rhe  ^^iB'erence  of  the  Rrft.and 
fecond  to  the  difference  of  rhe  third  and 
fourth*  as  the  firft  is  to  the  founh. 

If  there  are  three  quantities  io  an  bar- 
monical Proportion,  the  difference  between 
the  fecond  and  twice  thcfirft,  is  to  the  fi.ft 
as  chefecoQd  is  to  the  third  ;  alfo  the  firit 
ttnd  hff  if  to  tv/ico  the  iufl,  as  the  lafl  is 
to  the  middle  one. 

If  there  ar<  four  quantities  in  an  bar- 
monical  Propmtion,  thedifferei.ee  between 
the  fecond  and  twice  the  £i(l,  is  to  the 
firft  as  the  third  to  the  fourth. 
.  HARMONICAL  Aritimeticli,  is  fo 
much  of  the  theory  and  dofirine  of  num- 
bers, ss  rektes  to  the  making  the  com- 
parifons,  redu&ions,  Jjrc.  of  mufical  in- 
tervals, which  are  exprefs*d  by  numbers, 
in  order  to  the  Jii'.ding  out  the  mutual  re- 
lations, compofifions  and  refolutions. 

HARMONICAL  Series,  is  a  fen'es^  of 
many  numbers  in  continued  harmohical 
proportion, 

HARMONICAL  Compofttion,  in  a  gene- 
ral fenfe,  includes  the  ccmpolifion  both  o^ 
harmony  and  melody. 

HARMONICAL  Interval,  »san  Inter- 
val or  dtffei^uce  of  two  founds,  which  are 
agreeable  lo  rhe  ear,  whether  in  confo« 
nance  or  fucceflion- 

-  HARMONICAL  Eornids^  fuch  founds  at 
a>ways  make  a  certain  determinate  num- 
ber of  vibrations  in  the  time  that  fome 
othar  fuMtamefital  found,  to  which  they 
are  referre^i,  m^Vt  one  vibration. 

HARMO'NTOUSNESS  [of  rf^^oria,  Gr. 
kamponia,  L*]  agreeablcQOfs  lo  fouod^  or 
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HARMONfV  [in  Arcbitea.']  an  ^gree2 
able  relation  beiween  the  parts  of  a  puiU 
ding. 

HARMONY   [in  Tainting]  is  a  term 

ufed  both  in  the  ordlounre  and  compoGtiob, 
and  in  the  colours  of  a  pifture:  In  the 
ordinance  it  figoL/iCS  the  union  or  con- 
nexion between  the  figures,  with  refpe^l 
to  the  fubjefb  oi  the  piece 

&'ot;>^  HARMONY  ['n  Jlfwjiri]  is  thar, 
where  there  is  no  coiuord  to  c^e  fundame:.'- 
tal,  above  an  o£lave. 

Compound  HARMONY i  is  that,  where 
to  the  fimple  harmony  of  ooe  o<5lave,  adds 
that  or  another  o^ave. 

HAKMONYof  fK'.rpifvrfil      f  with 

HARMONY  alejlial  f     Pbilofo^ 

pbers]  a  kind  or  muhck,  fuppofed  to  be 
produced  b^  thefweeily  runed  morior  s  of 
the  flats  and  planets.  They  attribute  this 
harmony  to  thevaiiovs  and  proportionate 
iraprefEons  of  the  heavenly  globes  upcn 
one  another,  which,  by  acting  imcer  pro- 
per intervals,  form  a  harmony.  For,  as 
they  thought  it  nor  pofllble  thatfuch  large 
bodies,  moving  with  great  rapidity,  fhouJd 
be  filent,  and  that  the  aimofphere  cou.inu- 
ally  impelled  by  them  muft  yield  a  fet  of 
founds  proport'^onate  to  the  impulfions  it 
rereives,  and  they  not  running  all  in  rhe 
fame  circuit,nor  with  the  fame  velocity,dJf^ 
fercnt  tones  muft  arife  from  th's  drvtrliLjr 
of  motions;  which  being  all  direXed  by 
the  hand  of  the  Almighty,  do  form  au  ad- 
mirable fymphony  or  concert. 

HA'RO     la  cuflom   among  the   Not* 

HA'ROLj  mans,  miKh  the  fame,  if 
not  the  original  of  ihe  Hue  and  Cry  after 
offcntlers.  The  reafon  of  the  name  and 
pra6i'!ce  is  fard  ro  be  this  :  ThTc  was  once 
a  duke  of  Normatidy,  alVd  Kotlo,  a  mm  of 
great  Juftice  and  fcveiry  agii  ft  cffendcis  ; 
and  thereupon,  when  theylollowM  anyone 
upon  thepurfuic,  rhey  c:y'd  H^*Ro//,  ^  d. 
Ah-  Rollo,  where  art  thou  thac  are  w.nr  t& 
redrefs'^thcfe  grievances,  ypon  this  occa- 
fion,  thofe  that  were  wiihin  hearing,  were 
either  to  make  purfuit  or  pay  a  fine. 

HA'RPAR,  a  fore  of  amber  thac  draws 
ftraws. 

HA'RPYHS  ['A/)Wi«  of  «?/.»«?•,  Gr. 
to  fe^ze  violently]  three  fabalous  monfterj, 
catrd  Aello,  Ocypete  and  Celxno,  who,  ac- 
cording to  the  hftiors  of  the  poets,  have 
the  fares  of  virgins,  the  ears  of  bears>  the 
bodies  of  vulttires,  crooked  banc's  and  fcer^ 
with  (barp  talons.  They  are  pit  hierogly- 
phically,  to  fignify  extortioners,  griping 
ufurers,  and  covetous  mifers. 

They  tell  us,  that  the   Harpyes   were' 

wont  to  fpoil  Pbineui^t  vidu^fs.  And  fome 

have  the   notion   that  they  were  certain 

wild  monftrous  fowls,  which  W9r«  wonr  to 

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^rrf  avty  Tbineus't  dinner  off  from  the 
**bic.  Buc  ihc  macer  was  thus,  Pbineus 
^'as  a  king  ot  tdonia,  who  grew  blinJ  in 
kss  old  age  ;  and  af.er  the  death  ot  all  his 
foas^  bis  daaghrers  pyrid  and  £wi?tf,  waft- 
e4  and  mmd«  away  with  all  their  father's 
liitifiance  j  and  hence  the  poers  tell  us,  that 
Fkmtus  u'as  miferable,  who  was  thus  per. 
plexed  by  Harpyes  5  but  Tetbus  and  Calais 
two  famous  n',e.»,  and  Ton  of  Bereas,  his 
adghbouis  were  hclptul  ro  him,  drove  his 
^oghrers  away,  gathered  his  fubftince 
tye  her  again,  a  d  appointed  a  certain 
ThracioH  to  be  his  fteward. 

HARPO'CRATES  [among  the  Egypti 
mtsj  was  efiteemcd  the  god  of  filencc  and 
she  fon  of  ](fis  ;  and  his  ftatue  ftood 
near  the  image  of  Serapis,  wiih  a  finger 
on  fa:s  lips,  and  a  woU's  skin  full  of  eyes 
aboDc  his  fhoaldf  rs. 

^  HA'RSHNESS,  ftarpncfs  in  tafte  J  Ceve^ 
nry. 

HART  [heojat:,  Sax.J  a  ftag  in  the 

tatb  year. 

HART  £vt/[wiLh  fi«T/f r/]the ftag-evil, 
■  rhcam  or  defloxion,  that  falls  upon  the 
jawi  and  other  paits  of  rhe  fore- head  ot 
a  borfe,  which  hii^tfers  him  from  earing. 

HART-;f7)rf,  Hart' j- Fodder y  Hart's^ 
To^m,  feveral  herbs. 

HA'RVEST-W^ort  [  fcant^inc-penc, 
Stx^J  rhe  gathering  in  the  iruiis  of  har- 
Teft. 

To  HASP  [haijrpitn,  Sax.^  to  faftcn 
with  a  hafp.  ■' 

HASTA'TUS.  rf,  urn  [in  Botan,  IVrit^ 
fttrpncd  like  rhe  head  of  a  fpear. 

Tomakt  HASTE  [Jaeffen,  Du,  biter, 
F.J  ro  be  expeditious;  to  quicKen,  prcfs 
CI  arpe  rn.  '^ 

HA'STINESSfoflBffe.Ca.  i^,-  ri 
^a-cknefs,  urgency.  -* 

HASTULA  toM  [with  BotaniM  the 
Herb  ycHow  Afphodii:    Z. 
^  HATCH,  a  veffe!  or  place  to  lay  grain 
m  ;  alfo  a  irap  to  catch  wceJe Is. 

HA'TCHIKG,  the  ad  whereby  fecun 
dated  eggs,  after  fcafonablc  incubation. 
exdode  thefr  young.  * 

HATRED  [of  h^tan,  Sax,l  to  hate 
iirf  neb.  cbunfel,  ^c.^  Vutlf,  ' 

HA^EFULNESS.  odious  q'»alfry. 

'  n     HATMAKERS  compa- 

pany  are  an  ar.cicnt  com- 
pany, arc  a  mafter  and  4 
wardens,  ai  afliftams ; 
but  no  livery ;  their  ar- 
morial enfigns  are  a  dex- 
ter  hand,  and  hsr.  They 
—  have  no  hill  Cncc  the  firci 

m  Aow  neec  ttP^wcerexs  hall. 


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HA 

HATTOCK,  a  (hock  of  corn  containing 
12  /heals,  or,  as  others  Uy,  3  fheafs  laid 
coperhcr. 

HAUBERGETES  (old  H^ordsl  a  fort 
of  cloth. 

HAU'GHTY  [bautain,  F.l  proud,  lofty. 
elated.  ' 

HAUNCH  fof  a  Horfe,  &c.]  is  the  hip. 
Or  that  part  of  the  hind-quarter,  that  ex- 
tends from  the  xeins  or  back  to  the  houKli 
or  ham.  ^ 

To  dram  tbe  HAU'NCHES  (with  Jhrfe* 
men]  n  to  change  the  leading- toot  in  gal- 
loping. 

A  HAU'NTER  loUantm.  F.  J  one 
that  goes  often  to,  or  irequenrs  a  place» 

To  makeHkVOQYi  £of  haj:3c,  Sax^  aa 
hawk,  being  a  bird  of  prey  J  to  make 
waHe,  deftroy,  Je^c. 

HAU'RIANT  \bauricns'\  drawing  in. 

^   HAURIANT  fin  HitaUry  ) 

IS  a  erm peculiarly  appiicd  ro 
fi/hes;    and  denotes  their  be> 
ng  rais'd  directly  upright,  as 
in  the  figure. 
^^j^AUTGOUTS   [bautgout,   F.  ]   hfgh 

HAWK  iHieroglypbicaHy]  was  by  tho 
ancients  put  to  figniiy  the  fun,  being  an  em* 
blem  of  its  powerful  influences  in  th« 
world.  Some  have  obferved  of  this  bird. 
that  It  can  ftcdfaftly  behold  the  fun,  aoj 
its  bones  will  attraa  gold  (rhemeralof 
ihe  fun)  as  tho  iondftone  does  iron.  They 
alfj  reprefemcd  Almighty  God  by  the  bo* 
dy  of  a  man  covered  with  a  long  garment* 
bearing  on  the  top  of  the  head  a  HatPk  i 
bccaufe  the  excelleijce,  courage,  nimbic- 
nefs  and  good  qualities  oi  this  bird,  did 
fhadow  out  the  incomparable  perfeAions 
of  Its  Creator.  And  bccaufe  the  Hamk  U 
a  bird  of  1  long  life,  it  was  an  emblem  of 
natural  lile;  it  was  alfo  put  to  fignifya 
ptudenr,  v^ilorous,  juft  and  brave  man. 

HA'WKERS,  were  anciently  fraudulent 
perfons,  who  went  about  from  place  to 
place,  buying  brafe,  pewter,  Jgt.  which 
ought  to  be  utteica  in  open  market  j  now 
pedlars,  wiio  go  about  the  town  or  counter 
fellinp  wares. 

rh»art4  the  HAWSE  [&«  r^«]the  fame 
as  ndes  upon  the  hiwte,  j  e*  wheoa  fhip 
lies  athwart  with  her  ftern  juft  before  tho 
hawfe  of  another  (hip. 

HAY-ATond/,  the  herb  Alchoof- 

To  dance  tbi^  HAY,  to  dance  in  a  ring, 
^  HAYS  [with  Aftrnltjgers^  a  certain  dig* 
niry  or  ftrengchening  or  a  planer,  by  being 
in  a  Cif^n  of  its  own  fex ;  and  a  part  of  the 
world  agreeable  to  its  own  nature  s  as  when 
a  mafculine  and  diurnal  pi  met  is  io  the 
maTcuIlQe  Cgo  iu  the  d^y  time^  and  above 
^  the 

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HE 

the  earth ;  or  a  feminiDCy  aoSturnz]  planet 
if\  ihe  nighc  time  in  a  feminine  figo,  and 
under  the  earch. 

HA'ZARDy  alfo  a  term  ufed  at  Temis^ 
when  a  ball  does  not  rebound  as  ufuai,  fo 
that  no  Judgment  can  be  made  ofi-. 

HA'ZARDOUSNESS  io(  bazordeux,  F.] 
dangeroufnefs. 

HEAD  of  a  Matt  [I^ercglypbically]  fig- 
nified  found  judgment  and  wifdom  ;  having 
the  hair  cut  ofF,  violent  griet  or  bondage  ; 
if  growing,  liberty. 

The  HEAD  of  an  infant,  an  old  man, 
a  hawk,  a  fifli  and  a  river-horfe,  all  toge- 
ther IHiertglypb'tCally]  intimated  the  lon- 
ditioBof  man  in  this  world.  The  Infant 
danitaes  his  birth  {  that  with  grey  Hairs, 
his  death  ;  that  of  a  Hamit  God^  love  to 
man  ;  the  pyh,  death  and  burial ;  and  the 
River-borfe^  the  irrefiftible  power  of 
death,  that  fpares  no  body. 

HEAD  [with  Anat."]  the  extremity  o\ 
ft  bone  }  aifo  the  extreme  of  a  mufcie,  that 
Is  infer  ted  into  the  ftaple  boiie;  aifb  the 
head  of  a  mtifcle  which  U  a  tendon. 

HEAD  [in  Mecbankk  Arts]  the  upper 
parts  of  inanimate  and  artificial  bodies,  as 
the  head  of  a  nail,  ^c. 

HBAD  [in  Painting,  Carvingt  igc."]  the 
pi&ure  or  repiefentation  of  chat  pare  of 
a  human  body. 

HEAD  [with  ArcbiteBs]  an  ornament 
of  fcalpture  or  carved  work,  often  ferving 
as  the  key  of  an  arch,  platband,  ^c. 

HEADS  [with  Bricklayers']  a  term  by 
which  they  mean  halt  in  ienotb,  but  to 
ihe  full  breacich  of  a  tile.  Thefe  they 
tife  to  lay  at  the  eves  of  a  houfe. 

HBAD  of  4  work  [in  Fbftificaiicn}  the 
front  of  it  neareft  to  the  enemy,  and  far- 
theflfrom  the  body  of  the  place. 

iUbor's  HEAD  f fpoken  of  a  Horfe]  who 
Jiat  a  black  head  and  feet»  and  his  body 
of  a  roan  colour. 

Ploor't  HEAD  [in  Engineerf]  a  kind  of 
bomb  or  grenado  flioc  out  of  a  cannon. 

Mooft  HEAD  [with  Cbym^s]  a  cover 
or  cap  of  an  alembick,  having  a  long 
tieck  for  the  conveyance  of  the  vapouis 
into  a  veflfel  that  ferves  as  a  refrigeratory. 

A  HEAD  of  earth  was  made  at  Oxford, 
if.  D*  1387,  in  the  reign  of  king  Kicb- 
ard  H.  which  at  a  time  appointed  fpoke 
thefe  words.  Caput  defecetur^  the  head 
fliall  be  cut  off.  Caput  ekvahitur,  the  head 
Ihalj  be  lifted  up.  Pedes  elevabuntur  fuper 
caput,  the  feet  Ihall  be  lifted  up  above 
the  head. 

HH'ADINESS   [of  htifibTg,     Sax.  ] 
firong  quality  in  liquors}  alfo  obftinacy, 
ftubbornnefs,   raffinefs. 
^  HEAD.STIlONGNBSS,obfttoacy,ftub. 


HE 

HEA'LIKG  Iwith  Bricklayers']  ^9 
covering  of  the  roof  of  any  building, 
either  Lead,  Slate,  Ttlcs^  Jyc. 

HEALING  [of  hJftlan,  Sax.]  fanativc, 
mnkina  found. 

HeAtH  [of  ItopI,  But.  h«l,  &z.] 
foundnefs  in  body,  a  due  temperament  or 
conftitution  of  the  feveral  parts,  wherftof 
an  animal  body  is  compofed,  both  in  re- 
fpeft  of  qoalicy  and  quantity,  or  mind. 

HB'ALTHFULNESS  [  heaJpi!nc/f  e. 
Sax.}  foundnefs   of  conftitution,  hfc. 

HE'ALTHINESS  [of  Jtojl,  Bnt.  hjtl- 
^i^.  Sax.]  healchtulnefs,  the  fame  as 
Healtbi  or  it  may  be  defined  to  be  that 
11  ate  of  the  body  whereby  it  is  fitted  to 
difcharge  the  natural  funaions  eafily, 
perfectly,  and  durably. 

HE'ALTHLESS  [hxl-leay,  &tt.]  want- 
ing health. 

HE'ALTHY  [  hel^t*^.  Sax  ]  having 
health. 

HEARING  rfayjiun^,  Sax.]  h  thac 
fenfation  whereby  trom  a  due  notion  of 
the  fmall  fibres  ot  the  auditory  nervee 
imprefs*d  upon  the  ears,  and  convey^  to 
the  brain  or  common  fenfonr,  the  foul 
perceives  founds  and  judges  ot  them. 

HE'ARKENER  [of  heoncniao.  Sax. 
to  hearken]   a  hearer  or  liftener* 

HEART  [heojit;.  Sax.]  the  feat  of 
life  in  an  animal  body,  ^c.  A  mufinilous 
pnrc  in  the  animal  body,  fituated  in  the 
Thorax  I  wherein  the  veins  all  terminate, 
and  from  which  all  the  arteries  arife  s  and 
which  hj  its  alternate  contra^on  and  di- 
latation IS  the  chief  inftrument  of  the  cir- 
culation of  the  blood,  and  the  principle  of 
vital  a^ion. 

HEARTS  [in  Coat  Arwtour]  did  enci- 
ently  denote  the  valour  or  fincerity  of  the 
bearer,  when  arms  were  the  reward  of 
virtue ;  but  fince  they  are  become  common 
to  all  perfons  that  have  wealth  infiead 
of  worth. 

A  HEART  placed  on  a  cbafing-diOi  of 
burnine  coals,  there  remaininff  without 
receiving  any  prejudice,  was  by  the  £- 
gyptians  put  hieroalypbically  to  reprefenc 
the  perpetuity  and  duration  of  the  hea* 
vens,  thereby  intimating,  how  the  world 
and  heavens  tubfift  intire,  notwithftanding 
that  thofe  powerful  elements  and  beinga 
do  ftruggle  together*  and  difpute  the 
place  one  with  another. 

HEART  oftbe  Sun  [with  4firol.]  the 
fame  as  Cazimi, 

A  HEART  upoe  xhe  lips  of  a  maa 
iHitroglypbicaUyj  was  by  the  ancients  put 
to  repreient  the  truth. 

Three  HEARTS  concentred  itiierogly- 
phically]  repiefents  coofederacy  and  cou* 
rage. 

HEART- 

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HE 

HEART-STRUCK,  fmicten  co  the 
Jieart. 

UEAHTINESS,  bMUhFuInefs,  foundoefs 
of  coaftifaciofi,  finceritj,  cordUlBcfs. 

HEA'RTLESS  [  heajit?Ic//3,  Sax.  2 
^asiJiig  coarage  or  hope,  dcluairing. 
,  Tire  HEARTS  [wich  Horfemen]  a  horfe 
ujdd  CO  have  two  hearts  char  works  in 
E^nanage  wich  conttrainc,  and  trrefolL- 
iioQ.  uid  can*t  be  broughc  to  confeoc  to  it. 
^  HEAT  [in  ^  kot  Body]  is  the  agita- 
OOB  of  the  parts  of  that  body,  and  the 
fre  contained  io  it  ;  by  which  agitation 
a  notion  is  produced  in  our  bodies,  exci- 
da(  the  idea  of  heat  in  our  minds  %  and 
teat  in  refpeA  of  us  is  only  that  idea  or 
foAjooa  in  our  mind ;  and  in  the  hot  bo- 
^  is  nociiing  bat  mocioR  that  occafions  it  ; 
ifid  Beat  i  fay  our  philofophers  )  is  no 
■xve  in  the  fire  that  burns  our  finger, 
tfaan  pain  in  the  needle  that  pricks  it.  No 
heat  is  Tenfible  to  us,  unlefs  the  body, 
tta  ads  Qpon  our  organs  of  fenfe,  has  a 
fiCKer  degree  of  heat  than  that  of  our 
«|iais  for  if  it  be  faint  and  weak,  ii 
s  6id  to  be  cold* 

wiftMl  H£AT  [ioF^iJ  IS  that 
^rtikk  is  an  effeft  ot  real  elementary  fire. 
.  Fsfobtff  HEAT  is  that  which  h  found 
in  viae,  pepper,  and  feveral  chymical 
prcpuvioiis  s  as  brandy,  oil  of  turpentine 

HEAT  lln  Geography']  h  dive rfified  ac- 
cordiog  to  the  different  cltmes,  feaibns, 
l^t.  and  arifes  from  the  different  angles 
ivdcr  wbicb  the  fame  rays  ftrike  upon  the 
iariaoe  of  the  earth :  For  it  is  Chewn  by 
Hi^mjcks^  that  a  moving  body  ftriking 
pvqwsdicularly  upon  another,  a£^s  with 
b  whole  force  ^  and  that  a  body  that 
trikcs  direfily*  by  bow  much  more  it 
kviaiea  from  the  perpendicular  afis  wich 
Aeleis  force. 

HEATS  [oi  Hdrfi'Kaces]  the  exerci. 
^riiat  are  given  them  by  way  ofprcpa- 

HE'ATHY  [of  hx^fcT.  Sax.]  being 
fcfi  of  the  ibrub  called  Heath. 

HEfATHENlSH,  after  the  manner  of 
heathens. 

HEATHENISHNESS,  heatheniih  man- 
aer,  natore  or  dirpofition. 

HBAnrHENISM  [ofhse'Sen,  Sax]  the 
principles  or  pradices  of  heathens. 

HEA'VEN  [wiih  ^>?ron.  call'd  alfo  the 
cthe:eaX  or  ftarry  Heaven]  h  that  im- 
■eoTe  region  wherein  the  liars,  planers, 
lad  comets  are  difpofed. 

HEAVEN  [fiiercglypbicalty]  waspaint- 
eias  a  beaotiful  young  man  wich  a  fceptre 
kbisrigiit  hand,  the  fun  and  moon  on  his 
keaft,  a  crown  upon  h's  head,  in  a  gar- 
ceat  ailojoed  with    iiu;umerab:«    ftirs. 


H  E 

trailing  on  the  ground,  and  an  urn  full  of 
fire  in  his  left  hand,  fending  up  a  great 
flame  with  a  burning  heart  in  the  middle. 

The  youthful  face  of  the  heavens  intf- 
matcs  their  immutability,  conftancy  and 
incorruptibility,  that  never  falls  to  decay. 
The  fcepter  and  crown  imply  the  domi- 
nion and  pjwcf,  that  the  celclUal  globes 
exercife  upon  the  inferior  beings.  The  fun 
and  moon  in  the  breaft  point  at  the  two 
beautiful  luminaries  that  Ihine  in  the  firma- 
ment, and  are  the  immediate  caufes  un- 
der God  of  life  and  motion,  and  the  means 
by  which  he  produces  fo  many  wonders  in 
t.  e  world.  The  pot-full  of  Dames  with  a 
burning  Heari,  that  never  confumcs,  inti- 
mates that  the  almighty  power  of  God  re- 
«i  rains  the  enmity  and  fceming  difcord  of  ths 
elements,  from  producing  a  confufion,  Jyr. 

The  relation  between  heaven  and  earth 
(Oierogl^pbically]  was  erprefsM  by  a  man 
with  iiis  hanos  tied  with  a  chain,  that 
was  let  down  Irom  the  clouds,  becaufe 
there  is  nothing  here  below,  tho»  never 
JO  great  and  powerful,  but  is  held  by  a 
fecrct  chain,  by  which  the  divine  Pro?i. 
dence  can  turn  and  wind  it  at  pleafurc. 

HEA;vinESS  CheajriJ^crrc.  &ix.] 
weightmefs,  ladncfs  ot  nilnd. 

HEBDO'MADAHY?  [orEC/o^^,  Gr. 

HEBDOMADEB'R  f  a  week]  Vhe  heb- 
domary  or  week's-man,  a  canon  or  pre- 
bendai y  in  a  cathedral  church,  who  took 
care  of  the  choir  and  offices  of  it  for  his 
week. 

HE'BB  ['HCa,  Gr.  ]  the  goddefs  of 
youth  (according  to  the  poets)  was  the 
oaughrer  of  y«iw,  without  a  father,  for 
jwio  being  invited  to  a  banquet  by  A- 
poUo,  eat  lettices,  and  fo  conceivM  and 
"are  Hehe^  who  being  beautiful,  Jupiter 
made  her  h's  cup-bearer  j  but  in  wait- 
ing on  him  at  a  bsnquet»  Htbe  hap- 
P«»M  to  fall  down,  and  her  garments 
ialUng  abroad,  flie  was  fecn  uncovered, 
tor  which  (he  was  put  out  of  her  office, 
and  Ganymedes  was  put  in  her  room. 
This  allegory  is  thus  expounded :  Wheo 
Juno  (i.  e.  the  Air)  is  warmed  with  the 
hot  rays  oiAfolh  (i.  e,  the  Sun)  Oie  that 
before  was  barren,  begins  to  conceive 
and  bring  forth  Hebe  (i.  e.  the  fprinZ  ) 
and  herbs  an:!  men:  ibe  minillers  duly 
to  Jupiter,  till  at  the  end  offummer  y«- 
pitercAii%  her  out  and  takes  in  GanymedtSt 
or  the  winter  andwatryfiuu  Aejuarius, 

HEBE'NUS  [with  Botai^s]  the  ebo- 
ny  tiee.    h. 

HBBETA'TIOn,  a  making  dull  or 
blun-.    JL. 

HEBl'SCUS  IvrUh  Botmufii]  Marft- 
m^ows.    1, 

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H  E 

HE'BREW  nnnny,  ^e*.]  of  or 
perraining  to  the  Hebrew  language. 

HE'CATE  [fuppos'd  to  be  fo  call'd  of 
tit:cr»,  Gf»  an  hundred,  elher  becaufe  an 
hundred  vidims  at  a  time  us'J  to  be  of- 
fered to  her  ;  or  elfe  becaufe  by  her  e- 
dids  tbey  that  die  and  are  not  buried, 
vrander  loo  yeirs  upon  the  banks  of  the 
river  Styx]  a  g'^ddcfs  of  the  heathens, 
to  whom  the  poets  ^ive  thrci  names, 
as  Luna,  in  heaven,  Diana  on  e;irth,  and 
Tfofirp'fia  10  hell. 

HE'CATOMB  [of  'ExAToip  ^Hs  i.  ^.  an 
hundred  oxen  s  or,  as  others,  ot  'ExctTcy 
fidrtic,  i.  e-  TToi'it^  i.  e.  an  hundred  leet  j 
Etifiatb'tus  fays,  an  hecatomb  fignifies  a 
Ucribcc  of  an  tundred  oxen  s  but  it  is  ge- 
nerally taken  for  an  hundred  animals  of 
any  fort.  Thofc  that  derive  it  from  *Ewi- 
T9y  )?A'0i/c,mikeit  confiflof  15  animals. 
Others  are  of  opii  ion,  chat  hecatomb  is 
only  a  finite  number  put  (or  an  in<^ebmte, 
and  fo  fipnifici  no  more  ch^n  a  gicar  ma»  y. 

HECATOMBA'ON  TEitaTo^^cdW  of 
'Exx*ror,  an  hundred,  and  /£«,  Cr-  an  ox, 
becaufe  a  hundred  oxen  were  then  offered 
iu  farrifice  to  Jupiter]  the  month  oi  Jufie. 

HECATOMPHONl'A  (of  'Ex«Tor,  an 
hundred,  and  fofvittot,  Gr»  to  flty]  a  facri- 
fice  offered  by  the  Mtjfeniaas,  by  fuch  as 
had  Hain  an  himdred  enemies  in  bat'le. 

HBCATONTAPHY'LLUM  [of  'BKArif 
a  hundred,  and  ^t/Wor,  Gr.  a  leaf  j  the 
hundred  leafed  rofe. 

HECTICA  FEBRIS.  [of  Jf<f ,  Gr.  ha- 
bit J  a  continual  fl^w  fever,  astho'  it  was 
riveted  in  the  conAirution. 

HE'DERA  [with  Botaniftj']  the  ivy- 
trcc.    1. 

HEDERA'CEOUS  [bederoceus^  1.]  of 
or  belon^iinp  to  ivy. 

HE'DERAL  Crown  [among;  xheRomam'] 
a  crown  of  ivy,  worn  in  publick  feaftings 
and  rejoycings, 

HE'DERA  Terrcftris  [ythYiBotamfis  the 
herb  ground-iyy. 

HPDEHIFO'RMIS,  of  the  form  of  ivy. 

HEDER'OSE  [bederofus,  1.]  full  of  ivy. 

HEDGE  HOG,  treroil,  an  herb. 

HEDGE  HOG  [  Hieroglypbicalty  ]  was 
pl61ured  ro  rev-refent  a  cunnir-g  time  ferverj 
becaufe  this  creature  has  always  two  or 
ihrce  holes,  whither  it  rcreats;  and  when 
the  wind  is  cold  and  boifterous  at  one  hole, 
tc  crerpsro  the  other. 

HEDGE-HOG  [he^g:e.ho5,  Sax.^  a 
quadrupede  a.1  over  deteac'ed  with  fliarp 
thorr  s. 

HEDY'OSMUS  1  [•Eir(/6r/*or,  Gr.]  the 

HEDY'OSMUM  f  mint. 

HEDY'PNOIS  ['H/t/^rwif.Gr.]  the  herb 
prlcll-rro"  n,  a  fort  of  fuccory. 

To  HEED  [hrtan,  Sax."]  to  bewaic. 


HE 

to  mirid,  to  obferve. 

HE'fiDFUL  [helD^rnll,  Sax."}  carcfnl. 

HE'EDFULNESS,  warinefi,  wiichfbl- 
nefs,  Jyc. 
HE'EDLESS  [ofhetelea/,  Ar:t.]  caia- 

HE'EDLESNESS,  wanr  of  heed. 

HEICETES  1  a  fcft  oH HereticU  xn  the 

EICETES  f  VHrb  cencury ,  who 
maoe  a  profefEoo  of  a  moitaltick  life  ;  buc 
in  imitation  of  A'.ofcs  and  the  prophers 
Miriam  and  the  IfratlUes  who  praifed  God 
with  fmging  ard  inftruments  of  mufick,  af- 
ter rhe  r  deliverance  at  the  Red- Sea,  they 
praflifed  the  like,  and  endeavoured  to 
draw  women  to  them  to  make  a  pro:e(fioo 
ot  a  monaUif k  life,  and  aflift  in  th^ir  mirth. 

HEGE'MONICffl  fwirh  Pbyfictans^  a 
term  ufed  for  the  principal  a£l>ons  ot  a  hu- 
man body,  called  t/.M/and  onimaL 

HEIGHT  [of  baut^  F,  or  heah,  Sax, 
high]  talnefs.  The  height  of  a  well  pro. 
portioned  man,  is  equal  to  the  diftance 
from  One  eikl  of  rhe  finger  of  one  hand  to 
the  other,  when  his  arms  are  extended  as 
wide  as  may  be. 

HEIGHTS  [in  Jl£litafy  ^t]  the  emi- 
nences round  a  fortified  place  on  which 
the  befiegers  ufuaily  pr ft  t hernial vea. 

HEILAMIDES  [oi  'B/\l»  to  turn}  the 
membranes  which  inveft  the  braio. 

HEIR  Apparent^  is  he  on  whem  the  f«k:- 
cefEon  is  fo  (e:t!ed  that  it  cannot  be  fet  a- 
fide,  ^  ithout  altering  the  laws  of  fuccef- 
fion. 

HEIR  Frefumptive,  the  next  relation  or 
heir  at  law  to  a  perionj  who  is  to  inhertc 
from  him  ab  intjfato^  and  who  'tis  prefam-  , 
ed  will  be  heir,  nothing  but  a  contrary  dif- 
pofition  in  the  tellator  being  able  co  pre- 
vent hfm. 

HEIR  [in  Com,  Lam'}  one  who  fucceeds 
by  ri^ht  of  blood  co  any  man's  lacds  or  te- 
nements fn  fee. 

HE'IRDOM,  heirftip,  or  the  tighc  and 
title  of  an  heir  or  heirefs. 

HELCCMAl   [ofEXxoc,  Gr.'J  an  ul- 

HELCO'SIS  I  ceratioo ;  a  turning  to 
an  ulcer,  L- 

HELCY'DRIA  [of  S\jm»,  Gr.  to  drawj     ' 
certain  fmall  ulcers  in  the  skin  of   the 
head,   thick  and  red  like  the  nipples  of 
breafls,  and  that  run  with  matter. 

HELCY'STER    [  of  •E\»va»,  Gr.    to 
rawj  an  inflrumenc  co  draw  the  foeius 
00 1  of  the  womb. 

H£LEA'GNUS[wichBo{»zd?i]  the  herb    ; 
clerampar.e.  1. 

HELEPOLIS,  an  ancient  military  ma- 
chine for  the  bacteiiog  dwwn  the  walls  oC 
bcfieged  places. 

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MBLriCA  [of  S^io^  or.  the  funl 
frcr  &ces  and  ocner  fokmoicies  perforniea 
in  honour  of  the  fan.  , 

HELlA'NTriE  ->     pXwt^^i/wr , 

WEUa'NTHBMUM  >  Or.]  Che  herb 

HELIA'NTHON  j  he<j|je  -  hyiTop 
or  wild  mfh,  ^ 

H'ELICA  Mdjor  and  Minor  [with  4^0- 
wamPTi]  two  contte>laiioii«,  che  lame  as 
Vffa  Ml^or  and  JHfiiior.    I.  . 

HELlCOl'D  ParatoU  [«9ich  Matbema- 
tidaas]  IS  a  parabolick  fpiral  or  acur^e^ 
char  aiiies  from  the  fuppoGcion  of  the 
axis  of  tlie  commoD  Apolloman.  parabola, 
being  boil  round  into  the  periphery  of  a 
dicle  s  and  is  a  line  then  paiGog  thro'  the 
extremities  of  the  ordtnaces,  which  do 
DOW  converge  towards  the  center  of  the 
hid  circle. 

HELICCXMETES  [  of  sXioff  the  fun 
aod  MMfAktMS^  Gr.  a  comet  j  a  pbeoome- 
oon  foinecimes  feen  at  the  fettiog  of  the 

HBLICO'SOPHY  [  of  »\if  the  fun, 
and  0*pi*t  Gr.  wifdoni,]  is  the  art  of  de- 
liieaa  irg  all  forts  of  fpir  tl  lines  in  piano. 

HELIOGE'NTRICK  Flac^  of  a  Planet 
[ta  Afirohomy]  is  that  point  of  the  eclip- 
rick,  10  which  the  planet,  fuppofed  to  be 
feen  trom  the  fun,  is  re:erred,  and  U  the 
faAc  ts  tlie  longitude  of  the  planet  feen 
from  the  fun. 

HEUOCHRY'SUS  [i\/o/jt'flH)f,  Or.] 
the  flower    golden-brks  or    Rolden-iutts. 

HEUOGRA'PHICK  [of  «IXi*c  the  lu/, 
sod  >epE9<'^^^i  Or,  defcriptivej  belonging 
CO  the  dei'aipiion  of  the  fun. 

HELlO'GRAPHy  rA\/©>^f<*  of  «\iOf 
aiu  >e^v»  Gr.  to  defcribej  a  defcription 
of  the  fuu. 

HELIO'SCOPE  [jiXioraoTio?  of  «\isf 
the  fuo,  and  tf-KOTiTr,  to  view.  Or."}  is  a 
fort  of  celefcope,  fitted  fo  as  to  look  on  the 
bod^  of  the  fun  without  o£kndix^  (he  eye, 
which  is  done  by  making  the  oh]tSt  and 
eye  glades  of  it,  of  either  led  or  green 

HELIO'STROPHOI^  [aXiSffiffoy,  Or.'] 
the  lire  it  marygold  or  turulolc  flawer. 

MEi-ISPHE'RICAL  Um  [in  Sav'iga- 
tkmj  is  the  rhumb  bne  fo  cal  ed,  beoiufe 
On  the  globe,  it  winds  round  the  pole  fpi- 
rally,  and  ftill  comes  nearer  and  nearer 
to  it, 

HE'LIX  [in  Architeaitfi]  the  CauU- 
eoUs  or  little  roluies  under  the  capital  of 
the  Cofimbian  order.  A  kind  of  joy  whofe 
ftalk  %%  iwifted  like  the  vine. 

HBLLEBORA'STRUM  [with  BotJn] 
the  w'U  black  hellebrre.    Z. 

HELLEBORA'STER  [with  Botaiu]  the 
grear  ox- hell.     2.. 

HELLBBORriHEi,  Wild  whict  heUi- 
bore. 


HE 

HBLLEBORO'SB  IbiUeborofui,  X^l 
full  of  hellebore-    L, 

HELLISH,  of  the  nature  of  Hell,  egre« 
gioofly  wicked. 

HELM  of  the  State ,  the  chief  place  o^ 
government  in  a  ••  cion,  Jjjrcr. 

HELM  [with  Cbymiflij  the  bead  of  d 
ftill  or  aiembick,  fo  cali'd  for  its  beariog 
r  me  refemblance  to  an  helmet.  - 

To  brtng  a  tbing  over  tbe  HELM  Twith  ^ 
Cbymifts\  is  to  iortc  it  by  firr  up  to  the  top, 
ot  the  veflel,  fo  that  it  may  diftil  down 
by  the  beak  of  the  head  into  the  receiver. 

HELMET  [with  Heralds]  U  accounteif 
the  noblcft  part  of  a  coat  armour,  for 
which  there  were  antiently  eftabliftied 
rules;  but,  ac  prcfent,  many  wear  rather 
what  they  fancy  than  what  they  have  « 
right  to. 

The  Helmt  of  a  knight  {{xy  fome)  !s  to 
fland  right  forward,  and  the  beaver  a  little 
open. 

The  Hilmett  of  ef^res  and  gentlemep, 
are  to  be  in  profile  and  clafc. 

Noblemen,  under  the  degree  of  a  duke,' 
have  their  jaelmet  in  profile,  axki  open  with 
bars. 

Monarchs»  princes  and  dukes,  have  ibe. 
Helmet  right  forward,  and  open,  with 
msny  bars« 

Helmets  turned  right  forward,  are  fup- 
pofed to  denote  giving  orders  with  abfolute 
authojicy. 

Helmets  turned  fi<)e  ways,  are  fuppo^d 
to  intimate  hearkening  to  the  commaadi 
of  fupeiiors. 

HELMINTHAGO'OICK  [of  thf/ufd'ttt^ 
a  worm>  and  eCy^tycc  of  a>«  to  draw  or 
lead  out]  expelling  u-orms. 

HB'LOS  [»iA.dc,  Gr  J  a  round,  white, 
callous  fwelling  of  the  foot,  like  the  hetd- 
of  a  nail,  and  fixed  in  the  roots  of  thd 
hard  skin  of  the  foot. 

HELO'SIS  [with  Surgeons]  t  turning 
baik  or  the  eyelid   X-  ot  Or. 

HE'LPPUL  [of  help):ul,  iax.]  affiil- 
inf. 

HE'LPFULNESS,  aiding  or  afliaing  qua< 

HE'LPLESS  [of  hclpleay.  Sax.]  de- 
(licute  of  hela 

Hk'LPLESNESS,  deftitutenefsof  help. 

HELPS  [in  the  MLtm^e]  are  feven,  tha 
Voice,  JLCd,  Sit  or  Snajte^  the  Cah/es  o/ 
the  LegSf  the  Stirrups,  the  ^ur  and  th« 
Ground* 

,   HEIXI'NE  [iXfiri,   Gr.]  peffitoiy  'c| 
the  wall.  tS 

HBLVETICK,*  of  or  pretainio?  to  the' 
Hp/t/friz,i.  r.  the  S^it%€TS  QT'^vifi  Can^ 
tons.  •        ^ 

HELVI'DIANS  [fo  called  of  tt/wdwT 

their  difiinguiOiing  seaet  was,  that  Mary 

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the  mother  of  Jcfus,  was  not  a  Tirguis 
boc  had  ochei'  cbilurcn  by  Jofipb^ 

HEM,  an  oven  in  «&ich  Lapis  Cdta- 
minaris  is  baked. 

HEMEROBl'OaS  [  of  ia^c^e  a  c!«y, 
tod  /im.  Hie,  Cr^]  ibac  live^butore  day. 
HEMERODRO'MI  [of  'HfAft^foyce  oj 
y,'x//M  a  day  aod  Jtiuot^  Or,  a  courfcj 
cencinelt  or  guards  amoig  the  an:ieuis  ap 
pointed  for  ihe  fecuricy  and  prerervacioD  or 
ciilci  and  other  places  by  walking  round 
(becicy  every  morning,  and  patrolling  all 
day  round  to  iee  thai  no  enemy  was  nigh 
cbe  place. 

HBMICEKAUNmS  [of  fiju,  and  &•■ 
^fUAhf  or  »/*!»» ^:/'>/w,  Gr»  ]  a  furgeon's 
bandage  for  back  and  bread. 

HEMICRVNION  [ifuz^mr^  Gr.'}  a 
pain  in  either  half  part  of  the  head. 

HE'MICYCLE  [in  Arcbiteaure]  a  vault 
in  the  cradle  form  ;  alio  arches  and  frames 
or  fweeps  oi  vaulis  confiftiog  of  a  perie^Sl 
femi-cirde. 

HEMlDRA'CHMON[o(  »/*/  and  «re^;t- 
fu]   halt  a   dram. 

HEMIOLUS  [of  nfxi  half  and  o\©-  Gr. 
the  whole]  atantient  marhemacical  term, 
occurring  cnicfly  in  mufical  writers,  figni- 
f/Ing  (h:  ratio  ot  a  thing,  whcreot  one 
contains  the  other  oiveand  a  half. 

HtMlO'NITlS  [i.tt/flriT/f,  Cr.^  the 
herb  moon-lern  ov  mules- tern.    £, 

HEMIO'NIUM  [iifjuiuw,  Gr,^  ih«  herb 
hart's- tongue. 

N,  B.  Maps  or  prints  of  the  heavcLs, 
conUelhcions,  i^fC.  pailrd  on  boards,  are 
fometim^s  called  hemifpheres,  hue  more 
commonly  planifpheres. 

HEMlSPHEROl'DAL''G^owiefty]  Come- 
thing  approaching  the  /ig'tre  ot  an  hemi- 
fpherei  but  is  not  juftly  fo. 

HEMITRIT^'US  [ifxir^tra.!^^  GrJ 
an  irregular,  intermitting  fever,  which  re- 
turns twice  every  diy, 

HBMITRIT^US  [with  Pb^ficiam}  a 
femi-tertian  fever  or  ague,  that  jeturns 
every  day,  and  in  which  the  patient  has 
two  fits  every  fecond  day ,  one  of  the  quo- 
tidian, and  the  other  of  the  tertian, 

HB'MLOCK  f  heamlcic,  i^ax.]  a  nar- 
cotick  plant  ufed  lu  phyftck. 

HEMMED  in  [  of  (cmmeiti  TcUt.  ] 
indored,  lurrmnded. 

HE'iMORRHpipS.  [  rfi^op/oi^ic  of 
iifxA,  Hood,  aiidfiet,  Gr*  to  flow  J  a  dif- 
eale  in  the  iundanaeot,  commonly  called 
ihe  piles. 

HENCEFO'RTH[bepnonyoji'^,  SaxQ 
Irom  this  time.      ^_  ' . 

HlfiN-HEA'R'raD,  liraorom,  coward- 
ly. 

UBM-PH'CKED,  cowci,  kep;  under  by 
t  woman. 


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HENCHMAN,  a  groom. 

HENDECASY'LLABUM  Carmen,  t 
Greek  or  LaUn  verfe  confiding  of  eleven 
fyiiib'es,  and  comprehending  a  di&yle,  a 
fpondee  and  three  trochees. 

HENI'OCHUS  [in  4firono»^-]  one  of 
rhe  nor  (hem  conRellaiions  of  hxed  Rars. 


See  Auriga. 

HENOPHY'LLUM[of;Mf  of  .7^  one, 
and  poWtoTik  l:at,  Gr.]  the  herb  one- 
blade. 

HE'PAR  [Zt^^,  Gr.']  the  liver. 
HEPA'TICA  I'ETrATfMM,  Gr.]  chcherb 
liver-worr. 

HEPATICA  V.na  [Jtiatomp]  the  liver 
▼ein,  rhe  inner  vein  of  the  arm. 

HEPATICK  Aloety  the  fineft  Tore  of 
aloes,  fo  called  of  its  being  in  colour  ibme- 
thi;  g  like  that  of  the  liver. 

HEPA' nCUS  Dudus  [with  Jnatomifls'] 
a  paflage  in  the  liver,  otherwi/b  called 
Porus  Biliariui.    X. 

HEPATICUS  Jlfor^ui  [with  Pbjficians] 
the  hepatic  Fiux;  a  diieafe,  when  a  thin 
Aarp  olood  like  waier,  in  which  raw  flefli 
has  been  wafbed,  is  voided  by  Rool.    X. 

HEPiTCyRlUM  [with  Botanifii]  the 
hcib  liver- wort.    L> 

HEPATITIS  fin  Pby^ch]  an  fnflam. 
mation  of  the  liver  with  an  abfceis  or  im- 
p  >Uhume. 

HEPATOSCOPI'A  [of  lirar^  of  the 

liver  and  «•»•»,  Gr.  to  view]  a  fort  of  di- 

vi'iarion  byinfpeding  the  entrails  of  beaft a. 

HEPTACA'PSULAR  [of  i^rd  and  Cap- 

fula,  L]  having feven  feed  veflels. 

HE'PTACHORD  Verfes  [of  tirTBT  fc- 
ven,  and  X'^Cf^  ^'^^J  verfes  fun^  or 
play'd  on  feven  chords,  i.  f .  in  feven  diffe- 
rent tones  or  notes,  and  probably  on  an 
inftrumeiit  of  feven  ftrings. 

HEPTA'GONAL  tfumbers^  a  fort  of 
polygonal  numbers,  wherein  (he  difference 
of  the  terms  of  the  correfpoodiog  arithme- 
tical progrefllon  is  five. 

HEPTA'MERTS  [  of  hni  and  gxf^t^ 
Gr.  part]  a  fieventh  part. 

HEP^A'MERON  [  of  5*7-.*  and  i^u'ept, 
Gr.  a  day]  a  book  or  treatife  of  the  craiif- 
a^iirns  of'^feven days. 

HEPTA'PHYLLUM  [fy-ratc^vWov,  Gr.J 
the  herb  fettoil,  i.  c  feven  leaves,  ox 
tOrmentil.    L, 

HEPTA'PHOKY  [«rr«M';«,Gr.3  che 
havinf[  feven  founds. 

HEPT  A'PLEURON  [i  vti^tXii^,  Or.^ 
the  greareft  fort  of  plantain. 

HE'PTATEUCH  [U7iiTs» v®*  of  aart^C 
and  Tft/^(^,  a  work  or  bookj  a  volume 
confiding  vf  feven  parrs. 

HB'PHTH6MI'MBRIsnt3^^^i^i^»c  of 
f*7<i  feven,  aod  »/4ir»V  a  half,  and 
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£^fw  yoecfy,  conHfting  of  tfiree  feec  ftpd 
a  iyllzbie,  j.  r.  ot  fevcn  h^  11  feet. 

HERACLE'O:*  [  H^txAiTor,  ^r.]  the 
berb  m^lfoik  or  yarrow. 

HERa'CLEONITES  [fo called  of  Hera 
dtom  ihctr  leaderj  hereiicksot  che  fett  oi 

HERACLEOtlCUM    [  of  HeJ6«^«o^ 
Gf*J  wild    inarj  "am. 
.  H£RACLID£S  ihe  defcendams  of  Her- 

UE'RALD  fof  hejie  an  army,  and 
bealt;  a  champion]  bccaufe  ic  was  bis  of- 
fice lo  charge  ot  chMllenae  unco  batde  or 

UE'RALDRY  iVart  berOdique^  F. 
trs  kfTMldkca,  i..J  a  fcience  which  coafifts 
h  tbe  kno  •'.'ledge  of  whir  relares  co  royal 
&Iemaitics,  cavalcades  and  ceremonies,  at 
coTDiutioDSy  infialmencs,  creacion  of  peers, 
faaermls,  marriages,  and  all  ofher  publiclc 
faiCDuiitiess  and  alfo  all  chat  appertains  co 
the  bearing  of  coat  armour,  aHigDing 
tbo^  that  belong  to  all  pcrfons,  regulating 
cbor  light  aiut  precedency  in  point  of  bo- 
aonr,  rcftraining  thofe  from  l^artng  coat 
•naoor  that  have  doc  a  juft  claim  lo  cbem, 
toe. 

H^ALDS  Coltegf,  a  corporation  efta- 
bfift'd  by  kii«  ^tcbard  III.  coofiaiiv  oi 
kiq|f  of  arms,  heralds  and  purfaiTsms} 
wbo  are  employed  to  be  roeflengers  of  war 
aod  peace  ;  to  martial  and  order  coronaci* 
cm,  foDcralSy  ioterviews,  Isfc.  of  kings, 
(yc  cavalcades;  alfo  to  cake  care  of  rhe 
coau  of  arms  and  geneslogies  of  nobiiicy 
aod  gentry. 

HERB  [with  BctaniftsJ  Is  defined  to  be 
•  flam  that  is  not  wuody,  arid  iofes  chat 
pare  which  appears  above  ground  vvery 
year  as  Parflgj^  &c. 

HERB  Ctrifiopher^  Taris^  JBtP^ert,  tvpo 
Teace,  fever  a  1  fores  of  herbs. 

HE'RBA  BenediSa  f  Botany]  avens.   I. 
HERB  A  Sacra  [Botany]  vervain.    1. 

HBKBk  SteiUlBotai^^  buck's-hoio  or 
dogVcooch.    L. 

HCRBA  TItrea  [Botany]  rup:are-won 
or  itnoc*Rra6*    X. 

HERBACEOUS  Ibnhaceus,  L.]  be- 
lonaing  to  herbs  or  grafs. 

HERBA'GIUM  Anterius  linantient  JVrl^ 
ieri]  the  firft  crop  of  gra6(  or  bay»  in  op- 
poficion  to  the  fecond  cutting,  or  after - 
Bath.    JL 

HERBA'RIOUS  ibfrbarius,  X.]  per- 
t^ning  to  herbs  or  grafa. 

HERIA'TICK  lbtrhatiau,L.]  bcloog- 
ing  to  herbs, 

HE'RB4  [in  firewb  Academes]  a  re- 
ward,  or  fome  good  ftuff  given  to  a  horle 
that  hat  worked  well  In  the  maiMie. 

HERBB'SCENT IbiHt^Om^  Irjgf QW- 
iflgtobe  h«ibi. 


H  E 

HE'RBID  Iberbldtu,  X.]  foil  of  gcaf^ 
or  herbs. 

HE'RBItE  [herhilis,  L.]  of  herbs,  oV 
ttd  wich  herbs. 

HERBO'SH  [brrbofus,  I.]  graffy,  faM 
of  jjr.fs. 

HE'RBOLENCY  fof  berbtdentus,  LJ 
fulncfs  oi  grcis  or  herbs. 

Hfe'RCULES,  according  to  the  poors, 
was  the  fun  of  Jupiter  and  Aicmena,  tbe 
molUlhiftrious  aod  glorious  ot  all  the  he- 
roes of  ami<|uity  Dioa.  Haticar,  (ifit  he 
was  a  prince  oiGreece^  chat  travelled  with 
his  army  as  iar  as  the  ftraics  oiGibraltart 
and  dedroy'd  all  the  tyrants  of  bis  time. 
They  afcribs  to  him  twelve  notable  labours 
oratchievementsi  z.  The  killing  a  lion 
in  the  Hemxan  wood.  a.  The  ferpent 
Hjfdra  in  ths  Fens  of  Lema»  3.  The  wild 
boar  of  Arimambus,  ihac  waded  Arcadi^» 
4.  He  dew  the  centaurs.  5*  He  took  a 
(lag  tunning  on  foot.  6.  He  dew  the 
birds  6tympbali4eS'  7.  Ho  cleaned  the 
jiui^aa  babies.  8.  He  drew  a  bull  along 
che  Tea,  from  Crete  into  Greece.  9.  Ho 
took  the  tyrant  Diomedett  and  gavo  ^m 
to  his  mao-eatiug  horfes.  lo.  He  took 
the  giant  O^rym.  iz.  He  went  down  to 
Hell,  and  brought  thence  Tbefeus^  Tifi" 
tboust  and  the  dog  C^ritrriu.  la.  He  flew 
che  dragon  that  guarded  tbe  Hefperkm  gar- 
dens, and  took  the  golden  apples. 

Some  by  Uercuks  anderfland  the  fun^ 
sind  by  his  twelve  labouis,  the  twelve  figol 
of  the  xodlack.  By  his  beloved  Hetfe^  tbe 
godiefsofyoucb,  the  fpiing  time,  wherein 
(he  youth  of  che  earth  is  renewed*  By  hit 
overcoming  Geryotiy  and  refcuin^  his  cax«> 
(Ic,  that  the  fun  by  deilroywig  winter  pre? 
ferves  beafls. 

Sitidaj  interprets  the  club  of  HercaUi 
to  be  philofophy,  by  which  he  flew  tbe 
dragon,  /.  f.  natural  concupifcence  and  her 
t hi  ee  evils  or  turies,  f«K.  Anger,  Ceate* 
toufnefi  ai>d  Pleafure' 

To  HERD  togetber  [of  heojib»  Sax. 
an  herdj  to  live  or  keep  togathex  in 
herds. 

HfiRE'DlTART  ^bt,  U  a  rkht  or 
privilege  by  virtue  whereof  a  perlonfuc- 
ceeds  to  che  o^te  or  eie£U  of  his  an* 
ceftors. 

HE'RETICKS  [Hiert^ffpbicattji  were 
reipreferced  byferpents. 

HE'RIOT  CY(/?oiR,  was  when  thacenaift 
for  lilie  was  by  cuftom  obliged  to  the  pay- 
ment ot  the  beft  horfe,  yc.  tc  hts  death  i 
which  payment  is  to  be  made,  not  ohly 
by  che  next  heir  in  blood,  but  |>yaiiy  tbo 
next  fucceffor.  ,     ^ 

HERl'SSfi  [InHinr^jf]  of  bet^n,  an 
hedgerhof,  ijgmfies  wc  wich  iwi$  fliarp 
po&nc^ 

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H  E 

JHETlISSON,  IS  a  Barrier  maJe  of  one 
^roDg  beam  or  plank  ot  wood,  ftuck  full 
•f  iron  fpikcs  5  ic  is  fupported  in  the  mid- 
dle, and  turns  upon  a  Pivot  or  Axis  ;  t c  •$ 
iifed  in  ftopping  a  paflfaRe,  in  nature  ot 
ft  cum- ft  tie,  ioT  it  '$  equally  balanced  upon 
the  Pivots  whidi  (lands  upright  in  the 
•middle  of  the  paflTa^e,  upon  which  it 
turns  roQod,  as  there  isecdaiion  to  open  or 
ttut  the  pattage.    See  the  figure. 


HBRMAPHRODBlfY  [of  •Ep^«f^i- 
^11  ot*£ff(«ff  Mercury,  «nd  'AfOfi'ttt,  K^. 
^uu"}  the  ftate  or  condition  of*  an  hernia- 

throdtce  ;  the  being  of  both  fexes  male 
nd  ftmtie.    * 

HERMAPHRODimCAL,  of  or  per- 
caining  to  4n  hermaphrodite. 

HBRHATHE^A,  a  6gnre  ar  ftatue  re^ 
prefenting  Betmes  or  Mercury,  and  Athena 
^t  Minerva  bot h  in  one. 

HBRMARA'CLES,  a  figure  conjpoond 
•d  of  Mercury  and  Htrcutes. 
«  HEOIMES  [with  jlmiquaries'\  a  kind 
of  figure  or  ftatue  bf  the  god  Mercunf,  ufu- 
«lly  made  or  marble  1  but  fometimes  of 
brafs  without  arms  end  legs,  and  ufufelly 
placed  by  the  Creeks  tnd  Romans  m  (heir 
icrofs-wayF«       '    ' 

HERMETICK  Art,  t  name  given  tc^ 
Cbpnifiry  upon  a  fuppofuion  chat  Hermes 
7rifinegtfius  was  the  inventor  rhereo  ,  or 
excelled  therein.  We  know  but  little  o» 
This  Hermes,  but  that  he  was  an  ancient 
Iting  of  Egypt  1000  years  betore  JEfcula- 
fius*  Theie  are  ieveial  pieces  ftiU  extant 
imderhis  name;  but  all  fuppnficuious. 

HERMfi'TICAL  SeaU  Set  Hermetically. 

HERMETICALLY  fwith  Cbfmifts]  as 
a  gla^  fealdd  hermetically,  is  one,  that 
having  his  neck  heated,  til)  it  is  juft  rea. 
dy  comeir,  isclofed  together  with  a  pair 
el  red  hot  pincers. 

HERME'TICK  Science  {^(o  called  of 
Hermet,  i.  e*  Mercury,  whom  the  chymifts 
ifTert  10  have  bcew  tlie  fiift  inventor  of  ii^ 
the  art  of  chymittry. 

HERMHAPO'CRATBS,  ft  figure  or  fta. 
tbe  of  a  deity,'  compofdd  of  Mercury  tnd 
Harpacratesr, 

'  H£'JIMUN^,  ft,  fea  of  hereticks  in  the 
ftcond  cetirury^  who  held  thiii  Ood'Wts 
c;orporea».  •         '    ' 


H  E 

Or-  t.e>  Mereurfs  finger]  ft  round  head^ 
root  brought  ir.m  Syria^  that  gently  pur- 
ges phlegm. 

HERMOGE'NIANS  [fo  called  of  Her- 
megenes  their  leader]  a  feft  of  he.e-  ck^ 
in  the  fecond  century,  who  held  that  ^Aat-^ 
ter  was  the  firft  principle,  and  Idea  tho 
mother  of  all  the  elemetits* 

HERnIA'RIA,  Ruprure-worr,  BurH:- 
wort  01  Knot-? raff.     1. 

HBRO'ICALNESS  1    herotcal    nirur«, 

HEH(3'ICKNES$  i  (juality,  difpjfiti- 
on,  W. 

HhKO'lCK  Age,  that  age  or  period  of 
the  worU  wherein  th^  heroes  liv^d. 

An  HEROICK  Poem,  may  be  dividc4 
into  fhcle  fix  |far$  ;  *  i.  The  Fable.  ^ 
The  Aai-n.  3I  The  Nirr.iion.  4.  Tho 
Charaaeri,  5.' The  Machiues.  6-  The 
Th.it/p^h^^  ^nA  Bxpreffions. 

HEROICK  tTerfe,  is  the  fame  with 
ffexamur^  art*!  confifts  ot  fix  feet  ot  Doc- 
tfls  or  Spondfes,  without  any  ccr  ain  or- 
df>r   '       ■        —  * '  -  .   •    .  - 


de#,  fave '  that  a  DaSyl  is  commonly  in  the 
fifth  place,  cho*  it  is  not  alwavs  fo,  for 
fometimes  ft  ^ondee  is  found  in  the  fitch 
place.  '      ^ 

HEUPES  ptiPuUru  [with  Pbyficians^ 
a  Tort  of  yellow  bladdery  or  whrjls  like 
millet-feed,  that  fieze  the  skin*  cau/e  much 
itching,  and  turn  t"  eating  ulcdrs, 

Cmz  HETIRINGS,  fuch  as  are  caught 
after  the  fourtesnch  of  September, 

Corred  HERRINGS,  fuch  as  arccatighc 
in  the  middle  of  Tarmouib  Teas,  from  the 
end  of  Augnfi  to  the  middle  of  OOober, 
and  (trfc  to  make  red  herrings. 

HfiRSE,  a  carriage  for  dead  corps. 
See  Hearfc. 

HiJRSH,  IS  Hkewifc  an  engine  like  a 
hirrow,  ftuck  full  of  iron-fpikes;  it  is 
nfed  hi  place  of  a  Cbevaux  de  Frife,  to 
throw  in  the  ways  where  horfe  or  foot 
are  to  pars,  to  Mnder  their  march,  and 
up6n  breeches  to  ftop  the  foot.  Common 
harrows  are  fome rimes  made  ufe  of,  and 
are  ttirr.ed  with  iheir  points  upwards*. 
See  the  figure. 


HBRSiaLON»  It  for  the  fame  oft  M 
the  Mtrfif  •ml  u  nuuta  of  cme  ftroef  pIiDl| 

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H  E 

e^wood  about    ten  or  cwelre  foot  long, 
'fta-k  full  of   p'^ints  or   fpikes    on    both 


H^KST  lJ)ypyc,Sax.]  m  the  names  of 
pla  es,    in  tr.it  $,    i^^t  the  phces    took 
^hc•^    .am«  T'orti  a  wood  or  forefl. 
^  HE'SITANCY  Ibjffitantia,  X]  hcfica 
tion;  a  bcir^  in  doobc  or  uncenainry. 

HESPE'RIAN  Gardens^  the  gardens  of 
tk«  He/perides. 

HBSPETirDES.  rhc  daughters  of  ffr/l 
fn-Ms,  MgUy  Afetbufa  and  Hefperethufa^ 
•'ho,  accoidiog  to  the  poets,  h.d  ga.- 
^s  and  orjhirds  that  bore  golden  fruit, 
which  were  guarded  by  a  ▼tgilioc  drn- 
Eon.  Varr^  it  of  opioion,  thofe  golden 
•pplcs  were  fheep  (which  might  be  fo  caU 
lei,  becaufe  their  fleeces  were  of  the 
colojr  of  gold,  or  that  the  word  /UH\eir, 
ii  Greeks  Ggnifies  both  a  ibeep  and  an 
•pple)  and  that  the  dragon  was  .the  (bep* 
berd. 

HESPE'RIUM  imum,  tn  orange  or 
lemon.     1. 

H£^SPERIS  ['E^iTHiV,  Gr."]  a  kind  of 
Wa !J- if ower,Dainc*s- violet  or  Rocket.  1. 
HE'SPERUS,  it  laid  to  be  the  fon  of 
Ailai^  who  lived  in  Jtaljy  from  whom  ft 
was  ra)fed  Hefperia,  he  was  efteem  d  for 
Ms  piety  towards  the  gods  and  ju(lice,and 
ktnduefs  to  his  fuojp£^s.  He  obferving 
the  motion  of  :be  ftars  on  the  top  of 
VOonL  AtUif  is  faid  to  have  vinilhed  flid- 
ienjy  away  in  a  tempeft»  and  had  the 
iD^ming  ftar,  the  brightell  in  the  heavens 
called  after  his  n^me. 

HE'SPBRUS  [Umf^,  Gr.]  theeven- 
|of  ftar  or  eveninu  tide.    L. 

HESYCHA'STES  £oi  rnxd^if,  Gr.  to 
be  qtiiec]  a  per(oo  who  keeps  himfelf  at 
kifuie  CO  attend  on  the  comenoplation  of 
diTine  thin^^t. 

\  HHT^Rl'ARCHA  [IrucA^px^e  of 
tT«M^  a  companion,  and  iifX*^,  Gr,  do- 
■union j  an  abbot  or  prior ;  the  bead  of  a 
college  or  hall }  the  warden  of  a  corpora- 
tion or  [company  i  alfo  tn  officer  In  the 
fireek  empire  of  whicb  there  were  two, 
f&e  chief  of  which  had  the  command  of 
the  rroopt  of  the  aHiet . '  I 

^^TEAOCU'TES    Imih  Grammar.']} 


H  K 

nouns  which  vary  in  their  gender  or  de- 
clen&on  being  either  dete£^ive  or  redtm- 
danr,  iffc» 

HE'TERODOXNESS  f  of  sTf^^ifi'*; 
Gr,"]  r  e  being  different  in  opinion,  tr->m 
the  generality  of  people,  or  cheeilabliih- 
ed  prinriples. 

HETERO'DROMUS  Veais  fin  Mecba- 
nicks]  is  a  leaver,  or  that  where  the 
hypomoclion  is  placed,  between  the  pow» 
er  and  the  weight ;  and  where  the  weight 
iselcvatPd  by  rhe  delcent  of  thepower, 
and  r  contra. 

HETERO'DROMUS  [of  Iti^  and 
/gfyu®*,  Gr*l  is  a  ftatical  term  tor  the 
common  riflix  ox  Leaver ^  which  his  the 
Hppomoclion  pljced  below  the  Power  and 
tVeigbt.  Or  this  kind  of  I^^iv^x  are  the 
prong  and  dung-'ork,  whofe  Hfpomaclitn 
is  the  labourer's  knee.  And  all  pincers, 
(beers,  cutting  knives,  ^.  fattened  to 
blocKs  are  dooKle  ones. 

Perbetual  HETERODROMOUS  Lea* 
vers  fin  Staticis]  are  the  wheel,  windlaff, 
ciprtan,  crane.  Iffc.  and  alto  the  omer« 
moil  wheels  of  all  wiud  and  water^millfy 
and  all  cop -wheels. 
HETEROGB'NRAL  \Badies  :in  MQ^ 
HETEROGE'NEOUS  fcbanicks]  thofe 
bodies  whofe  denficy  h  unequal  io  diffe* 
rent  parts  of  their  bulk. 

HETEROGfi'NEAL  IJgbt  [according 
to  Sir  I/aac  Newton]  is  light  that  confKtt 
of  rays  of  differing  degrees  of  refrangibi- 
Iity  .*  Thus  the  common  lisht  of  the  fun 
or  clouds  is  heterogeneal,  being  t  mixture 
of  all   forts  of  rays. 

HETEROGENEAL  Q^Mthiety  are  thofe 
which  are  of  (uch  different  kinds  and  con- 
fideratiops,  as  that  one  o  tbem  taken  any 
number  of  times,  never  equals  or  exceeds 
the  other 

HETEROGEN^'ITIES  [with  CkymifisJ 
the  parts  and  principles  of  diflNprent  na- 
tures (fuch  as  oil,  fait,  fpirit,  water  and 
earth)  that  can  be  fep^t rated  from  any  bo* 
*^yt  beix^analizd  by  fire,  are  fo  called, 
becaufe  tbey  are  all  of  very  diffiersnt  na« 
tures  and  kinds  from  one  another. 

HETBROOE'NIUM  [in  Phyfickl  h 
ufed  when  any  thing  that  is  difproportio- 
nate  it  minjjled  'viih  the  Wood  and  fpirits. 
HBTEROGE'NFOUSNESS  (odrtp-^yi. 
MfoliTi^^  and  ><r^,  Gr.  kind]  hete- 
rogeneity ;  the  being  of  a  different  nature, 
kLid  or  quality. 

HETEROO'SII  [ofjTi^  another, 
andd^-ict,  Gr.  fubftance]  fuch  as  held  thai 
the  fon  of  Ood  w^s  not  of  a  fubftaoce  like 
aod  fimilar  to  that  of  the  father. 

Hfi'^ER  [of  heapiao.  Sax.]  a  cutter 
of  timber  a^  ftone s. 
HEXACAPSUaAR  [ofiffix,  and  r4^ 
_j_    _    /ular 


HE 

fvidt  %  lucle  cheft]  a  term  apply'd  lo  fuch 
■Jants  ai  have  fix  Tred  veiTels. 

HEXA'GON ALLY  [of  V^^Lyw^  of  If 
and  >«rAA,  Gr*  a  corner]  after  r<>e  manner 
of  an  hexagon  or  a  geamerricsl  figure 
that  has  fix  equal  fides,  and  as  many  an* 
gles. 

UEXA'METER  li^dfittrpQ'  of  l(  fix, 
mud  fjtiv^ft  Gf>  meafurej  confilHng  ot 
fix  teec. 

The  following  cables  being  a  curious 
And  admirable  concrlvancci  noc  doubting 
but  that  they  will  be  acceptable  to  the 
curious  reader,  I  prefent  them- 

The  ufe  of  the  tables  for  making  heia- 
mecer  latm  verfes>  and  che  manner  of 
(he  operation. 

Obierve  thefefeveral  dire^ons  follow- 
ing. 

I.  Every  Terfe  made  by  thefe  tables, 
will  be  a  hexameter  verfe,  and  will  be 
made  up  o-  jutt  fix  Latin  words. 

a.  Every  one  of  thefe  fix  words  are  to 
be  produc'd  our  of  chefe  fix  tables  refpec- 
civelfy  vix.  thtfaft  woid  out  of  ihefirft 
tablet  che  fecond  word  out  of  the  fecond 
table,  the  ti^ird  out  of  rhe  third  table  ; 
tnd  fo  of  che  fourth^  fifth  and  fixth. 

5.  When  you  .«re  abou-  to  make  any 
Yerfi)  by  cheie  tables,  you  muft  on  a  piece 
of  paper  write  down  any  fijc  of  the  nine 
%ures  at  pleafure. 

4.  That  thefe  fix  figures  are  as  fo  many 
refpedive  keys  co  the  fix  tables.  The 
fiifi  figure  cowards  the  lefc  hand  is  always 
CO  be  applied  to  rhe  firji  table,  the  fecond 
figure  towards  che  right  hand  co  the^ 
eond  table,  and  fo  every  one  of  the  fix 
tables. 

So  that  che  fiift  figure  produces  out  of 
the  firji  cable  the  firft  word  of  che  vcrfe, 
the  fecond  figure  by  the  fecond  cable  the 
fecond  word  ok  che  verfe  $  and  fo  every 
figure  of  che  fix,  cheir  rcfpe&ive  words 
out  of  cheir  refpe^ive  tables. 

5.  When  you  have  pitched  upon  fix  fi- 
gures CO  make  your  fee  of,  and  written 
them  down  on  a  paper,  the  rule  for  che 
operation  is  this  :  W'ch  the  figure  that 
^longs  to  its  proper  cable,  you  miift  num- 
ber on  with  the  iquares  on  che  fame  ta- 
ble,  till  you  come  to  nine  in  counting  up- 
on the  fquares  (always  reckoning  the  firfl 
fquare  of  the  c&ble  one  more  than  the 
figure,  excep'  ic  be  nine  ;  and  then  you 
are  always  co  count  the  fit  ft  fquare  or  lec- 
tcr,  yott  mufk  make  a  ftop  (for  in  the 
whole  operation  ^  you  muft  never  count 
pad.  nine)  and  write  that  leccer  down  on 
a  paper,  and  chat  is  to  be  che  firft  letter 
of  the  I^in-word.  From  thence  proceed, 
till  you  come  co  che  ninch  fquare  or  letter 
bey^od^  $M  fee  th«(  dowO|  i^id  fo  oo» 


HE 

till  the  word  is  wrought  out  by  the  rable, 
which  you  will  know  by  this,  thac  when 
che  werd  is  ended,  if  you  number  on  till 
che  oioch  fquare,  you  will  find  it  a  blank. 
As  for  example  :  Having  chofen  the  num* 
ber  foUuviftng,    13x436. 

The  firft  n%ure  towards  che  left  hand 
being  (i)  belongs  co  the  firft  table*  and 
therefore  I  cal  the  firft  iquare or  lector 
of  that  table  z,  the  fecond  fquare  3,  the 
che  third  4,  and  fo  on,  till  I  come  co  g, 
ac  which  I  ftop,  and  che  letter  being  (  /  ) 
I  feth  down;  and  becauieic  is  to  be  che 
iir^  letter  of  the  firft  word,  I  fee  ic  down 
in  a  great  le;cer  s  aa  follows. 

Lurida  fiftra,  puto  productmt  fmdgra 
qiudam. 

Then  che  next  fquare,  wherein  I  found 
that  letter  (/)  I  reckon  i,  and  count  till 
I  come  to  the  9th  fquare,  again  from  the 
faid  (/)  wherein  I  find  the  letter  (ti)  which 
I  pun  down  nexc  co  (0  as  above,  from 
chence  I  count  co  the  Qch  iquare  fiirther, 
and  fird  the  letter  {f)  which  having  fet 
down,  I  count  on  co  che  9Ch  fquare  be- 
yond,  and  find  che  leccer  (i)  which  havins 
lee  down,  I  counc  on  again  co  che  9ch 
fquare  iarcher,  and  find  che  leccer  {fy 
which  having  fee  down,  I  counc  on  agaia 
to  che  9ch  fquare,  and  chere  find  the  lee* 
cer  (tf)  which  having  fee  down,  I  count 
on  to  che  9ch  fquare  f'archer,  and  chere 
find  a  blank,  by  which  I  know  the  word 
is  ended.  Which  is  Lurida^  as  in  the  verfe. 

To  w;ork  che  fecond  word  out  of  che 
lecond  table. 

The  fecdnd  figure  being  3.  I  apply  ic  to 
the  fecond  cable,  and  call  the  fquare  there* 
of  4,  che  .fecond  5,  the  third  6,  and  fo 
reckon  the  fqnares  in  order,  as  in  the 
firft  table  ;  ^nd  finding  therein  the  letter 
(f)  which  having  written  down  on  the 
paper  in  the  fame  line  with  Lurida  at  a 
convenienc  diftance^  becaafe  ic  is  to  be- 

?|in  another  word,  and  beginning  from  che 
quare,  in  which  I  found  (x)  I  count  the 
fquares  onward,  tilt  I  come  co  the  9th 
(quare,  and  finding  che  letter  (t)  having 
fee  ic  down,  I  count  on  co  che  9ch  fquare« 
and  finding  che  leccer  (r)  which  I  fet 
down,  I  count  to  the  Qth  fquare,  tnd 
finding  the  letter  {a)  and  cooncing  on  co 
che  9th  fquare,  I  find  ?c  a  blanks  by  which 
I  find  che  word  is  ended,  which  is  Siftra. 

To  work  che  tl^rd  word  out  of  che  third 
Table. 

I  apply  CO  ic  che  chird  figure  in  order^ 
which  IS  2,  and  cherefore  call  the  firfb 
fquare  of  chat  table  3,  the  fecond  fquare  4^ 
the  third.  5,  and  fo  orderly,  till  I  number 
CO  the  9tb  fquare,  in  which  findins  che  leu. 
ter  (p)  having  fee  ic  down  in  che  nme  lino 
•c  a  cooveoieBC  diftance  i  becaufe  it  U  to  bo-. 


HE 

t^n  another  word,  I  connc  from  thUt  fqtiare, 
till  I  come  to  cbe  9tb,  and  finding  the  letter 
<«>  I  fee  chat  down,  and  proceed  to  the 
oejR  9ch  ibttire,  and  finding  the  letter  (t) 
wlrfch  haTing  (et  down*  J  count  from  that 
^are  to  the  next  gch,  and  finding  the  letter 
(o)  I  fee  that  down,  and  proceeding  thence 
to  the  next  9th  find  a  blank,  by  which  I 
kaow  the  word  is  finiAed,  and  is  futo. 

To  work  out  the  fnurtb  word  of  the 
▼erfe  out  of  the  fourth  cable. 

I  apply  che  4th6gure  in  order,  which  is 
4  to  che  4ih  table,  ahd  connt  ihefirft  fqaare 
of  ic  S*  the  fecond  6,  and  fo  proceeding  to 
(be  9di  figure,  where  finding  the  letter  (p) 
I  wrice  ic  down  in  cbe  line  at  a  convenient 
diftance,  becanie  it  is  the  firft  letter  of  a 
word,  and  proceeding  to  the  pch  fquare,  I 
fi-rd  the  letter  (r)  which  having  written 
^own,  I  proceed  to  the  next  9th  fqaare, 
end  fixid  the  letter  (o),  and  in  the  next  9ch 
iqnare  the  letrer  (d),  in  the  next  pch  cbe 
letcer  (ar),  in  the  next  9ch  {c),  in  the  next 
9(h  (m),  in  the  next  9th  (»),  in  the  next 
9^  (r;  and  in  the  next  9th  a  blank,  by 
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The  fifth  figure  3  I  apply  to  the  firft 
%iiare  of  the  5th  cable,  calling  ic  4,  and 
coaniii  g  the  9ch  fqitare,  as  before  I  and 
(/),  and  thence  to  che  9ch  (^),  and  rhence 
to  the  9rh  (d),  and  chence  to  the9ch  (e), 
and  thence  to  che  9ch  (r),  and  chence  10 
the  9ch  (a),  and  thence  to  rhe  9ch  finding 
t  blank,  I  percei?e  the  word  is  finilhed^ 
which  isfitdera. 

To  work  che  fixtb  word  of  the  vcrfe 
00c  ofihejixri^  fable. 

The  fixthand  laft  figure  of  the  fee  be- 
ing 6,  I  apply  it  to  the  firft  fqaare  of  the 
6ch  table,  and  counting  ic  7,  count  to  the 
9th  fquare,  I  find  (f)  which  being  fee 
down  as  before,  I  proceed  co  the  nexc  9cb 
lad  find  («),  and  in  the  nexc  9th  (4),  in 
rhe  next  (d),  in  the  next  (a)  in  che  nexc 
(ai)  and  in  the  next  a  blank,  by  which  I 
know  the  word  is  ended,  and  is  qtudamt 
and  the  whole  line  is : 
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tntde  choice  of,  and  wroughc  ouc  by  the 
tables,  according  to  the  foregoing  mechod, 
will  produce  the  following  ▼erfef. 

The  number  z,  i,  i,  z,  z,i,  will  pro- 
duce. 

JLurida  fcorta  paiam  pr^enarrant  cri- 
mina  nigra. 
The  number  »,  a,  2,  a,  i,  i. 
Bdrhara  caftra,  puto,  ctiufabmt  agm- 
na  d'na. 
The  number  3,  3.  3»  3.  3,  3- 
Martia  fiflra^  patet^  monftratunt  fie- 
dira  multa* 
The  number  4,  4,  4,  4,  4,  4. 
Afpera  vincla  domi  producunt  Itamna 
praua. 
The  number  S,  5,  5,  5,  5    5» 
Hnrrida  hella  luis  portendunt  verhera 
acerba. 
The  number  6,  6,  6,  6,  6,  6 
Ptjfima  danaia  paii  promittunt  prdlia 
^tddam. 
The  number  7.  7,  7.  7    7»  7» 

Ineafigna  fortisproritant  pocula  ptpe. 
The  number  8   8    vS,  8,  8,  8. 
JUrhda  fata  fcqtu  prj^nonflrant  tem^ 
pora  dura. 
The  number  9,  9,  9,  9,  9^  9« 
Efira  tda,  fcruntt  promulgant  fideta 
ftva. 
The  number  i,  3,  i,  4,  3»  6 
Lurida  fiftra^  pmo,  prod  ucimt  fader  a 
qu£dam. 
The  uumber  a,  4.  5,  6,  7,  9. 

Xartia  vincla  tms  promittunt  pocula 
fAva. 
AinJ  after  rhe  fime  mf  ih'^d,  by  tranCpo 
6ngthe  figures,  may  be  wrought  ouc  of 
chefe  tabiei,  as  many  differer  c  verfes,  co 
the  number  of  300000,  and  upwards. 

HEXAMl'LION  [of  t?  fix  and  ^i\i«» 
Ct*  a  mile]  a  celebrated  wall  built  by 
the  emperor  Emnumuel  over  the  iftmus 
of  Cor'mh  6  miles  in  lenflch. 

HEXAPHY'LLOOS  [of  If  fix  and 
fi/\X0F,  Gr.  a  leifja  term  apply'd  to 
loch  plants  as  h«ve  6  'eaves 

HEXAPHnrALOUS  [  of  ?f ,  fix,  and 
vfT«^6f,  Gr>  a  \t^i'^  compoTed  of  fix 


HI 

IfATes,  at  the  A/rz,  TulfnUU^  ice. 

HEY'BOTB    I  old  HfC.']  the   liberty.    " 
granted  so  a  tenant  for  cutting  fo  much       > 
undarwood,  bufl-es,  )^C.  as  wereneoeflary        , 
for  me.iding  or  maintaining  the  hedges  or 
feiKCs  belnngiiig  to  rhe  hod. 

HIATUS,  a  cbafm,   or  gap,  a  defeA        "^ 
in  a  manufcripc  copy  where  iume  of  it  ia 
lott.    X.  '' 

HIACI'NTH  [in  Heraldry^  id  blazon-  " 
ing  by  precious  ilones,  fignibes  blue.  See  [ 
Hj/MCtntb,  ^ 

HIBI'SCUM   1  [with  Bor^.]  the  herb 

HIBI'SCUS     I  jnarlh-m.llow$.     X.  ] 

HI'SRIS,  a  mongrel ;  alio  one  bom  o£  ] 
parents  of  different  counti  ies.  ^ 

Hi'CCIUS  DoSiuSt  an  untntel  igiblo 
term,  r)metimes  ufcd  by  luggers, ^c. 

Raw  HIDE,  a  hide  juft  taken  oflT  the        ' 
beaft,  before  it  bus  undergone  any  prepa- 
ration. 

Salted  HIDE,  a  green  hide  feafoiMd 
with  fair,  allom  or  fait  pi^ire,  to  preveac 
it  from  coir iipting  by  lying  long. 

Tanned  HIDE,  a  hide  having  the  hair 
taken  off,  and  (leeped  in  tan-pits. 

Curried  HIDE,  one  which  after  can- 
ning  has  pafied  thro*  the  hands  of  the  cur~ 
rier,  and  is  fitted  for  ufe  in  roakiag 
fljoes,  toiv. 

To  HIDE  fhyban.  Sax,J  to  lay  or  ptic 
in  a  private  place  ;  alfo  to  abfcond  or  lui  k. 

HIDE- Bound,  ftingy,  dole- fitted,  nig- 
ga  dly. 

Hl^DEOUSNESS[of4»/driix,  F.]  fright. 
lulticfs. 

Hl'DEGILD  [of  hibe  and  gilto,  rax.J 
the  piit.e  by  which  a  perfon  rejeen.ed  h's 
hide  from  being  whipc,  or  bought  off*  a 
whipping. 

HIDROTICKS.    See  Hjdrot'tcli, 

Hl'EHA  cum  Agarko  [with  PtyScians] 
a  purging  pill  mad^  of  agarick.     L. 

HIERA  cum  Agarico  [with  Boia»ifts'} 
a  mufbroom  thai  grows  on  the  larch-tree. 

HI'ERA  ricra  \oi  itfU  holy  and  ^ri- 
icfcc  biiterj  a  purg'ng  ele£luary  made  o{ 
aioes,  lignum  aloes,  fpikeaard^  fafiTion, 
raafti.k,  honey,  \sfC. 

HIER  A'NTHEMIS  [with  BoUaiUiii  the 
herb  camomil.     L. 

HIEROBOTA'NH  [  ii^C«T«>»,  Gr.  J 
the  herb  vervain. 

HIEROGLYTHICKS  [itp^yKx^tJt^^  of 
it^ic  facred,and  >>a/^,  to  carve  or  eu^r  .ve. 
Gr.  ]  certain  chara&ers  or  pourtrairures 
oi  feveral  forts  of  creatures,  inftead  of  Icr* 
ters,  under  which  forms  they  exprefs'd  chear 
conceptions:  Or  hieioglyphicks  are  certain 
facred  or  myfterious  charaden,  figures  o^ 
images  of  creatures,  under  which  the  ant|~ 
eat  H0ptians  couched  their  prindples   o£ 
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Ae  ^ori  U  nmw  ctkeo  for  toy  fymbol,'  em- 
bl«0  or  myftical  figive. 

HUEKOGRAMMATBl  [of  hfoycA^ 
fft.  Or.  ]  prieftty  amoog  the  anricnc 
Eijfpiiaast  appointed  to  expltto  the  myfte- 
T.es  of  rcligioD,  and  to  dired  the  perfor- 
naooe  of  the  ceremonies  thereof.  They 
imrenced  and  wrote  the  hieroglyphicks  and 
hiefoglyphical  books,  and  expkined  them 
and  other  religions  matters. 

HIBROPH  A'NTiE[at^l«w^  in  Creecel 
prieiU  who  were  orerieers  of  facrifices  and 
holy  chf  ogs  }  or  thofie  who  were  the  priefts 
of  Che  goddefs  ifectftv. 

HIER<ySCOPY  [itpoeMxt*  of  U^'  (k- 


ice  that  occurs  during  the  coarfe  of 
Che  lacrifice. 

^WGHNESSCheahne/,  Att-J  clera- 
Qoo,  calneTs. 

HIX.A'RIA  [among  the  Rmidusl  feads 
fliiehraied  annually  with  great  gaiety  in 
hsBoar  of  the  mother  of  the  Gods. 

HII.ARODX'A  [of  ;XAp«c,  cheerful,  and 
^^9  Gr»  a  fong]  a  poem  or  corapofition 
k  verfe,  fufig  fay  a  Ion  of  rhapfodifts  caJ- 
\tiaiarodes. 

HILA'RO-TRAGB^DIA,  adramatfck 
pttismwnce,  partly  cragick  or  ferious, 
md  partly  comick  or  merry. 

HrLLGCKY  [  of  hilloc,  Sax.1  fail  of 
UJlocks  or  Uttle  hills. 

HINPE'NI  [of  hin^Koe,  Sax.  fociety  ] 
tfeciecy  or  clafs  of  men. 

Hl'HDRANCB  [  oi  hinbjiyan,  jtfz.  j 
a  Aapp  let,  iropedimenty  ^. 

A  HINT  [erne,  F.]  abrief  notice,  ]yc. 

HIPS  [in  carpentry  2  thob  pieces  of 
timber  chat  are  at  the  comers  of  a  roof. 

HIPPB'LAPHUS  [hririKx^^  Gr.J 
a  beait«  part  horle  and  part  Sag.    Z. 

MI'PPEUS  liTrUc^  GrJ]  a  comet  or 
hlaxin^  ftar  with  boims  refembling  like 
a  horie*s  mane. 

HI/PPIA  M4(fr  [with  Botmifls]  chick- 


HI 

I  HIPPOCA^MBLUS ,  a  monfter;  fiat 
horfe  and  pare  camel. 

HIPPOCA'MPA  [  ;,T?ro*«fwri,  Gr.  ]  t 
fea-bor(e. 

HIPPOCA'MPA  [with  Aiuttomifis']  tha 
proceres  or  channels  of  the  foremoft  ren« 
nicies  of  the  brain,  1.  of  G. 

HIPPOCOU'RIUS  [of  iiTjm  an  horfisi 
and  xHpi^c*  or  xuftiutt^  Gr,  to  lotdoferj 
a  tirle  of  i^tme. 

HIPPOCRA'TICA  Faclet  [with  Tly^ 
ficians']  i.  e.  Hippocratkal  or  ijippocratu'M 
countenance,  a  diftemper,  when  the  no- 
ftrils  are  (harp,  the  eyts  hollow,  the  tem- 
ples low,  the  laps  of  the  ears  drawn  fog^ 

an? 


HIPPI'ADBS  [iirvUJ'iS,  GrJ  images 
lepraienting  women  on  horfe- back. 

HJPPIA'TRICB  [of  '«•»©•  a  horfe, 
and  ut^fuim^  Or*  to  core]  the  are  of  cu- 
ring the  difeafes  of  horfes  and  other 
beafts. 

HIPPIUS  [of  :far«or»  0r.  an  horfe]  a 
I  dtle  given  to  Nepttme. 
{  HIP  1  [cootra^UonaofihplMc^oiidrd 
I  HlTPOf  of  i?frs;t^»/g;« ,  Gr.  that 
I  part  of  the  belly  where  the  liver  and  fpleen 
f  He]  «  diieale  call'd  Hfpocbondriacus  Af- 
fmis  L  a  kind  of  convnlfire  paffion  or 
.  dEsftioD  arifina  from  the  flatulent  and  pug« 
|«  iiiliilOttf I  h  it»  fpIfCPi  a|lf^cbol/« 


cher,  the  skin  abouc  the  forehead  high 
dry ;  the  complexion  pale,  of  a  leaden  co< 
lorir  or  black.    1. 

HIPPOCRA'TIA  [of  Ja-jr^  and  a^J 

T^tf,  Or.]  a  feliival  obferyed  in  honour  of 

Neptune^  during  which  hotfes  were  led  a«- 

long  the  ftreets  richly  hgrnefled  aoddbck'd 

with  flowers. 

HIPPOGLO'SSA     7     [  iV*6>X#^; 

HIPPOGLO'SSUM  f  Gr.  J  the  herb 

horle-tongue,  blade  or  tongue-wort.  £• 

HlPPOGLOtTION    [  ia^o>XoTTisir, 

Gr.  J  laurel  of  Mezaidria,  or  tongue-lao- 

rel. 

HIPPOLA'PATHUM  [  with  Botamfisi 
the  herb  patience  or  monks  rhubarb,  i* 
of  Gr. 

HlPPO^MANES  fimrs^oiff,  q.  t»  Iif^' 
m  fiAum,^  Gr.2  a  black,  flefhy  kernel  it» 
the  fore-head  of  a  young  colt,  which  th« 
mare  bites  off  as  foon  as  flie  has  foaled ;  al- 
fo  a  noted  poifon  among  the  anttents,  one 
of  the  chief  ingredients  in  love  potions.  Jt* 
HIPPG'MANES  [with  BoUmiftsJ  the 
thorn-apple,  a  kind  of  herb,  which,  U 
eaten  by  horfes,  it  makes  them  mad. 

HIPPOMA'RATHRUM  [  iTtir^/xJ^.. 
^ef'»  GrA  wild  or  great  fennel,    i. 

HIPPOTHAES  \jirm9*\t,  Qr^  a  kind 
of  burr  or  teafel,  with  which  fliear-mea 
drefs  their  cloth.    £• 

HlPPOTHiESTGN  [iVjr^faiW,  Cr.J 
a  fort  of  herb  growing  on  the  fuller  a 
thorn.    L. 

HIPPO'PODES  [of  ifrtr^  a  horfe  txA 
ffStf  ^ro^cc,  Gr.  a  foot  ]  an  appellation 
given  b/  antient  geographers  to  certaia 
people,  ficuate  on  the  banks  of  the  Sytbi' 
an  Sea,  who  were  foppofed  to  have  hor- 
fes feec. 

HIPPOPOTAMUS  [  i^rTmrirtt^iQ'  o£ 
Jfar^r®*  a  horfe  ,  and  fForct^oc,  Gr»  « 
river]  an  amphibious  creature»  that  livda 
both  on  land  and  in  the  water,  a  rivej^ 
horfe. 

HIPPOPOTAMUS  [  HieroglypbicaUy  J 
was  pi&ured  to  reprefent  an  impioue 
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ft  will  kill  hi  father  tnd  mother,  and  tetr 
them  in  pieces  whh  its  ceecb.  . 

HlRC<ySE  [Wrcq/«j,l.]goadfli,fmel. 
ling  like  a  goar,  rammilh. 

HIRCULATlON  [with  Gardeners'}  « 
difeafe  in  vines,  when  rhey  run  ouc  into 
branches  and  wood,  and  bear  no  fruir. 

Hl'RCULUS  l^'uhBotanifis^  a  kind  of 
spikenard.    L, 

HI'RCUS  [with  Metereologiflj']  a  goat, 
a  fv^rc  of  comet,  encompalTed  with  a  kind 
of  mane,  feemiog  to  be  rough  and  hai- 
77.  1. 

HI  Reus  [with  AmUtmifls'i  the  corner 
of  the  eye,  otherwite  called  Canthtu  i  alfo 
a  knob  in  the  hollow  of  the  ear. 

HrRELINO  Chyjl'ii'Ja,  Sax.]  one  who 
works  for  hire, 

HIRSU'TENESS  Ibirfutia,  X.]  briftli- 
ijcfs. 

HIRUNDINA'RIA  [with  Botan^fls] 
celandine,  or  fwallowwort. 

HfRU'NDO  [with  Jnatomijls'}  i.  e»  a 
fwallow,  cbe  hollowncfs  in  bending  the 
arm.    £. 

HISPA'NICUM  Olas  Iv/lth  Botanifts  2 
the  herb  fpinage.    X 

HISPIDO'SB  [  bifpidofus,  X.  ]  full  of 
briftles. 

HI'SSINO  [of  hiyccan,  Sax.  to  hifs] 
ft  Doife  or  cry  of  fei penes. 

HISTIODROMI'A  7    [of  itm  a  fail, 

HYSTIODROMI'AJ  and  /e>>®-  a 
courfej  navipcion,  the  arc  of  faiii»g  or 
COndu&ing  (hips. 

HISTO'RICALLY  [  b'ifloriqucmenU  F. 
of  hifioricuSf  X.  of  iro^xof,  Gr.]  by  way 
of  hiltory. 

HISTO'RICE  [  hi^xli,  Gr.  ]  part  of 
grammar,  that  explains  the  meaning  of 
authors. 

^  HISTORIO'GRAPHY  [h9s^o\p:t<pU  of 
ifx^/a.  and  y^fm^  Gr»  to  writej  ihe  wri- 
ting of  hiftory. 

Nawral  HISTORY,  a  defcription  of 
raruial  bodies s  cither  Terr^Jirial,  as  ani- 
mals, vegeta'iles,  fofll  s,  fire,  water,  air, 
meteors;  or  CiUji'tal,  as  planets,  ftars,  co- 
mets, IffC. 

Civil  HISTORY,  is  that  of  people, 
ftues,  republicks,    cities,   communities. 

Singular  HISTORY,  is  one  which  de- 
fcribcs  a  Tingle  a£^ion,  as  au  expedition, 
battle,  fiege,  Jgrc. 

Simple  HISTORY,  one  delivered  with- 
out any  arc  or  foreign  ornament ;  being  on- 
ly a  jull  and  bare  relation  of  matters  jiift 
an  the'manner  and  order  wherein  they  were 
cran  faded. 

ferfinal  HISTORY,  is  one  chat  gi?c$ 
the  liio  of  ibme  finale  perfon. 


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Pigwrate  HISTORY,  is  one  that  fa  en« 
riched  with  the  ornaments  of  wit,  ingenut-       '.\ 
ty  sn-i  addrefs  of  che  htftorian.  t 

HISTORY  [in  Famting]  is  a  piaur9  r. 
composed  of  divers  figures  or  perfons,  an<t  i 
reprefents  fome  cranfa^on  either  real  or  k 
feigned. 

Mixt  HISTORY,  it  chat  which  befides 
the  ornaments  or  Bgured  hiftory  calls    in 
the  proofs  and  auchoricies  of  fimple  hif- 
tory, furnilhing  authencick  memoirs,  let-      > 
ters,  Iffc, 

To  HITCH  ppoken  of  Horfesi  to  hit 
the  legs  together  m  going. 

Hl'fHERMOST  [of  hi'*8eji-maeyt?. 
Sax.]  theneareft, 

HO'AR.fr*^  [hoajlJ^-lfJlojtr,  &jr.] 
is  generated  when  the  vapours  near  the 
earth  are  congealed  by  the  coldnefs  of  the 
night,  which  is  only  in  winter  time,  whea 
the  cold  is  predominant ;  the  difference  be- 
tween dew  and  hoar-froft,  is  that  mifis  turn 
C3  dew  if  they  confift  of  drops  of  water  ;  buc 
into  hoar  froit,  when  they  confift  of  vapours, 
that  are  frozen  before,  or  are  congealed 
in  their  p»{!«ge  down  to  the  earth. 

HOARINESS  [of  hoanij,  -JVtar.Jwhi  te- 
nets by  reafon  of  age,  mould,  ^c. 

HO'BBLER  [prob.  of  ^ttWelrit,  D«.J 
e  who  limps  or  goes  hme. 
onTo  HOCK,  to  cut  beafts  in  the  hock  or 
hough. 
HO'DEGOS  [of  i^ifj,k,  Gr-l  a  guide. 
HODOME'TRICAL  [  of  iJ'cf  a    way^ 
and  fjLtrofKOf  pertaining  to  meafure,  Gr.  J 
finding  the  longitude  at  fea,  is  the  method 
of  computation  of  the  meafure  of  the  vvay 
of  a  fhip  between  place  and  place,  i.  e.  of 
obferving  the  rhumbs  and  lines  on  whichche 
fliip  fa- Is,  and  what  way  (be  has  made. 

HOE,  a  husbandman's  tool  for  cuttings 
up  weeds. 

HOG  [Hkrcgtypbically)  was  pifhired 
to  exprefs  an  enemy  to  good  mannera,  and 
a  prophane  perfon.  For  the  E^nnB  nata« 
ons  did  fo  hate  an  ho^  for  its  filthy  difpofi* 
tion,  that  it  was  a  crime  for  fome  of  their 
priefts,  who  waited  on  che  akars  of  their 
gods,  to  touch  it.  It  was  alfo  ufed  to  fig-» 
nify  a  voluptuous  man,  living  in  cafe  and 
carelefncfs. 

HO'GGISHNESS  [pfrnpi  and  neyy^^ 
Sax.]  fwioifli  nature,  lelfittnefs,  gxeeai* 
ncfs. 

HO'GOE  [in  Cooiery]  •  mefs  fo  called 
from  its  high  favour  or  relifh. 

HOKE' Day,  the  tuefday  fortnight  after 
Eafier-Day^  which  in  old  tinies  wes  cele- 
brated with  rejoictngt  and  fpons  in  com- 
memoration of  the  flaughter  of  the  t^ane^ 
on  that  day,  and  che  expelling  the  reft 
the  kingdom  in  (hO  rtigo  oi^  kiqg  Etbeired^ 
A.  D,  toox. 

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1«  HOLD  bis  tnm  [Sea  Phd/e]  is  UU 
o/a  fliip  uniier  fail,  when  ic  keeps  ttscourfe 
tight  forwards. 

HOLD  [  Hunt  Term]  a  coverc  or  (lelter 
Jbr  deer,  ^c» 

HO'LINESS  [  of  halignc//c.  Sax.  ] 
lacredneis,  divioenefs. 

.  HOLlTPJE  [  with  Pbjficiatts  ]  fmall 
cakes  or  wafers  made  of  wheac- flour  aiid 
iugar  tempered  with  a  medicinal  liquor* 

HO'LLAND,  Sir  fTiUiam  Timple  fays, 
lioj/stad  is  a  country  where  the  earth  is 
^^rer  than  the  air,  and  profit  more  in  re- 
^ueft  than  honour;  where  there  is  more 
lenfc  than  wit,  more  good  nature  than 
cood  humour,  and  more  wealth  than  plea> 
wre;  where  a  man  would  ra'her  chufe 
CO  travel  than  to  live,  asd  will  find  more 
things  to  obfenre  than  defire,  aud  moic 
I>errons  to  efteem  than  love. 

HOLLOW  [in  ArchiuSure]  a  concave 
jBouldJi^  being  aboHc  a  quadrant  of  a  cir- 
cle ;  the  fame  that  fome  call  a  CafemetU^ 
and  others  an  Jihacut, 

HO'LINESS  [ot  hoIianjAiz.]  ihehav- 
iof  a  cnviiy. 

HOLM  [  holm.  Sax,  ]  cither  (ingle  or 
joined  to  other  words>  lignifies  a  river,  i- 
fland,  or  a  place  furrounded  with  water. 
Bur  if  tbia  fignification  be  not  applicable  to 
fome  places,  then  it  may  fignify  a  bill  or 
any  riJiOg  ground  or  plain  gralTy  ground 
by  r he  water  fide. 

HOLO'GRAMMON  [  of  hj^  and 
>0V*/**,  Or*  a  leiterj  a  will  wriccca  all 
wLb  the  leftiior'sown  h«nd. 

HOLO'MBTBR  [  of  Sa^  whole  and 
fi»<r^f,  Gr,  meafure]  a  mathematical  in- 
ftrument  ferving  univerfally  tor  taking  all 
£9ris  of  meafures,  both  oo  the  earth  and 
in  the  heavens. 

HOLO'STfiON  [i\i«6F,  Or.]  the  herb 
flic^hworr. 
HO'LPEN  fof  helpan,  Sax.]  helped. 
HOLT  [holt.  Sax.]  either  at  the  be- 
ginning of  the  name  of  a  place,  as  Holtotiy 
or  ac  the  end,  denotes,  the  place  did  anci. 
e-.tly  abound  with  wood. 

HOLY  GM  [in  Heraldry']  as  a  crofs 
of  the  Holy  Gbofi^  has  a  cir- 
cle in  the  middle,  and  on  it 
the  HoVf  Gkcfi  in  figure  of  a 
dove ;  the  tour  arms  are  drawn 
_  narrow  from  the  centre,  and 

widening  towards  the  end )  and  there  the 
returning  lines  divide  each  of  them  Into 
two  fiiAtp  points,  upon  each  of  which  is  a 
pear!  s  and  four  tUmers  de  lis  iflue  from 
the  Imtrvals  of  the  circle,  between  the 
ftmu»  ms  in  the  figure. 

HOLY  M^efies  that  men  brmtgbt  to 
Itgbt  [HiercghpbicaUy}  were  by  thQ  £. 
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i£  Kves  in  holes  under  the  rockt.' 
HOLY  PTeek,  the  laft  week  t^  lfl^^; 
HOLY  rear,  the  year  of  yiSiUe. 
Knights  of  the  HOLY  SeptOcbre,  an  or- 
der or  knighthood  founaed  by  a  Briti/h  kdv 
St.  Helena,  at^er  fhe  had  vifiied  Jtrufalem 
and  touud  the  crofs  of  our  bleffed  Saviour. 
HO'MAOE  of  tbe  plain,  it  where  no 
oath  is  taken. 

HOMAGE  Liege  J  a  more  extenfive  kind 
of  homage,  wheie  the  vaflal  held  of  the 
lord,  not  only  for  his  land,  but  for  his 
pcrfon  . 

HOMAGE  fin  law]  is  an  engagemenc 
or  promile  of  fidelity,  which  is  rendered  to 
the  Lord  by  the  vafl,*!  or  tenant  who  holdc 
a  fee,  when  he  is  admitted  to  if, 

HOMAGE  of  D.votion^'  is  a  donation 
made  co  the  church,  and  imports  not  any 
<luty  orfcrviteaiall. 

HOMAGE  of  Peace  ^  is  that  which  a  per- 
son makes  to  (Another,  after  a  reconciiia* 
tion.  ^  V    ■ 

HO'MBRE  [i.  e.  a  Man]  a  Spanith%^m^ 
at  cards,  fo  cali'd,  bcc4ufe  wnoever  haa 
the  better  in  it  fays,  lofcy  rHombre,  u  e» 
lam  the  man.  Span. 

HO'MtLlNESS  r  prob.  of  ham.  Sax* 
home  q.  d.  fuch  as  is  ufed  at  homeiplain-> 
ne.'s,  uiudornedoefs,  want  of  beauty,  Jgrc- 
HOME-y^un,  unpolilhcd,  clowniih. 
HO'MESOKEN  [ham-j-ocn.  Sax.]  z 
power  granted  by  the  king  to  fome  perfoa 
^rom  the  punithment  of  a  perfon  tor  enter-^ 
iag  violently  into  an  houfe. 

HOMINI'COL^  [  cf  homo  a  man; 
and  Colo,  L.  to  worfiiip]  a  name  which 
rhe  ApoUinarians  gave  to  the  orthodox^ 
CO  upbraid  them  as  worfbippers  of  a  man, 
becaufe  they  maintained  that  Jefus  Cbrifi 
was  God-man.    X. 

HOMOCE'NTRICK  f  of  ifiosQ-  like, 
and  xhT^f^  Gr.  a  centrej  having  the  famo 
centre,  concentrical. 

HOMO'DROMUS  VeBit  [in  Mecbd- 
nicls]  is  fuch  a  lever,  where  the  weight  is 
in  the  middle  between  the  power  and  the 
lulcrum,  or  the  power  in  the  middle  be- 
tween the  weight  and  the  fiilcrum. 

HOMOIO'PTOTON  [  ^f*oioirruri^  ; 
Or.]  a  rhetorical  figure,  where  feveral 
members  of  a  fiencence  end  in  like 
cafes. 

HOMOlOTE'LEUTIONro^iorfXii^Tsr.^ 
Or.]  a  rhetoiical  figure,  where  feveral 
members  of  afentenceendalike. 

HOMOGB'NEOOS  Particles  [with  PW- 
lofopbersj  particles  that  are  altogether  like 
one  another;  beins  all  of  the  fame  kind, 
oacure  and  properties,  as  the  final  1  parts  ot 
puie  water,  ^c 

HOMOG£'NBOUSNBS$  [pi  ifMyii^iAi 
Gr*]  iamenefs  of  nacqrv* 

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f"ncipfcf .  of  ARAxagwAi  were  fo  called, 
^hich  ^ere  OS  follows,  be  held  that  there 
^re  in  all  mixt  bodies  (fuch  as  flelb, 
'^'uirs,  l^.)  decerminaie  numbers  of  fuch 
^milar  principles^  that  when  cbey  came  to 
"become  pans  {exempli  gratia)  of  an  ani- 
mal bod7,  would  there  makd  fuch  mafles 
And  combinations  at  the  nature  of  them 
did  recjuire,  v/'z.  tbe/^uin^  particles 
^ould  then  meet  all  together  and  make 
$lood  s  the  urinous  particles  would  make 
urine  s  the  corneous t  Mb »  and  the  ojjtousy 
ifones, 

HOMOI'MORY  r«/MOi^te/«t  of  J/Aoii^ 
like,  and  ^igf  f ,  Gr.  a  part]  a  likcncfs  of 
parts. 

'  HOMO'IOGATION  [of  o^loXovU,  Gr. 
Confent]  aflent,  or  (in  the  Civil  Lav)  it  is 
the  a£l  of  confirming  a  thing,  or  rendering 
it  more  valid  and  folemn  by  a  publication, 
Repetition  or  recognition  of  it. 

HOMOLOGOUS  Side^  or  AngUs  oftmo 
Ttgures,  are  fuch  as  keep  the  fame  order 
from  the  beginning  in  each  figure,  as  in 
two  fjmilar  triangles. 

HOMOXOGOUSNESS  [of  J^oxct^, 
Gr.]  agreeablenefs  or  likcneis  in  reafon  or 
proportion  to  one  another. 
'  HOMONI'MITY  [of  bamomma^  L.  of 
•Auvt/fii*,  Gr.l  the  fignifybg  divers  things 
^  one  word. 

HOMONYMl'A[o/uo»D/u|4,Gr.]  is  when 
'(divers  things  are  fignified  fay  one  word. 
,  HOMOOU'SI  ANS,  a  name  by  which  the 
^Arians  called  the  Orthodox,  becaufe  they 
lield  that  God  the  Sod  is  Homooufios,  i.  e. 
tonfabllantial  with  the  Father. 
.  HOMO'PHAGI  [ofi5/uor  raw.and  f^>.(», 
Cr»  to  eat]  a  name  given  by  the  ancient 
geographera  to  certain  people  who  eat 
^aw  ilefli. 

HOMO^TONA[ofeAetTW<^,Gr.  aeon, 
tinned  fever  that  always  a£b  alike. 

HOMOU'SIOS  [oyuoi;<rior,of  i/mmc  like, 
«nd  tfri«,  Or.eiTence]  a  term  in  Tib^o/c^, 
which  figntfies  the  being  of  the  lame  fub- 
fiance  or  eflence. 

HOMU'NCULUrS  IhommcuU,  L.i.e. 
little  men]  monkies. 

HOMUNCIONATES,  Orthodox  in  the 
tVch  cemurv,  to  whom  the  Arians  gave 
that  name,  by  reafon  they  admitted  two 
liibftances  and  two  natures  in  Jefus  Cbrifi. 
*  HOMU'NCIONISTS  [of  Honumcio,  L, 
« Ijttle  man]  a  fed  the  fame  as  Tbothuansf 
ib  caird  ofddnytng  the  two  natures  in 
Jefia  Chrifit  and  holding  that  he  was  only 
mere  man* 

>  JnUO^Wn mmlHitrogUpbically'\w%% 
veprefented  by  a  man  with  his  heart  hang< 
foe^bya  chain  upon  his  breaft. 

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HO'NBSTKBSSl  r^M^iCf,!.  hsnUett^ 
^HO'NHSTY       J    K]  hoaefty,  aprin- 
ciple  o(  jufttee  between  man  and  man* 

HO'NORARY  ComfeUors^  fitcbat  bav« 
a  right  to  fet  in  aflemblies,  couns,  ^. 

HONORIFICABI'LITUDE  [iwRori^vf- 
bUitud9,   L.]  honourableoefs. 
^  HONORmCK[^oiMnrif/icHi,X.]  bring- 
ing honour. 

HO'NOUR  [Kmer,  l^botmeur^  F.]  re- 
fpe£l  or  reverence  paid  to  a  perfon ;  alfo 
efteem,  reputation,  glory }  alfo  bonefty, 
virtue,  chaftity,  modefty. 

HO'KOUR,  is  or  ihould  he  the  reward 
of  virtue,  and  he,  (bat  afpires  atter  ir, 
ought  to  arrive  at  it  in  the  paths  of  ^- 
tue  s  this  the  Romans  intimated  very  (ig- 
nificantly  by  biiilding  the  temple  of  Amour 
in  fuch  a  mannerj  that  there  was  no 
coming  at  it,  without  pafling  thro'  tho 
temple  of  Virtue,  Kings  are  call'd  fbnn- 
tains  of  honpur,  becaufe  it  is  in  their 
power  to  beftow  titles  and  dignities. 

HONOURS  [  bonoret,  X.  J  dignities, 
preferments. 

HONOUR-Fomr  [infl^- 
raldry]  is  that  which  is  next 
above  the  exa^  centre  of  the 
efcutcheon,  and  divides  the 
upper  part  into  two  equal 
portions,  fo  that  the  firft  upwards  trom 
the  centre  is  the  Bmour-roint^  and  the 
next  above  that  is  the  precife  iAddlechief^ 
^  Maiis  of  HONOUR,  ate  youi^  ladiea 
in  the  queen  or  princefs's  faoufliold,  wholil 
office  is  to  attend  the  queen,  ^fc» 

HONOURS  lof  a  City]  are  the  pub- 
lick  officers  or  employments  of  it. 

HONOURS  lofa  Cburcb]  are  the 
rights  belonging  to  rhe  patron,  IffC. 

Aflvr^/ HONOURS,  are  the  ceremoniee 
performed  at  the  interments  of  great  hmm. 

HONOURS  [oftbeHMfe]  certain  ce- 
remonies obfenred  in  receiving  vifits,  ma- 
king entertainments,  )^.- 

HO'NOURABLENBSS,  honourable  qUA- 

^y>»  hfc, 
HO^OURARY  Xlbouorarlusy  £.]  per- 
HO^NORARY     J    caii^  to  honour, 
tlone  or  confer^-ed  upon  any  one,    upon 
account  of  honour* 
HO'NOURARY'I  is  a  term  ufed  of  « 
HONORARY     I  perfon,  who    bear* 
orpofTefTes  fome  quality  or  title,  oolpfbr 
the  name's  Ake,  without  dobg  any  of  cb« 
funftionr  thereto  belonging,  or  rec^vioK 
any  of  the  advantages  thereof* 

HONOURARY  Tsdor,  a  perfon  of  qua- 
lity appointed  to  have  an  eye  ovfr  tli« 
admimftration  of  the  affairs  of  »  Mtiior* 
while  the  Owrary  tutotk  have  the  r«al, 
cffc£UTC|  motsemcot  of  tlie«. 


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HO^nTAMGTHBF,  *  thief  taken, 
hiTug  the  thin^  ftolen  io  hit  hvid. 

To  HOOD-vmi,  to  keep  a  peifon  in 
^ooraace  or  blimlfotded. 

HOOD  [wich  fOcMtrsI  a  piece  of 
leather,  wherewith  the  head  of  e  hawk, 
}gfc*  u  covered. 

HOCKED  [of  hoce.  Sax.  )eedt,  Du. 
s  hook]  crooked,  bending. 

A  HOP  [of  hoppan,  Saz.  (oPfet, 
Dtfe.]  a  leap  with  one  leg. 

HOPE  Fhopa,  Sax.'\  ezpedatioo,  af- 
fiance, truK. 

llOPfi  isao  affedion  of  the  mind  that 
keeps  ic  ftedtaft,  and  from  being  born 
away  or  hurried  into  defpiir  by  the  vio- 
leoceofprefeiiteviU,  by  a  well  grounded 
cxpeftatioo  of  being  extricated  out  o( 
chem  in  time,  and  thence  it  is  called  the 
anchor  of  che  foul.  The  ancients  repre 
fented  Hope^  in  painting,  \ffc.  as  a  beau- 
tiful child  in  a  long  blue  robe,  hanging 
IpoCe,  landing  on  tiptoes,  holding  a  tre- 
foil ia  his  right-haod,  and  a  filver  an 
chor  in  its  lett. 

HOPEFUL  [hopejcull.  Sax-']  aflfbrding 
^oand  of  hopes. 

HO^fiLESNESS,  a  quality  that  affords 
ftrouods  to  hope  for  fome  benefit. 

HOPEFULNESS  [hopeleajr,  Att.]  not 
affording  ground  to  nope. 

HOPLO'MACHI  [wich  the  jlncients] 
a  fort  of  gladiators  who  fought  in  armour, 
cither  Cap  a  Fee ^  or  only  with  a  cask 
and  cmra/s,    Gr> 

HO'RJE  [Uturjl  are  perfooified  by  the 
poets,  and  made  goddelTes,  are  named  £- 
moifuaf  Dice  and  Eirene  the  daughters  ot 
Jkpitir  and  Themis^  nuries  to  K^nnii,  and 
perpetaal  companions  of  the  Oraas.  They 
are  reprefeoted  with  chearhil  countenan- 
ces, and  delighting  in  the  beautiful  orna* 
meat  of  the  meadows,  that  come  forth 
an  the  fpring  (the  time  of  their  birth) 
they  arefaidto  tread  foftly,  walk  extreme 
llowly*  and  always  to  bring  fomethiog 
new  with  them  wherever  the^r  come. 
Tbcy  were  efteemed  admirers  of  indnftry, 
and  to  rake  care  of  fuch  as  were  diligent 
mod  ftodious.  They  are  faid  to  have  the 
keeping  of  the  gates  of  heaven  commit  ted 
to  chem«  and  that  they  could  make  fair 
•r  cloudy  weather  when  they  pleaied. 

HORAHINESS  [pfbcrariiu^  JL  twau 
fr,  F.J   horary,  or  hourly  quality. 

HORD,  a  company  or  biody  oi  waodring 
people  (as  the  Tartan)  who  l^ave  no 
fettled  abode  or  habitatiooi  alfo  a  fort 
cf  village  of  So  or  60  tenia,  with  an  open 
plioe  in  the  middle. 

"Ta  HORD  [  J&opb,  Sax.  3  m  hord,  a 
ftorehoufe,  t  itulury  i  ^lib  w^f  biaid 
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HORDE A'CHOUS  [iwrdeaceui^  1.1 
made  of  barley. 

HORDEA'TUM[wich  Piyficumj]  ali. 
quid  medicine  made  of  barley,  beaten  and 
boiled,  Jjrc.     i. 

HORDEOLUM  1  [  with  Smeons  1  a 

HORDE'UM  1  fmall  puft  or  fwellin^ 
prowing  in  che  eyebrows,  fo  named  from 
Ks  refemblance  to  barley-corns.    Z. 

HORDICA'LIA  [of  iwirf,  1.  a  cow 
with  cah  ]  a  Roman  tettival  wherein  they 
facrificed  cattle  big  with  young. 

The  fenfibU  or  true  HORl'ZON  [with 
^trtmomers^  ia  that  circle  which  limita 
our  fight,  and  may  be  conceived  to  be 
made  by  fome  great  plain,  or  the  fttHiu* 
of  the  Tea. 

It  divides  the  heavens  and  earth  into 
two  parts,  the  one  light  and  the  other 
dark,  which  are  fometimes  greater  or  ief- 
fer,  according  to  the  condition  of  the  place, 

Right  HORI'ZOI^,  tis  that  which  cnts 
the  equator  at  right-angles. 

Obiique  HORIZON,  is  that  which  cuts 
che  equator  obliquely. 

ParaUel  HOKXlOY^t  v%  that  where  the 
pole  of  the  worU  is  the  zenith,  or  thac 
which  either  is  in  the  equator  or  paral* 
\t\  toir. 

HORIZO'NTALLY  [harhumtslemeat^ 
F.]  according  to,  at,  or  near  the  horizon. 

HORIZO'NTAL  Piane^  is  that  which 
is  parallel  to  che  horizon  of  the  place. 

HOKlLOSTkL  Plane  [in  Per/^eaiveJ 
is  a  plane  parallel  to  the  horizon,  paiiing 
thro'  the  eve,  and  cutting  the  perfpe£Uve 
plane  at  right-angles. 

HORIZONTAL  Shelters  [in  Gardea' 
fj^j  are  defencea  over  fruits  parallel  to 
the  horizon,  as  tiles,  boards,  Iffc  fixe4 
to  walls  over  tender  fruits,  to  prelerve 
them  from  blafts,  frofts,  ^j. 

HORNA'GIUM,  the  fame  as  horn-geld* 

HO'RNET  r  JDyJlnet,  Sax.  q.  d. 
homed]  an  infedor  fly* 

HOHIO'ORAPHY  [of  4^  an  hour,  and 
>e^«>  Gr.  to  write,  J^.]  the  arc  of 
making  or  conftni^ing  diala. 

HOROLOGIO'GRAPHER  {oi  stg^Xs- 
>Moy  an  inftruawnt  or  machine  that  Ihews 
che  hours  or  time  of  the  day,  and  \cf^^ 
to  delcribe]  a  maker  of  dials,  clocks,  or 
tnilniments  to  Ihew  the  time  of  the  day* 

HORO'SCOPAi,  penainlog  to  an  ffa-] 
rejtope. 

IHMT  HOROSCOPE  [iCffrmmy]  fa 
the  point  which  che  moon  ifliiea  out  ef 
when  the  fun  is  in  the  aicending  point. 

HORO'SCOPIST  icibarvj^gprn^  1.  of 
d^wwQr^  of  t$fft  and  hour  and  tfa«rf»t 
Gr.  to  view,  ^.1  one  who  obferves  ho» 
roicopc»,  qr  cho  dIpyrMof  tke  glceadanr. 


H  O 

Or  the  ftar  afcending  above  the  horuon, 
&£  the  momenc  an  aftrologtcal  figure  or 
i^heme  i»  made ;  an  aftrologcr. 

HORRE'NDOUS  lborrettdus,L^  hor- 
rible. 

HO'RRIBLENBSS  [of  borr'tbiliSi  JU 
tnd  nefi  ]  drcadfulnels,  terribleneis. 

HQRRIBI'LITY  Ibofrihiliuu,  X.  ] 
great  cerror  or  tea'r. 

HO'RRIDNHSS  [borxiditas^  1..J  hor- 
ribleuers,  heiDooTDeiss  alfo  trembling  /or 
fear. 

HORRl'FEROUS  [ft^fri/fr,  X.]  briDg- 
iog  horror. 

HORRl'FICK  Iborrificus.  X.]  caufing 
diead,  fear,   trembling,  ^c.  * 

HORRI'SONOUS  £  borrifotiusy  *  X.  ] 
founding  dreadluliy. 

HO'K  R  OR     \  fuch  an  e^cefs  ef  fear  as 

HO'RROUR  1  makes  a  perfon rtembJe. 

HORSg  [hojij.  Sax.']  a  bcaft  well 
known.  Alt  hoiic  f$  an  emblem  of  wat, 
0rent^rh,  fwf-rners. 

^n  HOB.S)i.covered  with  karnefs  [Hie- 
rcglyptiCAlfy]  reprefented  war  aiid  fpeed; 

HOKSR'Aboo,  ihtre  is  a  fuperftitjous 
ciiil:m  smong  fome  people,  ot  nailuig 
horfe-fhocs  on  the  ihrefhold  to  keep  our 
%vitchcs  a  whence  it  Ihould  arife  I  cannot 
}e.ir'.,  unlefs  from  the  like,  cuftom  prac- 
ii'e.(  in  RuUandfl^re  ^i  BurgUy  houfe, 
rhc  ancieuc  £?at  of  ibe  Harringtons^  near 
Oakham,  i  which  lordOiip  the  lord  Har- 
r'mgtoa  enjoy 'd  wich  this  privilege,  that 
dfany  of  noble  birth  came  within  the 
precin&  of  chac  lord^bxpf,  they  flioald  lor- 
Icit,  as  an  homage,  a  ihoo  from  the  horfe 
whereon  they  rode  ;  or  elfe  to  redeem  it 
with  a  fum  of  mox^ty :  Accordingly  there 
are  many  horfe- (hoos  nailed  upon  the 
ftire-hall  door,  fome  of  large  fite  and 
•Qcient  fafhion,  others  new  andofourpre< 
fent  nobility; 

'.  HOBi^E-SboO'lfedd ,  a  difeafe  in  infants, 
wherein  the  futures  of  the  head  are  coo 
openi 

HORSB  [wich  Carptnteri]  a  piece  of 
trood  jointed  arrofs  two  other  perpendicu- 
lar ones,  to  ftjpporc  the  boards,  planks, 
IffC'  VKhtch  make  bridges  over  ihfiall  ri 
ircrs. 

HORSB  [in  the  language  of  Exchange- 
AUey]  the  chance  of  the  benefit  of.  a  lat- 
tery ticket,  for  one  or  any  certain  oum- 
^r  of  days,  if^ttbe  drawn  a  prise. 

HO^TA  [of  bi/rtaret  X.  to  exhort]  a 
poddefs  efleemed  by  the  Romans  who  in> 
viced  men  to  great  enterprifes,  and  had  a 
temple  which  ftood  always  open. 
'  HORTA'GILERS  iia  tbc  Grand  Sigm 
tr't  Seraglio  J  uphomorers  or  capeltry 
iiiDgers, 


HO 

HORTE'NSIAL  [of  borUMfis,  L]  of 
or  pertaining  to  a  garden. 

HO'RTULAN  [bortulanus,  XJ  of  or 
pertaining;  to  a  garden  or  gardener. 

HOSA'NNA  RMa^  a  name  the  Jems 
give  to  the  feventh  da/  of  the  fe^ft  of 
tabernacles,  in  which  the  word  Hofamm 
is  often  repeated  in  their  prayers,  ^c, 

A  HOSE  [h--¥M,  SaxS\   a  ftocking. 

HO'SPlTABLtNESS  [ho/puOitai,  X. 
hffpitaiite^  F,  of  bofpkium  an  innj  hof<> 
pitalUy,  hofpitable  difpoiicioo. 

HO'SPITALER,  one  whoentcrraipi.anJ 
provides  lor  poor  people,   travellers,  Jjrc. 

HO'SRODAR,  a  tide  of  the  princes  of 
Moldavia  and  fVallacbia, 

HOST  lbofiia,.L.]  a  viaim or facrific* 
to  the  driry. 

HO'STiLENESS  Ib^ilitas,  X.  M/- 
litf,  F.J  hodilicy,  the  fUte  or  pra^tce  o£ 
enemies. 

HOSTILI'NA    [among  the  RomaniJ  • 
|oddels  who  preGdes  over  the  corn  wtken  . 
It  Ihoois  forth  into  ears*    X. 

HO'STINO,  in  a  hoftile  manner,  fight- 
ing, warring.    Milton. 

HO'TBL-DIta,  the  chief  hofpital  df 
any  city  in  Ftatite  for  ficic  perfona.    F.- 

HOUGH  I  at  the  beginning  of  a  name^ 

HOW  I  is  an  intimation  that  tfao 
place  h  of  low  fituation,  as  Holtand  in 
Lincoln/hire,  ^hich  U  the  fame  as  Bow* 
load. 

HOUGH-Boffsy  [in  HbrfiiJ  %  bard, 
round  fwelling  or  tumour,  growing  ppoo 
the  tf  p  of  the  hough  or  hoof. 
^  Afironomtcal  HOUR  [bora,  X,  beare^  K 
tS^  of  ifi(tf,  Gr,  to  bound,  linut  or  di- 
vide, becaufe  it  divides  the  day]  is  the 
24th  part  of  a  natural  day,  and  contains 
60  minutesi  and  each  minute  do  feconds, 
)5fc.  which  hours  always  begin  at  tli* 
meridian,  and  are  reckoned  from  noon  co 
npon. 

.   Batyl^i/h  HOURS,   are  begun  |o  be 
accounted  from  the  horizon  at  thefun'e  - 
rifing,  and  are  reckoned  on  fcrr  24  hours, 
tiil  his  rifing  again. 

yev(/b  HOURS,  are  one  twelfch  part  * 
of  the  day  or  night,  reckoned  from  th« 
fun  rifing  to  the  fun  fee  ting  (whether  the 
days  or  .nights  be  longer  or  fborter)  which 
are  called  in  fcripture  the  firfl,  fecond  or 
chird  hours,  }ffc,  of  the  day  or  nigbr. 

Italian  HOURS,  are  reckoned  after  the 
manner  of  the  Babylonijh  hours,  only  they 
begin  at  the  fun's  reccing  infiead  of  its  t£« 
fiog. 

I     Eurepean  HOURS,     are    equal   Jiours 
I  reckoned  from  midnight  1  z  hours,  from 
I  chence    to  nooni    gad  l%  ixom  nooa  ta  . 
I  fflidntghc. 


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Rttf  HOURS  of  Trasfer  [with  Rhman 
C^lbolicks'i  arcpublick  prayers  coqiinucd 
ioT  die  Ipace  of  8  days  fucceiTively  and 
wic^onc  intermiilion  before  the  holy  fa- 
cmnenc,  to  obtaip  the  a0i£tance  of  hea- 
ven upon  •fome  imporcAoi  occafion.  On 
thefe  occafioos  ch(f  facrameot  U  exgpfed 
40  hours,  14  hours  each  day.      . 

HOUR-Griflirfri,  old  watchmen. 
QO    Vy^     HOUR     [in    Cbfndcal 
y^        X     ^^'^^^'i  »*  cxprefs'd  by 
Cj^    X  \    *■**  ®^  ^^^^^  charaders. 

HOUSE-vi^  n»ujf-pr^,  .Six.]  a  wo- 
•an  of  good  oecODomy  la  houfliottld  af- 

HOU'SINO  [wiih  Brkll^ers]  a  term 
viied  when  a  tile  or  brick  is  wjj:p*d  or 
caft  crooked  or  hollow  in  burning,  they 
£iy  foch  a  brick  or  tile  is  houfuig. 

UOU'SWIFRY,  good  oecanomy  in  xta- 
oa^ing  the  atfairs  of  an  houfe.  This, 
yirc^typbicaUy,  was  by  che  ancients  re- 
•pefcn^ed  ^y  rh'c  induUrious  corcoire. 

HO'USHOLD  [  of  huf  and  healban, 
^tt.]  a  f  mily. 

*  HOUSHOID  Dofty  four  folenu  fefti- 
vals  in  ihe  year,  when  the  king  after  dl* 
vine  (enrice  offers  a  bezant  of  gold  on 
the  alrir  ro  God.  .The fc  days  are  Cbrtji^ 
wufst  Eafier^  Whkfuadaj  and  All-fainU- 

HO^OSHOLDHR,  t  mafteroi  a  houfe. 
^  ^HU'BBL£^«<^^,  a  device  for  fmouk- 
na  tobacco  thro'  water,  which  makes  a 
a  Bubbling  noife ;  alfo.a  perfoo  who  fpeaks 
lb  quick  as  to  be  fcarce  incelligtblcj  a  calk. 
Wire  perfon,  a  rattle. 

HU'CKABACK,  a  fort  of  linen  cloth 
-  that  ia  woveit  io  as  to  lie  partly  raifed. 

HU'CKLB  B<m  [  prob.  of  %ocleit, 
Sstf.  CO  fink  down]  the  hip  bone. 

HUB  fhejfe,  Afar.]-  compicxion,  co. 
\fMt%  countenance,  }gc. 

HDS  aU  Orp  [buer  and  crier,  F.  i.  e. 
to  (boat  Or  cry.  aloudj  in  aocienc  times, 
if  •  jMrfon  who  had  been  robbed*  or*  In 
'Whole  company  cme  had  been  murdered, 
came  ^  to  the  next  cooftable,  ordering  hin^ 
CO  ralle  hue  and  cry,  and  make  purfuit 
of  the  offender,  deicribtog  the  perfon, 
and  die  wav  he  was  gone,  the  cooftable 
waa^  obliged  to  call  upon^is  parin>ioners 
to  aid  and  afllft  him  in  feeklng  bim  ;  and 
aoc  finding  htm,  to  give  notice  to  the 
aaxc  coodable,  and  he  to  the  jiext,  and 
fe  from  one  to  another  till  he  was  ap. 
prehended,;  or  to  the  fea-fide.  In  Scat- 
Imd  this  was  performed  by  blowing  an 
^fyn,  and  making  ^ao  om-ciy  after  the  of- 
itBder, 

A  HUFF,  a  fwaggeriog  fellow,  abul- 
V »  «1A>  an  tffroati  or  neaunenc  with 
ffgr/  wojdi* 


HU 

HO'FFINO  [of  hcojan,  Atr.]  Vapo«4 
ring,  ranting,  %c. 

HU'GENESS,  raftnefs,  largenefs. 

HU'GEOUS,  very  large. 

A  HUGO  [prob,  of  hojan.  Sax.']  of 
itt!Brffitfl^'Z>«*]  an  embrace. 

UU'GUENOTS  [this  name  is  variouHf 
deriv'd  by  authors :  fome  derive  ic  /rom 
bucnosvenhnfi,  the  beginning  of  the  htA 
proteftation  ol  the  apobgeti^al  oration 
made  before  cardinal  lotbanngius,  in  the 
rime  of  Francis  the  fecond  of  France.  Dh 
Verdier  derives  ic  of  Jobu  Hufs,  wltoio 
opinion  rhey  embraced,  ;ind  guenon  an  ape, 
f.  d.yQbn  Hufii  Apet^  Ocheis  from  ih^b 
Cdpety  whoie  right  of  fuccefllon  to  the 
crown  the  Calvinifts  maintab'd  agaioft 
the  houfe  of  Oxri/f.  Orhers  of  tt^jiraor, 
a  piece  of  money,  atarthingin  the  time 
of  Ut^b  Cmpeff  q.  not  worth  a  farthings 
others  oiHugon,  a  gate  in  the  city  of  Touft^ 
where  they  alTembled  when  they  firft  ftir^ 
red,  Tafquer  derives  it  of  Hugon,  an  ima- 
ginary fpnght  that  the  populace  fancied 
ft  rolled  about  in  the  night ;  and  becaule 
they  generally  in  the  night  went  to  pray, 
they  called  them  Hitgueaoti,  L  e.  dtfciplea 
of  king  Ht^on]  a  nickname  the  Fapifi*  give 
to  the  Prot^ants  in  Prance, 
.  HUXLY  r  prob.  of  huia.  Sax.  a  bed  1 
ftiU  of  hulls.  .       . 

HaMA'NnriES  [tumanioresJiurjt,L,2 
the  ftudy  of  the  Greek  and  latin  tongue, 
grammar,  rhetorick,  poetry,  and  the  aiH 
ctent  poets,  orators  and  hiftortaiis. 

HU'MANLY  [bumaniier,  JU  bamanh:, 
ment,  K]  after  a  humnn  manner. 

HU'MANNESS  [  bumanitai,  L.  tmuf 
nit',  R]  humanity. 

HU'MANISfiD  Ibumanifu  F.]  raoder'd 
human* 

HU'MBLENESS  Ibumilitas,  1.  bumi-' 
lite,  F.]  humility. 

HDMfiCTA'NTiA  rvtUh  Pbyficians  2 
molfieoing  remedies,  fuch  as  are  capable 
of  infinuating  chemfelves  into  the  pores  -of 
the  body.    L. 

HUMECTA'riON  [in  Pharmacy'}  a 
moifteni og,  a  preparing  of  a  medicioey  b/ 
ftceping  it  in  water,  to  moiften  and  io(i9n 
it  when  too  dry^  or  to  cteanfo  it,  or  co 
hinder  its  fubtil  Parts  from  being  di^paced 
in  grinding,  or  the  like. 

HUMHTTEE'  [in  Heraldry'}  a  term  ap- 
ply*d  to  a  chevron,  the  iiame  at  JFtffis. 

HU'MIDNESS  Ibumiditas;  X.  bumiditi, 
K]  moifture. 

^  HUMI'FICK  Ibumijicus,  1.]  moiften. 
iog. 

HU'MMUMS,  the  name  of  afweatmg- 
hoiife.  .^  , 

Aqueous  HU'MOR  [with  Oculifis]  Of 
watrrUhbitmoWt  is  contained  between  the 


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HU 

TImka  Ofmea  And  theUvea^  andferves  to 
moiften  and  levigate  the  cwo  other  denfer 
humourty   and  tlfo  the  Tiduca  Uvea  and 

CrjfiaUine  HUMOR  £^hhOculifis'}  or 
Jfcy  humor t  which  is  contained  in  the  Tunica 
Uvea,  and  is  thicker  than  the  reft.  This 
is  by  fonne  call'd  glacidlis^  and  is  the  pri- 
mary inftrument  of  yxfion^  in  refpe^  of 
its  colle&ioo  and  reception  of  the  rays, 
which  coining  thither,  dilated  by  the  aque- 
ous humor,  are  colle^d  and  convey'd  to 
the  Retina, 

Vitreous  HUMOR  f  with  Oculifis  ]  or 
glajj^  humor t  is  bif  ger  than  any  of  the  reft, 
tills  the  backward  cavity  of  the  eye.  This, 
fome  fay,  ferves  to  dilate  the  rays  that  it 
receives  from  the  CryftMnty  and  to  bring 
them  to  the  Retina }  or,  as  others  are  of 
opinion,  it  helps  to  colle&  the  rays  re- 
fra£led  by  the  Cryftalline  into  one  point, 
that  the  vifion  may  be  the  more  diftin6l 
mod  vivid. 

HUMO'RES  Ocularesn  the  humors  of 
the  eye,  which  are  three,  viz-  Aqueous 
or  watery,  the  Cry/ialline  ot  icyy  and  tne 
Vitreous  or  glafly.    X.. 

HUMORES  m  fecundinis  [with  Tiyfici- 
4toiJ  are  the  humors  in  the  three  mem- 
branes or  skios,  chat  cover  a  child  in  the 
womb.    X. 

HU'MORIST  [humorifla,  Jtal.'}  one 
full  of  humors,  whimfeys  or  conceits  ^  a 
faotaftical  or  whimfical  perfon. 

HUMORISTS,  the  title  of  the  mem- 
bers of  a  celebrated  academy  of  learned 
men  at  Rome- 

HUMOUR,  is  accounted  as  peculiar  to 
the  EttgH/h  drama,  at  leaft  our  comick 
poets  have  excell'd  therein,  and  carried  it 
beyond  thofe  of  any  other  nation  !  and 
ours  perhaps  is  the  only  language  that  has 
a  name  for  it. 

HUMOUR[in  Dramatici  Foetryl  is  nfed 
for  t  fiibordinate  or  weaker  fpecies  of 
what  thecriiicks  call  jUtnnpri. 

HUMOUR  [in  Comedy']  is  defined  to  be  a 
fainter  or  weaker  paflioa,  peculiar  to  co- 
mick charaders,  as  being  found  in  perfons 
of  a  lower  degree  than  thofe  proper  for 
tragedy  §  or  it  is  that  which  is  low,  ridi- 
culous, ^c- 

HUMOUR  [in  Medicine'}  the  particu- 
lar temperament  or  conftitution  ot  a  per- 
/on,  coniidered  as  aridng  from  the  preva- 
lence of  this  or  th9c  Humour  or  jfuice  of 
the  body  s  as  a  cholerici  Humour,  a  me- 
foHcheiy  Humour,  ^fprigbtly  Humour, 

HUlilOUROUSNESS,  comicalnefs,  ful- 
■efsof  ple^fantry,  fantadicalnefs. 

HU'MOURSOMNESS,  hardnefi  to  be 
pleafed,  peevifhnefs. 

Natural  HU'NGER,  is  an  irrieatlon  of 
tbo  ftoma<;h^  occaiioncd  by  fgfUng,  ^ 


Hty 

Animat  HUNCHRi  is  the  renfarion  or 
percep[]on  ot  ibzi  irntadi^D,  and  ihe  appe- 
tlte  or  deftre^  of  foocf,  ihzi  is  the^coiic- 
quence  ot  IE, 

HU^NGRlNfiSS  [of  hunj^ji,  Jkr.  ] 
craving  appedte. 

HU'RDLES  [of  Jpujilo,  Sa!i^}  htxle 
ro^fs  vat  [fed  cogether. 

HURDtES,  or  Cta^s^  are  made  of 
br^ntzbes  onwigi  lis lei woven  rogetber  ia 
the  figure  of  a  long  f qua  re,  ^bout  five  or  fijc 
iooi  long,  ind  threet  or  three  and  a  half 
broad  ',  the  dofer  they  are  woven  they  are 
thebettcr*  They  are  for  rerer»lufei,  is  lor 
covering  Trover fes  or  lodgments X^poneers^ 
Cc0rsj  &c,  and  are  covered  over  with 
earth  to  fecure  them  from  the  anifiLtal  Ere- 
^otkj  of  the  enemy,  and  from  the  ft  ones 
which  might  be  rhrown  upon \hem, ami  like 
wife  ro  lay  upon  mirfhy  ground,  or  w  pafs 
the  fhfs^  efpedally  when  it  is  full  of  mud 
o  r  (1 1  m  c .    See  thn  r  form  in  the  ^ure^ 

m 


HLlftDLES  [in  Hustandry}  are  rrames 
made  either  ol  Jplu  ftick*^  ur  haiJe  rois 
platted  tof^eihertcunalco  flieeplolds,  ^C» 

HURE[in  H^Taldry  }  the  head  of  a 
wild  boar,  a  bc*r,  a  wolfi  or  foroe  fuch 
fierce  creature  j  btij;  not  of  lions,  or  other 
a  n  y  fn  r h  n  ob  le  c  reat  ui  e.     F. 

HURL-Bme  [of  an  ffcf/r]  a  bone  neir 
the  middle  of  the  btitr«cks,  ?efy  apt  lo  g« 
out  of  its  focket  by  a  flip  or  drain* 

HU'RLING  [c^.iJ.  whiilinil  throwing 
flones,  ^c,  u^ith  a  ^fhiriiof  roodonof  the 
hand. 

HURtT-THRUMBO,  a  bawling  nolfy 
preacher,  orator,  yc*  who  lays  abotic  bin* 
violent  lyi  ufing  much  aSion  and  gellurc  5 
bIjo  Dae  who  ufei  cnany  eitiafagant  ex— 
preJTif^ns  arid  rams. 

DHURRY  toibarier^  F.]  great hafte, 

HU'HRICAN  lofhurac^.  Span.}  a  tio- 
leni  Itorm  of  wind,  which  ofcen  happens 
in  the  iVtifi-Miei  in  September  and  OSo* 

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^^tatfocver  ftands  in  its  w^f,  *hity  be- 
gin in  cbe  norch,  but  turn  rouDd»  and  in 
a  Itnle  rime  veer  ibro*  all  the  poincs  of 
cbe  romDsit. 

HURSt  [of  hyji/r,  Sax.']  joined  with 

tfce  nances  of  pja  ei,   denotes  chat   they 

ccok  chetr  name  from  a  wood  or  foreft. 

HURTS  -)  [in  Heraidfy]  are  roundlcs 

HUERTS  V-  aiiiTc,  Jjfi:.  the  fiime  the 

HEURTS  J    fttncb  tall  nrteaux  d'A- 

vane :  fome  imagine  they  figntfy  bruifes  or 

concufiom  in  th%  titfb\  but  others Ifiirrlf- 

HU'RTFUL  [hyjlt>:nlj  filar.]  injuri- 
ous, prejudicial. 

HU'RTFOLNBS  prejudicialneTs,  Utc. 

HU'RTLESS  £  h jjlt?leaf ,  Sax.  ] 
harmlefs. 

HU'SBAN0  [hu/banb,  Sax."]  the  con- 
fort  oF  a  wife. 

HU^SBANDmAN  [HSieT^^lncaUf]  was 
teprelenred  by  a  labonHns  ox. 

HUSKANAW'ING.  a  folemnity  praai- 
^  by  the  Vifginian  fodians,  once  every 
fourteen  or  6 x  teen  years.  It  h  an  inftitu* 
rion  or  difcipline  that  all  young  men  muft 
mzfs  ooder  before  thev  can  be  admitted  to 
bo  of  the  number  of  greac  men,  officers, 
or  cackaroufes  of  the  nation. 

The  choiceft  and  briskeft  young  men  of 
cbe  rown.  and  fuch  only  as  have  acq«jired 
fi>fne  treafuie  by  their  travels  and  hunting, 
tre  chofen  cot  by  the  rulers  to  be  Baika^ 
aam*dy  and  whoever  refiifes  to  undergo  this 
proceft,  dares  not  remain  among  cbem. 

Tbe  ceremony  is  performed  after  the 
maumtr  following:  after  the  performance 
•f  leveral  odd  preparatory  ceremonies,  ebe 
principal  part  of  the  bunnefs  is  to  carry 
cftem  into  the  woods,  and  there  to  keep 
them  under  confinement,  and  deftitute  of 
•11  fociery  for  feveral  months,  giving  them 
no  ocber  fiiftenance  bat  the  infuiion  or  de- 
eoftion  of  fome  potfonons  intoxicating 
roofs;  by  virtue  of  which  phy6ck,  and  the 
ieverity  of  the  difcipUoe  which  they  un* 
derf  o»  chey  become  ftarfc  mad :  In  which 
raving  condition  they  are  kept  i8>or2o 
days.  During  thefe  extremities,  they  are 
Am  up  night  and  day  in  a  ftrong  Inclofure, 
made  on  purpoTa,  in  Aape  like  a  fugar- 
lo«f»  and^  every  way  opea  like  a  lattice, 
lor  the  air  to  pafs  through.  In  this  cage, 
after  they  have  been  ftut  op  till  the  dodors 
find  they  have  drank  fuflkiently  of  the 
9fificcan  (at  they  call  this  mad  potion) 
chey  gradually  reftore  them  to  their  fenfes, 
by  leflenlqg  the  Intoxication  of  their  diet, 
f  bev  bring  them  beck  Into  the  town,  while 
flili  wild  and  eraty,  through  the  violence 
of  the  medicine. 

It  is  pftteDdad,  chat  they  In  this  time 
4^romuchoCchgwti«r«Ci#f^«,  Out 


theyperMly  loTe  all  lemtmbrance  offer* 
mer  things,  even  of  their  relations,  parents, 
and  language;  and  after  this  they  are  very 
fearful  of  difcovcring  any  thing  of  their 
former  remembrance  s  for  if  fuch  a  chinr 
Ihould  happen  to  any  of  them;  ibey  muS 
immediately  be  Kustanav'd  again:  A;.d 
the  fecond  time  the  ufage  is  To  Icvere,  ihac 
feldom  tiiy  one  eicapes  with  his  life.  Thus 
they  muft  pretend  to  have  forgoc  the  iery 
life  of  their  tongues,  fo  as  not  to  be  able 
to  fpeaky  not  underftand  aiiy  thii'g  ihat  1$ 
fpoken,  till  they  learn  it  again.  And  they 
are  for  fome  time  undeir  the  guard  of  then 
keepers,  who  conftantly  wait  upon  thetn 
every  where,  till  they  have  learnt  all  thinga 
perte&ly  over  again. 

The  undergoing  this  difcipline^  ii  with 
them  the  moft  mericbrious  thing  in  the 
world,  in  order  to  preferments  to  tho 
greateft  pofis  in  the  nation,  which  they 
claim  as  their  undoubted  right  at  the  neatc 
promotion 

The  Jhdidw  pretended,  that  this  violehc 
method  of  uking  away  their  memory,  ii 
ro  releafe  the  youth  from  all  their  chtldifli 
impreffionsa  >nd  from  that  Arong  partift* 
lity  to  perfons  and  things  which  is  coii# 
traded  before  reafon  takes  place. 

They  hope  by  this  proceeding  to  roofc 
out  all  the  prepofTeilions  and  unreafonablO 
prejudices  which  are  fix'd  in  the  minds  o£ 
children;  fo  that  rhe  young  men,  whea 
they  come  to  themfelves  again,  their  rea- 
fon may  aft  freely,  without  being  Uafled, 
by  cuftom  and  education* 

Thus  alfo  they  become  difchargtd  frdm 
the  remembrance  ol  any  ties  of  bloody  and 
are  eftablilhed  in  a  ftate  of  equality  tnd 
perfed  freedom  td  order  their  aftioos,  and 
difpofe  of  their  perfons,  withouc  any  ochar 
controul  than  that  of  the  law  of  nature* 

HU'SKY  [prob.  of  Ij^uClig,  Du.)  foil 
of  husks,  or  the  coats  of  coro,  feed,  ]^» 

HUSSY  [corrupt,  of  Bou/e-wife^  hu/- 
ptjc,  Sax.]  a  name  given  to  a  girl,  maid 
or  woman,  in  contempt  or  anger. 

HUSSITBS,  the  followers  of  Job9 
H»fs. 

HUTE'SIUM  roU  JUc.l  a  hue  and  err; 
efpecially  in  Scotland  i^  where,  when  a  roD<- 
bery  had  been  committed,  they  blew  an 
hern,  and  made  an  outcry ;  after  whicb^ 
if  the  thief  ran  away,  and  did  not  furren- 
der  himfelf  ,  he  might  be  lawfully  kill'd 
or  hang*d  upon  the  next  gallows. 

HYACINTH  lf»««ir3^,6r.]api«i 

JACINTH  r  «o«  ftone.  ^o  a^«* 
from  its  refemblance  of  the  purple  flower 
named  B^hub ;  of  which  there  ere  four 
forts,  thofe  that  are  intermixed  with  « 
vermilion colouri  thofe  of  e  (affiron  oo* 
lour  }  thofe  of  to  amber  6olmr»  wadL 
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thoCs  of  a  white  incermixc  with  a  fainc 
red ;  and  are  either  orrental  or  occide.  cal. 
Thsfeftooes  either  engrave  or  cue  fiuie, 
•nd  weie  li  not  that  rbe  graving  oltenrime> 
cofts  more  than  the  ft^^oe,  they  would  be 
snore  us'd  for  feils,  ^c. 

Thefe  ftones  were  us*d  by  the  ancieots 
fi^T  amuiefs  and  talifmans,  who  wore  rhem 
aboat  their  necks,  or  in  .rin;is,  Iffc,  and 
imagined  rbey  had  in  them  a  virtue  to  fe- 
cure  them  trom  rbe  plague,  l«jfc, 

Omfeffion  of  Hyacinth ,  in  medicine,  is 
a  thin  ele£^uaiy  ur  a  cardial  quality,  com- 
pos'd  of  divers  precious  iiones,  the  J^a^ 
cintb  ftoiie  being  one  ot'the  principal  ingie- 
dlenrs,  and  ailo  coriil,  hans-horn,  feeds, 
roors,  and  divers  o  her  tngred i  ems  pulve- 
iiz*d,  or  ground,  and  mixc  together. 

HY'ACINTH  [in  HeraUry]  the  Term 
or  cawny  colour  in  the  coats  ot  nobjeme.). 

HYACIN'THIA,  feftivals  held  ac  Spar^ 
ta  in  honour  ot  Apollo,  and  icmembrAjice 
ot  his  favourire  ffyauntb, 

HYACl'NTHINE  I  byacintb'mu$  ^  i. 
"T«*i»^ii(^,  Gr.J  pertaining  lo  or  like 
the  Hyacinth, 

HYACINTHIZO'NTES  Tof  «;4»i»5^if«, 
Gr.J  a  kind  of  emei  aids  inclining  to  a  vi- 
olet colour. 

HYACI^THUS.  Apolh  and  Zephy 
rus  (as  the  poets  tell  us)  borh  were  ena- 
iBoured  with  Hyacwtbus^  a  yomh  of  ex- 
cellent beauty,  and  had  a  mind  to  obtain 
him  by  fonne  trial  of  skill.  Apollo  he  fliot 
arrewSy  and  Zepbyras  he  blew.  Apolh 
fang  and  cauied  pleafure,  but  Zephfriu's 
bUMs  were  troublefome,  and  therefore 
Hjfoembus  chofe  to  betake  himfelf  to 
jtpoUo,  Zepbyrus,  upon  his  beii  g  rivai*d, 
prepares  for  revenge,  and  Apollo  throw- 
ing  a  quoic,  it  was  repulsed  by  ZipbyrtUj 
and  falling  on  the  head  of  Bfocintbusy 
kiird  bim :  And  ic  feemiog  unbecomiog  the 
earth,  that  the  memory  of  fuch  a  calami- 
ty (bould  be  quite  eras'd,  it  c&ufed  a  flow- 
er tofpring  up  of  the  fame  name ;  the  be- 
0inntng  of  which,  as  the  poe.s  tell  us,  was 
tnfcribed  on  ir. 

HYADES  [fo  called  of  iVi  ti  Suu 
r.  ۥ  to  rain]  a  coDitelhtion  call'd  chefe- 
vea  ftars.  The  poera  feign  rhem  to  be 
the  daughters  of  Atlas  and  Mtbra^  whence 
they  are  alfo  called  Atlantiades^  Their 
names  are  Amtn^^  Eudara^  Pt^hoi^ 
Coronisy  Plexauriit  fytbo  and  Tycbe*  They 
are  famous  among  the  poers  tor  brieging 
rato,  they  are  placed  in  the  bulH-liad, 
and  the  chief  of  them  in  the;  left  eye,  and 
are  by  the  Ar^i  caU'd  Aldebarnn* 

The  poera  reign,  that  Hya$  their  brothec 
having  been  coin  in  pieces  by  a  lionoefs, 
they  wept  To  vehameotly  for  his  death, 
ckac  the  Cod»s  ia  compaifion  co  (hea. 


H  Y 

eras  flared  them  to  heaven,  an'f  placed  them 
in  the  toiebcad  c^  the  bull,  where  the/ 
ftill  conri.ue  lo  weep:  And  hence  the 
coiille  la: ion  is  fuppofcrd,  by  lome,  to  pre- 
fage  rai/i. 

HYALl'NE  Ikyal'mus,  X.  of  'XaXnct^ 
Gt.']  perratniiig'ioglas,  gUify,  Miilton, 

H^'^NA  LT*iw,Gr.j  akindotbeaft 
inuch  like  a  wolf,  very  ravenous  and  iul>-> 
til ;  of  «.hich  ii  is  relaied  by  feme  wiicora, 
rhjt  he  will  come  in  the  nighttime  co 
fhepherds  huul'es,  aud  learning  their  names, 
by  couiireteitiog  a  man's  voice,  call  theox 
out  and  ^evour  them. 

HYiENA  imitoglypb'tcally']  was  ufed 
hy  the  ancients  co  expieis  an  unconftanc 
perlon  ;  bec^ufe  it  is  related  of  it,  that  it 
is  one  year  male,  and  the  next  becomes  a 
female.  I  c  was  likewife  ufed  as  an  emblem 
ot  a  brave  courage,  that  can  defy  all  difii- 
cuUies,  and  look  upon  the  frowns  of  for* 
tune  wirh  a  generous  contempt »  becaufe 
the  Naturalifii  fay,  that  the  skin  of  this  a- 
nimai  will  procure  to  us  this  privilege  o£ 
pafBng  thro'  the  greeted  dangers  without 
harm. 

HYBE'KNAL  Oxident^ihe  Hlnter^mfi. 
<^r  South  H^ifi.  That  point  where  the  Im 
fcts  at  itsencrance  into  the  tropick  of  Ca" 
pricoTHy  i.  e.  on  the  fhortefl  day. 

HYBERNAL  Orient^  the  mnter^  E^fi 
or  iouth  Eufi,  That  point  ot  the  horiz^a 
wheie  Che  fun  rifes  at  its  entrance  into  th6 
tropick  of  Capricorn. 

HYBI'STKICA,  a  feaival  with  facrifi- 
ces  and  other  ceremonies  celebrated  by  cha 
Grteisy  at  which  the  men  wore  tlie  appa- 
rel of  women,  and  the  women  of  meo, 
in  honour  of  Veaus^  either  as  a  God  or  a 
fioddefs^  or  both  i  or,  as  others  fay,  a  fe- 
ftival  heU  at  Afgos^  where  the  women  hai, 
bited  like  nnen  infulced  their  husbaikfa 
with  all  tokens  of  fuperiority,  in  memory 
of  the  ArgioH  dames  having  defended  their 
cotlncry  with  notable  course  againfl  CU0* 
menes  and  Demaratut* 
^  HYDA'RTUROS  rof*u/«/)  water  and 
^^9,  Gr.  a  jobt  j  a  gleet  from  a 
wounded  Joint. 

HYDATIDHS  rT/«Ti/ir,  Gr,^  wa. 
tery  bliiiert  oo  the  liver  or  bowels  ot  drop. 
fical  perfons,  fuppoled  to  proceed  from  a 
diftenctoo  and  rupture  of  the  tympbaduSjm 

HYUA'TIS  rvV«T2(,  Gr.^  a  diieaie  ia 
the  eyes,  conii&i^  of  a  fatty  fabftaaee  or 
exrrefcence  growing  uatbr  the  ikia  of  tho 
upper  eye-lid, 

HYDATOSCOPI'A  [ofj/^w,  of  wa- 
ter, and  rMx-fai,  Qr*  to  view]  a  divina- 
tion or  foretcUiog  fiiaire  evcnu  by  naaaa  ' 
of  water. 

HYDfilCOS,  th«  Am  flf  Uydnpt^  % 
dropfy. 

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H  Y 

WfDRA  [*T.r^,Gr.]  the  poets  rcll  Uf, 
thtc  Hydra  was  a  I^nt^tfafeipenc,  having 
an  hoodred  heads,  buc  one  body,  and  rhac 
wfaen  one  bead  was  cut  off,  two  fprang  up 
in  tcs  place,  and  tbac  Cardnus  came  and 
•fitfted  the  Hfdra^  The  ground  of  the 
Itory  is  this;  Lernus  was  a  king  ac  that 
tine  when  men  oniverfally  dwelt  in  rown* 
or  Tillages,  am  every  town  had  its  king  ; 
•mon^  which  Stbenelut,  c^e  fon  of  p£r/e- 
«r,  governed  Mycenx,  the  Ureeft  and  moft 
popolous  place.  Lernus  nor  bearing  to  be 
fvbjeA  CO  him,  ic  v^as  ihe  occafionof  a  war 
between  them.  Lemus's  town  was  a  lit- 
tie  well  forti(y*d  place,  defended  by  ft  ry 
ftouc  archers,  which  diy  and  night  were 
Aoocing their  arrows  from  the  tower.  Tlie 
name  or  this  little  town  was  Hjdra.  Upon 
which  Eurjfibeas  Tent  Hercules  thither ; 
hoc  they  who  were  beneath  threw  fire, 
itnd  aimed  at  the  defendeis  of  the  tower  ; 
and  if  any  one  was  hit  with  it  and  fell, 
immediately  two  ftout  archers  r  ^fe  up  in 
his  p. ace.  But  Hercules  at  lengi  b  cook  the 
town,  barot  the  tower,  and  deftroyed  the 
town  i  aoi  this  gave  birth  to  this  table.  Pa* 
Uphams. 

HYDRA  [*r/^,  Gr.]  a  water  ferpent ; 
cfpedally  that  monftrous  one,  faid  by  the 
poers  to  have  had  an  hiwdred  beads*  and 
bred  in  the  lake  lenta,  and  to  have  been 
killed  by  Hercules,  and  plac'd  unong  the 
tart. 

HYDRiE'LON  [  of  Umf  water  and 
IxStof,  Gr.  oil]  a  compofitiou  of  common 
oil  and  water. 

HYDRAGCGiCAL  [of  »V0r>«>l«  of 
i^mf  water,  and  Jtym^  Gr*  to  lead  J  per- 
taining to  the  conveyance  of  water. 

HYDRA'GOGA  [of  J/ttf  and«>«,  GrJ] 
medicines  that  drive  out  or  purge  watery 
kufiMMira. 

HYDRA'RGIRAL,  pertaining  to,  or 
of  the  nature  ol  quickfilver. 

HYDRA'ULfCK  [  of  i^T^wXiaop  of 
*<»/0Kt^X^,  founding  water,  ot  u^mf  wa- 
tcr,  and  «{;\er,  Gr,  a  pipe  J  pertaining  to 
•  water -organ. 

HYDRAULICKS  [v^ef^iai  Gr:]  the 
trc  o{  engineery,  or  making  engines  for 
carrying  and  ratfiag  water,  and  all  forts  of 
Wtcer>werkas  alio  that  pars '  oi  ftacfcks 
tbec  confiden  the  motion  of  iluids,  and 
perKeftlarly  water. 

HTDROCANISTB^mM,   t  machine 

wUch  Ijpooti  water  plentifully,   and  for 

•xtingniibtng  6res  and  conflagrations. 

^  HYOM^ES  [with  ftyfieian']  a  con- 

tanoal  buroiiig  fever,  ts  it  were  from  n 

•tionol  ckekowfils. 


HYDROBNTEROCB'LB  [of  J/«f,  if 
«0f»  thft  oocrtib^  and  mVi  4  burttaefs, 
Gr, J  t  fwcUiog  tod  bloating  of  (ht  owt" 


H  Y 

I  ward  integument  or  skin  of  the  Serotum* 
I  caufed  by  watery  humours  cafi  or  detained 
therein. 

HYDRO'GRAPHY  rj/e^>./)»oj*,  Gr.J 
ic  teaches  how  to  d^fcribe  and  meafure  the 
fea,  accounting  for  its  tides,  canter* tides, 
currents,  bays,  foundings,  gulphs ;  alfoits 
lands,  fhajlows,  ihelves,  rocks,  promon- 
tories, diflan<e,l3rc.  from  port  to  pon, 
with  whaifoever  is  remarkable,  either 
our  ar  fea  or  on  the  coaft. 

HYDROLA'PATHUM  [with  Ho^^W*] 
the  heib  water-dork.    L. 

HY'DROMANCY  ibydronumtia,  L.  of 
v/^/uctrTflA,  of  J^J'm^  water  and  uarruA 
divination,  Gr*  ]  a  maiuier  of  divining  or 
makinjg;  conje^ures  by  water,  in  which 
the  vi^ims  had  been  wafh'd,  and  foroe 
parrs  ot  them  boiled  i  alfo  a  divination  by 
common  water,  in  wh'ch  they  obferved 
the  various  impreiHors,  changes,  fluxes, 
refluxes,  fwellings,  diminutions,  colours, 
inages,  ^c.  ot  the  water:  Sometimes 
they  dipt  a  looking-^lafs  into  the  water, 
when  they  defired  to  know  what  would 
become  of  a  fick  perfon ;  for  as  he  look*d 
well  or  ill  in  the  ghfs,  accordingly  chey 
conjectured  as  to  h's  future  condition  j 
Tomecimes.  they  filKd  a  bowl  with  water, 
and  let  down  into  ic  a  ring*  equally  poiled 
oo  both  fides,  and  h»nging  by  a  thread  tied 
to  one  of  their  fingers;  and  then  in  form  of 
prayer,  requeft^d  the.  Gods  to  declare  or 
confirm  the  queftion  in  difpore  i  wherettj»« 
ooy  i(  the  thing  were  true^  the  ring  of  ita 
own  accord  would  ftrike  againft  the  fide  of 
the  bowl  a  iet  number  of  times:  Some- 
times they  threw  ftones  incd  the  water, 
and  obferved  the  turns  they  mada  in  fiok* 
ing. 

HYDRO'METER  [of  U»f  aad/ul'r^^ 
Gr.  meafure]  an  inftruroent  to  meafure 
the  gravity,  denficy,  velocity,  force  or 
other  property  belonging  to  water. 

HYDRO'MBTBR  [of  Umf  water  an4 
fliirfWt  Gr.  meafure]  an  inftnittient. 

HYDROMBTRI'A  iOiffur^jla,  Gr.} 
rhe  menfuratioo  of  waters  and  other  fluid 
bodies  ;  their  gravity,  force,  velocity, 
qaamity,  J^fc. 

HYDROMY'STES  [of *»/«^  water  and 
iKfl^rar,  Gr.  a  peifon  fet  apart  for  the  o^ 
(ices  of  religion  j  oflicers  in  the  Greek 
cborch,  whofe  bufioeft  was  to  make  tb« 
holy  warer  and  Crinkle  It  en  the  people. 

HYDRG'NOSUS  f  with  rbffidmu  }  t 
fever,  to  which  the  patient  fwaats  eztrame- 
ly  I  thefweatfbg  flcknefs.    L» 

HYDROPARA'STATES  [of  Slmf  wa-! 
ter,  and  irAf/fUfuii  I  offer,  Gr.]|  a  fed, 
a  braacfa  of  the  Mtamcbeeit  whole  diftlfi- 
gtiiftiiig  tenet  was,  chat  Water  tioidd  b« 
uied  In  the  facrament  ioftaad  of  wine* 

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HYnHOPEGB  [of  Sim^  tad  ft^^t^  Gr. 

•  founratnj  fpring-wtter. 

l|YPKOPHORI'4  [of  J'/tf^  and  fi>. 
0ir.  CO  bear]  ai&tival  or  f  mer^l  ceremo- 
jpjf,  penoxmed  by  the  AtbeaiMs,  ^c*  in 
incmory  oi  chem  chat  peritted  in  tbe  dc- 
)nge. 

HYDROPHOBrA  [v/^/gi«  of  »Vai^ 
ivacer,  and  f«>S^  feti,  Gr.  J^  a  diftem- 
^r  fomeumes  ace  mp^nied  with  a  fever, 
phrenxy,  and  ocher  fympcoms  proceeding 
from  cbe  bite  of  a  mad  dog,  in  which  cbe 
pattenr  dreaas  wa'er,  l\ffe  the  pachogr^o. 
mick  (igo  chat  thedtfeaTe  is  come  to  its 
height,  and  rarely  nappens  lilf  wicJito  cbree 
or  tour  days  or  the  patient's  death,  the 
diCczfe  bei  g  then  unanimoufly  allowed  to 
^  incurable  by  phyficiaos  both  ancient  and 
modern.    X. 

HYDRO'PICA    [ofpV^w<«of,   Gr.  ^ 
medicines  that  drive  ouc  cbe  watery  hu- 
mours in  a  dropfy.    X. 
*    HYDROPrPER  [ Wftariirioc,  Gr.J  the 
Jiexb  warer- pepper  or  arfefmart.    X. 

HY'DROPOTE  [of  J/^jriraf,  Gr.] 
S  water  drinker. 

HYDROSBLI'NUM  [with  Botamfii'] 
WAtcr-parfley.     X* 

HYDROSTA'TICKS  [  tJ/^r«i-i««f  of 
*»/«§  and  cAf'Mii  Gr.  ]  the  dodrine  of 
gravttrfci'm  in  fluids  }  or  chac  ^rt  of  Jfr> 
cbaoicks  chat  confiders  che  weight  or  gn- 
iritv  of'fuid  bodies,  ofpecially  of  water  % 
knd  alfo  of  f^lid  bodies  tnuMrged  therein. 
HYDROSTAnriCAL,  of  or  pertaining 
to  the  dodrine  o*  hydroftatieks. 

HYDROSTA'TICAL  BMtaaee,  an  in- 
finimenc  ^niicrived  for  the  eafy  aod'ezaA 
binding  the  fpecifick  gravities  of  bodies, 
cither  liquid  or  folid.  It  eftimates  the 
degrees  of  che  purity  of  bodies  of  all 
kinds,  the  jualicy  and  richnefs^  of  metals, 
oars  or  minerals,  che  proportions  in  any 
mixture,  adulterations,  ^c-  of  which  the 
only  adequate  judge  is  the  TpeciSck  weight. 
HYCm'A  [V>.il«,  Gr  J  health,  which 
conhfis'in  t  good  temperature  and  Vu^c 
conformation  of  parts*  Health  is  a  difpo- 
'ficion  of  che  parts  of  an  human  body  fit 
for  the  performance  of  the  a&ioos  of  that 
body.  The  figns  of  health  are  three,  d^e 
Mtian,  fuitsbie  iluatitiest  and  when  things 
takeb  in  and  let  out  are  proportionable. 
}fYGmSA  Prpptylaaica  I'vytiinTrf- 


^XA^^titk,  Or.  3  '  that  pare  or '  phyuck 
Which  has^reglrd  (O  future  imminent,  dif- 
•a/es* 

HYGIEINA  Sjntentica  I'vynfn  m- 
9t^iKriit&,  'Gr*  ]  cbiac  f^h  of  pbywk  which 
Wferftt  prefem  health.  -  '  * 

'^romiSA  AuOepiica  rtq^nin  dut     , 

>m^rriiA,  GK]  chtt  Mit  Of  phyfiA  i]ikt(booe  at  the  toot  of  the  coogM, 
recoreMh^ahh^     '  '  '•*'        .  ltwomBfi:ks»hlch.MMDicInitsob 


HYGXAU'LIC  [of  'vyfic  moift  ^ 
tf^vXoff,  Gr>  a  pipe  1  of  or  pretaintng  co 
pipes  or  conTCyances  for  water. 

HYGR£'MPLASTKUM['v>fHK7^«r^«fm 
Gr.j  a  moift  plafler.    X. 

HYGRO-ORG AfNlCAL  [  of  'vyf^t  and 
o^yxror,  Gr*J  of  or  pertaining  to  ?t(Tels  ox 
contrivances  for  the  conveyance  of  moifture 
or  waie-. 

HYOROSTA'TICKS  [  ot  'vyfl^  and 
r«Tf«,  Gr»  to  weffih  ]  the  art  of  find- 
ing the  fpecifick  weights  oi  moiit  bodies. 

HYX9  \  [with  Alcfi^jl  is  their 

HY'XBC  I  iiril  matter  t  or  u  is  piac- 
cer  coofidertfd  as  produced  by  nature'  h^r 
feif;  alfo  called  chaos. 

HYLC^II  [of  \Xa  wood  nndfii^  liie, 
Gr*"]  fuch  philofopbers  who  retired- to 
xvoods  and  fore  As  co  be  more  at  leifujcs 
tor  Contemplation. 

HY'MBN  [io  focttJ/1  a  term  of  invo. 
cation,  as  fhmin^  Hymens. 

HYMEN  ['T/bttysibC^Gr.]  fomefay^. 
men  was  an  Attimm,  who  recoveied  bacJc 
virgins  that  had  been  carried  away  by  rob. 
bers,  and  reftored  them  again  unmeddled 
with  to  their  paienrs)  and  thereroco  hi| 
nime  was  called  upon  at  nuptials  a«  a  do- 
fender  of  virginity.  Others  fay,  that  J^. 
men  was  a  young  mad,  who  on  his  wed- 
ding-day vas  killed  by  the  fiall  of  chehoufe, 
whence  ic  was  afcerwsrds  inftituied,  that 
by  way  of  expiation,  he  ftould  be  named 
at  nuptials  the  God  of  marriage.  The  an- 
cients reprefented  Bjimen  with  a  chaplet  of 
rofes,  and  as  it  were  diflblved  and  enervat- 
edwithplea^ires,  with  loog  yellow  h^r, 
in  a  mantle  of  purple  or  fai&on  colour,  oc 
holding  a  voil  of  a  flame  colour  torepreiifim^ 
the  blnflies  of  virginiy  bearing  a  torch  in 
his  hand. 

HYMEN  [in  Jnat,J  ft  thin  membrane 
or  skin,  refembling'a  piece  of  psrchment^ 
fuppofed  to  be  ftretched  in  the  neck  of  cbd 
womb  of  Tir^ns,  below  the  nymphs:,  cod 
that  is  broke  at  their  defldracion,  beiqg^ 
followed  with  an  effufion  of  blo6^. 

HITMEN  [io  Botany  1  a  fine  delicate 
skin,  whefewith  powers  aceiocloled  ^hile 
in  the  bud,  and  which  burfU  as  the  flower 
bJ^ws  or  opens. 

A  HYMN  flf^fQ'  ofCfUfUlm,  Gr.  to 
celebrate]  a  foog'  or  ode  in  honour  of 
Gods  or  a  poem  proper  to  be  fang  in  hai- 
nbur  of  fnme  deity. 


fingirtg  of  hymns  or  pfalms.  ' 

HYMNO^I4$T  [s^MMMir,  Gr.J  « 
(ellerof  hymns. 

HTOI'DBS  CifiUtt  of  T  or  «»  upTdon, 


[the  ami  Ittctr,  hAdkZA^ IbfiA*  Gr^J  d 
I  bone  at  the  root  of  the  coogM»  Jiaviqg 
iecoTeMh^ahlu   "  T  ><     :  T  T-  | two nvfelis Which JNepiciaiupfaice. 


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HY 

HYOTHYROl'DES  [of  Ufeidii  tnd 
Vjraiies  ]  two  mufdct  of  the  Larynx, 
wliicb  proceed  ftom  the  I'-wer  part  oi  the 
bone  Uyoides^  and  fcive  to  draw  the  la- 
niiz  upwirds.  ,     ^     ^    i 

HYOSCY'AMQS  [  oointuAff'^t  Gr.  J 
henbane.  ^  ^      „       r 

HYO'SERIS  I'vwr^s,  Gr.]  yellow  fuc- 

HYPAtHRONl   loruTtd  under,  and 
HYPJETHRQS  f  «'/>>ip   Gr.  iheatr] 
a  kiod  ot  icmpic  expot'u  to  the  air»  being 
cpen  at  the  top- 

HYPA'NTE      1    [with  the  Pwftij> 

HYPAPANTEf    name    given  to    the 

fcaA   ol   the   puriacation   of   the    vifgin 

JMtfiy,  or  Che  prel^ation  of  Jefus  id  the 

temple.  ..     ,  - 

HYPE'RBi^TOfil  [  w*i>C*i!jr  of  ynif 
C«i>«»  Gr.  to  iranfcend]  ihi«  is  fomccimcs 
cieaced  on  as  a  figure  in  grammir  >  but  al- 
ways rather  to  be  taken  notice  o»,  as  bear- 
ing the  chataaer  of  a  ftrong  and  violent 
p&oo,  and  fo  a  Egure  in  Rbetoncli.  It  is 
nothing  boi  a  cranfpofition  olr  thougbis 
and  words,  isom  ibc  natural  order  of  dil- 

'  j^oUoaian  HYPE'RBOLA,  is  the  com- 
roop  Ufpnbola,  io  contradiilln£^toa  to  Of 
^Aote'^of  the  higher  kind. 

HYPBRBOLO'IDES,  hyperbohform  h- 
gurcs,  or  Htperhola's  of  the  higher  kind. 

HYPEafi&ilFOKM  Figures  [Matbe- 
9kUl  fuck  curves  as  approach  in  rhcir  pro- 
pernea  lo  the  nature  q\  the  Hyperbola,  the 
fiune  thai  are  called  Hyperholoids. 

HYPERCRl'TlCKSL't^T^W'^iXW.G'^] 
orer-riud  cenfurers  ot  criticks,  who  let 
•ocking  paf4S  bu£  aoiroadverc  feverely  on 
che  fiighieft  teuit.  . , 

HYPBRDULl'A  ['trtrwifaXw*,  ot  i^^^ 
above,  and  /«a«j«  worftip,  QtA  the  wor- 
ftap  petd  to  the  virgin  Afory,  fo  called,  as 
W£^  luperior  to  the  Dutia,  the  worlbip 
Mid  (O  the  iaiiics. 

HYPBRfiPHRl'DOSlS  [  with  fbyfcU 
gms]  a  too  great  fweaiing.  ^      ^    _    ^ 

HYPB'RICON    [WieA«N  <^'2    ^'' 

HYPB^RION  [according  to  the  poets] 
the  Too  of  CtUus  and  V^a  married  bu  bi- 
ter Tim  or  Ba/Uek^  a  virgiii  remarkable 
for  ter  modefty  aii4  cbaftUy,  but  being 
•le6M  qucM  waa  aftetwv^  defiroM*  to 
leave  hJrs,  aad  marrying  with  her  bro. 
cb«r  Jtpmm^ bad  Beim  tnd  SOemi  who 
vtere  admired  b/  ail  lor  the  exeelleocy  of 
their  betuiy.  B«t  the  other  biotkeia  of 
lUtf  entering  into  a  coofpirncy  aflaifinat- 

'  a,  and  drowned  Jkths  m  che 

nM#.  Ob  tbi»  iWfOf,  who 
ply  loved  her  brother  BtlMt 
threw  hvleU  hei4loAg  fron  « tower  ud 


•^  ijii^flwwf 


H  Y 

HeSos^  appeared  to  his  mother  in  a  dream 
anJ  told  her  they  were  deified,  and  that 
trom  thenceforth  the  iioly  fire  in  heavea 
fliould  be  called  JUlios  ("HXior,  i  e,  the 
fun]  and  thac  which  was  bctoie  nani'd  ACp- 
ne  Ihould  be  called  Sefeoe  i  S»\air»  the 
moon.  ] 

Hiftorians  fay,  this  i^pirion  was  an 
aftronomcr  ihat  found  out  the  moiton  of 
che  fun,  moon,  and  other  planets^  and  the 
(ejfoi.s  and  diftin^ions  ot  cime  measured 
nut  by  them,  and  therefore  is  called  cbe 
father  ot  thofe  pt^ets,  as  being  the  firfl 
thac  [aiigh:  the  knowledge  and  oAture  of 
them. 

HYPERO'OK  [of  J.iii>,  Gr.  above]  the 
palate  of  the  mouth. 

HYPB'RTHYRON  ['oirlf^vff,  Gr.J 
with  ancient  archite£ls,  a  fort  of  cable  ufed 
after  che  manner  of  a  frieze  over  the  Jamba 
oi  che  doors  and  gates>  and  lintels  ol  win<7 
dows  of  che  Donck  order. 

HYPETHRt  [in  ArckiteS,]  is  two  ranka 
of  pillars  all  about,  and  ten  at  each  face 
of  any  temple*  with  a  periAyle  within  of 
fix  columns. 

HY'PO  I'unh  under,  Gr.  ]  ft  particle 
ufed  in  che  compofition  of  many  words. 

HYPOTHENAR  [We  and  a<r«/»,  Gr. 
che  hollow  of  the  hand]  the  fpace  iron 
the  fore  to  the  little  finger. 

HYPOCAU'STlllA  [of  'oiroMiv^f  pf 
*uw9»nimt  Or.  to  fet  on  fire]  were  teafts 
cohfecraied  to  i^aerva%  for  rcfcuing  per- 
fons  from  the  injuries  of  cafual  fire. 

HYPOCHffi'RiS  [with  fiot«/>Ji]  the 
herb  Sow-thiUle. 

HYPO'CUONDERES.  See  HypQcbam^ 
dr'ta. 

HYPOCHO'NDRIA  [Ws;)to»/eA^  ^ 
*vntf  and  X»'«^^»  ^^*  ^  cartilage  J  the 
fides  of  the  upper  part  of  the  belly  abouc 
che  (bore  ribs,  under  wbicb  ihe  liver, 
ftomach  and  foleen  lie. 

HYPOCHONDRl'ACUS  AfeQiu  [wkh 
Tbfficiani]  hypochondriacal  melancholy, 
a  difeaie  pcoccedinfi  from  windy  biinoers, 
bred  in  the  l^pocbondres. ;  from  whence 
a  black  phlegm  a rlfes,  infeftatheanintl 
fpirits,  and  difturbs  the  mindb    X* 

HYPO'CHYMA  l'umO(f*M*y  Gr,2   • 

fuffufion,  a  fault  in  the  fight,  when  gnats* 

cobwebs,  little  clouds,  %c.   ieea  to  Ey 

before  theejies.    JL 

HYPOCHY'Sl^V    the   fame   as  ift^ 

'^iHYPOCLB'PTICUNt  Vitnim.  [  with 
Cfyiifis^i  ft  glaffr  funnel  cofepftract  oili 
from  water,    JL.  ,       .  • 

HYPOCOfi'iON  [of  'wrJ  binder,  and 
aMk^-f  Gr.  the  hollow]  that  hollow  pace 
(bat  lies  under  the  eyes.   .     ,      ,         ,  . 

HYPOCOPHO'SIS  [of  Vjra  and  »a»#4- 

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H  Y 

^'c,  Gr.']  the  Taipe  a$   Copbqfis,  bac  in  a 

kis  degree. 

HYPO'CRISY  [hpocrifis,  I-  Vjrojtei- 
tf^if,  Cr.j  knavery  cloak'd  wich  a  veil  of 
religion  or  honefty. 

HYTOCRITE  [Hjercglypbicaltjf]  was 
reprefented  by  a  leopard  >  becauf'e  ic  is  re 
porced  of  this  beaftj  thac  ic  craftily  dif- 
I'embles  and  hides  ics  head  wich  irs  paws, 
chac  it  may  more  eafily  catch  xrs  prey, 
tor  thac  the  beafts*  tbo'  they  are  much 
delfghced^ichthefcenc  of  its  body,  area& 
much  frighrerl  ac  his  head. 

HYPOCRI'SIS  [Wo*»iTif,  Gr.'i  a 
fhecorical  figure,  which  the  lattnj  call 
J^ronuntiatio' 

HYPOG AOTRICK  Artity  f  Anatoiny  ] 
iin  artery  thac  arifes  from  the  Jliaca  inter 
na,  and  is  diftributed  to  the  Bladder^  chr 
ReSum  and  the  genical  parts,  efpecially  in 
women. 

HYPOGASTRICK  Vein  [jinatomy']  a 
▼ein  arising  in  che  fame  pares  wicn  the 
l)ypoguftrick  arcery,  and  difcbarging  ir 
ielf  inro  the  Jliaca  interna- 

HYPOGfi'UM  [•c/5ro>iiiof,  6r  a  place 
Under  ground]  che  fourch  houfe  ot  the 
beavers,  by  aftroloeers  called  Imum  cxti, 

HYPOGE'UM  [in  ancient  jirchit.^  a 
name  commonly  ufed  of  all  che  parts  oi 
a  building  thac  are  under  ground,  as  cel- 
lars, vaults,  lffe» 

HYPOGE'SUM  r  i/Voj^ror,  Gr.  ]  the 
herb  Sengreenor  Houfleelc.    £. 

HYPOGLO'SSUM    ft/VovXa^m,  Gr.] 
.  the  herb  Horfe^tongue. 

HYPOGLO'TTIDES  [Anat.'}  cwo  large 
ftUnds  of  the  tongue  (icuaie  under  ic  neir 
che  vend  rtfui/^rx^  and  chere  are  i  m^ie 
large  glands  on  the  fide  of  ic.  They  aM 
filtrate  a  kind  of  ferous  macter  of  the 
nature  of  falivay  which  they  (iifchat-ge 
into  the  mourh  by  little  duds. 

HYPOGLO'TTlDES  Pillule  [  with 
Ttyficians]  pills  co  be  puc  under  che  tongue, 
for  afTuaging  a  rough. 

HYPOGLUTlS  [of  trVo  under,  and 
^\»Tof,  Gr.  the  buccock]  the  flefliy  paic 
under  the  buttocks. 

HYPONO'MON  [of  i;V«M/u^,  Gr.  a 
mine  or  fubcerraneous  pafTage,  prob.  of 
i»Vo  and  yijutce  a  fcttlement]  an  ulcer  thac 
has  many  Sinus's, 

HYPOPHA'ULUM  [  with  Pbyficians  ] 
tn  ordinary  diec,  obferving  a  mean  be- 
tween a  plain  and  exouifire  diet.    L. 

HYPOPHO'RiE  [of  bVoflfw,  Gr.  co 
carry  under]  deep-gaping  and  fiftulous  ul- 
cers. 

HYPOPHILOSPfi'RMOUS  rtants  [of 
Wo,  f  i/xxtv  a  leaf*  and  riW^/uA,  Or.  feed] 
are  fuch  as  bear  their  fieedi  on  che  backfidea 
•f  tk^  leavM* 


H  Y 

HYPO'PHYSIS,  a  fault  lo  the  eye,  the 
fame  as  Hfpoctynuu    L. 

HYPOPO'DIUM  [On^iJ'tn,  CrJ  a 
plaiiter  co  be  laid  co  the  feer. 

HYPORCHE'MA  fin  Gr^ft  F^tryJ  a 
poem  compofed  in  divers  kinds  ot  verfes, 
and  o^  diiferenc  lengths  (  buc  always  (horc» 
and  fnl!  oi  Pyrrhic  feet. 

HYPOSA'RCA  7   [of  c/V»  under, 

HYPOSARCi'DlUMf  and  ^*>^  Gr. 
flefijj  a  kind  of  dropfy  ca'l'd  a:fo  Anafir- 
cj.    I. 

HVPOSPADI/E'US  f prob.  qvuf  4sl)qug> 
modo/f>ado]  one  wbofe  Urethra  is  term!- 
nared  underneath  the  gLtns. 

HYPOST APICAL  Union  \inTbeolog93 
the  union  of  the  human  nature  with  the 
divine. 

HYPQTHE'CA  [Civil  Lam]  an  obliga- 
tion whereby  cne  effers  of  a  debtor  are 
mac'e  over  to  bis  creditor,  to  /ecure  a  debc 
due  ro  h»m. 

HYPpTHE'NAR  [Cin^tf^f,  Gr.J  the 
fpace  from  the  tore  finger  to  che  iicrlo 
finpc. 

HYPOTHESIS  [  with  Philnfopberj  J 
prin  iples  fuppofed,  as  granted  tor  the 
folution  of  any  phdnomena,  that  from 
thence  an  inrelli|;ible  and  plaufible  accounc 
may  be  given  ot  the  caufes  and  effeds  of 
che  Pbanomena  propofed.  The  laying 
down  or  fuppofing  fuch  principles  co  be 
granted,  is  called  an  Hypotbefis*^  It  is  not 
abfilute'y  neceHary  th«c  whac  is  fuppofed 
be  true,  buc  it  mutt  be  pofEble,  and  ought 
alfo  to  be  probable. 

HYPO'THESlS[wichil>7r(M0)Rm]  6g. 
nifies  a  fyftem,  and  is  ufually  ufed  and  an- 
derllood  in  refped  to  the  univerfe,  arki  m 
relation  coche  difpoficions  of  che  heavena^ 
and  the  motions  of  the  ftars:  Conceroing^ 
which  an  Hypotbtfis  that  is  elab3rately  con« 
trived  is  called  a  fyftem  :  as  the  Ptolemet- 
id,  Copernicany  or  T)fcbonian. 

HY'POTRACHE'UON  [»««t^>«\/«p 
of  UTTO  2nd  'rg^;^£\iov,  Gr.  the  neck])  che 
top  or  neck  of  a  column,  the  moft  flea* 
der  parr  of  it  which  is  next  to  the  capi*. 
lal  i  or  a  little  freeze  in  the  Ttfian  and 
Dorick  capital,  between  the  ailr^al  mad 
the  annulets. 

HYPOTRACHE'LION  [in  ilMt.]  the 
lower  part  of  the  neck. 

HYPOTY'POSIS  [Cirwrtlin^it  of  tftri 
and  Ti/«r^,  Gr-  a  type  or  form}  chia 
figure  is  thus  denominated!  became  ic 
paints  things  and  forma  imagea«  thatftaod. 
inftead  of  the  thinga.  Ic  is  a  kind  of  en* 
thttfiafm,  which  caufes  a  perfon  to  fimcj 
he  fees  things  that  are  ahrent,  and  10 1»» 
prefem  them  io  feafibly  co  the  light  of 
them  that  hear  ir^  thtt  chey  iiMcy  tfisy  fte 


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tbem  roo.  It  is  frequcnrW  ufed  in  dvA- 
macick  poetiy,  and  exprcflcs  a  paflion  ve- 
ry Hre4y,  urheo  the  'bjeck  ot  our  piflion 
is  berore  our  eyet,  and  we  hear  and  fee 
ar  rito'  abfenr  s  as, 
iUm  tf^^i  abfentem  jftuditque  videtque. 

HYPOZO'MA  [  with  Anatomifls  J  a 
membrane  or  skin  thtc  parrs  two  cavicies 
or  tollow  places  in  the  body,  as  that  cal- 
led A^dia^inum  in  the  chtii.    L. 

HYPSIOLOOLO'SSUM  [with  Aaat,'}  a 
pair  or  muides  that  druw  the  cnngue 
downwards  ;   called  alfo  BafUjglo0tm. 

HYPU'LUS  [of  ©iro  and«\i»,  Gr.  a  ci- 
cacrixj  an  ulcer  cbac  larks  under  the  ci- 
catrix  or  fear. 

HYBST  [bypi^,  Sax,]  in  the  names 
oi  places  deooies,  chat  ihey  rook  their 
saoies  troiD  a  wood  or  foreft. 

HYSSO'PUS  {Zff<nn^y  Gr*'^  an   herb. 

HYSSCyPICIC  Art,    a    name    given   to 
dbymiftiyby  Paraceljfiu,  in  allufionto  that 
.  to  the  P/aims,    Purge  me  w'ub  Hyif>p ; 
that  art  purities  medals,  miiieiaiSy 

HYSTE'RICA  [c/V.'c/**^,  Gr.]  meJi- 
^oes  againii  the  dileale  ot   the  womb.  L 

HYSTE'RICA  p^T^o  [with  Pbyfic'ians] 
m  dtlcafieio  women  tailed  fits  of  the  mo- 
clier ;  alio  a  fnfFocatton  of  the  womb. 

HYSTE'RICKS  foV.-etx*\  Gr.]  reme- 
a^ainli  hylterick  affe^Uons. 

HYSTEROLY'THOS  [  of  i/We^  and 
Xa3^,  Gr.J  a  ft  one  fo  called  bec^ufe  of 
Ufe0  refemb!ance  ot  a  woman's  privirics. 

H  YSTEROPOTMOI  [  Cr*  £^tot^o*  , 
g^,  J  inch  as  had  been  thought  dead,  and 
a^er  m  long  abifence  in  foreign  counm'es 
recamed  fa  e  home  ;  or  fuch  as  had  been 
c^oaghc  dead  in  battle,  and  after  unex- 
pcfiedlyeicaped  from  their  enemies  an  J 
s^utrn'd  home.  Thefe  (among  the  Ro- 
tmmmt)  were  not  permit  ted  to  enter  their 
own  houfes  at  the  door,  but  were  re- 
at  a  pafTige  opened  in  the  roof. 

HYSTfiROTOMrA  [«V«fOTc^ict  of  t/r*'- 
^^  «ad  Y%uv»»  Gr.  to  cutj  the  cutting  of  a 
fMi\d.  <nic  of  the  >  womb. 

UYSTBROTOMATOCl'A  [of  J^/a, 
nfdLM  a  cacdof,'  andT^a^,  Gr.  birth]  an 
opcrauoo  more  ufually  called  the  Cdfarimi 
openuoo,  the  £une  u  Hjfierotomid. 


j^  1  #,  Griek,   are  the  niotn  letters  of 

K^r  refpedsve  tlphnbets,  and  ^  Hebrew^ 

if  cbe  taoch  in  order  of  ttiat  alphabet. 

I,  iJie  vowel  it  not  founded  in  farlp* 

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It  vcryofren  ends  foreign  words,  it  ncref 
ends  Engl'ijh  ones:  Before  r,  it  has  the 
Joiind  ot  Ut  as  bird^  third ^  firji^  fe-c. 

JACK,  isa« 
engine  much 
ufedabr)ur^tfnr 
or  m^rr^ri,  and 
is  always  car- 
riel  along 
with  the  Artil- 
lery^ for  rai- 
finp  up  the 
Axle-tree f  if  a 
wheel  chance 
to  be  broke  i 
ic  is  likfewife 
ufed  for  ira- 
verfing  large 
mart  an  y  fuch 
ss  thofe  of  1 8 
inches  diame- 
ter, which 
aie  upon  Xoy 
Dutch  carriages,  and  for  elevating  them  j 
tor  traverfing  the  fea  mortars^  and  many 
other  ufcs,  too  tedious  to  be  named: 
With  this  engine  one  man  is  able  to  raife 
m^re  than  fix  could  do  without  ic.  See 
the  figure. 

Jack,  a  fort  of  coat  of  mail,  anciently 
worn  by  horfemen  in  the  wars,  not  macie 
of  folid  iron,  but  of  many  plates  of  iron 
faftened  together!  thefe  jacks  fome  fort  of 
tenants,  who  held  lands,  were  obliged  to 
provide  upon  any  iovafion  made  upon 
the  country. 

JACK  in  a  Lantbom,  a  certain  me- 
reor,  or  clammy  vapour  in  the  air,  which 
reflets  light  into  dark,  commonly  haunt* 
ing  churchyards,  fens,  marOies  and  pri- 
vies, as  fteaming  out  of  a  fat  foil,  and 
there  hovering  about  where  there  is  a 
continual  flux  of  air;  It  appears  like  a 
candle  and  lanthom,  and  fomeiimes  leads 
travellers  out  of  their  way. 

JACK  Ftf/i,  a  device  uled  by  barbers  to 
heat  water,  tire. 

JA'CKAL,  a  wild  beaft  about  the  big. 
nefsof  a  fpauiel-dog,  with  black  (bagged 
httir,  who  in  the  evening  hunu  forprej^ 
for  the  lion,  and  follows  it  with  open 
cry;  ro  whom  the  lion  11  ftens,  and  follows 
to  fei'ie  it :  For  the  Jackal  will  not  eat  of 
it  till  the  lion  is  faii'sfie  j,  and  afterwards 
feeds  on  what  be  leaves. 

J  A'CKET  [jacquetti,  F.]  a  fliort  coat 
anciently  worn  by  horfemen,  over  their 
armour  and  cuiraflbt ;  it  wat  made  of 
corton  or  filk  Uitch'd  between  two  light 
fhif^,  and  fometfmes  of  cloth  of  gold. 

JAC06^/A  [with  Botanijfs}   the  herb 
St.  jMUt-wort^  or  it^'T09rt, 
JA'CO^IN^  Cfo  called,    bc^aufe  their. 
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prtnciptt  conyenc  ftands  near  cHe  gate  of 
St.  Jam^t  in  the  city  of  Tarii  in  Prance] 
monks  and  nunsol  the  order  ot  %\.  Donu- 

JA'COBITISH  [of  Jacohii,  James'] 
inclined  ro  principles  of  Jacobites^  or  ac- 
iftchH  ro  theimerrft  of  kin^  Jamei  II. 

jACtl'VUS  [in  Law}  tbac  lofcs  by  de- 
fa-ilr.    L. 

JA'DISH  [of  Jfaab,  Sax.  a  goad  or 
fpufi  ^«  d.  one  that  will  nor  go  without 
the  fpurj  laxyi  ape  to  be  cireJ  (fpoken  Oi 
«  horfe). 

JADB,  a  grcenifli  ftone,  bordering  on 
the  colour  ot  olive,  efteemed  lor  iish^rd- 
nefs,  and  virtues,  by  the  Turkt  and  Poles, 
who  adorn  their  fin^  fabres  with  it ;  ;«nd 
it  laid  CO  be  a  prefervative  agaioft  the 
oephritick  coltrk. 

JA'GGED  :  hyen,  nut.  to  fa  v]  rag- 
ged or  notched  like  ihs  teeth  of  a  faw 

jML'Bird,  aprifoner.    SetGodt. 

Magijiery  of  iA'lAPf    a  dJflToiuiion  of 
tbe  oiiy  and  refiiious  parrs  or  jalap,  made 
in  rpirit  of  wine,  and  pr  edpiisted  in  com 
mon  warer. 

JAMA'ICA  iTood,  a  fore  of  fpeckled 
wood,  of  which  cabtners,  ^e,  are  mtde. 

JA'MBE  [according  to  the  Poets')  the 
^ughier  of  F4iiand  Echo,  who,  to  divert 
ihe  goddefs  Ceres  from  her  melancholy, 
would  tell  her  pleafant  ftories,  and  make 
lier  laugh  by  jefts  and  fancies  that  fhe 
would  put  roto  lamB'ick  ver fe  }  and  from 
lier  thic  fort  of  metre,  which  was  be- 
fore unknown,  took  iia  name. 

jA'MBIfiR,  an  arnvMir  for  the  leg,  a 
^rave  or  leg- pi  ere.    F. 

IVMBICK  Verfe,  h  fo  called  of  the 
Mtmffick  feet,  of  which  it  chiefly  eonfifts, 
which  are  one  Ihort  and  one  long  fy liable, 
^  meat.  It  is  the  molt  various  ot  all  other 
forts  of  verfc,  being  of  three  forrs ;  Dia^ 
meter i  Trimeter ^  er  Senarie :  The  lalfc  of 
which  IS  moft  in  ofe  |  this  confifts  chiefly 
in  lambick  feet;  bat  has  now  and  then  a 
^padee^nATrocbeei  u  fuss  iff  ipfa  Roma 
mripus  rwt, 

JAMBS     \[  jambs,  R  ]  the  fide  pofls 

JAUMBS  f  ofa  door. 

Sr.JAMEs-vorr,  an  herb. 

St,  JAMES'S  Crofs  [in  Heraldry]  Is  one 
whole  head  or  top  terminates 
in  the  form  ofa  heart,  and 
the  two  arms  bearing  fome 
refemWance  to  the  Crofs  Pa- 
toncey  (o  called,  becaufe 
worn  by  the  Spat^fh  knights  of  Smti^e 
or  St.  James,    See  the  figure. 

JA'MOGLAW,  a  certain  officer  among 
rbe  Turks. 

JA'NIZART  riD  tbe  court  of  Chancery 
ai  RQm2  an  o&«c«f  tin  liM  Imthlo 


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that  court,  of  which  them  are  feveral 
who  are  revifors  and  cerre^rs  of  thd 
pope's  bul's. 

jA'NtJAKY  [is  fuppofed  to  take  its 
name  ot  Joniu,  an  ancient  king  of  itaiy, 
whom  they  ellaUiihed  to  bear  rule  at 
ali  beginnings!  And  by  others,  of  >BiNtf , 
I.  a  gate,  it  being,  as  it  were,  the  en^ 
trance  to  tbe  relt  of  the  moorbs]  Jamutry 
rhe  firft  month  in  tbe  year,  is  reprelented 
in  painting  all  in  white,  like  fnow  or 
hoar.froft,  blowing  his  fingers;  holding 
in  tbe  left  arm  a  billet,  and  Aqmtriui 
ftandtiig  by  his  fide.  At  this  time  cakes  of 
new  meal  and  fait  were  offered  to  Janus ^ 
together  with  new  wine  and  franktnceafe. 

Then  all  tradefmen  and  artifts  begaa 
I  heir  works,  and  tbe  Roman  confuls  ap* 
pointed  for  the  year  enfuing,  entered  fb* 
iemnly  upon  their  office.  The  RamanM 
took  cate  that  at  that  time  all  quart ela 
Ihould  be  laid  afide,  that  new-years  gifts, 
the  tokens  of  friendlbtp  flioold  pafs  be- 
tween then,  and  that  the  day  Iboald  coa* 
dude  with  mirth  and  diverfion. 

J A'NUS  \  is  fuT»po(ed  by  fome  to  be  fb 
called  of  pi,  H^h*  wine,  of  which  he  it 
faid  to  'have  been  the  firft  inventor  \ 
others  derive  the  name  of  \am»a,  L.  a 
gare,  ^.  the  gate  of  the  world,  of  bea- 
ven,  or  of  months]  the  moft  ancient  king 
of  Itaif  among  rhe  Aborigines ^  about  th« 
year  of  the  world  2619,  and  1319  before 
rhe  birth  ol  Chrift^  who  entertained  Saturn 
when  he  was  bani(bed  bv  hisfon  Jupiter. 
It  is  related  of  him,  that  lie  was  tbe  wifeft 
of  all  klngs>  and  knew  things  paft  and 
ro  come;  and  therefore  they  pi&ured  him 
with  two  faces,  and  deified  him  after  hit 
deaths  and  Numa  built  him  a  temple, 
which  was  kept  Ibut  in  a  time  of  paace, 
and  open  in  time  of  war.  Some  are  of 
the  opinion,  that  Jamu  was  the  fame  ea 
Omes,  or  Nbab,  or  Japbeti  and  thence 
faid  to  have  two  faces,  the  one  looking 
backwards  and  the  other  forwards,  i.  e. 
the  one  on  tbe  world  before  tbe  flood, 
and  the  other  on  the  world  after  the 
flood ;  and  he  is  faid  to  have  come  into  Ita- 
ly  in  the  golden  age  of  the  worU  (when 
there  was  no  gold  coined  when  men  were 
juft)  and  to  have  taught  men  to  plaoc 
vines,  IsTf .  to  offer  (acrifice,  and  to  live 
temperately. 

Janus  is  defcrtbedl  with  two  laces,  ei- 
ther as  refpe£bing  the  evening  and  the 
morning,  or  rathgr  in  regard  of  his  finau* 
lar  prudence  which  it  a  virtue  commang 
in  the  remembrance  of  tbinga  paft,  aad 
a  forefight  of  tbinga  to  come  s  be  has  i^ 
altars  beneath  hia  leer,  and  hoida  e  key  ia 
his  right  band,  and  a  iisepcer  in  hit  lefft  1 
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Open  the  world  by  the  light  he  gives,  anj 
fiiur  ic  Dp  agaio  by  wuhdrauing  the 
f^tne  llf>ht  from  us,  and  the  fcepier  de- 
Doces  the  domiston  he  hat  over  ir.  Some- 
times he  was  reprefemed  with  four  races, 
either  ia  regard  of  the  foi>r  feafons  of  the 
ye^r^  or  Che  four  quarters  of  the  world. 

He  was  efteexned  the  god  of  peace  >  :ho' 
he  was  never  called  upon  but  in  times  of 
^^ar.  His  temple  was  fliuc  in  the  time  ot 
pca^e^  but  ftooJ  open  in  a  time  of  war. 

JA'PONNE'SH  Language^  the  language 
oi  yaptm  fsfaid  to  be  very  curiojs,  they 
havii^  feveral  words  to  cxprefsonc  thing, 
ibme  in  honour,  others  in  derifion  ;  fome 
for  cbeprince,  others  for  the  peoples  ts 
mifb  for  the  quality,  age  and  fex  of  the 
Ipeiker  and  perfon  fpoken  to. 

JA'RDBES  1  £  with  Harfemenl  are 
^  JA'RDONS  f  callous  and  hard  Twcl- 
KnSA  in  the  hinder  legs  of  an  horfe, 
fiMted  00  (be  outfide  of  the  hough,  as  the 
fpavin  is  on  the  tnHde. 

A  JARR  [of  jarrdy  Span."]  an  earthen 
TelTcI,  well  known  of  oil,  it  contains 
£rofn  x8  to  36  gallons. 

JARRE'TIBR  [with  Horfemen]  a  horfe, 
whole  houghs  are  coo  clofe  together, 
now  by  the  Frtncb  called  croucbu,  i.  e. 
crooked.    0.  f, 

JA'RRING  [probably  either  of  garri- 
au^  L.  prating  as  iHnfhem  fuppofes,  or  of 
gmrr€yani^  F.  brawling  according  to 
^imKer]  difagreement  between  pcribns, 
niling  out,  quarrelling. 

JASLO'NE  iBotmi}  an  herb,  a  fort  of 
Wich-wind. 

lATRALI'PTICK,  that  part  of  phyfick 
that  cures  byfridion,  the  applicatioo  of 
foofiencations  and  pUllers. 

lATROCHY'MIST  llatrocbymcm  X. 
oii^^fct  a  pb^ficiao,  and  X^l^^  chy- 
BiiftryJ  a  chymical  phyfician,  or  one  who 
i^es  or  preTcribes chiefly  chymical  prepara- 


lAnrROMAtHBMATI'CIAN  [of  I'x. 
*rf»t  a  pbyjiciao,  arid  fAtL^nfjuLtiMS^  Gr.  a 
mathematidao]  a  phyfician,  who  confiders 
diiea&a,  and  their  caufes  mathematically, 
•ad  prefcribes  according  to  machemacical 
proportions. 

j  A'VARIS»  a  fort  of  Twine  in  America^ 
Chat  has  iu  navel  00  cbe  back,  difficult  to 
be  takesy  becaufe  ic  b  fcarcely  to  be 
died  in  nmniogv  and  fo  furious,  thac  ic 
fends  every  thiqg  co  pieces  with  its 
loftes. 

JAUMBS  [MM^it  1^-]  the  lide-pofts  of 
■  door. 

JAU'NTINBSS  [of  an  tincercaio  deriva- 
tioni  nnkft  oiymcer}  waatoaaefs,  boide- 
fiin«,  ramping  humour. 

JAWLAPS,  cht  red  •kioi  under  the 
cock's  jawi» 


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JA'ZELy  a  precious  ftone  of  an  attire  df 
blue  -olo'ir. 

rBERlS  I  [with  Bota  ifls']  a  fort  df 

IBbRUS  J    water- crcfTes.    X. 

IBIBd'CA,  a  kind  of  ferpenc  in  Br/^^ 
whofe  bite,  tho*  venomous^  does  not  pre- 
fe.uly  prey  upon  the  vitals,  but  proceed^ 
byde{.reesi  the  principal  remedy  for  tba 
cure  is  a  plaiiiei  made  of  the  ferpem's 
head. 

IBI'SCUS  fwich  BotaniJl$'\  the  herb 
marftj-mailows.    X. 

ICA'DES  [of  Ji*ftV,  of  ?i«fl#i  twenty,' 
Gr.j  an  sndenc  teilival,  celebrated  monthly 
on  the  twen  icth  day  (he  having  been 
born  on  the  twentieth)  by  the  Epicureat 
philofophers,  in  memory  of  their  mailer 
Epicurus  They  bore  his  images  about  cha 
houfes  in  (late,  and  made  facrifices. 

I'CARUS,  thefonof  Vddalus^  who  (acJ[ 
cording  to  the  poets)  with  his  father  Bying 
from  Otta,  thro*  youthful  wiUulnefs  de- 
fpHed  his  father's  counfel,  and  flew  higher 
than  he  (hould,  and  fo'melred  the  wax. 
which  held  his  winged  leathers  together^ 
and  fell  into  the  fea  and  was  drowned. 

ICE  rjit,  D/ou  If.  Sax.'}  water  con- 
gealed iuto  a  glalTy  fubftance  by  a  cold  air 
or  freez-ing  wind.  It  is  the  common  opi- 
nion of  Dhilofophcrs,  that  ice  is  madeb^ 
certain  fpiritsof  nitre,  which  in  the  win- 
ter mix  with  the  parts  of  the  Water,  and 
being  of  themfelves  improper  for  motionj 
becaufe  of  their  figure  and  inflexibility, 
infeeble  and  deftroy  gradually  that  of  ch« 
parts  to  which  they  are  joined. 

ICH  Dien  [ic^  and  Qeilllttlt.  TiUt.  to 
fcTVc']  a  motto  which  Kdmard  the  black 
prince  took  for  bis,  and  ever  (inco  ha« 
been  the  motto  of  the  arms  of  the  princ^ 
of  ff^aUi,  The  prince  obferv'd  ic  on  cbd 
(bield  of  ^obn  king  of  Bohemias  who 
ferved  in  the  Flrencb  wars,  ac  che  battle  o£ 
Crejfi,  where  he  waa  kiU'd^  and  chereibr« 
cook  ic  as  his  motto.  In  token  of  fub;edi->* 
on  to  his  father,  under  whom  he  ferved  ia 
chat  war  againft  Prance* 

ICHNEU'MON  lix*i"l^»*  of  ^^  iXr 
fio9tr,Gr.  invefligating,  becaufe  it  iearch- 
es  after  the  eggs  of  cbe  crocodile]  an  Egyp^ 
tian  rat,  an  animal  about  che  bi^oefs  of^a 
cat,  a  bitter  enemy  to  the  crocodile,  whoftt 
eggs  it  breaks,  and  fometimes  kills  thern^ 
by  dealing  unawares  into  their  mom  ha 
when  they  gape,  and  eacing  out  their, 
bowels. 

The  ICHNBUlilON  IBerogJ^heaUyJ 
wasufed  co  reprefent  faiety  and  preferva- 
tion. 

iCHNOGRATPHICAt  f  of  t/«9?o>^« 
ft  oc,  tia»r  and  >^tfi«dr,  Gr.]  defcribiog 
by  images,  piftures,  ^.  hicroglyphical. 


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ICHNO'ORAPHY  [wiih  ArcbiteBs'} 
is  t  plane  or  platform  o£  an  edifice,  or  che 
groun<lpploc  of  an  houfe  or  building,  deli- 
neated upon  paper,  defer ibing  the  forms 
of  che  fereraJ  apartments,  windows, 
chimneys,  ^c,   the  fame  that  is  caird  a 

Slan  I  lo  that  the  ichno|raphy  of  a  church 
i  the  mark  left  by  it,  if  it  wererazM  ;  or 
the  firfl  appearance  of  it  in  building,  when 
the  foundation  of  it  is  ready  to  appear  a- 
bove  the  ground. 

rCHOGLANS,  the  grand  &gmor\  pages 
or  white  eunuchs,  who  ferve  in  the  Se- 
raglio.  They  aie  chriftians  children,  and 
brought  up  in  a  difcipline  fo  fevere,  as  is 
fcarce  credible. 

ICHOROI'DES  [of  ixfih  Or.  and  I/- 
iQ'  form] 

ICHOROI'DES  [with  Ptyficiansi  a 
moiflure  like  corruption.    6r. 

ICHTHYO'LOGIST  [ix^e/oXo>ef,  Gr.2 
a  writer  or  deicriber  of  6(kcs. 

I'CHTHYOMANCY  [  ix^t/o/xarTe/*, 
GrJ]  divination  by  the  entrails  of  fiftcs, 
for  which  Ttrsfias  is  faid  to  have  been  fa- 
mous. 

iCHTHYCyPHAGIST  [  i^^m^y^^ 
Gr.J  a  fiOi-eater. 

rCINESS  [of  3|i|f,  Dan,  ly.  Sax]  icy 
aatnre  or  qualities,  alfo  plenty  or  abun> 
dance  of  ice. 

ICONOGRAPHI'A  [ofliji»yanimaRe, 
and  yffk'p;  Or*  to  defcribe]  a  defcription 
of  images  or  ancient  ftatues  of  marble  and 
copper,  of  bulis  and  femibufts,  of  Fena- 
ies,  paintings  in  frefco,  Mofaick  work ; 
god  ancient  pieces  of  mignature. 

ICONOXATER  [of  tiic«iVaod  Vit^iv'*, 
Cr,  CO  worfhip]  a  worfliipper  of  images. 

ICONO'LOGY  [of  htuif  and  hiyQ*, 
Gr.j  interptetation  of  anticoc  images,  mo- 
numents, and  emblems. 

ICOSAE'DRON  1  [tiMw^i/g^f  of  Ii- 

ICOSlHE'DRONf  xer<  cwenty.  and 
9<re^>  Qr.^  is  a  regular  body,  confiding  of 
twenty  triangular  pyramids,  the  verrexes 
of  which  meet  in  the  cen:er  of  a  fphere, 
fuppofcd  CO  cfroimfcribe  ic,  and  have  their 
height  and  bafes  equal.  This  fifiure,  drawn 
on  a  paftboard,  cut  half  chr<y;  and  then 
folded  up,  will  reprefent  an  icofihedroo, 
as  in  che  following  figure. 


ICTB'RIAS  [of  Urtf^*^  Gr*!  a  pre- 
vious ftone,  good  for  che  yellow  jaundice.- 

iCTE'RICALNSfiS  (of  ifimtf,  L.  2»- 
'I't^f  Or.  the  jaundicej  a  beti^  troubled 
vick  (he  d&ftaft  caUfcithc  jaiiQ4fcet 


ID 

ICTEHUS  Mut  \witb  rkjficfam]  the 
green-ficknefs,  a  diieafe  in  young  vir- 
gins, which  feems  to  be  a  kind  of  phleg- 
roatick  dropfy,  proceeding  from  a  ftoppage 
of  the  courfes,  want  of  fermentation  in  the 
blood,  Jgrc. 

I'CTUS,  aftroke  or  blow  ;  alfo  a  bitiog 
or  flinging  ;  alfo  a  blaft  or  puC    L. 

ID/EI  DACTYLI,  were  the  ancient  in- 
habitants of  CVef^,  and  had  their  original 
from  mount  Ida  in  fbrygia^  and  were  cal- 
led DaSyli,  from  their  being  ten  in  num- 
ber, according  co  that  of  the  fingers.  They 
carried  their  rites  and  myfleries  into  Anno- 
tbraclay  and  being  believed  to  have  found 
out  the  ufe  of  fire,  to  have  difcovered  the 
nature  and  ufe  of  brafi(,  iron  and  other 
metals,  and  to  have  invented  many  other 
things  of  great  ufe  and  advantage  to  man* 
l^iod,  and  therefore  were  reputed  as  gods 
or  daemons. 

I'CY  [of  Ijric]5,  Jitc]  having  or  a- 
bounding  in  ice. 

TDEA,  tbe  goddefs.    SetVtfia. 

I'DBA  I'UU  of  «Zr©-  form,  or  of 
iUat  to  fee»  Gr.'i  the  form  or  retvefcnta- 
tion  of  any  fenfible  objed,  tranfmitted  into 
the  brain,  thro'  the  organs  of  fight,  or  the 
eye  s  but  in  a  more  general  feofe,  it  is  ta- 
ken for  the  immediate  objed  of  underftan- 
ding,  whatever  it  be;  or,  as  others  define 
it,  thus :  Idea  is  whatever  the  mind  per* 
ceives  in  it  felf,  or  (lands  there  for  ihe  im- 
mediate obje£k  of  any  phantafm,  notion^ 
fpectes,  thought,  or  underftanding :  Ideas 
are  tiihtrfimple  or  complex. 

IDEA  [wiA  Logicians}  is  noc  to  be  an- 
derftood  only  of  ihofe  images  that  are  pain* 
ted  by  the  fancy  s  but  all  that  is  within  oar 
under  ft  andin^,  when  we  can  truly  fay  we 
conceive  a  thing,  after  what  manner  foever 
we  conceive  it. 

Smple  IDEAS,  are  chofe  Ideas  that  come 
into  oiur  mind  by  Senfitionj  as  Coioitri  by 
ihe  Ejfe,  Sounds  by  the  Ear^  Heat,  Cold  and 
Solidity  by  the  Touch,  which  come  into  the 
mind  by  only  one  feafe  \  alfo  Space ^  £x- 
ten/ioR,  figure^  RtfiiLnd  MoticUf  which  we 
gain  by  more  thah  one  fenfe  i  alfo ^  FIftf- 
fure.  Fain,  Temer^  Exigence  Vmt$  and 
Succeffifm,  which  cowvey  tbemfelves  inio 
the  mind  by  all  the  wops  of/enfSuion, 

Complex  IDEAS,or  compounded  ideas,and 
are  founded  by  the  power  which  the  miod 
hach  of  comparing,  fefarating  or  extroB* 
it^  its  fimpie  ideas,  which  come  into  ic  by 
Mittian  and  refieSiom, 

IDE'NTICALLY  [of  identique^  F.] 
by,  or  according  to  the  fame. 

IDE'NTICALNESS  [of  identitas,  r.  of 
idem  the  famej  the  &meneis  of  a  thing  in 
nature  or  properties  i  tbe  beii^  cbe  very 
fame  thing* 

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IDE'NTITY  lidentitas^  1.]  is  defined 
bj  Mctaphjficiansf  to  be  the  a^reeineoc  ot 
two  or  more  things  in  another. 

IDEOT.    See  Idioi. 

IDES  £ro  called  or  Jduo,  in  the  old  Tuf- 
caa  language,  to  divide,  becaufe  they  di- 
▼uied  che  months  as  it  were  into  two 
pares  J  were  the  days  of  the  month  among 
ihe  RotfutLSt  after  the  Nones  were  out,  and 
they  commonty  fell  out  on  the  x  3rh  of  all 
the  moQihs  except  Mfarcb,  May^  Jul^  and 
OSobtrTi  in  which  chey  fell  on  the  1 5th,  be- 
caufe in  chofe  months  the  Nooes  were  on 
the  7ch. 

IDf  OS  [of  mount  lda\  a  fumame  of 
Jupiter, 

IDIOCKA^CAL,  of,  or  pertaining  to 
Jdiocraff, 

IDIO'CRASY  [of  'J^t^xfAo-U  of  Uicc 
the  proper,  and  ;tf^Vic  temperature,  Gr.'] 
the  proper  temperament  or  difpofiiion  ot  a 
thing  or  body. 

IDIOMATICAL,  according  to  the  Jd't- 
ent,  i.  e-  the  peculiar  phrafe  or  manner  of 
espreffion  in  the  language,  or  the  pro- 
priety  of  fpeech, 

IDIOMATICALLY,  by  the  Idiom,  or 
after  the  manner  of  Idiom, 

IDIOPATHIC  1  of  or  pertaining 

IDIOPATHBTlCALf  to  Idiopatbf. 
^  IDIOSYNCRATICAL,  of  or  pertain- 
iog  to  Uirfyncrafy, 

IDIOTa  injmrenda,  ^,  a  writ  iflued 
oa:  to  the  efcheator  or  (heriffof  any  county 
where  the  king  has  notice  that  there  is  an 
idiot  naturally  born,  fo  weak  of  under- 
vaading  tba;  he  cannot  manage  hisinheri* 
taoce  or  eflate}  to  examine  the  party, 
and  to  certify  themarrer  into  chancery. 

I'DIOTISM  [i/imhtrjuity  Gr]  the  con- 
dition of  an  idiot  i  .natural  toUy  or  fim- 
pUcicy. 

IDLENESS  ribelneyye,  Sax.^  laii- 
iiefs,  floihtulneis. 

ia)LY  [Itoelich^,  Sax.2  after  a  lazy, 
flothfal  manner. 

^  I'DOL  ['Ei/fliXw,  Gr.]  fonie  define  an 
idol  to  be  not  an  image  of  a  real  thing  s 
but  of  fomething  that  is  falfe  and  imagi- 
nary, thatisadoredorworfbipped}  fuch  as 
that  of  a  fphinx,  a  dragon*  a  griiHo,  a 
£icyr,  a  chimera,  ]^.  and  they  urge  this 
pf  St.  raid  for  ir,  ^  idoliswtbing. 

IDOLATRESS,   a  female  image-wor- 

iDoaATRlZlNG  [of  »Ei/«X9X«7/»i*, 
of  li/tXA  idols,  and  KxIfiitHf  to  worfliip, 
Gr.l  committing  idolatry,  woilbrpping  of 

IDO'LATROUSLY,  after  an  idolatrous 
SBtnner. 

lDOLOTHY'SY£iMf^W«,  Gr.]  a  &- 
filficing  to  idoli. 


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IDOLS  of  the  ancients,  were  at  firft  no^ 
thing  but  a  rude  fiock  or  ftone,  and  fuch 
a  one  as  was  that  ot  /wio  Samia^  which 
afterwards,  in  the  magiftracy  ot  J^octes, 
was  turned  into  a  ftatue.  Paufamas  re- 
lates, th^t  in  jicbaia  there  were  kept  very 
religioufly  33  fquare  ftones,  on  which 
were  engraven  the  names  oi  many  gods. 
And  in  another  place  he  tells  us  of  a  very 
ancient  ftatue  of  Venus  at  Deios,  which 
icftead  of  leet  had  only  a  fquare  flone. 
And  fome  imagine  the  foundation  of  ado- 
ration being  paid  to  ftones,  was  from  the 
ftone  that  Saturn  is  fabled  to  have  fwal- 
lowcd. 

One  thing  is  remarkable  in  the  ftooes, 
as  particularly  in  the  fquare  ftone  that 
reprefenied  the  god  Mars  at  Fetra  in  Ara^ 
Bia,  that  their  colour  was  commonly  black, 
by  which  it  Ibould  feem,  that  that  colour 
in  thofe  times  was  thought  mod  folemn, 
and  becoming  things  defeated  to  facred 
ufes: 

They  were  called  in  Greek  B«ir&'x#«, 
which  feems  to  be  derived  «from  the  TbcB' 
nician  language,  wherein  vKHlIl  B^- 
/i^fifignifiesthe  houfe  of  God  s  and  thence 
fome  think  that  their  true  original  is  to  bo 
derived  from  the  pillar  of  ftone  that  the 

patriarch  Jacob ereStedzt  Betbel, 

IDO'NBOUSNESS  [of  idoneus,  JL.  and 
"</*,  Ei^'2  ficne^s,  meetnefs. 
A  JE  n«  /cap  quoi,  an   I  know   not 

what.    F. 
IDY'LLION  t'Bi/«*'\Xi8»  of  li/®-  d-^ 

gore  Or  reprefentation,  Gf'"]  a  little  gay 

poem,  containing  a  deicription  er  narraci^   • 

on  of^fome  agreeable  adventure.  ' 

JEA'LOUSLY   lavecialoufie,  F.]  with 

jealoufy. 
JEATOUSNESS  [jaot^et  F.zehpia^ 

L.  of  ^MXoTi/^ria,  Gr,]  fufpicion,  mittruftg 

JECORAHIA  [in  Botany]  liver-worr, 
or  wood- row,  or  4grmon}f  as  fom« 
take  it. 

JECTIGATION  [with  Tbjficians]  s 
trembling  or  palpitation  Mtin  the  pulfe  of 
a  iick  perfon,  which  indicates  that  tb« 
brain,  which  is  the  origin  of  the  nerves, 
is  attacked  and  threatned  with  convulfi- 
ons. 

JBCU'R,  the  liver.  X. 
ECUH  uterinum  [  with  AnOtmmfis']  c 
part  which  in  colour  and  fubftancefome- 
what  refembles  the  liver,  its  flelh  is  fofie 
and  full  of  glandules  and  keiiiels,  haying 
many  fibres,  or  fmall  veftels.  Its  ufe  is  to 
convey  nonrifhment  to  the  child  in  th« 
womb,  and  is  taken  out  after  the  birth  %  u 
is  alfo  called  Thcenta  Vterina, 

JEE'RCT,  a  fort  of  runolog  bafe  od 

horfeback  i  the  comibatanct  darting  lancef 

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«M  tt  soother  s  ^  exercife  among  the 

Turis. 

'  JE^UNENESS   [of  jejuniu,  1.  and  nefsy 

or  jijimitas,  L.j  baricaneisi  cmpcioefs  ot 

^ile,  dryneft. 

{ENNETS.    See  Gennets- 
EO'FAIL   [in  Com   law]  i$  when  a 
caufe  or  iiTue  is  fo  badly  pleaded  or  joined, 
chat  ic  would  be  error  it  cbey  did  pro- 
ceed* 

JBO'PARDED  [prob  of  the  French 
words,  fai  perdu,  F.  i  e-  I  have  loftj 
brought  intodftnger,  baiard,  }gc» 

JEO'PARDOUS,  hararc'ous. 
E'OPARDOUSNESS,  hanrdoufners. 
lE'ROMANCy  I'li^/twyTw'*,  Gr.'i  di- 
vination by  Sacrifices  >  it  made  conjectures 
Irom  the  external  parts  and  motions  of  rhe 
viftim,  then  horn  its  entrails,  the  flame 
in  which  it  was  confumed,  from  the  cakes 
and  flower,  from  the  wind  and  waieri  and 
feveral  other  things. 

lEROSCO'PlSTS  [  'Up^rMoxu  Gr.  ] 
perfons,  who  when  they  efcap'd  jny  thi..^ 
in  the)^viAim  (at  offering  fi(.ri£ce)  that 
feemed  to  portend  any  msloriuno  to  them 
felves  or  their  counrry,  and  to  pray  that 
it  might  be  turned  on  the  vl&Im's  own 
kead, 

*  JE'5DEGERDICK  Epocha  [with  Cbro. 
voiogert]  a  Perfi4m  eporha,  which  takes 
Its  date  from  the  coronation  of  Je/degerdis, 
the  laft  king  of  Perfia ;  or  rather  from  iis 
being  conquered  by  rhe  Ottoman  Saracenj, 
'    J6th,  Ai,  Cbr,  6^%. 


'  JE'SSAMIN  [in  Bera!drf\  by  thofe  thki 
blazon  b^  flo^vers  inftead  of  metals  and 
colours,  IS  ufed  for  Argtntf  on  account  of 


;he  whiicners  of  the  flowers, 

JESSANT  [in  Heraldry^  fig- 
I  nifies  fliootiog  forth  as  vc^e 
I  ubies  do.  and  frequently  oc- 
wmm,  I  curt  in  fiamer-de-iuses,  as  in 
^?L>  the  efcutcheon;  a  leopard's 
^  ntf  Fiwer  deduce.  Or, 
^  Jp's§ES[with  Falconers]  leather  ftraps 
laftoed  to  a  hawk's  le^s^  and  fo  to  the 
ranrels. 

Jfi'STpR  [prob.^  of  fd^iculator^  t,  a 
iDimick,  for  in  ancient  times  the  mimicks 
ufed  geiliculations  or  geftures  in  breaking 
their  jefts  on  the  company]  a  witty  jocofe 
berfon^  formerly  kept  by  princes,  J^.  to 
break  j^fts  for  their  direriion. 
^  JESUl'TICALLY  [ot  de  jefuite,  F.  a 
ireligious  order,  fo  denominated  from  ^e- 
fusj  siher  the  maiuier  of  jefuitsi  equivo- 
catingly. 

''  JE'SUITS  powder t  the  drug  g^n^uina 
or  Cortex  Peruviana. 

'  JE'SUS  ['Iv»r»  Gr.l  fome  havefubtili- 
^  upon  the  number  oT  the  Greek  letters, 
^Uc^  b«i0g  applied  cogethi^r  make 


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I*  e.  8  unites,  8  eights,  and  8  hnndre^s^' 
^and  apply  them  to  certain  predl&ions  of  the 
CumAon  Syhil. 

JET     Sec  Jeat, 

JE'TTYt  of  OS  like  jet,  of  the  colour 
ofjer. 

JEWEL  office^  an  office  where  care  fa 
taken  of  lafli.onin^  and  weighing  the  king's 
p  ate,  and  deliTcring  ic  out  by  fuch  war. 
rants  as  the  mailers  receive  from  the  lord 
chamberlain. 

JE'WISH,  pertaining  to  the  Jews* 

IGNA'VUS,  a  wild  beaft,  called  the 
fluggard.     I. 

IQWCmOViS  I'tgnigena^  JL]  ingeo* 
dred  in  or  by  fire 

IGNI'POTENCB  [  of  igmpotens,  L.  J 
efficacy,  pievalency  againft,  or  power  o> 
ver  fire. 

IGNI'yOMOUSNESS  [  of  igniiomut, 
1.  ami  nf/i,  Eng  ]  fire-vomiting  quality^ 
fijch  aVthat  of  Vidcano  t  or  burning  motu- 
tains.  \ 

IGNlS>fije.     1. 

IGNO'BLENHSS  [ignoBititas,  l.]bar©- 
r.efs  or  meannefs  ot  birth. 

IGNOMI'NIOUSNESS  [  of  ignominia^ 
L,  ignominiey  F.  urdnefi,  Eng.']  difgiace- 
Tuhicfs,  ihametulnefs,  dUhouourableoefs, 
reproachiulnefs. 

IGNORA'MUS,  an  ignorant  or  ftlly 
fellow. 

An  r'GNORANT  fellow  [  Hierogljpbi' 
cally]  fuch  an  one  as  was  unacquainted 
wich  the  wr-rld,  was  painted  with  an  aisTs 
heid  and   h^i  ears. 

rGNORANTNESS  [Ignorm^a^  L.  ig- 
norance, F.J  unknowlognefs,  uoskillulnetfy 
ignorance. 

IGNO'SCIBLENESS  [odgnofcibilis^J 
ficnefs  to  be  pardoned  or  forgiven. 

I.  H*  S.  are  a  contraction  of  the  words^ 
fomecimes  us*d  for  Jfefiu  bomhum  fanSif* 
fimus^  i.e.  Jeftis  the  moft  holy  of  men. 
^  JI'LTING,  deceiving,  tricking,  cheat* 
ingi  isfC.  ufed  by  ftrumpets  and  lewd  wo* 
men,  ei'pecially  in  rhe  point  of  amours. 

ILE  ['Fixtsr,  Gr.]  in  Anatony  the  ct- 
vity  Or  hollowncfs  from  the  cheft  to  the 
thigh  bones }  the  flank  that  contains  the 
fmall  put,  J^c. 

ILET  lljlette^  R]  a  Kttle  ifland. 

I'LET-Hofcj.    See  Oy/rt. 

I'LIA  [with  AMtom^fii]  the  flanks,  the 
fide  parrs  ot  tiie  lower  belly  between  the 
Uft  rib  and  the  privities,  the  fmall  guts.  X* 

IfLEX  [witbBotamfis]^^  holm-oak.  £• 

I'LIA  [  I\i«,  Gr.^  the  daughter  of  ^ft^. 
mitor  king  of  the  AlBanes,  who  beio^  i 
vefial  virgin  (ss  it  isfaid)  was  gotten  with 
child'  by  Mars  on  the  bank  o?  the  river 
Tihr,  and  brought  forth  two  twins,  J{omi^- 
/<M  and  Sjeimu,  iot  which  h^  ibe  «^as  Tt^c 
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alive  in  tVie  ground,  and  her  children  ex- 
poled  h%rd  by  the  iame  river  s  but  being 
found  by  Foiiftulust  the  kiog's  (bepherd, 
ike  brou^hi  them  up. 

II.VACK pjffion  [with  Pt^cians']  • 
painfol  wring  ng  or  cv^iitiAg  ot  che  guts,, 
wrhen  they  areftopped  up,  or  tuil  of  wind, 
or  troubled  with  ihirp  humours,  or  when 
the  upper  part  of  any  encrail  finks  or  tails 
inco^  cbc  lower,  the  fame  that  is  called 
Chordapfus  and  Volvulus.    X. 

ll^VACK  ViJIils  lAnat,]  the  double 
forked  veffrls  ot  the  trunks  of  che  great 
srcery,  and  the  great  vein  of  the  belly,  a- 
boot  the  place  where  the  bladder  aiid  womb 
are  iicuated. 

ILIA'CUS  Kxtemus  [with  Atuttomifis  j 
•  mulcle  ot  che  thigh  rhat  cakes  its  name 
from  its  ficaation,  ariiing  from  {^he  low> 
er  and  inner  part  of  Os  Sacrum^  and  is  in- 
fer ced  by  a  round  tendon  to  the  upper  par' 
of  the  root  of  the  great  Trochanter  t  The 
nie  of  ic  h  to  move  the  thigh  bone  f ^me- 
whac  upwards,  aiid  turn  it  outwards.  X. 
II^IACVS  Liternus  [with  Anatomiftsl  ti 
moicle  of  the  thigh  arifing  from  the  in- 
ward hollow  part  of  the  Ilium,  and  join- 
ing wi:h  the  Pfoas nuty^nus^  is  inferted  with 
it  under  the  Pedineus,  fo  that  rhey  both 
ferwe  lo  move  che  thigh  forward  in  walk 
iog.    L. 

ILFUM")    ['EiXicf,  Gr.^  the  third  of 
ILIU'M  Y  tire  fmall  guts,  fo  called  by 
fLlKyS  3    reafon  of  its  turnings  anc 
^wiodin^s;  and  being  in  length  about  lo 
hands  breadth :  It   begins  where  the  gut 
y^jmaum  ends,  and  ends  itfelf  at  the  Cdcum, 
ILIUMl    [with F/^>;c/tfni]  the  twiiting 
ILIOS  I    of  the  fmall  guis  when  their 
coars  are  doubled  inward,  and  there  is 
rach  a  (loppage  chat  noihiog  can  pafs  down- 
wards.   X. 

ILIUM  04  [with  Anatomifls]  the  upper 
psrt  of  che  bone  called  Ojja  innoimnata,  fo 
called  becaufe  it  contains  the  gut  JUum^ 
which  lies  between  it  and  its  fellow.  It  is 
a  l*rge  bone,  and  conne&e4  to  the  iides  of 
Kbe  3  fupen'or  yertebrs  of  the  Os  Sacrum. 

ILLA'BORATBNBSS  [  of  iUahoratus, 
X,.!  che  quality  of  beiog  affeSed  without 
laSoor  and  pairs. 

ILLA'CERABLEKESS  [oi  iUacerahilis , 
i-3  wholeneis,  or  uncapableoefs  of  being 
torn. 

ILLA'CRYMABLENESS  i'tUacrynuibi' 
Hit  L»]  uncapablenefs  of  weeping. 

ILLA^SED  lillapfus,  1.]  fallen  or  Aid 
gently  in  or  upon. 

ILLA'QUEATEP  [Ulaqueatus,  L.J  in- 
tingled  or  infnared. 

ILLATlVELY  f of  iflatio,  X.]  by  way 
of  inieraice. 
ILL A'UDABLB  liUaudabiiU,  i.]  wor- 


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ILLECE'BR  A  [with  Botanjfli]  the  herb 
wall  pepper  or  (tone-crop.    X. 

ILLECEBRO'SE  [ilLcebrofus,  X.]  full 
of  allu  emcnts^  Mtty  inricing 

ILLE'GALLY  loi  lUsgliime^  X.]  not 
accoiding  to  la-v, 

ILLE'GALNESS  [  of  in  neg.  and  /^j- 
litas^  X.J  «  onrrariners  to  law. 

Il.LEGl'TIMATENESS  [oi iUegitimui, 
^  il legitime^  F.]  uulawfulttefs,  baieoeis  of 
^irth,  ipurioufnrrs. 

ILU'BERALNESS  T  iUiheralttat,  X- ] 
ni^i^ardlijic(s,  unbountifulneis,  meanne's  ot 
fpirir. 

ILLI'CIT  [illicitus.JL  illicitt,  E]  un- 
hwluL 

ILLl'NCTUS  [in  Medicine^  broth,  or 
liquor  that  may  be  Tupped  s  as  aueledua- 
ry  or  loh'^ch. 

ILLlQUATcD  [illiquatusy  X.]  melt- 
ed down. 

ILLI'TERATENESS  loUlliteraius,  X.] 
uulearnedr.efs. 

fLL-NATuREDNESS  [of  iWacontr.  of 
6jCel,  az.  natura  X.  and  nefs  ]  unkind 
diLofition,  morofeoefs,  crols-graioednefs, 

ILLU'DED  [  of  illudere,  X.  ]  mock- 
cd,  jeered,  played  up>n. 

To  ILLU'MINATE  [with  Painters'}  to 
beautity  or  fee  off,  alfo  to  lay  gold  or  co- 
loQrs  on  toittal  capital  letters  and  other  or- 
naments, as  was  anciently  done  in  maou- 
f.rioc  books  ;  alfo  to  gild  and  colour  maps 
and  prints,  fo  as  to  give  them,  as  ic  were^ 
the  greacer  light  and  beauty. 

ILLU'MINATIVE  [  of  illumtutre,  X. 
illuminery  R]  tending  to  enlighten. 

ToILLU'MINB  [iT/wwndr,  X.J  toil- 
luminate,  Milton, 

ILLU'MINED,  a  term  ufed  anciendf 
of  fuch  as  had  been  baptized,  and  fprang 
from  a  cuftom  ot  putting  a  lighted  taper 
in  the  hand  of  the  bapcizei,  as  a  fymbol  of 
che  faith  and  grace  received  thereby. 

ILXU'MINERS.  painters  and  gilders  qf 
manufcripc  capital  letters.  See  to  illumi- 
nate. 

ILLU'SIVENBSS  1   ^of  iUufir,  odUw 

ILLU'SORINESS  f  dere^  L.  J  mock- 
ing nature  \  alfo  deceit fulnefs. 

ILLU'STRIOUSNESS  [  of  iimfiris^  X. 
iUiifire  audliti^  F.l  illuftrous  qualicy,  fa" 
moufnefs,  noblene&»  renownednefs. 

TMAGB  [iM^o,  Xj  t  natural,  lively 
reprefencacion  of  an  objeS.  oppofed  to  z 
fonooth  well  polilbed  furface ;  but  Is  gene« 
rally  ufed  for  t  reprefencacion  or  likeneCa 
of  a  chiog,  either  natural  or  trciiicial  s  ft 
ftatue  or  pi^ure. 

To  I'MAGB,  CO  reprefent. 

IMAGES,  Tbemifitus  relates,  that  tU 
(he  Grgeisa  imaftcs  oil  (he  time  of  DddM" 

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ho  were  vn^ormed,  and  cbsc  he  was  the 
firft  perfon  thic  mtde  two  fep^race  feec, 
«rhereas  bciore  thsy  were  buc  one  piei-e, 
being  only  Ibaved  one  of  wood  or  (lone. 
Xm  in  alter-ages,  when  graving  and  carv. 
ing  was  invenced,  they  changed  the  rude 
lomps  in:o  figurrs  refembling  living  crea 
tores,  neverrhclefs  in  more  refimd  ages 
loch  of  the  unformed  images  as  were  pre 
ferve^,  were  reverenced  for  their  antiqui- 
ty ard  preferrei  before  tlie  mod  curious 
pieces  ot  the  morlc) n  art. 

t'MAGES  fin  Rbetorici']  the  ufc  of 
them  is  to  paint  thijgi  naturally,  ani  to 
Aew  them  clearly. 

I'M  AGES  [in  Poetry']  their  end  is  to 
cawf'c  att'-.niffcmcnt  and  (uiprlz-. 

IMAGF.  [in  Ihyficis']  is  the  trace  or 
BvarJc  whicn  outward  obje^is  'uiiprcls  upon 
ihc  mind,  by  means  of  the  orpin  ot  fenfc 

IMAGES  [in  Difiourfe]  any  thoughts 
proper  to  produce  ex  in  cffiorj,  and  which 
prefe  c  a  kind  of  pidhire  to  the  mind  >  or 
in  a  more //TTti/f^f/rny^,  fuch  difcourfcs  as 
/ome  pCiMons,  u>  hen  by  a  kind  of  euthuli- 
«fm  ot  extraordinary  emotion  of  the  foul, 
I  bey  fesm  to  fee  ctungs  whereof  tbey 
fpet:-.. 

IMA'GINABLENESS  [of  hnaginabilis, 
X'l  »ap.ib'ctiers  of  beii^  imagiied. 

l.VlA'G!>IARINESSJof  imagmar'ius^  1. 
sad  nefs^  laocftlUcknefs,  the  not  having  a 
real  exiuence  ;  bm  only  in  the  fancy. 

IMAGINA'TION,  is  an  application  of 
the  mind  to  the  phantafm  or  image  of 
fome  corporeal  thing  imprefled  in  the 
briiin :  Or,  ic  is  a  power  or  faculty  of 
the  fouly  by  which  it  conceives  and  forms 
Ideas  of  things,  by  means  of  certain  tra- 
ces and  imprefEons  that  had  been  before 
made  on   the  brain  by  fenfition.  > 

IMA'GINATIONISTS,  ianciful  perfons. 

IMA'GINATIVENESS  [of  imagfaati- 
9US,  X.  and  nefs]  faniafticalnefs ;  alio  fuf- 
picioufnefsi  jealoafy,  thoughtfulnefs.    < 

IMA'GINHS  [among  tht  Rftmans']  cer- 
tain images  of  anceftors,  which  the  noble, 
merskeptunder  the  porches  of  their  Hou- 
Us  in  wooden  cafes  i  which  were  carried 
about  at^  their  funeral  pomps  and  trium- 
phal entries. 

IMAGINO'SB  limaginofust  JL]  hill  of 
ftrange  fancies. 

To  IMBA'LM  lemBaumert  FJ]  to  anoint 
•  dead  body  with  certain  unguents,  drugs 
«r  fpices,  \tfc,  in  order  to  preferve  it. 

To  IMBA'NK  [of  in  and  banc.  Sax,"} 
to  inclofe,  bound  or  keep  up  within  banks. 

IMBA'RGO  [Margo,  S^  and  PorUl 
a  flop  or  flay  upon  thipping  by  publick 
authority  5  fome:imes  that  none  fball  go 
©ut  of  the  port  or  harbour,  and  fome- 
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An  IMBA'RKMENT  [  emBar^aement^ 
f.J  an  entring  or  being  entered  on  ihip. 
board. 

IMBA'SED  [of  im  and  has,  F.]  msde 
lower  in  value  ;  mixc  with  a  bafer  mo- 
ral. 

IMBA'TTLED  [of  im  and  bataiUe\  Kj 
ranjiedtn  battle  airay. 

IMBE'CILNESS  [ifitbectUttas,  JL  irnBe* 
cillite,  F.J  weaknefs,    feeblenefs. 

An  IMBB'l  LISHING  [ imbeUJ/etiunt^ 
F.]  an  imbelliflim^c,  ornament  or  bean- 
tityit,g. 

IMBE'ZZ.LEMENT,  wafte,  cooTumpti- 
on,  fp'Ml. 

IMBrsBMENT,  the  aa  of  imbibing,  as 
theimb!bemei)t  of  prln^iples- 

IMBLA'Z'O  [ofm  and  bla/e,  SaxJ 
made  to  blaze    (hining. 

IMBLA'ZONAKY  (ofhUfon,  F.]  ft'eW 
indcolouis  with  cou-armour,  Iffc,  Milt* 

To  IMBO'SS  a  Deer  [wi:h  Btmiers}  is 
to  (  ha^e  her  into  a  thicker. 

IMBO'SSMBNT,  imbofled  work,  a  fore 
of  carving  or  engravings  on  which  rhe 
figures  fland  out  above  the  plane,  on  which 
they  are  made.  . 

IMBO'RDfcRBD  [of  im  and  bordure,  Rj 
bordered,  having  borders.  Milton, 

IMBO'SOM'D  [of  in  and  bojfoffi,  J^x.3 
inclofed  in  the  boTom.    Milton, 

IMBOW'ELLED  [of  i«,  neg.  and  hcyau^ 
F.J  a  bowel,  havii^  the  bowels  taikeo 
our. 

IMBRA'CBRY  [Idv  term]  tampering 
with  a  jury,  the  penalty  of  which  is  ao 
pounds  and  impriionmenc  at  thepleafux« 
of  the   judge. 

IMBROW^D,  rendered  opaque,  ffi«. 
dy.    Milton. 

To  TMBRUTE  [of  hn  and  inruttu^  ij 
to  render  brutal  or  like  a  brute  beafk. 

IMBU'RSBMENTSy  disburfemenu,  ex- 
pences. 

rMlTABLENESS  lo f  imitaBilit^  X.  imr- 
table,  F.  and  nefs}  a  capablenefs  of  beiog 
imitated. 

I'MITATXVB  limitathus,  1.]  done  by 
imitation. 

IMMA'CULATEN'ESS  [of  immaculatus^ 
L-  immacuU,  F.  and  Befs]  fpotlc(he(s,  uo» 
defilednefs. 

IMMA'NB  [immanust  X.  j  lnigeoeia» 
vaftnefs,  oucragioufoefs* 

IMMA'NEMT  [of  in  and  manem,  X.] 
abiding,  inherent. 

IMMA'NENESS  limmottitoi,  LJJ  craeU 
tVf  outrageoufneCs. 

IMMARCE'SSIBLENESS  [  of  immar^^ 
ceffil'iUst  X.  and  nefi}  never  fading  na- 
ture, yc, 

IMMATB'RIALNESS  limmaterialiti,  K] 
a  not  being  made  up  ot  matter  ^  alfo  il 

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ftot  being  to  the   mttter  or  purpofe. 
^  IMMATU'RENESS  IwuMturus,  L.J  «n- 
fipencfs. 

IMMATU'RELY  limmature,  I.]  before 
cbe  time  or  feifon  }  out  ot  feafon. 

IMME'DlATENfiSS  [of  immediate^  X- 
himediat,  F.]prefcntncfs,  a  following  ano- 
ther thing  without  any  thing  coming  be* 
tween;  alfo  the  afting  wich^ut  means. 

IMME'DIATELY  [immtdiatey  L,  imme- 
diatemeni,  F.]  prefently. 

IMME'DICABLENESS  [of  immedica- 
hku,  1.  and  nefs ,  iDcurablenefs. 

IMME'MORABLENESS  [oi  mmemora' 
$iii$i  X.  and  nefi^  unworthinefs  to  be 
remembered. 

IMMEMORIAL  [in  a  Lam  fenfe]  as 
time  immemorial,  that  was  before  the 
leign  of  our  king  Edward  H. 

IMMEMO'RI ALNESS  [of  immcMorial, 
F.  end  ne/sj  the  being  out  of  miod  or 
beyond    the  memory  of  man. 

IMME'NSENESS  [of  immenfitas,  L. 
mme^fU/t  F.]  vaftnefs,  unmeafurablenefs, 
greacnefs,  hugenefs.  Ad  amplitude  or  es- 
tenfion,  that  cannot  be  equalled  by  any  fi- 
Bteeroeafnre  whatfoever,  or  how  ofc  fo* 
ever  repeated. 

IMME'NSURABLBNESS  [of  ia  neg. 
memfar^iiit,  L*  and  mfij  incapablenefs 
of  being  meafured. 

IMME'RSABLE  ItmmerfaBilis,  £.]  chit 
CUBOt  be  dipped,  £)fc. 
IMME'RSED  lT/imifry!<x,£.] plunged 
IMME'RGEDf  or  dipped  into,    over 
head  and  ears. 

IBif MB'RSION  [with  Cbfmi/ftl  h  the 
patrtDg  metals  or  minerals  into  (ome  cor- 
rofive  matter  to  reduce  them  to  powder. 
IMME'R^ION  [with  4ftronomers^  fig- 
aifies^  that  any  planet  is  beginning  to 
cosoe  within  the  Aadow  of  another,  as 
InecUp^ei,  and  whenever  the  ihadow  of 
die  edipfing  body  begins  to  fall  on  the 
body  ec!ipfed,  they  fay  that  is  the  time  of 
the  Hmmirfiao,  and  when  it  goes  out  of 
die  flitdow,  that  i^  the  time  of  the  Emer- 
fian,. 

IMME'RSUS  MSufctdiu  [with  Anato- 
mies j  a  mufcle  of  the  arm,  which  ariles 
firom  its  whole  bafis  in  the  upper  and  low- 
er rib,  and  is  inferted  in  a  remicircular 
manoer  to  the  Os  Humerit-    Z. 

IMMETHOa>lCALN£SS  [  of  m  for 
at  ne^.  and  metbodut,  I.J  the  being  out 
of  method,  or  contrary  to  method  i  hit' 
Mlarity. 

IMMETUO'DICALLY,  after  an  imme. 
thodical  or  irregular  manner. 

I'MMINENTNESS     [  of  imhens,  V 
mefs]  readtnefs  to  come  upon  us,  J^c. 
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IMMO'DERATENESS  loiimmoderdtia^ 
L.  and  nefs]  imm'^dcr  Kijn. 

IMMO'DERATELY  [  irmnoderate,  L 
immoderement,  F]  without  moiieratiou, 
cxccffively. 

IMMO'DESTLY  [immodiJU,  L.  imma- 
defltment^  F]  wirhout  mod^Uy. 

IMMO'DESTNESS  [immod^ia,  £.  im- 
modiftie^  F.J  want  of  modeity  or  fliame- 
tacednefs. 

IMMO'RALNES'S7  rof  im  znd  moraO- 

IMMORA'LITY  f'tas,  LJ  wa- 1  of 
morality,  or  contraTi'nels  to  morliiy^ 
corruption  of  manners,    Icwdncfs,  Jo-c 

IMMO'RTALl2.BU  [immortalije,  F.  ] 
rendered  iramoital. 

IMMCKRTALLY    [immortditer, 
never  dying,  perpetually. 

I  MMO'RT ALNESS  [mmortaiitat,  JL. 
imm^rtalite,  F.J  the  fia  e  of  that  which 
is  immorial,  a  never  dyng. 

IMMO'VEAELY  [  of  imm^f^iiiter,  L^  J 
in  an  immoveable  manner. 

IMMO'VEABLENESS  \immohlliuu.  L. 
immobility,  F.]  unmoveablenefs. 

IMMITNITIES  [of  immitnitas,  I.  i«. 
numitif  F.J  privileges  or  exemptions  fiooa 
offices,  charges,  duties,  j^v. 

IMMITTABLENESS  limmntahtlitat^L. 
immutatiliti.   R)  unchanaeablene/s. 

IMMUTABi'LITY  [in  God]  is  an  In- 
communicable attribute,  and  s  a  fre^'doa 
from  all  Itind  of  charge  or  unconftaocy  i 
both  as  to  his  nature  and  purpofes. 

Afora/  IMMUTABILITY  [in  Goi  J 
confifts  in  his  not  being  liable  to  anjr 
change  in  h's  thoughts  or  defigns ;  but  thac 
what  he  wills  he  has  willed  from  all  eter- 
nity. 

IMMUTA^ION  Twith  RbetprkiauJ 
the  fame  as  Hj/patL^e. 

To  IMP  the  wings  of  one's  iame«  t« 
tarniih  or  fully  his  reputation. 

To  IMP  the  feathers  of  time  witk 
pleafure,  ]grc.  to  divert  ooe*s  felf  witk 
recreation. 

An  IMPArRlKG      1  [prob.  of  fia  ani 

An  IMPArRME^nr  f  pejrfrare^  L.J  « 
dimioiihing,    lefTening,     making    worfe^ 

IMPA'LEMENT,  an  cxecmicn  by  dri- 
ving a  ftke,  Jjrc.   ihr'^ugh  a  man's  body. 

IMPA'LPABLH  [of  im  and  pa:pJ>ittH 
Z.J  that  Whofe  pans  are  ib  extreme ly  mi- 
nute, that  they  cannot  be  d>ftlngut(hed  bf 
the  feeling, 

IMPA'NNBLLID  [p^o^.  of  in  and  pn- 
neaUy  F.  a  fquare  piece!  inroUed,  orpic 
into  the  roll,  containing  the  names  of 
lury-men. 

IMPA'RADIS'D  [of  in  and   paradikis» 

r.  TT^c^J'uff^,  Gr»  of  DTnB».  ***'i 

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IMPAKASYLLA'BICK   [o?  impar   ur- 
eq'«*l.  zAfyllahus^  i.  a  lyllablcj  bav  ng 
unequal  fylliblrs. 
^  IMPARCAME'NTUM    [OW  Id*]   ihc 
light  of  pounding  ot*  cattle. 

IMPARI'LITY  I'lmpariUtas,  1.]  inc- 
qu'liry,  iineqjiahcis,  uMlikcncfs. 

IMPA'RKHD  [oi  in  and  parkoi  peaji- 
Jl.">c,  Sax,  wf  imparcaius,  J.,  inclofed  in 
a  park j   cl'^fed  or  ten  cd  in  for  a  park. 

General  IMPARLANCE,  is  when  it  is 
fee  down  and  entered  in  general  terms, 
wichoiir  any  r«cri5»l  claufc. 

Special  IMPARLANCE,  is  when  the 
par.y  desires  a  larcher  day  to  anfwer,  ad- 
ding alfo  chefe  words,  Salvu  omnibus  ad^ 
vantagiis^  Iffc* 

IMl'A'RTI ALNESS  [of  im  ncg.  and 
partialite,  F.]  difiiueicftedncfs,  a  not 
favouring  or  inclining  co  one  party,  \ffc. 
more  than  to  another. 

IMPA'SSIBLE  limpdffiBilisy  1.]  that 
cmnoc  be  piHed  or  gone  through;  alfo 
uncapable  oF  fuffcinj:. 

IMPA'SSIBLENESS  [of  impaff^ilitas, 
X-  hnpaffibilite,  F.j  uncapableue  s  of  iut- 
fering. 

IMPA'SSIONED  [  of  m  and  pafftomti, 
K]  wrought  up  to  a  paflion.    Milton, 

IMPAiTA'TION  [in  Mafonry]  a  work 
made  of  ftuc  or  ftone,  beaten  co  powder 
sod  wrought  up  in  manner  of  a  pafte. 
Some  perfons  are  of  opinion  that  the 
huge  obelisks,  and  amique  columns,  ftiU 
remaining,  were  made  either  by  imptf- 
tacion  or  fufior. 

IMPATIENTNESS  fof  intpatientia,  JL. 
impatience^  F.]  uneafinefs  of  mind  under 
fumsrings  >  alio  h^lHnefs  or  pftfHon. 

IMPATRONl'ZED  [simpatronifi,  K] 
having  taken,  or  being  put  into  the  pof- 
feflion    ol    a   bencfi.e. 

IMPEA'CHABLE,  capable  or  liable  co 
be  impeached. 

TolMPE'ARL  [of  in  and  pcrlii,  F.]  to 
form  into  pearls  of  dew.    Milton, 

IMPE'CCABLBNESS  \loi  impeccahilis, 

IMPE'CCANCE  i  £.  mpeccabi- 
titf,  F.]  an  incapacity  or  uncapablcnefs  co 
commie  fin. 

I'MPED  [with  Gardeners'!  inoculated 
or  grafted. 

IMPE'DIMENTS  [impedimenta,  L  ] 
hindrances,  obftruf^ions,  obltades,  Jc^c. 

IMPE'nDING  [imfendens,  X.J  hang- 
ing over  rHe  head,  being  at  hand, 

IMPE'NDIOUSNBSS  fof  impendiofia^ 
X-  and  nejs]  liberality^  extravagant  fpend- 
iog. 

IMPENETRABILITY  [impenetrahiliti, 
F  of  impenetrahilist  1.]  an  uiKapablenefs 
of  bcin?  pierced  thro*  or  dived  into. 

IMPB'NETIIABLENESS   lirr^>mtrabi' 


lit*\  F,o^  impenetraBiliSf  JJ]  nncipaWe- 
nrfs  of  being  peneuaced,  pierced,  or  di- 
ved into ;  imo<ne'rab:'ity- 

IMPB'NITENTNESS  [ii«»«nifmirf,X»3 
impcnirencrt,  unreleniingncw,  a  bardneft 
of  heart,  which  caufcs  a  man  to  continue 
in  fin,  ani  hinders  him  from  repenting. 

LMPERATO'RIA  f with  -Botanifls]  ihe 
herbmiiler-worr.     X. 

IMPERATO'RIUS,  or  emperor's  piece, 
2  Roman  gold  coin,  in  value  15  (hilUngs 
fterling.  • 

'  IMPERCH'PTIBLENESS  IqwOiti  im-' 
perceptible,  F.  of  imperceptus^  X.]  unpcr- 
ceiyable  quality,  or  uncapauieneft  of  being 
perceived. 

IMPE'RFECT  tenfe  [  in  Graimnar  ]  a 
rime  between  the  piefeac  and  the  paft. 

IMPE'RFECTNESS,  want  of  perfeaion, 
unperfednefs,  defe6^,  the  want  of  foofio* 
thing  chacisrequifireorfuicableco  the  na-* 
cure  of  the  thing,  F  of  X. 

AnIMPERFE'CTION  [with  rrmlersj 
one  or  more  (heecs  chat  are  wanting  co 
make  a  compleac  or  perked  book. 

IMPE'RFECTLY  [/«;wrfjif^m«tf,  F.  of 
imperfeSus,  X*J  after  an  imperfed  man- 
ner. 

IMPE'RFORATED  [  of  in  neg.  and 
perforatus^  X.J  not  bored  chrougb. 

IMPERIA'LI  [with  Morali/is}  are  ads 
inj  Dined,  perfoimed  by  other  human  facul* 
lies  on  the  motion  and  appoincmenc  of  th« 
will. 

IMPE'RIOTJSnESS  [  hnperi<ifitas,  X.  J 
imperious,  lordly,  domineering,  Jcfc.  hu- 
mour of  a&ing. 

IMPE'RISHABLB  [of  in  and  per^JatU, 
F. )  uncapable  of  periling.    Milton. 

IMPE'RSONAL  Cimperfonalis ,  JLj  chac 
ha{b  no  perfon 

IMPE'RSONAL  VerBs  [  wich  Gramma^ 
rians}  are  generally  fuch  as  have  no  other 
fign  buc  that  of  the  third  perfon  fingular 
00  as  it  rains^  it  fiums^  8cc. 

IMPERSUA'SIBLE  [imperfiufinUs^JUj 
that  cannot  be  perfuaded. 

IMPERTU'RBEDNESS'I    a  being  free 

IMPERTURBA'TION  f  fromcrottblo 
of  mind,  ferenenefs,  calmnels*  . 

IMPE'RTINENTLY  [  impertinement , 
F.]  afrer  aftlly,  abfurd  manner^  ^, 

IMPETITINENTNESS  [of  iia^rinwcr, 
F.  of  in  negat.  and  pertineni,  X.  belongs 
ing  to]  extravagance,  nonfenfe,  abfurd- 
nsfs  ;  alfo  reafonable  or  ill-timed  trouble^ 
fomnefs. 

IMPE'RVIOUSNBSS  [of  imprmus^  JU 
and  nefi]  the  being  impra&icable  to  bo 
pafTedy  impaffablenefs  s  or  the  having  nm^ 
way.- 

IMPE'TIBLB  [  rmpetibilist  X*  ]  chac 
canooc  be  come  arof  bun. 


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I'MPBTRABLBNBSS  [  of  n^Or^Ailis^ 
L  MMiMryjlctpibleDeft  of  boii^  gotten  or 
flbcaioed  l^  entreacy,  ]f)rc. 

IMPETRATION  £in  Old  StmUs]  cb« 
ciag  of  beoefices  aorf  chwch  o£Bc«  b^ 

ihftDd  from  the  church  of  Aomr,  which 
klonfted  co  the  kinCt  or  other  Uy  patron. 

I'UPIOUSNESS  [impiHas  ,  JL  JnyMl^, 
F.l  irralieioa,  unsodliocft. 

intfPINC.     See  Te  Mf. 

IMPI'ETY  [  Hrenylii^teAil^]  wat  by 
the  Sapum*  reprefeacea  br  a  ^ail  s  be- 
cnrfi  rb«y  lay.  ihic  this  bird  doth  iurioufly 
cheacr,  at  if  fte  were  olleoded,  when 
ihs  crelceot  of  the  moon  firll  appears. 

An  I'MPIOUS  WfHch  IBUroifypbiaa- 
^J  w«f  rep«efeiiced  by  the  UiffopcMrnkt 
or  river*  horfe,  a  creature  that  L vet  in  the 
«m>er  as  well  uln  the  air)  becaufe  it  is 
Caid  to  kill  both  its  father  and  mocher* 
infill  (hem  in  p'^eceswith  itac«Kh> 

IMPIGMORATiON  ,  a  pu^tiog  co 
!■**.    X. 

lAfPlNGUA'TlON,  alacteoinf>    £. 

UfPLA'CABLBNBSS  [impUcMim^ 
£.]  ifl^ablc,aDeppea£ibte>  or  irrecoo- 
cilible  hatred. 

IMPLANTA'TION,  a  lectiiy  or  Uog 


IUPtANTATION»  Is  CM  of  the  fix 

ois  of  trsjifDlMicfttion. 

IMPLANTATION  [wftfa  fone  prttea- 
dm  CO  rhjfi^l  a  neched  of  cnring  fay  fiac- 
re plants,  or  at  leaA  cheif  roots,  tn  a 
pModprepered  for  that  purpose,,  and  wa- 
icr'd  wish  what  the  patienc  us'd  co  walh 
hiadaJi;  by  which  atass  they  pretend  that 
Che  difirsTe  l«  traniltBed  into  the  plant.  If 
the  pleas  happen  to  die  before  the  cure  be 
perfett€4  by  reefoo  or  the  iU  qualities,  it 
*^hiiirf,  aoother  plant  or  planes  muft  be 
placed  inftead  uf  it,  and  the  procefs  nwift 
beeoacinued  aa  at  the  M. 

To  I'MPLICATB  [impiicainm^  Z..]  co 
MM*  wr%p  up  in,  )ft:* 

IMPU'CiTNESS  [of  ie^iwricf,  or 
i^SektUt  1-3  A  being  folded  or  inveloped 
ia  another,  the  not  being  exprefled  in 
p'-^AtorflM^  bat  ooly.fattdwhig  by  confih 

leivei  a  tacit  uaderfkaadiQg* 

To  IbfPLOnr  [  emptayn^  R  ]  to  mind 

n^  bufieelsi  co«keep  in-sMoo. 

tMuyr        i  CiNttfBm  f.] 

UiPLO'YMBNTf  pedon  »    be 
tsadi«kr- 

IMPLO'bffiD  [i 
■PC  fwitbftf^dr 

nPorLlTICKNBSS  [  of  m  Mg.  pok 
licwf  X.  iroXi^rak,  Gr*  end  Hifil 
CMfflnels  to  «lM  nlet  of  polky  h  ifl 


fi,  MJ]  unfledged. 


IMPOltOQSNBSS,  e  beiiy  <M  ftwn; 
or  the  wane  of  pores  for  che  paffi^e  of 
fweet«  vapourst  )gc. 

IMPtyaTINO  [  impwfms,  JL  imfar^ 
tMtt  F.3  bringing  commoditia  into  a  port  i 
9^  concerning,  fignifyiog. 
,  IMPO'ATANTNB&  CoffflMtMV.F.] 
tniporcance,  cooleqnence,  weuht. 

IMPCyRTUNATB  [oMrtMua,  1.] 
croubleibnie,  wearying  with  repeated  r^ 
qoefts.  Or  onieafonable  ones  i  fery  urgent* 

IMPO'KTUNATBNESS  f  importnmtasu 
A.]  an  eager  urging  or  Preffing,  trouble- 
ioaooelb,  a  wearyiqg  wuh  two  frequcot 
'^' unfeaibnable  remefts,  hard  dunning. 

IMPORTUNB  fimpmimiu.  A.]  unfea* 
ibnaWc,    MUtom. 

IMPOSITION,  a  peculiar  way  of  cur- 
lim  certain  difeefes,  being  a  kind  of  trtnf- 
pfantation,  which  is  thus  peribrmed.  They 
take  fome  of  the  implanted  fj^rit,  or  ex- 
crement of  che  part  of  the  petient's  bedy, 
or  of  both  together,  and  place  it  between 
che  bark  and  the  wood  of  a  tree  or  plenty 
iind  then  cover  ic  with  mod.  Or  othera 
bore  a  hole  in  the  tree,  ^.  with  an  an- 
gur^  and  pat  in  the  matter  befbrementioa- 
od,  and  then  ftop  the  hole  with  a  tampion 
of  tbe  iame  wood,  and  cover  ic  with  nrod* 
An4,wheatbeeffcd  has  followed  they  cako 
the  matter  out  of  the  tree.  If  they  would 
bavotheeifeftfliouldbefpeedy,  theymakn 
choicoof  a  tree,  that  is  a  quick  grower  t 
if  chey  would  heve  the  effsft  lafting,  thef 
chule  a  tree  of  loog  coutinoance,  as  cht 
Oak, 

IMPO^SIBLBNBSS  [  impi^tiuu^  A. 
impqfi^lhi^  R2  impoffibiUty  or  that  whick 
cannot  be  done. 

IMPO'ST  [in  JnifMUtri]  in  apKnck 
Or  little  cornice,  that  crOwni  a  piedroit  or 
pier,  and  fupports  the  couffiuet,  which  is 
the  firil  ftooa,  chat  a  vault  or  areh  ooan 
mence,  or, 

.  IMP(ySTS  [in  4llTlm»Anr#l  are  fom** 
limes  call'd  Ctolrdlr,  they  beihg  che  pena 
On  which  che  leet  oi  arches  Hand,  or  the 
Capitals  ok  pilafters,  that  (iipport  archet* 
Thofe  impofts  are  conformable  to  their 
proper  orders.  The  Tkfcm  has  a  pGntk 
OdJ^  i  the  Darkk  twofoccs  crowned  i  rhs 
ibaiffka  larmier  or  crown  over  the  two  ia- 
ceei  the  Ceriatbim  and  Omptifiu  havan 
laimier,  freeae,  and  ocber  mouldiugs. 

IMPO'STUMATEO    [  i^umf,    F.2- 
grottn  to  aa.impoftumadon,  t  #.  a  ga- 
thering or  collodion  of  corrupc  amccer  in' 
Cgebodf* 
.  I'MPOTENCBirMiMrnirM.I.lwaak* 

-I'kfSfQBCUUCrf  neS,  tvant  of^powar. 
or  ftrength,  or  mean  to  perform  any  thing  i 
aifo  USftea  diUft  wivbk  hiM»  g«Dera« 
tioib 

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IMPO'VBilfSrtMENr  [  iepauperatio, 
£•]  a  being  made  {K>or. 

IMPRA'CTICABLENESS  [of  rmprati' 
e^le,  F,  and  nefi}  impoifiMenaft  c6  be 
4one  or  tShSttd. 

IMPRBCA'TIONS  [with  che  Atckntt] 
4  Idod  ot  goddeiTes  which  che  I^Mr  alfo 
call'd  Dir^f  whonn  they  imagined  lo  be  the 
cxeou  doners  of  evil  confctences  s  who  were 
c«Ued  ^umniiet  in  heily  Fwiet  on  earth, 
and  Iwipftcdtwns  in  he  a  ven.  Tbey  invoked 
tbefe  deities  with  prayers  and  pieces  of 
verfes  to  deftroy  their  enemies. 

iMPKE'GKABLfiNBSS  [  of  gmpngna- 
tie,  F,  ^nd  tu/j]  uncapablenefs  oi  being 
uken  by  force* 

IMPRfi'GNANT  [mtrregnmt^  £  ]  big 
with,  or  fCdtrea  with  child. 

IMPRB'ONATfiD  I'm^fgnMm^  I.] 
great  with  child. 

IMPRB'GNATFD  it'imprefitt,  F.]  im- 
bodied»  imbibed,  foaked  m. 

IMPRB'CN'D  iimpregnit  F-  ]  impreg- 
nated.   Miitmh 

To  IMPKEfSS  fo!diers  or  fesmen,  is  to 
compel  rhem  into  the  poblick  fervide. 

.iMPRBfSSBD  [of  imprtffiu,  i.-J  print* 
cd,  ftanped,  haiing  an  impreffioo  on  it} 
tUb  compelled  ioto  the  publick  fervfct* 

.iMPRESSBD^Mi  [with  che-Pm^M- 
Uticit]  fpeciek  which  (  they  fay  )  bodies 
emit  refembiiag  them,  which  are  convey- 
ed by  the  exterior  fenfes  to  the  common 
fenfory,  thefe  mpr^d  fpec'tet  or  Im^ef- 
fions,  being  materisl  and  iJBiilibleaTO  ren- 
dred  incelliaible  by  thea&ive  intelieft,  and 
being  thus  miritual't'd  tbdy  ar«*ihut  cerm- 
ed  asearprcfled  from  others. 

IMPRESSION  [with  PbUnJofbers}  is  a 
term  apply'd  to  theipecieaof  ob)e&i,  which 
are  fuppofed  to  make  fome  mark  or  im- 
preiRon  on^  the  ftnfes,  the  mind  and  the 

IMPRB'SSIVE  [of  imiir^i,  L."}  Zftto 
imprefs  or  milking  an  impreifioo4 

IMPRE'ST  Monry,  money  given  to  fol- 
dieri ,  }gfc.  compelled  Into  the  poblick  fer- 
nee. 

IMPRI'MERY  (Imprimgrie,  Jl]  a  print. 
ing»hoafe }  alfo>  the  arc  of  priming  i  tlfb 
A  prim  or  impreffioD* 

IMBRrMING  [with  l&irtfn ]  ittke 
X9ufi«g,  voharbouringor  diflodginc  a  wild 
beaft }  tlfo  t  caaBog  it  to  fortake  the 
bird. 

IMPR0'BA3LEKBS$  [  of  improtabiiis, 
jU  and  ntfi]  unlikeltne(s  to  be  true. 

IMPRO'CREATED  limpfccnatms^  1 } 
norbegntten,"  .T 

|I^RODU'CTlON,thenegda«0j>fprtf- 

fluaiOQ. 

IMPROPW  iraaaon.    SeftAseffMk 

IMPRO'SPEROUS,  unfucceisful.       .. 

iUttO'r  ABLENfi$S  CprQb»i  of  An  sod 


jproMitfrft  FJ  ro  ilTajl  o^  try,  ^.  tf/  to  dnite 
better  by  eflby  or* trials,  and  nefsi  unlefi^* 
you  had  rather  ^om  in  md  pmhusi  ^ 
good]  capableneis  ot  being  improved  or 
made  better. 

iMPRO'VtDBNTNBSS  limptwidentlat 
X.]  want  of  forecait,  or  faking  chottghc 
belorehgnd. 

IMPRU'OENTNESS  Thi^midentia^  U} 
indiicretion,  uoadvifedoeu,  want  0f  delibe- 
ration, Ibrethoughc,  prectution,  ^.  F. 

IMPUBE'SCBNT  timpuhe/cenj,  I.]  be- 
gioninfi  to  have  a  beard. 

.rMPUI>ENTNES8  [  'mpudmiA,  JL. 
Ihamelefbefsy  a  being  void  of  modefty  or 
civility  s  alfo  faucinefs.    F. 

IMPU'LSED  limpiafiii.l.}  driven  for- 
ward, forced  on,  |yc. 

IMPITLSIVENESS,  impeUing,  ibrdng 
or  driving  in  quality. 

IMPU'RENESS  [impwriMi,  X.J  atdii- 
neiii,  uncleanneiSf  lewdnafs* 

IMPUTRBSCIBIXITY  [  of  impidrefii' 
lilis.  I. J  incarrupcibleneft. 

IN,  as  to  pot  a  horie  IN  [with  Hor/e* 
tHen]  is  CO  breed  or  drefs  him,  by  which 
exprefl^on  is  underftood,  the  putting  faint 
right  o0On  the  hand,  end  upon  the  b^Is. 

INA'BSTINBNCB  [  of  m  neg.  and  ^ 
fimemidi  £.l>inteniperaiioeb 

INACCB^SSIBLENESS  [of  in  ih^.  4K> 
c^fihitt  F.  of  L.  and  nefi\  unapproacha- 
blenefs,  vn-coroe  ac*ablends. 

INA'CCURACY  [off*  neg.  aiid«cr«- 
r^rirr,  £.]  the  want  of  aocure^,*  inarti- 
fidslueft.  octtligeomdt. 

INA'CTION,  t  privation  of  mocioof 
or«n  armihilaiton  of  all  the  iacukies. 

INA'OBQUATBMESS  [of  m  neg,  odM- 
qudtui.  JL  and  nefj  J  difproponiopatenefs. 

INADVE'RTANTNBSS  [of  aukhxer- 
Umce^  F.  andw»/>]  inadvertancjri  a  wane 
oi  heed  or  care}  »  not  atndiiig  fnffici* 
ently. 

iNADVE'RTANT.DOtfafficietitly  keed* 
tng. 

IN  A'LIENABLBNBSS  [inalienaHe^  K  o€ 
aiienaret  L,  and  neft]  incapebleoeft  of  be- 
ing alienated,  or  trsmferred  co  another  bf 
law. 

INA'MIABLBNESS  [of  iMRM^ii^  X. 
and  nefi}  uidovnUnefs,  nadefsrvingxieis  o€'* 
love. • 

INAMISSIBI'UTY     1   f  of  WMWJjgiw  • 

iNAMI'SSUMiNjaSS  r  ^'>^  •ad  m^J 
uncapablehels  of  being  loft. 

To  INA'MOUR  [of  in  and  4M9r,  t.] 
io  engage  in  Ltfve,  to  tndear  the  afie&ion. 

INA'NB  fiiMnii,  i.J  empty,  vaio. 

INANfLOQUEKT  [  mmkfmuy  L,  J 
talJcingor  babbling. vahdy. 

INA'MilfkTiD  [mmimMmsi  X.}  lilb- 
iefsy  dead,  wttboot  lite  or  foul. 


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mAWLlCABLBNBSS  [6i  m  snd  J^ 
fUeatiiiM,  X.  and  nefs  J  luf tptblonoTs  of 
being  applied  to. 

,  INARTl'CULATENBSS  [of  in  sod  dr- 
bcat^miy  1^}  the  being  doc  arcicidace,  in- 
SHinA,  contused. 

INARTIFrciALNBSS  [of  iaartifiCMiis, 
JL  aodar/ij  ardefnefs,  unlikencfs  to  have 
been  pectormed  by  a  workman. 

iNAUa)IBLENBSS  [  of  mawtihilis,  X 
•ad  M//1  uncapsMenefs  of  beii^  heard. 

f NAU^GURATBO  [inauguratms^  £.  I  a 
being  admicced  iiuo  the  college  of  Aiq^mrs 
among  cbe  Xomuhi  1  tnft«i.ed»  iniretted 
wit  h  ao'  oflict  or  d  tgnity. 

INAUGURATION,  an  inftallaem,  the 
oeremooy  performed  ac  the  coionacton  of  a 
king,  or  making  a  knight  of  the  Garter t 

INAUSPi'CIOUSNRSS  [  of  ina^€ih 
tust  X*  *nd  »efs  ]  tuipromifingoeu  i  aifo 
nnlacktneify  untortonateoeif. 

INC  A  1    a  name  or  dcltf^Wea  by  the 

YNCA I  Fentmaas  w  thear  Ungi  and 
priaceaof  the  blood. 

INCALB'SCENCY  [ot  mesJefcere.  X.] 
growing  ftoc  bf  fome  imecnal  roocioo  and 
termeocatioD,  or  by  fri£lion> 

INCAMfiRATlON  [in  cheapoftplick 
cbancrry  «c  AeMe J  cbe  onion  of  Xome  land, 
rigkc  or  revenue  to  the  dominion  of  tbe 


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INCANTATION,  words  or  ceremonies 
«M  by  magicians  to  raiie  devils  i  or  to  a- 
bnie  rbe  fimplicityof  the  people, 

INCA'PA^BNBSSl  [oi  Mcapaciti,  F.] 

INCAPA'CITY  I  (^«  wai4(  ol  miar 
lities,  power  or  pans  faffirient  or  ocoelfary 
todoor  repeive  a  thing. 

INjQAPAClTY  in  Msttirs  o/  Bemifieu 
rwith  cbe  Mmm  cmhoticks^  is  of ; wo 
kiads  }  the  one  mdersche  provifion  of  a 
beaefioe  null  i»  its  original,  as.  want  of  a 
df^oTation  for  age  in -a  roinoryv  le|id* 
mattoq  14  a  baftard,  nacnraliaation  in  a 
foreigner,  yc.  tbe  other  is  acceiBonary, 
•ad  anmib  Uio  provifiom»  w^icb  at  firfl 
were  valid  •  as  grievous  .offences  and 
criflMSf  itfC*  which  vacate  cbe  benefice  xo 
an  isit^;!,  end  ren^tbe  holding  it  irre- 

INCAPa'CIOUSHB$$  C  of  mcapax,  I. 
•ad  mtfil  tba  wanting  eapedcyt  foomoi 

INC  AUK  A'NTU  [in  Smurfl  fi^b  m^ 
cameiiit  as  bring  00  fle^ 


INCA^ATID  (oK^viMtyft  X-]  bav. 
lag  bioiighfr  or  taken  iefb  ifpon  bim  (  ^Q 
foipHed  or  filled  op  wick  n«w  0e(b. 

iMCA'aAtiyB  Bmid^e  [.^itb.ljir. 


I  N 

one  ead  of  it.  To  that  the  othdr  nity  bg 
put  chrouah  it. 

INCA'RNATIVES,  medicioBs  tbici)#o« 
duce  or  caufe  flefh  to  grow.  « 

INCARTA'TION  [wick  Cb^>ls]  • 
purifying  of  goU,  by  means  of  ulver  and 
A^a  fiirtis. 

INCA'STELLED  [of  i»  and  afieUmn. 
X.  a  caille  J  ioclofed  within  a  fort  of  a 
round  caftle  or  brick,  as  conduits  are. 

INCiI'VATBD  I'uieanatns.  X.]  made 
boUow. 

INCfi'NSBD  [Hiunfia  of  kicmtere^  X. 
CO  burn]  perfomed  or  rumcd  with  incenie. 

INCENSED  [of  incenfus  of  mcwdne^ 
X»  CO  kindlej  provoked  to  uifiSi^  foe  in  % 
flame. 

INCE'NTOR,  the  fiu^^e  as  n^aoeadia* 
ry. 

INCfi'PTIVB  [  Mceplivus,  X.  ]  of,  or 
percainiqg  to  a  beginning. 

INCBPTiVfi  M^mtwU  [in  GemMhfi 
a  term  ufod  to  fignily  fuch  OKoieots  or  hrtC 
princtpl^^ai  tho*  of  no  mafnitude  cheai* 
ielyes,  are  yet  capable  of  producing  foch  % 
as  for  infiance  ;  a  point  has  no.  magnicuda 
of  ikfel^,  bet  is  inceptive; of  It.  'A  lioa 
confidered  one  way  has  no  magnitude  as  to 
i^readtb  v  b«ic  by  its  roocionis  capable  of  ^o» 
ducii'g  t  Airfare,  which  bach  breadth. 

I'NCERATfiD  [nuieratui^  L-i  coveiai 
with  w«x«  feared.. 

INCB'SSAMTNfiSS,  coatiaaaloeis,  oa* 
cea6ng|ic&. 

StarittuU  INCEST,  is  when  a  vicar,  or 
rpiituiaiperfoo.  enjoys  botb  th^  motbar 
and  the.  daughter,  i.  ««.boldt  two  beoafi* 
ces,  the  one  of  which  depeaii'ia^  tht 
collation  of  the  otbcr»      • '    • 

INCfi'STUQUSN^S$  £of  iiiAQ^ii^^X; 
and  m/s  J  aavxiaga.Qr.  carnal  copiil«ioa. 
with  one  cbat-isrootaearof  kin* 

ll^CH  ^  siici»,flridi|aily.        -     • 

TNCHOATED  finchatmsi  X.}  began. 

mClflQ'ATlVBS  llAQr^fmi  See  JDm 
ceptives,  .,,•..'■:. 

INCI'CU&ABLB  [of  iaaeg.,  aad  oos* 
raBilis,  oidatrme^'L*  toaaikapinttjaoc 
lo  be  oiade  -gentle  or  <•«•• 
.  I'NCIDEVCB  [in  OfeaMfvpJ  tbadine* 
cion  by  which  one  bodp  iliikes  dpea  aao* 
Cher. 

.^il^lr.of  INCI0BNCB,  .tkat^im^ 
by  chat,  1^  of  direaion,  ap4-  tba  aa^ 
ftriick  upon.  .  *' 

JL'NaDBNT.nn  a  Torn]  foaaeplfodt 
or  particular  ampa,  tii^k'd  to  eke  piincl* 
pU  a^oo  or  depMdiitf  on  acj 
^  mqo^'lltAVa  liemniag  ID»  ibttiig 

It ochafiooftUv.      ,'  'V  '.«••"  ^   '^'    « 


ar  aya  atlieococUfioaaUy. 


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IN 

,    rocIDBIilTALNESS,  tto  qnttfcy^  o£ 

kappenir  g  or  falling  out  occafioD^y. 

rNClDfiNTNfiSS  [of  iacidau,  l-  tod 
Wrfs2  liflbleneis. 

»  INClDING  md'tcmit^  onttiog  ones, 
which  CQnfift  of  Poim«a  and  ibarp' para- 
des, as  acids  end  moft  fairs  do  i  hy  tiie 
iaiiQUaclon  or  force  of  which  (bey  divide 
the  particJct  of  other  bodies  chac  befoi  e  co- 
lored one  with  another. 

WQVHEUXSD  ItpchurMus,  l.J  re- 
duced coalbes  by  a  violent  Hre. 

.  INCI'RCtBD  (  fneiVv^,  F.  of  m  and 
drattusy  i..  ]  iDcompaOed  or  ftu rounded 
frith  a  circle. 

.  INCrsoay  [Mfarim,  X]  (hat  cue- 
tech. 

INGlSCKitlS  [  with  AuM^s3  i.  e. 
tbt  Cutters ;  the  roremoft  teecb,  moft  com* 
nooly  four'  ip  each  jaw,  which  have  hut 
one  root  or  fang. 

INCinrfiMBNT  Ihcitamiitm^  X.]  in. 
duce^ment,  morive. 

IMCI'VILNfiSS  [meivHiU,  f.  imiw^s, 
<..  and  mfij  inciviilry,  judenefti 
aerlinefs. 

INCLB'MBNT  lacl/memt,  X-]  trnkSnd, 
nnfaierdiul,  riforous.    Miitm 
•  INCLB'MBNTNBSS   rinctemntih,  £. 
inclememr^  #1 J   rigorouWi,    IharpAefs. 
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INCLI'NABLBNESS  proneneft  to,  apt 
Mis,  .aftaioa,  natural  diCpoAcioD.  < 

INCLINATION  e/JfffidMHi  [in  J>i- 
tUing]  ie  the  angle  that  that  hoor-Ifaift  on 
Che  globe,  whicH  is  pcrpendleuierto  the 
dial- plane  makes  with  the  iWrrididM;  > 
*  INCiriNATlON  of  the  planet  of  the 
orbtcs  oif  the  planets  to  the  plane  of  the 
adiptidt  am  by  4/lrefidiiiffi  vccOunted  as 
iDllowf  :  the  orhil  ol  Smum,  eiakes  an  an- 
gle of  »  degrees  ^o-fliinmets't^Atvf  Jm 
fitir  »  degree  and  i  thiid  s  chat  Of  MOrj  i$ 
4  fivalf maker  lefs  than  i  degre«t  s  'that  of 
P^mu  ff  ^  digKeesend  ^he  thirdi  that  t>f 
Meremy  h  almoA  7  d«rees. 

iNidlNAirK;^  {inAikry^}  ft  the 
poiir)}>g  eey  li^or  from  its*itoiemenr  6t 
dregs  by  caufing  chenflTtf  1  ko  ItA  On\»De6de 
'  IMCtldWOT  mthuttui^  L  kcihuau^ 
M.  }  b9^%  •^  hetdhBg  to,  leaning  for- 


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|Ci  ftn«:itp  k a  ck>f Aer  drmtmafteVv. 
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'1frCUIf$lVENMS  [of  Ml^iUj  X.1 

'')1IQ0A'6ULABUNB$$  f^iliiriME. 
•iia»|o%kl«ri*V  X.]  anca|iihleDeIi  fobd^- 
••f6r  congealed  ^OtttlSr^'  r'^':' 


INC<yGrrANTl4eSS    l/[mccgkmitia^ 
INCO'OiTATIVENBSSf  X.J    a  00c 

thinking  or  mindii>g,  cboug&tleiiieils,  heed« 
leibeis. 

INCOGNO'SClBI.B  ( mcofftofiibiliu 
X.  ]  that  cannot  be  knows. 

INCOHB'RENTNESS  £  of  ie,  ceA^ 
r<iUi  X.j  diragreemeiiCy  or  not  Aiitii^ 
well  to^erber. 

INCOMBU'STIBLBNBSS  f^iMfrV  mn 
comBtifiiNe,  it  of  ie  neg*  and  tomb^fi'iH-' 
lit,  X.]  a  quality  tbtt  will  not  barn. 

INCOIiBU'STiBLB  Ciotk,  a  fort  of 
linen  cloth«  made  from  a  Hone  in  the  form 
of  calk,  which  flooe  is  called  iMpis  Am* 
mtbms  ehd  AiMog.  This  doth  is  faid 
to  be  of  that  nacere,  that  It  will  not  be 
confttBied,  cho'  thirowo  and  lee  tor  lie  ne- 
ver fo  long  in  a  violent  hot  fire  1  and  there- 
fore in  ancient  rimes  (as  fiim  relates) 
Arowds  weie  made  of  it,  and  ufed  at  roy- 
al obfequies  to  wrap  up  the  corps,  thac 
the  aAct  ef  the  body  mighi  be  preferved 
diftioa  from  theTe  ef  the  trood  of  thft 
funeral  pile.  And  writers  relate,  that  the 
princes-  of  Tmrny  ufe  Ic  for  the  fame 
purpoleae  th*s  day.  And  it  is  the  mat- 
ter of  Wicks  the  perpetual  lamps  were 
made,  llie  ftone.  which  Is  the  matter 
of  it,  is  Rmnd  in  ieveral  pieces,  as  rhrabr, 
Itdtf^  and  W(BAe»  \  and  fome  «Hb  ie  Jror- 
land,  rUny  relates,  thac  he  was  himfelf'ac 
a  ireat  eAcerti?nAenc,  wherb  ^l>e  nep- 
kins  of  this  cloth  being  taken  faiil  frorq 
the  table,  where  thrown  i^to  the  fire,  and 
by  chat  metro  were  taken  oet  ftlrer  aod 
whiter  than'  if  they  had  been  walhed*  At 
to  the  manner  ol  making  ttitscloth,  pdH- 
Im  Venetus  relates,  thac  he  wis  informed 
by  an  inrendanc  of  the  mines. in  Jhruny^ 
that  this  mineral  (thatfs  foand  In  «.  cer- 
tain mountain  therV)  il  firft  pounded  la 
a  brafs  mortar,  to  operate  the  earthy 
part  from  it,  and  that  It  is  afterwards  Wo^ 
ven  into  cloth.  And  that,  when  h  Is  fstU. 
they  throw  It  Into  the  fire  fftr'an  hourt 
time,  from  whebce  ic  comes  out  otthurt^' 
and  as  white  arfuow. 

Bhr  in  two  trials' that  wtte  nade' before 
the  royal  fbciety  in  Xatufeii,  a  p^ace  of 
this  doth,  of  twelve  inches  long  and  6x 
broad,  which  wetghM  twenty  Toai  dNms, 
being  mic  into  a  ftroo|  fire  tor  fonur  ix^-  • 
nuces.  It' loft  one  (Iram  each  timek 
mCOhfibffifNSUR  ABLB  j^MdRCitifrtwfeli 
aHMhmdtkiani]  are  foch^  which  haye  ao 
alf^noc  )^r^  df  any  commoif  meafttrei 
thac  may,ineafurd  them  \  as.  ^hq.^ggon^  1 
add  fide  "of  •«  f^qara  I  %)r'«lcho^  that 
eaick  ef  tho/elbes  have  Infinite  atiquoi; 
pares,  as  the  KalF^'^the  third;  fa^-jrht  noc 
,  anyparrofthe'ene,  be  It  im^@fitfi9» 


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INCOMMC^SORABlfiNESS  [  of  m-^ 
cmmmemfitrdiiiAit^  F.J  o«ir«p*b^ene(t  of  be- 
Im  meafarM  bf  a^y  other  equii  qu vmhy. 

IN(X>MM£'NSORATBNESS  [of/nneg. 
Md  cwi,  menfmrtHus^  L  and  ff^/i]  in- 
cocnm"  )fui*ab)e  qoflli'y. 

INCOMMC/DIOUSNBSSI   [^MCommQ- 

INCOMifO'lMTY  I     ditat,  I. 

mcommsdiUy  F.J    IncoDTeoientnefs,  incon- 

INOSuMU'NICABtBNtSS  [ncMDmi 
mhdAilisy  JU]  incommantctble  quUiry; 
Iter  mcspiblenefs  of  being  imparced  Co 
otters. 

INCOMMUTABLB  f  'mconmrntatiUt, 
Z.  J  not  liab!«  to,  or  th^c  rannoc  ci*ange 

INCOMPA'CTNBSS  [of  iticmf^us, 
1^]  tbe  being  not  coinpa£fc,  or  dole  jain* 
ed  cof  etber. 

INCO'MPAKABLBNBSS,  inoompara- 
bic  nstttre  or  qutliry* 

To  INCO'MPASS.    See  to  EacompaTs. 

iNCOMPAtlBLENBSS  [mcompatUH- 
Uf*t  F.]  a  baiag  iacompatible  t  antipathy , 
COntrarMty. 

INCOMPE'NSABLBNBSS  fof  m  and 
eompcnfare^  X.]  oncapablenefs  of  being 
compenfated,  or  racompenfed. 

INCaMRETENTNFSS  ['uKompeUmce 
F  of  imcompmmMt  LA  inTafficiency^  ina- 
bility. 

INCOMPE'TIBLENESS  [of  mneg.and 
COM^titk,  F.]  the  condition'  of  a  thing, 
dMt  wtU  not  fq-wrc  or  agree  with  ano?  her. 

INCOMrLfinrBNBSS  [m  and  ciimpie* 
$mt,  L.1  tncofiiple'e,  onfinti^ed  qutlicy. 

iNCOMPCySEDNBSS,  diforderedneft, 
th€  being  om  of  frame,  or  difturbed  in 
■itnd. 

WCOhfWSirB' Smnters  [in  Aritb- 
mttiek']  ate  ibole  numbers  made  only  by 
sdditiont  or  the  coUeftion  oi  unics,  and 
MOt  by  niuUi|Aication  i  fo  a  i  unit  only  can 
meaftirc  it,  as  t,  3>  4i  5i  fav*  called  al- 

INCOMPRBHB'NSIBIE  [hcou^boh 

fMs^  I0)  that  cannot  be  comprehended 

or  coarei^d  In  mind* 
INCOMPRBHE'NSIBLENBSS    7   f  of 
INGOMnifiHENSlBrLITY      f    m 

cttmfrAitifi^fyf^  K  of  'mtm^nbtnfihllit^ 

;L*Jnacapafataneft  4f  beiaa  comprehend- 

•d  or  eonoef ved  10  th«  alnd . 

INCOMPRE'SSIBLQ    (of  m  nes.  tod 

fimpn0lbi£i^  £•}  not  to  be  comprefled  or 

tanmtjed  doie  conther. 

INCOMPRBSilB'aiTY    1    ta  inci- 
WCOMPRB'SSIBLBNESS  f  pablenels 

of  being  coApieflM  or  fqoeex'd  dote  co- 


mCONCBI'VABlBNBS$,qaalirp,  ot* 
on  or  mmnfm  that  Moooi  to  cod. 


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INCONQEA^LABIENBSS  fof  in  and 
cmgeltlnih,  L.]  nature  or  qaality  thac 
cannot  be  congealed  or  froaen. 

INCO'NGRUOUSNBSS  liaca^rmtat, 
t*]  difagreeableneft,   unfiinefs,  irreguU- 

INCQNNB'XIO  [in  kbrtorkkj  rbtt 
fame  ss  AfytiiLtoH, 

INCO'hlSEQUENTNfiSS  [iMtroyr/f^Mm- 
tia,  1.1  weaknefs  of  arguing,  when  iha 
conclufioB  does  not  tollow,  or  caooot  be 
fairly  di  awn  irom  rhe  premifes. 

lNCONSin>ERABLBNBS$,  worchlcf- 
nefs,  Acfj.  not  worthy  o^  regard  or  oocice. 

INCONSl'DSRATENESS  [  iaconfidt^ 
ramia^  X.]  want  of  thought,  ihought- 
iefneii. 

INCONSI'STENTNESS  [of  'n  neg. 
coi^tmtia,  !•  and  nefs]  a  nor  agreeing^ 
initiMg.  or  confiding  with ;  a  beiiig  iocom« 
patible. 

INCONSCyiABLBNESS,  a  Hare  of  un* 
comfortablene(s,  orthac  wUl  not  admit  d 
comfort. 

INC<yN$TANT!teSS  [iiffonAmfitf,  I/] 
anfleadinafs,  changeahlenefs,   ficklene&. 

INCONTE'STfBLENESS  [of  iaconr^j^- 
BUt  F.J  indifpntableiiefs. 
^INCO'NTINBNTNBSS  [of  inanuimn' 
tfit  X*  J  incontinence,  a  noc  abftaining  fron^ 
unlawful  defires,  Uck  of  moderation  i^ 
lufts  and  affieftions,  unchaftity. 

INCOKVfi'NIBNTNBSS  [of  inamve- 
nimx,  X.]  a  wane  of  convenieocy. 

INCONVE'RSABLENESS  [  of  jpi  and 
camnMit,  F.J  uufociibleneff. 

INCONTB'RTIBBLNBSS   f  <Jf  m  and* 
comterniHlis,  I.J    incapahlenaU  of  beii^ 
converted  or  turned  %  unalterableneia, 

INCOHPOR  ALNESS  l[ot  m^rparaU" 

INCORPOREITY  f/ai,  J..J  cae 
being  without  a  body. 

INCCyRPORATBD    Imccrpormiu,  JU  , 
incorpor*',  F,J   Imbodied,   formed  or  ad« 
mitted  into  a  corporation  or  fociety. 

INCO'RPORATBD  [  wich  OC^il 
mixed  well  or  uoitedy  as  the  par  (ides  <x 
onelbody  with  tho(b  ol*  another,  fo  aa  td 
appear  an  uniform  fubftaooe.  '    / 

INC<yRPORATBDNBSS,  the  Hatd  or 
condition  of  being  incorporated,  or  thO 
uniredneit  of  ooe  thing  with  soother. 
,  INCORPORB^TT/ the  fate  or  con- 
dition  of  that  which  has  no  bodyi  as 
fhe  mcovftriitrofihe  SMttof  Mm. 

INCC^RBttNESS  [01.  imammu^ 
X>J  fanltinefs. 

Jn  INCO'RRIQtBLR  Verfcm^  [inHk- 
^H^^fpMuf]  was  by  the  andenrs  repre-  • 
ieittedbya  Jeopaid's  skin»  becaoft  thera 
are  fnch  fj^is  in  it,  tlMfr  no  art  can  re- 
moTf  oiwbiteiw  ^ 

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INCCRRIGIBLBNBSS  ^of  mcorrigi 
hh,  f>  of  in  neg.  and  carrigihilist  1.  j  qis- 
licy  or  temper,  \sfc.  that  will  not  be  a 
mended, 

INCORRU'PTED  ImCorruptus,  t.  ] 
iDcorrupied*  untainred,  whole  and  found. 

INCORRUPTIBI'LITV  f^*^  ^^^ 
phyficiaas']  is  an  inaSiiicy  noc  to  be. 

INCORKU'PTIBLES,  a  fed  of  the  Ku- 
tycbiaiu,  who  held  c^bac  the  body  ot  'Jcjus 
Ckrift  was  bcorruptible  \  i.  e.  not  fufcep- 
tibie  of  any  change  or  alteration  trom  h's 
formation  m  the  womb'of  hb  mother,  nor 
of  naeural  paffions,  as  hunger,  thirft,  ]<)rc. 

To  INCOU'RAGB, .  Jgv.    See  Emou- 

^  iricRASSA'NTli  [  with  Pbfficians  ] 
incraffating  or  tbickeaing  chingi,  Aich  as 
being  indued  with  thick  ropy  parts,  are 
mtsed  with  thin  liquid  juices  (O  bring 
cbero  CO  a  dtie  confitlence. 

INCRA'SSATBD  liacr^atus,  JLJ  thick- 
tped. 

-  INCRASSATION,  ,a  making  chick  or 
aroft,  a  vodering  fluids  thicker  dhan  before 
by  the  mixture  of  lefs  fluid  parctcles 

INCREAtfl  [of  in  neg.  and  creotus, 
1.]  is  chat  which  does  not  depend  upoo 
•Docher  by  creation*  uncreated. 

IICCKE'DULOUSNESS  [  incredulitds, 
X«,  incredulittf  f,  ]    unbclicyiiig   temper, 

INCREME'NTUM  [wUh  ^beporiciaat] 
a  figure  V,  herein  a  f^ecch  rifes  up  byde- 
g^ees«  trom.  the  lowelt  to  the  big  be  it 
jrftchros,  neither  Silver^  Gold,  tior  pre 
opus  Stones  are  worth  10  he  comp'ared^vitb 
Vittii^.'  J     .  -r 

'.iNCRElWfENTUM  {Old  iJec,]  the  ad- 
vance in  rent  or  Other  payments,  ,iu  oppo 
iitrin  to  Decrement  urn.    X. 

INCRBmeNTUm,  improvement  of 
land  ;  alfo  a  plot  or'  land  endofed  out  of 
co^m6n  of  wade  grovMci.  - 

I  '\ .   1     '  INCRE'SSANT  \  £i-i  He- 

'  JNCRE'SCANTf  raUry"] 
fignihes  rhe  moon  in  the  en- 
creafe,  from  the  new  to  the 
fuP.  See  tlic  efcuichfon. 
.To  IjaCR-OA'CH  [pf  accrocher^  f. 
tqbookin!)  to'  gain  upon  or  hook  in,  to 
catch,. 

IRCjlQA.'.CttMEKT.  an,  enter  log  upon, 
gaining,  hfjokii^g  in  Or  ufuiping.. 

INCROA'CHJNGNESS ,  Woaching 
difpojitio;!  or  qiiltty.     .      '. 

'  INCKlJ'B^SrOVS  [incr'uentfts,  X.]  un;^ 
Woody.       .        . 

TNCRD'STED  [incrufiat^s,  jL\  made 
Iqto  a    h.i'd  crufl. 

INCRUSTED  Column. \{n  ArcbiUSure] 
u  acotumo  conlifling  orTcveriU  pieces  ei' 


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flender  brsoches  ofiome  frecioiH  iiiirWe» 

agate,  Jaipur,  ^c.  mafticated  or  cemenc- 
ed  around  a  mould  of  brick,  or  any  or  her. 
matter  ;  whi«:h  is  done  hf  two  teatopSf 
the  one  is  to  fave  the  pr«aious  ftouM,  on. 
lo  mike  them  appear  of  an  unommon 
largenefs^  by  the  watnffii  and  clofenefs  of 
the  incruftation,  when  eke  aaftick  ia  .of 
the  r-? me  colo'ur. 

.  INCRUSTATION  lArcbkeaure']  ia  a 
column  which  confifts  ot  fiBTonci  pieces  of 
hard  polilh'd  ftones,  or  other  br|llaat  i&ac*. 
cer,  difpofed  in  comparttments  to  the  bodf 
of  a  building.  \  alfo  a  plaifter*  with  wbidv 
a  Willi  is  lilted. 

I'NCUBATED  {incuhattu^L,^  brooded 
or  hovered  over  as  by  a  bis4  ovher  egga 
or  ncft. 

I'NCUBUS,  a  dasmon,  who  in  the  fliapo 
of  a  naao,  has  carnal  knowtodse  of  a  wo- 
man, 

INCU'LPABLENESS  iincuipabitis,  1.J 
unbla'neabien'fs,  Jgfc. 

INCU'MBENCY  [of  tncuniem,  X.]  ft 
p'yin^,  performing,  occupying. 

An  INCU'MBBNT  fof  incmberi,  X. 
to  labour  lire<tuouny  i  pecaufe  he  ought 
CO  bend  hia  whole  fludy  to  difchaige  his 
tun£^ionj  a  perfon  who  has  the  care  or 
cure  of  Tou  s,  one  that  enjoys  a  benefice. 
'  INCD'RABLENESS,  incapableneff  of 
being  cured. 

*1NCU'R'I6USNESS  [of  lacuricfm,  JU]. 
care'efne's,  heedelnels. 

INCURVATION  of  the  t^s  ef  light 
^In  Dioptrickj']  is  the  variation  of  a  ray 
of  light,  trom  that  right  line  ta  which 
its  motion  would  have  contin^ed,  were  ic 
no(  for  the  reiiftances  made  bv  the  rhick-  . 
nefs  of  the  medium  thra'  which  icpai&g» 
fo  as  to  hinder  iu  flrait  couife*  aad  uira 
ic  aGde. 

I'NCUS,  a  fmith'sanvil.    V     * 

INCUS  [with  Anafmlffj]  a'bone  of 
the  inner  part  of  the  ear,  refembling  a 
grinder  tooth,  and  lying  nnder  the  boae 
called  Malleus.    X. 

INDAGA'TOR,  a  fearcher  or  inquirer 
into  mat' rrs.    Xi 

INDA'MMAGfiMENT  [of  emto9Wtt«er, 
F.^  difckmsLjx^  hurt,  prejudice. 
.   mDEA'RMENT   [of  im  inceoGve,  an4' 
JDyjian,  Sax,}  a  rendering  <le«r,  an  en- 
gaging  czr^ffi.  ,     .  , 

INDEA^VOUR.  See  Endeavour. 
.    INDE'BTFD  [endetU,  P.}  in  the  ifebc 
bf,  that  owes  to  enother. 

INDrcBNTN&SS  [iadecentia, ,  L.  w* 
itcencey  T]  unbecomiogneis,  nnfecmli- 
iefs',  unhiindromneis. 

»  INDE'COROUSNBSS  [ofiifiAroriif^X. 
%ni  mfii  aabAodfomnefs,  iamtacy, 

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INDEFAnriGABLBNBSS  \indefttigd 
^ihtt  1*2  uawettied  diligeoce  or  appli- 
canon. 

INDBFECtlBI'LlTY,  cbe  qualKy  ot 
being  never  linWe  to  fail. 

INDfi'FINITE  Prtmoms  [with  Gram- 
MtfruajJ  are  fuch  that  have  a  lo3(b  and 
nndetermined  fignificadon,  and  are  called 
eifhcr  'mdefaiite  Trtmoms^  Perfimal^  as 
whefoiffer,  wbdtfiiver,  each,  other :  Or, 
Promoufu  mdefmtUt  which  relaio  both  to 
perlon  and  thing  i  at^  mf^  Me,  none, 
mdtbe  otter. 

INDB'FINITBNBSS,  uocapaMeners  of 
bounds  or  limiit,  unlimire  !n^. 

INDE'LIBLHNBSS  [of  indeiibi^s,  JL.] 
nocaptblenefs  ot  being  blotted  out  or  de- 
ftroy'd. 

INDEMOtlSTRABLENESS  (mdemon- 
firMiist  JL]  incapabUners  of  being  dc- 
monltraced. 

BINDE'NTED  [?n  Heral- 
dry'} needi  no  explanation; 
but  it  ought  10  be  ohTerved, 
that  there  are  in  Heraldry 
two  Tons  of  if,  *  which  are 
ooly  dittingni(hable  by  the  largenefs  ol 
dw  teeth,  the  fmailer  being  commonly 
called  ttdiMUd^  end  the  larger  by  the 
rtencb^  DmceXte  or  DanteU.    F, 

INOE'NTURB  [indentwra,  £]  an  a- 
greement  or  contract  between  two  or  more 
perlont  im  writing,  indented  at  the  cop, 
and  aafwering  to  another  copy,  which 
cootaiM  the  fame  covenantt  and  arttc.'es  to 
be  itept  by  the  other  party. 

INOBPE'NDBNT  [with  Mttaptyjki' 
arns^  ii  when  one  thing  does  not  depend  on 
aaotber  as  tcscaafe. 

INDBPE'NDENCB  [mdependdoce^  R] 
abCjlntenefty  a  hanng  no  dependance  ou 
another. 

INDEPE'NDBNTISM,  cbe  ftite  or  con. 
dition  of  being  independent. 

INDBTB^BMINED  FrobUm  [with  Ma 
ibemMieims'i  h  one  which  is  capable  of 
aa  infinite  mmber  of  anfwers  i  as  to  find 
one  two  numbeis  whole  fanr,  together 
wicb  Khelf  ffOdutt,  iball  be  equal  to  a 
given  number )  or  to  make  a  rhomboides, 
focii  that  the  reAangle  under  the  fides  be 
•qoalco  a  given  fqoare  ;  both  of  which 
problems  will  have  infinite  folotions. 

I^NOBX  [ofa  Ijogarnhm]  is  the  cha- 
la&er  or  eapooeot  ot  ir,  and  is  that  fi 
gore,  which  ibews  of  how  many  places 
the  ahrjliiie4iumber  belonging  to  ththa- 
raritbm  does  confift,  and  of  what  nature 
cia,  wheiharstbeaiiin«egeror  finAion. 
That  in  this  Logaritbm  a.56£t9S»  the 
aanber  ftanding  on  The  leftbsikidof  rhe 
polac  is  called  the  Mfx,  and  ibews  that 
«bt  ablolw9*i|a»ber  enfwcibg  to  u  cod« 


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fids  of  three  places  ;  for  it  is  always  o^e 
more  thnn  the  Index,    Again,  if  tiieab. 
foluto  number  be   a  fra^ion,  then  the  As-  ' 
dex  oil    the  'Logarithm    haih    a  n^gxtive 
fign.  and  is  marked  thus,  a.  56x193. 

I790BX  of  a  £iM»rf(yrwich  AigebrtL" 
ifit]  h  that  quanticy  flawing  co  what 
P9wer  it  is  to  be  involved^  as  d  3  (hew* 
that  tt  \%  to  be  involved  to  the  tnirdf 
power,  }ffc, 

i'NDfiXBS  of  Fmpers  [in  AlgelraJ  are 
( he  exponents  otpo  we  IS,  and  are  lb  named, 
bfcaufe  they  ihew  the  order,  feac,  or 
place  of  each  powers  as  alfoitsnumHerof 
diinenfions  or  degtees,  i.  e.  how  man^ 
times  the  root  is  multiplied  in  rerpe6(tvo*' 
ly  producing  each  power  :  Thus  a  is  rho- 
Index  OT  Exponent  of  the  fecond  power 
or  fquare,  3  oi  the  third  power  or  cube, 
4  oi  the   fourth  power    or  biquadrate.' 

I'NDICANT  [indicans,  L.]  indicating. 
Oiewing,  pointing  to  as  it  were  with  the 
finger. 

INDiCAnriOM  Cnrattve  [wirii  Phjfid-^ 
tfai]  thcfe  indications  that  fliew  how  the 
diie-i/e  IS  CO  be  removed  that  a  pacieoc' 
labours  under  at  the  prefent  time. 

INDICATIONS  F.eJcrtMtory,  arechofs 
that  <hew  what  is  to  be  done  for  the  piev 
fervaci^n  and  continuance  of  health. 

INDICATIONS  Vital%  are  fuch  at  le- 
fpeft  the  Wit  of  the  patient,  his  ftre^gch 
and  way  or  living. 

INDICATIONS,  figns,  marks,  tofcenej 
pointing  QUI  fomething  co  be  done.  F.  or^ 

INDI'CATIVE  {;  of  indic^ritutf,  JL] 
fbewing  or  declanng. 

r N  DICES  ^>/^i  [wuh  Pbjficumt]  thei 
fame  as  critical  days.       * 

INDl'CTBD  [of  indiant,  L.  ]  told» 
iliew'd*  declared ;  alfo  tccufed  or  iaio 
peached 'in  a  coiyt  of  judicatisre. 

INDI'CTIVE  [among  the  RdnuMs']  an 
epithet  g'venro  certain  teaftd^iys  appoint* > 
ed  by  cbe  magUitrateSy  as  CotifiU,  Frator, 

INDI'CTION  [with  Cbronolngers']  the 
fpace  of  15  years,  a  way  ol  reekoninx  ai»» 
pointed  >  by  ■  (be    emperor  Canftanthw  liir. 
Greats  in  the  place  o<  the  Otyn^iadt :  This 
account  began  at  che  difmiilton  of   tto* 
council  of  Nice,  AC  312.    /hd/Aioa  aU: 
(o  fignifies  the  convocticion  or  an  ecclefi- 
aflical  ajlembly,  as  of  a  fynod  or  couactl. 
and  even  a'dier. 

INDI'FFER&NTNESS  [indxfermia^  L. 
mdifertnee,  F.]  the  having  little  or  no  cou-  , 
cern  or  atfeAion  for  t  tlfo  middle  nature  or 
quality,  neitber  beft  or  worft* 

rNDIGENCY        \{'tndigentia,  JLm- 

I'NDl<f£NTHISS  fdige$(».  P.]  uttA-^ 
n«(s,  povcrcy. 

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TMDIGB'STEDNESS  lodndififiut,  I. 
Migtfi€\  F.  and  ntfi]  cbe  noc  being  di- 
Rotted }  confufedbefs^  want  of  order. 

UWDIGE^STIBLBNESSy  yncspablcnefs 
6f  being  dif(efted. 

INDl'GITES  [according  to  fome  To 
celled  oi  mdigefe,  JL.  co  waiK»  ^.  choTe 
thmt  wanted  nothing  {  but  oehets  o(  ml^ 
CO  genitij  born  in  the  place  J  demi^gods, 
or  cenain  eminent  perfoni  or  heroest  (or 
thtlr  noble  etchievemeats  •nroU'd  among 
the  God«. 

INDI'GNANT  {mdiffmm]  s'^gry. 

INDIGNABU'NDUS  [viih AMtomifij] 
«  mufcleof  the  eye»  whicb  draws  off  the 
eye  from  the  nofe,  fo  called,  becaitie  it  it 
'  i  uie  o£  in  fcomful  looks. 


IN'DICO     1   e  kind  of  ftooyfabftancc, 

I'NDIGO  I  brooFht  from  cbe  eaft- 
Wand,  ufed  in  dying  blue.  It  is  a  fecula 
procured  from  the  leaves  of  a  flirub,  fte- 
quent  in  the  Eafl  end  f^^tfi  Mks,  where 
they  plant  and  cultivate  ii  with  great  care  i 
vhen  it  is  ripe,  i.  e,  when  the  iegves  are 
fartcilet  aa4  break  by  only  touching^  they 
cnt  them,  tie  them  up  in  bundles,  and  lay 
chem  to  rot  in  large  vars  of  river  or  fpriog 
^ater.  in  three  or  fonr  days  the  warer 
boils  by  mere  force  of  the  plant  beating  it, 
%r.  opon  this  they  ftir  it  up  witk  large 
poles,  and  then  letting  it  ftend  to  fertle'S- 
gain,  take  out  the  <wood,  which  is  now 
Yoid  both  of  leaves  and  bark.  Afterwards 
they  continue  to  ftir  what  remains  at  bot- 
tom divers  times ;  after  it  has  fettled  for 
50od,  they  let  out  the  water,  take  the  k- 
imcnt  which  remaittt  $,i  bottom*  put  ic 
into  forms  or  moulds,  anid  expofe  it  in  the 
nir  to  dry  i  and  this  in  indigo* 

I'NDIRECT  Modes  or  SyUegifmnnli>. 
£jick}  are  the  5  I«ft  Modes  of  the  firft  fi- 
gure exprefled  by  the  barbarous  words  Bo- 
raiiptoit,  CeUoaijy  Dabhis^  Ffifefomanmu 

lNDlRfi*CTNESS  [  of  hu^reaus,  1.] 
tiNiair  deaiins  or  management. 

INDlSCfi'RNIBLENESS,  uoapahleoera 
of  being  difcerned. 

INDlSCfi'RPlBUNESS  [  of  in  nef|. 
•nd  di/cerpttUt  L."]  a  term  ufed  by  Jf>i>i. 
iofbpbers^  to  figni^y  a  being  infepitrable. 

INDISCRB'ETNBSS,  want  of  difcre. 
tfen  or  judgment  i  imprudence,  tnconfide- 
rttion. 

INDISPJTNSIBLENESS  [of  m  and  dif 
/peti/W,  F.  01  difpm^are,  X.}  uocapsblaneis 
of  being  difpenled  with. 

IMDISPO'SBD  [  of  fn  neg.  end  dUffO^ 
fmt^  1.}  dtibrdered  in  body  of  tniod,  uck, 

INDISPUnrABLBNESS ,  im^iefttoaa- 
blenefs,  fo  great  certtimy  aaoottobe  ar<- 
gued  againft. 

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Jtingmhitis^  £.  ]  uacapableoais  to  be  di* 
ftingui/hed. 

iNDlvrsiBLENESS  rmdhnOititi.  R 
indivifibUis^  X.  and  mft]  uncapabiencis  of 
being  divided. 

INDlVi'SIBLES  [  mdniOHlid^  L.  ] 
things  th**!  cannot  be  divided. 

INDIVI'SIBLES  [with  Geamtriciam'} 
ere  fuch  prindples  or  elements,  that  anjr 
body  or  figure  mty  ultimately  be  refolved 
into ;  and  tkeie  ere  fnppoTed  to  be  infinitely 
fmall  in  «tch  peculiar  qgure.  As  for  exam- 
ple, a  line  may  be  fald  to  confift  of  aa 
infinite  number  of  points ;  a  Surfme  of  en 
infinite  number  of  parallel  lines ;  and  « 
fol id  of  infinite  parallel  fur^ices.  Tfaie 
do^lrine  of  indivifihUk^  the  ancients  caird 
by  the  name  of  the  Method  of  Rxba^fiiom^ 
and  it  fuppofed  to  have  been  iuvewod  by 
Arcbimedet* 

INDCVCIBLENESSY    [mtfMT/rfai,    i. 

INIXyciLNESS  f  indodlite,  F.]  un. 
ienfiblenefs  of  pain  or  grief ;  alio  an  uncoo* 
cernednefs,  regardlefnefs. 

INDCVMABLENfiSS  loOndomaHiu, 
X.]  uotameablenefs. 

ToINDO'RSE  [end^er,  A]  ro  writ* 
on  the  back  of  an  inilniment  or  deed,  rom»- 
thing  that  relates  to  the  matter  therein 
contained  i  alfo  to  wote  ones  name  on  ciw 
back  of  a  money  bill. 

INDOWMENT  [  of  m  and  ifoiitfrre,  R 
a  dowry]  a  beftowment  1  a  gift  of  na.- 
tuie,  an  accompUftrntnt,  ta  to  neeural 
gifts  or  parts. 

INM'BlTABLfiNBSS,  uDdoabtadaeft, 

INDU'CBMENTS  [  of  mdmcere^  Z.  J 
motives,  reafons  for  doing  a  thing. 

INDU'CTION,  a  bringing  or  leadto^ 
into ;  an  inducement  or  perfuafion. 

JNDU'CnVE  [of  hduEfMS,  U]  apt  n» 
induce  or  laad  into.    Milton, 

INDUaOfiNCfi  Twith  RoaMqfi]  the  , 
remiifion  of  a  pnnilbmenc  iob  ;to  a  fin^ 
fraated  by  the  pope,  igc,  and  iiippeiad  C9 
tave  the  finner  from  purgatory* 

INDUXGENTNESS  [in^artM*  X.] 
indtilgence }  indulgent  natura. 

INDU'LTO  [  in  Commerce  }  a  dncy  or  . 
impoft  laid  by  the  king  of  ^am%  co  be 
paid  for  the  commoditiea  imported  in  the 
galnons,  Ufc.  from  thsAmuAf9^4tt'Jadies,  ' 

INDU'RABLENESS,  capablenefaofb». 
ing  bom  or  fuffered  ;  alio  laftingfteia. 

INDU'RAMCfi,baariag,  fofferiog,  hoU. 
iog  out. 

mOUKAfSrik  [with  rbffimmuj  bai4- 
aning  madicines*    X« 

INDURA'nON,  a  giving  «  haffdev 
coefiftenea  co  cha  ochar  by  a  greaiai  folidi- 
cyoC<l)«irpatcic]at>  orcdiftpadonofche 


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INOU'STRIOUSNBSS  iindt^ria,  LJ 
indaftry,  palos-uking,  diligence,  la- 
boor. 

INfil>l  A,  wane  of  food  or  drink.    £. 

INfi'FFABLENESS  lme0kl)ilu,  £.j  un- 
ipeakablenefs,  }gfc. 

INBFFICA'CIOUSNESS  {m^fScox,  JL] 
iDcffeAumineft 

iNfiFFfi'CTlYE,  thac  hat  no  eflfea, 
vain,  trui clefs. 

INEFFB'CTUAL  [of  m  and  tificax,  JL.] 
Irntclefs,  tonoparpofe. 

INinFFICACY  iriiuficada^  R 

INBFFE'CTUALNfeSSf  of  indScax, 
JLJ  inefficacy,  tTniclelhefs. 

INELA'BORATB  liaeUBoratus,  1.]  nn- 
kboured,  noc  weU  wrought  or  compo^ 
U. 

INfi'LEGANT  (;iv/^4Mi,  X.]  unelo- 

— t  i  aJTo  noc  having  any  graceuilnefi  or 

iNEaBGANTNBSSl  [i»/^^imrid,  £] 
INEtEGANCY       I    waoc  of  elegan- 


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cy,  beauty,  grace,  kfc, 

INELU'CTABLEtm#Mtf»i7f/,  l.]thac 
cukooc  be  oTercome  wiih  any  paint  or 
Jaboor,  fffc. 

INEME'NDABLBNBSS,  [inememUibiiis, 
1.]  mcjpableneft  of  being  amended. 

INENA'RRABLENBSS  i  menorrdbiiis^ 
L*]  aaTpeakablenefs. 

INENO'DABLfiNBSS  [of  menaiLdfiiity 
X.]  nnoapablenefs  of  being  unloofeds  un- 
ciH,  or  explicated. 

INE'QUABLENESS  [of  hi  neg.  tnd  £. 
^mMiis,  i«J  tiocapableneia  of  being  made 
Ofial  or  even. 

INB'Op  ALNESS  [of  in  neg.  stfuaiitas, 
JL  megahtd^  F*  and  ar/ij  inequality. 

INBQJJA'UTY  offutmoi  Dofs^  tho' 
the  fim  tifuppofed  vulgarly  to  meaiure  our 
cimeeaaallv,  yet  it  it  very  larfrom  doiof 
fb ;  m  at  It  is  ioipoflible  for  a  ffood  clock 
or  movement  to  keep  time  witn  the  Um : 
to  One  thac  it  truly  fiich»  wUl  meaibre  time 
noch  more  trnly«  and  go  esate  than  any 
lin.dUl. 

The  reafoB  of  the  inequality  of  natural 
dayiy  is,  that  the  motion  of  the  earth  it 
fm^  roond  iti  axis,  it  not  exadly  equal 
or  regular,  but  it  Ibmetimet  iwiicer 
and  fomerimes  flower. 

INENBROfinriCAL  B^diei  [with  N^ 
tm^6fis}  aie  foch  at  are  .una&ive  and  flug- 

INEKERr.fi'TICALLY  [of  m  neg.  eiur- 
fie.  1.  of  m^*,  Gt'}  flnggiflily,  uoac- 
otely. 

INE'RRABUNBSS  [of  in  and  etrabi" 
0li  Xil  inftlfibilityitticapableocft  of  erring. 

JMIICA'TION  [witJifofflt  pr«ceDdcri 


pregnacing  a  proper  medium  or 
with  fome  of  the  Mumia  or  Vital  fpirita 
of  che  patient,  and  giving  ic  to  fome  ani* 
mal  CO  eat.  It  is  pretended,  chat  the  aid* 
mal  unites  and  allimilaces  the  muinia  with 
it  felf)  imbibing  its  vicious  quality,  \(f 
which  mears  the  perTon  to  whom  the  mtt« 
mia  belonged  is  reftored  to  health. 

INBSCUTCHEON  [in  Hp 
Tdldry]  is  a  fai)U  efcuicheon 
born  within  the  fliield,  with 
fome  other  coat,  and  is  eene* 
rally  the  fame  as  fcutcneoa 
of  pretence,  as  the  arms  of  a 
wife,  who  was  an  heirefs,  and  by  that 
means  hat  brought  the  arms  and  eftate  into 
her  husband's,  which  he  bears  wirbin  hid 
own :  It  contains  one  fifth  of  the  field,  ia 
born,  as  an  ordinary,  thus ;  Ktmin  an  Jbte- 
fiutcbeon  Qatles. 

iNfi'STiM  ABLBNESS  [of  hutfitmabmi; 
JL]  Oflcapablenefs of  being  juftly  valued^ 
efleemed   ivc. 

INB'VITABLENESS  [iiievitdle,  F.J 
unavoidablenefs. 

INEXCU'SABLENESS  [  inexcufMUii 
L»1  uncapablenefs,  or  undefervingneia  Co 
be  excufed. 

INEXHAU'STEP  linixboHfiiUt  tfj 
that  caanoc  be  exhaufted,  drawn  out  or 
emptied. 

INEXHAU'STIBLENESS  ,  uncapaUe* 
nefs  of  being  emptied  or  drawn  dry. 

INE'XORABLENESS  UnexoraAUi,  1.] 
temper  or  humour  not  to  be  intreated. 

INEXPE'DIENCY  [of  m  neg.  and  exfi^ 
diem,  1.  ]  inconveniency,  unhcneit* 

INEXPfi'RIENCEDNBSS,  want  of  ez« 
perience. 

IKE'XPIABLENESS  [  inexpidnlh,  1.1 
uncapablenefs  of  being  expiated. 

iNE'XPLICABLBNESS  I  inexpUcMiSg 
uncapablenefs  of  being  explained. 

INEXPRE'SSIBLENESS  [of  m  neg* 
•ndesfrefust  ^  andae/i]  uncapablen& 
of  being  exprefled. 

INEXPU'GNABLENESS  iMitpt^ndi^ 
Ir'i.JL]  uncapablenefs  of  being  conquered 
or  overcome  by  fight,  invinciblenefs. 

INBXTrNOUISHABLENESS  linexthh 
gtdhiiitt  X.]  unquenchablenefs- 

INBXTI'RPABLBNESS  [imitltpMist 
X,]  uncapablenefs  ot  being  rooted  out. 

INE'XTRICABLENESS  limxtrtcaifiiiU 
X.  ]  uncaptbleneft  ot  beiug  difencangled  or 
extricated. 

INFA'LLIBLENESS  [  hfaitiBiGs,  X.  ] 
unerring  quality,  imp^  flibility  ot  the  de» 
ceivina  or  being  deceived. 

INPAMfi' tin  ffartfldry]  fignifiet  dif- 
graced,  fpokea  ot  a  Uon  or  foise  other 


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fcetft  chat  hath  loft  his  tail,  ts  if  by  chat  it 
Ivere  made  intarpous  or  difgraced, 

I'NFAMOUSNESS  [of  infamia,  L  ]  in- 
ftmy,  infamous  qiulity,  condirion,  Jjfc. 

INFATUATED  [infatuatus,  L.  infatud, 
F.]  made  or  become  foolifli^  befotied,  pre- 
poileflTed  in  f  vour  of  a  perfon  or  thing, 
which  does  not  deferve  it ;  fo  far  thac  he 
can't  cafily  be  <<irabtife'*, 

INFB'CTED    ( infeBut,  X.  mfif'e^  F.] 
corrupced  or  tainted,  feizAd  with  a  noxioiis 
diftemper  hy  another. 
^  INFE'CTIOITSNESS   [  of /fl/r^/o,  I..J 
infedtotis  nature,  lffc» 

INFE'CTIVB,  ape,  or  tending  to  infeft, 
or  infe£lion. 

INFE'CUNDNESS  [ormfiecunditas,  1.] 
linfruicfitlnefs,  barreonefs. 

INFELI'CITOUS  [  in/Jiix,  JL]  an. 
happy. 

INFE'RIORNESS  [infieriorite,  F.  or  of 
Vtfefiory  L.  at.d  itf/ij  lower  rank  or  de* 
gree. 

INFB'RN ALNESS,  the  beinf  of  the 
nature,  temper  or  difpofuion  of  bell ;  hel« 
lilh  quality. 

I'NFINITE  [infmtus,  X.  w/i«,  F.  ] 
bonudlels,  endlefs,  that  has  no  bonnds, 
cerms  or  Iimirs :  Infinite  implies  a  contra- 
diftiony  to  have  cerms  or  bounds  to  its  ef- 
fence,  and  in  this  fenfe  God  only  is  infinite. 
The  word  is  alfo  ufed  to  frgnify  thac  which 
bad  a  beginning,  but  (hall  have  no  end,  as 
a!)ge)s  and  human  fouls. 

INFINITE  Line  [in  Gecmetry]  an  inde- 
finite or  undecermioace  line  co  which  no 
bounds  or  limits  are  prescribed. 

I'NFINITfi  in  it  felf  [in  Metapbyficks'^ 
is  HOC  thac  which  is  only  io  in  reierence  co 
us,  che  rand,  ftars,  J^c.  becaufe  their  num- 
ber cannot  be  difcovered  by  any  mtn  s  buc 

INFINITE,  in  refpeft  to  us,  as  the 
fand,  flars,  Iffc.  becaule  their  number  can- 
Boc  be  difcovered  by  any  man. 

ifo^>f/y  INFINITE  Praaions  [}n  Aritb^ 
meticlt]  are  thofe  whofe  numerator  being 
one,  are  together  equal  to  unite;  from 
whence  ic  is  deduced  thac  chert  are  pro- 
greflioQs  infinicely  farcher  than  one  kind  of 
infinity. 

INFI'NITBNESS  [in  God")  is  an  incom- 
mmicable  attribute ;  by  which  is  meant, 
that  be  is  noc  bounded  by  place,  fpace  or 
duration  s  buc  is  wichout  limitt  or  bounds, 
wit  bom  beginning  or  end* 

INFl'NITUDB  [of  in^itus^'L.']  infi- 
aiteneft,  bound  lefnefs.  Mikon. 

INFI'RMNESS  linfirmitds  I.  ]  weak- 
aefs,  feeblenela  of  body,  fickneis. 

INFLA'MMABLENESS  [odftfiammahieAfittere^  t.)  co  fiow  into,  co  have  an  IdAu 
F.  Ti^Utmnune,  X.]  capablCDCfs  ot  being  in*  I  enoe  upon,  to  produce  or  caule. 
ismtd  or  fee  oa  fire.  I     I'NFLUfiNT  lir^btm,  2^J  fiowiog  inro» 

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INFLAMMA'TION  [in  Mediciml  « 
blifterin^  beat,  a  tumor  occafioned  by  an 
obftru^ion,  by  means  whereof  che  blood 
in  the  flefh  and  mufcles,  flowing  into  Tome 
part  fafktr  than  h  cap  run  off  again,  fwells 
up  and  caufes  a  cenfion  with  an  nnuftnl 
forenefs,  rcdnefs  and  heat. 

INKLA'TB  Expr^ffion,  an  exprefTion 
fwelling  with  big  words  i  but  to  no  greac 
purpofe. 

INFLATION  fin  Hidicme]  a  puffing 
up,  a  windy  fwelling,  che  ezienfion  of  a 
part  occafioned  by  windy  humours. 

INFLE'CTION  [with  Gr-awmir.]  is  the 
▼ariacien  of  nouns  and  verbs  in  cheir  feve- 
ral  cafes,  tenfes  and  declenfions. 

INFLE'CTION  [in  OpilckiZ  »  «»'"- 
plex  refieaion  of  che  rays  of  lighc,  caufed 
by  the  unequal  chicknefs  of  any  medium; 
fo  thac  the  motion  or  progrefs  of  che  ray 
is  hindrcd  from  going  on  in  a  right  line, 
and  It  inJU&id  or  booc  back  on  che  uifide  bf 
a  curve. 

INFLBCTI- 
OS  Point  of  a- 
ny  Curve  \  Ge- 
ometry'] is  thac 
point  or  place  - 
where  che  A, 
curve  begins 
CO  bead  back 
again  a  con- 
trary w«y.  As 
for  inftance, 
when  a  curve 
line  as  A,  F, 


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wards  any  righc  line,  as  A,  B,  or  cowards 
a  fixe  point,  as  che  poinc  F,  which  di- 
vides the  concave  from  che  convex  ptrr, 
aodconfequently  is  ac  che  beginning  of  cho 
one,  and  che  end  of  che  ocher,ic  is  called  the 
poinc  of  infleftioD,  as  long  as  the  curve  be 
concinued  on  cowards  F,keeps  ics  courfe  the 
fame )  buc  the  poinc  K  it  called  che  poinc 
of  recrogreifion,  where  ic  begins  co  relief 
beck  again  cowards  chtt  pan  or  fide  where 
ic  cook  its  original. 

rNFLUENCB  [  in  Jfirolcgy'J  t  qtieHty 
fuppdfed  CO  flow  from  che  bodies  of  che 
ftars,  or  che  eflFe£k  of  cheir  heat  and  l^hr, 
CO  which  che  precenders  co  that  trt  actri- 
bnte  all  che  events  chat  happen  on  ch(a 
earth. 

l'NFLUE>ICED  [pdnfiuntia,  X.]  fway 
ed,  Mafled,  inclined  cowards,  wrought 
upon. 

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a  term  vfed  where  toy  liquor  or  Juice,  by 
coocriraiicc  of  Mcure,  *nd  cbe  Uw«  of  cif 
cnistiooy  UdU  inco  another  current  or  re- 
ceptacle. 

INFORM  linfanms^  L.  ]  unfliapen, 
Wboot  form ;  alio  ugly. 

INFO'RTUNATENESS  iinforttauUut, 
l.J  nnbappinefs,  uoluckineft. 

INFRA  Sca^uLtr'u  MufctOus  [with  And- 
tomijks]  a  broad  or  fleOty  mufcle  of  the 
arm*  ariiiag  from  the  lower  fide  of  the 
Sca^tda^  and  ending  in  the  third  ligament 
e^  the  IbouUer.    L, 

INFRA  Spinatu$  Mufctdus  [with  Anat,'] 
a  mufcle  of  the  arm,  fo  termed  from  its 
beio^plared  below  the  fpine,  under  which 
tc  arafes  from  the  ScapuUit^  and  is  inferred 
to  the  (boulder  bone.  This  mufcle  moves . 
the  arm  di redly  backwards. 

INFRAMirjNDANB  loi'mfrd  beneath, 
and  wumdaiuu,  X.]  beneath  or  below  (he 
world. 

To  INFRA'NCHISB  [of  afimcbir,  R] 
to  let  fiee,  to  give  one  his  liberty ;  to  make 
a  ireeeman  or  denizon;  to  incorporate 
into  a  iotiety  or]>ody  politick. 

INFRA'NCHISBMENT  [  affoncklffe^ 
flwoff  F.J  a  making  free,  \qc.  aifo  delive- 
ry, dtfcbarge,  releafe. 

INFRALAPSA'RI ANS,  a  fed,  who  hold 
thai  God  has  created  a  certain  niimber  of 
men,  before  the  fall  of  AdoMt  only  to  be 
4lamoed9  without  allowing  them  the  meatis 
aecefiary  for  falvation,  n  tbey  would  la- 
tear  never  fo  much  after  ir. 

iNFRA'NCIULENESS  {oi'mfraagibilit^ 
JL.J  nncapablenefi  of  being  broken. 

JNFRE'QUBMCY  [of  inffequentia^  Z,] 
ieldomnefs. 

INFRUCTUO'SB  linfruBuofuSy  X.]  uo- 
fmiiluU 

INFRUCmPBROUS  Unfrugiferus^  1.] 
bearing  no  fruit. 

INFU'CATfiD[iii/kj{ia,  X.]  painted 
ever. 

I'NFULA,  a  name  anciently  given  to 
Ibme  of  the  pontifical  ornaments,  which 
arefaid  tobe  bUmencs  or  hipgesof  wool, 
wi:b  which  prieftsy  viAima  and  even  cem- 
pks  were  adorned. 

To  INFU'MATS  [infmiare^  X.]  to 
Iboke  or  dry  to  the  fmoke. 

TolNOA'GE.    SteTbaa^e. 

INGB'NERABLBNESS  [ingeneraBilis, 
tJ}  uncapableoeff  of  being  generated  s  alfo 
aocapablenefs  of  being  born. 

INGENI'ER,    See  Enghner,, 

INGfi'NlGUSNBSSl    [in^enicfitoi^  X. 
•      INGBNU'lTY         f  ingeiiwf\F.]  wit 
tineTsy  inc enioos  nature  or  difpt'ficion. 

INGXaRlOUSNESS  [of ii^/oriia,  X] 
dlflionourablenefs,  }ffc, 

ING^lArLED  [rflfrrZ/,  Fl]  notched 
vbouc,  «i  a  bordwc  instiled  in  Heraldry 


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is,  when  the  line  of  which  it  is  made  bendg 
towards  the  end. 

INGRA'VIDATED  [of  m  and  gravida- 
ttu^  L.]  impregnated,  Krear  wichcikild. 

I'NGRESS  [with  Mronomers]  Cignines 
the  fun's  entring  the  Erit  fcruple  of  one  of 
the  fon  r  cardinal  figns  |  efpecially  Ariu* 

INGRESSU  ffi  cafu  coiifimili,  a  writ  of 
entry  granted  where  a  tenant  in  courcefy, 
or  tenant  for  term  of  lile,  or  for  the  lifb 
of  another,  alienates  or  makes  over  land 
in  fee  or  in  tail,  or  for  the  term  oi  aoo* 
ther's  life. 

INGRESSU  in  cafu  provifox  a  writ  of 
entry  given  by  the  ftacute  of  Gloc^er^ 
where  a  tenant  in  dowry  aliens  in  fee,  or 
for  term  of  life,  or  in  tail  i  aod^  ic  liea 
for  the  party  in  reveriion  againft  tho 
alliance. 

INGRESSU  ad  terminum  qui  prdterii$ 
[in  Law']  a  writ  lying  where  the  lands  or 
tenements  are  let  for  a  term  of  years,  aod 
the  tenant  hnldeth  over  h's  term. 

INGRESSU  cau/a  Matrimonii  prdiocuti 
[in  hop']  a  writ  lying  in  cale,  where  z. 
woman  gives  lands  to  a  man  in  fee  firaple, 
to  the  intent  he  (hall  marry  her,  and  he 
refuies  to  do  fo  in  a  reafonable  term,  the 
woman  having  required  him  fo  to  do.    X. 

INGRESSU  dumfuit  infra  atatemtlm 
Lav]  a  writ  lying  where  one  under  age 
fells  h*s  land,  jjffc.  L. 
^  INGRESSU  Hum  non  fids  compos  men- 
tis  [in  JUiw]  a  urit  lying  where  a  man 
fells  lands  or  tenements,  when  he  is  noc 
compos  mentis y  i.  e.  while  he  is  mad.    X. 

INGRESSU  in  U  per  [in  Lam'}  a  writ 
lying  where  one  man  demands  lands  or  te- 
nements, let  by  another  alter  the  term  is 
expired. 

INGRESSU  fineajjinfu  capituU  [in  Xinr] 
a  writ  given  by  common  law  to  the  fuc^- 
celTor  of  him  that  alienated,  fine  iffinfii 
Capituli. 

INGRESSU  fuper  defiifina  [in  lasp]  a 
writ  lying^  where  a  man  is  diileifed  and 
dies,  for  his  heir  againft  the  Diffeifor.    X. 

INGRESSU  fur  cm  in  vita  [in  lam]  « 
writ  lying  where  one  demands  lands  or  te- 
nements of  that  tenant  that  had  entry  by 
one  to  whom  it  was  let,  by  fome  anceftor 
of  (he  plaintifF,  for  a  term  now  expired. 

INGROSSA'TOR  Magni  Rotuti  [in 
laml  the  clerk  of  the  pipe     X. 

INGU'STABXE  [ingi^ahilis^  X.}  thac 
may  not  or  cannot  be  tafted. 

INHABI'LE[;nibd^i/ii,  X.j  unmeet,  uo« 
fit,  unwieldy,  n^t  nimble. 

INHABI'LITY  linbahilitat^  I.]  difa* 
bility. 

INHA'BITABLENESS  Xpi  inbflbitahiUs^ 
L.]  fitoefsor  ccmmodioiiihefs  cobcinha* 
bited. 

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IHHE'RENCE  [with  Pk'ihfipbin'J  t 
ttfm  applied  ro  the  }un£lure  an  connexion 
pi  an  accident  with  its  fubftance. 

INHE'RITANCE  [jut  bjereditarium, 
M^  beritagej  F]  an  eftace,  wbecher  it 
jbome  by  /ucceiHon  or  purchafe  ;  98  every 
lee  fimple  and  fee  tail. 

INHE'RITOR  [beritier,  F.  h^eret^  1.] 
^oe  who  holds  lands,  ^c.  by  inhericance. 
^  INHE'RITRIX  t  bmtiere,  F  ]  a  ftc 
iahericor,  an  heirefs. 

I'NflOLDBR  [oi  inoe  and  healtoin. 
Sax*  to  bold  or  keep]  ao  inn-keeper  $ 
'alfo  a  mafter  of  a  houie. 

INHO'SPITABLENESS  [of  inbofpitaU- 
fai,  I,]  inhofpi  able  temper  or  behavi 
our  {  difcourteoufiiefs  to  ftrangers  or 
gnefts.     \ 

^  INHU'MANNESS  [inbwiiamtas,  X.  in- 
puwumitf,  F.]  is  as  it  were  a  putting  off, 
(br  ftri^ping  one's  felf  of  bumin  nature; 
lavage  nature,  cruelty,  barbart  y. 

•To  INHU'MATB  linbumatum,  X.]  to 
bury,  ro  in^err. 

INHUMVTIONi  a  burying  or  inter. 
Xing. 

INI'MITABLENESS   [immitahilis,  X.] 
^ualiry,  }ffc.  that  caonoc  be  tmitiited. 
'  IKITIA'LIA  [among    the   Roman%']  a 
name  ^iven    to  the   myfteries  o;  Ceres. 

IN  I' UM  [with  Anatomifts^  the  begin- 
ninj»  of  the  oblongated  marrow. 

To  INJOY  [of  in  indiouir,  F.]  to  take 
pleafu^ein;    •Ifo  to  poHels. 

INJO'YMENT  f  of  in  and  jouijjance, 
F.J  pleafure ;  p'-flcffion. 

INl'TIAMENTS  liniiiamenta,  X.]  the 
firft  iiiftruS^ions  in  any  kind  of  know 
ledge,  fcience,  ^. 

JNJUDI'CIOUSNESS  [of  in  neg.  and 
judicieuxf  R}  want  oi  judgment,  Uifcre 
tion,  tstc* 

INjUfRIOUSNBSS  [of  mjuncf us,  X.] 
hurttul  quality,   injury,  wrong,  j^rc 

I'NJURY  [with  Civilians]  a  private 
offence  ^committed  defignedly,  and  with 
MB  evil  fnteotion  to  any  man*s  prejudice. 

I'NK-Hom  [of  inclb,  On.  and  kojin, 
^x.]  a  veflel  to  hold  iiik. 

I'NKINESS  [of  indct  Dn.1  inky  na- 
ture f  alfo  fmcaredne&  or  betog  Uotted 
H^ith  ink. 

"  INLA'NTAL  [OU  Jificordi]  inland,  or 
demefh»  oppofed  zopePmtal,  or  ouul4nd, 
'pr  land  tenanted. 

'  INLA'RGBMENT   IdargigemewtyF.'] 
Sn  eolaif  ing   or  making  mote  larg^  $  an 
Expatiating  or  creating  more  largely. 
*   An  INLA'Y,  an  inlaid  work^  or  wbtt 
if  inlaid.    J^Uon. 

''  INLA'YD  ITori  [  of  in  and  ]ea)fan, 
SfxJJ  worked  in  wood   6r  metal,  with 

(^vffftl  pifcps  of  difcfcfiuolowi  aifiouf- 


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If  pat  together.    See  Marquettry. 

INU'GHTENED  [ot  in  and  lih^fftn.' 
Sax,  to  m^e  lightj  having  received,  or 
b.ing  made  light;  being  made  to  knov 
what  was  before  unknown. 

INirsTED    [of   ill    and  lifie^  F.  and 
iifta^  Ital,  a  roll  j  entred  as  a  foldipr  into  ' 
the  iervice  of  a  prince,  \ffe, 

IN'MATES  [in  Xtfvj  are  fuch  1^  for 
money  dwell  jointly  in  the  fame  houib 
with  another  man,  but  in  diffisrent  roome, 
paflxng  in  and  oat  at  the  fame  door,  and 
■ot  being  able  to  maintain  tbemfelves. 

I'NMOST  [of  iDmB/t;»  i«B.]  the  moft 
inward. 

I'NLY,  inwardly.    MiUon, 

INNS  of  Courts  are  four  particular  hoQ. 
Ct%  or  colleges  for  the  enteruinmeot  of 
fiudents  in  the  law,  vi%. 

Grajf't  INN,  anciently  the  manour 
houfe  of  baron  Grey,  in  the  rei^n  of  king 
Edward  III. 

Ijncoin*^  INN,  firft  built,  for  his  own 
dwelling  houfe,  by  Henry  lacy,  earl  of 
Uncola. 

The  two  Tempies,  the  inner  and  the 
middle,  which  were  anciently  the  habita- 
tion of  the  knights  Templars  i  to  which 
the  outward  Temple  was  added  after warda, 
called  £0^2  Jitu/?. 

INNS  of  Chancery  are  eight,  appobted 
for  you  )g  ftudents  in  the  law. 

1.  Bamard^s  WN,  whfch  once  belongM 
to  Dr.  Maciportb,  dean  of  Lincoln ;  and  in. 
the  poiTdffi<^n  ot  one  Liorul  Barnard- 

2.  Clement's  INN,  once  a  meffu-ige  be- 
longing to  the  parifl)  of  St.  Clement's  Danes • 

3.  Clifbrd*s  INN,  fometime  the  dwel- 
ling houfe  of  Malcolm  de  fkrfey,  and  af- 
terwards of  the  CUffiffds,  earls  of  Oon^^r- 
land,  of  whom  ic  was  rented. 

4.  Fkmivafs  INN,  onie  the  manfion 
of  Sir  tticbard  Fkmival,  and  afterwards  oi 
the  Taibots,  earls  of  Shrewsbury, 

5.  IJon*i  INN,  once  a  private  henfe, 
known  by  the  name  of  the  BUKi-IJM*    ' 

6.  Kew  INN,  once  the  dwelling  hoal<| 
ol  Sir  y.  Tjncaulx,  which  has  been  alfo 
called  Our  tadfs  Iol 

7.  StapU*t  INN,  fo  called,  becaule  le 
formerly  belonged  10  (he  merchants  of  the 
ftaple- 

8.  Tbavfi  INN,  antienrly  the  dweliiqg 
houfe  of  John  Tbawy,  armoiirer  of  Xcii- 
dbn. 

And  alfo  SerjeonU  INNS,  two  hoiifes  of 
a  higher  rank,  fet  apart  for  tfaejudgcf 
and  ferjeants  at  law. 

INNATE  rradplu  or  Ueas  [with  JMb* 
rdlifis]  certain  original  notions  or  ehal- 
rapiers,  which  fome  hold  to  be  flaipped^  oa 
the  mind  of  man,  when  ic  firft  roceivea 
ia  being,  and  which  It  hringt  into  ch^ 

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woflJ  wirh  ic ;  but  this  dofinne  haft  been 
fiiAcieaclv  confuted  by  Mr.  Lock, 

^  INN-HOLDERS  were 
incorpora'Cd  ^tmo  1505. 
They  confift  01  a  matter, 
3  wardens,  about  24  af- 
hftants,  and  ii%  on  the 
Jivery.  Their  armorial 
enfigns  are  azure  a  che- 
vron argent  between  ; 
oat-garbes  oty  on  a  chief  oUhe  2d,  St.  Jw 
U^%  ctof%Jabie.  Their  creft  a  ftar  on  a 
helmet  and  torfe  involv'd  in  clouds.  Their 
fnpporcers  two  horfes.  Their  hall  is  on 
CdUeie-UilL 

I'NNATENESS  [of  innatiu,  L.  and 
aefs'}  inbornneft,  inbrednels,  mcura.nefs. 

INNA'VIGABLENBSS  {pi  innavigabi- 
iii»  £.  j  anficnefs  to  be  failed  in. 

I'NNOCENTNBSS,  guiltiefnefs,  harm- 
lefnefsi  alfo  fimpteneis. 

INNO'CUOUSNESS  [of  iinwcttw,  1.] 
harrolcfners. 

INNOMlNA^AogCi  [.<4urJ  the  name- 
left  boi.es,  two  large  bones  ficuate  on 
the  fides  of  the  0*  Sacrum  s  etch  of  which, 
ill  young  children,  may  be  feparaced  into 
three  bones }  but  in  thofe  of  riper  years, 
grow  fill  into  one  bone.    L» 

INNOMIN A'TUS  Humr  [in  Af^J.]  one 
ol  the  A  fecoudary  humours,  with  wtiich 
the  anaents  thought  the  body  to  be  nou- 
riflied,  the  other  3  being  JLos^  Gluten  and 
C^rulriuM*    L. 

INNO'XlOUSNBSS  [of  innoxiug^  l.j 
karmlefncfi. 

INNU'MERABLBNBSS  [of  imtumera- 
lii/ii,  X.J  Oiicapableneis  ot  being  num- 
bered. 

INNU'MEROUS  {mmerut^  LQ  in- 
BOmerable.    M'Utan. 

INOBEDIBNCE  Imobedientia^  Xj  dif- 
obedieoce. 

INOFFE^SIVENESS  [of/«  tiiiogin' 
five*  £]  innocentneit,  harmelefners. 

INOFFI'CIOUSNESS  [of  incsBkiofits, 
JL  J  backwardneis  io  doing  any  good  otfice. 

IMOPERAnriO  [in  losp]  one  of  the 
legal  txcuiti  to  exempt  a  man  from  ap- 
pearing in  court. 

INO'RDINATB  Fmpnrtim  [in  Num- 
her*}  is  u  follows  s  fuppofe  3  magnitudes 
ia  one  rank  and  3  others  proportionate  to 
chem  in  another,  then  compare  them  in  a 
different  order ;  as  thefe  three  numbers 
%%g  being  in  one  rank  and  1  hefe  three 
ocber  8  34  36  in  another  rank  propuni- 
onal  to  the  precedent  in  a  different  or- 
der, fo  that  %  fball  be  to  3  &«  24  (o  3^* 
•imI  }  to  9  as  8  to  24  s  then  can  away 
the  nMn  terras  in  each  rank,  conclude 
the  &sdi  2  in  the  firft  trank  is  to  the  lad 
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INOTIDINATENBSS  [of  inardlnatus* 
L.]  immoderatenefs,    exrravaganrne's. 

INORDINA'TUS  [Old  Rcc]  one  who 
died  imeliate. 

INORGA'NITY  [of  /«  neg.  and  orga- 
noUt  L,  of  %fytm9^  Gr>\  a  deprivation  of 
organs  or  inliruments. 

IN  PACE  [i.  ^.  in  peicej  a  term  ufed 
by  the  monks  for  a  prifon  where  fuch  of 
them  are  fliut  up  as  have  committed  any 
grievous  fault.    X. 

INPENY  and  OUTPHNY  [0«  Ues.J 
money  paid  by  the  en  Rom  ot  fome  ma* 
nours  upon  the  alienation  of  tenants,  }ffc* 

IN  ProcinB  [in  procinSu,  LJ  in  readi- 
ncfs,  ready.  Milton, 
^  IN  promptu  I  readily  ]  a  term  fome- 
times  ufed  to  figniiy  fome  piece  made  oflf 
hand,  extemporary,  without  any  previ- 
ous naediration,  merely  by  the  vivacity  of 
imagination.    L. 

INQUI'SITIVENESS  [of  in^tus,  L. 
and  nefi}  inquifiiive  jiumour,  ^c.  a  dc- 
Gre  to  know  every  tbmg. 

INQjJI'SITORS  [in  lamj  (herlffs,  co- 
roners, hyc.  who  have  power  to  enquire 
in  certain  cafes. 

INRl'CHMENT  lenrkbir,  F]  an  in- 
ricliing  or  being  inriched,  imbellilhment, 
iSfc- 

INSA'NABLBNESS  [  infantilis,  1. 1 
incnrableneU. 

INSA'NENESS  [of  infanus,  1.]  un- 
heal thfulnefs  }  alfo  madneis. 

INSA'NGUIN'D  [of  in  and /iajgw/iwtitf , 
1. J  renrered  bloody,  drenched  with  blood. 

INSA'NlA,  madoefs,  phrenzy,  dotage, 
which  happens  when  the  faculties  of  ima«« 
gination  and  judgment  are  damaged  or 
quite  deftroy'd. 

To  INSA'NIATB  [of  infamref  L}  C9 
render  or  make  road. 

INSA'TIABLE  [inaiM^f^^oTfV/iffenfe] 
is  apply'd  to  the  pafllons,  as  in/atiablc 
Ambition,  infatiable  Aftarice^  &c. 

INSA'TIABLENESS  [  of  ii^atiaBUift 
L.]  unOiisaednefi}  uncapebleoeis  of  be- 
ing fatistied. 

INSA'TIATBNBSS  ItnTatieUt,  £.]  on- 
fjtisfiednefs. 

I'SSClESCniinfcieu^a,  X.]  ignorance. 

iNSCRrBABLB,  that  may  be  infcn'bed 
or  contained  in  other  figures,  as  a  trian- 
gle, fquare,  ^,  in  a  circle. 

INSCRI'BED  lii^criptus,  X.]  writte* 
in  or  upon* 

INSCRIBED  iia  Geometry']  a  figure 
is  faid  to  be  infcribed  in  another,  when 
all  the  angles  of  the  figure  infcribed  touch 
either  the  angles»  fides  or  planes  of  thft 
other  figure. 

INSCRIBED  a^/perhola  [with  Geome- 
$rkms2  is  fuch  ao  ooa  ts  lies  entirely 

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withtn  the  angle  ot  its  afymptotes,  at  the  I  uncapafvl^nefs  of  being  loofed  or  refolFed. 
conical  hyperbola  do:h.  INSO'LVENTNESS  [of  m  nag.  and/o/- 

iNSCRrPTlONS  lOld  Records']  writ-    vere,  L.]  incapacity  of  paying  dcbta,  ^. 
ten  inftrumems,  by  which  any  thing  was       — — •  -  .  .  ^.       _ 

granted. 

mSCRU'TABLENESS[of/B/critf4*//i#, 
X*  ]  unfearchableners. 

1NSC13'LP£D  imjcklptust  1.  infculpe, 
Fj  engraven,  carved  or  cue* 

INSECU'RBNESS  1  [ot  in  ^xi^fecurl" 

INSECU'RITY       Itas,  I- J  unfatety. 

INSEMINATION  [with  pretenders  to 
Tbficli.]  one  of  the  tour  kin  s  of  tranf- 
plantion  of  difeafes  }  the  method  of  per- 
ibrming  it  if  by  mixinj"  the  impregnated 
Medium  with  the  Mwnia  taken  trom  the 
patient,  with  [at  e^r'h,  where  has  been 
fown  the  feed  of  a  pl.int  appropriate  to 
ihac  difea^e,  and  by  fprinkling  it  with  wa- 
ter wherein  the  patient  has  waOied  s  and 
they  imagine  the  diCeife  wiJl  decline  in 
proDortionas  tie  plant grows» 

INSE'NSIELENESS  [of  infhtjibilis,  L] 
voidnefs  of  fenfe  i  fenfelefae/s.    • 

INSE'PARABLENESS  [pi  infepardilii^ 
J^]  in'ieparable  quili'y  or  condition. 

INSE'RTION  [in  Vkyfick]  the  implica- 
tion of  one  part  within  another. 

IN^ERVI'RE  [Old  Keel  to  reduce  per- 
fons  to  fervxttide. 

INSIDIATO'RES  Ylarum  lOldStat.^ 
way  hyers,  or  Jiers  in  watt  to  infnare 
or  deceive.     X. 

INSi'DiOUSNESS  [of  infidio/us,  L.  ] 
lalnefs  of  wiles,  deceirfulnefs,  craftinefs. 

iNSrCNIA,  eifidnsor  arms.    L. 

INSIGNI'FICANTNESS  [  of  in  neg. 
and  fignjfisatuia^  L.  ]  inconuderableuels, 
worrhlefners. 

INSI'LIUM  roidRec.2  deftruaive  coun- 
fel,  ill  advice. 

INSINUATION  [with  Rhetoricians^  U 
a  crafty  addrefs  or  beginning  of  an  oraj- 
on,  whereby  the  orator  (lily  creeps  into 
the  favour  of  the  audience. 

INSI'NUATINGNESSI    [of  infinuati- 

INSl'NUATIVENESS  |  vus,  L.]  in- 
finuatiog  nature,  engagiognefsa  winning* 
nefs. 

1NSI'PIDnESS7[  iii/fpiiftti,  L.  ]  nnfa- 

INSIPI'DITY  j  voriDcfs,  the  want  of 
cafte  or  relifl). 

INSl'PreNCY  [infipientja,  L.]  fillineli, 
wane  of  knowledge  or  difcrction. 

I'NSITIVE  [/n/ifii/«/,  L.]  grafted  or 
put  in,  not  natuial. 

INSO'CIABLENESS  linfociahilis,  L.] 
unfitnefs  for  To.  iecy,  unfociable  temper. 

I'NSOLATED  [infolatusy  L.]  laid  in  the 
iun,  blncbed. 

I'NSOLENTNESS  [infolentia^  I.]  info- 
lencr,  hauabtiiwrs,    fi^ucine.'s. 
^^     IKSO'LUBI.ENESS  [of  infibttiUs,  L.] 


INSPIRITED  [of  inJpnS,  F.  or  in 
fpirity  Eng,]  having  life  and   fpiric 
'into  ir. 

INSPrsSATE  linfpijjatut^  L.J  thicken* 

imr A'BtENnsSiriHfiahilii^f  t.  iff 
INSTABI'UTY    f  ftahilitt,   F.  ]    ui- 
iledfaftnefs,    J^c.    UDConftancy,  fickionefs, 
uncertiin'y. 

To  INSTA'LL  [of  in  and  jpcal.  Sax.  or 
infialler,  K]  to  put  into  poffeflion  of  an 
otHce,  order,  or  benefice  i  properly  the 
placing  of  a  clergyman  in  a  cathedral 
church*  or  a  knighc  of  the  garter  in  his 
ftall,  where  every  one  has  his  pardcular 
flail  or  fear. 

An  rNSTANT  [with  Ffo>/:]  h  de- 
fined to  be  an  indivifible  in  time,  that  is 
neither  time  nor  a  part  of  it  s  whereto 
nevertbelefs  all  the  parts  of  time  are 
joined  s  a  portion  of  time  fb  fmall,  that 
it  can*t  be  divided ;  or,  as  others  define 
It,  an  inftant  is  an  inftaotly  fmall  pare  of 
duration,  tiac  takes  up  the  time  of  ovXf 
one  idea  in  our  minds,  without  the  (iic- 
ceflion  of  another,  wherein  we  perceive  no 
fuccrilion  at  all. 

^  A  temporary  INSTANT,  is  a  part  of 
time  that  immeJiately  precedes  another; 
and  thus  the  lall  inftanc  of  a  day  really  and 
immediately  precedes  the  firfb  inftanc  of 
the  following  day. 

A  natural  INSTANT,  is  what  we  o- 
therwifecall  the  priority  of  nature,  which 
is  obferved  in  things  that  are  fubordinated 
in  a£ling  }  as  firft  and  fecond  caufes  i  cau- 
fes  and  their  effeds, 

A  rational  INSTANT,  it  not  any  real 
Infianty  but  a  point  which  the  under- 
(landing  conceives  to  have  been  before 
fome  other  It^fiant  i  founded  on  the  nature 
of  the  things  which  occafion  at  to  be 
conceived. 

I'NSTANTNESS  [of  infians,  L-  and 
nefs]  the  immediatenefs. 

INSTANT A'NBOUSNESS  [of  inftaaMa* 
neust  L.  and  nefs]^  moment aneoufnofs,  or 
happening  in  the  nick  of  time. 

INSTAURATA  Terra  [in  aKientDeeds\ 
land  ready  Hocked  or  fumiibed  with  aU 
things  neceflfary  to  carry  on  the  employ  • 
ment  of  a  farmer. 

INSTAU'RUM  Ecde^,  the  vefknicnw^ 
plate,  books,  and  other  utenfils  belonging 
CO  a  church. 

I'NSTINCT  linSkinButt  t.]  a  natural 
bent  or  inclination  $  that  aptitude,  dif^ 
polition,  or  natural  fagacity  in  anycrea* 
ture,  which  by  its  peculiar  tormation  it  la 
naturally  endowed  witb,  by  virtue  where- 

ef 


IN 

ofy  they  are  enabled  to  provide  for  them- 
fehres,  know  what  is  good  tor  them,  «nd 
are  determined  to  prelerve  and  propagate 
the  fiMcies. 

INSTI'NCTIVB  [oUfifiinauSy  1.]  be- 
longing :o,  or  caufing  inftinA.    Milton. 

INSTIRPA'RE  [Old  Rec.}  to  plant  or 
eftablifb. 

INSTRU'CTIVENESS,  of  inftruaive 
or  fetching  quality. 

INSTRUME'NTALNESS  [irfirumsnta- 
thy  JL.J  ferviceablenefs  or  coniiibuiing  to 
as  9  me^ns. 

INSOFFI'CIENTNESS,  inability,  inca- 
pac  '.y. 

I'NSULATED  [mfulatus^  I.]  made  an 
iflan'. 

INSULO'SB  linfuUfus,  1]  full  of 
iflands 

INSUTBRABLENESS ,  invinciblenefs , 
uocapableoels,  or  a  not  being  liable  to  be 
orercome. 

INSUPPO'RTABIENBSS  [of  w  neg. 
•nd  /uffportatUt  F.  and  neft^  intolerable- 
nefs,  uabcaraMrnefs. 

INSU'RER  r^eurer^  F.J  one  who  for 
•  certain  premium  or  fam  of  money,  un- 
denakes  to  make  good  any  lols  th^t  may 
happen,  or  has  happened  on  known,  to 
gooda,  Aipf,  houfes,  \ffe.  by  cafualties  of 
piisces,  the  fe^«,  fire,  Iffc, 

lNSURMOU'NTABL£NBSS,uncapabIe. 
neb  ol  being  overcome  by  labour,  ioduf- 

irjf  fere. 

INTA'BULATED  [  intaBidatus,  X.  ] 
written  on  tablet. 

INTA'CTlLfi  [haaaitis,  I.]  that  can- 
not or  win  not  be  touched. 

INTA'CTUS,  ontoucbed,  as  Virgo  ht- 
taOa,  a  pure  virgin. 

I'NTEGRAL  Numbers j  tro  whole  num- 
bers in  oppofKion  co  broken  numbers  or 
frafUlons, 

I'NTEGRATED  [  hutgratus,  1.  ]  re- 
newed, reftored,  brooght  into  the  former 
ftate,  made  whole. 

INTELLIGE'NTIAL,  ioteUefiual,  uu- 
dorftanding.    Mtiiton. 

INTE'LLIGBNTNESS,  £o(  inteWgcns, 
Z.J  ondcrftanding  faculty,' 

INTEailGlBLENESS,  capableneft  of 
being  tifiderftood,  apprehended  or  conceiv- 
ed by  the  underftanding. 

INTE'MPERATURE  [with  Ptjficians] 
m,  dtftemper  or  indifpofition  that  confiftt  in 
focODVenient  qiialicies  of  the  body,  as  an 
ter,  thin,  or  lalt  d'fpofition. 

INTEMPE'STIVENBSS  [iiUempeftivus^ 
X.1  a  being  out  of  time  or  due  feafon. 

INTB'NDANCY  iintemUmce,  F.]  the 
ofiice  or  management  of  an  tntendanr,  i.  e. 
One  who  has  the  iufp^lo^i  conduct  of  a 
jariOiaio&i  \ffe. 


IN 

INTE'NSB  VESS 1  grcarnefi ,  extreme  , 

INTEN'sirY     Incfs. 

INTF/NT         \  meaning,  purpofe,  de» 

INTE'NTlONj  fign,  driic,  mind,  F. 
of  I. 

INTENTION,  rhe  end  propofed  in  any 
a<^ion,  the  determination  of  the  will  ia 
refpcft  of  any  thing.  F.  of  L. 
^  INTENTION  [  in  Natural  Tkilofopby^ 
IS  the  increafe  of  the  power  or  eincacy  of 
any  (Quality,  Heat,  Cold,  ^c  and  is  the 
oppolue  to  Remijjion ;  all  qualities  being 
faid  to  be  intended  and  remitted,  as  inteiife^ 
(y  cold,  i.  e,  cold  in  a  high  degree  j  re- 
mijly  cold,  i,  e.  cold  in  a  low  degree. 
^  INTENTION  [in  Zd»]  a  writ  which 
liesagainft  one  who  enters  after  the  death 
of  a  tenant  in  d  >wer,  or  other  tenant  f  jr 
Itfe,  and  holds  him  out  ia  the  raverftoo  or 
remainder. 

INTENTION  [of  Study]  is  when  the 
mind  fixes  its  view  on  an  Idea  with  ereac 
earneftnefs,  fo  as  to  confider  it  on  all  VL^t^ 
and  will  not  be  called  oft  by  the  crowding  ia 
of  other  ideas. 

INTENTION  [  with  Rhetoricidns  J  i» 
the  repetition  of  the  fame  word  in  a  con- 
trary fenfe ;  as  una  falut  viSis  ntdlamfpe- 
rarefatuiem, 

INTER  Canem  }q  Jjtpwn,  an  expreffi- 
on  anciently  ufed  lor  the  twilight,  which 
is  called  Dajf  tigbf^  gate  in  foroe  phces  in 
the  nonh  of  England,  and  in  others,  be- 
twixt Havk  and  Buzzard. 

INTERA'NEA,ihe  e.itrails  or  bowels.  L." 

INTERCA'LATED  [ intercalatus,  X.J 
pit  between  f  as  the  putting  in  a  day  in  the 
month  of  Ftbrunry  m  leap  year. 

INTERCALA'TION ,  an  inferring  or 
putting  in  a  day  in  the  month  of  MruAty 
every  fourth  year,  which  is  called  the 
leap  Tear  or  BiJJcxtile*     , 

INTERCE'DENT  [  Intercedens ,  L.  ] 
coming  in  between. 

INTBRCE'PTED  linterceptus^  L.  j>- 
tercepte,  F.J  cacched  up  by  the  way,  pre- 
vented. 

INTERCO'STAL  Fyf/i  [with  Anata^ 
mifts]  vefl[els  that  lie  between  the  ribs» 
/•  e,  the  veins  and  arteries  that  run  along 
through  the  parrs. 

I'NTBRDICT  linterdiaio,t.J  a  poplfli 
cenfure,  formerly  inflided  by  biihops  or 
ordinaries,  forbidding  all  faciifices  and  di- 
vine offices  (  except  baptifm  to  children^ 
the  facrament  of  the  eucharift,  and  ex- 
treme unfiion  at  the  point  of  death)  to  be 
performed  within  any  parifli,  town,  coun- 
try, or  nation.  This  was  commonly  in- 
filled on  a  pretence  that  the  privileges  of 
the  church  had  been  violated,  by  the  lords, 
m«giftrates»  or  princes  of  any  nation ;  and 
Engfand  wJioUy  lay  uod«r  an  incerdift  from 

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the  pope  for  fix  years  tn  the  reign  of  king 

INTERDI'CTED  [inferdiaus,  L.  in- 
ierdity  F.j  piohibiced,  torbidden,  exclu- 
ded trOITT. 

INTERDU'CTUS,  a  fpace  left  between 
periods  or  fencenceSyin  writing  or  priming  i 
alfo  a  /top  or  leeching  one*s  breath  io  read- 
ing or  writi.Mg. 

INTERFAMI'NBUM  [with  Anatom.} 
ft  part  of  the  body  betwixt  the  thighs  and 
the  groin.     L. 

INTERFU'S'D  [ inter fufut,  LJ  poured 
forth,  in,  or  among.    Milton, 

INTERGA'PING  of  VomU  [with 
Cr^im.]  is  when  two  vowels  meet  together, 
one  ai  the  end  oi  a  word,  and  the  other  at 
the  beginning  of  the  next.  To  as  co  make 
tn  uncouth  foimH. 

INTERJE'CTION  [with  GranL]  is  an 
cxprefTiou  which  ie«ves  to  fliew  a  fudden 
motion  or  the  foul,  either  of  grief,  joy, 
delire,  fear,  averfion,  admiration ^  fur. 
prize,  J^c  And  as  the  greatell  pare  of 
ihofe  expreilions  are  taken  from  narure 
on}y  in  all  languages :  fo  true  interjedtons 
confift  generally  ol  one  fyllable.  The  La- 
tins borrowed  moil  of  their  interJeSions 
from  the  Gr^efti,  and  we,  and  the  reft  of 
the  modems,  borrow  ihem  from  the  Itf- 
tins  I  I  ho'  the  Engtijh  have  fome  few  of 
their  own  j  but  they  are  but  few. 

SanBiuSy  and  other  modern  grammsri- 
ins,  do  not  allow  it  a  place  in  the  parrs 
M  fpeech,  but  account  it  among  the  ad- 
Verbs  ;  but  Jidiui  C£faT  Scaliger^  reckons 
ft  the  firft  anJ  principal  part  oi  fpeech,  bc- 
caufe  it  is  that  which  mod  fliewsihe  padi- 
ons3  in  refpeCk  to  nature  it  may  probably 
be  the  firft  articulate  voice  that  man  made 
tafe  of;  but  as  to  grammar,  there  is  To  few 
ol  them,  it  is  hardly  worth  while  to  fepa* 
race  them  from  adverbs;  and  as  to  the 
connexion  of  a  difcourfe,  they  ferve  for  fo 
little  by  themfe'.ves,  that  they  may  be  ta- 
ken away  and  the  fenfe  notfuffer  by  it. 

Jti  the  I'NTERIM,  in  the  mean  time  or 
While. 

INTERLEA'VED  [oiinter,  L.  and  Icaj:, 
&tx.]  put  between  leaves  of  a  book,  as 
Hank  paper. 

INTERLl'NEARY  Bible,  a  bible  that 
has  one  line  of  a  Latin  cranflation,  printed 
between  every  two  lines  of  the  Heirewand 
Qreeli  originals. 

INTERLU'CENT  [  sttterhiCeiUt  L.  ] 
ibining  between* 

INTE'RMINATED  [internunatus^  L.] 
unbounded,  having  no  I'miis, 

INTE'RMINABLE?  [intemunatusX-'} 

IMTE'RMINATE  f  boundleis ,  end- 
lefs. 

INTERMI'TTING  lintimittttu  ,  I.  ] 
leaving  off  for  a  whilf. 


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the  eroding  line,  as  D  and  ^ 
F,  and  C  and  E,  in  the  figure,  are  called 
the  two  Internal  Angles^  aud  are  always  o- 
qual  to  two  right  angles. 

INTERNAL  Di^efiiveslwirh  rb^ians^ 
furh  as  are  prefcribed  to  prepare  the  body 
by  purgation*  by  rendring  the  humours  (la- 
id, thinning,  ^c.  clammy  or  rough  fub» 
ftances,  ind  tempering  fach  as  are  (faarp* 

INTFRNALNESS,  inwardnefs. 

To  INTfiRPLEA'D[olfs<reandf>Liii^, 
f.]  to  difcufs  or  try  a  point  which  acclden* 
tally  tails  out»  beibre  the  determination  of 
the  main  caufes  as  when  two  feverai  perfoos 
are  found  heirs  to  land  by  two  feveral  of- 
fices,  and  the  thing  is  brought  in  doubt  to 
which  oi  them  poSeffion  ought  to  be  giT* 
en ;  fo  that  they  muft  interplead,  i •  e»  for-- 
naally  try  between  chemfelves  who  ia  the 
right  heir. 

INTERPOL  ATlON,  a  brufliing  op.  « 
new  vamping  ;  a  falfifying  an  original  by 
putting  in  Something  which  was  not  in  the 
author's  copy ;  alfo  thac  which  ia  fo  inierc- 
ed. 

INTfi'RPRETABLBNESS,  eafineft  to 
be  inrerpreted. 

INTBRROGA'TION  [with  MbetorkU 
ans2  is  a  figure  thac  is  very  common.  In  m. 
Hgurative  dtfcourfe,  paiEoo  continoaUycar* 
ries  an  orator  cowards  thofe  rhat  he  would 
perfuade,  and  caufes  him  to  addrefs  whac 
he  fays  CO  them  by  way  of  aueftion.  Aa 
interrogation  has  a  wonderral  etHcacy  in 
making  the  audience  liHen  to  what  is 
faid. 

INTERRO'GATORY  [tnterrogatorhu^ 
L«]  of}  or  pertaining  to  an  interrpgacioa 
or  examination. 

An  INTERRU'PT,  aninterraptioii.  Mtli^ 
tofi. 

lNTEltRUl>TlON  (with  GcMierrici- 
ans}  is  the  fame  as  dis}Wi8i<M  of  propor* 
tion,  and  is  marked  thus  i  to  (^nlfie  iIm 
br  editing  off  the  ratio  in  the  middle  of  four 
feparate  proportionals,  as  B :  C : :  D  :  B^ 
i.  f .  as  B  is  to  C,  fo  is  D  to  E. 

INTBRSCA'PULAR  [Jlnatomsf]  a  pio^ 
cefs  or  knob  of  the  Scapula  or  thoulder- 
blade,  in  that  part  of  it  which  rif6a|  audit 
commonly  called  the  Spine. 

To  INTERSE'CT  limnfMrnt^  L«]  (O 
cut  oflF  in  the  middle. 

INTBRSE'CTION,  a  cmting  off  l»  ti0 
middle.    F.  of  L. 

IRTERSE'CTION  (with  MatbaUikf'^ 
ans2  figoiliet  ih^  cmuag  off  om  iine  or 


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plane  by  another :  and  thus  rhey  f^y  the 
AutuI  iDrerfeftioD  of  two  plaoss  is  a  right 
line. 

TNTERSPACB  [of  inter  between  and 
f^tm^    X.  J     a    fpace    bet v<  ecu    two 

ClliDgS. 

INTBRSPERSUM   Vjcuuku     See  Va 


IN 


INTERSTEaLAR  [of  inUY  and  Jiella- 
r'Uf  L>  pertaining  to  a  ttarj  between  or 
among  the  ftars,  and  are  (uppofed  to  be 
planetary  ryftrms,  having  each  a  tixed  Au 
tor  the  center  of  their  moticn,  as  the  fun  is 
ofoora. 

rNTH'RSTlCESl    lArcbiteaure)  fnwH 

'  INTfi'RDUCBSf  pie  esot  timberthac 
ile  horiz'>ncali7  between  the  fommeis,  or 
betw:xt  them  or  the  cell  or  re  Ton 

INTBRTRANSVERSA'LBS  Coiii  [Ana- 
tomjf]  cert  tin  mofcles  between  the  cranf- 
verle  proceflfea  of  the  Vertebra  of  ihe  neck, 
of  the  fame  fize  and  hgure  with  the  /ATer- 
fyisudes. 

INTER VO'LVD  [pi  intsr  tndifohfere, 
L]  rolled  one  within  aaorher.    Milton. 

INTER WO'VEN  [of /am-,  L  bctVcen, 
•od  pM^n,  Sax,  to  weavej  weaved  or 
woven  with  or  among. 

INTE'STABLBNBSS  [of  imdft^iis,  I.] 
mcapablenefs  ( in  Lam)  of  makirg  a  will. 

INTE'STINA  Gfociiia  [with  Anatom.'} 
the  fmaU  guts.    1. 

INTESTINA  lirr*,  earth-worms.  1. 

INTE'STlNB\Mbri«i  of  tbf  Parts  of 
the  Fluids 9  where  the  attra6ling  corpufdes 
of  any  aoid  are  elaftick,  they  mnft  of  ne- 
cei!i:y  prodaca  tnint^im Motion i  and  this 
greater  or  leilcr  according  to  the  degrees 
of  their  elafticity  and  attraA've  force. 

INTB'STINBNESS  [of  int^fthau,  JL.] 
the  beiog  within  or  inward- 

INTHRA'LMBNT  [of  m,  'Sjiajl,  Sax. 
aad  ment  j  tl*veTYy  or  bringing  into  bon- 

I'NTIMATEITBSS ,  great  familiarity; 
ftria  frieiidAip. 

INTl'RENBSS  [inttgritas,  L.  emieret/y 
R2  wholeaeft,  compleatnefi,  ]grc* 

INTITLBD  r  intituiatutf  X.  imitui^ 
K]  having  a  title,  name  or  fobfcription  j 
alio  having  a  right  to  clafm,  Jsrv. 

INTO'LBRABLENESS  £  intolcratUis , 
i.}  onbearabienefff,  Wfc 

INTRA'CTABLENESS  loiimraaahiVts, 
L.]  ungovemab'.enefs,  unmanageablenefs. 

INTRA'NST)  fof  in  and  tranfi^  F.]  c.tt 
into  a  tranfe.    MtUan* 

INTRB'PlDNESS  [intnpiduf,  JL.]  un- 
dtnntednets,  fearlefnffs. 

rNTRICATBNESS  I  intricatum,  L.  2 
ferplexity,  intaittlement,  di^cul'y. 

tNTRI'GOB  C'lf^'ftie*  F.  derived,  at 
iboic  fay^oflT  and  ^flf,  6r,  hair]  and  is 


properly  nndorflood  of  chickens  that  flavft 
their  feet  fntangled  in  hair;  a  /ectet  con* 
I  rivance,  cunning  defign  or  plot ;  an  aflem- 
blage  of  events  or  circumttances  occurring 
in  ar<  affair,  and  perplexing  the  perfons  con^ 
cerned  in  ir. 

INTRI'NSICALNESS  [of  intrinficutt, 
L  ]  in\^ardners,  jjrc 

INTRi'NSICUM  Serinttum,  that  which 
is  owing  to  the  chief  lord  of  the  ma* 
noor. 

INTRODU'CTIVE ,  ferving  to  bring 
in. 

INTRONATI  [at  Sicmia  in  ItalyJ  the 
name  of  an  academy,  the  members  of  which 
contenred  rhem  at  their  firft  infticutloa 
with  cftabliihing  chefe  fix  (bort  laws  (2| 
to  pray,  (a)  co  ftudy,  (3)  to  be  merry,  (4> 
to  offend  no  body,  (5)  not  to  credit  too 
lightly,  (6)  to  let  the  world  talk. 

To  INTROSU'MB  [of  introfwnere,  LJ 
to  take  in. 

I'NTUBUS  [  with  Botan,  ]  eodiTe  or 
fuccory.    Z. 

INTUI'TiON  [in  MttapbfficksJ  a  per« 
cep.ion  of  the  certain  agreement  or  dtfa- 
greement  of  any  two  ideas,  immediaceljf 
compsred  together,    locit* 

INVA'LIDNBSS  [  invaiidit/,  K  J  th« 
nullity  of  an  ad  or  agreement. 

INVALIDS  linvaiidi,  2.  its  imialidet^ 
F.J  fickpeifons,  or  perfons  difabled  iroia 
fervice  by  fickrie^ 

INVA'RIABLBNESS  [invariahiVs,  1.] 
unchangeablenefs. 
I>aVE'CTBD  1  [in  He- 
INVE'CHED  fraldrj]i% 
iluted  or  furrowed,  and  is  the 
reverfe  of  ingrailed,  in  that 
Ingrailed  has  the  points  oat-  _ 

wards  toward  the  field  s  whereas  inv^dPAf 
has  them  inwards,  the  ordinary  and  fmall 
Semicircles  outwards  toward  the  field,  as 
in  the  fiture. 

INVE'CTIVENESS[iin;^tfrt^x,  i.]  re-; 
pro««chtulners,  virulence  in  words,  Jg*^, 

IN  VE'iNTlON,  a  finding  out  j  alfo  a  con- 
trivance or  device ;  a  fubtlecy  of  mind  of 
fomewhat  peculiar  in  a  man's  genius, 
which  leads  him  to  cl>e  difcovery  ol  tbiRga' 
ihit  ar^  new. 

INVENTION  [in  Itbefowil  Is  reck- 
oned i  he  firft  part  of  thtt  art.  Por  by  t hs 
help  of  invention  Iw  otziarj  Rbetoriciant 
have  found  out  certain  fhort  and  eafy  me- 
thods to  fupply  them  with  arguments  t(» 
dJfcourfe  properly  on  all  fubjefts,  thcfe  ara 
dithibmed  into  certain  clalfes  catl'd  dmrnoti 
Places* 

INVENTION  [with  Ftfiitffri,  Jsrc]  fa 
the  art  of  finding  oat  proper  obje^s  for  a 
pidtire,  by  the  help  oSf  ht/lory  or  ancieoc 
fibks. 

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INVENTION  [with  /»wM]  every  thing 
that  the  poet  adds  to  the  hiltory  of  the 
fubjcft  he  hes  chofen,  and  of  the  turn  he 
gives  ir. 

INVE'NTlVENESS[of /Bwiifi/iF.  and 
Iky}]  aprne^s  to  invent. 

I'NVBNTORY  [  hrveniaire,  E  ]  a  ca- 
tfllogae  of  goods  and  chattels  found  in  the 
pofleilion  ot  a  party  deceafed,  and  appraif- 
ed,  which  every  executor  or  adminiftrator 
is  bound  to  deliver  to  theordtnjry,  when- 
ever ic  <('all  be  required. 

INVENTORY  [in  Commerce]  a  lift  or 
parti«  u)ar  valuarion  of  goods. 

I'NVENTORY'D  finvmorit\  F.]  writ- 
ten down  in  an  irwento ry. 

INVE'NTRESS  [  iteventrix,  L.  ittven- 
trtce,  F.J  a  female  inventc^r. 

INVERSE  linverfus,  l.J  turned  in  and 
out,  upfide  down,  backward  or  the  contra- 
ry way. 

INVERSE  Rule  of  Three        1  a  me- 

WWWgiSZ  Rule  of  Proportion  %  thodot 
workinj;  i\\t  Rule  of  Three,  which  feemt 
to  be  inverted  or  turned  backwards. 

INVERSE  Method  of  Fluximt  [with 
Mathematiams]  ia  the  mettiod  of  finding 
the  flowing  quantity  of  the  fluxion  given, 
and  Is  the  fame  that  foreigners  call  Calcu- 
lus Itttegralit. 

INVERSE  Method  of  Tangents^  U  the 
method  of  finding  an  equation  to  exprefs 
the  nature  of  a  curve  in  an  equation  ex- 
pr^fled  in  the  nearcft  terms. 

IlNVERSE  Ratio  [with  1^ athematicians] 
is  the  aflumption  of  the  confequent  to  the 
antecedent ;  like  as  the  antecedent  to  the 
confequent,  aa  if  fi:  C::  D  ;  B,  then  by 
inveriion  o»  Ratio  i  C*  B::  £:  O. 

INVERSLY  [  of  inverfm»  £.  ]  back- 
ivardly,  in  an  invefted  order. 

INVERTED  [  in  Heraldry  ]  as  wings 
invetted,  is  when  the  points  cf  them  are 
down. 

INVESTIGATION  [with  Gram,  ]  is 
the  art,  method  or  manner  of  finding  the 
theme ;  in  verbs,  the  mood,  tenfe,  \yc,  • 

iNVF.TERATENESSl   f  inveteraus  , 

INVE'TERACY  f  X]  inveterate 

walice,  or  the  quality  of  an  old  grudge. 

INVI'DIOUSNESS  [  of  imidiq/iu,  JL 
of  F.]  envy. 

INVI'NCIBLENESS  [ittvtncibilis,  JL  ] 
tmconquerablcnefs. 

lNvrOLA.BLENESS  f  inviolabilis,  L- 
uncapablenefs  or  being  violated. 

IhSvi'OLATED  littviolatust  L,]not 
violated  or  broke. 

INVI'SIBLENESSI    rinrijifi/iV,    L.  ] 

INVISIBI'LITY  J  invifible  quality  , 
oncapiblenefs  of   being  (een. 

INVl'TATORY  Verfe  [in  the  Roman 
CatbiiUck  fervicej  a  verfe  chat  fllrs  up  to 


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praife  and  glorify  God. 

I'NULA  [with  BotaKiJls]  the  herb  ena- 
acampHic.    L. 

INU'MBRATED  lintmSttaus,  L.]  Aa- 
dowed. 

INVOCATION  [in  an  Epid  Toem']  it 
accounted  the  third  part  of  the  narration  ; 
and  moft  poets,  in  imitation  of  Horner^ 
have  begun  cheir  poerot  with  an  invoca- 
tion ;  who,  no  doubt,  thought  the  invoca- 
tion would  give  a  fend. on  to  what^  he 
(bouid  fay,  as  coming  f(om  divine  intpira- 
tion. 

IN  VOLUNTARINESS  [oi  iwotenM- 
rius^  l.J  nnwillingre's»  or  the  not  being 
done  with  the  free  wilU 

INVOLUTION,  a  wrapping  or  roUing 
up  in.    X. 

INVOLUTION  [with  AU^^s"}  is 
the  raifmg  up  any  quantity  aiEgned,  confi- 
de red  as  a  root  to  any  power  affigned  i  fo 
that  if  the  root  be  multiplied  into  ic  felf, 
ic  will  produre  the  Sjuare  the  fecend  pow. 
er  i  and  if  the  Square  be  multiplied  by  the 
root,  it  will  produce  the  Cube  the  third 
power,  and  fo  on. 

INURBA^NEMBSS,  downiflmefs,  inci- 
vility* 

To  INU'RB  [in  a  Law  SenfeJ  co  be  of 
effea,  to  be  available. 

INU'SITATB  [  mnfUatus^  X.  ]  not  in 
ufe. 

INVUXNERABLBNESS  linvulnerahi^ 
iis,  I.]  uncapablenefs  of  being  wound- 
ed. 

I'NWARDNBSS  [  of  topeaj\\>.  Sax.  ] 
the  being  on  the  infide. 

INWO'VBN  C  of  «»  p«»JC*n,  Sax.  3 
weaved  in.    MUion. 

lO,  being  transformed  into  a  cow,  is  a 
fable  of  the  poets,  caking  its  rife  irom  this, 
that  /o,  being  got  with  child  by  aFiweafci- 
an  mariner,  fled  away  in  a  (hip  chat  had  a 
cow  painted  on  it.    See  Jfis. 

lO  [  according  to  the  Toets  ]  was  the 
daughter  of  Inachus^  with  whom  Jypitet 
being  enamoured*  and  Jwna  being  je^loaa 
of  her,  Jupiter  transformed  bar  into  an 
heifer }  Yuno  fufpeaing  the  fallacy,  b^ed 
this  heiier  of  her  husband,  and  commuted 
her  to  the  keeping  of  Argus  i  (who  is  faid 
CO  have  had  an  hundred  eyes)  but  Jupiter 
fent  Mercury  to  flay  Argus,  which  he  dtj  s 
i<nd  Juno,  m  revenge,  fent  a  Gad-Bee  to 
fling  her  and  made  her  mad ,  fo  that  flie  ran 
tuco  Egypt,  where  her  old  form  came  to 
her  again,  and  Ihe  was  married  to  Qfiris  y 
and  after  her  death  flie  was  deified  and  wor- 
Oiipped  under  the  name  of  ^#.  Others 
hyt  that  lo  was  the  daughter  of  Arefior, 
king  ot  the  Argives,  who  being  gotten 
with  child  before  her  father  bad  given  her 
in  marriage,  wd  he  fiadlng  ic  oui  and  in- 


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ctns*d,  confi»*d  her,  and  commicted  her  to 
the  kc«|nng  of  Argus  her  mother's  bro. 
ther ;  but  he  being  ilain,  and  fhe  making 
her  eicape^  goc  aw»y  to  avoid  her  fa- 
ther's difpleafure,  and  went  by  a  ihip  into 

JOACHI'MITES  [of  Joachim,  an  ab- 
bot o(  Flora  in  Calahiai9,  fed  who  ef- 
tcenied  Joachim  a  prophet,  and  who  leic 
at  his  death  feveral  books  of  prophecies. 

J(y!BBfiR,  one  that  undertakes  jobs. 

J(yBENT  Nails,  afmaller  fore  of  nails, 
coimnoniy  ulied  to  nail  thin  plates  oi  iron 
to  wood. 

JO'CKLBT  lljocltt,   Sax.]  a  littJe 

YOCKfiT  j  tarm,  requiring  as  it 
were  but  one  yoke  of  oxen  to  till  it. 
Kitti/h, 

jOCCySENSSS  [joctfitas^  X.]  merri- 
oefsin  jeftinp,  drollery. 

JO'CULARNESS  [oi  iocularis^  X.]  jo- 
coTerefs,  Jeftingneis,  Iff^. 

JO'CUNDNBSS  [ot jociouitfi,  £.]  roer* 
rinefs,  pl^aiaotry,  fporcf  jlnefs. 

jO'GurS  [in  E4filadiaj  a  fiea  of 
heathen  religious,  who  never  marry  nor 
lioia  any  thing  in  private  property;  bu: 
live  on  alms,  and  praftice  great  fevcricies  i 
they  travel  from  country  to  country  preach- 
ing s  are  properly  a  fort  of  penitent  pil- 
grims, end  are  fuppofed  to  be  a  branch  oi 
the  Gymnofopbijls.  They  preteod  to  live 
feveral  d^ys  without  eating  or  drinking, 
and  after  having  gone  through  a  couift  of 
difcipline  for  a  certain  time,  they  account 
tbemfelves  as  impeccable  and  privileged 
lo  do  kny  thing ;  npon  which  the|f  give  a 
loo/e  to  their  paffions,  and  ruo  uto  all 
manner  of  debaucbeiy* 

JOI'NBR  [  of  jmdre^  R  ]  one  who 
makes  wooden  furniture,  Iffc^ 

JOINERS  were  in. 
corporaced  Amo  1570. 
And  are  a  mafter,  %  war- 
dens, 24  aiTtftams,  and 
190  on  the  livery.  Their 
armorial  enfigns  are 
guUs,  a  chevron  tfr^fnr 
oecween  a  pair  of  com- 
pares above,  and  a  fphere  in  bafe  ort  on  a 
chiet  of  ib^  Jd,  two  rofes  of  the  (irft,  acd 
between  them  a  pale/2i^i!e,  charged  with 
an  efcallop^ihell  of  the  fecond.  The  creft 
is  a  demi-favage  proper,  holding  a  fpear 
or.  The  fupporters  a  Cu^^j  of  the  laft, 
the  dexter  holding  a  woman  crowned  with 
a  cattle,  the  finiftsr  a  fquare  both  proper. 
Their  hall  is  in  Thmisfirett  near  Dcm- 
f^ebiU. 


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JO 

from  carpentry^  which  is  conTerfanc  in 
larger  work. 

JOINT  [jimaura,  L.  jointure,  F.]  a 
place  where  any  thing  or  member  is  added 
to  another  ;  alio  the  jun^ure,  articulation 
or  alTomblage  of  two  or  more  chinas. 

JOINT  [with  Architedsi  the  fepara« 
tiun  between  the  flones,  which  is  filled 
with  mortar,  pUifler  or  cement- 

JOINT  [in  Carpentry)  the  feveral  man- 
neis  oi  afTembling  or  fitting  pieces  of  woc4 
COperher. 

JOI'NTURED  [fpokcn  of  a  wife]  ha* 
ving  a  dowry  fettled  on  her. 

To  JOKE  Ijocari,  JL]  tojeft,  tofpeak 
merrily,  to  droll. 

JO'LLINESS  [y.  d,}ovialitas,L.  of  Jo^ 
*"J,  Jupiter]  gaiety,  mirth,  good  hu- 
mour. 

lO'NiCK  Order  [in  Arcbiteaure]  an 
order  /o  called  Irom  Jouia  in  leffar  Afia% 
the  body  of  the  pillar  is  ufually  channelled 
or  furrowed  with  24gutteis,and  its  length 
with  the  capital  and  bafe  is  19  modules, 
the  chapiter  bcingchiefly  compoiedof  To- 
lutas  or  fcrolls. 

Vttrmfius  fays,  the  people  of /imi^  form- 
ed it  on  the  model  of  a  young  woman 
dreJed  in  her  hair,  and  of  an  eafy,  ele* 
gant  fliape  j  whereas  the  Dorick  had  been 
formed  on  the  model  of  a  robuft,  firong 
mtin. 

To  JO'STLE  [prob.  of  puter,  F.]  to 
chruft,  ihake  or  pu(h   with    the  elbow, 

JOVE  rZiuV,  Gr,1  the  foul  of  the  world 
is  called  Zii/V,  i.  e.  Jupiter,  of  f  4t#,  to 
live;  audit  cakes  its  n^me  from  this,  to 
wit,  that  the  health  [well  being]  of  all 
things  depends  on  him  alone,  andbecaufa 
he  IS  the  caufe  and  life  of  all  things  chat 
do  live,  therefore  he  is  called  the  king  of 
the  univerfe. 

Or  the  foul  of  the  world  is  called /api- 
ter,  becaufe  as  the  foul  prefides  over  us» 
(q  nature  rules  far  and  wide  overall  things* 
They  call  the  foul  of  the  world  ^/a,  i.  e, 
Jave,  and  for  this  reafons  that  all  things 
weie  made  andaiepreiervedin  their  be- 
ing by  him. 

Some  call  the  foul  of  the  world  l%Cc 
of  i-%Cm  to  water,  becaufe  he  waters  tite 
earth,  or  becaufe^  he  admintfters  Tical 
moifinre  ro  a. I  living  things 

JO'VIALNESS.    See  Jollinefs. 

^.O'VIALIST  f^.d.one  horn  Jove  Idto, 
under  the  jovial  planet  Jupitet]  a  pleafant, 
jolly,  merry  fellow. 

JOUK  [with  Fakoners'i  a  hawk  is  laid 
to  jo'k  when  he  falls  afleep. 

JOU'RNAL,  a  common  name  of  feveral 
newspapers  v. ho  detail  the  particular 
trania^iens  oi  Europe^ 

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IR 

.  lOO'RNET  man    [joumdHett  R]  one 
Wl^o- works  under  a  mtfter. 

Journey  vori,  d^y-work  \  bur  pro- 
perly working  tor  a  mafter  oi  che  fame 
|fa<Je,  Jjrc. 

JOUST,  jufting.    aU;.'ob. 

JO  WRING  V^as  a  jowrinp    pain,   a 

JOUE'RING  J  conftint  giumbling  pain, 
SI  chac  of  the  rooth-ache. 

JOY,  is  of  all  the  pafli'^ns  i^e  moft 
•greeablo  to  nature  ;  but  Moral/Jis  fay, 
care  muft  be  taken  iliat  ic  break  not  out 
on  impropec  occafiont,  as  on  other  mens 
in)  sFor  tunes. 

To  JOY  [rejouir,  F.]  xo  rej'>»cc. 

JQY'FrjL  1  fof  joyeux  or  jcyj,  R  tod 

JOY'OUS  f  f«;i  merry,  gUd. 

JOY'FULNESS;  gladnefs. 

JOY'LESS,  deftirijte  ot  j  ^v  .    Minon. 

JOY'NDER  linCommnn  Lav]  the  join- 
ii)g  or  coupling  of  two  perfons  in  a  fuit  or 
^dion  aeainft  anorher. 
•  JOY'NING  of  gfue  [  La»  icrm  ^j  h 
when  che  parties  agiee  to  join«  and  reier 
their  caufe  to  the  trial  of  thejmy 

JOY  NT  Tenants  [in  Itfir]  are  fuch  te- 
D^s  at  come  to,  or  hold  hn.Hs   or  tens 
ments  1)y  one  tiile,  and  pro  indivifo,  or 
wirhout  partition. 

JOY'NTER  [with  Joyner^l  a  kind  of 
plant  to  fmooth  boards. 

JOY'NTURE  [  in  liW  ]  t  coyenanr, 
whereby  the  husband  affures  to  his  wite 
upon  account  of  marriage,  lands  or  tene- 
ments for  cerm  of  li'fe  or  otherwife. 
-  JQY'NTURE,  the  Rate  or  condition  of 
joint  tenants  i  alfo  the  joining  of  one  bar- 
gain to  another. 

IPECACUA'NHA,  t  medicinal  ITefi- 
^idia  robt, 

IRA'SCIBLE  Appetite,  a  pafTion  of  the 
foiil,  to  which  Fl^//q/tfptfri  afcribe  wrath, 
^IdneTs,  fear,  hope,  anddefpa'r. 

IRA'SCIBLBNBSS   [of  irafii,    Z-]  ca 
pablenefs  of  being  angry,  angrihefs,  apinefs 
hr  readinefs  to  be  angry. 

IRB  ad  lar&um  [i.  e.  to  go  ac  large] 
an  exprelBon  frequently  ufed  in  law. 

I'RBPqL   [ijljiejrul  or    ipyurtgvu], 
Sttx.1  very  angry.     ; 
'lllEFULNBSS,    wrathfulnefs,    angri- 
aefs. 

I'K^S  [With  Baton.'}  the  Flower- de- 
duce, Crefies,  Rocket-gentle  or  Rockiec- 
^alhnc. 

IRIS  [in  Painting,  Jjfk:.]  was  repre- 
sented as  a  nymph  with  large  wings  ex- 
tended in  the  form  of  a  femicircle,  the 
)>lumes  benig  fee  in  rows  of  divers  coloars, 
with  her  hair  hanging  before  her  eyes, 
her  breafts  like  clouds,  and  drop^  of  ws- 
Ur  falling  from  her  body,  holding  in  her 
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IRIS  [in  Opticks}  thofe  changeable  co- 
lours that  fome times  appear  in  the  glal*- 
fes  of  telefcoprs,  microTopes,  ](jrc.  alfo 
tbac  colouied  figure  which  a  ttiangular 
glafs  will  cfltt  on  a  will,  when  plac'd  at  a 
due  tngleinihe  fun- beams. 

IRIS  Tflccordir.g  to  the  poets']  the  daugh- 
ter of  Ttaumast  for  the  wonderfulnefs  of 
her  beauty,  and  was  painted  with  winps, 
and  riding  upon  her  own  rain  bow  by 
reafon  of  her  fwiftnefs.  She  w^iytaioi 
mcflfenger,  and  was  never  from  her,  al. 
ways  read^  and  wacchfc)  to  be  employed  iu 
her  moft  important  aff&irs  >  her  office 
was  to  unloofc  the  fouls  of  wonien  from 
their  bodies,  as  Mercury  the  meflenf  er  of 
Jupiter  unloofed  thole  of  men  s  and  as  he 
was  employed  in  meffages  of  peace,  Ae 
was  always  feot  to  promote  ftrife  and  dif- 
cord. 

I'RISH  Tbff^ur  is  accounted  to  have  been 
of  Bm/Tb  extra^lion,  but  is  of  great  an- 
tiqiiry»  and  the  letters  of  it  bear  fome 
refembUme  to  the  Hebrew ,  Saxon,  and 
orbcr  charafters;  but  the  old  Iri/b  Is  now 
become  almofl  unintelligible  j  very  few 
perfoiis  being  able  to  read  or  underlland  ir. 

To  IRK,  to  be  troubleforoe  or  uneafy 
to  the    mi*  d. 

ITIKSOMNESS  fyjlh^,  Jtfr.]  trou- 
blclomi  efs,  cedioufne'is,  Jyc. 

I'RON  [ijiou.  Sax.]  a  hard,  fu6ble, 
malleable  n.e  al.  Iron  is  accou.^ted  the 
hardeft  of  all  other  metals,  as  being  the 
moft  ditficult  to  melt  i  and  yet  it  is  one  of 
lighceft  metals,  and  eafieft  to  be  deftroyM 
by  ruft,  by  reafon  of  the  Reams  which 
proceed  fram  it :  It  is  engendered  of  a 
moft  impute  quickfi  ver,  mixed  wkh  i 
t:  ick  fulphur,  filthy  and  burning. 

IRON  [with  ChpiiJIs]  it  called  Mars, 
and^  is  rcprefented  by  this  chara£^er  ^ 
which  is  an  hieroglyphick,  and  denoeiea 
gold  at  che  bottom «  only  its  u;)per  put^ 
too  ft)ar|>,  volatile  and  half  corrofive, 
which  being  c&ken  away,  che  iron  woul4 
become  gold. 

The  firft  cbaraSer  of  iron  is,  that  h  U 
the  heavieft  of  all  bodies  after  copper. 
Its  fecond,  that  it  is  the  leaft  dn£lile,  thq 
hardeft  and  moft  brittle  of  all  metais. 
Third,  tharitisvery  fixed,  as  to  its  me- 
talline pare,  not  fulphnrous  one.  Iron  be^ 
ing  well  purged  of  its  fulpbar  by  a  vehei- 
men  t  fire,  becomes  harder,  compa^r^and 
fomewhac  lighter,  and  is  called  fteell 
Fourth,  it  ignites  before  ic  fafes,  and  ftiies 
with  much  dtfiiculty  ;  and  contriry  to  chd 
nature  of  all  other  met aU.  the  more  Ft  it 
ignited^  the  fofter  and  more  dodile  it  be- 
comes :  Being  fcaree  flexible  or  mftUeablo 
at  all  before  ignition!.  Fifth,  it  it  dtiTo* 
'iable  by  almoft  dll  hodiei  io  n^xxatj  j.  #• 

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IR 

th$t  hrrttnf  degree  of  ftS^Vrf ,  as /ale, 
i^ew,  ibe  breach,  fire,  water,  air,  ^. 
(  xth,  u  isTcry  fonorous  aod  elaftick,  ctio' 
the  foond  ic  yields  ts  lefs  fweecthtn  chat 
of  copper.  Ser^nch,  of  all  bodies  ic  is  the 
only  one  chac  is  accraded  hj  the  Load'^ 
fioae. 

IRON  OOTy  is  found  in  cbe  mines,  in 
trains  aod  lumps,  and  being  melced  and 
(Mrnedin  firges,  is  brouphc  into  f>rms  by 
main  forre  pf  fire.  Iron  being  heaced  red 
hoc,  ard  then  put  inco  water  hardens 
ic  3  and  by  ch«  often  doing  fo,  ic  becomes 
fteel,  which  is  more  ftiff  and  hard »  buc 
yet  more  briccle ;  buc  his  more  of  a  iprin- 
gy  nature  to  leap  b^ck,  than  any  ocher 
metal  »  for  both  fteel  and  iron  have  abun- 
dance  of  pores,  which  go  turning  and  wind* 
inglike  fvrews,  by  means  of  which  ic  ap 
proacbes  ctfe  Load-ftone,  and  is  faid  co  be 
a  k<n  CO  che  Loadfione^  being  dug  ouc  o» 
ihe  fame  mines.  If  a  place  ot  iron  be  f>ut 
in  cbe  fire,  and  made  red  hor,  ic  (is  faid) 
will  come  ouc  longer  than  ic  was  when  ic 
was  put  in. 

To  IRON,  CO  put  into  irons,  f.  e.  cha'os 
or  fetters  \  alfo  co  fmooib  linen,  ^.  with 
a  heated  iron* 

IRON-iMofi^nr  [  of  ijion-manjfejie, 
£fx.]  a  dealer  in  iron. 

CUtk  of  the  IRONS,  an  officer  in  che 
minr,  whofe  bufidefs  is  to  take  care  chac 
the  Iroosbe  clean  and  fit  ro  work  with. 

IRON  -  MONGERS 
were  incorporated  1461, 
and  coniift  of  a  matter, 
%  warde'^s,  looaififtjucs 
(being  all  on  che  livery) 
befides  yeomanry.  The 
livery  fine  is  15/.  zi  1. 
and  that  for  fteward  16  /. 


Their  arms  are  argent  on  a  chevron  guks 
between  3  gads  of  tteel  axitret  as  many 

Eir  of  Aackles  or.  The  creft  00  che 
Imec  and  torfe  %  liiards  combatant  pro- 
per, chained  and  collared  or  s  no  lup- 
porie.  a.  Their  motto,  God  is  our  Strength, 
Their  hall  is  in  Feacbmck-fireet 
Biiieter-lane' 

I'RONY  I  ifttfU,  Or.']  h  a  maimer  of 
fpeekiog  quite  contrary  to  what  we  think, 
•a  when  we  call  a  lewd  woman  chafle, 
and  t  known  rogue  an  honeft  man.  The 
chiei  fign  of  this  trope  is  generally  che 
tone  of  the  voice  in  pronouncing  ironies. 

IRRA'TIONABLENESS  .'(of  mationa- 
biUs^  £.]  unreafonablenefs,  irrationality. 

IRRA'TIONAL  Xtii«  [withGwairftrj- 
ci«iij  are  fuch  as  are  incomroenfurable  to 
ratiooal  ones  1  and  fo  figures  incommen- 
iiirable  to  a  rational  fqugre  may  be  called 
irrationals  or  furds. 
^  IBJjLATIONAi.  Aoor  l^U\kMatbem' 


IR 

tk'iMns]  u  a  furd  root,  /.  e.  tbac  fquare 
root,  or  any  ocher  root,  which  cannot  be 
perte£lly  extraded  ouc  of  a  rational  num^ 
ber,  and  is  urually  exprefTed  by  fome  cha- 
ra6ler  called  che  radical  fign:  Thus  Fj. 
or  K(a)S,  fi^nifies  cbe  fquare  root  of  $  % 
andV(B)  16,  che  cube  root  of  16,  Js^. 

IRRATIONAL  £»mtitiet  [with  Ma- 
tbematicians]  are  fucn,  bee  ween  which 
there  is  n)  expreflible  reafon  or  propor- 
tion i  all  fuch  as  are  in  no  wife  commcn- 
furable  co  a  given  quantity. 

IRRA'TIONALNESS  [  of  irratiamUis, 
JL.]  defCi^'venefs  of  reafon. 

IRRECONCI'LABLENESS  [of/rr^WB- 
ciiiabley  R]  eftate,  qualicy,  ^c,  chac  can- 
not or  will  not  be  reconciled. 

IRRF.GO'VERABLENHSS  (o{  in  neg," 
and  recoveratUt  F.]  irapoifiblenefs  of  be- 
ing recovered  or  goc.-en  agtiin. 

IRREFRAGABI'LITY     1  [of  irrefra^ 
IRREFRA'GABLENESS  f  gaBilis,  Z.] 
undeniableneTS)     uncapablenefs   of    being 
baffled,  yc. 

iRREfU'TABLENBSS  [of  trrefutahi- 
lit,  t.  and  nefs\  unliableoefs  or  impo(fi« 
blenefs  of  being  refuted  ordifproved- 

IRRE'GULAR  Column  Twirh  ArcbiteajJ 
is  fuch  an  one  as  not  oiily  deviates  from 
che  proportions  of  any  of  che  five  orders ; 
buc  whofe  oro«menis  either  in  the  fliafc 
or  capital  are  abfurd  and  ill  cbofen. 

IRRE'GULARNESS  [irr^ulariW,  F.of 
1.]  goir.g  out  of  rule. 

IRRELI'GIOUSNESS  [of  irrelgiofut, 
X.]  irreligion,  urgodliners. 

IRREMB'DIABLBNESS  [of  irremedta" 
biUs,  1]  quality  or  circumftance  chac  can- 
not be  remedied- 

IRREMl'SSIBLENfiSS  [of irremiffiiilift 
X.]  uncapablenefs  of  being  remitted,  un- 
pardonablenefa. 

IRRB'PAR  ABLBNESS  [of  irreparahiUs, 
1.]  uncapablenefs  ot  being  repaired  or  re- 
ftored  CO  its  firft  ftace. 

IRRBPREHK'NSIBLENESS   [of  jrr*- 

prebenfAilis,  X.]  undefervlngceis  or  unca<- 

pablencfs  of  being  blamed  or  reprehended* 

iKRESrSTIBLKNESS    [of  trnfifiwie^ 

F.]  uncapablenefs  of  being  refifted. 


IRRB'SOLUTENBSS  CirrefiMe^  F.J 
uncercaincy,  unretolvedoeu  of  mind',  fuu 
prnce,  w<tnc  o^  courage. 
|lRRETRIE'VABLENBSS[of  in  retrou- 
ver,  F.  and  nefs]  irrecoverable  or  irre- 
cricTable  ftare  or  quality. 

iRRB^ERENTNfiSS  [  of  irreverens, 
L.]  irreverence,  want  of  teipcGt  or  re-' 
gard  to  facred  chinas. 

IRRBVO'CABLENB^S  [of  irrevocoBi^ 
lis 9  1.1  coadicion,  yc»  that  cannot  be 
called  back,   or  revoked  co  iu  fomier 

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IHRI'GDOUSNESS  [of  trriguus,  X:] 
Wti)  warded  tlate  or  condition. 

IRRITABLE  lirritahilis,  JL]  quickly 
Blade  anery. 

JRRORATION  [with  fome  pretenders 
to  Ftyfick]  t  kind  of  tranfpUniation  ufed 
lor  the  curing  ot'  Tome  difeafes.  Ic  is 
Kbut  peiformed.  they  fprinkle  trees*  or 
other  prober  plants  daily  with  the  urine 
or  Iweat  of  the  patient,  or  with  water, 
is  which  his  whole  body,  or  arleaft  the 
part  affeAed,  has  been  waflied^  till  fuch 
tjmeasrhe  (Heafeis  removed. 

IRRU'PTION,  a  breaking  into  by  vio- 
]ence>  an  inroad.  F,  of  X. 

ISA'TISy  the  herb  woad  9  aUb  a  kind  of 
wildlect'ce,  X.  of  Gr. 

ISCHIA'DICK,  a  term  apply'd  to  the 
two  vetus  of  the  loot  I  which  cermiiiaie  in 
the  cniral. 

ISCH/E'MON   [iVVw>  Gr.]  cock's 
foo-grafs.    L- 
ISCHA'S  [i*t*V.  Gr-'}  fow-chiftle.    I. 
ISCHAS  Alura     [with    Botan.}   loqg 
knorty  ri'ved  fpufpe.    X. 
ISCHI'AS  (ixtdty  Gr.]  the  hip  gout. 
JSCHIA'TICK    [of  ixi'f,  Gr.]  trou- 
b!ed  with,  or  fubje^  to  a  pain  iu  the  hip. 
ISCHl'UM  [ijtior   of    i^u't    ftrength, 
Gf.}  rhe  htp  or  ha  kle  b'>ne. 

ISCHOPHONi'A  [  /jto^erl*  of  ij^nc 
Aril],  and  ^v»  voicey  Gr,}  a  Aiiineis  ol 
wofce.    X. 

ISCHNOTES  li%v9rwc,  Gr,']  a  fault 
in  fpeech.  being  a  pronouncing  of  words 
with  a  mincing  and  flender  tone. 

ISCUReTiC  [of  s*';t»f'*>  Gr.  a  ftop- 
pi^«,  ^c.  ot  urinO  a  medicine  to  force 
urine  woenfupprefled. 

J'SCORY  [iX^fi*  of  txat  to  fopprelii, 
snd  S^r  the  mine,  Gr.J  a  fuppieffioa  or 
iloppape  of  the  urine. 

ISfi'lASTlC,  a  kind  of  combat,  cele- 
btated  in  the  cttes  or  Greece  and  4fiai  in 
the  time  of  the  Rom^  empire  1  the  Wdors 
•c  chefe  games  were  crowned  on  the  fpor, 
immediately  after  cheviAory,  had  penGops 
allow 'd  them,  were  carried  in  triumph 
into  their  country,  and  were  furmlbed  with 
pfOviGons  at  the  puH'ckcoft. 

I'SIA,  feafls  a»d  facnfices  antien'ly  fo- 
lemniied  io  honour  of  thegoddefs  Ifij. 

ISIA'CI,  priefts  of  the  goddefs  Jfis  i 
they  wore  ftoes  of  the  thin  bark  of  the 
tree  eall'd  papyruj^  aiid  were  clothed  wnh 
Jtnen  garments,  becaufe  Ifis  was  held  to 
be  the  firfl  ihac  taught  the  culture  of  linen 
to  mankind  s  they  bore  in  their  bands  a 
branch  ot  the  marine  abfyntbium,  fungthe 
praifes  of  the  goddefs  twice  a  day*  viz.  at 
the  fifing  and  fectiug  of  the  fun  i  at  the 
firft  of  w^ich  they  opened  their  temple, 
•  tad  went  about  begging  alms  ihc  reft  of 


IS 

the  day;  and  atnrght,  they  retunung,  re- 
peated their  oraifons,  and  fliut  up  chetr 
temple. 

rsiOS  Pbocanios^  a  Tea  Ihnib  like  co- 
ral.   Gr. 

ISING-GLASS,  a  kind  of  Hfh  glae, 
broughr  from  IJlandta  and  thofe  parrs,  ufed 
in  phyfick,  and  tor  ^dulterac'ng  wines. 

ISIS  [or  /o,  L.  i»,  Gr.'}  was  a  goddefs 
of  the  Egyptiantf  and  according  to  the  po- 
ets, was  the  daughter  oUnacbus^  the  prieft 
of  Junoi  whoperfuading  jfupher  to  fatialy 
her  iuft  i  Juno  be:ng  jealotis,  and  going  in 
^ueft  of  her  husbanJ*  found  them  logerber, 
/upiter  in  the  form  of  a  cloud,  and  ffu  in 
the  torm  of  a  white  cow  }  for  Jupiter  had 
(o  cransi'ormed  her,  that  his  wite  Juuo 
inight  not  (\iCptGt  her  ;  buc  (he  underltan* 
ding  his  fubtilty,  begged  the  cow  of  him  § 
and  being  afraid,  by  a  refufil,  to  difcover 
her  and  his  own  dilhonefty,  gaye  her  to 
Juno,  and  flie  prefently  put  her  into  cho 
cuttody  of  Argus,  with  a  hundred  Eyes, 
where  (he  coirinued  till  Jupiter  fent  Met* 
cury  CO  deliver  her  s  wbo  having  play'd 
Argus  afleep  with  his  muiick,  flew  Argus  i 
upon  which  Juno  caused  Ifis  to  run  mad  5 
fo  that  0)e  ran  up  and  down  the  world  in  a 
francickcordiiion,  ani  fwam oyer  the  fees 
into  lomat  unio  which  (he  left  her  name, 
and  aifo  the  (ea  th^t  bounds  that  country. 
Ac  laft,  rerutning  back  to  Egypt,  (he  wat 
married  to  Ofiris  j  and  after  her  death,  was 
adoied  by  the  Egyptians,  and  her  hair  waa 
preferved  as  a  f acred  relick  at  Memphis  : 
She  was  honoured  as  the  goddefs  cf  navi. 
garion,  and  of  the  weather.  H;r  ftacue 
was  a  cow  with  horns.  At  the  entry  of 
her  temple  was  the  ftatue  of  a  Sphinx,  to 
intimate  that  (he  was  a  myfterious  goddefs. 
The  goddefs  had  a  fimous  tem^  in  the 
city  of  Sai,  where  was  to  be  feen  this  in* 
fcriptiont  /  am  all  that  was,  that  is,  and 
tbatjhallbe  i  my  veil  no  mortal  has  jet  sm* 
cofvered.  For  her  fake  the  Egyptians  kepc 
in  the  corner  of  the  temple  a  white  cow^ 
which  when  ic  died,  chey  all  mourned  as 
fur  a  prince,  until  another  was  put  in  the 
pU'u  o;  the  dead  beaft.  The  (aoneis  le* 
Uted  of  the  God  Apis  >  and  Jfu  is  alfo  ta- 
ken CO  be  the  fame  chat  is  called  Anuhlt. 

I'SIS  [in  Pourtraiture'}  was  repreienred 
fiiU  of  duggs,  to  fignily  (Hieroglfphicai^} 
the  benefi  s  chat  men  receive  from  the  hap- 
py influences  of  the  moon,  which  was 
wor(hipped  by  the  ftatue  in  E^pt> 

ISLA'NDBR  littfulaas,  X.  iafidam^ 
Kj  ^\^  inhabitant  ot  anifland- 

An  ISLE  [of  aiU,  F.  ala,  X.  m  wingl 
the  pafl'ages  on  the  fides  of  a  churdi  wicli^ 
in,  between  the  pews., 

I'SLET,  a  little  ifle. 


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IWCHRONAL  U>ox»«'<^  of  *<^ 
•4ual,  and  ;itf^'^»  ^J^-  li^^^J  *^*  "ft  of 
e^utl  fimc. 

^  ISO'CHRONE  [l99Xfy^*  Gr.]  equal 
»n  time,  as  the  ifocbronal  vibracionsof  a 
peadulum,  are  fuch  «s  are  made  in  equal 
lime. 

ISONOMI'A  [iiro.o/uiflt,  Gr.]  an  cqua- 
UcyiQ  dtliribucion.     £, 

ISOPfiRI'METERS  [with  Gtometrki- 
4BiJ  fuch  figures  as  have  equal  perimiiers 
or  circumferences. 

ISO'SCELES  [of  Troff    equal, 
and  miKQ*,  Gr.  the  leg]  a  tri 
angle  that  has  cwo  legs  equal ;  as 
^  in  Che  figure. 

I'SSUE,  a  paflage,  ontlcr,  f oiof  out, 
fitccefs  ;an  end  or  event ;  alfo  ott-fprmg.  F. 

ISSUE  [in  Com.  lam}  that  point  of 
inaccer  depending  in  fnit,  upon  which  the 
parties  jsin  and  put  their  caufe  to  the  trial 
of  the  jury. 

,  General  ISSUE  [in  1^9]  that  whereby 
K  is  reterred  to  the  jury  to  bring  in  their 
verdiA,  whether  (he  defendant  hath  done 
•ny  fuch  cblog  as  the  plabtifF  lays  to  his 
cbarge. 

SfMfdal  ISSUE  [in  Zdv]  is  that  when 
fpecial  matters  being  alledg'd  by  the  defen- 
<^t  in  his  defence,  ooth  pardes  Join  there- 
l^pon,  and  fo  grow  rather  to  a  demurrer,  if 
it  be  Sjufiio  jt^rht  or  to  the  trial  by  a 
jury,  if  it  be  £^io  Fadi, 

ISSUE  [ill  Surgery]  is  a  fmall  artificial 
aperture,  made  in  lome  fie  (by  part  o(  the 
l>fdy,  to  drain  off  fuperfluous  moiiiure,  or 
give  vent  to  Tome  noxious  humour ;  alfo  a 
flux  of  blood. 

rsSUBS,  expences,  disburfements.    F. 

rSSUELBSS,  without  off-fpring. 

ITA'LICK  Arcbite9ure,  the  compofite 
order. 

ITCHING  linceru  etpnolagU]  a  cer- 
tain motion  in  the  blood,  fffc.  better  known 
by  (he  fenfe  of  fiseling,  than  by  a  defcripcion 
lo  words. 

ITERATED  lUeratus,  I.]  repeated, 
dote  over  again. 

JU'BPBS.    Seejujuhs, 

JU'BILANT  Ijuhiians,  £.]  Singing  for 
Joy.    Miltott. 

JOCU'NDNESS  Ijueunditas^  I.]  plea* 
fiUicnefs.  \sfc. 

JODA'ICUS  Lapis  [with  Apothecaries'] 
a  ftone  tound  in  Judea^  often  ufed  in  dif- 
cempers  of  the  reins. 

JUDAI'CUM  Bitumen.    Ue  Afphaltos, 

JUDAI'ZING  [judMXans^  L.  judatfimt, 
f^j  iroitii:ing  the  '/eaSt  praf^ifing  Juda 
f;si,  f .  e.  the  religion,  cuitoms,  or  religi- 
ous ceremonies  ot  the  JevS' 

JU'DAS  Tfee^  a  tree  wirh  broad  leaves, 
foibCLhiog  rfifembling  chofe  af  thv  apri- 


coclr,  growing  in  the  hedges  of  Itaiy  and 
Spain. 

JU'DCH  [jurfira:,  I.  juge,  K]  « nt* 
girtratr  well  kuown. 

JU'DGING  [with  Logicians]  is  defined 
to  be  that  a&xon  of  the  mind,  by  which 
ioining  (ieveral  ideas  together,  ic  affirms 
irom  one  what  the  other  is,  as  when  ha> 
ving  an  idea  of  Earth,  and  an  idea  of  Rounds 
we  either  affirm  or  deny  that  the  earth  ia 
round.  It  is  caird  the  fecoad  of  the  four 
principal  operations  of  the  mind* 

JU'DGMENT  ^judicium,  L.  JMgement^ 
F.^  the  diicerning  tacuiry,  reafoo;  alia 
op;n'on  s  alfo  a  decifion^  or  the  fentence  of 
a  jud^e. 

JUDGMENT  [in  Ttyfich]  a  faculty  of 
the  foul,  by  which  it  perceives  the  relaci-* 
on  that  is  between  two  or  more  ideas. 
^  jU'DICATURfi  [of  judicatorium,  L.J 
j'jdgment  or  trying  caufes  s  a  term  apply 'j 
either  to  the  court  wherein  the  judge  nts» 
or  the  extent  of  his  jurifdidion  ;  ifo  the 
profcffion  of  thoie  who  adminiAer  ju- 
dice.     F. 

JUDI'CIARY  [judicialis,  £.]  done  in 
the  doe  form  of  jultice,  or  according  co 
the  courfeof  Uw. 

JUDI'CIARY  [in  Afirologf]  a  fbieoce 
or  art  that  pretends  to  judge  ot,  and  foretel 
future  events,  by  confidering  the  poficiona 
and  influe  >ces  of  the  ftars,  ^.'. 

JUDI'CIALNESS  [of  judicialis]  judi- 
cial qu-jJitv,  iUte  or  condition. 

JUDICIOUSNESS  [o^  judicieux^  F.J 
diicernJng  fai^ulty,  ^C. 

JUFFERS  [with  Carpenters]  ftuff  t- 
bout  four  or  five  inches  fquarc,  and  of  fere- 
ral  lengths. 

JUG  A  fofjugare,  X.  to  yoke]  « tide 
of  yuiio,  lb  cail'd,  on  accoun:  of  her  ia« 
troducing  perfons  into  rhe  yoke  of  matri- 
mony, and  recommending  that  unioa  that 
ought  to  be  between  Them. 

JU'GATED  [jugatiuy  L.]  yoked  or 
coupled  together. 

jU'GGtiNG  lofji^ler,  F.]  Aewnig 
cricks  with  flight  ot  hand;  alfo  adtog 
clandeftinely,  cheating,  Jgrc. 

JU'GLANS,  a  walnut  tree  or  wal- 
nu'.    L. 

JU'GULATED  [juguhtus,  L.]  havit^ 
the  throat  cut. 

JU'GUM  Terr£  [0  d  Rec]  is  half  aa 
arpenc,  or  50  perches,  or  half  a  ploi^h'd 
land. 

JUICE  f^wUh  l^turalifts)  a  liquid  fob- 
ftance,  which  makes  pan  ot  the  compofi- 
tion  of  plants,  which  communicates  ira 
felf  CO  all  rhe  other  parts,  and  fcrvet  C9 
feed  and  increaCe  them  i  alfo  the  vjpoun 
and  humidities  iaclofed  in  the  earth. 


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^  JOICfi  [wub  rb^ia  s'i  a  k^iv}  of  flu- 
id io  aa  animal  body,  as  nervous  juJce, 
Cbac  which  is  found  iu  che  nerves. 

Pancreatick  JUICB  [with  phyf.]  a  li- 
quor ieparated  in  cbe  glaod  ot  che  Pan- 
creas* 

JU'ICELESS  l/ans  jus,  F.]  haviog  no 
ja:ce. 

JUICINESS,  rhe  aboundtng  in,  or  a- 
bundance  ot  juice. 

JU'iCY  [pUindejus,  F]  full  of  Juice. 

JUKE  [with  Rtljoaers]  the  neck  of  any 
Irird  chat  a  hawk  pieys  upon. 

JULE  [with  (he  Greeks  and  Romansl  a 
liyoio  fuog  in  honour  of  Ceres  and  Baccmut 
fn  che  time  of  barveft,  to  engage  thofe 
deities  CO  be  propictous. 

JU'LI  i  [In  Baton,  Writ,']  a  catkin 
U'LIUS  I  orcatlins*  i.  e,  bunches  of 
Inall  dufty  flowers  growing  on  fome  trees* 
AS  pines,  popUis,  hafels,  walnu!s»  ^c. 
yulo  with  a  catkin,  JuUs  witli  cat- 
kins,  i- 

Mr.  £tfy  fuppofes  them  to  be  a  kind  of 
coUedion  of  che  ftamina  of  the  flowers  of 
the  tree  s  becaufe  in  fertile  trees  and  plants 
they  have  abundance  of  feminal  veflels  and 
feed-Dods. 

JU'LI  AN  fertcd  [fo  called  oijidius  C«- 
/Snr  Scaliger  che  inventor  of  it]  is  a  cycle  of 
7980  years  fuccefliveiy  following  one  ano- 
ther s  by  the  conti»uai  multiplication  of 
the  three  cycles,  viz»  that  of  the  fun  of 
aS  years,  and  chat  ot  the  moon  of  19 years, 
mnd  thtt  of  the  indi&ion  of  15  years 
which  Epocba^  although  but  feigned,  is 
yet  of  very  goodufeincalcuhcion,  in  that 
every  year ,within  the  period,  is  diHinguifb. 
able  by  a  certain  peculiar  charafier  ;  for 
the  year  of  the  fun,  moon,  and  the  indidi- 
on  will  not  be  the  fame  again,  till  the 
whole  7980  years  be  revolved.  He  fixed 
the  beginning  of  this  period  764.  years  be* 
fore  the  crearton. 

JU'LIAN  yeoTy  U  the  old  account  of 
the  year  (or  a  fpace  of  cime  confifting  of 
365  days  and  6  hours»  iniliiuted  by  Jidius 
Cdftr,  who  caufed  the  Hffman  calendar  to 
be  reformer)  which  to  this  day  weufein 
Btigtmd't  and  call  it  the  old  ftiie  in  con- 
tradiflindicn  to  the  new  account,  framed  by 
pope  Gregory t  which  is  xx  days  before 
ours,  and  iscalled  the  new  (tile. 

JU'LY  [was  fo  called  of  Julius  Cdfar, 
who  regulated  the  year,  for  before  chac 
time  that  month  was  called  ^lantllis'}  the 
7(h. month  in  the  year. 

JU'LY  J[in  painting.  &c.]  Is  reprefenr- 
cd  in  a  jacket  ol  a  light  yellow,  eating 
cherries »  his  fice  and  b^fom  funburnt  $ 
having  his  head  atlomed  with  a  garland  of 
Cititaury  and  Tbyme^  bearing  a  fey  the  on  his 
fhoulder, and  having  a  boiUe  hanging ac  hist  PoUux  waiting  oa  kfr. 


girdle,  and  by  him  a  lion. 

JU'NCETUM,  a  foil  or  place  when: 
ruihes  grow.     L. 

JUNCO'SE  Ijuncofusy  L.]  full  of  bull- 
rul^es. 

JU'NCTURE  [wiih  Surgeons^  the  re- 
ducing ot  crooked  membei  s  to  their  duo 
ftate  :  che  fame  as  Diortbrqfs.    L. 

June  [cakes  its  name,  eiiher  of  Jtmio* 
Test  L.  the  yvUnRer,  bectufe  that  young 
people  had  an  ailembly  in  that  month  tor 
their  recreation  ;  or  or  Junius  Brutus  (  a 
others  fay)  who  drrve  oui  che  king  of  tne 
Romans  in  tha:  monib  j  it  is  the  flxth  moarh 
of  our  year. 

June  [in  painting^  Jjrc]  was  reprefeot* 
ed  in  a  mantle  of  dark  grais-green,  havix^ 
his  head  adomed  with  a  coronet  of  bents, 
king<cobs  and  maiden- hair  ;  holding  in  bis 
left  h'^ndan  angle,  and  in  his  right  Cauper^ 
and  on  his  arm  a  basket  of  fummer-fniits- 

JUNKETING  [fome  derive  it  oS  Jan- 
cades,  0.  R  fweec-meatsj  feaftiog  or 
making,  met  ry. 

^  Juno  [Co  called  of  jmmdo,  I.  help- 
ingl  according  to  the  poets,  was  daijgbier 
of  Saturn  the  fiflcr  and  wife  of  Jupiter^ 
the  queen  of  the  gods,  and  the  aoddeis  ot 
kingdoms  and  riches  }  flie  had  alio  a  jurif- 
diAion  and  command  over  marriages  and 
child-bearing;  and  on  theft  accoimis  had 
many  fair  temples  and  altars  ereAed  in 
honour  of  her.  As  to  her  marrying  with 
her  brother  Jupiter,  they  tell  us»  that  flie 
was  not  willu^g  to  confent  to  it  s  but  Jupk" 
ter  efFeded  it  by  the  following  ftracagem^He 
took  upon  him  the  fhape  of  a  cuckow,  and 
in  a  ftorm  lighted  upon  her  lap,  and  Jwu> 
out  of  ^ty,  to  flielccr  it  from  the  weather, 
put  it  into  heV  bofom;  but  when  the 
lubtil  bird  felt  the  warmth  of  her  body, 
it  took  again  the  form  oi  Jupiter,  and  ob- 
tain'd  his  defire  by  a  promife  ot  marriage  1 
and  on  this  account,  at  Jtgos^  a  cuckow 
was  adored  for  Jupiter, 
.  JU'NO  was  reprefented  upon  a  throne, 
fitting  adorned  with  a  crown  on  her  hMd 
that  couched  the  clouds,  and  a  fcepter  in 
her  hand,  and  round  about  her  the  fair  and 
beantiful  Iris  (the  rainbow)  and  attended  by 
peacocks  (her  beloved  bird)  on  both  fides. 
JU'NO  is  fometimet  taken  tor  tlie  moon, 
and  as  fuch,  is  painted  (iciin^  upon  liona 
holding  a  fcepter  and  a  fpindle  in  her  haad^ 
with  beams  of  light  about  her  face. 

She  was  fomecimes  ^inted  with  a  pair 
of  fheers  and  a  phtter  in  her  hand,  cloach- 
ed  in  the  skin  ot  a  goat,  and  girded  with 
vine*branches,  and  a  lionefs  under  her  feet. 
Somettmes  (he  was  painted  wich  a  fcepter, . 
on  che  top  of  which  was  the  image  of  a 
cuckow,  and  the  two  meieera  Csfiar  and 


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JO'NO  [by  modero  Tmters]  \%  tifo  re- 
piefeoted  wich  black  hair  and  bright  eyes, 
cloatlKd  in  a  sky-colour'd  mantle,  wroitthc 
v^irh  gold  and  peacock's  eyes»  like  the  ur- 
det  in  a  peacock's  train. 

JUNO'NIA,  a  yearly  folemniry  per- 
formed In  commemoradon  of  her  marri- 
age, at  which  time  the  maids  of  all  ages 
ran  races  in  hononr  of  Juno^  petitioning 
^  for  hosbtnds,  calling  her  Juno  Ttmuba 
and  Jm^alis ;  and  ar  Jiomi  an  altar  was  e- 
reAed  co  Jtmo  Juga^  where  the  new  mar- 
ried couple,  appeared  to  offer  facrifice, 
which  was  either  a  white  cow,  geefe  or 
rtvens ;  and  they  took  the  gall  from  the 
facrthced  beaft,  and  catt  it  behind  the  al- 
tar, ro  iorimate  thac  all  bitternefs  of  fpirit 
Aoold  be  bantflied  from  married  perfons. 

JUNO'NES,  were  the  Genii  Djtmonety 
or  goddefles  that  waited  upon  women, 
watching  over  and  prote&ing  them. 

JU^ITBR  fwas  fo  called  oi  Jvodndo, 


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and  alfo  Diefpiteft  f.   the  &ther  of  the 
day ;  tod  by  the  Oreelt  Zu/S  of  <rv  fai 
Kve]  according  to  the  poets,  was  the  fon 


*nt  far  to 


of  Sntum  and  Cfbele,  who  having  expell'd 
hisfiuher  his  kingdom,  divided  the  empire 
of  the  world  between  himfelf  and  his  bro- 
thers;  he  took  to  his  fhare  the  command 
of  heaven,  and  affigned  the  waters  to  his 
brorber  tkfUme^  and  fenc  Flido  to  command 
inHelL 

.  He  was  call'd  the  father  of  the  gods,  and 
the  king  of  men,  becaufe  nature  \%  the 
caofe  of  the  eiTence  of  things,  as  parents  are 
of  children  i  and  he  only  had  the  power  to 
handle  the  thunderbolts,  and  lO  hold  the 
world  in  fubje&ion.  He  had  a  great  many 
names,  as  Jupiter  Capitolinust  Jupiter  fit- 
Pernor  J  Jupiter  Rretrius,  Acc.  and  as  ma- 
ny ftatnes,  and  many  temples  ereded  to 
him. 

The  Beatbens  painted  him  like  la  old 
man  fitting  upon  a  throne  with  a  crown 
ofon  his  heed,  cloathed  with  a  rich  gar- 
ment fparkling  with  ftars,  holding  in  his 
hand  two  globes,  which  reprefented  hea- 
ven and  earth,  and  tkptum^s  trident  nnder 
him,  and  a  carpet  reprefenci^g  the  tail  and 
feathers  of  a  neacock.  Sometimes  they 
piAared  him  with  thunderbolts  in  his  hand, 
an  Che  form  of  crooked  iron  bars,  Aarp  at 
the  end,  joined  together  in  the  middle. 

The  EgyptiMs  worshipped  him  in  the  fi- 
gure of  a  ram,  and  reprefented  his  provt* 
dence  by  a  fcepter,  with  a  greac  eye  upon 
the  top  of  it, 

JOTITER  [by  modern  Tdmteri]  is  re- 
prefimced  with  long  black  curled  hai*,  in 
a  purple  robe  trimmed  with  gold,  and  fit- 
liog  on  a  golden  thrcne,  or  the  back  o.  >n 
eagle  (which  he  chofe  for  his  bird,  becaufe 
When  |e  wqdc  to  deliver  bis  huhf  r  out  of 


his  confinement,  an  Eagle  gt^e  hint  tti  o^ 
men  of  happy  viAory)  encompafled  %it h 
bright  yellow  cloudsy  and  holding  in  hit 
hand  thunderbolts. 

JO'PITER  lHierogtf,bica!iy2  was  bf 
the  ancienrs  repreiented  with  ^uc  ears,  to 
intimate  that  God  Teems  not  to  liften  or 
take  notice  of  the  prokinenefs  of  men,  nor 
of  their  impious difcourles:  And  fometimea 
with  one  hundred  hanc^s,  and  as  many  teet, 
ro  intimate  the  multiplicity  of  e&fis» 
which  proceed  from  his  agency,  and  thac 
he  fuftaiDS  all  things  fiom  falling  into  con* 
fufion. 

JUTlTER[wirhffertfWi]  ! 
who  biazon  the  arms  of  prin-  j 
ces  by  planets*  inftead  ot  me- 
tals and  colours,  is  ufed  for 
azure  or  blue,  &s  in  the  rigure.  _ 

JU'PI lER  [with  AftranJ]  is  arc junted 
the  biggefk  of  all  the  planets,  being  com- 
puted to  be  1460  times  bigger  than  our 
earth.  Irs  periodical  time  is4B33&  days  1% 
hours,  and  revolves  about  its  axis  in  9 
hours  56  minutes. 

,  JO'PlTER  [with  /tftrolagerst  fignifieg 
judges,  divines,  fenators,  'iches,  law,  re- 
ligion, and  its  charafteiiftick  is  %. 

jU'PITBR'i  Diftaf,  «a  berb,  other-, 
wife  called  Mullein, 

Canonical  JURIS-PRUDENCB,  is  thte 
of  the  cannon  law. 

Rodal  JURIS'PRUDENCB,  is  chit  of 
the  fees. 

Civil  JURIS-PRUDENCB,  is  chtt  o£ 
the  Foman  law* 

Clerk  of  the  JURIES,  an  officer  in  th« 
court  of  Common- Fleas^  who  m'*  kef  out  thei 
writs  called  Habeas  Corpora  and  Diftringas^ 
for  the  appearance  ot  the  jury,  after  the/ 
have  been  returned  upon  the  Venire  facias^ 

Jus  retroBus        1    fin  the  Crvil  LamJ 

JUS  retrovendendi  |  is  an  agreement  be- 
tween buyer  and  feller,  that  the  latter  and 
his  heirs,  may  buy  back  the  goods  or  wares 
again  iMelore  any  other. 

TUSC^UIAMUS  [with  BofM.]  the  herb 
Henbane  or  Hogbaue, 

To  JUST.    See  Jnfiing, 

JO'STICB  [  JH^iVitf,  L.  ^.  jurh  fio^oi 
the  ftation  or  ooundary  of  right]  tho'  ac^ 
counted  the  (plendor  of  all  virtues,  yet 
derives  its  excellency  only  rom  the  corrup- 
tion of  men,  taking  its  rife  from  their  vi- 
ces ;  and  as  the  ufe  of  mercy  is  for  theleaft 
offending,  fo  the  ufe  ok  Jt^ice  is  for  th« 
greater  olFending,  and  is  either  in  aftion  or 
ponifhmenty  and  is  either  ccmmutaMft  or 
difiributive' 

JUSTICE  liaGcd]  h  a  communicable  > 
artrib'ue,  by  which  is  intended  not  onl/ 
the  re£^I(ude  of  his  nature  in  general  s  but 
more  efpecially  his  dealing  inik  his  crea- 
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cures  flccoriling  to  the  doTerts  of  their  deeds. 

Justice  [in  Men)  is  a  propenfion and 
curtoro  CO  five  every  man  his  due. 

JUSTICH  Ivrhh  Morales}  is  not  to  in 
jure  cr  wrong  any  one. 

Fcfitiye  JUSTICE  fwuh  MaraliOs]  h 
to  do  right  to  all,  to  yield  rhem  whatfoe- 
ver  belongs  to  them.  The 'J ^/iice  of  mo- 
ral  aStons  differs  from  Goodneji  in  tbis>chac 
Juftice  denotes  barely  a  conformity  to  the 
lawi  but  Goodnefs  further  includes  a  re- 
rpe^l  to  iho^e  peif-nsy  cowards  whom  the 
a&ionis  pertorme^. 

Commutative  JUSTICE,  is  that  which 
concerns  al]  perfons  one  with  another,  in 
relation  to  dealings,  as  buying,  felling,  ex- 
chan^ting,  lending,  borrowing,  \gc, 

Difirihutive  JUSTICE,  is  that  which 
concerns  princes,  magiftrates  and  officers, 

JUSTICE  and  Equity  [Hieragljfbically] 
were  fomecimes  repiefenced  by  a  fwallow, 
becaufe  it  diitribatei  its  meat  equally  to  its 
young  ones. 

JUSTICE  [in  fainting,  Jgrc]  was  rc- 
prefemed  in  a  crimfon  manrle  trimmed 
wiih  (iiveri  and  was  called  the  goddefs  A- 
fir  Ad  t  tbt  held  a  pair  of  fcales  in  one  hand, 
and  a  fword  in  the  other. 

Gfif^r^f/ JUSTICE     1    is  a  conftant  giv- 

Uiiivfry^r/ JUSTICE  j  in^  to  every  one 
his  due,  and  this  bath  for  its  ohjttt  all 
laws  divine  and  human. 

PtfTticwitfr  JUSTICE,  is  a  conftant  will 
and  deiire  ot  giving  to  every  one  his  due, 
according  to  a  particular  agreement,  or 
the  laws  of  civil  fociery  i  and  this  h  alfo 
called  commutative  or  expietory  Jifiice* 

JUSTICE  of  the  Fbre/fy  if  alfo  a  lord 
by  office,  and  the  oo^y  Juftice  that  can  ap- 
point a  deputy.  He  is  alfo  called  Jnfiice 
in  Eyre  of  the  Rrefi,  He  has  the^  hearing 
and  determining  of  all  o£fen'e8«  within  the 
king's  forefts,  committed  againfl  veoifon 
or  verr. 

JU'STICES  of  the  Ttace  [  witbia  the 
ljhertiei2  ^^^  ^^^^  ^°  cities  and  towns 
corporate,  as  the  former  are  in  any  coun- 
ty >  and  their  authority  and  power  is  alto- 
'  gether  the  fame,  within  their  feveral  pre- 
cin&s. 

JUSTE  a  Corps t  a  garment  that  readies 
down  to  the  knees,  fits  dofe  to  the  body, 
aod  (hews  the  fliape  of  ic. 

JU'STIFIABLENESS  [oi  Mus  and  /io, 
L,]  caoablenefs  of  being  juftined,  warrant- 
abienefs. 

JU'STIFIED  [JHfiijicatus,  Z.]  cleared 
or  proved  innocent  or  anv  crime,  charge 
or  accufation}  alfo  verified,  maintained 
for^ood,  proved. 

To  JU'STIFY  [jifiificare,  L."]  to  dear 
«ae's  idiy  (0  make  his  ioooccocy  appear^ 


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to  verify,  to  (haw  or  prov6«  to  maintdn 
or  make  good. 

JU'STIFYING  W^il^^h  i-]  r««wi- 
ring  or  declaring  innocent. 
JU'STINGS  1   [ymtes  oi  ioutett  F.  to 
JUSTS  I   run  at  tiltsj  wereexer- 

cifrs  ufed  in  former  times  by  tiich  perfons, 
who  defired  to  gain  reputation  in  feats  of 
arms,  of  whatioever  d^ree  or  quality, 
from  the  king  to  the  private  gentleman  s 
they  were  ufually  performed  at  great  fo- 
lemnities,  as  marriages  of  princes  {  and 
alfo  on  other  eccafions*  The  time  and 
place  being  appointed,  challenges  were 
Tent  abroad  into  other  nations  to  all  that 
defir'd  to  fianalise  theoifdves.  And  rewarda 
were  appointed  by  the  prince  for  thofe  that 
came  off  conquerors.  As  for  the  place  ic 
was  various]  ii>  the  year  1395  there  was 
great  jufling  on  London  bridge ,  between 
Davidy  earl  of  Crafotd  in  bcotiand^  and 
the  lord  JVells  of  Engfand^  fffc*  In  the 
time  of  king  Edward  the  III.  juftings 
were  frequent  in  Cbea^-fide^  and  on  the 
North Jide  oi  Bom-Cburcb,  there  was  a 
building  of  ftone  ere6^d,Ncaird  Sildam  or 
Cromtfieldf  to  fee  the  juflings  that  were 
^equently  performed  there,  between  the 
end  of  Sofer-Une  and  the  Crofi.  It  wat 
built  on  this  occafions  in  the  year  1 330  there 
was  a  great  jutting  of  all  the  ftout  earls, 
barons  and  nobles  of  the  realm»  which  lalt- 
ed  three  days,  where  queen  Pbiiippa,  with 
many  ladies,  fell  from  a  fcaffold  ot  timber, 
but  received  no  harm}  after  which  the 
king  built  it  ftrongly  oi  Stone  for  himfelf, 
the  queen  and  perions  of  high  rank,  to  be- 
hold the  infiings*  This  Siidam  remained 
till  the  time  of  Henry  VIII,  as  it  appears 
in  that  he  came  thither,  drefled  in  the  ha- 
bit of  a  yeoman  of  the  guard,  with  a  />«• 
Ufon  on  his  flioulder,  and  having  taken  a 
view  of  the  watches  of  che  dty,  went  a- 
way  uudifcovered. 

Smtkfeld  alfo  wu  a  place  for  perfdroi- 
ing  thele  exerdfes  s  io  the  year  357  greac 
and  royal  jufts  were  held  in  Smithfield^ 
there  being  prefenc  the  kings  of  England^ 
Prance  and  ScotUmd,  and  their  nobility. 
And  in  the  dme  of  Richard  II.  royal  jutta 
and  tournaments  were  proclaimed  by  he- 
raUs  in  feveral  courts  in  Europe  to  be  per- 
formed io  SmithfiMy  to  begin  on  fundajr 
naXt  after  the  feaft  of  St*  Mfichaeh  At  the 
day  appointed  there  iffued  out  of  the  tow- 
er, about  3  in  the  afternoon,  60  couriera 
apparelled  for  the  jufts,  upon  every  one  tn 
efquire  of  honour,  riding  a  foftpace,  then 
came  forth  60  ladies  of  honour  mounted 
upon  palfreys  riding  on  the  one  fide  richly 
apparelled,  and  every  lady  led  a  knight 
with  a  chain  of  gold.  Thofe  knighu  thac 
were  of  the  king's  ptrty  had  cheir  artDOur 

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anatpptrel  adorn'd  wich  white  harts,  and 
ciovns  of  goU  about  the  harc*s  neck,  ftnd 
fo  they  rode  chro*  the  ftreets  oi  London  co 
MtbfLidy  with  a  great  nnmber  of  crum- 
pets  and  other  ioftramenrs  of  tnufick  before 
them.  Where  the  ladies  that  led  the 
knigbis,  were  taken  down  trom  their  pal- 
freys ami  went  up  to  their  tea's  prepared  for 
them.  The  enquires  of  honour  alighted 
Irom  their  couriers,  and  the  knights 
mounted.  And  alter  the  helmets  were  fee 
on  their  heads,  and  they  were  ready  at  all 
points,  proclamation  was  made  by  the  he- 
ralds, and  then  the  jufts  began.  Thefe 
jnfts  iafted  many  days  with  great  feafling. 
The  manner  of  it  was  thus :  the  ground 
being  railed  about,  in  which  the  JHftefs 
were  to  ex  »  ife,  the  contenders  were  Ut 
in  at  feveral  barriers,  being  compleatly 
armed  from  head  to  foot,  and  mounted  on 
the  ftouteft  horfesi  who  after  they  had 
pay'd  their  refpeds  to  the  king,  the  judges 
and  ladies,  they  took  their  feveral  ftations, 
and  then  the  trumpets  founded  and  they  hav- 
ing couched  their  lances,  that  is,  having  fee 
the  but-end  againft  their  breaft,  the  point 
coward  their  adverfary,  fpurred  their  hor- 
fes,  and  ran  furioufly  one  againft  another, 
fo  that  the  points  of  their  fpears  lighting 
upon  the  armour  of  each  other,  gave  a  ter- 
rible (hock,  and  generally  flew  to  pieces. 

If  neither  party  received  any  injury,  they 
wheet*d  about,  cook  frefh  lances,  and  ran 
a  fecond  tim(,  and  fo  a  third,  and  if  neither 
fleered  any  difgraoe  in  )  encounters,  they 
both  came  off  with  honour. 

There  were  many  drcumftancet  relating 
CO  thefe  perf»rmances ;  as  if  a  man  was  un- 
boifed,  he  was  quite  difgraced,  or  if  he 
was  ihaken  in  the  faddle,  or  let  his  lance 
fall,  or  loft  any  piece  of  his  armour,  or 
woui^d  his  antagonift's  horfe,  ^c.  all 
which  were  accounted  difreputable.  And 
there  were  alfo  eertain  rules  for  diftribu- 
ting  the  prires  to  tbem  that  behaved  them< 
ielves  with  the  greateft  gallantry. 
To  JUSTLE,  to  jofsle,  fhake  or  jogg. 
lU'STNESS  [juftitia,  F.]  a  being  jaft, 
juft  quality ;  the  exafinefs  or  regularity 
of  any  thiiig.  , 

JU'STNESS  of  Languaiet  confitts  in 
DHug  proper  and  well-chofen  terms,  and 
In  /peaking  neither  too  much  nor  coo  Uc- 

*  JU'STNESS  of  Ttwf^ibr,  confifts  in 
certain  accuracy  or  precifencfi,  by  which 
every  pan  of  it  is  pcrfedly  true  and  perti- 
nent to  the  fubjeft. 

ToJUT-oirf  [of  jetter,  F.]  co  ftandout 
beyond  the  reft  of  a  buildings  ^e* 

jaVBNAaiA  [among  the  Romans^  cer- 
ta£i  games  or  faaa  of  aaivityi  inftituted 
by  Nero  the  fiift  ume  his  beard  wu  ihaved» 


K 

celebrated  for  the  health  of  youth,    t. 

jUVENI'LBNfiSS   [  juvenilitas  ,   1.  ] 
youthfulnefs,  youthful  heat  or  temper. 

JV^XTA'Pcfitm  [with  rhilof}  a  con- 
tiguity or  nearnefs  j  a  ranging  the  fmall 
parts  of  any  mizt  body  into  fuch  a  poluiony 
order  or  fimation,  that  the  parts  being  con- 
tiguous, fljall  determine  or  ftew  a  body  to 
be  of  fuch  a  figure  or  quality;  or  to  be 
endued  with  fuch  properties*  as  are  the  na- 
tural refuh  of  fuch  a  configuration  or  difpo- 
fition  ot  parts. 
I'XIA  1  [*lf /»  or  'If *vi,  Gr  ]  a  (brt 
IXINEf  ot  carduusi  czlied  Camaleon, 
IXI'ON  [according  to  the  Poets'!  was 
ihe  fon  of  ThUgais^  who  murder'd  his 
father-in-law  Deimeus  ^  having  invited 
him  to  a  banquet  where  he  had  fo  conrriv'd 
the  place  they  were  to  meet  in,  that  Df/a- 
neus,  was  let  drop  through  the  floor,  into  a 
pit  of  burning  coals;  and  afterwards,  be- 
ing troubled  with  remorfe  of  confcience^ 
wander'd  uj»  and  down  the  earth  till  jfupi" 
ter  out  of  pity  made  fatista6lion  for  his 
crime,  and  received  him  into  heaven; 
where  eife  a-d  plcafure  made  him  become 
wanton  and  ungratefu',  and  growing  cjp- 
mour'd  with  Juno,  fouaht  to  defile  JUpi' 
ter't  bed  j  upon  which  Jupiter  prefentcJ  to 
him  a  fervant  maid,  called  tfepbele  (a  clond) 
in  the  habit  and  form  ot  /low,  upon  wh;ch 
be  begot  ihe  lecherous  Centaurs :  Jupiter 
upon  this  fern  him  back  again  to  earth, 
where  he  making  boafls  of  his  familiarity 
with  Juno,  Jupiter  condemned  him  to 
hell,  to  be  tormented  by  being  cominus^ly 
carried  about  upon  a  wheel,  encompaued 
with  ferpents,  which  never  flood  ftiU  but 
when  Orpheus  was  there  playing  upon  hia 
harp. 


Kk,  Ktmmy  Kft,  lea),  l&ti,  Bnglilh^ 
K  k  Saxon^  K  »,  Gr£f I,  are  the  lOih 
letters  in  order  of  the  alphabets;  p,  the 
19th  of  the  Hebrew, 

K,  is  a  numeral  letter  fignifying  250. 

icT  with  a  dafli  over  it  flood  for  1500CO 

The  letter  K,  tho'moft  commonly  writ- 
ten, is  not  pronounced,  but  is  loft  after 
C.  as  in  Aritbrneticlt  tkick^  Miagick^  Pbv- 
fick^  &c.  P/c*,  rrlckle^  Sticky  StickU. 
&c. 

The  letter  K  [in  old  Charters  and  Diph* 
flu'ij  had  various  fignificatioos,  as  K.  ft. 
was  let  for  Chorus^  K.  ft.  C.  for  Cata  Ci- 
vitas,  r.  e.  the  dear  city,  K.  ft.  M.  for 
Carmen^  i.  e.  a  verfe.  K.  ft.  A.  M.  N.  tor 
Chorus  Amicus^  J»fier^  u  e>  our  dear 
friend,  }ffc.  »a/«„^ 

X  i  i  »  KA'BIN 


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KE 

XA'BINl    [  tmong  ibe   petfians  tod 

KE'BIN  5  Turis]  a  temporary  marri- 
age ior  a  time,  upon  condition  chac  the 
busband  fhtil  allnw  rhe  wife  a  cercaio  fam 
of  moreyr  ir  he  repadiatei  or  quics  her* 

KA'DARES     1   f among  the  Mahome- 

KA'DARITESj  taasj  a  fed  who  deny 
the  jienerally  receiveu  tenet  amon^  the 
inuflelmen  predeftinacion ,  and  maintain 
the  doArine  or  tiee-will,  and  the  liberty 
of  it  in  iutull  extent. 

KAN  1 1!)  Tcrfia]  a  magiftraze,  the  fame 
■s  a  govemour  in  Europe- 

KA'RATA,  1  kind  ot  ^loes,  which  grow 
lii  America^  tlie  leaves  of  which  being 
boiled  are  made  into  thread,  of  which 
fil>ing  nets  cloth,  Jjrc  are  made.  The 
root  or  leaves  being  thrown  into  a  river, 
ftupiiies  the  fifli,  fo  that  they  may  be  eafi- 
ly  taken  with  the  hand  ;  and  the  ftalk  beina 
^ried  and  burned,  burns  like  a  match  %  and 
if  it  be  rubbed  briskly  or  a  harder  wood, 
takes  6re  and  confumes  it  Telf. 

KA^SI,  the  fourth  pontiff  of  F«r(Etf»who 
is  the  /econd  lieutenant  and  judge  ot  teai- 
pora!  as  well  as  fpiriiual  affairs. 

KB'B£R  [among  che  Perfians']  a  fed 
who  are  generally  rich  merchants.  They 
are  diliinguiflied  from  che  reft  of  che  Fef- 
fans  by  cheir  beards  and  drefs,  and  af^  b^d 
in  great  efteem  for  che  regularity  of  their 
lives.  T^iey  believe  the  immortality  of 
the  foul,  and  hold  fome  notions  like  ihofc' 
6f  the  ancien:f,  concerning  Hell  and  che 
^fyfian  6elds.  When  any  of  chem  die,  they 
let  loofe  a  cock  in  his  houfe,  and  drive  it 
into  a  Held  ;  if  a  fox  fet2.es  it  and  carries  it 
away,  they  take  it  for  a  proof  chac  the  foul 
of  the  dead  perfon  is  favad.  If  this  expe- 
riment does  not  anfwer  their  cxpeSations, 
they  proptbecarcafesup  with  a  torkagainft 
SI  wall  in  tbe  church-yard,  and  it  the  birds 
£rft  pick  out  the  ri^ht  eye,  chey  take  it  for 
granted  cbat  he  is  one  of  the  predeftinated, 
and  bury  it  with  great  ceremony }  but  if 
xhe  birds  £rft  pick  out  the  left  eye,  they 
look  upon  him  a  reprobate,  and  ihronr  the 
Carcafe  into  a  ditch. 

KE'BLEHl  [amorg  the  Tkrks  ]  the 

KI'BLBH  I    PO'f't  or  quarter  to  which 
tkey  tui  n  themfelTes  when  they  make  their 
prayers,  which  is  cowards  the  temple  at 
'i/Ucca  I  alfo  an  altar  or  nich  in  all  their 
mofquesy  which  is  placed  exa^ly  on  che 
£Ldt  next  to  the  temple  at  Mecca, 
'    HE'BtEH-NOMA,   a  pocket  compafs 
which  che  Twfkt  always  carry  about  them, 
to  dire£^  how  to  place  tbemielves  ezaftly 
when  ^^ey  go  to  prayers. 
«  KEE'^ER  of  tbe  excise  mid  mint 
the  fame  as' warden  of  the  mint. 
•  iCEBPER,  one  who  preferves,  recaios, 
iioari^s  I  an  obfexVery  ]^* 


K  E 

KEEPER  of  the  /Vivy-^d/,  a  member 
of  the  privy> council,  chio'  wboTe  hands 
pafs  all  charters  fign'd  by  rhe  king,  befora 
they  come  to  the  broad-feal }  and  alfo 
fome  deeds  which  do  not  pafs  the  greac- 
feal  at  all.    He  alfo  is  a  lord  bv  office. 

KEE'PERS  of  the  Liberties  of  Bnglamf, 
hy  (he  authority  of  parliament,  ^.  Cm- 
fiodei  Libertatis  AngiasB  Autoritate  Farlia- 
menti ;  (hi*  Itilein  u-hich  writs  ^pd  other 
pto'.ee-'in^sat  law  ran  during  tbeufurpa- 
cion  of  Oliver  Crommel. 

KE'LDER.    See  Hans  in  Kelder. 

K£LL,^  a  kiln,  which  fee;  alfo  tho 
c;u]  or  skin  that  covers  che  bowels. 

IVithin  KEN,  within  fight  or  view. 

KE'NNING  [cennun^,  Sax>j  know- 
ing,  defer yihg  at  a  diftaiKe. 

XERA'NA  [among  the  rerfians^  a  long 
crumpet,  in  che  form  of  a  fpeaking  crum- 
pet. 

KERF  [with  Samyersl  the  way  made 
b^  the  faw)  or  the  fawn  away  illp  in  a 
piece  of  timber  or  board. 

KERN  [in  old  Britiflff rob. of  conu,  1.] 
an  horn. 

KERK  Stifions^  the  name  of  a  petty 
ecclefiaftical  feffion  in  Scotland^ 

KERNELLA'RE  \pi4  /^^c]  to  butld  a 
noufe  with  kemelled  walls. 

KERNELLAfTUS  [Old  JtfC  ]  embattled, 
kerne)led. 

KERNb'LLINESS  [of  cin-iel,  Sax^] 
ful' e/s  of  kern^ 

KETTLE,  a  large  boiling  vefl*el  of 
brafs  or  other  metal. 

KEY  ^with  Mnkiant"}  U  a  certain 
tone,  «■  hereto  every  compofition,  whe. 
ther  it  be  long  or  uort,  ought  to  be  fit- 
ted ;  And  this  Key  i<  faid  either  to  be  flat 
or  iharp,  not  in  refpeft  of  Irs  own  nature, 
but  with  relation  to  che  fl.c  or  Iharp 
third,  which  is  joined  with  it. 

KEY  [in  To^aphy  and  Stenographf] 
is  che  alphabet  of  the  writing  in  cypher, 
which  is  a  iecrec  known  only  to  the  perfon 
who  writes  the  lecter  and  he  to  whom  ic 
is  rent. 

KEY  [ofaa^iitfivror  Bool^l  an  expli- 
cation thac  lets  into  fome  fecrets  in  refpe£l 
to  perfons,  places,  and  times,  Iffc^  which 
don't  appear  widiouc  it. 

TU  fomet  of  tbe  KfiY$  [with  che  Ito- 
maniftsj  is  tued  to  fignify  ecclefiaftical 
jurifdittioD,  or  power  of  excommanica- 
ting  or  abfolving.  Thus  the  Papiftsfyy, 
the  pdpe  hat  tie  Pcmerof  tbe  Keys^  and 
can  open  and  Aut  paradiie  as  he  pleaies. 

KEYS  [oiSfimtetSi  Organs^  ^c]  It'rtla 
bics,  6y  means  of  which  the  jacks  play, 
fo  aa  to  ftrike  the  ftrings  of  che  inftru« 
meat  j  god  wind  U  |i?6&  to  (he  pipei  ol 


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•A  oif  tD,  by  ntfiog  and  finldng  the  fock- 
rr  ot  (he  foond-botrd. 

KEYS  of  tbe  JJUnd  [m  the  i(le  of  Man} 
are  the  14  chief  comnioiiers,  who  are  as 
It  were  the  keepers  of  the  liberties  of 
(he  people. 

KI'DDLES,  t  fore  of  unlawful  fJhlvg 
nets. 

KILL,  for  buTOing  lime,  \ffc. 

Kl'NDNfiSS,  beuevoleoce,  iiiendlycif- 
po6iion,  ttearmenc,  ^, 

A  KING  [HuroglypbicaUj] ^^%  ttyft- 
iented  by  en  elephant,  bectui'e  it  ii  a  faeaft 
veryooblein  lis  carriage,  a»d  i«  faid  not 
to  be  able  to  bow  the  knees   end  is  a 

K eat  enemy  ot  ferpea  s,  askiugsooghc  to 
I  to  rhieves  and  robbers. 

KING  of  tbe  Sacrifisei  f  among  the 
ancient  Upmanij  a  prieit  fupeiior  to  the 
Flameu  Diaiett  but  inierior  to  the  Potui- 
fex  Maxit9us, 

KINGS  at  Amst  o£Bcers  of  great  an- 
tiquity, and  anciently  of  great  authoratjrs 
they  direa  the  herelds,  prefide  at  their 
chapters)  and  have  the  jarifdifkion  of  ar- 
mory. There  are  three  in  number.  Gar- 
ter. Horrcy  and  Clarencieux. 

KWG'S  Silver,  that  money  due  to  the 
king  in  the  court  of  Commom  Fleas,  fro  It- 
ceatia  cottcordandi ,  in  refpe^  to  a  licenle 
there  granted  to  any  man  of  levying  a  fine. 

KI'NNER  tfbdp  an  earth-nut,  a  chefnut. 

A  KiaS'Man  [ofkillD,  Teut.  or  cyone 
and  CQm,  Saz.^  ^  he-coufin,  ^c. 

'KlS$-iybman  [ot  cynne  and  piman. 
^or.l  a  (be-courm,  ^C. 

KfSSlNG  [kyjrj.an,  Sox.'J  falutiag 
with  a  kifs. 

KirCHlSStufr  [of  kitctcn.  cycene, 
SOx.  and  ttafit  Kj  greafe,  ^.  ihe  re- 
fufe  ot  a  kite  bin  or  cookery. 

KLI'CKETTING.    StcQMer. 

KNAGl[cnasp,  £xx.J    the   cop  of  an 

KNAP  3  niliy  or  any  thing  that  ftandi 
out. 

KNA'GGINBSS  [of  cn«p  and  nej^e, 
Sax»2  fhlnefs  of  knots,  as  wood. 

KNA'VERY  [of  kntb.  Teut.  cnapa,  Sax. 
a  boy  or  (errant  J  in  ancient  times,  had  no 
worie  ienle  than  a  (ervilenefs,  Jfcylto* 
cnapa,  (bield-bearer  s  but  now  it  is  gene- 
rally uTed  in  an  opprobions  reoTe,  for  crate, 
deceit,  cheating*  iraudL  ^c. 

KNA'VISU,  dacdt/ttl,  fraudttlenmafi, 
dUboneft,  )gfc.  alCo  waggiib. 

KNA'VISHNfiSS,  dSonefty,  frauda- 
katoefs,  yc»  alfo  waagiflmeTs. 

KNICK-Kmc^,  fioo  tbinflf  to  play 
withal,  gew-gaws }  alio  cariofities  Yvued 
oiore  for  fancy  than  real  ufir. 

KmcX '  Kwacietan  Mian,  one  that 
iMkei  ft  coUt^oa  of  imcl^-kaKki  01  cu* 


KN 

rioficiesy  things  uncommon  in  nature  or 
art,  a  viriuoto. 

KNIGHT  i  kneciti  Teut.  ctahlG,  SaxJ 
a  perfon  whom  the  king  has  fingled  out 
from  rhe  common  clafs  ot  gentlemen,  and 
dignified  with  the  nonour  of  knighrhood. 
In  ancient  times  there  were  6  particulara 
required  in  him  that  was  to  be  made  a 
Knight.  I.  That  he  was  no  trader,  a. 
That  befides  other  things  he  was  not  of 
fervile  condici'>n.  3.  That  he  fliould  take 
an  oath  chit  he  would  not  ^efufe  to  die 
tor  the  lake  of  the  gofpel  and  bis  country. 
4.  His  fword  was  to  be  girt  on  byfoma 
nobleman.  S»  Tnac  he  (hould  have  the 
badge  of  knighthood  put  upon  him.  And, 
6c hi/,  That  he  fliould  be  enrolled  iu  tbe 
king  s  books.  It  was  alfo  required,  thas 
knightt  ())Ould  be  brave,  undaunted,  ea- 
pert,  provident  and  well-behaved.  Chril- 
tian  kings  appointed  mmy  religious  cere- 
monies to  be  obferved  at  the  creation  of 
knights,  and  none  were  admitted  to  th« 
order  ot  knights,  bat  fuch  as  had  merited 
the  honour  by  fome  commendable  and  ex- 
traordinary exploits.  They  were  ancient* 
Iv  diftinguiihed  by  a  belt,  a  target,  % 
(word,  or  fome  martial  token.  But  now 
the  honour  being  grown  cheap,  theft  ce- 
remonies have  Men  laid  afide,  and  these 
^oes  nothing  now  to  the  making  a  knight 
in  Eaglandt  bat  the  king's  touching  him 
with  a  fword  as  he  kneels,  and  laytnXs 
Jtife  uf  ^r  R.  N.  ^' 

KNIGHTS  Baaneretit  the  ceremony  of 
their  creation  is  thus.  The  king,  or  hit 
general,  at  the  head  of  his  army,  drawn 
up  in  order  of  battle  after  avi&ory,  under 
the  royal  ftandard  difplay'd,  attended  by 
all  the  officers  and  the  nobility  of  tlia 
court,  re.etves  the  knight,  led  by  two 
knights  of  note  or  other  men  renowned 
in  arms,  carrying  his  pennon  or  guidon  o£ 
arms  in  his  hand  i  being  preceded  by  tlw 
heralds,  who  proclaim  his  valiant  ac« 
chievements,  for  which  he  has  merited  to 
be  made  a  knight  banneret,  and  to  difpla/ 
his  banner  in  the  field ;  then  the  king  or 
the  general  fays,  Jdwmces  tcjf  Banteret^ 
and  cauTes  tbe  point  of  his  pennon  to  b« 
rent  oflF,  and  the  new  kniKbt  is  fent  bade 
to  his  tent,  the  trumpettlonnding  beforo 
htm,  and  the  nobility  and  officers  attend- 
ing him,  where  they  are  noblv  entertained* 
This  order  is  certainly  moft  honourable, 
becauft  never  conferred  but  npon  the  per- 
formance of  fome  heroick  a&oo  in  tli« 
fields  whereas  all  other  orders  are  be* 
flow'd  by  favour,  or  other  meaner  mottrai. 
But  there  have  been  none  of  thde  knigluft 
m«46  for  many  years  ptft« 

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K  N 

KNIGHTS  Baronets^  is  a  modern  "de- 
cree or  honour,  end  nexc  ton  baron  i  chey 
'  have  precedency  before  ill  knighcs,  ex- 
cept chofe  of  the  garter,  bannerets  and 
pr{vy*counfeUors,  and  the  hrmour  is  here- 
ditary in  the  male  line.  This  order  was 
lirft  inHicnted  io  the  year  i6ix  ^y  king 
James  l-  Tbey  aie  created  by  patent,  the 
proem  whereof  (ignifies,  that  it  is  for  pro- 
pafiating  a  plantation  in  the  province  of 
V^er  in  JreUtadt  for  which  purpofc  each 
ot  them  was  to  maintain  thirty  Ibldiers 
in  Jrelandf  for  three  years,  allow  ins  each 
Ibldier  8  d.  per  diem,  the  whole  rum  of 
which  was  paid  into  the  Exchequer  upon 
palling  the  patent.  They  ate  to  bear  in 
a  canton,  or  in  an  elcutcheon,  the  arms  of 
Vifier^  viz*  a  field  argent,  a  (iulfter  hand 
couped  at  the  ^ti!kgules> 

BARONS  [prob.  of  baronet,  Z*  men  of 
valour  J  are  peers  of  England,  but  ot  the 
lowdl  dignity,  and  as  loch  fit  in  parlia 
mem,  as  all  the  p«ers  of  England  do  by 
their  baronies,  tho*  they  be  dukes,  mar- 
qneffes,  or  earls  befides,  and  likewife 
•rchbifliopa  and  bifbops  have  baronies  an- 
nexed r9  them.    Barons  are  of  three  fort. 

BARONS  [by  Tenure'\  are  bifliops,  who 
hold  their  baronies  by  virtue  of  cheir  be- 
ing chofen  to  their  tees. 

BARONS  [  by  mit  ]  art  fuch  %i  arc 
called  to  fit  in  parliament  by  their  fove- 
fcign,  without  any  preredent  title. 

BARONS  fby  Patent]  their  title  is, 
Kigbt  Noble  Lord  i  king  Charles  II.  gave 
the  baroosa  circle  of  gold,  wirh  fix  pearls 
let  clofe  to  the  rim.  He  is  hkewife  al 
lowed  to  have  the  cover  of  his  cup  held 
underneath  while  he  is  drinking  ;  and  a 
baronefs  may  have  her  train  held  up  in  the 
prefence  of  a  vifcounters.  The  manner  of 
•redoing  a  baron  by  patent  is  as  follows,  he 
appears  in  court  in  his  long  robe  and  hood, 
•tcended  by  feveral  perlons  of  quality  s 
two  beratds  walk  before  htm,  followed  by 
Garter  king  at  arms,  holding  the  king's 
writ  s  a  baron,  fnpporied  by  two  gentle 
menof  diftindton,  brings  the  robe  or  man- 
tle, and  fo  they  enter  the  king's  prefence. 
kneeling  three  times  ;  then  Garter  deli- 
vers the  writ  to  the  lord  chamberlain, 
•nd  when  in  reading  they  come  to  the 
^ord  Invejiivinuu,  the  king  puts  on  his 
Inantle,  anl  tlie.writ  being  read,  declares 
iiJin  and  his  heirs  barons. 
'  KNIGHTS  Batcbilors  [either  of  Bas 
CbevaUerSf  f.  i.  e.  low  knights,  or  of 
tkuxalaria^  a  kind  of  fees  or  farm,  con- 
fifting  oi  feveral  pieces  ot  ground,  each 
of  which  contained  twelve  acres,  or  as 
touch  as  two  oxen  would  plough  j  the 
pofTefTors  of  which  Baccalaria  were  called 
9^t6beiorti  others  derive  th«  name  of 


KN 

hataitler,  R  to  combat  or  fight]  they  were 
anciently  called  fo,  as  being  the  loweft 
order  of  knights,  or  inferior  to  bannerets. 
They  were  obliged  to  ferve  the  king  fa 
his  wars  at  the:r  ownevpence,  for  the 
fpace  of  forty  days.  They  are  n^w  called 
Equites  Aurati  in  latin  }  Estates,  i.  e* 
horfemen,  becaufe  they  were  to  ferve  on 
horfebnck  \  and  Aurati,  golden  or  gilded, 
becaufe  they  had  eiili  fpurs  given  them  ac 
cheir  rreacion.  This  dignity  was  at  firft 
confined  to  military  men,  but  afterwards  it 
Wis  conterr'd  on  men  of  the  robe.  It 
was  an  cncieni  ceremony  at  the  creation, 
to  honour  the  knights  with  the  girdle  of 
knighthood  ;  which  he  who  received  was 
to  go  to  church  and  fblemnly  to  ofFier  hit 
fword  upon  the  a'tar,  and  to  vow  himfelf 
to  the  fervice  of  God.  In  procefs  of  time, 
befid^rs  the  girdle  add  fword,  gilt  Ipurs 
were  iddcd  for  the  greater  ornament. 
The  ceremony  of  the  creation  "is  very  fim- 
ple,  the  candidare  kneels  down,  and  the 
king  'touches  him  lightly  with  a  naked 
fword,  fa^ng.  Sots  cbevaiiet  au  nam  de 
Dieu,  F.  t.e,  be  a  knig  ^r  in  the  name  of 
Ood ;  and  afterwards  Avance  Chevalier 
A.  B.  Thefe  may  be  fatd  to  be  the  only 
knights  in  England,  befides  thofe  of  the 
Garter  and  ot  the  B'^th^  who  are  of  a 
much  higher  fphere  ;  lor  Bannerets  have 
been  long  difufed,  and  Baronets  are  roc 
properly  knights.  When  a  knight  had 
committed  a  capital  offence,  it  was  adial 
publickly  to  de^nde  and  deprive  him  of 
his  honour  or  knighthood,  which  was  done 
by  ungirding  his  military  belt,  taking  ofT 
his  fword  and  breaking  ir,  and  hewing  ofF 
his  fpurs  with  a  hatchet,  plucking  his 
gauntlet  from  him,  and  reverlxDg  his  ef- 
curcheon  of  arms. 

KNIGHTS  9/  the  Barb,  this  order  of 
knlghth'iod  is  of  no  lefs  antiquity  than 
the  times  of  our  Saxon  anceftors,  and  tho* 
the  original  of  it  cannot  be  exaftly  deter- 
mined, yet  It  appears  that  Geofiyof  An» 
joy,  before  his  marriage  to  jMitfua  the.em- 
prefs,  daughter  to  our  king  Henry  I.  wu 
thus  made  a  knight  at  SoM«,  Anm.  ixvjfj 
tho*  Cambden  and  others  write  that  Ic 
was  inftituted  by  Hicbard  II.  and  Hemy 
IV.Ann,  1339.  Up^'"  ^^^^  occafion,  king 
Henry  being  in  the  Bath,  and  being  inform- 
ed by  fome  knight  that  two  widowe  were 
come  to  demand  juftice  of  him,  he  imme- 
diately leap'd  out  of  the  Bath,  faying^ 
be  ought  to  prefer  dohy^  fufiice  to  kit 
StdjeSs  before  the  Piea/ure  of  the  Bath  j 
and  tbereupoe  created  Kifigbts  of  the  Both, 
Some  fay  thefe  knights  were  made  with- 
in the  lifta  of  the  Bath,  'and  that  king 
Rjctard  ordabed  that  there  ihoQld  be  00 
more  than  four  of  cbemi  but  king  Bemy 

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KN 

IV.  eocreaftd  them  to  forcer  fix  •   Their 
roocto  w«s  Tns  in  uao^  £.  i.  e.  three  in 
one,  figiiitying  the  three  theological  vir- 
tues.   Ac   cbe  creation  of  tbefe  knights, 
there  were   feveral  teligious  rifihct  and 
cefemonirt  performed,  which  uiually  be- 
It'nR'd  CO  hermirs  and  other  hoi/  orders. 
f<^,   When  Che  efquire  co  be  knighted 
cune  CO  the  courc,  be  was  to  be  received 
by  the    king's  officers,  and   to  have  two 
eJ^Qiresot  note  to  attend  him  ;  and  if  he 
came  before  dinner,   he  was  to  carry  up 
one  dtib  co  the  king's  table,  after  which 
thoie  eiquires  were  to  coitdu£l  him  co  his 
ch««iber,  and  at  nighc  he  had  his  beard 
Aav'd  and  his  hair  cut  round.  Then  the  king 
commanded  hts  chamber! -lin  to  go  to  the 
chamber  ol  this  intended  knight, attended  by 
Several  knights  and  erqutres.wichmufick, 
finging,  dancing,  and  there   co  inform  him 
of  feats  of  chivalry.  Then  the  efquire  was 
^wkno  the  BiUbt  and  when  taken  output 
loco  a  bed  without  cui  tains,  there  co  lie  till 
^  was  dty^  and  afterwards  cloarhed  with  a 
robe  of  ruflet  with  long  fleeves,  having  a 
hood  CO  ir,  like  that  or  an.  herroic ;  then 
the  old  knights  conduced  htm  co  checha. 
pel,  being  accompanied  with  mufick,  and 
Other  efquires,  dancing  and  fporting  be- 
fore him,  where  being  encenained  with 
wine  ard  fpices,  they  were  difmifs'd  with 
thanks  s  the  i«w  knight  was  to  ftay  fa  the 
chapel  all  night,    aiid  Tpend  ic  in  prayer, 
and  the  nexc  moroing  :o  confefs  his  fins  co 
the  prieft ;  and  while  mJt  was  faying,  a 
taper  was  burning  before  him,  which  he 
held  In  bis  hand  curing  the  gofpel ;  at  the 
elevation  an  efquiie    cook  ofF  his  hood 
from  his  head,  and  held  it  titl  the  laft  gof- 
pel.     And  mafs  being  ended,  the  fame  ef- 
quire offered  the  candle  at  the  altar  and  a 
peony  or  more.    After  this  the  new  knighc 
was  put  to  bed,  and  lay  there  cill  day-light. 
Then  cbe  chamberlaw  and  other  company 
went  co  his  chamber  and  faid,   &rt  good 
murrm  f  ytm^  it  is  time  to  get  up  md 
mtkt  yomr  fiif  readf :  And  having  drefs'd 
him»  chev  mounted  on  horfeback,  they  con- 
duced him  to  the  ball   with  mufick,    a 
youog  efquire  carrying  his  fword  before 
Mm,  holding  ic  by  the  poinc.  Being  come  to 
the  ball  door,   be  was    received  by  the 
merfhals  and  uibers,  who  defired  him  co 
alighc,  and  the  marOial  was  either  co  have 
his  horfe  or  a:i  hundred  (bill ings  for  his 
fee;  and  being  conduced  up  the  hall,  there 
he  lUy*d  whiie  the  king  came,  che  young 
efiiuire  ftill  holding  his  fword.    The  king 
boang  come,  be  cook  one  of    the  fpurs 
from  the  chamberlain,   and  del'vertng  it 
to  foneperfon  of  note,  commanded  him 
to  pot  it  on  his  right  heel,  which  was 
^ooc  koMUiig,  tad  the  other  fpu  was  put 


KN 

on  by  another  knight  s  which  being  done, 
che  knighc  holding  up  his  hands  cogecher, 
Che  king  girt  on  his  fword,  and  embrac' 
ing  him  about  the  neck,  faid  co  him.  Be 
thou  a  good  Knigbt,  kiillng  him.  This 
being  done,  che  knighrs  condudiug  him  co 
che  high  altar  in  che  chape),  hechere  pro- 
mifed  co  maintain  che  rights  of  the  hoJp 
church  during  bis  whole  U^e,*  and  then 
ungirt  his  fword,  and  offered  ictoGod, 
praying  to  God  and  the  fainct,  rhac  he 
might  keep  that  order  co  che  end,  afier 
which  he  drank  a  draughc  of  wine. 
Upon  his  going  ouc  of  the  chapel,  che 
^king's  mafter-ceok  ftood  seady  to  cake 
off  his  fpurs  for  his  fee,  faying  to 
him,  I  the  ling  s  tfn^er^cook,  am  come  t9 
receive  your  fpurs ,  for  my  fee;  and  if  you 
do  any  thing  contrary  to  the  order  of  knght- 
hood  {which  God  forbid)  I  Jhail  hack  your 
fpurs  from  your  htils.  This  being  done, 
be  was  conduced  again  to  (he  hall  by  the 
knights,  where  he  fat  che  fir  ft  at  che 
knights  cable,  che  knights  being  about  him, 
CO  be  ferv'd  as  che  others  were  ;  bee  wag 
neither  co  eac  nor  drink  ac  the  table,  nor  ' 
fpir,  nor  look  about  him  upwaids  ordowri«- 
wards  any  more  than  a  bride.  Buc  one  of 
his  governors  was  lO  hold  a  handkerchief 
befoie  htm  when  he  was  tofpic;  and  when 
cbe  king  was  departed,  he  was  to  be  atcen- 
ded  CO  his  chamber  by  knights,  mufick,  )^. 
who  caking  cheir  leave  of  him  went  to 
dinner.  When  che  company  were  retired, 
he  was  difrob'd,  and  his  attire  was  to  be 
given  to  the  king  at  arms,  or  that  herald 
cbac  accended,  or  to  che  minftrels,  wich  • 
mark  of  fiWer,if  he  were  a  knighc  bacchelor; 
two  marks  if  a  baron,  and  four  if  an  earl  or 
fuperior  rank  ;  and  his  ruiTec  nighr-cap  or 
a  noble  was  given  to  che  waccb.  After  chls, 
he  was  clothed  with  a  blue  robe,  with  fltoic 
fleeves,  in  the  fafliion  of  a  Priefl,  having  a 
white  filk  lace  hanging  on  his  iefc  flioalder, 
which  lace  he  wore,  upon  all  his  garments, 
tUI  he  had  gained  fome  honour  and  renown 
in  arms,and  was  regifler*d  as  of  high  record, 
as  che  nobles,  knights,  \ffC.  or  till  fome 
great  prince  or  noble  lady  did  cut  the  lace ' 
off,  faying  co  him.  Sit,  we  have  beard  fo 
much  of  your  true  rennwn  concerning  jour 
honour ,  which  you  have  done  in  divers 
parts  J  to  the  great  fame  of  chivalry,  as  t9 
your  felf  and  him  that  made  yon  a  knight . 
that  it  is  meet  this  lace  he  tahn  from  you* 
After  dinner  the  kni^his  and  gentleniea 
cond:<d  him  cr>  the  king's  prefence,  where 
he  fiiys.  Right  nohle  and  rcnyvned  Sir,  I  do 
hi  all  that  I  can  give  you  thanks  for  theft 
hrmouTs,  court tfies  and  bounty  which  you 
have  vouchjafed  me:  and  then  rakes*  hit 

I  leave  o    th-    king  ;  and  then  the  efquirca 
governors  cake  tfaelT  leave  9f  chcir  matter, 
mvJk 

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^'th  much  eompUifftoce  demtoding  cheir 
'Obet  and  fees,  srcor  iing  to  checuftom. 

To  KNIT  tn^1ct?».i,  Saz,  Initttt, 
Die')  to  makeknois. 

KNIT  StoshngSt  were  firtt  brought  into 
Ei^Umd  by  the  meant  of  one  fViUiam  Kj- 
der,  «0  Apprentice  to  Thomas  Burdet  a- 
gainft  Si.  Magnus  church  London,  in  the 
year  1S64,  who  happening  to  fee  a  pair 
of  knit  liockiogs  in  the  lodgings  ot  an  Jta 
iiott  Merchant  (hat  came  from  Mtantua, 
borrowed  them,  and  caufed  others  to  be 
intde  by  them  s  and  thefe  were  the  firtt 
worfted  ftockings  made  in  England ;  but 
within  a  few  years  the  making  Jerfy  and 
woollen  ftockiugs  began  to  grow  com- 
mon* 

Frame  wcflt  KNITTING,  or  ftocking 
weaving,  was  firft  devifed,  as  it  is  faid,  by 
William  Lee  mafter  of  arts  of  Si,  Jobat 
college  Cambridge^  ^$99- 

KNIVES,  one  Richard  Mattbewi  was 
the  Hrft  EngUfhman  that  attained  the  per- 
fe^ion  of  making  fine  knives  and  knife 
liifts»  and  obtained  a  prohibition  againft 
all  foreigners  briqging  knives  into  England, 
the  fifth  of  queen  EXtzabetb^ 

KNO'BBY  (ltnol?pe.  Am.  auep»  Sax.^ 
full  of,  or  having  knobs. 

KNOP  [cnsp.  Sax.  klt^ppe,  Dan.^  a 
knob. 

KNOPHy  a  divinity  of  the  Egyft'rans^ 
whom  they  leprefented  as  a  beaucihil  man 
with  feathers  upon  his  bead,  a  girdle,  and 
a  foepter  in  his  hand  \  and  an  egg  proceed- 
ing out  of  his  mouth  t  the  egg  was  the 
meroglfphick  of  the  world,  the  (hell  fignt> 
6ieA  the  Heavens,  that  (hut  in  all  vinble 
things  on  every  fide,  the  white  the  Air 
and  Water,  and  the  yolk  the  Eartbf  that 
contains  in  it  a  fecret  virtue,  that  caufeth 
ic  to  produce  living  creatures  by  the  affif. 
fiance  of  a  natural  heat :  The  egg  pro. 
ceeding  out  of  the  mouth,  befpeaks  the 
image  and  reprefentation  of  the  Crettor 
of  the  univerfe. 

KNOT  or  Nadus  [of  a  Uanance  or  dra- 
matici  Piecei  is  ufed  for  that  part  where 
the  perfons  are  the  mod  ember rafifed  by  a 
conjefiura  of  a&irs,  the  end  of  which  tc 
is  nor  eafy  to  forefee. 

Knights  cf  the  KNOT,  an  order  of  fixty 
knights  intti cured  by  ^ane  I.  Queen  of  ^- 
ples,  onoccafionof  the  peace  eitablifli'd  by 
her  and  the  king  of  Hilary,  by  means  of 
her  marriage  with  Lewis  prince  of  Taren- 

BamUng  KNOTS,  a  very  kSt  knot  that 
IV ill  not  flip  I  fo  called,  becaufe  the  bowl- 
ing bridles  are  faftned  to  the  crengles  by 
this  knot. 

Wale  KNOTS,  are  round  knobs  or  knots. 

KNOT$^[wiUi  fSyfKians2  (abei^fiuet 


LA 

formM  in  the  joints  of  old  gottty  people, 
coiififting  of  a  thick,  vidous,  crude,  indi- 
gested pituiia,  accompanied  with  a  bilioui 
humour,  hot  and  acrimonious. 

KNOa*TlNESS,  fulnefsof  knots.  Incri- 
ratencfs,  perplexednefsydifficalrnefs. 

KNOW'INGNBSS  fcnapan,  SOx.  prob. 
of  >ra«,  Gr.J  knowledge. 

KNOW'LBDGfi,  underftanling  and  ac« 
quainrance  with  things  or  perfons. 

KNOW'LEDGB  [according  to  Mr. 
Lack]  confifts  in  the  perception  of  the  cod- 
nedion  and  agreement  or  difagrecmenr, 
and  repugnancy  of  our  Ideas,  Thus  we 
know  that  white  is  not  black,  by  perceiving 
chat  thefa  two  ideas  do  not  agree. 

KYPHO'NiSM  for  vd>»v,  Gr.  a  piece 
of  Wood  whereon  criminals  were  ftretch*d 
and  tormented]  it  was  thua,the  body  of  the 
perfoQ  to  be  tormented  was  anointed  with 
honey,  and  expofed  to  the  fun,  in  order  to 
atira^  the  flies  and  Wafps,  it  was  (or  « 
certain  number  of  dtys,  and  feme  authora 
fay,  fometimes  for  twenty.  Sometimes 
the  perfon  was  ft  retched  on  the  ground, 
with  his  arms  ry'd  behind  him ;  fometimea 
hung  up  in  the  air  in  a  bsskec.  This  pu 
nifhment  has  been  frequently  inflided  00 
the  martyrs  in  the  primitive  times. 

KYSTUS  IkJtis,  Gr.]  a  bag  or  mem- 
brane in  form  of  a  bladder  full  of  unnatu- 
ral humours. 


LIf  Roman:,  LI,  Italicki  H  I,  Engiyhi 
L  1,  Sax.  A  \,  6r.  are  the  eleventh 
Jeciert  of  the  alphabet,  and  7  Uebremt 
the  xxih.  L,  if  it  be  the  laft  letter  of  a 
word  of  two  or  more  fyllables,  is  general- 
ly fingle,  as  evily  civile  Ice  efpecially  fuch 
as  are  derived  from  the  Latins',  but  ia 
words  oft^oae  fyllable,  it  is  for  the  moft 
part  double,  as  fall,  tell,  fill,  roily  buU  1 
and  if  a  confonant  be  next  before  I,  joined 
with  a  vowel  at  the  end  of  a  word,  they 
muft  not  be  parted,  as  Bi-blct  Ca^btct 
AfJbU,  fire. 

L,  in  iMiin  numbers,  ftand  for  50. 

L,  with  a  dtlh  over  it,  denotes  50000. 

LA'BARUM,  a  royal  ftandard  which 
the  Hainan  emperors  had  born  before  them 
in  the  wars.  It  was  a  long  pike  or  fpear, 
with  a  ftaff  going  crofs-way  at  the  top, 
from  which  hung  down  a  long  purple  ftao* 
dard  or  ftreamer,  embroidered  with  gold, 
fringed  00  the  edges,  and  adorned  with  pre- 
cious ftones. 

LA'BEL  [inlAr]  a  narrow  flip  of  pa- 
per or  parchment  affixed  to  a  deed  cr  wri- 
tbg,  in  trdcr  so  hold  the  apNpding  feal. 

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LA: 

. ^4      LAlttL  fill  tfittfftfff]   1$ 

u2XZlt  fensralljr  allowed  to  be  the 
difference  of  cbe  farond  fbn, 
and  hit  ftmfly,   end  of  fuch 


emperor  cannot  beer  e  dMWence  of  higher 
efteem.  And  HargM  conjeaures,  thee  ic 
mey  i«|>refent,  the  one  Ub«1,  the  banner  of 
love  from  all  ecernicy,  or  that  of  the  three 
ItmAtokXt  IS  the  fymbol  of  three  divine 
virnics,  f^th,  Hope  end  Charily^  vttAi^  in 
ooe  being.    See  the  figure. 

LA'BBNT  lUAent,  JL]  ftMiiig,  aiding, 
fleeting,  funding  or  ptffing  away. 

LA'BIA  teporhM  [with  Skrgemi]  fueh 
lipa,  as,  by  reafon  of  their  all  malce,  will 
nor  come  together.    1. 

LA'BIAli  ioiiabhim  ^»  •  li>]hanng 

LA'BIATUS,  a\  ««  [in  Botan.  fTrit.^ 
which  hu  an  uiider-li>  hanging  down,  a» 
tevemoft  of  the  hooded  Bowert  i  tho'  fome 
ba:v€  a  lip  aqd  no  hood,   as  Germander, 

La'BIS  J^Kftft/Um.  Or.  »  lajr  hold 
of  1  any  forceps,  or  fuch  like  Infttumenc. 

LABOR ATlON  lUbvraie^  L.)  tit- 
bonrivg. 

LA'BOR  ATORY  [wtih  ikmutrs}  t  place 
or  work-hoofe,  where  the  fre-workers 
or  hamidrSers  prepare  their  ftoresi  as 
driving  Skxees,  fixing  yMlf,  makii»g 
fmdt  matebt  Mn%  CdfCdfis,  aod  aU  other 
tore-works  belonging  to  war,  Ufc.    ' 

LABORATORY  mt  [in  mil  Armfl  % 
large  lenc,  carried  «loeg  wich  the  artillery 
inco  the  field,  fiimiiied  with  all  forrt  of 
tools  and  metals  for  the  fire-workers,  ibr 
Khe  nfesabovemenrioned. 

L'ABO'RIOOS  [Ubenefm,  IJ  paios. 
taking  y  alfo  requiring  much  laboar. 

LABO^RIOOSNB^  palns-cakiof,  la- 
borioifs'dilpofitloii* 

LA'BRING  rprob.  of  UAofMre.  XI  ef- 
fayiog  or  ftriving  to  faifeir  ietf  with  wln^, 
faboorifig.    Mttm. 

^LABROnKLClUM  [<oi  Uhmm  end  ikl- 
aw,  1.1  e  fwelUngin  cheiip^  the  (ane 

OCCMiMCJC#* 

LABRO'SB  itdftfiu  of  Mnmr.  I.  a 
brim]  thar  has  abriro«  bordor  or  brink. 

LA'BRUM,  the  brim  or  bfiAks  alfo  a 
\\f.L.  

LABRUM  Vnurii  [wich  Bmwi.]  Ihl. 
ler's-weed  or  Teasel. 

LABRU'SCA     1.  Cwith  BaUmUt]  the 

LABRU'SCUM  J    wiUvloe,  bUck  bri> 

LABRUSCaSB  Udm^cofus^  I.]  inll 
of,  or  ahoondinB  wub  wild  vioe  or  brl- 

^LABUOiNlIM  [Bif  .1  h  kind  of  Ibrub  of 
which  btct  wiUMciafto»   X.  ^ 


LA'BYRIirrH  of  «g^  [A«i8/j»/f9^« 
GrJ}  built  by  ffamniikMs,  on  the  bank  of 
the  river  Mr,'  iitn  Jte  oa  the  fomh  of  the 
ryramide,  and  north  of  Ag0toe :  It  con. 
tained  within  thecbmpafa  of  one  continued 
wall,  tooahoufet,  and  i%  royal  palaces, 
all  covered  with  marble  i  and  had  only  onO 
entraoeos  but  inoimieraMe  torniagi  and 
remrnijigs,  fometimet  ooe  over  another  f 
and  all  in  a-AMaoer  icarce  to  be  found,  but 
by  foch  as  wore  acquaimed  with  them  § 
the  building  being  more  under  ground  thsa 
above »  the  nMrble  flooes  wore  laid  witli 
fuch  art,  that  neither  wood  nor  centenc 
was  nied  ih  any  part  of  the  fabrick;  tho 
chambeit  were  fo  difpofed,  that  the  doors 
ac  their  opening  gave  a  report  as  cerriblO 
is  a  crack  of  thunder.  The  main  eairanco 
of  all  was  white  marble,  «dorn*d  wich 
ftately  columns,  andcurions  imagdry.  Be- 
ing arrived  ac  the  end,  a  pair  of  ftafts  of 
(o  fteps,*condiifted  to  a  ftately  portico, 
fupporced  with  ftacely  ^^illara  of  TMm 
ftone,  which  was  the  entrance  into  a  ftace  if 
and  rpidoai  hall  (the  place  ol  their  aetae- 
ral  conventions)  All  of  poliAed  marbte,  a^ 
dom'd  wirh  the  iiatuei  of  their  -  gods. 
This  labyrimh  was  aocoonced  ono  in  the 
feven  wonders  of  the  world.  Ttaia  work 
was  afterwards  imitated  bf -OAblics,  in 
the OvMM labyrinth,  tho' it  fellas  ihort  of 
the  glories  of  this,  as  iMmoi  waa  inferior 
tfl|F/fAMitii^  in  power  ahdridfeds:  There 
was  alfo  a  third  at  Xfl»M#,  famous  for  ita 
fumptuous  pillars  I  and  a  foa/th,  that  of 
littfly,  whichParyiMMkiofof  Hplr«rnf,de« 
fignedfor  a  fepolchre  for  him  and  his  foe* 
ceflbrs.  There  was  alfo  ooeat  M«|9ecll 
fa  Oxfor4flure,  made  by  kins  llmry  II.  fi>r 
fitirRo/ommi.        \  .    '  *  . 

LABYKINTH  [wich  iBMlom.]  the  nemo 
of^  the  legend  cavity  of  the  iniernil  oar« 
which  is  hollowed  out  of  the  Os  pttrapm^ 
and  fo  called  en  accoux  of  its  hatv^  mvo- 
ral  windinfa  in  ir. 

.  LABYRl'NTHUN  CbhriMtmaiLil 
of,  .Of  peitaiaing  «o  a«  labfrvKh*     . 

LA'CCA,  a  gum,  or  rather  wax  fwmd» 
as  ibme  fay,  by  a  kind  of  wh^  aniij 
hard,  brittle,  dear  •ui  tnudpaseny  bffoiighc 
from  Mia,  &c.  and«ufed  in  painting,  var> 
nifhiag,  ^gir.  alfo  a  oertaia  i^  MUttubiaB 
firom  certain  trees  InAratia^  otwUch  ih* 
beft  hsnf  lehiing  Wax  is  ihade. 

LACERTO'Sfi  lUctrtofm^L.^  ba^ 
great  brawoft,  bsewny,  niihfbilous,  8* 
oewy. 

LACfi^RTUS  [with  AMMH^sJ  thO 
arm  £rem  the  elbow  to  tl|owrift-|  alfia 
the  btftard  mackerel  fpocced  like  a  litard.iL  . 

LAGHANO'BOUST  [itefcwW/fllfi,  j. 
of  ^Ax^i»ve?iir  of  Xdv«>«»pot  herha^NaoA  * 
OflrXfaao  feB,  tfr  ]  A  flllOT  Of  biThlk  .     ^ 


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of  pot-berbt.    L^ 

LA'CHfiS  of  EBtry  [in  Cm.-  Lam']  a 
Mglea  af  the  li«k  co  enter.  F.  . 
^  iA'CttfiSIS  [of  Xi^Mv,  Gn-  CO  eppor-^ 
Eton  by  lot}  one  06.  the  three  deftinies,  ibe 
other  being  Ciatho  %nd  Atropot.  The  cb ree 
f^ui  gcKkfeflTci,  who,  according  to  cbe  po> 
«ts,  refide  in  ch&  palace  of  PiutQ  i.  or  the 
I>^/iu«i,  who  diilappoiot  co  every  one  the 
^^veraJ  advemturet  of  h»t  life;  what  chey 
had  decreed,  a^xoridtng  to  the  jadgmeiu  ot 
the  gods,  couMnof  be  altered:  chey  .wvrc 
more  efpecially  oecapied  in  handling  che 
cKiead  of  nian*t.lile.'  che  youngeft  held  the 
diftaff.asd  did  draw  che  thread ;  rhe  neur 
in. age  wound ir  about  che  fpindlc  or  red  ; 
and  che  third  being  old  and  decrepid  cue  it 
off:*  aD4  chit  was  followed  by  the  imme- 
diatt  death  of  the  perfon  living. 

hA'CHKYJAAChcifti  [i.  e,  the  tears  of 
CtriftJ  a  plcafant  fore  of  wine,  qiade  o» 
gmffta  growing  in  Terra  di  Lavcra  in  che 
paovince  of  HOples.    L» 

lACHRYM&yobi  [i.e.  the  tean  of 
Job]  the  herbgroihwel.    L. 

LAGHRYMA'US  GiMduia  [wich  Atta- 
trmt.]  the  nane  of  a  fmaU  obleng  gland, 
ficnaoe  abovK  the  eye,'  whence  proceed  cwo 
or  ilvaeikun  d|i£b,  which  filtrate  a  fero- 
fitv  CO  moiften  rhe  ball  of  the  eye«  and  fa- 
cincatcica  motion.'   X. 

Hfi^  LAGHRYMALIS  [wich.QM^jJ 
a  J^arAf  in  che  Jasger  angle  of  cbeLeye.    L. 

LACHEYMA'UA  Piaaa  [v^uh  Ms 
tarn*]  cwafBell  apertures  in  the  ejcrreme 
enalei  oC  eachtfe^Iid^  b)r  which  an  aqueo- 
faluie.pelliiciA;hiiinour  it  coarey'd  to  the 
nofe*  .ll*>    'A  ; 

LACI'NI  ATED  [lacmatut^  1]  notched, 
jagged'onTl\ettdgel^  .  ;  .    ; 

J.ACXNIAT.ED'  JDp/if  [witb  Boim.]  a 

LA?€KKa  [fa  tatted  of  Gtm  lute,  of 
which  it  is  made  1  a  varnifli  ti(edT»ver  leaN 
filVer^  iB«ilding^ur**ffahiU,  }gci  -    ' 

L  ACKBR  Hatij  e  ierc^of  hat  made  wich* 
OuriUfliefling.  •       •  .  r  •      '.   : 

^ACOt^CUM  [lb  ca^ea»  becaufe  nuich. 
in.ufe  in  hacmni^  \  a  dry  ftove  cx>  fweac  iiv 
a  ftew  ox  hot  houfe.    J^.  - 

LK'CJkYHk^  a  tear  ihed  in  weeping. 
Sec '  Lachtmuk 

LA'CTANT.  [UAtm^  L,]  fackUng*  gi- 
ving  milk, .;  "    . 

U^QTA'RIA.  {wjch  Batm.l  tte  herb 
fpurge  or  milk -weed. 

XA'CV^i/iMi  [i.  e.  a  ZjOetf/  Avn] 
the  rniUr  fever,  which  happens  co  women 
io.ciiUd^btd. 

Ul'GXB&  iAuL]  the  fiiStU  gati ;  alio 
the  iweet^  bread,    h. 


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ving  f  milky  juice. 

tACTi^FICK[/flffijicw,  L.]  that  makes 
or  breeds  milk. 

LACTU'CA  [with  Baton.']  the  herb 
let  I  ice.    i.. 

LACTI1CA  ^micaXjuxiXkBotOL]  wHd 
leiriceor  bftwk-weed.    X. 

LACTUCi'NA,  the  goddefs  of  youi^ 
corn  while  the  mlk  is  in  it. 

tACTUCfi'LLA  [with  Botm,]  the  herb 
faw-thiftle,    X. 

XACTU'MINA[wich  Fi^itfRj]  wheals 
or  pimples  about  che  internal  parts  of  the 
mouth  s  as  alfo  abomt  cbe  ventricle  in  in- 
lants  ;  cbe  chrufli,  fo  called,  becaeie  chey 
happen  chiefly  to  fucking  children.    X. 

LACTU'MINAl  [wichAirg.]  acrufleti 

lACru'MjA*  i  icabOQ  the  hea4>  X- 
(he  fame'  as  Acbor, 

LACU'NA,  a  ditfh  in  which  water 
ft«nds,  a  dike  or  puddles  alfo  ag^or 
f  mpty  plaoe  where  any  thii^  is  want* 
ing.     X, 

LACU'N£  [with  Aaatam.]  (mall  pores 
6r  paflstges  in  the  Vr^bra  or  paflage.of  cl|e 
yard  «nd  Ktyjiei  Vteri^  efpecially  in  the  . 
lower  parc.ol  ik«urinerydu^,  chey  pour 
a  vi(cou5  liquor  into  che  paflage  chat  lubri- 
cates aad  defends  it  freqi  tio,  ftks  of  tl|e 
urine. 

tA/PANUM  1  egunatout  orrefinous 

XABDA'IWMJ  naicer,  ooxing  out  ef 
chA  leaves  ofajbrub  cslled  dflm  hfdmm 
feTA^  ufed  in  medicine. 

B^^-S^nt  LADIXBH  [in  e  Sknp'S  is  % 
ladder  at  the  beak  hesid»  w»Ap>  faft  over 
the  boU'fpric,  t6  get  upon  when  there  is 
occaTiop. 

Eatring  LADDER  [  in  a  ^\f  J  is  a 
wooden  Udder  placed  in  che  watte  of  tiw 
fiiip. 

Gki//iTy.]UDDBK  [in  e  S^]  Is  t  fatd* 
4er  0/  ropes  hung  over  che  gallery  end 
ileru  of-  fliips,  tb  kovMLOiKof,  or  to  iom  « 
boat  in  foui  weacher»  end  a  high  fea^ 

lADE  7  JIabe,  Jiur.  I  ufually.  6gnifiae 

1>0U  f  1  Jobe^  Jte  r  the  laouch  of  e 
river  y  fQewciines  a  ford,  esd  ispart  of  cte* 
proper  names  of  places  {    as,  OvcAledie»^ 

tA'DlBS  Btd^Sbm*  enberbw 

X ADIESOiffKae,  a iort of  fiower. 

LADIES  lacet»  a  kind  of  ariped 
grafa.  '        .v  :     . 

LADIES  Af<iar2^,  an  herb. 

LADIBS  Smeck,'  an  herb»  otherwifc 
called  OickoQ  flower. 

LADJE5  Bmnrr,  a  plane  fit  for  making 
bowers  or  at  hours*. 

LADIES  AdI,  cheJMrbUackbfaoeyor 
wild  vine. 

LA'DINC  r  of  Uabkn,  Acs.  co  load] 
cb€  burden  or  cirgojof  a  Alp* 

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X-ADT  Trseei^  a  fort  of^  ftiyrioo  or  rtg- 
won. 

LJEMOS  (\fiii/»ie^  Gr>'}  the  chrott. 

JLACBDAY'UM  (.oM  &cO  a  Uw  day  or 
open  day  i»  court. 

LA'GBN  f  of  hgena,  I.  ]  »  mtafure 
coiininii'g  ^  fexcani. 

iA'GHSLITfi  f  JaJhflilCt*  Sax,  ]  ■ 
Waacb  of  ibe  law  $  aUo  che  puuifliment  0r 
ioe  imp  ^fed  for  brciking  of  tbt  lavir.    / 

LA'GEM.  a  loicerer)  a.fo  on«  that  it 
tJw  lafl:  o(  A  Uxm  or  family  »  alio  one  chat 
degeoeratts  from  the  virtues  of  his  ance* 
ftors,  a  Hifftrace  to  bis  iajnily. 

LAOOCHiauS  [A«(>«x«M(.^.]  9ne 
who  hat  el->veo  lipt  like  ao  oare. 

LA'GON  \0id2um]  %  parcel  of  goodt 
call  overboard  in  a  ftor»»  with  a  buoy  or 
coric  l^aftenod  ro  tbeoH  in  order  to  6ud  them 


LAGO'PHTHALMUS  [Mt>«f<^«Xfur  , 
of  ka.ymt  an  hare,  and  ofd^X/ucc  the 
•ye,  Gr  J  one  who  has  eyes  like  a  bare. 

LAGOTHTHALMY  [  Ktymf^tth/uiU  y 
Gr.J  a  difeafe  in  the  eyes  or  cbe  Qpp?r  eye- 
lids, when  tbey  are  foconcrafied  or  miim- 
cd  (hat  chey  cannot  coter  the  tyts,  which 
is  common  to  hares. 

L  AGOPO'NOS  r^.  <r«f  Xit>  ir»v  vai^, 
4Sr.]  a  difeafe,  a  fretting  in  the  ^urs. 

LAGO'PUS[A.«>i/srtrof  X«>«'eandirir 
•  foot,  Gr.J  CM  herb  hare's  cammin  or 
hare's  root. 

LAGOTR<yPHY  ll^^mpbia,  L.  of 
X«/rrfOfia  of  J^ytii  and  f/tflii  to  iced. 
Or.]'  a  warren  ot  hares. 

LAICA'LITY  [iaicaliuu^  JL.  of  X0cims 
of  x«4c  the  people,  Gr.J  tbd  pr^rry  by 
which  any  man  is  laid  to  oe  a  lay^vian. 

LA'M A  SABA'CTHANI  [of nCH  why, 
^^  ^^rO'ytf  haft  thoQ  forfahan  nie> 
Ar,"]  wh/haft  choa  ferfsken  me. 

LAMY^S  Uttice  [  wich  BtrMifts  ]  an 
herb  fo  called. 

LAUVS  Tbi^ue  £  wich   iMtff.  ]  an 


LA'MBBAUX  [in  ffrrtfl]  Jfr^  fays 
It  is  a  crofs  pacee  at  (he  top,  and  iflatni! 
out  at  (he  foot  inro  three  labels,  having 
a  great  deal  of  myftery  iit  delAcion  ro  the 
cop,  whereon  (he  ^ift  born  fon  of.  God  did 
fufter ;  fcpding  out  three  fittitai^kdtn  hit 
hands,  feet,  and  fide.    R 

2.AMBDO'iDAL  SMimn  [among  jtetfo- 
■ifjj  (hehindeimoftfeaniof  chdfcull,  ib 
named*  becauie  in  Aape  ic  refamhies  the 
ihttk  capital  Imbda  (A)  or  a  pair  of  com- 
paiTes. 

lA'MUNT  liaaftfar,  V)  Iftkrng. 

LAMBENT  Medicimt  [with  riyficidms^ 
liKhniedidoes  as  are  cahAn  by  ticking  chem 
off  a  ftick  of  Itqaorice^  }gc, 

Th  L4M    Ift^  Oi  IMtm  Oi^  td 


LA! 

mtlce  hime}  t^  Mce  or  heffr. 

t  A'MfiNESS  [laaoBeryi,  Sdiu]  a  Je. 
fea,  or  weakneftj  or  hurt  m  che  l^gs, 
^rras,  ^flir. 

LAteB'LL'A,  a  litiJe  (hhi  plaia  of  Afr. 
tal.    L. 

A  LAV|£'NT,alaiiiencatIim.    BHitm. 

L  A'M6NTABL£NBSS  \^kuiknuinla^Ll 
woeiulneis,  piciablenefs. 

2.A'MfiNTlN£,  a  Elh  called  a  fea.cow 
or  Manatee,  fome  of  which  are  iiesf  «• 
;oQc  long,  che  head  ref^pM6Kng  char  of  % 
cow,  and  two  Ihort  feet»  with  which  it 
creeps  on  che  (hallows  and  rocks  to  gee- 
food  i  but  hjs  no  fins.  The  fleOi  of  thedk 
i^  commonly  e^ten,  and  is  delidoni  meat. 

LA'MIA.  at  che  poors  foign,  being  bO-' 
ovbd  by  Jupitgr^  7mi»,  ofac  6f  jealouftr, 
dcftroyed  all  che  children  <he  had  ai  ibon  as 
A^  bate  chem,  'which  fo  enraged  bar,  chac 
like  a  cruel  monfter,  ibe  de? oured  aB  ch# 
children  Oie  found. 

LA'MIJB  [  among  (be  Uomaiu  ]  hags, 
pitches,  Uienleviis,  which  the  vulgar  fan- 
cied had  eyesiha(  they  could  take  oot  and 
put  in  ac  their  pleafure,  who,  uadcr  ifhc 
thape  of  Mr  women,  enticed  youth  ro  de- 
vour (hem  I  or,  as  ochers  fay,  rhe  taimJt 
were  che  s  Orififi,  called  Aeiio,  Oofphe 
and  CeUno,  a  ftrange  fort  of  binis  wich  h  o* 
mans  faces,  dragons  cails  andM^es  calbos  % 
who  aie  faid  to  fuck  in  the  night  Aa  blood 
of  iofaws,  and  ware  ver  j  troiAlefdAte  ac 
pubiick  feaftt  in  che  nighr.  Thdy  are  tlib 
called  FkrU  and  Striges, 

LA'MINA,  a  place  or  then  piece  of  me- 
calf  a  flate  $  alio  a  chin  piect  of  boards   ' 

LA^MIUM  [^ch  Botdm]  archaneJ*  or 
deadnectle.    X.  .  ' 

AI.AMP  [lM!^,l.of.AiaAnmV^.l 
a  light  well  known. 

Ttfpttiial  LAMP,  rhe  aneitat  iMtfM 
•rd  faid  to  preferve  lights  in  their  fepaU 
chres  many  ages,  by  tHk  oiEnels  of  gold 
rerolred  by  art  into  a  Hqoid  fnbftanee*  And 
it  is  reported,  chac  ac  the  diflohMAon  af 
monafteries,  in  cha  lima  of  kin^  Jftify 
VIII.  there  was  a  lamp  fonnd  chat  httd  tbaA 
bornr  in  a  comb  from  aftbut  306  yetn  lifttf 
Chrirt ,  which  was  naar  v«ho  y«ar«,  Tara 
of  cheie  fobrerrancan  lampi  are  10  ba  i^eil 
in  cne  MafMum  of  mrlcles  at  tt^dtk  hi 
HoUoHd.  One  of  cbefl  lempt,  in  tha  ptr 
pacy  of  ptfHi  III.  was  (mmI  ifi  iba  mmh  of 
TuUia  Cicero't  daughter,  wMdk  had  bdcB 
fhncapileoyasrt* 

LA'MPaDARY         \  aaofioariiit|l4 

tAMPA^APHOtrAf  cVurcb  ef  Cba- 
flantinopu^  whofe  ofira  was  (o  fta  tbi 
churcfi  wed  iBuiifaaMd,  wi4  ta  Ml>'«  taper 
betova  tha  a«ip#ror,  eaiprA  im^ptfridrch 
i^haa  cbay  wev  Is  piwwCui  4fA  ilmkh. 


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>  LA'MPRASf  pf  fwelling  id  «■  horft's 
ijioitth  Or  pti&i«,  i.  e»  tn  inflftmoiitioo  in 
the  root  ot^  >^u  mouch,  behind  cli«  otppcrs 
of  ibe  upper  jaw  i  fo  called,  'becaiife  ic  is 
cured  by  a  burning  kmpor  hot  iron. 

LAMPASSBA  [m  Beraidty^  h  «t»c  if 
by  Che  SnglUb  heralds  aWtd  XJa^itedt  i  e. 
the  tongue  ot  a  beaft  appeaiii»g  out  of  his 
noothy  being  of  a  colour  dliiereiK  from  (be 
body.    F. 

«  LAMPfi'TIANS,  a  feft  of  hereitdu.fo 
ca'led  of  tampetuis  one  of  cheir  rteg-  lead- 
ers, who  Meld  foitie  of  the  dofirinetot  the 
Ariau,  and  condemned  aU  kinds  of  vows, 
parcicuiarly  chac  of  obedienoe,  as  roconfitt- 
cm  with  cbe  liberty  of  thef<»nf  of  God. 
~   LA'hAPRAYiwitbmEellSSermifpbi 
|.A'MPRfiy|    callyj  reprefemed  adul- 
terers {  for  the  lamprey  isfaid  to  feck  the 
cpmpaoy  of  other  fithes  of  the  fane  ibape  } 
'and  for  chat  reafoM,  f^me  fay,  iheyare  re 
somous,  becaufe  they  join  themfelves  «i  ith 
£iakes»'  and  other  w^ier  ferpems. 
.  JLAMP&OfPUORl    [  ^«tfi^0f«^i    o^ 
^f*^C^f  white,  f'ifm.  Or-  to   bearj  the 
Uetptytes  or  Nf»  Converts f  fo  called,  dur> 
|ng  the  fevendys  ftfier  ibey  bad  been  bap- 
tiiedjOa  account  of  their  being  clothed 
vjchg  white  robe. 

lAMPSA'NA  [  x«/u4«^r»y  Cr.  ]  com- 
iAl>c*  f  X. 

LAMFSU'CA  [with  ^oTitt.]  ite  iwrb 
bawkweed.  «X. 

LANA'RIA  I  with  BdtM.  ]  the  h«rb 
jDul^ein,  long- won,  or  l«ti«'t*'beard. 
'    LA*J^ AR Y  fiaaarium,  L.)  a  wooUbottfe, 
A  wcre-hnufie  or  ftore-houfe  for  wool. 

A  LANCE  (lancea^  X.]  t  javelin,  pike 
^r  lj||e9r4r«n-<Sflfeiifite  weapon  mach  in  ufe 
with  the  ancients;  beiing-along>ftaff  like 
I  fikt,  poistod  ac  the  pod,  .add  armed  with 
iror.     •        . 

.  LANCEPBSA'OE ,  an  officer  under  a 
corp'oiaii  who  aiEfts  him  in  his  dutyt  and 
per^oaioa  it  for  him  ia  his  abfeoce.  They 
teacb>.  the'  new  ralltd  men  their  txtrdfe^ 
and  p3<il  \t  he  cencries.  Tbey  are  f  eoerally 
accounued  the-moft  vigilant  and  brave  oi 
the  company  :  And  on  a  march,  rhcir  place 
|s  oiMhe  right-hand  of  the  fecond  rank. 

To  hAJACH  cm  C  s'ekucboBt^  R  j  to 
pot  a  (hip  o(  boat  .afloat  out  of  a  dock  $  mU 
fo  09  evpatiack  in  w^rds  s  ftlfo  to  be  extra* 
ytganriitetpencef. 

^  LANCl'FEROUS  [Unciftr^  X.]  bear- 
1^  a;l«p(f«  01^  fpear. 

XANCIi^ATIO]^  i  lancina^a,  X. ;}  a 
)aix:tii|fi     •  ..'       ■      '."./•/* 
'   JU^HOB^QiVDAM  [IK  S.1  a  fort  of 
CU&OmacytuileiiDr  tenancs  et «  maooiir. 

H'^^Aws  OmmfM}  wooUy,  m«de 

<rf  wool.  '     •.-.*»•..•     -     .  / 


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LAMD  Fdtt  [ttinong  Saihr$}G$tS6f  to 
fall  in  with  hnd  :  T^tlB,  when  marinera 
have  been  in  expe^^tcion  of  feeing  land  in 
a  (hort  time,  and  they  happfa  co  lee' it  ac* 
cordinely,  they  fay,  tbn  b^nm made  d goad 
ImdfaU. 

To  Jet  LAND  ramoiw  SmUfi]  is  t6  fe« 
by  the  CO mp«fs  bo^  it  bears. 

JfLdd  LAnfp,  A  point  of  land,  or  that 
which  lies  farther  oat  into  thefea  than  th« 
reft. 

LAND  ttjfed  fwith  MiarmePi']  cbe  land 
is  faid  to  be  laid,  when  a  Ibip  b  joft  got 
out  of  (ighi  of  the  land. 

LAND  Me 9  en  American  anKnal  like 
the  pike  fiOi,  having  legs  initead  of  fins,  bf 
which  it  crawls,  tho^  awkwardly  on  the 
groond }  thefe  creatures  lurk  about  the 
rocks  and  are  rarely  feen  but  lowardf 
night,  at  which  time  they  make  a  noift 
more  flirill  end  gruieg  to  the  ear  than 
toads. 

LA'NDING  [  of  ^anbian,  Sax.  J  to 
go  or  pot  our  of  a  (hip  upon  land. 

LANDSCAPE  [lapbjrcip,  &tx.}alaiid. 
skip*    MCiton. 

LANDSKIP  [lanbf dp,  Sax.J  ft  repre- 
fencaiion  of  part  et  a  country,  both  f lac* 
and  peribns  s  the  landskip  being  called  the 
Parergem  or  by-work,  and  the  perfons  thtt 
argumeot  s  Or  a  landskip  is  a  defcripdoa 
01  the  land,  as  far  as  it  can  be  feen  abovo 
our  horizonyby  hills,  valleys,  diies,  wOoda* 
rivers,  ffc.  all  that  in  a  plAure  which  ia 
n'^t  of  ihe1>ody  or  argument  (which  denoco 
the  perfous>is  called  by  this  name  of  X^aid- 

i VNGRBL  [with  Gmmersi  a  Aoc  uied 
at  feato  cut  the  enemies  riggioc  i  a  fort  of 
fliot  chat  runs  loofe  with  a^acrle  or  joint 
in  the  middle,  having  half  ft  ballet  at  each 
end,  which  is  to  be  fltortned  when  put  toto 
the  piece )  but  fpreads  it  felf  when  diT- 
charged. 

LA^GOAGB  [Itftf4;e,  A  of  th^ua^ 
JL»]  tongue  or  fpcech,  a  fet  of  words  upoii 
which  a  pitticolar  nation  or  people  are  a* 
greed  to  make  u(e  of  to  exprefs  tlieir 
thoughts. 

LA'NGUBD  [of  laqpv,  J(  the  tongue] 
having  a  tongue. 

LA^GUBD  [in  aeraUff]  ligidfieachf 
tongue  of  any  animal  Sunging  out,  of  a  dif- 
ferent colour  from  fhe  oody,  ea  Langmd^ 
Axme.  GtiUh  ^«  '•  #•  bavii^  the  tongue 
ot  a  blue  or  red  colour. 

LA'NGUBNT  Ufi^iuas^  X-]  UngniA- 
iog. 

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ANl3UmCK  [Zfl^Mfffaatr,  X.J  nmk^ 
faint  and  fiseble. 


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^ool,  and  fitfm  co  m«ke,  ]g|ip,]'  ffiiiQuigs 
^f»f dijig  or  wprkipg  wool.    L»  .    . 

LA^IKNfiSS,  limberocfs,  flunnefs,  flea- 
#raeft. 

lA'NO  NICER,  a  fore  of  bafc  coin  in 
nfe  abom  rhe  time  of  kuig  Edward  I. 

LANU'GlNOUSNfiSS  [^t  iam^inofiu, 
JL'i  downinefa,  ^. 

LANU'GO  [wKh  jlnatom.'i  the  fofi  ten- 
der haif a  chat  firft  appear  ou  il|a  feces  ot 
jonn%  meiw    L. 

LAPA'RA  [of  \*irti(m^  Gr>  co  empty] 
she  Omi^y  pare  becweeo  eke  ribs  ao4  che 
b:ps,  fo  calJeJi  becaufe  it  tails  in  as  if  it 
wef e  empty. 

LA'PATHDM  [Kdr*^u  Gr  ]  e  gene- 
ral name,  wick  Botanifii,  kor  all  kinds  ot 
docka.    Jt.    ^ 

LAPATHUM  Ruhrum\  (nhh  BotM- 

LAPATUUM  Sai/nim  f  ifitl  ike  red 
dock  or  blood-worr.    X. 


LAPHRl'A  (x<ffKGr.]«nanDiveffa 
n  feftival  held  in  Acbaia,  io  konour  o 
DimuL    Ac  che  approach  ot  che  fcftiva] 


ckey  made  an  afcenc  co  eke  altar,  keeping 
VDearcb  in  che  manner  ot  ftairs^  round  the 
fltzt  they  placed  in  order  pieces  of  green 
woiMi,  all  of  t6  cubiu  long,  and  upon  cbac 
cfaey  laid  eke  dried  wood  that  could  be  got- 
ten. On  the  firft  day  of  che  folemnicy, 
chepriefteb  of  MHma^  who  was  a  virgin, 
rode  in  a  chariot  drawn  by  bucks:  On  the 
fecond  they  offeied  facritice  of  birds,  bears, 
tnicks,  lions,  wolves,  and  all  feres  of  ani- 
JDela  and  gardeinfrotts. 

LATICIDE  [  Upidda,  1.  ]  tn  hewer 
of  flonest  «  flone-cQccer  or  mafon. 

tA'PlDATBD  llapidams,  X.  ]  ftoned, 
bettered  with  ftones. 

tAPlDB'SCBNTffWm[witl^  Uatwal.^ 
filch  waters,  which  being  fuU  of  ftooy 
nettejr  diAblved  in  them*  end  coverinj^ 
frafs,  leaves,  mikes,  end  fticks  (ket  lie  in 
tJiem  eil  oyer,  cover  them  wich  a  fore  «f 
^ny  coetf  fo  chat  they  icem  to  be  changed 
iocoapertisftftone. 

LAPiDiFiCAnriON  [with  ciymfis'} 

la  eke  arc  of  turning  any  metal  into  done} 
which  operation  is  performed  by  dtffolving 
ehe  metal  in  fome  corroTtve  fptric,  end  af- 
terwards  boiling  the  diflblucion  to  the  pon* 
fiiieiKe  of  a  ftooe 

LAPIDO'SE  [lapido/MS,  JL]  ftony.  fiiU 
of  Hones  or  gravel. 

tA'Pis  Amums  [  of  Armma^  where 
itftt  fovndj  a  light,  briede  ftone,  of  a  blue 
colour  inclining  eo  greeo*  of  nfe  inphvfick* 

hkVl$  Cdfi^euM  Afflicus  ,  e  mineral 
Ibnnd  in  UncMftt  cbere  call'd  iUUom, 
k^  for  drawing  lines. 

t^lS  ftm^h  [i.  f-  che  crofs  ttonel  U 
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an  ath  eolomed  ground  i  and  the  other  • 
purple  or  bhck.  one.    X.  ^    > 

LAPIS  Hjtmat'Ues  [ot  aiiAA.Gr.  blood] 
che  blood  (tone's  a  cercain  red  Itone  good 
tor  /lopping  of  blood.    X. 

LAPIS  JudaicHs  [  fo  caUed, ,  becanfe 
found  in  Judea]  a  lictle  ftoue  in  the  ibape  of 
an  olive,  with  lines  or  (lre4ks  fo  equally 
diflane.  as  If  chcy  were  artificially  made  by 
a  (uiner. 

LAPIS /iiNtfcii,  ehe  fnaiUftone  s  a  fmall 
-vhite  ftone  '^r  an  oval  figure,  found  in  tke 
head  of  Inch  fnails  as  are  without  (bells,  end 
wander,  aboue  in  fields  and  places  under 
ground.    I.. 

L API^  //pti,  a  ftone  of  a  fapphire  bine 
colour  like  Mijge,  hue  fomeekuig  crenfpa- 
rcne. 

L^PIS  nepkriubiUt  a  ftone  of  a  green  and 
milk  white  colour  mixed,  of  greae  efficacy 
againft  the  ftone  in  ehe  kidneys.    X. 

LAPIS  Oppr/ohii.    See  Oppnit'iu 

LAPIS  Fercarwiu    See  Fircarum. 

LAPIS  FrtmelU.    SeePrimeiU. 

LAPIS  TUU4.    See  7k£^. 

LA'PPA  [wieh  Botm,]  ehe  plant  bar  or 
doe- bur. 

LAPPA'CO  [  with  Boim.  ]  ebe  herb 
maideiwlips,  (bepherd*s*ro<'  or  ceaile.    X* 

LAPSA'NA  [  with  Botan  ]  wild  cole* 
won  or  dock-crels.  A  pLnc,  on  eheroot 
of  which  CAfafg  army  livM  a  long  cluie  u. 
Dytrachium.    X. 

LAPSE  [in  Ltm]  a  benefice  is  faid  tQ  he 
in  lapfe^  when  che  paeron,  who  ouahc  to 
pretenc  chereeo  in  fix  moncbs  after  ie  u  V(»* 
dable,  has  omicced  eo  do  ic  i  upon  which 
deiaule  che  ordinary  has  a  righe  cocollac* 
to  the  faid  b«nefice. 

To  LAPSE  [of  iapfitm  of  lo^,  X.]  to 
fall  from. 

LA'QUBAR  [Arcbitea,^  a  vaulted  roof, 
the  inward  roof  of  an  houie ;  the  roof  of 
a  chamber,  bowed,  channelled  and  dooo 
wich  fretwork* 

LA'QUEIJS  [with  Smgiwul  a  fore  of 
bandage  lor  ftrecching  one  Irokeo  or  dii^ 
joiaced  bones,  lo  keep  chem  in  their  pla« 
ces^when  they  have  been  fet  s  fo  tied,  chac 
if  it  be  drawn  cogecher  or  preflkd  with 
weight  ie  Ihucsup  clofe. 

LA'R A  or  LAHaMDA,  one  of  the  M^ 
aditt  a  nymph,  on  whom  Mercmy  h  feid 
to  have  begotten  the  honfliold  goda  called 
Lares,  Tbay  were  dlftiDgotlbed  into  pub- 
lick  and  private  i  the  publick  Laret  wero 
efteemed  prote^ors  of  cities»^eople  and 
h(£h-ways,  and  ehe  private  Btres  of  It* 
fflilies. 

LARA'ftlUM,  a  private  chapel  in  t 
houfe,  for  ehe  houftiold   gods  of  the  Ra* 

nu,  called  Xmi«    X. 

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BaH  of  t  ftlpS  crew,  under  elM''  df reAi<Hi 
ot  a  chief  ante,  whkh  wttchet  in  its 
ram  with  tbe  ft«rhoard  watch. 

LARBOARD  the  Helm  Ifeav^rtieJ  is 
to  pac  Che  helm  on  the  larboard  or  left 
Etit  of  the  (hip. 

LARCH  rree»  To  called  o(lari0a,  a  city 
of  Tbefttjf*  iti^here  u  was  firft  known!  a 
lofty  creey  bearirg  leates  like  chofe  el  a 
pine-cree,  and  a  fore  of  mafliroom  or  fruit 
called  4garick.  The  ^in  of  this  tree  is 
called  Venke  Tkrpenthte. 

To  LARD  Meat  iCockerj']  h  to  draw 
thin  flips  of  fat  bacon  thro'  the  ottcfides 
of  it. 

LARDAHIUM  [Old  RfC.]  the  Itrder 
in  a  noble  houfei  the  place  where  the 
visuals  is  kept.    X* 

LaRDBRAHIUS  J(^{/,  chokfng*slar. 
derer  Or  clerk  of  the  kicchin.    L.  . 

LARBS,  certain  domeftick  gods  of  the 
Jiomans,  called  alfo  Tenates.  Aaped  like 
monkeys,  or,  as  others  fay,  dogs,  placed  in 
fome  private  f  lace  of  the  houre,  or  in  the 
chimney  corner,  which  the  family  honour- 
td  at  their  procedors,  and  cherefbr«  of. 
fered  co  them  wine  end  frankincenfe. 
Tiutarch  tt\U  us,  that  they  were  covered 
with  dog's  skin,  and  a  dog  placed  next  to 
them,  to  express  the  care  they  had  of  the 
lioufe,  aixi  their  frienjfliip  to  thofe  that 
did  belong  to  it.  The  poets  teign  that  La 
rs  being  fenteinred  to  lofe  her  congne  for 
levealing  to  ?>M0,  JujMtefi  intention  of 
deiiowenng  jmurna^  the  was  fenc  to  hell 
under  the  condud  of  Mtercuryy  who  lying 
with  her  by  the  way,  begat  two  fons, 
Btmed  lares  t  from  whence  thefe  gods  are 
derived. 

tA^GBNESS  liar^,  JL]  greatnefs, 
width,,  breadth,   Xic. 

To  LARCH  [Sea  phrafe]  the  wind  is 
fiid  to  large,  when  it  blows  a  frefb  gale. 

LAROB,  as  to  go  iarge  [In  Horfeman- 

Jbip]  is  when  a  horfe  gains  or  takes  in 

inore  ground  in  ^tng  wider  In  the  center 

of  (he  voir,  and  defer ibing  a  greater  cir- 

'  cmnference. 

LARGITICX  llargifcut,  X.}  that 
gives  Itbnvlly,  frankly  and  freely. 

LAROfFLUOUS  [ptrgifims^  X.]  flow. 
M  abundantly. 

'  XAROf'TlOlf  [larptio,  V]  krgeneft, 
Jionnrifbf  giving. 

LARI'CINA,  Che  gtttti  ctHed  Tkr^nr 

'  LA'RIX*  the  XtfTvl^Trfe  chit  yi0ld«ntr. 
purine.    X* 

^  LARMI'ER  [of  Utrm^  F.  a  tear]  be- 
eaufe  it  canfes  the  water  co  M  by  drops 
\n  tears  tt  ar  diftaoce  firom  the  wall ;  the 
eaves  or  drip  of  a  houlb  s    a  flat  iquaro 


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menibef  t>!tuM  on  the  cornliB0;  below  the 
Cymmum  and  jats  out  the  fartheft.  At" 
cbtteSure* 

LAKO'NS  [Fnnch  lam}  thieves,  rob- 
bers. 

Pettf  LA'RRONS,  fuch  u  fleal  geeTe^ 
hens,  ye 

LA'RVA,  the  ghofts  or  fpirits  of  wide* 
ed  men;  which  after  death  were  believed 
CO  wander  up  and  down  the  aanh :  Phan- 
toms or  apparitions  thic  torment  th« 
wicked  and  aifirighc  good  metu 

LA'RVATBD  [iaroatMS,  XO  w«iring 
a  mask ;  alfo  frighted   with  fpirirs. 

LVRYX  [with  Botamfitl  the  Larhch 
tree  or  torch  tree  chat  yields  Turpen- 
tine.   X. 

LASCrVIBNT  lioTchiem^  X.]  playing, 
wantoning.  ^ 

LASCIVIO'SITT  [la/civH^at,L.J  laf- 
civioufnefs. 

LASCrVT  rUfchia,  X.1  lafciviournefs. 

LA'SBR  [with  Botan^s]  the  herb  5ns. 
jamm.    X. 

LASfi&PinriUM  [^  te  ferpitium,  X. J 
the  plant  Isfn-wort, 

LA'SHING  fmong  Ailsr/]  is  the  ma- 
king  fall,  or  tying  any  tbii%  to  the  fliip'a 
fides,  mafts,)fc.  u  pikes,  muskocs,  boards, 
casks,  JgfT. 

LA'SHITB    7  In  the  Vdmjk  times,   a 

LA*SHLITB  I* common  forfeiture  of 
IX  oars,  each  ore  being  In  value  6d.  or 
ss  others  s6d.  fterling. 

LA'SSrrUDB  {yi\x\kThficiaat]  a  flop, 
page  of  the  animat  fpirits  in  the  nerves 
and  mufcles,  which  forebodes  fome  fickoela 
approaching.     X. 

LASSITU'DO  UZ(;m^[with  rkyfici^J 
a  fvmptom  ufually  atiennng  the  cold  fit  of 
an  intermitting  fever,  being  a  forenefs  and 
wearfnefs  In  the  joints  of  all  the  bones. 

LAtCHBTSl  [in  a  Ship]  are  fmatt 

LA^SKBTS  I  lines  fewn  Into  the  top- 
f^ils  called  bonnets  and  draUofs,  in  the 
form  of  loops,  by  which  the  bonnets  are 
laid  locourlesor  plain  fails,  tod  the  drab- 
lers  to  the  bonnets. 

LATBBRO'SB  [idtfhrt^tis,  X.]  full  of 
dens,  hiding  or  lurking  places. 

LA'TBRAL  fa^t,  an  aflfefTor,  one  that 
fits  on  the  bench  with,  end  aSkCU  another 
judge. 

LATHYHIS  [X^^^e,  Or.]  the  herb 
ctSl^Gmdm/Mfge,    X. 

LATHYRU5  [x^^f^,  Or.]  Chicho. 
Ubgt,  Peare..Evei4aftiog.    X. 

XATIBR,  afedftlniSnited  in  honour  of 
^Mtn  lathOri. 

LATICLA'VIUM  [among  the  ^Eommm] 
a  tuniek  or  coat  trimmed  wMi  broad  ftoda 
or  bttctoot  Hke  the  head  #f  a  agil.    It  waa 

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t^TlS IE  feriSf  eercam  fe«ftt  appoinr 
^  bf  IQnn^'flriii  Skftttus^  king  of  itOfRr> 
•QrfrolvWared  4  4ayt  focceflivei/,  during 
which  theyt  offered  Tacrificet  to  Jupiter 
iMiMitt  for  pitforfiog  the  imiod  between 

ToLA'TINlZB,  \otx^%wt^Mi  •f- 
tertliemaDQerof  che  iJMUi  alfo  togWc 
X^m  tenniitttinna  CO  worda. 

•  maMe  of  the  arm  which  eriftt  cfiie6y 
nom  rhprfeven  low«r  fpioet  of  Che  Kiprre- 
^•A,  or  earning  joinct  of  the  cheft,  and  all 
Khofe  of  Che  lotm,  end  is  inftrtW  co  the 
ftoulder  bone,  byalhort,  flat,  ftroDgten* 
doB.    Ic it  tUb  called  Anfcdift^r  tnATsr- 

LA'TOMY  rXdroauj,  £.  o(  XiHn^U^ 
Gr.]  t  ouarry  of  ftonet. 

^LA'TOMIST  [igunmui  L.  U^nfur  of 
X4r  «  ftoqe.  Md  <r<iuirii,  Gr«  to  cutj  a 
ftoae*catter^  a  mafon. 

LAT</NA  [according  to  the  ^e«ri}  the 
Bocher  of  .^/l»«nd  Duma  hfjupitit, 

LAT&1'A(X«T^I«,  X.]  theworihipQf 
Qod*    £. 

tATROCIIinUM^  Ureeoy,  theft,  rob- 

LATKOCtNIUM  fin  andem  Chatieti^ 
thelibercf  end  ptivilege  of  adjadgiiig  and 
ejMcaKinKrhietea/malefaAors.  • 

LATKOCINY.    SeelarrodnMn. 

LAVAMfi'NTUM,  a  tomeoiacleo.  X. 

LAVA^NDULA  [with  BoMb}  tevee* 
^r.  Lavender -ipike.    X. 

LA'VATORYVCin  CM  in  jtmico] 

LAVADE'KOr  cercrin  placas  where 
gold  ia  got  one  qf  ih»eanb  by  walhing, 

LAUDl^MlUM  [in  the  ChM^lam\  che 
fifciedi  pert  of  dbe  fain*  of  che  land  or  hou- 
le»»  which  in  ettcieBC  timet  th«  proprie- 
tor paid  to  the  ntfir  tentnt»  it  id  tckoow- 
nt  opoB  inveftitiire,  •  or  for  being 


LA'VBR.  BlookJime,  Wtstr-crtflesor 
Weter-p^rfflev. 

LAiTOHlNG  rhla«iobe»  £flc.]  the 
■a  of  langhinr.  ' 

JLAU'OUTBR,  th»  eacfene  «Ad  to 
P«iot  Imfjbury  or  the  (eaiua  or  dettf  of 
it«  in  n  garment  of  varione  c^otn.- 

.LA'vrSHNESS    1  preftifeneff,  wiMik 

XA'VJSHMEHT  fneft.  . 

To  LAUNCE  aft       iXSea  term]  In 

•To  LAUNCH  fdrward  f^ftowing  thing* 
ieththoUy  tigHUiti  How  it  aft|  orftowir 
iBTward. 

lAUNCB  Ao  [Sta  phrtfel  ofed  wheir 
the  )F«rd  it  hoiM  lugh  ehouhM.    or  the 


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boat,  ii  to  put  !t  a-flont  oat  of  e  dock. 

LaUND  ClemA>»  Sax.^  fignifiea  a  piak 
nmong  treea. 

LAU'NDBR  [in  the  nn-werifcf]  « 
trench  to  a  Boot  cts  eight  foot  long  eo4 
ten  foot  wer,  with  a  turf  et  one  end  for 
a  fkspper,  to  let  ihe  weter  (chat,  coin et 
along  wtrh  the  braifed  ore  from  the  cof- 
fer of  a  ttaiaptng  mill)  ran  away  while  th# 
ore  finkt  tathe  hotcom. 

LAU'RAy  a  place  where  aKmlta  anci* 
encly  dwelt, 

LAURA'GO  [with  Botan\fis]  a  fort  of 
lanrel,  or  the  herb  ground-pine.    %, 

LAlTRBA  [withBor^.]  tho  bay-tre* 
or  laurel.    L» 

LAU'RBATED  ^jiamreatui.  JL.}  crown- 
ed with  laurel.  The  aapent  conqoerori 
ufed  to'  wear  oowm  of  la«rel»  b  cohe» 
ef  vi^bory* 

LAU'RBL  IfiptraiheifJ  is  the  emblem 
of  vi^fv  and  cnumpb. 

LAURBL  ^IHignfifphicalfy}  reprefeeta 
favour  and  prel'erTtcton,  becaufe  lighten- 
ing never  bltib  ic  as  it  does  other  trees; 
aid  upon  that  account  it  is  dedtcated  to ' 
Japiter  knd  ApoUa. 

LAUREA'TION  [in  the  miiveifitfes  fa 
St0Uattd]  the  aAion  of  taking  up  tbo  de- 
gree of  aiafter  of  art*. 

iAURBNTA'LIA  [among  theRMRMv]' 
ieftivals  or  holy-days  dedicated  10  Lokren' 
tidf  who  was  the  nurfe  to  JtoawAa  and 
Remus,    X. 

l.AURE<yLA  [with  Botan,'}  the  com- 
mon  laurel  (hnib;  alfo  thefpurge  or  laurel 
wreath*    X. 

XAUREOCEHASUS  [with  Bmaa^J  the 
Cherry-bay  tree* 

LAU'RBTS,  certain  pieces  of  goUI» 
coined  A,  D.  1619.  with  the  head  of 
king  James  U  laureated.    The  eo  ihillify 

E*ece  was  marked  with  XX»  the  10  tbil- 
jg  piece  with  X»  the  5  ibitting  piece 
with  ¥• 

LAURI'COMOUf  [iMtrrcomii^,  X]  Ml 
of  bay  at  cop ;  haeing  hair  Hide  h^s.  ' 

LAURl'GBROUS  [Uuriier,  X.J  wetfw 
tng  a  garland  of  beys. 

IacRUS,  che  Bay-tree.    X. 

LAW  riajre,  Sax,f 

LAW  ramoeg  Ai^rwC^r]  isa  decree  by 
which  a  Sovereign  obliges  a  fubjefi  to  coo- 
form  hh  aAiem  co  what  he  pre(cribefi»  or 
a  rule  of  a£ting  or  not  aftingy  fet  down 
bjribme  inteUfient  being,  or  perfons  ha- 
ving authority  tor  fo  datng. 

rqftive XAWfin  Etbicksl  k  chat  whioii 
proceeds  from  che  fole  plealnre  of  che 
law- giver. 

The  namrai  LAW  [in  E/ibtc|j]  is  one 
which  ia  exeaiy  ficted  cO  fine  with  che 
rational  epd  fofiitl  eawre  of  mih  i  fo  that 

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homiQ  Und  etOBOC  mtiiittlri  an  fioaaft  tnd 
p0tc«fal  feUovflup  widioqc  ici 

hkWof  MUrcbottts,  a  fDedal  Itv  pe 
culiirtb  marduuKs,  and  dlfffStetttftom  the 
common  law  of  Engimd  ;  which  is,  it 
there  be  two  joint  merclMots,  tnii  one  oi 
them  diety  liis  execittor  fliall  htve  the 
moietf.  It  h  aUb  called  che  law  of  the 
ftapie. 

of  open  court  i  Sut  aocteotl^  died  of  che 
moreTolemn  courts  of  t  county^ or  han- 
dled* 

LAWS  [of  Hationtl  ere  of  t«ro  ibrts^ 
•uher  Primary  or  Stamdary  j  the  prmut' 
ty  l^mt  are  fuch  U  concern  embiflics,  and 
th6  eniertafnmom  of  ftratigierai^and  fuch 
as  concern  traffick,  and  the  like ;  the 
Secmday  terns  are  fiicifr  as  censvn  arms. 

LAWy  was  painted  by  the  anciems  in 
pnrpie  robes,  feeded  \nth  ftars»  in  a  man- 
tle of  carnation  colour  frinced  with  gold. 

LAW  [lap.  Sax.}  fignihes  a  hill  among 
borderers. 

LAW  [of  Arms]  the  allowed,  rules  and 
mecepttof  war«  ss  to  make  and  obferte 
leagues  and  truces ;  to  pouith  fuch  as  of- 
lend  ih  a  camp,  ^ 

LAWS  [of  MoimutiusJ  the  laws  otDnn- 
waUo  Mohnutius^  tfie  i6th  kteg  of  the 
BritMu;  who  begao  hh  reign.  444  years 
before  the  binh  of  our  Savioor» 

LAWS  cf  Okrrm  [fo  csfittd*  bicaufe 
made  at  Oleroji^an  iflandof  Ftanne,  when 
king  Mkbatd  was  cberej  certain  laws  be- 
leoging  to-iea-affairs. 

LAWS  Spiritual^  the  ecclefiBftlctl  or 
civil  lawa,  according  to  which  the  ordi- 
nary and  ecclefiaitical. judges  %Sk  in  rhofe 
cyufes  that  come  ttnder  their  cognizance* 

LA'WING  •ftX4ls.  is  eucuog  off  three 
daws  of  the  fore-feet  by  the  j^cin,  or  the 
ball  of  the  forefeet. 

LA'WLBSS  [ofla^belerfeandnef/e, 
£tx.j  illegality,  dilorderiinefs }  aifo  the 
coMition  of  -ao  Outlawed'  perfoh. 

LAWN  lDoomi-Di9  Book]  a  pltin  be- 
cween  two  woods. 

LAX  liaxus,  L.]  loofcrflack. 

LA'ZAM^NT  [l<i»»n0ilwK,£.]reIeare» 
lefrefliment,  relaxation. 

LA'XATBD    llaxattu,  -L.}  loofened, 

LA'XATIVENBSS  (iaxatWMs,  JL.]  that 
Is  of  a  ksofening  or  opening  qualify. 

LAXA'TiON,  a  aackening*  eaGng  s  al- 
io a  loofening.    X. 

LAY,  a  word  figntfyiog  moan  or  com- 
^leim  [old  French']  a  kind  of  ancient  poe. 
uy  coniifting  of  very  fliort  yerfes. 

•LAY  [ley.  Sax.']  a  (ong  or  poem. 

.To  LAY  an  evil  Spirht  to  coofiae  it 
cWicdoBOi  iAiefthouliM* 


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LAY  Brother  [aeMug  the  Xetmii^i]' 

an  illiterate  p^rfon,  who  does  the  fervik|^' 
offiees-iQ'  a  convent  or  monkery;  but  is 
not  in  any  orders,  nor  makes  eny  vows» 
enters  no^  into  the  choir,  aod  wears  a  ha- 
bit different  from  the  monks,  ^c, 

LAY'BA^  e  place  in  a  Creek^  where 
froall  oifters  are  thrown,  which,  by  the 
laws  of  the  admiralty,  are  to  lie  there  tiU 
a  broad  rhilling,  put  tn  between  both  flieUs» 
may  be  heard  to  rattle  when 'it  is  ftot. 

LA'ZlNfiSS  [Ioag|*i^]flothfobiers, 
nugg»(hnels,  idlenefs. 

LBA'CH£ROUS  [piok  of  le^ej),  5tt.  j 

LEA'CHfiRY  [prob.  of  leJ^ejiYctpe 
or  lej^eji-ice^m,  Sdr..]  luikfulnBU,  iuft. 

LEAU  [leeb,  Skx,  j  a  metal  compofed 
of  an  eartliy  fait  and  fnlphur,  impure  and 
ill  digieAed  with froperiiB^Affrtery,  com- 
ing near  to  the  nattire  of  anatomy.  It  Is 
tbeheavieft  of  all  bodies  after  iMriT;oj^} 
it  has  the  greateft^fiinity  with  gold  of  any 
metals  in  point  of  weight.  Some  authors 
aOirm,  that  if  «  perfoo  Ihoi)  di»  his  hand 
in  the  juice  of  water  mellows,  purflain  ^ 
and  mercury,  be  may  put  it  <o;:o  melted 
lead  wichout  harm  i  the  natura.  coldneia-' 
of  chefe  juloe^,  end  their  thlcfcoefi,  co- 
vering the  hand  as  it  were  with,  a  skin. 
It  is  etfilp  bent,  end  as  readily  melted. 
Sod  differs  only  from  iron.  In  chat  elm 
parts  lie  more  clofe  togetiier,  and  mor9 
tmoorb,-  which  makes  it  fo  pliable  ^end 
heavier  than  iron. 

LaAB-tPWt,  a  kind  of  herb. 

Sounding  LBAD    1    is  aieadofabouc 

De^MtA  L^  AD    1 :  fiJF  Qr  feven  pound 
weighty  ten  or  twelve,  iqchea  long,  end 
^eoed  at  the  end  of  cheyoundiiig  l,nBr  or  ' 
deep  Sealing. 

To  heave  the  LBAD  rft4.phrirc]  is  to 
ftaiid  by  the  Ihip^s  horie,  or  jn  the  chains, 
and  to  throw  out  the  leed»  and  finind  che 
depth  of  the  wathra,  to  Icnow  where  the 
ibip  may  fail }  and  he  -that-  beeves  the 
leiid^  '6egf  lihe  depth  he  findiy 

A  LBAF  [with  Botan,]  is  defined  to  be  - 
e  part   of  .1  plant  extended  into,  lengdli 
and  breadth,  in   fuch  a  manuer,    at  to 
hai^  one  Me  diftinguifl^abie  from  tile 
others 

A  fimpk  LEAF,  Ss  that  which  is  not 
divided  to  .1  he « middle  ia  feverel  pans, 
each  referoblinc  a  letf  it  felf«  at  in  « 
dock.' 

>LEAGUB,  in  Branee*  contaim  uBz  fa- 
thoms or  coifes,  in  ijMni  9400  geometri*  ' 
cal  paces,  in  Sweden  5000,  and  in  Itmgatf 
6000. '   ' 

To  fietp  a  LEAK  [Sea  term]  is  to  put 
into  it  a  plug  wrapt  in  oakum  end  welt 
ntrQd»J»ftip'»  wv«rliB  ctoot»  .10  Ite^ 

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oUt  the  wac^r,  or  to  nail  a  piece  oflbeec 
lead  open  the  place. 

To  LEAK  [fpoken  of  VeffW]  is  when 
ihe  liqaor  coocained  in  then^  runs  out  at 
fooiehoteor  chirk. 

LBA'KING  [orieicn.  Ph.]  tmmv% 
one  or  t  vefleK  thro'fome  hole  or  chink. 

LBA'NNBSS  [Uentna/JCe,  Sax,]  poor- 
neft  in  fleik, 

A  LEAP,  «  wheel  or  device  to  catch 
fiOi  in. 

LBAPT^tfr  rro  called  of  leapiqg  ad«y] 
confilts  o»  366  days,  and  returns  erery  4^^ 
year,  the  other  3  containing  bat  365  d«7S 
each.  The  reafon  of  ic  is,  the  fun  not 
makini  bit  annual  revolution  in  «xa&ly 
365  days,  hot  in  365  days,  5  hours.  49  mi- 
nuces  and  j6  fecoods,  a  day  is  added  to 
every  4th  year,  to  make  amends  for  the  5 
liourSy  49  minutes,  19  feconds,  which  is 
yet  roo  much. 

LBA'RNING  [or  leoj)ne/p»  Ax.] 
•nildirion. 

LEASE  fby AiattiarO  is  letting  land  or 
ccnementy  right  of  common^  renty  or  any 
inheritance,  to  another  for  term  of  years 
or  |:Te,  for  a  rent  referred  in  writing  in- 
dented. 

LEASE  Farol^^  U  a  leaie  as  above-meo- 
doned  i  but  by  word  of  mouth. 

LEATH  f lea^.  Sax.}  a  bam.  K  C. 

LEA^HERSBLLBRS  were  incorpora- 
ted ilmie  138x9  and  con- 
firmed by  feverai  kings 
fince,  and  are  the  X5th. 
Tbeyare  a  mafter,  3 
wardens,  26  aiBftanrs, 
and  X67  on  the  livery. 
Their  livery  fine  ao/. 
and  ftewards  itL  Their 
armorial  enfigns  are  argent ,  3  bucks  regar- 
dant ^k/t/.  Creft  a  buck  attired  or,  zt- 
tiied/ahiet  fupporters  a  bnck  as  the  laft, 
and  a  ram  of  the  firft.  M^tto,  Soli  Deo 
MomrXg  Gloria^  Their  hall  it  fituate  on 
tbo  eaft  end  of  lUtU  St.  HeUtU' 

LEA^BR  [b  Mecbmcki}  one  of  the  6 
principles,  ii  a  balance  refling  on  t  deter, 
minate  point,  called  its  Hfpomodion  or 
ftdcnm,  checenrre  nor  being  in  the  mid- 
dle, at  in  the  common  balUnce,  but  near 
CO  one  end  s  by  wich  meant  it  will  raife 
a  ^eac  wekht. 

LEAVES   [of  teajce,  Sax.J  of  a  tree, 

LE'CHBRWITE  [of  l«t;an  to  lie  with. 
And  pitSe,  SOx,  a  fine]  a  hnc  laid  on  thofe 
who  committed  adultery  and  fornication. 

LECCA'TOK  told  JR*c.]  a  teacher,  a 
defaaiichee,  a  tavern  hunter. 

LE'CTIONARY,     a  feivice  book  'or 

LECTISTBUNIA  [among  the  AoflMR/] 


LE 

a  reltgiont  cerenony,  beds  being  placid 
in  the  jtdytum  of  the  temples,  to  fet  tbo 
ftatoet  of  cheir  gods  on  round  the  tablet, 
and  for  people  tolie  on,  and  eat  the  fefli- 
val  cheer,  which  wu  there  dedicated  to 
the  godt.    1. 

LE'DA,  daughter  to  thefiius,  and  no* 
ther  of  Of^or  and  C^timeftra^  by  her 
husband  Tyndants,  king  of  Oebaiia^  and 
of  Toliux  and  Helena  hf  Jupiter,  who  in 
the  ibape  of  a  fwan  enjoy'd  her,  u  <be 
wai  bathing  herfeli  in  the  river  Eurotas  $ 
and  flie  wat  afterwardt  delivered  of  an 
egg,  of  which  they  both  proceeded. 

IfiB  7  [of  lea)^i  Sax.2    whether  ic 

LEG  >  ftand  at  the  beeinning  or  end 

LEY  J  of  a  name  fignifiet  a  field  or 
paflure  j  but  fuch  a  field  at  it  not  often 
ploughed. 

LEE  [Sea  language]  th«t  part  whicl& 
the  wind  blows  upon,  or  it  oppofite  to  tha 
wind,  as  the  Lee-Jhore, 

To  Be  under  the  LEB  Shore  [Sea  term] 
it  to  be  clofe  under  the  wind,  or  under  tha 
weather-Aore. 

To  come  fy  the  LBE  iProverB]  it  to 
come  off  with  loft. 

LEE  IFatcb  [Sea  term]  a  word  of  com- 
mand to  a  man  at  the  helm,  and  it  as  much 
at  to  fay,  take  care  that  the  Ship  don't  S^ 
to  the  leemard  of  her  Comfi. 

LEED'tmmibl[^.  loud  month,  of  hJyU; 

LElD^month  f.'ax.  a  noife  or  uproar] 
the  month  of  Aferci>,  fo  called  on  accoonc 
of  the  winds  being  then  high  and  boilte- 
rous. 

LEETSl  fOW  ReC']  meetings  appointed 

LBITS  Jforthenomiaation  oreteaion 
of  officers. 

LEGA'BILE  [l^ahilis,  L.]  not  intail^ 
ed  at  hereditary,  but  may  be  bequeathed  aA 
legacy. 

LBGA'LIS  Homo,  one  whoftands  redus 
in  Curid,  not  out-lawed  or  excomtnuni* 
caced. 

LB'CALNESS  [legaliti,  R  of  leigalu, 
L.]  lawfolneft. 

LE'GATE  [leiatus,  L.]  is  properly  an 
envoy  or  ambaflador,  lent  by  one  prince  or 
&zit  to  another,  to  treat  on  fome  afia  ti 
but  now  the  title  of  legate  is  given  parti- 
cularly to  one  thatisicnt  by  the  pope  10 
a  prince  or  ^e^  and  iseftcemed  equal  10 
dignity  to  the  extraordinary  ambaflador  of 
any  other  prince. 

LEGaHTUM,  a  legacy  or  bequeft.  X. 

LBGATUM  [Old  Rec.]  a  foul  fceat  Or 
legacy  given  to  the  church  (  an  accoftom- 
ed  mortuary.  ,      ,  . 

Lfi'CENO,  the  words  that  are  abouc 

the   edses  of  a  piece  of  coin  or  med«i, 

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LE'GIBLENESS  lUgibiiii,  X.}  cspa- 
blene(s  ot'  hexof  retd. 

LEGISLATOR,   a  law-maker.    L. 

L£GI'TIMATBNBSS  [ot  irghimus^  L.] 
lawfulnei'i,  ri shtlulneis,  Icpalneti  {  alio  a 
being  born  in  lawtul  wedlock. 

Lfi'MMA  [witbGeaifiJ  an  •iTiiinptioo 
or  preparatory  propolitiont  laid  d^wn  to 
clear  the  way  tor  lome  following  demon- 
ftracion:  OKen  prefixed  to  theorems  to 
render  their  demonftracion  left  perplexc 
and  intricate }  abd  to  problems  in  order  to 
mtlte  their  refoUuion  more  eafy  and  (bote- 

LE'MNIAN  Earth  [of  the  inand  of  Ifm- 
iidi«  whence  it  ii  brought]  a  med'dnal 
aftringentufed  in  the  fame  cafes  as  bole. 

LEMOMA'DE,  a  drink  made  of  water, 
lemons  and  fugar. 

LE'MPBT,  a  fort  of  fiHi,  a  limpin. 

LEMU'RBS  r^.  Rtmuret  oi  Kemus, 
whole  ghoft  is  fat.i  to  hive  appealed  to 
his  brother  Romulus,  after  he  was  (lain 
Vy  him]  retllets  ghoftsof  departed  peifo-  s, 
who  r.ttturiied  to  torment  the  livii  g.  The 
/piri:sof  deadperfoi.s,  whom  the  Romans 
.  thought  haunted  houfes  in  the  night,  and 
Wete  difpoied  to  be  m'^hicvous-    L. 

LEMU'RTA  [«mong  the  Romans^  the 
iefti'val  of  the  LgmureSt  inftituted  by  Xo- 
PUiiuSy  to  theghotts  and  phantoms  ;  which 
was  obferved  the  9:h  day  of  Mojf^  every 
other  nighc  for  3  times,  to  pflcify  the 
ghofis  ot  the  dead  ;  they  threw  beins 
on  the  fite  of  the  altar  to  drive  them 
out  o(  their  houfes  I  the  temples  were  all 
Ibut  up,  and  to  marry  in  this  time  was 
accoume<i  unkicky. 

To  LENEFIB  llencfeu  K]  to  foften; 
aiTwa^e,  ]^c. 

LENGTH  [in  Horfcmanjhip]  as  to  faf- 
fagt  a  timfe  upon  kis  own  Lcngtb^  is  co 
make  him  go  rouni  in  a  treads,  as  a  walk 
or  trot,  upon  a  fpoc  ot  ground  fo  narrow, 
thai  the  haunches  of  che  horfe  bcirg  in  the 
centre  of  the  vault,  his  own  length  is 
much  abouc  che  femi-dtaroeter  of  the 
volt,  the  horfe  ftill  working  between  the 
a,  heels,  wiibom  putring  out  his  croup, 
or  going  «c  laft  fatter  or  flower  than  at 
iirft. 

To  LE'NOTHEN  [prob.  len^"^  of 
Icn^,  Sax*  long )  to  make  longer. 

CB'NITIVBNESS  [of  Unire,  JL  Umtif^ 
Jr.]  f^^kening  or  aflfuaging  quality. 

LE'NIMENT  \ienimcmum,  1.J  a  mo- 
Jeraiingt  or  that  which  takes  away  unea- 
firefs,  harflmefs,  Igrc. 

LENO'ClNY  lienocinim,  I.]  the  prac- 
tice of  bawdery. 

LENS  [in  Dioptricis'}  a  glais  wh'ch 
either  <:olle£^%  t^e  rays  Into  a  point  in 
their  ^ff^i*  chrp*  ir,  or  difperfei  (hem  J 


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farther  apart,  f ccording  to  the  refr aftion, 

LENS  [with  Botan.}  a  Lentil,  a  kioil 
of  round  and  flat  Pulfe. 

LBNS  raltiftris  [with  Botaa.^  a  water 
vegetable  called  Duck  Vmeau    L. 

LENS  Marina  [with  Botan.]  Sea  or 
War  er- lentils,     l, 

LENT  was  firft  ordere*!  to  be  obferved 
in  England^  Ann,  Dom.  640,  or,  as  Baker 
in  his  chronicle  relates,  that  ErcomBert^ 
the  71  h  king  oi  Kent  (who  reigned  abouc 
Che  year  650)  commanded  ir. 

LENTICULA'KE  Injirwnentwn  [^ith 
Surgeons^  an  inftru^cnc  to  make  ^ncs 
fmo^ih. 

LE'NTIFORM  Prowitfncei  [in  Jnat.J 
protuberances  on  the  Crura  medulla  oblon- 
gattt  f.  e,  che  two  heads  or  beginnings 
ot  the  marrowv  fubftance  of  the  brain, 
gathered  together  as  it  were  into  two 
bundles. 

LENTl'SCUS  vuUaris  [with  Botamfii} 
the  Lcntifc  or  Maftick-tree.    JL 

LBO,  a  Hon,  a  wild  beatt.    X. 

LEO  [with  49roiiyfri3  the  5th  in  «r- 
der  of  the  I  a  fians  ot  the  zodiack,  whofe 
character  is  (Sv*  This  is  a  noble  and  il- 
luftrious  conttellation.  It  is  ftoried  that 
Jupiter  bellowed  this  honour  on  this  ani* 
mal,  becaufe  he  was  accounted  the  prince 
of  four-footed  beafts.  Some  fty  that  this 
was  the  firtl  combat  of  Hercules  that  is 
worrhv  of  commemoration ;  for  Hercules ^ 
ambitious  of  glory,  did  not  only  overcome 
him  without  weapona,  but  choaked  htm 
in  a  naked  embrace.  Tifaadet  oi  Rhodes 
writes  of  hin,  that  he  wore  the  lion's  skin 
as  a  trophy  of  his  great  atchtevement. 
This  is  that  lion  that  lie  killed  in  Nimea. 

LEONl'NB  Verfes,  a  fort  of  laUn  ver- 
fes  that  rhime  in  the  middle  and  end,  imi- 
taiir^  at  it  were  a  lion's  tail ;  as, 

Brtxia  v^atis  Metdofa  vohama  vatis^ 

Nanfunt  nq/irates  tergere  digaa  nates. 

LEO'NTICA  r  with  the  Antients  ]  a 
feftival  and  facrince,  celebrated  fai  honour 
cff  the  fun.  It  was  fo  called  of  Leo^  a  Ji. 
on,  becauie  they  reprefented  the  fl-n  ia 
the  form  of  a  lion  radiant,  bearing  a  77tf- 
r4,  and  griping  the  horns  of  a  boll  ia 
his  fore-paws,  who  in  vain  ftmggled  to 
difit^age  himfelf. 

LEO'NTICB  [xsorrial^,  Gf.]  the  herb 
wild  chervil.'  £• 

LBONTOPE'TALON  [  Xsarr«rlraXa» 
of  Umf  a  lion,  and  rfraXar.  Gr.  a  leaf  J 
the  herb  Lioo'i-blade,  LionVleaf»  or 
Liou*s-turnep.    I. 

LBONTOPO'DIUM  [XisrTtTS/iof  of 
tJmv  and  trvc,  Gr,  a  foot]  the  herb  called 
Lion*s-fooc.    L. 

LBONTO'STOMUM  [With  BofdR.]  thtt 
herb  Colombioe.    £• 

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tl'BBARD  f\tt  ofKita  t  lloifyVifi  irAf- 
^*Kit,  Gr,  a  pancberj  a  wild  b««fl  cb«c  is 
all  over  full  of  fpon  or  ftreaks,  iogendred 
by  a  male  panther  and  a  lionefc. 

LEOPARD'S  Adnel  fwich  Botanifiil  a 
'  LlBBARU's-Adne  I    Tort  of  herb, 

LEOPARD  fin  Heraldry  ]  reprefencs 
cho(e  br^ve  and  generous  v^arrlors^  who 
lure  performed  fome  bold  encerprlze, 
wich  ^rce,  courage,  pronpcnefs  and  ac 
tivicy, 

A  LEOPARD  IBtetegifphicdUy]  figni- 
fied  a  great  hypocrite,  or  a  notable  dff- 
(embler  ;  becauie  this  beaft  is  faid  craf'ily 
CO  diGTemble,  aod  hide  its  head  from  bein^ 
feeo,  that  ic  mighc  with  lefs  difficulty 
eatch  its  filly  prey ;  for  the  beads  are  faid 
CO  be  as  much  frighted  at  that,  as  they  are 
caken  with  cbepleafiiit  fcent  of  his  body ; 
when  therefore  they  come  towards  U,  to 
delighi  cbemfelves  with  (he  perfume  that 
it  yields,  ic  is  fild  to  cover  trs  head  with 
its  paws,  until  they  come  within  its  re^ch. 
It  alfo  reprefented  an  incorrigible  perTon, 
becaufe  the  fpots  of  ii  no  arc  can  whiten 
or  remove. 

LEO'RNING  Knights  peonnin^-cnih- 
taj,  SdxJ]  difciples,  fchoUrs. 

LfiPl'DiaM  [Ksflri/isir  of  WrU^  Or. 
a  fcale,  becaufe  ic  h  believed  to  taike  off 
fpots  and  fcur^  fron  che  fare]  the  herb 
Ptepper-worc  or  Dirrander.    1. 

LEPIDOSA'RCOMA  [of  Xi^r^r  a  fcale, 
and  «'«cX,  Or.  fleOi]  a  cercaio  cumor  or 
fwellinf^  fo  called. 

LE'PIS  [UTtU,  GrJ]  the  fcam  or  drofs 
of  filver,  che  fcales  of  brafs,  far. 

LEPORA'RIA  fwirh  Tbjfit,^  a  diftem- 
per,  when  perfoos  fleep  with  their  eyes 
open. 

LE^ROUSNESS  [of  UpTofm^  £.]  i^e 
being  troubled  with  a  lepmfy. 

LEPTOCARY^ON  [MtToaa^o'of*  GrJ 
the  fiiberd«nQt.    I. 

LEPTOCENTAO'RIUM  ^inltuimiu . 
cA,V9y  Gr.l  che  herb  Lcfler  Centaury. 

LEPTO'PHYLLON  [Xiir7s^X\sr,(3r.} 
a  fort  of  Sparse,  che  herb  TithymaJ. 

LEinjS  [with  j^flrm.2  rhe  hare,  a 
conOellacioD.  They  tell  us  Miercmy  placed 
this  animal  a]Bon|  che  ftars  on  account  cf 
ics  fwiftnefi.  Ic  leems  co  breed  the  moft 
yotng  of  any  four-footed  btift  ;  of  which, 
fome  Ic  brings  fonh,  and  fome  ic  has  in 
its  wosrK  at  AnflotUt  &!•  in  hit  booh 
^  Mmait, 

LB  Il0y  ^mnfifd  [j .  #.  the  hing  will 
coafidtr  j  by  rheie  words,  wricccn  on  a 
bill  preiented  to  the  king  by  the  par- 
Hamem,  Is  uiiderftood  his  abfolme  denial 
of  that  bin  In  civil  terns,  and  It  ii  there- 
by  whoUy  anide  n«U  tid  void.    K 


L  E 

IB  koyfiviut  [i.#.  the  king  is  wil* 
lingjl  1  term  in  which  the  roya*  aflenc  is 
figniliedby  the  clerk  of  che  paiH^menc  to 
the  publick  bills;  giving  authority  to 
them.  Which  before  were  of  no  force  nor 
virtue. 

LFSSBF/,  cbe  perfon  to  whom  a  Leafe 
's  grained. 

LESSER  Ctrcle  [with  Afirrni-I  thoff 
which  eivide  the  globe  inio  two  unequal  - 
pans,  as  the  polar  circles,  trppicks,  and 
paralle's  of  declinacion  and  <iltitude, 

LESTAGHFRY  f  leflraje-jrjieoh  , 
Sax  J  an  exemption  from  the  duty  or  pay- 
ing ballaft  m'^ney. 

LESVB«  7  [  Old  Deeds  ^  coaveyances, 

LESWBS  )    l^r   for  pillure  ground. 

LET  A'  HON,  dung,  or  other  manure  for 
mu  king  land. 

LETCHBROUS  [of  Icjfejl,  Sax.'^  Inft- 

lETCHEROUSNBSS  [prob.  of  le)f«-J>- 
fcijce,  yax."]  luftulnefs,  i»ronenef$ro  luft. 

LhTHA'RGICKNBSS  [lethargkm^  L. 
oi  \ip3«^^i«^  of  aW-m,  oblivion,  aJ.d  fi^- 
y^t  fwift,  cjr.j  the  beio^  affllAed  ^iih 
lethargy. 

Lfi'THB.    Settathe. 

LETHE  (Xiia»,  Or.  i.  e.  oblivion  or 
forget  I  ulnefO  a  river  in  hrll,  whicJt,  ac- 
cording CO  the  p<>ets,  had  the  virtue  of 
making  all  that  drank  of  ic  forget  all  things 
paft.  The  ancienis  had  this  notion,  that 
atrer  che  fouls  had  been  a  certain  number 
of  years  in  iht  El^ian  fields^  they  were  to 
return  into  the  world  again,  and  thereto  ' 
live  in  ocher  bodies  s  and  chat  they  mighc 
he  contenc  to. undergo  the  troubles  of  « 
fecond  Ii  e,  before  cheir  departure  thev 
drank  a  draught  of  the  tiver  Litbit  whole 
warev  had  the  virtue  to  make  cbem  forgec 
rhe  mifertes  of  a  former  lire*  and  what- 
ever pafs'd  ill  thofe  happy  msnfions. 

LETHl'FEROUSNfiSS  llet^fer,  UJ 
death-bringing  qualicy. 

LET  rER  fZ/Wtf,  L.]  a  charaaer,  fuch 
u  the  aiph  bets  of  all  laoguages  are  com- 
pofed. 

LEnrrSRS  [hf  whomimftt^d'i  tbefirft 
errersvre  laid  to  be  the  CMdean,  which 
Fbilo  affirms  were  invented  by  Atrabam, 
and  ufed  by  the  Cbald^Ms,  Jfg/rims  and 
fiNOttcians  :  Tho'  there  are  fome  that  at* 
tribute  the  invention  of  letters  among  the 
j^ime  to  Badamamb  i  but  whether  thefe 
were  the  fame  that  Miafes  wrote  In,  is  % 
difficulc  matter  codecermine.  Thofe  Che- 
raBeri  thac  Mafis  delivered  to  rhe  ^ems^ 
are  by  Ibme  choiighc  noc  to  be  the  kmm 
now  ufed  by  che  fims  i  but  chac  Exfd  was 
che  author  of  them  i  but  others  are  of  opi- 
nion, chac  the  law  waa  written  in  cbe  lfr« 
^rfvchiraAeruf«d. 

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^  Creel  lETTEHS,  linm^  t  Uteldum^ 
if  laid  CO  have  broughc  letters  ouc  or 
JbtaiicU  into  Greece^  wltich  were  the 
Tbmi  ion  charaderi,  which  were  ufed  in 
Greece^  till  Cadmui  ihe  Ton  of  Jgum^ 
broughc  i6  new  letrert  thither,  to  which 
16,  Pala^  in  the  time  of  the  ThiytfR  war, 
•dded  4  more,  to  whi^h  Smamdes  the  itf- 
J^im  tdisS  the  other  4,  making  24. 

latin  LETTERS,  Nicoftratd  Carment£^ 
Is  reportei  fir  ft  to  have  taught  the  uTe  of 
ch«m  to  the  latins^  which  diara^ert  h2ye 
been  alcerei  fiace  their  firft  inveotioo; 
and  Aippofiog  chat  thefe  Latin,  lercers  were 
vfed  in  the  moft  flourtfbing  cimea  by  the 
IRomanst  yet  the  Raman  letters  w«re  cor- 
rupted by  (he  Goth,  hmhardt,  Pranh^ 

LETTERS  Tattntt  [are  fo  called  from 
their  bcine  open]  are  writings  feUled  with 
rhe  great  feal  of  England ;  whereby  a  man 
is  authorized  to  do  t.r  enjoy  any  ihingf  that 
otherwiTe  of  himlelf  he  could  not  do. 

LETTERS  0/Jt^/pft^,  a  letter  i(Tued  out 
by  the  king  in  favour  ot  honeit  and  unfor- 
tunate debtors,  againft  too  rigorous  credi- 
tors, whereby  payment  is  delayed  for  a  ccr- 
uin  time. 

LBVA'NA,  a  goddersthn  had  an  altar, 
•nd  was  worOiipped  at  Zomt  \  Hie  was 
f  houf(ht  to  lift  up  young  children  from  the 
ground-  Is^foon  as  .the  infant  was  born, 
the  midwife  laid  ic  on  the  floor  s  then  the 
father  cook  it  up  in  bis  arms  and  embraced 
Ic  J  and  without  this  ceremony  was  per* 
formed,  the  children  were  fcarco  thought 
legir-mare. 

LEVA'RI  facias  auando^  See*  a  writ 
dire£fccd  to  the  Ibe.ifr,  tor  felling  the  goods 
of  the  deSror,  which  he  has  already  ta- 
ken and  returned  chat  he  conld  .loc  fell  them. 
With  ss  much  more  of  the  faid  debtor's 
goods,  as  wiil  facisfy  the  whole  debc^    ^ 

LEVATOR  Jini  [with  Anaiom^]  t  pair 
pf  mufcles  arifims'  fleOiy  from  each  (ide  of 
the  ibare  bone,  Iffc.  tnd  are  implanted  in 
the  lower  end  of  the  flrait  gut  in  the  jtmSf 
their  ufe  is  to  draw  the  Jiius  upwards.  Lk 

L^VkrOK  fihpuU  (with  Anatm.'in 
jnttfcfe  of  the  (boulder  blade,  taking  its 
fife  from  the  fecondi  third,  fourth  and  6frh 
tranfverfe  proceffes  of  the  vertebras  of  the 
toeck,  and  is  inferted  at  the  upper  comer 
of.  the  Scapula^  which  it  draws  0|^ 
>irards.     L 

LEUCACHATES  lK$un»pc'^rne,  Gr.'}  a 
liind  of  aaace  ftone  with  white  veint. 
•    LBUCACA'NTHA  [\iv«ajii(p^«»  Gr,^ 
the  whfre-rhom.    li       • 
'-   LEUCA'NTHE] 

LEUdANTHBf 
chsmdmif.    'j,, 

'  4.BU'CAS  [wiik  ^tmJiU.  bcrb  Po- 


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LtV^Ci  [ksi/»«,  Gr.1  a  white  poptr- 
ree. 

LEUCO'CHRtSOS  iKiyzixfO€^.Gr.J 
a  fort  of  jacinth  ftoi  e  of  a  golden  colour, 
with  a  Itreak  of  white. 

LBUCCyCJE  A  [XsMcsyAi^,  Gr.^  a  pre- 
cioos  ftone  of  a  white  colour  i  called  alio 
Galad-tes. 

LEUCO'GRAPHIS  [with  Bdan.'}  the 
the  herb  lad  es-thiftle. 

LEUCOI^ON  [XtvaJiov.  Gr,}  the  white 
or  bulbous  violets  alfo  the  wall  fljw- 
er.    I, 

LEUCOLA'CHANON  [of  Xsvur  and 
\0^XtU9f,  Gr.2  Lamb's  iectice ;  or  the 
white  yaletian.    Gr* 

LEUCOPHO'RUM  [  Xsojiatfef*.  Gr.  J 
BOTtfx,  with  which  gold  is  foldered. 

LEUCOPHTHA'tMOS  [  Kuttif^^K- 
/uor,  Gr.l  a  precious  ftooe  refembling  the 
white  of*^  an  eye. 

LBUCOPIPER  [of  XtMor,  Gr.  and 
piper,  L.1  white  pepper. 

LEUCO'STICTOS  [ktvziri»H^,Gr.2 
a  kind  o^  mar^'Ie,  with  white  ftrakes. 

LC'VBLLERS,  people  in  Otivtr  Oram- 
wefi  army,  who  were  for  having  an  equal 
(hare  in  the  adminiftration  of  the  goTcrn- 
ment  between  the  nobility  and  commoiDa- 
lity. 

LEVER  [in  Mecbaniclii  is  one  of  the 
6  powers  s  the  Lever  differs  from  the  com  > 
mon  ballapce  in  this,  that  the  center  of 
motion  is  in  the  middle  of  a  comroonbiU 
lance  i  but  may  be  any  where  ie  the  le- 

LBVI'ATHAN  r?n^^>.»*0  •  ^*»*'«» 
or,  as  fome  fuf^pofe,  a  ^cr*ierpeiit  of  « 
vaft  bignefs. 

LBVI'ATHAN  [intm^^bj^kal  Tmfi] 
the  devil. 

LBVrsTICUM  [with  BotanifisJ  the 
herbloytige-    L, 

LEVlfTlCAL  ILeviuctu,  £.]  belonging 
to  the  tribe  of  Jjvi,  or  tb  the  pnefts  oU 
fice,  which  was' the  pecoliar  inheritance  <^ 
that  tribe,  imder  toe  Hhfakai  dilpenia- 
tion.  ' 

LB^VITY  ilewtoi,  r.]  Iightoeii,  in* 
conftaney,  fickfenefi^ 

LEVITY  [with  rbikfofbnsl  is  oppos'd 
to  graTicy. 

ii^y^Hlf  LEVITT  1   a    enality    wbidh 

TefithfthEVlTi  t  foiDefupp)ierobe 
the  caufe  why  bodies  chac  are  bghcer  !■ 
i^cie  than  water,  do  fwim  op  to  the  for* 
Hce  of  ft  i  hot  at  eppetri  by  experiowntay 
that  Grmnt^  end  l^m  tf ^  9^f  rf'^onPti 
and  not  coffM-jlifiir  tloi^s. 

LBVITAnriON;  ihi$  propenf  Aieaij^ 
oppofiietof»ravlcac!o(i.    1.  ' 

1*0 LEfVY \in%UmAi^2  utokt  nf 
or  erc6y  as  to  leyy  »  mill.        '  ' 

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To  LtVT,  h  Ufb  to  caft  up  or  deaii&t 
ticoitf^  «  ditch. 
lEWDNESS.  wickedn«fs«  dtbauchoa- 

LE'WIS  de  or.  t  golden  f}rncb  coin  in 
value  iillvrety  now  foctled  ac  17/.  fter- 


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LEX  l^iTiT,  ehe  Hw  and  ciiftom  of  che 
land  in  d:  (li'n6bion  from  th«  ctvit  Uw.     X. 

LBXICO'GIIAPHER  [  Xif i»»>/«^f®-. 
ofM^iraword,  and>(»^fi»co  wpiccy  Gr.] 
a  wrtcer  or  compiler  ot  a  lexicon  or  didi- 
oMry.    £. 

LEYS  [la  DooMM-4f9  ^<»i^]  Cpftfture 
ground. 

LI'AR  [leo^ojie,  Sax.^  a  teller  of  in- 

UQfhs. 

LIAR  [on  Ship-board'}  he  who  It  Erft 
Ciich*d  in  a  lie  oi|  a  mooday  morning, 
who  ii  proclaimed  at  the  main-maft,  iiar 
Im,  liar  1  whofe  punifbment  *t  to  ftrve 
the  Udder- fwabber  tor  a  week,  to  keep 
dean  the  beak-  head  and  ch*ins. 

LIBA'DIUM  [MCaT/iiv,  Gf.]  the  lefler 
centaury*     I. 

LIBANO'CHRUS  [Xij^tixi&'t  Or.} 
a  prectooa  ftooe  of  ibe  colour  of  frankia- 
cenOi. 

LlBA'NOMANCYfXiiSerfliUArrWift.Gr.] 
a  divination  by  frankincenfe,  which  If  ir 
f  refently  cacch*d  fire»  and  fane  forth  a  grace 
M  odour*  waa  efteemed  a  hapj^y  omen . 
^c  K  the  fire  #o«UI  not  couch  y,  or  any 
Bifty  fanelly  contrary  10  che  nature  of  frank 
Incenfe,  proceeded irora  ic»  it  was  ihooght 
to  forbode  ill. 

LIB^NOfTlS  j[xi)8ar»72j,  Gr  J  anhCrb 
that  hta  the  fmelfof  frankincenfe. 

LiBA'Nos  ikijui^,  Gr.  nyyiy^ 

HA.  oT  mounc  liMiiitf ,  a  hill  in  ^itf, 
k%5  mil«s  in  length  J  che  frankincenfe  tree 
%hich  crowi  plencifully  on  chac  great 
mounc  ftin. 

LrBBLf  a  liule  book,  a  peciuoo  or  bill 
ofrequcft. 

Ufi£L»  a  wrictoK  cooc^ning  injuriea, 
reproaches  or  accuiationt  againft  the  ho- 
ooQr  and  reputation  of  any  perfon. 

A  fjhil  in  a  ftri^  feofe,  11  a  malicious  de< 
ftmacioo  and  afperfion  of  another^expraflcd 
aeicher  10  printing  or  writing,  and  tending 
etcher  to  blacken  the  memory  of  one  that 
Is  dead,  or  the  reput*cion  or  one  that  is 
alive  I  and  in  a  larger  fenfe  any  defiunati- 
OB  whacibever. 

htWLLO  hdindo  lUwTtirm]  a  writ 
t^  Uea,  in  caife  where  a  i^an  cannot  pro- 
cuie  the  copy  of  a  libel  from  the  baodis  oi 
ao  ecclefiaftical  ludge.    t. 

U'9pa  i^i  (i>iraud$»l^  delivering]  a 
MBie  of  B^Kcbiu. 

U'BERi^  lOid  lt#c.]  •  livery  or  deli- 
Bmr  «f  fe  much  graft  or  coxa  to  a  tfnaor, 


who  cues  down  or  prepares  che  fa!d  grafh 
Or  cortV,  and  receives  a  fmall  portion  of  ic 
•s  4  reward  or  gr«cuicy. 

LIBERAL  Arts,  fuch  as  are  fie  for  gen* 
tlemenand  fcholars;  in  oppofition  to  JIfe* 
cbanicai  Artt  i  fuch  as  depeod  more  oa 
the  mind  than  that  of  che  hand;  chac  con* 
fifl  more  in  Specuiatim  than  Operatioih  aa 
Grammar^  tibetorick^  Pmnih^t  Sadpturt^ 
ArchiuSuret  MUifick. 

LI'BERALNESS  [of  libiT^UU,  X.J  g«. 
neroficy,  boamifu'nefs. 

LIBERA'  L I  A,  feftiyals  in  honour  of  Bac^ 
cbttSt  fo  called,  asfomefay,  of  UberBac* 
cbiUt  who  being  repocedchegod  of  wine, 
feccina  che  minds  of  perfons  free  from  cares : 
But  r^rre  derives  it  from  libcTy  adj.  figni- 
tying  free,  becaule  during  chis  rime,  th# 
priefts  were  free  from  their  fundioo.  014 
women  performing  the  ceremonies  tod  fa* 
crificesof  theXi^fftf/M.    Z. 

Ll3BRAtIO  raid  Rec]  money,  meat, 
drink,  cloches,  Jffc.  annually  grven  and 
delivered  by  che  lord  to  his  domeAicL  t$r» 
vanes. 

LIBE'RIA  [among  the  Itoaaiul  aieaft 
held  on  the  day  wherein  their  children  lai4 
alide  their  JuvemU  habit,  and  took  upo^ 
(hem  che  garment  called  Toga Ubiro*    t. 

LIBB'RTAS,  libeny,  freedom,  leave  | 
a  privilege  by  granc  or  prelcripclon  to  eo* 
joy  fome  rxtraordiotry  benefir.    L. 

LIBB'RTAS  [among  cheRpjiutt^]  chtt 
goddefs  of  Uherly,  who  had  a  temple  ac 
Roeir.  in  which  flie  was  wor (hipped  by 
che  JRomditi,  as  Ae  was alfo  b^  (he  Oraks^ 
under  (he  name  of  Eletdberiai  (he  wag 
reprefenced  in  che  form^of  a  vir^,  clo* 
ched  in  white,  holding  in  her  right  hand  ft 
fceptre,  and  in  her  left  a  hat|  with  a  cat 
before  her. 

LIBERTAS  Bcckfufiic4  [OU  11^.1 
church  libeny,  and  ecclefiaftical  immuoi* 
(iei.  This  ac  firft  was  no  more  than  cIm 
righc  ol  inveiliiurc  $  hue  in  proceft  of  tiai# 
it  grew  very  great,  and  under  ibme  weak 
governmears  extended  fo  far,  as  to  erempc 
the  perfons  and  poflefllons  of  ttie  dergf 
from  che  civil  power  and  Jorifdiftion. 

LIBBRTI'NB  [with  che  M/mmsJ  a  per- 
fon legally  fee  free  from  ftrvitudie. 

LIBIRTINE  [in  che  Cv// Lap]  a  per* 
fon  who  is  manumifed  and  fet  free  trom 
bondage,  ro  which  he  waaborn* 

LIBE'RTINISM,  the  ftace  of  hjni  chac 
of  a  Have  is  made  free. 

LIBERTINISM  [with  ^IvmsJ  fa  ft 
falfe  liberty  of  belief  and  maaoerr,  whic% 
will  have  no  other  dep eodcnoe  but  on  pftr* 
ticttlar  fancy  ftod  p'affion  i  a  Uvlii|ac  laigc» 
or  accortfiag  to  a  perfen's  lacliaatiort^ 
withoiK  regard  CO  tke  diviat  IftWf. 


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llttKTt  IBtrUs,  I*}  ft  beinc  fi9t 
0«fn  oh^iftation,  fervituWe  or  conftrainr* 

LIBBRTY  fof  Cmfcitnee]  a  right  or 
power  ot  making  profeflion  of  any  religi- 
on a  rn^ii  iincerelybelievei. 

IIBCRTY  f  bold  Tteas,  figmfles  co 
have  a  court  of  one's  own,  and  co  hold  n 
before  a  mayor  or  bailiflT,  ^c. 

LIBBKTY  [In  Etbicki'}  is  a  faculty  ot 
the  will,  by  which  all  requ'fices  of  anions 
beiag  given,  it  may  cbufe  one  or  more  out 
of  many  ohftStt  propos'd,  and  rt'fiOt  rhe 
reft :  Or,  i\  one  objrft  only  be  propofcd, 
it  may  admit  that,  or  not  admit  it }  m«y 
Jo^,  or  not  dotr. 

LIBERTY  fio  Spidking]  ft  free  or  eafy 
way  of  expreflton. 

tlSS^Tl  (f  the  Tongue  linJbrfenum' 
Jlnp]  if  a  void  fpace  left  in  the  midtlle  of 
Che  bity  to  give  place  to  the  tongue  of  a 
borfe,  made  by  the  bits  arching  in  the 
Middle,  and  rifiiif  towards  the  roof  nf  the 
nooth.  The  varioas  'orm  of  this  lihrty 
of  iheBif-  gives  name  to  rhe  bit. 

LIBI'DINOUSNESS  liitidmo/us,  JL] 
hiftfi'lneis. 

LIBITI'NA  lodibendo,  X.]  feme  fay 
was  Proferpina,  others  will  bave  her  to  be 
Vemtsi  the  iia^i  a  temple  inReMf,  inwh«ch 
the  funeral  pomp  was  Icept,  and  facrifices 
were  there  oflf«red  to  her  for  the  dead:  The 
Ibrnitore  for  the  funerals  was  laid  op  there, 
to  put  perfoiis  in  mind  of  mortality  :  She 
alfo  prefided  over  birth  as  well  as  death  -, 
the  btrrh  being  the  firft  llep  to  death. 

LI'BITUM       "I  at   your  pTeafurc    [in 

Jid  tynirUMf  Mtif  Boots}  fcumzy 
if  you  ple«fe.    L. 

IIBf.O'KG,  a  fort  of  herb. 

irBRA  [with  Jftron.l  one  of  the  n 
figntof  thexodiailc,  whofe  charaaeriiUck 

II'BRAL  flibraiis,  L]  of  or  pertaining 
•  te  a  pound  in  weight  or  coin. 

LIBRA'RIAN,  a  perCoo  who  looks  efter 
■  library. 

LIBR A'RII,  thofe  perfons  who  fubfrrb- 
cd  in  legible  and  beaucitui  charaAers,  what 
had  been  uritten  by  the  noiarii,  in  n  tes 
and  ahhreviacicns. 

II'BRARY   I  librarian   1.J  a  ftudy  or 
place  where  books  are   kept}    alfo  the 
iooks  themfelves    lodg'd  in  that  apart 
nent. 

IIBRA'pONcf/*f  MooH  ij'ftron.']  an 
tpparem  irregularity  or  trepidation  of  the 
mooHy  by  Which  Ae  feems  to  libra te  or 
fhake^ab-ut  her  own  ax's^  fometimcs  from 
£4^  to  IVefit  and  foir.etimes  00  the  con- 
trary. 

•  tl^^kno^  of  the  EdrtbXlJfirmt.yM 
-  Motion  of  L1BRATI0N  |  that  Moti- 
iilk  wUr6by  the  earth  is  fo  rewbed  tn  h% 


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orbit,  ai  the  a«sof  it  eontioties  conftaony 
parallel  to  the  axis  of  the  world. 

LICE.    S^tlxiufe. 

LICENCES  {itsTninwigl  are  the  liber- 
ties  which  the  ariift  taker  in  difpanfing 
with  the  rules  of  perfpedive,  and  the  o* 
Cher  laws  of  his  arc. 

Forties/  IICENCB,  it  a  liberty  which 
poets  cake  of  difpenfing  with  the  ordinary 
rules  of  grammar ;  which  licences  were 
anciently  greater  to  the  Greek  poets  than 
are  now  allow'd 

LICE'N  riATE  [licentiatui^  I.]  in  fo- 
reign countries*  omo  who  has  licence  and 
authority  ro  prafttie  in  any  art  or  faculty  •» 
as  a  batchelor  of  divinity,  civil  law  or 
p  yfick  s  slfo  a  barrifter  in  common  law. 

LICENTIATE,  with  us  is  eenerallf 
tiled  of  a  phyfician,  who  has  a  licence  to 
pradice  granted  him  by  the  college  or  bi- 
(bop  of  the  riocefc, 

LICE'NTIOUSNESS  [  licentiofus,  L.  J 
locfenefs, '  lewdnefs,  difcrderlinefs. 

LICH  tVa^e  £»(  lice,  Sax.  a  dead  corps, 
and  pacian.  Sax.  to  watch  J  the  cuftom  of 
watchiitg  the  dead  ey^y  night  till  they 
were  buried. 

irCHBK  a  fort  of  tetter  or  ring- 
worm; a^rougbnefs  and  tuinoor  «n  the 
akin,  that  itches  very  much,  and  difchar- 
ges  matter.    I. 

LICHEN  [with  BotanJ  the  herb  Li- 
verwort.   X. 

irCKORlSHNESS  loi' Uquor'ttia,  I.] 
aptnefs  co  lick,  take,  or  eat  tid  bitrj  or 
the  love  of  dainties,  ^c. 

LIE'  [in  French Htraldry]  is  ufed  te  ez^ 
prefs  the  firings  that  are  to  any  things 
whi(  b  the  EagVJh  exprefs  by  ft  ringed. 

To  LIE  under  the  Sea  [with  Mariner  si 
is  faid  of  a  Ihlp.  when  her  belm  being 
made  faft  a  lee,  Ae  lies  (o  a  hull,  that  the 
Tea  breaks  upon  ber  bow  or  broad  fide. 

LIEGE  Homage,  a  vafTal  was  obliged  to 
feive  his  lord  towards  all,  and  againft  all 
but  his  own  father. 

LIE'GANCYl  [///flure,  F.]  fuchadoty 

Li'GE ANCY  3  or  lealty  as  00  man  may 
owe  to  more  than  one  lords  and  there- 
lore  moft  commonly  takra  for  a  true  and 
faithful  obedience  of  a  fubjed  co  a  fove- 
reign  prince;  alfo  the  engagement  of  the 
fovereign  to  proted  his  fubjeds)  fome- 
times  it  is  ufed  to  fignify  the  dominion  or 
territory  of  the  liege  lord. 

LIEN  Terfonal  [in  Law}  ft  bond;  cove- 
nant or  contrad. 

LIEN  Real  [in  la»]  a  judgmenr,  fta- 
ture«  recoanizance.  }ffc,  which  oblige  and 
affed  the  Und. 

LIEN  [with  AMtouL]  the  f^n  or 
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IIBNTE'RICK  llienterkus,  L.1  ooe 
that  is  Tick  of  a  Hencery. 

LIEU  CO'NUS  [Old  I^]  a  cattle,  mi- 
Dour  or  ocher  ootonous  plice,  v^ell  koown 
by  chofe  wh'^  dwell  aboac  tu    F 

LIFE  [ntr.Dtfn.  lij:,  &x.] living, man- 
ner of.  Hviii;;  i  i<lio  liTeHnefs,  ^c.  die  du- 
ration of  an  fpals  being,  or  the  fp^ce  of 
cime  (hat  paiTes  between  cheir  birth  and 
death  i  alfo  the  conftitution,  or  the  prin* 
ciple  of  heat  and  motioo  chat  tnimaies 
bodies,  and  makes  them  perceive,  a&  and 
grow. 

LIFB,  a  hiHor^  or  relation  ot  whac  a 
nan  has  done  in  Mslife^time* 

Animal  LIFB,  7  the  life  of  living  cre«- 

Seafit'rot  LIFE,  |  tures,  cooiiftiog  in  the 
ezerctfe  ot  the  fen&s. 

Vegetdthfe  LIFE,  the  life  of  ciees  or 
planes,  or  chat  faculty  by  which  they 
grow. 

LIFELESS  [lijCleaf,  Sdx,  ]  without 
lilie,  deaV,  alfo  dull,  ftupid,  ^, 

LI'FELESNESS,  deadnefs,  dulkiefi,  ]<)rc. 

LI/FELIKINS,  a  kindot  oath,  as^z- 
afelikms^  upon  or  by  my  life. 

LI'FTING  [levms,  L.  levM^  F.]  raif- 
iogorheavlnfup. 

LI'OAmENTS  [iigmema^  L>']  chofe 
tbiqgs  chat  cte  or  bind  one  part  to  another. 

Ll'CATURES  [in  the  Greek  tongue  j 
charaAera  made  to  exprefs  two  or  more 
Greelt  leiters  together. 

LIGATURES  [wich  Jiir^row;] bandage, 
or  fil.'ecs  of  cloth  or  linnen,  for  binding  the 
arm  and  fadlitatii^  the  operation  of  bleed- 
ing* 

LIGATURE,  the  arc  tnd  manner  of 
dtfpofing  and  applying  bandages  for  rlofing 
wounds,  and  pertormi:-g  ocher  operations  in 
furRery. 

LIGATURE  Twiih  Sifii:\  Divines]  a 
total  fufpenfion  of  the  fuperior  faculties  or 
intelleAual  powers  of  the  foul. 

LIGATURE  [with  the  natiTesof  Mar- 
csffofy  SUmtf  &C.J  a  kind  of  bandage  or 
charm  for  curing  diieafes  i  alfo  a  chain  for 
binding  up  a  woman  to  a  man,  or  a  man  ro 
«  woman,  fo  as  ro  put  it  out  of  her  power 
to  have  to  do  with  any  other  man,  and  out 
of  the  power  of  the  man  co  have  to  do 
with  anv  ocher  woman,  he  being  thereby 
rcndred  impotent  co  all  other  women,  and 
all  other  men  imporent  co  that  woman. 
Some  of  their  phitofophert  preceid  that 
ihii  ligatwe  miy  be  cfFeffced  by  the  draw, 
ang  ot  a  knot,  the  tticking  of  a  knife  in  the 
wall,  or  the  (hutting  of  a  lock  at  the  time 
the  pr-'eft  it  joining  the  couple  together ; 
and  that  it  may  be  diflblved  by  the  fpoufea 
iU'tn?ngThro*ariog. 

LIGATURES  rwich  fWftfml  types 
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LIGE  [In  Horfes ]  a  diftemper/ being 
litt  e  bladders  or  puilutes  under  the  iipt. 

LIGHT  [leohlS, Sax,}  is  either  the  iea. 
ration  that  rifes  from  beholding  any  bright 
objj6^,  M  the  (un,  a  lamp,  ^,  called  pr'^  ^ 
mary  light ;  or  etfe  it  is  the  cauTe  of  ihac 
renfjcion,  at  ic  is  *n  aftlon  pr  property  of 
that  luminous  or  light  body.  ^ 

LIGHT  [Uvis,  L.]  noc  heavy  t  alip 
9uick,  m'mbles  alfo  trilling. 

LIGHT  [with  4ftfol.2  «  planet  it  fatd 
to  be  light,  i.  e,  nimble,  compared  witii 
thofe  chat  move  Qower. 

To  LIGHT  [of  alihran,  Saz.']  co  fall 
or  fecde  upon,  at  a  bird  upon  a  tree,  ^« 
alfo  to  meet  by  chance,  to  happen. 

UGHT  uptmtke  Hand  [in  Htrfimaajhip'] 
is  faid  of  a  horfo  that  has  a  good  traAabte 
mouthy  and  does  noc  rett  coo  heavy  upon 
rhe  bit. 

LIGHT  Bellied  [fpokeo  of  a  Her/^]  h 
one  that  has  flat,  narrow  and  comrafted 
fides,  which,  make  his  flank  turn  up,  like 
ihat  of  agrey.liound. 

Secondary  LIGHT,  a  certain  aftton  of 
the  luminous  body  on  the  medium  betwectt 
chat  and  che  eye  by  meant  whereof  ooo  it 
fuppofed  to  aft  on  the  ocher. 

LIGHT  [bvyoflir  ]  is  underttood  to  mean 
chat  adion  of  the  Medium^  chat  it  inter.^ 
pofed  between  us  and  che  iwnijMU  objed  ; 
but  others  underftand  ic  of  that  crain  of 
rays,  which  coming  forth  from  thence  per« 
vides  the  Medium  before  ic  can  come  to  af> 
left  the  eyes. 

To  LrGHTENtf  Bnfe  f  in  iiorfemam-^ 
/hipl  is  to  make  a  horfe  lighx  in  the  fore, 
hand,  i.  «.  to  make  him  freer  and  lighter 
in  the  fore  hand  than  behind. 

To  LIGHTEN  [of  leohlff,  &r.]  c* 
render  of  lefs  weight. 

Ll'GHTBNlNO  [  H^n^,  Jkx.  ]  • 
flaflitng  of  light  or  fire  out  of  tne  clouds. 

LI'GHTNESS  llevitas^  L-  liht?»n)5.ief- 
Jtj  Sax.]  the  want  of  weighc.  wbicu  caut 
(es  the  hatting  of  a  body  U9wards,  by  reafoB 
of  its  rarity  and  fpirituality,  }ffc, 

LIGHTNESS  [  of  leoh^ne  rfo*  Sax.  ] 
the  oppciice  of  darkncfa. 

UGHTS  \ in  Ships  <f  IVar]  are  of  nft 
by  way  of  dittipftion.  The  jtdmiral  of  ft 
lieet  carries  )  lighrs  on  che  poop  and  one  on 
the  main- tops  the  Vice  Jdmirai  carries  x 
on  his  poop  and  one  on  his  main-cop  s  the 
Rear  Admiral  cmx  tics  i  on  his  poop  and  i 
on  his  main-cop.  The  Vice  Adnural  of  eack 
particular  fquadron  carries  only  %  on  hia 
poopt  hue  none  on  his  main- cop  s  the  tUar 
Admiral  of  each  fquadron  carries  only  i  on 
his  poop.  When  the  w.hoie  fleec  carry  cheir 
lights,  che  Rear  Admiral  carries  i  lighn 
the  one  hoifted  a  yard  at>ove  the  other  on 
the  eoGgn  ftaff  ^  and  if  ic  be  foal  weather 


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Wkl  iltrlr  nightt  evorv  ibip  curies  a  U|bri 

LIOHTS  I'inJrchittBure}  the  opening 
of  doors,  windows,  and  orher  pltcel 
|h rough  which  the  light  hts  ptflage. 

LIGHTS  [in  ratnth^]  tbole  parrs  of  a 
^iece  chac  are  iDuminod,  or  chat  lie  open 
or  expofed  to  the  lammir/,  by  wh'ch  the 
yiete  it  fuppofed  co  be  enlighcened,  and 
which,  for  chat  reafoa,  are  painted  in  lighr^ 
livid  colours. 

LIONA'GIUM  TOid  Xfc.l  the  right  of 
ratting  fuel  In  woods  i  alfo  a  tribute  or  p«y< 
ment  due  for  the  fame. 

LlONfi'SC&NT[of|ii;mfli,  £.  Wood] 
trowing  wooden,  becoming  wood^ 

LI'OURB  [fo  called  from  itslikenefs  ro 
MJi»iM  ember  j  a  precious  ftone,  menti- 
oned Kxodus  vrtiu  19. 

LIOU'STICUM  [  fn  0<rtMy  ]  the  herb 
Jjmme  of  ho^bardt.    L. 

LIOU'STRUM  (with  Bournes;}  priver, 
prlck>cimber  or  prime* privec ;  alfo  the 
plant  White  withy  or  with-bind. 

To  LIKBK»  to  malte  likej  alfo  to  com< 
Mre  with  or  to. 

irKBNBSS  f  Jcllcnejrjre,  Sax  ]  re 
ftnblance. 

To  LI  KB  [of  ^Itcan  or  licean»  Sax  J] 
to  approve  of. 

LI'KBLIKESS,  worthinefs  to  be  liked, 
comelinefss  alfo  probability. 

tIKBLIHOOD  [of  ]gelic.heoJCab,S0jr.] 

LIKB  i^antitiet  [in  A^draJ  are  fuch 
ts  areexpreiTed  by  the  fame  letters  equally 
repeated  in  each  quamiry,  chns,  1^  and 
t  i.  and  ^^  and  6i^y  are  like  quantities. 
Sot  a  ^^ana  ^  are  unlike  qi^anticies. 

LIKE  Signs  [in  Algebrajtn  when  both 
tre  affirmative  or  boch  negative,  ihns 
itf  i  and  ^  tf  have  like  bgns,  but  m^ 
*gx  tf_and  — «-  a  ^Jiave  unlike. 

LILIA'CBOUSTlrlf^KMii,  X.1  of,  per- 
taining to  or  like  lilies,  of  the  lily  kind. 

Ll'ClTH  rn^*7^7.  I^ob.  of  •717 
Bight,  Bik^  "^  J^*  have  a  notion  chat 
Ihe  was  MmC^  firA  wife*  ^d  by  pronoun* 
dug  the  name  of  God  flew  away  iato  the 
air.  This  IjGih  they  imagine  to  be  a 
fpeftre,  that  kills  or  carries  awty  young 
^ildren  in  the  night  j  and  therefore,  as  a 
chtrdl  againft  her,  ic  is  a  cuftom  to  throw 
into  the  fbur  corners  of  a  chamber,  where 
•  Jewish  woiraa  Uesin,  a  paper  wirh  ihefe 

wordsin  it.  Trri  vx\  r\\n\  C3i«, 

}0C.  f .  ^.  Aim  and  £ve,  lOtth^  get  thee 
out. 

LI'LIUM,  the  lily,  a  flower  w^II 
known.    X« 

LILIUMOMWtfllifMi  [wichi^rtfl.]  lily 
•f  the  vallies- 

'    To  LIMB  [of  Iim,  &U.]  to  pull  limb 
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Ai  Ll^MBO,  in  prifon.    £. 

II'mBUS  LwichjMixrihem]  the  limb  or 
ticmoft  edge  of  an  aftrolabe,  or  other  oia- 
tbemactcal  inilrumenr.     I. 

IIMBUS  Vatnan  [is  fo  called,  becaufe  ic 
ii  Umbus  htferamMj  the  edge,  brink  or 
border  of  HeiL 

LIMBUS  Fatnm  [according  to  the  no- 
tion of  the  JtMMn  Catbfiicks}  che  place; 
where  the  deceaf'ed  patriarchs  refided  till 
the  comity  of  our  Saviour » and  alfo  the  place 
where  our  Saviour  continued,  from  the 
time  of  his  death  to  his  refurreftion  s  and 
where  the  fouls  of  infants  who  die  wiihoui 
b^ptifffl  are  received  i  who  have  not  do- 
ferved  hell,  as  dying  in  innoreoce }  nor  are 
iit  for  heaven,  becaufe  of  the  imputatioo 
of  original  fin. 

LTME  Trie  [with  Batm-}  a  tree  beat- 
ing fweei  flowers  i  the  linden  Or  teyl-cree. 

LIMTNTIUS  [of  liaKR,  L.  a  threibold] 
the  God  of  chrefliolds  among  the  Romanj, 

Ll'MlTARY  [of /imiTi,  I.]  belonging 
to  che  limits  or  bounds. 

LIMITS  of  a  Tlmiit  {j^on."]  the  great- 
eft  excurGon  or  diftancetrom  the  ecliptick. 

LIMNI ADES,  the  nymphs  of  the  lakes. 

LIMO'NIA  [Xfi/u«Vi<t,  Gr.j  the  ane- 
mony,  emeny  or  wind-flower.    1. 

LIMONIA  mala  [with  BotM.1  lemona 
or  limons^    £• 

LIMONIA'TES  [  Xtf/iMriA'Taf,  Qt.'i  a 
precious  itone,  the  emerald. 

LIMO'NIUU  l\HiJmu%uGr^^  the  herb 
winter-green  or  wild  beets,  fea-lavender, 
water-plantain.    £. 

LI'MOUS  {Ufmfusi  1-1  toll  of  mud. 

LI'MPNESS,  limbemefs. 

LI'MPITUDB  llimpitudo^  I]  cleafnefi, 
p^renefs. 

LINA'NGINA  [  with  BoUn.  ]  dodder 
or  withy-wind.    £• 

LINA'RIA  [with  BoMs.]  the  herb  toad- 
flax.    1. 

LINA'RIUM,  a  flax  plat,  whare  flax  is 
fown.    1- 

LlNBS  [in  MUliurj  Art]  flgnify  the  po- 
fturepf  an  army  drawn  up  for  battle  \  the 
front  being  extended  as  iar  as  the  ground 
will  allow,  to  prevent  its  being  flanked. 
Theie  lines  are  t.  the  van;  a.  the  main 
body  I  3.  the  rear. 

LINE  o/t^e  tsf  %6gies  [  Mrtm^J  a 
right  line,  fuppofed  to  oe  drawn  thro*  tho 
centre  of  the  earth  and  the  real  place  of  tl « 
fun. 

EqmnoBial  LINB  [in  DidUmi]  is  tbo 
common  place,  where  the  equinoiftial  and 
the  plaitt  of  the  dial  do  mutually  iamsMt 
one  another. 

Onan  LlNBS  [Z>itf</.]  are  the  common 
interfeaiOBS  of  the  hour  circkf  of  (he 
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Horhcontal  LIME  [DidUJ]  is  t  cofflmon 
'ncerfeaioa  of  chc  horlton,  and  che  dial 
pltne. 

Sidfiitar  LINE  fD/^/]  »  (bat  line  on 
which  Che  ftile  of  the  dial  is  ereded,  and 
xeprefems  Aich  ao  hourcTcle,  as  is  perpen- 
'dicQlar  to  the  plade  of  the  dial. 

LINE  [in  fbrtification'j  i$  what  is  drawn 
from  one  point  to  another,  in  making  a  j»lao 
on  paper.  On  che  ground  in  the  field*  ic  i$ 
ibmetimes  taken  for  ft  crencb  wicb  a  para- 
pet i  at  other  times,  for  a  row  of  bags  of 
earth  or  gabions  fee  in  a  line  to  cover  the 
men  from  the  fire  of  the  enemv. 

LINE  [inftncii^]  is  chacdireftly  oppo- 
fite  to  the  adverfiry,  wherein  che  flioulders, 
the  right  arm  and  the  fword  ihonld  always 
kt  found,  and  wherein  alfo  che  %  feec  are 
CO  be  placed,  at  a  foot  and  an  half  diftance 
from  each  other  i  and  in- this  pofition  he  is 
laid  CO  be  in  line. 

LINE  ofDhreB'm  [io  rMiofopbyJ  h 
that  aooordhig  to  which  a  bodyenideavonrs 
CO  move, 

LINE  cfGrawtathn  of  an  heavy  body 
iPbihf,}  a  line  drawn  thro'  its  center  of 
gravity,  and  aaording  to  which  it  tends 
downwards. 

LINE  ofMeafuret  litt Geometry']  that 
line  in  which  tho  diameter  of  any  circle  to 
be  projeaed  does  fall. 

LINBA  Mha  [in  jtuttomft  a  concourfe 
of  ceodona  of  the  oblique  muiclcs  of  the 
lower  belly,  which  meet  on  both  fides, 
and  Co  form  a  kind  of  coac  that  edvers  che 
belly,  as  it  they  war*  all  bo(  one  ten- 
don.   £. 

LINBA  ceiifrimi  defeet^ut  iMathemat'] 
cbac  curve  which  a/bodv  would  defer  I  be  in 
its  delbenc,  if  ic  moved  wick  che  fwifteft 
SDOtfon  poilible. 

LI'NEAGB  [//juy#)  P.]  race,  ftock, 
pedigree. 

LlOaSAL  [lf«Mfr/,  X.]  of  or  pertain- 
ing to  a  line,  that  is  or  goes  in  a  right 
line. 

LI'NBAMBNTS  lUnedmenta,  L  ]  fine 
ftrokes  or  lines  obferved  in  the  face,  and 
forming  the  delicacy  thereof ;  or  chat  which 
pniieiTta  che  refemblaoce  and  occafions  the 
relation  of  likenefa  or  unlikenefs  to  any  o- 
tber  face»  or  che  features  or  proportion  ot 
che  face*  drawn  out  as  it  were  in  lines. 

LI'NOUA,  the  tongues  alfo  a  language 
or  fpaadi.    X« 

LINGUA'CIOUS  [teMx,  1.  J  long. 
tOAgued,  blabbing,  talkative. 
■    LINCUA'CIOUSNESS  1    rtllrar?,f,.,^r. 

•  L[NGOLACA[wichdfoM»4^]  the  herb 
adders  or  ferpent's  congue.    £. 

LINOOOmY  [/S^n^iiM,  Z.}  calka- 
tiveoeft. 


LI 

I     To  LINK  [  prob.  of  //^o,  t.  to  bind  ] 
to  jolA  ot  tie  cogecher. 

LINO'SITY  ItinnfitiU,  I.]  fulneis  of, 
or  abounding  with  flax. 

LlN0'STKOPHdN[M»«r/»#«>,  Gr,2 
che  herb  hoar- hound. 

LINOZ-O'STES  [  Kt9o(mTiS,  Gr,  ]  ch« 
herb  mercury. 

LINT  [  of  linen.  Sax.  or  Irn^imi,  X.  ] 
fine  Ui>nen  fcraped  to  a  fore  of  tow. 

LI'NTBR  [in  Anatomy]  the  inner  iimo£ 
the  ear,  che  iame  as  Scapba.    X. 

LINUM  Catbanicum  [in  PbarmacyJ 
mountain  Aix,  a  powerful  detergent. 

LINUM  incomifi^ibile  [  r.  e.  flax  cbac 
will  not  be  confunied  by  burning]  a  mine-> 
ral  fubftance  of  a  whitiOi  filver  colour  and 
of  a  wooly  texture  i  confining  of  fmall 
threads  or  longitudinal  fibres,  endued  with 
that  admirable  property  of  refiAing  fire,  and 
remaining  unconfumed  in  the  moft inenltt 
heat.  It  is  called  alfo  Jmiantbus  and  Afbef- 
tos.    Which  fee. 

H'pN  [  lee,  X.  M<iJ».  Gr.  ]  che  moft 
courageous  and  generous  o(  all  wild  beafts;. 
the  emblem  of  ftrength  and  valour. 

A  XrcMi  being  looked  upon  as  the  king  of 
beads,  is  efleemedche  moft  magnanimous^ 
the  moft  generous,  che  mofk  bold,  and  ch9 
moil  fierce  of  all  four-fooced  beafU  i  and 
cherefore  has  been  chofen  by  heralds,  co  re^^ 
prefenc  the  grejiteil  heroes,  who  hav» 
been  endued  with  cbefe  qualities. 

The  lioH  [  EmbUmaucaUy  ]  is  nfed  C9 
reprefenc  vigilancy  s  fome  being  of  opinion,' 
chat  he  never  fleeps.  And  he  aub  repreftocs 
command  and  monarchical  dominion:  and 
iro  the  magnAoimicy  of  majefty,  at  one* 
exercifinaawe  and  clemency,  fubduing  choTs 
chat  cefitt,  and  fpariog  thoie  cbac  fubmic, 

LION  [in  Blazonry]  in  blaiooins  a  lioo«' 
their  cceth  and  talons  muft  always  be  men-' 
tinned,  they  being  their  only  armour,  and 
«re  in  coac  armour  for  che  mod  part  madci 
of  a  different  colour  from  the  body  of  m 
beaft  ;  and  therefore  fpeaking  of  theic. 
teeth  and  taloos,  you  mufl  fay  they  are  axin-\ 
ed  fo  and  fo. 

A  LION  [Bierogiypbically]  wiping  ouc 
with  his  tail  tbe  impredlons  of  his  feet, 
was  a  reprefencaiion  of  tbo  great  Creator^ 
covering  over  che  nfarks  of  his  divinity  by 
the  worjcs  of  nature,  and  hiding  his  imme- 
diate power,  by  che  vlfiUe  agency  of  inte- 
riour  beings. 

HONCE'L  [with  Ueraldsl  a  fmaU  If^ 
on ;  fo  called,  co  diftingutfh  it  from  od6 
thac  is  full  grown  s  for  chere  may  be  ieve« 
ral  lions  io  a  coat,  or  an  ordinary,  and  flill 
be  of  cbeix  full  fi&e  \  but  the  Uoacel  i%  ex- 
prefs'd  cobe  buc  aliide  lion. 

LIONNB'  {InFrmcbBerdldty]  fignifies 

raa^anti  wb«a  they  (peak  W  a  leopftd  xtL 

M  m  la  ,  chaf 


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LI 

that  pofturci  which  they  fajr  Is  peculiar  eo 
ihe  lioo. 

LIQUABI'LITY     1   captbleoeft  of  be- 
II'QUABLENESSI    ing  melted. 

LIQUATION         1   [  with  Apotheca- 

IK^UEFA'CTIONJ  ties]  an  operati- 
on, bv  which  a  lolid  body  is  reduced  into  a 
liquid  i  or  the  a&ton  of  fite  or  heac  on  fir, 
fufible  bodicSy  which  puis  their  parts  into 
aiocton. 

irQUEPlED  [tiauefaaus,  1.]  melted. 

LIQUE'SCENT  (ti^Jcent,  1.]  melt 
iog.  confuming. 

LIQUB'SCENTNESS  [of  If^ycfMi,  I.] 
aptnefe  to  ntelc. 

LI'QUID  i^^i  md  Veks,  are  fuch  as 
are  not  really  exifUng  ;  bot  fuch  as  there 
can  be  no  dtfpute  abour. 

Ll'QUlDNBSS  [of  tiqmdw^  1«]  liquid 
Quality;  the  property  ot  Aoidity  or  quali- 
ry  of  wettiog  other  bodies  immerged  in 
it. 

LI'OyiDS  [IrfMiiLr  Iker^t,^  pi  ihfuefjo^ 
X.  CO  melt  or  ditlblve  }  Leturs  Li^md^ 
with  Grdmmariansj  are  fo  called,  not  be- 
caule  they  are  never  folid,  bucbecattie  they 
are  fonoetinnes  Tquefied  and  diflblved  fo 
their  founds  5  they  are  !«  m>  »,  r« 

LIQUIDS  [with  rhlcfopkert]  fuch  bo- 
dies which  have  all  the  propertfea  of  Bsidi- 
cy  $  the  fn\all  parts  of  which  are  To  Sgured 
and  di(pofedy  that  they  ftick  to  the  mrface 
of  Tuch  bodies  as  are  dipt  in  them ;  which 
ia  tifially  called  wetting. 

LrQUIDATBD  [li^uidMut,  £.]  made 
moift  or  clear  i  alio  fpokeo  of  bills  made 
current  or  payable  i  p«y*d  ofF,  cleared. 

LIQUIDATION,  an  sfcertainment  of 
fome  dubious  or  diCputable  fum  s  or  of  the 
refpedtre  pretenfions  which  A  perfons  may 
have  to  the  fame  liquid  or  clear  fam. 

LIQUIDATION  [  in  Trade}  the  order 
and  method  which  a  trader  eotfoaTOurs  to 
eAablifh  in  hit  affairs. 

LIQUIRITIA  fwiih  Botdnifts}  a  plant 
called  liouot i A  or  licorifli.     L. 

LISIE^RB  [in  FonificaUonj  the  fame  as 
Berme  or  PcrelMd* 

To  LIST,  to  enter  foldiers ;  alfo  to  en- 
oer  bis  name  as  a  foldier. 

LI'STLESNBSS  [  qa.  InfilefaefiJ  want 
of  will  or  inclination. 

Ll'STED  [of  le%  or  kfiere,  F.]  having, 
or  being  made  ol,  or  rafembling  the  lift  ot 
doth,     ^'ilton, 

Ll'STBNIiMG  fblyytJinj  Stix.J  U  (dd 
to  be  perfonned  by  extending  or  bracing 
the  tympanum  of  the  ear,  which  puts  it 
itiro  fuch  a  condition,  as  that  it  wiN  be  nMDe 
effe&ed  by  any  tremuloos  motion  of  tJie  ex< 
rernilair. 


L  I 

LITANY  [of  Mt*hU,  Gr.}  a  general 
fupplication  or  prayer »  fung  or  faid  in 
churches ;  efpecaai  y  one  in  the  common 
prayer  book  of  che  church  of  EmgUndt  ap. 
pointed  to  be  faid  or  iung  on  certain  4%f§. 

LITANY  lUtsmd,  L.  of  X/rW,  Gr. 
prayers]  arefupplicationsand  publick  pray- 
ers»  uTed  in  a  lolemo  manner,  to  invoke 
God  and  the  faints  for  mer*^  -,  ufed  in  pro- 
ceflions  ia  popifb  countries*  on  Cnrpiu 
Ckrifii  day )  and  in  feveral  countries  and 
towns  On  various  days. 

LITJE  (XiTui,  Or-  prayers]  thedangb- 
^n  of  yupttefy  or  mediators  betwixt  Gods 
and  men,  for  obtaining  what  was  defired 
eiilier  ok  Gods  or  mens  they  vm  repre» 
ftnced  iame*  wrinkled^  and  iquini-eyed  ; 
which  is  meant  of  prayers }  lame,  as  noc 
immediatelyg  ranted ;  iquint<^yed,  u  look* 
ing  to  by>ends ;  and  wrinkled,  as  requir- 
ing labour  and  afliduity. 

UTBRALNBSS  [  of  liuralis,  L.  J  di« 
being  according  to  the  letter. 

LrTHANTURAX  [of  >Jb&'  and  iTr- 
3/*{,  Gr  ]  ftony  coat,  a  kind  of  jeac, 
pii-coalor/ea<oaL 

LiTHBNfiSS  [li^oejrjre,  Smx.J  fup. 
pleneTs,  Umbetnea. 

LITUllO'NTfiS  [M^i^irrar,  Gr.}  aa 
ordinary  carbuncle. 

A  LITHO'GLYPHBR  [\i^oyKj^&*  o{ 
>d^^  aod  ykdfm  so  carve  or  engrave.  Or.  j 
a  ftooe«cQtreff  or  mafon* 

LITHOI'DES  [xi^sM/ir,  Gr.}  the  bone 
of  the  temples,  which  in  the  epper  part, 
toward  the  iagittal  future,  is  equally  dr- 
nimferibed  wtth  the  iJoalyagglutimtttons  $ 
but  behind  witk  the  pans  or  additiooa 
of  the  fntare  iembdoides  and  the  fixth 
Team,  which  fevereth  the  lower  parts  there* 
of  from  tlte  Spbenoidt*^  aiU  the  fore  pirc 
from  the  upper  jaw. 

LITHO^ABON  [  of  90$^  a  ftone, 
and  Xa/8s<v  to  take  hold  of  ]  ao  inftrumeoc 
for  extra£btng  the  ftone  out  of  the  bladder* 

LlTHOMANCY  [X<^(yMrTa^«  of  xi- 
3^  and  /u«rrajet,  Or*  divination]  was  a 
fort  of  divination  performed  hf  e  precious 
ftone  called  Stderkes^  which  liMy  walked 
in  rpring  water  in  the  night  by  ca&dleiight } 
the  perion  that  cooiuited  it,  was  te  be  pa. 
rified  irom  ail  aMnner  of  pollution,  and  to 


have  his  face  cohered  i  this  beiqg  done,  he 
repeated  divers  prayers,  and  placed  certain 
chaxaders  ia  ao  impointed  order*  ai^  (hen 
the  ftone  moved  of  tt  ielf,  aad  in  a  folt  gea* 
tie  murmur,  or  (u  fiiaie  #9)  in  a  voice 
like  that  of  a  child,  returaed  aaanfwer; 

LITHO'KTRIWN  [of  \i^Q-  a  ftooe, 
aod  T^i/Sai  to  wear,  Gr."]  a  coafe&ioa  oj 
the  apothecaricip^  /o   called,  bocaafe  h 


fo  ektitrthe  LISTS  [of  tfcr ,  F.  t  liftj  I  breaks  afidcxpeircbe  ftona, 
h'  to  engage  in  a  fight  Qr  dispute*      *  | 


LITUO'^ 

byGoogL 


LITHOSPHT'TiEl^f  Xi3-^  a  ftone^and 
.  ^To»,  Gr,  a  plancj  ftony  plann^  fuch  ai 
coral,  tore 

LrTHCySPBRMON  lKt^09^in(/A$f  of\i- 
d-^,  and  9-riffAA  feed,  f .  d.  ttony  feed, 
Gr.]  Che  herb  ttone-crop,  gromweU,  or 
graycnill.    1. 

LITHO'STROTA  [Xi^«rp»T*  of  xi- 
'd^  and  ^folftv/Ai,  Gr.  co  pave]  aftone 
pavemenc  of  Mojaick  work,  fuch  as  the 
aocieots  made  ot  fins  pieces  of  marble  and 
ocher  ftones,  curioufly  joined  togethert 
and  a9  ic  wert  in  che  cement,  reprefenting 
different  fi(>ures  by  the  variety  of  their 
colours  and  difpofitions. 

LITHOTOMI'A  f  Xi^^td/u**  of  xi^Q' 
snd  tifAfm  CO  cut,  Cr.']  a  quarry  of  ftones  i 
alfo  a  mafon's  work-houfe. 

LITI'GIOUSNESS  [of  llughfus,  L.J 
contenrioufnefs,  delight  in  law-fuics. 

LlTO'RAL  Shells  [with  NdturaWs] 
fuch  fea  (hells  which  are  always  foand  near 
the  ihore,  and  never  far  off  in  the  deep. 

IITOTES  f among  Rbefricians}  a  6- 
gure,  when  lefs  is  fpoken  than  is  intended, 
2^  2t,  J  do  not  defJHfit  inftead  of  1  take 
delight  in.  Icanmt  fmfe  you,  which  im- 
plies, I  have  juft  grounds  co  dilpraife.  / 
caanoi  pna/e  you  enough,  I  fhall  never  be 
ab'e  ro  make  you  amends. 

To  LITTER  [of  litiere,  F.J  to  fpread 
ftiaw  tor  beads  co  lie  down  on  s  alfo  co 
throw  things  about  an  houfe. 

LITUITS  Skin  [in  Heraidry]  chat  fur 
which  confids  of  one  colour  alone,  is 
white,  and  in  doubling  is  taken  for  this 

LI'TTLB  riiteU  Sax.J  fmall. 

LITURGY  C  iiturgia,  L.  of  Xmtv^/a 
of  XtiTa^c7r,  Gr»  to  perform  apublickfer- 
vice]  a  general  word  for  all  manner  of  ce- 
remonies belonging  co  divine  fervices 
^irtch  the  Romanifit  che  Mafi :  wich  us  the 
Ccmmon  Prafer. 

Liturgies  are  difierenc,  according  to  che 
differenc  nacions  and  religions  in  che 
-world. 

IlTUqS  [with  Medalifls]  •  flaff  ufed 
by  augurs  in  form  of  a  crofier* 

To  II VB  [^Sta  Term]  is  to  endure  the 
£ea. 

U'VBUNHSS  [liJCelicnejrjre,  JUx.]  vi- 
▼acioufneis,  \gc, 

LIVB-lMJe,  an  herb. 

LI'VELIHOOD  [of  lf/;e  and  hca/ob. 
Sax-  the  head!  a  way  of  living. 

To /land  tft  ll^BRY,  is  to  be  kept  at 
livery  ftables. 

LlVBRTJiD  Z>r^j  is  when  che  fhj^ 
takes  che  nog  of  che  doort  or  a  twig,  or 
e  tarf  of  laud,  and  delivers  it  to  the  Kof- 
Jetf  b  the  name  of  the  Seixin  of  che  land. 

^IV£RY  [vk  JUopJ  is  whea  the  Bofir 


LQ 

fays  co  che  Fliofee^  being  in  the  view  of  c/ie 
houfe  or  land,  I  give  yu  yonder  houfe  and 
land  to  you  and  to  your  heirs ^  and  ther» 
fore  enter  into  the  fame,  and  take  po0effign 
of  it  accordrngh, 

LI'VIDNESS  [of  lividus,  X.]  black  and 
bluenefs. 

II'VOR  l^UhSurgeottsJ  a  kind  of  lea- 
den or  dead  hlufli  colour  in  any  part  of  the 
body,  caiffed  by  a  ftroke  or  blow.     I. 

Ll'VRE,  an  imaginary  FtaKb  coin  of" 
cwo  kinds,  of  Tbamois  and  Paris.  Tne 
Hvre  Toumois  contains  lofols  Tournois,  and 
each  Sol  1%  deniers  Toumois  i  the  livre 
Parifis  is  ao  fols  Parifis,  each  fol  Parifis 
worth  II  deniers  Parijis,  and  each  fol  Pa- 
rifis  worth  15  deniets  Toumois- 

LlxrviATE  Saks  fwiih  Cbymiftsl  the 
fixed  falls  of  plants,  drawn  by  calcining 
the  plane,  and  then  making  a  lye  of  afbes 
and  water. 

LIXl'VIATED  [of  lixivium,  X..]  pcr- 
caining  tOf  or  proceeding  from  lye. 
^  LIIARD  (lizarde,  F.  lacerta,  1.]  « 
liccle  creepingcreatore,  of  a  green  colour, 
much  like  an  ever,  but  larger,  very  com- 
mon in  Jtaljf  and  other  hot  couniries. 

LOA'DSTONE  [  prob.  ot  la:ban  to 
lead,  and J(1p4n,  Sax.  a  ftone,  ^.  d.  lead- 
iDg.ftoneJ  is  d^ed  out  of  iion  mines  | 
che  virtues  of  it  are, 

1.  That  when  it  is  in  a  free  pofiiSon, 
wixhouc  any  thiug  to  hinder  it,  ic  will  di- 
re6b  itfelf  co  the  poles  of  che  world. 

2.  Ic  will  draw  another  loadftone  co  ic- 
ftif,  and  fomecimes  alfo  will  repel  it. 

3.  By  being  louchM  with  iron, it  commu- 
nicates to  it  not  only  the  virtue,  which  it- 
felf has  of  pointing  to  the  poles  of  the 
world,  but  alfo  chat  virtue  by  which  Ic  at- 
tra^  iron>  fo  that  ten  or  a  dozen  needles, 
or  as  many  buckles,  may  be  made  co  hang 
cogecher  like  a  chain. 

A  loadAone  being  made  thoroughly  hoc 
in  the  fire,  lofes  ics  attra^ve  virtue. 

Some  auchois  write,  that  by  the  help  of 
the  magnet  or  loadftone,  perfons  may  com. 
municace  their  minds  co  a  friend  at  a  great 
diftance  ;  as  fuppofe  one  co  be  at  London, 
and  che  other  at  Paris,  if  each  of  them 
have  a  circular  alphabet,  like  the  dial-plate 
of  a  clock,  and  a  needle  touched  with  one 
magnet,  then  at  the  fame  time  that  the 
needle  at  London  was  moved,  that  at  Paris 
wou'd  move  in  like  manner,  provided  each 
party  had  fecret  notes  lor  dividing  words, 
an:i  the  obfervacion  was  nude  at  a  fet  hoiir, 
eiclier  of  the  day  or  of  the  night ;  and 
when  one  party  would  inform  the  other  of 
any  matter,  he  is  to  move  the  needle  co 
thofe  letters  that  will  form  the  words,  that 
will  declare  what  he  would  have  the  other 
know,  and  the  ocher  needle  will  move  ia 
M  m  m  »  the 

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LO 

d^  fame  minoer.  Thti  miy  be  done  reci- 
procally. 

LOA'MINESS,  fvlnefs  of  loam,  or  loa- 
my nature. 

LO'AMY,  of  thepature  of  loam. 

LOBES  fXdyfiai,  Gf.J  the  fcvcral  divi- 
fioDS  ot  thelun;;*,  ^iver,  ^ffc.  alfo  che  tip 
of  che  ear,  which  is  moie  fac  aad  flciby 
than  any  p«rt  of  it. 

LOBES  [with  Botan.']  the  dtvifion  of 
thebulk  ofleeds,  which  ufi^ally  condlh  of 
two  partt,  as  is  plainly  feen  in  beans,  peas, 

LO'BSTER  [loppcytjie.  Sax."]  a  fifli 
well  known. 

LOBSTERS  IHieroglypbicaliy]  two  lob- 
|lerf,  fighting  one  with  another,  reprefen- 
ted  fedicion  in  a  common-weiUh :  and  be- 
caufe  land-lobflers  arefaid  to  be  grcac  ene- 
mies to  fnakes  andferpents,  therefore  the 
S^tiaas  put  them  to  fignify  a  man  of  rem- 
perance^whofopprefles  his  lulls  and  wicked 
ailerons,  that  are  molt  dangerous  ferpenit 
to  the  fou!. 

LO'BULB  [AnatJ^  a  little  lobe. 

LOBULI  adipcfi  jjuAnat  ]  cfcrtain  blad- 
ders of  fac  about  the  skini  and  in  che  fpaces 
between  the  mufcles.    L. 

LO'BUS  auris  \Aiutt>]  the  lower  part 
or  tip  of  che  ear. 

LO'CAL  TrobUm  fwith  Mdtbemat,}  is 
fuch  an  one  as  is  capable  of  an  infinite  num- 
her  of  ditferenc  roluciooi,  as  where  the 
point  whichistofolve  the  problem  may  be 
aodifferently  taken  within  a  certain  extent, 
i.e.  anywhere,  in  fuch  a  line,  or  within 
ifoch  a  pl&ne  or  figure,  Iffe.  which  is  ter- 
med a  geometrical  locBf,  and  the  problem 
as  faid  to  be  a  local  or  indeterminate  one. 

LOC^L  Cuflomst  are  chofe  peculiar  to 
Ibme  lordftip  or  other  diflri^,  aod  not 
agreeable  to  che  general  cuftoms  of  the 
country. 
'     LOCA'LITY  1  the  being  of  a  thing  in 

XO'CALNESSf  a  place. 

LO'CHE  Sanum  [with  ApotJpJ]  a  par. 
ticular  fort  of  ImSiu,  good  for  the  lungs. 

LO^C^RAM,  a  coarfe  fore  of  linen 
doth. 

LO'CKRON,  a  fort  of  flower,  called 
alfo  locker  Goitfons, 

LOCKS  [forHoryfil  are  pieces  of  lea- 
ther  aboii:  the  breadth  of  iw6  fingers, 
turned  round  and  (tuffed  on  the  infide,  to 
prevent  their  hunine  the  pafterns,  about 
Vrhich  they  are  c]«pp*d. 

LOCULAME'NTUM,  ^n  apartment;  a 
box  or  drawer  to  put  any  thing  in.    £. 

LO'CUS   a  place:    1. 

XOCUS  Frimar'ms^  i.  r.  the  primary 
place  [with  Fhilof.]  is  that  part  of  the 
abfolute  aod  imm'oTeablefpace  of  extended 
cffKicy  to  r9(ci?e  tU  h^di^s^  wbicb  f 


L  o 

particular  individual  body  takes  op. 

LOCUS  SecundariuSf  i.  e.  the  fecundafy 
place  [with  FbiL]  is  chat  apparent  aod 
ienfible  place,  in  which  we  decermiae  a 
body  to  be  placed,  with  rerpeft  to  other 
adjoin*ng  or  neighbouring  bodies. 

LOCUS  in  fi0  [in  Um'}  the  place  where 
any  chinf  is  faid  to  be  done  in  pleading.  !.« 

LOCUS  Geomtricus,  *  line  by  which 
an  indeterminate  problem  is  folved.  Thus« 
if  a  right  line  fafiice  for  the  conf^ruftion  of 
the  equition,  it  ii  called  tociu  ad  reOum  i 
ir  a  circle.  Locus  ad  circulwn ;  if  an  ellipfis. 
Locus  ad  Ellipfin^  iffC. 

LOCUS  ad  lineam  [  Matbcmattcks  2  ir 
when  a  point  that  facisfies  the  problem  ia 
found  in  a  line,  whether  right  or  curvf , 
and  chat  by  the  retfon  of  the  want  of  one 
conHicion,  only,  to  render  the  problem  de» 
terminate  altogether. 

LOCUS  adfolidum  [Matkem^']  is  wbea 
three  conditions  are  wanting  to  the  deter* 
mination  of  the  point  that  is  fought*  and 
fo  it  will  be  found  in  a  folid  i  and  this  m%j 
be  included  either  under  a  plain,  curve  Or 
mist  fuperficies,  and  thole  either  deter- 
minate or  indefinitely  extended. 

LOCUS  ad  fiiperficiem  [  M^bem.  ]  is 
when  there  are  two  conditions  waating  co 
determine  any  point  that  fatisfies  any  pro- 
blem* and  tbac  point  may  be  taken  through- 
out the  extenfion  of  foihe  fuperficies,  whe- 
ther planf  Of  curve. 

LO'CUST  [/oci(^4,  I.  ]  a  mifchievoos 
infed,  that  eats  up  aitd  fpoils  all  green 
plants. 

LO'DBMERGE  [in  the  laws  of  Oj^jroii] 
the  skpl  or  arc  of  navigation. 

LOPE- WORKS  [in  the  ftannaries  or 
tin  mines  in  Cortipall]  works  performed 
in  the  high  grounds,  by  finking  deep  welU> 
caird  (hafts.    See  Stream  verb. 

LODGING  [ot  ^eIoS:ian,  Sax,  or  Iq* 
ger^  F.j  a  place  of  lia^taTion  or  repofe  for 
a  time. 

LO'DGU^VrC  on  an  Attack,  is  a  work 
caft  up  by  the  befiegers,  during  their  a|K 
proaches  in  a  dangerous  poft,  where  it  is 
abiolutejy  ncceflary  to  fecure  themielver 
from  the  enemies  ore  s  as  in  a  covert  wa^, 
a  breach,  ^c.  Tbefe  kind  of  lodgments  are 
made  of  barrels  or  bags  full  of  eaicb,  fag- 
gots, wool-packs,  paUifadoes,  to  cover  the 
pan  in  a  place  c^y  hav^  gain'd  aaa  refolva 
CO  keep. 

LO'FTINESS,  higb-mindediiefi,  pride, 
haughtineft. 

^O'GARITHMS  [of  \k^  a  wori, 
and  dpt^uU  number,  Gr-I  artificial  num- 
ber, Gr.J  artificial  'numbers,  wh{ch  per- 
form muUipliciition  b^  addition,  and  dtvi- 
fion by  fubtraftion,  invented  by  the  lor<l 
l^epliTf  baron  of  fUetdnfim  iQ  Scoiltnd^ 

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L  O 

sod  tfcerwtrds  compleated  by  Mr.  Benry 
Bri^u  SaviUan  profeflbr  of  geometry 
•c  Oxford^ 

LOGARinrHmCK  Spiral  [wich  Ma- 
$bem»\  is  a  fore  of  SpinU  line,  which  may 
be  conceived  co  beform'd  much  after  the 
mtnner  wtih  other  fpirals.  As  fappofing 
the  radius  of  a  circle  to  move  uniformly 
through  the  circumference,  while  a  certain 
potac  moTes  from  the  extremity  of  this 
radius  cowards  the  center,  with  a  motion 
retarded  in  a  geometrical  proportion  ;  the 
mark  of  this  point  will  f>rm  the  loga- 
rtchmical/piiai. 

LOGIRITHME'TICK  Une  7  of f^r- 

LOGARITHME'TICK  Curvf  |  d/>,  is 
a  conre  which  difcovers  perfe^ly  all  the 
myfteries  of  logarithms,  with  feveral  o- 
iber  very  excellent  properties  and  ufes. 

tO'GIA,  a  little  houfe,  lodge  or  cot- 
cage. 

LO'GICAL  Dmfion^  is  an  oration  or 
fpeecb,  explaining  a  thing  part  by  part. 

lO'GlCALNESS ,  argumentativenefs , 
che  betiME  according  co  the  rules  of  lo- 
gick. 

LOGrciAN,  one  skilled  in  che  art  of 
logick. 

LO'GICK  rx«><«»  of  Xij^,  Or,']  is 
the  arc  of  guiding  our  reafon  in  the  know- 
ledge of  thmgs,  as  welt  for  our  own  in- 
ftrufiion,  as  that  of  others.  Ic  confifts  in 
the  refleoion  which  men  have  made  on  the 
four  principal  operations  of  che  mind,  ifiz, 
etmciivui^9  jn^ini,    reafimn^  and  difi 

^OGI'STICA  yjfCioya  [with  MathenL] 
literal  or  fpecious  Algdfra,    X.     * 

LOGISTICA  Imftf  [with  Aritbmet.']  is 
che  line,  called  alfo  the  logarithmick  line, 
where  cbe  ordinaces,  appiy'd  in  equal  parts 
of  the  axis,  tre  in  geometrical  propor- 
tion. 

LOGl'STICAL  Aritbmitkh  is  now  ufed 
by  fome  for  the  expeditious  arithmetick  of 
the  logarithms,  by  which  all  the  rrooble 
of  multiplication  and  divifton  is  faved. 

tOGISTlCAL  Irgaritbmi,  a  table  of 
logarithms  adapted  to  fexagefimal  frac- 
tions. 

LOGODiE'DALY  [iogod^ddlid,  JL  of 
XSyQ't  Cr.  a  word,  and  DsddUu]  a  goodlv 
iEbew  and  flourifli  of  words,  without  much 
matter. 

LOGODJEDALlSTr/q^etf^edtf/iif,  of  \«. 
>«/«f/«X^,  Gr.]  en  tnycDCor  or  forger 
of  new  words,  and  ftrange  terms. 

tOGOpiARRHOB'A  [  \9>e/i<('f ^i«  , 
Gr.]  a  diarrhoea  or  flux  of  words  not  well 
digefted.    I, 

'  LOGOGRITHE  [of  \<>©-  a  word,  and 
yjifQ^t  Gr.  t  net!    a  kind  of  fymbol  or  j 
lidlif '^ropoi'd  10  ftiideo(»for  «  foliuioo. 


La 

in  order  co  exercife  and  ImproTe  che  mind. 
It  is  for  the  moft  part  fome  equivocal  aU 
lufion,  which  being  taken  literally,  figni. 
fies  fomething  quite  different  from  what  is 
intended  by  ic 

LOIMO'GRAPHER  [ofXei^or  apeftf- 
lence,  and  yfd^rn,  Gr*  to  delcribej  one 
who  writes  about,  or  defcribes  peftilen- 
ces. 

LOl'MOS  [\oijuct,  Gr.']  the  plague  or 
peflilence,  a  catching  aife^fe,  which  cor- 
rupts the  b.ond  and  aoimal  fpirits. 

LONCHl'TES  [^•yxi'rne,  Gf.J  the 
herb  fpleen  wort,  (o  n^med,  because  che 
fhape  or  its  feed  refembles  a  fpear. 

LONXHITBS,  a  comet,  which  heart 
refemblance  to  a  lance  or  fpear ;  the  head 
being  of  an  oval  form,  che  ft  ream  of  ic# 
raj^s,  or  cbe  tail,  being  long,  thiuy  aod 
pointed  Rt  the  end. 

LONG  tinted  [fpoken  of  a  H^rfe'J  U 
one  whofe  paftern  is  flender  and  pliant. 

LONG  [in  Mnfick]  a  note  equal  co  two 
briefs. 

LONGA'NON,  the  ftraighc  gut  in  che 
fundament. 
LONG-WORT,  the  herb  A^WiCtf. 
LONGI'MBTRY    [with  Mathematk.  J 
cbe  arc  -of  taking  the  di fiances  of  tldiigii 
afar  of,  as  the  diftances  of  fteeples,  towers^ 
trees,  }ffc,  either  one  or  many  together. 
LONGI'SSIMUS  PoWch  [with  w4Mi- 
mifisl  See  Flexor  ttttii  mtirnodii.    JL. 

LO'NGITUDB  [  in  Gtegrapiy  ]  is  an 
arch  of  the  equator,  comprehended  be- 
tween the  firfl  meridian  |  or  ic  is  the  diffe- 
rence, either  eaft  or  weft,  between  the 
firft  meridian  of  any  a  places  counted  on 
the  equator,  and  chat. of  the  place  enquired 
after ;  or  it  is  che  difference  either  eaft  or 
weft,  between  the  meridians  of  any  two 
places,  counted  on  che  equacors;  and  is 
ufually  marked  ac  the  top  and  bottom  of 
maps,  chariSk  yc* 

LONGITUDE  [in  Ita^Mkii]  h  the 
diftance  of  a  Oiip  or  place  eaft  or  weft 
from  another ;  counted  in  proper  degrees. 
LONGITUDB  ef  the  Sm,  TUm^  Ice. 
fr^m  the  next  e^nmoSiaipanu^  isthenun. 
ber  of  degrees  and  minutes  tbey  are  from 
the  beginning  of  Aries  or  MjirOt  eicher  bo- 
fore  or  after  them*  «nd  can  never  be  above 
i8o  deerees. 

LONGITU'DINAL,  excttided  leogch- 
wlfe. 

LONGUS  Mi^fcubu  [wich  Am.]  n 
miifde  •f  che  cubic  or  elbow,  which  helps 
to  ftrecch  out  rhe  arm  forwards;  tlfo  a 
mufde  of  the  MaditUt  f«rvtog  co  cum  che 
paknof  cbe  hand  upwards. 

LONGUS  Colli  [in  iftidf.]  a  mufde  of 
che  neck,  which  anfes  chiefly  flefby,  cho' 
ptrdy  ccodinous  from  the  foie-parc  of  che 

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S  t^FPer  Vertehr/e  of  the  back,  and  ts  it^er- 
ted  into  every  Vericbfa  of  che  neck,  lis 
ofice  is  to  bewi  cbc  neck  fonrtrdtb 

A  LOOP  «»0^  ac  «  diftance. 

K^f^  jroKT  LOOP,  is  a  direfitoo  lo  che 
man  ac  th«  helm  to  keep  che  fl'ip  near  che 
wind. 

LOQF  TdckU  [in  «  ^/^]  a  iimall  laclire, 
fervtng  co  liii  all  (mall  weighcs  in  and  one 
of  a  (hip. 

A  LOOK,  a  calling  the  epe,  beholding, 
feeing;  a torm of ceuoteoance,  astfs  angry 

LOOP  r  in  the  Iran  iVarks  ]  about  3 
quarters  0?  a  hundred  weij^hc  of  iron, 
melted  and  broken  off  from  a  fow,  in  che 
fire  of  the  finflry« 

Sbingiing  the  LOOP»  is  the  breaking  off 
this  loop  trom  che  fow,  and  working  it 
into  a  bloom. 

LOOSB  Sirift^  Willow-herb  or  Wil 
low-weedy  which  It  fo  called  by  coonuy 
people,  becaufe  there  goes  a  tradition  of 
It,  that  if  ic  be  held  to  caccle  when 
.fighting,  it  will  pare  then. 

LOO'SENBSS,  lazacivenefs  of  body  $ 
tlfo  depravedneTs  as  co  morals. 

LOTHIA  [with   Anatom^sli  the  up. 
•  per  part  of  che  cervix  or  back  pi  re  of  a 
wnnanneck. 

LOQUA'CIOUSNBSS  [to^uadtds,  £.] 
ulkacivenefs. 

LOQU£'LA,  ctlk,  dtfcourfe,  fpeech.l. 

LORb  in  Grofi  [^iog  a  private  per- 
fon]  is  when  a  man  mfkes  a  giic  in  tail  of 
hie  lands,  to  hold  of  him  and  dies,  his 
keir  is  fiii  co  have  buc  t  leigoory  or  lord-* 
Aip  In  grofs. 

LORD  [in  lam'}  U  t  perfon  who  has  a 
fee,  and  of  confequence  cJie  hojMge  of  ce- 
naocs  wichin  his  manour. 

LO'RDLINESS,  aaceiine(s»  pride, 
kaughtinefs. 

LO'RDLY,  haughty,  lofcy,  proud. 

LORE,    <lirefttOBy    advice^    teaching. 


'  LOHEY^  an  arcicle  in  the  chamber  of 
•ccoants  in  France^  which  ordains,  chac 
if  a  combac  be  accepced,  and  afterwards 
taken  up  by  the  confenc  of  che  lord  of  the 
fee,  each  6t  the  parcies  fliall  pay  %«.  6d- 
«nd  che  party  overcome  forfeits  iia  fliil. 
Ungs. 

LO'RICA,  a  cqat  of  mail  or  armour, 
worn  in  old  times,  wrought  over  wich 
many  finali  ironrings. 
JLO'RTMERSl  fprob.  of  lormn.  L.  a 
LO'RINERS  J  throng  or  bridie}  a  com- 
pany of  artificers,  who  make  horfe-bics, 
^purs,  }gfc,  and  other  ckiogsfer  korfei. 


LO 

LORIMBRS  Were  in- 
corporated about  che  year 
1^8,  and  are  a  mafter, 
2  wardens,  about  50  ail 
fiftancs,  and  no  livery. 
Their  armorial  enGgns 
ire  azurg  on  a  chevron 
argent  between  3  curb-  _^^ 

{>i(s  or,  as  many  boffes  foBU.    Their  haJl 
is  on  London-wall. 

LOSS  [ot  Icfan,  Sax»  co  lofe]  lofing, 
dammage. 

LOTE  Tree  [htos,  t,  \»Tor,  Gr.  ]  a 
cree,  bearing  b-oad  jigged  leaves,  full  of 
veirst  the  upper  part  being  green,  and  the 
other  whiTiih. 

LO'THERWIT,  a  penalty  or  fine  anci- 
ently impoied  on  thole  that  comminei 
adultery   or  ton  icaclon. 

LOTO'METKA,  bread  made  of  che 
feed  Of  the  herb  Lotust  bei-  g  like  Millet. 

To  LOTHE  1  [li^Ian,  Sax*]  co  nau- 

T.)  LOATH  }  icflie,  to  abominate. 

LO'THNESS  [ofU'Sian,  Sax,}  un- 
willinf>{iers. 

LO'THSOM  ria'*8ianjroro,  Sax,^  mu- 
feous.  hateful. 

LO'THSOMNESS,  batefuloefs,  naufe- 
oufnefs. 

LO'TIONS  [  in  Med.  ]  remedies  that 
are  of  a  kind  between  a  b^th  and  a  fo- 
mencation»  ufed  co  waOi  the  header  any 
part  affe£^ed. 

LO'TOS  [with  Botan.}  the  herb  Clo« 
ver  Of  Melilor.    JL. 

LOTUS  [with  Botan,}  the  Ncalc- 
tree.    Z. 

LO'TTERY  [lottJsjlU,  Sax.  loterie, 
F.]  play  of  chance  in  the  nature  of  « 
bank,  wherein  are  put  tickets  for  Turns  of 
money,  mtxc  wich  many  more  blank  tick. 
ets^  which  tickets  being  mixed  t<tterher» 
and  drawn  at  a  venture,  each  peHon  has 
the  value  of  the  lot  drawn  co  che  number 
of  his  ticket.  There  are  alTo  lotteries  of 
goods,  which  are  much  afier  the  fame 
manner. 

LO'VAGE,  an  herb. 

LOU'DKESS   [Muto,  Sox.^  ooifioeTs. 

LOVE  [iujcu,  Sax.}  kindnefs,  friend- 
fliip,  a  paffion. 

LOVE  (in  Ethich']  h  a  friendly  mo* 
tioo  to  mankind  1  buc  che  moralifts  tell 
us,  muft  not  be  thrown  away  00  an  ill  ob. 
jeft,  nor  procure  bafe  and  unworthy  fuel 
to  its  flames^  nor  kinder  the  exerdie  of 
other  duties. 

LOVE  Socame,  a  griodin£  of  corn  ac 
their  lord's  mill  freely,  out  of  love  to  their 
lord. 

LOVE,  tke  mun^  of  a  xtrcftin  flower. 

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LOVE  Jt^y  a  root  in  Spaitt  tbar  in- 
clines to  a  violet  colour. 

tO'VKLINESS  [hij^eik  aad  ne/fe, 
&rx.J  quiliiy  deferr'og  love- 

LO'VELY  £lu^5«nt>ltce,  Sax"}  %m\- 
able. 

LO'VER,  a  tannel  in  the  roof  or  top 
of  the  houfe  to  avoid  fmoke. 

LOOND  [lounlD,  Sax-]  figntfief  a  plain 
among  tre«s. 

tOU'SY  [lurij,  Sax.'\  iirfafted  wub 
lice. 

LOU'SINESS,  loufy  condition,  «  being 
iafefted  with  lice. 

LOWA'RYl   a  (brt  of  flifub,    other- 

LOW'RY  j  wife  called  Spurge-lau. 
rei. 

LOW'BHl  Tcf.  JUmii^'BeU]  a  devfce 
for  catching  birds,  by  hanging  a  bell  aboui 
the  reck  of  a  wecher-fheep. 

LO'WLINESS,  humility,  humbleoeft  o? 
■liod. 

LO'WNESS  [mceru  EtymohgUy  nifi 
ex  itH,  DtL2  low  Rate  or  place,   mea.i 

tiy WING  f  of  hlo  tan,  Ax.]  bellowf np 
like  a  cow,  tovr- 

LCWRINO  [foctcit*  r«.J  frowning, 
looking  fowr  or  grim  ;  alio  be^nofng  co 
be  overcift  with  clouds. 

IOXO'0ROMY,  the  couffe  of  a  ftip, 
or  the  p«int  it  defcribes  in  fatltng  from  any 
point  towar's  another,  excepting  a  card-- 
ttal  point ;  maltin|^  equal  angles  with  et ery 
meridian. 

LCyr  Al  [/poken  of  a  »>rftj  a  horfe 
U  faid  to  be  loya^  who  treelv  bends  al J 
hia  force  in  obeying  and  pei  wrmi ng  any 
manage  he  fs  pat  ^o  j  and  does  not  defend 
himfelf,  norrelift,'aIcho'  he  is  ili  created. 

JLOYAl  mouth  [of  a  Hor/e]  an  excel- 
letYt  momh)  of  the  nature  of  fuch  mOuths» 
aa  are  ofually  called  mouths  witlia  hill 
reft  upon  the   hand. 

LOY'ALNCSS  iKjtautd,  f.'i  fidelity, 
faicbfalnefs ;  efpeciany  to  a  fovereign 
prince  or  ft ate. 

To  LcyYTER,  to  tarry,  to  ftaod  tri- 
fling, to  fpend  time  idly. 

LO'IENGE,  a  fqoare  cske   made   of 
prefcrved  harbst'  in  the  .Ihape  of  a  d.'a 
mood  cut,  or  quarrel  ofgfafs. 

1       LOZENGE  £ln  ffirr^tfWry] 

Is  trfed  to  contain  the  coat  «r- 
rooar  of  all  unmarried  gen. 
tlewomen  and  widows,  as 
fome  fay,  becaufc  it  is  the  fi. 
gore  of  the  ancient  fpfodle  s  or,  as  others 
lay,  becaufe  the  fliields  of  the  Amazons 
were  of  that  form  :  It  is  the  form  or  ftapc 
of  a  pane  of  window-gtafs,  before  the 
Iquare  came  To  much  in  fafliion,  and  bas 
cwoobcioft  snglvt^  ai  in  dio  figure. 


LU 

LOZENGE'  1   [in  Heral- 

LOZBNGY  J  dry]  is  a 
Uiield  or  an  oroinary  ot  all 
lozenges,  as  in  the  Bgure. 

LOZENGE  [in  Geometry'] 
4  figure,  the  two  opposite  an- 
gles of  which  are  acute,  and 
I  he  other  two  obtufe,  as  in 
the  figure. 

LUBRI'CIOUS  [  liSr'icus,  I.  ]'  flip- 
"cry,  uncertain,  not  conclufivc;  as  a  ii«^ 
bricious  Hope^     a  ItSr'tcious  Argument, 

LUBRI'CIOUSNBSS  ibdrricitaSt  £.  j 
flipperinefs,   uncertainty,  ficklenefs. 

LUCA'RIA  [of  /laria,  Li  a  wood  or 
grovej  a  feftival  celebrated  by  the  Rth- 
mans  in  a  wood,  where  they  retired  and 
concealed  themfeWes,  afcer  tfaey  had  been 
defeated,  and  were  purfued  by  the  Gault* 

LU'CENT  lUtcens,  l.]  bright,  tun- 
ing. 

LU'CERN,  a  wild  bcaft  in  ,SUifia,  aU 
moft  as  big  as  a  wolf  s  the  akin  ok  which 
has  a  very  rich  fur,  of  colour  between  a 
red  and  ^own,  and  fomeching  maiUd  like 
a  car,  intermixed  with  black  fpots. 

LU'ClDjirrm^.^li,  the  fits  dr  paroxyfaM 
of  mad  perfons,  wherein  the  phrenfy  Icaaea 
them  in  poiTeiEon  of  their  reafon. 

LU'CIDNESS  [IxidiUUy  I.]  bright* 
nefs 

LUCI'FBROUS  Experiments  [amoag 
tfaturalifts']  fuch  experimeus  as  fisnre  co 
inform  and  enlfgbten  the  mind,' astofome 
truth  orfpeculaciofi  in  pfaUofephy^  pbyikk^ 

LUCrPUGOOS  [  lacifiigns,  JL.  ]  ifcat 
Auns  the  light. 

LUCl'GENOUS  [  lucigena,  L.  ]  bore 
or  bofiorten  tn  the  day  time. 

LUCI'NA  [with  the  Poets'}  a  name  of 
j^uno  i  or,  as  others  fay,  of  Vemu,  fup- 
pofing  her  to  aflift  women  In  labour,  whom 
they  invoked  f^r  a  (afe  delivery. 

LUCIO'LA  [with  Bourn.}  the  herb 
Adder's-tuhf^ue.    JL. 

LU'CKINESS  [  of  lutk,  Du,  ]  foTW- 
natcnefj. 

l.U'CKY,  fftrrunaie. 

LO'CKATIVENBSS,  gaiufulnefs. 

LU'CRATIVE  Jhreff^  [in  Civil  I«p] 
is  fuch  as  is  paid,  where  ther$  hath  beea 
no  advantaea  made  by  the  debqor,  and  ue 
delay  nor  £s*:eit  in  bim. 

LUCRl'FICK  [/acr*»i,,  JL.  ]  gaiur 
ing,  making  gain. 

luCTrFEROUSNBSS  [kAfer^  i.  J 
for  row  fill  nefs  or  moornfulaels. 

LUCrrFICABlENESS,  mourofuloefs. 

LUCrrFlCK  [lutiificuj,  JL,}  caufiog 
ferrow  or  mourning. 


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tU'CULENCB  lluculetitlat   JL]  tiim- 
aefs,  finenefs,  heaury. 
LUDE'SCENT  [ludefcenSf  I.]  phylng. 
LU'DICROUSNESS   loiludicrus,  I. J 
Iporcivenefs ',  triflirgnefs. 

LU'DI  compitales  [among  the  Rommkt] 
wei«  folemniied  in  the  Compiu.  i.  e.  the 
crpfs-ways  and  ftrcet s.  Servius  Tmilius  in. 
ftirti.ed  c^crn  in  honour  of' the  houfiioid 
pods  or  familiar  fpirtrs,  it  being  giveo  ouc 
le  hiniTelt  was  begocten  of  one  of  the 
Geaii- 

LU'ES,  AgreacmoTcality,  either  among 
perfons  or  cictle.    X. 
LUES  Deifica    i.  e,  the  dei-^    ^^     ^^l^ 
>yi'},  lues  Cuno  «rv" 

lUES  Sacra   i,  e,  the  facred?'  "T*!     , 
cfholyX««  3"*"'    -^ 

lUFF  f&tf  term]  See  Zoo/: 
LUGu'fiRlOUS  Ih^kbru,  Z]  mourn- 
ful, forr^wmi. 

LUKBWA'RMNESS  [piKz- ftijim  and 
oefjre,  Sax^J  a  being  between  uoc  and 
cold )  indifference,  regardlefneft. 

LU'MA  [Bot.2  a  kind  of  thorn  that 
grows  in  meadows  and  moift  places.    L> 

LUMBA'RIS  Vma  [in  jinat.^  a  vein  ca- 
king  its  rife  from  cbe  defcending  crunk  of 
the  Vena  Cava^  and  is  noc  always  fingle ; 
but  fomeiimes  x  or  J  on  each  fide,  and  are 
beftow'd  on  the  mufdes  of  chfr  lines.  JL. 
LUMINA'RIA  [in  the  ancienc  tfy^ent 
ckarches]  the  name  of  the  time  ot  rhe 
nativity  of  our  blefTed  Saviour,  called 
ttrifimafs*    I. 

LU'MINARY  llumhuure^  F.  lumnare, 
X»]  a  li|hc  body,  or  body  thac  gives  lighc  s 
aschelun  and  moon,  which  are  ftiled  Ih- 
wmariet  by  way  of  eminency,  becaufe  of 
their  extraordinary  brighcnefs,  and  cbe 
great  quanifty  of  light  chac  they  auflbni. 
lUMINA'TlON,  a  lighcening.  X. 
LUMI'NEOUS  [tomin^Mz,  F.lumineiu, 
1^3  proceeding  from  lighc. 

lU'MINOUSNESS  ioi  lunumfus,  !•] 
ifghcners,  fulnefs  of  lighc. 

LU'MPISHNESS  [of  (ompfctli  Du.'i 
%  being  in  lumps  or  clods  i  alfo  dulnels, 
beavine  fs. 

LU;Na  [with  4^rof]  the  mooD,  called 
Feminine  and  NoQurnal  i  becaufe,  borrow- 
ing her  lighc  from  the  fun,  fhe  excels  in 
paiHve  qualities  and  motfture.    X. 
j  ^       LUNA  [in  Heraldry^  che 

I  I   moon,     is  ufed,     by     fuch 

■I  I   as  blazon  cbe  arms  of  mo- 

I  I  narchs  by    planets*     inftead 

V^  ^^  ^  of  metals  and  colours,  for 
Argent  or  ^i»eri  becaufe  the  moon  is  che 
fecond  reO>lendenc  planet  to  our  fighc,  as 
filver  is  the  fecond  in  value  among  metals. 
Aid  fome  heralds  have  accounted  this  way 
of  bUzoo  proper  co  diftifiguifli  the  arms  of 


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fonreigos  «ih1  choTe  of  iiibjeftt.   See  Ad 

figure. 

LUNA  [in  cbe  Pagan  Theagmfn  ^S] 
IS  faid  to  be  che  daughcer  of  Byperion  and 
Thidy  but  others  Uy  the  daughcer  of  the 
iuny  I  he  wife  of  che  Air  and  mocher  of 
che  Dew. 

They  tell  m  of  a  cime  when  chere  waa 
no  moon,  and  chac  chere  was  a  king  in 
Arcadia  called  Fffilenus  [i.  e,  before  che 
moon  J  vrbo  waa  before  her,  and  the  ap- 
peared a  little  time  before  Herades  eo* 
countered  che  giants. 

The  poets  reprefeoc  her  to  a  party-co- 
loured garment,  co  fliew  her  various  af- 
peds. 

A  black  bull  was  facred  co  her,  co  inci- 
mace  that  flie  is  black  and  horned  after  her 
change. 

The  Egyptians  held  her  co  be  both  mala 
and  female*  and  therefore  men  facrtficed 
CO  Venus  under  che  name  of  Luna  in  che 
habit  of  a  woman,  and  women  in  mena« 

The  inhabitants  of  Caran  ia  Mefo^ta* 
mia,  had  this  nocion,  chac  fuch  as  believ*d 
cbe  moon  co  be  a  geddefs^  would  be  flaves 
to  their  wives  as  long  as  they  lived  5  hue 
thofe  who  believed  her  co  be  a  god  would 
be  cheir  matters. 

They  imagined  when  che  moon  waa 
eclipfed,  ihe  was  brought  down  to  che 
earch  by  the  charms  of  magicians,  and  che 
mechod  chey  had  co  recover  her,  was  by 
beacing  druois  and  brazen  inftrumentsj 
which  being  louder  than  che  charms,  might 
abace  cheir  force  apon  her* 

LUNA'RIA  Iwith  Botan.]  Moon-worc 
or  Mad*worc«    X* 

LU'NAR  CfOe  [wich  AfironJ  U  a  pe- 
riod or  revolucion  of  19  years,  invented 
to  make  che  lunar  year  agree  wich  che 
folar:  So  chac  ac  the  end  of  this  revoluti- 
on of  19  years,  the  new  moons  happen  in 
the  fame  monchs,  and  on  che  fame  days 
of  che  monch  as  chey  did  19  years  before  i 
and  che  moon  begins  again  her  courfe 
with  che  fuo.  This  lunar  cycle  is  alfo  caU 
led  che  Golden  Number  i  che  Cinulus  Oe^ 
cennovenalis »  alfo  Simedecaterist  and  Cir-' 
cuius  Metonicus,  of  Melon  the  Athenian^ 
who  firft  invenced  ic.    X* 

LU'NARY  lUmaris,  X.]  belonging  co 
cbe  moon. 

LU'NATICKNE$S»  lunacy,  diftra£led* 
nefs,  roadnefs. 

LU'NATED  llunatus,l^2  crooked, 
like  a  half  moon. 

LUNATION  [  with  Afiroaomeri  ]  the 
fynodical  monch,-  accounted  from  one  con* 
junAion  of  che  moon,  wich  the  fun,  co 
another,  or  a  revolution  of  the  moon,  or 
time  between  one  new  moon  and  another, 
confiftii^  of  29  days,  ix  houia  an^  3  Quar- 
lers  of  an  hour.  LU'N^ 


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LU'NES  7  [with  Oeo- 
tU'HULJE  I  metricians  j 
pUoesin  che  tormof  a  cref- 
ceoc  or  hal£  mooo,  reimina- 
ted  by  ihe  drcaoiference  ot 
two  ji.ircies  which  interfeft  each  other 
wirhin,  as  in  the  figure. 

L'UN  m  rautn  iSer^i. 
dry]  i.e.  the  one  in  the  o- 
clier^  f.  is  the  tzmt  thac  cite 
E^giijh  calle4  couorerchADg- 
ed,  and  if  when  the  efcutche. 
on  it  parted  of  two  coloiirsy 
tad  the  charge  extends  over  both  i  chtt 
charge  has  theupp^r  half,  or  metal  of  che 
lower  part  of  che  efcutchton»  and  che  low- 
er pare  of  the  colour  or  metal,  of  the  up- 
per 5  or  if  Fsrty  per  pale^  then  one  fide 
is  of  one  colour,  and  the  other  of  another, 
ttnfwering  to  the  two  fides  of  the  field. 
See  the  ercucchcon. 

LU'NES  [with  FHicoaersJ  leafbes  or 
long  Hoes  CO  call  in  htwkts  caird  alfo 
lowinjts. 

LUNETTB'  rwith  Hgr/emeuJ  t  half 
horfe-ihoo »  a  noo  without  che  ipiuffit 
(the  part  of  the  branches  which  runs  co- 
wards cheqoarcers  of  the  fooc«  are  focal* 
led.)  F. 

LUNETTES  [in  Aiti/!c.]  are  enve- 
lopes, counter- guards  or  mounts  of  earth 
caft  op  before  the  courcin,  about  five  £i- 
thom  in  bretdcb,  of  which  che  paraper 
takes  up  three.  They  are  ufosliy  made 
in  ditches  full  of  water,  and  ferve  to  the 
fime  porpofe  »s  Rn^-tri^i ;  they  are  com- 
pofed  ot  two  faces,  which  form  a  re-en- 
cring  angle  i  aod  their  platform,  being  no 
more  than  twelve  foot  wide,  is  a  liccle 
nifcd  above  the  level  of  the  water,  and 
hath  a  parapet  three  fcthom  chick.    F, 

LUNETTES  [wicbfin^MMBj  twofmall 
pieces  of  felc  made  round  and  hollow,  to 
dap  upon  the  eyes  of  a  vicious  horfe,  that 
is  apt  to  bite,  or  ftrike  with  his  fore  feet ; 
or  that  will  not  fufier  his  rider  to  mount 
him.    F. 

LUNETTES,  glafiea  to  helf  che  fight, 
Ipeaactes.    F. 

l.OPEaCAaSS  [fo  called  oiUpereai, 
a  place  confecrated  to  fan^  where  Rftmu- 
bu  aad  Asniu  were  afterwards  brought 
npby  a  wolf]  prtefts  infticuted  bj  Evan- 
der^  in  honour  m  F4tt.  Tbefe  priefts  ran 
tbont  che  flreecs  naked,  and  barren  wo- 
men fts^ove  to  couch  them,  or  be  ftruek  by 
them,  fancying  a  blow  from  them  had  vir- 
tue ic  it,  to  render  them  fniiiltil« 

LUPERCAaiA  rfo  called,  as  fome  fay, 
of  Ittpa,  a  ibe*wolT,  which  gave  fuck  to 
tlamulus  and  Remut  y  or,  as  others  fay,  of 
Xira#*  a  wolf,  becftofe  the  chief  emplov* 
t  «CMi|  wu  CO  drive  aw«y  fucbbniU 


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from  the  (heep  thac  he  prote^edj  feai^f 
celebrated  by  che  Romans^  on  che  i5:h  of' 
February,  The  cereoiony  was!  thus ;  firft 
>)  r^crince  was  killed  of  goact,  bcciufe 
Pan  w's  fuppofcd  to  have  goat's  feet)  and 
a  dog  (>s  bei/ig  che  neceuary  companion 
of  ihepherds)  then  two  noblemens  young 
Tons  were  brv^ughc  co  che  luperci,  and 
they  ftsined.  their  foreheads  with  che 
bloody  knife,  and  others  wiped  ic  off  with 
locks  of  wool  dipped  in  milk :  Then  they 
cut  the  skins  of  che  goats  into  thongs,  and 
ran  about  che  ftroBts  all  naked  hue  iheir 
middle,  lafliing  all  they  met  in  their  way 
with  the  thongs,  becaufe  the  SsaiMi  had 
happily  lecovered  their  baafts,  when  chey 
ran  in  this  manner  after  the  thieves  thac 
ha^i  ftolen  them  away,  while  they  wero 
facritictng  co  the  god  Fan*  The  yooag 
women,  aad  thofe  chat  were  barren,  never 
endeavoured  to  get  one  of  their  way,  hue 
rather  co  cone  into  its  becaufe  tfaef 
thought  a  (Iroke  frpm  there*  was  a  greac 
helper  of  conoeptioa  and  delivery. 
LUPE'RCI,  the  priefts  of  the  god  ?aiu 
LUPfiOlCUS,  a  name  of  the  %oAjPaiL 
LUPLICfi'tUM  lOld Deeds']  a  hop 
garden. 

LU'RCHINO,  leaviis  a  peribn  under 
fome  embaraflmenc }  alio  lying  upon  the 
catch. 

LURE  [AtflT^,  F.]  a  device  which  fa]^ 
coners  uie,  made  of  leather,  in  the  forni 
of  two  wings  ftuck  with  feathers,  and 
baited  with  a  piece  of  fieih,  to  call  bade 
a  hawk  at  a  confiderable  diftance  s  a  de^ 
coy  or  alluremenc. 

LU'RIDNESS  [of  Ueridus^L.^  black  and 
bluenefs,  palenefs,  Igc. 

LU'SCieUSNESS  jf  prob.  of  deliciout^ 
or  of  laxus^  L.  looie  ]   over  fweetnefs, 
doyingnefs. 
LU'SKISHNESS)  laiinefs,  flothfulnefs. 
LU'STFULNESS    [of  lufc^U,  SaxJ 
Ittftful  nature  i  lecberoufnefs. 

LU'STINESS,  foffttftig,  niir.]ibong-> 
ne(s  of  body  i  alfo  healcbineb. 

LU'STRABLE  linfirabilis^  £.  ]  thac 
m^y  be  purged  or  purified. 

LU'STRAL  [pfiraUs^  X.]  an  epithet 
apply'd  by  the  ancients  to  the  water  ufed  im, 
their  ceremonies,  to  fprinkle  and  poriff 
the  people,  dties  or  armies,  deBled  hy 
any  crime  or  impurity  $  %  fort  of  holf 
water. 

LUSTRATION,  e  going  about  every 
where  to  view  i  alfo  e  parsing  by  Ci* 
crifice  s  alfo  expiation,  iacrififiet  or  oe* 
remooies  by  which  the  JKommu  purified 
their  dries,  fields,  armies  and  people, 
defiled  by  any  crime  or  impurity. 
LOSTRI'FICK  [Hifri/ioii*  X]  poig- 

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lU'STRUM  [tmong  the  Kornans']  th^ 
^•c^  pf  5  ye*rs  or  rather  50  monchs ;  at 
the  cod  ot  which,  they  from  time  to  time 
numbered  the  peoplet  and  purifie.l  r^e  city. 
Others  derive  h  iromthe  word  lirfir^e  to 
make  a  review,  becaufe  the  cenlors  re- 
vrew'd  the  army  once  10  5  years*.  Varro 
derives  it  Irom  luo  to  payN,  beeaufe  at  the 
beglnijtngofeach  5  years,  they  paid  tri-^ 
buce,  that  had  been  impofed  by  the  fe- 
aatc.    1. 

LU'TEA  [with  5o/4n.l  the  herbLoofe- 
ftrife.    L. 

LUTEO'LA  [  with  Botanifts  3  t  fmJI 
flower  like  Dyer's- weed.    L. 

LUTB'SCENS    [iu  Boion.  iVrit.J  yel 

LVTBOViridis  lioB<Jt0L  IVrit^  of  a 
yellowifh  green.    L. 

iU'THERNS,  windows  in  the  cop  of  an 
boufe,  or  over  the  cornice  in  the  roof  of  a 
building,  ftaoding  perpendicular  over  the 
naked  of  the  wall,  and  ferving  to  en* 
lighten  the  upper  ftairs. 

LU'TaLBNCB  [lutuUntia.  L.J  dirtl 
nefs,  muddaoe^s. 

LUXA'TfON  fwiih^Au^.]  it  a  loofen. 
log  of  the  tendons  or  rgamentt,  fo  chat 
the  bones  continue  not  firm  inth^iroatu 
rtJ  ficutdonor  ptaoe  $  er  when  a  bone  ab- 
folncelygoeseuc  of  itt  proper  cavity  into 
another  place.    X. 

LUXU'RIANCY        1  [istxHria,    L] 

LUXU'RIANTNESS  J  abondftoce.  as 
luxuriancy  of  words. 

LUXURl<ysB  [ittxurofms,  JJ}  given 
too  much  CO  Inxury^  exceffive. 

ToLUXU'RIATfi  [luxuriare^  Z]  co 
•bound,  CO  eaceed,  to  grow  rank. 

LY'CiEUS,  a  nanaco/yiispirfr}  alfo  of 

LYCAl'A,  an  Arcadian  feflivJ,  re* 
fembling  the  Moman  Lupercalia,  It  wat 
iirfl  obferved  by  Lycacm^  in  bonoor  of 
9fipitir,  firnamed  Lycdms.  It  was  cele- 
brated with  games  s  in  which  the  con- 
queror was  rewarded  with  a  futc  of  braxen 
armour  s  and  a  human  facrifice  was  offer- 
od  at  this  feftival. 

LYCA'NTHROPIST  (hcotttbrofms,  L. 
of  hvudy^^p^fr^  of  Xi/aJS*  a  wolf,  and 
JLfd-fmnQ't  Gr»  amanj  one  troubled  with 
the  melancholy  frenty,  called  Lfontbropy^ 
with  which  perfons  that  arefeiied,  fancy 
ihemfelveswolvest  and  wander  in  woods 
and  defarc  places,  howling  like  wolves  \ 
which  IS  fald  co  have  been  ctufed  by  the 
bite  of  a  mad  wolf. 

LYCEI'A  [Aval/*  of  Xi/x®-,  Gr.  a 
well  ]  a  feftival  beld  at  Argot  co  Apoltot 
on  account  of  his  deliverin{(  the  Argives 
from  >volves  (hat  wafted  cheir  councry.  X. 


a  candle  or  light]  a  kind  of  rofe  fo  cal. 
led,  from  fts  bright  colour. 

LYCHNIS  [with  Botaa,'}  the  herb 
Campion. 

LYCHNIS  Agria  [  with  Botan.  ]  the 
herb  CaWesfn-  ur. 

LYCHNI'TIS  [M^x^i-fiff,  Gr.]  the  fame 
as  Verkafcim. 

A  LYCHNCyBITE  {lycbnobitu,  L.  of 
>^;t'^^^  o^  ^X^  *  candle,  and  /ii&'^ 
Gr*  lilfcl  a  night-walkers  one,  who,  fn- 
ftead  of  the  day,  ufes  the  night,  and  lives 
as  it  were  by  candle«light  i  one  chat  turna 
day  into  night,  and  night  into  day. 

LYCl'SCA  [>^»i0-X«>  Gr]  a  dog  en- 
gendered  of  a  wolf  and  a  bitch ;  a  wolf- 
dog,  a  fbepherd*e-dog.    I. 

LYCO'CTONON  [?u/«Utw»»,  Gr.  7 
Wolr»s.bine.    JL 

LYCOPOa>IUM  Imu^  m/m  rSr,  f.  e. 
WoifVtoot)  the  herb  Woif's.cIaw.  L. 

LYCCPSIS  [XtfMr^if,  Gr.J  the  herb 
Garden  Boglnfs  or  Wolf  V tongue.    !.• 

LYCOSTA'PHYLOS  [of  Xi/x^  a  wolf, 
and  ^'itfyhi  a  cluftcr]  Water- elder,  or  che 
Dwarf  Plane-cree.    1. 

LYBPT^Af  [lytr-telb.  Sax."}  leave 
filver,  a  fmall  fine  or  piece  of  money, 
which  in  che  SOxon  cimet,  che  cenanc 
paid  co  the  lord  of  the  manour,  for  leave 
CO  plow  or  Tow,  ]grc« 

LYGI'SMOS  l^vyi^m,  Gr.  to  luxacej 
(he  fame  as  luxation. 

LYGMOia>BS  [of  Xio/tor  W^,  Gr. 
fbrml  a  fever  accompanied  with  che  Hie* 

LY'GMOS  l>MyfMi,  Gr."]  che  hic- 
cough or  hickvp,  a  coavuifive  motion  of 
che  nerves  in  che  throat* 

LY'MPHiEDUCTS.  See  Ljmptatkk 
Vifils. 

IrMPHA  [with  Autom.2  a  clear  lim- 
pid humour,  cebfiftiog  of  che  nervous  Juice, 
and  of  the  wood,  which  being  continual- 
ly ieparated  by  the  glandules,  is  atlaft 
again  difcharged  into  the  blood,  by  ica 
proper  and  pecaliar  veflels. 

LYMPHA  [with  Ai^mi]  a  watery 
matter,  ifiniog  from  finews  chat  are  prick- 
ed, and  other  wonods. 

LY'MPHATED  [hmpbaus,  1.1  falleo 
diftraded.  -^ 

LYMPHA^CK  Perfims  [  Ara^Nbeticit 
X.]  perfons  frighted  co  diftraottoo,  or 
thofe  chat  have  ftoen  fptxfa  or  fairies  in 
the  water. 

LYMPHATICK  V^eis  X  [  in  iiMf.] 

LYMPHATICAL  Didts  f  very  DraalT, 
fine,  hollow  veflels,  generally  arifiog  from 
che  glands,  and  conveying  back  a  tranf- 
pareoc  Eqoor,  called  Umpha^  to  0» 
btooA  / 

lY'NCIS  X4M,  t  xoind  ftooe  of  a  py. 
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^  LY NCU'RIUM J[Ai7.x«ie'«»,  Gr.2  •  pre- 
cious ftooe,  Aippoiod  lo  be  bred  of  checoiH 
gealed  orine  of  cbe  beaft  Imx. 

LYNX  [wich  PlyficJ  a  diaemper»  cbe 
fitote  as  ligmos  »  the  hiccough. 

LYRE  Ifyrf,  L.J  a  harp,  fome  of  which 
are  fining  with  wyie,  acui  others  wich 

gU'S. 

LYUICK  Verfest  &c,  are  fuch  as  are 
lee  to  the  lyre  or  harp,  apply'd  to  the  an- 
cient odes  and  flanza's,  and  aofwer  to  our 
airs  and  tunes,  and  may  be  play*d  on  in* 
Hmme^ts. 

LYSIMACHI'A  [WwtfjuLxU^Gr.  wi(h 
BotOM.}  the  herb  loofe- ft  rile,  water- wil- 
low or  willow-herb.    JL. 

LYSIMACHUS  [Apri/4«xC^,  Or.  ]  a 
fort  of  precious  ftooe,  having  veins  of  gold 
in  it. 

LYSIS  Tin  MUdidne'J  t  weaknels  of  the 
body  by  ficknefs. 


M 

Mmyttommi   Mm,Jtdtck\  (|B», 

aie  loe  JXih  letters  of  the  alphabeci  ^nd 
Q  p.  the  i^ch  of  the  HrArflr;  Jl^  in 
Eagiijh^  always  keeps  its  founds  fo  thatn 
folTowiitg  it,  's  loft  in  Aidimm,  &>leamy  Acc. 
^  M  [in  4finmomka  Tables^  ftgnifies  Me- 
ridiooftl  or  fouthem. 

M  [in  lam\  was  a  brand  or  mark  which 
«  criminal,  convi^ed  of  murder,  and  ha» 
▼lag  the  benefit  of  the  clergy,  was  ftigma- 
ciz'd,  it  being  burnt  on  the  brawn  of  his 
thumb. 

M  [in  lam  Nkmteri]  ftands  for  a  thou* 
land. 

17  with  a  daOi  [with  the  AnciemJ^  fig- 
nified  a  thou£uid  tboufaod* 

MA»  the  name  of  one  of  IBJfed'i  maidi, 
who  tended  Bacchus  alfo  Itbea  herfelf 
wras  to  called* 

MA'CALBB  [with  BoUm-2  t>aftird  pri- 
iret,  or  coral,  or  pomander  privet  s  a  kind 
of  ftrub,  whofe  berries  are  black  and  ihin* 
Ingt  and  ferve  for  bracelets. 

h4ACAR<yNlCKS  famong  the  naiimsj 
a  jamUe  of  words  of  different  languages, 
with  words  of  the  vulgar  tongue  latiniz'd, 
•r  put  into  JUtfv  tenmnatioos  and  forms, 
aa  M^riaMr,  he  Ibgareds  and  Latin 
wor£  put  into  the  form  of  the  modern  {  a 
Tort  of  burleione  poetry  made  out  of  their 
laoguage,  and  the  fcrapa  and  terminations 
of  divert  others.  The  invention  il  attribo* 
wd  to  one  Tbeoplnliu  KUtigh  in  the  year 
SS>0,  and  to  have  been  fo  called,  of  Mia* 
(mmnp  Mai*  i  coerlc,  doimifliaMUH  or  of 


MA 

the  naUan  Macaroons^  which  are  e  fort  of 
worms  orcakesy  made  of  unleavened  flow* 
er,  eggs  and  cbee'e,  after  a  dumfy  man»^r 
by  the  peafams :  So  as  the  latter  were  s 
HHcb-Potcb  of  various  ingredients;  fo 
were  the  Macarctuckt  of  ItaSanf  latin  and 
French^  and  adorned  with  natural  beauties, 
pleafant  jefis  and  a  lively  flilc. 

MACARO'NICK,  of  or  pertaining  tos 
macaronick  flile  or  way  of  writing. 

MACfi  [auri's,  L,  of  ^«r,  Gf.^  % 
rpice. 

MACB'[prob.  of  mafi  or  mtff\  an  en- 
fign  carried  before  a  lord  chancellor,  and 
other  great  officers. 

MACHIAViaiANISM  [of  Mr^Mu 
Macbiavelj  a  politician  of  Florence  in  Itaif] 
a  politick  principle,  not  to  itick  at  any 
thing  to  compafs  a  defign,  to  break  throP 
the  mofi  folemn  obligations,  to  commie 
the  greateft  villanies,  in  order  to  remove 
any  obft  fusions  to  great  and  ambitious  de» 
figns;  efpecialfy  in  relation  to  govern- 
ment. 

MACHI'NA  [pf  f*9x^*\Or,2  inven- 
tion,  art]  an  engine,  a  machine,  thatcoo* 
fittsmore  in  art  and  invention,  than  In 
ftrengfh  and  fulidiiy.  L. 
^  MACHI'NAL  Imaclnnalu^  Z«]  beloofi; 
i(^  to  an  engine. 

MACHrNAMBNT  Imaabmamentm  ^ 
L,"]  an  engine. 

MA'CHINB,  an  engire  compos'd  of  to* 
vera]  parts,  fet  together  by  the  ere  of 
mechanifhi,  as  fprings,  wheels,  IgDC*  for 
ralfing  or  ftopping  the  motion  oT bodies, 
ufed  in  raifiog  water,  arcbiteaure,  mill* 
ttry,  and  many  other  affairs. 

Sm^le  MACHINES,  ere  the  htUanoe^ 
lever,  pully,  wheel,  wedge  pi4  Icrew. 

Cbn;^!oMfuf  MA'CHINB^  are  fuch  as  ai« 
compounded  or  made  up  of  fimple  ones. 

MACHINB  [with  Arcboeas]  an  aOem- 

»ge  of  feveral  pieces  of  timber,  fo  dif- 
ed,  that  a  flnsll  number  of  men,  by  the 
help  of  ropes  and  puUies,  may  be  able  to 
raife  vaft  loads  of  weights. 

Hfdrsudick  MACHINB,  a  machine  for 
railing  or  condufting  or  water,  as  a  fluice, 

^"a^t^*  MACHINES  [among  the  ife- 
cientsl  were  for  launchiif  arrows,  jave« 
lins,  ftones,  or  for  battering  down  walls, 
as  battering  rams,  ^c.  but  now  artsllerp 
bombs,  petards,  fare,  are  fo  called. 

Dramatick  MACHINES,  ers  thofe  where 
the  poet,  brings (ome  deity  or  fupernatural 
biing  upon  the  ftage,  either  to  lolve  fomt 
difficulty,  or  perform  fome  exploit  beyond 
the  reach  of  human  power. . 

MACHINERY,  an  aflfemblage  of  mt* 
chines  or  engines,  by  which  any  thing  ia 
performed  I  alio  contrivance, 
r     Nona  MA- 

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MACIA'NUS  [with  Btf^MO  «  crab. 
t»e  or  wildtnf .    i. 

MACIATION,  8  making  Icao.    Z. 

MA'CILENCY  I  macilentia,  L.  ]  lean- 
seTs. 

MA'CXtER,  n  feller  of  weavers  goo<)8. 

MA':R0'8IUS  I/u««M/0i^of  pirfJt^f 
long,  and  ;8i^  liic,  Gr.]  long  lived  i  a 
proper  name. 

M  ACROprPHR[of  fULxfoc  and  jriTrifttV] 
Gr.J  long  peppfir. 

MACTA'TION,  a  kiUine  or  flaying.  Z. 

WA'CULA,  a  fpot  or  ftain.    Z. 

MACUJ.A  Hepatica  [/.  *.  the  Ziwr 
4^J  >  <por  of  abrownorfad  colonr,  a. 
bout  the  breadth  of  the  hand,  on  the  breift, 
back  01  groin,  and  fooKtinies  over  the 
wJiole  body.    Z 

MA'CUL;E  filarett  dark  fpots,  of  an 
Irregular  figure  which  appear  in  the 
iun.    Z. 

^  MACULCysB  Imaeuhfus,  Z.]    full  of 
^ors  or  ftaf.s. 

MA'ONfiSS  'Jfemaab,  Aia.]  a  kind  of 
delirium  without  a  fever,  attended  with 
rage,  and  a  total  deprivation  of  reafon  ( 
al(o  enraged,  fury. 

MAD  NBP-Wort,  Iffc,  herbf. 

MADIFICA'TION,  a  moiftening  or 
wetting,  properly  the  receiving  io  mach 
motfture^  that  the  body  is  quite  foaked 
thro' by  ir. 

MA'DIDNESS  InuididiUs,  Z]  moiil- 
seft,  wetnefs. 

MA'DRIOAL,  ft  fon  of  ndlian  air  or 
fcng  to  be  fee  to  mufick  $  a  little  amorons 
piece,  which  contains  a  certain  number  of 
unequal  verfes,  not  tied  to  the  fcrupuloua 
regularity  of  a  fonnec;  or  thefubtlety  of  an 
•pi^tam,  but  confifis  of  fome  tender,  nice, 
delicate  thoughts,  fiiitably  exprefs'd  in  it. 
Ic  conlifts  of  one  iingle  lank  ol  verfes,  and 
In  that  is  diflFerent  from  a  Cantonett  which 
confifts  of  Yeveral  flrophes  or  ranks  of 
verfes,  which  return  in  the  fame  order  and 
mirnber. 

MiBA'NDER  f  M^i*r/^,  (Jr  ]  a  ri- 
ver in  Pbrygia,  ml!  of  lur  ings  and  win- 
dings in  its  conrfe,  as  it  is  faid,  to  the 
number  of  60:?  $  whence  any  thing  that  U 
full  of  intricacy  and  difficulty  is  called  a 
M^tander,    Z. 

M£ANDBR  [with  ArebiteBi]  a  frer. 
work  in  arched  roofs,  or  carved  cranks  in 
Valiirs  an  1  C4ves.    Z. 

MAA'NDRATED  [nuandratus,  Z.] 
turned,  intricately  wrought. 

MJEM  ACTE'fUA  Tfjutt/AOHtrUft^  of^*4^ 
ffttLx^TUy  Or,]  facred  teftivals  celebrated  to 
yn'/Vr,  ehcTainy  or  (howery* 

MJfiMACTB'RlON  [/**i^**Tjie^a?y,Gr.] 
the  fch  month  amoia'che  ^eniou,'  bting 
Abottcottr«?f«m*rr.    •     -     *.  -   . 


MA 

M£2l,  comes  from  the  Saxon  word 
Offeejie,  noted.    See^ff. 

MAGA1>BS  certain  mufictl  inflrumenta 
ttfed  by  the  encients. 

MAGAZI'NB  [pu^aXMy  F.1  ia  a  pub- 
lick  ftore»houfe  i  but  ic  is  noft  commonly 
ufed  to  figai^  a  place  where  all  forta  of 
warlike  ftores  are  kept }  where  gnns  ar« 
caft  i  fffltths,  carpenters  and  wheel-wrighis, 
^c.  are  conftantty  employed  in  making  all 
things  belonging  to  an  artillery ;  as  car- 
riages, waggons,  brc, 

MAGDAaEON  IfiULyJ'aXix^  Gr.]  « 
roil  of  fclve  or  pUtfler. 

MA'GI,  pbilofophers,  aftroiogers  and 
prietts  among  the  Egyptians  and  Jfidticis. 
.    MAGIAN,    of   or    pertainiqg   to    tho 
magi. 

MA'GCOTTIHESS,  ftilnefs  of  mag- 
gots z  aifo  freakiA,  whimfical  htimour. 

MA'GGOTY,  full  of  maggots;  dfo 
freakish,  yc. 

MA'GICK  [fjuty^Ui  Gr.J  is  by  feme 
diftinguifhed  into  4  kinds, 

Naturnl  UAGlCKf  natural  philofopbv, 
or  the  application  of  natural  aftive  cau&a 
CO  paffive  caufes  }  by  means  of  which  many 
furprixing,  but  natural  effe£^s  are  produ- 
cee  3  but  the  Arabians  corrupting  it,  and 
filling  it  with  many  faperllitious  vani* 
ties,  the  name  of  ic  began  to  be  underftood 
in  an  ill  fenfe. 

ffatural  MAGICK  [according  to  the  de- 
fcription  of  fome]  is  by  arc  and  indoflry  to 
produce  vegetables  before  their  natural 
lime,  asriperofes,  figs,  ]<fc.  in  JFekruarji 
alfo  the  caufing  lightning,  thunder,  rain, 
winds,  traosfigurattons  and  tranfmutations 
of  animals,  fiich  as  Roger  Bacon  it  faid  c6 
have  performed  by  Natural  Magick. 

Divine  MAGICK,  which  is  performed 
by  the  immediate  grace  of  the  Almighty, 
and  depends  on  that  fpirit  and  power, 
which  difcovers  itfelf  in  noble  operations  i 
fuch  as  prophecy,  miracles  %  fuch  magicians 
were  Mofis^  j<finta^  the  prophets  and 
apoftles. 

Cekfiial  MAGICK,  actribuces  to  fpirlca 
a  kind  of  rule  or  dominion  oterthe  planersy 
a  dominion  over  men,  and  on  this  It  raiies 
a  ridiculous  kind  of  fyftem»  nearly  horde* 
ring  on  judiciary  aftrology.       ' 

trbite  MAGICK,  called  alTo  Tbeurgiei, 
performed .  by  the  aiSHance^  of  ao  angel^ 
whichf.upon  account  of  religion,  enjoina 
facing,  piety  and  purity,  uiat  the  foul 
which  is  defirous  of  commerce  with  the  fii^ 
ptrior  deities,  may  not  be  io  any  thing  di- 
verted by  the  body,  being  finful  or  pol- 
luted. ^        '  ■•     .         •    •     » 

MAGICK  Oeodetich  magick  pe^forme^ 
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SHpetfikiom  MAGICK»'is  ^rformed  hf 
the  inyocaclon  of  cleviis ;  and  the  e(Fe£ls  of 
It  are  very  evil  and  wicked,  tho*  very 
firange  and  furp affing  the  power  of  nature ; 
and  are  faid  co  be^erformed  by  means  of 
fome  compaA,  either  exprefs  or  tacic.  wtch 
evil  fpirtis.  Buc  cJitir  power  is  noc  near 
CO  whac  is  imaftined,  nor  do  ihey  produce 
half  the  tf[«&  commonly  aicribed  co 
cbem. 

Matkemattcal  MAGICK,  is  chat  whicji 
by  mathematical  learning,  and  the  afIiita>.oe 
of  theceteftial  influences,  produces  feem- 
ingly  miraculous  works  3  as,  walking  and 
(peaking  images,  as  alfo  by  mechanical 
icience,  and  rare  arc,  beyond  cbe  reach  pi 
vulgar  capacities.  See  Bithop  ff^Ukins^  &c. 
MAGICK  Sqtiarey  is  w  hen 
numbers  in  an  arithmerical 
proportion,  are  di/p^fed in- 
to inch  parallel  and  equal 
ranks,  as  that    the  (iim  of 


5 

10 

S 

4 

6 

8 

9  J 

% 

7 

each  row,  as  well  diagonally  as  late- 
rally, (hall  bs  equal,  as  in  the  fquare  they 
make  18. 

MAGrciAN[iii^jdai,F.  magus,  L.of 
t^y®'%  Gf.J  ilkcpitfumt  called  thofeiM- 
j^oi  or  magidaos,  chac  the  Greeks  czWeA 
fl^lM-of«(  I  ihe  latins  fitpietUes  i  the  Gauls, 
drmds ;  the  EQiptioHS,  iropbits  or  prieds  i 
the  Miaaj,  Gymnofophfis  %  the  Eng^fh, 
cmmit^  men,  wizards  or  conjurerS' 

Simm  tht  Samaritan,  was  honoured 
with  a  ftacueac  Rome,  for  his  excellen  y 
in  the  ma^ick  art,  in  the  time  of  Claudius 
^ftr,  with  this  infcription.  To  Simon  the 
holy  god  i  and  Ceneus  among  tho  Greeks, 
waa  woHhipped  as  a  god  in  the  days  of  Au- 
gt^su^  for  his  skill  in  the  magick  arc. 

MA'GISTERIES  [wichCibpaii^j]  ibme- 
cimea  fignifiea  refins  and  relinous  juices,  as 
Che  magifteiies  of  7alop,  Scammonf,  Sec, 

MA'GISTEKY  [magifiere,  F.  magifle- 
films,  i..]  a  very  fioe  chymieal  powder, 
made  by  diflblvif|g  and  precipi rating  the 
natter,  aa  m^iftery  of  B^/nsulb,  Onal, 
lead,  9cc. 

MAGISTBRY  [according  to  Mr.  Boyle"] 
«  preparation  ef  a  body  (noc  an  analybs  of 
flc,  becatife  the  principlea  t^  not  fpreadj 
whereby  cbe  whole,  or  ^cty  near  the 
whole  of  It,  by  (bme  additamenc  is  turned 
into  a  body  of  a  diileieac  kind. 

MAGl'STRATURB,  magiftrtcy. 

MA'GNA  jmnh  [  with  jtnatormfis  J 
die  great  anery,  a  veflel  confilting  of  4 
cotu,  which  beaca  continually,  proceed* 
log  from  the  left  yeniricle  of  che  heart, 
end  cairyisg  the  %iHcuoiia  blood  thence, 
bf  icf  branches,  to  all  parts  of  the  body 
lorthetrnoMlflimeikc.-   Thc^prM*    I 

MAGNA  Ch0ia  [i.  g.  cbe  greac  Paper 
» Cbmir]  kiot  Johf  CO  nnnk^U- 


MA 

roQs,  u  fitid  to  have  yielded  to  laws  end 
articles  of  government,  much  like  to  thofe 
of  Mt^tid  •Cbarta,  Buc  at  this  time  wo 
find  no  law  written  anciencer  than  thia 
Ait^naCharta,  which  was  granred  the9:h 
year  of  Bemy  III*  and  cooarmed  by  fid- 
iMTd  !•  This  was  approved  of  by  the  Tub- 
jo&s  as  fo  beneficial  a  law,  and  of  fo  greac 
equity,  incomparifon  co  thofe  which  were 
in  ufe  before  it,  that  kiog  Hemy  had  for 
granting  ic  the  iscfa  penny  oUll  cbe  move- 
able goods,  ot  both  the  temporality  and 
fpirtcuaUcy. 

Ir  h  called  the  great  charter,  either  be- 
caufe  it  contained  more  than  many  other 
charters;  or  becaufe  of  the  great  and  re- 
markable folemoiiy  in  the  denouncii^  ex^ 
communication  and  direful  anathemas  a* 
RAinft  the  infringers  of  it.  For  when  kii^ 
Hemy  III  fwore  co  the  obfervacion  of  chu 
charter,  the  bilbops  holding  lighted  can- 
dles, extinguiflied  them,  aitd  then  threw 
them  on  the  ground,  and  every  one  faid« 
Ihus  let  him  be  extingjuijhed  and  fiink  im 
bell,  who  violates  this  cbarter*  Or  eUe^ 
becauie  tt  contained  the  Turn  of  ail  the  li- 
berties of  England  i  or  elfe,  becaufe  thero 
was  another  charter,  called  Chartade  An- 
refia,  eftabliflied  with  ic,  which  waa  the 
lefs  of  the  two. 

MAGNA  Mater,  Magna  Pater*  See 
Vefid  and  Jupiter. 

MAGN£'VOUS  [magnavtu,  JL]  ofrery 
gre«c  age. 

MAGNANI'MITY  [  wufftanknsUs,  £.] 
this  the  ancients  ufed  to  reprefeot,  biero- 
glyphically,  by  a  lion  rampant. 

MAGNA'NIMOUSNESS  [of  nuignani* 
musy  1-7  magnanimity,  greacoeis  ot  mind- 

MA'GNES  arjenical  [with  Cb^n^s]  % 
compoficion  of  equal  parts  of  arfentck,  Ai]- 
phur  a;id  antimony,  melted  together  over 
the  fire,  and  condeafed  in  manner  of  e 
ftonc.  Ic  is  called  Magnes,  or  a  M^net^ 
becaufe  it  is  fuppofed,  being  worn,  to  de- 
fend the  weather  from  iofe&ioo,  during 
the  time  that  malignant  difeafes  reign,^anZ 
that  by  its  maftnetical  virtue.  '    ^ 

MAGNES  Microccfmiau.  See  Vi^pmh 
turn  Armarium* 

M  AGNE'TjCAt  i4zimHri&[with  4^oe.] 
is  the  apparent  dtftanoe  of  the  fnn,  front 
the  norrh  orfoucfa  point  of  the  horiion. 

MAONETICAL  Amplitude  [in  Nauig.^ 
is  the  difiereoc  rifing  and  iettiog  of  the  lan^ 
from  the  eaft  or  weft  point  of  the  com- 
pais. 

MA'GNBTISM  [with  Chymes')  a  cer- 
tain Tirtue,  wherebv  one  thing  becomes 
eifeded  at  the  fame  ctme  with  another,  ei- 
ther in  the  fame  or  a  different  manner. 

MAGNi'FlCENTNBSS  [  maffuficentia^ 
It]  a  UrgCQ^fi  ef  foul,  la  concei?iDg  and 


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managing  grctc  thingi  s  ftate,  greatnefi, 
generofity,  ftatelioeff,  coftlineia. 

MAGNI'FIC  Imagnifiaut  X.]  magni- 
fleam.    Milton, 

MA'GNIFYING  Glafi  [  in  OpikhJ  a 
little  convex  gla&,  lent.  \jfc.  which  in 
traofmitcing  the  rayt  of  light  refle6b  chem 
fOy  as  that  the  parallel  ones  become  con- 
verging»  and  ihofe  which  wei«  diterKtog 
become  parallel  i  by  which  means  oh*fi€tt 
view'd  thro'  them  appear  larger  than  when 
viewed  by  the  naked  eye. 

MAGNrtOQpY  [  mapulofiumi^  JL  J 
lolry  fpeech,  fpeaking  ot  great  matters. 

MAONI'LOQUOUS  Im^niioiflau,  1.] 
fpeakina  big,  loud,  or  ot  ftreit  matters. 

Ommen/urdhU  MA'GNITUDES  [with 
Giometri€tMt'}  are  fuch  as  may  be  mea- 
fared  by  one  and  the  lame  commoo  mea- 
fare. 

MAGNUS  pes  [  W'^b  jlndt,  1  i.  e.  the 
gnst  Foott  is  all  that  part  of  the  body  tbar 
reaches  from  the  bat  rocks  down  to  the  end 
ef  the  toes  s  comprehending  the  thigh, 
leg  and  foot. 

M AGOPHONI'A  [of  ^>^  and  ^4^^ 
Gr,  munher  J  a  feftival  obfor  ved  by  the  F«r- 
jbMi,  in  commemoration  of  the  nnflacre 
of  the  HU^h  ^bo  had  ufurped  the  throne 
upon  the  death  of  Cambjfis. 

MA'HIM  1  [ia  Law]  is  a  hurt  recei?'cl 

MAY'HIM  I  In  a  man's  body,  by  which 
ke  loliM  the  uk  of  any  meniber,  that  is,  or 
nighc  be  a  deftnce  to  him  in  battle. 

MA'HUMl   £  mbaigne^  R  ]   msin, 

IdA'HIM  I   woond,  hurt. 

MAHOMETAN,  of  or  pertaining  to 


MAl'A,  one  of  the  AOmtidet. 

MAiDBN  [  in  ScoUoKd^  dec.  ]  an  in- 
ilrumeot  or  machine  ufed  in  beheading 
perfons. 

MAIDEN-Hfjd  [(OsBben-habe,  Sax."} 
the  hymen  of  a  virgin. 

MAJB'STATIVBNESSI   a^^^n^c^, 

MAJE'STICALNESS    f  ft««"«»- 

MAJESTY  [  maJKfias,  I.  ]  an  air  or 
mien  that  is  venerable  and  full  of  author i* 
tv  ;  ftatelinefs,  greatnefii,  loftinefs}  alfo  a 
title  of  honour,  ufually  given  to  fovereign 
princes* 

MAIL,  a  fpeckon  the  feathers  of  birds. 

MAIS  of  4m  Horfe.    SfMane. 

To  fit  a  MAIN     1    [of  hmwi,  R  abend] 

2b  ttmm  M  MAINJ  to  throw  with  box 
ftnddice,  fc*.      ^       .. 

MAIN  rard  of  a  Skip,  that  yard  that 
belongs  to  the  main-maft,  which  is  nloaliy 
^  of  the  length  of  the  (bip^s  keel. 

MAJOR  of  a  R^inunu  an  officer  whofe 
bofinefs  it  is  to  convey  all  orders  to  the  re- 

8ment,  to  draw  It  up  and  exercife  It,  to 
B  It  march  io  good  order }  co  rally  it,  b 


MA 

ir  heppcns  te  be  broken  in  an  engagement. 
He  is  (he  only  officer  of  loot  who  is  allow- 
ed  to  ride  oo  horfe-back. 

MAJOR  of  a  fonified  Town,  has  the 
ehane  of  the  guards,  rounds,  patrols  and 
ceniinels. 

Mi^OR  and  MINOR  [in  jifigfcij  are 
fpoken  of  the  concords  which  differ  from 
each  other  by  a  fe mi-tone. 

MAJORA'NA  C  with  Boton.  J  the  herb 
Marjoram.    I. 

MAJORALITY,  the  time  or  office  of  a 
major  or  mayor  ot  a  ctty^  )grc. 

MA'IZE,  a  kind  of  A<fi^- wheat,  which 
bears  an  ear  a  foor,  fometimei  a  loot  aid 
«n  baJf  long  upon  a  ftalk  of  6  or  8  (ooc 
high. 

To  MAKE  th  lam  llam  Term}  Is  fbr  a 
perfon  to  perform  the  i^w  be  hus  formerly 
:>cund  himfeH'to,  i.  f.  to  ilear  himlelf  of 
an  adion  brought  againft  htm  ;  by  his  oath 
and  the  oaths  of  hvxneighbouis. 

To  MAKE  Cnfiomsl   [Itfxr  Term']  Is  to 

To  MAKE  Services  f  execute  or  yyform 
(hem. 

MAKE  Hamik  [with  ROeonersJ  an  old, 
ftanch  hawk,  who  being  us'd  to  fly  is  fit  to 
inftruft  a  young  one. 

MA'RSR  [of  09acao,  Sax.  to  make} 
one  who  canfes,  forms  or  trames. 

MAL  Jdmittifiraiion,  e  mifmansgemeDC 
of  a  publick  employment. 

MALA  [with  Anat.J  the  cheek-bone  or 
cheek  Itfelf,  the  bill  ot  the  cheek. 

MALA  [in  old  Bec*2  figmfiesa  mail  or 
port-mail  $  a  bag  to  carry  writings,  let- 
ceis,  )(fc.  fuch  as  poft>boys  carry. 

MALiE  Os  I  with  Aiat,  ]  one  of  the 
b3nes  of  the  upper  jaw,  which  joins  to  the 
Os  .^pbenoides  on  the  upper  part,  and  to  the 
Os  Maxillare  on  the  lower  pjrr ;  alfo  hav« 
fng  a  long  procefs  or  knob  call'd  Vroc^fu 
ZygomaticMS  on  its  outward  part. 

MALA'CHE  [f»a.Kix^%  GrJ  •  fort  of 
mallow«.    X. 

MALACOCrSSUS  [  with  Botan.  J  a 
kind  of  ivy.    1. 

MA'LADIBS  [maladies,  F.]  cfiietfes. 

MA'LADROIT,  awkward,  clumiey.  F. 

MALAG0I1>BS  [with  BaTds.]  a  phnt 
with  a  mallowflower  s  but  havl^  a  mitt, 
tho'dry,  like  that  of  tnramble. 

MALAGNB'TTA  [with  iporA.J  grslna 
of  paradife.    L. 

MA'LAPBRTNBSS,  faockiefs,  extraor- 
dinary readinefa  to  give  laocy  language. 

To  MALA'XATB  Imaloxatsmt,  £.]  to 
make  foft  or  mollify. 

MALAX  AnnON  [in  F^tfm.1  the  work- 
iQg  of  pii's,  and  efpeclally  pUiften  with 
other  things  with  the  band,  a  peftle  or  o- 
ther  inftrument  i  a  oioiaenliig  or  'Ibfteoing 
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MALBRA'NCHISM,  the  doarinc  or 
fciitifneucs  oi'  lather  Maltrancb^  a  prielt  oi 
rh«cric0r7of  France  *  and  much  the  fame 
a«  Carufianifm 

MMh-Conteuti  [male-conttmh  L*  mat- 
contents^  f.]  diCconteoied  perionsi  cff>eci- 
atljr  fuch  as  arenneaf/'and  diiTatjsBedwich 
their  fovereign  prince  or  his  minltiry,  and 
wi(h  for  or  accempc  a  chanj^e  of  govern. 
i»enr« 

MALEDl'CTED  [makdiBiUn  i..]  curf- 
cd  or  banned. 

MALEDICTION  [In  old  Deeds}  anim- 
previdon  or  curAi,  which  was  anciently 
annexed  to  grancs  of  lands,  ^.  ,made  co 
churches  and  religious  houfes  to  deter  per- 
sons from  accempcing  co  alienate  or  apply 
cbem  to  other  ufes. 

MALWVICK  FLmets  (v^th  4firoic^ A s] 
the  plaoe:s  JWnni  und  Mars^  (o  called  on 
account  ok  the  evil  effeAs  aciribiited  to 
them. 

^  MALE'FICKNESS   I  of  wuOeficus,  I..] 
injarioufi>e(s 

M^LEGE'RENT  [maie^gcretu,  £.]  ili- 
behavfng,  unthrifty,  improvident. 

MA'LENDERS  [m  e  HorfeJ  a  direafe, 
being  chops  or  chinks  on  the  bending  or 
jo'nt  of  a  borfe's  knee,  which  fomecimes 
fuppurate  s  when  theTe  chops  appear  in  the 
bending  of  the  hoogb,  they  are  called  fe 
landers. 

MALE'VOLENTNESS  [  nuOevoUntid, 
LJ  t)l.will»  hatred,  fpifihr. 

MALrClOUSNESS  f  cf  malkiofm^  L. 
maljcieux,  F.j  fulncls  of  malice,  fpitefuU 
ulnefi. 

MALrCNANTNESS  [  maligmtas,  JL.] 
kurtfolnefs,  mifchievoufne fs,  malignant  na« 
tore  or  quality,  ill-will. 

A  MALIGNANT  [mtignus,  L.]  an  en- 
vious, ill  a£Fefied  peHbo* 

MALL  'tiQ.peUeremalho^  to 

PALL-MALL  I  drive  with  a  mailei]  a 
fort  of  play  or  exercife  with  a  wooden 
bail,  and  an  inftrument  called  a  Miall,  by 
which  the  bill  is  ftrock  with  ||reat  force 
and  art,  fo  as  to  mn  through  an  iron  arch, 
at  the  end  of  a  long  alley,  fmootbly  gnvell- 
•d  and  boarded  On  each  fide.  This  arch  is 
caU'd  the  pafsi  and  iha  alley  is  alfo  call'd 
thejl^. 

MA'LLBATSD  f  malUMmt,  I.]  ham- 
nered  or  wrought  with  a  hammer. 

MA'LLBABLBNESS,  theqoality  of  be- 
ing beaten  out  or  wrought  with  a  hammer, 
and  fpreads,  being  beaten,  without  break*- 
ii^  or  crickiog,  which  glaff  will  not  bear, 
bot  gold  will,  to  tba  hJgheft  degree  of  any 
metal  wbatfoever. 

MAXLBT  [aid^lMi,!.]  a  Tore  of  wood- 
•11  hammer. 

MAiOCOTOO>I  [q.  mOum,  air  apple. 


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and  coBirna^  X.  cotton,  becaufe  of  its  dow* 
ny  cuai  j  a  fori  of  peach,  called  alfo  Afr/e- 
C9t(m}f» 

MALOGRANA'TUM  Cwith  Anau]  the 
cartilage  or  griftle  \  called  alfo  Xipboides 
orfword-like. 

The  Crofi  of  MA'LTA  , 
which  is  worn  by  the  knights 
of  St.  Jobn  of  Jemfakm^  is  a 
crois  et  8  points^  according  to 
the  form  in  the  ercutcheon 
hereunto  annexed. 

,  MA'LOPfi  [with5oMii.]akiodofmal. 
lows. 

MA'LTHA  t/MtXa«  of /c«^«V(rw,  Gt. 
to  mollify]  pitch  and  wax  melted  toge- 
ther \  alfo  a  kind  of  terrace  made  of  quick- 
lime and  hog't-grea/e. 

MALpi A'CODE  [  /ueX^aW^itf,  Gf,  ] 
a  medicine  foltened  with  wax. 

MA'LVA  [with  Bouau]  the  herb  com- 
mon mallows.    L. 

MALVA'CEOUS  Imohocetu,  L.]  like, 
belonging  co,  or  made  wick  mallows.    £. 

MALVAVI'SCUS  [  with  ^ottfo.  j  the 
herb  mir/h-mallows. 

MALVGISrN  [q.  d.  Jful  evil,  voifii 
a  neighbour,  R]  an  ancient  warlike  en- 
Kine  for  caftiog  ftones,  batterbg  walls, 

MA'LUM,  evilt  milchtef,  calamity,  af- 
fliaion,  dileafe,  fgc.  1. 

MALUM  rm-4  £with  B^an.}  the  jip- 
pie  ff  the  Earthy  the  herb  birth-won  »  To 
called,  becaule  its  fruit  refemblei  the 
apple.    I.  , 

MA'MALUKES  [  prob.  of  T^TOQ, 
Heb,  under  the  dominion  of  another  j  a  dy^ 
nafty  which  reigned  a  confiderable  time  in 
Egypt.  Light  horfemen,  an  order  of  vali- 
ant foldiers,  who  were  at  firft  Circ^an 
flaves  brought  up  to  military  exerciies,  in 
whifh  they  were  very  expert,  and  were 
the  chief  military  fupport  of  the  Saracene 
in  Egypt  \  but  having  killed  fultan  JMbic- 
dam^  they  took  upon  theafelvea  the  go-, 
vernment. 

MA'MIN-7?£f  [in  Januuca]  a  tree  that 
grows  plentifully  in  the  woods,  yielding  a 
pleafaot  liquor,  drank  fay  the  inhabitants^ 
\ffc  c^Wd  the  rUntefs  Toddy  Tree. 

MAMMAHIA  [with  Ana,  ]  an  artery 
that  iifoes  out  of  the  fubclavian  branch  ot 
the  afcending  trunk  of  the  Aorta^  and  fup- 
pliesihe  breafts.    L. 

MAMMILLA'RIS  ^m4,  the  fame  at 

MAMMILA'RES  [in  Anat}  two  little 
protuberances  fomerhing  refembling  ijp- 
fries  found  under  the  fore  ventricles  of  the 
orain,  and  fuppofed  to  be  the  organs  of 
fmelKng. 

To  MA'MMOCC  [preb.  of  j^gii,  Hr. 

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lictte  or  /man,  and  I^Hk,  a  dimintiiive]  to 
break  into  birs  or  fcia-  s. 

MA'MMON  [  rOQ,  Syr.  richei  or 
train,  of  the  Heb:  pQH,  f.  e.  pleniy, 
ieaTiiig  out  the  (n)'hcm«ntick  ar  ihe  be- 
ginning] the  God  ot  wealth  and  riches. 

MAMO'ERA  [  with  Botan.  ]  the  dug- 
tree.    X. 

MAliweUibetop  [Sea  Term]  is  a  word 
of  coRimaad,  when  men  are  ordered  to  go 
into  the  cop  of  a  (bip. 

MAN  the  Ladder    1   [among  Sailors} 

MAN  tbe  ibifsfide  |  is  a  word  or  com- 
msnd,  when  any  peifon  of  hgure  isar  the 
fide  of  the  (hip,  ready  to  enter  or  be  help- 
ed into  it. 

MA'NFULNESS  [of  man  ai:d  ^rulnejrjTe, 
Saxn']  valoar,  (toucnefs. 

MANSLAU'GHTER  [man-flahte  of 
j)xran,&ix.  today  J  the  killing  of  a  man 
without  malice  propenfe,  whether  in  a 
rencounter  or  carclcfly,  and  diflReis  boih 
from  mtircbe^  and  chance  medly,  in  that 
they  both  import  a  prefent  intent  to  kil 
This  offence  is  feldhy  by  the  law  j  but  al 
lowed  the  benefit  of  the  clergy  for  tbe  firft 
time  >  bat  the  convi&  forfeits  h:i  goods  and 
chattels. 

A  MA'NAGE  [  for  Horf^s  ]  a  ridinf- 
ground  or  academy  with  a  pillar  fixed  in 
the  center  ol  ic^  to  which  horfes  are  tied 
that  are  beginning  to  learn,  and  pillars  let 
up  on  rhe  fides  2  hy  2,  in  order  to  teach 
horfes  to  raife  their  fore- legs  5  the  Manage 
is  alfo  the  panicular  way  of  working  or 
riding  a  horle- 

High  MANAGE,  is  the  high  or  ratfed 
airs,  which  are  proper  for  leaping  horfes. 

MA'NAGE  [managCt  F]  the  managing 
of  a  family  ofa  concern,  J<)fc. 

MANATfi'l   [about  the  iflwd  Hifpam- 

MlNATl'  f  oUi]  a  fi(h  of  the  whale 
kind,  and  fome  of  them  fo  large  that  they 
can  fcarce  be  drawn  by  a  yoke  of  oxen. 

MANCHE 

MAONCHE 
[in  Herat,]  an 
odd  filhioned. 
Sleeve  with 
long  hangers  to  ir,  as  in  the  figures  here 
annexed.    F. 

MA'NCERON  [wich  French  Heral.] 
t  ileeve  ufed  indifferently  with  Mancbe^ 
■nd  fignifies  any  ^orc  of  (leeve. 

MANDA'MUS  [i.e.  M  command]  a 
writ  fo  called,  commanding  corporations  10 
reftore  aldermen  and  others  to  office,  out 
of  which  they  have  been  put  unjulUy. 

MANDAMUS,  the  name  of  a  wrtc  di- 
reAed  to-auefcheator  to  find  an  office  after 
the  death  of  one  cfiac  waa  the  king's  te- 
'  nanc. 

MAK2>AMUS,  is  tlTo  i  chgifc  co  %  ihe- 


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riff  ro  rake  into  the  hands  of  the  king  all 
the  lands  and  tenements  of  tbe  king^s  wi- 
dow. Who  contrary  CO  her  oath  formerly 
given,  had  married  without  the  king's 
con  fen  t. 

MANDARIN,  the  language  fpoke  by 
the  Mandarins  and  in  the  court  of  Cbina^ 
a»*d  ?s  tha:  in  China  that  the  Latin  is  in  £«- 
T^ope  i  ti-e  Mandarins  being  always  men  of 
leriers. 

MaNDERIL,  a  kind  of  wooden  pulley^ 
(h^t  h  pare  of  a  turner's  leaih,  of  which 
there  are  leveral  kinds,  as  flat,  hollow,  pin 
anJ  skrew  manderils. 

MA'NDIL,  a  fort  of  cap  or  turbant 
worn  by  the  Perfians, 

MA'NDRAKE  [uD^SHH.  K"*- A'*'^ 
^efy^&tt  of  fAd.^i'fyt,,  Gr.  a  cave  or  den, 
bciufe  of  its  growing  near  caves  and  fbady 
places,  or  as  fome  fay,  of  oy/g^V  ymt  i.  e, 
the  knee  of  a  man]  a  plant,  whole  divided 
roo:  bears  fome  refemblaoce  co  the  legs  and 
thighs  of  a  man.  It  bears  a  yellow  fruit» 
called  Mandrake  apples. 

TdMA'NDUCATE  Inumducatum,  JL] 
to  chew,  CO  cat. 

MA'NDY  Thurfdaj  7    [q.  dies,maada' 

MAV'SDY  Thur/doff  ti,  i.  e,  the  day 
of  coitimand]  the  thuriday  next  before  Ea- 
fier,  fo  denominated  from  our  Saviour*a 
giving  a  charge  to  his  difciples  before  his 
bft  fupper.  Ic  has  been  an  ancient  prac- 
tice in  England,  for  tbe  kings  and  qtieene 
on  that  day  to  wafli  the  feet  of  fo  many 
poor  men  as  they  had  reigned  years,  and  to 
pive  them  a  dole  of  cloth,  fhoos,  ftock- 
ings,  money,  bread  and  fifl),  in  imitacioo 
ot  our  Saviour,  who  wafli'd  the  difciplea 
feet  at  his  ordering  the  Lord's  fupper,  bid- 
ding them  do  the  like  taooe  another* 

MA'NDUCI  [among  the  Kmans  ]  tbe 
name  of  certuo  hideous  figures  of  perfons» 
which  were  defign'd  to  entertain  fome  and 
fright  others  at  their  plays.    Tbe  mothers  • 
ufed  to  fright  their  children   with  their . 
names,  by  crying  Maaducut  venit. 

MA'NENT  Imams,  1.]  remaining,  t- 
biding. 

MA'NENTS  [OU  La0}  for  TamUiH 
holding  or  poffeffins  tenants.    X. 

MA'NEQUINE  [with  Painters,  ftc]  jt 
little  ftatue  or  model  ufually  made  of  wax 
or  wood,  the  jundurta  whereof  ere  fi» . 
contrived*  that  ic  aay  be  pat  into  any  et- 
ticude  ac  pletfiire,  and  its  draperiea  tod 
folds  maybe  diipofed  ac  diicrecion. 

MA'NB-SHBBT  [with  GnfomsJ  u  « 
covering  ht  tbe  upj^r  pore  of  a  horfe% 
head,  and  all  round  bis  neck,  which  eton* 
end  has  two  boles  for  the  eirs  co  ptft 
through,  and  then  joins  to  the  halter  oa 
the  foir-san,  andliiewlft  coche  fturde^t 
•r  long  girth  00  the  horfe's  bacl:. 

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MA'NESy  were  certeio  Bprnaa  doiue«» 
wnich  fome  fappoie  to  have  been  the  fouls 
of  perfons  decetfed  }  and  others,  that  they 
weie  internal  gods,  and  gods  ot  the  dead. 
Some  ere  of  ODinion,  chat  the  celeftial 
gods  were  thofe  of  the  livi^,  and  the 
Jtoei  the  gods  of  the  dead.  Others  take 
MoRes  to  be  the  gods  of  the  night,  and 
that  the  JLatin  word  Mitate  was  theoce  de- 
rived. Apuieius  writes,  chat  they  were 
I>4tmiHU  or  Geaii^  which  were  fometiiiies 
called  Lmureit  of  which  the  good  were 
called  lares  famiiiareSf  and  the  bad  LoT' 
tf£.  The  Manes  were  luppofed  to  prefide 
orer  tombs,  and  had  adoration  paid  to  them 
accordingly. 

MA'NBTHB  [HJO*  ^^*  1  >  weight 
or  fqin  of  money  among  the  jFfiPi,  about 
«o  Joo  ftekels  in  gold  val.  75 1.  60  in  fil- 
ler Tal.  7/.  lOi. 

MANG- Corn  1  lOU  Reel  mixed  com, 

MUNG-Com  f  maain. 

MA'NGINESS  Idemangemfin^  F.]  a 
haTing  the  mange,  a  fore  ot  itching  dif- 
cemper,  common  to  dogs. 

MANILA  [/uirl«  of  fMinfuLs^  0r.  to  be 
alad,  or  ijulm  to  be  carried  with  violence] 
e  kind  of  madnefs,  by  which  the  faculties 
of  judgment  and  imagination  are  deprav'd, 
and  the  patient  ispo^*d  with  great  rage 
end  anger.    1. 

&fA'NICAT£D  ImaacxcahUj  JL]  wear- 
iqg  a  fleeve,  glove  or  gantlet. 

MANI^UN  [ixauMAf  of  t^niffjuit,  Gr. 
becanfe  it  makes  mad]  an  herb,  called  alfo 
D^/ychuon,  a  kind  ot  knightfbade.    X. 

MANlCO'RDiai^,  a  mufical  inftmment 
In  form  of  a  fpinnet,  its  firings  are  covered 
with  fcarlec  doth  to  deaden  and  fofcen  the 
found.  It  IS  ufed  in  nunneries  by  the  nurs 
to  learo  to  play,  and  not  diUmb  the  filence 
of  the  dormitory- 

MA'NIFESTNESS,  plainnefs,  ^c.  to  be 
Teen,  yc. 

MANIFE'STO,  an  apology  or  poblick 
declaration  in  writing  made  by  a  prince, 
Ibewing  his  intentions  in  any  enterprize  i 
the  motives  that  induced  him  to  it,  and  the 
reafons  on  which  his  right  and  pretenfions 
sie  founded. 

MA'NIFOLO  [of  mani*;^  and  |:eoitei. 
Sax."]  a  great  many. 

MANiaXB  1    [in  Africa  ]  one  of  the 

MENI'LLE  f  principal  commodities 
cerried  to  thofe  coafts  by  the  Europems  to 
iraffick  with  the  Heroes  in  exchange  for 
Haves.  It  is  brals  rines  in  the  form  of 
bracdets,  which  the  natives  deck  their  legs 
and  arms  with.  Bat  the  better  fort  of  them 
yttmtih9MtdfulUs  made  of  (Uver  and  gold, 
but  tbefe  are  of  their  own  manufa&ure. 

MANIPDIATION ,  a  term  ufed  in 
niaca,  to  figoifychc  DMoner  of  digging  the 


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BIANI'PULOS  [  among  Abcthecaries  ] 
an  handful  of  herbs,  roots*  flowers,  ^c. 
/.  £.  as  much  as  one  can  take  op  in  his 
hand.    X. 

^  M A'NNA  [with  Fhfic,']  t  fort  of  fweec 
liquor, which  drops  of  ufel^or  elfd  is  let  out 
by  cutting  from  the  branches  and  leaves  ot 
alh- trees  in  Calabria  inJtalf ;  or,  asothera 
fay,  a  kind  of  dew  congealed  on  trees  and 
plants  in  Sfria^  Germotty  titid  Caiakria,  buc 
the  Calalnrtan  is  moft  in  ufe. 
MANNA'SI  1  [about  Jaauaeal  a  cer- 
MANNA'TI  I  tain  monftrousUh,  call- 
ed the  fea-cow  from  its  reiembling  a  cow, 
that  brings  forth  her  young  ones  alive  and 
fuckles  them  with  milk  from  her  dugs  \  Ao 
is  an  amphibious  animal,  lives  for  the  moft 

Srt  in  the  water,  bat  feeds  on  grais  in  iho 
Ids. 

MA'NNER  [  with  Tamters,  Carvers^ 
&c.;|  a  panicnlar  habit  or  mode  the  artift 
has  tn  managing  his  band,  pe&cil,  inftm- 
ment,  \ffc.  thus  they  liiy  th^  manner  o£ 
Heubeu^  Titian^  &c. 

A  fpod  MANNBR  [Id  Pahuit^,  &&  J 
e  habit  or  peculiar  way  of  painting,  agree* 
able  to  the  rules  of  art }  natural^  ftrong, 
eafy  and  duly  propertiojied. 

A  Bad  MANNER,  the  contrary  of  thd 
former. 

Grand  MANNER      1  [in  Anbika.^h 

La  Grande  MANlERE  \  laid  of  an  order 
heroically  and  gigantically  defignedi  whero 
the  diviiion  ofthe  principal  members  havo 
all  a  bold  and  ample  relievo. 

MANNER  [wichJIfi^.]  <*«Psrcicu]ar 
way  of  iinging  or  plaving  i  which  is  oftea 
exprefs'd  by  fayii^,  be  has  a  taod  mamer. 

MA'NNUS  [  fiidfm,  Gr.]  •  nag,  aa 
ambling  nag,  a  gennet.  0,  X.  Hence  Ate- 
thetrf  IS  ufed  for  a  horfe*ftealer  inlODgAi* 
frid'i  law. 

MANOTi^BTBR?    [of  fu/fe*  Chin,  and 

MA'NOSCOPB  f  fUrfif  meafare,  oe 
of  TKOTnsp  Gr.l  an  inftrument  to  meaiiir0 
or  ihew  the  alterations  in  the  rarity  and 
denfiry  of  the  air. 

MA'NOR    i  [  of  awMir,  R  of  tna^ 

MAINOUR  f  nendo,  X.  becaufe  tha 
lord  did  ufually  refide  there]  was  a  nobla 
fort  of  fee  anciently  granted,  piutly  to  te- 
nants for  certain  fervices,  and  partly  refcrv*^ 
ed  tor  the  ufe  of  the  lord's  family,  a  juriC- 
didion  over  his  tenants  for  their  terms. 

The  Original  of  manourt  was  this:  Th«  : 

king  aocieotly  granted  a  oeruin  compaia  oi 

ground  to  fbme  man  of  merit,  for  him 

and  his  heirs  to  dwell  upon,  and  ezerciftf 

fome  jurifdifiion,  more  or  lefs,  withia 

that  circuit  j  for  which  the,  lord  perform*  . 

ed  fuch  lervices,  and  paidfuch  annual  rents, 

)  as  was  reqivred  by  the  grant.    Now  the 

I  Lord  panelling  this   Und  Out  to  other 

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meaner  men,  received  rents  tnd  fcrvices 
of  them  i  and  Co  as  he  was  len^nc  co  the 
kine,  chey  alfo  were  tenants  co  him. 

The  whole  Fee  was  cailed  a  Jjor4(h'ip, 
of  old  a  Barony i  from  whence  comes  {be 
cerm  Court  Baron,  which  is  always  ko  ap- 
pendant CO  the  ipatiour. 

Manour  ac  this  time,  fignifies  richer  the 
jUrifdi&ion  or  royalty  incorporeal,  than  the 
Land  or  She  >  for  a  mm  may  have  a  ma- 
nonr  in  grofs,  i.  c.  the  right  anH  intereH 
of  a  Court' Baron^  with  the  porquiiiies  he- 
ioi^ing  CO  it,  and  anocber  perion,  or  o- 
ihers,  have  eve'y  foot  of  rbc  land. 

MA'NSION  [in  Law'}  thclordof  a  ma- 
nour'schlei  dwelling  houfe  within  his  iee; 
other  wife  called  rhe  capital  meflfuage. 

MANSUEFA'CTION,  a  taming  or  mak- 
ing gentle.    L. 

MA'NStJS  [in  ant.  Dads  J  a  farm  j 
ManfUs  and  Manfum  are  alfo  ulod  ior  Afef 
fiiOgium,  a  mefluage  and  dwelling-houle. 

MA'NTELET,   a   Oiort  purple  mantle, 
worn  by  biOiops  in  Prance,  over  their  Kc* 
€bety  on  fome  fpecial  occafions,     F. 

MA'NTELETS  [with  Military  Men]  are 

f|reat  pi  inks  ok  wood,*  in  heighc  about  5 
dot,  and  m  thicknefs  3  inchesi  which  are 
ufed  at  fifties  to  cover  the  men  from  the  e- 
nemies  fire ;  beinc  puflied  forward  on  (txxzil 
trucks,  and  are  either  fingle  or  double. 


Single  MANTE- 
LETS, are  compoU 
ed  oi  c'wo  or  three 
fuch  planks,  joined 
together  with  bars 
ofiron,  to  the  mea- 
fure  of  three  toot 
or  ch*ee  foot  and  a 
half  broad,  co  co- 
ver thoJe  that  c»r- 
ry  them  from  the 
enemies  fire.  See 
the  figure. 

DoubU  MANTE. 
LET^,  areompof- 
ej  by  putting  earth 
between  cwo  fuch 
rows  of  planks,  and 
are  ufed  in  making 
appro^ch<^sa'.d  bat- 
teries ?ear  the  place, 
as  others  are  in 
making  lodgments 
on  che  conntcrlcarp. 
Thf'y,  are  covcr'd 
with  I i  tin,  and  are 
to  cover,  the  foldi- 
ers  from  the  gre- 
naies  and  fiie- works 


MA 


^  MASTEll^' I  Hera^fyt 
is  when  the  two  upper  ends 


•f  the  place.    Sec  the  figure. 


of  a  (hield  are  cue  off  by  lines  KBIr  I 
drawn  from  che  upper  edge   I  | 

of  the  ftiicld  to  that  part  of  v  _,  ,^ 
the  ftdes,  where  ibe  chief  line  Ihoaid  pare 
ft,  fo  forming  a  triangle  of  a  differeoi  co- 
lour ormecal  from  rhe  (hield,  as  if  a  man- 
tie  were  ihrowo  over  it,  and  the  ends 
drawn  back,  according  to  the  figure.     F. 

MA'NTHA  agr^ii  [with  Botim.]  the 
herb  calamine.    F. 

MA'NTIA  [with  Bot(m.]  the  bufh  call- 
ed Ridus.    L 

MA'NTICE  [/uAyriiuf,  Gr,]  diviaatioa 
Or  forerelling  tntnf»s  to  come. 

MA'NTLE  [of  mdB^ftfii,  F.]  istbefame 
in  Engl/Jb  as  Mantelle^  F  apd  tho'  Man^ 
teau  with  us  fignifies  a  long  robe  ;  ytx,  ic 
.was  a  military  habit,  ufed  in  ancient  times 
by  great  commanders  in  the  field,  ts  well 
to  manifeft  their  high  places,  as  alfo  (being 
caft  over  their  armour)  to  repel  the  eztre- 
miiy  of  wet,  cold  and  heat,  and  withal  co 
preferve  their  armour  from  raft,  and  fo 
preferve  its  glitterii^  luftre. 

MA'NTLINGS  [in  Herol.]  •«  now  m- 
prefented  about  (hieids,  aie  a 
fcrtofflouriibings:  however, 
they  are  always  fuppcs'd  in 
blazon  to  be  doubled;  that  is, 
lined  throughout  with  fome  ^_^ 
part  of  the  furs.  French  heralds  lay,  that 
thefe  Mantlings  or  Mantles  were  original- 
ly (hori  coverings,  that  commanders  wore 
over  their  helmets,  to  defend  their  head 
from  the  weather ;  and  that  coming  «way 
from  battle,  they  wore  them  hanging  a- 
boiic  them  in  a  ragged  manner,  caufed  by 
the  many  cuts  that  chey  had  received  on 
their  heads ;  and  therefore  the  more  back- 
ed they  were,  the  more  honourable  tbey 
were  accounted ;  and  that  in  procefs  of  time 
chey  were  bv  degrees  made  deeper,  and  £6 
from  the  helmet,  to  hang  down  below  the 
whole  aield,  and  were  adorned  either  ac- 
cording  to  the  honour  of  the  bearer,  or 
fancy  of  the  painter. 

MA'NTUA)    [mditfftfii,    F.   prob.   (o 

MA'NTOE  f  called  from  Mmttua,  a 
dukedom  in  Italj]  a  loofe  gown  worn  by 
women,  an  upper  garment. 

.MANTU'RHA  [among  the  Jtmamsl  t 
goddels  who  was  fuppofed  co  oblige  wives 
CO  ftay  a'  home. 

MA'NUAL  Operation  [of  mamu,  t.J  any 
thing  done  or  performed  hy  the  hand. 

&gn^  MANUAL,  the  Ugntng  of  a  deed 
or  writing  under  hand  andfeal* 

MANU'BliE,  the  fpoils  taken  in  war, 

or  the  money  made  of  the  booty  taken 

from  the  enemy.    £. 

MANUCODiA'TA«th«bird  ofparadlfe. 

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MANODU'CTOR,  out  who  letat  hy 
tlM»  hand,    t* 

MANUFA'CTURB  [  of  immui  ft  bsmd, 
tod  fitaurd  a  making,  or  ftcio,  X.  to 
make]  handy-work,  or  any  commodity 
made  by  the  hand,  or  things  chat  are  rbe 
natoral  prodnd  of  a  country,  as  wooUen 
cloths,  bayze,  ftutfs,  bars,  ^c.  of  wool, 
Jliien  doth  of  flax,  }ffc,  F. 

MANUFACTURE,  the  place  or  woik- 
boufie  were  maoula&ures  are  wrought  or 
carried  on. 

To  MANUFACTURE  fmanu  facete,  I. 
mmttfaeturery  F.  ]  to  make  or  work  up 
wtcb  the  hands. 

MANUMl'SSION  [  of  mams  and  nut- 
tere  to  fend  J  an  enfranchiuna  or  fetting  a 
Have  or  bond- man  firee ;  which  in  former 
limes  was  performed  before  a  magiftrate 
with  divers  ceremonies. 

MA'NU  iuTOre  [Old  IieC,'\  to  take  an 
oath. 

MANU  opera  \0U  R^O  ftolen  goods 
taken  upon   a  thief  apprehanded  in  the 

MANO  tr/  \(ad  MteJ]  a  foot  of  full  and 
iifual  meaure. 

MANU  tertidy  fexta  out  dtcima  jurare 
[0UiMiC»2  was  when  tkeperfon  who  took 
the  oacb,  brought  To  many  to  fwear  with 
him*  that  they  did  firmly  beticire  that  what 
be  fwore  was  true,    1. 

MANUS  mdU  ^  iafbiu  tommet  [m 
Am*  Deedii  ftgnifies  men  of  a  mean  con- 
ation, or  of  the  loweft  rank  or  degree. 

MANUSPA'STUS  [in  Law]  a  domeftsck 
a$  boufltold  ienrant.    1. 

MAP  [  mappd.  X.  1  a  plain  figure,  re- 
prefeutiag  the  fereral  pant  of  the  furface 
of  th«  earth,  according  to  the  laws  of  per. 
ipeaiTc,  or  it  is  a  p^oje£tioo  of  the  fur. 
tece  of  the  globe,  or  a  part  thereof  in 
Fftfie,  defcribing  the  feveral  countries, 
iflaoA,  Teas,  rivers,  with  the  fitoation  or 
dtlef ,  woods,  hills,  ^, 

Vnher/sl  MAPS,  luch  as  exhibit  the 
whole  furface  of  the  earth,  or  the  two 
hemifpheres. 

MAPPA'RinS  [of  mappa^  I*  a  haodker- 
chfef]  an  officer  among  the  Bfiwums,  who 
in  the  games  of  the  circus  and  gladiators, 
gave  the  fignil  for  their  beginning,  by 
throwing  an  handkerchief  that  he  had  be- 
fore received  for  that  perpoieof  the  em- 
peror.   !• 

MAKAGOC  £with  Betdn.]  the  paflion 

BAARA'NASIN,  the  king  of  men,  t  name 
^ven  by  the  Sidomdnt  to  yu^ier. 
.     MA'RATHROM  U»d^f^»  Or.]  gar- 
deo-fenncl.    X. 

MARAUDIKG,  raadng  about  ai  fold!- 
en  in  qoeft  of  plondery  fei^,  Iffc. 


MA 

,  MA'RBLING  cf  Bodls  pki  Book-Bind^ 
it^j  the  fprinkiing  them  with  colou-s  on 
the  outfide,  and  woiking  them  with  a 
pencil  in  imirarion  of  marble. 

MARCA'SITAL,  of  or  pertaining  co 
marcafires. 

MARCA'SSIN  [in  Heraldry]  is  a  wild 
boar,  differing  from  the  old,  not  only  in 
fize,  which  may  not  be  vifible  in  arifas, 
but  th«t  its  tail  hangs  down  ;  whereas  that 
of  an  old  boar  is  always  turned  round 
in  a  ring,  with  only  the  end  hanginf».    F. 

MARCfi'LLIANISM  [oi  Marcellui' oi 
Ancyra  their  leader]  the  do£lrine  and  opi- 
nions of  the  Marcellians,  who  aie  faid  to 
have  held  the  errors  ol  SabcUius  :  the 
Mdtcellians  did  not  own  the  three  hypo* 
itafes. 

MARCE'SCBNT  Imarcefceni^l.]  grow- 
ing wirhered,  fading  * 

MARCFSSIBLENESS  [  marc^ilis^ 
1.]  withering  or  fading  necure. 

MARCH  [of  the  god  Mars,  to  whom 
it  was  dedicated]  now  reckoned  with  us 
the  3d  month  in  the  year  }  heretofore  it 
was  the  tft,  and  is  Rill  reckoned  fo  in 
Tome  ecclefiafkical  computations  s  the  year 
of  our  Lord  beginning  on  the  a5th  day  of 
March.  The  ancients  ufed  to  paint 
March  tawny,  with  a  fierce  af^efi,  a 
helmet  on  his  head,  leaning  upon  a  fpade^ 
holding  Aries  in  his  right  hand,  and  al- 
mond bloflbms  and  cions  in  his  left,  dnd 
with  a  basket  of  garden  feeds  on  His  arm. 

MA'RCHERS  7  thofe  noblemen, 

^  ijord  MARCHERS  J  who  in  ancient 
times  inhabited  near  the  borders  oilVales 
and  SMlaudf  and  iecured  the  marchds  and 
bounds  of  them,  ruling  like  petty  kii^a 
by  their  private  laws. 

MA'RCITES  [fo  called  of  Miarcus^  who 
conferred  i  he  priefthood  and  admioiftration 
of  the  facraments  on  women]  a  b€t  of 
hereticks  in  the  ad  century  who  called 
thcmfelves  PerfeSiy  and  made  a  ^rofi^^on 
of  doing  every  thing  with  a  great  deal 
of  liberty  and  without  fear. 

MAHCOR  [with  Phffic.]  a  difbafe, 
the  fame  as  4fi<rtf/iiifi(i. 

MARCO'SSIANS  [fo  called  of  one  Mdr- 
cus  in  Egyftiadj  who  was  alfo  reputed 
a  magician j  an  ancient^  (eSt  of  heretickSf 
a  branch  o\  the  Ontfiicks*  They  had  a 
great  noinber  of  apocryphal  books^  whidi 
they  held  for  canonical,  oat  of  thefe  they 
pick'd  feveral  idle  fables  concerning  the 
infincy  of  JefMS  Chrift^  which  thev  j^t  off 
for  true  hiftories.  Miny  of  thefe  fablea 
are  ft  ill  in  credit  among  the  Orr^i^  moniti. 

MA'RESCHAL  de  Camp  fm  franee]  the 
fame  u  a  major  general  with  us  i  an  of- 
fio6r<  whofe  pol^  is  next  to  that  of  tba 
lieutenant  general. 

Oooi  MAREnr* 

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MARETrUM  [OldUm^  gronni  dver- 
tfow'a,  either  by  the  fetbrnyeffy  merfli- 
ground, 

MA'RGBNT  rmarge^  R  margo^  X.]  ibe 
briok  or  btnk  of  any  water,  or  the  blank 
i^ce  about  the  edges  of  a  page  of  a  book, 
Either  printed  or  written. 

MA'RGINATfiD  [margiMtus.  £.]  ha- 
ving a  margin  or  margent. 

l/LkMJEQlaciet  [  with^erf^n.  j    the 
Jierb  call'd  Our  Lady's  Slipper.    JL 
.  MARINB'LLA  [with  Boftfn.]  the  herb 
Valerian  or  great  Set-wali.    X. 

MARI'SCUM  \  fin  Domefda^boA  ] 

MARl'SCUS  I  •  <<»nny  or  marlhy 
ground.    X. 

MARITA'GIO  frrlifaSto  [Old  Jt^.j 
(brfsicnre  of  marriage  s  a  writ  which  lay 
for. the  lord,  againft  his  ward  or  tenant, 
by  knights  fervice,  who  was  under  age  ; 
who  when  his  lord  offsred  him  a  couve 
fiient  merriage,  refiifed  it,  and  married 
another  perfon  without  h's  lord's  confent. 
^MARITA'GIUM  Uhetwn^  frank.mar- 
riage  was  where  a  baron,  knight  or  free* 
holder  granted  fucb  a  part  of  bis  eftace 
"with  a  daugbcer,  to  her  husbar^d  and  the 
lieirs  of  his  body,  without  any  homage  or 
ferrice. 

MA'RITATED  [  maritams^  X  ]  mar. 
ried. 

MARX  [neajiCy  mtncujf  and  maocu. 
Jfa,  Sax*2  Among  the  Saxons,  contained 
30  of  their  pence,  which  was  in  value  6  s. 
It  is  not  certain  at  what  time  it  came 
CO  be  valued  at  z3s.  and  ^d.  but  it  was 
^10  the  year  IZ94. 

MARK  ofGM  [id  ancient  Times]  was 
the  quantity  of  8  ounces,  and  was  in  value 
17 1.  13  s.  and  4d.  of  oar  coin  at  this 
dme. 

MARK  IVeigbtt  a  foreign  weight,  com- 
monly 8  ounces,  and  a  mark  pound  is  z6 
ounces. 

MARK  fin  Prance^  BMand,  ^c  ]  a 
wieiehc  ufed  for  sold  and  filver  contain- 
ing 8  ounces,  or  64.  drams,  or  19%  penny 
weight.  When  gold  or  filver  are  fold  by 
theilCtfrik,  it  is  divided  into  24.  grains,  and 
Che  grain  into  24  primes. 

MA'RKBT  Imercaiusy  X.  marchi,  F.J 
a  place  where  provifions  or  goods  are 
fold  I  alfo  fale  of  goods. 

MARM ARY'GiE  [  of /«(/»yu<(i^,  Gr.  to 
ihfnej  flafliings  of  light  that'  appear  before 
/Che  eyes  in  fome  diforders  ot  the  head. 

JMARMARItiS     1  [AMtfAtcteATif,  Gr.l 

MARMORA'RIA  I  the  herb  Brank. 
mfin  '-or  Bears-'breech.    X. 

MAfRMORA  Armideti£nd  [fo  called  of 
the  earl  of  Arundel^  who  procured  chem 
from  the  E^\  or  from  his  grandton  Hm- 
jpf*  who  oo'ade  a  prefest  of  them  to  the 


umvetfiiy  of  Oxford']  marbles,  wbereoa 
appears  a  chronicle  o(  the  city  of  jtttoup 
cot  in  capital .  letters  in  the  ifland  oiparosf 
761  y^^tt  before  the  birth  of  our  Savi- 
our 7eyiu  Ckrifi. 

MARMORA'TA  a^lm  [with  Thyfi^ 
cims]  ear-wax,  a  certain  excrement  of 
the  ears  laid  there  in  the  auditory  paf- 
ftge,  6rom  the  opening  of  the  arteries, 
or  fweat  out  from  rhe  cartilageSi    X« 

MA'RMORATBD  Imarmoranu^  L.] 
made  or,  wrought  in,  covered  with  mar- 
ble. 

MARMORE'LLA  [with  Botm.^  agri- 
mony, liverwort.    X. 

MARMO'KEOUS  imormortus,  X.]  of 
or  Hire  marble. 

MAROO'NING,  fetttng  a  perfon  on 
fl)Ore  on  an  uniahabiied  idand. 

MAROTlC  StiU  [in  French  poetryj  a 
peculiar,  gay,  merry,  yet  fimple  and  na- 
tural manner  of  writing,  introduced  by 
one  Marot,  and  fince  imitated  by  others. 
The  diffenvicev between  the  Marotie  Rile 
and  the  ffurlef^ue^  confifts  in  this,  that 
c|^e  Marotie  is  moft  fimple,  but  its  fimplt- 
city  has  i(s  noblene(s,  the  BurUfym  h 
low  and  groveling,  and  borrow*  faUe  aod 
fulfom  ornaments  from  the  crowd*  which 
people  of  tafle  defpife. 

Liters  of  MAROUB,  letteii  of  re- 
prifil,  granted  by  a  Itingi  fare,  by  whi^ 
the  fubjeAs  of  a  country  are  liceafed  to 
make  reprifals  on   thoTe  of  another. 

MA'RQUBSS  I  ffocaUed  from  Vaccf, 

MA'RQUIS  I  Germ.  i.  e.  a  limit  or 
boundary,  becaufe  anciently  they  wprt 
governors  of  Marches  or  frontier  coun- 
tries] is  an  order  of  nobility  between  a 
duke  and  an  earl  or  count,  that  was  not 
known  in  Ei^iand  till  the  time  of  king 
Richard  11.  who  in  the  year  1337,  crea- 
ed  his  favourite.  Robert  Vere^  who  was 
then  earl  of  Oxprd,  marquis  of  DiSlin, 
The  title  given  to  a  marquis  in  writing, 
is  mqfi  ndu,  mfi  bonourahUf  and  potent 
Prince  i  ana  by  the  king  be  is  ftiled.  Our 
right  triifty^  and  entirely  belcfned  OM4m. 

The  honour  of  a  mkrqois 
is  hereditary,  and  the  eldeft 
fon  of  a  marquis,  is,  by  the 
courtefy  oi  England^  called 
earl  or  lord  ot  a  place  \  but 
the  yoti-igeft  Tons  are  caUed  lord  Referf» 
lord  John^  iffc.  A  marquis*s  cap  U  the 
fame  with  a*  dukeitt  and  their  coH»Deta 
differ  from  ihofe  of  duke's  sin  that,  whereas 
a  duke^  is  adorned  with  only -flowerk  and 
leaves,  a  marquis's  has  flowers  aodpv- 
ramidt,  with  pearls  on  them  interinix  d, 
as  in  the  figure. 

'MA'RQUESSBT,     «  marchioB^   or 
wife  of  a  Aarqnels*   * 

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MiRQUBTTB  [ancient  cuftoffii  in 
Xntimd[]  %  right  or  due,  which  the  wo- 
mn  Mid  to  the  king  or  lord,  co  lanTom 
dMnlelvet  from  cbtc  infamous  cuttorov 
If  which  cbey  were  obliged  co  |»8fs  ihe 
nrft  Dtghc  of  cheir  marriage  with  cheir 
loidi.  So  called,  probably,  bectoTe  che 
§C9  was  hall  a  mark  of  filver. 

MA'AQUBTRY,  aforcofcheqneredin- 
laid  work,  made  of  wood  of  a  variety  of 
coloors,  in  che  Ihape  of  flowers,  knots, 
or  other  devices.    F. 

ToMARR  [ofmannin,  Sax^^'umen 
or  of  tt4ULyym^  Or.  ueu  Caf.]  co  fpotl, 
cocorropc,  to  deface. 

MA'RRIACB  [martlet  F.]  a  civil  con. 
trad,  by  which  a  man  and  a  woman  are 
joined  together. 

Duly  or  Service  of  MARRIAGE  [i" 
4nd»nt  CHftams]  old  maids  and  widows 
above  60,  who  held  fees  in  body,  or  were 
chaifed  with  anj  perfonal  and  military 
lemcea  were  anciently  obliged  co  mftii7. 
clMc  they  might  render  thofe  fervices  to 
cIm  lord  by  their  husbands,  or  co  indemni- 
fy the  lord,  which  they  conld  noc  do  in 
farfon. 

For  the  proportion  thac  marriages  bear 
to  binhs,  and  binhs  co  bnrials,  Mr.  0fn- 
iuM  has  given  oa  a  table  for  ievaral  parts 
of  Europe,  chat  for  EngUnd  in  general,  is 

Marriagfi  to  Birchsas  i.  to  4.  36« 

Births  to  Burials  as  t.  X2.  to  x. 
from  which  cable  ic  appears  chac  mar 
riagcs  one  with  anocher  do  each  prodnce 
abonc  4  births.  And  by  Mr.  Kh^t  com- 
pucatioo,  about  x  in  X04  perfons  marry ; 
and  the  number  of  pecf le  being  eftima- 
ted  in  England  at  5  millions  and  a  halt, 
about  4x000  of  cbem  marry  annually. 

MA'RKIAGEABLBNBSS,  ficneis  or 
ripenefs  for  marriage, 

MARRCyquiN,  commonly  called  JMb- 
roceo,  the  skin  of  a  goac  or  fome  other 
animal  like  ic,  drefs'd  in  fumach  or  calls, 
and  coloured  of  red,  yellow,  blue,  W. 

MARRUBl  A'STRUM  [with  Botaa.Jthe 
kerb  Baftard  Hore-hound.    H. 

MARRU'BIUM  nigrum  [with  Botaa.^ 
Mack  or  fttnking  Hound.    £• 

MARS  [with  Afinmomers'}  one  of  the 
feven  planets,  whole  charader  is  ^. 

MARS  [according  to  Varro^  was  fo  de- 
ooninacedrofflUfVi,  JL«  males »  becaufe  he 
prefided  over  ckem  in  beetle  1  boc  others 
hy^  of  Mfaparst  of 


.     _  ^^    fgrtac  things, 

and  wrto  co  torn }  others  from  «^ar  ot 
ein4fH9,Gr»  killing;  or  as  others  wtil 
kave  it  Iron  HnM  «  "on,  or  H^K  ht 
cofe  in  foader  1  and  ochers  fromaMMtfriio 
eke  SnKm  coogoe]  the  cod  of  war,  as  the 
facta  Wga,  wai  che  ion  of  Jtmot  begoc- 
fOQ  wUSaot  tk0  affifttace  of  ker  kofi* 


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band  yMpiteri  fbr  jfwo  betog  difpteafed 
thac  her  husband  Jufiter  iboold  bring  forck 
Minerva^  by  the  ftnking  of  his  head; 
(he  conluUed  with  chegoddefs  Aor^,  how 
<he  might  of  herfelf  bring  forth  a  foni 
Fl^ra  bad  her  touch  a  flower  which  grew 
in  che  field  Olemus,  which  ihe  having 
done,  flte  conceived  and  bare  Jftiri,  who 
be'ng  a  Ton  of  dilconcenc,  was  made  a 
god  of  war  and  difcord.  He  was  never 
graceful  co  Jupiter^  and  in  hts  minority 
was  nurfed  by  Thero,  in  che  nonhetn  cli- 
maces,  thac  are  inclinable  to  war.  He 
'ay  with  Venuj  the  wj»e  of  Vulcan,  who, 
by  his  craft,  had  made  an  iron  nee,  and 
call  ic  about  them,  as  he  found  them  na- 
ked s  which  net  was  fo  artificially  made, 
thac  neither  of  them  could  diiencangle ' 
themfelves ;  and  then  he  called  all  ch» 
gods  CO  fee  them  in  thac  pofture«  which 
caufed  much  laughter  among  them  ;  but 
at  length,  by  the  entreaty  o\  Uepiunet  hft 
ftc  them  ac  liberty. 

He  was  reprefemed  riding  in  a  high 
chariot,  drawn  by  cwo  furious  horfes,  by 
fome  named  Terror^  and  Favor  or  fear, 
with  all  his  armour,^  offenfive  and  defen- 
fii'e.  His  actendants  were  rhree  fright- 
ful fpiriis,  Apprehenfkm,  Comention  and 
Clamoiir  in  cactered  garmems :  Before  htm 
flew  Fame  full  of  eyes,  ears  and  conguea. 

He  was  faid  by  fome  to  have  been  bora 
in  Tkracew  becaufe  che  people  of  chac 
cooacry  oflfered  human  facrifices  to  him* 
and  others  offered  co  him,  che  wolf,  the 
vnlcure,  che  doc,  che  pye,  che  calf  and 
che  horfe.  yir^iafays,  the  Scftbimu  had 
no  other  cod  ;  hue  Uerodonu  fays,  ;chey 
worfhipped  other  gods<  but  did  allow  no 
temples  or  ftacues,  btic  only  co  Mtaru 
The  Rommu  had  him  in  high  efieem,  be- 
caufe chey  derived  their  original  from 
him,  and  gave  ouc,  thac  tbommbu  was  his 
fon. 

They  would  noc  faffer  his  fUcoes  and 
images  co  be  ere&ed  in  cheir  citv  s  but 
without  it,  CO  intimate  cheir  inclinacioQ 
to  foreign,  rather  chan  civil  war.  Hia 
prieftswere  called  Satii  (of  Sdliendo)  be* 
caufe  they  danced  and  skipped  abouc  kit 
alcars,  which  were  eroded  under  che 
fame  roof  with  rhofe  of  VemUt  to  ez^ 
prefs  the  happy  influences  that  the  ftars 
Mart  and  Venus  beftowed^  on  children^ 
when  they  mec  in  their  nativities. 

Mars  is  ftid  to  be  che  firft  prince  thac 
invented  che  difcipltne  of  war  and  che 
forming  of  armies,  and  therefore  is  fup. 
pofed  CO  be  che  fame  with  Nimrod  or 
Beius  among  the  M/rians. 

MARS  [wich  MroLl  is  called  the  lef. 
ier  unforcunace,  becauie  oi  its  &orchiAg 
and  drying  quailicies* 

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MARS  [wtdi  mrafds'} 
BfmfiesgiiUSf  or  red,  alfifn'd 
him  on  accounc  of  his  being 
fo  mtich  concerned  in  U^od, 
according  to  heacbeo  Thto- 

MARSH  [menrc,  Sax.  muHtlt, 
Dm.  maraisi  F.]  a  ftanding  pool  o^  water 
Biixc  with  earch,  wbofe  boccom  is  very 
diny,  which  dries  np  and  diminifbes  very 
much  in  the  fummer  -,  alfo  low  lands,  thac 
are  fometimes  overflowed  by  the  fez  or 
rivers  |  or  that  are  well  wtteied  with 
rivers,  ditches,  ^r. 

MA'RSHAL  [matfcftd,  nut,  marefibaly 
F]  anciently  was  the  mailer  of  the  horfe 
f  fo  called  of  wtt  t  horfe,  and  tulcff  a 
ruler.  Germ.']  but  is  now  the  dile  ot  fe- 
deral confide  rabte  offices. 

To  MA'RSHAL  tJWfiir,  4f  J  to  lodge, 
to  pec  in  dae  order  or  rank,  to  draw  op 
iccord«n|t  to  the  ruler  of  the  military  art. 
MARSHALLING  [\uHeraidfy]  udif- 
"  t  of  all  perfons  and  things  in  all  fo- 
itiea  and  celebrations,  coronations, 
interviews,  marriages,  funerals,  triumphs, 
and  the  like  i  alfo  an  orderly  difpofing  or 
foodrv  coat  armours,  pertaining  to  difttnd 
Itmilfet,  and  of  their  contingent  orna- 
nentt,  with  their  ptrtt  and  appurtenances 
IB  cheir  proper  placet. 

MART  Tdvii,  a  large  town  that  is  noted 
for  ft  great  fair,  to  which  people  of  feve- 
ral  nationt  refort,  as  Flrankfatt  in  Germa- 
•f,  &c. 

MA'RTAGON  f^itb  fVbri^i]  a  flower, 
A  kind  of  Hiy. 

MA'RTIALNBSS  [of  martuOit,  £.] 
warlikenefs. 

MARTIATUM  TTn^MpnrMR  [in  Fhar- 
jntfcy]  Che  foldiers  ointment.    I' 

MARTl'COLlST  [matticoia,  Z.]  •  wor- 
Affpper  of  Mars  i  alfo  cne  chat  loves  war. 
MARTI'GENODS  Imartigena,  JL.J  bc- 
gotteo  by  Mdrs. 

MAHTLHTS  llnHeraMry] 

are  what  are  called  Martinets  ^ 
fnrtall  birds,  whofe  feet  are  fo 
fborc.  they  are  feldom  to  be 

feen,  and  their  wings  fo  long, 

that  ftould  they  pitch  upon  a  level,  they 
woold  nnt  be  able  to  rife  j  wherefore  they 
flight  not,  but  upon  places  aloft,  that  they 
may  take  flight  again. by  throwing  them- 
felves  off.    See  the  figure. 

MA'RTTRED    [  martyr'tjf,  R  of  /u«e^ 

tvpj^ut,  6r.]  having  fnffered  martyrdom. 

foMA'RTYRIlE  f /u^^w/lf •,  Or.]  f o 

put  to  death  on  the  account  of  religion,  or 

lor  bearing  tefHmony  to  the  tiuth. 

MARTYRCLOGY  [fJMfruep\»yU  of 
tii^prvf  a  martyr,  end  \(>^»  Gr.  a 
fpeech,  ^.}  a  hiilorjr  cf  fflftrcyrt  s  alfo  a 


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regffter  tnciently  kept  inrelfgioot  bonfeft 
wherein  was  ao  accotmt  of  the  doonioos  of 
beneftaors,  and  the  days  of  the  mooch  and 
year  when  they  died,  ^c, 

MARTYROaOGIST,  one  who  wrfcea 
a  hifiory  of  martyis, 

MARVELLOUS  ImarvciUeux,  F.]  won- 
derful. 

MA'RVRLLOUSNESS,  wonderfulnefs. 

MAS,  the  male  kind.    JL 

MASCHA'LE  [/utetfj^K;  Gr.^  the  trau 
pit. 

MA'SCLES  [inffrrJlrfiy] 
ma/clet,  K  fome  fay  cluic 
Ma/cles  rcprefenc  the  holes 
or  marfliea  of  nets  |  others, 
that  they  reprefenc  fpots  in 
certain  flints  about  So/f/,  and  are  called 
MafcuU  in  latin,  which  freall  flints  being 
cut  m  two,  this  figure  appears  on  the  in- 
fide  of  ibem. 

MA'SCULiNE  Fbknes  [In  Vtencb  poe- 
tryj  fuch  as  ere  made  with  words  which 
have  ft  ftrong,  open  and  accented  pronun- 
ciation, as  amour t  imd,  moil  and  fifti 
whereas  feminine  rhimes  are  fuch  as  haYe 
ftn  €  feminine  in  cfieir  left  fyllable,  as  ptre% 
mere,  ^. 

MASCULINE  rtmett  [with  Jtfh^i:]  ale 
Sol,  Mars^  7"f  f^>  Saturn  \  but  JMrrtwy 
is  n  kind  of  hernia pbrodite. 

UA'SCULY  [in  Hgraidry]  full  of  mtf- 
cles. 

MASH  [pimfceo^  I.  to  mingle]  a  mix- 
ture. 

To  MASIC,  to  pot  on  a  mask,  or  put  on 
a  difgoifes  to  go  to  maaks  or  mafqutt- 
rades. 

MASONS  were  incor- 
porated abooc  the  year 
1419,  having  been  call'd 
(be  Pree  Mafons,  4  fra- 
ternity of  great  acbount, 
who  have  been  honoored 
by  feveral  kinjs,  and  ve- 
ry many  nobihcy  and  gefl- 
try  being  of  their  fociity. 

They  are  governed  by  a  maftef  and  two 
wardens.  25  aiCflants,  and  there  are  65"  on 
the  livery,  the  fine  for  which  it  5  A  and 
that  for  ftewards  lo. 

Their  armorial  enfignt  are,  Axme  on  a 
chevron  between  three  caftlcs  eetgeat^  a 
pair  of  compafiet  fomewhat  extended  of 
the  firft.    Creft  a  caAle  of  the  ad. 

Their  hall  ia  In  Ba^-l»t. 
.MA'SONRY  tmcoMunt,  K]iiiafona 
work(  the  art  AT  hawing,  cutting  or  iqiiU 
ring  ftones,  ami  fitting  them  for  the  ufes  o£ 
building  1  ntfb  the  aflembling  mi  joiniDg 
chem  together  with  mortar. 

Bound  MASONRY^  is  that  wh«eb  tho 
fitottts  were  placed  ona  over  tftotlisr  like 

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riles,  tte  jOtncs  of  the  beds  being  level, 
and  the  mooncers  perpendiculir. 

Grtik  MASONRY,  is  chat,  where  after 
two  (tones  are  laid,  wh^ch  make  a  courfe, 
another  is  l:iid  at  the  end,  which  makes 
two  courfes. 

MASONRY  ly  equal  Courfes,  the  (ame 
as  bound  mafonry,  only  ckac  the  ftones  are 
DOC  hewed. 

MASONRY  bytmequai  Courfes^  is  made 
of  nobewo  ftones,  and  hid  in  bound  work } 
but  noc  of  the  fiune  chicknefs,  oor  obfer* 
vinff  any  eqtiality. 

MASOSKY  fiU'd  up  in  the  JHUddk,  is 
made  of  unhewn  ftjDes  thrown  in  at  ran- 
dom upon  morcar. 

Compauud  MASONRY,  is  formed  of  ail 
tbe  rett. 

free  MA'SONS  1  a  very  ancient  fo- 
Accepted  MASONS  %  ciecy  or  body  of 
men,  io  called,  either  tor  fome  extraordi- 
nary knowiedge  of  mafonry  which  they 
arefufypofed  to  be  matters  ofs  or  becaule 
tbe  firft  founders  of  the  fociecy  were  per- 
fons  of  that  profeifion.  TheTe  are  now  in 
all  or  moft  nations  in  furors  what  the 
end  of  their  focieties  is.  yec  remains  in 
fome  meafure  a  fecrec,  unlefs  that  they 
tend  to  promote  iriendftip,  fociety,  mutual 
aiCftance!  and  good  fellowihip ;  or  what 
Sanuiel  Fricbard  has  lately  publi(h*d  in  bis 
ptmphjer,  entitled,  Mapmn  D'tfidid, 

MA'SORAH  [rV\QQ,Heh,  i,  e.  tradi 
cionj  critidfms  of  the  /ewi/b  rabbies,  on 
iheBelrem  text  of  the  Bible ;  confifttng  of 
various  readings ;  and  an  account  in  what 
ibrm  every  word  is  met  with  through  the 
fcripture  i  ajfo  a  computation  of  all  the 
▼eiies.  words  and  letters  of  it. 

»MA'SORlTfi$  [or  niDQ«   ^^'  "*" 
Aion,  '  or  n*\1pO  '^o  bend]  a  name 
given  to  thoie  ratMns,  who,  under  Efdras 
thefcribe,  purged  the  Hebr^  Bible  ot  the 
errors  crept  into  it  in  the  Balyloni/h  capti- 
vity .:  divided  the  canonical  books  into  22, 
^nd  ihofe  12  books  into  chapters,  and  the 
cluipters  into  rtifcs ;  diftinguiOied  the  man- 
ner of  reading  from  that  of  writing,  which 
rh^ycall  tbe  Keri  and  Cetib',   made  the 
puiiAitioo»  that  fapplies  the  want  of  vow- 
mlSp  ig^,    Thefe  continued  130  years,  and 
ended  in  rabbi  Simon  the  Jiji^  who  went 
CO  meet  Mexander  the  great  in  hb  pontifi- 
cal robes.  ^  Capellui  denies  this,  eCiec'aily 
M%  CO  the  invent!  :n  of  rhe  HeeriW  ooims, 
mud  afcribes  it  to  the  Maforhes  of  Tiberius y 
^op  years  after  Cbrifi. 

MASQpB  a  covering  for  the  face  i  a 
Vilard.     F. 

MASQUB  [with  ArcbkeSft^  certain  pie- 
oeaof  fculpture,  reprefenting  fome  hideous 
form  I  groteTque  or  faeyrs  faces,  ufed  to 
lill  u;  or  adorn  fome  vacant  places. 


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MASS  [in  Mathematicks]  the  matter  cf 
any  body  cohering  with  it,  i.e  movfnj^ 
and  gravitating  along  wihit;  and  is  dif* 
tiif  uiihed  ^rom  its  bulk  or  volumn,  which 
is  its  expanfioa  in  length,  breadth  and 
thidrncfs. 

MASS  of  mood  [with  i4Mt.j  att  the 
blood  in  a  human  body. 

MASS  [\v\i\^  ^tbecaritrs]  every  phyfi- 
cal  compofitiooot  powders,  and  other  in- 
gredients wrought  into  one  lump* 

MASS  [with  Surgeoni]  an  oblong  and 
(harp  pointed  inftrument  which  is  put  into 
a  trapan,  that  it  may  ftund  more  firmly. 

MASS  [with  Latin  Aatbors]  is  gene- 
rally ufed  to  (ignify  all  kinds  ot  divine  ier- 
vice,  or  a  leflbn  of  th»t  fervicej  but  in  the 
Roml/h  church,  it  fignities  an  oblationt 
which  they  call  Mafiy  and  frequently  li« 
turgy,  or  church  fei  vice. 

H^gb  MASS  1  is  that  fang  by  choriftcrs. 

Grand  MASS  I  and  celebrated  with  the 
aiHftaoce  of  a  deacon  and  Tub-deacon. 

lorn  MASS,  ig  that  wherein  the  prnera 
are  all  barely  rehearfed  withoac  any  ting- 
ing»  and  performed  without  much  cere* 
mony,  or  the  afliftaoce  of  any  deacon  or 
fub-<^eacon. 

rhe  M4^S  of  the  Beatt,  or  the  Mafi^f 
our  Ladfj  is  that  perform  d  and  o6FiBred  to 
God  by  the  tncerceffion  of  the  virgin 
JMirry. 

Beau  M  MS        la  mals  refaearied  e- 

Perfumed  MASS  j  ^c'y  day,  at  which 
Che  ladies  and  Beatt-mande  of  the  place 
attend. 

Common  MASS,  or  mafs  of  the  commu- 
nity in  a  monailery,  is  a  ma&  celebrated 
at  certain  hours,  wheieat  the  whole  body 
or  community  aflifts. 

MASS  of  tbe  Holy  Gbqfiy  a  mafs  which 
IS  celebrated  at  the  beginning  o\  any  fo- 
lemnii^,  or  ecclefiaftiial  aiTembly,  faegin- 
nlng  with  the  invocation  of  the  HolyGbefi^ 

Hf>fy'dajf  MASS,  is  fuch  on  which  certain 
prayers  or  ledures  are  read  fuitahle  to  the 
day. 

MASS  ef  Judgment,  a  mi  ft  wherein  a 
perfon  cleared  himfelf  of  any  calumay  by 
fome  proof  agreed  upon. 

MASS  of  tbe  Dead,  a  mafs  perform'd 
at  the  req'ued  of  rhe  deceafed.  which  bts. 
gins  with  Requtem,  thence  called  a  Re- 
quiem, 

MASS  of  a  Saint  f  is  that  where  :o  God 
U  invoked  by  the  intercefllon  of  fome  faint. 

MASS  of  Security,  a  mafs  anciently  re- 
hearfed at  examination  of  Catechumens ^ 
when  enquiry  was  made  is  to  their  difp>- 
fition  for  baptifm. 

Dry  MASS,  \f  one  whereto  there  is  00 
confec  ration. 


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Vbthe  MASS,  an  exiraordtnary  luft  be- 
fides  chtc  oi  the  day,  reheart'ed  on  fome 
excraordinary  occafion. 

MASSES  f  in  Paintii^  ]  are  the  large 
pare  of  a  pifture^  comaioing  the  greac 
lights  and  ibadowsi  fo  chat  when  it  is  al- 
inoft  darkj  we  can  only  fee  che  malTes  of  a 
pifiure,  I.  i,  che  great  lights  and  flia- 
dows. 

MASSAXIANS,  feaaries,  whofe  tenet 
was,  that  perfons  ought  to  be  coatinoally 
•c  prayer. 

MA^SSIYB 7  [majfif,  F]  folid, weighty  i 

MA'SSY  i  not  delicate,  as  a  mailivc 
column  is,  one  which  is  too  ihorc  tor  che 
order  it  bears. 

MA'SSINESS      7    folid     weightineis, 

MA'SSIVfiNESSf    bulkinefs. 

MASSONB'  itinHerai,'] 
MASSONfi'Df  is  when  an 
I  ordinary  is  reprefeoced  in  the 
j  manner  of  a  uoae  wall,  with 
all  che  joints  between  the 
fiooes  appearing,  as  they  generally  do  in 
ftone  buildings  s  and  fo  the  import  of  the 
word  is,  as  much  as  done  in  mafoos  worlt.. 
See  the  figure. 

MASSORA  CKIIDQ*  ^^'  tradition] 
a  performance  on  the  Hd^em  bible  by  fome 
tnciem  Jem^  tMhu^  to  (ecure  it  from 
any  alterations*  and  to  be  «  Hedge  to  the 
la»  I  by  numbering  the  verfes»  words  and 
letters  of  the  text,  and  marking  all  the  va- 
riations of  it. 

MASSORITfiS,  jfewi/h  doftors,  authors 
of  the  Maffitra* 

MAST  TrosBy^,  Soju]  of  a  (hip;  alfo 
the  fruit  of  che  oak,  beech,  chefnuc,  \ffc, 

Bfte  MAST  {pi  a  Ship]  ftands  in  the 
fore- part  or  fere-caille,  and  is  about  4-5 
of  the  main  maft  in  length. 

Mifen,  MAST  [of  a  Ship]  ftands  afc  in 
the  uemmoit  part  of  it,  and  it  in  length 
about  half  th«t  of  the  main-maft. 

Tcp  MASTS  fin  a  Ship]  are  thofe  mafts 
chat  are  fixdd  upon  che  main,  fore,  mifen- 
mafts  and  bow.fprir. 

Top  Gallant  MASTS  [in  a  Ship]  are 
ibofe  fixed. to. the  hiBiad  of  the  main  and 
fore-cop- mafts ;  they  carry  flag  ftaves  on 
their  cops,  whereon  are  hanged  the  flags, 
pendants,  ^c. 

Jury  MAST  [in  a  Ship]  is  a  maft  made 
of  yards,  or  other  pieces  of  timber  (pliced 
or  fiAed  together,  woulding  them  with 
ropes.  This  maft  is  fee  up,  when  in  a 
ftorm  or  6ght,  a  mad  is  born  over-board> 
ull  they  can  be  provided  with  a  better. 

Armed  MAST  £in  a  Ship]  is  a  maft 
made  of  more  than  one  tree. 

Over  MA'STEDl  a  Oiip  is  faid  fo  to  be, 

^  Taut  MASTED  |    when  her  mafts  are 

attker  coo  long  or  too  big,  which  makes 


MA 

her  lie  too  much  down  bythe  vliid^  to^ 
labour  too  much  a  hull. 

Vtider  MASTED,  a  fbip  is  faid  To  to  ba, 
when  her  mafts  are  either  coo  fmali,  or 
too  ftiort,  which  hinders  her  from  bearing^ 
fo  much  £iil  as  is  requifite  to  give  her  true 
way. 

MASTER  cftbeOrdimcej  i  great  offi- 
cer, to  whole  care  all  the  king's  ordnance 
and  artillery  is  committed. 

MASTfiR-ff^t  [with  BtM.]  anherb^ 
whofe  leaves  refemble  jtig/tlkat  except 
that  they  grow  on  lefler  ftalks,  and  lower* 

MA'STERLESS,  ungoveinable,  unruly, 
having  no  mafter. 

MASTICA'TIOM,  a  chewing,  which 
ftdion  breaks  the  meat  to  pieces,  by  the 
help  of  the  teeth;  fo  ch4c  by  chat  meana 
being  mtx*d  wich  chefpictle,  it  is  prepareil 
both  CO  be  the  more  eafily  fwallowed  and 
digefted  in  che  ftomach. 

MASTIGA'DOUR  [  with  flbry^mfn]  a 
SlMeri^g  Bit,  a  fnaffle  of  iron,  aU  fmooth, 
and  of  a  piece,  guarded  with  Tuter^B^ 
liertt  and  compoied  of  3  halft  of  great, 
made  into  demi-ovals  ol  unequal  kigoets, 
the  lefler  being  indofod  within  the  greater, 
which  ought  to  be  about  half  a  foot  high. 
A  MfrfiigadoufU  mounted  with  a  head  aM 
two  reins. 

MA'STINUS  [pUnMC.]  amafiifF. 

MATCH  [ytlyJtLGwaurt]  a  fort  of  rope 
made  of  fuch  combuftible  ftoff,  that  beiog. 
once  lighted,  it  will  born  oa  by  digreea% 
and  regularly,  without  ever  gobg  out,  as 
long  as  any  of  it  is  lefr. 

MA'TCHLESNESS  [ofmat:ch,  learnd 
nejrjre,'  Sax.'i  uncapableoefs  of  beiag 
matched  or  equalled. 

To  MATE  [fX)4t;e,  Sax.]  to  amaae  o^ 
aftoniih,  to  dafli,  daunt  or  pot  out  of  ooq».  • 
tenance. 

To  MA'TE,  to  match,  to  pair,  or  eqtnU 

MATEOTE'CHNY  [  ^T«JoTs:t'**» 
Gr>]  a  vain  or  idle  fdence. 

Tia  MATER,  a  skin  which  imme£atel^ 
clothes  the  brain  and  Cerebellum.  It  is 
very  full  of  blood  veflels,  and  is  foppofed 
to  be  defigned  for  keeping  in  che  leirits 
there  bred,  and  to  hinder  them  trom  flyhig 
away.    2.. 

MATE'RIA  Medica,  all  that  is  made  oTa 
of  in  the  art  of  phyfick,  either  for  the 
prevention  or  cure  of  dlfeafe^  whether 
prepared  from  vegetables,  minerals^  or 
aninnals. 

MATERIA  Prima  [with  rinkfopbers} 
the  firft  matter  or  fubjed  of  all  forms  inb- 
Itancial.    I. 

M  ATfi'RlALNESS ,  momeatarioefs  • 
weightinefs. 

MATE'iUALISTi  a  druggift  or  drqg. 
fter.  ^ 

MATE- 


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MATERIALISTS,  anonclcncfea,  who 

iof  poiTefled  with  this  principle,  out  of 
nochiog  comes  aochiog,  had  recdorfe  to 
eternal  matter,  on  which  they  fuppofed 
Ood  wrought  in  the  crettion. 

MATE'RIALS  ImateriiOia^  Z.]  cools  or 
ilu(F  proper  for  the  makii^  or  doing  any 
tiling. 

MATB'RIATED  [mauriattu^  I.]  made 
of  matrer. 

MATE'RNAL  Afiaion  [  Hterogfypbi- 
coM]  was  reprefenced  by  the  pelican, 
which  is  fa  id  to  ftrike  blood  out  of  its  own 
breaft  to  feed  its  young. 

MATE'RNALNESS,  mocherlioefs,  mo- 
cberly  affieaion. 

MATH  (with  HtidaiulmiHl  a  mowing, 
•a  Afiermatb,  aftei-grafs,  or  iecond  mow- 
ing of  grafs, 

MATHEMA  [  fU^nfiut,  Or.  j  ch*  ma- 
thtaaticks  or  mathematical  arcs. 

MATHBMAtlCAt  Comfx^tion,  h  the 
lyocbedcal  method,  or  that  which  proceeds 
by  oerctln  degrees  or  fteps,  trom  known 
qnanticies  in  the  fearch  of  unknown,  and 
tbeo  demooftrates,  that  the  quantities  fo 
foond  will  fatisfy  the  preporiion. 

MATHBMATICKS  [matbemMtijues,  F. 
ortesmabemaHc^^  L*  tiyfAg  futa^nfiArt- 
»«i,  ^.J  in  its  oriciaal  Unification  com 
preJmided  any  kind  of  difcipline  or  learn. 
ng  I  but  now  the  word  is  ufually  apply'd 

£fome  noble  iciences,  which  are  tauaht 
true  deraonftration,  and  are  ezercis*d 
mt  Sifmtitft  i.r.  whatfoeyeris  capable 
of  being  oninbdred  or  meafured,  which  h 
comprizM  under  nombers,  lines.  fuperScies 
aodfclida. 

FureMATHEMATICKS,  are  Aritbrne- 
tick  and  Geometry^  and  confider  the  quan- 
titj  tbftraaedly,  and  without  any  relation 
to  iminer. 

&ti^  MATHEMATICKS,  the  ftm«  as 
pure  mathematicks. 

MATHBSIS  [fU^wrtC9(fntf^i&t»,Gr, 
to  learn]  the  mathematicks* 

MA^NS  [in  the  Romiflf  church]  the 
firft  part  of  the  daily  fervice. 

MATRAasS  [among  the  K<man$^  a 
leftaval  oUerv*d  by  the  matrons  on  the  ittt 
of  fme^  in  honour  of  the  goddefs  Matma^ 
or  Ad,  the  wife  of  Atbamat^  king  of 
Tbebii*  They  only  entered  the  temple 
witli  a  flave,  and  their  fifteri  children ; 
the  flave  they  cuff 'd  in  memory  of  the  jea- 
Joofy  of  Ao,  and  prayM  for  their  fitters 
dsildreo,  bat  not  for  iVtxT  own. 

m  MA'TRASS   [wlthCi^. 

n  ai(/?j]  a  bolt.head,  a  lonf , 

■I  Aiaic-necked  vefTel  of  glafs, 

^gM^^  fitted  CO  the  nofe  of  an  alem- 
^^T^  ^B  Uck,  and  frequently  uTed  in 
^^^^M  diftiUation,  «nd  %tt  alfo 
^■i^     mU'4  rfc^iYCYf ,  of  ihii  form/ 


M  A 

MATRICA'RIA  [with  Botan,']i\it  herb; 
feverfew,  white-wort  or  motherwort.    L 

MA'TRICE  [with  Dytrs'^  is  apply'd  ro 
the  firft  fimple  colours,  whence  all  the  ttfk 
are  derived  and  compofed,  as  black,  white, 
blue,  red  and  fallow  or  root  colour. 

MATRICES  fAtft.]  the  mother  or 

MATRIX  I  womb,  or  that  part  of 
the  female  of  any  kind,  wherein  the  foetus 
\%  conceived  and  nouriibed  till  the  time  of 
its  delivery, 

MATRI'CULA,  a  roll,  lift  or  regifter, 
in  the  which  the  name  of  perfons  are  en^ 
t  crcd,    i.. 

MATRICULATION,  the  aft  of  ma- 
triculating or  regiftcring  the  names  of  ttu- 
dents  in  a  •  olleee, 

MATRISA'LVI  A  [with  Botan.']  the  herb 
Claiy. 

To  MATRISATB  Itfuttrifatum,  !•]  to 
imitate  the  mother. 

MATRISY'LVA  [with  Bir4ii«]  che  plane 
wood-bind  or  honey- fuckle.    L. 

MATRIX  [of  fjAr^^Gr.  th«  mother j 
the  matrice.    X. 

MATRIX  [with  SufgionsJ  that  part  of 
che  womb  io  which  the  child  is  con* 
ceived. 

MATRIX   1  any  chins  ferrii^  for  ch« 

MATRICE  J  place  of  generation  of  • 
body,  whether  organlcal,  as  the  matrix  of 
animals;  or  inorganical,  as  chofe  of  vege- 
tables, metals  or  minerals* 
^  MATRIX  EccUfutt  the  mother  church  ; 
either  a  cathedral,  with  refpeft  co  the  pa- 
rochial churches  in  che  fame  diocefe  i  or  « 
parifli  church,  in  refpeft  co  the  chaptb  de- 
pending on  It. 

MATRIX  [with  Botai.^  the  pith  o£ 
trees  or  heibs,  which  they  alfo  call  Cor. 

MATRON  Imatrmtt  R  matrons  of  ma^ 
ttTt  1.]  a  virtuous,  prudent,  motlierl/ 
woman,  that  keeps  her  familv  under  good 
government  or  diicipline,  and  fuch  an  one* 
as  cochaftity  and  eiemplaryliie,  co  whooi 
young  virgins  may  be  fafely  committed  to 
be  educated. 

MATRON  [of an  HbyjuTtfl]  a  grave 
woman  thai  looks  after  the  children. 

MATRONS  i;in  ^Va^Jenfe]  married 
women  of  experience,  who  have  been  mo- 
thers of  children,  fuch  as  are  empanoelle^ 
upon  Juries  or  convl&s,  who  plead  theif 
bellies. 

MATRO'NAL  ImattondUt^  i.]  of  or. 
belonging  to  a  matron. 

MATRONAaiA  [among  the  JtoMflu] 
che  feaft  of  the  oiacrons,  infticuted  by  Jto- 
mtdtu^  and  celebrated  by  che  Bfmmi  wo- 
men in  honour  of  B^ttrt  \  to  whom  thejf 
thought  chemfelves  oblig'd  for  the  happi- 
nefs  of  beating  good  children  ;  a  favour 
whidi  ho  fif  ft  coofert*d  on  his  miftreft 
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Hbea  ;  daring  the  lime  of  which,  the  men 
lent  preicncs  to  the  women,  as  the  women 
in  like  manner  did  to  the  men  on  the  Satur- 
nalia, It  was  obferv'd  on  the  firft  of  March 
for  pregnancy,  the  year  then  beginning  to 
bear  tru«r. 

MATRO'SSES  [in  a  Train  of  ArtiUery] 
a  fort  of  foldiers  next  in  degree  under  ihe 
gunners,  who  aflift  them  about  the  g'Jns, 
io  traverfing,  fpu.^ging  and  firing,  loadirg, 
Igfc.  They  cariy  fire-locks,  and  march 
along  ^  ich  ftore  waggons,  as  a  guard,  and 
tlfo  as  afTiftams  in  cafe  a  waggon  fiiould 
break,  ^c. 

MA  r  [nutttat  1.]  ruftes  interwoven  to 
lay  on  floors,  and  for  various  orher  ufes. 

MAT  iVeed^  an  herb  or  pi mt :  call'd 
tlfo  ^ather^graft  nnd  Spanilhrufh,  of 
which  niats  ood  trails  are  made. 

MA'TTER  [materia,  t,]  the  ftufF  any 
thing  is  made  or  confifts  of  s  alfo  ca'ife  or 
occifioni  bufinefsor  things  alfo  chat  which 
runs  our  or  a  fore. 

MATTER  [with  Natural  rbilofopberi] 
Is  a  folid,  divifible  ani  padive  lubflance 
caird  body,  and  firfl  principal  of  natural 
things  s  which  is  extended  into  length, 
breadth  and  thickDefsi  which  is  capable  of 
putting  on  all  mmner  of  dire&ions  ftod  de- 
grees of  fwiftnefs. 

Nude  MATTER  [in  U»}  is  the  naked 
or  bare  allegation  of  a  thing  done,  to  be 
prov'd  only  by  witnefTes,  and  not  by  a  re- 
cord,, or  any  fpecialty  in  writing  under 
feal. 
MATU'R  A,  the  goddefs  of  rip«  corn 
^MATURA'NTIA  [in  FbyftcV]  fuch  me- 
dicines as  promote  maturation,  ripe- 
oers.    £. 

MATU'RHNESS  [of  mturitas,  I.] 
rtpeuefs  of  fruit  or  years,  the  arrival  ot 
any  thing  to  its  jufl  degree  of  pcrlcaion. 

MATURE'SCENT  Imature/cens,  JU] 
Vf2x\n^  r'pe. 

MATU'TA  [in  the  old  Ho/nan  I  )nguage, 
fignified  good]  <^e  had  a  temple  at  Rome 
built  by  Servilius  Tkllius,  Some  fiy  (be 
Was  InOf  the  nurfe  of  Bacchus^  and  wife 
of  Atbamasi  others  will  have  her  to  be 
Aurora,    Z. 

MATUTI'LIA  f  fo  called  of  Matuta'] 

feafts  in  Mofj   confecraied   to  Matuta  or 

Leucotboe.     All  maid  fervanis  except  one 

were  excluded  from  thofe  fe^fts,  and  this 

one,  every  matron  was  to  ftrike  on  the 

cheek,  becaufe  Matuta  was  plagued  with 

jealoufy,  that  her  husband  loved  her  maid 

bercrr  than  he  did  her. 

MAU'DLED  1  [prob.  of  matutimij,  X. 

MAU'DLIN  I    of  the  morning j  befor- 

ted  or  difordered  by  drinking  ftrong  li. 

^uors,  e<peciaMy  in  a  morning. 

MAUSOL£'(JM,  %    ftacdy  fepalchre^ 


M  A 

built  by  Artemjfiat  queen  of  Caria,  for 
Maufolus  her  husband^  whom  flie  lov'd  fo, 
dearly,  that  befides  this  edifice^  fhe  caufed 
the  afhes  of  his  body,  alter  it  had  been' 
burnt,  to  be  pot  into  a  cup  of  wine,  and' 
drank  ihem,  to  give  him  a  lodging  in  her 
heart.  Tnis  fepuic'ire  was  built  by  4  of 
the  moft  excellent  artificers  of  that  time. 
It  was  fqutre,  411  foot  iu  compafs,  and 
45  cubits  high ;  the  fqiiare  looking  to  the 
eaft  was  made  by  Scapas  ;  that  towards 
the  weft  by  Leocbarei  i  that  to  the  fouih 
by  Timotbeui^  atd  that  towards  the  north 
by  Briax.  On  the  top  of  it  was  a  brazen 
chariot,  with  many  wonderful  and  curi- 
ous inventions.  The  whole  was  inrich'd 
with  fo  mai  y  rare  ornaments,  that  it  was 
eftee.ned  one  of  the  greateft  wonders  of 
the  worH. 

MA'WKISHNESS  [ofCO^^t  a  maw  or 
ftomach,  jreoc  fik,  and  nc/jre,  SaxJ] 
ficknefs  at  theftomach,  fqueimiihnefss  al- 
fo a  a  natifeous  Tafte. 

M AXI'LL A  w/frior  [with  jinafmifts} 
the  lower  jaw-bone  which  is  moveable, 
and  in  which  the  under-ieech  are  inferted. 
M KXltL ^  fuperior  [with  Anatomiffs] 
the  upper  jaw-bone  or  cheek-bone,  which 
is  compoled  of  xz  bones»  6  on  each 
fide;  but  fomefay  x3,  the  odd  one  they 
call  Vomer^     I. 

MAXI'LLAR  [wtf«7^w,JL]oforper. 
taining  to  the  jaw-bone. 

MAXILLA'RIS  ClanduU  [  Anat,  ]  a 
confiderable  eland  of  the  conglomerate 
kind,  (itUAte  on  the  iofide  under  the  lower 
jaw-bonr.    X. 

MA'XY  [  with  Tin  Miners  ]  is  what 
they  call  a  weed  of  the  marchafite  kind, 
when  the  load  or  vein  of  oar  degenerates 
into  this  or  any  thing  elfe,  that  is  not 
tin,  they  call  it  a  IVeed* 

MAY  [of  m/gorest  fo  caMed  by  Roma- 
/tfi,  in  honour  oi  his  fenatorSior,  as  others 
lay,  from  Maia,  the  mother  of  Mfrcury^ 
to  whom  facrifices  were  offered  in  thac 
month]  the  yh  and  moft  plesfant  month  in 
the  year  with  us  The  ancients  ufed  to 
paint  Mo)  with  a  lovely  afpe£l,  in  a  rObe 
of  white  and  green,  embroidered  with 
daffodils,  haw-thorn  and  blue-bottles, 
and  on  his  head  a  garland  of  white  and 
damask  rofes,  holding  a  lute  in  one  hand, 
and  a  nightingal  on  (he  fore-fioger  of  the 
other. 

MAY  ny  Ih  called  of  the  month  of 
Mtvfi  wherein  ic  is  produced]  an  infeA 
cal.ed  a  water-aicket,  which  In  this 
month  creeping  out  of  the  river  toms  co  % 
fly:  It  lies  commonly  under  flones  near 
the  banks,  and  is  a  good  bdic  for  idne 
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MAY  Garnet^  certain  fports  or  merri- 
ments, dancings  ^c.  ufed  on  the  firft  day 
oi MOjft  which  feem  to  have  uken  their 
riie  from  the  like  cuftoms  of  the  Romaiu, 
who  followed  Aich  Tports  in  honour  o> 
Miija  or  Flora,  the  goddefs  of  flowers. 

MATOK  [  anciently,  as  fomc  fay, 
mtliU  rather  of  mitet,  Brit,  to,  keep  or 
prclcrve,  than  or  the  Latin  majar,  or,  as 
others  fay,  oi  "IQ,  Hebrew  or  Syriaci^ 
whuh  (ignifies  loid,  and  the  old  Saxons 
being  descended  of  the  old  GemumSy  who 
fas  Berojui  fays)  defcended  ^i  the  oH  He- 
Irems,  and  io  had  retained  many  Hebrew 
words ;  and  thence  the  word  mayor  is  de- 
riv'd  of  "^Q,  which  of  it  felt  fignifying 
lord,  the  addition  of  lord  CO  iris  a  tauto- 
logy. 

MA'ZY  [of  map,  Saju}  of  or  belong- 
ing to  a  male,  intricate. 

M A'ZEMENT  [of  majfe,  Sax.  a  gulph] 
amaze  n-enr. 

MEA'GRE  [mzfg^urative  Senfe'i  dry, 
barren,  as  a  metgre  Aile>  il  jejune,  barren, 
dry  ftile. 

MEA'GRENESS  [of  mx2;|ie  and  oeJT- 
je.  Sax.]  leannefs. 

MEA'LED,  pulveriz'd  or  reduced  to 
powder. 

MEA'LINESS  [m«le,  ^elic  and  ne/ye. 
Sax,]  mealy  nature,  ]grc. 

A  MEAK  [of  mofen,  R]  a  middle. 

M£AN  [in  lawj  the  middle  between 
two  extremes ;  and  thar  either  firft  in 
time,  ^%  bis  Mon  was  mean,  betwixt  the 
diileifio  made  to  him  and  his  recovery,  i  r . 
in  the  interim  or  the  mean^  time ;  or  fe- 
condiy  in  dignity,  as  there  is  a  Lord  mean 
and  Tenant  mean. 

^  MEAN  Axis  [in  Opticls']  i%  a  right 
line  drawn  from  the  point  of  concourfe  of 
.the  opcick  nerves,  thro*  the  middle  of  the 
light  line,  which  joins  the  extremity  or 
end  ot  the  fame  optick  nerves. 

MEAN  proportional  [in  Miifick]  ike  fe- 
.cond  of  any  three  proportionals. 

MEANING  [of  mxaan.  Sax.  tomean]- 
fenfe,  li^nificarion. 

MEA'NNESS  [prob.  of  mxne  bad,  or 
2^xmeneand  nerjfe.  Sax.]  iownefs,  piti- 
fulnefs,  poorneis,  yc. 

Continual  MEANS  [with  Aritb'.']  are 
when  one  root  or  fir  ft  number  is  multipli- 
ed by  k  felf,  and  the  following  numbers 
likewife  by  themselves,  the  i. umbers  ta 
ken  between  one  and  the  number  laft 
produced,  are  called  coni/nu^Af^onj;  &s 
a,  the  root  multiply'd  by  it  felf  produces 
4 ;  which  4  multiplied  by  it  felt,  pro^iu 
ces  16,  and  16  being  fqntred,  produces 
.25$;  and  fo  X.  4.  and  16,  are  continual 
means  between  i  flr>d  256. 

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or  cutaneous  difeafe,  confitting  in  a  gene- 
ral appearance  of  eruptions,  not  tending  to 
fuppuratior,  with  a  fever. 

MEA'SUHABLENESS,  capablenefs  of 
being  me^fured. 

MEA'SURE  of  a  Kumher  llnAritbme' 
tick]  is  fuch  a  number  as  divides  another 
without  leaving  any  frpflion. 

MEASURE  of  a  Line  [Geometry  ]  is 
any  righr  line  taken  at  pleafure. 

MEASURE  [with  Pbilof.}  as  time  it 
the  mealure  of  motion. 

MEASURE  Ao/^1  fin  yufickl  is  a  &- 

Tima  ^oce  Imihrevei    fo  named, 

becaufe  it  is  of  a  certain  determinate 
meafare  or  length  o^  time  by  itlelt*  and 
all  the  reft  ot  the  notes  are  meafured 
^y,  or  fldjufted  to  itsvalue^ 

MEASURE  [  in  Poetry  J  is  a  certain 
number  of  fyllables,  which  are  diftinguill)- 
ed  and  heard  feparately  by  the  ear  from 
another  number  of  fyllables.  The  union 
of  2  or  more  meafures  make  a  verfe,  and 
in^  the  variety  of  meafure  conlifts  the 
chief  Itarmony  of  verfe. 

MEASURE  [in  Geometry]  any  certain 
qumtity  afTumed  as  one  or  unity,  to  which 
the  ratio  ot  other  homogeneous  or  fimilar 
quantities  is  exprefs*d. 

MEASURE  of  a  Figure  or  plane  furface, 
is  a  fquare,  wbofe  lide  is  of  any  determinate 
length. 

MEASURE  of  a  Solid,  U  a  cube,  the 
fides  of  which  are  of  any  length  at  plea- 
fure. 

.MEASURE  of  an  Angle^ 
IS  an  arch  defer ibed  trom 
the  vertex,  a,  in  anv  place 
between  irs  legs,  as^c  *T 

MEASURE  ot  Velocity  [in  Di 
Mecbanicks  ]    i%  the   tpace 
pafs'd^  over  by  the  moving 
body  in  any  given  time. 
^  MEASURE  of  tbe  Mafs  [in  Mecbanicks] 
is  the  weight  or  quantity  of  matter  ot  it. 

WEA'THES  [metoo,  Sax.^  mead,  « 
fort  of  drink  made  with  hooy,  metheelin. 
MiUon. 

MEA'TUS  cyjiicus  [Anal.]  a  bilary 
dud,  about  the  bignefs  ot  a  goofe-quill, 
which  is  joined  to  the  Meatus  Hepaticus» 
at  about  two  inches  diftance  ftom  the  gall- 
bladder. * 

MEAWING  Imiaulizatio,  L.]  the  cry- 
ing of  a  c;ir. 

MECHA'NICAL  Science,  is  that  which 
is  coiiveiiant  about  the  'Utward  frame  and 
ftrufiure  of  bodies,  ai.d  the  figures  the/ 
obtain  by  workmaTtfhi: . 

MECHANICAL  Pbilofopby  ^  U  that 
whiih  explains  the  phenomena  or  appear- 
ances of  nature  from  mechanick  principlesf 
vi%'  from  the  motion,  reft,  figure,  (ize. 

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]gf^.  of  (he  fmall  parncles  f^(  mtrter,  tnd 
u  Che  fame  wich  the  CoTpufculur  Fbilojbpby* 
MECHANICAL  rov>ers,  aie  cbe  five 
fimpfe  machinesi  to  which  si  ocheis,  how 
complex  foever,  may  be  reduced,  and  of 
.  cbe  tflemblage  whereof  they  are  all  com- 
pounded, the  Ballance^  Lever ^  tVbeel,Pul- 
Ujt  IVedge  ^nd  Screw. 

M£CHA'N1CALN£S$,  mechanical  nt- 
ture,  property  or  qualicy.  • 

MECHA'NICKS  [mccbani^ue^  F.  artes 
mecbanicA,  1-  f^nx^unii,  Gr.  j  cbe  fcience 
of  motion,  or  ihac  pare  of  the  macbemi- 
ticks  thit  (hews  or  demooftrates  the  ef- 
fe£^s  of  FoWerSy  or  moving  forces,  and  ap 
plies  them  to  engines,  machines,  Iffc*  and 
demonftratfsche  laws  of  morion,  1^. 

ME'CON  l/jiliKM,  Gr,^  the  poppy,  a 
flower. 

MECO'NIS  [with  B9tan\fis]  a  kind  of 
leccice. 

MB'DAL  Imedalle,  F.  of  metaUum,  X  ] 
«  piece  of  metal  in  the  form  of  money, 
fiamped  co  prefeiYC  the  memory  of  forae 
iliuftrioui  perfon,  fome  notable  vi^ory, 
or  fome  thing  that  is  a  peculiar  bene&c  to  a 
nation  or  ftate. 

Ancient  MEDALS,  fuch  as  were  ftrHck 
between  she  3d  and  the  7th  century. 

Modem  MEDALS,  thofe  chat  hare  been 
Jlruck  within  thefe  300  years. 

Confidar  MEDAL^',  iuch  aswereftruck 
during  (he  time  that  Xoiw  was  gorem'd  by 
confuls,  and  are  fo  called  in  dtsin^on  to 
imperial  medals* 

Mperial  MBDAtS  oftbe  tipper  Empire^ 
fuch  as  were  ftruck  from  the  beginning  of 
Julius  C£far*t  reign*  co  the  year  of  ChriHi 
a0o. 

^  Inperia  MEDALS  of  tbe  temrr  Empire, 
are  thofe  till  the  time  of  taking  of  Omfim- 
tin^Ut  near  1200  years. 

Saigidat  MEDALS,  are  either  fuch  as  are 
not  found  in  the  cabinets  of  the  curious  $ 
but  are  only  met  with  by  chance ;  or  fuch, 
of  which  there  is  not  above  one  of  a  fort 
iexcarir; 

Spurious  MEDALS,  are  fuch  as  are  coun- 
terfeited and  put  off  as  antique,  when  they 
are  nor. 

Mutilated  MEDALS,  are  fuch  as  are 
nociniire,  or  are  defaced. 

Redititegrated  MEDALS,  are  fuch  where- 
in the  letters  R^i  are  found,  which  inti- 
mates that  they  have  been  reftored  by  che 
cmpfcror. 

Vipd  MEDALS,  are  fuch  as  are  ftruck 
with  pure  copper  and  afterwards  61vered. 

Covfred  or  Plated  MEDALS,  fuch  as 
hiVe  9i  leaf  of  Elver  over  the  copper. 

Orain*d  or  Indented  MEDALS,  are  thofe 
^hofc  edges  are  eut  like  teeth. 

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are  cnc  on  che  fide  of  che  bead  or  on  tbf  fe- 
vcrfe. 

MEDA'LLION,  a  medal  of  ta  extraor- 
dinary large  fize,  fuch  as  princes  afed  ce 
prefent  to  fome  particular  perfons,  u  a  to- 
ken of  their  edeem. 

MF/DDLING  [  prob.  of  meler^  F.  to 
mingle]  concerniqg  one's  ieif  with  or  a- 
bout. 

MEDIANA  Linea  lAnatomjfJ  a  line  or 
Team  running  down  cbe  in  ddle  of  the 
tongue,  and  dividing  it  into  a  equal  parts. 

MfiDlA'STINA  7   r  with  jtUit,  1  is  a 

MhDlASTlNasf  branch  of  che  fobcU- 
vi'an  veitii  w;  !ch  arifes  from  the  trunk  of 
the  Cava,  or  great  hollow  vein,  and  pro- 
ceeds . , .  t  lit  M^diaftinum  and  Ttnpmu»    L. 

ME'OIATfi  [n^diatus,  X.J  that  which 
[&  in  the  middk.  oerween  two  excfearas  1  or 
it  is  a  term  oi  relation  ro  two  extremes  ap- 
ply'd  ro  a  third,  whirh  is  in  the  middle. 

MEDIATION  '  Jtow.]  with  refpea 
CO  lines,  it  r  iffe£kion  or  bipartiuon. 

MED'  rKiNA,a  goddefs  who  was  fup- 
pofed  10  cure  fick  people  at  her  6»fts, which 
were  in  September,  tbe  Romans  drank  new 
wines  mixc  with  old,  which  ierved  them 
inAetd  of  phyfick. 

ME'DICA  0»/i«i,  Gr.J  a  kind  of  crt- 
foil,  cali'd  medick  fodder. 

MEDICAME'NTAL,  medictnaL 

ME'DICATED,  meats  or  drinks,  are 
fuch  as  have  medicinal  ingredients  m^igled 
with  them. 

MEDtCi'NAL  Dofs  [  with  PhfuMs  ] 
thofe  days  in  which  an  imperleft  and  ill 
crifis  of  adiftemper  often  happens  s  and  are 
fo  called,  becauie  medicines  may  be  gives 
on  theo^.  T..ey  are  reckoned  che  6cby 
8cb,  loth,  zlrh,  z6tb,  18th,  IffC. 

MEDICINAL.  Hmr/,  thofe  hours  pro- 
per to  take  medicines  in,  of  which  there 
are  four,  viz,  the  Morning  faftfng,  abouc 
an  hour  alter  Dinner,  about  four  houra  af- 
ter Dinner,  and  going  to  Bed* 

MEDICINE  [medicma,  JL]  an  arc  that 
aflifts  nature,  and  is  defign'd  for  tbe  pre- 
ferying  of  health  in  human  bodies  as  much 
as  is  poiHbliB,  by  tbe  uTe  of  proper  remedies. 
It  is  divided  into  five  parts. 

z.  Pb^logy,  which  treats  of  a  homen 
confticution,  as  it  is  found  and  welL 

a.  Patboiogy,  which  treats  of  che  pre- 
ternacural  conf^itution  of  our  bodies. 

3.  Senuotica,  which  crests  of  the  figoa 
of  health  and  difeafes. 

4-  /^ifn<f}  that  which  delivers  rules  for 
the  regimen,  to  be  obferved  in  the  prefer- 
vation  of  health. 

S'  Tberapeutica,  which  teaches  the  nui» 
nagemenc  of  diet,  and  alfo  comprehends 
furgery  and  the  arc  of  ipe4icinf'  properlv 
fo  called,  ^ 

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MBDICO-PHTSlCAt,  of  or  pemtn- 
iqg  to  ntcnral  phyfick. 

MEDITATION  >  deep  confideracion  i 
SB  aAion  wherebv  we  confider  toy  tfaiog 
cloielyy  or  wherein  the  mind  »  employ'd  in 
che  fetich  ol  toy  tnicb. 

MEDITRINA'IJA  [of  Meditrina,  t 
cernio  goddefs  of  phyfickj  fetfts  ceLebrtt- 
cd  by  the  Romans  on  the  30:  h  of  September ^ 
•nd  lb  ctUed,  bcctufe  tbey  then  wgan  co 
~  drink  new  wine,  mingled  with  the'  old, 
which  tbey  held  to  be  medicinal^  and 
fenr*d  them  inftead  of  phyfick.    L, 

MB'DIUM  [with  rhiidfcfbers}  U  tbe 
pecoUtr  cooftiiutioQ  or  frtme  of  any  fpace 
thro*  which  bodies  move  s  thus  if^  if  the 
M^diim  in  which  all  living  creatures  on  the 
land  breathe  and  lire  $  where  til  meieuri 
breed  tod  move  1  che  IVater  is  the  Medium 
in  which  fillies  live  tod  more. 

Mtberial  MEDIUM  1   [according  co  Sir 

StdftU  MEDIUU  f  Ifaac  Newton  2  « 
more  oniTerftl,  aeriti  medium  then  ctatc 
ptrcienhr  one  wherein  we  li?e  tnd  breathe, 
fluid  much  mora  rare,  fobtll,  elaftick  and 
a&iTe  than  air»  tnd  by  thac  means  freely 
permcttinc  the  pores  and  incerftices  of  all 
other  medioms,  and  diffofing  itfelf  thro' 
the  whole  creation.  And  by  che  interveo- 
cion  of  which  bis  opinion  is,  that  moll  of 
(be  great  Fbdnomena  of  nature  are  aflfeded. 

MEDIUM  oai  [with  AfiroUgers'}  che 
middle  hesreo,  che  ixth  houfe,  or  che  an- 
gle of  the  South  in  a  fcheme,  in  which 
pitneatnd  ftars  have  the  greatefl  height 
they  ctn  htve,  tnd  of  confeqnence  dart 
jays  more  direft  and  of  greater  ftreogch 
and  efficacy. 

Log^ai  MEDIUM,  is  tn  tgreement, 
retfon  or  confiderttion,  for  which  tny 
thing  is  tffirmed  or  denied :  or  chtt  ctofe 
why  the  gretter  extreme  is  attributed  to 
or  deny'd  of  tbe  lefs  in  tbe  coodufioa. 

Aritbmetka  MEDIUM,  is  that  which 
is  eooally  diftanc  from  each  extreme,  celled 
Mffaitmi  reim 

Geometnca  MEDIUM,  is  chat  where  the 
fame  rtdo  is  preferred  between  tbe  firft 
and  iecood,  tnd  tbe  fecond  tnd  che  third 
terms,  ctlled  Mkdium  Perfiiut, 

MEDIUM  Participatiomt  [with  ScbooB- 
Mfli3  ^  *  mediiim  chtt  is  faid  co  be  com> 
pounded  of  the  two  extremes.    R 

MEDIUM  Negatiottisi  [  with  &>lml- 

MEDlUMMemotkmiif  aVR  ]  is  chtt 
whereof  both  the  extremes  tre  deriv- 
ed.   £. 

MEDIUM  ^  IScbooi'tem]  che  form 
orftculty  whereby  aii  tgeot  produces  tn 

MEDIUM/!^  f«o  [io  the  ScbooUJ  h 
that  which  readers  the  |>ower  to  ad  com* 
plett  in  the  aenertl,  without  deteminlof 
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MEDIUM  anod     \  Twith  SchoOmeiiJ 

MWWJMji^pqf^f  h  fomewhtc  be. 
cwceo  the  ^ent  tnd  pttient,  which  re- 
ceives the  tfttoo  of  the  one  e*re  it  trrive 
at  che  other.    1. 

MSDU'LLA  Obioi^dta  [^«m/.]  the  me. 
dolltry  ptn  of  the  brttn  and  cenhellum 
joined  in  one,  it  is  included  within  che 
skoll,  and  is  the  beghming  of  the  fpinal 
mtrrow  i  ic  defcends  co  the  Ot  Sacrum^  tnd 
fends  forth  ten  pair  of  nerves  to  the  cheft. 
lower  belly  and  Hmbs. 

MEDULLA  Offiupi  {Angt.\i\ut  marrow 
of  the  bones,  t  lotir,  tatty  fubftance,  placed 
in  the  cavities  or  pores  of  divers  bones; 
it  isindofed  in  a  membrtne,  tnd  is  devoid; 
is  red  in  the  gretter  cavities,  white  in  the 
lefs ;  as  alfo  (oft  tnd  Juicy  in  fpungy  bones. 

MEDULLA  Spinalis  lAust]  is  t  contf. 
nuttion  of  the  Medulla  Oblongata  without 
the  skull,  that  deicends  down  the  middle 
of  the  back.  Ic  confifta,  as  the  brain  does, 
of  two  ptnss  a  white  tndmedulltry,  or  a 
cioeriiioos  or  gItndulous»  the  one  without 
tnd  the  other  within. 

MEDU'LLINE  [  meduOhuu,  1£.  ]  of  or 
belonging  co  mtrrow. 

MEDUSA  [Ma/ff0«,  dr.]  che  daugh. 
cei  of  TborcuSf  by  a  fea-monfter  call'd  a- 
tus^  or  che  whale,  as  the  poets  tell  us^ 
had  hair  as  yellow  as  golds  Neptune^  being 
enamoured  with  her  beauty,  lay  with  her 
in  Miitterva'i  temple,  and  on  her  begat  pe* 
gafus  i  at  which  Mbnerva  being  provoked 
turned  her  hair  into  foakes,  and  all  thac 
afterwards  look'd  on  it  were  turned  into 
ftones.  Perfiut  cut  off  Medujtlt  head, 
when  the  inakes  were  a  fleep,  and  carrying 
ic  inco  Africa^  fill'd  k  full  of  ferpencs* 

MBE'KNESS  f  prob.  of  meca  or  mcca. 
Sax.  equal]  gentlenefs,  quietnefs  of  ceai- 
per,  noc  apt  to  be  provoked  co  anger. 

MEGJE'RA  [fiavy]  one  of  che  3  fiirles 
of  hell  s  the  other  being  XMb,  which 
figntfiet  want  of  repole,  and  Tfipbone^ 
vengeance,  violent  death. 

MEGALE'SIA  [f«^>A^lri«,  Qt>  J  che 
Megdlei^um  games,  certain  games  cele. 
biaced  by  the  tumans^  oa  che  5th  of  Apfil, 
in  honour  of  OfbeUt  che  grand-mother  ot 
(he  Gods«  Id  the  procemon,  the  women 
danc*d  before  the  imtge  of  the  goddeis,  and 
the  mtgiftrtces  tppeared  in  tU  cbeir 
robes.    X. 

MBGALOCOB'LOS  [of  fsiyit  great 
and  ito«\j«,  Gr,  the  belly]  one  who  has  a 
large  promioeot  belly. 

MB'LA  [with  ^ffgemu]  an  inftrumenc 
CO  probe  ukers,  or  co  draw  a  ftone  out  x>t 
the  yard,  ^.  called  alio  Speculum  and 
ISffif It. 

MELAMPODIUM  [/usM/uari/iMr,  Gr.1 
UackheiJabtrc.   X. 

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black,  tndiro^,  Gr»  wheat  J  cow.whcat 
or  borfe-flower  i  a  weed  full  of  branches. 
«nd  having  feed  like  fjenugreek,  very  nox- 
ious to  ccrn.    £. 

MhLA'NiON  [fu\x'fm,Cr''}ihe  Wack, 
blue  or  purple  violet. 

MELANOV*rPER  [«iih  Botan'fis]  iht 
kerb  bifliop's  wort»  Sc  Katherinei  flow- 
er.   X^ 

MELANO'RRHIXON  f  tiiksyoj>pi^of, 
Cr.  ]  an  heib,  call'd  alfo  VcratrwH  Ni- 
gyum.    X 

MBLA'NTHEmON,  the  herb  chamo- 

MELA'NTHIUM  f^iXxJ^m,  Gr.]  the 
beib  NigtUa  Romaiia  or  coriander  ot  AoMf , 
pepper  won. 

.MELEA'GRIS  [with  Flar'ifls]  a  flower 
called  a  f.i'illary. 

MELICE'RIA  [^iXixiie^'c  of  fxihi  hony 
mnd  >ii^Vy  Gt.'\  a  tumor  Ihut  up  within  a 
tnnick,  proceed  I  rg  from  a  matter  like  ho 
ny,  without  pain,  yielding  if  prcired,  but 
quickly  returnirg  again. 

ME'LICET,  a  hlh,  called  alfo  a  keel- 
ing. 

MELI'CHROS  [/uix/x;«ff.  Gr.]  a  pre- 
cious ftone  or  a  yellow  coiour  like  hony. 

MF.LI'CHRYSOS  l^^^^Xf^i^^*  Or.  ] 
an  ladian  llone  of  thejacynth  kind. 

MELl'CRATUM  [  ^iXix/jfitTijr  o(  fAUt 
hony,  and  «teft»  to  mingle,  Gr.^  a  drink 
made  of  one  part  of  hony  and  eight  parts 
lain-water. 

MELrNB  fff*^''**  O^'l  ^^^  ^^'^  *"*• 
lium  Of  balm-mine*    L> 

MELl'NUM  [with  Botani/it]  the  heib 
balm-i*en'Ie. 

MELIPHY'LLUM         1    [/uiXiiro-oouX. 

MELYSSOPHY'LLUM  f  Xov  of  fxihttr- 
#a  balm,  and  ^Axoy,  Gr.  a  lear,  ^.  ^. 
bees-leaf]  the  herb  balm  or  balm-geniie.  L. 

MBLl'SSA  [fAfXt^rA  of/xf\i,  Gr,  hony  J 
balm  or  baulro.    X. 

MELI'TES  [/JttKhH,  Cr.1  %  precious 
ftone  of  the  colour  ot  an  orange  or  quince. 

MELITlTES  [/ujiXiTiTiif,  Gr.2  a  grey- 
ifli  flooe,  which  when  pulverix*d  yte:ds  a 
milky  liquor,  of  a  tafte  Tome  what  like 
hony. 

MELLI'FLUENT  [melUfims,  X.]  flow- 
ing  with  honey,  full  oi  fweeinc/sj  alfo 
eloquent. 

ME'I-LITISM,  wine  mingled  with  ho- 
ney.   X. 

ME'LLOWNESS  [of  mcajipi  and  me/- 
ye.  Sax."]  fottncfs  of  tattc,  lipenefs, 

MELOCA'RDUUS  [  with  Bof<in.  ]  the 
ktrdge.hog  thillle.    X. 

MELO'CAR^ON  f/uiXixA^jror,  Gr.j  an 
h^rb  caird  Arijhlocbla  longa  or  Rotunda, 

MELCDlOUSNESS  Imelodicux^  F.  ] 


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Ifiilnefs  of  melody,  hftrmoDioarnefs  of /bond. 
ME'lODY  [/ui\o/i«  of  A«i^^  avcjfe, 
and  «V«^  a  fong,  Gr.J  a  fweec  ayre,  or 
pleafmg  mufiral  tur.e. 

MELOME'LE,  quiddany,  marmalade. 

MELOME'LUM  [  of  ^liKw  an  apple, 
aiKi  f4iKi  honey,  Gr.  J  tbe  fweeiin^,  an 
apple. 

MELO'PEPON  [/utXoirijrtr,  Gr.  ]  the 
melon  or  misk*meIoni  a  fort  ot  pumkin 
like  a  quince  |  a  garden  cucumber. 

ME'XOPES  [with  Pbjficiansj  are  fpors 
(I'ke  thofe  ihat  remain  in  the  skin  aher 
beating)  in  malignant  and  pellilencial  fe- 
vers. 

ME'LOS  [with  Ocii/(^j]  a  diftemperin 
the  eye,  wh::n  there  is  fo  great  a  hurftfng 
out  of  the  uveouscoat,  that  it  leemslike 
an  apple. 

ME'LOTHRUM  f  Mn\»^ff»  Gr.  ]  an 
herb  or  thrubcalleJ  Vitis  Alba.    X. 

MELPO'MENE[Mi\T0/*»»ii  offxikTrt^fJiait^ 
Gr.  to  fmg]  one  or  the  nuifes,  to  whom 
poets  afcribe  the  invention  oi  tragedy.  She 
was  reprefented  in  painting,  iffc.  like  e 
virago,  with  a  grave  and  ma]e ft ick  counte- 
nance, cloarbed  in  a  mantle  of  changeable 
crimfon,  having  her  head  adorned  with 
diamonds,  pearls  and  rubies,  holding  fcep« 
ters,  with  crowns  upon  them,  in  her  Iffc 
hand,  and  in  her  right  hsnd  a  naked  poni- 
ard s  and  at  her  teet  crowns  and  fcepters 
lying 

ME'MBER  [IntMetafhoricalSeure']  a 
pare  of  a  body  ecclefiattick,  civil  or  poli- 
tick, as  a  member  oiCbrift^  of  afociecy,  of 
parliament,  ^c.    X. 

ME'MBERS  [mmha,  X.  memhiSf  F.J 
the  outward  parts  of  the  body*  that  grow, 
as  it  were  branches  from  the  rruok  of  « 
tree. 

riv  MEMBERS  of  a  Man,  are  divided 
into  llmilary  or  fimple  and  compound, 

Similary  MEMBERS  [with  Anatom.]  are 
the  bones,  which  in  a  human  body,  are  to 
the  number  of  306,  of  whieh  70  ao  co 
compole  the  head,  6$  to  the  back  and 
breaft  ',  84  to  the  two  fliouldeis,  arms 
and  hsuids}  at  d  93  in  the  two  thighs, 
haunvtes,  legs  ana  feet. 

B^^es  bones,  there  are  cartihfses,  the 
ligflinents,  tendons,  fibres,  or  fmall  fillets, 
flrait,  iraverfing  in  roundnefs  and  oblique. 

Alfo  veins  (which  are  reckoned  equal  co 
the  number  of  the  days  in  the  year,  i.  e. 
365)  the  arteries,  nerves  and  flefli.  In 
theie  are  included  the  kernels,  the  entraiU 
(in  cbieir  fubftance)  the  bowels  and  the 
nufdes,  which  are  accounted  in  number 
4x5.  To  thefe  may  be  added  the  skin, 
lat  and  marrow. 

Compound  MEMBERS  [wirh  AMOom.'J 
are  ol  two  forts,  cxccinal  aod  internal. 

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ExUrndl  Compound  MEMBERS  [  with 
^idtom,}  axe  ibe  bead,  breaft,  belly,  aims 
And  leg«. 

Intemai  Compotmd  MEMBERS  [  w?rh 
Anatom.]  arc  of  three  Tons,  Natural,  Vi 
tat  and  Animal.    Ot  thefe  laft 

The  natural  intemai  Cbm^^ojoi/MEMBERS 
r  with  AnatoM.  ]  are  thole  tta  Terve  the 
lower  belly,  as  the  nutritive  faculty  or 
power,  /.  e,  the  6rft  tli;;cltioD,  by  which 
the  fjod  is  converted  into  chyle  or  fuck. 
Thc'e  arc  the  pipe  or  paffice  from  the 
mouth  to  '.be  ftomach  and  the  bowels.  O- 
thei s ferve  the  fecond  concoftion,  and  cau/e 
the  chyle  to  convert  into  blood  and  nou- 
rishment, and  feparate  the  esccremenis ; 
2i,  tbofc  that  ferve  the  mid-'le  belly,  as 
the  hetrty  lungs,  ^ffc,  calltd  vitals,  which 
fee.    And  the 

Animal  internal  MEMDERS  [with  Ana- 
tom.'J  they  are  diipofed  in  5  ranks,  viz- 
the  outward  and  inward  skin  of  the  brain, 
Che  finaller  ftreams  of  it,  i.  e.  the  marrow 
of  tbebftck-bone  and  the  nerves :  The  or- 
gans or  inftrumems  of  exterior  fenfe,  viz. 
che  eyes,  ears  and  noftrils :  The  fuliginous 
•ad  j^Iegmatick  excrements. 

mE'MBRANA  mufeulortan  communis 
f^Anaton^l  tlie  common  membrane  or  co- 
vering ot  the  muft'les,  which  fpreads  over 
all  th«  body  except  the  fcuU.    X, 

ME'MBRANE  [memlrand,  £.]  a  fimi- 
lar  pan  of  an  animal  body;  being  a  thin, 
white,  flexible  expanded  skin,  formed  of 
ieverai  forts  of  fibres  interwoven  together, 
Serving  CO  cover  or  wrap  fome  up  fome  ccr- 
cain  parts  oi  the  body. 

JMEMBRA'NOUS  [memhaneus^  I.J  of, 
or  pertaining  to,  or  full  of  membranes. 

ME'MBRED  [  In  Herald.  J  meml>ri,  F. 
it  a  ceroi  by  which  they  exprefs  the  limbs 
•nd  legs  of  a  bird :  When  the  beak  an :!  legs 
tre  of  a  different  colour  from  the  body, 
chey  fay,  beaked  and  membred  of  fuch  a 
colour. 

MEMBRE'TTO  [with  ArckiteBs]  a 
priafler  that  bears  up  an  arch.  They  are 
often  fluted,  but  not  with  above  feven  or 
oioe  chanels.  They  are  commonly  ufed  to 
adorn  dool-cafes, galleries, fronts  and  chim- 
ney-pieces, and  to  bear  up  the  comifl'.es  and 
friezes  In  wainfcot,    Italian, 

MBMBRIFICA'TION,  a  making  or  pro- 
Ifucing  members  or  limbs. 

MEMBRO'SE  Imcmbrofus,  1.]  having 
large  members. 

MEMOrRS  [  m*'Wo/>^f ,  F.  ]  h'ftorics 
vrxiuen  by  fuch  perfons  who  have  had  a 
hand  In  the  management,  or  elfe  have  been 
eye-witnefles  of  the  iranfafting  of  affairs, 
containing  a  plain  narration,  either  of  the 
fl^Hona  of  their  prince  or  ftaiefmen,  or  of 
ch^nyf^lvcs  i  afitt  journal  of  the  t^s  and 


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proccc  Jingi  of  a  fociety,  as  thofe  of  che 
royal  foctery,  ^c. 

MEMOIRS  imemoires,  F.  memorialia, 
L,]  papers  deliver'd  by  amba(!a«2ois  to  the 
princes  or  flates,  10  whom  they  are  fenc 
upon  any  orrafim. 

'mE'MORABLENESS  \oi  memorabi&s. 
LJ  worthiricls  ot  remembranjc,  iamouf« 
nets,  notablen-ifs. 

ME'MORY  Imemoria,  L.  mewtoire,  F.] 
a  power  or  faculty  of  the  mind,  whereby 
it  retains  or  recolle6is  the  iimple  ideas, 
or  the  images  and  remembrance  of  che 
things  we  have  feen,  imagined,  under- 
flood,  ^.  The  moft  that  can  be  faid  of 
it  is,  chat  it  it  an  extraorc'inary  and  uTe* 
(ul,  natural  faculty  and  endowment  fome 
perfons  have  fo  excelled  the  common  pirc 
of  mankind  in,  that  hidorianS  tell  us, 
that  Cyruit  emperor  o{.perfia,  could  call 
all  his  fuldiers  l\  his  numerous  army  by 
their  names.  And  that  Seneca,  the  philo* 
fopher,  could  recite  2000  names  at  che 
firfl  hearing  of  them.  Pope  Clement  che 
VI.  had  fo  good  a  memory,  and  whac  was 
ibfolutely  his  own,  he  never  forgoc  it. 
Zuinger  afferrs,  chac  a  young  man  of  ch% 
ifland  of  Corfica^  could  readily  recite,  af- 
ter once  hearing,  36000  words  of  all 
forts,  either  backwards  or  forwards,  or 
anyway,  ani  taught  this  fcience  to  others. 

MEMPHinrES  [fo  called  of  Aiemihit  Im 
Egypt]  a  fort  of  (lone  framed  for  this  pro- 
petty,  that  being  pulvcriz  dand  froear'd  on 
a  part  of  a  body  to  be  ampucatedi  it  will 
dear/en  it  fo  that  the  patient  fhall  fael  no 
pain  in  the  operation. 

MENA'NbRlANS  [fo  called  of  Menm* 
der^  a  difciple  of  Simon  Magus,  and  a  Ma- 
gician] St,  IrenoMS  reprefems  him,  as 
pretending  to  be  che  firft  virtue,  hitherto 
unknown  to  the  world,  and  to  have  been 
fent  by  the  angels  for  the  falvation  of  all 
mankinds  and  tiughc  that  none  conld  be 
faved  unlefs  he  was  baptized  in  his  name* 

MB'NDICABLB  [mendicabilis,  1.  J 
chac  may  h?  begged. 

ME'nDICANT  Frier^  a  monk  chat  go^s 
up  and  down  begging  alms. 

MWtiDlCkTEDlmendicatus,  1.]  beg- 
ged, obt  lined  by  begging. 

ME'NDING  Icmendans,  I.]  repairfr*g 
a  thing  worn  out  or  damaged;  zetora.i;)g 
in  manners  ;  prowirg  better  in  healrh. 

ME'NDOSiE  COSTiE  [Anatony]  the 
falfe  ribs. 

MENIA'NTHES,  mtrlh  cree-toll  or 
buck-beans. 

ME'NINX  [^ift^©-,  Gr"}  the  skm 
of  the  brain. 

Crafa  MfcNINX  [with  ^».ffo«.]  the 
dmt us  Oura  mater,  the  thicker  of  the 
two  Meninges  9t  thin  skips,  which  incl  Jie 

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be  fiibfttnce  or  marrow  of  the  bruo, 
which  is  next  the  (cull. 

rctutfiMBNlNX  [with  Anatomifir]  the 
feme  u  Pia  maters  one  of  che  chin  skins 
thee  covers  che  marrow  of  che  brein,  che 
thinner  of  chem,  end  thee  which  imuMdi- 
ecelv  covers  it. 

A  MBNlWEAN  [of  Mautfus,  a  fe- 
cyrical  or  crebbed  philofopherj  a  fatyr 
bech  in  verfe  and  profii. 

MBNl'SCUS  f fMf im©*,  Gr.2  i  little 
moon. 

MBNOGB'NION  IfAtmyitm^  Gr. Jthe 
elanc  Peony,    jl. 

MBNOLO'GION  Ifnnkiyitf,  Gr.]  an 
•ccounc  of  i^e  ooarfe  of  the  moon*  an 
eUnanack.    L. 

MENOXOGY.    See  Menoiqgieiu 

MBNSAXIA  £wich  CawmiTjt  ]  menfal 
benefices.    L. 

MBNSAXU  [in  oJ4  Deeds]  parfont- 
ges  or  fpirtcual  Imngs,  united  to  the  ta- 
bles pf  religious  houfes. 

ME'NSBS  fi:  e,  months,  a»  xArAuirt* 
td  l/u/u«vl<t.  Gr.]  the  monthly  couries  of 
wonaeoy  f-r  purgations,  which  in  young 
maids  ufutlly  begin  ab-^ut  the  age  of^ia  or 
14  i  but  ceafe  inthofethac  arepaft  bear- 

IJW. 

MB'N^TTRUOUS  7    [meMBrmu,  JL]  of 

ME'NSTRUAL  |  or  pertaining  to 
women's  monrhly  courfes. 

MB'NSTRUOUSNBSS,  menflruons  qua- 
lity or  cond'tion,  or  fuch  as  is  common  to 
women  in  their  monthly  couries. 

ME'NSTRUUM  [ofin«fi|ii,  l.amonth1 
end  is  thence  derived  by  rikyai<^i,  becauie 
they  fay  th^c  a  mixt  body  cannot  be  com- 
pleady  diflfolved  in  lefs  than  forty  da^s  $ 
end  tbence  forty  days  is  called  a  Cbytmcal 
or  rbihfi^bicai  Month.  A  diflblving  li- 
quor that  will  diflblve  and  feparaie  the 
Earts  of  hard  bodies,  which  will  eat  thro' 
aid  meulsanddiflblveftonesy  ^Vm^art 
Aaua-fbrth,  &c.   JU 

T^E'NSTRUUM  rhulietwn  [wich  ?fy 
jictani'}  women's  monthly  courfes  or  terms, 
the  fame  as  Mni/fi.    JL 

MB'NSUKAL,  oi,  or  pertaining  to 
meafore. 

MB'NSURABLBNESS  [oimenfurMUs, 
2.  3  capablenefs  of  being  meafured. 

MB'NTAL  Imeauaisy  I.  j  belonging  to 
the  chin. 

MENTAL  [of  0i£0i,  £  3  belonging  to 
the  mind. 

ME'NTHAr  ifJ^Mn,  Gr.']  the  herb 
Mint.    X. 

MENTHA'STRUMl  [with  Botanifis'\ 

MENTA'STRUM  f  wild-mim^horfe. 
mint.     £. 

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MBPHITICAL 

ninso.  sjr.}  mi 

lonous. 

MEPHITBS  1  I 

MBPHinrrCAL  Sxbdlations  foes  and 
noxious  fteams  ifluing  o«c  of  the  earth, 
from  whatfoever  caufe. 

MBRA'CBOUS  Imeracnu,  I.]  pure* 
clear,  without  mixture,  fpoken  of  wine, 
hr.  e.  as  it  is  prefled  oat  of  the  grape, 
neat. 

MERCATO'RUM  F^ftm,  e  feftival  ob- 
ferred  by  trading  people  of  l^aie,  in  ho- 
nour of  MIercmjt  00  the  xsth  day  of 
M^t  at  which  they  pray'd  to  him  to  for« 
give  their  cheacing,  end  profper  cbetr 
trade.    JL 

MB'RCENARINBSS  [of  merceBmms% 
U]  mercenary  dlfpofition  or  nature. 

ME'RCERS    were  incorporated  Am» 

"393.  »nd  confift  of  4  '    ^ 

wardens,   and  about  40 

(but  uncertain)  affiftancs, 

and  283  on  the  litery, 

for  which  the  fine  is  53 1. 

4  f.  This  is  the  firtt  of 

the  It  companies.  Their 

arms  zttguUi^  •  deml- 

virgin  with  hec  hair  difbeveUedTcrown^d, 

iffuing  out  (and  within  en  orb)  of  clouda 

all  proper.  The  motto,  Bomr  Deo.  Their 

hall  is  in  Cbea^de, 

MBUCHANDIZINO  [merehtmilfm. 
F.l  dealing  as  a  merchant,  trading,  craf- 
ficktng. 

MERCHANT  TAI. 
LORS,  the  patent  fbr 
the  arms  of  this  compa- 
ny (then  called  tailors 
and  linen  Armottrers  ) 
was  sranied  Jnno  1480. 
And  in  the  year  ijlex. 
they  were  incorporated  ^^ 

by  Henry  VIL  by  the  name  of  Merchant 
Tduloft^  and  their  fupporteri  weregreot* 
ed  them  b  the  year  1585.  They  are  go- 
verned by  a  matter,  4  wardens,  and  about 
40  aififtants,  and  there  are  00  the  livery 
485,  the  fine  for  which  is  i5  U  Their 
armorial  cnfigns  are  argent$  a  cent  royal 
between  %  parliament  robes  gules^  lined 
ermine \  on  a  chief  azure  a  lion  of  Eng- 
land, Crefl,  a  holy  Iamb  in  glory  proper* 
Supporters,  %  camels  or.  The  motto* 
Concordia  parva  res  crefiunt*  Their  htU 
is  in  Tbread-needU'Street. 
Merchant  Tailors  is  derived  ofmerchandes 
tailleurest  of  taiiler,  F.  to  cut,  wmcatore$ 
fcijfarest  X.  for  when  incorporated  into  e 
company,  they  do  not  feem  to  liavebeeii 
tailors,  r.  e,  makers  of  clothes,  by  thft 
addition  of  the  wotitmerchandes  o{mef^ 
cbander,  10  buy  aod  i«U»  to  mPrchudire  % 

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«iia  iMTCJlor,  L,  of  mncarit  Pf  ttie  Taint 
fifnifivtciuo  in  Ltum,  ami  merchaU  in 
EMg/lifbi  but  rtcher  woollen  drapers  or 
merceis  that  cue  cloths,  ftufTs  aod  filJ&s  ibr 
iaie  ;  and  the  X^tm ,  expre^ng  ib«  word 
tailor  byfiijfff,  favours  chts  notion  i  but 
it  it  mult  tt-AVc  reference  co  dealers  in 
apparel,  it  richer  appears  they  were 
filefiBen,  than  working  tailors,  by  the 
addition  ef  the  w.rd  mercbmtt  which  is 
not  adied  to  any  other  handiciafi.  Some 
fay  they  were  honoured  with  the  additio- 
nal title  of  merchant,  by  king  Henry  VII. 
u«bo  was  a  brother  of  that  company,  as 
wcre6kin);s  more,  viTU  king  Richard  II. 
and  in.  kiM  Edward  IV.  king  Hemy  IV. 
V.  and  VI. 

MB'RCHENLAGB  [  myjicoa-laj^a. 
Sax-  J  the  law  of  the  Mtraans,  a  peo- 
ple who  anciently  inhabited  8  counties  in 
Sn^iaad, 

MERCUB'TUM  [in  Seofiand}  a  com- 
mutation  ot  money  er  cattle  anciently  gi- 
ren  to  the  lord  to  buy  off  that  old*  impi- 
ous cofiom  of  the  lord's  lying  the  firft 
night  with  the  bridal  daughter  ef  a  te- 
nant ;  which  word  was  afterwards  ufed 
fur  the  fioe  tenants  paid  to  their  lord,  to 
bare  Itne  to  marry  their  daughters. 

M£^RCIFUL  [of  Mcnri,  F.  of  mercet, 

JL.    a  rewa«^d,    and  fail]  full  ol  pity  or 

commiferacion. 

MfiOICIFULNESS,  fulneis  of  piry,  fat. 

ME'RCILSSS  fof  merd  and  Ufi,  I»j 

void  of  mercy,  cruel. 

ME'RCILBSNESS.  cruelty. 
MERCU'RIAL  fbt^phwrn^  a  light  a. 
rifina  from  the  fliaking  mercury  lu  vaem, 
MBRCU'RiaS  Vita  [the  Mercury  of 
life}  achjmical  preparation  made  oi  but- 
ter 6f  antimony,  walbed  or  diluted  in  a 
great  quantity  of  warm  water,  till  it  turn 
CO  a  white  powder.  JL.  The  fame  it  by 
chrmifts  a.fo  called  Algarot* 

ME'KCURY  [ot  the  Philofopbers]  a 
ptiro,  fluid  fttbftance,  in  form  of  com- 
non  mercury,  (aid  to  be  in  all  metals, 
and  capable  of  being  extracted  Irom  them. 
MERCURY  fin  Afirmmf'S  (be  leaft  of 
ail  tbe  planers,  and  alfo  the  lowefl  except 
chemooo.    Is charaderiftick  is  0. 

MERCURY  [wi'.hHfr^i^j]  a  phm, 
of  whicb  there  are  two  forts,  tirac.  D'>g> 
nercnrx*  and  Good- harry,  or  Bmuu  Hen- 
ricus. 

MERCURY  [in  HetiOdry]  in  blazon- 
iog  by  planets,  i%v\iu».pmpU  oxpurpure* 

MERCURY  [fo  called,  as  fome  fay, 
as  tbo'  tnedicntiuM  of  medium  the  middle, 
an4  cmrims  qnafi  cmrenst  i.  r.  running  or 
ftepping  in  between  %  becaufe  fpeecb,  of 
whick  this  deity  is  made  the  prsfident, 
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eonwrfing  together  i  others  deriVe  ch« 
name  oi  Mercury^  q,  mercium  cwam,  u 
one  taking  caie ot  n»erchandiie,  he beirg 
fuppofedco  be  the  god  of  merchandizersj 
he  was,  as  the  poets  feign,  the  fon  of  Jh-^ 
piter  and  Maia^  the  dau^ihter of  AOas,  who 
bears  the  heavens  up  with  hts  ihoulders, 
and  was  born  up-^n  mount  CfUene  in  Ar» 
cadia.  His  common  office  was  to  be  the 
common  meflenger  and  interpreter  of  thn 
gods,  and  therefore  had  wings  on  his  head 
and  heels,  and  a  Cadacetu,  which  is  a  rod 
with  tw  o  ferpents  twitted  round  it,  in  hie 
hand,  in  token  of  pe^ce,  an*}  amity,  ether 
of  his  offices  were  to  guard  the  ways, 
and  guide  the  deceas'd  fouls  into  hell  s 
and  therefore  the  poets  fay,  that  none  can 
die  till  Mercury  comes  to  break  the  tis 
that  unites  the  body  and  foul  together  »and 
according  to  the  opinion  of  the  Metem^ 
pfycbops^  when  thefe  fouls  have  ^ed  ma« 
ny  years  in  the  Elyfian  fields,  and  haw 
drank  of  the  river  letke^  he,  by  virtue 
of  his  rod»  caufed  them  tp  pais  into  other 
bodies  to  live  again. 

To  him  is  attributed  the  invention  of  the 
lute,  and  a  kind  of  harp  which  he^refenc- 
ed  to  jlpotto*  He  was  accounted  the  god 
of  eloquence,  and  alfo  of  thieves,  hanng 
been  a  very  dexterous  thief  htmfelf,  as  ap- 
pears in  his  Realing  his  fword  from  J^x» 
a  pair  of  tongues  from  Knfedi,  Vemu'^ 
airdle  from  her,  UepUmet  irident  fron 
him,  and  .^M/b'sanowsaod  hisbeafts^ 
when  he  fed  Admetut*%  cattle.  He  had 
alfo  contrived  to  have  ftolen  away  Jw- 
^'(rr*sthtt:ider- bolts  s  but  omitt«dto  put 
u  in  execution  out  of  fear. 

Mercury  it  faid  to  have  had  one  fun  bf 
his  (ifier,  the  goodffs  Venus ^  who  waa 
named  Hermapkrodite,  who  happenir^  &» 
meet  with  the  nymph  Salmacii  ac  a  lbnn« 
tain  I  the  gods,  at  her  requeft,  made  both 
their  bodies  but  one,  in  fuch  a  manner^' 
that  both  fexes  were  conferved  intire* 
By  this  fable  the  poets  would  iacimate  th« 
union  that  ibouM  be  between  married 
perfons,  who  ought  to  be  as  one  body  and 
one  heart. 

He  was  much  reverenced  by  the  Egfp^ 

tianst  who  woribipped  him  in  thn  ' 

of  a  dog,  called  JUmbis. 

It  is  very  probable  that  the 
TH/megifltUt  who  flouriOied  in  the  fiiil 
ages  ot  the  world,  was  worfliiDpad  under 
the  name  of  Mercmj,    His  flatue   wgi 


ufually  placed  in  markets,  and  therefbr» 
be  wu  called  'Ay^^jM*  %  he  was  painte^ 
with  yellow  hair,  and  a  purfe  in  his  hand* 
to  intimate  the  advantage  that  is  to  ba 
expeAed  from  learning  and  diligence;.; 
His  ftatues  were  placed  in  high«wavs» 
unco  whidi  chey  otte«d  sMf  wt  £ruits* 

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Hii  tmtf^  WIS  fomecimes  tbat  oF  Btrcu- 
4es  GdUtcus^  one  ot'  Whofe  mourh  came 
forth  chains  of  gold,  which  were  joined 
to  the  ears  ot*  fevcral  little  men  that 
ftood  at  his  feet,  ro  exprefs  the  power  of 
eloquence  that  enflaves  the  aud»tors. 

The  ancients  a'fo  painted  him  in  a  coat 
of  flame-colour,  with  a  mmtle  of  pure 
white,  trimmed  wi[h  gold  and  ft'ver,  h's 
hair  long,  yellow  and  curled,  his  cap  or 
hat  white,  wirh  white  winps  on  it,  and 
on  his  feet,  bolcfirg  in  his  hand  a  Caduce- 
us,  or  rod  of  Blver,  with  two  ferpencs 
twining. 

ME'KCY  [in  Paintings  ^c.^  is  rcpre- 
feoted  as  a  fady,  fitring  upon  a  ji-^n,  ho!<f. 
ing  a  fpetr  in  one  hand,  and  m  arrow 
^vhich  file  feems  to  caft  away  in  rhe  other. 

MERCY  Seat  [among  the  yevrsj  a  ta- 
ble or  cover  lined  on  borh  fides  with 
f  Utes  of  gold,  and  fct  over  the  arlc  of 
ehe  covenant,  on  each  fide  of  which  was 
a  cherubim  oi  gold,  with  wings  fpreading 
over  the  MUrcy-Seat,  their  faces  looking 
one  towards  another. 

MERDCySE  [merdofuj.Lj  full  of  dung 
or  ordure. 

ME'RE  fmejie,  Air.]  a  line  or  boun- 
dary, dividing  ploughed  lands  in  a  com- 
mon. 

MERH'NNIUM^   [of  m^  rrf i^it  ornwr 

MEKA'NNOM  /   rhiy  O.F.]    any  tim- 

MARR'MIUM  r  her  or  materials  of 

MBRRE'MIUM3  wood  for  building. 
Old  latin  Riecordt. 

MERfiNNlUM  ITetus  (Old  Lot.  ««:.] 
the  refufe  wood,  or  old  pier cs  of  timber 
and  boards,  left  in  the  mtdft  of  rubbiflj 
after  bailding,  repairing  or  pulling  down 
of  houfes. 

MHRETRrciOUSNBSS  [meretricius, 
Lj  whoriibners. 

MERI'DIAN  [lineameridiana  cf  «m- 
^iieSf^  L,  noon  or  mid-day]  the  6rft  meri- 
dian is  alto^et^er  arbitrary,  and  therefore 
aftronomen  and  geoj^raphe's  generally 
knalte  their  own  meridians.  The  ancienrs 
placed  their  firft  meridian  at  l^o,  one  of 
the  Canary  iflands  i  and  from  the  place 
where  the  ni'ridian  erofs*d  the  equ«tor, 
oomber'd  their  longitude,  eaftward,  round 
the  whole  globe  $  bat  fmce  the  difcofery 
9i  ^mtriea^  every  nation  place:  h  their 
firft  meridian  at  the  chief  ciry  of  their 
Ungdomi  and  rher>  from  that  meridian 
•ccoufics  longitude  eaft  and  weft  upon 
Che  eouator. 

MERIDIAN  [of  a  ctOifiial  GlobtJ  on 
ic  eai  h  way  from  the  equinodial,  is 
counred  the  north  and  fouch  declination  of 
the  fun  or  ftars. 

MERIDIAN  [of  a  urrtftria Glol>e'\  h 
that  gradaactd  brazen  meridivi  oa  which 


MB 

the  latitudo  of  pltoes  ii  coonced. 

Magnet  col  MERIDIAN,  is  a  great  cir- 
cle, which  ctao  magnetic  needle,  or  needle 
of  the  mariners  cooipaft  only  retpeds. 

firfi  MERIDIAN  [  in  Gecg^]  is  that 
from  which  the  reft  are  reckoned,  account- 
ed eaft  or  weft. 

MERI'DIONAL  [meridimuOis,  X.]  Iv- 
tng,  or  chat  is  cowards  the  fouth,  fonch- 
eru. 

MERipiONA'LITY  ef  a  Place^  its  ft* 
tuation  in  refped  to  the  meridian. 

ME'RIT  cfOwfirmty  [Aiwol  term]  is 
when  there  is  no  jnft  proportion  between 
tbea^ion  aad  the  reward  i  but  the  good, 
nefs  and  liberality  of  the  beftewer  makes 
up  what  was  wanting  in  the  aAioo. 

MERIT  cfCcudriniiy  [School  lerm]  is 
when  there  is  an  abioluco  equality  and  }uft 
eftimaiton,  between  the  adion  and  the 
reward,  as  in  the  wages  of  a  workman. 

MERITO'RIOUSNESS  [of  meritoriiu, 
L*]  defervingnefs. 

ME'RtON  [in  fyrufcation'}  that  part  of 
a  parapet,  that  is  between,  or  is  termina- 
ted  by  two  embrafores  oi  a  battery  3  fo 
that  its  height  and  thtckneis  is  the  feme 
wich  that  of  the  parapet,  which  is  ge> 
nerally  in  length  from  8  to  9  foot  next  the 
guns,  and  6  on  the  ootfide;  6  foot  in 
height,  and  18  foot  thick. 

ME'RMAID  [prob.  of  mev,  £.  or 
mer,  F.  tne  fea,  and  maid  ]  a  fea  monfter, 
which  It  deftrtbed  by  paincers  and  poets 
wich  the  upper  parts  of  a  woman,  and 
the  lower  of  a  fifli. 

MERMAID  [with  HeratdiJ  tho*  there 
may  perhaps  be  fome  animals  in  the  fea, 
that  may  htir  fome  refemblance  to  what 
is  found  in  coat*armouri  yet,  at  they 
are  painted  in  feme  bearings,  usgules^ 
tLMfermaid  proper,  attiring  heriell  wich 
her  oomb  and  glafs,  they  are  only  fancies 
of  painters, 

MERMAIDS,  whereas  it  has  been 
thought  they  have  been  only  the  produA 
of  painters  invention,  ic  is  confidently  re- 
ported chat  there  is  in  the  following  lake» 
fi(hes  which  differ  in  nothing  from  man- 
kind, but  in  the  want  of  fpeech  and  lea- 
foo.  Father  f^ancis  de  Pavia,  a  miflio. 
nary,  being  in  the  kingdom  of  Coi^o  in 
Africa,  who  would  not  believe  that  there 
was  fnch  creatures,  affirms,  that  the 
queen  of  Singa  did  fee,  in  a  river  coming 
out  ef  the  lake  ZMfe^  many  mermai£ 
fome  thing  refembling  a  woman  in  the 
breafts,  nipples,  hands  and  arms  s  but  the 
lower  part  is  perfea  fi(b,  the  head  round, 
the  face  Hire  a  calf,  a  large  mouth,  little 
ears,  and  round  full  eyes.  Which  creanires 
Esther  Mgnda  ofceo  uw  and  eat  of^etiK 

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water. 

METlRINfiSS  £of  mtj^i^  »nd  nejffc, 
S4xJ]  cbeariulneis,  gayneis  ot  mind. 

MBS  Air  [in  Uorfcma^/hipj  U  a  ma- 
nag«,  JuU  l^nr^i  tf  r^rrn,  anu  half  a  cor- 
vet. 

ME5HNTfi'KlCK  Flextu  [jtnat.J  a 
piece  ot  IK c- work,  toimed  by  the  branch- 
es or  rimifi<-ar  ions  ot  Che  Far  Vagum 

MESENTB^RICK  Arteries  [with  As- 
ton^j]  atcertes  belonging  to  the  mefen- 
(ery.  The  upper  of  which  is  faid  co 
rpre^i  i(  fei  Mtiidft  the  fmsll  gucs,  and 
the  uader  one  co  p*(a  oa  to  the  lower  part 
oi  I'r.e  inei'entery. 

MR.S£NT£RICK  Vm  [with  jHiaton,^ 
the  right  branch  oi  the  Venaporta^  which 
extends  or  fpreads  it  feh  over  the  guts 
JejurMm^  Ileum  t  CitCJMiand  Colon. 

MESE'NTfiRY  [  w^ith  Anatomifis  ]  a 
membranous  (>arr,  fituaied  io  the  lower 
belly }  which  is  inrich*d  wiih  glaiidules  or 
kernels,  nerves,  arteries,  veins  and  vef- 
iels,  which  carry  the  juices  call'd  Chyle 
and  Jjfmipba^  and  taften  the  bowels  to  the 
back,  and  coone  anofber. 

MESOCRA'NON  [of  ^^v  the  middle, 
and  »^^Mv»  Gt»  the  beadj  the  crown  of 
(he  head. 

M£SOTH£RUM   [Aesrofai^,  Gr.^ 

.Mf4M Spikenard,  one  cif  the   rbree  forts 

due  bears  a  leaf  of  the  middle  fite.    L. 

MfiSOGLO'SSI  [  Jaat.  j   mufdes  the 

fame  as  GmsiSl^- 

MESO-LO'GARITHM,  logarithms  of 
the  cofigns  and  cocangenrs. 

MfiSO'LEUCUS  [^ctiro\a»jc^,  Or.j  a 
precious  ftooe,  black,  andhavti^a  white 
ilreak  in  the  middle. 

MESOMB'LAS  [ /u«<r0ftf\Ac,  Or.  ]  « 
precious  ftoce  with  a  black  vein,  parting 
every  colour  >n  the  midft. 

MESO'MPHALON  [of  /KtVor  and  ofc. 
^:c>^,  Gr.  the  aavelj  the  nuddk  of  the 
mivel. 

MESOPLEU'RIA  [fMvev^C^w  of  /ul- 
#^  Che  middle,  and  irXi(/^v,  Gr.  the 
PUteraJ  the  middle  fpacas  between  the 
ribs. 

AiffiSPl'LUM  [Mi9friKir^er.;i  a  Medlar- 
cs«e.    i. 

Mfi'SPaus  [wich  Botan.2  •  Medlar- 
tree.    X. 

MESS  [on  Ship  Board']  a  divifioo  of  a 
fliip'a  Crew,  fometimes  3^  4  W  6>  ^^^ 
}o&clv  4iet  cogecher,  tor  the  more  eafy 
diilributloooi,  ihe  vtttnals* 

Mfi'SSEf  in  4uiM"  pl«GO  of  monay»  in 
value  ifOQpetiits  qs i^d. Steirlhign 
^^fiUllS,  is  a  fre^fk  utlo  of  ho- 
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,  and  with  us  fignf fie«  ^r. 

MESSUA'GIUM  [^ti Scotland]  thefarndT 
as  a  manoar-honfe  m  England ;  the  prin> 
cipal  place  or  dwellfng-houfe  within  a 
barony  or  lordlhip  ' 

MESY'MNICtJM,  a  name  given  by  the 
ancients  to  a  certain  pare  of,  or  to  ver- 
fes  in  their  tragedy ;  it  was  a  kind  of  \>ut^ 
dtn^  ^slopttany  Hwnem  OHymenjie,  or 
the  like. 

MBTA'BASIS  [  wich  Ubetoricians  J  a 
figure  by  which  the  orator  pafles  trom  one 
thing  to  another,  as  tbefe  things  are  nuf/i 
delightful:  tior  are thefe things kfs plea- 

fUTMhU. 

METACA'RPIUM  [with  AtiatomiftsJ 
the  back  of  the  band,  which  is  compofed 
ot  four  fmall  longifli  bones,  which  ftrecch 
out  the  palm  oir  the  hand,  and  are  named 
Fqfi  Brachialia,    X. 

ME'TACISM  [v/ith  Gram.'}  a  defedin 
the  pronunciation  in  the  letter  M. 

Mb'TALS  Inu'taUa,  L.  /hIt^W*,  Gr.] 
welt  digefted  and  corapa&  bodies,  gene** 
rated  by  the  heat  oi  the  fun,  and  fubter^ 
rveous  fires  in  the  bowels  of  the  earth* 
which  aie  heavy,  hard  and  fafible,  and 
are  capable  etcher  of  being  melted  with  a 
Very  ftrong  fire,  or  hammered  ouc  into 
thin  plates ;  they  are  generally  reckoned 
feven,  gold,  filver,  copper,  tin.  Iron, 
lead  and  quick-filver.  The  parcidn  thac 
compofe  thefe  metals  are  fait,  oil  and 
earth,  wliich  being  mtnaled  cbgether,  and 
meeting  in  the  long  and  branchy  pores  of 
the  inward  parts  ot  the  earth,  are  there 
fo  ftraitly  linked  together,  chat  art  has 
nat  yet  tound  out  means  co  feparace  them* 

Bath  METAL    1    a  faAitiout    mecal^ 

Frincet  METAL  f  compofed  of  the  fi- 
neii  brafs,  mixed  wich  tin  or  fome  mi« 
neral. 

^e//MBTAL,  a  compofition  of  copper 
and  cin  melted  together. 

METALS  [in  Heraldry]  are  only  two. 
Gold  or  Or,  and  Silver  called  Argentm 
And  ic  is  a  general  rule  in  Beraldry^  ne- 
ver to  place  metal  upon  metal,  or  colour 
upon  colour  i  fo  chat  if  the  field  be  of  any 
colour,  the  bearing  muft  be  of  one  of  che 
metals. 

Ovrr-MRTAL  [in  Gunnery}  in  di/ptrt- 
infl  a  pi#ce  of  ordnance,  giUmers  fa7,  ic  is 
laid  over  metal,  when  the  mouth  oi  ic  lies 
higher  than  the  breech. 

Toh  hud  under  MBTAL  [inGiMWfy] 
2s  wheii  che  mouch  of  a  piece  of  or^aaco 
lies  iDwer^than  her  breeoh* 

^gbt  with  MBTAL  [in  Gmmy]  wbtll 
a  piec#  of  ordoai)6e  Uet  cmly  laiaC  polnr 
blank,  or  righF  with  che  mark^  guoncn  ' 
ft/t  ftfhUcft^ight  with  bar  mtui. 

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SMciffcf  MCTALS  [in  GmneryJ  Ss 
tbt  fiirttcc  or  outGde  of  t  gun. 

MfiTA'LEPSIS  [fitrdxa^it^  Gr.'J  t 
ptrdcipattof  or  taking ;  alfo  i  craiiflactng 
or  trtpsferrinf .    X. 

METALEPSIS  [with  Rbaoricians']  is  a 
conunoacion  or  a  Trope  id  one  word, 
tbro'  a  fu-reiSonof  (itioiHcatiOTis,  cheiame 
tbar  in  iMm  ti  call'd  Fartieipatio  and  Tran 
fiimpiio     L 

MBTALLUHOIST  [offifraAX^  me- 
Ul,  and  if>«TJ^  a  worltmany  Gt.']  ame- 
tmllift,  one  tbac  works  in  met 4 Is,  or 
fevrchesioco  the  Batiire  of  Khem,  as  cby- 
jnifts  60, 

METANGI'SMONITES  [of  iyy^, 
Gr.  a  veflelj  a  fort  of  Chriftian  here'.icks, 
Who  fay,  ihar  the  IVard  is  iu  the  fiither, 
atone  vafTel  is  tn another. 

METAPEO^IUM  [with  Jnatom.}  the 
inftcrp,  rhat  pare  of  the  foot  which  antwers 
KO  the  JAetatarfiu  in  rhe  hand.    1. 

METAPHOR  [  ^f Ti^<^^,  GrO  »• 
putting  a  foreign  name  for  a  proper  one, 
which  is  b( arrowed  from  fomecl.ing  like 
that  it  is  fpoken  of }  as  the  king  h  uid  to 
be  the  BM  ef  bis  Kingdom  i  becaufe  the 
liead  is  the  chief  of  all  the  Members. 
Mtetapbors  ought  ro  be  taken  from  thofe 
chinas  that  are  fenfible  by  the  b(»r'y,  which 
the  eye  often  oieets  with,  and  of  which 
the  mind  will  form  an  image,  wichout 
fearrhins  after  ir. 

fAVTAPHY'SlCKS  [artmetaptyfica,  ^f 
^rafu^SMdt  Or,  q  d.  creating  of  thhigs 
•boye  or  beyond  natttre]  is  a  fcience  which 
confiders  beinss,  as  being  abftrafted  from 
■II  matter;  m  beings  it  cenfiders  two 
things.  I.  The  eflerce  of  it,  which  Teems 
to  have  arealbeinf ,  tho  it  does  not  exift, 
as  a  rofe  in  the  depth  of  winter*  ft.  The 
cxiftence  which  is  adujtlly  in  bcir^g,  ■« 
theexifteoceof  a  lofe  or  tulip,  is  that  by 
Vrhich  they  now  are.  In  every  be'ng  i' 
con6ders  three  properties  \  the  Vnity^  the 
Coodaefi  and  Truth  of  ir.  And  v  t\h 
treats  of  Tmert^  Mtt^  Frinc'ipiet  and 
€aufiu  And  in  oppoiiiioa  10  AriftatU, 
ancTothers,  proves  that  i))e  world  was  not 
•tema*  •»  (o  tha^  rhe  MUtaptyfkis  may  be 
call'd  natural  Thtoiogj,  and  ir^nCends  all 
the  other  parts  o?  philofophy. 

Ginerai  METAPHYSICKS,  gf?es  an 
accottaC  c>f  being  in  iis  abfttraft  nature  s 
and  under  this  notion  it  may  bear  this  de- 
fiairi«B.  Being  is  that  which  hai-ia  icfelf 
t  real  and  poitive  exiflence. 

MLTATTOSIS  ljA%Tdwlurttt  Gr.J  a 
£iUtn|e  awaf..  ..»;,. 

BiBJA'STASO  IfurdfM^tu  Gr.}  i 
chanva,  when  oiie  thing  is  put  for  ihother. 

IIETB'MMOSIS  [with  MMkimidci' 
*>^ j  o^  puucubtfly  ia  chronoiocj^ax- 

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praiCng  the  folai^  equation,  neceitary  te 
prevent'  the  new  moon  from  htppeoiog  a 
day  too  lare :  as  on  che  contrary  Froemp' 
t^  (sgnifies  the  lunar  eqnition,  ne^dlary 
ro  prevent  the  new  moon  Irom  happeoing 
a  day  too  foon. 

METEOROLO'pirAL  [of  ^tiii^)^ 
yiMtt  Gr.]  oi  or  pertaining  to  meteors 
or  mereoroli^gv. 

METBOHO'SCOPE,  an  ancient  mathe- 
matical inftrument  for  derermtn*ng  the 
diftancrs,  magnitudes  and  places  ol  the 
heavenly  b^^dies. 

MB'TEORS  [meteora,  U  of  /«iTi«g^r 
of  /ufT«  beyond,  and  «Wf#,  Gr,  to  liic  up, 
and  fo  are  denominated  trom  their  eievati* 
ons,  becaufe  for  (he  moft  part  they  appear 
c^  be  high  m  rhe  air]  thefe,  according  ro 
Dejearteiy  are  retain  various  exprcffiooi 
made  upon  rhe  elemenrs,  evbiHiii  g  them 
•'^  different  forms  ;  's  ignis  fatuus,  ignii 
pyramidalis^  draco  voiansy  ^c,  meteoii 
ire  oifiinguifbed  into  three  forts,  fiery. 
Airy  and  iVatery. 

Fiery  METEORS,  are  composed  of  t 
fat,  fu'phtiroos  kirt^led  fmoak  :  when  tb!S 
\%  divf  rOfied  according  to  their  figure,  fi- 
tuition,  motion  and  magnitude.  For  whea 
this  fac  is  kindled,  the  fmoke  appears  in 
rhe  form  of  a  lighted  candle,  it  is  called 
by  the  latins^  Ignis  fatuusy  t.  e.  Jack  m 
*  laMbom,  or  mil  in  a  wijp  by  che  £b- 
gl(/h*  When  it  appeirs  like  a  crofs  bar  or 
ne^m,  the  Latins  call  it  trabs.  When  it 
refemUes  a  pillar  of  fire  Randing  upright, 
they  call  it  Jjgnis  fyramidalisi  and  when 
the  middle  parte  are  thicker  and  broader 
than  the  ends,  they  call  it  Draco  volans^ 
i.  e.  a  fying  Dragon  s  and  when  ic  feems 
to  sk*p  like  a  goat,  appears  frme'imet 
kindled,  and  fometimes  not.  they  call  it 
Copra  fidtauy  i.  e.  a  skipping  Goat- 

Apf'earmg  METEORS,  are  appearances 
c«ll'd'mo<-k  funs,  mock  moom,  the  meteor 
•:all'd  Vhrga,  in  the  form  of  a  rod  or  fire* 
brand, 

METEREO'SCOPIST  fof  ^sr|«/)oy  ani 
tf-MTitf,  Gr.  to  viewj  one  who  ftudieathe 
difference  of  fubline  heavenly  bodies,  thi 
diftance  of  the  tiers,  jgpc. 

Mfi'THOD  [with  logicians'}  U  tbe^trt 
of  difpofing  a  wriea  of  Mioughts,  either  to 
find  out  a  truth  that  is  unknown  to  our 
felves,  or  to  tonrlnce  othera  of  a  truth 
that  we  know  \  and  this  method  ia  calN 
AmMis  end  SmtMs. 

jlSif^dlumHOO  IwUhmmtma- 
UdoBs]  or  iifte^a,  is  aotfafiut  bvt  ago- 
anral  jtui^foi  the  pure  mammaticks t 
dr  it  iyib'caird,  becailb  it  Ibewa  how  to 
ibhre  ooeftioiii,  asiieBooftrare  iliaorearii, 
by  iootti^ing  fnio  fh«  fwilUMilcaluacaM 
ao4  hrtoM  of  Hdsgh  whIckltMVWtM 

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(ibr  thte  pvrpofe)  refoIvM  into  ftrtt,  or 
ukcD  til  to  pieces*  tnd  then  put  together 
tgtfn. 

Porifikua  METHOD  (vtUh  Matbema- 
tkimu}  is  a  method  chac  fliews  vheo,  by 
what  metns,  iikl  how  many  ditferenc  ways 
s  problem  may  be  refolved. 

Sfmhetie^  MhTHOD  o'  mpnry  or  rfe- 
mmiftrMion  [with  Aftfr^niMr/Cfdii/ ]  is 
When  the  enqoirer  pursues  the  cruih, 
chiefly  by  reafons  drawn  from  priocipies 
thar  have  been  Veforeeftabliflied,  and  pro- 
pofitions  chat  have  been  before  prov'd; 
and  fo  proceeds  by  a  long  regular  chain, 
till  ar  length  be  arrives  acth<?  concliirton. 
This  is  the  method  that  Euclid  has  fol- 
low'd  in  Ms  elements,  and  that  moft  of  the 
•ncienrs  h9V«^  follow *d  in  thedemonftrari- 
ons,  and  is  eoniradiftinguilh'd  from  the 
aoalyrTcat  method. 

Zirtrtick  METHOD  [with  Matbem.J  is 
the  analytirk  or  aleebraical  method  of  re- 
f-^lvfng  queftioBS  ;  by  which  the  nature  and 
reafon  of  the  thing  is  chiefly  fought  for 
and  difcovered 

MBTOCHE'  [/jtiTtx^^  <5r.J  «  ferm  in 
•rchictanre  ufed  for  the  fpace  and  interTal 
between  the  dentils. 

MBlXyPlON  [  ftiTcjriw,  Or.  J  a  plant 
that  yields  the  pan  called  Oaihanum.    t* 

Mfi^OPS  f/utToirtf,  Gr.2  a  fp»ce  or  in 
tcrval  between  every  triglyph  in  the  frize 
of  rbe  Darick  order,  which  among  the  anci- 
eiKe  lAd  CO  be  adorned  with  the  heads  of 
betfts,  befona,  vafes,  and  other  inftru 
mem  a  ufed  in  facrifidng  i  alfo  the  fpace 
bgtwifu  the  mortice  holes  of  rafters  and 


MElX>PO^COPlST  [of  pttrmn*9M- 
wim.  of  fiirmmw  the  forehead,  and  t-xoWm, 
Or.  to  view, fere.  1  one  who  tells  the  narorc 
or  inclioatioDBof  meO|  by  looking  in  the^^ 
£§Cts» 

METOPUM  r/ufT«'  after,  and  <94,  Gr. 
tk^  efe]  Che  forehead. 

MBfTR A,  it  is  related,  that  JlCrfrtf,  the 
daughter  of  EriflBbon,  could  change  her 
flwpc  whenewr  Ae  plea  fed.  The  reality 
of  rb«  fable  is,  EnfiBbtm  was  a  man  of 
rktffi^i  who  baviaai  rpeac  all,  he  was  re. 
dticed  CO  poverty.  He  had  a  daughter  oa- 
nMd  Jfrire,  %  very  beaiitilrul  woman,  fo 
bttidrome,  that  whoever  did  bet  (be  Ker 
fell  in  love  with  her.  Biv  tn  thole  days 
mmn  did  doc  hire  miftrefleawith  money ; 
Imc  infteed  of  it,  iome  gave  horfes,  fome 
cowe,  CoflM  fteep,  or  whatfoever  Httra 
daiendcd.  Upon  tbia  the  I^Midiu^ 
feoiag  that  «n  tbele  oeceAriet  of  Hfe  were 
fcwyd  t0|etliir  Ibr  MMM,  iaM  JMrfnt 
w«s  hia.  horie,  hit  cew^  and  every  thing 

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of  encieac  moiick»  employ'd    above  the 
qiMntttfes  of  fyliables. 

MBTROCOMl'A  [  ft8T^»B»/<f«,  Gr.  ] 
•  town  tnac  had  other  towns  under  iia 
jurifdidion. 

Mb'TTLESOM  [^  of  mtialium,  I,  md 
jrom,  Alar]  luH  of  vigour,  fprigntiy. 

METTtESOMNhSS,  briskoeis,  live, 
linefs. 

MfiTZO  tinth  [i.  e.  middle  cin^rej 
a  particular  way  oi  engraving  copper- 
pla'es,  by  punching  and  fcraping  them. 

MfiUM  IfiMV,  Gr.J  the  herb  Mew, 
wi!d  dill  or  fpikenel,  which  predeoea 
ftalks  and  leaves,  Ii'lce  the  wild  annia. 

MtUM  and  TUUM  [i.  e.  mine  and 
thi'iej  iignihes  property  j  that  which  of 
right  or  juftice  belongs  to,  or  is  the  pecu- 
liar property  of  any  perfon  or  perfoiis, 
whether  obtained  by  legal  conveyance,  aa 
an  inheritance  or  a  legacy,  or  by  purchafe 
or  acqoifition,  by  labour,  merit,  Jgnr.    X* 

MEW  [  bierogtypbicaiiy  J  a  fea.mew, 
being  a  bird  (o  very  light,  as  to  be  carried 
away  with  every  wind,  was  by  the  anci« 
ents  put  to  reprefent  an  uiiconftaot  perfon^ 
and  one  unsettled  in  his  mind. 

ME'ZZANINB  [in  Arcbitea.']  an  Emtre- 
fole,  or  Kttle  window,  lets  in  height  than 
breudtM,  ferying  to  illuminate  an  Atticjffc* 

MI'CE,  of  Mmdh ;  which  fee. 

MI-COOPB'  [in  Iktaldxy]  is  a  term 
ufed  by  Prencb  heralds,  when  the  Efcutche* 
on  is  ^ntd  per  fefi,  only  halfway  acroft, 
where  fome  other  partition  meets  it  i  and 
in  blaion  it  ought  to  be  expreft,  whether 
fuch  partition  isto  be  a  Dextr a, or  a  Sirufinu 

MICKO'MBTBR  [of  fi/ke/f  and  f*i^ 
TfH9f  Gr*  meafue]  an  aftronomical  in* 
ftrument  made  of  t>rafs,  bavins  a  moveu 
ment,  a  plate  diTided  like  the  diiLplate  of 
a  clock,  with  an  index  or  hand,  }ffc.  which 
may  be  fitted  to  a  large  te!efcope,  and  iifcd 
in  finding  the  diameters  of  the  ftars. 

MI'CROPHONES  [of  fAt%^t  and  9»fj^ 
a  voire,  Gr.'i  an  inftrunent  magnifying 
ffflail  founds. 

Ml'CROSPHJERUM  [  Aff^^'^^ioer, 
Or.j  the  plant  fpikenard  with  a  fmall  leaf^ 
the  lesfl  and  bell  of  the  three  forts.    £. 

MiCROACOirSTlCKS  \  of  fju%^t  Wi^ 
tie,  and  ^wUh  Gr<  to  hear}  inftromems 
to  help  the  hearing  and  magnify  founds. 

MICROPSY'CHB  [f^t»^x^*  o^A"* 
K^  and  ^v^t  Or*  the  foulj  meanneft 
or  fpirttt  Hiinr-hearcedneis,  cowaidlinefs. 

MICROSCO'PICAI.,  of  or  pertaining 
10  a  M6erofctfe. 

MIDAS  li.t.  /ua/«»  }/#?,  t.f.  fee?ng  or 
Itnowing  nothing]  a  rich  king  in  rbrygiOt 
who  reigned  About  A*  M.  1648,  io  the 
time  that  D^horab  judged  Ifraei,  who 
(accofdiif  to  chf  poets)  hfl?ing  ^mertatnod 

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Bacehiuu  hit  £ueft,  ask*4  of  bim  rhtt  he 
might  have  this  taculcjTi  that  all  be  toached 
might  be  turned  into  gold  t  which  being 
granted,  he  turned  his  palace  utenlils,  ^yc* 
and  alfo  his  meat  into  gold*  as  fooo  as  he 
came  co  touch  it  i  at  \Sk^  feeing  his  folly, 
he  defired  to  have  this  gitt  taken  from  him 
again,  and  was  ordered  to  wafli  himlelf 
in  the  river  PaSolus^  wfiere  having  waOted 
away  all  hit  golden  wi/h,  ¥aSolus  was 
hence  called  ibryforrboa^  i.  ^.flowing  with 
gold.  After  this,  he  being  iudge  between 
Tim  and  Apolh^  who  fang  beft,  he  gave 
his  verdia  for  pan  i  at  which  ApoiU  being 
provoked  gave  him  alTes  ears.  The  moraJ 
•f  the  table  is  taken  to  be,  that  Middj  be- 
ing  acyranr,  and  having  many  hearkeners, 
and  tale-bearers,  by  them  he  knew  all 
that  was  done  and  fpoken  in  all  his  king- 
dom, as  if  he  had  long  ears  to  bear  what 
every  one  faid  i  and  by  his  turning  all  into 
gold  is  fignified,  thac  he.ufed  to  opprefs 
his  fiibje6ts,  ihe  better  to  ftore  his  coffers, 
which  is  often  and  asfooliflily  waft'dand 
wafted  away,  as  it  is  gotten  by  cruel  and 
unlawful  means. 

'  MIDDLB  Ba/e  [in  BetOdry]  h  the 
middle  part  of  thebafe,  reprefeored  by  the 
letter  H  in  the  eicutcheon.  SttEfcutcbe- 
on,  ietrer  E. 

MIDDLE  Cbitf  [in  HnaJdryJ  h  the 
middle  part  of  the  chief,  reprefenced  by 
Khe  letter  G,  in  the  efcutcheon  Aid, 

MliDDLEMOST  [  of  mibbel  and 
mflBr^f  Sax»]  that  in  the  midft. 

MI'ODLING  [of  mibtiie,  Sax,J  in- 
different, between  two  extremes* 

MID  HEAVEN  [in  4firon,]  that  point 
of  the  ecliptick,  which  culmmates,  or  is 
in  the  meridian. 

Ml'CfHTINESS  [mihti^ney^fe,  Sax.J 
powerful  nefs. 

MrORANA  [with  rb^ansj  a  mea- 
grim  or  pain  in  tht  head.  A. 
,  MIGRA'TION,  a  removing  or  lifting 
the  habitationt  the  paflage  or  removal 
of  any  thing  out  of  one  ftate  or  place  into 
anothery-parttcohrty  of  colooies  of  peo- 
ple, birds,  ^e.  into  other  countries. 

MiapBWED  [of  milbeape,  Jte.]  io- 
fefted,  damaged,  corrupted  with  mildew. 
MI'LDNESS  [milbnejr/e,£iz.3  gentle- 
nefs  of  temper. 

MILE  Sngii/htconitmi  8  furleogs,  every 
furlong  40  poles  or  lugs,  every  pole  16 
feet  and  a  half  5  fo  that  the  mile  contains 
5180  feet,  or  1000  paces. 
MILE  in  G^rm^ny,  abQiit  5  miles  Englj/h, 
.  MILE  in  itafy,  fomething  more  than 
an  EKgVJh  one. 

MILE  in  Scotkndt  1500  geometrical 
paces. 
MlLfiGUfi'TTAicaidamom  grAiai. 


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MIUA'RES  Glandtd^  [  Aaat.  J  thofe 
ver^  fmall  and  infinitely  immerotis  glands 
which  /ecern  the  fweat  and  mactet  chat 
exfudes  ininfenfible  tranfpiraciou, 

MILIARIS  I^rpes  [with  Fbjficianj]  a 
fort  ol  yell-wifh  wheals  or  bladders,  te- 
lembling  the  feed  of  millet,  which  feiie 
the  skin,  cau(e  a  gieac  itching,  and  turn  to 
earing  ulcers..   X, 

^  MILITARY  Exerci/eif  arc  the  evolu- 
tions or  various  manners  of  ranging  and 
exercifing  foldiers.  . 

MrLlTAHY  Cobam,  a  column,  on 
which  is  engraven  a  lift  of  the  troops  ol 
an  army,  imploy'd  iu  any  expedition. 

MILITARY /^v^r,  a  kind  of  malignant 
fever  irequent  in  armies,  by  reafon  of  the 
ill  food,  yc  of  the  foldicry. 

MILITARY  Wy,  a  way  made  for  the 
paflage  of  an  army. 

MILKY,  of  the  nature  of  milk. 
MiaiUM,     millet,    a   fort   of  fmall 
grain,    i. 

MILIUM  Solii  [with  Botmu2  the  herb 
gromwel.     I. 

MI'LLAINS  [on  Gwder's  line]  are  the 
Bd  lubdivifion  oi  the  primes^  and  expreft 
the  thoufandrh  part  of  chem. 

MILLE'NNIUM  [of  nalle  and  dmwi, 
I.J  the  I030  years  reign  of  Chrift  here 
on  earth. 

Ml'LLEPEDES,  infeds  call'd  hog-lic« 
or  fows.    JL. 

MrLPHOSIS  [fAthfttatt,  Gr.J  the  fal- 
ling  off  of  tne  hair  of  the  eye-brows. 
,  MILRX'NE  [in  Heraldry]  u  a  crofs  Mih 
riae,  is  a  crofs  that  has  the  four  ends  clam- 
ped and  turned  again,  as  the  M^lrine  ifielf 
is  thatcairics  the  mtlftone,  and  iaibrmed 
as  that  is  alfoi  only  the  Milrme  hath  but 
X  Hmbs,  whereas  the  Croft  Moline  hath  4. 
MiLvrNE  imilvinus,  X»]  beloogiog  to 
a  kite  or  glede.. 
MI'ME  [fufit.  Or.]  See  Mhnich 
MIMO'CRAPHER   imbmgrapbtut    X. 
f*'f*hef^fi^»  Or.]  »  writer  of  wanton 
matters,  jefts  or  bunbonry. 

MIMCLOGY  [  i*tfAf>Koyi99^  Gf.]  a 
making  of  rhymes. 

MIMO'LOGER  [fiiAta^}^,  Gr,]  oat 
who  recites  rhymes*. 

MIM(ySA  Fi^nta  [with  SoUm.2  ^^ 
fenfibie  plant. 

MI'MULUS  [with  Bot.2  the  herb  rattk 
or  loufe^wort.    L, 

MI'MUS  [fAifdQ*  of /AjjUM^s,  Or.  |.  f* . 
to  imitacej  a  mimick  or  iaiffboo, 

lb  gp  MI^NClNGi  is  to  ^1|e  wath^i 
wanton  tripping  gate  or  jettiog  .geftare^ 
toiCog  or  holding  up  thehw  wuhaproud. 
air.  '    '     .  .      ., 

MI'NDFUL  [mlobJTuI,  Stau}  Jtfai^H. 

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Ml'NDUSS  [mintoTetjr,  Sax*}  rtgard- 

l6&. 

Mi'NDFULNfiSS[miBtoniImrr«,J^] 
regardfelnefey  obTenrvnce. 

MINE  (mrnrrd,  X.  mmiret  fj  a  place 
whert  metals,  J^c.  aro  dug.  Mines  or 
roenli  are  chieHy  found  under  mounrsiBS, 
and  efpecially  in  places  rbat  face  the  E^fi 
snd  South  fun. 

That  ground  which  is  rich  in  mines,  h 
generally  barren,  and  fends  forth  noxious 
netms  and  vapours,  prejudicial  to  the 
fetich  of  mankind,  and  the  growth  of 
tegecablea. 

Ic  is  not  improbable,  bi|C  the  finding  out 
of  metala  in  mines,  was  owioc  to  the  con- 
flagration of  woods  J  and  Arifiotie  relates, 
that  foma  fliepberdt  in  Sp^n  having  fet  a 
wood  on  fire,  fbnnd  melted  (Uver  nm  down 
•0  che  fame  place. 

MINE  [in  Gumuty]  a  hole  or  pic  dug 
by  pioneers  under  any  place  or  worlE,  hav- 
ing a  piifage  or  alley  about  five  foocfquare, 
with  finreral  turnings  and  windings,  at  che 
end  of  which  is  the  place  orbMe  cail'd  the 
Cbamher^ftbe  nunet  which  is  juft  under  che 
v^ork  deiigned  co  be  blown  up»  which  is 
filled  with  barrels  of  gunpowder.  In  order 
CO  blow  it  tip. 

^  CbamAnofa  MINE  [  in  Mit.  Afairt  ] 
IS  che  fmall  fpace  at  the  end  or  the  gallery, 
like  a  fmall  chamber,  where  the  barrels  of 
powder  aredepoficed,  for  blowing  up  what 
is  propofed  co  be  forung. 

Galiery  of  a  MINE,  It  (he  firft  paflage 
made  under  ground^  being  no  higher  nor 
bro«der  ihtn  co  fuflfer  a  man  to  work  upon 
Jms  knees,  and  which  reaches  to  che  charo 
bera. 

^  To  MINE  [miliar,  F.]  co  dig  cavities 
ao  che  earch  and  fill  them  with  gunpowder. 
MINER  A  [in  Medicine^  \ffcA  a  term  ap- 
ply'd  to  chofe  parts  of  the  body,  wherein 
cbcre  are  colle^Hons  and  coacervactons  of 
liumours  made»  which  harden  from  ob- 
ftniAionsand  canfe  diieafes^as  mkuta  morbi, 
MI'NERALS  Imhieralia,  L.  of  }Q 
S^K*  Heh,  i.  r.  from  the  earth  ]  miled 
•AiTolid  bodies,  geoarated  of  exhalacions 
and  vapours,  inclofed  in  che  bowels  of  the 
•arch,  which  is  the  matter  of  which  metals 
are  formed  in  procefs  of  time. 

Half  MINERALS  immeratia  media.  1.] 
•ra  chofe  minenia  that  are  u  ic  ware  of  a 
middle  nature,  between  (tones  and  metals, 
tiich  as  (everal  forts  of  earth,  falta  and 
fulphurs,  as  ruddle,  black  lead,  alum,  vi- 
triol.  ^. 

MINBKA'LOGIST  {of  auvrtflr#,  Z. 
^  Klym^  Or.J  an  author  who  treats  of 
trais.. 

ilMMtVA  [fb  calltti  of flttMirfp,chrtac- 
]  pa  poets  cell  us,  that  fi^Ur  hav* 


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ia%  ril&a  a  refolatioo  id  bfiag'fonh  the 


goddefs  Minerva  or  Pallas^  alone  by  hfm* 
lelf,  wichouc  the  afiiftance  of  Jimo,  JMif- 
tterva  came  out  of  his  brain  in  gallant  ar- 
mour, holding  a  lance  iu  her  hand,  and 
dancing  a  dance  called  che  Pyrrhick^  which 
was  a  warlike  dance,  lovenied  by  PyrrhuSt 
che  foo  of  AcbiUes.  And  thac  ridcan  at 
cbis  time  did  che  office  of  a  midwife,  deav* 
ing  Jt^itefi  fcull  wich  a  (harp  haccber,  chat 
Palla*  mighc  creep  our.  Being  thus  ac- 
coutred, fha  was  held  co  be  che  goddefs  of 
war,  and  co  be  concerned  in  all  batde.  They 
accribuce  CO  chis  goddefs  cheinvencion  of 
feveral  fciences  and  ufefiil  inventions,  as 
fpinniog,  weaving,  che  ufe  of  oil,  che  art 
of  colouring  cloch,  of  building,  aod  che 
like,  making  her  che  goddefs  of  wiQom 
and  all  arcs.  The  Atbemant  paid  her  a  fin- 
gular  honour  and  refped,  and  infticuced 
leveral  folemn  feilivals  in  honour  of  chia 
goddefs,  which  were  celebrated  wich  divers 
rare  fpedacles  and  expreifions  of  joy.  She 
refufed  co  be  married  co  any  of  the  gods, 
and  fo  led  a  virgin  life.  In  one  of  ihoie  fe* 
ftivals,  che  bojrs and  girls  ufed  co  pray  to  tha 
goddefs  for  wifdom  and  learning,  of  which 
fte  had  che  patronage  >  and  the  youths  car* 
r.'ed  their  maflers  their  fee  or  prefent, 
which  was  cail'd  Mxnervai^ 

Mnerva  reprefeocs  wifdom,  that  ti^  skil- 
ful knowledge  join'd  wich  direft  praftica, 
comprehends  che  underftanding  of  che  no- 
blelt  arcs»  the  bed  accompliOimenca  of  cho 
mind,  cogecher  with  all  virtues  s  buc  moiv 
efpecially  that  of  charity. 

The  poets  make  five  Materwts :  The  ift, 
Al>ollt/$  mocher }  che  xd,  che  daughcer  ot 
Ntkt  which  was  worfliipped  by  che  Q|p- 
tians^  in  che  city  of  Sai  i  che  id,  chac  ba- 
foremeocioned »  the  4tb,  the  daughter  of 
Jupiter  and  Corypbai  and  th»  5ch,  the 
daughter  of  Ptf/y^mtiiy  whomibekiiiedy  ha 
attempting  to  ravifli  her. 

MINE'RV  A  [in  prnniing]  is  reprefencea 
in  a  blue  mantle,  embroidered  with  filver. 

Mi'NlATURE  Imigniatwe^  F.]  a  paint* 
ing  of  pi&ureain  water-colours;  alfovary 
fmall }  a  delicate  kind  of  painting,  confift- 
ing  of  little  points  or  dots,  ioflead  of  linest 
commonly  done  oa  vellum,  with  ^ry  chin, 
fimple  water  coloufs. 

MI'NIM  [witblVijitflrj]  afmaUfbrcof 
priming  letter. 

MINIM  [  with  Ma4iciaiu  ]  a  note  of 
flow  time,  cwo  of  which  make  a  femibrief ; 
as  two  crcKchets  make  a  minim,  two  qua* 
vers  a  crotchet,  aod  two  femiquavars  a 
quaver. 

MI'NIMEKTS  [inltfp]  munlmeoisara 
the  evidences  or  writinas  wherebv  a  mab  is 
enabled  co  defend  his  citle  to  hiseftace. 

Ml'NlMS  Tof  nummt  i*J  ^cda  thicks. 

pigmies.   MiUm.  _,     . 

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MIKIO'CRAPHY  imimciTMl^fia,  1.]  • 
writing  with  vermilion. 

MI'NION  of  the  largefi  Size  [with  Gun- 
ntrs  )  •  piece  of  ordnance  ot  3~ inches  and 
A  half  diamerer  tc  the  bore,  8  foot  in 
lei'gch,  and  containing  I oco  pound  weight 
ol  metal  i  carriri  a  ball  3  inches  <jiamecer, 
weighing  3  pound  ix  ounces.  The  chir^r 
of  powder  is  3  /.  i-4(b }  and  its  point  blank 
thot  18  115  pics. 

Ordinmy  MINION  [  with  Gunners  ]  a 
large  gun  3  inches  diameter  at  the  bore,  in 
lengthy  toot,  irs  weight  in  me'al  about 
800  pound,  carries  a  bullet  of  %  inches 
x-8th  diameter,  and  weight  3  /.  and  i>x. 
The  dbarge  of  powder  is  z  Inches  ard  a 
half,  and  its  point  blanlc  Ibot  is  izo 
paces. 

MlWSTRAL  [miniftralis,  X.  ]  be- 
longing  to  a  mfnifter. 

MI'NISTRANT  \fmmfirans^  X.]  mini 
ftring,  ferrinp.    Milt*m 

MINISTRATION,  a  mtniftring  or  rcrr-' 
ing. 

Mt'NfUM  [with  rdintirs)ted  lead  %  h 
is  made  of  common  lead,  calcined  in  a  re- 
verberacory  lumace )  or  elfe  of  white  lead, 
put  into  an  earthen  pan,  and  (lirt'd  with  a 
fpatnla  oyer  a  fire. 

Ml'KORATED  Iminoratus,  1.]  dimi- 
niAied  or  made  lefs. 

MI'NORIES*  near  Aldgaie^  fo  called  of 
•  cloifter  of  J^ncrites^  or  friars  minors 
there. 

MI'NOS.  a  king  of  CVrtf,  the  fon  of 
yt^tif  aud  Europa^  as  the  poets  feign,  he 
Jived  Anno  Mundi  2670.  He  Bift  gave 
laws  to  the  inhabitants  of  i^rete^  and  for 
his  jttflice  was  made  chief  judge  of  helU 
and  umpire  with  Rbadamanthus  and  Ma- 
au.  He  married  F^phae^  the  daughter 
ol  Sei%  and  had  many  cnildren  by  her.^  The 
Athenians  having  out  of  envy  to  his  fon 
Apon^  on  account  of  his  many  heroick  afis, 
murdered  him,  he  made  Berce  war  upon 
them,  and  compelled  them  to  give  feven  of 
the  fons  of  their  nobility  yearly,  to  be  At- 
iroured  by  the  monfter  Mtnotaurust  from 
which  cruel  tribute  Tbefcus  at  length  de- 
livered rbem.  Dddalus  made  an  intricate 
labyrinth  for  this  Alfnoi,  where  the  MinO' 
firnr  was  kept. 

MINOS  wu  painted  with  long,  brown, 
curled  hair,  crowned  with  a  crown  of 
gold,  in  a  robe  of  blue  and  Ql7er,  with 
buskins  of  gold  on  bis  legs. 

MINOTAU'RUS,  a  double  formed  mon- 
fter,  having  partly  the  fliape  of  a  man, 
and  partly  that  of  a  hull,  begotten,  as  the 
poe A  feign,  by  Pafipbaej  the  wife  of  Afi-  ' 
no/,  and  a  ball,  bv  the  contri7aoce  of  D^- 
d^Htu.  This  monfter  was  kept  by  Mmos  in 
tbe  labyriatb  of  Cfetit  ud  wu  fed  with 


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man's  fleft,  wliich  was  broaght  to  htm 
from  Athens.  The  moral  is,  as  fome  &y, 
that  P^phae  lay  with  one  Taunut  « Ser- 
vant of  Minos }  others  fay,  thit  the  fled  a* 
wty  in  a  fliip  calLd  l^urju,  that  had  been 
mide  by  Dddatut, 

MINT  (  memha,  Z.  fUf^w,  Xk.  ]  an 
hern  well  known. 

Ml'NTED  [of  myne^in,  .Stfx.]  coined 
■s  money. 

Ml'NUET,  a  dance,  or  the  tune  be* 
longing  to  ir. 

MINU'SCULJE  [  with  Printers  J  the 
foiall  or  running  letters,  as  diftinguiOierf 
fiom  the  Ma)ufcuU  or  c  1  i>ical  ones.    L* 

Ml'NUTB  [ioG^r^]  the&xh  part 
oi  a  degree ,  which  in  the  heavens  as 
Tomer  bins  more  than  an  En^l(/h  mile. 

MINUTE  [  in  Arcbited.  J  is  the  30th 
pare  ot  a  meafure,  cailed  a  module.  See 
Moduie. 

MINUTE  Line  [  with  Navigdton  ]  « 
final  J,  long  line  tied  to  a  log  of  wood,  hav- 
ing  fever al  knots  or  d*vi(ions  at  50  foot  di- 
ftance,  wound  about  a  reel  fixed  in  tbe 
gallery  of  a  fliip.  The  ufe  of  which  is,  by 
t  he  help  of  a  minute  gUfs«  to  make  an  efti- 
mate,  and  keep  an  account  ot  the  way  or 
courfe  a  fliip  runs  ir  Tea. 

MINYACA'NTHES  [0oUiiy]  an  herb, 
a  kind  of  tretoil. 

MI-PARTY  [in  French  HerOdry]  a  tenn 
ufed  denoting  the  efcutcheoa  is  half  way 
down,  parted  per  Pate^  and  there  cro&'d 
by  fome  other  partition. 

MI'QUBLBTS,  a  fort  of  foot  foldaaet 
inhabiting  the  pyrenedn  mountains,  amM 
with  piftols  under  their  belts,  a  carbine 
and  a  dagger. 

MIRA'CULOUSNESS  tnuractitfiis,  JU 
mira.uUuxy  F.]  wonderfulneis. 

MiRrFlCENCB  imirificentsa,  I.]  4o- 
ing  wonders* 

MIRI'FICK  Imhri^f^  JL.]  marvelloiis. 
wonderfully  done,  .flrangely  wrought* 

MrRlNBSS  [of  mtFet,  Du.  and  a^} 
dirtinefs,  muddinefs. 

MI'RROUR  IMetafhoricdilpI  a  pattern 
or  model,  as  be  is  a  mirrour  of  virtue  and 
patience. 

MIOITHLESNBSS  [myji'gelea/  tai 
neKye,  Sax.!  melancholinels. 

MiSACCETTION  [of  mifs  ibr  mufs, 
vkAacceptio,  JL-J  a  taking  a  thing  wroag 
or  ill. 

To  MISADVrSB  [of  nus  and  m»/er»  F.j 
to  give  bid  counfel. 

MISA'NTHROPY  [  fit^fO-fm^*  of 
/uirfetohace,  aml«&^fiHr^,  €r.  a  ainn] 
barred  of  mankind. 

To  MISAPPLY'  [of  tms  and  miiemew 
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MISAPPREHB^SION,  to  a^prehend- 

MISBECO^MINO  [of  nil,  ^^ftiid  co- 
man.  Sax.'}  indecent. 

MISBfiGO'TTEN  [of  mis  tod  be^ot^ 
t;in»  >'ax.  i  fll-begocien. 

To  MISBEH A'VB  [of  mis  he  and  habao. 
Sax.]  CO  behwe  ill. 

MISBEHA'VIOUR»  iU  behtviour. 

MISBBUE'F  [  o»  mis  and  JeJetj:!, 
Sax.}  afalfefiicb,  unbelier. 

MISBCyoiNG  [  of  m/i  end  bobiaos 
Sax,]  bodmg  Or  threatening  Ul. 

To  MISCA'LI.  [of  fWi  and  kalleji.  Sax.] 
to  call  wrong. 

MISCELLA'NBOUSNESS  f  of  mi/celU- 
meuM^  I. J  miXLttie  or  mixedocfs  together 
withnur  order 

MISCHA'NCB  [of  mis  and  cbaMt^  P.] 
•n  urhappy  accii'enc. 

^   MISCHIEVOUS  [of  mifcbtf,  ohp  F.] 
InjuiiolUt  hiirtful. 

MISCHIE'VOUSNSSS,  hanfttinert,  dc- 
trimAntalnefs. 

To  MISCONCEI'VE  [of  ms  and  cance- 
voift  F.J  to  underftand  wrong. 

MISCO'NDUCT  [  of  mis  and  condtdU, 
F.3  ill-condud  or  managensenc. 

MISCONTE'NTED  [oi  mis  viA  emeu- 
f9U^  £.]  dticontenced. 

To  MISCOU'NSEL  [of  mis  and  confule- 
rCf  X.  ]  to  aive  bad  couofel .    Mitron, 

To  MISCO'UNT  [of  mis  and  cmer^  F.] 
CO  reckon  or  number  wronf . 

To  MISDEME'AN  [of  ms  and  dmemr^ 
F.]  CO  behave  amifs. 

MISDOING   [  of  mijrboen.  Sax.]  iU 

MISB  [Lam  Term,  io  t  fTrit  of  Right] 
Agnifies  the  fanoe  cbat  in'ocher  anions  is  cal- 
led an  iflue.  Accordingly  this  phrafey  ro  jam 
ibe  mife  ttpm  the  meer^  fignifies  the  fame  as 
CO  fly,  CO  join  the  mife  upon  the  cUar 
Might,  i.  «•  to  join  iffue  upon  this  point, 
wbetiier  the  tenant  or  demandment  has  the 
better  right. 

Ml'SBRABLBNESS  ImifeTahilis^  X.  ] 
wrerchednefs »  alio  niggardlioefs,  coTe«> 
conlbers. 

MISERICOKDIA  [xn  la»]  anarbirra- 
Sf  Bm  or  tmercement  impofed  on  an  offeo- 
^r,  and  it  t's  called  Mifricordia  or  Mttc^ ; 
becanft  it  ought  to  be  very  moderate,  and 
ret  her  lefa  thau  the  offenre  committed, 
•ad  the  entry  li,  Ue9  in  mifiricardiJt,    L, 

MISERICORDIA  [in  a  hm  Settle]  alfo 
linifieafometimesa  being  quit  or  difcharg- 
•d  of  til  manner  of  amercements  that  one 
happens  to  fall  uader  the  penalty  of.  In  a 
foreft.    L. 

JCORDIA  [tnJtheu^ndXufme] 
KWho  bad  in  thofe  places  a  temple, 
ts  a  faoAuary  or  place  of  refuge  to 
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MISFA'SHIONED  [of  mis  and  facomti* 
F.J  fimpen  wrong  or  illy, 

MrSFEA'NCB     7    [In  Lau>]  mirdotngs 

MISFEASA'NCB  f  Or  treipiflcs.    f 

To  MlSGl'VB  [  of  crijr  ^JCan,  *tt.] 
to  apprehend  or  fear  fome  ill. 

To  MISGO'VERN  [of  mis  and  gouuef' 
neVt  F,]  to  rule  amifs, 

MISHA'P  [prob.  of  mijf,  &tx.  and  hap^ 
per,  F,  to  fnup  ]  a  mlfl'hance. 

MISHA'PEN  [  of  mij--rcapcn.  Sax,  J 
having  an  ill  fhape. 

To  MISIMPLO'Y  [of  mii  and  efl^/oyrr» 
^•]  to  ufe  improperly. 

To  MISINFO'KM  [of  nii  and  m/brmfr» 
F.  of  X.J  ro  inform  wrong. 

To  MISJU'DGB  [  ol  mis  and  jujer,  F.  ] 
to  judge  wrong. 

To  MISINTE'RPRET  [of  Mii  and  inter- 
pretare^  L.]  ro  interpret  wrong. 

To  MISLE'AD  [  of  mijf  and  Uetoaa, 
Sax,]  to  lead  the  wrong  way. 

To  MISLI'KE  [  of  mir-S^l>can,  Sax.} 
not  to  like,  to difapprove. 

To  MISMA'NAGE  foimis  and  menager^ 
F.J   to  manzge   ill. 

MISMA'NAGEMENT  [of  ms  and  «f- 
nagemem^  F.J  bad  management. 

To  MISMATCH  [  of  ms  and  n%tt% 
a  comp-inionj  to  put  things  to  others,  to 
which  they  are  not  fellows. 

MISNA,  part  of  the   7ew\lh  talmud. 

MISO'GYNIST  [mifcgynus,  U  of  fAtfi^, 
}4>r^,  Gr,}  a  woman-hater. 

MISO'GYNY  ImifogynsAtL.  of  ftf^a-* 
>(/»«^«,  Gr.]  the  hate  and  contempt  of 
women. 

MISO^ONIST  Imifo^onos,  £.  of  fiici^ 
sror'^,  Cr.l  one  rhat  hates  labour. 

To  MISPE'NO  [of  mijr  /peoban,  4kB.] 
to  ipend  amifs,  to  wafte. 

To  MISPLA'CB  [of  mis  and  plscer,  F.J 
to  put  in  9  wrong  place. 

MISPRINTED  [  of  nil  and  emprmti^ 
F.J  printed  wrong. 

MISPRISION  o/C2frl#  lUtfTermJ 
is  a  default  or  nrgled  of  derks  in  wri* 
tinr,  engrefCng  or  keepir^  records ;  for 
w  hie  It  defaul  s  no procefles  are  to  be  mado 
void  in  law,  or  di/coottnoed  s  bat  are  to  bd^ 
amended  by  the  jafticcs  of  sfliis. 
^  MISPRISION  of  Felony,  k.  [in  IgmJ 
is  the  makiqg  a  light  acrount  oi  fuch  a  crimo 
by  not  revealing  it,  when  a  perfon  knows 
that  it  has  been  committed }  or  by  fufllerinr 
any  pei  Ton  who  has  been  committed  to  pn- 
fon,  even  upon  fufpicion  of  ir«  to  be  ST-. 
charged  before  he  has  been  indifted  for  it- 
This  offence  of  mifprifion,  is  finable  by  thm 
JHilices  before  whom  the  offender  has  been 
oonvifted. 

MISPRISION  cf  Treafoo,  U  the  coo- 
cealing  or  ooc  H iff Ififing  known  cicafon  j  th« 
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poniAiment  tor  which  offence  i<,  that  the 
offender  fliall  lofe  bis  ^oods,  and  ti  e  protii 
of  his  lanns,  during  rhe  lcing.'t  pleafure. 

MISPROPO'RTIONED  [  oi  mis  ind 
proportionne^  F.  <^f  L.  ]   not  proporrional. 

To  MISRE'CKON  [  of  in  j  jicccan 
Sax.  J  CO  reckon  wrong. 

MISSA'nCUS  [in  Dooms  Day  Book}  a 
me  (Tender. 

MISSI'LDINE)    [  ini/TceI"Ci,  Saz-  ] 

MISSE'LTOE     >  a    fort    of  fliiub  or 

MISTLE'TOE  3  fhrubb^  phnr  that 
grows  on  fome  trees,  as  the  oak,  ^c.  of 
which  Che  ancieurs  nad  this  notion,  that  if 
chrufhes  which  eat  the  berries,  roofted  all 
night  on  it,  and  dunged  upon  ir^  the  dir  g 
turned  to  birdlime  ;  and  thence  came  rhe 
tatin  proverb,  Turdus  fibi  malum  cacat, 
i.  ir.  the  Tbrtifh  ^^'ts  her  own  lor^ow. 

MISTHO'UGHT  [  of  mis  and  '^h'C, 
Sax.)  an  ill  thoufht. 

MI'SSFN  Mafil    pn  a  Sb:p]  is  a  lound 

MI'ZZEN  Jlf'V?  J  piece  of  timber,  that 
is  f  reAed  rn  the  itern  or  back  Part  of  it ; 
there  ire  infome  large  fliips  cwofuch  roafis, 
and  when  fo,  that  roaft  of  the  two  ivhiih 
fiands  nex"  to  the  main  maft,  is  called  ihe 
Main  Afjjjen,  and  the  other  that  ilapds  -iear 
'thepoup,  is  call'd  the  Bonaventure  Miffln. 
The  length  allowed  ior  a  MtjJen-AL^,  is 
half  Chat  of  tht  Main-Maft  ;  or  the  beit>ht 
of  it  is  the  fame  with  that  of  the  Afam 
Top  Maft  from  rhe  q-iarrer-deck  i  and  rhe 
length  of  tbo  Mjjen  Top-Maft^  h  half 
that.  • 

MISSEN  Sail\\n  •  i^bip}  the  fail  cliat 
belong  to  rhe  Miffen  Titrd, 

MISSEN  Top-Sail  fin  a  Sbip^  the  fdl 
chat  belO'^gs  to  rhe  MiJJenTop  StulTard,' 

MISSEN  GROSS!   a  German  coin  in 

Silver  GHQSS  j  value  two  pence 
halioenny. 

M1'S<JI0N  fof  the  Popel  a  power  or  li- 
cence given  by  him,  to  preach  cbe  Romi/h 
dD5^iiT>e8  in  foreign  countries. 
-    To  MISTA'KB  [of  mis  and  tiffet,  Da. 
Udken,  Z>i<.l  to  err 

To  MISTEA'CH  [of  roiy-taecan^&x,] 
CO  tea'-h  wrong. 

MI'STRESS  [maitrefit  F.  maglfiray  £] 
-'  of  an  houfe  i  a  kept  mtftrefs  or  concubine, 
a  paramour  or  fweet heart. 

To  MISTRU'st  [  of  ml/.t|l"pian, 
Sdx'i  *f^  have  a  fufpicion  of. 

MISTRyST  [my  t/npa,  &*.]  fuf- 
pici'^n,  lealnnfy. 

MISTRU'STFOL  [of  mi'r-tinwpa  tod 
ICull,  .^ax]  fu^piciows,  lealoiis. 
•      MISTRU'STFULNESS,  fufpidobi  tern- 
per,  ift<(lnus*patedDers. 

MISTS  fmijrt;,  Aiar.l  Vapours  hovering 
over  rhe  earth,  and  laying  till  they  are  ei- 
ther dnwn  upwards  by  the  rays  of  tbfi  Tud, 


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or  failing  down  to  the  earth  by  their  own 
weight,  where  by  a  lefs  degiee  of  cold, 
they  are  charged  intoeew,  and  by  agieatr  . 
•'er  into  hoar-' rofl. 

Ml'STlf  i  ot  mtjricj,  Sax.  ]  as  mifty 
weather. 

Ml'STURB  [  mifiura,  X.  ]  a  mixture, 

a  min;'i«-m«ir^gle. 

T6  MISU'SB  loimis'Ufer,  F.J  to  abule  j 
CO  make  a  wrong  u'e  of* 

MrsuSER  [mifyfaret  Ual,1  an  abufe  of 
liberty  and  benefit. 

To  MISUNDBRSTA'ND  [  of  mi  j**un- 
^rjfl  and.  J^anbaoy  Sax.}  to  uoderlt«nd 
amifs. 

MrfCHELS  [in  Mafomy]  Turbecl^ 
ftones  for^  pavlii^,  picked,  all  ot  a  liie 
rrom  i%  inches  (quo re  to  %  foot,  being 
fqiiarM  and-hew'd  ready  for  paving. 

MI  TAllLE  [in  Frtnch  He 
rald'jf']  fignities   that  the  e- 
fcuccheon  is  cut  only  half  wny 
athwart,  by  v/tj  oi  Bead  Si" 
oifter.    See  the  bgure. 

MITE'SCBiNT  [miufcens^  i-jT^wlng 
mi  id. 

MI'THRAX  [fd^cfit  «r.]  a  precious 
Ko»  e  of^  a  rofe  colour  j  but  chai^eabtt 
when  it  is  expoied  to  rhe  fun.    L. 

MI'THRIDaTH  [miUridstium,  JL  /w- 
-S-e^/afnf,  Gr.  of  Mitbridates,  king  of 
Pontus,  the  inventor  of  it,  among  whole 
papers  the  receipt  of  it  was  found,  sod 
carried  to  Jbme  by  fompcf  1  a  confeaioo, 
that  is  a  preservative  agauxft  poifon  j  feve- 
ral  of  the  ingredients  of  which  arc  vipeis 
««''»»  opium,  agarick,  iquills,  Jys. 

MITIGANT  [mitiganttLl  mitigating. 

MI'TIGaTED  [mingattts,  1.]  appeafed, 
pacified,  afTwaged. 

MITRAL  [of  ifwrn,!.]  of,  or  belong- 
ing to,  or  like  a  mitre, 

MITR  ANCHB'  [ffencb  He^ 
raldrV]  ftgnifies  that  the  e^ 
fcutcheon  is  cut  athwart,  but 
only  halt  way  beodwife,  that 
IS  by  Bend  Dexter^  for  the  S* 
nifier  is  called  M^tmlle.    See  rhe  figure. 

MITTRB  Imtra,  r.  ^ireje,  Gr.l  ao  or- 
nament worn  bv  popifli  bifliops  and  abhors, 
when  they  walk  or  o«ciate  m  thetrfbima* 
Itries  or  Ponti^tf/t^tt^  -  The  pope  has  four 
mitres*  different  in  richnefs,  which  ho 
wears  according  to  the  folemnky  of  «h« 
feft'val. 

MITRB  [with  Artifarii  an  angle  ihac 
IS  juft  45  degrees. 

MI  XT  Afatbematicktt  are  thofe  arts  end 
fciences  which  rreat  of  the  propenles  of 

Quantity,  applied  to  material  beings  or  feo-> 
We  objea*,   as    jtfhontmr,  oS^apij^ 
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both  for  the  rhing  derained»  tod  againft  tbo  |  ple  ideas  of  feveral  kinds,  as  iBeauty  con. 
perf on  of  ^be  detainer.  ^  lifts  in  a  cempofiiion  of  colour^  fiigure. 


MIXT  Body  [with  Scboaimm)  h  a  whole 
refuicing  from  feveral  ingredtenrs',  al;ere^ 
or  new  modified  by  the  mfxiupe. 

^rtrfe9  MIXT  Bodies,  are  cl^e  chfs  of 
▼ical  or  animaced  bodies,  wheie  the  eie 
mems  oringredienCs^rbey  are  c<^'mp6fed  of, 
are  changed  and  cr«osf^>rmed  b^  a  perked 
mixrure. 

ImperfeS  MIXT  Bodies^  areinanimaie 
bodies,  Che  forms  whereof  remain  fliil  rhe 
fame  as  of  the  ingredients  which  conftitQce^ 
them . 

MIXT  J^^  faccording  to  Mr,  locJ] 
Is  a  cdmbiiiarion  of  feveral  i  mple  ide^s  or 
diffetenc  kinds  s  as  beat^ry  conbUs  oi  Co- 
iMnr,  Figure t  Froportion,  ^c. 

MIXTURE  [in  Phjficltj  an  aflemblage 
or  ttnioo  ot  federal  bodies  of  diflFerencpi'o- 
pcrcirs  in  the  fauM  mafs. ' .       * 

MI'XTURE  [ii*  Drapnj^  the  union,  or 
*  rather  confulion,  ot  (eyerat  wooJs  of  diffe- 
rent colours,  before  rhe?  are  fpun. 

MI'ZZLINO  [of  mijrt;,  ^.  d.  miftlij^] 
yaininf.  in  very  fmall  drops 

MOA'NFUL[ef  maenan  and  JCnll,'J^z.J 
fbrrowhil,  Umenrable,  (grc. 

MOB,  a  woman's  night -'^ap. 

To  MOir  fof  mohiie  ^ulgus,  the  rabble] 
to  infMlc  a  perfon-rforoufly. 

M(yfiB£0,  dre(l  in  a  mob,  alfo  toluhed 
by  a  m'  b. 

MO'BBISH,  like  rhe  rabble.      , 

MO'BILE  [motilhy  IJ  moveable. 

PrimwH  MOBlLfi  [in  the  Anciem  Aflfo- 
nomf]  a  ninth  heaven  or  fphere  imagined 
to  be  above  thofe  of  the  planets  and  fixed 
ftais. 

MOBIII A  Bona  [in  Civil  lamj  movea. 
ble  goods.     L. 

MODAXITY  [  with  Schoolmen  J  the 
Bianoer  of  a  thing  in  the  abftrad,  or  the 
manrer  of  exifting. 

>  MODE  f  modHJj  !•  mob,  Jkx.  ]  way, 
manner,  fafhinn  or  garb. 
•  7be  MODE  of  a  thing  fwith  Logiciau'] 
laibat,  which  Deing  conceived  in  aching, 
mnd  not  being  able  ro  fubfitl  without  ir,  <;e- 
carmines  ic  to  he  after  a  certain  manner ^  and 
ceofea  it  to  be  nanned  fuch.  This  is- alfo 
called  the  mamm  ot  a  things  or  attrihuit^ 
or  ^uafity* 

Uiemai  MODES  fin  Metaphyfid^e].  thofe 
modes  which  are  tnherpat  lo  the  fiibftaoce, 
■a  ronndnefs  io  a  bowT. 

BxUmal  MODES,  are  thofe  wUch  are 
•xtranaioos  to  the  fubjeA,  aa  when  we  fay 
« cbing  is  beheld,  defired,  lorcd^  ^. 

SimfU  MODBS,  are  comUoatiousofiSiii- 
|f#  idefts  or  eve^  of  tbe  fame  Ample  ideas 


proportion,  ^c, 

Iwnediate  MODES  fwith  Scboot-men'} 
are  (uch  as  are  immediately  attributed  to 
their  fubjefts  or  fubftantives,  as.  motion  is 
an  immediate  mode  of  the  body,  under- 
ftandin|t  of  the  mind. 

Mediate  MODES,  are  thofe  that  are  ac« 
crtbuced  to  the  Aibjed  by  the  interventioa 
ot  fome  other  mode  ;  as  fwittnefs  and  flow* 
nefs  are  only  attributable  to  the  body  in  ro« 
fped  ro  its  motion. 
£i^nt/«/ MODES  1  are  attriburei, 
Injeparahie  MODES  )  w'ithouc  j;v  bich 
the  fubftance  cannot  fubfift  i  as  wifdom, 
goodnefs,  ]<fC.  in  God;  fi^uie,  plac^, 
quantity.  Jgrc.  of  the  body. 

Nott'Effential  MODES  i   are    attribnics 

Separaf^U  MODhS       f    J«vMch     affeft 

creaced  fubftances,    remaining  affix'd    to 

tbem  io  long  as  is  necefTary,  as  tbe  9hite» 

nefs  of  Miih^  coldnefs  or  Ice,  Sec. 

Fcfitive  MODhS,  are  fuch  as  give  to  their 
luhftantives  fomeching  pofitive,  leal  and 
aWolure. 

Privatiffe  MODES,  are  attributed  to  fub- 
jeAs,,when  the  mind  perceives fomeattri* 
butes  to  be  wanttnt  therein,  and  frames  a 
word  which  at  firit  fight  feems  to  denote 
fomething  pofuive,  but  which  in  realitjr 
Only  denotes  the  want  of  fome  property  or 
mode,  as  a  privation  ot  light  is  attribotasd 
CO  a  blind  manv 

MODES  of  Spirkt  are  knowledge  aa^ 
wiliing. 

MODES  if  Body  ^'^to  figure,  reft  and 
motion. 

^  MODES  of  thinkings  tbe  fame  as  eOen- 
tiai  attributes. 

MODES  of  having,  are  thofe  whereby 
any  thing  may  be  h^d  by  another. 

MODE  fin  Mufck]  the  particular  man- 
ner  of  conftituting  tbe  oAaTO»  as  it  confifta 
ot  feve^l  eifential  or  natural  notes,  be- 
fidestbe  key. 

MO'DEL  [modelUu^  X.  modette,  F.]  aa 
orrginal  or  pattern  propofed  for  any  ooe  to 
copv  or  imitate. 

MODEL  fwirh  ArchtteBs']  a  kind  of 
meafure,  which  is  th^ diameter  of  the  bot- 
tom of  a  pillar  in  each  order,  by  which  the 
length,  }ffc.  of  it  is  meafared,  and  which 
1%  common'y  divided  into  6o  equal  pariSj^ 
caHed  ifinytet  t  except  in  thefe  of  the  Do- 
rick  and  lUfcan  orders,  where  the  model  is 
but  half  the  diameter. 

MODEL  [  modeiU,  F.  of  modubu,  t.  ] 
an  orlainal  pattern  which  any  workman 
propofes  to*  imitate  }  it  is  made  either  of 
wood,  ilone>  plaftar,  j^v.  and  io  archi- 
teaure  fliouU  bet  made  by  •  fcale^  wheiw 
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tin  inch  or  half  inch  reprefents  a  foot>   for 
the  more  exaft  comP'>e«ring  ihe  defign. 

MODEL  [in  che  CompofiU-  Corinthian 
^Bd  Jonick  orders]  is  divided  into  xS  parl^. 
Che  (* me -ii  Mod tiif. 

MO'DELLED  [modelW,  F.]  framed  or 
fitiibioned  according  co  che  model  or  pat- 
tern. 

MOt)ERATBHBSS  [  moderation  Z.  ] 
moderarion. 

MO'DERNS  [according  ro  fome  ]  nil 
thofe  authors  who  have  wiitceo  Gnce  Bo- 
etius. 

MODERN  4/7r«io«jf,  cakes  its  beg-o- 
ntng  from  Cobemicus* 

MODERN  Ar:bitf9ure,  the  prefeni 
Italian  manner  of  butlcif  ng  \  or  it  is  rache> 
in  ftrifinefs  what  psrrakcs  partly  of  the 
anci^ne,  retaining  fomething  oi  irs  deli. 
cary  and  folidity,  and  par.ly  of  cKe  Go 
thick ^  wheive  it  borrows  members  and  or- 
sameo's  wirHout  pioportioa  or  Ju  inm<?.  t. 

MODERN  Medals,  fnch  as  have  been 
ftruck  within  rhefe  5co  years. 

MO'DERNNESS  [  oi  modernus»  X.] 
newnefs,  rhe  K-vv^  ol  late  days. 

the  MODERNS  lesmodernes,  f.]  per- 
fons  of  laier  times,  in  coorradi&ioa  to  the 
ancients. 

MO'DESTNBSS  f  modefiia,  L.  ]  mo- 
defty;  modett  behaviour «  Iffc. 

MO'DESTY  [in  Painting]  is  reprefcn- 
ted  as  a  icarriful  vtr.'tn,  clothed  in  blue. 

MODI'FICABIENESS  fof  mndificatio, 
X.]  capablenefs  of  bemg  modified. 

MODl'FICATED  [modificatus,  V]  mo- 
dified 

MODl'FICATIVE.  fomerhinjj  that  mo- 
difies or  gives  a  thing  a  par'cicuUr  m4uncr 
of  bainv. 

MO'DIFIEb  rmdife,  K  oi  I. J  having 
modality  or  mannrr  ot  extftence- 

MODIFIED  with  Logicians]  a  thing 
isfaidto  be  m^'difie^^,  when  the  rubl>ance 
Is  confidered  as  determined  by  a  certain 
node  or  manner ;  a^  for  example,  when 
we  confider  a  Body,  the  i<iea  we  have  of 
it  reprefents  a  Thing  or  Sufjiance  i  becaufe 
we  confident  as  a  (hiog  that  fubfifts  by  ic 
felr,  and  hat  no  occafioo  for  any  elfe  co  fub- 
lift  it.  But  {when  we  confider,  that  this 
body  is  roimdt  the  idea  vi  e  have  of  round- 
ntfsf  reprefents  to  us  only  the  manner  of 
being  or  a  Mode,  which  we  conceive  can. 
not  fubfift  naturally  withouc  the  Bodyt  the 
roundnefs  of  which  it  is,  when  we  join 
the  mode  with  che  thing,  then  we  confi- 
der  a  round  body,  which  idea  reprefenu 
to  us  a  thing  modified. 
^  MODiaiON  [of  modiglione,  Ital  i  e. 
little  moflelJTo  called  in  refped  to  the 
Rreater»  whieh  U  che  diameter  of  the  pil-' 
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the  diemeter  of  the  bodjr  of  tlie  cohmn 
below,  in  oc!'er  orders  it  is  che  whole  di* 
jmeter,  and  is  commonly  fuppofed  to  be 
d'vided  into  69  equal  parts  called  AC- 
nutcs. 

MO'DtSHN£$S  [of  a  la  mode,  R]  fa- 
hiona'  Icnels. 

MO'DULE  [in  Arebiteaure]  »  certain 
t.e-iure  oi  b'gnefs,  take>  at  pleafure,  iot 
emulating  the  proportjoi  s  of  columns, 
nd  the  Tymmetry  or  diflriSucon  ot  rhe 
.vhole  building.  M-^dilions  are  little  in- 
"Cried  ConfoUs,  under  the  Aogit  or  bottom 
"X  the  Drip  in  the  lomc,  Compofit  and  Co* 
r.ntbian  cornices,  an--  ought  to  correfp<^nd 
(  -  rh«  midale  ot  the  columns.  In  rhe  Co 
rintkjjn  they    are   always  moulded  with 

-vcd  work.    In  the  Ionic  and  Compofii 

eyae  more  fimple,  having  feldom  auy 
ornament  ,  except  one  fingfe  leaf  under- 
neath. 

MOGlLA'tOS  [of /A6>ic  difficulty  and 
\<tKi<r,  Gr.  to  fpeak]    one  chat  has  a  dififi- 

ul  V  in  iVeiking. 

MOIDO'RE,  a  Portugal  gold  coin,  in 
value  27  fMMin»»s  Sterling. 

Tu  MOl'STfiN  [of  moietd,  K]  to  make 
moill. 

MOrSTNESS  [of  jno/Kjir,  F.]  wettift- 
!iefs,  dampnefs. 

MOLDA'VICA  [with  Botan.'i  Baulm.  1. 

To  MO'LDBR  [of  oiolto,  Sax^  earthj 
to  turn  10  earth  or  duft. 

MOLE'CULA  [in  Phyficks]  a  little  mafa 
or  part  ot  any  thing.    L 

MOLI'NE  [in  Heraldry]  as  a  Crofs  Mo- 
line^  U  a  crofs  that  runa  round  both  ways, 
at  all  the  extremities  \  but  not  fo  wiue  or 
fharp  as  that' which  is  called  Anchored. 

MOLI'tlONS,  grindings  s  slfo  eodea- 
yours,  attempts. 

MOLLlE'NTlA[withpJbjrtici\«u3  mol- 
lifying or  foftening  mediriii^.    JL, 

MO'LLIFYING  ImoUifkkms,  L.]  fof- 
tening, afluag-'ng. 

MOLUFY'INGNBSS,  mollt^catioD » 
foftening  q utility,  . 

MO'LOCH  I170»  Beh.  i.e.  akingl 
the  idol  Moloch  is*  the  fame  with  Saturit, 
to  whom  the  heathens  faciificed  their  fona 
and  daughters,  caufing  them  to  be  borac 
alive  in  a  brafen  ima^^e  made  for  that  pur- 
pofe.  The  Ammomtee,  whofe  god  chia 
was,  obliged  all  parents,  either  to  offer 
op  their  children  in  this  meever,  or  make 
them  pais  betwcea  two  fixes  in.  honour  of 
Molocb.  And  Herodotus  fays,  thic  Ibme- 
limes  men  ofiered  chemfidws  voluntarily  co 
be  burnt  for  this  god.  Maiocb  fkoed  near 
fert^alem  in  a  beauuful  valley,  belonfting; 
to  the  children  of  Hhmom,  in  che  midil  of 
a  pleafaat grove, '  where  'the  7e9s  imicaretf 
thetr  prebne  aei^hhoiire.   TheCiw^i- 


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r  facrlficed  ooo  n->bltineii*s  eh?Mr€n  to 
MMocbt  when  jtgatbocU*  naiie  war  upon 
tk^m  in  Africa. 

MCVLOCHfi  A(*^«%»>  Or.]  the  large 
fort  ot  m.t!lows  cr  ho  ly-bocki* 

MC^LTA      1  a  duty  or  toll,   paid  by 

MOLTU'aAf  thevafl'flb  to  cho  lord, 
fbi  grinding  iiicir  corn  at  his  mill. 

MO'LTkN  [^^emcl^en,  Sax.^  mt\'tA 
or  caft  by  a  touuder. 

MO'LTBN'  Greafe  [hi  Hirrfes]  a  dfftem- 
per  which  tt  a  termentacion  or  ebulltti^n 
of  piru'Tus'  and  impure  humours,  which 
precipitaie  and  difembogue  into  the  guts, 
tad  rometmies  k*ll  horfes. 

MO'LTING   1  the  faling<-ff,  or  change 

MOU'LTTNG  r  ^  feathers,  hair,  skin, 
borns,  voice  ot  animalst  which  happers 
to  fome  aon'jally }  and  to  others  ac  cercain 
ftages  ctt  r heir  lives 

MOLYBDA'NA  [with  BQtmi,'\  che 
bcrbfiieit  arfc-fmart. 

MOLYBDi'TIS  [^XirC/Jt/r,  Gt.^  the 
fpnmc  of  filver,  commonly  got  out  of  lead. 

MOLY'BDOMANCY  IfitKufiJ'dfitafrHa. 
of /'•^<'/8/^  lead,  and  feavTc/t,  Gr.  di- 
vintttonj  a  divining,  by  obferving  (he  mo- 
lions,  hgures   ^«  of  melred  lead. 

MOMk'NTUM  [in  Mecbanichs'}  u  the 
ftme  wrh  Itribetus^  or  quaaiity  of  moci 
oo  in  iny  movinpbody. 

MOMENTA'NBOUSNESS?     [of  mo- 

MO'MSNTARINESS  X  nteiUane' 
mst  LJ]  fliorcnefs  of  dniaiion  or  coniiou- 
sooe* 

MOMB'NTOUSNBSS  [mmentofus,  I  ] 
weighiinefs  of  concern}  che  being  ol  mo- 
ncnt  or  worth. 

MCMBNTS  [wiih  Vdtwratifti]  are  the 
qviaacnieaof  motion  in  any  moving  body; 
slfofiffiply,  the  motion  it  Kit,  which  they 
call  visiifitat  ^  cbe  yovrmt  by  which  any 
moving  bodies  do  continoaDy  chaise  their 
places. 

MOMO'HDICA  [  wtih  Botmifis]  che 
male  baUom•app^e. 

MO'MUS  (ft&fA^,  Gr»1  djfgracc,  re- 
prehenfion]  the  carping  god,  who  had  h's 
begiondig  ff  om  Shef  and  che  Nfght  s  and 
cho*  he  was  very  dochfol  and  ignorant, 
and  would  do  notbinjK  bimfelf,  yet  found 
fault  with  every  thing  chac  was  done 
by  ocfaters.  Among  others,  he  fs  faid  to 
hav«  blamed  Vmcmj  for  making  man 
withoBt  a  window  io  his  breaft,  ihac  his 
wiles  might  be  viiible.  Whence  all  car. 
lifers  are  called  Mbum/tt*    £. 

MOMUS  [in  Pmmhift  Bcc,^  was  repre- 
te'ed  in  a  darkilb  coloured  robe,  with 
hmrd  and  hair  party-coloured. 

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fuefa  plants  as  have  many  {etd$  in  onefingto 
feed  vcflel.  ^' 

^  MONA'NTtlUS  f of  fjiifC^  fiogle,  and 
«*3^^  a  flowar,  Gr.^  chat  bears  but  one 
flower. 

MONB  [of  inanan.  Sax*}  grieving  and 
lamenrinu,  be\i'>iling. 

MONI'TIOM  [among  Chfilitoul  a  war- 
ning given  by  i;.-clefiafticai  out  honey  ro  a 
clerk,  to  reform  his  manners,  upon  inti- 
mation of  his  (  -andvlous  life.    Z. 

MONOCA':aPOUS  [  of  ftsri^  alooe. 
and  jcst'^oc,  0  r.  trust]  a  term  apply 'd  to 
fuch  planrs  as  bc*ar  buc  one  fingie  fruit. 

MOSK'jRiubarh  iv/iih  Btan.]  a  kind 
of  plant. 

MO'NKISH ,  of  or  belonging  to  monks* 

MONO'CEJKOS  [  fjitfUtfmt,  Gt.  ]  an 
unit  orn  or  b«  ifl  chac  has  buc  one  horn  } 
alfo  the  fene  iiih,    L. 

MONOCOTYXEDON  [Bot.}  which 
fprings  from  the  feed  with  a  fingle  leaf  ac 
firft,  as  com,  tulips,  onions,  Jj^c. 

MONO'GAMIST,  one  who  i$  of  fingle 
marriage. 

MONOGRA'MMA  Piaura  [of  ^r^ 
and  yj^^JutfAXy  Gr.J  a  ptfiure  ihac  is  drawn 
only  ia  l^nes  wirhont  colours. 

MOIh'OHB'MERA  [of  fAifQ*  and 
^M^&^t  <Gr.  a  day]  difeafes  chat  are  ciired 
in  o-  c  dity.    L. 

MONCVLOGIST  Imonofogtu^  X.  of 
/ufHXiyHi  9  Or*  J  one  thac  loves  to  have 
all  rlie  t^lk  to  himfel*'. 

MO'NO.t-OGUEl  [^•wXa>l*,   Gr.J  % 

MONO'lOGY  I  foliloquy,  a  dra* 
matick  (cene,  where  only  one  a&or 
fpeaks. 

MO'KONfi^  [in  Algebra]  a  quantity  that 
has  buc  one  (?|-MominacioB  or  name. 

MONOP£C*rA,  a  (harp  pain  in  the 
head  affefHng  6uc  tneiingle  place.    Z. 

A  MONOPBTALOUS|i&v«r,  unitarm 
and  regular  [  tvith  Botantfit^  is  one  iu 
which  che  persi^  is  not  divided*  or  if  di- 
vided, che  fegnne  nrs  mfwer  each  other. 

MONOPETAtOUS  fhmer.  dtffbrmor 
irregular,  u  one  i  n  which  the  parts  of  the 
petal  do  not  exaftcly  anfwer  one  to  the 
ocher. 

MONOPHY'SiraS[of  fiiv^  alpoe  or 
fingle,  and  fi^Vir,  Gr,  nature]  •  name  gi-i> 
ven  to  ail  the  fe^ariVi  in  die  htvaat^  whb 
will  allow  of  but  one  only  nature  in  Jefiu 
Cbrifi. 

MONOPHY'LLOS  fof/tay^andfcTA.- 
Xor,  Or.  a  leaf  J  a  plaiuthat  has  bat  one 
leaf. 

MO'NOPS  [m^^,  Or.J  a  bedl  Im 
Tama^  as  b%  as  •  bull,  %'bo  being  par- 


fued  dofely,  voids  a  fort  of  Aarp  and  fiery 
4Ah9€  tW&br^Ayy%hf  a  veiTeli  ^raXi^r  inany,lordure,  which  if  it  lighcf  ftLponthehun* 
flhd  mifiM^i  Gr,  <MJ  t  term  apf  ly*d  to  cer»  he  diet  immediacily. 


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MONOmr'RENOS  [of  A<ft©-  tut!  irtr- 
^v,  Gr.J  a  kernel  which  h«  one  leed  or 
kernel  in  the  berr/i   philyrea*  mifletoe, 

MONOSPE'RMOS  [of /wd»<^  and  nrf> 
^*»  Gr.feed]  which  b^ars  ft  Angle  f?cd  to 
each  ftjwer,  as  in  Valerias ^  che  Marvel 
qS  TetUy  \sfc, 

MO'NOllHYME  [of  ^iv|^  and  h^fA^t, 
Cr*]  a  p'jedcal  compoficion,  all  the  ver- 
ies  whereof  end  v»kh  the  fame  rhyme. 

MONOTONI'A  [of  /u^r^t-  tnitif^, 
Or.  tone  J  the  having  but  oee  tone  j  alfo 
a  wane  ot  inflexion  or  variation  ot  vo  ce, 
or  a  pronuntiaiion,  where  a  Jong  fen'es 
oi  words  are  delivered  with  one  unvari- 
ed rone. 

MONSBIGNEU'R,  a  tirte  ufed  by  tbe 
Wrench  ro  perfons  oi  a  highar  rank. 

MONSIEU'R,  a  title  ufed  by  them 
fpsakir.g  to  I  heir  equals. 

MO'NSOONS,  are  periodical  winds  fn 
thej^/jn  orE^em  Tea;  that  is,  winds 
that  blow  one  half  xhe  year  one  way,  ard 
the  other  half  on  the  oppofite  p  >int«  ;  and 
thefe  points  and  times  of  Ihifting  are  dif- 
ferenr,  in  the  diflFerent  parts  of  the  ocean  5 
lor  in  lome  places,  the  wind  i»  conflant 
i<»  chiee  months  one  way,  then  three 
months  more  the  contrary  way,  and  fo  all 
the  year. 

MC^NSTBR  Inumfirum^  Z.]  4  natural 
birth,  or  the  produ&ien  of  t  living 
th'ng,  degenerating  ^rom  the  proper  and 
ttfual  dirpoliiion  of  parts  in  the  fpecies  it 
belongs  ro,  as  when  it  has  teo  many  or 
too  few  members  1  or  fome  of  chem  are 
extravagantly  large  ;  any  thing  againft  or 
befides  ihe  common  courfeot  nature. 

MCNSTRABLB  [monfiraBilis,  L.J  ca- 
pable  of  beiig  (hewed  or  declared. 

MO'NSTRANT  {munfiram^  L.]  fhew. 
'  ing  or  (i 'daring. 

MONSTRI'FICABLB  (/non/trificobili*, 
X.]  vciy  lir;-e,  monftrous, 

MONSTRO'SXTY,  mopftronf.crs. 

MO'NSTROUSNESS  ImmfirofuSy  X.] 
prodigicufnels,  the  being  beyond  the  or- 
dinar y  courie  of  nature. 

MO'NSJRUM,  a  boar,  in  which  re- 
licks  we'e  kept. 

MO'NTANISTS,  ancient  berecicks,  fo 
called  of  M&ntmus  thalr  leader, 

MO'NTANT  [in  Brcncb  BerMry]  fif- 
stfies  the  fame  rs  we  do  by  the  moon  in 
her  increafe,  when  Ihe  always  £ices  to  che 
yigbt  of  the  ercutcheon, 

ijoi<ir4yRodic4/ MONTH,  is  tbe  fpace 
of  time  between  two  con}uii6^ions  of  the 
moon  with  tbe  fun. 

Lunar  Periodical  MONTH,  the  fpace 
cf  time  wherein  the  mooQ  xnakei  ber 
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Imdr  ilbemnauve  MONTH,    is  the 

ipace  fiom  the  fir:t  time  of  her  appear- 
aoce,  after  tbe  new  moon,  to  ber  firft  ap« 
pearance  the  new  moon  foUowii^. 

MONTH  9f  Appdrition  I[with4^?«>- 

MONTH  of  niumihattanf  aomers]  is 
the  ipace  of  x6  days  12  hours,  in  which 
the  mooQ  U  to  be  feen  1  che  other  3 
days  in  which  it  is  darkened  by  the  fm 
being  taken  away. 

MONTH  Decretoriall  alfa  confifts  of 

MONTH  Medical  \  a6  days  ^x 
hours. 

MONTH  oyroa/^CMf/oaKwith  4firo- 

MONTH  of  Pragrtjfion  f  nomert]  it 
the  fame  as  fynodai  m>nth,  i.  e.  the 
fpace  of  time  between  one  conjun&ion  of 
rhe  moo'i  with  the  fun  and  another  ^  be- 
ing fomewhac  more  than  29  days  and  a 
halK 

MONTH  of  Peragration  1    [  with  A- 

MONTH  Periodical  f  firmg.]  i.  e. 
the  fpAce  of  the  moon's  coorfa  »rom  any 
point  of  che  lodiack,  10  che  fame  agun, 
confi/tiog  ot  xy  days  7  hours  and  45  mi- 
nutes. 

MONTH  [in  THeroghpbicks]  was  re- 
prefemed  by  a  palm- tice»  fending  lorch  a 
bran'  h  every  new  moon. 

MONT-JOYE  [among  the  FtencbJ  a 
name  by  which  rhey  call  heaps  o'  ftunes, 
laid  together  by  pilgrims,  in  which  they 
Itick  croiTes,  when  they  are  come  with- 
in view  or  che  end  oi  their  journeys  and 
fo  chofe  betwixt  St.  Deuii  in  Prance  and 
Parist  are  called  Si.  Deni/s  Mont'joyes.  F. 

MONT-JOYE  [with  MiUtary  Men]  is 
a  banner,  foMont-jaye  St,  Denis,  u  at 
much  as  to  fay,  the  b  inner  of  St.  Denis, 

MONTOrR  .  in  Horfemanjhip]  a  ftone 
as  high  as  che  (lirrups,  which  Italian  ri> 
ding  matters  nf>unc  their  horfes  trom, 
wfchoot  putting  their  foot  in  the  ftirrup. 
Ital. 

MONTOIR  [with  Hor/emen']  the  poifo 
or  reft  of  the  toot  on  the  le»i  ilirrup,  F. 

MO'NUMENT  [  iiiMii»tfBriiai,  JL  J  a 
memorial  tor  after-ages,  either  a  pillar^ 
ftacue,  tomb,  iffc,  r^ifed  in  memory  of 
fome  tamous  per  ion  or  ad  ion. 

MOOD  [mobe,  Soz.  mind  J  difpofitioo^ 
humoiTT.  re  nper, 

MOODINESS  [mobic  and  ne/ve. 
Sax.'}  ii'>ggedner8,  fuUennefs. 

MOODS  [modi,  X.3  as  Uie  moods  an 
grammar. 

MOODS  [with  Grammar*^  determine 
che  fignifications  of  verbs,  as  to  the  man- 
ner and  circumilances  of  what  is  affirm*d 
or  deny*d  i  fome  reckon  iour,  as  cho  n* 
dicauve^  imperative^  the  potenual  and 
it^outivei  to  theft  others  add  tiB||moreB 
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litertlly  the  f»me  with  t\e  potemhlj  bur 
arc  diUinguiih'd,  the  optative  by  che 
tdverb,  tad  the  fQth'}VBi&iv€  hj  a  conju.ic- 

MOODS  [with  Ligiciau]  are  the  nni- 
▼eifal  affirmative,  the  univcrfal  negat  ve  3 
and  the  parcicuUr  jiffirmativey  aud  the 
particular  negaiive. 

MOODS  [  wiih  Muficians  ]  are  four- 
viz,  I.  The  pcrtecl  of  the  more.  2.  The 
peifea  of  the  lefs.  3.  Tne  imperfect  01 
fhc  more.  4«  The  impcrfeft  of  the  lefi. 
But  thefe  mojds  are  now  grown  much  oui 
of  ufe,  excepc  the  laft,  which  is  called 
Che 

Common  MOOD,  viz*  that  a  Urge  ccj]- 
tains  X  Icngs,  4  bteves,  8  lemiDreves, 
16  mioimi,   ^x  crotchets,     48  quavers* 

MOODS  [among  the  aocienc  Greeks'] 
were  five  }  che  tife  of  which  was  to  ihew 
in  what  key  a  fong  was  fet,  and  how  the 
dtlierent  ke>s  had  relation  ore  co  the 
ochcr.  Thefe  moods  were  called  after 
provinces  of  Greicet  viz*  the  Dorick^ 
JLydiam,  Rmian,  Pbiygiaa  and  JtoUcki 
fome  of  which  were  luited  tor  li^^ht  and 
fott  ai.s.  Others  to  warlike  nines,  and 
others  co  giave  muficJr. 

DoTick  MOOD  [in  Mt^k]  confifted  of 
fl>w  [ane4  noces,  and  was  pioper  for  tile 
exciting  peifors  to  fobriety  and  piety. 

fonick  MOOD,  was  tor  more  lignt  and 
foft  muiklc  i  fuch  as  pie  a  fane  amorous 
foags,  ji|igs,  couraois,  f&rabauiis,  iffc 

>Eo/icl  MOOD,  Was  ot  an  aiiy,  fofc 
and  deiiKhttol  found,  fuch  as  our  Madri- 

tals^  and  was  ule  ul  to  allay  che  palBons 
y  means  of  its  graceful  Vitriety  aud  me- 
lodious harmony. 

The  Lydian  MOOD,  was  a  folemn  grave 
iBuOck,  aiid  che  compofition  or  defcunt 
was  of  flow  time,  adapted  cofacred  hymus. 

The  fkrjgtan  MOOD,  was  a  warlike 
iDa6ck,  fie  for  crumpets,  h&u  boys,  and 
lach  like  martial  inftrumenis  )  in  order  to 
■ninate  and  raife  rhe  Duncs  of  men  to  un- 
dercake  military  atchievemenis. 

MOODY  [moteic.  Sax.]  fullen,  }qc, 
MOON  [mona,  5btx.]  one  of  rhe  ccn 
fecendary  planets,  bet^  the  earths  fatel. 
lice  or  atteodanr,  being  only  60  femi- 
diamecers  of  che  earth  remov'd  from  it, 
which  traverfes  through  the  zodiack  in 
XJ  days,  7  hours  and  41  minuces  s  but 
does  00.  overtake  the  fun  in  lefs  Than  29 
days,  II  hours  and  44  mina.es.  The 
moon  was  an  ancient  fdol  nf  EnfJUmd^ 
wsbA  woribipped  b^  che  Britaau  m  the 
form  of  a  beautiiul  maid»  having  her 
ktad^veiedy  aad  cwo  ears  ftandlog  out. 


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Ttciarra  of  this  idol  ft^ciriS  fomewhiE 
ftrarge  and  ridiculous,  for  being  made  for 
a  woman,  (fe  hath  a  ihorc  coac  like  a 
man  \  buc  it  is  nsore  ftrange  to  fee  her 
hood  wiih  two  fuch  long  eais.  The 
holding  of  a  moonbefoie  her  breaft^  may 
feem  co  have  been  defigned  to  expreft 
what  atit  is;  but  the  reafon  of  her  (ha- 
peron  with  long  ears,  as  alfo  of  her  /Ttorc 
coat  andpikfd  (hoos,  has  not,  that  I  find, 
been  explained  by  the  learued.  Th's  idol 
was  worfl)ipr>ed  by  our  Saxon  ancefl-ors, 
an^  firom  ir  Monday  ukes  its  name. 

The  MOON  Liu  her  Decrement^  i*  in 
her  wainine. 

The  MOON  [in  her  Dctrinunt]  i«  10 
her  ecllpfe. 

The  MOON  [  In  her  CompUmerU  ]  u 
when  (be  h  at  full. 

The  MOON  increfint^  U  che  fame  as  11^ 
her  increment. 

Tbe  Colour  of  the  MOON  [h  Bldzon} 
IS  either  proper,  which  is  Ardent  or  Or, 
as  fbe  is  borne  ;  but  tl  efe  two  metals  re- 
prefent  her  beft,  unlets  fbt  be  in  her  de- 
crimenc,  and  then  fable  isberter. 

MOON  [in  Heraldry]^  is  always  borne 
in  coac.  armour,  either  increafing  or  de- 
creafings  but  never  in  the  full.  An  in- 
creaficis  moon  is  a  fyinbo|  of  oobilicy  and 
increaie.  called  laerii^unt, 

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The  MOON  [  ^itl"  Div'tnei  ]  is  the 
MeroglyphLk  ot  the  Cbii(tian  church, 
who  comparing  Je/iu  Cbrifl  to  che  fun, 
compared  the  ibuich  to  the  moon,  ;^t  ni- 
ce tTing  all  its  beauty  and  fplendor  trom 
h'm. 

The  MOON  IBeroglypbicaiy]  rcpre- 
fentsmror.ft  incy  and  ligninels,  becaufe  of 
its  trcquenc  changes. 

MOO'NED.  formed  like  the  horoed 
moon.    Milton. 

MOO'N>STRUCK,rmitten  by  the  moon ; 
plane  c»ft  rock.    MHttM- 

To  MOOR  4  Stip  a  Prwifo  \_Sed  term] 
is  CO  ba7e  an  anchr^r  io  ct  e  r(>er,  and  a 
hawier  on  (bore  ;  in  this  cafe  they  fty, 
the  flitp  is  moored  with  her  l>ead  a  ihore. 

MOOR  [mooji,  SaX'J^  amarfliorfen  \ 
tlfo  a  heath  or  barren  g round. 

MOO'RlSH,  pcrTainii^  to  JWovr/,  ^, 

UOOKS-Oead  [with  Horfemen]  h  U  a 
liorfe  called  of  a  roan  colour,  who  be. 
fides  che  mixture  or  bleadrcg  of  a  gray 
snd  a  b«y,  has  a  black  bead,  and  black 
ttrtremiues,  as  che  mane  and  tail.   ' 

MORAL  &»/p,  the  taculy  whereby  we 
diTcem  or  perceive  what  is  good,  v-rtu- 
OQS,  iffC.  inaaicns,  maDne*<«,  chaiaaeis, 

MORAL  Certsinty^  h^  a  very  llroug 
probability,  in  concr^diction  to  a  macbe- 
mttical  demonftr'^fioo. 

MORAL  ImpoffMity,  is  what  is  other- 
wife  calle'i  vt,  very  great  and  almoft  tnfu- 
oertible  difficulty,  in  oppofition  to  a  phy- 
lical.  or  natural  impodjbiliry. 

MORAL  rhiiofopiy,  chat  which  is 
ocbeawiie  called  ethic  ks,  and  is  a  fcience 
thac  teaches  the  direfking  and  forming 
our  manners;  explains  che  nature  and  rea- 
Ton  of  aAion ;  and  fhews  how  we  may 
•cqliire  that  happiuefs  that  is  agreeable 
CO  /suman  nature. 

r^ORAL^AoR/,  tre  fuch'as  render  a 
rat  (onal  or  free  ageut  good  or  evil,  and 
fo  of  copfe^uence,  rewardable  or  puniih. 
mb^«,  becaute  he  doch  them. 

MORAaiTY  or  Moral  Pbilofiph^  is 
m  coofbrmity  co  chofe  unalterable  obliga- 
I  ions  which  refult  from  che  nature  oi  our 
•exiftence,  and  che  neceflfary  relation  of 
life*  whether  co  God  as  our  Creator,  or 
to  man  as  onr  feUow-creacure,  or  ic  is  che 
do^rine  ot  Ytrcue,  in  order  co  actain  che 
gretcclk  hsppinefsy  and  hach  chefe  three 
ptrts»  Eibickst  Oeeonomkkt  %vA?olmAi, 
jSocrates  is  faid  co  hav«  been  che  fir  ft 
philofopher,  who  fee  bimfelf  abouc  the 
reforming  of  manners  i  for  till  his  cime, 
the  whole  bofineis  of  che  pbilofophers, 
was  che  Rudy  of  che  heavenly  bodies; 
lAio*  Vytbagarat  Ibew'd  Socrates  che  way, 
pec  cho  fpeomoa  <btt  hf  t«f9  was  wery 


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tipperfed ;  he  deducing  his  rules  of  M^* 
raiity,  from  che  obTeivatioiis  o<  ntrare, 
wtjtch  pare  of  knowledge  he  acciuired  by 
cnnvcrfm^  wich  rbe  E^ffpiian  prieftf. 

The  main  aim  of  Pytkagaras'%  moral 
d  >cirine,  was  co  puige  che  mind  from  rhe 
impurities  of  che  body,  and  Irom  the 
clous  of  the  imagination.  His  morality 
Teems  CO  have  bad  more  puiity  and  piety 
ilnit,  than  rhe  other  fy Items,  but  kfs  ex- 
adne<$;  his  mix'ms  being  only  a  bare 
explication  of  divine  worship,  of  natural 
honefty,  of  modefty,  inregricy,  publick 
rpiricednefs,  and  other  common  offices  of 
lite. 

The  golden  verfes  which  go  under  the 
name  of  Pytbagorat^  we  e  ^^'tributed  to 
bis  disciples,  who  weie  tf  remarkable  for 
the  praaice,  as  che  cbeory  o(  ttbtckt* 
S  >  chat  in  the* cime  of  rbe  nrft  confuls  of 
Kome^  his  fcft  was  in  that  repute,  that  to 
be  a  wife  ir%n  and  a  rytb^areaB,  were 
accounred  terms eqiivaleoc* 

To  this  morality  of  Pytbagaratt  Socra- 
tes added  fecded  principlo*,  aiwl  redoced 
ic  iuio  method  I  bis  main  defipn  was  co 
reform  and  puigc  che  philofophy  of  Ty- 
tbag,oras.  His  whole  dofifinc  was  one 
continued  leffon  of  vircue.  He  eftaalilbed 
it  as  a  rule  of  dlfcourfe^  to  creac  of  the 
mod  ferious  fubjeds,  wichonc  an  air  of 
too  much  ferioufncfs.  kaowinfi  chat  to 
pleafe,  was  che  fureft  mecbod  to  pcr- 
fuade  i  and  therefore  bis  morals  gained  id- 
mtttance,  by  a  Ceemiog  eafi nefs  and  agree- 
ablenefa. 

Thac  doftrine  of  morality  thac  was  left 
him  by  bts  mafter  Socrates,  was  tmproVd 
by  Plato^  who  carried  each  virtue  co  its 
laft  height  and  accompli  Aim  enc,  by  mixing 
his  idea*s  on  che  univerfAl  principle  of 
philofophy  chro*  the  whole  dcGgn.    H»s 
phibfophy  abounds    wich    good    lelTonSt 
which  rend  either  co  che  encouragemeoc 
of  v:rtue,  or  difcoimcenancing  vice.   Dio' 
genes  was  contemporary  wich  Plato^    and 
commenc'd  a  fever e  pique   againft    him, 
defignti^  to  expoie  che  eafine&  and  fpsnci- 
lity  of  Plato^  by  an  aflfe&acion  of  rigour* 
The  fcKindatiott  of  his  morals,  were  a  vatn 
haughcineft    and  morofenefs   of  temper. 
Plato  firfl  reaified    che  doarino  ^  che 
immortality  of  che  foul,  which  Pere  Rn* 
pin  fays,  Socrates  leam*d  from  Pytbt^mras^ 
Pytb^oras  from  che  Mgyptims,  audi  cbo 
Mgyftians  from  the  Befrems^   by  tlie  en- 
vels  and  converfe  olAtrabam* 

drifiotle  formed  che  doatin«  ci  PUit9^ 
his  mafter,  into  a  more  regular  bo<!p»  br 
didingnifliisg  che  .charaders  of  poblick 
and  private  virtue,  yc, 

Bot  efter  all,  chU  morajjty  otSMO^ 
tt^\  u  waU  M  (hac  of  JiwrdMiaad  wtoa 

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boiilf  cipable  ofmaldag  a  pbik>ropber s 
tnt  hit  DOC  itreogcn  eaou|b  co  make  «o 
hoDtft  BSD,  wUbouc  Che  AibHme  pbilofo- 
pkf  at  chriftitoii/  i  tho*  chti  mormy  had 
•  fine  DOcioD,  foificieot  to  tetch  t  mto 
CO  koow  his  dwy ;  yet  ic  wu  oocfo£Sd- 
cm  CO  engage  him  co  love  and  embrace  ic. 

The  morals  of  Zem^tad  Epicwmt  having 
na^  a  greac  ooUe  in  ihe  world,  Etbicks 
from  chat  tioM  began  co  be  cuUivated 
iBore  than  any  other  part  ol  philofophy, 
mnd  che  fimmum  baaum  was  the  main  tub- 
Jeft  that  was  handed  abouc^  according  co 
cJw  varions  opuiions»  and  iomc  tiroes  ac- 
cording to  che  oomplexloos  and  conftitu- 
ctona  of  philorophers :  Some  placiiijg  ic  in 
one  chingy  apd  fome  in  another,  till  they 
had  multiply'd  co  that  degree,  chat  Varro 
reckons  np  a88  >Uifereac  opinioos.  After 
Zcw  aocT  SpicMTMit  we  find  no  new 
draoghc  of  laoralicy.  Indeed  there  are 
ThtMra/lmt's  chara&ers,  which  ^re  very 
gooj lellons of  manneis ;  and  Tulift  offices, 
which  are  founded  upon  che  fevereft  vir* 
cue  }  and  Amm^s  aiorals,  which  are  lefs 
pure  and  axaAt  and  F/my  gives  us  ftfme 
bright  and  forcible  ftrokes  of  morality  i 
but  EpUtHtu  is  the  m.>ft  rational  of  the 
Mkksi  bat  the  Cbrfiim  rcv«lacion  has 
opened  a  way  for  fuch  refin'd  Etticht^ 
chac  ic  oMkes  aU  the  heathen  molality 
apfcar  co  be  dark  a^d  rrivial. 

The  brightnefs  of  the  Cbffiim  Mtorafiif 
amaxed  the  P^i^ans  thcmfelves  »  and  che 
Jives  of  the  primitive  chrilUans  were  fo 
lererely  fober,  chat  thev  were  conftant 
lefibm  of  morality  co  the  heathens}  which 
fot  them  upon  reducing  cheir  morals  co  a 
purer  llandiard:  So  that  ac  laft  it  became 
lb  fevere,  as  to  .vie  with  th^t  of  che 
chriftiaiTS  i  and  moft  of  the  phiiofophers, 
In  the  time  of  jliUcmaMs,  joined  thcm- 
felves to  the  Staicl^s*  But,  as  a  certain 
tuchor  6ys,  all  che  Utatbin  or  StoickJUb 
r^ty  appeared  to  be  fo  weak,  that  chcy 
Iboo  M  mto  the  concempc  of  all  fuch  u 
ftriouily  gave  chemfelTes  co  the  ftudy  of 
vinne  aial  a  good  life.  For  as  to  what 
Zi99  caogkc  coRoerntng  che  Indtfierence  co 
pliafore  and  pAin,  glory  aiid  infamy, 
wealth  and  poveny,  this  was  never  really 
found,  hue  under  die  dIfeipUne  of  (aich, 
JUd  befides  che  concencmenc  and  felicicy 
mder  fufierings,  which  was  fo  much 
boafted  of  by  the  h^chen  ijw^t  ic  was 
Btver  madi  good  but  by  chrliUtti  exam- 
ple r  Aad  that  che  fom  of  the  phtlofophi- 
cal  Hrtiie  of  tbe  heathetas,  upon  a  ftrlft 
iofdlry,  feemedto  be  nothing  buc  an  arc 
to  cdiKeal  mens  vices*  and  co  flatter  cheir 
pride  I  becaofo  the  mmoft  that  It  could 
0<tforB»^was  Only  to  fill  the  mind  with 
uik  UpA  9f  cohftancy  and  rfTQittuod: 


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But  the  chriftlani  brought  them  into  ta 
acquaintance  with  their  real  infirmiciea, 
and  inftroAed  them  how  to  reftrain  their 
irregular  defires,  which  they  were  allowM 
to  enjoy  by  cheir  former  intticttcioiis. 
The  new  evangelical  morals  were  efta* 
bliffied  by  chedodrine  of  chefe  new  lighcs  t 
as  Sr.  fi4f/,  St.  Cbryfifiom^  St.  /rrow,  Su 
Ambnfe^  Sc.  Aifi'm,  %c.  hare  been  che 
moft  eminent  ancient  ezpofitort  of  chU 
divine  morality* 

MORA'SS  [me^gt;.  Dan.']  a  mavfh, 
fen,  or  low  moitt  ground,  co  which  wacerl 
drarn  from  higher  ground,  and  have  no 
defcenc  co  carry  them  off. 

MO'RBIDNESS  ld[  marbiiui,  I.]  <&£. 
eafednefs,  unfoundneirs  of  contttcocion* 

MORBID  [in  Taioimgi  a  cerm  ufed  of 
very  fat  Hefb  very  ftiongly  exprefled. 

MORBI'LLI  [with  rhficiauj  cercaia 
red  ipocs,  called  the  meaSes,  which  pro- 
ceed Irom  an  infeftioa  in  the  blood  i  thefe 
fpocs  do  neither  fwell  nor  run  with  mac- 
cer,  and  difier  from  the  fmall-pox  only  la 
degree.     £. 

MO'RBUS  Vemaadiu  Tcha  epidemical 
or  common  difeafej  a  diieaft^  which  afw 
feds  a  great  many  perfanS  In  th#  fanw 
country ;  the  caufe  cf  it  being  peculiar  td 
che  country  wherh  Ic  reigos  s  at  Intermit. 
thig  fevers  to  thoie  who  Inhabit  marft* 
places  I  a  flux  in  feveral  Mrti  of  the  f^dt 
Jndiei  and  JrelanAi  che  (curvy  in  tkUmd^ 
Sec. 

MORDA'ClOUSNBtt  rmoMMiUU»Lj 


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MOUDBNT  rjNon£i»,  1.1  biting, 
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bitin^nefs. 

MO'REL  or    X  [with  BnU^ls}  tha 

Tetty  MORBL  |  herb  garden  dUic- 
Ibade. 

MORBCVER  d  of  mche  and  OMn. 
Sax.]  and  bcfides.  "■  ^  ^  * 

MORBS     )  INmh  C6tmtrf\  high  airf 

MAURBS  I  open  places;  in  other 
places  ic  is  ufed  for  low  and  boggy  grounds^ 

MO'ROAOB  [of  morr*  P.  of  mgrttmp 
I.  and  g^e^  F.  a  pledgej  a  ptwa  of 
lands,  tenements,  IsfC* 

To  MO^GAGB  [  of  ^t  ind  gi^tri 
F.  to  pledge]  co  pawn  lands,  yc» 

MOilGAGEB%  the  party  to  whom  kap 
thing  is  morgaged. 

MOHGAGBR,  thd  >arty  wbe  pawoi 
or  morgages. 

MORI'A  [  ftt^M,  Gr.  ]  thd  fodleA  ot 
folly. 

MORI'A,  a  morion,  a  fort  of  Had  cdp 
or  head-piece  formerly  in  nib.    JU 


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^aid  MA'RRlONf  girl's  habit,  hav- 
ing bis  head  gaiJy  crtmmedA  who  dances 
with  rhe  morris-dancers. 

MORPHiE'A  [wich  Tbfficum^  a  kind 
©f  inorphew  or  whire  fpecks  id  the  skin, 
which  d*flFer8  trom  ijeuce^  in  rbar  tc  does 
HOC  pierce  fo  deep  as  Liuce does.    X. 

MO'RPHGUS  [  fo  called,  becaufc,  as 
cho*  hy  the  command  oi  his  lard,  he  re- 
prefented  rate  /uo^f«V»  i-  <••  the  «*ounce 
nances  and  iliapca  oi  men  3  the  GjkI  of 
dreams,  who  had  the  power  of  caking  up- 
on htm  atl  iirann<*r  of  (bapcs. 

MORS  [Death']  was  yerfonified  Hy  the 
ancients,  and  reprefented  as  the  only  and 
mofl  powerful  minifter  of  (he  infernal  dei- 
ties, who  brings  all  mortals  down  to  the 
ri?cr  Achitm. 

The  poert  make  her  the  daughter  of 
^*  (NigbtJ  and  tAt  filler  of  Somniu 
'{Sleep]  for  whom,  they  (ay^  (be  had  a 
peculiar  affediun. 

There  was  a  temple  tofieng  the  Eleatu, 
with  the*  ftatue  of  t  woman  holding  in  her 
bands  two  bovs  afleep,  a  white  one  in  her 
righr,  and  a  bhck  one  in  her  left ;  both  of 
them  hiving  diifoned  le&s*  The  infrrip 
tion  intimited  that  one  of  them  was  fleep 
«nd  the  other.death,  and  that  the  woman 
that  nourifhedihem  was  Night. 

If  any  facrifice  wts  £rateiul  to  her,  it 
was  a  cocks  but  no  iacrifices,'  no  tem- 
ples, no  piiafts  nor  ceremonies  were  ap- 
pointed  co  her,  becaufe  fhe  was  accounred 
m  mod  rigid  deity,  whom  nj  prayeis  c^uld 
move,  no  facrifice  pacify,  and  yet  this  very 
goddefs  was  efteem'd  as  font  to  mankind  a$ 
che  remedy  of  all  evils,  and  t^e  end  of  all 
grief  and  mifery,  and  is  as  much  to  be  defi- 
red  by  good  men,  when  the  laws  of  na- 
ture will  permit  her  to  come,  as  fhe  is 
dreaded  by  men  of  wicked  lives  and  affiri^hr* 
%d  confc'CPces. 

MORSE,  a  Ctz  ox,  on  amphibious  tni- 
mal,  ltv'a»  fometimes  In  the  fea,  end  fome 
times  on  landi  be  is  in  fize  about  the  big- 
pefsof  aiox}  hut  in  ih;ipe  rather  refeiD« 
bles  that  of  a  lion  s  his  skin  ia  ewice  as 
chick  as  a  bull's  hide  i  his  hair  is  ihorr, 
like  that  of  a  feal ;  his  teeth  are  at  large 
at  an  elephaoc's,  lilre  them  in  fomi,  and 
m  good  irory  i  and  train  oil  ia  made  of 
liispaunrh. 

MO'RSURB,  t  bite  or  biiing.    R 

MO'HSUS  Diaboti  [whh  Botanifij]  the 
btrb  devil's-  b*ce  or  (ieTtl's- bit.    L. 

MO'RSUS  DiaboU  fwirh  Anatm,']  the 
oitrr  ends  of  the  TUb^  FaUopiau^  (i.  r. 
thoTe  next  to  the  ovaria)  becaufe  cheir 
edfea there  appear  )igg^  and  torn. 

MORSUS  GMfiiHA  I  wich  Botan.  J  the 
\fiii^ heabiie,  beobic  or chtckwctd.    JL 


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MORSUS  Zand  [/.  r.  the  btce  of  a  frog] 
the  leOer  water-lily     L, 

MOHTAISE  fin  Blazonry]  or  as  our  car- 
penters call  it,  Morti/e  5  i«  a  fquare  piece 
of  wood,  with  a  f^>>are  hole  through  it, 
which  is  properly  the  morrife,  being 'to 
faften  another  piece  into  it,  F. 
^  MOTITAL  [in  a  Figurative  Sen/el  cruel, 
brier,  prear. 

MO'RTALNESS  [mortaJitas^  U]  dead- 
linefs,  dying  or  killinf!  nuti^e. 

Bills  0/  MORTALITY,  the  weekly 
bills  compiled  by  the  parifli  clerks  about 
London  I  giving  an  account  of  the  number 
of  pcrfons  which  die  o»  each  difeafe  s  and 
alfoofthofe  who  were  born  every  week. 

MO'RTARpl>c^[with  Gwmn-i]  a  thick, 
fhorc  f^rt  of  caiinon,  having  t  very  Urge 
bore,  mounted  on  a  very  low,  ftrong 
carria|e,  with  woo<!en  wheels  of  one  fn- 
(ire  piece,  tor  throwing  of  bombs,  dr- 
cafTes,  \gfc. 

Cobom  MORTARS,  t^p  mn^c  of  ^im- 
mered    iron, 
of  four  inches 
diameter  at  ^ 
che  bore,   in 
length  ten  in- 
ches  and   a 
half,    in    the 

chacenlnein-  — ^.^«_ 

ches  I  bein^  &xod  u^.n  ^  piece  ut  u«k  twen  • 
ty  inches  in  length,  ten  and  a  half  in 
bread(h,  and  betwixt  three  or  four  in 
(hicknefss  they  ftand  hzt  at  forty  Hve  de- 
grees of  elevation,  and  throw  hand-gra- 
nides  as  all  other  hand- mortars  do.  See 
the  figure. 

land  MORTARS  [In  GmuryJ  are  of 
different  forts ;  the  moft  common  are  ro, 
IB,  24  and  x5  inches  dlamecer.  Thef 
are  mounted  on  a  very  thick  plank  s  bat 
have  no  wheels  i  but  upon  a  march  ftre 
laid  upon  a  block  carriage. 

Hand  MORTARS,  are  alfo  of  feveral 
forts,  as 

Trnktrs  MORTARS,  which  arc  fired 
at  the  end  ot  a  ftaff about  4  foot  and  a  hkl£ 
longs  ai^  the  other  end  beine  fliod  wtth 
iron  to  ftick  in  the  ground,  while  a  foldier 
keeps  it  in  an  tleration  wich  one  hanid» 
and  fires  it  with  rhe  other. 

Fireloel  MORTARS,  are  fizM  7o  • 
ftock,  with  a  lock  like  a  firelock,  mnd 
fwing  between  two  arches  of  iron,  wicl» 
holes  anfwering  to  one  another.  Theie 
ftand  upon  a  plank  of  wood,  and  are  por-> 
cable  by  one  nan,  from  one  place  to  ano- 
ther. _ 

MORTHIAGA  rCDijiYlara,  Sax.^ 
a  murderer  or  man-ltaye  .       C 

MORTI^INOUS  [ifforrkrWiXO  dy- 
ing  of  h  felf,  not  being  kiUed.  \^^ 

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MOIITIFIED  rmortifii,  R  of  I.]  made 
or  grown  doad }  fubdued  or  conquered. 

To  MOHTIFY  acid  Spirits  fwfth  Cly- 
tiifit]  is^o  mix  them  with  fuch  things  ss 
deilr>  y  cheir  liiength,  or  hinder  their 
operari'^'^. 
To  MO'RTISfi  7  [with  Carpenters^j 
To  MO^RTOISE  |  it  to  tattfn  one 
piece  o  limber  into  another  >  or  to  fix 
the  tenon  ot  one  piece  ot  wood  into  a  hole 
or  moriifc  ot  anorher. 

MORTISE  [mortaife,    F.J    the  hole 

made  in  one  piece  of  wood  to  receive  the 

cenon  of  an  »rher  piece. 

MORT  NH  lamddry'i    fignifies  bom 

—  -         dead,  F.  and  is  applied  to  a 

lion,  that  has  neither  tongue, 

teeth,   nor   daws;    and  the 

reafon  ot  calling  it  horn  dead, 

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tongue,  teeth,  nor  claws,  it  is  m  a  dead 
ftate,  having  no  weapons  to  get  oor  tear 
hitpiey,  nor  a  tongue  to  turn  the  meat  in 
iis  month,  which  is  a  ftate  of  death  to  a 
beaft  of  prey. 

MO'RTUARIES,  gifts  left  by  t  man  at 
his  deithto  the  lord  of  the  fee,  mortua- 
ries anciently  were  paid  in  beafts  i  but  by 
a  flaiute  made  in  the  %ift  year  of  king 
Memy  VIII.  there  is  a  certain  rate  fet  for 
the  payment  of  them  in  mOn?y  :  But  thefe 
morcujries  are  not  payable  but  in  fome 
paitiiithr  places. 

Caput MOKT  [v/ith Cbymiflsl  thegrofs 
and  earthy  Aibdance  that  remains  of  any 
tn'x*d  body,  ^fter  the  moifture  has  been 
dr  iwn  out. 

MOHUM,  a  mulberry.    1. 
MORUM  [with  Oculifis]    a  fmall  foft 
iweiling  under  the  eye-h^<s.    L. 

MO'ftUS  [with^of^^y/i]  a  mulberry. 
tree.     /. 

MOSA'ICK,  belonging  to  Moftt. 
MOSAICK  iVork  \  [or  rather  Mu/akl 
MOSAICK  r  work  j    fo  called, 

as  iomt  (if,  from  the  Mufeaof  the  Creeh. 
vrhicb  were  adorned  both  out  and  infide 
wicii it,  and  (rom  wh>m  Pliny  fays  they 
were  deiived]  is  a  curious  work  wrought 
with  ftones  of  divers  colours,  and  diveit 
merals,  into  tliefbape  of  knots,  flowers, 
eni  uther  things,  with  that  nicety  of  art, 
thai  chey  feem  to  be  all  but  one  ftooe, 
or  rither  cbe  work  of  nature  i  or»  as  le 
as  dektUed  by  others,  a  fort  of  painting 
in  final!  pebbles,  cockles,   and  fliells  of 


large  balls,  with  iQtt^  galleries,  and 
domes,  and  areaHo'ned  on  the  infide  witii 
cooipartiroencs  tnJ  pieces  of  Arabeffue 
work.  There  is  always  a  pool  on  one  lade 
with  fever*!  cocks  for  wtlhing  the  hand*. 
MO'SCHUS  [fxiTx^,  Gr.J  a  fort  o( 
pcrtume  well  known;  or  the  little  beaft 
like  a  goir^  of  which  it  is  hre*.    X. 

MOSCHOCA'RION  l^(/*UxQ'  musk, 
and  Kflt^t/flt,  Gr.  a  nut  J  a  nutmeg,  anjfiii. 
an  fyke,  ^ 

MOSE,  a  beaft  i&  Nn^Sngtand  i% 
hn  b^gh,  the  body  as  big  as  a  buU's,  the 
Qsck  like  a  flag's,  the  legs  fliort,  the  tail 
longer  than  a  b'.ick*s,  and  the  tips  ot  the 
horns  izfeet  afuoder. 
,  MO'SSINESS  [meof»J^.ner/e,  S^x,! 
tulnels  of  mofs,  or  being  mofly. 

MO'STLT  [mxjnclic,  Sax.J  for  cbe 
molt  pare. 

MCTACISM  [with  Gram.]  is  a  Towel 
foJbw'-g  the  letter  m.    i.. 

MC'fHER  Tongues,  are  foch  languages 
<(  feem  to  have  no  dependence  upon,  de- 
rivation from,  or  sfBnity  with  ons  ano* 
ther.  Some  have  been  of  opinion,  thac 
at  the  contufion of  languages  at  thebuild- 
»*«g  of  BaMt  there  »erc  ».  rmed  70  or  7% 
languages.  But  biOiop  fTilkms  and  others 
are  of  opinion  that  there  were  not  fo 
miny,  nor  thac  men  did  then  difperfe  ihco 
U}  many  colonies. 

There  have  been,  and  ut  this  time  ther* 
are  in  the  world  a  itr  greater  number. 
Pliny  and  Strahf  1  elate  that  in  Oio/cnria^ 
a  town  of  Coicbos,  there  w  ere  men  of  300 
nationc,  and  fo  many  diflini^  lai^uages 
did  re^rt  rhither  on  account  of  traffick*  ' 
Some  hiflorians  relate,  thac  in  eveiy 
80  milss  of  that  vaft  cootinenr,  and  almoft 
in  every  particular  valley  of  Perm,  a  di-> 
ftinft  language  or  mother  tongue  ceihem 
was  fpoken. 

AndPurchifi  fpeaks  of  1000  diftioft 
langueget  fpoken  by  the  inhabicanu  of 
north  America,  about  Florida, 

yuHiu  Scaiiger  aflerts,  thac  there  aro 
no  more  than  eleven  mother  tongues  albd 
In  Eur^^  of  which  four  are  of  more  ge- 
neral uie  and  large  extent,  and  the  ocher 
feven  of  a  narrower  extent  and  ufe*  Thoft 
of  the  larger  extent  are 

t.  The  Greokf  whick  in  tncfeoc  timet 
wai  ufed  in  Surepo,  4f^  and  Afirics^ 
which  alfo  did  bv  oifperfioo  and  mixcnre 
with  other  people,  degenerace  Into  Seve- 
ral dialeas.    As,  the  Attick,  Dorkk^  Jtom 


divers  colours,  and  of  late  alfo  with  pie- 
ces fibred  at  pleafure;   an  omamenc  of  lick,  Tonkk, 
XDoch  beautr  and  duracton  1  bat  of  moft  j     x.  TbeJitfsi,  which,  tbo'ic  bmaebof 
uie  in  pavlinencs  and  floorings.  ^     lie  derived  from  the  6r^k,  had  eodendv 

MOSCUATfiULI'NA  [with  B^t^i]  I  four  dialefti ,  uPifrms  CrtaifM  Aewa  ovt 
aiosk-crawfbot.    1,  I  of  K4rre.    From  the  tatm  are  derive4 

MOSKS       ITkrVfli churchet  or  rem*  tke Maiian^  span^ tod Ft^ek. 

MQCqUES  I  plei }  skey  m  biiilc  lU*  1  %if%  3-  T^ 


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f  •  The  Titftomck  o^  GermMf  whiph  U 

'now  ^inguiibed  mto  upper  and  lower. 

f  be  upper  Teuf^oniek  has  t^vo  oouUe 
ditle^^  ;.  The  Daa^,  Scmdian^  or  as  it 
4»7be  called  the  Got  hid  ;  to  v/hich  the 
Sanguigeuirdlij  Denmark,  SwedM^  Narwojf 
madJ^land  do  appertain.  &•  The  Soxoh, 
horn  Which  much  of  the  BngH/h  and 
j^c^  are  derWed,  and  alfo  the  friziaii 
language,  ano  choiie  languages  on  the  north 
of  the  Ehff, 

4*  The  Sclavon'wh  which  exifnds  itfelf 
thro*  ifiaoy  large  teiritorie^,  cho'  not 
without  fome variar Ion,  as  Boi^^mitf,  CrO' 
aiiaf  Da^matia,  litbuanja,  Mifcovia^  ¥9^ 
land  and  VaadaUa,  this  is  Taid  co  be  a  lan- 
guage ufed  by  60  fevcral  nations. 

The  languages  of  lelTer  extent  are, 

I.  The  Mhanefe  or  old  Epirotick^  dow 
in  ufe  in  the  mounuircus  parts  of  Epi- 

'%,  The  European  Tartar  or  Scythian ^ 
from  which  fome  fuppofe  the  Ir{/h  took 
its  original. 

3.  ^  for  the  11irl^(/)!y  congue,  thatori- 
g$na:ly  is  no  other  bat  the  AM^ick  Tarxa 
ridn  tongue,  mixed  with  Anpenian^  ptr 
fim^  much  Arabick^  and  foihe  Greek, 

4.  The  Hmigariant  ufed  in  the  greaceft 
part  of  that  kingdom; 

c.  The  finmckt  ufed  in  Finlfid  and  lap-- 

6.  The  Cantahian,  in  ufe  with  theftf- 
aiimrSi  w'ho  live  near  the  oct^f^  on  the 
^  fyrenean  htUs,  which  border  both  on^in 
and  Ftmce* 

7«  The  ftifii^  from  thence  brought  over 
.  into  fome  parts  of  SkotUrndp  which  Mr. 
Camden  fuppofes  to  be  derived  from  the 
iTeVh. 

8.  The  old  GmOyb  or  Britifb,  ftill  pre« 
ienred  in  fFa^es,  Cornwal  and  Britain  in 
nuance. 

To  theie  Mr.  Brerewood  adds  4  more. 

z.  The  Arakickthzi  h  now  ufed  in  the 
lleep  mOantains  of  Granada,  which  how. 
ever  is  00  mother  tongue,  telng  a  dialed 
of  the  Hehrew, 

a.  The  Cauc^ian^  ufed  in  eaft  PriexJoRd* 

3.  The  JUjriany  in  the  ifland  Viggia* 

4*  The  Jau^ian^  on  the  north-Ode  of 
Hiaigarj. 

MOTHHR-Hoa^  [of  moTBcJlho!b,  Smx."] 
the  ftace  pr  *  elation  of  a  mother. 

MOTHPR  Churches^  are  fach  as  have 
founded  or  ereded  others. 

MO'THERINC,  a  cuftom  ftill  retained 
In  tnany  places  oiEnglani^  of  yifictng  pa- 
rents 00  Mii^lent-SSidafi  and  It  feems  to 
be  called  J^iering^  from  the  refpeft  in 
-  •Id  time  pafd  to  the  Mother  Church,  U 
tefaig  the  cuftom  for  people  in  popifli 
iihwa  «o  yific  their   mother  church  on 


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Mid'U^'SmifSf.  and  co  make  tM^r  afef- 
ingi  at  the  hfih-altar. 

MO^THERLESS  [  of  rao^jt-Xear* 
Sax.']  having  no  mother. 

yOTtfBRUNfiSS.Cmo'SeniBd  te- 
licnejrjTe.  Sax*']  motherly  affagioii»  b&i- 
Tiour,  ^. 

KlO^HERY[of  mo^ji,  te.]  irnvfag 
a  white  fu&ilance  on  it  byreflon  of  aga* 
as  liguorf. 

MOTION  [fliorio,  L.3  a  BiOviog  er 
ch:ingine  place- 

MOTION,  the  adion  of  a  natural  bo- 
dy which  moves  or  ftirs  it  \  alio  an  indi^ 
nation  i  alfo  a  propofal  or  ovtrcune  1  alfo 
intlan:e  or  requeft. 

Proper  MOTION*  is  a  reinoTal  one  «f 
one  proper  pface'  Into  another,  aa  tte  mo- 
tion of  a  wheel  in  a  dock*  " 

Improprr  MOTION,  is  the  paJTa^e  of  a 
body  6ut  of  one  common  place  tiico  anO' 
ther  common  phrae,  as  that  of  a  dode 
when  moved  in  a  Ihtp.  ' 

AhfoluU  MOTIOINT  [with  rbiiofiiAtrsI 
is  the  dunging  of  the  'abfolvti^  pUce  of 
aay  bod/  that  novas  $  fo  that  the  fwiloicift 
or  ics^  nibtion  will  be  meafiiMd  bp  the 
Quantity  of  the  abfolnte  fpace,  wbiai  ifce 
moving  bddy  has  run  through. 

Simfte  MOTION,  one  that  la  proda- 
cod  fr;>m  fome  one  power* 

Compoimd  MOTION,  ia  one  frodncad 
by  feveral  confpiring  powers. 
,  fi^itfthor  MOTION  [with  ^Acli^fl^ABn} 
is  a  change  of  the  r^larn«plaoe'of  a  bodv 
that  moves,  the  fwiftneis  of  which  itefti- 
mated  or  meafured  by  the  quanticvof  re- 
lative ipaoe,  which  the  tiui^  aoviag 
runs  over. 

n^  MOTION  ef  t(v  Sfrk^  h  eallef 
agitation,  whereby  the  fpirit  agiracee  it- 
felf in  the  matter,  feeking  to  inform  ic* 

The  MOTION  of  the  light,  U  that 
whereby  the  liglit  ancl  tha-  heat  ai£de 
themfelves  into  all  the  parts. 

The  hdOnos  e/  Matter,  it  ^htfbid 
of  ezpaoTioo,  contradion,'  aggnkatioo, 
fympathy^  cootimiity,  impolfioo,  &ra4« 
00  and  liberty. 

The  MOTION  ef  Bj^ai^km,  ia  chat 
whereby  tiie  matcier  beiag  rarified  with 
heat,  dilatesitlelf  of  iuown  aecoid»  S^-^ 
iog  larger  room. 

The  MOTION  of  CmraOkm^  h  that 
whereby  the  matter' it  contraAed,  be- 
taking itfelf  into  a  narrower  fpace  by  coo* 
deniation. 

The  KIOTION  of  Aggrtg^oat  U  when 
a  body  is  carried  to  its  cotiAatdnJs. 

Tibe  MOTION  of  Sfin^hft  'u  that 
whereby  a  like  body  -is  diaW^  co  ici 


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The  MOTION  cf  AuUpttty,  U  that 
Wh«re  ao  anlike  body  is  4rivea  tway  by 
act  concrary. 

The  MOTION  «f  Qmimmtf,  is  that 
Wkereby  oMWcer  ioUowt  matter,  (bonning 
dUeontmiiiry. 

7W  MOTION  of  Mfw^on  or  Ccllni,  i« 
ckat  whoffaby  mat  er  yie.dt  to  ma: car  that 
pfcfisch  Qpon  If* 

The  MOTION  of  lihration,  !a  that 
wherein  the  pirts  wave  themfeWes  to  aod 
fro,  that  they  may  be  rightly  placed  in  the 
whole. 

tU  MOTION  of  liberty,  h  that  where- 
by a  body,  a  part  thereof  being  ▼iolenrly 
lAOTed  out  ol  its  pUe,  and  yet  not  pluck- 
ed away,  returns  thither  igaia. 

MOTION  of  a  Bomb  or  r4RaM  BsU,  h 
the  progreisic  nakei  in  the  lir  fffst  is  ii 
deli^rad,  and  it  of  three  Torn  s  at 

Violent  MOTION  of  d  Bali,  it  the  firft 
expoMioo  Of'  It,  when  the  powder  ha< 
wofked  itt  efMt  apon  the  btll }  or  fo  far 
M  the  brntl  or  bomb  may  be  fuppofed  to  go 
in  e  rigbt  Kne. 

Mrxt  MOTION  of  a  Ballj  it  when  the 
weight  of  the  bomb  or  ball  bepint  to  oTer- 
come  Che  force  that  was  given  by  the 
powder. 

mma  MOTION  ifd  BaU,  it  when 
tkt  bomb  or  hall  it  rulling. 

Haturai  MOTION « it  fuch  a  motion  as 
Int  tu  principle  or  moving  force  within 
(be  moving  body,  as  that  ofa  ftone  falling 
lowerda  the  earth* 

yhlem  MOTION,  is  a  motion,  the  prin- 
ciple  ot  which  is  without,  aod  againft 
which  the  OMnring  body  makes  a  refinance, 
M  the  motion  of  a  ftone  thrown  up- 
wards. 

'  nrenf  MOTION  [with  Hor/^m/e]  a 
term  nied  to  ligni^  the  freedom  of  the 
Ibre-lqis,  when  a  horfe  bends  chem  nmich 
npon  the  manage  s  alio  when  a  horfe  trots 

3;;    j--f — ......_*„,.  ... 


_  gbt  out,  and  keeps  his  body  ftrait,  and 
Iris  head  high,  and  bends  his  fore-lMi 
bendfomly.^ 

Tfv  urns  of  MOTION  [accordli*  to 
Sir  {C  Ntmm]  are, 

I.  That  every  body  will  continue  its 
five,  either  of  reft  or  motion,  uoiibrmly 
frfward  fa  a  ritht  Kn«,  unleft  It  be  made 
to  change  that  Oite  by  feme  force  impref* 
Sod  upon  it. 

g.  That  the  chaoga  of  motion  Is  In  pro- 
pofftoo  to  the  moving  ioroe  eicpreoed} 
end  it  always  according  to  the  tfreftlon  of 
dMt  ilglttlte  in  wfeSch  the  force  is  ez- 
pr^dT 

3.  Thtc  ivtitfoo  is  tlwtyt  cquil  and 
«oncr«ip  CO  aaioni  or,  whicn  is  the  fame 
chiaL  the  murasl  aaioas  of  two  bodies 
•^taal,  god direaed  cowaidi  concriry 


MO 

pares ;  as  when  ont  body  preilhs  and  drawa 

another,  "'tis  at  much  prefled  and  drawn  by 

char  body. 
j9mmal  MOTION,  is  that  ii^  hereby  the 

(Irtiaiion,  figure,  magnitude,  Iffc,  of  the 

parts,  members,   yc.    of  aaunals   are 

changed,  and  is  either 
Spoatauoiu  MOTION  1  which  U  that 
Mttfctdar  MOTION     f   performed  by 

meaniot  the  MufUesi.  ac  the  dtreAien  or 

command  of  the  will. 
Ifatitral  MOTlOS      1  ts  that  motion 
hwoUmtary  MOTION  |    chat  It  effeaed 

wichouc  direAion   or  Gommaod  of  ihe 

will. 

Diurndl  MOTION  1  [in  4/Jrw.]  is  t 

Primary  MOTION  |  motion  where- 
with all  Lhe  heavenly  bodiet,  b  the  whole 
mundane  ipbere,  appears  lorevo  ve  everp' 
tty  roiind  the  earth  from  £4(1  to  JVrfim 

Second  MOTION  V  [in  Afiron,^  is  chat 

Proper  MOTION  |  whereby  a  p  aner, 
ftsr,  or  the  like,  advances  a  cerrain  fpaoe 
everyday,  from  IVl^  towards £4^}. 

MOTION  [In  MIlMfick]  is  the  manner 
of  beating  the  meafure,  to  hafteo  or  flacken 
the  time  of  the  pronunciation  of  the  words 
or  not^t. 

MOTION  [u  Meckamchi}  the  infide 
of  a  wacrb, 

MO'TRIX,  a  mover.    JL. 

MO'TTO  iin  Heraldry^  is  fome  ftorc 
fentence,  either  divine  or  heroick,  juft  aa 
the  divtfor  was  difpos'd  1  fome  allude  to 
the  name  of  the  bearer ;  fome  to  the  bear* 
ing,  and  others  to  neither.  Ic  is  generally 
in  three  ot  four  words,  placed  in  fome 
fcroll  or  compartment,  ufually  at  the  bot- 
tom ot  the  elcutcbeoo ;  and  fo  ic  is  tiieiaft 
in  blatontng. 

To  MOVB  d  Court  of  Judketmt^  n  to 
propofe  a  matter  to4t,  in  order  to  obtaie. 
their  di regions,  &c. 

MO'VEABLBN£$S7[M0Arlrt^,I.Jca^ 
MOBILITY  %  paUenefr  of  be- 

ing moved. 
MO'VBABLB  ^f^  [with  AfihW]  are 
ibrd  and  <       ' 


idriMi  Cmcer,  i'^^  snil  Cdffkcm,  which 
are  fo  cali'd,  becaufe  they  make  the  cban* 
ges  of  the  feafons,  in  fpring,  fummer,  au* 
cumn  and  winter.  They  are  aifo  called 
Cdrdhndi  Sou* 

MO'ULDERINO  [of  molbe,  Sax* 
earth,  Jg^iJ  faiitog  or  aombliqg  into 
dflft,  fare 

MOU'U 
iSfir.  or  of  ffutcidtUt     . 
nefs,  by  reafon  of  ftaleneis,  at  bread,  kttw 

MOU'LDINO  [of  moMer^  ^pm^J 
aav  thing  caft  in  t  mould, 

MOUaiNBT  noiM^c6tfiicl#1  a  roller 
which^  being  crotled  with  two  Levers,  ie 
ufoally  tpp^*d  CO  cranes,  capftaas,  (yo. 

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f'LDINBSS   [proh.   of  molfoa^. 
f ,  1.]  a  ibrt  of  iioari- 


MO 

tfi^  Other  mtchines  for  rttfing  things  of 
gnat  we}<!hc. 

MOUND  [ij:  mtmdtit^  V  the  world}  » 
ball  or  globe  with  a  crufiuponiCv  v.bi  h 
kings,  ^.  are  reprefenced  with  in  che*r 
coronation  robes,  holding  in  their  let r 
band,  as  they  do  a  fcepter  in  their  ri^h' 
Ic  reprefems  the  foveieig  i  majefty  an^' 
jurifdt6bon of  kings;  And  by  he  ruun  ne's 
of  the  mound,  and  the  muf>mng  t'cre't 
with  the  crofs,  Guiltim  fays,  is  nRnified, 
that  the  religion  and  lairh  of  Chrift  ou|iht 
to  be  received*  and  reltgioufly  embraiej 
Aroughour  his  dominioni,  which  hign 
decy  is  refidbg  in  bis  own  fovereigii 
power. 

MOUND  [of  Plaifigr  of  Paris'i  tkfi 
quanricy  oi  ^ooo  lib. 

MOUNT  Egg[y^'nh  ttn Miner t'i  a.  dif- 
ferent Aug  intiieb>ttom  uf  Mic  float,  th^t 
which  remains  after  tin  is  mel>dd  down, 
and  remelted  from  the  bumr  oar  s  which 
tho'  it  is  of  a  tin  colour,  yet  is  of  an  iron 
nacure,  as  has  been  dif^oveied  by  appiyini: 
a  magnet  ro  ic 

MOU'NTAINOUSNESS '  montanus^  L 
mom4Ugneuxt  F.  and  nefs^  the  havin|j,  or 
the  foTinefs  of  high  hills. 

MOU'NTING  [inlfcrtf/d^]  fignifiesthe 
lame  fpoken  o»  t:«a(ts  ^f  chafe,  as  ram- 
pant does  of  beafts  of  prey. 

MOURAI'LLB  [wnfa  Btrftfiun^  bar 
oacles,  an  inftrument  o*  iron  or  wood, 
compofed  of  a  branches,  joined  at  one 
end  with  a  hi  ge  co  hold  ahorfebythc 
nofe,  to  prevent  his  ftruggling  ^nd  genini; 
loofe,  when  an  incifion  is  made,  or  the 
fire  given,  few:.    K 

MOU'RNFUL   [of  mojian,    and  JTull, 

Sax.']  iorrrtwfol,  ^•. 

MOU'RNFULNLSS,  forrowfulnefs. 

MOU'RNTNG,  bewailing,  l.meoting, 
gtievinjE  j  aI(o  a  particular  habic  worn  on 
Ehedearh  of  fonne  relations,  Iffc 

^OUSE  [muy,  6ax.  mm,  I.]  anani- 
ttial  well  knowi . 

A  MOUSE  lHier(^lypbicalfy2  ^^^  ^V 
the  antients  ufed  to  ngmly  a  good  choice, 
becaufe  mice  ate  faid,  by  their  fmell,  ro 
diftiiiguifli  the  teft  cheefe,  }ffc>  among  a 
great  many. 

MOUSSUE' Jin  Hersldry  1 

as  Croix  Moi0ii,  is  a  crofs 
ronnded  off  at  the  endt  as  in 

U'  the  ficute.    R 
MOUTH  [mo^,  Sax.J  a 


M  U 

IS  faid  to  have  a  fine  Mouth  chat  ftops,  tf 
the  horJeman  •  es  :>•>.  -  d  h  s  body  bidt- 
w-rds,  ano  •f'-  hi$  h'nd,  v'iih  u  ftay- 
ing  tor  tie  check  •  h^  "id'e:  fuch  a 
mouth  is  alf^   «*    'dfinfibie^  tight  Ana  ImoL 

A  fir^d  MOUTH   i  {  wiih  Horfemm] 

Actrtain  MOUTH  |  is  w»>eD  a  horle 
does    o     buck  '«r  b-ac  up^n  »he  hand. 

Afalfe  MOUTH  [  « ith  Harfemn  ]  i^ 
when  tho*  the  parts  of  a  ho-  le*$  mooth 
lOok  well,  and  are  well  fbrm'd,  it  is  not 
at  a:l  feniiole. 

A  MOUTH  of  ^  fiat  Appki  [  with 
Harfemenj  i,  e.  a  mou-  h  of  a  hill  res  upon 
the  hand,  is  he  mouth  of  a  horfe  that  has 
•ot  the  tender  nice  fenfe  of  fome  fine 
mou(  sf  but  reverthelefs  b'»s  a  fix'd  and 
retrain  reft,  fuflfers  a  hand  rhat  is  a  little 
hard,  without  haLkiog  or  beating  upon  ch« 
hand. 

MO'WER  r  maJCan,  Sax, "]  one  who 
curs  do>vji  erafs. 

MOWNTEE'  [OU  Jiff.]  an  alarm  to 
•^oujit  or  ^owithfpeed  upen  fome  war- 
like expedition. 

MO'XA,  a  fort  of  down  oxjadian  grais, 
ufed  inphyfick. 

MOY'tB  [with  GdrtUnersj  a  gra&  or 
cyon. 

MU'CCULBNCY       7    (mucaOintiu^ 

MU'CCULENTNESSf   L,}  Inottinefs. 

MUCH  [muchiog  Ital]  a  great qian* 
'ity. 

MU'CIDNESS  Imicedo^W]  mvfti- 
nefs. 

MUCILA'GINOUSNESS  [of  mucil^o^ 
L]  filnefsof  mucilage,  or  a  vicious  fore 
oi  Hi»»'tqn'-e. 

MUCK  wet,  wet  as  dung,  very  wet. 

MUCK  H///,  adttpg-hiil. 

MUCK  IVorm,  a  covetous  perf^n. 

MUXTKINESS  [of  mcox,  filth,  udl 
nerre.  iax.]  dirtmefs,  Jgrc 


U 


well  known  part  of  ihc  body  of  an  aoi- 
inal  $  that  part  of  a  humtn  face  confifting 
of  the  lips,  the  gums,  the  infide  of  the 
cheeW,  and  the  palate. 

MOU'tHFUL  [mu^jirull.  Sax,"]  that 
Inay  well  be  put  Into  the  mouth  at  once. 

ilAne  MOUTH  iOorfiman/hip]  a  horfe 


UC       1  or   runoinjt    the  JMac,    i« 

MO'QT JA  5  when  a  Mahometan  has  beon 
at  Mecca,  and  having  procured  a  dagger 
halt  poifboed,  runs  about,  and  kills  all  bo 
mee's  that  are  not  Mahometans,  till  he  is 
kind  hicnfelf,  after  which  he  is  huricd» 
an.*  efteemed  a  faint* 

MUCO'SB  [mucrfuSf  £.]  fiiU  of  ibor, 
fnotry. 

MUCOUS  Glands  [Anat-J  three  glands 
which  empty  thcmltfves  into  the  Ura-> 
thra. 

MU'COUSNESS  Imtiaifitatt  I.]  iboc« 
tinefs. 

MU'CRO,  Che  point*    X. 

MU'CULENT  [maOaUttst  1*3  full  of 

fnot  or  fnivel* 
MU'CULENTNBSS  ImmtOmti^  JLJ 

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MU 

MU'DDY,  of  or  ^rcaining  to,  ha- 
iring or  full  of  mud,  chick  with  dre^s^jcfc. 

MU'DDlNBSS  [perhaps  oi  moHttCt, 
Dm.  tnd  mefi]  tho  haviug  mud,  beu>^ 
mur'dv. 

MU'DOLED,  half  drunV,  iipfy- 

MU'GGISH  I  [mucofuif  X.]  inclinable 

MU'GGY  I  lo  be  mufty,  or  lo  frocll 
/b. 

MUID  [with  the  French^  a  l^r^e  mca 
fure  both  tor  dry  chings  and  wet,  ot  va- 
rio's  capacicies. 

MUi.E  Fem^  a  k-ndof  herb. 


H^UI.E'TTO,    a  great  mule.^t  moil, 
which  In  fome  pi 
cairying  fumpters, 


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MULIERA'TUS  Rliui  pn  Lasf]  a  law 
fill  fon  begotten,  and  oppofcd  to  a  natural 
fon  or  baftard. 

MULIE'BRITY  imuiielritai,  1.]  wo- 
maniflinefs,  effeminacy,  fofcncft. 

MU'LIBRTY,  the  Ilaie  and  condition 
of  •  Jlf«li«ror  lawful  begotten  fon, 

MULLER  [molaris  of  moiere^  X.  to 
grind,  mmdleurrF]  that  ^on«  ^***^**  " 
held  in  the  hand  in  griniiVg  colours. 

MULLET  L'n  Heraldry^]  of 

molette,   F.  the  rowel  ot  a 
fpur  }  bat  fome  rake  it  for 
ftar  I  this  can  have  b:it^  five 

points  with    us  |    tho'  the 

FTrench  fomciimes  allow  it  fix  j  ^nAhh 
have  fix  points  with  us,  it  muft  of  necefiiry 
be  a  aar ;  whereas  the  r)rencb  have  ftari 
of  five  points,  as  well  aa  B^Uttet  of  fix  \ 
and  I  hence  fome  conclude,  rhat  it  is  the 
rowel  of  a  fpor,  and  that  it  Ihould  be  al- 
ways pierced^  which  a  ftar  cannot  be.  Mul- 
lets araufed  in  arms, either  as  bearings,  or 
asdffiTerencts  in  younger  families,  and  is 
generally  taken  by  the  fourth  fon  and  his 
defcendanrs. 

MITLLIGRUBS,  doggednefs,  fuUen- 
sefs. 

MU'LLIOI  pn  Old  Wrlungs]  a  cock 

MU'LLO  I  of  grafs  or  hay  J  Hence  in 
old  Mt^Ufh  we  find  the  word  mault.  and 
gbence  comet  our  Mam  of  hay  or  corn. 

UJJ'LO  »4ediana  [Oldmitrngs]  medi 
ctae  or  pfayfick  for  cattle,  or  the  arc  of  a 
nule  dodor  or  Farrier. 

MULT  [In  ft  company  of  Merckants ] 
fuch  a  hne  at  they  have  power  to  lay  on 
Atpa  or  goods  belonging  to  any  of  their 
members,  for  raifing  money  for  feveral 
purpofes,  fuch  as  the  maintenance  of  con- 
fnlf,  making  prefeois  to  foreign  princes, 

^ioLTA'NGULARNBSS  ImHtangulmt 
X.1  the  kaviuit  many  angles. 

UXl'CnJiim[muUibihu  Z]  one  that 
4ri  kamu  »^,  igreu  drinker. 

IIULTI'BONA  [witbl^ini.]  lli^herb 
f:«^«ncgia  parHey.    X. 


MU 

MULnCATSULAR  [  of  nuOmt  tU 
capfida,  X.]  a  box,  cheft,  ^c]  divided 
i'uo  many    partitions,  as  poppies,  flax, 

MULTrCOLOR,  of  many  colours.    Z. 
MU'LTIFORMNBSS  ImuUiformis,  L.] 

a  being  of  many  forms. 

MULTILATERALNBSS  [of  multus 
and  laterality,  X.]  the  having  many  fides. 

MULTILO'QUIOUSNESS  Imultthfiti- 
um,  L]  ralkativenefs. 

MULTI'MODOUS  [nudtimodus^  X.]of 
diveisforrs,  faOiions,  or  manner. 

MULTINCyDOUS  [  rmdtinodus,  X.  J 
full  of  knots. 

MULTlNO'MIALf«tfiir/t/>/  [in  jUge- 
hra  \  are  quantiriei  comporci  of  fev<ral 
mmcs,  or  Mmiomes  Joined  by  the  fiana 
-L. ;  or  ^  thus,  m-4-fl,  -.-ir^p,  and  b-^ 
d— C.  \  d-^f^  are  Multinoniials.    ,     , 

MO'LTIPEDB  Imultipeda,  X  ]  an  in, 
CcSt  that  hath  many  feet  i  a  fow  or  wood- 
loufe. 

MU'LTIPLB  [mMplex,  X.J  one  nnm- 
ber  is  the  multiple  of  another  number, 
when  it  comprehends  it  feveral  timss. 

MULTIPLE  Fro;>orti«i  fwichi<r/riw«- 
ficiantj  is  when  the  tiiiecedenc  being  di- 
vided by  the  confequent,  the  quotient  ia 
more  than  unity,  as  15  being  divided  by  $, 
If  gives  5  for  the  quotient,  which  is  the 
multiple  proportion. 

MULTIPLEE  [in  AritbmJ  is  when  « 
great  number  contains  a  lefiler  a  number 
of  times,  without  any  remainder.  Thna 
x6  ia  the  multipleo  of  4«  becaufe  it  con- 
tains it  juft4  time  without  any  remainde*-. 

MU'LTIPLBX  [in  Botott.  fTrit.]  very 
double.    X. 

MULTIPLI'ABLENESS  fof  pmltiptica- 
hilis,  X.J  capablenefs  of  being  multiplied. 

MULTlSI'LlCyjaj  loi  multus  tndjili- 
ijfua,  X.  a  husk]  plants,  fuch  whofe  feed 
is  contained  in  many  diftina  feed  veHels, 
fucceeding  to  one  flower,  as  columbine, 
monks-hood,  white  hellebore. 

MULTl'SONOUS  Imultifimis,  X.]  that 
hath  many  er  great  founds. 

MULTI'VAGOUS  [multhagus,  X.] 
chat  wanders  or  ftrays  much  abroad. 

A  MU'LTO  forttori  [Lam  Term]  I.  e. 
much  mare  it  is.  An  argument  taken  from 
the  leflcr  to  the  greate^^  or  a  minori  ad 
mtous,  as  logiciins  phrafe  ir,  X.  VttletM^ 

MULTU'RA  Epi/copi  I  Old  Secords] 
a  fine  paid  to  the  king,  that  the  bittojf 
might  he  impowered  to  make  his  laft  will 
and  teftament,  to  have  the  proving  of  other 
mens  wills,  and  the  granting  of  admimftrt- 

'  MU'MBLINO  [o^  jnttraweltt,  Rut.] 
muttering,  growUjI^  I  aWe  chewing  awk- 
wardly. MU'MIA 


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M  U 

IIU'MIA  [  of  Olb*  ^^-  w  ^''^ 
JMi,  Wax  j  mummy. 

MU'MMIES  of  E^ptlfo  at\l9d  of  Amo 
MMI,^  (>oe  o^  ihetngredientSy  wtih  wbuh, 
aod  dnnamoD,  myirb,  wax,  |4C.  che  an 
cteoit  embalmed  the  dead  bvunet  oi  their 
kia^t  a'  d  great  perfoosj  others  deiive 
Mtwmigfof  Mum,  iperfian  vtrrrd  for  wax, 
with  which  chey  em<^alm3  are  bodies 
ioiad  10  a  wafte  piece  ot'gronnd,  like  a  bu- 
Tyioc-plftce,  near  a  village  ^all  d  Sakara, 
Boc  Tar  from  Grand  fatro  in  E^pt,  in 
which  (here  are  fever  a!  Pyramids^  in 
which  under  ground  cheie  are  fquare 
TOomt)  and  in  'bem  niches,  in  which  are 
found  dead  bodies,  which  have  beenpre- 
iirvcd  incorruptible  for  z,  3,  or  400 
yeajrs,  -^rels  u  and  adorn'd  aher  various 
inai*ners. 

MU'MMIES,  are  alfo  humaa  csrcafles 
dry'd  by  ;  he  heat  of  che  fun.  and  by  chat 
neans  kepc  irom  pucrefafttou,'  and  fre- 
quently found  in  che  dry  faods  of  tiiyd 
probably  of  travellers  overwhelmed  wich 
clouds  of  faiid  raifed  by  hurricanes. 

MU'MMY  [wich  Gardaurs]  a  fort  of 
compoficton  made  wich  wax,  igfc.  foi 
flaucing  and  gratcingof  traei. 

MUMMY,  che  liquor  or  juice  that  ooces 
lirom  human  bodies,  aromotiied  and  em- 
balmed, gathered  in  tomhsor  fepulcbret. 

MUMMY  [wich  Tome  FJ)x/iciAi/]  a  kind 
las  they  pretend)  of  implanted  fpiric, 
found  chiefly  in  ctrcalTes  whenche  inftiied 
fpitit  is  fled.  The  infufed  fpiric  is  alfo  (by 
chem  called  Miumun  in  living  bodies  }  and 
Inch  of  chem  are  rappoied  to  be  of  ufp  in 
the  traofplantacion  ot  direafesfrom  human 
bodies,  CO  cbofe  of  brute  animals  or  ve* 
getables. 

tb  best  one  to  a  MUMMY,  is  to  bruife 
bim  very  nr.ucb  or  all  over* 

MU'MPISU,  fullen. 

MU'MPISHNESS,  fuUennefs. 

MUNDA'NBNfiSS  [of  mwuUmiU,  L.  ] 
worldlfners. 

MU'NDATORY  Medicines  [wich  Sur- 
f  teiiil  medicines  chac  are  proper  for  clean, 
fing  lilcers. 

MUNDU'NGUS,  ftinking  tobacco,  a 

MU'NDUS  Patens  [in  Borne'}  the  open* 
Ii^  and  rices  of  a  little  round  temple  to 
the  io&rnal  deity  Dis.  and  the  infiemal 
powers,  which  was  performed  three  times 
sn&ually,  viz.  on  the  4ch  of  OSoBer,  che 
7ch  of  che  Jdes  of  November 9  and  on  che 
day  afier  the  Vukanatia,  The  Romans 
havic^  this  nocion,  that  Hell  was  then 
open,  SA  nor,  during  the  times  of  tbefe  fa- 
crifices,  either  oiFer  battle,  lift  foldlers, 
put  to  fea,  or  marr^. 

MUNBRO'SITY  [i«ifliflr<^4f,  JL]  U 
bcrality  of  bounty. 


MV 

MUKrciPAL  [accorded  to  prefedc 
uTe  with  usj  figmfiea  btioi^iiig  c0  chd. 
ftace  or  community  ot  any  tree  atf  or 
town. 

,  MUNI'FICBNTNBSS  Immlifcemi^^hi 
Itberaliry,  bountitulnefs. 

MUNI'MINA,  the  grams  oicbanerso^ 
kings  and  princes  to  charches-    X- 

MU'aAL  Cyoirii  [among  che  X^mmu] 
a  crown  of  gold  or  filver, 
wich  batclemenis  of  walla 
about  it,  in  che  form  of  beams» 
i^iven  CO  him  who  flrft  fcaled 
the  walb  of  an  enemies  city, 
which  honour  was  due  to  che 
meaneft  fo.dier,  as  well  as  the  greateft 
commander,  if  he  coald  prove  he  bad  been 
the  flrft  that  entered  the  place ;  on  the 
circle  of  this  coronet  there  were  lions  en- 
graven, to  ezprefs  the  undaunted  valour 
of  the  bearer.    Se«  the  figure. 

MURAX  Arch,  is  a  wall  or  walled 
arch,  placed  exa^ly  in  the  plane  of  the 
meridian,  i.  e.  upon  che  meridian  liite, 
for  fixing  a  large  qutdrant  or  other  foch 
inftrument,  to  take  obfervation  of  che 
meridUn  altitude,  ^jfc*  ot  che  heavenly 
bpdies« 

MU'RDER  [Hcenf //ptic^jp]  was  re- 
prefented  by  the  ancients  by  a  lea  horfe, 
which  deftroys  trs  fire. 

MU'RDBRING  Shot,  nails,  old  iroo, 
ijfC'  put  into  che  chambers  of  cannon, 
called!  murderiqg  pieces,  to  be  ufed  chiefly 
on  board  of  ibips  to  clear  the  decks,  when 
boarded  by  an  enemy. 

MUKDEROUSNBSS  [of  mojl'fljliaii, 
Sax.2  propenfiry  to  kill  or  murchcr, 

MURK,  cbehnsksoi  frutc. 

MUROI'A  \  [either  of  flmrle,  a  £.  « 

MUHTIA  f  myrtle  tree,  or  of  aMV- 
cidits,  X.  a  flochfol,  ftupid  fellow]  a  6r- 
name  of  Venus,  who  had  *  temple  «q 
ineuot  Juttmae  in  Mstm  S  Am  waa  tbe 
fioddeis  of  flothfulneft  or  idleneft.  Her 
ftatoei  were  always  covered  with  daft 
and  mofs,  to  fianify  her  flocbfulneb  ao4 
negligence.  But  lome  will  have  her  to  be  « 
goddefs  different  from  Yemu* 

MU'RRBY  [in  BtfMryX  it  in 
called  CdUr  SanguinemSf  u 
accounted  a  princely  coloary 
and  one  of  the  coloori  in  mi* 
ciem  cime,  appertaining  to 
the  princes  of  If^aies.    A  co-  _ 

lour  in  great  eileem,  and  ofed  Id  fo 

robes  of  the  kdghii  of  che  Bktfb.  Ic  u 
•xprels'd  in  gravine,  by  lines  hatched  »• 
crofs  one  another  diegoeally,  both  dexwr 
and  fipifter.  Spebmm  fays,  ft  repieJeuCT 
in  heaven  the  dragon'i  cail^  and  vnv^ 
precious  ftones,  ch«  ftrdonix*  Ses  the 
figure. 

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MtF 

XtUHRiON  Imorione,  ItalJ  a  flcel 
hMd-piecfl. 

MOHTHIR  rnwjrtjie,  &x.]  twfl- 
fliJ  and  lelMiiont  Killing  toother  wich  ma- 
lioeprepanic. 

To  MURTH£R  [mon'*Sj|ftn,  Sax.^ 
f  kill  wich  malice  prepeoie. 

MU'RTIA,  (hegoddersofidleners,  char 
■Mde  people  lax^,  htd  a  temple  btiilc  by 
th9  Mommt  on  mount  Avtatimu. 

MUSCA^ftlUS,  a  dde  givee  bf  the 
£lM«t  to  Jupit^^  baceufe  when  tierculet 
was  /•cnficing  enoog  them,  and  wsiex- 
ceedinfly  croublcd  with  fllei.  Juffter  h 
fiiid  CO  hare  driven  them  all  away  beyoai 
the  river  Aipbeut* 

MUSCHB^rO    1  [in  Amtr'ca^  J^.] 

MUSCHETTO  |  a  ^tty  common  and 
tronblefome  uStQt^  fomething  refemhling 
a  g'^at- 

MU'SCLES  of  hrvaiimmy  Hotim^  have 
fheir  comraaing  and  et tending  power 
within  f  hemfelveti  and  have  no  ancago- 
ntft  i  fuch  the  Inngi  and  heart  are  fup- 
po(ed  ro  be.  ' 

.  MUSCLES  ef  vdhaHary  Mttion^  have 
each  of  theA  their  antagonifts  mafdes^ 
which  aft  alternately  in  a  contrary  di- 
ledion,  the  one  bei^g  ttretched  and  extend- 
•df  tt  hile  the*  other  b  contraAed  at  the 
OKKioo  of  rhe  will. 

.^*ti|geii(/r  MUSCLBS,  are  facb  as  ferve 
CO  move  the  Ame  members  contrary 
ways. 

MUSGO^BNESS  Imu/afitat,  JLJ  ful- 
■eft  of  moH,  moifinets. 

MUSCO'VY  Oldfs  (fo  oilled.  becaofe 

k    ^awy  In  Mik^ovyj  rhe  mirror  ftone,  fo 

called,  becaufe  it  reprefeots  the  image  of 

that  which  is  fer  behind  It.  See  Sektates, 

MU^SCOLABfttr^/,  the  fine  threads  or 
fibres,  whereof  the  body  of  muTcles  ft 
compofed. 

MUSCULAR  Mkn^me  [jtuttamyj  « 
membrano  foppofed  to  ioveft  the  whole 
body,  immie4iate!y  onder  the  the  adipcfe 
■netnbrane. 

MUSCULAR  Arteries  [Jaatot^']  two 
•rreries  proceedlog  from  the  fubciavian, 
an  J  diitrfboted  among  the  hind  mafcles  of 
the  neck. 

MUSCULAR  KmJm,  U  the  fame  with 
volimraiyaod  fpontaneons  motion. 

MUSCULAR  ViiBs   [with  Aaatmifis] 

•  rame  given  tp  ievenl  vrlns,  two  of 
which  proceed  from  the  shin  and  the 
hind  mtifdes  of  the  tUgh,  and  lerraioate 
in  rhe  fiibcUvians. 

MU'SCULATBD,  having  or  eoofiftlng 
of  mtifdes. 

MUSCULO'SA  Kxpat^  [with  Anat-I 

•  broad  muicuSoes  opening  of  the  neck, 
proceeding  iron  %  hiad-oi  m  membrvie.  I. 


MU 

MU'SCULOUSNRSS  [of  mufiuhfits^ 
£.]  largenefs  or  fulnefs  of  mufcles. 

MU'SCULUS  auricuid  interior  [Anato* 
My]  a  new  mtifde  ot'  the  auricle,  and 
added  to  the  four,  difcovered  by  Cafirius^ 

MU'SBN  [Htmtit^  cermj  is  when  a 
Rag  or  male  deer  caRs  its  head. 

MU'SBSy  they  had  feveral  names,  tr  • 
cording  to  the  feveral  places  were  they 
dwelt  y  fometimes  rhey  were  called  F/>- 
ridest  on  account  of  the'  foreft  Piefis  io 
Macedofiia,  where  they  were  faid  to  be 
born  i  fometimes  HeiiconiadeSp  from 
mount  Helicon^  which  is  near  to  their 
beloved  Panuffiu  >  from  whence  fyfl>rroa.; 
C^fiaiidiszad  4gaHippides,  trem  two  no- 
ted founrfi>ns  that  were  confecrated  to 
them.  Thefe  mufes,  by  the  affiftance  of 
ApoUo^  iheemed  mufick.  Their  chief 
office  was  to  be  prefent  at  folemn  feft  tvals, 
and  fat  red  banquets  y  and  there  to  Gng  the 
praxies  of  famous  men,  that  they  might 
encourage  ethers  to  undertake  glorioua 
adions.  They  are  reprefeifred  as  women^ 
becaule  helplines  andviitues  ha  vie  femi- 
nine names  aiCgued  to  them.  They  artf 
painted  youne,  handfome  and  modeR. 
agreeably  dreft*d  and  crown*d  with  Row- 
ers. They  were  much  eReemed  for  their 
charity  ;  and  it  \i  related  of  them,  that 
when  Admst  the  fsvouxlre  of  Venus^ 
offered  to  Rir  up  in  them  fome  inclina- 
tions of  love,  they  fell  upon  him,  andpu( 
him  to  dearh* 

The  MU^S  [pi  uoftt^  Or.  to  Infriate 
or  inftrttd,  becaule  they  teach  hidden 
tilings,  above  the  v^ulgar,  Eufibiusi  or 
of  fA^Uid^ip  ro  do  the  office  of  a  midwife, 
becaufe  te  them  is  attributed  the  inven- 
tion of  arts,  &4f/ATi  orof^«'<i9*^i,  CO 
fearch  or  enquire  Into,  Pbormuut  j  or  of 
"\tt;iQ,  icience,  Beh.  Voffim  and  Hemfu, 
ut\  are  fabulous  divinities  of  the  andenc 
heathens,  who  were  fnppbfed  to  prefide 
over  the  arts  and  fciencea,  and  ro  be  th^ 
daughters  oiju^tet  and  futr9ju$edf9p  i.f. 
memory  s  which  fidfon  is  introduced,  be- 
caufe Jitter  was  efteemed  the  fir  ft  in- 
vemer  ot  difcipUnes  which  are  neceflaryio 
order  to  a  regular  life, 

Thefe  indeed  were  at  firft  bat  three, 
viz.  /ufXi'rs.  {.  r.  meditation  i  /uyi^v,  /.  iw 
memory  i  and  i^oid^,  finging. 

But  a  certain  carver  of  ^'00,  having 
orders  to  make  three  Ratues  of  the  three 
mufes,  for  the  temple  of  Apollo,  mtRooIc 
his  ioftruftioos,  and  made  three  feveral 
Raines  of  each  me'e  i  but  theft  happeoTng 
all  to  be  very  curious  and  beautiful  pie* 
ces,  they  were  all  fee  up  in  the  temple, 
and  from  thence  began  to  be  reckoned  nine 
miifes,  and  Hjfiod  afterwards  gave  rhem 
I  theoaBlfti  CMliope,  ciio^  Erato,  ThaHa, 


M  U' 

Melpomtne^  Terpficbani,  Eut^rpet  Polyty^ 
'nia.  and  Urania, 

falliope  was  ruppos*^  prefidenc  of  hero. 
ick  pocfTv  y  Clio  of  hiftory  i  Errffo  of  the 
lute  i  Thalia  of  comedy  i  Melpomene  of 
tragedy  i  terftchore  of  the  harp;  ^Euterpe 
4ver  wind  mufick  ;  folyhymnia  ot  mniick  i 
Crania  of  aftronomy. 

MU^SICALNESS  [of  nu^m^  I-j  har- 
Ihonioufnefs  of  found, 

MU'SlClANS,  this  company  it  com- 
pofcd  of  Miners  ofAiM- 
fick^  Dancing  M(^ers, 
^  Jjrc.  ihcy  have  no  hall, 

i^^Sji  4^    ^"'  "**®^  fomciimcs  ac 

ffcW  if    Embroidereu  ~  HaU    In 

L^SSJj     Gutter-Une.  They  con- 

*5 — ^*t^-Jtf  iirt  of  a  matter,  1  wat- 
dei^s,  about  loadift^nrt, 
and  chey  are  alfo  on  the  livery,  the  fine  for 
ivhich  is  8/.  Their  armorial  cnfigni  arc 
atMre.  a  fwan  with  *<«'  winps  expanded, 
chanting  within  a  doubly  treHure  cou  .icr- 
fiory argent*  On  achief  £tf/fi  lliorsof 
England^  and  between  them  a  pale  or 
charg'd  with  a  rofie  of  Ibrk, 

BnbarmomcJt  MU'SICK,  is  a  fort  of 
inufi<;k  that  abounds  in  Dtdfis,  Qr  Hiarps. 

Cbiomatick  MUSICK,  is  a  dali^htlul 
find  pleafanc  fort  of  mufick  >  but  chii,  by 
reafon  of  its  wanton  meafures,  was  re- 
jeScd.   , 

Ekmntary  MUSICK,  the  harmony  of 
Che  elements  of  things. 

Celefiiai  MUSICK,  the  rouHck  of  xhe 
Spheres,  cojnpreheads  the  or3er  and  pro* 
jportion.in  the  roafnttudes,  diftancesand 
motions  o('  the  jheavenly  bodies,  and  the 
liarmony'bf  the  founds  rcfuUing  lirpni  thofe 
motions.  . 

Hitman  MUSICK,  is  that  which  con- 
fifts  chiefly  iii  the  fa  ulties  of  the  humau 
foul  and  iis   various -paflious.      . 

Diatonick  MUSICK,  a  mnfick  jJroceed- 
ing  by  dijTcren'.,  tores,  either  in  afcending 
ior  de/cen^iue  *  This  rbe  aucienis  admitted. 

Moods  of  iAVSKK,  are  denominHied, 
according  to  dive.s  count lics,  for  whofe 
particular  gfnius  they  feemed  at  firll  to 
have  been  contrived  i  and  thefe  are  three  ; 
the  Lydiat"  ihe  Phrygian^  and  the  Dorkk, 

MUSICK  [of  I  he  Lydlan  Moodj  was 
IhrJl!. 

MUSICK  [c^f  the  fbrygian  Muod]  was 
fnirtial,  and  Excited  men  ro  »nry  and  bat- 
tle ;  by  this  mood  Tiwtoibeiu  [lirred  Up 
Atetander  ro  arms. 

MUSICK  [of  the  i^orkk  Modd^  was 
fTuvt  and  nl;)de(l.  and  there  oie  called 
Jt  igious  mufjfk.  Tq  thcfe  three  .^appt^, 
the  LesNati  added  a  fourth,  called  the 
hfixolyditm  Mood,  whiih  was  uniy  lu  fot 
(lift^eaies,  aad  co  lUQVC  compAiTivutf 


MU 

Tbere  have  alfo  been  thre^  other  moods 
added  to  them,  equal  to  the  number  of 
the  planers}  l^  f^poijigian,  V^pltrygm 
and  Bypodorian,  and  thefe  were  called 
collateral  ones.  And  there  was  alfo  aa 
eighth  added  by  Ptolemy,  called  the  Hyper^ 
mxolydian, '  which  Is  the  Aarpeft  and 
(brilleft  of  all.  < 

The  exerciie  ot  mufick  Is  ialotary,  ia 
that  it  expels  melancholy  ;  vocal  mofick 
opens  the  breaft  and  pipes,  apd  is  good  to 
remedy  ftammeiing  m  fpeecb.  Ancient 
hiftortans,  as  Alian^  Pliny  and  Pbaarcb 
relate,  that  the  aociem  .muficiaiH  have 
moved  the  the  padiont  of*  mens  luods  ac 
their  pleafure,  appeafed  the  difcoofoUte 
and  defperate,- tempered  theamoroui)  and 
healed  even  the  iick,  and  wrought  woof 
derful  eflfjeds' 

MUSICK  ttiicroglypbicaUy']  was  re- 
prefented  by.  the  ancient  Egnfms^  by  a 
fwan  ind  a  gralbopper,  the  ftrft  of  whick 
\i  faid  :o  fing  fweetly,  immediately  before 
her  death. 

MU'SIMOhf  faccording  to  GutUim']  is 
a  bigenerou»  beaft,  of  unkindly  procrea- 
tion, aod  ingendfed  between  a  (be-goat  and 
a  ram,  as  the  Titytus  n  between  a  flieep 
and  a  buck -goat. 

MUSK  {nuncio,  Ttal.  mw/c,  F.J  a  per- 
fume growiPB  in  a  little  bag  or  bladder, 
under  the  belly,  aear  the  genitals  of  an 
Indian  bead  refembling  a  roe  or  wild  gott^ 
and  appears  to  be  nothing  elfe  but  a  kind 
of  bilious  blood)  there  congealed  and  aU 
moft  corrupted  i  they  refide  In  woodsi 
igfc*  and  bein(^ hunted  down  by  the  natives 
and  killed,  this  congealed  blood  is  cakea 
out  and  dry'd  in  the  fun. 

MU'SKET.    See  MufyuH. 

MU'SKINESS  fof  mi^^uf,  F.]  musky 
nature,  fmell^  l^c, 

^  MU'SLIN  [mot^lin,  F.}  a  fine  fort  of 
linen  doth  mide  of  cotton)  commoa'y 
brought  from  Eafl  India, 

MU'SQUASH  [infcveral  parrs  of  Mme- 
flea]  a  be^ft  refemblinfi;  a  beaver  in  ibape, 
but  fomeihing  lefs*  The  male  has  two 
ftones,  which  fnf>ell  like  musk  >  and  if  the 
beaft  be  killed  in  winter,  never  lofe  their 
fcent 

MU'SQUASHES,  a  ^r^midiiand  Mary- 
land  root,  with  the  juice  of  which  the 
Indians  paint  their  mars  and  targets. 

To  male  ^  MUSS,  is  to  throw  moneys 
]()fc>  up  and  doWn  in  a  crowd  to  make 
people  fcr amble  for  it* 

MU'SSl^MAMl^M,  Mabometaaijm. 

MUSTA^CIA  [with  Botan.^  a  foFC  of 
great  laurel.  Wit 6  a  Urge  flagging^  whi- 
tiftleaf.    l."    • 

MU'STfiOOS  Imufleus^  L}  fttrect  at 
mufti  alloiffiJ^  ogw,  giteo* 

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MU 

MU^STINESS  [€f  wutddutt  I.  mtifhf] 

MUTA  [amoAg  the  Romans]  the  daugh. 
cer  ot  ihe  river  jilma,  and  che  go^deH  o{ 
fileoce^  which  ihey  worfiiippcd»  being  ot 
chiinociOD,  thac  worlbipptng  her  would. 
make  cbem  keep  ihetr  tkougbct  concealed. 

MUTABLBNESS  Inmahditas^  X.] 
chang^ablenefs. 

MUTATION  [in  the  aatlm  Mufick) 
cbe  chsngei  of  alcerationt  cbai  happen  in 
che  order  ol  the  ibundii  which  compoie 
ibe  melody. 

The  contMa  MUTATION  of  things 
ItiteroglyphicaUy}  and  cbe  change  ol  Oi.e 
being  mio  another  inche  world,  wasfigni- 
6td  by  a  fnake  In  che  form  of  a  circle, 
biiingaod  devouring  iti  tail  \  becauCe  che 
worlS,  at  it  were,  feeds  upon  iirelt^  and 
receires  from  itfelt'  a  continual  (uppJy  of 
thofe  thinga  thac  time  confumes. 

MOTE S^fM  [with  4^rt)i(.]  ate.nipfrr, 
Scorpio  and  ?ljces^  being  cieacurcs  chac 
have  no  Toice  \  fo  chac  when  che  fitin  fi:a' 
tort  ar»  in  tbeie  fi^nt  iu  nacivtciet  they 
are  Aippofed  to  fpoil,  or  caufe  fomeiiupe 
dimenu  in  che  perfon't  fpeech. 

MUTBS  [mai,  t.  dumbj  Mmtt  are  fo 
called,  becaufe  they  begin  by  rJieir  own 
power,  and  have  the  found  of  ihe  vowel 
after  them )  ol  which  fdVne  are  pronoun, 
ced  from  che  Upt,  at  b  and  p^  and  are 
called  lahiah  or  lip-lccccrt:  O:he.tfrom 
che  cecch,  as  r  and  4,  and  are  called  Den- 
tail  or  teedi*letceit :  Oihers  from  che  pa> 
Jace,  as  &  and  f,  and  are  called  Faiatlals 
or  palaue-lecters.  They  are  reckoned  in 
number  eight,  b^  c,  4,g^  ib,  p,  f ,  I. 

MUTILATED  Inmulaiust  X-J  maim, 
•d,  having  fome  pare  er  member  fuc  offi 
wenting  fome  part)  alfo  (Uiuet  or  buil- 
ctinf  t,  where  any  pan  it  vuanring,  or  the 
broje^ureof  any  member  it  broken  off. 

MUTlNOUSNESS  [mmim,  AJ  fcdid- 
oufne's,  tumulcuoufners. 

MUTTERING  [oi  mutiens  of  mutire, 
L.  or  iiittfccn.  I>ii<J  Tpeaking  between 
tte  leech,  grumbling. 

MUTTON-Afof^fr  [of  jNoiefoe,  F.  and 
iDinj^jUt  AurtJ   a  (ellcr  of  mutcon  i  a 
uccicr. 

MUTUAL  ijfvtMd  Prl€n4fhlp{HieTo- 
mijphicaliyi  was  reprefenced  bv  two  bats  } 
in  chac  a  mutual  love,  Igfo*  obliges  ut  to 
fuccour  one  another}  ic  it  relaced  of 
bact,  chac  chey  Jceep  dofe  cogetber,  wheii 
they  apprehend  any  danger*  A  bac  alfo 
was  u(ed  CO  fignify  man  raifed  from  the 
4tift,  to  an  unmerited  degree  of  honour. 

«1UTUAL  ^(#iritt/«  [HiercfiyphtcaUH 
wasrepreprefeniedby  the  ancient  EfiypU' 
mm  by  che  fia*tree,  who(e  old  truic  never 
aal;sofr  till  the  (lew  o..et  afpear. 


Mt 

MUTUAtNHSS,  rftciprocelnelti  imer- 
chanfe^blenels. 

MUTlJNUSI  [among  the  XoNMUjait 

MUTlNUS  f  obfuene  deity  I  che  fame  . 
at  the  PrlapHi  of  the  Otedant*    The  wo- 
men worlhipped  him  before  sMrriage,  anJ 
fcandalout  ceremonfet  were  performed  to . 
him. 

MdTUUM  [in  che  Cfvii  Um]  a  lofts 
(imply  fo  called,  of  a  contra^  introduced, 
by  che  lawt  of  oaci^as  \  where  a  things 
confifting  either  in  weight*  nuiqber  or  ? 
meafure,  ia  given  co  another  upon  con* 
dition,  thac  he  iball  return  another  tkii^  . 
of  che  fame  quancicyt  nacore  and  value  on 
demand-    hi 

MUZZLE  ting  [with  Qmiiers'i  che 
grear  circle  of  a  cannon*  chac  encompafTea 
and  ftrenftchensihemuzxleof  ic. 

MTVCANTHA  [ftu«i*a»^  Gf.1  th« 
herb  Bucche r's- broom }  ori  at  fome  fay, 
4l\farasLUi.    X. 

MYA'CANTHUM  [/c«««£a«r^r.  Or.] 
che  herb  wild  Afpara^uti 

MT'AGRUM  [of/uoAafly,aDdi^^f(/'M#  - 
tocicch*  Gt.  q^  d.  cacch-flyj   the  plane 
railed  gold  of  pleaiare. 

MY'CTEKES  f  fAimrufnt^  Gr.  1  ch« 
noitult  which  receive  phlegnucick  hu- 
mour t,  which  diftitl  from  che  btaio  cbro' 
che  pao71!;)ry  prOwefTet. 

MYDB'fcIS  ipiuiifif,  Gr.2  *  rocced- 
nefs  proceeding  rrora  coo  much  molfture* 

MYtil.a.S  IfJUftKof,  Or.  J  the   marrow  • 
of  che  bonet  or  the  brain,  the  fplaal  mar'^ 
row. 

MY'LlEWbLL,  ft  rert  ofcoiorfalc 
fiOi. 

MYLOOLO'SSUM  [of^ui/xa  a  mill, 
and  yhMrrtLf  Gr,  the  tongtie]  a  peir  ot 
mufclet  arifing  on  the  backfide  of  ch* 
grindiitt  ceecb»  and  inferced  to  the  ligft- 
menc  ofche  congue,  and  ferve  tq  euro  ic 
upwards.    X.    Anaiom*  . 

IfYLOHYoiDruS  [offu/xeaad^Mi- 
/ic,  Gf.l  amufcle  which  oc^cupieaaU  chac 
fpace  which  it  between  the  lower  jaw  an4 
tie  bone  caird  OsBjfoidett  and  moves  Ic 
together  with  the  '.ongue  and  Urynx  up- « 
ward,  forward,  and  to  each  fide.    Anat, 

MY'LPri£,  a  difeafe,  the  felling  off  of 
che  hair  from  che  eye  lidt,  £• 

MY'OmaHCY  [of  ft^'r  a  mouft,  end 
fjctfrtUf  Or.  divination!  a  kind  of  divi- 
nation or  method  Of  loretellinf  future 
events  by  means  of  mice. 

MYO'I^HOflOH  f/uLuii^m9f,  Qr,^  an 
hetb  chac  kills  mice.  Mice-bane.    X. 

MYOPI'A  lf*yiri%  of  fA^Ht  CO  (hnt^ 
and  ilarcB,  Or,  che  right]  a  kind  of  dim* 
neft  or  confufiou  of  tight  in  beholdmg  ob- 
ject ihai  aie  dUlanti  and  yet  a  clearoeis 

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^  tM  6ghc  In  hoholdiog  fucb  thingi  u 
are  near  ar  hand,  ptirbllndn efs,     r. 

MYRIWICA  Nmxfaf  f^u^ATi^lt,  Gr. 
frag^anrja  mirme?.    L, 

MYRME'CION  [with  Ar^eoM J  a  wart 
la  Che  palm  o»  che  band,  or  lo  the  fole  oi 
cba  foot.    £. 

MYRMECI'TES  I  fMvffxwitns,  Gr,^ 
.  ttone,  having  in  h  the  Egore  ot'  a  pif. 
mire  or  eipmer. 


a  none,  having  in  u  the  Egore  ot'  a  pif 
iiire  or  eipmer. 

MYRMI'NODES  fof  /»i/ViiitM,  Gf. 
aats]  when  the  plague  had  carried  a w^y 
a!)  the  inhabitants  of  the  ifle  Egina^  Ma 
eui  their  king  obtained  of  7upiter  n^e 
bvour,  that  alt  the  aots  flioufd  be  turnM 
into  men,  that  the  ifland  might  be  agafn 
fin*d  with  inhabitants.  The  moral  is, 
they  were  thus  naaMd,  becaufe  they  ap ' 
ply*d  tbemfelves  to  the  improvement  of 
iNegrottDd,  and  like  ants  were  ffirriitg  it 
up- 

MY'RMIDONS  [fxvpff^Uvns,  GfJ  a 
p«  ^P'e  of  Tbefiif,  that  wont  under  the 
condnd  of  Acbilier,  to  the  war  againft 
2>«y.    JL 

M¥^Mi'llOSMS,  a  fore  6f  comba 
cams  among  the  Ramans^  who  htd  on 
iHe  top  of  their  cask  or  helmet,  the  re- 
preiaoratioa  of  a  fifb }  and  in  their  en 
g<g6menti  with  the  Metiariij  if  they 
vrere«  tight  and  wrapt  in  the  ner,  it  was 
not  poiliole  for  them  to  efcape  death. 

MYROBA'LSAMUM  [/utuftUK^uw, 
<}rO  inoinrment  made  of  baim. 

MYRblOLA'NUM  [  MoefC*K<tf^, 
Gr,  J  the  nut  o^  Egypi,  called  al(o  Mfro- 
MteiMi.  that  yielonaprerioiisoil. 

^.^^r^?"'?  t^V/Ji^  Gr.  J   Che  herb 
Mock-Chervi). 

MY'RSINB  [Ait/>/rir,  Gf.J  the  myrtle, 

MY'»-.INHOM  [with  Botanifi,!  wHd 
fdnneL     X. 

MYRSINI'TES  f^p^/r/rw,  Gr.]  an 
herb  ;  a  rr>rt  oi  fpurge. 

MYRTI'FORM  [  mrtifhrmis,  1,1  of 
the  fliapc  of  myrrle. 

MYRTiro«RMBS  CaruncuU  [Anato- 
mf]  Hale  carbuncles  or  fle(hy  knots,  ad- 
jpining  to,  or  rather  in  the  place  of  the 
hymen  ii>  women. 

MYRTOSE*LlNOS  [  with  Botaa^s  1 
the  herb  called  Moufe-ear.    I.' 

MYRTOPE^ALON  [  fjtu^r*wirx\», 
ur.J  i\i  herb  having  leaves  Ike  myrtle, 
called  air  ^Foteofwrin.    X.  ^ 

MY'RTUS  ri»t/>T^,  Gr,]  the  myrtle. 
a  fori  di  Oirub,  1>eSai:i!»g  a  fmiU  Uia^kiih 
10  af,  of  4  fragrant  fccnc. 

MYSTE'RIARCH  [  mjtfi,riarcha,  X. 
fAv^*.y^pyn9  of  ^i/dij^or  a  myftery,  and 
^fX^,  Gr*  aroler  or  chief]  a  mafter  of 
the  holy  myfteries  j  a  preUie;    X. 


M  Y 

MY'STERIIS  fof  Rel^ion]  thofe  truths 
that  have  been  revealed  by  divine  reve- 
larion,  beyond  the  reach  of  huaian  leafon. 

MYSTERIES  [in  Nrnnhers^Hr^u^. 
hsr  s  mu\np\u:d  by  5,  m^ket  *5  5  m^  4 
in;/lnp>i.'d  by  4,  makes  16  ;  and  3  multi- 
plied by  3,  mtkes9j  borgandJ  6  is  equal 

^^  f^ir^o  •*  ^'  *^»  ^'  ^  doubled,  they 
make©,  8,  10.  Thewjuare  of  10,  is  equal 
to  rhe  fqmre  of  8  a.d  6,  viz  10  multi- 
b|iedbyio.  makes  a  100,  and  8  multi- 
plied bv  8,  makes  64;  and  6  multiplied  by 
6,  mtkes  561  and  64  and  36  m%ke  100, 
whi.  h  may  ne  tripled,  quadrupled,  ^, 

Toe  numbers  «o  and  184,  alcho*  they 
are  unequcl,  yet  the  aiiquoc  pans  of  tha 
one  number  do  always  equal  the  other. 
So  the  aliquot  pans  of  an,  are  no,  54, 
44.  aa.  ao,  xi,  xo.  5,  4,  a,  1,  which 
added  toeet her,  makes  184. 

The  aiiquor  parrs  o(  284,  arc  X42,  71, 
4.  a,  X,  which  bemg  added  together, 
make  aoo,  which  is  rate  to  be  found  in 
other  nnmbeif. 

MYSTE'RIOUSNESS  F  of  mfierieur, 
J*j  hidaennefs,  difficultnefs  to  he  undcr- 
ftaorf.  Jjfc. 

MY'SnCALNESS  faiWJfcw.  X.  and 
i»/i  J  rnvfterif^ufuefs.         -^  "-**»   *•   "* 

MY'STICK  r*w|t^.  a  kindofrefinod 
fubhmc  divirti  y  pruieffed  by  the  jMickst 
which  confifted  in  the  knowle^e  of 
God  and  divine'  things  not  acquired  tn  the 
common  ways  but  inftifed  hnmediatelr 
by  God,  and  which  has  the  eflFeft  to  move 
the  foul  inaneafy,  calm,  devout,  afieaive 
manner,  to  unite  it  intimately  to  Ood. 
to  illuminate  the  underftandiog.  and 
warm  and  enliven  the  will  id  an  eztraor- 
din*ry  manner. 

MY'STICKS,  a  religious  fed  diftin. 
guirfaed  by  their  profeffing  pure,  fublim^ 
and  pcrreft  devotion,  with  an  iattxe 
difinterefted  love  oi  Cod,  free  from  all 
lemih  confide >  aliens 

MYSTO'PHORUS  If^vrir^^^^  Or  1 
one  that  bean  the  holy  myfteries.    X« 

MYTHl'STORY  [  niyfijjdr/ii.  X.  of 
f*o^iC9f^€t  of  ^y^O^  a  table,  and  /r^e**, 
Gr.  hiftoryj  an  hJftory  mingled  wich  talfe 
fiibles  and  tales. 

To  MYTHO'lOGIZS  "f  of  /sc/^aXf 
>»?«r,  Gr.]  to  explain  or  write  moraU 
on  rabies,  or  the  myfteries  of  the  old  Ftf* 
gan  religion. 

MYTHOTLASM  fof /ui^^iirtUr/u*  of 
/aJ^^  and  ff-Wtf-^M,  Gr,  to  (rame  or 
form]  a  fabulous  narration  or  hiftory. 

MY^RUS  [a*^**-®*,  Gr.]  a  p« 
which  is  cnrinually  weakening  by  infi_ 
fible degrees  s  fo  that  the  fecond  beat  ia 
lainter  thao  the  firft,  the  thifd  than  cbe 
fecond* 

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]^n,  lUjBtfffi  iN?»,  Italick-,  4&  ^) 
t-ngUjh'y  Nn,  (Saxofl)  are  the  13th 
Letters  in  orJ.cr  of  the  Alphabet  5  J, 
H^rtv^  the  14th  s  N  r,  the  14th  ot 
the  Greek. 

N  [in  Latin  NMmbers']  fignified  900. 

N  with  a  Dafh,  9000. 

Isawjul  NAAM  [of  neman,  Sax,  to 
take,  or  neuiinert)  1>«.  to  nlm  or 
take  hold  of]  is,  in  Law,  a  realbnablc 
Difixefs  and  proportionable  to  the 
Value  of  the  Thing  diftrained  for 

Unlawful  NAAM,  a  difttaining 
above  the  Value  5  alfo  fee  Namium 
vet  i  turn. 

NAMIUM  vetititm  [in  Law  Books] 
an  unjuft  taking  the  Cattle  of  another, 
and  driving  them  to  an  unlawfiil  Place, 
pretending  Damages  done  by  them. 

jEra  PX  NABONA'SSAR  [m  Chrono- 
fcgy]  a  famous  j£ra  on  account  that 
fa*  Tttlemy  writes)  there  were  aftrono 
mical  Obfervations  made  by  the  Cbah 
deans,  from  the  beginning  of  his  Reign 
to  his  own  Time  5  and  according  to 
Tttlemft  the  firft  Year  of  this  ^ra^ 
was  the  Year  747  before  Chrifi^  and 
the  39^7th  Year  of  the  Julian  Period 
He  wa&  a  King  of  Babylon,  called  alfo 

NA'CCA  \  [old  r)eeds'\  a  Yacht  or 

NA'CTAi   fmall  Ship 

NA'CKER?  Mother  of  Pearl  5   the 

NA'KtR  5  Shell  of  the  Fifti 
wherein  Pearl  ii  bred. 

N-K'NIA,  Funeral  Songs,  Lamen- 
tarions,  or  mournful  Tunes,  which 
were  antiently  fung  at  Ftmerals. 

N-E'VUS,  a  Mole,  a  natural  mark 
or  fpot  in  the  Body,  L. 

l^IEVOSYVY  uMvofitas^  L.]  freck 
Icdncfs ;  the  having  Moles. 

N^'VOSE  [fi/w/HJ,  L.]  full  of 
Freckles  or  Moles. 

MAI'ADES  [>-.f:.«ftf  of  r«»,  Gr.  to 
How^  the  Nymphs  of  the  Floods,  lives, 
Fairies,  &>c,  haunting  Rivers  and 
Fountains. 

KATADES  [in  Tainting^  &c]  arc 
rcpiefcntcd  very  beautiful  of  Counte 
nance,  havii^  Hair  clear  ai  Cryfti' . 
their  Head*  adorned  with  Gn Hands  of 
"Water  CreflP's,  wi  h  red  Leaves,  their 
Arms  and  Leg^  naked,  and  their  Anions 
are  pouring  out  Water. 


N  A 

NAIANT[inflifiia>yl 
q.  A.  nanteiy  L.  of  natarep 
to  fwim,  is  a  term  applied 
to  ail  Filhes  that  are  borne 
traniVerlej  that  is  acrols 
the  Efcutcheon ;  becauie  they  fwim  ia 
the  Water  in  that  Pofturc*  Sec  the 
'''igure. 

NAILS  [nae^len,  Sax,"]  the  Cuftom 
of  paring  Nails  at  a  certain  Time,  is  a 
Relick  of  antient  Superftition,  and  pro- 
bably might  be  tranfmitted  to  ouc 
Forefathers  from  the  Aomans^  who 
fuper0itioiifly  avoided  paring  theit 
Nails  on  the  KitndinA,  obfcrved  every 
ninth  Day. 

NAl'SSANT  [in  Htraldty]  is  ft 
form  of  Blazon  peculiar  to  all  living 
Things,  that  in  an  Efcutcheon  iflue 
out  of  fome  ordinary  or  common 
Charge,  and  is  diflfercnt  from  Jffitantp 
which  denotes  a  living  Creature,  iffuing 
out  of  the  bottom  of  any  Ordinary  or 
Charge. 

N A'KED  Seeds  [with  Herbalifls']  fuch 
<Jceds  as  are  not  inclofed  in  any  Pod  or 
Cafc,  as  thofe  of  Ctow-foot,  Marlh- 
mallowi,  Pilewort,  fl»f,  or  that  has  no 
covering  beficle  that  which  remaini 
upon  it  till  the  Time  of  Vegetation. 

NAKED  FUnogr  [with  Botan^  is  one 
that  has  no  Fmpalement,  as  a  Tulip. 

NAKEDNESS  [of  natllet,  teia.l 
the  being  without  Clothing. 

NAME  [name,  Sax.  nailtf,  ^««*1 
a  Word  by  which  Men  have  agreed  to 
e3q?reis  fome  Idea,  or  Thing,  or  Sub-, 
jcci  fpoken  of. 

To  NAME  [of  nama  or  naman» 
Sax.^  to  give  a  Name  to,  to  mention  a 
Name. 

N  A'MELESS  [  namelea  r»  ^ax  1 
without  a  Name}  alfo  not  named- 

NAP^'-flE  [ft^i  of  »V9r(J>',  Gr.  a 
Grove  or  Vale,  SkJ  the  Nymplu  of 
the  Mountains  [in  Paintings  Ac.]  are 
reprefcnted  with  a  plealint  Counte- 
•  ance,  cloathed  in  green  Mantlets  giiC 
about  their  Waftes,  having  their  Heads 
adorned  with  Garlands  of  Honcy- 
fJiicklcs,  Rofes,  Thyme,  fl»c.  and  cither 
gathering  Flowers,  making  Garlands, 
or  dancing  in  a  King. 

NAPE'i.LT^S  [with  Botan^  a  kind 
^(  Wolf's-bane,  or  rather  Monk's- 
hood,   L. 

NA'PHEW,  Ncvew,  or  Frencb  Tur- 
nep. 

NAPHTHA  rnnaj  of  203,  ^f*. 

to    fiy   about,    rairQ*,    Gr.]   i.'h-^onijh 
Bitumen,  which  when  fet  on  fire,  i 
4  A  n        ^         "^' 

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hot  Ohly  hard  to  be  diftinguiftied  *,  but, 
if  Water  be  caft  upon  it  bums  more 
Vehemently,  L.  It  is  fuch  a  powerful 
ComJxJ^nd,  that  if  it  cornea  near  the 
Fire  or  Sun-beams,  it  will  fuddenly  fet 
all  the  Air  round  about  it  in  a  Flame. 

NA'PPING  \oi  knappian^  Sa*^  to 
ileep,  ileeping. 

NATPy  [of  nOppr,  I>-».  Xnoppa, 
JSax."]  having  a  Kap  or  Shag,  as  Cloth  s 
«lib  (Irong  Drink,  that  will  fet  one  to 
napping  or  alleep. 

NA'lf US  [with  HerhMlifi']  Navew  or 
Tumep,  Navew-gcntlc  or  long  Rapes, 
are  edible  Roots. 

NA'RANGIA  [among  the  Ar^hi]  a 
kind  of  Divination  drawn  from  feveial 
Phsenomena  of  the  Sun  and  Moon. 

NARCI'SSUS  [»«>Ki«rir(^,  Gr.l  a 
J'lowcr  §  fomc  of  a  white,  and  fome  of 
a  yellow  Colonr ;  a  Daffodil,  L. 

NARCOTICKNESS  [of  r-/)WPTi*»;, 
Gr.l  ftupifying,  benumming  Qiiality. 

'NARDUS  L»»f*^^>  Gr.j  Spikenard. 

KARES  [with  Anatm,]  the  Noftrils 
cf  ftn  Animal. 

NA'RRABLE  [nartahilis^  L.]  that 
Diay  eaiily  be  told  er  declared 

NARRA'TION  [of  an  E^isk  Foern] 
is  reckoned  the  third  Part  5  and  this 
Ibrac  divide  into  four  Pans.  The  titU^ 
Ihe  Fropofition^  the  Invocation^  the  Body 
of  thcPoemorJV«rr4rt/«i,  properly  fo 
tailed.  ^    ^ 

NARRATION  ot  Body  of  the 
l»oem,  is  that  wh/ch  expreues  the 
Action,  Pafllon  and  Sentiments.  This 
Narration  ought  to  contain  a  juft  mix- 
ture of  Preafurc  and  Inftniftion  \  not 
depending  on  the  beauty  of  the  Verfe, 
the  Didion  and  the  Thoughts  \  but  the 
Manners  and  Pafflons  of  the  Perfons 
vhich  are  introduced,  and  the  Things 
that  are  treated  of.  In  Ihortt  the  Nar- 
ration Ihould  every  where  agree  with 
the  Subjcdt.  It  Ihould  be  great  and 
fubllme,  where  the  things  ijjoken  of 
tie  fo.  It  Ihould  be  warm  and  pathe- 
tick,  where  Paillon  is  to  be  reprefcnted  \ 
lowing  and  elegant  in  Defcriptions, 
and  every  where  free  from  any  thfng 
£at  and  vulj^r. 

Poetical  Narrations  are  intermptcd 
ty  Exclamations,  Apoftrophes,  Digref- 
fioni.  and  many  other  Figures,  that 
engage  the  Attention.  They  always 
Ihew  the  moft  charming  Side  of  what 
they  repre&nt,  and  take  no  notice  of 
any  Thing  or  Art,  but  what  is  grjat 
and  rare,  and  neglea  what  would  Icflcn 
the  Height  of  Admiration. 

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Hotife  is  faid  to  go  narrow,  when  W 
does  not  take  Ground  enough,  that 
does  not  bear  far  enough  out,  to  che  oDe 
Hand,  or  to  the  other. 

NA'RReWNESS  [nf  napjlope» 
Sax,'\  Icantinefs  In  breadth. 

NARTHE'ClA  [»./>5ii»«  Gr.]  a 
kind  of  Felrula  growing  low,  Jkr. 

NA'RTHEX  [T«>2iif,  Or.]  Fennel 
Giant  or  Ferula,  L. 

NA'SAL  Vein,  [with  Anstomifis\  the 
Vein  between  the  Noftrils. 

NA'SSIP  [among  the  MabonutMns\ 
Fate  and  Dcfliuy,  which  they  believe 
to  be  in  a  Book  written  in  Heaveo, 
which  contains  the  good  or  bad  Fortune 
of  all  Men  \  and  which  canooc  poOibly 
be  avoided. 

NA  STY,  filthy,  offenfive. 

NA'STINESS  [prob,  of  uMpms^  LJ 
the  nofc,  j.  offending  the  nofe,  or  of 
neyc  and  ne  y/c,  ^^xj  fil£binc£i,  of- 
fenfivcnefs,  a^. 

NASTU  RCES  in^arU*^  L.1  Car 
puchin  Capers. 

NASTU'KTIUM  [with  Botmmifisl 
the  Herb  Nofe-fmait,  Crefies  or  Gar- 
den CreUcs,  L. 

NASTURTIUM  AqnsticHm  Cwiti 
Botanilis]  Water  Creffcs,  L, 

NATALI TIA  [among  the  Rwmm] 
were  Fellivals  celebrated  to  the  Omi^ 
during  which  it  was  held  ominous  to 
Ihed  the  Blootl  of  Bcafts.  Thcfc  So- 
lemnities being  wholly  dedicated  to  Joy 
and  Feftivity. 

NA'TIONALNESS  [of  ~ti«,  U 
and  nefs]  univerlalnel*,  or  propetne&  to 
thewhole  Nation. 

NA'TIVifi  tenentes  [old  JD^rw]  Te- 
nants who  hold  native  Land,  «.«. 
Land  fubjeft  to  the  fcn'ices  of  Natives. 

NATIVE  lantient  Deeds']  one  bom  a 
Slave  }  by  which  he  differed  from  one 
who  had  fold  himfelf  or  became  » 
Slave  by  his  own  Deed. 

NATIVE  Spirit  [with  Katm-jAifil 
the  innate  Heat,  firft  fuppofcd  to  be 
produc'd  in  a  Foetus  or  Child  in  tbe 
Womb. 

NATIVENESS,  naturalnefii,  la- 
brednefs,  B^e, 

NATI'VI  d9  Stipite,  Villains  « 
Bondmen  by  Birth  or  Family. 

NATIVITY,  Natal-Day,  or  the 
Day  of  ones  Birth. 

NATIVITY  [with  jtffolmrs]  a 
Scheme  or  Figure  of  the  HeaTom 
drawn  according  to  the  pofition  of  the 
Planets  at  that  Moment  of  Tlme« 
when  thrf  Perfon  was  bom  1  when  in  a 
paxticaUr  manner  iie  becomes  liable 


N  A 


to  the  Inawnccs    of  the    heaTenlyi 

Bodies. 
NA'TRON      7  [»«T£^,  Gr.l  a  kind  ' 
A  NA'TKON  5  of   black,    greyilh 

Sale,    taken  out  of  a  Lake  of  Stagnant 

Water,   m  the  Territory  of  Ttrratut  in 

jnATTA,  a  marlc,  fuch  as  Infants 
bring  along  with  them  into  the  World. 
N aTU  RA,  Nature  •,  alio  the  privy 
parts,  L. 

NATURA  wturansy  God,  as  giving 
Being  and  A'at«rt  to  ail  others,  in  op- 
pofition  to,  L. . 

NATURA  naUcraU^  Creatures  who 
jeceive  their  Being  from  the  Katwra 
;^tMr»tt5j  or  God,  L. 

NA'TUKAL  [naturaUs,  L-]  belong- 
ing to,  or  proceeding  from  nature,  fuch 
AS  nature  made  it,  not  counterfeit  j 
fjmething  coming  immediately  out  of 
the  Hands  of  nature,  in  oppofition  to 
faBitiMS  or  artificial, 

NATURAL  Concrete  [with  ThiUjo- 
tteri]  imp'ics  a  Body  made  up  of  diffe 
xcnt  principles,  and  therefore  is  much 
of  the  fame  Signification  as  mixt  i  So 
Aatimony  is  a  Aataral  Concrete^  or  a 
Body  compounded  in  the  BoweU  of  the 
Earth. 

NATURAL  Faenlty,  is  that  Power 
urifing  from  the  Circulation  of  the 
Blood)  or  it  is  an  Acttion  depending 
chieay  upon  the  Brain,  whereby  the 
Body  is  nourilhed,  increafed  and  pre- 
icrvcd  by  the  Blood  and  animal  Spirits 
NATURALS  [in  PtyjJjfe]  calleU  Res 
paturales^  L.  Jn  every  Animal,  how- 
ever fick  and  djfuafed,  there  is  ftill 
remaining  fome  degree  of  Life  and 
~  Strength,  and  the  canfes  and  effcfts  of 
them.    Thcfe  are  called  XatttraU, 

NATU.<AL  Fun^ions  [in  the  Ani- 
afiMl  OecoTiomy']  are  thofe  Actions  where- 
by things  taken  into  the  Body,  are 
changed  and  aflimilntcd,  fo  as  to  be- 
come Parrs  of  the  Body. 

NATURAL  Irtdifiattons^  are  thoft 
tcndcnces  or  motions  of  the  Mind  to- 
wards th/rgs  fecmingly  goodi  which 
jtre  corrmon  in  a  greater  or  leis  degree 
to  all  Maricind. 

NATURAL  Hijiory,  a  Defcription 
pf  any  of  the  natural  Piodiifts  of  the 
r.anh.  Water  or  Air,  v  g.  BeaHs, 
Birds,  Filhes,  Vegetables,  Minerals, 
urd  all  furh  Phrpnomcna's  as  at  any 
time  appear  in  the  material  World,  as 
iloniters   Meteors.  Ore 

NATURAR  HarmoTty  [Mufick^  is 
that  produced  by  the  natural  and  cflen- 
ygaX  C^ctds  of  the  y&fidi^ 


N  A 

To  NATU'RALIZE  InMtKtaltxkfi 
L.]  10  receive  a  foreign  Exprefflon  of 
Word  into  the  original  Stock  of  a  Lan- 
guage. 

N  A'TURE  [natura,  W\  the  Syflcn;! 
of  the  World,  the  Machine  of  the  Uni* 
verfc,  or  the  AiTem  bianco  of  all  created 
Beings  5  the  univcrlal  Dilpofition  of  aU 
Bodies;  alfothe  Government  of  dirino 
Providence,  direfting  all  Things  by 
certain  Rules  and  Laws, 

NATURE  Lin  Meta^cks']  is  the 
E&nce  of  any  incorporeal  Thing,  aa 
it  is  the  KatHte  of  the  Soul  to  think,  of 
God  to  be  good,  and  ths  like* 

NATURE  Lwith  Ihilofi^hersl  the 
Principle  of  all  created  Beings. 

NATURE  [in  Grammar]  &  term  ufed 
in  Profodia,  of  a  Syllable  that  is  Ihort 
or  long,  without  any  rule  in  Grammar 
to  render  it  fo  by  Pofition,  6»<. 

The  Latos  of  NATURE  [among  Mo- 
ralijis}  are  thatmoft  general  and  univer-* 
fal  Rule  of  human  Actions,  to  which 
every  Man  is  obliged  to  coniorm,  as  he 
is  a  reafouable  Creature.  It  binds  the 
whole  Body  of  human  Race,  and  is  not 
fubjedl  to, change,  which  is  thedi6dvai> 
tage  oif  pofitive  Laws. 


Re  c 

Tbofc  who  feareh  for  the  Laxv  of 
Nature  in  God  himfclf,  are  divided  intQ  . 
two  Parties. 

Some  place  the  Spring  of  it  in  the 
diviiu  Jf  7//,  and  thence  conclude,  that 
inafmuch  as  thsit  Wtll  is  in  the  highel^ 
manner  free.  God  may  therefore  change 
the  Law  of  Nature. 

Others  fay  this  natural  Law  is  found- 
cd  in  the  Juftice  of  God,  after  fuch  aa 
etteniial  manner,  as  to  exprels  a  kind. , 
of  Image  of  his  Attributes,   and  thence 
proceeds  the  immutability  of  it. 

NATURE  IHierogly^hically']  was  by 
the  Egyptiani  reprcfented  by  a  Vulture  } 
fee  VMlture,  And  to  expiels  the  Effe^^ 
of  God's  Power  in  Nature^  they  painted 
a  Man  with  a  m^iltitude  of  Hands^ 
flretching  them  out  upon  the  Worldt 
The  NatMre  of  Man  was  reptcfentcd  by 
a  Woman  having  her  Hair  ftiait  \\p% 
and  (hewing  the  Imajge  of  a  Tree 
turned  upfide  down.  The  Hair  is  iix 
lieu  of  the  Roots,  and  this  intimate<t 
that  our  Country  was  in  Heaven,  from 
whence  we  had  oui  beginning,  and  that^ 
thither  our  Afieftionji  ought  to  tend. 

NATURE  [with  Schoolmen']  the  Ef* 
fence  of  a  Thing,  or  the  QiiitWity 
thereofi  i  «.  the  Aitribute  that  make*, 
it  what  it  is,  as  it  is  the  Nature  cf  th^ 
SoyltotkivK 


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N  A 

NATURE,  is  alfo  ufcil  to  figiiify 
the  crtablifticti  Order  and  Courfe  of  ma- 
terial Things,  the  Series  of  fccond 
Caulcs,  or  the  Laws  that  God  has  im- 
pofed  upon  the  motions  imprcfs'd  by 
him,  as  i  byficks  is  the  Study  of  Nature, 
and  Mirscus  arc  effe^s  above  the  Fvwer 
of  liature* 

NATURE,  is  alfo  ufed  to  fignify 
an  aggregate  of  Powers  pertaining  to 
any  Body,  efpecially  an  Animal  one, 
as  we  fay  Nature  is  ^^troftjr^  Wectk^  &C. 

NATURE,  is  alfo  v.fcd  to  fignify 
the  Adlion  of  Providence,  the  Principle 
of  all  Things,  or  that  fpiritual  Being 
Vhich  is  diftufcd  throughout  the  whole 
Creation,  and  moves  and  a£ts  in  all 
Sodies,  and  gives  them  certain  Proper- 
tics,  and  procures  certain  Effects. 

.  NAVAL    Cnyan    [with 

^HJMAij  the  Komans']  a  Crown  of 
VHHBf  Gold  or  Silver,  adorned 
^BSS    with  the  Figures  of  Beaks 

^"^^  of  Ships  which  it  was 
their  CuHomto  give  as  a  Reward  to 
thofe  who  had  firft  boarded  an  Enemy  s 
Ship    See  the  Figure. 

NAVE  of  a  ChHvch,  the  Body  of  the 
Church,  or  the  Place  where  tlic  People 
are  difpoied,  reaching  from  the  Rail  or 
Ballullcr  of  the  Choir  to  the  chief  Door. 

NAUGHTY  Lnaht7i^,  Sax.l  bad, 
wicked.  Qpe, 

NAVIGABLENESS  io^ navigabilis, 
1..]  capablcnefs  of  being  failed  in. 

NAVIS  b<tuiy  Gr.]  a  Ship  or  Bark, 
any  fort  of  Sea  VelTel. 

NAVIS  EccUfiA  lold  Red  the  Nave 
or  Body  of  the  Church,  diflinguilhed 
from  the  Choir,  and  the  Wings  or 
lilc,  L 

NAUTUM  [r«'t;xor,  Gr.]  a  Piece  of 
Money  which  the  antient  Greeks  and 
Aomans  put  into  the  Mouth  of  a  Perfon 
tieceafed,  to  pay  Charo»  (the  poetick 
Ferry -man  of  Hell)  for  carrying  him 
over  the  Stygian  Lake  in  his  Ship  or 
Boat,  L. 

NAU'SEA  Lin  Fhyjick]  a  retching 
and  propenfity,  an  endeavour  to  vomit 
arifing  from  a  loathing  of  Food,  excited 
by  fome  vifcom  Humour  that  irritates 
the  StoAiach. 

NAUSEA  [Anatomically']  is  defined 
by  Boorhuve  to  be  a  retrograde,  fpafmo- 
dick  Motion  of  the  mufculous  Fibre.*? 
of  the  Ocfophagus,  Stomach  and  In- 
teftines,  attended  wiih  Convuirii)ns  of 
the  abdominal  Mufcles,  and  the.  Sej^tum 

'Xraufverfum 

NAU  TICUS  Mufcuhis  [Anatomy-]  a 
Mufcle,  called  al$}  iibialis  SoJUchs, 


L 


N  E 

NAUTILUS,  a  petrified  ShcH 
found  in  the  Earth  j  in  other  refresh 
like  thofe  found  in  the  Sea  or  Rivers. 

Survsyor  of  the  NAVY,  an  Officer, 
whofe  bufinels  is  to  furvey  the  Ships^ 
Hulls,  Mads  and  Rigging-,  to  audit 
the  Accounts  of  Carpenters,  Boatfwains, 
^c.  belonging  to  the  roya  Navy. 

NAZA*RhATE  [of  Nazire^^ux,  L.] 
the  ftatc  and  condition  pf  a  Nazarue. 

To  NEAL  [of  on-??lan.  Sax.]  to 
make  a  Metal  foftcr  or  Icfi  brittle  by 
heating  it  in  the  FiiC,  to  anneal  or 
ftain,  or  bake  Glafi  painted,  that  tho 
Colour  may  ^o  quite  through  it. 

NEAP  Lot  neay.  Sax.  fc-arcc]  fcanty, 
deficient,  as  neap  Tides . 

NEARNESS  Lneaji  and  ncJ^JTc, 
Sax.]  proximity. 

NEA'TNESS  [nea-jTrerre,  SaxA 
cleanlincfi,tightrcfs  in  Apparel,  Houfe, 
Ore.  alfo  purenefs,  unadulieratedndk 

NE'BULA,  a  Mift  nr  Fog   L. 

NE  RULE  jn  Heraldry} 
nebtily^  Engl,  of  ne'mlatHm 
or  vubilumoi  nehula^  L  I'g- 
njfies  cloudy,  or  reprefcnt- 
ing  Clouds.  ScctheFiguie. 

NF/BULOUSNKSS  tof  r.eJulofHs^  L. j 
millinefi,  cloudinefi,  darknefs. 

NEBULOUS  Stars  lAfironA  cenain 
fixed  Stare  of  a  dull,  pale  and  dim 
Lights  io  called  becaufc  they  look 
cloudy,  or  bring  Clouds,  and  letting 
with  the  Sun  render  the  Air  uoubled 
and  dusk. 

NE'CESSARY  in  Caujing-  is  when 
there  is  a  Caufe  from  whence  an  li&iCt 
mvSl  necelTarily  follow. 

Ni*  CESSARINESS  Tof  neceffartHS^ 
L-l  needfulnefs,  unavoiciiblcnefs. 

NECESSITATED  inec^JJUe,  F.l 
forced,  compelled. 

NFCE  SSITOUSNESS [of  ae-vjB»/«x. 
F.l  indigence,  poverty. 

NE'CESSITY  [among  KaturaJiJ}s^  ii, 
that  by  which  a  Being  is  put  into  fuch 
a  Condition,  that  it  cannot  be  in  any 
other 

AbfiUte  NECESSITY  [among  A'"-*- 
turalifis]  is  when  it  is  contrary  to  the 
very  Nature  and  Principles  of  the 
Thing  to  be  otherwifc. 

Simple  abfolute  NECESSITY  [in  Mi- 
taphyjeks'^  is  that  which  upon  no  Term* 
or  Conditions  will  permit  a  Thing  to. 
be  in  another  Condition  than  it  is  in. 
This  does  not  comport  with  any  but  an 
independent  Being,  as  Crod  bimfelf, 

Kefpei-iive  abfoluU  NECESSITY  [with 
Meixf-hyficUns'  is  whcu  a  Thing  will 
continue  as  it  is  accprding  to  thi?  Qrdcr 


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N  E 

of  Creation,   and  the  fettled  Courfc  of 

fecund  CalllCs. 

Ibxiical  NECESSITY  Ifh  /o/.l  is  the 
want  of  Principle  or  natural  Means  ne- 
ccir?ry  to  adt  i  called  alfo  phypzal  or  ka- 
tMr»l  ^mpoienee- 

MoTAt  NECESSITY  [in  Iblhp  is 
only  a  great  difficulty,  fiich  a*  thir 
which  arrfes  from  a  long  habitude,  a 
Jlrong  Inclination  or  violent  Pailion. 
jijJo.ute  NECESSITY  is  that  which 
Simfle  NECESSITY  V  had  no  tie 
pendcjice  on  any  State  or  Ccnjnndture 
or  any  particular  Situation  of  Thing?; 
but  is  found  every  where  and  in  all  the 
Circuniftanccs,  in  which  the  Agent  can 
be  fuppofai  i  as  the  neccfllty  a  blind 
Man  is  under  of  not  diftinguilhing  Co 
loun. 

K.eUtiv:  NECESSITY,  iMhat  which 
places  a  Perfon  in  a  real  incnpncity  of 
a£tingor  notacftrng  in  thofe  Circum 
itmccs  and  that  Situation  he  is  found 
in,  thongfi  in  other  Circumftincc-5,  and 
jn  another  flate  of  things,  he  might 
either  nCt  or  not  art. 

A»ttc'Jcn:  NECESSITY  [with  Ihi- 
Irfo^b.-rs]  is  or.c  thst  arifcs  from  an  an 
tecedent  Canfc  ncccflarily  operating,  as 
the  riling  of  the  Si;n  to  mo-,  row  Morning  [ 

Cou:omiUnt  NECESSITY,  arifes 
from  ar  antecedent  and  neccflary  Caufc  ;  | 
bur  dcr<?nds  on  the  Ciicumftances  "of 
the  KKct\. 

NECESSITY  [AW'ffi^as,  L.]  a  Pa- 
gan Deity  the  Dau.*;]iter  of  Fortune, 
the  Morherof  theDcftinies,  and  con- 
ilant  Companion  of  Man,  through  his 
-whole  Life,  and  to  whom,  as  the  Poers 
feign  even  Jupiter  himfelf  was  forced 
to  fubmit.  Th if  AVv^/fy  was  worship- 
pod  as  a  Goddefi  by  the  Hcathen.«i.  She 
vras  always  rcpreicnted  with  Fortune 
her  Mcthor,  with  brazen  Hands,  hold- 
ing 'org  Pins  and  great  Coin>. 

NECK  Ve^fe^  a  Vcife  or  two  in  a 
ZmtiM  Book  of  a  Go^hiek  black  Cha- 
racter, which  a  Perfon  convidtcd'cf  fo 
veral  Crimes  (cfpecially  Manllaughtcr, 
for  which  he  othenvife  fhou  d  fiiffer 
Death)  was  formerly  put  to  icad  in 
open  Court  J  and  if  the  Ordinary  of 
Newgate  faid,  Ufit  at  Clericus^  i.  e.  he 
reads  like  a  Clerk ^  he  Was  only  burnt  in 
the  Hand  and  fct  at  Liberty.  But  now 
this  Pradbice  of  reading  the  Neck-Verfe 
is  quite  left  off. 

NECROLOGY  fof  »/irp«H,  dead, 
ind  x«><GH,  Gr.l  a  Book  kept  in  antient 
Time*  in  Churches  and  Monafteries  ^ 
in  whirh  the  Names  of  the  Bcncfiiclors 
vcrc  regiftercdj  the  Time  cf  their 


N  E 

Death,  and  alfo  the  Days  of  the  Gom- 
memoration. 

NE'CROSIS  in  Thsoh^^  a  mortify- 
ing of  corrupt  AlTcdlions. 

NECTAlUA  [viitrofH.,  Gr.l  the 
Herb  Elecampane,  L. 

NECTAREAN  [ntBarens,  L.l  of 
or  belonging  to  Kc<ftar.  •• 

NECYOMANTES  [yiw.Kov^fis,  Gr  ] 
a  Necromancer,  one  who  holds  Conver- 
lation  with  the  Devil,  or  ca.isjiip  4:hc 
Spirits  of  the  Dead,  fuch  as  the  Witt* 
of  Etidofy  who  cauled  Samuel  to  appear 
to  Saitl^  L. 

NE'EDINESS  [prob.  of  ncabi^-jull. 
Sax  ]  necclTary 

Af^r^;iei.c--/  NEEDLE  [in  Navigation* 
ccc]  a  Ncodle  touched  wi'h  a  Loart/lone, 
and  liiiiTcnded  on  fi  Pi  ot  or  Center  on 
which,  plnyinr;  at  liberty,  it  dire*5ts  it 
fc'.f  to  certain  Tciits  in  and  under  tbe 
H^'rizon. 

Jlnriznntal  KKKDLE,  is  onc.cqually 
ballanced  on  each  lidc  the  Pivot  w.hidi 
I'uftains  them,  and  which  plr.ying  hori- 
zont.il'y  by  its  two  Extremes,"  point 
out  the  North  and  South  Points  of  the 
I-Iorizon  I. 

NEEDLESS  fprob.  of  ftea^-Icaf, 
S.fx''  unr.cccifary.- 

NEKP  Tides  (with  MartKfri]  are 
thofe  Tides,  which  fall  out  when  tl^ 
Moon  is  in  the  middle  of  the  iccond 
r^nd  Infl:  Quarter,  which  arc  f  u]r  Dajis 
be  fire  the  full  or  change,  andaie  callci 
Deed-Keep  or  DeadNe.'^f. 

NEFA'NUOUSNESS  fof  nffandu^^ 
L.i  horribieneft,  wickedncfs  not  to  be 
mentioned  or  uttered 

NEFA  RIOUSNEJ^S  [of  nefarius,  L-l 
great  wirkcdncfs,  villainoulViCf'*,  abo- 
min^bleneft 

NEFASTOUS  Inefajins,  L.]  un- 
lucky, unhappy. 

NEGATIVE  Tre^nant  [in  L.^-]  is 
a  Negative  which  implies  an  Affirma- 
tive;  as,  when  a  Perfon  is  fecciifed  to 
have  done  a  Thing  at  fuch  a«Place  and 
at  fuch  a  Time  \  he  denies  that  he  dii 
it  in  the  Manner  and  Form  of  tlic  Ec- 
claration,  which  implies  he  did  do  it 
in  fomc  manner. 

NEGATIVE  Tains  [in  La-vP  is  a 
being  excluded  from  Hcnouvs  and  Dig- 
nities, &ic.  without  the  having  any 
direct  and  poljtive  Pains  inni.vllcvl. 

NEGLE'CTFUL  iof  tegle.'hn:,  L. 
and/«/LEng.l  negligent. 

N  E'GLIGENTNESS  lr.rgh'g?  Uia,  LI 
negligence. 

NFGO'CIATO^Y  fw^^or-M^oniijjL.l 
xifcd  about  BaTinc^S  or  Trade. 

A'E- 


N  E 

NEGOTIATED  InegoUtMs,  L1 
tranlaaed,  managed  by  way  of  TraflSck. 

NEIGHING  Lofhnaejan,  Sax,  hi n- 
ptens    L.]  making  a  nolle  like  a  Hoife. 

NElGHBOUiO-INESS  Lof  ncah, 
nigh,  ^ebujie,  an  Inhabitant,  and 
gcUcne/jr,  Sax."}  neighbourly  or  friend- 
ly Carriage. 

NE^KIK  1  [zmongthc  Mahometans] 

N&'K£K5  an  Angei,  which  they 
fmcy,  together  with  another,  calleii 
Mnnlurf  holding  a  great  Mace  in  their 
Hands,  go  to  the  Graves  of  the  Dead, 
and  examine  them  of  their  Faith  i  and 
if  they  find  them  Muffglmen,  i.  e.  true 
Believers  [in  Mabtmet,  &c]  they  per- 
mit them  to  lie  at  red,  and  behold 
Jieaycn  through  a  little  Window,  till 
the  Day  of  Jtirtgment  (it  being  their 
notion,  that  all  Souls  We  in  the  Graves 
%»ith  their  Bodies  till  the  Day  of  Judg 
ment)  but  if  thcfc  Muflelmen  thcm- 
felvcs  fliould  miflake  the  Angels,  by 
neafon  of  their  Magnitude,  for  God, 
and  Worfliip  them,  then  they  give 
them  a  Blow  with  their  Mace,  and  they 
are  Ihut  up  blind  in  the  Grave,  and 
don't  fee  any  thing  of  Heaven 

NR'MfiAN  Gmmei  [lb  called  of  the 
Wood  KemJtM  in  Achaia^  whcrc  Her- 
eules  flew  a  mighty  Lion]  folemn  Games 
inHituted  in  Honour  of  Hercules.  The 
>'.xcTcifes  ufed,  were  running  with 
Horfes,  Foot-races,  Fighting  with 
Whirl-bat^,  Qi    "  •   :\,  Wrcftli-g,  Dir^- 


NE 


ing  ^d  Shooting.  And  the  Remrd  of 
him  that  came  olf  Vjdtor.  was  at  firil 
a  Crown  made  of  an  Olive  Branch  i 
but  afcerwards  a  Garland  of  Ivy. 

NE'MESIS  [of  -mt  /ignfiiimmf^  Gn 
i.e.  a  Diftribution  to  every  one  accord- 
ing to  Juftice]  the  Daughter  of  jKfiur 
and  of  Neceffity^  the  Goddcft  of  Punifll- 
ment  or  Revenge,  called  alio  JJrafiia 
from  Adrafius^  who  firlt  built  her  a 
Temple  s  apd  alfo  Rhamimfia  of  Kham' 
tuiSf  the  Place  where  this  Temple  was» 
X.  She  was  painted  as  Judiee  is,  witU 
a  Sword  in  one  Hand,  and  a  pair  c^ 
Scales  in  the  other,  with  a  lad  Counte- 
nance und  piercing  Eyes,  or  with  a 
Bridle  and  a  Ruler. 

NEMORO'SITY  [i.««)nj^t«x,  L,] 
ftilnefs  of  Woods  and  Groves. 

NENU'THAR,  a  Flower  caUed  a 
Water-Lily. 

NEO'GAMIST  [neogamms,  L.  of 
ftoytwity  Gt  1  one  newly  married. 

NEOTROPHY  Ireotropbinm,  L,  of 
H9T^^r,f  of  T»f  rt»r   «r*»^»'j    Gr.]    a 

Houfe  where  young  Perfoni  arc  brought 
up 
NE'PIER'S  Bonei?  [fo  called  frora 
NEPIER'SRoii  5  the  Lord  Ke^er 
or  Neper^  Baron  of  Merohijion  in  SculJnU^ 
the  Inventer  of  them]  certain  number- 
ing Rods  made  either  of  Ivory,  Woo<^ 
or.fmall  Slips  of  Pallboaid,  which 
fervc  to  perform  Multiplication  by  Ad» 
dll  ii,  anti  Divjfian  by  Subilnaion. 


Ti^t 


KE 

They  ai<  Kods,  Plates,  or  L^mdld 
a  Wood^  Metal^  tafibo^rd^  OS  other 
natter  of  an  oolong  form  (as  in  the 
Table;  and  each  divided  into  9  little 
iqnares  \  each  of  which  it  reiblved  into 
two  tables  diagonally. 

In  thefc  little  fquares  are  written  the 
nmnbers  of  die  multiplication  table^  in 
facti  order  as  that  the  units,  or,  right 
hand  figures,  are  found  .in  the  right 
hand  triangle,  and  the  tens  on  the  left 
hand  figures,  in  the  left  hand  triangle » 
fee  the  Table. 

The  uie  of  them  in  Multiplication. 

To  multiply  any  given  number  by 
another )  difpole  the  LamelU  in  fuch 
order,  that  the  top  figures  may  exhibit 
the  multiplicand)  and  then  join  the 
JjamdU  of  units  on  the  left  hand,  in 
which  feek  the  right  hand  figure  of  the 
multiplicator  $  and  write  out  [he  othar 
numbcn  which  correfpond  to  it  in  the 
Squares  of  the  oeher  Lamelld^  adding 
the  fereral  numbers  which  occur  in  the 
fame  Rhumb  together  and  their  fum& 
And  after  the  fame  manner  write  out 
the  other  numbers  which  correfjjond  to 
the  T)ther  figures  of  the  multiplicator  ^ 
and  difpofe  them  under  one  another  a» 
in  the  common  moltipUcation )  and  then 
cdd  the  feveral  numbers  into  one  fum< 
As  for  Example, 

If /^i  23  is  to  be  multiply*d  by  3$^» 
Kavisg  tabulated  the  multiplicator,  the 
fcveral  produfts  thereof  into  each  figure 
of  the  multiplier  you  are  diredted  to  by 
the  Index  i  which  being  added  together 
(lefpedl  being  had  to  the  due  placing 
their  fum)  is  zx  79788,  which  isthc  pro- 
4u£tof  6123  by  356. 

S6739 
JO615 
I 8369       < 


N  E 


2179788 


The  ufc  oTNepier^s  Bones  in  Di virion. 

Difpofe  the  hamtllA  So  that  the  upper 
flares  may  exhibit  the  Divilbr,  to  thefe 
Join  the  LameUA  of  Units  on  the  left 
hand.  Cefccnd  under  the  Divilbr  till 
you  come  to  thoie  figures  of  the  Divi* 
dend,  wherein  it  is  fiiKl  required  how 
•ft  the  Dfviior  is  found,  or  at  leaft  the 
next  lefs  number,  which  is  to  be  fub« 
ftraded  from  the  Dividend,  and  write 
iSown  the  number  correfpondingto  this  in 
tht plKtckf  Unio  foe  aq\to:i(;a(,  Dwx- 


mine  the  other  parts  of  the  quotient  a& 
ter  the  fame  manner,  and  the  divifioA 
will  be  compleated. 

As  for  Example. 
Having  difpos'd  the  LamelU^  or  ubu*' 
lated  the  divilbr  6123,  I  fee  that  6123 
cannot  be  had  in  2179  ^  therefore  I  take 
S  places,  and  on  the  rods  finiding  a  niun- 
ber  that  is  equal,  or  next  leia  to  »i797'» 
which  is  16369,  that  is,  3  times  the  di- 
vilbr ;  fet  3  in  the  quotient,  and  IVib- 
nraA  x83$9  &om  the  it'igures  above, 
and  there  relts  3428  ^  to  which  add  8 , 
the  next  figure  of  the  dividend,  and 
feek  again  on  the  rod  for  it,  or  the  next 
leis,  which  being  fotind  to  be  s  times, 
fet  5  in  the  quotient,  and  fubibradt 
306 IS  from  34288,  and  there  refts  3673  i 
to  which  add  8  the  laft  figure  in  the  di- 
vidend, and  finding  it  to  be  6  times  the 
divi&r,  let  6  in  the  quotient. 

6123)2179788(355 

18369 

3428d 
$0619 

367J9 


NEPE'NTHES  [»»wir3rfc  of  ►*,  n<g«i 
tive  Paiticle,  and  wi>^^,  Gr.  grief  j  * 
kind  of  Herb,  which  being  put  into 
Wine  drivcii  away  Sadr.cls  i  Ibme  take 
it  for  Bughfi^  others  for  JtUUnium^  L. 

NEPK'TA  [  with  Botan.  ]  the  Herb 
Nep,  Cats-Mint  or  Calamlnt,  L. 

N  E  P  H  A'L  I A  [Ni<;>*Mtf,  Gr.l  the 
Feafts  of  Ibber  Men,  a  Fcaft  and  Sacri- 
fice of  the  Greeks,  on  which  the  Atheni- 
ans offered  a  Drink  made  of  Water  and 
Honey  to  the  .?«»,  Afoo»,  Mercury  \  the 
Nynpbs^  VenMs  and  At^rora,  They, burnt 
with  thefe  all  Woods*  except  that  of  the 
Vine,  Mulberry  and  Fig-tree,  which 
they  did  not  ofier  in  this  fobcr  Feaft, 
they  being  Symbols  of  Druckcnnefs. 

NEPHK'LIDES  [with  OcHlifis-\  cer- 
tain fmall  white  .Spots  in  the  Eyes. 

NEPHRI'TICUM  Ug«um,  a  Ibrt  of 
Wood  which  grows  in  new  Sp»in^  good 
in  Difcafes  of  the  Reins,  called y«itf«- 
lum  ejLrideum,  L. 

NEPHRITICUS  'Laph^  a  fort  of 
green  Stone,  good  for  nephrltick  Paina» 
brought  from  Sp»in  and  the  Xndits^  L* 

NEPHRITIS  [»tpe*  <of».-«e«r,  Gr. 
the  iUinJ  a  Paia  in  the  Reins  or  Kid- 
neys, 

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N  E 

ncys,  vhich  proceeds  from  an  Inftam- 1 
Biati?n,  or  an  ill  Difpolicion,  or  from  the  I 
Gravel  and  Scone,  attended  with  Vomit- 
ingrn I  itretching  of  che Thigh    L. 

i>lh.'PHaOS  L»t3.-;c,  Gr.]  a  Kidney. 

NKPCTA  TION,  rio:oufnef>,  hixu- 
Ty»  i- 

MEPO  TISM  [of  ne^Sy  L.  a  NephewJ 
cxtravagincy,  t\ 

hKPf  UNA'HA,  Fcftivals  celebra- 
tdi  by  the  Antieiics  in  Hononr  of  Ae^- 
tune. 

NE  PTUNE  [of  f>»ndo  i.  e ,  fwim- 
ming.  cr  cftm^endoy  L#  i.e.  covering, 
bccauife  the  Sea  covers  the  iuarth,'  or  as 
others  fay,  from  the  Lybian,  or  the  £- 
gy^tian  W<.  rd  nefbia,  liRnifying  Capes,  j 
l^fomontorics,  and  the  Waltcs  or  Extre- 
mities of  the  Ground  or  Sea.)  The 
Greeks  call  him  m  -^tftuv^  from  the  ife«- 
fjicU.f  Word  to[:doi;it  a  breaker  or  de- 1 
fttoyer  of  Sh  i ps  Neptune  was  one  o f  the  j 
Children  of  SatHm,  who  at  the  Diviiion  " 
of  the  World,  among  him  and  his  Bre- 
thren, hati  the  Command  of  the  Sea  al- 
lotted to  him :  His  Scepter  was  a  Tri- 
c'ent  J  he  bears  a  Trident  inftcad  of  a 
Scepter,  becaufc  Fifliermcn  in  fiilihig 
make  frequent  ufe  of  a  Trident  j  or  be- 
caufc this  *\ree  forked  Inftmment  is  ve- 
ry apt  or  :  for  ftirring  the  Earth.  And 
his  Charic:  a  great  Sea-Shell,  drawn  ei- 
ther by  Whales  or  Sea  Monfters,  or  by 
Horfes,  wjiofe  lower  Parts  were  thofe  of 
a  Fifti  His  Wife  was  C3  lied  Amjihi trite , 
becaufe  the  Sc\  docs  compafs  the  Earth. 
He  is  feigned  to  have  taught  Men  the 
Ufeof  an  Horfe,  which  he  caufed  to 
come  forth  of  the  Earth,  by  a  blow  of 
his  Trident,  at  the  Difpute  th^it  be  had 
v;ith  Minervx,  about  giving  a  Name  to 
the  City  of  Aihjns^  in  the  Areopagu;,  as 
an  Olive-Trce  did  from  Alinerva's  ftrik- 
ing  the  Rock  with  her  Spcir  :  But  be- 
caufc he  had  en,'^s'd  himfelf  in  a  Con- 
fpirrcy  agiinft  Jttpiter,  he  was  confin*d 
to  the  Earth,  and  beinj^  under  ftrait 
Circumfnnces,  w?.3  neccflltated  to  oficr 
himfe'.t'  to  the  Service  of  L-'.iwe.Vo^,  to 
help  him  to  build  the  City  of  Troy.  The 
Tritom^  which  v.cre  half  Men  and  half 
Boiphins,  were  his  Children,  who  at- 
tended him,  founding  Shell-Trumpets. 
By  his  Convcifation  wirh  the  Earth,  he 
bci;ot  the  H.z'pf(f<^  Monfters  that  had 
the  Faces  of  M lids,  but  Bodies  like  Vul- 
tures, with  Wir.g^,  and  Claws  on  their 
Hands  and  Feet,  and  what  ever  they 
touch 'd  wis  infc:lei  and  fpoiled  ;  and 
whntfoeVer  came  near  them  they  flole. 

Nfbttnf  wis  a  Go.l  in  great  Efteem 
with  the  K^.uz.rs,    not  only  as  they 


NE 

thought  him  to  have  the  Command  of 
oneof  the  £/«»«?»t*i  but  beeaufe,  they 
fafy,  he  advifcd  them,  in  the  firll  begin- 
ning of  their  Empire,  when  there  was 
a  Icarcity  of  Women  in  the  City,  to 
1  teal  the  Sabme  Virgins  He  was  called 
Hippus  and  K^Hejter^  becaufe  he  taught 
Men  the  Ufe  of  Horfes,  and  in  acknow- 
ledgment of  the  Benefit  their  Empire 
had  received  from  Horfes,  they  inftitu- 
ted  Horle-Races  in  honour  of  him  He 
had  a  ffimous  Temple  in  Agw*,  inrich'd 
with  the  Spoils  of  many  Sea  Victories  ^ 
but  AngufiMs  the  Emperor,  caufed  his 
Statue  to  be  pulled  down,  becaufe  he 
was  thought  to  have  raifed  a  Temp  eft 
againft  him  at  Sea,  where  he  was  like 
to  have  been  drowned. 

So  that  KettHnt  is  the  fame  with  that 
Power  and  Virtue,  which  is  contained 
in  Moifhire. 

Nepinm  is  called  *fn«Xiu#r~',  becaufe 
all  Things  which  the  Earth  produces  are 
done  by  the  power  and  efficacy  of  Moi- 
flure.  He  is  alfo  called  £«nAd«'>'>  ^•*- 
ffiv-o",  fcH9i7«'or  and  T(f3Cjc7og9c^iR,  all 
which  Epithets  figuify  a  mover  of  the 
Earth.  For  the  Spirit  which  is  in  the 
Bowels  of  the  Earth,  being  pent  up  in 
narrow  StrelghtJ,  feek  for  Paflage  out, 
and  burning  out,  they  move  and  btealc. 
the  Earth :  And  that  Eruption  ibme- 
times  makes  a  bellowing. 

KEPTUNE  [in  Painting,  Ac"!  is  re- 
prefemed  clad  in  a  Mantle  of  Blue  or 
^ca  Green,  trimmed  with  Sih'er.  -with 
long  hoary  Hair,  riding  in  a  blue  Cha* 
riot,  ilrawn  by  monftrous  Fifhes,  or  elfe 
on  the  Back  of  a  Dolphin,  holding  in 
his  Hand  a  Silver  Trident. 

NE'REIDS  [the  Daughter  of  Keremsl 
Meremaids  or  Fimes,  the  Fifties  the  up- 
per Part  of  which  refembles  a  bcautiftil 
Woman,  and  the  reft  a  Fifli. 

NE'RRUS  Lof  h;ic;c,  Gr.]  one  of  the 
poetical  Deities  of  the  Sea  5  the  Son  o£ 
OceuHus  and  Tethys,  who  married  his  Si- 
fter Doris,  and  whom  they  make  to  have 
fifty  Daughters,  called  Kereides.  The 
Moral  of  vghich  Fable  is  fifty  particular 
Seas,  being  Parts  of  the  main  Sea  itiel^. 

NEREUS,  is  the  Sea.  It  is  derived 
of  V<?rf  iji  r«  ^,  f .  e.  of  fwimming,  be- 
caufe we  fwim  through  the  Sea.  They 
reprefent  Nenus  as  an  old  Man,  be- 
caufe the  Froth  of  the  Sea  reprefents 
hoary-headednefi.  F^r  Liusothoe,  who 
is  the  Daughter  of  NereH<^  intimates 
fomething  of  that  matter,  as  much  as  to 
fay  the  whitenefs  of  Froth. 

NE'RGAL  [/.  e.  in  the  Samarttan 
Language,   a  Cock]  an  Idol  of  the  Siui, 

brought 

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V^Qghc  iffto  Samaris  from  Terfid^  ahd 
Worlhtpped  in  the  Form  of  a  CJocI:. 

MiKGAL  Lli'lJ,  ifc/>  1  a  continual 
Fire,  which  the  Jfetjian  Magi  prderved 
upon  an  Altar  in  honour  cf  the  2>un, 
arid  the  Lights  of  the  Firmament.  Th  i& 
Fire  was  always  kept  burning,  like  the 
Vciial  Fire  of  the  Komans ,  whcnlbcvcr 
they  meddled  with  this  Fire,  they  ufed 
to  fing  Hymns  in  honour  of  tiie  Sun. 
ThcJewiJb  Writers  affirm  that  this  was 
the  Ciod  adored  in  Ur  of  tJie  C'bMdets^ 
and  that  Ajaham  ¥raa  obliged  to  quit 
that  Uoontiy,  becaule  he  would  not  con- 
form to  that  Idolatry.  The  FtrftaMS 
were  wont  to  dedicate  to  the  Sun  a  Cha- 
riot and  Uorfes,  and  to  adore  that  glo- 
rious Light  every  Morning  The  Ma* 
homtUns  do  ftill  feem  to  perform  ibme 
kind  of  Devotion  to  therifmg  of  the  Sun, 
faluting  it  aflbon  as  they  fee  it  with  great 
humility,  and  purifying  themfclves  by 
walhing.  The  CbMeam  were  wont  to 
bum  themfelves  in  honour  oi  Nergal. 
And  CurtiHs  tells  us,  that  Alexaudir  was 
an  Eye  Witnels  of  this  Madnefi.  The 
Perlon  to  be  thus  facrificed  took  his  fare- 
wcl  of  his  Friends  in  a  publick  Banquet  ^ 
and  after  he  was  reduced  to  A  flies  (fome 
Writers  lay)  the  cunning  Pricils  caufed 
the  Devil  to  appear  In  his  Shape  to 
his  Acquaintance,  and  relate  to  them 
flrange  Stories  or  the  other  World. 

NE'WON  [Bot«fr]  the  Role  Laurel. 

NERVE  InfTVMSy  L.]  or  Sinew,  a 
white,  roimd,  long  Body ,  compofed  of 
feveral  Threads  or  I  ibres  $  deriving  its 
origin  from  the  Brain  or  the  Spinal  Mar- 
row }  and  diftributeil  thro'  all  the  Parts 
of  the  Body;  ferving  for  the  Convey- 
ance of  the  Animal  Spirits,  for  the  per- 
formance of  Seniation  and  Motion. 

Olf^avry  N£RV£S,  call'd  by  Anato- 
mitts  Far  Olfaaonnm,  i.e.  the  olfadlory 
Pair,  they  arife  in  the  fore  Part  of  the 
Brain  a  little  below  the  Os  Ffo»tis,  and 
arc  pretty  thick  near  the  Os  CribrofHm, 
and  are  there  called  fncjftti  PapHUres . 
when  they  hate  made  iheir  way  thro* 
the  Os  Cribrofitm^  they  are  diftributed 
thronghout  the  Membranes  of  the  Nofe  •, 
their  Ufe  being  in  the  Seniation  of 

Otftizk  NERVFS  lAnat']  are  Nerves 
which  paft  through  the  Sknll,  in  two 
Perforations  of  the  Bafis  of  it,  a  little 
above  The  ^elU  Equina,  from  whence 
they  prorrcd  to  the  Timicks  of  the  Eye, 
whereof  the  ?l*<fM*.  which  isfuppofed 
to  receive  the  Objpasof  Vlfion,  is  an 
exrf^Cion  of  the  inner  or  mednlUry  Part 


KE 


PaOttick  NERVES  [JruitJ  nYt  C*P. 
tain  Nerves  which  arife  behind  the 
Tejies^  and  pafi  out  of  the  Skull  at  the 
Farameu  of  the  former  Pair,  and  fpcnd 
themfelves  wholly  on  the  trochlear 
Mufcie. 

Intercoftal  NERVES  lAnat.']  ^e  com- 
posed of  nervous  Filaments,  deriv'd  part- 
ly from  the  Brain,  viz*  the  Branches  of 
the  fifth  and  fixth  Pair,  and  partly  from 
the  fpinal  Marrow,  by  thofe  Branches 
they  receive  from  the  venebral  Nerves. 

Cervical  NERVES  iAnat.^  thefe  con- 
lift  of  feven  Pair,  the  firft  and  fecond 
Pair  arife  between  the  firft  and  fecond 
Vertebra  of  the  Neck  >  the  fecond  Pail* 
contribues  the  main  Branch  towards 
the  formation  of  the  diathragmatick 
Nerves  5  the  three  laft  Pair  of  the  Neck, 
joining  with  the  two  firft  of  the  Dorfnm 
or  Tboi-aXy  make  the  Brachial  Nerves. 

Dorfal  NERVES  lAnat.']  are  twelve  iti 
Number,  thefe  contribute  to  the  Bracbi' 
ahKeivjs,  alK  except  the  two  upper  Pair, 
and  are  generally  diftributed  into  the 
intercoftal  and  abdominal  Mufeles,  thtf 
FUtira^  and  the  external  Parts  of  the 
Unrax. 

The  Umhal  NERVES  [Aifatmy]  dt 
thefe  there  are  five  Pair,  the  firft  of 
which  fends  two  Branches  to  the  lower 
fide  of  the  Diaphragm ;  the  fecond, 
ibme  Twigs  to  the  genital  Patt& )  and 
others,  as  well  ad  the  three  following, 
to  give  the  firft  Roots  to  the  crHtal 
Nerves.  The  reft  of  the  Branchea  of  the 
lumbal  Nerves,  are  dJftribircd  into  the 
Mufeles  of  the  Loins  and  adjacent  Parts. 

Brachial  NERVES  lAaat.']  ate  pio- 
dticed  partly  from  the  Cervical^  and  part- 
ly from  the  Vorfal.  After  the  fcvctal 
Branches, whereof  thefe  Nenres  are  com- 
pofed, have  been  varioufly  complicated 
and  unite  i,  they  run  a  little  way  in  a 
Tnmk,  and  then  ditide  again  into  feve- 
ral Branches,  and  are  varioufly  diftri- 
buted into  the  Mufeles  of  the  Skin  aod 
Arms. 

Tht  Crural  l^V^KVZ&UMtemy']  axt 
composed  of  «n  Union  of  fix  or  feven 
Pa'r,  t;V  the  three  laft  of  the  Lumbal^ 
and  the  three  or  four  firft  of  the  Os  Sa- 
crum.  This  is  the  l&rgeft  and  firmeft 
Trunk  in  the  Body.  Thefe  fpcnd  their 
upper  Branches  on  the  Mufeles  of  the 
Thigh  and  Skin,  as  far  as  to  the  Knee, 
and  then  proceed  in  a  Trunk  down* 
wards,  which  fends  forth  its  Branches  co 
the  Fxtremities  of  the  Toe. 

Viapbragmatick  NERVES  lA»atom/\ 

thefe  Nerves  proceed  from  rhe  Cervicals. 

After  thefe  Nervei  have  joined  in  a 

•  4B  Trui*, 

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NE 

iTrunk,  they  ran. through  the  Medici* 
futm^  and  arriving  at  the  Disfbragm,  they 
fend  out  fevcral  Branches,  fime  of  them 
into  the  inufcular,  andothcri  into  the 
tendinoui  Part  of  it. 

NEKVfiS  iArcbiteBj  arc  the  Mould- 
.  ings  of  the  projeaing  Archet  of  Vaults  ^ 
or  lUch  as  arife  from  the  Branches  of 
Ogiveiy  and  crofs  each  other  diagonally 
in  Gfiih  ck  Vaults,  and  ferve  to  fcparate 
the  nervous  Spirit.    St*  Pendentivcs. 
NEKVO'SE  I  [nento/i^f,  L-J  f  newy, 
NE'R  VOUS  3  ftrongly  made  in  Body. 
NE'RVOUSNESS,  fulnefb  of  nerves, 
Cnewineis,  ftrength,  dv. 
.    NERVOUS  y«w«  or  Spirit j  is  a  pure, 
ful)tii,  volatile  Humour,  commonly  cal- 
led the  Animal  spirits  ^   fecreicd  from 
the  arterial  Blood  innhe  cortical  part  of 
the  Brain,  collected  in  the  medulla  ob- 
Icpgxffl^  and  driven  thence  by  the  force 
of  the  Heart,  into  the  cavities  of  the 
>ler»e<,  to  be  by  them  convey 'd  through* 
out  the  Body,  for  the  purpofes  of  Senfa. 
tion  pnd  animal  Motion. 
NESH,  nice,  tender,  delicate. 
KE  STUNG  tofjiil'tian,    S^x.  or 
nti^cUn,  l«jr^]  Ihifting  and  fhuffiing 
tip  and  down,  as  reftlels 

N£TE  HyperboleoH^  [riir^  t^eCeXi'^*, 
f  «.  the  laft  of  the  higheft  Chords!  the 
name  of  the  higheft  and  mc  ft  acute  of 
the  Chords  ofthe  antient  Lyre,  or  the 
*  antient  Scale,  or  Diagramma,  and  an- 
fwered  to  the  A^  mi^  /«,  or  the  third 
Oftave  of  the  Organ  or  mwlein  Sy- 
flem. 

NETE  PiazeiigmenOrt  [nir»^ttJ!!*uyui' 
Mr,  laft  or  the  feparate  ones  fc.  Chord  ] 
one  of  the  Chords  of  the  antient  Lyre, 
anfweringtoE, /i,  miy  ofthe  third  o(Stave 
ofthe  Organ,  ^?ic. 

NETE  Sy/iem  •  etton  [fuTji  otiftjuiuinf^ 
the  laft  of  thofe  added,  fc.  Chord]  the 
name  of  the  higheft  Chord  of  a  Tetra* 
<hord  of  the  Greek  Syftem,  added  to 
make  the  b  loft  fall  between  the  Mefe 
tnAiy.^rar.'rm?fef  i  e.  between  la  and  ji. 
'  NETIRONCHION  b^te^*yiif,  Gr] 
an  Inftrument  called  a  DucK*s  Bill,  ufcd 
p)  draw  a  dcnd  Child  out  of  the  Wojnb. 
NE'VERMORE  [nse/jimseji,  Smx.'} 
never,  at  no  Time. 

NEUROt  riONDRODES  [of  mjT^, 
a  Nerve,  an(i  ^oV/^/GH,  a  Cartilage]  a*Li- 

fament  partly  cartilaginous,  partly  mem- 
ranous. 

NEUROGRAPHY  [«(;«»»» and >ot. 
f»,  Gr.1  a  dcfcription  ofthe  Nerves. 

NEUROFDES  Inufft-f^c^  Gr.]  the 
Herb  wild  Htet.     L 


NE 

Gr.]  «n  Kerb  bearing  a  blacic  Giipef 

with  a  Nerve  in  the  middle  of  it. 

NEURO'TIMUS  [w^cf  tv^,  Gr.] 
an  Anatomift  who  diUeOs  human  Bo- 
dies, on  account  of  the  knowledge  of 
the  Nerves. 

NE  UTHA  £with  %»(/?/]  a  Uttlc 
Skin  growing  to  the  Ears  or  Eyes  of  new 
bom  Infants.  • 

NEU'TRAL  [piMtralis,  L.]  neither 
of  the  one  or  the  other. 

NEUTRAXITY  iMOfaliU^  F.]  a 
being  neuter,  the  State  or  Condition  of 
one  who  is  neuter }  a  middle  Conditkui 
between  a  Friend  and  an  Enemy. 

NE'UTRALNESS,  neutraUty,  the 
not  being  of  either  Party. 

NE^  Tears  (^ift^  a  Prcfcnt  made  on 
the  firft  of  Januaryy  a  Cufto/h  now  in  itle 
amongft  us,  which  we  derived  from  the 
Romans^  who  offered  Piefents  to  the 
Emperors  in  the  Capitol^  although  they 
were  abfent. 

NE'WNESS  (of  nijjcncjrrc.  Sax.) 
lateneCi,  frelhnefs,  &*s. 

NE'WEL  [  in  AfchiteHure]  is  the  up- 
right Poft  that  the  winding  Stairs  tun 
round  about. 
NEWET,  a  fmall  ibn  of  Liiard. 
NEWTONIAN  Fhihfiphy^  the  Do- 
dtrine  ofthe  Univerfe  and  particularly  of 
the  heavenly  Bodies  j  their  Laws,  Af- 
fections, Qtc,  as  delivered  by  Sir  Jjaas 
Kejaton. 

This  philofophy  Is  underfl»od  dlile- 
rently  by  dlflterent  jierfons  \  feme  au- 
thors under  this  philofophy  including  all 
the  corpufcular  phllolbphy,  coniidered 
as  it  now  ftands  corrected  and  reformed 
by  thedifco^erles  and  improvements  that 
Sir  l^aac  Nevfton  has  made  in  feveral 
parts  of  it,  and  in  this  fcnle  it  llandi 
contradiftinguilh'd  to  the  Cartefian^  Ft- 
ripatHiek,  and  antient  CorpHfcalsr  pliiLo- 
fophy. 

Others  underftand  by  it,  the  method 
or  order  that  Sir  Ifaae  Kewton  has  ob- 
fcrv'd  in  philofophiTmg,  viz.  the  reafoo- 
ing  and  drawing  of  conclufions  diredit 
fVom  Phmnomena  exclufive  of  all  prerioos 
HypQtbefes  ^  the  beginning  firom  fimi^c 
principles  $  deducing  the  firft  powers 
and  laws  of  nature  ftom  a  few  feleA 
Phocnomena,  and  then  applying  tboifc 
laws,  dv.  to  account  for  other  things  » 
in  which  it  is  the  lame  with  txperimtmul 
fhilofopby. 

Others  underftand  by  it  a  philoloFrfir* 
whereby  phyfical  bodies  are  confidered 


mathematically,  and  where  geometry  and 

^ _^_ mechanicks  are  employ'd  to  the  liUutlon 

NEUROSPASTON   {Nt^^vrfv^r*  I  of  Phenoxaena.    And  in  this  ftafe  ic  n 

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N  E 

•he  lime  with  mechanical  and  mathe* 
maticalphiloibphy. 

'  Oihcti  mean  by  the  Newtonimn  Thih- 
fifty,  the  new  Principles  whieh  Sir  Ifaae 
J\iwto»  has  brought  into  the  new  Syitem 
that  is  founded  thereon,  and  tl?c  new 
Solocion  of  Hmmmeoa  deduced  there- 
from ^ 

NI'AS  [  ofmiat,  F.]  fimple,  filly,  foo- 
lifii :  Whence  a  KUs  Hawk,  is.  one 
newly  taken  out  of  the  Neft,  and  not 
able  to  help  herielf.  Hence  alfoour 
Word  Nifty,  for  a  filly  Perfon. 

NI BCH  AZ.  [frOJ  of  nia]  ai  a  cer- 
tain learned  writer  imagines  5  and  there- 
fore he  thinks,  this  God,  wal  the  fame 
with  the  E^^Un  jUnltisj  who  was  wor- 
fnipped  in  the  Image  of  a  Dog. 

Nl'CENESS  [  nej-e^nej-jre,  Sax9m  ] 
daintircfi,  exadlnefs.  QfC 

NICETY  [of  nejre,  Xax.']  a  dainty, 
a  curiofity  5  alfo  a  criticifln. 

NI'CENE  CreeJ^  a  creed  or  confeflion 
of  faith,  drawn  up  by  the  clergy  in  the 
council  of  jXice. 

NICHE  [in  Archiu^Hrs]  a  cavity  in 
the  thicknefs  of  a  wall,  to  place  a  figure 
or  ilatute  in. 

^M^ir^r  NICHE,  onefonncdin  the 
comer  of  a  building. 

Grwnd  NICHE,  one  which  inftead  of 
bearing  upon  a  maiSve,  has  its  rife  from 
the  grounds 

N/'CHILS  [in  Cdmmon  L»vf\  are  If- 
fucs  or  Debts,  which  the  SheriiF,  being 
oppofed,  fays  are  worth  not  fling,  by  rea- 
ibn  that  the  panles  that  fliould  pay  them 
arc  nothing  worth. 

NICKUMPOOP  r  inceH.  FJym.  ^  a 
mcer  blork-head,  dolt  or  fot  ^  a  fcnfelefs , 
dull  witted  fellow  ^  it  is  alfo  uied  in  an 
obfcene  fignification. 

M  CODEMITES,  a  fed  of  hereticks 
Jn  SwitxerUndf  lb  denominated  from 
JGcoiemus^  from  profefling  their  B'aiih 
in  Private. 

NICOPHO'RUS  [fiw^'of^,  Gr.]  a 
kind  of  ivy,  called  ^wf/iix.    L. 

NICTATIIA  [.i«®-,  Gr.  vidtoryl  fa- 
wifices  and  ptiblick  banquets,  which 
conquerors  made  after  Vidlory  obtained 

NIDIFICATION  a  making  orbuild- 
^g  of  nefU  a^  birds  do. 

NIECE,  a  nie  coufin,  a  kinfwoman,  a 
brother  or  filler's  Daughter,  F. 

A  NIG  X  [of  nlffli  guatlif r, 

A  NIGG  5  Miffjhew^  or  of  nfCk 
vdtfif  /.  e.  one  that  goes  as  near  as  can 
tci  or  of  n^Mmdo,  I,,  denying,  Siutmer] 
•  fovctPiis  Perlbn. 

KIGGAKD  LTomo  demeitj  ^4.  of 


N  I 

Nichb^ri  j  hut  Mitffiew  of  ni^  g»^ier, 
F.  and  Skinner  ofnegando^  denying  i  be- 
caufe  a  covetous  Man  denies  himfcif,  ©fc. 
neceffitriesj  a  fordid,  covetous,  griping 
Perlbn. 

NIGGARDLINESS:  ibrdid  covetouf- 
ncfs. 

NIGGARDISH,fomething  niggardly. 

NrCELLA  Lwith  Bouoiju\  the  herb 
Fennel  Flower^V,' 

NIGHNESS  [neah-neyjrcf  ^««-] 
nearnefs. 

NIGHT  [in  Cbymical  Writer]  /">. 
is  expreft  by  this  Chara^er.  V,^ 

NIGHT  ( in  Painting^  &c.  ;  i»     | 
reprdented  clothed  in    a  black     I 
Mantle,   fpotted  with  Stars  of    Gold. 
See  Nox. 

NIGHTINGALE  [nihtc^ale,  &x.]. 
a  fine  Tinging  Bird. 

NIGRE  SCENT  [ntgnfcens  L.]  grow- 
ing  black. 

NIHILS.  See  Nichils. 

NlKEPJfORl'A  (  Ni«*r.e/*  of  K/tif 
Viaory,  and  *«g^,  Gr.  to  bring  )  Re- 
joicing, Triumphs,  Que,  on  account  of 
Vi^ory. 

NILO  METRE,  an  TnlhTunent  ufed 
among  the  Antients  to  meafure  the 
height  of  the  Waier  in  the  overHowings 
of  the  Nile.  , 

NI  MBIS,  a  Term  ufed  by  Antiqua- 
ries, for  a  Ciicle  round  the  Heads  of 
Emperors  on  certain  Mentals,  and  re- 
fcmbling  the  AureoU  or  circles  of  light 
placed  round  the  heads  of  the  Imaije:^ 
of  Saints. 

NIMETULAIITTES  ffc  named 
from  JS.imetulabif  their  /nflrudlorj  a 
Scdt  among  the  TirHb,  who  meet  every 
Monday  in  the  night  time  and  fing 
hymns  to  God,  &*c.  The  ceicmony  of 
admiflion  into  this  Order  is  as  follows  ^ 
He  who  dcfircs  to  be  admitted,  Ihuta 
up  hi^ile'f  clofe  in  a  Chamber,  and  eats 
no  more  than  four  oiinccs  of  food  in  a 
day  for  40  days,  which  being  expirett» 
the  ftatcrnity  take  him  by  the  hand  and 
lead  him  a  moor-Jh  tlance.  which  is  per- 
form M  with  a  multitude  of  ridiculous 
gcfturcs  and  adlious,  till  by  the  riolcnce 
of  theexercife,  and  hi^  former  regimen, 
he  falls  down  on  the  ground  j  which  fall 
they  conflruc  an  extafy  1  and  during  his 
time  of  lying  he  is  fancied  to  have  fceix 
a  vifion. 

NI'MBLENESS  [of  ttemcn^Bntch, 
to  catch  up  haOilyl  agi  ity,  quick nefs. 

NIMBO'SE  Lwi*»W-i,  L.1  ftormy^ 
tempeftuous.  cloudy. 

NINETEEN  L  ncSeuticn,  Sax,  ] 
jdx.  I9« 

4  fi   *  Digitized  by  GoOgr^NW- 


NI 

NINNY  (mimutmu^  U  Barb. )  a  con- 
tented Cuckold. 

NIO'AE,  WM  the  daughter  of  r«»u- 
Imi,  and  wife  of  ^eleps,  who  having  fix 
Ibnt  and  fix  daughters,  was  fo  elated 
with  her  l-elicity,  tha  Ihc  preferred 
herfelf  before  Latona^  and  (according  to 
the  Poets;  had  all  her  children  Aain  by 
the  goddcij  tor  her  Infolence  i  for 
irhich  calamity  Ihe  wept  herfelf  to 
death,  lofrng  her  Speech,  and  remain- 
ed ftupid  without  moving,  which  gave 
the  Poets  occafion  tp  feign,  that  Ihe  was 
turned  inco|  a  (tone  i  as  I'aU^hatHs 
|ays«  the  truth  ef  the  fi^ion  is,  that 
^iofte  being  bereaved  of  her  childien  by 
death,  commanded  her  ftatue  to  be  made 
in  flone  (  and  probably  in  a  mournfiil 
polhire  )  and  fet  upon  her  chiWrens  fc. 
polchre.    She  is  ftid  to  have  liv'd  A,  M* 

ANI?  [of  fenappen,  Teut.]  a 
pinch. 

A  KIB,  the  fharp  point  of  a  pen. 

NIPPING,  pinching. 

NISAN  (W^.Uto.  )  the  feven  h 
monih  of  thtrj^ews  civil  Year,  which  is 
^bout  our  StPUmber, 

NISLEE'  (  in  HeraUry  ) 
as  Croix  Nijlee^  NylUe^  or 
Killet^  F.  is  like  a  crofs 
CerceUi,  but  Ibmething  nar- 
rower, and  never  pierced » 
but  others  &y,  it  ought  to 
be  always  pierced  i  and  Ibnie  iay,  it  is 
the  lame  with  the  Crofs  moline  fakUi 
<o/iriiiWerf  fays,  it  is  as  much  as  to  fey, 
AnnihiUe^  u  c.  annihilated,  or  fo  fmall 
and  ilender,  that  k  fccms  to  be  reduced 
almolt  to  nothing.    Se,:  the  Figwre. 

NISROCH  Cni'OJ  which  fomc 
take  to  be  derived  and  compounded  of 
hWi  to  exalt,  and  ^'^  to  enlarge ) 
and  lo  to  expreu  the  rhigh  and  fpacious 
heavens,  which,  as  Herodotus  relates,  the 
antient  Ferfiam  worfhipped ;  or  of  *1U^  J 
an  Eagle,  being  the  Image  of  an  Fagle 
or.  as  EMfebiks  thinks,  was  the  Ark  of 
Noab  itfelf,  and  a  rcprcfentation  of  it, 
vhich  was  worfliipped  by  the  Eafiem 
People,  The  name  of  an  ancient  /dol 
^ong  the  Afyriam. 

NI'TENT  (nitens^  h.)  fhiT^inf?- 

NITRATED  C »<>«"«,  L- )  mixed 
with  Nitre- 

NrTRUMfN--ct,Gr.  pn3»  »<'^- 
K'^rOv  "^yriack^  1h  called  V)f  Nitria,  a 
7  own  of  J^lJr/»^  where  i-  was  anti^nfly 
V»adc  in  great  quantities )  Salt  Peirc, 
which  is  cither  natuwl  or  attifiriat 

NM  SEY  (of  i»f«5,  F. )  a  Fool  ox  filly 

1  CliOHf. 


NO 

NI'XIDII  (  fo  called  of  mxus.    the 

pangs  or  throws  of  a  woman  in  travail) 
certain  gods  among  the  Roma»s^  that 
prefidcd  over  women  in  childbirth,  in 
whofe  Form  they  were  repiefented,  and 
had  three  Statues  in  the  Capitol  cter  a- 
gainit  Mitiet'VJiS  Altar,  having  been 
brought  out  of  AJia  after  the  dei'eat  of 

Antt  i/btff. 

NI XUS,  force,  draining,  labour. 

NIXUS  (  Ajin.K)  a  eonftcllation  or 
clufter  of  Stars,  which  repiefents  Her- 
cmUs  having  his  knee  bent,  and  encca- 
vouring  to  ftrike  at  the  head  of  a  Drm- 
gon* 

NOBFLIARY,  a  coUeOion  or  hifto- 
rical  account  of  the  noble  Families  of  a 
Natio't  or  J'^ovince. 

NOBIXITATED  (MhiUutMs,  L.  ] 
made  noble  or  famous. 

NOBl  L|[TY  (iwbiliusy h}h  defined 
to  be  illuJiriQMi  Defsent,  and  eonfficttOHfrneft 
»/  Aif^rfiorsy  with  a  furceClon  of  Arms, 
e'>nferred  on  fome  one  ( and  by  him  to 
his  Family)  by  the  frincey  by  haw^  or 
by  Ct{ftom^  as  a  reward  of  the  good  and 
virtuous  Actions  of  him  that  performed 
them. 

NOBILITY,  a  Quality  that  dignifies 
or  renden  a  Perfon  noble  :  particularly 
that  rnifes  a  Perfon  poi&llbd  of  it  above 
a  Peaiant  or  Commoner.  The  qualify 
or  degree  of  a  Nobleman  i  alfo  the  whole 
body  of  Noblemen  ^  alfo  Fame,  Repu- 
tation, Renown. 

NOBILITY,  the  ItaUmns  thus  laty- 
rize  Nobility,  the  Dukes  and  EarU  of 
Germmny  ( every  Son  of  a  DtUce  being  a 
Duke,and  every  daughter  of  a  DutchcCi 
being  a  Dutchefs;,  the  Dons  of  ^im^ 
the  Monfieurs  of  Fran^'e,  the  Bifhops  of 
Italy  (  eveiy  City  haying  a  Bilhop),  the 
Nobility  of  Hutigjny,  the  Lairds  of  Scot- 
land, the  Knights  of  Na^Sy  and  the 
younger  Brethren  of  EngUnd*^  make  all 
together  a  poor  Company. 

Divine  NOBILITY,  has  Its  refpcft 
to  the  original  of  the  Soul  which  coines 
from  Heaven,  and  depends  on  the 
Power  of  God.  If  this  were  well  con- 
fidered,  the  wo'-IJfy  Nohility  would  be 
Icfs  valued,  and  we  fliould  be  rendered 
the  more  capable  of  moral  Nobility. 
This  is  alib  ca'led  Heavenly  or  Theolo* 
gical. 

Human  or  wrldly  NOBILITY,  re- 
gards Blood,  and  a  Genealogy  of  many 
Anrcftoir.  This  worldly  or  human 
Nobility  c'cpcnds  upon  the  good  Fortune 
of  our  Birth.    Thii  is  called  Politieal. 

Moral  NOBILITY,  refers  only  to 
Virtue,  which  is  to  ^ain  us  Iflpcoi  \ 

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NO 

and  this  depends  on  our  own  firce  Will, 
mtA  is  alio  called  ybilofofhicaL 

Dative  NOBILITY,  is  fuch  as  has 
been  acquired  by  fome  Merits  or  Deeds, 
and  conferred  by  the  Prince,  a»c. 

I^Utive  NOBILITY,  is  what  paffes 
from  Father  to  the  Son,  and  makes  the 
Son  noble,  bccaufe  his  Father  was  fo. 

NOBLESS,  Nobility  or  Noblemen,  0. 

NOCTA'MBULIST,  a  Pcrfbn  wbo 
walks  in  the  Night,  properly  in  Sleep. 

NOCTA'MBULOUS  [of  noaambw 
l»,  L. :  of  or  pertaining  to  walking  in 
the  Night. 

NOCTILUCA,  fliining  in  the 
Kight,  L. 

Mr.  BoyU  diftingniflies  them  into 
three  forts, 

I .  TbegummoHs  NOCTILUCA,  which 
Is  by  ibme  called  xhtconJiJUnt  or  conliattt 
JVbift/itfii,  which  h  in  the  form  of  a 
coniUlent  Body. 

a.  Tbg  liquid  NOCTILUCA,  which, 
it  is  iiery  probable,  is  only  the  former 
diflblved  in  a  proper  Liqnor. 

?.r6e<i«-j^/ NOCTILUCA,  ib  cal- 
ledy  beeauie  it  would  immediately  begin 
to  fliine  on  being  expofcd  to  the  open 
Air. 

NOtrrURNS       l  [in  Roman  Ca- 

NOCTU'RNALSy  **o//rft  churches] 
part  of  the  Matins  or  Church  Senrice, 
that  are  fajd  about  Midnight,  being 
ceitain  Plalms  and  Prayers,  in  Imita 
tion  of  the  antient  Chriflians,  who  faid 
them  in  the  Night  for  fear  of  the 
Heathens. 

NOCTU'RNOUS  ImftmMs,  L.] 
pertaining  to  the  Night. 

NOa)AT£D  tito2«fjri,  L.]  tied  in 
Xnots. 

NaDDLE  [of  ifoi,  L.1  the  Head. 

NO'DIA  [with  Botamfi:^  a  Herb 
called  Mulary. 

NaDlNUS  [of  »foJ«,  L.  aknotla 
pa^n  Deity,  who  as  they  imagined, 
prciJded  over,  and  took  care  of  Plants, 
Yrhilft  they  knotted,  -and  the  Flowers 
were  wrapt  up  in  the  Buds,  L. 

NODONUS?  [among  the  Romans] 

KODI SUS  >  a  certain  Deity,  to 
whom  they  attributed  the  forming  of 
the  Joints  and  Knots  in  Com. 

NO  DUS  6ordianits  [i  e.  the  Coriiati 
JCMt]  Gordius  having  been  made  King 
fi*  Fhryffm^  at  his  firfl  entring  the 
Tewplc  of  A^IU,  he  placed  a  Knot  of 
Leather  Thongs,  of  which  there  went 
%  Propbefy,  that  whofoever  fliould  nmie 
Jt,  Ihoold  be  Conqueror  of  Afia,  Alex- 
«i»i«r  coming  rhirher,  and  having  en- 
4paToi]zedj  trying  all  ways  to  do  it  ^  but 


not  being  able  to  untie  it,  he  cut  It  la 
Pieces  with  hio  Sword. 

NOETIANS  Lib  called  of  Ne$tiMi^ 
Hereticks  who  allowed  only  one  Peribn 
in  the  Godhead,  and  accordingly  taught 
that  it  was  God  the  Father  who  fuf' 
fcred. 

NOI'SINESS  I  prob.  of  wi/e,  F.  ftrifcb 
quarrel  i  noify  Temper,  Quality,  dv. 

NOrSOMNESS  [prob.  of  nuifanet^ 
T.  JTom  and  nejrjre,  A»jr.]  loathiom- 
nefs,  llinkingneis,  &k. 

NO'LI  me  tangero  [with  Botanies]  a 
Plant,  lb  called  from  a  lingular  pro- 
perty it  has  of  darting  out  its  Sceda 
when  ripe,  upon  the  firft  approach  of 
the  Hand  to  touch  its  Pods. 

NOMA'DES  [of  ufju^i  Gr.  to  feed] 
a  Name  antient ly  given  to  Ibveral  ^a- 
tions  or  People,  whofe  whole  Occupa- 
tion was  to  feed  and  tend  their  Flocks. 

NO'MANCY  {ofmmen,  L.  a  Name, 
and  x<fiPii'v,  Gr.  Divination]  the  Art  of 
divining  the  Fates  of  Pcrlbns  by  Letter* 
that  form  their  Names. 

NO*MARCHY  [ro^^f^**  of  V9.tr^, 
mpyn,  Gr  Dominion]  the  Office  or  Dig- 
nity of  a  Nomarch. 

NQ'MBLES  [among  Hitnten]  the 
Entrails  of  a  Stag  or  Leer,  F. 

NO'MBRIL    Pof/if     fin 

Hifaldry]  is  the  next  below 
the  Fefs  point,  or  the  very 
A  Q  ^]  Centre  of  the  Efcutcheon, 
^"-^^--^  fuppofing  the  fame  to  be 
equally  divided  into  two  equal  Parts  be- 
low the  Fefi,  for  then  the  firft  of  thofe 
is  the  Homftril^  and  the  loweft  the  B^/f . 
See  the  Figure,  where  it  is  reprefented 
by  the  Letter  N. 

NOMENCLATTON,  a  numbring 
the  Names  or  Sirnames  of  Ihndry 
Things,  L. 

NOMIN  A'LTA  famong  the  Rohm  nil 
FeftivaU  in  which  they  gave  Names  to 
their  Children,  which  was  on  the  8th 
Day  to  Males,  and  9th  to  Females^ 
which  were  called  the  Vies  Lufirici 

NO  MINALS        >  a  Sedlof  Sehool 

NOMINALISTSy    Philoibphers, 
who  were  ib  denominated,  becauft  thef 
held  that  Words,  not  Things,  wetc  the 
Objects  of  the  Dialefticks. 

NOMOCA'NON  [of  rSfxf>.  the 
Law,  and  *»«»•',  Gr.  Canon,  Ru'eT  » 
CoUetStion  of  Canons  and  Imperial  Lawi 
relating  or  conformab!e  thereto ;  alib  a 
Col  left  ion  of  the  antient  Canons  of  the 
Apoftles,  Councils  and  I^athen  i  alio  a 
penitential  Book  of  the  (Greeks. 

NOMOGRAPHY    {fou^f^ft*    of 

fi/d^9  a  Law>  and  yep^%  Gi.  delbrip^ 

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NO 

tSoD]  »  Dcfcription  of,  or  Trettife  of 

NOMOPH  YLA'CIUM  [  riiwffyJui- 
■M«»,  Gr.]  a  Place  where  the  Reooids 
of  Law  aie  laid  up^  the  Ch»wo€ry  or 
JCofif  L. 

NOMOTHE'SY  [»^^rf«,  Gr  ]  the 
makings  pablilhing  or  proclaiming  a 
Law. 

NOM  CUim  Ein  L^v]  a  aeglea  or 
•mitting  to  cUim  that  which  a  Man 
ought  to  claim  as  his  Bight,  within  a 
Time  lunited. 

MON  DESCRIPT  {mh  drferi^tus^  L.l 
not  deicfibed.  ^       .    , 

NON  DESCRIPTS  [in  Bot^mc^l 
Authors]  fuch  Plants  that  haie  been 
l»i£edt>y»  cho*  mentioned,  but  not  de- 
icribed. 

NONE  {uth  [with  £a^«.]  the  Br(jiel 
Flower.  ^,     ^ 

NON  FLORIFEROUS  [in  B^antck 
Wriun^  not  flowering,  or  bearing  no 
Flowers. 

NONGEMA'KIOUS  [vtmagtnAnHS^ 
JU}  of  or  concerning  nine  Hundred. 

NON  Refidenet,  the  illegal  Abfence 
«f  a  beneficed  Oergyman  from  his 
Spiritual  Charge,  t.«.  when  he  abfents 
lumfelf  for  the  fpacc  of  one  or  two 
Months  at  feveral  Times  in  one  Year. 

NON  Atf^wi^  aPeribn  who  does  not 
jefide  or  keep  in  the  Place  where  his 
Charge  it. 

NON  rf  eulpabiUs  [he  is  not  blame- 
Worthy]  the  general  Flea  to  an  Action 
of  Trcfpaft,  whereby  the  Defendant 
doth  abfolotely  deny  the  Fadt  imputed 
to  him  by  th^  Plaintiff,  L* 

NOO'NING  [of  oon.  Sax.']  a  Nap, 
Btc.  at  Noon. 

To  NOOSE  OM,  to  get  him  into  a 
Snare  or  an  Entanglement. 

NOHMAL  [with  6e0itetnciaus]  per- 
pendicular, or  at  right  Angles »  a  term 
vfed  of  a  Line  or  a  Pi^uie  that  cuts 
another  perpendicularly.  ^ 

NORTHERLY  \  S  nojl^jllice, 

NORTHERN     5  i  noji'^ejie. 
Sax.  7  on  the  North  Quarter  of  the 
Sax.  C  World.  ^ 

NOHTHWARD  [  noji'^SpcaJib, 
Smx^  towards  the  North, 

NORTH  JU^t^  a  Meteor  which 
vfhally  appears  Jn  GrunUnd  about  the 
Time  of  the  new  Moon,  and  enlighten- 
ing the  whole  Conntry,  tho'  the  Meteor 
kielf  appears  only  in  the  AVtfc;  It 
fl(iove3  from  one  Place  t6  another, 
leaving  a  fort  of  Mid  or  Cloud  behind 
k,  and  contintjes  till  it  is  hidden  by  the 
•^""1  of  the  Sua. 


N  O 

NO'TABLENESS  laotabaUas,  I^J 
remarkablendsy  dv.  • 

NO TA^klCON,  the  third  Pait  ot 
Species  ofthtjewijh  CaiaU, 

NOTA'TION,  a  marking,  or  fetting 
a  Mark  upon  $  alio  an  oblerring  or 
taking  notice  of,  L. 

NOTES  Mmjical  [in  relation  to  Time}  , 
are  nine,  vix.  the  L*rge,  the  Long^ 
Rtevff  Semi^rtve,  Minimy  Crotcbetf  ^«« 
wr,  Semi-fitaver,  apd  DgHti-fems-quaver^ 
all  which  are  to  be  found  in  their  pro- 
per Places.  The  Chara^ers  or  Marks 
of  thofe  Notet  are  ufually  fet  down  on 
a  Scale  of  five  or  (ix  Lines,  to  ferye  as 
Direftians  for  keeping  Time  in  finging, 
or  playing  on  any  ibrt  of  mulical  InHru- 
mcnt. 

NOTES  of  Augmentation  [In  MuJicK\ 
is  the  increafing  or  enlarging  fomewhat 
to  the  full  Quantity  or  Value  of  any 
Note. 

NOTES  of  Dimimitiw   [in    Mnfick} 
is  the  diminiihing  oi  abating  fomewhat    ; 
of  the  full  Quantity  or  Value  of  any 
Note. 

NOTHiE  e^A  [with  Anatomifii\  the 
bafUrd  Ribs,  the  ^st,  loweft  J^ibs  on 
each  Side  s  \o  termed,  becaufc  they  da 
not  join  ifvith  the  Breall  Bone  as  the 
others  do,  nor  art  bony,  but  griftly,  I*. 
NOHTHING  [na^inj,  Sax.}  not 
any  thing. 

NOTHINGNESS,  non-eailtcncc^ 
infignificancy,  worthlefiicfs. 

NOTION,  the  Form  of  any  thing 
reprafented  or  conceived  in  the  Miivl  \ 
Conception,  Fancy  ^  alio  Thought  i 
alio  Knowledge,  L. 

Firfi  Ql>}eaiv$  liOTlGiJy  is  the  thing 
itfelf  known,  according  to  what  it  is  or 
has  in  itielf,  as  Light  known  as  Light* 

SeG6ndfirmal  NOTION,  is  the  know- 
ledge of  a  thing,  according  to  what  it; 
xcceives  from  the  UnderHanding  s  as  of 
Lights  that  it  is  the  Subjed  and  not  the 
Predicate. 

Firfi  formal  NOTION  [with  School- 
m6n]  is  the  knowledge  which  we  have 
of  any  thing  according  to  what  it  is,  or 
has  in  itfelf)  as  of  a  light  body,  qua* 
Unas  light. 

Second  ohjeffive  NOTION,  is  whai^ 
agrees  to  the  thing  by  the  means  of  the 
operation  of  the  Intel le(!t,  or  what  it 
receives  ft'om  the  intelleiSt. 

Common  NQTIONS,  are  certain  prinr 
riples  lUppored  to  be  innate,  and  which 
therefore  arc  fclf  evident. 

A  clear  NOTION  [in  Logick]  fuch  an 
one  as  is  fufficient  to  recoIle<%.  the 
object  - 

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AnohfcMre  NOTION,  is  that  which 
ioet  iKC  fuffice  to  recoiled  the  obje^, 

A  difiiiM  NOTION,  is  that  by 
vihkh  we  are  able  to  iflign  the  very 
marks  or  charafters,  by  which  we  re- 
coiled the  thing. 

An  adtiiMUte  NOTION,    is  OflC  WhCtC 

in  we  have  diilinct  notions  of  the  marks 
or  chaiadters  whereof  it  is  compoied. 

Am  inadttjuaie  NOTION,  is  one 
wherein  we  have  only  a  confii&d  notion 
of  the  Chara^rs  that  enter  a  diitin£t 
one 

NOTIONALNI SS,  imaginarinels. 

NOTWITHSTANDING  [of  na 
j>i'*S  and  J^anban,  .^Vsx.]  neverthelels, 
altho',  Qfc. 

NOVATtAJNS  [fo  named  of  KvtM- 
Us  their  ring-leader  1  ai'eA  of  hcreticks 
A.  C,  IX s>  who  held  that  peiibns  fallen 
into  fin  ought  to  be  received  into  com- 
munion without  penance, 

NOVATION  iCivll  Law}  a  change 
or  alteration  of  an  obligation. 

J^-eJfury  NOVATION  [.Civil  L-w] 
ii  one  made  in  confequence  of  a  fen- 
tence  or  decree  of  juftice. 

ro/«wMr^  NOVATION,  is  effcaed 
three  ways  i  x.  by  changing  the  caiife 
of  the  obligation  without  the  interven- 
tion of  any  other  perlbn }  2.  by  chang- 
ing the  nature  of  the  obligation  i  ^  by 
delegation. 

NO  VELNESS  imivitas^  L.  nevcMte, 
F.]  novelty,  newneft. 

NOVE'MBER  [ib  called  of  novem, 
L*  9,  being  the  ninth  month  of  the 
year,  beginning  at  Mmrebl  the  eleventh 
jDonth  bqzinning  at  Jannmry, 

NOVEMBER  [in  tmintingy  &c]  iS 
leprefented  as  a  man,  clothed  in  a 
robe  of  a  changeable  gieen  and  black, 
having  his  head  adorned  with  a  gar- 
land of  olive-branches  with  fruit,  hold- 
ing in.jiis  right  hand  fazjtUry^  and  in 
his  left  turnips  and  parlnips. 

NOVEMSILES,  a  fpecies  of  Gods 
worlhipped  by  the  anticnt  Komans- 

NO'VENDIAL  [novfrfdimlisy  L.]  of 
nixie  days  fpace  or  continuance.  A  Ko- 
mmn  feilival  celebrated  on  occafion  of 
any  prodigies  appearing  to  menace  them 
with  ill  fortune. 

NOVE'NSILES  [dii  novepJiUs,  among 
the  Komaas]  heroes  newly  received  into 
the  number  of  their  Gods  j  or  e^fe  thofe 
Gods  of  the  provinces  and  kingdoms, 
which  they  had  conquered,  and  to 
which  they  offered  facrificcs. 

N6VI  CIATR  [w  th  the  Roman  Ca- 
Clicks]  a  year  of  probation  appointed 
Ibr  the  trial  of  religious,  whether  or  not 


Nir 

they  have  a  vocation,  and  the  neceffit^ 
qualities  fox  living  in  the  rules,  to  the 
obiervation  of  which  .they  are  to  bind 
themielves  by  vow  \  alio  the  houie  os 
pjace  where  novices  ut  inflru^led. 

NOURISHING  IftoHnani^  F.  0»* 
tritns^  L.]  aJGTording  nourilhment. 

NO'WED  Lin  Heraldry]  is  kJiotted, 
and  is  derived  of  the  lUatin^  nulmtut^ 
and  fignifies  fome  intricacy  in  the  way 
of  knotting»  and  is  applied  to  fuch  tails 
of  animals  as  are  very  long,  and  fomc^ 
times  are  repreitnted  in  coat  armeuTj  as 
if  tyed  in  a  knot. 

NOX,  night,  an  ima^ary  goddefi 
of  the  poets,  who  had  the  gieateft  com- 
mand in  the  lower  regions^  and  who 
was  one  of  the  moll  remarkable )  lh6 
was  held  to  be  the  mother  of  love,  of 
deceit,  old  ape,  death,  iieep,  dreama^ 
complaint,  &r  and  darkness.  The 
cock  was  offered  to  her  in  facrifice,  and 
(he  was  painted  with  black  hair,  with  a 
garland  of  poppies  about  her  head,  and 
her  chariot  was  drawn  with  black  hoifet 
funounded  with  ftac^,  and  holding  in 
her  arms  a  white  boy,  fjgnifying  deep* 
and  alio  a  black  one,  to  lignify  death, 
both  uking  their  red. 

NOICIOUSNESS  (of  mxiui^  L.1 
offenfivenels,  hurtfulncis,  di*. 

NUBrFEROUS  [wr^/fer,  L.]  that 
bringeth  or  caufeth  clouds. 

N UBIFUGOUS  L»«^i/«^, L.] that 
chafeth  away  clouds. 

NUBIGENOUS[«ii&iif~r,  L,]cn- 
gendred  or  begotten  by  the  clouds. 

NUBI'GEROUS  \n»d>igtr^  L.]  that 
beareth  or  carrieth  clouds. 

NUBILE  {nuhilisy  L.l  marriageable. 

To  NU  BILATE  [hAXs/kj*.  L.]  t» 
make  cloudy. 

NUBILO'SE?   [nubilofHty  L.l  fuU  of 

NU'BILOUS3  clouds,  cloudy. 

NUCAME  NTUM  Lin  Botiut.  WriLl 
the  larac  as  JuUs,  thofe  catkins  or 
wormlikc  tufts,  or  palms,  as  they*  are 
called  in  willows,  which  at  the  begin- 
ning of  the  year  grow  out  of,  and  hang 
pendulous,  down  from  hazels,  walnuts, 

NUDE  matter  [in  Law]  a  naked  alle- 
gation of  a  thing  done,  to  be  proved 
only  by  witncfi,  and  nor  by  record,  or 
other  ipecialty  in  writing  under  feal. 

NUDE  tin  Botmn.']  without  leaves, 
and  it  is  not  only  applied  to  ftalks  whcn 
they  grow  without  leaves,  but  to  feeds 
when  they  are  inclofctl  in  no  veflel. 

NU'DILS  with  Sitf^ns]  pledgets 
dipt  in  ointment,  for  lores  or  diieaies  o£ 
the  womb. 


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KUDIPEDAXIA  [among  the  Ro- 
■Mitfl  &cri£ices  performed  bare-footed  to 
appealo  the  gods,  and  to  eafe  them  of 
Ibme  calamity  chey  laboured  under. 

NUDITIES  Lin  Fainting  and  Sctdp- 
tare]  u  ufed  to  (ignify  thofe  parts  of  a 
human  figure,  not  covered  with  any 
drapery,  or  thofe  parts  where  the  cama 
tions  appear. 

NUGA.'CIOUSN£SS  >    [  nugacius, 

NUGA  CITY  5  L  ]  triEing- 

nefs. 

^iDGMLXTYlwigalitas,  L.]  tiiHlng- 
aell,  frivoloulhels. 

NUGAT<yRlOUS  inugatmHS^  L.] 
tain,  triaing,  fiv. 

NUGIGERULOUS  [  nMgigeruluSf 
1,.]  carry/ng  triaes.  toys,  e»c. 

A  determinate  NUMBER,  is  fuch  aa 
is  referred  to  feme  given  unit*  as  a 
ternary  or  5,  which  is  properly  called  a 
number. 

An  indeterminate  NUMBER,  is  fuch 
as  refers  to  unity  in  general,  and  is 
what  i»  called  quantity. 

Bmogeaeal  NUMBERS,  are  fuch  as 
are  referred  to  the  fame  unit «  as  5 
golden  fpheres  and  z  golden  fpberes,  are 
homogeneal  numbers. 

Hetengeneal  NUMBERS,  are  fuch 
as  are  rtferred  to  difierent  units  j  thus 
4  filver  fpheres  and  4  bra&  fphexes,  are 
heterogeneal  numbers. 

irboU  NUMBERS,  the  lame  as  In- 
ttgKfs^  1.  e.  all  thofe  that  in  the  man- 
ner of  exprefflng  refer  to  unity,  as  a 
whole  does  to  a  part. 

Broken  NUMBERS,  are  fraaions, 
fuch  as  conlift  of  feveral  parts  of  unity, 
or  thofe  which  refer  to  unity  as  a  part 
to  the  whole* 

Rational  NUMBER,  is  fuch  as  is 
commenfnrable  with  unity. 

Kational  vMe  NUMBER,  is  fuch 
wherteof  unity  is  an  aliquot  part. 

Rational  hrohen  NUMBER,  is  fuch  as 
is  equal  to  fome  aliquot  part  or  parts  of 
imity. 

Rational  mixt  NUMBER,  is  fuch  as 
coniifls  of  a  whole  number  and  a  broken 
•ne,  or  of  unity  and  a  fradlion. 

Irrational  NUMBER,  is  a  furd,  or  a 
number  that  is  commenfunible  with 
unity. 

Been  NUMBER,  is  one  which  may 
be  diyided  into  two  equal  parts,  or  with- 
out remainder  or  fraction,  us  4,  6,  8, 
&^^ 

*  NUMBER  unevenly  iven,  one  that 
■Jay  be  divided  equally  by  an  uneven 
immberj  as  zo«  which  may  be  divided 


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Trime  NUMBER,  is  thit  whieh  if 
only  divinblc  by  unity,  as  Sj  7,  is. 

Frime  NUMBERS  among  tbemfelves^ 
are  fuch  as  have  no  common  meafure 
befides  unity,  as  ii  and  19. 

Compound  NUMBER,  is  one  which 
is  divifible  by  Ibme  other  number  bc- 
lides  unity,  as  8  which  is  dlvilible  by  4 
and  by  z, 

Compotmd  NUMBERS  among  tbem- 
felvesj^  are  fuch  as  have  jfbme  commoa 
mealure  befides  unity  as  1 2  and  is-  * 

Ferfea  NUMBERS,  are  fuch,  whoife 
aliquot  parts,  being  added  together^ 
make  the  whole  number,  as  6,  z8,  Ok, 
Thus  the  aliquot  parts  of  6  King  3,  a 
and  I,  are  equal  to  5.  And  thofe  of  s8, 
being  14,  7,  4,  z,  i,  are  equal  to  zS. 

Jmferfta  NUMBERS,  are  (bch^ 
whole  aliquot  parts  being  added  toge* 
ther  make  either  more  or  !el$  than  the 
whole  number,  and  9xt  either  abundant 
ot  defoBive, 

Abundant  NUMBERS  are  thofer, 
whofe  aliquot  parts  being  added  tog^ 
ther  make  more  than  the  number  of 
which  they  arc  parts  1  as  iz,  the  ali- 
quot parts  of  which  are  tf,  4,  5,  i,  i, 
which  make  itf. 

VefeSive  NUMBERS,  are  fuch  wholft 
aliquot  parts  being  added  together  make 
left  than  the  number  of  which  they  ars 
parts  I  as  16,  whofe  aliquot  parts  are  8, 
4,  2  and  I,  which  make  but  1$. 

Plane  NUMBER,  is  fuch  as  arifei 
from  the  multiplication  of  two  numbers  j 
as  6,  which  is  the  product  of  $  multi- 
plied by  2. 

Square  NUMBER,  is  the  produdt  of 
any  number  multiplied  by  itfclf,  as  9 
made  by  the  multiplication  of  $  by  3. 

Cubic  NUMBER,  is  the  produft  of  a 
fquarc  number  multiplied  by  its  root, 
as  9,  multiplied  by  its  root  3*  makes  27. 

PolygOfiOMs  NUMBERS,  are  the  fumt 
of  arithmetical  progrcillons,  beginning 
with  unity.  Thofe,  where  the  dinerenoe 
is,  I.  arc' called  triangular  numbers  ^ 
where  »,  fquare  numben  j  where  3,  fen- 
tagonal  nHmbers\  where  4,  hexagonal 
numbers  i  Where  s,  be^tagonal  mtmbers^ 
&c- 

Tyramiial  NUMBERS,  the  fums  of 
polygonons  numbers.  colIeAed  after  the 
fame  manner  as  the  polygons  them- 
felves,  are  gathered  out  of  arithmetical 
progredlons,  are  called  frfi  ^amidol 
numbers. 

Second  Tyramtdads^  ate  the  Ihms  of  the 
firit  pyramidaU 

Third  PyramidaU^  azc  the  fumsof  the 
fecottd  pyouiudalt* 

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11-/4ff^tr/4r^>r^MrW^/ NUMBERS,  arc 
foch  a&  arife  out  of  triangular  numbers. 

Firfi  pent^gottal  pyramidal  NUM- 
Br  RS,  are  fuch  as  arife  out  of  pen- 
tagons. 

Similar  plane  NUMBERS,  are  fnch 
numbers  which  may  be  ranged  into  the 
form  of  fimilar  reftangles^  chat  ix,  into 
rectangles  whofc  fides  are  proportional  j 
fuch  are  iz  and  48,  for  the  fides  of  li 
are  6  and  z  (as  in  figure.  A;  and  the 
fxles  of  48  are  12  and  4  (as  in  figure,  B) 
bur  tf :  z :  \z:  24^  and  therefore  tbofe 
numbers  are  fimilar  j 


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6tiLden  NUMBER  [with  Afiren\  a 
^iod  of  19  Years,  at  the  end  of  which 
the  Sun  and  Moon  return  to  have  the 
lame  nfpedti  in  the  fame  parts  of  the 
Zodiack  as  before. 

NUMBERS  Lin  Poetry^  Oratory^  &c.] 
are  certain  meafures,  proportions  or 
cadences,  which  render  a  verfe,  period 
and  air  agreeable  to  the  ear. 

J>^ffrfr4/NUMEKR>   Imth  Arlthm,'\ 

CircuUr  NUMBEK  i  are  fVich  num- 
bers whofc  powers  end  in  the  roots 
themfelves,  as  the  numbcts  5  and  6,  all 
the  powers  of  them  end  in  ?  and  6  5  fo 
the  fquarc  of?  is  2?,  the  cube  125,  the 
quadrato  cube  is  <?Z5  )  ib  the  ftiuarc  of  6 
Is  36,  the  cube  216,  the  quadrato  cube 

NU'MERABLEKE<;S  [of  numerabi- 
/«.  L."*  cipablencfs  of  beinr^  numbrel 

NU'MERAL  A!J^^'}ra,  (^  that  whc  • 
in  numbers  arc  made  ufe  of  inricad  ot 
letters  of  the  alphabet 

Cardinal  NVMy.V.Ah^  [with  Cram- 
wurians]  arc  thofe  that  Cxprtfs  the  num 
kcr  of  thingj,   as  one^  tteo^  th.-c<:,  f:::r. 


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Cardinal  NUMERALS,  are  txxth  iA 
fliew  the  order  or  rank,  asfirjiy  Jfecond^ 
hird,  fourth^  jij  rh^  &c. 

NUMEKATION  [in  ArithmetielL\\t 
that  pait  that  comprehends  all  maiuaec 
of  operation  by  number^. 

N  UMERICALNESS,  individual- 
nefi. 

NUMERO  [with  Ihyjiciam']  fig- 
nifi«s  fo  many  of  any  ingredients,  as  tht 
figure  or  word  added,  as  numtro  4,  aa 
take  of  Jujubes  ntimero  4,  i .  e.~  4  in  num- 
ber, and  by  way  of  dbbreviation  N=>«  4, 
NU'ME'ROUSNESS  [of  tmmeroiits^ 
L.1  largenefs  of  number,  abundanee. 

NUMl'SMATOdRAPHIA  [of  w/- 
>UT«»  ani  >^^i.  Or.  dcfcrlption]  the 
defcription  and  knowledge  of  anticnc 
medals  and  coins. 

NUMMULAR  [of  wmmus^  L« 
money]  of  or  pertaining  to  money. 

NUMMULA^IA  [with  Botan:\  th« 
herb  money-wort,  L, 
NUN,  a  bird  called  j«  Titmotft. 
NU'NCHION,  an  afternoon's repaftj 
a  meal  between  dinner  and  iuppcr. 

NUNCIA'TIDn,  a  Ihewing,  a  re» 
port,  a  declaration,  L. 

N U  'N Cl  US,  a  meflcnpr  or  brirget 
of  tidings  (  alfo  an  apparitor,  i&rjcant 
or  beadle,  h 

NUNCIATURE  the  office  of  a 
nuncio. 

NU'NCUPATIVE  [with  Schoolmen^ 
a  term  nfed  to  exprefs  fomething  that 
is  nominal  on  y  ^  or  that  has  no  exillendd 
but  in  name 

NU  NDINA  [artiong  the  Romans]  a 
goddcft,  who,  as  they  believed,  prefided 
over  the  purifications  or  luftrations  of 
children,  which  fome  derive  from  mnkt^ 
L.  q.  bees  ufe  the  male  infants  were  not 
purified  till  the  9th  day  -j  but  the  femalet 
on  the  8th. 

NU  NDIN-E  [qu.  novtndinA  of  ntint 
dies  rona,  i.  e.  npw  the  9th  day^  ^ 
market  which  was  kept  every  ninth  dar 
at  Komf^  to  which  the  people  refnrteti, 
not  only  to  buy  and  fel',  but  alfo  to 
get  intelligence  of  what  laws  were 
made. 

NU'PTTALS  [of  nuptidi  L.]  mar- 
riage or  wedding. 

NU' ;^«JF.KYTof  »o«rr;Jr,  F  a  nurfcl 
a  ruffes  ch-^npber,  or  nurfery  roofn. 

NUP'SFRY  among  Gardeners]  A 
p!rtt  of  grouni^  or  n'n'-e  fct  f»part,  or  a 
p.irf'cn  or  orc^?^'  far  laifing  yuur.g 
trees   florks  or  plams. 

NUHSFRYi  a  College  cf  yriir^ 
pcrfcns  der.gnsd  fcr  tic  jniiiinry  or' 
rricfL^ood. 

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NU'SANCE  iimifance^  T.^  mnoyancc. 

IM  USANCE,  a  writ  which  lie*  for 
one  that  na^  been  gi.iliy  of  a  nufancc  or 
anno>ance,  in  miiing  a  wall,  flopping 
of  water,  or  any  unlawful  adt  in  his 
oWn  ground  or  clfewhcrc,  to  the  da 
mage  of  his  neighbour. 

NUT  [with  Auatomffis]  the  top  of  a 
man  s  yard. 

NUTA'TION  [with  Jfi.o  .omersl  a 
kind  of  trcpiilation  or  tremulous  motion 
of  the  a\is  of  the  canh,  whereby  in 
each  annual  revolution  it  is  twice  in 


N  Y 

govldefi  of  waters,  rivers,  fprings,  lakef, 

NY'MPHA  tui/fi,  Gr.]  the  little 
ikin  wherein  infers  are  indofcd,  both 
while  they  are  in  the  egg,  or  after  they 
have  undergoi  ic  an  apparent  transforma- 
tion, or  the  firft  change  of  the  E-m^^ 
palmer  worm,  or  maggot  in  fuch  iiifec^ 
as  undergo  a  itan^formation  j  or  it  is 
rail.er'the  growth  or  incrcifc  of  the 
KfMcs,  wheieby  the  figure  of  the  fuc- 
cecding  animal  is  beginning  to  be  es- 
prcliM,   by  the  cxp  ication  of  its  mcm- 


rlincd  to  the  ecUptick,  and  as  ofien .  bcrs,  which  befoie  Ir^y  involved  up  in 
returns  to  i:s  former  poliiion.  j  the  E^HCa  (as  a  plant  is  in  its  Secd.y    So 

NUTRPTIONLin  Hjirmay}  ak/ndjthat  Syrrph%  is  only  the  animal  imdcr 
of  preparation,  confjfting  in  the £ra£iual,  that  impcrfeft  form.    It  is  fometimcs 
miJcture  of  liquors  of  ditfcrent  natures,  *  called  Chryfalii^  fomaime*  AunltJ,    and 
by  ftirting  them  together  till  they  ha\ej  by  crheis  \ecydal  s. 
acquired  a  thick  confiftcncc.  (     NY'MPHiE  ^with  ^in^fdwi/Jil  fmall, 

NUTRITION  [with  Jhyjicians]  a  foft  pieces  of  flefti,  proceeding  from  the 
natural  increafe,  whereby  that  of  any  junfture  of  the  Os  Jm!>is  in  the  Neck  of 
Wily  fubflancc  that  is  in  continual  de-  ^  the  womb  $  fo  called,  becaufe  they  are 
cay,  is  lepairevl  by  con\cnicnt  nourilh-  *  piaced  near  the  paffjge  where  the  wster 
ment.  [  ilTues  rut  of  the  bladiicr,  L. 

NUTRITIOUSNESS  [of  twiritiMi,}  NYMPHA  [with  Aj,atomilii\  a  hol- 
L]  nourifliing  quality.  I  lownefi  or  void  fpacc    in   the  nether 

NUTRITUM,   adeficcativc,  cool  :  lip,  L. 

ing  unguent,  prepared  by  the  agitation  j     NY'MPH^A    [yy  f«7:*,    Gr.]    the 

and  nutrition  of  lead,  with  oil  and  |  water-lily  or  water  rofe,  L. 

vinegar,  fi«c.  |     NYMPHLff^A  jin    oi»f]  certain  baths 

NUTRITIOUS  Juice  [with  Anat  ]  \ or  grotto's lacred  to  the  nymphs,  from 

a  juice  which  affords  nourllhment  to  ]  whofe  flatues  which  adorn  d  theia,  or 

ieveral  parts  of  the  boiiy.  :  from  the  waters  and  fountains  which 

NUX  [with  Botan,}  any  fruit  that '  they  affwdeti.   they  were   fo    called. 

has  a  hard  kernel,  L.  j  They  were  in  number  twc'vc,  and  were 

NUX  UngHintmria  [with  A^tbecmries]  j  retreats    of    pleafure,     adorned    vrith 

a  kind  of  drug  called  JStfM,  L.  [grottos    fountains  and  ilames  of  the 

NYCTA'GES  [of »«/?,  Gr.  nfghtl  a  .  nymphs,  Q^.    They  were  fqua?e  marble 

religious  fedl  who  invcighM  againf^  the  ;  buildings,  into  which  there  was  but  one 

practice  of  waking  in  the  night  to  ling  ^  door,  where  were  fteps  that  led  down  to 

the  prailfcs  of  Gxi,  becaufe  the  night  *  grotto's  pav'd  with  marble  of  ci  rimw 

wa<  tT>ade  for  reft.  ^  I  colours  •,   the  walls  were  beautified  w^th 

NYCTALOPrA['f»"m\«^'*of  f'it7rp,!(hcll  work,  and  a  fheam    which   fut^ 

«»X-':c*w,   Gr  1  a  difcofe  in  tlie  eyes  ;  |-ound'd  the  0' ace,  fell  from  a  fountain 

which  is  twofold  5  i.  a  dimmli  of  fight  |  at  'he  end  of  the  grotto. 

in  the  night  or  in  dark  places,   without )     NYMPHS  UM  [ro/u^^oir.  Gr.l  a  pub 

any  dchO.  in  the  light  5    2.   a  dimnefs  :  lick  h:»U  or  building  among  the  antienrs. 


of  fight  in  the  light,  and  aciearfight 
in  Ihady  or  dark  places,  L. 

NYCTELI'A  1 '  '««*-«  of  ^J?,  night, 
andT»x«r,  to  facrificc  or  celebrate  re  jgi- 
ous  cfutics,  6>.l  nodlurnal  orgies  of  B«c- 
cibws,  which  once  every  three  Years  were 
celebrated  for  three  nights  fucceflively, 
with  Flambeaux,  drinking  in  (o  riotous 
and  diforderly^  a  manner,  that  the  Ro- 
man^  aboliJhcti  them. 

NYCTHE'MERON  [rt>Sif'-'e«s  Gr.l 
tbf»  rpace  of  14  hours,  an  intiie  night 
a?***  day. 

NYMPH  [»i/;r^5^,  L.  rJM   Gr,]a| 


richly  fumiflied  and  adorned  for  publick 
banquet fng,  where  thofe  who  wanted 
conveniencics  at  home,  held  their  mar- 
riaj^e  feafls. 

NYMPHOMA'NIA  [of  ^u^^  the 
Kymibjty  and  f(^»i^,  Gr.  madnds]  the 
Furor  uterinus^  a  diftemoer  which  pro- 
vokes women  to  tranfgrefs  the  boiuids  of 
common  modefty  without  rcftraint. 

N YMPHOTOMI'A  i  »«/iUf  -nuif,  Gr-J 
a  cutting  off  the  Kympb£  in  women^ 
which  in  fome  fometimes  btmching  out, 
hinders  the  CoitKs^  or  makes  it  di£Scalt. 

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O  B 


"NYMPHS  [*9fjiiti  of  ^  ««  ffaf 
f«  *  »,  Gr.  becaufe  always  young  5 
or  as  fume  will  have  ir,  from  UJDJ> 
Heirtw,  the  foul  \  fuppoiingthe  nymphs 
to  be  the  loiils  of  deceased  aiiccfljrs, 
vrhxh  be:ng  tnen  freed  from  the  body, 
frequen.evi  thofe  places  that  were  moil 
agTee:iblc  to  them  when  alive.  Otners 
derive  \ym^  from  Xym^j^  a  bride, 
and  others  of  Lym^A,  by  changing  L 
into  A  ,  the  daughters  of  Menus  and 
VvJtSy  or  of  Oiea,tia,  mother  of  the 
fioodi:  Some  of  them  were  t.^ken  up 
into  hei\en  ;  but  thofe  that  had  green 


one  or  more  perfons  impowcrcd  tp  re^ 
ceive  the  farnc- 

OAT  MEAL  Icf  aTen  and  mealej?e, 
Sax  ]  meal  or  fiower  made  of  oats 

O'AZY  [prob.  cf  oyt,  Sax  a  fcale, 
5.  d-  fcaly)  iiimy,  mud«iy,  &k\ 

O'AZINLSS,  llimy,  muddy,  marlhy 
quality. 

OBDU'RArY  Xlof  o'jduratHs, 

OBDURATENFSS?  L]  hardrciS 
of  heart,  llubbomi.cfs,  obftinacy 

OBDU'K  D  [oJaMruiMs^  L.j  hardfened. 
Mtlton. 

OBE'DIENCE  [among  Vivines]  con- 


locks  of  hair,  remained  upon  e;4ith,j  fills 'nfuch  a  fubmifllsc  frame  of  Ipirk, 
among  the  waters,  the  meadows,  the  |  by  which  a  man  always  refigns  and  de- 
forelh  and  woods  5  the  Naped^  the  •  votes  himfcif  to  the  difpofil  of  the  divine 
Viyades^  ^nd  thQ  H^madry a Je.y  in  the  Being,  being  leady  in  every  condition 
vroodi,  in  the  green  meadows  among  todoorfurfer  what  foe  ver  he  apprehends 
the  green  paftures.  Th«  N^iadei  were  j  to  be  moft  reafonable  and  acceptable, 
for  the  fountains  and  rivei-s  j  and  the  jand  by  which  he  may  bell  expiefs  his 
jKtreides^    that   took  their  name  from    love  and  fubjcC^ion  to  him 


Jiereui  their  father,    were  appointed  to 
thefea 

Nymphsj  fay  Ibmc,   are  only  an  aMe- 
S^iry  taken  from  the  vegetative  humi-j 

dity,  which  gives  life  to  trees,    plants  '  acquiefccnce  of  mind,  in  whatfoever  he 
and  flowers,    by  which  they  grow  and   Ihail  plcafetojnflidt. 


Ad.v:  OBEDIENCE  to  God,  conf.fts 
in  a  readinefs  of  mind  to  do  what  he 
enjoins. 

J'ajfive  OBEDIENCE  to  dod,  is  an 


increaf^. 


Oo,  Komam  Os,  Italick »  £^  0, 
^^  Entfi/h  O  o,  Saxon  j  are  the  four- 
teenth Letter  in  order  of  the  alphabet  i 
^,  the  i$th,  and  O  »,  the  24th  of  the 
Greek^  and  ).  the  6th  of  the  Heltrtxa. 

O,  \h  not  lounded  in  P^o^e,  Jtop^rdy^ 
dtc 

O,  with  the  antients,  was  a  mimeral 
lerter  fignifying  21. 

O,  with  a  dafh,  itood  for  ele\'en 
million!!, 


OBE'DIENTNESS,  [pbedientia,  L.] 
obedient  quality. 

OBEI'SANCE  [obeiffans,  F.]  reve- 
rence, a  low  bow  or  congee. 

OBEL/E^A  [with  Anatomifis]  a  feam 
in  the  Iculi,  otherwlfe  called  the  fagittal 
future,  L.  of  (jr. 

O  BELISK  [9/gf\r<r>i^,  Gr.l  a  four 
fquare  ftonc  growing  fmaller  from  the 
baf  s  to  the  top  ending  in  a  Iharp  point. 
It  differs  from  a  pyramid,  in  that  it  is 
j  m.^do  all  of  one  intbe  ftone  or  piece, 
and  its  bafis  is  much  narrower. 

The  F.j^ptian  Obelisks  were  fqua?e 
pillars  raifcd  in  the  form  of  a  pyramid, 
and  engraven  on  every  fide  with  hiero- 
plyphical    charadtcrs,   and   myflerious 


An  OAK  [HieroglyfihicaUy']  reprefents  *  fecfets,  underftood  by  very  few  befides 
Itrength,  virtue,  conftancy  •,   and  alfo   their  priefh,   who  called  theiii  the  fin 


length  of  life,  a*  being  fteady,  and 
living  longer  than  moA  other  trees. 

OA'KEN  [aae,  Sax.  an  oak]  of  or 
pertaining  to  an  oak. 

OARrSTUS,  a  term  in  Greek  poetry, 
for  a  dialogue  between  a  man  and  his 
wife. 

OARS,  a  boat  for  carrying  pa(T^n■ 
gers,  wi:h  two  men  to  row  it  1  alfo  in- 
firninents  wherewith  boat  are  roweti 

OA'TFN,  of  or  pertaining  to  oats. 

OATH  ^  in  a  legal  fcnfel  a  folemn 
aftion,  whereby  God  is  called  to  witneis 
the  truth  of  an  afirmation,  given  before 


gers  of  the  l\m,  to  which  planet  they 
were  commonly  dedicated  5  their  com- 
pofition  wy  of  a  ftone  dug  near  the 
carara^s  or  Nile,  as  hanl  as  P'^rphyry, 
and  of  divers  colours,  reprcfenting  (a^ 
they  imagined)  the  four  elements.  The 
firft  that  wak  eredted  was  by  Manuftar^ 
king  of  F.gypu  ><»•  Mnnd.  2604.  whofo 
fticccflTon  eredted  divers  others ;  but 
they  were  moft  of  them  deftroyed  by 
Camht'i  king  of  Perfia,  when  he  con- 
qu-^rcd  F'^y?t'  And  r hole  that  remain- 
ed were  carried  by  the  iumans  to  /f/>x- 
andriaj  and  from  thence  to  Ro/r-e^  where 
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theie  are  (bnie  remaining  to  this  day^ 
the  h'ighcft'wcre  about  140,  and  the 
lowoft,  about  15  feet 

OBL'ShNJiSS  iobefitas,  L.]  grofnefs, 
fatiiCfs. 

OBK  YING  lobedms,  L.]  being  obc 
dicnt 

OBJE'CT,  the  matter  of  an  art  or 
fcicnce,  or  that  aKmt  which  it  is  cm- 
ployed,  the  fame  a:>  fubjo^. 

Material  OBJECT  the  thirg  itfelf 
which  is  treaic.1  or  confulcrca  of. 

Formal  OBJi^CI,  the  manner  of  con- 
fidering  it. 

OBJECT  iohjeattm,  L.I  any  thing 
placed  to  behold,  or  oppofed  10  any  of 
the  fenfesj  fomcthiiig  appichenftcd  or 
|)rclcnted  to  the  mind  either  by  fen  fa 
tionorby  imugination. 

OBJECTIVE  him  [in  Perf^'eHive^ 
Uthe  line  ot  an  obje^,  from  whence 
the  appearance  it  fought  for  in  the 
draught  or  pidhire. 

pbJE'CTIVELY  [School  Xerm]  a 
thing  is  faid  to  exift  ohjeatvely,  when  it 
cxifts  no  othcrwife  than  in  being  kpown, 
or  in  being  an  objcdl  of  the  mind. 

OBJE  CTUM  quod  compleXHm  [with 
Schoolmen]  of  an  art,  is  the  aggre^nive 
whole  {  or  a  collection  of  all  the  ob- 
jedi^  concliiiions  or  conibquences  fi>ynd 
In  the  fcience,  L, 

OBTECTUM  qu9  empUxum  [with 
the  Siioohmen]  a  collection  of  all  the  ob- 
icCtivcantercdcnts  of  the  fcicnce,  L. 

OBLA'TA,  certain  gifts  antiently 
inade  to  the  king  by  his  mbjedts,  I* 

OBLA'TJE,  certain  thin  cakes  or 
wafers  baked  in  iron  moulds,  and  (till 
called  Onblies  by  the  Frercb  ^  a  cuAo 
mary  treat  in  religious  houfes. 

OBLATI,  fecular  perfons,  who  rc- 
figned  thcmfelves  and  tjieir  eftites  to 
fome  monaflory,  and  were  admitted  as 
lay-brothers 

OBLATIO^ES  qMatMor  principaUs, 
the  four  chief  offerings  to  the  parilh 
prieA,  which  were  generally  made  on 
the  fefliYals  of  All  Sait$ts,  Cbnjtmas, 
CandUmai  and  Eajier^  L 

Rtneral  OBLA'TION,  offerirg;*  by 
way  of  atonement  for  tho  faults  or 
ocgleCts  of  the  party  deceafed  in  payinR 
tithes  er  other  ccclefiaftir al  duCk  •,  which 
was  the  bcfl  horfe  led  before  the  corps, 
and  delivered  at  the  grave  or  the  church 
cac  for  the  ufc  of  the  prieft. 

O'BLIGATED  [obligatHs.L.]  obliged, 
bound  or  tyed  to. 

NatHfjil  OBLIGATIONS,  are dich 
as  bind  only  by  Tirtue  of  the  law  of  na- 
tr.te,  and  alllited  by  civil  lav(S  and  ciX'l 
power,  •    ••    . 


O  B 

CM  OBLIGAliQNS,  are  fuch  wm 
arc  fupportcd  on  civa  authoii:y  aione» 
and  wnich  jnuures  aco.  itr.iix^t,  witnouC 
any  principle  or  ioundatioij  in  nat\;ial 
equity. 

J  erifetnal  OBLIGATIONS,  arc  t  hofe 
that  caniiOt  Ic  uken  olf,  as  loi.g  as  ihe 
pcrfon  exills,  in  whom  it  a^thcies.  Of 
this  kind  ine  ihe  obligauons  wc  lie  un- 
der to  G)d  and  towards  our  neigLloiir. 

OBLlGATlOxNS  fay  the -.^.V.a?^/^] 
lie  only  to  thirgd  pffllLle.  whcrctoie 
proniiies  about  jnipofliblc  thii  g>  aie 
void  and  nullj  when  the  t*'i::p  at  rhc 
time  of  mnking  the  psi€t  apr<?aief*  pt  1- 
nble  and  afterwords  bccmcs  imp.  fTibie, 
if  it  hn.ppen  by  chance  the  padt  is  d.lan- 
nul'cd. 

Cou^.xte  OBLIGATIONS  [with  Afo- 
rmlijis]  are  fuch  as  all  men  fall  under  by 
virtue  of  their  beii  g  creatures  endued 
with  reafon,  as  fuch  as  ncceflarily  attend 
and  accomp.tny  the  rational  nature, 
confidcred  in  that  tmple  and  general 
notion. 

J.:ve»titioMs  OB*  IGATIONS  Ivnih 
Mora'.Jis  are  fuch  as  fall  upon  men^  by 
the  intervention  of  human  deeds,  not 
without  the  confcnt  of  the  parties, 
either  exprcffed,  or  at  leaft  prefump- 
tive. 

Mixed  OBLIGATION,  is  one  both 
natural  and  civil  w  ich  being  founded 
in  natural  equity,  is  further  confirmed 
and  enforced  by  civil  authority. 

0*BL1GAT0RINESS,  binding,  &»e. 
quality. 

OBLlGFMENT,  an  obligation,  a 
being  obliged 

QBUQUA'TION  [in  Catoftncks]  u 
Cath'tks  o?  Obli^.jtioK  is  a  right  line, 
drawn  perpendicular  to  a  mirtour,  in 
the  point  of  incidence  of  the  cede^on 
of  a  ray. 

OBLI  C^E  Troje^ion  \  in  Me:hanic}u\ 
is  that  where  a  Kxly  i^  impelled  in  a 
line  of  direction,  v^hich  makes  an  ob- 
lique ang'.e  with  the  horizontal  line. 

OBt  IQUE  FercnJfhon^  is  that  wheteia 
the  direction  of  the  ftriking  body  is  not 
perpendicular  to  the  body  ftiuck,  or  is 
not  in  line  with  itsct-ntcr  of  gravity. 

OBLIQUE  Apenfion  iAfiron.^  is  an 
arch  of  the  equator,  intercepted  between 
the  firft  point  of  Aries^  and  that  point 
of.  the  equator  which  riles  together 
with  the  ftar,  &»c»  in  an  oblique  fphere, 

OBLIC^UE  Dflzfnfion  lAfirMowy\  it 
an  arch  of'  the  equator,  intercepted  be- 
tween the  fit  it  point  of  Aries^  and  that 
point  of  the  equator  which  fcti  with  a, 
4^r,  ^*  in  an  oblique  iphere. 

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OBU'QPIT?      I  athwartncfi.fidc- 

OBLl'QOENESSS"  wayneli,  crook 
edncis,  ilautingnels. 

ObLlQUn  Y  0/  the  Ecliptick  [#ro;..] 
is  the  ai  ^le  which  che  cciipcick  makes 
with  the  equator,  whjch  is  z$  degrees 
and  .9  mmuies. 

OBLl'^iy  US  ocidi  fMperhr  Lin  Anat.'] 
a  miicle  or  t^e  eye,  which  taking  its 
rile  trom  the  dccpcil  pan  of  the  01  bit 
neir  the  beginning  of  the  AudAceuty 
palle^  obliquely  un  er  its  upper  pan, 
and  is  et  in  o  the  ooat  called  SclerotU^  L. 

8}iUQ\J\3S4c  Jem}  [in  Anat. 
&^i^\JS  Acaivis  S  one  of  the 
largf  niuicles  of  the  lower  belly,  arifing 
from  the  circular  ed^  of  the  Os  ilium 
and  L.^Jtrntutrnm  Imjis^  and  is  implanted 
into  the  whole  length  of  the  Liina 
Al  *,  h  That  ferves  to  comprels  the 
lowi-T  belly,  and  by  that  means  to  help 
tt^e  d  lch.i'ge  r>f  the  ordure  and  urine, 

QBLIC^'J  US  jUeadem >   [with  A9^t^ 

OBLlC^  US  decltvis  3  a  lai^  tdxS- 
•le  of  the  belly  which  takes  its  rife  in 
the  lower  end  of  rhe  6th,  7th,  and  Pth 
ribs.  d>c.  and  delcendsoh:ique'y  from 
the  SerTMtUi  inferior  fqflicuj^  RUd  is  in- 
feited  in  the  Llnta  Alha  and  the  Qs 
Tmhii,  L. 

OB  ITERATED  IMuratMs,  L.] 
blotted  out 

OBLI'VION,  foTjctfulncfs,  which. 
by  Natural  ifts  is  defined  to  be  a  lofs  of 
the  ultas  or  conceptions 'of  the  things 
once  perceived,  which  happens  when 
they  make  b^it  a  light  impiefflon  upon 
the  brain,  F  of  L. 

OBLIVIOUSNESS  [of  MviofMSy 
I*.!  forgetfu'.nefs. 

OBLO^GNESS  [of  oiWjrf,  L.  and 
nrfi]  oblong  form,  or  the  bang  of  the 
form  of  a  long  iguare 

OBNO'XIOUSNESS  [of  o&ii»Xfi«.  Ul 
liablends  Cubje^neft  to  puniAiment, 
danger.  Oh. 

OBNU  BILATED  [oiHkblUtMss  L.] 
donc^ed  oyer,  overeaft  with  clouds. 

OBOLA'TA  terra  [old  RecA  half  an 
acre  of  land  1  or  as  others  fay,  half  a 
perch,  L. 

OBOXU5  [^CoX0c,  Grl  a  Roman 
filrer  coin,  the  5th  part  of  a  denarius-  or 
peny,  in  value  about  five  farthings 
JEi^li/h  i  alfo  the  6th  pan  of  an  Attick 
dram  \  alio  the  weight  of  ten  grains  or 
half  a  fcruple. 

OBOLUS,  is  now  ufual'y  taken  to 
Bgnify  our  half-pcny ;  but  in  old  time 
k  (ignited  the  half-noble  \  the  noble 
was  then  called  a  peny,  and  its  quaner 
%  f^Rhing.    And  in  11)^  manner  dcna- 


OB 

rius  figntfied  the  whole  coin,  whether 
it  weie  angel,  royal,  &k.  and  ojoIhs  iti 
half,  and  quadrans  the  tounh  pan. 

OBRI NES,  an  order  t^  knights  in« 
ftitvited  in  I  he  XIIl  Century  by  Co»- 
rudti  duke  of  Aiafovia  and  ChJovuh 
but  is  now  fupprefled. 

OBREPTITIOUS  [of  okreptio.  L.1 
of  a  dealing  nature,  or  that  has  obtain- 
ed  or  been  obtained  from  a  fuperior 
after  a  fly  or  fubtil  manner^  by  coa- 
ccaling  from  him  the  tnith. 

OBSC£'i>l  EN  i^SS  I  lo'yfedtmUs^     U 

OBSCE  N  IT  Y  S  oSf.€Mti,V  ]  un. 
cleannels  of  fpeech  or  adtion,  ribaldry^ 
bawdy,  lafcivom  fpeech. 

OBSCU'RED  .oi'fcHtatMs,  L.  ohfatreL 
F]  darkened,  clouded,  deprived  or 
brighcnels  or  cleamels,  rendred  left  ia^ 
teliigible. 

OBSCU^ENESS  >  [obfcMritms^     L. 

QBSCU'KITY  S  oiffeuriti/  F] 
difScultneis  of  being  undcrQorvl }  alia 
retired  and  private  ife. 

OBSE'CRATION  [in  Rhetsriek]  a 
figi  re  whereby  the  orator  implores  the 
aiTiftance  of  iome  god  or  man 

OBSEQUIOUSNESS  Lof  o&feqmiMs, 
L.T  readincis  to  obey,  oblige,  S»c,  care* 
fulneis  to  picaic. 

OBSEcyjiEs  [oifiquit,  F.  of  oyv- 

qu^um^  L  f.  «.  ready  fervice  ;  becaufe 
theie  obfequies  are  the  laft  devoirs  that 
can  be  rendered  to  the  deceaibd  ]  funeral 
rights  and  folemnities 

OBSE'RVABLENESS  [of  obfirva- 
bilisy  L  ]  fitnefs,  ealinefs  or  worthinc^ 
to  be  obferved. 

OBSE'RVANTNESS  WirvsirtUt 
L.1  regardfulncfs,  refpedlfulnefs. 

To  OBSERVE  [olfferojirt^  L.]  to 
contemplate  or  Audy ,  to  mark,  mind 
or  take  notice  of,  to  heed  i  to  eye,  to 
watch,  to  fpy  %  to  have  a  ilriCt  eye 
over. 

OBSI DIONAL  Cmm 
[with  Heralds]  is  rcprer 
fented  as  in  the  figure,  be- 
ing a  fon  of  garland  mada 
c^  graft,  which  was  by  the 
Romans  given  to  thofe  that  had  held  out  a 
liege,  or  caufed  the  enemy  to  raile  it,^ 
by  rcpulfing  them  or  otherwifc. 

O  BSOLETENESS  [of  obfoUtas^  L.1 
antiquatednei^,   a  being  grown  out  w 
ufe.  . 
O'BSTINACV  \  [of  eWiiMrffo, 

O  BSTINATENESS  C  L.1  ftubbom* 
nefs,  inflexiblenels,  fixedncfs,  or  re- 
folvednels  to  maintain  or  adhere  to  an 
o^ioKi,  ^c,  xi^t  or  wrong. 


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oc 

OBSTREI^EROUSNESS  CoiokPre- 
dtnuy  L.J  noiIinc&,  bawling  faculty  or 
quality. 

OBSTRU'CTIVENESS  [  of  o^/hw 
Bm$j  u  J  impeding,  or  obftruAing,  or 
Inndr  inequality. 

OBTKU'SION,  a  thrufting,  or  for- 
cii^  in  or  upon   L 

OBTURBA'TOR  extetnus  lAnatomy] 
t,  mulcle  which  rums  the  thigh  out 
war  IS  I  it  aril'es  from  tt:e  external  pans 
of  the  Oi  Jfibitim  and  yubis,  and  is  infer- 
ted  to  the  root  of  the  great  Trochanter 
cf  the  thigh  bone.  L. 

OBTU'SENESS  loi^btrfas.L,']  blunt- 
neft,  dalnc£»  of  edge. 

OBTUSA.'NGITLARNESS  [of  •htn- 
fu  mwf^mLns,  L.  [j  the  being  obtufe  an- 
^ed,  or  the  having  obtufe  angles. 

OBVIOUSNESS  lofobvioHs^L.'i  caii- 
Defs  to  be  perceived. 

OBU'MBRATEO  C  o^«»^r«rM»  U] 
oveilhadowed. 

OCCA^SIO  [among  the  Komsus]  an 
allegorical  dirinity,  the  goddefs  of  Time, 
who  prcfides  over  the  mod  favourable 
iDoment  for  fuccefi  in  any  enterprize, 
TCioelented  ftartc  naked,  with  a  long 
lock  of  hair  upon  her  forehead,  and  bald 
behind  i  and  alfo  standing  on  a  wheel, 
with  wings  on  her  feet,  and  is  faid  to 
turn herielf  very  fwifily  round  5  by  which 
h  intimated,  that  we  (hould  lay  hold  of 
the  prefent  opportunity. 

OCCA'SIO  [in  Old  I^w]  a  tribute 
Son  poled  by  the  lord  on  his  vailkls  or 
tenants. 

OOCA'SIONAL  Iftr  oecafiBnem,  h^^ 
as  opponunicy  or  ocodion  offers  or  re- 
quires. 

OCCA'SlONALNESS.lof  wmJio,  W 
the  being  or  happening  by,  or  according 
to  occafion. 

OCC A'TOR  [  among  the  Rvm»ns^  a 
god  of  husbandry,  that  prefldcs  over 
harrowing  the  ground,  and  breaking 
the  rTods. 

OCCIDE'NTALNESS  [of  occUenta- 
lt\  L.  1  welterlinefs,  or  the  having  a 
wefterly  tltuatiw 

CCCl?rtO  FrontaUs  lAMat9my^  a 
nnfcle  of  the  skin  of  the  Occi^t  and 

Oi  Frontalis. 

O'CCIPUT,  the  hinder  part  of  the 
head,  L. 

OOCXJLT  [with  (reometricians  ]  ulcd 
ef  a  line  that  is  fcarcc  perceivable,  drawn 
with  the  point  of  the  compaft,  &te. 

OCCULT  Sciences,  Aiagick,  Necro- 
mancy, the  Cabala,  &»c, 

OCCULT  CaHCiTi  the  fiune  as  primi* 
life  Can«t, 


OC 

OCCULTA'TION,  a  hiding  or  con- 
cealing  L. 
OCCU'LTNESS,   I  of  oc«c((»i5,  L.  ] 

hiddenncft,  concealedjiefi. 

OCCUPANT  Lin  Common  Law)whcn 
a  Man  makes  a  Leafe  to  anorher  for  ihe 
term  of  the  life  of  a  third  Perfonj  the 
Leflee  dying,  he  who  firil  enters  Ihall 
hold  the  Ian  I  as  occupant,  during  the 
lite  of  the  third  Perf  m. 

OCCUPA'TION  Lwith  RhetoricUw] 
is  a  figure  when  the  Orator  feems  to 
pafs  by,  to  be  ignorant  of,  or  to  be  un- 
willing to  declare  that  which  at  the 
fame  time  he  chicay  InfiQs  upon.  It  is 
alfo  called  J  reurition. 

OCCUPATIONS  [  in  the  StatmU  is 
Bigsmis]  Purpreftures,  IniruHons,  Ufur 
pations  upon  the  king,  by  ufing  liberties 
or  franchifcs  that  a  perf jn  is  n jt  intitlei 

^OCCUPYING  ioccM^ns,  L.1  filling 
or  taking  up  a  fpace  ^  being  in  poflein- 
on  of,  employing  i  alfo  carnal  copula* 
tion  with  a  woman. 

OCCURRENCES  lof occMrrentUL.} 
cafual  adventures  j  conjimfture  or  af- 
£iirs  I  a!fo  news,  F. 

OCCURRING  liQccMrrens^L  >mect- 

OCCU  RRENT3  in^,  com  ins  in  the 
way,  ofiering  or  pi^fenting  itfcur. 

OCE'ANUS,  the  God  of  the  Stt, 
whom  the  Antients  call'd  the  Kathcr  of 
all  Things,  as  believing  Water  to  be  the 
firft  Principle  of  the  Univcrfe.  He  b  al- 
fo faid  to  be  the  Father  of  the  Kivea 
His  Wife  was  Thetis,  by  whom  he  had 
NereMs  and  UoreMs,  who  marrying  toge- 
ther had  many  Daughters,  caird  \^xmj^ 
OciMHs  was  painted  as  Rivers  were,  in 
the  Form  of  a  Man,  with  Bulls  Hoiai 
upon  his  Head- 

OCHLO  CRATI'A  '^of  ^vx^.amnl- 
titiidc,  and  Keft-r  '^,  power"!  a  form  of 
government,  wherein  the  pofmlace  has 
the  fole  power  and  admin ilhrat ion. 

OCHTHODES  [with  *«rp«>«1  ri- 
ccra,  whofe  (ides  are  brawny,  oroftti» 
nafure  of  wurts 

O  CHY-HOLE,  aremaikable  cave  iti 
MeuiipHiUs  in  Somerfe'Jhire^  of  a  vsft 
length  s  where  ftveral  wells  and  iprinipi 
are  difcovcrcd.  v 

OCTMUM  [*«Mw»,  r?r.l  garden-ba* 
m,  bafil-royal,  or  hafil-gcntle,  Z.. 

OCTAGO'NICAL  [of  i«wiy«rw,  Gr.] 
hi^ving  eight  angles  and  fides. 

OCTA'HETEH  IDF.S  Tin  ChnmH^fjfX 
the  fpace  or  duration  of  eight  Years. 

OCTA'NGULARNESS  {o^  OSmw- 
ffdns^  h.)  the  hating  eight  angles. 

OCTA* 


Digitized  by  VnOOQlC 


OG 

OCTA'PIA  [of  eiimjr\«n^,  Gr. 
eightfold)  a  Xind  of  Pofynlot  Bible, 
conlifting  of  eight  columns. 

OCTATtUCH  I  .*r^r>vxO^'i  Gr.] 
the  eight  fttft  Books  of  the  OldTtJta' 
m^fii^  from  heit^s  to  the  end  of  Judges, 

OCTO  BER  L  of  ofifo,  eight  ]  is  with 
uf  the  tenth  month  in  the  year  5  but 
was  fo  called  from  being  the  e.ghth, 
beginning  the  year  with  Alanb, 

OCTOBER  ( in  Faintirj^,  &c. )  is  re- 
prcfenied  in  a  garment  of  the  colour  of 
decaying  Flowers  and  Leaves  j  having  1 
his   head  adorned  with  a  garland  of  | 
leaves  of  Oak,  with  Acorns  j    holdinjg  . 
in  his  light  hand  a  Scorpion,  and  in  his  : 
left  a  Basket  of  Chefnutt,  MeiUarf,  Ser- 
tices,  e^e.  «   -    ,         . » 

OCTOPEO'ALOUS  rof  »^©,  L.  and  : 
5i^t«\o»,  Gr.  a  flower  leaf;  having  eight . 
flower  leaves.  • 

OCTO'STYLE  Cwwrvx^, GrJ  the' 

.  face  of  a  building  containing  eight  co- . 

lamns.  .       \ 

OCTU  NA  [with  fbyjicians]  a  weight 
of  eight  Ounces. 

OCTU'PLE  ioffi^s,  or  o&u^Ux,  L.] 
«ght  fold.  _  ^  I 

OCUL ARES D«Ji«ei,  the  Eye-teeth,' 

L 

O'CULARNESS,  ( of  ocnUrtSy  L. )  of 
or  pertaining  to  the  eyes  or  fight,  vifi- 

(ycVLl-CancrorMm  (  with  Tbyjteians  ) 
Crabs  eyes  5  certain  Stones  taken  out  of 
the  heads  of  river  Cray-fifli.  L. 

OCULO'RUM  Motores  (  with  Anati  ) 
a  pair  of  Nerves  ariling  from  the  oblon- 
gated  marrow  on  each  ilde  the  Jnfnndu 
buUm  C^ebru  and  parting  thence  thro' 
the  holes  ^f  the  wcdgelike  Bone,  they 
fend  ofut  fevcral  twigs  rhat  embrace  the 
Ot^tlcks,  and  are  bellowed  on  the  tuni- 
des  of  the  Fye. 

OCULUS,  the  Eye,  the  outward 
Otg^n  of  Sight,  m-de  up  of  fix  muicles, 
to  which  a  feventh  is  added  in  Brutes, 
and  as  many  tnniclci  or  coats,  viz.  Ad- 
Mt«,  Comeay  Cryfiattinay  InnomitiAtM^  Bjb- 
tifirmt*^  Vitrea  and  Uwa. 

OCTJLUS  Belij  a  precious  ftone  that 
is  half  tranfparent,  the  ground  white, 
and  black  In  the  midXl,  having  an  Iru 
or  circ'e,  fo  that  it  reprefents  an  Eye 
very  exactly,  L. 

OCU  LUS  Ch-'fif,  i.  f .  the  Eye  6fChriJi  5 
the  herb  othcrwifc  call'd  wild  Clary,  L 
OCULUS  Csti,  II  e.  Cats  Eve  a  fort 
of  precious  (lone  of  two  col'^urs,  milk 
white  and  datk  brown,  fcparated  as  it 
WPTC  iTi  rhe  middle. 
OCULUS  AUndi  ( i.  c.  the  eye  of  the 


O  E 

world)  a  precious  Itone,  which  being  psfi 
into  cold  water,  changes  its  white  co- 
lour to  yellow,  and  becomes  almoft 
tranfparent,  but  when  taken  out  again 
returns  to  its  former  ftnte. 

OCYMA'STRUMLwithBottfn.)  the 
herb  water  Betony,  L. 

OCYPETL  IciiUJTnrnf  of  »iuf  and 
TTinR*',  i.  e.  I  fly  fwiftly  ]  the  name  of 
one  of  the  Harpies. 

CDNESS  L  of  oett,  Teut.  ]  uneven* 
riefs  in  number  ^  alio  fingulamels  or  un- 
ufualncfs  in  manner  or  form. 

The  ODE  is  a  more  noify  piece  of 
Poetry  than  Paftoral  j  the  tone  of  it  is 
high,  the  Ifen limcnts  bordering  on  En- 
thiifiafln,  the  numbers  various,  as  occa- 
fion  requires  ^  and  harmony  and  dignity 
are  eflential  in  every  thing  that  rcjatcs 
to  the  Ode. 

The  Ode  is  not  always  confined  tO 
what  is  great  and  fublime,  it  defcends 
ibmetimes  to  gallantry  and  pleafure. 
Thefe  are  commonly  calVd  Anacre9Htickst 
and  in  Englijh  are  generally  confined  to 
feven  fyllables,  or  eight  at  moft  $  but  the 
fevcn  feet  meafure  is  the  fofteft 

ODE'UM  Lwith  the  Antients^  a  kind 
of  mufick  Theatre  5  a  place  for  Rehear- 
fal  and  Praaice,  before  the  Aftors  and 
Muficians  appeared  to  perform  their  paiti 
in  the  great  Theatre. 

O  DIOUSNFSS  lofodiofHs,  L.]  hate- 
ful nefs,  abomlnablenels. 

ODONTA'LGICK.  [of  'oJ^fn'Kyl^ 
Gr.1  pertaining  :o  the  Tooth-ache. 

ODONTrASIS     1  liJ>^fntotu,Qt.\ 

ODONTOPHY'A3  breeding  of 
Teeth. 

ODO'NTICK  [of  oAfTiJt^,  Gr]  of  or 


belcnging  to  the  Teeth. 
ODOUR   -    •       - 
fccnt,  L. 


ODOUR   [ odor,  L. ]   an  odour,  ft 


ODORAME'NTUM,  a  Perfume  $ 
alfo  a  medicine  apply'd  for  the  benefit 
of  itsfmell.  I.  «    •  .^ 

ODOKITEROUSNESS  [of  ndwtft* 
rus,  L.I  fweet  fmellingnefs. 

O  DOROUSNESS  L  of  odorust  L.  1 
fvreet-fcenrednefs,  9»c. 

ODYSSE  [4cA/«-<rdv,  Gr.l  an  Epick 
Poem  of  Homrr''s.  wherein  he  relates  the 
adventures  that  bcfel  Ulyjfcs  in  his  tc* 
turn  from  the  fiege  of  Troy. 

OECONOMICA  r  ^i^^fl  w^'",  Gr.l 
a  part  of  moral  philolt^phy.  which  treaM 
concerning  the  management  of  the  paf- 

fiom  ,  ^,.   ^ 

OECO'NOMY  '/'/»?i/'',of"»  *"  an 
hou'b,  and  »<•'/»',  Gr  to  dillribre  J 
RoodOr'r^r,  Difp.>flt!'^n,  Mcthol,  Con- 
trivance,  C.)naitntitn,  ^^^^^^Qp^o, 


Digitized  by  VjOOQ  t^ 


OF 

OEC^NOMY  [with ^^W?e^i]  that 
intthod  that  has  regard  to  the  expences 
•ud  the  quail  I  y  of  the  materials. 

il»«i««iOi,CONOMY,the  firft  branch 
of  the  theory  of  phyfick,  or  that  which 
explains  the  parts  of  a  human  body, 
thejr  ftnidture  and  uie  $  the  nature  and 
caufes  of  tife  ami  health,  and  the  cfkCts 
or  pbsenomena  arifing  from  them. 

X.«f«^?0£CONOMY,     the    legal 

Jewijhi  difpenfation  or  manner  in 
Hfhich  God  was  pi  eafed  to  guide  and  go- 
Tem  the  people  of  the  fews  under  Mof'^s's 
adminiftracion  )  including  not  only  the 
political  and  ceremonial  laws,  but  aifo 
the  moral  law. 

ChnjiUu  OECONOMY,  the  ^vange- 
gelical  D.fpenfation  is  oppofcd  to  the 
•legal  one,  and  comprehends  all  that  re- 
lates to  the  covenant  of  grace  that  God 
has  made  with  men  through  JefusChrilt 

OrCUMt'NICAL  [of  o««»a,nit/^c,of 
•tnuui  »,  Gr.  the  habitable  earth  ]  of  or 
pertaining  to  the  whole  world,  univcrfal. 

OKNAN'IHE  [oiiacrS»,Gr.]thehcA 

Wm:er»iiQp-V)ort. 

OENANTHIUS.  the  name  of  a 
fod,  worfhippcd  by  the  Fbmnittans,  and 
to  whom  H'liog»6aUu  dedicated  his  im- 
perial robes. 

OENISTE'RIA  (iwp?-.  «.  C5r.l  facri- 
fices  performed  to  Heradei^  by  the  youth 


or 


An  OFFICE  finnd  [m  Lsvj]  figni&i 
a  thing  found  by  InquiHtion,  ex  ^ie. 

Ot  FIG£  [fVi  Eibtcks  ]  Duty,  or  that 
which  virtue  and  right  reafon  direOf 
mankind  to  do. 

OFFICE  Lin  a  Ctvil  Stnfe^  Is  the  mu- 
tual aid  and  aiXiftance  which  mankind 
owe  to  one  another :  alfi>  a  particular 
charge  or  truft,  wheteby  a  man  is  autho- 
rized to  do  Ibmething. 

OFFICE,  a  Place  or  Apartment  ap- 
pointed for  Officers  to  attend  In,  for  the 
difcharge  of  their  reipe^ve  £mpioy- 
ments  or  Office. 

Cafujl  OFFICES,  are  fuch  as  are  gi- 
ven for  life  by  patent,  commiillon,  &»Ci 
and  which  become  vacant  by  the  Officers 
death. 

OFFICES  [with  Architea.']  a!l  tboft 
lodges  and  apartments  ferving  for  the 
necelTary  ftrvices  and  occalions  of  a  pa- 
lace or  great  hoiile. 

O'FICLRS  Of  Fdiey^  are  thofe  in 
whom  the  government  and  diredtlon  o^ 
affairs  of  a  community  are  invcfted,  as 
Mayors,  Sheriffs,  Ok. 

OFFICERS  oj  y«{/h'c«,  are  thofe  who 
are  charged  with  thr  adminiflration  dT 
juftice  and  equity  in  the  courts. 

Koysl  pFe  FICERS,  are  fuch  as  ad- 
minifter  iullice  in  the  king's  name. 

thg  OFFICERS,  arc  admiral*,  vice. 


of  A  hens,  before  the  firft  time  of  cutting  ■  admirals  and  rear  admirals, 
their  ha'r  and  Ihaving  their  beard.  j     General  OFFICERS  [in  an  Armyl  the 

OENO  LJUVH  I'tixtf"]  a  compofi- 1  captain- general,  lieutenant-general,  ma- 


tlon  of  thick  black  Wine,  and  Oil  of 
Rofts. 

OENOTHE'RA  >    [  5i».Sii^.   Gr.] 

OENOTHE'RIS  i  the  herb  Looft- 
fifife. 

OESOPHAG^OJS  [  •mt«>t/'GH, 
Gr]  the  ''p-nBtrGkU^  a  continuation 
of  the  mu&re  call'd  Fterigofb*rtng£Hs, 
arifing  from  each  fide  of  the  fcuriform 
Cartilage,  and  like  it  patfes  to  a  middle 
line  on  the  back  part  of  the  Fauces. 

OESY'PON  r  of  o.c,  a  fhccp,  and 
wnm^y  Gr.  to  be  corrupted  ]  a  kind  of 
fetty  mucilage  of  the  confiftence  of  an 
Unguent ;  of  a  difagrceable,  firkifti 
ihiell,  and  a  greyilh  colour,  drawn  from 
the  greafy  W6nl  that  grows  on  the  Throats 
and  between  the  B««ojfej  of  Sheep. 

OEUFS  [  in  Architea.']  the  Ovals  or 
Ornaments  of  Pillars,  F. 

OFf^E'NSrVENESS,  injurloufnefS, 
difo'cafini^nefi 

OTFE^rOKY  [of ertorism,  L.]  an 
Anthem  fung  or  playM  on  the  Organ, 
at  the  time  the  people  arc  making  an 
Ctoiag.    . 


jet  general,  brigadier-genera'.  quTrtcr 
mailer-general,  and  adjutant  general 

Field  OFFICERS,  the  colonel,  Ueo* 
tenant-colonel,  and  majot. 

Sftbaltera  OFFICERS*  liCutenajltS, 
cornets,  en  gns,  ferjeants.  CorporaU. 

StaffO¥FlCl,KS  [in Milttojy  AffMri} 
quarter-mafter,  fcrjeants,  corporals,  S^, 

Staff  OFFICZKS  [at  ConrtJ  are  fucH 
as  bear  a  white  ftaff  in  the  king's  pic- 
fence,  and  at  other  times  going  abroAd, 
have  a  white flaff  borne bmre them,  by 
a  footman  bare  headed,  as  lord  ftewaid» 
lord  chamberlain,  lord  treafurer. 

OFV  ICIA'LTY,  the  court  or  jariP 
didlion,  whereof  the  official  is  head. 

OFFICINAL  (in  Ib^rmacy^  a  term 
ufed  of  f  ich  medicines  as  the  college  of 
phyficians  requires  to  be  conftantly  kept 
in  apothecaries  Ihops,  teady  to  be  made 
up  in  extemporaneous  pre frriptions. 

OFFICIOUS,  over  bufy  in  other 
perfons  aff-^.irs. 

OFFICIOU^INESS  [of  nffia'ofus,  L-l 
readinefs  to  do  one  any  good  office  ^  obll^' 
gin^nels  af  temper* 


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.  tht  Ship  fiamdx  for  iU  OFFING  [  Sea 

Tbrajk]  is  laid  of  a  Ship  feen  from  Shore 

\  failing  ouc  to  Seaward. 

I  ths  Ship  is   in  tbs    OFFING    I  Sea 

*  ]Phfafe  1  nieam  that  flie  ha*  the  Shore 

near  her,  and  having  another  a  good 

way  without  her  towards  the  Sea. 

O'FFSCOWRING    [of  o^,    Sax. 
[  and  rctlCUCCII)  T^euL  ]  the  relufe,  or 

good  for  nothing  parti  of  any  thing. 

OFFSPRING    [OJC  jrpjlinj,    A'ax.'\ 
that  which  proceeds  trom  any  iperibn  or 
',  thing,  as  children,  fniit,  Qpc. 

O  FTENNESS  [o^TenneyjTe,  Sax.'\ 
Sax.]  frequemnefs. 

OFT£N-ri»ei  [of  oJClP  and  tima, 
ftequentJy. 

O  i*  F-  WARD  ISea  Term]  fignifies  con- 
trary rathe  Ihorc. 

OGEE  >    CwithircW/«/?i]awreath^ 

OGI'VEJ  circle,  or  round  band  J  a 
member  of  a  moulding,  that  confifts  of 
a  round  and  a  hollow )  aUb  an  arch  or 
branch  of  a  ^otbnk  vault,  which  inftead 
of  being  circular,  paiies  diagonally  from 
one  angle  to  another,  and  forms  a  croft 
between  the  other  arches,  which  makes 
the  fide  of  the  fquare>  of  which  the 
arches  are  Diagonal. 

ToO'GLE  [prob.  of /W/,  F.  or  ocmIhs^ 
L.]  to  look  bard  at  i  but  commonly  ulbvi 
for  to  look  at  amoroufly.  ) 

OGRESSES.    ScereUets. 

OiKOSCOPY  [J*«rjca»<,of  Vo'iGH  an 
houfe,  and  0>«4«»»,  Gr.  to  view]  divina- 
tion by  accidents  that  happen  at  home. 

OILINESS  [of«/eJf»,  L.  6^^,  Smx] 
oily  nature. 

yirgtH  OIL,  oil  of  olives,  nuts,  fisc. 
fiefh  gathered,  without  being  heatCjd, 
too  much  prcfs'd,  &te. 

CramUted  OIL,  is  that  fixed  in  little 
inr^ins,  which  of  oil  of  olives  is  moft  e- 
lleemed. 

OIL  Bmt.  a  vedel  in  birds,  full  of  an 
tDi^ous  jubilance,  fecretcd  by  one  and 
fometimcs  by  two  glands,  for  that  pur- 
pofe,  difpolbd  among  the  feathers,  which 
being  prcfiM  by  the  bill  or  head,  emits 
on  oily  matter  for  the  dtelfing  or  prun- 
ing their  feathers. 

OI'ONISMS  [JepfirfftfiMof  *o«aivi^o/u«( 
4yf  *«f«fk,  a  bird,  ^r.]  omens  or  divina- 
tions by  birdf. 

OITINISTS  [»iawv«i.  Gr]  diviners 
by  birds 

OI'NOMANCY  lomttfrm?-,  Gr.1  di 
▼ination  by  wine,  when  conjrdlures  were 
made  from  the  colour,  motion,  noife, 
•nd  other  accidcnu  of  the  wine  of  the 
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OINOMELrXE  [of  o7w»  wine,  ahd 
/USA  I,  Gr.  honey]  a  compoHtion  of  wine 
and  honey. 

OiSTER-Cq^,  th*  herbfnakc-wecd, 

OISTER  Greeny  an  Herb. 

O  LDNESS  L6altJny|-/e,  Sax,'\  ad- 
vancednels  in  Age,  antiquenefi,  ftale- 
nefs,  wornneis. 

O'LDER  Lof  €altoojl,  ^x.]  more 


O'LDISH  Lealbi  Jh,  Ai*.]  Ibmcthing 
old. 

OLEA'GINOUSNESS,  [of  •Uagifmh 
L]  oilinefs, oily  quality. 

OLEA'NDER  [with  BoU».]  thi 
Shrub  called  Hofe-Bav,  L. 

OLOSE'LINON  [0\«i«WMi»».  Gr.] 
a  fort  of  Parlley.  L. 

OLEO  SITY  [of  oUofHS,  L.]  oUinds, 
oily  nature. 

OLI'BANUM  [of  I  and  \i0af(^^ 
Gr]  male  Incenib,  a  fweet -fcented 
gum  or  rofin,  that  runs  in  white  or  yel- 
lowilh  drops  out  of  fevcral  fmall  trees  at 
the  foot  of  mount  LibanMi,  &e. 

OLIGOTRO'PHUS^i^iii  [with  P*/- 
Jicians]  i.  e.  meat  that  nooriflies  but  i. 
little. 

OLI'STHEMA  [of  l\t&^^  Gr.  a 
falling  ouc]  a  perfedt  luxation. 

OLIV  A  STER,  a  wild  Olive.  L. 

An  OLlVE-Trw  IHieroglypbicaUy]  re- 
prcfcnts  Fruitfulneis,  Peace,  Concord^ 
Obalicnce  and  Meeknels. 

A  Garland  of  OLIVE,  was  by  the 
Gredks  given  to  thofe  who  came  off  vi- 
^orious  at  the  Ohmpick  Games, olferted 
in  honour  of  jMpiUr,  at  the  foot  of 
mount  Olympus, 

0\X}SAtrMm  [  with  Bo««»i/Ji  1  All* 
fanders  or  Lovage,  L. 

6//  OLYMPICI,  the  tit'e  of  the  A- 

cademlltsof  Vicenxa  in  Italy. 

OLYMPICK  Firey  the  fire  arifing 
from  the  Sun*s  Rays,  collected  in  a  burn- 
ing Rials. 

OLYMPUS,  a  moiuitain in Tb^afy^ 
of  lb  great  height  that  it  feems  to  tran- 
fcend  the  clouds,  and  was  therefore  fie* 
quently  by  the  Poets  fcignM  to  be  hea« 
ven  itfe'f 

OLYMPIONTCI,  Conqueror's  at  the 
Olympick  Games. 

OMBRE  de  Croix  [in  Ueral'}  the  flia- 
dow  of  a  croihy  F.  is  i^  croft  rcprefented 
of  the  colour  of  imoak,  fo  as  to  be  feen 
thro'. 

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^t£^  Her,']  i.  e.  the  Ihadow  of  the 
^^^kI  Sun,  F.  is  when  the  Sun  is 
"Tfllv^     borne    in    an  F.fcutcheon* 

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bV  hioUth  apparent  i  but  only  a  coloiit- 
ing  lb  cUn,  that  the  field  may  be  Iben 
thro'  it.    See  the  Ftjture. 

OMINOUSN£SS  t  of  omimfus,  L.] 
foreboctingneis,  either  of  good  or  bad. 

QMI  TTlNG  lomittems^  L.]  letting  « 
thing  l^afi,  negleOing. 

O  MN£  ismong  L^ictMns]  or  whole  in 
Englijh^  is  fuch  a  wboie^  whoft  pans  are 
termett  fubjedkive  or  inferior  j  becaufe 
thit  whole  h  a  common  term,  and  its 
eartft  are  compar'd  within  its  extent. 
Thus  the  word  Animal  is  the  omne  or 
wboUy  and  the  inferiors  of  it  av^  Man  or 
he^^  which  are  compriiM  within  its 
extent,  and  are  its  fubjeiaive  parts. 

OMNrF£KOUSN£SS  Lofo«iff/<r, 
L.]  all  producing  quality, 

OMNITICKNESS  [of  ommajachns, 
L  ]  quality,  Qh.  that  docs  or  effedts  ail 
things. 

O^NlFORMITY  [of  ow»ifo>w«,L.] 
the  being  of  all  manner  of  fnapes. 

OMNIPA'RIENT  L»«wi/ariew,  L.] 
bearing  onbringing  forth  all  things. 

OMNI  POTt^NTNESS,  [  of  omnipo- 
Untia^  L.l  all-powcrfulneli   d^. 

OMNIPRE'SENTNKSS  [of  omnis 
and  frdfens,  or  prtfentia^  L.  ]  omnipre 
lence,  or  being  prefcnt  every  whert 

OMNI'SCIKNTNKSS  ofowWiand 
fcientU^  L-l  knowle.lge  oi  all  things. 

OMNI'VOROUSNESS  lof  omnivih 
rus^  L  ]  all  devouring  nature,  ©v. 

OMOCOTYLE  lof  '0«/x«>t«^\i»,  Gr.] 
the  Acetabklttm  of  the  ScahMU. 

OMOLO'GICAL  [of  OmologU,  L.  of 
^OusKvyi'^  Grl  agreeable. 

OMOPHAGIA,  a  Feaft  of  BaechK:, 
In  which  the  mad  guea*  eat  Goats  alive, 
tearing  their  entrails  with  their  teeth. 

OMOPHORI'UM  [of  ?ci(W-,  a  moul- 
der, and  pi^^  to  bear,  Gr.]  a  little  cloak 
anciently  worn  by  the  Bilhops  over  their 
fhoulders,  thereby  to  reprefcnt  the  good 
Shepherd,  who  brings  home  the  ftray'd 
Ihcep  on  his  Ihonldcrs. 

OMPANORATE,  a  title  of  the 
Wefts  of  the  Wand  of  MaJaffafear. 

OMPHALOCATIPUS  [ofVVwx. 
nstpv^f  Gr.]  the  herb  Cle^tvers  or  Gwfe- 

OMPHALOS  L*0/u^\«r,  Gr.l  the 
Navel. 

OMPHALOPTICK  [of  V««xw  and 
•0^-;*«c,  Grl  an  optick  glafs  that  is 
convex  on  both  fides  j  commonly  called 
a  convex  lens. 

OMPHACI^TES  [of  o  wa<«C^,  Gr.  an 
nnripe  grape]  a  wine  made  of  unripe 
grapes. 

OMVHALO-SUf^irick  [with  Anst.^ 


ON 

[a  term  applied  to  a  vein  and  arterf 
which  pafs  along  to  the  navel,  and  ter- 
minate in  the  mefentery. 
ONA'NIA    ?  [of  Onmn^  the  crime 

ONA'NISMy  of  felf  pollution 

ONEIROCKATIA  [of  wr«^<^,  a 
dream,  and  ««tT»»,  1  poffels,  G/.]  the 
art  of  expounding  dreams. 

ONEIROCRI'TISTS  '0**tf9nejirmt 
Gr.j  iudgers  or  expounders  of  dreams. 

ON£li<0'GMOS  Lof  Oim^m't^,  Gt. 
to  Ihed  the  feed  in  ileep]  lafciviout 
dreaming. 

ONEIROSCO'PISTS  [*Ot«i  «^««iil, 
Gr.l  inquirers  into  the  fignification  of 
dreams. 

ONEIROPOUSTS  [  '0»i//o«DK*r, 
Gr.]  perlbns  converfant  about  dreams. 

0'NGLE£  [in  French  Heraldry]  the 
talons  or  claws  of  beafts  or  birds,  when 
of  a  difierent  colour  hrom  the  body. 

ONI  [an  abbreviation  of  Oneratmr  mfi 
babet  fiffficientem  Exmeratiomem^  L.  f .  c. 
he  is  charged,  unlefi  he  have  a  fufficicnt 
difcharge]  a  mailc  ufed  in  the  Excbe^aert 
and  fct  on  the  head  of  a  Sheriff,  aflbon 
as  he  enters  into  his  account  for  ifloes, 
fines  and  mean  profits^  and  thereupon 
he  immediately  became  the  king's 
debtor. 

ONfTlS  IMany]  a  kind  of  wDd 
marjoram. 

ONKOTOMYCof 'OpiMf,  a  tumor, 
and  Tvc/v«,  Gr.  to  cut*)  the  chimrgical 
operation  of  opening  a  tumor  or  abirefi. 

ONOBRYCHIS  [Ow/g^oyr,  Gr.] 
medick  vetchling  or  cock's  head,  L. 

ONOl^IS  I'Omfit^  Gr]  the  herb 
reft  harrow,  cammock  or  petty  whin,  L, 

ONONYCHITES  [of  "OhG^,  an  afi, 
and*0»w*,  Gr.  a  nail  j  fomething  that 
has  the  hoofs,  i .  e.  the  feet  of  an  afs]  a 
name  the  Heathens  called  the  CbrifiUms^ 
becaufe  they  worfliippedthe  Ikme  God  ai 
the  Jevii  did}  prob.  from  what  Cem^ 
taeitfts  writes  of  the  IfraeliUSt  that  be- 
ing very  thirity,  they  were  led  to  a 
fpring  by  an  ais  going  to  drink,  and 
that  in  gratitude  they  worlhlpped  an 
afs,  and  that  the  CbrifiUm  worlhipped 
the  fame. 

ONO'PORDON  [OtS^^Ar^ Gr ]  an 
herb,  which  being  eaten  by  nsbse  caniea 
them  to  fall  a  farting. 

ONOPYROSC'Or^;^,  Gr.]  alles 
thiftle,  L, 

ONO'SMUS  ['Or»T/u^,  Gr.]  the 
herb  bugloft. 

ONTO'LOGrST  [m»»c>0',  Gr.l 
one  who  tmts  of  beings  in  the  abftra^t. 

ONY'CHOMANCY  1     [  Ow^f^^ir- 

O'NYMANCY  b  «W«,  Gr.l  ^ 

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itrt  of  divination  petfonned  by  the 
nails  of  an  unpolluted  boy,  covered  with 
oil  and  iboc,  which  they  turned  co  the 
fun,  the  reae<^ion  of  whole  rays  was 
believed  to  icprefcni  by  certain  images 
the  chiiig  they  had  a  mind  to  be  lati&fied 
about. 

00  SCOP  Y  [rf«ir«mar,  Gr.]  pic- 
di^lions  made  from  eggs. 

OPACITY  .   lofacitas^    L.] 

0PA'COU$N£SS  3    obfcuicnefs, 
darknefft,  d>£. 

OPA  qUE  Modits  [with  N^tur^lifi^^ 
fuch,  whofe  porta  lying  in  an  oblK^e 
poilure»  hinder  the  rays  of  light  from 
fpeedily  piercing  and  paiEng  through 
them. 

OPAl^IA  [with  the  Komaml  fetUxals 
celebrated  to  the  goddeis  O^s, 

OPA'SSUM  Lin  Virgimia]  a  creature 
thai  has  a  head  like  a  hog,  a  tail  Like  a 
rat,  being  about  the  bignefs  of  a  cat  ^ 
the  female  has  a  bag  under  its  bciiy  in 
which  it  carries  its  young,  and  thither 
they  retire  in  any  danger. 

O  P£NNESS  [of  open  and  ne^fc^ 
Sa%,'\  plamnels,  cleacnei^,  manife^nel^  \ 
alfo  an  opening. 

O  PENINGlopcnung',  S«x.'\  an  open 
place. 

OPERA,  a  dramatick  compofition, 
iet  to  mufick^  and  fung  on  the  Aage, 
^tterKled  wich  mulical  initruments,  and 
inriched  with  Itately  diefllngs,  ma- 
chines and  other  decorations  \  thQ  Operti 
was  iirft  ufed  by  the  VeMtUm^  with 
whom  it  is  one  of  the  principal  glories 
of  cheir  CarHJtvml.  It  was  afterwards 
ulbd  by  the  frencht  and  new  by  us. 

OPERATICAL,  of  or  pertaining  to 
an  opera. 

OPERATION,  the  adl  of  exerting 
or  cjcercifing  fome  power  or  faculty, 
vipon  which  tome  efTc^  follows,  F.  of  L. 
OPERATION  Lin  nyfick]  the  man- 
ner wherein  any  remedy  produces  its 
lalutary  effe^ 

O  PERATIVENESS  [of  operatMs, 
1,.1  opeTOting  quality. 

OPERATOR  [in  Su/^ery^  &c]  a 
perfon  who  works  with  the  hand  on  the 
human  body,  either  to  preierve  or  rc- 
Oore  its  health  or  eaft,  ai  an  operator 
for  th'  fione^  ore  who  cuts  for  the  ftone. 
OPEROSENESS  [of  operolas,  L.] 
laborioufne'*s. 

QPHAXIA,  Kmmam  ftftivals,  cele- 
brated In  honour  of  O^i,  whom  they  fup- 
l>ofed  to  be  the  goddeft  of  the  fruits  of 
fhcr  earth 

OPHIOOLOSSUM     ['Ot.;>xi>^r. 

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1      GPHlOSTAa>HYLOS  [  0»toc*#<tf(», 
'  Gr.J  the  herb  briony  or  white  vine,  L, 
j      OPHIOSCO.RODON  ['Oj/o^iupcc/dr, 
Gr.]  the  herb  called  ferpent's  garlick,  L. 

OPHITES  L'^^iT*.,  Gr.!  a  foit  of 
Yariegated  marble,  othcrwift  called  fer- 
pcntine  marble. 

OPHIU'CUS  [  Of i5>(JS^ ,  Gr]  a  nor- 
thern conlteUation  containing  thirty 
(lar^  represented  by  a  man  holding  a 
^rpent  in  his  hand^  this  ftar  being  in 
the  hand  of  the  nian>  s^d  ii  of  th« 
fird  magnitude. 

OPHTHALMIA  [Of^tex/u;*,  Gr ] 
a  difeafeof  thecyes,  being  an  inflam- 
mation in  the  coats,  proceeding  from 
anerious  b'ood,  gotten  out  of  the  vel- 
Ibis,  and  colle^ed  in  rhofe  parts. 

OPHTHA'LMICK  Nttwt  [with 
A*Mt.]  a  branch  of  the  fiftii  pair  of 
nerves,  which  move  the  eye,  h- 

QPHTHALMO'GRAPHY  [of  •o<^ 
Swx/xoc  and  >«f«»,  Gr.  defcription"'  a 
branch  of  anatomy,  which  confideijs 
the  ftrudlure  and  compofition  of  the 
eye,  and  the  ufe  of  its  y^ns,  and  the 
principal  efie^  of  vifion- 

OPHTHALMO  SCOPY  [of 'O^x- 
'jrc  and  9-n*in'rj  Gr.  to  viewl  a  branch 
of  the  fcience  of  Ihyfiognomy^  which 
confiders  the  eyes  of  perfons,by  them  ta 
come  to  the  knowledge  of  their  tempe- 
raments, h\imours  and  manners. 

OPINION,  a  probable  belief,  or  a 
doutful,  uncertain  judgment  of  the 
mind,  or  the  aflcnt  of  the  mind  to  pro- 
pofitions  not  evidently  true  at  the  fii:ft 
(\ght  I  nor  deduced  by  neceflary  confe- 
qiience  from  others  that  are  foj  but 
fuch  as  camrthe  f.ic  of  truth  \  or  It 
may  be  defined  an  aflenr  of  the  under-n 
(landing,  with  fume  fear  ox  diftruft  of 
the  contrary. 

OPINION,  the  anticnt  heatherta 
made  a  goddefs  of  it,  adoring  her  in 
the  form  of  a  woman ;  tind  believed  Iho 
had  the  government  oif  the  fcntimenta 
of  men. 

OPFNIONATIVK  [opiniatre,  FJ 
conceited. 

OPINIONATIVENESS  [<^ii>iV/4« 
t/ete^  F.I  conceitednefs. 

GPTSTHQCY  PHOSrS  [of  Jw.S%v, 
backwards,  and  ie^'rl'»;  Gr.  to  lean]  a 
deformity,  when  the  fpine  of  the  bad^ 
bon«?  IS  bent  outwards. 

O'PPlDA'N  ^opfndafuts,  Lla  town-'* 
boy,  panirnlafly  fuch  as  belong  to  the 
coUege  of  king's  fcholars  at  Ff'</?wffi//<i\ 

OPPFLATIVENE^S  fof  o;>pU4it^ 
LJ  aptnefi  to  caufe  oUlru<rtion$^ 

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OTPONENCY,  the  maintaining  a 
contrary  argument. 

QPPORTU'NENESS  [of  o^^ortunus, 
L.]  fealbnableneis. 

OPPORTUNITY  [pppvrtHmtas,  L.] 
convenient  time  or  occalion  \  was  paint- 
ed like  time,  i,  e,  like  an  old  pnan  in  a 
pofture  of  hafte,  having  a  lock  of  hair 
on  the  forehead,  but  bald  behind,  to 
intimate  that  perlbns  ought  to  lay  hold 
of,  and  not  let  flip  opportunity  when 
o&red)  but,  a^  we  lay,  take  time  by 
the  forelock. 

OPPOSITE  Aȣles     [in     Ctometry] 

OPTOSITES  [with  Logici^Pi^  are 
things  relatively  oppofed^  as  majt^r  and 
ftnfattt  i  or  privatively,  a.s  light  and  dark- 
nrfsi  or  contrary,  as  knowledge  and  ig- 
ffitunce, 

OPlKysmON  {\xx6etmetry\  the  re 
lations  of  two  things,  between  which 
a  line  may  be  drawn  perpendicular  u> 
l)oth. 

OPPOSITION  [with  LogifUnsI  the 
fiime  as  objection. 

Complex  OPPOSITION  [in  Ugick] 
the  affirming  and  denying  the  fame  pre- 
dicate of  the  fame  fubje^t,  as  Socrates  is 
learned^  JSocrmtes  is  not  learned. 

Incomfiex  OPPOSITION  [in  LojrtVfe] 
it  the  duagreemcnt  at*  two  things  which 
vrill  not  mfier  each  other  to  be  in  the 
lame  fubjedt^  as  fight  is  oppofed  to 
Idindnefs,  heat  to  cold. 

OPPOSITION  [with  RhetoricUni]  a 
figure  whereby  two  things  are  affera 
bled  together,  which  appeared  incom- 
patible, as  a  wife  folly. 

O'PPOSITNESS  lof  oppofttus,  L.]  op- 
pofite  or  contrary  ftate  or  quality. 

OPPRE'SSIVENESS  [of  oppreffas.l..'] 
Opprefflng  or  oppreflcd  nature  or  ftaie. 

OPPRtVBRIOUSNESS  Lof  o^^robrio- 
fmsf  L 1  reproachful  nefs. 

OPS  L*Owf,  Gr.l  a  name  of  the  god- 
dcfs  Cyheh  \  which  fee. 

OTTABLENESS  [of  optahiUs,  L.] 
deTireablenefs. 

OPTE'RIA  [of  wn>//fi,  Gr.  I  fee^ 
prefents  made  to  a  child  the  firft  time  a 
pcrfon  law  it  i  alfo  thofe  that  the  bride 
groom  made  to  the  bride  when  fhe  was 
conducted  to  him. 

O'PtICA  [*Oir7TV4i\  Gr.l  medicines 
good  againft  diftempcrs  in  the  eyes,  L. 

O  PTIC       7  \opticMs^  L.  of  'OrTijMf, 

OPTICAL  5  Gr.]  pertaining  to  the 
fight. 

OPTIC  Ttaee  of  a  Star  or  Planet  ap- 
fMrent,  is  that  part  of  its  orbit,  which 
our.  fight  determines  when  th^  obfer. 


OR 

ver's  eye  I&  at  the  circumfcicnce  of  th« 
earth. 

OPTIC  TUee  of  a  Stmrw  Home  teal^ 
is  that,  when  'tis  fuppofed  to  be  at  the 
centre  of  the  eanh,  or  planet  he  in- 
habits. 

OTTICIAN.  a  piofclTor  or  teacher 
of  the  fcience  or  opricks. 

OPTICAL  iM^Mality  lAfiron,']  i»  an 
apparent  iiregiilarity  in  the  motions  of 
far  diftant  Bodies. 

O  PTICK  Pencil^  is  that  ailemblage 
or  pencil  of  rays,  by  means  whereof 
any  point  or  part  of  an  objc€t  is  feen. 

OPTICK  Kays,  thofe  rayi  where- 
with an  optick  pyramid  or  triangle  is 
terminated. 

OPTICK  Axtf,  a  ray  pafflng  through 
the  centre  of  the  eye, 

OPTICK  Chamber,  the  fame  as  Cm^ 
met  a  ObfcMra, 

OPTIC  Glajfes^  glafTes  contri^fed  for 
the  Tiewing  of  any  objects,  as  microf^ 
ropes,  telefcopcs,  Q^c.  they  are  ground 
either  concave  or  hollow,  fo  as  either 
to  colledt  or  difperfe  the  rays  of  light, 
by  means  whereof  vifion  is  imfyroved, 
the  eye  ftrengthened,  &»c. 

OPTIC  Nerves  [with  Anatomifis']  the 
fecund  pair  of  nerves,  fpringing  from 
the  Crura  of  the  medftlla  oblongata^  Which 
pafling  thence  to  the  eye,  convey  the 
fpirits  to  it. 

OPTICS  [«rj  optica,  L-l  a  Science 
which  confiders  every  object  as  feen 
with  dire^  rays,  after  ihe  ordinary 
manner.  The  particular  branches  of  it 
are  Dioptricks  and  Catohtricke,  treating  of 
refledtol  and  refraacii  rays. 

O  PTION  0/  an  Arcb'njhop  [!]}  a  Lm9 
Senfy]  is  when  a  new  fufFragran  biihop  is 
confecrated,  the  archbiJhop  of  the  pro- 
vince, by  a  ciftomary  prerogative, 
c'aims  the  collation  of  the  firft  yacant 
benefice  in  that  Sec  as  his  choice. 

OPULENCE  [f^puUntia,  LI  wealth. 

O'PUL^NTNESS  iopuUtitmsy  L] 
wealthinrfs. 

OR  rin  Heraldry'^    figni- 
firs  f^old,  F.    It  is  often  re- 
pjcfented  by  a  yellow  co- 
lour, and  in  engraving  by 
fmall  pricK«  all  over  the 
field  or  bearing,  as  in  the  figure.     It  is 
faid  to  be  compofed  of  much  white  and 
a  little  red,  as  two  parts  white  and  one 
red,  and  of  itftjf  to  betoken  wifdom* 
riches  and  elevation  of  mind  j^  with  red^ 
to  fpend  his  blood  for  the  wealth  and 
welfare  of  his  country ;   with  «Kiirrr,    to 
be  worthy  of  matters  of  truft  and  trea* 
Ihre)  widi/4^«,  saoft  rich  and  conQajic 


In  evenr  thing,  with  an  amofoiis  mind  $ 
with  twrt,  moll  joyful  with  the  riches  of 
the  world,  and  moS(  glittering  and  fplen- 
did  in  youth. 

Others  add,  that  Or  ilgnifies  cbrifiian 
Mmd  f^iriUal  virtttesy  as  faich,  tempe- 
rance, charity,  meekneis,  humility  and 
clemency }  or  vtorldly  virtues  and  Quali' 
ties,  nobility,  wealth,  generofity,  iplcn- 
dor,  chivalry,  love,  purity,  gravity,  con- 
ftancy,  folidity,  profperity,  joy  and  long 
life }  of  precious  Jiones,  it  reprefents  the 
carbuncle  or  the  topai  ^  of  the  planets, 
the  fun  j  of  the  elementSy  fire  ;  of  human 
eon^itntions^  the  fangulne  \  of  trees,  the 
cypreii  or  laurel  j  offiowers,  the  helio- 
tropium ;  of  Fowls,  the  cock  and  bird 
of  paiadife  ^  of  6e^i,  the  lion  ^  and  of 
fi/hes,  the  dolphin. 

ORA'^CLES  [fxraada,  L.  of  ora, 
mouths,  or  orare^  to  entreat]  were  am  - 
biguous  anfwers  made  to  the  antient 
heathens  concerning  things  to  come. 
This»  fome  arc  of  opinion,  was  done  by 
diabolical  operation  5  and  others,  that 
St  was  by  the  artifice  of  their  priells, 
who  made  the  ignorant  people  believe 
that  the  God  fpoke  by  their  mouths. 
Of  the  former  opinion  were  Icvcral  fa- 
thers of  the  primitive  chriftian  church, 
and  other  great  and  learned  men,  as 
TertHllian  and  Kojpirs,  who  held  that  the 
devils,  pretending  to  fore-knowledge 
and  divination,  gave  dark  and  doubtfui 
anfwers,  that  if  the  event  fell  out  con- 
trary to  their  cxpeftation,  the  people 
ihould  think  they  had  not  comprehend 
cd  the  true  fenlc  of  the  oracle:  Notable 
infttinccs  of  which  are  theft  that  follow. 

When  Crmfu;  confulted  the  oracle  of 
Jpollo  at  Velpbos,  he  received  for  anfwer 
this  doubtful  riddle,  in  a  form  of  words 
fi)  cunningly  contrived,  that  the  truth 
was  then  fartheft  off  when  he  thought 
to  have  gained  it. 

Craeibs  Halyn  penetrans  magnam 

pervertit  opum  vim 
When  Crafns  over  Halis  roweth, 
A  mighty  nation  he  overthroweth. 

Which  he  interpreting  according  to 
his  own  deflpes,  croflfbd  the  river,  but 
was  vanquifhed  himfelf  by  Cymsy  king  of 
leffia^  and  his  own  nation  and  country 
ruined. 

King  Tyrrhns,  before  he  made  war 
with  the  Romans^  confuting  this  oracle, 
received  the  following  anfwer. 

Aio  te  .^acUe  Komnno'ivincere  poffr. 
Which  ambiguous  predidlion  he  con- 
ftming,  Teptje  vineere  Romanes,  Thou 
flult  overcome  the  Remans,  gave  them 
^ttl^i  but fOiondlQ  the  event  that  the 


OR 

Devil  meant,  Romanos  foffe  vtneere  tig 
That  the  Ksmans  fliould  overcome  hijn» 
as  they  did. 

Another  prince,  confulting  this  oracle 
concerning  the  fucceib  of  his  waning, 
received  this  anfwer. 

Ibis  redibis  nHnquam  per  hella  perUnM, 
Which  he  diftinguilhed  with  Commat 
thus,  Ibis,  redibis,  mnquam  per  belia  feri- 
bis.  Thou  Ihalt  go,  thou  fhalt  return, 
thou  (halt  never  perifli  by  war »  under^ 
took  the  war  and  was  ilain  s  upon  which 
his  nobility  canvaillng  the  oracle,  per- 
ceived that  it  Ihould  have  been  thus 
command.  Ibis,  redibis  nunqnam,  per  beUm 
peribts,  I  e.  Thou  Ihak  go,  cfa^  Ihalc 
never  return,  thou  Ihalt  perilh  by  war. 

Of  the  latter  opinion,  that  the  pre* 
didtions  of  the  oracles  were  not  A  much 
by  diabolical  operation,  as  by  the  arti- 
fices of  the  priells,  were  Eufebius,  Aru 
Jiotle  and  Cicero,  and  many  other  fiunout 
men,  who  were  of  opinion*  that  oradet 
were  only  the  cunning  tricks  of  the 
priefts,  by  which  the  credulous  were 
abufed  under  the  colour  of  infpiration 
and  prediAion. 

Demnphsnes  feemed  apprehcnfivc  of 
this  cheat,  when  he  laid  that  Pythies 
always  favoured  king  Ibili^  m  het 
anfwers. 

The  firft  oracles  we  read  of,  were  of 
Jupiter  DodoHdus  in  Epirus,  and  JtfiUr 
Ammen  in  Africa  Bdides  which  there 
were  fcvcral  others.  See  Ampbiarans^ 
Dodona,  Trephonins,  &c.  in  their  proper 
places. 

Some  have  been  of  opinion  that  on* 
cles  ceafed  upon  the  coming  of  Cbrifi  y 
tho'  this  cannot  indeed  be  faid,  yet  it 
Ihould  ftem  that  they  began  then  to  de« 
cline^  and  .SWii^i relates,  that  Augnfius^ 
in  whofe  time  our  Saviour  was  bom» 
confulting  the  oracle  about  his  fuceeflor, 
received  the  following,  not  fatisfying 
answer, 

TTmc 

TIfA  J^uof  ^pi/Ki'reh,  if  tlti^  7u$k  iitiflf 

An  Hebrew  child,  whom  the  h\eCt  Godt 
adore. 

Hath  bid  me  leave  thefe  Ihrines  and 
pack  to  hell  \ 
So  that  of  oracles  I  can  no  more 

In  filcnce  leave  our  altar  and  farewel. 
Whereupon  Amj^us  coming  home» 
eredled  an  altar  in  the  capitol,  caufing 
this  inlcriptton  to  be  engraven  on  it  In 
capital  Letters,  HiEC  EST  ARA  PRI- 
MOGENITl  B£|. 

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OR 

Uni  Jtt09»*ly  who  lived  in  Ihmitimnh 
^tixne,  lays,  Ddfbis  oracuU  ceffstit. 

But  there  are  fcveral  antient  writers 
Chat  make  it  appear*  that  they  con- 
tinued above  400  Years  after »  and  the 
ecclefianical  liiAory  tells  us,  that  Julian 
the  apoltate,  confultijig  an  oracle,  oould 
receive  no  anfwer,  becaule  the  body  of 
hmbyhts  the  martyr,  was  entombed  nigh 
the  alur  i  lb  that  the  devils  could  not 
cieceive  the  world  £0  much  as  they  had 
done,  when  Cbrifi,  the  truth  itfelf,  was 
manifieft  in  the  flelh »  tho*  all  oracles 
did  not  ceaie  at  that  InlUnt,  nor  were 
they  wholly  filenced  but  with  the  de- 
ftni^on  of  paganifm  about  the  year 
4ss>  when  the  Pagans  wcrc»  by  the 
ediOs  of  yalentintMnJlL  and  ManUnns^ 
Ibrbid,  upon  pain  of  death,  the  publicJc 
practice  of  their  idolatrous  worihip,  and 
their  crafty  impoftures :  Tho'  fome 
oracles  cea&d  long  before  the  birth  of 
imr  Saviour,  as,  in  particular;  the  moft 
£imous  oracles  of  Cruce  $  for  the  P«r- 
JE«iM  having  laid  their  country  wafte, 
the  prieHs  forlbok  the  temples,  and  fo 
the  oiaclcs  became  11  lent. 

ORA'CULARNESS,  the  being  of 
the  nature  qr  miality  of  an  oracle. 

(VKANGJ^  Co/tifr,  a  colour  that  par- 
takes equally  of  red  and  yellow,  or  is  a 
medium  between  both. 

ORA^GEAT,  %  drink  made  of 
Juiee  of  oranges,  6^, 

ORA'NGERY  [orangtrie,  FJ  a  gal- 
lery or  place  in  a  garden  where  orange 
frees  are  kept. 

CURATORY  fviittwrf*,  L.1  a  chapel 
let  apart  for  prayer  \  a  clofet  or  little 
apartment  in  a  large  houfe,  near  a  bed- 
chamber, ftimiflied  with  a  little  altar  or 
image  for  private  devotion. 

ORATORY  fwith  the  Ktmanifis]  a 
fociety  or  congregation  of  religious,  who 
lived  in  community,  but  without  being 
obliged  to  make  any  vows. 

ORB  [of*ii,  L.l  a  hollow  fphere. 

An  ORB  [with  Afirontimeri]  is  fre- 
quently taken  for  the  deferent  of  a 
planet,  but  moft  commonly  for  its 
fphere.  But  an  orb  is  a  round  body 
bounded  by  two  furfaces,  the  one  out- 
ward and  convex,  and  the  other  inward 
and  concave)  fo  that  the  heavens  arc 
fo  many  orbs,  the  higher  encompainng 
the  lower,  as  the  coats  of  an  onion  r 
But  a  fphere  properly  fgnifies  a  globe 
contained  under  one  (ingle  fuperficies, 
and  folid  even  to  the  centre. 

ORBI'CULAR  Boif*  Twith  Anatom.'] 
•ne  of  the  little  bones  of  the  ianer  part 
tf  the  car,  which  (s  faitenod  to  the 


OS 

fides  of  the  lobes  of  thcear.by  aAendey 
ligament. 

ORBICULA'RIS  Falfeif*rmm  lAm*- 
tomy]  a  mufcle  which  fprings  from  eacl^ 
corner  of  the  eye,  and  anfwered  by  anr 
other  of  like  figure  and  llrudture  in  die 
lower  eye-lid,  L, 

ORBrcULARNEhS,  loundnels. 

QRBIS  Lin  ol^  Records'^  a  knot  off 
fwelling  in  the  flelh  cauied  by  a  blow, 
a  black  and  blue  Ipot  or  mark  made  by 
beating,  L, 

O  RBITS  [with  ^w»toj»(/?il  the  twcsj 
latge  cavities  in  which  the  eyes  are 
placed. 

O'RCHARD  [prob.  of  bortus  L.  9 
garden]  a  fort  of  fruit  garden  ox  field, 

O'RCHESTRALofi^/Wiw^,  Gr.  to 
dance]  the  lower  part  of  the  antient 
theatre,  where  they  kept  their  balls  i  it 
was  in  form  of  a  femicirclc,  and  fci' 
rounded  with  feats.  It  is  now  taken  for 
a  mufick  gallery. 

ORCHESQ'GRAPHY  [of  h>^e^ 
dancing,  and  >ept^«  Gr-  to  write]  a 
treatife  of  the  art  of  dancing,  or  a  booli 
of  dances. 

O  RCHIS  ['Of^c,  Gr.]  the  herb 
dog's  ilones,  L. 

ORCHOTOMPA  [of  "O^^f,  a  tefti- 
clc,  and  nf**»*  Gr.l  caftration,  geldings 

ORD  [ojlto,  Sax.  an  edge]  an  initial 
fy liable  in  names  of  perfons  which  Ijg* 
niiies  an  edge  oxjftarpnefs, 

QRDA'CeAN  Law,  the  law  ot 
Ordeal,  which  was  appointed  long  before 
the  Conqueft,  and  continue  in  force 
till  the  reign  of  king  Jehn  and  He^ry  III, 
when  it  was  condemned  by  pope  Stephen 
II.  and  utterly  aboliftied  by  parliament. 

O'RDEAL  [ojitoeal,  Sax,  of  oji^ 
great,  and  teal.  Sax.  judgment]  a  me* 
thod  praftifed  about  the  time  of  Edtoard 
the  Confeflb^,  of  trying  criminal  per- 
fons J  when  if  the  perfon  accufcd  plead- 
ed not  guilty,  he  might  either  put  him. 
felf  upon  God  and  his  Country,  as  at 
this  day,  or  upon  God  only,  pxefumins 
that  he  would  ftee  the  innocent  j  and 
thus  Ordeal  was  either  by  fire  or  water  i 
by  fire,  if  the  perfon  were  of  free  eflatCk 
or  by  vfater^  if  he  were  of  fervile  condi- 
tion, and  ijt  was  alio  after  divers  man« 
ners. 

Simple  ORDEAL,  was  when  a  pev- 
fon  accufed  carried  in  his  hand  a  ro^ 
hot  iron  of  a  pound  weight. 

ORDEAL  doahU^  was  when  he  car* 
ricrt  a  hot  iron  of  two  pound  weight. 

ORDEAL  trrtle*  was  when  he  cap-. 
ued  a  hot  irgn  ox  th^e  po^nd  weight.. 


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OR 

tyKDE/LVZ  [in  L«to]  a  privilege 
%hereby  t  man  claims  the  ore  found  in 
his  own  {round. 

To  O  KDER  lordinaref  L.  wionner^ 
F.]  CO  command  or  appoint,  to  difpole  \ 
aJfa  to  chaftife. 

O'ADERLY  lordinstms,  L.  6v.]  re- 
gular i  alio  regularly. 

CXKDERUNESS  [of  or^o,  L.  and 
Jelicnejre,  Sax.^  regulamefi. 

Trerrf*  ORDER.  lArcbiteffitre]  an  or- 
der that  is  of  new  invention,  whofe 
eapitals  confift  in  attributes  agreeing  to 
the  peopk«  as  Fioners  dt  Li$y  Cock's- 
Heads,  &c. 

Gotbuk  ORDER  [Architeff,']  deviates 
from  the  ornaments  and  proponions  of 
the  antique,  the  columns  of  which 
are  either  too  maillve  in  manner  of  Pil- 
Ian,  01  too  flender  like  Poles )  its  capi- 
tals oQt  of  all  meafhre,  and  adorned  with 
leaver  of  wild  Acanthus  Tbiftks,  &c. 

Cofyatick  ORDER  [in  ArehiteS,  J  is 
that  whofe  entablature  is  fupported  with 
figures  of  women  Inftead  of  cohimns. 

Ferfiam  ORDER  lArchiteB.'\  an  order 
which  has  figures  ofFtrfian  flaves  to  lup- 
port  the  entablature  inftead  of  colunms. 

JL^rV  ORDER  iAnbit.l  is  one  adorn- 
ed with  ruftic  quoins,  bofcages,  &^e. 

ORDERS  [in  Archit.J  are  rules  forthe 
proportion  that  is  to  be  obferved  in  the 
eteftingofpillars  or  columns,  andforthe 
firm  ofceitain  parts  belonging  to  them. 
And  thence  buildings  are  laid  to  be  of 
fcvcral  Orders^  When  the  proportion  be- 
tween the  thicknefi  of  the  columns  and 
their  height,  aTxl  all  things  rcquifite 
thereto,  are  diflerent. 

The  principal  Orders  are  five,  the  Do- 
tiekt  lomiek.  Cart  nib  Un^/Tuican  and  Com" 

The  Dorick  Order  has  its  columns  eight 
diameters  In  height,  and  Ihould  not  have 
any  ornament,  neither  in  its  capital  nor 
bafe.  The  Aftraj^al  and  Lifiel  below 
the  capital,  which  is  half  a  diameter  in 
height,  conitituting  part  of  the  fhank 
or  body  of  the  pillar. 

The  foniek  Order ^  at  its  Btft  inventi- 
on, had  its  columns  only  eight  models 
In  height  \  but  aflerwanis  the  antients 
augmented  the  height  of  its  pillars  in  or- 
der to  make  it  more  beautiful,  and  alio 
added  to  it  a  bal^  that  was  not  ufed  be- 
fore )  fo  that  then,  with  its  capital  and 
bafc.  It  contained  nine  diameten  of  its 
thicknels  taken  below:  the  pcdelHl  of 
it  is  two  diameten,  and  about  two  thirds 
in  height,  and  the  Cjfbital  is  chiefly 
romposM  of  volmas  or  frrollt,  and  they 
«re  commonly  channelled  with  14  flutes. 


OR 


The  CwifMam  Order  is  the  finelt  nsA 
riclieft  Order  of  them  all.  The  length 
of  its  columns,  with  its  bales  and  capi- 
tals, is  ufually  about  nine  and  a  half 
or  ten  diameters,  and  the  capitals  are 
adorn 'd  with  two  rows  of  leaves,  and 
eight  «oI«toi,    which  fuppott  xh^Abm* 

CMS. 

The  7ir/c4ji  Order  i»  the  molt  fimpltf 
and  moll  deftitute  of  Ornaments,  fb  that 
it  is  feldom  made  uft  of  except  in  vaults* 
in  Ibme  rullick  Edifices,  vaft  piles  of 
building,  as  Amfbitheatersy  &c. 

The  Com^fit  Order,  or  Ktmsn  Order^ 
is  one,  the  capitals  of  whofe  pillars  axe 
compofed  of  two  rows  of  leaves,  like 
thofb  of  the  Corinthian  Order^  and  of  the 
Volntas  and  Scrolls  of  the  loniek.  Theft 
columns  are  commonly  ten  diametexa 
in  height,  and  wholly  like  to  the  Cenm- 
thian  in  all  their  dimenfions  and  numboa 
except  the  capitals,  which  have  no  more 
but  four  Vfihttas  whieh  uke  up  the  whole 
fpace,  which  is  filled  both  by  the  volu- 
tas  and  Hems,  or  Italks  of  the  CmnAimm 
Order. 

To  thefe  fome  add  the  Attiek  and  (ro* 

tl^ck. 

The  Attiek  Order  h  a  fmall  Order  of 
Pilaners  of  the  Ihortelt  proportion,  ha- 
ving a  cornice  raifcd  after  the  manner 
of  an  architrave  for  its  entablature. 

The  Gethuk  Order  is  widely  dififerenC 
from  the  antient  proportions  and  orna- 
ments) as  above. 

O  RDINARIES  [  in  Heraldry  ]  aie 
ten,  fix.  the  Chief,  the  Fale,  the  Bend* 
the  Fe/j,  the  Bar,  the  Cro/i,  the  Saltier^ 
the  Chevron,  the  Bordure,  and  the  Orf* 
Some  have  endeavoured  to  encreafe  the 
number  to  twenty,  adding  to  thofe  be- 
forementloned,  the  Sfjiarter,  the  Efcnt" 
cheon,  the  Cap^  dexter  eavAfim^y  £«• 
menehe  dexter  and  finifier,  Cbanffe  dexter 
and  Jinifter,  and  the  Foint.  But  thele 
have  not  been  received  by  Heralds  in 
common.  There  are  thefe  Realbns  af- 
fign*d»  why  thefe  Ordinaries  are  called 
honourable  J  as  i.  Becaufe  they  have 
been  in  ufc  ever  fince  the  pradbce  of 
armoury,  immediately  after  the  partiti- 
ons, idly,  Becaufe  that  being  plac*d 
all  together  on  the  elcutcheon  (which 
reprclents  the  body  of  a  manj  they  in- 
tirely  cover  it,  and  fcem  as  it  were  to 
ward  ofiTthe  Itrokes  that  come  from  the 
hand  of  the  enemy.  The  chief y  repre- 
fents  the  helmet  i  the  wreath,  the  chap- 
let  or  crown  that  covers  the  head  \  the 
faJe,  the  lance  or  fpear  -,  the  bend  and 
lar,  the  belt  J  the  ^/%  thefrarfj  the 
erofi  and  faltier,  the  fword  1  the  dbvrrvr, 

the 


OR 

^boott  and  fpuisf   and  the  horduM 
and  orlt  the  coat  of  mail. 

If  a  pedbn  was  wounded  on  the  head 
in  baale»  the  king  or  general  after- 
wards gave  him  a  chiefs  if  in  the  le^S  ^ 
tbeivn»  (  if  his  fword  and  srmour  were 
coloured  with  the  blood  of  the  enemy, 
a  crofs  or  bordure )  and  thus  after  a  my- 
fterious  manner  erected  for  him  an 
honourable  memorial  of  what  he  had 
done  for  hi&  king  and  country. 

CRDINARILY  loSordiu^iremMt.F.'] 
commonly. 

CyHDINARINESS  [of  ordinsrius,  L. 
and  nefsl  commonnefs,  Tulgamels  ^  alio 
indifferentnefs,  meannefs. 

ORDINARY  [oriiWriJii,  L-l  won 
1^  that  which  happens  or  paiies  fre- 
quently or  ufually. 

An  ORDINARY  [  w  tbs  Civil  Latsi] 
is  any  Judge  who  has  authority  to  take 
cognizance  of  Caufes  in  his  own  right, 
as  he  is  a  Magiftrate,  and  not  by  Depu- 
tation. 

ORDINARY  is  applied  to  officers 
and  fervants  of  the  Ling  s  houlhold  who 
attend  on  common  occaiionSy  9sliyfician 
in  Ordinsryy  &c. 

O  RDINATES  [in  6eem.  and  Conicks] 
arc  lines  drawn  from  any  one  point  of 
the  circumference  of  the  Ellipfis  or  other 
conick  fe^ion,  perpendicularly  acrofs 
the  Axis  to  the  other  fide. 

ORDINATE  Ratio  [  deom.']  is  that 
Wherein  the  antecedent  of  the  firft  ratio 
U  to  its  confcqoent,  as  the  antecedent  of 
the  iecond  is  to  its  confequent. 

ORDINATE  Ajflicati  [in  Coniik 
SeBions^  is  a  line  in  any  conick  Section 
drawn  at  right  Angles  to  and  bifeOed 
by  the  Axis,  and  leaciiing  from  one  fide 
wf  the  Sedion  to  the  other.  The  half 
of  which,  tho'  It  is  now  generally  called 
the  OrditMte,  is  properly  the  Stmi^Ordi- 
»)  uinthe  Figure. 


Thus  in  the  farahU^  O  R  D  and 
0D«  or  od  in  an  orcUoate  rightly  ap- 


Oft 

p1y*d,  and  its  half  r  d  or  V  D  b  the  ttut 
Semi-ordinate,  tho  commonly  called  the 
Ordimate  iliJclt'. 

Ot<D0NNANCE  iim  Faintipg'i  is 
the  difpofition  of  the  pans  of  it,  either 
with  regard  to  the  whole  piece,  or  to 
the  ieveial  parts ^  as  the  Groups  Iklalles, 
Com  raits,  &>c, 

aREON  [•£«•%  Gr.]  a  kind  of 
Knot-grafs,  by  lome  called  Blood  zsvt* 

OKhOSL^UNON  [O/wotMKf.Gr.] 
wild  Pariley.  L. 

ORGANS  were  firft  introduced  into 
the  Church  about  the  year  657.  In  the 
Cathedral  of  UlMt  in  Germany  is  an  Organ 
9S  foot  high,  and  tS  broad  (the  bjggcft 
Pipe  i.^  Inches  diameter;  aixi  ha&  x6 
pair  of  Bellows  to  blow  it. 

ORGAN  Iwitb  Anat.1  is  defined  to 
be  a  part  that  requires  a  right,  deter- 
minate and  fcniibie  confirmation  to 
make  it  up,  and  for  the  performance  of 
its  actions,  as  the  UtArt^  a  Alnfiie^  an 
jirmy  &c. 

primary  ORGANS  [  0/  an  mmmal 
Body  ]  thofe  compofed  of  fimllar  parts^ 
and  appointed  fi)r  fome  one  lingle  fim- 
dlion,  as  the  Arteries^  A>i-W5,and  Mafdeu 
Secondary  ORGANS  fuch  as  confift 
of  feteral  of  the  former,  tho*  appropriated 
to  one  fingle  action,  as  the  Hands,  Fi»' 
gersy  &c. 

Hydraidick  ORGAN,  an  Organ  wbidi 
plays  by  the  means  of  water. 

ORGA'NIC  lorganicus,  L.  'Opy^unky 
of  or  pertaining  to  the  organs  of  the 
body  I  alfo  inftrumentaly  or  ferving  as  a 
means. 

ORGANICAL  Difeafe  [in  Medictm\ 
a  difeaie  in  the  organical  part  of  the 
body,  by  which  the  fundlion  of  it  is  im* 
peded,  iufpended,or  de(hoy*d. 

ORGA'NICALLY  L  of  or^-uwa,  L.  ] 
with  or  by  an  Inftniment. 

ORGA'NICALNESS  [of  c^ycriuc, 
Gr.  organicHs,  L.  andj^fi]  a  being  or 
confining  of  organs.  ^ 

QBGIA  LW«  o£  <ifyif£uTy  inadi]e& 
Gr?]  feafts  and  facrinces  of  Bacdms, 
commonly  celebrated  by  raving  WQfnen 
upon  the  tops  of  mountains. 

ORGNES  are  thick,  long  piecei 
of  wood,  pointed  and  Ihod  with  Itoot 
clear  one  of  another,  hanging  each  by 
a  particular  rope  or  cord  over  the  gate- 
way of  a  ftrong  place,  perpendicular,  to 
be  let  fall  in  cafe  of  an  enOny.  Thdr 
difpofition  is  fuch,  that  they  flop  the 
pallage  of  the  Gate,  and  are  preferrable 
to  Uerjes  or  PortatUifis,  becaufe  rhefe 
may  be  either  broke  by  a  Fetardy  or 
they  may  be  llop'd  in  their  fialling 

down 

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down,  but  a  ietJta  is  ufclefs  againfl  an 
Orgne^  for  if  it  break  one  or  two  of  the 
pieces,  they  immediately  fall  downa- 
gain,  and  fill  up  the  vacancy  j  or  if  they 
Aop  one  or  two  of  the  pieces  from  fal- 
ling, it  is  no  hindrance  to  the  reft,  for 
being  all  feparate.  they  have  no  depen- 
dance  on  one  anaher. 

O  RGY A  [  *>«^ ',  Gr.  certain  fcftivals 
mnd  revels  in  honour  of  Bsecbm 

O  RIFLAMB  ?  the  royal  lUndard  of 

O'RIFLEMB  ?thc  antient  kings  of 
Framce^  fo  call'd  from  its  being  cmbroi- 
der'd  with  Eames  of  gold  upon  a  ground 
of  red,  which  at  firft  was  ortly  borne  in 
wars  againA  infiiiels,  and  loft  in  the  bat 
tie  againft  the  Flemings.  It  was  alio  cal- 
led the  ftandard  of  St.  Dennis 

ORJ'GANUM  [«c/5a»ar,Gr.]the  herb 
wild  marjoram . 

ORIGE'NIAKS.  an  antient  fcA  of 
hereticks,  who  even  furpafs'd  the  abo- 
mination of  the  Gtmliicki. 

ORIGINA  LIA  [  in  the  Ex:beqMer  "I 
tianfcripts  fen*  to  the  office  of  the  re- 
membrancer out  of  the  chancery,  and 
are  diftinguiftied  from  recwds  which  eon- 
tain  the  judgments  and  pleadings  in  can 
Ifes  try'd  before  the  barons  of  that  court. 

OKI  GINALNtSS  loriginalis,  L.]  the 
firft  iburce  or  rife  \  original  nature  or 
quality,  primitivenefs. 

An  ORIGINAL  ioriginsU,  L.]  a  firft 
draught,  defign  or  autograph  of  any 
thing,  lerving  as  a  model  or  exemplar  to 
be  imirated  or  copied. 

ORIGINATED  [of  on>o.  L]hav«ig 
or  fetching  itt  original  from. 

ORI'ON  [  according  to  the  Pagan 
^Mtfgy]  proceeded  from  the  urine  of 
Jmfittr  Neptttne  and  MftcMvy  $  which  3 
deities  having  been  hofpitably  entertain- 
t<l  by  a  peafant  named  Hytfens^  bid  him 
demand  whatfoever  he  p'«  afed,  an  I  i 
Ibould  be  granted  \  whcretip-m  he  defir- 
ed  to  have  a  fon  without  the  help  of 
J»oman :  upon  which  their  godlhipspifs'd 
into  the  hide  of  the  ox  that  he  had 
fi*infor  Ikcrificc,  and  bid  him  bury  it  9 
^^otsiu  in  itae  ground  |  which  he  doing, 


at  the  expiration  of  the  time  found  * 
boy,  whom  he  named  Onon^  who  became 
a  great  hunter  and  ferved  Dtanm  j  but 
heboaftingof  his  great  skill,  ftieflcw 
him  i  but  alterwarris  out  of  companion, 
made  him  a  confteilation  of  17  ftars» 
which  rifes  on  the  9th  of  March,  and 
commonly  brings  ftarms  and  great  rains. 
Hejiod  tells  us,  Orion  was  the  Ion  of 
Ne^tnne  by  EnryMe  the  daughter  of  Mi^ 
no>  J  to  whom  this  gift  was  given,  to  be 
ab  e  to  waik  upon  the  water  as  upon  dry 
land.  He  came  to  CbtMs,  and  having  o- 
vercome  Merops^  the  dai^htcr  of  Onefi" 
on^  with  wine,  lay  with  her  \  Oneptom 
coming  to  the  knowledge  of  this,  and 
being  enraged  at  it  put  out  his  eyes,  and 
expelled  him  the  i/land.  And  he  wan- 
dring  to  and  fro,  at  laft  came  to  ViileaH 
smdLemmSf  who  taking  pity  of  him* 
gave  him  one  of  hii  f  imily,  by  name 
Ledalioy  to  be  hts  guide.  O^ion  took  this 
man  upon  his  ftioulders,  that  he  might 
diredt  him  in  his  way.  And  taking  nit 
Journey  towards  the  caft,  he  arrived  at 
the  fun,  by  whom  he  was  cured  as  to  his 
blindnefs.  And  afterwards  vrent  back  to 
Onipton  to  be  revenged  on  him  %  who 
was  kept  under  earth  by  his  guards. 
Onou  therefore  defpairirg  to  find  him 
wenttoCwte,  and  delighting  extremely 
in  hunting,  fell  into  the  company  of 
Disna  and  Laiona,  and  (as  it  is  reported) 
fhrcatned  he  would  not  leave  a  wild 
beaft  upon  the  earth.  Upon  which  the 
earth,  taking  this  in  indignation,  font  a 
fcorpion  of  a  prodigious  file,  by  whom, 
being  ftung,  he  died.  But  Jnpiter,  at 
the  entreaty  of  Diana nnd  Laiona,  placed 
him  among  the  ftars  on  account  of  hit 
prowefs  i  and  aJfo  the  Icorpion  in  me- 
mory of  the  Fadt 

ORLE  [inHer«%1  a 
felvedge  or  welt,  F.  is  an 
ordinary,  composM  of  a 
ihieefold  line  duplicated, 
admitting  a  tranfparency  of 
the  iic.d  throughout  the  innermoft  Arem 
or  <in?rp  v.'hcrein  it  is  indofcd. 

I        In  ORLE  [in  Heraldry') 

mp^m^    is  when  any  thing  is  p  accd 

within   the  efcutcheon  all 

about  it,   in  the  nature  of 

LW  an   Orle^   near   the  edges, 

and  leaving  the  middle,  as  in  the  figvre. 

ORLO  [in  ArchitJ  the  plinth  or  fquare 

of  a  column,   or  under  the  bafe  of  its 

pcdeftal. 

ORNAME'NTAL  [of  ornmrnentHMp 
L.]  adorning 

ORNAME'NTALNl  SS,  becoming, 
nefs,  bcautifulnefi,  adorrccr  efi. 

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ORNAMENTUM  foliaceHm  lAnrnf] 
the  ends  of  the  faUopian  tubes,  fringed 
like  leaves 

OkNA'TE  [.oruatMs,  L  ]  neat,  trim. 

OKjNiLOSCaPlCKS  t  <>m''^^m>f^, 
Gr.  j  omens  or  predictions  given  from  the  } 


OR 

they  tott  him  in  jueces.    But  his  tbaf 
was  placed  among  the  Stars.  He  U  ikid 
to  have  liv'd  A.  M.  2700. 
ORPHIC,  of  or  pertaining  to  Or- 

ORRERY,  the  name  of  a  late  invcn* 


flight,  S»t'.  of  birds.  "  ted  Machine  which  reprcfents  the  SoUr 

ORNKOSCO  FISTS   [  'onvanumt   of  ^  Syfiem^  according  to  Cn^eruicus^  in  which 


cprl^r  a  bird,  and  txc^,  Gr.  to  viewj 
augurs  or  diviners  by  birds. 

ORNITHO  GALUM  [  hpv^^hyo^f, 
Gr.]  the  herb  called  ftar  of  BetbUhzm^  or 
do^s  onion.    X. 

ORNITHOGLO'SSUM,  articn  keys. 

OKNITHO'LOGIST  ['>p»i^a3>  -, 
Gr.]  a  defcriber  of  the  feveral  kinds  and 
hatures  of  birds. 


the  Sim  in  the  center  has  a  motion  a- 
bout  his  own  Anis,  and  about  him  all 
the  primary  and  fecondary  Planets  per- 
form their  annual  and  diurnal  mociont 
in  their  refpedtive  OrbiUj  by  the  turn- 
ing of  the  handle  at  K, 

The  firlt  of  thofe  Orrery't  was  made 
by  the  £imous  mechanic  Mr.  Graham^ 
Wateh-maker    in    Fitet-finet,   LmUmm^ 


ORNITHOMA'NTISTS  [':<»Fi3tn<^-    who  was  encouraged  by  a  noble  Lord, 
*r#i(,  Gr.l  diviners  by  birds.  |  whofe  title  the  machine  bears.      There 

ORNITHOPO'DIUM  [  ipfi3»»»<ft'6r,   has  been  feveral  of  them  made,  of  which 


Gr.l  the  herb  birds  foot. 

ORNITHOTRO  PHY  I  Ip^t^f^v 
♦♦^or,  Gr]  a  plate  to  feed  birds  in. 

OROBA  NCHE  [}es^iy-^,  Gr.]  the 
herb  broom-rape. 

OKOBrA  [of 'o«oC^,  Gr  ]  frank- 
incenfe  in  fmall  grain*  like^c:ches. 
^  O'RPHANAGE,  the  ftate  or  condi- 
tion of  an  orphan. 

ORPHANOTROTHY[oft««T/to<rHc», 
(jr.  j  an  hofpital  where  orphans  are 
brought  iip. 

O'RPHEUS  ['Opfti'V,  Gr  1  according 
to  the  Poets,   was  the  fon  of  ApoUo  and 
CalUopey  a  very  great  phiJofophcr  and  an 
extraordinary  mufician,  and  as  fuch  bore 
away  the  palm  from  all  that  had  been 
bef  rehini.     Mercury^   they  lay,  made 
him  a  prefentof  his  harp,  and  he  play'd 
foexquifitely  well  upon  it,  that  he  ftop'd 
the  courfe  of  fivers,   laid  ftormS,   drew 
the  mo{t  lavage  animals  after  him,  to 
divert  themfe've^i  with  his  excellent  har- 
mony j   and  that  roCks  and  trees  \yere 
fecn  1 1  move  at  the  found  of  his  mufick  : 
bin  befides  having  loft  by  death  his  wife 
Enridicet  he  went  after  her  to  the  gates 
of  hell,  where  he  play'd  with  that  dex- 
terity, that  Ilutoy  Froferpine,  fiv.   were 
ravifh'd  with  the  melody,    and  granted 
him  to  carry  his  wife  back  with  him*  to 
Ihre  on  earth  again,  upon  condition,  that 
in  his  return  he  would  not  look  back  up-  [ 
on  her,  till  he  was  come  to  the  Light  5 
t)ut  he  breaking  the  condition,  by  look- 1 
Ihg  back  upn  her,  her  guard  dragg'd 
her  bark  to  hell,  at  which  he  grew  fo 
difronfolate,  that  he  refolved  never  more 
to  entertain  any  afieftion  for  a  womah, 
and  perfuaded  all  4ie  could  to  the  like } 
Vrhich    fo  difpleafed  the  'tbraeian  ^o- 

nicQ|  that  in  their  feftivals  of  BaccbHs, . 


feme  only  had  the  Shn^  Earth  and  M»m^ 
thofe  only  reprelented  the  annual  and 
diurnal  motion  of  the  Eaith,  the  change 
of  the  Seafons,  and  the  enereafe  and  de< 
crcafe  of  the  Days  and  Nights,  whh 
the  revolution  of  the  Moon  about  the 
Earthy  and  her  various  afpe€b,  together 
with  the  nature  of  the  eclipfes  of  the 
Smn  and  Moon.  Again,  there  wereother 
Ofteries  made,  which  had  the  two  infe- 
rior Planets,  viz.  Mxnury  and  Tmiks,  as 
alfo  the  Eaiih  and  JVfoo»,  which  by  turn- 
ing of  the  handle,  defcribe  their  Orbits 
in  their  refpedtive  periodical  times,  and 
rcprefent  their  various  afpe<Sb.  Ba 
thofe  which  are  the  mod  eompleat,  hate 
all  the  planets  botii  primary  and  iecoo' 
dary,  as  is  rcprefented  in  fi^  r.  in 
which  /reprefents  the  fun  pUced  in  the 
center  of  this  our  foUrfyfiem^  tho  in  na- 
ture, he  is  not  exaftly  in  the  center, 
for  it  is  obfcrved,  that  the  orbits  of  the 
planets  are  ellipfes,  and  that  the -fun  ia 
one  of  the  focufes  of  thofe  elUpies  : 
but  when  fuch  a  vaft  ekpanfion  as  out 
foUrfvftem  is  reduc'd  to  fuch  a  fmall  fi« 
gure  as  the  orrery,  then  the  orbits  may 
be  made  circles  without  any  conliders- 
ble  error. 

Next  to  the  fun  is  the  ofbit  of  AQrcm' 
ryt  and  nejkt  to  that  the  orbit  of  fanui 
the  firft  is  reprefented  by  the  ball  at  », 
in  fig.  1.  and  the  laft  by  that  at  tf, 
I  which  in  the  machine  are  repxeftnted 
by  two  lllver  l>alls  on  two  Wiers. 

Next  to  the  orbit  of  Tej***,  is  the  atblt 
of  our  earth,  which  in  the  orrery,  is  rc- 
prefented byafilTer  plate,  on  which 
the  figns  of  the  zodiac,  the  decrees  o^ 
the  ecliptic,  and  the  days  of  each  mcmth 
are  drawn  r  and  in  fig.  i.  is  repreftnc- 
cd  by  the  circle  0  0  o  o^  and  the  earth  is 

repie^ 

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fepieftnted  by  an  ivory  ball  placed  upon 
an  axis  in  Ag.  i  at  t,  ib  as  to  make  an 
angle  with  the  plane  of  the  horizon  of 
66  i-  degrtes,  tha(  is,  it  declines  from 
being  vertical  %$  J-  degrees,  equal  to 
the  angle  made  by  the  interfcdtion  of 
the  ecliptic  and  equator.    About  the 
ivory  ball  there  is  a  filver  circle,   which 
is  placed  fo  as  to  incline  to  the  earth's 
orbit  in  an  angle  of  8  degrees,  which 
rcprefcnts  the  orbit  of  the  moon  %   and 
in  fig  I.  is repreibnted  by  the  circle  IJI, 
and  the  moon  is  reprefented  by  a  filvcr 
ball  as  at  I,  over  one  hall  of  the  moon  •, 
there  is  a  cape,  which,   as  the  moon. 
goes  round  the  earth  by  the  turning  ot 
the  handle  at  H,  the  cape  ferves  to  re- 
prelent  the  moon*s  phafes  as  they  ap- 
pear,  when  obierved  by  the  inhabitants 
of  this  earth.    Before  we  proceed  to  de 
fcribe  the  reft  of   the  orbits   of  the 
planets,   it  will  be  neceflary  to  confider 
fome  of  the  Phoenomena,  which  the 
Orrery  reprcfents  of  thcfe  bodies  already 
named  $  and  in  onter  thereto,  it  is  to  be 
obferved,  that  by  the  turning  the  winch 
or  handle  at  H,  the  planets  are  all  put 
in  morion,  and  that  one  turn  of  that 
handle  is  equal  to  one  diurnal  revolution 
of  the  earth  upon  its  axis,  and  by  which 
thcfuccefllonof  day  and  night  is  moft 
beautifully   reprpfentcd)    as  alfo,  the 
variety  that  exifts  on  our  earth  of  the 
fon,  continuing  always  rifing  to  fome 
meridians,  fetting  to  others,  and  that 
there  Is  a  continued  feries  of  mid-day 
and  mid-night  to  thefeveral  inhabitants 
of  this  earth  J   for  the  earth  turning 
about  on  its  axis  ftom   Wj?  to  EajT. 
makes  the  fun  appear  to  pafs  from  Eaft 
to  Wtfi  in  the  fame  timej  and  as  the 
fun,   by  being  on  the  meridian  of  any 
place,  makes  mid-d.-iy  on  that  meridian, 
and  the  general  horizon,  which  feparates 
the  inlightned  from  the  darkncd  hemi- 
fphere,  reaches  90  degrees  round  that 
point  where  the  fun  \s  venieal  j  there- 
for^   as  the  earth  turns  ronnd  from 
WeJ  to  E^,   the  fun  will  proccetl  from 
the  EsJUrm  to  the    W^em  meridians. 
and  lb  make  a  continual  fuccefHon  of 
mid-day  over  all  the  plobc,   as  may 
plainly  be  fecn  by  turning  the  handle 
H,  and  that  all  the  14  hours  of  our  day, 
cxift  always  to  different  meridians  on 
the  globe :    Again,  while  the  earth  re- 
volve«  once  round  its  own  axis  which  is 
called  'ts  d?umal  motion,  it  in  that  time 
ii  carried  forwf^rd  about  one  degree  in 
ks  orb't  round  the  fun,    which  is  called 

)t4  annwBj  x^QC^op,  ti»4  i»hqi  tli«  foA  is 


OR 

Jn  Afies^  it  ii  evident  that  th?  fun  wlU 
appear  jn  the  oppofite  point  of   the 
ecliptic,  and  the  earth's  general  horizon, 
which  feparates  the  inlightned  from  the 
darkncd  hemifphere,  coincides  with  both 
poles,  and  divides  the  equator  and  all  its 
parallels  equally,  as  is  reprefented  in 
fig.  z.  where  the  lamp  repreients  the 
fiin  in  the  orrery,  which,  by  the  means 
of  a  convex  glafs  calls  a  llrong  light 
upon  the  terrelJa,   ( the  room    being- 
darkned;  and  when  the  earth  is  in 
Ariei  or  Libra ^  the  rays  of  the  lamp  will 
enlighten  one  half  of  the  equator,  and 
of  each  of  its  parallels,  and  the  horizon, 
which  feparates  the  inlightned  from  the 
daikncd  hemifphere,   pafles  thro*  both 
the  poles,  as  it  is  reprefented  at  P  fig.  s. 
and  as  the  equator  and  all  its  parallels 
are  equally  divided  by  the  general  hori- 
zon,   therefore  the  day  will  be  equal  to 
the  night  over  the  whole  globe,  when 
I  he  eanh  is  in  one  of  thole  two  points 
of  Arits  and  Libra^  as  will  evident  y  ap- 
pear, by  turning  the  handle  once  round, 
and  as  the  earth  moves   thro'  Libra ^ 
Scorpio  and  Sagitarins,  the  inlightned- 
arch  of  the  Norihern  parallels  of  latitude 
cncreafeth,  while  the  inlightned  arch  of 
the  Southern  parallels  decrees,  by  which 
is  reprefented  the  increafe  of  the  day  in 
the  Northern  latitudes  above  the  length  of 
the  night,  and  thedecreafe  of  the  length 
of  the  day  in  the  .^ontbem  latitudes  f 
and  the  earth  being  in  the  firH  degree    . 
of  Capricwm    the  general  horizon  reach*  ^ 
cth  *s  r  degrees  on  the  other  fide  of    "^ 
the  Xofvi  pole,   and  confcqucntly  thtf^ 
whole  North  frigid  zrtne  has  then  one 
continued  day,   while  the  South  fvigi^ 
zone  has  one  continued  niph^,    as  is  re- 
prefented fig  a.  at  Qj,  and  as  the  earth 
is  carried  thro*  Capricorny   AquariKs  an(| 
Ptfces^  the  rays  of  the  lamp  (hews  the 
decreafe  of  the  days  in  the  Northern^  and 
increafe  in  the  South^n  latitudes  till  the 
earth  be  in  Aries,   where  the  days  an4 
nights  are  again  equal,   and  here  it  is 
to  be  obferved,  that  the  earth  from  the 
firfkof  Aries  to  Libra^  turns  178  timet 
round  its  own  axis,  and  all  that  time 
the  North  pole  was  withm  the  rays  of 
the  lamp  without  any  night,  while  th^ 
So^h  pole  had  all  night  without  any 
rays  of  the  lamp  to  reprefent  day,    and 
whi'e  the  earth  moves  thro'  the  fix  Nor^ 
tber$k  figns.  the  fame  Phsen<>mena  will 
happen  to  thofc  on  the  So'fth  fide  of  the 
equator,  as  it  did  to  thofe  ir habitants  on 
the  Korih  fide  thereof,   when  the  earth 
was  in  Che  Sou^h'm  figns     The  lamp  ia 
contrived  to  b^  Qan:ie<t  ^.bcu^t  with  th^ 


O  R 

annual  plate,  by  which  it  icpicients  the 
CDurfe  of  nature  fo  as  to  em  t  rays  of 
light,  and  to  inlighten  that  fide  of  the 
tenelia  which  is  turned  towards  it,  while 
the  oppofite  fide  of  the  terreila  is  in 
darknefs.  While  the  eanh  is  carried 
round  the  fun  by  565  ^  turns  of  the 
handle,  Mercury  is  carried  round  the  fun 
in  88  turns  of  the  handle,  and  f^eww  in 
«44  turns,  which  rcprelcnt*,  that  the 
length  of  the  year  in  Mercury  is  equal 
to  88  of  our  days,  and  the  length  of  the 
year  in  Vetuu  to  224  of  our  days  ^  as  the 
planets  are  divided  into  primary  and  le- 
condary,  fo  likewife  they  are  divided  in 
to  inferior  and  fuperior:  The  primary 
planets  are  thofe  that  revoUe  about  the 
fun  as  the  centre  of  their  motions,  and 
the  fecondary  thofe  that  revolve  about, 
or  attend  Ibme  of  the  primary  planets. 

The  inferior  planets  are  Mercitry  and 
VemiSf  whofe  periodical  times  we  have 
already  compared  with  that  of  our  earth 
the  fuperior  planets  are  Marsy  Jupitei 
and  SatwvH  whnfe  periodical  times,  com- 
pared with  that  of  our  earth,  ftands 
thus :  Man  next,  without  our  earth 
performs  his  revolution  about  the  fun  in 
687  turns  of  the  handle,  and  is  repre 
ibnted  in  iig.  r.  at  M. 

Jupiter  in  4332  turns  of  the  handle 
at  A  performs  his  revolution  which 
agrees  to  4331  revolutions  of  our  earth 
about  its  own  axis  i  and  laft  of  all, 
Saturm  in  10759  turns  of  the  handle 
compleats  his  revolution,  which  is  the 
length  of  the  Sauirnian  year,  and  when 
compared  with  that  of  ours,  is  about  30 
of  our  yean  \  Jupiter  is  repreiented  in 
fig.  I.  at  I,  and  Sstitrp  at  K.  Thefe 
primary  planets,  by  the  turning  of  the 
handle  at  H,  defcribe  their -orbit  in  the 
times  above-mentioned,  which,  in  fome 
degree,  fliews  the  beauty  of  the  contri- 
vance, and  the  exadtnefi  of  the  num- 
bers, oy  which  the  wheels  and  pinions 
are  made  to  reprefent  nature  in  fome 
of  the  moll  furprizing  Phenomena, 
that  the  mind  of  man  has  hitherto  been 
capable  to  accotuit  for,  and  to  reduce 
to  calculation ;  but  when  we  confider 
that  the  lame  machine  likewife  has  the 
motions  of  the  ftcondary  planets  as 
they  move  about  their  primaries;  as 
alib  how  thofe  bodies  eclipfe  one  an- 
other, and  the  rime  and  place  that  the 
Inhabitants  of  tholb  globes  will  be  de- 
prived either  of  the  light  emitted  irom 
the  lucid  body,  or  of  the  reHefted  light 
from  the  opake  bodies  j  when  thefe, 
with  a  vaft  many  other  Phsenomena's, 
ate  confidered^  which  the  Orrery  rcptc- 


OR 

Ifcnts  exadlly  as  the  infiniterontrifiercl 
the  univcne  has  made  them  to  appear 
in  nature,  it  muft  chen  be  elteemed  as 
the  moil  beautiful  production  of  the 
mechanical  arts. 

Fig.  3.  rcprefents  thr..t  pait  fcparar^, 
which  CJrtains  the  o>bij  d*'  rr^e  carh 
and  ir.oon.  The  lig;re  is  railci".  fi.  m  2 
geometrical  plane  >sihoutany  i:i:n/-ii- 
tion  of  the  parts  by  pcripc(iti\e,  th./. 
the  nature  of  it  may  the  bet'cr  apiv*^  ' 
Thii  figure  fervcs  to  expl.im  the  rii^r^ 
of  cclipfes,  for  by  the  ro:  ilru^ior.  r.t 
the  machine,  the  fun  at  S,  ?.r.d  ti-.e 
eanh  at  T,  and  T,  have  their  rci.iics 
exadlly  at  the  fame  height  alxjve  the 
place  they  ftand  on,  while  the  mocn's 
orbit  O  P  Q^R,  is  inclined  to  that 
plane  i  therefore  the  parts  of  the  moon's 
orbit  will  be  in  forae  places  higher 
above  the  plane  than  the  earth's  centre, 
and  in  fome  places  lower,  as  in  the 
figures  •,  being  higheft  at  O,  and  loweft 
at  p.  Now  the  moon's  orbit  being  car- 
ried along  with  the  earth  round  the  fur, 
changes  its  pofition  perpetually  ^  lb  that 
the  loweH  and  higheCl  points  of  it,  O 
and  P,  are  fometimes  in  a  line  pafling 
to  the  fun,  and  fometimes  in  a  quire 
contrary  pofition,  as  is  repreftmed  in 
fig.  3.  thence  it  comes  to  pafs,  that  we 
have  fometimes  eclipies,  and  ibmetimei 
not. 

The  Orrery  is  fometimes  inelofcd  in 
an  armillary  fphere,  by  which  means 
the  fituation  of  the  folar  fyftem,  in  re* 
fpedl  of  any  latitude,  may  be  repto- 
fented,  as  ia  Ihewn  in  this  sketdi, 
marked  fig.  4.  Mr.  Giynm^  mathematical 
infhiiment-maker  in  Londo.ty  waa  tiie 
firft  that  applied  the  Orrery  to  the  ar- 
millaiy  fphere,  with  feveral  other  im* 
provements  which  would  be  too  tedious 
to  mention  in  this  place ;  therefore  I  (hall 
refi:r  the  reader  to  a  book  which  is  'nam 
in  the  prels,  and  tliat  I  (hall  very  foon 
publifh,  which  contains  a  full  delcrip- 
tion  «f  the  Orrry,  wfth  a  great  variety 
of  thofe  beautiful  problems  which  may 
be  performed  by  it. 

The  moil  curious  of  thele  Orreries, 
placed  in  an  armillary  fphere,  is  in  the 
library  of  that  truly  noble  lord,  the 
eari  of  PEMBROKE,  who  is  faiiioua 
for  learning,  and  the  greateft  patron  o£ 
fciences  which  the  ptefent  ags  hat 
prcxluoed. 

O'RTHODOXNESS  fof  trOmdaxU^ 
L.  ip'^A^i'*  of  9e^\  righ^  and  «A£** 
opinion,  Gr.'}  true  beliefy  Ibundneft  c£ 
judgment. 


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OS 

ORTHODRCyMICA  [of  h^^fjtU 
cfof^ut  and  J'ec/^^^>  a  courfe,  (Jr.]  Ikil- 
Jng  in  the  arch  of  a  great  circle- 

ORTHOGK^'PHICALNESS  [  of 
•rth^.t^hicus^  L.  of  c^>e^5i«M<,  Gr.] 
the  bCing  arcoaling  to  the  orthography, 
or  right  writing  or  fpelling 

ORTHOGRA'PHY  [in  Ct^metry-] 
the  art  of  drawing  or  delineating  the 
fore^rigif  plan  of  any  objeft,  and  ex- 
prciling  the  heights  or  cievationt  of 
each  part. 

OKTHOGRAPHY  [with  ArshiteBi] 
is  the  elevation  or  the  reprefentation  of 
the  front  of  a  builtUng,  drawn  geome- 
trically, and  is  extgmxl  or  i»t&rftal. 

ExterK.Tl  ORTHOGRAPHY,  i«  a 
delineation  of  the  exte  nal  face*  f.  e. 
front  of  a  building  >  (hewing  the  prin- 
cipal wall,  with  its  doors,  windows  Qi»c. 
poof,  pmaments  and  every  thing  vifible 
fo  an  eye,  placed  before  the  building. 

Uternjtl  ORTHOGRAPHY,  is  a 
draught  or  delineation  of  a  building, 
fuch  as  it  would  appear,  if  the  extcinal 
wall  were  removed. 

ORTIVE  AmfiitMie  [with  Afinn.'\ 
\%  an  arch  of  the  horizon,  intercepted 
between  the  point  where  a  flar  riles  and 
cheea(l  point  of  the  horizon. 

OS,  a  bone,  h,  [by  Anatomifisy.  is  de- 
fined to  be  a  hard,  dry,  and  Iblid  fhb 
llance,  which  confills  of  earthy  and 
*  ikltifli  particles,  defigned  to  uphold  the 
body,  to  render  its  motion  eafy,  and  for 
^  defenee  to  levera!  parrs. 

OSCHEOCEXE  fof  •«^3i%«Mhc  Sen- 
ff^m^  and  nM\n,  a  fwelling,  GrJ]  a  kind 
of  KemtMy  when  the  inteilines  fall  into 
the  ScrvtHm. 

O'SCILLANCY  [of  ofcilUtioy  L.]  a 
Mnging  to  and  fro,  a  feefawing. 

OSCILLATION  jimong  the  Ro- 
mmns]  a  (acred  rite,  a  fwinging  up  and 
down  in  the  air,  of  the  figures  of  men. 

OSCILLATION  [in  Mechtnicks'' 
vibration,  the  fwing  or  the  reciprocal 
«fc<^t  and  delcent  of  a  pendulum. 

Axis  •/  OSCILLATION,  is  a  right 
line,  perpendicular  to  the  apparent  ho- 
rizonul  one,  and  palling  through  the 
centre  of  the  earth,  about  which  the 
pendnJam  ofcillates. 

Centre  gf  OSCILLATION,  the  mid- 
dle point  of  the  arch,  dividing  the  ball, 
when  tho  pin  of  a  pendulnm  fastened 
^boTC  it  taken  for  the  centre  of  a  cirele, 
whoft  circumference  divides  the  ball 
into  two  equal  partb. 

OSCOPHORIA  [of  'o^>«9e«;«  of 
*Tylf  a  branch,  and  0W,  Gr.  to  carry] 
fq^  inQitutcd  \fy  Thtfins^  on  account 


OS 

of  his  having  deftroyed  the  Minotaw; 
and  by  that  means  freed  his  country, 
Atberuy  from  being  obliged  to  fend  ieven 
yoiing  men  annually  to  Cnte^  to  be  de- 
voured by  the  Minotaur. 

OSCULATOmuS  MnfeulMS  [with 
Anaiomijis]  i.  e,  the  killing  mulcle,  a 
mufcle  that  draws  both  lips  together. 
OSCULUM,  a  little  month.  U 
OSCUL.UM(/terf  [with  Ammt9miltt\ 
the  cavity  or  hollow  part  of  the  womb^ 
where  conceptbn  is  made,  L. 

OSI^RIS  L'^ne/ff  of  tjif^  and  ii^, 
Gr.  !.  e.  fucrofaaffits,  i.  c.  moft  holy  i  or 
a&  others  fay,  of  *1U;K>  Heb.  .bleflfed  i 
by  this  name  the  Egyptians  qnderdood 
the  Sua,  Bacccbtts  and  Jkpiter]  the  to 
of  J  Matter  (according  to  the  poets)  by 
Niooe  the  daughter  of  Fborouens.  He  is 
laid  to  have  iirft  taught  the  Effftimut 
husbandry,  to  till  the  ^ound  and  to 
drefs  vineyards  ^  for  which  they  deified 
him.  He  married  lo  fwho  aftenrardi 
was  called  Ifis)  the  daughter  of  Umdms  \ 
he  wail  privily  murthered  by  his  brother, 
and  after  much  ieeking,  hi^  wifetfs  at 
length  found  his  body,  and  buried  it  in 
the  ifland  Abatti }  but  when  tliere  wpm 
peared  unto  them  an  ox  of  an  ezcdlenc 
fhape,  they  imagined  that  is  waa  O&ris^ 
and  worihipped  him  in  the  Ihape  of  an 
ox,  by  the  name  of  ^is  and  Sttmps, 
They  had  a  cuftom  of  going  out  every 
year  to  look  him,  and  retuined  with 
great  fliouts  of  joy,  on  pretence  of 
having  found  him.  He  reigned  Amm 
Muftdi  2  £00,  or,  according  to  otbenw 
2ioa  HtlvettMs.  a  learned  hiftoiian^ 
fupp3<es  him  to  be  Mitrmim^  the  eldef^ 
Ion  of  Cham. 

Atyal  O  SMUND  7  ,„  ,^. 

OSMUND  the  fVatermmn  3  *"  "^^ 
OSPRRY  lojffrafa,  L  /.#.  the 
bone  breaker  1  a  kind  of  eagle,  that 
breaks  bones  with  her  beak  \  hat,  con- 
trary to  the  nature  of  other  eagles,  is 
Ikid  to  be  Ihort-fighted,  and  to  breed  up 
not  only  her  own  young  ones,  but  al& 
thofe  that  others  have  eait  off. 

P'SSELETS,  very  hard  excreicencies^ 
which  reiemble  a  little  bone,  on  the  in- 
fide  of  the  knee  of  a  horfis,  which  ap- 
pear to  be  of  the  lame  fubllance  with 
the  reft  of  the  knee,  and  it  only  dilHn- 
guilhed  fh)m  the  knee,  by  its  defcend* 
ing  a  little  lower. 

OSSI^CATED,  turned  or  become 
bone,  hardened  from  a  fofter,  carrtlagi' 
nont  fubibuice  into  one  of  a  firmer 
texture. 
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WTA'GRA  [of 'c^i*?,  t  bone,  and 
cVe^*  a  laying  hold  of  ]  a  forceps  with 
wb  ich  chirnrgeons  take  out  bones. 

OSTE'NSIVE  demoujiration  L  with 
Mt^ihemAticians'\  fuch  as  demonltrates 
fhe  truth  of  any  propofltion,  and  in  this 
they  arc  diflingoilhed  from  apagogical 
ones*  or  deduSiones  ad  imjf^hiU  or  ab- 
fmrditm^  which  prove  the  truth  of  the 
piopofition  by  demonlUating  the  im- 
pofllbLUty  or  abfurdity  of  alterting  the 
contrary  i  they  are  twofold. 

OST'/NSIVE  demonJirMioHS  called 
Ml  Gr.)  which  prove  tl^e  thing  to  be 
fcarely.butdireaiy. 

OSTENSIVE  de^JiotiPrations   [caUed 

Acn  Gr.   which  prove  the  thing  from 

jei  n  'turc,  caufe,  or  eUbntiai  properties. 

OST  ENT  A  TIOUSNESS,      vaunt- 

ingncft,  br.igging,  Ihewinefi. 

OSTEOCO'Pl  Lof  'one ,  a  bone,  and 
viT^i  labour,  pain,  6r,l  paini  in  the 
bones  s  but  rather  in  the  Membranes  or 
thin  kin*  and  nerves  that  cncoMipafs 
them ;  for  rhat  the  bones  rhcmfelvos 
tie  fupi}ofed  to  be  quite  infcniible. 

OSTEOLOGIST  [of  oc-»\o>'^  of 
%r««r»  a  bone,  and  vi^*^,  Gr  ]  an  ana- 
tomift,  that  defcribes  the  Ihapc,  ftru- 
CbiTC  and  ufe  of  human  bones,  &*c.  \ 
OSTINE  iE  [in  Anatomy]  the  en- 1 
trance  into  the  cavity  or  mouth  of  the 
inatrix,  where  it  joins  the  upper  end  of 
the  Fagina^  and  matces  a  fmall  protu- 
bcrance  in  the  form  of  lips. 

O'STLER   [of  hotelier,   F.  an  inn- 

tceper]  an  hofller.  or  one  that  looks 

tfter  hor^  in  an  inn. 

O'STLERY  [of  botelierie^  F-l  an  inn. 

OSTRA^CIAS  [oc-estwtff,   Gr.]  a  fort 

of  preoious  ilone  like  an  oifler  Ihell. 

OSTRACISM  [«c«ew »-.'<(?-,  Grla 
^nlfliment  fbr  ro  years,  which  the  A' 
ibenianf  inaiOed  on  fuch  perfons,  whofe 
o^er  great  p^wer  was  fufpedted  by  the 
people,  fearing  that  they  Hiould  dege- 
nerate into  tyrants  :  So  calleA  of  Vw», 
Gr.  an  oifter  »  becaufe  they  wrote  the 
name  of  him  they  intended  to  banifli 

iipon  iliells.    

OSTRACITES  [•r^Kimff,  Gr.]  a 
Icind  of  crnfty  ftnne,  reddifti,  and  in  the 
Ibvin  of  an  oiAer-fliell,  and  feparable  in- 
to laminset  good  againft  the  gravel,  it  is 
fbimd  in  Germany  $  alfo  called  a  neft  of 
boxe»,  becaufe  when  one  fhell  U  taken 
away,  another  appears  of  the  fame 
colonr  and  fubftancc- 

OSTRACITIS  [Scr/wa^Hf,   Gr.]  a 
Ibrt  of  cTuft  that  fticks  to  furnaces, 
where  the  brafs  osr  Is  melted. 
An  OSTRICH  [Hiervgly.bUaBy]  ^a^ 


O  V 

ufed  to  fignify  jufUce,  beeaule  moft  of 
her  feathers  are  of  an  equal  length. 

OSTRUTIUM  Lwith  Btt.} the hcr^r 
pcliitory  of  Sftain^  L. 

OSVRIS  U^t^h  Gr.]  the  herb 
toad  flax    Xr. 

OTACOU'STICA  [•m.«iJr^\  Gr-l 
Indruments  for  aOining  or  improviny 
the  fcnfe  of  hearing. 

(VTHhRWISE  [o^ficjljjirc,  Arx.] 
or  elfe  h  alfo  after  another  manner. 

O'TICA  [•  ■  'I*.  Gr.]  medicines  for 
diftempers  in  the  ear. 

OVA,  eggs  i*. 

OVA  [with  AnaUmifis]  are  the  Ihtlc 
fpherical  bodies  in  the  form  of  bladdeii 
or  bubbles,  confiflirg  of  two  concentrick 
MemhrarMU^  replete  with  a  limpid  hu- 
mour like  the  white  of  an  egg,  found 
under  the  external  membrane  of  the 
ovaries  of  women. 

O'VALNESS  of  otw/ff,  L.  and  nefH 
the  being  in  the  form  of  an  egg. 

OOVAL  Lin  6eom.'\ 
a  figure  bounde^i  by  a 
regular  curve-line  re- 
turning into  kfclf  i 
But  of  its  two  Diame- 
ters  anting  each  other  at  right  anglea 
in  the  center,  one  is  longer  than  the 
other,  in  which  it  is  difiercntfrom  the 
circle.  Every  ellipfis  is  an-  oval  £gurc» 
but  eveiy  oval  figure  is  not  an  ellipfis. 

OVAL  mndtna  Lwith  Anatomifts'i  one 
of  the  hole*  in  the  hollow  of  the  ear. 

OVAL     1  Lin  AnhifeSure']  a  mem- 

OVOLO  s  ber  fo  denominated  from 
its  refemblance  to  an  egg  in  Chape  $  it 
is  commonly  placed  fisr  an  ornament  in 
the  moulding  of  the  cornices,  and  next 
the  AbacMs  in  the  pillar. 

OVA'RIA  with  Anatomifis^  the  On 
vmria  in  women  are  about  the  bignefi  of 
thcteftides  in  men.  Their  fubftance 
is  compofed  of  fibres  and  membianes, 
which  leave  little  fpaces,  in  which 
there  are  fevcral  fmall  vcTicles,  round, 
ftUl  of  water,  and  which  when  boiled* 
harden  like  the  whites  of  epgs  ?  The 
furface  of  the  Ovaria  is  fmooth  and 
equal  in  virgms,  but  unequal  an<l 
wrinkled  in  women  of  years.  They 
are  covered  with  a  proper  membrane 
which  fticks  clofc  to  their  fubftance,  and 
with  another  common  one  from  the  Pe- 
ritofUuni,  which  alfe  cc>vcrs  the  fpervna^ 
tick  vcflcls.  They  haT^each  of  them 
two  proper  membranes,  on  which  thera 
are  feveral  finall  twigs  of  veins,  arterie^ 
and  nerves.  The  Tefidei  of  Che  (h^M 
are  called  egg^        . '   ' 


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ov 

fcrVARf  [with  BotaitHtsYiithtit  part 
t)f  a  flower  which  becomes  the  fruit, 
and  lb  is  properly  the  female  organ  of 
generation, 

OVEN  [ItKift,  Eiym.']  a  place  for 
baking, 

OVER  [oyept  Smx.}  placed  upon  or 
ibove  the  top. 

O'VER  [oJCJie,  Sax.  a  bank]  in  com- 
pofition  of  proper  names  of  places,  &»c, 
figniiies  a  bank,  as  Brownfiveff  and  Ova 
%  town  in  Gl9c^erfltire,  upon  the  bank 
of  the  Severn. 

To  O^ER-iiM  [of  oyeji  and  a  pc, 
Smx."]  to  terrify. 

To  O^ER-Bid  [of  ojfeji  and  bib- 
ban,  SsxS\  to  bid  too  much. 

OVERBold  lot'  o/eji  and  balb, 
Sax.]  impudent. 

O  VER-Born  [of  ojceji  and  beajun, 
Sax.   prevailed  over,  opprelTeii 

To  CVER- Burden  [of  ojeji  and 
l>yji'^oi.  Sax."]  to  over-load,  a»c. 

To  CVER-Charge  [ojccjl.  Sax.  and 
ebar^fr,  F.]  to  charge  too  highly. 

lo  over-Do  tof  ©jrcji,  and  prob. 
of  fioen.  Sax."]  to  do  more  than  is  fuifi- 
tient 

To  O  VER-Eat  [of  o  j^Ji  and  ae^^an. 
Sax."]  to  ^  too  much. 

To  OVER  Fill  [o/en-xyllan,  SaxA 
to  fill  more  than  cnougn. 

To  OVER-Flow  Lof  o/cp-j:leopan, 
Sax."]  to  aow  over. 

O  VER  Gone  Lof  ojccjl-Jfan,  Sax,} 
gone  beyond,  Qfte, 

OVER-Grown  [of  o]ccjl-jjloj«n, 
Smx.l  grown  too  big. 

OVER-Crown-Sca  [Sea  Term]  when 
the  wa^es  of  the  fea  grow  high,  the 
lailors  call  Ic  a  rough  lea ;  but  when 
the  furges  and  billows  grow  higher, 
then  they  fay,  'tii  an  over-giown  lea. 

O  VER-Hafty  [of  ojrcp  and  bate, 
T.'i  too  hafly. 

To  OVER-Hear  [of  ojeji-hypan, 
Smx.^  to  hear  privately. 

OVER- ALL  I  in  Heraliry}  is  when  a 

thai)^  is,  as  it  were>  fuperadded  to  that 

which  wii  a  vtry  good  baring  without  it. 

To  OVER-Live  [of  ojccjl  and  lib- 

han.  Sax."]  to  live  beyond. 

O  VER-Loaden  [of  ojcejl  and  latoan, 
Smx,']  having  too  mat  a  load. 

CVER-Long  [of  ojfcji,  Sax,  and 
hngmi^  L.  1  longer  thaii  Is  meet. 

To  CVER-Match  [of  opjjl.  Sax. 
and  mau^  a  companionl  to  exceed. 

O  VER-Meaftire  ^of  ojreji,  Sax,  and 
meftre,  F."^  more  than  meafurc. 

D'YE H -Much  Tof  orefi  Sdx,  and 
Mw^p  leal.]  more  tiian  enough. 


OU 

OVERPaft  [of   ojceji,   Sax.  aitf 

pajfe\  F 1  paffed  over,  gone  beyond. 

To  OVER  Power  tof  orcp.  Sax, 
and  foirvotr,  F.]  to  be  too  powerful  for. 

To  OVER  Reach  lWi.u  Horjes]  U 
when  a  horfe  brings  his  hinder  feci  too 
far  forwards,  and  llrikcs  his  toes  againft 
the  fpunges  of  the  fore  (hoes- 

To  O  VER  Reckon  lof  o^eji- Jiecduv 
Sax.]  to  reckon  too  much. 

OVER  -Ripe  Lojceji-jiipc,  Smx."} 
too  ripe. 

O  VER-Sccn  [of  ojcji  and  JTeo^, 
Sax.]  miOaken,  deceived. 

To  O  VER  Shadow  -of  oxejl-fcca- 
\Man,  Sax  J  to  caft  a  ftiadow  over. 

To  OVER  Shoot  [of  o/cji  jrcoran. 
Sax  1  to  Ihoot  beyond,  to  exceed. 

OVER-light  lof  ojceji  Scyih'Sc, 
Sax]  a  miflake,  or  error  by  inadver- 
tence. 

To  OVERSpread  [of  oj^ji,  Sax^ 
and  fpirertlfni  1>«.]  to  fpreadover. 

OVERT-Aa  Lin  thc/f«/t  oj  theLrml 
an  open  aid,  an  advance  or  Ikep  made 
towards  compafDng  of  an  enterprizei 
an  adk  being  capable  of  being  manifefted 
or  proved )  and  is  dilUnguilhed  from  ail 
intentional  a^. 

To  OVER- Take  [of  oirep.  Sax,  and 

taget)  Van.  or  raciiiii,  i>«.l  »» 

come  up  to  another  that  was  before. 

To  OVEK-Top  Lof  ojceji,  -^x.  aai 
top,  Dan.]  to  exceed  in  height. 

To  OVERTURN  [of  oreji-try/w 
nan,  Sax.]  to  ovenhrow,  quue  deftioff 
or  unhinge  and  ruin, 

To  OVER-Valuc  [of  oWJl,  Smx. 
evalner^  F.""  to  value  too  highly. 

To  OVER-Wejgh  [of  o^ji-pKS*ii. 
Sax."]  to  out-weigh. 

OVER-Weight  [of  o^Jl-Jejrih^, 
Sax.l  more  than  weight. 

OVIFORM  iovtfarmis  of  ovinm^  an 
egg,  and/brM«,  L.  a  fhape]  in  the  fomk 
or  fhapeof  anegg. 

O VOLO  [in  ArcbiteBnrel  lb  called 
fh)m  its  refemblance  to  an  egg,  uftially 
placed  for  ornament  in  the  mouldinj^ 
of  Cornices,  and  in  a  pillar  next'  the 

A^aetti. 

OUNCE  Fesfisy  fted  pearls  too  Ihoali 
to  be  fold  by  tale. 

OUNCE  Cottont,  cottons  of  a  fuperier 
quality  to  others  brought  from  Damaf* 

CMS, 

OURAN-SOANGUE,  men-dcvila, 
a  fedl  of  M.iglcians  in  the  ifland  Grom* 
boecanore  in  the  E4J?-Xi«//'i,  of  whom  it 
U  related.  th<it  they  have  the  art  of 
rendring  themfcives  invifible,  and  paf- 


ou 

iag  nhere  they  pleafe,  and  doing  a  great 
fical  of  milchsefi  for  which  reaibn  che 
people  hate  them  and  kill  chem  on  the 
feotf  whenever  they  can  catch  them. 

OURANCyGKAPHIST  [.of'coeffU 
the  heaven,  and  >€^t«i  Gt.  to  deicribe] 
•n  afironomer,  or  one  who  defcxibes  the 
heavens. 

OUR  7  [ohjie,  Xix.1  of  or  belonging 

OURSitous. 

OUST,  a  veHel  upon  which  hops  or 
malt  is  dryM. 

To  OUT-BID  [ute-biWban,  Sax^  to 
^ad  more  than  another. 

To  OUT-BRA VK  lute,  Smx.  and 
hraver^  F.]  to  llience,  dalh  or  out-do  a 
perfon  by  vaunting,  &k. 

OUT-Caft[of  ute.  Sax,  and  kfi&tVi 
psv'\  a Oiik  off,  a  forlorn  peifon. 

OUT-Cry  [of  uTe  and  cjiie,  Aix.]  a 
crying  out,  a  noife. 

To  OUT-Do  [prob.  of  u^  and  teoen, 
50X.]  to  exceed. 

OU  TER  .  u'Ctcr,  ^^x.]  outward. 

OU'TERMOST  [yrrcjiejt;.  Sax.'] 
the  rooft  outward 

To  OUT-Face  [of  ute.  Sax.  and  fa- 
des^ L*  or  face^  F.]  to  affert  confidently 
and  impudently,  lb  as  to  fUence  a  nuxle- 
fler  perfon. 

To  OUT-Law  one»  to  Cat  him  to  an 
outlawry. 

To  OUT-Leam  [of  u'&e-leojinian, 
Smx.']  to  learn  fiiftcr  or  farther  than  an- 
other. 

OUT-Let  [of  ute  and  laetan,  Sax."] 
a  pailage  out. 

To  OUT-Livc  Lute-libhan.  Sax.]  to 
Jive  longer  than. 

To  OUTNumber [of  utc.  Sax.  and 
mombrfry  F.  or  ammerart^  L.]  to  number 
or  amount  to  more  than  another. 

To  OUT-Pafs  ;of  utre.  Sax.  and^/- 
fefj  F.l  to  go  beyond,  to  exceed. 

OUTRA'GEOUSNESS  [  of  wtra- 
fenx,  F  and  t;er]  violent  rage. 

OUTRPGHT  [  ute-Jiiht,  Sax,  ] 
thoroughly,  totally  $   alfo  immediately. 

To  OUT- RUN  [  of  utre-ajiunian, 
Sax.]  to  run  better  or  %fter  than,  or  be- 
yond another  ^  to  exceed. 

To  OUTSTRIP  [of  ute,  Sax.  and 
fitOOpett)  P".]  to  exceed,  to  excel,  to 

get  the  ftart  of  _  ,  ^   _       ,    ^ 

OUTSTRE'TCHT  [of  ulccand  ar- 
fejiccan.  Sax,]  extended,  fpread  out  in 
length. 

OU'TWARDLY,  on  the  out-fide. 

To  OUTWIT  [of  utre-pit»n»  Sax.] 
to  exceed,  or  impofe  on  another  by  wit. 

OUZEL  [of  oflc,  Sax.]  a  black-bird. 

OU%Y,  moiHi  wtt,  plafliy. 


O  Y 

OWL  [of  ule,  Sax.]  a  nig^ht-biid. 

OWL  lHier9gly^uaUy]  did  repzefenC 
the  death  and  unhappjnds  of  a  wicked 
tyrant,  or  an  hypocrite  who  hates  to  be 
feen  in  the  light  of  the  fun. 

OX  LOxa,  Sax.^  is  a  bealt  that  fur- 
pafles  moft  others  in  ilrength,  yet  pati- 
ently fubmits  its  neck  to  the  yoke,  and 
therefore  Is  the  emblem  of  drench  fub- 
du*d  and  brought  under  i  and  tor  that 
reafon  in  heraldry  is  a  pxoper  bcarins 
t  r  thoie  who  have  laid  the  yoke  on  the 
necks  of  fierce  nations. 

OX  Kye  [jSea  Term]  a  violent  ftorm  that 
ibmecimes  happens  on  the  Cooft  of  6m- 
if€a\  lb  called,  becaafi:  when  it  firft  ap- 
pears it  is  in  the  form  of,  and  fecms  not 
much  larger  than  an  Ox  s  Eye  $  but 
comes  with  luch  Impetuoi  ty,  that  in  « 
very  little  fpace,  and  frequently  before 
they  can  prepare  themfelves  for  it,  ic 
feems  to  over-fpread  the  whole  hemi- 
fphere,  and  at  the  Ikme  time  tbrces  the 
air  with  fo  much  violence  that  the  Ihips 
are  fomctimes  fcattered  fcveral  ways,  and 
ibmetimes  are  Ihnk  downright. 

OXALI^S  Lo^«^  Jf,  Gr.]  wild  or  wood- 
Ibrrel,  L. 

OXOL£UM  L*o?«x«T9»  of  or^  ▼ine- 
gar,  and  'oxatot,  Gr.  oill  a  compolition 
or  mixture  of  wine,  vinenar,  and  pepper. 

OXYA'CANTHALo.«.«v»  ,  Gr-] 
the  haw-thorn  flirub,   or  the  rafpberrf- 

^OXY^CEDROS  [Vc/'M/f-G-,  Gr.]  a 
kind  of  fmall  cedar  having  prickly  leaves. 

OXAXME  i'o{*xa*.,  Gtl  a  Iharp 
(alt  compofition,  as  vinegar  and  brine. 

OXYDE^CICA  [  '-f:i  JU^Ksf^  Gr.  3 
medicines  that  quicken  the  light. 

OXY'GONOUS  Lof '•?>  fliarp,  and 
>»?i«,  Gr.  an  angle]  of  or  pertaining  to 
an  oxygon  i  acute  angled  figure. 

OXYLA'PATHON  [  ••e^x«w»3»r, 
Gr.l  the  (harp  pointed  dock.    I». 

OXYMYRSINE  L'«:«T«'^%  G»-3 
the  (hnib  wild  myrtle. 

OXYNO'SEMA  [  o'Vf  and  w«K*t.Gr. 
a  difcafc]  an  acute  difeafc. 

OXYRO'DON  [of 'o?vp  and  sp«ft»,  Gr. 
a  rofel  a  compofition  of  two  paita  of  ofl 
of  rofea,  and  one  part  of  vinegar  of  rofea^ 
ftirred  together  for  Ibme  time. 

OXYSA'CCHAKUM  [of»?tff  Mnd 
ouKKctpf^,  Gr.  fugarl  a  fyrup  made  of 
vinegar,  the  juice  of  Ibwr  pomegranates 
and  Ibsar. 

OXYTRYPHYO-LON  [of  fJc  and 
Te/w.A\o%  Gr.]  the  herb  ncfoil  with  a 
Iharp  leaif.^        «      .      ,     ,  ^ 

OYOBR  [oyety  F.  to  hear]  a  law  word 
ufed  in  antient  timc$  fcr  vhat  ^JJJ'f 
cail  affiles.  OYE^ 


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OYER  *nd  Ternnnsr  [  «. «.  to  Hear 
%nd  determine  1  in  anticnc  time^  it  was 
only  upon  ibme  lUdden  outrage  or  in- 
funtdioD  \  but  ac  this  time  ic  is  the 
iiift  and  largeft  of  the  five  commifllons  ^ 
by  vertue  of  which  oar  judgtts  of  ai&tes 
fit  in  tJieir  iihrertil  teunb 


P  p,  Kimsmi  P^  ttalick;  V^  P) 
*  £nglim  i  P  p,  &»*oii,  are  the  i5ih 
Letter  of  the  Alphabet  j  P  ^,  the  i6th 
ofthe  Oruki  and  9,  the  17th  of  the 
Jfearew. 

The  itttct  P  is  not  heard  in  pronoun- 
•cing/ZaZxi,  &c.  coaUmptj  &^  /i^  has  the 
found  of/. 

P  [among  the  AtUients]  a  numeral  let- 
tciiJignifying  100. 

P  with  a  dalh)  Aood  for  400006. 

PAAG£  loidAecfds]  the  lame  as 

PABULATORY  i^hidatoriMs,  L.] 
the  fame  zibabmUr, 

PA'BULUM  [with  lUtufaliih']  fnd, 
•r  that  part  in  combuilible  bodies,  which 
the  fixe  immediately  feeds,  on,  or  j»  fup- 
ported  hf, 

PACA^BIUS  [old  JUcil  payable,  or 
palTable. 

PACA^LIA  [among  the  Komdns'i 
fealb  celebrated  in  honour  of  the  god- 
defs  P«x,  i.  e.  F*»ce, 

PA'CATfiD  [fw^t«5,  L.]  appcafed, 
made  peaceable. 

To  PACE  [alUr  ap»s^  F.l  as  an  horfe. 

PACITEROUSNESS  \of p^jer^  F. 
^md  aef$]  jicacc  bringing  quality. 

PACIFIC ATORINKSS  [ofprncifca- 
Urimst  L.  and  m;/}]  peace  making  ^uali^ 

^'^JPACFFictNESS  \d£pacificiist  L.  and 
tttfs]  peace  making  quality. 

PA'CIFIER  [fic^Mtor^  L.1  oziethat 
appeafes.       _,         ^  ,        j 

P  A'CK  A.Gfi  [old  A«c]  a  duty  of  a  pen- 
ny p^r  pound  on  certain  merchandizes. 

PA'CkERS,  perPins  appointed  and 
iwom  to  pack  up  herringi,  according 
to  the  (laQdte }  alfi>  clJth  and  other  ma- 
nuKaures    ., 

PA'CKING,  putting  up  In  piicks  ^ 
ftlfd  p  string  cards. 

.  PA'CKtT  ipaquet,  F.]  a  parcel,  or 
bufKlle   as  of  letters,  dv. 

PACTA  ett  v9nuXin  Ptimni]  arc  the 
arrirles  mutaal'y  agreed  on  between  the 
kir  jf  and  the  republick,  and  which  they 
bWft  each  other  toobferve 


PA 

an  agreement  betwixt  buyer  and  fe!!et  % 
but  upon  chis  condition,  that  if  thfc  pticC 
agreed  for  be  not  paid  before  a  certain 
day,thebargiin  fhailbc  void. 

PACY'NTICA  l^x^"'"'^  ^^  ^^e 
r»,  Gr.  to  fatten  1  medicines  that  are  of 
a  thickening  quality. 
,  PAD,  a  Bundle,  0.  Hence  a  litiFe 
fjft  bolOer  to  put  under  Ibme  hard  thing 
that  is  worn  next  the  body  of  an  animal 
Man  or  Bead  is  fo  called    .    ^     . 

PADDOCK,  or  Paddock  CoHrfe,  a 
piece  of  ground  taken  out  of  a  Patk, 
encompaflcd  with  Pales  or  a  Wall,  t  )r 
racing  with  greyhounds  for  wagers, 
plate,  &K.  Ihoie  Paddocks  arc  um- 
ally  a  mile  long,  and  a  quarter  of  a 
mile  broad.  At  one  end  li  a  little  houft 
where  the  dogs  are  to  be  entered,  and 
whence  they  aie  to  be  llipc  i  and  near 
this  place  are  pens  to  indole  two  or  three 
deer  for  tho  fpoit. 

PA'DUAN  [with  Mediiltjts}  a  mo- 
dem medal,  in  imitation  of  the  antique  1 
or,  a  new  medal  itrucfc  with  aU  the  marks 
and  charadlers  of  antiquity. 

PADVANTAGE,  a  right  of  paftu^ 
rage,  or  purtinf^  rattle  to  feed  on  a  com- 
mon pertainir.g  to  one  or  more  towns. 

PiEDARTHROCA'CE  [of  »«if  a 
boy,  Jf^ef*  a  joint,  and  <^«r  an  evil, 
Gr.]  the  cortui.ting  of  a  bone  in  the 
joint,  thfc  joinr-evil,  a  difeafe  incident 
moftly  to  chiWifen,  where  the  joints 
(well,  an.l  the  bonei  art  moft  commonly 

PAEDE  ROS  IvntJ^e^f,  ftr  ]  the  O- 
pal,  a  precious  ftone ;  alfo  an  herb. 

PAEAN  I  [in  antimt  hUftryla,  foot ; 

PAEON?  lb  called,  bccaufefuppolea 
to  be  appropriated  to  the  hymn  paean, 

PAVDEROTRIBIA  [oi^t^PireA\ 
»U,  Gr.l  the  exerci  e  of  fchildrens  bodies. 

PAEDEROTROTICA  IntJ^Ktrf^ 
mMh,  Gr  1  a  J>art  of  phyfifck  which  re- 
lates to  the  management  of  children. 

PAEO  NtA,  the  peony,  or  p^ony,  4 
flower.    L.  u  » 

PA'OANS  I  [pMJ^^ni  of  i*^/*'' L-  * 

PA'INIMS3  Villagcl  thofe  of  the 
heathen  or  gentile  Religion,  fo  caV^d 
becaiife  that  after  Citie*  were  converted 
to  Chriftianity,  fuperftition  Itill  Temai^^ 
ed  in  the  Villages,  for  that  the  publifli- 
er4  of  Chriftianity  mollly  rtfoncd  to 
Cities.. 

PAGANAtlA  Tamong  the  Komans\ 
FeaAs  held  In  Villages,  where  alfo  Al- 
tars were  created,  ami  iacrifices  offered 
annually  to  the  t^^elar  gods.  Here  the 
Peafants  oflercd  Cakes  to  dni  and  TelUi 
I  for  plcntlftil  HartelU, 

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t»A 


,  ^AGE,  a  youth  of  honour  adVEnced 
to  the  Ici-vice  of  a  prince,  or  foir.e  great 
pcrfonagCj  Co  aiteijd  on  viHts  of  ceremo- 
ny, dv. 

PA  GUS  [old  Keel  a  country.     L. 

PAINE  jort  &»  dttre  [in  Com.  law'\  a 
^uniihmenc  for  thoie  that  being  arraign- 
ed of  felony »  rcfufe  to  put  themfelvcs 
upon  the  ordinary  trial  of  God  and  their 
Country,  and  are  therefore  accounted  to 
Aandmuteand  ilDcechlefi.  Thi&Punifh- 
ment  is  commonly  called  prtj^ng  to 
dtath ;  during  which  time  of  punifli- 
ment.  they  are  to  have  only  hard  dry 
barley-bread  and  puddle  water. 

PAINED  [peins^  F  or  prob.  of  pe(* 
lirn,  Teut.  punct)  Oaa  pinan,-?**.] 
tffe€led  with  pain 

PA'INFUL  [prob-  of  pin  and  ^11, 
Ssx.}  caufmg  pain  $  alfo laborious. 

PAI'NFULLY  Lpin  /ull  and  j^elice, 
Sax,\  after  a  painful  or  laborious  man- 
ner. 

PAINFULNESS  [pin  and  pilner  r«, 
SaxA  a  quality  caufing  pain^  alio  labo- 
Yioufnels. 

PAINTERS,  this 

'^^'fc*k|  company  hating  the 

^"SNM  addition  of  I»i»ter* 

StMt'mers^  are  of  high 


D0^1»>l 


O 


y^ 


^  a 


^-^  nn  I  antiquity,  yet  not  in 
X^^SkS   r-n    I  corporatcd  till  Anno 


PA 

hmbOis^  U  tnd  tttfi]  agreeableoeistofbt 
palate  or  taAe^ 

PALA'l  INATE  [FaUtimMt^  F.  tf 
L.J  a  Province  or  Signioiy  p»fleft*dby 
a  Paiatiue,  and  tiom  which  be  cakes  hii 
Title  and  Dignity. 

PA'L ATii>ii£  (pmUti0^  F.l  beioDgij^ 
to  the  palace  or  court  of  an  emperor^  or 
ibvereign  prince,   as  a  count  jxaatlne. 

PALATIOi[with^r«tc}«.l  a  ImaU 
fquaie  bone,  forming  the  hind  part  of 
the  palate,  and  joined  to  that  pan  of 
the  Os  mmxilUHy  whiCh  forms  the  fixe- 
partof  the  palate.  L. 
PALEO  LOGY  [m«»\t>ic  of  «»\<!^ 
old  and  xi-^^  Gr.  to  treat  ]  a  crettift  of 
antiquity. 

To  PALE-fjt  IpmUifmdtr,  F.  1  to e»> 
clofe  01  fence  with  pales. 

PALE  Ih  HeraiJrv']  is  one  of  the  tea 
honourable  Ordinaries  $  and 
is  lb  call*d«  becBule  it  is  like 
the  palilades  ufed  about  for 
tifications,  and  ftands  |«r- 
pendicularly  upright  in  an 
Efci.tcheon,  dividing  it  leiigth-wa|s 
from  the  top  to  the  bottom,  and  fhouU 
contain  a  thitd  part  of  the  Ihield,  Sm 
the  Ef.Htchcon. 

In  PALE  lignifies  things  borne  one 
above  another  in  the  nature  of  a  pale. 

PVLES?,  liHCarpeHtry]  Boards  lit 

PILES  >   up  for  partitions   of 


PALE  [ 

D 


.     ^   _  , up  tor  partitions   of  git' 

i5fo.  a?d  ol  Qpcen   dens,  grounds,  dv.  alfo  rows  of  piles  or 
EltzMbetb:  their  arms   ftakes  drove  into  the  ground  to  malse 
wooden  bridges  over  rivers. 
PALEE    [i»  Hermliryl   is   when  % 
Ihield  is  divided  into  four  or 
more  equal  parts,   by  per 
pendicular  lines  fidling  froa 
the  top  to  the  bottom.     Sm 
ths  EfcutibicH. 


are  AxMre^  a  Chevron  Ou  between  three 
Griffins  Heads  eras  d  A^tnt 

PAIRED  {appaiir,  F.l  coupled,  &k, 

Ttm/  per  PAIS  '  Law  term]  is  a  trial 
by  a  country  or  a  jury,  i.  e.  thofc  that 
are  of  the  Ikme  country  or  neighbour- 
hood. 

^AIS  \jiU  Lmvf]  a  country  or  regi- 
on, y. 

PAISSO  [old  Writ  1  pafnage,  a  liber- 
ty for  hogs  running  in  fbrefts  or  woods, 
to  ibed  on  mail 

PALAESTRA  [of  »«\*«,  Gr.  Wrcft- 
iingl  a  building  where  the  (r^c/iiK  youth 
exercifed  themielves  in  wrcftling,  run- 
ning quoits,  d^. 

PALAESTRICAL,  of  or  pertaining 
to  wreftling. 

PALAESTROPHYLAX  [of  imxW- 
r«i  and  ^ox*?,  a  Keeper]  the  Governor 
of  the  P«/4/?r4,  and  the  eserci&s  there- 
in- 

PALA'GIUM,  a  Doty  anciently  paid 

to  Lords  of  Manont  fi>r  exporting  and 

importing  veffels  of  .Wine  in  any  of 

their  pons. 

JPALATAJSL£H£SS  loi  p^Utinm, 


m 


Tarty  per  PALE  fignifies  a  fhlcld  di- 
vided by  one  finglc  line  thio' 
the  middle  from  the  top  to 
the  bottom,  which  is  the  na- 
ture of  a  pale.  Sf  the  Ef- 
cittcbeoH. 
PALED,  a  Coat  is  faidto  be  paled, 
when  it  is  equally  charged  with  metal 
and  colour. 

PAl-ENESS  lof psU,  F.  and  mrfs  of 
palliditas,  L.  ]  wanncfi,  or  whlicncft  of 
countenance. 

Counter  PALED  [U  HermUry]  is  whefC 
the  pale  is  cut,  and  the  demi-pales  of 
the  chief,  tho*  of  colours  the  fame  with 
thofe  of  the  point,  yet  difierent  in  the 
place  where  they  mett »  ib  that  if  the 
firltofthe  chl^  be  metal,  that  which 
«orrefpondi  lo  it  underneath  is  of  co- 
lour. 

PALS- 


Digitized  by  VnOOQlC 


?  A 

thing  pale. 

Pa  UlS,  a  goddefs  of  fhepherds,  un- 
^r  whole  proied^on  weie  the  flocks  and 
herds. 

PAO^ICI    [  of  i5  9a\n  i*i^9ity   i.  el 
comiiigoutasain  firom  the  earthy  Pities ! 
Ikid  to  have  been  the  fons  of  jH^ittr  by  < 
Tlbuiiii,  who  hiding  herself  in  the  earth  | 
from  Jtm$^  brought  forth  two  brothers,  • 
call'd  J'alich  in  whofe  ten. pie  in  6icily^ ' 
were  two  deep  baipns  o>  boiling  fulphu- 
rou»  water  never  running  over,  the  two 
hold  being  the  holes  at  wh.ch  thefe  two  . 
|>rotheTv.faine  out,  b^injg  tumVUnto  the 
jiforciaid  boiling  fountains   Thefe  lb un- 1 
taina  were  called  Delli^  and  were.fanfious 
for  the  trial  and  punilhment  of  perjury  \ 
|br  Into  them  wa4  thrown  the  Ouh  of , 
him  that  had  fwom,  written  on  a  Note  ^  • 
which,  if  trae,  ^(ed  i   but  if  fklfe,  I 
iiinV  to  the  bottom.    JPoetick  \ 

PALIUA  [among  the  kmafi{\  fealts 
ai)d  publick  rejoicings  celebrated  A^il 
oo.  in  Ij^nour  of  FmUs  the  goddeft  of 
Diepherds  i  at  which  tiv»e  they  purified 
f  tieir  flocks  and  herds  with  the  fUmes  of 
J{j»/^iBjn7,  Lauttl  and  Snl^r  \  their  fa 
cr:fioes  were  milk  and  wafers  made  wirh 
milfet  f  during  which,  they  daneM  and 
Icap'd  over  fire  made  of  bean  ftraws, 
Kranehes  of  lives,  pine  and  laurel.  Thefe 
l^ftWals  were  celebrated  to  her  that  flie 

,  m ii5ht  drive  away  the  wo"  ves  and  prevent 
difcaies  incident  to  cattle  and  render  the 

r  earth  fniitAil.    L, 

PALILI  CIUM  [  Jfi^funmy  1  a  fixM 
ftar  of  the  firft  m:;gnitude  in  the  bull's 

'  cye»  ealled  ai^  AldA»ran 

P Al-IMBA«CHIUS  I  with  Gr^mmari' 
Mms^  a  fbot  condf^ing  of  two  long  iVlU- 
liles  and  one  Ihoit,  as  NStura* 

PAUMPSESTOK  [mU/u^^f,  Gr  ] 
a  fi>rt  of  paper  or  parchment    ufed  for 

:  mak ing  the firfl  draught  of  thmgi,  which 
^ooM  bear  wiping  out,  and  new  writing 
in  the  fame  place. 

I        PALINTQCHIA  [of  ir«\i?  and  tiV 

,  <f»»,  6r.  to  bring  forth]  the  delivery  of 
a  rhiM  a  fboond  time. 

PAXI9ES  [  in  H*r«Wnj  ] 
reprefents  a  range  of  paliflk- 
does  before  a  fortification, 
and  lb  reprefentcd  on  a  Fu/j, 
ilfingup  a  confiderab'e  length 

r  and  pointed  at  the  top,  with  the  i^eld 


a  rhPdalb 

IP 


appflaring  between  them. 
*'^PAHSA 


PALISADES  [fai  ArdHteBxn,'] 
i       PALISADES.  {\nGMfitHing\  an  o^ 
r   jiament  in  the  alleys  of  gardens,  where- 
in trees  are  planted,  which  bear  branches 
\    fiow  ^^^  bot;o^>,  tflrt  i»hi«h  awflprea*! 


®i 


PA 

in  fuch  a  manner,  as  to  appear  a  vaU 
covered  with  leaves 

Turning  PALISADES  \\n  T«rtifcaU\ 

••^■-- an  invention    to 

prefcrve  the  pali- 
ladcs  of  the  para- 
pet from  the  Ihoc 
ot  the  beficgers, 
louiucitu  n  li.  ai  jiKiiiy  of  them  as  Hood  • 
in  the  lei.g:h  cf  a  rod  or  mo  foot,  did 
turn  up  and  down  like  a  trap,  fo  that 
they  could  not  he  feen  by  the  enemy,  but 
jult  when  they  brought  on  their  attack} 
but  r^vcrtheicfs  were  always  ready  to  do 
the  proper  office  of  palifedes  i  as  the  n- 

^^  P  ALWRUS  linxiupof,  Gr.]the  IhruH 
Ci».\;/»'sihom.    L.  ..     „     ,, 

V     /  J      A  cTofs  PALL  [in  Heral] 
OvvH  repiefents  the  ornaments  of 
an  Archbilhop   fent    from 
ome  to  merropoiitans,  made 
_^  r  the  wooil  of  white  Lambs. 

See  the  EfcMtcbson.  ^       _, 

PA'LL-MA'LL,  an  Excrcife  or  Play, 
wnere  a  round  bowl  or  iron  ball  is  with 
a  mallet,  ftruck  thro' an^  arch  of  Iron, 
l^anding  at  either  end  of  an  alley  i  asm 

St.  Jami.s  Fark.  ^  ^  . 

PALLACA'NA.  a  fort  of  Onion 

PALLA'PIVM  Lof  ntv«c,  Gr.l 
the  ftatue  of  FalUs  reprelbntcd  holdi!^ 
a  pike  in  her  hand,  tha^  always  movc4 
as  fhe  turned  her  eyes.  The  TrojMns  di4 
beieve  that  this  Image  fell  down  from 
heaven  into  the  temple  before  it  was  co- 
vered >  and  they  were  toW  by  the  OraclQ 
of  Aptlte,  that  their  City  (hould  be  inex- 
pugnable fo  long  as  that  was  with  them. 
At  the  fjcgeofrn)/  It  Is  i^idto  have 
been  ftolen  away  by  Ulyp>  and  Diomedesj 
but  others  foy  this  was  a  falfeone,  which 
was  expos'd  to  the  publick,  and  that  tho 
true  one  was  with  the  tutelar  ^ods,  car- 
ried by  jEneMs  into  Italy  i  which  bemg 
introduced  into  ilwpf,  many  counterfeit 
ones  weie  made  like  it  to  prevent  the 
true  one  from  being  fto'en  ^ 

PAl-LAS  [nVw^-^t,  Gr.]  the  goddeH 
of  war  and  wiP^om,  who,  according  to 
the  poets,  came  forth  armed  out  of  J*<* 
piter't  biain  when  his  head  was  cleft  b? 
VMlcjtH.  She  was  nlfo  caird  Afinerw^ 
fVht'hfee. 

PALLAS  Tin  Tainting  &e/1  ^*jy^ 
fentcd  in  a  blue  mantT^  embroidtW 
with  fllvcr  .    •, ,  •  * 

PA'LLED  [prob.  dta^MU,  F.J  fla^ 
dead,  without  fpirit,  as  wine,  bcefH^'* 

PAXLET  [  in  Hefsldry']  is  aftnjri 

pale,  being  half  the  breadth  of  a  palt^ 

,of  Which  PaUct*  ^cr^  M«  ^n^etyy 

4F  »  W^ 


P  A 

fctcral  in  one  (hicld,  and  nmft  ncter 
be  charged  with  any  thing  white  or  red. 

PA^LLIATlVJi  [jwiw*//,  i.]fcrv. 
ing  to  palliate. 

1*ALLIAT1VE  Cwre  [in  Fbyfick]  is 
the  anfwcrfng  of  a  palliative  indication  *f 
9r  the  removal  or  mitigation  of  the 
lymptomb  of  a  d:fcafe,  the  caufe  of  it 
ftill  remaining.  "        .      «» 

PALLIATIVE  Indication  [with  fhy- 
fieimni^  is  Where  the  fymptoms  of  a  dlf 
cafe  give  too  much  trouble  and  danger 
to  have  the  cure  deferred  till  the  dif- 
cafe,  on  which  it  depends,  is  removed 

PAT-LIDNESS  lol  ^sllidiu,  L.  and 
•r/il  palencis.  ,.      ,    m^ 

PA^LLIER   X  [C:.fr/>wfry]inabnild. 

PAILIIERJ  ing,  a  landing  place 
in  a  ftair  cafe  *  or  a  ftcp,  which  being 
broader  than  \ht  reft,'  fervca  lor  a  reft- 
Irg  place. 

PAl.M  [  ^ahnus^  L.  ^  the  mncr  part 
of  the  hahd )  alfo  a  meafurc  of  a  hand's 
breadth,  three  inches. 
■  PALM-Ir«e  {^mhlem»tically]  rcpre- 
ftnts  juftice,  becaufe  ;t  is  laid  to  pro- 
cluce  all  its  fruit  propoitionable  to  Its 
leaves  •,  and  becaufc  the  wood  of  it  is 
Icaft  fubjeft  to  corruption.   '        ^,    „  _ 

the  VMM'Tru  [Uttt'-gly^cnUy^ 
was  ufed  to  reprefcntthe  life  of  a  reli- 
gious man,  the  root  of  whieh  is  nnplca- 
Jant  to  \oi^  upon,  but  the  fruit  and 
branches  are  grateful  both  to  the  eye 
and  the  tafte.  It  alfo  is  nfed  to  rcpre- 
fent  vidlory.  in  that  it  is  faid  to  rife  the 
higher  the  greater  weight  i<  bears. 

PALM  WfttmWn  AmmcsyKii  infeft 
about  12  inchej  lonjaj,  and  extreme  fWift 
in  its  motion,  having  an  incredible 
number  of  feet,  and  two  claws  at  th6 
(lead  and  tail,  with  which  it  wonnds 
and  poif^ns  perfons,  putting  ihcm  to  in- 
tolerably pain  for  14  hours. 
'   PAT.MA  arij?/,  afortofp^ant,  L. 

P AIM^TA  [o/i  Aec.]'  a  handful  of 
com.  '' '  ••  *  •' 
'  PALMA^IS  Br«PfJ  [with  AruOtm^ 
a  mufclfc  of  the  palm  of  the  hand, 
arifingfirom  tlie  MeUcarpns^  that  ftiftains 
the  little  finder,  %k.  and  proceeds  tranf- 
verfly,  and.  is  inferted  into  t;hc  eighth 
^one  of  the  Cii^j,  L.     ' 

PALlMARIS  J^nzus  {An0tomy\  a 
mutle  of  the  palm  or  the  band,  which 
takes  its  rife  fhom  the  inward  protube- 
rance of  the  Hn'mems,  and  is  inferted 
ifideways  to  the  roots  of  the  fingers,'  It 
iWDas  in  grafplng  any  thing  $rmly. 

PALMES  Twith  Botanifisl  the  flioot, 
cr  young  branch  of  a  vii.Cj  alfo  that  IhoOl^ 
6i  a  pjUm  tree,  an  which  it  blanches. 


PA 


PA^LMKTRY  [of  }almM,  L.  th« 

palm  of  the  hand]  a  kind  of  divination 
or  telling  fortiines  by  InfpedUng  the 
palm  of  the  hand. 

PA  LMETOIKE,  an  Indimm  tree,  of 
thp  jui^  of  which  the  Indimns  make  a 
pleafant  fort  of  wine, 

PALMO'SE  l^lmofmi^  L.]faU  of 
or  abounding  with  palm  trees' 

PALM  US,  a  hand  breadth,  a  fpan 
from  the  thumb  to  the  little  finger*  L, 

PALMUS  Lof  »«M*»  Gr.  to  beat]  a 
palpiution  of  the  heart. 

PALMS  LWith  BotAail^s]  white  buds 
(hooting  but  of  willows  or  fallows  before 
theleat 

The  PA'LPABLE  o^/fn/v,  daxluK^ 
that  may  be  felt.    Milton. 

PA'LPABLY  [  pal^bUmemt^  F.] 
plainly,  evidently,  fl»c.  ' 

PA'LPABLENESS  [of falpMbilis,  L. 
and  nefs]  capablene^  of  being  felt  |  alia 
plainnefs,  iiiianifefliief». 

PALPE'BRAE,  the  eye  lids  or  gb 
verings  of  the  eyes,  L. 

PALPITATING  [^l^iUms^  H 
panting  or  beating  quick. 

PA'l-SICAL  Ipnralytiab^  L.  ]  ha- 
ving the  palfey. 

PA  tSlCALNESS  [of  «»^'\««ff,  Cn] 
?iffliftcdncfs  with  the  palTcy* 

PAXTING ;  q.  d.^t«i«]throwbigat 

PALTRINESS  [prob- of  ^/^»,  F. 
or  psllou  T^  1  pitifiilnefe,  forrineli. 
^  '«**™  PA'LY  Bendy  [in  JZrr^] 
is  when  an  cfcutdieoo  is 
divided  by  lines  popcnd^- 
cuiar,  which  is  called  Faly^ 
and  ^hcn  again  by  others 
diagonal  athwart  the  fliield  f^om  the 
d«%ter  fide  to  xh^Jinifitr^  which  is  called 
Bendy,     ' 

PXMPHA'RMACXDN  [^u^^^wi% 
ofirau,  all,'and  ««e£</<xM',  Qt.  a  poHbn 
or  remedy!  an  univerial  remctly  againll 
all  mann^  of  poiipns  $  alfi>  an  nniiperfil 
remedy  a^ain^  all  difbaiesw 

pak  [plann,  r«i.  |kiiiiie,D«*. 

panne,  SaxJ]  a  veuel  of  vatious  mctalt 
and  for  vai;ious  ufeaL' 

PAN  t**"*  Gr.  alll  hence  mytbolo* 
•gills  6nd  iecrers  of  nature  couched,  and 
that  imv  fignifies  the  univerfe.  An  an- 
tienc  Egyptian  deity  qilled  by  them 
Maudes,  tl^  he-gosit, '  in  the  fliape  of 
which  he  was  there  worfhipped.  Bat 
the  Greeks  &y  he,  was  thje  fon  of  Femdoft 
the  daughter  of,  leams^  whoio  Mtvt^ry 
ravilhed  in  the  ihape  of  a  he^pat,  and 
bom  in  Arcmdim^  Whence  he  was  efteem'd 
a  niial  deity,  and  the  gpd  a(  mountains, 
W9pd8  and  ibcpherds. 


PA 


fA 


TUtmrA,  in  a  tradt  of  his  morals, 

1.  e.    ^Vhy  orsclu  etafi  to  givs  anfv/ers, 
{(CUs  us  a  notable  flory,  that  a  fliip  fail- 
ing cue  of  ijrtece  into  Italy,  was  be- 
calmed about  the  Efibinsdes,   and  the 
pcrlons  m  the  Ihip  hcar*d  a  voice  loudly 
calling  on  one    Thamus  an   EgyfUn^ 
who  was  then  in  the  ihip,  who  made  no 
anlwcr  to  the  firft  or  fecond  call,  but  at 
the  third  replied^  ben  am  1^   then  the 
iroice  fpike  again,  bidding  him  when 
he  came  to  the  Falodes,  to  make  it 
jLnown  that  the  gicat  god  Pan  was  dead, 
■nd  that,   when  they  came  to  the  £a- 
JoJei,  which  are  ccnain    Ihcives  and 
xbcks  in  the  Ionian  fca,  'thamus^  fbuid- 
Ing  on  the  poop  of  the  fhip,  did  as  the 
yoicc  dire^cd  hiip }    whereupon  was 
heard  a  mighty  noife  of  many  together, 
who  all  feemed  -o  groan  and  lament, 
ifith  terrible  and  hideous   ftiriekingb. 
Hews  hereof  coming  to  Tiber  ins  the  em- 
peror of  Ao«i?,  he  cauled  the  learned 
men  to  enqure  out  of  their  books  who 
that  P« '  Ihould  be  i  who  anfwered,  that 
he  was  the  fon  of  Mercmy  and  Peaelope* 
But  thofc  who  more  narrowly  examined 
the  circumftanecs  of  this  accident ,  found 
ft  happen  at  the  time  when  our  Saviour 
Hiffcrred  on  the  crofi,  who  was  the  trae 
God  /'-»«,  andfhepherd  of  our  fouls  i  and 
that  upon  this  divulging  his  death  and, 
paflion,  the  devils  who  ufed  to  fpeak  in 
praclcs,  began  to  defift  from  that  office. 
OrphsMs  fays  that  Fan  fignifies  univer-r 
fal  nature,   proceeding  from  the  divine 
Blind  and  providence,  of  which  the  hea- 
ven, canh  <ca  and  the  eternal  fire,  arc 
ii  many  mennber?.  ' 
*   Some  by  Fan  ^nderftand  the  llin. 

Common  Mythologifts  are  of  opinion, 
that  his  upper  parts  being  Uke  a  man, 
Intimate  that  the  fupcrior  and  ccleftial 
parts  of  the  world  are  beautiful,  radiant 
and  glorious*}  that  his  horns  reprcfent 
the  rays  of  jh?  fun,  as  they  work  up- 
wards, and  his  "long  fcard  fignify  th? 
fame  rays,  as  they  have  an  inaucncc  up- 
on the  earth  \  the  ruddincisof  his  coun- 
tenance bears  a  rclemblance  to  the  sky. 
"  PAN  lHierogtypbicMly'\  is  pictured 
vith  two  horn^  on  his  bead,  and  a  gar- 
Xiient  of  a  leopard's  skin  about  his  Ihoul- 
acTS,  and  a  yanK  of  fevcn  flendcr  pipes 
in  his  hand,  fo  joined  tof;erhcr  t»^at 
their  mufick  could  make  an  hannonious 
conlbrt,  to  flgnifV  the  harmony  and  ifarc 
corrcfpondency  that  is  in  thq  wdr'd  be- 
tween the  feveral  parts  that  rompofc  it. 
The  two  horns  did  rcprcfent  the  fim, 
,Ais  garment  the  beautiful  Tariety  of  the 


PAN,  the  lower  part  of  thff  defty  l(C 
hairy,  and  refembles  a  goat,  to  intimate 
the  unevennefi  of  the  earth  r  Othcct 
fuppofe  that  by  the  hairinefi  and  rough* 
ncfs  of  his  lower  parti,  are  repfeibntect 
the  flirubs,  wild  creatures,  trees  an4 
mountains  here  below.  They  fciga 
him  lalcivious  and  luftful,  becaufc  of 
the  many  caufcs  of  ieeds,  and  the  mix- 
tures which  are  made  from  them. 

He  piurfues  the  nymphs,  for  he  de- 
lights in  exhalations,  which  proceed 
from  humidity,  without  which  it  is  im* 
poilible  that  the  world  Ihould  exift*  , 
Others  underlland  by  his  amoroui 
complexion  (which  caufes  him  to  purfue 
the  nymphs)  the  defire  of  generation^ 
which  fpreids  itfelf  through  all  beiDgs, 
who  attract  matter  proper  for  that  and 
from  the  moifture  which  is  Teprefente4 
by  the  nymphs. 

He  is  faid  to  be  clothed  with  a  leo^ 
pard's  skin,  ^  w«ll  becauie  of  the 
bca\itiful  variety  of  all  things,  as  alio 
becaufe  of  the  Colours  that  are  ieen  in 
the  worlds  or,  as  others  think,  hjs  ijxjt- 
ted  skin  is  the  image  of  the  ftarry  firtna- 
meot.  ^,.,.      m 

His  goat's  fbet  fignify  the  foUdtiy  of 
the  earth,  and  his  pipe  of  iisven  reeds, 
that  celcftial  harmony  fuppofed  to  be 
made  by  the  feven  planets. 

His  fljepherd  8  crook  is  fuppofed  ta 
intimate  that  care  and  providence  by 
which  the  univerfe  is  conduced  and 
governed.  ^  ,    _ 

PANACE'A  [according  to  Gahn^ 
medicines  which  he  had  in  great  efteem* 
Thence,  _     .", , .        ,.  ^ 

PANACEA  [with  Chymffis^  is  applied 
to  their  univerial  medicine,  which,  aa 
they  pretend,  will  cure  all  difeafes  in  all 
circumltanccs,  conftitutiona  and  a^. 

PANA'CtOUS,  a  term  applied  to 
fovcral  plants,  by  reafon  of  the  extraor-* 
dinary  virtues  afcribed  to  them. 

PANARITIUM  [with  Wswi]  • 
yery  painful  fwelling  at  the  end  of  the 
finaer  at  the  root  of  the  nail. 

PANA'THENAEA  [of »«»,  all.  and 
•A3»»  i»,  pr.  Minerva^  feafts  obfened 
at  Atbinst  for  the  union  of  the  towns  of 
Attica^  by  Tbefems,  Here  they  wreftlc^ 
naked,  an4  cVuice4  the  Pyrrhick  danc« 
in  armour.    '        '  ^       .j,. 

PANC^LI^R,  *  plant  othcrwift 
called  Milan  Cabbage 

PANCA'?.PUS  [of  *tffr  9}U  *nd 
jCi^W,  fruit,  Gr.]afpcdbiclcorihow, 
which  the  Rnmjn  emperors  exhibited  t^ 
the  people;  a  kind  of  chace  or  hunt  of 
a  number  of  bealts,  as  bullocks,  deerst 


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Jlites^  B»c.  which  being  ihiit  vp  in  •the 
ciicm  or  amphitheatre,  into  which  trees 
woe  fiequencly  txanfplanted  £>  as  to 
form  i^  kind  of  foref^  were  let  out  to 
the  people,  ^nd  cholb  who  would  purfuc^ 
JI10C9  killed  and  cut  in  pieces  all  they 
^ooU  I  otben  Aippofe  Fanc»rtMt  to  be 
mlft>  a  combat  wherein  robmt  people, 
biied  fi>r  that  purpo£e,  fought  with  wl:d 
Walls. 

PA'NCHRQS  Mrjt"''  of  Mir  and 
;tr»'«  Gr.  colour!  a  precia\ia  (tone,  that 
Ji  almoft  of  all  colours 

PANCHYMA  GCX1\  [of  irrf,  all, 
^'»  '-t^  humour,  and  *3*»>5'»  «-  Iwdcrl 
^verlal  purges,  medicines  which  dif- 
pcife  all  humpurs  in  the  body. 

PANCRAT|CAL(  l^aruraticMs^  I, 
«f  7^),  ally  9did  a&irQ't  ^'  power] 

PANCRATlUMCof**',  all,  and 
«^T^9  might]  the  ciiearci(e  of  wielt* 
Jiofc  boxiiig*  d*c. 

^FA'NCRKAS  JfAU  [in  cmpmrstiv 
JUmtmn\  a  large  gland  in  the  middle  of 
the  neKntery  of  ibme  brutes  to  which 
moft  of  the  ladeaU  relbit,  and  whence 
the  chyle  Is  conveyM. 

PANCREATICUS  VhBus.  .See 
]^«s  Tsftertatiau. 

PANCREA'TICK  jWcf,  an  inlipid, 
Ifanpid  juice  or  humour,  feparated  from 
the  blood,  and  prepared  in  the  ?snfirp.»s. 

PANDA^LEA  Lin  iUrmxey\  a  fi>lid 

PANDJKMCymUM  [rf*»*%  all, 
tfid  Ai#M^  y,  Gr  of  devils^  the  great 
hall,  erxnt  orrounril  cbaipber,  or  par 
lianient  houfb  of  deVils.    Af r/to  % 

PANDORA  [^r^'  ^<B«,  Gr.  i  e. 
veeeiving  the  gif^s  of  all  the  {/odsi  ^ 
fpoman  (according  to  the  poets)  maile 
Vy  Yiizmn,  at  the  command  of  jHpitgr^ 
irtwm  every  go  I  adorned  with  ie>eral 
pjfts.  ?«/!.;:«  gave  her  wiidom,  Venm 
beauty,  J^lto  mufirk,  M'.rciiry  elo 
iinenre)  otben  lay,  the  mother  of  Deu 
itihn^  wh^  fent  a  box  to  E^im^tbsMi^ 
filled  with  a}}  kinds  of  evi's,  who  ha- 
ving received  ir,  opened  ir,  and  out 
they  a!!  flew  nmi  filled  the  earth  with 
dHcades,  and  a!l  other  calamities.  He- 
MiKi  expounds  this  of  the  earth,  as 
"^dhywing  all  thinip  oeeei&ry  for  life. 

PANEGY'R  ICK  among  the  (Jr^-feH 
•  dnirch  book,  confifting  of  pasegjr- 
ikfct  or  dirconrics  in  praifc  of  Jefui 
CIn/and  the  faints. 

PANETTY  {of  psms,  L.  bread!  the 
cflencc  of  ox  the  qiv^cy  of  being  bread 
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PANELU^US  [prob.  ef  i^t^k 
Gr.  all  over  lerenc]  a  name  of  fupitBt^ 
given  him  on  account  of  his  giving  aa 
iiniveiiai  rain  over  all  Gruct^  when  k 
had  been  aAid^  with  a  great  drought. 

A  PA  NICK     f  fudden  confteraaci- 

PANiCK.  Fear  >*  on  that  ficies  upon 
mens  fincies,  without  any  vifiblecaufei 
a  needlefs  or  ill  grounded  Krig^t.  The 
realon  why  thd(b  terrors  are  attributed 
to  P*n^  was,  as  forae  £iy>  becaule  when 
Ofim  wa«  bound  by  Tj^^  F^n  and  the 
Satyn  appearing,  call  him  into  a  fright  ^ 
or  becaufe  he  frighted  all  the  giants 
that  waged  war  ag  una  7^'^'  Or  as 
others  fjky^  that  when  Fmn  was  Bjuthms\ 
LieutenantGeneral  In  his  IndUn  eape- 
didon,  being  encompalled  in  a  valley, 
with  an  army  of  enemies  far  fuperior 
CO  them  in  number^  he  adviled  the  god 
to  order  his  men  to  give  a  general  jhou^ 
which  lb  lUrprixed  the  oppofite  army, 
that  they  immeiiacely  Aed  irom  the^ 
camp.  And  hence  it  eame  to  pais,  that 
all  ftidden  fears  imprefled  upon  mens 
fpirirs,  without  any  juft  reafi>n,  were^ 
by  the  Gnzks  and  JUmam  called^  Fmnick 
Tr.ms. 

PANICyiATF.D,  it,  jfie  [in  JBbe««. 
Writ  J]  a  plant  is  faid  to  be  fioribi^s  frnmi^ 
euUtm$.  i  ei  with  paniculate  flowers^ 
when  it  bean  a  great  number  of  flowers 
ftanding  upon  long  fbot-ftalks,  iftuins 
on  all  fides  from  tne  middle  ftalks }  the 
whole  bunch  being  broad  at  the  bottom 
or  in  the  middle  and  growing  nac^ 
~  rower  towards  the  lop^  aa  in  £>me  fUri 
worts. 

PA'NIS  armginnm  W  Kte.'J  biea^ 
diftributed  to  Servants. 

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PANTS  mUitarh  [oU  Itae.]  anmonin 
tlon  or  camp  bread  \  a  coarle  and  blac^ 
^rt  of  bread,  hard  bisket,  L. 

PAHIS  ^reimis  IB^tsmy]  th»  her^ 
fi)w  bread,  If. 

PANI5:  «Mr«^««  [maehuh'U^l  amid-. 
die  ibrt  of  bread  betwixt  white  and 
brown,  the  coarfer  bread  in  TeIigioD& 
houles  made  for  ordinary  guefts,  whereu 
as  the  bread  for  the  convent  was  pure 
manchet 

PA'NNICULUS  C^rMfus  Tin  AriaK'J 
a  membrane  commonly  described  as  in^ 
vcfting  the  whole  bodyi  a4&  i\  does  In* 
deed  in  brutes,  lying  between  the  skin 
and  memhr^na  sifpufa  $  but  in  i|ico  i^ 
to  be  fbund  only  in  the  Cice. 

PAliNUS  [with  OcmlifisJ  a  diifca^ 
inthecye.  wlien  t^  tdSls  wWc^i  ma 

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fbn  of  a  iloppa^  or  inflammation  )  lb 
that  a  Adhy  web  tfterwards  ootcis  the 
wbok  or  part  of  it. 

PANSi!^L£  N£  L^  nir  «iid  w^iwB, 
Gr.j  the  fuU  moon. 

PANSP£  KM  lM9TmJtuiitci9Ap,a]l^ 
mod   m^  . ,  Gr.   ftedl  unir^Hal  feed  i 
alio  a  miatnre  of  all  foits  of  ieedt. 
•.  A   PANTALOcyN,   a    bufibod   or 
jack  podding  drclled  in  a  pantaloon. 

PANTA'BKE,  a  precious  Aone^  cal- 
led  the  ftoue  of  the  lun. 

PA'NTE^  lAMotomy]  the  paunch  or 
%ei)y  I  rnlfi)  a  ion  of  gall  on  the  neck  of 
draught  beafts,  L. 

PA'NTHEA  lameng  the  Rtmmws] 
tingle  (Ucu^  compofed  or  the  figures  or 
fymbols of  feveni  difieient  divinities} 
tor  figutet  on  medals,  the  heads  of  which 
tue  adorned  with  lymbols  of  fbveral 
'Cods,  as  one  of  Amhnims  Pi  us,  which  re- 
piefents  SitapU  by  the  bulhel  it  bears^ 

PA^THSAN  SMms^  Statues  that 
teprefented  all  or  the  moil  conliderable 
«f  the  heathen  deities,  diftingullhcd  by 
.their  feveral  peculiar  maiks,  which 
^  wext  placed  above,  about,  or  upon  the 
ftatues :  Ji^ittr  wu  known  by  his  thun- 
der-bolt i  /MM  by  her  crown)  M  by 
bit  beams  \  Mats  by  his  helmet  \  Vetm 
1>y  her  beauty  i  Mtrcttry  by  wingi  at  his 
feet  or  his  Cmiiifms  ^  Bseehas  by  ivy » 
Cent  by  a  coriiir«o/f«,  or  ears  of  com  ^ 
VUm^  by  a  crdcenti  and  Ca^id  by  a 
bundle  of  anows,  a>c. 

PANTHEO'LOGIST  [of  •«»,  alU 
fend  ei4\4yOH,  a  divine,  6rJ)  a  ftudent 
or  writer  of  nniverfld  or  a  whole  body 
of  divinity. 

PA'NTHEON  [of  vmmiv  9t0f,  Gr. 
#. «.  of  all  the  gods]  a  temple  in  Homey 
built  in  a  round  form  by  A/frifP^*  '^^ 
Ion  in-law  of  AttgufUu^  adorned  with 
marble  of  various  colouriw  In  the  walls 
were  niches,  in  which  the  ftatues  of 
the  Gods  were  placed.  The  ga:es  were 
of  brafi,  the  beams  covered  with  brals 
silt«  and  the  roof  was  of  lilver  plates. 
ft  was  dedicated  to  Jupiter  Vinie*,  It 
was  fince  confecrated  by  pope  Beuifmee 
III.  to  the  ^njt'A  Af'T,  &nd  is  now  eal- 

led«  ^mmlM  Maris  idU  rei*mim. 

PANTHER  [mk^»  of  sdEr,  all,  and 
ftM,  a  wHd  bcah.  Gr,']  (b  named,  be- 
raufe  It  h's  th^^  iSercenefs  of  aU,  beails 
pnr  together 

PANTHER  {Werf^ffr^k«^^  ft  poC 
to  reprefent  hypoeriiy  and  deceit »  be* 
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having  a  fierce  countenance  which 
frightens  them  it  covers  it  with  her  two 
fore-paws,  till  they  come  ncaitr,  fi> 
that  (he  can  the  more  eafUy  Gent  them. 
PA'NTHEKINE  [of  jMw<A«rir,  L-J 
of  or  like  a  panther. 

PANTlNG[/u»/eX«ji(,  F.]fetcfaln8 
the  bieath  ihort,  or  breathing  quick. 

PA'NTOi?TiJ&S  L  iMi»  •^s,  F.J  faig^ 
foled  flipper,  PanUbUi :  Hence,  tMjtmmd 
Mo»  tbs  fsntabUi  f  fAnttufiu )  fighifiei 
Itrenuouily  to  infift  upoti,  or  iUnd  ^p 
for  his  honour,  dv. 

PAPA'YER  Lin  the  CarMe*  JPmiil 
a  kind  of  fruit. 

PAPER-^Aws  iHienglylkiUay^  le- 
prefented  priefthood  among  the  jB<* 
gyfiimns  |  bc<iaufe  their  prJelfet  woA  no 
other. 

PAPILLAE  TsingnM  [^i»^i«ii7l  linle 
eminences  on  the  tongue,  lb  called  on 
account  of  their  reiemblance  to  the  jP«* 
m72«  of  Che  bread,  L. 

PA^iLLA'RUM  Fnztfis  [to  AmmL^ 
are  the  ,extremities  of  the  olfadDry 
nerves,  which  convey  the  flimy  bumouxo 
by  the^^  that  pafs  thm'  the  Os  Crh 
hrihrme  to  the  noftciU  and  palate.  * 

PAPISTICAL  [cfpmfijh^  F.l  of  of 
pertaining  to  the  papttU. 

PAPl'STICALLY,  after  a   popiih 
manner. 
PAPISTICALNESS,  popi/hneli. 
PAPPE'SGENT  l^aj^fcem,  L.]  gRNT- 
Ing  downy. 

PA PPOUsIa^lcent,  [ili  SUmtgtl 
downy  and  milky. 

PA'PPOUSNESS  [of  M2^,L.aa4 
wefs]  downinefi,  Ibftnels,  Ipunginefi. 
PA'PPY  loffafbms,  L.]foft,  Ipungr. 
PAPY'RUS  l^-rveyc^  Gr.l  a  flax 
flirub  that  grows  in  the  raarihes,  and 
ftanding  waten,  near  the  river  Nile  in 
^SyP**  ^  yfhleh  they  made  pqieri 
hence  our  mordPsper. 

PA'RABLE  t*«4w/8»x|,  Gr.l  o  conr 
tinued  fimilitude  or  companion  i  a  de» 
daration  or  expofition  of  a  thing  by 
wayof  fimilitnde  or  compariibn»  a  dailt 
faying,  an  allegory  i  a  fiible  or  alkgo* 
riral  in  Amnion,  founded  on  Ibmething 
real  or  apparent  in  nature  or  hiftoryi 
from  which  Ibme  moral  is  drawn,  Vf 
comparing  it  with  fome  other  thing  ia 
which  peifons  are  more  Immediately 
concerned. 

PARABOLA  [with  KhetmeimmJ  n 
figurative  expreOlon,  when  one  thing  ll 
uttered^  andwocha  fignificd, 

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PARA'BOLA 

i^ef^)Jif,  Gr.] 
is  a  curve  as  A 
B  C^  made  by 
cutdng  a  cone 
by  a  plane  A  £9 
paralld  to  one 
of  iti  fides,   as 

IT  C^ 

PARABOLA 

[  of   im*>m^lAAatf 

Gr  ]  a  figiire  a- 
riiing  from  the 
IbStion  of  a 
cone,  when  cut 
by  a  plain  pa- 
^**»*— — — ^  rallcl  to  one  of 

^  its  fidc». 

t»ARABOLA^I,  t  fet  of  perlbns, 
%ho,  in  the  JU%mndri»n  church,  devo- 
ted themieWes  to  the  ferrice  of  churches 
and  hofpitals 
FARAfiOLICK  CumAs  iGtrnttry] 
is  a  folid 
thus  formed: 
MulUplyall 
the  A  B's  in- 
to A  £*8(0t, 
%hich  is  all 
ooe,'  upon 
the  bafe  F 
GH.ereaa 
priijn,  whofe 
altitude  (hall 
be  F  £ }  and 
this  ihall  be 
the  Parabolick  Cmrnms^  which  is  equal 
in  folidity  to  the  Pasabolical  Pyrami- 
^id. 

PARABOIJCK  Space 
Geometry]  is  the  area 
contained  between  the  curve 
the  parabola,  and  a 
-^  whole  ordinate  B  C  This 
3B  C  is  the  f-  of  the  drcumfcri. 
bing  pirallelogram  BCDE  in  the  com* 
non  i>arabo1a. 

PARABOLICK  Tyramidoid  fin  (jee- 
metry']  a  Iblid  Agnre,  lb  called  from  its 
particular  formation. 

PARABOLICK  Comid  [in  Ceemetry-] 
a  folid  figure  generated  by  the  rotation 
of  a  Semi'pafMola  about  its  Axis,  and 
is  equal  to  half  of  its  drcumibribing 
cylinder. 

PARABOLICK  [in  ^eomefry]  a  folid 
^dy  formed  by  the  turning  of  a  Semi- 
parMa  about  its  ordinate. 
'^PARABOXICALLY     C^«r»Wx5»r- 
mtmti  F.  ]  by  way  of  panble. 
PAiAB0^lCALN£8S  [s^^Mi- 


tus,  L.  And  aefi]  the  being  of  the  Tita0 
or  manner  of  a  parable. 

PARABO  UKORM  [of  p^rsboU  and 
f(prmiSf  L  I  of  Che  form  of  a  parabola. 

PARAfiOaX)IDi^S  Lin  GeimA  ard 
paraboUiy  of  the  higher  kinds. 

PAKAC£'NTKICK  :ioUieitmtkm  of 
Gfomity  or  Letrity  [in  MecbaMckt}  is  the 
fame  with  the  vis  ceidrifeu^ 

PARA  CO£  [of  wu^uu^^  to  hear 
difficultly  1  deafhefs. 

The  Bed  of  PA  R  ADE,  that  on  which 
a  perfon  lies  in  ftate. 

PARADE  Lin  Fenci^']  the  aft  of 
parrying  or  turning  oS  Mnf  Pufli  or 
Stroke. 

PARADIA'STOLE  [  *tff.^aCT>i. 
Gr.]  a  reparation,  a  dillindtion  »  a  figuse 
in  rhetorick  whieh  joins  things  that  ftca 
to  have  one  import  |  and  Ihews  how 
much  they  differ,  by  ibbjoining  to  each 
its  proper  meaning,  u  tri^  UipHs  Jtsbmli^ 
mstmris  trugtbrns  imbre$ .    L. 

PARADIGRAMMATICE  [of  «>«- 
f^J^ryK*  «n  example,  and  >qm^r«  a 
pifture,  Gr.]  the  ait  or  making  all  fi>xts 
of  figures  in  pUiller.  The  artilts  of  this 
workmanfhip  are  cali*d  Gyffecbi. 

PA'RAOISE  [of  T«0e^««i>c  of  ««9 
and  mu  v  to  water,  Gr.  or  rather  of 
DTO,  Heb.}  a  place  of  plcalure.  The 
garden  of  Bden,  where  Adam  and  £«r 
refided  during  their  innocency  «  alio  the 
manfion  of  laint^  and  angels  that  enjoy 
the  light  of  God,  the  place  of  blift  in 
heaven  1  according  to  thi  nocion  of  the 
Greeks,  it  is  an  inclofure  or  patk,  ftored 
with  dl  fottsof  plants  tfnd  wild  beaHs  of 
pl^ure )  Knd  itfiih  us,  any  delighiflA 
place  is  called  a  Pmradife. 

Bird  of  PARADISE,  k  rare  bird  ib 
called,  either  an  dccount  of  its  fine  co- 
louis,  S«:  or  elfc  becaufc  it  is  not  known 
where  it  is  bred,  fi:om  irlience  it  comes, 
dr  whither  it  ^oes. 

PARADi'SUS  [ih  Amt.  Eeclefi^tcA 
Writers^  a  fquare  Court  before  CathedraU, 
f urrounded  with  piazzas  or  porticos  for 
perfons  to  Walk  under,  being  Ibpported 
with  pillars. 

PA'RADOX  lyRithRhetmiciansA  U 
fomething  caft  In  by  the  bye,  contrary 
to  the  Opinion  or  Expedition  of  the 
auditors,  which  is  otherwiie  called  Hy* 
pomone. 

PARADO'XICALNESS^  the  nature 
or  quality  of  a  paradox. 

PARA'GIUM  [oW  LsTf]  is  taken  for 
the  equal  condition  between  t!NO  parties 
to  be  eq^uibi  or  maniea. 


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^AUADFSIANy  of  or  peitaihlng  to 

ptndiie. 

PAKAGOG£  C«<r^x7f>«i;  Gr.]  a  fi- 
gure in  Gram,  or  Rhetorick,  Whereby  a 
letter  or  fylUble  is  added  at  the  end  of 
a  word,  without  adding  any  thing  to 
the  fenic  of  it  i  this  figure  is  frequent 
Wth  the  Htbrttas,  as  TXDXIH  for  "TON, 
I  will  bUji^   «^ci  ^Mer  for  did  with  the 

PARAfetVblCALLY  [of  ir»^«yi^>*\ 
Gr.  a  ^rodudtion  or  lengthening]  ac- 
cording fo  the  flgnre  iialled  FaragQge. 

PAKATSOND  [of  paraff>ne,  Ital.] 
equalled  with,  tofti pared  with.    Milton. 

PA'RAGRAPH  [r.«^>^«#>,  GrO 
the  charaOer  of  a  paragraph  in  a  quota- 
tion is  fi, 

PARAGRA'PHEfwIth  KbetmcUns] 
a  declining  or  waving  the  matter  in 
iDontroverfy. 

PARAGRAPHE  [•«p*>?«m,  Gr]  a 
writii^  or  note  in  the  margin  of  i. 

PARAGRAPHE  [with  Toets^  a  fi- 
gure, when  after  having  dil)>atched  one 
fubje^t,  they  pais  on  to  another}  as 
SsStMus  Jrobrum  eultus  S*  jiier«  cff/s  \ 

PARAGRAPHICALLV  [of  ••^«- 
>f«f«,  Gr.]  paragraph  by  patagraph^  or 
in  paragraphs 

PARALA'MPSIS  [of  -»«#«x«a«w, 
Gt.  to  ftiine'*  a  bright  fpeck  in  the  bade 
toarr  of  the  cyei 

PARALEPSlS[»«f«\ir4«f,  Gr.]an 
emitting  or  paillng  by. 

PARA'LIUS,  a  fort  of  herb  or  f^uxge 
that  grows  near  the  Tea. 

Horix4mtal  PARA'LLAX  [with 
/finmm.  ]  is  when  fun,  moon,  or  any 
ether  planet  is  in  the  Horixfin  %  which 
Isthegreateftof  all)  or  it  ik  the  diffe- 
rence between  the  real  and  apparent 
place  of  a  planet,  when  it  is  rifuig  and 
Ktting 

PARALLAX  [in  Levelling]  is  ufed 
for  the  angle  contained  between  the 
true  IcTei,  and  that  of  the  apparent 
level. 

To  PA'RALLEL  [mttre  enpatmlUU^ 
1*.  fit  9m^A)<\»K^ ^  Gc]  to  make  or  run 
equal  to  or  with. 

PARALLEL  Lines  [in  Gemetry^  are 
(uch  lines  as  lie  equally  distant  from 
each  other  in  all  their  part& ;  fo  that  if 
they  were  infinitely  ejttended  they  wouLl 
never  touchy  as:::. 

A  circmUf  PARALLEL  fin  Geom^ 
is  one  line  or  circle  drawn  without  or 
within  another  circle,  as  ^  . 

PARALLELS    of    Utituh    [in 


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4fir9m\  tvt  lefler  circles  of  the  fphera 
parallel  to  the  eciiptick,  imagined  to 
pals  thro'  every  de|^  and  minute  of 
the  coUires. 

PAHALLE'LISM,  a  machine  con- 
trived for  tlie  ready  and  txtuCt  xedufti(>n 
or  copying  of  defigns,  fchemes,  d«.  in 
any  proper  portion^  called  alio  a  Ta" 
rallehfgrmm^    or  £araUelogtmmmek  tv^m 


PARALLELO'GRAM 

[  )r«if9tM«>^«ftuoF,  Gr.J  a 
plain  figure  bounded  by  4 
right  lines,  whereof  the  op- 
pofite  are  parallel  one  to  the  otheri  at 
in  this  figure 

PARALLELOGRAM^  an  inftrti* 
ment  compol^  of  s  rulers  of  brais  nt 
wood,  with  Hiding  lockets  to  be  fet  t« 
any  proportion,  for  the  inlatging  or  di- 
miniihing  of  any  map  or  draught. 

PARALLELOGRA'MMICAL  Tof 
»«^erAM^cf  and  y^iuiKf^  Gr.]  of  or  be» 
longing  to  a  Panllelogiam. 

/  A  PARALLELOPKOPID 
X  jM  [in  Geometr/\  one  of  ih<4 
mNHH  tegular  bodies  or  folids» 
MHiW^  comprehended  under  fix 
rectangular  and  parallel 
furfaces,  the  oppofite  ones  whereof  iure 
equal. 

PARALLELOTLEURON  [of  irj- 
f%>9jtK9s  and  ivA»c>/Vf  Gr.  a  fide]  any  &• 
gure  that  has  two  parallel  fides. 

PARALOGISM  [wn^xtytvfjtU^  Gr^ 
a  £ault  committed  in  a  demonftration^ 
when  a  confequence  is  drawn  from  prin- 
ciples  that  are  falle,  or  not  proved. 

PARALO'PHlA  iof  iwf«,  near,  and 
\oc  j«,  Gr.  the  neck]  the  lower  tod  late- 
ral part  of  the  neck. 

PARALYTICALNESS  [of  ^lw^• 
ticMiy  L.  of  <r«#«M>7i««V,  <3r.  and  ne/i] 
palfical  condition. 

PARALYSIS  l^^^Kvnt,  Gr.]  a<lif* 
eaib  commonly  called  the  palfey, 

PAltAMENT  [in  jMAtia.1  an  uni- 
form courfe  of  (tones. 

PARAME'SUS  [of  ««•  V  and  u/mp, 
Gr.  the  middle]  the  next  finger  td  the 
middle  one,  rhe  ring-fingef. 

PARANESIS  [ir-»«rf,,f,  Gr.]  ft 
precepc,  admonition  or  inftttiAion 

PARANETICAL  [•«**ffn«i«,Grl 
apt,  tending  to,  or  pertaining  to  pct- 
fuafion  or  admonition . 

PAR  ANE  TE  DieteHgmenon^  the 
l»te  of  d"la'-(ol-re, 

PARANETE,  ^yj^Mion^  the  note 
PARAneTE,  ^/»*«.9;.?s»»,  the  note 


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*AkANiTES  [nmf^Wfif ,  6t.l »  prt- 
^iou»ikoDQ,  »  Kind  of  mnethyft. 

PAKAPE'OMA  Iwf'imyH^^  Gr.]  a 
table  or  \Attt  of -braft  fixed  to  a  pillar,  op 
wblcb»  inamientdmof.  laws,  ordinan- 
ces. pvocUmationi,  dv.  were  engraven. 

PAIULPH     7    a    particular    cha- 

PA^RAPHE  3  taOcr,  knot,  or  Hou- 
rilhy  which  peribns  habituate  thciniblvei 
to  bMke  always  in  the  ikme  manner  at 
^e  end  of  their  name,  to  prevent  their 
figpatnre  from  being  counteif eited. 

PARAPHRA'STICALI-Y,  by  way 
•f  paraphiaie. 

PARAPHRE'NESIS  7  [of  r^^ttand 

PARAPHRENinriS  $  ppn>tvfyQT.] 
^  kind  of  midndf  acCom|ianied  with  a 
Continual  fever }  «r»  according  to  the 
modern  phyfidaiii.  it  !»  an  inikunina- 
tion  of  the  AUdi^mim  ot  FUwa  aboilt 
the  diaphragm^  mended  with  a  con- 
tinual fever,  and  iixquiiitft  pain  in  the 
barta  afie^ted,  6*^. 

PAR4RTHRE'MA  [of  ,r^  And 
Sf^U  Gr.  a  joint]  a  luxation  wheii  a 
joint  it  a  little  Aift  &)m  its  ^laciL 

PARASCENI'UM  [of  ir«^«  and 
^Knifkt  Gr.]  the  back  part  of  a  fcfcne  or 
fiage  in  a  iJUy-houie  »  amoi^  the  JU- 
wmsmst  that  place  of  a  theatre  to  whidh 
the  aiOon  withdraiT  to  dtefi  or  undrefs. 

PARASCEU'E  [moiatiittN  of  ri^r. 
9uva(«9  Gr.  to  prepiue  or  make  ready] 
ihd  pnipatftcjon  of  all  things  neddury 
before^n  operation. 

PARASIO  PESIS  imm^t9tthnm»  Ct  ] 
*  keeping  nlenco. 

PA'RASITE  ipar^tms,  L.  of  •«£/- 
fiT^,  Gr.l  a  king  of  priefts,  among 
the  antients,  or  a  ihinifber  of  the  gods  | 
or  (as  otheh;  a  gueit  of  the  prielt*s 
vrbom  he  inVited  to  eat  part  of  the  fa 
triiices  &  hen^  the  vtord  Is  tifed  to  iig- 
iiify  a  imcllibKt  or  tithcherfhend. 

PARASITICALNESS  [of  fmrsjiti^ 
«Ks,  L.  of  9xfa.^tnuf^  Gr.  ilnd  mfs] 
fawningnef^  Aattcringhefs. 

PAR A'STADES  [with  JnhitwSfs-i 
the  pod  or  pillars  o^  a  door. 

PARA'STATAE  [in  Afebmanf'^ 
the  ftme  that  the  IttdUms  eall  M^m- 
hette,  and  we  PilMfiers.  L. 

PARA'ttAtA  [with  Afc^iteSi]  a 

Idhd  of  linti  or  pilafier  btiilt  by  the 

auit'cnts,  for  the  lbptx>ttof  an  arch,  Gr, 

PARASTA^ICA  [with  Arcbittffs] 

i  pilaiter  or  fqtiate  pillar  fet  in  a  Wall. 

PARAStREMMA  \o{  ^*f»T»U^, 
Or.  to  turn  afide]  a  diftdttion  of  the 
fare  bv  convuliion. 

PARATILMUS  [w»^'n\M&'  6f 
ti0gftTi99kXff  Gr,  to  tear  or  pltick  up]  a 


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^nlihmilftt,  iniiidled  on  adultertri  i^ 
mong  the  Creeks^  by  tearing  Up  l>y  thi 
roots  the  hair  growing  about  (be  funda* 
ment. 

PARAZOIfflUM  [<r*€jfr«*»iw,  GrJ 
a  term  uied  by  MedaUlOs  for  A  ftepta* 
lounded  at  the  two  ends,  in  fhe  manner 
of  a  truncheon  or  commander's  Ilafff 
or  a  kind  of  poniaid  or  ihort  fword,  re* 
prefented  as  worn  at  the  girdle: 

PA'RCJE  [according  to  tKc  MtOUat 
Tbtol^^  three  goddcllcs  who  prdi* 
over  the  lives  of  men.  And,  according 
to  PZatoy  the  daughters  of  KeeeJJitt  and 
P</h*ify.  Theie  fas  the  poets  fab'.e  if) 
fpun  thelites  of  men  I  Chabo  held  the 
di£bi£r  and  fpun  the  thread  i  L^eb^ 
ttoned  the  wheel  i  and  Am^es  cut  the 
thread  of  life.  The  three  Fared  are  in- 
troduced to  denote  the  threefold  pro- 
priety of  time,  the  ilrft  is  called  CUthf 
becauft  all  things  that  ate  bnmght  to 
pais,  ate  like  to  a  drawing  out  of  a 
thread  in  fpinnlng.  following  ooe  att^ 
other  in  a  continual  ibecedlonf  they 
called  the  fecond  Ladfijis^  and  the  rei^ 
fon  of  that  name  is,  thit  all  things  aie 
defined  to  every  one  at  his  nativity  ami 
happen,  as  it  wcfre,  by  a  certain  lot  i 
the  third  is  ealled  ^Ih^s.  beeaufe  t&ofe 
things  that  have  been  dil)ios*d  and  de- 
cteed  by  her  can  by  no  means  be  avert* 
ed.  Chtbo  is  fometimes  teprelbnted  In  4 
long  tobe  of  diters  eolours,  and  with  a 
erown  on  her  head  adorned  with  7  ftarif 
and  holding  a  diOaff  in  het  hand }  Ls* 
chefis  in  a  robe  befpangled  vrith  llarL 
ahd  holding  a  ^indle  in  her  band  »  and 
Atn^i  ^othed  in  a  black  robe,  andcut- 
ting  the  thread  with  a  pair  of  fciuqn. 
LucUn  reprefents  tbem  af^er  a  dlBferent 
manner,  like  thtee  poor  old  women, 
one  holding  A  diOaif,  another  ft  wheel* 
and  another  a  pair  of  fciilara,  haTintf 
their  heads  adorned  with  Mt^ge  locks  of 
wool  mixt  with  daflfixliis 

PA'RCliING  [prob.  of  ^rc9^ema^ 
L.T  burning  or  drying  up.. 

^A'RCHINGNEs^  Huminit,  Bk. 
«|uaUty. 

PA1R.DOK  Hn  Camn  I^nzT)  iln  in« 
dulgence  which  the  pope  gra^s  Co  fup- 
pofed  penitents,  for  the  remiillon  of  tbe 
pain  of  puri^dtory 

pARl)ON-C&iifv&;^«r«l,  a  pla^  for- 
merly on  the  north  lide  of  St.  P^taTt 
church  ;  this  was  a  large  cloifter*  and 
a  Chapel  built  by  king  SUpbtn^  inviren- 
ing  a  plot  of  ground  \  about  this  cloifter 
wa«  artlficiiUy  and  tichly  painted  the 
dMwce  of  Machahray^    or  ti^tnft  of   de^t^^ 

eommonly  called  the  d^netdSt  F:u^9% 

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Ike  like  of  tvhicJ^  in$  pajined  about 
9l  iMMieuts  at  Paris.  The  metres  or 
poeQr  of  thit  dance  wer^  tranfla;ed  one 

Afofik  of  Btajt  «nd  with  the  pidore  of 
death  leading  all  eftatei,  paintpd  about 
Uc  doUter.  The  monuments  in  thit 
ck>iaer»  both  for  number  and  workman- 
H^ipy  exceeded  all  that  were  in  fit.  f  aid's 
church  ;  all  which  were  demol|flied  in 
Ihe  year  1S49.  by  the  command  of  the 
doke  of  Somerfet, 

To  PARDON  IparJontier,  FJ  to  fbr- 
^?e  an  ofEmce,  by  remitting  the  pu- 
itifliment  doe  to  it. 

i»A  RDONABLENESS  [of  ^arion- 
^Uf  V-  and  mfs]  capable  of  being  par- 
^ned  or  fofgiven* 

PARECHS'SIS  iRhttoriet]  a  refem- 
lAanc^or  a  thing,  a  figme,  the  fiume  as 
4XU^p»  in  Latin. 

PARE'OMENON  [»*#^>je«»f.f ,  (3r.  a 
^vatlve]  a  rhetorical  ^gure,  which 
ipiBS  WDxda  together,  which  aie  derived 
pne  fimn  another,  as  w(/<r,  wifdmrn^ 
Ike. 

PAREI^A  ^^fva,  the  root  of  a 
plant  ^wing  in  Mejtito,  ^c.  accounted 
•  fpecifick  6>t  the  cuxe  of  the  (tone  and 
gimreft. 

PARE'MPTOSIS  t^iM*1mh  <3r.] 
g  falling  or  coming  in  between. 

PAREMPTOSIS  [with  ^ammmr.'] 
p  fguiB  when  a  letter  i<  ad4J9d  ii>  the 
IBiddl^  ef  a  word,  as  4p79Xic  for  wiKih  ^ 
city. 


an  interpofitlon,  a  putting  between^  ' 

PAR«NT|I£SIS  [with  Grammar,^ 
a  figure  when  Ibme  rowel  ia  put  into  a 
middle  of  a  worcL  as  »wvt  for  »6«»(* 

Gnd  PAREKTS  iHieroglxtticaUfl 
are  repitiknted  by  the  pelican,  who,  a« 
it  Is  reported,  will  caft  herfelf  into  tbii 
aames,  kindled  about  the  neft  where  her 
young  ondi  li^i  to  dditer  them  from 
the  imminent  dang^. 

PA'RERE  lin  TraffieK]  a  term  bor- 
rowed from  the  Italians^  fignifVing  ad* 
vice  or  eounfel  of  a  merchant  or  peribi) 
negociaring)  for  that'fuch  a  perlbn 
being  conlulted  on  any  point,  introduce^ 
his  anfwer,  in  Italian^  with  a  mi  pan^ 
i.  e.  it  fcems  to  me,  or  I  think.  Thi« 
bc»ns  to  be  naturalizcxi  with  uS' 

PARE^RGA  i^afif^  or  ;r«  t^^Gr.] 
an  appendix. 

PARERGA  [in  Paintip^^  Hxtl^ 
pieces  or  compartiments  on  tlie  iides  or 
in  the  corners  of  the  principal  piece. 

VKfLZ^m*  the  dileafe  called  the 
palfcy. 

PA'RGETER,  a  plaifterer. 

PAOlGETING  [intfert.  £i>«p,  e^eejit 
of  Mrffif,  L.  a  wall  J  plaiftering  of  walU^ 
cieiings,  Spc. 

PARIETA'LIA  •/*  [in  AMtma 
the  3d  and  4th  bones  of  the  Cramimm^  vo 
called,  becaufb  they  fonn  tbejMrfstsiot 
fides  <^  the  hea^,  L. 

PARJETALS.    S$B  PofisUdis. 

PARIETA'RIA  [with  B^mifis]  thg 


PARl^NCB/Plf  ALPS  [of  wm^^r*-  ^lerb  pellitory  of  the  ii?ali,  U 


Xts  of  tfAM,  near,  and  hyk^^ut^  Gr. 
fte  bcain]  the  fiime  u  the  cerebellum. 

PARE'NCHYMA  rfs  (lamt  [accord- 
ing to  Tk.  (smBj  the  pjth,  or  jmlp,  or 
^hat  inner  iMXt  of  the  plant,  through 
which  the  juice  iiibppoibd  to  be  diltri- 
teeed. 

PABJftKRY^Kn^CiW  [of  r^y- 
^f^t  GrO  of  or  pertaining  to  the 
Soweli  thnmgb  which  the  blood  pa^-  i 

PARE'NCHYMeUS  J^^itf  [in  pUi 
^wmumji]  Aifh  flefliy  parts  of  the  body' 
M  iU  up  the  void  fpKt»  between  the 
veffils,  and  do  not  oonilft  of  ve^s 
.^ibeaiftlfCi  :  BoC  it  has  fince  been  dif- 
•offered  by  meant  of  microicopes,  that 
.«11  Che  paru  of  an  animal  body  are  no- 
thing dft  but  a  network  of  flnall  vefiMs' 
itfid  caDali. 

P«  PAUCKTAU /e  rj2m  [in  «ip. 
MmmtCi^^t]  a  renunciation  of  ones  kin- 
4«Bd  and  family,  which  vas  donein  open 
4no(t  before  the  judge,  and  lnthepin»-{ 
IprtKc  of  i»  men*  who  made  mth  that       


PARIETES  WW/j  [in  AnaUmy]  the 
inclofurcs  or  membranes  which  (top  up 
or  cloie  the  hollow  parts  of  bodies. 

PA'RIS,  the  herb  truc4o?e  or  one. 
berry. 

PARryrHMiA  [•-b/^w-  of  **  V» 

near,  and  Jd«*o»,  a  pact  of  the  throat 
fe  named,  ^.1  two  glandules  or  kemela 
joined  together,  and  having  one  com.-, 
mon  cajity  which  opens  imd  the  mouth, 
the  flune  aa  TonfilU  and  Amygdaid  i 
they  ierve  to  emit  a  ^i^fiy  macter  int» 
the  mouth. 

PARK  [for  Tifln,?g]  a  very  lai»e  net 
diljjo'ed  on  the  bripk  tof  the  iea,  having 
only  one  hole  that  looks  towards  the 
Ihore,  and  which  beeomes  dry  after  the 
flood  is  gone  cff%  fo  that  the  Filh  haa 
no  way  left  to  efosre. 

PARK  [with  Shepberds]  a  movcaVe 
p.ilifade  fct  up  in  the  *eld»  to  inc-ofo 
the  ftieeo  in  to  ftedm  the  night  timew 

PARK  Leavts^  an  herb. 

PA'RLE  [of  f^^^  FJ  *  taUang, 

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To  PAULEY  [of  ji#rtor,  FJtooon- 
far  or  talk  with. 

To  PA'RLEY  lo£ pmier^  F.  to  Ipcak] 
a  conference  with  an  enemy  about  ibme 
affiiir  or  propoial. 

PARHAMli^'NTARXNESS,  the  be- 
ing according  to  the  rules^  method,  or 
authority  of  a  parliament, 
.  CUrk  •/  t^  PA'RLIAMENT,  an 
officer  who  records  all  ads  done  in  this 
.high  coart,  and  engrofles  them  fairly  in 
parchment  xolls,  in  order  to  be  kept  for 
pofterity.  , 

fAKllAML'lirVM  it  Uh.nde^  a 
parliament  in  the  time  of  king  Edward 
II.  to  ¥Aich  the  barons  came  armed 
with  coloured  bands  on  the  fleeves  for 
diftinOion  againA  the  two  Sbe»cers. 

PA'RLOUa  [in  NMrnteriti]  a  Uttle 
loom  or  dolet  where  people  talk  co  the 
snms  through  a  grated  window. 
,    PA^RLOUS  [pf  ferilUtii}  dangerops, 
fhrewd,  fubtil. 

PAllLOUSNESS  Iq.  peerless,  F.] 
imcapableneis  of  being  equalled,  Ipoken 
commonly  in  an  ill  fenfe. 

PA^RMA  [with  Amti^iianes}  a  fort  of 
antient  buckler. 

PARO'CHIA  {miptxU^  Gr]  an  af- 
fembiy  of  neighbouring  inhabitants. 

PAROCHIA,  or  Parilh,  did  antient- 
]y  ii^ify  what  we  now  call  the  dioce^ 
of  a  bifhop  \  but  ^t  this  day  it  is  the 
circuit  Of  gmund  in  which  the  people 
that  belong  to  one  church  inhabit,  and 
the  particular  charge  of  the  fecular 
prielt.  Camdtn  ikys,  that  this  realm 
wa^  firft  divided  into  parilhes  by  Aone- 
ritis^  archbifliop  of  CaHttrhury^  Anno 
Christ  6s6^  whq  reckoni^  Z984  parifhes. 
It  is  alio  faid  that  pariflies  were  divided 
by  the  Lmteram  council,  before  which 
every  man  obliged  to  pay  tythes,  paid 
them  to  what  prieft  he  pleasM }  but  they 
idecreed  that  evei7  man  fhouldpay  them 
to  his  pariih  prle^.  ' 
^  PARpa)ICK  Uegrei  [In  an  Zqaathn'] 
the  iereral  regular  teri^s,  in  a  quadra- 
tick,  cnbick,  or  biquaidratick  equation, 
ibK.  the  indices  of  whof^  powers  afccnd 
or  defcend  ord^ly,  in  an  aridimetical 
progreilion. 

PARODO'NTIDES  i'm^f-n^u 
Gr.  1  certain  fwellings  in  the  guqis. 

PA'RODY  X^pandia,  L.  of  mtpOinL 
of  imc^\  by,  and  UU-  Gr.  a  way,  j.  d, 
trite,  or  pa0ing  cuprnt  among  the 
peoplel  a  popular  maxim,  adage  or 
proverb  I  alio  a  poetical  plcafantry, 
confining  in  upplying  the  vcrfes  of  fome 
pctfon,  by  way  of  ridicule,  to  another, 
or  in  turniiHS  a  icrious  work  into  bur- 


th 


lefque,  by  endeavouring,  as  near  as  eaB 
be,  to  obierve  th?  lame  words^  zfalmcsi 
and  cadences. 

PAROIMIA [«r«/H^^,  Qr.l  a  pro- 
verb. 

PAROIMIA  [with  KbeimcUiu\  a  pn>^ 
verbial  manner  of  fpeaking  %  alfo  the 
continuation  of  a  trope  or  £gare  with 
refpedt  to  the  common  ulb,  as  to  waflt 
U)  BAiopian  apd  a  Brick, 

PATROL  Arr^  [in  L^w]  an  arrcft  by 
word  of  mouth. 

PAROL  Dsm^mr  [in  {mwdI  a  privi- 
lege allowed  to  an  uafant,  who  is  fned 
concerning  lands  which  came  to  him  by 
defcent. 

ir»i/ PAROXE.   See  Win. 

PARO'^I  Lin  OMming\  the  double  of 
what  was  laid  at  ftake  before* 

PARO  EMOEON  Lw«e^vx#,»Qf  ««9 
aoSr,  by,  or  according  to  the  way,  <»f 
•ittji.  Gr.  a  way]  a  proverb  \  alio  a  fi- 
gure uled  by  Grammaridns^  in  which  all 
the  woTds  of  a  fcntence  begin  with  the 
fame  Letter,  fiv.  as  0  Tit*,  twte,  Tati, 
tibi  UnU  T/ranue  tntifiu  A^d  alfil 
when  feveral  verbs  or  nouns  arc  produ- 
ced like  the  former  only  with  a  little 
variation  of  the  tenfes  and  cafes. 

PARONVCHI'A  iWi«  rMtMth  [widi 
BoMifi/?il  the  herb  whitlow  wort,  rue,  L. 

PAROPTESIS  [wap^wett,  Gr.J  a 
rolling  or  boiling. 

PAROPTESIS  [with  Sumens'i  a 
kirii  of  burning  antientlyufedln  ibveial 
dilbafes. 

PAROTIDES  [  sr«ff  7t^  of  «r«e^' 
near,  and  im,  gen.  of  ?<,  an  ear,  Gr-l 
certain  glandula  or  kernels  under  and 
behind  tlieean,  whofe  ufc  is  to  <^ret^r 
en  the  partition  of  the  yeflels,  axKl  to 
(oak  up  clK  moilhire  of  the  Brainy  alia 
a  (welling  of  thofe  kernels,  commonly 
called  a  fweUlng  of  the  almonds  of  the 
ears. 

PAROTIS  aUniJLa  lAmmtmmifis}  tfa^ 
gland  under  the  ea^. 

PAROOCISM  [r^ifi'ruic  of  wrf^»- 
tm  to  malce  very  lharp»  Gr.']  the  ecccfc  ot 
coming  on  of  a,  Ht  of  a  5nrer,  ague:,  or 
other  diftcmper. 

PARRrtESI'A  Iwith  KbeK'}  a  figure, 
when  one  fpeaks  boldly  and  fteely  ab  ut 
mattery  dl^lea^g  to  others,  or  liable 
to  envy. 

PA'RRICIDE  [p«m<Jji*,  parricidimm^ 
L  \  the  killer  or  killing  of  a  fether  ot 
parent  \  alio  treaijbn  again(t  ones  cotcn- 
try  I  for  the  former  the  Reman  law  or* 
dalned  thi»  puniflimcnt,  tiiat  the  peribn 
convidlcd  of  this  crime,  Ihould  be  firik 
v^hipp^  till  the  blood  cam^^  and  th^ 


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IlioDldte  tyM  op  in  a  kathem  ikek,  to^ 
gecher  with  a  dog,  aii  ape,  a  cock,  and  a 
viper,  and  fo  thrown  into  the  next  riter. 

APA'RROT  \Kimgfypbictdlf\  was 
pjdtuied  to  reprefen;  an  eloquent  man  » 
beaauib  no  other  bird  can  better  expreis 
it  fclf . 

PA'KRYINO  [in  Fwe/iijfl  the  aaion 
of  iarin^  a  man's  felf,  or  l&ving  off  the 
ttrokes.  %>c.  offered  him  by  another. 

PARSIMQ  NlOySHE^S  [of|«r/ii»*- 
piU.  L.  and  neji]  fparirjgnels,  thriftinels. 

Mmxdoman  PA'RSLEY,  hedge-par- 
|lcy,  pert,  feveral  herbs. 

JhtiportioiuU  PA'RT  [ MsOemaHetans'] 
a  pan,  or  number  agreeable,  analogous 
Xo  fome  other  number  or  part  \  or  a  me- 
<lium  to  find  out  Ibme  number  or  part 
unknown  by  proportion  and  equality  of 
realbn. 

P A'RT       X  On  f'-^i^g  AemJemief']  the 

DE'PARTj'move  and  nfidon  of  a 
liorfe  when  put  on  at  full  fpecd. 

A  FhyJicMl  PART,  is  that  which  tho' 
It  enter  the  eompofitlon  of  the  whole, 
may  yet  be  confidered  apart,  and  under 
Its  own  diAinA  idea. 

EffentUl  PART,  is  that  whereby,  with 
the  concwrence  of  Ibme  others,  an  cf- 
fcntial  whole  is  conftituted,  as  the  body 
snd  ibul  are  the  eflential  parts  of  a  man. 

Aliquant  PART,  is  a  quantity  which 
being  repeated  any  number  of  times, 
l^econses  always  either  greater  or  lels 
than  the  whole  $  thus  s  in  ui  aliquant 
part  of  17. 

AiiqKot  PART,  a  quantity  which  be- 
ing repeated  any  number  of  timoi,  be- 
comes equal  to  an  Integer,  a^  6  is  an 
4liqt»t  part  of  14. 

AnIntfgfMl  >PART  is  that  which 

An  Tntsf^ant  >  is  neceilary  to  the  in- 
tegrity of  the  iirhole,  as  a  head  or  arm 
is  to  a  man.* 

PART  [in  Mmfick']  a  piece  of  the 
fcore  or  partition,  wrincn  by  it(eJf  for 
jhc  convcnicncy  of  the  mufidan. 

A  SfikfMnfHvf  or  Potemtiml  PAUT 
[with  lAig'eUns]  U  that  whiah  is  ^on- 
tainel  in  fome  uniterfal  whole,  Mjchn 
and  Tbomas,  in  Man,  a  Man,  and  a  Lion 
in  animal 

PARTAlCE^'t  &  A^urer.ovthat  takes 
part  In  any  thing. 

PARTED  [>«<f*ii5,   I,,     p^rti,  F.] 
diTided  into  parr?. 
'   PARTHE'NIS      I  [  *  .t^^/f.  1  the 

PARTHE^IUM?  herb  called 
IBnkinfr  May-weed,  L- 

PA'RTrALNESS  ipsrtUUti,  F  ]  a 
ISding  too  much  with  a  party;  a  being 
p^  00  the  one  fide  than  th?  other. 


FA 

A  PARTiaPIAL,  ao  AdieOive  M 
rived  of  a  Verb^  tho'  net  an  abiblace  PaiN« 
ticjple. 
PAR'TICLES  [in  Fbxfick]  the  minute 
parts  of  a  body,  or  an  aliemblage  or  co- 
alition of  leveral  or  many  of  which  na- 
tural bodies  are  compofed. 

PARTICUI-A^IST  ivmh' folemiesl 
Divines]  one  who  holds  particular  graces 
f .  e.  that  Cbrift  died  for  the  ele^  only» 
&K.  not  for  mankind  in  general. 

PARtl'CULiARNESS  lofparHatU" 
ris^  L.  and  nefs]  peculiaxnefsy  fingulam 
nefs. 

PARTFLE.^/^/?  [with  4IMogers] 
the  moll  exadt  and  full  aipedt  that  can 
be  I  ib  termed,  becaufe  it  conOIts  pre- 
cifely  in  fb  many  parts  or  degrees>  at 
are  requifite  to  coippleat  it  even  to  a. 


A-'RTISAN  [in  MUit,  Affsiri]  one 
who  is  very  dextrous  at  commanding  a 
Party,  and  knowing  the  country  very 
well,  is  employed  in  fiirprizing  the  Ene* 
mies  convoys,  or  in  getting  intelligence^ 

PARTISAN  Party  lAdsltt  Terw2  a 
fmall  body  of  Infantry  commanded  by  a, 
Farfifan^  to  make  an  inoirlion  upon  the 
enemy,  to  lurk  about  their  camp  to 
dilturb  their  foragersy  and  to  intercept 
their  convoys. 

PARTI  TIONS«>/«ii£/c«t:^if,  ao 
cording  to  the  number  of  coats  that  are 
to  be  on  it,  are  the  ifcveral  diviiion^ 
made  in  it,  when  the  arms  of  feveral 
families  are  borne  in  it,  on  acc<Ami  o€ 
intermarriages  or  otherwife.   . 

HomogenecMs  Fhyfical  PARTS,  ar& 
thalb  of  the  lame  denomination  with 
fome  other. 

Hetergentwt  Ihyfie*l  PARTS,  are 
fuch  as  are  of  a  di£Eeront  denomination 
ftom  fome  other. 

Similar  PARTS,  are  fuch  as  arc  to 
one  another,  as  their  wholes  are  to  one 
another. 

PA^TUTSAN.'  a  weapon  Ibmetimcs 
carrie.1  by  lieutenants,  not  mticb  unlike 
a  htlhtft. 

PARTV'NDA?  [among    the    /?<»- 

PA'RTULA  S  mmmi]  a  goddefs, 
to  whom  tl»<'y  attributed  the  care  of 
big  bellied  women,  and  who  aiXUled  ac 
child-bearing. 

PA'RTUS,  the  bringing  forth  of 
young  in  natural  births,  I#. 

PAHTY  pwr  Pah  fin  HgraUryl  is  by 
fomefuppolcd  to  fignify,  that  the  bearer 
had  received  on  his  fhield  a  cut  dowii- 
ripht  or  perpendicular  in  the  middle 
from  top  to  bottom* 


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WAJkTit0  BfMl  P93ft)erp  fepwfbnts 
•^eut  iaUiog  upon  the  upfier  cgmev  of 
the  ihidd  on  the  right  hand,  and  4c«> 
faendiXD^  ftlhinirt  to  the  oppofhe  corner^ 

PARTY  ftr  Ftfe^  repnleDts  a  cut 
crofi  the  qiidcUe  of  the  CtMdf  ftom  fide 
to  iide. 

VAKIY"  ptrB4ni  Simfier^  xn/dvf^tts 
'that  tbe  cut  had  been  on  the  les  upper 
corner^  and  oomes  i^hwart  to  the  lower 
oppoUce  oocner* 

PARTY  BUh^  a  company  of  villain* 
who  iti&Oed  the  soods  in  the  Netbar- 
Undi  I  who  belonged  to  neither  army, 
but  robbed  on  both  iidec,  wichouc  any 
xenrd  to  pafies* 

PA'RVIS  0  pewh,  or  chmeh-porch, 
dw]  is  applied  to  the  mooting!  or  law 
dAfpotcf.  «mpng  young  Audcnts  in  the 
Inns  of  courts  s  aqd  alfo  to  that  di^U' 
tufon  at  Oxfttfi^  ealled  Dif^HUtio  im 

PARU'Llfi  [of  9«^\  near,  end  ?^o^ 
Gr.  a  guml  an  inflammation  in  the 
gums,  attended  with  great  paie. 

To  PAliy  [/4wr,  F.]  CO  put  by  or 
Keep  otf  e  thruft  in  fi^dng, 

F A'SIPHAE  [according  to  the  J*fii3 
the  daughter  of  SoU  aad  wife  of  Mimoi^ 
ting  of  Crm,  it  it  Mktd  of  iier»  that 
Ihe  grew  enamoured  with  a  buU  thtu  was 
fteding »  and  Dd4Mtis  vadt  a  wooden 
^w,  andeciclofed  Pj^f^b^  ie  it)  and 
lb  the  bull  cofcring  this  mooden  cow, 
had  coition  with  F^Jtfbse^  and  that  ibe 
coned'fed  a  raoniter  that  had  the  body 
of  a  man,  but  the  head  of  a  bull.  The 
(TUth  oF  this  lidUon  is,  they  (ay  that 
Minos,  being  ont  of  order  in  his  Privi- 
ties, was  cured  by  frocris^  the  daughter 
of  Pmnii9my  at  which  time  hewaseo* 
eompanied  by  a  very  beautiful  young 
man,  named  TautHs^  (i.  t.  a  boU^  with 
Whom  f^fhae  being  enamooied,  he 
Hy  Witli  her  and  bq^at  a  &n.  Mimt 
reclconing  the  time  that  he  had  been  ill 
of  his  Privities,  and  knowing  that  this 
fon  conld  net  be  begotten  by  him,  be- 
C1U&  he  had  not  had  to  do  with  P^/i- 
j^sej  knew,  that  It  was  the  fon  of  Tsunts^ 
-but  he  wduld  not  put  thediildto  death, 
becaufb  he  was  looked  upon  to  be  hit 
childrens  brother,  but  lent  it  ewey  into 
the  mountain. 

As  to  Dddaius's  making  the  cow,, 
f)me  fay,  he  was  ainningto  her  in  her; 
lamours  with  Tiwrrw,  and  that  as  -often 
«5  he  was  at  work  upon  any  ifaie  %uft, 
Ihe  took  an  opportunity  to  go  to  fte  him 
work,  and  he  being  making  the  effigies 
of  a  very  fine  cow,  as  Jtkethe  life  as 
V3.tp9q|b'e>  ihe  cunningly  went  to  fee 


P^ 

tbeeow,  aaitbeie.l|ttie»enmceiiiqp; 
of  enjoyiog  her  lover*  ViU  at  UU  th4 
matter  ca^ie  to  l^  )mam  end  chece- 
upop  9ddshu  waa  by  Mms  imppi^uied 

in  the  halynn^. 

PA$M£  iinFrtnA  BersUhy]  etetm 
uled  to  iignify  an  eagle  grown  ib  M^ 
that  ihe  is,  as  it  were,  become  folblds. 
having  almoll  kft  her  ijght,  and  the 
beak  grown  fo  thick  and  crooked,  thac 
having  left  the  ulfe  of  it  to  eat  or  piey> 
ihe  ilarves  for  hungei,  which  is  (aid  XQ 
be  very  frequent  amoi^  eagles. 

PA'S^tAG£,  the  running  or  fieedoiQ 
of fwinewichlnalbccfti  aiJbtheprko 
of  it. 

PASS  [in  the  tittoBdu]  a  frame  <f 
boards  fet  iloplng,  by  which  the  o«( 
flides  dowp  into  the  cofo  of  a  Q^unpiag 

"^PASSALORHX'NCHITU,  a  ^ 
of  montaniAs  in  the  sd  eentecy,  wlio 
made  pfofisflon  of  perpetual  fileocj^ 
aivi  the  better  to  ob(brve  itkepttl^etf 
tfaemb  continually  qn  tlieii  Up,  their 
praAice  they  fow^ded  on  the  wovdacC 
the  Ffalmiltt  Stti^gtmi^  0  Lard^  m  ag 
moMtb* 

FASSA'NT[ioAr«U^l 
as  a  lion,  or  any  ocImc  ckIv: 
tttie  paflam,  fignito  emUr- 
ing  along  letfeiely.     Su  4s 

PA'SSE'^Mrrf,  StoneParfey. 

PAJK£lll'NA  [with  JRstoa.]  Chick- 
weed,  L. 

PA^SSE^ttlMfTi,  a  kjnd  of  Itover,  T. 

1»A'8SINJ£N£$S  fof  MCUIu,  U 
esd  fiejvl  capablencis  of  ipflering. 

PASSING  [AMjawt.  F.]  aoAAg  ^» 
alio  omitting,  F. 

PA'SSI>K3Lir»  esceUently,  as  /^i^ 

PA'SSION  Cffji  [fai  a-, 

MU17]  is  lb  called,  bccanfh 
it  is  fuppoled  to  re^embl^ 
that  cmis  on  which  our  Sa- 
viour fiitfsred,  not  cvoHed  la 

the  middle,  but  ibmewhat  b^w  Ch^ 

top%  as  in  the  figoxe. 
PASSIpK[^^oofA«/y\  L.la<nMr 

llty  that  affe^s  the  ienics,  and  the  leu* 

fitive  appetite,  but  U  foon  over  |  e.lftt 

the  receiving  of  an  a£kion« 
PA^&ION,  trani|)ortt}finind,  amig 

deiire.  or  inclination  i   aife^on,  fond- 

r^i  aoger  or  wrath  1  al(i  a  faffi»-. 

PASSION  [with  fhyfieiamiJtLny  paiA, 
uneafinelk,  or  TtifhvbancC'iP  the  body^ 


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««rtaftti*tv PASSION,  if*  pftAloftVy 
<Hii<fh  the  patient  Is  either  comipced 
^hoUy  or  in  part,  ai  when  one   i» 

/ir/f^««  PASSION,  isapafflonlJf 

Which  tile  ftibjeft  reteites  feme  addi- 
tional perfcdion.  as  to  be  tnltnffed. 

PA'SSlONATfc/or-iibiiif,  i.  c.  ha- 
ving a  ftiong  defire  ibr,  or  incUnation 
to  it.  ,    ^ 

PA'SSIONATELT  [y^a>iw>>»> 
TJWith  pdiBon.         ^^^  ^      ^      . 

PA'SSlONATENEfi$[Df  /«J?o#,  F. 
bf  L.  the  iemitmt.  atid nv/i]  hafty  cho« 
lerick  temper,  piopcnfity  to  paiBon,  &k. 

PA^SSIONS  lin  /orrrvl  the  pafltonate 
ftntiments,  gefttttet,a«ionsi  6k,  which 
the  poet  gites  his  pcrTons.  , 

PA'SSIONS,  any  motion  Whereby  f  he 
ftui  is  canted  toward* any  thing  i  or  the 
'agitations  of  it,  according  to  the  diffi;- 
ttnt  objects  which  prefcnt  themlfclTes  ta 
the  femSS}  Che  attedions  of  the  mind, 
Ai  lore 'ttttiea,  fear,  jojr.        .    ^    ^ 

PA'SSIQNSofMw.  THoditerfityof 
)«fllons  is  by  naturaliils,  laid  to  prooem 
Trom  the  eontcttnic  of  the  fibics,  and 
difeent  habitude  of  the  humotits  of  the 
body  I  choler  incites  toarigpr,  mdan- 
Aioly,  or  iadneft  i  blood  abounding  to 
joy  I  bbcaofi;  that  choler  teliicates  the 
fpirits,  melancholy  comprrfe«  them, 
ilood  dilates  them,  phlegm  oblhudti 
them)  and  theie  eseas  are  found  in 
them  ll«cping  as  well  as  waking  I  thofe 
^ho  Abound  with  choler,  are  prone  to 
<Brtam  of  ilres,  burnings,  brawls,  and 
figlitingii  the  phlegmatick,  ofwuters, 
Inondauons.  drowning  j  the  iai^uine, 
of  mufiek,  cUncing,  ind  lafcifiouihefl. 

VA'SSrVZroicsofmrerh  [with^^J 
one  whidi  betokens  fttfihing  of  bdng 
aOedupon-  lUiotreor,  I  aA  taught,  d>c. 

PASSIVE  Frinciiiei  [  With  Cbymffis) 
Mxt  Wkur  and  Emttb,  which  they  fo  call, 
becanib  their  parts  are  either  at  reft,  or 
te  leaa  not  &  fVrimy  moted  «s  thofb  of 

PASSIVE  Ttmyer  [  with  Afx/hcfc  Di- 
♦i»eO  is  a  total  fttipenfion  orllgattrrc  of 
the  inteUeOual  fadilties.  in  tertue 
VthCTeaT  the  foul  remains  of  it  felf  and 
Itsbwn  power  impotent,  is  to  the  pro- 
dbcing  any  ^ffefts.   ^  ^    ^     ' 

PA'SSIVENESS  ^cfpAjfimii  L.  *nd 
•tfi]  iMiibve  or  fliffeting  naturei  <in*Iity , 

PA'SSOVER*  ft  folemn  ftftrral  of 
tt«  jF«»i,  obferted  in  commemoration 
ffi  the  dellroying  Angel's  pafflng  otrr 
their  houfes  and  not  killing  their  firft- 
fcotn,  when  h«  ftew  thoft  of  the  E^itl- 


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PAStlNAtIA  [with  3tUm\  i  im 
Ihip*    2/. 

PASTOPHOm  [««fiif(^«f4M«v 
a  veil,  and  ti^^.  Or.  to  bear]  ceicahi 
prieOs,  whofe  office  it  ^as,  at  fblemii 
feAivi£l8,to  Carry  the  ihrfaie  of  the  deitjr^ 
when  they^were  to  pray  Utt  fint  weither^ 
tain,  d^« 

PA'STORAL^t^,  theftafforera- 

ii^ofa  bifliop  wherewith  they  are  in- 

-*^  - « 
*Teneu» 

fliepherd]  Monf.  t'mtUmU  iays,  pailoiml 
is  the  moft  amient  fi>R  of  poetry,  be- 
caufeaihephcrd'slifeisthe  moft  anti*' 
cmt  way  of  living.  He  fays,  thatpafto- 
ral  fhould  not  be  ib  rude  as  the  country- 
conver&tion,  nor  fb  polite  as  that  of  th0 
court. 

Another  Author  feys,  ihepheids  Ihould 
never  go  out  of  their -woods,  and  all  the 
fimilies  in  paitonl  fhouM  be  taken  from 
thenecf  all  the  ientiments  teuM  bd 
tender  and  natural,  foft  and  epfy. 

Blank  Verfe  will  agree  very  well  widi 
paAoral,  and  befaig  a  nearer  refembfames 
of  the  natural  way  of  fpeech  than  rfaime| 
mult  be  moft  agreeable  to  that  fort  of 
poefy,  which  comes  ne^reft  to  nature,  at 
pafloral  does. 

P  A'STUUNG  I>«tawat,  F.]  fbeding. 
AffitoM. 

PA'STUS  tali  V(rnt^  ah  entertalii* 
ment  or  treat  challenged  as  a  cuftanmry 
due  from  the  TaHal  to  his  lord. 

PATAVPNITY  [among  CnWffci]  ^ 
fiiult  objeOed  againft  Liw,  tor  ufing  thtf 
diaieaorortbograghy  oS  ^MiuA  in  his 
writings. 

To  PAT,  to  hit  or  fWkcfoftly,  «• 
with  the  finger,  ^. 

PATALFNA  [fifpMttre^  L*  tobco- 
pen]  an  antient  femkle  ddty  fo  whoirt 
they  attributed  the  care  of  the  corn, 
when  it  fprung  from  the  blade.    L. 

PATCHING  [iWr*.  Et/m.  prob.  of 
pexxart.  Ital.  unlel^  cS  ^Uiium^  L.  •• 
border,  d«<.l  l&tting  a  piece  of  patch 
upon  a  garment,  e^c. 

PATE  [in  ¥onfficmmn\  a  fort  of  for- 
tification iike  What  they  call  an  horib- 
Ihoe,  not  always  tegular,  but  generally 
oval,  encompalled  only  with  a  parapet, 
having  nothing  totlank  it  \  ufually  erctt- 
cd  in  marlhy  grounds  to  Cover  the  gattf 
of  a  town. 

PA  TER-iwi/ferj  [  with  Vom»n  Catho" 
licks]  arc  the  great  beads  of  their  cha- 
plfti,  iifed  in  their  devotions. 

P\TER-ii9/f'?rj  '\\nArchiteH.'\^tn9\n 

ornaments    placed  underneath  ovoJo'f, 

Cut  In  form  of'  beads,  eitherround  or  ovjrt. 

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?ATERi  ipaidiaoy  a  tide  giTcn  to 
tbe  bead  or  chief  of  a  mamftciy,  d^u  of 
WrMtcifuim  fiiaxt. 

l^ATEK-m^fh^fma  [nor  St.  P^uJ's, 
lA^dti]  took  its  name  of  Stationers  or 
I'est-Writcif,  that  dwelt  there,  and 
wnxe  and  ibid  all  totts  of  books  then  in 
life,  as  J»  £9  C,  or  jUifitSt  and  tbe  fater- 
mfin,  Avest  Cruds,  Grscts^  &c.  and  alio 
ofTumcTs  of  beads  who  dwelt  these, 
who  were  caliM  Fster-^JUr  makers  1  and 
Jm-Maryh^mt  and  Creed'Lamt  took 
their  names  boat  the  iame  onglnals* 

rn|     j    CiofiPATER-aq/ff^Lwith 
^^^^J  UtrMs]  is  the  lepreftntati- 
^■^^^  on  of  crofi  made  with  beads. 
'\^M    J  See  tbe  EfaitAnm. 

fStERN ALNESS  >  [of/«iwi«a, L. 

PAnrfiRNITY  5and  •e/il  fa- 
therlinefi,  fuberlike  affeOion,  or  care 

VATHE'TICH  MMfick,  mnTickthat 
is  very  moving,  eipieiXlve,  paiSonate, 
capable  of  exciting  pity,  Compafllon>  an- 
Aer,  or  the  like  pailion. 

PATHETICKi^ruei  iAnai»my]  the 
fourth  pair  which  ariie  ixom  the  medtd- 
Is  obhnrata, 

PATHETrCAL^fESS  [orpstbetietu^ 
L.  and  nefi]  the  quality  moving  tbe  «/-, 
-feBitu. 

PATHETICUS  [wi^i^/wf  of  a>»*^ 
Gr.  paiSon  ]  an  epithet  given  to  the 
founh  pair  of  Nerves,  bccaufe  they  di- 
rect the  Eyes  to  intimate  the  pai&ons  of 
the  mind. 

PATHIC  [prnthicMSy  L.  of  w^w,  Gr. 
to  fuHer^  a  fodomite,  an  ingle,  who  r)if- 
fershis  body  to  be  abuled  contrary  to 
nature 

PATHOGNOMICUS  [of  sm^^  af- 
feftion,  and  ^ocm-jcm,  Gr.  to  know]  an 
epithet  given  to  a  fymptom  or  concourfe 
of  fymptoms,  that  are  infepaiable  from 
a  dillemper,  and  are  found  in  that  only 
and  ho  other. 

PATHOGNOMO'NIC        ?  [of  mi 

PATHOGNOMCNICUmJ  ^(5^, 
]»aiDon,  yfet"u».»  of  >!»«  *■»/»•  to  know, 
Gr  1  a  proper  and  inlbperate  fign  of  fuch 
and  fuch  a  difeafe,  which  is  peculiar  to  a 
difeafe,  and  to  all  of  its  kind. 

PATHOLOGICK  [of  ?nt3o>o>/«  of 
sm^^^  and  A  •■)(>*,  Gr.l  treating  of  patho- 
logy f  e  of  the  preternatural  conftitu- 
tion  of  the  body  of  mar-i  difcoveringthe 
.  caufe,  nature,  and  difference  of  dHeaies. 

PATHOS  I  •-•^(C^f,  Gr  ^  paflion, 
that  which  one  fnffers  or  has  fufFer'd. 

PATHOS  ''with  RhetoricisMi}  figiiifies 
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etcicei  ih  his  bealtti. 

PATIENCE,  an  beib,  being  a  fad 
of  larae  and  very  ibwr  fbrid. 

PA'TiENTLY  [pmtiM,  L.]  with 
patience. 

PA TIENTNESS l^MtiiedUj  L]  pa- 
tient temper 

PATLY,  fitly^  opportnnelf. 

PA^NESS,  fitneis,  opponanends. 

PATONGE,  as  a  Cnfs  JPatomce  Lwitk 
lUrslds}  is  a  Ciois  that  has  its  ends  lltf- 
ry,  but  yet  difEers  &om  that 
which  is  called  a  Crrfs-fiorj, 
in  that  the  FUry  cizciimllexes 
and  turns  down  like  a  Flemr* 
de4mee,  but  the  CTols  Patocce 
aatends  and  firetcbes  to  a  certain  pacee 
form,  as  in  the  efcutcbeon  Gules^  A 
Grofi  Patonce  Aigent. 

' 1      PATRIA'RCHAL  O^ 

Lin  HersUryl^  one  that  has 

.    its  lha&  crofied  twice,  tbe 

upper  arms  of  it  being  fhor- 

^  ter,  axkl  thft  lower  Jongec 

See  tbe  Ejaitcbmn. 

PAnrBJARCHSHIP  [  of  frntrim^am. 
L.  lAjhipi  ti^^t  dignity  or  jurifliftion 
of  apatriatch. 

PATRFCIAN  l>»b7Vf«r,  F.  of  a«i»t. 
ONij  L.1  one  delcended  of  a  noble  iami- 
iy,  in  oppofition  to  the  ^MeUns. 

PATKrciANS  [ibcaUed  o£  Frntri- 
cjKi  their  ring-leader]  their  difUngaifli- 
ing  tenet  was,  that  the  lubltince  of  the 
flefli  is  not  the  work  of  God,  bat  of  tbe 
devil)  on  which  account  they  bore  ludi 
hatred  to  their  own  Bodies,  as  Ibinetifflei 
to  kill  themfelvesi 

P A'TRIOTSHIP  [of ^triaU  L.  and 
Jbipl  office,  dignity,  or  quality  of  patriae 

PATRISSATING  l^triJaBS,  L-l 
taking  after  the  father. 

PATROXING  lot  patromitU,  F.l 
marching  about  a  city,  garriibn,  d*c*  la 
the  night,  as  foldiers  do  to  prevent  fa> 
prlitSy  diibniers,  d*«. 

VJi^TJaOU  lln  Navigatiom']  a  fiame 
given  in  the  Mediterrsttesn  ibi  to  tbe  per- 
fitn  who  commands  the  Ihip  and  man- 
ners, and  fometimes  to  the  peribn  who 
Aeers,  or  the  pilot. 

Lay  PATRONAGE  [in  Law]  U  a 
right  attached  to  the  peribn,  either  as 
founder,  or  heir  of  the  founder  ;  oral 
pofleflbr  of  tbe  fee  to  which  the  pacroD- 
age  is  annexed,  and  is  either  real  or  ^tr- 

Real  Lmy  PATRONAGE,     is   that 

which  is  attach *d  to  the  glebe,   or  to  a 
certain  inheritance. 

Pfr/b««/  lay  PATRONAGE,  U  that 
^hlch  belongs  immediately  to  the  fbnn- 

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Ac)r  of  the  Church,  and  is  tnnfmittaBIe 
CO  his  children  and  fainilK»  without  be- 
hig  annexed  to  any  fee. 

EccUJi^icsl  PATRONAGE  [  in 
Zsvf]  is  that  which  a  peribn  is  intitled  to 
by  vertueof  ibme  benefit  which  he  holds. 
Armt  cf  PATRONAGE  [in  HeraUry^ 
arc  thole  at  the  top,  whcieof  fomc  are 
marks  of  fubjedtion  and  dependance,  as 
the  dty  of  Fans  bears  $  Flowers  de  hys 
in  Chief,  to  fliew  her  dependence  on 
the  kinff. 

PA'TRONSHIP  [of^^rtnM«if«,L.  and 
-fiiif\  the  office,  d^.  of  a  patron. 

PATRONI'ZER  l^*ro/i«,  L.]  a  pa- 
don,  defender,  d^c. 

PATRON Y'MlC[>««rory«»Kiri,L  of 
rn^£j»ap*if,  Gr.  ]  pertaining  to  the 
UanJcJ  ©f  men  derived  ftom  thek  an- 
teflors..  ^  . 
PATROVIl-LE  X  ipatroMiJU,  F.]  a 
PATROUl-  5  round  of  Ibldiers 
to  the  niunber  of  s  or  6,  with  a  fcrgeant 
to  command  them  ^  thele  fet  out  from 
the  Ccrfs  dt  Gard^  and  walk  round  the 
itieets  of  a  garriibn,  to  prevent  quarrels 
and  miichid',  d^.  and  to  keep  all  in  or- 
dei;  peace  «d  quietnefs. 
r\       ;-\      P ATTEE  [ In  HerMry ] 

I  h\\^    *  ^"^^  Pattce,  is  a  crofs  that 

II  >/C  I  **^™*lli"  ^^^  center,  ani 
\yy  \4  goes  widening  to  the  ends, 
N.=C:=>' as  in  theefcutcheon. 

To  PATTER  {o^patUwg\  to  ftrikcj 
la  hail  or  any  fmall  things  falling,  or 
being  thrown  in  great  numbers. 

PATTES,  the  paws  of  any  beaft. 

PATTY  [fite^  F.l  a  fort  of  pye. 

PA'VAN    7  a  grave  and  majeftick 

PA'VANE  ?  SpartiJh  dance,  wherein 
the  dancen  turn  round,  and  make  a 
wheel  or  tail  bdbie  them  like  that  of 
a  peacock. 

PAUCILOX^yiOUSNESS  [psucHo- 
\mimm,  L.]  fparingiiefs  of  l})cech,  ftwnels 
>f  words. 

PAU'CITT  IpMMtUs,  U]  fewncis. 

PAVE^TIA  [among  the  KomAns]  a 
eoddeis.  Who,  as  they  fencied,  proteft- 
^d  children  ^om  fears  \  cr,  as  others 
ay,  frightened  them. 

PAVI'OR  lunpm'oeuT,  F.  faviior^  L-l 
i  maker  of  pavements  in  ftreets. 

-" iT^      pMviors  is  an  ant  lent 

181  13      company,   their  Coat 

^    ^05i      lYiCcn  three  Ramnicrs 

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PAVItlONlof;*.!- 
^fVf'o,  L.  or  FadigUo^e^ 
Ital.]  a  tim-et  or  buiUl- 
•jg  ufually  infulatedj  and  unUcr  one  iiw 


glehSof}   Ibitietimes  fquaire,  and  A)Kli 
times  in  form  of  a  dome. 

PAVILION  Lin  War^  a  tent  raiftd 
on  polls  to  lodge  under  in  fummcr-time. 

PAVl'LION'D,  encompalVa  orin- 
cIcsM  in  a  pavilion.    Milton. 

PAVILIONS  [in  ATchiua»%\  is  nfed 
for  proje^uring  pieces  in  the  facade  of 
a  building,  which  mark  the  middle  of  it. 

An^uUr  PAVILIONS  [Anbitr^  thoft 
beforcrmention'd,  which  flank  a  comer; 

PAU  LIANISTS,  a  left  fo  caUcd  f 
the  followets  of  FmhIhs  Samofitanusy  a 
bilhop  of  AnhQch,  Who  deny'd  the  diftin- 
^ion  of  pcribns  in  the  trinity. 

PAULI'CIANS  [fo  called  of  P«J»/*i 
their  chicfcaui]  to  the  errors  of  the  Aiii-i 
niibegSf  they  added  an  abhorrence  of  thd 
crofs,  and  em  ploy 'd  it  to  the  moft  fer- 
vile  ulcs.  out  of  defpight. 

PAVOR  [among  the  Romans^  Fear,  « 
deity,  whom  they  received  from  the  Co- 
rintbians^  whofe  children  being  frightned 
to  death  by  the  ghofts  of  Medem^s  chil« 
dren,  Merments  and  Ibsres^  they  were 
ordered  by  the  oracle  tofacrifice  to  them 
annually,  anderefted  two  rtatue*,  or\6 
to  Fear^  and  another  to  Fmhnefs. 

ToPAU'PERATE  [pmmoerari,  L.]to 
impovcrilh. 

PAUSAHIUS  [among  the  Komans'l 
an  officer  who  directed  the  flops,  ot 
panics,  in  the  folemn  f^omps  or  procef* 
fions  of  the  goddeis  Jfts,  i.  «,  the  ftands 
or  places  where  the  ftatues  of  ijis  and 
Aindfis  were  fet  down  1  alio  an  officer  in 
the  gallies  who  gave  the  iignal  to  the 
rowers,  that  they  might  wCt  in  concert, 
and  row  all  together. 

A  Demy  PAUSE  fin  Mtfjick']  a  ccfla* 
tion  fot  the  time  of  half  a  mcafure 

A  General  PAUSE,  a  general  ccdati- 
oh  or  filence  of  all  the  parts. 

PAW.FcA/  an  intcrjeftion  of  iiaufea^ 
ting. 

To  PA.W  Ipaiiner,  F.]  to  itiovd,  fcel^ 
or  handle  with  the  paws. 

To  heave  a  PAWL  [Sea  Thrafe^  is  to 

heave  a  little  more  for  the  Fatti  to  get 
hold  of  the  Whelp. 

PAX  [with  the  Komans'^  a  deity,  re- 
prefcnted  holding  a  laurel  btanch  and  a 
fpear,  to  Ihew  that  gentlencfs  and  pity 
bclcnig'd  principally  to  viftorions  war- 
riori. 

To  PAY  the  Seams  of  a  Ship  fprob  of 
poix^  F.  pitchl  to  lay  thtm  over  wirh 
hot  nitrh  $  or  to  lay  on  a  roat  of  newr 
ftnfF.  af'er  her  foil  ha»  Ken  bunr  c ff » 
this  ftuifis  a  mixrurc  ot  tallow  and  foup, 
or  of  tr:iin-oil,  rofin  an.i  brimftone  boil- 
ed toper  her. 

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To  be  PAYD  iSea  Tbrmfe]  a  Ihip  iti 
Ciid  to  be  fo,  when  tacking  about  all 
her  £iiis  are  back-llay'd,  i.e.  lie  flat 
agajrfk  the  mails  and  fhrouds. 

PAYaNG  l^ayant  of  paytr^  F.  ] 
difchaiging  a  debt »  aJfo  beating. 

PAY'NIMS,  Pagans  or  Heathens. 

P£AG  [in  Doom'sday-Oook]  an  hill. 

PKACK  [j»«x,  L.  fMtx^  F.]  left, 
filence;  quictnefi  j  aJfo  concord,  agree- 
ment, reconciliation)  the diieA oppo- 
iite  to  war. 

P£AC£  of  tU  Flwgh,  that  whereby 
the  Plough-tackle  and  jplough-cattle  are 
fecured  &om  dillreifes. 

P£AC£  [in  Paintingy  &c.]  is  tepre- 
fented  as  a  beautiful  lady,  holding  in 
her  hand  a  wand  or  rod  towards  the 
earth,  over  a  hideous  ferpent,  and  hold- 
ing her  other  hand  over  her  face,  as  un- 
willing to  behold  ftrife  or  war.  By 
ethers  Ihe  has  been  rcprefented  holding 
in  one  hand  an  olive  branch,  and  lead- 
ing a  iamb  and  a  wolf  yoked  by  their 
necks  in  the  others  and  alio  with  an 
oli>'e  branch  in  her  right  hand,  and  a 
CormtccpU  in  her  left. 

PEA'CEABLY  I  paiftbUment,  F.]  in 
ft  peaceable  manner. 

P£A'C£ABL£N£SS  [of  faifible,  F. 
ind  mfs]  peaceable  temper,  quiet  difpo* 
iltion. 

A  PEA'COCK  IHienglypbicaUy]  with 
beautiful  Plumes,  and  in  a  Pofture  of 
admiring  them,  and  expo6ng  them  to 
Che  fun,  repreiented  a  creature  proud 
of  its  natorat  peifedtions. 

A  PEACOCK  lEmbUmatieallyl  alfo 
reprefcnts  women  oTcr  curious  in  their 
drefs  and  coflly  cloathing. 

PE'A-HEN  Ipeuache,  F.  pmva,  L.] 

Oreen  PEAK,  a  woodcock,  a  bird. 

P£A'KINGN£SS,  fickUnefi,  unehri^ 
vlngnefs* 

PEAL'D,  troubled  or  dcaficned  with 
the  noife.    Milton. 

PEAR-Tree  [pijli^-tneo.  Sax.'] 

Wens  of  PEARL,  certain  eacrclccn* 
tics  or  prominent  Places  in  form  of  half 
Pearls,  foiuid  in  the  bottom  of  the  Pearl 
fliells.     * 

PEAS'Cod  \f\yt  cob^  £rx.]  the 
Ihell  or  hiisk  of  a  Pea 

PE'CCANTNESS  \oipeccsn$,  L.  and 
tiefs]  ofTcnfivcnefs,  hurtfulnefi. 

PECHIA'GRA  [of  'n^yvt,  the  elbow, 
and  iy^T'^  Gr.]  the  gout  in  the  elbow- 
joints. 

PFCQUP'TS  Dna.  lAnmtomy]  the 
thoracic  dudl,  fo  called  from  Ttc^t  its 
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PE'CTEN  JLrb9^  [with  BoUmfi*\  ^(S 
grain  of  the  wood  of  any  tree,  L. 

P£C  I  EN  Vnttm  [with  IhuMfis]  the 
herb  IhepherdVaeeoUe.  L 

PEC^OAAL  Mufd*  lAMMtmrny-]  % 
mufcle  which  moves  tfae  ann  fijiwnda  \ 
fo  named  on  account  of  tta  ilciiaKion* 
which  arifes  abow  from  the  Clivma^^ 
and  below  from  the  brealt^booe,  and  all 
the  endings  of  the  upper  libt,  and  is 
implanted  in  the  upper  paic  of  the 
flioulder-bone. 

Pi^'CTORALNESS  lof  piB^rmiis,  L. 
and  tufs]  Itomachick  quality. 

PE'CULATE  [in  CivU  Ln]  the 
crime  of  pilfering  the  publick  nioncf» 
by  a  peribn  who  manages  it,  or  in  whofe 
cuAody  it  is  repofited. 

A  PE^CULIAR,  a  panicnlar  pacfli 
or  church  that  has  jurifdidUon  within  is 
Iclf  for  a  probate  of  wills,  d^.  being  ex- 
empt from  the  ordinary  of  the  bilhop  s 
courts.  Thus  the  King's  chapel  is  a 
a  royal  fscMliar^  free  ftom  all  fpiritiial 
}uri((liAion,  and  only  governed  by  the 
king  himfelf  as  fupreme  ordinary. 

PECiyUARLY  [pocalimriter^  U] 
after  a  peculiar  manner. 

PECU  LIARN&SS  [^pocuUmrM,  F. 
of  L.1  peculiarity, 

PECU^IA  [among  the  Rommms] 
money.  A  ddty  whkh,  as  they  hcldt 
prefided  over  riches  $  who  had  a  Son 
named  Argtntimu^  whom  they  ailoied 
that  they  might  grow  rich. 

PE'CUNIUS,  a  deky  of  the  antient 
Tfufflans,  in  honotu:  of  whom  they  kept 
a  fire  of  oak  perpetually  burning  i  which 
if  it  happened  to  go  out  by  the  pneiPs 
negledt,  he  was  put  to  deiith.  When  it 
thundered,  they  imagined  that  their 
grand  prieft  converfM  with  their  godi 
and  for  that  realbn  fell  pioftrate  on  the 
earth,  praying  for  fiafonable  weather. 

PED  ITare,  Pulie  as  Peas,  Beana,  dv. 

PEDAGOGICAL  [««<VA>:o  i«^»  Gr.} 
pertaining  to  an  inilru^r  of  Youth,  or 
to  difcipline. 

PEDA'NEUS  [Civil  Lmw]  a  petty 
judge,  who  has  no  formal  f\sat  of  jalliee$ 
but^hears  caufes  Handing,  aod' withoct 
any  tribunal. 

PE  DANT,  an  tmpoliflied  ftilF  nm 
of  learning,  who  makes  an  impcitlneut 
ufe  of  the  fciences,  abounds  in  xmlktL* 
fonable  obfervations  and  critidfins. 

PEDA14TICKNESS,  pretence  to, 
or  oilentatiouihefi  of  fcholarfhlp. 

PEDANTI'ZING  [of  ^atdhuu^ 
F.I  playing  the  pedant. 

PEDERE'RO,  commonly  called  Pa*- 
Urm^  afiBoUpicceofocdiiaQcemoftlr  , 

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«feiinlhip»»  toiireflonesy  nails»  b«>- 
ken  iron,  cr  paxtridge  lhoc>  on  an  Ene- 
my attempt  ilk  lo  boaid. 

PtUlAI/XJs  iAttMUm/]  the  fecond  of 
the  .tutjares  bedisy  L. 

APEaDESTAL  ipe^alU^  L.  Ju- 
i^fUlh^  leal.]  that  part  of  a  pillar  that 
fuppuxtt  it*  It  is  a  Iquare  body  with  a 
bafc  and  cornice,  fervjng  at  a  foot  for 
the  columns  to  Dand  upon,  and  having, 
accordinfi  to  VitnoU^  a  third  part  of  the 
height  of  its  column.  It  is  diiTcreJU  in 
different  orders^  there  being  ak  many 
iLinds  of  pedeiuls  as  there  are  orders  oi 
columns. 

PENDICLE  [with  ^oUnifii\  a  foot 
iUlk,  is  that  on  which  either  a  leaf,  or 
^ower,  or  fruit  (lands  or  hangs.' 

PEDI'CULA  iBotany]  the  herb  yel- 
Jowiafitle«ni6«  or cockVeomb,  L. 

PEDICULA'RIS  mfirbm  Lwitb  ihyfi- 
KMms]  the  loidV  difeafe. 

PEDICULATION,  a  particular 
iboiiKfi  of  the  lidn,  very  apt  to  breed 
lice*  liud  to  have  been  the  dlftemper 
of  the  EigyptUuth  and  one  of  their 

'^' j^ElSlMENT [in  Ar^iUffMre]  an  or- 
mment  that  crowns  the  wd'innances^ 
£niihes  the  ibnts  of  buildings,  and 
i^fves  a&  a  decorttion  over  gaces,  win- 
dowa,  niches  flpc.  It  i&  ordinarily  of  a 
Oiangular  form  I  bat  ibmctimes  makes 
an  arch  of  a  circle. 

¥1/DIS  shfiifig  [oU  Kee."]  a  cutting 
off  Che  foot*  a  punilhment  oif  criminals 
in  ibnner  times  mAi^ed  here  indetd  of 

PEDCMETER  [of  ^iei,  L.  or  ns, 
m  fiDot,  and  <i>»'Tet»,  -Gr.  mcafure]  a  way 
wite,  aa  inftnimcnt  compofed  of  vari 
eoa  wheels  with  teeth,  which  by  a 
chain  fiiftened  to  a  man*s  foot  or  wheel 
o£  a  eharioCt  advance  a  notch  each  Aep 
or  eadi  revolution  of  the  wheel  \  and 
the  number  being  markM  on  the  edge 
of  each  wheel,  the  paces  may  be  mim 
bied,  or  the  diHance  from  one  place  to 
aj>ocber  exaftly  mcaiUred. 

PFJ>0'NES  \cldK4e.-]  footfoldiers. 

PEDUaaCULI  lAMai9my'}  two  me- 
dnllary  pioce&s  of  the  C«r$bttiMmy 
wbflve^  that  pan  is  joined  to  the  m- 

PEEK     ^  a  grudge,  fpleen,  ill-wUl 
PEQUR^  againft  a  peribn. 
PEEE  [in  S9M  L^i»gumfff\  is  uled  va- 


xioofly. 

P££a.lNGT^t«t  of  ^Zrr,  F.]  taking 
aff  the  Skin  or  rind  i  alio  the  peel  or 
find  of  fraic 

X*  hLi  Uni  h  PEERAGE  immiwt 


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Cnfiomi]  a  tenure  which  obtigsd  the 
peribn  to  aiXUl  the  Lord's  Bailiff  in  hfl 
judgments,  as  all  the  antient  vai&la 
called  peers  did. 

PEE^RLESNESS  [/»^r,  L.  lea/  and 
ncjrjrc,  Aix.]  matchlcfoefi. 

FEE'VISHNESS  [prob.  q.  heeffhntfs 
uf  bee^  Eng.]  fretfulnels,  wafpiih  hu** 
mour. 

To  PEG  [of  piic,  SaxJ]  to  put  in  or 
faften  with  a  peg. 

PE'GANUM  [«f>>m,  Gr.]  the  herb 
rue. 

PE'GOMANCy  lury^fjut^^-'  of  ^, 
a  fountain,  and  /t<.«>T^'«t,  divination, 
Gr.']  divining  by  fountain  water :  The 
fiime  as  Hydroniancy,  which  fee. 

PE'ISAGE  ieU  Bm,^  a  pound  weight, 
whence  to  peife^  otfioi'fe^  and  pefage. 

PELECI'NUS  LwiMJTii^,  CS.]  the 
plant  hatchet-vetch. 

PE'LICAN  [with  SMrgmu]  an  inftru* 
ment  fi>r  drawing  teeth. 

PELICAN  [with  Gttnnersl  an  antient 
piece  of  ordnance,  equal  to  a  quarter 
culverin,  and  carrying  a  ball  of  fix 
pounds. 

PELICOI'DES  l7f%\ftMi/itt  ofidKWf, 
a  hatahct,  and  eiJ^<,  form,  Gr.]  a  cer- 
tain geometrical  iigure,  that  fomething 
refembles  a  hatchec. 

PE'LLICIA.  [oW  RecA  a  pilch. 

PE'LLICLE  ipeUictiU,  L.]  when  any 
folntion  is  evaporated  fo  long  by  a 
gentle  heat,  that  a  film  or  skin  rifes  on 
the  top  of  the  liquor,  they  iky  it  ii  eva- 
porated  to  a  Pellicle,  and  then  there  is 
very  little  more  liquor  left,  than  will 
juft  fervc  to  keep  the  f  tlu  in  fnfion- 

PELLOTA  tin  the  For^  Lwl  the 
ball,  •r  round  flclhy  part  o^'  a  dog's  foot, 
which,  by  that  law,  in  all  dogs  that  are 
near  any  of  the  king's  foipe(Vs  are  to  bo 
cut  out. 

PELLU'CIDNESS  \  fof  piUueid^ 

PELLUCW>ITy  3  U  aad  Mfsj 
tranfparency,  diaphaneity.^ 

PE^LTA  [among  the  4i^iiits]  a 
kind  of  buckler. 

PELTA'LIS  c^ilofft  lAtisHmy]  ib 
called  from  its  refemblance  to  Mt*^  a 
buckler.    Set  Scittifvmis^ 

PE^LVIS  [with  Amstmifis]  the  bnfon 
of  the  kidneys,  or  the  lower  part  of  the 
sbdawun^  in  Which  the  hiUddtr  (and  in 
women  likewife  the  kUrns"^  and  ttBum 
are  contained. 

PELVIS  murium  [with  .^iMt.]  thehol* 
low  part  of  the  car,  L. 

PELVIS  tertbriy  the  tunnCl  of  tho 
brain,  £. 

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l^ftN  [with  the  Bntahs  and  antlcnt 
P^tds]  an  high  mounraii) ;  hence  thole 
fiiUs  which  divide  France  from  Italy,  arc 
failed  the  Apetmines, 

To  PEN  up  [of  pyntian,  Sax."]  to 
Ihut  up,  to  inclofe. 

PE'NAtNESS  [of /»f»W,  P.  of/»«- 
palis,  L.  and  iw/j]  liablenefs  to  a  Pe- 
nalty. 

PE'NANCE  [of  pctn^.  L.  Punifli- 
inenr  j  the  exercife  of  Penitence,  or  a 
Punilhmcnt,  either  voluntary  or  im- 
pofcd  by  legal  authority,  for  faults 
committed  by  a  Perfon. 

PENANCE  I  of  panitentia,  L.  1  a 
fort  of  mortification  enjoined  by  Kantjh 
I'riefts,  0.  F. 

'  PENANCE  [in  Cannon  L^tw]  an  cc- 
clcliaft'cai  i^unifliment  chieHy  adjudg'd 
to  the  i-n  ot' fornication. 

Pr..>lATES  ipf  rVySif  H*&.  in- 
war'  rr  PenittiSy  inwardly,  becaufe 
kr--  vv.hin  the  houle,  CiV.l  houfhold 
j^.M  ,  whofe  ftarues  wjere  there  kept, 
:» ,  1  a  w  jrlhi  pped  with  w '  ne  and  incen fc. 
They  were  made  cither  of  iron  or 
oa I  •  hen-warf '»  but  their  form  was  kept 
fccret,  as  a  religioua  myflery.  In  the 
time  of  Peace  they  committed  their 
arms  to  i  he  care  of  the  Penatei  Cities 
and  kiriv'oms  had  alfo  their  Fenates. 
Thofe  ot  owe  were  brought  by  ^neas 
from  Troy,  to  which  Place  Dardami 
broiirht  them  from  Samothraee. 

The  Venates  and  Larti  were  different, 
in  that  the  Lares  were  common  in  all 
houfes,  and  the  Penates  proper  to  parti- 
cular ones,  and  divine  honours  were 
done  to  the  har's  in  the  chimney-cor- 
ner, or  on  the  fire -h  can  hs  ^  and  to  the 
.P^/.  Tf«  in  the  open  court,  or  fome  other 
place  or  f  >Tt  of  chapel  within. 
'  PLNCE  Lof  pennir,  Sa%,'\  pennies. 
PENCIL 
nf  Kays  [in 
"E(4^«;0;t/rfe5]  a 
■"-^A^"^  double  cone 
1>  of  rays  joined 

tor.ether  at  the  bafe,  one  of  which  hath 
3rs  vertex  in  fome  one  point  of  the  nb- 
fcCt,  and  the  g-aft,  B.  K.  D.  for  is  bafe, 
9^m\  the  other  hath  its  bafe  on  the  fame 
piaft  j  but  its  vertex  in  the  point  ot"  con- 
ver<»pnre,  as  at  C.    ' 

PE'NDANT  [in  a  Sh'f\  a  fnort  rcpc, 
which  IS  faHcned  at  one  end  to  the  head 
of  the  maft,  or  yard,  or  clew  of  the 
i^iil,  having  a  block  or  Ihiver  at  the 
other  en  \  to  reeve  fome  ri'.nning  rope. 
■  VE'NDANTS  Lwith  Heralds']  pen- 
d?nt  efriircherns  In  antient  times, 
men  of  chivalry  or  knights  would  ref^rt 


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to  the  courts  of  Princes,  and  fet  np  pub^ 
lick  challenges  for  ]ui!s  and  Touma- 
ments,  or  dfe  poft  themi  upon  fome 
Bridge  or  other  Pafs  and  there  provoke 
or  chaUenge  all  men  of  rank  that  came 
that  way  to  encounter  them.  In  order 
to  this,  they  hung  np  their  Jhields,  with 
their  coat  of  armour  painted  on  tbera, 
on  the  neighbouring  treci,  or  elfc  on 
poles  (cre^ed  for  that  purpofc. 

PENDE'NTIVE  Imth  Arthiuas^ 
the  whole  body  of  a  vault,  ftifpended 
out  of  the  perpendicular  of  the  walls, 
and  bearing  a^inft  the  Are  iontamt. 

PENDENTNESS  lof  fendem,  L. 
and  Hefs]  hanging  down  quality. 

PE'NDULOUSNESS  of  ^nimim^ 
L.  and  i»e/<l  pcndentncfi,  or  the  Twing- 
ing to  and  fro. 

i^imple  PE'NDULUMf  i»  one  that 
confifts  of  a  finglc  weight. 

Compound  PENDULUM,  is  one  ihit 
confills  of  feveral  weights*  fo  fixed  gq 
as  to  tecum  the  fune  diftance  both  from 
one  another,  and  from  the  center  aboot 
which  they  vibrate. 

PENECI'LLUS,  a  pencil  to  wiiie 
withi  L. 

PENECILLUS  [in  Phatmmey]  a  to- 
zenge,  refembling  a  pencil  in  Ibape,  L 

PENFCILLUS  [With  Surgnomi^  %, 
tent  to  be  put  into  wouuds  or  mccri. 

PENES Y'RINGUS,  a  fort  of  KUoiy 
among  the  anticnts,  having  five  hotel, 
two  for  the  arms,  two  for  the  legs^  ani 
one  for  the  head  of  the  criminaL 

PE^ETRABLENESS  [a«e«r* 
lite^  F.  of  L.  ]  capablenets  of  being  pe- 
netrated, &^c, 

PE  NETRANTNESS  ?  [  of    ^nf 

PENETRABI'LITY  5  tra»t^¥.d 
L.  and  «fA]  penetrating  quality,  power 
of  penetrating. 

PE'NETRATIVENESS  [of  fern- 
tratify  F.  of  L.  and  nefs}  aptnels  to  p^ 
netratc. 

PE'NITENT  [^flpmfe«r,  L-l  repent- 
ing, a  being  forrowful  for  what  hss 
been  committed  that  is  finftil  or  criminal 

PE'NITENTNESS  Lof  (enitenit  F. 
ofpoenitens,  L.  and  nr/i]  penitent  franc 
of  mind. 

PENITE'NTIALLY  [of /-e^ff eirtiV, 
F.  of  LI  in  a  repenting  manner. 

PEN^TE'NTL^.RY  [  j^emf n.ci*«r,  F. 
of  L  ]  of  or  pertaining  to  penance*  « 
Rerentancc- 

yE'^^lTENTS,  certain  peculiar  fria- 
ries, who  altembic  together  for  Praycii, 
made  Proceftlons  bare  footed,  thett 
faces  being  covered  with  Uncni  and  gate 
tliemfelves  difciplinQ. 


PE 

W.'NlCNIFELof^ejwwi,  L.  andcnijc, 
SmxJ]  A  knife  for  making  of  pens. 
PS'NMAN,  an  artift  at  fair  writing. 
A  PE'KNATED  Leaf  Iwith  Botmm'] 
«r  feacheced  ieaf^  is  one»  in  which  the 
pans,  of  which  the  leaf  is  compofed, 
are  let  along  the  middle  rib$  either 
alternately,  or  by  pairs^  as  in  liqtiorice, 
vetches,  6»<!w 

PE'NNlLESStofpenni^-leajr,  Sax.'i 
Slaving  no  money. 

PENNIOLUM,  Varlcy-fopr,  ade- 
codlion  of  barley  and  fiigar»  boiled  'till 
it  becomes  brittle,  then  txirnedout  upon 
m.  marble  (lone,  and  anointed  with  the 
oil  of  fweet  almonds,  is  kneaded  like  a 
palle  and  drawn  out  into  iUcks. 

PE'NNONCEL,  a  little  Pennon  or 
Flag. 

PE'NNONCELSt  fmall  pieces  of 
filk,  cut  in  the  form  of  a  Pennon,  with 
which  men  of  arms  ufed  to  adorn  their 
laoces  or  fpears.  Probably  to  be  more 
Tifible  figns  to  their  ovm  pany ;  or  to 
terrify  their  enemies,  by  apjpear^ng  more 
numerous  than  they  were. 

PENNY [penniy,  Smx.  denmrinsy  h.^ 
was  the  firft  piece  of  coined  filver  we 
have  any  account  of,  and  was  for  many 
ycaia  the  only  one,  till  the  reign  of 
king  Henry  I,  when  there  was  half 
pence.  The  Afij^o-^aximi  had  but  one 
coin,  and  that  was  a  Penny.  Before  the 
the  year  1279  the  old  Penny  vras  ftruck 
with  a  double  crols,  fi)  that  it  might  bo 
eafily  bcoken  in  the  middle,  or  into  four 
Quarten,  and  fi)  made  into  l)a]f  pence 
or  fimhings. 

PE'NSA  //&»*,  a  pound  of  money  paid 
hy  weight,  not  by  tale,  L. 

PE^SILIS  verncca  lAMatmy^  fee 
Jicrorhordoit. 

Pfc'NSILNESS  lof  pefifilis,  L.  and 
fif/il  hanging  quality. 

PE'NSION,  money  paid  for  diet  or 
lodging  i  alfo  a  fum  of  money  paid  an- 
inoally  by  a  Prince  or  State,  to  a  Perfon 
for  Ibrvicc  required  of  him  i  alfo  an  an- 
nual allowance  by  a  Company,  Corpo- 
ration or  Pariih,  to  the  poor  members  of 
it  i  an  allowance  or  iaiary  by  the  year, 
r.ofL. 

PENSTOM  Order,  a  peremptory  order 
againft  fuch  of  the  fociety  of  Grafi-lnn, 
as  are  in  arrear  for  Penlions  and  other 
Putfes. 

PE'NSlONAnY  [in  mttanr\  the 
iirft  ndnifler  of  the  regency  of  each 
city. 

PENSIONARY,  a  Perfon  who  has  a 
Pcnfion.  Appointment  or  yearly  Sum 
Curing  life,  by  way  of  acknowJedgment, 


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charged  on  the  eftate  of  a  Prince,  Con» 
pany»  6^. 

PE'NSIONS  [of  Churches]  a  certain 
fum  of  money  paid  to  clergy-men  in- 
ftcad  of  tithes. 

KinfCs PENSIONERS      1  a   band 

GtntUmen  PENSIONERS  S  of  gen- 
tlemen,  to  the  number  of  forty,  firlt  fet 
on  foot  by  king  Henry  VIL  whofe  office 
is  to  guard  the  King's  Perfon  in  his  own 
houfc,  armed  with  Partilans  i  they  at- 
tend and  wait  in  the  prefence  chamber, 
and  attend  the  king  to  and  from  chapci- 

PE'NSIVELY,  thoughtfully,  &*g. 

PE'NSIVENESS  {penfif,  F.  and 
wf/il  thoiightfuJnefs,  ladnefa,  hcavjnels, 
forrowfulnels.  , 

PE'NSTOCK»  a  flood-gate,  placed  in 
the  wator  of  a  mill-pond. 

PENT  [of  pinban,  Sa%.^  Ihut  in  or 
up»  kept  in,  inclofed. 

PENTACA'PSULAR  [ pentacaifnla^ 
ris  of  iw'm,  five,  and  capfuU,  L.  a  cafc 
or  feed  pod]  having  five  feed  pc43. 

PENTACHORD  [of  Trvi-r*,  five,  and 
5jf<f>.-,  Gr.  ilring]  a  mullcal  inaniment 
having  five  ftrings.  ^  r  ^    •  a 

PENTACHRO'STICK  [of^^r,  and 
^^K^^yit,  Gr.]  a  fet  or  feries  of  verfcs  fo 
difpofed,that  there  arc  always  found  five 
acrofticks  of  the  fame  name  m  hve  divi- 
fions  of  each  verfe.  -        ^  ^     .        ^ 

PENTACO'CCOUS  [of  Tnvit,  five, 
and  KCKitef,  Gr.  a  grain]  having  five 
grains  or  feeds.  ^        _    , 

PENTADA^TYLOS  [.Bota^^yl  the 
herb  Valma  ChrijU.  L.         , 

PE'NTAGRAPH  [mfmypv^'i^^  Or.j 
an  inftrument  wherewith dcfigns,  prints, 
anr.  of  any  kinds  may  be  cppea  in  any 
proportion  without  a  Perfon  s  being 
skilled  in  drawing.  ,  ^  , 

PENTAMETER  {.■^frt'Mr^.r,  Gr  J 
a  verft  confiftine  of  five  feet 

As  I  have  before  given  yru  tables  for 
making  Hexameter  ^^''>,^^^%^'J?,J: 
Ihall  here  prcfent  you  with  one  tor  rerr 

The  manner  of  operation  [^r  Tent*- 
meun,  is  the  very  lame  with  that  ot 
Hexamtiers  (which  fee.)  Onlj^  whereas 
Hexameter  ?W^,  conliftingof  fix  Ho  rf>, 
do  therefore  require  fix  Table,.  Ma- 
meters,  deduceah\G  from  thcfe  Tables, 
arc  to  confill  but  of  five  Latt"  ^^^'^'j 
and  foonly  r^^quirc  five  f  jjg«r«  to  work 
them  thro'  their  five  ^-^^'^Z  •"  .  ^^  JP^J 
any  fet  of  five  Fi/Mr,;,  work  d  thro  tj»«^ 
rcfpeaive  TahUs  (in  a  1  refpett^^^^f^  as 
you  have  been  Ihown  in  the  ^^'^^Jl 
the  HexamrterO  will  produce  fi^e  Latjn 
Words,  which  wiU  make  a  true  J««f-- 

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Jfmtir  Verfi,  which  will  be  true  Latin 

lUid  good  Senfe. 
Thus  the  Figures  1 1 1 1 1  produce 
Tuf^Jig'tfjicani  Jtrma  m^Ugtta  mibi 
19743  produce 

3*791  produce 

JmpU  ennglomeratU  aBa  maligns  viits. 

And  if  you  are  minded  o  compofe  a 
pair  of  verfes  together,   v'x.   Hexumetir 
and  }f!i.i^metery    you  muft  fet  down  the 
two  fees  of  figures,  as  thus  i  6  8  s  i  9  > 
891  55 
of  which  lets  of  figures,  wrought  cut 
by  their  proper  table^t,  will  be  produced 
the  following  verfes. 
JPeJ/immfstM  tuu  ^Ausrrantfidera  nigra j 
X«'»-  cajignificant  ajtra  nefanda  viris. 

Which  fets  of  figures,  if  placed  back- 
wards, will  produce  quite  diflferent  verfes. 

By  thefe  tables,  between  two  and 
three  huiidredthouland  ^tuUmtur  verfes 
may  be  produced. 

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PENTA'MYRON  [wtt/fuip.^,  Gr.l 
an  ointment  compo\inded  with  five  in- 
gredients, wx.  M^ith^  NarJj  O^nbm^* 
muniy  St9rax  and  Wax. 

PENT  ANGLE  Lof  wi'm,  Gr.  fiic^ 
and  «if^ic/M,  L.]  a  figure  having  five 
angles. 

PENTAPETALOUS  [of  ^'r«, 
five,  and  7i7»\ey,  Gr.  a  leaf]  five 
leaved. 

PENTAa>HYLLUM  [vimS«»M^, 
Gr.  1  the  herb  Cipfnefrilf  ox  fire  leaved 
gra(i, 

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PENTA'PLEURON  Imyjdnfavpof. 
Gr.  1  an  herb,  the  IclTcr  Plantain. 

PENTAPHYLLOrDES  [of  wimi, 
£\et  foMor,  a  leaf,  and  ttJ^^  Gr.  form] 
of  the  Cinquefoil  kind  or  form. 

PENTAPHY'LLOUS  [of  vim  and 
ffrMcv,  Gr.  a  leaf  1  having  £ve  leaves. 

PENTA'ROBON  L'Wwpo^'f,  Gr.] 
the  plant  or  fiower  called  a  Peoiiy. 

PE'NTASPAST  \jm7drm%fiu  <3rl 
An  engine  that  has  Ave  pullies. 

PENTA'STYLE  [oirwiruxi^',  Gr."* 
a  work  in  archiceaurc,  wherein  are  five 
rows  of  columns. 

PE'NT ATHLON  [wrf.wdX6>  of  7r<?n 
tnd  a8\wr,  a  ttriving,  Gr.]  the  five  cxcr- 
cifes  performed  in  the  GncUm  games, 
vi'x.  Leapitig^  Siunningi  ^^iting^  Dart- 
ipg,  and  Wrdtting, 

PENTA'TO^fON  [in  antient  MhJic.'] 
•  concord,  with  us  callM  the  greater 
fizth. 

PENTECONTO'RE,  a  vdTcI  with 
fifty  oars. 

PE'NTHEUS  [of  »<»ftor,  Gr.  moum- 
ing3  (^  ^^  ^  Lcbion  and  Agavty  who 
farcotding  to  the  Poets)  was  torn  in 
pieces  by  his  mother  and  his  ijfter,  be- 
caufc  he  contemned  the  rites  and  revel- 
ling feafts  of  Baecbits.  NfiUlis  Comes  tells 
us»  that  he  was  a  good  king,  who  en- 
deavouring to  root  out  the  vice  of  drunk- 
ennefi  ftom  amongft  his  fubjedts,  fuffer- 
cd  many  wounds  in  his  good  name  by 
their  calumnies  and  reproaches, 

PENU  RIOUSNESS  [of  iwiii»ri«,  L.] 
cigsanllinefs,  meannefi. 

PE'P ANSIS  [-«r«m»fif,  Gr.]  a  ripen- 

IePANSIS  fin  Medicini]  a  eorredt 
ing  of  depraved  matter  and  corrupt  hu- 
mours in  tlie  body,  and  bringing  tliem 
into  order. 

PER  Delifmium,    Sti  VeligmMm, 

PER  Airfin.    Ste  Arfin. 

PER  TMtn.     See  thefin. 

PERACUTUM  mtnfifHim  [with 
Chnmifis]  a  menfiruMm  made  by  drawing 
OS  fptrit  of  nitre  feveral  times  from  but- 
ter of  antimony.  By  the  help  of  which, 
Mr.  ^U  fays,  be  was  able,  without  a 
very  violent  fire,  to  elevate  a  very  good 
qtiantity  of  crude  Aitrnr^,  and  that  in 
a  few  hours. 

PERAGRATION,  a  traveUing  or 
wandering  about  5  a  progrefs  or  ramble. 

PERAMBULA'TOR,  an  inftrumcnt 
or  rolling-wheel  for  meafuring  roads, 
dv  a  fiirveying  wheel.  It  is  made  of 
ymooA  or  iron,  commnnly  half  a  pole  in 
circumference,  with  a  movement,  and 
a  face  divided  like  a  clock,  with  a  long 


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rod  of  Iron 
fteel,  that 
from  the  center 
of  the  wheel  to 
the  work :  there 
are  aJfo  two 
hands,  which  (aa 
you  drive  the 
wheel  before  you) 
count  the  revo- 
lutions ;  and 
from  the  compo* 
fition  of  the 
movement  and 
diviiion  on  the 
face,  fliew  how 
many  yards jx>]e8« 
furlongs,  and 
miles  you  go. 
PE'RCA  [oW  Rec]  a  perch  of  land- 
PERCE'PTIBLENESS  [of  perct^i' 
hilisy  L.]  perceivablenefs. 

PERCt^PIER,  the  herb  Parfley-pert 
or  Parfley-breakftone. 

PERCH  lof  ^ercbe,  F.  a  pole]  a  ftick 
or  pole  for  birds  to  rooA  on. 

To  PERCH  [of  percber,  FJ  to  fit 
upon  a  perch,  flick  or  twig  of  a  tree^ 
as  birds  dp. 

PERCH A'NT  [with  Fon'/ew]  a  decoy- 
bird  ty*a  by  the  foot,  which  flutters^ 
and  draws  other  birds  to  it,  and  io  gives 
the  fowler  an  opportunity^  of  catch* 
ing  them,  F. 

PERCLCySE  [in  HerMry]  is  that 
part  of  a  garter  that  is  buckled  and' 
nowed,  which  detains  and  reftrains  ther 
garter,  being  intire  or  dimidiated  fromr 
diflblution. 

PERCU'SSION  [in  mjicks]  the  im- 
preiTlon  a  body  makes  in  felling  or  ftrik-^ 
ing  upon  another  $  or  the  fliock  orco'li- 
fion  of  a  bodies,  which  concurring,  alter 
the  motion  of  each  other. 

PE'RDINGS  [dW  Kec^  the  dregs  of 
people,  wx..  menof  nofubftance. 
PERDU'E,  loft,  forlorn,  F. 
PERE'MPTORINESS  [of  perempte^ 
rtHi^   L.]  abfoluiencis,  pragmatlcalxiefs, 

PERETE^RION  Tof  •icjk*,  Gr.  to 
bore  ihroxighl  a  trepan. 

PE'RFECT  Animal  [with  fome  Wri- 
t€rs^  one  bom  or  produced  by  uni vocal 
generation,  in  oppof^tion  to  infeQs, 
which  (they  fnppofe)  to  be  produced  by 
equivocal  generation. 

PERFECT  J^itmbirs  [Mathfrn/tt,"]  are 
fuch  numbers  whofe  aliquot  or  even 
parts  taken  all  together,  will  exactly 
make  the  whole  number,  as  6  and  48, 
,©»:.  for  of  6  the  half  is  3,  the  third 

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fast  2i  and  the  fixth  part  x,  which  add- 
ed togechcr  make  6  j  and  It  hath  no 
more  aliquot  parts  in  whole  u umbers : 
So  28  has  thefe  even  paits,  14  the  half, 
7  the  fourth,  4  the  levcnth,  and  a  the 
founeenth,  and  i,  which  added  top^- 
ther  make  s8,  and  therefore  i&  a  perfect 
Number*  of  which  peifcdt  number  there 
arc  but  10  between  i,  and  1 0000000000. 

MfolHtt  PERFECTION,  is  that 
wherein  all  imperfection  is  excluded, 
fuch  as  is  that  of  God,  or  fecnndMrn  ^uid^ 
and  in  its  kind. 

Effential  PERFECTION,  is  the  pof 
feilion  of  all  the  clTcntial  attributes  *  or 
of  all  the  p^rts  neceflary  to  the  integri- 
ty of  a  fubftance. 

Meta^xfical  PERFECTIONi  the 
iameas  JVatural. 

Natural  PERFECTlQN,  is  that 
whereby  a  thing  has  all  its  powcraor  fa- 
culties s  and  thofe  too  in  their  full  vi- 
gour {  all  its  part6  both  principal  and  fe- 
cundary  ^  and  thofc  in  their  due  pro- 
portion, conftitution,  Q^-c 

Moral  PERFECTION,  is  an  emi- 
ncnt  degree  of  virtue,  or  moral  goodnefs, 
to  which  men  arrive,  by  frequently  re- 
peated adts  of  beneficence,  piety,  &k, 

nxfical  PERFECTION.  Set  NaUt^ 
ral  PerfeBion, 

Tranfcendental  PERFECTION,  thc 
fame  as  Natural, 

PE'RFECTNESS,  the  quaUty  of  be- 
ing perfect. 

PERFECTISSIMATE,  a  quality  or 
dignity  mentioned  in  the  Code. 

PERFl'DIA  [in  MMfick]  an  affeaati- 
on  of  doing  always  thc  fame  thing,  of 
continuing  the  fame  motion,  the  ^me 
fong,  the  fime  paflagc^  the  fame  figures 
of  notes.    Ital. 

PERFLA'TILE  [P:rJlatiUs,  L.]  eafy 
to  be  blown  through  by  the  wind. 

PERFORA'TA,  an  herb,  a  Ibrt  of 
St.  fchn's  Wort. 

J'E'RFORATED  [in  Heraldry]  i.  e. 
bored  thorough.  The  ar- 
mor] As  ufe  ii  to  cxprcfs  the 
pifTinp  or  pt-netraring  of 
one  ordinr.ry  ^'in  part)  thro' 
anotlicr ;  Ai  fe.'/>tf.;r..  Argent, 
a  Betfd  Y.rminep'r^'ora'id  th.-mghaChivs- 
ron^  Gules.     A>*  th^  Kf-<tcho>t. 

PKIIFORCE  ii^^r-jcA^,  r.]  by  force 
or  violence 

PF.RFUNCTOFIXF.SS  Tof /).»rr««- 
Serins^  L.]  a  ilight,  carelefs  doing  of'a- 
ny  thing. 

PERICA'RDIARY  [in  Tbyfuk]  an 
epithet  given  to  worms  generated  in  the 
heart,  , 


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PERICA'RPUS  [with  Btu^i]  I 
pellicle  or  thm  membrane  encompaffing 
the  fruit  or  grain  of  a  plant. 

PEKICNE'MIA  [of,. labour,  and 
Kfitfjutf  Or.  thc  TibU  1  the  paru  about 
thc  Ttbia. 

PE'RIDOT.  a  precious  Ibnc  of  a 
greenifti  colour.    F. 

PERIGRI'NARY  [/w^jp-ij^rriw,  L.] 
a  monk  in  the  anticnt  monafteric^ 
whofe  office  was  to  receive  01  encextain 
ftrangers  or  vifiton. 

PERIEGEO'ES,  one  who  condufls 
another  about  a  place  or  thing  to  Ihov 
it  him* 

PE  RILOUSNESS  [of permeux,  F.] 
hazaidoufncf). 

PERINY^CTIDES  l&ugeryl  littk 
fwcUings  like  nippies. 

PE^RIOD  Lin  AriAautick]  adifilnOr 
on  made  by  a  point  or  comma,  after  e* 
very  6th  place  or  figure,  ufed  in  NdUuu 
or  Nftmerationt  for  the  more  ready  diflin* 
guifhingand  reading  the  iigtiies. 

PERIOD  [in  Jjro^.'}  the  time  taked 
up  by  a  fUr  or  planet  in  making  or  the 
duration  of  its  couife,  till  it  retuxn  to 
the  fame  point  of  thc  heavens.      1 

PERIOD  Lin  Primthg]  a  charato 
wherewith  the  periods  of  difcourfeiic 
terminated  thus  ( .  )  called  a  full  point. 

PERIOD  [in  Chnaokfji]  an  epocha 
or  interval  of  time  by  which  thc  ycsrt 
are  accounted ;  or  thc  ferics  of  yeai^ 
whereby  in  different  nations,  and  on  S^ 
ferent  occafions,  time  is  meafured. 

PERIODICK  [periodicHSt  L.  vie^'^' 
««f,  Gr.]  of,  or  penaining  to,  or  thi£ 
has  its  periods. 

PERIODICK  Vifeafes,  Ibch  as  decline 
and  rife  again  with  Umilar  fymptoms 
alternately. 

PERIODICK  [with  CrammarU»s\  % 
term  apply'd  to  a  ftyle  or  difcourfe  that 
has  numbers,  or  which  confiits  of  juft 
and  artful  periods. 

,  PERIOPHTHA'LMIUM  [of  *if/ 
about,  and  e«dw\u«f,  Gr.  thceyejathi» 
skin  which  birds  can  draw  over  their 
eyes  to  defend  them  without  Ihuuir^ 
theji  c7e-lids. 

PKKlPATETlCKPWo/o/.)!^',  thcfy- 
flem  of  philofjphy  taught  and  cllablift- 
c.(  by  AnJhtUf  and  maintained  by  bis 
followers. 

PKKIPATE^ICK$[Ti2^m7T-a«/i  of 
ri^TroLri^ji,  Gr.  to  Walk  about}  becaufc 
they  ufed  to  difpute  walking  in  thc 
p'acc  at  A'h^ns  call'd  Lycxum']  a  fcCt  o( 
j>;iiU,f;pIicn,  thc  followers  of  AriJ^tU* 
as  l'b:(j£li:yjius^  Cratip^us^  &c. 


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teKIPETIACo^jrfecJrttiirj  Gr.  fal- 
ling into  a  different  Hate]  that  part  of  a 
tragedy  wherein  the  aaion  is  tur&ed, 
xhe  plot  uciaveUed,  and  the  whole  con- 1 
tlviics. 

PiRtPHRAiTICALLlr,  by  way  of 
Periphraiis. 

.  PERIPLU'S  [rie»TXw.  CJr.l  voyage 
fit  navigadon  round  a  certain  &sl  or  iiba- 
coall. 

PERIPNEUMONI'A  ^'hth*  [with 
fMUUts]  a  B^ard  JftrtpneHmonia^  a 
dileafe  in  the  Inngs,  ariflng  from  a  hea- 
.vy  pituitoQs  matter  generated  through* 
put  the  whole  mafs  of  blood,  unX  dif« 
chaned  upon  the  lungs,    h, 

PERI'PTERE  >  lof  4^i  about,  and 
; .  PERI'PTERON  Ji^lfi^n  Gr.  a  wing] 
in  ArdfUf^mre^  «  place  encompaiTed  a* 
jbout  wltacolumhd  without^  and  a  Icind 
of  winge  abqiit  It.. 

PERXSCVPHISMUS^Cofine;  and 
.  PERISKX/riSM  imtiCw.Gv. 
to  flea]  a  ieoion,  ,or  laying  open  the 
lore- part  of  the  hea4,  the  skull. 
.  lP£/KttHABL£N£SS  lof  teri/kblt, 
F.l  perilhing  qn^Hty- 

PERISTERlON  [JBote^y]  the  herb 
rerosim.    .         .  . 

f  PERISTERNA  tof  nV  and  yipw, 
Cr.  the  brealt]  the  parts  about  the  breaft 
.  Pi^RJURY.  [in  L<»tv]  a  fwearing 
Hidiely  in  an  oath  adminilhed  by  perfons 
in  legal  authority. 

.  PERI'WDflCLE  [in  2iir^W»yl  has 
^een  made  uib  qf  by  the  inrentors  of  the 
Slew  way  of  blazon  by  flowers  and^  herbs, 
inftead  of  metals  and  colonrsy  to*ibpply 
cbe  word  Jxitrt,    • 

PEILMAKEMTNESS  ioT^irmatiens, 
L.1  daraUenefs,  &»c. 

PEftMK'ABLE  [permnhilis^  L.]  that 
may  be  pa£ed  through.      .     . 

PERMISSION,  a pennitting, grant- 
ing leave  or  liberty, 

PERMISSION  [with  RheUriciams]  a 
ligure  when  the  orator  profe0es  to  have 
delivered  the  whole  maner,  and  to  leave 
ail  to  the  judgment  and  diicrctionof  the 
auditors. 

PERMI^SSrVE,  of  or  pertaining  to 
periniillon. 

.4  PERMIT,  a  note  fo  called,  given 
hf  the  ieller  to  the  buyer  of  i>e«c2^bran- 

PERMUTATIONS  •/  Sfj^sntitiis 
tin  AlgebfMl  the  changes,  aketations,  or 
difierent  combinations  of  any  niimbcr  of 
qtvuiHtics. 

.  PERNltllOUSNESS  id  pemwtfM, 
t^l  fnilchievoufncls;  &k. 


ItiiAurcRl  of  tl^  r«r/Hi  called  alib  tottefU^ 
pecaufe  it  is  the  longeft  mufcle  iS^ited  on 
thtJ^inpa.  It  begins  from  above  balif 
the  upper  part  <tf'that  bone,  and  ends  in 
the  upper,  and  hlndermpft  part  of  the 
Os  MeUUrfi  of  the  little  toe.    L. 

PERPENDUltJLAR  [with  JJho^.} 
when  any  ftar  |s  Vertietil^  i.  e.  right  ovct 
our  heads  it  is  U^  to  (nc  perpendicular; 
becaufe  its  bea^  fall  directly  upon  us. 

PERPEJNDICULAR,  a  level,  a 
plumb-line. 

A  rifbt  Liu  is  faid  to  h  l^ERPEK- 
DICULAR  to  a  Plane,  when  it  is  per- 
pendicular to  all  the  lines  it  meets  wica 
i^i  that  plane. 

PERPENPrcULARNESS  I  [of  #fr- 

PEllPENDICULARITir  3  fift-^ 
wlsrisy  L.]  the  quality  of  falling  dircA* 
ly.down  right, 

PERPENm'CULARN£$S>  of  P/^irf/, 
PERPENDICULARITY  5  for  tho* 
the  een6;ajity  of  plants  nib  a  little  crook* 
ed,  yet  the  Hems  ftioot  up  perpendicu* 
laxly,  and  the  roots  link  down  perpendif 
cularly ;  even  they  that  come  out  of  the 
ground  inclined,  or  aire  diverted  out  of 
the  perpendicular  by  any  violent  means, 
fttaiten  themfelve^  again  and  recover 
their  perpendicularity,  by  <  making  a  fe- 
cond  contrary  bend,  or  elbow,  withotiC 
rcftif^ng  the  firll. 

.  PERPKNDI'CVLUM,  a  peipcndl- 
cular,  a  plumb-line,  a  level. 

PERPETUAL  Motion  [in  }Ai<^an.\ 
a  motion  which  is  fupply'd  from  itielf, 
without  the  interventioh  of  any  exter- 
nal caufe.  _^ 

PERPF/TUALNESS7   I  perpctkltas^ 

PERPETUITY  .  S  L..]<iontinu- 
ance  without  interruption,  everlalting- 
neis,  endlcihefs. . 

PERPLEOCEPNESS^  Iptrplexitas^ 

PERPLE'XITY  5  l,.rdonbt* 
fulnel^,  jirrelblttion  i  alio  tiouble,  an- 
guifli  of  n)ind.   .     . 

PE'RRON  [with  Jrchiteffs:]  a  flair- 
cafe  lying  ^pen  on  the  oudide  of  the 
building  J  piwperly  the  .Heps  in  the  ftoijt 
of  a  buil4ing„  which  lead  into  the  firlt 
aory,  when  raifcd  a  little  above  the  le- 
vel of  the  ground.      .  ^  ^  ,„  ,   . 

PERRU'KE    7  a.  fct  of  falfe  hair, 

PERRU'QTJEi  curled  and  icw'dto. 

gethcr  on  ap^l-   .,   .  .  -        . 

PRRSECtlTlON,  any  unjuft  or  vio- 
icmfuJtoropprcflJon}  cfpecially  upori 
the  account  of  religion  j  any  pain,  a/m- 
aioh,  or  ihconyeinlcnce,  which  a  perftoi 
deflgricdly  infli^s  on  another. 

PERSECUTOR,  an  oppretTor,  6*. 

•PERSEVE'RANCE  [with  P/t»»V«''  a 
4  I  cbrlilia^ 


e^tidian  Virtue,  whereby  perlbns  ttc 
enabled  to  perfill  in  the  way  of  lalvation 
to  the  end. 

To  P£RSEVE'RE[|>er/ewrtfre,  L]  to 
continue,  to  bcltedfaXlj  to  hold  on  con- 
ttantly. 

PERSEUS  (according  to  the  Poee*] 
tlie  Ion  oi  Jupiter  and  Da»aet  the  daugh- 
ter of  AertfiMs^  king  of  the  Argivesy  who 
•when  he  came  of  age  had  winged  lan- 
dals,  an  helmet  and  fwoitl  given  him  by 
Mercki'j^,  and  a  braren  Ihield  covered 
With  the  skin  of  the  goat  called  jEjnt^ 
given  him  by  Minerva.  He  was  a  l\ouc 
champion,  his  firll  adventure  was  a 
iroyage  againft  the  Gorgo.is,  who  were 
three  fillers,  Nudufay  SihetM  and  Lurialcy 
Who  are  faid  to  have  had  but  one  eye  a- 
inong  them  all,  and  fnakes  inflead  of 
hairj  and  that  hn  whomfoever  they 
look'd,  he  was  turned  into  (tone  But 
Terfeui\  ftlield  had  this  quality,  that  his 
looking  upon  that  would  fave  him  from 
the  injury  of  that  eye.  And  he  letting 
upon  Medttfa  when  Ihe  and  all  hef  fnakes 
were  afleepi  cut  off  her  head  and  placed 
it  in  his  ihield,  with  which  he  turned 
Atlas f  king  of  MaMfitamji^  and  many  o- 
thers,  into  ftone )  he  afterwards  deliver- 
ed Attdnmi^a  from  the  monfter  that  was 
ready  to  devour  her.  This  Ferfetts  is 
laid  to  have  been  a  king  of  the  Myceui' 
atuy  about  A,  Af.  2640.  who  cut  off  the 
head  of  a  certain  harlot,  of  fuch  exqui- 
fitc  beauty,  that  all  that  faw  her  were 
enamoured  even  to  (lupefaftion,  which 
gave  rife  to  the  fable  of  turning  them 
into  ftones.  See  Medufa^  Cvgon  and 
J^borci, 

PE'RSIAN?  [in  ArdUeBure']  a  term 

PE'RSICK.  5" commonly  ufcd  of  all 
flames  of  men,  ferving  inflead  of  co- 
lumns to  fupport  entablatures 

PERSICA^HIA,  the  herb  arfc-fmart. 

PERSICUS  Jf  ih  {SKfgiry]  a  fwclling 
Commonly  called  a  carbuncle. 

PERSICK  Order  [in  ArcblteBute'^  is 
Where  the  bodies  of  men  ferve  inflead  of 
Columns  to  fupport  the  entablature  j  or 
rather  the  columns  themfelves  are  in 
that  form.  That  which  gave  rife  to  this 
tuftom,  was,  Taufamas  having  defeated 
the  Perfitinsy  the  Traced Amonians  ercfted 
trophies  of  fhc  nrms  of  their  cneipies, 
in  token  of  their  vi^oty,  and  then  re- 
j>refented  the  Terfians  under  the  figure 
of  flavcf,  fnpporting  their  porches^ 
arches,  or  houfes. 

PERSrSTANCE,  Handing  firm  and 
^M.  perfiAing. 

PERSONABLE  [in  Zats]  enabled  to 
Jnaintaln  plea  in  cotttti  u  fiuh  »  /•- 


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Parliament :  alfo  a  being  in  a  capacity 
to  take  any  thing  granted  or  giten. 

PERSONAL  Aaion  lih  Lazo]  h  an 
adtion  levied  direi^y  and  Ibldy  againlt 
the  perlbn,  in  oppofition  to  a  real  or 
mixed  action. 

PERSONAL  Goods  [in  Lavi]  are  that 
which  confifts  in  moveables,  Ssc.  which 
every  p«frfon  has  in  bis  own  difpo&l,  ifl 
oppofition  tolands  and  tenements,  which 
are  called  real  Ejiate. 

PE'RSONALNESS,  the  abftiaaof 
perfonal,  the  property  of  being  a  diftindt 
perfon. 

PERSONA^A?  lin  Bot.J  the  great 

PERSULATA  5  clot  or  burdock.  Ia 

ro  PERSO  NIFY       7  is  to  fejgn  a 

To  PERSONALFZE?  perfon,  or  to 
attribute  a  perfon  to  an  inanimate  being ; 
or  to  give  it  the  figure,  fentiments,  « 
language  of  a  perfon. 

PERSONALIZING  ?  the  feigning t 

PERSO'NIKYING  5  perfon,  or  the 
attributing  a  perfon  to  an  inanimate  be- 
ing }  or  the  giving  it  the  form*  lenti- 
ments,  and  language  of  a  perfon  %  ihi» 
the  poets  have  perfonified  all  the  paf- 
fions,  vertucs,  and  vices,  by  maldng  di- 
vinities of  them. 

Secular  PERSPECTIVE,  repte  eatt 

the  objefts   in  conical,   fpherical,  « 

!  other  mirrors,  eredl  and  clear,  whcreii 

on  lawn  and  other  planes  they  appetr 

confufed  and  irregulw. 

PERSPECTIVE  Plane,  is  a  glafs,  cc 
other  traijfparent  furfacc,  fappofed  to 
be  placed  between  the  eye  and  the  cb* 
jcft  perpendicular  to  the  hbriron,  nth 
lefs  the  contrary  be  exprcfly  mentioned 

PERSPECTIVE,  is  a'lb  ufed  for  1 
kind  of  picture  or  painting  in  f»an!eni, 
and  at  the  ends  of  galleries,  defigncd  to 
deceive  the  fight  by  reprefenting  the 
coniinuation  of  an  alley,  a  building,  * 
landjkkip,  or  the  like. 

PERSPrCA^aOUSNESS  {perf^csKh 
tasy  L  J  quickneft  of  fight  or  apprebai- 
(ion. 

PE^'RSPICIL  Ipefpicmmm,  L.I  a 
looking-glafi,  wherein  the  ima^e  of  sBT 
thing  is  clearly  teprei^nted }  alfo  m  pait 
of  fpeaacles. 

PERSPICtJOUS  [ferfpicims,  U]  tbtf 
is  fo  elear  and  plain  tnat  the  light  may 
be  fcen  clearly  thro?  it  j  alfo  cafy  to  be 
ften  or  apprehended .  plain. 

PERSPICI  ENCE  [perf^'^miU,  L] 
a  perfeft  knowledge. 

PERSPICUOUSNESS  IpeffpicmUt, 
LI  cleamefi  or  plainneft  in  writing  or 
fpeaking.  or  to  be  iben. 

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TEKSTRFNGED  [of H^'««o^i  1-3 
tied  or  gitt  light. 

A  P£RSUA'SIVE,  a  difcourfc  cr 
aiKument  that  tends  to  perfuade. 

PEkSUA'SIVENESS  Lof  P^f»*»fif^ 
F.  and  m^s]  apcneli  or  tendaicy  to 
perfuade. 

PEKSULTATION,  a  leaping  or 
skipping  over,  as  ll^i&ky  catccl  do  in  the 
fields. 

PE'RTNESS[of«f.^frt,  F.  andi^A] 
briskneis,  livelijicls,  fmartncfi  in  talk. 

PERTAINING  [^Hinens^  I,]  be- 
IpDgingto,  concerning. 

PE'KTICA,  a  perch  or  pole  to  mea- 
fure  with.  L. 

P^RTICA  [with  JfifoHomenl  a  ibrt 
of  comet,  aifo  called  Veru^  L. 

PIIRTIC-S:,  perchers,  large  fconces 
or  candlcllicks  for  tapers  or  lights,  which 
were  fct  on  the  altars  in  churches. 

PEKRTINA  CIOUSLY  [pcrnWfi- 
ter^  L.]  ftiffly,  One. 

PEKTINA  CIOUSNtSS  [ptrtiMci- 
t»i-,  L]  a  fliffnels  and  obflinacy  in 
maintaining  or  rpcainirg  an  opinion, 
fi»«r.  Aubbornnefs. 

PE'RTINENTNESS  [of  Jertinens, 
L.  am}  nffs}  fitncfs,  fuitablencfl. 

P£RTINGEN<:E[of|»jrr4^^w,  L.] 
a  reaching  to. 

PERTI'NCENT  Lines  [in  lUraUry^ 

See  Entire  Terti.gent. 

PERTRA'NSIENT  Lines  [in  fl«- 
raUrf\.     Sen  Entire  Pehrarjient. 

PERVE'RSEL Y  [jervirsi,  L.]  crofs- 
graincdly. 

PERVICA'CIOUSNESS  [of  ^ervt^ 
cax,  L-  and  ne/i]  ftubbcmnefs. 

PERVI'NCA  Lwith  Botanifls']  the 
heib  Peri  win  k'e. 

PE  RVIOUSNESS  [of  ^erxi-As,  L.  and 
lujs^  pafTablcnefi. 

PF.SA'DE  >   [in  Hmfemanfljipl  a  mo- 

PtSA'TE  5  tion  of  a  liorfe,  that  in 
Kfting  or  railing  his  foie  quancrs,  keeps 
his  hind  Icg^  v-pon  the  ground  without 
Oirring}  lo  that  he  makes  no  time  with 
t)is  haunches,  'till  his  forelegs  reach 
the  ground. 

PE'SSOMANCy  [Ti«r«»/i/arW/if,  Gr.] 
«  (on  pf  divination  by  putting  lots  into 
9  Vcilel,  and  drawing  them  out,  having 
firft  made  fupplicaticn  to  the  gods  to 
diredt  them,  and  being  'Irawn,  they 
Tnade  conje^ircs  from  the  charad^en 
Dfiaiked  on  them  what  (hould  happeri. 

PESTILETNTIALNESS  [of  ptiftilen- 
ti«/,  F.   and  fMf/i]  plaguy nel&,  peftilont 


Ihaped 


PE  5TLE  [of  Fork}  the  extremity  or 


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PETAUSM  Ipetalifmus,  L  ]  a  kin<| 
of  exile  among  the  antients,  or  a  banUh- 
ment  for  the  term  of  five  years. 

PE'TALON  [-TiTcixor,  Gr.]  the  leaf 
of  a  flower.  JPctala  in  or  with  a  flower- 
leaf,  peulis  wi  h  flower-leaves,  Q^c,  L. 
PE'TALOUS,  having  flower  leaves. 
PETAMINA'RIUS,  a  Name  or 
title  which  the  antients  gave  to  feveral 
perfons,  who  performed  extraordinary 
Icats  of  aftivity,  took  dangerom  leaps, 
vaultSi  dv.  ^  . 

PE'TARD,  is  an  engine  of  metal 
aped  like  a  fugar-loai' or  high -crowned 
hat,  made 
for  break- 
ing open 
gate$,draw- 
bridges  bar- 
ricades, bar- 
riers, 6rc.it  s 
length  is  7 
or  8  inches, 
the  diame- 
ter of  the  mouih  is  5  inches,  and  that  at 
bottom  one  and  a  half ;  the  tbickncfs  of 
metal  at  the  neck  is  half  an  inch,  and 
that  of  the  breech  12  or  15  ;  its  charge, 
of  powder  is  5  pound  or  thereabouts, 
an4  it  weighs  about  55  or  60.  There 
are  mtich  larger  and  ftronger  Petards^ 
andthcr^  are  likcwife  fmaller.  The  firft 
are  employed  in  breaking  open  ftrong 
reinforced  Gates^  and  the  laft  Ajch  as 
can  make  but  fmall  refinance.  When 
the  Tetard  is  loaded  with  powder,  it  is 
put  upon  a  ftrong  piece  of  plank,  cover'd 
with  a  plate  of  iron  on  t|ie  outfide, 
which  covers  the  OMvsrtHre^  being  hoi-' 
lowed  a  little  for  the  purpofe  i  the  place 
where  thwy  join,  is  done  over  with  Ifax^ 
Fith,  Hnfrty  &c.  ta  inforcc  the  eflfb^t. 
This  being  done,  it  is  canied  to  the 
place  defigneii  to  be  blown  up,  where 
joining  the  plank  exadUy  to  the  Gatct 
the  Petard  is  (laved  behind  and  fired  by 
a  Fufee,  that  the  Peiardeer  may  have 
time  to  get  oflf!  T^ey  are  fomctimea 
uibd  in  Counter- Mines,  to  break  through 
into  I  he  enemies  Calferies  to  difappoine 
their  Mines. 

PETE  [peUs^  L.]  cambuftible  cartH 
dug  np  in  miall  pieces  for  fuel. 

PETE'CHIAL  Fever,    a  malipnanc 

fever,  which  makes  the  skin  look  as  tha' 

it  were  flea  bitten,  and  thenc9  called 

alio  PnUea  is. 

St.  PE'TER  ad  wmidx.      See.  Cule  0/ 

St.  PETER'S  Ff>,  a  ibrt  of  fea  fifJu 
PE'TICOAT  L^*i>-cp/f^  F.]  a  war 
man's  veftmejjt. 


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fETllTONARy,  of  or  pertaining  i 
to  i  Petition.  ^       ;       •  I 

PETI'TIONING  [cf^titio,  L-]  aik- 1 
iog  by  way  of  petition.  I 

PE/TRA  [a  Koek]  anticntly  uled  for 
«  weight  called  a  Itone. 

PETRA'RIA  [«»*.  Wnt.}  a  quarry 
of  Itoncs^  alib  a  great  giin,  call'd  a 
J^tard, 

PETRE'SCENCE,  a  petrifying  or 
becoming  Itone. 

PETREFA'CTION  [in  Tbxfieiozy] 
the  a^ion  of  concerting  fluids,  woods, 
and  other  matters  into  ftone,  L. 

PETRI'FICK  {pttrificm^  L.]  turning 
or  growing  into  ftone. 

PETRO;OA'NNlTES,  the  foUowcrs 
of  Feter  Jobit,  or  J^eter  the  fon  of  Jdb*, 
m4io  lived  in  the  xith  century }  one  of 
whole  opinions  was,  that  he  alone  had 
^he  tinderftanding  of  the  true  fenfe 
wherein  the  AptJiUs  preached  the  gofpd. 
'  PETROLA'UM  [of  ^T0e,  a  rock, 
and  oleumf  L.  oil]  a  certain  oil  that 
diftils  or  flows  out  of  a  rock. 

PETROSEXINON  L  mr^Kiw, 
Grl  Parfley.'  ' 

•  PETTEI'A  [in  Mtjick]  the  art  of 
making  a  juft  difccrnmcnt  of  all  man* 
ncr  or  ranging  or  combining  Ibunds 
among  themfelves,  £>  as  they  nsaj  pro- 
duce their  tfkCt. 

PE'TTISHNESSCprob  of  depit,  F. 
and  fiefs]  aptnels  to  be  difpleaiM  or 

'  fEOTlT    [pttit,  F.]  Uttle,  fmaU, 

inconfi(}erable, 

PETTY  ri^tf/oif  [in  L^tiT)  the  crime 

of  a  dergyvman's  killinjp;  his  preltte,   A 

child  his  parent,  a  wite  her  husband, 

afervant  his  mallet.      ' 
PETULANTLY    IpetulaHtr,  L.] 

laucily. 

)  PE'TXJLANTNESS  [oTpetMUns,  L. 

and  ttefi]  faucinefs,  malapertnefs. 
PEUCEDA'NUM  friuxiyirnf ,    Gr.] 

the  herb  maiden-weed,  hog's  fennel,  or 

fulphur-wort.  >  ' 

PE'WTERER   [cf  pCattCCrj  ^k'] 

a  maker  of  pewter  vcflels. 
■  PEWTERERS,'  were  incorporated 
Jafto  i48i.  Their 
enfigns  armorial  arc, 
Azure  on  a  Chevron, 
Of^  between  2  crofi- 
bars  Argent^  as  many 
rbfes  GmL's,  the  crcft 
two  arms  holding  si 
pewter     dilh   proper, 

the  fupporters  two  fl»a  horfes  per  fcfs  Or 

ahd  ^i^ffftif.    The  motto.  In  G<^d  is  mil 

mjf  trSfi.     U  is  the  itfth  company » 


PH 

t 
fheir  Hall  is  fituate  on  t^ie  weft  fi(K 
ot    Limcjireet,  Lttuiftn,  '  * 

PHACO'S  [f<«^.   Or.]  a  fpoc  VI  tte 
face  like  a  nit. 

PHAE'TON,  a  prince  of  the  lA^ 
rians^  a  great  afholo^y  Who  applied 
himlelf  to  (ludy  the  courfe  of  the  fun« 
It  happened  in  his  time,  thululy  waa 
lb  violently  Icorchcd  with  excefllve  heat,- 
that  the  earth  *  was  barren  for  niany 
years  after :  from  hence  the  tioets  took 
occafion  to  ulher  in  this  ^ble,  that 
JPbaetoH,  the  fon  of  ^0/,  by  Clpmene^  ha- 
ving  obtained  of  his  father  to  drive  the 
chariot  of  the  fun  for  one  day, '  fet  on 
fire  the  earth  and  sky  5  for  which  jF«- 
piter  ftruck  him  With  a  thiinder-holt, 
and  tumbled  him  into  the  river 'P0  in 
Italy  'y  and  that  his  fillers,  the  HelUieL, 
bewailing  his  deftiny,  were  transformed 
into  poplar-tices  to.  adorn  the  banks^ 
and  their  tears  uito  amber.  *     • '     ■ 

PHALEU  CIAN  Verfe  [lb  called  o£ 
FhaUi^Hs]  a  vcrfc  of  eleven  iVUableSL 

PHALLCKPHORI  [of  «*w^c#*CJ^  <^ 
^9>xoi^ a  skin,  and ^p»,  to  bear,  dr.] ccr* 
tain  mimicks  who  ran  about  the  iheets 
crowned  with  Ivy,  doathed  in  IhccpV 
skins,  and  having  their  faces  finuCDOd, 
bearing  baskets  of  various  haba,  dandns 
in  honour  of  Bmcthus, 

PHA'NTASM  ?    ifirmrt^^^     Gr. 

PHA'NTOM  3  frntm9,  F-l  n 
object  perceived  by  an  external  Ibue, 
and  retained  in  the  fancy  i  an  appad- 
tion,  a  ghoft  $  alfo  an  idle  conceit. 
.  PHANTA'STICALLY[of^it»**JK. 
cMSilj.  of  ^arwiffiMr^  Ck.]  whimlkallyt 
fancifully. 

.  PHANTA'STICALNESS  [of  j*»- 
Ufiicusy  L.  and  m/j]  fancifulnela,  whim' 
ficalnefs.. 

PHAR^SA'ICALNESS  [of  ^^mtv 
UtMey  F.  and  nefs]  hypocrify.    ": 

PHARMACEOJTrCAL  [••p«<^«f- 
TtiUt  of  .o«ff<jtW«f,  a  medicine,  and  ^V*, 
Gr.  to  prepare}  of  or  pertaining  to  Phar- 
macy, or  the  Apothecary's  Art 

PHA'RMACY  [e^PfW*,  Gr.l  the 
Apothecary's  Art,  that  part  of  phyfick 
that  teaches  xht  choice  and  preparation 
of  medicines. 

t  PHA'BOS[»9/»J^of^5'f,  light,  and 
Off??,  Gr.  to  fee]  a  fmall  Illand  near  the 
port  of  Alexandria  in  F^^  where,  in 
antient  times,  ftood  a  high  and  llatcly 
tower,  Tcckoned  witli  the  fevcn  wonders 
of  the  world.  It  is  reported  to  have 
been  built  ftjuare,  in  height  500  cubits, 
upon  four  piUars  of  glaft,  pefemWing 
crabs.  JPtdemy  ThilsIeipHns  is  laid  tor 
have  expended  800  talents  In  building 
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At  n!ghts  it  had  a  fire  at  tlio  top  to 
[It  wamiiig  to  pilots,  that  they  might 
,un  the  danget  >of  the  coa(U.     Hence 
all  fuch  towen  arc  called  HaroX 

PHAKYNG£'US  iAMatomy]  a  muf- 
tie  ol'the  Ib*rytat  dilating  ic  in  degluti- 
tion. 

PHARYNGFTRUM  [f«/»i^T«r, 

Gr.]  the  fharynx  j  alio  the  bone  Hyoides. 

PHARYNGOTOMY  L««^yy»TOfu* 

of  9*fvyi  and  Tf>>«r,  Gr.  to  cut]  the 

iame  as  L^rynfotomy. 

PHA'RYNX  [9«*t>f,  Gr.l  the  up- 
per opening  of  the  Oefo^agus  or  Guile:, 
at  the  month  of  the  (lomach,  or  fituatc 
at  the  bottom  of  the  &ucesy  confilling 
<f  three  pair  of  muicles. 

•  PHASGA'NION  [f-^y M6»,  Gr.]  the 
)icrb  fword-grafi  or  glader. 

PHA^SIS  L^cwif .  GrO  an  appearance. 

PHENGl'TES  E«»^n.f,  Gr.]  a  land 
of  marble  which  fliines  with  white  and 
trafifparent  ▼eins. 

■  PHENlCCyPTER  [^^fttV^ttrirj,  L.1 
a  red  nightihule. 

•  PHEGA'PYRUM,  buck-wheat,  bank 
or -crop.  •  • 

:  A  PHE^IX  [nieroglyj^ically]  was 
piftured  to  lignify  a  reformation,  or  the 
Itfurre^ion,  becaiifc  it  rifes  out  of  its 
aflies,  vChen  it  has  been  confumcd  by 
the  violence  of  the  fun -beams,  as  is  re- 
^ited. 


PH 

rick,  poetry,  antiquities,  hiftory,  ctftfi 
cilfa,  or  a  kind  of  univerfal  literature 
converlant  about  all  the  fciences,  their 
rift,  progrcfs.  authors,  6»c.  which  the 
]^rench  call  BelUs  Lettres, 

PHILOSOPHERS  Slont,  the  great 
obje^  of  alchymy,  a  long  ibught  for 
preparation,  which  will  tranfmute  im- 
purer  metals,  as  tin,  lead,'  and  copper, 
into  gold  and  filvcr. 

i\Utiir«{  PHILOSOPHERS,  are  rec- 
koned of  four  forts. 

I.  Thofe  who  have  delivered  the  pro- 
perties of  natural  bodies,  under  geome- 
trical and  numeral  bodies »  as  the  i>* 
tbagoreaas  and  Hatonifis, 

a.  The  Feri^atetieks^  who  explained 
the  nature  of  things  by  matter,  form  and 
friv£tian  s  by  element ary  and  occult  quali* 
tiefi  \>y  fympatbies,  aniipa:hies,  faculties^ 
attraSions^  &c.  Bot  thef'e  did  not  £> 
much  endeavour  to  find  out  the  true 
reafcns  and  caufes  of  things,  as  to  give 
them  proper  names  and  tcims,  fo  tiiat 
their  phyficks  is  a  kind  of  Mcta^hyjicks. 

g.  kxpgrimental  Ihilofopb-rs,  who  by 
frequent  and  well  made  trials  and  expe- 
riments, as  by  chymiftiy,  6w,  fought 
into  the  natures  and  caufes  of  things: 
and  to  thcfc  almoft  all  our  difcovcries 


and  imptovcmcnts  arc  due. 

4.  Metb^nieal  Pbilofnpber§y  who  expli- 
cate all  the  phxoomena  of  nature  by  mat' 
PHEONS  [in  HeraUry']  ur  and  motion  \  by  the  texture  of  their 
the  bearded  heads  of  darts,  bodies,  and  Che  ji^irre  of  their  parts  ^  by 
f.  «.  made  in  the  form  of  a  effinvia^  and  other  fubtilc  particles,  d»(?. 
filh-hook,  that  when  they  and  in  Ihort,  would  accouiK  for  all 
have  ♦  cntrcd,  *  cannot    be  eff.<5ts  wndpbxuomeM  by  the  known  and 


drawa  out  without  enlatgingthe  wound 
by  incifion.  See  tbe  Ufatuheon.  ' 
.  PHIL^TERrAL«-x*T«i«*f,  Gr.  f.«r. 
the  lover  of  friends]  the  herb  wifd-fage. 
.  PHILA'NTHROPIST  [•i\«rd^?»wc 
0f  ^M9r  and  ctv^^^OTf,  Gr.  man]  a 
lorcr  of  mankind.  ' 

yniLELEUTHERrA  t»ix«X«vV*- 
of^ix#«,  the  love,  and  f^iv^fg^Jt,  Gr. 
liberty!  love  of  liberty, 
i  PHILISTORICUS  [<1>i*eV?»c^«t'c  of, 
^Mf  and  K«e^«Y  Gr.  hiftory]  a  lover  of 
Jkiftory. 
:   PHILLIZERS.    SeeTilaxsn. 

PHILO  [of  fiM5^,  Gr.  a  friend  or 
lover]  ufed  in  compofition  of  feveral 
-words  in  f^nHiJh.   " 

PHILO'LOGIST  [fi.^ilolegKs,  L.  fs- 
X«x#>^  of  ilxC^  and  Kcv-or,  Gr-  a 
wordl  a  lover  of  letters  or  languages,  a 
humaniit 

PHILOXOGY  [fiX»x«n/*,  Gr.]  a 
Irience, '  or  rather  an  aflcmblage  of 
^i^nccs,  confilUiHS  of  grammar,  rheto- 


eftablifhcd  law^  of  motion  and  mecha- 
nicks}  and  thcfc  in  roniunilion  wit|^ 
experimental  ones,  arc  the  only  true  Hi' 
lofophrrs. 

PHILOSO  PHICAL  [  ciX«<nf /^V, 
Gr.]  of  or  pertaining  to  pliilofophy. 
'  PHILOSOPHICAL  J'^^  Lin  Chym^ 
a  thin  glafs  vcflcl  in  the  fhapc  of  ar^ 
egg*  having  a  lonp  neck  or  Gem,  and 
lid  in  dipcftions  that  lake  up  9^  con- 

■«#Sc.rab!cTin:e. 

*  To  PHILO'SOPHrZK  [ph-Iofuphare, 
L.  of  ^/X(>r)e/?«-  Gr.]  to  play  the  phi> 
loroi!>her5  to  difputc  or  argue  like  a  phi- 
lofopher,  to  conddcr  f^me  objc^  of  our; 
knowIcdRC,  examine  its  propcnics,  anci 
the  phenomena  it  exhibits ;  to  inquire 
into  their  caufcs  or  effects,  and  the  laws 
thereof,  according  to  the  nature  and 
reafon  of  thinRS,  in  order  to  the  im- 
provement ofkn'jwicdge.  _ 

PHILO'SOPHY  [i.y/o/oi>W*,  L.  f/"i- 

ot^U  of  •»^^,  to  love,  and  »»e»-,  Gr/ 

■wjlliom]  the  l .^owleJge  or  Iludy  of  na- 

■...••  tv.re 


PH 

tmre  of  morality,  founded  on  reafbn  or 
experience. 

PILOSOPHY,  the  firft  that  we  find 
•  ftudied  philoiophy  were  the  j£^^tians, 
to  which  they  gave  fo  great  an  air  of 
mydery.that  the  people  did  it  reverence 
as  they  did  their  teligion.  For  the 
pricfts^  out  of  deUgn  to  furpafi  the  capa- 
city ot  the  vulgar,  and  diHinguilh  thcm- 
iblves  from  the  multitude,  veiled  their 
©bfervation«  under  figures  and  hicrogly- 
pHicl3.  But  as  they  had  no  way  of 
communicating  but  tradition,  and  were 
not  vciy  ready  to  communicate  it  to 
Grangers,  lb  we  have  little  certain 
knowledge  what  their  Phllofophy  was ; 
the  drecidH  Philofophen  were  the  firft 
Chat  communicated  and  left  behind  them 
to  poftcrity,  any  fuch  pieces  of  Philofo- 
phy,  as  would  give  any  clear  knowledge 
«f  their  principles  and  in^uirfes.  Thoft 
that  applied  them felves  to  the  Itudy  of 
the  motions  of  the  heavd^nly  bodies,  in 
order  to  dillingnilh  their  periods  and  re- 
TolutionSj  and  to  form  the  firft  dmnght 
of  an  univerfal  fyftcro,  and  to  difcem 
thcobli'tiuityof  the  ccliptick,  and  lay 
open  the  fecrcts  of  natural  things,  were 
I7i»r?j,  ATtaximAtider^  Anaxa^as,  Jff 
ract'tusy  H!ppo:rMteSf  DemftcritttSy  Empe- 
Jn.Us^  and  Arbslans.  'The  two  great 
founders  of  Philofophy  wer*  ThjJgs  in 
Cre*cey  am!  Pythanras  m  Italy. 

/Vrvcri  and  Piato  were  indebted  to 
'iy>sUs  for  mofl  of  their  fine  notions. 
tb^hs  was  the  firft  who  K*gan  to  re- 
cfuce  the  confufed  Ideas  of  his  prcdcccf- 
Ibrs  intn  Ibmc  method  and  order  5  and 
SKrates  trareit  out  the  plan  of  logick 
and  morality,  and  fupplfcd  principlc^ 
to  phyfxcks.  FUto  was  the  difciple  of 
/••rates  and  laid  down  the  plan  of 
moral  PhUolbphy :  He  firft  taught  that 
true  Philofophy  confided  more  in  fide 
lity  and  conftancy,  in  jnftirc  and  fince- 
licy,  and  the  love  of  our  duty,  than  on 
a  great  knowledge  and  capacity.  An- 
JfMU  wa«  difciple  to  Plato,  and  wa^  the 
6r{t  that  coUedled  the  various  parts  of 
Philoiophy,  in  order  to  caft  them  into  a 
icgnlar  fy<lem,  and  was  by  that  means, 
and  his  vaft  difcoverics.  the  moft  fer 
idccaMe  of  all  the  antients  to  Philofo- 
phy in  the  general. 

After  ArifiotU*s  time  Philpfophy  dcge-, 
pcrated,  and  the  purity  of  its  firfl  ori- 
l^'nals  were  comiotcd  by  the  multitudes 
of  fedh  of  Philofophcrs  that  fprum?  up. 
For,  as  Pen  Kapin  fays,  Zerns  fchool 
was  fiird  with  falfe  virtuw,  Epici4rMi^s 
with  re*? I  vires.  Philofophy  became 
impious  under  DUgom^  impudent  un» 


"en 


dcr  Diogenes,  felfiih  under  Dtm^steti 
railing  under  hycon,  voluptuous  under 
Metrodort'Sf  ftntallical  under  Crates^ 
drolling  under  Meuipptf,  libeniue  under 
Pyrrboy  litigious  under  CUautbuy  turbu- 
lent under  ArcbiJiUMs,  and  inconltanr 
under  Lmcbydes.  In  Ihort,  Philoiophy 
became  abandoned  to  all  the  exttara- 
gancies  that  can  enter  into  the  mind  of 
man  to  imaginef.  The  old  liaioaick 
fchool  was  bythe  new  debas'd  into  the 
tribe  of  Scepticks  and  J'ynboniam,  whole 
profeflion  was  to  doubt  of  every  thing  ) 
and  after  the  death  of  Theo^Jbrafi^s^  the 
order  of  PefipaU  icks  cool  d  very  much 
In  their  application  fo  natural  things, 
preferring  the  {iurfuit  of  cloque:-.ce  to 
them:  Thus  Phiirfophy  declin'd  in. 
Greece.  But  after  the  death  of  AUxaw 
der,  the  kings  of  j£^t  and  Pergimmt 
became  encouragcrs  or  learning ;  and 
after  one  of  the  Ptohmy's  ha-*  baniflici 
the  profeflbrs  of  Philofophy  from  A2tr- 
andria,  they  returned  to  drtece-j  and 
the  F.omam  beginning  t  hen  to  aouriftc, 
there  was  a  Ihort  lucid  inter  ml  of 
learning  at  A  the  mi  where  AourlfnoS 
PanttttuSf  PolybiM^^  Carneades,  Cliiwm*' 
chus,  Apolhnius,  and  Milo. 

A*hfis  being  at  th<it  time  the  acade* 
my  for  all  he  K'^man  youth  of  quality, 
from  thence  the  Romans  fetch 'd  their 
Philofophy.  The  firft  of  the  Row^j^ 
that  explained  their  Philofophy  in  « ril- 
ing was,  LucretiHS  j  alfo  TerentiMS  Varr.t 
j^iittilian  and  Cictrw.  Toward  ihe  lat* 
tcr  end  of  the  reign  of  AguJUsy  Pt-l^t^ 
of  Alexandria  eftabfilhcd  a  new  fcft  !n 
Aome,  choofing  out  the  more  rational 
parts  of  all  the  other  1^'ftcms,  and  re- 
uniting them  with  his  own.  Enrmgj 
the  time  of  Cal'grh^  Nen^  and  I>oatf- 
tiaa,  the  tyrannical  empA"ovs  of  Rome, 
all  profelTors  being  banifhed  fVom  Rame^ 
Philofophy  declined  Inftcad  of  advan- 
cing. There  was  indeed  Set-eea,  bnt  he 
was  more  of  a  couitier  than  a  philofo- 
phcr  5  but  Plutarh  revived  the  philo^ 
phieal  fpirit  in  the  times  of  Adrian  and 
Trajan  \  and  Pliny  went  fiirthcr  thao 
^y  man  before  him- 

^  that  not  many  ycrsrs  after,  tiie 
emperor  Autoninus  fo  pnrfued  philo^- 
phical  Undies,  as  to  obtain  the  name  oP 
PbilofophMs,  Then  flourilhod  EpiSetms^ 
Ariauf  Gaten,  Piogems  LaeHius^  Ji^ 
rodes  Atticus^  PaHjamfiSy  Atdus  (ieUimf^ 
PtoUmy  the  aflrologer,  Maximtts  of 
Tyre  i  and  about  the  feme  time,  Tafirtts 
of  Berytus^  Atbettjttrt^  Alexander  At»hn» 
dif^Ms^  Apnleiks,  ttT)d  Pttrphyry,  who  for  a 
long  time  kept  Philoiophy  in  &fliiofw 

But 


♦ 


>al  ZmcU9  finding.it  in  a  (late  of  cor- 

tuption,  compared  to  what  it  had  been, 
Jtll  foul  of  the  profclTors:  But  when 
the  light  of  the  gofpel  bejBin  to  prevail, 
then  the  Chriftiaii  Phiiolbphy  began  to 
dart  Its  rays,  and  the  fathers  of  the 
church  fet  thcmfelves  about  the  ftudy  of 
PhiXofophy,  that  they  might  be  able  to 
vanquifti  the  Heathens  by  their  own 
weapons.  Among  thefe  were  Jafiip 
Martyff  Clemsus  Mex^ttdriitus^  TertMllius^ 
and  Eiifsbiits,  To  thefe  we  may  add, 
JPantdttMSy  CelfmSf  LaSantius^  Afttobius, 
<jr^gory  ThuHntaturf^s^  and  Ammonins^ 
ifho  was  the  firll  that  taught  the  Phi- 
lofbphy  of  Arijhtle  in  the  Chriltian 
IcUools  So  hjifil  is  reported  to  have 
been  the  abJeft  logician  in  his  time: 
Cb.yfqfim  eminent  as  well  for  Philofophy 
as  eloquence  •,  and  $t.  AHfiin,  who  com- 
polbd  a  fyllem  of  logick  ^  and  many 
itaore  that  might  be  annexed.  When 
the  Barbarians  over-ran  both  the  caftern 
and  weilem  empires,  all  learning  and 
Philofophy  Iharcd  in  the  lame  fate  with 
the  government  y  and  the  Saracens,  who 
over  ran  moft  of  the  eaftern,  and  good 
part  of  the  weftem  empire,  dii!cminated 
that  little  learning  they  had  among 
them  on  the  conquered,  and  by  (as 
Pere  Ka^itt  fays;  fixing  too  clofely  on 
the  text  and  letter  of  jirifiotle^  got  an 
abftradt^d  way  of  rcafoning,  that  was 
Ibmething  different  from  the  folidity  of 
the  Greeks  and  Aomans  i  which  tho'  it 
appeared  to  have  in  it  great  fagacity, 
yet  was  falfe  and  full  of  wild  conceits, 
ms  will  appeir  by  the  worfcs  of  thofc 
Jrabian  philofophCR,  Avtcenna^  Alkin- 
AmSf  Alganel,  AverroeSf  Alphsrahius^  At- 
kehafin^  &c.  Avrroes  followed  Arifiotle^ 
And  Avicenna^  Piatt:  Lndovicns  Vives 
ccnlircs  the  metaphyficks  of  Avlcemna^ 
and  their  Philofophy,  ai  the  dreams  of  a 
lx>ving  imagination,  and  akin  to  the 
Aheran, 

After  the  AtabiMms  came  the  fchool- 
men,  who  framing  their  genius  on  Ara- 
hisn  Comment,  thenoe  the  Ichool  Phi- 
iolbphy became  lb  fubtle  and  knotty. 
Of  this  feOt  Tbemas  Aquinas  is  accounted 
the  founder.  HiUl  this  fchool  phiiolb- 
phy died  in  thofe  countries  where  fuper- 
ikitlon  and  fbphiflry  were  buried,  well 
had  It  been :  Bat  when  true  religion 
And  learning  levivM  with  the  reforma- 
tion* fchool  divinity  was  inditttrioufly 
cultivated  $  which  fiiems  to  have  been 
calculated  for  the  continnance  of  the 
darknefs  of  popery,  becaufe  it  rather 
Mrplexes  than  explains  things :  And 
Mh  not  been  fiir  tb^  fobdkia  of  the 


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ichools,  the  fmallelt  ray  of  Chiiftidii 
light  m:ght  have  fufficed  to  have  attxad- 
ed  the  eyes  of  lincere  Chriltians. 

Thefchool-men  who  come  under  thcf 
name  of  Philolbphers,  were  LauJraMt 
whom  Williani  the  Conqueror  made 
arehbiihop  of  Canterbury^  Aielard  and 
Peter  Lombard,  &c.  who  framed  the 
rude  draught  of  this  fedl  from  Johannes 
Damafceries.  And  this  lait  mentioned 
is  (kid  to  have  been  the  fixft  thae 
edabliihed  tranfubftantlation  in  the 
church  of  Kome,  in  the  form  it  is  now 
eltablilhed.  So  this  being  probably  ac- 
commodated to  that  and  other  extrava- 
gancies in  Popery,  we  may  calily  perceive 
what  a  fine  new  philofophy  it  wasr 
This  philofophy  was  perfected,  an<f  re- 
duced to  the  firholaAick  way,  and  int» 
form,  by  Thomas  Aquinas.  And,  like 
the  Platonick  fcdt,  it  has  been  divide4 
into  three  periods,  the  <rfi,  the  middle, 
and  the  new :  The  moft  confiderable  of 
the  firft  period,  was  AiexanderofUalesp 
an  EnglQh  man  %  this  lafied  about  loo 
years.  Albertus  Ma^nits  began  the  fe- 
cond,  and  the  Arijhtelian  doctrine  waP 
carrieil  to  its  height  by  Thomtis  Aminos 
and  J<^n  Duns  Septus  an  En^ijh  man. 
This  lafted  about  an  hundred  yeara. 
The  third  fcholaftick  fcGt  was  begun  by 
Durandnsy  and  lalled  about  loo  years. 

Qf  thefe  fcholaftick  Phikibphcia, 
fere  Rapin  fays,  proceeded  that  dead 
weight  of  fums  and  courfes  that  ftifled 
all  the  remains  of  good  letters  in  the 
world. 

But  while  thefe  fnms  and  fentcncet 
were  eredling  by  the  fchool-mcn,  throe 
other  Philofophers  ftart  upj  who  for- 
faking  the  icholaHick  rules,  let  up  a 
Method  quite  oppofite,  as  ImUy^  C<tr- 
dan,  and  Paracelftts  5  Lidly  hating,  by 
his  commerce  with  the  Arabia nu  ac- 
complilh'd  himfelf  with  a  good  (hare  of 
knowledge  in  Philof  phy,  Aftronomy* 
and  Phyfick,  out  of  them  composed  a 
fourth,  that  is,  Chymlftry.  Cardan^  lie 
brought  the  dark  cabaliftical  learning 
upon  the  ftage  ^  and  PmracelfMS  was  for 
framing  a  new  Phikfaphty  a  new  Pbyjiek, 
and  a  new  Relij^on,  afte^hng  to  be  my- 
Aerious,  and  even  unintelligible. 

In  the  thincenth  century  the  cabs- 
lillicAl  occult  Philofophy  came  into 
vogue,  being  introduc'd  or  ailtivared  by 
Cornelius  Agrippa^  Armmnd  de  VilUnem^ 
and  Petrus  de  Oppinoy  who,  it  is  very 
probable,  were  greater  cheats  than  they 
were  conjurers,  as  lome  have  accounted 
theiiu 


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2dt(bamcJ  PHILOSOPHY,  was  that 
tvhidi  the  moH  antienc  of  che  J'hcuticU^ 
and  GnA  Philolbphers  have  adhered  to, 
in  order  to  the  explication  of  the  Phjiao- 
men*  of  n&tiire  i  they,  madie  ulb  origin 
nally  of  no  other  principles  than  the 
coniideration  of  em^ty  ffaccy  the  doBritu 
of  atoms,  and  the  pAviutiou,  of  bodies. 
Thefe  filently  attributed  the  caufes  of 

'ovity  to  fomething  which  was  plainly 

ftinCt  finm  matter.  .    ..^.    . 

But  our  mofk  modem  natural  Philo' 
fophers  did  ]x>t  take  in  this  mm/«  in  their 
Inquiries  into  nature. 

They  avoid  aiming  at  any  hypothefia, 
iu  or  to  explain  the  Fbjinomena  of  natu- 
ral efie^,  but  leaving  the  Philolbphy 
of  caufes  to  metaphyficks,  they  rightly 
coniidering  that  it  is  the  chief  end,  de- 
ll^, and  Dulinefs  of  natural  Philofophy 
to  confider  cffeiSts,  and  by  reafoning  up- 
on them  and  their  various  FhAnomen*^ 
to  proceed  regularly  at  laft  to  the  caufes 
of  things,  and  efpecially  to  the  know- 
ledge of  thejffrjfi  cauft. 

And  it  is  certain  that  all  true  progrefs 
and  proficiency  in  this  kind  of  natural 
Philofophy,  if  it  don't  immediately  lead 
Ml  to  the  knowledge  of  che  firll  caufe,  yet 
it  will  bring  us  (till  nearer  and  nearer  to 
it. 

PHILOTHYT*  [^i\odi.7«i,  Gr] 
fupcribtious  devotees,  that  offered  facri- 
fice  upon  any  occafion,  tho'  never  ib 
Ihiall  and  trifling. 

PHILO'TIMY  r^iXoTi/ui'*  of>*\CK 
ii  friend  or  lover,  and  h/m,  Gr.  honour] 
love  of  honour. 

PHl'LTER  [philtmm,  L.  o£<pt\r&»^ 
GrO  a  love  potion  or  powder,  a  charm 
to  caule  love. 

True  PHILTERS,  are  fuch  as  arc 
fuppos'd  to  work  their  cfkCt  by  ibme 
Jiatural  and  magnctical  power. 

S^HrioHs  PHILTERS,  are  fpells  or 
charms  fuppofed  to  have  an  effedt  be- 
yond the  ordinary  laws  of  nature,  by 
fome  magick  veitae. 

PHILTRAnriOt4>  Fin     Harmacy-] 

FILTRA'TION  S  the  reparation 
of  the  finer  part  of  a  fluid  from  a 
coarfer,  by  pafling  it  thro'  a  linen  cloth, 
brown  paper,  Que. 

PHLEBORRHAGrA  [of  exH,  a 
vein,  and  fiyfOijLi^  Gr.  to  bieak]  the 
breaking  or  burfting  of  a  vein. 

PHLEGM  hxl>K«,  Gr.l  one  of  the 
humours  of  an  animal  body. 

PHLE^'GMATICKNESS  of  <p\ty' 
#/«•!»«•<,  Gr-  fhlegmaticMS^  L.  and  nefsl 
fullnefs  of|  or  being  troubled  with 
t^hlqjmji   . 


PH 

PHLOGO'SIS  [of  #A^yr^  Gr.  to  in; 
flame]  a  de;gree  of  the  ophthalmia,  a^ 
when  the  inflammation  of  the  eye  ia 
light  and  gentle. 

PHLYACXXSRAPHI'A  [of  <> Wf  ••», 
Gr.  to  trifle]  a  merry  and  butIe£iuieL 
imitation  of  (bme  grave  and  ferioui 
piece  i  particularly  a  tragedy  txaTefted 
into  a  comedy. 

PHLt  KTENE  ?  {^kJ^^mt^  GrJ 
.^PHLY'STiENA  5  a  difeafc  which 
produces  bubo's  fuU  of  a  ieroua  hvt 
mour 

PHONASCTA  [of  #•►*,  GrJ  the  art 
of  forming  the  human  voice. 
^PHONICS  L^»/ic«i,»    Gr.]  the  den 
dhine  or  fcience  of  Ibunds  i  called  aUb 
Acoi{fii:ks.  ....        .  ,       ; 

PHOE'NIX  [♦olw?,.  Qt.I  naturalilb 
fpeak  of  this  bird  as  the.  only  one  of  its 
kind  I  that,  is  of  the.fize  of  an  eagle,  its 
head  being  finely  crefted*  witha.  beaati« 
ful  plumage (,, the  nerfc  covered  with 
feathers  of  a  gbld  colour*  the  reft  of  the 
feathers  behjg  purple^.the  xail ,  white,' 
mix'd  with  camation«  and  having  eyes 
that  fparkie  like  liars }  thi^  it  lives  s  ot 
600  years  in  the  wildeme^.  «and  bdn^ 
grown  old,  it  crcCts  for  itfelf  a  funeral 
pile  of  wood  and  aromatick  gams  1  and 
having  lighted  it  with  the  wafting  of  ia 
wings,  burns  itfelf  ^  and  out  of  its  aflies 
arii^  a  worm  which  grows  up  to  an- 
other Fbetnixt 

PHOTASCIATEIUCA  I^t«»*u- 
«ne/i(^  of  pSf^  light,  andfaitt,  m  flia* 
dow]  the  art  of  dialling. 

PHRASE,  is  alio  a  teem  ufed  of  a 
flion  fentcnce,  or  fmall  fet  or  circait  of 
words  conftruCted  together, 

CoMpUat  PHRASE,  is  where  there 
is  a  noun  and  a  verb  each  In  iu  proper 
funAion»  >. ««  where  the  noun  exprefles 
the  fubjecl,  £lnd  the  verb  what  is  af* 
iirmed  of  it. 

IficomfieM  PHRASE,  is  one  wheir 
the  noun  and  the  verb  together  only  do 
the  office  of  a  noun,  eonulling  of  fede- 
ral words,  without  affirming  any  thing, 
as,  thAt  which  is  trittf  it  an  incompleac 
phrafe  which  might  be  eapreHed  in  one 
word,  trnth.     ...  . 

phraseOxogist  [fa«»^«v»  «* 

^eicnc*  a  phraie,  and  Kiyi,  Gr.  to  £iy, 
d^.]  an  explainer  of  elegant  exprcillons' 
in  a  language. 
PHRE'NESIS^  l^phttoTtHm^^Gu 
PHRE'NITIS.S  to  be  dlfotdercd  in 
mind]  frenzy  or  dotage  i  a  difeafc  attend- 
ed with  a  continued  fever,  as  alio  ofccjx 
with  madnefs  and  rage  { proceeding  fiofn 
too  much  heat  in  the  axumal  fpirits. 


PH 


^>HR£NETICN»8  [of  |6»«tfjci«, 
h,  of  tfHfMbet  Gr.  aod  fMr/i]  frenucal* 
ndV,  madneis,  d^. 

PHR£N£aiCK  iVmwi  [in  Jmstomy] 
thoit  which  fpring  fiom  the  6th  pair,  or 
Dr.  mUts'9  8th  pair$  they  deficeiMl  be- 
tween the  skins  of  the  MMdu^fiiumm^  and 
jQ;>read  forth  branches  into  them. 

Of  PHRYXUS  and  HdU^  they  write 
that  a  ram  foretold  to  ^brysms,  that  hit 
(tther  would  o£kr  him  in  a  iacrifice  to 
thegods,  and  that  thenenpon,  he  taking 
his  filler,  got  up  upon  the  ram  and  came 
by  iea  into  the  Eitxim  fea.  And  that 
TbryxMs  afterwards  killed  the  ram  his  ia- 
Yionr  and  deliverer,  polled  off  his  skin 
and  gave  it  fi>r  a  prefent  to  A$tSf  then 
king  ofCoUm^  for  the  fiike  of  his  daugh* 
ters  and  ibme  tell  you  that  this  skin  was 
the  golden  fleece  that  Jafon  and  the  Ar- 
jm^tt  went  to  fetch.  The  tmth  of  this 
&Uc  \uAthmmms  of  IjAus^  who  Was  the 
|2>n  of  iCrtis,  governed  in  ¥hrygU^  and 
he  had  an  oYer&er  or  fteward  who  had 
the  infpedtion  of  his  afiurs,  whole  name 
ms  CfMi,  {or  Ariest  a  Ram)  he  coming 
to  know  tYiAt  AAamas  invent  to  kill 
fhyxmsy  immediately  acquainted  him 
tiith  it,  and  be  built  a  Ihtp  and  put  on 
board  it  good  ttoie  of  goldi  and  among 
the  tctt  was  Junrm,  the  mother  of  Pe- 
hpt^  who  alio  took  with  her  a  golden 
HatQte  which  flue  bad  procured  to  be 
made  with  her  own  money,  and  thus 
provided  Crr'ai,  with  FhryxMs  and  Kri/s, 
let  fail :  and  BtlU  indeed  fell  fick  in  the 
voyage  and  died,  and  from  her  the  fea 
was  called  Hrlfej^tf^.  But  they  arriving 
«t  JFUm^  fettled  there,  and  fhryxms  mar- 
ries the  daughter  of  JbU^  tUng  of  Col- 
<fc»i,  giving  for  her  dowry  the  golden 
ffcatne  of  JUimm^  but  not  the  fleece  of 
the  ram  (i.  #.  the  ikin  of  Crtai)  and  this 
Hthe  truth  of  the  whole  ftory. 

PHTHIROCTONON  [»d«^«T0Mf 
of  v^"*"*,  and  Ktinm^  Gr.  to  kiUl  the 
herb  lUves  acre. 

PUTHP8IS  r#^/oir  of  t^iai,  Gr.  to 
Walte  awayl  a  eonfomptioo. 

PHYLTE^IA,  mock  privet 

PHYLLITiS  [f»Miitf,Qr.]  the  herb 
hart*ft4ongne. 

PHY'SiCOTHEOXDGY,  natural 
theologv.  natural  religion. 

PHY'SEMA  {•i0nu<t,  Gr.l  an  inflam- 
mation In  any  part  of  the  body. 

PHY^^^ICAL  Point, %  point  oppofeti  to 
a  mathematical  one»  which  only  eaills 
ih  the  im-'Rination. 

PHYSICAL  Sukfisneen  a  fubftancC  or 
body,  in  oppofition  to  i^ixit  01  meuphy 
fiealfttbaaDM. 


PH 

PH  YSmAN  {phJici$t^  F.]  m  perlbli 
who  profeflet  phyfick^  or  the  art  of  cu* 
ling  difeafes. 

]CofmMtick  P^YSICIAN,  one  who  An- 
dies  to  lielp  or  mend  the  complexion. 

Em^imal  PHYSICIAN,  one  who 
keeps  clofe  to  experience  and '  excludes 
all  ufe  of  rcaibn  in  phyfick. 

Dm«t»M/ PHYSICIANS^  thofe  who 
laid  Sown  principles,  and  then  reaibned 
horn  thofe  principles  &  from  experience. 

CZi«f««/  PHYSICIANS,  thofe  who  Yi- 
fited  their  patients  when  in  bed  to  exa' 
mine  into  their  cafes. 

GakmUsl  PHYSICIANS;  thofe  who 
follow  Gmlem,  and  pieferibe  things  gen- 
tle, natural  and  ordinary. 

M$tMical  PHYSICIANS,  thofe  who 
proceed  in  a  ceitain  regular  method 
founded  upon  realbn,  deducing  confe- 
qucnces  therefrom  to  panicular  cales* 

Sfagyrical  PHYSICIANS,  fuch  as  pr^ 
fcribe  violent  chymlcal  medicines  drawn 
from  minerals,  Ok.  by  fire. 

PHY'SICK  [mrj^ca,  L.  foffixsGr.] 
in  a  limited  and  improper  fence,  it  is  up' 
plied  to  the  feience  of  medicine.}  thd 
artofcuringdifeafesi  and  alio  the  mtf-* 
dicines  prepaied  &t  that  purpofe. 

PHY'SICK   ?[s<^«offi;*»f,Gr.na- 

PHY'SICKSjtuxe]  natural  philofe- 
phyorphyfiology,  is  the  do^hine  of  na* 
tnral  bodies,  their  fib4e4Mi««iM,caufe&  and 
efle^ ;  their  various  afS^dkions,  motions* 
operations,  Q^c.  or  is  in  general  the  ici« 
ence  of  all  material  beings  or  whatlb- 
ever  concerns  the  lyilem  of  this  viliblti 
world- 

PHY'srCALLY  [jifyjici,  L.1  accord- 
ing to  nature.or  to  the  pradtice  of  pbyfick* 

PHY'SICALN£SS  [ofwm«f,  Gr. 
ikyificHSy  L.  and  itf/i]  natulralnels  ^  alib 
medicinalnefs. 

PHYSlOGNOMER  W^M'^'^'t 

PHYSlO'GNOMIST3L.  f^fiogno^ 
mifie,  F.'i  one  skilled  in  phyfiognomy. 

PPYSIOXOGIST  itimoKiyc  of  fo9tt 
and  \<3A»,  Gr.]  one  who  treats  ofnatural 
bodies. 

PHYSIOXOGY  [tiw*\»>«*,  Gr.]  na- 
tural philofopby,  or  JFhfickst  which  fee. 

CiiierMl  PHYSIOLOGY,  a  fcience 
which  relates  to  the  properties  and  af- 
fictions  of  mafter  or  body  in  general. 

Sbecial  PHYSIOLOGY     7   the  frl- 

fafticMf  PHYSIOLOGY^  ence,  as 
it  coiifidcts  matter  as  formed,  dillin* 
guilhed.  into  fuch  and  ftich  fiptcvn  or  de- 
terminate combinations. 

PHYSIOLOGY,  is  alio  accounted  a 
parr  of  phyfick*  that  teaches  the  contti- 
lution  of  human  bodies,  lb  fiir  as  they 

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ire  fimttd  or  in  their  natural  ftate  j  and 
tndeavoi  wto  find  realbns  for  the  functi- 
ons and  operations  of  them,  by  the  hcip 
of  anatomyAnd  natural  philoibphy. 

PHyiEUMA  Iftm:,^,  Gr.]  the 
herb  vmWAioC 

PHYT€)^iacIST  [p^riixiyt,  Gr.l  a 
botanifl  ^  a/qe  ^o  treats  of  plants. 

PlAFP*fcl%lin  AcaJemiesI  a  proud 
llatcly  hbfl?;'  vrho  being  full  of  mettle 
or  fire,  reftlel's  of  forward,  with  a  great 
deal  of  motiofi;  and  an  exceflive  eagcr- 
nefs  to  go  forward,  makes,  this  motion, 
the  more  that  you  endeavour  to  keep 
him  in. 

PICA'TIO,  a  medicine  to  take  otf  the 
hair. 

PrCEA  [with  Botanifis]  the  pitch  or 
trofin  tree.    L, 

PICK-JL«cfc,  an  inllrument  for  open- 
ing  locks. 

PICK.THANK  [of  pfcftflT,  Ihitch, 
or  pic  and  "^SancaJT,  Sax.]  one  who  de- 
lights in  finding  and  difcovering  the 
faults  or  weaknefles  of  others. 

PICTS  [}iai,  L.  fo  caird  as  fome 
imagine  from  paintingthemfelTcs]  were 
a  colony  of  Sc^tbta  or  Germany  ^  who  land- 
ing in  S:oth,,dy  fettled  there,  being  af- 
Hflcd  by  fome  of  the  natives*  and  at 
length  by  marrying  Scotch  women,  in  a 
manner  became  one  people  j  but  at 
length  dnimofities  arifing,  they  parted, 
the  Scots  poflefliDg  the  mountainous  and 
nonhem  parts,  and  the  Piffs  the  fou- 
them  J  and  in  time,  by  the  afllftance  of 
the  Rontans  and  Bntains,  expellM  the 
Scots^  the  Icmaining  Scots  retiring  into 
the  IJlands,  and  Sweden^  Denm.rrk,  and 
Nerway.  But  at  length  the  TiBs  being 
l^aul'd  with  the  Roman  yoke,  invited  the 
Scots  home  from  their  exilel  to  aid  them 
againft  the  Romans  and  Btiutins  j  which 
they  having  done,  they  liv'd  together 
fomefimc  in  amity  $  but  a  diflference 
happening  between  them,  the  Scots  were 
expell'd  a  fecond  time,  but  at  length 
the  FiHs  were  totally  routed,  and  their 
king  fiezcd  by  Katmeih  H.  An.  845- 

PICTS  Watt,  a  wall  in  NorthymbnUnd^ 
extending  from  NewcafiU  upon  Tine  to 
Carlijle  in  Northitmherlandy  86  mi'es  in 
length,  reaching  from  the  German  to  the 
Irijh  fea,  in  thicknefs  about  8  foot,  in 
height  12,  pafflng  over  fcveral  cragged 
hills,  with  battlements  all  along,  and 
towers  at  convenient  defiances  where  fol- 
dicrs  were  lodgM.  This  wall  was  bitilt 
by  the  Ron: am  to  hinder  the  incurfions 
of  the  Piffs  and  Scots.  It  havJng  been 
feveral  times  defaced  in  many  places  was 
ttpaired  again»  and  at  Ua  was  built 


Pi 

With  brick  by  jEXtmx,  a  Roman  generi!, 
in  the  year,  4^6.  who  leaving  Bn- 
taiff,  it  was  luin'd  by  the  Scots ^  and  ne- 
ver more  regarded  i  but  fome  \efliges  of 
it  are  ftill  to  be  feeii  in  Ctmherlmnd  and 
Xiiffrthumberland,  with  Roman  infcriptions. 

To  PICTURE  [of  piflfwrii,  L.]  to  rc- 
prelent  in  painting,  drawing,  6^. 

PPDDLING  Uncert.  Etym.}  eating 
here  and  there  a  bit  i  alfo  trifling. 

VlE'Povuler  [  pied  pondre  or  ^ndreux^ 
F.  q.  d»  dully  foot]  a  court  held  in  fain 
to  do  jnilire  to  buyers  and  ieilers,  and 
for  the  redrefc  of  all  the  diforders  com- 
mitted in  them  ^  it  is  fo  called,  becaufe 
the  Suitors  to  this  court  are  commonly 
country  people  with  dufty  feet  j  or  from 
the  difpatch  in  determining  the  caufes 
even  before  the  dufl  goes  off  from  their 
fter. 

PIE  [ptea^  L]  a  Mag  Pic,  a  bird. 

A  PIECE  [in  Comne^]  fignifiea  a 
whole,  as  a  length  of  cloth,  fi»c.  of  a 
certain  number  of  yards,  ells>  Qh*  not 
yet  having  any  of  it  cut  off. 

To  PIECE  [rapiicer,  F.J  to  join  one 
Piece  to  another. 

PIEDROIT  [In  Aniritefhire^  a  Peer 
or  kind  of  fquare  Pillar,  part  of  which  H 
hid  within  a  wall  •,  dib  a  Pier  or  Jaumb 
of  a  door  or  window,  comprehending  the 
chambvanle,  chamfering,  leaf,  &»e. 

PIERCED  [with  Heralds^  is  when  aA 
ordinary  is  perforated,  or  (truck  through* 
that  it  has,  as  it  were,  a  hole  in  it^  and 
the  (hape  of  this  Piercing  mall  be  par- 
ticularly expreffed  in  blazonry,  ufymmrt, 
&>c. 

PIERCING  [perfant,  F.]  boring  Into 
orthrotiph,  panetrating. 

PIERCINGNESS  [oSperfant^  F.  ani 
nefs^  penetrating  quality 

PIE'TY  [pietas^  L.1  godlinefi,  dmi- 
fulnels  to  Parents,  a  husband  and  Hqie- 
rior  relations 

Pl^TY  [HiertiglyfhicaL]  together  with 
a  kind  and  harmlds  nature,  was  repre- 
fented  by  the  elephant  ^  becaufe  it  is  re- 
lated that  he  wotlhips  every  new  moon 
towards  the  heavens,  and  expreilles  bf 
his  outward  adlions  ibme  fenleofafn* 
preme  being;  and  becaufe  he  is  of  ib 
harmlefs  a  nature,  that  he  never  ofienda 
creatures  that  arc  not  hurtful  of  them- 
lelves.  He  will  march  among  innocent 
lambs,  without  offering  the  Icaft  intnry 
to  them ;  but  if  he  be  offended  will  fpare 
nothing,  and  dread  no  danger  to  take  re* 
vcnge.  It  is  alfo  repreifented  by  a  Stark, 
which  fee.'  • 

PIETYvfin  Paittt,  &c  ]  is  reprefent* 
ed  as  a  lady  wxtbaibbercottntenance» 
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tioldiiig  in  her  right  hand  a  fword 
firetch  d  over  an  uitar,  and  a  Itork  in 
)ier  let'i  band,  with  an  elephant  and  a 
child  by  her  Tide. 

PI 'G  EON  iHiemjtly^ically]  indmztea 
continency,  chaftiiy,  mutual  and  con- 
jugal love^  becauie  thU  bird  is  chaAe  in 
its  embraces,  and  extreme  lovuig  to 
each  other.  Therefore  to  exprcf»  the 
tnuifports  of  two  amorous  Feiibns,  tbe 
JEgy^tiar:  Piiefts  put  two  Pigeons  kifling 
one  another}  and  they  alfo  painted  a 
Pigeon  with  its  rump  lifted  up,  to  fig 
nify  an  excellent  difpofition,  not  fubjed 
to  be  inaamed  with  choler  -,  alfo  a  foul 
of  a  meek  temper  \  beraufe  natural lils 
do  obferve  that  this  bird  has  no  choler. 

PIGMENTS,  fuch  prepared  mate- 
rials, as  Painten,  Dien,  and  other  arti 
£cers  ufe.to  imitate  particular  colours  ^ 
alfo  for  painting  glafs  i  alfo  for  coun- 
fierfeiting  precious  Hones. 

PI'GMY.    SeePyjtmy. 

PIGNORA'TION,  a  pawning,  L. 

PILA  [in  C^imagt]  is  the  punch  ion 
or  matrlce*  which,  in  the  antient  way 
of  coining  with  the  hammer»  contained 
the  arms,  and  other  figures,  and  the  in 
icriptions,  to  be  ftruck  for  the  reverfe  of 
the  coin  $  alfo  from  hence  it  may  be 
called  tlie  pile ;  and  alfo  now  the  head 
fide  of  a  piece  of  money  wc  call  crofs, 
Vecauie  in  thofe'timcs  there  was  uAially 
a  croft  inftead  of  a  head. 

PILA  [in  Ant.  Writ.']  the  arms  fide 
of  a  piece  of  money,  fo  called,  becaufe 
jn  antient  times  this  fide  bore  an  im 
predion  of  a  church  built  on  piles. 

PILE  [in  ArAiuBuni]  a  building,  a 
maflive  ma^n  s  work,  in  the  manner  of 
a  Pillar,  ufually  HMXMtUl. 

FmMTMl  PILE  [.snttenily']  a  Pyramid 
of  wood,  whereon  the  bodies  of  the  ile- 
ceafed  were  laid  to  be  burned. 

PILE  [pUlC)  Dir.]  a  heap  of  wood 
or  ffinnet  or  other  things,  laid  one  above 
another. 

PILR  fin  Hefaliry']  an 
ofdinary  in  form  of  a  point 
inverted,  or  of  a  (bike  fliar- 
pened,  contradlijig  irom  the 
ehief«  and  terminating  in  a 
point  towards  the  bottom  of  the  Ihield 
thm. 

To  PILE,  to  heai^  np )  alfe  to  ram 
down  poles. 

PILE- ^arf,  an  herb. 

PILL  [in  HeraUry]  the  fame  as  Pelf. 

To  PILL  [piUarf^  L.]  to  rob  or  plun- 
der i  alfo  to  me  extortion  i  to  ileece  one. 

PI  LLA  fmrs  [«««.  Drndsl  a  OdmU  piece 
of  land,  ^,   • 


PIl-LAR  Ipilier,  F-]  a  column  which 
is  divided  into  three  parts,  the  Pedellal, 
the  Shafts,  and  the  Ornaments.  It  is  a 
kind  of  round  column  difengag^d  from 
any  wall,  and  made  without  any  pro- 
ponion,  being  always  too  ma0ivc  or  too 
flenders  fuch  as  fupporu  the  vaults  of 
Gothick  buildings. 

PIl-LAR  Lin  a  ffftrative  ftrfe]  fig- 
nifies  fupporr. 

PILLAR  Lin  Ar:hiua.'\  a  kind  of  ir- 
regular column  round  and  infu  atcd  \ 
deviating  from  the  proportions  of  a  jull 
column. 

PILLAR  [in  the  Manage]  is  the 
center  of  the  Volta^  ring  or  manage- 
ground,  round  which  a  horfe  turns, 
whether  theie  be  a  wooden  Pillar  placed 
therein  or  not. 

A  f^are  PILLAR  [Arehi'.e^Mre^  is  a 
maiHve  woxk,  called  alt)  a  Plcr  ot 
Piedroit,  ierving  to  fupport  arches,  Q^^ 

BMtting  PILLAR  .ArMuaicre]  is  a 
buttrelk  or  body  of  maf^niy  raifed  to 
prop  or  AiAain  the  Ihooting  of  a  \ault, 
arch,  or  other  work. 

PILLARS  [Hieroglyjihicaiy^  repre- 
fent  fortitude  and  conftancy. 

PI'LLAR'D  built,  or  fupponcd  with 
Pillars.    Aiilton. 

PILLA  STER7   [in  ArcKt^^ttre]  il. 

PlLA'STER  3  a  kind  of  fquaic 
Pillar,  which  is  generally  as  broad  afr 
the  top  as  bottom,  and  has  the  famo. 
meafure,  chapiter,  and  bafe  with  the 
column,  ^conling  to  the  fc^'Cial  or* 
ders. 

PI'LLORY  [hpilori,  F.]  was  antient^ 
ly  a  pofl  created  in  a  crofs  road  by  the 
lo#d,  with  his  arms  on  it,  as  a  mark  of 
his  figniory  \  and  fometimes  a  collar  tq 
tie  criminals  to  i  now  a  fort  of  (caffoM 
for  falfo  f wearers,  cheats,  Qk.  to  Hand 
on  by  wayof  Punilhm:n\ 

To  PI  LLORY  one  IpiMer,  P.]  to  fct  - 
one  on  the  Pillory. 

.  PILOSE  {.pilnfuSf  L,l  hairy. 

PILOSEO-LA.  [with  Botsnifii]  the 
herb  monfe  car,  L. 

■  PILULl'FEROUS  [of  ^iWa,  a  pill, 
and  /rm,  L.  to  bear]  bearing  pr  pro* 
ducing  round  berries  or  fjfviit  like  Pills. 

PrMPING  \u^,'rt.  Ktyd.  but  accord- 
ing to  fomc  of  ptai'%  L.  a  man's  yardl 
procuring  whores,  ftallious,  &»c,  moft 
properly  fpokcji  of  nacn. 

PIMPING,  fmall.  litOc. 

pyMPiRNFL,  an  herb. 

A  PINCH  [of  ri//cfs  F.^J  a  nlpphig 
hard,  dv.  alfo  a  hra;ght»or  difEnilty. 

PI'NCHING  Iwith  Gardiner:]  a  f^rt 
of  pruning  pciformcd  by  ^lppir«g  off  thp 

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'pnpy  S*.  or  s  iwiiit  og  ttcfl^  Mtwcai 
the  nols  of  two  fin^jen. 

VlUB  Trte  [emiikmmiiaaf]  tepreftnt- 
cd  death;  beamfe  being  once  cvol  k 
never  fprootsasua,  aod  beamfe  bdng 
CTtnoidiiacy  bftccTy  k  is  tepated  to  kill 
wnj  other  plaoc  ttait  joim  to  it. 

PI^EA  /  m  kind  of  light,  porow 

PrGNE$>  maf^orliimps,  fomed 
of  a  mizttire  of  mercurf  and  filTer-dnfl, 
from  the  minei  of  CbiU  in  Amenem. 

PINEA^LIS  GUmdMU  iAMMtmg^'\  a 
gland,  £>  called  from  its  oefismblance  to 
a  pine  apple,  the  lame  as  coiuaimm. 

r^PI'NION^  Pci^  istoMndhis 
liands  or  arms  fait. 

PINK  ifii^pie^  F.I  a  firt  of  fmall 
Ihip,  mailed  and  ribb^  like  other  flups  ^ 
eacept  that  flte  is  boilt  with  a  lonnd 
Hem  I  the  boids  and  ribs  corapeillng 
ioy  as  that  her  fides  bolge  out  Tcry 
^och. 

PI'NNATE  ifimmtms^  L.]  deeply 
juged  or  indented  (fpoken  of  the  leaves 
orplants)  reiembling  feathers. 

Pl'NNING  [of  pinjan,  Ssx.^  fiUlen 
ing  or  Abutting  with  a  pin  or  peg  s  alio 
ftflening  on  with  pins. 

PINNING  [with  BrUltlaytrsI  the 
falteningof  dies  together  with  wooden 
pins. 

PIl^NElt  Tprob.  of /fiMM^]  a  wo- 
SQan's  head^tefi. 

PI'NNULA  [in  Baton.  Writers]  patt 
of  a  leaf  of  many  of  which  TimmU\ 
growing  upon  one  or  more  middle  ribs, 
the  whole  leaf  Is  eompoanded  as  in  the 
leaf  of  a  tetch  or  fern  L. 

PINS,  Zn&lijhmem  firft  began  to  make 
all  ibrcs  of  Tins  about  the  begmnii^  of 
queen  Elizabeth's  reign,  which  before 
«rere ibid  here  by  iVnuigps,  ^the  wdae 
of  ^ooo  poQnd|ier  Annum. 

PIONt'ER  [unpionier^  F.]  a  labourer 
in  an  army,  who  levels  ways,  calls  up 
trenches,  undermines  forts,  Qk. 

PIOUSLY  Ipiey  U  p'enfement,  f,] 
with  piety,  duty  or  loyalty. 

PIOUSNESS  [of ^/ici,  t,  and»e/il 
piety,  godly  diQ)orition: 

To  PIPE  [plpan.  Sax,"]  tb  play  on  a 
pipe.  / 

PIPERT^IS  [^rme/nr,  Gr.]  Pepper- 
Wort  or  Dittander. 

PIPKIN  lincert.  Ztpn^  ^  Ihudl 
earthen  Ycflel  for  boiling. 

PrQUAMTNES$>  [of  pignnnt,  F. 

ProlT ANC Y  i  and  nef;-]  (harp- 
nefs,  bicini^nefs. 

A  PIQUE,  quarrel  or  ill-will  agamft 
<^e  i  4>ieen,  malice,  dillaile,  gruilge. 


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To  PlQUSpn  Mkfek  BmisJ  h  m 
Kparate  or  divide  each  note  one  firon 
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ToPiqUEER     SeeFklBer. 

Ta^md  m  Oe  PI  qUET  [JMS^ai^ 
Fhrnfe}  h  whcn  a  borfcman  is  faameeJ 
for  Ibme  offence  to  Oand  on  the  point 
ofaibike  with  one  toe,  having  cbe  con- 
trary handtyld  up  as  high  as  it  can 
reach. 

PfRACT  Ifhmtnrk^  F.  wmfmt^im, 
Gr.l  robbing  on  the  fta. 

Pl'RATING  [aurfm^UphmUru^  FJ 
cobbing  on  theiea. 

PlROUErrTE>  Dn  the  McMgr]  a 

PIRCBT  3  turn  or  circnmwh 
lution,  whidi  a  hoiie  flukes  wtthoUC 
chang^  his  gnmnd. 

PICENA'BIUS  [aUJUcWs]  a  fifli- 
monger. 

PI'SGES  MeruUsm  l4lh^mmy^  a 
fbuthexn  cnnflcllation,  coofifitng  of  la 
ilars. 

PISCIS  [on  a^Mr]  this  Is  that  gnat 
fifii  which,  as  the  Poets  feign,  diiiiks 
up  the  water  that  is  poured  out  of  Ajuo' 
rins\  urn.  It  is  related  <^  tiiia  filh  (as 
Cejias  teClilies)  that  it  was  firfi  fsca  in 
the  lake  not  far  0om  Bombyee^  aod  that 
it  iaved  J>trcetb^  that  fell  into  the  fea  by 
night.  They  iay  this  T>ercan  tras  i 
goddefi  of  the  Syrians.  They  aJEm 
the  Fif^  to  be  the  nephews  of  thb  fiihi 
all  which  the  Syrians  wozlhipped,  and  j 
placed  among  the  ilar^  ! 

PISS'A-B£D,  a  Flower  or  Plaa^ 
Dandelion. 

PISSASPHAOLTUS  imnmrpm\mtf 
Or."]  a  kind  of  mineral,  confining  of 
pitch,  and  the  flime  callM  Mitumemy  im- 
bodied  together. 

PrSTE  [in  the  Af^ir-rge]  the  trtek  « 
tread  which  a  horfe  makes  upon  thft 
ground. 

PISTOLOCHI^A  [ai|s\«x^.  Or.]  a 
kind  of  hart-wort. 

PI'STQN,  a  part  or  member  in  im- 
ral  machines,  as  Pumpa,  Syritigea,  Qk, 

PIT-A-PAT,  a  beating  or  throbbii« 
like  the  heart. 

To  PIT,  to  fink  in  holes,  as  in  the 
Small-Pox. 

PIT,  a  hole  in  which  the  Scots  uftd 
to  drown  women  thietes}  hence  the 
Phrafe,  condemned  to  the  Pit.  is  the  fiune 
a%  with  us,  to  iay,  wndemm'd  to  thn 
(sJrUaws. 

PITTANCE  IpitnmtM^  L.]  a  little  re^ 
pait  or  reieftion  of  fifli  or  fiejh  mote 
than  the  coi^iDoa  allowance. 


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PI 

^FTANCIA'RIUS  [hi  the  anticnt 
Jl/barftrm]  an  officer  who  proiided  and 
diftributed  the  Pitances  of  meat  and 
bote  amongft  the  monks. 

PITCH  [piCj  Sax.  tox,  L.3  an  oily, 
UtTiminous,  black  fobftaince^  as  it 
diftiU  ftom  the  wood,  it  is  called  Bar- 
rms.  This  makes  two  forts,  the  fineft 
and  clearcft  being  called  Gali^t  and 
the  coarier  marbl$d  Barras, 

The  common  PITCH,  is  the  liquid  6s' 
Vpoty  icduced  into  the  form  and  con 
fiftency  we  fee  it,  by  mixing  it  wiih  ur 
while  hot. 

Naval  PITCH,  is  that  which  is 
drawn  fram  old  Pines,  ranged  and  bmnt 
like  chatcoal,  and  ofed  in  pitching  of 
Ycilels. 

r©  PITCH  Mpony  to  choofc. 

PITCHIN^SS  [of  >ic««j,  L.  and 
mfi]  pitchy  quality  or  condition. 

PITCHY  IfictHs  difix,  L]  dawbed 
with  Pitch,  fi«e. 

PITEOUSLY  [pitoyabUmtai^  F.] 
nfier  a  piteous  manner. 

PITEOUSNESS  interne,  F.  and 
nr/f]  forrincfi,  meannefi. 

PinrHIAS    1  [  with  MeteonUgifis] 

PITHinrES  y  the  name  of  a  comet, 
or  rather  meteor,  of  the  form  of  a  tub : 
Of  which  there  arc  divers  kinds,  viz. 
feme  of  an  OTal  figure,  othen  like  a  tub 
or  barrel  let  perpendicular,  and  fome 
like  one  inclined  or  cut  Ihort  s  others 
having  a  hairy  train  or  bn(h,  a^. 

PIOHINESS,  fiilnefi  of  Pith  j  alio 
IbWtantialnefi,  fiilneTs  of  good  matter. 

PIHTHLESS,  having  no  Pith. 

PITHO  [of  ir*/o»»,  Gr.  to  perfuadel 
the  goddeft  of  eloquence  or  perfuadon, 
the  fame  with  the  Gfteks  that  the  Ko- 
mans  calls  SnaJa  or  Suadtia. 

PITIFULLY  ipittyskUmmt,  F.] 
inom^illy  %  mean1y>  Bk. 

PI'TIFULNESS  [of  jfitie,  F.  and 
fainep']  propenienels  to  Piety  i  alfo 
meannefs. 

PITILESS  [ofi»to>,  F.  and  lefs]  un- 
merciful. 

PITUlTA,  phlegm  or  rheum,  fni- 
vel,  fnot.  It  is  one  of  the  four  humours 
in  the  body  of  animals,  on  which  their 
ten^perament  is  Ibppo&'d  to  depend.  It 
is  the  mofl  vifcid  and  glutinous  part  of 
the  blood,  feparated  in  the  largeft  glands, 
where  the  conrorfions  of  the  arteries  are 
largeft,  and  give  the  greatefl  retarda- 
tion to  the  velocity,  as  ih  the  glands 
about  the  mouth  and  heart. 

WTUITARIA  [with  Botanifis}  the 
herb  Staves-Acre,  L. 


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gland  in  the  brain,  of  the  (ize  t/Tt. 
large  Pea,  in  the  Sella  of  the  Os  Sjibc*^ 
noidts, 

PITU'ITOUSNESS  lof  pitmtexx,  T^ 
tituitofus^  L.  and  ntfs]  phlegmaticknel^. 

PITYRrASISbw-u^i'  i,  Gr.]  the 
falling  of  dandriff  or  fcurf  from  the 
head 

PITYRO'DES  [wTOfi^'tAtf,  Gr.]  a 
kind  of  fettiement  In  urine  like  bran. 

PI'VA,  a  hautboy,  Ital. 

PrVOT,  a  foot  or  Ihoe  of  iron,  ©w. 
ufually  made  in  a  conical  form,  or  ter« 
minating  in  a  point,  whereby  a  body 
intended  to  turn  round,  bears  on  another 
fixed  at  reft,  and  performs  its  drcum-^ 
voludoris. 

PLA  CABLENES5  [of  fiacahiUst  L* 
and  fiff/O  eafinefs  to  be  appealed. 

PLAt:ARD  I  [piackaecr,  i>«r. 

PLACAllT  5  ^Mcart,  F.l  a  leaf 
or  Iheet  of  Paper  ftrctch'd  or  applied 
upon  a  Wall  or  Poll,  in  Holland^  it  is  an 
Edict  or  Proclamation  i  alio  it  is  ulM 
for  a  writing  of  lafe  conduct:  In  France^ 
it  is  a  table  wherein  laws,  orders,  &k* 
are  written  and  hung  up. 

PLACARD  [in  ArMte^ure]  the  de- 
coration of  the  door  or  an  apartment » 
confiftingof  a  chambranle  crowned  with 
its  frizc  or  goige,  and  its  corn;che 
fometimes  lVlpport€^l  with  conlb1e&. 

PLAGE  tin  Obicki]  is  the  point  to 
which  the  eye  refers  an  obje^. 

PLACE  [with  Nat  raiijis]  is  Ibme- 
times  uken  for  that  portion  of  infinite 
fpace  which  is  poflefled  by,  and  com- 
prehended within  the  material  world, 
and  which  i$  thereby  dirtinguilhcd  from 
the  reft  o^the  expanfion. 

PLACE  of  Radiation  [in  Of  ticks]  1%. 
the  interval  or  fpace  of  medium  or  tranC* 
parent  body,  thro'  which  any  vifible  ob- 
je^  radiate*:. 

PLACE  [with  Fbitofophvrs"  that  part 
of  immoveable  fpace  which  any  body- 
poi&dbs 

MfoUte  PLACE  Twith  Ibilt^o^hers]  is, 
that  part  of  infinite  and  immoveable 
fpace  which  a  body  pofXelTes}  called 
alio  /primary  place. 

ReUtivi  PLACE  [in  Jhilrfopby]  is  the 
fpace  it  podefles  with  regard  to  other 
adjacent  objcds»  called  alio  Secondary, 
place. 

PLACE  •/  th  Snn  or  Planet  [JJhon.'] 
is  the  fign  and  degree  of  the  lodiartc 
which  the  Planer  is  in  ;  or  it  is  that  dCr 
giee  of  the  eriipdck  reckoned  from  the 
beginning  of  Ari^u  which  is  cut  by  the 
Planet's  cir^e  of  longiiiuie. 


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^Bei0trhk  PLACE  [of  a  TU»«i  in  its 
Orbit]  is  the  place  or  point  of  in  Orbit 
wherein  a  Plana  would  appear,  if  leea 
from  the  fun. 

RsUoawtrU  PLACE  [of  a  FUnet'i  is 
the  point  of  the  ecllpcick.  to  which  a 
Planet  view'd  from  the  fun  is  refened. 

Ceoctntrick  PLACE  [of  a  FUnet]  is 
that  point  of  the  ecllpcick,  to  which  a 
Planet  ?iew*d  from  the  earth  is  refened. 

PLACE  of  Atmi  Lin  a  City^  is  a  large 
open  fpot  or  ground,  where  the  garrifon 
holds  its  xendeivous  upon  reviews,  and 
in  cafes  of  alarm,  to  receive  orders  from 
the  governor. 

PLACE  of  Arms  [in  a  SUgt\  is  a 
large  Place  covered  from  the  enemy, 
where  the  ibldiers  are  kept  ready  to 
fuflain  thole  who  work  in  the  trenches, 
and  to  be  commanded  to  Places  where 
they  afe  wanted. 

PLACES  [with  ArUhmeticiaml  as  the 
yjace  of  Uttits,  in  a  number  which  con- 
^iti  of  ft,  3,  4,  5,  6,  or  more  Places, 
that  which  is  the  outermoft  towands  the 
right  hand  is  called  the  Place  of  Units. 

PLACES  [with  Grammariafu^  arc 
etymology  and  words  derived  from  the 
lame  root,  which,  in  the  Latin  arc  cal- 
led Cor.j'igates. 

PLACES  [with  Logicians]  are  uni- 
irerial  terms,  Cen^i^  Species^  Difference^ 
Fnberty,  Accident^  Definition^  Divijion. 

PLACES  [in  Meta}hyjicks\  are  certain 
general  terms  agreeing  to  all  beings,  to 
which  feveral  arguments  are  annexed, 
as  CMtfes,  EffeBsy  the  WhoUy  Forty  op- 
pofite  terms. 

PLA'CIDNESS  [pUciHitas,  L.]  peace- 
ablencft,  quietnefs. 

PLA'CITA  ffneraliM  [oU  JLec^  the 
publick  allembJies  of  all  d^rees  of 
men,  where  the  king  prefidcd,  and  they 
ufually  confnlted  upon  the  great  afOurs 
of  the  kingdom,  L, 

PLA'CITUM  nominattm  [old  Kec.'] 
the  day  appointed  for  a  criminal  to  plead 
and  make  defence.  L. 

PLADARO'MA  {.7r^9At»y»0,  Gr.  ] 
cxceflive  moifhnne  or  weaknefs  \  alfo  a 
little  foft  fwfeUing  growing  under  the 
eyelids. 

PLA'FOND     1  [in  ArhiteHnrH  the 

PLA'FOUND  3  cicling  of  a  room, 
whether  it  be  flat  or  arched,  lined  with 
Plafter  or  Joiner's  Work,  and  frequently 
enrich M  with  Paintings ^  alio  the  bot- 
tom of  the  proje€ture  of  the  larmier  of 
the  corniche,  called  alfo  the  Soft. 

PLAGIARISM  [of  pJagiarins,  L] 
the  dealing  other  People's  works,  and 
publilhing  them  as  one's  own. 


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PLAtJIARY    IpUgUrims,    JU3   • 
book-thief 
PLA^GUY,  vexatious/  tormemu^ 

PLAICE,  a  filh. 

A  PLAIN  IfUmitiest  L.3  an  even. 
Eat,  low  ground. 

PLAIN  [in  KerMry]  it  is  an  axiom, 
that  the  plainer  the  coat,  the  neaxei  to 
antiquity. 

Thoie  are  plain  coats  that  arc  leall 
incumbred  with  abundance  of  figures, 
and  which  have  nothing  in  them  bat 
what  is  natuiaL 

And  as  the  iburce  of  a  river,  though 
ever  fo  fmall,  is  the  rx>bieA  part  of  it, 
notwithllanding  the  lame,  by  running 
far,  be  grown  great  j  ^  the  firft  ariM 
given  to  virtuous  J^crfons,  as  a  dilUn- 
dllve  mark  or,  perpetual  character  cf 
their  iK>bility,  are  nobler  than  ihofe 
that  have  many  charges  $  bec&ule  thef 
are  more  agreeable  to  the  nature  oif 
things  J  and  it  is  a  maxim  in  Heraldry, 
that  h:  who  bears  lei^f  is  mtfi, 

VUlW  Kmmher  [Ariibnu]  a  nuniba 
that  may  be  produced  by  the  multipli- 
cation of  two  numbers,  one  into  aiK>ther. 

PLAIN  Flmce  [in  amtitnt  (j€omttry\  a 
geometrical  Ucus^  which  was  a  right 
line,  or  a  circle,  in  oppofition  to  a  ^lid 
Plaee,  which  was  an  Elliplis,  Parabola, 
and  Hyperbola. 

PLAIN  FrMem  [with  Mi^thsmjd,^ 
fuch  a  one  as  cannot  be  folved  geome' 
trically  s  but  by  the  interfc^ion  either 
of  a  right  line  or  a  circle,  or  of  the  dir 
cumferences  of  two  circles. 

PLAI'NNESS  [of /»/«iMr5  or  pUimsmi 
nefs]  evennefs  i  alfo unadornedn^fi  ^  al£) 
manifeAnels. 

PLAINLY,  evenly,  ©v.  manifcOIv, 
fmcerely,  intelligibly. 

PLAI'STEP^EKS  wcic  incorpoxatel 
about  the  year  isocv 
Their  arms  are  AzMt 
on  a  chevron  ingrailU 
Or  between  fa  trowd 
f^'US'  tl  "tr  ^  and  two  hatchers  haD- 
^   Jis     H.    dies  of    the   fecond. 


Heads  Argtnt  in  chi^ 
and  a  treble  bruJh  is 
bafe  proper^  a  rofe  CuUsy  fecded  Or, 
entres  two  Flofwers-de-Us  of  the  firft. 
The  cceH,  a  dexter  arm  and  hand,  hold* 
ing  a  hatchet  proper.  The  fupporters, 
two  £pimachus*s,  their  ncckjs  puracd, 
and  the  ilip  of  their  bellies  Or^  beaked 
SabUf  and  wings  extending  upwar<^ 
GitUs.  Their  hall  is  on  the  north  fide 
of  AddlcStreet  near  Fhilip-Lone,  L^mdam. 


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1>LAN  iMvfian,  F.  of  ^annm,  L.]a 
draught,  groujKl-plot  5  adeHgnofany 
place  or  work. 

PLAN  Lwith  Architeas^  ^O  $»  * 
draught  of  a  building,  fuch  as  it  appears 
on  the  grounds  fticwing  the  extent, 
divifion,  and  diftribution  of  its  areas  in- 
to its  apartments,  rooms,  paflkges,  €^c. 

Geemetrieal  PLAN,  is  one  in  which 
the  folid  ind  vacant  parts  are  repicfcnicd 
In  their  natural  proponion. 

Kais'd  PLAN,  is  one  where  the  ele- 
vation or  upright  is  ftiown  upon  the 
•  geometrical  Plan,  fo  as  to  hide  the 
diftribution. 

Ferfpeaivt  PLAN,  is  one  conduced 
and  exhibited  by  degradations  or  dimi- 
nutions, according  to  the  rules  of  per- 

PLANCE'RK  [in  AMuBwe]  the 
tinder  part  of  the  coroQa  or  drip  \  ma- 
king the  fuperior  pan  of  the  cornice 
between  two  cymatiums. 

PLANE  [plmtuts,  L] a  plain  furface, 
all  whofc  parts  lie  even  between  its  ex- 
tremities i  alfo  a  Joiner's  Tool. 

Objtaive  PLANE  tin  ftrfptBvoe]  is 
any  Plane  fituate  in  the  horizontal 
Plane,  whofe  reprelcntation  in  Pcr- 
fpcOivc  is  required. 

PLANE?  Lin  Fvtiftatiom]  a  draught 

PLAN  3  rcprefenting  a  work  as  it 
w..uld  appear  on  the  plain  field,  if  it 
were  cut  off  level  with  the  ground,  fo  as 
tofticwthclengthofltslines,  the  angles 
^nd  difbinces  between  them,  the  breadth 
and  thickncfs  of  the  moats,  ramparts, 
brcail- works,  fiw. 

PLA'NET  [»A«»irK  of  irkmf^y  Gr.  to 
err  or  wander]  a  wandering  ftar. 

PLA'NETS,  are  wandering  ftars  or 
bodies  :  Their  fecond  or  proper  motions 
from  weft  to  call  are  not  regular  as  thofe 
of  the  other  ftars  are,  nor  do  they  al- 
ways keep  at  the  fame  diftance  one  from 
the  others  but  are  fometimes  nearer 
and  fometimes  farther  off,  and  fome- 
times joined,  being  obfervcd  under  the 
lame  point  of  heaven,  and  fometimes 
oppolite. 

Some  turn  about  on  their  axis,  at 
feveral  tiiiK'i,  and  thefe  Planets,  which 
may  be  imagined  to  be  like  our  earth, 
are  opaqre  bodies,  and  receive  light 
from  the  fun,  and  reflet  it  5  for  there 
U  none  of  the  Planets,  except  the  fun, 
that  fliines  with  his  own  light,  but  he 
cnliithtcns  the  Planets. 

The  Planets  are  lower  than  the  fixed 
ftan*.  Thfa  appears,  in  thar  they  fome- 
timei  eclipfe  then  and  hide  their  light 
from  IIS. 


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There  Is  a  great  difibxmce  betriertf 
the  Planets  as  to  their  ludre.  The  Sm0 
appears  of  a  gold  colour  i  the  Mow  of 
a  filler  colour  j  Kemiw  very  white,  bril- 
lant,  and  luminous  9  Juptter  is  not  fo. 
white  and  luminous ;  Smtum  appears  of 
a  pale  lead  colour,  and  does  not  ieem  to 
(hine  i  Mars  Is  as  red  as  fire,  and  glances 
very  much  j  Mercury  is  of  a  bright  filter 
colour,  and  glances  but  little,  is  not 
often  foen  in  our  climate,  becauleof  the 
obliquity  of  the  fphere,  and  be  being 
near  the  fun,  for  which  reafon  he  is  al- 
ways obicur'd  by,  or  plung'd  in  its  rays, 
olr  the  vapours  of  the  horizon  \  but  it  is 
frequently  leen  in  the  torrid  zone,  be- 
caufe  in  thofe  places  the  fphere  is  not 
in  fo  oblique  a  poOtion. 

The  Planets  are  diftingutflied  into 
great  and  fmall. 

The  greater  are  in  number  feven,  Ah 
tirrw,  jHpiter^  Mars,  the  Sun,  Venus,  Mef 
cmy,  and  the  Moon\  the  fmaller  Planets 
are  in  Number  nine,  four  of  which  are 
called  Jttpiter^s  Satellites^  and  turn  abouC 
Jupiter,  and  the  other  fivt  xevolve  about 
Saturn. 

PLANIMEn'RiCAL,  pertaining  to 
the  menfurarion  of  plain  furfaces. 

PLANIPE'TALOUS  Flvwer  [oi  pU^ 
fiMs,  L.  and  wiwXfly,  Gr.  a  leaf  1  flat 
leaved,  as  when  thefe  fmall  flowers  are 
hollow  only  at  the  bottom,  but  are  flat 
upwards,  as  in  VanJelion,  Succoffy^c. 

PLA  NISHING  [of  pUnir,  FJ  ma- 
king  plain  or  even,  as  Pewterers^  Sil* 
verfmiths,  &>c.  da 

PLA'NKING  [  plancbant,  F.]  flooring 
or  covering  with  Planks. 

PLA'NO  convex  ^fs,  is  a  glafs,  one 
of  whofe  furfaces  is  convex,  and  the 
other  plain. 

PLANT  [pUnta,  L.]  is  a  general 
name  under  which  are  comprifed  all 
vegetable  bodies,  as  trees,  (hrubs,  and 
herbs  ^  it  is  an  organical  body  confifiing 
of  a  root,  and  probably  a  feed,  produ* 
cini^  ufually  leaves,  a  Hem,  branches* 
and  flowers. 

PLANTA/e«ifMi/».    SeeTUntuU, 
PLANT  A  ^Anati^my]  the  lowcft  part 
or  fote  of  the  foot  of  a  man,  L. 

PLANTA'RIS  [Ana.-]  a  mufcleof  the 
TV/*«  from  its  tendons  which  is  extend- 
^in  the  fole  of  the  foot.  It  takes  its 
rife  from  the  back  of  theoutcrmoft  knob 
of  the  inferior  appendage  of  the  thigh 
bone,  and  is  inferted  on  both  fides  to  the 
firft  internode  of  each  leflertee. 

PLANTA  TION,  a  colony  or  fettle- 

ment  of  a  people  in  a  foreign  Couniry  1 

alfo  a  fpol   of  groiULl,   which  fom« 

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Vlanter  or  Ferfbn  arrived  in  a  new  colo- 
ny, pitches  on  to  cultivate  and  till  for 
hif  own  ufe. 

PLA'NTING  Iflamta,^,  F.  of  i.  3 
putting  plants  in  the  eanh. 

PLANTING  [with  Anb^Ueas^  figni- 
fies  the  difpoAng  the  firik  couries  of  ib- 
lid  ftone  on  the  maihnry  or*  the  fonnda- 
tion«  laid  level  according  to  the  moa- 
fures  with  all  poiBble  exa^nels. 

PLA^NTULA/^Mi/W/ii.Lwith  B.tan.^ 
the  little  herb  that  lies,  as  it  wore,  in 
an  embryo,  or  in  niiniatme  in  the 
feed. 

PLA'SHING  [with  HKsbani.']  bend- 
ing  and  interweaving  the  boughs  in 
Jiedges  to  thicken  tnem. 

PLASHY,  full  of  plalhes,  paddles, 
«r  flandirtg  waters. 

PL  A'STER  of  P^ris,  a  foflJl  (lone  of 
the  nature  of  a  lime  (tone,  uled  in 
moulding,  making  (Utues,  building,  and 
many  other  uies. 

PLASTERING  [of>^/w,  F,l  dawb- 
ing  walls  over  with  plainer. 

PLATBAND  [with  Gat^wm]  a  bor 
der«  or  bed  of  flowers  along  a  wall,  or 
thellde  of  a  Parterre. 

PLAT-BANDS  o/F/ntiiqfi  [Arcb'iL'] 
the  lifts,  or  flllets,  between  the  autings 
of  rolnmns  of  the  lonick^  CmtuhM  and 
CtHfafiu  Order. 

PLATE^D  covered  over  with  a  Plate, 
of  metal. 

PLAOTORM  [Af/7.  ^J*/V/]  a  Plain- 
place  prepared  on  the  ramparts,  to  rasft 
a  battery  of  cannons  upon. 

PLATFOND  [in  Architeanrt'l  the 
cicling  or  roof  of  a  chamber  or  other 
room,  A»c.  the  f-ime  as  fvgU. 

PLATO'NIC  Uv^  ffo  called  of  P/«*o, 
theHivine  Philofopher]  a  purefpiritual 
ific^ion,  fiibfifting  between  the  different 
itx^i^  abftr-idted  from  all  carnal  appe- 
tites jind  fruition,  regarding  no  other 
obiedt  but  the  mind  and  its  beauties  \ 
confifting  in  contcmi!>larion  and  ideas  of 
the  mind  J  or  between  Pcrfons  of  the 
1-ime  fcx,  it  is  a  fincere  difintercfted 
friendfnip,  ablhaftcd  from  any  felfilh 
tiews. 

PLATONICK  Tof //4/0]  pertaining 
to  Vi/ttA  ai:d  his  dodlrines. 

PLA  TONISM,  the  do^lrine  and  iSfn- 
tlments  of  Hato  and  hi*  followers,  in 
rcfoed  to  rhi'ofcphy. 

PLA  TON  WT.  one  that  holds  the 
Ten^n^s  or  Priori p'es  of  i^latn. 

PLATOON  in  Mil  Affuirt^  a  fmall 
ftjuirc  body  of  40  or  «;o  men,  drawn  out 
of  a  hafa.li-in  of  fo.-it.  and  placed  be- 
tween the  fquadrcns  of  hoife  to  futt^uix 


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them )  or  in  aiubuicadesi  ftreigfatt.  of 
defiles,  6*.  F. 

PLATYCORI'ASIS  [  •X*iwM€/«*f* 
Gr.]  a  diieafe  in  the  eye,  when  the  fig^c 
or  apple  is  broken  or  fpxead.  lb  as  to  be 
incurable. 

PLA'T YSM A  [in  ^««t]  fe$  Myodts. 

PLA'USIBLENESS  li£  fUmiuUiH 
L.  and  i^/i]  plaufible  quality,  deferving* 
neisofapplaufe)  alio  the  Seeming  &ir 
and  honeft. 

PLA Y&R  [ple^ijie,  Smx.-}  an  AOor, 

PLAY'SOM  [ofplse^fi>fii,5'«x.]  gi« 
ven  or  difpofed  to  play. 

PLA'YSOMNESS,  addiOednels  to 
play. 

PL£AT)ING  [^Usntf  Fl  putting 
in  a  Plea  in  Law »  alio  alledging,  pce- 
teoding. 

PLEASANCfi,  pUaiamiieis,  plea&at 
humour. 

PLEA'SANTNESS  {iMsHtffUifmmU, 
FJdelightfulnefs. 

PLEA'SANTRY,  a  pleaiant  ibke, 
mirth    6v. 

PLEA^SIKG  tpUetns^  L.]  afibrding 
Fleafure,  iktisfaaion,  6*^. 

PLEASINGNESS  io£  fUifMmt,  F. 
and  nefs]  pleafurable  quality. 

PLEA'SURE  {pU^,  F.l  the  effiA 
of  a  ieniation  or  Perception  agreeable  to 
the  mind,  or  the  iatisfaaion  of  fome 
appetite »  content,  joy,  delight,  diver- 
lion )  alio  good  turns,  iervice,  kindncflL 
will. 

FLEA'SURABLENESS,  agEceaUe- 
nels,  divert  ingne&. 

PLEBA'NUS  [«U  A«c  }  a  rural  dean, 
fo  called  becauie  anciently  thedeaneriea 
were  commonly  united  to  the  FUbams 
or  mother  Churches. 

PLEBX^SCITUM,  a  Uw  or  lUmte 
made  by  the  joint  confent  of  the  peopk 
or  commons,  without  the  fenate. 

PLEDGED  [pUige^  F.]  pawned,  6k. 
alfo  having  drank  by  the  tecommendA' 
tion  of  another. 

PLEIA^DES  [itXH^^t  of  vXtiftHr,  Gr« 
morej  the  conflellation  in  the  neck  of 
Tmnnis,  caUed  the  7  ftw»i  fc  called  bc- 
caufe  they  are  more  than  the  Uiadca. 

PLEIADES,  fituated  at  the  excifioa 
of  the  back  of  XWmtjks,  which  by  it  Is  col- 
leded  into  7  iUts,  They  fay  they  aie 
according  to  the  number  of  the  dau^« 
tcTs  of  AtUs.  But  there  are  not  7  buC  i 
only  6  vinble,  of  which  this  rcafon  is 
given.  They  fay  that  6  of  them  were 
married  to  gods,  but  the  7th  to  a  mortaL 
That  J>ft>itfr  l«y  with  j  of  them  i  of 
which  iJeffra  brought  fui-fh  D*rJjivMi^ 

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MaJM  Mereury^Tm^gett^L^iCtd^moiB.  Two 
trere  married  to  AeptMue  j  Mcyom^  on 
whiclihe  begat  Huremt  and  Crleno,  on 
which  he  begac  htucim,  Stenpi  was 
joined  to  M^n,  on  which  Oemmaus  was 
begotten  j  but  Mero^  was  married  to 
SyJt^Mi  who  was  a  noital,  and  thence  is 
oecome  obfcure.  They  are  very  famous 
among  men  becaiife  they  intimaie  the 
fcalbn  of  the  year 

PLE'NARINESS  [of^j»ir;,  L.   and 
ne/il  fiilnefs. 

PL£N£  mimimfirsvit  [Law  Thrafe]  a 
Wea  pleaded  by  an  executor  or  admini- 
llrator,  where  they  have  adminiftrcd  the 
deceafeds  ellate  faithfully  and  juftly, 
before  the  a^ion  brought  againft  them. 
PLENIPO',  a  plenipotentiary. 
PLENI'PO  FENCE  L^^*»  ^entU, 
L.]  full  power 

PLENrPOTENT,    having  full  or 
ample  power.    Milton, 

PLENIPOTE'NTIARY,  pertaining  I 
to  full  Power. 

VlJgMl%  f9fisfaftkrt  {fM  L«w]a  for 
feiture  of  all  that  one  hath.    L. 

PLE^TEOUSLY  lof  pleniffime,   L.] 
Abundantly. 

PLE'NTEOUSNESS   ^UniUs,    L] 
plenty. 

Pl-E'NTIFUL  [of  pJef^tMs,   L.   and 
K"U.  "^^^-l  abundant. 

PLE'NTIFULNESS   [of  fieniUs.L, 
and  imllnerrc,  S^x.l  plenty. 

PLE^X/M  Iviith  Fb'Ufopheri]  a  ful- 
ncfs,  a  term  ufed  to  fignrfy  that  ft.ite  of 
things  wherein  every  part  of  l^ace  or 
e«teh»"on  is  fuppofed  t  >  be  fall  of  mat 
ter,  irfoppoiltion  ro  K^cunm^  or  a  fpace 
dctoid  of  all  matter.    L. 

PLE^'ONASM  {fKi'^vfT^'^f  of  Vx.e?-''- 
^•,  Gr.  to  fuper  abound]  this  figure  con 
nfts  in  the  ufing  more  word*  than  arc 
neccflary,  as  when  a  Perfon  fays,  I  did 
fmcb  a  ih:nfr  vtith  mine  cxou  hands^  Where 
the  word  nwn  h  fupcr-abundant. 

PLERO?HORpAr-\»..5PsVp;*.  Gr] 
the  ntmoft  pitch  of  faith,  fulncftanri 
Evidence  of  faith  and  alTurance.    JL. 
PLEKO'TICA  [rxv^TT  '9  of  T>  ef 
Gr.  to  flu  up]  medicines  good  to  breed 
fleflit  and  lu  to  fi'l  uo  wounds. 
PLETHORETiCK  >    [v  ).V'f<^c, 
PLETHCyKlCAL     5  Gr.]  troubled 
with  a  Plethory. 

PLE  THORY  [pUthora,  L.  of^^.^v. 
Cr-l  a  too  great  abounding  With  blood 
6r  laudable  hiimotirs,  which  ptoves  hurt- 
fa\  to  the  body. 

Pl>EUl'  n  IS     .^fe  Tleurefy. 
pLEVRO»  THOPNA'F  A  fof  vvic;. 
is^bf  a  Pienrliy,  i^^s  itraight,  and  rrei, 


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Gr.  breatii]  a  diicafe  in  the  iide,  when 

the  Pehon  affliOcd  cannot  breathe  unlcft 
he  fits  upright. 

PLl'ABLEHESS  [ot^isHe,  F.]  taH- 
neis  to  be  bent,  s»e. 
PLI  ANT  Ulinnt  oTplkf,  P.]  pliable. 
PLl'ANTNESS  Lof//w»/,  F.  and 
»«/*3  flexibility, 

PLIGHT  Lin  Lavj]  an  eHate  with  the 
habit  and  quality  of  the  land }  alfo  fome* 
times  it  extends  to  the  rent  charge  and 
pofibilicy  of  a  dower. 

VlXt^1HofaStMtM[Ai^it,'\  a  baie 
or  lUnd,  either  ftat,  round,  or  fquare, 
Icrving  to  llipport  a  ftatu^,  %»c 

PLINTH  [in  ArchtttB.'}  A  fltt  fquare 
member,  otherwifc  called  the  flipper^ 
which  fcrves  for  the  foundation  of  the 
bafe  or  foot  of  a  pillar,  Alfo  the  AU' 
ens  or  upper  Part  of  the  Tufcmn  Pillar,  is 
fo  called  by  VitrttviHi  \  alio  a  thick  wall* 
[  in  which  there  are  two  or  three  rows  of 
I  bricks  placed  in  form  of  a  Plat-fiand. 

PLINTH  [of  the  Capiul]  a  member 
about  the  chap!  tec  of  a  Plat -Band  of  li 
Pillar,  like  the  AbMcm  of  the  TMfcan 
Pillar. 

PLINTH  of  a  Wmll  [ArehiteffnreJt^rQ 
or  three  rows  of  bricks  advancing  out  of 
the  wall  s    or  any  flat  high  moulding, 
ferving  In  a  front  wall  to  mark  the 
floors^  and  to  fuftain  the  eaves  of  a  wall, 
and  the  latmier  of  a  chimney. 
PLINTHUS  i[»  irc^/f,Gr.]abriclt 
PlJNTHIS  iorfquarctile.    L. 
PLISTOLOCHI'A  L  Xi?»X«;y«,  Gr] 
a  fort  of  wild  mallows,  ft»c. 

PLCDDING  Iprob.  of  eompUtmnt,  F.] 
haNing  one's  head  full  of  contrivance. 

PLOT  [with  Si*rveyors\  the  Plan  or 
draught  of  jtny  Paroel  of  ground,  fnr- 
vey*d  and  laid  down  in  its  i^per  dlmen- 
fions 

PLOT  [in  Drammtick  Toetry]  the  knot 
or  intrigue,  which  makes  the  difficulty, 
and  embrrrafs  the  Piece  in  either  a  co- 
medy or  tragedy. 
PI.O'TTKP ,  a  confpiratot,  d»r. 
PLCTTrNG  [in  S*rt}eying\  the  art 
of  dcfrribing  or  laying  down  on  Paper 
the  Icvcral  anj,'lcs  and  lines  of  a  traft  of 
ground  furvcved. 

PLO'TTON  [of  pnU^'^n^  F,  a  clew  of 
bottom  of  thread,  alfo  furh  a  knot  of 
men]  a  fmall  fquarc  body  of  muske- 
teers, dnwn  o"t  of  a  body  of  infantry^ 
when  they  form  the  hollow  fquarc  to 
ftrengthen  the  .inalc*s  a  platoon. 

Pi  OX7GH-ALMS,  a  Penny  which 
every  P'coghman  amicntly  paid  to  the 
church. 

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ipLOU'GHiNG  [of  ploger,  d^i).] 

fuming  up  the  ground  with  a  plough. 

PLOU'GHMAN  Lof  plOg,  Dan. 
and  n;}an,  Sax,\ 

PLOUGH-SHARE  [?IOff,  Dan. 
«nd  JTccaji,  5ax.] 

PLOU'GH-STAFF  [plOff,  Dan. 
and,  yrajf,  .y^x.] 

PfcOU'GH-TAlL  [plOff,  P^».  and 

PLOU'GH-LAND,  as  much  arable 
land  as  one  Plough  could  plough  in  a 
year.  Ihis  in  the  beginning  of  the 
reign  of  \ichard  \.  wai  accounted  6o 
acres,  and  in  the  9th  of  the  lame  king 
J  00  acres 

PLOUGH  [with  Book-hinderi]  an  in 
llrumcnt  for  cutting  the  e^iges  or  mar- 
gins of  books. 

PLOW  Bote  [old  Kti.']  a  right  of 
tenants  to  taVc  wood  to  repair  Ploughs, 
Carts,  and  Harrows,  and  for  making 
Forks,  Rakes  &*c. 

PLOYE  lin  Trench  KeraUfy]  fignlfies 
a  thing  to  be  bowed  or  bent. 

PLUM  uwith  Botan.'\  in  a  large  fenfe, 
fignifies  any  Hefliy  fruit,  containing  one 
feed  inclofcd  in  a  hard  Hony  fticli,  as 
Apricots,  Peaches,  Cherries,  fi^c. 

PLUMACF.O'LI  Lwith  SHrgems']  bol- 
fters,  the  fame  as  Spleniay  L. 


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nels  of  plumes  or  feathers  ^  a  being 

fledg'd. 

PLUMPNESS  [prob.  of  i»»ji»,  L. 
or  tomme,  F.  an  apple*  5.  d,  ftill  of 
round  as  an  apple,  Skimteri  liilneCs  and 
roundncls  in  flelh. 

PLU'NDER  [pIpnUeC,  Dan.^  fpoU 
taken  in  war. 

PLU14DERING  Lof  pl^nOtCr, 
Dan,']  fpoiling,  taking  away  by  ▼iolcncc. 

To  PLUNGE  i^lorgrr^  P.]  to  dip 
into  water  over  head  and  cars. 

PLUTO  Ln^Hi®*,  Gr.  i.e.  richet, 
becaufe  all  wealth  or  riches  is  fetch 'd  ot 
fought  for  out  of  the  bowels  of  xhe 
ear.h]. 

PLUTO  laccording  to  the  Taj^an 
'thioiogy]  was  the  fon  of  >atttrf»  and  Op. 
Some  authors  write,  that  he  having 
aOlfted  Jupiter  in  his  wars,  upon  the 
diviiion  of  the  world,  had  the  E^JtctB 
Countries  and  the  lower  Parts  of  Jfia 
for  his  lot,  having  Spain^  &c.  for  his 
empire,  living  in  liferia^  near  the  Pjnr- 
ttean  mountains 5  which  being  a  countiy 
fcnile  both  in  Provifions  and  Minerals* 
he  might  probably  come  to  be  accounted 
the  god  of  riches. 

The  Antients  imagin'd  his  regions 
were  under  the  earth,  and  that  he  w« 
the  niler  of  the  dead,  and  that  all  their 
fouls  dcfceridcd  to  him,   and  that  being 


PLUMBAGO  [in  Botati/\  the  herb  j in  his  polTcflion  he  bound  them  with 

lead-wort,  or  arfc  mart.  [chains,  and  delivered  them  to  be  try*d 

PLUMBER  !of  plitmhjtrius^  L.]   a  .by  judges,  and  then  difpens'd  to  ihcm 

Ivorker  in,  or  maker  of  leaden  veflcls.     |  rewards  and  puniftimcnts  according  to 

JPlmmbefi  were  incorporated  Anno  itfn-' every  ones  deferts. 

Their  arms  are  Or^  |  He  was  therefore  called  the  infernal 
on  a  che\Ton,  between  '  Jupiter^  and  oblations  were  made  to  him 
a  mallet  SabU  and  ^  i,y  the  living  for  the  fouls  of  their  de- 
two  plummets  Atjtre  \  ceafed  friends 
3  in  chief,  and  a  level  "  His  proper  offerings  were  "black  bulK 
:  of  the  fccond  in  bafe, .'  the  ceremonies  were  performed  in  the 
two  foUiering  irons  in    night,  it  not  bein;^  lawful  to  facrifice  to 

"■ Saltire,  entrcs  a  cut-    him  by  day      They  ima?»inV.  that  be 

ting  kn'fe,   and  a  (have  hook  Argent,    hated  the  light,   and  trembled    when 

The  creft,  Jufiice  with  a  fword  in  her   there  w^s  any  earthquake,   for  fear  tfcfi 

right  hand,   and  a  ba'.ancc  in  the  left,    earth  flionld  open  and  let  in  the  light. 

Handing  on  a  foi.ntain  of  the  fourth,  \      He  is  reprcfcnted  riding  in  a  chariot 

Dwhere  are  the  words,  Jiiflitia  Tax    The  of  Ebony,  drawn  by  four  black  horfct, 

motto  is.   In  Coi  is  all  en'  hope.     Their  ;  named   Orphnens^    jEthon,   Nytfeus  ajHl 

hall  is  on  the  eaft  fide  of  DowgJtte-Hill.   »  Ahfior,  fometimes  holding  a  fceptcr,  at 

PLU'MRE    Y,  the  trade  of  making    other   times  a  wand,    with    which  he 

leaden  veilels  ;  drives  the  dead  to  hell.     Sometime?  be 

PLU  MBING,  trjing  by  a  Plummet  j  was  crown'd  with  ryprefs,  and  that  tree 

or  Plumb-line.  |  was  dedicated  to  him,  and  boughs  of  it 

PLU'MTPEDE  [;»/«w/>ei,  L]  having  .  were  carried  at  funerals;  becaufe  this 

feat  herd  feer.  '  tree  being  cut  down  never  (hoots  again. 

PLUMO'SE   Iplttmofus^   L.l  full  of.  His  attendants  were,  the  three  headed 

feafhers  .  -.   ^  .   idoj?  CerAer«;,  the  three  Fnrirs,  the  three 

PLUMO'SrrY  iphwiilitss,  L.]  ful- 1  fl^,^,>,^  and  the  three  J?4rc/. 

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:  They  had  a*  notion  that  his  who!e 
region  was  waih*d  with  huge  and  rapid 
riven  ^  CocytMSf  that  falls  with  an  impe- 
tuous TOQXin^i  Iblegcton,  which  rolls 
with  a  fierce  current  o£  flames  5  and  the 
Mhnujian  fen,  dreadful  for  its  ftench 
and  filthinefi.  When  Charon  wafts  over 
fouls  in  h!S  nafly  boat,  Cfrjeri#5  falutes 
them  with  terrible  howlings,  and  the 
Furies  Ihake  their  fcrpentine  locks  at 
them. 

They  tell  us  that  Fluto  being  brother 
to  Jupiter,  and  the  richcft  of  all  the 
gocls>  was  didurb'd  that  none  of  the 
goddciles  wou'd  have  him  by  reafon  of 
the  deformity  of  his  Pcrfon,  and  the 
darknefs  of  hii  kingdom,  and  therefore 
took  the  opporumity  to  get  into  his 
chariot,  and  arriving  in  Sicily,  chancd 
to  fee  Pfoferj>ir.e  as  Hie  was  gathering 
flowers  in  the  meadows,  and  forcing 
her  into  his  chanot,  drove  to  the  river 
CbtmafHS,  from  whence  was  a  pallagc 
unc*er  grouml  to  his  own  regions. 

The  Mythologifts,  by  il'.o  under- 
ftand  the  earth,  whofe  natural  powers 
and  faculties  are  urtlcr  his  dircflion. 
By  Proferpnie  they  unt^ertbnd  the  feed 
or  grain  of  fruits  or  corn,  which  muft 
be  received  into  it,  and  hid  there  before 
it  can  be  nourilh'd  by  it. 

PLU'TUS.  fome  fuppofe  him  a  dif- 
fcrent  god  from  Pluto  %  but  others  fay 
•he  is  the  fame.  He  is,  by  the  Poets,  ralld 
the  god  of  hell  and  riches ;  ajid  h  fabled 
to  be  lame  when  he  comes  towards  a 
Perfon,  but  winf»cd  when  he  goes  fr.m 
him  i  becaufe  riches  come  ilowly,  but 
go  away  apace.  He  is  alfo  reprc'enteti 
in  Painting  Or:,  blind  5  becaufe  for 
the  mod  part,  he  comes  to  them  that 
arc  moft  unworthy. 

PLUVIAL,  a  Prieft's  Vcnment  or 
Cope. 

PLUTTALIS,  a  Plover,  a  bird  fo 
called  of  pluvialLsf  L.  i.  e.  rainy,  be- 
caufe it  delights  in  Places  wet  wiih 
fliowcrs  of  rain,  and  marlhy  Places. 

PLUVIA'LE,  a  fort  of  hoed  or  cloak 
anticntly  worn  by  ccclefiafUcks,  to  de- 
fend them  from  the  rain. 

PLY'ING  [ptob.  of  bUant,  F,]  bend- 
ing, giving  way  $  alfo  attending  at  a 
place  to  be  employed,  as  Watermen, 
Cnc.  alfo  doing  any  thing  induftriouily, 

PLY'ER  [of  flier  or  employ,  F.l  one 
who  plies  or  waits  at  a  certain  Place  to 
•be  hired  or  cm  ploy 'd,  as  Watermen, 
portcn,  &^-  or  whores  at  a  bawdy- 
houfe.  orelfewhere. 

PL  VERS  [of  ^/i>r,  F.  to  bend!  a  fort 
of  tongs  Qjr  pipcers  fpr  ^^nding  or  ;wift- 
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PNEU'MA  C»»i«/«^,  Gr.]  a  piiffor 
blaXl  of  wind,  breath,  fpiric. 

•PNEUMA'TICIL  Engins,  an  Air- 
Pump.     See  JtMKip. 

PNEUMA'TICKS  [pneumatica,  LT 
of  'rY*-(igtryjt,  Gr.  of  the  air,  or  the 
laws  wherein  that  fluid  is  condenfed, 
rarified,  &k,]  the  dodtiine  ot  the  gravi- 
tation and  preflfure  of  claHick  or  com- 
preflible  fluids. 

PNEUMA'TICAL  Experiments,  fuch 
as  arc  mado  in  the  cxhaufted  receiver  of 
the  Air-Pump,  in  order  to  dilcover  the 
fcveral  properties  of  the  air  and  its  iji- 
fluence  on  other  bodies. 

PNEUMATICKS  [with  Schoolmen'] 
the  dodtrine  of  fpirits,  as  God,  Angels, 
the  human  Mind,  Cr-c. 

PNEUMATOCE'LE  IvnvuanwXn 
of  Tr'i*C/j3Cy  wind,  and  xm\»,  a  rupture, 
Gr.]  a  flatulent  or  windy  hsmia,  or  ru- 
mor of  the  membranes  of  the  ic<licles, 
proceeding  from  pent  up  vapour>,  and 
attended  with  a  tenfive  p.iin 

PNEUMATOAIACHI  [of  ^nw, 
fpirit,  and  .>^'^-,  Gr.  to  fight  againft 
oroppofe]  hereticks,  fo  called  from  their 
oppofing  the  divinity  of  the  Holy 
Spirit,  and  placing  him  in  the  number 
of  creatures. 

PNEUMATO'LOGIST  Lof  tm  «*, 
the  fpirit  or  breath,  and  .\«>  Gr]  one 
that  treats  of  fpirit. s  breath,  ©»<;, 

PNEUMATO'SOPHY  [of  imv«|i 
and  -n.?/',   Gr.    wifdom]  the  lame  as 

Pjt  'umJitnlngy. 

PNRUMCyNICS  [^>-vi>r,uy^,  Gr.] 
medicines  good"  agninfl  difeafes  of  the 
lungs,  where  the  refpiration  i^  affci^ed. 

PNEU'AION  i.MUAov,  Gr]  the 
lunRs 

PNIGAXIUM,  a  difeafe  called  ihc 

Kinht-Mart, 

PNIGMUS  imiyiuc,  Gr.] ftrangling 
or  choaking. 

POA'CKER  Tof  po:hyr,  F.]  a  dc- 
ftroyer  of  game  by  illegal  methods. 

PO'CKETTING  of  pochcha,  Smsu 
a  Pocketl  putting  into  the  Pocket. 

PO  CKWOOD- rr^e,  an  Indian  tree, 
the  v.ood  of  which  is  uled  by  Phyficians. 

PG'CKINESS  fof  pocca  and  nerj'e, 
Sax.'y  pocky  ftatc  or  condition. 

POCKIFIRD  [of  pocca,  Sax.  and 
fio,  L.]  that  has  got  the  Ffen^h  Pox, 
pocky. 

POCKY  [of  pocca,  Sax^i  having  the 
Pox. 

POCG'NIS  [of  Virginia  and  Mary^ 
land]  a  root  peculiar  to  thofe  Places,  of 
admirable  eflicac^  to  aifwagc  fwcUings 
and  aches. 

4  L  a  PODA- 

Digitized  by  VjOOQ  i^ 


PO 

PODAGRA  Urn  [Botanyith^  herV 
dodder,  L, 

PODEX  lA»siomy^  the  fuodamcDt 
or  breech,  L. 

PODOM£T£IL    Se§  Fedomttv. 

VCyiSY  C^jii.  L.  of  mistns  of  ni>«, 
Gr.  to  make,  trame  or  indent]  the  woiH 
cf  a  Poet,  the  an  of  cowpofing  Poema, 
or  Pieces  in  vcrlc. 

POETICAL  JmJUcs  [in  the  DrMma'i 
is  ufed  to  fignify  a  diltribution  of  re- 
wards and  piiniOimcnu  to  the  fevcral 
Perfons,  at  the  citaftrophe  or  clofc  of  a 
piece,  anfwerable  to  the  fe\oral  cha- 
xadten  in  which  they  have  appeared. 

To  PORTICI2E  [poettf,r,  F.]  to 
•A  the  Poet,  to  compoie  Poems,  Qftc. 

POETRY  imsMT^^,  Gr.]   Stt  V^fy. 

POGONI'AS  [^of.|V<,   Gr.]  a  fort 
of  comet  or  blazing  ftar  with  a  beaid. 
'   POI'NANTNESS   [of  Poi^HaMt^  F. 
ftisd  fiefi]  Iharpnels,  fatyricalnds. 

PO  INSON  [fotmfor,  F  ]  a  little  fliarp 
ix>imed  iron}  nxed  in  a  wooilen  handle, 
fchich  the  horfeman  holds  in  the  right 
|)and,  to  prick  a  leaping  horfe  in  tbe 
cxoup>  &<.  to  make  him  yet k  out  be- 
hind. 

To  POINT  [/oiVer,  F.]  to  make 
fharp  at  the  end;  alfo  to  diftinguiHi 
writing,  a^c.  bjr  Points. 

A  POINT  [in  Gnm*^']  according  to 
TMclidy  IS  that  which  has  no  parts  or  is 
indiririble}  or  (as  others  define  it)  is 
the  beginning  of  magnitude,  and  con- 
ceived lb  fmaJl  ai  to  have  no  parts  \  be- 
ing the  Samt  in  quantity  as  an  unite  in 
number)  or,      ' 

A  POINT  [by  CeometrieUns]  is  ftip- 
pofed  to  be  that  which  has  neither 
breadth,  length,  nor  thicknels,  but  is 
indivifible. 

To  POINT  at  or  to,  to  diiedl  to  or 
Ihew  by  the  finger  extended. 
•  POINT    [^nSitm^   W]   an  inftant, 
moment,  d>c.  as  at  the  point  of  death. 
&^. 

'  POINT  [in  jilhnfiomy]  a  term  applied 
to  certain  Parts  or  Pliices,  marked  in 
the  heavens,  and  diftingoiHicd  by  proper 
epithets,  as, 

Cardinal  POINTS  lAflrt^tf.  and  <yw^.] 
the  four  grand  divifions  of  the  horizon, 
£^j?,  mX  l<orth,  and  Sotth. 

Solfiitiat'  POINTS  lAfirof-']  *rc  the 
Points  wherein  the  cqiatorandecliptick 
interfcft,  called  tlie  Kt^rtb  and  South 
Points,  and  the  intcrfcdlions  of  the  ho- 
rizon with  the  prime  venical,  ealled  the 
t:aji  and  l^eA   ' 

Vertical  POINS  lAfinfi.']ut  Wit  Zt- 
*ith  and  Kadir. 


VO 


POINTS  rfStmtimf  [with  J^tfumefil 
art  note  d^ices  of  tl;e  axliack,  in 
which  a  Planet  leems  to  ftand  quite 
flill,  and  not  to  move  at  all. 

*  POliNT  [of  D(^«e]  is  a  Point  m 
the  horizonul  line,  lb  far  dlAant  from 
the  principal  Point,  as  tbe  eye  is  lemote 
firom  the  fame. 

POINT  •/  Divtrgemc*^  of  a  oODcaT^ 
glaft,  is  the  iame  a>  virtual  F*cm, 

POINT  of  contrary  flexure  [in  GmmJ\ 
is  the  Point  of  a  curve,  wherein  it  is 
bent  or  inflcdled  to  a  part  contrary  co 
that  it  tended  to  before. 

POINT  [in  Hsrzidry^  is  when  two 
Piles  are  bom  in  a  coat  of  arms,  fo  as 
CO  have  their  Points  mee*:  together  in 
iny  part  of  theefcntcheon. 

POINT  iwwrttd  iHermlJry]  is  when  a 
Point  delcends  from  the  chief  dovm- 
wards;  pofleiBng  two  thirds  of  the 
chief;  batdlmimlhing,asitappcoad)cs 
the  Point  of  tbe  efirutcheon. 

VOWr  iaBandl  [in  HefoUry']    is 

POINT  in  Bar  S  When  the  Point 
is  placed  tranfyerfe  in  the  fituatjon  of  a 
bend  or  bar. 

POINT  [in  Harftmamjhifi  a  horfe  h 
faid  to  make  a  Poiiic,  when  woilting  up- 
on volts,  he  docs  not  obiferve  the  round 
regularly,  but  putting  a  little  out  of  his 
ordinary  ground,  makes  a  fort  of  Angle 
or  Point  by  his  circular  tread. 

POINT  [in  Miifick:]  a  mark  <»-  note 
antiently  ii&d  to  diftinguiih  the  tones. 

POINT  [in  NavigaHit']  is  the  t^d 
part  of  the  mariner's  compais,  contain' 
iog  II  degrees  t$  minutes,  the  half  cf 
which,  v/z.  <;  degrees  38  minutes.  Is 
called  the  half  Point,  and  the  half  of 
the  laft,  being  s  degrees  49  minutes,  is 
called  a  quaner  Point,  hence. 

To  f»il  Mfoa  a  POINT,  U  to  iail  by 
the  mariner  s  compais. 

POINT  [with  Navigators^  a  term 
nfed  for  a  cape  or  head  land,  jetting  oat 
into  the  foa,  when  two  Points  of  land  aie 
in  a  right  line  a^ain(l  each  other,  fi>  as 
the  innermDft  is  hindred  from  being 
fcen  by  the  outermoA,  they  fey  they  are 
one  in  another. 

POINT  [in  Poety]  a  brisk,  lively 
tuni  or  conceit,  uftialiy  fi>und  at  the 
clcfe  of  an  epigram. 

POINT  ofJ)ifptrfi4m  [in  O^Vlbl  i» 
that  wherein  the  rays  begin  to  di^^f^e  ; 
commonly  called  the  VirtMal  T^cus^ 

POINT  of  KefltBion  [in  Optieks]  H  a 
Point  on  the  fiirface  of  a  glafs  or  other 
body,  whence  a  ray  is  refleOed. 

POINT  of   KefraBion  [in   Oftieks^ 

is   the  fiu&ce  iH  ^  glafi  or  orher 

^      *         r-       '       IcftaOing 


P  o 

fcfrtfting  fnrface,  ivherein  the  lefraAl- 1 
on  is  effei^d 

POINT  of  Sight  [in  Pgrfpeaitm]  is  a 
poinc  on  a  Plane  marked  ouc  by  a  right 
line,  drawn  fioin  the  perpendicular  to 
the  Plane. 

POINT  of  View  iPcrfpeaive}  is  a 
Mnt  at  diftance  from  a  building  ox 
other  obje^,  wherein  the  eye  has  the 
moft  advantageoui  View  or  ProfpeA  of 
the  fame. 

POINT  [in  Pfcr/^-fei]  is  the  fmalleft 
or  leaft  fenfible  obje^  of  fighc,  inark'd 
with  a  Pen,  Point  of  a  Compafs,  or  the 
like. 

POI'NTED  Ipoiatm^  F.]  having  a 
Point. 

P01NT£D  [n  HsrmUry^  as  a  crofs 
poime',  is  that  which  has  the  extre- 
mities tumM  off  into  Points  by  ilr^t 
lines. 

POINTING  [/NNi^MMt,  F.]  patting 
Poinu  9   alio  ihewing  with  the  £ngcrs, 

POINTING  [with  Gramm^rUm^  the 
ait  of  dividing  a  difcourie  by  Point*, 
into  Periods  or  members  of  Periods,  for 
the  better  undcrllanding  and  pronuntia- 
pon. 

POINTING  [with  XsvigmUfrs'i  is  the 
marking  what  Point  or  Piace  a  Ihip  is 
upon  the  chart. 

•  POINTING  [in  Gitfmny]  is  the  level- 
ling or  diredling  a  cannon  or  mortar 
piece,  lb  as  to  play  again(t  any  certain 
Point. 

POINTS  [with  (Jr«iw»4f.]Comma's 
(,>  Semicolons  (0,  Colons  (:),  Periods  r.). 
Point  of  Admiration  (i;,  ot'  Imerrogat- 
tion(?)   Sic. 

POINTS  [in  H9bftw\  are  certain  cha- 
xa^rs,  which,  in  the  writings  of  that 
language,  lerve  to  make  the  vowels,  and 
are  moAIy  but  a  fart  of  Pointa 

POINTS  Lin  HtrAiry]  the  Points  of 
an  efcutchcon  are  the  fcvc- 
lal  different  parts  of  it,  de- 
noting the  local  pofition  of 
any  figure:  Of  thefe  there 
are  nine  principal  ones,  D 
^ews  the  Dexter  Chief,  C  the  Precife 
Middle  Chief,  S  the  Siniaer  Chief  H 
the  Honour  Point,  F  the  FelTe  Point, 
N  the  Nombril  Point,  \  the  Dexter,  P 
the  Sinifter  Bafe. 

Heralds  fay  that  an  eieutcheon  repre- 
ISents  the  body  of  a  man,  and  the  Points 
fignified  by  lereera,  denote  the  principal 
parts  of  the  body  \  fo  that  DCS,  that 
«Mrk  <mt  the  three  Points  of  the  chief, 
lepreient  the  head  of  a  man,  in  which 
l€2de  Che  ftnie,  ttoc  mcmoryi  vA  Uke 


PO 


B  C 

A 


S 


judgm^t  H,  vepreientf  tho  neck,  and 
is  called  the  Honour  Point,  becauiie 
chains  of  gold,  d>«.  arc  for  honour's  lake 
put  about  the  neck  by  Prmces.  F,  be- 
ing the  center,  denotes  the  heart  of 
man,  being  the  mod  ezquifite  and  con- 
fiderablc  Part,  in  which  courage  and 
generofity  refide.  N,  the  Nombril 
Point,  reprefents  the  navel,  which  be- 
ing the  Part  by  which  v»e  received  nou- 
rifhment  in  our  mother's  womb,  inti- 
mates, that  if  Perfons  defire  to  bq 
efteemed,  they  muft  receive  the  nouriIh« 
mcnt  of  virtue.  A,  reprefents  the  right- 
fide  or  flank,  which  is  the  moft  honour- 
able, in  that  it  is  the  Part  moft  expofed 
to  danger.  P,  denotes  the  left-fide  ot 
flank.  O,  the  legs,  which  are  an  em* 
blem  of  the  conftancy  and  fteadinei^  a 
man  ought  to  ufe  upon  all  turns  of 
for  unc. 

CroU    Tourfhie    it    tnh 
POINTS,  is  accord'ng  as 
reprefented  in  the  efcut- 
chcon. 
POISE  [ror.^i,  F  ]  weight; 
POrSONING,  by  a  ftjtu  e  in  the 
time  of  Hinry  VIII.  was  made  high 
rrcafon  \  after  the  repealing  of  that  law 
the  punilhment  infli^ed,   was  to  be  put 
alive  into  a  cauldron  of  water,  and  to 
be  boiled  to  death  \   but  now  it  is  only 
hanging,  it  being  felony  without  the 
benefit  of  the  clergy. 

POI  SONOUSNESS  [of  emfaifimt4, 
F.  and  nefs"]  poiibnous  quality. 

POKER,  an  inltrument  to  lUr  the 
fire. 

To  POKE  [prob.  of  pcchsr^  F.l  to 
rake  or  puddle  with  a  flick,  &»c.  alfi>  to| 
pore  purblindly. 

POLA'QUE,  a  fort  of  fliip  or  ica 
veffcl  ufed  In  the  Mediterranean. 

POLARNESS  [of  poUris^  L.  and 
ifffi")  the  quality  of  a  thing  confidered 
as  having  Poles  j  alfo  the  property  of. 
the  loadlione  in  po^inting  to  the  Poles  of 
the  world. 

POLE  Star  [-</»wii.]  a  flar  of  the  t4 
magnitude,  the  laft  in  the  tail  of  mfa, 

POLES  of  the  fforizon  [Afhron.']  are 
the  Points  called  Zettith  and  Nadir, 

POr.E  [po!e.  Sax."]  a  long  (lick. 

POLE  [in  Spbericks]  is  a  Point  equal- 
ly diftant  from  every  part  of  the  cir- 
cumference of  a  greater  circle  of  the' 
fphere,  as  the  center  is  from  a  plain 
figure. 

POLES  [in  Magtietieks'\  are  two 
Fotnts  in  a  load-llone.  correfponding  to' 
the  Poles  of  the  woxid^  the  one  point' 


PO 

ing  to  the  North  and  the  other  to  the 
JSinth. 

POLES  of  tbe'Ecliptick  or  Zodiack 
lJjiro0.2  are  Points  in  the  folHitial  co- 
loure,  as  degrees  50  minutes  diftant 
froiT\thc  Poles  of  the  world,  thro'  which 
all  the  circles  of  longitude  pafs. 

PO'LE-STAR  Lwith  jljtron.  &c1  is 
a  ftar  in  the  tail  of  the  little-bear, 
(which  is  a  conllellation  of  feven  liars) 
and  is  very  near  the  exaft  north-pole  of 
the  world. 

POLEMIC  [of  in\^.u^,  Gr.  war] 
pertaining  to  controverfy  or  difpiite. 

POLEMONFA.i^o^lwildfage,  L. 

POLE'MOSCOPK  [of  ',7t\«^(i^  and 
muTiiit,  Gr.  to  view]  in  opticks  is  a  kind 
of  crooked  or  oblique  profpedtive  glafi, 
contrived  for  feeing  of  objciits  that  do 
liot  lye  diredlly  before  the  eye. 

POE'TRIA  lold  A.'c  ]  a  ttud  of  colts. 

PCyUCY?   [po/itw,    L.    7n>\fni*u£ 

POLITY 3  m\i<y  Gr.  a  city]  the 
laws,  orders,  and  regulations,  prcicribcd 
for  the  conduct  and  government  of 
Itates  and  eommunities  ^  alio  a  prudent 
management  of  affairs. 

POLISHING  jof^liantj  F.  ^I'tam^ 
Ll  making  Imooth,  clear,  or  bright,  re- 
fining the  niind,  manners,  &*c, 

POU'TELY  ipolitnmt^  F  io/i«e,  L.] 
neatly,  genteelly,  after  a  well  accom- 
pliihed  manner. 

POLI'l  ENESS  ipoliuSty  L.]  accom- 
plifh&lnefs,  Qf»c, 

POLITICK     ?   [poUticus,  L.  ^n.'/- 

POLITICAL  S  -n^'if,  Gr.  1  belong- 
ing to  policy  or  politicks. 

POLITICAL  ArUh'Ke'kk^  is  the  ap- 
plication of  arithmetical  calculations  to 
political  nfes,  as  the  pnblick  revenues, 
number  of  pe.  p!e,  extent  and  value  of 
lands,  taxes,  trade,  commerce,  manu- 
fiiftnres,  and  all  things  relating  to  the 
wealth,  power  Hrength,  6v.  of  a  na- 
tion. 

Sir  William  Tetiy^  in  his  difconrfe 
about  dupl'cnte  Proportion,  fays,  that 
it  is  found  by  experience  that  there  are 
nH)re  Perfons  living  between  16  and  s6, 
than  of  any  other  age  ^  and  laying  down 
that  as  a  fuppofition»  he  infers,  that  the 
friuarc  roots  of  every  number  of  mans 
ages  under  r6  (whofe  root  is  4;  fhews 
the  proportion  of  the  probability  of  fuch 
Perfons  reaching  the  age  of  70. 

Thus  it  is  4  times  more  likely  that 
one  of  16  ycvirs  of  ape  lives  to  be  70, 
than  a  child  of  1  year  old. 

It  is  thrice  .is  probable  that  one  of  9 
year^  lives  to  be  70,  as  fuch  a  new  bom 
child,  a^f. 


PO 

That  the  odds  is  5  to  4,  that  one  of 
£5  dies  before  one  of  r6. 

That  it  is  5  to  5  Cftill  as  the  iqaare 
roots  of  the  ages;  that  one  of  56  dies  be- 
fore one  but  of  2$  years  of  age. 

And  fo  on,  accoi-ding  to  any  declin- 
ing age  to  70,  compared  with  4,  6i 
which  is  nearly  the  root  of  ix»  the  law 
age. 

Dr.  HalUy  has  made  a  very  exadt  cfti- 
mate  of  the  degrees  of  the  mortality  of 
mankind,  from  curious  tables  of  the 
births  and  burials  at  the  city  of  BrtJUw^ 
the  capital  of  Silejia,  with  an  Attempt  to 
afccrtain  the  price  of  annuities  upon 
lives.  Sec  tbs  Table  in  the  article  ^m- 
nuitieS' 

I.  To  find  in  any  multitude  or  body 
of  People  the  proportion  of  men  able  to 
bear  arms,  which  he  reckon^  from  i^ 
to  $6  years  old,  and  accounts  about  a 
quarter  pf  the  whole. 

a.  To  fliew  the  different  degrees  of 
mortality,  or  rather  vitality,  in  all  ages» 
by  which  means  he  finds  the  odds  there 
is  that  any  Pcrfon  of  any  age  doth  rwt 
die  in  a  years  time,  or  before  he  attains 
ftich  an  age. 

3.  To  Ihew  of  what  number  of  yean 
it  is  an  even  lay  that  fuch  a  Peribn  Ihall 
dlcj  and  finds,  for  inftance,  that  it  is  an 
even  lay,  thai  a  man  of  ?8  years  of 
age  lives  between  17  and  18  years. 

POLI'TICALLY  IfoHtt^Mememt,  F.] 
with  policy. 

POLI'TICALNESS  [of  ^UticMs,  L 
and  nefi^  political  quality. 

POLITICKS  [politics,  L,  -nKfr-^^ 
Gr  ]  the  firft  part  of  cthicks,  or  the  ait 
of  governing  a  ftate  or  common-wea'tb, 
for  the  maintainance  of  the  publ'ct 
fafety,  order,  tranquility,  and  good 
morals,  policy;  alfoaddrefs,  Aibtiltys 
alfo  books  treating  of  politick  affairs. 

POLITY  [-Tn^mit,  Gr.1  govcmmcni 
of  a  city  or  common- wealth. 

POI.IUM  [wBMor,  Gr.]  the  hesb 
Poley,  L. 

POLL  Money ^  a  tax  npon  the  heads  of 
men,  either  upon  all  indifferently  or 
according  to  their  icvenil  decrees  ani 
diiliniflions. 

POLL  SHwr^  a  peribnal  tribute,  an- 
tient'y  impos'd  upon  the  Poll  or  Perfin 
of  every  one ;  of  women  from  the  age 
of  2T,  and  men  from  14 

POLLE''NTIA  [among  the  RamMwsJ 
the  Roddcfs  of  Prayer,  &*c. 

POLLI'NCTOR,  an  embalmer  ©r 
the  dead  5  one  that  by  walhing  theora 
with  fwcet  ointments,  d»r,  prepares  thcsia 
for  burial  i  an  underta]|^er,  L. 


P  0 

WLLUTEDNESS  [of  fJlutus^  L. 

•nd  iKJf  J  a  being  polluted,  fiUbincfs. 

POLTKO  N  LWiih  ii'akoner$\  a  name 
given  to  a  bird  of  prey  t  when  the  nails 
and  talons  of  his  hind  toes  are  cut  off, 
whcxein  his  chief  fi>rce  and  armour  lay  \ 
in  order  to  intimidate  him  and  prevent 
bim  iroot  fiying  and  fieiing  at  the  game. 

POLiROON  inn  poitron.  F.J  a 
coward  or  daftaixl,  one  who  wants  cou- 
rage to  perform  any  thing  great  or  noble. 

POLYHISTOR  L«\«"--^/»,  Gr-la 
learned,   knowmg  man  that  has  read 

01UC»-". 

POLYA'CANTHOS  [  w»\«;«V«»^«f, 
Gr.  1  me  plant  ftar-thillle  or  calthrop. 

POLYANTHE'A,  a  famous  collefti- 
on  of  common  places,  in  alphabetical 
order,  made  fir(l  by  Domim  Nauni  de 
MtfjMU^  of  great  fcrvice  to  orators, 
preachers,  &..\  of  the  lower  clafs. 

POlY  ANTHEMON  [wxc^f^iy-cy 
pf  99\Vi  great,  and  it^tuof,  a  flower, 
GrJ]  the  herb  golden- knap  or  ba:chelor*s 
buttons. 

POLYA'NTHOS  [^xt/»'r^r  of  »»xi/ 
and  *Vo-.f,  Gr.J  a  flower  which  bears 
many  flowers,  as  vrbafcnm^  &c. 

POLYCA'RPOS  [of  sn»\tc  and  v^ 
jrl^* ,  Gr.  fruitl  bearing  much  fruit. 

POLYCHRONIOS  {.-^.yya  '^  <^f 
99Kq<  and  ;tO'»-^'>  Gr.  time!  a  diftem- 
per  which  affeifb  the  Patient  for  a  long 
time. 

POLYCNE'MON  [^XM-fiuA-,,  Gr.] 
an  herb  like  wild  favory  ororigany. 

POLYHE'DKON  i^At'iJor,  Gr.]  a 
fi>lid  figure  or  body,  confining  of  many 
fides. 

Cmmonick  POL  YEDRON,  a  ftonc  or 
body  having  feveral  faces,  on  which  va- 
rious kincV  of  dials  are  drawa 

POLYEDKON  fin  Opticks']  a  glafs  or 
1cm,  confining  of  feveral  plain  fui faces, 
dilpofed  into  a  convex  form,  commonly 
C.tlled  a  multiplying  glafs. 

POLY  GALA     ^   [-TO^tfVX'T,     Gr] 

POLY'GALON  <i  the  herb  milk- 
¥roTt    L. 

O  POLYGON  [po'yj^oKiHi^ 
L.  of  ^..^--'/^T*,  Gri  a 
multilateral  figure,  or  a  fi- 
gure having  many  anp>s, 
or  whofe  perimeter  coniilts 
of  more  th.?n  four  fides  and  anglci. 

POLY'GONAL  [of  '.M/>;/iv5r,  Gr.] 
pertaining  to  a  Polygon. 

POLYGO'NATOS  ^-jnw^yfT^  of 
«B>.  'J  and  -^9 1/,    Gr.  a  knee  or  joint]  the 

hcib  SoUmoni  fcal. 

POLYGONO  TDES  f  wo>f^pT<»H^', 
Gr.  j  an  herb  having  leaves  like  laurel. 


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POLY  GONUM  [«Xu>wr,  Gr.]  tho 
herb  knot-grafs 

Similar  POLYGONS,  are  fuch  as 
have  their  angles  feveially  equal,  and 
the  fides  about  thofe  angles  proportioh- 
able.    See  lolygou. 

LiM  of  POLYGONS  [on  a  Seaorl  a 
line  containing  the  homologous  fides  of 
the  firft  nine  regular  Polygons  (i.  «. 
from  a  regular  triangle  to  a  dodecagon) 
infcribed  m  the  lame  circle. 

POLYGRA'jMMOS  tzo\iJ>®t«At®-, 
Gr.]  a  kind  of  jafper  ftone,  with  nuny 
white  flreaks. 

PO'LYGRAPHY  [of  wX^,  much, 
and  >ea«i,  Gr.  writing]  the  an  of 
writing  in  various  unufual  manners  or 
cypher*  i  as  a  fo  of  deciphering  the  &me« 

POLYHEDRONIC,  of  or  pertain- 
ing to  a  Polyhedron,  or  a  figure  with 
many  fides. 

POLYHE'DROU5  Fij^ttre  [of  sw>Ji- 
/^«c,  Gr.]  with  Geometricians^  a  Iblid, 
contained  under,  andconfiftingof  many 
fides,  which,  if  they  are  regular  Foly 
gonsy  all  fimilar  and  equal,  and  the 
body  be  infcribable  within  the  fuiface 
of  the  fphere,  it  is  then  called  a  rcgu!ar 
body. 

POLYHY  MNIA  [sroxt/'Atrw-  of  ^\vt 
and  uuy^y  Gr.  a  hymn]  one  of  the 
nine  mufcs,  the  prcadcnt  of  hymns, 
fongs,  and  mufick. 

I'Oi.YHYMNiA  [in  Painting,  &€.] 
is  Tcprclented  in  white  veibuenis,  with 
her  hair  hanging  loofe  about  her  flioul- 
ders  of  a  bright  yellow,  having  her  head 
avlorned  with  a  garland  fet  off  with  the 
choiccft  jewels,  intermixt  with  flowers, 
aixi  in  a  pofturc  as  pronouncing  a  fpeech, 
and  pointing  with  her  finger,  holding  a 
book  in  her  left-hand,  in  which  is  wiit- 
ten/«ju»r^,  i.  c.  to  perfuade,  L. 

PO  LYMATHY  [of  wxJc  and  na^- 
77r,  Gr.  learning,  S»c.]  the  knowledge 
of  many  arts  and  fciences  ^  alfo  an  ac- 
quaintance with  a  great  many  different 
fubie<fls 

POLYMYTHY  [of  -ro^ac  and  /i/."- 
<>-,  Gr  a  fable]  a  multiplicity  of  fables 
in  .m  cpick  or  dramatirk  Poem. 

POLYO  PTRON  lof  wom  and  'r^  - 
•"•-1.  Gr.  to  feel  an  optick  glaft,  thto;:,^h 
v/hich  ob5e<^3  appear  multiplied  hui  di* 
minilhcd. 

POLYO'STFON  [of  ot\^,  much, 
and  'V»os  Gr.  a  Bone]  that  Part  of  the 
f  :ot  that  has  a  r.renc  many  bones. 

POLYPKTALOUS  F/.«wr,TCgularl 
POLYPE  TALOUS  F/o7wr.uniform  J 
[vikti  BoUtjrfi.i^  is  fuch  whofo  pcrals  a- 
grec  togc-hcr  in  figure. 

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JOlTPFT  ALDUS  l7ot»«r,f  ireguUr  7 
POL  YPE'TALOUS  Fhmer,  disform  3 

{ytith  B9tmm,2  is  when  the  Perab  do  not 

agree  together  in  figure  or  pofition. 
POLYPHAGrA  [of  w»\ttc  and  ^«)<«, 

Gr.  eating)  an  eating  much,  a  greedy 


POLYPHYDION  [with  Sot»n.']  the 
Icflcr  Centaury,  L. 

POLYPLEU  RON  [pnWy^t^^f.Qt  ] 
the  herb  rib  wort  plantain,  L.  \ 

POLY'P  rOTON  lofrnxic  and  *1a^t, 
Gr.  cafej  having  many  cafes. 

PO'LYPUS  [wMlmf  of  in>x*f  and 
flrSc,  Gr.  a  foot]  any  animal  that  has 
a  great  many  mt. 

POLYPUS  Lwith  Surgeons']  a  ftelhy 
humour  or  excrefcence,  growing  on  the 
infide  of  the  noftrils;  injurious  to  refpi- 
lation  and  fpeech  j  alio  a  morbid  excre- 
fcence  in  the  hearu,  confifling  of  a  long 
concretion  of  grumous  blood  lodged 
there. 

POLYRRHrZON  [w\J/piCo»,  Gr.] 
a  fort  of  birth. wort.    L. 

POLY  SPAST  [in  Vwr^eiy]  a  machine 
for  the  reduction  of  diflocated  joints. 

PO'  YSPEKM  Lof3ro\uf  and^Trtpw^*, 
Gr  feed^  which  bears  many  feeds  after 
each  flower,  as  the  K^mnctdus^  Crow- 
foot   Anemonty  &c. 

POLYTHEISM  [of  wxJ  much,  and 
^«f,  Gr.  godi  the  dodtrine  or  belief  of 
a  plurality  of  gods. 

POLY'TRftHON?  [wXl;Tel>o^Gr.l 

POLYTRIX  3  the  herb  maiden- 
hair. 

POLYTROPHrA  [«\»4j*'«,  G'-  ] 
hiuch  nouiiftiment.    L. 

POMATUM,  a  fwect  ointment  made 
lof  the  apples  called  Pome- Waters  anA 
Hogs- Lard. 

POMEIS  [with  TTersUs]  green  roun- 
dles  5  the  iame  that  xhzFremb  call  Tor- 
temux  Vert. 

POMERANiaJM  lant,  Charteri]  an 
Orchard. 

ACrofiVOMlLLE^    I 

A  Crofs  POMETTE'E  3 

[  with  Heralds  ]   is  a  crofs 

with  round  knobs  on  the 

ends,  fuppofed  to  be  derived 

from  Tofame,  F.  an  Apple.     See  tbs  Ef 

cmtch'on. 

POMMEE,  the  fame  as  Fomettee, 
POMMEL  [ofpomeau,  F.l  a  round 
tall  on  the  top  or  head  of  a  things 

POMOTMA  [among  the  Kom»ns^  a 
goddefs  worfliipped  as  the  Patrdnefs  df 
gardens  and  fruit  Vertumnui^  who  had 
the  Power  of  turning  himfelf  into  all 
ihapes,  IoyM  her  intirely  h  but  cotald  not 


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ofitaJn  her,  till  getting  entrance  in 
the  Ihape  of  an  old  woman,  ^e  com- 
mending the  beauty  of  her  garden,  and 
the  pains  flie  took  lo  make  it  fo  agre^ 
able,  and  from  the  contemplation  of  the 
Tines  being  fupported  by  the  cltt\,  fell  in- 
to a  difcourfe  of  rhe  ufe^nefs  and  hap- 
pinefs  of  a  married  life  i  the  dilcoaTft 
prevailed  but  little,  till  throwing  off  hii 
di%uire,  he  appear'd  as  a  young  god, 
with  hib  rays  darting  like  the  fun  from 
beneath  a  cloud  $  the  nymph  at  the  ligbc 
was  foon  fir*d  with  a  mutual  flame  and 
they  became  a  happy  couple. 

The  moral  of  this  fable  is,  VertMmwa 
is  an  emblem  of  the  year,  which  tuna 
it  felf  into  Tariety  of  ihspes  according  te 
the  multitude  of  its  produftiona  in  dif 
ferent  feafons  ^  but  is  at  no  rimes  mmt 
graceful,  than  when  FomonMy  the  goddcft 
of  ripe  fruits,  fnbmits  tohis  embraces 

PO'MPOUSNESS  idi  f^fof^s^  L 
and»Mr/>]  ftatelinefi,  Ihewinels,  magnr 
ficence. 

POMUM  AiMui  [in  AnaUmy]  a  knofc 
of  the  forefide  of  the  throat,  being  the 
convex  Part  of  the  firit  cartilage  of  tfc«  _ 

?SmUM  mmaris  >  [with  BvUm.']  the 
POMUM  Muremm^  herb  called  app^c 
of  love.    L. 
PO'NDERAL,  of  or  belongii^  to 

weight. 

PONDER  ARE  [o/i  C^ftwmsl  a  me- 
thod of  curing  fick  Children  by  weigh- 
ing them  at  the  tomb  of  fome  faint, 
ballancingthe  Icale  with  money,  whea^, 
bread,  or  other  things  that  the  Barents 
were  willing  to  offer  to  God,  his  fiunci, 
or  to  the  Church 

PONDEROUS  [p«n.iefD/«,  L.]  wdgb- 
ty,  fnbftantial,  maCy. 

PONDEROUSNESS>   [ponderous, 

PONDEROSITY  3  L.  3  heati- 
nefs,  weightinefs. 

PO'NDUS,  a  load  or  weight.    X. 

PONS,  a  bridge.    L. 

PO  NTIFF  L«i»|oirt  />,  Fot^mUfa, 
L.1  an  high  or  chief  Prieft. 

PONTl  FEX,  a  Pontiff  or  High- 
Pried  among  the  Rw*«if«,  who  had  the 
intendance  and  diredlion  of  diTine  wor 
(hip,  as  rheoflferinglacrifices,  and  other 
religious  folemnitics. 

Pd'NTlFICE  [of ^ns  sxidfacU^Jl  a 
Piereofbridjge-work.    Milton. 

PONTLE'VIS  [in  Ho^f^^njhip]  is  a 
diforderly  refilling  adtion  of  a  horfc  in 
dilbbedience  to  his  rider,  in  which  he 
rears  up  federal  times  running,  and  rifes 
up  fo  upon  his  hind  legs,  that  he  is  in 
danger  of  coming  oTcr.    F. 

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VO'NTONS,  boats  ©flatten,  about  14 
foot  long  afid  6  broad,  in  the  form  of  a 
long  IqiiaTC,  borne  on  carriages  when 
an  army  marcr.es.  Each  boat  has  a  rjng 
at  each  eikl,  and  an  anchor  and  cable, 
and  alfo  Bj/xIks  and  Chi!jis.  When  they 
ufe  them  to  pafs  a  river,  they  are  placed 
at  anchor,  a  ftrong  rone  running  thro' 
the  rings,  which  is  falVned  on  each  fide 
the  river,  to  tree  or  llaKc :  The  baulks 
are  laid  crofs  the  bc.ats,  and  rhe  chefts 
upon  them  joined  clofe,  which  makes  a 
bridge  in  a  very  Ihort  time,  fur  hoife  or 
artillery. 

PONT-VOLANT,  a  Flyhg.Vr'sdge, 
f  a  bridge  ufcd  in  ficges,  made  of  z  Unall 
f  bridges  laid  one  over  anorhcT,  and  fo 
,  contrived  by  Chords  and  Pullies,  that 
,  the  upper  may  be  puftied  forwards  till  it 
j  Joins  the  Place  where  it  is  ro  be  fixed. 
,  POO' Pv NESS  [panvsreie^  F.  ^u;*pt»!.i5, 
,   L.]  poverty.  Icannefs. 

To  POP  Ipsbb.  vox  fiSa  a  fonoj  L.]  to 

go  or  fly  out  on  a  fudden  with  a  noife; 

;  alio  ro  go  in  or  out»  or  appear  on  a  fudden. 

,       POP,   a  Hidden  noile  or  thing  dif 

,   charged  out  of  a  Pop-Gun,  &>c. 

PO'PERY  ila^apfms,  F.]  the  popi'lh 
,  leligion. 
J      PO  PISH  [pJiplJie,  F.l   pertaining  to 

the  Pope  or  Popery. 

,       POPLICANl,  thofe  Maniihea  in  ihc 

weft,  who  are  calPd  PaHliciani  in  the  eaft. 

POPLITE'A  Vena   [with  AuMomiJis^ 

is  the  vein  of  the  ham,  whichjbmetimcs 

,  reaches  down  the  back  of  the  leg,  evcii 

to  the  heel. 

POPLITJEaiS  [mihJnat.']  a  mufcle 
of  the  leg  arifing  with  a  lhi»rt  ftrong 
tendon,  From  the  intcrral  head  of  the 
MerioT  JppenJix  o'lthcOi  F-morlsf  and 
dcfcending  oblique' y  over  thejundme, 
becomes  flefliy,  and  extend  11,5  it  felf,  is 
io  inferred  to  the  fuperior  pau  of  the  Ti- 
bia internally,  immediately  below  its 
fuperior  Appendix,  which  aiMfts  other 
mufr^es  in  bending  the  Tibia. 

POP  LI  TICK  \oipopUi,  L.  the  ham] 
Vlorging  ro  the  ham. 

POPLITICK  M4:U.    See  PopliUus. 
POPULAR  D'A^rff,    luch  as  run 
thTo'  the  body  of  the  People. 

POPULAR  F.r-ots,  fuch  cnrorl  as 
People  imbibe  from  one  another  by 
cuflom,  ednration  nnd  trad'tion,  with- 
out h^vinp  CTT^nMncd  the  reaibn  or 
ti)imd'»f  ^"ns  of  I  hem . 

PCPULARN.  SS  ^.^•^^v/T../<,  1. 
and  yiffi]  a  beln.?  fi.l'  ''^'  «'  •  "'- ;  •'  f'^ 
an  affeftednefsc  t'r^r'         ,• 

POPULAjpIJJ  '^  •      ;   ;v.i.^ 

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■  POPUXEUM  [in  Jharmaey]  a  cool- 
ing ointment,  one  of  whofe  ingredient* 
is  the  buds  of  the  black  Poplar  1  roe. 

POPULOFU'GJA  L»  t-  the  flight  of 
the  Peoplej  a  certain  fcftivil  held  in 
Romey  on  account  of  the  flyii^g  away  of 
the  Koman  People  in  the  war  betweeft 
the  Romans  and  Ganls.     Li 

FOPULONIA  [among  the  KmavA 
a  goddefj.,  who,  as  they  oelieted,  fecn- 
red  their  country  from  thunder,  inunda* 
tions,  hail    infc<ts,  er-c.    L. 

POPULOSA,  a  litlc  given  to  Jnuoi 
by  reafon  People  are  procreated  from 
marriage,  of  which  flie  was  held  the 
Prcfident. 

PO  PULOUSNESS  IpopHhJitasy  L] 
having  abundance  of  Peoplfe. 

PO'RCELAIN  ?  the  chalky  Earth  of 

PORCELANE3  which  China  Ware 
is  made,  which  being  beaten  and  fteep- 
ed  in  water,  alFords  a  kind  of  cream  on 
the  top,  and  a  grofler  fubftance  at  the 
bottom,  the  former  of  which  makes  the 
fineft  w?.re.  and  the  latter  the  coarfer  j 
alfo  veflels  made  of  that  earth. 

PO'RCELAIN,  a  little  white  fea- 
Ihell,  found  along  with  the  fponges, 
which  panes  as  current  money  in  feve- 
ral  Paits  of  AJi a,  Africa  and  America, 

PORCELLA'RIA  IBotatfy^  the  herb 
Purflain. 

Kr,ig¥s  of  the  PORCUPINE,  a  Trench 
Order,  whofe.device  was  C'iminMs  a»  emi" 
nui  s  but  king  Leais  XIL  crown'd  the 
Porcupine  with  another  motto,  Vlios  a* 
vos  Trojx, 

PORES  Tin  Thyjicki]  fm.all  intcrftjccf 
or  void  fparcb  between  the  Particles  of 
Matter,  that  conftiiute  cverv  feody,  oif 
between  certain  aggregates  ^r  combina- 
tions of  them. 

Mr.  Bo>/«,  in  his  Fflfay  on  the  Polrofl- 
ty  of  Bodies,  proves  that  the  moft  folid 
bodies  that  are,  have  fome  kind  of  Pores  \ 
and  indeed  if  they  had  not,  all  bodies 
w^  nld  be  alike  fpccifi'^ally  weighty. 

PORO  MPHALUS  [of  wtJiifc  a  (tore* 
and  3/t'P«  '>f,  Gr.  the  naVel  [  a  brawny 
piece  of  fic/li  or  ftony  fubftance  bunch- 
ing out  at  the  navel. 

PO'ROUSNESS  [/>/)«>/«;,  L.  and  nefs] 
the  having  Pores,  or  full  of  Pores. 

PORPHY'RTANS  ifo  called  of  Tor- 
ihyry]  a  name  given  to  the  Arians  in  thtf 
4Th  rcTirurv. 

PORPHYPOGENETES  '•of^ry^'M 
PuriVc,  and-i'r.j":*!;,  Gr.  i.  r.  bcrn  in,  ot 
.>f  h''  Piin.»Jc1  a  n  me  niv-^  1  i'^  ♦!..;  oh.l 

•     ju  ^  '  ■''^,  .> '   ""  "      t  ^  '\'    '  /',  '  -^  vr1i'A_ 

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POK.RAG£7[prob.  oi  parnmi   L.I 

PO'RRIGE   yporrean,  F.  a  leek]  the 

PO'TTAGKJdccoaion  offlefli,  or 
■ny  edible. 

PORRE'CTION,aftretchingfonh.  L 

PORRE  TANS,  a  religious  fea,  fol- 
lowers of  6f7^r£  i^c /«  PorrM,  bilhop  of 
loiefiers^  who  for  admitcing  (u  ibme  lay) 
a  phyfical  dilUndtion  between  God  and 
his  Attributes,  was  comdemn'd  in  the 
11th  Centurry. 

POkT  [with  iV«tw|f «*««■)  an  inlet  of 
the  fea  between  the  land,  with  good  an- 
chorage, where  a  fliip  may  ride  iecure 
from  llorms. 

Natural  PORTS,  fuch  as  feem  to  have 
been  lormM  by  providence  for  the  com- 
munication of  commerce. 

AHificial  PORTS,  fuch  as  are  form'd 
^ith  moles  or  projedtures  into  the  &a. 

PORTS  dt  B»rr0y  are  foch  as  can  on- 
ly be  entred  with  the  tide. 

CUfe  PORTS,  are  thofc  withhi  the 
body  of  a  city. 

ttte  PORT,  a  Port  that  is  open  and 
free  for  merchants  of  all  nations  to  load 
and  unload  their  veilels  without  paying 
any  duties  or  cuftoms. 

Frtt  Port  [in  commerce]  a  total  ex- 
emption and  franchifc,  which  any  fct  of 
merchants  enjoy  for  goods  iraponed  in- 
to a  (late,  or  tliofe  of  the  growth  of  the 
country  exported. 

-  PORT  0/  thi  roice  [in  MmJUK]  the  fa- 
euipr  and  habitude  of  making  the  (hakes, 
paHages  and  diminutions,  wherein  the 
beauty  of  a  fong  ot  piece  of  mollck 
confifts. 

PORT  L^  [ofa^/>]  the  lame  as 
CunWale, 

A  Crtfs  PORTATE''[with 
Kiraldi]  is  a  crofs  not  ercdt, 
but  lying  athwart  the  £f- 
cutchcon  in  a  bend,  as  if 
it  were  borne  on  a  man's 
Ihouldcr-  as  in  the  Eicuccheon. 

PORTA  Lin  Anatomy]  the  fame  as  Ve- 
fM  Porta,  a  very  confiderable  vein,  em- 

§!oyM  in  bringing  the  blood  from  fevcral 
'arts  by  an  infinite  numl)er  of  branches, 
which  is  divided  into,  to  the  liver,  thro 
the  whole  fubffauice  whereof  it  is  diile- 
minated. 

PORT-CR  AON,  an  inftrument  ferv- 
ing  to  indole  a  Pencil,  and  to  ihre  both 
as  a  handle  to  hold  it,  and  a  cover  to 
make  ir  portable. 

PORTAlL  [in  ArchiteB.']  the  decora- 
tion of  the  fece  or  front  of  a  church, 
callM  alfo  frontifpicce,  as  that  of  Wefi- 
•r  it^eT'Abhey  $  a^fo  the  principal  gate  of  a 
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PORTENT  [fortemtim,  L.]  an  Oxceft 
foreboding,  good  or  ill  luck,  Qk, 

PORTE'NTOUSNESS  [ci  f^ntwU* 
fitsy  L.  and.ff</>]  ominoulhels  of  ill-luck, 
or  the  contrary. 

PO'RTERAGE,  the  hire  of  a  Por- 
ter. 

PORTERESS,  a  female  Porter. 

PO  RTIO  dura  6»  moiits  Lwiih  A»aL] 
a  Panition  of  the  5th  Pair  of  ncnrc*  of 
the  brain,  which  is  divided  into  two 
branch &i  before  its  egrels  our  of  the  !>■• 
ra  Mater,  of  which  the  One  is  called 
Portia  dwji,  and  the  orhet  Forth  mcOis. 

PO  RTION  [in  theC^n.  Lavi]  is  thit 
allowance  or  ptopoition,  which  a  vicar 
ordinarily  has  out  cf  a  redo ry  or  im- 
propriation, be  it  certain  or  uncenain. 

To  PORTION  [q{p9rtiopy  F,  of  L.] 
to  diviile  into  Ponions,  to  parrel  out. 

PO  RTIONER,  an  Officer  that  diftri- 
butes  the  tithes  m  a  college,  d«c.  bA 
one  who  officiates  in  a  Paribnage  in  \a 
turn. 

PORTMA'NTEAU  [in  Joime^]  1 
Piece  of  Work  iaftened  to  a  wail  in  a 
wardrobe,  armoury,  Qk.  proper  for  haz^ 
ing  cloaks,  Q*f, 

PORTRAI'T  [with  Paimt.^  PiOmo 
of  men  and  women,  (either  heads  a 
greater  lengths;  drawn  from  the  lifej 
the  word  is  ufedtodiilinguilh  £ice  paiot- 
ing  from  hiHory-painting. 

PORTU  OUS  7  a  breviaiy,   a  fcit  rf 

PORTHO  SE  3  mafs-boofc. 

PORTU'GAL  [PortMgallia  of  pertB 
6attorHm,  i.  e  the  Port  or  P2ace  whert 
the  6aHh  or  Frem:b  landed]  there  is  t 
facing  of  the  Portugmexje^  that  take  ooe 
of  their  neigh boufi  (a  native  S^mUri) 
and  Urip  him  of  all  his  good  <iualitio 
(which  may  be  Toon  done)  and  that  Per 
Ion  then  remaining  will  make  a  coiDplcs 

PortHfHexe. 

POSE*  [in  JTeraUrj]  f^ 
nifics  a  lion  or  aiiy  beail  is 
a  Porturc  Handing  ftill,  bat- 
ing all  its  four  feet  on  the 
ground^  as  in  tlie  elcutcbe* 
on. 
post  TICN,  or  Site,  is  an  afiedlioo 
of  Places   this  therefore  is  not  Hare, 
nor  indeed  hath  it  any  ^uantlty^   as  Si 
Ifaae  Newton  oblerves. 

POSITION  [in  AriUnuiickl  a  tule  Is 
which  any  fuppofition  or  falft  numbo 
is  taken  at  pleafure  to  work  the  quelkka 
by,  inf  tead  of  the  number  fought  $  an<^ 
ib  by  the  error  or  errors  difboveied,  i> 
found  the  true  number  required. 

POSITION  [in  ^j»oii^]  as  the  Fo- 
fitlonofche  fphexeis  either  right,  p» 


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nlld  or  oblique  i  whence  ariles  the  in« 
c<iiuility  ot*  our  days,  diifcrence  of  fea- 
iom,  &K, 

Cw/fitff  POSITION  [JJhommy'i  are 
6  great  circles  paflUig  thropgh  the  in- 
tcneClion  uf  the  meridian  and  horizon, 
tnd  dividing  the  equator  into  twelve 
equal  Parts. 

POSITION  tin  ArtcblUffitn]  is  the 
fituation  of  a  building  with  regard  to  the 
Pbints  of  the  Horizon. 

POSITION  [in  DmiKing]  the  n:anncr 
efdilpofingthefeet  in  rcfpca  to  each 
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A^MaJ  POSSESSION,  is  when  a  man 
adhially  emert  into  ian..s  or  tenements 
defcended  to  him. 

POSSESSION  Jefaffo  [in  Z^w]  is 
when  there  is  an  actual  and  eBfedtual 
enjoyment  of  a  thing.    L, 

POSSESSION  de  jure  rin  Law]  is 
the  title  a  man  has  to  enjoy  a  thing, 
though  it  be  fometimes  ufiirped,  and  in 
the  actual  PolTefiion  of  another. 

UMSl)fo/ POSSESSION  ICivil  Law] 
the  fame  as  folidation,  as  If  a  lord  pur- 
chafes  a  tenancy  held  of  himfelf  by  her- 
riot  iervice » the  icrvice  becomes  cxtintt 


POSITION  Lin  the  Sdfools]  a  thcfis  pr  I  by  unity  of  Pofleflion,  i.  e.  by  the  figiii 
oropofttion  maintained.  I  ory  and  tenancy's  coming  to  the  lame 

POSl  TIVE  IfoJitivMs,  L.]  h  a  term  I  hand, 
of  relation,  lametimes  oppolcd  to  Nega-   _  POSSESSION,  three  years  In  matters 


tive,  MthcTemCommandMemts  are  tome 

;    of  them  Pofitivc  and  Ibme  Negative: 

I    Ffjitivz  is  alio  oppoa'd  to  lUUtiix  or  Ar 

\    bitrary^  as  beauty  is  nopofitive  things 

•    but  depends  upon  the  di^rent  fancies 

of  Perlbns:    lofitive  is  alfo  oppos'd  to 

'    Mmtmly  as  a  ptfitivi  right  is  a  right 

founded  on  a  law.which  depends  abfolutet 

'    ly  on  the  authority  of  him  that  gave  it 

POSITIVE  [Dtvinity]  is  that  which 

is  agreeable  to  the  Portions  and  Tenets 

•f  the  amient  fathers  of  the  church,  or 

is  that  which  coniUls  in  the  fimplc  un- 

derlbnding,  or  expounding  the  dogmas 

and  articles  of  faith,  as  containe;!  in 

the  facTCd  Scriptuies,  or  explained  by 

the  fathers  of  the  ehurch  and  councils, 

clear  of  all  difpiHcs  and  controverfies. 

A  POSITIVE  [in  M»^Jic}L\  the  little 
Organ  ufually  behirid  or  at  the  foot  of 
the  Organift,  playM  with  the  £<inr.e  wind, 
and  the  fame  bellows,  and  confiAing  of 
the  lame  number  of  pipes  with  the  larg9 
one. 

PCSITIVENESS  [orpofitive,  L.  ami 
tref^l  dngmaticalnefs  refaluteneft,  peni- 
narioufrefs,  ora(Rirance  in  affcning, 
denying,  e-'^mmanding,  6h. 
PO'SITURE  [pffitiaa^  L.1  difpodtion. 
PO  SSE  comttatMSf  i.  e  the  Power  of 
the  Cotmty.  This  in  law  fignifiea  the 
•id  and  attendance  of  all  knights,  gen- 
tlemen, yeomen,  labourers,  fervants, 
apprentice^,  and  other*  above  the  age  rf 
n  years  within  the  county }  ulet!  where 
poifeoion  is  kept  upon  a  forceablo  entry, 
or  any  force  or  reicue  ufeu  contrary  ro 
the  command  of  the  king's  writ,  or  in 
Opposition  to  the  execution  of  julllcc. 

POSSESSION  [in  Lmw]  Is  when  fuch 
an  elbite  is  fallen  to  a  Perfon  \  but  he 
h»^  not  as  yet  entered  upon  it. 

POSSESSION  fin  Tbfology']  the  ftatc 
4#f  a  P«r£Mi  pol&fs*d  by  the  de\il. 


Pcifonal  begets  aright,  and  a  PodeiTion 
of  ten  years  in  real  eftates  among  Per- 
fons  dwelling  near  the  Ptemiles,  and  lo 
years  amon^  thofe  that  dwell  clfewhere. 
POSSESSION,  is  a'fo  ulcd  for  the  ti- 
tle or  Prefer] ption  that  gives  a  right  to 
hold  any  thing. 

Annual  POSSESSION,  is  the  MfMcaptUn 
which  give!>  a  rieht  to  moveables. 

rnenr,ial  POSSESSION  »f  a  Benefice^ 
if  it  be  peaceable  is  fufficicnt  to  m.iin- 
tain  it,  if  ii  be  founded  on  a  plaufible 
title. 

POSSESSION  of  an  cftatc  for  tea 
years  by  a  Perfon  prefent,  and  zq  years 
by  one  abfcntwith  a  title,  orof  30  years 
without  any  gives  a  full  right. 

Cenfeiary  POSSESSION,  1.  f.  for  100 
years,  conflitutesPofleiJlon  immemorial, 
the  beik  and  moA  indifputable  c.f  all 
titles. 

POSSESSOR,  ore  who  poflfciTcs,  ojf 
has  the  enjoy  n-icn:  of  a  thing. 

POSSESf  OREf  S,  afemale  PolT  ^ou 

PaSSET  Iprob.  of  po.'w,  L.  drink] 
milk  rum'd  with  drii.k 

POSSIBI'LITAS  [in  the  Saxon  Laws! 
is  taken  for  an  a^  wilfully  done,  and 
impojjiifilitat  ibr  a  thingdone  againft  onc*s 
will. 

PO'SS»HT.ENFSS  \pQJfAilitai,  L.]  ca- 
pab'cncfi  of  being  done,  G^. 

POSSIBn.ITY  [inoarl^wl  is  defin- 
ed to  be  a  thing  which  may  or  may  not 
hapr^cn. 

POSSIBILITY  [in  Kibicki'^  a  non-rc- 
puRnanec  to  cxiftinp  in  a  thing  that 
vlocs  not  any  way  exift- 

POSSIBLE  I ^i>&i7/>,  LI  that  may 
be  (lone  or  may  harpei>,  likely 

Afort;  POSSIBLE,  is  that  which  mvf 

c  d'>ncbv  prudent  Perfon^  <  ufingali  the 

proper  means  they  have  fpr  doimg  the 

tfame. 

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F«f«re  POSSIBLE  [Xc&poI  Term\  is  i  another,  whereby  rbe  aOioD  of  k  is  ei,« 

that  of  a  thing,  wholie  protlu;^ion  is  dc-  I  pie&'d. 

crccil  ar.vl  afccitaincd ;  as  the  fucurition  |  POT  [oid  RecJ]  t  head  piece  for  irar, 
of  all  thofe  events  fixed  by  the  iinmuca-  |  POT  jfo«^«  Itrft^b  C^nker^Z  an  hoich- 
Me  decice  of  the  imVnuiabie  wiU  of  I  potcb  ot  feveral  £«rts  of  ioWls,  larded 
Qo±  I  and  then  fry  d  in  lard,  and  afcertnun^ 

I'otential  POSSIBLE,   is  that  which  j  ftcwM  wkh  wuic,  Ipicci,    fwcct  herbs, 
is  contained  or  lies  hid  in  its  caufcs  ^  as  s  .■ 


the  tree  in  its  feed,  the  fruit  in  the 
nee,  dpc. 

Mtre  POSSIBLE,  is  that  which  mighr' 
^n»  tho'  it  never  fliali, 

Meta;hxfical  POSSIBLE,  is  that 
which  may  at  Icift  be  brought  to  being, 
by  fome  fupernatural  or  aivine  power, 
n's  the  rcfurie^ion  of  the  dead. 

Thyfical  POSSIBLE,  is  that  which 
fliay  be  effected  by  a  natural  power. 

To  POST,  to  nick  up  or  k&x  a 
writing  on  a  poft. 

POST   of  Hmnur  [in  an  Army]  the 


POTABLE  IfoUbiUfy  L.] driiUcaUc, 

that  may  be  drank. 

PO'TABLENiSS    [of    poiaHlit,  L. 
and  ii'M  capaWencls  of  being  diark- 

PO  TAGERY,.gafden  ware  for  the 
P  t. 

"  POTANCE  MMftm^ 
[in  Heraldry]  is  a  crofs  la 
the  form  reprcfcntcd  in  tie 
Elcutcheon. 

POa  AGE  ^/ Atif  «r  [f- 1 
PotaRc  of  health]  a  rich  broth  mai!e  'J 
buttock  of  beef,    knuckle  of  veal,    ani 


mdvanc'd gHMrdy  is  a  /»tf  of  hvrtutr -^  the  j  „,„tron  boiled  with  capom,  piUlcrs,6^ 

nght  of  tviolimes^  li  sl  pnji  o;  horwMr  ^  ami  i      POTAMOGE'TON   [of   w»*«^«>*r 

is  always  given  to  the  eldeft  regiments  i     ^,   cr. )  the  herb  Pond-wecd. 

the  If  ft  is  the  next  poft,  and  is  given  to        pQ  TENCE    ifoUntia^    L-l    pown, 

the  next  eldeft,    and  fo  on  i  the  center     might 

of  the  lines  is  the  leaft  honourable,  and     — 

is  given  to  tho  ] 

POST  diluvian, 
or  pertaining 
thofc  Pcrfons 
another  af:cr  A'atfc*&  flood. 


A   cnfs    POTENT  [n 
JierMry]  is  of  the  fiorm  TT 

prcfented  in  the  cfcntdieai: 

POTENTIA,  power,  01 

that  whereby  a  thing  is  cft^ 

pab'e  of  a€tinc,0T  being  a^teil  on,  L. 


POSTE'RIORNESS  [of  i»o>r,V,  L.  ^o  exijt  in  POTENTI  A.  i  with  .fcA*' 
andwf/5]abeiPgafierorbcimd.  -  ^^„]  denotes  that   exiftcncc  which  i 

POSTICUM.  the  poftcm  gate  or  thing  has  in  a  caufc  capable  of  pwdiicirg 
back-door  of  any  fabrick,  L.  '^    T...  ....:_^  ._ Txi.._.,-r___ ._  _^- 

POSTi'LLA,  a  note  or  remark  writ- 


ten in  the  margin  of  the  bible,  or  in  any 
other  book,  jX)fteriorto  the  text. 

PO'STIXyJK  in  Ar:hit^,'i^trs^  an  or- 
nament r.t't'culpturc  is  (aid  to  be /••>'/i'» -f , 
when  it  is  added  after  the  woik  ir  Iclf  is 
done. 

POSTN  ATI,  fuch  Pcrfons  who  wero 
born  in  ScoiUnd^  after  the  dcf«rent  of 
that  crown  to  king  Jan^s  I. 

PO.STNATUS,  the  fcccnd  fon,  or 
one  born  afterwards,  L. 

POSTULA'TA^dcmamlsoT  rcqucOs ; 
alfo  the  fundamental  principles  in  any 
an  and  fcionce,  which  arc  taken  for 
gr.intctl. 

^  PO'STULATE  IpoJiuUiMw,   L.]  a 
dcm.ind  or  vecjucfl. 

POSTULATE  [with  Mathemathpj 
acJcar  evident  propnfition,  whcici!)  it 
is  affirmed  or  licnyVi  that  Ibmctnir.^ 
may.  or  mav  not  be  done. 

PO'STURE  fin  Paintin9.  r,:HlMMre, 
*c  1  the  fitHation  of  thtj  f  ii'ire  witii  re- 
gard TO  the  eye,  and  ^-f  the  fcvcrn!  prin- 
C^al  members  theicof,  in  regard  to-orx 


tt }  but  which  has  not  a^hiaily  ptoduro: 

it, 

POTENTIAL  [with  Scfw>}me^-]ic4m> 
ihinf»  that  has  the  quality  of  a  ;;cnos. 

POTENTI'AHA  tin  Bota^7^  the 
herb  w'rM  tanfcy  or  filver-weaV,  I-. 

FOTr.NTKFSS  [of  jv/rit*,  L.: 
m'P^hiipcls,  p»">\vert*ulne(5, 

POTjt'RIUM  Lin  Botany^  a  fort  cf 
thiftic. 

POT-GUN,  q-  d.  a  popgun. 

PO'THER  [prob.  of  pOlOCtOn) 
Ta't^  n  biiftle,  a  ftir. 

POTICA  [amcnR  the  Xf»w^«"'  s 
deity,  who,  a^  they  fancictl.  ptTCfidcd ot« 
tiic  ^linV.-h'ct  ftivcn  to  innnts. 

POTULENT  i^tnUntHs^  1^1  pretty 
mi icn  in  tirirk. 

POVEPvTY    [pJtKprrt».,    1..  pammtt^ 

F.T  poor  ftate  and  condjtio»i. 

POVEKTT,  a  goddcfs  a.-'nn^i  by  t>:c 
Pagans,  but  more  out  of  fear  than  lore  • 
They  believe  her  to  be  the  mother  of  i".- 
thif^ry  and  r^ond  arts. 

POVKRTY  [In  Pymtiyg,  dtcl  is  w- 
rtf  fenrcd  like  a  fnr\',  v'j>h  a  pale  ard 
fierce  co\.ut?rjnce,ar.d  rcnrty  to  tM*pa:c. 

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•POU'LTERERS  If  ere  incoiporatedi 
AuKO  1503.  Their  ar-; 
nioiial  enfign^  are, 
Arj^cMt  on  a  chevron, 
be  ween  three  ftorks' 
Atmtc^  as  many  fnans 
^(^ir.  Their  fuppor- 
teni  two  pelicans  Or^ 
vulning  ihemlclvcs 
GhUs.  The  creft.  on  a  helmet  and 
crown  mural,  a  flork  with  wings  *€x- 
pani'.al  unUi.  This  company,  having 
now  no  hall,  meet  at  the  Inn-holders. 

POUNCE  [a  word  framed  fromthe 
found  1  as  the  pounce  of  a  gun. 

PO'UNCED  Lprob.  of  pttnciatMS^  L. 
pointed]  having  talons  or  claws,  as  a 
jtrorj^  poMrtCed  eagle,  &.c. 

PO'UNCES  [with  F^lconen^  the  ta- 
lons or  Haws  of  a  bird  of  prey. 

A  POUND  SteHinft^  is  zo  Ihillings-, 
a  pound  Scntcb  is  26  pence  5  a  pound 
Irjh  is  !<;  fhillings. 

Cloii  POUND,  fuch  an  one  as  the 
owner  cannot  come  to  for  tbc  fame  pur- 
pofes,  as  fomc  clofe  houte,  foniefs,  •■•«<:. 

Oxv/r  or  open  POUND,  ib  one  built 
npon  the  lord's  waAe,  and  thence  called 
the  Jord's  pound  ^  alfo  backfides,  court- 
yards, pafturc-groun ds,  Gr-c.  fuch  as  the 
owner  of  the  cattle  imponndetl  may 
fomc  to  and  give  them  meat,  without 
oflfe/ice  of  their  being  there,  or  his 
coming  thither. 

*  POU/NDAGE  fof  punto,  S»x^  the 
rate  allowed  for  the  collecting,  fiw.  of 
mmey,  fo  much^r  Pound. 

POU'NDEK,  a  great  gim  dcnomi- 
natctl  according  to  the  weight  of  the 
ball  jr  carries,  as  a  <,  ii  or  z4  pounder. 

POURCOU'NTREL,  a  fifti  that 
has  a  gieat  many  feet,  and  changes  its 
rolonr  like  the  place  where  it  is  j  the 
fame  as  Polypus. 

POURCOU'NTPEL  [Hiengtyphic.'\ 
was  ufM  to  exprefs  a  covetous  mifer, 
that  fcrapes  together  the  wealth  of  this 
world,  becaufc  it  is  a  greedy  fifli  that 
fwalbm  all  that  comes  near  to  it,  when 
it  is  hungry. 

POU'KLIEU,  Purlieu,  Milton, 

POU'RRiTURE.  rottennefs,  F. 

POU'RSUIVANT,  a  k-rp/s  mefTen- 
^er,  attending  npon  him  in  his  wars,  or 
at  the  council -table,  exchequer,  ^c  to 
be  ^e^^  upo»>  any  ocrnfion  or  meiT'ge. 

POURSUIVANT  at  Arms,  a  kings 
fncfTcngcr  that  is  fent  or  employed  in 
mjirti^f  caufes. 

POUKSLJIVANTS  *f  Arms  Tin  an- 
Hent  Timei}  were  pentlemen,  w>io  at- 
tended the  Meralds  iix  order  to  their  pro- 


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motion  to  that  office,  to  which  thef 
could  not  rife  before  feven  years  atten* 
dance,  and  officiating  fer  them  in  pre* 
paring  and  aillgning  tournaments,  &>c, 

POURVEY'ANCE,  the  providing 
corn,  fuel,  victuals,  and  other  necef&- 
ries  for  the  king's  houfe. 

POURVEY'ER,  an  officer  who  pro- 
vides as  before. 

POUZZO'L,  a  reddifli  earth  ui^d  in 
Italy  for  fand 

PO  WCHES  [in  a  Sbip^  t'lofe  bulk 
heads  in  the  hold,  ufed  for  (lowing  par- 
cels of  corn,  Qm:,  that  it  do  not  fliift 
from  one  to  another. 

POWDER  lpo:tdfe,  F.l  any  thing 
beaten  or  ground  very  fmall. 

POWDER  IN  G-TUB  [of  ^K^iiw,  F, 
and  prob.  of  EOb'iC-,  Du.]  a  tub  for 
falting  meat  j  tilfo  a  filisition  or  cotiric 
of  phylick,  for  cure  of  the  F^-encb  Pox. 

OiM  POWDER,  a  comp. '  ion  of  fait- 
petre,  brimftonc,  and  charc^  ai. 

<ji^:>  POWDER  Tre^ifon  Day,  c.  fefti- 
val  obfcrved  annually  on  the  <  'n  of 
November  for  the  deliverance  of  I'ing 
fame<  1.  and  cht?  Lords  and  Commons  m 
Parliament  allembletl,  from  beirg  blown 
up  with  Gun-powdei',  and  the  people  from 
a  barbarous  intended  maiTacrc. 

Jefnits  POWDER,  the  ^in^ir»»  OX 
Jelnits  b.irk. 

Ugijlative  PO'WER,  is  that  which 
is  employed  in  tranfcribing  general 
rules  of  aiition. 

Judiciary  POWER,  is  that  which  dft- 
termincs  the  c  ntroverfies  of  fubjefts, 
by  the  ftandard  of  the  rules  of  Ijcgiila- 
tive  Power 

rix  POWER  ofCoi  [Hier^ypbicaUy^ 
was  evprelTed  by  the  god  Jatims^  with 
three  heads  and  one  body,  *but  having, 
neither  hands  nor  feet,  becaufe  almighty 
God  governs  all  things  only  by  his  wif- 
dom  and  pleafnrc,  and  needs  no  vifible. 
members  to  adt  in  the  world,  and  pro- 
duce his  wonders.  And  to  exprcfi  the 
efiWls  of  God's  Power  in  rnture,  the 
Egyptians  painted  a  man  with  a  multi- 
tude of  hands,  (Iretching  them  out 
Opon  the  world. 

POWER  of  the  Coanty.  See  PoJV 
Comitjif^s. 

POWER  (*f  aglaf^  [in  Optieh^  is  the. 
diftancc  of  the  convexity  from  its  folat 

POWER  of  an  Ky;>frhola,  is  the  fw 
t3cnrh  part  of  rhe  conmgstc  axis,  oz  the. 
one  four:  h  part  of  the  iqinrc  of  the  femi- 
conjur»ateaxis  s  or  i^  is  equal  to  a-cd\M\- 
c'c  under  the  one  ^ourth  parr  of  the  fum 
of  the  tianverfc  axis,  and  yirrtrrv-tcr.  ' 
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f  OW^RFUL  [of  pokvoir,  F.  and 
frf]  potent,  mighty. 


PR 


>WERFUL  Prime  [Jfmoglypbu') 
tros  icprclcntcd  by  a  ferpcnt  in  an  orb, 
careftiUy  looking  to  every  thing  within 
mfphere,  h. 

POW'ERFULNESS,  mightinefi. 

POwOKRLESS  Lof  ^twi>,  ('.  and 
leisl  without  Power. 

POWERS  lin  Meehanieks]  the  fix 
fimple  macliines,  via^  Letvr,  BjiUanc§^ 
jSereWf  Axis  in  FeritroSio,  ^edge^  and 

POWERS  [in  Tharmscy]  the  lefult  of 
a  eombination  and  union  of  e^ntial  oils 
wth  the  f  pirit  of  a  Plant,  in  which  all 
the  principal  vertucs  of  it  are  fuppofed 
CO  be  contained. 

POWERS  in  fttdal  Jnfiiee^  a  right 
wbfch  the  lord  has  to  reunite  to  his  fief, 
ai  dependant  fee  held  of  him,  when  the 
mif&l  has  alienated  it,  upon  reimburling 
the  money  given  for  it,  6«tf. 

POWERS  [in  The^lify]  the  fijrth  or- 
acr  in  the  hierarchy  of  angels,  called 
Sentthfms. 

POWERS  [in  Aritbmet.']  the  produce 
of  a  mzmber  multiplied  into  itielfi  as  9 
is  the  fecond  Power  of  j,  z?  the  third 
Bdwct,  8t  the  fourth  Power,  and  fo  on. 
'  POWERS  Lin  Mgibra}  arc  numbers 
arifing  from  the  fquaring  or  multiplica- 
tion  of  any  number  or  quantity  by  it- 
mf,  and  that  number  by  the  root  or 
number  again,  and  this  third  produdt  by 
the  root  again,  and  lb  on  ^i  ittfinitum^ 
«s  a,  4,  6,  8,  f6,  gt,  64. 128,  z$6,  6»c. 
where  i  is  called  the  root  or  firft  power, 
4  the  fquare  or  fcco'd.  power,  8  the 
cube  or  third  power,  16  the  biquadrate 
or  fourth  power,  &k.  and  thefe  powers 
In  letters  or  fpccies  are  expreis'd  by  re- 
pcating  the  root  as  often  as  the  index  of 
the  power  expreffes;  thus  «  is  the  root 
or  firft  power,  s  a  the  iquare  or  fecond 
power,  a  m  a  the  cube,  a  ^  a  a  the  bi* 
*roadrate,  &»e,  and  to  avoid  the  tediouf- 
inefs  of  repeating  the  root,  they  are  often 
put  down  thus,  « 1,  Miy  «j,  44,  &c. 
POWERS  of  Lines  ^  [in     Ceo 

POWERS  •/  ^antilies  S  metryl  are 
their  fijuarci,  cubes,  S»c.  or  other  mul- 
tiplications of  the  parts  into  the  whole, 
or  of  one  r-rt  into  another. 
■  POX  lof  pocca,  Smx.']  a  difeafc,  as 
the  fmaU  pox,  &*€. 

Trench  POX,  a  contagious  difeafe 
rontnttei!  by  a  poilbnous  humour  ufnal- 
ly  in  Coition,  and  manifeftingit  felfin 
wTrers  and  pairs. 

P*?  A'CTICABLF.NESS,  raoiMer.cfs 
cf  being  pra^ifed,  done  or  e£e^ed. 


PRA'CTICALNESS  [of  ;r«Sifi*,F. 
and  rteft]  pradUcablencfs. 

PRA'CTICK  [of  &ot/«»flihccour(e 
of  pleading  the  law,  or  the  rules  of  court 
in  that  kingdom. 

PRA'CTICE  ifrmti^  F.  o*"^*^!- 
(«,  L.  of 'V9'ttTiKa,  Gr.]  actual  exodfe  I 
alfo  ufagic,  eultom,  d^. 

PRACTICE,  the  piofefOon  of  a  phy- 
fician,  fiu:geon,  lawyer,  d*e. 

PBJEA'OAMITES.  thoic  inhabi- 
tants of  the  earth,  which  ibme  iieople 
have  fancied  to  have  lived  before  AMm, 
PHJEAa^AMFTICAL  [of  /ta,  L 
before,  and  Adam]  according  to  the 
opinions  of  the  Praeadamites. 

PR£A'MBL£  Lin  m  hxvt  Senff;  the 
beginning  of  an  adt  of  parliament  whici^ 
fliews  the  intent  of  the  makers  of  the 
aft,  and  the  mifehiefiior  ineon^eniencei 
they  would  remedy  or  p»event  thcfeby. 
PR^A^MBULATORY,  oforpo 
taining  to  a  preamble,  fore-running. 

TTrfo&^W  PBJE'BENDy  one  who  is 
afietfted  with  a  doOor  of  divhiity,  ia 
each  cathedral  and  collegiate  chujch  in 
France^  to  preach  on  fundajs,  and  resui 
lectures  three  times  a  week. 

PR  JE'CO  L»inong  the  Komam']  a  pnW 
lickcrver,  L. 

PR-E'COX  [hi  B»t.  KWt.l  early  rip^ 
which  flowers  or  bears  frnit  early,  L. 

PRJEDICAMENT  [with  Lepefsm] 
a  certain  clafs,  or  determinate  firies  01 
order,  in  which  fimple  terms  or  wdkU 
are  ranged :  Of  thefe  there  are  ufually 
reckoned  ten  heads,  t«x.  Htd^aitce,  M' 
eident^  ^aniity^  ^mlity,  ABiw^  fff' 
Jton^  keUtiom,  the  Situation  of  Bodies 
as  to  Place,  the  Jhiraticn^  as  to  Time, 
their  Site  or  Po/it/oif,  and  their  BahU  tf 
external  Ap^amme. 

PRiEDO  MINION,  a  former  or  be^ 
fore-hand  dominion. 

PRJE'FlCiE,  mourning  women  hind 
at  funeral  folemnities  to  praiic  the 
deadj  they  made  lamentations,  beat 
their  hearts,  and  put  on  mournful  coun- 
tenances, to  ejfccite  others  to  mourn,  X^ 
PRiEFOCA'TIO  Hterinm  [with  Ihyfu^ 
the  fuflbcation  of  the  womb,  h, 

PRJE'MIUM,  a  reward  or  recom- 
pence,  L. 

*  PRiEMUNIE'NTES,  Writs  fent  to 
every  particular  biftnop  to  come  to  par- 
liament, beginning  Pr^iiMriffe«t«,  &c. 
PR^^MUNIOIE.    See  Tremmnrt. 
PR-«NO'MEN  [among  the  Romans'] 
a  proper  name  prefixed  to  the  general 
name  of  the  fa  mil  v.  as  Cains^  Marcns^  &c* 
PRiEPARA'N'TIA    [in    Medicine'} 
medicines  which  digcft  or  ripen«  h- 

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P  R 

m^SLPOSrVVSlscrituHtMii,  an  of- 
ficer among  the  Kmmsusy  whofe  oflSce 
wa&  to  attend  the  chamber  of  the  em- 
peror I  and  to  take  care  of  his  bed  and 
apparel  5  and  in  that,  at  the  perfor- 
mance of  any  ceremonies,  he  marched 
next  afierthc  maftcr  of  the  horfe-guards  i 
leems  to  be  the  lame  in  dignity  vrith 
our  lord  chamberlain »  L.  , 

PROPOSITUS  vilU  Idd  JUc^  IS 
Ibmetimes  ufcd  for  the  chief  officer  of 
the  king,  inamanour.  town,  Tillage, 
or  reeve »  as  the  conOabie  or  petty  con- 
Cable  of  a  town,  Z<. 

PRJEPOSITUS  ecdefid^   a  church- 

PRJEPU  TIUM  [Anatomy]  the  fore- 
skin that  coven  the  nut  of  a  man  s  yard ; 
alio  the  fore-poit  of  the  CUtons  m  wo- 

piLsSENTARE  ad  tcdkl^am  [old 
JUc]  fignifies  a  Patron's  IcndiJig  or  pla- 
cing an  incumbent  in  the  church,  L. 

PK-fi'SEPE  tin  Jfironomy]  three  ne- 
bulous fhirs  in  the  fign  Cat^r. 

PR/ESTATlO  [.old  BuMrdi]  purvey- 
ance. 

PROSTATIC,  a  performing  or 
paying,  L.  «  t 

PRJETE'XTA  [among  the  Komsns] 
a  3)C  or  long  white  vert,  with  a  purple 
bolder,  worn  by  the  magiflratcs,  priefts 
and  fenators  upon  folemn  days,  and  alio 
by  children-    Sit  FreUxta. 

PKiETEOCTATA  cemidia,  a  Co 
medy  or  Play,  where  thofe  who  had  a 
right  to  wear  the  IrdUxta,  as  kingi  and 
magiftrates*  wore  reprcfcnted  on  the 
ftage  i  whereas  common  and  mean  Per- 
sons, who  were  introduced  in  the  Play, 
were  called  Toj^atL 

PR-ETO'RES  ^arii  [among  the 
Ro«««5]  officers  of  the  trcafury  or  ex- 
chequer, L.  .  ••  .,  r   t  -1 

PRAGMA'TICAL  [in  PhMy] 
pradkical,  mechanical,  problematical. 

PRA'GMATICALNESS?  [dT  pr^g' 

PRAGMA'TICNESS  3  mattcMS, 
L.  of  ^r.  and  nefs]  bufy;  meddling  hu- 
mour in  other  mens  affairs  i  faucmcfs. 

PRAGMA^^ICK  [-ae^VH*n>Mff  of 
•r^^vw.  Or.  acaufe,  a  quarrelloTer 
bufy  in  other  peribns  afl&irs  j  fiiucy, 
arrogant. 

PRAISE-wri*/  Fof  pClltf)  ^^»'  «Jd 
byp'Sic.  Sax  1  deferring  praife. 

PRA^KING.«<^     [of    pCdtlffCn 
T'Mt.  to  ihew  oftcntatiouflyl  a  fetting 
off,  decking,  trimming  up,  adorning. 

PRA'SINA  BILISlwith  Fhyjicians^ a. 
diftemper  in  the  gall,  when  it  turns 
greei^  of  the  colour  of  a  leek;  L. 


PR 


PRA'SIDN  Imefmof,  Gr.]  the  beM 
hore-hound.  ,. 

PRASOia)£S  [of  4v^'<F»f,  a  ieek^ 
andf/iT^,  Gr.  form]  a  prociDits  ftone^ 
of  the  colour  of  leeks^  a  k^d  ^topa£« 

PRA'&ON  1«mUf,  Gr.l  a  kek» 
alio  a  kind  of  leaweed,  green  as  a 
leek,  L. 
PRATIQUE  >  a  communicadon  of 
PRA^CTICK  5  commerce,  whidfc 
the  mailer  of  a  merchant  veHel  obuina 
in  the  Port  it  arrives  in. 

ToPRAOTLELofpratetl,  !>*«- 
with  ttit  frequentative  augment  tU]  ta 
talk  or  to  chat,  as  childien  do. 

A  PRA^TTLER  [HienfglyfimaUfl » 
leprefented  by  a  grafliopper,  becaufek 
b  never  quiet  in  fiunmer,  but  isHs  the 
air  with  its  importunate  iinging.  Thii 
cieatuie  did  repieient  an  £gyjfiiam  di- 
vine ^  becaufe  that  thoMtiings,  itha^i 
no  tongue,  and  therefore  is  to  be  ad- 
mired ^  ^  thefe  men  that  attaioed  to 
fuch  excellent  perfections,  as  th«  know- 
ledge of  God  and  fuperior  Beings,  by 
duk  hieioglyphicks  and  fignificant  fliar- 
dows,  did  require  no  leis  edeem  and  ad- 
miration. 

PRATUM  faUalnU  [dd  Rfc-1  s 
meadow  or  mowing  ground. 
PRAWN,  a  ijnall  Ihell-iiih. 
PR  AXJE  ANS  lio  called  of  Prjw£» 
their  leader]  a  fea  that  held  that  tlwie 
was  no  plurality  of  Pcrfens  in  the  God- 
head i  and  that  it  was  the  father  himielf 
that  fuffercd  on  the  croft. 

PRAXI'DICA,  a  heathen  goddcfi, 
whofe  office  was  to  afll^  men  jUft 
bounds  and  meafures  for  their  aAkssi 
and  difcourfes.  In  Painting  or  Carving. 
ihe  was  ne\'er  represented  by  any  ukkk 
than  a  head  only,  to  intimate  the  puc- 
emincnce  of  the  undcrftanding;  and 
the  lacri£ccs  offered  to  her,  were  only 
t  he  heads  of  viaims.  Her  tempiea  ha* 
no  coverings,  to  intimate  the  neoclXlty 
there  is  for  Peribns  to  have  their  eyct 
up  to  heaven,  in  order  to  the  obtaining 
a  ileady  conduct  of  life,  and  to  denots 
her  divine  original. 

Freaptorial  PREOSEND,  a  Prebend, 
the  revenues  whereof  are  appomtcd  ft* 
the  maintenance  of  a  preceptor  or  matter 
for  the  inftrirftion  of  youth,  f^atis. 

(?«/i/«»PKEBEND  I  of  Kerefrri]  OT)€ 
of  the  i8  minor  Pi-ebendarics,  wJio  has 
the  firft  Canon's  Place  that  falls  tw 
officio^  fo  called,  becaufe  he  had  the  al- 
tarages in  refped  of  the  gokl  commonly 
given  there. 

PRECA  RTOUS  fin  Commmt]  Is  a 
kind  of  trad:  carried  on  between  twi> 

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at  war,  by  the  intenrention  of  a 
third  at  Peace  with  thcxn  both. 

PRECARIOUS  [in  Jmifpmdence]  a 
fund  or  flock,  whereof  a  Pcrfon  has  not 
the  full  Propriety »  whereof  he  cannot 
difpofe  absolutely,  and  which  is  moft  of 
it  borrowed. 

PRECAHIOUSNESS  [of  precarius, 
L.]flendcmefs  of  title,  fmall  alTurance, 
dependence  on  courtcfy,  humour,  &*c, 

VKRCEiptrtium  [in  Laio]  the  con; 
iw.uance  of  a  fuit,  by  the  confcnt  of 
both  parties. 

PKy.CEDENCY  [among  Afwl  the 
manner  in  iltigUjd  is  thus,  that  all 
nobles  of  each  degree  take  place  accord- 
ing to  the  fcniority  of  creation,  and  not 
of  years,  unlefs  they  are  lawfully  de 
ibended  of  the  blood  royal,  and  then 
they  take  place  of  all  others  of  the  fame 

After  the  king,  the  princes  of  the 
blood,  viz.  the  fons,  grandfons,  bro- 
thers, and  nephews  of  the  king  arc  to 
take  place. 

Then  the  great  officers  of  the  crown 
are  to  precede  all  other  of  the  nobility, 
«fk..  the  archbifnop  of  Cjirtcrbary,  the 
lord  chancellor,  the  lord  keeper  of  the 
great  feal,  the  lord  archbifhop  of  Tork, 
the  lord  treafnrer,  the  lord  prertdent  of 
the  privy  council,  and  the  lord  privy 
Ifeal. 

Next  dukes  marnuifles,  duVcs  el  deft 
fons,  earls,  marquiiTes  eldeft  fons,  dukes 
younger  fons,  yifcounts,  earls  eldetl  fons, 
marquiiTes  younger  fons,  bifliops,  barons, 
vifcounts  eldeft  fons,  earls  youngeftfons, 
barons  eldeft  fons,  privy  counfcUors, 
judges,  mafters  of  Cha/:eery,  v-fcounts 
younger  ibns,  baions  younger  fons, 
Icnights  of  the  ganer  fif  no  otherwifc 
dignified,  which  is  fcldom  found  ) 
knights  bannerets,  baronets,  knights  of 
the  Ba  h,  knights  hatchelors,  colonels, 
feijeants  at  law,  dodtors,  and  ofquiies. 

AH  deans,  chancellors,  prebendaries*, 
dodtois  of  divinity,  law  and  phyfick. 
are  ufiially  placed' before  all  forts  of 
efqnires. 

All  colonels,  by  the  law  of  arms, 
ought  to  precede  fimple  knights,  and  fo 
are  all  general  officers,  mafter  of  the 
ordnance,  quarter  m after-general,  fif»c. 
all  baichclors  of  divinity,  law  and  phy- 
fick, all  mafters  of  art,  barrlfters,  cap- 
tains, and  other  commifllon  officers  in 
the  army,  may  equal  and  precede 
any  ^lentieman  that  hath  none  of  thefc 
qua'ifications. 

PRECEDENCE  fof  Women']  women 
before   marriage  have  precedency  by 


their  father  5  but  there  is  diftrenee  Ijfr 
tween  them  and  the  male  children,  that 
the  fame  p'^ccedency  is  due  to  all  the 
daughters  that  is  diie  to  the  eldeft,  tho* 
it  is  not  fo  among  the  fons. 

During  the  marriage,  the  wife  regu- 
larly participate^  of  the  condition  of  her 
husband,  by.  the  civil  law  and  law  of 
nations. 

Yet  this  rule  has  ibme  exceptions,  for 
tho'  in  France  the  wives  of  tbofe,  who 
have  their  dignities  by  office,  enjoy  the 
fame  precedency  with  their  husbands, 
yet  it  is  not  lb  with  us,  who  think  that 
offices  are  beftowed  on  husbands  upon  a 
pcrfr>nal  aceonnt,  whicl:  is  not  commo- 
nicablc  to  their  wives.  But  yet,  in  the 
diginity  of  knights  hatchelors,  the  wife 
participates  of  the  husbands  title  and 
precedency. 

By  our  law,  if  a  woman  have  piece* 
dency  by  her  birth  or  dcicent^  ftie  re- 
mains ftill  the  lame,  notwi-hftanding 
ihc  marry  a  Perfon  of  inferior  dignity, 
contrary  to  the  rules  of  the  civil  law 

If  the  daughter  of  a  nob'eman  marry 
another  nobleman,  Ihewil!  iofc  the  pre- 
cedency due  to  her  by  birth,  tho*  Ihe 
would  not  have  loft  it  if  ftie  had  mar- 
ried a  gentleman. 

After  the  husbands  dcccafe,  the  wife 
did  by  the  civil  law  enjoy  her  husbands 
precedency  during  her  widowhood  5  but 
if  (he  married  a  Perfon  of  inferior  qua- 
lity, Ihe  lofes  her  prece*Vncy  j  but  the 
queen  never  lofcs  her  former  dignity, 
tho',  after  the  king's  death,  Ihe  many 
the  meancft  Pcrfon. 

A  PRECE  DENT  Book,  a  book  con- 
taining Inftmftion,  rule,  lellon,  exam- 
ples or  authorities  to  follow  in  juc»g* 
ment  and  determinations  in  thecouits 
of  juftice 

PRECE'SSION  of  th:  E^mset 
[AH'oMomy}  is  the  advancing  or  going 
forwards  of  the  equino^ial  poinri»:  for 
the  equinoxes,  by  a  very  How  a^id  infen- 
fible  motion,  change  their  Place  going 
backwards  and  weft  ward,  contrar>'  to 
the  order  of  the  flgns. 

PRE'CIOUSNESS  [of  preeieux,  F. 
and  »»/0  valuablenefs. 

PRECI-PITANT  [with  Cbymrjis}  h 
a  term  which  they  apply  to  any  liqttor, 
which  being  po)ired  on  a  dittolution, 
ftpararcs  what  is  there  diflblved,  and 
makes  it  prpcipitatc. 

PRECI'PITANTNESS  [of  ^*Vi>*- 
taKs,  L.}  raflinefs,  haftinels,  unadviled* 
nefs 

PRFdTITATE  [frJuipt*iMS,  LO 
ralh.  halhr,  unadvifed. 

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H^kbiU    FREa'PITAYE,    is 

nude  with  running  mercQxy  ^  into  a 
uiatnlii  and  let  in  land-heit  fbr  4ocUys, 
or  ciU  all  the  mercury  Is  reduced  to  a 
red  Powder.     This  is  called  J^mifkmU 

PRE'CIPUT  [infufif^iimti  an  ad- 
vuitSjge  pertaining  to  any  one  in  a  thing 
chat  it  CO  be  divided  i  or  a  portion  taken 
oiFor  fet  Wy  in  his  fiivovr,  tefinethedi- 
tiHon  is  made. 

PREClPin^IUM  [of^4««^L.]  a 
Pkuiifhroent  inflided  on  criminals,  by 
cafting  them  fi:om  fome  hJgh  Place  or 
rock. 

PR£CrS£NES$  lofpmilUm,  F.  and 
ftjTil  ftiiihels,  formalncfs,  finicalnefi, 
oabftedneis,  eaaftedneik,  Iferupulouiheis, 
particnlameis. 

PRECISION  [&Mi  Ttm]  the  &me 
as  abflradUon. 

PREGCyCB N£SS  7  [ofirii^,  L  ]  ear- 
PR£COS£N£SS  3  ly  npoiels. 
PREOONiSA'TlON  [in  the  Gonfi- 
flory  at  Kamei  a  dedamtion  or  Propofi* 
tion  made  by  the  Cardinai'Patton  of  a 
Peifon  nominated  by  Cbme  Prince  to 
m  Pielatelhip. 
PRiEDAnriOUS    llffddsttMs,  L] 
PREDATIOlOUSyof  a  preying  or 
devouring  natuie. 

PREDESTINATION  Lin  tbeohgy-i 
«  iodgoicnt  or  decree  of  God,  whereby 
tie  has  relblved  ftom  all  eternity,  to  iavt 
a  crnain  number  of  Fedons,  hence  cal- 
led EitB, 

PREDESTINATION  is  alio  uisd  to 
iignify  a  concatenation  of  fecond  caulcs 
appointed  by  PioTidcnce :  By  means 
whereof,  thin^  are  brooght  to  paft  by  a 
fatal  nece^ty }  contrary  to  all  appear- 
ance, and  maugre  all  oppcsltion. 

PREDETERMINA'TION  [  with 
Sebo»lme»  1  that  concurrence  of  God 
Irhich  lAakes  ro^  adt,  and  determines 
them  in  all  thdr  aftions  both  good  and 
^il. 

PK£^It:ABLT  [in  the  ScMs]  is 
isVl  in  oppofition  to  FfedtesmettUlh, 

PR£^DICA^£  [ffddiemtMWK  L.]  th  £ 
tacter  part  of  a  logical  Propoution,  or 
hac  which  is  aiErmed  of  thie  fubjed  as 
vben  we  fty  J^  i»  a  SmUor,  the  word 
Em7«r  is  called  the  Ptedicate,  becauCe  it 
I  Iboken  or  affrroed  of  the  fiibjeA  J^bm* 
PREDOaytlKANTNESS  of^siowi- 
Kr,  F.3  a  being  predominant,  an  over- 
dUns  qtiality*  prevailing,  having  Ibme 
BpcrSority  over  ibme  other. 

PR£a>Y  tb9  HM  [Jm  Pbrafe]  means, 
17  or  ttcxw  every  thing  there,  in  its 
ne  Qrdtr  and  proper  Place. 


P    R 

PRESELECTED  l^rji-iUaMSyXJ]  cho; 
len  before. 

PKE'-EMINENTNESS  Ifrt-emMtM 
F.  o{prA'$minentia,  L.]  an  exceeding  of 
others  in  quality  or  degree. 

PREENING  [with  NmtmdUti']  th« 
action  of  birds,  in  cleaning,  compofing 
and  trimming  the  feachen,  to  enable 
them  to  glide  moie  eaiUy  thio'  the  air. 
For  this  nie,  nature  has  fumiihed  them 
with  two  peculiar  Glands,  which  ieoece 
an  unctuous  matter  into  an  Oil-bag  per- 
forated, out  of  which  the  bifcd  on  Ucoi^ 
fion  draws  it  with  its  bill.   . 

PRE-ENGAGED  [of /yvand#if^«{#i 
FJ engaged  beforehand. 

PRE-EXl'STENTNESS,  a  b^lng 
pie^xiAenc. 

To  PREl^ACE  [pntfrntip  of  fnfari^  h. 
to  fpeak  befoxel  to  make  a  preparatory 
introduftion  to  a  difcourle. 

JPfVteriaf*  PRETECT  {^jtfeatts  frd'' 
fatorih  L.]  a  commander  in  chief  01  the 
FrttorUn  band<  among  the  RoMMtf5,  who 
had  the  command  not  only  of  the 
Guards,  but  alio  of  the  Armies,  and  ad- 
minifier'd  juftice;  the  Ible  manageroenc 
of  afikirs  being  left  to  them  by  the  end' 
pcroTs. 

PRETECT  of  the  Cit9  [JMisfrdfiaMH 
L.]  a  governor  of  the  dty  of  Kmu,  who 
governed  it  in  the  absence  of  the  eon- 
luls  and  empeion :  his  Office  was  to  takfi 
care  of  the  civil  govcmmait,  provifions, 
building,  and  navigation!  he  was  the 
proper  joAgt  in  the  caufei  of  Patrons, 
freemen  and  ilaves. 

PRE'FERABLE  IffefirMhU,  F  ]  thaC 
is  to  be  preferred,  or  made  choice  of  be* 
fore  another. 

PRE'F£RABLEN£SS,qtialityofd«« 
ibrving,  to  bej>referred  bei^  otheia. 

ToPREFI'GURATE  [pr^£Mtmte,Ll 
to  represent  by  figuret  to  iigniry  before. 
PRE'GNANTNESS[oF^ir^jNijM,  L. 
and  fif/i]  a  being  great  with  duld)  alio 
[{poken  of  evidence  or  proof]  ftieng^h  $ 
alfo  [of  invention,,  wit,  judgment,  6^.\ 
ripeneik.  «]Uicknefs,  Iharpnefi. 

To  PRE'JUDICE  [prtJHiicer,  5".!  to 
biais  a  Peribn  in  his  Opinion  of  another^ 
alfo  to  injure  or  hurt. 

PBEJUDrCI  ALNESS  ioifreJuiieUll 
injunoufiieii.  fiv. 

PRE'LACY.  {pr^Jtnri,  F.]  the  digni- 
ty  or  0/Kce  of  a  Prelate. 

PRELATE  InnffrdaU,  F.  of^4/*- 
/«*,  L.  I.e.  preferred  before  otheri]  a 
clergyman  advanced  to  a  high  ftation  in 
the  church  ^  as  a  Patriarch;  Aichbiihop^ 

Bllhop,  dHT. 

4  N  PRELATE 

Digitized  by  VjC  -  ^  -  - 


PR 

?1^ ELATE  [of  the  Carttr]  the  ftrft 
Officer  of  that  noble  Order,  and  as  anti- 
cnt  as  the  Order  uielf. 

PRELI'MINAKIES  iprelMnants, 
F.  otpJi  bcfoiie,  and  iimen  a  thrcrtiold, 
I*.]  thofc  things  which  go  before  the 
main  matter  -,  the  firft  Heps  in  a  negoci- 
ationi  or  other  important  bufmefs. 

PRELU'DE  Iprxltidinm,  L.]  thcprc- 
•t>aratory  mufick  before  they  begin  to 
play  \  a  flourilh  or  voluntary  5  alfo  (figu- 
ratively) an  entrance  upon  bnfinefs. 

To  PKELU'DE  l^itlitJtre,  L.  prelu- 
def^  F.]  to  flouriih  before  or  m-cske  a  Pre- 
lude, to  play  an  irregular  air  off  hand, 
to  try  if  the  inftniment  be  in  tune,  and 
to  lead  into  the  Piece  to  be  playM. 

PREMATU'RENESS  i  pf*matnrita$ 
L-l  early  ripened,  orripcneis  before  the 
time. 

PREME'DITATEDNF  SS  [prdmai- 
tatMs,  L.  and  M</«]  the  being  thought  up- 
on or  contrived  before  hand. 

PR>  MOTION  [  School  rerm  ]  the 
action  of  co-operating  with  the  creature, 
and  derermining  him  to  acfl. 

P/yjic«/ PREMOTION  [with  fome 
Schfmfm§H]  is  a  complen.ent  of  the  adtive 
Power,  whereby  it  r*i^s  from  the  firft 
to  the  Iccond  adlj  i.  e.  from  a  compleat, 
and  next  Power  to  the  adlion. 

To  run  ones  felf  into  a  PREMUI^lRE, 
is  to  take  a  ready  courfe  to  involve  one 
felf  in  trouble  and  perplexity. 

To  in::(ra  PRFMUNIRE       \  [  LaV) 

to  fall  fh^ou  PRFMUNIRE  S  terms] 
IS  to  incur  the  fame  Ptinilhment  as  was 
to  be  inflicted  upon  the  tranfgteflbn  of 
a  law,  made  in  the  i6th  year  of  king 
KichirdW  commonly  termed  the  ^Vta- 
tMteof  PvemHnire^  which  reflrained  the 
wftirpafion  of  the  Pope,  in  difpofmg 
church  livings  in  Enji^hnJ^  and  alfo  o- 
therabufesj  the  Penalty  of  this  law 
was  then  perrernal  b?nifhment,  forfei- 
ture of  lands,  goods,  and  chattels. 

PRE'NDEK  i  [Lavf 

Thhgt  lyinz  in  PRENDER  N  Ttrm] 
the  power  or  riRht  of  taking  a  thing  bc- 
fbrc  it  is  rffcred. 

PRENO  TION  Ipr^nthim,  L.]  a  fore- 
knowledge, a  notice  or  knowledjf^e  pre- 
tcding  foirte  other  in  Point  of  time.    L. 

PRENTICE.     Fee  Apprentice. 

PRECCCUPIED  fjw^foen^,  F.]  pof- 
ieiSlcd  bef<>r^  another.  • 

PREORDINATION,  an  Ordaining 
before. 

PREPARATION  [in  Iham»cyy  is 
tRe  way  or  method  of  compounding  and 
crdcting  medicines  fgr  ftverai  ulbs. 


PR 

PREPA'RATOR  Y  [y^^Mhfm;L\ 
by  way  of  pieparation. 

PREPE  NSKD  (>ri^ii/M,  L,  piepn(t% 
F.]  foie-tlioiight,  premeditKed,  a*^ 
pe^d  malitej  frepeufed  mtertber . 

PREPOSSE'SSION,  picjudice,  a  be- 
ing bialTed,  F.ofL. 

PREPO^STEROUSNESS,  the  h> 
ving  the  wrong  end  forward,  abfutdneft, 
contrariety  to  nature  or  cuftom. 

PRESBVTIA  [T^aidi.^;*,  Gr.lfach 
Perfons.  who  by  old  age  or  other  acci- 
dents have  the  globe  of  the  eye  £>  fist, 
that  the  produced  viiual  rays  pafs  tbe 
Ketin*  before  they  unite,  whereby  that 
can  be  no  diiUn^  vUlon,  fincethedi* 
ftindt  bale  falls  too  far  off  beyond  the 
Retf  Ml.  Such  fee  things  diftant  cleaxlr> 
but  things  near  at  hand  confiifedly. 

PRESBYTIA  I  trpitf-zeirh*,  Grjdin' 
nefs  of  fight  in  things  nigh  at  hand. 

PRESBYTERIAN,  of  or  pcitainicg 
to  the  Presbyterians  or  their  Principltt' 

PRESBYTE  RIANISM  Lof  prtihyif 
rien,  F.]  the  Principles,  6«c  of  the 
Freihyterismi. 

PRESBYTE'RIUM  [mmt,  P«iflthe 
choir  or  chancel,  fo  called,  becauftic 
was  a  Place  let  apart  for  the  bi(hops»3 
other  clergy,  while  the  laity  were  to  be 
in  the  nave  or  body  of  the  church. 

PRESBY'TERY  Ipresf^tertttus,  I 
of  T^vS  uttc^tf^  Gr.j  an  a.llembly  of  dx 
orders  of  Prcsbyten  with  Lay-Eldoi| 
for  the  cxercifiB  of  church  dilbiplioe. 

PRESCRI  PTION  [with  ^j^«**l 
the  aA  or  art  of  aillgnin^  &  proper  ai>^ 
adequate  remedy  to  a  difeafe. 

EKtemporaneoKs  PRESCRIPTION,  * 
fuch  as  a  PhyHcian  frames  of  bim&f 
pro  re  nmtd^  according  to  the  circnB' 
llances  of  the  Patient. 

Officinal  PRESCRIPTION,  is  whtt 
the  Phyfician  prefcribes  as  to  the  ordo- 
ing  thofe  medicines,  they  keep  by  tbc> 
ready  prepared  according  to  their  ^ 
penfatory. 

PRE'SENT  Tenfe  fwith  drammm^ 
is  ihtiX.  which  fpeaks  of  the  timetfatf 
now  is,  as  Iwrite^ 

To  PRESE'NT  [prAbt^are^  L.  ^ 
fentery  F.]  to  make  a  prefent,  to  oficroT 
gire  a  gift  {  alfo  to  name  to  a  bene&Ci 
*alfo  to  brini;  an  information  againftoDt 

PRF/SENTIA^  prcfents,  fa  called, 
becaufe  they  are  given  prAfenti  int^t^ 
and  who  it  Is  prefumed  will  be  heir. 

PRE'SENTNESS  fofprefsnt,  F.]  the 
being  prefent,  readineft 

PRESE'RVATIVE  [/w/irwrtrnw, 
L.]  of  3  preferving  quality. 

rR& 

Digitized  by  VjOOQ IC 


PR 

PRF^E'RVES,  fruits   ordered    by 

confe^onen. 

PRESIDENTSHIP  tof  ^Jidsnt,  F. 
mndjhip]  the  office  or  dignity  of  a  Pre- 
iidcne. 

PRESIDIAL,  the  name  of  a  ceitain 
tribunal  or  court  of  judicature  in  France. 

PKE'SLE,  DuubKcds.  ufedforpo- 
]ifhlng. 

PRESS  7  [pjieop?.  Sax.   a  prieft) 

PREST3  an  initial  fylUble  in  pro- 
per names,  iignifies  pried,  as  Ir^on^ 
£r^Oftbury^  6lC. 

To  PRESS  m^n  tbe  hamd  [with  Kwlt- 
men"]  a  horfe  is  faid  ia  to  do,  when 
cither  thro*  the  (tijShefs  of  his  neck,  or 
from  an  aidonr  to  run  too  much  a  head, 
he  ftrecches  his  head  againft  the  horfe- 
man's  hand,  lefuies  tbe  aid  of  the  hand, 
and  withHands  the  e£fedb  of  the  bridle 

To  PRESS  a  horfe  forward,  is  to  affift 
him  with  the  calves  of  the  kgs,  or  to 
fpiiT  him  to  make  him  go  on. 

PKE'SSING  to  death.  See  lein  forU 
d>  dure. 

PRE'SSINGNESS,  uigentncfi. 

PREST  Sail  ISea  LMnj^uagt]  is  When 
a  fhip  carries  all  the  fail  flie  can  pofllbly 
crowd. 

PR  EASTER  [ir^rif,  Gr  1  a  meteor 
confining  of  an  exhalation  thrown  from 
the  clouds  downwards,  with  fuch  vio- 


>     PR 

PRETERIMPKIIFECT  r^^/e  [with 
Cranmarians]  (Ignifies  the  time  not  per- 
fectly palt»  as  legebam,  i  did  read. 

PKETE'RIT  Child  [in  the  Roman 
^MrilfrHdeKce]  SL  child  whom  thcfarbci;. 
has  forgotten  to  mention  in  his  lal^  will. 

PRETEK-NAa  URALNESS  [  of 
praternatMraliSy  L.  and  ttefsj  quality  out 
of  the  natural  coiirfe. 

PKETE  XTA  ipritexta,  L,l  a  long 
white  gown  or  To^a,  with  a  band  or 
border  of  purple  ai  bottom,  worn  by  the . 
Roman  children  till  the  age  of  puberty,- 
I.  *.  17  the  boys,  and  thegirls  till  mar- 

l^KSmiUJA  ffpulhri  [IrJjh  Latu^ 
thole  goods  that  accrued  to  the  church 
wherein  a  corps  was  buried. 

PBETORC^./for,  L]  an  eminent 
i|iagiftnite  among  the  Rjimansj  cf  which 
there  were  divers  of  different  officci  and 
power;  this  title  wa«'  given  at  firft  to  all 
magiftrates,  and  afterwards  to  the  gene- 
rals of  armies,  and  cwn  to  rhe  emperors 
themfelves.  in  proccfs  of  time,  the  ad- 
miniftration  of  juftictr  to  the  citizens,' 
was  committed  to  the  Pretors  j  and  alfo 
the  government  of  Provinces.  Their 
office  was  to  fee  to  the  peiformanccof 
juftice,  to  take  carc  of  the  facri^ces,  to 
prefide  over  games  i  and  at  length  their 
power  grew  to  that  height,  that  they 


Icnee  as  that  it  is  fet  on  fire  by  the  colli*  could  alter  laws,  repeal  them,   and  or 
fion.  dain  new  ones. 

PRESTESA   tin  Kidifig  Academies]       PRE'TTINESS  fof  ppseTi^  and 
fignifies  readinefs,  and  imports  the  diJi-  nefje.  Sax  1  bcautifulncfs,  a»c. 
gencc  of  a  horfe  in  working  in  the  ma-       PRETORIUM,   the  Plare,  Hall,  or 
nage. ^ ,  Court  in  which  the  Roman  Pretor  lived. 


PRESTrCES,  illufions,  impofhires 
juggling  tricks,  L. 

PKE'STIMON Y  [Canon  L-wl  a  fund 
or  revenue  fettled  by  a  founder  for  the 
fiibfAence  of  a  prie(^.  without  being 
credled  into  any  title  of  benefice,  cha- 
pel, prebend,  or  priory,  nor  fubjcftto 
any  but  the  patron  and  thole  he  appoints. 

PRESU  MPTIVE  Heir,  the  next  re- 
' at  inn  or  heir  at  law  to  a  Perfon*  who 
is  to  inh^tr. 

PRESU'MPTUOrSNESS?  rof/w-* 

PRESU'MTUOUSNESS   S  famp- 
fnofnM  L.]   prefumption,  alTumingnels, 
boldnefs. 

EfcMtOeon  of  PRE^TENCE.  SeeEfcnt- 
ebeon. 

PRETE'NDER  bM  qui  pretend,  F.I 
one  whe  lays  claim  to,  or  arrogates  to  forcffoin;;  or  iTitrodufkory  quality. 
himfelf  what  does  not  belong  to  him,  or .     PRE'Y ING  npon  ( of  proye,  F.  or  prd* 
mskes  *  Ihew  of  what  he  has  not.  j  dans^  L.1  leizing  m  by  violence 

PRETRR    .  7  rof>r<«enfiM,L.paft]]     PRIAPE'IA    [in    To'try']    obfccne 

PRETERIT 3  an  jnfluiion  of  terbf :  epigrams,  6v.  compolcd  on  the  god 
ttueffin^  the  tvnc  pa(t  I  Friatuts, 

Digitized  by  VjOO^  l^ 


and  in  which  he  fat  and  a^lminjfler'd 
juftice  to  the  People 

PRE'VALENTNESS  [of  prdvalens^ 
L.  And  wf^'  pre  valency, 

PREVARICATION,  is  alio  a  fecret 
abufe  committed  in  the  exercifc  of  2\ 
piiblick  office,  or  of  a  commifOon  given 
by  a  private  Perfon. 

PREVARICATORY  [of  prxvari* 
cari^  L.I  fhuffling   erc 

PREVE'NIENT  [prdtveBteM,  L.]  pro- 
%'enting,  Milton. 

PREVE'NTIONrinCa.0*  Law^  the 
right  that  a  fuperior  Pcribn  or  Officer 
has  to  lay  hold  on,  claim,  or  tranCadfc 
an  aflFiir,  befbm  an  inferior  to  whom  it 
more  immediatcty  belongs. 

PRE'VIOUSNESS  [of  prJtvins,   L,] 


PR 

TOIAPrSMUS  [»c*««r^^  Gr,  to 
called  of  Fria^usy  the  lafirivious  gpd  of 
gardens]  an  inyoluncary  ere^on  of  the 
yard,  or  wiihouc  any  provocation  of 
Iwft,  L, 

PRIAPUS  [ne/«jii^,  Gr.1  the  fon 
cf  father  Bmeebus  and  ^^mf  (^aeoordingto 
the  Poets;  a  lafcivious  fellow,  whom 
the  women  followed  lb,  chat  the  citizens 
were  fain  to  expel  him  \  but  Venms  (as 
they  fay)  plagaing  them,  they  were 
conhrain'd  to  build  a  temple-  to  him, 
and  ofier  him  facrifice.  They  worlhip- 
|)ed  him  as  the  protestor  of  their  Tine- 
yards  and  gardens,  who  could  defend 
their  fruit  from  mifchievntis  birds  and 
thieves,  and  ponifh  fuch  as  endeavour  to 
hurt  and  blaft  them  by  their  enchant- 
ment. 

His  image  is  defcribed  nalced,  with  a 
^tiOorted  countenance  and  hair  diOievel- 
led,  crowned  with  garden  herbs,  holding 
a  ndde  in  his  hands,  as  an  enfign  of 
terror  and  puniflunent.  He  was  thus 
IJbt  up  in  orehards,  d^.  in  the  manner 
of  a  fcare<R>w»  and  made  of  the  firft 
^ieoe  of  wood  that  came  to  the  hands  of 
the  Peaiant.  He  was  often  in  a  doubt 
•whether  he  Ihould  make  a  god  of  it,  or 
commit  it  to  the  flames  i  it  was  not  re- 
gularly carv'd,  nor  beautiful,  and  gene- 
rally without  feet.  The  afs  was  offered 
tp  him,  becaufe,  as  he  was  going  (o 
violate  the  chaftity  of  V^a^  as  ihe  lay 
tfleop,  SiUimf\  aUb  brayM  and  awakened 
thegoddeft* 

He  is  &id  to  be  the  ion  of  BmcAhs  and 
KsiMi,  that  is,  the  Smm  and  Moifiim^  to 
intimate  that  all  trees,  plants  and  fruits 
are  generated  and  receive  their  vegeta- 
tion by  the  hoat  of  the  ftin  and  radical 
snoifbire. 

PRiAPUS  [Anat."]  the  genkal  parts 
ef  a  man  s  the  Ttnis  and  Ttfies. 

VViVC^M  CoufMtitf  a  wedcly  account 
publilhe^i  in  LetuioTt  for  the  tifc  ef  mer- 
i^banta,  of  the  current  value  or  prices  of 
many  commodities. 

PRI'CKLINESS  [of  Rjliccajie,  SaxJ] 
the  having  prickles,  Q^c. 

PRIEST  [prtfttfu,  teid.  jHrelj, 

2>4«.  ppeojct,  Sax.  which  fome  derive 
of  Tfor^on^y  Gr.  an  elder:  But 
Atiphin  GkicharJ,  in  VHarmonie  EtymoUr 
MM  eUf  Larj^ues^  derives  the  name 
PridO,  of  prejrej  F.  and  that  from 
wpncMft^  inccDdiarius,  of  v^i^,  Gr.  in* 
€eHdo,  injUmwio]  a  clergyman,  one  who 
performs  (acred  offices. 

The  Kwmmm  called  their  Pricfti  Fl«- 
wkV,  the  antient  Britotts  theirs  Vfuidi^ 
Ihe  fadUm  them  Bradmit^  the  Mog^Vs 


PR 

TmdUm  call  theiia  P«fWf  or  RmMsk 
the  Ftrfimms  thd^  Stdn^  the  TdfUrima. 
theirs  ]p««M,  the  Jfwwes^s  theirs  Mf»- 
farif,  andtheC«iMi«ZjM<MM  theirs  itfw 

PRIE'STUNESS  [of  pjKDjncUce 
and  nejrjre«  Ssx,]  prieftly  quality  or  be- 
haviour, 

PRIMAGE,  a  duty  appointed  by  a 
ftanite  of  king  Knrf  VIII.  to  be  pud 
to  mariners  and  mailers  of  (hips  *,  to 
the  mafter  for  the  uib  of  his  cables  and 
ropes;  and  to  the  mariners  for  loadiog 
and  unloading  the  Ihip. 

FRIMA'RINESS  {p£  frimsrimi,  L 
and  tirfs]  the  being  ficft  &  chief  qualicy. 

PRI'MARIUM  Utm  [in  OimUk  Sea] 
a  right  line  drawn  thio*  the  vertex  cf 
top  cf  the  fe^Mon,  and  panUcltotbe 
baiboftheoone,  Ju. 

PRIIAATESHIP  [prim^^s,  L.]  di^ 
lity,  6>c  of  a  Primatje. 

_  RIM£  VlJg  [in  A»mi9mr]  theftft 
pafTages »  the  Itomach,  intdiUnes,  soi 
their  appendices,  L. 

PRIME  [in  6m9eirr}  the  6otfa  v^ 
of  a  degree. 

Tie  PRIME  or  {htdem-Kmrnitr, «» 
fo  called,  becaufe  marked  in  the  calen- 
dar oSJidiui  C£fmr^  with  letten  of  g»l4 
and  is  a  circle  of  19  years ;  in  wbict 
time,  it  is  fappoJEed,  that  all  the. Iqm- 
tioss  and  aipedts,  between  tbe.iun  snA 
moon,  did  return  to  the  &me  pla^ 
The  Qhief  ufe  oC  it»  is  to  fi&d  theiV 
and  chann  of  the  moon. 

PRIHE  fiffim  [with  Ceometfia»A 
are  liich  which  cannot  be  divided  ioa 
any  other  figures  more  fimple  thio 
themfelves;  as  a  trUwfft  into  planes, 
the /t'wiVj  into  fblids:  For  aU  pfaca 
are  made  of  the  firft,  and  all  bodia  tf 
iblids  are  compounded  of  the  feoond. 

PRIME  vftht  Moon  [jlfi^Homy]  H  tbe 
new  moon  at  her  iirft  appearance  &i 
about  three  days  after  her  change- 

PRIME  NttmUrt  iJrithmatidtl  a^t 
ftich  as  are  made  onl?  by  addition,  «t 
the  colleen  of  units,  and  not  by  ssolr 
tiplication,  and  ib  an  utiit  only  csa 
mealbre  it,  as  i»  Si  49  5>  **•  Tfctf 
fome  call  thtjimfit  J^mUrtf  others  ir 
compounded  Numoert. 

PRIME  NumUrs,  among  themfelTesi 
are  fuch  as  have  no  common  meafun^ 
befides  unity,  as  a,  3,  4i  9. 

PRIME  KHmbers,  i«Cvr/e,'i.  e.  amoog 
themfelves,  are  fuch  as  have  no  etna- 
roon  meaftire  but  unity,  as  st  and  19*^ 

PRIME  verticMls  [in  J>iMng\  dticA, 
ere^,  noith  or  fouth  dials,  whm  planea 
lie  pai^cl  to  ;hc  firlae  votical. 

1    J"      '*;.       ]?RI» 


PR 

tl^Mt  [In  Imtcittgi  is  the  fiilt  •nd 
f  hicf  ot'  tbe  goaids,  which  is  that  the 
body  is  iB  immediately  after  drawing 
thefwordy  being  the  iitteftto  terrify 
the  adveriary )  the  pohit  of  the  fword 
being  held  higher  up  to  tbe  eye  than  in 

^"pBJ'MENESS  [of  Jfrimus,  L.1  chief- 
nefs.  exoellentnels. 

PIUME'VALNESS    \  [of fnMUvus, 

PRIME'VOUSNESS  5  L.  and  ikAI 
the  being  of  the  faCk  age. 

PRIMICEK.IUS  [in  A^fnty:]  the 
^rll  or  chief  Perlbn  in  any  oiice  or 
dignity. 

PRIMIE'R  Strjeswt^  the  king's  firft 
feijeant  at  law. 

PRIMIGE^NIAL  [finmigeainst  L.] 
flrft  in  ia  kind^  original. 

PRIMIGE'NIALNESS    >   [of  fri- 

PRIMlGE'NiOUSNESS  S  mogenius, 
L.  and  wefs]  originalneft»  the  beinj^  the 
£rn  of  tbe  kind. 

PRIMIPILA^RII  [among  the  Ro- 
mams]  the  ibldiers  or  a  GfHt  company  or 
cohort  of  a  legion. 

PRIMITIVE  [with  Gmmmmnsnii 
an  original  word  from  which  others  arc 
derived  i  one  that  is  not  derived  of  any 
other  language,  nor  oompoondcd  from 
any  other  words  of  the  fiune. 

PRI'MITIVENESS  [of  primitiws, 
L.  and  m/i]  originahici^. 

PRI MNESS,  demurendft  or  a^feAed- 
neCs  of  looks,  quaintnefs^  alio  aifeded- 
nefs  in  dreft. 

PRIMO  bemtfiei9  hjihtnip^  fltc.  [in 
l*Mto]  a  writ  dire^W  from  the  king  to 
the  lord  chancellor.  Oh.  appointing 
him  to  bcflDW  the  benefice  tbat  (hall 
firft  fill  in  the  king's  gift,  upon  this  or 
that  dert. 

PRIMCyRES  PMtsi  \AmMt.1  Uiefonr 
ibicmoft  tfeth  in  each  jaw. 

PRI'HULA  veris  [with  BcUt^s]  the 
pdmiofe  or  cowflip. 

PRINCE,  is  one  who  is  a  ibtereign 
in  his  own  territories,  yet  holds  of  ibme 
other  as  hJs  fuperior  lord,  as  the  princes 
ofOirmatty. 

PRPNCEUNESS  [d  friwu-Uki  and 
j«/il  princely  quality,  6v. 

PRI'NCBS,  in  andent  times,  were 
so  other  than  the  principal  men  in  an 
flumy:  In  the  days  of  Amgtjta^  and 
afterwards,  tho^c  who  goTem*d  under 
the  emperor,  were  ftiled  Princes  of  the 
Senate)  in  proceft  of  time,  the  em- 
perors conftituted  the  Perlbn  imme- 
diately next  to  themielves^  Prince. 
This  Verfi>n,  by  the  EmgUJh  Smfms^ 
fo^call^Clyta    V{ehaYein£i^«ifi 


PR 

but  one  Prince  diftingui/hed  by  tlM^ 
title,  which  is  the  Prince  of  fFsUt^ 
which  title  was  given  by  King  H§iny  IH^  . 
to  his  Ibn  EdwrnrJ^  and  ever  fince,  the 
king's  eldeft  icn  is  Iriuct  of  ITaUt. 

PKINCE*6  Coronet^  difiert  from  o- 
thers,  in  that  it  has  erodes  and  Aowens 
raifed  on  the  circle,  which  no  other  can 
have. 

A  PRI'NQPAL  [in  Commerce]  the 
firft  ftind  or  fum  put  by  Partners  into 
common  (lock. 

PRINCIPAL  [of  a  Col^gt,  &&]  the, 
head*  the  chief  perfon. 

PRINCIPAL,  the  fiim  of  money  bor- 
rowed or  lent,  diftind  from  tbe  inteieit 

PRFNCIPALNESS  [of  friwcif^ 
L.  and  nrfs]  chicfhdk 

PRINCIPALS  [at  VrcbeefieU  ia. 
Henfvrdjhire]  the  beft  beaft,  bed,  table, 
doc.  which  pais  to  the  cldelt  child,  and 
are  not  to  be  divided  or  (haxed  with  tho^ 
other  goods 

PRINC^^^'IA,  principles,elements,£w 

PRINCIPLE  Iprincipimm,  LI  the 
fiiit  caofe  of  the  being  or  ptDdu€kion  oC 
any  thing )  alio  an  ixHtucement  or 
motive  I  al£>  a  maxim  or  undoubted 
truth)  alio  a  good  pra^ical  rule  of 
action,  in  which  fenfe  a  Peribn  may  be 
faid  to  be  a  man  of  principles,  when  ha 
adts  according  to  the  known  rules  of  re« 
iigion  and  morality. 

Firfi  PRINCIPLE,  a  thing  that  is 
felf-evidont.  and  ii,  as  it  were,  natural- 
ly known  i  as>^;te  mtbing  tsn  t%ifi  and 
met  exifi  mt  ibe  fame  limit -^  ibmt  the  tMe 
is  greater  tbmm  m  pmrt^  &C- 

TVell  PRI'NCIPLED,  having  good 
priiKiplcs. 

PRI'NCIPLES  Fin  Chymifiry]  are  five 
of  mix*d  natural  bodies  )  as  fbiegm  or. 
H'ater^  Mercury  or  S^int^  StApbw  or  Oj7, 
SMlt  andJ&«rfft. 

AaiTe  PRINCIPLES  [with  CbymHtii 
fpirit,  oil,  aud  fair. 

Pa§-oe  PRINCIPLES,  water  and 
earth. 

PRINCIPLES  [with  MathfrnmU'eiaml 
are  Ve^nttiom^  Axioms,  zxiAT^tdates, 

PRINCIPLES  [with  Hermetick  fhy- 
lofolihen^  the  two  univerCil  principles  of 
fenfible  nature,  Smbtil  an<^  Solid,  which, 
being  joined  in  a  greater  or  lefs  degree, 
generate  all  that  beautiful  Taricty  of 
beings  in  the  nniverfe. 

PRI'NTER,  a  Perfon  who  compofes 
and  takes  imprefllons  from  moveable, 
chara^n  ranged  in  order,  or  plates^ 
engraven,  by  means  of  a  Prcfs,  Ink,  fl^. 

PRI'NTING.  the  art  of  Printing  has, 
b^Cn  ufoi  by  ite  Cbitieft  murh  more. 
*  '      .  ajiticntly 


iOKfcntly  than  the  E^npeans ;  Votthein 
ftemi  to  have  been  by  immoTeable 
cbaradiers  only,  cut  in  wood,  as  now 
nc  flint  Papers  for  rooms,  but  the  an 
of  Muting  wich  moveible  types,  is  laid 
to  haw  been  invented  by  LstoretieeCufior 
of  Uariem  in  HolUnd^  others  Iky,  by 
J^km  GptUnbtttgh  of  Germmny:  It  was 
Dmosht  into  England  by  Caxton  and 
Xirvrr,  whom  king  Henry  VI.  fent  to 
lean)  it.  One  of  the  firA  primed  boolts, 
now  extant,  is  Tmllys  ojjies^  printed  in 
the  rear  1465,  and  kept  in  the  MUisn 
lihnry  at  Oxford. 

PRrSAGE  [in  Law]  that  Ihare 
which  belongs  to  the  king  or  admiral, 
oat  of  fucb  merchandizes  as  are  taken 
at  lea  as  lawful  prize,  and  is  ufually  a 
toithpart. 

PRISK  >  [of  frUer,   F.   to  take]  a 

PiaZ£3  ▼clTel  taken  at  fea  from 
the  enemies  of  the  ftate,  or  from  pirates, 
by  a  roan  of  war,  or  a  merchant  fhip 
thajt  has  eommifllon  from  the  king. 

FRISM  {PrifmMy  L.  of  -re«>«<*,  Gr.l 
Ibmething  fawn  or  cut  off»  a  geometri- 
cal figore.     See  th:  foUowirg. 

PRISM  [in  Opticks\  is  a  glafs  bound* 
ed  with  two  equal  and  parallel  triangu- 
lar ends»  and  three  plane  and  well  po- 
liflied  fides^  which  meet  in  three  paral- 
lel lines,  running  from  the  three  angles 
of  one  end  to  thofe  of  the  other,  and  is 
ufcd  to  make  experiments  about  light 
and  colours,  for  the  rays  of  the  lun 
fiilling  upon  it,  at  a  certain  angle,  do 
trmfmit,  thro'  it,  a  fpedhum  or  appear- 
ance coloured  like  the  rain-bow. 

PRITTLE-PRATTLE  I  proK  of 
ptdrtn^  P«r.  to  pfatel  mi'.ch  and  in- 
fignific.int  talk. 

PRIVATE'ER,  a  fliip  fitted  out  by 
one  or  more  private  Pcrfons,  with  a 
licence  from  the  Prince  or  State  to  make 
prize  of  an  enemy's  Ihip  and  goods. 

PRIVATEE'RING,  failwiR  in  Aich 
a  Ihip,  and  with  the  dcfign  bcforenicn- 
tloncd. 

PRI'VATENESS  [of  frlvxtus,  L. 
and  wctA  fccretncfs. 

PRIVATION  fin  Metaphyftcks']  is 
the  want  or  abfencc  of  fome  natural 
prrfrdtion,  from  a  fubj^ft  capab'e  to  rc- 
fcite  it,  jn  which  fubjcdt,  it  cither  wai 
fcrPfl-e,  or  at  I  en  ft  ovght  to  have  been. 

Purf/aZ  PRIVATION  fin  MeJaphy,fiJ 
is  only  in  fome  particular  refpedl.  and 
relates  principally  to  its  perfea:  »(flirns, 
or  Cime  degree  of  them,  as  when  a  Per- 
fvn  fhufs  his  cvc^,  or  h  purblind. 

PRIVATIVKNFSS  Tof  priv^tti^ui, 
L  Asrxx  nefi^  depriving  quality,  or  §icu"ty 
of  tAkrgawsy. 


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PRIVAOUS,  a  friend  orfiuniliar,!. 

PRIVEMENT  t^Bfumi  On  1^1 
where  a  woman  is  with  child  by  her 
husband  \  but  not  with  quick  child. 

PRIVIES  in  Bltod  [in  Lmt]  thofe 
that  are  linked  in  confangQimiy. 

PRIVIES  i»  R^efimtati^m^  fiich  is 
are  executon  or  admhiiftiacocs  to  a 
party  deceafed. 

PRIVIES  f'a  JE^IUte  ILam  Tern]  sx 
he  in  reversion,  and  he  in  remainkr, 
when  land  is  given  to  one  for  life,  and 
to  another  in  tee  $  for  tliat  their  eOno 
are  created  both  at  one  time. 

PRIVIES  in  Tenure^  98  the  Jord  d 
the  manour,  by  efcheat,  that  is,  wba 
the  land  falls  to  the  lord  for  want  of 
hein. 

PRIVILEGE  [frivihgium,  U^ 
prerogative  or  advantage  upon  othcnj 
a  fpecialgnnt  or  favour,  wl^cxebycitliQ 
a  private  Perfon,  or  particular  comcr*- 
tion,  is  freed  from  the  rigoor  01  ^ 
common  law. 

PRIVILEGE  [in  Cmmeret]  is  a  r^ 
million  from  a  prince  or  magilhate,  » 
make  and  fell  a  fort  of  merchandize » or 
to  engage  in  a  fort  of  commerce,  ciilw 
exclufive  of  others,  or  in  concancof 
with  them. 

PRIVILEGED  Pef/w»  oncwbohtf 
the  benefit  of,  or  enjoys  privilege 

PHI  VINESS  [of  iritwi,  U]  tbcl» 
ving  the  knowledge  of. 

PRIVITIES,  the  p«riTy  or  fa« 
parts  of  a  human  body. 

PRI'WEN,  the  name  of  king  j^fM 
privyfeal,  on  which  the  flfg^n  M 
wai  engraven. 

PRO,  a  piiepofition  fignifying  ** 
or  in  refpcd  of  a  thing,  dv. 

PROhA'BILISTS.  a  feet  among  tl* 
Jl*man  Catholicks,  who  adhere  tottt 
doctrine  of  probable  opinions. 

Poff/c*/ PROBABILITY,  istheaT 
pea  ranee  of  truth  in  the  fable  or 
of  a  Poem. 

PRO'BABLE  Opinion,  an  oP 
founded  on  a  ginve  motive,  or  an  H 
parcntly  good  foundation,  and  wH 
has  authority  rnoui;h  to  poiiaade  a  w» 
difmtcrefted  Perfon 

PRO'BABLENESS  [pnbMiitM,  U 
probability. 

PRO'BARE  Tin  the  Lsws  •fCatat^ 
to  claim  a  thing  as  a  man's  own. 

PROBATION  fin  a  MonsfiiskSn^ 
a  time  of  trial,  or  the  year  of  novitia« 
which  a  religious  Perfon  muft  psfi  ' 
a  convent  to  prove  his  virtue,  ^ 
whether  he  can  bear  the  ferctity  rf  " 
nilQ. 


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TROBATIONKR  [of  probslio,  L. 
«nd  iKf,  an  Emgli/h  term  for  a  noun  fub. 
a£  the  doer]  one  tliat  is  uodor  trial  or 
enaminacion*  a  fcbohir,  a  novice  who 
iindeig"es  a  probation  at  the  univerlity . 

I'ROBATIONER  [among  the  Inf- 
fyertan>]  one  who  is  licenled  by  the 
Pce&bytery  to  preach,  ^rbich  isulually 
done  a  year  before  ordination. 

PROBA'TIONARY,  pertaining  to 
probacicn  or  trial 

PROBA'TIONERSHIP,  the  ftate 
of  a  probationer. 

PKOBA'TOR[in  L«wl  an  approver, 
an  acciiier,  one  who  undeitakes  to  prove 
a  crime  chaiged  upon  another  $  proper- 
ly an  accomplice  in  a  felony }  who  ha- 
ving pjnv'd  the  charftc  againfl  another, 
as  principal  or  acceuary,  either  by  duel 
or  trial,  by  his  country,  'was  pardoned 
for  life  and  members,  but  puniflied  with 
txanfportation 

To  PROBE  [of  ^*re,  L.  to  try]  to 
learch  the  depth,  &k.  of  a  wound,  with 
an  infh-ument  called  a  Probe. 

PRO'BLEM  [pro'Mma,  L.  w^^hk^, 
Gr.l  ajnropoGtion  exprefllng  fome  natu- 
ral *cm€tt  in  Older  to  a  dlKovery  of  its 
apparent  caufe. 

PROBLEM  [in  Mj^ebra,  is  a  queflion 
or  propolltion,  which  requires  Ibme  un- 
known truth  to  be  invefti^ted  and  dif- 
covered,  and  the  truth  of  the  discovery 
demondratcd. 

A  PROBLEM  [in  6eometry^  is  that 
which  purpoles  ibmething  to  be  done, 
and  more  immediately  relates  to  pra^i. 
cat  than  fpeculative  geometry,  it  being 
to  be  performed  by  fomc  known  rules, 
irithout  regard  to  their  inventions  or  de- 
monHracions  i  as  to  divide  a  line,  con- 
itmOi  an  angle.  6v. 

PHOBLEM  [in  Logkk]  a  donbtAU 
qiieftiom  or  a  propofition,  that  neither 
appears  absolutely  true  nor  falie,  but 
which  is  probable  on  both  (ides,  and 
may  be  ailerted  either  in  the  affirmative 
or  negative,  with  equal  evidence- 

Lteal  PROBLEM  [with  Matbgm.']  is 
fuch  an  one  as  is  capable  of  an  infinite 
number  of  difiercntiblution.v  fothat  the 
point,  which  is  to  refolve  the  Problem, 
may  be  indifferently  taken,  within  a 
certain  extent,  i.  «.  any  where  in  fuch  a 
L'nc,  or  within  fuch  a  plane,  figure.  6»v. 
which  is  termed  a  geometrical  Place. 
It  is  alio  called  an  indeterminat§  FtMeta. 

SM^  PROBLEM  [with  M<Mtb:m  ^  is 
one  which  can't  be  j^ometrlcal'y  folv'd, 
but  by  the  interfedtion  of  a  circle,  and 
a  conick  fedtion  or  by  the  interfetfl'on 
of  two  other  conick  fcCtions  beHdcs  the 
Circle 


PR 

DW/4«i  PROBLEM,  the  doubling  o/ 
a  cube  i  fo  called  on  this  account,  that 
when^he  People  of  Vehs  confulofed  the 
oracle,  for  a  remedy  againft  the  Plafecc» 
the  anfwer  was,  that  the  Plague  flioukt 
ceafe  when  the  aitar  of  A^Ho^  which 
was  in  the  form  of  a  cube  i  Ihoidid  bo 
doubled 

PRO^BOLE  [«e?.SeX«,  Gr.l  the  pio« 
cefs  of  a  bone. 

PROBRO'SITY  {proyojius,  L.]  fcan- 
dal,  villany,  infamy,  railing  language. 

PROCEDE'NDO  on  Aid  Ft»ytr\Jjmm 
Sbrafe]  if  a  man  pray  in  AiJ  of  the  kiog 
in  a  real  ad^ion,  and  the  Aid  be  granted^ 
it  (hall  be  awarded  that  he  fue  unto  the 
king  in  the  Cbancery  y  and  the  juflices  in 
the  CommoH'JPleas  Ihall  Ibsy  until  the 
writ,  De  procedendo  in  loqueU,  come  to 
them. 

PROCEDENDO  ad  judicimm^  iea 
where  the  judges  of  any  court  delay  the 
Party,  Plaintiff  or  Defendant,  and  will 
not  give  judgment  in  the  caufc,  when 
they  ought  to  do  it. 

PROCEE'DING  Ijneedens^  L.1  com- 
ing from,  having  its  Iprlng  or  rile  finom  } 
going  forward,  S»c. 

A  PROCEEDING,  a  matter  canied 
on  or  managed. 

PROCELEU'SMATICK  F«*t  [in 
(jraMT.l  a  foot  confining  of  £>ur  flioBt 
fyllables,  as  Pelmi*'*- 

PROCE'RE  \procertu,  L.]  tall,  lofty. 

PRO  CESS  ( in  Latxi\.  in  its  genml 
,fenie  is  ufed  for  all  the  proceediftts  in 
any  caufe  or  adtion  real  or  p^£nal» 
civil  or  criminal,  from  the  ongm:ll  writ 
to  the  end  y  alio  that  by  which  a  man 
is  callCvi  into  any  court. 

PRO'CESSION  [in  tbiohn]  a  tenn 
ufed  to  fignify  the  manner  wherein  the 
holy  fpirit  is  conceived  to  ifliic  from  the 
father  and  the  fon,  in  the  myftery  of 
the  trinity. 

PROCESSION  fin  Cathidral  and  Com 
ventital  Chunhes'}  in  former  times  the 
members  had  their  flated  Procefljons,'* 
in  which  they  walked,  two  and  two,  in 
their  mod  ornamental  habits,  with  mu.- 
fick,  finging  hymns,  and  other  cxprcC' 
fions  of  ibJcmnity,  agreeable  to  the  oc- 
caHon. 

The  Parifh-Priert  aliti  of  every  Parifh 
had  a  cuflomary  Ppccfllon,  with  the 
Patron  of  the  Church,  the  chief  F.'*;f, 
or  holy  banner,  and  the  other  Pariftiio- 
nen  in  Afcenfion-Waek^  to  take  a  ciixfuir 
round  the  limits  of  the  manour,  an  I 
pray  for  a  blelXli^  on  the  fruits  of  the 
eanh. 

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fbnee  ctmc  our  ptctent  CQ(!om  of 
ytrMmUMti§m*  which  is  iUU  called  our 
^njf  «  Ftitc^fiominj^t  tho'  moll  cf  the 
Older,  the  derooon,  the  pomp,  and 
H^ierftitkm,  is  kud  fllide. 

VROCE/SSUS  [in  .Im^w^]  t  proccft 
«r  ptotuberance,  a&  in  a  booe,  cf^mt- 
d$n^  L.  to  llan  out. 

PROCHE'ILOM.    SterrdaUa. 

VKOCIDE'NTIA  iAMaUmy]  the  hi- 
ling  out  of  any  part  from  Its  natural 
finiation,  L, 

PROCLAMATION  [of  Kxige^s'] 
«n  awarding  an  exigent  in  order  to  an 
Qm^mwij  s  a  writ  of  Pxoclamation  ii!iies 
to  the  meriffof  the  county  where  the 
Party  dwells,  to  make  three  Proclama- 
tions for  the  defendant  to  yield  himielf, 
or  be  outlawed. 

PROCLA'IMER  [^ro£/««Mf«r.  L] 
who  makes  Proclamation; 

PROCLA'IMING  Uffia»m»msy  L.]  a 
making  known  publickly. 

PROCLI'VOUS  [;>roclfw,  L.]  in- 
tlining  downwards. 

•  PROCLI'VOySNT.SS  [of  ^IxvU^ 
L.  anc  K</}]  iriclinaiion  downwards, 
propenHty. 

PROCLI'VITY  I jfToclivltMt,  L.I  an 
aptnHs  or  propenfity  in  a  thing  to  in- 
cline or  tend  downwards  s  an  apcncfs, 
proncnefs. 

VKOC<ySTyrLOS*[Anatomy]  the  firft 
joint  of  each  finger  next  the  MetMcmrpH^, 

PROCO  NSULSHIP  [of  ^:o»/«/,  L. 
andyWrt  the  office  or  dignity  of  a  Pro 
ranfxil. 

PRO'CTORSHIP,  the  office,  e«ff.  of 
•  Proaor. 

PROCU'MBENT  [^roCHmhtns,  L] 
lying  along. 

PROCURATION,  an  aft  whereby 
a  Perfon  is  impowered  to  ad,  treat,  re- 
ceive, &K.  in  a  Perfon*s  Name,  as  if  he 
hlmfelf  were  adtaally  there. 

PROCURATION  Mwey,  given  to 
money -fcrivcners  by  fticb  Perfons  as  take 
up  fnms  of  money  at  interefl. 

PROCURATOR,  a  ProOor  or  Sol- 
llcitor,  who  manages  another  man's 
affain,  L. 

PROCURATOR,  a  governor  of  a 
toimtry  under  a  Prince. 

PROCUREMENT  r^*)a«r««io,L.and 
memt]  a  getting,  or  the  thing  procured. 

PROCU'RER,  a  getter,  Qk.  alfo  a 
lowd  or  pimp. 

PROCURSUS[L«i9]  thegeneak)gy 
of  a  man,  L. 

PRO'CYON  [•rtrwWr,  Grj  a  con- 
Aellation  placed  before  the  GreMtPopr^ 
a^d  chcnce  takes  its  name.  It  is  Orm's 


dog.  fie&Tepottedtohn^lcenagRa^ 
lover  of  huntingi  and  ibr  tput  leafbd 
has  a  dog  by  him.  There  are  alio  Cecn 
a  hare  and  oGber  wild  betlb  near  him. 
It  has  three  ftars,  of  whSdi  the  llilt 

rifes  very  4»lcndid,  and  vdefliblca  a  dos» 
and  tbente  is  called  Im^m, 
PRO-DICTATOR,  a  maglfinte  a- 

mong  the  Hmuw,  who  had  the  Power 
of,  anddidthe'OifficeofaDi^.«ft^. 

To  PRO  DIGAUZE  [of /nNffM,  L.] 
to  be  a  PtodlgUj  to  tpend  praliifely. 

PRODIGaLNESS  E  fndijnJitMt,  L.] 
lavifiineft,  prafbftneis,  dv. 

PRODI'aiOU9N£S8  [fi£  pfiiM^ 
L.  and  im/j]  wondetfulnefi,  monSioiif 
-neft,  ezcdllvenefi. 

PRODU'CIBLENESSyCapabtaxfiof. 
being  producel 
PRODU'C£^[lr«^5ts  L.  jMiU^ 
PRODUCT  5  F.]cfiea.  fhiit. 
PRODU'CEMENT  Idipidm^,  V 
and  MM^l  a  produft  or  thing  pfoduced. 
PBODU'CING  [fndmins,  Ul  jiM 
iug,  bringing  fbitb,  catling  ^  alio  apa- 
ing  to  view. 

PRODUCING  [In  Cevmetpri  iignifles 
the  continuing  a  right  line,  ordiaeinii^ 
it  out  longer,  till  it  have  any  mOffMBk 
length. 

PRODU^CTILE  ItnimHah^  L.] 
drawn  out  at  length. 

PRODU'CTIVENESS  IfroiManm, 
L.]  apmefs  to  produce. 

PROE'MPTOSIS  [with  Jifiromtmm] 
that  which  nudoes  the  nbw  moon  appexr 
a  day  later,  by  means  of  the  lunar  e* 
quation,  than  it  would  tlo  without  Om 
equation . 

PROFA'NE  [fnfaimsy  L.]  tmhanovr 
ed,  unholy,  it  is  applyM  in  the  gcneial 
to  all  Perfons  and  things  that  have  not 
the  lacred  charader. 

PROFA^NENSSS  loifnfitmms^  L 
and  mfs]  an  abuiing  of  holy  things,  ine 
piety,  a  diibef))«fit  paid  to  the  name  of 
God,  and  to  things  and  Perlbus  ooidb* 
crated  to  him. 

PROFER^[in  Ldtf]  the  time  ap- 
pointed for  the  accounts  of  Iherift  and 
other  Officers  to  be  giT«n  into  theeicte- 
quer,  f.  •.  twice  In  the  year. 

mOTEKTimcurfm  [inLml  iawhert 
the  PlainiifF  in  an  a£Uon  dedaxei  upos 
a  deed,  or  the  defendant  pleads  a  deed« 
he  muft  do  it  ykkh  a  frtftH  t«  mtm, 
that  the  other  party  at  his  own  efaai^ge 
may  have  a  copy  of  it. 

PROFI'LE  iprofiUy  F,  >»»«.,  ItaLI 
ildc-ways  or  fide-Tiew,  as  a  Pf^hse  in 
Profile,  t.  €.  dnwn  fideW&ys,  as  a  head 
or  £Eice  iet  fide-ways,  aa  oncoina 

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*R0  FILE  [with  AKbit,"]  the  draught 
of  a  Piece  of  building,  wherein  thfc 
breadth,  depth,  and  height  of  the  whole 
is  fet  down,  but  not  at  length  *,  and  fuch 
as  they  would  appear,  if  the  building 
were  cut  down,  perpendicularly  from 
the  roof  to  the  foundation;  much  the 
fiime  as  a  Profpett  view'd  fldc-ways. 

PROFILE  Lin  Arcbit.li  is  the  contour 
or  Out-line  of  any  member,  as  that  of 
the  hafc,  a  cornice,  or  the  like  j  or  ic  is 
more  properly  a  Profpe<ft  of  any  Place, 
City,  or  Piece  cf  architcihirc,  viewM 
iide-ways,  and  expreilcd  according  to  the 
rules  of  Profpeaive. 

PROFILE,  is  fometimes  ufedfora 
defign  or  defcription,  in  Oppolition  to  k 
Plan  or  IcbKox^f^.    Hence, 

PRO  FILING,  is  dcfigning  or  dcfcrib- 
with  rule  or  compafs. 

PRO'FlTABLENf  SS  [  of  frt^fiuhU 
tnd  m^s}  bcjiciicialners,  advantagcouf- 
ncfs. 

PRO'FrTING  [profitaxt,  F.]  getting 
Profit,  giin,  advantage,  fiv. 

PRO  FLIGATENKSS  iprofiifratusX. 
•TKl  ti<fO  ab*ndonedneis  to  debauchery, 
lewdncls  to  the  hifihcft  degree. 

PROTLUENT  Ifrofimcnsy  L.]  flow- 
ing plentifully. 

lie  PRCi'OUND  [ptofnal*--,  L,  ] 
the  depth,  the  abyfs,  grcatncfs  of  depth. 
Milton. 

PROFOaTNDNESS  [pro/^w^/tuj,  L.l 
depth,  det-pncf*. 

PRO'KUSENESS  [of  rro/v^o.'f,  F.  of 
X.  and  mefs]  a  lavifliing  or  Ifjiiandcring 
away,  ^. 

PROFUSION,  a  pouring  out.  T. 
of  £#. 

PROG  [prob.  ot£rocM»'Jtum,  L.  gotten] 
fomethiilg  gotten . 

To  PROG  Iq.brocurate^  L.]  to  procure 
ledYiIoufly,  to  utt  all  endcavoxirs  to  get 

'^^^reOGA'STER  [of^r^ilbrfore,  and 
yt^0.  Or.  the  belly]  one  who  has  a  pro- 
minent belly. 

PROGENER A'TION,  a  breeding  oi 
bringing  forth.    L. 

PBOGEWTORS  [  frogSKttoreSj  L.] 
fore  fathers. 

PROGNO'STICK  [of  ^99y*r<nnif, 
Gr-l  a  fign  or  token  that  indicates  fome- 
thing  abont  to  happen. 

PKOGNO  STICKS  [with  JPhyficians) 
are  the  figns  by  which  they  make  a  con- 
je^nral  jtulgment  of  the  event  of  a  dif- 
cafe,  as  whether  it  Ihatl  end  in  life  or 
death  i  be  long  or  fliort*  mild  or  malig- 
fiant- 

PROGRAMMA  [  pjioj^juimna, 


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ISmx,']  a  letter  fet  up  with  the  king*sftal« 
PRO  GRAMMA  iffery&^M(^*t  Qrl 
an  iidia  or  Proclamation  let  up  in  a 
puMick  Place. 

PKOGKAMMA  [in  the  Vnivvfitiei\ 
a  billet  or  adveicifement  pofted  up*  oc 
given  into  the  hand*  ot'Perfons,  by  way 
of  invitation  to  an  Oration  or  other  Col* 
Icgc-Ceiemony »  containing  the  argu- 
ment, or  lb  much  as  is  neceflary  for 
the  iinderftanriing  thereof. 

PROGRE'SSION,  an  orderly  advan- 
cing or  going  forward,  in  the  fame  man* 
ner,  coiirfc,  tenor*  Qf^c. 
PROGRESSION  Jr;ifc«efrV«/,  is  when 
the  numbers  or  other  quantities  do  pro- 
ceed by  equal  differences,  either  increa- 
fing  or  dccrcafing,  as,  «,  4>  6,  8,  i3, 
Qr>c.  or  &,  26.  46,  &c.  or  6,  §»  4,  a.  x« 
or  6»,  56,  4i,  36,  7,by  by  where  the  for- 
mer feriesincrcafing,  the  common  difie- 
rcnce  in  thofe  being  2,  and  in  thefe  is  r, 

PROGRE'SSION  Geometrieal^  is  when 
numbers  or  quantities  proceed  by  equal 
Proportions  or  Ratios,  f properly  called) 
that  is,  according  to  one  common  ratio* 
whether  increafing  or  decrealing,  as,  i^ 
2,  4,  8,  i5,  3S,  64.  S»c.  or  a  leries  oi 
quantities  continually  proportional* 

PROGRE  SSIONAL  [of  progrejfon^ 
F.  of  I/.]  pertaining  to  Progreffion. 

PROGRE'SSIVENESS  [.of  prdjrr^fff^ 
F  of  L.  1  the  quality  of  proceeding  at 
going  ibrward 

PROHIBITION  [in  L««t  a  writ 
iflued  to  forbid  any  court,  cither  fpiri- 
tual  or  fecular,  to  proceed  in  a  caufe 
there  depending,  upon  fuggeftion  that 
the  cognizance  thereof  docs  not  belong 
to  that  court. 

PROJE'CTILE  [in  Mechamcki'\  an 
heavy  IJody  put  into  a  violent  modont 
by  an  external  force  impretfed  thereon  9 
or  more  fully,  a  Projedile  is  a  heavy 
body,  which  being  put  into  a  violent 
motion  is  difmiiled  from  the  agent,  and 
left  to  pur  lie  its  coxirfe,  as  a  ilono 
thrown  out  of  one's  ham!  by  a  fling,  a 
bullet  from  a  gun,  Soc. 

PROJE'CTION  [in  MtcUmcki]  the 
aftion  of  <>iving  a  Projeftile  lis  morion. 

PROJECTION  [in  ffr//»f'.«?/wT  the  ap- 
pearance or  reprcfentarion  of  an  objc- 
^We  on  a  perfrcdtlvc  Plnne. 

PROJECTION  of  the  Sphere  in  ?/«ii» 
fin  Mj^b:m.']  a  reprc'tntation  of  the  fe* 
veral  Prints  or  Places  of  the  furface  of 
the  fphere,  and  of ;  he  circles  defaibed 
thereon,  6»f.  as  they  appear  to  the  T  ye 
fituated,  at  a  given  difti-  '•c  rfon  a 
ranfparent  Plane  firuate  between  the 
Eye  and  the  Sphere,  _  _ 
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PROJECTION  [with  Jkhym  1  isthe| 
billing  of  a  certaLQ  unagiiiar/  Powder, 
called  the  Powder  of  FrojeetUn^   into  a 
crucible  full  of  prepaxed  metal,  in  oraer 
to  its  being  tianiinuted  into  gold. 

PROJ£^CTION  iiio;fjMwi,of  an  image 
[in  PtrJ^Sive]  is  the  deformation  cf 
«n  image  upon  a  plane,  or  the  fuperfi- 
cies  of  iome  body,  which  feen  at  a  cer- 
tain diftance  will  appear  formous. 

Pwiero/ PROJECTION,  or  of  the 
Jhilrf^fbers  Sione^  is  a  Powder,  fuppoTed 
to  have  the  vertue  of  changing  copper, 
lead,  d*c.  into  a  more  perfect  metal,  as 
into  filver,  or  goUl,  by  the  mixture  of  a 
ihiall  quantity  with  it. 

OrOofrMfbick  PROJECTION,  is  a 
Pioje^on  wherein  the  Ibperficies  of  the 
fpheie  is  drawn  on  a  Plane  cutting  it  in 
the  middle,  the  eye  being  placed  at  an 
infinite  diftance  vertically  to  one  of  the 
hemifpheres  ^  oi  it  is  that  where  the  eye 
is  taken  to  be  at  an  infinite  dilbince  from 
the  circle  of  Projedion,  lb  that  all  the 
iriitaMl  rays  are  psxallel  among  themfelves^ 
and  perpendicular  to  the  faid  circle 

Stmttr^phick  PROJECTION  of  the 
SOertt  is  that  wherein  the  furface  and 
circles  of  the  fphere  are  drawn  upon  a 
plane  of  a  great  circle,  the  eye  being  in 
the  pole  01  the  fame  circle. 

PROJE'CTIVE  DiaUittgt  a  method 
of  drawing,  by  a  method  of  projedion, 
the  true  hour-lines,  furniture,  Qpe.  on 
dials,  or  any  kind  of  furface  whatibever, 
without  haying  any  regard  to  the  fitua- 
tion  of  thofe  furfaces,  either  as  to  decli- 
nation, inclination*  or  teclination. 

PROJE  CTURE  [frojtBurs,  L.I  the 
coping  of  a  wall,  the  jutting-out  of  any 
part  of  a  building,  the  out-Jutting  or 
prominency,  which  the  monM.ing3  and 
members  have  beyond  the  naked  &ce  of 
the  wall,  column   Sv.  F. 

PROLATION  Tin  Mnfifkl  the  aft 
of  Ihaking  or  making  fevcral  infledtions 
of  the  voice  on  the  lame  fyliable. 

PROLEGOMENA  [•ff\i>9*i4W.Gr.l 
preparatory  difcourfcs,  containing  mat- 
ters of  which  it  is  fit  the  reader  fliould 
be  informed,  in  order  to  his  better  un- 
demanding the  fubjedt  and  defigin  of 
the  book,  ^.  Prefaces,  Preambles. 

PROLE'PSIS  :^©fx»i4«  Gr.]  antici- 
pation, prevention,  pre-ocoipation  (  a 
conceiving  things  in  mind  before-hand. 

PROLEPSIS  [to(>»4<'  of  «pfX«^/u- 
idfHn^  Gr.  f .  e,  a  caking  before  ]  is  a 
figure  with  Rhetoricians,  by  which  they 
prevent  what  their  antagoniit  would  ob- 
jeA  or  alledge ;  fbme  divide  this  figure 
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which,  the  objedbon  being  fhoted,  thd 
fpeaker  makes  anfwer  to  his  own  de- 
mand i  and  ihe  Authyfopboray  m,  coDttaiy 
inference  where  an  objedUon  is  refuted 
by  the  oppoiing  of  a  contrary  Icntence ) 
others  divitle  it  into  the  Jrreie^yfi*  and 
Ify^obola.  St'  Fanl,  in  the  epiiUe  to 
the  Corinthians^  fpeaking  of  the  rcfur- 
rcdtion  of  the  dead,  gives  u«  an  example 
both  of  the  figure  Fnltfjii  and  the  Ufo- 
Ma,  which  is  its  anfwer,  thus*,  &d 
fome  men  willfav^  How  ar<  the  dead  raifii 
Mp^  And  toitb  what  body  do  they  nfs^ 
The  Upobola,  Iftoir/coJ,  that  tcbicb  tben 
fowili  is  not  quukeneJ,  exce^  tt  dies,  and 
that  which  tkoH  fcwejl,  thon  fowefi  not  tk 
My  ibatjhall  ie,  bid  tU  feed  oedy^  ms  t&it 
of  wheat  or  fome  other  prain. 

PROOLES,  the  iflue  of  a  pezfen't 
body  s  an  offspring,  flock  or  race. 

PROLES  Cinthe.yw/<rof  the  I^m^'M 
fometimcs  taken  for  the  iflue  of  an  un- 
lawful bed. 

PkOLIFICA  TI0N»  a  making  fimit- 
ful,  L. 

PROLI'FICK     \  [ffdijicms,  l^^  apt 

PROLI'FICAL>  to  breed  or  briofi 
forth. 

PROLWICKNESS,  aptnels  to  biecA 

PROLFXNESS  >    [W«xi«.«,    L  1  s 

PROLI'XITY  5  fsnltof  eivringin- 
to  too  minute  a  detail,  of  being  too 
long,  and  circumAantial  in  a  difcoutie, 
to  a  degree  of  tedioufnefs. 

PROLOCU'TORSHIP  [of  jrr«fc«ir, 
L.]  the  office,  Qk.  of  a  fpeaker  or  chair 
man  of  a  fynod  or  convocation. 

PROr.USION  [in  Literatmrmi  atenrf 
applied  to  certain  pieces  or  compofitions, 
made  previouily  to  others,  by  way  d 
prelude  or  exercife. 

PROME'THEUS  [of  Heypu^^ 
ir^,  before,  and  iu«d<^,  Gr.  courcUJ 
according  to  the  Poets,  was  the  foo  ot 
Japstks,  the  father  of  DeMealiom^  wi»o 
firh  made  man  of  clay  or  earth  %  whcfe 
wit,  Minerva  admiring,  promiled  his 
any  thing  that  was  in  heaven,  that  be 
wanted  to  perfect  his  work  i  he  comirf; 
thither,  and  feeing  that  all  thiTYgs  wot 
animated  by  heavenly  fire,  having  a 
little  FernU  in  his  hand,  ptrt  it  to  the 
chariot-wheel  of  the  fiin,  and  that  bong 
kindled,  he  b]t>ughr  fire  on  the  earth, 
and  put  life  and  ioul  into  the  man  that 
he  had  made  of  clay.  Jafitar  being 
angry  at  him,  firft  ftnt  Fatuhra^  the 
wife  of  his  brother  Epimg^ns^  with  a 
box  to  her  husband,  which  after  he  had 
opcn'd,  there  fiew  out  thence  fnndiy 
forts  of  difeafes,  and  afterwards  oom- 
max3MiyMUuB  to  UadFrme^nes,   with 

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tion  chains,  on  mount  Caucafits^  and  to 
put  an  eagle  or  a  vulture  daily  to  de- 
lour  his  liver,  which  did  every  nigh  re- 
lewa^in*  to  his  great  torment.  He 
iemained  in  this  condition,  till  HercMUs, 
iy  his  vinue  and  valour,  rejeafed  him. 

Some  interpret  this  fable  thus.  That 
froKUibetti  tttught  the  way  of  fetching 
fie  out  of  (tones,  by  fh-iking  them  toge 
her,  and  thence  he  is  laid  to  have  fetch - 
id  fire  iiom  heaven.  And  that  he  had 
lis  abode  on  mount  Cmucafus^  from 
rhence  he  continually  beheld  the  ilars, 
knd  ftudied  {heir  motions  and  inHu- 
nces,  and  thence  they  gave  it  out,  that 
le  was  bound  to  this  mountain.  And 
IS  to  the  eagle  confuming  his  liver,  is 
jgnified,  how  the  thought  of  his  fiudies, 
JkL  as  it  were,  prey  opon  him. 

io^ATtHs  imagines  that  this  fable  is 
erii'ttd  from  the  fignification  of  the 
/ord  m^gof^y  and  that  was  the  name  of 
^nmetbsHSy  which  fignifies  a  heart  de- 
oared  and  confuming  with  cares  or 
therwife. 

Others  fay,  TnmethtmM  was  a  wiie 
tan,  who  ftudied  the  Aan,  on  the 
ighed  part  of  mount  Cjmcafui^  and 
lat  by  his  putting  heavenly  fire  into 
Is  clay  man,  is  meant,  his  inftrudling 
ic  dead  clayey  carcales  of  mankind 
iih  wiiHom>  and  that  the  inward  trou 
le  he  had  to  accompli (h  his  defire, 
light  be  compared  to  a  vulture  gnaw 
ig  his  entrails. 

PR074IKENTNESS  [ /mwrimieM, 
•.1  a  jotting-out,  or  fUnding  forward. 

PROMI'SCUOUSNESS  [of  ^rmif 
MS,  L.  and  nefs]  mixedneft. 
A  ferfea  PRO'MISB  [with  Moralifis^ 

when  a  Beribn  does  not  only  deter- 
line  his  will,  to  the  perfiwmance  of 
leh  or  fach  a  thing,  fbr  another  here- 
^er  i  but  alll)  Ihews  that  he  gives  the 
her  a  full  right  of  challenging  or  re- 
gdring  it  from  hlm^  bare  aifertions 
e  not  CO  be  an  obligation,  neither  do 
^preflions  in  the  fiituit  convey  a  right. 
PRO'MTSSORT,  one  to  whom  a 
x>fnile  is  made. 

PRO7AISS0R7  lo'^firmiirHS,  L.]  of 
*  pertaining  to  a  poomiie, 
PROMISSORY  Abte,  a  note  pro- 
liing  to  pay  a  ftun  of  money  at  a 
me  appointed* 

PROMFSSORS  I  [in  4IM.']  lb 
FROMITTORS3  called,  bccauie 
ey  are  fuppoied  to  piomiie  in  the 
rndtM^  Ibmethlng  to  be  aceompliihcd 
hen  the  time  of  fneh  diredkion  is  ful* 
led,  and  they  are  only  the  planets  or 
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PRO'MPTOR  [of  promtare,  ItaLl  a 
dilator  or  ailltlant  to  actors  in  a  play  $ 
one  polled  behind  the  fcches,  who 
watches  attentively  the  adlors  (peaking 
on  the  ftagc,  fuggcfting  to  them  and 
putting  them  forward  when  at  a  fland, 
and  correcting  thcni  when  amiiiin  their 
parts. 

PKCMPTITUDE,  readincfe»  quick- 
nefs,  F.  ofL. 

PROMPTNESS  [of  j^rw.^,  F.  and 
fiefs']  promptitude. 

PROMPT UARY  l|w«;tjf«r»iw»,L] 
a  (lore  houfc,  a  buttery. 
.  To  PROAiUXGE  I  promtdiare,  1,.2 
to  publifli,  properly  ufed  of  the  Roman 
laws,  which  were  hung  up  in  the  mar* 
ket-place,  and  expofed  to  publick  view 
for  three  market-days  before  they  weic 
pallcii  or  allowed. 

PRONATION  [with  AnaW]  is  when 
;the  palm  of  the  hand  is  turned  down- 
wards, as  Su^inatiw^  is  when  the  bacic 
of  it  is  turned  upwards. 
I  PRON A'TOR  radii  teres  [withiii.^f.1 
I  a  mufc'.e  arifmg  from  the  inner  knob  of 
the  fliouldet  bone,  and  having  its  infer-, 
tion  a  little  above  tlie  middle  of  the 
radius,  on  the  outfidc,  L. 

PRONATOR  radii  qaadratus  {Anat.'\ 
a  mufcle  ot  the  radius,  which  arifcs 
broad  and  flclhy  from  the  lower  and  in- 
ner part  of  the  Ulnm^  and  helps  to  move 
the  radias  inwardly. 

PRON ATORES  {AtuH ]  two  muf* 
cles  of  the  radius,  which  fcrvc  to  turn 
the  palm  of  the  hand  do¥mward<. 

PRO NKNESS  [bronius^  L  ]  an im 
elination  or  rcadinds  to. 

PRONERVA'TlO.    See  Apon^HmJis, 

ferfoMl  PRONOUNS  {in  Gram,\ 
are  fuch  as  are  ufed  inHead  of  names  o£ 
particular  Perfons,  as  /,  tbou^  b;,  &c. 

PRONOUNS  Reii  iw  [in  Gram.']  axe 
thefe  placed  after  nouns,  with  which 
they  have  fuch  affinity,  that  without 
them  they  fignifiy  nothing,  as  tfbicb, 
uho,  that, 

Foffiffive  PRONOUNS  [in  GramAiae 
ftich  that  exprds  what  each  polteiles,  as 
mine.  ^ne.  5cc. 

Demtu^^stvoe  PRONOUNS  Hn  (JmspJ 
are  fuch  as  point  out  the  fubje^t  fpoken 
of;  as  tUs.  thrft^  &c, 

PRONU'BA,  a  title  of  yirw.  given 
her  on  account  of  her  being  believed  ta 
wafide  over  maniageL 

PRONUNCIATION  [in(Jr»«.l  the 
manner  of  avtioulating  or  foimding  the 
words  of  a  language,  rcprefented  to  th9 
eye  by  wxicing  and.  «fthoistapbx« 


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PROI^UNCIATION  >  [with  P«iW.] 

PKONOU'NCING  3  the  marking 
and  cxpreffing  of  all  kinds  of  bodiei», 
with  that  degree  of  force  neccflary  to 
make  them  more  or  Id^  diftinft  and 
oonfpicuous. 

PRONUNCIATION  [with  Khet'i 
U  the  regulacing  and  varying  the  voice 
imd  gefturc,  agreeably  to  the  matter 
and  words,  in  order  to  affeift  and  ^r- 
luade  the  hearers. 

PROOF  [with  Trinters]  a  printed 
Jheet  fent  to  the  author  or  corrector  ot 
the  Prefi,  in  order  to  be  corredted. 

PROOF  [in  Arih.]  an  operation, 
whereby  the  truth  and  juftnefs  of  a  cal- 
culation is  examined  and  afcertaincd. 

To  PROPA GATE  [pnpagjtrey  L] 
originally  fignifieil  to  cut  down  an  old 
Tine,  that  of  it  many  young  ones  might 
be  planted. 

To  PROPAGATE  [fropjigare^  L] 
to  caufe  any  thing  to  multiply  or  in- 
f reafe,  to  fpread  abroad. 

PROPAGATOR  Ipropagateur,  F.] 
an  increafer^  alfo  a  fpreader  abroad,  L. 

To  PRO'PEND  Ipfopenderet  LJ  to 
%e  propenie. 

PROPE'NSENESS7  Ipropenfitas^-LJ] 

PROPE'NSION       S  pronencfs,  rca- 

PROPE'NSITY  3  dincfs  to,  in- 
clination, bent  of  mind. 

PRO'PER  I  in  KerMry]  a  term  ufed 
when  a  thing  is  borne  in  the  colour  in 
fvhich  it  grows  oris  made  of 

PROPER  I  in  nyficb-t]  fomething  na- 
.  turally  and  elfcntially  belonging  to  any 
being. 

PROPER  [in  refpcft  to  Words']  is  un- 
^rftood  of  their  immediate  and  particu- 
lar fignifioation-,  or  that  which  isdiredt- 
ly  and  peculiarly  attached  to  them. 

PROPER  [in  the  Civil  Law]  is  ufed 
in  oppofition  to  acquired  i  for  an  inhe- 
ritance derived  ^y  direct  or  eollateral 
ibccefllon. 

PRO'PERNESS  IproprieUs^  L.  pro- 
trieU,  F.l  peculiarncft,  convenientnefi, 
fitnefsi  aUbtallncfiofftature. 

PROPERTY  lpf9prietas,l^freprieti^ 
F]  the  right  or  due,  that  wiongs  to 
every  peribn,  vertue,  or  natural  quality; 
rightful  polTefllon  of  a  thing. 

PROPERTY  [with  Lof^ciMMs]  is  un- 
derftood  in  a  fourfold  ienfe, 

I.  Froperty,  is  that  which  agrees  to 
|bme  kind  only,  although  not  to  every 
jPerfon  comprehended  under  the  fame 
lt|nd  t  as  it  is  proper  to  man  only  to  be 
a  O'-amrnariMHf  Fott^  or  JPbyfician^  but 
jet  it  is  not  proper  to  CT^ry  man  to  be 


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s.  Tnperty^  is  that  ivhieh  agrea  t» 
every  fingle  Pexfon,  and  yet  not  to  a 
man  oaly. 

3.  Fnperty^  is  that  which  agrees  to 
every  man,  and  to  man  oid7»  and  jtz 
not  always,  as  hoarinels,  in  old  men 
only,  but  yec  not  always,  but  for  the 
moft  part  in  old  age. 

4.  J  roperty^  is  when  any-thing  agfces 
to  every  man,  to  man  only^  and  alwajs 
to  man,  as  tofpeak,  t^  Utiph,  &c. 

PROPHANE.     UeFrofsme, 

PkOPHESIES  [in  Law]  are  taken 
for  wiiardly  foretelling^  of  matten  to 
come,  in  certain  and  enigmatical 
fpeeches. 

PROPHF.nriCALNESS  [of  fr^h^H- 
CMS,  L.  hroph:titiMe^  F.  of  «6^f«^«^c«  Gr. 
and  nefs]  prophetical  nature  and  quahtj. 

PROPI'TIATORINLSS  loffnfitU- 
t9niiSf  L.  pfopitittoirt,  P.  and  m^s]  V 
toning  or  propittattng  quality. 

PROPI'TIOUSNESS^  favoniabfe- 
nefs. 

PROPORTION,  agreement,  agfce- 
ablenefs,  anfwerablencfs>  aUb  rale  ce 
meafure  ^  the  relation  which  the  para 
have  among  themfelves^  and  to  tlie 
whole. 

PROPORTION  [in  Aritbmetick']  d* 
identity  or  iimilitude  of  two  rations  i  or 
the  habitude  or  relation  of  two  latioX 
when  compared  together,  as  ratio  a  d 
two  quantities. 

PROPORTION  Ufiihm.^  ia  when 
feveral  numbers  differ,  acooiding  to  as 
equal  difference,  as  2,  4,  6,  8 )  lot  bat 
ft  is  the  common  difference  bctwist  & 
and  4,  4  and  6,  6  and  8. 

PROPORTION  in  SiMMlity  or  Rii»- 
tion,  is  either  the  refpedl  that  the  ratio^ 
of  numbers  have  one  to  the  ochcr,  or 
elie  that  which  their  differences  ha« 
one  to  another 

PROPORTION  (3e«»rtnV*/,  is  wha 
divers  numbers  differ  according  to  a  like 
ratio,  f .  f.  when  the  ratios  or  realbns  of 
numben  compared  together  are  equal} 
fo  f,  ft,  4,  8,  which  differ  one  frea 
another  by  a  double  ratio,  are  laid  t» 
differ  by  geometrical  Proportion  «  fer  u 
X  is  half  z^fb  i  is  half  4,  and  4  '» 
half  8. 

PROPORTION  [in  MMliipi,'c4gtimml  a 
when  two  quantities  or  numbers  arc 
compared  one  to  another,  with  refped 
to  the  greatnefi  or  fmaUnels:  This 
companion  is  called  ratio,  rate  or  rear 
fon.  But  when  more  than  two  are  com- 
pared,  the  compariibn  is  ufhally  called 
the  PiDportioD  they  have  one  to  tnocher 

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lI«nM«fVfc  PROPORTION,  is  when 
the  6i€L  term  is  to  the  laft  in  a  geome- 
trical ratio,  equal  to  that  of  t^e  diffe- 
rence of  the  two  firlt  to  the  difterences 
of  the  two  laft }  thus,  x,  3,  6,  are  in 
barmonick  Proportion,  becauie  the  firft 
number  &  is  to  the  laft  6^  as  the  diffe- 
rence of  the  twQ  firft.  mz.  i,  is  to.the 
difference  of  the  two  laft,  vU.  3. 

PROPORTION  [in  Fainth^^  6iC.'] 
is  the  juft  magnitude  of  the  Several 
members  of  a  figure,  a  group,  d^.  with 
r^ard  to  one  anocher,  to  the  figure, 
the  group,  and  the  whole  piece. 

To  PROPORTION  ip^o^Uoaiur, 
F.]  to  divide,  diftribute,  or  do  according 
to  the  rules  of  Proportion. 

PROPO  RTION  ABLENESS  [of /w- 
portio,  bmbilisy  L.  and  nefs}  agrceablcnels 
in  proportion. 

PROPO  RTION  AL,  a  quantity  ei- 
ther lineal  or  numeral,  which  bears  the 
iame  ratio  or  relation  to  a  third,  that 
the  firft  does  to  the  fccond. 

PROPORTIONA'LITY  [in  AlgehfM, 
&C.3  the  proponion  that  is  between  the 
exponents  of  four  ratios. 

PROPORTION  ALNESS      7   pro- 

PROPOTITIONATENESS  5  por- 
tionality.  likenels  of  proportion. 

PROPORTIONALS  Iwjth  MMthe- 
m^ticUn:']  f.  e.  uioponional  numbers  or 
quantities,  i .  9.  fuch  as  are  in  mathema- 
tieal  Proportion,  thus  :  If  when  four 
numbers  are  considered,  it  appears  that 
the  firft  has  as  much  greatnei^or  fmall* 
nel^,  with  refpedt  to  the  fecond,  as  the 
third  has  with  refpeft  to  the  fourth, 
thole  four  numbers  are  called  Propor- 
tionals. 

CoiatMiei  PROPORTIONALS,  are 
fuch,  that  the  third  number  is  in  the 
&me  ratio  to  the  fecond,  as  the  fecond 
has  to  the  firft,  and  the  fourth  the  lame 
tatio  to  the  third,  that  the  third  has  to 
the  fecond,  as  ;,  6,  is,  14. 

Mtsn  PROPORTIONALS,  a  re  when 
in  three  quantities  there  is  the  fame 
proportion  of  the  firft  to  the  fecond^  as 
of  the  fecond  to  the  third)  the  lame 
proportion  of  z  to  4,  as  of  4  to  8,  and  4 
Is  the  mean  proportional. 

PROPORTIONED  ^pr^portiomi,  F.] 
done  or  diilribated  according  to  propor- 
tion. 

PROPORTUM  fin  £^19  BooJb]  the 
intent  or  meaning  of  a  thing. 

PROPO'SAL,  an  ofifer,  a  propofirion. 

PROPOSER,  one  who  offers  or 
makes  a  motion. 

PROPOSITION,  a  thing  Diopoied, 
•  motion*  whatfbever  is  &id  of  toy  fub- 
|ie^  whether  true  or  fali<:. 


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Exe^iw  PROPOSITION  [with' 
Schoolmen]  ii  one  that  is  denoted  by  an 
exceptive  fign,  as  b^do^  uukfu 

£xcliifivo  PROPOSITION  [with 
S^booimem  ]  is  one  denoted  by  a  fism  or 
chatadter  of  cxclufion,  ai  only,  fild/^ 
alone. 

PROPOSITION  [in  loetry]  is  the 
firft  part  of  an  epic  Poem,  in  which  the 
author  propoles  or  lays  down,  briefly 
and  in  general,  what  he  has  to  lay  in 
the  courfe  of  his  work. 

PROPOSITION  [in  the  MaAm.J 
a  thing  propoied  to  be  jdemonftrated, 
proved,  or  made  out,  either  a  problem 
or  theorem. 

PROPOSITION,  is  an  oration  oc 
fjieech  which  affirms  or  denies,  or  ao 
oration  that  lignifies  either  true  or  falfe* 

4jtfj>»atiw  PROPOSITION,  «s  that 
in  which  the  fubjedt  and  attribute  are 
Joined  or  do  agree,  as  God  is  a  foiriu 

Negative  PROPOSITION,  is  that 
when  they  are  disjoined  or  dilagree,  a^ 
men  mre  ttotjiones, 

A  true  PROPOSITION,  is  fiich  at 
declares  a  thing  to  be  what  it  really  is  % 
or  not  to  be  what  it  is  not. 

A  fMlfe  PROPOSITION,  is  fuch  an 
one  as  fignlfies  a  thing  to  be  what  it  ii 
not  i  or  not  to  be  what  it  ii, 

PROPOSITIONS  Mii«r*/    >    fwith 

PROPOSITIONS  irniwr/iil  5  Logi- 
cians] are  known  by  the  figns,  Ewi^,  aa 
every  covetous  man  is  poor  i  No,  as  n» 
man  ran  ferve  god  an4  mammon. 

PROPOSITIONS  partiiMUr^  are 
known  by  the  lignsyows.  a  certain,  jbiM- 
ifody^  as  fome  men  are  amntioau 

PROPOSITIONS  Jfiq{irf-r,  are  when 
a  proper  name  of  a  man  is  con;ained  in 
them,  as  Cicero  was  an  orator,  ilaio  a 
philofopher. 

PROPOSITIONS  ftentral  contrary^ 
are  fuch.  of  which  one  generally  affirms, 
and  the  other  generally  denies,  wkaU 
mens  &C.  no  man^  &c. 

A  fimpU  PROPOSITION,  is  that 
which  has  but  one  fubjedl,  and  one 
attribute. 

A  compound  PROPOSITION,  is  that 
which  has  more  fhan  one  fnbjeA,  aa 
Ujfe  and  death,  health  andjicknefsf  poverty 
and  riches  come  from  the  lord. 

PROPOSITIONS  [by  Logidani]  are 
reduced  to  four  kinds,  which,  for  the 
help  of  memory,  are  denoted  by  tho 
four  letters,  A,  i,  I,  0. 

^  is  an  univerfal  affirmative. 
£  is  an  univerlU  negative. 
I  is  a  particular  affirmative. 
0  is  a  paxticnlar  nej^tive. 


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And  for  the  caft  of  memory,  they  are 
compri&d  in  thefe  two  Teries. 
^trit  A,  N/^at  E^vsnim  geweraliter  mmko. 
I  Afferit^  O  £i.ez»U  fid  particiilariUr  smbo. 
The  uie  oT  a  Propofition,  is  when 
men,  by  oocafion  of  difcourie,  fiill  at 
Tuiance,  and  cannot  agree  upon  their 
matter )  being  both  eameilco  know  the 
trnch,  they  bring  the  matter  to  a  point, 
debate  that,  and  then  go  on  to  another. 

m$n]  is  that  which  declares  Ibmething 
determinate  on  a  fubjeA,  as  m  mm$  u  m 
ttoo'fotted  attimaL 

pt«l  b  one  wherein  either  one  or  both 
the  terms  are  infinite,  or  have  a  nega- 
tlTe  prefixed  to  them,   as  mmm  it  not 

A  Direa  PROPOSITION  [with 
MotUmtM^  is  furh  an  one  wherein  a 
higher  and  more  general  is  predicated 
pf  a  lower  and  more  particular »  as  « 
laiiw  is  an  animal. 

An  iMiirea  PROPOSITION   [with 

Sebftlm  1  is  one  wherein  an  inferior  is 

.  predicated  of  a  higher  j  as  mn  animal  is 

Hy^fheHcal  PROPOSITION  [with 
Sdtoolm  ]  is  one  which  confitb  of  feveral 
limpleo'-es;  affcdtedwjrh  fbme  condi- 
tional one%  as,    if  the  fan  he  fit,  it  is 

^iljmaBive  PROPOSITION  [with 
ScMm,']  is  one  whieh  confifls  of  feveral, 
affedbed  with  a  disjnndtiveconjun^on, 
as,  I*  «  either  dark  or  light. 

A  c^lative  PROPOSITION  [with 
Sthzolm!]  is  one  that  confiils  of  ieveral, 
afife£ted  with  a  conjunction  copulative  \ 
as,  Henry  does  uo\liand  and  fit. 

A  modal  PROPOSITION  [with 
5(M».l  is  one  which,  befides  the  pure 
matter  and  form,  involves  ibme  mode  or 
manner  of  difpofition}  as,  it  is  necejfitry 
l^at  mav  he  rattonaL 

To  PROPOU'ND  [propotsere,  L.1  to 
make  propofa-s  or  ofifbrs  of.  a  reconcilia- 
^on  of  a  difference; '  or  upon  any  bufi- 
nefs  whatfoever. 

PRO-PRE'FFXT  ''among  the  Re- 
parts']  the  prefedt  of  a  lieutenant,  or  an 
6flicer  of  the  prefedl  of  the  rrdtorium^ 
appointed  to  perforni  any  part  of  his 
office  in  his  Place. 

'  PRO-PR ETOR  [amongthe  Romani] 
a  magiftrate  who  had  all  the  power  of  a 
Tretor^  and  enfrgns  of  honour  belonging 
to  the  Prrtorlhip. 

^ROPRr£TARy  Ipro^iaain,  FJ 


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a  proprietor,  an  owner,  one  who  has  ^ 
property  in  any  thing. 

PROPRIETJIKY  Lin  M  Rae.]  ane 
who  had  tne  fruits  of  a  beoefice  to  him- 
ftlf  and  his  fucceflbra 

PROPRI^TOIl  [pn^frittarins^  L] 
one  who  has  a  property  hi  any  thing. 

PROPRIETOR  [in  Law]  one  who 
has  or  poUe&s  any  thing  in  the  ntmoU 

raToPRI^TY  [with  Xf^icf-m]  is 
the  fourth  of  the  univerfal  ideas,  and  is 
when  the  objeft  is  an  attribute,  which, 
in  eSeCt,  belongs  to  the  eilence  of  the 
thing  ^  but  is  not  fi eft  ooniidered  in  that 
eilence,  but  as  dependent  on  the  firlt 
idea,  as  divifible^  immortal,  6k. 

PROPRIETY  [with  Gram.]  ia  where 
the  direct  ajid  immi^iate  fignificatioa 
of  a  Word  agrees  to  the  thing  it  is  ap- 
ply *d  to. 

PRO  RATA  [in  Comm.]  accordix^ 
to  proportion  or  (hare. 

PRORJE  Os  iAnat]  a  bone  of  the 
cranium,  called  Osoceititis,  L. 

PROROGA'TION,  the  aft  of  pro- 
longing, adjourn ii-ig,  or  putting  oft  to 
another  time )  efpecially  the  putting  off 
a  feflion  of  Parliament  The  diffcrenoe 
betw^n  a  prorc»gation  and  adjotumment 
is  this,  that  the  leffion  is  ended  by  pro- 
rogation, and  that  is  done  by  t^e  king  » 
and  fuch  bilU  as  pailed  in  either  cr  both 
houies,  and  have  not  the  royal  aOpent, 
muA  begin  a^n  at  the  next  meeting : 
But  in  an  adjournment,  all  things  con- 
tinue in  the  fame  itate  they  were  in  be^ 
fore  the  adjournment. 

PROSA,  a  goddefi  of  the  Tafrmnt^ 
who,  as  they  believed,  made  the  infant 
come  in  the  right  manner  into  the 
world. 

PRO'SAIC  [profiuem,'L.^^ifm,  F.l 
pertain ina  to  Profe. 

PROSCRIBED  Iprofiriptus,  L.1  €tat* 
hwed,  banifhed,  iequeller'd,  6w.  aa  an 
eftate. 

Pl^OSCRI  PTION,  ont-!awry,  coa« 
fifcation  of  goods,  a  publication  made 
by  the  chief  of  a  party,  pmn^ifing  air©- 
ward  to  any  one  that  ihall  bring  him 
the  head  of  an  enemy,  &k,  F.  of  I.. 

PROSE  [fnfa,  la.  prrfe,  F.l  the  na- 
tural language  of  mankind,, looie  and 
unconflnM  by  poetical  meafures ;  cr  the 
plain  way  of  eaprefBoiv,  in  diflinQioa 
from  verfe. 

PRO^SSLY'TE  [meori\tPf9f%  Gr.  t.  tt 
one  who  comes  to,  a  Ajrangierl  a  Vetfori. 
converted  from  that  faith  or  judgaacnft 
that  he  was  of  before  to  l^K)thcr• 

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PR0fi£4lPlNA  [fo  called  of  Set- 
Jfewi9,  beeaule  ibwn  com  creeps  £onh 
into  the  light  s  or  of  ni^n<fofii,  Gr. 
Vmrni}  the  daiKhtCT  of  "JupiUr  and  Cms^ 
was  the  ytifeotllMto^  who  was  forced  to 
ileal  her,  all  the  goddefles  refuHng  him 
on  accouDC  of  his  ill  looks,  and  the 
darkneis  of  his  kloadopn. 

C«)viibiight  herforalong  time,  and 
at  laft  hearing  ihe  was  in  hell,  went 
thither,  and  got  her  to  be  veleafed  on 
condition  that  ihe  had  tafted  nothing 
there  ^  but  JfesUpbus  telling  that  flie 
had  eaten  two  or  three  kernels  of  a 
Fomegranate,  it  hinder'd  her  departure } 
howevef,  Ceres  at  length  obtained  of 
JufUer^  that  ihe  iheukt  have  her  daugh- 
ters company  one  ilz  months,  and  the 
other  fix  ihe  ihouM  be  with  Iluto  below. 
The  moral  of  this  is  taken  to  be  the 
ieed  of  corn  ibwn  xemaining  in  the 
nound  in  the  winter,  and  fpringing  up 
in  the  fammer. 

Others  by  Fnferpine  underltand  the 
jnoon,  and  fay  it  is  becaufe  the  jnoon 
xemains  as  long  in  the  upper,  as  Ihe 
does  in  the  lower  regions.  The  antients 
called  the  upper  hemifphere  by  the 
name  of  Fiemu,  and  the  lower  by  the 
name  of  Proferpint. 

This  goddefs  has  three  names,  either 
taraufe  of  three  offices  that  are  attri- 
buted to  her,  or  becaufe  the  Poets  con- 
found the  three  deities  in  one.  In  hea- 
ten  ihe  is  called  Lmnm^  (the  moon)  on 
earth  Viatut,  and  in  hell  JProferpina. 
They  facrifice  to  her  a  banen  heifer. 

The   antients   painted  Pnferpinm  in 
vhice  garments  filled  with  Aames. 
P:^OSO'DIAN,  a  Perlbn  skilled  in 

PROSOPOPOE^IA  t^Cf^wTOw^, 
3r.]  a  figure  in  rhetorick,  when  the 
mtor  on  a  fudden  turns  from  his  firfl 
Manner  of  talking,  arul  ipeaks  in  the 
Merlon  of  another ;  the  orator  making  a 
sint  of  being  iilent,  to  let  him  fpeak, 
rho  is  the  fubjeft  of  the  difconrfe. 

PROSPE'CTIVE,  peruining  to  vicw- 

7g»  d»^ 

PROSPF.'RITY  [fnfperitms,    L.""  the 
ondicion  of  a  Perfon  who  has  all  things 
ccording  to  his  heart's  dcfuc.  and  who 
icrceds  in  his  undertakings,  happinels, 
yod  fnccefs,  good  fortune. 
PROSPERITY  I  Hiengly^Umlly]  was 
l>Trfented  by  an  eagle. 
PRO  SPEROUSNESS  [of  /roJ|>fr«i, 
.  and  nefs\  profperity. 
PROSTATiE  aJfi^ntts  fof  »fi^  he- 
re, i*f7»w^,toftand,  ^r.l  two  plandula 
accJ  near  the  paHage  of  the  feed) 


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whidi  (as  It  is  iUppofed;  lubricate  tU 
common  pal&ge  of  the  feed  and  urine^ 
and  are  a  fort  of  vehicle  to  the  ieminal 
matter,  and  caufe  the  titiUation  la 
coition,  L. 

PROSTA'SIS  [in  SMrger/i  that  which 
fills  up  what  was  wantii^g,  as  when 
iiflulous  ulcers  are  filled  up  with  flefh. 

PROSTITUTION  iMetaphoricmtfyJ 
a  ilooping  to  any  mean  or  bafe  action 
or  office. 

PROSY^LLOGISM  [of  ir^^  and  avU 
Xbya-fjLBc^  GlI  a  reafon  or  argument 
produced  to  ihengthen  or  confirm  one 
of  the  premifes  of  a  fyllogifm. 

PROTA'SIS  [in  the'ant.  DramMJ  the 
firft  part  of  a  comedy  or  tragedy,  that 
e:splains  the  argument  of  the  Piece,  dv« 
equal  to  our  two  firfl  a^. 

PROTATICK  [a-ef TxiTiwr,  Gr.]  one 
who  never  appeared  but  in  the  Pxotaiis 
or  firft  Part  of  the  Play, 

PKOTE'CTION  [in  a  SpreUlSenfel 
an  exemption  or  immunity,  given  by 
the  king  to  a  Perfon,  to  fecure  him 
againft  law  fuits,  or  other  vexations  | 
alio  a  writing  to  fecure  from  an  arrelk 
for  debt. 

PRO'TERVIA  famong  the  Rmmmi 
a  kindof  &crifice,  in  which  whatlbever 
was  left  of  the  banquet  mud  be  burnt 

A  PROTE'ST  lin  Commerce']  a  fhm- 
mons  made  by  a  notary  publick  to  m 
merchant,  &»c.  to  difcharge  a  bill  of  e&« 
change  drawn  on  him,  after  his  having 
refufed  either  to  accept  or  pay  the  iame. 
PROTESTANDO  [Law  Term]  a 
word  ufed  to  avoid  double  pleadings  in 
adtions. 

PROTEUS  [np_f7««/f,  q.  •g^T®', 
Gr.  the  firft  and  moft  antient  of  the 
gods]  according  to  the  Poets,  was  one 
of  the  (bns  of  Cceanns  and  Thetis^  Nef- 
turn's  ftiepherd,  or  keeper  of  his  Pftoa, 
or  iea  calves.  Othen  fay  he.was  the  ion 
of  Neptttne  and  Pbceuico,  and  that  Nep- 
ttiney  taking  a  peculiar  delight  in  variety 
of  fhapes  and  figures,  and  the  power  6i 
tranfmutations,  he  was  wont  to  bellow 
it  on  his  favourites,  and  beftowM  it  on 
his  fon  Proteus  in  the  higheft  degree. 
The  Latiut  call  him  FertmnMs^  beaiufe 
he  could  turn  himfelf  into  all  forts  of 
ihapes  and  figures,  and  was  a  notable 
fortune-teller  i  "but  thofc  who  pretended 
to  make  ufe  of  him,  were  to  fur- 
prize  him,  and  bind  him  laft,  until  he 
took  his  proper  ihape,  and  told  them 
what  they  wanted  to  know. 

He  was  reprciented  riding  in  a  cha* 

riot  drawn  by  iba  cattle,  a  fort  of  hories 

with  two  legs,   and  tails    like  fifties/ 

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'faiftorUns  lajr  he  was  a  king  of  Csfpm- 
thttSy  an  iilind  in  the  Mtditerranean  Sea, 
and  that  for  his  great  wifilom  and  justice 
he  was  cholbn  to  be  a  lung  of  %>^i 
and  after  his  death  deified  by  his  People. 
The  lea.bn  why  he  was  laid  to  be  a  fea 
god,  and  the  feeder  of  fea  calves,  is  be- 
cauie  his  dominion  was  upon  the  fea 
fide,  and  his  fubje^  wexe  very  skilful 
in  maritime  a^&irs,  and  it  being  the 
enftom  of  the  Kings  of  Kgypt  to  wear 
diaderosi  on  which  were  the  reprefen- 
tadons  or  figures  of  various  things,  as  a 
lion,  a  dragon,,  a  tree,  fire,  &»c,  thence 
aroie  the  fidtion,  that  FroteMs  could 
change  him&lf  into  all  fliapes.  This 
Frottms  or  VertHtmntis^  was  Vefores  king  of 
Egyph  four  yean  before  the  Twj/Vw  war, 
^9110  MunJi  2752.  Paris  went  to  him 
after  he  had  do)  en  Helena, 

PROTHCyNOTARY  >    ipntonorrmy 

PROTONOTARY  S  L.  of  ^e^- 
f9C»  Gr.  firft  or  chief^  and  mtartMs^  L.  a 
notaiv,  f.  e.  the  fird  or  chief  notary  or 
Dbribej  a  principal  clerk. 

PROTHONOTARY  [of  the  Comm. 
Tkas]  enters  and  enrols  all  declarations, 
pleadings,  aillzeS}  judgments,  and  ani- 
ons, d*c- 

PROTHONOTARY  [of  the  Kin^j'i 
B€»db]  records,  all  actions  civil  ufed  in 
that  court,  as  the  clerk  of  the  Crown - 
Oifioe  doth  all  criminal  ca(es. 

PROTOTY'PON  [with  aram.J  a  pri- 
mitive or  original  word. 

PROTRACTING  [with  Sarveyori] 
the  plotting  or  laying  down  the  dimcn- 
hons  taken  in  the  field,  by  the  help  of  a 
Protraftor. 

PROTRU'SION  lof  pntnJere,  L.] 
a  thnifling  or  putting  forth. 

PROTU'BERANTNESS,  a  bunch- 
ing out. 

PROUDISH  [of  pjiutr,  Sax.'i  a  lit- 
tle proud. 

To  be  PROUD  [fpokcn  of  Dogs]  to  be 
delirous  of  copulation. 

PROUT)NESS  [of  pjiut  or  pjlut?i- 
an,  and  nexre.  Sax.l  Pride. 

PRO'VEND      >  [according to  feme, 

PROVENDER3of  fr/i»»i©,  L.  af- 
folding]  a  meafure  containing  the  quan- 
tity of  grain  daily  given  to  a  liorfe  or  o- 
tber  beail  of  labour,  for  his  ordinary 
fuftenance. 

roj^«toPROVEND  [inifow^mw^ 
is  to  go  to  meals. 

PRCVER  [in  Lavf]  an  approver,  a 
Perfi>n  who  having  confefled  himfelf 
guilty  of  felony,  accules  another  of  the 
£ime  crime. 

PRO^£RB  [ifouAium,  L.]  a  con- 


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cifc,  witty,  and  wife  fpeech.  grouflded 
upon  Jong  experience,  and  dbntainiii| 
for  the  moll  part  fome  good  caveat 

PROVrDED  Ipoarveaqm,  F.]oQOoa- 
dition* 

PROVIDENCE  ifrwUemHa,  L] 
fore-wit.  warinefs,  forecaft  i  but  more 
efpecially  the  forefight  orfiipreme  intel- 
ligence of  God,  and  his  goveniment  of 
all  created  beings  ^  or  the  oonduCl  and 
diredlion  of  the  feveral  Pans  of  the  uni- 
verfe,  by  a  fuperior  intelligent  being. 

The  notion  of  Providence  is  very  an- 
tient,  even  in  the  heathen  Uieclogy.  ft 
is  mentioned  by  Tbales. 

It  is  founded  on  this  fiippofitlon,  tint 
the  Creator  has  not  fi>  fix^  and  afar- 
tain'd  the  laws  of  nature*  not  io  conneft- 
ed  the  chain  of  ieeond  catdes,  as  to  leiw 
the  world  to  It-t  ielf }  but  that  he  flSl 
holds  the  reins  in  his  own  hands,  and  oe* 
cafionally  intervenes,  alters,  reftrain^ 
inforccs,  fufpends,  Oi.  thoft  laws  by  s 
pmrticular  Prtividenee- 

The  Epietiresm  deny  any  fnnUmBit 
as  thinking  it,  inconfiAent  with  theedk 
and  repoib  of  the  divine  nature  to  inel- 
dle  with  human  af&irs. 

Others  deny  the  exiflence  of  a  JVp»« 
ieticej  from  the  fcemingly  iinjuft  diltai- 
bntion  of  good  and  evil,  whi(^  feem  ts 
fall  indifcriminately  on  the  jufl  andtsi' 
juft. 

SimflutHs  argues  thus  for  a  Pfwiewst*. 
If  God  does  not  look  afrer  the  a£Bunof 
the  world,  it  is  either  becauic  he  cannot 
or  be  will  not;  but  the  firft  is  abfonSi 
fincc  to  govern  can'r  be  ditficnlt,  whoe 
to  create  was  eafy ;  the  latter  is  both  ik- 
furd  and  blafpheinous. 

Vrtiverfal  PROVIDENCE  Hn  60"  v 
that  whfreby  he  takes  care  of  all  thmg^ 
in  general,  but  of  mankind  efpecially. 

FarticHlar  PROVlDKNCE  [of  GW]i» 
that  whereby  he  fuperintends  andtskfli 
care  of  every  individual  thing  in  ^ 
world  i  continuing  them  in  their  beingw 
difpofing  of  their  Operations  and  EfiWbj 
in  fuch  a  wile  Order,  as  may  be  moft'^ 
fuitablc  to  thofe  wife  Ends  and  Purpoiv. 
for  wh ich  they  are  defigned. 

PROVIDENCE  [  nterBjflypbuMUy  I 
was  by  the  l^ftiatts  repreientcd  by  •! 
bafilisk,  with  the  head  and  eyes  d  t! 
hawk,  becaufe  it  is  related  of  it,  tM 
there  is  no  other  creature  fuller  of  fpinn 
and  vigour.  It  is  alio  repotted  of  a  b» 
filisk,  that  it  kills  at  a  diftance  on'y  Vf 
fendinj5  forth  from  its  eyes  a  ferret  M 
fon,  which  it  conveys  to  the  cicatoll 
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PRGVIDEHCS  [in  Tamting]  !R  re- 
Kefentcd  as  a,  iady  iiicijigup  both  her 
ands  to  hotYcn,  with  thde  words,  Fro- 
'tdtMttM  J>e9rum  )  or  with  a  globe  at  her 
et,  and  holding  a  fceptet  in  her  right 
ind,  and  a  Cmtkco^ia  in  her  left. 
PPROYID£^NTlALN£SS  [of  J>rw- 
M<M,  L.  and  Mtfi]  the  happening  of  a 
ting  by  divine  Providence,  providential 

PRO'VIDENTNESS.thriftincfi,  fii- 
Dgneifl. 

PROVIDER  l>wffor,  L.]  one  who 
milhes  with. 

PROVINCE  [with  Ejc^ft^cks)  an 
ehbiOioprick  }  alio  the  extent  ox  the 
rifiUAion  of  an  archbifliop. 
the  {even  mmtid  PROVINCES  of  the 
dherUndsj  the  Provinces  ofGutUerUndj 
apbem^  UolUttdt  Zealand,  Utrecht^ 
iidmnd^  Owr^TJfel  and  (jroetiinj^en, 
10  in  the  year  1579.  at  Utrechi^  made 
firm  alliance,  whereby  they  united 
emfelYes  lb  as  never  to  be  divided  y 
t  referved  to  each  Province  all  its 
rmer  rights,  laws,  and  cafloms. 
PROVl'SlON  ^in  Camn  Law]  the  ti- 
5  or  inftrument,  by  vcrtue  of  which  an 
enmboit  holds,  or  is  provided  of  a 
nefice,  biihopriclc,  &te, 
PROVISION  [in  Cmmmel  the  wages 
le  to  a  fa^r. 

PROVrSO  [In  Law]  eonceming 
ttters  judicial,  is  where  the  Plaintiff 
■n  adtion  deiiils  In  ptofecuting  his 
C  and  does  not  bring  it  to  trial  in  due 
le^  the  defendant  in  fuch  cafe  may 
te  out  the  Vemire  facias  to  the  Sheriff, 
Ich  hath  in  it  thefc  words,  Fnvifo, 
d,  3cc. 

?ROVrSOR,  a  Pcrlbn  who  has  the 
e  of  providing  things  neceflary.    L. 
?ROVISOR  ViaualiHm,  the  king's 
irvcyor.    X». 

PROVOCATIVENESS,  provoking 
Hre  or  quality. 

•RO^^OST-MARSHAL  [in  an  Ar- 
I  an  bfficer  whofc  concern  it  is  to  ap- 
hcnd  dcfinters  and  other  criminals, 
t  tofet  rates  on  Proviilons  in  the  king's 

"^bvOSTMARSHAL  [in  a  Koyal 
vy\  an  Officer  whofe  bufinefs  it  is  to 
e  chax|^  of  the  Prilbners  taken. 
^ROOCIES*  annual  Payments  made 
the  Parochial  Clergy  to  the  bifliop, 
.  on  Tifitations. 

^OXrMITY  ijfreximttas,  L.1  near- 
b  or  neighbourhood,  a  nigh  degree  of 
idrM  I  alfo  nearneis  in  Place 
^RU'DENCE  [prudentia,  L-l  wifdom, 
:  fitil  of  the  cairdiml  YirtxKS|  which 


teaches  us  to  govern  our  lives,  RMnneiSj 
Unci  actions,  according  to  the  di^tes  of 
right  realbn. 

PRUDENCE  [by  Maralifis]  is  defin* 
ed  to  be  a  habit  of  the  mind,  whereby  s 
man  judgies  and  detei  mines  truly  how  he 
fhould  adt  and  proceed ;  what  he  (hould 
do  or  avoid  in  all  things  relating  to  his 
advantage*  temporal  or  eternal,  fo  as  to 
render  himfeli'  happy  both  here  and  here- 
after. 

PRUDE'NTIALNESS    lof  ^ent* 
L.  aud  nefs]  Prudence. 
•    PRUDLNINESS   [,  prudetitia^   h.J 
Prudence,  prudent  management. 

PRUl'NA,  a  concretion  of  the  dew 
made  by  the  violence  of  the  external 
cold. 

PRU'NA,  a  burning  or  live  coal.   L» 

PRUNA  [in  ifurgery]  a  carbuncle,  s 
Plague-fore,  or  fiery  botch. 

PRUNEl-LA  {.h9Uny\  the  hctb  fclf* 
heal.    L. 

PRUNELLA  [in  Medicine'\  a  drincft 
of  che  throat  and  tongue  happening  in 
continual  fevers,  efpecially  acute  ones, 
attended  with  a  heat  and  rednefs  of  the 
throat  5  and  fcurf  coveting  the  tongue, 
Ibmetimcs  whitilh  and  fometimes  black- 
ifh. 

PRUNELLA  cJtruUa  [in  Bvtam^l  the 
herb  bugle,  i[>  called  froin  its  b.uc 
ftowers.    L. 

^/PRUNELLJE.    SeeSMl. 

PRU'NING  iincert.  Etym.'\  the  Cat- 
ting off  the  fuperfluous  twigs  of  trees. 

PKURI'GINOUSNESS  [of frurigin^- 
fttsj  L.  and  mft]  itchineis,  the  having 
the  itch. 

PRYK,  a  kind  of  ferrice  or  tenurei 
an  old  ialhioned  fpur  with  one  Point  on* 
ly,  which  the  tenant  holding  land  by 
this  tenure  was  to  find  for  the  king. 

PRYING  iittceH.  Etym.  except  of 
prtroant^  F.  making  a  trial  of  1  learchineb 
enquiring,  or  diving  into. 

PRYTANEI  [at  Atheml  the  fenatdrt 
who  comjwfed  .the  grand  council  who 

iverned  the  ftatc,   who  were  in  num- 

PRYTANEUM  [«^T«T*.r,  GrJ  si 
building  at  Athens^  where  the  council  of 
Frytanei  allemblcd, 

PRYTANEUS  [jr^Jwirif,  GrJ  thd 
firft  magiftrate  in  mod  cities  of  Greed. ' 

PSALMO'GRAPHIST  [4«xiito>e«i 
#^  of  -letyjxic  and  >«»»h7,  Gr,  to* 
write!  a  Writer  of  Plalms. 

PSATY'RIANS,  a  feftof  the  Ananf^ 

who  held  that  the  Son  was  not  like  thd 

Father  in  will,  that  he  was  taken  from 

or  made  of  ndthingi  aiid  that  in  God, 

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genenuion  was  not '  to  be  diftingaiflied 
froni  creation. 

PSE'PHOMANCY  C  4«w«<.«»Tf(*  of 
4»*«*  a  ftonc,  and  /K^rrciV,  Gr.  divina- 
tion! a  divination  by  pebble  ftoncs,  di- 
llinguilhed  by  certain  charadters,  and 
put  as  lots  into  a  velTei  ^  which,  having 
made  cenain  fiippllcationb  to  the  gods  to 
direct  them,  they  drew  out,  and  accord 
ing  to  the  charadlers,  conjectured  what 
Ihould  happen  to  them. 
^  PSEUDA'CORUS  L  of  ^-^v^Q'  and 
«iKBiJ.>r,  Gr  j  the  yeUow  Flower  de  Luce^ 
a  Plant. 

PSEUDA^CHUSA  i^iS't^  and 
ambitfa,  L.  of  *>/«««,  Gr.]  wild  bug- 
lols,  or  (heeps  tongue. 

PSEU'DO  lof^tv^nh  Gr.  falfe. 
Counterfeit]  a  term  or  particle  ufiNi  in 
the  oomporition  of  many  Latim  and  En- 
glijh  wonls. 

PSEUDOASPHO'DELUS  [of+iC- 
^Qti  and  af^dehs,  L.  of  et^^^SA/i^, 
Gr.l  badard  afphodil. 

PSEUDOBU'NION  [  4«v«/>*»»«N 
GrT  the  herb  water*cre(tes. 

PSEUDOCA'PSICUM  [of  A'^Z^Q-^ 
Gr.  and  capfieuM^  L.]  night-lhade. 
PSEUDOCHAM^BIJXUS  [of  4*«- 
IQrX'^i^suy  on  the  ground,  and  vu^^^ 
Gr.]  baftard  dwarf-l>ox. 
.  PSEUDOCOROnO'PUS  [  of  4»»- 
/^  and  Mf^rsflTJic,  Gr.]  ballard  Crow- 
foot   buck-plantain. 

PSEUDODICTA'MNUM  [of  ^tSJhs 
khd  rfVx  '^A/»4»,  Gr.  baftard  dittany. 

PSEUDOHELLE'BORUS  [of  4««r 
^c  and  «A>fCc^x,  Gr.]  wild  hellebore  or 
tear's  foot. 

PSEUDOHEPATO'RIUM  [of  4•^ 
^€  and  f*9»n^»,  Gr.]  bailard  agrlmo- 
toy. 

PSEUDOHERMODA'CT*YLUS 
[  4«rc/^f,  Ma»Jkft7v\v^y  Gr.  ]  the  herb 
doc;*5-tooth. 

PSEUDO  MECHA'NICAL  [of^tu^ 
/|^  faife,  and  fMyantk,  Gr  1  contrary 
to  the  laws  of  mcchanifm. 

PSEUDOAIELA'NTHIUM  r^t*/A. 
putx^y^itty  Gr.]  cockle  or  corn-rofe. 

PSEUDOMO'LY  [of  4.aff Ac  and  ^- 
>!/,  Gr.]  the  yellow  daffodil  orciowV 
bill, 

PSEUDONARCl'SSUS  [4«««^f  and 
rar%«iar<t^,  Gr.]  the  ycllow  daffodil. 

PSEUDONAaiDUS  [of  4«ffc/^f  and 
faV'Ar,  Gr.l  baftard  fpjke. 

PSEUDOPRCPHEStLof  -i^ul^nf^- 
f  fT^'-'.  Gr.T  falfe  prophcfy. 

PSrLOTHRIX  [of  4"Kfrf  naked,  and 
^e*?>  Gr.  hair]  a  depilatory  or  tnedica- 
mcnt  proper  to  make  xht  \ait  fall  oC 


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PS0A$»irrvff/irf[4i^,ar.  theloinsl 
one  of  the  mofclcs  which  bend  the 
thigh. 

P0OK.ICA  [4i>e»iVK.  Gr.]  jnedicioet 
good  agajnft  fcabbineis. 

PSOKOPHTHALMI'A  L4*^<*diA- 
Au«  of  -4*0^  a  ftab,  and  ••9«a./um,  Or.  a 
difeale  in  the  eye]  a  fcab  and  inflamyM. 
tion  of  the  eyes  with  itching. 

PSYCHO'LOGIST  [of +«'>jX0>««c«f 
4(/X*  the  foul,  and  \»)ft»,  Gr.  to  fiiy]  ox 
who  treats  conceniing  the  fonl. 

PSYCHRCMETER  [of  ^[«]t-cco^ 
and  /AiTf^v,  Gr«  meafure]  an  inftrumca 
for  meafuring  the  degree  of  moiOure  « 
humidity  of  the  air. 

PSY^CHOMANCY  C^^>e^9n«i«  d 
•4»*Xii  the  ibul,  andK^rrMXy  Gr  ]  a  lu- 
nation by  the  ghofis»  ibalt»  or  ^ntstf 
dead  Peifons. 

PSYCO'TROPHON  [^>jif.»,  (k] 
the  herb  betony. 

PSY'CTICA[with  Ih^ficUmt}  coofec 
medicines  againft  the  fcab* 

P6YDRA'ClON  [^at«««',  Ck.1  1 
little  ulcer  in  the  skin  of  the  heads  a*& 
a  fwclling  in  the  skin,  like  a  bUAervid 
moid  matter  in  it. 

PSY'LLIUM  WtMn^Gt.l  chebc^ 
flea-bane,  or  flea-wort. 

PTA'RMicA  L  of  •'ta^fu^^  a: 

medicines  which  caufe  ihecung. 

PTERINS  [rTiei'c,  Gr.]  fern  or  bnk^ 
the  herb  Ofmund. 

PTERCPHORI  [of  wiieff  a  wb» 
and  9^^  to  bear,  fb  called  becaule  ib9 
bare  wings  on  the  poinu  of  their  Piko] 
couriers  among  the  iloi»«ffi,  who  hitf^ 
tidings  of  any  declanuion  of  war,  oSt 
battle  loll,  or  any  mifliap  which  kill 
the  army. 

PTERY'GIUM  [»7ieo«;6r,  Gr.]  a^ 
tie  wing 

PTEl^YGRTM  [with  Ammt^mifii'^ 
wing  or  round  riling  of  the  nofeor  eyei 
alfo  the  proceli  of  the  5^Mf^or  wet^ 
like  bone. 

PTER YGOrDES  [ir7Mu>.'ii^,  &] 
the  wing-like  Proceflesof  the  J^flij ifr 
or  wedge-like  bone. 

PTERY'GOIDEUS  imttrmtt  lA,^^ 
a  mufcle  of  the  jaw  arifrng  fivm  the  a* 
ternal  Part  of  the  tt«ryg<igdts  Procd^ 
and  defcends  to  be  infett^  into  t^ 
lower  part  of  the  inward  fide  of  tbc 
lower  jaw. 

PTERY'GOIDEUS  extrnvs,  tm^ 
cle  of  the  jaw  which  arifea  from  the  ener 
nal  part  of  the  Fteryfftides^  and  goe&bacl' 
ward  to  be  inlerted  between  the  ComdyUl 
Procefs  andtheCoroae  on  the  infidel 
the  lower  jaw>  and  ptiU«  it  Ibrwards- 

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TTRRrCOPALATlNUS  [of  t?,- 
pv-ytt/tis^  Gr  and  pAlattum^  L. )  a  muf- 
rfc  of  the  Garganon^  arifing  from  the 
Procefs  of  the  aj^tnoides^  an^l  dcl'ccntl-' 
ing  accozding  to  the  length  of  the  inter- 
nice,  made  by  the  internal  Ala  of  the 
Os  Sfbemides  and  mufeMlus  Fteryso'deni 
iuterim%  of  the  lower  jaw,  and  is  ii.ferial 

tQ  Che  fore  pan  of  the  Gargareon. 

ptekygophakincTae'us  [of 

»7i^  ytti^t  and  ^«>v  ,  Gr.J  a  mulclc 
ariling  thin  and  flelhy  from  boih  the 
Ttery£oidal  Proceffcs  of  iheOi  CHmeijorme^ 
alfo  tix»m  the  root  of  the  tongue  and  ex- 
tremities of  the  Oi  Hyoidot  &c. 

PTERYGOSTAPHY'Ll'NUS  etter- 
t$ms  [i^»^i^9|m/m;  and  acytX'VvO^  of  cw- 
#>x»,  the  Palate,  Gr.]  a  mufcle  arifing 
from  a  finall  Protuberance  upon  the  un- 
der lide  of  the  body  of  the  Oi  j-binoides^ 
and  goes  dirc<aiy  to  be  infened  into  the 
hifKler  pare  of  the  Uvula,  and  n\o\cs 
the  Ivh. 

PTEIIYGOSTAPHYU'NU?  inter- 
wms  [AJl*t.^  a  mufcle  like  the  former, 
that  ifc  infertcd  into  the  fore  part  of  the 
IJv.la^  and  likewife  moves  it. 

PTI'SAN  iv^t^yy,,  Gr.l  a  kind  of 
cooling  Phyfick-diink,  made  of  peeled 
laftrley. 

PTOLEMAaCK  Sypm  [of  the  Hea- 
^:ni\  that  lyftem,  which  was  inventeil 
by  Ptolemy,  the  great  Attxandrian  aftro- 
iy>mer,  the  illiiAratcr  and  maintainer 
of  it,  though  the  invention  >vas  much 
fAder,  having  been  held  by  Arijiotle^ 
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This  is  a»  Hxpotbefis  order,  or  difpcit- 
tion  of  the  heavens  and  heavenly  bodies, 
Vheiein  the  ejirtb  is  flippofed  to  Ve  at 
icft  and  In  the  ecntei;  and  the  heavens 
torcvoltc  round  It  from  E^ftto  Wffi^ 
carrying  with  ihcm  the  fun,  r'.anets^ 
and  feed  ftars,  qa^  ^j  their  tef^ve 


fphercs.  Next  above  the  earth  is  the 
Moon,  then  the  Plarct  Merzury-y  ncxc 
Venus,  above  her  the  Sun;  next  above 
him  Mars,  and  then  Jupiter  ^  beyond 
him  Saturn }  over  which  are  placed  the 
two  C^jidZ/iw*  iphcres  i  and  laftly,  the 
frimum  mobi.'e^  fippcfcd  to  be  the  firft 
heaven,  that  gAes  moiion  to  all  the 
fpheies.     See  >yjie>n. 

This  Syjiem  was  generally  believed, 
till  the  difcovcry  of  America  diiprov'd 
one  part  of  it,  and  ihe  confidcration  of 
the  rapid  motion  of  the  fun  and  the 
other  Planets,  put  Mcholas  Coperpic-^s^  a 
famous  German  mathematician  about 
soo  years  ago,  upon  forming  a  new 
Syjiem  that  might  be  more  ronllflcnt 
with  the  celeftial  Phjcnomeria }  and  laie 
improvements  have  put  this  FtoUmaick 
Syjiem  quite  out  of  countenance  •,  and 
e\en  dcmonflration  is  not  wanting  to 
Ccnfuic  if.     See  Cob*ftiican  Syjiem. 

piQL?:MAaiES  (fo  named  after 
Ptolemy  their  leader]  a  branch  of  the 
Gnf>fii:k\  who  held  that  the  law  from 
Mc}:i  came  part  fr^m  God,  part  from 
ATo/r",  and  psrt  from  the  traditions  of 
the  do^on. 

PTYAM  SMUSU7^«XiT..i<of  .TJ^. 
Gr.  to  fpitj  a  fpirting  or  difcharge  of 
the  Saliva^  through  the  glands  of  the 
month. 

PTY'ALON  [T7^;^xo^  Gr.l  fpittle. 
or  ih.?t  matter  which  is  brought  upi 
from  the  lungs  ^>y  coughing. 

PU  BIS  OS  [with  Anat^  the  fl^-ire-. 
bone  i  a  bone  of  the  hip*  fituatc  in  the 
fore  and  miilil'e  part  of  the  trunk,  ard 
n^akinp,  the  lower  and  inner  part  of  the 
Os  Jnufminatum^  L. 

PU'BLICK  Taitb  I  in  the  reign  of 
king  Cb  rles  I  ^  a  pretence  or  che.-\t  to 
raife  morey  ipon  the  publick  faith  of 
the  nation,  to  n\ake  war  againft  the 
king,  about  the  year  1642. 

PU  Bl  TCKNFSS  Tof /-uMiVir*,  L.  ami 
nf/jl  manifeftnefs,  a  being  CKpos'd  to  all 
Perfons.  or  to  many. 

PU'CKFRJ.D  fprob.  of  wir^'^/»  ex 
ir-jn  W,  Gr.  to  thicken,  according  ta 
SkinKerl  drawn  together,  folded,  or 
lyirgune\-cj),  as  cloth,  &^.  oot  evenly 
fowcd 

PU  DDLE  [pJi*rovrUis,  Fl  a  ho'e  or 
lower  place  09  the  ground  ¥(iih  (land- 
ing water. 

To  PUDDTR  [J^atrnnllx,  F.]  to 
move  or  f^ir  water  wjth  hands,  *<". 

PUDIBUNDNESS  [of  pudUmndut^ 
L.  and  nrfs^  balhfn'.neft. 

PUDrciTlA.  a  goddefs  adored  at 
Kome,  repi;efcnLe4,  t^  a  w^iMft  y^)^t\ 
■     4  ?  \  C"  ^^ 

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of  a  very  modeft  countenance  ^  flic  had^ 
two  temples,  one  for  wi\es  of  thc'P^tri- 
eisnst  and  another  for  tliofc  of  the  FU- 
beians. 

PU'DLAYS,  pieces  ofnuffto  do  the 
office  of  levers  or  hand  fpikes. 

PUERI'LENESS  [.^HeriliUs,  L.] 
childifnnefs,  boyilhneft* 

PUERI'LITY  [in  DJfconrfe]  a 
thought,  which  being  too  far  fetchM 
becomes  flat  and  infipid*,  a  fault  com- 
mon to  thofe  who  afiedl  to  lay  nothing; 
but  what  is  extraordinary  and  brilliant. 

PUE'RHERA,  a  woman  in  child- 
bed, L. 

PUE'RPEROUS  I  of  ^Merpers,  L.] 
child-bearing. 

PiypFlN,  a  bird,  fo  named  (as  is 
fuppo&d;  from  the  ronndncfs  of  its 
belly,  as  it  were  fwelting  or  puifing  out » 
a  kind  of  coot  or  fea-gull. 

PUGCprob.  of  piga,  !>«».  Pi5«» 
Sax.  a  ^rtlc  maid]  a  name  for  a  monkey 
or  ape.    ' 

PUGNA'CIOUSN5SS>   [ofjurri^x, 

PUGNA'CITY  :-  S  l^andMfs] 
^ghtingdifpofition. 

PUIS  dsrrein  comtimunKe,  a  plea  of 
new  m^ter  depending  on  an  adUon  ^ 
tdtimam  contimuationem, 

PUI'SSANTNESS  [of  ^nij-iii*,  F. 
and  m/j]  mightineis,  d*<;.' 
'  PUISNE,  a  younger  bom^  or  a  child 
boih  after  another. 

PUL,  a  general  name  which  is  giv^ 
by  the  rerfiansto  all  the  copper-money 
current  Id  the  empire. 

PUL£'G;UM  [in  Botany '[  penny- 
loyal,  L/ 

PUUCA^IA  [with  Botanifis']  the 
herb  flea-wort,  L. 

PULICA'RIS  febfis  [with  Fhyficiami 
a  malignant  fever,  fo  called,  becaufc  it 
makes  the  &kin  appear  as  if  it  were  flea- 
bitten.    The  fame  as  FttedaUsfMs. 

WLICO  SKlpulicofMs,  L.]  abound- 
ing with,  or  full  of  fleas. 
^   PU'LTOL  7  a  fort  of 

PULIOL-MOUNTAIN5  licrb,Pu- 
liol-Vpyal,  P^ny-royal. 

pU'tLET  [of  41  ^ij^l  a  dole  room  in 
the  hold,  fn  which,  laying  fome  pigs  of 
lead,  or  other  weighty  things,  flic  may 
be  Efficiently  ballafted  with  lofs  of  little 
of  her  hold,  and  more  room  left  for  the 
(lowage  of  ffoods.       ' 

WtMO'Marimts  [with  Naturaltfls] 
Sea  Lnfizs,  9^  light,  ^pongepos  (ubHance, 
C|f  a  Ihining  colour  like  "c/yftal,  inter- 
inixt  with  blue,  and  cpmmonly  in  a 
form  rcfemblihg  human  lungs,  it  fwims 
ciD  iM  iurfacc  of  the  fea,  and  Ihines  in 


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the  night  time,  and  has  this  propcny, 
that  it  a  flick  be  nibbed  therewith  St* 
will  communicate  its  luminous  proper- 
ty. It  is  vulgarly  fuppplcd  to  preface  a 
dorm ;  but  it  is  in  cncCt  no  more  than 
a  vifcous  excrement  of  the  ica. 

PULMONA'RIA  iBoUay^  the  hcib 
lung-wort,  L. 

PULMONA'RIA  [in  MediciMl  aa 
inflammation  of  the  lungs,  X». 

PULMONARIA  ^>tCT7*  [with  ^«- 
iomijls]  a  vcflel  of  the  brcaCl,  fpringpng 
immediately  out  of  the  ri^t  ventridc 
of  the  heart,  and  thence  convcyii^  the 
blood  to  the  lungs,  having  a  double  coat, 
called  aJfo  Vena  Atteriofm. 

PULMONARIA  Vena  lAnaW]  a  wf- 
fel,  which  after  it  has  aceompanyed  the 
wind-pipe  and  pulmonary  anery  in  all 
its  branches  in  the  lungs,  and  lOtciTed 
the  blood  out  of  that  artery*  by  its  fin^ 
twigs,  difcharg^s  it  fclf  thro*  the  left 
auricle  of  the  heart  into  the  ▼entricle  of 
the  fame  fide  j  called  alfo  ArUrtM  Vemd*, 

PU  LMONARY  VeJfM  [with  jUi] 
thofe  velTcls  which  carry  the  blood  froia 
the  heart  to  the  lungs,  and  back  again} 
being  the  Pulmonary  Vein,  and  the 
Pulmonary  Arteries. 

PULMONES  lAuat.')  the  lun^  the 
inflruments  of  breathing  in,  all  animaK 

PULMONE'OUS  [j»r/*io»e«5,  L.] 
like,  or  penaining  to  the  lungs. 

PULPIT  [^Mlfitum,  L]  a  Piatt 
credled  for  fpeaking  publickly. 

PUI-PITUM  [among  the  iU««olt 
Place  railed,  on  which  the  adtorsaiAed 
their  Plays,  or  what  we  now  call  the 
(lage  \  tho'  fome  fay  it  was  an  eniinence 
ibr  the  muHck  %  or  a  Place  from  whence 
declamations  were  fpokcn. 

PU'LPOUSNESS  [of ^(po/ic5,  L.  aad 
nffs\  fulneis  of  Pulp. 

PULSATOR  iLav  If 'bfd]  thePIaia- 
tiffor  adtor. 

PULSATll-LA  [with  BoUmifis]  ifce 
Plant  Pafque-flower,  L. 

PULSA'RE  ILaxo  Word]  to  accuft  a 
Perfon. 

PULSE  [puls^  L.]  all  ibrt  of  gtaia 
contained  in  fhclls,  husks,  or  cods,  as 
Beans,  Peas,  &»c, 

PULSE  [pKlfus,  L.1  is  the  immediate 
index  of  the  hear^,  by  the  mediatkm 
whereof  the  blood  is  dlfEufcd  thxo'  the. 
whole  body,  which  is  affsiCted  indi^ 
rently  thereby*  according  to  the  difie- 
rent  motion  thereof^  or  the  Pulle  is 
the  beating  and  throbbing  of  the  arte- 
ries ^  that  reciprocal  ^lotion  of  the 
heart  and  arteries,  whereby  the  warm 
blood  thrown  out  of  the  Itfi^  ventricle  of 


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I      tht  hearty  is  fo  impelled  into  the  arte- 
r       ries,  to  be  by  them  diftributed  through 
all  the  parts  of  the  body,  as  to  be  per- 
ceivable by  the  touch  of  the  finger. 
(  Une^iud  PULSE  [with  Ibyjtcians]  is 

either  in  refpeft  of  time  or  ftrength, 
\      i. «.  it  either  Hrilces  quiclcer  or  ilovrer, 

or  elle  ihongcr  or  weaker. 
I  Inunu^d  PULSE*   is  either  when 

the   ftrokes  are   much  fmaller   than 
f      ufualy  or  when  their  intervals  are  much 
greater. 

InUnJt  PULSE,    is  a  Pnlfe  whofe 

f      fttnke  is  very  hard,  or  elfe  this  fbrength 

g      is  made  up  with  the  multiplicity  and 

ftcquency  of  mications,  as  in  the  height 

^      of  fevers. 

f  Kemifs  PULSE,   is  a  Pulfe  whofe 

f  UroVes  are  leis  quick  or  lefi  fhong,  and 
r  in  licknefs  indicates  more  danger  than 
r      In  the  other. 

Detp  PULSE,  is  more  frequent  in  old 
»      folks  than  in  young,  and  fhews  a  dllpo- 
I      lit  ion  to  afthma\  lethargy,  and  melan- 
choly, fl^. 
,  Smptrficiat    PULSE,    is    one    which 

^       Ihews  an  tnCt  temperament  of  body, 
•nd  a  merry  difpofition  of  mind. 

Tnmhling  PIJLSE,  indicates  great 
extremity. 

Wanirimg  PULSE,  is  one  which  is 

\      fomecimes  felt  in  one  place,  and  fome- 

times  in  another,  and  fometlmes  no 

where,  and  is  never  but  a  few  minutes 

before  death. 

Afiromg  PULSE,  denotes  a  brisk  and 
copious  influx  of  the  nervous  juice  into 
the  Villi  of  the  heart. 

Afiva  PULSE,  denotes  a  flownefs  of 
the  influx  of  the  nervous  juice  from  the 
brain  into  the  ViUi  of  the  heart. 

A  ^uiek  PULSE,  intimates  acrimo- 
nies, fpirits,  agitated  fevers,  phrenzies. 
A  toeak  PULSE,  denotes  the  con- 
tfary  to  the  former. 

Am  intifmiuimg  PULSE,  denotes  that 
life  is  in  a  flippcry  fituation. 

A  bard  PULSE,  iignifies  th.u  the 
membrane  of  the  anery  is  drier  than  or- 
dinaiy. 

A  fafi  PULSE,  denotes  the  contrary 
to  that  before-mentioned. 

PUO-SION  [in  Fhyftckf]  the  ftroke 
by  which  any  medium  is  affected,  by 
Che  motion  of  light,  ibund,  6v.  thro' it. 
PULSU'RA  [of  pidfare,  L  to  knock, 
on  account  of  the  monks,  who  ant  lent- 
iy,  before  they  were  admitted,  puJfabant 
^d  firesf  i.  e.  knoeked  at  the  doors  for 
leveral  days  together]  in  our  old  law- 
book, fignifics  a  previous  examination. 
PU^LVEKABLEj  that  may  be  pow- 
ilercd. 


PU 

To  PU^LVERIZ ATE  7      [  pAin^, 
ToPU^LVERIZE        5  Jww,    L.] 

to  reduce  to  Power. 

PU'LVERULENCE  [of  '>«^»f»2fii. 
tMSt  L.1  duftinels. 

PUaVINATE  [in  ArAtteBnn]  m 
frieze  fweUing  like  a  pillow. 

PtKLViS  rf#  triAKi  [t.  e.  a  Powder  of 
three  ingredients]  the  Comachine  Povr- 
der,  made  of  equal  |>arts  of  AntimontMm^ 
Diafboretickm^  Via^dittm  and  Cremm  tf 
Tartar^  L. 

PULVIS  Tmtfiim  [t.  e.  the  Powder  of 
the  fathers]  the  Jeluits  Powder,  L. 

VVLVlSfdmtnam  [with  Cfymifis"]  the 
thundering  Powder,  a  mixture  of  three 
parts  of  ialt-petre,  two  of  tartar,  and 
one  of  brimltone  i  all  finely  powdered. 
A  fmall  part,  even  a  fingle  dram,  of 
this  being  put  in  a  fliovel  over  a  goitie 
fire,  till  it  melts  by  degrees,  and  changes 
colour,  will  go  off  with  a  nolle  like 
that  of  a  musket,  but  huits  no  body  in 
the  room,  by  reaibn  its  force  tends 
chiefly  downwards. 

PUMICE-STONE  IpHmex,  L.  pn- 
mig--rcran.  Sax."]  a  ipung3%  light, 
crumbling  ftone,  cail  out  of  mount 
jEtna^  and  other  burning  mountains, 
ufed  in  graving,  polilhing,  and  other 
ufes. 

Mr  PUMP.    See  Mmcbtns  BeylidMM, 

PUN  [prob.  of  punian,  Sax.  oftoiW, 
F.  fMnffumt  L.]  a  quibble,  or  playing 
with  words.    . 

PUNCH,  for  chambermaids,  is  made 
without  any  water,  of  lime-juice,  with 
the  juice  of  orange  and  limon,  twice  as 
much  white-wine  as  lime-juice,  and  four 
times  as  much  brandy  and  (hgar. 

PUNCH  lixcert.  £/>».]  a  drinkable 
well  known. 

A  PUNCH  ipoincon,  F.]  an  inftru- 
ment  for  making  holes. 

A  PUNCH  \     [MAiMe, 

PUNCHANEl-LO  3  F.]  a  Ihort 
and  thick  fellow,  a  llage  puppet. 

PUNCH-HORSE  [with  Hwfemtn]  Is 
a  well-fet,  well-knit  horfe,  having  a 
fliort  back,  thick  IhouMcrs,  with  a^ 
broad  neck,  and  well  lined  with  fleih. 

PUIICHINS     i    [with  ArebiteffiJ 

PU'NCHIONSj  Ihort  pieces  of 
timber  placed  to  lUpport  fome  conlidcr- 
able  weight  I  alfo  a  piece  of  timbei^ 
raifed  upright  under  the  Hdgc  of  a 
building,  wherein  the  little  forces,  6v. 
are  jointed. 

PUNCHION,  a  little  block  or  piece 
of  fteel,  on  one  end  of  which  is  feme" 
figure,  letter,  or  mark  engraven  either 
in  CrtMX  or  in  KeUtvo^  imprefllons  of 


PU 

inhkh  nt  tiken  oo  metal  or  fotrm  other 
inatcer,  by  ftriking  it  wkb  a.  hammer 
on  the  end  nut  engraved. 

PUNCHION  \\oTCoMmg]  a  piece  of 
iron  £teeled,  whereon  the  engraver  has 
^t  in  .^liev9  the  ieveral  ^gures,  arms, 
emgics,  infirriptions,  Qpc.  chat  aie  to  be 
in  the  matrices  wherewith  ihe  fpecics 
are  to  be  marked. 

PUNCrilONS  [for  FriMiwg]  are 
made  of  fteeU  at  bdfore,  ufed  in  (tamp- 
ing the  matrices  wherein  the  types  or 
printing  charadten  are  cad. 

PUNCUiONS,  are  alio  various,  ofed 
by  ft  eral  artificers  in  iron,  Itcel,  and 
other  metals. 

PUNCTIXIOUS  [pointilUMx,  F] 
CKceptioQS,  captious  ^  a>ib  of  (mail  con- 
Icqiicnce. 

PUNCTILIOUSNESS  [of  ^intil- 
Uut^  k> .  and  uefs]  triaingncls,  aptn^fs 
to  take  exceptions. 

PU'NCTION  >  [in  Sar^.l  an  apcr- 

PU'NCTUREi  turc  made  in  the 
lower  belly  in  dropfical  Peilbns  to  dif- 
charge  the  water 

PP'NCTUALNESS,  exadlncfi,  rc- 
go-ariiy. 

PU  NCTUM,  a  Point.  L. 

PUNCTUM  LA.r/mji:e  [in  AnM^  an 
hole  in  the  nofe,  or  near  the  edge  otthe 
evflid,  by  which  the  matter  or  liquor 
of  the  tears  paflcs  to  the  noftrils,  L. 

PUNCTUM  SMiiens  [with  XttMral'] 
the  Arft  mark  of  conception  of  an  em- 
bryo, which  is  in  the  place  where  the 
arch  is  fcnred,  or  that  fpeck  or  cloud 
in  a  brood  egg.  which  appears  and  feems 
to  leap  before  the  chicken  begins  to  be 
hatch  d. 

PL  NCTUM  Continusm  [wuh  *^»^ 
9tn\  is  an  indivif.ble  magnituiie  be- 
tween contiguous  points  of  a  line,  where- 
by they  are  cinne«lted,  and  from  whence 
arifi»  a  continuity. 

yUNCTUM  I*  minans  [with  Schwl- 
mem]  is  the  indivifible  cxtit^me  of  « 
line,  beyond  which  no  part  of  the  line 
extends. 

PUNCTUM  TnitUfii  [with  Sc}mlm^ 
an  indivifible,  from  which  the  line  be- 
gins. 

PUNCTUM /prj»4»f*i«  7  [in  Conicki] 

PUNCTUM  ^^«er«.*iri»  3  is  a  poipt 
determined  by  the  interfedlion  of  a 
right  line,  drawn  thro'  the  vertex  of  a 
rone,  to  a  point  in  the  plane  of  the 
bale,  with  the  plane  that  conftitutes  the 
conick  ici5kion. 

PUNCTUM  ex  comparMianf^  L.  [with 
J4mthmmt.^  is  either  the  focus  in  an 
Jt%/|j  and  B/ferbolM,  fo  called  by  A^l- 


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hmMs^  becaoiSe  the  xcQangles  tmder  th^ 
fegment  of  the  tranlveile  diameter  in 
the  EUirfis^  and  under  that  and  the 
diilancc  between  the  vertex  and  the  fo- 
cus m  the  UyferUAa^  are  equal  to  one 
4th  part  of  what  be  calls  the  iiguie 
thereof 

PUT^GENTNESS  [of  fihigems^  L.] 
prickingne(s,  fharpne& 

PbMSHABL£N£SS«  eapablcnefi 
or  hablpieis  to  be  punifhed. 

PU'NITIVENESS.  punilhins  nattce 
or  quality. 

PU^INESS  Icfjmifae,  F.  younger, 
aixl  »efs^  weaklincis,  tendeniels,  un- 
thiivingnefs,  fpolen  of  chiUireii. 

PUNNING  IpsrUr  fur'^imte^  F. 
q.  d.  with  a  (harp  or  pointed  vrori] 
uUng  words  of  a  like  or  near  ibund  in  a 
latyrical  or  bantering  fcnlc, 

PU'PIL  [in  Civii  Law]  a  boy  or  girl 
not  yet  arrived  at  «  iUte  of  Pubnry, 
f.  e,  14  years  of  9ge  the  girl,  ^d  ai  the 
boy, 

PUTILAGE  [of  fmpittmi^  L.  an  or- 
phan, and  a^e]  minority  i  al£b  guardian- 
ihip 

PUPI'LLA  Twith  Oadifisl  the  round 
aperture  of  the  T*mi:M  Uvea  in  the  eye; 
fo  called,  becaufe  it  reprefcnts  ymi 
image,  when  look*d  into,  no  bigger 
than  Pt^ilia^  L.  a  little  Puppet. 

PUPILLA'RITY,  the  ftate  or  con- 
dition of  a  Pupil. 

PU'PPET  [of  fwpei.  F.  ^jf/jrj,  L.";  x 
fort  of  baby  or  litt'e  ngure  of  a  man, 
&»e.  made  to  move  by  lines,  d^  oq 
ftages  and  in  Puppcr-fliows. 

PUR  '«*«'  vie  Lin  Law]  where  laiv!^ 
Qi»c.  arc  held  for  another'^  lifij. 

PU  R  A  EleemofyM  [i.  e.  Fan  Mm\ 
a  tenure  or  manner  of  holding  lands  in 
S^tland^  peculiar  to  the  clergy,  fi»c 
who  pay  nothing  for  it. 

PU'RCHASE  I  in  Lav\  fignifies  the 
buying  or  acquit t ion  of  lands  or  tene- 
ments with  money,  by  deed  or  agitt- 
moit )  and  not  obtaining  by  dcfcent  of 
hereditary  right. 

PURCHASE  Tof  pforchajTery  F.]  i 
thing  bought  or  to  be  bought,  as  land, 
hon'e^,  Sw. 

PU'R^HASING  [with  Saffors^  is 
drawing,  as  they  fay,  the  Cj^mw  ^ 
.hjfes  apacf^  i.  e.  draws  in  the  caWe 
apace.  And  e  centra^  when  amy  thing 
can't  be  drawn  or  haled  in  with  the  tackle,^ 
they  fay,  the  tackle  will  mtparchafc. 

PU'RE  ^pitntsyh'l  fimples  uncoir* 
pounded}  alio  chafte,  free  from  cor- 
mption,  fpot  or  (lain  ^  alfo  clean ;  alfx 
Wa<?  J  *ifo  mere  or  downright. 


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^UR£  MatbeM4Uicksy  are  arlthfaie- 
tick  and  geometry,  which  only  treat  of 
number  and  magnitude,  confidered  ab- 
llraClly  fiom  all  kind  ot  of  matter. 

PU'R£N£SS[pNW<ai,  L.  piiriti,  F.] 
imrity,  onmixednc^  unfpottcdneii,  un- 
ilaifiedneis,  unblemidiedneiji,  innocency. 

PURGATION  /  [with  nyjici»ni\  a 

PURGING  3  puxging  by  Oool, 
is  an  excretory  motion,  quick  and  fre 
quent,  proceeding  from  a  quick  and  or- 
«leriy  contiaAion  of  the  cameons  fibres 
of  the  ilomach  and  imellines,  whereby 
Che  chyle,  excrements  and  corrupted 
humours,  either  bred  or  ieiit  there  from 
other  Parts,  arc  protruded  from  Part  to 
part  till  they  aie  quite  excluded  the 
body. 

PURGATION  [in  Law']  the  clear- 
ing one's  ielf  of  a  crime  of  which  a  Per- 
ffOi  is  acculed  before  a  judge. 

CmmoMcal  PURGATION,  ix  that  the 
Party  (hall  take  his  oath  that  he  is  clear 
of  the  £$&  objected  againd  him,  and 
bring  £:i  many  of  his  honeft  neighbours, 
not  aboYe  twelve,  as  the  court  fhall  afllgn 
him,  to  fwear,  on  their  confciences, 
they  believe  he  fwears  truly. 

Vidgjr  PURGATION,  ah  antient 
manner  ufed  by  Pagana,  and  Infidels, 
and  Chriftians  too,  till  it  was  aboliflied 
by  the  canon  law.  It  was  by  ordeal, 
cither  of  iirt^  or  water,  or  by  combat. 
See  Ordeal. 

PURGATION  [in  Iharmacy-]  the 
rleaniing  of  a  medicine*  by  retrenching 
its  fupmcies,  6^.  as  (tones  out  of 
dates,  tamarinds,  d>c. 

PURGATION  [with  Chymifls^  the 
feveral  preparations  of  metals  and  mi- 
nenls,  to  clear  them  of  their  imruritics. 

PU'RGATIVE,  of  a  purging  qua- 
lity. 

A  PURGATIVE,  a  pnrpinp  medi- 
cinei  which  evaaiates  the  impurities  of 
the  body  by  (tool. 

PU  RGATIVENF.SS  [of  ptirgatif,  F. 
and  wefs]  purging,  purity iiig,  or  clean- 
iing  quality. 

PURlFICAnrORY  Ipmficatorius, 
L.  ofacleanfing  quality. 

PU'KITANS,  a  (oCtaLry  of  the  Calvi' 
mifiical  perfuafion,  fo  named  from  their 
profirffing  to  follow  the  pure  word  of 
God.  in  oppofition  to  all  traditions,  hu- 
man ronAitutions  and  authorities. 

PU'RITANISM,  ihc  principles  and 
dodlrinet  of  the  Puritans,  a  led  of  an- 
tient didenten  from  the  church  of  Evr- 

PU-RITY   iiuriUi,    L.  t'^reti,    F.] 


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PURITY  {Kiif^lypbicatty]  with  thi 
noble  liifpiniiions  of  the  mind,  was  ^f^ 
nified  by  a  cock,  there  being  no  bird  dt 
a  more  generous  and  braver  courage,  un- 
daunted at  the  nght  of  eminent  daiigers. 

PUKLIE  U-MAN,  one  who  has  land 
within  the  Puriieu,  and  forty  (hillings  % 
year  free-hold^  upon  which  account* 
he  is  allowed  to  hunt  or  courfe  in  his 
own  Purlieu,  with  certain  limiutiona. 

PU'KLING  Iproliiuami  L.] .running 
with  a  murmuring  noiic,  as  a  ilrcam  or 
brooks  do.  '  ' 

To  PURLOra  IpoKflaiimr,  F.]  to 
pilfer,  to  filch  »  properly  to  get  prvnXf 
awayj  to  lurch. 

PU'RPLB     I  [in   J^ermliry]  a  CO- 

PU'RPURE3  lour  confifting  of 
much  red  and  a  little  black. 

PURPLISH,  inelimng  to  a  purple 
colour. 

PU'RPURA  /rfm  [with  Ihxpcisns] 
the  Purples  or  Spotted-Feter. 

PURPURA'SCENT  [in  Sot.  Writ.'} 
Purplifh,  or  of  a  light  Purple,  L. 

PURPURA'TI,  the  ions  of  emperort 
or  kings,  L. 

PURPURE*  [in  HermUl 
is  exprefled  In  engraving 
by  diagonal  lines  drawn 
from  the  liniller  chief,  to 
the  dexter  bafe  Point.  It 
is  fuppofcd  to  conlift  of  much  red,  and 
a  fmall  quantity  of  black. 

PRPU'REUS,  a,  urn  [in  Bat.  Writ} 
Purp'e'  L. 

PU'RRIKG  [a  word  formed fiom  the 
found  or  continuation  of  tlic  letter  R] 
the  noife  of  a  cat. 

PU'RROCK,  a  IhiaU  Indollire  ot 
cbfc  of  land. 

PURSE  [with  the  6rand  Sigm»]  » 
gift  or  gratification  of  500  exowDs. 

PURSE  of  Money  [in  the  Le9mwt^ 
nbout  ti2  Pounds  Sterling!  io  ealled 
becaufe  all  the  Grand  SignioT*s  Money 
is  kept  in  Purfes  or  Leather-bags  of  thi» 
value  in  the  feragllo. 

PU'RSEVANT  [poarfiiivant^  F.]  an 
officer,  a  Ibtt  of  ferjeant  at  arms,  a  mef» 
fenger  who  attends  upon  the  kinft  in  an 
army  i  alfb  at  the  Exdte^tier^  al^Tat  the 
council  table  or  chamber,  to  be  lent 
upon  any  fpeeial  occafion  or  meflage  1 
but  more  efpeeially  for  the  apprehend- 
ing of  a  Peribn  who  has  been  guilty  of 
an  offence. 

PU'RSINESS  [in  TTorfei]  is  an  op- 
prefflon  which  deprives  a  hotfc  of  the 
I  iherty  of  refpiration,  and  is  occafioned 
by  fome  obaruOion  in  the  Psflage  of 
Che  InngSr 

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PURSU'ANCE  [of  four  and  fittvMttt, 
F.]  to  eonfequcncc,  or  according  to. 

PURSU'ANT,  in  obedience  to. 

PU^RTENANCE  [appertenmnce,  R] 
•  thing  appertaining  to  another. 

PUKVEY'ER  t^fi««»yer»  FJafup- 
plJer,  provider.  d*«- 

PURVIE-W  ipaunftM^M,  F.l  a  law 
iword  for  the  body  of  an  aft  of  Parlia- 
ment, beginning  with.  It  being  enaBedy 
end  thas  a  Aatuce  ii  faid  to  fiaitd  upon  a. 
TremtmUe  and  ufon  a  Furvieto. 

PU'RULENCE         >  [of  pgrnUntui^ 

PiyRl7LENTNESS3  L.  and  neji  ] 
iblnefi  of  matter  or  corruption. 

PUSILL  A'NIMOUSNESS  [pHfitlsm- 
mite^  F.  of  L.I  want  of  courage. 

PU'STLES  [^[«i,  F.of  L.]  litUe 
wheals  or  pimples. 

A  PUZZLE  5^ P„j  a  diity  Slut. 
To  PUT  a  Horfe  L  with  Horfemtn'i 
fignifies  to  break  or  manage  him  i  and 
thus  they  fay,  put  ywr  Horfe  t^n  Ca- 
Jn'olffi  Of  Curvets,  this  Horfe  was  mt  xvell 
pat.  Your  horfe  puts  and  rcprcfcnts 
himielf  upon  raised  airs. 

To  PUT  a  Herfe  apon  the  Haancbes^ 
flgnifies  to  make  him  bend  them  in  gal- 
loping in  the  manage,  or  upon  a  Hop. 

PUTATIVE  [of  faUtivMS^  L]  re- 
puted, fuppofed. 

PUTCHAMI^NES  [in  rtrgima,  &c.] 
H  fruit,  a  fort  of  damfons. 

PUTIDNESS  [patidttas,  W]  ftink- 
ingnefi,  &»e. 
PUTLOCK  >  [with  Carpenters]  a  Ihort 
PU'RLOG  3  Piece  of  timber  to  be 
j)Ut  in  a  Hole  in  building  of  icaffblds  t 
they  are  thole  Pieces  that  lie  horizon- 
tal to  the  building,  one  end  lying  into 
it,  and  the  other  end  retting  on  the 
Le4/p^U  which  are  thofe  Pieces  that  lie 
parallel  to  the  fide  of  the  building. 

PUTREFACTION  lyfithNatura- 
Hit]  is  dcfin'd  to  be  a  flow  kind  of  Cor- 
ruption in  bodies,  generally  wrought  by 
the  moifture  of  the  air,  or  fomc  other 
farrounding  fluid  matter,  which  quite 
changes  the  texture,  and  ibmetimes  the 
^gure  of  the  miz'd  body  from  what  it 
was  before. 

PUTREFA'CTIVENESS  [of  pirfre- 
facere^  L,  and  nefs']  putrefying  quality. 

To  VVrKKFY  ipatrefacere,  L.  pa^ 
trefier,  F.  to  corrupt,  6v. 

PUTRIDNESS  lor pairedo,  L.  and 
n^s"]  corruptednefi,  rottcnnefi. 

PU'ZZLING  [q.  d.  piifUng  or  pqfing] 
perplexing,  fiw. 

PU'ZZLTNGNESS,  perplcxingneft, 
M  MRjbarraiOng  quality. 


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PYANE'PSIA  t«-i««i*'4^fli,  G  ]  a  Fe- 
fUval  celebrated  by  the  AAeatMrn  in  the 
month  Fyampjudif  anfWeiing  to  our 
September, 

PV-BALT)  Horfe^  is  one  that  has 
white  Spots  upon  a  Goat  of  another  co- 
lour, as  bay^  iron  gray  ^  or  dan  Colour. 

PY-BALDNESS,  the  bdng  of  ttio 
colours. 
PYCAR  I  ldnHentKu.2  a  kind  of 
PYXER  3     Ships. 
PYCNOTICK5   iertnam^gi,     Gc] 
medicines  which  sic  of  an  aqueous  na* 
tiu«,  and  have  the  fiicnlty  of  cooling 
and  condenfing. 

PYCNCySTYLE  [«w«r»xj»,  Gr.] 
in  antient  Architedtute,  a  ibit  of  build- 
ing where  the  columns  ftand  Terydofe 
one  to  another «  one  diameter,  and  a 
half  of  the  column  being  only  allovod 
for  the  Intercollumniation. 

PYE'LOS  [«(;»\oc,  Gr.]  a  taction 
veiTel  to  wafli  in,  a  bathing  tub. 

PY'GMY  [  of  «v>//l,  Gr.  the  length 
of  the  arm  from  the  elbow  to  the  hand, 
when  the  fift  is  cloibdj  a  manor  womao 
of  a  Ihort  ftaturc. 

PYGMIES  ImyuStu,  Gr.]  a  fabulooi 
people  of  the  antients,  who  are  faid  to 
be  perpetually  at  war  with  the  Cramh 
and  being  not  above  one  cubit  high,  aie 
faid  to  have  all  their  houlhold-ftim',  and 
even  the  natund  production'  of  their 
country  proportionable.  Their  Women 
were  &id  to  bear  children  at  five  yean 
old,  and  to  grow  old  at  eight.  They 
rep|ort  that  they  ride  upon  goats  in  the 
fpring  time,  armed,  and  march  towards 
the  £a  fide  to  de(hoy  the  cranes  nefls 
and  their  eggs,  ot  elie  the  cranes  would 
deftroy  them,  fliny  places  them  in  the 
E^'Indiesy  Straho  in  the  remoteCk  puts 
of  Afrieoj  and  ArifioiU  near  the  rim 
memEgypty 

PYLCRUS  [wxoeff  of  -iiVx*.  a 
gate,  and  •p««,  to  keep,  (rr.]  the  keqper 
of  a  gate,  a  Potter, 

PYON  [wooT,  Gr.]  putrificd  bloo^f 
changed  into  white  matter. 

pyCSlS  [of -rwV,  Gr.  matter]  acol- 
leftion  of  matter  in  any  part. 

PY'RAMlD  [of  w&epe/uif  of  «?#,  Gr, 
fire,  becaufe  flames  of  fire 
grow  from  a  breadth  at  bot« 
torn,  to  a  fluup  point]  an  obe* 
lisk. 

^eifmetrick  PYRAMID,  a 
iblid  ftandingon  afquare  balls, 
and  terminating  at  the  top  in  a  Point  ^ 
or  a  body  whofe  bafe  is  a  Polygon,  and 
whofe  fides  are  plain  triangles  i  their  le- 
veral  tops  meeting  together  in  one  Polne.i. 

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il  PYRAMID  iHierogly^hically]  was 
pm  to  repidci^c  the  nature  of  the  foul 
of  man. 

PYRAMID  On  ArcbiUB.^  a  folid, 
mafly  cdihce,  which  from  a  fqiiarc, 
thangoiar,  or  other  bafe,  riies  dimi- 
nilhing  to  a  vertex  or  point. 

PYRAMIDAL  A««Wf.C><rifi]  arc 
the  fums  of  Polygonal  Numbers,  coi- 
le^ed  afier  the  lame  manner  as  the  Po- 
lygon Numbers  themfelves  are  extra^ed 
from  arithmetical  piogreilions. 

PYRAMIDA'LE  corpus  [with  Anst  3 
a  Plexus  of  bloalveflels  on  the  back  of 
the  tcftides  5  caUed  fo  from  its  pyrami- 
dal form,  the  fame  as  Corpus  varicofmM. 

PYKAMIDA'LES  mufeidi  lAamt'] 
iceitain  mufcles  which  take  their  name 
from  their  rcfcmblancc  to  a  Pyramids 
trenain  mufcles  of  the  noHrils  and  the 
Alulomtn,  the  laA  of  which  lie  upon  the 
loweft  tendons  of  the  Keffi  i  fo  chat  as 
they  proceed  from  the  Os  pmbis^  the 
higher  they  climb  the  narrower  they 
grow,  and  end  about  the  navel  in  the 
White  feam. 

PYRAMIDAl-IS  [Anat.-]  a  fmall 
fniifcle  of  the  Abdomen  on  the  lower  part 
of  the  ReSui^  L. 

PYRAMI'DAL      ?  of,    belonging, 

PYRAMI'DICAL  5  or    like    to  a 

^TrAMIDICALLY.  in  the  form 
of  a  Fyramii. 

PYRAMIDICALNESS  [of  pr^mi- 
dml^  F.  of  pyramtdalii^  L.  and  »</> J  of  a 
pyramidical  form. 

PYRAMIDOID  fof  Tv^fjdc  and 
«i/|G^,  Gr.  form]  is  whnt  is  fometimcs 
called  a  parabolick  fpindic,  and  is  a 
Iblid  figure  formed  by  the  revolution  of 
IL  Parabola  round  its  bafe  or  gicateil 
ordinate. 

PYRAMIDOGRAPHER  [bf  jr«/^- 
/u(  and  >e^tiuf ,  Gr.]  a  dcfcriber  of  fy- 

'"PY  R AMIDS  '^of  E^ypf]  one  of  the 
Ibven  wonders  of  the  world,  are  huRC 
piles  of  building,  within  three  leagues 
of  GrMmd  Cairo.  There  are  three  ptin- 
ci pal  ones,  difTcrcnt  indimenHons;  of 
which  two  arc  fhut  up,  and  the  thjnl  is 
open.  This  is  ^soficiot  high,  and  6Bz 
foot  fijiwrc  y  it  has  209  ftonc  ftcps,  each 
itonc  about  thice  foot  thick,  and  thirty 
foot  long.  At  one  of  the  anf»les  is  a 
little  lijoare  room,  and  at  the  top  a  very 
line  Platform  of  iz  prcar  fquare  ftoncs, 
that  are  aliuoft  17  fwt  fquare,  from 
which  the  ftrongcft  man  is  not  able  to 
throw  a  ftonc  dear  of  the  Pyrjtmid 
There  tie  16  fteps  to  the  door.    The 


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entrance  i«  fquare  and  even  all  alohg* 
This  walk  leads  to  two  more}  at  the 
end  of  one  of  them  is  a  hall,  where  is 
an  empty  tomb  of  one  ftcne,  cf  Por- 
phyry, madCi  as  fome  fay,  for  that  J-*^- 
raob  which  purfued  the  IfranUtes  into  the 
KedSea.  At  the  end  of  the  other  waife 
or  alley,  there  is  a  hole  made,  as  is  pro* 
babie,  to  let  the  lx)dies  down  to  the  ca- 
verns below.  The  two  Fyramids  which 
arc  lockd,  are  much  after  the  fame 
form.  At  fome  fteps  of  the  open  FyrA' 
mtdy  is  an  idol,  which  i'/zViy  calls  Sphinx^ 
but  the  Ai'ubs  call  it  Abin  el  habouHy  be- 
ing a  buftal  of  one  ftone,  cut  out  of  a 
natural  rock>  reprefenring  the  face  of  A 
woman  of  a  prodigious  bigncfs.  It  is 
£6  foot  high,  and  15  from  the  ear  to  the 
chin.  On  the  top  of  the  head  thci-e  is 
an  hole,  through  which  a  man  might 
pafs,  that  reaches  down  to  the  breaft, 
and  ending  there.  According  to  Flinyf 
the  largeft  of  ihefe  pyramids  was  zo 
years  in  building,  tho'  $66000  men  were 
all  that  while  employed  about  it. 

The  largeft  of  thefc  was  built,  fome 
fay,  by  Ch  o;sy  or  as  others,  by  Cti»ffit 
as  a  fcpulchre  ;  but  he,  being  torn  in  • 
pieces  in  a  mutiny  of  the  People,  did 
not  obtain  the  honour  of  bein^  interred 
in  it.  The  fccond  was  faid  to  be  built 
by  his  brother  Cepbits:  The  third  by 
MycertMs ;  or,  as  others  fay,  by  the 
ftnmipet  RhodoHe. 

PYRENOIDES  [iri^wH^'cof  flr'/»«% 
a  kernel,  and  ii^(>-,  Ihape,  (Jr.]  a  pro- 
ccis  of  the  fecond  vertebra  of  the  back  % 
thus  cal'cd  from  its  refehiblance  to  a 
pear  in  (hape. 

PY'RETHRUM [tJ»i%»,  Gr]  wild 
or  baftard  Peilitory. 

PVRI'ASIS  [Ti^ei^CTS  Gr.T  a  preci- 
ous ftqnc  of  a  black  colour,  which,  be- 
ing rubbed,  burns  the  fingers. 

PYRl'TES  i-ir  giTrf.  Gr.l  a  femi- 
metal  lurp<)^"d  to  be  the  marcatltc  of 
corper,  or  the  matrix  or  ore  in  which, 
that  ircral  is  formed. 

PYRl'TIS  [^''eA-rc,  Gr."'  a  precious 
ftiv  e  which  (it  is  faid)  will  bum  the 
iinpers  if  one  hn'ds  it  hanl 

PYROBOLI  [^i*"  5.>fl/,  Gr.l  fire- 
balls,  ccitain  fire-works  ufed  by  the  an- 
tiems. 

PYRO  BOI.ICAL,  of  rr  pertainlrg 
to  Tyrob  I'u  or  rhc  art  of  making  fire- 
balls, bombs.  &-'. 

PYROBOLIST,  a  maker  of  fireballs, 
&:. 

PYROKOLY  [of  «-7*,  fire,  and 
&%»»^  Gr.  ro  throwj  the  art  of  gunnery. 

4  (i,  pyroet; 

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PYRO'ET,  of  one  tread,  or  what  the 
r.vi.v»  ca.l  ae  la  ute  J  U  ijHeve,  are  en* 
t;re  and  very  narrow  lurnb  made  by  a 
hode  upon  one  tread,  and  aiinoft  at  one 
time,  lo  that  his  head  is  placed  where 
bis  tail  was,  without  putting  out  his 
haunches. 

PYUOET,  of  two  piftj,  are  turns  of 
two  treads  upon  a  i'mall  compafs  of 
ground,  aimolt  of  the  length  of  the 
hoi  fe  * 

PYROETS  Lwith  nor[!mcn\  are  mo 
tions  either  of  one  pjft  or  tiead,  or  of 
two  p'ft-  or  treads. 

PV'KOLA  i}iotany]  the  herb  winter- 
green,  L. 

PY'ROMANCY  L'»«'5«m^- »■«•«»  of  ^r^, 
iiic,  nna  ^.*»tm  ,  divination,  6r  1  a 
divination  by  the  fire  of  the  facrifice. 
The  g»>od  fjgns  were  thefe:  If  the 
flames  immcaiately  took  hold  of  and 
confumed  the  vidlimsj  if  the  flames 
were  brig^t  and  pure,  without  noife  or 
fmoak;  it  the  I'parks  tended  upwards 
in  form  of  a  jyr.imidy  and  the  fiiC  went 
not  rut,  till  all  was  reduc'd  to  aflies. 
The  contrary  (igns  were,  when  the  fire 
was  kindled  with  difficulty  5  when  the 
flime  was  divided  i  when  it  did  not  im 
mcdmtcly  fpreatl  itfelf  over  all  the  parts 
of  the  vidtim,  but  creeping  along  con- 
fumed  them  by  little  and  little  i  when 
it  afccnded  not  in  a  ftraight  line,  but 
whirled  round,  turned  fide  ways  or  down- 
wards, and  was  extinguilhed  by  wind, 
fhowers,  or  any  other  imlucky  accident  h 
when  it  crackled  more  than  ordinary, 
was  black,  caQing  forth  fmoak  or  fparks. 
All  thefe,  and  fuch  like  Omens,  figni- 
fied  rwith  them)  the  difplea.ure  of  the 
gods 

PYROPUS[4rt/pa»'^c  of  fl-i;.-,,  fire, 
and  osJ,  the  face,  tJr.]  a  carbunc'e  of  a 
fiery  rcdnefs,  a  ruby  3  alfo  one  that  has 
a  carbnnrled  face. 

PY  ROSIS  [of  rSp>  Gr  ]  a  burning 
rcdnefs  In  the  face. 

PY  H  OT  K/CHNTAN     7  a  maker  of 

PYROTE'CHNICIANS"  fire-works, 
one  skiird  in  Pyrotpchny. 

Military  PY  RXDTECHNY  [iro'>r-ny- 
fia,  Gr.  I  i.s  the  dortrine  of  artificial 
fire  works  and  fire-arms,  teaching  the 
ftru^nre  and  ufe  both  of  thole  us'd  in 
war,  ft  r  the  a'tackirg  of  fortifications, 
fi»r.  as  C.TtffOM?,  BnfTibs,  Oranades^  (j«»- 
;>n•^^V<•^  irUfire,  &c.  and  thofe  matie 
fordivcrfion.  is  SerDenti^  Pockets^  &c. 

Chymical  PYBOTFCHNY,  is  the 
ar-  of  m?ragirg  and  applying  fire  in 
PiJl:il.itio;is,  CaUinations^  SuOlimationSj 
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MetaUuk  PYROTECHNY,  the  art 

of  fusing,  refinitig  and  preparing  metaHs. 

PYROTE'CHNICK     7  of    or  pc^ 

PYROTE'CHNICAL  3  uining  to 

Pyrotcchny. 

PYKO  TICKS  [«r:vfT*y,  Gr.]  caih 
flicks,  medicines,  which  being  apply  d 
to  the  botiy,  grow  violently  hoc,  and 
caufe  rcdnefs  or  blillers  in  ihc  skin,  or 
that  clofe  up  and  bring  wounds  to  1 
ciuft  or  fcab 

PY'RRHA,  the  wife  of  DemcsUtt, 
See  Deucalion* 

PY'RRHICK  D««:/,  fomc  refer  tbc 
original  of  it  to  Minervji^  who  led  up 
the  dance  in  her  annour,  after  the  osb>- 
queft  of  the  Titans :  Others  refer  it  to 
the  Cotybants^  Jupiter s  guard  in  ts 
cradle,  who  leaped  up  and  down,  cljlh- 
ing  their  weapons  to  hinder  old  Satvw 
from  hearing  the  cries  of  his  infkntlbs 
limy  attributes  the  invention  to  //rtfa, 
the  fon  of  Achilles^  who  inftitured  fetiJ 
a  c<>mpany  of  dancers  at  the  funeral  of 
his  father.  The  manner  of  the  priftr 
mancc  fcems  to  have  confifled  chirty 
in  the  ifimble  turning  of  the  body,  ani 
Ihifting  every  part,  as  if  it  ivas  done  o 
avoid  the.ftroke  of  the  enemy.  ?«&» 
5v*/fgfr  tells  of  himfclf ,  that  while  h: 
was  a  youth,  he  often  danced  the  Vn- 
rhick  before  the  emperor  Max'imiU*h 
to  the  amazement  of  all  Germany.  Ari 
that  the  emperor  was  fo  furprizcd  at  hiJ 
warlike  activity,  that  he  cried  out.Thii 
boy  was  either  bom  in  a  coat  of  nrnT, 
inQea.i  of  a  skin,  or  elfe  has  been  roct- 
ed  in  one,  infteadof  a  cradle. 

PY'RRHO,  the  Creek  Philofopbc, 
the  firft  founder  of  the  Seepticks^  w{» 
taught  that  there  was  no  ccrcainty  d 
any  thing. 

PY'RRHONTANS,  a  fedt  of  antics 
Philofophers,  whofc  diftinguiflitng  trnfJ 
was,  that  they  profefs'd  to  doubt  d 
every  thing,  maintaining  that  men  ail7 
judg'd  of  truth  or  fallhood  by  appear 
ances.  The  prefcnt  Pyrrboniatts  or  t'>- 
ticks,  are  fuch,  who  from  the  gr« 
number  of  things  that  are  darfc  and  cb- 
fcure,  and  from  the  avcrfion  they  bcs: 
to  popular  credulity,  maintain  that  thest 
is  nothing  renain  in  the  world. 

PYK  «  HOPOE'CTLOS  l^^'Fthn^ 
x<0,  Gr.  I  a  kind  of  marMe  with  red 
fpots,  of  which  the  "Ef^ptians  m.^dc  Pil- 
lars which  thev  dedicated  to  the  fun. 

PYTHAGORAS  [in  T^wf/V7  ii 
drawn  clad  in  white  garments,  adorned  ; 
with  a  crown  of  gold. 

PYTHAGO  RFAN  Syfiem^  fo  rtlled, 
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Tj^thjt^as,  is  a  fyftcm  in  which  the  fun 
is  li:ppoled  to  reft  in  thcccmer  of  our 
iytXcm  of  Planets,  and  in  which  the 
earth  is  cariied  round  him  annually,  in 
a  traft  or  path  between  yenus  and  Mars 
It  is  tr.e  moft  amicnt  of  any,  ani  the 
lame  with  the  Copemicatu 

PYTHAGOREAN  rh:orem,  is  the 
47th  Propolition  of   the  liift  book  of 

PYTHAGCREANISM  fof  Ty*ha- 
gcras]  I  he  do^rijie  or  principles  ot  the 
J" ythugoreans. 

PYTHA  GORIC  Tetra^ys^  a  point, 
a  line,  a  furface,  and  a  Iblid. 

PY  THIA  1  iu3»«,  Gr.J  the  PricHcfs 
vho  delivered  the  Oracles  of  yipoilo  at 
Vdihti.  Before  ftic  afccnded  the  iriiosj 
/he  ufcd  to  walh  her  fcif  in  the  founts  in 
Cjtjtjtlja^  and  fitting  down  on  the  Tr./o. 
Ihook  the  laurel-trcc  that  grew  by  it, 
and  fometimes  eat  its  leaves  5  Ihc  was 
a'fi)  crowned  with  laurel,  that  being 
rhoiight  to  conduce  to  infpiration.  Bci  1  'g 
placed  upon  the  Tripos^  flic  received  the 
divine  A^iutMi  in  her  belly,  and  bigan 
iminediately  to  fwcll  and  foam  at  ihe 
mciith,  tearing  her  hair,  cuttirg  her 
flcfli,  and  in  all  her  other  behaviour  ap- 
peared like  one  phrcnetick  and  difliadl 
cd,  efpcnally  if  the  fpirit  was  fullen 
and  malignant',  but  if  it  was  in  a  kind 
and  gentiC  humour,  her  rage  was  not  To 
violent. 

PYTHlA,  the  TythUn  games  cclc 
brated  in  Greece y  in  honour  of  Apolh  \ 
a'fo  the  Pricftefs  of  Aiollo. 

PYTHO'N  f4rJcr,.v  of  «ri;3w,  Gr  to 
putrify,  becaufe  ingendered  of  the  pu 
t refaction  of  the  eanh  after  the  flood,  or 
of  TrO»  Wfi  an  afpl  a  ferpent  pro^tigi- 
ouHy  large,  whereby  Juuo  pcrfccutcd 
Xjatoftj,  when  big  with  Apollo  and  Di.%tiay 
the  firfk  of  which,  wz.  Jpollo,  killed 
that  fcrpcnt,  and  thence  was  called  I'y- 
thiusy  and  in  memory  of  that  viC^ory  ap- 
pointed the  Pythian  Gantes. 

The  ferpent  Fytho:}  being  flain  by 
AoUo^  ic  thus  interpreted,  hy  l-yhon 
is'  undcrftood  the  ruins  of  waters  and 
bogs,  which  cover  the  earth,  and  feem 
to  run  oter  it ;  but  Apollo  (i.  e.  the  fun; 
iiifperfing  the  vapours  in  the  air,  by  his 
arrows,  (f.  e.  his  beams)  flew  this  fer 
pent.  Others  interpret  it,  that  Apollo^ 
being  the  god  of  wiidom.  docs,  by  goo*'. 
prepared  medicines,  deftroy  all  poif^n- 
oiis  difeaies  in  the  body  of  man,  which 
<Mlcafcs  are  reprcfented  by  the  infefti- 
oi.s  ferpent  Fythom, 

PYUXCUS     [t^iHXnrr   of    --ire*,     COT 

luption,  an4  2\x«,  to  duw,  Cri  an  in 


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ftrumcnt  ufed  by  furgeons  for  the  eva- 
cuating of  corrupt  matter  Irom  tic  ca- 
vity ot  the  brcaft,  or  any  fiiiuous  Uicer. 


Qq,  Romans  ^J,  Itallck  j  33  Q, 
^^Etij^hjh  ,  cj?,  Saxou  s  aie  f  he  i6ih 
letter 01  ihe  alphabet}  but  the  o>. <?/:>, 
Hehryvjs,  and  ^tacicn^i  tiave  iiot  this 
letter,  and  the  .-axons,  ficccxpicls  ii  by 
^  w.  1  his  letter  3  ^ways  hath  is  Aowei 
tollowir.g  it. 

<i  I  among  the  Aniients}  a  numeral 
le^r  Handing  for  500. 

Q^.  with  a  dalh,  Hood  for  500000. 

QiD.  llan  s  for  ijuaji  dictum^  L.  /.  e, 
as  it  It  "were  Aid. 

(^  E.  K.  [in  Math*mat.]f\sin\^  for 
I'OA  erjtt  facicrJutfty  L.  i.  e.  wh.ch  was 
to  be  done. 

.Q^  V.  Hands  for  quantum  vis,  L.  i.  e, 
as  much  ai  you  will. 

QUAA'KING  [of  qUaCkCH,  Pit.] 
making  a  noiJe  as  ducks  da 

QUACK.     See  ^uckfulvy. 

qpA  CKERY  ^of  quack,  TfMt. 
frivolous  ] 

QJPA'CKISM  [of  qiiaCt',  Teut.  tri- 
a.rg   the  Practice  of  Qinckery. 

qXJA'DRA,  any  Iquaie  frame  or 
bon.er  in  building,  encompan:ng  a  ^^j^ffo 
relicv^y  Panncl-painters,  or  oihcr  work. 

QUAUilAGF/SlMA  VrrumcJi  l*].  d, 
the  4-th  day  afrer  Ljtjl-r\  the  funcby 
immiMiately  preceedij.g  Let 

QUADRAGKSIMA.ihcfonieth,  L. 

QLl  ADRAGF.'SlMA  L  q'^aiirag-jh 
malis,  I..1  of  or  pei.ainipg  to  Lct.t. 

QUADRAGrSIMA'  S,  in  rimes  of 
Pcr-ery,  it  was  a  cuftom:iry  thing  f  »r 
Peop'c  to  viiii  their  mo'.hcr  churrh  ort 
MidL'^nt  funday,  to  make  their  oflor- 
ings  at  the  high-ahar.  And  the  like 
furcrfl'rious  r'evotion  was  performed  ill 
the  lVhi'fnrJ  Week.  But  tht-le  Pjo- 
refl!ons  and  Oblations  being  commuted 
f^r  a  payment  called  fe'itecrjhh  or 
Whiif  ;:.{  Fanhirgs  j  were  chnM;r.i  into 
a  cuflomary  pflymcnt,  and  called  Sj*- 

dr^g'ff'f-rU. 

l^UA'DR  AN  ''in  Po^tryl  a  ftanza  or 
fta\r  ronriliim  of  foi;r  Neifcs.* 

QUADKA'NGUl.AR  ItjM.'iJraryU' 
rii,  I  ,'  cf,  penainingto,  or  in  thei\;ni¥ 
of  a  c^iiadiang'e 

QUA  DRANS  Tamong  the  Rnmyrs'] 
cit»h'  Ounces  in  weight,  the  frurth  nart 
of  a  Po!  nd  Trny\  or  th**  ci'nrrr  ofai.y 
integer,  divided  intg  twelve  Tans. 

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QPADRANT  Iqaadrafis,  L-]  a  ma- 
thuiPMical  inftrumcnc  ot  great  ufe  in 
jljhvtiomy^  KAvigation^  &C.  that  is  til 
angular,  and  contains  juft  the  fonnh 
pait  of  a  circle,  containing  90  degrees  5 
and  oftentimes  the  fpace  contained  be- 
tween a  qnadrantal  arch  and  tvro  Kadii, 
pa  pendiciilar  one  to  another  in  the  cen 
I pr  of  a  rivrlt-,  is  called  a  Qimdrant. 
Qj  ^.W  .L.   .i-  "i  ^i,    aijj  -^   T.oiiJly  con- 

^    *^" — "^  '  triv'd,  aiKl 

2S  diffe- 
rently fur 
nifli'd  for 
"h^ir  vaii 
ous  iifcs  5 
but  this 
they  have 
all  in  com- 
mon, that 
[hey  con- 
(1ft    of    a 

^    quarter  of 

Kchrle,  V, r^a'c  1 '  m b  ii  t^'v;v'.,etl  into  90 
degrees,  and  have  either  a  line  and 
plummet  fufpended  from  the  center  j 
or,  a  label  with  lights. 

qy  ADRANT  I'^itadrans,  L]  a  fourth 
part. 

QUADRANT  of  AltitHit  [of  an  *r- 
iifiztal  Gloifi:^  a  thin  brafc-platc  divided 
into  90  degrees,  and  fitted  to  the  meri- 
di  an. 

QUADRANT  [with  GMnneri]  an  in- 
ftruraent  ufed  in  levelling,  mounting 
and  lowering  a  piece  of  Ordnance. 

^QUADRA'NTAL  Triangle  [vilth 
Cjccmetr,']  a  Iphetical  triangle  like  a  die, 
having  a  quadrant  for  one  of  its  fides, 
and  one  right  angle. 

QITA  DRAT  Lin  Ajirohgy]  an  afpedt 
of  the  heavenly  bodies,  wherein  they 
are  diftant  from  each  other  a  quadrant, 
or  90  degrees,  the  ikme  as  Quartile 

QUA 'DR ATA  Legio  [among  the 
Komjim'l  a  legion  that  confifted  of  4000 
men. 

QUA'DRATE  [quadratHmy  L.]  a 
four-cornered  figure,  a  fquire. 

QUADRA  TICK  Equations  [with 
Mg<:^raijis]  fquare  equations,  or  fuch 
wherein  the  higheft  power  of  the  un- 
kjiown  quantity  is  a  fquare. 

Simple  QUADRATICKS  fwith  Af^- 
themat.']  are  fuch  where  the  fquare  of 
the  vnknown  root  is  equal  to  the  ablb- 
lute  nunber  piven. 

Adfett9d    QTJADRATICKS    [with 
^aih'mat.'}  are  fuch  as  have  fonie  inrer- 
inediate  power  of  the  unknown  number, 
between  the  higheft  power  of  the  un-| 
lr  no wn  number:,  an^thp  abfolw  oum-l 
W  givca.  I 


.  QUADRATO  <fuiir*h«.  h  ih« 
r'ouan  power  of  numbers  i  or  the  pro- 
dua  ot  the  cube  multiplied  by  the  root, 
QUADRATO-a/^^i,  the  fifth  power 
of  numbers. 

QUADRATO-QUADRATO  Cs^, 
the  lexenth  power. 

QUADRATO  CubtCMbms,  the  eighth 
power. 

QUADRATUM  Cui/,  QUADR-\- 
TO  QUADRATO -QUAURATUAl 
and  QUADKATVKiyyMrde-Soltdi^  &c. 
are  names  ufed  by  the  Jr^i  for  the  6ch, 
bth  and  9th  powers  of  numbers. 

QUADRA'TRIX,  a  fquare  a 
fquared  figure. 

QUADRATRIX  [in  Ceem^tr/l  i 
mechanical  line,  by  means  whaeoC 
right  lines  may  be  found  equal  to  tin 
circumference  of  a  circle  or  other  cune, 
and  the  feveral  pans  of  it, 

QUA'DRATURE  LqajuirMtMrm,  L] 
the  making  a  thing  fquare,  or  the  find- 
ing  a  fquare  equal  to  the  area  of  any 
figui  e  given. 

QUADRATURE  0/  the  Circh,  a 
the  nnding  fome  other  right-lined  figojc 
equal  to  the  area  of  a  circle,  or  a  righ^ 
line  equal  to  its  circumference  j  a  Pro- 
blem that  has  employed  the  mathenix- 
ticians  of  all  ages,  but  yet  in  vain.  It 
depends  upon  the  ratio  of  the  diamere: 
to  the  periphery,  which  was  never  yK 
determined  in  prccilc  numbers. 

QUADRATURE  of  C„r%^s  £m  the 
higher  Geometry]  is  the  meafuring  <£ 
their  area,  or  the  finding  a  leftilincir 
fpace,  equal  to  a  curtilinear  foacc 

QUADRATURE  0/  a  F^graboU  ii 
theTame  as  ParaboHck  Space.  ' 

QUADRA'I  US /ir«ar,s  [with  ^.^.1 
a  member  of  the  mulcle  ^adrMj^em- 
i»Kj,  arifmg  from  the  apophyfis  of  the 
Ifchium^  and  maintaining  an  equal 
breadth  and  bulk  to  its  infertion  juft  be- 
low the  great  trochanrcr,  L. 

QUA'DRELS  [in  i^rc*i>e^inv]  a  kind 
of  artificial  ftoncs.  lb  called  from  their 
form,  they  being  fquare,  n^ade  of  1 
chalky,  whitifh  and  pliable  earth  and 
dry'd  in  the  Ihade.  They  were  tiw 
years  in  drying,  and  were  much  us'dbf 
antient  Italian  architedb? 

QUADRENNIAL  [of  fiiuOriemni, 
L  ]  of  the  fpace  of  four  yean. 

OyADRlCA'PSULAR  [in  B^s^ 
Writ.']  having  a  feed  pod  divided  imo 
four  partitions,  as  StramoMam,  Thorny- 
App'e,  L.    ' 

QUAODRIFID  r^Madrifidms^  1^,1  a 
term  ufed  by  Botanifts,  of  leaves  divided 
or  potched  into  five  parts. 

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QUADKIGE^MINUS  lAnat.']  a 
niulcle,  or  rather  an  aHemblag?  of  four 
mulclcs,  finrving  to  turn  the  ibigh  out- 

wards  I  Xj»  

QUADRILATERAL  F/gnrej    Lin 
—    Geometry']  are  thofe  whofc 
licles  are  four  right  lines, 
and    thole    making    four 
angles,  and  they  are  either 


a  i^uralUlcgram,  a  Tra^ejuum^  Kt3»ngU, 
Sjuare,  Kbembits  or  KbomboideSf  as  In  the 
iigure. 

QUADRILATERALKESS  [qna- 
drilaterusj  L.  and  mfs]  the  property  of 
having  four  fide^,  right-lines,  forming 
as  many  angles. 

QUADRI'LLA,  a  fmall  troop  or 
^mpany  of  cavaliers,  pompoaJlydrels'd, 
and  mounted  for  the  performance  of 
crarrouield,  jufts,  tournament&y  running 
ac  the  ring,  and  other  divertifements  of 
ealiantry. 

QUADRINCMIAL  [of  qMtHor  and 
w^mituit  L.]  conlilting  of  four  denomi- 
nations or  names. 

QUADRIPHYO-LOUS  fof  iuatoMr^ 
X«.  and  9(/M.6r,  Gr.  a  leaf]  Plants  whofe 
flowers  have  leaves  or  petals. 

QUA'DRIVALVES  [in  BoUtfy'] 
thole  Plana  whofe  feed  pods  open  in 
four  Talves  or  partitions. 

QUADRU'PEDAL     ?     [  ^adm^- 

^ADRU'PEDOUS  3  dus,  L.] 
Ibur-tboted. 

QUADRUPLATORES  [in  the 
eouit  of  Excbeq^Mf  ]  Promoters,  thofe 
thit  in  popular  and  penal  actions  are 
delatores,  having  thereby  part  of  the 
profit  afllgned  by  the  law. 

QU  ADRU  PLED  l^uadntpUcMtusy  L.l 
snaoe  four-fold. 

QUJERE  >  is  where  any  point  of 

^7JERIE5  law  or  matter  in  debate 
is  doubted ;  as  not  having  fufficient  au- 
thority to  maintain  it. 

QJJJE'RENS  won  »irMj»iV,  &c.  a  re 
rum  made  upon  a  writ  directed  to  hiro 
with  this  elauHc,  vix^  Si  A  fecerit^  B  /<- 


OyJE  Strvitim^  a  writ  concerning 
ler^ices,  L. 

QUJE'STlONARIl[i»irt.  Law  Boofei] 
choiE  Perfons  who  went  about  with  in- 
dulgences from  door  to  door,  a&king 
charity  cither  for  themfelves  or  others. 

QU  AI'L  [HieroglyfhicaUy^  was  by  the 
T^ptimns  ufed  to  refemble  impiety,  be- 
caufe  it  ic  telaced  of  this  bird,  that  it 
chatters  ftiriouily,  and  torments  itfelf, 
as  if  it  were  offended,  when  thccrefcent 
0f  the  moon  firft  appears. 

OUAI'NTNESS  Lijiccrf.  Eiym:\  odd- 


cefi,  ftnuttsenefS}  alfo  accomplifli^ 
nels, 

QUAOLER  [prob.  cpaccjic,  A»«.] 
one  who  qiiakes  or  Ihivers,  a  profei£>r 
ofQuakeril^. 

QUA'KING  [cpacian,  S^tx^  fliaking» 
fliivering  for  cold,  d^c.  trembling. 

QUAUFICATOR  [in  the  C^mm 
xJn![]  a  divine  appointed  to  qualify  or 
declare  thj^  quality  of  a  Propofition 
brought  before  an  ecclcfialUcal  aibu- 
nal  i  chiefly  before  the  inquifition  in 
Spain,  fe.  - 

QUA'LITY  l^tiaHtas  of  iMslis,  L.« 

what  fore.]  , .    ._ 

QUAUT  Y  [among  Ijamct^nsj  is  the 
third  of  the  categories,  of  which,  ac- 
cording to  Ari^otle't  divifwn,  there  arc 
fo\ir  lorts :  The  firft  of  which  compre- 
hends HabiU'4e  ;  IVbicb  fee.  The  fe- 
cond  comprehiMids  nsturMi  Powers :  Whi^ 
fee.  The  third  comprehends  fenfiiU 
i^Mlities:  Which  fee.  The  fourth  com- 
prehetids  Form  and  Fi^Hre:  Which  fee. 

QUALITY  [in  Fhyficks-]  the  BOtG^- 
on  of  a  thing  whence  it  is  denominated 
fuch  5  or  that  which  caufes  a  thing  i^ 
affect  our  fcnfcs  in  this  or  that  manltec, 
and  gives  it  this  or  that  denomination. 

the  foHT  firji  QU A'LITIES  Lin  Pftf- 
Rcks]  are  heat,  cold,  moifture,  drineft. 

The  fot*r  fecond  QUALITIES  [with 
Cbymifis]  volatility/Hxity,  corrofiveneft 
and  corruptibility.  ,  ,  .  , 

Occult  QIJALITIES  [in  FhJicki]  cer- 
tain latent  powers  arifing  from  the  fpc- 
ciftck  forms  of  things  j  a  name  the: 
anticnts  gave  to  thofe  Fh^mmena,  oF 
which,  according  to  their  Principals,  no 
rational  account  could  be  given. 

Sefifil^le  QUALITIES  Lin  Fhyficks^ 
are  fuch  as  arife  from  certain  modifica- 
tions of  th6  upatter,  and  are  the  more 
Inimediate  objeAs  of  our  fenifes. 

Frimary  fenfiHe  QUALITIES,  at«j 
fuch  as  are  found  in  all  bodies,  or  which 
agree  to  all  matter,  confidcred  as  mat- 
ter, ftich  are  Zxienfion,  Figwre,  Mtttiopf 
iUA  Solidity,  Impenetrability  and  Nnmbef. 

Seff^ndmry  fenfble  QUALITIES,  are 
fuch  as  refult  from  a  compofition  of 
mixture  of  the  elements  •,  as  LfgMl^ 
Heat^  Cold,  Colour^  Sounds  lV/?e,  Sy&^ 
Hardnefs  Softpefs,  Fluidity^  Firmnejf, 
RoMihnefs,  Smootbaefs,  Tramjfarency  and 
Opacokfnefs, 

Spiritual  QVAhrriM.  arc  the  qua- 
lities of  thelbul,  or  thofe  affe^ions  of 
the  mind,  as  it  is  in  this  or  that  habi- ' 
tudc  or  difpofition  j  as  KnvaUdj^e^  Opi' 
mon^  Certainty^  VotibtiitZt  &c,  all  moral, 
virtues  and  vices,  r     r 

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t^iS^OTM/ QUALITIES,  according  to 
file  ^erip»tetuiLSy  arc  things  diftinft  from 
the  bodies  thcmfelves  \  and  are  fuper- 
added  to  ihein,  or  flow  from  their  fub-i 
iUntial  forms.  But  the  modern  Philo* 
fophecs  explode  the  notion  of  qualities 
diftina  from  the  body,  and  fay  they  are 
no  other  than  the  affeftiom  of  the 
bodies  themfdvesj  as  Figure^  Mdtgni- 
pide^  Motion^  &c.  of  rclie  parts  whereof 
they  conliA. 

QUALITY  [in  MeUpbyficks]  is  an 
acdaent  which  influences  its  fubje^  af- 
ter the  manner  of  an  ellential  form. 

^5iw  QUALITIES  iwith  Ibihfefif.'i 
fuch  as  by  virtue  whereof  operations  are 
mAually  produced  on  other  bodies,  duly 
difpofed  in  refpedt  thereunto;  as  the 
Jit*t  of  fire,  the  MoiJUre  of  fVater, 

JPaffive  QUALITIES  [in  Th/ficks'] 
thofc  whereby  bodies  are  difpofed  to  re- 
ceive the  aAion  of  others  ^  a«  InJUmma- 
Mlity  in  Oil,  &c. 

ieal  QUALITIES  [in  Phyjicks']  are 
thofc  which  remain  in  the  fubjcA,  and 
only  a6t  on  bodies  adjacent  to  them  \  as 
]pire  in  a  piece  of  iron  not  ignited,  &>c. 

Uuntional  QUALITIES  [in  /tyji-l 
are  fuch  as  iflfue  from  the  fubjedt  and 
operate  at  a  diilancc  \  as  Light  from  the 

"qUA'LMISHNESS  [of  cpealme. 
iyc  and  nef  ye,  Sax.^  a  being  fubjeiSl  to 
be  croub'ed  with  fainting  fits  >  alfo  fcru- 
pul«nifne&  of  confc.cn  cc. 

QU  A'NDO  [when]  is  the  duration  of 
being  in  time,  L.  Mela^hyjicks, 

QUANTITAS  azceleratrix  [of  any 
Vi»  or  Force!  is  the  meafureof  the  velo- 
city, generateti  in  a  given  time  by  that 
force,  L. 

QUA'NTITY  {quAntlUs  of  qitantm^ 

L.  how  great]  fignifies  whairt)cver  is  ca- 
pable of  any  furt  of  eftimation  or  men- 
Juration,  and  which,  being  compared 
with  another  thing  of  the  lame  nature, 
may  be  fud  to  be  greater  or  Icfs,  equal 
or  uncqi»al  to  it 

Co«/i;;tf.j/ QUANTITY  [in  Me.'aphy.'] 
is  a  Qumtiry  whofe  pans  are  joined  to- 
gether by  a  common  term.  Q^iantity  is 
an  accident,  by  which  a  material  fub- 
fiance  ii  intended.  The  fpccics  of  con- 
tinued ^aniity^  arc  a  Liney  a  Superficies^ 
and  a  BnJy.  "t'or  Quantity  is  extended, 
either  into  Lerj^'h  only,  and  then  it  is 
called  a  Line,  tho'  not  a  material  one, 
but  fuch  as  the  mind  can  frame  by 
J/ifa ;  or  c^fe  it  is  extended  into  length 
and  brcad:h,  and  that  is  called  a  Super- 
jicifss  or  elfc  into  lenRth,  breadth  and 
dcpih^   and  that  niaHcs  a  maihcmatical 


QU 

^oiyi  which  is  not  to  be  onderfteod  u 
if  it  were  a  corporeal  fublUncc. 

Divided  QUANTITY  {in  Metafy,] 
is  a  Quantity,  thepans  of  which  arc 
not  lirik'd  tog^her  by  a  common  lerm, 
but  arc  divided,  as  number,  that  may 
be  defined  a  multitude  of  units. 

Moral  QUANTITY,  is  that  whicb 
depends  on  the  manners  of  inen,  and 
the  free  determination  of  their  wills  % 
as  the  Prices  and  Value  of  Things  \  D*- 
grees  ^f  Dignity^  Good  and  Evil,  Ajewarit 
and  Punijbmtnts^  &c. 

which  nature  fumrflies  us  with  in  mu- 
ter and  its  extenfions,  or  in  the  powen 
and  forces  of  natural  bodies^  as  Grav-ti^ 
Motioa^  Li^t,  Heat,  Cold,  Karity  a£i 
Verjity. 

QUANTITY nf  Matte.- [in  any  Boij] 
is  the  product  of  the  denfity  into  Iki^ 
cr  a  quantity  arifing  from  the  joint  coo- 
fideration  of  its  denHty  and  magnitude 

QUANTITY  of  Motion  (.in  a  Body] 
is  its  meafure  arifing  from  the  joint  coo- 
fideration  of  the  quantity  of  matter  ir, 
and  the  fwiftnefs  of  the  motion  of  tbs 
body. 

Notional  QUANTITY,  is  that  which 
arifes  from  the  operation  of  the  under- 
(landing  only,  fuch  as  the  larRcncfs  and 
narrownefs  oi  the  capacity  of  the  miriS 
and  i:s  conceptions, 

travf'endental  QUANTITY  [in  f}r 
ftcks]  as  duration  or  continuance;  tfcc 
continuation  of  the  exiflence  of  anj 
being,  time. 

Permanent  QUANTITY,  is  exten- 
fion  into  length,  breadth  and  thicknefi. 

5i«<«jpt>f  QUANTITY,  isthat  whirii 
is  app^y'd  to  time  and  motion. 

QUANTITY  [with  Gramm,-}  the 
meaTure  or  magnitude  of  the  fyllablcs, 
or  that  which  determines  ihcm  to  be 
called  long  or  Jhort. 

QUANTITY  [among  I^;rf^m]thc 
fecond  category,  is  either  Difcrete  of 
CouVnued:  Difcrete^  when  the  iwirts  ait 
not  bound  together,  as  number  ,  C<»^ 
tinufd.  when  they  are  bound  ;  and  then 
it  is  either  fuccejpvet  as  time  and  motion; 
or  permanent,  which  is  that  which  is 
otherwife  called  fpace  or  extent,  in 
lengh,  breadth  and  depth  ;  the  length 
aloie  makes  the  line,  the  Icng'h  and 
breadth  the  furfaccs,  and  all  three  to- 
gether thefolids 

Fofuiw  QUANTITIES  [m  Jffj^a'\ 
arc  thofe  which  are  greater  than  t-o- 
thinR  and  which  have  the  f.gn  -p 
prcfixed, 

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K^ativs  QUANTITIES  [in  Algeh.'] 
mre  nich  as  are  Ids  than  nothing,  and 
have  this  fign  —  prefixed. 

Compound  QUANTITIES  |  in  ^/^O 
arc  fuch  as  arc  joined  together  by  the 
lign»  +  and  —  and  arc  cxprefled  either 
by  more  letters  than  one,  or  elle  by 
the  iamc  letters  unequally  repeated,  as 
a+  b— c  and  bd — b  are  compound 
Quantities. 

^.  A'RANTAIN  fwith  Church  mtn'] 
the  leafon  of  Lent,  which  is  fony  days 
before  rsajffr. 

QUA'KDECUE,  the  4th  part  of  a 
yre..^o  crown,  containing  16  fols,  F. 

QUA'KKELSOME  IqHarreteMXy  F. 
ana  y  oin,  Sax  ,  c  pt  to  quarrel. 

QUA'KRtLSOMNtSS  ibumear  que- 
relsMx^  V,  j^om  and  ne/Jfe,  Sax.j  quar- 
relfcm  humour. 

QU  A'RRIL,  a  piece  of  Spanijh  coin, 
in  value  about  three  Half-pence  EngHJh 
jnorey. 

QUART  [in  F^nci,^]  the  fourth. 

QOA'RTEK  [of  qujiTta  pars,  L. 
^narnV,  F  ]  a  founh  pajt  of  any  thing, 
as  of  an  hundr&i  weight  twenty  eight 
pound,  of  a  chaldron  eight  bulhels. 

QUARTER  roMMd  [in  Carj>e»tryli  any 
moulding,  whofe  contour  is  a  circle,  or 
approaching  to  a  circle. 

OyARTER  tin  JUrMry]  See  SlMar- 

To  QUARTER  [ecarteltr.  P.]  to  cut 
OT  div'  c  into  quarters. 

To  QUARTER  Soldiers  [etre  en  quar- 
tier^  y^^o  l^Hgc,  or  fend  to  lodging;*. 

QUARTER  f^in  a  Camp']  in  general, 
is  tnc  gpnmd  on  which  a  body  of  troops 
encamps  j  alfo  the  troops  encamped. 

Xn  h'--  Mpan  Evem/s  QUARTERS, 
is  to  d'ive  them  from  the  ground  or  en- 
camrrnent. 

QUA  .TER  of  an  Ajffmhly^  is  the 
place  where  troops  meet  to  march  in  a 
bodV    and  is  the  fame  wiih  Rendezvous. 

Ql^AKTER  iuirfncKd,  is  a  Place 
fonif>1  wirb  a  ditch  and  parapet,  to 
Iccnic  1  l».>dy  of  troops 

QUAJ'*'^-  R  [in  Milt,  Affairs']  is  the 
fpar  nf»  t»ic  life,  and  giving  good  treat- 
ment !o  ?  conquercti  enemy. 

QT1ARTF.R  f  of  a  City^  a  canton  or 
clJ\'K:on  of 't  5  when  it  condHs  in  fcvcral 
jflcs,  ?nc  anf*  is  fcparated  from  fome 
other  q inner  by  a  river,  a  great  ftreet, 
or  other  boundary. 

To  n-n^kfrom  QUARTER  to  QUAR 
TF.R  'in  KiJing  Aeademin^  is  to  ride 
a  horfe  three  times  an  end  upon  the 
iift  of  tLc  four  lines  of  a  fquarc,  and 


then  changing  hands  to  ride  him  three 
times  upon  the  fecond,  and  lb  to  do  up- 
on the  third  and  fourth* 

QUARTER- ^T^eWiif^  [in  Military 
Affalrs^  is  the  tuniing  the  f^pnt  of  a 
body  of  men  round  where  the  flank  was* 

QUARTER  AGE  L  i»i^riier,  F.  ] 
money  paid  quarterly. 

QUARTER-CAST  [with  Herfemen'] 
a  norfe  is  faid  to  caft  his  quarter,  when, 
for  any  diforder  in  the  coffin,  there  is  a 
ncceflity  to  cut  one  of  the  quarters  of 
the  hoof 

*  QUARTERING  [in  Carpentry'}  fig- 
niiies  the  putting  in  of  garters  \  and 
fometimes  'tis  iu»*d  for  the  quarters 
theml'elves. 

Counter  QUARTERING  [in  fl<wM.] 
is  when  the  quarters  of  a  coat  are  quar- 
tered over  again  or  fub-divided  eacb 
into  four. 

QUA  RTERINGS  [in  HeraUry']  are 
partitions  of  an  efcutcheon-  according 
to  the  number  of  coats  that  are  to  be  on 
it  5  or  they  arc  the  Icveral  divifions 
made  in  it,  when  the  arms  o.'  fcTcral  fa- 
milies  are  bom  altogether  by  one,  ci- 
ther on  account  of  intermarriages  or 
otherwife 

QUARTERIZATION,  part  of  the 
punifliment  of  a  rraitor,  by  dividing  his 
body  into  four  parts  bcfides  the  head* 
which  quarters  are  frequently  fct  up  on 
nt>ic.s  "ver  the  gates  of  the  city. 

QUA'RTERLY     [  in 

Heraldry']  is  When  a  fliield 

is  divided  into  four  equal 

|j.',''':;,'il1   parts,   in  the  form  of   a 

\-li^^^  rrofs. 

QJJATITERN  ^.quarta  pars,  L-l  the 

fdnrth  part  of  an  integer,  either  in 
weight  or  mcafure. 

C  UA'RTERS  [in  Architeffure']  all 
thofe  lllpht  upright  piecet,  between  the 
Punchins  and  Pofts,  which  ferve  to  lath 
u pon .  They  are  of  two  forts,  Jingle  and 
donble.  Single  Quarters  are  fawn  ItufTt 
two  inches  thick  and  four  inches  broad. 
The  doiAle  garters  are  fawn  to  four 
inches  fquare. 

QUARTERS  0/  the  Heavens  [with 
AfironJ]  are  the  four  principal  Points, 
vix  E^t  Wffi,  North  and  South. 

QJJARTERS  [with  Afirol"}  are  cer- 
tain interfeaions  in  the  fphere,  both  in 
the  world  and  the  zodiack,  to  two  of 
which  they  give  the  names  of  Orienui 
and  Mafcuh'ne,  and  to  the  other  two  Oj- 
eidental  i»nd  Feminine, 

QPARTERS  of  the  Moon  rAfiron^ 
the  moon  is  faid  to  he  in  the  fir  ft  ^uarter^ 
when  ihe  is  a  quarter  of  the  zo:llark«  or 

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three  figns'diftam  fiom  the  fnn,  t^- 
ing  to  ua  jiilt  half  her  enlightened  body  j 
but  when  tibe  moon  comes  to  be  diame- 
trically ojppoGte  Co  the  fun,  and  (hews 
us  her  whole  enlightened  face,  Ihe  is 
laid  to  ^  in  the  Full :  And  when  Ihe 
proceeds  towards  her  conjunftion,  and 
jhews  moKc  than  half  of  her  enlightened 
irace»  ihe  is  laid  to  be  in  tht  third  or  l^ 
J^Msrttr, 

OyAlRTERS  [of  a  Siege]  the  prin- 
cipal encampments  lerving  to  ftop  up 
the  avenues  of  a  Place. 

F#r«^^ARTERS  [of  a  iSToif*]  are 
the  IhoQlders  and  fore-legs. 

JHiwi-aUARTERS^f  a  J&rM  axe 
the  hips  and  legs  b^hjnd. 

QyARTERS  [of  a  Horfe's  F»0  arc 
the  fides  of  the  coffin  comprehended  be- 
tween the  toe  and  the  heel  on  one  iide 
and  t'other  of  the  foot. 

JMi«rQPARTERS  [of  a  Horfe's  F«0 
axe  Ihofe  oppoiire  to  oneanother»  facing 
lxo*i  one  foot  to  the  other. 

JW/t-QpARTERS  [with  Korfmem'] 
Hit  a  eieft  of  the  horn  quarters,  extend- 
In^  from  the  cronet  to  the  flioe,  which 
*^ids  blood,  and  caii&s  much  pain,  and 
makes  a  horfe  ![lame 

QUARTEllNIO  7   [oW  Records']  a 

dUARTE-UNUS  S  book  or  volume 
in  quarto. 

QPARTFAGOTTA,  afmallbaf- 
foon,  Itnl. 

QPASI  eontrnff  [in  Civil  Lnvf]  an 
a^  which  has  not  the  ftrift  form  of  a 
conrradt ;  but  yet  has  the  force  of  it,  L. 

QUASI  Crime  [in  Civil  Lavt]  the 
!i<^ion  of  a  Perfon  who  does  damage  or 
tvil  infohmtarily. 

OyA'REFOILS  [in  Heraldry^  font- 
leaved  Rtals. 

QUATRIO  lAnatomyl  one  of  the 
V)nes  that  conflitute  the  Tarfus. 

To  QUAKER  [prob.  of  quatere,  L. 
to  Ihake]  to  (hake  or  trill  a  note,  or  run 
a  divifion  with  the  voice. 

QUEA'siNESs  [prtb.  of  qucirf- 

tl)Cn,  TeHt.  to  offend,  and  ne/fe, 
^x.l  (kkifhnefs  at  the  llomach,  pro- 
penlbnefs  to  vomit. 

QJJE'ERNESS,  oddncfs,  fantaftical- 

QUETNT  I  lincert.  Etymohgid]  odd, 

OyAlNTs  uncommon,  humorous^ 

as  a  qMiint  ExpreJJion. 

QUET'NTNESS  ?   uncommonncfs, 

QUAI'NTNESS  3  humouroufncfs. 

qIJEM  reddittm  reddaty    a  judicial 

writ  which  lies  for  him  to  whom  a  rent- 

feck  or  rent- charge  is  granted  by  a  fine 


IcTfed  in  the  king's  court,  agairtft  th^ 
tenant  of  the  land,  that  refuies  to  attorn 
to,  or  own  him  as  lord,  to  caufe  fuch 
an  attbriiment. 

To  OPEME,  as  to  queme  a  thing 
into  one's  Hand,  to  put  it  in  ptiTatcly. 

QJJE'NCHABLE  Lof  cpcncan,  Sms. 
and  hMbiliSf  L.]  capable  of  being 
quenched.    , 

aUE'RCbLA  [with  Bo***]  the  oak 
otjemfaiem^  L. 

QPERCULA  miner  [With  Beiam] 
the  herb  ^ermmnder,  L. 

QUE<RELA  [flW  iUc.]  an  aftum  « 
fuit  at  law  preferred  in  any  court  ei 
juftice  where  the  Plaintiff  was  fMvrwor 
complainant. 

OPE'RENS  mm  invenit,  Ac.  a  re- 
turn made  by  the  flieriff  upon  a  wri: 
diteaed  to  him,  with  this  condition  in- 
fcrted.  Si  A  feeerit  Bfecmrnm  de  dmmn 
fM^j^rofequendo,  L. 

QPEIEIENT  [iiurens^  L.]  complaifl- 

QJJERIMO'NIOUSNESS  [of 

monius,  L.]  a  complaining  hnmout 

QPE'RRY  lecMyer,  F.]  a  groom  of  * 
prince,  or  one  converiant  in  the  tong» 
llables,  and  having  the  charge  of  ha 
horfcs  i  alio  the  ftable  of  a  prince- 

QUERRY  [««rf>,  F.]  the  fiables  rf 
a  prince.  ^  ^  , 

QUE'RULOUSNESS  [of  ffnJm, 
L-la  complaining  difpofition. 

QUEST  [of  9«x/itif5,  L-  fought]  an 
inqiieft  or  inquifition  5  an  inquiry  ma* 
upon  oath  of  an  impannellcd  jury. 

QUE^STIONABLENESS  [of  «^ 
on,  F.  of  L,  and  nefs]  doubtfulnefi,  lis- 
blcnefs  to  be  called  in  quedion. 

QPE'STIONLESS  [of  ^ik/Km*  ^ 
and  Ufi]  without  doubt. 

QTUE'STIONS,  propofitioos  made  or 
offered  by  way  of  difpute. 

QyE'VE  de  bifonde  [In  TartifieMm\ 
f .  e.  a  fwallow's  tall  \  a  kind  of  oat- 
work,  the  fides  of  which  open  of  fprcsd 
towards  the  head  of  the  campaign,  and 
draw  in  towards  the  gorge. 

QUICKNESS  [of  epic  and  ncfjei 
Xix.1  agility,  nimbleneiSj,  briskne& 

Opt'CK-iV*  [of  cpice  and  /etrrwi, 
Sax.  to  plant]  a  ibrt  of  thorn,  of  which 
hedges  are  made. 

Qyi'CK-^Hii«r[of  cpicand  r»J/«j«» 
Sax."]  a  mineral  or  prodigy  among  me- 
tals, which  is  Huid  like  water  ;  and  tho' 
a  very  heavy  body,  yet  eafily  flics  away, 
when  fet  over  the  f»re. 

QXJVCYi'Siohted  [of  epic  and  Je- 
yih"^,  4yax.]  having  a  fliarp  eye. 

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"Q&rcK-WiHed  iof  epic  and  Jitr, 
Sax.j  having  a  (harp  wit. 

OyiD  Lprob.  ot  cub.  Sax.  aid]  a 
ttioriel  or  quantity  of  tobacco,  to  be 
Jheld  in  the  mouth  or  chew'd. 

QJJID  fro  QMo^  one  good  turn  for  an- 
dCbcr }  trick  for  trick  %  a  Kowh*tid  for 
in  OUvf>^  L 

Oy  I'DDITATI  VE  [c^iuid4itas,  L.] 
\eiIentiaL 

QUIDDITY  Lin  Metaj;fy,l  fignlfie« 
the  fame  at  i^fifgf  but  infen  a  relation 
to  our  uudcrrtanding )  for  the  very  ask- 
ing what  a  thing  is,  implies,  that  it  is 
an  ohjc£t  of  kjiowlcdge 

Qpi£$  ^among  the  Rom:ips]  Kffi. 
Il  deity  which  had  a  temple  without  the 
rity  of  K»me. 

aUI£'SS£NC£  [of  jiiiei  and  fJpM^i^, 
t.]a  ftate  of  reft. 

QPIE  SCENTS  [qMief:e»t6s  Uteri^  L  ] 
letters  that  do  not  movi^,  or  are  not  pro- 
nounced in  reading. 

QUIOETISM  Lof  fn'etms^  L.  quiet] 
the  Principlet,  d*.  or  the  ^ietijh,  a 
Ibrt  of  R^msm  Catholicks,  wbofe  deno- 
minating tenet  is,  that  religion  confifts 
in  the  xtSt  and  internal  recollection  of 
xXit  mind. 

Qyi^TNESS  [of  ?«>?,  L.  and  n'fi] 
m  quiet  ftate,  a  being  free  from  any  pcr- 
plcxity»  difturbance  or  trouble. 

Oyi'ETUS  redditHs,  a  quit-rent,  or 
fmall  acknowledgment,  paid  in  money 
to  foMc  lords  of  manours,  L, 

OyiLLETS  [pnb.  q.  d.  ^Mlets, 
«r  litOe  ^iMes]  fuUilties,  quibbles, 
chicjJiery. 

QJJI'NCUNX,  are  twelfths  of  any 
Inciie  thing  divi<^ed  into  twelve  Pans. 
....      QUINCUNX    Order,    an 

.  .  .  order  of  ranging  trees,  Src,  by 
.    *    .    .  fives,  as  it  were^  as  thus. 

QpiNCUNXLwith  AjUl.l  an  afpcft 
v*cn  the  Planers  ate  diftanr  five  i'.i^ns. 

JU^JjirQUINDECAGON  Lof^/«fJl• 
f»f,  L.  five,  J«''*,  ten,  and  -Afi**,  Gr, 
a.  comer]  a  plane  figure  of  fifteen  fides 
mnd  angles,  when  they  are  all  equ\l  to 
(one  another. 

QUI'NQ.UACE'SSIS,  a  ^omancom 
of  s^  altcs,  in  va'ue  3  s.  and  $  half- 
pence K-gl'A  1-. 

aUIN  'UA'NNION  I  fin    anthnt 

QUINQUF/NNIUM  5  Ct^flom  ]  a 
refpite  of  five  years,  which  info'vcnt 
debtors  formerly  obtain *d  by  vcrtue  of 
the  king's  letter,  to  have  time  for  the 
payment  of  their  dcbti. 

QyiN*  >rATRIA.  fedivals  re>- 
Vnte4  in  honour  of  MinewM^  fo  call'd, 
•»  fome  ibijakf  becaule  (bey  lafted  five 


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days ;  tut  othen  fay,  becanfe  they  ftll 
out  five  days  after  the  ides  of  the 
month,  the  lame  as  PanathenM* 

Qy I NUUE,  five.  L. 

CLUIN.UECAPSULA'RlSi  «,  [in 
Botan,  IVrit]  divided  into  five  partitions^ 
as  the  viola  Marhna  or  Cown/r^bells* 

QUINQUEFO'LIATED  [of  jirtV 
qtie,  lix-e,  andjo/inw,  a  leaf,  L.J  having 
nve  leaves. 

QUiNCyjEFOLIATED  haf  [with 
Botan.']  a  kird  of  digitated  leaf,  eonfift- 
ing  of  five,  as  it  were,  fingers,  as  in 
Cinq  ejoil. 

CcUl'NQyENERVIA  TUntsfft  [in 
BoUn.']  lb  called  from  its  having  five 
fibres  or  ftrings,  the  middle  Jbit  of 
Pianrain,  L. 

QprNOyEREl^US,  a  galley  with 
five  oars,  L. 

QUINCIUENNA^IA,  jjames  or 
feftivals,  celebrated  every  fifth  year,  in 
honour  of  the  deified  emj^erort. 

<  lyi'NQPE  Vir^  a  magiftratc  among 
the  Komam^  'Who  had  four  colieguet 
joined  with  him, 

QUI NQJJINA,  the  jefUitsbartc  or 
powder,  a  kind  of  bark  brought  from 
Feru  in  America,  accounted  a  good  re- 
medy in  agues  or  fevers. 

OyrNTAlN,  an  antient  tuftom,  • 
port  driven  into  the  giound  with  a 
buckler  fixed  to  it,  for  the  oerformance 
of  military  cxercifes  on  horle  back,  With 
poles,  thtnwing  of  darts,  breaking  of 
lances,  &>c.  He  who  breaks  mod  polet 
and  Ihews  moft  adlivity,  wins  the  prizes 
alio  a  right  which  the  lord  had  tn  ob- 
lige all  the  millers,  watermen,  and  o- 
thcr  young  Peop'e  unmarried  to  come 
before  his  caftle,  once  every  third  year* 
and  breik  fcvrnl  lances  or  poles  a^inll 
a  pf^ft  or  wooden  man,  for  his  diverfion* 

QJJINTI  LIANS  rtb  called  of  <5«i»- 
trlia  their  Prophctcfsj  an  antient  chti- 
ftian  fedt.  who  admitted  women  to  per- 
form the  f?cerdotal  and  epifcopal  furt- 
dlions,  grounding  their  praftice  nn  that 
paflligf  of  St.  Faid.  that  in  Chrift  there 
is  no  (li  Aindtlon  of  males  and  females. 

QUINS.    See^hf, 

QUI'NZIEME,  a  fifteenth,  a  cer- 
tain  tHX,  amiently  fb  callM,  beraufe 
r^is'd  on  the  fifteenth  part  of  mcnt 
lantl*  a»xl  roods  v  a'.fi)  the  fifteenth  day- 
after  nny  fcftival,  L, 

QUIRINAaiA.  (bflfts  obfcrvcd  at 
»?o»ff,  in  honour  of  ^irinns^  i.  e.  Ko* 
mulns^  on  the  twelfth  of  the  emends  of 
May. 

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QWRfc  [with  Arcbiteas']  t  piece  of 
gh>und  cither  fqoare  or  oblong,  taken 
out  of  a  corner,  or  any  Place  dfe  of  a 
ground- plat  to  make  a  court-yard,  6^. 

CIUO  MINUS,  a  writ  which  lies  for 
him,  who  has  a  grant  of  houfe-bott  in 
another  man's  wood,  againft  the  granters 
making  fuch  wafte,  as  that  the  grantee 
cannot  enjoy  his  grant,  L. 

QPO  WARRANTO,  a  writ  which 
lies  againft  him  who  ufurps  any  fran- 
cbifc  or  liberty  againft  the  king  j  as  to 
have  waif,  ftray,  fair,  market,  court- 
tjaron,  leet,  or  fuch  like,  without  t  good 
title. 

QUOD  ri  drfoniat^  a  writ  that  lies 
for  a  tenant  in  tail,  in  dower,  or  for 
life,  againft  him  who  entered  and  took 
iLway  the  land  recoTered,  or  againft  his 
heir. 

QPODLIBETA^IAN,  one  who 
follows  the  dictates  of  his  own  fancy. 

QyOIL[toUer9  !<«<.  acoUar]a 
tound  of  a  cable  when  the  turns  are 
laid  one  upon  another,  or  a  rope  or 
cable  l^d  up  roundi  one  turn  over  an- 
other, fi)  that  they  may  run  out  ftee 
and  finooth  without  kenks,  i.  e.  without 
twiftinn  or  doublings 

Weather  dUOlL  [with  Sailors]  is 
when  a  Ihip  has  her  head  brought  about 
lb,  88  to  lie  that  way  that  her  ftem  did 
before,  without  loofing  any  lail»  but 
only  bearing  up  the  helm. 

QPOHUM  [i.  e.  of  whom]  a  word 
frequcBtly  ufed  in  the  coramifllons  of 
the  juftices  of  the  peace,  as  where  a 
commifflon  it  direftcd  to  five  or  feven 
peribns,  or  to  any  three  of  them,  a- 
itirng  whom,  B.  C.  and  D.  E.  are  to  be 
two,  there  A  V,  and  C.  D.  are  faid  to 
be  of  the  ^ornm  i  bccaufe  the  reft  can- 
*  not  proceed  without  them.  And  thence 
M  Jt^fiue  «/  the  Teace  and  ^w^um^  is  one 
Without  whom  the  reft  of  the  juftices  can- 
not adt  in  fome  cales. 


R. 

R  r,  f.iman\  K  r,  ItaKck ;  It  C, 
*  OliE>%UJh\  n,  SaxoH\  is  the  r7th 
letter  of  the  alphabet^  **  ^  Gr.  the 
i«;th',  \  Heb.  is  called  the  20th,  Liteca 
Canina^  or  the  dog*s  letter,  becaule  of 
Its  found,  fomethihg  like  the  nolle  a 
dog  makes  when  he  fiiarls. 

R.  S.  Stands  for  Re;(i£  Societatth  L. 
i,  e.  of  the  Royal  Society. 

K  [with  the  Antientf]  was  a  numeri* 
Cftl  letter,  and  (l^ttified  80. 


JT,  with  a  dalh  at  the  top.  Oood  tit 

80000. 

To  RABA^E  [rsUtn,  F.3  to  d> 
fcend,  or  come  lower. 

A  RA'BBETIKG  [with  Sh^wori^ 
is  the  letting  in  of  the  planks  to  tbt 
lhip*s  keel,  it  bein|^  hoUow*d  away,  thai 
the  planks  may  )oin  the  better  mi 
clofer. 

RA  BB£T  [of  ti  Shift  JGeQ  the  hol- 
lowing before  mentioned. 

RABDOI  DBS  [aEM<i/^f»  GrJ  Sm 
Khabdoidei. 

RABIDITY     \  [of    rmbidm^    Li 

RA'BIDNESS  3  madnefi,  fari«^ 
nefs,  ravenouihels. 

RA  BIES,  ra«,  fury»  madpefs,  L. 

RABIES  Hydn^uM,  See  Bjim^ 
phohy,  L. 

R A'BINET  [in  ^mnvey]  the  fmalldl 
piece  of  Ordnance  but  one»  being  o 
inch  and  an  half  diameter  at  the  bois; 
five  foot  and  an  half  long,  requiring  t 
charge  of  fix  ounces  of  powder,  and 
weighing  three  hundred  pounds. 

RA'cA    ->  [Npn  of  prx  m. 

RA  CHA  5*  empty!  a  word  of  coo- 
tempt  for  a  vain,  empty  fellow. 

R  A.CCOURCF[in  Heraldry^  figmfio 
the  lame  as  Coi^ee,  i.  e.  cut  off  or  Ihor- 
tened,  denoting  a  croft  or  other  otSr 
nary,  that  docs  not  extend  to  the  ed|gc» 
of  the  efcutcheon,  as  they  do,  wbcs 
named  without  foch  diftindtion,  F. 

RACEMAnriON,  a  gatherii«  1^ 
grapes,  L. 

RACEMOSE  Cr«f«0o/ff^  LlfuBcf 
cUifters 

A  RA'CHAT    ?   [of  rsdfeUr^  T.to 

R ACHE  TUM  r  redeem^  a  compcsk- 
ration  for  theft,  or  the  redemption  of  s 
thief.    The  fame  as  Hyfl-bou- 

RACHITJE?  [of  mVc,    Gf.]  Birf 

RACHI-EI  5"  cles  belonging  to  th( 
back,  fo  named  by  foreign  anatomilh, 
and  are  probably  the  fame  that  are  oi- 
led by  others  Semifbinat'u  L. 

RA'CHIT-KI  Mufculi  [of  p4yit,  Qp 
the  fpine  of  the  back]  mufcles  bckcS' 
ing  to  the  back. 

KA'CKING  Tace  [in  Tlorfem^wl^ 
a  pace  in  which  a  horfe  neither tito 
nor  amblrs.  but  is  between  both. 

RACKOO^,  a  New  EneUud  anittrf 
fomcthing  like  a  badger,  having  a  ts& 
like  a  fox,  being  cloathed  with  a  thici 
and  deep  ftirr.  It  fleeps  in  th c  day  time 
in  a  hollow  tree,  and  goes  out  a  nights, 
when  the  moon  fliines,  to  feed  on  the 
fea-fide,  where  it  is  hunted  by  dc« 

RAD  Tjufe,  jieVj,  n®^  .Ttfx. J  dife 
only  in  dialed^  and  figni^  Cm^f^- 

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RADBUNGS  [Jrcbiuff.}  thcbow- 
fngs  in  or  copings  of  walls. 

HADECHE'NISTOKS  lin  Voom's' 
'Dsy  ii«ok]  l,ih€ti  bomineSf  freemen,  or, 
fu  fome  think,  Kade  Kniffyis^  Salman, 

KA'DlJE  Mafzuli  iAMatomy\  mufclcs 
belonging  to  the  radius^  a  bone  of  the 

RA'PIANTNESS  [of  rai'iMns,  L] 
Slitteringnels,  av. 

A  RA'DIATZ  difcws  Jlvasf  [with 
Tierifis]  is  that  which  has  its  disk  en- 
compafled  with  a  ray,  as  in  the  fun 
flower. 

BAO^IATED  IradiatMS^  L.]  haYing 
rays  or  beams. 

KADIA'TION  of  the  animal  Sjnrits, 
the  manner  of  the  motion  of  the  animal 
fpirks,  on  a  fuppofition,  that  they  are 
ciiffu&d  from  the  brain  towards  all  the 
parts  of  the  body,  through  the  little 
canals  of  the  nerves,  as  light  fi»m  a 
lucid  body. 

RAODICAL  [radicalism  L.]  of  or  per- 
taining to  the  root  $  alio  in-bred  \  or 
that  which  is  the  root  or  fource  whence 
any  thing  ariles. 

RADICALNESS  lof  radicalis,  L.] 
the  qoality  of  being  radical,  of  having 
XO0C8,  or  of  being  well  founded. 

RADICATION,  the  aftion  where- 
by Plants  take  root,  or  flioot  out  roots. 

RA'DICLE  [radietda^  L-l  that  part 
of  the  feed  of  a  Plant,  which,  upon  ve- 
isetation,  becomes  its  root. 

RADlCCySE  \radico[iii^  L.]  having  a 
foeat,  or  many  roots. 

RADFCULA  [with  'BoUnifis'\  a 
ladifti )  alio  the  herb  foap  weed. 

1«  RADITICATE  IradijUatttm^  L] 
to  make  roots. 

RADIO'SE  Iradiofns,  L.]  that  hath 
thick,  or  many  beams  or  rays. 

RATJIUS  Lin  Me4lam.^  a  fpoke  or 
fellow  of  a  whVol,  bccaufe  they  iiluc 
like  ray«  from  the  center  of  it. 

RADICMETER,  a  mathematiclil 
inftrument  called  a  Jacob's  Staff. 

RADIX  [with  ^ro/.l  the  beginning 
of  things  i  or  the  jground  work  |  whence 
is  inftrr'd  the  reafon  of  computing  the 
motions  oSthe  heavenly  bodies,  relating 
to  fuch  a  peribn  or  thing :  And  ib  the 
£gare,  that  is  drawn  for  the  time  of  any 
perlbn*s  biith,  is  called  the  R«iix,with 
refpeft  to  dire^ona,  progrelDons,  revo- 
lutions, 6v.  ,,  ^ 
RA'DMAN  [Vovrn's-Day  Boo1t\  fup- 


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R  A 

RA'FFLING  [of  rajBUr,  F.]aplar 
with  three  dice,  wherein  he  that  throws 
the  greateft  pair,  or  pair-royal,  wins. 

RA'GOT  [with  Horfemen]  a  horft 
that  has  fliort  legs,  a  broad  croup,  and 
a  ftrong  thick  body  5  and  is  different 
from  a  Couffaty  in  that  the  latter  has 
more  Ihoulders  and  a  thicker  neck. 

RAGU  LED     ?  as  [in 

RAGGU'LED  3  J«Jf«2. 

dry']  a  Crofs  raguled^  may  be 

beftunderdood,    by  calling 

^ it  two  ragged  ftafli  in  a 

crols,  as  in  the  figure.. 

RAGGUl-ED,  fpoken  of  a  branch 
that  is  fawn  from  a  tree,  or  of  a  ftock  fo 
fepaniied  from  the  Root. 

RA'JA,  a  term  ufcd  by  the  indtam 
for  a  fort  of  idolatrous  princes,  the  re* 
mains  of  thofe  who  ruled  there  before 
the  conqueft  of  the  Mogi*U. 

RAIL  fof  JiieW,  Sax.  a  woman  s 
night  rail]  a  bjrd  fo  called,   bccaufe  ita 
feathers  hang  loofe  about  its  neck. 
RA'ILERY?   [ofrailler,   F.]  fcold, 
RAI'LING  3  ing,  harlh,   opprobri- 
ous language  ,    «*     -, 

RAILS  [prob.  of  rfeffOl,  ^w*]  • 
wooden  fence  to  inclofe  a  ?lacc 

RAIN  [pen  of  neniaji,  Sax^  PWh. 
of  »iwf,  a  drop,  of  eFi»*»  Ox,  to  drop! 
a  vapour  drawn  by  the  fun,  apd  faUing; 
to  the  earth  in  drops  . 

Kain  is  formed  of  the  particles  cf  va- 
pours joining  together,  which,  being^ 
joined,  fall  down  tp  the  earth.  The 
difference  between  P<?w  and  Kain  fecms 
chiefly  to  be  this,  that  Deto  falls  at  fome 
particular  times,  and  in  very  fmall 
drops,  fo  as  to  be  feen  when  it  is  down, 
but  is  fcarce  perceivable  while  falling  y 
wheveaji  Kain  is  groircr»  and  falls  at  any 

time. 

There  arc  fcveral  caufts  that  may^ 
fingly,  or  jointly,  produce  ^ain. 

I.  The  coldnefs  of  the  air  may  mak^ 
the  particles  nf  the  cloods  to  lofe  theij 
motion,  and  ^mc  Icfs  able  to  re::ft 
the  gravity  of  the  incumbent  ^ir,  and; 
of  coniequcnce  to.  yield  to  its  prcflure* 
and  fkll  to  the  ground.  ^      ^. 

4.  The  vapours  may  be  gathered  by 
the  wind  in  fiich  abundance,  as  nrft  to 
form  very  thick  clouds,  and  then  fqueezo. 
thofe  clouds  together,  tUl  the  watery- 
particles  make  drops  too  big  to  Bang[ 
any  longer  in  the  Air. 


RA'DMAN  Ukvm's'Day  Ifeofcl  ftip-  ,.  When  the  vapours  ariie  m  to  ™c 
pofed  to  be  the  fame  with  R«<^A«f^W,  I  abundance,  as  to  r^-ach  and  mingle  wit n 
S^  as  others  fuppofe,  from  JieaS,  I  the  clouds  above  them,  then  they  cauie 
coanfel,  and  if  lb,  neatmaan  U  a  coun- 1  j^in  in  very  large  drops  j  and  this  ma^ 
ftU^I^  •  I  happen  in  ftUl  fultry  weather,  becau^ 


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R  A 

ttien  the  Clonis  having  no  (enfiblc  mo- 
tion, and  in  the  mean  time  the  Hest 
filling  the  Air  with  vapours,  they  Join- 
ing with  the  clonds,  and  being  flopped 
in  their  progrcfi,  do  open  a  paflage  for 
the  Horcs  of  the  clouds  to  defcend  upon 
the  earth. 

4  Sometimes  the  warm  wind  thaws 
the  frozen  clouds  into  drops,  as  we  fee 
irow  diflblved  by  beat.  Now  the  thicker 
and  fooner  any  fuch  cloud  ivas  gathereil, 
the  larger  the  drops  will  be,  becaufe 
there  was  greater  (lore  of  vapours  con- 
denfed  there.  And  hence  it  is,  that  in 
fummer  timei  we  have  fudlen  fnowers 
of  rain  in  exceeding  great  drops.  See 
Smrw  and  Hail, 
RAINBOW  tjienboja,  Sax."] 
Is  the  mod  admirable  of  all  meteon, 
of  which  the  following  Ibdnomtns  are 
worthy  to  be  taken  notice  of,  and  is  a 
bow  of  diven  colours  reprcfented  in  a 
dewy  doud,  confining  of  innumerable 
drops,  each  drop  being  like  a  globe  of 
glaii  filled  with  water. 

1.  A  Rainbow  never  appears  but  In  a 
place  oppofite  to  the  fun,  fo  that  when 
we  look  dirtily  at  it,  the  fun  is  always 
behind  us. 

2.  When  a  Rainbow  appears*  it  al- 
ifays  rains  Ibmewhere. 

3.  The  conftant  order  of  the  colours 
of  the  Rainbow,  is,  the  outmod  is  red, 
or  laiFron  colour  j  the  next  is  yellow, 
third  is  green,  the  fourth^  or  inmoft^  is 
violet  or  blue. 

4.  The  Rainbow  is  always  exactly 
Tound)  but  docs  not  always  appear 
equally  intire,  the  upper  or  lower  parts 
being  often  wanting. 

s.  Its  apparent  breadth  is  always  the 
£ime. 

6.  Thofe  that  ftand  upon  the  plain 
ground,  never  fee  above  half  the  circle 
of  the  Rainbow*  and  frequently  not  fo 
much. 

7.  The  higher  the  fun  is  al>ove  the 
horizon,  the  Icfs  of  the  circle  is  (ben, 
and  vice  verfd^  if  there  be  no  clouds  to 
hinder 

8.  No  Rainbow  appears,  when  the 
fun  is  above  41  degrees  46  minutes 
high. 

9  Sometimes  two  Rainbows  appear 
together,  of  which  one  is  higher  and 
^aiger  than  the  other,  and  ihews  the 
colours  aforeftid;  but  in  an  inverted 
•idei;  and  much  paler. 

10,  A  Rainbow^  may  be  feen  in  the 
Bight*  at  the  full-moon,  affording  the 
farne  appearance  as  from  the  Cuo*  but 
differing  in  colour* 


R  A 

SI.  The  Rainbow  does  not  appevtbft 
fame  to  all  Perlbns  i  but  one  fees  hii 
panicuhr  bow,  aecording  to  the  pofitios 
he  flands  in. 

Of  all  thcfe  fufficient  caules  roajte 
aiSgned,  but  mu(t  be  omitied  boe&i 
want  of  rooi[n. 

Lunar  RAINBOW,  the  appcanna 
of  a  bow,  made  by  the  refraditn  of  the 
moon's  rays,  in  the  drops  of  lain  intU 
night  time. 

Marine  RAINBOW,  a  Ilummem 
fometimes  feen  in  a  much  a&tated  fcs 
when  the  wind  fweeping  part  of  tk 
tops  of  the  waves  canies  them  aloft  j  6 
that  they  are  reftadted  by  the  njs  ci 
the  fun  falling  on  than,  and  piinttibe 
cofoun  of  the  bow- 

RAINDEER,  a  Ibrt  of  flag  iB 
Afn/ot'/. 

RAmiNESS  rjieniS:ncjr,iiwtOi|«" 
nefs  to  rain,  rainy  quality. 

Traa  of  RAINS  [among  Sai!m]k 
named,  becaufe  there  are  almoll  cso- 
ilant  rains  and  continual  ealus,  thus- 
der  and  lightening  very  violently »  ani 
when  the  winds  do  blow  they  titooll 
uncertain  guAs,  which  Ihifc  about  all 
lound  the  compafs.  By  which  mass 
fhips  are  Ibmetimes  detained  theie  1 
long  time,  and  make  but  little  way  ia 
that  tradt  of  the  fea  to  the  noithvsd 
of  the  equator,  between  4  and  10  dt 
gree»  of  latitude,  ai^  lying  between  tbe 
meridian  of  Cape  de  Vetdt^  and  tbscof 
the  eaftermofl  iflands  of  the  fame  nise. 

ro  RAISE  [ajii/an,  Sas.  tfiCcrt 
'Dan^  to  iet  higher  $  alio  to  incieifei 
alio  to  occafion  or  cauie« 

te  RAISE  a  Horfe  [in  Hbi/cMirjftrfl 
i^  to  make  him  work  at  Cttrvets,  C^n^i, 
Pefadest  &c.  alfo  to  place  his  head  rigbi, 
and  make  him  carry  w^l,  hindringbia 
fiom  earrying  low,  or  arming  himME 

To  RAISE  «  Sief^e  'MUtt.  Term^  istt 
give  over  the  attack  of  a  Place,  and  to 
quit  the  woiks  thrown  up  agalhfi  it| 
and  the  poCb  taken  about  it. 

To  RAISE  a  Flan  lot  A  F«nnfi]  iso 
meafure  with  cords  and  geometrical  ia- 
ilruments  the  length  of  the  lines,  and 
the  capacity  of  the  angles.  In  older  to 
repreient  it  in  fmall  upon  Ftpers-  ibsi 
to  know  the  advantages  and  dii^van* 
tages  of  it. 

RAI'SED  [of  ajiijren.  Sax.']  lifid 
up^  &»e. 

RAI'SER  Tin  Carpentry^  a  boaid  fe 
on  edge,  under  the  foreikSe  of  a  Hep  (ff 
ilair. 

RAI'SIKG  Tieces  fin  AtMeBme} 
aro  pieces  that  lie  u^^  the  beam^ 

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RA 


In  hrkk  or  timber,  hj  the  fide  of  the 
houfe. 
RAITING?  the  laying  of  hemp, 
HATING  3  flaz»  timber,  &»e.  when 
Kieen  in  a  pond  or  numing  wacer^  to 
&dbn  them  for  oft. 

Jbf^AZE  I  [of  a  Ship-] 

RAKE-AFTWARD  5  is  that  part 

ef  it  which  is  before,  and  is  ufually 

more  than  a  third,  bat  left  than  half 

the  length  of  the  keel. 

RAKE-AFT  ?   [of  a  Ship] 

RAKE-AFTWARD  3  it  that  part 

which  is  at  the  fetting  on  of  the  Item- 

pofi  I   and  is  generally  about  a  4th  or 

5  th  of  her  For§-rahf» 

RAKE  7  [prob.  of  Np*1, 

RA'KEHELL      ^  Heb.  with  itdi- 
RAOLESHAME  J  tion  of  the  words, 
Htll  and  SbsMt'i  a  profiigate  perlbn,  a 
debanchee,  a  baft,  ralcally  fellow. 
RA'KISH,  proaigate,  debauched.  Que, 
RA'KISHNESS,  proAigatenels,  Que. 
A  RAO-LY  [rMtlUriey  F.l  a  banter- 
ing, jeering,  Q^.  alio  a  chiding. 

A  RALL7      >   [rmlliment  of  ralUer^ 
RAO-LYING 5"  F.i  a  re-aiTembling 
or  cathering  together  fcattcred  troops. 

RAM  [Hiengly^.']  was  put  to  fignify 
a  good  governor  and  war. 

RAM*s  He^i  Lin  a  Ship]  is  a  great 
block  belonging  to  the  fore  and  main 
halliards  \  and  has  in  it  three  fhivers, 
into  which  the  faaliiards  are  pat)  and 
In  a  hole  at  the  end  of  it  the  ties  are 
teeir'd. 

RA^MADAM.  a  fort  of  Lent  ob- 
lerfed  by  the  Maiometans^  daring  which 
they  fail  the  whole  day  with  fo  fevere 
iUpcrilitJon,  that  they  dare  not  wafh 
their  mouths,* nor  even  fwallow  their 
fpittle^  but  make  amends  by  feafting 
all  night,  and  fpend  more  in  Uiis  month 
than  in  fix  others. 

RA^MAGE  [fitramatus^  L,  haring 
W>ughs,  of  rsMiM,  a  branch]  branches 
of  trees,  dv. 

RAMAG£H«t9Jk [of  ramMi^  L.  the 
branch  of  a  tree]  a  wild  haWk  that  has 
been  long  among  the  boughs  $  or  that 
has  bnt  newly  left,  or  is  taken  from  the 
aYiary  $   and  is  fb  called  in  the  months 


of  May^  Jum^  ^nly^  and  Akgi^. 
A   RAMBLER  [q  rtaiiSmiatvr^ 


L] 


4  rover  or  wanderer. 

RAMICCySE  [r^iVo/nx,  L.]  burflen- 
bellied. 

RAMIFICATION  Twith  AnmO  the 
ipreading  of  ifanall  vellels  which  il!ue 
oat  from  one  large  one  .*  Thus  the  feve- 
ral  branches  of  the  Amt»^  by  which  the 
artcinl  blood  is  convcy'd  to  all  the  otit- . 


vford  i^rts  of  the  body,  are  called  the 
ramifications  of  that  artery,  X. 

RAMlf  ICATION  Lin  A»t4«ii.]  fnall 
branches  iffuing  out  of  larger  ones^ 
alfo  the  produdlion  of  boughs  and 
branches. 

RAMIFICATIONS  [in  Taintin^^ 
&c.]  figuies  re^mbling  boughs  of 
branches. 

RAMI'LIA  [oW  Jl«c]  loppings  and 
toppings  of  trees. 

RAMINGUE  [wkh  HorfemeH-]  a 
relly  horie,  who  refiits  or  cleaves  to  the 
fpoTs,  that  with  malice  defends  himfelf 
againll  the  fpurs,  ibmetimes  doubling 
the  reins,  and  frequently  yerking  to  fa- 
vour his  dilbbedience,  F. 

RA'MICHNESS  [of  Jian>.  AixJ 
ranknefs  of  fmell,  like  a  goat,  &k, 

R AMO  SK-Leaf  (.with  BoUn.^  is  that 
which  is  farther  divided  from  an  Mlati4 
lorf,  as  in  the  common  female  fern. 

RA'MOUSNESS  [ramjitms,  L.]  ful- 
ncls  of  boughs  or  branches. 

A  RAMP  [of  rampant^  F.]  a  hoiden- 
ing,  frisking,  jumping,  rude  girl. 

RA'MPANT  Lin  HetMry\  aa  a  lion 
rampant,  i«  when  he  flands 
lb  diredtly  upright,  that 
the  crown  of  his  head  an« 
fwers  di redly  to  the  plants 
of  his  feet,  on  which  he 
(lands  in  a  perpendicular  line,  and  noc 
by  placing  the  left  foot  in  the  dexter 
comer  of  the  efcutcheon  ;  £>  that  the 
difference  between  a  lion  rampant,  and 
a  Hon  iaiiant,  is,  that  a  rampant  Hand^ 
upright,  bit  the  iaiiant  Aooping  for« 
wards,  as  makin;^  a  fall y. 

A  RAMPANT-Lioji  [JT«i^^.]  rc- 
prefents  magnanimity. 

RA'MPART>  [ramfmH,  F.]  a  laxg^. 

RA'MPIER  3  many  bank  of  eanh, 
railed  about  the  body  of  a  Place  to 
coxer  it  from  the  great  fliot,  and  formed 
into  baftions,  courtains,  Q^, 

RAMPART  fin  Civil  AnbiteB.']  the 
fpace  left  void  between  the  wall  of  the 
city  and  the  next  houfes. 

ro  KA'MPIRE,  to  fortify  a  Plac* 
with  a  rampart. 

RAN  [pan,  Sax^  open  or  publirte 
theft.  A  word  ftill  ufed  in  thefe,  and 
the  like  phrafes.  Hefpent^  made  ^toay 
toith^  confounded  all  that  he  eonli  rap  snd 
rant  or  rir». 

RA'NCID  [raneidus,  L]  that  ha* 
contra^d  an  ill  fineU  by  being  kept 
clofe. 

RA'NCIDNESS  IrMmidiias,  L.^ 
rankncfi,  mnOine^  # 


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R  A 

•     HAITCOROUS  [of  fMnanfMh    L.] 
i^iceful,  malicious,  full  of  an^ld  grudge. 

KAOMCOUROUSNESS  IrMmordia, 
L.  angerr  q.  c«r  rsnciJsam]  a  grudge, 
fpitei  animofity,  fplecn,  &»e. 

RA'NDOM  [prob.  of  ranJeUo,  Ital. 
unadvifedly,  or  ftndws^  O.  F.  uncer- 
tainty, or  of  rmudon^  F.]  without  aim, 
«t  a  venture. 

KANGiili  Iramgie^  F.]  a  grate  for  a 
jcitcbin  6re. 

RANG£  [with  CuMmrs]  the  path  of  a 
fyallec,  or  the  line  it  delcribes  from  the 
tnouth  of  the  Piece  to  the  Point  where 
It  lodges. 

RA/NGED  [rangity  F]  difpoicd, 
placed  in  its  rank  or  order:  Or,  as 
Mr.  B«rt«r,  of  t^Ctlff)  Brit,  any  long 
order* 

RA'NGES  [in  a  Shif\  are  two  pieces 
0f  timber  going  acrofs  from  iide  to  fide, 
one  aloft  on  the  forc-caftle,  a  little,  a- 
baft  the  fore-maft,  and  the  other  in  the 
beak-heady  before  the  moulding  of  the 
bowfpirit- 

RA'NGING  [AC/j*.  Affairil  is  the 
difpoling  of  troops  in  a  condition  proper 
for  an  engagement  or  f*r  a  march* 

RANK  \f»»gy  F.]  a  due  order,  or  a 
place  allotted  a  thing  fuitable  to  its  na- 
rure,  quality,  or  merit. 
*  R^A.'NRNESS  [pancncjrjTe,  Sm:\ 
the  having  a  frowzy,  ftrong,  or  noifbm 
thiell-,  alio  luxuriantneft. 
'  A  RANT  I  in  the  Dmrnm]  an  extrava- 
gant flight  of  pafflon,  over-Oiooting  na- 
ture and  probability. 

BATTTER,  an  extravagant  in  Eights 
of  language  or  gay  apparel. 
•  KA'NULA,  a  little  frog,  h. 

RANULA  [with  Anat.-]  a  fwelling 
under  the  tongue,  which,  like  a  liga- 
ment, hindc^  a  child  from  fucking  or 


^^h 


RAtTuLA'RRS  [with  AnaU^  two 
veins  under  the  tongue  arlfing  ftom  the 
external  jugular,  and  nmning  on  either 
fide  the  Uni»  mediana. 

RANUUCULU^  [with  Surgeons]  a 
fwelling,  the  fame  as  ranttU. 

RANlTNCULrfSW6o/«[with  Bat.] 
the  plant  call'd  the  devil's  crow- foot. 

RANUNCITLNS  repem  IBotmny] 
creeping  crow-foot,  I*  , ,  ^    . 

RANUNCULUS  [in  HtrAUry]  k 
taken  for  the  bottcr-flower,  being  of  a 
yellow  or  Rold  colour,  and  therefore 
Ibme  have  fancied  that  it  might  be  us'd 
in  blaioning  for  Or,  fuppofmg  that  the 
metals  and  colonra  in  heraldry,  may  be 
exrreii*d  as  well  by  flo-wrt  as  precious. 
Qones.  But  thi"!  has  not  been  ap^rov'd 
Hy  any  writers  of  n^ote. 


nRAPit,  tofwearpaffioneeir: 

RA'PA,  a  turnip,  L. 

RAPA'aOUSNESS  [ofrs^Uu^  L. 
of  rapere^  L.  to  Ihacch]  ravening,  i&ven- 
oufneis,  appida  to  take  away  by  vio< 
lencc. 

RAPE  [of  the  Far^  a  tiefpafi  com- 
mitted in  the  foreft  by  vioknce. 

RAPE,  the  wood  or  ftailcs  of  the 
cluden  of  grapci,  when  dry'd  and  fieel 
from  the  fruit. 

RAPE,  a  part  of  a  county,  beii% 
much  the  iame  as  an  hundred. 

R  A'PH  A  [with  Attat,']  a  ridge  or  line 
which  runs  along  the  under  fide  of  the 
Pemis^  and  reaching  from  the  Fr^m* 
to  the  AmtM^  divides  the  Sentmm  and 
Pentondmm  in  twa 

RAPHA'NITIS  [;«a^»nrr,  Gr.]  a 
flower,  a  kind  of  flower  de  Imee. 

RAPHA'NUS  [JBoten.]  the  radift 
root,  L. 

RAO^HE  [^Mt.]  the  Ikme  as  fimiic. 

RA'PIDITY     I  {.rapiditas,  L.  «r 

RATIDNESS  5  diti,  F.  of  r^ 
L.l  hafty  motion>  carrying  ibmewbH 
with  it. 

RAPlFCyUOUS  tin  BUam,  WM 
having  a  leaf  like  a  turnip. 

RAPINE  irs^tia^  L.  of  rmpen,  c& 
(batch  violently.  d«c.]  robbery*  pillag- 
ing a  taking  away  a  thing  by  open  vio* 
lence,  and  difiers  from  theft,  that  hang 
taking  away  privately,  contrary  to  the 
mind  of  the  owner,  L, 

RAPINO'SE?  ir^mfus,  L.1  fiiUflf 

RA'PINOUsJ  rapine. 

RAPI'STRUM  iBoU».2  wild  sa- 
ftard,  carlock,  a  weed. 

RAPPAREE'S  [of  rspen,  l^  » 
fnatch  or  take  awayl  ce^ain  Irifi  rob- 
bers. 

^RATPER,  a  great  oath. 

R A'PPING  lo£ fraptr,  F.]  a  i!bnts% 

RAPP*D  Iraptust  L.3  ihatch^dor  bf 
force  taken  away. 

RAPTOR  Dn  Law)  a  ravilher  cf 
women,  who  in  former  tiroes  was  piini& 
ed  with  the  takuig  away  his  eyesai^ 
tefticlcs,  L. 

RA  PTURE  [rsptmra,  L."|  a  taJdi* 
or  fnatching  away,  as  the  Rapture  d 
St.  Paul  into  the  third  heaven }  al£>  t 
tranfport  of  mind  caufed  by  ezcefflie 

ipy- 

RA'PTUROUS,  raviflung,  &<. 
RA'l^UM  [with  39t»m.1  a  turnip  of 
naphew,  L. 
KKPUl^.piVKWMm'l  [with    SotJUH^] 
RAPUM terrdt.      S  fowbread,  I». 
RAPUlVrji/o'>t[J5of«i».l  wi^d  radift 
RAPU'NCULUS  [B«<«j».]  wUd  iage 

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R  A 

%AR£  B9dyt  one  that  is  very  porous^ 
^hofe  paits  are  at  a  g|:eat  diftance  onc^ 
from  another,  and  which  contains  but  a' 
little  matter  under  a  great  deal  of  bulk. 
RAKEFA^CTION  [with  fbilrfoj^.'] 
aa  the  rarefaOion  of  a  natural  body,  is 
its  talung  up  more  dimenfions  or  larger 
Ipace  than  it  did  before. 

RAREFA'CTIVES     J  [with  Thy- 

R  AREFACIE  NTIA  S  Jteiams]  me- 

dicines  which    open  and  enlaiige  the 

poies  of  the  skin,  to  give  an  eafy  vent 

to  the  matter  of  perfpiration. 

To  RA'REFIE  Irarefaeere,  L.1  to 
fldake  thin. 

KA^RENESS?  Iraritas^  L.  rariti,  F.] 

R  A-HIT  Y     3  a  rare  thing,  a  thing 

that  is  extraordinary  for  beauty  or  work- 

manihip,  a  curiofity«  uncommonncfs, 

excellency,  Qte. 

RARENESS  Tof  Meaf]  rawnefi  i  alfo 
thinners )  alio  Icarcenefi. 

RA'SCAL  [either  of  jia/cal.  Sax. 
old  tralh,  trumpery,  or  raeaiJfU^  F.  riff- 
raft  or  of  f« v«,  Gr.  according  to  Ca- 
fambom  of  Mp*t  of  pH,  H«^-  vain, 
empty,  d»c.]  k  lorry  fellow>  a  villain  or 
rogue. 

RASCALITY  [la  raeaiJle,  F.]  the 
Icum  of  the  people,  the  rabble^  alio  a 
bale,  raically  a^ion. 

RA'SCALLINESS,  bafencfs,  vile- 
oefi.  villainoulheis. 

T0  RASE  on  Oe  Ctwni  [with  JBbr/e- 
•■••l  is  to  gallop  near  the  ground. 

RAISED  [Mstf,  F.]dcmolinicdj  alfo 
blotted  out. 

RA'SHER  of  AiM0  [prob.  of  ralm^ 
L.1  a  thin  flice. 

RA'SHNESS    [jia'^nejrye,  ^-mc.] 
over-haflinefi,  Qpc- 
RASP,  a  rafpberry* 
To/jBcZ/  a  RAT  [  {Manner,  F.  /nio- 
Uft%  L.1  to  dilcover  ibme  intrigue. 

RAT  [with  Marimrt]  is  a  place  in 
the  fca,  where  there  are  rapid  ftrcams, 
and  dangerous  currents,  or  counter-cur*^ 
xents. 

RAnrABLE  [of  rats,  fc.  porthy  LJ 
that  may  be  rated. 

RATA'N,  an  Indisn  caflc. 
RATES  if  Ships,  are  the  largcncfs 
und  capacity  of  (hips  of  war,  and  are 
lix:  The  difference  is  commonly  reck- 
oned by  ♦'he  length  and  breadth  of  the 
gun-deck,  the  number  of  tuns  they  con- 
tain, the  number  of  men  and  guns  they 
carry. 

•  rpfi  RATE  Ship,  has  the  gun-dcck 
from  159  to  174  feet  in  length,  and 
ftom  44  CO  4s  feet  in  breadth,  contains 
fiom  i|ii  to  i88a  tuDs^  cairiea  from 


RA 


706  to  800  meot  and  fiom  9$  to  ttt 

guns.  

Second  RATE,  has  its  gun-deck  fn>ni 
XS3  to  i6s  feet  in  length,  and  from  41 
to  4$  feet  in  breadth,  contains  fiom, 
1086  to  1482  tuns,  carries  firom  524  to 
640  men,  and  from  84  to  90  guns. 

Third  RATE,  has  its  gun-dcck  from 
142  to  is8  feet  in  length,  and  from  $7 
to  42  feet  in  breadth,  contains  from  87r 
to  1262  tuns,  carries  from  389  to  476 
men,  and  from  64  to  80  guns. 

FoMrtb  KATZi  has  its  gun -deck  fiiom 
Z18  to  146  feet  in  length,  and  from  29 
to  38  feet  in  breadth,  contains  from  448 
to  91 S  tuns,  carries  from  216  to  346 
men,  and  from  48  to  60  guns. 

Fifth  RATE,  has  its  giui-dcck  from 
100  to  120  feet  in  length,  and  from  24 
to  31  feet  in  breadth,  contains  from  269 
to  54^  tuns,  carries  from  4s  to  190 
men,  and  from  26  to  44  gunk. 

Sixth  RATE,  has  its  gun-deck  from 
87  to  9S  feet  in  length »  and,  from  22  to 
z$  feet  in  breadth,  contains  from  15a 
to  2s^  tuns,  carries  from  50  to  no  men, 
and  from  x 6  to  24  guns. 

RATIFICAOTON  [in  Lawl  the 
confirmation  of  a  clerk  in  a  benefice, 
e>c.  formerly  given  him  by  a  bilhop, 
where  the  right  of  patronage  is  doubted 
to  be  in  the  king. 

RAOTO  fin  Arith.  and  (jem.^  that 
relation  of  homogeneous  things,  which 
determines  the  quantity  of  one  from  the 
quantity  of  another,  without  the  inter-^ 
vcntion  of  any  third :  Or, 

RATIO  fin  Mathmat.^  the  rate». 
reafi>n,  or  proportion  that  feveral  quan- 
tities or  numbers  have  one  to  another, 
with  refpedt  to  their  greatnels  or  fmall- 
nefs. 

RATIOCINABII-ITY  loftaHoetM- 
hiiif,  L/f  rationableneli. 

to  RATIO'CINATE  [rMtuc!nan\ 
L.1  to  reafon. 

RATIOCINA'TION,  the  operation 
of  reafon,  or  reafon  reduced  into  di^ 
couife.  ,  ^         .. 

RA'TION  Tof  Breadl  for  a  foot 
ibldicri  is  a  pound  and  a  half  a  day. 

RAnriONABLE  IratiotMbilis,  L.] 
realbnable.  ^  ,.,. 

RA^IONABLENESS  IrationabsU- 
tss,  L."^  reafonablenefi 

R A'TIONABTLES  expenU,  fufh  af- 
lowance  as  the  king,  confidcrlng  the 
price  of  all  things,  Ihall  judge  meet  to 
impofe  on  the  people  m  pay  for  the  AiB- 
fiftcncc  of  their  rcprefentatiTCsinparii** 
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iLA^TtONA^IU  parte  fcnonrw,  a 
mrit  which  lies  for  the  wife  againft  her 
husband's  executors,  that  deny  her  the 
third  part  of  his  goods,  aflcr  debts  and 
funeral  charges  have  been  defrayed^  L. 

RATIONA'BILIBUS  divifis,  a  writ 
for  fettling  the  boundaries  between  two 
adjoining  lordfhips,  for  one  lord  againft 
the  other,  who  has  incroached  upon  his 
fva(te. 

RATIONAL  Horizon  lAfironomy']  is 
that  whofe  plane  is  conceived  to  pafs 
through  the  center  of  the  earth  5  and 
thcrcrote  divides  the^  globe  into  two 
equal  portions  or  hemifphcres. 

RATIONAL  ^tntity^  &c.  a  quan- 
tity or  number  commenfurable  to  unity. 

RATIONAL  Integer^  is  that  where- 
cf  unity  is  an  aliquot  part. 

RATIONAL  Fraaion^  is  that  which 
is  equal  to  fome  aliquot  parts  of  an 
unity. 

RATIONAL  wix'i  NHmher,  is  one 
that  confiftsof  an  integer  and  a  fraction, 
or  of  unity  and  a  broken  number. 

RATIONAL  yVav  of  ertaing  »  Tt- 
gurtf  a  method  or  d  ftributing  the 
qpaces  of  the  twelve  »houfes,  fo  caird  by 
Jitg^omorttanHSy  becaufe  of  its  cxce«lcncy 
above  thofe  of  the  antients.  The  me- 
thod of  this  is,  by  dividing  the  equator 
into  twelve  equal  parts,  by  fix  great 
circles  drawn  thro'  the  ftveral  fcftions 
of  the  horizon  and  meridian,  after  the 
fame  m.inner  as  Ptolemy  and  his  -fol- 
lowers did  the  zodiaclc. 

RATIONA'LE,  an  account  or  Iblu- 
don  of  fome  opinion,  a^ion.hypothefis, 
phaenomenon,  or  the  like,  on  principles 
of  realbn. 

RATIONALE  fthe  pyfl  of  the 
KeWwiJ  a  feccrdotal  veftment  worn  by 
the  JevD'Jh  high  prieft. 

RATIONALNESS  [w/iom/i/*!,  L.1 
Tcaibnablcncfs. 

RATIONALIST  rofi'ittxMa/fs,  L.1 
enc  who  prefers  reafon  before  revelation. 

RATITUS  quadrant  a  Koman  coin 
Himp'd  with  the  imprcflion  of  a  Ihip, 
in  weight  four  oui^ces,  L. 

RATLINGS  fin  a  Shif\  thofe  lines 
which  make  the  lad^lcr-fteps  to  get  up 
the  ihrouds  and  puttocks. 

RAT-TAIL  fwith  Kwfemen]  a  horfe 
<that  has  no  hair  upon  his  tail. 

To  RATTLK  [prob.  of  ratOlf  It, 
X>H.  or  hneo^n,  Sax.^  to  make  a  rat- 
tling noiie,  to  talk  confufedly  or  fiUily, 
to  be  noify. 

A  MEER-RATTLE,  an  empty, 
tioify,  talkative  pcrfon. 

MJiX^TSrStfaffs  [in  Tifgima^  9cc.]  a 


ft  A 

laige  fiiake,  having  a  ntttlc  m  his  tail, 
compo&d  of  bones  inclofcd  in  a  dry 
husk }  but  altho'  the  bice  of  it  is  OMital, 
yet  it  never  meddles  with  any  ihinj 
unlefi  provoked. 

RATTOO'N,  a  W^-MUn  Foi» 
which  has  this  peculiar  property,  that 
if  any  thing  be  ofiered  to  it  that  bii 
lain  in  water,  it  will  wipe  and  tnra  it 
about  with  its  forefeet,  before  it  will 
put  it  to  its  mouth. 

ro  RAVE  1  rrtwr,  F.J  to  talk  idly  o 
madly,  to  be  light-headed. 

To  RA'VEN  [jlfiBjfluii  Xtx.]to* 
vour  greedily. 

The  RAVEN  jt»i  Oe  €^  were,  I7 
the  antients,  dedicated  to  Abtiln^  becanft 
they  are  the  blackeft  of  all  birds,  vA 
that  colour  is  appropriated  to  him,  be- 
caufe  the  heat  c^  the  fun  beams  niitfl 
people  black  and  tawny.  For  whid 
reafon  the  Bramins  in  Indim  honosnl 
black,  in  refpedl  to  the  fun,  to  wfaid 
they  Ihow'd  a  fingnlar  devotion. 

RAVEN  \^Hieroglypbtealfy'\  is  put  to 
fignify  long  life,  and  of  one  not  §!»« 
to  change ;  a  dead  Raven,  a  man  dad 
in  a  very  old  age. 

RAVENING  [rs^ine,  F.  r^M,L] 
rapine,  greedy  eating. 

RA'VENOUSNF.SS  Tof  pxpxi, 
Sax.  to  fnatch  greedily,  or  rav^ffatA^  Fl 
greedinefs,  rapaciouihefs,  devoutingi^ 
petite 

RAVIN  [of  jiaejrian,  Ssx,']  ««• 
noufnefk,  Milton, 

A  RAVIN  [rpDerw,  FJ  delirious  till- 
ing, dv. 

to  RA'VISH  Irmr^  F,  of  w/«k 
L.]  to  tranfport  with  joy,  admixatiaiii 

RA^ISHINGNESS  {rMvijrem*fdJ\ 
a  raviHiing,  charmihg,  delighting  w 
ture  or  quality. 

RAVISHMENT  [In  L^w]  is  ttt 
taking  away  either  woman  or  an  hcirifi 
ward. 

RAVISHMENT  ie  6c^de,  a  wrk 
which  formerly  lay  for  the  8;Qaidisii  by 
knight's  fervice  or  foccage,  againfl  ooe 
who  took  from  him  the  body  of  Itf 
ward. 

\^g^  \  RAVISSAVr  Dn  »■ 
I  3K  A\  ra^^dry}  is  the  term  niWio 
^^4  exprefs  the  poftnre  oft 
17^^)  wolfhalf-raifed,  asitwert^ 
^—^ >-^ — '  juft  fpringing  forwards  up- 
on his  prey  j  fee  the  figure,  F. 

RAUCOMEN  [in  Vir^niM,  &c.]  t 
kind  of  fruit  like  a  coofebcrry. 

RAnVNESS  tofhiieaSief ,  Sax,  <x 
of  roUtoj  ^«.]  Wng  Without  skin, 

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ficookM.  or  not  thoroughly  drefiM) 
Ifo  unexpcrieiicedncls  ^  alio  having  the 
kin  Bay  it  or  rubbed  off. 

RAY  [rayon,  F.  radinSf  L.]  a  beam 
f  the  fun  or  any  ftar. 

KAY  [in  a  Fignrative  Senfe']  the  luftxe 
r  brightncfs  of  any  thing. 

RAY  Cl9tb^  cloth  that  was  never  co- 
)ured  or  dyed. 

RAY  [in  Opticks]  a  line  of  light  pro- 
agated  from  a  radiant  Point,  through 
n  unrefifting  medium  i  or,  according 
)  Sir  Jfaac  Nerston,  the  Icaft  parts  ot 
ght,  whether  fucceffive  in  the  fame 
nc,  or  cotemporary  in  leveral  lir.c?. 

RAY  of  Jfteidetict  |in  Catnptriks]  a 
ght  line  which  fails  from  fomc  point 
fan  objcdk  upon  the  furface  of  a  l(>ok- 
J&g-^^S  or  piece  of  poiilhcd  metal 

RAY  [with  BoUuiJii'^  lb  fc\cral  fcmi- 
oreis,  fet  round  a  disk,  in  form  of  a 
idiant  ftar. 

Vivfryrittg  RAYS  ^in  Qftt.l  arc  furh  as 
D  continually  receding  from  each  (uhcr. 

RAYONNA'NT  ;  in  HerJlMy^  flpni- 
fics  dar  ir.g  f«  r:h  rays,  as 
the  fun  does  when  it  fnines 
out.  So  A  Cr  Ji  tXayttHHant 
is  one  which  has  rays  of 
glory  behihd  it  darting  our 
om  the  center  to  all  the  quarters  of 
le  efcutchcon,  as  in  the  figure 
RAZE  I  with  Koi/f  jwfiil  a  horfe  h  fa  id 

raz«,  or  have  razed,  when  hih  corner- 
eth  ccale  to  be  hollow,  fo  that  the 
▼ity,  where  the  black  mark  was,  is 
?cd  up,  the  teeth  even,  fmooth  artd 
t'd,  or  /ha^Td,  as  it  were,  and  the 
ark  difappears. 

RA  ZOR>  fci-UerraforiiK,  L.I  a  bar- 
R  A'5:OR  3  ber's  knife  or  inftrument 
r  Ihaving. 

REACHLESS  [jicacclcar,  Sax.] 
»l(Iigenr. 

RFA'CTION  [in  JMTJ.bl  is  the 
tion  whereby  a  body  a  died  upon  re- 
ms  the  adlion  by  a  reciprocal  ore 
r.n  tbc  agent 

REA'DINESS  [of  J:ejir>na,   Sax."] 
*rv^redr<^v,  promptirudc.  ft»f. 
REA'DlNGS[in  Criti.ifm^'  as  various 
id?nK^»  are  the  'difTcrenr  manners  of 
ulinR  The  text  of  authors  in   nntien' 
innfT'pti,  ftv.   a   diverf.ty    having 
fen   from  the  corrpption  of  lime,  or 
loranre  of  the  fopids 
RKA  DINGS  of  Larsl  commrntaricj 
gloiRrson  the  law  text,  paflagc,  or 
r    like,  to  ftiew  the  fenfe  an  amhor 
ce<  ft  in,   and  the  application  that  he 
nrrives  to  be  made  of  jr. 
RE- AGGRAVATION  Lwith  Ao«. 


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CaA."]  tht  laft  monitory  publifhcd  after 
ihrce  aii monitions,  and  before  the  lart 
excommunication. 

REAL,  a  Sfanijh  Coin.    Set  Kyat. 

REA'LGAL,  a  mineral,  a  kind  of 
red  arfenick,  differing  from  the  com- 
mon, which  is  white  J  and  from  orpi- 
ment,  which  is  yellow.    ' 

RF.A'LNESS  [realitas,  L.1  real  ex- 
iflencc,  the  truth  of  the  matter. 

RE'ALISTS,  a  fedt  of  fchool  philo- 
fophers,   fOrmeil  in  oppofirion  to  the 

\ominaiiJis. 

Rli  A'LITAS  [with  the  Sotifttl  a  di- 
minutive of  res,  and  is  a  term  nfetl  to 
drnote  a  thing  which  may  c\:ft  of  it 
fclf,  or  which  has  a  full  and  abfoliite 
being  of  it  felf,  and  which  is  not  con* 
fidered  as  a  part  of  any  other. 

To  RE  ALIZE  [in  Commerce}  a  term 
fcarce  known  before  the  year  1719,  is  to 
convert  whAt  is  gotten  in  Exchjin^e- 
Allfy,  &c.  in  Paper  and  imaginary 
money  into  land,  houfcs,  movcibles,  or 
current  fperie?. 

To  REAR  Mp  [of  ajiejlan,  Saxl  to 
ereft  or  fet  up  an  end »  aifo  to  nourifh 
or  bring  up. 

REAR  [in  Milit  Aftlthc  hindfcrmoft 
part  of  an  army  or  fleet, 

REA'SON,  a  faculty  or  power  of  the 
foul,  whereby  it  diftinguilhcth  good 
from  evil,  truth  from  falfhood  j  or  that 
faculty  of  the  foul  whereby  we  nidge  of 
th  i  ngs  5  alfo  the  excrcifc  of  that  faculty  % 
or  it  may  be  defined  that  t^tinciple 
whereby,  comparing  feveral  ideas  toge- 
ther, we  draw  confequenccs  1  alio  arga<' 
ment   proof,  caufe,  matter. 

REASON  (of  Sute]  in  political  af. 
fairs,  a  rule  or  maxim,  whethrr  it  be 
rood  or  evil,  which  may  be  of  lervice  to 
the  rtaic  ;  properly,  fomething  that  it 
cxprd'cnt  for  the  in'eTeft  of  the  govern- 
ment \  but  contrary  to  moral  honeflf 
an.ljrfticc. 

KKAJ^ON  Tteces  ?   fwl'h  Cafpentert] 

RySON  Pt'ecn  V  rather  rair!ng 
t>?rrrs.  are  o'Cres  of  timber  whirh  lie 
in  iler  th<*  U"^m%  on  the  brick  or  timber, 
in  tbe  fiHe  "f  r»n  honfe. 

HKA'SONABLFNF^S  -of  r*f:/»-.t'ii- 
^*j,  L.  ^aip<*$fiMe.  K  and  ref:'^  equita- 
b^cnefs,  iurtice,  or  rational  quality. 

RIA'SONTNG  fwith  hngicfjinsl  is 
nn  a^lon  of  the  mind,  by  which  it 
forms  a  iudcment  of  feveral  othen,  ai 
when  we  imigethat  true  virtue  otinht  t© 
hive  re'ation  to  CJoi.  anl  rhat  the  vVUt 
o^th'  Parans  was  wf  fw  vittufi  \  an.i  i*: 
is  fnid  to  be  the  third  of  the  four  princi- 
pal operations  of  thp  oiind. 

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To  RE-ASSi'GN  [reafigmr,  F.]  to 
aflign  again. 

REATTA'CHMENT  [in  Lato^  a 
fccond  attachment  of  him,  who  was  for- 
merly attach  ct,  and  difmilsM  the  court 
vrithout  pay,  as  by  the  not  coming  of 
the  jiiftice  ,  or  the  like  cafiialty. 

REBA'TK  i_with  Arcbitetlij  chamfer- 
ing or  fliitljig,  F. 

KEBA'TEAltNT  [in  Commerce']  that 
which  is  abated  or  difcountcd  on  pay- 
ment of  ready  money,  before  it  becomes 

RERE'LLION  [properly  a  renewing 
the  tf'^rj  it  originally  lignificl  nmong 
the  Romans  a  fccond  refinance,  or  rifmg 
np  of  fuch  as  had  been  formerly  over 
come  in  batt'e,  and  had  yielded  them- 
felves  to  their  fiibjcftion.  It  is  now 
tifed  for  a  traiierous  taking  up  arms,  or 
h.  tumultnous  cppofirg  the  authority 
of  the  king,  Gfic.  or  fuprcme  power 
in  a  nation. 

REBE'LLIOUSNESS  [of  rebellio,  L.] 
rebellion,  dilbbedicncc,  Grc. 

REBE'SK,  a  fort  of  fine  flonrifhes  or 
branchetl  work  in  carving,  painting,  or 
embroidery.     See  Arabe^k  ff'ork,  '| 

To  REBUI'LD  [of  r^,  again,  and 
by^lian.  Sax.]  to  build  again. 

RF/BUS  |«»rtfiirj,  F.  prob.  of  rebKs, 
the  Abl.  Pl.of  r«,  L.  a  thingl  a  name, 
device;  a  pidluredtcprcfentation,  with 
words  added  to  it ;  yet  neither  the  one 
ttor  the  other  can  make  out  any  fcnfe 
alone;  the  words  or  motto  explaining 
the  pidluie,  and  the  pifturc  mnkin^  up 
the  deJedt  of  the  motto  .-  As  on  a  fun- 
dial,  the  worlds  we  mnjt,  alluding  to  the 
dial,  die  all,  or  as  the  paramour  m 
Cambdeiy  who,  to  exprcfshis  love  to  his 
fweetheart  Rofe  Uill,  had  in  the  border 
of  his  gown  painted  a  rofe.  a  hilJ,  an 
eye,  a  loaf,  and  a  well,  which  in  the 
Kebus  language  reads,  Lof*  Hill  I  love 
'  well 

REBUTTER  [In  Lazv]  is  when 
the  heir  of  the  donor  impleads  the 
tenant,  alletlging  the  land  was  intail'd 
to  him,  and  the  donee  comes  in,  and  by 
virtue  of  the  warranty  of  the  donor  re- 
pels or  rebuts  the  heir :  becaufe  tho*  the 
land  was  entailed  to  him  ^  yet  he  Is  heir 
to  the  warranter  likewife.  This  is  when 
a  man  grants  lands  feaired  to  t;he  ufe  of 
iiimfc'f,  and  the  ilTue  of  his  body,  to 
another  in  fee  with  warmnty,  and  the 
donee  Icafes  out  the  land  to  a  third 
pcrfon. 

And  likewife  if  a  pcrlbn  allow  his 
tenant  to  hold  land  without  obliging 
kJm  t^o  naktf  good  any  waftc,  if  afler- 


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wards  he  fncs  him  for  valte  nude,  Iri 
may  debar  him  of  this  a^ion  by  lhe» 
ing  the  grant  -,  and  this  is  alio  caMi 
rebutter. 

RECAPI'tULATORY,  bconp!? 
to  recapitulation. 

RECARGAZOCm,  the  caigo  « 
lading  of  a  fliip  homeward  bour.5. 

RECEIVER-Ce-erjtj  |  of  rhe  ccmi 
tVards  |  an  officer  which  die  f^rmplT 
belong  to  that  court,  which  being  a« 
taken  away  by  aCt  of  parliament,  d« 
office  is  now  vacant. 

RECEIVER  [wew.fr,  F.l  a  peifc 
who  receives.  It  is  often  iifed  in  ti- 
fcnfc,  for  one  who  takes  ftolen  gjtf 
from  a  thief,  and  conceals  them. 

RECEIVER  [with  Cbymifis]  a«9 
ufcil  to  receive  what  is  diaillcd. 

RECEIVER  [of  Mr.  B<^ii^ 
Pumpl  that  g'afs  out  of  which  tbeK 
is  drawn,  and  wi;hin  which,  any  li'.is 
creatures  or  other  bodies  are  iixl^ 
for  the  making  any  experiments  i^ 
I  them. 

RECENSION,   a  reckoning,  c^ 
I  ting  or  numbering,  L. 
!     RECENTNESS[r«tf»«,.,,  L]iw 
nefs,  6»c. 

RECEPTIBI'LITY,  capablcnefii 
being  received,  or  of  receiving 

RE^CEPTION  [with  Ibikf.]  6i 
fame  as  pafllon. 

RECEPTION  [with  J4finL^  aferf 
acci(>ental  dignity  or  fortitude  lapp^ 
ing  to  two  planers,  cfpccially  if  igff 
able  in  nature,  when  they  are  recti* 
in  each  other's  houfes,  as  when  the  Is 
arrives  in  Cancer,  the  houfe  of  thcmasi 
and  the  mron  in  hcrtt.rn  arrives  in  c? 
hou^e  of  the  fun  $  exaltation,  tiipli^ 

RECE'SSION  of  the  E^ninoxeilM 
new  Jfiroft,]  is  the  receding  orgRi 
back  of  the  equino^ial  point*  c«H 
year  about  50  feconds  i  which  hjppes 
by  reafon  that  the  axis  of  the  csft\ 
after  many  revolutions  round  the  fe- 
adtually  fwcrves  'Vom  that  p:?nilldife 
which  it  leems  to  keep  with  itfclf  dcritj 
the  who!e  time  of  an  anntial  revolotKr. 

RE'CHANGE  [In  Commerce^^ftasi 
payment  of  the  price  of  exchange?* 
rather  the  price  of  a  new  exchnngp,^ 
upon  a  bill  of  exchange,  which  ««« 
to  be  pmtpfted,  and  to  be  refunded  tit 
bearer  by  the  drawer  or  endorfer. 

RECHANGE  I  ^e*  Term-]  foch  Od^ 
as  is  kept  in  rcferve  on  board  of  ftipi 
to  ferve  in  cafe  of  failure  of  thatalres^ 
in  ufe 

RECHARGE,  of  fire  arms,  as  a  mrf 
qtieti  aec  is  a  Otcoild  loading  or  chirge. 

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A  KE'CHEAT  [mmtit^  Terml  a 
cflon  whicn  the  hunifman  winds  on  the 
lom,  v/hcn  the  hounds  hare  loH  their 
;imc,  10  call  them  back  from  puvluing 
.  cuuiKcr-fceni. 

Kh\JHLESNESS  [jieccelcaynejrjT, 
'ax.j  carlefnel's,  negligence. 

RECIDI'VUS  mortftis  [in  Mediciae]  a 
elapiing  or  falling  l>ack  )5;:o  ficknefs 
ga  ij  J  which  fiequenily  happens  when 
ac  original  matter,  which  remained  of 
tic  firft  didemper,  begins  to  ferment 
nd  work  again. 

KECIPIA'NGLE,  a  recipient  angle, 
n  inllrumcnt  for  takmg  the  quantity 
r  angles  (  elbecially  in  the  making  the 
lansoffoitincation. 

RECIPROCAL  Proportion  fin  Arith.'\ 

when  in  4  numbers  the  4th  is  ieffer 
lan  the  id,  by  fo  much  a&  the  3d  is 
rcater  than  the  ift,  and  e  contra,  4,  xo, 

•    ^• 

RECIPROCAL  [in  Foetry-]  is  laid  of 
trit$  that  run  the  &mc  both  backwards 
id  forwards. 

RECIPROCAL  Tigures  [with  6eom.^ 
re  fiich  as  have  the  antecedents  ami 
infequents  of  the  fame  Ratio  in  both 
Bures.  as  I  a,  4,  9,  3. 

RECIPROCAL  [with  dram'i  is  a 
nn  apply*d  to  certain  verbs  and  pro- 
Mins,  in  thofc  modern  languages, 
hlch  return  or  rcAe«!t  the  pronoim  01 
srfon  upon  himfelf. 

RECI'PROCALNESS    Ireeipivcatio, 

1   intCTchangeablencfs. 

RECIPROCATED  ireciprocMns,  L.] 

atually  interchanged,  or  leturned,  like 

r  like. 

RE'CKONING  [in  X*v>jr»tion']  the 

limating  of  the  quantity  of  the  ihip*s 

fty,    or  of  the  run  between  one  place 

id  another. 

RECLArMING    hid  Cnfioms^    the 

tion  of  a  lord  puruiing,  profecuting, 

d  recalling  his  valTal,  who  had  gone 

live  In  another  place^  without  hi:>per' 

linon. 

A  RECLINATION,  a  leaning  back- 

R£CLI^ING  Irecliaatu,  L.]  leaning 

ekw-rds. 

a£CLINING    Plane,   a  dial  plane. 

r.    that  Jeans  back  when  a  perfon 

nds  before  it. 

fCECLU'SION,  the  ftateof  a  reclufe. 

To    RECOGNISE  [reei^nofcere,  L.] 

acknowledge,  to  take  knowledge  of. 

RKCOGNlZEE,the  pctfon  to  whom 

s  is  lx>nnd  in  a  recognizance. 

A  RFCOIX  [rear/,  F.]  the  reftlition 

«kbod3C. 


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RE'COLLECTION,a  mode  of  think- 
ing, whereby  thofe  ideas,  fought  after 
by  the  mind,  are  with  pain  and  endea* 
vour  brought  again  to  view. 

To  RtcaMFORT  Lof  re  and  con- 
forter,  F.]  to  comfort  again,  Milton. 

To  RECOMMb^SU  [recommendare, 
L.1  to  give  a  perl^n  a  pood  character. 

RECOMME'NDATIVE,  of  a  re- 
commending  qualiry. 

RECOMME  N  DATOR  Y,  pertain- 
ing to  iccommendation. 

A  RECOMPENSE,  a  requital, a  re- 
ward, an  amends  -,  a  gift  or  advantage 
arifirg  to  a  pcifon>  on  account  of  fomc 
fer\'ice  done 

R  ECONCFLE  ABLE  Ireconciliabk, 
F.]  that  may  be  reconciled. 

RECONCI'LEABLENESS  [of  r«- 
eonciliaUe,  F.  j  capablenels  of  being  re- 
conciled. 

RECONCTLIARI  Wd  L^ty]  a  term 
ulcd  of  a  church  which  is  falil  to  be  fo, 
when  it  is  confecrated  again  after  it  has 
been  profaned  or  pollutci!,  by  having 
been  pofTefled  by  pagans  or  hercticks. 

K  ECONCl'LIATORY,  penaining 
to  reconciliation. 

RECQNDl'TE  [rtionditHs,  L.]  fecrct, 
hidden. 

To  RECONNOITRE  fin  FKtr]  is  to 
go  to  view  and  examine  the  fitua- 
tion  of  a  camp,  fl*...  in  order  to  make  a 
report. 

To  RECONNOITRE,  a  fleet  or  (hip 
is  to  approach  near  enough  to  know  of 
what  rate,  nation,  Qe*c.  it  is  of. 

To  RECONNOIT»<  E  a  Land,  &c.  is 
to  obferve  its  fituation,  and  find  what 
land  ic  is. 

RECO  VER  ABLENKSS[of  f*fwrtrr.f 
Wr,  F.  of  rrcMpitjibdis ,  LI  capablenefs 
of  being  recovered 

Real  RECO  VERY  [in  Lavt]  n  an 
adtnal  or  real  recovery  of  any  thing,  op 
the  value  thereof  by  judgment  \  as  if  a 
man  fue  for  land  or  any  other  ihlng^ 
and  hath  a  vcrdift  and  judgment  fo? 
him. 

cTli\  RECOVERY  I  !«/*«? 

Lommon  I  >  M  a  cer- 

tain form  or  coiirfe  prefcribed  by  law  ta 
be  obferved  for  the  better  althrtng  of 
lands  and  tenements  t^us  >  the  effe^  of 
it  being -to  difcontlnuc  and  destroy 
cftatcs-tail,  remainders  and  reueifioris, 
and  to  bar  or  cut  off  the  entai's  of 
them. 

RECREA^IVENESS  [of  i^e*f .^ 
L.1  recreating  quality. 

RECRIMINA  TO'-^  ,one  that  blames 
anntiier  that  blames  hioi,  I*. 


R  E 

RECRUITS  [in  Afi7ir.  Afainl  are 
pew  men  raifed  to  Itrengchen  the  forces 
aJreaciy  a-tboc,  either  to  fill  up  tJie 
places  of  thofe  Uain  or  defenera,  or  aug- 
ment the  number  of  men  in  a  company. 
RE'CTANGLE  [with 
Geom.]  is  a  figure  orherwife 
called  a  long  iquarc,  has 
four  right  fides,   and  its 


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two  oppofites  equal. 

RE  CTANGLED  fof  rtaiu  and  an- 
gulus^  L  ]  confifting  of  right  angles. 

RECTANGLED  tnanj^U,  is  a  tri 
angle  that  has  one  right  angle* 

:iimiUr  RECTANGLES,  are  thofe 
that  have 


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their  fides 
about  the 
equal  an- 
gles pro- 
portional. 


RECTANGULA^ITY  ?  the  being 

RECTA'NGULARNESS3iight-an- 
jgkd. 

RE'CTIFIABLE  (of  rtRificare,  L.] 
capable  of  being  fet  to  yigh  s. 

To  RE'CTIt  Y  aruwLwiih  Matham.'] 
is  to  find  a  lliaight  line  equal  to  a 
curve  i  or  a  plane  equal  to  a  curved  fur- 
lace.  X         .  , 

RE'CTT  miiiores  [with  AnaU]  two 
Ihiall  mulclcs  of  the  head,  which  ap- 
pear bo:h  in  /ight  at  once,  arifing  from 
the  hinder  part  of  the  ixH  Ver  ebra  of 
the  neck,  and  are  let  into  the  middle  of 
the  Os  Occipitis^  in  two  Ihallow  ttepref- 
fnres  of  the  faid  bone. 

RE'CTITUDE  Ireaitndo.  L.]  right- 
r.efs,  Araj^htnefs,  evennefsj  alio  up- 
r'ghmciS,  juftice,  honeny.  * 

RECTO  [in  LatD}  a  writ  ufnally 
called  a  l^nt  of  Right,  of  fuch  a  nature, 
as  that  whereas  other  writs  in  real 
anions  are  only  to  recover  the  pofifefflon 
of  land,  a»c.  in  queftibn,  loft  by  the 
p.aimifitor  his  ancertors.  this  aims  to 
recover  both  the  feifin  thus  loft,  and  the 
property  of  the  thing  5  fo  that  both 
rights  are  here  pleaded  together  j  that 
of  the  property  and  that  of  the  poflcf- 
(ion. 

RECTO  de  advosathne  eccl^A^  a 
writ  of  right,  lying  where  a  man  has 
right  of  atlvowfon,  and  the  incumbent 
t-y^ngt  a  ftianger  prefents  his  clerk  to 
the  church,  and  he  not  having  brought 
h\f>  KiX\oT\  oi quare  impedit^  &c.  within 
fix  months,  has  lUflTered  the  ftranger  to 
ufurp  upon  him,  X. 
^  RECTO  de  dote  [in  Xrtrl  a  writ  of 
sight  of  dowery,  which Ue&for  a  woman. 


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who  has  received  part  cf  her  doiwrf, 

and  proceeds  to  demand  the  lemnaiit  1! 

the  lame  place  againft  the  heir,  L. 
RECl  O  de  dote  ottde  nibA^  &c.  i3 

Law]  a  writ  of  right,  which  lies  wbc^ 

the  husband  having  diiers  lands  i- 
tenements  has  afifured  no  dowery  to  ^ 
wife,  and  fiie  is  thereby  driven  10  lac 
for  her  thirds,  againft  the  heir  qe  \t 
guardian.  L. 

RECTO  de  rationabilt  parU  [in  Ui\ 
a  writ  that  lies  between  privies  in  yAai 
Ore.  for  a  copartner  to  recover  hisflun^ 
aa  brothers  in  gavel-kind,  Qk.  L. 

RE  CTUM  intejiinmm  (in  AaoL]  ibt 
ftraight  gut,  which  begins  at  the  fet 
Vertevfa  of  the  Oi  Sacntm^  and  detes 
diredly  to  the  end  of  the  rump,  oim 
uimoft  end  of  the  Spitta  Dwfiy  L. 

RECTUS  abdomitiis  [in  AMXt^i 
miifcle  of  the  lower  beUy,  which  ai^ 
from  the  Stenuim  and  the  extremirTaE 
the  iaft  two  ribs,  and  goes  ftraight  doc 
to  the  fore  part  of  the  Ahd^mem  to  be& 
fcrted  in  the  Qs  ftdns.  L. 

RECT  PS  ftmw'u  VA!Mt:\  a  miifiie i 
the  \tAy  Which  arifes  from  the  lois 
part  of  the  fpinc  of  the  7//irav,  and  a- 
fcending  between  the  two  YaSti  Jiff 
Iferted  into  the  P«M/«,   L. 

RECI  US  i»ierr,M  cmpith  mafm[ht 
tomy\  a  pair  of  mufcles  which  ariie^ 
the  foie  part  of  the  five  interior  w^ 
vei  fe  proceflcs  of  the  firft  Vettehra  of  t^ 
back,  near  its  great  hole,  X. 

RECTUS  interna  miweor  fj^jM*!  I 
mufcle  whch  lies  on  the  fore  part  cf  ta 
firft  Vertthra  of  the  back  part*  andisiS' 
fertcd  into  the  interior  appendix  of  tie 
Os  Occipitis^  under  the  former,  L. 

RECTX^  UUfalis  capitis  [JmeOl 
pair  of  fhort,  thick,  fleftiy  moic^ 
arifing  from  the  fuperior  part  df  -^ 
trahfverfe  procefiR:s  of  the  firft  Vertin 
of  the  neck,  whence  it  afcends  ml  ^ 
inferted  into  the  Os  Ocfipitis, 

RECTUS  miifcMUs  lAnat.^  oneofiJ< 
mufcles  of  the  Ahdomem^  fo  called  frri 
the  uprightnefs  of  its  pofiiion.  It  \^ 
to  drive  out  the  ordure  and  urine,  I? 
prefflng  the  belly. 

RECTUS  palbehrsL  {Anatr  a  nraft 
arifing  from  the  W>ttom  of  the  orbkrf 
the  eye,  whofe  ult  is  to  lift  up  the  c^e- 
lid,  L. 

RKCU  MBENTNESS  fof  reaatbefi^ 
L.l  the  relyirp  or  depending  upon. 

RFCUPERATORY  [rtctiperatviMi, 
L.T  of,  or  pertjiining  to  a  recovery. 

RECU'RRFNCY  [of  reemmwiy  L] 
the  running  back  or  xctQTniiig. 

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'  ^.ECU'RRENT  Vtrfts,  vcrfes  that 
rea^l  I  he  lame  backwards  as  they  do  for^ 
wards,  as,  Kms  tibi  fmhito^  m9tibin  ibit 
SMor. 

RECU'RVATURE  [of  re,  back- 
wards,  and  cMrvaturs^  L.  a  bending]  a 
bending  or  bowhig  backwards. 

RECU'RVEDNESS?  lrettirtttt«i,L.] 
RECU'RVITY        3  a  being  bent 
backwards. 

RECU'SANTS  [w*/iif«w,  L  ]  Per 
fon&  who  refiife  to  acknowledge  the 
king's  fupremacy »  properly  Roman  Ca^ 
thoiicks,  who  refufed  to  Ibbmit }  but  it 
has  been  extended  to  comprehend  all 
who  feparate  from  the  eUablifhed  church 
of  England,  of  whatlbevcr  feCl  or  opi- 
nion. 

RECUSA/TION  [in  L«t»]  an  uA 
whereby  a  judge  is  defired  to  refrain 
from  judging  Ibme  certain  caufe,  on 
account  of  his  I'elation  to  one  of  the 
parties,  becaufe  of  feme  enmity,  Q^e. 

RED  [rfcUnft,  C.  Br.  Jieb,  Sax.} 
one  of  the  fimple  or  primary  colours  of 
natural  bodies,  or  rather  of  the  rays  of 
light.  ' 

RED-Boofe  fof  the  Exchequer]  ^  i^n- 
ticnt  manufcript  volume,  wherein  are 
ijegifter'd  the  names  of  thofe  who  held 
lands  ^r  Barontam,  In  the  tiixie  of  king 
Henry  II.  and  alfo  ic  contains  feveral 
things  before  the  conquclt.  It  Is  in  the 
keeping  of  the  kirk's  remembrancer. 

To  KEJ}Sbire7  [with  Smiths']  fpoken 

Xo  KED-Seer  3  of  a  piece  of  iron  in 
their  fire,  that  is  heated  too  much,  fo 
that  it  breaks  or  cracks  uixler  the  ham- 
mer, while  it  is  working,  between  hot 
and  coid- 

RE'DDITUS   revenue,  rent,  L. 

REDDITUS  aJUfus,  a  fet  or  (land- 
ing rent,  L. 

RE'PDLE  ^  red  chaTk,    a  red  foffll- 

RU'DDLE  flone,  ufed  by  Painters, 
In  making  c raors,  9ce. 

REDEE'MABLES,  lands,  funds,  ef»c, 
fpl.f,  with  a  rcfervation  of  the  equity  of 
redemption. 

RFDEE'MABLENESS,  capablcocfs 
of  bcinft  redeemed, 

REDEMPTION  [in  La'U!!  a  faculty 
or  right  of  re-en' ering  upon  lands,  &k 
that  have  been  fold  and  afTlgn'd,  e»c. 
upon  reimbi-rfing  th^  purchafe  money 
wi'h  Irgal  co^s. 

REDEMPTION,  a  purrhafing  the 
frcctlom  of  another  from  bondage,F.  of  L. 

REDEMPTIONS  [ant,  Lmw  mit." 
grievous  mulfts  impofcd,  by  way  of 
Commutation  for  the  head  or  life  of 
(i^e  celinqucnt.'  • 


1R  E 


REDEVA'BLE,  indebted,  oblig^ 
or  beholding  to,  F.  ^ 

REDHIfilTION  [Civil  Lawl  air 
adtion  in  a  court,  whereby  to  annul  the; 
iale  of  fome  moveable,  and  to  oblige 
the  feller  to  take  it  back  again,  upon  the 
buyer's  finding  it  damaged. 

REDINTEGRA'TION  [in  Civii 
Law  ]  the  adtion  of  refloring  a  Perfon 
to  the  enjoyment  of  a  thing,  whereof 
he  had  been  illegally  difpoUefsU 

REDMANS.    See  Ked  Knights, 

REDOLENCE  1   lofredoleniU^ 

RE'DOLENCY        >  L.1  fweetneit' 

RE'DOLENTNESSj  of fmdl,  F. 

REDOU'BUNG  i  redonblement^  F.  rt- 
dKplicatiOf  L  ]  a  doubting  again. 

REDRE'SS,  a  fettingto  rights  a^m^ 
&>c, 

REDU'QBLENESS,  capableneft  of 
being  retiuced. 

REDU'CING  Scale^  a  mathematical 
indrument,  to  reduce  a  map  or  draught. 

RE'DUCT  [in  Car£entrv]  a  quirk  or 
little  place  taken  out  of  a  larger,  to 
make  it  more  uniform  and  regular  s  al- 
io for  fomc  other  conveniencei,  as  cabi* 
nets,  fides  of  chimnics,  alcoves* 

REDUCTION  [with  Afiron.}  is  the 
difference  between  the  arjf;ument  of  in- 
clination and  the  eccentrical  longi;ud<% 
f .  e.  the  difference  of  the  two  arches  of 
the  orbit,  and  the  ecliptick  compre- 
hended between  the  node  and  the  circle 
of  inclination. 

REDUCTION  of  Equations  [in  Atge- 
bra]  is  the  clearing  them  from  all  fnper- 
fliious  quantities,  and  bringing  down 
the  quantities  to  their  lowclt  terms«  anti 
leparating  the  known  quantities  from 
the  unknown,  till  at  length  on?y  the 
known  cjuaptity  is  found  on  one  fide, 
and  the  unkixwn  on  the  other. 

y^EppCTlON  of  a  Fif^ure^  Defgn  or 
J>raitgh%  &c.  is  the  making  a  copy 
thereof,  either  larger  or  fmaller  than 
the  orii^inal. 

REDUCTION  Hn  Surgiryl  an  opera- 
tion, whereby  a  dillor^tcc?,  luxated,  or 
fradtarcd  bone  is  rcflorc^  to  its  proper 
place. 

REDUNDANT  ^;7>'rW^,  a  curve 
of  the  higher  kind,  fo  called,  becaufe  it 
exceeds  the  conick  fe^tion  of  that  name 
in  the  number  of  Its  hyperbolical  legs ; 
ir  being  a  triple  hyperbola,  with  fix 
hyperbolical  legs. 

REDU'NDANTNESS  [redmndantia, 
L^  overflowingneft,  fuperfluity. 

tf*  REDU'PLICATE  irtdufdiesinm^ 
L.]  to  double  over  again. 

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^ItJEDUnjCATE  JPromms  fwJth 
tram,2  fuch  as  I  wy/e//,  rf«w  /ty /«//,  i5»# 

REDU'PLICATIVE  Irofqfttions 
£with  Logicians]  arc  fuch  in  which  the 
?ubjed  is  repeated,  as>  ^en,  m  i^ffjs 
«r«  rational. 

►  REEFT  [with  Mariners']  part  of  a 
(ail  that  is  taken  up,  as  when,  in  a  great 
gale  of  wind,  they  roll  up  part  of  the 
fail  beloW)  to  make  it  narrower,  and 
not  to  draw  too  much  wind:  This 
taking  up  or  contradUng  is  called  Keef- 

ILEEFT  Topmafi  [with  Mariners] 
vben  a  topmaft,  that  having  been 
fpniDg,  is  cracked,  or  almolt  broken  in 
the  cap,  the  lower  Piece  chat  was  almoll 
"broken  being  cut  off,  the  other  part, 
being  let  again,  is  called  a  Rteft-to^- 

m^»  ._ 

•  RE-ENTRY  [ptrentrer,  F.]  entring 
again. 

RE-ENTRY  [in  Z/jiw]  a  refuming 
and  recakii^  that  po'lfeillon  that  had 
Utely  been  foregone. 

KE'ESTA'BLISHMENT  IretabHJfe- 
m$»t^  F.]  an  eltablifhing  again. 

To  REEVE  i  witli  Sailors]  is  to  draw 
a  rope  thorough  a  block,  to  run  up  and 
down. 

RErEXTE'NT  [in  Law]  a  fecond 
extent  made  upon  lands  or  tenements, 
upon  complaint  made  that  the  firll  ex- 
tent was  partially  executed. 

To  REFE'R  [referre,  L.l  to  put  a 
bofiDefs  into  the  hands  of  another,  in  or- 
der to  be  conlidered  or  managed. 

to  REFINE  lra£iaer^  t.]  to  make 
finer,  to  purge  and  purify ^  by  drawing 
liquors  off  from  the  lees»  or  metals,  by 
melting. 

REFI'NEiMENT,  a  purifying  or  be- 
ing purified  J  a  criticizing  upon. 

REFLE'CTION,  it  is  related  that 
TytbagoroM  could  write  what  he  pleafed 
on  a  glals,  and,  .by  the  rcfte«rtion  of  the 
fame  Ipedes,  would  make  thofe  letters 
appear  upon  the  circle  of  the  moon,  fo 
plain  as  to  be  read  by  any  Pcrfon,  fome 
miles  diftant  from  him.  Conielim  Agrip- 
•  fa  affirms  the  p(^fllbiUty  of  it,  and  that 
ihc  mcthoil  of  performing  it  was  known 
(o  himlb'f  arKi  others. 

REFLECTION  [in  the  Tyth^g.  aiul 
Copcrnican  Syftcml  is  the  diflance  of 
the  pole  from  the  horizon  of  the  di^k  ^ 
frhich  is  the  lame  thin|^,  as  the  fun's 
<lrcUnation  in  the  Pcolcmaick  hypo 
ihelk. 

*  KJiSLfCVlOliofthRaysof  Li^t 
Un  O^K&ij  is  a  motion  of  the  rays, 


whereby,  after  impinging  on  the  fcA^ 
parts  of  bodies,  or  rather  after  a  very 
near  approach  thereto,  they  recede  or 
are  driven  therefrom. 

REFLECTION  Lin  Catt^tricks"]  is  the 
return  of  a  ray  of  light  from  the  poliih- 
ed  furface  of  a  looking  glals  cr  xnirrour, 
driven  thence  by  jbme  power  reiiding 
therein. 

REFLECTION  [in  M^h^niclLs^  » 
the  turn  or  rcgreilive  motion  of  a  move- 
able, occafioncd  by  the  refinance  of  a 
body,  which  hindered  lis  purluing  its 
former  dire^ion. 

REFLECTION  [in  Meia^b,'}  is  that 
notice  the  mind  takes  of  its  own  opera- 
tions, and  the  manner  of  them,  by  rcx^ 
Ion  whereof  there  come  to  be  ideas  of 
thofe  operations  in  the  ondexitandirgi 
Mr.Locfee. 

REFLEX   >  Lin  Taintinz]  w  under- 

REFLE'CTi  ftood  of  thofe  Places 
in  a  Pidture,  which  are  fuppofed  to  be 
illuminated  by  a  light  reae<fled  by  fome 
other  body,  rcprcfented  in  the  fiixnc 
Piecf 

REFLEOCIBLENESS,  capablcr^sli 
of  being  reflcdted,  or  that  pioperrr  of 
the  rays  of  light,  whereby  they  are  dif- 
pofed  to  be  reAetted. 

REFO  RMi  reforming,  refcrrmation  i 
alfo  a  re-cftabliftiment  or  reviTal  of  i 
former  neglected  difcipline  ^  alfo  a  oar- 
redtion  of  reigning  abufes  5  alio  a  di^ 
banding  fome  part  of  an  anny, 

REFORM  A'DO,  a  reformed  officer, 
or  one  whofe  company  or  troop  is  fup- 
preiTed  in  a  reform,  and  he  continued 
cither  in  whole  or  half  pay,  he  doing 
duty  in  the  regiment. 

REFORMA-'DO  [in  a  Mp  of  Jfar] 
a  gentleman  who  ferres  as  a  volunrier, 
in  order  to  gain  experience,  and  fooceei 
the  principal  officers. 

REFORMATION,  the  time  of  tbc 
firil  edablifhment  of  the  reformed  of 
proteftant  religion. 

Rzgfcfo/ REFORMATION,  aright 
which  the  Princes  of  Germany  claim  to 
reform  the  church  in  their  territories, 
as  being  invefted  with  the  fpiritual  as 
well  as  temporal  Power. 

REFORMATION  [Hieroglyphically] 
was  by  the  antients  reprefenied  by  a 
Thinix,  of  whom  it  is  related,  that  an- 
other rifeth  out  of  her  alhes,  after  flw 
hath  been  confumcd  by  the  fun  beams. 

REFO'RMF.D  nformi,  T.  reforms- 
tkSn  L.1  formed  again,  mended,  6^. 

REFRA'CTARINESS  [of  refraaa- 
ritfs^  L.]  obftinacy,  hcadftrongnels,  » 
refuting  to  be  ruled,  6ac% 

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Ihew  the  hours  by  means  of  ibme  re- 
fradling  tranfparent  fluid,  or  fuch  dials 
as  arc  drawn  in  a  concave  or  hollow 
bowl,  lb  that  the  hour-lines  may  fliew 
the  tnie  hour,  when  the  bowl  is  full  of 
water,  or  fomc  other  liquor. 
REFRA'CTION  Lin  Mechanicksl  is 
^  the  deviation 

i^jflL     I  of  the  moving 

body  from 
its  different 
courfc,  by 
rcafon  of  the 
diffcient  den- 
fity  of  the 
medium  it 
moves  in ;  or 
a  flexion  an(i 
change  of  de- 
termination, occalionedbya  body's  fal- 
ling obliqncly  out  of  one  medium  into 
another  of  a  different  denfity. 

A  ball,  as  at  A,  moving  in  the  air 
Into  the  line  A  B,  and  falling  obliquely 
on  the  furface  of  the  water  G  D,  does 
not  proceed  fhaight  to  E,  but  deviates 
or  defle^s  to  B  asain  j  and  if  the  ball, 
moving  in  the  water  in  the  fame  line 
A  B,  flionld  fall  obliquely  on  the  fur- 
face  of  the  water  G  D,  it  will  not  pro- 
ceed ftraight  to  E,  nor  yet  defledt  to  F. 
bur  to  G- 

REFRA'GABLTNESS  Irefragshili' 
tjs^  L.l  refradtorincfi. 

To  REFRAIN  [refrJtTiare,  L]  to 
bridle,  to  keep  one's  fclf  from,  to  for- 
"bcar. 

REFRArNMENT  [refidnatio,  L.l  a 
reframing. 

REFRANGTBIl-ITY  [of  the  R^.vj 
of  Lithi]  is  their  difpofition  to  be  re- 
fradtei  or  turned  out  of  the  way,  in 
pairing  out  of  one  tranfparent  body  or 
medium  into  another. 

REFRA'KGIBLEN^SS  Tof  re  and 
franf^ibiliusj  L.l  capablcncfs  of  being 
rcfraaed. 

REFRENATTON  [refvtnatio,  L.l  a 
bridling  or  checking,  a  curbing  or  hold- 
ing in,  L. 

REFRENATION  [in  Afircl^  a  term 
nfctl  when  a  Planet  applies  'o  another,  I 
by  conjun^ion  or  nfpe€t,  before  it  ap- 
proaches and  becomes  retrograde  s  by 
iwhich  moans  it  is  pulled  by,  as  it  were 
with  a  bridle,  and  weakened. 

REFRIGERANT  irffrlgeram,  L."" 
ecx)ling. 

REFRlGEFATn/ENESS   fof  i*- 


^^erativMs,  L.""  a  cooling  quality. 
%  B^iiFW'GERATORY  [retr^i 


'gna- 


e«ri*»»,  L.1  a  TefTel  fiUed  with  col^ 
water,  placed  about  the  head  of  an 
aiembick,  to  cool  and  condenfe  the  va* 
pours,  raifed  thither  by  fire,  to  be  dif. 
charged  thence  thro' the  back. 

REFRIGE'RIUM,  a  refrdhmcntr 
alfo  a  cooling  Place., 

RE'FUGE  [reiuginm^  of  re,  back- 
wards, and  fugiof  to  fly]  a  Place  of 
fafety  to  fly  to  m  danger. 

REFU'LGENTNESS  [r»/ir7*e»li4i, 
L.]  brightnefs,  fplendor. 

REGA'LIA,  the  nghts  of  a  king  or 
queen,  or  the  enligns  of  the  royal  dig- 
nity: ae  the  fcvcial  pirts  of  the  appa- 
ratus of  a  coronation,  as  fcepters,  JSi- 
toard^h  ftafT,  fword,  globe,  fiv. 

REGALIA  /uvvrr,  is  us'd  for  a 
bifhops  doing  homage  or  fealty  to  the 
king,  when  he  is  invefted  with  the  Re* 

gah^t    L. 

REGA'LIS  Aqua^  an  acid,  corrofiye 
fpirit  or  water,  fcrving  as  a  menftmum 
for  diflblving  gold  •,  "it  is  prepared  by 
mixing  common  fait,  or  fat  armoniae 
with  fpirit  of  nitre,  or  with  common 

aqua  fortis^  L. 

REGARD  [of  a  Yor^^  the  ovcr-lce- 
ing  and  viewing  it ;  alio  the  compafs  of 
•t,  f.  f.  all  that  ground  which  is  Pare  or 
Parcel  of  it. 

REGARDANT  [in 
Heraldry^  iignifics  looking 
behind,  and  is  apply'd  to 
bea(b  reprefentcd  in  an 
efcutcheon,  with  their 
faces  turned  to  their  tails, 
as  in  the  figure. 

REGARDED  [regmrdi,  F.l  looked 
upon  with  concern,  refpefted,  had  re- 
fpedt  to. 

Rf.GA'RDFUL  Tof  r^g^rd,   F.  and 
jrul,  SJtx^  having  rcgasii  to,  careful  of, 
concerned  for. 
REGA'_RDFULNESS,   hccdfulncfs, 

REGA'RDLESS  {oV regard^  F.  and 
ler,  •^•»«-''  heedlcfs, 

RF.CA'RDLESNESS,  hccdlefnels 

REGA'RDER  an  officer  belonging 
to  the  kind's  Torcfk,  who  is  obliged  by 
oath  to  make  icf^ird  of  i'*,  tn  view  and 
enquire  of  all  offences  a:  A  defaults  that 
have  been  comn  itto.l  l^y  the  forcfters, 
and  all  other  officers,  in  the  execution 
of  their  otFre."-. 

R F.GK  N KK  A Tr,rr^'»ticrary,Mx7Mir. 

RFGf/iNKK  ATtNi  S  i^egenermtin^ 
L.l  jerr^ncratlon. 

RF/GI'.NT  ;  in  a  CJUgA  a  profcflor 
of  arisaml  fcicnrcs,  who  holds  a  claCi 
or  fcr  of  P.upJIs« 

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,    HEGOERMINAO-lON,  a  fpringing 
br  iHidding  out  again,  L. 
'     RE'GIBLENESS    [of  rsgibilis,   L.] 
cafinefs  to  be  governed, 

RE/GICIDE  [of  Regem  cjtdere,  L.  to 
kill  a  king]  a  lung  killer, or  inunieier  of 
a  king. 

R£'GIirUC£  lof  regifngiitm  of  re^em 
and  fitgtr't  h.  to  drive  away]  a  feftival 
held  in  antienc  Aome,  on  the  fixth  of 
the  ealends  ofM^rch,  i.  e.  on  pur  24th 
of  TAtMsry^  in  memory  of  the  expu^fion 
^  their  king,  particularly  of  Tar^Htn*^ 
flying  out  of  Kome  on  that  day. 

R£^GIM£N  [in  Medicine]  a  rule  or 
courfe  of  living,  with  regard  to  eating, 
drinking,  clothing,  or  the  like,  accom- 
snodated  to  fome  difeaie,  and  to  the  par 
ticular  coorfe  of  Phyfick  the  Patient  is 
under. 

REGIMK'NTAL  [of  ref^mnt,  F.l 
of  or  belonging  to  a  regiment. 

RE'GINA  praii  U.e.  the  queen  of 
the  meadow]  the  herb  Meadow  fweet^  L. 

EUmintMry  REGION  [with  Ibilof.] 
a  fpbeve  bounded  by  the  orb  of  the 
moon,  comprehending  the  atmofpherc 
of  the  earth  i  fo  called,  becaufe  the 
four  elements,  and  all  elementary  bo- 
dies, are  contained  in  it. 

RKGrONS  [with  Pfc/Vo/.l  are  particn 
lar  divifons  of  the  air,  which  arc  ac- 
counted three,  the  Mjtj>eri  middle^  and 
lower, 

Up^  RF'GFON,  commences  from 
the  tops  of  the  mountains,  and  reaches 
10  the  utmoft  limits  of  the  atmofpherc, 
in  which  is  a  perpetual,  equable  calm- 
aicfs,  cleamcfs,  and  ferenlty. 

Z«t5</J  REGION,  is  that  wherein  we 
breathe,  and  is  bounded  by  the  reacti- 
on of  the  fun's  rsys,  that  is,  by  the 
height  to  which  they  rebound  from  the 
earth. 

Middle  REGION,  is  that  wherein  the 
clouds  rcfide,  meteors  are  formed,  Spc. 
extending  from  the  extremity  of  the 
lowcft  to  the  top  of  the  higheft  moun- 
tains. 

KE'GIONARY  [in  Fxehfiaftical 
JJifiory  1  a  title  given  ^6  thofe  who  had 
tl  e  rharpc  and  adm'niflration  of  the 
church  a ffairs  from  the  fifth  century. 

To  KE'GISTER  lof  ;fi>r,  F.  to  lie 
down  in  a  bed,  as  fome  think!  to  enter, 
write  down,  or  record  in  a  Regifter. 

A  REGISTER  Wgifimm,  \.  regt- 
.fT/fw,  ^u.  ifeirum  geftum^  done  over 
^r^'n  M(?;»^jfi '51  a  memorial,  or  book 
of  ruWicV  recorder 

KFGTSTKR  Tof  a  Farijh']  a  book 
%Vherein  marriages,  baptifms  and  births 


RE 

are  raglfiered;  r^Oers  in  parift. 
churches  were  firfl  appointed  by  Thmm 
Crornxvell,  Earl  of  £j|fix,  vicar-gcncral  w 
king  Henry  VllL  A.  C.  isj8. 

REGISTER  of  mitg  [in  Lmw]  a 
book  containing  the  forms  of  moft  (rf 
the  writ5  ufed  in  common  law 

REGISTER  ^ib:>i  Lin  Traffiik:]  fnch 
fnips  to  which  the  king  of  Spjtin^  or  the 
council  of  the  Indies^  grant  PeriiufSori 
to  go  and  traffick  in  the  Farts'  of  the 
Spaaijh  If'ffi. Indies  I  lb  galled,  bccaufe 
they  are  regiftered  before  they  fit  lU 
from  Cadix,. 

REGISTER  [with  Letter-ToMndtn] 
one  of  the  inner  Parts  of  the  mould,  in 
which  the  types  are  calL 

REdLET>  [^r*i>eff.T  a  little,  te. 

RI'GLET  3  narrow  mdblding,  ufed 
chiefly  in  conipartiitients  and  pannds 
to  feparate  the  parts  or  memb«s  froa 
one  another,  and  to  form  knots>  fitti, 
and  o'hcr  oiTiaments 

REGLETS  twith  Ttinten.^  Stt 
Kiglets, 

REGRA'TING  [of  tegrater^  F.]the 
driving  the  trade  of  a  hngfber. 

REGU  LAR  Bodies  [with  Afcifc.*.] 
are  folid  bodies,  whole  furf aces  are  com^ 
pos*d  of  regular  and  equal  figures,  aiJ 
whofe  folid  angles  are  all  cqual^  of  whidi 
there  are  five. 

I.  A  Tetrmhedfon^  which  is  a  Pyrunid 
comprehended  under  four  equal  tsi 
equilateral  triangles. 

o.  The  HexbaedroH,  or  cuht^  wboC 
futface  is  composM  of  Iix  equal  fquares. 

?.  The  OBmbtdnn^  Which  is  bounded 
by  eight  equal  and  equilateral  triangtes. 

4.  The  VodecmhedroH^  Which  is  con- 
tained under  twelve  equal  and  equiiat^ 
ral  pentagons 

«;.  The  icq/iWroii,  which  con(](h  ol 
twenty  equal  and  equilateral  triangles: 
Thefe  are  all  the  regular  bodies  thst 
can  be,  and  they  are  called  the  Plato- 
nick  bodies. 

REGULAR  Curves  [with  AUthm] 
are  fuch  as  the  perimeters  of  the  conict 
fe<5tions,  which  are  always  airved  after 
the  fame  geometrical  manner. 

REGUXARIS  [with  Botan.l  uni- 
form, as  when  the  parts  of  a  flower  aie 
like  to  each  other  on  all  fides^  as  ins 
Convolvulus^  &c. 

RE'GULARNESS  \reguUriu\  F.  of 
regnlaris,  Ll  agtx?eableneCs  to  rulc% 
exadtnefs,  fbrift  order. 

REGUTO,  a  title  given  to  the  ib« 
of  the  emperor  ofChinm. 

REGULUS,  a  petty  king  J  aAu»» 
title  for  a  count. 

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l^sriud  S.EGULUS  of  Anttmory 
with  CfymiJis]  a  mixture  oif  horfe-lhoe 
sails  melted  with  the  JLe^klus, 

REGULUS  [with  -/<//rpi..l  a  ftar  of 
he  fiiH  magnitude  in  the  confteliad  :>n, 

REGURGITA  TION,  a  fwaUowing 
igain,  L, 

RE-IMBA'RKED  IreimbMf^ue,  F.] 
mc  on  (hlp-boanl  again,  &k. 

RE-IMBA'TTLED,  put  into  battle 
ixray  again.  _   _ 

RE-IMBiFRSEMENT  [in  rraffi.% 
kcl  a  repayment}  or  returning  what 
noney  a  Perfon  had  received  by  way 
ii  advance,  dv. 

79  RE-INGAGE  [of  iv,  and  «fg«ger, 
F.I  to  ingage  again. 

RE-INGAGEMENT  [of  re,  and  ei»- 
rmfement^  F.]  an  engaging  again. 

RE-INVIGORA'TION,  an  invigo- 
•ating  again,  or  the  fecond  time. 

REjOI'NTING  [with  Ajrcbiua.']  the 
iDing  up  of  ioinu  of  the  ftones  in  old 
>uildings,  when  worn  hollow  by  the 
tiurfe  of  time  or  water. 

A  REITERA'TION  [with  Frinters] 
s  when  the  laft  form  is  laid  on  the 
Prefs.  

REITTERS,  an  anticnt  title  of  the 
itrman  Cavalry. 

RELA'TION  [With  Ctammar.']  is  the 
•orrefpondencc  which  words  have  one 
o  arw>ther  in  conftrudlion. 

RELATION  L^ith  Lofkians]  is  the 
burth  category,  as  that  of  Father^  Hmf- 
UimI,  MdUfer,  Servant^  King^  Sabjeff^ 
uid  every  thing  that  denotes  compari- 
bn,  as  equal,  greater^  Ufs. 

RELATION  [in  Hilof,-]  refpeft  or 
egard  s  the  mutual  refpedl  of  two 
hings>  or  what  each  is  in  regard  to  the 
xhcr. 

RELATION  [in  a  I^v;  Senfe]  is 
irhen,  in  condderation  of  law,  two  times, 
ir  other  things,  areconfidercd  as  if  they 
ivere  all  one  j  and  by  this  the  thing, 
abftquent  is  faid  to  take  its  effcdt  by 
lelation. 

RELATION  fin  denm^ty^  ^c.]  is 
he  habitude  or  rcfpe^  of  two  quantities 
o  one  another,  with  regard  to  their 
Bia^irnde  ?  The  lime  as  Ratio. 

RELATION  [in  SOool  Vivimty^  is 
afcd  to  denote  certain  of  the  divine  per- 
Mions,  called  perfonat  ones,  in  regard, 
i>y  thofc  one  divine  Perfon  is  referred  to 
mother,  and  diftinguilhed  from  it,  as 
in  God  there  is  one  Nature,  two  Pro- 
cefllons,  three  Perfons,  and  four  Rela- 
rttMf  (  the  ReUtipM  are  Patemityy  Filta- 


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REIATIVE  SaklJanti'ves  [with 
Gran;m.  ]  are  fuch  as  bear  a  relation  to 
fomc  others,  as  a  father,  Ion,  daughter, 
huband,  wife,  Qr-c 

RELATIVE  AJJeSiveif  aie  fuch  as 
have  relation  to  fome  others,  as  better, 
worle,  higher,  lower,  equal,  unequal, 

RELATIVE  Tnmitn,  is  fuch  an  one 
as  has  relation  to  a  noun  that  goes  be- 
fore, as  /»e,  Ai»,  that,  tubo,  whieby  with 
their  numbers. 

RE  LAI  IVENESS  lof  relathns,  LJ 
the  having  relation  to. 

RELAXA'TION  [with  SHr^eoni]  a 
preternatural  extenfion,  or  draining  of 
a  nerve,  tendon,  mufcle,  &c.  either  by 
violence  or  weaknefs. 

RELAXATION  linsL  legal  fenfe']  a 
rclcafc  or  difcharge,  as  the  relaxation 
of  an  attachment  in  the  court  of  the 
admiralty  $  a  releasing  of  canonical 
Punifhments. 

RELAY'  [in  Ta^Jlry  Worli]  an  open- 
ing left  in  a  Piece  where  the  iigures  or 
colours  are  to  be  changed,  or  which  is 
to  be  filled  up  when  the  other  work  is 
done. 

A  RELAY  [of  rallier,  F.]  a  frdh 
equipage,  horfe,  9^.  fent  before,  or  ap- 
pointed to  be  ready,  for  a  traveller  to 
change,  to  make  the  greater  expedition,  ■ 
as  in  riding  poil. 

RELEGA'TION,  a  kind  of  exile  or 
banifhment  for  a  time  appointed,  where- 
in the  obnoxious  Perfon  is  required  to 
retire  to  a  certain  Place,  and  to  con- 
tiniie  there  till  he  is  recalled,  L. 

RELE'NTLESS,  unrelenting,  un- 
eapable  to  relent,  Milton. 

RELE  NTMENT  lralU»tiffemeut  ,F.'] 
a  relenting. 

RELIl-'F  [in  Chaneeryl  is  an  ontcr 
Aied  out  for  the  diflblving  of  contrafts, 
and  othbr  adts,  upon  account  of  their 
being    unreafonable,  prejudicial,  gric- 

VOU«5,  &»c. 

RELIEF.    See  Relievo, 

><  ELIEF  rM/#»*i5Zf ,  is  that  enjoiived 
by  fome  law,  or  fixed,  by  an  anticnt 
ruftom,  and  which  does  not  depend  on 
th^  will  of  the  Lord. 

ftELIEVO  [in  SciilptMret  &c.l  Im- 
bol&d  work,  the  protuberance  or  (land- 
ing out  of  any  figures  above  the  ground 
or  plane  whereon  they  are  formed,  Ital. 

Alto  RELIKVO,  or  High  RWiV/,  is 
when  the  figure  i&  formed  after  nature, 
and  projeds  as  much  as  the  life,  Ital. 

Bjjfo  RELIEVO,  or  Low  Rr'/Vf,  in 
when  the  work  is  raifed  but  a  little  from 
its  groiUKt  i  as  In  medals,  ^<. 

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J)tmi  RELIEVO,  is  when  one  half  of 
the  figure  rifes  from  the  Plane  or  ground 

RLX-IKVO  Lin  Anhite^.j  is  ihc  pro- 
jedluieof  any  Ornament. 

Kt.LlEVO  Lin  I'aiftt,]  is  the  degree 
of  force  or  bold neft,  wheicwith  the  fi- 
gures, beheld  at  a  due  diftance,  fecm  to 
Hand  out  from  the  Ground  of  the  Paint- 
ing, as  tho'  they  were  really  imbofled. 

RELIGION  IrehP^io,  L.]  is  defined  to 
be  a  general  habit  o?  reverence  towards 
the  cfivine  nature,  by  which  we  are  both 
enabled  and  inclined  to  worftiipand  ferve 
God,  after  that  manner  which  we  con- 
ceive to  be  moft  agreeable  to  his  will, 
ib  that  we  may  procure  his  favour  and 
bleffing. 

A-if*w/ RELIGION,  is  what  men 
might  know,  and  bo  obliged  to  by  mecr 
principles  of  Reafon,  improved  by  con- 
fidcration  and  experience,  without  the 
afliftance  of  divine  revelation. 

^fwa/fi  RELIGION,  is  what  God 
has  obliged  us  to  perform  by  the  mani- 
fcfkat  -on  of  his  will,  upon  the  confidera- 
lion  of  temporal  or  f\iturc  rewards  and 
pun  ihmcnts.  The  pans  of  revealed  re- 
lig.on  are  F.zr*h  and  J  rutliee. 

I  LIGION  [with  TainUrs]  is  repre- 
fei.tcdin  a  filver  vdl,  with  a  mantle  of 
white. 

A  RET.rGlOUS  Man  iHierpgly.l  was 
rcrrefenred  by  a  lion  running  from  a 
tocki  alfo  by  a  palmtiee,  the  root 
\sl.crcof  is  unpleafant  to  look  upon,  but 
the  fniit  and  branches  arc  plcalant,  both 
to  the  eye,  and  to  the  tafle. 

An  T'.'^w;'/©  RELIGION  iHterogly.'} 
Was  reprcfcnte<!  by  an  als. 

RELl  GIOUSNESS,  a  religious  dif- 
polition,  piety. 

RELI  N(  lUlSHMENT  [nr//7?io,  L.] 
arclinquifhing. 

RELIQU/l,  the  remainder  or  debt 
Ivhich  a  poilbn  finds  himfelf  a  debtor  in 
upon  the  acrompt. 

RELIQUI^,  the  aftics  and  bones  of 
the  dead,  that  remained  after  the  burn- 
ini^  of  their  bodies,  and  which  they  very 
teligioufly  kept  in  urns,  and  afterwards 
laid  them  up  in  tombs.    L. 

RE'LISHABLENESS,  the  being 
t^ell  taQed. 

RELU'CTANCY        I  [reUffatio, 

RELU'CTANTNESSS  L.]awrcft- 
lin^,  or  driving  againft,  an  unwJUing- 
neft.  &>€. 

RELU'CTANT  IreUa^m,  L.]  ftri- 
vine  againft. 

RFMANE'NTES  [Vooms-dMyBook} 
lignifies  of,  or  pertaining  to. 

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RKMAIIRVING,  the  mtaiisf  i^ 
gain,  or  a  iecond  Time . 

REME'OIABLE  [of  nmUium^  U 
that  may  be  remedied.    F. 

R£M£'DIABL£N£SS,  capablesefi 
of  being  remedied. 

REME'DILESNESS  {of  ifttrndM, 
F.  j  uncapablcnefi  of  being  remedied. 

A  KE'MEDY  [remcdimm^  L.  remk 
F]  phyfick,  medicine  j  alfo  cure,  fcdps 
eale,  comfort  j  alfo  means  for  the  vobA 
of  di  (orders  or  mifchicfe »  alfij  a  flufts 
misfommes. 

REME'MBRANCE  C  remtmbrvM, 
Ital.  of  reMCMorare^  L.]  is  when  the  Ido 
of  fomething  formerly  known  rcccnfr 
gain  to.the  mind,  without  theopentic 
of  the  external  object  on  the  axad 
fcnibry,  remembxing,  memory.' 

BJ!:M£'MBRAnC£RS  [of  thc£f 
chequer]  three  officers  or  clerks  in  t£ 
office,  as  of  the  kirig,  the  lord  create, 
and  of  the  firft-fruiis. 

To  REMI'ND  [of  re  and  mimd]  to  pt 
mind. 

REMlNrSCENCE?    [  rn«i«:M«' 

REMINISCENCY3  L.]  the  6c^ 
or  power  of  remembering  or  calling  a 
mind:  that  power  of  the  human  luai, 
whereby  it  recoUeds  itfelf,  or  calls  ago 
fuch  Ideas  or  Notions  which  it  had  lai- 
ly  forgot:  And  in  this  It  dif&nfi^ 
memory,  which  is  a  treafuring  op  Aup 
in  the  mind*  and  retaining  them  tkos 
without  forgetting  them. 

REMINl'SCERE,  an  antient  lai* 
for  the  fccond  Sunday  in  Lent^  beirg* 
called  from  the  firft  word  of  the  fceSsr 
ning  of  the  mafs  for  that  day,  nmi^^ 
mijerationum  tuarMm. 

REMI'SSNESS  {of  rernh,  F.  remft, 
L.l  flackncfs,  negligence,  carelefiKfi. 

REMITTANCE,  fora^ivends. 

REMITTANCE  fwith  BatJbrP  i 
due  or  Fee  allow'd  both  for  their  tr<«\ 
the  tale  of  money,  and  the  diArrentiS' 
hie  of  the  Ipecies  where  the  money  ii 
paid. 

RFMl'TMENT   ?Dn    Commmt]i 

REMITTANCE? return  of  monr 
from  one  place  to  another  in  bills  d 
exchange   ordeis,  or  the  like. 

REMITTER  [in  Lav]  is  where  i 
man  has  two  titles  in  Law,  and  Is  kia^ 
by  the  latter,  and,  that  proving  defeAhc, 
he  is  rei«ttteif  or  reftoied  to  the  fataa 
more  antient  title 

REMO  NSTRANT  fjnm^tififMPH  U 
cxpoftulatory,  dv. 

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HEMCVRA    7  the  Ihip-haller.      A 

REMELIGO  S  fmall  tiih  called  a  Sea- 
LaM^ey  or  Suck^lhne  j  of  which  the  an- 
ticnts  had  an  opinion,  that,  by  flicking  to 
the  keel  of  a  fliip  it  would  Hop  its  courfe. 
And  thence  Remfn-a  is  taken  for  any  de- 
lay, ftop,  let,  or  hindrance.    F. 

REAIORA  arati  [with  BoUftiJisI  reft- 
harrow.    L. 

RKMO'RSELESS  [of  rewords,  F.  of 
fe  and  morfns,  L.  and  neyje,  Sax.]  with- 
out check,  or  fting  of  confcicnce. 

REMCyXENESS  iof  remotHs,  L.]  the 
being  far  from. 

REMCKVEABLENESS,  Uablenefe 
to  be  removed. 

A  REMO  VE,  a  removing,  changing 
of  place  or  abode. 

REMPLl^   inHirwWry^i.tf  filled  up, 

afignifies  that  all  the  chief  is 
filled  up  with  a  fquare  piece 
of  another  colour,  leaving 
only  a  border  of  the  proper 
colour  of  the  chiefabout  the 
laid  piece,  as  in  the  figure. 

R  E  MULUS  [with  AuatA  the  narrow 
part  ot  the  ribs  which  joins  with  the  Ver- 
te^/jL,  or  turning  joints  of  the  back- 
bone. 

REMU'NERABLE,  capable  of  being 
rewarded. 

REMURIA  [among  the  Romans] 
feaits  inftituted  in  honour  of  Remus  the 
brother  of  Romulus, 

RE  NAL  Glandules  [with  Anat,"]  two 
flat  and  foft  glands  about  the  thicknefs 
of  a  nut,  aVove  the  reins  on  each  fide. 

RENA'LIS  vena  [with  Anat.]  a  vein 
ariilng  from  the  defending  trunk  of  the 
Vena  Cava^  and  IprcadiJig  itfelf  on  the 
caul  and  fat  that  covers  rlie  kidnies. 

RENA'SCRNT  {r.-nrfcens,  LJfpring- 
ix;g  up,  ot  being  born  again. 

RENA'SCIBLENESS  ireuafcibiUtasy 
"L.T  the  power  or  capablcncls  of  being 
bom  again,  of  renewing,  or  regeneration. 
A  RENCOUNTER  \re»:o»lre,  F.]  an 
encounter  of  i  little  bodies  or  parties  of 
forces }  an  accidental  meeting,  an  un- 
expe^ed  adventure,  as  when  z  pcrfons 
fall  out  and  fight  on  the  Ipot,  without 
having  premeriiuted  the  combat  ^  and 
chu^  it  is  oppofed  to  a  Duel. 

RENCONTRE^  H"  Kerr\ 

or  a  Kencontri^  denotes  that 
the  fiice  of  a  beaft  flands 
right  forward,  as  if  it  came 
to  meet  the  perfon  before 
ic,  as  in  the  figure. 

r«  RENDER  L  with  RuiUers,  1     Sec 

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in  levying  a  fine.  A  fine  is  either  An- 
gle wheie  nothing  is  granted,  or  with 
Kender,  whereby  foraeihing  is  rendered 
back  again  by  the  cognifee  to  the  cogni- 
forj  or  double,  which  contains  a  Granc  ■ 
or  Render  back  again  of  Ibme  Kent, 
common,  or  other  thing  out  of  the  land 
itfelf  to  the  cognifor. 

RENDI'TION,  a  renderrg. 

SiiCCiuUrijiti  RENES  iin  AuaQ  cer- 
tain Glands,  fo  named  from  their  re- 
fcmblance  to  the  figure  of  the  reins,  and 
accounted  a  fort  ol  lecondary  reini. 

KENITENCVT  [of  re^ntwi,  L]  a  re- 
fiaing  or  driving  againft. 

RENITENCY  I'm  }h':U^ophy^  that 
refiftency  or  tcrce  that  is  in  fo;i(l  Bodies, 
by  which  they  refill  the  Impulse  of  o- 
thcr  bodies,  or  rc-adl  as  much  as  ihey 
are  adted  upon. 

RL'NNET,  a  fort  of  oippin. 

RE'NNET,  the  m:iw  of  a  calf,  com^ 
monly  ufal  fjr  tiirning  milk  in  making 
curd*  for  checfe,  6:^:, 

To  RE^NOVATE  [rtMvare,  L  ]  to 
renew. 

KENOWNEDNESS,  famoufnefe. 

KENT  Lof  rentan.  Sax.]  torn  J^ 
pieces, 

RENTABLE,  that  may  be  rented. 

RENTERING  L^^  rtntraiu,  F.]  in 
Mamfaaory  the  fewin^  of  1  pieces  or 
clorh  edge  to  edge  without  doubling 
them,  lb  that  the  Icam  is  fcarrely  to  be 
fcen;  alfo  the  fewing  up  a  rent  or  hole 
made  in  the  drcffirg  or  pieparing  ot 
cloth.  . 

RFNUE'NTES  "^^  Anatomy]  a  pair  of 
niufclesofthehead,  fo  named,  asbemg 
Antagonifts  to  the  Annufntes  \  their  ufe 
is  to  throw  the  Head  backwanls  with  an 

REN  VERSE'  [in  H«r.l 
denotes  any  Thing  fet  with 
the  head  downwards,  as 
Chevron  renverfe.,  is  a  chevc- 
ron  with  the  point  down- 
wards, or  when  a  beaft  is  laid  on  its 
back,  f .  as  in  the  Figure. 

RENU  NCULUS  [with  AnaQ  a  lit- 
tle kidney.    L.  «        ,    , 

RENUNCULUS  fwith  Bot^n.]  the 
crow  foot,  a  flower.    L, 

RE-ORDINATION,  the  att  of  con- 
ferrinc;  orrien  a  fecond  time 

KEVSilver [old  Rec]  money  antient- 
ly  paid  by  fervile  tenants  to  their  lord, 
to  be  quit  of  the  fer^'ice  of  reaping  his 
com.  ^ 

To  REPAl'R  4  Medal^  is  to  c^ear  off 
the  nift,  to  render  it  clean,  tuid  as  pcs- 
^cdk  as  it  may  be. 

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REPAI'RABLE,  that  may  be  repair- 
ed or  mended. 

REPA'NLOUSNFSS  [of  repauditas, 
L.]  bciJtncfi  or  bowingncii  bacKw^rds. 

REPARATION  K/iifieiiij  [in  Law'] 
a  writ  which  lies  in  divers  cafes,  as  when 
3  are  tenants  in  common  or  joint  tenants 
^0  ittdivifo  of  an  Hoiilc,  Que.  fallen  to 
decay,  and  the  one  is  willing  to  repair 
it  and  the  other  a  are  not. 

To  REPA'RT  Lwith  Horfemen]  Is  to 
put  a  Horfe  on,  or  to  make  him  part 
the  fecond  time. 

REPARTEE'! [re/»iirti>,F.]  a  ready, 

REPARTY'  Jfman  reply,  cfpcci. 
ally  in  matters  of  wit,  humour,  or  rail- 
lery. 

ToREPA'Y  [of  re  again,  and  ^i'^er, 
F.]  to  pay  back. 

REPA'YMENT,  a  paying  back  or 
again. 

R  e  PEA  LABLE,  that  may  be  repeal- 
ed. 

A  REPEAT  [in  MuPcIl]  a  charafter 
Ihcwing  that  what  was  lad  play'd  or 
fung  muft  be  gone  over  again. 

REPEE'K  !  [at  the  Game 

REEK  and  REPKEK  3  called  i^icJbO 
a  term  uled  when  the  Player  has  a  fif- 
teenth or  fourteenth  by  kings,  a»f.  and 
the  Ruff  before  he  plays  a  card. 

REPELLING  rvwer  [in  ffy^c/b]  a 
certain  power  or  faculty  refiding  in  the 
minute  parts  of  the  natural  bodies, 
whereby  they  mutually  fly  from  each 
other. 

RE'PENT  [in  Bot.  Jrrxt.]  creeping,  L. 

REPE'NTANCE  [with  Divines]  is 
fuch  a  converfion  of  a  finncr  to  God,  by 
which  he  is  not  only  heanily  forry  for 
the  evil  he  has  done,  and  refolved  to  for- 
ftke  it,  but  adtiially  begins  to  renounce 
it,  and  to  do  his  dufy  according  to  the 
ntmoll  of  his  ability,  with  a  Iledfall 
purpofe  to  continue  a  faithful  fervant  of 
Cod  unto  the  end  of  his  life. 

REPE'NTANT,  repenting,  F. 

REPERCU'SSION  [in  Mtifick]  a  fre- 
quent repetition  of  the  fame  founds. 

KEPERCU  SSIVENESS  [of  reper- 
cuJjivHf^  L.]  a  beating  back,  or  rebound- 
ing qualify, 

A  REPE'RTORY  [repertmum,  L.]  a 
book  into  which  things  are  methodical- 
ly entered,  in  order  to  the  more  ready 
finding  of  them;  alfo  a  Place  where 
things  are  orderly  laid  up,  fo  as  to  be 
cafily  found. 

REPETITION  [in  MMfick']  a  reite- 
rating or  playing  over  again  of  the  fame 
Part  of  a  compofition,  whether  it  be  a 
whole  Hrain,  or  Part  of  a  Ilraip,  or  dou- 
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REPETITION  [with  JtAr*.]  m  urtics 
the  Peribn  thinks  his  firft  espfrcflion  mt 
well  uiiderllood,  and  is  Iciliicirous  to 
make  his  hearers  know  what  be  meai^ 
and  repeats  or  explains  ic  another  way. 

REPLANTATION,  a  plaiming 
again,  or  the  fecond  time. 

to  REPLEA'D  [of  w  and  fUider^ 
P.]  to  plead  a^n  to  that  which  wis 
once  pleaded  betore. 

REPLE^NISHMENT,  thcteplenifc 

REPLE'TENFSSC«ptee/«^  1fulnc& 

REPLEnriON  [in  C«»m  Lm]  n 
where  'the  revenue  of  a  benefice  is  fn*- 
cient  to  fill  or  occupy  the  whole  ligh 
ot  title  of  the  graduate  who  holds  thes. 

RF/POLON  [with  Jf^femem^  '»  a 
deinivolt^  the  croup  Jnclos'd  at  &«s 
times. 

To  REPOSE  o««'i  feiflr^J^.  F.] 
to  take  one^  reft. 

REPO  SEDNKSS,  qtuetnels,  ftUnc^, 
a  being  at  reft 

RBPREHE'NSIBLENESS  lofnpff 
benfihilii,  L  1  reproveablenefi- 

REPRESENTA'TION  [  in  riie 
Dramal  is  the  exhibition  of  the  adioDc^' 
a  theatrical  Piece,  including  the  fccnej, 
machines,  recitations.  Ok. 

REPRESE'NTMENT,  a  pxefentiDg 
a  fecond  time. 

A  REPRE'SSION,  a  reftiainisg. 
6»:.  L. 

REPRE'SSIVE  [of  «^jPcs,  L.]of3 
reflrauiing  nature  or  quality. 

RE'PKISE  [with  Horfeme.q  is  a  lefic 
repeated,  or  a  manage  recomnaencett 

REPRraE  [in  Sea  Commerc4fl  a  mer- 
chantlhip  which  having  been  taken  bf 
a  corfair  or  privateer,  S»c.  is  retaken  cs. 
recovered  by  a  veflel  of  the  comiair 
Party. 

REPROA'CHABLENESS  [of  ft- 
proacbabUt  h\]  capablenels^  Qk,  of  beins 
reproached. 

REPROA'CHFULNESS  [of  «;»»*, 
F.  and  ^ulnejrye,  iVwc.]  a  xeptoacfafcl 
quality  or  difpofition,  , 

RE'PROBATENESS  [r^ro&aff,  L] 
the  ftate  of  a  reprobate  j  wickednefj, 
impiety. 

REPROVEABL£N£$S[of  r^m&i* 
bilis^  LI  liablenefi  to  be  reproved. 

RE'PTILE  [reptihs,  L.J  a  cneepii^ 
thing  that  refts  upon  one  Part  of  the 
belly,  while  it  advances  the  other  for- 
ward, as  an  earth-worm,  fnake,  S^. 

RETTILES  [with  Botanifis]  thofc 
Plants  which  creep  either  on  the  earth 
or  on  ether  Plants,  as  wanting  Ihcngth 
of  Oalk  to  fuaoin  themlclvcs. 

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REPUDIABLE,  that  may  be  put 
away  or  ctiTorced* 

A  REPU'DIATE  lr4fnd!ata,  L.]  a 
difoired  woman,  one  put  away, 

R£PU'GNANTI^£SS  Hre^agnantia, 
h,"]  repugnancy)  contrary  natarc  or 
quality. 

KEPU'LSE  [with  PfcYo/]  othcrwifc 
called  reaBion,  It  is  one  of  the  laws  of 
nature  that  rtpMlfe  or  reaBion  is  always 
equal  to  impnlie  or  adUon  i  that  is,  the 
i^ion  of  two  bodies  one  upon  another  is 
ilways  equal  one  with  another  $  or  that 
the  Ikine  force  that  flrikes  upon  another, 
is  returned  back  by  that  other  on  it, 
VYi  the  forces  are  imprefs*d  with  dire^i- 
3ns  dire^y  contrary.  In  all  blows  and 
fbokes  the  thing  ftruck  (as  fupix)fe  with 
I  hammer  on  an  anvil)  the  anvil  flrikes 
:he  hammer  with  equal  force.  If  one 
iody  preft  or  draw  another,  it  is  juft  as 
much  prcfs'd  or  drawn  by  that. 

REPU'LSION,  a  beating  or  driving 
xick  wards,  a  repulle. 

REPU'LSORY  [repHlfoftMs,  L.]  fit  to, 
repel,  or  pull  back. 

REPi;'RGED(rej»ifrg«e«i,  L.]  purged 
igain. 

RE'PUTABLENESS  [of  npatatio, 
L.T  being  of  good  repme. 

REPUTED,  accounted,  eilcemcd, 
coked  upon. 

To  REQUE'ST  the  Cmmb  [with 
HHwUril  is  when  having  run  it  down 
he  night  before,  they  fcek  it  again  the 
icxt  nnoming  with  the  bloodhound,  &k. 

REOUEST  [in  Law]  a  fupplication 
»r  petition  made  to  a  prince  or  court  of 
lifticc,  begging  relief  in  fome  cafes 
therein  the  common  law  grantal  no  im- 
nedtate  redreft. 

CwH  of  REQUESTS,  an  antient 
•ourt  of  equity,  inftitutcd  in  the  time 
if  Henvy  Vll.  of  like  nature  with  that 
>f  chancery,  chieay  for  the  relief  of 
letitioners.  who  in  con'cionable  cafes 
houM  addreft  themfelvcs  by  way  of 
Petition  to  his  maiefty. 

KECyurREMENT,  the  thing  re- 
hired i  alfo  a  requiring. 

KE'QUISITNESS,  ncceirarincfs,6w. 

to  RESALUTE  Irefalmtare,  L.3  to 
Uute  again. 

RFSARCELE'E  [in  HermUry']san 
I  crofs  refarcelee  fjgnifics  one 
erofs,  as  it  were,  fcwed  to 
another,  or  one  crofs  placed 
W\  ftH  Ir^I  *^P**"  another,  or  a  flenderer 
^UrV^  crofs  charged  upon  the  iirft, 
IS  in  the  figure. 

RE'SCEIT  [in  Common  Laxo\  an  ad- 
cfmittance  of  Pica,  though  the  con- 
poT(»fy  be  ooly  between  two. 


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RE'SCOUS  in  Law^  is  when  a  man/ 
dilV'aining  cattle  for  damage  done  in 
his  ground,  drives  them  in  the  bighway 
towards  the  Pound,  and  they  gee  into 
the  owner's  houfc,  and  he  refutes  code* 
liver  them  upon  demand  j  he  that  de- 
tains them  is  laid  to  be  a  Arfmu  im 
Laxv^  F. 

RESCOUS  in  Faa^  is  a  refilUmee 

againll  lawful  authority,  as  by  a  violent 
taking-away,  or  procuring  theelcape  of 
one  that  is  arreded. 

RE'SCRIPT,  an  an fwer  delivered  by 
an  Emperor  or  a  Pope,  when  oonfulted 
by  panicular  Perlbns  on  ^ome  dtficolc 
qucdion  or  point  of  law,  to  ferveasa 
decifion  thereof. 

RESCySSU  [in  Laro]  a  writ  that 
lies  for  a  refcuer  or  refcuflt)r. 

RESEARCH  [in  iWif>4c]  a  kind  of 
prelude  or  voluntary  played  on  anoigao, 
harpfichoi*d,  8pc» 

RE  SEA'RCHING  [in  J<rir//fM«,&c.] 
the  repairingof  a  cad  figure  with  proper 
Too/i,  &c. 

RESEI'SKR  [in  Law^  a  taking  again 
of  land5  into  the  king's  hands,  for  which 
an  ftitfier  U  main  was  formerly  mifufeil. 

RESEMBLANCE  Lrfjr««iA/^iw.  F] 
likeneft,  agieeablencfi, 

RESERCELE  [in  HeraUry]  a  tenn 
ufei1  of  a  crofs  moJine  voided. 

RESERVAnriON  Memtal,  a  Propo- 
fition  which  ftridlly  taken,  and  accord- 
ing to  the  natural  import  of  the  tenns» 
is  falfe^  but  if  qualified  with  ibmcthing 
refcrvcd  in  the  mind  becomes  crae. 

RESERVATION  [in  ConvrrJ*tiom'\ 
refcrvednefs,  that  di  (lance  and  Hate, 
whicli  ladies  obfcrve  towards  thofe  that 
court  them. 

To  RE'SERVE  [in  L«t»1  fometimcs 
fignifies  to  except,  as  when  a  man  lets 
his  houfe,  but  relervcs  one  room  for  his 
own  ufe. 

RESE'RVE  [MiliU  jiffairs']  is  a  body 
of  troops  ibmctimes  drawn  out  of  iho 
army,  and  cncampctl  by  themfehes  in 
a  line  behind  the  other  two  lines. 

To  KE-SE'TTLE  [of  re,  again,  and 
prob,  yettan.  Sax  ]  to  fettle  again,  to 
re-ertabli(h. 

RE'SIANT,  a  Perfbn  that  refidcs  or 
dwells  in  a  certain  Place 

RE'SIDENT  [ant  CKJiomil  a  tenant 
who  was  obligeil  to  rcfide  on  his  lord's- 
land   and  not  to  depart  from  it. 

A  RESIDF'NTIARY,  a  Cam^n^  a 
Parfon  inftalled  to  the  Privileges  and 
Profits  of  a  rcfidence. 

RESraUAL  Root  fin  Alf^rhral  a 
root  compofed  of  two  P^its  or  members. 


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irfr  connedled  together  with  the  fign 
(— ;  thus,  a--b  or  5-^3  is  arefidiul 
loot,  and  is  fo  calleil,  bccaufe  its  true 
valtie  is  no  more  than  k%  refuluc  or  dif- 
feience  between  the  Parts  a  and  6,  or 
5  and  3. 

R£S1XI£NTN£SS  [of  r^Jilieas,  L.] 
icbounding  quality,  rcfiiicncy. 

'RE'SINA,  Kejin  or  aojin^  Which 
[with  Ibxfieians]  is  a  far  and  oily  liquor, 
iflbing  cither  of  its  own  accord,  or  elfe 
let  out  by  cutting  of  any  tree  or  plant  j 
alio  an  artificial  rofin,  chymically  pre- 
pttcd,  and  drawn  from  any  plant  and 
drag,  that  abounds  with  relinous  Parti- 
ries,  as  Rtjin  0/  Jalap,  &Ci 

KE'SINOUS  [refifiaeesis,  L.]  rofiny, 
that  yields  rofln,  or  partakes  of  its 
jKture. 

RE'SINOUSNESS  [of  r<./Ti«,/ir,,  L. 
f^w$MX^  F:  1  refinous  or  rofiny  quality. 

RESIPrSCENCE  [rtcipifcentia^  L.]  a 
Mng  wife  again  $  a  changing  one's 
Hkind  ftom  doing  amifs  5  the  rcfieaion 
which  a  Perlbn  makes  upon  his  bad 
c6ndudt;  which  leads  him  to  refor- 
ination,  repentance,  and  amendment  of 
life. 

RESFSTENCE  [ref^Jientia,  L.]  the 
aA  of  refifting  or  withftanding. 

RESISTENCE  [in  fhilof^  refirting 
fiffce,  any  force  which  atts  contrary  to 
ano^hef^  fo  as  to  deftroy  or  dlminilh  its 
cfiedts  that  Property  of  folid  bodies 
J  which  refifts  and  oppofos  whatfocver 
comes  againft  them 

RESISTENCE  of  the  Medinm,  is  the 
<jppofition  againft,  or  hindiance  of  the 
nntion  of  any  natural  body,  moving  in 
a  fluid,  as  in  the  air,  sVy,  water,  &c 

RESCyLVABLENFSS  Mr-fohibilis, 
lu]  capablenefs  of  being  refolved. 
'  RESOLUTENESS  1.0^ nfolutio,  L.] 
aftill  purpofe  or  intention  to  do  a  thing-, 
alio  courage. 

RESOLU'TION  [with  Chvmijis]  a 
ftpaiatin|g  the  Parts  of  mlxM  bodies,  by 
paeans  ofa  difld^'ving  ingrPcMent. 

RESOLUTION  fin  ihySlcks^  the  re 
<h»!llon  into  its  original  or  natural  ftate, 
hj  a  diflblution  or  ft  pa  ration  of  its  ag- 
gregated Parts 

RESOLUTION  [with  Uf^Uiam']  a 
branch  of  method  called  alfo  Analyfn. 

"RESOLUTION  Iwirh  Math^mat.-]  is 
an  orderly  enumeration  rf  thr  feveral. 
things  to  be  <'onc  to  obtain  what  is  re 
fniired  by  a  Prob'cm  ^  rr  it  is  a  mchod 
by  which  the  truth  or  fa!fliood  ofa  Pro- 
pf>rirM>n  is  difcovcrcd  in  an  order  con- 
trary fo  that  of  fynrhrHs  or  romporition, 
tTir  fame  that  is  called  analyfis  or  analy- 
'    ■  method. 


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RESOLUTION  [in  ikf«/fcl]  is  ufao 
a  canto  or  perpetual  fiigtje  is  not  written 
all  on  the  lame  line,  or  in  one  paitj 
but  all  the  voices  that  are  to  follow  the 
GHido  are  written  fbparatelf,  6v. 

RESOLUTION  tin  ^Uiici1U^  tbc 
coftion  of  the  crude  matter  of  a  dilcale, 
either  by  the  natural  Ihteiigth  of  tbe 
Patient,  or  of  its  own  aecoRl,  or  by  the 
application  of  remedies. 

RE'SONANCE,  a  lelbiinding,  is 
echo. 

RESPE'CTFULNESS  [of  ir/itefiar, 
F.  &^c^  a  refpeOful  behayiour. 

RE'SPITE  Ififpit,  F.J  breathirg- 
time  §  alio  debate,  delay,  forbeancce. 

RESPITE  of  Hommge  Lin  oid  ^c] 
the  forbearance  of  the  homage  due  fnno 
a  valTal  or  tenant  holding  by  homsge 
arifing  from  knight's  lerrlce,  whidi  ii 
thereby  likewiie  annulled. 

RESPLt/NDENT  Iref^mJews,  L] 
fhining  or  glittering. 

RESPLE'NDENTNESS  [of  refjkr 
defcentiay  L.]  iclplendencyy  great  liifct 
or  brightnefs. 

RESPOl^DEAT  Domimms  likruA 
[L*w  Thfaf^"]  f .  e.  let  the  lord  of  tbc 
liberty  anfwer  for  the  bailiff  of  a  fhn- 
chife  or  liberty,  when  he  is  accuftdof 
infufficiency. 

RESPO'NDENT  [in  Com,  Lav]  ooe 
who  undertakes  to  anlWer  for  another  i 
or  binds  himfclf  as  fccurity  for  the  gDcd 
behaviour  of  another  i  or  another  Per 
fon  who  exeufes  or  deelaies  the  cadeoC 
a  Party  who  is  abfent. 

RESPONSALIS  [in  Catmn  £««]  a 
attorney,  or  one  who  excatles  or  decluo 
the  catifc  of  the  Party's  abfisnce. 

RESPO  NSIBLENESS  [of  rtfponfMik, 
F.l  capablenefs  of  anfwcring  demands. 

RESPO'NSORY  [rf{wi./or««,  L.]»B- 
fwcrini». 

RE'SSAULT  [in  jUchitea^  the 
efFeft  of  a  body,  which  either  pro)^ 
01  finlcs,  f.  e.  ftandi  either  more  oww 
in  than  another,  fo  as  to  be  out  of  tte 
line  or  level,  as  a  focle,  cntabhtue, 
cornice,  On:,  upon  an  avant  corps,  vr 
rlere  coros,  or  the  like,  F. 

RF/SSORT  I  in  havi]  its  tommoQ 
meaning  is  the  fpring  or  force  of  efafli' 
city,  whence  it  is  ufed  for  a  jnrifi!iAk^ 
and  the  extent  or  diftrift  thereof;  alfc 
a  court  or  tribimal  where  appeal*  sie 
judged,  as  the  houfe  of  lords  Judge  f» 
.i^nier  reffhr^  •,  it  is  alfo  ufed  for  a  wrft 
of  tail  or  coufenagc,  in  the  fame  fenlc 
as  defcent  in  a  writ  of  right. 

RKSSOU'RCR  fpmb.  of  rtfondr*.  F. 

to  relblve]  a  means  which  prefaits  itfelf 

^  '  a&cthi 

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tSkelh  i  the  means  or  foundation  of  a 
nan's  recovering  himfeJf  from  his  fall 
or'Viiin  i  or  an  afier-gamc  for  repairing 
his  damages^  F. 

REST  [in  }byjicki2  is  the  continuance 
of  a  body  in  the  lame  Place ;  or  it  is 
its  continual  application  and  contiguity 
to  the  lame  Pans  of  the  ambient  and 
contiguous  bodies.  It  is  an  axiom  in 
Philolbphy,  that  Matter  is  indifferent  as 
to  Rrit  or  Mothn. 

Hence  Sir  Ifaac  Newton  lays  it  dowp 
as  a  law  of  nature,  that  every  body  per- 
feveres  in  its  Itate  either  of  K^fl  or  uni- 
form Moiioa  i  except  fo  far  as  it  is 
dillurbM  by  external  caufes. 

K£ST,  is  either  aifolute  or  reUtive. 

Sir  ifmac  Ketoiou  defines  tfne  or  ttbfo- 
ImU  i^  to  be  the  continuance  of  a  body 
in  the  fame  Part  of  abfolute  ai^  im- 
moveable fpace.    And, 

Relatitij  RliSTjto  be  the  continuance 
of  a  body  in  the  ume  Part  of  relative 
fpace. 

Thus  in  a  Ihip  under  fail,  reUtiv: 
K^  is  the  continuance  of  a  body  in  the 
lame  region  of  the  fhip,  or  the  fame 
part  of  its  cavity. 

True  or  ahfolmu  R£ST,  is  its  con- 
tinuance in  the  fame  part  of  univerlal 
fpace,  wherein  the  Ihip  with  its  cavity 
and  contents  are  all  contained. 

Hence,  if  the  earth  be  really  at  Kefi, 
thft  body  relatively  at  rtfi  in  (he  Ihip, 
will  really  and  ahfdately  move,  and  that 
with  that  velocity  wherewith  the  veflel 
moves:  But  if  the  earth  do  litcewil^ 
move,  there  will  then  arife  a  real  and 
abfolute  motion  of  the  body  at  refty 
partly  from  the  real  motion  of  the  eanh 
In  abfolute  fpace  \  and  partly  irom  the 
relative  motion  of  the  fliip  on  the  fea. 

Laftly,  if  the  body  be  likewilb  rela- 
tively moved  in  the  Ihip,  its  leal  motion 
will  arife  partly  fiom  the  real  motion  of 
the  earth  in  immoveable  fpace,  and 
partly  from  the  relative  motions  of  the 
Ihip* upon  the  fea,  and  of  the  bociy  in 
the  fnip. 

Thus  if  that  part  of  the  earth,  where 
the  fliip  ii  movM  eaftward,  with  a  velo- 
city of  looio  Parts  i  and  the  veifel  be 
carried  by  the  winds  weHward  lo  Parts, 
flttid  at  the  lame  time  a  feaman  on  biiard 
walk  with  a  velocity  i  Part :  The  fea- 
man will  be  mov*d  really  and  abfolutely 
in  immoveable  fpace  eaftward,  with 
sooo I  Pans  of  velocity  (  and  relatively 
on  the  earth  with  9  Parts  of  velocity 
iweilward 

RE'STITUTED  Mei:di  [with  Ami- 
fiMrwf]  an  teh  ned»U  as  were  firuck 


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by  the  emperors  to  renew  or  retrieve  t W 
memory  or  their  Prcdeceflbrs. 

RESTITUTICVNE  Umporalium  [in 
Lavt]  a  writ  which  lies  where  a  man  is 
eledled  and  confirmed  bilhop  of  a  dtoccls, 
for  the  recovery  of  the  temporalities  oc 
barony  of  the  faid  bilhoprick. 

RF/STIVENESS  tof  rr»if,  F.  of 
re  and  fi»re^  L.]  headftrongnefs,  Hub- 
bornnels. 

RESTO'RATIVENESS  [of  rrjforia. 
tit)«w>  L.]  a  reftoring  quality. 

RESTORA'TlON,  a  lenoring  a 
thing  to  the  good  ftate  it  was  in  befoie. 

RESTRrCTIVENESS,  ^  aieftrin- 

R£STRlNGENTNESS,y  gentqu* 
lity. 

RESU  LTANCE  [of  re/Wtew.  L.]  a 
rebounding  back. 

RESULT  [refHltus,  L.]  what  is  ga- 
thered from  a  conference,  meditation, 
difcourfe,  or  the  like. 

RESU  MPTION  [with  S^boUmen-]  a 
fummary  repetition  or  running  over  of 
an  argument,  or  of  the  fubftance  of  it^ 
in  order  to  a  refutation  of  it 

RESUMPTION  Lin  Logick-]  the  re- 
duction of  fome  figurative  or  quaint 
Propofition  to  a  more  intelligent  and 
figniiicant  one*  As  the  Meadows  fmih^ 
i.  e.  they  look  pleafant. 

><  Rl"  SU  MPTIVE  [in  Fharmary-]  an 
unguent  for  recruiting  and  reftoring  laiv> 
guifhing  conditutions. 

The  KESURRE'CTJON  iKier^pl 
was  reprcfented  by  a  Phcnix,  that  rifiyh 
out  of  its  afhes,  when  it  hath  been  con- 
fumed  by  the  vio!encc  of  the  fire  kindled 
by  the  fun-beams,  as  is  reported. 

RETAI'L,  a  buying  in  ]aige>  and 
felling  by  fmaller  qunntities. 

RETAILEE'  [in  Heraldry-]  fignj6c9 
cut  again,  meaning  that  the  efcutcheon 
is  divided  into  three  Parts  by  two  lines 
in  bend  finifter,  F. 

To  RETAIN  [in  Sorfemanjhip]  a 
term  ufed  of  mares,  who  conceive  and 
hnld  after  covering. 

RETARDA'TION  [in  Nat,  Thihf'i 
a  delaying  the  motion  or  progrefi  of  a 
body  or  diminiihim;  its  velocity. 

REnrCHLESNESS  [jiecce  leaf, 
nerye  of  Jieccan,  Sax.  to  care]  caic- 
leiheft,  axr. 

RETE'NTIO  [in  Law  Books]  a  re- 
tinue. 

RETK'NTIVKNESS  [of  Htemtivat^ 
L.l  a  retentive  faculty. 

RETIA'RII  [among  the  R9mam^  a 
fort  of  combatants,  who  fought  with  a 
trident  or  three  forked  inftniment  in 
one  band,  ard  a  na  in  the  others  In 

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'trhtefa  they  endeaYoutcd   to  entingle 
their  adverfary. 

REXrCENCY  Irttieentia^  LJ  con- 
cealment, paiXlng  over  in  filence. 

RETI'CENCE  [in  Rbetoriek]  a  figure 
In  which  the  orator  makes  oblique  men- 
tion of  a  thing,  in  pretending  to  pais  it 
by  unmentioned. 
KETFCULA?  [with  i(jJ»»i.]  a  con- 
RE'TICLE  5"  trivance  for  the  ex- 
•a  meafuring  the  quantity  of  eclipfes. 

RETICULAR  Bodv  lAnat,-]  a  body 
of  vefifels  lying  immediately  under  the 
cuticle  or  iearf-r^kin. 

RE'TINACLE  Irettnacithm,  L-]  any 
thing  by  which  a  thing  is  flopped,  £tay*d 
or  held  back. 

RETI'NUE  [retemie,  O.F.  otrttinere^ 
L,  to  retain]  attendants  or  followers  of 
a  Perlbn  of  quality,  efpecially  in  a 
journey. 

RETIRADE  [in  Twtif:\  a  kind  of 
retrenchment  made  in  the  body  of  a 
baHion,  or  other  work  that  is  to  be  dif- 
putcd  inch  by  inch,  after  the  firft  de- 
fences arc  dilmantled. 

RETIRA'TION  [with  Trinteti]  the 
outfide  of  a  fheet,  as  it  lies  on  the  Prcfs. 
RETFRED,   withdrawn,  departed? 
lonely,  folitary. 

RETPREDNESS  [of  retiremettt,  F.] 
private  life,  privacy. 
RE'TORT  [with  Cbymifis]  a  vclTcl 
made  either  of 
glafs,  earth  or  iron, 
according  to  the 
nature  of  the  mat- 
ter to  be  diftilled. 
and  the  degree  of 
fire  ncceflary  to  perform  the  operation 
in  this  figure.  It  is  commonly  ufed  in 
diftilUng  oils,  volatile  faltSj  and  acid 
fpirits. 

A  RETORSION,  the  returning  of 
an  argument,  F.  of  L. 

RETRACTORES,  aUrnm  nap  &* 
eUvatores  Uhii  fMperioris^  [with  AnatomJ] 
certaju  mufcles  arifing  from  the  founh 
bone  of  the  upper  jaw,  and  let  into  the 
AU  wafi^  and  the  upper  lip,  the  office  of 
which  is  to  lift  up  the  nofe  and  upper 
lip.    L. 

RETRA'CTUS  aqu^  [old  Records'] 
the  retreat  of  the  tide,  ebb,  or  low- wa- 
ter.   //. 

RETRAHENS  aurickUm  lAnatomy] 
a.mufcle  or  pair  of  mufcles  of  the  exter- 
nal ear,  which  confift  of  a  parcel  of 
flefliy  fibres,  which  in  feme  bodies  are 
dviiletlinto  three  diftinft  mufcles,  ari- 
fing  fi-om  the  Os  Temporalis  and  fixed  to 
the  hinder  part  of  the  C^ncbs  aMricnUf  L. 


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RETRAKCHE'  [in  J&r«JL]  deixxei 
the  eicutchcon  is  twice  cut  a-^nai: 
bendwife,  or  doubly  c-ut  in  Bead-Jcxur^ 
and  then  it  is  laid  to  be  Tr*mebi  ^  n- 
tranche^  F. 

RETRA'ITE,  a  retiring.  lentat 
fhelter.    F.  *     .     ^ 

RETRAlTE[inFor<ar/f.3  See  A«r 
and  Foreland. 

A  RETREAT  [in  Majhmyq  a  Utile 
recels  or  diminution  of  the  thickncfsof  a 
wall,  dv.  in  proportion  as  'tis  railed. 

RETREAT,  a  beat  of  drum  in  the 
evening,  at  the  firing  of  a  piece,  call'd 
the  Warniug'tiece  $  at  which  the  dnaa- 
major,  with  all  the  drums  of  the  battali- 
on, beats  round  the  regiment. 

RETRENCHMENT  pmrtict^Mf  [ffl 
Toftifi.'\  is  that  made  in  baftions,  afos 
fonie  part  of  them  has  been  won,  tbe 
enemy  having  advanced  lb  fer,  that  be 
can  no  longer  be  refitted  or  beaten  fioB 
the  firft  poll. 

RETRENCHMENT  Dn  F«rtr/t]  i 
ditch  bordered  with  a  paiapet.  and  k- 
cored  with  Gabions  or  Bavina,  ladea 
with  eaith  .*  ibmetimes  It  is  taken  fera 
fimple  retirade  made  on  a  homwolt  « 
baltion,  when  it  is  intended  to  difpttt 
the  Ground  inch  by  inch. 

RETRIBUTION,  a  handlbme  Pic- 
fent.  Gratuity  or  Acknowledgmenc,  gi- 
ven in  lieu  of  a  formal  lalary,  or  hire,  a> 
Perlbns  employed  in  affiurs  that  fidl  net 
under  the  common  commerce  of  mooef. 
RETRIE'VABLE  [of  retroatKr,  F.] 
recoverable. 

RETRIE'VABLENESS,  rccovexa- 
blenefs. 

RETROACTIVE  [in  lunv]  a  tcna 
ufed  of  new  laws  and  llatutes,  which  axe 
laid  to  have  no  retroaSive  Effeff^  i.  e  no 
force  or  efifedt,  as  to  what  was  done  be- 
fore their  Promulgation. 

RETROGRADATION  Ijifir^mm.] 
is  an  apparent  motion  of  the  Ptasets, 
wherein  they  fcem  to  go  backward  in  the 
zodiack,  and  contrary  to  the  order  or  fuc* 
ccflion  of  the  figns. 

RETROGRADATION  of  tbt  Xoifi 
[in  AJiroM,}  is  a  motion  of  the  line  of  the 
moon*s  nodes,  wherein  it  continnally 
Ihifts  its  fituation  fiY>m  £4/2  to  HP^,  con- 
trary to  the  Order  of  the  figns,  oom pleat* 
ing  its  retrograde  circulation,  in  the 
fpace  of  19  years }  after  which  time  ei- 
ther of  the  nodes  having  receded  fioma- 
ny  point  of  the  ecliptick,  returns  to  the 
fame  again. 

RETROGRADATION  0/  Ag  Smm 
[AfironJ]  is  thus  j  when  the  fun  has  his 
declination  greater  than  the  latitude  of 

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he  placf  j  hut  cither  Ntrtbem  or  Swifxrv^ 
s  the  Place  is  i  ^hc  fun  will  appear  nvice 
iponthc  fame  Point  of  the  compafs,  both 
irfore  and  after  noon,  to  the  inhabitants 
f  that  Place,  and  is  therefore  did  to  be 
ccrogradc. 

KETKOGKAPAO'ION  [in  the 
ligher  G»».]  is  the  fame  that  is  other- 
rife  called,  contrary  flexiou. 

RE'TROGRADE  [retvogradtis^  L]  a 
ping  baclcwards,  or  in  a  direction,  con 
rary  to  its  natural  one. 

RETROGRADE  Order  [in  iYjrwfr.] 
I  the  reckoBing  thus  5,  4,  3,  a,  i.  in- 
Icadof  f,  i,  3,  4»  5-     ^      ^    ^ 

RETROGRADE  f^erfes,  the  lame  as 
cciprocal  verfes,  or  recurrents  s  certain 
crfcs  which  give  the  fame  words,  whe. 
her  read  forwards  or  baclcwards  \  as  Sig- 
m  Ut  3gna  temsre  me  tangis  6»  angts, 

RETkOGRADE  l.with  i</?n>if .J  a  pla- 
ict  is  Cud  to  be  io,  when  by  its  proper 
notion  in  the  lodiack  it  goes  backwards, 
)r  contrary  to  the  fucccflion  of  the  figns, 
s  from  the  fecond  degree  of  Arm  to  the 
irft,  and  from  that  to  Pi  fees, 

RETROGRADENESS  [o^retrgta- 
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%'z.  ^HaHis  Hilarii,  eight  d&ys  aftW 
Hilary  day,  two,  Vndena  Hilarii,  fifteen 
days  •,  CraiHna  lurijieathgis,  the  day  of 
the  Purification  5  and  ORabis  Iwrificatiif 
»;i,  eight  days  after,  inclufive. 

Ef^Jier'term^  has  five  returns^  vfz» 
^irdena  PafthAy  fifteen  days  after  £a* 
#fr}  Xrei  Pafchjc^  three  weeks  after  £«* 
Jfcr;  Meiife  Pafchs,  the  day  month  after 
EajUr  i  Cinque  Pflfchxy  the  day  five 
weeks  after  i^tjiVr^  and  CrajHno  Afcenjio' 
ttis  Dominif  the  day  after  Alcenfion-Day. 

Trifiity'Term,  has  four  returns,  viz.. 
Crj^fthio  Trirsiiatis^  the  day  after  Trinity  ^ 
OSt^bis  Trinitatii ,  eight  days  after  Trini- 
ty^ inclufive  $  SHuindena  Trirtitatisy  fifteen 
days  after  j  and  Tres  Trinitatii,  three 
weeks  after. 

MicbaelmaS'Termt  has  Hx  retoms,  viZt, 
Tres  Micbaelis,  three  Vfctks  2&cr  Aiiebaek' 
mas;  Menfe  Michselis^  the  day  montK 
after  Micbaeima^^  Cn^ii/io  Animafitmy  th(^ 
Day  after  All-Soids  ;  Crafiim  Martini^ 
eight  Days  after*  inclufive  ;  and  i^/n- 
iena  Martini,  fifteen  Bays. 

REVE  [  in  Ant.  Ci^,  ]  the  Bailiff  of  Jl 
Franchife  or  Manour. 

„,  ^j  w* ,  -  D — 9 I     REVE  [  in  Ant.  Cufl.  1  a  Duty  or  Im- 

RETROGRE'SSION  of  Cfiryes,  the  I  pofition  on  Merchandizes  either  iinpon- 
ime  with  what  is  called  contrary  refle- 1  ed  or  exported. 


!tion. 

RETROSPECT [rffn>jl>*/ifw,  LJ  a 
ooK  or  view  backwartls. 

KETU'RN  [in  Build.']  a  fide  or  Part 
f  hich  Jails  away  from  the  Ibiefide  of  an  y 
trait  work. 

RET'URNS  rfa  Afiw,  are  theturn- 
r]«  and  windings  of  a  Gallery. 

RETURNS  •/  a  Trencb  Lin  Foriif.'] 
he  feveral  windings  and  crooked  lines  of 
tt«nch,  drawn  In  feme  meafure  paral- 
t\  to  the  fides  of  the  Place  attacked,  to 
.revem  being  enfiladed,  or  having  the 
hot  of  the  epeoiy  focur  along  the  length 
f  rbc  line. 

KETU  RNS  7  [in  Lav]  certain 

KETTJRND AYS  >  days  in  each  of 
he  four  terms,  peculiarly  fet  apart  for 
he  feveral  Ibrts  of  Proccoding&  in  any 
aufe  to  be  determined. 

ivcry  term  has  four,  five  or  fix  retiuns, 
yhich  are  of  Cx  kinds  ^  and  thence  one 
f  them  is  repeated  in  moft  terms,  with 
he  name  of  this  or  that  feftival,  where- 
tnto  they  arc  appropriated,  vfat.  Cr^inot 
,  ۥ  the  monow  aficr  the  day  nomii\a 
cd  t  O&abis^  the  eighth  day  after  inclu- 
Ively  \  Jfjfindeno,  the  fifteenth  day  after  ^ 
frest  that  day  three  weeks  5  Menfe^  thnt 
lay  month  j  and  Sjtii»v*^y  ^^^^  ^y  ^^<^ 
veelcs. 

HUary'Tfrm,  has  four  fuch  recums, 


REVE'ALKD  IrgveUtusy  I^.   reveU^ 
F.l  laid  open,  difclolcd. 
•  RE^ELLERiofrft>'rfitf«r,F.]  a  rioter* 

The  deftre  nf  REVENGE,  lay  the  mo- 
ralifts,  turns  to  vice,  when  it  exceeds  a 
moderate  defcnee  of  oarfelves,  and  pta 
dependants  and  concerns,  and  a  juft 
allertion  of  our  rights  agalnft  the  inva- 
ders of  them. 

REVE'NGEFI7L  [j^^npgeance^  F.l 
given  to  revenge. 

REVE'NGEFULNESS,  t  revengeful 
temper. 

REVE'N VE  [fcituff  it^  Terw]  A  mefi 
of  aefh  formed  chieEy  of  a  cliillcr  of 
wHitifh  worms  on  the  heads  of  deer, 
which  gnaw  the  roots  of  their  horns,  and 
io  is  the  occafion  of  their  cafting  them. 

REVENUE  of  a  Partridge  [with  fow- 
Urs']  a  new  tail  of  a  Panriuge,  growing 
out  after  the  former  is  loft. 

REVERBERATION  [in  Cbymifi.^ 
is  the  cauHng  the  flame  of  a  fire  to  beat 
bajck  down  on  the  metal  in  a  furnace. 

A  REVE'RBERATORY  [reverheta^ 
tvittm^  L.1  a  Ciiymfcal  furnace,  builc 
clcfe  all  roujvi,  and  covered  at  topi  fi> 
as  not  to  give  vent  to  the  heat  cr  flame, 
but  TO  n>:ikc  it  retuni  or  beat  back  to 
the  bottom  of  the  furnace. 

RE'\'FRENCE  [revfrejtia,  VI  is  an 
.hiu*^ble  awful,  aud  iugcauovis  ]eg«rd 

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for  the  divine  nature,  procccdipg  from  a 
due  ellcein  amt  love  of  God,  which  ren- 
tkri.  Hi  unwilling  to  do  any  ihing  which 
mny  argue  a  conrcmpt  of  Kim,  or  which 
may  provoke  or  oficnd  hiiW. 
.  RL  VKRKM)  \revzTtfdHty  L.]  a  title 
given  to  the  Clergy,  SA^t  Ktvfttnd^  to 
ijifnops.  SiC.\\  Keve.-ind^  to  Arehbifhops. 

RE'\  KKKNDNESS lof revercnduj,  L.] 
ft  rcvcrciul  quality. 

RLVt'KhNTNESS  lrcv:rentia,  L.  ] 
a  re\ercnr  quality,  humble  behaviour. 

A  KE\  E'KSE  iof  a  MedM]  is  the 
back  fide,  in  oppolition  to  the  head  or 
principal  figure. 

REVL'KSED  [in  HerMry']  turned 
back,  or  upfide  down.  Wlicn  a  man 
bears  in  his  efcutcheon  another  rcveri'cd, 
ic  is  a  mark  of  his  having  ravifned  a  maid 
or  widow,  or  that  he  has  run  away  from 
hisfovereing's Danncr  :  or,  when  a  man's 
own  cfciitchcou  is  reverkd  entirely,  it 
i»  a  mark  of  his  b<ring  a  traitor. 

REVERSIBLENESS,  capablcnels 
of  being  revcrled. 

REVEOISING    7  [in  JWwJicfel  the  In- 

RENVK'RSING Evening  of  the  or- 
der of  the  parts,  or  the  placing  of  the 
higher  part  or  tieblc,  in  the  place  of  the 
lower  part  or  bafs. 

.    REVERSION  [in  KhHorick']  a  figure, 
the  fimcthat  in  Greek  ii  calletl/.:/ij/n)j»fee. 

REVEKSION,  a  returning  or  com- 
ing back  again.    L. 

REVEhSlON  Jn  Cow.  Ljt:]  is  a 
P(\fnbility  refcncd  to  a.  man's  fclf  and 
his  heirs,  to  hnve  again  Innds  or  tene- 
ments, made  over  condicioTially  to  others, 
upon  theirnling  of  fuch  couditions. 

RF.VEKSION  [in  Latv]  is  alfo  when 
the  Poflfefrion  and  Eftate  which  was  part- 
ed for  a  time,  ccafcs.  and  i»  determined 
in  the  Pcrfon  to  whom  it  was  alienated, 
aitlgned  or  granted,  and  his  heirs  5  or 
effeclually  rtitirns  to  the  tloncr,  his  heirs 
or  afllgns,  whence  it  Was  deih'ed. 

REVERSION,  is  aVfo  the  right  a 
Pcrfm  has  to  any  irthcritance  or  Place  of 
Profit  '^fter  the  dcccnfe  cT  another. 

REVERSION  of  Srirs  [in  Aige'fra-]  a 
mcthoi'.  of  finding  a  natnral  nnml^r  from 
its  logarithm  given  ^  or  the  fine  from  its 
ark,  or  the  ordinate  of  an  eUipfis  from 
an  area  given  to  be  cnt  off  Irom  any 
roim  in  the  axis. 

REVEOlTinLE  [reoerftLte,  F.]  that 
tr.?y  TctTirn,  or  be  returned.  . 

REVESTU'.     £ec  Vijiu. 

RE\  T  CTUALLING  irevitailtemettt, 
v.]  a  vidtualling  again. 

A  REV[1  W,  the  Iliew  or  appearance 
of  a  body  of  tv^op*  «r  f^lfii^  ranged  ifi 


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form  of  battle,  and  afterwaids  made  tii 

file  off,  to  fee  if  the  ct>mp3nies  be  co* 

pleat  or  to  receive  their  pay,  ^. 

REVILE,  reviling,  reproachlDg.  M 

A  REVISE  [with  FrimUn^  afcccoi 

^roofofa  printed  iheet  taken  a£F  tiK 

Prefs,  to  examine  whether  the  fenb, 

marked  in  the  former  by  the  caneQg; 

have  been  amended. 

To  REVIVl'FlCATEfrwiwMt 
to  recover  life  again. 

REVIVIFICA'TION  [in  Chymhi 
See  to  Hevive. 

RE  U'NTON  [rt-mmiom,  F-l  the  ifl  d 
reuniting,  or  rejoining,  or  clolmg  v^ 
ther  again  $  alio  the  reccmciliatioa^ 
friendlhip  that  has  been  interrupted. 

To  REUNITE  [rettnir^  F.]  to  recee 
cilc  Perfons  who  have  been  at  niiancr. 

REVaCABLENESS  [ofr«*:-o& 
L.]  liablenefs  to  be  revoked,   retxak; 

REVOCATION  [in  Law]  the  reus- 
ing or  annulling  a  law. 

To  REVO'LT[frP9/fer,F.]  to  rcnoostf 
or  foilakc  one's  religion. 

A  REVOl-TER,  one  who  rife  r 
gainft,  or,  wholbrfaJces  the  Cauleofha 
Sovereign. 

REVOL\'ING[r«To7t«if^,  L]wl!3« 
in  mind,  confidering.     Milton. 

REVOLUTION  Dn  Grot,]  is  et 
motion  of  any  figui-e  round  a  fixed  is* 
as  an  a\f^. 

REVOLUTION  [in  JJInm.']  is  ^ 
Pcriixl  of  a  Star,  Planet^  Comet,  tff 
thcr  Phaenomenon ;  or  its  co«rlc&« 
any  of  the  zodiack  Points  till  it  rettnis 
the  fame. 

REVU'LSION,  a  plnelring  awsy « 
back.    h. 

REVULSION  [with  Thrficism]  f 
the  tumhig  of  a  violent  fltm  of  huni^ 
from  one  Part  of  the  body  to  an«to 
cither  a  neighbouring  or  opcofifc  Psr- 

REVU  LSIVE  [of  rexwl^wi,  L.]  ji' 
ling  back  or  away. 

To  RKWA'RD  [of  re  and  J?caji«* 
Sax  ]  to  recompenfe. 

REWAOIDABLE,  that  Is  capabletf 
worthy  of  being  recompenfed. 

REWI SH,  lecherous,  a  term  uW  « 
the  copulation  of  doves. 

RHABEOIDES  fniws  [of  •'•*"/>. 
a  rod,  and  *i^€^.  Or  form]  a  ftitmcff 
feam  of  the  fctiH,  the  figittal  fuauc 

RHA'BDOS  [f«e/^,  Gr.JarodJ 
wafidi  alfo  a  mc'eor  like  a  ftrak  w«» 

RHA  CHIS  [with  A>»Mt.)  tUc  fpst 
Of  chine  bone  of  the  back.  . 

RHACHISA'GRA  [with  fhrfitu^ 
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KHACHI'TJE  I  [with  ^iw/J  ccr- 

RHACUia*i£l3  tain  mufcles  that 

lie,  over  cbe  back*  bone 

RHADAMA'NTHUS  [fo  called  of 
mcA  TBI  f$Jk  ffc^M,  Gr.]  according  to  tl^ 
Poct$  was  Che  ton  of  Jupiter  AJterius^  ^t 
wite  icg^Haior  of  tht  Cretans^  who  upon 
hac  account,  by  the  Poets,  was  feigned 

0  be  one  of  the  three  judges  of  fouls  in 
lell ;  He  i  s  faid  to  have  livetl  about  the 
rear  of  the  world  2660,  and  to  have 
>een  the  mod  temperate  man  of  his 
imc  They  lay  his  panicular  province 
Was  to  enquire  into  the  crimes  which 
nen  had  committed  when  alive»  and  to 
irlng  fuch  to  confeiDon  as,  enjoying 
hemlelves  with  impunity,  haddcfcix'd 
heir  repentance  till  death. 

RHApA'DES  [faydJU,  Gr.]  chaps 
►r  clefts  m  the  hands,  feet,  lips,  Gpc. 

A  RHA'MNUS  ija /4f^,  Gr.l  the 
vhite  bramble  called  KbaM»  or  Cbnji*s 
Vbornt  L. 

RHAMNUS  CatbarticMS,  the  buck- 
hom-(hrub,  L. 

RHAMNU'SIA,  the  goddefi  of  in 
ligation,  fo  called  of  Rbjimntts^  a  town 
itAt.ica^  where  flic  had  a  flatuc.  This 
s  Che  lame  deity  that  the  Oreeks  called 

RHA'NDIX,  the  partofadivifionof 

couiuy  in  if^aUs  before  theconquefl, 
ontaining  four  tenements  ^  as  every 
rMvel  contained  four  ^hMnJixet,  every 
"ovtttjhip  foiu:  (javeis,  and  exery  AUttour 
Mir  Tewafhips. 

RHA  PHEX;:'^,  Gr.]  the  future  or 
(am  of  the  (cullbone. 

RHA'PSODISTS,  makers  or  com- 
olers  of  rhapibdies 

RHA'PSODY  [rUpfodU.  L.  of ^  U- 
tiiiA  of  pxmtt^  to  few,  and  flr<(ft«\  a 
5rfe  or  fong.  Gr.']  a  confufcd  coUcdtiop 
fdiven  pafiages,  notions,  dn;.  mufler- 
\  up  for  the  compofing  of  fome  work  \ 
lib  a  tedious  and  impertinent  fpinning 
It  of  a  difcourfe,  to  little  or  no  pur 
jfe  }  fo  denominated  (as  Ibme  fay  J  of 

contexture  or  repetition  of  a  great 
amber  of  veries,  cfpecially  Homer's 
)ems,  which  were  coUc^d  and  di- 
rtW  into  books  by  Pifijirmtus. 
RHAPSO'DOMANCY  [of  St^lm'Ti- 
id  u^frtiatt  Gr.]  an  antient  kind  of 
vination  performed  by  pitching  on  a 
li&geof  aPoeC  at  hazard,  and  reckon- 
g  on  it  as  a  prodi^ion  of  what  was  to 
ippcn. 

Sometimes  they  wrote  feveral  veries 
'  a  Poet  on  fo  many  pieces  of  wood, 
ipcr,  or  the  like  ihook  them  together  I 

1  an  urn,  and  dt^w  out  oae  which  w^s 
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Soraptimcs  they  caft  dice  on  the  tabic 
on  which  vcrfes  were  written,  and  thax 
whereon  the  dye  lodg'd,  contaiji*a  ii.c 
prcdi<!lion. 

KH£'A  (of  f'^flr,  to  How,  Or,  bccaufe 
flic  abounds  wiih  all  manner  of  good 
things]  C>'i</tf,  the  mother  of  the  gods 
according  to  the  Poets.  See  Cybue  or 
VeJU. 
RHE'G;,IA7  Lf»>cy,  Gr.  ]  that 
RHE'XIS  3  which  is  broken  j  a 
mpmre  or  bi-eaking. 

RHETO'RICaLNESS  [of  retnriqHi, 
V.  ihiiorica^  L.  ot  ^'ito^***,  Gr,]  cls^- 
qucntncls. 

RHETORICK  IrhitcricJi  ars^  X-.  in- 
no  c*,  Gr.j  the  ait  of  fpCiaking  copi- 
ouily  on  any  fubje(fl,  wich  all  the  advai;- 
t2(^es  of  beauty  antl  force. 

HHEU'MATICRNESS  [of  Uvvj^-n- 
x<ff ,  Gr.J  fubjcftncfs  to  be  a/R idled,  or 
the  being  troubled  with  a  rhcumacifm. 

RHlNE'NCHITtSf[of  i  ajid  !»*<>» 
Gr.  to  pour  in]  a  fmall  iVringc  lolquirt 
medicinal  liquors  into  the  noftriis. 

RHINO  CEKOS  \.tt^'><*p9>^  of  Mr,  tl;e 
nofc,  and  ^♦^'f ,  Gr.  a  horn  •  a  large 
beaft  in  InJia^  who  has  a  horn  on  h^i 
nofc,  and  his  skin  full  of  wrinkles,  like 
that  of  an  elephant,  with  deep  furrows, 
and  fo  hard  that  it  can  fcarce  be  picrccsl 
with  a  i'word. 
RHIZA'GRA  [//('*>©t.  Gr]afui^ 


;»eon's  inftiumcnt  to  draw  out  a  fplinter, 
bone,  or  tooth. 

RHIZOTOMUM  [of  ^'i^*,  a  root, 
and  79  041,  Gr.  a  cutting]  a  meiicine  that 
mors  out  a  difeafe. 

RHODJE'LEUM  W^^^*  Ut^cr,  Gr.l 
oil  of  rofcs. 

RHO'DI  Kadix^  rofe-wort,  a  kind  of 
herb. 

KHODI'TES  [/af/THf,  Gr]  a  preci- 
ous ftone  of  a  n^fc  colour. 

RHODODA'PHNE  Lf6Jb;"afM,  Gr] 
the  rofc  bay-tice. 

RHODO  DKNDRON  [r'o/dV»r/or,  Gr.] 
the  rofc  bay-tree. 

RHO'MBUS  [with  Sy^genHS^,  a  fort 
of  bandage  of  a  rhomboidal  figuic. 

RHO'DlUM/»;i^w*w,  afoit  of  wood 
that  Quells  like  roles,  growing  in  the 
illaj^.d  of  Khndes. 

RHO  DOMEL  C/cJoV^^or,  CSr.]  O^t 
horcy  of  rofcs. 

RHO'DON  [/aJ^r,  Gr.]  the  rofc  •,  a 
flower. 

P  HODON  ri;j  JhjrW'Xe/^  a  medicinal 
conipofition,  in  which  rofes  aic  thb 
chirf  ingredient. 

R  HOtOK  A[i^of.la  Plant  th-itbcaf;  \ 

leaf  like  a  nc:tle,  and  a,  flowqr  like  a  rn<<:. 

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K^'ODOSA'CCHARUM   [of   coA» 
«9'«;^-'>v»  Gr.l  lugar  of  roics. 

KHOLOSTA'GMA  \ssifi^^yf4S^ 
Gr.l  rolc-waicr. 

.       RHOMBOl'DFiS  fof 

/  ;s^>u»  ,  a  four  Iquare, 
/  £n.l  ri/  or,  form,  or.  \  is 
a  four  fidci!  fiijuw,  whofc 
oppolitc  ang'cs  and  oppolitc  fide*  aic 
equal,  but  i^  RCichcr  equilateral  nor 
equiajigular. 

RHOMBOIDES  lAnmt?i  a  mufdc  fo 
called  from  its  Ihape.  It  lies  undrr  the 
CHZMlhris^  and  ariies  from  the  two  infe* 
lior  fpircs  of  the  neck,  and  four  fuperior 
of  the  hack  $  and  is  infcrtcd  flefliy  into 
the  whole  bails  of  the  Sca^nUt  wbicli  it 
draws  forwards,  and  a  little  upwan^s. 

QKHCMBUS,  h  a  four  lided 
figure,  whoic  fides  arc  equal  and 
parallel,  but  the  angles  unequal. 
RHCMBUSIDICAL,  of  or  pertain- 
ing  to,  or  of  the  tbrui  of  a  Khomhus, 

RHONCHUS  Lh^yrc,  Cv^  a  fnon 
irg  or  fiioring  i  alio  a  fnccring  at,  or 
nioclcingj  a  Icoff,  flout,  or  jeer. 

RHOPAl-IC  Verfes  [of^  vuK'.t,  Cx  a 
club,  which  begins  with  a  flendcr  tip, 
and  grows  bigger  and  bigger  to  the 
head]  a  kind  of  wrfes,  aiiionc  the  an 
ticnts,  which  began  with  monofyllables, 
and  were  contained  in  words  growing 
gradually  longer  lo  the  lad,  which  was 
the  longcft  ofall,  as, 
Spts  deus  Aterna  tfiJtMionis  conciliator. 
RHOPALON  [p'iAwiKrr,  Gr]  the 
water-lily,  fo  named  bccaufe  its  rcot  re 
femblfsaclnb. 

RHOPO GRAPHERS  [of  -»«-»«f 
toys,  and  yppit^^  Gr.  to  write]  Painten 
who  confined  themfelves  lo  lowfubje^ts, 
as  animals,  landskips,  plants,  Qfc. 

RHUS,  a  bulhy  (hrub,  called  Sumach 
or  Curriers  Smnach,  with  which  hides  of 
leather  are  dreflid. 

RHYMES  [rhythmus,  L.  of  py^/u^, 
Gr,  the  likenefs  of  found  at  the  end  of 
words.  Some  think  rhymes  to  have 
been  a  modern  invention  ^  but  others 
think  otherwife  *,  and  }Ax.  Jhyden  faysi 
that  Moniieur  h  Cler:  has  made  it  out, 
that  David't  Plalms  were  written  in  as 
errant  rhyme  as  they  are  tranAated  into. 
Mr.  Skinner  is  of  opinion,  that  rhyme 
ifTaa  firll  brought  into  Eimpt  by  the 
Atahians^  but  iiiftanccs  are  given  of 
rhymes  in  the  Saxom  Poetry,  long  before 
tVe  Arabians  made  fuch  a  figure  in  the 
world :  Though  rhymes  indeed  are  of 
fuch  importance  in  modem  Poetry,  that 
fea^re  one  part  in  ten  can  have  any  pre- 
tence to  that  title,  but  for  the  Ikke  of 


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I  the  rhymes,  yet  they  are  not  lb  t&aai 
to  ii  as  Ibme  imagine.  The  loid  A^ 
c9Mmom  was  of  another  cjHnioi},  as: 
wrote  his  tranllaiion  of  l[»r^i.*^s  Jr.  t 
yottry  in  blank  verfcj  and  Mr.  f«i 
Milium  i  faradifi  Lofi^  ^hjch  is  rhcVi 
Poem  in  our  tongue,  is  without  rhjiije. 
The  hamwny  cf  our  numbers  aprer: 
not  only  from  the  modcrr.s,  but  »b-:  xr- 
tiems  i  and  Sbakefpear,  thac  wtjcz  i 
hundred  years  ago,  is  an  example  :t 
the  dignity  of  our  ▼crifc,  and  the  mctd 
of  Poetry,  without  the  omamezx  d 
rhyme. 

The  EngUjh  tongue  wants  no  atha- 
tageof  harmony  for  ikc  forming  a  foe. 
lu-id  tho'  rhymes  may  be  well  enesJ 
fpared,  yet  thafe  Engl-Jh  Foets,  tss. 
have  rhymed  well,  have  in  that  cscctsi 
the  Frtucb  and  Italians  tco. 

RHYTIIJOSIS  [with  .«rx~3' 
wrinkling  of  any  part  of  the  body . 

RHY'PTICALofpo*iatf«,  Gr.  fiKir- 
fcouring  medicines  for  eicaniing  av| 
of  filth. 

RHY'THMICA  fin  awtiewA  Hb^l 
that  branch  of  mufick  that  regafafii 
the  rhymes. 

RHUHB>    \rhfmhms^     L.    pSi«. 

RUMB     3  Gr  1  with  navigttco> 

vertical  circle  of  any  given  I4ace;  at 

the  intenrleiUon  of  part  of  foch  a  ciidi 

with  the  horrzon. 

RHYTHMOPOl'A  Vo^ulm^mi 
Mtuc  and  wviia*,  to  malce,  <jr.')  ooei 
the  muficjil  faculties,  as  they  are  caM 
that  prefcribes  rules  for  the  modoas. 

RIAL,  a  piece  of  gold  current  at  sb 
(hillings. 

In  the  firft  year  of  king  JTnirj  VI.  i 
pound  weight  of  gold,  of  the  M  fB^ 
datd,  was,  by  indenture  of  the  iiaa^ 
coined  Into  45  ria's,  cunent  at  ioi.e«i!, 
or  90  half  rials  at  <  i.  a-piecc. 

Rials  F«rt*i«j5i,  which  went  at  ^ 
6  i.  In  the  time  of  Hemy  VHl  * 
golden  rial  was  ordered  to  go  at  "»■ 
5  ^  In  the  id  year  of  queen  Eiix^* 
rials  were  coined  at  15  '•  apiece,  «fes 
a  pound  weight  of  old  flandaiti-goidia 
to  be  coined  into  48  rials.  In  the  <* 
year  of  king  James  I.  the  Rtfe~T(Md 
gold  were  cofned  at  305.  a>piece,et 
the  Spiff' Rials  at  15 1. 

RIBS  [of  a  Ship]  Sire  the  timber  c^tbt 
.futtocks,  when  the  planks  are  off?  4 
named,  bccaufe  they  bend  like  the  i* 
of  a  human  or  other  animal  body. 

RIBS  rf  the  Parrels  [of  a  Shij,]  «ftx3 
long  pieces  of  wood,  mnde  with  ho'e 
like  the  comb  at  the  beak  head,  audk 
lorrg  tfx  the  Pancl^of  tjiq  yards. 

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RlUAUmOUS  fof  riimtire^,  F.  a 
whore]  debauched,  obfcene. 

RICAUD  [o^  Stat.']  a  vagabond,  a 
Uixwious  fpendthrift  5  a  whoremonger, 
a  lecner,  a  debauchee,  F. 

Px  1 EP  D  of  nibbc,  ^jrx.]  having  ribs» 
RrBBON  UnJf«Mi.] 
is  the  Sth  part  of  a  bend: 
It  is  bome  a  little  cut 
off  fiom  the  out-Unes  of 
the  cfcutcheon  thus :  He 
beaieth  Or,  a  ribbon 
Gulo. 

KIBES  [Bofetmr]  the  cqwan-buftj 
saflard  ctinans,  L. 

RIC  !  Jiic,  Sax,  powerful.]  Hence 
AlfrU  fignifics  altogether  ftrong,  Athel- 
ie  nobly,  powerful.  &»c, 

RICH  Man  IHiero^ypbicalfyl  and  a 
good  fubfc^,  who  itibinits  to  the  com- 
pnands  of  his  fupcriors,  was  reprcfented 
by  a  camel,  being  an  animal  ufeful, 
[Irong,  laborious,  and  very  docile- 

Rl'CHES  i  prob.  of  JiicJ^om,  Sax,^ 
wealth ,  a  vaft  or  great  eftate. 

RI CKETY  lof  /;a«iT.f,  Gr.]  troubled 
with  the  rickets. 

RI'CTUS,  the  jaws,  L. 

RICTUS  [with  Botan,  Wr{tr\  the 
opening  of  the  mouth,  or  the  edges 
^hcrc  the  lips  meet,  as  in  Autyrhh.Mm. 

RTDDANCE,  a  ridding  or  clearing 
places  littered  or  encumbered  5  alio  dil- 
patch. 

ro  RIDDLE  [of  hJlP0t)cl,  Sax,"]  to 
fife  in  a  fieve. 

OTo  Rl'DDLECofajigeban,  Sax^io 
propofe  'y  alfi)  to  explain  riddles  or  hard 
gue(tions< 

To  RIDE  Lami-locVi  ISea  Thrafe']  is 
when  land  lies  all  round  the  fliip,  fo 
that  no  Point  of  the  compafi  is  open  to 
the  fca. 

To  RIDE  by  the  Stoppen  [Sea  Term]  is 
l^hcn  the  cable  is  fkftened  or  (laid  only 
by  them,  and  not  bitted. 

Rl'DEAU,  a  curtain  or  cover,  F. 

Rir-F^AU  [in  Tartiji']  a  fmall  eleva- 
tion  of  earth,  extending  it  ftlf  length- 
ways, ferving  ro  cover  a  camp,  or  add 
(n  advantage  to  a  Po(t  i  alfb  a  ditch, 
the  earth  whereof  is  thrown  upon  its 
fide. 

RIDES,  hinges  for  doors. 
RI'DGES  [of  s  Horfe*s  Meuth^  are 
wrinkles  in  the  roof,  running  from  one 
iidc  of  the  jaw  to  the  other,  with  fur 
fows  between  them. 

RIDI'CULOUSNESS  [te  riiicHU,  F. 
ofritlicidofM§,  L.J  worthineft  to  be  ridi- 
culed 

RIDING  Clerk  [in  Chancery-}  one  of 


RI 

the  fix  clerks,  who  in  his  t«im  ibr  ODft 
year,  keeps  the  comptroUment  books  of 
all  grams  that  pafs  the  great  fcal. 

RI'EHS  deias  U  garde  [old  Law]  a 
challenge  to  a  jury  orinqueft  ofLomtom^ 
for  that  fotu-  fiilBcient  men,  6^.  were 
not  impannelled,  f. 

Rl'FENESS  lrij:enerr>  ^-«*0  fi»- 
quency,  cnmmonncfs. 

T«  RIG  alwa,  to  ramp  or  be  wantoii 
and  frisky. 

WeU  RIGGD  [Sea  Term-]  ufed  <»f  a 
ftiip.  when  her  rigging  i&  of  a  lit  tae, 
in  proportion  to  her  burden  i  and  alfi> 
when  her  two  univerlary  ropes,  as  the^ 
two  main  flirowd.5^  tackles*  crow-feec« 
6v.  are  put  up. 

WeU  RIGGED  [Afef^.]isfiiidoira 
Perfon  who  is  well  drcfled. 

RIGADOON,  a  French  iame,  per- 
formed in  figures  by  a  man  and  a  wo- 
man. 

RIGHT  fin  Gttm^  fomething  that 
lies  even,  without  inclining  or  bending 
one  way  or  another. 

RIGHT  [in  Kibicks]  imports  a  power 
of  acting,  granted  or  left  fiee  by  the 
law  \  but  it  is  not  to  be  taken  for  the 
law  it  felf :  Right  denotes  liberty,  but 
law  includes  ibme  bond  or  en^agem^nt^ 
by  which  our  natural  liberty  m  reftrain* 
cd. 

RIGHT,  (Irait  j  alio  honcft  or  jolt  ^ 
alfo  true,  proper,  natural. 

RIGHT  Sailing,  is  when  a  voyage  is 
performed  on  fome  one  of  the  four  catdi- 
nal  Point*. 

KIGHT  Circle  [in  the  Stere^rrmfhical 

ProjeHion  of  the  S^ere]  is  a  circle  at 

right  angles  to  the  Plane  of  Projedion. 

RI'GHTNESS  [jiihtnejjre    Sax,] 

the  true  or  proper  quality. 

RIGHTEOUSNESS  [  Jlihtpirc 
ne^je.  Sax.  J  ju(tneis»  eqtutablenefiii 
&>c. 

RIGIDITY  [in  Jfrj^/fcfci]  a  brittle 
hanlneis,  or  that  kind  of  hardnefs  fup- 
po&d  to  arift  from  the  mutual  indcnta* 
tion  of  the  component  Particles,  within 
one  another }  it  is  oppofite  todttdtilicy 
and  malleability,  d>c. 

RI'GLET,  any  fquarc,  Hat,  thin 
piece  of  wood,  likethofe  which  arc  de- 
figned  for  making  the  frames  of  fmall 
Pictures,  before  they  arc  moulded. 

RI'GOR  [rigor,  L.1  a  great,  ftiff. 
cold  zonghnefli,  ftifiheft»  a  fhaking  of 
the  skin  and  mufcles  of  the  whole  body» 
accompanied  with  chlllineis,  oracon- 
Yulfive  fhudderins^fnr  cold  \  alfo  feverity^ 
of  manners  and  difpofition,  ftemoeft, 
luirfluie&  the  u(moft  eatremity. 

RtGOK* 


K  I 

ItT'GCHlOUSNESS  [cf  rigmffmi^  U 
f!J|«rMj(,  y.j  fulflcis  of  i%uur,  over- 
buflmcis. 

KFLLY  .comndl.of  rhmUs,  L.  a 
jjviilecj  full  of  nils  or  rivulccx. 

Ili^MA  [in  Aa^tomy]  a  nancw  aper- 
tiiic  ot  3  fmall  cavity  urider  the  iorwix, 
«pipung  hico  the  Infumdnidium  ^  Called 
alf>  the  third  ventricle  of  the  br..in,  X. 

RIMA  inieUi  lAmUomy}  the  dilt  of 
a  froman  i  privities,   L- 

KlMElhjiline,  Sax,']  a  falling  miil, 
^bicb  cMOolfes  gradually  by  the  heat  of 
the  fan* 

RrxlER  [of  jliine»  Sax.  of  rfytkmM^ 
L.  i^p¥^uAS,  Gr.^l  a  mal/icr  of  rhymes. 

RIMMON  7^01,  heb.  if.  apomc- 
gjtaiiaie]  was  the  chief  grid  of  Damafiui^ 
where  he  had  a  famous  ccniplc.  He 
bdd  ooc  in  his  right-hand  a  Pompgra 
i^e,  to  fbcw  he  was  the  protc<flor  of 
that  People  who  bore  a  Pomegranate  in 
thdreoat  ofarpis,  i.e.  the  C»pbtorimsy 
^nd  it  is  very  probable  was  the  fame 
that  fome  authors  call  Jupiter  CjJJh^Sy 
who  was  adored  on  the  cm-.fincs  of  mount 
Oijfi*>  whiqh  was  near  Duwafcns, 

Rl'MULA  Ltryjfj^is  iAMtomjr^]  the 
orifice  of  the  Larynx,  that  is  coNcrcd  by 
the  epiglottis,  Icliinyot'  the  food  Uiovild 
hll  down,  L. 

RIMY  [of  hjlime.  Sax.]  mifty, 
fcaiy,  foggy. 

RINA' US  [Anat.']  a  mufcle  of  the 
aofe,  otherwife  call'd  IfafMlis. 

To  RIND  [of  jiint)an,  X»x.]  to  take 
•ff  the  rind. 

RIND  [with  Botaei.~'i  the  blc  or  inner 
^Tk  of  trees,  or  that  loft,  whitilh, 
juicy  fubftance,  which  adheres  iinn.c- 
diately  to  the  wood. 

RI'NDY  [of  Jlint),  Sax.-]  having  a 
rind,  i.  e.  a  sl^in  to  be  pared  off,  as 
Ibme  fruits.  ■ 

RING  ofmu  Anchor,  that  part  of  it  to 
which  the  cable  is  faftened. 

RINGS  of  a  Ch^,  arc  circles  of  metal, 
and  arc  the  bafe  ring,  the  re  in  forced 
ling,  trunnion  ring,  cornice  ring,  aiid 
ntizzle  ring. 

RFNGLETS,  little  rings,  curh^  Mil- 
4om. 

RI'OTOUSNESS  [of  uoteMX,  F.  or 

of  mte,  L.  Barb,  or  of  |[>20f!:bat1)&, 

Brit,  according  to  Baxter]  a  living  alicr 

a  rkjtons  manner. 

RIPENESS  [Jilpencjrjrc,  Sax.']  ma- 


RPPENERS  [in  Pbyfickil  a  fort  of 
topical  remedies  railed  maturantia. 

I#  RI PPLE,  to  lave  or  wa(h  lightly 
over,  as  the  furfacc  of  the  lea  over  the 
tiifac^of  thcl'auX 


RISAGA'LLUM,  white  J^jM. « 

Ratsbane. 

RI^BLEKFSS  ^  InfiiEtMs^  U  fif- 
RI SIBIUTY   S  ^it^   F-l  lawgi:- 
ing  faculty- 

As  to  the  mfichaninai  in  man,  bcw 
it  is  raisVi,  it  is  ufually  attribatcl,  bf 
anatomiilSy  to  the  oominmication  te- 
tweenther^cfiis  Xerarfms  andDfji|^j^ 
matie  Aercfi.  It  is  comnofily  fuppoi'd 
an  atuibure  peculiar  to  man,  as  bdif 
the  only  cieatuie  capable  cf  jadfcoi 
what  is  ridiculous :  Azsd  fome  aSer^ 
that  the  degree  of  iudgmcnt  always  :> 
ieen  in  that  laughter  ^  Sooi^  always  bk- 
ving  too  little  or  too  much. 

RrSiNG  Ttm6en  (.in  a  ^>]  th 
hooks  placed  on  the  keel,  ib  called,  tc> 
caule  according  to  their  graiiual  riliag; 
fo  in  like  manner  her  laJte  and  ruD  xisi 
from  the  flat  floor. 

RISINGS  [in a  Shif]  are  thofc  thid 
Planks  which  g»  be&ic  and  behind,  <s 
both  f:dcs,  under  the  end^  of  the  hcam 
and  timbers  of  the  icconJ  deck  to  tbe 
thiid  deck,  half  deck,  and  qoaner  daft* 
(b  that  the  timbers  of  the  deck  bcsr  ca 
them  at  both  ends,  by  the  iidc  of  i^< 
fliip. 

RI  SyS  CanimMSj,  a  dog-lai^htcr^  t 
kind  of  laughter  wherein  the  lipsiR 
contracted,  lo  as  to  fbcw  all  the  tcczh. 
RISUS  SardoMCMslln  Ibxficks]  a  coQ- 
traftion  of  each  jaw,  or  a  conxu'f^ 
kind  of  grinning,  caufed  by  a  conrra^- 
on  of  the  mufcles  on  botl\  fides  of  t^ 
month,  L. 

RITUAL  Irltnale,  L]  a  chorir 
book,  dlrcdtirg  the  order  and  manner  rf 
the  ccrr monies  to  be  obferved  in  the<^ 
lebiation  of  divine  fervice,  in  a  paitkt 
lar  church,  diocei^,  S^c. 

RiV.i'LITY  [rivaliUs,  L.  r/Wtt^, 
F.l  rival  (hi  p. 

RFV^LS  [HierogJypbicalty']  were  I^ 
prclcnted  by  two  rams  running  at  coc 
another. 

RIVER  [rr-wtf,  L.  riven,  F.^s 
dream  or  current  of  frelh  water,  flowr^S 
in  a  bed  or  channel,  from  a  fbarce  a 
Ipring  ijito  the  lea. 

RiVF.RS,  have  given  names  to  fc^ 
ral  fci  mi  lies'  in  Britain  and  ellcwliei«i 
as  Verwentvtatir^  Trouibeck^  Tnmi,  &f' 
as  among  the  Roma/is^  TtUrins^  from 
the  river  Ttbris^  Aitj^ius^  from  a  rive: 
of  the  fame  name. 

To  RicVEf  [river^  F.]  to  pot  a  livci 
or  iron  peg  into  a  cavity,  flv. 
R IVO  SF.  [f/w/w.  L-1  full  of  riven. 
R I  X ABUND  IrixahundHSy  L.]  qisi.7 
rclfc  pae>  contenUoflua, 

Digitized  by  VjOOQ  l^ 


tib 


WXCSE  [rixofMs.  L.]  full  of  conten- 
tion, brawling,  or  chiding. 

ROAD  [with  Satlors]  a  Place  fit  for 
Anchorage,  at  foine  diftance  from  the 
fhoar,  and  Sheltered  from  the  winds  i 
%vbcre  fhips  ufually  moor,  and  wait  for 
a  wind  or  tide,  either  to  carry  them  into 
the  harl>our,  or  to  fee  fail  out  to  lea. 

Natural  ROAD,  is  one  which  has 
been  frequented  for>  long  fucceflion  of 
time,  and  fubflHs  with  little  expeace  by 
rcalbn  of  its  difpofition,  &^. 

Artificial  ROAD,  is  one  made  by  the 
labour  of  the  hand,  either  of  earth  ot 
maibnry . 

Tirr^ial  ROAD,>  is  fuch  as  is  not 
•  Sand  ROAD,  >  only  made  upon 
the  ground  5  but  is  alfo  form'd  of  earth 
heaped  up  in  manner  of  &  banlc,  and 
born  up  by  fpnrs,  buttrefTei  Qte. 

Aqnatick  ROAD,  is  one  made  in  the 
Waters,  whether  curfeuc,  as  over  rivers, 
Sfic.  or  fla^nant,  as  banks,  cauftways, 
over  moraHes,  ponds,  6^. 

FtMick  ROAD»  any  common  road, 
military  or  loyal.  The  fame  as  Graud 
KoMd» 

Miliurv  ROAD,  a  grand  road  ap- 
pointed for  the  marching  of  armies, 
pQch  as  were  made  by  the  Komjins  in 
^tiglaiidy  as  Wadini-fineU  ErminMge- 
freet,  &c. 

VoiiSle  ROADS,  fuch  as  were  made 
by  the  Kmrnsps,  having  two  pavements 
>r  caufewAf  s  i  the  one  for  thofe  going 
one  way,  and  the  other  for  thofe  rettim- 
fng  »  to  prevent  being  (topp'd  the  one 
by  the  other.  Thefe  two  were  feparated 
From  each  other  by  a  bank  raifcd  in 
rhc  middle,  and  parM  with  bricks,  for 
the  con^cniency  of  foot  Pafllcngers,  with 
borders,  mounting  (tones  from  fpace  to 
Tpace,  and  military  columns^  to  mark 
rtillances. 

SMbterraneeMS  R  OAD,  one  that  is  dug 
In  a  rock  with  the  chiifel,  6»f.  and  left 
vaulted,  as  that  at  PhzxmcH  near  Kaphs, 
Which  is  near  half  a  league  long,  fifteen 
foot  broad,  and  as  many  high . 

A  ROAM,  a  ramble,  a  wandering. 
Milton. 

A  RO  AMER  [prob.  of  Roma,  L. 
^.  d.  one  that  wanders  to  Rome  upon 
fi>me  religious  pretence]  one  that  rambles 
up  and  down. 

RO'ARJNG  fj^anung  of  Jiajian, 
Smx"]  a  making  a  noiie  like  a  lion,  the 
fea,  Q^. 

To  ROB  fjlyppan.  Sax,  prob.  ofroh^, 
L.  Barb,  a  robe.  Hence  rober  and  de- 
nher,  F.  9.  d,  to  take  off  the  robes  or 
rlothcs")  to  take  away  clothes,  money 
••f.  ^y  f«rcc. 


RO 

ROB  [in  fharmacy]  the  juice  of  fitii# 
purified  and  boiled  to  a  confumptioo  c7 
two  thirds  of  their  moiihue. 

RO^BBERY  [robberie,  O.  F.l  a  viotent 
and  forcible  taking  away  of  another 
man's  goods  openly  againlt  his  will,  and 
putting  him  in  bodily  fear }  fb  named, 
beeaulfe  the  Perfon  was  depriv'd  of  iboie 
of  his  robes,  or  becaule  his  money,  fiic, 
was  taken  out  of  f  hie  part  of  his  robe* 

ROBERVA'UAN  JLrW,  a  name 
given  to  certain  lines  for  the  transibnna- 
tion  of  figures,  fo  termed  from  Af.  llr; 
berval  their  inventer. 

RO'BIGUS,  or  Robijtoi  a  JloilNni 
deity  to  whom  they  oblerved  a  feflival 
called  Robigalia  on  the  calends  cfMay^ 
that  mildew  and  blaibrg  miglit  be  loepc 
from  their  com  and  fruit,.  Ju 

BOBO'REAN     7    Inioreusj    L.T  of 

ROBO'REOUS  3  the  nature  of,  ot 
pertaining  to  oak. 

ROBORO'SE  [nbonfas,  L.]  ftiff  and 
hard  like  an  oak. 

ROBU  STNESS  7  [of  nbtJUs^ 

ROBUSTOUSNESS3  L]  hang 
like  an  oak  j  alio  Arong  limb'd,  lully. 

RO'CHETS.  mantles  worn  on  days 
of  ceremony  by  the  Peers  fitting  in  the 
EfigUJh  Parliament. 

ROCKET  [in  Px^nteehnyjAt^  Artifidal 
fire-work,  being  a  cylindrical  cafe  of 
Paper  filled  with  combuftible  ingre- 
dienti,  and  which,  being  tied  to  a  ftick, 
moiuits  in  the  air  to  a  confiderable 
height,  and  there  burfts. 

RO'CKlNtSS,  a  rocky  nature  or 
quality. 

RODE  [j\o\ie  of  Jii^an,  Sax."]  dH 
ride. 

RODONDE'LLUS  [oW  Records]  a 
roundic,  an  old  riding-cloak. 

RO  GA,  donatives  or  pieients,  which 
the  Romatf  emperors  made  to  the  fena- 
tors,  magilb^tes  and  people ;  and  Popea 
and  Patriarchs  alio  to  their  clergy,  L. 

RO^GAMENT  [n^awentirw,  L.]  a 
Propofition  to  be  granted. 

RO'GUE  [prob.  of  rojjjif,  F.  impu- 
dent \  but  Mifjhtw  rather  chufcs  to  de- 
rive it  of  Jioa^jh,  Sax.  hate,  %»c  but 
Skinnef  of  otKt{,  Gr.  or  y)1,  Heb.  evil) 
a  villain,  knave,  a  cheat  ^  alfo  a  Iturdy 
beggar,  who  wanders  from  Place  to 
Place  without  a  licences  who,  for  the 
firft  ofi^ce,  is  called  a  rogue  ot  the  firil 
degree  J  and  punilhcd  by  whipping  and 
boring  thit>'  the  grillle  of  the  right 
ear  with  an  hot  iron,  an  inch  in  compafi  ^ 
and  for  the  fecond  offence,  is  cal  led  a  rrtj^tm 
ofthef^rond  degr^ify  and  put  to  death  as  s 
felon,  if  he  be  abotc  18  years  of  ai»c 

ROGUlSif- 

Digitized  by  vjC  — -j.  -  - 


RO 

kl/GUISHMESS,  villainy^  lawfith- 
|)cls«  d*c>  ai£>  waggiHinefs. 

iii|/l«r-ROLL,  a  roll  wherein  are  en- 
npfd  the  loldicrs  dt  every  troop,  com- 
|MUi7«  icgiment,  $v. 

ILOIX  Lin  the  Cufioms]  a  lift  of  the 
iMumt  of  fcveral  Ferlbns  of  the  fiiine 
ooDdkion,  or  entered  in  the  fitnie  en- 
gMcmcDt. 

^Mfi-ROLL  [in  a  Mdmiir]  is  a  roll 
whcnin  the  names,  rents,  iervices  of 
Obch  tenant  are  copied  and  enrolled. 

Cahm-bisd  ROLL  [in  the  two  TemjUi] 
a  n>U  wbexein  every  bencher  is  taxed  an- 
nually at  « i..  every  barrifter  at  i  i  6d. 
every  gentleman  under  the  bar  ^t  x  s.  to 
the  cook  and  other  officers  of  the  houfe, 
ill  oonfideration  of  a  dinner  of  calves- 
head  provided  every  £^<r  Term. 

JUgmmu't  ROLL  [for  Kmgimmni"^ 
Kollj  a  leg^e  in  SeotUndt  who  having 
cired  before  him  all  the  People  in  that 
Kingdom  who  held  benefices,  caufed 
them  to  give  in  the  value  of  their  eftates 
upon  oath  ;  according  to  which  they 
were  afterwards  taxed  in  the  court  of 
Home, 

Tht  ROLLS,  the  office  where  the  re- 
cords of  Cbamerv  are  kept  in  Chjtnctry- 
ILam  \  this  houle  or  office  was  anticntly 
built  by  king  Hnsry  III.  ibr  converted 
3Fet9f,  and  called  Domus  Converforum  i  but 
their  irregularities  and  Icwdncfe  having 
provoked  king  Edward  III  he  expell'd 
them,  and  caus*d  the  Place  to  be  appro- 
priated for  keeping  the  rolls  or  records 
of  Chancery, 

Majter  of  the  ROLLS,  is  the  fecond 
Perfon  in  that  court  i  and.  in  the  ab- 
fcence  of  the  lord-chancellor,  fits  as 
judge. 

ROLLS  [of  Parliament ^  the  Manu- 
HcrJpt  rcgiltera,  or  rolls  of  the  prooeed- 
i(igs  of  par liament,  b;:fore  the  invention 
of  printing. 

RO'LLABLE.capablcof  being  rolled. 

RO'MAN  Language,  >  mixture  of 
Cattlfjh  an<l  Latin,  the  Fnm'h  Tongue  lb 
called  by  the  IfaUoons  $  ibr  the  Romans 
having  fubdued  feveral  Provinces  in 
Gaulj  eftablilhed  Praetors  or  Proconfuls, 
fi»c.  toadminifter  juftice  in  the  Latin 
Tongue  j  on  this  occallon  the  natives 
were  brought  to  apply  themfelves  to 
learn  the  language  of  the  Romans^  and 
lb  introdnceri  abundance  of  Latin  words 
into  their  own  Tongue. 

A  RO'M  ANCE  iKomafnu,  Ital  prob. 
of  XoMitf,  Romt]  a  meer  fi^ion  or  feigned 
Aory  i  a  fabulous  relation  of  certain  In- 
trigues and  adventures  of  Love  and  Gal- , 
lantry,  invented  to entcrtaiw  and  inftiudl  I 
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ROMANS,  the  polite  lafignagefe- 
mcrly  Spoken  at  the  court  of  tratot,  ia 
contradiftindtion  to  the  lfall»n  b^ 
guage. 

KOMA'NTiaLNXSS  l^^rvaanUft, 
F.]  fiOitiouOiefs,  egregious  Ulfcnrf*. 

ROME  [Roma^t.  which  Ibmedcn* 
of  "P^wa,  Gr.  ftrength,  power,  &*.  otbcn 
of  G\\  JUO,  he  was  exa'icd,  wbci 
DD\Htlf,  height,  &c.  but  ahenrf 
RomMlas]  a  city  of  Xtaly. 

ROME-&ot,  was  an  annual  tribceil 
a  penny  for  every  faniily  paid  to  the  fe 
of  Rome  at  the  teaft  of  St.  JPettr  zi  Yv 
cfda^  i.  e.  on  the  ift  of  ^^. 

Thi&  was  firft  granted  by  Of  a,  ss  £tf 
fay  i  or  by  Lm,  king  of  the  »>i  Sjm, 
as  others  (ay  ^  who  being  on  a  pilgn» 
age,  and  at  Rvme  A.  P.  723,  gavekn 
an  Alms.  This  tribute  amounted  to  ;s 
marks  and  one  noble  a  year.  Ouri^ 
ceftors  did  frequently  complam  d  t^ 
mark  of  flavery  t0  the  church  of  llf«,< 
a  burthen  and  a  fcandal  to  the  £»gtf 
nation.  And  in  the  time  of  kii^  tr 
ward  III.  it  was  forbidden  to  be  pi* 
tho' the  Parliament  had  complain'drf 
it  as  as  a  grievance,  A.  J>.  izo5,  intS 
rime  of  king  ro*».  KingJ3ep7Vnt 
abrogated  it,,  but  it  was  lervilclr  if 
ftored  by  queen  Mary ;  but  at  laft  \£S 
lyabolUhedby  queen  ElixMheth. 

ROMPEEOnAwiAjJ 
So  they  call  a  chevron,  abfl 
it  is  borne  of  this  nofi 
He  beaieth  a  CbtvwiM 
p€e,  between  thrte  MmH^' 
by  the  Name  9f  Soidt^ 

ROOD  [of  Land]  a  quantity  tsp 
to  the  4th  Part  of  an  acre,  and  cdoo^ 
ing  40  fquare  Perches  or  Poles. 

To  ROOK  oM,  to  wipe  one  of  ^ 
money. 

ROOTCERY,  a  Place  where  ia» 
hatint  or  refide, 

ROOMINESS  [of  numicj  »4 
nerre.  Sax."]  largencfs  of  Place.       j 

ROO'MY  [jiumij,  AixJ  laigc,»| 
pacious.  1 

A  ROOTjMif*,  L.  coeHyH 
that  Part  of  a  Plant,  S^c.  that  etum 
it  felf  downwards,  that  imbibes  ^ 
juices  of  the  earth,  and  tranGnitst^; 
to  other  Parrs  for  their  nurritioo  j  ^ 
the  original  of  a  thing  or  matter,  otW 
which  it  naturally  draws  in  its  oooriftn 
ment. 

ROOT  [in^  Maibemat.']  anmnkr^ 
quantity  which  is  multiply'd  byitii^ 
or  confideied  as  the  baiia  or  bittMi^ 
of  a  higher  Power. 


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lObT  of  an  Il^Mstiom  [in  Algebra]  is 
;  value  <a  an  unknown  quantity  in  an 

RtyOTLINGS  [m  3of^»«y]  finall 
>ts  of  Plants.  _   ^ 

Ba/<-ROPE   [with   Marin.]   a  tope 
ejcin  the  fails  are  fcwed 
Btidv-KOPf;  a  lopcty'dtothcbooy 
MIC  end»  and  to  the  anchor-s  Aook  at 
r other.  ,     ,   ,.      ,     . 

Ut'RO?^  a  repc  for  halmg  in  the 

^  ROPE  ?  a  rope  add61  to  the 
;j*^-ROPE3  boat-rope,  when  tow- 
at  the  Ihip's  ftcm,  to  keep  her  from 
tring.  .  , 

E»tri;;^ROPE,  a  Tojpc  belonging  to 
jcntring-laddcrtoholdby. 
feer-KOVZ,  a  pic^  of  a  hawfcr  made 
t  to  the  m'ain-yatd  a'^d  fore-yard, 
fe  to  the  ties,  Q»c,  to  Ibccour  the  ties, 
helping  to  hoife  up  the  yards,  ©h;. 
It,  if  the  ties  fliould  brddc,  they  may 
Id  up  thifr-rnkft. 

&«{-ROP£,  a  hair-rope,  which  rUns 
ween  the  keel9>n  and  keel  of  the 
p,  to  clear  the  limber-holes,  when 
takedup  with  ballalt,  Qk. 
!>mwjrtfr-ROPE,  a  rope  over  the  ram- 
id,  if  one  Part  of  the  tie  Ihould  break, 
>icvent  the  other  Part  from  running 
D*  the  ram  head,  and  endangering 

iLwIrROPES  Dn  a  Ship]  aiethoifc 
icb  run  on  blocks  and  flrfvers. 
Ilii^^i,^  ROPES  [in  a   Sbtf]  the 
Duds  and  ftays. 

r»>-ROPES,  thoib  wherewith  thfcy 
©f  ftrike  the  Aiain  ot  fore  top-mafts. 
VOP^-IVitd.  an  herb. 
LO^tSIINESS  [fpokcn  of  liiiuors] 
thick,  clammy  <luality.      , 
CORA'STRUM.Jiybitebnony,  L. 
CORATIDN.  a  felling  of  dew,  L, 
lORlTERUS  Duaui  [with  Anmt.]A 
fel  s^ng  aboht  the  kidney,  on  the 
fide,  Which  afcends  along  the  cheft, 
I  eixb  at  the  fubclavian  ^in,  on  the 
fide  }   the  ufti  of  which  is  to  convey 
joices  calrd  ChyU  «nd  Lymphs^  from 
lower  parts  to  the  heart,  called  alio 

LORI  <5eROUS  \twigena,  L]  pto- 
ed  of  dew 

LORI'FtXJ0USrwiiU«J,  L.]flov^- 
with  dew.  ^  «  «  ..    - 

iO  RULENT  [r^tewtMs,  L.]  «btl  of 

to  RiD  [rvftJWs,  Lil  dewyi  wettilh, 

ft. 

LOS.  the  dew  Which  falls  upon  the 

HMi  in  the  night  time,  Li 


I  ROS  t.  e.  dew  [with  snt.  ffyf.  &C.JI 
the  iirll  moiflure  that  falls  from  the  ek^ 
I  treinities  of  the  vefiels,  and  is  diit)eilM 
upon  the  fubltance  of  the  members. 

ROS  [according  to  GaUn]  is  a  third 
fort  of  moillure  whereby  the  Parts  of 
ahimal  bodies  are  nouri(hed,  and  is  oon^ 
taihed  in  all  che  Parts  of  an  animal,  ]itt 
a  certain  deW  fphnkled  upon  them. 

ROSA,  aiofe,  X. 

ROSA'CEOUS  Lrq^KfAi,  L.]  of  tb6 
^ofekind. 

ROSA'DE,  a  liquor  made  of  pouted- 
ed  altoinnds,  milk  and  fugar. 

ROSEATE  [of  roftus,  L]  icented 
with,  or  fmclling  of  rofcs. 

KOSEiKmiflematicMiy]  reprefeltstht 
momenury,  and  fickle  iUte  of  man'a 
life,  the  firaUty  and  inconftancy  ^ 
which  is  fuch,  that  wc  are  no  Iboner 
bom  into  the  world,  but  we  prefcntlf 
begin  to  leave  it  ^  and  as  the  deleOabl^ 
beauty,  and  redolence  of  fmell  of  thU 
flower,  does  (Uddenly  fade  and  pcrilh,  lb 
the  lift  of  man,  his  beauty,  ftoecgth 
and  worldly  cftaic,  are  fo  mutable,  wea* 
and  inomentary,  that  often,  the  lame 
day  that  he  flourilhes  moth  he  diea. 

ROSE  [in  Jrchiteffitre]  the  figtire  of 
a  tofe  in  fculpture  chiefly  usM  in  frizes* 
coimiches,  vaults  of  churchfes,  and  r«rr 
tictllarly  in  the  middle  of  each  face  of 
thtCoriutbian  Abacus  i  and  alio  in  the 
llpaces  between  modillions  under  the  pU« 
fondsof  comiches.  ^  ..    > 

Under  the  ROSE  [/«*  »>,  tl  it 
phrafc  made  ufe  of  to  denote  fccrefyt 
which  is  laid  to  hare  had  this  original. 
There  is,  among  the  anticnts,  a  tradi- 
tion thafc  the  God  of  Love  Jnade  a  /cry 
beautiful.  Bofe,  the  firfbthat  hid  becrt 
khoWn,  to  Harioeratest  thfc  godof  (ilcncc. 
and  gave  it  hicA  to  cnaage  him  not  td 
difeovcr  any  of  the  intngucs  of  hia  mo- 
ther Ventts.  Hence  proceeded  a  cuftom  to 
place  a  Kofe  in  the  rooms  where  they  met 
for  mirth  and  divcrtiftnient,  to  intimatt^ 
that  under  the  afflirancc  thereof  thef 
mirfit  lay  afide  all  conftralnt  and  fpeak 
what  they  pleas'd,  and  h  the  tKc  JU/a 
became  a  fymbol  of  filencc. 

ROSETUM,  a  rofe-bed,  a  gatdett 
ot  pla^e  planted  with  rofts  L 

ROSETUM  fin  Ant,  Veeds]  a  low, 
waiery  place,  full  of  rcCds  and  rufhes  \ 
alio  thatch  for  tbc  covering  of  houfiw^ 
ihide  of  reeds.         ^  ^   .,. 

tjCSOUS.    SieRofaSohs. 

ROSSELLY  I-wi,  light  land. 

RO'STRA,  a  Part  of  the  JU«j»i 
forum,  whcreih  ofatiohs.  JJ'eadinRb,  and 
fbnernl  hatanfiuds,  6^.  Were  ^^Igg^^^ 

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fcO'ST  ImfaciHS,  LI  fuU  of,  or  like 
tofek. 

KOSYCRU'aANS,  q,J.  brothcn 
of  the  KofyCrofi,  Thcir  chief  wis  a 
Ctnmsm  gentleman,  educaied  in  a  mo- 
mlleiy,  where  having  leam*d  the  lan- 
guages, he  traTcliCd  co  the  holy  land, 
Aitm  1379.  and  beirg  at  Damafms,  and 
falling  ficlc,  he  had  the  conTeriation 
of  ibme  Af^lis  and  other  oriental  Philo- 
fi>pher9,  bf  whom  he  is  fuppofed  to  be 
initiated  into  this  myderious  art.  At 
his  return  into  Germukny  he  formed  a 
Ibcicty,  and  communicated  to  them  the 
fecrets  he  had  brought  with  him  out  of 
the  £^,  and  died  Anno  14S4 

A  fcft  or  cabal  of  hermccical  Philo- 
lbphers«  who  bound  them felves  together 
l»y  a  Iblemn  fccrec,  whicli  they  fwore  in- 
tiolably  to  obferrc ;  and  obliged  them- 
lelTCs,  at  their  admifllon  into  the  order, 
to  a  llriA  oblcrvance  of  certain  efta 
bUflied  rules. 

They  pretended  to  know  all  ftienccs, 
and  efpccially  medicine,  of  which  they 
publilhed  thcmfelves  the  reftorera.  They 
alio  pretended  to  be  maflers  of  abun- 
dance of  important  lecrets^  and,  among 
others,  that  of  the  Philofopher  s  Stone  j 
all  which  they  affirmed  they  had  re- 
ceived by  tradition  from  the  antient 
Egypti»ns^  ChaldcMHSy  the  Magi  and 
Gymmfofhifis. 

They  pretended  to  protrad  the  period 
of  human  life  by  means  of  certain 
pqlhtnms^  and  even  to  reftore  youth. 

They  prctcmicd  to  know  all  things  i 
they  arc  alfo  called  the  itroiJibU  Brothers^ 
becaulc  they  have  made  no  appearance, 
but  have  kept  themfelves  imcog.  for  ieve* 
ral  yeais. 

This  fociety  is  frequently  fignificd  by 
the  lettcn,  F.  K.  C,  q.  Fratrei  Koris 
Co^f,  it  being  pretended  that  the  mat- 
ter of  the  Philofopher'f  Stone  Is  Df«, 
conco^bed  and  exalted. 
.  ROTA,  a  wheel  5  a'fo  the  name  of 
the  fi'rfl  jurilclidtion  of  the  court  of 
J?ow»,  I.. 

ROTA  Arfjiotelha  lArifiotles  whecl, 
(bcflllM  bccaufclaidtobc  firft  taken  no- 
tice of  by  Artjloile]  a  celebrated  problem 
in  merha nicks,  founded  on  the  motion 
of  a  wheel  about  its  axis. 

The  di/ficU'ty  is  this  5  while  a  circle 
makes  a  revolution  on  its  centre  advan* 
cing  at  the  fame  time  in  a  right  line 
along  a  Planet  it  deferibe^  on  that 
Plane,  a  right  line  equal  to  its  circum- 
ference 

Now  if  this  circle,  which  we  may  call 
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f mailer  ctidc  coneoxxxk  wxthTk,  1 
which  has  no  motion,  bat  what  k 
ceives  from  the  deferent »  which  ii 
cafe  of  a  nave  of  a  coach  wheel,  ca 
along  by  the  wheel ;  this  little  didi 
nave  will  dcfiEiibe  a  line  in  tbe  tia 
revolution,  equal  not  to  iu  o«n  die 
ference,  but  to  that  of  the  wbed, 
that  its  centre  ailvances  to  a  riglfti 
a3  faft  as  that  of  the  wheddi 
as  being  in  reality  the  fiune  there^ 

The  matter  of  UCt  is  certain : 
how  it  fliould  be  feems  a  raydeiy.  1 
obvious  that  the  wheel  advancirig, 
ring  the  revolution,  mcil  deicribean 
line  equal  to  its  circumfercDce; 
how  fhould  the  nave,  that  revohci! 
the  wheel  defnribe  a  ri^t  line  fii  ■ 
greater  than  the  circumference. 

This  Problem  has  exercised  the  1 
or  many  great  mathematiciam,  1 
have  given  difierent  ibiutions  \  toi 
of  which  are  latis^idlary. 

ROTA'R Y,  of  or  pcitainlng  I 
wheel  $  whirling  or  taming  xoozid,! 
rotary  motion. 

ROTAnrED  [fDUbri,  L]  la 
round  like  a  wheel. 

ROTATION  [in  6»«.l  thcda 
volution  of  a  fuiface;  rouixi  an  m 
veable  line. 

ROTATION  [with  ^wt.]  thesi 
of  the  muftles,  aJVAr^iatrnts^  « 
motion  they  give  to  the  Fim  to^ 
they  are  affixed. 

ROTATOR  Femmris  •stmftmb 
AmmlI  a  mufcle  that  tuins  the  ik 
outwards,  L. 

the  RO'TONDA?  in  Rj«e[rf« 

ROTUNDO  3  dns^  L-  «■ 
was  aniiently  called  the  Famihm, 
eaufe  dedicated  to  all  the  Gisds.  i 
great  mafTy  vault  140  Soot  high*  0 
many  brotid,  having  a  hole  open  a 
top  of  nine  or  ten  foot  diamccer*  •* 
at  this  day,  flands  a  bold  sffl  1 
piece  of  archiiedture,  altho*  it  js" 
at  the  top  and  hath  not  had  faf  J 
years  pillars  to  bear  upiits  roof  T» 
arc  now  lying  along  on  the  gtoc«f 
on  the  outfide  of  this  ftru^tiirc.  tfcfl 
of  its  columns,  each  of  them  W«l 
of  one  piece,  fix  foot  in  diainttOj^ 
«;3  foot  in  height.  This  fiiWd  f* 
in  his  time,  accounted  one  of  the  K 
wonders  then  extant  ^ 

RO'TTENNBSS  [jiotncff* 
po-can,  Sax.  or  rOtten)  I>»3l*' 
edneis,  or  being  fnfed*  widitlley 

RaTULA,  f .  e.  a  littJe  Wboi 
ji«4i8M7]  the  bone  of  the  knetptfi 

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K^CyrULUS  Wintomdlln  Ifom'fT>»y 
9ok]  a  roll  containing  an  cxaft  furvey 
'  aU  England  i  fo  called,  becaufe  it 
Bf,  in  autient  times,  kept  at  U^incb^ier, 
ROTUNDIFO'LIOUS  [in  Botan. 
W*.!  which  hai  round  leaves. 
ROTU'NDNESS  Imnnditas^  L-  n>- 
mditi^  F.I  roundncfi. 
ROTU'NDUS  Lwith  AMt,"]  a  name 
ifcn  to  feveral  mufclc*,  From  the 
.ondneik  of  their  form  •,  partiailarly 
le  of  the  radii,  which  fcrves  to  turn 
ic  palm  ofthe  hand  downwards. 

ROU'GHNESS  Lhjiujcneirrc,  ^'*-] 
nevcnneft,  is  that  which  by  the  m- 
luality  of  its  parts  is  difagrecablc  to 
ic  touch  i  hairindsi  brilHineis,  Sp^^ 

-Tw  ROUND  a  Horfe  [in  Horfemarjhtpj 

a  general  cxptefllon  for  aU  fo^ts  of 
lanage  upon  rounds :    So  that  to  round 

horfe  upon  a  trot,  gallop*  or  other- 
He,  i«  to  make  him  can7  his  Ihoul- 
en  and  his  haunches  compadtly  or 
landlr,  upon  a  greater  or  fmallcr  cir- 
c,  without  traveifing  or  bearing  to  a 

ROU-NDNESS  [rtni/wrr,   F.  ntundt- 

r$4  L-l  a  round  form.  ,     , 

KOU'NDEL        1  a    fong    begin- 

ROU'NDELAY  >  nir^gandendmg 

"ROU'NDO  J 'with   the  fame 

sntencc,  or  one  that  turns  back  again 

>  the  firft  ▼erfc,  and  then  goes  round. 

1«    ROUND   lamndir,    F.]    to    go 

ROUNDING,  encompafllng round, 

To  ROUND  in  At  'Emr  [prob.  of  pu- 
nan.  Sax.  to  mutter!  to  chide  a  Peribn 

ROUND-IV  [of  a  Ship']  is  a  round 
rame  of  boards,  lying  upon  the  crofi 
ree«,  near  the  head  ofthe  mail,  where 
he  men  may  Hand  ro  furl  and  loofi?  the 
DP  fails,  6^.  •        ,    . 

KOUND  .^'//Jcff  [vith  Af^rfi^V*!  Is 
rticn  a  rope's  end  is  lo  let  into  another. 
^c  they  ftiall  be  as  firm  as  if  they  were 
mt  one  rope.  ^^    .. 

BOUT  tin  a  L«w  Sef»fe^  an  aflfembly 
r  combination  of  three  or 'more  Perlbns 
Boing  forcibly  to  commit  an  unlawful 
i^Ct  r   altho*  they  do  not  perform  it. 

ILOUT  of  mn  Amy  Urronte,  F.]  the 
lillromfiture.      . 

■X«  ROUT  «•  -<^*r,  is  t©  diicomfit 
>r  put  it  to  Aight.  «    ^  . 

To  ROW  •  Boat  [of  jiopan,  Sm!]  to 
«ill  k  along  by  can. 

KO  WEL  [in  a  Sbip^  is  a  round  piece 
^^wfbod  or  Iron,  wherein  tbe  whip  goes, 
b^ng  nude  to  tujrn  «tom  .Ui*t  it  may 


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carry  ofcr  the  whip  the  eafier  from  fide 
to  fide. 

ROWTY,  over-rank,  or  ftrong,  laid 
of  corn  or  grafft.  .      „        ^    . 

ROYA^'L  JiftUr  [with  H4nteri]  the 
third  branch  of  the  horn  of  a  hart  or 
buck,  which  (hoots  out  from  the  rear  or 
main  horn,  above  the  bczantler. 

KOY Ah  Army,  iS  ar*  army  marching 
with  heavy  cannon,  capable  of  bcfiegng 
a  ftrong,  well-fortified  city.      ^  . 
ROYAL    Crown  of 
ErglAnd^t  is  Clos'd   by 
fcmicirclcs    of    gold, 
meeting  at  the  moildc 
or  globe  on  which  tbe 
croSftands,  and  thofc 
limicirclcs       adorned 
with  croflfes  and  0ower 
ie  L  ih  the  whole  imbcllUh'd  with  pre- 
cious Itones.                          ^  -  . ^ 

ROYAL  r//lwi,  whales  and  ftiirgeons, 

to  which  fomcadd  porpoifes  j  which  arc 

the  king's,  bjT  his  prerogative,  when 

caft  on  Ihore.  .  „ 

ROYA'LNESS  Inf^uU,  F.  ftf^Mus. 

iHoYALTlES,  the  royaVri^htt  ot 
prerogatives  of  a  king  or  que<ni  wh^^ 
the  dvilians  rccton  w  be  fix  in  num- 
ber vU,  the  power  of  ^udjcaiure,  the 
power  of  life'^and  death.^of  war  and 
peace,  of  levying  taxes  i.thc  goods  that 
Uvc  no  owners,  as  waifs,  ftrays,  O^. 
and  the  coinage  of  roojicy^ 

BriW^lirethe  crown;  fteptcr,  and 
5>ve,  ciols,  St,  Edward^s  ftarf,  foujrdi^ 
fcrcnt  forts  of  fwords,  the  oib  and  croft, 
&^.  ufed  at  coronations.  .  ^  n  »^ 

To  ROUZE  [of  *P»)>  J^/^^ 
raiife,  excite,  or  Air  upi  alfc  to  awake 

^' Tb  RcfuZE  -  yf^t  ITTu^tinz  Plr-« 
is  to  raifc  him  from  his  harbour. 
te    R0U2E  •  H^ftty  &e.  ye* 

ThrM  Is  «o  ^^^^  *"  ^^^  P*^ 
which  lie*  flacK  in  the  water. 

To  ROUZE  fin  FaUcvry^  is  fatd  ot  a 
hawk,  when  he  lifts  up  and  ihakes  him- 

^^A  ROUTING  Lie,  9,  whisking  great 

"""5  RU-BBER  [of  relljCtti  ^***-3  one 
that  rubs,  or  a  rubbingbrufti. 

RUBEO'LA  [with  liyficismi  ^  fott 
of  f»nall  pox  or  meafles. 

RUBE'K^ENT  Lin  J?<»Ui».  ITnt.] red- 

^RUBETUM,  a  clolc  full  of  niftea 
or  brambles;  or  a  Place  ^hcrc  many 
rulh^grow,iu  j^^^^^ 

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KUWA  Cwith  IXftei^O  goOInimd 
KUAIA  J/fiilM^  the  hob  nood- 

BXjZKATtmOmm  IBttanf^  madder. 

KUBICAN  Ctimr  [of  a  Ib^^l  isa 
9«nj^vra/,  or  Itt^cfc,  wirh  a  /i|^  Gmy 
or  frHit  npon  the  flanks  i  but  ib,  that 
the  Or^  or  IT^k'tf  is  not  prodomiaant 
there- 

RUBICU'KDITY  {frMUmmditss,  U] 
ledneft. 

KU'BID  IndnJMs^  L.]  reddiih»  Ciiar 
thy,  red. 

RUBIED*  tinctured  of  the  colour  of 
m  rub?,  red,  Miltom. 

RXJBI GINOSE  >   [  nAigimlHit  t-  ] 

RUBlGlNOVsy  niftyr 

RUBl'GO  (with  Bp^^sn^i]  mildew,  a 
diibdb  that  happcm  to  I^laois^  aod  pto- 
ceedi  from  a  dewy  moifture,  which  fal- 
ling upon  them,  and  not  being  drawn  up 
by  the  heat  of  the  fun,  by  iu  fliarpnefs, 
gnawf  and  conupts  the  inward  fub^aoce 
of  Plants.  L. 

RU^BKICA*  a  maiking  ftone,  nid< 
die,  or  red-oker,  L. 

RUBRICA  Lwith  i^.]  a  kind  of 
fiDg-wonn,  or  red  tetter. 

KVBRICATED  Irubri^tus,  L.] 
Viade  pf  a  red  colour. 

RVBRICK  [in  the  Csm*  L««l  a 
title  or  article  in  the  antient  lawbooks, 
^  called,  becaufe  antiently  written,  as 
the  titles  of  the  chapters  in  our  antient 
bibles  are)  in  red  letters. 
,  RU'BUS  [with  B»t4M{/fi]  the  black- 
tery  b\ilH,  £. 

Ry|tX?S-C4iMMts,  the  dogbriar»  or 
wild  eglantine^  JD* 

KUBUS-Iitfitf,  theraipberry  btifli,L. 
,  KU'BY  :ni*ii.  F.  of  rirAffrv,  L.  to  be 
>red]  the  moll  valuable  of  precious 
Ifcones,  next  to  the  diamond ;  andnhen 
perfeAly  beautiful,  t)othh)g  inferior. 
^  RUBY  fin  HerMUry]  bclnff  red.  Is 
fifed  for  gules,  by  thole  who  blazon  the 
arms  of  the  prime  nobility  by  precioui 
Hones,  initead  of  metals  and  colours. 

RUCTATION  [with  Ftyjfc]  bcleh- 
Jng,  a  depraved  motion  of  the  Itomach, 
cauibd  by  an  cAnrcfcence  there,  where* 
by  vapours  and  flatulent  matter  are  fpnt 
put  of  the  mouth. 

RU'DDER  [jlo'*SoJl,  Smx,']  a  piece 
of  timber  which  is  hung  at  the  ftem- 
pofts  of  a  Ihip,  on  hinges,  and  which 
being  turned  fometimes  one  fide  to  the 
water,  and  Ibmetlmes  the  other,  turns 
or  diredb  the  veflfcl  this  way  or  that. 

RX7DD£R-lt£)>r,  a  rope  let  through 
the  (ternpoft^  and  the  head  of  the  rud- 


RU 


der»  ibthat  bochcDdsMybe«Bi 
or  fafiened together.  "Die  vie  offl 
rope  is  to  lave  the  naider,  if  k  Ibd 
be  torn  off  finND  the  iioiit  by  aofi 
cidcm. 

RUDDER-Xrw  [of  a  A^]  i 
cheeks  of  that  uoo,  wbcieof  the  pat 
is  pan,  which  ia  laflened  sod  oi 
down  upon  the  cake  of  Che  niildc&     J 

RUa>DlN£SS  (jm^DuneXJei  U 
frelh-colouredncB;.  ] 

RU1>£N£S$  [of  JietaDejre.  Si 
or  rud^e^  F.  of  rmditMS,  L..]  nnam 
c^poliOiedneia. 

RUDERARY  [nuUrMTua^  Uj  I 
longing  to  xnbbilh. 

KVDGB^tosJh'd  ktrjity^  kexier*dd 
made  of  fleecewooU^  onl j  walh'd i 
the  back  of  the  fiieep. 

RUDIMENTS  \rudimemt,  T^dfU 
mimtMm^Of  rmdis^L.  ignormnt J  the  U 
elemental  prinoples  or  grotmdft  cf  a 
an  or  fcience  h  called,  bees^fc  tM  I 
that  firA  cometo  be  inStroGtcd,  axe  ibsfi 
fed  to  be  Kmdest  i.  e.  altogether  ignnat 

RUDE'NTURE  fin  Arebiua.]  m 
figure  of  a  lope  or  ftafl^  Ibmediiiespi^i 
and  Ibmetlmes  carved,  wbeiewidi  ik 
Autings  of  columns  are  firequently  Sk 

'^'^RUDERATION  [in  ^^Mtea.)  ^ 
laying  of  a  paveroest  with  Febbl0« 
little  Stones.    L. 

RUEFUL  [of  Jieopjcian,  Xtf.  U] 
IbrtowiiiU  woeful. 

RU£'FULN£SS[ofjleopji«iHlB] 
Ibrfowiulnefs,  repentance. 

RU'EI^Boiif,  thewhidbooe  of  ike 
knee. 

RU'ELLETofrire,  F.  a  fh^eetl  afr 
tie  ftieet.  It  is  of  late  broqg^  isre  t^ 
among  us,  to  lignify  an  Meoug^  or  otha 
genteel  apartment,  where  the  la&sir 
ceive  vifits  either  in  bed  or  up. 

RUFF,  a  bird*  which  in  fightiic 
raifts  up  its  feathers  like  a  doable  roC 

RU^FFLES,  a  fort  of  omaniciici^ 
linncn  or  lace  worn  on  the  axraa  of «» 
men,  and  of  men,  6fc. 

BiU'GGEDNESS  [of  hjinhj^e,  £0.] 
rookhneii,  onevenels. 

RUtsITUS  [with  PhyH  an  efKre 
fcence  of  CbjfUf  and  excrements  in  the 
blood,  whereby  wind  and  icfcial  ocho 
motions,  excited  in  the  guts,  roll  up  axd 
down  the  excrements,  when  there  is  nc 
eaiy  vent  upwards  or  downwards,  Lu 

RUGO'SENESS  [of  r«p^,  L.] 
roughneft,  fulnefi  of  wrinUtt^  pl«iti^  a 
furrows,  &»c. 

To  RUINATE  [rwMiwr,  LJ]  torn 

ui»or|pi«to<ui9- 

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RID 

HUlNA^riDNt  deftniftion.  ruin. 
RU'INOUSNESS  [of  rmWui,  L.}  a 
raiootii,  or  ruinating  fivulty  ot  flace. 

RULE  Cf«K''''»  ^}  "^  certain  maxim, 
canon,  or  prKept*  to  be  obferyed  in  any 
art  orfcience,  law;  or  prinqple  to  go 
Vyi  aftatnteordccieeofaxeijglousor- 
<ler  i  fway  or  command. 

RUMB    7[inA;cm^/M]thecoi]rie 

RHUMB3of  alhip,  i.e.  the  angle 
which  flie  makes  in  ber  failing  with  the 
meridian  of  the  place  Ibe  is  in)  allb 
one  point  of  the  mariner^  compaik,  or 
II  dqpees  and  i'4t  «tz.  the  gxd  part  of 
the  cirenrnference  of  the  horizon. 

RUMINATlON.achewlngche  end, 
ev.  a  natural  motion  of  the  (lomach, 
9k,  mttwlly  idicvtng  one  another,  by 
which  mean*  the  fbod  that  was  eaten  ha- 
ftilyatfirft,  is  convey'd  back  to  the 
mooth  again,  and  there  chew>l  and 
Rvallow'd  down  a  feeond  time»  to  the 
neat  advantage  of  the  creature. 
^To  RU'MM AGE  [in  aji^mttoe  Stnft] 
k  to  rake  into,  or  to  ftareh  narrowly. 

r«  RU'MOUR  [rMmanmfj^rgm,  W] 
to  tell  abroad. 

A  RUMPLE  rt0m|lel»  D».  Jium. 
pelle,  Smx,'S  a  crtaib  or  fold  in  a  pr- 
nent,  made  by  tumbling  and  towting, 
>r  by  being  prcfled. 

RUN  of  m  SbiflSeM'Ttrm]  is  that  part 
)f  her  hull  under  water,  which  comes 
larrower  by  degrees  ftom  the  aoor-iim* 
ien  to  the  ftempoit 

Oitod'RVN  iSta-rerm]  a  Ihip  is  &id  to 
laveagoodrun,  when  flic  comes  off 
landibmely  by  degrees,  and  her  tudc 
ying  not  too  low. 

*  Bsd'KVS  lS$s  Term]  is  when  a  fliip*s 
nek  lies  too  low,  fo  that  it  hinders  the 
^siflk^  of  the  water  towards  the  rudder, 
b  that  flie  eannot  ileer  well,  nor  make 
iny  good  way  thro*  the  fea,  but  will  itill 
le  failing  to  the  leeward. 

KimGHemJs  [of  ^  Ship']  the  heads 
if  the  ground-timbers,  which  are  made 
I  little  bending,  or  where  they  begin  to 
ompaA,  and  that  direa  the  mould  or 
Nveep  of  the  iVtttoeks  and  navdtimbcn. 

RUO^IC  L«if^iM#f.  that  of  the  Gotbu 
>ii«ri,and  other  antient  n'^hem  nations^ 
mt  this  is  more  frequently  called  SeU' 
mmie.  Some  imagine  it  was  ealted  Ku- 
ic^  9»  Mng  myfterious  and  icicntifical, 
ike  theE^ptUm  hieroglyphicks. 

RU'NOTTJthe  maw  of  a  calf,  or 

R£  NNET  3  an  acid  juice  found  in 
he  Aomachs  of  calres,  that  hate  fbd  on 
lorhlng  but  milk  i  and  are  killed  beft^re 
he  digffllon  be  perfedted,  commonly 
[ftd  in  turning  milk,  to  be  made  into 
Mefe-cuids. 


RU 

RUNNI>^G  •/  ^omTj,  a  clamlcftinic 
landing  of  goods,  without  paying  the  lc«  * 
gal  cuOom  or  duties  for  the  lame. 

RUl^TURE-W^orf.  an  herb. 

RURAO-ITY   ?[ofnfr«/w,L]coun- 

RUKA'LNESSi  try-likenei^,  clown* 
iflmeft. 

RUKAL-Dmit,  an  eccieftafticat  olB'> 
cer  under  the  arch  deacon.  Every  dio- 
eels  has  in  it  one  or  more  arch  deacon* 
ries,  for  the  difpatch  of  church-a&irs, 
and  every.  «rch-deaoonry  is  divided  into 
fewer  or  more  rural  deanrics :  the  offiop 
of  thelb  deans  is  upon  orders  to  fummoa 
the  cleigy )  to  £gnily  by  ietteit  tho 
biihop*8  pleafure,  dv. 

RURIXOUST  [rjMM2«,  L.]  an  hof« 
baiylman. 

RURI'GENOUS  imigifm^  L]  bom 
'or  dwelling  in  the  country. 

RU'SHlNKSSIofjliyc,  Sm%.xfnpi\, 
a  being  full  of  or  having  rufiics, 

RU%TiaTY         \[n^idtm$,    U 

RVSTICALNESS^  n^kiii^  F.] 
clowniflineliL  violentnefs. 

RU'STlCfl  tin  mat  ^nti]  the  clowns 
or  inferior  tenants,  who  held  lands,  and 
cottages,  by  doing  the  fcrvicc  of  plough- 
ing and  other  laborious  fcrviccs  in  haf« 
bandry  for  their  lord. 

RU'STICK  ^i$y  thoie  who  prefided 
over  agriculturej  coimtry  deities. 

RUSTICX  [in  Anhiua.']  a  method 
of  building  in  imitation  of  nature,  rather 
than  according  to  art }  the  coHimns  are  - 
eneom palled  with  frequent  cindures. 

RU'STICK  Wmk lAnhua.']  is  where 
ftones  of  a  building,  inllead  of  being 
fmooth,  are  hatched  or  picked  with  th<: 
p^int  of  a  hammer. 

RU'STICK  Orier  [ArchUeH']  an  or- 
der with  ruaick-qnoins,ninick-work|  fin:. 

RU  STINESS  L  JToJWSncjr  jc,  Aix  J 
the  being  rufty. 

RU'STLING  [of  hpir«an,  Sax^ 
making  a  noife,  as  armour  and  new  gar- 
ments do. 

RUSTY  rjiojrtij.  Sax.']  covered 
with  Tuft. 

RUSy,  full  of  ftratagems  and  devi- 
ces i  fubtle,  crafty. 

—  RUSTRE  Fin  Ht^Ury^ 
is  exadlly  the  fnmc  fqarc  fi- 
gure .18  the  maicle,  only  tbq 
ruflrc  is  pierced  round, 
whereas  the  mafcle  is  pier- 
eed  fqnnre,  as  in  the  figure. 

RLO'A  TinBotiiifjfJnie,  L.  _ 

RUTHFUL  [jiu'^jcul,  &ix.]  piti- 
ful, comoafllonatc 

RU'THFULNESSrjiu^jrulneJ're, 
SmxA  compaffionatenefi. 

.    „   ,..yG00gl?^VT. 


SA 

.HUTTraH  [v»  vUnx  mtUr^  F.]  an 

^Id  beacai  ibldier. 

RUTTING  [with  HmhUts']  fignifiet 

ft  hart  or  buck  going  to  coHple  or  sngsa- 

der. 
KY, «  fliore,  coait  or  baok,  Brit 
RY^A.L,  a  piece  of  gold-coin,  whidi 

In  the  time  of  king  Hemy  VI.  tvas  crir- 

rencfor  lo  i.  nnder  Hemy  VIII.  for  ii  f. 

ji.  and  in  queen  Eiizm^tb's  fXvac  for 

RSTTH  [Cpr||)  Brit.]  a  Fold. 


Qf9  Romsw,  Sfs  Itslkkt  Sf^Ssx. 
^  0tft  OU  Engli/h,  %rt^  Gf.  are 
the  eighteenth  Lcttcn  in  order  of  the 
alphabet,  D  the  iifceencb,  and  XO  the 
twenty  firft  of  the  Hebrew, 

8  [mm  effe,  or,  S,  F.  ]  aii  izon  bar  like 
•nS. 

S»  is  loA,  and  may  be  termM  a  liquid 
in  the  WQids  IJU^  IJland^  Kifconnt.  S 
i^unds  like  x,  in  Cbjtife,  Pr^ift^  d*c  and 
X  like  /  in  raze,  A  long/  muft  never  be 
placed  at  the  end  of  a  word,  as  maintainf^ 
j)or  a  fliort  s  in  the  middle  of  a  word, 
O  cam^ires, 

SS,  in  the  title-pages  of  books,  olVen 
fUnd  for  Sosins,  L.  a  companion  or  mem- 
ber,   or  Skrietatis,    of    the  company, 
S  among  the  ancients,  was  a  numeri- 
cal letter,  and  fignified  7. 

S  [in  books  ot NavUattMjtl  i^andsfoT 
Ihmh. 

'  SABA'SIA  [jmBilfix,  Gr-I  noftumal 
myfterics  celebrated  by  the  (jreeh  in  ho- 
nour of  Jupiter  S^'tMziMs,  into  which  all 
that  were  initiated  had  a  golden  ferpent 
^n  in  at  their  breads,  and  taken  out  at 
the  lower  pan  of  their  garments,  in  com- 
memoration of  Jfipiter"^  ravilhing  Pn>- 
fcrpinaj  m  the  form  of  a  ferpent^ 

SA^BB ATH  [of  mtehes^  a  nc«aumal 
aflcmbly,  fiippofed  to  be  held  on  Sstur' 
dar^  in  which  the  devil  is  laid  to  appear 
;n  the  Ihape  of  a  goat,  about  which  they 
make  feveral  dances  and  magick  cere- 
jrtonies.  In  order  to  prepare  themfelves 
for  this  meeting,  they  take  fcveril  fopor- 
Ifickdnigs,  after  which  they  are  fitnci- 
cd  to  fty  up  the  chimney,  an<i  to  be  fpi- 
rited  or  carrieil  thro'  theair^  riding  on 
alWitch  to  their  labbath-afl^mbly. 

SABBATICALNKSS  fof fahbatiq^e, 
F.  or  f*bhaticHs,  L.  of  rCW?,  Hth  ]  the 
being  of  thenattirc  or  <iu4ity  of  a  fab- 
Va.th. 

SA'WATUM  iinVom's'iay  BooJfe] 
peace  or  quiet. 


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^  ASrNA  [wkb  J{ite».]  Che  tai  & 
vin,  L, 

SA'3LB[inJ&raU.lfift. 
fii£cf  black.  Ic  is  ajad^ 
fed  in^  ccginiving  by  Ina 
hatch'd  a-csois  each  o(tao» 
as  in  the  cCcutcbeon,  of  cbe 
virtu^  and  qualities  of  the  ibol,  itd^ 
notes  fimplidty,  wiidon,  pradenee,  asd 
honefty)  of  the  planets,  Ucuro^  s£  tlie 
four  eiemenci,  the  earthy  of  raeol^ 
lead,  iron  1  of  predous  ikon^  the  dia- 
mond %  of  tiees,  the  olive  y  of  bnds,the 
crowofftaveo)  of  the  ages  of  men,  tbe 
lalt. 

SA'BULOUSNESS  IfMlmUfiUs,  L] 
fandinefi,  dv. 

SACEA,  Feftivals  held  by  the  B^If 
UnUns,  a«.  in  honour  of  their  god  i«r 
itides :  They  fKre  in  tbe  Ejijk  msxh  dx 
iame  as  the  SstunuUia  wett  at  Asm,  i 
feaft  for  flaves,  atxl  one  of  tiie  reicnf 
nies  of  it  was  to  chufe  a  prifoncro^ 
demn'd  to  death,  and  ti>  MXitm  binsS 
the  pleaiures  and  gratifications  he  codA 
wifli  before  he  was  catried  to  < 


SACCADE  [  in  the  Mmwmge  ]  a  t» 
lent  check  the  cattlier  givvs  bishoifei 
by  drawing  both  ^e  reins  ▼erjfiidda' 
lyi  a  oonedUon  uibd  when  tbebcdi 
beviTS  too  heavy  on  the  ha^Kl. 

SA^CCHARINE  [of  faceUrmi  L 
fuMT  y  of  the  qual  ity  of  iu^ar. 

SAICCHAKUM  p^'r,  tbe  Juice  (if 
Indian  canes  or  reeds,  rdbied  bybi' 
inc ,  and  hardened  by  bakiog*  I*. 

SACCHARUM  imoo^  the  Jb^ 
firfi]  a  kind  of  honey  of  a  gpmmj^ 
llance,  formerly  found  in  fctnc  leeds^ 

SAGCHARU^  Maturni  Cwlth  4- 
wi/^illug^roflcad. 

BA/CLO  B^teHttt^  a  kisdof  Uooa 
garment  of  a  yellow  oolowr  with  tm 
eroHb  on  it,  and  .painted  over  with  it 
vils  and  aames,  worn  by  pcrlons  or 
demnM  (by  the  Spamijb  inqai^tioa)  ts 
be  burned,  as  they  goto  execotion. 

SACCOPHO'RI  [w»nfif9'  dii^ 
a  lack,  and  4»<^^,  Gr.  I  bear]  an  vi^ 
ept  iedt,  fo  called  on  accoynt  of  tlicix 
wearing  of  iackcloth,  and  a£feaiDKt 
great  deal  of  aufterity  and  penance. 
SA'CCULU$  a  Iktie  bag  or  poA* 

whi(Qh  makes  the  beginning  of  the  tV 
racuk  VkP.  It  h  featcd  Tinder  the  eaeb- 
ac  artery  and  emulgent  veins-  bctwecB 
the  kidnies  and  €af>f4»  atratUUnh  ^ 
on  the  Vertebral  of  the  loins  t  it  is  cal- 
led ib»  4:mm0  JUtft4«^  bcav^  ^ 

G  n^ 


S  A 

^iDinilhioiiily  leeeitcs  the    humottn^i 
cali*d  Cbyis  and  I^»=^^  L. 

SA'CCUSf  a  fack,  bag  or  poueh»  L. 

SACCU5  [with  AMstamif^sj  the  gut, 

MuftidMS  SAUCER  IJnMt^)  a  mufcle 
srlfing  from  the  hind  pan  of  the  Os  Sa- 
tnmi  and  fanning  along  under  the /o;i- 
gifimus  dtrfi.  It  aflifts  in  ereOing  the 
tranlc« 

SACERDOHTALNESS  [of /o^eriot^l, 
F.  facgrd^uUiSf  L.]  ptieiUineis.  or  iike* 
DC&toaprielt 

SACRAMENTAXIA  Imnt.  Deeds] 
certain  iaciament-oficrings,  or  aiilo- 
inary  diie8»  formerly  paid  to  the  Pariih- 
Prieft  at  £^«f,  3ic.  L. 

SACRAMENT  A^IUM*  an  antient 
chtttcb-booky  comprehending  all  the 
prayen  and  ceremonies  pradtifed  ic  the 
celebiacion  of  the  facraments,  L. 

SACRAME'NTUM,  an  oath  given 
to  the  Rjman  foldiers,  to  be  tnie  and 
^thfui  to  i/ieir  general  and  country ) 
any  ttiing  that  is  done  by  virtoe  of  an 
oath  %  alfo  the  eucharlA*  X. 

SA  CREDNESS  lof  fscer,  L.  fsiwttti, 
F.  I»nBiUs^  L.1  holineft. 

SACRl  'COLIST  L  /«riV»Li,  L.]  a  de- 
wot  worfliippcr, 

SA^CRIPICE  U^crifemm  of  faetM^ 
boly  things,  and  /«cfo,  L.  to  perform] 
mn  offering  made  to  Gad  on  an  altar  by 
a  regular  miniiter,  as  the  payment  of 
honsse,  d>c, 

Writers  fay  that  the  dcTiU  being  ene- 
mies to  Gbd  and  his  glory,  from  the 
malignity  of  their  natures,  were  not 
content  with  the  offerings  of  the  fruits 
of  the  earth,  and  of  all  manner  of  crea- 
tures that  were  ufiially  lacrificed  to 
them,  but  were  fo  barbarous  as  to  re- 
<|iiire  human  victims,  «ix.  men  arid 
^omen,  to  be  butcher*d  and  burnt  alive 
npon  their  altars. 

The  KmMms  did  Ibmetimes  dedicate 
^hcir  young  inftnts  to  the  houlhold- 
f^ods,  the  gods  of  the  family.  The  Scy- 
t^Ums^  that  Inhabited  about  that  Part 
call'd  Tattrieaf  were  wont  to  facrificc 
to  their  Diaaa^  all  ftrangen  that  came 
into  their  hands  Many  damfcls  were 
beaten  to  death  with  bundles  of  rods  at 
aJl  altar  of  Bacchus  in  Afcadiai  y)\c 
Oermans  and  Cimhi  were  wont  cruelty 
to  torment  men,  and  afterwards  to  fa- 
cri^ce  them.  The  inhabitants  of  the 
0ioft  northern  climates  were  wont  to 
snake  a  feaft  .for  their  aged,  and  crown 
ttiem  with  parlands,  and  afterwards  caft 
ehem  down  from  an  high  rock  into  the 
#b*  I  and  others  threw  them  off  from 


SA 


bridges  into  rivers  $  whence  they  yttt$ 
called  Senes  J>e^ntanu  And  C</«r,  in 
his  commentaries,  relates,  that  the  an« 
tient  Gatds  ufed  to  drefs  up  a  hugo 
ftatue  made  of  branches  of  ozier,  having 
filled  it  with  living  Peribns,  to  bum  ic 
to  their  idols.  The  EgyftUns  and  inha- 
bitants of  Falt^iae  ofKxtd  their  own 
children  to  their  gods  i  and  the  IfradiUi 
themfelves  fo  far  imitated  their  barbari* 
tics,  as  to  cauie  their  children  to  pa£i 
between  two  fires »  till  they  were  mife- 
rably  feorched;  and  they  alfo  Ihut  cheat 
up  in  a  hollow  idol  of  bra&,  call'd  Mm* 
loeb^  made  red  hot,  and  while  thefe  in* 
nocent  vidims  weie  in  this  manner  tor* 
mented,  they  founded  trumpets,  beat 
drums,  S^c  to  -drown  their  outcries. 
Thence  the  Place  was  named  Topb$t^ 
f .  e.  a  dru(n.  And  Abax  and  Mamaffeb^ 
kings  of  yHdeMf  vxte  lb  wretched  as  to 
caufe  their  own  children  to  pafs  thro* 
the  fire  to  Molok. 

In  facrifices  to  idols,  a  choice  of  ani<* 
mals  was  made  according  to  the  difpoH^ 
tions  of  their  gods:  For  Mars  is  Aip* 
poibd  to  have  lov'd  no  creatures  but  fuch 
as  were  furious  and  warlike,  as  the  bull, 
d^.  and  Ne^Mwe  the  bull  and  the  liorfe. 
The  he  goat  was  dedicated  to  Bacchns^ 
becaufe  it  ispropenfe  to fpoil  vineyards 9 
Ceres  and  Juiw  had  cows  ofifered  in 
honour  of  them  $  Viamt  Ihe  goats }  axid 
FaMTtMS  kids 

The  ceremonies  obferv'd  in  their  ik* 
crifices  Were  theft :  They  were  careful* 
ly  to  oblcTve  if  the  vidtim  had  any  ble* 
mifh  •,  if  fo,  it  was  rejefted,  and  anothef 
taken,  rand  the  pneft  took  a  lump  o£ 
burnt  Com  and  fait,  and  fomctimes  meal 
mingled  with  fait,  and  threw  it  on  the 
vidtim  5  and  when  they  had  kill *d  ihC 
bcaft,  they  laid  it  on  the  fire,  and  thofis 
that  oficr'd  it  held  their  hands  upon  it, 
and  prayed  with  the  pricft,  and  then 
poured  wine  into  the  fire:  If  it  were  a 
Holocaust  i.  e.  a  whole  bumt-ofiTering, 
the  whole  was  confumed  in  the  flames  t 
But  if  not,  part  of  it  was  laid  alide  for 
the  priefts  and  thofe  that  offered  it. 

Then  they  danced  round  the  altar • 
finginR  hymns  and  fongs  in  honour  ot 
the  deity  to  whom  it  was  offered. 
Thefe  hymns  ronfifted  of  three  parts  or 
ll^nii's  ^  the  firft  wis  i\inR  in  turning 
from  caft  to  weft ;  the  other  in  turning 
from  weft  to  caft  %  and  the  third  part 
thcv  funsj  ftanding  before  the  altar. 

The  fuperior  gods  had  their  altars  in 
eminent  placet,  and  thCTtemr'es  built 
on  ftich  hiph  cround,  that  they  mip.ht, 
without  any  impediment,  receive  the 

firft 

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itll  rayi  of  thfc  rifing  ftuiv  The  pncft 
fiortt  a  gown,  cither  white  or  purple  j 
and,  betore  he  approach  d  the  altar, 
walh^d  bh  hands  in  pure  water,  fancy- 
inti  that  I  Lis  walhing  cicanied  the  foul, 
and  lendeied  it  acceptable  to  the  gods. 
The  pneft  then,  having  his  head  adorn- 
•il  with  garlands  and  ribbons,  led  the 
bead,  adorned  in  like  manner,  to  the 
»ltar,  being  followed  by  a  crowd  of  peo- 
ple adorned  with  crowns  niade  of  fuch 
tree5  ab  were  fuppofed  mofl  acceptable 
to  the  go  t.  The  vidlim  Hood  by  the 
altar  a  ftnall  time,  while  the  priell  of- 
fered a  let  form  of  prayc  r  to  Jamis  and 
T^a^  and  then  with  a  knife  mant'd 
the  bead  from  head  to  tail  i  and  if  it 
was  any  thing  unruly,  and  willing  to 
get  away,  they  imagined  it  was  nor  ac- 
ceptable CO  the  god,  and  therefore  pro- 
cured  another.  After  the  performance 
of  thefe  and  other  flich  like  ceremo- 
nies, the  prieft  laid  on  the  head  and 
back  of  the  bcaft.  the  MitU  Salfs,  i,  e. 
meal  and  fait  mingled  with  frankin- 
cenfc,  and  after  he  and  his  aAidants 
had  tailed  of  a  Cup  of  Wine,  he  poured 
the  reft  between  the  horns  of  the  bead, 
«nd  pulling  a  few  hairs  from  the  place, 
threw  them  into  the  fire  j  then  the  bcaft 
was  flain,  either  by  knocking  down  or 
cutting  his  throat,  and  aead  %  then  the 
jbothfayer,  with  ft  lang  knife,  turned 
the  bowels  up  and  down,  for  it  was  un- 
lawful to  touch  them  with  his  handi. 
and  having  made  his  obfervttions,  and 
given  his  judgment  of  them,  they  were 
prefented  to  the  deity  on  a  launce,  or 
if  to  a  fea-god  thrown  into  the  waves  5 
then  the  prieft  threw  frankincfenfe  into 
the  fire  with  wine,  and  took  a  part  of 
every  member  which  his  mifilfters  had 
ent  out  into  a  platter,  and  caft  them 
into  the  flames  5  and  while  they  were 
burning,  he  and  the  offerers  made 
prayers  to  the  god,  holding  their  hands 
upon  the  altar,  and  afterwards  retired 
with  the  aflfiftants  to  feaft  upon  the  re 
maining  part  of  the  beaft,  flnging  the 
praifes  of  the  deity.  After  they  had 
eiten,  they  returned  back  to  the  altar 
and  caft  into  the  flames  the  morfels  of 
meat  that  they  had  left,  with  the  tongue 
And  fome  wine,  with  thanks  to  the  deity 
ft^r  the  honour  and  advantage  of  Iharing 
wWh  him  in  the  victim  offered  to  him 

To  the  fiirerior  jrds  they  prayM 
ftandiriR,  but  to  the  infernal,  fitting. 

The*  gods  of  the  air.were  adored  with 
mufical  in^ruments,  and  melodious 
fo^es    more  than  the  former. 


"es   more  than  the  former.  I  being  of  angels  and  fplrits,  the  imowf- 

The  lea-go-ij  wcie  worftipped  ncnrltality  of  thcfoul,  andthcicfurTeftfcjj« 


Che  fta^  and  the  blood  of  the  viQim  wif 
poured  into  the  fait  water. 

The  Sacrifices  to  the  infernal  deitiei 
were  performed  in  the  night.  The 
beafts  were  black,  and  offered  in  fome 
cave  or  dark  place,  except  It  wereto 
J'Uto. 

Thfc  nymphs  and  divinities  of  tbe 
field  had  miJk,  and  honeyi  and  vine 
ofifered  to  them  in  their  &crificcs  s  dx 
male  deities  had  ufoaily  male  beafts  off- 
ered to  them,  and  the  godddSes  femaks. 
SACKVFICIAL I  If^crificUlis,  L] 
SACRl'FICK  >  of  or  penainiag 
to  a  (aerified. 

SACRIFICIALNESS  lotJMfd^ 
L.1  the  being  of  the  nature  of  a  ftcii&e. 
SACRILK'GIOUSNESS  of JMi^ 
F.  of fMcriUgiMMf  L.]  iactilegious  nattfe 
or  quality,  or  the  ilealing  of  fiocd 
thiiigjt. 

SA'CRIST  {Ucrifimrms^  L.]dvcfiiT- 
keeper  or  fextoo. 

SACWSTY,  the  Veftry»  the  Plate 
where  the  veflels  and  omamenta  of  tte 
church  were  kept. 
SACROLUMBA^RIS?  [  Jmst.}  t 
SACROLU^MBUS  5  ronftie  an* 
fing  from  the  fuperior  pait  of  the  OsfM- 
cntmy  pofterior  of  the  I2f«Mi,  and  tw 
verie  ptocefles  of  the  Vtfuk^^  of  dK 
loins.  This,  with  chfe  StirtsUis  tajbtf 
and  Xnamgmians.  help  to  oamaa  tit 
ribs  in  rdpi  ration.  feeDor/i  Utgifma. 
To  SAT)D£N,  to  nuOce  melancfaolfi 
alio  to  make  of  a  deep  colour. 

To  SAa)DL£  [of  faDel,  Bnt.  eT 
Sablito,  Sax."]  to  put  on  a  laddie  i  mA 
to  embattais,  as  to  faidle  a  CMmfe\  al6 
to  furnilh,  as  10  fsidU  a  hit. 

SADLERS  ate  I 
company  of  great  an- 
tiquity j  they  were  in- 
corporated in  thetdga 
of  king  Edv^rJ  I.  aw 
<fonfirm*d  by  fevcnl 
fuccceding  king* : 
They  conSft  of  a  m- 
fter,  3  wardens,  2\  afiftants,  6s  ontM 
livery,  Q»c,  their  livery  fine  is  10 1. 

Their  arms  are,  Jxarf^  a  chemoo, 
between  3  laddies  Or,  Their  flippoitoj 
1  horfes  Argent,  bridled  CmUs^  bitted  of 
the  fecond.  The  motto,  Oir»*  trtfi  is  «j 
aa.  Their  hall  is  near  the  weft  cad 
of  Cheapjide. 

SAoSdUCISM,  the  principles  and 
doOrines  of  the  SMiimat,  They  allow- 
ed no  Books  of  the  Scripture,  but  tW 
five  Books  of  M^es  %  they  dcny'd  the 
being  of  angels  and  fplrits,  the  imowf- 


the  body. 


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S  A 

ftAFE-triMriy  a Ibrt of  dutlgown,  or 
pper  riding  garment,  worn  by  women. 

SATELESS  lof fawe^  F.lalejlafcty, 
ccuricy 

SA'FETV  and  Trefti-vstjont  [in  Hie- 
*gfygb  1  were  teprefenccd  by  the  UbtuH- 
ton.   

SATFETA.    Sie&ffeta^T. 

SAFRON  of  Mars  jwith  Cbymifis] 
'afFran  of  Steel,  fo  called  trom  lis  red 
olour. 

SAGATHEE',  a  flight  woolen  fluff, 
eing  a  kind  of  rateen  or  ferge>  fome- 
Imes  mixed  with  a  little  filk. 

SAGA'CIOUSNESST.  U'g^^^i^^h  L- 

SAGA'CITY  3   Iharpnefi  of 

ric,  quicKneis  of  apprehenHon,  Hf^. 

SAGACITY  [HicroW;^.]  was  rcpre- 
:nced  by  a  dog's  Heaa 

SA'GDA  LTJD,  CbM.]  a  kind  of  gem 
boat  the  fize  of  a  bean^  of  a  leek  green 
olour,  which  attra^  wood,  as  amber 
oe^  flraws,  a  load-ftonc,  iron»  Qpc. 

SAGE,  prudent,  wife,  difcreet,  con- 
idering,  F. 

SAGTtTA  [with  Jfirom.'i  an  arrow  j 
conllellation  in  the  heavens,  confiding 
f  eight  lUrs,  L 

SAGITTA'LIS  fMtura  [with   AnaQ 

future  or  learn  in  the  fcull  ^  fo  called 
Dom  its  refemb'.ancc  to  an  arrow  iji 
tape  i  it  begins  at  the  coronal  future, 
tkl  ends  at  the  Lambdoidal. 

SAGITTAHiyS  [whofe  charadleri- 
tick  is  d^  3  is  by  aOrolngcrs  call  d  a 
lafculine,  cholcrick,  and  diurnal  fign, 
y  nature  hot  and  dry,  of  the  fiery  tripli- 
ity,  and  is  reprefented  on  a  ccleftial 
Voibc  by  the  figure  of  an  archer. 

SAGITTA'KIA  [Botanj^]  the  herb 
rater-archer  or  arrow-head     L. 

SAILS,  the  vanes  of  windmills,  or  the 
rms,  whereby  the  wind  has  its  cfifett  on 
iem 

SA^INFOIN,  holy-grafi,  meddick- 
KjdCT,  trefoil,  F. 

SA'KER  [Jjicriy  Span.]  a  fort  of  great 
an,  of  which  there  are  three  fli  's. 

SA'KER  EztraurUiuaryt  one  which  is 
>ur  inches  dia merer  at  the  bore,  and 
m  foot  long,  its  load  is  five  pound,  its 
lot  is  three  inches  and  an  half  diameter, 
nd  its  weight  fcvcn  pounds  j  its  point 
lank  Ihot  167  pares. 

SAXER  Ordinar/,  ooe  that  1.1  three 
iches  diameter  at  the  bore,  and  nine 
»ot  long  \  its  load  four  pounds,  its  fliot 
iree  inches  three  quarters  diamcicr,  its 
eight  fix  pounds,  its  point  blank-lhot 
So  pnres. 

SAKERy  Icaft  fizcj   ii  three  inchc? 


S  A 

and  an  half  diameter  at  the  bore,  and 
eight  foot  long  j  its  load  near  $  pounds 
and  an  half,  its  (hot  four  pounds  three 
quarters,  its  diameter  three  inches,  ita 
point  blank  0iot  350  paces. 

SAKERET  Lin  Falconry]  the  male  of 
aiaker-hawk.  This  kind  of  hawks  arc 
eftecmed  next  after  the  felcon  and  gyr* 
falcon,  but  arc  differently  to  be  manag- 
ed. 

SAL,  lalt.    L. 

SAL  MmottUck  >  fb  called  of  afAfjioc^ 

SAL  AmmoniackS  Gr.  fand,  bccaufe 
in  antient  tiines  digged  up  in  lump$ 
from  under  the  fends  in  CynnUca  in  A" 
frica  J  but  that  which  we  now  have  ia 
commonly  gotten  out  of  the  fulphureoua 
pits  ofFitxxMth  in  Italy, 

parts  ot  human  urine,  one  of  lea- fait, 
or  Sal  Gemm£,  and  half  an  one  of*  the 
foot  of  wood,  boil'd  together  into  a  mafs; 
which  mafs  is  afterwards  fublimed  in  the 
form  of  that  falc. 

SAL  Gemm^,  a  fait  digged  up  for  the 
moft  part  ih  Telaad^  &c.  and  fo  named 
from  its  tranfparcnt  and  cryftalline 
brightnefs. 

SAL  Fetra^  fait  pcttcj  alalt  which  ia 
repleniflicd  with  abundance  of  fpiritsouc 
of  the  air,  which  renders  it  volatile.  It 
is  gathered  from  amidfl  flones  and  earth 
of  old  buildings,  &»e, 

SAL  voUttU  OUofitm^  an  aromatick 
volatile  fait,  of  Sal  Armoniack^  dillilied 
with  fait  of  Tartar^  dulcilied  with  fpirits 
of  wine,  a  dram  and  half  of  fome  aro- 
matick oil  or  effence,  drawn  from  one  or 
more  fweet-fcented  plants,  being  added  to 
every  ounce  of  it.  The  plants  are  fuch 
as  balm,  rofemaiy,  6fc. 

SALA'CIOUSNESS  [faUdtai,  L.J 
falacity,  lechery,  luftfulnefs. 

SA'LAD,  a  kind  of  head-piece  or  af  • 
mour  worti  by  light  horfemen 

SA'LADINE,  a  tax  impofed  in  Eif 
glartd  said  Fiance  in  the  year  1188,  to 
raife  a  fund  for  the  Croifadt,  undertakca 
by  Kicbari  I.  king  of  England^  and  Fhi* 
Up  AMgHjtuiy  kingof  Fr.3i«ce,  againft  ik- 
ladintt  fultan  of  Egyptf  then  going  to 

befjCge  JeruJaUm. 

SALAMA'NDER,  aljsotted  creattire, 
fomething  relbDibling  a '  izard  in  fhape : 
rommonly,  but  erroneoufly,  fupp«fedto 
breed  and  fubtilt  in  the  hottcfl  fire,  and 
toquerKh  it. 

.SALAMANDER  [in  Bierogiyihi:ks\ 
WAS  by  the  Egyptian  prieds  put  torepre- 
fcnt  a  brave  and  generous  courage,  that 
The  fire  cf*  aflil^ion  cannot  overcome  or 
4  Y  cojifuo? 

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Confumc,  bccaufc  it  is  related  of  this 
khinia),  that  it  will  live  in  the  flames 
vrithouc  receiving  the  leaft  prejudice 
from  the  violence  of  the  heat  j  for  Ibmc 
acthonfAy,  itisof  fiich  a  moift  and 
cold  conlUtution,  that  the  fire  cannot 
quickly  have  a  power  to  hurt  it.  JFlimy 
&ys,  that  the  Salamander  infeAs  all 
fruits  that  it  touches,  leaving  them  fome 
imprelTion  of  its  cold  nature,  fo  that 
they  become  aiterwards  as  dangerous  as 
poilon. 

SALAMANDERS  Blood  [with  CJhr.] 
the  red  vapours,  which,  arifmgfrom  fpi- 
rits  of  nitre  towards  the  latter  end,  fill 
the  receiver  wiih  red  clouds,  and  are  the 
moft  fixed  and  llrongeft  part  of  the  fpi- 
rlt. 

SA'LARY  Inld  Law  Books^  a  toll  or 
duty  pa  id  for  la  It. 

SALE  [of  Jallan,  ii»x.]  a  felling,  or 
putting  up  to  be  ibid. 

SALEABLE,  that  is  fit  to  be  fold. 

SALE'ABLENESS,   fitncfs  for  I'ale 

SALE'BRITY  7  [of  falebrof>>s, 

SALEBROUSNESSj  L.]  iincven- 
hefs,  roughnefs  craggincfi. 

SA'LESMANLof&ale,  5«x.]onewho 
fells  clothes  or  any  commodity. 

SALIENT  [in  H^wZiry] 
is  when  the  right  foot  an- 
fwers  to  th  e  dexter  corner  of 
the  elcutchcon,  and  the 
_  h  indmoft  foot  to  the  finifter 

bafe  point  of  it,  being,  as  it  were,  in  a 
readinefs  to  fpring  forward. 

SALIA'RIA  [among  the  Romans]  a 
folemnity  held  in  Marchj  in  honour  of 
Mars,  whofc  prieXls,  at  this  lieaft,  dan- 
ced with  targets  in  their  hands. 

SALICA^STRUM,  a  wild  vine,  run- 
liing  on  willow  trees,  L. 

SALI I  [among  the  Romani']  priefts  of 
Mars^  fb  called  of  Saliendo,  dancing, 
whereof  there  were  la  inllituted  by  Nh- 
Wtf,  who  upon  a  great  plague  in  Rome^ 
having  implorMthe  divine  afllftance,  had 
a  fmall  brafs  buckler,  ca  I'd  AticiU,  fent 
him  from  heaven  \  he  was  advis'd  by  the 
nymph  Egeria  and  the  Mffes  to  keep  it 
carehilly,  the  fete  of  the  empire  depend- 
ing upon  It,  as  being  a  fure  pledge  of 
the  piDteftion  of  the  gods,  and  their  af. 
fedliontothe  Rojnans^  he  therefore  made 
Eleven  more  fo  very  like,  that  they  could 
not  be  diftinguifliU  which  were  delive- 
red to  the  keeping  of  the  la  Salii,  priefts 
4Thofen  out  of  the  nobleft  families,  to  be 
laid  up  in  the  temple  of  Mars^  upon  whofe 
yearly  feftival,  the  firft  of  March,  they 
were  cirried  about  the  city  with  much 
folemnity,  dancing,  clalhlng  the  buck* 


S  A 

lerSy  and  finging  hymns  to  thegts&i 
they  were  amwered  by  a  choros  of  ^• 
gins  dreft  like  themmves  who  were  d» 
len  to  aiHft  them  upon  thitoccifioDj 
the  feftival  was  ended  with  a  fuinptifiy 
feaft.  They  were  painted  in  paiti  col« 
red  garments,  with  iDand  bonnets,  i^ 
two  comers  ftanding  up  od  tlieir  hea^; 
they  went  dancing  along  theftrceoia 
their  procefllons. 

SALI^ENESS       ^  [of/*liV«,L* 

SALINOUSNESS^  faltnels,  c^&i 
quality. 

SALINITROUS [of  ^/  and  mtm- 
compounded  with  lalt  or  lalt  petre. 

SALWO-Sitlfbftrews,  of  a  laluien 
fnlphureous  quality. 

SA'LIVA  fpitdey  L.  a  thin,  pcll«i 
humour,  leparated  by  the  glands,  alir: 
the  mouth  and  fauces,  and  conwyd^ 
proper  ialival  duCts  into  the  rooiifc,  fe 
feveral  ufes. 

SALIVALES  Dmffus  lAtsat,]  * 
pafTages  of  the  Saliva^  L. 

SALIU'NCULA  [with  B»Ual  i 
kind  of  Spike,  or  Lavender,  L. 

SALlX,'tbe  Sallow  or  Willowtia;! 

SALLE'NA,  a  kind  of  Salt-peat 

SALLY  [  in  AnhiuHnre  ]  is  in  fiirf 
what  the  Enrlijh  call  Pro  je^hiie. 

A  SALLY  VFigMratrody-^  a  ftift^ 
wit  \  alfo  a  rant,  a  flight,  a  tranfpoS* 
fudden  fit  of  palBon,  heat,  &^. 

SALLY  [  with  Kingers  ]  a  partical» 
way  of  ringing  a  Bell, 

SALLOCN  iArchittBA  a  ttsxf^ 
for  the  reception  of  ambaifadon,  s^ 
other  great  vifitors.  AvcryJoftyi* 
ous  hall,  vaulted  at  top,  and  femfi^ 
having  two  ftories  or  ranges  of  wiodc» 
a  grand  room  in  the  middle  of  a  Is^ 
ing,  or  head  of  a  gallery,  &k. 

SALPE'TROUS  of  or  pcrtainfl*^ 
or  of  the  quality  of  falt*petie. 

SALPROTIC   *See  pmlvis  hb^»^ 

Fixed  SALT  [inO^]  is  mde^ 
calcining  or  reducing  the  miner  i 
afhcs,  and  then  boiling  it  in  agoodqa*' 
tity  of  water,  and  afterwards  ftrai^ 
the  Ijqour,  and  emporating  all  the ■» 
fture  i  which  being  done,  the  fidt  ^ 
remain  in  a  dry  form  at  the  bottoB^ 
the  veflel. 

SALT  of  StdOmr  [with  a^m^]* 
fait  cViWedL  Sal  ttdychr^mm^  foakcd^ 
fpirit  of  fulphur,  and  thenreducd^ 
an  acid  fait,  by  evaporating  all  the  0* 
fture:  in  either  of  thdeoperaticos,*^ 
water  is  to  be  poured  on  it,  to  w*'* 
lye;  and  after  that  the  liquour  m^^ 
ftrained  and  evaporated  in  a  fand-fe«* 
I  till  the  fixed  fait  remautf  «t  the  hxs^ 
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SA'LTFKS,  were  incorporated 
ky  king  Henry  VIlI. 
They  confift  of  a  ma- 
fter,  three  wardens,  ^8 
'vy^^-—  aimtants,  140  on  the 
/^^<  livery,  befides  yeoman - 
iffK%\  ry.  The  livery  fine  is 
qJLS  ]  10 /.  They  are  the  9th 
wJ^JE-*/  of  the  IS  comp:inies, 
Id  there  have  been  10  of  it  lord  majors. 
The  armorial  enfgns  are  5  per  che- 
on  AxMTe  and  GuUs^  three  covered  falts 
',  fprinkJing  fait  proper.  On  a  helmet 
Jdtorfe,  ilTuing  out  of  a  cloud  Argent y 
finifter  arm  proper,  holding  a  fait  as 
e  former.  Supporters,  two  otters 
X«»^  plattee  gorg'd  with  ducal  coro- 
ts,  thereto  a  chain  affix'd  and  reaedlcd 
er  their  loins  Or.  The  motto,  Sal 
pit  omnia.    Their  hall  ii  in  Swithin^' 

SALTiHE  [in  KefaUry\  is  an  ordi- 
nary that  confjfts  of  a  four- 
fold line,  two  of  which  are 
drawn  from  the  dexter  chief 
towards  the  finifter  bafc  cor- 
ners, and  the  other  from 
)  fin iftcr-chief  towards  the  do.ter-bafe 
nts,  meeting  about  the  middle  by 
iples  in  acute  angles,  as  in  the  Efcut- 
!on. 

lA'LTISH,  Cmething  fait. 
lALTISHNESS,    having  a   faltilh 
ifli. 

;AT.VABLENESS  Ipifalvui,  L.fafe] 
ablenefs  of  being  favcd. 
lALVATE'LLA  [of/^/^j,  L.  healthi 
mons  branch  of  the  cephalick  vein, 
Ing  over  the  Metacarpnu  between 
ring  finger  and  the  little  finger :  So 
ted,  bccanfe  it  has  been  a  received 
-,ion,  that  the  opening  that  vein  was 
ire  for  nnelancholy. 
ALU^RIOUSNESS?  [fahhritai, 
A'LUBRITY  3  l^falubriti, 

wholefomnefs,  hcalthf\ilnef$. 
b  SALVE  [Jalvare^  L.T  to  fave  Of 
fcrve  i  alio  to  make  up  a  bufinels,  fo 
9  come  off  well  s  to  accommodate  a 
arencc. 

I'LVIA  [in  Botafi.']  the  herb  fagc, 
illcd  from  its  falutiferous  quality,  L 
ILUTA'TION,  a  faluting,  a  greet- 
I  the  formal  adl  of  Ihewing  rcfpeft 
yflity.  either  in  words  or  by  the 
laite  or  gefture  of  the  body. 
11.UTARY  {Jalntarisy  L.]  hcalth- 

wholcfomc. 
VLirrARlNESS,  wholefcmcncii, 
thflilneft. 
SALUTE,  to  princes,  generals, 
Is  performed  by  bowing  the  coloun 
3  €Q  Che  ^Hiyt  at  (hei;  &^ 


s  A 

SALUTITEROUSNESS  [of  /.i/«//. 
/er,  L.]  an  health-bringing  quality. 

SAMBENITO.  ,  See  Sacco  UcneJitfK 

SA'MBUCUS  Jn  Lotan.^  the  elder- 
tree,  L. 

SAMBUCUS,  ananticnt  mufxal  in- 
ftnimcnt  of  the  wind  kind,  and  rcfem- 
bling  a  flute  j  io  called,  bccaufe  pro- 
bably made  of  the  SatajUiMs,  or  elder- 
tree. 

SA  MEKFSS  fof  Jamc  and  ncJJ'c, 
Sax.'\  identicalnefs. 

SA'MI  AN  Ejnb,  a  medicinal  eartli» 
brought  from  Samos  in  the  Indian  fea. 

SAMOSETA  NIANS  [fo  called  of 
SamofetauHs,  bifiiop  of  Afjtioch]  an  an- 
tient  fe£t  of  Anti-trinitariam, 

SAMPSiF/lANS.  afe(5l,  neitherpro- 

perly    JexOi^    Chrijiiantf     nor    Gentiles  :' 

They  allow  pf  one  goti,  and  are  lliff 
Unitarians 

SA'MPSUCHUM  [crfo^uxty  of  4'f »» 

•^JXhr,  healing  the  mipd,  Gr.]  fwcct 
Marjoram. 

SA'NABLENESS  [of  fanahilis,  L] 
capablencft  of  being  healed. 

SA'NATIVENESS  [of  fanare,  L,J 
an  healing  quality. 

SANCTIMO'NIAL  \ fjn^imoniah\ 
L.]  of  or  pertaining  to  holinrfi. 

SANCTIMO  NlOUS[of/.in^fi»oiii\ 
L.]  holy,  devout. 

SANCTIMO-NIOUSNESS  [/«»^;- 
mouiaj  L'^  holincfs,  devoutnefs. 

SANCTION,  the  authority  given  to 
any  judicial  decree  or  aft^  whereby  it 
becomes  legal  or  current. 

SA'NCTUARY  U^nBiiarium.  L-l 
in  antient  times,  was  a  Place  privileged 
by  the  prince,  for  the  ftfeguard  of  the 
lives  of  men,  who  were  capital  offen- 
ders. Traitors,  murderers,  &<  were 
pmtedtcd  in  thcfe  fandhiarie%  if  they 
acknowledged  their  fault  in  fony  days* 
andconftntcd  to  banifhmenr ;  but  after 
forty  days  no  msn  might  relieve  them. 
Of  thcfe  fandtnaries  there  were  many  \\\ 

ErJ^^atjd. 

SAND-B*^T,    are    bags    containing 


about  a  cubical  foot  of  canh  9  they  are 
ufed  for  raifing  Parapets  in  haCle,  or  to 

I'  repair  what  is  beaten  down  \  ihey  are 
of  ufe  when  the  ground  is  rocky,  and 
affi}Td9  no  earth  to  car^y  on  their  ap, 
4  <j^a  ^  jpi«cbe*» 


S  A 

proaches,  bccaufe  they  can  be  eafily 
brought  from  far  off,  and  removed  at 
will.  The  fmaller  Sand-bags  hold  about 
half  a  cubical  foot  of  earth,  and  ifcrrc 
to  be  placed  upon  the  fioerior  TaUs  of 
the  larafet^  to  cover  thoic  that  are  be- 
hind, who  £re  through  the  Kmhrafwres 
or  Itftervals  Which  are  left  becwixt  them. 

SAND'HMt  [with  %».]  one  of  the 
chymifts  heat,  confining  of  hot  fknd, 
wherein  herbs,  flowers,  d»f.  are  infused 
in  a  cucurbit  in  orrler  to  a  digeftion. 

SANDY  CranWJ,  Aw.]  having 
fand,  or  made  of  Cind. 

SA'NDINESS  Lof  yanbinerjre,i'*«.] 
fulnefs  of  fand. 

SA'NDARACK,  a  mineral  of  a  bri^t 
led  colour,  not  much  unlike  to  red 
Atfenick  ^  alfo  a  white  gum  oozing  out 
of  the  juniper-tree., 

S A'NDARACK>  is  either  natural  or 
artificial )  the  natural  is  found  in  mines 
of  gold  and  filver  i  the  Artificial  is  made 
of  orpimcnt,  put  into  an  earthen-pot, 
clofe  Hopped,  and  baked  five  hours  in  a 
furnace. ' 

SA'NDERSj  a  precious  kind  of  Iif 
iian  wood,  of  which  there  are  three 
forts,  led,  yellow,  and  white. 

SA'NDEVER[/w»<f#x>arr«,  F.  le. 
the  greaie  of  glafs]  the  fcum  that  arifes 
from  the  alhes  of  the  herb  Kali, 

SA'^NDISH,  fomewhat  findy,  or  like 
iknd 

SA'NENESS  Ifanitas^  L.1  ibundnels 
of  health. 

SA'NDYx,  a  red  or  purple  colour, 
made  of  Cerus  and  Ruddle  burnt  toge- 
ther* red  Jjfemck  s'a\(6  a  flirub  bear- 
ing a  flower  of  a  fcarlet  colour. 

SANGLI'ER  [with  Hnnters']  a  wild 
boar  of  four  years  old. 

SANGUIFICATION  [with  Tfyfic.^ 
the  converfion  or  turning  of  ChyU  into 
blood,  which  is  performed  (not  as  the 
antients  imagined)  in  fome  peculiar  part 
of  the  body,  as  the  heart,  liver,  &te. 
but  In  all  the  pans  of  it 

To  SA'liGVlFYU^ngitifieMre,  W]  to 
make  blood. 

SANGUITLUOUS  [>ifg«itiiw,  L.] 
flowing  with  blood. 

SA'NGUINARINESS,  blood-thiriU- 
nefs,  cruelty. 

SA'NGUINE  IfsfigMineus,  L.I  flill  or 
abounding  with  blood )  a  being  of  a 
>ompIexio&»  where  that  humour  is  pre- 
dominant. 

SANGUINE-Aone,  ablood-ftonej  a 
kind  of  y^Aer,  brought  from  Hew-Spain^ 
of  a  dark-brown  colour,  maited  with 
f pots  of  a  blood'iedg  uied  for  (kqppiJDg 
blood* 


S  A 

SANGUINE  [in  Hffti) 
is  exprels'd  in  engiaving  M 
lines  hatched  crois  one  aifr 
tber  diagonally,  both  do- 
ter  and  Unifter,  as  in  tfe: 
figure. 

S A'NGUINEM  rtdimw  [o«  JUwrA] 
to  redeem  the  blood,  x.  «  to  pay  <* 
Mtrcbeta  Mulierum,  or  accuflomd &<£• 
for  leave  to  fcrvilc  tenants  to  difpalb  d 
their  daughters  in  marriage,  L. 

SANGUISO'RBA  Lwith  BOa^k 
the  herb  Pimpernel,  L 

SA'NGUIS  Vracomisy  i.t  draffcV 
blood,  the  gum  of  the  dragon  tree,  I- 
SANGUIS  JJ/floi  [il«-t.]  a  red,  £2i 
humour,  contained  in  the  veins  andc 
terics,  (o  as  to  give  noiu-iflwDcni,  :* 
and  ftrcngth  to  all  the  parts  of  ^ 

SANGUIS  [in  our  ankint  Cm}v^]^ 
right  or  powir  which  the  chief  tori  a 
the  fee  had  to  determine  in  cau&s  wis 
blood  was  Ihed. 

SANlCyDES    7  [of  cttfi'/^,  Gc 

SANIDO  DES  5  of  ow,U^  Gr.  i 
table]  a  difeaftt  when  the  brofts 
ftraitcncd  and  flattened  like  a  tabic, 

SA'NTALUM,  a  hard,  hcavy,^ 
rifcrous,  medicinal  wood,  brought  fr« 
the  E^'Indies^  the  vrood  of  the  tff 
faunders,  L. 

SANTCVNICA  [with  Botanifs]  » 
Ibrt  of  wormwood,  L. 

SANTONICA  [lb  called  of  the  i^ 
tonei  in  Trance']  a  kind  of  wormwood. 

SANTE'RNA,  artificial  borax  tf 
gold  fodder,  L, 

A  SAP     I  U^pe,  F.]  a  digging  ^ 

A  SAPE  S  pick-axes,  Ihovels,  t^ 
fueh  other  tools  at  the  ibot  of  a  wall,  «^ 
any  building,  to  undermine  and  o* 
throw  it.    Or, 

A  SAP,  is  the  digging  deep  m^^ 
the  earth,  in  finking  lower  by  degr» 
to  pais  under  the  Glacis^  and  op«  * 
way  to  come  under  cover  to  the  paw 
of  the  Moat.  After  they  have  otchcoc^ 
all  the  obftacles  which  the  bcfiegfd  hs^ 
oppofbd  to  hinder  the  advanccmcM » 
their  approaches,  and  that,  notii^- 
Handing  their  ftequent  Tallies,  they » 
at  laft  got  near  the  foot  of  the  (J^^, 
the  Trench  is  carried  diredtiy  fon»niv 
the  workmen  covering  themfclifest^ 
beflvniythey  can,  with  BUnd:^  Wd^ 
paekSf  SandiagSf  or  Manttkts  W^ 
tdheels )  when  they  are  got  to  the  w 
of  the  GUeis,  they  make  f^ntfiw^J® 
Traverfes  on  each  fide,  to  lodge  a  flood 
body  of  men.  The  Saf  is  made  five  tn 
fix  fttho«  fiom  thi^Sabswt  Jb^U  «f  tfac 

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S  A 

0mCiS9  where  the  men  are  only  coverM 
c-waysi  whereibre  they  lay  planks 
er-head,  with  hurdles,  and  earth  above 
»n.  Having  by  this  means  obliged 
s  enemy  to  quit  the  CnerUlVmy^  the 
o»earSf  with  MaHteUts^  WoolfJtcks^  or 
Md-^ag^i  make  immediately  a  Lodr- 
twBt^  covering  themfelves  the  mod  ad- 
ntageoufly  they  can  from  the  fire  of 
5  oppoiite  B^Uon. 

SAPHA'TUM  [with  &*xrojMl  a  dry 
xrf'on  the  head,  L. 
SA'PHYR   Lin  lUrMry'l  is  ufcd  by 
s>fe  that  blazon  coat  armour  by  preci- 
s  fiones  for  Axttre, 

SA'PIDNESS  loifapidus,  L]  favouri- 
iJB. 

SAPIE'NTIAL,  an  epithet  ufcd  of. 
Ttain  books  of  firripture,  calcolated  for 
ir  inftruftlon  and  improvement  in  pni- 
:ncc  or  moral  wi^om,  as  Frtverhsi 
%mticlesy  Ecclefiafies^  EedefiaJiicMS,  the 
Lmlms,  and  book  of  j^o^. 
SA'PLESS  Lof  jraepeley.  Sax.}  with- 
ir  lap. 

SA'PL£SN£Sa>  the  having  no  fap, 
anting  &p. 

SAPONA'CEOUS  [of /^;»;r,  L.  fopc] 
py,  like  or  pertaining  to  £jpe. 
SAPOVA'RIA  [with  Botanifis]  the 
rrb  fope-wort,  L. 

6APO-SA'Pl£KTl£  [with  Chym.} 
e.  the  foap  of  wifdom,  i.  e.  common 
It.  L. 

SA'POBAT£D  UaporstMSt  L.]  made 
ivoqry. 

SAPORIFEROUS  Ifsporffer,  L.1 
Lufing  a  lavour 

SAPORrFlCKNESS  [of  faporificMs, 
^1  a  tafte-caufing  quality. 

SA'POROUSNESS  [of  Uponu,  L,] 
ivourincfs. 

SAPPHI  RE  [in  HeraUrv  ]  the  blue 
»lour  in  the  coats  of  noblemen,  an- 
wring  to  the  Jf*piUr  in  the  coats  of 
ivcreign  princes,  and  Jxnn  in  thofe  of 
he  gentry. 

SAPPHIRE  KMbiest  arc  certain  prc- 
lous  Aonest  between  blue  and  red, 
fhich  in  effeft  arc  nothing  but  rubies, 
fhofe  colour  is  not  perfeaiv  form'd. 

SA'PPHIC  [in  Feetry]  a  kind  ofGrtik 
md  L^tim  verie »  fo  called  of  Sappho^  a 
^motts  poetefi  ofMyttUne^  the  inventrefs 
)f  it,  confining  of  eleven  fyllables  or 
five  feet,  of  which  the  firfl,  fourth  and 
fifth  are  tnthtiSi  the  fecond  a  Spondee^ 
md  the  third  a  D^ffyL  As  Sedihus  gau- 
tens  VMriis  dfUfqne* 

SATPINESS  [r»P«nejrre,  ^«*.] 
the  having  lap.       ^ 

SATPINC  loflapsr^  F.]  undennin- 


S  A 

SAPPING  [In  Miliu  Art'\  a  working 
under  ground  to  gain, the  defrxmt  of  m 
ditch,  counterfcarp,  d*c.  and  the  at* 
tacking  of  a  place.  It  is  performed  by. 
digging  a  deep  ditch,  defcending  by 
fleps  from  top  to  bottom,  under  a  corri" 
dor,  carrying  it  as  far  as  the  bottom  of 
the  ditch,  when  that  is  dry,  ot  the  fur-% 
lace  of  the  water,  when  wet. 

SA'PPY  L6apic,  Sax  ]  having  lap. 

SARABAND  L/«r«d«nWe,  F.]amti« 
ficil  compofition  always  in  triple  time» 
and  is  in  reality  no  more  than  a  minuet* 
the  motions  of  which  are  flow  and 
Icrious. 

SARABAND,  a  dance  to  the  Ikme 
mcafurc,  which  ufually  terminates  when 
the  hand  rifes,  whereby  it  i&  dillingnilh* 
ci  fro'm  a  courant,  which  nfnally  endi 
when  the  hand  that  beats  time  falls » 
anit  is  other  wile  much  Lne  fiime  as  a 
minuet. 

SAKACE'NICA  fwith  Botmm»$1  % 
(ore  of  birth  wort,  L. 

SA  KCASM  ifarsafmtif,  L.  Mft^c^- 
ujocy  GrJ  a  biting  or  nipping  ieft,  a  bit* 
tcr  fcorf  or  taunt,  or  a  keen  irony* 
wiiereby  the  orator  icofis  and  inftiltshis 
adverCiry. 

SARCA'STICALNFSS  [of  fsre^Jii- 
cuiy  L.  ot'on^rjtTUjoet  Gr.l  fcoffingnefsf 
faryricalncls 

SARCOCE'L.K  £«m*Tjit*V»i  of  •«>^, 
flefh,  and  »'\»,  a  tumour,  Gr,"]  a  rupture 
or  aclhy  excicfcence  very  hard,  rifing_ 
by  little  and  little,  about  the  tellicle  or 
inner  membrane  of  the  ScrotMm,  L. 

SARCOLOGY  [«*^M>'.'/i*,  Gr.]  a 
difcourfe  on  the  fiefh,  or  the  £bft  parts 
of  a  human  body. 

SA'RCOMA  I w«a»i/*,  Gr.T  a  fleftiy 
cxcrefcencc»  or  lump  growing  in  any 
part  of  the  body,  cfpecially  in  the 
noffcrils. 

SARCOPHA'GUS     ?  [  m.-ttf «'xJ»- 

SARCOPHAGUM  3  of  r,'*?  and 
•Wyir,  Gr.  to  eat!  a  tomb-ftone  ot 
coffin,  made  of  a  ftone,  fo  called,  be- 
caufe  it  would  confume  a  dead  body  in 
4tt  days,  and  thereTore  the  amienti  laid 
in  them  thofe  bodies  they  had  not  a 
mind  to  bum.     , 

SA'RDA  [«f«*i/k,  Grl  a  precJow 
ftone  of  the  colour  of  fleflx,  half  trans- 
parent. 

SARDACHATES  C*m. Ar;^  ^w,  Gr-l 
a  kind  of  agate  of  a  cornelian  c«'oun 

S  A'RDIUS  Upis^  a  fort  of  onyx  ftone 
of  a  black  colour,  called  a  CmtmoL 

SA'RDOtN,  the  Laprs  S*fdiii$, 

A  SARSS,  a  fort  of  kva  lawnfievc. 


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«ARTCyRIUS  MMfcuUs  [with  AH*t.\ 
the  taylor*!  mufcle,  lb  called,  becaiife 
it  ^ericB  (o  throw  one  1^  acrois  the 
other. 

SATA'NICALNESS  [of  SmUm}  de- 
viliihncii. 

SATKIXITE  CmMrdf  a  peHon  who 
ftttends  on  another,  cither  for  his  iafetf, 
or  to  be  ready  to  execute  bis  pleafuie. 

SAT£'LLIT£S  [with  Jifinn.J  cer- 
tain  lecondary  planers  moving  round  the 
other  planets,  as  the  moon  does  round 
the  earth,  thus  named •  becaufe  they 
are  always  found  attending  them  from 
ridng  to  letting,  and  making  the  tour 
of  the  fun  together  with  them. 

SATTINKT,  a  iiight,  thin  lattin. 

SA'TURATE  lin  BoUnick  Writers^ 
deeply*  as  to  colour,  L. 

SATURE'lA  Lin  BoUny]  the  herb 
Ikvoury,  L. 

SA'TURN  iS*tHr$ms^  L.  or  Satmrm^ 
^ffaim,  fown,  becaufe  he  is  fuppofed  to 
prdide  over  agriculture,  according  to 
Vrnmi]  accordii^  to  the  poets,  was  the 
Son  of  Cctl/ts  and  Terra  \  which  Cotlus^ 
having  call  hi&  foiis,  the  Cyclops,  into 
hell,  Satitra  in  revenge,  with  his  Icythe, 
cut  off  his  privities,  and  deprived  him 
of  the  power  of  begetting.  What  he 
had  taken  from  him,  he  caft  into  the 
fca,  where,  by  a  continual  agitation  of 
the  waves,  it  found  a  favourable  womb 
among  the  froth,  and  thence  the  goidcfs 
VenMs  was  produced. 

S»tmrn  had  an  eU'.er  brother  named 
Ti/«»,  to  whom  the  kingdom  of  the 
world  did  of  right  belong  5  but  he,  by 
the  perfiiafions  of  his  mother  K^a,  and 
his  filter  Cyie/e,  lefign'd  the  fcepter  to 
Smturm  lor  his  life,  upon  condition  that 
he  Ihould  not  Ibffer  any  of  the  male- 
ehiidren  to  live,  that  the  empire  of  the 
world  might  dcvohc  to  his  pollcrity 
after  the  death  of  Smmth. 

For  this  reafon,  SatMm  is  faid  to  have 
devoured  his  malc-chil.iren  5  but  his 
wife  Cyj^gU  favcd  Japiier  and  Jnno,  by 
conveying  them  away,  and  Neptune  and 
J/jrfo,  who  were  privately  nourifti'd  by 
their  mother,  and  fcnt  him  a  Hone 
wrapp'd  in  Twaddling  rlontj,  inftead  of 
s  child,  which  he  greedily  devoured  in 
the  darlc.  But  Apallodwus  fays,  that  he 
didfwallow  M^ptuneund  Fluty  ^  and  that, 
when  Jupiter  was  of  age,  he  married 
Metis^  the  daughter  of  Oceamis^  who 
p^\c  a  drink  to  Saturn  that  made  him 
vomit  them  up ;  whereupon  Ilrteii,  fee- 
ing his  expeiStations  fruftrated,  made 
war  apon  ^atms:^  wit h  the  aflWlance of  h is 
fons,  and  having  vanpuiHi'd  him,  claj^d 


him  up  into  prilbii,  and  there  kept  hio, 
till  his  fofi  JiipiUr  hecamc  ai  age,  an: 
dcliver'd  him  thence.  Bat  Saurm  la- 
ving learn 'd  by  ibme  ancle,  that  one  cf 
his  ions  Ibooki  take  his  fcepter  aod 
kingdom  Irom  him,  refbWd  to  bf 
fnares  to  deftroy  his  fbn  Tfl^ster  }  tetbCi 
taking  aims  agatnll  his  father,  calk  learn 
out  ot  his  kingdom  and  empire  of  ha- 
ven i  whereupon  Satmrm  retired  to  it^ 
to  hide  himfel^  which  was  thence  oITd 
Latimm  a  Utt.i;  (Boehmrtmi  appUo 
this  llory  to  Kimnd^s  ufiirpatt-.n  <i  cis 
fopreme  powerJ  y^mms^  the  king  d 
Italy,  is  laid  to  have  leceii^ed  Smtm  ikA 
all  civility  and  refpe^ 

Sattirn  is  feid  to  have  biDOght  cp^c 
the  earth  the  GcUck  Apt^  when  tbf 
ground  yielded  all  libits  o?  traits,  wsb- 
out  labour  and  tillage,  when  AJrda  a 
julttce  managed  the  a&iis  of  men,  laS 
they  liv'd  together  in  a  perftft  te« 
and  amity.  The  four  ages  mentkai'^ 
by  the  poets  weie  the  (^•Uam  under  Sr 
turn  or  N^ab )  the  miver  under  J^p^, 
or  the  pofterity  of  Nit»b  $  the  JkasM* 
umler  Kimroi^  and  the  Iro*,  which  fC 
continues. 

The  learned  B9Amtms  endeavours  xs 
prove  that  Satum  is  iViMib,  and  thst  ^ 
the  fables  of  him  are  delineations  of  1» 
true  hjftory:  The  three  Ions  of  Satm, 
that  divided  the  empire  between  dia> 
arc  eqiul  to  the  three  fons  of  N»^  i  cbe 
youngcft  Hsm^  he  proves  to  be  yifdff, 
fa^het  to  be  Neptknfy  and  Sham  to  te 
Pluto  i  and  that  their  di£S»cm  goves- 
ments  have  a  relation  to  the  places  t!jef 
have  inhabited.  And  that  H^mm^  gm 
into  F.^ypt  and  I/W*,  being  hot  ptsee^ 
is  faid  to  have  pofleUed  heainen ;  ssd 
that  J't^*  gping  in^o  Emn^  and  tte 
Tflan'Hs,  they  feigned  him  god  of  the  fe*. 
or  Keptttne  \  *nd  that  Stem  being  i* 
markablc  for  his  piety,  hispro&Detee 
rhren,  by  way  of  dertlion»  made  te" 
the  god  of  hell,  or  FUt: 

GHaltmehitts  fays,  that  Smtmm^  or  TiiK. 
is  Tcprefented  as  an  old  fenior,  lotk 
wings  upon  his  fimulde^^  and  a  icytfir 
in  his  hand,  as  cutting  down  all  brfb» 
him  \  and  chat  he  is  reprelenred  as  Mr 
lowing  his  own  children  with  hard  ftcoB, 
becaufe  time  eats  and  confumes  theaofl 
durable  fubllances. 

The  antients  painted  Satmrm  with  ft 
wings,  to  intimate  the  Iwifrnefs  of  nBC» 
and  feet  of  wool  \  or,  as  others  lay, 
with  the  gout,  holding  in  his  hand  a 
fcrpcnt  biting  histai!,  with  a  fTCklesod 
an  old  garment  haiigi^ng  upoo  him. 


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S  A 

The  "Romans  depolited  tinder  his  pro- 
;e^on>  and  in  his  templCy  their  trca 
fure,  becaufe  in  his  zeign,  i.  e.  in  the 
golden  age»  there  was  no  theft  or  rob- 
Dery  committed  ^  and  there  they  laid 
jp  the  tolls  of  the  names  of  the  Roman 
)eople,  which  were  made  of  the  skins  of 
Jephants, 

SATURN  [with  jffiron.']  is  the  high- 
:ft  of  all  Che  planets,  but  the  flowed  in 
notion  i  and  feme  reckon  it  7<»  others 
M  times  bigger  than  the  eaith. 

SATURN  [with  JLbymifis^  lead. 

SATURNAO-IA,  were  fcftival  days 
>blcT>'ed  in  Detembtr  in  honour  of  Sa- 
nrn  s  and,  as  Bochartui  is  of  opinion, 
ook  their  original  from  Noah*%  dninken- 
lefi,  Thefe  were  times  of  all  dcbau- 
rhcry  and  liccntioufnefs,  fervants  uking 
ipon  them  to  command  their  mailers, 
ind  llaves  to  be  unruly,  without  fear  of 
mnifhment. 

The  priefts  of  Sjttutn  were  initiated 
n  icarlet  robes,  to  exprcf^  their  bloody- 
nindednefs,  and  oflcred  to  him  young 
nfknts  in  lacrificc,  for  which  inhuma- 
lity  they  were  all  crucified  under  Tibe- 
ims  Cdfaf,  And  the  CartbagtHtans  like- 
wife  did  every  year  offer  to  him  human 
acri fires,  which  was  the  fubjetft  of  an 
mbaify  from  Rome ;  for  tho'  the  Ro- 
9MHS  did  mightily  honour  and  cHeem 
JatHTfij  yet  they  did  not  approve  that 
ncn  Ihould  be  offered  to  him.  But  they 
hcw'd  him  this  particular  refpeft,  that 
hey  caufcd  torches  and  tapers  to  be 
aiming  continually  upon  his  altars. 

Saturn  is  fnpposM  to  be  the  fame  with 
\^och  of  the  Ifraelitef.  It  is  derived  of 
yiOt  a  king.  And  kings,  and  powcr- 
ul  men,  were  called  SMHrni  by  the 
leachenc. 

SATURNI'NIANS  [of  Sat^mui,  a 
Lifciple  of  Aienander}  a  fcCt,  a  fort  of 
rnofticks. 

A  SATU'RNTNR  Terfon,  one  of  a 
alien,  meLmcholy  complexion,  fuppofed 

0  be  uniler  the  predominancy  of  A*  tiirrt. 
SATURNI'NESS  [of  &if«r«]  dul- 

tei**  flownefs. 

SATYR  Ifatyr^,  L.  f^ityre,  F.  •■»'. 
x/p'^f  Gr  ]  an  inve^ive  poem,  that  in- 
ciphs  Iharply  againft  vice  and  vicious 
Krrlbns,  all  manner  of  difcourfe.  where- 
n  any  pcrfon  is  comprehendetl  -,  but 
ommonly  taken  for  a  poem  that  fliaiply 
.nd  wittily  rebukes  vice  and  refledtA  on 
'irfous  perlbns;  A  lampoon.  That 
atyr  be  juft»  it  ought  to  be  general »  or 
f  ic  be  of  general  u'c,   it  o\ight  to  be 

1  lie,  or  clfe  it  will  be  a  libel,  and  ac- 
ovntablc  to  the  law  j   and  ic  ought  lo 


S  A 

be  (hong,  to  nrike  powerfully,  tnd  th^ 
ftyle  and  manner  muA  be  manly  and 
fmooth. 

SA'TYRS  [r^'we^/,  Gr.l  ^bulotif 
demi  gods,  who  with  the  fiiuns  an4 
fi Ivans  were  fuppofed  to  prefide  over 
groves,  under  the  direOion  of  Fan» 
They  are  icprefented  in  painting,  as 
hall  bealb,  half  men,  having  honis  on 
their  heads,  and  feet  like  goats* 

SATYRIASIS  L^ft'^e^'sTf,  Gr.l  th« 
lufllcfs  extenlion  of  the  yard  ^  alfi>  tho 
immoderate  defire  of  venery  5  it  is  alio 
fometimes  taken  for  the  Jeprofy,  becaufit 
that  difeafe  makes  the  skin  rough,  like 
that  of  a  iatyr  »  alio  a  fwelllng  of  Che 
glandules  behmd  the  ears. 

SATYRIA'SMUS,  the  fame  as/-i#f. 

SATYHICALNESS,  bitingnefi  in 
fpeeeh,  invedtivenefi, 

SAT  Y'RION  [«7Jettr,  Gr.l  the  herb 
(binder  grafs,  rag-wott,orprie(t*s  pintle. 

SA^TYRS.  what  was  the  original  of 
Satyr s^  when  and  where  they  firft  began 
to  appear  in  the  world,  or  for  what  rea- 
fon  they  eame  to  be  deified,  is  neither 
delivered  down  to  us»  nor  explaln*d  by 
any  antient  writer  of  authority. 

They  are  reprefented  as  very  fwift 
four-footed  animals,  having  human 
faces,  crooked  hands,  ihort  horns  on 
their  forehead,  and  their  lower  parts  like 
goats,inhabiting  the  mountains  of  ^niM. 

It  is  related  that  iMpbemus^  being 
fore  a  by  (lorm,  landing  in  a  dedrc 
iiland  cail'd  Satyrida^  found  inhabitants 
with  yellow  hair,  that  had  tails  not 
much  Icfs  than  horfcs,  that  they  did 
not  fpcak,  but  ran  directly  ro  the  wo- 
men, and  if  not  prevented  would  have 
laid  violent  hands  on  them. 

When  fuch  mondersappear'dto  man* 
kind,  that  which  was  lb  terrible  and  ad- 
mirable was  thought  to  have  fomething 
of  divinity  in  it^  and  whereas  thoK 
fatyrs  were  fuppos'd  to  inhabit  the  woods, 
t  he  ignorant  (hepherds  worlhipped  thenit 
that  they  might  fpore  their  ftocks  when 
they  met  them. 

The  cuftom  was  to  offer  all  (brts  of 
fruit  \  but  more  efpecially  gnpea  and 
app*es  to  the  (atyrs. 

They  are  faid  to  be  conrtant  compa* 
nions  of  Baechm  i  and  to  have  delighted 
in  fuch  dilcourfe  and  converfation  as 
was  reproachfad  1  tho*  others  fay,  that 
at  iirll  it  was  orly  pleaCint,  lively,  mo* 
ral,  and  full  of  variety  \  av  they  grew  o.'d 
they  came  to  have  the  nantc  of  Silfni. 

A  SA'V'AGE  [tin  j'akVJige,  F.]  a  wild 
htdian^ 

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SAVAGES,  wild,  barbarous  people. 
If  ho  keep  no  nx'd  habitation^  have  no 
leljgion,  law  or  policy. 

SAVAG£N£SS  l^atstnl  fjMva^e,  F.] 
wildnelSy  cruelty. 

SAUCE-Box,  a  faucy  pcrfon. 

SAUCER  Uauciere,  F.j  a  fmall  diih 
to  holdfauce. 

SAUCrNESS  [prob.  of  fatDJj,  Bni 
ftlt]  oiimaniierlineli,  prefump:uoufncf:i, 

SAU'CISSONS  [in  MiUt.  Art.']  fag 
goti  or  faibines  made  of  large  boughs  of 
trees  bound  together }  they  are  common- 
ly ufisd  to  cover  men,  to  make  epaul* 
ments,  traverfes  or  breaft-works  in 
ditches  full  of  water,  to  render  the  way 
fltm  tor  carriages,  and  for  other  ufes. 

SAVING,  oTjav%  excep:. 

SAVING  {.qmifjums,  F.]  pieferving, 
healthful,  fparing. 

SA  VINGNESS  [of /*irt»«r,  F.  of  Ai- 
«w,  L.l  frugality. 

I«SAU'NTER[prob.  ofUmBs  terra^ 
L.  «'.  •  the  holy-Iand«  becaufe  in  antient 
timesy  when  there  were  frequent  expedi 
tions  to  the  holy-land,  many  idle  per- 
Jbns  iauntred  about  from  place  to  place, 
under  pretence  that  they  had  taken  the 
ciols  upon  them,  or  intended  ib  to  do. 
mnd  go  thither]  to  wander  or  rove  up 
and  down. 

SA'VOURY  [/««)««,  F.]  a  winter 
pot-herb. 

SA'VOURINESS  [of /awirwux,  F.  of 
fspana^  L 1  relilhableneis,  6^. 

SAWS  [rage,  ttut,  j^aya,  smx.-\ 

old  grave  ftyings,  proverbs,  maxims. 

SAXONS  ISeaxum,  Sax.']  a  warlike 
people  caird  into  Britain  by  king  Vorti- 
gern^  either  to  defend  him  againft  the 
Sc*t5  and  BiRs^  or  to  fccure  him  in  the 
command  he  had  ulbrpM.  over  the  Bn- 
tmim.  They  began  to  efbiblifli  their 
Heptmrehy  about  the  yearof  Chrift  457. 
As  to  the  original  of  their  namei,  au- 
thors differ.  Ifiiwre  derives  the  name 
Smx-m  from  Sax  f w,  L.  a  flone,  they  be- 
ing a  hardy  and  warlike  nation.  But 
the  name  Smxnn^  according  to  the  nor- 
thern antiquities,  is  older  even  than  the 
Latin  ton^ne  itfclf  Kran^xus  derives 
It  from  Afrhanez^  the  Ion  offromer^  but 
he  docs  not  fupport  it  by  fuflicicnt  au- 
thority. Gorofiks  Beeants  fetches  it  from 
s^acee^  n  people  about  Armenia  5  but  this 
ftrms  to  be  without  any  foundation.  But 
it  i«  moft  probable  they  were  caU'd  Sax- 
om,  from  the  (horr  fwords  they  common- 
ly wore,  rallM  Saxfn  or  Se^xen ;  and  Ta. 
citui  fays,  the  nortUem  Cermant  were 


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f  diflingi^ihable  by  a  round  fiiidd,  vA  t 
ihort  Tviford)  that  they  wore.  And  at 
J>ontanHt  obferves,  the  arms  cf  Saj»tcf  s 
this  day  are  two  fliort  fwords  a-crofi. 

SCA'BBED  LMtV«i«  L.1  ^^M 
fcabs. 

SCA'BBEDNESS^    l^ahitmit,   L] 

SCA'BB/NESS     S  thebdngfcabb^ 

SCABELLUM  [in  the  ^utr. iirttit. 
I.  t,  a  foot-ftool  -y  m  icind  of  peddhl 
ufually  fquaie,  €>metimcs  polygons;!, 
very  high  and  flender,  commonly  to 
minating  in  a  kind  of  Oieath  or  fak* 
bard  \  or  profiled  in  manner  of  a  Isl- 
lufter. 

SCABI(ySA  [with  Bot*m^s\  ibU 
ous,  L. 

SCA'BROUSNESS  [of  /c.iH"«.  L 
fcahrmx,  F  1  ruggedncls.  roughnefs. 

SCA'FFOLDING  licbamjoMdap,  J] 
poles  and  boards  ere^ed  for  the  coint* 
niency  of  building. 

SCA^LA,  a  ladder,  L. 

SCALA  [with  Sargnits]  a  certain i» 
rimment  to  reduce  a  diflocation,  h 

SALA  [in  Anat]  the  canal  or  codn 
lea,  that  is  divided  by  a  Seftam  asi 
two  canals,  called  ScaU^  L. 

SCALA  Tym^mit  that  canal  idai. 
looks  towards  the  TymfanMm^  L. 

SCALA  K^^fWi,  that  canal  that  bf 
a  communication  with  the  ryfiWw,L 

SCALE  lefcaiUe,  F.  A^jf/ie,  H^U 
a  fifti,  a  bone.  Qpc^ 

Flaifi  SCALE,  and  diagonal,  fenea 
rcprefcnt  any  numbers  or  meafuro. 
whofe  parts  are  equal  one  to  another. 

SCA'LENI  [of  w-txnw,  Gr.l  tbi« 
mnfclcf  of  the  cheft,  To  called  fm 
their  figure,  having  three  unequal  fiiia, 
L.  ofGr. 

/V  SCALETTOM  [with  6tm.] 

/     \^    a  triangle  that  has  its  tb«c 
^  fides  unequal  to  one  anotto 
See  the  Figure. 

SCALENUS  pHnms  [in  Anatr.  1 
mufcle  arifing  from  the  fore-part  of  t^ 
fecond.  third,  and  fourth,  tranfvcfe 
procelTos  of  the  Vertef^^  of  the  iwt 
and  let  into  the  firft  rib  ;  the  oficc  rf 
which  is  to  draw  the  upper  rib,  togctha 
with  the  other,  upwank,  in  feSiinj 
breath,  L. 

SCALENUS /V;w»fiw,  a  mulcle  taking 
its  rife  from  the  fecond,  third,  foarth, 
and  fifth  tranfverfe  proccflcs  of  the  ftf- 
tehrt  of  the  neck  fide-ways,  and  pafliiip 
over  the  firft  rib  to  its  infertion  in  tbc 
fecond,  and  fometimes  to  the  thini,  h. 

SCALENUS  tertitis.  a  mufcle :!« 
takes  its  rife  near  the  Scalenus  feiwir, 
from  the  fame  tranlVcrlcproccfle*  of  t?< 


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^iff^A  of  the  neck,  and  4^6  from  the 
!>ctfa  of  thoie  proceuesy  nnd  is  infencd 
D  the  fifft  riby  L. 

5CAL£S  [of  Sceale/)  .5tf  .1  ft  pair  of 
^allftneer. 

SCA  LINEiS  [of  ^iJM,  F.3  the  be- 
ne eovered  with  fcales. 

SCA'L  Y  [of  «cMtftf  /  r]  eoieted  with 

SCAfLPKh  [in  Aimt.']  a  knife  ufed  in 
liUcftions }  and  «lfi>  in  many  ehiriogi- 
»1  operations. 

Imfmres  SCAMFLLJE  [Sn  Archite^.^ 
return  zoccoH  or  bloeks  which  ferve  to 
ttife  the  reft  of  the  member*  of  any 
ptUar  or  fbitue,  beneath  which  they  aye 
>l«ced  beneath  the  proje^ures  of  the 
llylobate  cornice^  and  are  well  repre- 
i^ted  by  the  pedeftals  of  our  ftaciie«. 

SCAMMONIA  [with  ifoUi»0  Icam 
Diony,  L. 

SCAMMOWUM,  the  hAte  of 
fcammonyi  L. 

r«  SCA'MP£R  ItfcMm^,  F.]  to  rtin 
iway  in  a  hurry. 

SCANDAL  [in  the  tfidgm'  fu»fi]  is 
tome  a^ton  or  opinion  contrary  to  »x)d 
mannen,  or  to  the  general  ftnfe  oftbe 
leople  I  alfo  a  dKadvantageous  rumour 
vr  icport,  or  an  aifti^n  whereby  tny 
}ne  is  affronted  in  publick. 

SCANDAL  [JcaudalMm,  L.  ^ajci^- 
ur.  Or.]  in  a  icripture  fenie,  is  any 
hing  that  may  draw  peribn8*a(k)e»  or 
bUicit  them  to  fin  \  an  offences  alio  a 
lumbUngblock. 

Afli'ot  SCANDAL,  is  a  real  iaduai-j 
»n  to  <tn. 

F^Jfve  SCANDAL,  the  impreflion 
m  a^ive  Hcandal  make*  on  the  perlbn' 
bat  is  indured  to  lin. 

SCANDALOUS    TJc^misUMX^   F.] 

Sing  ofienee,  de£uRing»  abufine, 
mefaU  difgraccfhl. 

-SCA^NDALOUSNESS  fof  fcsmia'^ 
tmf^  F.1  reproaehfulnef&,  infiimonfiieft. 

SCATIDENT'^ltflk  [with  Botamifis] 
. «.  elimbif^  llalk,  is  one  which  climbs 
ty  the  help  of  tendrils,  as  the  vine,  6^. 

8CA*NNIKG  [in  Potity']  the  meafu- 
ing  of  «  Yerfe,  to  lee  the  number  of 
KC  and  fyllables  it  contains,  and  whe- 
her  or  no  the  quantities,  that  is*  the 
ing  And  flioR  iyilables,  be  duly  ob- 
ferr'd. 

SCA'NfnNF>Serpn>b.  cf  iehmnHthn, 
\  or  wmntirngmrfs^  £ng.]  being  leis  than 
i  feQviif^te. 

SCA'NTLING  [efcbdmhlUm,  L.1  the 
le  and  meafure,  or  Aandard,  where- 
y  the  dimeailons  of  things  are  to  be 
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SCA'Wnr  Tprob.  of  ed^^Mhm,  ftl 
Idithonls  requifite  \  narrow  or  ibon  in 
meafure  j  alio  fcarce. 

SCA^PUISM  [of  rw>  <^  '^i^^'a 
Qt,  to  make  hollow]  among  the  antien^ 
IfHjiMnsy  a  kindof  punilhment  esecutied 
by  locking  theerimiual  clofe  up  in  tbt 
tranic  of  a  tree,  bored  t4iro*  to  the  di-* 
menftons  of  his  bgdy,  only  with  fivt 
holes  for  his  hoid,  arms,  and  legs  to 
come  thro*,  in  which  he  was  expofed  to 
the  fun,  and  the  appearing  |^ns  wde 
anointed  with  milk  and  honey  to  invite 
the  wafps.  The  criminal  was  forced  to 
eat  abundantly,  till  his  e^KrementB^ 
clofe  pent  up  in  the  Wood,  rotted  hla 
body.  Some  write,  that  fome  Perlbaa 
have  lived  there  forty  days. 

SCAPHOia)FS  [<r.c^toHJWr  of  nuf^ 
Gr.  a  bone]  the  third  bone  of  the  T«ffik 
in  the  fbot,  joined  to  the  andc-bone  andl 
three  hinder  bones;  othrtwift  called 
XMviadare  Os^  ftom  the  rdfemblance  it 
beftn  to  a  boat. 
SCA'KC£N&SS>  [prob.of  Mw,  L. 
SjCA'RCITY  3  dear,  ot  tttWff 
Dm.  fparingl  difficultneis  to  be  tome  a(* 
uncommpnnefs,  not  plenty. 

SCARFA'TIpN  [of  r^iie^f^,  GrJ 
the  lame  as  fc»rilicat|Qn. 

SCARIFICATION  [with  ^irfeomti 
an  opetacion  wh^by  levasal  incifiont 
arie  m^adc  in  the  &)(in»  with  AP  Ini^ru* 
ment  proper  for  that  purpolEb,  ufiu^iF 
pra£^ied  in  cupping,  L. 

SCARIFICATOR,  an  Inftrument 
made  in  form  of  a  box,  vrlth  twelve  pr 
more  lanceu.  all  petMly  in  the  lame 
plane }  which  beU^  as  it  Were,  cock'd 
by  means  of  a  fprii«,  are  .&U  dilbliargod 
at  the  fame  time,  by  pulling  a  Idnd  ot 
trigger,  and  the  points  of  thfS  lanceu  iXft 
at  once  equally  driven  within  the  skin. 
SCA'RL£T-<ynii»,  a  matter  iii^  it^ 
dying  -a  Icarlet  toJour.  It  is  ufuaUy 
taken  for  the  grain  of  a  plant  growing 
on  a  kind  of  holm  in  fome  p^rt*  fC 
f.-^.'«r?, J/r«iif,  and  J>srtof«|.  Theirs** 
call  it  Ktrmes. 

SCARLETIVA  FMs,  the  fcaikt 
or  purple  fever,  X. 

SCARIOXA  IBotaty]  the  bioad- 
leaved  endive,  L. 

JCARP  W«i^,  F.]  the  fbtJt  of  * 
rampart  wall  »  or  the  Qoping  of  a  wall 
from  the  bottom  of  a  work  to  the  Cvrdw 
on  the  fide  of  the  moat. 

f(?arf  which  mttitary  eom- 
mapderswear  for  ornament « 
as  he  bttrs  Arj^^  a  fioarpe 

4Z  -**$cAl^Rl 


s  c 

SCA'RRV  [of  Scajl,  Smc.  ifebami  F. 
of  •';;«£«)  Gr.]  having  the  mark  or 
fcam  ot  a  fore  or  wound. 

SCA'TCnES  UZ-j/^.  F»l  ftUt*  to 
put  the  feet  in  to  walk  in  diny  places. 

SC.^I  EBRO'SITY  lUatebrofitas^  L.] 
ft  flowing  or  bubbling  out. 

T/»(r  SCA'VANS,  the  learned,  of /f- 
vmntt  learned,  F. 

SCE'LETON.    See  Sielitui. 

S'k^I^LLTO^  fer^entis,  a  kind  of  ftone 

which  refembles  the. body  of  a  ferpent,  L. 

SCELETUS[of    «iw^*,  Gr   to  dry 

up]  a  proper  connection  of  all  the  bones 

ot  the  bvxly,  nfier  they  arc  dry'd. 

SCENE t/:^/!^,  L.  fff^n,  Gr.]inthc 
anticnt  Dt-ama,  in  its  gcncralXcnfe,  was 
the  theatre  wheiein  drainatick  pieces, 
and  other  publick  Ihows,  were  repre- 
fcnted  i  a'fo  the  Place  where  the  action 
is  conceived  to  have  paflfcd,  as  the  Scene 
of  \V»r  %  j^lfo  a  divifion  or  part  of  a  dra- ! 
tnatick  Poem  determined  by  a  new 
adlor's  entering. 

tp".  SCENOGR  ATHICK  Ap^ejtrauce^ 
is  different  from  an  Onhographick  one, 
in  that  the  latter  Ihcws  the  fide  of  a 
figure,  body,  or  building,  as  it  is  fecn 
when  the  Plane  of  the  glafs  (lands 
diretftly  to  that  fide )  whereas  Scenogra- 
piy  rcpiefcnti  it  as  it  feems  thro'  a  glafr 
not  parallel  to  that  fide. 

SCENO'GRAPHY  Ifcer.egrajhiay  L. 
#jt-»^^»/!f,  Gr.]  is  the- reprelentation 
of  a  building,  8f*c.  as  it  is  represented  in 
profpe^ivfi,  with  its  dimenfions  and 
Ihatlows,  or  fnch  as  it  appears  to  the 
eye. 

SCE'PTER  [/ffptrww  L.  (rxwrr^^fF, 
Gr]  the  fctptcr  is  an  enf:gn  of  royalty,, 
of  greater  antiquity  than  the  crown. 

A  SCEPTER  [FigHratively]  fignifics 
royal  authority  and  power. 

A  SCKPTEU  [mengfypbicjfUy]  ha- 
ting on  the  top  a  ftork's  head,  and  fup- 
P'lrred  upon  the  hoof  of  a  rivcr-horfe, 
was  put  to  intimate,  that  Piety  was  to 
be  preferrM  to  impiety,  and  religion  be- 
fore arhdfm  and  contempt  of  civil 
power :  For  the  ftork  is  an  emblem  of 
Piety,  which  the  fceptcr  Ihould  main- 
tain and  fupport  above  the  reach  of 
profanenefs,  intimated  by  the  hoof  of 
the  river  horfe,  which  is  an  animal  cniel 
and  rapacious,  that  hath  no  regard  to 
its  Parents,  but  cruelly  murders  them  in 
its  rape. 

•  A  Scepter  with  an  eye  upon  It  w»$ 
uled  as  ah  hieroglyphick  of  God 

SCE'PTICALNESS  [of  tf-^/jmS-^, 
Gr  to  contemplate]  fceprJciltn,  or  a 
/3oti>kitig  or  fufpending  the  judgment  ot 
IhJngf .  ^^ 


s  G 

SCEPTICISM,   the    doOxins    inl 

opinions  of  the  icepticks.  Itconlillei 
in  doubtmg  of  every  thing,  and  affinft- 
ing  nothing  at  all,  and  in  keeping  the 
ju^mcnt  in  fufpenfe  to  every  thing. 

SC£'PTICKS[/tf«^'CKS,  U  9«47a<-'V 
of  ii  ffxAirnt&v,,  Gr.  to  look  out  or  o^ 
ferve,  to  contemplate]  a  ft£k  of  Philo* 
fophers  founded  by  Pyrrbo^  whole  diftsa- 
guifhing  tenet  irai,  that  all  chingis  aie 
uncertain  and  incomprehenfible )  con- 
traries equally  true  i  that  the  mind  ii 
not  to  ailent  to  any  thing,  but  to  keep 
up  an  abfolute  hefitancy  or  indi&rence 
Whence  the  name  is  apply*d  to  a  Bet- 
fon  who  maintains  that  there  Is  nodiins 
certain. 

SCHEAT  Feg^iAPron.1  a  fixed  ftaf 
of  the  fccond  magnitude,  jn  the  jundhiit 
of  the  leg,  with  the  left  Ihouider  of  h- 

SCHE'LLING,  a  Djctd^  coin  contain- 
ing i2gToots  or  6  (livers,  in  value 6i 
f  of  Englijh  money  \  33  of  which  and 
Id,  make  10s.  Iter) ing. 

SCHEMATISMUS  [of  ^«^». 
Gr.]  the  habit^  conftiiution,  or  diipoi- 
tion  of  the  body. 

SCH>'.MATI'SMUS  fwiih  tf««] 
the  particiUar  manner  of  fonoingaue 
word  from  another. 
SCHE'REN  C  «..^  >  IM  iUr.] 
SHEA'RING  1  '^'''^  y  money  a- 
tiently  pftid  to  the  lord  of  the  maoois 
by  the  tenant,  for  the  liberty  of  ibcaiisc 
his  (hecp. 

SCHE'SIS  [-ttW,  Gr.]  the  habit  « 
conditution  of  the  body,  as  It  is  fleOija 
lean,  hard  or  foft,  thick  or  llcndcr. 

SCETIC  fewr,  a  fever  is  dito 
puilhed  from  an  heCtick  fcTcr,  iW 
which  is  fixed  in  the  very  habit  of  tl« 
body,  and  is  very  difficult  to  be  removed 
SCIORA  [of  <rWsf^  or  rtu^^hcf^  Gcj 
Mb9nian  fefttrals  dedicated  to  Miaerm, 
which  took  their  name  fiom  thatss- 
brella  or  Ian,  carried  about  then  c 
procedion,  to  skreen  Peribna  ftoa  tbe 
heat  of  the  fun. 

SCHISM  ifihifma,  L.  xU^gt,  Gr.i 
divifion  or  fepazation]  it  is  chiefly  vf^ 
of  a  (epar^tion^  happening  throoghd- 
verfity  of  opinions,  among  Foople  d 
the  fame  religion  and  faith. 

SCHIRE  MOTE  [Scijieiiiofe,  Ssa\ 
was,  in  antient  times,  a  iolemn  mcetirig 
of  all  the  free  tenants  and  knights  is  t 
county,  to  do  fealty  to  the  kix^  ani 
eledt  an  annual  IherifE  , 

SCHOENA  NTHUM  [ %tL*t^ I 
Gr-l  the  herb  camel*s  hay,  or  fwen' 
fincllingrced,  i.  ^^^^^w. 

,     byGoog   SCHOIMV 


'  sc 

"  SCHOENOTRASUMC^rWfsire^n*, 

Gt.]  a  Plant  rall'd  Porrcl  or  Civcs,  L, 

SCHO'LAKSUIP  lof/rAo/jrw,  L.] 
lie  quatiiicacion  of  aicholar. 

SCHOLA'S  nClfiffcMj^JficHSyX.  of 
r^K*inutf  Gr.]  of,  like,  or  pertaining 
o  a  feholar  or  firhool.  \ 

SCHOL'A'STICK:  Vhimty,  is  that 
xi.rt  of  divinitf  which  clears  and  dil^ 
miles  qneftions,  by  means  of  reafon 
ind  aiguments  y  and  is  in  fome  meaiurc 
kppofed  to  Ftffitive  Divinity^  w^ich  is 
'aondcd  on  the  authority  of  th^  fathers, 
rouncils,  &>e. 

SCHOLA'STICKNESS,  a  beJngnna- 
Lified  with  lehooMcaming. 

SCHO  LIUM  [ifith  Matbmst;]  a  re- 
mark by  the  by,  as  after-  th^  dcmon- 
Clraring  of  a  Propoilrion,  it  is  pointed 
>ut  bow  it  might  be  done  fome  other 
iray  $  fome  advice  is  given,  oz  precau- 
tioo»  to  prevent  milbilces,  o^  fottk^  par- 
ticular ufe  or  application  thereof. 

SCHOLIUM  [jry^  •h  Or.]  a  note, 
annotation,  o^.  remark,  made  on  fome 
PaiURe,  Proportion,  &>c,  aglois,  a  brief 
expoution,  a  fhort  comment. 

SCHOONBIAH,  a  fed^  among  the 
"kftJUmtrnf  whofe  didinguiOving  tenet  is, 
ihat.the  onhodox  MuSftlmen  were  not  a 
prhit  better  than  the  heterodox, 

SCIA'GRAPHY?   Uci^Kf^^i't    L- 

SCIOGRAPHY  3  of  ,  r^^ajcjrs/'*, 
ji  «>xi«>  a  AiadoWy  and  >ePts«,  deC:rip- 
Jon,  4»E.]  a  profile  or  platform )  the 
IrA  rude  draught  of  a  thing. 

SCfAORAPHY  [in  Irfhiua.']  the 
Iraugbt  of  an  Cvlifice  or  building,  cuf 
in  its  length  or  breadth,  to  Ihew  the  in- 
fidc  of  it,  as  the  conve|iicncc  ^f  every 
room,  Vrith  the  thickneCt  of  the  walls, 
:imb€rs  floors,  &^, 

SCI'AMACHY  l^nMiutf^t  of  rwt 
ind  H»x^»  Gr.  a  fight]  a  figiiting  with 
(hadowt. 

SCI  ATlCA-CffiTw,  an  herb  good  for 
:be  ScUtua. 

.  SCIDA^CEUMrwIthiirr^Miiilakind 
)f  fradture,  or  breaking  of  a  bone,  ac- 
cording to  its  length,  or  long  wife,  L. 
^  SCI'KNCE,  as  oppofed  to  art,  is  a 
formed  fyftem  of  any  branch  of  know- 
ledge, comprehending  the  dodhine,  rea- 
on  or  theory  of  the  thine,  without  any 
iiAmediare  application  of  it  to  any  ufes 
pfr  offices  of  life. 

SCIENCF^  in  Coi  [by  Dfe/jw]  Is 
diftingiiilhed  into  three  kinds 

r.  Tb9  SCIENCE  0/  mere  fcmwWjfe, 
irhereby  he  knows  himfelf  and  all  things 
iomble. 

8,  SCIENCE  <f  Vifion^  whereby  be 


s  c 

(knows  all  things  he  has  refirfved  to  do 
or  to  permit,  iri  the  fame  order  in  which 
he  has  refolTcd  to  do  and  to  permit 
them. 

?.  An  intermediate  SCIENCE,  where- 
by he  know^  what  angc's  and  man  will 
do  in  certain  cafes  and  certain  circum- 
ftances,  if  be  refolves  to  bring  them 
about. 

The  fevfn  liberal  SCIENCES,  are 
Grammmr^  LogrcJIt,  Kbctonek,  Jrttbme' 
ticky  Geem'etry^  Jjironomy  and  Mufitk. 

SCI'£NT]AL,  of  or  pcnainlrg  to 
fcicnce.     _ 

ScrLLAfwith  B^taKifii]  a  fquill  or 
fea  onion '  L. 

SCILLIT^S  [T«w^;T.f,  Gr.]  wine, 
wherein  (qui  5  ha\e  been  fteeped. 

SCILUTKS  A^ttMtH,  vinegar  of 
iquils,  L  , 

SCINTILLO'SE  [Jil/iii^/q/'-i,  LJfiOl 
offparks. 

SCl'METER,  a  fort  of  troad,  crook- 
ed fword- 

SCrOGRAPHY  [«i  yyt$i  ,  Gr.] 
tbe  profile  or  fedtion  of  a  building,  to 
Ihcw  the  infidc  thereof. 

SCI6GRAPHY  iwith  AJhon."]  thfi 
art  of  fin^iing  the  hour  of  the  day  or 
night  by  the  Ihadow  of  the  fun,  moon^ 
ftars,  enc.  ^  .      ^         . 

SQ  OMANCY  [rjfitf  /a»1ci«  of  (rm* 
and  Ra»7rty,  Gr.  divination]  a  divina- 
tion-by  ftvadows  i  or  the  art  of  railing 
and  calling  up  the  Manes^,  or  fouls  of 
dcceafed  Pcrfons,  to  give  tliC  knowledge 
of  things  to  come. 

SCIRKHOUS,  of  or  belonging  to  9 
fcirrhm. 

.SCIRRHO'MAl  ^itiPr^'^ytof  rxi;. 

SCIRRHOSIS5  ;•»,  Gr.  to  har- 
den] an  induration  or  haniening  of  the 
glands,  caufed  by  gritty  and  obftruaed 
matter,  as  it  happciv.  frequently  to  the 
liver  in  a  jaundice. 

SCI'RRHUS  {^wti;'€,  Gr.]  a  hard 
imtpoveable  fwelling  that  refiHs  th^ 
touch,  but  is  without  pain. 

SCrSSURE  L/cij(r«rtf,  L]  a  cut  ox 
cleft,  a  chap. 

SCLAVONIC  Language,  is  held  to 
be  the  moft  cxtcnfive  language  in  tlic 
world,  nc»t  to  the  Arabiek^  being  fpoken 
from  the  Airiatiek  to  the  North  J  :n,  an<l 
from  the  Cajpikn  to  SMX9rty,  by  many 
-nations,  v'x.  the  J(j?«,  Muf^ovitti^  BhI- 
garimns^  Bohemiams^  Hungarians,  Carin' 
tbiais,  Prnffians,  and  Snabians,  all  which 
arc  defcendanw  of  the  anticnt  Sclavi^ 
or  SiUvonimns,  and  Seiavonick  is  their 
mother-tongue,  tho^'  thejr  have  diflfercnt. 
dialedts.  .  ,« 

4Zx  SCI*! 

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sc 

fiOJ&'ROPHTHA'LMY  C#«x.e^ 
#btiXAu«  01  f»Kit^f  bard,  and  9^^mKfi:ti^ 
a  difeaie  in  the  eye»  (jr.]  a  difeafe, 
Vfhcrein  the  eye  is  dry,  hard,  red,  and 
.  painfu^  and  the  eye*biDws  alib^  fo  as, 
by  theif  excefflve  drioefig  not  to  be 
opened  alter  fleep>  without  great  pain. 
acWROSA'RCQMA.  lot  #»x»erc 
and  w^,  Gr.  flefli  ]  an  hard  tamour 
with' an  ulcention  in  the  gums. 
.  SCLEROTICA  [In  Anmt.-]  one  of  the 
common  membranes  of  the  eye,  fituatcd 
between  the  AdmmUjiM  the  lives. 

SCOFFER  Lof  tCOpprn>  Dii.  of 
#«•«'»»,  Gr.]aderider. 

SCOLDING  Wom»  [accoidlng  totm 
aath^  L»ws]  were  to  be  let  in  a  tie- 
bachct,  eommohly  called  a  Drntkiti^- 
Staolt  comrfionly  let  oter  fomc  deep  wa- 
tcr^  into  which  they  were  to  be  let  do^irh 
or  plunged  twice  undet  watef,  to  tool 
their  heat  and  choler. 

SCOLECQI  D£S  FmMs  tof  ^fih^^, 
a  worm,  and  AJ"^  fir.  form]  the 
fiortn-iike  pfocefe  of  the  cei^beilum. 

SCO'LLOPvSfcf//  Lin  Hf^iiW.]  is  often  J     j,wvc^rxx/i^-i 
mit  into  the  coat-axrtiont  of  mlHtarylfonoffcorpigrtt, 

iCOLOPOMACHiERlON  [r»^o. 
•«H^;^.«e^o»  of  &iUK^Htf^  a  wood^oek, 
and  finx'^eA'fy  a  knife,.  Gr,']  a  kind  of' 
Scalfil,  or  furgeon's  kniib,  thtrt -catted 
from  Its  rdbmblance  to  the  bill  of  a 
woodcock  i  uftd  for  opening  and  dilating 
Harrow  wounds  of  the  bnoaftj  abfccflei, 
^. 

SCOLOPE'NDRAt*jttXftfc%-^,  Gt] 
a  fort  of  worm  engendered  of  a  melan- 
choly humour,  which  makes  the  gutas 
become  fwell'd  and  uletratcd,  and  the 
teeth  loofei 

fcCOLOPE'NiiRIA  [rwxft^^iTeafr, 
Gr]  the  herb  han's  tongue.  L. 

SCOT-XMUS  l<T»iKo/Ji&',  Gt.2  the 
artichoke^  {r. 

To  huiU  m.  SCONCE,  to  run  a  fcore 
*t  an  ale-houlfe,  tavern,  .^.  fo  as  to  be 
afraid  to  go  there,  for  fear  of  being 
clonnU 

SCPOl^ER,  awater-fowl,  fo  named 
nom  iU  crooked  bfcak,  reibnbling  a 
icoop* 

fiCp'PULOUS  [fco^Hhfis,  %,,-]  iDcky; 
full  of  rocks, 

SCO  PU^.dUSNTSS  Ur9Ml^i»s,L.] 
« tockincffc  or  being  full  of  xocks. 

SCQI^BUTICKNFrs     Mof/«»»*ir- 

SCORBU'TlCAlNfcSSi^  tHs,  L.  a 
being  troubled  with  the  feunry. 

SCORE  [in  Mtjick  partition,  or  the 
«righial  draught  of  the*  whole  com))ofi 


SC 

j«Wc.   rerand  tteWc,  bafi,  d*.  «• 
diilinCtW  fffored  and  marked. 

SCO  ftDlON  Iwi-ft*.,  GrA  the  hc^ 
water-germander. 

gcORNER.  a  contemner. 
^  SCORNFUL,    contctnpciiovis   & 
dainful,  Ok. 

.  SCORNFULNESS,  comemptaBGf^ 
nefs. 

SCOROCON  [with  iuMmiUlsl  c9 
lick,  L,  ^^  "^ 

SC0R0liOl*RAftyM  [a«erfC^ 

r.  GrJ  a  Plant  between  gsxixckisi 
leeks,  X. 

SCORPIO  [whole  ehanaeridick  ii 
^  ]  is  one  of  the  tifdve  Hgntof  df 
/odiaek,  callM  by  aittologm  k  femiisne, 
noOama!,  eoM,  and  phlegteJtick  ii* 
thernfiAhdffliiwaierytftFllcitf,  ud 
is  reprnented,  on  the  celef|M  ^iobe,lf 
the  fo^  of  a  ftot^OK,  L. 

SCORPION  [r^#p*»^.  at:]  a  tm^ 

mous  MS6i  of  A  biMfcim  colouf,  hs&i 
eight  feet  ahd  tf  Iking  in  ita  tall 
SCORPKIN(3i^«^  >  ah    het%  M 
SOORPK^>^0f«  S  a^inft  ftitM 


orighial  draught  S  the'  whole  tembofi-  ""P^ '^^  *^  wmg  tidings  of  th*  wj« 


A  SCORPION  [in  JnertgfyfMts]ft 
pn^aits  m^Iir«  and  wick«d  iWbtfety,  l^ 
catdb  it  i^  refKMted  to  be  eonnitig  it 
watching  an  o^rtnnity  to  w6cuMik 
ii^corifldeHte  PaBen^er. 

SCORPI'URUM  [#«^K^^.  ^ 
the  plimt  tnfnfdle,  L. 

SCfYT-^e  [in  the  Fdf^<:b4cHfcrltM 
k^ing  an  Ubhoufb  with^  thelM^ 
by  ah  oBtte  of  the  foreft^  ^ho,  tdier 
oofoor  of  his  office,  ciuiH  IVrioBS  fi 
totnk  to  hit  houfe  and  ipend  tbcSi 
money,  foi  feat df  hiving  Qitpleaibie 

SCOTCH-Cdff<5pj,  fticea  of  ^cal,  fty'i 
with  fevexal  ingredients  a    ^afdc^ 

™  SCOTfcfl  Ls0gitMjijt,  Is  a  convt 
l^tfS^,  niiz*d  with  6«fmM»  Z.««wl>dylk 
and  lYMdft.' 

SCOTIA  l<rmt,  Gr.l  a  ihefabcrtf 
srchiredhire,  holloaed  Hke  a  ikxiHs 
channel  between  the  Toms  aiid  tbe 
.(</^-j(^«Is  al*^  thte  h}futafel  6n  tAe  bdk 
or  bottoih  of  Pillah. 

ScOTOMT  Ipotbnui,  L.  ^mhmit, 
Gr.]  a  dizziTieR  or  lWfMftii%^  In  thk 
head  cftnfln^  dtthnefs  of  fight,  whiicrib 
the  aniihal  fiMHi^  are  lb  %bini!cl  abel^ 
that  external  obje^  feem  to  turh  toiM 

To  Scour  4tD4r;r,  tofcampekokitp 
*way. 

^  scbtTt  tff^te,  r .  Wrtilt$  »^1 

9^Y  ten^  to  bring  tidings  of  th^  anny  flf 
u)  enemy,  or  to  diicovcrtiieir 


SgiAGt 


8C 

b.  Icsnl  leannefli 

A  SCRAPE  [df  Scjlbop,  Smn']  u  a 
neerftnipe»  aiHvin^>  induftrioiM  Fet- 

J.  S<aiAF£-4^wi  7  a  niggard,  a  co- 

A  KMA9JUr09mS  wtouB  Petfon. 

KRATtNGN£SS>  Mngneft,  par- 
dmony,  oWtiedulovifreCi  in  geccing. 

SCRATCH- ITorfc  [Ar»^*t,  Iral.l  a 
llecliDd  of  Fainting  iti  Fiv/2ro,  \ff  pr€^ 
ttrtng  a  Mttl  gnmnd,  on  which  was 
aid  a  iriiite  naiAcr.  which  being  ta- 
rn off  with  an  i|on  bodkin,  ^e  white 
appeared  thmi^h  the  holes,  andfenred 
brihadows- 

SCRATCHES  [with  T*p^i\  a  dJf- 
salb  ift  horfta,  oonfifted  of  dry  Ihibi, 
hopa  or  rtfts,  which  breed  between  the 
leel  and  the  pa(8em  joint. 

r«  ftrRAWLi  [prob.o€  fctaWf* 

r*  SCRALL  5  len,  P*.]  to  write 
Hber  a  ibcry,  earelefii  manner. 

ro  SCR£AK.  [prob.  of  06riffft, 
^«ii.]  to  make  a  Jhrill  or  hosrfe  noiib, 
a  {hat  of  of  a  door  whofe  hinges  are 
uily  I  or  a  Wheel  that  ii  not  well 
litaM.     . 

SCRAAOUNG  (prob.  of  0&t(|ter9 
Ui».1  a  Dirill  noiie,  like  chat  of  roay 
linges,  a^. 

SCR£^AMINC,  a  crying  out  loudly, 
liriily»  and  violcoUy- 

rtf  SCREECH  [prob.  of  HktitZC^ 
U«.l  to  hoot  or  howl  like  a  fci^ch-owl 


SC 

and  Inkhom,  Handing  on  a  book  all  tK 
Their  hall  is  on  the  caft  fide  of  Aa6i»> 

SCRCBY  [prob.  of /cwAi,  L.  a  ditch^ 
a.  d.  dcfervingto  be thiawn  inra aditchj 
forry,  pitiful.  .     ^    , 

SCROFULA'RIA  [in  Bouj  the  herb 
pile-wort,  blindnettle,  or  fig-wort,  L. 

$CRCKFULOUSNES$Lof /JwM/iu^ 
W]  bdng  aftteted  with  the  king'fe^tfl. 

SCROLL  ippob.  of  r»B]  a  flip  or  roll 
of  Parchment  j  alio  the  laihc  as  Vobds 
in  archioedkure. 

SCRUBBA'DO,  the  itch,  adiftem* 
pcfi  atfo  ilovcnlT*  mcan-habked 

SCRU'PLEEwith  CbnMb»en]9,ftMdl 
part  of  time  ufed  by  feveraleaftem  na- 
tions, among  the  Cbald^Mm,  a  -pg-^ 
part  of  an  hour. 

To  SCRUPLE  iof fcrmtnlHs,  L.1  to  fed 
in  doubt  whether  one  fhali  do  a  thing 
or  not,  on  a  confcientious  account. 

SCRU'H-ES[with  ^</fr»».]a3  icruplca 
ecliplbd,  are  that  Part  of  the  diameret 
of  the  moon,  which  enters  the  Ihadow, 
exprdTed  in  the  lAme  meafufc  whereirt 
the  apparent  diameter  of  the  moon  i| 
expreflbd.    See  l>irit.  .     ,  ^^      , 

SCRUPLES  efhJdfVitrmlfn  ]AStron.^ 
arc  an  arch  of  the  orbit  of  the  moon, 
which  is  defcribcd  by  her  center,  ftom 
the  beginning  of  the  edipfc  to  the  midr 

SCRUPLES  oflmmerpoH  ox  tatSdene* 
[AJinJi  are  an  arch  of  the  orbit  of  th6 
moon,  which  is  defcribcd  by  her  center^ 


fidREPx^H  rw  r^^k"  '^l^^iJ.^^^  ^^^  begmning  of  the  eel  fJfe  till 
J 1  55?::  .  ^^'  2f /??^'*'''^hetime  when  its  center  falls  mto  the 
tal.3  an  owl  that  makes  a  fhrteiUDg  or   Jv^dow 

•TS-iVS?  ?^'*     u-i  r    *,         SCRUPLES  of  E»d?»»i[4i?^».^»** 

A  SCREW  U/cfiM.  F.]  one  of  the '  ^  ^^  ^f^^^  ^rWt  of  the  moon,  which 

ii»e  mechamck  powers  j  chieay  iifed  in    j,  ^efcrtb-d  by  her  center,  in  the  timo 

BCinngorftiuoeiing  bodies  elo&»  wd   f        ^^^  fy.fi  emeiiion  of  the  moon's 

'^J^ulJiSyjJ'^*'^^  ^)^'  :  I  limb  to  the  end  of  the  eclipfe. 

fSoi2?i^^.'  K^^^y^^^^'r  SCRUTINE'ER  [of  fcnetUfMm,  L-l 

fiCRl'BBLB.&r4*<,  pitiful,    fo»y   one  who  makes  a  fcrutiny.  or  extminei 

rriting.  *  nirclv 

SCKrBING  [with  3Ft%«l  a  term,  SCRUTINY  [in  the  C^i^-J^Wla 
lad  when  one  piece  of  ftuff  is  to  be  fit-  ^.^^  ^^  lj„^U  j^.per  billet,  in  which. 
sd  to  the  dde  of  another,  which  m  ine- .  ^^  clcftprs  write  their  notes  primely 
^liur,  to  make  the  two  join  clofe  togp- 1  ^  ^leaions  ib  that  it  may  not  be  khown 
bcr  aU  the  way ,  this  is  dene  by  mam-  j.  ^^om  they  vote. 
imlt  wjch  the  point  of  a  pair  of  eo»- 1     ^^  SCUFFLE  Iq.J.  to  Ihuffie,  an<^ 

•SxS  «/^r«%ti>»  «  I  «j '  that  nffiMS  derives  from  «.#iKi?»*r,   Gr. 

SCRtVENERS,  were  incoipoiated  f  ^^  ^^^  roughly]  to  ftrifc  to|Sether  ia 
— ^  ■"*^    -t  -^^  i6i6.aiKlafe  a   . ft^y or itj^htlng. .         ^  _,  , 

SCUtPSrr,  he  carved  orengrated.ft. 
SCW-PTUKE  {fct^tma^  L 1  the  ar« 
of  cutting  or  carting  wood.  Rone  o» 
other  matter,to  form  various  figtwes  for 
repielfentationa  Sculpture  indudes  both 
enpai^ng  «Dd,«oilei»9  ^  ^'•^^j^. 


ouiler,  tuo  wardens 
S4  alXUlanti»  and  s^ 
on  the  livery,  Owi 

The  arms  are  Atmfit 
AB  ctgle  with  winp 
expanded,   hokttpg  in 


SCUUHNESS  IScupfmtrr^.SMX.'] 
iht  having  fcurf  on  the  head,  6^, 

SCURFY  I8cupj:i J,  ^ax.]  fuU of, 
or  having  fcuri 

SCU'KBJLOySMESS  [fcwtilitm*^  L. 
fcurriliti,  ¥.]  fcandaloiu  language,  faucy 
drollery,  bufeonry. 

SCUKVINESS,  badncfs,  naughti- 
jiie&,  forrincis- 

SCU'TIFORM  ifcMtiftffmis,  L.]  in 
the  form  of  a  ihieJd  or  kniclcler, 

SCY'BdLON  t  «;^*X(»,  Gr.]  dung 
or  ordure,  efpecially  of  flieep,  goats 
dv.  n^lb  riff  rafi^  rnbbilh. 

SCY'LLA,  a  rock  in  the  fea  between 
SUify  and  Italy,  overagainlt  the  gulf 
Cbsrybdhy  i;}  that  the  paiTage  there  is 
dangerous  £>r  (hips  ^  whence  the  Latin 
Proverb,  Incidit  in  Scyllam  cupien*  vitare 
Chxrybdim^  to  avoid  Scylla,  be  falls  into 
Chxrybiis,  i.  e.  to  leap  out  of  the  fry  lag- 
pan  into  the  fire. 

The  Poets  tell  us,  that  ScyUa  was  the 
daughter  of  Fboro»is  and  Hecate,  who 
having  been  familiar  with  Neptuue,  Am- 
jlhitfiUf  provok'd  with  jcaloufyt  cad  a 
certain  Poifon  into  the  fountain  that 
ScyUa  usM  to  bathe  in.  which  mai^e  her 
run  mad,  and  leaping  into  the  Tea,  wa& 
metamorpholed  into  a  lea  moiiITcr. 

Others  fay  'twas  CUhcih  0ie  had  to  do 
wtht  and  that  Arte  was  the  jealous  rival 
that  poilbn'd  the  fountain  \  that  ScyTla, 
feeing  her  lower  Parts  going  into  dogs, 
fnakes  and  4oIpbin's  taih,  drowned  her 
lelf  in  dcfpair- 

Some  9gain  fay,  that-Ihe  was  the 
daughter  of  Nyftts^  king  of  Meg^ra, 
which  being  bcfiegV!  by  Mii/os,  (he  efpy- 
Sng  him  from  the  walls  wns  enamoured 
with  him,  and  betray 'd  her;  father  to 
him  by  cutting  off  a  purple  lock  of  his 
hair,  which  the  oracle  had  projwiinccd 
he  fliould  be  immonal  as  long  as  he 
wore,  and  that  -Aliuw  . cJctffting  her 
treachery,  flighted  bcrj  whereupon  Ihe 
finding  her  felf  dcfpis'd  by  him,  threw 
her  fclfinto  the  fea,  and  that  the  g  »ds 
ioincd  dogs  to  her  to  be  her  tomicnters 

Cojfryhiii  is  al£j  laid  to  be  a  rapacious 
woman  that  Aole  Kefcultsh  Oxen,  that 
he  had  taken  from  (xeiyqa,  jind  was 
th under- ftnick  by  Jt<pittr,  and  tranf- 
formM  into  a  fea  monftcr. 

But  hiftorians  fiy,  that  ScAU  and  Cha 
tyViis  were  rocks  and  eddies  in  the 
fircights.  between  W/jr  and  .W*rZr,thro' 
which  HerciiUs  pafleJ  with  much  danger 
and  IoCj  \  but  he  afterwards,  by  engines 
ef  his  own  invention,  clear *d  the  ieas  ^o 
cffcftually,  and  rendered  them  fo  navi- 
pablc,  that  f  nee  that  time  there  has 
tea  no:hing  heard  of  them. 


SE 


SCT'PHUS  [with  AMmt:i  tbofe  p^ 
fages  that  convey  the  Smte/o*  fsook  de 
Oi  Cfibrijorme  or  Heve-likc  bone  to  tls 
palate. 

SCYTALA,  a  fieU-nwalc,  L. 

SCYTALA[tn  >l«dkntf«fcc]  akri^tf 
ndius  or  fpoke,  Handing  out  o€  tlie  axii 
of  a  machine,  as  a  handle  or  ltis» 
turn  it  round  or  work  it  by»  le. 

SCYTALA  L*c9micM  Imartbtlaa^ 
ddmomians]  a  little  round  ftaff ;  an  a- 
vention  for  the  feciet  wrictng  of  fccoi 
to  correfpondents,  by  means  of  two  ^ 
lers  or  cylinders  exa/aiy  akke,  onebdaf 
kept  by  each  or  the  correfuondencs. 

SCY'HTHICA  [with  JicUim^i^fwtS' 
root  or  liquorice,  L.   . 

S£AFA'KING-  Cof  Sse  and  fijta. 
Sax,  togpl  employcti  or'  livkie  at  ftk 

SE'A  PORT  [of  6«,  A-js-  nnAf^ 
LI  g.  d.  a  gate  or  door  of  the  fea. 

SEA  I^avelTf'ort,  an  herb.  . 

SK/l^UNC  {in  Anbite^fJ  isthcfr 
ing  a  piece  of  wood  or  irorv  in  a  «A 
^th  ^i»iaer,  mortart  cemetit,  lead. « 
other  folid  bindings.    . 

r0/«Ttf«$£AM  [reamlan^  Sai.]m 
few  a  length  with  a  needle. 

SEAMLESS  IfcsLmicyyc  Sam] 
without  a  feam. 

SEARSE?  [/t^  F.]  a  ftneCevefiai 

SARSE    5of  lawi,  d»c. 

sea'SONAble;ness  [of /n/i^  ] 

oppor:unenefs. 

.  To  SEAT  [of  jri'ctan.  Sax  2  topSie 
upon  a  feat,  to  caufe  to  fit. 

SEATER  was  an  idol  of  our  Saa 
ancefton,  and  was  reprelcmcd  in  t't 
form  of  the  figure  annexed.  Firft,  co » 
pillar  was  plac*d  a  pearch,  oti  the  ftuJ? 
prickled  back  of  which  this  idol  Htsoi 
He  was  reprefcnred  of  a  lean  vlfage,  ^ 
long  h«ir  and  a  long  beard,  bare  hea*S 
an  A  barefooted.  In  his  left  handle 
held  up  a  wheel,  and  in  his  rigihthi0i 
he  carried  a  pail  of  warefr  wherein  wfl 
fto\vers  and  fruits.  His  long  ^nneflti 
girded  with  a  towel  of  white  linen. 

His  ftanding  on  the  fl:>arp  fihs  of  a  ^ 
was  to  fignify  that  the  Saxnns^  for  tfetf 
fcrvinghim,  fhould  pais  HedfaltlT*^ 
without  harm  in  dangoroos  and  dilM^ 
^^^ca%  J  by  the  wheel  was  jntlvnatedtlf 
M€t  unity  and  conjoi.n'd  concord  of  tbt 
Rtxo*;,  andtheirconairring  together  a 
run  one  courfe :  by  the  ghrdle which  tN 
wind  (tfcamed  from  him  w;as  6p;nifiad  t^ 
y*x«»«  freedom :  by  tht  pitl  with  Qo«e0 
and  fmlts  was  intimated,  that  whhkin* 
!y  rains,  he  would  nourilh  the  eaitl^ 
to  bring  forth  fruits  and  flowers  ;  aul 
from  him  our  Satfirday  takes  its  name 


Digitized  by  VnOOg  IC 


g^-- 


tcr  which^ 
immediately  diet. 


Some  fuppofe  Stater  to  have  been  the 
Gune  wi:h  the  Smtwrn  of  ihe  Komanu 

SEATETH,  is  a  term  uiM  of  a  hare 
irhen  it  taketh  to  irs  reding  place. 

SEBARAI  L'NIID,  i/-y  opinionl  a 
name  gircn  to  fuch  rabbit's  as  liv'd  and 
:auRht  after  the  finilhinf*  of  the  Talmtd 

SEBE'STKNS,  almit  refcmbiinga 
Uccle  plum,  ulcd  in  mciiicine. 

SE'CANT  fin  Oeom-I  a  line  that  cuts 
Another,  or  divides  it  ii.to  two  parts.  ^ 

SECE'SSION,  withdrawing,  a  depart 
Ing  from  a  fn'c,  L, 

SECLU  SIGN,  the  aa  of  Ihutting 
out  or  fcpararing  from,  L, 

SECOND  [ot  Time]  the  fiorh  part  of 
a  minnte,  cither  in  the  divif.on  of  a  cir- 
cle or  the  mcafure  of  time.  A  dcg.ce, 
©r  an  hour,  15  c.ich  divided  in:o  ^o  :ni 
nutcs,  marked  tluis  (  ) :  a  miniuc  is 
ditidcd  into^ioleconds.  maikcd  ihusC  "  ) 
a  fecond  into  60  thirds,    marked  tlnis 

I''    l^^      ^ 

SECOND  [in  Af»i/Icfeloneof the  mii- 
fical  interval's,  being  on'y  the  diftmre 
between  «ny  (burd  and  tiic  next  ncaicft 
^bund,  whcfhcr  hiuhcr  or  lower. 

SECOND  T^/Ki  [in  .-fV^^^l  f^^fc 
where  the  unkn<^wn  qi.-.'^ntity  has  a  I'.c- 
p«c  'efs,  than  it  hns  in  the  tprm  whcie 
1^  >> /tiled  to  the  hi^hcX). 


S  B 

,     SECOND  Shbt,  an  odd  quallHcAtiofl 

I  that  many  of^the  inhabitants  of  thoi 
weQern  jUands  of,  ScotU^d  are  laid  to 
have }  which  is  a  faculty  of  feeing  things 
to  come,  or  at  a  great  i  iOance,  rcpre- 
Icnted  to  the  imagination,  as  if  adlualiy 
I  vifible  and  prefent.  Thus,  if  a  man  b« 
3  about  to  die,  or  dying,  his  image  ftiall 
J  appear  diain<5tly  in  its  natural  fliapc  in 
;  a  /hroiid,  or  other  funeral  A^fctratn^^  to 
j  a  feco-  d-fighted  Perlbn,  who  perhaps, 
i  never  had  fcen  his  Perfonj  att 
!  the  Perfon,  io  jeen, 

SE'COND-,J/gfc/«^»f/i,  the  faculty 
.  aforementioned,  which  is  a  qualify  not 
j  hereditary  \  and  the  Perfon  who  has  it, 
;  Cannot  exert  it  at  pleafure,  nor  can  he 
,  prevent  it,  or  communicate  it  to  others. 
f  Thii  quality  is  held  in  difcredit  among 
i  the  People,  fo  that  none  will  eounterfeic 
^  it,  and  many  conceal  and  diilemble  it. 
)  This,  iho'  ftrange,  has  been  well  atteft- 
\  eti,  and  that  by  author>  of  credit  j  and 
» la  ft  by  Mr.  Mar  tiny  a  fellowot  the  royal 
fiKiety,  in  his  natural  hiflory  of  thcfc 
iilands. 

SECOND  Captsiny  one  whofc  compa- 
ny has  been  broke,  and  he  joined  to  an- 
other. 

SECONDARY  Fever  [with  Hyfic:]  is 
that  which  arifcs  after  a  crifis  or  dif- 
chargc  of  fome  morbid  matter  j  as  after 
the  aeclcnuon  of  the  f mall-pox  or  mea- 
lies. 

SECRETNESS  [of  Jecntms,  L.]  pri- 
vacy. 

to  SECRETE  [oifecretHM  L.]tohid€ 
or  conceal  by  putting  out  of  the  way. 

SECRE  TEDLof/ctferwo,  L.]feparated^ 
fified. 

^«i*»-/ SECRETION  [in  Ptyjic]  is 
the  feparation  of  one  fluid  from  another, 
in  the  body  of  an  animal  or  vegetable, 
by  means  of  glands,  or  Ibmethingof  the 
like  nature  ' 

SECTION  [of  a  Boo}C  a  certain  divi- 
fion  in  the  chapters,  frequent  with  this 
mafic  f). 

SE'CTOR,  an  inftrument  of  confidef- 
able  ufe,  in  all  the  pra^ical  parts  of  the 
mathematicks.  having  fines,  tangets, 
fecants,  rhunibs,  polygons,  &*c, 
SECTOR  [of  a  CiixU  ]  is  a  part  of  a  cir- 
c'e,  or  a  mixed  triangle,  comprehended 
between  two  rr.' ii  or  femidiame:er«, 
makir.g  an  ani'.le  at  the  center,  and  an 
arrh  or  part  of  the  rircumferercc 

SK/CULAR  O^me^  {JhH  f^.-nUref,  of 
f'tculnm^  an  ape,  LI  ihcfc  p'ays  were  lb 
name  I,  bcciulc  t^cy  bappered  Vut  once 
in  an  a^^e  or  an  hundred  years  ^  at  the 

- '^-^^o-^  ^- 


SE 

IfocUlinihg  of  which,  the  eryer  fild, 
Cam€  t*  ^t  I'U^s^  whivb  n9  Mam  nom 
livinz  hMktverJMnt  -norJhMH  hefn  m^ain. 
At  tncfe  plays,  belides  the  eontendon  of 
the  chat ioteen,  the  Tbefitlian  horfemen 
hunted  wild  bulls,  and,  when  they  had 
wearied  cbem,  would  leap  on  their  backs, 
•nd  by  the  homs  force  them  down  co  the 
earth. 

At  the  celebration  of  one  of  thofe 
flays,  there  were  given  to  be  kiird  by 
^hth^^  the  emperor,  after  the  PcffiMm 
expedition,  thirty  two  Ele^Mtt:^  twenty 
two  I/^tv'i,  ilxty  LioMs,  one  hundred 
Hytn^-'t^  one  iUbMiM«r»i»  ten  ArcboUotit9St 
ten  Cmmekfards,  forty  fViU-Horfes,  thirty 
Jjfpmrds^  beAdes  a  chouland  pair  of  Fen- 
cers or  Sword-Players,  which  were  to  de- 
light the  people  with  their  blood  and 
wounds.  

SECULARIZATION,  theadionof 
converting  a  regular  perfon,  place,  or 
beneike  to  a  fecular  one. 

SE'iCULARlZ*Dt/ff<rir/«n!frf,r.l  made 
feenlar,  t.  e.  a  hy-roan  of  a  clergy-man. 

S£^CULARN£SSLyeci»/«n5,L.Jworld- 
linefs,  addidedneft  to  the  thin^  of  this 
trorld. 

SECUNDA  i<fi»4  [with  C»y».l5«c»^^ 
IVattr  is  AjMJt'jmisy  which  has  been  al- 
feady  ufed  to  dii!blTe  fome  metal,  Sk. 

SECU'NDI  Gimris  [with  Anat,]  tho^ 
ladteal  veflels  that  carry  the  chyle  from 
the  glands,  af^er  it  has  been  diluted  theic 
with  the  Lymfb^^  into  the  common  ycf- 
lek )  whereas  tire  laAeals  of  the  /inW 
Oeturis  carry  it  fzom  the  inteltiiies  into 
the  glands,  L. 

SE'CUNDINE  Ueeumdima,  U]  the  fe- 
#Feral  coats  or  membranes  wherein  the 
foetus  is  wrapped,  whilil  in  the  womb, 
«nd  which  are  excluded^  after  'tis  bom  \ 
the  after-birth  or  burden,  they  are  nam- 
'Cd  Altewtois^  Amnion^  and  Cboriit, 

SBCU'RENESS  l/«iiri*#j,  hJ^fiunU, 
F.]  fecnrity,  iafety,  F. 

SKCUHrrAS  ie  bam  6^  lUt^ 
1Fenw}furety  of  the  peace,  L. 

SECU'RITY,  is  painted  like  a  lady 
leaning  againft  a  pillar  before  an  altar, 
with  a  Irep'cr  in  her  hand. 

SECUTORES  rof/ef«i,L.  to  follow] 
a  fort  of  'Gladiators  among  the  Aojmim, 
who- fought  with  the  KetUni. 

SF.DAR  OLAM,  a  title  of  two  books 
.  of  KeWevf  Chronolog]^. 

SEDA'TENESS  ^oSfeiatms^  L]  com- 
pofure  of  mind. 

SEDENTARINESS  [of  ffdetftanms, 
•L,l  the  fbue  or  condition  of  one  who  fits 
mixrh. 

fMeds  called  ft4ee.  ^ 


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tumult,  a  riling,  «*  upraar,  2<. 

SEDITION  [IGmMscaZI^]  fn»» 
prelented  by  two  kStigtt  fighcixi^  ^ 
one  another. 

SEDiaiOUSNESS  tof  fUitkfim,  L 
fedttisHx,  F.]  afeiiti«iistaonioarcrq» 
Uty. 

SEDRA  raoumg  tbe  JPar^i«f]  4l 
high  priea  of  tbe  led  of  Mi. 

SE'DUbOUSN£58  fJubdHmt^  U 
carefiilnefs,  diligence. 

SE^mjM,  hooOeek  or  feoRToeo,  I 

SEED  Lwith  BoUmiits\  isdcSsMtole 
a  body  perfefled  by  the  mutnal  oftm 
tion  of  two  iexes,  concaining  rise  n^ 
men  of  a  plant  of  the  fame  natute  of  tte 
from  which  It  was  taken. 

SEED  «f  AmmmUy  a  white,  U|iii 
matter  or  humour,  the  thkkeft  of  as)  '^ 
the  body,  feparated  from  the  hkiod  a 
the  tefticles,  and  referred  m  proper  i^ 
Icls  to  be  the  means  of  generation. 

S££T)Y[of88etiiX,^<.3  nmtaitf 
having  ieeds. 

SEhlNG,  finee  that,  fiscafmiici  aV 
an:. 

SEEING  ?  is  a  fenlation    which  f» 

SIGHT  3oeeds  from  a  doe  and  w 
rious  motion  of  the  optick  nerve,  w)ikl 
is  made  in  the  bottum  of.  the  eye,  M 
the  rays  of  light  coAiing  &om  an  oM^ 
and  thence  convey'd  to  the  hrahii  ^ 
means  of  which,  the  fiml  perceives  tk 
thing  illuminated,  together  with  is 
quantity,  quality,  and  modiiicatkMv 
Though  this  fenfe  has  its  be^nronga 
the  eye,  yet  it  is  perftAed  in  the  biais. 
where  the  Ibul  is  aftdted  with  tbe  jb" 
preffions  of  vifl  b!e  objefts. 

SEEK:iNG[of^r«:<n*  J:«c.]io(k* 
ing  lor,  fearthingafter. 

Lt9  SEEL  [with  Jartvn]  ia  when  t 
(hip feels oriDlls  to  the  windward,  is 
which  there  Is  danger,  left  ftiecDax*> 
ver  too  fliott  or  fuddenly,  and  fbfliaiM 
founder  by  the  ite's  breaking  right  idbi 
her,  or  elfb  have  ibme  of  her  upper  woiki 
carried  away  ^  but  if  fhe  rolls  to  the  kc 
ward,  there  ii  no  danger,  bccaufttk 
fea  willprdhitly  right  her. 

SEEOJNG  [/H^if  J^Owfaosn 
faid  to  fbel,  when  white  hairs  aboot  dsr 
breadth  of  a  fkTthing,  mixed  with  thoft 
of  liis  natural  colour,  gtow  upon  ha 
eyebmws  \  which  is  a  mart  of  old  sj^ 
for  they  ntver  (feel  before  the  a|Qe  of  14. 

$E£^(UN£SS[of}iailllCtl>I«i;] 
Comelinci^. 

SEE'MINGNESS  [of  SleOMD) 
tVm/.]  Appearance. 

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SE'CMENTATED  IfeztBeutatus,  L."] 
.dc  of  many  pieces,  of  divers  coloiirs. 
SE'GMKNT  [in  Geometr^l  v^hen  a  line 
Che  fide  of  any  plain  triangle  is  any 
y  ctit  in  two,  or  more  parts,  either 
a  perpendicular  line  let  fell  upon  it, 
3thcrwilc,  thofe  parts  are  ufually  call'd 
jments  j  and  fo  much  as  one  of  thefe 
rts  is  longer  than  the  other  is  caird  the 
reiencc  of  the  fegments. 
BE'GMENTo/tf  Circle  [fieomj  a  part 
%  circle  comprehended  between  an 
:h  and  a  chord  thereof. 
5EGMOll)AL  Valves  [in  Anati  are 
le  valves  of  the  pulmonary  artery, 
is  named  from  their  refcmblance  to 
5  fcgmcnts  of  circles  $  the  fame  as/tf- 

htnar  valves. 

SEIRrASiS  [with  Thyfuians]  an  in- 
mmation  in  the  head,  tfiat  proceeds 
►m  exceflive  heat,  and  happens  chieay 

young  children. 

3»  SEIZE  >  (in  Se»-L*ngusj^e\  the 
T»  SEASE  >  fafteningof  a  block  or 
illey  at  the  end  of  a  pendant,  tackle,  or 
met,  fiv. 

SKJU'NCTION,  a  putting  afunder. 
SELA^GO  [with  Botanips]  hedgc-hyf- 
>*  L.    . 

SE'LDOMNESS       [  SelbomneJ^  Je, 
tx.l  the  not  happening  often. 
SELE'CTNESS,  [oW/^wL]  cho- 
nneft,  choicencfs. 

SELENE  Lin  the  Paj^an  Tbeogony]  the 
Qghter  of  C^Us  &  r</?«  and  filler  of 
elUsf  I  e.  the  fun. 

SELENITES  [  atxmirw  \iB^.  Gt-I 
e  Moewfionty  which  has  this  rcmaflc- 
•le  property,  that  it  incrcafes  and  de- 
eafes  a&  the  moon  waxes  and  wanes, 
d  to  be  found  in  ferfifi  alfo  Mnfcwy 
•/i,  to  which  the  aforelaid  properties 
ive  been  afcribed. 
SELE'NIUM  L  <wiiF/or,  Gr^  ]  a  Cotl 

Ivy. 

SELENO'GRAPIIiST  [of  ffixhn 
e  moon,  and  ypAC"  to  deicribe,  Of.] 
defcrlberof  the  moon. 
jEra  tf  tht  SELEUCIDES  a  compu- 
tinn  of  Time,  commencing  from  the 
babllihment  of  the  Sehucides,  a  racr  of 
vtit  kings,  who  reigricd  as  fuccelTors 
'  Al^tMwdtf  ths^rtat  in  Syria. 
SF.hy-itukd.  for  one's  own  advantage. 
SELF-if^Wfuf,  Independent,  not  de- 
tiding  on  another. 

SELF^mitfut,    needing  no  proof  or 
anonOntion. 

SKLF-iiiltr</?<i    U»terefsi,  Rl  felfiftl. 
^ZLF-iwttrilUJaefs,    a  love  of  one's 

ir. 

SILLFiififffttateJf  owing  its  oric'inal 
rifctoitlfclf. 


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SEXFISH  [  of  Yc\r,  Sax.  ]  felf-in* 
terefted. 

SELFISHNESS,   felfinterertednels, 
a  being  entirely  bent  to  ferve  one's  felf. 

^  SELLS  [  in  Architeffure  ]  are  of  two 
kinds,  viz*  GroHndfeh^  which  are  the 
lowen  pieces  of  timber  in  a  timber- 
building,  on  which  the  whole  fuper- 
ftruftere  is  ere^ed  %  and  Window  ftlls 
(  fometimes  called  Windma-foiU  )  which 
are  the  bottom  pieces  in  a  window-frame. 
SEMBLANS,  an  antient  fea  of  He- 
reticks,  fo  called  of  SembUnHs  their  Lea- 
der, who  condemn'd  all  ufe  of  wine  as 
evil  in  itfclf  ^  that  the  vine  was  the  pro- 
du^ion  of  fetan  and  the  earth  }  and  de- 
ny M  the  rcfnrre<r:ion. 

SEMBLABLY  [femhlablement,  T.^ 
feemingly,  likely. 

SE'MBLABLENESS  iof  fimbUbh 
F.l  liVelincfs. 

SE'MBLANCE,  likenefi,  appear- 
ance, F. 

SEMBKADO'RE,  an  engine  inven- 
ted by  D9n  y^ffph  de  LttcatelU  for  the  even- 
ly  lowing  of  feeds. 

SEMEICTTICA  [wf/uwiiw'.  Gr.] 
that  part  of  phyfick  which  confiders  the 
figns  or  indications  of  health  and  difeaf- 
es,  and  enables  the  phyficians  to  judge 
what  is,  was,  or  will  be  the  ftate,  order, 
and  degree  of  health  or  ficknefs. 

SEMEIOTICAL  of  or  pertaining  to 
Sefneiotiea. 

SE'MEN  referis  [with  Cfym.1  the 
fcumoFbraft,  L. 

SEMENTlNife  Terii  [among  the  Kc- 
mans)  feafts  held  about  feed  time  in  the 
temple  of  Terra  or  the  earth,  to  obtain 
of  the  gods  a  plentiful  harvcft. 

SE'MIBRIKF  [in  Mnjiekl  a  mufical 
note  of  half  the  quantity  of  the  Brirfoz 
Breve,  containing  two  iH/niaif,  four  Crot- 
cbitsn  &c. 

SEMta'RClTT.ABNESS,  [of  SemU 
circHlarisf  L  1  half  circulalnefi 

SEMICONSPI'CUOUS  { ffrnkonf^i' 
cuH\  T,.  1  vlfible  only  in  the  half  pair. 

SEMICYLI'NORiCAL  in  the  form 
of  a  half  cylinder. 

SEMIDIATE  SSARON  [in  Mm."]  a 
dcfcrtivc  fourth. 

SKMT'DoiiLle  [in  the  Roman  Brev-aryl 
fuch  offices  and  fcafts  as  are  celebrated 
with  Icfs  f  ilcmniry  than  the  doubleones ; 
bur  yet  with  more  than  the  fiug^e  on«. 
SEMTDIAPA'SON  Rn  Mtjickl  a  de- 
left  ive  oftave,  or  an  odtavc,  dimini(hc<l 
of  a  minor  ftmirone.  or  d  comn'a's. 

SEMTDTAPHA'NOUS,  half  diapha- 
nous or  tranipnient. 


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SEMIFIBULATUS  [ill  ^jm«.]  a 
mulcle,  the  fame  as  Ferondns  SecMndus* 

SEMlJ^LO'SCULOUS  [in  Atf«»- 
IfWY.j  a  Semiflorct,  L, 

^SEMIKLO'RET  [with  Ttorifis^ 
an  halt-Hourifli,  js  tubulous  at  the  be- 
ginning like  a  Floret,  and  afterwards 
expanded  in  the  form  of  a  tongue. 

SEMIMEO^ALS  arc  foflU  bodies  not 
malleable,  yet  fixeii  in  fome  meafurc  in 
the  fire  j  confifting  of  a  metailick  part 
and  lomc  other  matter  of  another  kind 
connefted  therewith  5  ac  Antimony^  Cin- 
vabar^  Mj^rcajite,  BifmMib^  CaUmine^  Co* 
bait,  Kitriol^  AfmentJin  St9ns%  La^is  Ha' 
matitist  Lo^^/ow,  &c. 
SEMIMO'DIUS,  half  a  bufhel,  L. 
SEMINERVO'SUS  [in  A^af].  a 
mulcle  of  the  thigh,  fo  called  from  its 
being  half  tendinous  and  nenre-li  ke.  It 
lias  its  rife  from  the  outward  part  of  the 
knob  of  the  Os  Ifchium,  aud  is  inferred 
to  the  Tibia.  L. 

SEMINATION,  the  aft  of  fowing 
or  ftieddinjg  Seciis,  particularly  that  of 
Vegetables.  L, 

SEMlNA'TlON,  the  cmimon  of  the 
male  feed  into  the  womb  by  coition. 

SEMENl'UCK  [  o^femen&nd  facio, 
L.]  making  or  breeding  feed. 

SEMIO  RDIN  ATES  [  in  Germ.  ]  the 
halves  of  the  Ordinaici  or  Applicatcs. 

SEMIPE'DAL,  confjfting  of  a  foot 
and  an  half  in  meafure. 

SEMIPELA'GJANS,   fiich  as  re- 
tain fome  tindturc  of  PeUgianiJm. 

SEMIPRCX)  F,  the  pioof  of  a  fingle 
evidence. 

SEMI-SPINATUS  [with  Anat.^  a 
mufcle  arifing  from  all  the  tranfveife 
procefles  of  the  Vertebra  of  the  breaft,  and 
pafllng  obliquely  upwards,  is  infcrted  to 
the  upper  fpincs  of  the  faid  Vertebrd, 

SEMI-TENDINO'SUS  [with  Anat,"] 
a  mufcle  of  the  thigh,  arifing  from  the 
outward  part  of  the  Os  Ifihium^  and  is  in- 
ferted  to  the  Tibia  immediately  below 
thcjflns?  of  the  mufcle  called  Gracilis,  L. 
Sg^Wt-arONE  Lin  Mu.^  one  of  the  de- 
jreci  of  concinnous  intervals  of  con- 
oSrds. 

SEMl-VOWELS  [with  Grammariaos} 
i.  *.  half-vowels,  are  the  letters  f,  1,  m, 
n,  r,  f,  X,  2,  which   are  lb  called,  be- 
cauic,   tho'ihcy  are  confonanrs,   they 
ate  uot  £xprcfs*d  without  the  afliftance 
or  found  of  the  vowel  ?,  and  are  diftin 
gniftjctl  into  Solids  and  Liquids. 
SEMPER,  alw.^ys,  Z/. 
SEMPER  PERSPICUOUS,  always 
pcifpicucus  or  vifible. 
SEMPERLE'NIT  Y  ifcm^/^emtaf,  LJ 
fontinual  Itnity. 


S  E 

SEN  ATUS  co9»fmltMm^  a  vote  or  icfe 
lution  of  the  Roman  fienate^  mthui 
vote  or  aft  of  parliament.  L. 

SENECIOLwith  Be<«s.]g[OQDlel,  I 

SE'NGREEN,    the  herb  bodekd 

SENSE  \Jenh,  L.]  a  feculty  rfti 
foul,  whereby  it  perceives  estcnaloi 
}C<Xs.  by  means  of  fome  aftioo  cr  ii 
preflion  made  on  certain  parts  of  the  k 
dy,  called  the  Organs  of  Serft^  aad  k 
them  propogatcd  to  the  fenibry. 

ExteriM/ SENSES,  arepowencfffl 
ceiving  ideas,  upon  the  pcefence  of  0 
temal  objects. 

Internal  SENSES,  are  powers  or  des 
minations  of  the  mind  to  be  pieafediE 
certain  forms  of  the  mind,  whkb  om 
to  our  obfen  ation  In  objects  perccic 
by  the  external  Senjey. 

Moral  SENSE,  is  a  detemimtkci 
the  mind  to  be  pleafed  with  the  cooRi 
plation  of  thofe  affections,  adicflSii 
character  of  rational  agents,  which  ■ 
call  virtuous. 

SE'NSIBLE  ^antiiies  [withL<.li« 
fuch  as  hardnefs,  Ibitnels,  weight,  bei 
cold,  colours,  founds,  fjnells,  tafles  ^ 

SE'NSIBLENESS  IfenJiMitas,  L 
fenjtbtliti.  F.l  the  fenfible  feculry. 

SENNIGHT,  ftvsm-nigbtsy  f.i.ftt 
nights  time. 

SE'NSITIVE  Soul,  the  foal  of  b!* 
OT  the  fenfible  Soul,  which  man  isfiff 
fed  to  have  in  common  with  brotet 

SE'NSmVENESS  [orfe^dvuh  I 
the  faculty  of  perceiving,  s^e. 

SE'NSELESSiof/ffif/ffs.L /f«5iF.« 
leaf,  ^jx.lvoidoffcnfc. 

SE'NSELESNESS,  want,  orioi^ 
offenfe. 

SENSORY  IMartMm,  L.]  the*? 
or  inflrument  of  fcitfQ  i  as  thecie« 
feeing,  the  ear  of  hearing,  Oh.  the  ph" 
to  which  the  fpccicsoffenfiblctbinp* 
carried  'through  the  nerves  and  bifl 
that  they  may  be  there  perccited'r 
their  immediate  pnefencc  to  the  feA 

SENSUA'LITY  >    IfenfnaBias,  1 

SE^SUALNESS  J  fenfnaUie,  ?.] 
gratifying  or  plcafing  the  fenfes. 

To  SE'NSUALIZE  btndr^fet^l 
to  render  fcnfbal. 

SE'NTENCE  firt  Fofhy]^  fliort,{Kl 
remark  or  refledlion,  containing  ff 
fcntimene  of  ufe  in  the  conduct  of  li^^ 

SENTENCE  [in  Grammar^  a  petf 
or  fet  of  words,  comprehending  fiwwpc 
fcdt  ferrfc  or  iemimcnt  of  the  mind. 

SENTE'NTIOUSNESS  fofM* 
fus,  L.]  the  being  full  of  pithy  fcDtox* 

SE'NTIMENT,  thought,  mind,  ct 

nion.  inclinatioi),  paffion.  F.        _ 

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SEWTIMENTS  [in  Poefty,  ttagt^y^ 
^c.]  are  the  thoughts  which  the  poet 
loakes  hit  perffiis  exprefs. 

Sfi'NVY  I  jcnepe,  ^«x.]  the  plant 
which  betn  naultard-iced. 

SE'PA  [of  #Mro,  Gr.  to  putrify]  laigc 
Doriofive  puftules. 

SE1?ARABLENESS  [of  fe^Mrabilis, 
L]  capablenefs  of  being  fcparated. 

SE'PARATENESS  [of /e^-r-tw,  L.] 
I  being  feparate  from. 

SEPARA^TION,  a  divorce  or  part- 
ng  of  man  and  wife,  F.  of  L. 

SE'PLE  Oj,  the  cuttle-bifn  bone,  L. 
.  SEPO'SITED[/ijqjfixw,  LJlctonone 
idde. 

SEPTA^NGULAKNESS  [  of  ^/»*«» 
ind  MtguUru,  L.]  the  having  feven  an- 

^  SEPTEMBER  [of/<^^«»,  L.  fo  cal- 
cdt  as  being  the  7th  month,  beginning 
It  March]  is  painted,  Qpc.  in  a  purple 
obc,  with  a  chearful  lookj  crowned 
rith  a  coronet  of  white  and  purple  grapes. 
lOlding  in  his  right  hand  a  Cornucopia  pi 
lomegranaies  and  other  fummcr  fruits, 
nd  a  oalance,  and  in  his  left  hand  a 
landfui  of  oats. 

SEPTENTRIONAl-lTY  ioffipten- 
'ionAlh^  L.]  north ernlinefs. 

SEPTIFO'UUM  [with  BoUif.]  the 
erb  lecfbil. 

SEPTINE'RVIA  Ilantagi  [withBot.] 
ic  common  plantain,  having  feven  fi. 
res  or  firings. 

SEPTIZtmE  loffeJ^ttumuM,  of  fep- 
m  ieven,  and  Zomx  Girdlesl  a  building 
irt  with  feven  rows  of  columns. 

SE'PTUM,  aji  hedge  5  a  coat  or  fold 
r  fheep ;  an  inclofnre  or  reparation,  L. 

SEPTUNX,   amonj;  the  Ri»i^a»Sy  7 
irts  of  any  whole  or  intije  thing,  di- 
eted into  7.  . 
SK^VfVf,  U^ptHfieft,  1-,]  fcvcn- 
IcL 

SEPUXCHRE  U^puXthrum,  L-l  a 
mb  or  monument,  or  a  place  deftina- 
1  for  the  interment  of  the  dead  j  the 
rm  is  ufed  in  a  more  efpccial  manner 
r  the  burying  places  o^  iht  Antiettti  \ 
jt  thofc  of  the  Modtrns  are  more  ufual- 
called  tombs.  BeHdes,  the  anticnts 
d  a  ibit  of  fepulchre,  which  they  cal- 
1  Cemtafbiitm^  which  was  an  empty 
ynlchre  ereftcd  in  honour  of  one  who 
d  no  burial  at  all  i  as  well  as  for  thole 
iO(ft  bodies  or  aflies,  being  bupit,  were 
pre  repofitod. 

SE'QUENT  IfiQuens,  IJ]  following. 
r^niMfy  SEQUESTRATION  [in 
immom  I^w]  is  that  which  is  dopQ  by 
I  confent  of  both  partie). 


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I^ary  SEQUESTRATION.  [  in 
Common  Law]  is  that  which  the  judge 
doth  by  his  authority,  whether  the  par- 
tics  will,  or  not. 

SEQUESTRATOR,  an  officer  in  the 
time  ot  the  civil  wars,  who  received  the 
rent*  of  the  cftatcs  ot  delinquents. 

SEQUE'STRO  babendo  Lin  law]  a 
judicial  writ  fordiffolving  a fequeft ration 
of  the  fruits  of  a  benefice  made  by  a  hi- 
Ihop  at  the  king's  command,  thereby  to 
oblige  a  perfon  a:  the  luit  of  another  : 
for  the  parfon,  upon  his  appearance,  may- 
have  this  writ  tor  a  difcharge  of  the  fc- 
queftration,  L.  ^  .     ^       , 

SERA'GLIO,  the  palace  of  the  Grand 
Seigmor  at  Conjhntiaofe,  whctc  hc  Keeps 
his  court,  and  where  his  concubines  arc 
lodg*d,  and  where  the  youth  aic  trained 
up  tor  the  chief  ports  of  the  empire  5  al- 
fo  the  palace  of  a  prince  or  lord ;  aliq 
the  place  of  refidence  of  a  foreign  em- 
bailabor  is  there  called  a  StragUo^ 

SE'RANGO  DES  ulcus  [  of  sie^yZt 
Gr.a  fiftula  or  pipe]  a  fiftulous  u'-cer,  L. 

SE  R APH       I  [AnUJ.Hf 6.  to  inflame] 

SE'RAPHIM  5  aTpirit  of  the  firll  ot 
highcft  rank  in  the  hierarchy  of  angels- 
ot  one  of  that  clafs,  fuppofcd  to  be  moll, 
inflamed  with  divine  love,  by  reafon  of 
their  nearer  and  more  immediate  atten- 
dance upon  the  throne,  and  to  commu- 
nicate ardour  to  the  inferior  or  remoter 
orders  of  angels  ^    .   .  ..   r 

SERA'PHICKNESS  7  the  being  of 

SERAPHICALNESS  .  the  fcraphic 

nature.  ^  ,      ^   ,  u    u—w 

SERAPIAS[«^Oc'"*'>  Gr.] the  herb 
called  dog  Hones  or  rag  wort. 

SERAPIS  Las  fome  think,  of  fpDt 
a  feraphim,  or  ^D  a  prince,  Beb.  anrt 
Apis^  was  a  god  of  the  f^^^fti^^^  mark- 
ed in  an  extraordinary  m.aiincr,  becaiue 
they  did  believe  tha;  Ofiris,^  one  of  their 
kings*  the  fon  of  Jupiter,  had  been,  al- 
ter his  death,  metamorpho'sd  into  an 
ox.  *  And  hence  proceeded  the  IpaeUtes 
worlhjpping  the  golden  calves.  The  ox, 
caird  Sifapii,  was  to  live  a  certain  num- 
ber  of  years,  and  then  the  priefts  drown-! 
ed  him  in  the  nvcr  NiJe^  and  all  the 
people  of  the  land  mourriCd  and  lamen- 
ted for  his  death,  till  another  was  found 
with  the  fame  marks  upon  him  5  upon 
which  there  was  an  urtiverial  rejoicing 
oyer  the  Country,  cxpreft'd  by  ban-i 
queting,  and  alt  manner  ol'fporis. 

SE'RAPIS  C  ir/>.i>g/y/i'/c-//;:  ]  in  It* 
temple  in  AUxmnina  in  Fgypt,  f  being 
an  idol  made  of  all  forts  of  Metals,  ot 
fuch  a  pnxiigious  fize,  as  that  ir  filled  the 
temple,  reaching  the  roof  with  its  head, 
N  -jAi  ^»* 


SE 


ai.d  both  the  fides  with  its  hands,)  tepre- 
icntcd  Che  world}  the  golden  head  of  the 
idol  ijgnihed  the  hcawns,  the  (houlders 
arul  IKimach  the  air,  the  belly  the  iea, 
and  the  feet  the  earth,  as  it  isiepre- 
Iciitcd  ipealcing  of  itfclf. 

'tiui  01^  ixiic,  JifAsie  oif  KSO**  •^**» 

Vaim  4t  /Ml  mAe  ^n,  !«/'  v«7'  tr  dM^ 

"O/x'^is  rnKitvykS  XxfAvrpS  ^«^  'BKkn* 

S£R£rK»  a  dampilh  and  unwhole. 
ibme  vapour,  that  in  hot  countries  fails 
after  fun-fet  5  a  kind  of  mildew,  F. 

to  SERENADE  idonner  de  ferenaiesy 
F.]  to  play  or  fing  to  a  lady  or  miftrefs, 
vnder  her  door  or  window,  in  the  Night, 
or  early  in  the  morning,  Ual. 

SERE'NITUPE  [firenitudo,  L.]  fe- 
rcnity,  clcarneis  of  the  fky,  caliunefs  of 
the  mind. 

SEKGA'SSO,  a  fea-weed  or  herb, 
iomewhat  refembling  lamphire,jDf  a  yel- 
low colour,  which  lies  fo  thick  on  the  iea 
about  the  liland  Macao,  as  to  (lop  the  paf- 
iage  of  fhip&,unlefs  carried  by  a  brisk  gale. 

SERGEANT  at  Law      •}  a  learned 

SE'RGEANTo/a»«Corf  5  lawyer  of 
the  higheft  degree  in  the  common  law, 
as  a  doctor  is  in  the  civil.  The  court 
of  common-pleas  is  thcrr  peculiar,  tho* 
they  may  piead  in  other  couns.  They 
are  called  brothers  by  the  judges,  who 
ibew  them  great ^refped^. 

SE'RGEANT  [in  fler^Wry]  a  griffin. 

SK'RGEANT  at  A/msj  an  officer  ap- 
pointed to  attend  the  pcrlbn  of  the  king  i 
and  alfo  to  arr<;ft  traitors  and  perfons  of 
quality,  and  td  attend  the  lord  hfgh-ftew- 
ard,  when  he  fits  in  judgment  iipon  a 
traitor,  Sue.  -  '       • 

SERFATIM  in  rows  or  in  oideK- 

SE'RIES  [in  Algebra"]  a  rank  or  pro- 
grefTion  of  quantities  increai!ng  or  de- 
cieafiug  in  fome  conltant  ratio,  which 
in  its  progrefi  approaches  ftill  nearer  and 
nearer  to  fome  ibiight  valitc. 

l*tji/tste  SE*RIES  [in  Algehra"]  certain 
progiefllons  or  ranks  of  quantities  order- 
ly proceeding,  which  make  contintjalap. 
preaches  to,  and,  if  infinitely  continued, 
would  become  equal  to  whatis  inquired 
^ter,  a»c.  ai  -yt  T»  T»  "nr*  Tt»  infy 
6^.  make  a  fbries  which  always  conver- 
^  or  approaches  to  the  value  of  i,  and* 
infinitely  continuedi  becomes  equal 
thereto. 
$E'RIOUSLY[/'tfria,L]with  ferioufnels. 

feE'RIOUSNESSlbbriety,  gravity,  in- 
Ctntnels  of  mind. 

SERITHIUM  Cfo  called  from  the 
I|l4nd  ScriphMs]  fea  WQrmwopd^  X. 


S  E 

SE'RIS  [in  Jb6r»xJ  the  hetbcichoci 
or  endive,  L. 

SERMO  BOGIES  [of  Sirm  and  ki- 
yQ'i  Gr.]  books  or  homilks  of  pope 
and  other  peribns  of  eminence  andfrnft* 
ity,  antientiy  read  at  the  Kc^j  »/  ^ 
Confijforsy  tii9  Furifeatioa^  AU-5m^ 
and  every  day  from  Cbrifimas  to  the  oft- 
ave  of  the  epiphany. 

SERMONIZING  [of  fmocmn, 
L.  ]  preaching  a  ferraon. 

SERMOUWTAIN.  &  fort  of  boi 

SE'ROUS  [finfkst  L.]  of,  or  pcfliic 
ing  to  the  humour  called^tfrm.  waxetife 

SE'ROUSNESS  >   Iffrofiu,  F.of  ji- 

SERO'SITY  3  rojifi,  of  /««, 
L]  wheyiflinefs,  properly  of  the  bloofi, 
being  an  aqueous  liquor  mixed  wkfa  the 
blood  and  other  humonrs,  or  beiDg;,ieia)S. 

SE'RPENT,  akindofmuficalinftHJ- 
ment,  ferving  as  a  ba&  to  the  C^ntft  ^ 
^all  Shawm^  to  faftain  a  choros  of 
fingers  in  a  large  vellel. 

SE'RPENTARIA  [with  BeUrU 
dragon's  woit,  L. 

SERPENTA  RIUS  [in  ^^jw^]  * 
conftelUtion  in  the  northern  besi- 
fphcre,  L, 

SERPENTI'GENOUS  Ifit^^ff^ 
L.]  ingender'd  or  bred  of  a  ftrpenc 

SEKPENXrCEROUS  iferfeMiFi 
L.1  bearing  or  carrying  ietpents. 

SERPENTI'NE-Ker/ej,  are  fuch  « 
begin  and  end  with  the  fame  word,  s^ 
Crefik  amor  mtmmiy  yiamUnm  i^t^iff^gf 

SERPENTINE-Mirtfe,  a  kind  rf 
marble,  fo  called^  becaaie  Speckled  1^ 
a  Iferpent's  Skin. 

A  SERPENTINE  [with  CfymMi 
worm  or  pipe  df  copper  or  pewter  twia- 
ed  into  a  fpiral*  afeendiDg  from  tic 
bottom  of  an  alembick  to  the  top,  ^ 
being  placed  In  a  velTel  of  cold  «st0i 
ferves  as  a  refrigeratory  in  diitiUtt 
brandy,  6^. 

SERPENTS  [in  Wuroffy^'telu]  ^ 
uled  to  reprefcnt  hercticka.  . 

SERPIO-LUM  [in  JloUty]  a  lanfid 
wild  or  ninning  bctony,  L, 

SE^IRATA  [in  Botaay}  an  hcibal- 
letl  germander  or  Entrlijh  tteade,  !*>  . 

SERRA'TtTLA  On  Botaay}  tJbcW 
law-wort,  Ir.    ' 

SE'RRATBD-2>4f  [with  IfcM^^J 
is  an  indented  leaf,  or  a  leaf  w^*!! 
ihippM  about  the  edges  into  Ifc**''} 
acute  ibgment^  refembling  the  tettbff 
a  law,  as  in  tfng's  MtrcMry. 

SE'RRATU^E,  a  iawing. 

SE  RTULA  Campana  [with  jbewl 

the  herb  mcUlo:  or  claver^j  L. 


SB 


ERVE^ISTS,  the  difciple«  and 
9wers  of  Michael  Servet^  viho,  being 
mtitrinitarian,  was  burnt  at  Geaeva, 

li'RVICEABLENESS  [of/rrwh'nw, 
xfirvishUt  F.]  capablencfi  of  doing 
ice,  ©^.  .... 

E  RVITES,  an  order  of  rcUgious, 
ominated  from  tjicir  peculiar  attach- 
it  to  the  fervice  of  the  virein  Mary, 
KSAMOrDEA  OJfa  [in  Anaf]  feve- 
fcry  finall  bones  placed  between  the 
ts  of  the  fingers  to  fortify  them,  and 
rent  their  being  diHocated,  to  the 
nber  of  i6,  20.  or  more* 
ESAMQIDES  Un  Botany"]  the  herb 
jhfly,  g.ood  to  purge  melancholy. 
lESh'LlS  [with  ^o£tf«.]  hart-wort,  L. 
\}i^SQVhdupUcaie  Ratio  [in  Geomct.'] 
.]  is  wHcn,  of  twp  termsf  the  greater 
tains  the  lefs  twice,  with  half  an- 
er  over,  as  co  and  zo. 
;ESqUl  A'LTERAL  Ueffnialtir,  L.] 
nnch  and  the  half. 
SESQUIALTERAL  Ratio  1 

SKSQUIALTEKAL  fro^rtm  S 
ith  Geomt^riciams^  ficc]  is  a  lUtio  be- 
:CD  two  lines,  two  numbers,  6*<^- 
ere  one  of  them  contains  the  other 
»,  wkfa  the  addit  jQD  of  an  half,  as  6 
1  9. 

SESQUIDITONUS  [in  Mijickl  a 
icord  uefulting  from  the  found  of  two 
ingi^  wh^e  vibrations,  in  equal  times, 
!  to  each  othtr  in  the  Ratio  of  s  to  .^ 


SESQUITE'RTIAL  Pro^tUa  [in 
9ibem.i  U  when  one  number  contains 
other  once,  and  a  third  Fart  of  it 
Miei  «a6,  8f  ia»  itf,  a«>  *9-  .  - 
SE'SSION  [in  Lata]  the  fitting,  of 
Ikes  in  court  upon  commiflloM,  L, 
SESTEllTI  A  Lof  CUt^tra  in  EgyPl 
MreJght  containing  1  lb.  i^, 
SETA'CEOUS  tfitattui.  L.]  briOly, 
fall  of  bridles  ^      -.^^ 

SETON  [fetauum,  L.]  a  Ibrtof  iflue 
I  the  neck,  8%:.    Set  SeUtittm. 
SETCVSE  [fetrfas,  L  ]  fuU  of  bnAles. 
SETO-SITY  [/•toJius.L.lftdnefiof 
*tftles 

tarrrWG  [m  X/fc»».]  i«  the  occul- 
tionofaiiarorplanct,  oricffinlung 
ilow  th«  horizon. 

MmaicMl  SETTING,  is  wheo  »  lUr 
{II,  When  the  ftm  arifes. 

Crfmical  setting;  i«  When  the  ftai 
•ts  with  the  fun.  ^  ^ 

ISiliacal  SETTING,  1$  when  a  ilar 
ilmmexaed  and  hid  in  the  fun  s  rays. 

SE'tRaDNESS  lof  rctJ,  i4Jp.]a 
ixednefi,  or  being  fettled  in  X»l»cc 
aini,  ^. 


S  M 

SE'VEN  [rcpjcvi,  X»x.]thentimbef 
7  is  remarkable,  and  has  been  ufed  by 
moft  nations  as  a  period  of  time,  as  7 
days  in  the  week,  7  vears  of  fervjce,  7 
times  7  the  diftance  of  the  year  o^jtMUu 
It  is  caird  critical  by  Phyficians,  who 
on  th^  feyenth  day  were  wont  to  give 
their  judgment,  as  to  life  or  death  of 
(he(kk>  ^  alio  ^  tl^  ^limaOerical 
year,  7  times  7,  or  49,  or  9  times  7, 
I.e.  ^3.  It  is  alio  natncd  ^al^  and  fe- 
male, becaufQ  a  (Compound  of  Jiumbert 
even  and  oddi  as  3  and  4,  and  compve- 
hending  the  3  and  4  is  a  number  whol* 
lypcrfeA.  '^ 

SE'VEN./pW  tJTpojcon-^ealb,  *i«.l 
feven  times  as  much.      , 

SEVENTE'JiN  [reoj:onWi«,  *i<.l 
17- 

SEA^ENTY  [ScQ  rontic,  A|x.]  70. 

SEVE'RENESS>  Lof  .^i,    LJ 

SEVE'RITY  J  roughncfs,  ftern- 
ncfs,  epe.  alfo  harlhncfi,  gravity,  Jlri^- 
nefe,  cniclty,  flv. 

SEVIL-Hofe,  a  hole  at  the  lower  end 
of  a  horfe-bit,  pn  the  outllde  of  the  line 
of  the  banquet.    , 

SEUTLOMA'LACHE,  the  herb 
fpinage,  L. 

SEWERS,  commonly  calPd  flioarSp 
are  conduits  or  conveyances  for  the  wa*. 
ter,  fuillagc  or  filch  of  a  houfe^  Iheet^ 
city,  dv. 

SEXAGE'SIMAL  i  Axithmetick'i  is 
I  that  which  proceeds  by  60's,  as  the  di- 
vifion  of  circles,  6?c.  into  60  degrees, 
the  degrees  each  into  60  minutes,  and . 
every  minute  into  60  fcconds. 

SEXAGFSIMALS,  are  firaOiona 
whofe  denominators  proceed  in  a  fexa* 
cuple  Proportion,  i,  e.  the  firil  minutCiZz; 

to  5-y  a  fecond  jt^t  a  third  -jTrrrv 
andfeon. 


o 


SEX-^i»^I^i  Twith  Gem»ttr.y 
having  fix  angles,  as  in  the 
figure. 

SE'XTUM,   the  title  of  the  third 
volume  of  the  canon-law,  L. 

SGRA'^'IT    [of    fgrafficiata^     Ital. 

fcratch-work»  prob.  or  >e«^»  Gr.  to 

write]  a  method  of  Painting  In  black 

and  white  only,  not  In  frefeo,  yet  fucl^ 

as  will  bear  the  weather. 

To  SHAB  ^,  to  go  away  ihcakinglr. 

SHAB,?mabbyiellow.  .  ,  „.    ^, 

8HA*KBIN£SS  Iprob.  q.  i.  fiabbuufsX 

raggsdneik,  mcanneft  of  habit. 

SHA'CKLED  [of  jrcacul,  Sax.  a  fet- 
ter] wearing  ihaekles  or  fetters,  Qfe. 

To  SHADE  [of  rca^pan,  Sa*.^  t;o 
cover  with  th^  fliadow.  ^. 

'     ,   IbyCoogSHA- 


SH 

SHADINKSS  [of  jrcabctejfncm, 

Sm*>]  the  afbrding;  a  Ihade,  or  being 
Itatdy. 

SHADOW  [in  Opttcks']  a  privation  of 
ligbty  by  the  interpoiition  of  an  opake 
body. 

SHAFT  [l^ccajrtr,  Sax."]  the  body  of 
d  FiUar»  the  fpire  of  a  church -Iteeple, 

S3lAt;G£DN£S$  [of  /ceac^eto, 
Anc}  the  having  long,  rough  hair. 

-  SHA'LLOWNESS,  want  of  depth 
i£  water,  judgment.  Qpc 

ftaA'MEFUL  Lrcame->:ull,  Sax.l 
fianlBk>uSy  dilgracefoL  e»c. 

SHA'MELESNESS  [of  ycearoleaJT 
mod  nef  jre,  ^^.1  immodefly,  impu 
4lciice« 

SHA'PELESfi  [of  Sceapleajr,  Sax,'] 
^mhoot  niape^  deformed. 

SiARK  [F/girr^ttWrl  is  uftd  for  a 
lluurping  fellow,  who  lives  by  taking 
Pcrfoa  at  a  difadvantage,  and  triclting 
and  cheating  them. 

SHARP  Lin  Majiek]  a  kind  of  artifi- 
dai  note  or  charaftc rib  formed  (  ^B^  ). 

SHA'RPLY  L8ccajip!ic,  Sax  ]  after 
m  fharp  manner. 

SHARPNESS  [6ceajipne/jre,  Sax.2 
Itcennefi,  Qpc 

SHARP  SIGHTED  [of  Sceajip  and 
^cjih"^,  Sax.'i  having  a  quick  and 
feoetrating  fight. 

SHARP-WITTED  [of  Sceaj^)  and 
*t.  Sax  ]  very  witty,  fagacious. 
■^  SHATTER-BRA'IN'D^  fcarceroi.. 

SHATTER-PA'TED  5  ^  mentis, 
ttazy-headcd,  hare-brain'd,  confflfed, 
mO&ng,  without  thought,  Q/tc, 

SHA'VELING,  one  that  has  his 
head  (havcd,  as  monks,  ©•:. 

SHA'VER,  as  a  cunning  fliaver,  i.  e. 
•  crafty  fellow. 

lo  SHEAF  [Sceajrfan,  Sax."]  to  bind 
cDKn  into  iheaves. 

SHEATIING  [in  the  Win^len  l^anih 
fmfhtrt]  is  the  cutting  with  large  Ihecrs 
the  too  long  and  faperEuous  nap  or  Ihag 
•o  doths,  Ouff,  d^. 

Tfl  SHED  [of  8cea^n,  Sax^  to  fpill, 
iD  ponr  out,  as  it^Jbei  Tears,  the  Teeth, 
Sair^  Herns. 

SHE'EP  [TlierMtyphicany^  rcprcfented 
ft  fool  or  filly  pcrfon,  bccaufe  no  hcsiCt 
b  more  fimple  than  a  Iheep  ^  but  a  ram 
icprefents  a  good  governor. 

SHE'EPISHNKSS  [of  8ceap  and 
5jtlicncjrc»  Sax.]  fabit-heartednefs, 
aMenefs,  fi»f. 

SHE'KP-Cofe    [  Sceap  cofec.    Sax.  7 

SHV/TV-Fdd  [Sceap-jcaltJc.  Sax.  5 
a  Place  to  p\?t  Ihccp  in. 


SH 

^HEn^P'Keok  [Sceap^oce,  Sax.]  t 
ihepherd's  ftaff  or  erook. 

A  SH££P'S-l&«i  iMetaibencMlly\i 
n^ere  blockhead,  a  ftupid,  dull  feUov. 

To  SHEER  d-Jb»re  /    an  anchor  [•- 

To  SHEER  Hfima  S  moog  5e3m] 
fignifies  to  draw  it  home. 

SHEER  over,  quke  over,  Kilfw* 

lo  SHEER.    See  Shear. 

SHEETIMAN  [Sceali-man,  So,] 
that  flicers  cloths,  wooUen  ftofi,  Ck. 

SHELF  [with  AfiMrs]  thatiiislfo' 
face  or  coat  of  the  caith,  which  lies  » 
dcr  the  mould,  ufualiy  about  a  be 
deep. 

SHE'LTERER  [piob.  of  Geob. 
Sax.  a  Ibell]  one  who  fhelteis;  aiibs 
flieltercd. 

SHE'LTERLESS,  having  no  Pbs 
offlielter. 

SHE  LVING  [prob.  of  luQ^  U 
crooked]  flanting. 

SHJ^'LVINGNESS,  the  /inloagir 
rifing  gradually  like  a  flieLve  or  find  a 
the  lea. 

SHE'LVT  [of  rctrelb,  2«fc]ftJ!rf 
Ihelves  or  fand-heaps,'as  the  fea. 

SHE'PHERDESS  [8ceapa,  hyjl^r 
Sax.]  a  ihe-keeper  of  Iheep. 

SHE'RIFFWICK[6crn.^c|icfJiC 
Sax.]  a  (heriff 's  jurifdiaion. 

SHIBBOLETH Lniaia,  fl*^ 

an  car  of  com]  a  criterion  by  whiA* 
(yileaiites  diflinguifhed  the  E^bf^i^ 
by  their  pronouncing  /  iorjh. 

SHIELD  [in  Bfi^t 
in  coat-armour  isibmcdai^ 
reprefcntcd  as  in  the  fe* 
tho'  they  were  of  a  diftR* 
Ihape  and  fizc  i  thcufc* 
them  was  to  defend  the  body  againft* 
weapons  of  enemies. 

Tp  SHIELD  [Scyltian,  Sax.]i»V»' 
teCt  or  defend,  as  GodJhiMyea. 

SHIN-BoM  [8cina  ban.  Sax.]  a  to 
between  the  leg  and  foot. 

SHI'NGLES  [in  C«r/«irfi7]  ateW 
pieces  of  wood,  or  quartered  oaken  bon^ 
faw'd  to  a  certain  fcantline  j  bat  tfcfl 
are  more  ufually  clett  to  aDout  an  iad 
thkk  at  one  end,  and  made  like  we^ 
about  Ibor  or  five  inches  broadi  aa^ 
eight  or  nine  (and  in  ibme  PU* 
twelve)  inches  long.  They  are  u$*d» 
cover  houfcs  with  \  but  more  comnwoly 
churches  or  Iteeples,  irjftead  of  tiles « 
Hates. 

SHI'NING[bf6cinanlDe.  tojcafr 
ing  a  tuihe,  looking  bright. 

SHI'NINGNESS  [ScintntocrTc, 
^«x]luftrc,  brifihtiieS. 

SHl^ 


V 


8H 

SHl1>PING  [of  fAlf^  J>*».  Scip, 
Sax,']  Ihips. 

SHV^'Jhapen  [with  Sailors']  unfightly, 
S)oken  of  a  Ihip  that  is  built  ilrait  up 
iftcr  Ihc  comes  to  her  bearing,  the 
kme  that  is  termed  fVsU-reared, 

SHITWRACK   tScip-pjiac,   Sax.^ 

;hc  penlhing  of  a  fliip  at  lea,  dw. 

SHI  PWRIGHTS,  were  conllituted 

in  the  reign  of  king 

James  h     They  are  a 

mafter,   two  wardens, 

andtSaffiOants.  Their 

I  arms  are  a  Noah'n  ark 

on  a  chief,  the  crofs  of 

St.  Gtorpe  chargM  with 

a  lion  of  England  ?  the 

«ft  is  the  fiud  ark  and  the  Sort  volant, 
vith  an  olive  branch  in  its  mouth  pco- 

s'hIRK  [j.  d.  a  Iharkl  a  fliarping  fel- 
bw  that  lies  upon  the  catch,  as  the 
luirk-filh. 

SHrRKING,  Ibarping,  lying  upon 
the  catch. 

SHI'TTEN  [of  Scitran,  Sax*"]  befliit, 
ibulct!  with  ordure. 

SHI'TTLE-Cocfe  >  fprob.  of   Sceo- 

SHU'TTLE-Cwfe3  ran,  Sax.  to 
hoot  and  cock]  a  cork  Auck  with  fea- 
hers,  to  be  banded  to  and  fro'  with 
iftttledorcs. 

SHOAD  [with  Tin  Mimrs]  fuch  frag- 
nents  of  ore,  which  by  rains,  currents 
»f  water,  dv*  are  torn  off  from  the  load 
«•  veins  of  ore. 

SHOCKING  [of  Qn^ebeii,  d«.] 

mtting  into  a  commotion  of  mind. 

SHO  DDEN  [of  Sceob,  Sax.]  having 
[hoes  on. 

A  SHOE-Afak<r  [of  jrceaand  macan, 
Smx.  to  make.] 

SHCVLINESS  fq.  d.  Shallowneft]  ful 
lefs  of  flats  in  the  Tea,  &*e. 

SHO  LY  [q.  d,  Sbalhw]  full  of  flats. 

SHOK,  did  fliine.    Milton, 

SHOVMftinz  iof  Sceope  Sax.  a  (hop, 
md  Levatioj  L.j  Healing  goods  out  of  a 
[hop,  going  under  pretence  of  buying, 
which  if  ic  be  to  the  value  of  5 1.  is 
leath. 

SHORN  [of  Sceajian,  Sax.]  ihcared 
»T  clipped  off. 

SHORT-^«/75  [in  a  Shi^  of  Wmr]  are 
the  fame  as  fighting  fails,  and  are  the 
fbre-iai],  main-fiil,  and  foictop-fail, 
which  arc  all  the  fails  ufed  in  a  fight, 
left  the  reQ  fnould  be  fiietl  or  fpoiled. 

SHORT-%/jff</wr/r,  a  fault  in  the 
conformation  of  the  eye,  in  which  the 
pijiUlUne^  ^i    ^^^  too  coAVex,  the 


SH 

rays  reflected  from  diftant  objcdsatt  ««• 
fradted  too  much,  and  cauibd  to  conveisei 
toofaft,  lb  as  to  unite  tog<:ther,  before 
they  reach  to  the  Kxtiua^  by  which 
means  the  vifion  is  rttdv^d  both  dim  mtd 
confufed. 

SHORTNESS  [6coJltnyrrc**«.l 

brevity,  deficiency  in  length.  . 

CJbtffVSHOT,  U  two  whole  or  half 

:fe|  bullets  joined  to<- 

gethcr,  cither  bf 

a  bar  or  chain  oC 

iron,   which  al« 

lows  them  foaie 

liberty  afunder^ 

. fo  that  they  cut 

and  dedroy  whatever  happens  in  their 
way,  and  are  very  fcrviccable  in  a  ifcar 
battle,  to  cut  the  enemy's  fails. 

Roand  SHOT  [in  Gunnery]  aic  round 
bullets  fitted  in  proportion  to  the  goo. 
Crofs'bar  SHOT,  are  round  fiioc,  with 
a  long  fpike  of  iron  caft  in  each,  as  if  ic 
went  through  the  midc'le  of  it. 

CafeSHOT,  is  cither  fmall  bulktt, 
nails,  bits  of  old  iron,  or  the  like,  put 
into  a  cafe,  to  ihoot  out  of  ordnance. 

I^^n^reZ-SHOT,  runs  with  a  fliackle 
to  be  mortened  when  it  is  put  into  the 
gun,  having  half  a  bullet  either  of  lead 
or  iron,  which  fprcads  itlclf  when  it 
flies  out. 

rri«»i//tf-SHOT,  is  a  bolt  of  iron  of 
itf  or  18  inches  length,  having  fliaip 
Points  at  both  ends,  and  a  round  broad 
bowl  of  lead  caft  upon  it,  about  a  hand's 
breadth  from  each  end,  and  fitted  to  the 
bore  of  the  gun. 

SHOT  rf^a  Cable  [with  Sailors]  is  th« 
fattening  of  two  cables  together,  that  a 
Ihip  may  ride  more  fsfely. 

SHOT  [of  Sceotan,  Sax,]  hit  oc 
wounded  with  a  bullet,  arrow,  d»c. 

To  SHO  VEL  lof  Sco^lan,  Sax.]  to 
work  with  a  (hovel. 

To  SHO  ULDER  [of  8c«\t>oJl, /'X-l 
to  lay  on  the  (houldCrj  alfo  to  juftte 
with  the  Ihnulder. 

SHOULDER-B/«</e,  a  bone  of  tbo 
(houlder,  of  a  triangular  figure  co\mng 
the  hind  Part  of  the  ribs,  called  alfo 
Szapula. 
A  SHOUT,  a  loud  halloo  or  huiia. 
SHOWFRINESS  1 6cujiic'?;;nc )rrc» 
Sax^l  raininefi,  inclinablenefs  to  be 
Ihowery  ,     ^ 

SHOWER  Y  [of  6cujiic5,^«».l  raihy, 
apt  or  inclinable  to  produce  (howcw. 

SHO'WY  [of  Sceapian,  Sax.  Ccl)OU« 
tDfll,  !>"•  to  fliow]  making  an  appear- 
ance.  gaudy,  ^^^^^^ 

Digitized  by  VjOOQI^ 


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SHRANK    [of    fiejUncui,    Smi.-] 
flirunlL  up,  Leflened  in  lengthy  breadth 
e>c.  * 

SHRBADINGS  pn  Carptntfy]  the 
jnftkjng  good  o£  the  nftet^feet  in  the 
cornice,  that  is,  when  rafcen  are  cut 
with  a  knee,  thefe  Aretdini^  (otherwifc 
0ai*d  fiirrittp)  go  ihait  along  with  the 
nfternomtnetop  of  the  toee  to  the 
cornice. 

SHRE'WDNESSi  eonningnefs^fiiiart- 
nefi,  fi«acity. 

SHRlXNESS,  fhatpnefa  of  found. 

8HRI  N*D,  ii$Jhrim%fiBatcd  or  placed 
In  a  Ihrine.    MilUit. 

SH&eWD?  [rcn«to,  Sax."]  a  90. 

SHROUD  )  ment  for  a  dead  corpi. 

SHROW  DING  0/  Trees  [in  Hmsi^att' 
dry]  the  cnttuig  or  lopping  off  the  top 
Branches  of  them  \  which  u  only  done 
to  trees  not  fie  for  timber  h  and  deiigned 
either  for  fome  preient  ulb,  or  for  roel. 

SHRUB  [fcjiabe,  Sax,^  a  finaU  or 
low  tree. 

SHRUBCwith  BaUtnfii']  a  Plant  wkh 
many  woody  perennial  ftalks  or  tnmki 
from  the  lame  root,  v  a  briar,  0^. 

SHRUBBINESS  [rcjiybicnef/e, 
^tfx.l  fulnels  of  Ihmbf. 

SHRU'BBY  [of  rcjiybijp,  SMt,1  IbU 
cffihrubs. 

SHRUNK  [of  jrcjlincan,  ^kjcdn- 
traded. 

SHUTTERS  [offciWffan,  Ssx.  td 
lock,  CclUttetty  T>n.  to  indofel  for 
windows,  dv. 

SIALI'SMOS  [of  9Ux^»  Gr.  fpittle] 
lalivation. 

SIBY'LS  [»*/^i))*'r,  q.  fiu  of  ©•«  i8»\ir, 
C3r.  f,  e.  the  counfel  of  Godl  of  thefe, 
in  all,  «rc  reckoned  nine  or  ten,  as  the 
SihylU  Perfica^  Ly^ea^  Delflries^  Ctt- 
fMiM,  Eryiknta^  Smmia^  XyhHrtimt^  Tlel- 
Ufponticay  Pbrygia^  and  CmmdM^  whofc 
wriciniQ  ftem  to  have  prophefied  of 
Cbrifi  fe  plainly,  that  there  is  f^round  to 
fiifped  the  (rwfe  Vcrfes,  that  bear  their 
name,  were  written  after  our  Savionr^s 
death. 

The  XihylU  CumtinM^  was  a  virgin 
who  liv'd  an  innocent  life  in  a  cave, 
near  CW«r«  in  Vmly^  far  from  all  ac- 
quaintsnce  and  fociety  of  men.  She 
compofed  nine  books  of  things  to  come, 
and  brought  them  to  TarqttimMs  Prifcms 
fo  be  fold,  demanding  about  990  Pounds 
for  them;  which  he  refuting  to  give, 
IKc  burnt  three  of  them,  and  required 
the  lame  orice  for  the  reft ;  but,  the 
kiHR  Tcfufinp  to  give  it,  Ihc  went  away, 
an.i  having  burnt  three  more,  and  re- 
turning,   demanded  the  &me  money 


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for  thie  remaining  three,  for  ufaidi  ^ 
king,  by  the  advice  of  his  Ibothiayen, 
gave  her  the  money.  The  Demmvn 
Utfnrum  or  Poatifex  Mxximta^  kept  th^ 
books  in  their  cultody;  and,  on  alldf- 
ficult  occafions,  thefe  books  wexe  oo» 
Ihlted  t^y  order  of  the  fenate.  Tbee 
are  yec  lemaining  ibroe  fiagmeno  d 
this  Sibyly  preferved  in  ieveral  uriiea 

SI  BYLLA  Agrippa\  was  painted  ii 
the  form  of  an  old  woman  in  a  tM 
garment. 

SIBYULA.Pc^iV«,..  like  a  TOOl 
woman  in  a  hlluX  ganiiefat,  with  t  ha 
in  her  hand. 

SIBYLLA  Eifnfem^.  like  a  coadj 
yonng  woman,  but  with  a  red  fio; 
clothed  with  a  fine  veU  on  her  ho^ 
and  a  £ne  garment  of  golden  woik.   . 

SIBYLLA  Hmfhtla,  young  and  £^ 
in  a  pnrple  garment,,  and  htring  bs 
head  covered  with  a  veil  of  lawa 

SIBYLLA  LyBicM,  like  an  old  wm 
elad  in  a  purple  garment*  andaoffoci 
with  a  garlaod  of  flowers. 

SIBYLLA  Phfygts,  with  an  oU  ilb 
favomed  face,  dad  in  a  red  ffAmai- 

SIBYLLA  PtrfieM^  clad  in  a  goUea 
garment,  and  a  white  veil. 

SrBYLS. .  A  certain  atithor  has  «• 
dttvouRd  to  prove,  that  theie  ne^ 
Was  more  than  one  Sibyl  that  wis  a  ^ 
phete£i,  and  thnt  Ihe  wai  a  ^»«"^ 
wholb  name  was  HiempbyU^  bcff  > 
IjryArdM  ^  and  that  the  divcrfity  rf  •« 
names  was  occafioned  by  her  tnwd»»  • 
by  the  fpirit's  truifporting  hcf  ficfli  * 
Place  to  another ;  and  that  file  died  it 
Cmma  in  Juiy.  Vofifit  tells  ua,  that  ^ 
antient  books  of  the  Sibyls  at  R***  Jj 
altogether  profane;  but  that  tbcfc 
brotight  from  Cneee  by  Crsfiti,  coooo' 
^d  fome  Piophecies  that  had  been  p« 
by  certain  jewt  for  Sibylline  C^ado* 
which  is  the  reaibn  of  thofe  Fropheoe 
of  the  coming  of  the  Mefllah,  thita^ 
found  amons^  them 

SIBYLLINE  Ifihynims^  U]  of* 
Sybils. 

srcCATRD  r/?tf*firi,  L.1  dried  1* 

SICCIFICK  Ipccifieus,  L.]  cinW 
dryn'^s,  ^ 

srcHA  [with  JJot^aflb]  the  w* 
carrot.  ^    , 

SlCTLIA'NAjwith  BaUn.']  tutikn,t 

SrcKUNESS  [of  reoclinerrB.w 
unheafthfulnefs,  aptnelstobcfick.  . 

SICKNESS  rreomejrjrc^  S^i^ 
difpofitlon  of  body,  &k. 

A  SrCKLE  [ricoL  ^-t*  fildi  5* 
pmb.  of  fecsr^^  L.  tocut]  a  hfitf"* 

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Si'DELING,  fide-wftrsy  on  one  (idei 

awry.    MiltOtt^ 
Sl'DJbUNGS  [old  Lmt.  Writ.']  balks 

Wtwcen,  or  on  the  fides  of  the  ridges  of 

pJow'd  laixUt. 
SIDESMAN  [of    yVtn  and    O^in, 

i^x.]  an  ailiftanc  to  a  church -warden. 
SlDERl'TIO  [with  Botam.^t  he  herb 

called  wall-Age  or  ftone-fagc,  growing 
on  old  walls  or  tiles  \  alfo  iron-wort. 

and  clown*s  all-heal^  L. 
Sl'DER.     See  Cyder. 
SI  DERATION  [in  Medidni]  a  be- 
ing fiiddenly  benummed  and  deprived 
of  the  ufe  of  one's  limbs. 

SIDERITIS  L9»«AieXiiff,  Gr.]  the  herb 
wall-horehonnd,   L. 

SI'DEROMANCY  [a^T^jf^mm  of 
0'iH'>9%  Iton  or  Acel,  and  «<fimi«,  Gr. 
ditination]  a  divination  performed  by  a 
fed- hot  iJon,  upon  which  they  laid  an 
odd  number  of  ftraws,  and  obierv^ 
what  figures,  bendfngs,  fparklings,  6^:. 
they  made  in  burning. 

SIDEWAYS  [Jinc-iaj,  Sax.']  by 
or  along  the  fide. 

A  SIEGE  [prob.  of  fedes,  L.  a  feat] 
is  the  fitting  or  encampment  of  an  army 
round  a  Place,  with  a  defign  to  take  it  $ 
Mther  by  diilrefs  and  famine  ^  or  by 
making  lines  around  it,  to'  hinder  any 
relief  from  coming  to  them  from  with- 
Mit  $  or  by  main  force,  as  by  trenches, 
Lttacks,  Qpc,  F. 

SIEGE  [of  Ji^,  F.  a  feat]  going  to 
looU  voiding  ofckcrements. 
^  SIGHTS  [in  Mathematiclii]  two  thin 
>icce5  of  brafs  on  the  extrcnte  of  an 
ilidade  ot  Index  of  a  Theodditi,  &c.  for 
he  juft  direction  of  the  Index  to  the  line 
«f  the  objea. 

SIGHTLESS  [Jcri'^lcar,  Ssx.-] 
•lind. 

SI>GHTLINESS  r^eri^HcSnerr, 
'ax.^  ieemlinefs,  handlomenefs. 

SIGHTLY  [J^ejri^licS,  S^x.']  come- 
y,  feemly. 

SIGILLA'RJA,  a  feftival  among  the 
LMv^ni,  wherein  they  Tent  Preftaits  of 
aJs,  and  other  fOch  things,  one  to  the 
ihcu  L. 

SIGN  [in  Fbxfick]  Ibme  appearance  of 
le  body  diningiiilhable  by  the  fenles, 
hence  the  prefiaice,  nature  and  ftate 
'  a  difcafe,  or  health,  or  death,  may 
>  inferred. 

SIGNA,  marks  or  charafters,  Ihort- 
uxl,  initial  or  beginning  letters,  which 
r  way  of  abbrcvi^ion  are  put  for 
bole  wmdSy  as  P.  D.  D.  for  dotaim  Vco 
di. 


ftlGKA  [afliong  the  Apw^ifi]  cnfigns  i  fentcnre : 


orbannelrs,  of  which  there  werefevttal 
forts  \  on  fiwne  of  them  was  a  hand  ex- 
pended, as  a  fymbol  of  conconi  i  ibmc 
had  a  filver  eaglej  othen  the  image  of 
the  emperor  >  othera  a  dragon  with  « 
filver  head,  and  the  reft  of  the  bodf 
tafifety,  L 

SIGNALS,  figns  Made  by  let  or 
land  by  the  admirali  commander,  d^A 
of  any  fquadron  of  fliips,  either  for  iail^ 
ing,  fighting,  marching,  Q/»c. 

SIGNI^ICANTNESS  lof  figitifum* 
tia,  L.]  fignificancy. 

SPLENCE  [in  Hiero^y^h.'\  was  rcpre- 
fented  by  a  wolf,  became  it  is  faid  to 
make  men  dumb  at  its  firft  fight. 

Sesf^iuMe  SILENCE  IHieroglyf/K']  WAS 
reprefented  by  a  wild  goofe  5  becadfe  Am" 
mtanits  rel.ates,  that  when  thelc  birds  fly 
over  the  mountains,  where  great  num- 
bers of  cngles  make  their  abode,  knowing 
their  inability  of  keeping  fllence,  they 
take  a  ftone  in  their  bills,  which  hin* 
ders  them  from  making  a  noife^  and 
when  they  are  out  of  danger  they  kt  iC 

SILE'NI  [according  to  the  Poetsl 

were  fatyrs,  fo  called  when  they  wertt 
grown  old,  who  are  feign 'd  to  be  greC 
tipplers  of  wine. 

SILENI,  were  as  numerous  as  the 
FjiMni.  They  were  thought  to  be  mor- 
tal, becaufc  there  weric  teveral  of  theit 
fepulchres  in  the  region  ibolit  FergamMs$ 
but  the  Fauni^  the  SstyrSf  the  Silent  tXiA 
the  Baecbi,  the  Tytiri  ahd  the  Fanei^ 
being  all  of  a  like  nature,  w^ere  reputed 
to  be  Ddmoms^  and  the  minifters  of  the 
other  gods  J  they  were  caird  by  the 
nameof/wN^f,  being  accounted  to  be 
amotx>us  of  women,  and  defirousof  theic 
embraces ;  and  indeed  it  is  not  to  be 
queftioped  but  there  were  many  ill  thintt 
done  under  theit  names  in  fuch  lonely 
Places,  and  thofe  crimes  which  wer6 
perpetrated  by  mortals,  were  attribute^ 
to  demigods, 

SI'LENUS.  Hiftorians  tfeU  us,  that 
Sile»**s  was  the  fitft  of  all  the  kings  thac 
relgn'd  at  A>/.»,  who  liv'd  in  the  reigii 
of  Midas^  and  th.it  the  fliepherds  ha- 
ving caught  him,  by  putting  wine  into 
a  fountain  he  us'd  10  drink  of,  brought 
him  to  Midasy  who  give  him  long  cart. 
It  is  probable  that  he  wai.oneof  the 
Princes  of  Caria^  who  was  famous  fot 
his  wifdom  and  laming.  And  the  fablft 
of  AUdas's  lehdlng  him  long  cars,  onlf 
fignificd  the  great  knowledge  he  had  'A 
all  things.  Silenus  being  fiei'd,  t^ur* 
I  chas'd  his  liVcrty  with  this  lemarkable 


That  it  r.j<  ♦^  n9t  t9  k  btnt^ 


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but  the  MXt  de^ee  of  happinefs  vfas  t6  die 
^Mickl/,  yhgii  makes  Silenus  deliver  a 
Very  excellent  and  leiious  diicourfe  con- 
ceniing  the  creation  of  the  world,  wheJi 
he  was  fcaice  recovered  out  of  his  fit  of 
drunkennels,  which  makes  it  appear, 
that  the  dninkcnnefs  SiUnits  is  charged 
with>  had  fomething  in  it  myfterlous, 
and  that  approach'd  to  infpiration.    He 

.  is  defcrib'd  as  an  old  man,  bald-headed, 
with  a  fiat  nofc   and  large  forehead, 

..which  denotes  the  phyfiognomy  of  one 
that  is  infolent  and  given  to  wire} 
large  cars,  a  fliort  fat  body,  with  a 
preat  belly  ^  being  generally  thought  to 
be  drunk,  he  rides  upon  a  faddle  back'd 

rmfs,  or  fupporti  bis  reeling  ftcps  with  a 

•  itefF,  fomctimcs  he  has  a  Cantharns  or 
great  can  in  his  hand,  with  the  handle 
of  it  much  worn  by  the  frequent  ufe  he 
maKes  of  it. 

',  SlLENTNESS[Ji/wfi«w,LJfaencc, 
ni'nefs. 
SILI'CIA  [in  i^ff.]  the  herb  faenu- 

^iLiciJfLO'SE  [offilicula,  L.  a  husk] 
husky  or  full  of  husks. 

SILIGINOSE  ifiliginofHs,  L.]  made 
of  fine  wheat. 

SI  LIGO,  a  kind  of  corn  with  an  up- 
right ftalk,  and  the  grain  very  white } 
fine  wheat,  of  which  manchet  bread  is 
made,  L. 

.  il'LlC^UA  [with  6o:d'Fi>ieri]z  weight 
tailed  a  caradi  or  carat,  of  which  fix 
make  a  fcruplc. 

SiLiqUA'STRUM  [with  Botan.']  an 
herb  whofe  leaf  is  much  like  alecoft, 
but  of  a  fharp  biting  tafie.  Pepper- wort, 
3rii/i/. Pepper,  St.  AL*ry  wort.  L. 

SlLkL'N  [6colcen,  SaxJ]  made  of 
■filk. 

SILKGlASS  [of  Virginia']  a  curious 
Plant  that  has  very  thin  and  fibrous 
leatcs,  of  which  a  fort  of  fine  fluff  is 
made,  with  a  glofs  like  fiik,  and  cor- 
dage much  better  than  that  of  hemp 
or  flax,    both  for  ftrcngth  and  continu- 
ance. 
SILK-THROWERS,  wercincorpo- 
rateil  Anno  1629.  and 
are  a  matter,  iwo  war- 
dens,  19  afliftants,  no 
lively.     The  afliriants 
fine  is  8 1,  and  flc wards 
26.     Their  arms    arc 
^jp^  ^jfj  Ar^entf  three  bundles  of 
-—  ^  filk  Sable,  on  a  Chief 
k  filk  thtowefi  mill. 
.     SI'LLINESS  [prob.  of  Sillic,    Sax. 
Vronderfullyl  fimplenefs,  fooliflincTs. 
SiLI'PHlUM  [With  Boia,,.-]  the  herb 


SIXLT  [ilb'mfer  derives  it  of  tcUff 

TcMt,  Puns»  becaiile  fucJi  Peiibns  « 
accounted  fools,  and  are  plmin-heaital] 
fimple,  fooliih 

Sll-VER  [Syljreji,  5«x.1  axnesl, 
next  in  value  to  gold,  in  weight  it  coos 
next  to  that  of  lead,  being  to  that  d 
gold,  as  xo  to  19,  and  to  that  of  vixi, 
as  10  to  f ;  as  to  its  fixednds  in  the  &(, 
it  goes  beyond  all  bodies  except  goU-^ 
having  been  found  by  Dr.  HaUey  to  )A 
but  i-ia  of  its  weight,  having  been  te? 
in  fufion  in  the  Focus  of  a  fumice  k 
two  months  ^  it  is  alio  the  sooil  daSk 
and  malleable  of  all  bodies  after  esidi 
again,  as  to  its  fiifibility,  it  eafilr^^ 
folves  by  fire,  much  more  eafilytla: 
copper  or  iron  ^  but  more  difficultly  da 
gold  or  lead,  and  runs  before  it  ignin 
Its  charadter  with  cby mills  is  (f  ^  Ik 
and  Dm. 

SILVER  a/).  [Sol/ejicnc,  SMx.]d 
or  piettainihg  td  filver. 

SILVER  ^Teed,  the  herb  JThite-U 

SIO-VERED  [of  Syljfjicnc,  Xc. 

done  over  with  filver. 
SFLVERING.    the    covcrir^  cf 

work  with  leaf  filver,  Sc. 
SILVE'STRIS,  a  red  S^un,  ofcda 

dying  fcarlet. 

SI'M  A  [in  ArchiteR."]  a  Cymattwm, 
SrMATlUMi  lin   ArchiteB.    it 
SI'MAISE        5   Cymatium, 

SI'MILAR  D»r«-A  a  difeafeofiftf 
fimple  Iblid  part  of  the  body  i  as  of  * 
fibre,  in  regard  to  its  tenllon  or  iKO" 
dity,  a  membrane,  Qfc. 

SIMU.AR  right-lin'i  Ffjprm  [2 
(jeont.']  ate  fuch  figures  as  have  eq^i 
angles,  and  the  fides  about  thoie  az^ 
ptoportional. 

SIMILAR  Tarts  [with  Amat)  w 
fame  as  fimple  Parts,  are  thofe  Psrtss 
the  body,  that  are  throughout  cf  'Jf 
fatiie  nature  and  frame ;  as  the  A^, 
Bones,  Arteries,  Serves  and  Veins. 

SIMILAR  SeBions  [in  Co^ich]  c 
fuch,  whofe  diameters  make  eqial^* 
gles,  With  their  ordinate?. 

SI^MaARNESS  [of  Jtmrlsm,  I 
fimilairi,  f.]  likencfi,  the  Scirgofc* 

I  fame  nature. 
A  Sl'MILE,  a  fimiJitude,  a  coir^ 
fon  of  two  things,  which,  tho'dife^ 
in  other  rcfpcits.  yet  agree  in  fbiwoDC» 
alfo  a  Parable*  X.  I 

SIMCVNIANS,  fo  calJ'd  of  lS-» 
Magui^  who  pretended  to  be  tbefl?*| 
viniie  and  povwr  of  God  lent  from  ^ 
Yen  to  earth :  Among  the  SamsnU9t\» 

Digitized  by  VjOOQ IC 


SI 


S  I 


pretended  to  be  God  the  Father,-  and,  SIMPLICITY  /iW**i,  Is  i^hen  any 
imongthc  Jews  he  made  himfelf  pafslthing  is  really  indivifible,  but  yet  thac 
Tor  the  Son.      He  parchd^up  a  kind  of  depends  npon  fome  external  bcirtg, 


nedly  fyllem  out  of  the  Philofophy  of 
P/«/«,  the  re  igious  fables  of  the  hea- 
hcns  and  chnrtianity  5    from  FUto  he 


SI'MPLY  \fimplex,  L.]fingly,   pure* 
ly,  merely  j  alfo  fooliftily. 
SIMPLUDA'RIA  [of  fimfiex   and 


K)rTowed  many  things  as  to  the  worlhip  '  Udus,  L.]  a  kind  of  funeral  honour  paid 
►f  angels,    which  he  perverted  to  magi-    to  the  deccafed,  by  dancing  ar.d  leaping, 

:al  n&s,   pretending  there  was  no  falva-       ** —  -  - 

ion  to  be  had  but  by  the  invocation  of 
jigels,  who  were  the  mediators  between 
3od  and  Man. 

SIMONY  Ipmottis,  L.  prob.  fo 
lamed  after  Simon  MagMs^  who  would 
lave  pnrchafcd  the  gift  of  the  Holy 
jhoft  of  the  apoftles  for  money]  the 
naking  a  trade  of  fpiritual  things  5  the 
•uyingor  felling  of  church -livings  5  any 
inlawtul  coniradt  to  have  a  man  prc- 
bntcd  to  a  Parfonage. 

SI'MPLE  [in  Mufickl  is  chieHy  ufed 
n  oppor.tion  to  double  5  fometimes  to  a 
ompound  of  feveral  p^^ns  or  figures  of 
liffercnt  values. 

SIMPLE  Lfsaflmth  Botanifls]  is  that 
7hich  is  divided  to  the  middle  in 
•veral  parts,  each  refombling  a  leaf  it- 
;If.  as  in  a  Dock. 

SIMPLE  Xouns  [with  Cram.J  are  the 
imc  as  primitive  nouns. 
SIMPLE    jroMud  [witti  SHrgeens^  is 
lat  which  only  opens  the  fle[h«  and  has 
0  other  cireunUlanccs  attending  it. 

SIMPLEFYING  [in  Ecdejiafiical 
fairs]  is  the  taking  *iway  the  cure  of 
u!s  frona  a  ^ncficc,  anddiflpenfrngthe 
?neficiary  from  his  refidence. 
SI'MPLENESS  [JimpliciUSy  U  Jim- 
icite,  F.]  (ilUnofs,  fooliflinefs. 
SrMPLE-teff«i7/6>  Lin  Fortif.]  a  work 
SVKGLEunailk  b  whofc  head  or 
pnt  confifts  of  two  faces,  wliich  make 
jc  re  entering  angle.  \ 

SI'MPLER  >    a  gatherer,    or  one 
SrMPLlST3  w.hohasikillinfimplei 
rrbs.  I 

SI'MPLES  fin  Botan^  all  herbs  or  the  ellipfis  and  the  focus,  or  betweei* 
ants,  as  having  each  Its  particular  the  fun  and  the  center  of  the  cxcentricK- 
rtuc,  whereby  it  becomq*  a  fimple  re- 1  SI  NGJLENESS-tof  jinjrir/Wi,  ^^]  finj,^ 
cdy.  Iplicity.  fiacerity. 

SrMPLEX  CljMrta,   a  d^cd  poll,    a  .     SINGLF.-r<r/i,  a  filly  Perfon. 
igle  deed  or  inftrument.  L.  I      SlTsGULAKNi'SS  [JivgHtariUs^lA 

SIMPLI'CITX  Dn  God]  is  an  incom-  ^  fugHlarite,  F.]  the  being  fingularj  iui» 
unlcable  attribute,  and  is  a  freedom  commonnefs  \  alfo  excellency  $  alfo  a. 
»m  all  kind  of  compofitlon  or  qiixturc,   particular  way  of  behaviour,  6^.  affe^ 


SIN A'PI  [with  £ota„fJL^  fenvi-fecd  or 
mullard,  L. 

SINA'PIUM,  a  iharp  lauce  made 
with  muftard,  L. 

SiN-f  offi,  bom  of,  fprung  from,  or 
owing  its  being  or  original  to  fm.  Mil' 
ton* 

SirrLESS  [of  Sin  and  leajT,  S«x^ 
free  from,  without  fin.    Milton. 

SINCE'RENESS  IJinceriUs,  L.Jfj»- 
ccrite^  F.]  uprightnefi,  plain-heartec^ncft. 
SINCE'RITY  [yn  Kthicks-]  is  defined- 
to  be  that  virtue,  adt,  or  power  of  the 
mind,  by  which  the  will  is  determined 
to  follow  and  perform  that  which  the 
intellect  determines  to  be  left,  and  to 
do  it,  becaufe  it  is  fo. 

SFNCIPUT,  the  fore- part  of  the 
head,  L. 

SI'NDON  [OTr«/Jj»,  Gr.]  a  little  round 
piece  of  linnen  or  lint,  uted  by  furgcons 
in  drefllng  a  wound,  afrcr  trepanning,!/. 
SINE  Die  [in  Lavj]  when  judgment  is 
given  againft  the  PJaintifF,  he  is  then 
laid  to  be  in  mifencordia  pro  falfo  damvre 
fno  i  but  for  the  defendant  it  is  feid,  est 
inde  fine  die,  i.  c.  hc  is  difniiis*d  the 
court,  L. 

SI'NEWINESS  [of  Sineht  of  Simi, 
Ssx"]  ncrvoufncfs. 
SINEW  I  Svnpe,  Sax.']  a  nerve. 
Sl'NEWY  [SinpcaltS,  Sax."]  nervous, 
SINFULLY  [Sin/ulic,    Sax.]  im- 
piou/ly. 

SrNFULNESS[&in>nilneJ^J^o^  Sax.^ 
impiety. 

SINGLE  Exeentrieity [with  Jfironom.'l 
is  the  diflance  between  the  center  or 


Cher  of  Principle s^ or  Parxs. 
SIMPLICITY  Lin  MeUphyficki^  h  an  \ 
divifible  unity,  and  1^  either  abfolute 
limited.  j 

SIMPLICITY  tfWi'fe*  is  when  a' 
ing  is  indivifible  independently,  which  I 
ihc  Property  of  6o4hin!jfcI£  | 


cdneft. 


Sii 


SrNISTF.R-B»/e  fill. 
Heraldry  ^  is  the  left  angle 
of  the  bafe  reprcftntcd  by 
the  .'cttcr  I  i»   the  cfcMt- 

chcon. 

Digitized  by  CjTj^^,-^-..  J^™ 


SI 


|Sl      SINISTER-aiY     [  in 

^1  JhraUry^   the  left  angle 


I  I  of  the  chief  reprdented  by 

I  I  the  letter  C  in  the  elcuc- 

\m..^,^^,mmJ  cheon. 

SrNISTERNKSS  IfwiferiUs,  L] 
Tinfairncfs,  felfinteredeciiieis,  aokward- 
ncls.  Ok. 

SINISTER  Sidt  of  an  Kfcutcbeoti,  the 
left  lide. 

SINISTRI,  afea  of  anticnt  here- 
ticks,  fo  called,  becaufe  they  held  (Jini- 
ftram)  their  left  hand  in  abhorrence, 
and  made  it  a  Point  of  religion  not  to 
leccive  any  thing  with  it. 

SINKING  [of  6incan,  Smx.-]  falling 
or  fettling  to  the  bottom  or  under  water, 
Sidling  or  fainting. 

SrNLESS  LSinlea/,  Ssx."]  free  from, 
or  without  fin. 

ulSlNUATED  Leaf  [with  BoUn.'] 
It  that  which  is  cut  about  the  edges 
into  fevml  long  D^gments,  as  in  oak- 
leaTes. 

SI'NUOUSNESS  [of  Jtflirq/if#i,  L. 
ftnitofiU,  F.]  fulnefi  of  turnings  and 
weldings,  or  a  feries  of  bend^  and  turns 
in  arches. 

SrNUS  in  th0  imm  MMter  [in  Anat.] 
if  that  ftnmg  and  thick  membrane^ 
vhich  coven  all  the  cavity  of  the  Cra- 

SINUS  Meni^ium  [with  Anatomlfis^ 
foxfT  cftvities  in  the  brain  j  the  firft  and 
lecond,  call'd  Lateral  Simui^  are ieated 
liCtween  the  brain  and  the  CenbeUum^ 
ibid  terminate  in  the  Vert^al  Sinush  $ 
the  third  begins  at  the  Os  Crihrifome^ 
and  terminates  in  the  middle  of  the  for- 
mer ^  the  fourth  arifesfrom  xhtClaniida 
yinealis  and  terminates  in  the  middle 
pf  the  Lateral  Sinus's,  Thefe  arc  cal- : 
led,  by  Calen^  the  ventricles  of  the 
thick  membrane,  and  by  others,  Ventri- 

cjf/i  CtTiin    L 

ro  SI'RENIZE  [of /irw,  L.]  to  alliiie 
l^rlons  to  their  dcilru^ion. 

SniENS  [either  of  <nifeii/  or  •vV^ 
to  draw  or  allure,  or  af/>Mr,  Gr.'  to  de- 
ceive, 6^.]  a  fort  of  monftew  who  arc 
laid  to  have  their  upper  Parts  like  beau- 
tifml  virgins,  and  the  lower  like  the 
^kodf  and  tail  of  a  filh.  The  names  of 
the  chief  of  tlicm  were  Aglanpe,  Fijinoet 
nslxiope^  Molf!^  AhgopSaos,  Leucojia^ 
JLigea^  Partbenope,  whence  the  famous 
tity  of  Naples  in  Italy  was  called  Parthe- 
wnpe.  Thel^  are  faid  to  have  inhabited 
between  the  cpafts  of  Italy  and  Sicily, 
end  to  have  playM  hahnonioufly  on  ic- 
veral  inflruments  ofmufk-k,  and  to  have 
•mg  fi)  melodionfly,   that  they  allured 


SI 

Paffengen  to  then  to  their  dcftniOkCb 
By  chele  Syrens  are  fiudtobe  fipnfioi 
the  allurements  of  luO^  which  mil  it* 
failibly  bring  us  to  an  unhappy  end,  a- 
lefi  we  imitate  the  example  of  U4^ 
who  ftiling  that  way,  caus*d  his  maiv 
IloD  their  ears  with  wax,  and  fain&f ts 
be  bound  fait  to  the  ma£t  oC  his  fiu^ 
chat  they  might  not  prevail  upon  him. 

SFRIUS  ^«e*45^,  Gr.]tbedofrftix, 
bright  ihur  of  the  firft  magnitude  intbe 
mouth  of  the  conHellation,  called  c^ 
major. 

SIRY'KCHION  [with  SatamM* 
fort  of  girat  onion. 

SI'STER  [8im)t;cji,  Sax.  futrCT, 
Van.']  a  female  bom  of  the  lame  &tbtf 
and  mother,  or  of  one  of  them. 

SISTER-Hawi  [of  Sjmrceji,  Sat.s 
fuftet  and  tjOOtl)  Dan,  a  tenmsr 
tion  added  to  relation!  the  fodcty  d 
fifters. 

SISY'MBRIUM  IneCf^Jioitf.  Q) 
water- mint,  L. 

SISV'RIGCHIUM  [57we/>>j'j,  di 
a  kind  of  great  onion. 

SI'TUATED  UitMs,  L.  fitMi,  F! 
feated. 

SlTU'ATION[whh  L<^Vw«]Ut5t 
ninth  of  the  categories,  as /Sttii^,Jb^ 
I  w£,  before^  bthind^   to   the  right ^  U  tk 

'  SITUS  [in  Ceometry,  Mg^a.  &t! 
the  fitnation  of  fuifaces,  lines,  ^.  1- 

SiqfAIN  [In  Milit.  Affairs']  Vivr 
ticnt  order  of  battle  for  Yix  iMitaUiafi^ 
which,  fuppofing  them  to  Ve  all  iat 
line,  is  formed  thus.  The  sd  and  cil 
btitallions  advance  and  miOce  theFi^' 
The  id  and  6th  fkll  into  the  lear,  Ifr 
ving  the  3d  and  4th  to  form  the  niia 
body,  l^ch  bat  all  ion  ought  to  teffi 
fquadron  on  its  right,  and  another ci 
its  lefi.  Any  nuirtber  ofbatallions^p^ 
duced  of  the  number  «,  may  be  d»«3 
up  by  this  order  %  fo  x  s  batajiions  04 
be  put  into  z'Sixains^  and  xSinu? 
Sixains. 

SIX-FOLD  [Six-redbe,  Xtt]  & 
times  as  much. 

SIZE,  aglewilh  matter,  which  Ps^ 
tcrs  in  difiempermix  with  their  coloinit 
alfo  a  kind  of  PaOe  nftd  by  Sbocua* 
kers  J  alio  a  fon  of  jelly  tried  by  PSi* 
Herers,  &»e. 

SlZEA'BLENESStof^^flKrx,  F.>.I 
the  being  of  a  fit  fizc. 

SrZING  [at  the  Ti«-irorfe7acmioo 
method  of  drefllhg  the  .tin-ore,  afaiK. 
comes  from  the  launder  of  the  damoii^ 
mill  5  which  is  by  filting  it  thiongli » 
hairfievei  aud  calling  back  chat  «2Ltiv 


S  K 

remins  in  the  l5cvc  into  the  talls>  to  be 
ci&mpled  over  again. 
SKE'PTIC  ?  [<wiir7iiMf  of  nS  oKtw 
SKE'PTICK  3  n&tu,  Gr.  to  ob- 
Barve,  to  contemplate,  ©«.]  a  Philolb- 
?hcr  who  doubted  of  every  thing,  and 
idmitted  of  no  determinate  judgment 
^ncermng  any  thing. 

SKE'PTICALLY  Lof  tfx««^«f»  Gr.] 
iftcr  the  manner  of  a  sOceptick. 

SKE'PTICISM,  the  doftrinc  and 
>f  inions  of  the  skepticks  j  which  was, 
hac  Perfons  ought  to  fufpend  their 
urigment,  as  to  the  determination  or 
inn  belief  of  any  thiog. 

SKILLFUL  [according  to  Mhjhcvj  of 
ciolHs^  L.  and  pill,  A»x.]  knowiog,  ex 
jcricnced  in. 

ski  LFULNESS,  knowledge  in,  zx- 

)erience  in  any  art  or  fcience. 

SKrNNERS,  were  incorporated  Amm 

—^  1325.  they  confift  oi  a 

mailer,  4  wardens,  68 

affiftants,  and   170  on 

the  livery  5    the   fine 

for  which  is  j6  /.  65.  ^d. 

This  is  the  fixth  com- 


pany  of  the  twelve,  of 


*-I< X- .!•  .l"V  P*"y  01  tne  tweivc,  ui 
wJllX  A-A/   which  thac  have  been 

0  lord  mayors.  This  company  has  been 
bnooredby  having  of  their  fraternity 
ix  king^,  five  queens,  one  prince,  nme 
ttkci,  two  earJs,  and  a  baron.  Their 
;tmorial  enfigns  are  Ermine  on  a  chief 
r*r/?i,  three  crowns  Or,  with  caps  ot  the 
xlt.  The  crcft,  a  leopard  ^ro^fr 
^org'd  with  a  chaplet  of  bays  Of.  The 
iipporten,  a  lucem  and  a  wolf  b«h 
►fw^er.  The  motto.  To  (jod  mdy  he  sll 
^ory.  Their  ball  is  on  Votogate-HiU, 
'  SXl^NlNESS[of0fe(n,  P-»]the 
laving  much  of,  or  being  little  clfc  but 
kin,  leannefi. 

SKINK-Po««|:e,  a  fort  of  Scotch  Pot 
age,  made  of  the  fmews  of  a  leg  of 

L  cup-bearer,  a  butler. 
^  SKI'RMISH  [e/c«r«i«irtui,  Span.^ 

1  fmall  encounter  of  a  few  men,  when 
hey  fight  I'uddenly*  or  a  combat  in 
jrcftnce  of  two  armies,  bet>veen  two 
larcies,  who  advance  from  the  bodies 
^r  thatpurpofc,  and  introduce  and  in- 
Ite  to  a  general  regular  fight. 

SKI'RTING  Bwr^/i  [in  C»fptiiUy\  are 
he  narrow  boards  fitted  round  the  un- 
ler  fide  0f  wainicot  againft  the  floor. 

SKIRTS  [pix>b.  of  8cypt:,  Sa%:\ 
yaxti  of  a  garment  below  the  waiHej 
Jib  the  borders  of  a  cotuitry. 


SL 

SKIT  [prob.  of  StyVcan,  Sk%^  t« 
ftiootj  a  caprice,  whimfy. 

SKITTISHNESS,  wantonnels,  frif- 
kinefs. 

A  SKREA'MIKG,  a  making  fuch  a 
noife. 

A  SKREEN  \SmMT  derives  it  of 
Sc  nimbjie,  Sa%.  Minjhew  of  feceruicw 
Ikm,  L.  others  of  efcrein^  F.]  a  device  to 
keep  oflf  the  wind,  heat,  &k.  from  bo- 
dies i  alfo  a  device  for  fifting  grava 
through. 

To  SKEW,  togofidelingalong,  to 
waddle. 

SKULL  [prob.  of  IC^f  if^  T^ent.  a 
fncll,  or  fC^:6Cf  J  ^«''*-  the  head]  if 
the  uppermoll:  bone  of  the  head,  fafliion- 
cd  in  the  form  of  a  globe,  and  diflin- 
giiifti'd  with  its  orders  of  fmall  holes 
and  feams,  and  outwardly  covered  witii 
skin  and  thin  fldh,  left  it  ftiould  be 
over  burthened  with  too  much  weight. 
Thcfe  are  full  of  Pores,  for  the  more 
convenient  evaporation  of  the  grofs  hu- 
mours of  the  brain,  and  certain  excre- 
meiKs  of  it.  whereof  hairs  are  produced. 
The  skull Js  inwardly  hollow,  that  the 
brain,  which  is  the  feat  of  all  the  Icnfcs 
may  be  the  nrore.commodioufly  plared 
in  ir.  It  is  dillribuied  into  three  pan 5  i 
the  fore-pin  (called  Sinciput)  and  Con- 
joineth  into  the  forehead  5  the  hinder- 
part  (caird  Ocei-pHt)  \  and  the  middle  or 
crown  (callM  Vertex}^  featcd  between  the 
fore  and  hinder-pans.  In  thefe  three 
Partitions  are  placed  three  lenlible  facul- 
ties 5  in  the  fore- part  is  the  fenSus  com- 
munis ^  or  fancy,  i,  e.  the  jutlgment  of 
the  fenfcs,  or  univerfal  notion  of  things  i 
in  the  middle,  the-imagination  ^  in  the 
hinder-part  of  the  head,  the  memory. 

sLA'BBiNEss  [of  flafeben,  i>«3 

fioppinefs,  fulnefs  of  plalhes 

SLA'CKNESS  [laxitasy  L.1  loofenefs- 

To  SLAKE,  to  mix  lime  with  water, 

SLA'NDEROUSNESS.  TcproachRd- 
ncfs. 

SLATCH  of  Fair-WsathtdSia'Thrafel 
!s  when  there  comes  an  interval  of  fair- 
weather,  after  long  fbul-wcather- 

SLA'TTERNLY  [offlOOjfccnjPwlv 
negligent  and  carelefs,  as  to  neatnefs  in  • 
drefsand  houfewifery. 

SLA'VERY  [f/cl«w^e,  F.]  perpetual 
fervitude.  drudgery. 

SLA'VISHNESS  iefJavage,  F.l  hard 
fervice,  dmdgery. 

To  SL AU'GHTER  [of  81ie^an .  Sax. 
fCftlagCn,  I*«^-]  tpklU  or  Hay,  to 
liutchet 

Digitized  by  GoOgt?^*" 


SL 


$LEA^IN£SS  lof  Ckth]  nxgh]tne£i  of 
^lorlcmanftiip. 

JifOHt  SULDGE  [with  Smiths]  one  that 
is  ufed  Ibr  battering  or  drawing  out  the 
]»i gelt  work,  ami  is  held  by  the  handle 
vith  both  hands }  which  they  fwing 
Kwnd  over  their  head,  to  lUikc  as  hasd  a 
blow  as  they  can. 

V^h»nd  SLEDGE  [with^mi.'fci]  is  ufed 
ly  under  workmen  j  it  is  ufed  with  -both 
tbc  hand*  before,  and  is  foldom  raifed 
nighcr  than  rhc  head,  and  is  lor  work 
that  :s  not;  ofchc  largcft  fize. 

SLRIX? D'li^,  .>ux.]iniooth,  c\'en, 

SUCK  ^ulio,  luaue  L  by  o-ficn  rub- 
ir[?:wi'"h  rbe  flickfcone. 

SLICKNESS  Ljli^i-cffe,  Jjixow] 
iin<v)thncrs. 

SLRE^  [yitej^,  Sax.^  is  that  ftate 
wherein  the  body  appearing  perfKlly  at 
left,  externa!  objefts  move  the  objed^s 
of  fcnfe  as  ufiially,  without  exciting  the 
iaka.1  lenlations.  Sleep  is  faid  to  confift 
m  a  ftarcity  of  fpirits  ^  which  o«ca6ons 
that  the  orifices  or  pores  of  the  nerves  of 
th<  bram,  whereby  the  ipirjts  us'd  to 
IBtw  into  the  nerves,  Ijeing  no  longer 
Kept  open  by  thefit:quency  of  the  fpirits, 
9tTit  r.p  of  themfclvcs. 

SLEE'PER  Jn  Carpentvy']  is  the  ob- 
Ikriae  raffcv  that  lies  in  a  gutter.  1 

SLEE'PLESSLyiacplea/,^'^x.]with. 
etit  flecp. 

.    SLKE'PY  [jrlaepicS",  ^^x.]  inclined 
to  fleep. 

SLEKTINESS,  rainincfs  and  fnowi- 
ocft,  or  fnowy  rain. 

SLEK  TY,  betwixt  rainy  and  ifnowy. 

SLEIGHT[prob  ot  lcl)IaO\D,  TV»^. 
etrnninRl  tlc^rrriry. 

SLrCKNESS  tofSli'Snel're*  ^^x. 
•rftt)liCtjren>  ^'^«^  to  /liclccn  ] 
fffTootbnefs. 

SH'DlNO[in  Mechar-lti  motion  whcii 
the  fhmc  point  of  a  body,  movirs  along 
9  furfoce,  deftTibcs  a  line  on  that  fur- 
fire.         , 

,  SLIOWTNKSS   [of    r^''»>^J^iS"Wc. 
X«.]  a  muddy  fMtncfs,  clammineft. 

SLl'MNESS  [of  Slimneyye,  ^^x.] 
ficndernefs. 

SL!  NESS,  cinftinefi,  clandeftinenefs, 
Tcfcrvcdnefi. 

SLIPPER  [Jn  Architeffttre']  the  fame 
asJifw/K 

SLIOTERTNESS,  [of  Slipp^n,  Sas^j 
a^ncfs  to  caufe  flipping  or  fiTding. 

SLI'PPfNG  ^^'hU  Gardiuersli  is  the 
rnllirg  off  a  fprig  from  a  branch,  or  a 
'j^wnc'i  from  ?.n  arm  of  n  tree, 

ST.CVPEMK?S  ■     ^'  n:4nti?>f»n«;rs      n 

SLOPlNGNTilSS  ^^oirg  diagonally.  \ 


SLOOPPT  [of  Oabbett,  »«.]  jfiaftj: 

SLOTH  iHieroglxfh.}  ws  lepreSeoad 
by  a  tonoife,  becaule  it  is  ot  a  natos 
very  lazy,  and  flow  in  its  maich. 

SLOTH  lpiob.of  8la^,  ikx.]™* 
ling,  idlenefs,  lazincfi,  dronifiinefi. 

SLO'THFUL  Lj.  d.  SUT^pti,  U 
full  of  unwillmgnefi]  idle,  dittmfli,  hir. 

SLOTHFULLY  Lof  fta^tnllit 
Sax,oxY\Ap,  Smx  flow]  droniftiiy,  6* 

SLOTHKULNESS  Lof  Sb^bpal- 
nc/jre,  J«x.]  llowne^s,  dfoniflfinds,  dc 

SLOUCHING,  clownifli,  liibbe^ 
awkward  in  deporrinenc. 

SLOVEN  Lfome  derive  it  of  flOSt 
Drt.  others  of  rcWdrir3^  laa.  caiek^i 
a  nally,  beaftlv  lellow. 

SLO'VENLiwESS  [of  fcfjlaif, 
Teut.  carclefi,  or  [loer>  !>«.]  na(tiixf^ 
carclelnefs  in  drels.  carriage,  a^ 

SLOW  0/  CoHrfe  [with  4jiro».^  isidio 
a  planet  moves  left  in  24  houi^  tiua  \J 
mean  mocior*. 

SLOWNESS  [Slapncrjc,  -Sm-JR- 

dioulhcfs  in  motion. 

SLOWNESS  of  motion.  Ocr  fcarcsS 
coimtryraan  Mr.  '},  D§e  relates  ihsi "-. 
being  in  his  travels.  In  company  «e* 
ihe  noted  Cardan^  Ciw  an  inltniaiQi 
(which  was  firft  Ibid  for  zo  calaxrit 
gold;  wherein  there  was  one  ttisd 
which  conftantly  moved  round  aiPQrg& 
the  red  yet  did  not  finiih  one Kcfolw^ 
under  7000  years. 

SLUC'D,  ifTuing  or  ponriag  is^ 
from  a  Utice^    MiUom^ 

SLU'G6ISHK£SS,  iiothftiloea 

SLU'MBKOUS,  Humbling,  of  « 
pertaining  to  ilumber.    MtlUtt, 

SLUNK  Lof  6iincan,  Xix.J  itokfidr 
fneakcd  away  i  alfo  caft,  as  a  calf. 

SLUTTISH  [prob.  of  /i.to/k.  L\ 
nafty,  not  deanJy  in  cookcjy  or  hes^ 
wifery. 

SMACK,  a  fmall  vefTel  with  hazist 
mad. 

SMA'LLNESS  [§ma?lncrre,  Sa] 
lit:lcr.?fs.  '      ^ 

SMAKA'GDINE  [fmamgJi^u  I 
of  9^,ojt(Hfy'^f^t  Gr]  of  or  penainias 
to  an  enieitilfl.    ' 

SMARA  GDUS  [  2*/<re«>/<^,  Gr] 
an  emerald,  a  precious  Hone  of  a  tnfi^ 
fpaient  and  lovely  green  coloBir. 

SMA'RTNESS  '  I  of  Smeojit;  «* 
nef  re,  SjixJ  ftiarpncft,  pungency ;  alfc 
wittincft,  6^.  '   »    -  ■ 

SMATCH  [of  8mac^  SMX.J*iaa» 
tafte  of  a  thing. 

SAIELLINQ  Uttcertd  Et/inbgtd,  ^o« 


5M 

tit  moft  prob.  that  etymologies  hate 
{ivcn  us  is  by  Minjhra^  who  derives  it  of 

ctiamdckcny  ^-f**-  ^o  taftc  j  but  it 

nay  as  well  be  derived  of  JTinac,  S»x* 
I  taflc  or  relilh]  perceiving  fcent*  by  the 
loQrih. 

SMELLING  [with  Tbilofipbers]  is  an 
xtcmal  fcnfc,  by  which  an  animal,  by 
he  a£QiIUnce  of  his  noflrils,  ('which  are 
umiflied  with  very  fubtile  fibres)  re- 
eives  all  manner  of  fmclls  •,  and  thofe, 
hat  have  the  mod  tender  fibres,  enjoy 
hU  fcnfc  in  the  moft  exquiiiie  manner, 
rhis  fcnfc  in  man  is  fpoiled  by  the  va- 
oars  of  different  and  dainty  viands  or 
iicats,  which  is  alledg'd  as  the  reafon 
rhy  men  have  not  this  fenfe  to  that  per- 
edtion  that  moft  other  animals  have, 
fho,  by  feeding  on  a  more  fimp'.e  diet, 
njoy  this  fenfe  in  greater  perfeaion, 
.nd  can  by  tl^eir  fmelling  find  out  their 
bod,  ttao'  at  a  great  diftance. 
SMELLING,  the  adt whereby  we  be- 
ome  fcnfible  of  odorous  bodies,  by 
ticans  of  certain  effluvia  of  them,  which 
trilcing  on  the  olfaftory  organ»  with 
^risknefs  enough  to  have  their  impulfe 
iropagated  to  the  brain,  doexci:e  a  fen- 
ition  in  the  fo^l. 

SMI'CKET  [of  ymoc.  Sax,']  a  wo- 
nan's  inner  garment  of  linnen^  the  o 
hangM  into  an  i,  and  the  tcnn  et  the 
letter  ro  fit  the  mouth  of  a  trnde, 

SMrLAX[*/u/x«2,  Gr.]  the  herb 
>ind-wecd  ^  alio  the  yew  tree,  X. 

SMI'LAX  Hortepfii  [with  Botan  ]  the 
^rerhhe:iT\  or  kidney -bean   L. 

SMi'LAX  Lsvis,  rope  weed  or  withy- 
recti,  I"       ^^     _ 
•  A  SMILE  [tmflf )  1)'»1  a  plcaCint 
cx>V,  a  fluent  laligh. 

SMI'NTHEAN  [  of  <-iMiV'^«"f,  <^'.  a 
IHt  1  an  epithet  given  to  Aplh,  from 
dllinp, nr?.  mice, S«r.  ,      ^^ 

SMIRIS  7  [of  «r;/a»,  (^r.  to  clean  fc] 
SMY'RTS?   the   Fmety  and   F-w-*  i7- 
lo»«,  a  kind  of  hard  (lone  ufcvl  by  Gla- 
rjers  to  cut  g'afs.  and  by  Jewellers,  to 
:>onih  jewels,  8e<r. 

B?*rfe  SMITHS  had 
acharfCT  granted  Amko 
i57-»,  from  Q  EltTt^^th, 
confirmM  by  K.?ji»e>  1. 
and  K.  Ch'rlfs  i.  ^  but 
thcie  are  fome  rcconis 
found  relating  to  this 
company  fo  ant  lent  as 
jr  IcjifJ  Ill's  rime  Th-ir  armoriM  en- 
fijjns  flic.  Sable  arhcvrnn  between  throe 
Ixainmers  Afge^tt^  han«Met'  and  crowned 
C;r,    on  a  helmet  a.'jd   iok,  a  phcnix 


SNf 

firing  herfelf  by  the  fun-beams,  aH  x«^ 
per.  The  motto.  By  Hammer  mnd  HatJ 
all  Arts  dotbjiand.  Their  1-Iall  is  fituaie 
on  the  weft  fid<^ of  LamkethhilL 

SAU'THY  Lof  rmi'S,  Hax.']  afiaith'* 
Ihop. 

SMO^KINESS  [of  ymoca,  A«jc3  ^ 
being  fmoky  or  infefted  With  fmdke. 

SMOKY  [rmocicj.  Sax.]  fcndir^ 
forth  fmoke,  Qre. 

SMOOTHNESS  £  ytHHt^ScaiiYYtt 
Sax.]  evennels,  plainncft, 

A  SAlOa  HER  £  of  JTmojlian^  &rtt.l 
a  vapour  or  Imoke  caulcd  ^y  biiinins 
ftraw,  d»c. 

SMU'GNESS  [of  f  micjieandoerye; 
Sax,]  fprucencfs  neatneli. 

lo  SMUGGLE  Las  bcfoce,    cs  «f 

fmag5er£r,D«»-orictinwccl)€Un, 

Tf«f.]  to  kifs  amororily. 

SMU'TTINESS  [of  bcymltan,5irx.l 
a  being  dawbed  with  foot^  &£.  aHb<)2»- 
fcenity  of  difcourfe. 

SMU'TTY,  befmeared  with  fimit  i 
alfo  obfccne. 

SMY'KNIUM  [with  Btttarnjts^  the 
herb  hovagty  or  ParjUy  of  Mac^d^n, 

SNAG,  an  unequal  toot^  iUxMSa% 
cut  from  the  reft. 

SNAIL-CLOVER,  a  Can  of  hob. 

SNAKE-EATEi;^  an  Americau  biriL 

A  SNAKE  L  ynaca,  of  jroican,  Sojl 
to  creep)  a  kind  of  fcrpent,  D«. 

A  SNAKE  [Jiisrogly^haUy]  was  fin 
the  foliuwing  tbrm,  viz,  m  an  orb  bttiiig; 
his  tail )  by  the  anticnis  put  to  figni!/ 
the  continual  mutation  o1  creacufcs.  and 
ihechanfreof  one  being  into  aooiiicr  | 
bccaufcihe  v^-ortil,  as  it  were,  feeds  t!pon 
it  lei  f,  and  receives  from  itfe'f  a  oooti- 
nunl  Aipply  of  thcfe  things  that  time 
conliimcth. 

SNA  KY  [  of  J'naca,  Sax,  a  Cale] 
having,  or  like  Inakes. 

SNaKE-KOOT,  a  Vtrginiatt-Kmit^  dt 
a  grateful  and  whollomc  bitter  talle, 

sNA'ppisH  [of  tuappcr,  J^^l 

furly,  crabbed  in  fpcech. 

SNA'PPISHNESS,  CTofTrxfs.  pcevilh- 
nefs,  crabbednet  in  fpeech. 

SNAPSACK     See  Kna^!a:!k. 

SNEA'KING  [of  y-nican  Sax.  fnf • 
ff  Cr^  'Dan*]  creeping  up  and  ctown  bafli* 
fully  •.  a'f<i  niggardly. 

FNEAKINGNESS,  mcan-fpiiitncfs, 
nigi^nrdlinefs,  balhfiilnels. 

SNET-'ZING  lof  nier*".  Sax,]  a 
convulf}%'e  motion  of  the  mufrlesof'ihe 
brcaft  nfed  in  expiration ;  whaein  at 
ter  fufperiiling  the  Infj^iratio^  bes^^n, 

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SN 

tbe  atr  is  repelled  from  the  mouth  aiid 
nofe^  with  a  momentary  yiotcnce. 

SNlPPYy  parcimonious,  ni«;g?rdly. 

SNOTTY  Lynoric]J,  Sax.}  imcared 
iruli  fnoc. 

SNOW  [fnap,  Ssx.']  is  a  moift  va- 
pooT,  elevated  near  to  ihc  middle  region 
of  the  air,  whence  it  it  thickened  into  a 
cloudy  and  reduced  into  the  tbrm  of  card- 
ed wool,  then  tailing  down  by  little  par- 
cels. The  white  colour  of  fnow  proceeds 
firom  the  conjundkion  of  humidity  with' 
cold,  which  naturally  engenders  white- 
neis.  If  iho.v  £ills  in  the  fuminer-time 
it  is  caufed  by  the  high  mountains 
which,  cooling  the  lower  region,  give 
bodies  unto  vaiX)urs,  and  caule  them  to 
defcend  as  low  as  the  earth. 

SNOW  (.according  to  the  learned  Dr. 
Griv)]  as  to  the  form  of  it,  has  many 
parts  of  it  of  a  regular  figure*  for  the 
mofl  part  being  as  fo  many  little  rowels 
or  liars  of  6  pointi,  being  perfeft  and 
tianfparent  ice,  as  may  be  feen  upon  a 
tef!cl  of  watery  upon  which  tf  points, 
are  let  other  collateral  points,  and  thefe 
always  at  the  fame  angles,  as  are  the 
main  points  themfelvcs.  From  whence 
the  true  notion  and  external  nature  of 
Snow  feems  to  appear,  «f  x..  that  not  on- 
ly ibme  few  parts  of  Snow  but  originally 
the  whole  body  of  it,  or  of  a  fnowy  doud, 
is  an  ij:finice  mafs  of  icicles,  regularly  fi- 
gutei^and  not  one  particle  of  it  originally 
being  irregular.  It  being  a  cloud  of  va- 
Jjours  gather'd  into  drops,  which  drops 
forthwith  defcend  5  npon  which  defcent, 
meeting  with  a  foic  frcezirg  wind,  or  at 
leaft  parting  through  a  colder  region  of 
the  air,  each  drop  is  immediately  froae 
5nco  an  icicle,  Ihooting  itfelf  forth  into 
fcveral  poinis  or  Strtdt  on  each  hand 
from  its  center.  And  as  to  any  of  them 
that  are  not  regular  in  a  ftar-like  form, 
it  happens  thus  5  that  ftill  continuing 
ihcir  dcfccnt,  and  meeting  with  fome 
fprinkling  and  intermixing  gales  of 
warmer  air,  or,  in  their  continual  moti- 
on and  waftage  to  and  fro,  touching  up- 
on each  other,  fomc  are  a  little  thawed, 
blunted,  frcfted,  clumper'd,  and  others 
broken.  And  thefe,  though  they  feem 
to  be  foftj  are  really  hard,  becaufe  true 
ice,  the  infeparable  property  of  which 
is  to  be  hard,  and  feem  only  to  be  foil  j 
bccaufc,  upon  the  firft  touch  of  the  fin- 
ger, upon  any  of  its  fliarp  edges  or  poirtts, 
they  inllantly  thaw,  or  elfc  they  would 
pierce  the  fingers  like  fo  many  lancets. 
And  tho'  fnow  be  true  ice,  and  fb  a  hard 
and  denfe  body*  and  yet  is  very  light, 
i^  becaufe  of  the  extreme  thinnefs  of 
each  icicle  io  comparilba  of  its  bre:idth. 


SO 

For  ib,  tho*  gold  is  the  moft  poDdexiS 
of  all  bodies,  yet,  when  it  is  beaan  i» 
leaves,  it  ndes  upon  the  lead  bicttbet 
air  I  and  fo  will  all  other  bodies  wlxR 
there  is  bat  litde  matter  and  ha^  *; 
menfions.  And  as  to  tbe  whiteods  a 
fnow,  it  is  becauieit  coniifis  ^jax^ 
all  of  them  fingly  tnui^rem<,  ba  ^ 
xng  mixed  together  appear  wliite,  ssi^ 
parts  of  troth,  gUft^  joe,  and  other  u» 
fpaxent  bodies. 

SNO'W  Y  [of  Soajui,  Jkjc]  of  or  b 
longing  to  fnow. 

SNUFFrSH>  apttotakeexeepiios 

SNU'FFY  5  St  i  alio  dawted  wa 
fnuff. 

SNU'FFLINQ  [of  SnyjlnnJ,  *s 
fhot]  fpeaking  through  the  note. 

SNUG,  clofe,  hidden,  conxakd. 

SNUSH»  corruptly  for  fnnft 

To  SOAK  Lfiocian,  Jkx.]  10  fla?< 
lie  in  any  liiquid  ^  to  imbibe,  toiizitf 
up  as  a  fpnn«,  e^t. 

To  SOABilfirarty  L.  tgkrer,  F.] to « 
high,  to  aim  high  ^  to  be  afpioi^' 
ambitious. 

SOARING  [of  sefinr.  F.]  tpH 
high,  aiming  at  high  things,  tSBoa^^ 

SOBBING  [prob.  of  Seo  faan,  i* 
to  lament]  to  catch  up  the  Heath  IW 
in  weeping  or  lamenting.  . 

SiyClAhLRNESS7   ifocUlitMi,  U 

SO'ClALN£SS  3  albdaltca!« 
fitneis  for  eonveriation. 

SO'CIETY  [in  Comment]  a  cortofl 
or  agreement,  between  two  or  to* 
Perfons,  whereby  thejr  bind  themffeW 
together  for  a  certain  time^  and  1^ 
to  Ihare  equally  in  the  pro&s  and  i^ 
which  fhall  aecme  in  the  afiii,  » 
which  the  copairnerlhip  is  contrsdcd 

SO'CIGENA,  a  Jiamc  or  tide  * 
jFiwo,  given  her  on  account  of  bcr  itf^ 
ducing  Perfons  into  the  yoke  of  ^ 
mony,  and  recommending  that  ii»* 
that  ought  to  be  between  them. 

SOCINIAN,  oforpcrtainiDgto* 
cinianifm.  , 

SOCINIANISM.  the prificiptoasl 
opinions  of  the  Socinian%^  who  taJBCtln? 
name  ofF^fius  Socitms^  agcntlcmsB' 
Sienna,  who  was  a  ftanch  AnHtri^ 
Han,  aiferting  that  Cbrifi  ym  t  0» 
man,  and  had  no  exiftence  before  itg 
and  deny'd  original  fin,  grace,  picde^ 
nation,. d"f.  ^   .. 

SOCK  [/«?«$,  L]  a  kind  of  m 
Ihoe,  reaching  above  the  ande,  *** 
by  the  a^ors  in  the  antjent  Drsmst  » 
rcprefenting  of  comic  perfons.        ^ 

SO'CtE  I    [with  ArdfiuBil  sjg 

ZO'9LE3  fquare  megibcra  ^ 


so 

it  Wfef  of  pedeftaU  of  fhitaeS)  v&ifes, 
m.  At  fervei  as  t  foot  or  Oafnd. 

SaCKATICK  mhhh,  thofe  do- 
trioet  tnd  opinions,  with  regifd  to  mo- 
Uicy  and  teligion»  maintained  and 
Llight  by  Smmtts. 

«ODOMimCALN£SS  iof  foAmiti- 
tty  LJ  guiltinca  of  Ibdotny. 

SO'FIT     >  [in  Ardriua.']  a  fort  of 

SOFITOS"  tiding.  In  oiUlnary 
uUdingt  it  is  taken  for  the  boards  over 
le  tos»  of  windows,  oppolite  to  the 
rindow  boards  at  botctom.  In  great 
uildingi  it  figniiies  the  deling  or  wainf- 
sc  of  any  anrmient,  formed  of  drofs 
eanu,  or  dying  cornices,  the  fiiuare 
ompaitments  or  patinds  whereof^  are 
3Tich'd  with  icalprurcs,  painting,  or 
gilding  I  alio  the  eaves  of  the  Cmt^ 
f  the  capital  of  a  eoluma 

X»  SOTTEN  [Sojctnian,  5*«.]  to 
(take  felt. 

SOFTNESS  [SoytnrYYt,  Sax.']  a 
afc  or  yielding  qmlity »  alio  mildnds 
f  temper. 

SO'tTKNING  [with  r^inters]  the 
nixing  of  the  colours  with  a  pencil  or 

SCyFTISH,  ibmcwhat  foft. 

SOFT  Bodies  [with  Hfhfofbersjrixh 
odies  which,  being  preiTed,  yield  to 
be  preflurc  or  ftroke,  lofe  their  former 
IgurC)  and  cannot  iecovei  it  again  $  and 
a  this  differ  from  elaflick  bodies,  which 
y  thdr  own  natnral  power  do  recover 
lidr  former  figure. 

SOHO!  [fiem!  L.l  an  •imeijedion  of 
dling  toone  at  a  diitance,  as  much  a« 
>  lay,  flop,  or  ftay,  or  come  hither. 

To  SOIL  [prob.  of  fogliart^  Ital.  or 
MfO<r,  F.]  to  dnng,  to  muck,  to  dirty, 

A  SOt'OURK,  a  ibjoarning.  a  tarry- 
»or  abidhig  for  a  time.    Mutom. 
SOKED  [of  Socian,   Sax.']  thorough 
«,  di«neh*dL  e»c,  in  fbmc  liquid. 
SOL  [the  Ar»,  or  Aptilo]  was  by  the 
ntienta  painted  with  long,  rtirled,  ytl- 
m  hiUh  crowned  with  lawrel,  dad  in  a 
njAt  robe,  on  a  throne  of  emeralds, 
>Ming  in  his  hand  a  filver  bow. 
SOL  fin  Bem€ti:k  Tbilofipfy]  futphur. 
SOL  pn  Haxmry]  by  thofe  that  bla- 
m  by  ptahets.  Instead  of  mtftals  and 
ilours.  Is  the  lame  as  Or^  the  fun  being 
le  mofl  gloriohs  of  all  the  planets,  as 
3ld  is  of  metals. 

OTL«  or  iWr,  a  flillKngi  &  Tf€x<^  coin 
r copper,  mixM  with  filvcr,  equal  to 
spAvff«ri,  and  the  soth  part  of  a  Livfi^ 
loth  pan  Ids  in  talue  than  the  £jt;< 
/(peony. 


SO 

l%f  SOXAR  Sxftm  [  with  4^r9Hfim.  ] 
is  the  order  and  (Ufpofuion  of  the  fevci- 
ral  cdeftial  bodies  which  revolve  round 
the  fun  as  the  center  of  thdr  motion, 
vi'x^  the  planets  and  the  comets. 

SO^LEMNN£SS(/o/M»M£^i,  Ufdem^ 
mtd,  y\]  a  folemn  quality,  or  reverential 
performance  of  a  thing. 

SOL-FA ING  [in  Sii^wg]  the  na- 
mihg  and  pronouncing  the  feveral  not^ 
of  a  fong,  by  the  fyllables /«/./«.  Is,  e^, 
SOLID  [  In  £b)(ficks  J  is  a  body  whol» 
minute  parts  ave  oonneded  together,  lb 
as  not  to  give  way  or  flip  from  each  othet 
upon  the  fmalleft  imprefflon. 

A  SOLID  orfilid  Bay  Lwith  MmOfixnl 
is  a  body  that  has  length,  breadth,  and 
thickneis,  whoie  bounds  and  iimks  and 
fanerficies. 

SOUDA'GO  [with  B$Um.J  the  herb 
comfrey,  conlhund,  or  wall-wort,  ^. 
SOUDNESS  >  1  filidius,  L.  filUiti^ 
SOLIDITY  j'F.Jmamvendk.ibund^ 
nels,  iirmnds }  the  oppoTite  to  fnperfi- 
dalnefs  i  alio  fi>undn^  of  judgment  j  al- 
io gravity  in  behaviour. 

SOLIDITY  [in  AfdfiuB.]it  apply'd 
both  to  the  confiflenc^  of  the  j^und 
whereon  the  foundation  of  a  building 
is  laid  i  and  alfo  to  a  maxnve  of  mafon- 
ry  of  a  gieac  thicknd^  wichont  any  ca-^ 
vity  in  it. 

SOLI'DITY  [in  Pfyjicks]  Is  a  proper- 
ty of  matter  or  body,  whereby  it  ek* 
Hndes  every  other  body  from  the  place 
itfdf  poffdVes. 

SOLI'DITY  [in  Cnm,]  is  the  quan- 
tity cf  fpace  tontained  in  a  fblid  body, 
called  alio  the/Wii  content  andC«6eof  it. 
SO'LIDS  fwith  Grsm,']  or  Iblid  letters 
are  thofe  which  are  never  liquefied,  as 
F,  andallb  7and  Kare,  which  often 
become  ronlbnants  when  tfa^y  are  fet  be« 
fore  other  vowels  in  the  ikme  lyUablc, 
as  in  Jupiter,  Vviuntms. 

KeguUr  SOl-IDS  [in  ^wi».l  are  fiich 
as  are  terminated  bv  regular  and  equal 
planes,  as  the  Tetfaedron^  ExAtdronfiSat* 
dnn,  VoJecaedron,  nnA-Iatpedrom, 

IrregHUr  SO^LIDS  [in  Giom.]  are  all 
fiich  as  do  not  come  under  the  definition 
of  regular  folid?,  as  the  Sfhere^  Cylinder^ 
Com,  PsrjtlUlngram^  Fnfm,  J^yramid^ 
PmralUlntiiPsd,  OCC. 

SOLIDS  [with  AnML]  are  all  the  con- 
tinuous and  continent  parts  of  the  bodj^ 
thus  filled  in  oppodtion  ro  the  ftuids  ot 
the  parts  contained  therein. 

SOLIFI'DIANISM  [offohu  undpes, 
L.]the  do^rlnes,  fiv.  of  the  Solifdiam^ 
I  e.  fuch  who  hold  that  faith  only,  with* 
out  woilcs,  is  neceflary  to  falvation. 

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seLrCENOUSUWi^,  L.]  begot- 
ten  of  the  fun. 

SCVLITAKINESS  [  of /o/iUri«,  L.] 
loneHnels,  a  being  unftequented  ^  aib- 
litary  humour. 

SOLITARY  lfolitmnms.L.foHtMin, 
F.]  remote  from  the  company  or  oooi- 
merce  of  othcn  of  the  lame  fpecies,  lo- 
'ving  t4i  be  alone. 

SOLITARY  Co2m0«,  acdomnthat 
ftandi  alone  in  any  publick  place. 

SOXlTARY-^om^  a  worm  in  the 
intellinet,  or  placed  in  the  JPyltnth 
which,  tho*  it  is  but  one,  extends  the 
length  of  the  inteftines. 

SOLITAURI'LIA  [anions  the  Ro- 
m^ms]  a  lacrifice  of  a  low,  bull,  and 
iheep,  which  the  cenlbr^  ofEsred  once 
every  five  yean,  when  they  performed 
the  LufirHM  or  nnmbred  and  taxed  the 
citizens. 

SOLI'VAGOUS,  U^ivsgMs,  L.]  wan- 
dering  alone,  lolitary. 

SOLLFCITOUSNESS  I  of fiUieitus^ 
L.1  careftilners,  anxioufnels. 

SOLO£COPHAN£S  [  XiXoi»f«rW, 
Gr.]  that  which  feemeth  to  be  a  folccifm 
or  impropriety  of  fpeech,  and  is  not. 

sous}  See«. 

SOLSTrCE  [/o(/ljfijf«i,  q./o//ijlatiy 
L.  the  Aation  of  the  fun,  lb  called,  be- 
caufe  he  then  appears  to  Hand  Hill]  is, 
with  aftronomers,  the  time  when  tiie 
fun  is  in  one  of  the  folftitial  points, 
that  is,  when  he  is  at  hi&  greateft  di- 
fbince  from  the  equator,  which  is  23 
degrees  and  an  half. 

SOLSTIAL  Fninu  [in  APon."]  ate 
thofc  points  of  the  ecliptick,  wherein 
the  fun's  aiccnt  above  the  eclfptick  and 
his  defcent  below  it  are  terminated. 

SaLVABLENESS  lof  foLvabU,  F.] 
ability  to  pay, 

SOLUBLE- nrt^r  [Cfymifry]  a  kind 
of  chymical  ihlt,  prepared  by  boiling  8 
ounces  of  cream  of  tartar,  and  4  ounces 
of  fixed  fait  of  tartar,  in  3  pints  of  wa- 
ter In  an  earthen  veflel  for  half  an  hour, 
©•-  which  being  coord,  llrain'd,  and 
the  moifture  evaporated,  the  felt  will  re- 
main at  the  bottom. 

SOLUBI'LITY  [folMbilitas,  L.]loofe- 
hefs. 

SCLVENCV.a  paying  or  capacity  of 
paying  debts,  Q^e 

SOLVENT  [in  MtdUine]  the  lame 
as  diflblvent. 

SOLUTION  [irt  Thxficki]  the  re- 
du^ion  of  a  firm  body  into  a  fluid  flate, 
by  means  of  fome  menftruum. 

SOMATICA  [of  atSy^y  Gr.  a  body] 
t|?t  fcieiKe  of'  bodies. 


SOT 

SOMAnriCAX  UmMtkm,  L  i 
ffi^-ntUt,  Gr.]  coipocfeal,  bodilT,& 
Itantial. 

SaM£THING>  [fiDm  Soatfaj 

SaMEWHAT  3  £«a.  with  Jfe 
ffyJicUns]  is  defined  to  be  the  ikaei 
ii«iy,  as  ii  to  be  proved  by  thcfetssi 
which  follow :  If  it  be  impoOble  ford 
laine  thing  te  lutm  tf^mcg^  and  m 
hmw  ESmttt  at  the  lame  time  \  ^  k 
ibi9g^  and  mtfbem  Mi^  ^  t»  it  > 
tbimgt  and  iMe  te  ^  A*e<fciqf  }  tha  I 
fenee^  thing,  and  &aciMjij^,  aie  w 
fynonyroous  to  BetW. 

SOMEWHEKEI  6oiiib]leji,  is 
in  fome  place. 

SOMME'  [in  ftrJi? 

fignifies  in  FnmA  Usaai 
homed,  or  a  lbig*scsnjii 
his  horns  i  andw&codtf 
art  lefi  than  thiitceDb 
ches  in  them  they  tell  the  munbeb^ 
Sm  tU  Figure. 

SOMNAMBULI,  an  appdi0 
given  to  tljoie  Prions  who  walk  inilP 
Hcep.  L. 

SOMNl'FtROUS  ifmmfa,  ^ 
bringing  orcaufing  flcep. 

SOMNlLOqUAOOUS  id  S^ 
Jleep  and  loquax.  talking  or  apt  id  tdi 
ilecp. 

SOMNUS,  or  the  god  of  flcep,  ii» 
fcribed  with  wings,  htckoSt  of  ingj 
throughout  the  world  with  ino^ 
fpeed,  aixl  feiies  upon  the  eyes  of  *^ 
tals  with  a  filent  furprize  and  ajrt 
ibftneis.  Hence  it  la  laid  to  U  » 
down  from  heaven  as  the  greatcft* 
fing  that  <;an  come  from  thence*  ts  9 
all  care,  and  to  repair  the  infirnib^^ 
nature  weakened  by  labour.  TbeW 
defcribe  his  palace  with  abondBK* 
beauties,  in  which  he  had  atbsG^ 
Sons  %  bat  three  taken  notice  of  s^ 
particularly :  Svmms  has  two  ^ 
through  which  he  lends  his  dieaflai^* 
is  of  horn,  by  which  they  pais  ttoatfl^ 
tnith  along  with  them  9  andtbeocltf^ 
of  I  wy,  whence  proceed  foch  dndi** 
carry  falfe  appeanmcea  with  them*  * 
are  dangerous  to  be  trufted.  Mf^ 
the  fon  of  ileep  is  fuppofed  to  ii^ 
mankind  and  all  Cheir  \ah\t%  and  aA^ 
IceUs,  as  he  iseall'd  by  thegod^* 
fhoebtUr  by  mortals,  railes  the  \a^ 
of  all  other  animals.  IhM^tsfm^ 
fcribcs  the  pidhircs  of  rivers,  nitaBa^ 
and  all  other  things  that  are  i^ 

SO'MNOL^NCT  \Jmwit^  ^ 
diowfmeft*  Uoepiiieft^ 


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SONA'TAt  a  piece  or  compoficion  of 
lulick,  wholly  pertbimea  by  inftru- 

SCKNABLE  IfituMlis,  L-]  that  will 
fily  found. 

SONCUl'TES    [with  BoUni^s}  the 
rcatcT  kind  of  hawk-weed,  L.  of  Gr, 
SO'NCHOS  [«>x«^>  Gr.l  fl)w-thi- 
Jc. 

SCVKGSTER  [  San^ejie,  Smx.1  a 
iger  of  foDgs. 

SC^NNA,  a  book  of  Mahometan  tra- 
cions,  wherein  all  the  orthodox  Mj(j|^- 
t»  are  required  to  believe. 
SO  NOKOUSNBSS,  Lof  foaonu  L.] 
undingnei's,  loudness. 
SO  NSHIP  L&untjrhotae^  5««.]  the  re- 
don  of  a  fon. 

SOOT  [jToote,  Sax."]  fmoak  conden- 
d»  an  earthy,  volatile  matter,  arifing 
itb  the  fmoak  by  the  aAion  of  fire,  or 
indenfed  on  the  lides  of  the  chimney. 
fiOOnPHFAST  Ifio^pijtr,  Sax,1 
rue.  O. 

SOO'THFASTNESS    [So'^jTartr- 
zrrcy  J«jc.]  truth,  0. 
SOOTHSAYING  [of  So'*,  true, 
3d  &e?Xan,  Smx.  to  lay]  divining. 
8O0'TIN£SS    [of    8ooti5nejr/e, 
we.]  the  being  Ibocy. 


SOOO'Y  [fiooCicS.  A»x-]  fmcared, 
ic.  with  condenfed  Irooak. 
SO  PHIA  Cbimrgamm  [with  Stirgeom] 
le  herb  Flix<weed,  good  lor  wounds  and 
ml  tdcers  L. 

SO  PHISM  Ifofhifmay  h.  of  «»> ir^, 
Ir.]  a  captious,  fallacious  reaibning }  an 
[gument  folfe  at  bottom,  and  invented 
i\f  to  amole  andembarrafs  the  peribn 
» whom  it  is  uled.  - 

A  SCPHIST  7  Ifi^ifi^  L.  m. 
A  SCyPHISTER>  ^pff,  G.  ]  a  per. 
ffi  who  fiaipes  ibphifm*,  that  is,  who 
Vtt  fubcle  arguments  to  deceive  thole 
t  would  perfuade  or  convince. 
SOPHFSTICALKESS  [pf  fopbifijcms, 
y  foMtiqm^  F.  of  tn^i^tu^^  Gr.]  cap- 
tMomefi,  dflceitfolnefs »  a  fofihiftical 
mlity. 

SOPHISTICAO'ION,  an  adultera- 
on,  debaiing,  or  falfit'ying. 
SOPHISTICATION  [in  Mchymy, 
bymiftry^  &cO  is  the  ufmg  indired 
leans  of  whitening  copper,  gilding  and 
iving  other  fuperficial  tlndhires,  or 
ogmenting  meuls  by  divers  mixtures 
>  delude  perfons  w|io  employ  thenn. 
SOPHISTRY  lars  fi^ic4,  L.  fih 
K/h'fMfriit,  F*  ofatfiptH^jtil,  n'^r*,  Gr.] 
n  an  of  deceiving  by  fallacious  and 
toflly  arguments  I  it  is  always  occupied 
1^  ^  PIP^W  ^'  ^Qd^YOurin^  to 


prove  the  truth  to  be  falfe,  or  elft  that 
which  isialfc  to  be  true,  by  ufing  fome 
ambiguous  word,  or  by  not  well  apply- 
ing ic  to  the  purpofe. 

SOPHRONE'&TERES  [of  fl«^Wf*, 
I  come  to  my  right  mind,  Gr.l  the  teeth 
of  wilHom  or  eye-teeth,  fo  railed,  be- 
caufe  they  don't  come  till  years  of  dif- 
creclon* 

SOTINESS  lof  yipic'gneyye,  Sax,^ 
a  being  dawbed  with  fope. 

SOTITIVE  L/opiViwf,  L.]  caufing 
lleep. 

SOPO'R AL  [fo/wrw,  L.]  caufing  ileep, 

SOPORl'FEROUSNESS  Lof  fo^i- 
fir,  L-l  a  ilcep  caufing  quaiky. 

SOPOROUS.  {Joporus,  L.]neepy. 

SO'PT  tOPPCn,  I>*  to  fop]  bread 
foaked  in  dripping,  wine,  ale,  e^. 

SO'PY  Lrapicr,  Sax.}  fmeaied  with 
fope  ^ 

SORB  Apple  Iforbe,  F.]  the  fcrvice- 
bcrry. 

SORBl'TION,  a  fupping  or  drinking, 

SORBUS  [  with  SoUnifis;\  the  Sorb, 
Service-tree,  or  Quicken-tree,  L. 

SO'RDIDNESS  [of  fvdittis,  L.]  fiU 
thinefs,  bafeneis,  Q^e. 

SO'REL,  the  young  one  of  the  buck's 
breed  in  the  third  year. 

SO'REL  LJujie,  Sax.  four]  a  faUet.- 
herb. 

SOTIENESS  [r«pnerrc.  Sax.} 
great ncfs,  vehemence  $  alio  painfulnew. 
SORI'TES  [  flwe/Tnc,  Gr.  ]  is  an  ar- 
gument or  imperfeA  fyVogifm,  which 
confifts  of  divers  propofitions  heaped  up 
togcrher,  in  which  the  predicate  of  the 
former  is  ftill  mude  the  fubjedt  ot  the 
latter,  till,  in  cnnclufion,  the  laft  predi- 
cate is  attributct!  to  the  fird  fubje^  i  as 
that  of  Tbemiftochs^  that  his  little  fon 
commanded  the  whole  world.  Thus, 
my  fon  commands  his  mother  ^  his  mo- 
ther me  j  I  the  Athenians'^  the  Aibeni ant 
the  Greeksi  Greece,  Europe  %  and  Eanpe 
the  whole  world 

SORO'ROCIDE/ofBfiViVrii  of  forer  and 
elides,  L 1  the  killing  of  a  filter,  or  one 
who  kills  his  fiiter. 
SO'RREL.&«/orrrl. 
To  SORROW  Cjrap^ian,  Sax.^  to 
be  uneaiy  in  mind,  or  to  grieve  on  aci 
count  of  the  fenfe  of  fome  good  loll,  or 
fome  evil  either  prefent  or  to  be  expe^ 
ed. 

SORROWFUL  [raj^JJ/uU  Sax."] 
flill  of  grief  or  afflidion. 

SO'RBOWFULNESS  [r»J^iSr"»- 
neYY^  Sax,"}  folQCii  of  ii^RQlH,  grief  of 
heart. 


s  o 

iOHKYNBSS    [of    8ajiijncrr«x* 

Smx.^  paltnnds,    ineaonefi,  lowixis  ot 

2e  SORT  [/o/ffW,  L.]  to  difpofe 
things  into  their  proper  claffes. 

SO'RTES  Lots^  a  method  of  deciding 
dabiout  ca1es«  where  there  appears  no 
ground  for  the  prefirrence,  by  the  refer- 
ring the  things  to  the  conduA  of  chance, 
n%  in  drawing  of  tickets  or  lots,  catling 
of  dice,  6»c. 

SCyRTIL:&G£  Ifirtileguim,  L.]  » 
forr  of  a  divination  by  SorUs  or  Lots. 

SO'SPITA,  atitleof  7ir»»,  bccaufe 
all  women  were  fuppofed  to  be  under 
her  fafe-guard,  every  one  of  which  had 
Jjer  JtiM^  as  every  man  had  his  Geuims. 

SO'TTISHNESS  I  8ott:i|f nyjrjfe 
Sax,]  fleepy-heaitednefi,  flupidicy,  dul- 
nefi,  drunkennefs. 

SOTEHIA  Lwith  the  Romans]  facri- 
iiccs  for  health  ^  games  and  Iblemnitics 
oblcrved  by  the  People  for  the  health 
and  pidervatjon  of  the  emperor. 

SO'VERAIGN,  a  piece  of  gold-coin, 
current  at  t^s.  and  6i.  which  in  the 
4th  year  of  king  Edvmrd  VI.  was  coin- 
ed at  245.  a  pi^ce  %  and  in  tlie  6th  year 
of  Edxaari  VT.  at  %os,  and  in  the  xft 
year  of  king  ifewr^  Vlll.  Cwhcn  by  in- 
denture of  the  mint,  a  pound  weight 
of  gold  of  the  old  flandard)  was  to  be 
coined  at  24  Ibveraigns. 

SO  V£R£IGNN£SS  [  fiuroerainefi, 
F.]  fovcrcignty,  the  ftaie  or  qua- 
lity of  a  fovercjgn  Prince. 

SOUGHT  Lof  Saecan,  Sm».  to  Ceckl 
fcarrhcd  after. 

SOUL  [Sapul,  Sax.]  of  roan,  i.s  a  be- 
ing created  of  nothing,  incorporeal,  and 
more  excellent  than  elemental  and  lethe- 
reai  bodies.  As  to  its  refidence  in  the 
body,  fome  hold  that  (he  is  in  all  the 
body,  and  wholly  in  every  part  of  it. 
Others  afllgn  her  refidence  is  the  brain* 
(he  phiiofi>phers  and  divines  in  the 
heart  ArfjiatU  fnppofes  a  male  body 
CO  irreire  its  fonl  the  42d<day  after  con 
x-t'pr  ion,  and  a  female  the  r 9th.  Others 
f  ippofc  it  to  be  Infufed  with  the  Semen 
itfelf  Pes  Caries  U  of  opinion,  it  is 
infufed  when  it  is  fumiflieri  with  all  its 
orgins,  that  Is^  after  the  Ibrmation  of 
the  Velly,  heart,  brain,  e»c.  which 
ani^nmifts  Ciy  is  about  the  4th  month. 

Th'  SOUL,  was  hy  the  antjcnta  pain- 
ted in  white  garments,  branched  with 
gold  and  pearly  and  crowned  witli  a  gar- 
land of  rofcf. 

Katfofial  SOUL,  a  divine  fubftance 
Infiifed  by  the  bieath  of  God.  Th^s  is 
the  principle  gf  x^n  and  undcz:ftQixi' 


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ing,  or  that  in  us  which  thinks  and  n 
dcritand&. 

Irrational  SOUL»  is  the  ienfitite  bi 
and  which  man  haa  in  oomHiDn  «s! 
brutes,  and  which  is  formed  oul  of  tii 
four  elcmcnta :  This  is  the  pdndpkd 
life. 

YogA^i^  SOUL»  is  that  which 
man  has  in  common  with  plana :  T^ 
is  the  principle  of  gfowth,  nutiitiooi  ai 
vegetation. 

r«  SOUND  0««r«^  L.  )««r,F.::i 
make  or  yiekl  a  ibund  or  ooifti 

SOUNDL/Sm,  F. /mm,  L  1  is  s ct 
mulous  and  waving  motion  of  tin  c 
which,  being  whirled  into  cenain  it 
r\€t^  is  moft  fwifUy  waved  thia  wa|  0 
that  way. 

SOUND  [bf  KKtmrm^^'\  la  ^a^ 
to  be  produced  by  the  fubcUer  and  wm 
etherial  paiu  of  the  air,  being  fins 
and  modified  into  a  great  many  fiasle 
mailes  or  contextures  nsiftlT  finihre 
figure  9  which  contextures  are  made'v 
the  coUifion  and  peculiar  notion  of  ^ 
fonoions  body,  and.  Aying  off  fna « 
are  diffuied  all  around  in  the  wio^ 
and  do  aflSsA  the  organ  of  our  ear  iatf 
and  the  lame  manner,  (t  appeanii^ 
chat  found  is  not  produced  in  the  liti^ 
much  by  the  fwiftneii»  as  hf  tfacs 
quent  repercitfbms  and  redymcal^ 
kings  of  the  Ibnorous  body.  Sir  i^ 
NMVjfu  demonfhates  that  fbundi' 
nothing  eire  but  the  propagation  of  ^ 
pullb  of  the  air,  becanie  they  aiiftfi^ 
thetremuloui  motion  of  bodies.  VN^ 
(lays  he>  Is  eonllrmed  by  thofe  gye«  0^ 
mors,  that  fhong  and  grave  $a^^ 
cite  in  the  bodies  that  are  round  s^ 
as  the  BJngimg  of  BtUs^  J&ife  ofCa^. 
and  the  like.  He  alfc  found  by  csvg 
ments,  that  a  Ibund  moves  9^8  £^ 
feet  in  a  Stcmti  of  Tt»e«  which  Sti^ 
but  the  ^eth  Fan  of  a  minute.  M^ 
tms  computes,  that  the  diameter  of  ^ 
fphete  of  a  found,  heard  a^doft  ^ 
wind,  U  nem  a  third  pait  lcA»  ^ 
when  it  come^  with  the  wind  Anil* 
there  is  one  PlMM«»«ift«  of  fimndk  1^ 
is  rcalJy  wtmderful,  that  all  im 
great  or  fmal]>  with  the  wind  ors^P 
It,  from  the  flune  difbmce,  ctmiev' 
ear  at  the  fame  time.  The  fcitodj 
properties  of  fbund  have  been  oWh« 
in  whic^  there  is  a  near  reparian  »firi| 
r.  As,  U^  acquaints  the  eye  «tt « 
gurea.  e^.  fo  /o«mf  Infenm  cht  * 
a.  As  U^  ^nKhes  upon  rhetv^ 
of  a  radiitfng  body,  fb  JomJ  ptriftoj 
foon  as  the  undulation  of  the  alreeii 
^3.  Aaagxeatcrj2|^  e^ipibaiA*^ 


(TCi^  P^^  drowns  a  left.  4.  A$  too 
jr»t  and  bright  a  li^t  is  ofienfive  to 
lie  tjc,  fo  too  great,  iouri,  or  fliriU  a 
Uimd  is  offenlive  to  the  ear.  $.  Soind 
ifioves  fenOUy  from  Place  to  Place,  as 
i^bt  doet,  but  nothing  near  fo  (Wife. 
».  ^oirifi  isreaedfced  from  all  hard  bodies, 
s  light  is.  The  rcrercnd  Mr.  Dfrham^ 
vy  obfervations  and  experiments,  con- 
4udes  tbat  ibiinda  nuy  go  above  700 
niles  in  an  hoi^r. 

SOUND       I  [with  JTujitwla  herd 

SOU  NDER  f  or  company  rf  fwine. 
^  SOVHDMG-Line^  a  line  about  20 
acboms  long,  for  Ibunding  or  trying  the 
lepch  ofthefea. 

SOUNDING  pn  Navig."]  the  trying 
»f  the  depth  of  the  water,  and  the  <jua- 
Ity  of  it,  by  a  line  and  plummet,  or 
ithcr  artifice. 

SOUNDNESS  [Sunbncrrc,  ^'*1 
ntirencis,  wholenels,  diicreetneis,  foii- 
lity  of  judgment. 

'  T«  mskg  or  gna  SOUR  Wnjlijfart, 
Tjtx.l  to  render  or  become  acid  of  m^p 
n  tafte. 

SOURLY  1  [of  reiirp,  wt, 

SOWRLY  S  Sojielii5,  Ss%.'\  o^ab- 
ledly  in  ufte  or  lo^s. 
SOU'RNF.SS  >  [  6u  finer  re,  ^«- 1 
SOWRNESSi'  crabbedneis  in  tafte, 

SO'USEDy  marinated  or  kept  la  « 
fast  of  Pickle  I  alfo  plunged  in  water. 
SOUSTENU  [in  lieraUry)  is,  as  it 
were,  fupported  by  a  fmail 
Part  of  the  eiciitchcon,  be- 
neath it,offtdiffsreDt  colour 
or  metal  from  the  chief, 
and  reaching,  m  ihc  chidf 
Aoes,  from  fide  to  iids,  being,  as  it  were 
1.  fmall  Part  of  the  chief  of  another  co* 
lonr,  aikl  fopporcing  the  chief,  as  in 
(he  elcmcheon. 

SOUTHERUNCSS  [Su^pnerrc. 
S'^x  1  the  being  oh  or  toward  the  Sontb. 
SOWNE  [offoKvem^  F.  i. «.  remem- 
fcer*d]  lemble  or  that  ^ay  be  collected  ^ 
tLi  they  iay  in  the  Extktfisrj  fuch 
^ftreatt,  •*  the  Iheriifby  hislndnilry 
cannot  get,  are  TfirtMs  ibatfimm  woe. 

SPACE  {j^Jirj*,  L.]  diftance  either 
of  time  or  pl«M^  th«  modes  of  whieh, 
Are  Ctfmeifyf  Esitei^m,  os  Pumtidn. 

SPACE,  if  it  be  coniideivd  barely  in 
fri^.  between  any  two  bdng^  is  the 
iafie  idea  that  we  have  of  difimw^.  But 
if  it  be  confidered  in  UngA,  kttsdth,  asd 
MekMtfs^  it  is  pioperly  eaH'd  tafgeity. 
U*  it  be  conddered  Between  the  cxtremi- 
riea  of  matter,  which  fills  the  capacity 
^f  SfJiCf  with  (broething  t>uit  \*  folid^ 


sp 

^"Z^t  ^^  »ovf4i^/e,  it  iscalM  esrtcis* 
Jiott- 

AeUtive  SPACE,  is  that  moveable 
dimenfion  or  meafare  of  aifilitte  Spuce^ 
which  our  fenies  define  by  the  pofiuona 
of  the  body  within  it. 

SPACE  [in  Gcom,^  is  the  9XCfi  of  any 
figure,  or  that  which  fills  the  intervaia 
or  dillances  between  the  Une$  that  ter- 
minate it. 

SPACE  [in  Mechanicks]  is  the  line 
which  a  moveable  body»  confidered  as  4 
point,  is  conceived  to  describe  by  its 
motion, 

SPA'CIOUSNESS  [of  fpatu^s,  L. 
fpstiBHXf  F.]  iargeneis  in  txisntt  breadth, 
or  wideneis.jdK. 

SPALT?    a  white,  fcaly,   (hinln^ 

SPELT  3  Qooe,  frequently  \tkd  to 
promote  the  fufion  of  metals. 

SPAN  new,  very  new,  that  haf  ncvei; 
\)6en  uied  or  worn  before. 

SPANGLES  [prob.  of  Cpanff^ 
XeKt.  ]  fmall,  round,  thij),  pieces  o( 
gold  or  fUver. 

To  SPANK  [of  Spuiy  Sa3u'\  to  fli(| 
with  the  open  hand. 

SPA'NIUNG  C).  of  Spaonan,  Smx.l 
large,  broad,  ftrong. 

SPA'RADHAP  Lin  J^hamafyl  an  an* 
tient  name  for  a  fear-cloth,  or  a  cloth 
fmearM  on  each  iide«  with  a  kind  of 
ointment. 

SPA'RAGUS.    Set  Afpsr0gns. 

SPA  RENKSS,  thinnds,  l&nners. 

SPARGA'NION  [  <r»»/o«,4>r.  Gr.J 
ftdge  or  fword-grals,  X. 

SPA'RINGNESS  ifpfgHi,  F.  prob. 
of8p0e  nian.  Sax-  to  fpar^j  parcimony. 

SP  ARGEFA'CTION,  a  fprinkling,L- 

SPA'RING    \  [with  Cv^tsftl  the 

SPA'RRING  3  fighting  of  a  coc|:" 
with  another  to  breathe  him.  . 

SPAR-HAWK  [Spaji'haj:^,  ^jc.} 
a  kind  of  (hort-winged  hawk. 

SPA  RKISH  L6pKj]dc^»  Sax."]  gaU 
lant.  gay,  fiv. 

SPAOIKISHKESS,  gai^y.  briskne^ 
fpnicenefs,  a»j. 

SPA'RKLING[of  SpajiclunSf,  Smx.'S 
calUng  out  fparks  of  fire,  brilliant  a^ 
diamonds,  die. 

SPA'RRING  [with  Cock'Fi0tter$\  is  ' 
the  Sghting  a  cock  with  another  toj^ 
breathr  hint 

A  SPA'RROW  [Hteroglyih,-]  rcpre- 
^PfXh  an  happy  increale  of  the  year. 

SPARSy  the  fpokes  of  a  fpiiming- 
whceL  ^" 

SPASM.    SccSpafmui, 
SPASMATICKNtSS,- the    being  ^ 
itDvtWcdwltbtbecnimp. 

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SP 

'  SPAJMODICA  [of  «r?«T</;^and 
fj\ft»t  Gr.  i.e.  griefor  pain]  fpafmodick 
medicines  againil  the  cramp  and  con- 
Tulfions. 

SPA^MDLOGI'A  [of  trmT^ie  and 
Xiytt  Gr.  a  word]  a  difcoarfe  or  treacife 
ofcramps  and  convulfions. 

SPA'THA  l^rwa^f  Gr.]  an  apothcca- 
ry*s  inltnimcnt  tor  taking  up  falves,  &e. 

SPA'THULA?     [in   J-bsrmacy']  a 

SPAI'ULA  3  fpactle  or  dice,  an 
inftrumcnt  for  fpieading  faives,  plaiHcrs, 
^tc.  alio  ufied  by  confectioners »  &*c.  for 
other  ufes. 

SPATIOUS  }  Up^HofMs,  L  ]  large, 

SPA'CIOUS  5  wide. 

SPAO-IOU^NESS  IfB^titJius,  L.  ] 
amplenefs. 

SPATLING-P<^^,  a  Bo^^ct. 
.  «PATULA  fvtiJa  [with  BoM».]  a 
JMant,  a  fi>rt  of  orraeh,  L. 

SPA'TUM,thc  mineral  callMfpat,  L 

SPA'Vll^D,  having  the  diftemper 
cali'dthefpavin. 

SPA'YADE,  a  young  ftap  in  the 
third  year. 

SPA'YING,  an  operation  of  rtiftra- 
Ixbg  the  females  of  feveral  kinds,  as 
fiws,  bitches,  &k.  to  prevent  any  far- 
ther conception,  and  promote  their  fat. 
tening. 

SPir'AXABLE,  capable  of  fpcech. 

SPEAICER  [of  the  Houfi  Momimws] 
^  member  of  that  houle,  eleqed  by  the 
majority  of  votes,  to  aCt  as  chair-man 
or  prefident  in  puttini;  quetlions,  read 
ing  briefs  or  bills,  icecpihg  order,  repri- 
manding the  rcfradtbry,  and  ad}ouming 
the  houfc, 

SPE'CIALNESS  [/^«WfV«i,  1*]  fpc- 
efaky. 

SPE'CFES  [among  Lttj^ciansl  is  a 
common  idea,  under  one  moro  common 
and  more  general  j  as  the  ParatUhgram 
^and  the  TrmptxAm  are  fpecies  of  the  ^«' 
drilater\  and  Be(dy  and  Mind  ate  fpecies 
of  Suhfiante. 

SPECIES  [with  Khei."]  is  a  particular 
eontaiiiPd  under  a  more  unJverial  one- 

SPECIES  [in  antient  Mufickl  a  fubdi 
▼ifion  of  one  of  the  general. 

SPECIES  [in  Opth)Li^  the  imai^e 
painted  on  the  retina  of  the  eye,  by  the 
rays  of  light  refle^d  from  the  feveral 
^nts  of  the  fUrfacc  of  objedt%  received 
in  9t  the  Piipilla,  and  collcdbcil  in  their 
Pa(&ge  thro*  the  chryftaliinc,  flv. 

Impnjfed  SPECIES,  are  furh  as  come 
fnfm,  with,  or  are  fent  from  the  objeA 
to  fbe  orp^n. 

ffd  $P£<;;iE$,  are  thole>  oo  the 


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contrary,  from  without,  or  that  aie  tost 
from  the  oi-gan  to  the  obje^. 

SPECIi:  S  Lin  Ctmrn^rce]  axe  the  ieT^ 
ral  pieces  of  gold,  filver»  copper,  &c 
which,  having  pa^'d  their  full  piepui- 
tion  and  coinage,  are  current  in  puUick. 

Decried  SPECIES,  are  fuch  as  fix 
IVince  has  forbidden  to  be  received  la 
Payment. 

Light  SPEaES,  are  fuch  asfaMfbst. 
of  the  weight  prcfcribed  by  law. 

Falfe  SPEQES.  are  thofe  of  a  difr 
rent  metal  from  what  they  ihould  be 

SPECIES  [in  Tbnl.']  the  appeaxanc* 
of  the  bread  and  wine  in  the  ficramcs 
after  confecration.  The  fpecies  of  tbt 
bread  aie  its  whicencfi,  quantity,  fi^^ 
6».*.  of  the  wine  its  Aavoar*  quidTO 
fpecifirk  gravity,  fi^c. 

SPECIFlCKcJ«wi>  [in  ^7^1*^] 
is  that  gravity  peculiar  to  caich  fpcdei 
or  kind  of  natural  body,  and  wherebf  ^ 
is  diltingoinied  from  all  other  kindt^ 

SPECrFlCAL.NESS7    lofjT 

SPECIFICKNESS      ?  F.  ofjjj 
Cms,  L.] a  fpecifick  quality. 

SPECI'FICK  [in  /bTi/]  Isthat  wfci* 
is  proper  or  peculiar  to  any  thing;  ttat 
charaicterizes  and  diftinguiflies  it  fo* 
every  other  thing. 

SPECI'FICKS,  medicines,  how. 
dru^,  Sk.  that  have  a  peculiar  i««* 
againft  fome  particular  dileale.     _ 

SPECIFICKS  [with  FbjfidMml  «» 
of  three  kinds,  i.  Such  as  site  emiMtf' 
ly  and  peculiarly  friendly  to  this  oril* 
Part  of  the  body,  as  to  the  heart.  tb« 
brain,  the  ftottiach,  &»e.  a-  Sodi  « 
Icem  to  extradt,  expel,  or  c*^^ 
fome  determinate  humour,  by  a  kii»I<* 
fpecifick  power,  vith  which  they  «• 
endowed,  as  JaUf  purges  wateiy  ^ 
mours,  Rbitbafh  bile,  d^c.  3.  Sud;  * 
have  a  virtue  or  efficacy  to  core  tbi«« 
that  particular  c'ifeafe,  by  Ibmc  bid*» 
property.  ,, 

SPEK:I0USNESS?  l^eei^tm.  tl 

SPECICysiTY  3  ft&neftoffti^ 
and  appearance*  « 

SPR^KLEDNESS  [of  Specce,  W 
fpottedncfs.  . 

SRE'CULATIVE  r/i^«I«tft«.  >J 
of  or  pertaining  to  lV>eeQlation  \  ftodio* 
in  the  obfervation  of  thingii  divine* 
natuial  1  ^mUHve  is  allb  oppo^  ^ 
pfs^icst*  .  - 

SPE'CULABLE  [^eadMiilis,  ^} 
which  may  be  dilcemed.  ^ 

SPECULA'RIA,  the  art  of  |W^ 
ing  and  making  Spectdm  or  Mtrroai  ^' 
fo  the  laws  of  minors^  their  fUmmm^^ 


S^ECULA'iUS  Upis^  a  kind  of  Oone 
dear  as  glals,  uled  in  divers  countries, 
wbere  it  is  ^und,  for  winJow-Iighcs.  L. 

SPE'CULATISTS,  Perfons  addiOed 
to  fpcculation. 

SP£'CULATIVENESS  lof  fpecula- 
tift  F.  of  L.]  propenlene&to  fpcculation, 
Audioulhcfs  in  obferration  ;  S^adaiivt- 
wefs  is  the  oppolite  to  FraBicafuefs. 

SPE'CULATORy[JSwcj«/i»torijii,  L] 
Ipecuiative,  cortempJative* 

SPE'CULUM  ocmH,  the  pupil*  apple, 
or  ball  of  the  eye,  L. 

SPEECH  ^of  jrpaecc  of  jrpeacan, 
Sax.l  the  Lji/i«  Grammarians  have  di- 
ftingaiftied  wjrds  into  eight  Icinrts,  and 
lank'd  them  into  ib  many  dimrent 
clail^,  as  Aw*,  JProMirii,  Verby  Fartui- 
fU^  AJvrrh,  Conjtinfitort  Fre^jition^  In- 
UrjiaioM.  This  divifion  has  been  fol- 
lowed, in  the  general,  by  molt  modem 
RTunmarians:  But  in  this  they  di£br 
from  the  Gr§eks,  in  that  they  make  the 
article  one  part  of  fpeech,  and  rank  the 
incerjeftion  with  the  adverb.  But  the 
JjMtivt  who  did  not  commonly  ufe  the 
article,  made  the  in-erjeCtion  a  part  of 
fpeech  \  €>  that  they  agree  in  the  num- 
ber of  the  parts,  tho'  not  in  the  diviiion, 
which  is  AHieU^  Nomh^  FroMitu,  Vtrby 
jparticipi^t  Adverlt  Fre^Jitiow^  ConjunBi- 
M.  The  modems,  as  the  frem^^  Its- 
iiams^  &c.  who  u&  the  article,  very 
much  follow  the  Gwk  divifion :  But  the 
£»gliJh  generally  follow  the  Lmtim  di- 
viuon,  and  make  but  little  ule  of  the 
article,  except  tbe  and  «,  the  former  of 
which  is  ^erally  uicd  before  a  noun 
fubftantive  in  the  Ntmiwativt  and  Accm' 
fmtivt  caies,  and  d^  which  is  a  note  of  a 
JiomitiMtivt^  only  when  it  is  by  Iticlf 

SPEE'CHLESS  [of  8p«can  and  leajf, 
Smx.1  without  fpeech. 

sPEEa)iN£ss  [  rpeeti(0net{(, 

pjc.l  haftinefi.  quicknefn. 

SPEEDY  [fpcrtlffS,  D*.]  hafty. 
quick,  fwift 

SPEEKS  fwitti  Xhipwr'j^t]  great  and 
long  iron-nails  with  4at  heads,  of  diffe 
rent  lengths,  and  fome  ragf.ed,  lb  that 
they  cannot  be  drawn  out  again,,  ufcd 
In  many  Parts  of  a  (hip  for  fa(lening 
planks,  ^^ 

SPELL  fU  Mffin-.Uit  [.Ce«  Ttrm] 
^Ignifiet   take  it  in  nnd  peck  it  np. 

SPEO.XJ&RS,  the  flnall  branches 
fliooting  out  from  the  flat  parts  of  a 
buck '5  horn  at  the  top 

To  SPEND  [in  Ses  Larrj^age]  a  term 
vied  of  a  maft  of  a  ftiip  ^  when  It  Is 
Vroken  down  by  foul  weatbcfi  it  is  (aid 
wo  be  fpent. 


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SPE'KDTHRIFT  [of  8penban  wnA 
X.J  a  prodigal  fpender. 
woodrofe,  a  kind  of  liveb 


■^ nircr,  Sax.j  a  prodigal  fpender. 

sreNT,         ^    "  " 

wort,  L, 

Stȣ'RGULA  [with  Bttmxif,-]  the 
herb  call'd  flurry  or  frank,  L* 

SPERM  U^erma,  L.  of  r«i>Mi,  Gr.] 
the  iced  of  any  living  creature  s  the 
fpawn  or  milt  ox  filhes,  L, 

SPERM A'TICK  Farts  [in  uliw*.]aie 
thofe  parts  of  an  animal  body  concerned 
in  fecreting  the  feed. 

SPERMATI  ZING  Uj^ermatitdns^ 
L.  of  09na<^7^^9  Gr.J  fending  forth 
fperm. 

SPERMCyLOGfST  £  <r»v/«\i>©-, 
Gr  1  a  gaiherer  of  feed. 

SPH^REOMETRIA  [of  ^^J[^ 
and  /U4'r^r,  Gr.  mcafure]  fphflcieometrf 
or  the  art  of  meafuring  fpherieal  iiguKs. 

SPHiEREOMEaKlCAL  >  [of /♦«?- 

SPHiEREOME  TRiCK  5  ^  and 
uMrp^tut^  Gr]  of  or  pertaining  to  fpbae- 
reometry. 

SPHiEROrDAL  [of  rf^^  and 
m/^O^-,  Gr.  form]  fphaerical.  ^ 

SPH£R'D,  formed  I  or  compailed  in 
a  fphere.    MiltoM 

SPH£RISTE'RIUM  [t#«<e<0;^*, 
Gr.l  the  fevenih  part  of  the  antienc 
Cymnmfium^  wherein  the  youth  pradiied 
the  exercife  of  tennis  playing. 

SPHiE'RICALNESS  [fpb^icMS^  L. 
of  ^«ie^Mr>  Gr.]  roundnefi  like  a 
fphere. 

SPHiEROCE'PHALUS,  a  fort  of 
thiftle  haying  heads  like  fpheres,  L. 

SPHiEKl^TIS,  a  certain  Plant  that 
has  round  heads,  L. 

SPHENDA'MNOS  [with  BsUMifis} 
the  maple-tree,  L  of  (Jr. 

SPHE  NOP  ALATI^US  [with'ilji*. 
fmiils]  a  mufcle  of  the  Gar^ammp 
which  arifes  from  a  procefs  of  the  0« ' 
SJismidet,  between  the  Al»  Vrfptrtilio' 
i»fi  and  the  Froeeffus  Stykidts^  and  is  in* 
foned  into  the  hinder  Part  of  th«  C^* 

aarro^^  L. 

*  SPHENOPTERYGOPALATINUS 
[with  Anmt«mifi%]  a  mufele  of  the  Gar* 
ganw  or  cover  of  the  wine-pipe,  which 
arifes  from  the  proeeft  of  the  wedge-like 
bone,  palXes  over  the  Ffetfus  Fterygridts^ 
and  is  let  into  the  fore  part  of  the  Gar^ 
gmrtoit' 

A  SPHERE  fin  Gt9m9tr/\  a  folid 
body  contained  under  one  fingle  fur- 
foce,  and  haiing  a  Point  in  the  middle 
called  the  center,  whence  all  the  lines 
drawn  from  tho  furftce  to  the  center  aie  - 
equaL 


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9Mf  SPHERE  >  [in  Afinnmy\  it 
A(sk  SPHERE  3  when  both  the 
Voles  of  the  world  are  in  the  Hmrix»m^ 
snd  the  equinodisl  pa&s  Uuo'  the  Zf- 
•til*  \  lb  that  the  equator  and  all  its  Pa- 
iallels»  fucb  as  the  tropicks  and  polar 
ciicle^  make  tight-angles  with  the  Hc- 
WsM,  and  are  divided  bj  it  into  two 
equal  Parts  »  lb  that  the  fun,  moon  and 
liars  afeend  direftly  above,  and  defcend 
direftly  below  the  &»»»«  i  as  at  all  places 
Utoaced  jaU  under  the  equinodHal  line. 


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In  fig,  t.  which  lepiefcm  an  fk- 
llque  fpheic  fi>r  the  latitnde  of  so  ^ 
liar^^  all  the  Paralleb  .to  the  cqoBor 
are  unequally  divided  by  the  honxoo; 
theiefiDie,  their  days  and  nights  sre  » 
equal  except  when  the  fun  is  is  tie 
equator,  becaufe  it  is  equally  dindodbr 
the  horizon }  therefixe*  then  their  df 
abd  night  will  be  equal. 

A  P«r«tt«r  SPHEBJS;  is  that  PoftiBS 
of  the  globe  which  hath  one  of  the  Fold 
in  tM  ZttM^  and  the  ocfaer  in  toe 
JUdify  the  equator  in  the  boiiziaD,  sad 
all  the  eixdes,  patallel  to  the  < 
are  parallel  to  the  hotlton. 


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Kf .  I.  lepreients  a  right  fphere  wbcre 
the  axis  of  the  globe  coincides  with  the 
horiion :  and  the  equator  £  ^  and  all 
Its  Parallels,  are  equally  divided  by  the 
horizon}  coniequently  tltoie,  chat  enjoy 
that  poTicion,  havt  their  days  always 
t^ual  to  their  nights. 

ObliqM  SPH£eI£  [In  J^TMrny]  is 
tuch  a  iiruation  of  the  wofld,  as  that 
the  axis  of  it  inclines  obliquely  to  the 
H»riz»n  I  one  of  the  Poles  being  raiftd 
any  number  of  degrees  lels  than  9* 
fcbove  it  s  and  the  other  deprdled  as 
Much  below  it.  fo  that  the  fun  and  flats 
aicend  and  delcend  obliquely,  and  Ibme 
«f  them  never  albend  at  all.  This  Por- 
tion happens  to  all  Places  wide  of  the 
tquator. 


In  n^  3.  the  equator  and  taorim  it 
the  lame  1  and  it  is  apparent  from  i^ 
figure*  that  all  the  time  the  iin  isi> 
Che  fix  northern  figns,  he  will  Ihllir 
pear  to  deicribe  circles  above,  aaAp^ 
rallel  to  the  horizon  of  the  inhsMwa 
ofthie  north  pole  I  hertte  it  is  cafld  ■ 
JPmrsiUl  Stbere^  and  KU  theocherit 
months  he  will  oontiniie  under  cbtf 
horiian. 

In  esch  of  the  pmSedfa^  690^ 
N.  P.  reprelents  the  north  pole,  1^ 
S.  P.  the  (both,  a  m  Mx»i  h  htbep^ 
cirde>,  S  S  the  tiopicfc  of  C*^t 
aivl  ^  ^  the  ttopick  of  C«^ 
H9.  the  horizon,  and  £.  it^  the  dpaa^y 
and  the  circle  furroooding  the  whok,  1 
i  meridian }  the  line  that  is  drawn  fiae 
Pole  to  Pole  represents  the  axis  of  (> 
globe. 

SPHERICAL  Gemetry,  the  Moot 
of  the  Ikiherei  patdculariy  of  the  ^ 
cles  defcribed  on  the  fuitace  thocv* 
with  the  method  of  ptqje^Ungttels^ 
on  a  Plane;    . 

SPHERICAL  Tri^sMMMfiy,  is  tb6 
ait  of  reiUving  fpheiical  triangles,  1 1 
iiom  the  three  pans  of  a  fphcrical  wr 
aqgle  givtiico  find  the  reft. 

SPHS&lCi^ 

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SPHERICAL  AJtnmmy^  that  part  of]  riv'd  to  his  full  age,  upright  on  hii  Act 


nlteonomy,  which  confiders  the  univeiie 
fueH  as  it  appears  to  the  eye. 

SPHERICITY,  the  quality  of  a 
j^tiere,  or  that  whereby  a  thing  be- 
tonnes  fpherical  s  fphericalneis. 

SPH£RICK$»  the  doarine  of  the 
ph«Te,  particularly  of  the  feveral  circles 
leCcribed  on  the  furfiice  of  it,  with  the 
mcehod  of  projeOing  the  lame  in  VUvo. 
^  SPH£^ROlD  Lof  T^i^e  and  IkT-vV*-, 
3r-  Ihape]  a  folid  figure,  approaching 
o  the  figure  of  a  (phere,  but  not  exactly 
onnd,  made  by  a  plane  of  a  femiellip- 
is  curned  about  one  of  its  axis,  and  is 
il'^Tays  equal  to  two  thirds  of  its  circum- 
icribing  cylinder. 

O^W  SPHEROID  [with  Matbnasn 
B.  iblid  figure  made  from  the  Plane  of 
he  Semi-ellipfist  by  a  circumvolution  or 
■oiling  made  about  its  longcA  axis. 

Jh-oUte  SPHEROID,  a  folid  figure 
oiind*  as  above,  the  circumvolution  be< 
[jif^  about  the  Ihorteit  axis. 

SPHI'NCTER  GmU  [of  irfi>Jt^;» 
3r»  1  a  continuation  of  the  mufclecaird 
f^terygtfbarittgjtmst  which  arifcs  from  each 
ide  of  the  fcHtifwmi$j  or  Ihieldlike 
prlille.  and  palles  to  a  middle  line  on 
he  back  part  of  the  T»ucts. 

SPHINCTER  V^gimA  [in  An^iU']  a 
nuiScle  which  lies  immediately  under 
be  Clitwisy  and  Hraitens  the  Vagina  of 
be  womb,  inclofing  it  with  circular 
ibres.  three  fingers  breadth. 

SPHINX  [of  ^fi>^,  Gr.  to  perplex 
T  puzzle]  was,  aoconling  to  the  Poets, 
moniter,  the  daughter  of  Echidna  and 
^y^hatt^  haTing  the  face  and  voice  of  a 
Url,  the  body  like  a  dog,  the  tail  of  a 
ra^on,  and  claws  of  a  lion,  and  large 
rings  on  the  back.  This  infeftcd  the 
ity  of  TTubesi  propofm^  senigmatical 
ucftions  to  thole  that  paf!ed  by  ^  and, 
fthcy  could  not  prefently  folre  them, 
:  cicvoiired  them  without  mercy:  So 
lat  the  country  round  abour  was  for- 
ilcen,  and  no  body  dar'd  to  venter  near 
le  ^fy-  The  oracle,  being  confultei!, 
QclaJed*  (be  only  way  to  be  delivered 
rom  its  tyranny,  was  to  tell  the  mcan- 
is  of  the  riddle;  the  riddle  was  this, 
i^jtt  criMture  is  it  tb*t  im  the  morting 
fMjkJ  om  four  feet^  at  noon  op  tnw,  and  in 
1^  etuuing  •«  iiret  ?  Crton^  the  king, 
aving  cauiM  it  to  be  proclaimed  all 
ver  OTMctf,  that  he  would  quit  his  claim 
>  tbc  crown,  to  him  that  flwuld  tdblve 
tie  <]uenion,  it  was  done  by  OedipMs,  as 
>UoW8  i  that  it  was  man,  who  in  his 
ouch  went  upon  all  fours,  as  beafls,  up-. 
^  mi  bimdi  9f]d  fee: }  aod,  V(hqi  ai«  | 


only;  and,  in  old  age,  made  ufe  of  a 
Itaff  inftead  of  a  third  foot.  Upon  the 
relblving  this  riddle,  the  moniler  was  £» 
enraged,  that  in  «  fur  bus  maniter  it 
dafli'd  its  brains  out  againik  a  rock. 
Some  (ay,  this  Spbynx  was  a  robber,  and 
that  the  ambages  of  his  riddle  were  the 
windings  and  turnings  of  a  rocky  moun- 
tain where  he  haunted^  robbing  and 
murdering  thole  that  travelled  near 
Thebes. 

SPHINX  [HienglyphicaUy]  was  put 
to  fignify    Myfieries^  and  accordingly 
was  placed  at  the  entrance  of  all  the 
temples  of  t^pt,  to  intimate,  that  all 
the  gods  there  worfhipped  were  myfteri- 
oufly  reprefented,  and  that  the  common 
People  could  never  undcrlland  the  mean- 
ing of  all  the  images  and  their  poilures 
without  an  interpreter.    Cadmus  having 
an  Amazonian  wife,  whofe  name  was 
Sphirtx^   went  to  Atbemst   and,   having 
flain  DracoM,   feized  on  the  kingdomt 
and  after  that  took  Harmomia^    Dracon*% 
fifter,  to  wife.    Therefore  when  Sphinsi 
came  to  know  that  he  had  gotten  ano- 
ther wife,  having  gainM  over  many  of 
the  citizens  to  her  by  fair  words,  and 
gotten  into  her  hands  a  great  deal  of 
riches,  and  a  very  fwift  dog,  that  Cad' 
mas  ufed  always  to  have  with  him,  flie 
betook  herfelf  to  a  mountain,  caU*d 
Sfbingiutt  from  whence   flie   attack'd 
Cadmus  in  a  hoflile  manner,  made  daily 
ambulhments,  and  dellioyd  many  of 
the  inhabitants  of  Th.bes.    Now  they 
were  wont  to  call 'ambulhments  «^  >t<«- 
■m,  Gr.  r.  e.  riddles,  and  this  grew  a 
common  fayinjg  with  them,  the  Argivaw 
{Grecian)   Sphinx^     propounding   fome 
riddle,  tears  m  in  pieces,  and  non^  can 
unfold  the  riddle.    Cadmns^  he  caufed 
it  to  be  proclaimed  that  he  would  give  a 
great  reward  to  whomlbex-cr  IhouKl  Hay 
this  Xpbinx  %  upon  this  Oedipns  of  Corinth 
coming  thither,  who  was  famous  for 
martial  atchicvments,   and  having  with 
him  a  fwlft  horfe,  and  fome  of  C^i* « j's 
Ibldien,    afirending  the   mountain   by 
night,  flew  Sf^hinx,    And  hence  the  fa- 
ble had  its  original,  PaUph^itas. 

SPHONDV'LIUM  [with  BotaniM 
holy  ghoft*s  root ;  cowparfly,  L.  of6r. 
SPHONDYLIUM   [with    AnatJ  a 
Vertebra  or  turning  joint  of  the  back- 
bone, L, 

SPrCA  [in  Sotan,  Writ  1  a  fpikc  la 
when  the  flowers  grow  very  much  to- 
wards the  top  of  the  Ila'k,  L.  ^k% 
with  a  Ipike^  Jpi^i^  wi&h  ipikes,  X. 


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fiPICA 

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SPI'CA  C^tic»  [In  BtUm,]  a  kind  of 
OU>l&  called  wolf '&-claw«  X. 

SPICA  mmrdi  [in  BttsnJ]  laTendcr- 
fpike,  fpikenard»  JL. 

SPICA  Virginis  [in  j</}roji.l  a  ftar  of 
the  firft  magnitude  in  the  ronftellarion 


G  a  band  udbd  in 
its  referoblance 


'sPICA  [with 
JftniWi   called  fo 
to  an  ear  of  com. 

SPrcAT£D  UpicMtms^  L.]  in  the 
form  of  an  ear  of  com. 

SPICE  UfpicMs^  F.l  JndUm  drugs,  as 
nutmegii  doves,  mace,  d*c. 

SPFCERY  ItpiMfie,  F.]  fpices-. 

SPI'CYjOf  a  fpicy  quality,  tattc,  fiv. 

SPrCIFEROUS,  bearing  fpikes,  or 
fpicated,  pointed. 

SPICK  m»i  fpMp,  inriiely,  Asf^ck  ani 
ftsm  0ctv»  entirely  new. 

SPrcOUSNESS  ifpicqfit'Sf  L.]  a  be- 
ing fpiked  like  ears  of  corn^  alfo 
fulnefsof  ears. 

SPIRE  [with  BoUHtfis]  is  a  body 
thkk  fee  with  flowers  or  fruits,  in  fuch 
a  manner  as  to  form  an  acuce  cone,  a^ 
in  wheat  or  barley. 

SPI'KENARD  [/i»fc*  nardi,  L.]  a 
kind  of  ear  growing  even  with  the 
ground,  and  ibmetimcs  in  the  ground, 
ufed  in  medicine,  Q»c. 

SPrKEDNESStof  Jjric^/itf,  L.]  like- 
nefs  to  an  ear  of  com. 

SPrKING  arp  a  Gum  [in  Cunnery]  is 
faftening  a  quoin  with  fpikes  to  the 
deck,  clofe  to  the  breech  of  the  car- 
liagcs  of  the  great  guns,  ib  that  they 
may  keep  clofe  and  6rm  to  the  fides  of 
the  Ihip,  and  not  break  loofo  when  the 
lhiptx)lls. 

SPILTH  [6pil'*S,  Sax,"]  a  fpilling. 

SPI'LLERS  [with  Hmnters\  the  fmall 
branches  fnooting  out  from  the  flat  parts 
of  a  buck's  bom  at  the  top. 

SPITsIA,  a  thom,  L. 

SPINA  acuu  [with  BoUa.']  the  white 
thom,  or  hawthorn.  L. 

SPINA  mcKta  [with  Anatom."]  a  part 
of  the  fliouldcr-blade,  L. 

SPINA  «/&«  >    [with  BoUm']    the 

SPINA  iwi«3  wild  artichoke  pria- 
dies-thiftle,  i. 

SPINA  Mppendix,  the  goofeberry- 
bufli,  L. 

SPINA  peregrinat  the  globe  thiftle,  L. 

SPINA  f»cra  [with  AnaUmifisl  the 
■rump,  Ij. 

SPINA'CHIA  [with  B<itanifis\  fpi- 
naf^^,  L. 

SPINJE  dorfi  [in  AMi:\  the  ferics  of 
VtrubrjL  or  bones  of  the  back,  which 
fuHain  the  reft  of  the  body,  and  to 
which  the  ribs  are  joinedj  L, 


SP 

ro  S^I^NDLE  [with  Fbr(jb]  to?! 
forth  a  long  ilender  flalk. 

SPINK2EN0US  ifpimgrn^  V 
fprung  up  of  a  thorn. 

SPlNiy£H£TUM[wJth  Bctoj^: 
the  holy  thom-tiee;  X.. 

SPI NNING,  is  laid  to  hive  bed 
firQ  taught  in  EafUmd  by  A»Aun  im 
vifs^  an  itmlian^  about  the  loth  ot  &r 
VII.  at  which  time  began  the  maki; 
of  Devon/hire  keiiies  and  Coxj/clotba 

SPINOSISM  [of  SpimrfM^  bora  : 
jFev,  but  he  profelTed  no  reli|^cii,9- 
thajenijh  or  C^r(/?i««]  the  opiniaa2 
doctrine  oi  Spinofa^  who,  inhisboott 
maintains  that  all  religions  areodr^ 
litical  engines,  calculated  to  makc^ 
pie  obedient  to  magiftrates,  and  to  air 
them  pradtife  virtue  and  moraliiF,  s 
many  other  erroneous  notions  in  pfcar 
fophy  as  well  as  theology. 

SPINO'SISTS,  the  followcn  of  ir 
ifo/W,  or  the  adherers  to  his  opiiU0ffi> 

SPINO'SrrY  if^imqfitxs,  U]tiJl^ 

nefs. 

SPI'NSTRY  [of  Spinnan,  Sis]^ 
art  offpinning. 

SPI'NUS  bwth  BotMmA  the  flortc 

SPI  NY  Upinofms,  LJ  thomy. 

SPrRAL  [in  ArcbiteS.  &ic.]tcei 
that  afcends  winding  about  a  coa<J 
fpire,  fo  that  all  the  Points  tbotof c» 
tinually  approach  the  axis. 

SPIRAL  LfM  [in  Ceomeirj]  tcei 
line  of  the  circular  kind,  which  is  ? 
Progrefs  recedes  from  its  center ;  » i 
winding  from  the  vertex  down  w^ 
bafe  of  a  cone. 

SPI'RED  fof  fpira^  Ital]  hir^^ 
fpire  or  fteeple  tapering  dli  it  cosss' 
a  Point. 

SPI'RIT  Up^ritus,  L-T  an  immate* 
incorporeal  being,  an  intelligence,  6^ 

SPIRIT  Lin  Metaj^Jicksl  is  id^ 
to  be  a  finite,  thinking  fublkance,  * 
gether  independent  on,  and  ficttrfi 
matter,  under  which  angels,  dxf» 
and  intelligences,  arc  comprebeadB^' 
nor  is  there  any  diflference  be^ 
them,  but  that  the  angels  are  P* 
and  the  devils  evil,  Sv.  All  ibetfS' 
properties,  as  eflence,  exilteooe,  WJ 
ledge,  power,  &*e.  arecomm(»ito)i^ 

SPIRIT  •/  Nttft  I'm  Cbrm^V 
made  by  mingling  one  Part  of  Salt  B0 
with  three  of  Porters- Earth,  and  c* 
dilUUing  the  mixture  in  a  lai^se  fu*" 
retort  in  a  clofe  reverbcratory  fire. 

SVl^lT  cf  Sulplmf  [in  Chrmif^)^ 
fpjrit  drawn  from  fulphur  ffl^^^^JI 
inflamed  }  the  moft  ftsbtilc  part  off** 
is  converted  into  a  Hquor,  by  fticwj 


SP 

t  gbts-beli  fufpcnded  over  it,  -whence  it 
gtm  dVot>  by  drop  into  a  trough,  inlo 
tfac  middle  oi which  is  placed  the  ftone- 
Boc,  wherein  the  fulphur  is  burnt. 

SPIRIT  of  ntrigl  Lin  CfymiJM  is 
ritriol  dry'd  in  the  fun,  or,  in  dcfea 
ttocreof,  by  the  fire,  and  then  diftUlcd 
federal  times  by  chymical  operations, 
Eeveral  times  repeated,  firft  in  a  reverbe- 
ratory  f umacCi  and  afterwards  in  Balneo 

SPIRIT  cf  Wiim,  is  only  brandy  rcfti- 
lied  once  or  more  times  by  repeated 
aiAiliations. 

To  SPIRIT  awty  Cbildrew,  is  to  en- 
:icc  or  fteal  them  away  privily  trom 
tftcir  patents  or  relations,  in  order  to 
fonvcy  them  beyond  fea,  efpecialiy  to 
Jic  Plantations  in  the  Wefi-indtes^  a 
practice  fome  years  fince  too  common, 
by  Pcrfons  then  called  Kidnappers^  but 
now  not  fi)  much  in  ufe,  it  being  made 
dfeath  fo  to  do,  by  aft  of  Parliament. 

SPIRITS  [in  an  animal  Body]  are  a 
rmrc  and  fubtile  exhalation,  bred  and 
slanted  in  it,  being  a  thin  vapour  en- 
gcndcr'd  of  the  humour,  and  ferving  for 
a  ficgp  to  the  natural  heat  of  the  body, 
Ind  is  therefore  called  Nstaral,  Vital 
iftd  JMimal^j  and  in  man,  ©••.  an  air, 
ivhich,  exhaling  by  fwcat  out  of  the 
Pores  of  the  body,  rcfrelhes  the  fpints, 
ind  quickens  the  members :  It  is  drawn 
in  by  breathing,  and  diftributed  into 
"hrce  Ponions,  the  greatcft  Part  of 
prhich  IS  carried  to  the  heart  and  lungs 
for  the  reftelhment  of  the  fpirits,  and 
Lbc  forming,  or  to  be  the  matter  of  the 
roice^  the  other  is  conveyM  to  the 
[loinach  by  the  Oefipbagns,  and  comforts 
be  nourilhing  odour  by  which  the  body 
«  mftained  fefting  •,  the  remaining  part 
^  actraOed  to  the  brain,  to  which  it 
3on^«y»  odoun,  and  temperates  the  am- 
rnal  fpirits.  ^      ^.     .-  ,  . 

ZrJoerfal  SPIRIT  [in  Cfymtfiryl  is 
be  firft  of  the  Principles  of  that  art, 
jjat  can  be  admitted  for  the  compofi- 
4on  of  mix'd  bodies  j  which  being 
bread  out  through  all  the  world  pro- 
iJjcca  diflfercnt  things,  according  to  the 
"evcral  matrices  or  pores  of  the  earth  m 
vh  ich  it  fettles. 

SPIRITS  [In  an  ammal  Bod>l  are  ac- 
p^yonted  three,  dix.  the  animal  fpints 
i;^ted  in  the  brain,  the  vital  m  the 
HcartB  and  the  natural  in  the  liver. 

Or^  ^«*-'  SPIRITS,  are  an  ex- 
cccdingly  thin,  fubtllc,  moveable  flmd 
jnire  or  humour,  feparated  fiom  the 
Liood  in  the  Cortex  of  the  brain,  and  re- 
eved hence  ihto  the  minute  fibres  of 


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the  Medulla^  and  are  by  them  difchftrg*' 
ed  ihto  the  nerves,  and  are  conveyed  ojr 
them  into  every  part  of  the  body,  and 
in  them  perfonn  all  the  aftions  of  ienie 
and  motion.. 

Vital  SPIRITS      >  [with  Natmal^ 
Natural  SPIRITS?  areonly  the  moll 
fine  and  agitated  Parts  of  the  blood, 
Mfhereon  its  motion  and  heat  depend. 

Frivate  SPIRIT,  is  the  particular 
view  ot  notion  every  Perfon  has  of  the 
dogmata  of  faith  and  the  truths  of  reli- 
gion, ias  fuggeHed  by  hi&  own  thought, 
and  the  perliiafion  he  is  under,  in  tt' 
gard  thereunto. 

SPIRIT  Lin  theoloffr\  is  ufed  by  way 
of  eminence  for  the  third  Perfon  in  the 
Ho!y  Trinity  j  alfofor  the  divine  Power 
and  vinue,  and  the  communication 
thereof  to  men  »  alio  ain  incorporeal  be- 
ing or  intelligence.  . 
SPIRITUdSITY  7  fulneft  of 
SPIRlTUOUSNESSy  fpirits, Uvc- 
linefi. 

To  SPIRT,  to  iifiic  out  with  a  foite^ 
as  water,  d^.  out  of  a  fiiuirt,  d^. 

SPI'SSATED  IfpilTatus,   Wi  tfiidc- 
enied. 
SPISSAOIOI^,  a  thickening,  L. 
To  &VIT  like  Batter  [with  Gardeners] 
a  term  ufed  of  old,  fat  dung  thoroughly 
rotted. 

SPITEFUL  [of  depit^  F.  and/iJI] 

full  of  malice,  or  Ill-will, 

SPI'TEFULNESS,  a  fyitdxil  temper. 

SPITTLE,  a  contraftion  of  hofpitAl. 

SPLANCHNCLOGIST  [of  *ir\«>- 

Xw,  the  bowels,  and  \^>»,  to  tell,  Gr.1 

a  defcriber  or  treater  of  the  bowtis; 

To  SPLASH  [?.^.  to  walh]  to  dalh 
Water  upon,' dv. 
SPLA*SHY,  walhy,  wet,  watery. 
SPLEEN  Ifplenj  L.  <r5r\ir,  Gr.]  a 
fof^,  tpungy  vifcous,  of  a  darkllh  red,  or 
rather  livid  colour  i  ordinarily  refem* 
bling  a  tongue  in  figure :  tho'  fome- 
times  it  is  triangular,  and  ibmctimes 
roundifh.  It  1*  ulually  placed  under 
the  left  fhoft  ribs,  and  is  a  receptacle 
for  the  ialt  and  earthy  excrements  of 
the  blood,  that  it  may  be  there  volatilized 
by  the  afllftance  of  the  animal  fulrits* 
and,  returning  thence  into  the  blood, 
may  afllft  Irs  fermentation,  alfo  a  di« 
ftertiper  in  that  Part.  .     ^  , 

SPLEEN  [T/rfM,  L.  of  ^\»»i  Gr.J 
fpHf,  hatred,  grudge. 

SPLE'NDIDOUS  [fplendtdut,  L.] 
glorious,  magnificent,  noble,  flately. 

SPLE^^'DF.NCY  [of //^f.'J^w^  L-] 
(biningncfs. 

5   D    a  Digitized  by  G00g??^^'*^>. 


t?LE/NDIDN£SS  [j!j^Mi«f«  L.] 
fplendor,  brightoels,  (hiningnc&. 

SPL£'NKTICKN£SS>  [of  Mttteti- 

SPLE'NICKNKSS  5  cms,  1.  of 
rfxnn-nxif,  Gr.]  the  being  iick,  of  the 
li>Icen  i  alio  fpicefulnefs,  Gf»e, 

SPLE  NICK  UflenicMs,  L.  irfl'\»ri««c, 
Gr.]  ot;  or  pertaining  to,  or  good  agaiml 
the  fpleen. 

SPLE'Smsrenaioff^U  Gr.the 
fpleen]  the  lame  as  SalvmUlU, 

A  cut  SPLICE  [with  SMtUfs]  is  when 
a  rope  is  let  into  another  with  as  much 
diftance  as  one  pleafes,  fo  as  to  hare  it 
tndone  at  any  time,  and  yet  be  Itrong 
enough. 

A  round  SPLlCE,  is  when  the  end  of 
a  rope  i*  fo  let  into  another,  that  they 
Ihall  be  as  firm,  as  if  they  were  bat  one 
mipe. 

SPODIUM [^A«^  Gr] the cinden 
about  the  melting  of  iron  and  bials  \  al- 
ib  a  fort  of  foot  which  rifes  from  tried 
braft,  and  falls  down  to  the  bottom, 
whereas  Fom^holyx  fiiU  aies  upwards.  It 
is  alio  taken  for  burnt  i^ory,  or  the 
black  Pieces  which  remain  after  dillil- 
lation,  calcined  in  an  open  fire  till  chey 
become  white*  L. 

SPOILS  [/^/tVi,  L.  de}9Hilhs,  F.] 
Plunder  taken  in  war. 

ASVOHDM'VS[.r99fJk7^^  Gr.]  a 
foot  of  Latim  or  Greek  verle,  Confining 
of  two  long  ly liable,  as  cetUam, 

SPONDAU'LES  [of  cwJ^\  a  liba- 
tion, and  «!/>»,  Gr.  a  flute  1  a  player  on 
the  flutC)  or  fuch  like  wind  inftrument, 
wh6  during  the  ofieringof  the  facrifice, 
j)erfi>rmM  fome  fuitable  air  in  the  Pri^its 
taXf  to  prevent  the  hearing  of  any  thing 
that  might  diAraft  him  or  leflcn  his  at- 
tention. . 

SPO'KGIA,  a  fpunge,  akindoffea- 
inofs  that  grows  on  the  rocks,  L. 

SPONGIOIDEA  offa  [in  Andt}  the 
fame  as  the  CrihifirmU  or  fieve-like 
bones.  L. 

SPO'KGIOUSNESS  [of  fiongiofms, 
L.]  fpunginefi. 

SPO'NGlTES»  a  ftone  found  in 
fpunjses. 

SPONTA'NEOUS  [in  the  Schools]  a 
term  applied  to  fuch  motions  of  the 
boc!y  and  mind,  as  we  perform  of  our- 
lelves  without  any  conftraint. 

To  SPOON  <ij»i>,  is  to  put  her  right 
befbre  the  wind. 

SPOON-WW,  an  herb. 

SPORTFUL  [of  dif porta,  Ital.]  full 
6fPlay,  d»c. 

SPO'RTIVi[of/f  irjf^rt^r*,  Ital-] 
tttening. 


SP 

$MyRTIV£N£SS»  diYQttinpxfi. 

SPOTLESS [pzoU of  (jpOCt)  IW.] 
without  fpoc,  innooeDC 

SPO'TLESNESS^  m^xKtediifds,  ft 
nocency. 

SPOTS  ip  tbe  NmIh  thole  in  tbe  sb( 
of  the  nails  are  faid  to  repiefienc  ttiisf 
paft,  thofe  in  the  middle  tiungs  pscte 
and  thofe  at  the  bottom  future  cvemi 
white  fpois  are  fnppofed  to  preCagptt 
city,  and  blue  ones  misfintnite^  ^ 
though  (his  conje^hiring  of  fictf 
events  by  thefe  fpots,  feems  to  be  bai 
fuperftiaous  imagination  ^  yet  It  bo 
antiquity  on  its  iide^  and  Cs^dmit 
firms,  that  he  had  difcoTered  a  Pnfv 
ty  in  himlelf,  of  finding  in  them  bm, 
figns  of  moft  events  that  ever  happo^ 
to  him. 

SPOTTED,  having  fpots. 

SPOTTY,  full  of  fpots.     M3m. 

SPOUSAL  [of  «/iN«/*a/e5,F.  if^ 
//«>  L.]  an  epithalamium  or  weditst 
fong^    Milun, 

SPOUSD  [of  e^f^r,  F.]  eQxidb 
Mtltam, 

SPOUTS  [in  the  Wkflndiit,  At! 
are,  as  it  were,  rivers  falling  froat^ 
clouds  as  out  of  water- fpouts^  dQ 
make  the  fea  where  they  £aU  i^otfi 
in  exceedinghlgh<fla/he>i. 

To  SPRAIN,  to  contort  or  oicxfliegt 
the  tendons. 

SPRAW'LING  [  fijine  derive  it  i 
fptiC(I)  T)u.  a  grafs'plot]  lying  fUts> 
ed  out  at  length  and  breadth. 

SPRrCGY  [of  Spjiijp,  Xwr-]  hsri? 

SPRIGHTFUL  [of  Gpinir  wd 
Y\\\\y  .y^.lfiill  offpirit,  li^ly,  brir 

SPRI'GHTFULNESS  7      [  SpinT? 

SPRl'GHTLINESS  5  fnlntjjt^ 
Sax  1  fulnefs  of  fpirit,  liveunefi^  ti^ 
roufncfs 

To  SPRING  a  Mafi  {Sem  fbr^y* 
when  a  maft  is  only  crack*d,  ai^ait 
quite  broken  in  any  Part,  as  at  rH 
hounds,  partners,  &k.  they  iky  tbefl^ 
is  fprung. 

SPRlNG-!ni«,  are  the  incrcsdV 
higher  of  i.  tide  aftef  a  dead  7b^ 
which  is  about  three  days  befbiettt 
full  or  change  of  the  moon  »  bet  tlief 
are  at  the  top  or  highcft  three  days  afiri 
the  full  or  change,  when  the  water  nsi 
highcft  with  the  flood,  and  loweft  wid 
the  ebb,  and  the  tides  run  more  flnsf 
and  fwift  than  in  the  Kieptf. 

Tbe  SPRING  [.Hkrvg^cmVflmr 
reprcfented  by  a  loving  and  fiwiuag 


dog. 


Digitized 


by  VjC  ^,- 


SFUMS 


isa 


St* 


SftlING  [in  yfyjicksi  a  natlifal  facul- 
y  or  endeavour  bodies  have  to  return 
o  their  firft  ftatc,  after  having  been  vio- 
cntly  put  out  of  the  lame,  by  comprcf- 
ing,  bending,  or  the  like,  called  elafti- 
ity  or  elaltick  force. 

Tp  spring  a  Leak  [with  Sailors']  is 
o  begin  to  leak  or  take  in  the  fea,  thro' 
bme  openings  in  the  fhip's  timber. 

SPKING£R  of  an  arched  Cate  [in 
irchiteff.']  the  mouldings  that  bear  the 
irch. 

SPRl'NGANTDn  Heraldry]  a  term 
ipply'd  to  any  bealt  in  a  polture  ready 

0  give  a  fpring  or  leap. 
SPRFNGIN  £SS  [of  rPj^in^an,  Sax"] 

1  quality  in  fome  bodies,  when  they  are 
^refled  or  altered  by  a  prelTure  or  ftroke, 
:o  recover  their  former  figure. 

SPRI'NKLING  [of  onr  Pjlin^an,  Sax. 
betPlinger,  van.  ]  a  wetting  by 
irops. 

SPRU'CENESS,  ncatnefs,  gaiety  in 
drefs. 

SPUMID  IffmmidMs,  L.  ]  foamy, 
Erothy. 

SPU^MINES^  [of /^«j»*,  L]  frothi- 
liefs. 
SPUMCySE  ">  UpHmofas,  L.]  fiiU  of 
SPU'MOUSj  froth. 
SPU'MY  IJjPumetts^  L,]  frothy. 
A  SPUNGE  Ifpcngia,  W]  a  kind  of 
fea-fungosor  muihroom,  found  adhering 
CO  rocks,  Ihells,  S»c.  on  the  Ica-fnore. 
.  To  SPUNGE,  to  wafli  or  rub  a  thing 
over  with  a  fpunge  i  alio  to  clear  a  gun 
from  any  fpark*  of  fire  remaining  in  it 
with  a  gnnner*s  fpunge. 

Tyrottcb»ical  SPU'NGES,  are  made 
of  the  large  niufhrooms  or  fiingous  cx- 
creleences  growing  on  old  oak.  alhcs, 
firs.  %K.  thefe  are  dryM  in  water,  boil'd 
and  beaten,  then  put  in  a  ftrong  lye 
made  of  fidt-petre,  and  afterwards  dry*d 
in  an  oven.  Thefe  make  the  black 
match  or  tinder  brought  from  Oermanyy 
for  ftriking  fire  with  a  r.int  and  ftcel. 

SPU'NGINESS  L  of  f^oNgiofMs,  L.]  a 
fpungy  quality. 

SPVKlA'Angifia  [with  Thyfutans]  the 
bailard  quinfy. 

SPU'RIOUSNESS  [of  fouins,  L.] 
bafenefs  of  birih,  baftaidllnefs,  counter* 
feitnefs. 

SPURT,  a  dart,  a  fudden  fit,  oflhort 
continuance. 

SCJUAO-ID  [in  B^an.  Writ,]  a  term 
Applied  to  colours  when  they  are  not 
oright.  but  look  faded  and  dirty,  L. 

SQUAl-mNESS  [of r<fMaliditas,  L.] 
foulneft,  naftineft,  ilovenlinefs 

SqUA'LLEY,  inclinable  t9  fodden 
llHms  9f  Wi<p4  «q4  ;ain, 


SQJJA'MMOUS  Im  Aaat.^  a  term 
apply  d  to  the  fpurious  and  falfc  futures 
of  the  Skull,  becaule  of  their  being  com- 
pofed  offqnammA  or  fcalcs,  like  thofe  of 
fiflies,  6v. 

SQUAMCySA  O/i  [in  AnaUmy]  the 
bones  of  the  skull  behind  the  ears,  L. 

Sqy AMO'S^NESS  [of /2«a»o/irs,  Ll 
fcalinefs. 

SQUA'MOUS  Koot  [with  Botan.]  Is 
that  kmd  of  bulbous  root  which  confifts 
of  fcveral  coats  involving  one  another,  as 
the  Onion,  Ore. 

SqUA'NDERER,  a  Uvilh  fpender. 

A  SQUARE  [With  ArcbiuBi']  an  in- 
ftnimenc  for  fquaring  their  work. 

Geometrical  SQU  ARE,  a  c^mpaitment 
fitquently  addeu  on  the  face  of  a  qua- 
drant, frequently  called  the  Line  of  Sha* 
dov)s  and  ^adrat, 

SQUARE  BAttU  or  Battalion  of  Men^ 
is  onelhat  hath  an  equal  number  of  men 
in  rank  and  file. 

SQUA'RENESS  [of  ejirant,  F.]  H 
fquare  form. 

To  SCyJAWL  [fCljallen^  tent.  I 
to  bawl  out. 

SQU  E  A'MISHNESS  [/j.  d.  qualmilh- 
nefij  a  loathing. 

SQUINA'NTHUS  [with  B^taniftil 
the  fwcet  rulh,  L. 

SQUINSY  ihainancy^  L]  the  iqui- 
nancy. 

To  SQUIRE  a  Terfottj  to  wait  upori 
him  or  her,  in  the  manner  of  a  gentle* 
man  ufher. 

SQUl'TTER  [with  ttn-Miners]  th^ 
di"ol!»  of  tin. 

A  SQUABBLE.    See  S(juobbIe. 

S.  S.  6o:ietattsfoeins,  i.e.  fellow  of  the 
fociety,  L. 

S.  S.  S.  firatnm  fnper  firatum^  i.  e.  iayCf 
upon  layer,  L. 

S.  T  an  indeclinable  term,  chieay- 
ufcd  to  command  lilcncc. 

St.  Saint. 

A  STAB,  a  wound  made  by  a  thruft 
with  fome  pointed  weapon. 

to  STA'BLE  iJlabHlo  irxludere^  L] 
to  fet  up  in  a  Hable. 

roSTABLISH[j?aAi7ire,  L.]  toerta* 
blilh. 

STA'CHYS  [c«>w,  Gr.]  the  heib 
called  bale  horehound,  wild  ftge.  fagd 
of  the  mountain,  or  field  fage,  L, 

To  STACK.  I prob.  of  Jia.-ja,  Ital]  to 
pile  up  woo<l,  hay,  fiiv, 

ST  A  D'Holdef    ?  a  j»ovc  mor  or  repent 

STADT-//o/f/«r.f  o}apro\ince  in  the 
United  XfihrUnds. 

A  ST  AC  [Hiero^lyphically]  lyirg  on  its 
fide,  an4  chewing  its  m:at,  icpi denied 


S  T      ' 

^  learned  and  accomplifli'd  min.  ^  The 
Ij'brns  of  a  flag  are  an  hieipgiyphick  of 
the  power,  aii.hority,  and  dignity  unco 
wbich  liich  defer ve  to  be  promoted. 

STAG,  is  an  emblem  of  fwiitnefs  and 
§UT,  alio  of  a  fainr-heaned  perfon. 

A  STAGE  L  perhaps,  of  ^age^  F.  or 
JTCiJan,  ^x.  or  9»'>«,  Cr.  a  roof]  that 
place  or  part  in  a  theatre  raifed  higher 
than  the  fioor»  where  the  players  a£t  *» 
alio  a  place  lUifcd  with  timber  and 
boards,  wheie  mountebanks  expofc  their 
medicines  to  fale,  and  make  their  ha- 
zangues,  and  on  which  cheir  tumblers 
fiiew  chcirt licks. 

STAGNANCY  lo£Jlag,,aM^,  L.]  a 
fianding  in  a  pool. 

STAl'D  [prob.  cfetayer,  F.  to  ftay  or 
tear  up,  ^.  d.  one  that  is  able  to  bear  up 
sgainll  the  temptations  and  iblicitations 
al  vanity  and  vice]  fober,  grave. 

STAI'DNESS,  feriouliicfs,  gravity, 
fiibernefs. 

ST AI'NANT  Cda^rs  [in  Heraldry]  are 
tawney  and  murrey.    * 

STAIRS  Lj  "cagsejicjr,  Sax."]  ftepsto 
afcend  by. 

STALA'CTIT.E  [of  c«Xflt>Ar^,  Gr. 
a  drop  or  dropping")  afortof  ftony,  fpar- 
xy  icicles  that  hang  down  from  the  tops 
or  arches  of  grotto's,  caves,  or  vaults  un- 
der ground,  as  alfo  from  the  rooft  and 
fhapiters  of  pillars  that  arc  built  over  hot 
fpiinnsor  baths. 

STA'LENF.SS  [prob.  of  ffcl,  I>«.] 
the  being  oppofite  to  ncwnef»  or  frclh- 
ucfs. 

A  STALK  [flfelijDK.  r»'>«©-,  Gr] 
the  ftcm  of  a  p  ant. 

STALK  [with  Boian.l  is  defined  to  be 
pare  of  a  plant  receiving  thi^  nouiiOi- 
incnt  from  the  root,  and  diftribiiting  it 
into  the  other  parrs,  with  which  it  is 
clothed,  not  havii-jg  one  fide  diftinguilh- 
ablc  from  the  other.  The  ftatk  of  a 
tree  it  call'd  the  trunk  5  in  corn  and 
grafifes,  it  is  called  the  blade 

Ana'ied  STALK,  one  which  has  no 
leaves  on  it. 

A  crejh-J  STALK,  one  which  has  fur- 
rows 01  ridges. 

A  vj'iTJ^^.d  STALK,  one  which  has 
leaves  on  both  fides. 

AJl'tped  STALK,  one  that  is  of  two 
or  more  colours. 

STACKING  [of  ytrslcan,  Sax.] 
walking  foftly,  (lately,  and  ftnitting. 

STA'LLED  [j.  fatted  in  k  Suit] 
fatted. 

STALTrcA  [of  <ni'wfl«,  Gr.  to  Gon- 
tiaA]  attringent  medicines, 


S  T 

]  STA'MINA  [with  Ami.]  are  tbdl 
Gmple,  original  parts  of  an  animal  W 
which  exilted  iirft  in  tbeembnc  e« 
even  in  the  feed »  and  by  the  diOiDdbco, 
augmentation,  and  accretian  of  wliids, 
the  human  body,  at  its  utmoft  bulk,  ii 
fuppo&d  to  be  fbrmed  by  additiooiL 
juicet. 

ST'AMMERING  [of  rtaiiion,ltf] 
ftuttering  in  fpeech. 

STA'NCHNESS  [prob. oflpcantB, 
Sax.']  fubftantialnefi,  firmn^,  6«. 

STANDARD,  for  gold  coin  inlif 
Und^  is  z%  caraAs  of  fijie  gold  and  a  a- 
rads  of  copper  \  and  the  Frc^c^  and  ^ 
nijh  gold  are  nearly  of  the  ikniefti&- 
dard. 

STANDARD,  fbrfilTcr  coin,  ii« 
ounces  and  2  penny  weights  of  fine  ^ 
ver,  and  18  penny  weights  of  copptr 
melted  tog^her,  and  is  called  SitrUk- 

STA'N  FILES,  cut  paOe-bouds  d!»* 
which  card'inakers  colour  conrt-cudi- 

STA^NZA  tin  Poetry]  a  certain  nn* 
ber  of  grave  verles,  containing  fbioepff 
fcft  fenfc,  tcnninated  with  a  reft 

STA'PES  [with  AnmL]  a  little  borf 
of  a  triangular  figure  in  the  inner  pc 
of  the  ear,  confining  of  two  btaxiKs 
the  clofing  of  which  ii  called  the  hai 
of  the  Stapti. 

STAPHIS  AffU  [with  Bo^«.]  flueV 
acre«  I#. 

STAPHYLI'NUS  [r-^oxlt^*,  Od 
a  kind  of  daucus,  L. 

STAPHYLO'DENDROS  [raf6X«b- 
^f^^  Gr]  the  bladder-nut-tree,  L. 

STA'PHYLE  Lc«>x»,  Gr.]  t^ 
eafe  in  the  roof  of  the  mouth,  wbeo  ^ 
VvkU  grows  black  and  blue  likeagnfe- 
ftonc. 

STAPHYLCXM A  [  ^n^uK^vm^  Gd 
a  difeafe  in  the  eye,  when,  the  C¥^ 
or  'horney-coat  being  eaten  through  * 
broken,  the  uvous  tunicle  &Us  out,  fc 
as  to  refemble  the  form  of  a  grape-floot 

STAR  [with  Mwalifii]  is  an  embkP 
of  prudence,  which  is  the  rule  of  all  ^ 
tues,  and  leads  us  to  worthy  adtirosi  &■ 
lightening  us  through  the  darkne&a 
this  world. 

STAR  [in  IUraUfy]hts  iifually  fi« 
beams  or  points,  and  fo  in  BlazMfji  i^ 
there  be  no  more,  there  is  no  need  » 
mention  the  number^  but,  when  thff 
are  more,  the  number  muft  bcexpirfi'd* 
and  the  (Ur  mult  never  have  above  fir 
teen. 

STA'RCHNESS>    [of  ffertj  !>«• 

STA'RKNESS  ^ovofrc^Jt^StA 
Aififncls,  inaexiblencfsj  alfi>ftfl|gfledDeft 
in  drcis  or  carriage* 


ST 

STA'RLESS,  without  liars,  MiltoH. 
STA'R.PAV'D,  paved    with    ftaib, 

STA^RRINESS  [of  rteojijiic^- 
icjr/c.  Sax."]  fblncfs  of  ftars. 

STARRY  [Jtcojljlicy,  Sax."]  full 
)f  Hars. 

¥Mng  STARS,  arc  fiery  exhalations , 
*nlcindled  in  the  air,  complying  there - 
nrith  in  their  motion,  and  cail'd  Ihoot- 
Jig  Aars,  whieh,  when  their  more  fub- 
ile  parts  are  burnt  away,  fall  down,  be- 
raufc  the  weight  of  the  vifcous  and  ear- 
iiy  matter  exceeds  the  weight  of  the  air 
:bat  lies  under  it. 

Fixtd  STARS,  are  fo  caird,  becaufe 
Jiey  always  keep  the  lame  di fiance 
uRong  themfelves.  And  not  becaufe 
inch  put  motion  :  for  they  have  two  mo- 
ions  i  one  motion  is  in  common  with 
iie  whole  heaven,  which  is  from  ead  to 
»»cft  on  the  poles  of  the  world,  which 
rarries  all  the  liars  along  with  it,  and 
:his  revolution  is  made  in  twenty  four 
lours }  the  other  motion  is  from  the 
ncCt  to  the  eail  on  the  poles  of  the  eclip- 
:ick,  which  is  very  flow,  for  they  do  not 
make  their  revolution,  according  to  that 
kmous  af^nomer  Tycbo  Brabe,  in  Icfs 
han  25816  Years.  Thcfe  Stars  are  di- 
rided  into  feveral  conftellations.  It  is 
he  KCneral  opinion,  that  the  Fixed  Stan 
ire  bodies  that  Ihine  \)y  their  own  light. 
The  region  of  heaven  where  thefe  Fixed 
Start  are  placed,  is  that  which  is  called 
iic  Firmamtwt,  They  are  believ'd  not 
0  be  contain*d  in  the  Ikme  fperical  fuper 
icies,  nor  any  of  them  fo  low  as  the  Pla- 
cets, for  this  rcafbn,  becaufe  there  is  no 
parallax  nor  difference  of  afpcdt  to  be 
R>und,  nor  have  they  ever  eclipfcd  any 
planets. 

A  START  [of  r^jiunj;.  Sax.']  a 
Todden  motion  of  the  body  upon  fome 
thrprizc. 

STA^TLY[ofjncryjlan^-x.  Oar* 
tttiy  Tbrt.]  apt  to  ilart  as  fome  horibit^ 

STATIVELING  [of  r^eaji^rofe, 
Kax,  ]  a  lean,  meagre,  flarved,  unthri- 
ring  perfon,  Oh, 

STATE  ieut^  F.  ftatHs,  L.1  condl. 
tion }  alfo  pomp. 

T]f»5  natkral  STATE  of  Man  f  among 
Moralifis}  being  confidered,  with  rela- 
tion to  other  men,  is  that  which  afFeds 
\i»  upon  the  bare  account  of  our  uni 
Y^rfal  kindred. 

The  adventitious  STATE  of  »•«» 
(among  Moralifis]  is  that  which  obliges 
men  by  the  authonty  of  fome  human 
{ODllitpcip^ 


s  T 

A  STATE  of  Peaee,  is  when  men  li^ 
quiedy  together  without  the  difturban- 
ces  of  violence  or  injuries,  and  volunta- 
rily difcharge  their  mutual  duties,  a9 
matters  of  nccefTary  obligation. 

A  STATE  of  vja%  is  when  men  arc 
mutually  engag.d  in  oflfering  and  repel- 
ling injuries,  or  endeavouring  forcibly 
to  recover  their  dues. 

STA'TEHNESS[of  ttatrtiC,  !>*.] 
pompoufnels,  majedicknefs. 

ST  ALTERA,  a  fort  of  balance,  other- 
wife  caird  the  Roman  balance,  a  gold- 
imith*s  balance  i  alfo  Troy  weight,  L. 
'  ST ATB^  General,  the  name  of  an 
afTembly,  confifting  of  the  deputies  of 
the  7  united  provinces  of  the  Netberlandt. 

STATESMAN  [  of  Jhtus,  L.  and 
ODan,  Sax,]  a  manager  ot  the  flatc. 

ST:A:TlCAarsUtatice,  L  of2TfltniM»\ 
Gr.1  a  fcicncc  wliich  treats  of  weights, 
Ihcwinp  the  properties  of  heavinefs  and 
lightnefs.  the  EquilibrinM  or  equal  bal- 
ance of  natural  bodies,  &»s* 

STA'TICAL  Barofio^e,  See  Bara- 
f:oj>e, 

STA'TICAL  Hy^meter.  See  H>- 
grbmeter. 

STA  TICKS  L2T*mlk  fcil.  T/;t»»»  GrJ 
isejfatica  ars. 

STA'TICKS  [with  Thyfl:ians^  a  kinA 
of  epilepticks,  or  pcrfbns  feized  with  an 
epilepfy. 

STA'TION  [among  the  antient  Chri- 
fiians]  the  falls  of  Wednefday  and  F^riday 
which  many  obfcrvcd  with  much  tlcvg- 

^io"-  r  .  ^     . 

STAOTONARINESS  [of fiahon^ri' 

MSf  L.  Jlationaire,  F.]  fettledncls  in  a 

place. 

STA'TIOMARY  [  j?al/o««r/V;,  L.  1 
fettled  in  a  place,  fo  chat  to  an  eye,  pla- 
ced on  the  earth,  it  appears  for  fcn^^ 
time  to  fland  Hill,  and  not  to  have  any 
progrellive  motion  forward  in  its  orbit. 

STATIONERS,  they  conHft  of  a 
mailer,   two  wardens. 


ff^l^  .  - :  -^  30  afllllants,  227  on  ih.e 
^^-^-V^;xjii3r  livery,  their  fine  i&  20  L 
y^ -^FN.  and  there  are  two  rcn- 
^/"V  ifij  tcr  wardens,  for  which 
fi/a^^^  the  fine  is  24  ^  Their 
r    \\f^  3)  armsa*e/i»6/«onache- 

■^ — -^  '^  vron  between  ^  Bibles 

Or,  a  falcon  riling  between  z  rofesCJ*/<5, 
feated  of  the  2d.  in  chief  a  glory,  in  the 
Ihape  of  a  dove  expanded  Prober.  Th c^r 
hall  is  near  the  Ibuth  end  of  Ai^AUr^- 
Isfie. 

ST  ACTIVE  [fiativM-,  L.]of  or  V-c- 
longing  to  a  gan^libi?,  iostj  or  nation. 

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$TATOCE'LE  [in  Stivgery]  sl  mp- 
^tire  or  tumour  in  the  ScfoUm,  confifting 
of  a  fatty  fubftancc  like  fuct. 

A  STA'TUE  [fi^tua,  L] aftanding 
image  made  of  metal,  ftonc,  wood,  S*c, 

AcbiUean  STATVE.  a  ftatueoffome 
Jfero,  fo  named,  bcraufe  of  the  great 
jfiumber  of  llatues  Achilles  had  i)i  all  the 
f:ities  of  Greece 

Allezorieal STATUE,  one  which,  un- 
der a  human  figure  or  other  fymbol,  rc- 
prcfents  fomething  of  another  kind,  as 
k  part  of  the  earth  ^  as  a  pcrfon  in  a 
tflpfi-Indisn  drefs  for  America  j  a'  feafon, 
an  clement,  flw. 

Curule  STATUES,  are  fuch  as  are 
leprefented  in  chariots  drawn  by  Bigd 
or  ^adrigd^  i  e.  by  a  or  4  horfes. 

E^iffirian  STATUE,  one  reprefent- 
ang  a  king  or  fome  famous  pcrfon  on 
horfe-back,  as  that  of  king  Ctarlii  I.  at 
JStoeki'Market,  &c. 

Crefk  STATUE,  is  one  that  is  naked 
^tnd  antique;  the  Greeks  having  com- 
monly fo  reprefented  their  deities  and 
heroes,  their  AthUtd.  and  youths  gcne- 
lally  performing  their  exercifes  of  wrell- 
ling  naked 

Sydranlick  STATUE,  any  figure  pla- 
ced as  an  ornament  to  a  fountain  or 
grotto,  or  which  does  the  office  of  a,  jet 
d"*  eau,  6cc, 

Pedrfirian  STATUE,  one  on  foot,  as 
|hat  of  king  Charles  in  the  Royal-Ex- 
cbange^  or  in  the  Frivy-Oarden. 

Rtman  STATUE,  one  clothed  after 
the  Roman  manner,  as  that  of  king 
Charles  II.  in  the  middle  of  the  Royal- 
I^ch*rge. 

STAtU'MEN,  whatever  i^  made  u'e 
of  to  fupport  any  thing,  a  buttrefs,  a 
prop,  L. 

STA  YDNESS,  fobernefs.  gravencfs, 
fcrioufnefs. 

STAYS  [in  a  Ship]  certain  ropes  the 
tifc  of  which  is  to  keep  the  maft  from 
frtlling  aftj  they  arc  faft?ncd  to  all 
jpaft',  top-malls,  and  flag-ftavcs,  except 
Xhe  fprit.fail  top-ma  ft. 

To  STEAD  [  VTeatJian,  .Ux.  ]  to 
<tind  in  ftead,  to  he  ferviceable,  L. 

STEA  DFASTNESS  [  y-rcbpirt- 
jacr.re»  Sax.  ]  conftancy,  firmncfs  of  re- 
Joint  ion.  Ssr. 

STEA'DILY  [of  f^cbi^lic.  Sax.  ] 
$rmly. 

STEALTH  [  of  r'reaten.  Sax.  ]  the 
:|ftion  of  theft ;  a'fo  privacy. 

ST \Ty      t  [in  the  Gei-man  language] 
STOLD  r  a  <*"y  5  a*  IngotJUd. 

STEEPLY  [of  Hft8tig;b,  I^^/*]  con-l 
fifling  of  i^l. 


S  T 

SfEEL'Tardsf  a  balance  £ir  we!g^ 
ing  things  of  various  weights  by  one  fio- 
gle  weight,  as  from  z  &ngi^  poianitB 
ri2  poimds. 

STEE'RINGS.  a  fort  of  gold  coin. 

STEE'PLE  Lr^^eopi,  Sax.  2  of  t 
church. 

STEETNESS  [  Jtepncrre»  Sas^j 
diificultnefs  of  afcent. 

STEE'RAGE  [of  rccopmo.  Sax,] 
the  a<tt  of  (leering  a  Ihipu 

STEGANO'GRAPHIST  [of  ^«xr»e 
•private,  and  yc^ip*  to  wntc,  Gr.j  an  ir 
tift  in  private  writing. 

STEGNOTICK  Tj*<3f»«*fc*x,  L.  of 
ff-Ttviwrt«if,  Gr.]  binding,  renders^ 
coftive. 

STEXLARY  [fieUart's^U}  OasirJ^ 

STE'LLATED  lin  B^iamJ]  Aaned. 
t.  e.  wlien  feveral  leaves  grow  immd  tte 
ftalk  of  the  plant  proceeding  fioo  tbe 
fame  center,  as  the  leaves  of  cis^V-CrM^ 
Ladies- Bed-ftrav^  9tc,  L. 

STELLEE  R,  a  balance  confiftingflf 
an  iron  beam  with  notches,  a  hook  k 
one  end,  and  a  poilb  or  wright,  ofelfef 
butchers  and  others  that  keep  maikea^ 
callM  the  K.e»«M  beam. 

STELO  GRAPH  Y  [  c«Lo>9fi<  of 
rAMi  a  bonnd,  ftone,  or  pillsr,  and>e«* 
a  writing;]  an  infcripcion  or  writing  oa  1 
pillar,  &^c. 

STENO  GRAPHICAL,  pemiois 
to  fecret  writing. 

STENT  irtrent:,  Ssx.'i  a  ftint;  a  fr 
mit,  a  bound. 

S^TE'P-Father  [  S'Ctop'JCM.'^Sep^  rf 
Steop,  Sax,  rigid,  fevexe,  and  ptvfi 
a  father  in-law. 

STERCORA'CEOUS  lo£  Stenwrn 
L.]  of  or  belonging  to  dung,  Ainkiiis. 

STE'RCORATED  [fimtrMims,  L] 
dunged,  manured  with  aimg. 

STERCORP'SE  Ifienmfits,  L.]  m 
of  dung,  fi^. 

STKRCUTIUS  [seconding  to  the 
poets  1  the  fon  of  ficus  and  F^tma^  wbo 
was  deified  for  the  good  he  did  to  naar 
kind,  by  fliewing  them  how  to  improve 
their  lajid,  by  dunging  and  manuring  it 

STEREO'BATES?  [of  rt^c  C*- 

STEREO  RATA  5  »«%  to  afcead 
fiimly  I  the  firil  beginning  of  the  waUoC 
any  buildiBg  that  imm^iately  fUods  as 
the  Pillar  5  the  pattern  of  the  pillar 
whereon  the  bafe  is  fet;  the  groiiiMi> 
work  on  which  the  bafe  of  a  pillar  fiaix£k 
Architect. 

STEREOGRAa»HICAL  [of  v^^ 
folid,  and  yopup'*^  Gr.  to  dcfcribcj  accord- 
ing to  the  art  of  Stereography,  or  i!iepf& 
isnciog  loliUs  oo  a  plaae* 

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r^ttf,  Gr.  to.  meaAire}  pettaining  to 
1  arc  of  Stereoneciy. 
BTSItSOTOMY  Iftfumf^U  of  c«^m 
Im^di,  Gr.  a  cutting]  the  art  orfci- 
«  of  cutting  iblids  or  making  fedlions 
reef,  as  in  piofiles  of  aichicefture  In 

nr£^]llLN£SS|>ri7fte5«  L.j^eriffltf, 
barrennefi,  d^. 
rrERNLY  LSt^ejmlie,  «Kf«.]  Ibvtie- 

rpE'RNNEas  u^ctpntyyt,  sks.-] 

erity,  erabbednefi  of  countenanee. 
trsOlNUM  Ot  [in  ^MtoMrr]  thie 
at  bone  in  the  ibremoft  pait  of  the 
aft,  joined  to  the  ziba,  ivhich  eonfias 
Jiiee  or  four  boneiv  and  often  grows 
>  one  bone  in  thoft  titat  are  come  to 
sneftof  age. 

SfTB'ROKS  [of  rif^.  Or.  i.e. 
Itning]  one  of  KirlMnTworinnen. 
rVE^AKDSRlHof  ^fOifsLjl'e  and 
p,  Smx.  a  term  denoting  oAc^]  the 
-e  of  a  Howard. 

m'C3lIN£5S  [of  Strlcant  itooNl  apt 
b^co  ftiek  to. 

rlr  STycllLE  [of  8tTitan,  5*1.]  to 
t«alott>  for  a  peribn  or  a4ftir. 
^  rnFFEN  [J^jaan,   ^«0  to 
lee  or  grr>w  fliff. 

TIPNESS  [fttrfjencf  j«fcj  Aw.]  an 
tending  qoallty,  a  coagtilarion  of  the 
Ker  with  dry  gliie,  chae  k  will'  not 
d.  DQP  biealt* 

nrPGMATA[^>/u#Wj  Gr.i  certain 
!ftt  anticntly  iminrinied  on  the  fto- 
» ibldicts,  when  lifted. 
TIGMATAt  noee9orabbfe>iattons, 
(Uling  onl^of  points  dii)x>lbd  vari- 
ways,  as  in  triangles,  iquatesi  ciof* 

TIGMUTA  [among  the  T^ane(f- 
J  the  maHn  or  points  of  onr  (bvionr*! 
gnd»in  the  hands^  ftet,  and  fides,  im- 
[bM  by  him  on  the  bddy  of  St.  Frmif- 
as  they  fay. 

lUGMATA  [in  Nrnfm^t  JriQory] 
iCi  or  fpecks  feen  onr  the  ildes  of  the 
iei  of  inieds,  paiticuLarly  the  JSpbo^- 


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nOMATICALNBS^  [of  JK/r«-i- 
^  L.  fn/^'^*'*f<  Gr.]  infamaiifiieft, 
Wng  branded  wirh  a  mark  of  infa- 

ITGMA'nZlID  [  ffgmtrttfi,  F.  of 

^fir,  Gr.J  bralxled  with  a  note  of 

my. 

mX^  ?      [JJflar,    or  fiylns,    L. 

TTLE  >     c,?Kf^,  Gr. 

TILE  originally  iignified  the  inftm 

It  or  ixmfm  )iflth  whidi  the  anti- 


enta  ufed  to  write  s  bnt  it  Is  now  apptfd^ 
priated  to  the  manner  of  an  author's  ex* 
pieffing  himfelf .  Diifcourie  i«  the  cha*' 
vaster  of  the  foul^  mens  words  pahit 
out  their  hamoun>  and  erery  one  foL 
lows  that  ikiic  to  which  lUs  natural  da- 
pofition  Ksads  him }  and  thence  proceodi 
Che  dliKnence  in  ftile  among  them  that 
write  in  the  Jame  iahguage^  and  these 
ia  as  much  dtiffhence  in  Itiie  as  in  com- 
plexion. 

A'digiti'JtSrtlLRt  is  one  that  is  iq^ 
flowing,  that  hbwmuJihfaeter  the  ai»- 
thon  may  hanre  aflefted  brevity,  yet  one 
hatf  of  what  they  ha^&idmay  yetf 
Well  be  fpued.  Rh^itoricians  have  nh 
duc'd  iHies  to  three  kinds»  the  A]bUai«^ 
the  middle,  and  the  low*  _^ 

A  SMimt  STILE  [aiften^  Xtuwi* 
cimns\  is  one  that  admits  of  nothing 
mean  oir  low.     If  there  be  a  thonlbnd 
things  Ihid  well,  if  thexe  beany  allay  cif 
a  low  charaaer  among  them,  they  i|^ 
not  gain  the  chasa^r  of  the  lubraie^ 
The  exprelTions  mull  every-w4iere  be  no* 
bie,  and  anfwcr  the  hi^  idea  that  wtf 
would  give  of  the  fub)e£t.    There  wet 
fome  bdd  writers  that  are  very  fond  of 
the  foUime,  and*  to  that  degiee,  that: 
they  mix  Ibmething  great  and  prodigi- 
ons  in  every  thing  they  wfite,  without 
examining  Whether  thiEfrc  be  any  foun- 
dation for  it  in  reafon.     The  lhb1im(» 
|Scile  conilfis  in  metaphors  and  fSgures* 
which  are  ufed  with  thi  dtmpft  libeityw 
y?r55i7*s  iEneids"are  in  the  lliDlime  \  he 
Italks  of  nothing' bui  batries,  iicges^  w^rs* 
I  princes  and  heroes  5  every  thing  is  magi: 
nificent,  and  the  Ibntimenta,  wordsi  and 
'gtandeiir  of  the  expreHkin  anfWers*  to 
that  of  the  ibbjeft     There  is  nothing 
in  the  Poem  that  is  common  $  if  lie  i** 
'under  a-  neccifety  to  make  nfeof  any 
(thing  that  is  ordinary,  he  does  it  by  a 
panicular  turn,  by  Ibme  trope,  as  iblr 
'bread  he  pins  Cww  the  goddelJof  com- 
•    Vk  miiiU  STILE  [among  Mfetoriti- 
Vw.]     There  is  no  gnsae  need  of  laying 
'much  in  the  defcription  of  this  manuer-, 
;of  writing  or  ftile,  becauft  the  very ' 
jiame  of  it  indicates  that  it  is  the  mean 
between  tYictMmt  and  theionr  or  fimpUi 
^ir^ii's  georgicks  are  vwitten  in  the  mii' 
^teJtiU  i  as  he  is  not  in  them  tattcing  or 
battles,  and  the  eftabliflimcnt  of  the 
Kowan  empire,  he  doe&  not  ufc  the  /«&- 
linu  \  fo,  on  the  other  hand,  his  matter 
not  being  fo  humble  as  that  of  his  Bv- 
cdics,  he  docs  not  defcend  fo  loW.     The 
matter  in  thefe  four  books  being  a  fearch 
after  the  hidden  canfes-of  nature,  and-  a 
difcoTcry  of  the  myfterict  of  the  Rm^* 
5E x«: 


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religion^  in  which  he  mingles  ph&oH 
jptoy,  Uiltory,  and  divinity  together,  he 
keeps  the  middle  way  between  the  ma- 
jeity  of  his  jEMids  and  lownels  and  fim- 
plicicy  of  his  Bueolicu 

Tile  km  orfimpU  STILE  [among  Rie- 
UricUnf.}  It  is  a  maxim  chat  words 
mttft  agree  with  things  :  Tht  Jimjdt 
£tiU  U  to  fpeak  as  we  commonly  Ipeak : 
YirgiVi  BMolics  are  in  the  Jimph  StiUf 
that  is,  a  ftlle  that  docs  not  require 
pomp  and  ornaments  of  eloquence,  nor 
a  magnificent  diefs,  but  yet  it  rcjefts 
the  vulgar  ways  of  expreOlon,  and  re- 
quires a  dreis  that  is  neat  and  deoenL 
But,  tho*  this  ftile  is  called  jimpU^  it 
does  not  mean  that  it  is  vile  and  con- 
temptible. But  in  the  fame  kind  of 
lUle  fomearejo/i(«»-,  fomejlmv^er,  ibme 
fimdt  and  lbme/ro<re. 

A  foft  STILE,  is  when  things  are  faid 
With  &  much  cleamefs,  that  the  mind 
it  at  no  trouble  to  underibmd  them:  to 
eSe£t  this,  every  thing  that  is  difficult 
muft  be  made  eafy,  all  doubts  prevent- 
ed, and  nothing  miift  be  left  for  the  rea- 
der to  guels  at.  Every  thing  ought  to  be 
ikid  Within  the  neceH&ry  compais.  The 
iVreetnefs  of  cadence  and  numbers  does 
iwlmirably  contribute  to  the  foftnels  of 
itile,  and,  when  it  is  tender  and  deli- 
cate, it  is  extraordinary.  The  learned 
xrcommend  Heroaotus  in  the  Gntk^  and 
XitMs  Liv^Hs  in  the  Lmtin^  as  patterns  of 
this  foft  ftilc. 

ThtpoHg  STILE  is  diieftly  opjwfite 
to  thejoA  StiUt  ic  ftrikes  the  mind,  and 
tenders  it  very  attentive.  In  order  to 
give  a  (tile  this  ftrengih,  the  exprei&ons 
muH:  be  concife,  (ignifying  a  great  deal, 
and  raifing  feveral  ideas.  Authors  in 
Cfttk  zxALmtim  abound  in  flrong  ex- 
preiQons  \  and  none  of  the  modem  lan- 
guages have  fo  great  a  Ihare  as  the  Eifjt* 
lijh  J  the  FntKb  cannot  pretend  to  this 
conciie  and  flrong  manner  of  exprefllon. 

A  flQi-id  STILE  depends  in  part  on 
the  foft  flile,  and  tropes  and  figures  aie 
the  marks  of  it.  And  ^intus  CmHuu*$ 
hiftory  is  reckoned  an  example  of  it. 

The  fevm  STILE  is  what  allows  not 
any  thing  that  is  not  ablblutely  nece(& 
ry  i  it  grants  nothing  to  pleafure,  futifers 
no  ornaments,  banidies  all  warmth  and 
emotion,  and,  when  it  is  carded  too  far, 
t>ec9ires  dry. 

A  Cold  STILE  [  among  B^hetoricUns  ] 
is,  when  orators  make  a  bad  ufe  of  ii- 
faires  %  for,  tho'  they  take  never  fo 
much  pains  to  move  the  auditory,  they 
UTP  heard  with  a  certain  coldnefs  and  in- 
flifieieDcei  as  if  a  man  weeps  witboac  a  | 


ST 

caufe,  men  langjh  at  bis  teus^  if  M 
angry  without  occaikm,  his  angp  i 
lookM  upon  to  be  cither  IbUy  or  oii 
nels:  but,  when  both  aie  weU«|^QnBfei 
the  perlbns  pceient  All  into  the  ii 
paiDons. 

Then  msy  he  mlji  mmlber  difhSmi 
STILESp  in  nj^  te  JHs  i  the  SHU 
of  the  Ormtv^  the  mihrUa,  the^ 
tical^  and  Feeiicml, 

Tb$  STILE  of  an  Orwtor  flmUl 
rich  and  abounding »  for,  that  beJmA 
fign*d  to  enlighten  oblbxze  or  doM 
truths,  it  will  be  nece^ry  tbattflik 
clouds  and  obicuritieSy  which  hide  (hoi 
Ihould  be  icmov*d  and  difpenU 

The  abounding  of  the  Stikat^ 
not  in  a mttltitude  of  epitheussdl 
nonymous  words  and  ezpreffiooab  teJ 
fuch  rich  exprefllons  aswiUamedi 
realbns  .moie  valuable*  and  notdi^ 
the  eyes  and  underftanding.  h 
though  tropes  are  lenriceabkoDiti 
occafion,  they  ought  never  to  M 
with  a  fiilfe  luftre,  or  impoiefrlW 
on  the  auditory  for  t  ruth .  Tbesv 
Ihould  never  be  cold  or  indliatBt  0 
any  part  of  his  oration  §  a  peHba  » 
not  argue  well,  if  he  ia  uncoixcni^dir 
the  fucceis  of  his  aigoment  $  whestk 
heart  does  not  agree  with  the  toiBEA 
the  difcourfe  will  langoifli.  Vto 
dence  and  number  of  this  ftik  «# 
fromtimetotimetobepeciodictL  Ti 
roundneis  of  periods  charms  the  esc  ^ 
afiSedls  the  mindi  and,  whenthep» 
ods  are  pronounced  majefUcally,  dQ 
add  weight  to  the  matter. 

a.I%sK02sr/WSTlLE.  BiSm* 
quires  eloquence  as  ranch  asanyo^ 
fubjcft  whatibever.  The  chief  fa^ 
cations  are  perfpiaiity  and  bievitTf  * 
brevity  contribotea  to  the  pei^pW 
It  Ihould  be  cmt,  finee  fiom  longp^ 
ies  and  periods,  which  keep  the  iuod> 
fufpence,  It  ought  not  to  be  intoj 
ted  with  extraordinary  fibres,  byiv 
great  emotions  which  raile  pafltaJ^ 
caule  the  hiOodan  ougjht  not  to  V 
any. 

On  ibme  occafions  he  may  kt  hiic' 
quence  Ihine^  becaufe  he  is  ibaMti^ 
under  an  obligation  to  report  idut  w 
i^id,  as  well  as  what  was  done  |IK 
where  fpeeches  are  neceflaiy,  ^ 
will  be  alio  neceflary  to  de&iftc  it 
paiOons  of  thoib  that  (peak  then 

3.  The  Dogmatick  STILE  rdsl0> 
the  inftruOIng  in  mathematiraL  pl9^ 
eal,  or  ethical,  d^  arts  and  ioeoo^ 
In  this  itile  there  is  no  oecifion  fiit^ 
gum  to  move  the  t^udit^r  i  In  It  iisl 

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M  He  «omes  with  a  mind  prepared  to 
m.  No-body  ismtich  oonoem'dfor 
trutli  or  falllty  of  a  geometrical  pro- 
kion )  therefore  the  fUle  ougjht  to  be 
picy  dry,  and  wichout  any  motions, 
which  the  orator  is  infpired  by  pain- 
In  Ffyjieks  and  Etbieks^  the  ftUe 
;^t  not  to  be  too  dry,  as  in  GtomHty 
I  AJgibra  ^  becaide  the  matter  is  not 
trabbedy  tho'  they  ought  not  to  go 
far  oat  of  the  fevere  chandler. 
..  Hbe  Thecal  STILE  Ihould  be 
ir  and  Iblemn,  harmonious  and  ma- 
ical. 

1  STILL  [of  jh7/«yv,  L.  to  drop]  an 
mbick,  Ok. 

ITILNESS     [jrcilnyrrc^    Jftryl- 
f^re,  ^M.]  quietnefs. 
(TILUCrDlUM,  Che  dipppings  of 
caves  of  an  boule,  Z#. 
i  STING  L  /rinjf  e,  Smx,"]  the  prick- 
:  pare  of  animal,  vegetable,  6»c. 
iTING,  a  pan  in  the  body  of  fome 
:^,  in  the  manner  of  a:  little  fpear, 
ring  them  as  an  oficnfive  weapon. 
tTI'NGlNGNESS  [of  Srinjan.  S^x, 
Sing]  a  Ringing  quality. 
nriNGINESS,      paromoni(>afnds» 

fardlineft. 
STINK  [$tJinc,  Sax.'\9,i^r)c\i,  an 
avoory  fmell,  exhaling  from  a  cor- 
ted  or  other  body,  ungrateful  to  the  | 
e  and  bmin. 

rri'NKlNGNESS,  illiavourednefs 
Icent. 

rriTTICALNESS?  of  jtifticHi  L. 
ITI'PTICKNESS  5  of  2T«TT,«if, 
,]  a  ftiptidc  quality  or  aptneis  to  Aop 
od,  a*6. 

;T0BE£  [^iO,  Gr.]  Jcnap-wccd.  I . 
rrOCKS  1 6troece}r»  S4ix,  a  device  for 
punilhment  of  oficnden]  were  order- 
to  be  let  up  in  every  ward  in  the  ci- 
)f  landrntf  in  the  reign  of  K.  Uwsri 
,  in  the  year  1476.  by  WiUUm  Ham" 
ju  Mayor. 

TOCKS-Afurfcf/j  was  made  a  market 
ficAi  and  fiih,  by  H.  WmUu^  mayor  i 
profits  of  It  to  be  for  the  repairs  of 
fdom-Eriig€, 

ITOCK  ^MnAmiim^  that  piece  of 
kl  which  ia  ftilened  to  the  beam  hard 
the  ring,  and  i^rves  to  gtilde  the  Book 
ht  anohor,  to  fidl  right  to  &r  into 
ground. 

rrOCKS  [with  Shtp-Wfi^s]  a  frame 
imbcr  and  large  pods  inade  on  Ihore, 
mild  frigates,  pinnaces,  &^'  whence, 
en  a  Ihip  is  building,  ihe  is  iaid  to  be 
ID  tlie  Stt>:}u, 

[4  STOCK  [of  (toccan,  SMX^  to  pot 
DattockofbankjaUbto  put  Iaco  a  1 3^«n8* 


fiocki   at  a  Urrel  into  a  gQn-ftoclr« 

STOE'CHAS  [q>/v)f,  Gr.]  cotton- 
weed  or  Irencb  Lmvevder,  L. 

STOlCALNESSLof  2t»/wi,  Gr.  the 
Si9ick  Philofophers)  holding  the  princi- 
pies  of  the  Stoieks,  that  wife  men  ought 
to  be  free  from  pailions,  and  that  all 
thing!  were  governed  by  fete. 

STCyiCKS,  h  ^ta  of  Athenian  Vmo- 
Ibphers  [  fo  called  imtui  of  tm,  Gr.  a 
Porch  i  becai^ib  they  taught  in  a  com- 
mon porch  of  the  city]  followcn  of  Ze- 
M)  their  morality  coiinftcd  muoh  in 
paradoxes,  as  that  a  wife  man  i&  free 
from  all  paiSon  and  pcrturbaiion  of 
mind  i  that  pain  is  no  real  evil;  that 
a  Hfifc  man  is  happy  in  the  midA  of  tor* 
turei  that  he  ought  never  to  be  moved 
with  joy  or  grief,  cfteeming  all  things 
to*be  ordered  by  an  inevitable  necciHty 
offat^, 

STOT-IDNESS  IfiMitas,  L.]  foolift- 
nefs. 

STOXEN  [of6treUn.  Sax-I  takei^ 
away  felonioufly. 

STO-M  ACHFULNESS  [of >•«*«- 
hundus^  L.l  greatnefs  ot  Ipirit  \  fiihielb 
of  refcntment. 

STOMA'CHICKNESS  [of  jfsi*«d^ 
cm,  L.  of  r«f<^>f»^i  Gr.]  a  nomachidi; 
quality  or  helpfulnefs  to  the  (lomach. 

STOMA'CHLESS  [oi  >«wd^  and 
leaf,  Snx.']  wanting  an  appetite  1  alfo 
not  apt  to  rclient. 

STO'MACHICUM  [with  Thxfieiam} 
a  medicine  good  to  open  the  ftomach,  L. 

STOMA^US  (with  Amat']  is  pro- 
perly  the  left  or  upper  orifice  of  the  ven^ 
tricie  or  ftomach,  by  which  meats  aro 
received  into  it,  and  not  the  whole  fto* 
mach,  which  i«  call'd  VenHcHhn^  U 

STONE-MfW,  quite  blind. 

STONE-iM^,  quitedcad 

STCVNINESS  [SranincJ^ner  re.^-«f J 
l\ilnefi  of  Hones,  or  a  ftony  quality. 

STONY  [Sranunc^,  Sax.]  full  of 
ftones.  ^  , 

Tbi  STCyN Y,  ftoninefi,  Mnt$». 

To  go  to  SrrOQU  to  difehar^  th« 
excrements. 

STOOPING  [of  llDOPCn,.  !>«.} 
bending  downwords  \  fubipitting. 

STOPPAGE  [of  OOppet)  P-ifl 
a  ftay,  a  hindrance,  obftruaion,  d*e. 

STOPPLE,  aftopperofacask,  ^< 
tie,  ^c. 

STO'RGE  l«a^v»,  CM  that  parcn- 
talinftina  or  natural affeaion,  which 
all,  or  mcM[t,  animals  beai^  toyiards  theiip 


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ntyRfER,  tbe  fry  or  ronsg  Mi  i 
mUb  youne  fwine  boi^hc  to  be  fatted. 

A  StCfKK,  [Static  SajL  of  f«^»i»\ 
Gr.  natural  nMoE^n] a  wild  fowt 

A  STORK  LJGmHy$bicMBy]Ttimicnth 
BletT)  becaufe  it  is  laid  to  be  very  grate- 
IblCoittFaRnttUitheiroldage.  This 
Wrd  Is  the  true  emblem  of  a  ibn,  for 
fvhatibever  duty  a  Ibn  owes  to  his  father, 
Chey  are  all  found  in  the  ftorfc  i  for  the 
young  help  the  old,  and  fumiAi  them 
tiich  i^od  when  they  are  not  able  to 
ptDvide  for  themfelYet  $  and  thenoe  the 

5f-ii«#  calls  it  mon  of  non.  a?*. 

Vierey,  on  aeconnt  of  its  oompafDonaee 
and  tender  difpofition  towards  its  Pa- 
lents. 

STO'RMINESS  [^tdJUnic^efJTe, 
Sax  A  tempeftuouihers. 

A  STOUT  Ccmmmnder  iHien^typbie.-] 
mu  r^pieiented  by  a  lion,  which  is  a 
creature  bpld,  courageous,  ftrong*  and 
cerrible  to  all  other  animals. 

STOU'TNESS [of  flOOt,  P*]  cou- 
lageouiheis,  boldnefs. 

STOW,  Sol  and  Solh^  with  the 

CiUofiytb  Cerm,  fignifies  a  clty»  and 
hence  ftabfy  iignifies  a  place,  ieat,  or 
city }  and  pftol,  Brit,  a  ftat  or  ftool  % 
Hence  Brfft^olox  Brifitra,  Baxt. 

STRArCHTNESS  [probably  of 
ilcacftcf,  Vm.  or  Strjiacnejr jre,  Ssx.] 
difficiiltneis,  extreme  want,  narrownej(^» 
Ijghtnefs. 

To  STRAIN  [prob.  of  Jhrit^ere^  L.  or 
ifiraindre^  F.]  to  ufe  great  force  or  en- 
<]eavonr,  to  exert  vehemently ;  alfo  to 
ftretch  out  wide,  Q»c.  alio  to  Icparate 
liquors  from  the  thick  part  or  fedimeut, 
bypreffing,  fqneeiing  through  a  hair 
bag  and  cloth,  d^.  al£)  to  drain  thro'  a 
Hcvc. 

A  STRAIN  [Jiriaio  or  ex»ei$fto^  L.] 
«  vehement  effort. 

A  STRAIN  [KhxHi^  termJitM  yiew 
or  track  of  a  deer. 

STRAIT  iS-cpajc^  Sax.  Hfit,  F.] 
direAi  without  bendings  or  turnings* 

STRAIT  Lin  ArcbiteB.']  a  term  ufed 
Iry  bricklayers,  to  A^^nifyhalf,  or  more 
or  leis  than  half,  a  tile  in  breadth  and 
the  whole  Icnph .  They  nrc  commonly 
uftd  at  the  gable-ends,  where  they  are 
laid  at  every  other  courle,  to  oaufe  the 
riles  to  break  J^int^  at  they  term  it; 
that  is,  that  the  joints  of  one  courie 
nuy  not  anfwcr  exactly  to  the  joint  of 
the  nevt  conrfe,  either  above  or  below 

Vp  STRA'ITEN  [ffnire  a  r  ^finit, 
7.]  to  make  Uraic  T^it^pntbeodi^tss,  ^. 


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STRAITENED  {pvob.  ef  StxriMi 
ikff.]  made  ftrait »  aUb  imder  a  ibd^ 
or  difficulty. 

STKAITNSSS  C^tMnerrS^ 
direOneis,  beii«  without  bendu«  « 
tuning;  HlIbabetBcin  neeeSky  fipc 

STKAITWAir lei»«fta-««(,  r.]i» 


mediately,  pideBtly,  foithwkh. 

To  M  «  STRAKE  L<fc«  Tcrail  a  ttp 
is  latd  fo  «>  do,  when  fiM  iixltoa  a 
hangs  moie  to  one  fic|e  than  awbo, 
the  quantity  of  a  whole  Plank's  breui 

STRA  UD  [of  ftCCitt,  Bm.]  bt 
ving  drakes  or  lines. 

STRAMONIA,  the  apple  of  hn 
or  thorn-apple,  L. 

STRAND-Kjrwfrr,  a  bird  abovt  ft 
fize  of  a  laik,  with  a  fiiuare  billte' 
thing  like  a  raQ),  that  runs  on  the  Kdi 
afSpitherg,  and  fieeds  on  woms. 

STRA  NGENESS  [of  ^firai>gt,  i; 
unufualnefs.  uncommorinels. 

STRA'NGLING  IfirmmgrnlMtk,  I] 
choaking,  IbflSscating. 

A  STRAP  [with  Stmoms]  a  fat  c' 
band  ufually  made  of  fiflt,  wool,  orlfr 
ther,  for  binding  Patients,  when  k  s 
needlul  to  confine  thcai,  lor  the  ik! 
fccure  performance  of  a  painlal  op» 
tion. 

STRAPAIX),  a  fort  of  militair^ 
nilhment,  wherein,  the  criminal's  &>^ 
being  tied  behind  him,  he  is  hoifMv 
with  a  rope  to  the  top  of  a  long  ^^ 
wood*  and  let  fall  again  almdlwtfet 
ground,  lb  that  his  arms  are  diflocitBi 
by  the  weight  of  his  body  in  theihod. 

STRA  w^irf/f,  made  or  bulk  wc 
Ihraw.    Mil$om. 

A  STRAY,  a  beaft  that  wandenct 
from  its  Paftnre,  &k. 

STRE'AKED  ESejnPJliccn,  Sm] 
marked  with  ttrcaks. 

STRE'AMING  [of  Strjiesmis* 
Sax."]  running  or  iflutngont  in  a  fbe» 

STREAMING  [in  HeraUryjtLVm 
us'd  to  expreft  the  fheam  of  light  dr- 
ing  from  a  comet  or  bla^ng-OsT}  ^ 
garly  callVt  the  Beard* 

STRETIAMA  [of  r^Ifw.  Gr.l  a  » 
cation. 
^WRE'NJR  Wth  the  Rmmw]  Fk" 
ftnts  made  oat  of  refjpcCt  on  ]9iwTta9- 
Xfay\  and  ass- happy  angary  for  tke  (9- 
fuingyear-  ^^ 

STRENGTIf    [»pncwjf^    tf 
ernanX,  i"^.)  ability,  powenmllt. 

Tc  STRE'N6THBN£0fStJM«JnR. 
SaxJ]  to  make-  fhtmg. 

STRE^UOUSNESS  [>w«rf*». 
L-1  Tlgprouftl^  C*ttCltoCft,  lata** 

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STRETEROUSNESS  [of  finferus, 
l^A  noifinefs. 

STRETCH  firvmrd  the  HsttUrds 
tScM  Fbrafe]  iigniiies  to  deliver  along 
chat  Part,  which  the  men  hale  by,  into 
the  hands  of  tbofe  that  are  ready  to 
boife  or  hale. 

STRETCHIKG  [of  ajn;jiecaD,  ^x. 
tttZt^ttj  Ihtn-ldxtLYtingoiA  in  length> 
reaching  out. 

STRrJE  Lin  mittiwt  JfChitefftin}  the 
lifts,  fillets,  or  rays  which  fepatate  the 
Itriges  or  Atitlfigs  of  colninns.  • 

STRIJE  Lift  N»ttiral  Hifiury^  the 
fmall  hollows  or  channels  in  the  (hells 
af  cocltles,  ftotkms,  S^* 

STRI'ATED  [wHh  AKhheRs]  cham- 
itred,  diannelled,  as  cocldes.  icollopb, 
mid  other  Ihell-fiihes  are. 

STRl'CKEN  [JcfSj^'Ce*,  Sa%.^ 
^ten,  flnitten}    alfo   adTanced,    as 

STRrCTOnfeSS  ioifiriaHs,  L.]  ex- 
aftiieft,  poni^lnc^,  rrgidneft. 

STRFGTIVE  Ifiriaivnu  L.]  gather- 
ed or  cropped  with  the  hand. 

STRrmJLOUSNESS  Lof  friiidMU 
LI  fcreakingncft. 

STRIGES  [in  Afckitagriri]  nve  the 
Hollow  channels  in  the  Ihafk  of  a  co- 
lanin,  call'd  by  our  woiltmcn  fliitlngs 
Slnd  grooved. 

To  STRIKE  s  M^lSea  Term.^  is  to 
take  it  down. 

To  STRIKE  down  into  tho  Hotd  ISies 
Term]  is  to  lower  any  thing  into  the 
hold  t»y  tackles  or  rop«. 

CTRIKE  tb9  Ttp-SniU  uftni  the  Bnnt 
•   IStM  Term]  is  When  they  are  only  let 

down  maft  hiajh. 
t         STRreiNG  [of  ap;j\ican,   Sjnc.] 
Seating,  hitring,  ©*.  alfe  »  making  an 
'    imprefllon  upon  the  mind  or  ftnfts. 

yrRFKlNG-frfc»/[ofa  Clock]  is  the 
fame  that  Ibme  call  Fin-wheeJ,  on  ac- 
count of  the  Pins  that  are  fitt  round  the 
rim  of  it.  l{n  cJoeki  that  go  eight  days, 
zYic  fccond  wheel  is  the  Strikt/ig-Wbeei 
or  fin-vnetli  and,  in  thofe  that  go  flx- 
tcen  days,  the  firftor  gr^t  wheel  is 
commonly  the  Strikjng-WM. 

STKinLmG-San  iSea  Thrafe"]  is  the 
letting  down  or  lowering  the  top-fails  \ 
ib  that,  when  one  fliip  nrikes'to  another 
in  this  manner,  it  is  a  compliment  of 
rcfpeft  and  fbbmilfbny  or  a  token  of 
ridding  hi  an  engagement. 

STRIKING  Lwffh  SMtlnti]  If  when  a 
/hip,  coming  npon  IJioal  water,  beats  up- 
on the  ground.  ^      ^.    •    ^   ^n 
STRIKING  [in  the  King*s  Cmrt] 
Whtrrcby  blopd  is  dwwn  \  the  PvuaMh- 


ment  whereof  is,  that  the  criminal  ll^tll 
have  his  right  hand  Uruck  off  in  a  fi^- 
lemn  manner  \  for  llriking  in  Wefimitn 
fier-Hatt^  while  the  courts  of  juftice  are 
fitting,  the  Panilhment  is  impriibnmeiic 
for  life,  and  forfeiture  of  eftate. 

STRI'NGENTKESS  [of  JHn^ens^ 
1^1  a  binding  quality. 

STRI'NGINfiS^  Ltejum;^ enejf Cj 
Sax.]  fulnefs  of  Hrings. 

STRI'NGY  LBrjiaegcne,  Sax.]  fuU 
o.^ilringi. 

STRIPPED  [of  HvtyftXii  ^'^'1  ^^ 
ving  the  cloths,  &»e,  pulled  off. 

STRIX,  thefcrecch-owl,  aecountcd 
an  unlucky  or  ill-boding  bifd  ^  al(b  i 
Witch  ot  hag  that  changes  the  favouif  of 
children  J  a  fairy  of  hobgoblin,  L. 

STRIX  lirt  AtcMteakrf]  a  channel, 
guctei,  or  Itrake  in  the  rebating  of 
Pillars. 

STROA'KING,  t  <tiethod  of  iiiT* 
that  Ibme  People  have  gitcn  into  in 
certain  difeafes,  being  a  ftroaking  ot 
rubbfng  the  Pan  affected  with  the  hind, 

A  STROKING  L6trj»etm^,  Ssx.]  i 
drawing  the  hand  ovet. 

STROXLING  Lj.  tdltofi,  orof  fBi» 
let,  F.]  ^ara1Mi1^g. 

STRO  NGL Y  [of  S^ftartglice,  Saf. 
prob.  offinnMHs.  t.]  with  (Ibrcrigch. 

STRO'NGNESS  [  6t?jTan]5nyrr<% 
Sax  ]  a  Hiong  quality. 

STRONGER  [fitrjlanjlicop',  -^^x.} 
having  more  (Irength. 

STRONGEST  [  &C  jten^UcoJ^cr^ 
Sax.]  having  moft  ftrength. 

STRO'NGULLION,  t1ie  ftrahgury. 

STROPHE  [2Te5«il  of  :irpi^^  Gf. 
to  turn]  the  firft  of  the  three  members 
of  a  Crfeek  lyrick  Ode  or  Poem  j  the  fe- 
concl  being  the  Antifircpbo  that  anfwm 
to  iti  and  the  third  is  the  E>9*f»  that 
anfwers  to  neither,  but  is  artAver'd  in 
the  next  ixjtiim. 

STROPHE,  is  alio  the  firft  turn  of 
the  chotMs  or  choir  of  fingers  in  a  tifegedy, 
on  one  fide  of  the  ftage,  anfwering  to; 
the  Antifiratibs  on  the  other. 

STRUCK  [^lert?Jlicul»,  Sm*,]  hit. 
flrlcken. 

STRUCTURE  [with  R*ffWiViViir| 
a  difpofition  of  the  Parts  of  a  diftourfo, 
or  the  order  that  is  to  be  obftncd  in  tb>j. 
framing  of  it. 

STRUCTORE  [with  TWof»}tters]  i^ 
the  combination  or  refult  of  all  thof«i 
qualities  or  modifications  of  matter  it^ 
any  natural  body,  which  diftingtiifli  iti 
from  others;  it  is  the  fame  which  i\ 
termed  ihepetttlUr  firm  or  t^titre  of  (Vich, 
a  bodf.  ^ 

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jBTRUMAnriCKNESS  "'otfinmati 
(tmy  L.]  a  being  troubled  wkh  ftrnmcus 
IroinouTS  or  fweilings,  that  generally  ap- 
pear in  the  glandulous  or  kernelly  Parts. 

STKU'MEA  [wiih  BoUpiJu^  the 
lieib  crow-fiMt,  L. 

STKUNG  [of  StrjienJ,  Sax.  a 
fbringl  having  ftrings,  or  upon  firings. 

STRUT  Lwith  Csrpeuters^  the  brace 
Which  is  framed  into  the  ring-piece  and 
nrincipal  rafters. 

STRUTHIOCAliilELUS  iXrf^hi'^ 
90u»\(^^  Gr.]  the  oftiieh  or  cilridge, 
a  large  fowl  which  will  digeft  iron. 

STRUTHIOMELAl  ^T^irdti^/MXtf, 
Gk.]  a  fort  of  quinces,  L. 

STRU'TTING  [j.  ftretehing  out,  or 
f£  6tcoj)r«  Sax,  a  tail,  q.  d,  ereamg 
the  tail}  walking  after  a  pioud,  ttately 
Manner. 

STU  BBKDNESS  [of  8%:ybbe  j«x.] 
ft  being  fhort  ai^  thick. 

STU  EBORNNESS  [of  Iri/Uefu  Gr] 
obAinacy^  &»c, 

STUC  Ifiiteco,  Ital.1  a  eonpodtion  of 
lime  and  marble  powdeied  very  fine* 
nftd  in  making  figures  and  other  oma- 
aMnttoficulprure.  . 

STUDDED  [of  8^bu,  Sax.'i  fct 
w^h  Huds,  imbo&d. 

STU  DIOUSNESS  [of  fiudiofrs,  L. 
fitdieMS^  F.]  deiDtedneis  or  piopenfity  to 
lludy. 

STU  FFING  [y.  d,  filling  with  Stttf, 
1  e.  matter]  filUi^ 

STU^MMED  Lfpoken  of  FTiW]  ^ 
lihillicated. 

STUNG  [8%:iin^en,  Sax.1  wounded 
«rhurt  with  salting. 

STUNNKD  iJcfCuneb,  Sax,-] ftu- 
pified  by  a  blow,  dcafen'd  by  a  noife 

STU'PHA>  [prob.  of  Xi^<«.  Gr  to 

STUPE    >  eftringe]  a  fomentation. 

STU'PlFFERS.ftupirying  mcilicincs, 
the  fame  as  Nanttticks, 

STUPEFA'CTIVENESS  [of  fiy^- 
fmchf  L  ]  a  ftnpifying  quality- 

STUPE'NDOUSNESS  lofJlK^ndh- 
(m,  U]  aflonilhingneis. 

STU'PIDNF.SS  IfinpidiUs,  L.  fin^i- 
£ie.  P.]  Itupidity. 

STU'PQR  [j?-^»i,  F.l  a  being  ftu- 
infied,  aflonifhment  •,  alio  a  numonefi 
occafioned  by  any  accidental  bandage 
which  (lops  the  motion  of  the  blood  and 
nerrorn  fluids,  or  by  a  decay  of  the 
serves,  as  in  the  P.ilfy. 

STU  RDINESS,  luaincfs,  refolute- 
pt&. 

STUTTERING  [of  Sur^CIt) 
TptL  rpeaking  hafllly  and  broke^Ij* 


S  T 

STYLE  [in  Mufickl  the  manner  i 
finging  and  compoling. 

Si  YLE,  a  kind  ot  point  or  bodldc, 
With  which  the  anrients  wrote  on  pbn 
ot  lead,  wax,  &»c. 

Si  YLE  [with  SmfgrnmsJ  a  long  (led 
inftniment,  which  gges  ctiminifhixig  » 
ward  one  end. 

STYLE  Lin  Lawpu^'j  is  a  paracolff 
manner  of  delivering  a  man's  thoogha 
in  writing*  agreeable  to  the  niks  cf 
SyBtax. 

Tht  SmHime  STYLE.  Is  that  whk^ 
eonfifts  in  miignificcnt  noids  and  fa* 
tencei.  which  by  it%  iiobie  bokioA 
ravifnes  the  bearers,  and  cxtoio  en 
admiration  fitxm  the  unwiUing. 

«:  fiZ^I  STYLE  ^^^S*'"; 

IVnaiier  and  humbler  work«,  as  koo^ 
dialogues,  and  common  diibovHe. 

tMtquahU  t  STYLE  ^  ,(^ 
partakes  of  the  magnificence  of  the  it 
lime,  and  the  ilmpUcicy  of  the  low. 

A  hole  STYLE,  ig  a  Oyle  wfaid^ 
wanting  articles,  numbers,  ^,  iaAs- 
ates  here  and  there,  being  not  coaxfr 
ed  or  hung  together. 

A  dry  jejuni  STYL^t  ia  one  deititoK 
of  ornament,  fpirit,  e^c. 

Lae9»ick  STYLE  [&  called  of  £0- 
nr*,  a  city  of  the  Laced^umm^tmii  t  as. 
cile  Ifyle,  comprehending  a  deal  of  otf* 
ter  under  a  lew  words. 

AJiatiek  STYLE,  a  ftyle  whidi  k 
very  diffufiTe  and  prolix,  or  wheic  t 
bundance  of  words  are  uibd  to  cspttt\ 
little  matter  j  fo  called  of  the  Ptopktt 
AJim.  who  afi^ed  redundancies. 

STYLE  [in  fmis-^itdemce]  is  thepl^ 
ticular  form  aqd  manner  of  ptoceeiii< 
in  each  court  or  iurilHt^iony  agreeililf 
to  the  rules  and  onlen  e£labliibe(i  tk» 
in. 

STYXITES  [fo  called  of  Simn  Sir 
litei^  a  famous  anchorite  in  tbe  &^ 
century,  who  firif^  took  up  his  abode  oi 
a  rolnmn  (ix  cubits  high  i  then  on  s  i< 
of  12  cubits  i  then  on  a  3d  of  zt  cubbi 
and  at  laft  on  one  of  36  cubits,  wheR 
he  lited  feveral  ye->rs1  a  kind  of  fcBti; 
rics,  who  fpent  their  life  on  the  topi  (^ 
columns  to  ^  the  better  difpos'd  tx 
meditation. 

STY'LO  Cboraicp,  the  ftyle  thit  it 
proper  for  dancing,  for  either  ftiahsni^ 
intoucts,  gavots,  or  rigadoons. 

STYLO  HypeKhmatin^  a  (lyle  prtr , 
p(T  to  excite  mirth,  Joy,  dancing.  ^ 
of  conlequencc  full  pf  ^risk,  ^y  ^^  \ 
tipns^. 

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9TTLO  MMdrigsItfco^  a  ftyle  pioper 
fbr  love  and  the  other  Paflions. 

STYLO  MMliffmsiico.  A  nattira],  art* 
lefi  ftyle. 

STYLO  MfiUSiec^  a  various,  rich, 
florid  ityle,  capable  of  all  kinds  of  oroa- 
snents,  and  fit  to  cjKprefs  the  Fnflionsy  as 
aulmintion,  grief,  &»c. 

STYLO  i^«M/i^iVo,  a  free,  cofy,  hu- 
morous manner  of  comporition. 

STYLO  RjKttativo  >  a  Hyle  fic  to  ex« 

STYLO  l>Mai«tfc«^  pneis  the  Paf- 
fivns. 

STYLO  Symfbznic9,  a  ftyle  fit  ibr  In- 
ikminentsl  mulick. 

^  STYLO  JVow  [i. «.  in  the  new  ftylel 
»•  e.  according  to  the  new  computation 
of  time,  a«  n  was  fettled  by  fbpe  Gr$' 
£9ry  XIIL  caird  thence  the  GngprUn 
ityle.  This  new  ftyle  now  goes  eleven 
days  before  the  old  $  fo  that  the  firil  day 
of  the  month,  among  thofe  that  uft  the 
old  ayle,  is  the  twelfth  day  with  thofe 
that  go  by  the  new,  aj  they  do  in  moft 
jpansof  fjmf;,  except  in  Enj^Und^  &c. 

STYLO  Veteri  [i.  e.  in  the  old  ftyle] 
a.  €,  accoiding  to  the  compmation  fet- 
tled hy  Julius  Cdftr,  caird  thence  the 
yuliam  %iV,  which  reckons  eleven  days 
fkter  than  the  GregorUn,  See  Gngm*n 
and  JMun  account 

STYLOCHONDROHYOID^US  [of 
2*Tv7.^,  >9''^6f^  *ntJ  c^^f,  Gr.]  a 
jnufele  of  the  0:  Hyoides^  arifing  from 
the  Styhid  Procefs,  and  is  infened  into 
the  cartiUginous  appendix  of  the  Os 
HyoiJes. 

STYLOGLO  SSUM  [of  2ri\^  and 
yKmtm,  Gr.  the  tongue]  that  pair  of 
xnufeles  which  lift  up  the  tongue :  they 
tiUce  their  rife  from  the  Os  Stylifonne. 
sUid  are  implanted  about  the  middle  of 
the  tongue- 

STYLOHYOID«US  Tof  StA^ 
wmA  ««mJ^>,  Gr.1  a  mnfele  of  the  Os 
Hfiiep,  that  arifcs  by  a  round  tendon, 
ftom  near  the  middle  of  the  Fnstjfns 
SiyUf^r^fiist  and  is  inferted  into  the  bafia 
of  the  Os  HyoiJesy  the  ufe  of  which  is  to 
pat  the  bone  of  the  tongue  on  one  fide> 
and  a  little  upward  -. 

STY'PTICKNESS  \offiypticus,  L  of 
^Ti/tr  i'Mf,  Gr.]  an  aftrlngent  or  bind- 
ing quality. 

STYX  iSTcf  of  iTv>hr,  Or.  to  hate, 
fer,  and  be  forrowfull  the  iccond  river 
of  HHl^  which  runs  nine  times  round  it  \ 
the  Paicnt  of  Vtffcry^  who  having  been 
favonnble  to  Jupiier  in  his  wan  with 
the  giants  Styx,  by  her  menns,  attain- 
ed fo  great  credit,  that  the  gods  ufed  to 
iwctr  by  its  water)  «Ad  whcq  any  of 


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the  gods  w«re  fuppofcd  to  have  told  n 
lyC|  Jftpt^r  fcnt  Iris  to  fetch  a,  gcddeii 
cup  full  ot  the  Stygian  water,  which  the 
^od  was  ro  drink,  and  if  he  proved  per^ 
jored,  he  was  to  be  dcpriv'd  ci  his 
Neffjtr  and  Amhrofia  for  a  twelve  month , 
and  to  lie  filent  and  in  a  lethargy  d«i« 
rlng  that  time,  and  not  to  be  admitted' 
to  the  banquets  or  oouncito  of  the  other 
gods  for  nine  years }  or,  as  others  fay» 
they  were  depriv*d  of  their  TieBar  and 
their  Divinity  for  lOo  years.  Styx  i» 
faid  to  tiave  been  a  fountain  of  MddiMf 
whole  wat^s  were  venomous,  and  of  fti 
ftrangea  quality,  that  no  vedel  of  metal 
would  hold  them,  and  nothing  but  the 
hollow  of  an  afs*8  or  mule's  foot.  It  Is 
faid,  Alexander  the  great  was  poifoned 
with  it,  and  that  it  was  catried  to  him 
in  an  ades  hoof. 

SUA'SIVE,  of  a  pcrlbading  nature. 

SUA  SIVENRSS  >   lof/«ii/irf«c    L-l 

SUA'SORINESSy  aptnefi  to  pcf. 
fiiadc. 

SUBA'LARIS  [of  A^,  under,  sad 
mU^  L.  the  arm-pit]  a  vein  ta  call'd 
from  its  fituation. 

SUBALTE  RNATE  [of  {AhdUtmn 
L.]  fucceeding  by  turns. 

SUBALTE'RNATELY  [A4«/krioH 
tt>,  L.]  fucreiUvely. 

SUB-A$TK1  NGENT,  fomcthii« 
aftringenr,  but  a  little  alb-ingent. 

SUB-BRIGADIER  >    are 

SUB-LIEUTENANT,  €^.5  under 
officers  in  an  army,  appointed  for  the 
eafe  of  thofe  over  than  of  the  fiuac 
name. 

SUBBOTS.  under-wood  [o/i  RfC.l  F. 

SUBCARTILAGI'NEOUS  Umx^ 
tiUginefSs  L.l  under  the  griftles. 

SUBCLAVIAN  Lin  Ats»t,'\  a  term 
applied  to  any  thing  under  the  arm-pit 
or  flioulder.  whether  artery,  mufele» 
nerve  or  vein. 

SUBCLAVIAN  Vtim  [in  AuMt:\  a 
branch  of  the  VtwM  Cavji,  which  runs 
under  the  neck  bone. 

SUBCLAVI'CULAR  Veiu  [with 
Anat.']ti  branch  of  the  Venm  Cmva^  0» 
hollow  vein,  which  runs  under  the  neck- 
bone. 

SUBCO  NTRARY  Prf- 
when  two 
triangles    are   ^ 
have  one  com- 
the  vertex,  aa 
B,  and  yet  their  bafes  noc^ 
parallel,  ms  in  the  Figure 

SUBCUTANEOUSNESS  [otfubcmt 
tawius^  LJ  the  lying  under  the  «kin. 


ASUBCONTRi 
tim  (in  (rcMv.] is  ^ 
fimilar  triangles 
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tUBCU'TANEUS  [in  AtMtmy]  a 
tonch  of  the  bafilick  vein,  tbat  runs 
towards  che  inward  condyle  or  joiot  of 
the  ann  and  fpreads  icfelf  into  the  fa' 
mus  anUfiae  Q^J^erior. 

SUBDE'CUPLE  JEmpwiiov  [in  Ma- 
flmMt]  ia  the  revedfl  of  B^ch^  Propor- 
tion' 

SUBI>IVI'SIQN,a  dividing  the  Parts 
of  a  thing  already  divided. 

SUBDiVlSIQN*  [in  MiUt.  Affairs] 
tte  Che  leifer  Parcels  into  which  a  rcgi- 
9ieiit  is  divided  in  nuurdling.  being  half 
tbe  greater  divifions. 

IE?  SUBDU'CT  Wiactn^  L.]  to 
dsaw  away. 

SVBEK  Lv^th  IhUn-l  thd  cork  tree  % 
ftcorlc,  L. 

SUBFULGBNT  [A^^/^ni.  L.] 
Ihininga  little. 

BUJBHASTA'TION  [among  the  Ap- 
ifMss]  a  particular  way  of  felling  confif- 
«atQd  gpods  under  a  fpear  or  pike  let 
up,  for  that  purpofe )  a  port-lale  or  out- 

*^UBJA*CENT  U*A}a6ens,  L.1  lying 
under. 

STJKBJECF  [of  a  Sylhgifm']  one  of 
the  terms  of  a  Propolkion,  the  other  be* 
ing  called  the  attribute. 

SUBJECT  [in  Poetry^  is  the  matter 
ueated  of,  the.  event  related  or  let  in  a 
6ne  view,  and  inrich'd  with  ornaments. 

SUBJECT  [in  thyficks]  the  fubflance 
or  matter  to  which  accidenu  or  qualities 
ire  joined. 

SUBJECTNESS,  liablenefts  alici 
ftibjeftion. 

SUBITA'NEOUSMESS  [of  /nWto- 
t»is.  L.1  fuddcnnefe,  haftinefi. 

SUBJU'NCTION,  a  joining  under- 
neath, t. 

SUBJUNCTION  [with  Ua.^  a  fi- 

gQie  otherwife  caird  StAnexiim  and  SiA- 

infection  $  and  by  the  Grtekt,  Hypox^uxiu 

■  SUBJUGATION,  a  bringing  under 

a  yoke,  a  fubdatng,  a  taming,  L. 

SUBLA'PSARY,  of  or  belonging  to 
the  Principles  of  the  Smhlaffarians. 

SUB-LIEUTENANT,  an  officer  in 
regiments  <jf  Rifileen^  where  there  are 
no  cnHgns,  having  a  commiftlon  as 
youngeft  lieutenant,  and  pay  onJy  as 
enfign,  but  takes  place  of  all  ealigns, 
except  the  gnards. 

SUBLIGA'CULUM,  albrtoftrufi 
ufed  in  ruptiires,  L. 
^  Sweet  SUBLI  MATE  [with  Cfymifis] 
the  corrofive  fublimate  of  quickfilver 
eoireOed  and  reduced  to  a  white  mafs, 
callM  alio  AqiiiU  miba  and  CmlomtUs. 

SU'BLIMATED  {.fuUimatHS,  L./«^l 
ln»f,  f .]  raiCed  to  an  height. 


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SUBLIME,  is  an  adjedive,  te  li^ 

fomctimes  ufed  with  the  anidc  fk  as << 
fttbftantive  fi>c/«Muuifr »  as  taJtlK  ttte' 
of  writing  we  lay,  fuch  a  piece  1 
rauchpfiAt  JiMMtHMinir.    Sae  Ailc, 

The  SUBLIXIE  [in  Hifbvf*]  H^ikr 
ibpiething  eztraotdinary,  whkh  ttAa 
the  ibul,  and  makes  a  word  xaiifli  aal 
tianlpoix. 

SUBLI^MENSSS  Ifaiiimitms,  Ll 
height,  lofcinefi. 

SUBLINGUIUM  [wkh  JkmaLj  die 
cover  of  the  wind-pipe,  cbe  lane  0 
Efi^gttiSf  L. 

S^BLI'TION,  a  p1aillexii«, 
ing,  fmearingt  or  anointinR*  jL 

SUBLU'NAR      ^  IfiSmms   of  fk 

SUBLU'NARY  5  and  Im>w,  L) 
under  the  orb  of  the  moon. 

SUBLU'NARINESS  C/«U»«s  l» 
JuHUnaire^  F.]  the  being  under  tfae»Mk 

SUB-MA'RINE,  under  the  lea. 

SUB^MA'RSHAL,  an  under  w» 
Ihal,  an  officer  in  the  M^JtkalJea^  wbt 
as  deputy  to  the  chief  macibai  of  M 
Iking'a  houfe,  eomnkmly  call'd  dK 
Kat^MarfiaU  and  hai  Che  keepingcf 
itiiePrilbners  there. 

SUBM£'RS£D[M>ar/i»,  L.]plm« 
cd  under  water,  flic.   ^ 

SUBMI'SSIVENESS  [of  JAmph 
L.]  lowlinefi,  humblcnefi. 

SUB  NA'SCENT  [of  M,  under,  aid 
nafctns^  L.  growing]  growing  or  fpdiv 
ihg  out  tuidemcath. 

SUBNORMAL  [of  /«&  and  wmm, 
L«  a  ni!e]  a  line  determining  the 
of  the  axis  in  any  curve  where  a  u 
ot  peipendiCular,  raiaVi  fiom  the 
of  contaft  of  a  tangent  to  tMe  cnnc^ 
Cuts  the  axis. 

SUBOHOINATED  IfiAvdmmm,  P. 
of  /«6  and  oriinatM$t  Lj  fet  oT  placel 
under  another. 

SUB  OUA'DRUPLE  Tr^mt^tm  \jt 
MaAemati^}  Is  the  reveilfeorilCMinffr 
Proportion. 

SUBRETTION,  the  aacSon  of  ob- 
taining a  favour  firom  a  fiiperlor  by  iitf- 
prize,  or  by  a  falfe  reprefentation. 

SUBREPTITIOUS  >    [/wuMftiif, 

SURREPTlTIOUSy  L-l  a  tem 
applied  to  a  letter,  licenie^  patent  or 
other  adt  fraudulently  .obtained  of  a 
fuperior,  by  concealing  Ibme  trud!« 
which,  had  it  been,  known,  woiiMhave 
prevented  the  fdncefllon  or  grant. 

Conventhnal  SUBROGA'TIQN  [kl 
the  Civil  Law]  a  contraft  whereby  a 
creditor  transfers  his  debt,  with  all  the 
appurtenances  of  It,  to  the  profit  of  a 
third  Petfon, 

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tfifJ  SUBRCXSATIOK  [In  the 
MlZ^t?]  is  that  which  the  law  makes 
favour  of  a  periHn,  who  diicharges  an 
t^cedent  creditor,  in  which  cafe  there 
I  legal  tmnflation  of  all  rights  of  the 
ienc  creditor  to  the  peribn  of  the  new 
e. 

JtJBSCAPSULA'RIS  [with  Amat^  a 
ifcle  of  the  arm,  fo  called  on  account 
its  being  fituated,  fo  as  to  £U  up  the 
llow  part  of  the  Scapnla.  It  ariles 
ni  its  whole  bafe  in  the  upper  and 
rer  rib,  and  is  in  a  femicircular  man- 
r  inieited  to  the  neck  of  the  Os  biimen. 
lis  is  alio  call'd  lufra-fcs^riff  and 
merfu:. 

5UBSETIVIENTNESS  [of  /*i/er- 
w,  L."!  ferviccablencfs,  ufefulnefs. 
lUBSESqUIA'LTERAL  Fn^ortion 
ith  MatbematJ]  is  when  any  number, 
c,  or  other  quantity,  contains  another 
«  with  the  addition  of  its  moiety  or 
If  I  and  the  number  or  quantity^  fo 
itained  in  the  greater,  is  faid  to  be 
It  in  tLfubfeqHialural  /ropprfioii,  as  6, 
8,  i«,  20,  3io,  6v. 
SUBSFSTED  [fi'W^f  t.ofMfifi:re, 
I  kept  in  being,  fupponed,  maintain- 

SUBSI'STENT  [AA/W««,L.]fubfift- 
; ;  alio  fettling  to  the  bottom. 
lUBSOLAWJS,   the  eatt-wind,  fo 
ted,  berauiejtieemstoariibfiomun- 
•  the  fun,  L. 

5U'BSTANCE  [in  ?ty/?cfcilis  athing 
ich  is  conceived  in  the  mind,  as  fub- 
iDg  by  itfelf,  and  as  the  fubjeft  of 
cy  thing  that  is  conceived  of  it. 
rtmpleat  SUBSTANCE  [in  A&te- 
Icibl  is  a  fubftanoe  that  is  bounded 
itielf,  and  is  not  ordained  to  the  in- 
ifical  perfedlion  of  any  thing  elie,  as 
I,  an  Aiigel^  a  Man,  &c. 
WompU^it  SUBSTANCE  [In  Meta- 
licks]  is  a  fubflance  that  is  ordained 
nake  another  being  perfect  and  is  a 
t  of  fome  compound,  as  the  Soul,  a 
'>fjf  a  r«ii,  &c. 

ifsterial  SUBSTANCE  [in  Met 
fcks^  is  a  body  that  is  composM  of 
teer  and  form,  and  Is  the  objedt  of  a 
dcQlar  fcience,  as  NmtwaJ  FbiloMy, 
In  ff»»«teft«/ SUBSTANCE  [in  Me- 
hxfi^ki]  it  a  fubdance  void  of  matter 
1  finrnv  and  is  the  obje^  of  IneHma- 
'I 

;UBSTANTIA  eoriie^is  cerebri  [with 
MtJ  the  cortical  or  outward  barky 
ftance  of  the  brain,  full  of  turnings 
I  windings  on  the  outHde.  Ic  i« 
ered  with  a  thin  kkin,  and  is  of  an 
f  griily  colour.    The  ule  of  it  (ac 


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cording  to  the  opinion  of  Hbmt}  Is  t^ 
breed,  the  animal  fpirits ;  and  there 
Katmrjihfis  place  the  Ibat  of  the  memory 
and  flcep,  L. 
SUBSTANTUl-ITY  ?  [of  Imh- 
SUBSTA'NTI ALNESS  i  fiantUlis. 
L.  fu^aniiel,  F.]  folidncfs,  firmnels, 
wcalthinefs,  ferviceablenefs. 

SU'BSTITUTE  [in  nsmtaey]  is  a 
drug  or  medicine  that  may  be  ufed  in 
the  ftead  of  another,  or  that  will  fnp- 
ply  the  Place  of  another,  of  like  virtue, 
not  to  be  had. 

SUBSTITU'TION[with  (grammar.-] 
is  the  ufmg  of  one  word  for  another,  ov 
a  mode,  flate,  perlbn,  or  number  of  a 
word  for  that  of  another. 

SUBSTITUTION  [in  the  Civii 
Law]  is  the  difpolal  of  a  teftator,  where- 
by he  fubltitutes  one  heir  to  another, 
who  •  has  only  the  ufus  fruBtutrius,  but 
not  the  property  of  the  thing  left  him. 
To  SU  BSTRACT.  See  SuhtraS, 
SUBSTR  A'TUM,  an  under-lay,  any- 
layer  of  earth  or  any  other  thing  thac 
lies  under  another,  L. 

To  SU'BTEND  W^hUtdm,  L.]  to 

extend  or  draw  underneath. 

SUBTENSE  [in  Geometry\  a  right 

line  oppofite  to  an  angle, 

fuppofed  to  be  drawn  be* 

tween  the  two  extremities 

of  the  arch  which  meafure 

that  angle)  or,    it  is  a' 

right  line  drawn  within  a, 

circle  at  eaeh  end,  and  bounded  by  the 

circumference,  cutting  the  circle  into  two 

unequal  Parts,  to  both  which  it  is  fub- 

tended,  as  A  is  the  fubtenfe  to  the  arks 

B  and  C. 

SUBTERRANEOUS  [of  Inbterra- 
neusy  L.]  being  under  the  earth,  or  in- 
dofed  within  the  furface,  bovrels,  or 
hollow  parts  of  the  earth. 
SUBTERRA'NE,  fubterrancous. 
SUBTERRA'NEOUSNESS,  tht 
quality  of  being  underneath  the  earth. 

SU'BTILE  (in  Hyftcki]  fignifiescx-  ' 
ceeding  fmall,  fine*  and  delicate,  fuch 
as  the  animal  fpirits,  d>f.  the  effluvia  of 
odorous  bodies,  %k.  are  fuppofed  to  be« 
SUBTILIZA  TION  [in  Chymifirv^ 
the  didblving  or  changing  a  mix*<l 
body  into  a  pure  liquor,  or  into  a  fine 
powder. 

SU'BTILENESS  [fMbtiUtas,  L.]  fub-. 
tility. 

SUBTRACTION,   a  fab:radting  or 
taking  off  or  from.  F.  of  tj. 

Simple  SUBTRACTIO.^  [of  fwf^^w^ 

is  the  method  of  raking  one  inunber  ouC 

of  another  of  the  fame  kind,  as  pounds,' 

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ounces,  yards,  Q»c.  out  of  pounds, 
ounces,  yards,  d^. 

SUBTRMPLE  Kaih  [in  Jritbmettck^ 
Oeomntry^  &c.]  Is  When  one  number  or 
quantity  is  oonuined  in  another  three 
times:  Thus  a  is  faid  to  be  the  flib- 
triple  of  (,  as  6  is  the  triple  of  i. 

SUBVE'RTER,  .an  ovcnumcr,  « 
pervcrter,  L, 

SUBU'RBICARY  [of /iiiurfri*.  L.1  a 
term  applied  to  thofe  Provinces  oilMfy, 
which  compofed  the  antient  Dioceft  or 
Patriarchate  of  Kome, 

SUCCA'GO  [with  Jfothecaries]  any 
juice  boiled  or  thickened  with  honey  or 
fugar  into  a  kind  of  hard  confidence, 
othcrwife  callM  Rob  and  Apochylifma. 

SUCCEDA'NEUM  [in  Ph^rmay^  a 
medicine  nibftitutcd  in  the  place  of  an- 
other firft  prefcribed,  upon  account  of 
the  difficulty  of  getting  fomc  of  the  in- 
gredients, X. 

SUCCEEDING  U»^cceiens  of  fuea- 
dertj  L.  fucceJer,  F.]  fuccedent,  follow- 
ing after  or  in  the  place  of  another,  go- 
ing well  forward,  profpering,  fpeeding 
well,  fidling  out  or  coming  to  pais. 

SUCCENTURlA'TiE.  S$9  KtMS 
SiteceutMriatd, 

SUCCENTURIATIO  [among  the 
Kmatfs]  the  filling  up  the  ndmber  of 
foldiers  that  are  wanting  in  a  coffipany 
or  troop,  L. 

SUCCENTURIA  TION,  the  ad  of 
Ihbftituting,  L. 

SUCCE'SSFtJLNESS  [offucsifHS,  L 
fucctx,^  F.  and  jnilneJT,  Sax."]  fortunate- 
nefs. 

SUCCE  SSION  [with  fbiUf.]  an  idea 
gained  by  reflecting  on  that  train  of 
ideas  conftantly  following  one  another 
in  our  minds,  when  awake. 

SUCCESSION  fin  Law]  fignifics  a 
right  to  the  univerfality  of  the  efledb 
left  by  a  Perfon  deceafed. 

SUCCESSION  ab  int^ato  [in  Lavo] 
IS  the  fuccenion  a  Perfon  has  a  right  to, 
by  being  next  of  kin. 

A  tifiametUAtv  SUCCESSION  [in 
X«wl  is  that  which  a  Perfon  comes  to, 
"by  virtue  of  a  will. 

SUCCESSION  in  the  drnff  Line  fm 
Zawl  is  that  which  comes  from  afcen- 
rfants  of  defccndanta. 

OtlUural  SUCCESSION  [in  Laml 
Is  a  (bcceflion  which  com<^  by  undes, 
aunts,  couTins,  or  other  collaterals. 

dchfomc  or  vexatious  one;,   which  no 
body  win  accept  of. 
SUQCE'SSIVENESS  [of  fnc^f,  F. 


SU 

fucz^S^t  L.]  the  coming  one  after  all. 
other. 

SUCCI'NGTNESS  [of  fmdnam^  L. 
freeing,  F.]  brevity,  &»c, 

SU'CaNUM,  amber,  a  ibrt  of  cw- 
gealed  fnbftance,  that  is  of  diflcrenc 
colours,  white,  yellow,  dark«  biowDi 
and  black,  L.  \ 

SUCCasiTY  U'f^^^s,  L]  fblnefi  I 
of  juice  I 

SUCCOTH  Bem^  [HUa  m»  , 
Heh.  f.  e.  the  tabernacle  of  datightcn.] 
An  idol  of  the  Babylomams^  the  B^ 
Ionian  Vemis^  fuppos*d  to  be  the  Vtan 
Melitta  I  and  it  is  not  improbaUe  bat 
that  the  name  Vemts  may  have  taken  es 
original  from  fTlj^  BemUby  danghteo. 
The  temple  of  this  goddefs  waa  bailt  h 
fuch  a  manner,  that  there  were  fcKtd 
private  apartments  or  retreating  places 
The  women  fas  hillorians  Cay)  woe 
obliged  by  the  law  of  their  crrtmnr, 
once  in  thefr  lifetime,  to  expole  tbera- 
felves  in  honour  of  the  goddefs  i  and  tbe 
llranjgen,  in  requital  for  the  Icind  eo- 
tertainment  they  had  received,  oSskA 
money  to  the  goddcis.  This  relation  s 
partly  confirmed  by  jHfin^  who  lays,  a 
was  accounted  a  kind  exprefllon  of  cxii* 
lity,  among  the  Babyloni^ms,  to  grsR 
liberty  to  their  guefts  to  lie  wnh  their 
wives. 

SUrCOUR  [in  MOiUfy  Affmhs\  ii 
an  entcrprize  made  to  relieTC  a  Pbce, 
that  is,  to  raife  the  fiegey  and  fbice  tbe 
enemy  from  it. 

SUXICOURLESS  [of /«^o«ri.  F.flf 
fuccitrrere,  L.]  without  Ibccour,  bd^ 
relief 

SU'CCUBUS?  a  Vdmnn,  ivhich,  af- 

SU'CCUBA  5  faming  the  ihape  <^ 
a  woman,*  is  lain  with  by  a  man. 

SU  CCULEKTNE8S  [of  /asCiriMte, 
L.1  jnicfneft. 

SUCCU  MteNCY  [offmaamien,  L] 
a  finking  or  fainting  under. 

SU'CCUSA  [With  Botmm.^  the  Pfas 
dcvirt  bit,  L. 

SU'CKXING  [of  Goccan,  Skx'}  s 
fucking  child  ^  alio  giving  ftxSt. 

SUDA'MINA  fin  Medicim]  littk 
Pimples  in  the  skin,  like  millet-fted^ 
in  the  fhoulden,  neck,  breaft,  A^c.  1* 

SUl>DENNESS[6o)9cmierj-e,  Smt] 
halWnefs,  unexpeOednefi,  d»c. 

SU'DOR  Sweaty  a  watery  hunKmr  ia 
the  body,  compounded  of  a  modeiait 
quantity  of  fait  and  (blphur,  L 

SUDORl'FFCA  7  [with  ny^/kim] 

SUDORl^FERA)  medicinea  that 
proToke  or  cauie  ffvetcing»  L. 


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SUI>0RIT£ROUSN£SS  loifitdm- 
f«r,  L.1  apcndsto  caufe  fweat. 

To  b»  in  the  SUDS  [of  Iiejroten,  Sax. 
:o  boil]  CO  be  embarrailed  in  fome  un- 
taecdGfful  tranfadtion  or  affair. 

SU'£T  l/jii/.  F.]  a  kind  of  fat  found 
ill  Iheept  oxen,  d*c.  which  being  melted 
town  and  clarified  makes  taUow. 

SU'FFERABLENESS  [of  finff^lr, 
F.]  capablenefi  of  being  endured. 

SU'FF£RANC£  Lin  antiftH  Cijhmsii 
t.  delay  or  leljpite  of  time  the  lord 
granted  his  TaUal  for  the  performance 
3f  IbUty  and  homage,  fo  as  to  fecure 
bim  iix>m  any  f<Kdal  ftixuit* 

SU'FFERER  leehi  fan  fonjfri^  F  ^ 
one  who  bears  an  inconTenience»  lois, 
pain,  or  punlfhmenr. 

SUFFERING  [with  L9gi$U»i]  Is  the 
fiftb  of  the  categories  ^  ta  toke  bgateit, 
t9  bt  brokemt  to  be  warmedf  &C. 

SUFFI'CIENTNKSS  Ift^sientis,  L, 
^JSfamief  F.]  a  being  fuiScient,  ability, 
capacicy. 

SUFFO'CATIO  Uttrima  [with  Pfe/i- 
rsjKju]  a  difeaie  in  women*  commonly 
caird  fits  of  the  mother,  and  thought 
to  be  caoied  by  vapours  violently  arifrng 
hem  tbofe  Farts,  L. 

SU'FFRAGAN  [fygraganeMS,  L.1  a 
term  apply'd  to  a  bifhop,  in  refpedt  to 
bii  archbiihop,  on  whom  he  depends, 
and  to  whom  appeals  are  made  from  the 
bifbop's  oAcial. 

SUFFU'MIGATED  [figiimigatMs, 
L.]  fmoaked  underneath. 

SUFFU'SED  [M*^,  I-]  poured 
ont. 

SU'GAR-Ro^/ti,  the  matter  of  it 
Might  to  be  the  fineft  refined  fugar^ 
which  being  melted  with  a  weak  cbalk- 
water  is  ibmetimes  allomed,  to  prcTcnt 
the  lime  from  reddening  it,  and  is  three 
times  clarified,  after  which  it  is  tranf- 
parent. 

SUGILL  ATV'A  [with  Oiutlifisl  a  black 
tnd  blue  fpoc  with  a  blow  %  a  black  or 
blood- ihot  eye,  L. 

SUGILLAT10'NE$,  black  and  bine 
rpocs,  the  marks  of  Ihipes  or  blows ;  aU 
To  red  fpots  in  malignant  and  peOilo)' 
tial  ferers,  like  thofe  which  appear  in 
the  skin  after  beating,  (r. 

SUITABLE  [of /aite,  F.]  fuiting 
with .  agreeable  to. 

SUITABLENESS  [of  /«iVc  F.  /c- 
girf ,  L.  to  follow]  agreeablenefs. 

T«  SUIT,  to  woo  or  court  a  maid  or 
a  woman. 

SU'LLENKESS,  arefeatfbl  or  angry 
filenre. 

fiU'LUED.  [of /<M|i^  F.]  loiled,  tar- 
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SUXPHUR,  a  fat,  unOttons,  mine- 
ral fubflance,  fufible,  and  inaammable 
by  fire,  and  not  di(Iblvib|e  or  capable  of 
being  mixed  with  water, 
L.  and  is  exprels'd  by  one 
of  thefe  chara^en 

SULPHUR  [with  Cb/mifsJ  their 
fecond  hypo^latical  or  active  Principle  $ 
a  liquid,  clammy  fubftance  which  foon 
takes  fire,  and  rifes  up  like  oil  after 
diftiilation,  called  alio  Suljijur 


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diftiilation,  called  alio  Sulj^jur     yv 
fbilrft^um^  and  is  ei^prefs'd     yr^ 
by  this  charaOer  %/iU 

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,  a  kind  o 


SULPHUR  vimw,   is  ib  called  as  it 
is  taken  out  of  the  mine,  a  kind  of 
grevifh,  argillous  clay,  which 
ealuy  takes  fire,  Sv.  L*  ^nd  is 
exprels*d  by  this  chira^er 

jUnoer  of  SULPHUR,  is  the  purell 
and  fineft  Part  of  fuiphnr,  gained  by 
evapourating  fulphur  by  fublioiation. 

AIiWj/ SULPHUR,  a  kind  of  hard, 
earthy  bitumen,  of  a  fliirving  yellow 
colour,  a  Xlrong  ftinking  fmell,  ealil^ 
taking  fiie  and  di(S)lving. 

Magijiery  C  *)  is    ftd- 

Milk       <o/ SULPHUR  >  phur 
Balm        I  i    diiToJl- 

ved  in  a  fufilcient  quantity  of  water, 
with  lalt  of  Tartar^  and  preciplratcd  by 
means  of  the  fpirit  of  vinegar,  or  fome 
other  add. 

BU:k  SULPHUR  [with  ^fc 
Chymifii]  i&  cxprels*d  by  this  r\^ 
charadler  vX/ 

SULPHUREOUS  Sfrnt  of  fitria 
fwith  Cbymifii]  is  the  fpirit  tfiat  rifts 
with  a  very  gentle  heat,  aftec  the  fpirit 
and  oil  of  vitriol  (after  the  dinillatlop 
of  vitrio!)  by  a  moft  violent  fire,  are 
forced  into  the  receiver,  the  matter  be- 
ing commonly  rectified  in  a  glals  ve{feL 
SULPHU'REOUSI^ESSi  [of  74- 
SULPHUREITY  3     ^ni^ 

L.1  a  fuiphureous  quality. 

SULPHURrNE,  of  or  pertaining  to, 
Ukc  or  of  the  quality  of  fulphur. 

SU'LTANESS,  the  grand  ftignior'a 
conibrt. 

SULTA'NE  [in  Coufti3ionafyJ  a 
lUgar-work  made  of  eggs,  &ga^  and 
fine  flower. 

SULTRINESS  [q.  d.  SvfiUrin^}  ex- 
ceiHve  heat. 

SUM  [with  MathemMt']  the  qt^antity 
axifing  f^m  the  addicjpn  of  two  of 
more  magnitudes,  numbers,  or  quanti- 
ties together. 

SUMBRTE  RQ  [in  Spain,  «tc.l  a  ee- 
nopy  of  ilate  held  o?cr  Princes  or  great 
Perfonsy  wh^  thcx  walk  abn>ad,  to 
Ifancen  them  ficom  the  &&* 

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SCMMA,  a  fum  of  money  j  alio  the 
chief  Point  of  a  matter,  L. 

SUMMARILY  ifommairemtnt,  F. 
fmmariit  L.]  brieHy. 

SUMMATO'RIUS  CMleahsy  the  me- 
thod of  fumining  difiercntial  quantities, 
nfix.  from  any  difFcrcntial  given  to  find 
the  quantity,  from  whoft  diflfercncing 
tne  given  differential  refults. 

SU'MMATORY  Arithmtick,  is  the 
art  of  finding  the  flowing  quantity  from 
the  fluxion,  and  fo  is  the  lame  with  the 
galnnlHi  inteffslis, 

SUMMED  Lfpokcn  of  Birdi']  com 
pleat ly  feathered  or  fledg'd.    Milton. 

SUMMER  Lin  ArcbiteBHre]  a  large 
flone,  the  firil  that  is  laid  over  columns 
and  rlailters  in  beginning  to  make  a 
cTofs  vault,  or  that  lione  which,  being 
laid  over  a  picdroit  or  column,  is  made 
hollow  to  receive  the  firft  haunce  of  a 
Platband. 

SUMMER  [in  Carpentry '\  a  large 
piece  of  timber,  which,  being  ftipported 
on  two  ftone-peers  or  pofts,  ferves  as  a 
lintel  to  a  door,  window,  6»c. 

SU'MMIT  ifmrnmitas,  L.]  the  top, 
vertex,  or  point  of  a  thing,  as  a  trian- 
gle, a  pyramid,  a  pediment,  d^. 

SU'MMITS  [with  Florilii]  arc  thofe 
little  bodies  which  hang  upon  ftcnder 
threads  in  the  middle  of  the  flower  i 
they  contain  a  prolificic  dull,  which  is 
analogous  to  the  male  feed  in  animals. 

SUMMONEAS  ad  warrantizandum, 
Ss  the  Procefi  whereby  the  touchec  is 
called. 

SU'MMONING  Ifi^mmtMo,  L.]  a 
calling  to  appear  or  to  furrender. 

SUMMONITO'BES  fcaccarii  [oW 
Jlef.]  oiBcers  who  aflilled  in  collefting 
the  king's  revenues,  and  cited  defaulters 
into  the  ExcheaMer-Couxt, 

SUMMONITORES  [oW  Rec]  fum- 
monerb  or  apparitors,  who  cited  ofien- 
df  rs  to  apppcu:  at  a  certain  time  and 
place,  to  anfwer  to  any  chaige  or  com- 
plaint againft  them,  L. 

SUMMUM  bonum  [i.e.  the  chief 
good  of  human  nature]  this  was  for 
jnany  ages  the  fubjedk  of  philofophical 
controverfies,  and  Varro  reckons  up  no 
lefs  than  288  different  opinions  about  it, 
that  is,  wherein  it  did  confift.  Some 
tlefipe  It  to  be  that  which  by  its  enjoy- 
ment renders  truly  and  compleatly  hap- 
py. This  isdiftinguiflied  by  fchoolmen 
into  that  which  is  fimply  and  adequate- 
ly fo,  and  beyond  which  there  can  be 
;no  other,  which  they  cnllfelieitas  com- 
frahenforMm  j  and  into  a  lelfer  and  fubor- 
4inate  one,  which  is  called  filicitsi  vis' 
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SU'MPTUOUSNESS  [frmftmfiiik 
L.  fum^tMofitey  Fj  cottlinefk,  ftaitilnds, 
magnificence. 

SUN  Lfunna,  Sax.l  the  eficient*  fl- 
luminator,  and  ruler  of  the  day,  a  glad- 
ous  planet,  the  fphng  of  light  and  her. 

The  SUN  iHiirtgl/fhicaHy]  wasieprr 
fented  fining  upon  a  lion  with  nyi  oi 
light  about  his  head,  and  a  bundle  ot 
ears  of  00m  in  one  hand,  to  exprdsthe 
power  and  goodneCt  of  that  luminiiTi 
in  cauflng  aU  the  fruits  of  the  eanh  i« 
bring  fbnh  their  increale »  and  fin^ 
times  by  a  beautiful  young  g^JkBi 
Handing  half  naked  in  a  flu  p  nodr 
trimm'd,  lUpported  on  the  back  of  1 
large  crocodile,  with  flames  of  fire  Toaai 
about  it.  The  fwiftnds  of  the  fiic^ 
morion  was  reprelented  by  a  wingBi 
horHs.  ^metimes  they  repreiemod  tJic 
fun  by  a  Phmnix^  and  alfo  by  a  butt 
becaufe  of  its  quick  fight.  The  fun  m 
an  univerial  god,  adored  in  aU  pvisct 
the  world.  IxiBritain^  its  idol  ftoodcpoi 
an  high  pillar,  as  half  a  man  with  a&ce 
full  of  raysof  light,  and  a  flaming  wbed 
on  hisbreaft.  From  the  Smm^  thefoi 
day  of  the  week  is  denorainatod  S^aUh 

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temple,  and  tl>eie  ador*d  and  facrificed 
to,  for  chat  they  believ'd  the  fun  in  the 
firmament  did  correlpond  with,  or  co- 
operate with,  or  ad  in  this  idol.  The 
form  was  as  in  the  figare  annex'd.  It  was 
made  in  the  form  ofa  half  naked  man, 
fet  upon  a  pillar,  his  ftce,  as  it  were, 
Vri^tened  with  gleams  of  fire,  and 
holding  with  both  his  arms  (tretched 
out,  a  burning  wheel  upon  his  breaft  ; 
the  wheel  fignifying  the  conrie  which 
he  runs  round  about  the  world,  and  the 
licry  gleams  and  brightne^  the  light 
and  J  heat  wherewith  he  warms  and 
comforts  all  things  that  live  and  grow. 
The  worlhip  of  this  idol  being  pcrtorm- 
cd  on  a  Smnimy^  hence  that  day  talces  its 
name. 

Tbt  SUN  mnd  Af«M  [In  Hieroglyfi.'] 
were  by  the  antients  ufcd  to  rcprerent 
eternity,  becanft  the  heathens  thought 
they  were  without  beginning  and  end. 

TV SU'NDER  [of  /untonian,  Sax"] 
to  divide  or  part  afunder. 

SU'NDRY  [of  funten,  JWx.]  divers. 
SUN.D«ff,   a  Plant,  otherwiic  caU'd 
luft-wort,  moor-grais,  and  red-roto. 

SUN-F/otser,  a  Plant  bearing  a  fine, 
large,  yellow  flower  with  radiated  leaves, 
or  fpreading  like  the  rays  of  the  fun. 
SUN-Fw/f,  fun-flowers. 
SU'NNINESS  [runnic^nerre.  Sax  ] 
a  being  expofed  or  lying  open  to  the  fun 
beams. 

SU'OVETAURll-IA>  [among  the 

SOXITAURI'LIA     5  Romans^    a 

Sacrifice,    wherein  they  offered  three 

Yidtlms  of  difli»ent  kinds,  a  Bull,   a 

1U»,  and  a  Bamr, 

SUa>ERABL£NFSS  [of  rMperalnlh, 
TJ]  capablencis  of  being  overcome  or 
furmounted. 

SU'PERABU'NDANTNESS  [^jwr- 
'gAmnimwtia^  L.]  very  great  plenty,  ftiper- 
'floity,  exoefi. 

SUPERABU'NDANTLY  [of  Aj»er«. 
htmdsrt^  L.1  plentifully. 

re  SUPERA'NNUATE  [/le/er^n- 
fnuire,  L.1  to  admit  into  the  number  of 
fuperannuated  Perlbns. 

SUPE'RBUS  mufuA^s  [with  ^Mt.1 
the  fntud  mmjcU^  one  of  the  ^x  pairs  of 
tnufrles  belonging  to  the  eye,  which 
rums  it  upwards,  L.  This  mufcle  is 
|b  call'd,  becauie  it  is  one  of  the  marks 
of  a  haughty  difpodtlon  to  look  high. 

SUPERCELE'STIAL  [fupercjtl^is, 
'Li.1   above  the  heavens  or   heavenly 
b>dies. 

SUPERCHAltGEJ)  [in  KtrMUry] 
iSgntfics  one  figute  charg*d  or  borne  up- 
on another,  as  a  JU)#  upon  a  LfV»  * 


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SUPERCILIOUSNESS  [of  foMciV 
liofiut  L.]  a£baednels  of  carriage,  foar« 
ncls  or  Icverlty  of  countenance. 

SUPERCILIUM  [in  Arcbite^.-]  a 
Iquare  number  under  the  upper  tore  In 
fome  Pedeftals. 

SUPEREMINENTLY  [/«•  em* 
mmmetU  of  [u^eminetAim^  L.]  very  cx« 
cellently  above  others* 

SUPER-EOCCELLENCY        ^  cx- 

SUPER  E  XCELLENTNESS5  ta- 
ordinary  excellence. 

SUPERFETAnriON,  an  after  con- 
ception, or  a  lecond  generation,  hap« 
pening  when  the  mother,  already  prek* 
nant,  conceives  of  a  latter  coition ,  S» 
that  Ihe  bears  at  once  two  foetas's  of  tm* 
equal  age  and  bulk,  and  is  delivered  of 
them  at  di&rent  times )  or  a  breeding 
young  upon  young,  as  hares,  conies, 
d^.  do. 

SUPERFICIAL  Content^  the  mca- 
fnre  of  any  thing  on  the  fuperiiciescv 
outfide. 

SUPERFICIAL  FottrntaH  [in  Ferttfl 
a  wooden  cbeft  or  box  with  bombs  in  k^ 
and  fometimes  filled  only  vnth  Powder, 
buried  under  ground,  to  Wow  up  a  Jodg- 
mcnt,  rather  than  an  enemy  ihall  ad- 
vance \  the  fame  as  Caijfon^ 

SUPERFldALIST,  one  who  doet 
what  he  does  fnperficiaUy,  or  who  haa 
but  a  fuperficlal  knowledge  of  thinga. 

SUPERFI'CI ALNESS  {of  faperfieieK 
F.  of  fHperfiziis,  L]  the  being  done  on 
theontnde.  flightr.ef;. 

SUPK:RFIdARY[^Aer/fc«>r»«^  L-l 
a  Perfon  who  pays  a  quit-rent  for  hia 
honfe  built  upon  another's  ground. 

A  KeailinearSXJVKKFVClYS,  is  one 
comprehended  between  right  lines. 

A  Curvilinear  SUPERFICIES,  is 
one  that  is  comprehended  between  cun*c 
lines. 

A  PUne  SUPERFICIES,  is  one 
which  has  no  Inequality,  but  lies  even- 
ly between  its  boundary  lines. 

A  Convex  SUPERFICIES,  is  the  ex- 
terior  part  of  a  fpherical  body. 

A  Concave  SUPERFICIES,  is  the  in- 
ternal part  of  an  orbicular  body. 

SUPFR-FI'NENESS  lof  fitperfin^  F.] 
the  greateft  fineneft.  ^^      ^. 

SUPEKFLU'OUSNESS[/i<p«f/r»i^iiJ. 
L.  frperfit^  F.]  tl'.at  which  is  fuperfluotis 
or  more  than  heeds,  the  overplus,  exccfs. 

SUPER-HU'MAN  [of  fitper  and  fc«- 
manns ,  L.]  more  than  human,  above 
man's  capacity  and  reach. 

SUPERIMPREGNATION,  a  fc- 
cond  conception,  after  one  has  con- 
ceived before,  Ih  ^^^^n 

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SUPER'INCUMBENT,  lyingorlean. 
ins  4bovc,  over  or  upon. 

SUPEK  INJECTION  an  injcftSon 
upon  or  aiter  a  fbrnier  injedtion,  a  fe- 
cond  inje^ion.  ^ 

^  SUPEKINTE'NDANT,  a  chief 
€^ttkct  or  furreyor. 

SUPE'RIORNESS  Umferioritss,  L. 
fiperimriti.  P.]  iUperionty. 

SUPE'UOKSCWforvi,  LJooibct- 
ten,  goiemoiL  ma^Hrates^  e^. 

SUPERIORS  [with  friiUers]  fmaU 
]cttex»  or  figniet  placed  over  a  word, 
which  by  a  like  letter  or  figure  diicA  to 
m  citation  m  the  maigent. 

SUPERIORS  [wkh  ^ron.]  the  pla- 
ntUSmtmrn^  fnfitef^  and  Mars,  fccalled, 
tccauie  their  orhb  are  aboTc  the  fun. 
.  SUPERJURA^RE[»/iL«W}  to  con- 
lift  a  crinmal  b^  more  wimelfts  than 
lie  bad  to  (peak  for  him. 

SUPERLATIVENESS  [of  A^«- 
Hmm^  L.)  the  bighefl  dence. 

SUPERLIGA'MEN  [with  ikngcMi] 
ft  tying  of  fwathes  or  bands  underneath, 

SUPERNA^URALNESS^  the  be 
ing  above  the  courfe  of  nature. 

SUPE'RNE,  a  term  nfed  of  our  ma- 
nniaftures,  to  e%preis  the  fuperiative 
finenels  of  a  fluff 

SXJPERNU  MER ARINESS  [  of /n- 
fer  ami  rnmersriHs^  L.]  the  exceeding  the 
number  iiicd. 

SUPERSCAPULA'RIS  Ii^ferior  [  in 
Jnat."]  a  mnfcle  which  helps  to  draw  the 
arm  backward^.  It  covers  all  the  fpace 
that  it  between  the  fpine  and  the  teres 
mimft  and  is  inferted  into  the  neck  of 
the  MumerMSi  it  is  alio  called  Infra  S^i- 
matMs 

SUPERSCAPULARIS  Sitpe  rV [with 
Af$at,}  a  mufcle  fo  call'd  from  its  being 
^  place  t  above  the  fpine  of  the  (houldcr- 
blade.  It  takes  its  rife  Itom  the  fpine, 
and  alio  iit)m  the  ColU  Superior  of  the 
Ihoulder  blade  I  and,  having  joined  its 
tendons  with  the  i«/r«  Spituttns,  is  in- 
iertcd  inro  the  head  of  the  flioolder- 
blade-  The  uie  of  this  mulcle  is  to  lift 
the  arm  upwards  towards  the  hinder 
part  of  the  head,  L. 

SUPERSTITION,  a  irain  fear  of 
the  deity  $  alfo  idolatrous  worfliip,  an 
Idle  or  filly  opinion  or  Ibolilh  belief 
about  divine  MK>rlhip,  or  about  omens  or 
Hgns  of  bad  luck,  overnicenef»9  fcrupu 
loufbefs,  QfK.  F. 

SUPERSTl'TIOUSNESS  [of  fuper- 
fiitiefus.  L]  of  a  fuperftitious  humour 
or  quRlity. 

SUPERVACA'NEOUSNJLSS  [of/«- 
^  fervjKameHs^  L.]  needlefnei^. 


s  u 

SUPERVE'NIEhrr  i/MpingmimXl 
coming  unlook'd  for. 

SUPINATION  Lwith  AmU.^  the 
a^ion  ot  the  ^m^imsUr  muCde,  or  the 
motion  wh<Tcby  it  turns  the  hand«  fc> 
that  the  palm  is  lified  upwaixla  towaaiSi 
heaven. 

SUPINATOR  KMdii  hmii  [wkh 
Amat:\  a  muicle  of  the  bone  of  the  am, 
called  Kadim^  arillng  froBfi  the  fupciiof 
and  external  part  of  the  TJl$ui^  and  pit 
fing  obliquely  cfolj  the  bone  is  in&ned 
intothe  fuperior  part»  below  the  knob  of 
the  KMius. 

SUPINATOR  radii  Umpis  [widi 
Anai\  a  mufcle  of  the  Bluodius  taking  is 
riie  from  the  fuperior  and  exterior  pirt 
of  the  flioulder  bone,  below  the  end  of 
the  DelUidis^  and  is  implanted  into  die 
exterior  and  interior  part  of  the  KoMas, 
near  thcCmrpasi  this  witli  thefonaer 
ferves  to  move  the  Radius  outwaids  U 

SUPINATORES  iwrjbrii  [anatoBf} 
mufcles,  ^  call'd  ^m  their  uie  $  be* 
cauie  they  make  the  hand  fiipine>oi 
with  its  palm  upwards,  L. 

SUPI^ENESS  [/j^iMteJ^  L  ]  ne^ 
gence,  careleibels. 

SUPPEDA'NEA  [with  FhgfdMm] 
plaiAers  applied  to  the  feet,  called  aUb 
Supplantmlim^  L. 

SUPPER  [of iM/cr,  F.]  the  lall  wa^ 
at  night. 

SU'PPERLESS,  without  a  lappet. 

SUPPLEME'NTAL    iCof/i^ 

SUPPLEME'NTORY3  mewismM 
of^  or  pertaining  to  a  lUpplement. 

SUPPLENESS  [of  Jonpla^  F.] plunC- 
nefs,  Ibftneii,  limbemcis. 

SUPPU'ANTNESS  [of/^^^lMst>F.I 
the  aa  of  petitioning  humbly. 

supply;  aid,  relief  i  the  foinifliiic 
what  was  wanting  or  with  neceffikries. 

SUPPaRTABLENESS  [of /*^jrt«- 
hU,  P.  of  L.]  capablene&of  being  fyp- 
portcd. 

SUPPORTERS  \piCoat'Arm0ar\tat 
thofe  animals  that  noble- 
men cany  to  Ibpport  tbdi 
(hields ;  as  quadnipode^ 
birds,  or  reptiles,  as  liom, 
leopaids,  dogs,  unicomi, 
ea€^e«,.griffins.  andldragona-  Topoiflos 
under  the  degree  of  baroneia,  it  is  mi 
permitted  to  bear  their  armsfoppofted. 

SUPPO  SAL,  a  fuppofition. 

SUPPQ'SABLKNESS  [ot 7-itf.J5»;  F. 
fH;poJitM9,  LJ  capablcneis  of  bcii«  ftp* 
pofcd. 

SUPPOSITION  [in  Mifickl  h  the 
ufmg  t  fuccefllv«  notes  of  the  (aroe  va- 
lue, as  to  Cimc.  theooc  of  which,  beicg 
%dAo»t 


su 

1  difccml,  fuppofcs  the  other  a  concord. 

SUPPOSITI'TIOUSNESS  [of /i»/»J)o- 
Ititiuf,  L.]  counterfeicnefi. 

SUPPRE  SSION  tin  the  Cufioms]  the 
^xtindion  or  annihilation  of  an  office, 
right,  rent,  ©v. 

SUPPR.ESSION  [with -6r^-tO  any 
miifllon  of  certain  words  in  afenrence, 
jrhich  yet  are  neccflary  to  a  full  and 
xiftd  conftmdlion. 

SUPPURATION,  theaftion  where* 
ty  extravafated  blood  or  other  humours 
n  the  body  are  changed  into  Fas, 

SU'PPURATIVENESS  Lfpoken  of 
PweWiWi]  a  ripening  quality. 

SUPRALA'PSARY  [ofA/r-and  Ja}^ 
«,  L.  the  fall  of  Adam^  one  wl;o  holds 
hat  dod  has  rcfolvcd,  by  an  ciernal  de- 
Tce,  to  fave  fome  and  damn  others, 
rithout  regard  to  the  good  or  ctil  wot1c> 
fmen.  ^       ^   . 

SUPRASCAPULVRIS  Inferhrlmnh 
laMtJ]  a  mulcle  of  the  arm  which  moves 
t  direftly  bartcwards,  and  takes  its  name 
com  being  placed  below  the  fpiue,  tin- 
ier which  it  arifes  firom  the  root  of  the 
honWer^Iade,  and  is  (like  the  S'ipra- 
ymmtus)  inftncd  into  the  head  of  the 
lioulder-bone.  , 

SUPRA-SPINATUS.     te  JW/er/ij- 

SUPRE'MflWESS  [/irDfWiftei,  L. 
tfpnmmue,  F.]  the  gfeatftft  height,  ut- 
loftnefs.  ,    ^         ^, 

SURCHARGED  [/irrc»<r^,  F.]oiPer- 
•harged.  _    _ , 

I  $UR  ANCRE^[inHe- 
fsldry '  is  a  eioU  fjr  anchree » 
I  f .  e.  dotfble  ancbortd,  is  a 
rfofs  with  cfcvu^le  anchor- 
ftnkei  at  each  end,  as  in 
the  efciitcheoD. 

SURD  X»»*  a  root,  whethe*  fqcare, 
tibicir,  »c.  that  cannot  be  etcracted 
lerf'eaiy  out  of  a  rational  number. 

SUR'UNESS  [fnydita^.  h,fiirJiH,  F.] 
teafncft,  a  defed  of  hearing. 

SURETISHIP  [orhr^%  T.  and 
hif]  a  being  oblif5Cd  with  or  fwf  another 
)crfon 

smtENESS  [of /«»•.  F.  /-cifwi,  L.] 
scrrtftmy. 

SU'RFACErfl;d./ijM^ /«/*!•,  L.  i.  e. 
ip0n  the  fhce'  the  bmr  omf.de  of  a  body, 
i^ichcoHAderdbykfef,  waqnatttity 
•xtendod  in  length  and  brc^ikh  wirhouC 
hirkneft,  and  ♦»  rAe  fmtie  as  ^perficfu. 

*U  RGEOWRY  [  chim^irie,  )f\  x^' 
97$  y^  Gr.T  ihepfWCHeeof  flirgcry. 

SU'RGF.HY,  a  room  whe^re  furpeoni 
yeep  flVeir  initruments  »^A  medicines. 

SU'RLINESS  LSujilicncJjre,  ik*.] 


S  IJ 

K -m      SURMONTF/ [in  Hi^l 

A/\^|  is  a  chief  that  has  another 
VyV^  very  fmall  chief  over  it  of  m 
KA^D  colour  or  metal,  and  theie 
^HPV  fore  ik  0iid  to  be  furmouat- 
cd,  as  having  another  over  It  j   fee  the 

efcutcheon.  ,    .      _ 

SURMONTE',  is  alfo 

ufed  for  bearing  of  one  cr- 

dinary  upon  another,  as  in 

the  figure,  a  pile  furmount- 

ed  of  a  chevron. 

SUKNAME,  a  name  added  to  th© 

PTopec  or  baptifmal  name,  todenouii- 

nate  a  peribn  of  fuch  a  family. 

SURPR1'Z.E  Ui^rprje,  F.  ]  a  fiidden 
affauUing  or  coming  upon  a  «*»!«• 
wares  4  alfo  amaicment,  aftonifliment. 
Tq  SURPRI'Z-E  Ifar^endre,  F.  ]  to 
take  napping  or  in  the  deed  -,  alio  tc 
lead  into  an  error,  by  caufing  to  do» 

^'sSffiflNGNESS  [of>H-'.n 

render  of  copyhold  lands  made  to  the 

lord  of  the  manour.  ^j-tv-f 

SURRE'NDRY  ifurrendre,  tifil.  F.  ] 

* 'luVt"&TlTIOUSLY  loff^H^ 
ti*5,  L.1  by  Health.  ,  ^  ^  ,  .  .  ^ 
SURROY'AL  [with  rportf^enl  the 
broad  top  of  a  ftag's  horn,  with  the 
branches  or  fmall  horns  mooting  o^K  of 

'  SU'RSENGLE,  a  long  upper  girth 
to  come  over  a  pad  or  faddlc,  ^fpecially 
fuch  as  are  ufed  by  carriers  to  faftcn 
their  packs  on  their  horfes.        .  ^  ^  ^. 

SU  RSO  LID  }l^ce  I  in  Cfrtick  Xtih- 
onf]  is  when  the  point  U  within  the  clt- 
cumferencc  of  i  curve  of  an  higher  gen- 
der than  the  Conick  UHions, 

SURVE'YORSHIP  I  of  faroiir,  ft- 
M-  F.l  the  office  of  a  furvcypr. 

SURVIVORSHIP  [of  Art^^'P''*,  ?•  J 
the  ftate  or  quality  of  one  who  outUvca 

^  SlTSCE'PTIBLENiSS  [fufee^tilnle^ 
F.  of  L,]  capableneft  of  receiving  an 
impreflton,  8«'c  ,    ^  ^  *  .  .        •  -, 

SUSCl'PIFNCT  [  of  fi*fci}te»s,  U  ] 
capablenefs  of  receiving. 

^USPE'I^SE;  dbubr,  uncertainty  of 

mind,  F    ,  r.    w  »  _Ln  • 

$  USPE'NCF.  7  [in  Ce^mon  L^*]  i« 
SUSPF/NStON  ?  a  temporal  ft^p  of  k. 
man*8  right ;  as  when  a  ibigniory  cte 
rent,  ^t.  IWs  dormant  for  foihe  time, 
by  rcafrtn  of  the  nnitV  of  p^Mleffion,  dc 
othcrwifc,  but  may  be  tevited,  and  ih 
that  lefpca  differs  from  Extivifti/hmtM^ 

which 


s  u 

%hlch  is,  wben  the  right  is  quite  taken 
•way  or  lo(l  for  ever. 

lo  SUSPEND  {jHJj^iidere,  L.]  to  de- 
lay, put  ofif,  or  flop  ^  CO  deprive  ot  an 
office  for  a  cimey  oi  to  forbid  a  perfon 
the  exerciie  of  it  ^  alio  to  avoid  or  wave 
siving  0De*s  judgment. 

SUSPENSION  [inC/niOMl-rw]  the 
Jeiler  excommunication,  acenfure  in- 
Aidted  by  way  of  punifhment  on  an  ec- 
dellafticlc  for  Ibme  fault. 

SUSPENSION  [with  Khtt:\  is  when 
the  orator  begins  a  dilbourfc  in  fach  a 
manner,  that  the  auditor  does  not  know 
•what  he  would  lay,  and  is  rcndrcd  atten- 
tive, by  expefting  Ibmething  that  is 
gireat.  The  apoftle  Faul  gives  a  good 
example  of  this  figure :  "thi  Zyt  has  not 
feetfy  the  Ear  hath  mt  heard^  neither  batb 
it  entred  into  the  Heart  of  Man  to  conceive 
what  God  hath  prepared  for  them  that  love 
Urn. 

SUSPENSION  ah  officio,  is  that 
whereby  a  minifter  is,for  a  time  declared 
UD^t  to  execute  the  officfeof  a  minilter. 

SUSPENSION  a  ifeneficio,  is  when  a 
miniftcr*  for  a  time,  is  deprived  of  the 
profits  of  his  benefice. 

SUSPE'T^SION,  the  adi  of  pi-evcnt- 
Ing  the  effca  or  courfc  of  any  thing  for 
a  certain  time. 

SUSPENSION  of  Arms  [in  rVar]  is  a 
Ihort  truce  the  contending  parties  agree 
on,  for  the  burying  the  dead,  the  wait- 
ing for  fuccours,  or  their  matters  or- 
ders, S^\ 

SUSPE'NSION  [in  Methanielu]  as 
the  points  of  fufpenfion  in  a  balance, 
are  thofe  points  in  the  axis  or  beam 
whereon  the  weights  are  apply *d  or  from 
which  they  are  fufpended. 

SUSPI'CIOVSNESS,  a  fnfpicious 
temper, 

SUSTAI'NABLE[of /n/ifnew,  L.] 
that  may  be  upheld,  6»c. 

SUSTENTA'TION  [of /wrteiwV,  F. 
of  fnfiimrey  L.]  maintenance,  fubfi- 
ilenre. 

To  SUTE  [prob.  of  fuite  orjlriwf,  P. 
to  follow!  to  fit  dr  agree  with. 

A  SUTE  Ifnitej  F.]  a  compleat  fet 
of  garments, 

SUTABLE,  agreeable  to  or  with. 
•     SUT'ABLENESS,  agreeablenela  to 
another  thing. 

:  A  SUTTLER  [ifeoteler,  D«.]  one 
Who  feJls  vidtuals  to  ibldiers  in  a  gaxri- 
•ion. or  camp. 

SUTUHA  oJfHm  Hn  Anaf]  a  futiire 
in  the  jundhire  of  the  bones  of  the  fcuU, 
Wke  the  tecch  of  fews  mee;ing  together, 


SW 

•  CorfervMtiv9  SUTURE  [  in  9irgiey\% 
kind  of  future  antiently  pradHied,  where* 
by  the  hps  of  lai]ge  wounds,  where  there 
was  a  U>ih  of  iubttance,  were  hinder^ 
from  receding  too  far. 

Ivtertaijled  SVrVBJL  I'm  Aagey} 
a  future  wherein  the  needles  uc  left 
(ticking  in  the  wound  with  &  thiead 
wound  round  them.     . 

Dry  SUTURE  [with  Sargtmrns]  Ism  fa* 
ture  made  with  fmall  pieces  of  leather, 
or  linnen  indented  like  the  teeth  of  a 
faw,  fo  that  the  teeth  may  fidl  one  with- 
in another,  the  whole  row  being  dofti 
being  firft  fpread  with  Ibme  proper  plat- 
iler  to  make  it  Itick. 

jMarnatvoe  SUTURE  [in  Smrggry]  ii 
fo  named,  becaufe  it  rejoins  the  ed^  of 
a  wound  and  keeps  them  dole  togetfaa, 
by  means  of  a  thread  run  acio&  tbea 
with  a  needle,  which  caul^  them  o 
grow  together  and  incarnate. 

SUnrURES,  joining  the  parts  of  the 
(kuU  to  the  bones  of  the  upper  jaw,  aic 
of  three  foru,  wx.  the  Tramfxmrfalisj  the 
Etbmoidaiis^  and  the  SphemieUiit, 

The  SUn'URES*  that  3oin  the  paxts 
of  the  Ikull,  are  ibur,  v/x.  the  C^nmoUi^ 
the  Lambdoidalis,  the  Sagitudis^  and 
the  Sonamofm. 

K^nBive  SVrVKES  [in  Smge^] 
were  formerly  ufed  to  Hop  the  aux  of 
blood  in  large  wounds,  where  any  coo- 
fiderablc  veliels  were  cut. 

SU'TURES  [in  Natetral  HifUmy]  aie 
the  clofures  with  which  the  Ihells  offifii* 
es  are  joined  one  to  aixither.  * 

A  SWA'GGERER  [of  &]>ejaa. 
Sax.'\  a  hedbring,  vaunting  person, 

SWA'LING    I  [of  Spdian,   Sss.} 

SWEA1.ING  S  waiting  or  blaxizig 
away,  as  a  candle. 

SWA'LLET  lat  the  Ttt^-Mimts}  wa- 
ter breaking  in  upon  the  mlnets  at  cbeir 
work. 

A  SWA'LLOW  [Spalefe,  Sosl]  a 
bird.  The  notion  of  its  being  iinfocm- 
nate  to  kill  fwaUows  feems  to  owe  its 
original  to  the  Kmsfis  fnperftition*  who 
had  appropriated  thefe  birds  to  their  fe- 
natei  or  houthold  gods,  and  thcxefiire 
would  not  injure  them  i  and  alio  becaufc 
fwallows  are  the  meflengen  of  the 
fpting,  upon  which  aocoanc  the  RMr* 
ans  had  a  Ibleran  fbng  to  welcome  in  the 
fwallows. 

A  SWAl-LOW  [JiiWy^.]  Clarifies 
jnflice  and  equity,  bectmb  itisfiidto 
didribute  its  meat  equally  to  all  its 
young  ones. 

SWA'MPlN£S$>bogginefi,  matOa^ 

^  '4  SWAM 

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A  SWAN  iSjten  or  6jtort,  Smx."]  a 
htrgc  water-fowl. 


^Ys^v'^ii'l'HieriitfyU>.'\  reprefented 
iiri  old  MuRcian,  bccaufe  it  is 


this  bird,  that,  when  it  i*  at  the  eve  of 
Its  death,  it  takes  its  farewcl  of  the 
work!  by  finging  melodious  tunes. 

A  SWAN  is  a]fi>  accounted  a  fymbol 
Df  a  hypoerlte,  becaufe  as  they  have 
fine  wing^  and  cannot  fly»  fo  they  have 
feathers  white  to  perfettion,  yet  their 
aefli  is  blacK  I  lb  hypocrites  appearing 
Ddttrtrdly  very  virtuoos,  yet  a»e  inward- 
ly very  wicked. 

SWANKING,  great  liifty,  taU,  as  a 
Twanklng  lals.  .        ^    ^    . 

S WA'NHlMCn*E  I  ofSfant  a  Twain, 
and  tem&ce.  Sax.  an  alTcmWy]  a  court 
held  about  forell  affairs,  three  times  a 
year,  before  the  verdurers  as  judges. 

A  SWOP,  an  exchanging,  a  trucking, 
rtr  bartering 

SWARF-Afwey,  the  payment  of  an 
half-penny  yearly  to  the  lord  df  the 
lliftnofff  of  Lodebroek,  in  the  county  of 
WTMrwUk^  Which  was  to  be  performed 
Jn  the  following  manner.  The  pcrfon 
flinft  gobefoie  the  rifmg  of  the  lun,  and 
walk  three  times  about  the  crofs,  and 
jky,  the  Swsff'MoMyi  and  then  take  a 
witnefs,  and  lay  it  In  the  hole,  but  muft 
look  well  to  k  that  his  witnefs  do  not 
deceive  hfiti,  for  if  he  makes  not  proof 
of  the  payment,  he  forfeits  thirty  ftiil- 
lings  and  a  iVhite  bull.  _ 

SWARTHINESS  [of  Tfcoptlc'S' 
neffe,  ^#ji.1  blackiftineft,  tawninef*. 
'  SWE'ARING[of/pejilan,A»x.]ta- 
fting  «r  ufing  oaths. 

SWEATINESS  [  Tp^^T^rY^y 
SaxA  wetncB  with  fwcat. 

SWEATING  [of  f  J^an,  Smx.  1 
perfpiring  through  the  poTCs. 

SWEEP,  a  iSmicircolar  or  oval  lin^ 
made  by  the  motion  of  the  hand,  com- 
ba^es,  or  any  other  vibration. 

SWE'E?-5tiffef;,  one  who  fwceps  or 
takes  up  the  money  at  play.  ^     , 

r*  SWE'ETEN,  [of  jrpsB^an  5«x.l 
to  make  fwcet 

A  SWETTENER,  one  who  decoys 
ipcrfons  to  game.  ^ 

A  SWE ET-HEART [Spatrheojlt; 
Smx.I  a  lover  ^     , 

SWE/f  TNESS  [6p«tnierre»  ^«1 
a  fwccf  qtia'ity  ^  jA     1  '. 

SWIFT  ^f  Conrff  fwith  4/frt)».1  IS 
•when  a  p'anrt  moves  In  twenty  four 
hours  mor^  than  Its  ufual  motion. 

SWIFTNESS  [rf4jrcnerre,  Atx.l 
Velocity.  _^.      ,   ._ 

SWIFTNESS  9ftht  Stm Cfli<w«(ri*] 


s  t 

■was  reprefented  by  the  EgyptUm,  by  k 
round  Difim  in  the  hand  of  their  god 
Ojiris. 

To  SWIG  [6j>igan,  Sax.^  to  dnnk 
large  draughts. 

SWVMfAWGBladJer,  a  vefidc  of 
air  inclofcd  in  the  bodies  of  fiflies,  by 
means  whereof  they  are  enabled  to  Itt- 
ftain  thcmfelves  at  any  depth  of  water* 

SWI'NGINGLfijJcnSan.iyiix.]  vibrt- 
ting  to  and  fro. 

SWrNGING  [of  Spln^an,  Sax.i 

^SWI'NISH  [of  6pinlic,of  Sj)in,5«x.] 
Hovenly  j  allb  boorith  in  rtianncrs. 

A  SWITCH,  a  fihall  taper  fprout,  or. 
fprig  of  a  tree. 

SWOLN  [of  Sjjeltan,  Sax,  lWl« 

klti  X>'*]  fwelled. 

SV^CyONING  [of  aj^punian,  Sax^ 
f*»ntingaway,  wherein  the  patient  loiet 
all  his  ftrciigth  and  undcrllanding. 

To  SWOOP  [with  Fowlers]  is  to  fit 
down  hattily  and  catch  up  with  the  ta- 
lons, as  birds  of  prey  do.  ^ 

A  SWORD'i -Mifji  L6peoJ^^'^*n* 
^x.l  a  fencer-  ,1.8.,*. 

SWORN  [of  6j>cjlian,  Sax.^  having 

tikenanoath  ^    ,^.jr  '.^ 

SWUM  [of  Spimman,  AMP.ldidfwint 
SWUNG  [of  rpen^an,   Saxr\  did 

SYAGGROS,  a  kind  of  date-tree. 

SY'CAMIN     7  [fycamnHsfyCMorMt 

SYCAMORE  5  L. , of  wtdu^p^,  of 
tTMLi  a  iig,  and  m^t^y  Gr.  a  mulberry  la 
great  tree  like  a  fig  tree,  that  may  d« 
call'd  the  mulberry  fig-tree. 

SYPER,  wineofappla 

SYDERA'TION  [with  Sta-geottf]  art 
intirc  mortification  of  ahy  part  of  the 
body. 

SY^DEROUS  [//^erojii,  L.]  planc^ 

™YLLA'BICALLY  [of  <ri/^«*«>i 
Gr.lbyfyllables 
SYLLABUB.  See  SHUitih, 
Conditional  SY'LLOGISMS  [among 
Kbet.']  do  not  all  confift  of  propoTuioni 
that  are  conjuntf  ive  or  compounded  v  but 
are  thole  whofe  Major  is  fo  compounded, 
that  it  includes  all  the  condufion.  Thcr 
are  rednrblc  to  three  kinds,  Conjunfivve^ 

Co^iHf^aivt  SY  LLOGlSMS[in  lo^.J 
are  thof^,  the  Major  of  which  is  a  condi  - 
tional  propofitbhi,  con:aimng  aU  the 
conclufion,  as,  r  1     2 

if  'hftt  is  a  (Joi,  bt  oa^t  to  6e  /«i«»- 

Tb^rr  is  a  Cod  \ 

tberefore  Umfi  W  Iniii 

J  O  ^^^^>^.^. 

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S  Y 

CfdaUve  SYLLOGISMS,  are  fueh^ 
in  wnich  a  negative  propoficion  is  taken, 
part  01  which  is  afterwards  laid  down  as 
a  truth  to  take  off  the  other  part  5  as,  A 
Man  cannot  bty  at  the  fame  time^  a  Servant 
tj  God^  and  a  If  orjhipper  of  Money  } 
A  Mifer  is  a  vn'jhip^er  of  Money  \ 
Tfcwejore  a  Mifef  is  taferaent  of  God- 

Visjunaiv:  SYLLOGISMS,  arc  fuch, 
the  firft  propofitfon  of  which  is  disjun- 
dtive  i  that  is,  whofe  pans  are  joined  by 
flf^as. 
Thofp  who  kslVd  Oelar  are  Farricides,  or 
Decoders  of  Uierty. 
jK'ow'xhey  are  not  Parricides  \ 
Therkore  thy  are  Defenders  of  Liberty. 

SYLLOGI STICALLY  by  way  ol  fyl- 
logifm.      ^ 

SYLPHS,  a  kind  of  fairy  nymphs,  L. 

SYLVA  Lin  Voetry"]  a  poetical  piece, 
Compolbd,  as  it  were,  at  a  ftart  in  a 
kind  of  rapture  and  tranfport,  without 
much  thought  or  meditation. 

SYLVAN  US  the  god  of  woods  and 
fhepherds,  and  the  boundaries  of  land 
Groves  were  confecratcd  to  him,  and 
jblemn  feftivals  were  held  in  honour  of 
him,  he  is  defcriVd  always  in  the  com- 
pany of  Ptf»,  being  of  little  ftature,  with 
the  face  of  a  man,  and  the  legs  and  feet 
of  a  goat,  holding  a  branch  of  cyprefc 
in  his  hand.  The  notion  of  this  god 
was  introduc'd,  that  men  might  think 
that  there  was  no  place  which  could  be 
without  the  prcfer.re  of  a  deity,  and 
that  nothing  could  be  done  either  in  the 
fields  or  forefls  but  that  fome  god  muft 
behold  it,  and  that  the  fruit  of  every 
thing  muft  be  incrcas  d  and  prelcrv'd  by 
the  divir.e  gootinefi.  Ten^ireUa  fays,  that 
Tan  Sylvjtnns  and  Fannys  were  the  fame 
deity. 

SYLVI'COLIST  Uylvicda,  L.]  a 
dweller  in  a  wood. 

SYLVIFRA'GOUS  [fylviffagus.L,'] 
breaking  or  deflroying  woods. 

SYMBOL  [fymbohnt,  L  of  n>fjL^9\tf, 
Cr.l  a  badge,  figfi,  type,  mark,  em- 
blem, or  rcprefcntation  of  fome  moral 
thing  by  the  images  or  prcpcnics  of  na- 
tural things;  a  myftical  fcntencc,  a 
motto  or  device,  as  a  lion  is  a  fymbol  of 
Murage,  and  s  hands  joined  or  Clal^ 
togcrher  is  a  fymbol  of  union  or  fidelity. 

SY'MBOLS  (with  MedaWJis^  certain 
marks  ot  attributes  peculiar  to  certain 
pcrfons  or  deities,  as  a  thunder-bolt 
i^ith  the  head  of  an  emperor  is  a  fymbol 
of  fovereign  authority  and  power  equal 
to  the  gods,  the  trident  is  the  IVmbol  of 
^eptnne^  and  a  peacock  o^Jitno. 

SYMBOXICALLY  lot fymkelicKf^  of 


SY 


9vpS^\tMe,^  Gr.]  emblemJtk^Dy,  Vf 
fymbols,  emblems^  motto's,  anddevusb 

SYMBOLO'GRAPHIST  [of  rWr 

\o>  and  >^> »,  Gr.  to  write]  a  defixikri 
or  one  that  treats  oi  fymbols. 

SYMMETRY  UymmttrU^  L.  cf 
•w/uf  *''6*«  of  ifif^  with«  and  A«iTef»,GL 
meafure]  a  due  propoxtion  or  the  rds^ 
tion  of  equality  in  the  hci^t.  Icopk 
and  breadth  of  the  parts  nccel&iT  it 
compofe  a  beauiiful  whole,  or  an  ■» 
formity  of  the  paru  in  tc:^pe&  lotfai 
whole. 

SYMPATHETIC  ALNESS,  [of  #» 
T»d>{»  Gr.]  a  fym path: zing  qoaliij,  (t 
the  nature  of  fympathy. 

SYMPATHETICK  Powder^  a  as 
tain  powder  made  of  Kaautn  or  gRO 
vitriol,  either  chymically  prepared,  c 
elfe  only  opened  by  the  piercing  of  tbe 
fun-beams  into  it,  and  calcining  itt 
which,  hy  Sir  Kenelm  Digfy^  andodm 
is  celebrated  as  having  the  great  vintf 
of  curing  wounds,  by  only  fpreadingit 
on  thp  cbth,  &*c,  that  firil  received  ibt 
blood  of  the  wounds  fo  that  tho^tb; 
cloth  be  kept  many  miles  dillant  fioa 
the  perfon  wounded,  yet  the  perfim  SbD 
be  healed*  - 

SY'MPA^HY  [fympsthiM,  L.J^ 
tbie,  F.  oi^/uMi^Ha^  of  ru9  with,  loJ 
wtl^.t>,  fuffering,^d»c.  Gr.]  an  agi«aW6 
nefs  of  natural  qualities,  affedions,  is- 
clinations,  humours,  tempenmre,  ^ 
which  makes  2  perfons  pl&t&dnnddt- 
light^i  with  each  other,  a feUowfedinft 
companion. 

SYMPHONrAGACwith  Bota»]ti« 
herb  henbane. 

SYMPHOTIIOUS,  peitainiog  « 
fymphony,  mnfical,  Miltom. 

SYMPHY'SIS  [with  a  MediMm]hd 
J  kinds  called,  Symeurojisy  SyfsrM't 
and  Syvchondnfis ;  which  fee. 

SYMPHY'SIS  [without  a  MediMmVu 
where  2  bones  unite  and  g;it>w  togato 
of  then^felves,  without  the  intericnatf 
of  any  third  thing,  as  a  cartilage,  gn- 
ttle,  S»c. 

SY'MPHYTON  [^-M^mr,  Cl]  Hf 
herb  wall -wort  or  comfrey. 

SYMPO  SIAC  [of  ^v/cWnor,  Gr.  t 
banquet]  an  entertainment  oroooiofr 
tion  of  philofophen  ata  banquet.  ^ 

SYMPTOM  l^ufjur-i^p^  of  «-t/irw'r^ 
Gr.  to  happenl  an  accident  or  efifed  ac- 
companying a  difeale  i  as  the  hCJ<Jjrt 
comes  with  an  agues  a  pricking  in  tk 
fide  with  a  PJeunfy,  6v.  alio  %^^ 
token. 

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SY 

lY'MPTOM  [  in  Phrfitk';]  every  pre- 
latural  thing  arifing  from  a  difeafc. 
Its  cauft,  in  fuch  a  manner  as  that 
may  be  dittinguifti'd  from  the  difeafc 
If.  and  from  its  next  caufe.  Boorbm. 
;YMPT0MA.'T1CAL  [in  Fh/Jick^ 
cnn  frequently  ufcd  to  denote  the 
ference  between  the  primary  and  fe* 
idary  caufes  in  difeafes.  _^^  _ 
SY  MPTOMATICALNESS  [//•]>'•- 
ricttM,  L.  tf-t^/uTifc^^Tiwc,  GtJ  the  be- 

attended  with  fymptoms. 
iYNALOETHA  [,Tuv*K9t^9.  Gr.J  a 
ing  or  mingling  tc^ether. 
JYNALOE'PHA  Ly''»«^«#4>  Or.]  a 
itraftion  or  Ihortening  of  a  fyllable 
t  L*tsn  verfe  ^  or  the  joining  together 

a  vowels  in  the  fcanning  of  a  Lattn 
fei  or  the  cutting  off  the  ending 
tel  of  a  word,  when  the  next  begins 
:h  a  vowel  as,  ilV  ego,  _  ,  , .  . 
SYNA'NCHE  [^^^^yif.  Gr.]  a  kind 
ftainanfyt  wherein  the  imernal  nin- 
es of  the  Faitees  or  Ibsrynx  are  atuclt- 

wUich  quite  (tops  the  breath. 
JYNAU  UA  [in  antieat  JHi(/irfeJ  a 
itcft  of  pipes,  performing  Altematc.y 

rtHj^mop^uw.twf,  Gr.]  after  the  man- 
T  of  2.  Syiteategartma,  or  fignifying  to- 

:hcrwith.  ^         *.  %       r 

SYNK'CHDOCHE  [ytrwiftKii  of 
^tttf^o^^ph  Gr.  to  receive  together 
•hi  is  when  the  whole  is  pnt  for  the 
It,  as  when  it  isfaid,  Tbs  FUgMtstn 
ypt,  when  it  is  only  in  Alexandria: 
vwhcn  a  part  is  put  f  ^r  the  whole,  as 
Cii  it  is  feid,  Tt*  SicKfiefs  is  in  Lon* 
,  when  it  is  all  over  Zn^od.  To 
s  figure  it  alfo  bclonjB,  when  we  taVe 
ibcrty  to  make  ufe  of  a  certain  num- 
r  for  an  uncertain,  as  when  we  lay 
ere  are  looo  holes  in  a  thing,  when 
-re  are  many.  r  .  ^  ^    .  •     t 

gYNE'CHDOCHE  [with  lA^iciam] 
when  the  GtwMs  is  pat  for  the  Society 
u  the  matter  of  which  a  thing  is  made 
the  thing  itfclf,  as  Iron  for  a  Swd  % 
wi  the  contrary,  a  Sword  ior  Iron* 
SYNECHPHONESIS7  [r«^?»'»- 
BY'MPHONE'SIS  5  «<•  Or^  a 
lure  in  Grammar^  being  a  coUifion  or 
ipping  together  of  vowels,  whenaiyl- 
rfes  are  pronounced  as  one  5  as  Stu  len- 
fiiffint  mlvtaria  vimin^  texU,  where 
i  e  «  in  alvtaria  are  contraaed  in;o 
e  vowel  or  fyllable.  , 

SYNO'CHA  [^ii»S;r^  of  (wo****  ^o 
pportoT  hold  up,  or  <rw<>«»,  Gr.  to 
ntimie]  the  former  is  ufcd  ^y  fome  for 
t  intermitting  fever,  an4.  the  lattc;  W 
bonUnucd  OQQ. 


S  Y 

SVNOD  [with  4fifon.^  a  conjunftioa 
or  concourfe  of  two  ftars  or  planets  in 
the  feme  optical  place  of  the  heavens. 

SYNO'DICALLY  [of/yWi^j,  L.  of 
ririo^iMf,  Gr.]  by  a  fynod,  or  according 
to  the  appointment  of  a  fynod. 

SYNOJiSrA,  a  fcftival  celebrated  at 
Athsnsy  in  commemoration  of  Tbrfius  a 
having  united  the  petty  communiiies  ov 

Afia. 

SYNCNYMOUSNESS  [of fynonymns^ 
L.  of  ^yft^tufjUbr ,  Gr  ]  the  having  divers 
words  of  the  fame  figniiication. 

SYNONYMY  [fyM'tymia,  L.  ofru- 
tinifAU  of  yCf  with,  and  o»8/ur,  Gr.]  isj* 
figure  in  rherorick,  whereby  we  expreCi 
the  fame  thing  by  feveraU  words  that 
have  the  fame  lignificatioji  j  fo  Ctcen^ 
concerning  Cataltne,  fays,  Abitt,  evjfit^ 
eupit:  HeigoM,  hi*$fied,  bs*sefca^di 
this  is  when  a  pcrfon's  mouth  is  not  fuf- 
ficient  for  his  heart,  and,  in  that  cate^ 
I  he  ufes  all  the  words  he  can  think  of  to 
exprefs  his  thoughts, 

SYNCyVIA  Lin  Medicine]  the  nutnt;-. 
ous  Juice  proper  to  each  part.         ^ 

SYNTA'CTICALLY  Uy*'^'*"*  y 
of  <rt;rn«;if,  Gr  ]  according  to  the  rule* 
oi  Syntax,  ,      _   _ 

SYNTERETICA  [of  r»^M%  Gr.] 
that  partpf  phyfick  that  gives  rules  for 
the  prefcrvation  of  health,  I . 

SY  NTHESIS  [in  Thjimtacy^  the  com- 
pofition  or  putting  of  feveral  things  to- 
gether, as  the  making  a  compound  me- 
dicine of  feveral  fimplc  ingredients. 

SYNTHESIS  [with  Logi:ians]  is  th© 
method  of  convincing  others  of  a  truth 
already  found  out.  ^  ^       .  . 

SYNU'SIASTS,  a  fedt  of  hereticks, 
who  mainckined  that  there  was  but  ono 
fingle  nature,  and  one  fmgle  fubflance, 
in  fefns  Chriji.  •  u     .„^ 

^YN YMENSIS  [  of  <rvf  with,  and 
«,>iy,  Gr.  a  membrane]  the  conneOioj* 
of  bones  by  a  membrane,  as  in  the  kkui* 
of  an  infant. 

SY'PHON.    See  Siphon. 

SYRO'NES  [in  thfick-]  wheals  j  alia 
worms ,  a  fort  of  woms  that  breed  in 

SYSTEM  [fyfiema.-L  of erCpiM^of 
r.,J5ifp,  Gr.  to  put  or  conned  togpthcrj 
in  the  general  is  a  tegular  or  ordcr^ 
coUcOion  or  compofnmn  of  many  ihm^ 
together,  or  it  is  an  aiTtm Wage  or  cham 
of  principles,  the  feveral  parts  whereo«> 
a«  bound  toi«bcr.  or  follow  and  depend 

^VyCTEmV  the  World  [with  Afi^n,^ 
an  hypotbefis  or  fuppofition  of  a  ccrta^^ 
^jrdexandartan^eipentpfOiqfe^^^ 


psttftoftheuniverfe)  whcrcbf  thcjr  ex- 
plain all  the  phaenomena  or  appearances 
of  the  heavenly  bodies,  their  motions, 
changes,  d>c.  the  moll  celebrated  are 
the  Cof4fMicanf  the  FtoUmakkt  and  Ty- 
Aouick* 

Iht  $YST£M  of  Tycho  Brake,  a  noble- 
man of  Denmark  [with  Afiron.']  in  moll 
lefpedts  coincides  with  the  CopemicaH 
Syftem,  in  this,  that  fuppoiing  the  earth 
fo  be  iixed,  its  orbit  is  omitted,  and  in 
the  Head  thereof  the  ilin's  orbit  Is  drawn 
round  the  earth,  and  made  to  interledt 
the  orbit  of  Mars »  that  Mars  may  be 
nearer  the  earth  than  the  fnn. 

SYSTEM  Lin  Mufiek]  a  compound 
interval,  or  an  interval  compofed  of  fc- 
vqral  leflcr,  fuch  as  is  the  ORavey  &c. 

i»YST£M  Lin  foetry  is  a  certain  hy- 
pothecs from  which  the  Poet  is  never  to 
receile }  as,  for  example,  when  he  has 
inade  his  choice  cither  in  chriftianity  or 
the  Tables  of  the  heathens,  he  muft  al- 
trays  diftinguifti  between  the  two,  and 
never  mix  fuch  dificrent  ideas  in  the 
fame  Poem. 

ConcipuoMs  SYSTEMS  [in  Mnfiekl  are 
fhofe  which  coniift  of  fuch  Parts  as  are 
it  for  mufick,  and  thofe  Parts  placeit  in 
fuch  an  order  between  the  extremes,  as 
that  the  fucceflton  of  founds  from  one 
extren^e  to  the  other  may  have  a  goo<l 

laconcinmus  SYSTEMS  Tin  Mujickl 
^re  thofe  where  the  fimple  intervals  arc 
inconcinnous  or  badly  difpofcd  betwixt 
the  extremes. 

SYZY'GIA  [in  6ram.}  the  coupling 
%r  clapping  of  different  feet  together  in 
i^&,  atber  Greek  or  Latin, 


T. 

n^  t,  Romma  ;  Tt^  Italic^  i  *S  t) 
*  EngliJhiT'C^  Saxon,  are  the  i^ 
letter  in  order  of  the  alphabet ;  T  t,  i& 
th^  19th  of  the  Greek,  and  19,  the  5^h, 
and  n,  the  zid  of  the  Hebrew. 

T  with  an  1  generally  (bunds  liketji  be- 
fore a  Vowel,  as  in  ABitt,  Crtatioa^  in- 
tUnatiftn ;  but  Aecejfnn,  Divijun,  Jdmif 
jfioa,  &c.  mpft  not  be  written  with  *i, 
nor  any  word  that  is  not  written  with  a 
t  in  Latin, 

T,  is  the  mark  of  a  branding-kon, 
made  ufe  of  for  branding  any  malefaSo^r 
found  guiky  of  j^anfla^gbter,  bigamy, 
ere. 

T  [among  the  Antiettts]  was  nltdfl*  a 
numcx^l  letter,  fignifying  an  i6e. 

T,  with  a  4$y(b  at   top,    fr 
'  VSocoo,  *   " 


TA 

T  Dn  Mnjitt  Botks]  is  nSed  to  <lea» 
the  tenor. 

TA'BB YING,  is  the  paffing  a  ibit  (f 
fiUc  or  fluff  under  the  calendar,  to  loau 
a  reprelentation  of  waves  od  it. 

TABEI^LA    >  Lin  Fhettmscy]  a  fr 

TABLJ/TT£3  lid eleetoary  or cii» 
pofitlon  of  feverai  drugs  made  up  iasd . 
little  fquaies,  more  commoDly  cmM  i 
Loxeitgfs. 

TjQl  BERES.  Imm  tambomm^,  F] 
one  that  playa  upon  a  fmali  dramt  cail*i 
a  tabour. 

TA'BERDER,  a  batcfaelof  in  9mm\ 
Oiltege^  Oetford  $  one  who  wean  a  pr 
ment  or  Ihort  c^iat,  cailM  a  tabaid,  ^ 
Ing  a  kind  of  jacket  or  ileeve&efs  cotf, 
whole  before,  and  open  on  boch  £*\ 
with  a  fquare  coliar,  winged  at  Uk 
ihouldersi  fath  as  heralds  wear  wbes 
on  fervice. 

TA'BERN  [with  ^rr&'teasl  a  cdtac 

TABERNACLE,  a  lore  of  tmpf- 
rary  church  or  chapel  &r  the  ufe  of  Fr 
rilhioners,  while  their  churcii  is  itft^ 
ing,  rebuilding.  Ok, 

Trei  TA'BERNA,  i.  e.  1*5  ikn$  te- 
verns.  a  Place  between  Rome  and  Cspe^ 
upon  the  great  road  call'd  the  j^fU* 
Way,  where  travelien  ufiially  Ihoppoim 
refrelfa  tbemfelves  \  and  of  which  f^l 
msLlnci  mention  in  the  28th  of  the  J&. 

TA'BES  [with  fhyfieUui]  a  piniig 
away  for  want  of  naturai  moilhiic,  1^ 

TABES,  is  alio  taken  far  an  nicer  ia 
the  lungs,  caufing  the  whale  body  t» de- 
cay and  perjfli  by  degrees. 

TABES,  gore-blood,  the  nmcec  ci 
corruption  that  iiTues  out  of  a  wound,  L 

TA'filD  Coif^ftotioif,  a  cbry,  kBi 
wading  conllitution. 

TA'BIDNESS  [of  btM«f,L.]  a  ««>- 
ingnefi,  decay,  conHimption. 

To  kee^  a  good  TA  BtE,  to  live  pka- 
tifully. 

Haz4d  TABLE  On  ArchiteS.^  9n9tt 
bolTment  in  a  Ironti^ece,  for  the  pat- 
ting an  inicription  or  other  otnanKot  m 
Ibulptuie. 

Crowned  ITABLE  [in  JrtMeS.}  ope 
which  IB  cpyerfd  with  a  cornice,  and  in 
which  is  out  a  Bajh  X«lf«vo,  or  a  plee 
of  black  marble  incrutlated  ibr  an  i&* 
fcription. 

Ki^Jiicated  TABLE  [in  jift^uaiom 
which  is  picked  and  whofeflii&ceteBS 
rough,  as  in  drotoyt. 

TA^LE-Dismond^  or  other  ptcdoia 
done  [with  Jewelhrs]  one  wbofe  upper 
iVirftce  Is  fltiitc  flafj   *Dd  only  the  fito  1 
cut  In  an^et. 

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TA 

TABU  [of  a  Book]  an  indei(  or  re 
)crtory  at  the  begining  or  end  of  a  book, 
o  dixedt  the  reader  to  any  PaHage  in  a 
xx>k. 

Xmightsofthi  A«i»i-TABLE,  a  mili- 
ary order  of  x4  in  number.  aU  pick  d 
rom  among  the  Uraveft  of  the  nation, 
appofei)  to  have  been  infiicuted  by  4*- 
hmf^  firil  king  of  the  Britoms^  4.  C  soi6. 
rho,  it  is  faid,  h^  fuch  a  table  made 

0  avoid  difputes  about  the  upper  and 
>wer  end  of  it,  and  to  cake  away  ail 
mulation,  aa  to  placet:  from  this  cable 
bey  are  fuppoicd  to  take  their  title. 
\0eily  relates  that  be  has  feen  this  cable  at 
ftjw^er,  and  chat  the  names  of  a 
;reac  number  of  knights  are  written 
ound  ic,  which  leems  to  confirm  the 
radition.  The  keepers  of  this  table 
rv»w  ic  with  a  great  deal  of  Iblcmnicy. 
(at  Cmmbdem  is  of  opinion,  that  chis  uble 

1  of  a  much  more  modern  ftrudture 
han  Che  fixch  cencury ;  and  Faperincb 
sews  that  there  was  no  fuch  thing  as 
ny  order  of  knights  before  the  fixth 
cncury  i  and  ic  is  likewife  faid  that  Ar- 
httr  hUnfelf  was  but  a  fabulous  Prince, 
cinf  Edward  is  laid  to  have  butlc  a 
loule,  caU*d  the  MMtod-Tahk,  the  court 
f  which  was  &00  foot  in  diamecer. 
Lnd  the  knights  of  che  Koumd-TabU 
accoiding  to  F.^mIms  Jovtavms)  began 
irll  to  be  talk'd  of  in  che  cime  of  Frede- 
Uk  Bmrbumfj^  h  and  Ibme  fuppoib  that 
tie  KoM»d-XjiitU  does  not  appear  to 
lavc  been  any  military  order,  but  ra» 
her  a  kind  of  jouft  or  military  exercife 
ctween  combatants  with  lances. 

TA'BLK$  [in  Afinnm^  are  tables 
rherein  che  motions  of  the  Planets  are 
lalculated. 

TABLES  [in  FnfpeSive]  plain  fur- 
aces  fuppoied  to  be  tranfpaientand  per- 
pendicular (o  the  horizon. 

TABLES  [in  HoraUry)  coats  or  cfcut- 
boons,  containing  nothing  but  the  mere 
nionr  of  the  field  and  not  charged  with 
iguie,  bearing,  Oh. 

TA'BRKT,  the  fame  as  Tmbor, 

TA'BUL Ay  a  uble,  board,  or  plank. L. 

TABULA  [in  i>Ii  Re:.^  a  prefcribed 
ibrm  or  dire^ory  for  cathedral  churches  ^ 
ffbich  che  o4icer,  caU'd  an  Uebdomed*ry, 
iraws  up  at  the  beginning  of  every 
Reek,  and  appoints  che  ibveral  Pcrlbns, 
ind  their  Parts,  in  the  offices  of  tb9 
week  ibllowinft 

TA'BULAK  ItMbnUris,  L.1  belong- 
ing to  a  table,  board,  or  p^ank. 

TA'BULATED[t4iA*lt*i«,  L.1  floor- 
Bd  «r  boank^d, 
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TA 

a]fi>  a  thin  Ibn  of  matter  iilbing  ftottl 
an  ulcer  fqx  want  of  due  circulation, 
very  di^renc  from  a  pm  or  falutary  ma- 
turation,  L. 

TA^CENT  lUiCeus^  W]  quiet,  ftjU, 
without  noife  |  holding  one*8  Peace- 

TA'CITNESS  lucmrmUs,  L.  taei* 
tuymti^  F-]filentnef». 

TACITU'RNOUS  lUcitmus,  L.1 
filent;  laying  nothing,  making  no  nolle. 

Toji^ttid  doff  upon  a  TACK   ^    i  Sok 

to  M  clofe  Hfo»  a  TACK.  S  Pfcr-M 
lignify  that  the  Ihip  fiiould  lail  clolb 
by  che  wind. 

To  h0k  aboard  tie  TACK  [&«  Fbfaje} 
means  to  bring  the  uck  down  clofe  to; 
the  cheis-trees. 

Eaf»  the  TACK  iSoa  Ibrafi]  fignifi«L 
ilaeken  ic,  or  let  it  go  or  run  out. 

Let  riff  tbo  TACK,  x. «.  let  it  all  gf% 
out. 

Ths  SbipfaUf  upon  a  TACK         \  i.  u 

tks  Shipfiandi  clofi  to  «  TACK3  iho 
(ails  clolb  by  a  wind. 

TA^CKE^,  one  who  ftandsorfixef 
one  thing  to  aruothcr  by  tacks  or  by  lew 
ing,  &»c. 

vrmding  TA'CKLE  [in  a  Slipl  a 
tackle  that  ferves  as  a  Pendant*  with  9, 
great  double  block  and  three  fliivers  \x\ 
each,  in  order  to  hoife  in  goods. 

TA'CTICKS  [7t»x7,y«,  Gi».]  is  tho 
art  of  difpofing  any  number  of  men  in- 
to a  proper  form  of  battle.  The  Greek$ 
were  ^-cry  skilful  in  this  part  of  the  art 
military,  hiving  publick  Profeflbrs  of 
it.  callM  Tifflict  (or  vautioI)  who  wer^ 
to  teach  and  inltruA  the  youth  in  chis 
afiair. 

TA'CTILE  SStHmlitm^  are  J2«4f, 
Cold    Drynefi^  Moiliaefs^  and  HardKcfs. 

TACTI'HTY  [of  taailtX  X-.]  «- 
pableneft  of  being  touched. 

TA'CTION,  a  touching,  L. 

to  TAG  [of  4iw^*r,  F.  CO  Wad,  a^.J 
to  fix  tags  or  points  to  laces. 

TAG-RAG^  a  pitirul,  raggfi}  fellow^ 

A  TA'GGK,  a  Ibeep  of  a  year  old-^ 
TAIL  \  [in  Ljm]  is  an  inhcri- 
Re-TAIL  >  tance  oppofite  to  Ftf- 
JimpU^  ajid  is  to  named,  becaufe  it  if 
parted  after  fuch  a  manner*  that  the 
owner  has  not  free  power  to  difpole  of 
It  h  it  being  cut  or  divided  by  the  firlV 
g'ver  from  all  othewt  and  ty'd  to  thei 
ilfue  of  rhc  donor.  This  limitation  q£ 
Ta/i  is  either  6oMral  or  Sptcinl. 

Central  TAIL  [in  Lato^  is  fiKh   by 

which  lands  or  tenements  are  limited  to 

a  man,   and  the  legitimate  heirt'of  hi% 

body  'x  ib  ch;;t  he  whp  hold^  by  thia 

^  ticl«u 

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TA 


We,  let  him  have  never  fo  many  law- 
fol  wives,  one  afcer  ailocher,  his  illue 
Inr  til  of  them  have  a  po0ibilicy  to  in- 
herit fuccefflvely. 

S^ial  TAIL  [in  Law)  U  when  lands 
or  tenements  are  made  over  to  a  man 
■nd  his  wife,  and  to  the  legitimate 
bcin  of  their  bodies  ^  but  fo  that  it  the 
nan  bury  bis  wife  beibi^e  ifTue,  and  take 
aootbcv^  the  iifQe  by  the  fecond  wife 
cannot  inherit  the  land  i  and  alio  if 
land  be  given  to  a  man  and  his  wife, 
and  to  their  £bn  Tbomasj   it  is   Tail 

TAIL  [with  Anat."]  that  tendon  of  a 
nrolcle  which  is  fixed  to  the  moveable 
l^rt,  and  that  £xed  to  the  immoveable 
Ibn  is  called  the  head. 

TAIL  [with  Botan.']  the 
pedicle  of  the  Plant. 

DoyS'TAlL  [with  Joim- 
m^  &c.  1  one  of  the 
ftrongeft  manners  of  joint- 
ing, oy  letting  one  piece 
of  wood  into  another, 
cut  in  thefc  form*,  as  by 
letting  A  into  B. 

Fescockh'TAlL,  a  term 
applied  to  all  circular  com- 
partments, which  go  en- 
larging from  the  center  to 
the  circumference,  imita- 
ting the  feathcn  of  a  Fta- 
cocli's-Tail. 

J)fa^oi\'TAlh   [in   A- 
Jinnomy,']  the   defcending 
node  of  a  Plane. 
Awjilt9vf 'TAIL,  the  fame  ai  Dove- 
rail 

SwallowT AIL  [in  Fortif.']  See  ^-Mt 
d*  Hifftit. 

TAILS  of  lions  are  borne  in  coat  ar 
mour,  who  are  faid  to  have  very  great 
i^rengch  in  them,  and  to  flip  them 
aiboTie  their  back  and  fides  when  they 
are  in  anger,  and  a'fo  to  Tvecp  the 
ground  with  them  when  purfncd  to 
•wipe  ont  their  foorflcps,  that  they  may 
not  be  fbllow'd  by  the  track. 

TAILLE  [in  Werji'^r^]  t^ic  fame  as 
Tartiper  Bendjinffier,  F. 

TAILLE  Doftce^  a  term,  in  Painting, 
>|phich,  Xlr.  Ev?lyn  fiys,  fi/^nifies  the 
art  of  Sculpture,  or  cilcography  itfelf; 
whether  done  with  the  Bttrin^  or  CirsT»r^ 
or  with  A^ua  Fortis,    which    is.  call'd 

TAILLE  [in  Mufickl  the  fame  as 
tenor. 

TAI'LLIOR  [in  A^.hiteH.']  is  the 
«-»♦,  ftinare  ^^ijvit  on  the  capital  of  ai 
?ill4r.  ^ 


T  A 

TAINTED  [of  atteinU  F.]  corrnpf- 
ed»  marred,- h.tvtng  an  ill  or  rank  Imdl; 
alfo  convifted oltreafon,  felony,  d^c- 

TALA  RIA,   the  winged  Ihoes    of 

Mercury y  L. 

TAlARIA  [with  PfyfcUas^j  gootT 
iweilings  in  the  ancles. 

TA  LBOT  tprob.  of  Tse^,  a  tafl. 
and  bupin.  Sax,  above]  a  dog  with  his 
tail  turn'd  up,  noted  for  his  qvdct.  fcentt 
finding  out  the  tracks,  lodgings,  and 
forms  of  beafts,  and  purfuing  them  with 
open  mouth,  and  a  continual  cry,  witJi 
fiich  eagerncft,  that,  if  not  taken  off  by 
the  humfman,  he  is  fpoilcd. 

TALK'Bearer  [of  Talu  and  bcaJlsE, 
Sax.^  a  tell-tale. 

Great  TAI-ENT  of  Silver  [«««« 
the  Komans  99/  6  s  Sd  Sterling. 

TAhRUT  tbtlefer  [of  Silver i  woitli 
75  /.  Sterling, 

T  A'LENT  the  greater  [of  GM}  woffH 
112*;/.  fterling. 

TALIATU'RA  [rfi  IUc.^  tallhide 
ortalv^-ood  ;  longwoodmadc  IntobiUecs. 

TA*LION-L«w  [lex  talimis)  a  rccri- 
bution  or  punifhment,  whereby  an  ctil 
is  returned  perfeftly  like  that  comaiit- 
ted  againft  us  by  another  $  as  «••  E>f  jw 
an  Ey^,  a  tootft  for  a  t99tb^  &Ca 

TAXISMANS  l-n\*rf>f<»^  Gr.  of 
rOiy,  Chald.  an  image!  certain  figures 
or  images,  engraven  or  canrcd  under 
feveral  ihperflkJous  obiervations  of  the 
charafters  and  difpofitions  of  the  hea- 
vens to  which  fome  aftrologcrs,  Gf»c.  at- 
tribute wonderful  virtues,  as  callii^ 
down  tht  inanences  of  the  cdcftial 
bodies^  fome  fay  it  is  a  feal,  fignxe» 
chancer,  or  image  of  a  heavenly  figm 
ronftellation,  or  planet,  engraven,  on  a 
fymp?.thctick  ftone,  or  on  a  metal  cor- 
rcfponding  to  the  ftar  or  planet,  in  or- 
der to  receive  its  influence  $  they  are 
fome  of  them  fondly  believed  to  be  pre- 
fcTvati  vcs  aga  infl  all  k  i  hds  of  evil :  Some 
again  arc  &nded  to  have  milch ie«o» 
cffels^  and  that,  according  as  the  Taiit 
man  is  pTefer>'ed  or  wafted,  the  PerioD 
whom  it  represents  is  prcfcrved  or 
wafterl  away. 

TALK  ttJihttm,  L  ]  a  fort  of  mine- 
ral i  this,  by  chym'cal  writers,  h  ex- 
prefs'd  bv  this  rharaAcr  X. 

TALKATIVE  [of  Talu,  Sax,}  fo» 
of  talk. 

TALKATIVENESS  [of  Talu  or 
Tellan  and  noirre,  Sax.  the  termlapt- 
nefn  to  talk,  the  being  given  to  talk 
murh 

TA'LLA  [with  ?hyfieiams\^  fuelling 
of  Che  go^ut  about  tt;e  ancles^  ^. 


T  A 

TAXLAGE  [oli  Ree.']  a  certain  rate 
feccoiding  to  which  barons  and  knights 
men  taied  by  the  king  towanis  the  ex 
pences  of  the  (tire,  and  inferior  tenants 
pf  their  lords  en  certain  occafions. 

TALLATIO  Lin  an  Untverfity^  a 
keeping  an  accompc,  as  by  tallies,  of 
the  battles  or  deliveries  of  meat  and 
drink  in  a  college. 

TA'LUA»  the  let  allowance  in  meat 
ind  drink  for  every  canon  and  preben- 
lary  incur  old  cathedral  churches. 

TA  LLNESS  [prob.  of  taC,  Brit.'] 
leightofftaturc. 
TALLOW-CHANDLERS,  were  in- 
corporated Anno  14' I. 
and  by  feveral  kings 
afterwards  confirmel. 
•  They  confift  of  a  ma- 
tter, 4  waniens,  about 
40  afliftants,  and  148 
livery-men,  e».-.  jfThc 
livery  fine  is  t(,t7  B  s. 
Their  armorial  enfigns  are,  Party  per 
[Ki  Azure  and  Argent ^  a  pa!e  councer- 
harped ;  oh  every  piece  of  the  firft  a 
uTt'edove;  ofthcfecond,  with  eich 
in  olive  brnnch  in  its  mouth  Or*  Their 
tail  is  on  Drnvf^aU-HHL 

TALLOW-Tw,  a  certain  tr*e  which 
rtx>duces  a  ibrt  of  undhious  juice,  of 
rhich  Candles  are  marie. 

TA  LLOWISH,  grcaiy,  or  of  the 
latiire  of  tallow. 

To  TA<LLY,  to  anfwer  exactly  as 
nc  tally  does  to  anaher,  or  the  tally 
>  the  flock  i  aifo  to  mark  or  fcorc  upon 
tally. 

TA'LON  [with  ArAiteas]  is  a  fmall 
lember  made  of  fquare  filets,   and  a 
rnit  Cymmtiiim  :  It  is  diflerent  from  an 
ftragal^  the  latfcr  being  a  round  mem- 
er  »   whereas  the  Talou  confifts  of  two 
ortions  of  a  circle,   one  on  the  outfide, 
nd  the  other  within 
A   Kevrfed  TALON,  U  a  talon  with 
le  conca^  Part  uppermofl, 
TA  LONS  [prob.  6f  talon^  F.]  the  • 
laws  of  a  bird  of  prey.  ( 

TA'LPA  [with  Sitrfteoni]  sl  fwe'ling; 
lat  is  foft  and  pretty  large,  ufually  ari-  J 
ig  in  the  head  and  face,  which  rakes  { 
I  name  from  its  preying  upon  the  fcu'l  I 
Kler  the  skin,  as  a  mole  creeps  under  I 
e  croond.  | 

TA'LPES  [in  Chuur^try'  tuJnours  on  ; 
e  head,  commonly  the  ronfc<iucnce  ; 
the  venereal  difeafe  They  raife  rhe  . 
in  from  the  J^erieranium^  and  geneially  | 
dtcnte  the  foulnefi  of  the  bone  under-  i 


T  A 

TALUS  [in  Afut.']  a  bone  of  th4 
heel  with  a  convex  head. 

TALUS  Lin  ArcbiteH.']  is  the  fenfible 
inc  ination  or  flope  of  a  work  j  as  of  th6 
ourlide  of  a  wall,  when  its  thicknefi  is 
diminiflied  by  deghres,  as  it  rifts  in 
height,  to  make  it  firmct 

TALUS  [in  io>-f//]  is  the  flope  gifen 
to  the  rampart  rr  wall,  that  it  vtaY 
ftand  the  fafter,  L. 

TALUS/*^r/o-,  of  a  Parapet,  if  the 
flope  on  the  rop  ot  the  Parapet,  that  al- 
lows tlic  foldicrs  to  defend  the  covut 
way  with  fmall  fliot,  which  they  couU 
not  do  were  it  level. 

TA'MBAC        \  a  mixture  of  gold 

TAMBA'QUA3  an.i copper,  which 
the  Siamefe  account  more  bcautifiil  and 
fee  .1  greater  value  on  than  on  gold  itfelt 

TA'MBOUR  Lin  Architea.-]  a  term 
ufed  of  I  he  Corinthian  and  compofic  ca- 
pitals, of  a  member  that  bears  fomc  le-. 
lemblance  to  a  drum  5  alfo  a  little  box* 
of  timber-work,  coveretl  with  a  cieling 
within  fldc  the  porch  of  forae  chuirbes,, 
to  keep  out  the  wind,  by  folding  doon. 

TAMBOU'R  [in  Msfinry]  a  lound 
Hone  or  courfc  of  ftoncs  fe\'eftl  whcie- 
of  form  a  fedJion  of  the  fliaft  of  a  co- 
lumn not  fo  high  as  a  diameter. 

To  TAME  ttamian,  SaxS]  to  mate 
that  which  was  wild,  unruly  or  difobe- 
dient,  gentle,  governable,  and  obedienK. 

TA'MEABLE,  that  may  be  tamed. 

TA'MELY  [tramelice,  i:»x.]aftcra 
gentle  manner. 

TAMENESS  [-cameTierre,  &x.l 
gentlenefs. 

TANA'CETUM  [with  BoUmiPs-l 
tanfey,  L. 

TANNED  [of  Jrc-cannian,  Sa%,^ 
matle  Icnrher,  as  skins  or  hides,  bc- 
irg  eon£>lidated  and  hardened  bj  tan- 
ning. 

^TA'NNER  [of  Jretannan,  Smx.I 
one  that  prepares  hides  ami  skins,  by 
tanning  them  fo  aa  to  make  them  lea- 
ther. 

TAWGF.NT  [of  UMgews,  L-  touch- 
ing] with  Mathematicians^  a  right  line 
drawn  on  tfteoutfjde  of  a  circle  perpen- 
dicular to  fomc  KmdtHs  at  Semi-diamettri 
A  Plane  is  faid  to  be  tangent  to  a  cone 
when  i:  is  coincident  with  two  linea, 
tfne  of  which  \%  drawn  on  the  fur  face  of 
the  cone,  and  thro*  its  Vertex  \  and  the 
other  a  tangent  to  the  circle  of  the  bafe, 
meeting  the  ibrmer  line  in  the  Point  of 
contndt. 

TANGf  NT  [of  a  CjirDe"!  is  a  right 
line  drawn  fo  as  to  touch  it,  but,  if  con- 
tinued, will  not  cut  iu 

^         TAN- 

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T  A 


Lin  Cttmstfy] 
line 


A  B  is  (he  tangent  to  the  circle  in  D. 

TANGENT  of  an  Arch  Lin  trigom- 
i0tity]  is  a  right  line  raifcJ  pcrpendicu- 
Ufly  611  the  extreme  of  the  diameter, 
and  continued  to  a  Point,  where  it  is  cut 
Vy  a  fceant,  i.  e.  by  a  line  drawn  from 
the  center,  thmtigh  the  exttemity  of  the 
«feh,  whereof  it »  a  tangent. 

TANGENT  [pf  M  CoMck  SeBhn']  as 
<i  a  Panbola,  or  other  atgebraidc  carve, 
it  a  right  line  drawn,  catting  the  axis. 

ArHjUiml  TANGENTS,  are  the  lo- 
^rlthm»  of  the  tangents  of  arches. 

Lime  erf  TANGENTS,  a  line  ufually 
placed  on  the  SeBo^  and  GuiiUTt  fcale. 

Mtihti  •/  TANGENTS,  a  method  of 
detefmiAing  the  quantity  of  the  tan- 
gent of  any  algebraick  curve,  the  equa- 
tion deigning  that  curve  being  given. 

TANGENT  0/ 
m  Circle  Lin  6etm.1 
is  a  right  line,  as 
T  R  drawn  with- 
out the  circle,  per- 
pendicular to  fome 
radius,  as  C  R,  and 
which  touches  the 
circle  but  in  one 
Point. 
TA'NGIBLE  [tanj^ihiUs^  L.l  thlt 
■lay  be  touched,  fenfible  ro  the  touch. 

TA'NGIBLENESSfof*«»^iWf\  L- 
tnd  mfs]  capablenefs  of  being  touched, 
or  felt  by  the  touch. 

TA'NGLE,  a  SaaJrced,  fuch  as 
grows  or  adheres  to  oyftcrs,  and  grows 
on  rocks  by  the  fca-fidc,  between  high 
water  and  low  water  mark. 

TA'NGLED  [prob.  of  tan^l,  -^^x. 
A  fmall  twig  of  which  fnarcs  were 
made  for  birds]  intang!ed,  intricated,  as 
thread,  d>f. 

.  TAWSTRYLof'Sanc,  Sax.  a  no- 
bleman] an  antient  municipal  law  or 
tenure  of  EngUnJ,  which  allotted  the 
tenure  of  lands,  caftles,d«:.  held  by  th^s 

tenure,  to  the  oldeft  and  moll  worthy!     

and  capable  Fcrfon  of  iht  name  orj  ing.  6^#, 


a  ri^t   Mood  of  the  Peribn  deceiftd.  wkho^ 
which    any  regard  to  ProKiniity. 
touches  a  cir-       Tv  TANTALIZE  [of  TamiMims,  a 
cle,  f.#.  that    lungof>i»7^«,  o^TsK^rmn:,    Gr.]» 
meets    it    in    deceive    or  defraud  under  a  ^ctiat 
fuch  a   man-    fliow)  to  incite  to  an  ea^erdeiixeof  a 
ner,    that,   if  thing,  but  not  fafier*d  to  enjoy  k. 
infinitely  pro-       TANTALUS    [accordir«    to    the 
duced,it  would    Poets}  was  the  Ibnof  ^Wter  tatdFku 
never  cut  the  the  nymph,  and  gnukuubet  to  J^^ 
iame,  i.  e.  ne-   memmn  and  MbmUus^  wbo  on  a  taae 
vcr  come  with-  entertaining;  the  gods  at  a  banquet,  (• 
in  the  circle :   make  an  experiment  of  tbeir  cfivjinry, 
thus  the  line   killM,   dreis'd,   and  ferv*d  op  his  fia 
i'eb^i  at  table  ^   butthegoda,  difooier- 
ing  the  fiia,   fo  abboned  it,   that,  fix 
the  loathibme  banquet  he  made  tbesi 
they  made  him  as  dilagreeable  &d  one: 
For  they  fet  him  in  water  np  to  the 
chin,  and  apples  bobbed  him  on  tie 
lipK )  but  he  could  neither  Hoop  down  o 
the  one  to  quench  his  thirit,  nor  leaci 
up  to  the  apples  to  fati^  his  hsqpy 
appetite,  the  water  finking  lower,  and 
the  apples  rifing  higher.     As  for  bii 
fon  P«/o^,  Jn^r  fent  Menmy  to  bdl 
to  fetch  bis  foul  from  thence,   and  n- 
Dored  him  all  his  limbs,   inirting  tba 
together  in,  their  right  Places,  and  xe* 
fb>red  him  to  life  again.     And  wbeieu 
Ceres  bad  eaten  up  his  ihouMer,    JfO^ 
made  him  one  of  ivory,  which  had  the 
virtue  of  healing  all  manner  of  ^fedb. 
TAPEI'NOSIS  [i«ir<{M»7^r,    Gc.  hu- 
militttionl  a  figure  in  rhetonct:,  wba 
the  orator  fpeaks  left  than  the  truth. 

TA'PPED  [of  taEfppan,  Sax,  v 
broach  a  veflel  of  liquorl  broached. 

TA'PPING  [in  Cbirnrgery']  an  opera- 
tion in  which  any  of  the  Vemtm  are 
pierced,  to  let  out  matter,  as  in  a  dropiV. 
TAPSUS  [with  BoUtifis]  the  bob 
white  mullein,  L- 

TARA'NTULA  [ib  named  of  to- 
rentitm  in  Apulia]  a  venonoas  aAl-o^ 
loured  fpider,  fpeckled  with  a  litde 
white  and  black,  or  red  and  gre^  tpaa^ 
about  the  fizc  of  an  aeom,  and  b^^ 
eight  feet,  and  as  many  eyesi  it  is  hany. 
and  from  irs  mouth  proceed  two  ibrtaof 
horns  or  tranks,  with  exceedin|(  (tup 
tot«,  through  which  it  eonreys  iti 
Poifon,  wholb  bite  is  of  (uch  a  ratoiei 
that  it  is  to  be  cured  only  by  mnfidc 

TARAOCACON  [with  Botm*,]  thi 
herb  dandelion,  L. 

TA'RCHON  Lm^;^«i>,  Gt.lthcbo* 
tarragon,  L. 

TA'RDANT  [tardam,  L,]  lingeriflf^ 
delavfhi?,  S^    L. 
TARDAnriQH*  a  loitering,  ]il«e^ 


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ftaw  paced,  going  flowlf. 
rARDl'LOQUENCE  lUrdthfuentU, 
flowncfsoflpeech. 
ARDILO  QUIOUS      itatdihiims, 
flow  of  ipeecn. 

^A'RDINESS  [of  tm-iitJis,  L.  flow- 
Oflackncftin  bufinefij  iilib  guilti- 
sof  afatilt. 

'A'RDY  ItardMs^   L.    tdtrdive,    F.] 
?,  loitering;  aWbgwilty. 
'A'RIFF    [with  Atilhm^ticUns'i   a 
portional    table  contrived   for   the 
!dy  rcfolring  6f  ^ueftioiis  in  the  nilc 
fellowlhip,  When  the  Rdcfcs,  loffcs, 
aim  are  rery  numerous:  alfo  a 
le  framed  to  mew,  at  firft  fight,  any 
tiple  or  divifor,  taken  any  nuMbcr 
timei  under  ten.  for  the  more  cafy 
lijcftdy  divifion  of  a  large  fum. 
rA'RNISHhD  [of  fe  Umi,   F]  ha- 
I  loft  its  luftreor  brightncfs,  as  filver 
ce  docs,  fnllied,  ^own  dull. 
:A'RRACE  >  LI"    ArcbittfiKfe]    an 
PA'RRASS  3  open  walk  or  gallery  i 
ra  flat  roof  on  an  houfe. 
rA'RRYlNG  Lprob.  of  UriMte,  Ital. 
rdtfO)  1^riu\  loitering  or  lagging, 
iing  or  continning. 
'A'kSUS  [with  OcMlifli]  a  certain 
1  in  the  eye  lid. 

TARSUS  [with  Aaatomifis]  the  fparc 
irixt  the  lower  end  of  the  two  focil- 
es  of  the  leg,  and  the  beginning  of 
five  long  bones  that  arc  jointed  with 
.bear  up  the  toes.  It  comprifes  feven 
es,  vhc.  the  Afiragaluf^  the  Os  Cal 
the  Oi  Scafboides^  the  MjivicMhre^ 
Os  Cuniiformt^  and  three  other  bones, 
;d  Ofjt  Ciineiformia^  L. 
TARSUS  [with  Ibme  Anatomical 
kers]  the  grifly  end  of  the  eyelids, 
•re  the  bain  grow,  oiherwile  called 
ium. 

CA'RTANE,  a  Mediterranesn  fhip 
jreat  bulk ;  it  rarricji  but  cnc  mart, 
I  generally  a  three  cornerM  fail. 

TA'RTAR   [Urt^f*m,  L.  Urtre,  F.l 

ind  of  fiilt,  is  exprcfiM  in  chymlcal 
ten  by  this  charadler  O 
TARTAR  Emetick      \ 
th  Chymifi5\  if  cream  or  chryftal  of 
ar,  mix'd  with  a  fourth  part  of  Cro- 
Metatlorum  $  and  this  mixture  boiled 
eight  or  nine  hours  in  a  fufficient 
ntity  bf  water,   in  an  earthen  vcfTel, 
:  ftrained  thro*  a  woollen  cloth,  which 
ing  been  gently  evaporated  to  the 
ntity  of  one  half,  and  let  to  cool, 
1  ftrilce  intochryftals. 
TARTAR  foUhU  [with  Cfymifis]  a 
dr^  taltj  prepared  by  boiling  a  Povmd 


T  A 

ofcrc^rm  of  tartar,  afid  half  a  pound  of 
hxed  fait  of  tanar  in  thrcte  «]uartfc  of 
water,  for  the  fpace  of  half  an  hour,  in 
an  earthen  unglazed  velTeli  and  ftrain* 
ing  it  when  it  is  cold,  and  evaporating 
the  moifture  ^  which  when  done,  the 
fait  will  remain  at  the  bottom. 

TARTAR  ntfiolaU  [with  Cbymifisl 
is  prepared  by  pouting  fpirlt  df  vitriol 
on  oil  of  tanar  ^er  JelijHtMm  ',  and  after 
the  eflfervefcenceor  bubbling  is  over,  by 
fttting  the  gUis  in  fand,  and  drawing 
out  the  vapours  with  a  gentle  heat*  till 
a  very  white  fait  remains  at  the  bottom. 

TARTAREOUS  lUHMttMs,  L.1  of 
or  pertaining  to  tartar,  / .  *.  a  deep  Place 
in  hell  \  alfo  hellifh. 

TARTARFNE  Itartarhus,  L.]  the 
ibme  as  T^rtarmns. 

,  TA'RTARIZED  [un^ife,  F.]  re- 
llmed  or  purified  by  the  help  of  Ikk  of 
tartar. 

TA'RTAROUSNESS  [of  tartarw, 
L.  and  nf/*]  a  tartareous  quality. 

TA'RTAR  UM  ?  Lw.'^p^    of    w 

TA'RTARUS  3  -mea^wy,  Gr.  to 
trouble  or  confound,  bccaufe  thpre  all 
things  aie  AiU  of  trouble  and  confufion] 
the  Poets  take  it  for  hell,  or  the  Place 
of  torment  for  the  wicked. 

TA'RTLY  [trcajit;licc,  Sax.]  eager- 
ly  In  talle,  fharpiy  Jn  fpecch. 

TA'RTNMS  [teajitnerr^,  ^«x.) 
cagemeft  in  taftc,  Iharpnefs  Jn  fpecch. 

TA'RTRE,  or  hard  lees  of  wine,  K 

TA'Sl^ED  [taxmtHSy  L  or  o^tdche,  F. 
of  rerfCtt)  B«>.  to  pot  a  burden  on 
one,  Baxtn}  having  a  certain  Portion 
of  work  appointed  to  be  done. 

TA  SCONY,  a  fort  of  white  earth 
like  chalk,  and  is  the  only  earth  that 
endures  the  blaft  of  the  WloWS  and 
heat  of  the  fire  and  running  metal. 

Taste  [of  ralle»  rsnr  or  /it-of 

tSUr,  K.]  one  of  the  five  external  fenfes, 
(Kvour,  rclifli,  which  probably  is  cfPetfl- 
eti  by  the  fa!t$  that  are  in  bodies,  which 
hffeCt  the  tongue  raccoiding  to  their  va- 
rious configurations)  as  differently  as 
they  diifer  from  one  anotlier  i  and  by 
tickling,  or  otherwiA;[mov ing  thole  fmall 
nerves  lying  in  the  PapilU  of  thctongiie, 
comrtjunicute  a  ferfation  to  the  brain, 
that  is  either  plcifant  or  unplcafknt. 

T A'STED  [fi/#,  F.l  rclilhed  or  tried 
by  the  tongue  or  p.tl are ;  alio  metapho- 
rically, having  had  cxpcri(Jnoe  or  en^ 
ioymeht  of. 

■  -  TASTES  rby  Dr.  (yrevi]  are  diftm- 
I  guifhed  into  fimple  and  compound. 

Simple  TASTES,  are  fmgle  modesuf 

jtaftcs,  altho'  mingled  with  others  in  the 

jj  -       c  puna  I 


TA 


TA 


fkfue;  as  fat  inftaixe,  the  tafte 
Pippin  is  mci'dtdcis  \  of  BJmbmrh^  a 
^in^tmif  andthexefor&eompotmded  with 
bodi }  but  yet  in  the  Pippin  the  0cid  is 
one  fimple  tafte,  and  the  faett  another, 
as  diftindt  as  the  bitur  and  ^Mwpmt  are 
inKJbif6«r6, 

Simjit  TASTES,  arc  hitter^  fweet^ 
fiHT^  jaltt  botf  as  in  cloves,  pepper,  &k, 
«nd  cdd^  as  in.^'^i  FnnelU.  Anmmtick 
r^icyl  nmuiioMi  I  and  feme  add  to  thefe 
jo/t  X^ }  either  tupri,  as  in  water, 
the  whites  of  eggs,  dv.  or  mw^moms^  as 
in  oils,  fat,  &tc,  or  b^rd, 

HMfd  TAST£S  are,  i.  Fewetrant^ 
iuch  as  work  themielves  into  the  tongue 
without  any  pungency  i  and'  is  cape- 
Tienced  in  the  root  and  leaves  of  wild 
cucumber.  2.  Stupefacient,  as  in  the 
root  of  buck  hellebore,  which,  if  chew- 
ed and  kept  fometime  upon  the  tongue, 
a£R:ds  it  with  a  numbnels  or  paralytick 
ilupor.  3.  Jfifingent^  as  in  galls.  4. 
Piffi£M<>  as  in  the  Ipirit  of  S»l  Armo- 

Ccmpounded  TASTES  arc,  i.  Atifiere, 
Which  \safiringent2ind.hittgrt  as  in- the 
green  and  foft  Hones  of  grapes.  2.  A- 
Cir(f,  which  is  aprivgent  and  acid^  as  in 
the  juice  of  unripe  grapes.  $.  Acrid^ 
which  is  pungent  and  hot.  4-  MMfia- 
thk^  which  is  ialt  and  j;>ungent,  as  in 
common  Ialt.  5.  Lixiviwtf  which  is 
laltnefi  joined  with  fome  pungency  and 
heat.  6.  Affrodf,.  which  js  Ciltnefs  join 
cd  with  pungency  and  cold.  There  arc 
alfb  feveral  other  compounded  uftes, 
but  we  want  wonl&  to  expreft  them. 

TASTEFUL  fof  tdu,  F.  and/nH] 
having  a  good  or  plcafant  tafte. 

TA'STEFULNESS,  rclilhablenefs, 
palaublenefs. 

TA'STELESS  [of  tdte,  F.  and  lefs] 
infipid,  nnrelifliable,  having  no  tafte. 

TA'STELESSNESS,  infipidnefs,  un- 
teliihablenefs. 

TA  TIANISTS,  heretics  of  the  fc- 
cond  century  of  chriftianity,  who  con- 
demned marriage,  ahd  forbad  their  di- 
fciples  the  ufe  of  wine  and  flclh. 

TAOTERED  [prob.  of  taWcecan, 
Aix.]  ragged,  hanging  in  tatters 

Z^T^Hlr>  I  fp«*^-^^  rateccn, 

TATTLING  5  p«.]  prating,  im- 
pertinent difcourfe. 

/.^,_Uf  TAU[inflir-Wi7]call'd 
1  J»  I  the  St.  Antbotiy'g  Crofs^  be- 
■  ^  m^l  caufc  St.  Ajttbotiy^  the  monk 
I  ^K^  I  and  hermit,  is  always  paint- 
J^— (^^^-^  cd  with  it  upon  his  habit. 
p  MM  it«  namc.from  the  (}r$ch  letter 


of  aiT,  whidi  !e  esaOl^ue&ioVtes.  801 

ira-    ajre  of  opinion,  it  iran  oU  hico^ 


phick  of  fecurity,  and  lefer  it  to  t& 
charge  given  to  the  angel  in  £z<b 
not  to  kill  them  upon  whom  vbs  a 
letter  nrtfw,  iW. 

T  Tmh  Greek  IH  Hi*.]  a  figweof 'i 
croft  of  Cbrifi^  and  in  Hebrew  a  i^t 
preted  a  fign  or  mark,  of  which  it  n 
rpoken  to  the  angel,  which  Esjlbd  & 
in  fpirit.  *' G6  thy  way,  and  fa 
**  mark  OH)  upon  the  foreheads  of  ^ 
**  that  mourn,  and  arc  focry  for  sH^ 
**  abominations  that  are  done  ibciQ>* 
This  mark  was  in  order  to  tbek  kq 
prelerved  in  the  midft  of  them  tbstvtf 
to  be  ilain  for  their  idolatry,  is  ^ 
wrathful  dilplcafure  of  the  kffd.  i^ 
this  letter  T  Tmtr,  Creek,  was  ofeiif 
captains  and  heraids,  and  (ign*d  001^ 
names,  who  remained  alive  after  ttc 
tie  i  lb  that  as  the  letter  Theu  Sn 
ufed  as  the  mark  of  death>  b  f»\ 
TaMi  orn»  of  life. 

TA'VERNER  lUvemiere,  F.  t* 
futrtMs^  L.1  a  tavern-keeper  >  alfe* 
who  frequents  taverns . 

TAUNT  Lin  Sea  Ljugmmge]  aaS 
ufed  when  the  mafts  of  a  ftiip  st  9 
tall  for  her  j  who  then  £iy,  fie  is  td^ 

*  TAU'NTmG  [proK  of  u»/ir.  F.  3 
check,  rebuke,  or  fcold  at]  fpcilo^t^ 
proachfully,  bitingly,  Gk. 

TAU'NTlNGNESS,afliaTp,  hs# 
ty,  biting,  rcproachfulneft. 

TAUROBOXIUM  [among  tfeefi* 
cians]  the  ftcrifice  of  a  bull  to  <^ 
the  mother  of  the  godsj  by  wfei^ 
that  was  confecrated,  efteemed  fci^ 
regenerated  and  pure  for  twenty  1^ 
to  come.  The  manner  of  it  was  tbsi ' 
bull,  having  his  horns  gilded,  wtf  ^ 
in  a  Pit,  which  was  pliink'd  with  M^ 
bored  full  of  holes,  through  which Id^ 
the  blood  of  the  bull  ran  upon  a  ^ 
that  lay  under  the  Planks,  who,  afljj 
fmearing  himfe^f  with  blood  sod  ^ 
was  held  purified  by  it. . 

TA'URUS  [with  4finmmen']ii^^ 
cond  fign  of  the  zodiack,  into  idiidiB' 
fun  enters  on  the  21  of  ^7^  it  »  * 
prcfented  on  a  celeftial  gki«,lif* 
figure  ofa  bull  J  and  its  chanfloJ** 
with  aftrologers,  enc,  is  T. 

TAURUS  [In  our  a^ad  CM 
fignified  a  hull.  - 

TAUTOLO'GICALLT,  br««f' 
tautology. 

TAUTOLO'GTCALNESS,  a  ^ 
logical  quality,    or  futocB  of  taoa*^ 

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AtJItyLOGIST    l-mvnUy^  of 

i*rfd  xiymtf   0^1  one  who  fay*  the 

*  things  over  and  over. 

r  TAUraLOClZE   [of  m  «Vi» 

ir,    Gr.]  to  lay  the  lame  thing  over 

over. 

A.'WER  [of  taj)i4n»  Aix.]  a  drcf- 

f  leather,  a  tanner. 

A.W'NINESS  lof  taner,  F.  or  ^c 


TE'CMARSIS  [n««tc^«r,  Gr.]thsrt 
which  relates  to  the  caufb  of  difeales. 
'    TE'CHNICAL  Wordsy  termsof  art. 

TECHNICAL  Verfes,  are  fuch  as  in- 
clude the  fubltanee  or  particular  Part* 
of  an  art  or  fcience,  or  contain  the 
rules  and  precepts  ot  them,  fo  digefted, 
for  the  help  of  the  memory. 

TK'CHNICALLY  [of  t«A#ww,  L.of 
T»>:»i«uV,  Gr.]  afier  the  manner  of  tech- 
nology. 

TE'CHINESS  [prob.  of  to^ber,  F. 
cotonch,  j*d,  touchineft]  captioufnefs, 
aptnelb  to  be  offended,  frowardnefs* 
pceviftinefs. 

TECOLY'THOS  [of  w'm»,   to  dimi- 


jlan,  to  tan,  whence  Wc^nntY^   . 
"  1.  e.  canned  neft]  thcDeing  or  the 
ir  of  tanned  leather. 
A^'WDRY,   rldiculoully  or  flaunt- 
J  gay. 

A.WDRINESS  [as  Dr.  Tho.HenJh. 
>fes,  of  knots  and  ribbons  bought  at  I 

r,  antiently  held  in  the  chapel  of  Iniih,  and  Kt^t^^  Gr.  a  ftone]  the  Indium 
iudrey  or  EtbeUred]  ridiculous  or  I  Aone,  a  (lone  bearing  the  relcmblance 
ting  gayncfs.  of  an  olive. 

TAX  [tMxatio,  L.  of  t«t:if.  Gr.       TECTONICK  Art  [teaonia^  L. 


TAX  [tMxatio,   L.   of  -Utit.  Gr. 

F.  of  ncfv,  Gr.  as  SalmapKs  fup- 
J  a  tribute  or  duty  rated  on  land, 
or  a  tribute  fettled  on  every  town 

a  fettled  rate,  and  paid  annually 
:tls  the  expence  of  the  government. 
*.;XATIO  Norwicenfis  [o/i  Rw.]  a 
ttion  of  chUrch-livings,  antiently 
i  through  every  diocefs  of  England^ 
5  for  the  Pope  by  IValter  bilhop  of 
'/«^,  in  the  time  ofHemrv  Ut  upon 
bpc's  granting  to  the  kins  a  tenth 
11   the  ipiritual  livings  for  three 


I.OCED  [UxatHS,  L.  taxiy  F.]  ha- 
a  tax  impolbd  upon  him,  Q^.  alio 
fd  with  the  commifllon  of  fome 

L'XIS  [in  Architeff.]  the  fame  with 
nticnts  that  ordonnaiiceii  with  the 
ms,  and  f7^nroi«idefcribes  it  to  be 
which  gives  every  Part  of  a  build- 
ts  jail  dimeniions,  according  to  its 

locus  [with  BQtan.']  the  ycw-trcej 
.  badger,  L. 

lYL  [in  Htrmldry]  h  commonly 
Tor  the  tail  of  an  hart  \   but  thofc 
her  creatures  have  peculiar  and 
\<Ct  names  for  them. 
uA'CHABLE[oft:«can,  iWx.  to 
]  capable  or  apt  to  learn. 
!:A'CHABL£N£SS    [of   fcfwan, 
and  nef /"c,  Xtx.]  capabJeneft  and 
icfs  to  be  taught,  docility. 
tA'RiNG  [prob.  of  tsenan,  Smx, 
rl  rending  in  pieces. 
iARS  [of  trcajrij   Sax.   taetf, 
I  drops  of  Water  ilTaing  out  of  the 

iA'ZEWLtie/kn,  ^*x.] fullers 


nu-nuMMj  Gr.]  the  art  of  building. 

TECTO  NICK  NMHr9  i»Mtu^  tefffh 
nica^  h  of  7T»n7i««f  of  TvxmMtK,  Gr.  the 
an  of  building]  formative  nature. 

'TW5DI'FERA  DEA  [i.e.  thctorch- 
beafing  goddeft]  a  name  given  to  Ctres 
CtfiegoddefS  of  bread-corn)  by  the  Poets* 
on  accoiint  of  her  feeking  her  daughter 
Proferpina  with  a  torch  i  and  thenco 
they  faerificed  to  her  in  the  night  with 
torches  U>uming.  Some  are  of  opinion 
that  by  Ceres  is  meant  the  earth,  and 
that  by  Pnferpina  is  meant  com,  which 
had  like  to  have  been  buried  in  the  dark 
bowels  of  the  foil  $  but  that  in  the  night- 
time, when  the  fun  is  underground,  the 
blade  of  com  fhoots  out  fall,  which  is 
the  meaning  of  Ceres's  torch  that  night, 
when  Ihe  found  her  daughter. 

TEDI'GEROUS  Itddiger^  L.]  betiw 
ing  a  torch. 

TE'DIOUSNESS  [of  tAdhfut  of  U- 
itffw,  L.]  too  great  length  of  time^ 
weariibmnefi,  irkfomneft. 

TE'DIUM  ludiMm,  L.]  itkibmneis» 
wearilbmnef^. 
TEE'MFUL,  ftiU  up  to  the  top. 
TEE'MING  [of  t:eam,  Smi.  an  off- 
Ipring,  prob.  of  Te<ia»,  Gr.  to  extend] 
childing,  frequently  pregnant,  or  beat- 
ing young,  fruitful. 

TEETH  [ro^r,  iW».l  cither  of 
man  or  bead. 

TE^GUMENTS  ofs  bttmam  Body  [in 
Anat."]  are  reckoned  five,  Wau  the  J^f 
dermis  or  icarf  skin,  the  Derma  or  true* 
skinj  the  FmxincMhfits  Adiptfits^  the, 
Memhrmtus  Carntfa^  and  the  common 
membrane  of  the  muiUes. 

TRINT  [in  Fatrntinj^]  an  artificial  ev 
compound  colour,  or  the  feveral  colours 
ufed  in  a  pi^uiCi  coofidered  911  019x0 


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et  Icfs  high  or  bright,  or  deep  or  tbin, 
or  weakened,  ^,  to  give  the  proper 
Ktlievo,  or  Ibfinefs,  or  diHancc,  &*€.  ot 
the  feveral  objedb. 

TEIRS,  the  third  part  of  a  Pipe,  or  a 
meafure  of  42  gallons. 

TE'KUPHAi  [in  .the  Jem-Jh  Chrono- 
logy) are  the  times  wherein  the  fun  pro- 
ccciis  fiojn  one  cardinal  Point  to  the 

JlC\t. 

TELECA'RDIOS  [of  w^'*,  the 
heart,  and  ti  u»^  Cx.  to  perfcil]  a  pre- 
cious, ilone  like,  or  of  the  colour  of  a 
heart. 

TFXE'PHION  >  [with  A)**m.]  an 

TELEPHIUMi  herb,  a  kind  of 
orpine,  iirft  found  out  by  king  ttU^bMS, 
good  for  wounds,  ulcers,  ^e. 

TE'LESCOPE[t</e/cop*,  F  ofW>^^» 
the  end,  and  0110-ni  of  a-n^mtj  Gr.  to 
view]  is  adioptrick  indrument  compofed 
of  lenfes,  by  means  of  which  remote  ob- 
jcfts  appear  as  if  tlicy  were  ncarj  or  a 
Profpcdlivc  glaf»  made  of  two  or  more 
glafles  placed  in  the  tube  or  pipe,  of  fe 
vcr;il  lengths,  to  view  objedls  at  a  di- 
ilance. 

A  TELESCOPE,  with  a  convex  and 
concave  tens,  repreleiits«  obje^  that  are 
at  a  vail  distance,  diftindt  and  eredt, 
anc^  magnifies  them  according  to  the 
proportion  of  the  focal  diftance  of  the 
convex  lens  to  the  focal  distance  of  the 
concave  lens. 

A  TELfcSCOPE*  with  two  conve« 
Icnfcs,  reprcfents  objects,  that  arc  vaftly 
diflant,  dilUnCt,  but  inverted,  and  mag- 
jiifics  them  according  to  the  proportion 
of  the  focal  diitance  of  the  exterior  to 
the  fbeal  diftance  of  the  interior  lens. 

KefieSItng  TELESCOPE,  confills  of 
a  large  tuM  that  is  open  at  the  end  next 
to  the  object,  and  clofed  at  the  other, 
where  is  placed  a  metalline  Sptfdmm^ 
«nd  having  a  Sat  oval  S^tiUim  near  the 
open  end,  inclin*d  towards  the  upper 
)>art  of  the  tube,  where  there  is  a  littte 
hole  fumiihed  with  a  finall,  plain,  con- 
vex cye-glafs. 

TELESCO  PICAL,  of  or  pertaining 
^0  a  tdefcope. 

TEOiS  [with  B^tap.}  the  herb  fenu- 
greek. ■ 

TEO.LER  [of  trellan,  S^x,  to  tell] 
one  who  relates. 

TELLER  [of  tflfUcn  ot  tylean,  s»x. 
to  count]  a  teller  of  money. 

TE'LLERS  [in  the  Excheqiur'^  four 
oflicci-s,  whoic  bnlinefs  is  to  receive  all 
monies  due  to  the  crown,  a.nd  to  throw 
clown  a  bill  through  a  pipe  into  the 
MUy  courts  wbexe  ic  is  received  1^  the 


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auditors  clerics,  who  write  the  mdi^ 
the  bill  upon  the  tally. 

TE'LLUS,  thegoddefiofthccar^. 
L.  She  was  ufually  painto)  in  a  gxeo 
mantle. 

TELO  NIUM,  a  toU-bcoCh  or  aO/mt 
houfe,  jL.  ol'Gr. 

TEME'RITY  >    Ita^ 

TE  MERARJOUSN£S$  5  us,  L 
ttm^rite,  F J  ralhnctt,  unadTi^edncfi. 

TEMOl'N$  [with  Milium  Mik 
piece&  of  eanh  left  HarKfing  a^  maitst; 
witnelTes  in  the  fo^  of  p. arcs  the  W09L- 
mcn  are  emptying,  that  they  mty  kao« 
ezaftly  how  many  eubioaJ  £ithoaav{ 
earth  have  been  carried  avray,  in  cite 
to  pay  the  workmen  their  dive  for  it 

TE  MPERAMENT  [in  IhxfiA]  tbt 
natural  habitude  and  conftttution  it'^* 
body  of  man,  or  the  difpofition  of  tbe 
animal  humoun. 

TEMPERAMENT?   [inlf«M]i 

TEMPERING  3  rcdifyiqg  a 
amending  the  fallb  or  impezfkl  ccc- 
cords,  by  tran&fcrrin|;  to  them  fnitcf 
the  beauty  of  the  perfedl  ones. 

TEMPERAMENTUM  mS  H" 
fin  fhxficks]  i.e.  in  weight,  is  t^a^ 
where  the  elementary  qualitica are  iaesA 
in  equal  quantities  or  in  equal  proper 
tion,  L. 

TEMPERAMENTUM  mdpdHpm 
[in  Fbxficks]  f. «.  jndice,  is  that  ^ac^ 
contains  unequal  portions  of  thofe  v»' 
litiesj,  but  yet  in  fuch  proportion  as  t 
neceuary  for  the  difchatge  of  the  fi» 
dtions  proper  to  the  Part. 

TE^MPERANCE  [l»i^cr4>fM,  L] 
moderation,  a  reflraining  of  our  wSkSsr 
om  and  paiXIons.  Temperance  is  oie 
of  the  four  caidinal  virtues,  and  b 
by  moralifb  iaid  to  conditute  haoe^i 
or  decency,  and  baihfulnels.  The  tm 
Ipecies  of  it  are  SoMgiy^  wfaidi  mod^ 
rates  our  eating  and  drinkii^t  f^ 
Cht^ity.  which  Kts  bounds  to  the  cnjor* 
ment  orconiugal  love.  Ttm^mmu  hsia 
alfi>  its  potential  parti,  as  meekne^i, 
clemency,  modelly. 

TEMPERANCE  [with  Pitiwff]  « 
deiinM  to  be  a  virtue  that  confiUs  la  c^ 
abftinence  from  fenfual  pteafarca,  wkiHi 
renders  the  body  tame  and  govexmblCi 
and  fb  ftrviceable  to  the  foal,  and  alia 
chearful  in  the  exercife  of  idigien; 
which  &ts  the  mind  of  man  fnee  fioaa 
the  captivity  of  ftn&,  and  oftabliflies  n 
dominion  over  the  bratifli  part*  fi>  tha: 
the  man  lives  by  faith  and  not  by  fenfr« 
and  is  difengag'd  from  the  ww]d»  ami 
the  allurements  of  it. 

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TE'MPERATENESS  Itemperantia, 
'^.  ttm^rmtHre^  F«]  moderation,  abllemi- 
CJufnels  in  eaung  and  drinking,  &*c,  the 
xeltraint  of  our  affections  or  pafllons. 

T£'MP£KATUR£lte»itfratirr^,  L.] 
spoken  of  Che  air,  is  chat  which  tempers 
It.  and  changes  according  to  the  diYcrfity 
of  feaCbns,  or  the  different  fituacionsof 
<;ountries,  or  the  qualities  of  it,  as  to 
lieat  and  cold.  moi(liu:e  and  dryneCs. 

T£'MP£R£D  lUmperatMS,  L.  ttmperf, 
7.]  mollified,  qualified  ^  alfo  mingled. 

To  TE  MP£ST,to  be  ftormy.  Milton. 

A  TE'MPEST  [tfm^sjia,^  L.  timpejit, 
r.]  a  mod  violent  ilorm,  or  a  degree  be- 
yond a  Itorm,  a  violent  commotion  of 
Che  air,  either  with  or  without  rain, 
tiall,  fnow,  d*> 

TEMPE'STUPUSLY  [of  temfefiuo' 
fust  L.  ump^HBHXy  F.  and  ly]  aner  a 
llormy,  tempefluous  manner. 

TEMPE'STUOUSNESS    [of   Urn- 
pffiuofiust  L.]  ftormincfs. 
^  A  TE'MPLAR  bemplier^  F.]   a  ftu- 
dcn  t  in  the  Temple. 

TEMPLARS,  or  Knights  Tenfiars^ 
laid  to  have  been  inlUtured  in  the  year 
f  I  f  S.  by  JiMgh  of  Kayennes^  and  con- 
iirm*d  by  Pope  EugentMS.  Their  habit 
was  a  white  cloak  or  upper  garment, 
with  a  red  crofs  on  the  back,  and  a 
fword  girt  about  them  i  and  thence  they 
were  by  the  common  People  call'd  Cvofs- 
iacku  orcrouched-backs.  Thefc  knights 
%i  firft  dwelt  in  part  of  the  building  that 
bclong'd  to  the  temple  in  fentfjlem^  not 
far  from  the  fepulchrc  of  our  Saviour, 
where  they  charitably  entcrtain'd  ftran- 
gers  and  pilgcimsy  and  in  their  armour 
led  them  through  the  holy  land  to  view 
fuch  things  as  were  to  be  leen  there, 
defending  them  from  the  infidels-  Thefe 
knights  had  in  all  Provinces  of  Europe 
their  fubordinatc  governors,  in  which 
they  po&fled  no  lefi  than  r6ooo  lord- 
fliipst  a  vaft  revenue.  Their  governor 
in  England  was  ft i led  mailer  of  the 
TempU,  and  was  fummoned  to  Parlia- 
ment $  and  the  TempU  in  Flett-fircet, 
row  the  hoofc  of  our  law-ftudents  in 
LopJon^  being  their  houfe,  the  miniflcr 
of  the  lVi»/>/*-church  ftiil  bears  the  title 
of  ma<ler  of  the  Temple.  This  order 
continued  for  about  the  fpace  of  .two 
hundred  years  5  but  at  length,  being 
both  rich  and  powerful,  and  a)&  grown 
\icious,  the  whole  order  was  aboliihed 
by  Pope  Clemewt  V.  in  the  year  1309,  as 
alfj  by  the  council  of  Vienna  iu  131  •» 
anil  their  pofleiHons  were  given  to  the 


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i:i<inr:;»n  wo*  nsar  Smtthfidd  (ww  yul- 


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garly  call'd  St.  Joaes't)  and  other  tell^ 
ous  orders.  1  he  crimes  objected  againift 
them  were,  firft,  their  revolting  from' 
their  profefled  obedience  to  the  Pacriarclt 
of  yemfalem,  who  was  their  vifitor.  Se- 
condly, their  unfpeakable  Pride.  X^^^" 
ly,  their  fins  iigainft  nature. 

TE'MPHi  templum^  L.  fome  derive 
it  of  templando  or  conUmplandOf  contem- 
plating; FarrQ  of  titendo^  defending  | 
AUrt.  of  tI/uiy,  j.  dividing  or  fepara'ijigi 
Seal,  of  ni/ur^^  j.  d.  a  Place  fcparated 
from  others  on  account  of  religion «  buc 
others  derive  it  of  ©i/tuf,  juflice,  or  the 
goddefi  of  juHice]  a  church  or  cathedral 
for  the  performance  of  divine  fcrvice. 
The  temples  that  the  heathens  built  ic^ 
their  gods  were  very  Qately  j  for  priuceu 
and  nations  employed  their  riches  and 
ingenious  inventions  of  architedture  in 
building  them.  In  their  temples  there 
were  generally  three  altars  J  the  firft  at 
the  entry  where  the  vidlims  were  offered 
and  burnt,  the  fccond  in  the  middle, 
and  the  third  at  the  end,  within  an  en- 
clofure :  Upon  the  two  laft,  only  Pcrr 
fumes  and  fweet  fcents  were  burnt,  and 
there  the  People  eat  in  their  ieftivals  to 
their  gods. 

TEMPLES  0/ .r<ii/rf,  fuch  which  had 
only  AttU  or  angular  Pillars  at  the  cor- 
ners, and  two  Tujcan  columns  on  each 
fide  the  door*. 

TettafiyU  TEMPLES,  fuch  as  had 
four  columns  in  front,  and  as  many  be- 
hind. 

Amphipnjlvh!  TEMPLES,  fuch  as  had 
col nm IIS*  herore  and  behind,  which  alfo 
were  tetrajiyle. 

FfftftyJe  TEMPLES,  were  fuch  as  had 
columm  only  on  the  forefjde. 

Diptfre  TEMPLt  S,  fqch  as  had  eight 
rows  of  columns  around,  or  were  Oxa* 
jiyUj  or  had  eight  columns  in  front. 
'  Peripttre  TEMPLE?,  fuch  as  had 
four  rows  of  infulated  columns  around, 
and  were  Hexajfyle.  i.  e.  as  had  fix  co- 
lumns in  front. 

TEMPLES,  certain  jewels,  which 
^rcat  ladies  antiently  wore  on  the  tem- 
ples and  foreheads,  and  faftcned  to  thci^ 
hair  with  bodkins. 

TE'MPQRALNESS  [of  temporalis^ 
L.  tempnrel,  F.]  a  fccular  quality  i  alfo^ 
temporarinefe,  or  the  being  for  a  time. 

TE'MPORALTY  [/•  tempofel,  F.]- 
temporal  goods. 

TEMPORA'NF.OUSNESS?      [  of^ 

TE'MPORARINESS  >  '«»«/»«- 

rariiis^  L.  tempwaneus.  F-  and  nerV'e, 
Sax  ]  a  temporal  quality,  or  the  lafting^* 

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tomplyinfi  with  the  times,  time-rerving. 
TEMPORUM  of*  LWJth  Anat-]  the 
t)oncs  of  the  temples  fitnatcd  in  the  low- 
er pzTt  of  the  fides  of  the  Cranitim.  The 
upper  part  of  them,  being  thin,  confifts 
only  of  one  table  of  a  circular  figure, 
which  is  joined  to  the  Ojfu  Parietalia  by 


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the  lqi»mous  futures )   but  the  lower  <Ades,  including  a  re-entering  angle. 


part^  which  is  thicic,  hollow,  and  une- 
ven, is  united  to  the  Os  Occipitis,  and 
Ci  SpbitimJeSt  L. 

TE'MPTER  Itentator,  L.  Utttatntr^ 
Fl  one  who  allures  or  entices,  the  de- 
Til. 

TE^MPTINGNESS  [of  tenUns,  L 
«Qd  ncyye.  Sax.  terminat.]  alluringncfi, 
cbarmingncfs,  &<c. 

TE'MPUS  pit^Heiittis',  &c.  [ant, 
Pe^ds]  the  feafenofthe  buck,  from  Lam- 
mat  day  to  that  of  the  Exaltatiea  of  the 
cTofej  and  alio  that  of  the  doe,  from 
the  feitival  of  St.  Martin  to  the  purifi- 
cation of  the  rir^itt. 

TEMULENl  NESS  [  temtdentia,  L.] 
diunkennefs. 

TEN  [ticn  ottryn,  ^«x.]thenum 
tier  lo,  in  figures,  is  compoicd  of  the 
firft  figure  and  (o)  a  cypher.  It  con- 
jains  the  virtue  of  all  numbers,  which 
It  hold«,  as  it  were,  bound  in  itfelf,  ei- 
ther fimply,  or  by  multiplieation.  fc- 
condly,  a'^,  among  (jeometriciatis^  a  line 
is  the  Joining  in  one  of  divers  pricks  or 
l^oints,  fo  the  to  makes  the  line  of  num- 
l)cr5,  neither  can  there  be  any.  going 
farther,  we  may  add  i  to  9,  and  a  to 
8,  and,  by  multiplication  and  redoubling 
of  10,  fet  down  a  number  greater  than 
the  (and*  ofthefca. 

TE'NABLENESS  Mtena'Ae,  F.  and 


of  the  parapet  hinders  from  ftclng  davOk 
before  the  angle,  lb  that  the  enemy  can 
make  a  lo-lgmcnt  there  under  coven  j 
and  therefore  TenailUs  are  never  msdr, 
but  when  there  is  not  time  to  make  a 
horn- work. 

Simple  TESAVLLR    I'm  Fnrtifi  9, 
large  out  work  conliiling  of  two  faces  cr 


Flanked  TENAILLE  Qn  Fi>rtif.']  a 
large  out  work  confiHine  of  two  TenMiiUs^ 
or  two  re-entering  angjcs. 

TENAILLE  rf  tbc  FU:e  Cin  Ffrtrf.] 
is  the  face  of  the  place,  raiiiad  between 
the  point  of  two  neighbouring  biftivs, 
Including  the  curtain,  two  flanks  nuftd 
on  the  curtain,  and  the  two  fides  of  the 
baltions  which  face  one  another. 

TENANT  in  Chief,  ii  a  tenant  tbtf 
holds  of  the  king  in  right  of  his  crows. 

TENANT  by  tbt  CoarUfy  •f  Em^ani, 
a  tenant  that  holds  for  his  Ufe,  by  meani 
of  a  child  begotten  hj  him  on  his  wifr, 
Ihe  being  an  heirels^  and  the  child  be- 
ing bom  alive. 

TENANT  4y  £Zr^'f,  a  tenant  tfia: 
holds  by  virtue  of  the  writ  called  EifgU 

TENANT  by  Execution^  is  a  tenaat 
that  holds  upon  accoimt  of  an  executioQ, 
upon  any  fbitiite,  rccognirancc,  fii*. 

TENANT  in  Frank  MarrtM^^  a  te» 
nant  who  holds  lands  or  tenements  by  a 
gift  of  them,  made  to  him  npon  ma^ 
riage  between  him  and  his  wife. 

TENANT  in  Mtirtgagf^  is  a  tenant 
that  holds  oy  means  of  mortgage. 

TENANT  M  Pr^cipe^VL  tenant  agaioft 
whom  the  writ  FrJicipe  is  to  be  broqglS' 

TENANT  i»  Jirvice,  a  tenant  tbtf' 
holds  by  any  manner  of  fervice. 

TENANT  ppr  Statnte-Merehjint^  at^ 


ftefi  ^ot  tentrty  L.  to  hold]  capablpncfs  of  J  nant  that  ho!ds  lands  by  virtue  of  thtir 
bein.:?  held  and  kept.  I  being  forfeited  to  him  by  SiMtntt-Mm- 

TENACIOUSLY  [of  tenadter,   F.]    chant. 


after  a  clofc  fiftcd,   covetous  manner  \ 
alfo  fliffly  in  mainuining  an  argument, 

TENA'CIOUSNESS  itenacita^^  L. 
ienaeiti,  F.]  niggardlinefs,  ftiflfncfs  in 
iioMing  or  maintaining  an  opinion,  Soc. 

TENACULA,  a  chirurgical  inftru- 
ment  mnch  like  the  forceps. 

TENAI'LLE  [in  Fortif,']  is  an  out- 
woik  that  refemblcs  a  liom-work  5  but 
generally  fomewhat  diflfcrent,  in  regard 
that,  inflead  of  two  denii  baftions,  it 
liears  only  in  front  a  re-entering  angle 
Vcrwecn  the  fame  wing*,  without  flanks, 
and  the  Mti  are  parallel.  All  Tenailhs 
ere  defective  in  this  refpeft,  that  they 
arc  not  Banked  or  defrnded  towards  their 
Inward  or  ^cad  single^  bcc^Qfc Cite  height 


TFNANT-f  W7/r,atcnant  whoboldi 
at  the  will  of  the  lord,  accoxtiing  to  cbi 
cuflom  ofthemanour. 

^n/*  TEN  ANT,  a  tenant  who  haiiiD 
other  joineil  with  him. 

Joint  TENANTS,  are  tenants  thii 
have  an  cquil  right  in  lands  or  tsa> 
mcnrs,  by  virtue  of  one  title. 

TENANTS  in  common^  are  foch  ai 
have  equal  right,  but  hold  by  diiot 
titles. 

Very  TENANT,  a  tenant  who  hofch 
immediately  of  his  lord;  lb  that  iftbcxe 
be  a  Tjwi  Mefitt  and  a  tenant,  the  teoanc 

is  very  Tenant  of  the  Mefnt^  but  not  tO 
the  lord  above. 

TE  NANTABLE,  that  is.  fit  to  U 
occupied  by  a  tenantj  in  good  repnir. 

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n^E'NANTABLENESS  [of  *erf«, 
L.  holding,  or  tenant^  F.  aiU  and  itefs  \ 
rapablene&  or  fitnefs  to  be  hc*d,  pouef- 
ed,  or  inhabited  b/  a  tenant. 

TENA'SMUS>   [wty/ucf.    Gr.]  a 

TENE'SMUS  3  continual  lift  to  go 
o  Itool,  attended  with  an  inabiiicy  of 
roiding  any  thing,'  but  fomctTmes  bloo- 
iy  llimy  matter,  L, 

TENDER: HEARTED  [of  tendrejf^, 
?•-  and  JUfeojir,  Sax.^  of  a  tender,  com- 
niiecating,  and  kind  difpofition. 

TENDER-HEARTEDNESS,  a  kind 
md  commilerating  temper  or  nature. 

TE'NDERUNGLof  ^eifirv/tf,  F  ]  one 
iiat  is  or  has  been  tenderly  brought  up. 

TE'NDICLE  [tendiatU^  L.]  a  gin  or 
ziare  to  take  birds  or  beafts,  6»c. 

TENDINO'SE  ^[of  tewA,  L.  teudctt, 

TE'NDIN0US3F.]fuli  of  tendons. 

TE'NDINOUSNESS,  folnefs  of  ten- 
ions,  or  the  nature  or  quality  of  ,ten- 
Ions. 

A  TENDRIL  [with  Botanifis]  is  a 
:iafper,  oi  that  little  curling  pan  of  plants 
fe»y  which  they  climbing  take  hold  of 
i>ny  prop  for  their  fnppon. 
TENE'fiRJE  7  [in  the  Howell  Church] 
TENE'BRESS  a  fcrvicc  ufed  on  fVed- 
wtifiav,  Xhurfday  and  Tridny  before  Ea- 
fir,  in  reprcfentation  of  Chrtft*s  agony 
in  the  garden.  The  manner  is  thus: 
there  are  fifteen  lamps  or  camlles  light- 
ed, which  is  juft  the  number  of  pfalms 
or  canticles  that  are  in  the  office.  Thcfc 
being  lighted  on  a  triangular  fconcc,  at 
the  end  of  every  pfalm  that  the  pr/eft  re 
peats,  one  of  the  candles  is  put  out,  till 
Ml  the  end  the  congregation  is  Icfc  in 
daikneiSt  L. 

TENEBRICX)'SE  I  tenthricrfMS,  L.] 
^ery  dark,  full  of  darkncCt. 

TEKEBRaSE  iUmebnfus,  L.  Um- 
Sreix*  F.l  dark,  gloomy 

TENEBRCSENESS  {UMbr^tas,  L. 


!  num- 
ber of  ten  men,  which  in  the  days  of 
our  E»g!i/h  Sjtxon  anceftors,  was  a  Ho 
Called  a  Decermary^  and  ten  decennaries 
made  what  we  call  an  hundred. 

TENENT  Lin  Heraldry]  a  term  ufed 
lor  fomething  that  fuftains  or  holds  up 
the  Ihield  or  coat-armour,  and  it  gene- 
rally fynonymoui  with  the  fopponcr. 

TENE'SMUS  [  of  Unto,  L.  or  tc^v, 
Gr.  to  ftretch  out]  a  continual  defiic  of 
gDina  to  ftool. 

TfcT^tT  [q.  tinium^  a  thin:;  hc!c!, 
Unet^  L.  I.  r.  he  hoUethI  an  opi-iioi-  m- 
^o^Ine  profcflcdly  held  by  fgmc  d;^*:  e 
Ubiigib^hcx^  %»i0 


TE 

TENNE[infl^^Wj7li3l 
what  is  commonly  in  Eng- 
lijh  called  tawny,  and  ibine 
call  it  brusk :  tlic  colour  U 
^  made  of  red  and  yellow  mix- 
ed together,  and  is  exprelTed  ijj  engraving 
by  lines  diagonal,  from  the  finiftcr  chief 
and  traveric.  In  blazoning  by  celeftlal 
things,  it  is  called  the  dragon**  head, 
aixl  by  pitcious  ftones,  the  hyacinth.  Scc.^ 
th©  figuie. 

TE  NNIS  [q  d.  tens]  %  fort  of  play  «C 
ball. 
TE'NON  linn  tenoK,  F.]  thefquaie 
TENNON  5  end  of  a  piece  of  timbrt; 
diminifticd  by  one  third  part  cf  iuthidc- 
nefs,  fitted  into  the  hole  of  another  piece 
called  a  mortifc 

TENONTOTRO  TUS  [  of -wir.  to 
llretch  out  and  tc^toc,  Gr.  wounded  J 
one  that  is  wounded  in  a  tendon. 

TE'NOR  ltem9r.  L.  teuettr^  F.]  pwn- 
ner,  eftate,  circumlfamce,  order,  fates. 
TE'NOR  [in  Mtjick]  the  fiitt,  laean 
or  middle  part,  or  that  which  ik  theordi* 
nary  pitch  of  the  voice,  when  neither  rai- 
led to  thetreblcy  nor  lowered  to  the  ba&. 
TENSARE  lold  De:ds\  to  teen,  tp 
fence,  or  hedge  in. 

TENSES  [of  t^ms^  F.  or  few^w,  lA 
tenfes  are  times  of  ad^ion,  and  they  ate 
three,  P^,  fref^nt^  and  /«*««,  though 
Grammaria»f  make  five.  The  Fafi  may 
be  divided,  as  the  Lmtins  do,  into  Imfer' 
p/?,  as,  I  did  love»  and  the  PreterberfUU 
ai,  1  have  loved.  The  frxnch  go  tanher, 
and  divide  the  P^  into  five  parts>  as  the 
Preterit  Imperfait^  the  Preterit  lndifM9 
Preterit  Parfait,  Preterit  plufqxe  fsr  FmU 
and  Preterit  Indefini  ccmfofe ;  the  Tren'^ 
alfo  make  two  FktMre  Tenfes,  as  the 
Sim^h  FutMrt  and  the  Compound  Future, 
In  the  Optative  Mood  the  French  add 
one  Tenfe,  and  make  it  cbnfift  of  three 
Ample  and  three  composed ;  But  itweic 
to  be  wilh'd,  for  the  fake  of  learners, 
that  there  were  fewer  tenfes  as  woU  as 
moals,  or  elfe  that  they  were  more  cer- 
tain \  for  we  frequently  meet  with  one 
tenfe  made  ufc  of  for  avx)€her,  and  mod 
languages  make  uie  of  the  Prefent  ibr  the 
Future  Tenfe. 

TENSIBLE  [tevfiJilis,  L.]that  may 
be  extended. 

TE'NSIBLENESS,  capablenefs  of  be- 
inp  c:ctcn;'.cd. 

TE'NSI\'E  [tenf*vit$,  W]  belonging 
to  extenflon. 

TF/NT  ATn'E  [of  t-fitare^ L.'  to  tryj 
ofoi  I'rrr.iining  ro  an  cflliy  rrr'trial. 

TFNTATIVK,    an  cfT^y  or  cfFoit 

v»-*:c:cby  pcribns  try  ihcir  llrer«?th  or 

^  JouiidS} 

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fbnnds ;  an  affair,  6v.  to  iec  whether  or 
no  it  will  fiiccced. 

TENTATlVK  [in  French  Univerfit.] 
the  firft  thefis  or"  ait  that  a  ftudcnt  in 
the  theology  fchool  holds  to  Ihow  his 
rapacity,  to  obtain  the  degree  of  baiche- 
hit. 

TENTH  [oftien,  Sax.  lo.] 

TENTHLY,  in  the  tenth  place  or 
order. 

TENTrCINOSE  [  tentiginoftts,  L.] 
troubled  with  the  Tentigi  or  S*tyrUfm$$t. 

TENTI'GO  [with  Sttrgeons]  an  invo- 
luntary erection  of  the  yard,  the  fame 
t^Smtyrisfii,  L. 

TENUIFCLIOUS  [in  T^Un,  Writ.'] 
th4t  has  leaves  long,  round,  and  thick, 
as  the  leaves  of  ibme  Ibrts  of  the  Ficoi- 

TE'NUIOUS  [f^enkis,  L.]  (lender. 

TE'NUIOUSNESS' [of  utuiitas,  L 

TENUTT  Y  5  temtiti,  F.]  flen- 

dernefs,  thinncfs,  fmallnefs,  littlcncfs. 

TE'NURE  [of  tenf/'f,  L.)  the  man- 
nerly which  tenants  hold  lands  or  tenc 
ments  of  their  lords,  or  the  ftrvices  per- 
formed to  theMord,   in  confideration  of 
the  u(fe  and  occupancy  of  his  lands. 

TE  PHRIAS  [T»>c^f,  Gr.  an  afli  co 
lour]  a  kind  of  marble  of  an  alh-colour. 

TE'PHRION  [ri^gior,  Gr.]  a  fort  of 
medicine  for  dfftempers  in  the  eyes. 

TEPHRI'TES  ImeA-ae^  Gr.J  a  ftone 
havinp  the  figure  of  a  new  moon. 

TE  PHROMANCY  l^t^oju,uni±  of 
T-.'ogft  allies,  and  Atdi»T*i ',  Gr.  divination] 
«livi nation  by  alhes,  which  was  perform- 
<rf  in  the  following  manner:  they  wrote 
the  things  they  had  a  mind  to  be  rc- 
lolv'd  about  in  alhes  upon  a  plank,  or 
any  fuch  thing;  and  this  they  expos'd 
to  the  open  air,  where  it  was  to  con- 
tinue for  fometime;  and  tholb  letters 
that  remained  whole,  and  were  no  way 
defaced  by  the  winds  or  other  accidents, 
were  thought  to  contain  in  them  a  folu- 
tion  of  the  queftion 

TE'PIDNESS  ite^idiUs,  L.  ]  luke- 
w»rmncfs. 

TE'RAPHfM  [tZrann.H^fi^.''  fome 
hive  imnginM  that  the  teraphims  men- 
tioned Iti'^ges  xvii.  5.  were  the  houfhold 
gotls  of  the  heathens  j  hot  thi.s  does  not 
Agree  with  what  is  laid  in  the  fame 
place,  where  memion  is  made  of  a  gra 
vcn  imige  and  a  molten  image,  which 
were  the  houfnold  gods.  Others  rather 
Think  they  were  TalifmMni;»l  rcprefenta- 
tions,  confecrated  by  devilifti  ceremonies, 
to  cng-ire  fome  evil  fpirit  to  anfwer  in 
them  the  demands  of  their  worftiippers, 
>uid  give  oiaclcs.    EXia$  Levitm  relates 


that  they  were  made  in  the  manner  fot* 
lowing,  viz.  that  they  killed  fome  man, 
who  was  ft  firll-bom  fon,  and  polled  off 
his  head,  embalmed  it,  and  fet  it  oo  a 
plate  of  gold,  and  engraved  on  it  the 
name  of  the  fpirit  that  they  invocated 
for  anfwers  to  their  qneftions,  axvl  pla- 
ced it  in  a  hole  or  place  in  the  «a!!, 
made  on  porpoie  for  it ;  and  having 
lighted  lamps,  &*.  round  it,  fdl  dom 
before  it  and  worOiipped  it. 

TERATOLOGY  Lof  ^rJ^ens  ^^ 
derful  things,  and  k<v*,  Gr.]  is  wbfo 
bold  writers,  fond  of  the  fublime,  isxo' 
mix  fi>mething  great  and  prodigiooiia 
every  thing  they  write  whether  there  be 
foundation  for  it  in  reafbn,  or  not*  soi 
this  is  what  is  eaird  bomball. 

TEREBEXLUM  the  dimxnntiit  ef 
TerebrMm  an  awger  or  piercer. 

TE'REBINTH  [tenbimOym^  L.  f^ 
Ci>?9f,  Gr  ]  the  turpcntine-trec 

TE'REBINTHIZU'SA  [  of  nnV 
^i/*»  Gr.]  a  precious  fione,  *  Ibrt  a 
Jafper. 

TEPvE'DUM  [^th  .C«rgeoj»clthcew 
rupting  or  rotting  of  a  botie.  Is. 

TE'RES  majw  [in  Aatmt.l  a  mtAfc 
ariflng  fmm  the  lower  angle  of  tbeb** 
fis  of  the  Scapula^  and  afcendiiig  obtiqiK' 
ly  upwards,  under  the  head  of  the  Im- 
gusy  is  inlhted  into  the  neck  of  theft 
Hitmeri^  called  aUb  Rotututus  mj^,  L 

TE'RES  minor  [in  Anmt.']  a  muftk 
arifing  from  the  inferior  angle  of  t&c 
ScaPuU^  which,  afcending  oWiqirift 
pailes  over  the  head  of  the  Loi^^  ^^ 
is  inferred  below  the  Os  Hmmen,  aafii 
called  alfo  trmMfverUiis^  L.  . 

TERGE'MINOUS  [<«rteito'«u,L] 
three-double. 

TERGIVE'RSATING  lUrghftfm, 
L.1  boggling,  fiiuffling,  Ihifting,  ^ 

TERM  [tcr^iKUs,  L.^  tirme,  F.  W^. 
Gr.}  a  word,  an  exprefllon  ;  a  botmi* 
limit ;  a  limited  or  fct  time  ,  an  ardde 
or  condition. 

TERM  [  in  Lm-v  ]  a  boundary  of  ^* 
mitation  of  time  5  or  a  fixed  or  liraitcc 
time,  when  the  courts  of  judicature  ae 
open  for  all  law  fuits,  of  which  tbeit 
are  four  in  the  year  ict  apart  fbrtK 
hearing  and  determining  of  all  coonj' 
verfies  and  Ibits  in  the  courts  at  I'v* 
mirtfiff  and  elfewhcre,  the  reft  of  the 
year  being  called  vacation-time. 

TERM  [in  Grammar}  a  jmticinif 
word,  di^ion,  or  exprefllon  in  a  Un* 
guage. 

Little  TERM  [in  Lojt^ek:]  is  that  idea 
which  makes  the  Aibjedt,  btcauie  the 
fubjeft  IS  commonly  of  kfi  extent  tht^ 
the  attribat,^^      _  _  ^  Cft^ 


T*E 


iHMt  HERM  [in  IxgUk]  ii  the  idea 
the  atcribnte. 

\tiUi»ry  TERMS  [among  the  antient 
tfib]  the  head)  of  ceitain  deities,  pla- 
:  on  fi^uaie  land-marks  of  ftonc,  &k. 
mark  the  leveral  Sudta^  &k,  in  the 
ds. 

TERMS  of  an  EqiuUioti  [with  Alge- 
ij^f\  are  the  feveral  names  or  mem- 
•s  of  which  It  is  eompoicd,  and  fiich 
have  the  lame  unknown  letter,  but  in 
ferent  powers  or  degrees*,  for  if  l^c 
le  unknown  letter  be  fourd  ii  il  v' 
le  degree  or  power,  thty  mull  pals 
:  for  one  term. 

TERMS  of  P*op\:"*.i  [with  Mathe- 
ticiani]  are  Aich  i;unibers,  letter!,  or 
mtities,  as  arc  compared  one  with  an- 
icr,  as  if  ?.  6.  : :  e,  iy  m,  A, ::  iz-  *4. 
m-  a^  by  c.  i,  or  3.  6.  is.  24.  are  call'd 
\  termS)  a  being  the  firH  term,  h  the 
ond. 

TERM  [in  ArAtUSure]  a  kind  of  Ha- 
;  or  column  adorned  at  the  top  with 
\  figure  of  a  man^s,  woman's  or  fa- 
's head,  as  a  capital,  and  the  lower 
[t  ending,  as  a  iheath  or  fcabbard. 
TERM  [in  (jiomety'i  is  fometimes 
:d  for  a  point,  and  fometimes  a  line, 
•.  a  line  is  the  term  of  a  fiiperficies, 
1  a  fuperficiesof  a  Iblid. 
TERMS  of  Art,  words,  which,  be- 
ss  their  literal  and  popular  meaning, 
ich  they  either  have  or  may  have  in 
nmon  languaga^  bear  a  further  and 
mliar  meaning  in  fomc  art  or  fcicnce- 
TERMS  of  FnpoHiom  [with  Mathe- 
fclarefuch  numbers,  letters,  or  quan- 
ts, as  are  compared  one  with  another, 


6.  II.  >  «,  J,  r,  i,  or  4,  8,  ^,  ts, 
,   3  are  called  the  terms. 


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w.h::  e.  d. 

TE'RMAGANTNESS  [probably  of 
maj^itudo^  f.  e.  three  times  magni- 
ie,l  a  termagant  difpofitlon,  the  ran 
^  he^oring,  robuft  temper  or  beha- 
nr  of  a  mafculine  woman. 
TE'RMINABLE  ittrmi»amis,  W] 
;t  mfty  be  ended. 

TE'RMINAL  [termtnalU^   L.]  bc- 
ging  to  bounds  and  limits. 
PeRMTNAXIA    [among  the  ^9-^ 
ns]  a  feaft  of  Land-marks  obferved  in 
XKiXo^Terminusy  the  deity  of  bounds, 
adjuftinj?  and  diftinguifhing  the  li- 
ra of  fields  an4  evpry  m^n's  eftarc. 
TE'RMINISTS,   a  fedl  or  branch  of 
!  Catvintfls^  who  hold  five  particular 
«fs,  as  to  the  term  or  time  of  jnrace. 
TERMINUS  De«f  [among  the  Ro- 
m  ^  the  god  of  bounds  and  limits, 
le  people  d  I^m  wei«  commanded 


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to  fet  ftones  on  the  confines  of  th»lr 
ground,  which  were  caird  Termitudia  } 
and  upon  them  they  offered  to  Ji^ttf 
every  year  j  and  if  any  one  was  fo  pre- 
fumptuous  as  to  remove  them,  his  head 
was  to  make  iatisfa^ion  to  7«^fier,  to 
Jhom  they  were  confecratedj  thcfe 
Ixones  were  every  year  rrowncd  with  flow- 
en,  and  milk  was  poured  upon  them  to 
the  god  fert»iniis» 

TE'RMLY,  every  term,  as  often  as 
lie  terms  of  law  return. 

TE'RMOR,  one  who  holds  a  faxm 
for  a  term  of  yean  or  liffe. 

A  TE'RNARY7  [t#rifio,  L.]  a  ter- 

^TE'RKION  3  nion  or  number  o£ 
three. 

TERPSrCHORE  Irifji^po  of  tifJ 
•^tt  deledtation,  and  ;t«^a>  a  dance, 
^r.]  one  of  the  nine  mufes,  to  whom  it 
attributed  the  invention  of  dancing  and 
balls.  The  antients  ufed  to  reprefbiCr 
her  in  iMiinting,  Oh.  with  a  chearfut 
countenance,  and  playing  upon  fome  in- 
ftmment,  having  her  head  adorned  with 
a  coronet  of  feathers  of  divers  colours, 
but  chiefly  green,  in  token  of  the  vi&xy' 
ry  the  mufes  obtain*d  over  the  fyrens 
&»€.  by  finging. 

TERRA'CEOUS  [tmaCiHS^  L.]  ofc 
or  belonging  to  the  earth. 

TE'RRA  Lemma,  a  Ibrt  of  red  earth 
digged  out  of  an  hi!l  in  the  illand  c€ 
ijtianoi^  Ism 

TERRA  mna  Tin  old  Charters]  land 
newly  granted  or  made  over  to  fome 
peribn  $  alfo  (and  newly  grubbbed  up,  or 
cleared  from  woods,  L. 

TERRAPXNE  [in  Virginia']  a  tot- 
toife  or  turtle. 

TERRA  Ptttwrata,  land  IVibjea  to  thC 
euftom  or  duty  callM  Putttra^  L. 

TERRA  Sabttlofa^  gravelly  or  Tandy 
ground,  L. 

TERRA  Samia,  a  white,  lliff,  tongjK 
earth,  brought  from  the  ifland  Samns^  L. 

TERRA  a  terra  [in  Horfrmanjhip]  is 
a  feries  of  low  leaps  made  by  the  horfe 
forward  bearing  fide-ways,  and  wopkinR 
upon  two  treads.  In  which  motion  the 
hbrie  moves  both  his  fbre-Iegs  at  once, 
and  when  they  arc  upon  the  point  of 
defcending  to  the  ground,  the  hinder 
lefi^  bear  them  company  with  a  Ihort  and 
quick  c'dcnce,  always  bearing  and  flay- 
ing upon  his  haunches ^  fo  that  the  mp- 
tions  of  the  hinder  Quartfrt  are  Ihort  and 
quick,  and  the  horie  being  always  well 
pr^fiM  ?inil  coupted,  he  lifrs  his  fore-lega 
prc^ry  high,  and  his  hinder  legs  kee? 
always  low  and  near  tlic  ground. 

5  I  ^  TERRA- 

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TILRRA  a  terray  Gallies  aild  other 
veflels  are  iaid  to  go  terra  a  t«rra^  when 
they  never  go  far  Irom  the  coaft.  L. 

T£RRAiGNOL  iwith  Horfman]  b 
a  horfe  who  cleavei  to  the  ground,  that 
.  can't  he  macie  light  upon  the  hand,  that 
can't  be  put  upon  his  haiuiches,  that 
raifcs  his  fore-quarters  with  difficulty, 
th^t  ischai^d  with  Ihoulders^  and,  in 
general,  one  whofe  motions  are  all  ihort, 
and  too  near  the  ground, 

TERRAIN  [with  Horfemen']  is  the 
manage  ground  upon  which  the  horle 
makes  his  pill  or  tread.  / 

TE'RRACE  [in  Arcbitefi.']  the  roof 
of  a  houie  that  is  aar,.  and  whereon  one 
may  walk  i  alfo  the  covering  of  a  buil- 
ding which  is  in  platform }  alio  a  bal- 
cony which  projects. 
TE'RRAS  7  lUrraxjuii  and  terraecia^ 
TE'RRACE  5  Hal,  une  teraffe^  F. 
prob.  of  turris^  L.  a  tower,  or  terra ^  L. 
the  earth]  a  wall,  walk,  or  gallery  railed 
above  the  reft  of  the  garden. 

TERR£^NE[^e^r«itNM,  L.]  the  earth, 
the'earrhly  habitation,  Milum, 

TERRE'NENESS  [of  tentms^  L.] 
earthinefs. 

*rERRE  plain  [in  Fortification]  is  a 
platform  or  horizontal  fur  face  of  the 
rampart  lying-level,  only  with  a  little 
ilope  01)  the  outfide  for  the  recoil  of  the 
canon.  It  is  terminated  by  the  parapet 
on  that  lide  toward  the  field,  and  by  the 
inner  Talus  on  the  other  toward  the  bo- 
dy of  the  place. 

TERRE'TfiUJiii^  a  tenant  that  holds 
land;  as  when  a  lord  of  a  manour  has 
a  freeholder,  who  lets  out  his  freehold 
to  another  to  be  occupied,  this  occupier 
is  called  the  Terre-Tenant,  .F. 

TEHRER   >   [of  t€rra^  L.  land]  a 

TE^RRIERJ  book  or  roll  wherein 
the  feveral  lands,  either  of  a  private  pcr- 
ibn,  or  of  a.  town,  colle^,  or  church, 
S*c,  are  defcribcd ;  and  this  ought  to  con- 
tain the  number  of  acres,  the  fite,  boun- 
daries, tenants  names.  Qfic. 

TERRK'STRIAL  ?  [rerr</?riV,  L.] 

TERRE'STRIOUS  J  earthy,  of,  or 
pertaining  to  the  earth. 

TERRE'STRIAL  Lw  [in  Terfpeff.l 
is  a  right  line  in  which  the  geometrical 
.place  and  that  of  the  picture  or  draught 
Interfedt  one  another- 

TERRE  STRIALNESS  lotterrefiris, 
L.  tirrfjhe^  F.  and  «/j1  earthinefs,  the 
being  earthly  or  pertaining  to  the  earth. 

TE'RRIBLENESS  [tsrribilitaf,  L. 
quality  terrible,  F.]  a  terrible  natt*re  or 
s[iia1ity. 

TJULRrcQUST  imic^^,  LJ  one 


TE 

who  inhabits  or  dwells  upon  tbe  eaxth^ 

TE'RIER^L^^  ddtoms"]  a  colle£tf« 

TE^<AR  5on  <^  acknowledjgmena 
of  vailals  or  tenants  of  a  lordihip  coo- 
taining  the  rents,  fervices,  6w.  they  o«c 
to  their  lord,  and  ferving  as  a  tkie  cf 
claim  for  demanding  and  executing  chft 
payments  thereof. 

TERRIER  [with  Hnnters'^  the  lod? 
or  hole  which  foxes,  badgers,  rabbcis, 
&»e.  dig  for  them&lves  under  ground,  td 
lave  themfclvcs  from  the  hunters  ^  aof 
hence  Terrier^  a  little  hovind,  who  hiuss 
thofe  animals,  who  creeps  into  tbe 
ground  like  a  ferret,  and  either  affiighsi 
and  bites  them,  or  drags  them  oat  a: 
the  holes. 

TEKJdTICK  [i«T/V».-«,  L.]terrjfr 
ing,  caufing  terror  or  fear. 

TEKRI'FICKNE.SS  [of  Urnfia^  L 
and  nffs]  teiTiblcnefs,  caufing  tenor. 

TERRIGENOUS  [terri^ena,  L) 
bom,  bred  or  ingcnderd  of  the  earth. 

TERRI'LCKiUY  [of  /erwiojiwi,  U] 
the  fpeaking  or  terrible  or  dicadSd 
things. 

TERRISipwii,  dK.  [ini^t»]airrit 
for  a  clerk  to  recover  his  lands,  d«  fer* 
merly  fued,  after  having  cleared  hi»- 
felf  of  a  felony,  upon  fufpicion  whcierf 
he  was  convidted  and  delivered  Co  his  cr- 
dinary  to  be  purged,  L. 

TERRIS  liberandis,  the  name  of  i 
writ  for  delivery  of  lands  to  the  heir,  ^ 
ter  homage  aixl  relief  performed,  or  u^ 
on  fecurity  taken  that  be  Ihall  pexfoza 
them,  X/. 

TERSOR    [in  Anat."]  the    mxsSKc 

caird  alfo  LatiJJimMi  dorfi. 

TERTHRA  [of  rip^ycr,  Gr.  thepait? 
about  the  throatl  the  middle  and  latcnl 
parts  of  the  neck. 

TESSELATA  pavimentm  [anwrg 
the  Komaui]  were  the  pavements  in  tbe 
tents  of  the  eenetals,  of  rich  nef^-i 
workf  made  of  cufloas.fmall  fquaxemsr- 
bles,  bricks,  or  tile  ,  caU*d  r^QfUU^froa 
the  form  of  dice. ' 

TE'SSELATED  [  teffelUtms^  L] 
chequered  with  inlaid  pieces  of  wood, 
ftone,  or  any  other  thing,  as  aparfemest 
of  Mofaick  work,  made  of  curiotti  final?, 
fquare  marbles,  bricks  or  dles^  called 
TeJfeUd^  from  the  form  of  dice. 

TESSO  [  dd  Latin  Kec.^  a  grey  hjoci 
or  badger. 

TEST  a  furnace  for  melting  Iron,  t 
Ibrt  of  copper  for  refining  iilver,  dv. 

TESTA  [in  Botan.  Wnt,"]  z  thiiV 
.  hard,  brittle  covering  of  ibmc  lecds. 

TESTA  de  NevilUo  called,  bccaofe 
'tis  faid  to  hare  been  coi^pite)  fy  J^ 


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d  Ktvit,  an  Itinerant  juAice  in  ^the 
le  of  king  Henry  J II.]  an  authcntick 
ord  kept  in  the  kings  remembran- 
^  office  in -the  exchequer,  containing 
Recount  of  all  lands  held  in  grand  or 
tr  iergeanty,  with  fees  and  efcheats 
Peking. 

TESTAMENT  KHna^i^^t,  a  laft 
1  made  by  word  of  mouth  before  fuf 
ent  witnefles. 

PESTAMENTUM  [old  A«.]  a 
ting,  inftrument,  or  deed  for  the 
veying  of  lands  or  other  things,  16 
ed,  becaufe  it  bears  a  tedimony,  or 
tteftcd  by  witnefles. 
PESTA'TION,  a  bearing  witncfs,  a 
ifying,  proving,  witneffing,  or  evi- 
icing,  L, 

TESTATED  [ufiMtMs,  L-l  openly 
r'd  and  known,  tedified,  &»c» 
TESTE,  a  word  commonly  lUbfcri- 
I  in  the  U(t  part  of  every  writ,  where 
date  begins  thusj  t^ie  ms  ipfo^  i.e. 
Deft  mylelf.  If  ii  be  an  original  writ 
the  kirk's  name ;  but  if  it  be  a  jticti- 
1  writ,  it  beari  the  name  of  the  chief 
ge  of  the  court,  out  of  which  it  iffues, 
t^e  Petro  KtHfr  Eqaitey  &c. 
TESTES  [with  Anat.']  certain  emi- 
it  parts  behind  the  PUlUides  in  the 
peme  part  of  the  brain  toward  the 
tMlitm  i  fo  calTd  by  Anaiom{ftn  on  ac- 
nt  of  their  refembling  the  ftones  of 
lan. 

TESTICLES  [tefiicMli,  L.  tifiicHUs. 
alio  tefies,  L.  wlmclTes,  g.  d,  witnef- 
Bf  virility,  Qk."]  the  fcminal  organs  or 
els  in  men  or  women. 
TKSTFCULATED  Roof  [with  B.. 
"J  is  a  kind  of  tub^roas  root,  for  it 
fids  of  two  knobs,  refembling  a  pair 
cAicVs,  as  in  fomc  fpecics  of  Orchis. 
rESTICULO'SE  Itijiietdofus,  L.] 
:  hath  large  ends. 

•ESTICULUS  vfnerent  [with  Surgf 
a  fwelling  of  the  cod  after  venereal 
cilation,  L 
•ESTIFICATOR,  he  thattcaifics, 

•E'STINESS  [probably  of  tite,  F, 
HeaJ^  q.  d.  faeadinefs,  or  oftefiardo^ 
1  peevilhnefs,  aptnefs  to  take  pet, 
oieriefs,  eroft-grainednci^. 
'ESTONS  [fo  called  from  their  ha- 
;  an  head  or  T^a.  ovTete^  F.  upon 
n]  whence  they  are  by  us  called  Te- 
or  Teftir .  They  were  either  coin- 
ere  or  in  Fmum,  in  the  time  cif  Hem 
IIL  and  went  in  France  for  eighteen - 
re*  and  probably  they  went  for  the 
t  here.    They  were  made  of  brals, 


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Und  in  the  lime  of  Keitry  VUh  for 
twelve  pence,  and  funk  in  Ldxaards  VI's 
time  to  nine-pence,  and  afterwards  to 
fix-pence,  and  lUll  retain    the  name 

TESTU'DINATED  [tc/?iriiMf*i,L.] 
vaulted,  made  like  the  fhell  of  a  tortoif^, 
bowing  like  a  vault. 

TESTUDO  [with  Foets]  a  lyre,  be- 
caufe \t  is  fiiid  to  have  been  made  by 
MxrsMryt  its  inventer,  of  the  back  or  hol- 
low ihellof  the  fea-tonoile. 

TESTU^DO,  a  tonoile  j  alfo  a  vault*  x 
ed  roof,  L. 

TESTUDO  veliformis  ftadrabilis  [in 
Arebite&.  1  an  hemifpherical  vault  os 
celling  of  a  church,  d^.  wherein  there 
:  are  four  windows  fo  contrived  that  the 
reft  of  the  vault  is  quadrable  or  may  bo 
fquared. 

TESTU'DO  [with  the  Antieuts]  a 
kind  of  cover  or  skreen  made  by  the  fol- 
diers  bucklers,  held  over  their  heads, 
they  being  in  clofe  order. 

TESTU'DO  [in  FbyficK]  a  foft  brAid 
tumour  or  gathering  ot  impure  humours 
between  the  skull  and  the  skin,  called 
alfo  Talpa^  fi^. 

TETA'NICK  [tetanicMS,  L.of  nwv- 
xfrf,  Gr.]  having  a  crick  in  the  neck,  oc 
cramp  in  it,  that  boldeth  it  fo  (tiff  that 
it  cannot  bow. 

TETA'NOTHRUM  [itwif-a^r,  Gr.] 
a  medicine  for  taking  away  wnnklcs  in 
the  skin  and  fmoothing  it. 

To  TETHER  a  Horfe  lentraver,  F.l 
to  tic  him  fo  in  a  pafture,  that  he  may 
eat  all  roimd  him  the  length  of  the  line* 
but  no  farther. 

TETHYS  [of  »Jai»,  Gr.  a  nurfe,  be- 
caufe water  feeds  and  noiiriflies  all 
things]  according  to  the  poets  the  daugh- 
ter of  Cdhs  and  V^^  the  filler  w  ^- 
turm^  the  wife  of  Nepuae^  and  |oddcfs 
of  the  fca. 

TETRACHORD  [tt*r«»wA,  Ita!. 
tetrMebordm^  L  of  Ttr^x^tAt,  Cr.]  an 
inltmment  with  four  ftrings )  alt>  an  in- 
terval of  three  tones,  aecountir^  the  te- 
traohord  for  one  tone,  as  it  is  often  ta- 
ken in  mnH^. 

TETRA'CTYS  [in  Ant  ^»».]  a 
point,  a  line,  a  fiuface,  and  alblid. 

TETR  A<DITES,  a  name  given  to  ft- 
veml  fcas  of  hcrcticks,  on  account  Of 
the  refpea  they  bore  ta  the  nre^i  or 
number  4. 

TE'TRAE'DRON  tw 
•r®i''w,  Gf.l  one  of  the 
five  regular  bodies  eoatainr 
ed  Under  4  eqpal  and  equi- 
lateral criangjcH  vjbichb^- 


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ing  folded  up,  will  each  of  them  repre- , 
lent  the  Tetraedrom 

TETRA'JbTERIS  [nr^'neAtj  Gr] 
the  fpace  of  four  years. 

TETRAGON  [in  jffinl.']  an  afpctt 
of  two  PlaQCts  with  regard  to  the  earth, 
when  they  are  dilbmt  irom  each  other 
a  fourth  part  of  the  curcle  Or  90  degnees. 

TETRA'GONALNESS,  the  having 
fourforners,  fqoarenels. 

TETKAGONFA  [with  Batanifis'} 
prick- wood  or  fpindle-tree,  L, 

TETRAGONFAS  [with  Jfifw."]  a 
comet,  the  head  of  which  is  of  a  qua- 
drangular form,  and  its  tail  or  train 
long,  thick,  and  uniform,  and  not 
much  difibent  Ixom  the  meteor  called 

T£TRAG0m'$TICALC«2M/M,  is 
the  fiune  with  the  fummatory  or  dificren- 
tial  Calckhis  of  Leibnitz^  or  fummatory 
arithmetick,  t.  e.  the  art  of  finding  the 
Ibtving  quantity  from  the  Bnxion. 

liTRA'GONUS  [wre^V^F,  Gr.] 
a  four  fquare  or  fi)ur-comcr*d  figure,  a 
triangle,  L. 

TETR  ANO'BOLOS,  Iquare  crimfon 
velvet  Peafe,  L.  of  Gr. 

TETR  APENT  A'TERIS  [irre^wn- 
nvtrn^Sy  Gr]  an  Olympiad,  the  fpace 
of  four  years,  and  die  beginning  of  the 
fifth. 

TETRAPETALOUS  F/oowrLwith 
3oiMtifii]  is  one  that  coniifts  of  but  four 
fmgle  coloured  leaves,  called  FetaU^ 
^t  round  the  Stylus  to  compofe  the 
lipwer.  And  Mr.  Rsy  divides  them  in- 
to, f .  Such  as  have  an  tmifbrm,  tetra- 
petalous  flower,  and  their  leed-visflels  a 
little  oblongifh,  which  he  therefiire  calls 
Sili^mfe^  as  the  Lencoiitm,  Vemtariay  A- 
lyffon,  ricHa  Limarss^  Fanmycbis^  fl<At- 
tis^  Jllhria,  R«^«,  N^pu,  Sinafis,  Ka- 
fiJtrMmf  Erifimium^  Etm^m  SfMrts,  CaT" 
4amht  THrritts^  HlofdU  SiUqurfa^  and 
the  Kiipfunm  KvfiicanHS^  and  A^thms, 
c.  Such  as  have  their  feed-oafe  or  veiTel 
Ihorter,  ivhich  he  ctalls  Ct^fulmtA  and 
StlicHhfjt^  as  the  Myagriumy  Draba^  Leif 
coiKW,  Sili^*  rotunda^  hepiiiiim  vidrati^ 
^j^ftHrtium^  CocbUaria,  Thhfpi,  Gimjttim^ 
'Jirajji:»  Marina,  ErucJt,  Manns,,  &c.  5. 
Such  as  have  a  kind  of  or  fcemingtetra. 
pecalous  flower,  i.  e.  a  monopetalous  one 
deeply  divided  into  four  Partitions,  as 
the  Fapaver^  Agremontf  tytbimallus^  Ve- 
ronica, CaroHOpMty  Flantagtj  Lyfim^uhia 
Jtiliqmfa,  Pfilium^  Alfine  Spuria,  &c. 

TETRAPETALOI'DES  [with  Bo- 
tanifis]  is  when  thef  flower  is  deeply  cut 
into  four  Pans,  a^  the  flowers  of  Virmi- 


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T£T]lAPHTa.LOUS  [«tr^;»jr, 

of  nViy,  four,  send  ftugyiry  -tf^leaf}  Gr-] 
oonfifli ng  of  four  lea  ves. 

TETKA'PLA  [of  «iT0iao^ff,  Gr. 
f.  e.  four-fold]  a  bible  difpqlbl  by  Ori|tt 
under  four  cdlumns»  with  dieh  a  di&- 
ent  Grtek  Vajtom^  vii.  chat  of  Jfb2«, 
that  of  Symmaehu^  that  of  the  Sepbugi^  I 
andthatoflTbeoi^iv.  I 

TETRAPLA'SIUSitelr^yU^,  L 
tiT^r\««y«<,  Gr.]  four  fold. 

TETRA'PTOTE  [TtTeP^rfcnw?,  Gt] 
a  defeAive  noun,'  having  no  moie  tbc 
four  cafts* 

TETRAPYRE'NOUS  [with  Ae»l 
vrhich  has  four  ieeds  or  kernels,  as  A- 
grifoUmm^  HoUy,  &c. 

TETRA'RCHATE  [tetrMn^as,  L 
nr^frtft,  Gr.l  the  fouith  paitcfi 
country  under  the  lame  gofcmment. 

TETRASPA'STUS  [ttt^.w*?', 
Gr.l  a  machhie  wherein  there  aie  fx 
Pullies. 

TETRASPE^RMOS  [with  B^Imm^] 
that  bears  four  ISKds,  as  B^rage^  &yto 
Kffemary,  &c. 

TETRA'VELA,  veils  with  fiffS 
crofTes  on  them,  uibd  in  divine  Service.  !*■ 

TETRICOUSt^rtnVw,  L.]  of  a  fa 
countenance,  crabbed,  morofe. 

TETTER-BERRIES,  the  bcno 
of  the  white  briony.    ' 

TEUTHOMA  LACHE  [with  W 
the  herb  fpini^,  L.  of  Gr. 

TEU'CHRION  [wuxe^w,  Gc]  tht 
herb  Poly,  X#. 

TEUTO'NICK  [of  TeutomtSt  «  fi* 
think  of  Xtdfco,  the  ibn  of  Mttutrj]  be- 
longing to  the  TeKtoiiei,  an  andent  Peo- 
ple of  Gvmanyy  now  ealled  Dmytifi»  or 
ThttA  Ptople  $  as  the  ttmtnmck  Uqgias^ 

TEUTONICK  Order^  an  wdor  rf 
knights  iniftituted  in  the  year  1190.  fcj 
Kefify^  king  of  JemfaUm^  and  other 
Princes,  in  favour  of  the  Cermtm^ 
Their  inftitution  was  under  the  wallsrf 
AcoH  or  rtdemaii^  in  the  holy  land,  snd 
confirmed  in  a  church  dedicated  to  the 
vir^  Mary,  wheuce  they  were  calfci 
MarMfikni^ts.  Theordcr  Isnowlirt 
known,  though  there  is  fUli  a  giat 
mafber  of  It  kept  up. 
»  TEUTHA'LIS  [n»3«\ir,  Gr.]  the 
herb  knotgrafi.  ^ 

TEUTO'NES  [fo  calkd  of  ?<■»« 
I«i/*f(S  their  god,  whom  they  etoewei 
to  have  been  in  that  land,  and  of  tbc 
earh]  a  People  of  Gtrmauy  €*!!«*  ^ 
»4i».<.  Av^inms  will  have  this  T*^ 
to  be  the  fon  of  Vo*^  who  was  fait  1^ 
hiR  fjir her  into  (ijrflMi»y  131  years  after 
the  flood.  ■•    '  ^         V  *      .«,^T 

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IXXT,  an  original  diftourfe,  exdu* 
JiTe  of  any  note  or  interpxetation. 

TEXT-JBook  [in  Vniverfities']  is  a 
claiSdc  author  written  very  wide  by  the 
Hudents,  tq  give  xoom  for  an  interpre- 
ution  dieted  By  the  mailer,  &k.  to  be 
infcrted  in  the  interlines. 

TEXTRI'NE  Itesstriimsy  L.]  pertain- 


leks]  the  ar- 


jng  to  weaTen  or  weaving. 

TE-XTURE  Dn  PM 
rangement  or  cohelion  ox  feveial  flender 
bodies  or  threads,  interwoven  or  en- 
tangled among  each  other»  as  in  cloths, 
ftnfs,  the  webs  of  fpideis,  &»c. 

THA  BORITES,  a  branch  of  the 
antient  Ui^us, 

THALASSIA'RCHY  Itbalaffiarcbia. 
L».  of  d«\«^7i'^;^'fleofdM\aara(,  the  fea, 
hndmfxjf^t  a  ruler,  6r.]  the  ^miral- 
Qi  J  p  or  the  office  of  the  admiral. 

THA'LI  A  [0^i«  of  «  d«Micf%  Gr. 
r.  e.  to  be  green  or  flonrilh]  one  of  the 
nine  mufes,  to  whom  the  Poets  afcribe 
the  invention  of  geometry  and  husban* 
diy.  ThjiUa  was  represented  in  Paint- 
ing, 6i»c.  with  a  fmiling  countenance, 
having  on  her  head  a  coronet  of  ivy,"  in 
a.  mantle  of  carnation,  embroidered 
vith  ^ver  twift  and  golden  fpangles, 
holding  in  her  left  hand  a  virard.  The 
ivy  intimated  that  flie  was  midnrfi  of 
comick  Poetry. 

THALY'SIA  [of  w  3«'ax«»,  Gr.]  fe- 
fkirals  among  the  Atbsmans,  on  which 
they  ofiered  facrifices,  that  their  fruits 
might  have  a  prolperous  growtli. 

THAMES  ITbamsfis,  L.  fo  called  on 
iccomit  of  the  meeting  together  of  the 
:wo  rivers  Tame  and  Otr/e  or  Ifii]  the 
chief  river  of  Great  Britain^  which  takes 
its  rife  in  Gkue^^ire^  runs  up  to  Ox- 
forJf  and  thence  to  London.  The  lea 
flows  op  it  from  the  eaftward  gently 
!ighty  miles  towards  the  weft,  almoCt  as 
far  as  Kin^lhm  i  and  from  thence  to  Ox- 
farJ^  and  many  miles  farther,  boati  arc 
il*awn  for  above  two  hundred  miles. 

THA'MMUZ  [Don,  M  feme  fay 
5rom  n>Cn,  Hffi.  to  die,  or  as  othen 
will  have  it,  from  an  Egyptian  word  that 
Ignifies  to  difappear.  This  deity  is 
rpoken  of  in  the  8th  of  ZiukieU  and  is 
Aippolbd  to  be  the  Aionit  of  the  Gruks^ 
whom  the  Poets  reprefent  as  the  fa* 
•eurire  of  Venus^  fo  that  when  Man 
irent  about  to  kill  him,  Ihe  pafsM  with 
)ich  hafte  over  fome  reeds  that  Hood  in 
her  way,  that  ihe  wounded  her  feet, 
md  the  drops  of  blood,  falling  upon 
bme  white  rofes,  turned  them  'red. 
T^is  Adonis  is  laid  to  have  been  killed 
>y  a  bsar,  at  wbich  Vtfms^  was  very  much 


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aini€ted,  and  therefore  interceded  witli 
Froferpina  to  lend  him  back  again  |  buc 
Froferpna  was  fo  enamoured  with  him, 
that  (he  only  granted  that  he  might  vifit; 
VenHs  one  part  of  the  year,  and  be  with 
her  the  other.  The  Fagans,  in  the 
month  of  ^  June^  uled  to  lament  his 
death,  and  the  women  ufcd  to  carry  a 
dead  body  to  the  ground,  and  lamented, 
to  perpetuate  the  memory  of  his  deatbj 
Some  relate  the  (lory  of  Tbammux.  in 
another  manner,  and  tell  us  that  he  was 
a  Priell,  who  having  been  wrongfully 
put  to  death  by  a  king  of  Babylon,  the 
king,  being  tormented  with  remorfe  of 
confcience,  laboured  to  make  iatisfadti- 
on  to  him  for  the  injury,  and  cauled 
many  fabulous  Itories  to  be  related  of 
him,  that-the  People  might  be  perfuad- 
ed  that  he  was  admitted  among  the  gods^ 
and  commanded  that  every  year  there 
Ihould  be  an  univerial  mourning  for 
him.  _ 

THANE  [Deg-n,  or  Dane,  of  Dc- 
nian,  to  fcrve,  Sa*.^  a  nobleman  or 
earl.  It  was  alfo  antiently  ufed  for  a 
magiftrate,  and  fometimes  for  a  free- 
man ;  bur  it  moll  properly  fignifies  aiv 
officer  or  minifter  of  the  king. 

THANKFULNESS  [^ncXull- 
ncrjTe,  Sax,^  a  thaukful  or  grateful 
difpofition. 

THANKSGl'VING  [of  "Sancajf  and 
t:iran»  Sax^  the  giving  of  thanks. 

THA'NKLESSl'^onclear,  Sax.lxm- 
deferving  of  thanks  y  alio  ungrateful. 

THA'NKLESNESS  [Unclear- 
nejTjre,  Sax^  an  unth^ikful  temper, 
ungratefulncfs. 

THAPST'A  [3«-vK<»  Gr.]  the  herb 
called  Stinking  Carrots. 

THARGELIA,  Athenian  feftivals 
obfcrved  in  honour  of  Apollo  and  Diana, 
In  this  feilival  the  firft  fruits  of  the 
earth  weie  offered  up,  as  an  earneft  of 
her  fertility,  beuig  boiled  in  a  Pot  cal- 
led Xhxrg*hs. 

A  THATCHER  [of  ^acian,  Sax.'X 
one  who  covers  houfes  or  bams  with 
thatch. 

THAU'MATURGICKS.   SeeThaM' 

maturgy. 

THAU'MATURGUS  [dtt«w7«fv«* 
Gr.]  a  worker  of  miracles,  a  title  which ' 
the  /?o«Afi-Catholicks  give  to  feveral  of 
their  faints. 

THAUMATURGY  [of  5«T«^,  a 
wonder,  and  'toJncyiv,  1  mjfclf  work, 
(jr.l  any  art  that  does,  orfeems  to  do 
wonders  j  or,  as  it  is  dcfin'd  by  Dr.  Pw, 
a  marhrmatical  fcicnce,  which  give- 
certain  rules  for  the  making  of  ftrani^c* 

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Itorlts  to  be  perceiv'd  by  the  fcnfc,   yet  f  men  right  and  jufticc,  and  thence  i« 
*>bc  greatly  wqiidcrM  at.  I  taken  frequently  for  juAice  itlelf}  the 

THAWING  ^rato,  Tent.']  the  re- 1  fi^cr  of  7«/w<*r,  and  daughter  of  C«litr 
folntion  of  ice  or  fnow  into  its  former  ???  A'?'f^  ^^  whom  he  b^ot  Mive^os, 
fiuid  ltate»  by  the  warmth  of  the  air. 

THEA,  feftivals  to  Bjc:hM5,  in  whofe 
tcmpte  three  empty  vcfleU  are  related 


to  be  uiracntonily  replenifiiM  with  wine 
in  the  night  time,  aJthongh  the  doors 
were  fccured  onder  loclts  and  bars. 

THEA'NDRIC  [of  e.6f,  God,  and 
^npy  Gr.  man]  divine  and  human,  un- 
der one,  orGOdman. 

THEANTHROPOS  l^tJy^^v^ 
of  t  f,  God»  and  a'S-gosrijSH^  Gr.  man! 
atit'cpiven  to  onr  fcisiour  J efns  Cbrifi^ 
m  King  lx>th  God  and  Man. 

THEATRE^  IthatrMm,  L,  theatre, 

THEATEK  T  F.  of  ^U^f  of  3i- 
*d«/,  Gr.  to  fee  or  behold]  any  fcafFold 
or  btrilding  ercdted  for  the  exhibiting 
p\iblicit  Ihows  or  lights,  a  flagtr,  a  play- 
houfe,  a  building  contriy'd  with  all 
manner  of  conveniences,  both  f  jr  the 
nd^ors  and  fpedtarors,  for  the  reprefeni- 
ing  and  beholding  comedies,  tragedies, 

THEATRE  Tin  Arch'teffJ  h  by  th^ 
Jtaliam  nicd  for  an  affemblage  of  fc- 
TpraJ  buildings*  which  by  a  happy  dif- 
joHrion  and  deration  reprefents  an  a- 
creeablc  Jcenc  to  the  eye. 

THEATRICALLY  [of  theacricMs, 
"L.  of  3^'sO  uftve^  Gr.]  after  the  manner 
or  iifagc  of  the  theatre- 

THKA'TRIC ALNESS,  the  being 
arcorJingta  the  cuftom  or  manner  of 
the  theatre 

THEFT  HoU,  the  receiving  poods 
from  a  thief,  to  favour  and  maintain 
hlm^  thp  punin\ment  of  which  was  an- 
t:cnrlyinpr'((">nmfnt,nowtranfportation. 

THELYTTERfS  [^f^«T7leyf,  Gr.] 
fema>c  fi.Tn,  or  fei-fem,  L. 

THELY'GONUM  [-^t  >  r^^wr  of  Siiw, 
a  female,  and  ^o-^if*,  a  parent,  or  y 
r*".  CT'  to  beget]  an  herb  call'd  alfi 
the  6raetofGody  whirh  is  fa  id  to  caufe 
vomcn  to  ronreive  of  a  girl. 

THELTPHONON  [^«\  oWc?  of  S^m; 
i»nd  ••-»'»  Gr.  to  kill]  an  herb  that  is 
ir<\  to  deflrov  animalsQf  the  female  fex. 

THE'MATISM  C^f/^-nTou?c,  Gr.1 
t^c  decorum  and  graceful  appearance 
of  any  pi^^o^bni^f^JnKs-*  it  is  the  ma- 
king the  whale  afpcdt  of  a  fabrick  fo 
corredt,  that  nothing  ftia II  .ippear  but 
whar  U  appioy'd  and  warranted  by  fbmc 
authority 

THETVnS  re«'"if.  Gr.  i.  e.  that 
v/bich  is  rjft'it"  a  moral  deity  or  ^oddeft. 

iMi. *»>-.  11 cu/ _  1 c./^  ^ .    ' 


m  the  l^)et5  feign  tQ  hav^  gri^  WiTght  (.^  WCU< 


She  had  an  oracle  in  Bmtia  near  Citj^ 
fuf.  She  is  alfo  called  C^rmeMUt^  the 
mother  of  Evander^  and  iaid  to  hare 
lit'd  Anno  Munii  2998. 

THE'NAR  [c<»«#,  Gr.]  an  abducent 
mufde,  which  drawk  away  the  rhonk 

THENCEFORTH  ['ScnnsiX- jo p^, 
<&x.]  from  that  time. 

THENCEFORWARD  [''Sennar- 
jrojipeajib,  Sfix.}  from  that  time,  and 
x>on,  atrerwards. 

THE'OCATAGNOSTES  [of  Mr 
arrd  ^aCAytttioKOf^  Gr.  to  lepiebcxxi'  a 
fedl  of  hcreticks  who  prefumcd  to  find 
fault  with  certain  words  and  a^jftrn  t£ 
God,  and  to  blame  many  things  in  tfac 
frriptures. 

THECCRACY  [3f«JMW«  of  ei^, 
God,  and  Jte^7ci)',  Gr. .  power  or  go^vcm- 
ment]  a  government  where  God  him^ 
la  king,  as  that  of  the  JetBs^  befoie  they 
were  governed  by  king  Saul. 

THEOGONY  [^ftTris  of  Biii, 
God,  and^^ii,  Gr.  anofi^^ring]  the 
generation  of  the  gods,  or  a  trcatife  cea- 
ccrning  it,  as  that  of  Hefied. 

THEOLOGICALNESS  [of  Bm^. 
tu<  of  01  xo*',  Gr.  tbsdogia^  L.  anl 
nefs^  a  theological  nature  or  quality. 

THEOLO.GIUM,  a  ftagc  or  ]k^ 
place  in  the  theaters,  where  the  oidi- 
nary  adtors  appeared  i  alio  the  friace 
where  the  goiis  appeared,  Includii^ 
the  machines  whereon  they  deiccnlD^ 
and  from  which  they  fpoke. 

THEO'LOGISTi  iffceol^w,  L.  A». 

THEOLOGUE  3  fopen,  F.  of  ^s- 
x«><^  of  ©iif ,  God,  and  \s^,  a  wovd, 
Gr."]  a  theologer,  a  divine,  a  profc&i; 
&*:.  of  divinity. 

?Uttiral  THEOLOGY,  is  the  tnam- 
ledge  Perfom  have  of  God  by  his  wotks, 
by  the  Ible  light  of  nature  and  realcm. 

SHpernatttral  THEOLOGY,  is  thai 
knowledge  we  obtain  by  revelation. 

jPo/i^rw  THEOLOGY,  ia  the  know 
ledge  of  the  facreii  fcriptiires,  and  of  the 
meaning  of  them,  agnpeable  to  the  opi- 
n  ions  of  the  fathers  and  oounotU.  wkb- 
out  argumentation. 

Mor^l  THEOLOGY,  is  that  whtch 
inftniAs  us  in  the  divine  laws,  lelatiqg 
to  manners. 

ScboUliick  THEOLOGY,  is  that 
which  proceeds  by  reaibning,  or  wfaidi 
derives  the  knowledge  of  ieveral  divine 
things  from  fom$  eftabliitol  ^dnciptes 


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God,  and  t4siX^  of  t<s^x^K9t'y  Gr.  to 
ighc]  one  wlio  £ghcs  againlt  or  refills 
Cod. 

THEOM A'GI  [of  ©h%,f,  divine,  and 
Pttijpi,  Gr.  wife-men]  Peribns  ikiil'd  in 
iivine  wifdom, 

THEOMANCY  [0o'<u»7«t,  Gr]  is 
lifeent  from  artificial  divination,  which 
though,  in  fome  fenfe,  it  may  be  laid 
:o  be  given  by  the  gods,  ycc  does  not 
immediately  proceed  fi-om  them,  being 
he  effidt  of  experience  and  obfervation. 
Knd  (is^rJtt*,  is  oppofcd  to  or;icular  di- 
rination,  |.  e.  that  which  is  delivered  by 
ncerpctten,  as  at  Del^i,  becauft  that 
was  confined  ufually  to  a  fixed  and  Ha- 
ed  time>  and  always  to  a  certain  Place ; 
or  the  FytbtM  could  not  be  infpirM  in 
iny  Place  but  A^Mi  temple,  and  upon 
he  ikcred  Triposy  whereas  the  Tbeoman- 
iAs  were  free  and  unconfin*d«  being 
ible  (after  the  ottering  of  iacrificcs  and 
lerformance  of  the  ufual  rites;  to  pro- 
)hcfy  at  any  time,  or  in  any  part  of 
he  world.  It  was  a  divine  Afflatus  or 
nfpiratiou:  The  manner  of  receiving 
if  which  was,  the  recdvers  of  it  were 
jO^Eeffed  with  a  divine  fury,  fwelling 
rith  rage,  like  Perfont  dillraAed  and 
lefides  themfelves,  foaming  and  making 
t  llrange  ai)d  terrible  noile,  gnalhing 
rith  their  teeth,  fliivering  and  trem- 
tling,  and  making  other  antick  mo- 
Ions. 

THEO'PASCHITES  lofBiic,  God, 
ndtnix»j  Gr.  to  ftiflfer]  a  fedt  of  hcre- 
icfcs  who  he!d  that  the  whole  Trinity 
aSBaxd  in  the  Pcrfon  of  Jifm  Chrift, 

THEOMA  NTISTS  [  ®«^Kijtr7«^ 
Jr."'  were  of  three  forts.  One  Ibrt  was 
oi!e(!ed  with  prophefying  Demons  which 
Klged  within  them,  and  difhted  what 
hey  fliould  anfwer  to  thofe  that  enquir- 
d  of  them,  or  fpoke  out  of  the  bellies  or 
lealls  of  the  poflTelleil  Perfons,  they  all 
he  while  remaining  fpecchlcfs,  or  not 
)  much  as  moving  their  tongue  or  lips. 
phe  fecond  fort  were  fuch  as  pretended 

>  what  is  commonly  call'd  EntbMjiafttt 
nd  dififcrcnt  from  the  former,  who  con- 
aincd  the  deity  himfclf  j  whereas  thofe 
lere  only  govern *d.  adted,  or  infpiretl 
y  him, and  inftru^ed  in  the  knowledge 
f  what  was  to  happen.  The  third  fort 
rcrc  thofe  that  were  caA  into  trances  or 
Ktafies,  in  which  they  lay  tike  dead 
len  or  afleep,  deprived  of  all  fenfc  and 
lotion «  but  after  fome  time,  returning 

>  themlcWes,  |»ave  ftrange  relations  of 
rhatthcy  hid  fecn  an**,  heajd. 

THEONOMA'NI  JA  [of  ai;  or^ 


and  M^»7«t«,  Gr.  dlvinationl  a  fort  9g 
divination  by  invocating  the  nau«es  oC 
God. 

THEOMBRCyriOS,  a  certain  hcrl» 
that  the  kings  of  J'erjia  ufal  lo  cake  as  a 
prciervative  againlt  all  indiipofitit^m  o^ 
body  and  mind. 

THEOMENrA  i^nMma^  GrJ  the 
divine  anger. 

THEOREM  lAe^rema,  L.  tbeonm^ 
F.  of  0t'y^<<jc,  Gr.]  is  a  fpeculati^^ 
propofition,  demonllracing  the  properties 
of  any  fubjcft. 

AnHniverSM  THEOREM  [with  JVf«« 
tbematkUni]  U  one  that  extends  unixTi- 
fally  to  any  quantity  without  veDf  i^ion  ) 
as  that  the  re^angle  of  the  fum,  and 
difiference  of  any  two  quantities,  ii 
equal  CO  the  difiference  of  their  fquaies. 

A  PmrticuUr  THEOREM,  ii  when 
it  extends  only  to  a  particular  qtiantity* 

A  Negative  THEOREM,  is  om  that 
demonftiatcs  the  impoHlbilitics  of  an 
allertion,  as,  that  thefum  of  twobiqua* 
drate  numbers  cannot  make  a  fiquarv. 

A  Local  THEOREM,  which  relates 
to  a  furface  i  as,  that  triangles  of  the 
ifime  bafe  and  altitude  are  equaU 

A  Flain  THEOREM,  is  one  which 
relates  to  either  a  re^ilineal  furface,  or 
to  one  terminated  by  the  circumference 
of  a  circle,  as,  that  all  angles  in  the 
fame  fegment  arc  equal 

ji  Jo/f</ THEOREM,  is  fuch  an  one 
as  treats  about  a  fpace  terminated  by  a. 
folid  line,  i.  e,  by  any  of  the  three  co- 
nick  fedtions,  as,  if  a  right-line  ciw  two 
afymptotick  Parabolas,  iti  two  paiu 
terminated  by  them  fliall  be  equal. 

X  Keeiprocal  THEOREM,  i$  fuch  an 
one  whole  converfe  is  true  i  as,  if  a  tri- 
angle have  two  equal  fides,  it  muft  have 
two  equal  angles,  the  converfc  of  which 
is  trtie,  that,  if  it  have  two  equal  an- 
sles,  it  mull  ha^'C  two  equal  fides. 

THEOREMAa-lCAL  [^•fi.f<|t«* 
lucn  Gr.l  of  theorems. 

THEORE'MATIST  [of  .^••»'*«/«^- 
iwf,  Gr.l  a  finder  out  or  pnx'.uccr  of 
theorems. 

THEORF/TIC       ^  [theneieus,    L- 

THF.ORE'TICALC  the9riqH9,  F.  of 

THEORE'TICK    C   ^k^p^v^     of 

THl/ORIC  J  Bi  c*'"  <^^  OiiM 

^-r,  Gr.  to  contemplate]  pertaining  to 
theory,  fpecn'ative. 

THF.O:<ETTCA  [^  Ars,  of  f|<t- 
•n«ik,  Gr.]  the  fperularive  part  of  Phy- 
fick  or  any  other  fricnce. 

THRORE'TICAL  Aft-onomy,  that 
part  of  aftroromy  which  ronfidcrs  the 
true  ftru^ure  and  dilportion  of  ibe  hea- 


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vens  and  heavenly  bodies,  andacconifts 
for  their  various  PhimMena*^  thexefiroin. 

THEORETICIC  Fh/Jicians,  fuch  sw 
apply  iheinfelves  to  a  careful  fludy  of 
what  reiaces  to  health  and  difeafes,  the 
principles  of  the  tiuman  body,  its  Oru- 
dture  and  pans,  with  their  actions  and 
vfes,  and  whatfoevcr  bcfals  the  body, 
either  naturally  or  preternattmlly  i  the 
^flferencei  of  diieafes,  their  natures, 
caufes,  fighs,  indications,  d^.  the  pro- 
pertied orplaiits,  drugs,  and  otlier me^ 
dicines. 

THEORE'TlCKS.thc  lame  as  Tba* 
ntica. 

THEO'RICAL  .-4/^m)jpjr,  is  that 
part  of  the  fcience  that  confidcn  the 
true  ftraftiffe  and  difpofition  of  the  hea- 
vens jind  heavenly  bodies,  and  accounts 
far  their  various  Fb£mmeHa  therefrom  ; 
in  oppofition  to  thar  which  condders 
their  apparent  ftruftiire,  or  their  difpo- 
fition as  view'd  by  the  eye  which  i&  cal- 
fcd  Xfthr*tzal  Aflnnomy. 

THEORY[4«flfe*«of  9j«/U,  Gr.  to 
contemplate!  a  doNftrine  which  termi- 
tiates  in  the  fole  fpeadation  or  confide- 
ratlon  of  tt^  fubjeft.  without  any  view 
to  the  pnflice  or  application  of  it. 

THEOXE'NIA[d«{ilfi«,  Gr.]  afa- 
crificc  that  was  oflfer'd  to  all  the  gods, 
obferv'd  chiefly  by  the  Athiniam,  and  by 
the  KomxM  (tiled  Dies  FandicMtaris  and 
tommnnicartMi,  The  Athenians  confc- 
crated  them  to  the  honour  of  foreign 
gods,  or  the  gods  or  Genii  of  hofi)itality. 

THERAPEUTICE  7    [tberapeutiea 

THERAPEUTICK  S  Jn  L.  the- 
rjipeutiqus^  F.  of  4i^7«(/7/jm  of  9i^wi*-'«», 
Gr.  to  heal]  that  part  of  Phyfick  that 
teaches  the  method  of  curing  dileales, 
or  that  is  employed  in  finding  out  reme- 
dies againfl  them,  and  preicribing  and 
applying  them. 

THERAPEUTES  [of  9i^«^«Jn», 
Gr.  to  ferve  or  minifter  to!  a  fervant 
wholly  employed  in  the  fervice  of  God. 

THERAPEUTICKS.  the  fame  as 
I7j.»rap*uttce. 

THERAPHIM  [t3B*in  which 
feme  derive  of  TfSTU  Heb.  he  left,  be- 
caufe  the  People  quitted  every  thing  to 
confalt  them1  idols  or  images,  which, 
Ibme  fay,  were  made  in  the  fliape  of 
men,  which,  when  raifed  upright,  they 
fpake  at  certain  hours,  and  under  cer- 
tain conflellations,  by  the  influences 
of  the  heavenly  bodies:  Ochers  iay 
that  they  were  inftruments  made  of 
brafs,  which  pointed  out  the  hours  and 
minutes  of  fumre  events,  as  diredled  by 
the  Oars.    Rabbi  Eiiizsr  rclatcSj  that; 


in  the  making  of  theier«r4|i&t«f9  iheT 
killed  a  iirn-bom  child,  clove  the  head 
of  it  and  feaibn'd  it  f  with  fidt  andoU) 
that  they  wrote  the  name  of  an  impm^ 
fpirit  on  a  plate  of  gold^  and  placed  i: 
under  the  tongue  of  the  ckad  child,  ha* 
ving  laid  the  head  againA  a  wall  j  and, 
having  lighted  lamps  before  it,  prayM 
to  it,  and  it  talk'd  to  them.  But  whe- 
ther LoAmn's  teraphims  were  thus  mad? 
is  dilputed  by  the  learned. 

THEREABOUT    [of    "^Jl   oA 
aburan,  5Wx.l  near  that  Plaee. 
THEREOF  reae  nojf,  Sms.1  of  it 
THERECyN      7^  C'&non,     SstJ 
THEREUPON 5  npon  that  thing, 

THEREWITH  rCasji-jii^,  Sa] 

with  that  or  it. 

THERFACLE,  treacle. 

THERlCA'RIALwiih  BaMn:\&ra^ 
weed,  L. 

THERMA^NTICA  {Biw^ltrd  ti 
9tpi/a/rMv,  Gr.  to  1>?arm]  fuch  mcdioDes 
as  caufe  heat,  L. 

THERMES7  [fb  called  from  term 

TERMES  3  iw/,  the  Hvmii  P^ 
of  boundaries  or  land-matksl  certain  «• 
pitientations  of  human  figirres,  ^^ 
half  bodies,  as  if  they  pioceedcd  ovt  d 
a  Ihcath  or  cafe,  which  were  antiendy 
fix'd  in  the  earth  as  !and-maiks.  to 
architeftutc  they  arc  ufcd  as  a  kind  of 
fymbolical  column.  , 

THE'RMOPOTE  Itberma^M,  1*  of 
0r/>ao«DiBi  of  df#£MP  and  »w,  Gt.j  & 
drinker  of  hot  liquon. 

THE'RMOSCOPE  [of  ^w  a^ 
^wnj^*  ot  rnAirlt/JMf  Gr.l  an  intoo* 
ment  for  the  fimic  ufe  as  the  thenwane- 
ter  i  but  fome  make  this  difierence  ^ 
the  thermofcope  fliews  the  inciea&  as 
decrcafe  of  heat  and  cold  in  the  air,  brf 
by  the  thermometer  the  heat  and  cow 
of  the  air  can  be.meafured. 

THESMOPHORrA  [among  ^ 
Athenians^  ftftivals  in  which,  after  the 
manner  of  the  E^ptiam^  the  womffl 
faded  )  fo  denominated  of  Ceres*  eaUa 
4ir«o0Spfr,  or  the  law-giver,  beta  A 
before  Ihe  had  invented  bread-eom, «» 
rov'd  aboQt  without  law. 

THPSMOTHORY  DWWapW*,  t. 
of  6fl0'u»foe/i««  Gr.]  law-givii^  or  ntf' 
king.     . 

THE  SMOTHE'TE  [Aefm^AeU^  V 
of  9«  «■»/•»  7iSiiui,  Gr.l  a  law  giver. 

THETA  [e  $  Gr.  thU  letter  Is  iiid 
to  take  its  name  rrom  death,  it  hrr% 
the  firft  letter  of  Bdnrnf*  Gr.  death. 
having  in  the  midft  ef  it  a  dait  in  token 

of  death]  ynh  Vy  the  anticKs  a^^S 

iSgnily 

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jiiify  death  %  for  Judges  fct  Aft  letter 
1  their  names  or  heads  who  were  con- 
mned  to  die  ^  as  likcwife  did  captains 
their  briefs,  wherein  were  contained 
e  names  of  their  foldicrs,  by  which  a 
rtain  account  could  be  given  to  their 
rereign  how  many  were  flain. 
THETIS  [of  ^V  im^wj  aiTif,  Gr.] 
t  daugluer  of  NereMs,  whom  when 
waiter  was  about  to  have  married,  being 
Id  by  Prometheus  that  the  Ibh  bom  of 
r  would  be  greater  than  the  fa- 
er,  he  broke  off  his  flitt.  and  flie  was 
terwards  married  to  PeleHs,  and  bare 
vtk  Achilles.  She  was  painted  as  a  lady 
a  brown  complexion,  her  hair  feat- 
red  about  her  Ihoulders,  crowned  with 
coronet  of  periwinkle  and  efcallop 
ells,  in  a  mantle  of  a  fca-grcen,  with 
iftins  and  bracelets  of  amber  about  her 
ms,  and  a  branch  ofredcoralin  her 
ind. 

r«  THESAU*RISE  itbsfaHrii,are,  L. 
^•nMiAl**f»  Gr.]  to  gather  ot  lay  up 
eafure.  ^« 

THEU'RGY&fcfvr^M,  L.  of  ^«f>'« 
Oisf,  God,  and  Ipy,  Gr.  workl  ma- 
ck operating  by  divine  or  celeftial 
cans,  or  the  power  af  doing  extranrdi- 
ry  and  fupcmatural  things  by  lawful 
:uu,  as  prayer,  invocation  of  god, 
g,  called  by  Tome  white  Magick. 
THI'CKISH  [of  -^iccean,  Sax.  or 
tftllCP»  ^'***]  ^mewbat  thiclc» 
THFCKNESS  ["^iccenerre*  ^^-3 
thick  quality,  j9^.  . 

THrEVERY  [of  ^ojtiati,  Smx.] 
ailing 

THtEVISH,  given  or  addiOcd  to 
saling  _  ^     ,. 

THFEVISHLY  ["Seojaicc,  Sax,}  in 
thfcvifli  manner. 

THI'EVISHNESS  [of  "^Scopan, 
X.I  addidlednels  to  Healing. 
THI'NK.ING  [of  "Sincan.  SaxA  a  ge- 
ral  name  for  any  ad  or  operation  of 
t  mind,  cogitations  which  bearfevcral 
tti6s  accoiding  to  their  various  modes. 
,  when  an  idea  recurs  to  the  mind, 
rhont  the  objed  being  prelfenr,  it  is 
lied  Ketdembrafice.  When  the  mind 
Its  after  it,  and  it  is  brought  af^in 

0  view.  It  is  called  Ke:olleffioa.  When 
idea  is  held  long  in  the  mind  under 

entive  Confideration,  it  is  called  Con- 
fpt^tioH.  When  ideas  float  in  the 
Wd,  without  regard  or  reacOion,  it  is 
lied  a  ^€'oery.  When  ideas  are  taken 
prcft  notice  of,  and,  as  it  were,  re- 
iler'd  in  the  memory,  it  is  called 
Untion.     And  when  the  mind  fixes 

1  id«a   in  tiewi    and  cyji^fider^  it 


on  afl  fides/  It  Is  called  Study  ahd 
intention. 

THrNLT  r^innclic^.  Sax,}  after  ft 
thin  manner. 

THI'NNESS  ["^innejTjrc,  Sax\]  a 
thin  quality  or  confidence. 

THIRD  [in  Mufick^  a  concord  refulf 
inp  from  a  mixture  of  two  founds,  con- 
ical ning  an  interval  of  two  degiees. 

THIRD- Joint  [in  Architea.']  the.  point 
of  feftion  in  the  vertex  of  an  equilateral 
triangle. 

iniKD'Niiht'Avtnhynd  [Ant. Laws\ 
a  gueil  who  had  lain  three  nights  in  an 
inn,  who  was  afterwards  acconntetl  a 
domeftick,  and  his  hoft  or  landlord  wa» 
anfwerable  for  whatfocvcr  oflfenccs  he 
mould  commit. 

THIRDLY  ["^ipWic,  Sax."]  in  the 
third  place. 

THIRST  [of  "SyjlJ^,  Xtx.]  a  dry- 
nels  of  the  throat,  a  painful  fcnfatton 
occafioncd  by  a  preternatural  vellifica- 
tion  of  the  nervesof  the  throat  or  fanccv, 
and  producir]|g  a  defire  of  drinking. 

THPRSTING  [of '^yjirtyan,  Sax.\ 
being  thirfty. 

THI RSTINESS  ["Sy  Ji)  trigtiejr  )>♦ 
Sax.}  drought,  drincls,  a  thirlly  qi«- 
lity,  %K. 

Ki,ij(hts  of  the  THI'STLE,  a  Treych 
order  of  knights  of  the  family  of  iJo;rr- 
io«,  who  bear  this  motto,  Kefo  «^  '"^' 
jMiff«  lacejlit,  i.  e.  None  that  provokes  mc 
paifes  ttnpuwifhetl. 

THI'STLY  ["Sirteli)? ,  Sax:]  fliU  of 
thiAlc&. 

TB  I'THER  WARD  [^'^eji- Jeaji^, 
Sax."]  towords  that  place. 
■    THLA'SPI  [BUirm,  Gr.]  the  herb 
called  Country-Miffiard,    or  treacU-Mw 

THNKTOPSY'CHITES  [of  Bmne^ 
mortal,  and  -ivywy  Gr.  the  foul]  a  fe^l 
who  held  that  the  foul  of  man  was  per- 
fectly like  that  of  brutes,  and  died  withi 
the  body.  ^    ^ 

THO'LUS  [in  AnhiteSi.}  the  roof  of 
a  temple  or  church,  the  centre,  fcut- 
cheon,  or  knot  in  the  midillc  of  an  arch- 
ed roof,  the  iantUorn  or  cupola  of  a  pub- 
Ijck  hall.  ,       ^         ^  ^   . 

THOLUS  Viocteiis  [with  Surgeoiul » 
fort  of  bandage,  X.  .     ^^ 

THOM-E'ANS,  a  certain  fea  a- 
mong  the  Indians  in  the  Eajt-Indtes^ 
who,  according  to  tradition,  iCceiv'dthC 
gofpel  from  St.  Th&mas  the  aportle^ 

THO'MISM,  the  doarine  of  Thomas 
Aquinas^  and  his  followers,  butchieay 
With  rcfpca  to  his  opin'ons,  as  to  pre- 
deftination  and  grace,  - 


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tttOR  [Doji,  Sjh6."\  ft  certain  IcJol 


highly  eiteemcd  by  the  Teittomcks  and 
anticnt  Saxons }  they  reprcfented  him  as 
a  king  crowned,  fitting  on  a  throne, 
majeltically  plac  d  in  a  very  lai^,  fpa- 
ciom  hall,  and  there  fet  as  if  he  had  re- 
pos'd  himfelf  npon  a  bcd>  round  his 
ctown,  and  in  compafs  abote  and  about 
the  fame,  were  fet  or  fixed  twelve  bright 
bumilhcd  golden  ftars,  and  in  his  right 
hand  he  held  a  golden  fcepter.  They 
belie v'd  him  to  be  of  marvellous  power 
and  might,  and  that  there  was  no  peo- 
p\c  of  the  earth  that  were  not  fubjeO  to 
him,  and  did  not  owe  him  divine  ho- 
nour and  fervicc.  That  he  had  the 
jnofk  extenfive  dominion  in  heaven  and 
earth.  That  in  the  air  he  govern'd  the 
winds  and  clouds;  and  when  he  was 
^fpleafed  causM  lightnings,  thnnders, 
tod  tempefts,  with  excefllve  rains,  hail, 
apd  ill  weather;  but  being  well  pleafed 
by  adoration,  and  facrificc,  and  fervice 
of  his  fuppliants,  he  then  beftow'd  upon 
them  fair  and  feafonablc  weather ;  and 
cans'd  plenty  of  com  and  fraits;  and 
defended  them  from  plagues  and  all 
other  infectious  diftafei-  The  Laplait^ 
Jgrs  repreftnt  him  by  the  ftump  <i£  a 


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tree,  and  ofier  iaerx£ee  to  him,  nbltf 
Ikchfice  is  ufually  a  rain-deer.  Ftoa 
him  Xhurjday  takes  its  name,  q.  d*  2lborV 

''^HO'RA  [with  Btumfii'l  the  he* 
wolfsbane,  L. 

THORAaCUSD«^«  [with  Am- 
tomiSts]  a  vefTel  that  arifes  about  the  Icid* 
ney  oi  the  left-fide^  and  afccnds  akcg 
the  cheft,  near  the  great  artery,  cn£cs 
at  the  fubclavian  vein  on  the  left  fide. 
The  ufc  of  it  is  to  Con^Cf  the  jnico, 
called  ChyU  and  Lympba^  from  the  lower 
part  to  the  heart.  This  dud  is  alio  cal- 
led Duetts  Communis  Lympbmnam^  b^ 
caufe  the  lymphatick  veflcls  dilcbaree 
themfelves  into  it,  and  alio  DmSus  C^ 

'tHCRNINESS    [DopniSner/ti 

Sax.^  fulneft  of  thorns. 

THCVRNY  LDojinlS,  -S«c.]  Mrf 
thorns. 

THOROUGHLY  [Djluhlic J,  So] 
after  a  thorough  manner. 

THCyROUGH-/i«re  [Ojinh-japc; 
Sax,]  a  palTage  thro'  a  place  from  ciofs 
ftreet  or  place  to  another. 

THOKOVGnii^teJ  [in  ArAitiS.] 
a  term  ufcd  of  rooms,  which  are  laid  to 
be  fo  when  they  have  windows  at  haA 
ends. 

THOROVGKfiitcb  [Djlu^h-ftke. 
Sdx.l  as  to  go  thorough-ftitch,  i.  <.  ta 
purfne  a  matter  to  the  end  or  condufioa. 

THOROUGHf9«x,  an  herb  good H 
raptures. 

THOUGHTFUL  [Ek)ht;pi1,  Saii 
full  of  thought. 

THOUGHTFULLY  [Dohtj!* 
li^,  Sax.}  after  a  thoughtful  manner. 

THOUGHTFULNESS  [E>oht:r^ 
neyjre,  SaxJ]  a  thoughtful  or  tbintiog 
humour,  faculty  or  confideration. 

THOUGHTLESS[Doht^ear.^l 
without  thought. 

THOUGHTLESLY  [  Dohtrlcir* 
lice,  SaxJ]  af^<;r  a  careleis  manner,  isa- 
thinVingly. 

THOU'GHTLESNESS  [£>6h^3lcir' 
TMYXe,  Sax."]  an  unthinking  fitmitr. 

THREATS  [of  "SjieatTian,  Sa] 
threatcnings,  menaces, 

THREAD^BARE,  worn  fo  that  Ac 
thread  appears. 

To  THRE'DDLE,  to  pitt  thiei* 
in  the  eye  of  a  i^edle. 

THREE-LEGGT>  Staff,  an  inftff- 
ment  compoled  of  ivooden  leg^  raa^ 
with  joints  to  (hut  all  together,  and  » 
take  off  in  the  the  middle  for  the  iiic«c 
convenient  carriage,  on  thetop  ofwhidi 
a  ball  and  locket  art  comjaonly  fix'd  ta 

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ippott  and  a4ina  the  inftrnments  for 
irveying,  aAronomy,  &>c. 

TURBNODI'A  iBf»f^'^,  Gr.]  a 
loumfiil  or  funeral  ibng. 

THRIC£  Itnis  fris^T.  i^f,  GrJ 
hree  times. 

THRITTINESS,  fparingnefi,  par- 
unony,  good-husbatidrr. 

THRIFTY    [not    improbably    of 
^J^JP^Xt  ^^J  fparingy  pardmoni 
us«  indoftrioQS. 

THBJPS,  a  little  worm  that  breeds 
a  timber. 

THRITHINGl  [Dlli'«in3r,  Sax.-] 

TRI THXNG  y  the  third  part  of  a 
ounty  or  Ihixe,  containing  three  or 
tiore  hundreds  or  wapentakei,  fuch  ai 
JK  the  divifions,  called  Lmths  in  KetU^ 
iMjes  in  SmJsx,   and  Kidit^s  in  Tork- 

THRITHING  [D  ni^in^,  Ssx.1  a 
ourt  held  within  the  forementioned 
irciut,  the  lame  as  our  court  leet 

THRITHING-/U«»»  [  Djii'^inJ 
rejicjca,  i#x.]  the  governor  of  a  thri- 
ning»  before  whom  all  eaufes  ulbd  to 
le  broi^ht  that  could  not  be  determined 
n  the  wapentakes  or  hundreds. 

THROBBXNG  [of  ^^Xrfir,  Gr,  as 
Minfiew  conje^ures]  beating,  panting, 
ir  aching,  u  the  heait  or  a  (welling 

THROMBOSIS  U^/fmnf,   Gr ] 
lilbile  in  the  breaO,  when  the  milk 
pDws  to  cmds  or  grumous. 

THROMBOS  [$eff<^»  Gr.]  a 
tomp,  clot,  or  elufter  of  any  thing,  as 
>f  congealed  blood,  curdled  milk,  d^. 

THROMBUS  [with  JinvMfii]  a  fmaU 
(Welling  which  arifts  after  blood-lerting, 
when  the  orifice  is  either  made  too 
finall,  or  larger  than  the  capaoiouihe0 
of  the  Teflels  will  admit. 

THROU'GHtY  [iSjlhulic,  ii«.] 
thoroughly. 

THROUGHOUT  [^jmh-o*e, 
&IX.1  thorough  the  whole. 

A  FTiWTHRUSH,  a  binl,  ib  called, 
becaul^  in  the  beginning  of  winter  it 
Bomei  into  Sm^wd  in  high  winds. 

A  THRUCT  [pnb.  of  irt^nm  of  ttm- 
Ifw,  tl  apuflk,  Ihove,  d^w. 

THRYAIXIS  [«^«Wf,  Or.]  the 
becb  called  RrftCsmfiom. 

THRrON  [d#ftw,  Gr.]  the  herb 


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CamU§»  will  have  it  to  be  icUiUndt 

fttll  by  feamen  called  HyUniel 

THU'MPING,  a  making  a  noiie 
by  beating  on  a  thing  with  the  hand, 
&»e,  allb  great,  as  a  thumping  lye,  d^*, 
THU'NDERING  Lof  "Yunnan.  S»x, 
ttOnner^  J>»n.  tomtre,  L.  Utiniff  F.] 
making  a  loud  noife. 

THUNDERING  BamU^  are  fuch 
as  are  filled  with  bombs,  grenades,  and 
other  fixe-works,  to  bo  rolled  down  a 
breach. 

THU'NDER  [''Suntoeji,  Atx.l  a 
nolle  in  the  loweft  region  of  the  air, 
excited  by  a  fudden  kindling  of  fulphu- 
reous  exhalatiom)  a  rattling  noife 
which  Icems  as  if  it  palled  through 
arches. 

THU'NDROUS,  of  or  pertaining  to 
thunder.    Milton  * 

THUNDERBOLT  [of  "^dnbejl. 
bolt.  Sax.']  when  any  thing  is  broken 
or  fluttered  by  lightning,  aaing  with 
extraordinary  violence,  it  is  called  a 
ThindefUt.  and  People  imagine  it  to 
be  a  hard  body,  and  even  a  itone  $  but 
the  learned  rather  attribute  it  to.*  the 
l\ibtilty,  force,  and  penetrativenels  of 
the  fulphurcous  matter.  The  phceno* 
mena  or  efifeOs  of  this  fuppoled  thunder- 
bolt arc  very  Ikrange.  It  oftcner  ftrikes 
on  high  places  than  on  loW|  it  fre- 
quently bums  perlbns  clothes,  without 
touching  their  bodies )  fometimes  breaks 
the  bones,  without  leaving  any  tokens 
of  hurting  the  fiefli  and  clothes,  and  has 
even  melted  a  fword  in  the  fcabbard* 
without  hurting  or  leeming  to  have 
touched  the  Icabbard. 

THU'NDBRINGLY.  after  the  man* 
ner  of  thunder,  very  noify* 

THURIBULUM?    a    cenfer    or 

TURIBULUM  3  finoke-pot  to 
bum  incenfein,  L. 

THURIXEGOUS  lOmnleffts,  L.] 
gathering  fiankincenftL 

THUS,  fVankincenft,  hieenfe,  L, 

To  THWART  [probably  of  tUettf 
Dan,  acraft] to erofi,  oppoft,  contn« 
dia,  an, 

THY  ['Cine,  iWxJ  of  or  belonging 
to  thee. 

THYA  [««/«,  Or.]  a  kin*  of  wild  cy^ 
'  prefs^tree,  whofe  wood  is  very  iWeet  and 


furious  or  raging  Sdsmm  or  nlght- 
Ihade- 

THULE,  aeroumed  by  the  amlent 
focts,  M  VirgiK  &0.  to  be  the 
puthcfl  ifltnd  or  pan  of  the  world  \ 
|bme  take  It  to  be  JfLaitd  lying  beyond 
llfi  QHi0^  $pA  klonging  t9  jNknuj* 


.iafthig,  the  life-tree. 

THY^MBKA  [wkh  Btiamfil  th» 
l^erb  fiivoury^  X. 

THYME  r'*r««»- 1-  ^V«c,  Gr.]th^ 
herb  eommonly  called  Tbme. 

THYME1.IA  [wit^  Mttmfii]  th# 
herb  IkiurgC'flaK^ 

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THVMXON  ^  a  kind  of  wart,  rag-  \ 
TiriY  MIUM>  ged  at  the  top  like  a 
thyme  leaf,  or,  as  others  will  have  it, 
of  the  colour  of  thyme-flowers. 

THY'MITES  i^fxmi,  Gr.]  wine 
made  of  rhyme, 

THY'MUS  [with  Anat,-}  a  congloba- 
ted glandule  .or  kernel  in  the  throat, 
nicking  to  the  upper  part  of  the  Ai«- 
dUftiinim^  and  lying  between  the  divi* 
iions  of  the  fubclavian  veins  and  arteries. 
It  is  whitifii,  fofti  and  fpMUgy,  and 
larger  in  children  than  in  womeil  and 
men. 

THYROARTTiENOrDES  [with 
4nat.]  a  pair  of  large  mufcles  which 
proceed  from  the  cartilage,  called  Scnti- 
firmjs,  and  extend  themfelves  forward  to 
the  fides  of  the  AryUnoidesy  the  fourth 
«nd  fifth  part  of  the  Larynx^  jerying  to 
contradfc  and  clofe  the  opening  of  the 
Zt^rynx. 

rHYK01JM'IE.gUit$dMU  [with  Ana- 
Mmijis]  are  two  glandules  of  a  vifcous 
Jfolid  fubftance,  wonderfully  adorn *d 
with  vellel5  of  all  ibrts,  and  hard  mem- 
branes, almoft  to  the  bignefiand  Ihape 
©f  an  hen's  egg,  fituated  at  the  lower 
pait  of  the  Lmrynx,  at  the  Cvdsi  of  the 
cartilages,  caird  ScMtiformes.  The  ufe 
of  thefe  feems  to  be  to  feparate  a  liquor 
for  the  lubrication  of  the  Lsryms^  by 
which  means  the  voice  is  rendered  firm, 
fmooth,  andfweet)  and  they  alio  con- 
tribute to  the  rbundntls  of  the  neck,  by 
their  filling  up  the  empty  Ipaces  about 
the  Larynx. 

THYROPDES[«w?^iA.rof  a^e«»  » 
dcor,  and  ^/©*,  Gr.  form,  with  i***.] 
is  a  cartilage  of  the  Lmrynx^  caird  Sew 
tifomis\  alio  Ibme  call  by  thU  name 
ibe  hole  of  the  Os  ftAis, 

THY^RSUS  [with  £oM0(/kl  aUb 
the  Sftca^  Which  is  ^n  ^r  or  blade,  of 
«orn,  L. 

TI VKA,  a  high  (harp-pointed  cup, 
antiently  worn  by  ioYereign  princes, 
and  thoie  of  the  blood  royal  among  the 
lerpansn 

'  TIBIALIS  J^iUicMs  pn  AnaW]  a  muf- 
cle  of  the  Xarjits^  iituated  in  the  fore 
part  of  the  Ti^m,  ariling  from  the 
lower  part  of  the  upper  appendage  of 
that  bone,  and  is  inleited  into  the  in- 
fide  of  the  Os  Cuweiforme  majusi  iu 
office  is  to  pull  the  foot  upwards  and 
diredtly  forwasds.  X. 

TIBIALIS ^^M*i  [in  Anatl  a  muf- 
c)e  of  the  foot,  fituat^  at  the  back  pact 
pf  the  Tibia^  taking  its  rife  from  the 
upper  and  back  part  of.  the  FiMa^  as 
%\i>  fifon^  th9  Ugamenc.  co^i^ed  be- 


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tween  the  fitid  bone  and  the  Ifi^A,  vA 
is  inferted  into  the  Os  N^wcHUn  inter- 
nally and  fideways »  it  draws  the  fine 
upwanfs  and  inwardis,  JL. 

The  TICK  [in  Hbr/b]  a  habit  that 
they  tftke  of  prefling  theix  teeth  sgaiBft 
the  mangel^  or  all  alonjg  thehaiiercr 
collar,  as  if  they  would  bite  ic. 

To  go  Hjfon  TICK.,  CO  go  on  feoie,  to  J 
take  up  goods,  6^.  upon  truft  or  crediL  | 

TI'CKLISH,  ape  to  be  afifcaed  idtb 
tickling  or  tltillation,  an  action  better 
conceived  than  expreiled. 

TICKLISH  [with  Ifor/e»rif]  a  boift 
is  fald  to  be  ticklifli,  that  is  too  tender 
tipon  the  fpur,  and  too  feoAble,  ibat 
docs  not  freely  fly  the  fpur,  but  in  fe* 
meafiue  refifts  them,  throwing  himfeif 
up,  when  they  come  near  and  pn^  gj 
skin* 

TICKLISHNESS,  aptneis  to  le 
tickled }  alib  hbiardoufnels. 

TID,  nice,  delicate,  as  a  Tii-^t. 

To  TI  DDLE,  to  indulge,  or  fosSt^ 
to  make  much  of 

7o  brinz  tie  TIDE  vfith  them  [S» 
Thrtfe]  ulSd  when  they  are  to  go  irtos 
harbour  over  a  bar,  fi.  e.  a  rock  a 
Ihelf)  (jgnifies  that  they  will  comtiB 
with  the  flood  that  they  may  get  die 
the  bar  ^fely. 

To  ilow  TIDE  mmi  half  TIDE  lief 
Phraft"}  is  when  the  tide  runs  tbrtf 
hours,  which  is  fi>ur  points  of  the  am 
pafs,  in  the  Offit^  or  open  lea,  longff 
than  it  does  by  the  fliore  i  tbo*  at  da 
fkmc  time,  by  longer  is  not  meant  ntft 
hours,  (becaufe  ic  always  ebbs  and  flovf 
(ix  hours)  but  that  if  ic  be  higb  asff 
a-ihore  at  twelve  o'clock,  it  will  not  k 
fo  in  the  Ojfing  till  three  o*clock,  whid 
is  the  bound  and  time  fyt  the  nmsi 
of  a  half-tide. 

Half  TIDE  and  haifqmartif  [JSu 
Fbrafi]  is  when  it  flows  mote  than  tide 
and  half-cide,  f  ».  five  points. 

TI'DILY  [prob.  9.  d.  tigbOy}  wt 
fiatternly,  pvertly,  cardefly,  unhaDdilr. 
or  ankwardly. 

TIDINESS,  devetne^y  neatodi, 
handinefs. 

TKDINeS  [of  bcteite  or  t;it»in,  to 
to  happen*  s-  d.  things  happenii^)  s» 
account  or  selatlon  of  what  has  Uppeo- 
ed,  OT  occuuenccs  at  a  difiance. 

TI'DY,  clever,  neat,  tight  in  drtfc,  1 
tranfitdtmg  houfliold  afiSdrs,  S^-  tiat  | 
does  doe§  bolineis  v^ich  clefenxfio^  1 
ad^refi. 

To  TIE  [of  Wan,  Sax^  or  h'tr,  rt^ 
l  mutato'in  t  of  ligare^    L.]tO  liodor 

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TTIERCE  [in  Heraliry]  fignifies,  that 
the  fhidd  is  divided  into 
three  equal  pans,  when 
thofe  parts  are  of  many 
different  colours  or  metals  i 
or  if  the  Cbiejf  and  Bafe  arc 
oth  of  the  Dune  colour,  when  they  are 
ivided  by  a  Fffe^  then  the  colour  of 
tie  field  is  only  to  be  exprels^d,  and 
fie  Fejl'  mentioned.  But  if  otherwife, 
;  is  proper  to  iay.  Tierce  en  Fejfsy  and 
>  mention  the  firft,  fecond.  or  third 
olours  or  metals  i  and  if  it  oe  divided 

I  jP«/^  to  fay,  Tierce  en  PaU^  F. 

TI ERCEL  [with  Falconers'i  a  male 
awlc,  fo  called,  becaufe  it  is  a  third 
art  left  than  the  female  in  bigneis  and 
jrentth. 

ji  TIFF,  a  fmall  quantity  of  potable 
quon,  asa  tiff  of  punch,  Q»c,  alfo  a 
nail  fit  of  anger,  d*c. 

Ti  TIFF,  to  be  angry,  pcevifii,  fret- 
a1»  ordifpleafedat. 

A  TX'GER  [in  Werogtypbicks]  rcpre. 
^ntcd  a  favage  nature,  and  a  hater  of 

II  0oodnefs,  being  accounted  an  animal 
ruel  and  revengeful,  and  is  reported  to 
lil  Into  a  violent  rage  when  Ic  hears 
iic  Ibund  of  a  mufical  inflnimcnt. 

Tc  TI'GHTEN,  to  make  flraight,  as 

line,  cord,  6v.  alfo  lodrefiaftcra 
jx^ht  manner. 

TrCHTNESS,  ftraightnefiby  means 
f  hard  pulling,  as  a  cord,  &k.  alfo 
levcrncfs  in  drefs  in  oppofition  to  loofc- 
eis  y  alfo  clcvemel^  in  houfliold  affairs 
r'  hoiifewifery. 

Ti  TIGHY  [a  word  framed  from  the 
^Tind  in  laughing,  as  tf^  hi^  U^  hi]  to 
augh  childilhly,  wantenly,  or  in  a  low 
one. 

TIGRI'NE  D/^/iwi,  L.  of  -ny&Lv^i 
3r-l  of  or  like  a  tiger. 

OrrLIA  [with  BoUtu]  the  tcil-trce,  L. 

TI'MAR  [in  the  grand  fignior's  do- 
ninlons]  a  lord/hip  or  tradl  cf  ground, 
irtiich  the  ^rand  (ignior  gives  the 
;AMh!*s  to  enjoy,  during  life,  for  their 
ubfiAence. 

TI'MBEK  [timbjlc,  Sax.^  all  thofc 
Jruls  of  trees,  which  being  cut  down 
tnd  fcaloned,  are  ufcRil  for  the  car- 
lenter,  joiner,  or  other  workman  to 
irorK  upon. 

mfinz  TIMBERS  [in  a  Ship']  are 
iliole  thick  planks  that  go  both  before 
|nd  behind  on  both  fides,  under  the 
»nds  of  the  beams  and  timber  of  the 
econd  deck,  to  the  third  deck,  half 
^eck,  and  quarter  deck,  lb  that  the  tim- 
bers of  the  deck  bear  on  tbem  both  at 
j^^ftV'kid^ 


TI 

P/«or  TIMBERS    >  [in  a  Ship]  am 

Gronwi/ TIMBERS  J    thofe     which 

form  the  floor  of  it,  that  lie  on  the  keel 

and  are  fallened  to  it  with  bolts  through 

the  keelfon. 

TI'MBRED,  built,  framed,  made,  «s 
light  timhred,  made  light  j  not  heavy 
and  bulky  in  body,  but  fit  for  aftivity 
and  nimblene^. 

TIME  Ltima,  Sax.  tempus,  L.  f#«s,* 
F.]  a  certain  mcafure  or  portion  of  eter- 
nity, diftinguilhed  by  the  motion  of  the. 
fun,  &»c.  or  heavenly  luminaries,  by' 
which  the  diftances  and  duration  of  fub-' 
lunary  affairs  are  mcafured.  Or  time, 
is  otherwife  defined  to  be  a  fuccefflon  of 
FhjtNomena^  and  the  idea  that  we  have 
thetbof  confiXU  in  the  order  of  fucccfflye 
perceptions. 

TIME  [by  the  A»tie»its'\  was  repre- 
fented  by  an  old  man  winged,  or  with 
iron  teeth,  or  by  an  old  man  bald,  wine*, 
cd  wi[h  a  fey  the  and  an  hour-glali. 

Ajifonomicul  TIME,  fimply  taken,  fig- 
nifies  the  motion  of  the  (lars. 

Jfironomiral      C  -J      jj   that 

Mathematical  <  TIME    S    which 

Al>folHte  i  i    flows    c- 

qually  in  Itfelf,  without  relation  to  any 

outward  thing,  and  by  another  word  i^ 

called  Duration. 

Civil  TIME,  fignifies  the  time  api-, 
pointed  to  common  ufes. 

Relative    C  J    is  the  fcnfi- 

Apparent  ^    TIME    >  ble  and  out- 
Vhlgar      I  J    ward    mea- 

furc  of  any  duration  or  continuance, 
cAimatet)  by  motion  ;  and  this  is  com- 
monly ufed  inilead  of  true  time. 

To  TIME  a  thing  vjell  or  ill,  is  to, 
do  or  tranfaA  it  at  a  proper  or  impro' 
per  time. 

TIME  [in  Fencirg]  is  of  three  kinds, 
thatofthefword,  thatof  the  foot,  and 
that  of  the  whoJe  body. 

TIME  [with  Rorfemen"]  is  fometimes 
taken  for  the  motion  of  a  horfc,  that  ob- 
ferves  mcafure  and  juftnefs  in  the  ma- 
nage) and  fometimes  it  fignifies  th^ 
time  between  two  of  his  motions »  alfo 
the  effedt  of  oi«  of  the  aids. 

TrMhLINESS  [timlicneyrc  ^^»'l 
oarlinefs,  fitnefsof  time,  opportunenef^ 
TI'MIDNESS  {timiiitmu  L.  timiditi^ 
F.I  fearful ncfs,  timotoitfncfs. 

TrMOROUSNE$S[of/fi«wA5,  U\ 
fearful  nefs. 

TIN  [rfn>  D*».  E^«f»,  F.  fianntm^ 
L.]  a  white  metal.  Chymifts  account 
tin  a  middle  metal  between  filver  and 
Icadt  and  give  it  the  name  of  defender  of 
mctalsj  bccaufc  that  vdrth  tinned  ovrc. 


TI 

leTift  the  fire  better  than  othen  It  is 
compofeil  in  the  furface  thereof  of  white 
quick* fiWer,  and  inwardly  of  red  quick- 
iiiver  and  falphur.  Tin  calcined  is  hea- 
vier than  it  is  uncalcin'd.  which  is  con- 
trary to  all  other  bodies. 

TIN  [among  Cbym,"]  is  called  Ju^iUr, 

Smit  of  TIN  LwJth  Chymijts]  is  tin  cal- 
dn'd  and  diftilled  with  vinegar  poured 
upon  it,  from  which  afterwards  pafflng 
tbroQgh  an  operation  by  fire,  and  being 
Ifet  in  a  cool  place,  a  very  white  fait  is 
drawn. 

Row-'Tof  TIN  [in  CbymA  a  kipd  of 
white  Ctfmgtiek  or.  paint  for  the  com- 
plezion,  drawn  with  S^l  Armoniackhy 
IhblimatSon. 

Diafboretick  TIN  [in  Cbym:\  is  fine  tin 
and  r^ilns  of  antimony  melted  twice, 
fM  together,  and  afterwards  with  falt- 
petre,  after  which  having  paflcii  under 
Vknons  lotions  or  walhings,  a  powder  is 
procured. 

Cemfs  of  TIN,  a  white  powder  made 
of  tin,  of  which  a  Fmcms  is  made,  called 
JSpatPjh  white. 

Calx  o/TlN,  the  lame  as  Bezo^dictm 

TINCAR,  a  fort  of  nitre  or  falt-pctrc, 
Jrdbick.  ^  .     ,  ,  ^ 

TACTILE  [ti»A/ii,L.]  that  where- 
tHth  a  thing  is  dyed. 

TI'NCTVRE  Li"  Chymifiry]  a  diflo  u- 
tlon  of  the  moa  fine  aqd  volatile  parts 
of  filvcrraade  in  H>irits  of  winej  by 
chymical  ^writers  it  is  exprels'd  by  this 
cfaanidterK  ^  ,,   ^ 

TINCTURE  [in  m^Mry]  means 
only  the  hue  or  colour  of  any  thing  5 
and  the  two  metals  Or  and  Arge^  may 
ht  comprehended  under  this  denomina- 
tion, becaufe  they  are  often  reprefented 
by  yellow  and  white. 

TI'NCTURED  [of  fi-^icr*,  L.]  co- 
loured, ftained,  dyed  5  alfo  having  gain- 
ed an  Impcrfca  knowledge  or  fmatter- 
ing  of  any  art  or  fcience. 

TINAREA  [with  BotaniSs]  mother- 
wort, or  gold-flower,  L. 

To  TINGE  [of  tifix^re.  L.]  to  dip,  to 
foleur,  to  give  a  tinfture  to,  to  dye 

lightly-  r  .    .  .    .       c 

TrNGLING  [tinnttus^  or  tinrnem  of 

tinnerp^  L.  tintemtnt.  F.I  a  jingling noife, 

as  of  bells,  or  fome  veflel  made  of  metal, 

being  ftrack  s  alfo  a  fort  of  pricking  pain 

in  the  cars,  toes,  6«c. 

TING-TANG,  an  imitative capraffl 
on  for  the  found  of  a  bell,  d»c. 

To  TI'NKER  [otUnmte,  L.  to  make 
a  tinkling  noifc]  tQ  mchd  ^fW\p  of  bufs, 
fpppCTa  ^\ 


t^ 


TI^NNlTUS  ««r/«jv,  a  buzzing  4 

tingling  in  the  ears,  pcoceedii^  ficom  an 
obHrudion  of  thc«ear  ;  for  the  air  that  ii 
fliut  up  is  continually  moTcd  by  the 
beating  of  the  arteries,  and  the  dxuoi  d 
the  car  lightly  verberated,  whence  aiifts 
a  buzzing  or  noife,  I., 

To  TIP,  to  put  on  tips  at  the  cndi  rf 
horns,  brims  of  drinking-rcl&ls,  6^.  si- 
fo  to  ftrike  down  nine  pins,  Qf^.  by  a  cift 
of  the  bowl. 

TIPPLER  ipToh.q.d.JiQUr^otft 
^<fr,  of  Ji>]  a  frequent  dcinkei^  a  fiiddk* 

^*^rPPLING  fq.  d.  fifpU^g^  ^SW^ 
frequent  drinking,  fuddline. 

TIP-STAFF  Lib  named  fiom  the  « 
which  they  carry  tipp'd  with  filver]  a 
officer  who  takes  into  cufbody  fucb  per 
fons  who  are  oommitted  by  a  oooit  of 
judicature. 

TI'PS  Y,  fomething  in  drini:,  nraMW, 
fuddled. 

TIPTOE  lof  tr^ and  to*]  ftandiBK 
on  the  tips  of  the  toes. 

TIRE-J^«i«i»»,  a  head  dreHer,  8* 

TIRE  7  [of  guns,  prob.  of  ^•«',F.«r 

TEF.R>  rttPCr,P«.T»  roworrari^ 

TIRESIAS  [of  TfV-,  Gr.  the  Ibft 
becaufe  he  made  predidions  by  thcftsfiJ 
a  Ibothlayer  of  Tbebts-,  of  virhom  it  is** 
latcd  that  he  faw  two  feipcnts  ingeBdff* 
ing,  and  ilew  the  female,  whereupon  fc« 
was  turned  into  a  woman  j  and  thatSs 
ven  years  a'ter,  he  being  prefent  at  ^ 
like  engendering,  flew  the  male,  sna 
was  immediately  redored  to  his  (bnaff 
Iha pe.  JttftUr  and  Jum  difput ing  tCgP« 
ther  which  had  the  greater  pleafmt  '^ 
'  coition,  the  male  or  female,  refetrMtl* 
matter  to  his  determination,  becai^l* 
had  experience  of  both  5  and  he  giiii* 
his  opinion  that  the  woman  had  tkc 
greatefl  pleafure,  Jmno  wa*  fo  diipIeaW 
with  him,  that  ihe  (truck  him  blind  i 
but  Jupiter^  to  make  him  amends,  gi« 
him  the  gift  of  prophecy,  and  made  hi* 
agod. 

TI'RESQME  loi  tijlian,  SmcA  «ci- 
rilbme,  fatiguing. 

TITIESOMNESS,  fatlguingnefi,  s 
wearifome  quality. 

TI'SICK  [.phtbJfu,  L.  fh^ifc.  r. 
aSf«cof#9<»,Gr1  an  ulceration  of  the 
lungs  accompanied  with  an  beftick fe- 
ver, and  caufing  a  confmnpcioa  of  tbC 
whoic  body. 

XrSlCK Y  [of  ;*>yf«i,  U  t^lff^n 
F.  f^9iMf,Cr.]  troubled  with  the  phtm-    i 
fick.  I 

TITAN  [according  to  the  P#rt»]  the 
Ton  Q^Cdks  9f^  r^»^  tbe  tidcr  bnxhff 


Tl 


TO 


if  S^Omrmt  and  the  father  of  Hjyfer'on, 
S!lc,  perceiving  his  mother  and  Dfttfr  in- 
clining to  the  Incered  of  hb  brother,  | 
gare  over  bis  right  of  inheritance  to  his 
brother  Smtm/n  upon  this  condition,  That 
tie  Ibould  hare  no  male  children  educa- 
:ed  or  kepc  alive,but  that  thegpvemmcnt 
□^ouhd  lecnm  to  him  and  his  i  but  un- 
ierOanding  afterwards,  that  by  the  fab- 
tlety  of  O^s  his  filler,  firft  Jiiiiter,  and 
then  NtMune^  and  after  that  Fhto^  were 
Gecxetl 7  Drought  up,  and  by  that  means, 
he  and  his  were  like  to  lofe  their  Inheri  • 
tance,  he  and  his  Ions,  the  TiV^ik,  made 
vtmr  a^mft  bis  brother  Saturn^  and  took 
liim  prifcner,  and  kept  alio  his  wife  and 


filter  cloft  prilbners,  till  ^u^iter  came  to 
reloicd  his  father. 


ajge,  and  made  war  upon  the  Txtansj  and 


TITHES,  were  firil  eflablifhed  in 
^Sa^SHd,  about  the  year  7^5. 

Jer/wa/ TITHES,  thofe  which  are 
dhe  accTumg  from  the  profits  of  Uhour^ 
mrt^  tratUt  navigation  and  indufiry  of  man. 
Pr^ifia/ TITHES,  are  fuch  as  arilb 
ftom  the  fr&its  of  the  ground,  as  C»»^ 
2£m9^  HgMl^Frnits^  &:c. 

Mixt  TITHES,  are  fuch  as  rife  fh)m 
beafts  and  other  animals,  fed  with  the 
firtiits  of  the  eaith,  as  cheefe,  wool,  lambs, 
calves,  fowls,  e»c. 

Grest  TITHES,  axe  thofe  of  com, 
bay,  wood,  Sv. 

Small  TITHES,   are  thofe  of  flax, 

Bfte.  which  zrtprddial^  and  thofe  of  wool, 

niilk,  cheefe,  lambs,  dv.  which  arewixi. 

TITHYMAO-LUS  [with  B^tanifis] 

the  plant  called  fpurge,  L, 

TITUBANCY  ititubantim,  LJa  ftnt- 
tering,  hammering,  or  miffing  in  one's 
iwrds. 

TITUBATTON  {in  ^^.]  a  kind 
of  Tibration  or  Ihaking,  which  the  an- 
cients attributed  to  the  chryftalline  hea- 
fct\t  to  account  for  certain  irregularities 
they  obferrM  in  the  motion  of  the  planets. 
TITULAR  >  a  peribn  inverted 
TITULARY  'With  a  tit'e,  by  vir- 
ttie  whereof  he  holds  an  office  or  benefire, 
whether  he  performs  the  fusions  there- 
of*  or  not 

TITULARNESS  [of  titmUris,  L. 
anditf/sl  a  titular  quality. 
TITYRE  >  a  nick-name  given  to 
TITTORY  S  liquor  or  fhong  waters, 
tiXCAdttva  orOetHVff^  prob  becanfe 
it  makes  the  drinkers  merry,  laugh  and 
titter. 

TITYUS  [arcniding  to  the  P^ets]  a 
giant,  wlio,  when  Jupiter  hs^d  defiled  hi* 
mother  fi^ri*,  forlfearof  jf*i»,  he  pat 
teinacaTeofthcearcii  till  Ihe  was 


delivered  of  her  fon  Tityiu  $  but  whcil 
he  became  of  age,  jf««o,  to  revenge  her- 
felf)  perfuaded  him  to  ravifh  L»to»a^ 
which  he  attempting,  'Ji-piter  fttu^K  him 
dead  with  his  thunder-bolt  •,  or,  asotheft* 
fay,  Apdlo  wounded  him  with  his  dart, 
and  ^o  lent  him  to  hell,  where  he  was 
adjudged  to  have  a  vulture  feed  upon  his 
liver,  which  grew  again  according  as  the 
moon  increafed.  This  giant  is  laid  alfb 
to  reach  over  nine  acres  of  ground 

TME'SIS  LTAi*»»f,  Gr.  a  fecUon]  a 
figure  in  grammar,  by  which  a  com- 
pound word  is  divided  into  two  parts,  by 
fome  other  word  that  is  put  between,  at 
VirgiU  SepUmfubjeHa  tfiont,  for  SttbjeSm 
feptemtrioHt. 

ro  TOAST  [tcfinm  of  torreret  L.]  to 
make  a  toait  of  breads  alfo  to  propofe  a 
health. 

TOCKAWAUOH,  a  wholdbmeand 
favoury  root,  growing  in  Virgima^  &c. 

TOE  [of  a  Horfi]  the  ftay  of  the  hoof 
upon  the  forepart  of  the  foot,  compre* 
bended  between  the  quarters. 

TO^GA,  a  large  woollen  mantle 
without  ileeves  of  divers  colours,  fet  dS 
with  various  ornaments,  worn  by  the 
Rvmans^  both  men  and  women. 

TaGATED  ItngatM,  L.]  clothed 
with,  or  wearing  a  gown. 

TOILSOME,  full  of  labour,  weaxi- 
ibme. 

TOI1.SOMENESS  [of  ti  Jlian,  Smx.1 
Ubourioufneis,  Oik. 

To  TOL  [of  toikre,  L.  to  take  away] 
in  law  ligni/ies  to  defeat  or  take  away, 
as  to  to/  tbe  Etttry^  is  to  take  away  the 
right  of  Eirfnf. 

TOLERABn-ITY  [tolirabiUtas,  L.J 
tolerablenei^,  bearableneft. 

TOLERABLENESS  [6f  io1erahni\ 
L.  and  nefi]  bearablenels,  pailablene&» 
indifferentneft. 

Civil  TOLERATION,  fignifies  im- 
punity and  Ikfety  in  the  ftate,  for  every 
fe^  which  does  not  maintain  any  do* 
Arine  inconOftent  with  the  peace  and 
welfare  of  the  ft^te. 

Ecehjiaflical  TOLERATION,  Is  an 
allowance  of  opinions  which,  not  being 
fundamentals,  do  not  hinder  thofe  who 
profeft  them,  ftom  bdng  memben  of 
the  church. 

TOLL,  the  found  of  a  bell,  giving" 
notice  of  a  death  or  funeral. 

To  TOLL  [prob.  of  to/Ztrtl  to  bar, 
defeat,  or  take  away.    LawTerm. 

TOLL  I  according  to  fomts  ]  a  liberty 
as  well  to  rake,  as  to  be  free  from  Tttt  i 
for  they  who  are  infeoff*d  of  lV<i  are 
culbm  free.  .* 

It 


Digitized  by  VjOOQ IC 


TO 

to  TOLL  oj>,  to  aUuxCi  entice,  or 
^dtaw  with  fair  words.  0. 

TOMB  Itombet  F.  of  ttmklMS,  L.  an 
heap,  or  of  T'^/**  *>'-,  Gr.]  a  fepulchie. 

Tombs  were  ercfted  by  the  ancients  as 
honorary  monuments  of  the  deceafed, 
and  as  an  inducement  to  others  to  per- 
form glorious  actions.  Thele  tombs 
weie  ffequentlv  In  their  own  lands,  as 
among  the  Htirevu^  &«.  or  In  the  great 
loads  among  tht  KomanSitll  which  about 
the  city  were  adorned  with  magnificent 
«nd  collly  monuments  or  ftni€tures  5  for 
it  was  not  their  cuftom  to  bury  in  their 
temples,  they  beii%  referved  only  for  the 
ierrice  of  their  gods;  nor  was  it  the  cu- 
ftom of  cbriftians  to  bury  in  churches, 
till  fome  centuries  after  the  eitablilh- 
ment  of  the  chri(tian  religion. 

toTubs  were  frequently  set  off  with  or- 
naments and  the  effigies  of  the  deceafed 
in  fevcral  poAures  and  habits,  for  which 
anticntly  these  were  fettled  rules  i  as, 

Gentlemen  who  died  in  battel,  and  on 
the  vidlorious  fide,  were  reprcfented  with 
thdr  helmet  on  their  head,  their  Ihield 
on  the  left,  and  their  fwoid  on  the  dex- 
ter Ade  naked»  and  with  the  point  up- 

Gentlemen  who  died  in  battle,  on  the 
'vanquifh^d  fide,  were  rcprefented  on 
their  tombs  without  their  coat  over  their 
tfmour,  with  their  feet  reiHng.ona 
dead  lion,  having  their  hands  joined  on 
their  brcaft,  their  vifor  lifted  up,  and 
their  fword  in  the  fcabbard.  Tbofe 
gentlemen,  who  died  priibners,  were  re- 
prcfented without  helmet,    fword,    or 

A  Gentleman  that  had  fervcd  a  great 
part  of  his  life  in  the  army,  and  after- 
y^xd$  become  a  religious  perfon,  was 
rcprefented. upwards  in  the  habit  of  the 
order  he  profefled,  and  below  in  com- 
pleat  armour. 

A  Gentleman  or  Knight  who  had  been 
^anquilhed  or  killed  in  fingle  combat, 
was  rcprefented  in  compleat  armour,  and 
his  battle^xe  out  of  his  arms,  and  lying 
by  him,  and  his  left  arm  a*crofs  his 
right. 

If  a  Gentleman  or  Knight  had  been 
▼i^orious,  he  was  reprcfented  on  his 
ipmb,  arnied  on  all  points,  with  his 
right  arm  a-crofs  over  the  left,  and  his 
hattle  ax  in  his  arms. 
*  A  Knight  or  Gentleman  that  had  been 
arcnfed  of  treafbn,  murder,  or  a  rape,  or 
of  having  been  an  incendiary,  had  no 
monument,  but  was  treated  in  the  vileft 
manner,  his  arms  being  broken,  his  bo- , 
^7  dragged  on  a  huxdle|  ai^d^itbor  hong  | 


TO 

upon  t  gallowsy  or  caft  out  to  be  devoar* 
ed  by  the  fowls  of  the  air. 

The  ion  of  a  general  or  governor  of  a 
caflle,  or  fortified  city,  if  he  died  when 
the  place  was  befieged,  though  he  was 
ever  ib  young,  was  powtxay'd  in  ooor 
pleat  armour,  with  his  head  reOtng  oa 
an  helmet,  infiead  of  a  pillow. 

Clergymen  were  repiefented  in  their 
pontifical  or  fiieerdotal  habits. 

Kings  and  princes,  let  them  die  alter 
what  manner  foever,  were  pouroray'doA 
their  tombs  in  their  armotir,  with  tbcir 
efcutcheons,  crown,  cxdt^  fupponeris 
and  all  the  other  maiks  of  royalty. 

TOMENTIO'IOUS  ?    I  tomewHUMU 

TOME'NTOUS  5  L.]  made  of 
flocks  of  wool. 

TOMETICA  [of  nt»^  di ttfom, 
Gr.  to  cut]  medicines^  which  opening 
the  pores  of  the  body,  with  their  finip 
particles,  cut  the  thick  and  llimy  ho- 
mours.  The  fame  that  are  called  jte- 
tutMHtia  and  IneiJ$$Uia,  L. 

TOMICE  [nfuxi,  Gr.l  the  art  of 
carving  in  wood  or  ivory. 

r Omci  Ih»Us  [with  AajU.lthS 
cutting  teeth,  t.  c.  the  fore^teeth.  L. 

TOMINE'SO,  the  AmmGMm  hiao- 
ming  bird. 

TOMOTOCIA [of  iiifi&'^  a feetko. 
and  TO«J^  Gr.  a  birth]  the'cuttingof « 
child  out  of  the  womb  %  otheiwife  called 
SeSioCtfaria.  and  HjfierotometoiiMm 

TONDIWO  [  in  ArAtteBnttl  a  mc»- 
ber,  a  round  moulding  like  i  ring,  that 
incircles  the  bafes,  cornices,  or  archi- 
traves of  pillars,  according  to  the  ieveial 
orders,  lul  the  lame  as  Afiragml, 

TONE  [  foil,  F.  tortus^  L.  wmc „  Gr.  1 
a  certain  degree  of  elevation,  or  depRf- 
fion  of  the  voice  or  of  ibnnd  ^  alio  a  ftate^ 
frame,  or  diipofitien,  as  die  tone  of  the 
nerves,  dv. 

TONE  [in  MMfick^  is  a  certain  de- 
f^ee  of  raifing  or  finking  the  voice,  and 
is  ufually  defined  to  be  the  tlxth  part  of 
an  o^ave,  faid  to  be  compofed  of  fiie 
tones  and  two  femitones.  A  jTW,  or 
whole  note,  is  alio  divided  into  nine 
fmall  parts,  call'd  Comita'a  ;  five  of 
which  are  appropriated  to  the  greater 
femitone,  and  four  to  the  lefiier. 

TofwaUvw  tbc  TON6U£  [with 
Harfemem)  is  laid  of  a  horfe  when  h* 
turns  it  down  his  throat,  whkh  mdad 
him  wheez  as  if  he  was  Ihoirt-windcd. 

Aid  of  a>8  TONGUE?  [  with  m^fr 
men]  is  a  ibrt  of  agreeable  ^adcing,  or  a 
certain  found  made  by  the  rider,  Q«.  bf 
ftriking  the  tongae  againft  the  roof  oC 
the  m9Dtb,  vybcn  te  \90\M  aoinnte  the 

hotk. 


TO 

i<%  fuftain  him,  and  make  hira  work 
11  ill  Che  manage. 

rCNIC  [in  Midicine]  is  apply 'd  to  a 
Eain  motion  of  the  mufclesi  wherein 
fibres,  being  extended,  continue  their 
:n  ion  in  fuch  a  manner^  as  that  the 
tfcems  immoveable,  tho' in  reality  it 
II  motion. 

rO  NIC  '7  [tfrnicHS^  L.  of  »r/<^tf, 
rO  NICK  >  Gr  ]  belonging  to  the 
rO'NfCALj  tone. 
rONSl'LL^  [with  AnMhrnifii")  two 
nds  or  kernels,  commonly  called  the 
londs  of  the  cars  j  they  are  lituatcd  at 
root  of  the  touguc,  on  each  fide  the 
ath. 

rONSO'RIOUS  iUnforms^  L.]  be- 
ting to  a  barber.  _  ^  , 
rOO'THLESS  [ro'^lea/,  Sax,^ 
hout  teeth.  ' 

rOCVTHSOME  [to'^jrumc.  Sax.^ 
afant  to  the  taAe.  ^ 

rOO'THSOMENESS     [  'Co^rom- 
rrc.  Sax.']  plealantnels  to  the  tafte. 
to  TOP,  to  put  a  top  on  a  thing  \  al- 

0  Exceed  or  be  higher  than. 

POP  MASTS  Lin  a  Shlf[  are  four,  the 
lif^Up  mafi^  the  Fore^tofmafi,  the  Mi- 
top-majK  the  Sfrit-Jail'top-mafi,  which 
made  fall  and  fettled  into  the  heads 
he  M^io-mafi,  ¥w."mafi^  Mifeii-mafi, 

1  Boxcfprit^  rcfpcdtively. 

:*OP  «  SUrboard:  iSea  Fbrafe']  means> 
i  up  the  larboard- fide. 
TOP-fc^lUft-mnli.roifeSf  arc  thofe  ropes 
ch  are  ufed  in  ftriklng  the  top-malts 
he  main  and  fore- malls. 
•OPA'RCHY  [toto. </:*,Gr.]  a fmall 
c  or  figniory  conftfti;ig  of  a  few  ci- 
or  towns,  or  a  petty  county  go^em'd 
I  toparch. 

•OPIA^RIA  [with  Botamfit']  thegar- 
brank-urfin,  F. 

"O'PIARY  [topisra^  L-l  the  art  of 
:ing  arbours,  d«c.  with  trees  or  twigs 
herb^  cnt  and  planted. 
OPIG  [in  Khttwicli.]  a  probable  ar- 
icnt  drawn  from  the  feveral  circum- 
ees  and  places  of  a  fa£t,  &k. 
OTICK  [with  fhyfieimni\thzt  which 
icwavdly  apply *d  to  ^he  patient *s  bo- 
0.  ctire  him. 

DPICA  '  in  Lo|f»cfe]  the  art  of  invent 
md  managing  all  kinds  of  probable 
imentations,  L 

OPICKS  [to/nV«,  L.  •»«»<»  of  t?T^, 
a  place]  common  places  or  heads  of 
»tirlfe« 

D'PTC  \  itopieMSy  L.  topiqite,  F.  of 
OPICK  5'«-nMf,  Gr.]  of,  or  per- 
ng.to  a  particular  place  or  common 
I  of  a  difcourfct 


T  O 

TOPOGRA'PHICK  IhpograOylcHS.U 
topofrra^iquef  F.  of  n^nycfl^fuc^  Gr.] 
pertaining  to  the  art  of  topography. 

TOPOGRA'PHICK  Charts,  are 
draughts  of  fome  fmall  parts  of  earthi 
or  of  for. e  particular  place,  without  re* 
gard  to  its  relative  iituation }  as  of  Lon- 
uoti,  Amjiefdam,  Faris^  &C. 

TOPO'GRAPHY  [topograpbU^  L.  to- 
pographii,  F.  of  Yi9o>^f4«(,  of  tine, 
a  place,  and  y ».-? j»,  to  defcribe]  the  arc 
of  dcfcribing  particular  places,  or  ibme 
fmall  quantities  of  land,  as  a  parilh^ 
town,  manour,  Qk. 

TOPOTHESY  [7wre«i5W,  Gr.l  the 
defer  iption  of  a  place. 

TORCULAR  HerophiU  [in  Anat.'] 
that  part  in  the  duplicatures  dfthe  D«r* 
Mateff  formed  of  the  concourfe  of  a 
branch  of  the  longitudinal  SivHs  with 
the  lateral  Sinuses. 

TORCULA'RIS  [with  Surgeont']  a 
contrivance  for  itopping  the  flux  of 
blood  in  amputations. 

TORCHENESS  [with  Horfemen^  a 
long  flick  with  a  hole  at  the  end  of  it^ 
thro'  which  runs  a  ftiap  of  leather,  the 
two  ends  of  which,  being  tied  together^ 
ferve  to  flraiten  and  clofely  tie  up  a 
horfe  s  nofe,  as  long  as  the  ftick  is  ftay*d 
upon  the  halter  or  fnafflc. 

TO'RDYLON  [T5^A«r,Gr.]  the  herb 
heart  wort, 

TORE  r[in  Ar^itiStitre]  a  thicic 
TORUS  V  round  moulding  ufed  in 
the  bafe^  of  columns 
TORE  1  [of  tsejian,  Smx.  to  tear] 
TORN  5  did  tear,  or  was  torn. 
TO'REUMA  [Ti/)f«M^,  Gr.]  embof- 
fed  work,  L. 

TO'REUMATO'GRAPHY  [of  T.'. 
houx  and  >e«0fl»,  Gr.]  the  defcription  or 
knowledge  of  anticnt  fculpiurcs  and  &»/- 
fo  ralievo's. 

TORMENflLLA  [with  Bot»niPi\ 
the  herb  tormcntil,  L. 

TORME'NTING  [tiuirmeittant,  F.] 
caufiPK  pain  or  tonure. 

TORME'NTiNGNESS,  a  torment^ 
ing  quality  or  faculty. 

TORNATI'LE  [tomatUis^  L.]  turn- 
ed or  made  with  a  wheel. 

TO  RNISOL  [ftww/o/,  F.]  the  fun- 
flower.  _^       a  ^  A 

TORPE1)i),  a  fca-filh  fom  d  tor  a  rfi- 
markable  numbnefs,  wherewith  it  is  faid 
to  ftriVr*  the  arm  of  thofe  that  touch  it. 

TO'RPIDNESS  [of  tvrpidiu^  L.lbe- 
numbednofi. 

TCy^QUE  [in  KetJil-tr/l  a  ronni 
roll  rS  cloHi  twiftcd,  fucli  :*s  is  the  ban- 
dage frequently  fccn  in  aimorlcs  abouC 

I  L  tbt 


TO 

ttte  heads  of  moon,  favagesi  Q»e. 

TOKREFACTION  in  tbarmMcy] 
the  laying  of  a  drug  or  other  thing  on  a 
plate  of  metal  placed  over  coals,  till  it 
become  pliable  to  the  fingers. 

TO'RRENT  Lin  a  figuratiye  fenfcl 
great  heat,  a  violence  of  pafflon,  a  fwift 
itream  of  eloquence,  d^. 

TORRICE'LLIAN  I^fintment  [of 
lorrfVe//ij»  an  ItmUimny  the  invcnter  of 
it]  a  glals-tube  or  pipe  of  about  three 
foot  long,  and  a  quarter  of  an  inch  bore, 
fealed  or  clofed  hj  fire  at  one  end.  and 
quite  filled  at  the  other  with  quick  fil- 
ver }  which  uniealed  end',  being  ftopp'd 
with  the  finger,  is  thruft  down  into  fome 
quick -fiJver  contained  in  a  ve(&U  ^<1 
then  the  finger  being  taken  away,  and 
the  tube  fet  upright,  the  quick-filver 
will  ran  out  or  deibend  till  it  remains 
in  the  tube  of  the  height  of  between 
twenty  eight  and  thirty  one  inches,  lea- 
Ting  an  empty  fpace  in  the  upper  part. 

The  quick-filver,  being  thus  fufpend- 
td  or  hanged  up,  will  increafe  or  leflfen 
Its  height  in  the  tube,  according  as  the 
weather  alters  for  dry  or  wet  \  and  be- 
ing put  into  a  frame,  with  a  plate  of 
^vifions,  ihewing  the  feveral  degrees,  is 
CalJed  a  Mercurial  Barometer  or  quick-fil- 
▼er  weather  glaf* 

TORRID  ZONE.     See  Zofte, 

TORRIDNESS  [ of  torriditas,  L.  1 
icorchednefs,  fcorchingnclk,  parchednels, 
l)archingneft.  drirels. 

To  TO'RRIFY  [  tarrffmeere,  L.  ]  to 
toaft,  roaft,  parch,  or  dry  up.  ♦ 

TORSION,  a  turning,  winding 
Writhing,  or  wrefting,  L. 

TORTEAU'XES  [  in  Her^Wry]  arc 
fmall  rounds,  which  fome  take  to  be 
cakes,  others  bowls,  others  wounds,  e- 
fpecially  when  they  ate  red,  F 

TORTILE  Itortilis,  L.]  bcnt,  bowed, 
krcfted,  wreathed,  wrinkled. 

TO'RTIVE  [tortiTOj,  L.]  wrung 
but,  preilcd  hard. 

TO'RTNESS  [fpokcn  of  a  rope,S«:.1 
ftraightncft,  tightnefs^  by  being  hard 
pulled  i  alfo  Writhinefs,  wrinklednefi, 

TORTOISE  [Hieroglylk.^  was  by  the 
antients  reprefented  fwimming  on  the 
iop  of  the  river,  furrounded  with  the 
hot  beams  of  the  noon-fun,  to  fignify  a 
poor  wretch  fallen  into  the  poweir  of  a 
tyrant,  from  whofe  hands  he  cannot 
elcape;  for  they  fky  the  fun -beams  do 
fo  charm  the  tortoife,  that  it  can  fcarcc 
move  or  change  its  rcfidence.  They  al- 
fo ufed  it  to  reprdent  iloth,  becaufe  it  is 
of  a  very  lajty  nature,  and  flow  in  its  . 
•narch.   They  alio  by  it  icpidfcntcd  a  J 


TO 


man  ready  and  amicd  againft  the  tf 
figns  of  fuch  as  would  injure  him,  b» 
caufe  the  toitoife  is  always  forcifisl 
againft  the  attempts  of  bis  enemies. 

TORTUOUS  Frgure,  is  a  figo^ 
one  part  of  whicti  goes  round  wiih  i» 
other. 

TORTUOUSNES  [of  t«*rt/«,  L 
toftifienx^  F,  and  ne/sl  windingneis  cr 
the  turning  in  and  out. 

TO'.-vTURE  Itortmrt^  F.]  tOUWJt 
a  grievous  pain  inAi^led  on  a  crimisd 
or  perfon  accufed,  to  make  him  cadtdk 
the  truth. 

IrefarMive  TORTURE,  is  ordotf 
to  be  jndifiu  matuHtilmi.  fb  that  if  rae 
accuied  do  not  confefi,  he^  caonotV 
condemned  to  death,  but  only  *d  m^ 
eitrs  mortem. 

Definitive  TORTURE,  is  that  a  «» 
demned  criminal  is  put  to^  to  make  hat 
confefs  his  accomplices. 

TO'RUS,  abed,  a  coid  for  a  bed,  i 
wreath. 

TORUS  [in  Ar^ittif.']  eallM  •& 
Tore  or  Tbore,  is  a  round  member  wbkft 
encompass  the  bafe  oi  a  pillar,  k^ 
tween  the  plinth  and  the  lift,  iefc»' 
bling  the  Ihape  of  a  large  rin^  tf 
round  culhion,  as  it  were,  fweliizig  <« 
with  the  weight  of  the  pillar  lyii^cc 
it,  L. 

TOSS  POT,  a  drinker,  a  dmrikwi 

TO^ ALNESS  ItotsliUs^  U ',  thB 
wholcnefs  or  whole  Aim. 

TOTTERING  [of  ttsaltrjiian,  J!» 
fliaking,  ilaggering,  reeling,  wa«rfr 
or  nodding  to  and  no,  9s  the'  leady  s 
fall. 

TOTUM  [with  L^teUm^  u  t.  tks 
WboUy  is  ufed  to  figniiy  fuch  a  WbA  * 
is  compofed  of  feveral  FmtU  leaSr 
dillindt,  whofe  pans  are  termed  vmrff^ 
parts,  as  the  apartments  of  a  hoofe,  t''« 
precinfts  of  a  city,  or  the  provmoesflf* 
kingdom^  and  this  they  diftinpB^ 
from  another  WboU^  which  in  iMu  » 
callM  Omne. 

TOUCAN  [in^Jrw-laconftdlaa* 
of  the  fouthem  hemifphere. 

To  TOUCH  [toHcberr  F-Ttotry*^ 
tals  by  rubbing  them  on  a  tonclrllBB 

TOUCH- ^ooi,  a  fort  of  old,  lohrs. 
dry  wood,  that  will  take  fixe  iridi  i 
touch. 

TOOJCHINESS,  aptneis  to  be  rf- 
fended  with  or  angry  at. 

TOUCHING  L  of  toiwfcr,  F.]  t»« 
ifenfe  of  feeling,  is  an  extendi  fafe 
(dull  and  inferior  in  refped  to  otberii 
yet  it  is  moft  conmon,  and  very  necrf 
firy  to  Qs:;   by  meaoa   «r  thji  foA 


TO 


TR 


nimab  xeceiYe  tangible  qnalitjes.  That 
here  i&  alio  aa  internal  fenfe  of  Tomcb- 
m^  or  FMliwgf  is  evident  from  pains  of 
he  choiick  j  the  nenres  and  fibres, 
vhich  arc  the  organs  of  the  fenies,  be- 
ng  dtfperled  on  theinfide  as  ivell  as  the 
(Qtlide  of  the  body,  and  therefore  the 
«in$,  arteries,  membranes,  and  their 
ippcndages  the  coats  panake  of  this 
fenfe. 

1 0'UCH  Y  [  of  umdfe,  F.  ]  apt  to  be 
ffeuded  with,  &h:. 

TOUPEE  ^  a  Peruke  of  a  particular 

TOUPET5  make,  worn  by  fmarts 
ind  beauxs. 

TOU'GHNESS  [  tohne/ye.  Sax.  ] 
krongnefs  and  unaptnefs  to  be  broken  or 
lisjointed,  the  oppofite  to  britf  lencft. 

TOUR,  a  lofty  flight.    Milton. 

TOU'KN  AMENT  [  prob.  of  ternes- 
mMnt9^  Itai.  toirrnoy,  F.]  a  martial  exer- 
iie  formerly  ufed  by  perlbns  of  note, 
irho  defired  to  gain  reputation  by  feats 
€  arms,  even  from  the  king  himfelf  to 
he  private  gentleman.  They  encoun- 
crcd  one  another  on  horfeback  with 
pcars  or  lances.    See  JmAs. 

TOURNE'  [with  Fre»cb  HerMs-'i  is 
rs'd  for  what  we  call  regardaitt^  i.e. 
ooking  back  or  behind. 

TOURNIKG  [with  Huntert]  a  term 
Ls*d  of  a  roe  going  to  couple  or  ingen- 

TOURTEAUXES  [in  HeraUry-]  are 
hnall  rounds  which  fome  will  have  to  be 
akcst  others  bowls,  and  others  wounds, 
hey  being  always  red  in  Englijh  coat 
irmour;  but  the  Freucb  have  them  of 
•thcr  colours. 

TOU'ZKD    >  pulled  about,  tumb- 

TOU'ZLED3  led,  rumpled. 

TOWARD  Ltopeajlto,  Sax.^  incli- 
ling  to  a  place,  buSncis,  Q^c. 

TOW  ARDLINESS  [  topcajit>lic- 
lefj^e,  Ssx.l  inciinablcnefi  to  that 
rhich  is  laudable,  obedientnels,  order- 
ine  fs,  6v. 

TOWERS  [in  Citat  Jrmour^  being 
Arts  of  cities  and  caftles  placM  within 
rails  mar reprefent  the  confbincy,  mag- 
lanimity  and  gencrofity  of  men  who 
rcely  expofe  their  bodies  for  the  de- 
bnce  of  their  country. 

TOWNSHIP,  the  privileges  or  dig- 
liries  appertaining  to  a  town  corporate. 

TOWNS-iiffii,  one  born  in  the  fiune 
own. 

TOWR,  [probably  of  'coJU  Smx.  or 
r»twr,  on  account  of  towers  being  ufu- 
lly  high  built]  a  high  or  lofty  flight. 

ft  TOWR,  to  foar  a-ioft,  to  fly  high  •, 
a  aiqi  ac  high  things. 


TOW^ING,  foaring  alofr,  S»tf. 
TOW'RINGNESS,  a  lofty  foaring, 
high  aim,  lofty  carriage,  haughcinefs. 
TOXICAL   [toxicusy   L.  of  ts^ixc^, 
Gr. }  venomous. 
TOy,  a  play-thing,  a  trifle. 
To  TOY,  to  play  with,  to  carefi,  to 
dally  with. 

TOyiSH,  apt  or  given  to  toy  with, 
carefa,  or  nfe  dalliance,  Qpc 
TOY'LET.    See  roiku 
TOYUA'RDUS  [idd  iUJ  a  wca- 
ther-iheep  or  ram. 

To  TOZ£,  to  pull  afunder,  to  make 
foft. 

TOZYNESS,  ibfinefi,  like  toje4 
wooll. 

TRA'BAL  Itrahalisy  L.]  belonging 
to  a  beam 

TRA'BEATED  itrabeatusy  L.]  ha- 
ving an  Entablatttret  viz.  a  proje^ure  oi^ 
the  top  of  the  wall,  which  fuppons  th^ 
timber- work  of  the  roof. 

TR ABS  [  with  Metemhgiftf  ]  an  im- 
preffion  or  meteor  in  the  air,  like  a 
beam.  L. 
TRACE,  a  fooftep,  track,  or  print 
TRA'CED  Itfjici,  F.]  followed  by 
the  footlleps  ^  alfo  drawn  out  by  line^ 
on  paper,  &»c.  as  the  draught  of  an  eiU* 
fice,  &»e. 

TRACHEA  [with  Anat.  ]  the  wca- 
fand  or  wind-pipe   L.  of  Gr. 

TRACHELA'GRA  [of  tefi^f^d 
the  wind-pipe  or  neck,  and  ayef*  Gr.  9, 
capture]  the  gout  in  the  nock. 

TRACHE'LIUM  [of  rcfij^X^^  Gr.] 
the  herb  throat  work. 

TR  ACHOM  A'TICUM  [of  7««>ciX*^i 
Gr.]  a  fort  of  medicine  for  the  eyes. 

To  TRACK  [of  tracer,  F.  or  traaxs^ 
L]  to  follow  the  trace,  footfteps,  or  mark, 
that  any  thing  leaves  behind  it  in  paft 

fiHR- 

TRACT  [trjiahfe.  Sax.  IraBatits,  L. 
traitcy  F.I  a  trcatife  or  difcourfe  printed, 
Qtc.  aneffay. 

TRA'CTABLENESS  {of  tra3abUif^ 
L.  and  »efs^  a  tradable  difpofition. 

TRA'CTATE     SeeTrii^. 

TRACTION,  a  drawing,  I<. 

TRA'CTRIX  [in  Geometry]  a  curve 
line  called  a^ib  CaUuaria. 

TRA'DER  [  of  tratts,  Ital.  a  trade, 
which  Minjheta  conjeaures  to  have  been 
derived  of  trmdemdoy  L,  delivering]  a  dea- 
ler, a  tnflicker,  a  merchant. 

TR A'DESMAN,  a  buyer  or  feller  by 
mail,  a  flv>pkeeper«  d<«. 

TRADITION,  the  aQ  of  delivering 
a  thing  fmm  one  hand  to  another.  F. 
pf  L.  V 

5  L  a  T?Ai 

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TRADITION  [ill  tMog,']  thofc 
laws,  doctrines,  relatibm,  fy»c.  which 
have  been  handed  down  to  us  from  our 
forefathers,  without  being  written. 

A^JkUcal  TRADITION  [with  the 
Komamjis]  the  unwritten  word  of  god, 
which  ddccnded  from  the  apoAles  to 
us,  through  a  continual  iucceffion  of  the 
faithful 

Eccl^^iV*/ TRADITIONS,  arecer 
tain  Ilatutes,  ordinances,  or  regulations 
concerning  the  rites  and  circiimflancf  s 
of  religion,  infti uu ed  lince  the  time  of 
the  apoftles  by  councils,  popes,  Ok.  and 
that  have  continued  lo  the  prefent  time, 
through  a  conQant  obfervauce  of  the 
church. 

mitUn  TRADITION  [with  the  Ro- 
manijii]  that  of  which  there  are  fome 
traces  in  the  antient  fathers  and  dodtors. 

Vntorhteu  TRADITION,  is  that  of 
which  no  figns  or  footfteps  are  to  be 
found  in  any  of  the  fathers  which  arc 
now  extant. 

TRADITO'RES,  traytors,  a  title 
given  by  the  primirivcchriftians  to  thofe 
yfho  delivei-ed  up  their  bible*  in  the 
timeof  perfecution,  L. 

TRADU'CIANS,  fuch  who  held 
that  original  fm  was  tranflnjtted  from 
fathers  lo  ci:ildrcn«  or  was  communicated 
"by  way  of  generation  from  the  fathm:  to 
Che  child. 

TRA'GACANTH  [tragmcantha^  L. 
of  <»'0e>*  «'»»^f  Gr.  i.  c.  goat'«-thom] 
gum  dragon,  F. 

.  TRA'GEDY  [trmgaiia^  L.  tragedie, 
F.  T^ybiiaty  Gr]  a  lofty  fort  of  play, 
in  which  great  perfons  arc  brought  on 
the  ftage  5  the  fubjedl-mattcr  of  it  is  al- 
-waystroublefome,  and  the  conclufion  of 
it  mournful.  Tragedy  is  in  imitation  of 
one  jull,  great,  and  probable  aftion, 
not  told  but  reprefented  j  which,  by 
•moving  terror  and  pity,  conduces  to 
purge  the  pafllons  in  the  minds  of  men. 
It  Ji  the  principal  part  of  dramatick 
poety,  and  the  fable  or  defign  is  the 
principal  part  of  tragedy.  In  Tragedy, 
It  is  not  ablbluteiy  neceffary  that  there 
Jhould  be  hiftorical  truths  5  but  there 
ftiuft  always  be  a  vcrifimility,  and,  at 
the  fame  time,  to  make  it  wonderful  xs 
one  of  the  moft  difficult  tasks  in  poetry. 
There  are  in  it  three  unities  required, 
v/x,  of  adkion,  time,  and  place  j  which 
amities  have  been  eftablilhed  by  criticks, 
to  bring  the  drama  as  near  nature  as 
pofliblc.  I.  Unit^  of  aBioM.  Two  a£U- 
ons,  that  are  diflterent  and  independent, 
ivill  diftraft  the  attention  and  concern* 
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qnonce  deftroy  the  poet^(fe§9i,  ^'^ 
is  to  move  terror  and  pity.  z.  Cmsj 
tiwu.  Mr.  Drydem  aiccxiaiDS  the  ir^ 
of  time  to  be  twenty -four  horn:  Tt 
one  aa  mua  not  take  up  laS£  a  i 
but  the  time  of  every  aa  be  e^lr 
vided.  AndArijiotUikY%tJh9ii^^ 
of  tragedy  ought  to  be  included  mt 
which  the  fun  taJtcs  to  pcrkffm  ^ 
rcer  in,  or  very  near  it-  lbs  & 
fays,  that  Ar^jietU  meant  the  c(&i 
Che  fun  in  a  day,  from  bis  rifingt?! 
fettmg,  fourtccfi  or  fifEeen  boun  lb 
and  that,  he  fayi,  is  too  long:  i 
that  the  moft  perfe^  pieces  are  tbsfe 
>o^oc/€j,  which  require  no  longoy 
for  the  action  than  the  TZpcttes^ 
takes  up>  which  in  Sopbo^Ushhcftp 
is  not  above  four  hours.  3.  r<? 
place  [in  the  Dratma']  Mr  Drydem  la»\ 
quires  that  the  iccnc  ou|^t  tote' 
fame  at  the  end,  that  k  was  at  ^e^ 
ginning  of  the  play,  the  fame  &^ 
out.  But  this  unity  is  feldom  <^ 
in  our  taking  plays.  If  ihe  poeti  * 
confined  to  that,  they  would  mC' 
trigi^e-room. 

TRAGE'LAPHUS  [rgt^x*^ 
Tgp^^,  a  goat,  and  ^k^^  f ,  a  harts  * 
a  goat-har:  or  great  deer^  a  ceja 
beaft  found  in  the  furefts  of  £^* 
and  flfcwhere,  that  has  a  brerf ' 
fliaggy  hair  like  a  goat,  but  ocbc« 
like  a  ftag,  L. 

TRA'GICo«xV<iI  Itraj^ictts-etm^,^ 
tragiqKtcownque,  F.]  partly  tragiai< 
partly  comical. 

TRA'GIUM  [Tp«c>fp»  of  f©b^'; 
a  goat]  the  herb  white  dittany  \  s^ 
certain  Ihrub,  refembling  yK«*pf',  - 
leaves  of  which  in  autumn  *fmcU  i* 
goat. 

TRAGONATUM  [with  Bd^ 
the  herb  wild  campion,  L. 

TRAGONI'A  [Tao^,i«,  Gr.] - 
herb  tetragon,  L. 

TRAGOPO'GON  Ite^y^r*^ 
the  plant  goat's-beard. 

TRAGO'PYRUM  [tT«7twt»,6 
a  kind  of  buck-wheat  or  bollimo!$.^ 

TRA'GORCHIS  [with  BtUMM^ffl^ 
herb  ragwort,  L* 

TRAGORI'GANUM  Ltp*3«'> 
Qr.^  the  herb  goat's-origany.  , 

TRA'GOSLwith  Bof*j^M*ltlKfi^ 
wood-bind  or  honeysuckle,  JL 

TRAINED  [tra»^,  FJ  bitw^< 
inftrufted. 

TRAmED«B«*M{.c,  thci  militii, « 
armed  foWiers  of  a  city,  eounOTi*' 
that  ane  or  ihould  be  trailed  «P  i^* 
e.'scrcifc  of  arms. 

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•TRAINER,  one  who  trains  up,   in- 

TKAl'TOROUSNESS  [of  tradUori 
tist  JL.  de  traitrey  h'.}  treafopiablencfs. 
f>erfidio\irnc£(. 

TRA'MMELED  [with  Horr'meti]  a 
horlb  is  faid  to  be  lb,  that  has  blazes  c  r 
white  marks  open  the  fore  and  hind  toot 
on  one  fide,  before  and  behind. 

Cro/i  TRAMMELED  [wi^h  Hof.- 
menl  is  laid  of  a  horft  that  has  whjte 
marks  in  two  of  his  feet,  that  Hand 
-crofs-ways  like  St.  Andrew's  croft,  as  in 
the  far  forefoot  and  the  near  hind-tbot, 
or  in  the  near  fore-foot  and  the  far  hind- 
fooc. 

TRA'MPLiNG  [of  rrampclii, 

X>«.1  a  treading  upon  with  the  feet. 

TRA'NCHE  Lin  Freucb  HerMty]  fig- 
niiics  a  manner  of  cowiter 
cbannng  in  an  efcutcheon 
of  this  form.  But,'  by 
Englijh  herald*,  it  is  thus 
blazoned :  He  bears  per 
fale  Aigent  and  Azure, 
per  Bend  coHutercha^gd* 

'V'^K'HOlMlin  Heraldry]  is  the  di- 
niinutive  of  a  fefi,  and  what  the  E^»g- 
lijh  heralds  commonly  call  a  bar,  f. 

Xb  TRANQ^UILLIZE  Itranquillifer, 
F.  traa^uilUre,  L.]  to  make  quiet,  ftilJ, 
Dr  calm. 

TRANqUI'LLOUSNESS  [of  tran- 
jMtUu;,  L.j  quietncfs,  ftilnefs,  calm- 
neft. 

TRANSA'CTOR,  one  that  ncgo 
tjatcs  cr  manages  an  affair,  L 

TilANSANIMA'TlON,  the  pafTing 
of  a  foul  out  of  one  body  into  anothet. 

TRANSCE'NDKNCE  [traf.f:endtn' 
tia^L.   furpaflingncCs  excellence. 

TR  ANSCR  NDElttNESS,  tranf- 
cendingnefs,  furpaflingneA. 

TRANSCENDENTAL  [of  fr*«r/:'*».. 
Jant,  F.]  exceeding,  going  beyond,  fur- 
pafling, 

TRANSCENDENTAL  Curves  [in 
the  hijrh'r  Geometry)  are  fuch  as  canhot 
^e  defined  by  algebraical  equations,  or 
which,  when  exprefled  by  equations, 
one  of  their  term^  is  a  variable  or  Bow- 
ing quantity. 

TRANSCENDENTAL  [in  Thvfeks] 
Ibmething  raifed  or  elevated  above  other 
things,  or  which  palTes  and  tranfcends 
the  rcafons  and  circumftanccs  of  other 
inferior  beings,  fo  as  not  to  be  intimate- 
ly andelTentially  incUided  under  them. 

TRANSCENDENTAL  ^antitie. 
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fo  the  continuation  of  the  exiftcjicc,  du 
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TRANSCENDENTAL     SimJoitUU^ 

Lwiih  Lteometncians^  are  undeterminattt 
quantities,  or  fuch  as  cannot  be  expref- 
lod  or  affixed  to  any  conftant  equation. 

TR  ANSeCLATED  L  ^^nj^oUtMi^ 
L  J  llrainetl  through 

TRANSCKrbfcK  [h-tf„/m>for,  L.]» 
writer  out  or  copier. 

TRANSCRIPTION,  the  aft  of 
tranlcribng  or  copying,  L. 

1  RANSCU'KKENCE  fof  tranfcur- 
rere.  L,]  a  running  from  one  place  to 
another. 

TI  A'NSEAT  ISchool  Term]  t.  «.  let 
it  pafs,  ulcd  when  they  fuppofe  a  pr©- 
poHcion  to  be  true  without  granting  ic 

TRANSELEMENTA'llON  Lwith 
Schxdmeti]  a  change  of  the  elements  cc 
principleiofone  body  into  another. 

•i»  TRANStO  RATE  itramjoratHur^ 
L.]  to  make  a  hole  through. 

TRANSFULGIDUraw/w/eiVw,  L.] 
Ihining  through. 

IRA'NSGRESSIO'NE,  awritcora- 
mowly  call'd  a  writ  or  action  of  tref- 
paft. 

TRA'NSIENTNESS  [of  trMnfiens. 
L.  and  trefs]  a  tranfient  or  fleeting  na- 
ture or  quality,  Ihortnefs  of  continuance. 

TRANSl'KE,  to  go  or  pafs  over,  a 
word  ufc:!  in  the  ftatuics  for  a  warrant 
or  let -pafs. 

TRANSIO'ION  [with  Rhetmcfjmsl 
a  figure  the  fame  as  Metttbafts^  that 
confifts  in  the  palling  from  one  fubjcft 
to  another. 

TRA'NSITIVE  [tranfitivus,  L.1  an 
epithet  given  by  Grammarians  to  fuck 
verbs,  as  fignify  an  aiflion  which  pafiea 
from  the  doer  to  or  upon  the  fuffner,or 
the  fubiet^  that  receives  it. 

TKA'NSITIVELY  [tranfitire,  L] 
after  a  tranHtive  or  tranfient  manner.   ' 

TRA'NSITIVENESS  [of  tr a nJiti'VffS^ 
L.  and  rnfs]  tranHentnefs  or  a  tranfitivc 
nature. 

TRA'NSITORINESS  [oUranfitmuu 
L.  and  rrefs)  fleet ingnefs,  a  tranfitory  or 
quickly  pafling  nature  or  quality, 

TRANSLATION  of  Light  and  .V«- 
tirr«[with  A^r^logers]  a  phraft  ufcd  when 
a  light  planet  ieparatcs  from  one  that 
is  more  weighty,  and  pcrfcftly  joins  an- 
other that  is  more  weighty  %  as  fuppolc 
XatMrn  to  be  In  twenty  degree^  of  Arits^ 
and  Mars  in  fifbcen  degrees  of  Aies^  ard 
Mercury  in  fixteen  degrees  of  the  fame 
fign )  here  Mfrcury^  being  a  light  plane*, 
feparates  from  Man^  and  tranllarcit  hit 
vinuc  to  Saturn, 

TR  ANSLA  TOR,  one  that  turns  out 
of  oAC  Ungii3ge  into  ;yic;hcr,  or  to- 

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fnores  out  of  one  place  into  iUiotber  i 
ftifo  a  new  vamper  of  old  (hoes,  6^. 

TKANSLU'CIDNESS  Lof  tranflmci- 
dui^  L  J  Che  quality  of  Ihining  through 
oi  permitting  light  to  fnine  through. 

TRANSME'AfiLE  [tranlmeabUu^  L.] 
that  may  be  palled  through. 

TRANSMrCRATEU  [tranfmiira- 
tus^  L.  ]  having  remov'd  one's  habitation 
from  one  place  to  another.        ' 

TRANSMl'SSION  [in  Of^tieks,  &c^ 
is  the  aft  of  a  tranfpanent  body,  pofllng 
the  rays  ot  light  thro*  its  fubllance,  or 
fuffcring  them  to  pali. 

TRANSMI'SSIBLE,  that  is  capable 
of  being  conveyed. 

To  Tif^ANSMO'GRAPHY,  to  tranf- 
form  or  metamorphole. 

TRANSMO'NTANE  ItraHfmotttanns, 
I..1  dwelling  or  growing  beyond  the 
mountains. 

TRANSMOTIO  [with  Rhetoricians'] 
a  figure,  whereby  the  omtor  removes 
the  Imputation  of  any  thing  from  him- 
fclf  This  figure  is  alfo  call'd  Trstpfttus 
and  Varicttioy  L.  Mtubafii  and  Me- 
fajiajis,  Gt. 

TRANSMU'TABLENESS  [of  trans 
and  MHtabilist  L.]  capablcnefs  of  being 
ch  ringed. 

TRANSMUTATION  [in  the  higlrer 
Geometry '  is  the  converting  a  figure  into 
another  of  the  fame  kind  and  order,  the 
rcfpcftive  parts  of  which  rife  to  the 
fame  dimcnlions  of  an  equation,  admit 
the  fame  tangents,  Qpc. 

TRANSPARENT  Boir«[with  Pbi- 
MpK'rs']  or  diaphanous  bodies,  arc  fiich 
whofc  pores  are  all  light,  and  nearly 
pcrpcrMicuIar  to  the  pane  of  their  fur- 
fjire,  fo  as  to  let  the  rays  of  ligbc  pafs 
freely  through  them,  without  being  re- 
fra^cd',  whereas  the  pores  of  opacous 
bodies  are  in  a  crooked  oblique  pofidon, 
by  which  means  the  beams  of  light  can- 
nor  pji^sfieely  thronph  them,  but  are 
Tarioiiflv  refradlcd  and  'oft. 

TRANSPA  RENTLY  [of  trj»«/>i. 
rfnst  L-l  in  a  manner  tranfparent  or  that 
may  befr^en  throui*h. 

TRANSPA'RENTNKSS  [of  tra„f- 
fjtr^ns^  L  and  uef^']  a  tranfparent  na- 
tnre  or  quality,  i.  e.  that  may  be  fccn 
through. 

•  r«  TRANSPF/CIATE  [of  frj-nt  and 
fp^tifs^  1-1  to  change  from  one  fpecics 
to  another. 

TRAN.<;PIE'RCED  ltranffcr:e,  F.I 
Vorod  throu;»h 

TKAVSPIRA'TION,  the  infonfi- 
He  pftflfagr  of  cvrrcmcntitious  matter 
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ibme  authors  ufc  it  for  the  entnnfe  of 
the  air,  vapours,  dw.  through  the  pucs 
ot  the  skin  into  the  body. 

TRANSPIRING  ^of  trjius  and  ffi- 
rans,  L  ]  breathing  througbt  cxhaJng 
m  vapours }  alfo  tranlpiration* 

TRANSPLANTATION,  the  «■ 
movii^  of  plants^  tree&,  or  people^  Sam 
one  place  to  another. 

TRANSPLANTATION  by  «  -M*^ 
net  [in  Kmturjil  MsgUiCl  is  by  mixiog 
the  excrement  of  a  patient  up  wiUi 
earth,  to  traniplant  the  difeaSe  into  a 
vegetable,  which  (hall  arife  from  a  ftcd 
fown  in  the  fame  coinpoft,  or  by  incio- 
fing  the  parings  of  the  nails  of  a  govcf 
perfon  in  an  augre-hole  made  in  an  oak, 

TRANSPLANTATION  by  Jfpm- 
mation  [in  N^t.  Mag]  which  is  acre 
properly  called  A/pnximatipm^  as  wbca 
a  whitlow  is  upon  a  hnger,  and  is  cond 
by  rubbing  a  cat^s  ear,  which  is  iappo- 
fcd  to  receive  the  pain. 

TRANSPORTED  [of  tr^mffofUtat, 
L.  4ranfportif  F.]  conveyed  or  carried 
over  to  another  place  i  alio  fvu.  h€£^ 
one's  felf  with  joy,  &»c, 

TRANSPOSITION  of  Bftatiem 
[with  Algebraijli]  is  the  putting  oxer 
any  quantity  to  the  other  fide  of  the 
fign  of  equality,  with  a  contrary  fign  t» 
what  it  had  before,  thus)  fuppofe  s"^ 
zotH  6o,  then  a  :=ta  6o-'  20,  i.  «.  40- 

TRANSUBSTA'NTIATED  L  of 
trans  ^nd fMhjUntia,  L  or  q.  trmnfrt  m 
)'i4'J}antiam]  changed  or  paued  into  an- 
other Aibftancc. 

TRANSVERSA'LIStf&ia»ziw5  [with 

Aftat,]  a  mufcle  of  the  abdomen,    lying 

under  the  O'Aiiiui^  arifing  from  the  Cm^ 

tdago  Xlj^hnidc^t  from  the  cstremiries  of 

the  falfc  ribs,  and  from  the  tranfvcxie 

j  apophyfes  of  the  Vertebri,  of  the  loinsi 

I  and  fixed  to  the  fide  of  the  fpine  of  the 

,Iinm    and  inlerteil  into  the  Os  PMi 

I  and  Unea,  Alba  5    fo  called,    becaufe  its 

I  tibrc;  nin  acrofs  the  belly  \  the  u^  of  it 

is  to  prcls  it  cxa^ly  inwards  in  refpin* 

tion,  L. 

TR  ANSVERSALIS  tM  [with  Ama- 
tamijis]  a  mufcle  of  the  neck,  arifing 
from  all  the  tranfvcrfe  procefles  of  the 
yertebr£.  of  the  loins,  back,  and  nedt, 
the  two  firft  being  excepted,  and  is  in- 
fcrtcd  by  fo  many  diftin<5t  tendons  inr» 
all  their  fuperiorfpinesj  this  moves  the 
whole  fpine  obliquely  backwards,  as 
when  we  look  over  the  Ihoolder^  h, 

TRANSVERSALIS  iprj!  [with  A- 
natitmiils]  a  muiicle  that  fisons  to  ar% 
aeH;)'  from  ail  the  craofverie  procellcs 

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if  the  Vertebra  of  the  Tbor^ix,  and 
narching  obliquely  upwanls,  is  infcrteii 
nto  the  Uiperior  fpinci  of  the  faid  /'«?r- 
eira,  Thcfc  wiih  the  ilMjuifotMs  lum- 
^tTMm  Sacer  and  Traufv.nf^^iit  colli^  aCl 
ng,  move  the  whole  fpine  or  Verttbrx.  of 
tie  neck,  bacK,  and  loins,  obliquely 
>ackward,  as  when  we  endeavour  to 
ook  very  much  behind  us  If  they  all 
\^  together  on  each  fide,  they  aOUl  in 
freding  the  trunk  of  the  body. 

TRAaSVERSALIS  lumlmuM  [with 
4.nat.']  a  mufclc  that  lies  under  the  tcn- 
linoas  part  of  [he  Lottf^iJSimki  Jorji .-  Ic 
irifes  ftefhy,  not  only  trom  the  0>-  Sa- 
nww,  but  alio  from  the  tranfverfe  pro 
•eiles  of  the  VerukrjL  of  the  loins,  and  is 
nfencd  into  their  fuperior  fpincs,  L. 

TRANSVERS  ALIS  pedii,  &*c.  [with 
4/m£.]  a  mufcle  that  procee.is  from  the 
)onc  of  the  Metjttarfns,  which  fuftains 
lie  toe  next  the  little-toe,  and  pafllng 
L-crols  the  other  bones,  is  inferted  into 
Yte  Os  Sefamoides  of  the  great  toe  5  the 
>iEce  of  it  is  to  bring  all  the  toes  clofc 
tof^her,  JL 

TRANSVERSALES  teiawCin  Anat."] 
I  pair  of  miifclcs  arinng  from  the 
\fchimm^  ji^  by  the  Erettons,  and  nin- 
ling  obliquely  to  the  upper  pan  of  the 
>ulb  of  the  Urethra  j  thefe  iUllft  in  the 
eredtion  of  the  Penist  L. 

TRANSVERSA LIS/i«t«»r4f  [in  Anat.-] 
%  Sutun  of  the  Cramum^  fo  called  on  ac- 
xmnt  of  hs  cro/fing  and  traverfing  the 
Buce  from  one  fide  to  the  other. 

TRANSVERSE  A%is  [in  Co^isk 
StSihMs]  is  a  third  proportional  to  the 
Hne  called  Ahfdjfa,  and  any  ordinate  of 
a  Pmntbola, 

TRANSU  lAPTlO  'with  Scfwlms^-] 
a  fyllogifin  by  concelllon  or  agreement, 
ufed  where  a  quellion  propofed  is  tranf- 
fcrred  to  another  with  this  condition, 
that  the  proof  of  this  latter  ftiall  be  ad 
mitted  for  a  proof  of  the  former,  L 

TRANSU'MPTCON,  a  taking  from 
one  to  another. 

TRANSU'MPTIVE  [travfum^tivui, 
L.l  taking  from  one  to  anotbcr. 

q      TRAPEZOID  [with  Ge- 
ometrUUnt]  an  irregular  fi- 
gure that  haa  all  Its  four  fides 
and  angles  unequal,  and  no 
fides  parallel. 
TKAPE'ZIUMS  [Tejw«?'«»»  Gr  ]  a 
ifuadrilateral  or  fquare   figure,   whofc 
€>ur  fidts  and  angles  are  not  equal,  but 
two  of  its  fides  are  parallel. 
TRAVA'LLY  >  [of  reuilUr,  F.  to 
TRAVE'LLY  ?  awakel  a  beat  of 
dnum  in  the  morning  that  iummuns  the 
jpridkti  fx9f^  their  b€U& 


T  R 

To  TRA^AS,  to  traverfc  a  piece  of 

ordnance. 

TKA  VE     •)   [with  EamVrj]  a  place 

T  K A'V  1 SE  S  inclofca  fur  Ihocing  an 
unruly  horlc. 

TRA'VEE  L»n  ArcbiuSHn]  a  bay  of 
joifls,  the  fpace  betweem  two  beams,  f  • 

TRA'VERSE  [tr«i./t;fr>i,  L.  Ua- 
v'if^j  F.]  acrots,  athwart. 

To  TRAVERSE  [in  Joinery]  sl  term 
ufed  for  plaining  a  board,  or  the  like, 
crofs  the  grain. 

Ti^AVERSE  [in  NjivrgatioH]  is  the 
variation  or  alteration  of  the  Ihip's 
courle,  upon  the  ftiifting  of  the  winds, 

TRAVERSE    [in    Horfemarjhip]    a 
horfe  is  laid  to  traverfe,  when  he  cuts 
his  tread  crofs-wife,  throwing  his  croupe 
to  one  fide,  and  his  head  to  another. 
.  TRAVERSE  [in  iftw/.] 

,,(('[pj  is  a  partition  of  an  efcut- 

.fif  |!  l!:li|ii  chcon  in  the  figure  annex- 

^^'iillii';,.' 2  «^>   csLUcdParted    ^    paU 

'^  Trjverfe. 
— ^-^"^  To  TRAVERSE  [in  L-w] 
fignifies  to  oppofe,  overthrow  or  qualh  ( 
to  deny  any  part  of  the  matter  one  i» 
charged  with  i  to  put  the  proof  of  it  up- 
on the  plaintiiF- 

A  TRAVERSE  [in  CarpeMtry]  a  piece 
of  wood  or  iron  placed  tranfverfly,  ip 
ftrencthen  an-i  fortify  another. 

TRAVERSES  [in  Fortification]  are 
lines  which  return  back  from  the  endt 
of  the  trenches,  and  run  almoft  paral- 
lel with  th^  place  ^tucked,  called  alfor 

Coi*di:e'i. 

TRAVERSE  in  «  taet  Fofs  [in  Torti* 
fi^atioti]  is  ma'^e  by  throwing  into  the 
fofs,  over  againft  the  place  where  the 
miner  is  to  be  put,  to  the  foot  of  the 
wall,  abundance  of  faiicilTons,  joi ftS| 
and  other  pieces  of  wootl,  with  fafcincs^ 
Hones,  earth,  and  all  o:ber  things  that 
can  help  to  fill  up  the  fofs,  and  oe  ca- 
pable of  rarr>ing  a  gallery  for  fuch  a9 
ufe  it. 

TRAVERSE  [in  F9rtffi.at,1  a  nnme 
given  to  a  wall  of  earth^or  rtone,  crofs  a 
work  which  is  commanded,  ro  cover  the 
men  i  as  at  Coehorna  work  at  N-^mure^ 
which  lies  on  the  fide  of  a  high  ground, 
and  is  open  to  the  other  fide  of  the  Smk' 
i-f,  there  are  two  high  travcrlbs  crofs 
thcwoik,  one  behind  another. 

TRAVESTY  [-of  travelUf,  F.l  % 
poem,  fuch  as  VirgiV%^  &c.  turned  into 
burV<qiie  ^crfe. 

TRA  VICE,  a  fmall  inrlofurc  or  ob- 
long quadnMigle,  counflinii;  of  four  pil- 
lau  or  ptfti,    kept  togtihcr  by   croft 

Digitized  by  VjOOQ  l^ 


TR 

^TeS|  for  kerpin^  In  ind  holding  un- 
ruly horfcs  in  the  time  of  fliocing,  or 
any  ocher  opornrion. 

TRAULOTKS  Tt-i^o.Jc,  Grl  a 
ftammering  in  ipccch,  when  a  pcrf m 
cannot  pronounce  fome  lettcn,  el'pc- 
cially  L.  and  K. 

TRAU'MA.  [T*«ftf7^,  Gr.]  a  wound 

TRAUMATICA     lr^fff^<^-nyu     of 

•r^ottx*-^^**  Gt.  ;  decodtions  and  potions 
piopcHbr  fetch i PR  the  ferous  and  fliarp 
humours  out  of  the  body,  and  by  that 
^eans  to  thin  the  blood,  fo  that  it  may 
he  the  more  eafily  brought  to  the 
wounded,  broken,  or  hmifed  parts  i  alfo 
bcrbs  or  drugs  proper  for  the  curing  of 
wounds,  callctl  Vulnerariei. 

TRAVL-B^Ai>  [prob.  fo  cal!ed  of 

TRYAL-Bji}/o«  V  trailler,  to  draw, 
•nd  B^rj^of,  a  ftaff,  F.  bccaufe  they 
had  a  ftafF delivered  to  them  ai  a  badge 
of  their  office!  as  iuftices  of  Trsyl-Bijhn 
were  ju^^gcs  im powered  by  king  Ed- 
Ttxrd  I.  to  make  inqnifition  thro'  the 
realm  upon  all  officers  j  as  Iheriffs, 
mayors,  elchcarors,  ©bc.  touching  cxror- 
tion,  bribery,  and  intrufion  into  other 
*icn's  lands  i  as  aifo  upon  barrcrr^rs, 
fefcakcrs  of  the  peace,  and  other  oficn- 
licrs 

TREA'CHEROUSNESS  [ot  itkhe- 
yie,  F.  cheating]  perfidioufncfs,  fraudu- 
lencc. 

TREA'DER  [of  frOCll,  Brit  a 
foot]  one  that  treads  or  tramples 
en. 

TREADING,  a  term  us'd  for  the 
footing  or  tra£t  of  a  boar. 

TREA'DLES  [of  Skeiii]  their  dung  j 
or  ordure.  I 

TREADLES  [of  a  IVeaver',  Ltyom'i 
are  what  they  move  with  rhcir  feet.         I 

TREA  SONAfeLENF.SS  [of  trah'fof,, 
and  nef:']  difloyalty,  treacheroufncfs,  ei- 
ther by  imagination,  word  or  deed ;    as  f 
compaflingor  imapjining  the  death  ofi 
the  king,  &k\    levy'ng  war  againft  him,  ' 
adhering  to  his  e-^emics,  coining  falfe 
money,  coim^nfeiring  the  king's  privy  J 
feat,  all  which  arc  high  rreafoa  I 

TREASURED  (  tb'fxur'fatKi,  L. ! 
thef-^Mrife^  F-l  laid  up  choicely,  as  a! 
trcTfure,  or  in  a  trcafurv.  | 

TREASURER  [of  the  Na'fyy^  an  I 
officer  who  receives  money  out  of  the  '. 
Exchequer,  by  a  warrant  from  the  lord  ' 
hif?:h  trenfiirer,  &»c.  and  pays  all  the  ] 
charges  of  the  navy,  by  a  warrant  ftom 
the  principal  office  of  the  navy. 

TREASURER  [of  Coltegiatt  Churches'] 
a  I'.igiiitary  who  annent'y  had  the 
charge  of  the  vedinQncsi  pUtc,  iw«U« 


TR 

reliqiTfs,  and  other  trcafuie  WoJJtl 
to  fuch  churches. 

TREA'SURERSHIP,  the  cfc  ci 
dignity  of  a  treifurcr. 

TREA'SUKY  Ith^fsMTMnn,  U  tt 
Cor,  h\]  the  treafurcr  $  office,  or  pbff 
where  the  pubHck  money  is  depofind. 

Lords  OS  the  ^t  REASL'RY,ceitiiiiF» 
fons  of  honour  appointed  as  camtB^Skfi' 
ers  to  execute  the  office  of  trnfoe  d 
EagUnd,  when  ic  is  not  committcdtsi 
fmgle  perfon. 

TREAT     I  [prob.  of  «r«ff«of  * 

TREATE  3  bere^  L.l  fignifying* 
ken  out,  or  withdrawn,  as  the  jurof  w 
challenged,  beeaule  he  cooldnocdifpoi 
40/  and  therefore  he  was  TresU. 

TREBELLIA'NICA  [in  the  Ima 
juris  prudence]  a  TreieUUu  fotmh,  ■ 
right  belonging  to  an  heir  inltiwtei  if 
teftament.  If  the  teftator  after  appst" 
ing  a  full  and  gei^era]  heir,  fpoai* 
dilpos'd  of  all  his  efieOs  in  IcgadOi^ 
above  three  fourths  thereof, -in  that  * 
the  heir  was  allowM  to  retrench  and* 
tain  one  fourth  part  of  the  Icgicie  » 
his  own  ufc. 

TREE  [ttOe,  DMfi.  tJico,tjif7. 
Ssx.]  by  Botanijisy  is  defined  to  bc» 
plant  with  a  finglc,  wdody,  pcicoBii 
ftalk  or  trunk. 

TREES,  are  diftinguinied  into, 

r.  R»cr//Vro«j,  i.e.  fuch  as  bear  ktf- 
ries,  as  the  juniper  and  the  yciHift 
the  ftrawbcrry-tree,  miiletoe,  10* 
cMt,  the  dwarf,  the  lat^pc  laiiTCI,t*icfr 
bumiim  or  wayfiiring  tree,  the  dcgie* 
ry-trce  the  fca-bUckthom,  the  htflf 
bearing-elder,  the  privet  barbonry*  ^ 
mon  elder,  the  holly,  the  bucktl«^ 
the  berry-bearing  heath,  the  bnaWi 
and  the  fpind^etrce  or  prickwood,*: 
Such  as  have  their  fniit  dry,  when  it* 
ripe?  as  the  bladdernattrec,  thcltt 
ahd  the  Common  elm  and  alh,  t!« 
maple,  the  gaule,  or  fwect  willoTit  * 
common  heath  broom,  dycr's-weed,fbi 
or  gone,  the  lime-tree,  &^  t.Ct^ 
fe*<^M%^  or  fuch  as  bear  a  fijuaiw** 
fcaly  fruit,  of  a  kind  of  conical  figJft 
and  of  a  woody  and  hard  fubftance.  ^ 
which  arc  many  feeds  Of  this  k^» 
are  the  Sco*:h  ifirs,  male  and  fcfflifc 
the  pine,  the  common  alder- tree,  »' 
the  birch  tree,  ^»c  3.  Lsni^rrvid^ 
or  fuch  as  bear  a-wooUy,  dewny  ^ 
ftance,  as  the  black,  white,  and  nwj 
bl ing  poplar,  willows,  and  ofiets  of  •■ 
kinds.  Such  as  bear  their  fecdi  (in^Nl 
an  im  perfect  aowcrMh  leafy  monltf'* 
or  cafes,  as  the  hom-beaiDy  or  IW' 
becth.     4,  t9f»iftr9HS  QDes,  II  «I^ 


TK 


TR 


Ix^Sr  Sfic.  5»  T^ct/wtofj  i.  c  iiich  aft 
ir  nuts,  as  the  walnut-tree,  the  halle 
t-trce,  the  beccia,  tlie  chelhut,  and 
J.  common  oak.  6.  J-rtMiferoui  ones, 
ofe  fruit  is  pretty  large  and  foft,  with 
bone  in  the  middle,  as  the  blackthorn 
Qoe-tsee,  the  black  and  white  buliace- 
e,  3e.-.  the  cherry  tree,  &^- 
^tiwrf-TREESi  fuch  as  are  kept  low, 
:  beini;  fu&red  to  be  above  half  a 
ic  in  ftetn. 
f^/t//-TREES,  ate  fuch  whofe  branches 

fpreat^oD  each  fide  and  nailed  a- 
13(1  walls. 

rR££S  [in  a  Shiif]  are  timbers  of  fe- 
•al  forts. 

%ff/i-TREES,  are  the  timbers  on  eacb 
5  Qf  the  Ihip,  for  the  main  tack  to  run 
o'  and  hale  it  down.  ♦ 

Jr«/i-TREES,  are  pieces  of  timber 
ted  and  let  into  one  another  a-crors  at 

head  of  the  maft,  the  ufe  of  which 
o  keep  the  top-mafts  up. 
rVcfftfi-TKEES,  are  thofe  timVcrs  of 
:  crofi-trees  that  (land  along  (hips  or 
e  and  aft  at  the  top  of  the  maft. 
V^e-TKEJSj  are  thofe  timber*  of 

ihip  that  lie  in  the  wafte. 
rREFFLE'  [in  KerMry^  as  a  Crofs- 
"Ij^     I  Tnffle,    is  a  crofs    whofe 
fc'TTlft.    arms  end  in  three  femi-cir- 
pWlMl   cles,  each  reprefenting  the 
Uk        three-leftv*d   grals  or    tre- 
— ^— ^  foil.     This  is  by  fome  cal- 
St  L^rMi't  Crofs.     See  the  Fijcure. 
PRE^FOiLS  [in  HetMldry^  call'd,  in 
]^~|  BretM^y     Treffies^    arc   fre- 
^m|    quently  borne  in  coat-ar- 
^Jf      mour,  and  repreftnt  three 
leavd  grafs,   and  are  ac- 
counted next  to  the  Fleitr 
or  lilies.    Ste  th^  Figun. 


to  TRE'lLIS  {trmllifer,  F.l  to  fur- 
i  with  a  trellis,  i.  e.  a  fort  of  lattice- 
te  or  wooden  frame  for  fupporting 
l-trees. 

rR£'MBLING[«rci*ori  Ljaihaking 
H  fear. 

TREMEBUND  itYem^nims^  L.] 
:ful,  trembling  much. 
rREME^DOUSNESS  [of  ttgmin- 
,  L.  and  nefs]  a  tremendous  quality, 
thineis  to  be  feared  or  dreaded. 
TRE  MOR,  a  difeafe  nearly  a  kin  to 
onvuldon,  being  pertly  convulfivc 

partly  natural. 
rRE'MULOUSNESS  [of  iremnlHi, 
and  nefs\  tremblingnefs. 
:*RE'NCrtER-Af<rj»,  a  hearty  eater. 
TKE'NCHIA.  [fiUDfdi]  a  trench  or 
-  newly  cut. 
rRENCHING   [tTMmhAtit^   F.    of 


tfancher,  F.  to  ait]  a  digging  or  cutting 
a  ditch  or  trench  in  the  caith. . 

Ti^E'PlDNESS  [tre^iditai,  L.[trepi- 
ility,  fi?arfulnefs 

TREPIGNKR  Dn  Horfemarjkij.']  a 
word  importing  the  adlion  of  a  horle, 
who  beats  the  duft  with  his  fore-feet  in 
managing,  without  embracing  the  vblti 
who  makes  hi*,  motions  and  times  ftiorc 
ind  near  the  i^round,  without  being  put 
upon  his  haitiiches,  F, 

General  TRE'SPASS,  is  where  force 
or  violence  is  ufed,  othcrwifc  called 
TrefpJifi   vi  Qp  am.'i§. 

Special  TRESPASS,  one  done  wirh- 
out  force,  called  alfo  Tref^jfs  upon  the 
Cife, 

Lncjl  TRESPASS  [in  Law^  is  that 
which  is  fo  auncxetl  to  the  place  cer- 
tain, that  if  thfe  defendant  join  ifliie  up- 
on thi  place,  and  travcrfe  the  place 
mentioned  in  the  declaration  and  aver 
ic,  it  is  enough  to  defeat  the  action. 

Trapfitoiy  TRESPASS  [in  LjiwI  is 
that  which  cannot  be  defeated  by  the 
defendant'*  traverfe  of  the  place,  be- 
caufe  the  place  is  not  material. 
TRE^SSUKE  Lin  HeraUry]  is  the  di- 
minutive of  an  Or/if,  and  is 
ufually  accounted  to  be  on* 
ly  one  half  of  it,  and  i* 
commonly  born  Flory  and 
Counter fioty,  and  it  is  alio 
often  donblc,  and  fometimcs  treble. 

TRE'VE  de  Dwk,  when  the  diforJers 
and  licences  of  private  wars  in  Fra}ue^ 
between  private  lords  and  families. 
oblig'd  the  bifiiops  to  forbid  fuch  v.«>- 
lence  within  certain  times,  under  cano- 
nical ccnaUies,  thofe  inten-'ah  werccil- 
led  Treve  de  Dien^  i.  e.  The  truce  of 
God. 

TRI'AL  fprob.  of  UnUrty  I-.  tenter^ 
F.l  an  eflay,  experiment,  or  endeavour  \ 
alfo  a  temptation. 

TRIAL  [in  L«tol  the  examination  o£ 
rauies  criminal  or  civil  before  a  proper 
judge,  of  which  there  are  three  foif  * ;  a» 
matters  of  fadl  ate  to  be  try'd  by  jurors, 
matters  of  law  by  the  judges,  and  nut- 
ters of  record  by  the  record  itfelf. 

ATRIA'NGLE  UrianjittUfri 
L*  Hu  tnaugle,  FT  a  figiirc. 
that  has  three  angles,  and  n* 
miny  fides,  and  is  either  plain  or  fphc- 
vical.  • 

A  Phift  TRIANGLE,  is  one  that  is. 
contained  under  three  r\c}M  lines. 

A  fphific:il  TPvlANGLE*  is  a  trian«le 
that  is  fontainc.!  under  .hrcc  arches  of 
n  gicat  circle  or  fphcr^. 


y\ 


dbyGoOgU'^''- 


TR 

tvhich  has  one  light  angle. 

A,»  AcHU-an^Ud  TRIANGLE,  is  one 
that  has  all  its  angles  aaitc. 

An  ObtMU'*r.^l:d  TRIANGLE,  is  onc 
that  has  one  obiufe  angle. 

vifiOifij/if-^r^/e^  TRIANGLE,  is  a 
triangle  that  is  not  right  angled. 

£oKi/«i«ra/ TRIANGLE,  is  one,  all 
tvhoie  fides  are  equal. 

i>/ce/«  TRIANGLE        ^  a   trian- 

■E^HtUgged  TRIANGLE  3  gle  that 
has  only  two  legs  or  fides  eqtial. 

^;a/j;/Kf  TRIANGLE,  one  that  has 
jjot  two  fides  equal. 

TRIA'NGULAR  Compaffes,  an  in- 
Ilrument  with  three  legs  or  feet,  to  take 
off  any  triangle  at  once,  ufed  on  maps, 
globes,  €k. 

Simitar  TRIA'NGLES,  are  fuch  as 
Ji  K  have     all 

\  their  three 

X  angles  re- 
H  11^  fpeOivelye- 
•*^  ^  qual  to  one 
another  t  As  if  the  angle  A  be  equal  to 
D,  the  angle  C  equal  to  E,  and  the  an- 
gle B  equal  to  F,  then  is  the  triangle 
A,  B.  C  fimilaror  like  to  D,  F,  E. 

TRlA^GULARNESS  [of  trian^u- 
laritasf  L.[  a  triangular  form. 

TRIANGULATOR  [in  Apoh^^  a 
|)lanet  that  lies  in  the  triplicitf,  L. 

TRIANGULAR  S^adramt,  is  a 
ItCtoT  with  a  loofe  piece  to  make 
it  an  equilateral  triangle,  which  has  the 
talendar  graduated  on  it  with  the  lUn*s 
place,  declinatioji,  Gr^c.  ufed  in  dialling, 
navigation,  furveying,  Gpc. 

TRI'AS  Harmonica  [in  Mnfick"]  a 
coqipound  of  three  radical  Ibuniii  heard 
altogcthejr,  of  which  two  are  a  fifth, 
and  a  thiril  above  the  other,  which  it  a 
fundamental 

TRIA'RII  [among  the  KomMns]  one 
of  thefour  ordenof  Ibldiers,  who  were 
ported  in  the  rear  of  the  army,  and 
were  to  afilft  in  time  of  danger. 

TRiARir,  fo  caird,  bceaiife  they 
jnade  the  third  line  of  battle  in  the  Ho- 
man  anny,  a  fort  of  infantry  arm'd  with 
a  pike  and  a  Ihield,  a  helmet  and  a 
cuiraft. 

TRI  BRACHUSI  [reA^e^x^t,  Gr.] 

TRI'BRACHYSi  a  foot  in  Creek 
and  Latin  verle,  which  confiAs  of  three 
Ihwort  fyMablej,  as  PcfMtus. 

TRI'BULUS  t»fciC«\^,  Gr.]  a 
thiAle  or  bramble. 

TRI'BUNE  ItribnaHs^  L.l  two  great 
cfitcersamong  the  Tlomatfi)  the  fiiltof 
the  pe^c^   «he&  i9«fij3cft  \m  to  de- 


TR 

fend  their  liberties  5  the  other  rf  t^ 
fbldiers,  who  was  to  fee  them  well  aii» 
ett  and  ordered. 

TRI  BUNESHIP,  the  ofice  or  dig- 
nity of  a  tribune. 

TRI  BUTARINESS  [of  trikmiMn^ 
L.  tribtttaite^  F.]  the  condkion  or  fiair 
of  thofc  that  pay  tribute. 

TRIBUTCRIOUS  [trUmimnm.  L.] 
pertaining  to  dillribution. 

TRIBUNI'CIAN  [with  Amte^femnei, 
&c.]  of,  or  pertaining  to  the  ofioe,  dig- 
nity, or  power  of  a  tribune.  • 

TRICA'PSULAR  \iT\  Btlmm.  Wwiti 
divided' into  three  parti tioDS«  as  in  ff/- 
pericum  or  St.  JAu^  Wwt^  L. 

TRI'CA  tpcubvium^  a  diieaie  aiiiG«g 
the  Polanders,  that  makes  their  hairdos 
together  like  a  cow's  tail  ^  and  befido, 
they  are  crooked-backed,  have  tbeif 
joints  loofo,  breed  lice,  and  are  atttOaSt 
with  other  fymptoms,  L. 

TRICE  Lprob.  of  trjvicean,  Sss.  ta 
give  a  thniO,  9.  d.  in  the  time  thtf  a 
thruft  ftiay  be.  given]  in  a  momeoc^ 
time 

TRI'CEPS,  having  three  beads,  L. 

TRICEPS  anns  Lwieh  Am^ttmifixi* 
mufcleoftheear,  ibcaird,  beeanftfe 
has  three  beginnings.  It  takes  its  vA 
from  the  upper  and  fixe- part  of  tbe 
Apopbyjis  Majioides,  and  ia  inCeited  irS) 
the  middle  of  the  Ouicbs  amnemU^  called 
alio  retrahevs  MKricMlam^  L. 

TRICHIASIS  ^Te4:;^««c,>  a  gioa^ 

TRICHQ'SIS  >T«,>«Jnc.  3  ing  rf 
much  hair  ^  aJfo  a  fault  in  the  eye-iiiis 
when  there  la  a  double  row  of  bain* 
alfo  a  hairy  urine  caufcd  by  phlmai- 
tick  humours,  So  that  hairs  feem  to  Min 
in  it. 

TRICHQMA'NESCreijjcK^nf,  Cl] 
the  herb  maiden  hair. 

TRICHOPHYl-LON  C«,^^-mw, 
Gr  1  an  herb  whoife  ieavea  are  like  hm 
refembling  fennel,  coralline,  i.  of  6r. 

TRFCHORON  beAjifi^e^,  Gr.l  a 
building  with  three  loc%ings  or  lioriet 

tRI  CKKD  [of  tricber.  P.]  cheated, 
beguiled,  deceived  by  a  wile  or  ciaft. 

TRraUNG  [of  tmierft,  F-lcte: 
ing.  beguiling,  dv.  by  craft,  wiles,  a^:. 

TRICKISH,  guileful,  crmftyr,  wSy. 

TRiCCycCOUS  [  e*'«««r  of  *«rt, 
three,  and  «««»•€,  Gr.  a  grain]  %okC3 
of  th^fruits  of  plants,  containing  three 
grains  or  kernels. 

TRICORNIGEROUS  Ziriemrnpes 
L.1  bearing  or  havini;  three  homa. 

TRICCVRPORATE  \  [tr/«r*tr,  Ll 

TRICCVRPOROUS  3  that  hab 
three  bodies. 

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TRICU'SPTDES  [with  Afutfomifis'] 
rcc  val?es  of  a  rriangular  Ihapc,  fi- 
iced  at  th€  month  of  the  right  ventri 
;  of  the  heart,  being  composed  of  a 
n  membraiTC  or  skin,  fo  as  to  give 
(Tage  to  the  bloocl  into  that  part,  but 
hinder  it  from  returning  the  fame 
y  that  it  came  in, 

TRIDE  Lwith  Horfcmtii]  Ihcrt  and 
ift. 

rRIDE-P««,  is  a  going  o*"  '^^^  *"" 
ck  motions,  tho'  united  and  nncafy. 
rRIDE-C*r«r,  a  fafl  gallop  that  has 
times  and  mm  ions  fhort  and  nimble. 
to  tro/k  TRIDE  [in  HorfemMnJhif] 
an  volts,  is  to  marlc  his  time  with  his 
niches  fhort  and  ready. 
rRI'DKNT  [fo  called  by  Sir  Jfa^c 
wion]  that  ki nd  of  Pj»r«W«,  by  which 

Cartes  conftrudled  equations  cif  fix 
lenfions.  This  figure  hath  four  in- 
ite  legs,  two  of  which  are  hypcrboli- 
,  tending  contrary  ways,  but  placed 
)tit  an  afymptote  ,  and  the  other  two 
I  parabolical  and  converging,  and 
Ich,  with  the  other  two,  form  the  fi- 
•e  of  the  frident. 
rRIDF.NTIFEROUS    [triienttfer, 

that  bears  a  trident. 
TRIETFyRTCA.    ['^e^'tn^/iyi,     Gr.] 
:ain  fcatts  of  Bs:^hs  obfcrvcd  every 
fx!  year. 

rRI'FEROUS  [iriftTy  L.]  bearing 
It  three  times  a  year.    .      ,      ^     , 
PRI'FLING  [fome  derive  it  of  trie- 

.,  rtai.  others  of  trepfel^rt,  i>«.] 

iding  time  or  pains  to  little  purpofe 
rRlFOLlATEDLM/Cwith  hotan.'] 
kind  of  digitated  leaf,  confifting  of 
cc  fingers,  as  in  clover-gfafs. 
rRlFO'LIUM  [with  Botan.']  three- 
f^d  graft,  ^  .  ^ 

rRlFOLIUM    P^Mre,    marlh-trc- 

'rIFO'RMITT   Fof    *rrfr,r»ii,    L] 

having  three  forms  or  Ihapes. 
"RlFU'RCATED   {trifurcatHi,  L.] 
►C-forked. 

•RrcGED  [of  trfcfett,   r)an. 

ICfctH)  tent,  to  prefi,  Skintier]  ha- 
I  a  mart  fet  to  fland  In  playing  at 
;.pins  •,  alfo  catchcd  or  ftoppetl,  as  a 

•rVglyph  [*e/v>«^<^  of  *^^^^ 

«,  and  yKff^ify  Gr.  fctilptme]  a  tri- 
xiXsLX  gutter,  which  fecms  to  have 
1  defignM  to  convey  the  Gntu  or 
>s  that  hang  a  little  under  them. 
•ItiGLYPH  [in  AnhltsB."]  a  mem- 
of  the  frizcof  the  PonVfe  order,  fet 
fitly  o^^  e>ery  pillar,  and  in  certain 
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TRrCON  [in  NatwMl  MagM  fig- 
nifiea  a  fourfold  change  of  the  ftany 
fpirits,  according  to  the  number  of  the 
four  elements,  each  reigning  and  lafiing 
two  hundred  years. 

Ihe  Airy  TRIGON  [in  AfiroL^  the 
airy  tripUcity,  Ge«i»«,  lAbr*^  an<l  Aqu*- 
tiki,   beholding  one  another  in  a  trmc 

*  ^Earthy  TRIGON  [in  AfirtA.']  the 
earthy  tripUcity,  Imhths,  Virgo,  and  La- 
pricornui,  beholding  one  another  v\  a 

'"fJ^^TRIGON  [with  4W.]  .the 
fiery  triplicity,  Arins,  Uo  and  ^4^ttr#r. 
rius,  beholding  one  another  in  a  innc 

*^T>^>*^^  TRIGON  [with  Afird.^ 
the  watery  tripUclty,  Cancer,  Scorpio, 
and  nfces,  beholding  one  another  in  a 

''%M&\iOCRh^OKlJLS  [of  Tc/- 
y.rt5v.  and  xe^T(t>,  Gr.  dominion  or 
oowerl  a  name  of  the  planets,  on  ac- 
count of  their  being  lords  or  govcmors 
o^'  trigons,  as  Saturn  and  ^Jf^rr  of  the 
airytrigon,  Kenns  ani  the  Afooiiof  the 
elnhy,  the  Sun  and  Jupiter  of  the  fieiy» 
nnd  Mars  of  the  watery.  ^  ^  , 
TRIGONOME'TRICAUof  ">'j»- 

furel  of  or  belonging  to  trigonometry. 
jp/.%  TRIGONO  METRY,  .re«s  of 

rcaiHnear  triangles  ""d  .'ea**®^,!^™ 
thTee  given  parts  of  a  plain  trUngie  to 

'^t*lJ'J(TRIGONOMRTRy.  i^  an 
art  that  teaches  frotn  three  given  paru 
of  1  fohcrical  triangle  to  fimi  the  reft. 

TRiKeRALNESS  [of  tr«  or 
tJtil^aliJ.  L.  and  «;0  the  having 
*TRI*UON?  rin^W<fc-.1thenum. 

TRI'LION    5  bcr  of  a  billion  of 

TrIlU-MINOUSJ    L.]     having 

fini  the  beft  way  of  •"«V"B  ={"]L""'' 
&il  fwiftly,  or  how  Ihe  ^'ll  ^''^\^, 
To  TRIM  «  P'V«  lin  Ctrptntry,  ^C-J 
fignifie*  to  fit  a  piece  >"»  «herwori^ 

''trimmed  [SeeW'"'"«*',fo  tai 
neat  or  adorned  with  clothes  »  alfo  ha. 
vine  the  beard  Ihaven.  ^ 

™RIM.  neat  in  clothes.  ft«'«.  «"«; 

TRI'MMER,  one  who  '""'"t'^X 

with  two  parties  i  atfoafetteroff»  alfc 

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alfo  laces,  fringes,  &»:.  the  omamcntj . 
of  garinc!its.  I 

'iKlMO'RIOM  I  {'r9/,A:>t9u  Gr] 
TRiMit'KlONi  the  joining  toge- 
ther ot  thirc  fii^ns  that  aic  very  near  one 
aiiOther,  vvnticby  a  iquare  aipcct  i<  made 
to  the  AiheLx  or  giver  of  lite  in  the  fi- 
gure, which,  when  it  comes  to  that 
c'lretlion,  is  imagined  commonly  to  cut 
off  the  thread  of  life. 

TRl'MNESS  [of  tjiimman,  Ssx?^ 
rcatncfs,  gaynefs,  fpruccncii  in  drcfs. 

TRINE  [trinuM^  L,  tun,  F,  te**"  of 
KfHi^  Gr.  thieej  pertaining  lo  the  num- 
ber thiec. 

TRINE  AfpsB  of  the  TUnets  [in 
Xft  o'.]  is  Tcpi  dented  by  the  charadle- 
ullifk^. 

TRINEOIVIA  Flautago  [with  Bota 
v'fii]  the  leaftforc  of  plantane,  fo  dcno- 
jiunated  from  its  ha\ing  three  fibres  or 
llrings. 

TkI'NITY,  the  herb  heart's  cafe. 

TRIO  CTlLKLwich  AjholJ]  an  afpedt 
f.r  ficuition  of  two  Planas,  with  regard 
to  the  earth,  when  they  are  three 
oClaves  or  eight  parts  of  a  circle  diftant 
from  each  other, 

TRIO  Reus  [of  're«v>?r»  Gr]  a 
medlar  with  three  kernels. 

TRiaRCVS  [ynihBotaniJis]  a  kind 
ofmarygold,  a  fnn -flower,  L. 

TRlPETALO'DES  [with  BotamM 
is  deeply  cut  into  three  parts,  which 
fcem  to  be  three  diftinft  leaves,  but  are 
all  joined  at  the  bottom. 
'  TRIPE  TALOUS  FWr  [with  Bo- 
tamjls]  is  that  which  has  three  paals  j 
as  in  water  p\inTane 

TRrPHTHONGUS  f  're/*^>y»f, 
Gr.]  is  the  joining  together  of  three 
vowels,  as  *o«,  e**,  w«,  ««,  which  is 
common  with  the  French,  and  fometimes 
nfed  with  the  ZngVJh^  efpecialiy  in 
thofe  words  they  borrow  from  the  Frtnch^ 
but  never  with  the  latins. 

TRI  PHYLUON  Irpjipumf,  Gr.]  the 
herb  trefoil,  L. 

TRIPHY'LLOS  [in  Botm.  Ifrif] 
T»hnfe  leaf  confifts  of  three  parts. 

The  TKV^hEcoloHred  Bow,  the  raip- 
bow.     Milton. 

Tft?  TRTPLE-Tr^^  thegaUow*. 

TRrPLlCATED[tr»>/iV*t»r4,  U  iri- 
lie,  F.l  made  or  done  three  times. 

TRI  Pl.lCATR«'^t/o  [with  Mathem.^ 
IS  the  fealort  6t  ratio  of  the  cubes  one  to 
nnothcr,  and  is  to  be  well  diftinguilhed 
from  Trftl^  RMi4y  as  in  thefc  geometri- 
cal propf\rtions,  a.  4,  8,  x6,  ja,  6^i  the 
lirft  term  2  to  t6,  the  fourth  term  is  tri- 
plicate,  or  as  8,  which  is  the  cube  of  a 
*o  4^y  ttie  cube  of^ 


TRIPCLrUM  [with  BdMBiHi  tsi 
herb  Itarwcrt,  X. 

TRl'POLY,  the  herb  called  tumi 
or  blue  camomile. 

TRI  POS  I'Tt/inre  of  ff*^,  ttec 
and  9-»v,  Gr  a  toot]  a  threc-fctfedftE 
on  which  a  Prieflcfs  of  AptiU  at  P^ 
ufed  to  fit,  when  (he  gave  forth  be  .a 
clcs.  Tho'  fome  fey  this  was  a  per  i 
of  dull,  thro'  which  the  JffijUi  pali 
to  the  virgin's  belly,  and  thence  p 
cectled  out  of  her  mouth .  Otfcen,  iJ 
it  was  a  wide-mouthed  brafs  poc  in 
with  pebbles,  by  the  leaping  oC  it* 
the  Prophetels  made  her  coDJfCE 
Orhers,  that  it  was  a  laigeniTeii^ 
ported  with  three  feet,  into  wbicit! 
Prophetcfs  plunged  herfelf  wbai  &« 
pelted  to  be  infpired.  But  the  moncci 
mon  and  beftprovcd  opinion  is,  tbt 
was  not  a  veilel,  but  a  table  or  fen,: 
on  which  the  FyibiM  fat  or  leaned  T^ 
sMiafi  upon  Arifiofb^mes  will  haici 
three  legs  of  the  Tripos  to  figrJr- 
knowledgc  of  the  true  God,  as  ifc 
gailhed  into  three  parts  c^  tiine,)< 
ffrefent,  and  io  come.  The  fame  U 
was  not  always  uied.  The  firflw 
brnfs,  placed  there  by  theinhafe'Jic 
the  neighbouring  country,  when  Is 
msxxicd  Hipj^damim^  which  Tnte.^ 
faid  to  ha\e  been  made  by  f'i« 
brais.  Th.c  other  was  of  gold,  deditf 
to  J^ollo  on  the  following  account:  U 
tain  fifhermen  of  MiUtms,  hrcn% » 
their  next  draught  to  Ibme  Pcrfei  3 
flood  by,  caft  their  net  into  the* 
and  drew  up  a  golden  Trr>ii  i? 
which  there  arofe  a  hot  coiHcnriis' 
tween  the  filhermen  and  their  dnf* 
who  at  length  fubmitted  to  the  ^c«!i 
nation  of  Apollo,  and  coming  to  I^ 
he  gave  ^his  anfwcr.  That  they  ft» 
give  it  to  the  wifcft.  This  oraf!eW 
gi^en  at  the  time  that  the  fetes* 
men  flouriflied  in  Greece,  k  was  pros 
ed  to  them  all,  one  after  ansae 
which  they  refiifing,  it  vras  rcW*. 
prefcnt  it  to  Apollo  himlclf,  as  besrgi 
fountain  of  all  wifdom. 

TRIPOS  [at  Camhn'dgfl  the  f^ 

eator  at  the  univeility,  thelaneasT'' 

rili»s  at  Oxfitrd, 

TRI'PPANT  [in  HeraUyyl  rrin* 

TRI'PPING  [piob.  of  trif^ii*^* 

orof  rrlppcn,  1>«.]  walldi^nfi 

or  lightly  upon  the  toesi  aifoft* 

blin^  with  the  feet  s  allb  Meri]]^*^ 

thetonpiie.  ^. 

TRIPTOXEMUS,  thcftorf^ 

king  of  Attics,  who,    as  it  i«  fiud, » 

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"Wiped  It  J  and  after  that  plowed  and 
lowed  inoie,and  grew  lb  skiUul,  that  he 
wxoceoomntenctries  of  tillage,  and  font 
them  abroad  into  the  world.  Upon 
'Which  the  Poets  have  feigned>  that  he 
travelletl  over  the  world  to  teach  men  to 
plant  com,  and  to  aMtain  from  flefti. 
They  alfo  tell  ua,  that  he  was  carried 
by  a  winged  dragon,  which  was  no  other 
but  a  long  Oiip,  in  which  he  failed  to 
the  neighboQring  ifles.  He  is  faid  to 
have  lived  A.M.  141 4.  or  asorhcrs  1543. 
and  left  Athens  three  Precepts,  i.  To 
•worfliip  the  Gods.  2.  To  worfhip  their 
Parents.    %.  To  abttain  from  flelh. 

TRIPYKE'NOS  Lin  Botan.  Writ:] 
which  has  three  feed&  ok  kernels,  as  Ber- 
beris^  Alaternus^  &c. 

TRIRODA  r9rr£[oU  Kec.1  a  parcel 

of  land  containing  three  rods  or  perches. 

TRISACRAMENTA'LES,      thofe 

who  admit  of  three  lacramencs  in  the 

Chrillian  religion,  and  no  more. 

TRISE'CTION,  a  dividing  or  cut- 
ting a  thing  into  three  parts. 

TRISMKGISTUS  LTe4'A/<>jrt>, 
Gr.  i.  e.  thrice  greaccft,  fo  cilled,  bc- 
caiife  he  was  the  grcateft  Philolbpber, 
the  chiefcft  rriclt,  and  moft  prudent 
Prince]  a  nilerin  F.ffypt  in  the  time  of 
Mojti  and  fhtro-h^  v. ho  is  faid  to  have 
invented  charadtcti  to  write  by,  but  not 
letters,  but  cenain  Ihipes  and  poftnrcs 
of  beafls,  trees,  On:,  whcieby,  in  brief, 
they  might  exprefs  their  minds  i  which 
ch aradlers  are  cal  led  Hiemgl^'pbk  ks .  Some 
Jeras  are  of  opinion,  that  Moj'ns  wais  the 
nian  (b  called,  and  that  thofe  broken 
relations  are  but  the  heathen  report  of 
him. 
TRI'SMUS  7  [of  TcAV  Gr.]  the 
TRrGMUS3  grinding  of  the  teeth, 
or  the  convulfion  of  the  mufcles  of  the 
temples,  which  caufes  an  involuntary 
gnafliing  of  the  tecrh. 

TRISOLYMPIO'NTCES  [of  Wc 
and  oKi/ft-jTiitff,  Gr.]  a  Perfnn  who  had 
three  rimes  bore  away  the  prize  at  the 
Olympiek  Games. 

TRISPF.'RMOS  [in  Bolan  Wat.-] 
■which  bears  three  feeds,  as  Nafiurtium 
luAi  Mm,  L. 

TRISSA'GO  [Te/.au'>irF,  Gr.]  the 
herb  Germander. 

TRITE  DiruMgrnenon  [in  Mufick]  the 
note  called  C-folfa. 

TRITE  Jfy^MUon^  the  note  called 
J'faut. 

TRITE  Syuemmvon,  the  note  called 
S'fabgmi. 

TRF'TFNFSS  Tof  fnVwj,  L.  and  nefi] 
^jmricf:,  the  being  mtach  womorufcd. 


TRrr.Ea;s  [with  TfyjiciaMsi  aii 

ague  that  comes  every  third  day,  a  terf 
tian,  L.    * 

TKlTHEaSM  [of  rfwf,  three,  and 
Oiof,  Gr.  God]  an  opinion  that  confifti 
in  admitting  not  only  three  Perfons  in 
the  godhead,  but  of  three  fubftances^ 
thiee  elTences  or  Jfy^Ufes^  and  fo  threo 
go<ls. 

TRI'THING.     See    Tbntbing   and 

T  R ITI A  NA  braJPca,  a  Jdnd  of  large 
cole  worts. 

TRirrON  [tof  Te/»>  f^ii^^f,  Gr. 
t,e,  of  the  Air,  of  the  Water,  and  the 
Earth]  according  10  the  Poets,  the  Ion 
of  AVftewtf  and  the  nympb  Calais,  Mef- 
tune's  trumpeter,  whom  they  feign  to 
have  been  a  man  upwards,  as  far  as  to 
the  middle,  a  dolphin  below,  and  hit 
fore  feet  like  thofe  of  a  horfe,  and  two 
circular  tails.  This  monfter,  fome  fay, 
was  only  a  whale,  by  whom,  many  hsr 
ving  been  overturn  d  and  drowned,  at 
'aft  he  was  fuperftitioufly  adored  as  the 
god  of  the  fea.  Trtfop  was  painted,  S*c, 
with  a  blue  skin,  and  a  purple  mantle, 
having  a  horn  in  his  band,  and  the  tail 
of  a  mermaid. 

TRITURA'TION  [in  Th^ftcli]  the 
adtion  of  the  ftomach  on  the  food. 

TRI  VI  ALNESS  I  of  IriviaUs,  L. 
and  nefi]  commonnefs,  infignificantncfa- 

TRrHMPH  [,Biemgly'^hically\  fa  re- 
prefented  by  a  chaplet  of  laurel  on  the 
top  of  a  .?.  U^  Cur 'lis. 

TRIUMPHAL  Crawii  [among  the 

Komani]  was  a  garland  of 

Inurel,   granted  to  be  wom 

by  generals  that  had  vaa- 

quiHicd  their  enemies,  an  J 

on  that  account,   to  whom 

the  fcnate  granted  a  triumph. 

The  original  ofufing  thefe  crowns,  in 

token   of  triumph,    is  faid  to  be  from 

AtolWs  crowning  his  head  with  laurel, 

aiter  he  had  killed  the  ferpent  at  DA- 

TRIU'MPHANTNESS  fof  trium- 
phans^  L.  and  ttefs]  a  triumphant  quali- 
ty \  alfo  l>oaftingncf»,  qloryinw. 

TKIUMPHING  [triutupbans,  LT 
making  a  triumphant  procefllon  j  alfp 
gloryir.R 

TRIXAGO  [with  .Boi«*».]  a  kind  of 
vervain,  L. 

TROCHA'NTERS  [^Cf>^r^P  f-  ^«  1 
two  proceflcs  in  the  upper  pan  of  the 
thigh-bone,  othcrwife  called  Rotator  ma- 
ior  S*  m/Mor,  in  v;hich  the  tendons  of 
many  roufi^Ics  arc  terminated. 


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^TROCHAICK  iin  Latin  TtOry'j  a  f  prcffcd  Sj  vrcU  in  rhccomoMntemfs 
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TAOCHEELTefx*®**  Gr.]  a  foot  in 
terib  which  coniifts  of  two  fjrllables,  the 
firft  long  and  the  other (hort. 

TKOCHITAE,  a  fort  of  fignied  fof- 
fil  ilones,  relcinbljng  plants,  Tulgarly 
called  St.Cuth'jert'S'hcird. 

TROCHOI'D  [with  Ceomeiricians]  a 
£gitxe  made  by  the  upper  end  of  the  dia- 
meter of  a  circle,  turned  abou:  a  right 
line. 

TROD  [of  tjieban,  Sax.  to  tread] 
^  tread  9  aifo  was  ti\xldcn. 

TROGLODYTE,  a  little  bini,  a 
wren,  a  hcdgc-ljarrow. 

TKONCONNEE'  [in  Keraliry]  fif^i- 
fics  a  crofs  or  fome  other 
thing  cut  in  pieces  j  yet  lb, 
that  all  the  pieces  are  ib 
placed,  as  to  keep  up  the 
form^  tho'  fet  at  a  fmall  di- 
flance  one  from  the  other,  as  a  ctofi 
iMt'.cfinnei.    See  the  jigtre. 

TROP     )  [of'C:hoppe,'^Jloppe,.y4je. 

THRO?  >a  village]  at  the  end  of 

THORP  J  proper  names  of  places, 
Heno'.es  a  viiUpCi  as  CrMcantborp- 

TROPE  [in  Khetorick']  the  word  is  dc- 
yired  from  tp^v*,  to  turn.  A  trope  flg- 
nifiesthc  thing  to  which  it  is  apply'd, 
only  on  account  of  the  connedtion  and 
relation  it  has  to  that  whofe proper  name 
it  is  )  or  it  is,  when  a  word  ift  carried 
from  a  thing,  which  it  fignifies  properly, 
to  another  that  it  fignifics  but  indiflfe- 
lently.    And  iho  we  may  reckon  as  ma 


ufe  them,  they  ought  co  be  dear, 
proportioned  to  the  idea  of  whkb  «e 
would  give  an  image-  Aa  to  the  necdfr 
t]r  of  ufing  Tn^s :  if  a  pcrlbn  wdbU 
give  an  idea 'of  a  rock  of  an  cxcraoidmir 
ty  height,  the  words  ptm^  and  bigjb^  be- 
ing words  that  are  apply  M  to  rocks  of  t 
common  iite  and  height,  will  notiioi 
but  if  he  fayff,  a  rock  that  threatens  the 
skies»  then  the  idea  of  the  sXici,  thaisxs 
above  all  things  elle,  and  the  idea  of 
threatningrthat  agrees  with  a  jnan  tbat 
is  above  others;  will  form  an  idea  of  the 
extraordinary  height  of  the  rocfc,  whicfc 
could  not  well  be  expreiled  any  otfaa 
way.  but  by  this  Hyftrbole.  Bcddes,  ss 
thole  Trfi^s  are  quick  etpreffloos,  Uk^ 
to  the  fnbjeA,  which  we  are  fapplf'^ 
With  by  ufe  and  an,  to  be  the  figns  stf 
only  of  the  emotions  of  oar  tbonghth 
but  of  our  wits ;  ib  alio  the  paflkMU  tare 
a  particular  chara^er,  by  which  tfecy 
paint  out  themlelves  in  dilcorfe.  (Sm 
FaJjfoH.)  Though  the  barrenne^  of  tea- 
guagcs  fnequenrly  obliges  us  to  make  afe 
of  tropick  exptefflons,  eren  when  we  are 
calm,  and  in  repoie  ^  ytt  the  commoa 
ufe  of  them  (which  generally  makes  ob- 
jects appear  extraordinary^  fhoidd  only 
be  where  ordinary  terms  will  not  ie?«e- 
ibnt  them  fo  lively  as  wewotadbaw 
them. 

TROPHO'NIUS,  a  cupning  ibot*- 

fayer,  who  made  a  great  cave  in  Jbatw t 

whence  he  ufually  gave  out  his  oracies. 

jiy  forts  of  tropes,  as  we  can  denote  dif-    After  his  death,  a  fpirit  was  thoQgbtw 


fcrcnt  relations,    yrt  Kh'tnriciani  hare 
eftablifhed  but  a  few,  as  Metonymy^  Sy- 

Mlej^try^  a  Lftoies^  an  HxperlfoUy  an  In- 
.  m)\  .ind  Catachreps. 

Tifpes^  when  apt'yus'd,  are  a  lively 
pi^ure  of  the  thinf's  tncated  of  5  as  when 
a  great  general  is  called  the  "thnnier  of 
the  IVar^  tlie  image  of  thunder  is  a  fenfi- 
We  reprelcnration  of  the  courage  and 
power  with  which  this  general  conquers. 
In  nfing  TrptSy  great  care  ought  to  be 
taken  that  there  is  always  a  proportion 
between  the  natural  idea  of  the  Trof^et 
and  that  you  WonM  infufe  imothafe  that 
iiear  ot  read  it,  cfpecially,  that  it  docs 
not  bcgPt  one  quite  contrary  to  what 
yon  intended  by  it.  The  nchcs  of  a  Ian- 
fi^nigc  arc  faid  ti)  con^ifl  in  Tf^tua  i  and 
as  too  much  riches  oftentimes  breed  dif- 
on'ers  in  g'>vcrnmcnt,  lb  too  many  Tropes 
will  orcafion  much  difordcrs  in  a  dif 
foiiTfe  :  f  hev  fhould  not  be  ufed,  but  to 
«kpi els  (bmething  that  could  cot  be  ex- 


en*  er  into  it,  wKieh  fupplicd  his  place  i 
gi vi  ng  oracles.    The  manner  of  conlbhr 
ing  this  oracle  is  delivered   to    n$  by 
Pdtifaniss,  to  the  purpofe fol lowing :  He 
that  goes  into  this  caw,  mnft  iirft  maU 
h«$  abode  in  the  chapel  of  6«oJ  ^jtMS, 
and  Good  Fo^titme^  employing  himlelf  ffl 
performing  of  fome  ceremonies  by  mf 
of  atonement  for  former  offences,  and  ii 
to  bathe  in  the  river  of  Her^mt.    At  his 
going  down  he  faaifices  to  Tmnhmim  and 
other  deities;  and  th^pricft  cbnflilts  the 
bowels  of  the  vidttm,  and  acooniingly 
pronounces,  whether  the  deity  will  gite 
an   auft>icioiis  and  (ati^a^loTy  anflicr. 
Then  the  eonfulter  is  brought  after  tath" 
ing  by  the  pried,  to  drink  a  dole  of  tbe 
water  of  the  river  caird  Lethe  or  Odtfmmi^ 
and  after  that  he  takes  the  water  of  JK** 
tm>fyne  oT  Kemembrstue^  that  he  may  re- 
member what  flial]  be  exhibited  to  bhn 
in  his  defrent.     Among  which  is  expo- 
p!d  a  flitue  adomM  with  admfrtbfe  eaj^ 
v;ng,  which  is  givt^  out  to  lune  beer\ 


TR 


TR_ 


Jhc  wOTlcmanlhip  of  DAdalus  liimfclf. 
Then  having  done  obc>  lance,  anil  mut- 
Urrcd  over  a  prayer  or  two,  being  cloth- 
sil  in  a  linncn  Habic,  and  fct  olt'  with 
ribbons,  &c.  he  approaches  the  oracle, 
voich  is  licuatcJ  wuhiu  a  wouBtain  near 
agiiovc,  the  foiindation  of  vihich  is  built 
jphericai-wifc,  ot  white  ftonCy  about  the 
a«e  axHi  circamferer.cc  of  a  threfliing- 
loor,  bat  fcarce  two  cubiu  high,  i\u)- 
x)ning  brazen  obelisks,  encompaiteit 
ound  with  ligaments  oi  brafj,  between 
ybich  there  are  doors  that  guide  the  paf 
age  into  the  middle  of  the  rioor,  where 
^ere  is  a^ibrt  of  a  cave,  not  the  piXKiud 
if  rude  natiire,  but  bull:  with  the  nicell 
icc«ra«y  ofoicchanilm  and  proportion  s 
he ibrn  of  ic  ii  like  an  oven,  the  breadth 
^ot  nine  cubits,  the  depth  eight,  bat 
here  are  no  fiaiiS)  but  aU  that  comi? 
aJDg  nvith  them  a  narrow  light  ladder, 
»y  which  they  have  defcended  to  the  boc 
OBI.  There  h  a  cave  between  the  roof 
jk!  pavement,  hi^ving  a  very  narrow,  en- 
cance »  at  the  mouth  of  which  the  per- 
bn  lies  all  along,  and  Ihoves  himfelf 
ioet  foremolt  into  the  cave,  and  then  he 
hrufts  liis  knees  \  afcer  a  while  the  r«ft 
if  bis  body  is  roU*d  along,  by  a  force  not 
nlike  that  of  a  great  rapid  rher,  which 
ver-powering  a  man  with  its  the  vortex 
umbles  himover  head  and  ears,  and  after- 
nurds  be  Betuns  the  lame  way  back,  with 
lis  feet  foremoft.  When  the  confultanc  is 
etnmVI,  the  pried  places  him  on  Mne- 
HiJiyVs  thsone,  which  is  not  far  from 
he  fliriiie,  and  enquires  of  him  wba  he 
UiA  koi  and  heard,  and  relates  it  to  o- 
hers,  he  being  yet  dupified,  and  foil  of 
imaaemenK^  then  he  carries  him  to  the 
emple  of  600^  G$ttiMs,  and  Good  Fortune^ 
ind  fome  time  after  he  is  reUored  to  his 
former  fenfifs. 

TROTISTS,   fuch  as  explain    t^c 
hipture  altogether  by   tropes  and  fi 


TRCVPITES  [of  T6iT»,  Gr.  to  toml 
fc  tbCt  who  maintained  that  the  viord  was 
nm*d  into  aefli  or  into  man. 

TROPOSCUEMATOLOGY  [of 
r<^<  a  manner,  ^jTf*;'  a  fcheme,  and 
\jty^^  Gr.]  a  treatife  or  difcourfe  of  the 
method  of  drawing  fchemes 

TROT  Cwith  ifci/enw*!  is  the  pace 
yr  f^ing  of  a  horfe,  in  which  the  raoti- 
tm  is  two  legs  in  the  air,  and  two  upon 
the  ground  crofs-wife  •%  continuing  alter- 
nately to  raifc  at  once  the  hinvt-leg  of 
one  fjde,  and  fare  leg  of  the  other,  leav- 
ing the  other  bind  aiid  fore  leg  upon  the 
ffmund,  till  the  former  come  down. 

TROUBA'DOURS,  anucot  PwCC^of 


TROUBLESOME  [  of  tfouUani,  T- 
and  [he  (crminaiion  fomc]  iroubling, 
perplexing,  d. limbing,  Spc. 

TKOU^LtSOAlKNESS  [of  troubUr^ 
fjme  and  »ejs]  a  troiiblclbme  quality,  na* 
cure  or  faculty. 

TROUBLOUS  [of*«wii/«r,F.]trou-. 
blefomc,  perplexing,  or  diificult. 

TROU'BLOUSNESS,  diftuibedncfs, 
perplexeJjiefs,  &»c. 

loUROULE,  to  roll  on  fmoothly. 
Milton.  \ 

TROUSECyJEVE  [with  UoritmAn\ 
a  large  c.ife  of  ica.rhcr.as  long  as  the 
dockof  ahorle's  tail,  which  lerves  for» 
covering  lor  the  tails  oi  leaping  horfes.R 
TROUSEQUIN  [with  hvftmuu^  % 
piece  of  wood  cue  arch  wife,  railed  abo\'^ 
the  hinder  bow  of  a  great  laddie,  which 
ferves  to  keep  the  bolftcr*  tight. 

TROUT -f o'o«rffi  [fpoken  of  JFTorJlriJ 
is  white  fpeckled  with  fpots  of  black* 
bay,  or  forrel,  particularly  about  thxL 
head  and  neck. 

:  TROW  UNG  [of  trp/^r-,  F.]  moving 
or  wandring  about. 

TRUA'KTISE,  a  truanting  or  play- 
.ing  truant. 

■  TKU'PMOULDY }  a  dirty  drab.  9 
'  TRU  dMOULDYi  nafty  Uatternij: 
.  woman. 

TRLTCKLE-5«</[of  <wWf^  L.  a  put 
ley  or  wheel]  a  low  bed  with  wheels  to* 
run  under  another  bed. 

TRU'CKING  [fr«^«4wi,of  trtijw/,F. 
tfMCfar*^  Ital.  ]  bartering  or  exchanging^ 
TRU'CULENCH:         7     [of   tntctt: 
TRU  CULENTNESS  V    Uidia^   hi 
CTUclty,  I'avagcncfs,  ftcninefs. 
.  TRU'ENi^SS,  genuinencfs,  unfeign- 
eiincls,  certaiunefs,  '£uthlulnefs,  trulU- 
nefs.  ^  , . 

TRULLIZA'TION  [in  antieft  Jnbi* 
ti^,irej  all  kindsof  couches  or  layers  of 
morrar,  wrviught  with  the  trowel  in  the: 
infide  of  the  vaults  ^  or  the  hatches  made 
on  the  layers  of  mortar,  to  retain  the 
linii^of  ihe  &ri-e. 

TRU  LY  r  tjioplice.  Sax  ]  in  truth, 
fincercly.  unfeignedly,  faithfully,  6^;. 

to  TRUMP  [  pnndri  awe  utt  trionfe^ 
F-l  to  t)lay  a  trump-card. 

TRUMPETER  [  ««  trtympeUe,  F.  ] 
one  who  fnmtls  a  tiumpet. 

to  TRU'i^JCATE  itruncatum^  L.J  to 

cur  (horter,  to  miim.         . ,  r   .  ^  ^    . 

TRU'NCATKD  hyramtJ  [with  G«* 

mitiiciani^^  one  whofe  top  \%  cut  off  by  a 

plarc  pavaMcl  to  its  bafe. 

TRUNK  'in  ArMethtre]  the  fiift  or 
Ihaft  of  a  column. 

TRUNK  the  fr^W^u  or  ^^^^^J^ 
elephant,  ^        TRU^*^ 

Digitized  by  LnOOQ !.  ^ 


TR 

TKUNK-Roofi  [with  Boiamjh]  fmall 
roots  breaking  or  growing  oui  of  ihe 
frunks  of  plants,  which  are  of  two  forts. 
X.  Root-  j»rowint5  by  a  downright  dc- 
fccnt,  Ibmciimci  all  along  tlie  tnink  as 
in  minc»  ©^c,  Ibmctimci  only  at  the  ends 
or  points,  as  in  brambles. 

a.  Such  Hoots  as  neither  dcfccrjl  nor 
atcend,  but  Ihoot  forth  at  ri^ht  angles 
with  the  trunk. 

TRU'SSED  [fpoken  of  Hcrf.-q  a  horfe 
is  faid  to  be  well  tru ITcd,  when  his 
thighs  arc  large  and  proportioned  to  the 
iDundnels  of  the  croup. 

TRU  SSED  L  trvKJie,  F.  ]  tied  or  Rir 
ded  up  J  alio  hanged  on  a  tree?  alfo 
Iharched  up,  fpoken  of  a  leveret  by  an 
eaj?le  or  bird  of  prey. 

TRU'STED  [of  trjieopian.  Sax.  to 
truft]  .credited,  relied  upon,  depended 
upon. 

TRU'STILY  [tjicoplicc,  &»x.] 
faithfiilly,  with  fidelity. 

TRUTH  [according  to  Mr.  Lock] 
confifts  in  the  joining  or  ftparating  of 
fignsi  as  the  things  fignified  by  them  do 
agree  or  dilUgrcc  one  with  another. 

TRUTH  Ltrpcop'^c,  ^.»x.]  trucnefs, 
!n  oppoHtion  to  falfity  j  certainty,  fi- 
delity, faithfulnefs. 

Metaphyftcal  TRUTH,  is  the  con- 
Jbrmity  of  the  things  with  the  divine 
bndcrftanding. 

Logical  Truth,  is  the  conformiry 
^f  the  thing  with  the  idea  itfclf.  This 
is  feen  in  true  propofitions,  fufh  as 
agree  with  their  rulci  which  is  the 
things  thcnr.felves  of  which  they  treat. 
Moral  TRUTH,  is  the  conformity  of 
words,  gertures,  and  a<5tions  with  the 
heart,  when  a  man's  heart  and  mouth 
go  together ;  when  he  fpeaks  what  he 
thinks,  and  is  in  reality  what  he  would 
appear  to  be  by  his  fliow  and  appear- 
ance. 

TRUTH  in  teUifrl'm  Metath^-fuh'^ 
Is  the  agrceablcnefs  of  the  cujnce  of 
any  thing  to  the  underftanding  of  god. 

TRUTH  T»  fif^oifyinf^  [in  Meta^jy 
Jiifejl  is  wlicre  thcrc  is  an  exadt  corre- 
fpondence  between  the  fign  and  the 
thing  fi unified. 

TRUTH  i«  knowh^  Hn  Metat^y ricks'] 
Is  when  by  its  ideas  the  undeiftynding 
reprtfents  the  thing  that  is  to  be  -under- 
wood exactly  as  i'  is. 

Artificial  TRUTH  [m  M^iapbyftc]ii'\ 
is  Jihch  a  truth.  tli«  immediate  mleof 
which  is  the  undcrAanding  of  the  arti- 
firer. 

A«t«M/ TRUTH  I'm  Metaphyftch'] 
J8  ftich  a  truth,  of  wbicJi  th«  imder- 


TU 

(landing  of  God  is  the  immediate  rtdo 
TRL'TH  Lin  HuroglyibKks\in%xS' 
prcicntea  by  a  heart  on  the  lips  of  i 
man. 

TRUTINATED  [  fn.ti««£«f,  L.] 
weighed,  ciamined,  confidcred. 

To  lie  a  TRY  ISea-Pbrafe']  is  who 
the  wind  blows  lb  hard,  chat  the  Ib^ 
cannot  maintain  or  bear  out  the  main- 
lail,  and  they  make  her  lit  a  Try  uftlfl 
the  mifen-fail  only. 

TRYiiL.  See  trial. 

TRt'CHNOS  [T^';t»«»f.  Gr.]thch«* 
night-fliade. 

TUB  of  Vermilion^  from  three  to  fcuT 
hundred  weight. 

TUBE  \tM\>Hiy  L.]  a  conduit-pipe,  uf 
long  pipe  thro*  which  water  or  other 
liquor  is  conveyed ;  alio  the  pipe  or 
hoUow  trunk  of  a  profpedl-gia&. 

TU'BEROUS  Ktni  Oy  &&is(^]  ii 
defined  to  be  fuch  as  confifts  af  an  Wb 
form,  Aefliy  fubdancc,  and  is  of  a  louod* 
iOi  figure,  as  in  a  turnip,  d<c. . 

TUBEROSITY  [with  ijayaw]  i 
knot  or  tumour  growing  nacniaUy  « 
any  part,  in  oppofuion  to  tumoDnih* 
rife  aoeldentaliy  or  from  a  difeafe. 

TU'BEROUS  PUnti,  L  with  Ate«tH 
plants  full  of  bunches  or  knots. 

TU'BEROUSNKSS  CtNi«n»/t«f,  U 
tj«icnBj5t<»,  F.]  knottinefi,  or  being  hill  rf 
knots  and  bunches  \  alfo  the  buncliiCK 
out  of  Ibmc  parts  of  the  body. 

TUBILU'STRIUM  f among  the  Ar 
MAiu]  a  ceremony  or  fediral  at  the  poo* 
fication  of  their  faered  trumpets. 

TU'BULATED  {lahmhUus^  L.1  m»Sc 
hollow  like  a  pipe. 

TU  BULOUSNESS  [of  tuMts,  U> 
pipe]  hollownefs  as  a  pipe. 

TUCKED  [of  trttCfccn,  r««t  sr 
cording  to  ^/uViaer]  turned  or  gathoei 
up. 

TUFT  [with  'R^iMf^i\  a  thicket  rf 
trees,  bunch  of  graft,  6^. 

TUTTED  [of  foitfe,  F.]  haTii^  cc 
trimmed  with  tufts. . 

TUISCO,  is  by  fome  fuppolM  tob»« 
been  one  of  KojtVt  great  frrandfom  \  ac- 
cording to  theopinionof  Frr^^«,  the 
fon  of  Afctnax.,  the  fon  of  Gomer^  thcfe 
ofja^et,  thcfonof  A'««fc,  who  fcttW 
in  Germany  \  who  after  bis  deceafeiW 
adored  by  all  his  polberity  The  inh** 
bitants  of  that  country  arc  dill  cillc^ 
TaitJI)  or  DHytJhwKn  from  him  ;  and  * 
day  of  cut  week  is  named  TmrfJay^  be 
rauic  it  was  appointed  for  the  adonrion 
of  that  idol,  as  Verfi^gmn  foys  j  but  olheJt 
fay  it  wa^  called  after  TZ«yi,  a  ccrtiin 
Bod^cjfs,  the  wtfctf  the  god  iVj  i^J^ 


TU 


'b^\:s  wii  looke^i  upon  m  be  the  gfjctJcfi 
f  juftkc,  Kti^^iati  Aiknfler  is  of  oplni- 
rr  that  Titifco  was  the  Ton  of  Ntt:th  by 
is  wife  ArjzJ^  or  Affxt^  (by  others  cal- 
Jd  TytbU}  born  after  th<  flood,  and  thpt 
JWiijig  with  his  people  out  of  Afts  inrn 
dtnpe,  he  extendetl  hii  dominion  from 
ie  fiver  T*»ii*  unto  the  Rhine. 

TULlPiE  MANIA,  Tulip-madnefs^ 
name  ^ven  to  the  extravagancy  of 
>me  perfbns  formerly  af  giving  exceillvc 
ric?*^  a^  fivet  ten,  or  more  pounds  for  a 
tulip-Tonc.  L 

TU  MBLING  Uombjint,  F]  throwing 
own,  ^-.  nimplin^j  alio  fhoifingag;- 
Hf  of  body  by  tiinibllTig' trick*. 

TlPMmNESS  {tumuiit^f,  L  ]fwoln' 
ti»,  or  fwelMnn^ncli. 

TU'MOUR  ItMmw,  L.  f^l•f«^  F.1  a 
Ifing  or  fwelling  caufcd  by  a  feriHng  of 
iimoiin  in  C>me  parts  nf  the  body,  when 
acy  are  enlar^etl  jiikI  fl retched  out  be- 
ond  their  due  proponiorj.  fo  ai  to  be 
fndcred  unfit  to  pertorm  their  mtiinl 

TU'MXJLATED  [(hWjIiij,  L-]  hu- 
led,  Intrrreti 

TUMULO'SE  [tm^uhfuf^  L.]  full  of 
iftli"  hills  or  Vnop*. 

TUMULO'SiTY  [  tmd^it^  ,  L  ] 


T  U 

-  TUMUXTU  ARINESS  [of  UmUni 
|«n'Ki,  L.  tumultairtj  F.J  a  tumultuous 
J  quality,  (late,  fi^c. 

j      TUMU^LTUOUSNESS  [of  tuwulr 
tMo/ns^  Lb  tMOTMl/ire/fX,  F   and  nefs]  a  dif' 
^  ordered,  oonfufed,  troubled  itate  or  con- 
[  dition. 

f     TUN  ?  [of  tun,  Sax.  a  hedge  or 
j     TON  3  ditch  or  any  thing  of  ihac 
j  kind  furrounding  a  place  to  defend  it] 
J  at  the  end  of  names  of  places,  by  a  me- 
taphor, fignifies  a  village,  town,  or  ham- 
tation.  Nor  is  it  improbable  but  chat  the 
5axo/i  tun  might  originally  come  from 
the  BritiJh^Utl,    which    fignifics    a 
I  mountain,  bccaufe  antiently  towns  wer^ 
I  generally  built  upon  hilis. 

TU^ABLENESS  [of  ^onw,  L.  ton, 
j  F.  able  and  tiefs]  mfelodioufnefs,  harmo- 
niouihefii  ^  alfo  capableneis ;  alfo  capa- 
blenefs  of  biting  put  into  tune. 

TUN-iw//i>i,  having  a  great  beUy  lilcis 
a  tun,  gor-bcUied. 

TUNE  Uo»K5,  L.  of  Toir^,  Grl  i- 
greeablenels  in  found,  a  harmonious, 
compofition. 

Qnt  of  TUNE,  out  of  order,  frames 
oTwtemper. 

TUNELE5JS,  without  any  tunc. 

TUNEGREVE  [truncSejie  j:a,^«x.l 
a  reeve  or  bailiffof  of  a  manour 

TU^iC  ItHniea,  L.  tumqite,  F.]  a  Ibft 
of  coat  without  fleeves. 

TU'NICA  Tamong  the  Ktmans]  a  gar- 
ment worn  under  the  Toj^a  L. 

TUNICA  [with  Botanijts]  the  herb 
bctony,  or  a  kind  of  gilliHower,  L. 

TUNICA  [with  Anat.']  a  timiclc 
membrane,  or  thin  akin,  L. 

TUNICA  cor;/c^,  the  homy  tunic  or 
coat  of  the  eye,  L. 

TUNICA  Kttifotmis  [with  Anat.']  one 
of  the  tunicles  or  coats  of  the  eye,  which, 
reftmbles  the  figure  of  a  net,  and  is  the 
principal  inftnimcht  of  fight,  called  al* 
fo  the  Rff»ff!«,  L. 

TUNICK   ■>  [with  ^iMtom]  a  little 

TU'NICLE  5  coar,membrilneorskin» 
coverinR  any  part  of  the  body. 

tht  TUNICLES  [of  the  E^t\  arefouC 
noted  ones,  t>/x.  the  Corneonsy  th^  Cryfial" 
line,  the  VitreoHs,  and  the  VveoHSy  which 
are  anfwcred  by  as  many  humours. 

The  TUNICLES  I  of  the  Ttjiiclei  of 
Cods]  ardfour,  viz,  the  ScrotKtBy  the  Br 
rytlroides^  the  Epididymis,  and  the  Vamt, 

TUNFCULATED  Koot  [with  B-f-l 
is  that  kind  of  bulboiis  root,  whicH  con- 
fifts  cf  fcveral  coats  involving  one  ano- 
ther, as  in  an  onion. 

TUTWELED  [tonnelU,  FJ  pat  into 
Tcifcls  with  a  tttimelc  »«-4,v* 


T  U 

f^NNELING,  a  fort  of  fowling 
Tvith  a  tunnel-net. 

TU  PPING  tof  Tm^  a  male  fliecp]  a 
ram's  covering  an  ewe.  • 

TU'RBARY  i'cnpye.  Sag.  tmrbe, 
F.]  a  right  of  digging  turf. 

TURBARIA  MfMuria^  a  flaw-turf  or 
heath  turf. 

TU'RBID  [tmhidns^  L.]  troubldbmc, 
diftiirbed. 

^URBINA'TION,  a  falhioning  like 
ft'np,  a  (harpening  at  one  end. 

TU'RBIDNESS  [twrbidiUsi  L.]  eion- 
blefomenefs. 

TURBO  [in  MeUwologyl  a  whirl- 
wind. 

TU'RBULENTNESS  ioi  tiMUmtHs, 
la.  and  nefs  1  noidnei's,  croubleibmenefs, 
boiiteroulneb,  a  bluHcring  (late,  condi- 
tiojo  or  temper 

TU'RDINESS  [of  trojib.  Sax,  ot- 
flure]  filthinefs  with  ordure,  al&  hu- 
mourfomencfs,  capricioufocfs,  morofe- 
nefs. 

TU'RDY,  moroft,  pcevifli    Qk. 

TURFINESS,  the  being  turfy  or  a- 
bounding  with  turf. 

TURGE'SCENT  Iturgefcens,  LJfwel- 
ling  or  growing  big. 
/     TU'RGIDNESS  [o£tkrgidHs,  LJ  fwcl- 
lednefsi  as  being  puffed  up. 

TURKEY.  Iwrfciw were firft brought 
into  England  in  the  founeenth  year  of 
king  Henry  VlU. 

1 URKISH  L«j»^jai^*,  being  original- 
ly Tartarian,  borrowed  from  the  Aralrick 
their  words  of  religion,  from  the  J^erJUn^ 
theit  words  of  (late,  and  from  the  Gre- 
aians,  their  words  and  terms  of  war,  and 
from  the  Italians^  their  terms  of  naviga- 
tion i  and  this  is  eaird  the  Sclavonian 
LangHMge.  The  Tnrkf/h  character  is  the 
fame  as  the  Arabick  9  which  language 
fome  authors  fay  is  fo  Ihcbanting,  that 
It  is  ufually  faid  the  labts  in  heaven 
and  thofe  in  Paradife  fpeak  it. 

TURLUPI'NADE,  a  low,  dry  jcft 
br  witticifm. 

.  TU  RLUPI'NES,  a  feft  or  fort  of 
people,  who  nuide  a  publick  profefhon 
of  impudence,  going  naked  without  co- 
vering fo  muth  as  theix  privy  parts,  and 
yrere  not  alhamed  to  have  to  do  with 
women  in  thfcojien  nurkec. 

4$e<«-TURN,  a  wind  which  upon  fome 
h>afts  blows. all  night  fh)m  the  fhore. 

TURNEfrUM  ipldRtCi-i  A  duty 
jMid  to  tiie  iheriff  for  btddlng  his  turn 
^  county-coutt. 

TU'RNER  itomator^  L.  tonmeur,  F. 
»wt/T»f,  Gr.1  one  who  tiuna  veflcls  or 
•itenfils  iu  Yfw^  or  met^ 


TU 


Iimerf  were  ineoipd 
rated  Jwm  1603:  they 
are  a  Dufier,  z  itut 
ens,  £4  allifiants,  anl 
1 18  on  the  tilery  ^  die 
livery  fine  82.  thelkv- 
aid  za.  Their  annoiv 
al  enfigns  are  SsUt,  t 
Or )  tbdr  ball  is  a 


tix 


Catherine  tvheel 
Fbilpot'Lane. 

TURNSOLE  [tairrve-JU,  F.  ] 
Sun -flower. 

TU'RPENTIKY  [of  ttrebimAim^L 
terebintbine^  F.  of  ndlSt'^f^  Or.]  oitfac 
nature  of,  aUbdawbed  or  mixed  wA 
Turpentine 

TU  RPIFIED  [  tmrfefmam,  L.]  nadT 
unclean,  deflled. 

TURQUOI SE,  a  piecioya  Qooe  cf 
an  aaiue  or  bluiih  colour,  fo  called,  b^ 
caufe  frequently  brought  co  us  finoii  cJC 
Tmrku 

TURRrOIS  [  with  Bttam,  ]  an  bob, 
afortofcreiles. 

TUSCAN  Order.  The  pcddW  if 
one  riiodule  in  height,  and  the  "^ski 
the  column  is  to  be  of  the  height  cfb^ 
its  ihicknefs,  Iu  capital  Wie  and  esa* 
blement  have  no  ornaments,  and  tff 
few  mouldings. 

TUSCAN  ff  arfe  is  raielKuled,eKe^ 
in  vaults,  in  fome  rullick  £difioes  aai 
huge  piles  tff  building,  fuch  as  tbei» 
phitheatres,  6iC. 

TU'SHES?  [tniiaf ,  ApsJ  ihepc^ 

Tusks  3  lUnding  out  teeth  cf  s 
boar  $  alib  the  fore  teetii  of  a  borfe,  ^ 
ted  beyond  the  comer  teeth  upoo  t^ 
bars,  where  they  flioot  forth  on  ori 
fide  of  the  Jaws,  two  above  «nd  two^ 
low,  about  the  age  of  tllree,  and  tine 
and  an  half«  6^.  and  rx»  miUr  or  U* 
teeth  ever-come  iortb  in  the  place  wtee 
they  grow. 

TUSK  [  in  C^^rpentry  ]  a  bevel  flio^' 
der  made  to  ffaen^ben  the  ccaenof  > 
ioilt,  which  is  let  into  the  Giider. 

TUSSILA'60  [with  joUa.]  ^ 
hert)  foal's  foot  or  colt's4bot.  X». 

^TUSLE,«buftk,  afiDvingiiti 
aperfoti. 

TUTOR.    Set  lVlir«M. 

TUTORAGE  [in  the  Ciml  L-oJifee 
fame  as  Guaidianfliip  in  the 
Law,  the  office  of  a  tutor  ^bove-i 
ned 

TUTY    I  [tidii,  F.l  the  ftaiti« 

TUTTtr?  or  foot  <£  b»%,  ^ 
fticks  to  the  Furnace  while  " 
melting,  ^d  il  formed  into 
concave  flakes,   bychymjcal 
writers  is  exprcli'd.  by  this      .„^ 
chalwaer.  TWiM 


rW ANG,  a  root  or  forked  branch  at 

tK>ctom  of  a  great  tooth. 
r^WAT,  Pudendttm  Muliehre. 
rWATJicnwrur,   a  fuiveon  or  do- 
r        £   JVard 

ri  TWATTLE[p«)b.oftatt£lenj 
.1  to  prate, 

1»TWEAGUE  vexation,  perplexity, 
able. 

rVTEE'ZERS,  albrt  of  Imall  pincers 
I  other  Infhnments  in  a  pocketcafe. 
rWE'NTIETH  [oftpcntri^,^*.] 

20th  or  XXth. 

rV  TWI FALLOW  [of  trji,  twice, 
L  joeal^a.  Sax,  an  hanow  ]  to  tillaor 
w  ground  a  &cond  time  before  fbw- 

rwrCEN?  [oftpija,  J-x.atwig] 
rWlGCyy  made  or  twigs, 
r  WI'LIGHT  [t; py-leoht.  Sax,"]  that 
>ious  or  half  light  occafioncd  by  the 
th's  atmolphere  retracting  the  rays  of 
r  iun,  aiid  refledling  them  from  the 
tides  thereof. 

rwrNGiNGCof  ttofngfeC)  i>^n^ 

ping,  pinching. 

TWINING  Lof  tpiminjf.  Sax.-] 
Aing  or  dinging  about. 
TWINING  Stslk  [with  B»r<».]  a 
Ik  that  twifts  about  any  prop  without 
i  help  of  teodrels,  as  the  kidney-bean. 
TWINKLING  [prob.  of  pincelian, 
c  to  move  quick]  winking  with  the 
»,  or  iparkling  as  the  fian. 
TWrRLING  [prob  j.^.  whirling, 

"^pyjljcan,  ^jc.]  turning  fwiftly 
>iit. 

rWIST  [with  Horfemen']  the  infide 
flat  part  of  a  man*s  thigh,  upon  which 

true  horieman  refts  on  horfeback. 
TWrSTED  [of  Jfctrpiran,   Sax-^ 
nng  round  i   alfo  complicated  toge- 
;r,  as  fereral  threads. 
TWI  STING  [with  H«r/«»fi»  ]  is  the 
Lucing  a  horfb  to  the  &me  (late  of 
potence  with  a  gelding  by  the  violent 
inging  or  twilling  of  his  tefticles, 
Ice  about,  which  dries  theaiupand 
>rives  them  of  nourifliment. 
TWITTING  [of  Je^pilran,  Sax."] 
braiding,  hittinc  in  the  teeth. 
TWITCHING  [of  tpiccian,  Ssx.^ 
iching  or  giving  pinches,  Ibdden  pulls 

rWITTERING,  [prob.  of  jfttft 
«*.1  Ihcering  or  laughing  fcomfuUy. 
rWinPTLE  TWATTLE,filly,child. 
;  prating. 

TWO[t:ja,  Sax.  i«o,  L.  deux,  F.] 
3T  II.  The  number  a  is  callM  the 
her  of  even  numbers^  but  the  ruin  of 


T  T 

unity,  for  to  divide  a  thing  is  to  dcftroy 
it}  but  Zaratas^  Fythagoras's  mallei; 
caird  4  the  mother  of  numbers^  and  r 
the  father. 

TYBER,  the  l^ous  river  of  it-//, 
is  reprefented  in  the  Vatican  at  Ao»»e  by 
the  ftatue  of  a  man  with  a  grave  coun- 
tenance, a  long  beard.  With  a  garland 
of  flowers  on  his  head,  in  marble,  lymg 
along,  refting  his  right  leg  upon  an  Mr, 
and  holding  under  his  right  arm  a  ihe- 
wolf,  with  two  fmall  infants  fuckmg  at 
her  teats,  leaning  upon  an  urn  or  pitch- 
er, out  of  which  its  ttream  jflueth.  In 
the  left  hand  he  holds  a  cornucopia  of 
delicate  fruits.  ,    ^     .  . 

TVGER  lemhUmatUally}  figniftca 
fwiftnefs,  revenge,  and  falthood.  The 
antients  dedicated  the  tyger  to  A^te, 
on  account  of  its  fwiftnefs  }  ap^^^  ^'^' 
(bus,  on  account  of  its  rabidnefs,  becauie, 
when  men  have  drank  too  much  wine, 
it  makes  them  rave  extravagantly  j  hvc 
others  give  another  reafon,  for  it,  oc- 
caufc  wine  mollifies  fome  lavage  tem- 
pert.  It  is  reported  that  thofc.  that 
rob  a  tygcr  of  her  whelps,  lay  piece*  ol 
looking  glafs  in  the  way  that  fl\e  *»  J^^ 
take  in  purfuing  them,  in  which  me 
looking  and  feeing  herfelf  ftops,  and  by 
that  means  they  have  time  to  efcap*- 

TYCHO'NIC  Sxfiem  [in  Jfironomyl 
fo  called  of  Tycbo  Brabe  a  nobleman  of 
Denmark,  this  fyftem  like  tliat  of  FtoU- 
my  has  the  earth  placeJ  in  the  middle 
and  is  fuppofedtobe  immoveable,  the 
fun  and  moon  revolving  in  orbits  relpe- 
dking  the  fanne  as  a  cenier*  but  accora- 
ing  to  CopwnicHi  the  other  five  planet* 
are  fuppofed  to  revolve  romid  the  fun  a« 
their  center.  „    ., 

TyLO'MA[ofTu\(l»-,  Gr.  aeallusl 
callous  or  hard  flclh.  or  that  ilibftancc 
that  grows  about  firadlured  bones. 

TY'MPAN  [with  Fri^r$\  is  a  frame 
of  iron  belonging  to  a  Printing-Pic«» 
having  a  parchment  ftrctched  over  it, 
on  which  they  place  the  (hects  of  Wf''* 
one  after  another,  in  the  printing  them 
off.  ^ 

TYPE  [in  Tbnlogy']  a  fymbol,  flgnt 
or  figure  of  fonwhing  to  come. 

TYPHOMANI'A  Lnr*"**';*  9^1*' 
delirium  wltli  a  ficnzy,  a  dilfeafe  of  the 
biain.  whereby  the  Patient  not  being 
able  to  flccp,  tho'  greatly  Inclined  to 
flecp,  lies  with  his  eyes  (hut,  talks  ah- 
Ibrdly,  and  tumbles  and  toflfes. 

TY'PHA  aquatica  [  in  Utany  \  tho- 
herb  watertonb*  cat's^aij,  or  reen-. 
mace,  L. 


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VA 


VA 


"♦nrOPICALLV  Itypice,  U]  in  a  typi- 
cal ienfe 

TYPICALNESSLof  iV5n«V,  Gr.]  a 
typical  quality. 

TXKA  NNICALNESS  [of  tyrspnis^ 
L.  tyrattnit^  F.  of  Tv^gptrrit,  Gr.]  a  tyran 
liical  nature,  difpoficiony  or  behaviour. 

TYRANTU/ri»«ttu,  L.  ri.^mt  of 
•?V  Ti^f^ii,.,,  Gr.  /.«.  the  7>?T&MMft«» 
who  were  a  cruel  People,  or  of  Tyrrb», 
a  city  of  Lyfa,  where  6;f^«  firft  play'd 
the  tyrant  5  or,  as  others  fay,  of  r^w  >, 
Gr.  to  opprefi  5  or  of  it  iw^y  •?«  .-.«**  1^ 
duitf  iw  «.«».  Gr.  to  vex  the  People, 
and  bring  trouble  upon  them.]  The 
name  tyrant  was  at  firft  uftd  in  a  good 
fenfe  J  and  the  Greeks  in  old  time  call'd 
the  fupreme  governor  of  every  city  a  ty- 
rant or  king  J  but  now  it  is  genera  ly 
lifed  m  a  bad  fenfe,  for  one  who  governs 
with  cruelty  and  injufticcj  alfo  either 
for  a  rightful  prince  that  mifufe«  hia 
foyal  power  in  oppreiHng  his  fubjedh, 
or  for  one  who  ufurps  the  Ibvereign 
power  in  a  Itate. 

^  TyRUSLinJfy7?<r*ltheorderwbich 
intermitting  fevers  oblcrve  in  their  in- 
cieafing  and  deaealjng 

JY'THLAN  Lin  Sax.  L«tp1  an  ac- 
Ciuatioi)  or  charge  in  law  for  an  offence. 


Vt^  V  u  R^man  5  Vu,  Italics  5  ®  U, 

£n^/iA  5  V  U  p,  SaxoH^  are  the 
twentieth  letters  in  order  of  their  re- 
fpeaive  alphabets  J  T  o,  in  Greek,  gene- 
rally written  by  a  ^  p,  in  Engii/h,  the 
twentieth  of  the  5re*ifc  alphabet,  and  ^, 
Mfhrew,  the  fiwh  of  that. 

The  V  confon^nt  and  17  vowel  ought 
Xt  be  carefully  diftinguilh'd  in  reading, 
«8  Vomit,  Vkifay,  UuioH,  Vniverjity,  &c. 
the  U  vowel  is  not  heard  in  the  words 
Guards,  Guinea^  &e.  and  it  very  ieldoni 
ends  any  Enplijh  words. 

V,  mhattn  Numbers,  ftandsfor  five 

V,  with  a  dafli  at  top,  ftood  for  5000 

y.  freqTiently  ftands  for  Vide,  i.  c.  See 

V.  R.   [with  the  Atmatis]  was  &?- 

quCntiy  uftd  for  the  phrafc  nti  rogai^ 

i.  e.  as  thou  askcft  or  defireil^  and  was  a 

niark  fnr  a  vote  or  fuffrage  in  the  paf- 

finp  of  a  law. 

VA'GANCy  [iri  Za-a]  a  po(l  or  be- 
nefice wanting  a  regular  o;fficer  or  in- 
Combcnt.    ' 

VA'CANTNYSS  [of  fyacanc^  P,  or 
\iacani,  L.  and  tiffs']  emptincfi. 
*  .VACATlON-.B^iT^/Jw,  are  fuch  ^s  I 


are  newly  caird  ;p  the  bar,  who  ti9 

obliged  to  attend  the  exercie  u£  the 
houle  for  the  fix  nextloi^  vacation^,  m. 
in  Lejft  and  Sammtr,  and  ate  tbeicfbicift 
ftyled  during  ihefc  three  yean. 
.  VACANT  i^^i  Lin  L-tr] are fii6 
as  are  abandoned  for  want  of  an  he^ 
after  the  death  or  flight  of  their  fon&a 
owner. 

VACCA'RIA  [with  BoUmifii]  tic 
herb  cow-l>a(il  or  thoioughwax,  L. 

VACCA'RIUS  Lin  aatuai  J)«ii]i 
herd's-man  that  looks  after  the  comoioa 
herds  of  cowa 

V A'CCAKY     >  a  eow  houfe  j  alfe  1 

VACCHARYf  dairy  honfci  alfca 
certain  compaH  of  ground  within  tit 
foreft  ofAJbdovm^  Stat.  37  H.  VIH 

VACCrNlUM,  a  blackberry,  biiber- 
ry,or  hurtleber^  i  alio  a  violet-aofrer,!. 

VACCINIUM  Lwith  BoUmif*]  tl« 
flower  of  the  plant  Hyacitatms  cr  oovV 
toes,  L, 

VACILLATING  IvmciHans,  L m- 
eilUnt,  F.]  reeling.  Itaggering,  a»c 

VACUA  TION,  an  emptying,  L- 

VACUITIES  [with  /l5j/f.-,aS]thA 
days  in  which  an  imperfed  or  ill  cn^ 
of  a  diftemper  often  happens.  «ix.  tte 
fixth,  cigh  h,  tenth,  twelfth,  fixteeab, 
and  eighteenth,  which  days  ate  aJfr 
caird  Medicinal  Vayt^  beeaafe  medi- 
cines may  be  given  on  them. 

VACU'NA  [lb  call'd  of  «uic««J%  it 
being  at  lei  fore,  fuppofed  to  prefideoe 
them  that  are  at  leifurel  the  gpddeftof 
reft,  to  whom  the  husbandmen  did  fr 
crifice  after  hanreft. 

VA'CUUM  [with  Pkfiol^fii^  iifip- 
pofed  to  be  a  fpace  devoid  or  emfxytf 
all  matter  or  body  1  and  is  diftingsift* 
ed  by  them  into  V'^'aim  diJlemimMtam,(X 
itfUrf^ffum^  and  vacumm  facercmtum. 

VACUUM  Bcyleanttm,  that  appfosf^ 
to  a  real  Vacuitm  which  is  arrived  at  ^ 
means  of  an  air-pump. 

VACVVM  diffeminatam-^  aie   tOM& 

VACUUM  fW«rj^r/jr»  <*  void^paco 
interfpetfcd  about,  between  the  fan- 
cies of  all  bodies:  That  there  is  ihi» 
VacHitm^  appears  from  the  following ar 
gument .-  If  ibme  vacuities  are  notier 
pofed  to  be  interfperled  among  bocfies,  it 
will  be  very  diffcult  to  acootmt  for  ■» 
tion.  For  if  there  be  an  abfolore  lit- 
ifiTMr,  the  *  leaft  body  in  nature  camot 
move,  but  all  bodies  that  are  muH  tofom 
with  it )  ard  yet  into  what  places  tbcT 
ihould  more,  when  all  p!aces  are  al- 
ready &H,  is  not  cafy  to  conceive  \ 

VADIA'RE  dneWnm  [in  Amt.  Wnt] 

Signifies  to  wage  a  cornet }  u»  when  4 

Digitized  by  VnOOQlC 


\ltb6  gave  another  a  challenge  to  de- 
cide a  controvcrfy  by  a  camp  fight  or 
dueJ,  and  threw  down  a  gaum'et  or  the 
like  fign  of  defiance,  if  the  other  took  it 
up,  that  was  VttdiAre  duellitMy  i.  e.  both 
to  give  and  take  mutual  pledges  of  fight- 

^AFROUSNESSi    Lvafrities,    L.] 

VATRITY  3  ciaftinefs,  fub- 

tlety 

VA'GABtJND  rvsgahtndust  L.}wan- 
dering,  roaming  about. 

VA'GA  arthritis  [with  Thyficimns  \ 
a  wandering  gout,  that  aies  or  moves 
ibout,  caufing  pain,  ibmetimes  in  one 
Umb,  and  fometimea  in  another. 

VAGARY  [of  vagatio^  L.]  a  freak, 
I  prank,  a  caprice,  a  whimfey. 

VAGI'NA  in  ArdiiteBnre]  a  term 
ifed  inr  the  lower  part  of  a  XerminMSj  ib 
aiird  on  accx>unr  of  its  reiemblance  to  a 
heach,  out  of  which  the  ftatue  feems  to 
flue 

VAGINAl-IS  [with  AM0t']the  vagi- 
lal  tuniele,  the  fecond  proper  coat 
rhich  immediately  wraps  up  or  covers 
he  tcftic^es,  L. 

VAGINALIS  CjuU  [with  Anrnt'^  the 
Di^Cnilous  coat  of  the  Gidd^  it  being 
iippoled  to  be  a  proper  mufcle  confpi- 
ing  with  the  Otft^Mgu:  in  thrufting 
own  the  aliment,  when  enterU  . 

VAGINALIS  tiunc*^  the  Oune  as  £- 1 
fibyroid** 


VA 


V  A  GRANTNESS  [of  vMgMs,   wan- 1  the  gnofticks. 
ering,   and  ertmnsy  L.  wandering,  and       ^/attt'ci^ 
efO  vagrancy,  an  unfettled  courfe  of 
ic. 

VA  GUM  [with  AnM."]  the  eighth 
air  of  nerves  of  the  MtdulU  oblonfrata, 
ailed  the  psr  V»gf*m^  becaufe  difperfed 
I  diners  pMts  of  the  body 

1o  VAIL  \,vdar9y  F.]  to  cover  with  a 

VA1L8  [nnh  ienvaUr  iweerhtm^  un- 
•fii  prob  of  valediffiof  q.  d.  money 
ivcn  to  fcrvants  by  guefts  for  faluta 


a  field  o^  a  coat  of  arms  h  chequered 
into  two  colours  by  the  figures  of  little 
bells  5  and  if  thefe  two  colours  are  Jr* 
gent  and  AxHTCi  it  is  a  Kairy  Proper, 
and  you  need  lay  no  more  but  Vairy  i 
but  if  the  colours  are  any  other,  thef 
muft  be  exprefly  named  in  biazoniiJig 
the  coat.    See  Verfy* 

VARY  Co/y  >  [in   Jffij- 
Fottnt  Counter S  raldry']  is 
a  bearing  the  torm  in  the 
elcutcheon,  and  in  blazon 
_  the  colours   muft   be  ex« 

prcfs  d,  as  Atiire  and  Argent. 
Co»rre-VARY,   is  when  the  metali 
and  colours  are  fo  ranged, 
that  the  figure,  which  b 
Axitre^  touches  either  with 
its  edge  or   foot    another 
-<<%irr«  figure,  being  p'aced 
and  joined  together,  breech  to  breech, 
one  upon  another,  the  point  of  the  one 
tending  towards  the  chief  of  the  elcut- 
cheon, and  that  of  the  other  towards  the 
bafe }  as  in  the  figure. 

VAIRE  ««  i'^'**  "  when  the  fignret 
ftand  exadly  one  upon  another,  flat  up- 
on the  points  ,»,-..„ 

VALE  [vMs,   L.    vA^  F]  a  hr>Uow 

place  or  fpace  of  ground  furrounded 

with  hills. 

VA'LECT.    Set  Valet, 

VA'LENTINIANS  [fo  callM  of  Kt- 

I  lentinian,  t^eix  leader]  an  antJcnt  fcaof 


<^ni^  gifts  or  profi's  given  or  allowed 
>  fcrittints  above  their  wages. 

VArNNESS[t«iiiiMj,  L.  vanite^  F.J 
mptineft,  unprofitablenefs,  flpc. 

VAINGLCRIOUSNESS  [of  vana 
nd  ^'ow«,  L.] vainglory,  empty  boaft- 

VATR  \  [either  of  varii  of  vjnts 
"VAfRY?  colmlmsy  i.  e  various  co- 
yxtt^  \  or.  as  fome  fiiy.  of  wnw,  the 
i^tne  of  an  animal,  whofe  back  is  a 
iTic  grey,  and  its  belly  white!  it  is  the 
•cond  fort  of  ftnrr  or  doubling,  formerly 
^d  for  lining  of  the  garments  of  great 
len  «nd  knighu  ^  leoovn  \  it  is,  when 


VALF/SIANS  [fo  call'd  of  VaUus^ 
.heir  leader]  a  fedl  of  chriltians,  who 
admitted  none  into  their  fociety  but 
eunuchs. 

VA'LET  [with  Hotjemen]  is  a  ftick 
armed  at  one  end  with  a  blunt  point  o£^ 
iron,  to  prick  and  aid  a  leaping  horfe. 
VALET  7   [«»  -oalet^    F.]  in 

VA  LECT  V  antient  times  was 
VATDELECT  J  ufed  to  fignify  s 
young  gentleman  of  good  defccnt  or 
quality  5  and  afterwards  it  was  applied 
to  the  rank  of  yeomen :  And»  in  the  ac- 
count of  the  Inner-Temple^  it  is  under- 
ftood  of  a  bencher's  clerk  or  fervant, 
which  by  a  corruption  is  called  T-fr/etj 
alfo  the  butler  of  the  houfe. 

VALETU'DINARY  [valetndinartust 
L-l  a  pcrfon  of  a  weak,  fickly,  or  crazy 
conftitution,  who  is  frequently  out  of 

VAOLIDNESS  [validit^sy  L,  validiti^ 
F.]  validity,  ability,  power*  alfo  au- 
tbenticknefs,  fl»tf. 

VA'LLAB  Crvwn  [m  H^rsUry]  was* 
crown  given  by  the  j^neral  of  an  army, 
to  himwiio  iiXii  broke  into  an  enciriea 

Digitized  by  VjOOQ  l^. 


VA 


fortified  camp,  or  forced 
any  place  palliHided,  and 
I  it  was  in  the  form  annex- 
ed, rcpreienting  paUiiadoes 
(binding  up  above  the  cir- 
cle. 
VA'LLARrNE,  of  or  pcnainingto 

V AXLIES  [in  Arcbiteff.']  the  gutters 
over  the  ileepers  in  the  roof  of  a  biiild- 

\AIX)"BJ»  Batitagii  7    [in   LavfJ   a 

VALORE  AUritanii  writ  Which 
anticntly  lay  for  the  lord,  after  having 
lauflgred  fuicable  marriage  to  an  infant 
who  refiifed  the  lame,  to  recoTcr  the 
^tluc  of  the  marriage,  L. 

VA'LOROUSNESS  [of  w/onr«x,  F. 
and  ttefs]  valiantneft,  ftoutnefi,  bravery. 

VA'LUABLENESS  [oTvahr,  L.  iw- 
imr^  F.  ^le  aiid  pefs"]  predoufiie^ 
wwrthintfs,  6^. 

VALVE  Lin  HydrauUcks^  &c.]  a  kind 
oflidorcover  of  a  tube,  &k.  opening 
one  way,  which,  the'more  forcibly  it  is 
pref&d  the  other,  the  more  clo&ly  it 
Ihmsthc  aperture. 

VAl-VULA  major  [with  ^jm*.]  the 
upper  part  or  cover  of  the  Ifibmns^  lying 
between  the  T<ff.-f  and  foremoft  worm- 
liHe  piocefs  of  the  Cerebellum.  It  is  of  a 
marrowy  fubftance,  and  the  ufe  of  it  is 
to  keep  the  Lym^b*  from  falling  out 
about  the  nerves  in  the  bafis  of  the 
skulL  JD. 

vAXVULiEtfoww-KHtei  [with  AmiW] 
the  wrinkles  found  in  the  guts  Ileum  and 
Jejmum  :  For  the  inner  coat  of  thofe 
guts  being  longer  than  the  middle  of 
the  outw»rd  one,  it  wrinkles  or  hse%  out 
in  many  places  j  fh  that,  the  pattkges 
being  (Iraitcned,  the  matter  contained 
jn  them  defccnds  more  ilowly,  and  the 
JLacteal  VelTeU  have  the  more  time  to 
draw  in  the  chile,  L. 
•  V A'MPLET,  a  piece  of  fteel  fome- 
times  in  the  fhapc  of  a  tunnel,  ufed  in 
tilting  fpears,  juft  before  the  hand,  to 
ii^re  and  defend  it ;  it  was  made  to  be 
taken  off  and  put  on  at  pleafure. 

VA  NDALS,  a  barbarous  and  fierce 
people  of  a  part  of  Sweden^  afterwards 
from  the  Goihs,  their  fucceflbrs,  called 
09ihlMnd,  who,  leaving  their  native  foil, 
,001:  pleafure  in  ranging  to  and  fro  and 
ipoilinR  countries. 

^'A  N-FOSS  [in  Ferttfi:.'}  a  ditch  dug 
wiihout  the  countcr-frarp  and  running 
ull  along  the  glacis,  ufually  full  of  wa- 
ter. 

VANES  [of  Ma*hi^aticjil  InfirumB^i] 
j-re  fights  made  to  move  and  Hide  upon 


VA 

VANILLA,  a  little  feed  growing  In 
longifli  pods,  a  principal  ingredient  in 
the  compofition  of  chocolate,  to  gji\c  it 
Ibrength  and  an  agreeable  flavouT. 

VANlLOqjJENT  ^miui^w,  U] 
Ulking  vainly. 

VA'NC(U1SHER  iwmqmoir,  W.^viSv, 
L.l  a  conqueror,  QfK, 

VA'PIDNESS  iv^diUs^  1^3  deal- 
neis,  flatnefi,  pallednels  of  liqtian. 

VAPORrFEROUSNESS  [of  vnff 
rifer^  L.  and  nefs]  an  exhaling  or  va|nnr« 
producing  quality. 

VAPORO  S£  IvMpfmJks,  L.]  fnU  of 
vapours- 

VAPORCySENESS  [of  virttms  1* 
fUlporeMXf  F.  and  m^s]  iiilnd&  of  vapovn, 
or  a  vaporous  quality. 

VA'POROSUM  BMUmm  [with  ^ 
ficiams]  a  vaporous  bath»  when  the  vcfid 
that  contains  the  matter  is  ftt  in  n> 
other  half  full  of  water,  and  is  hemd 
by  the  vapours  or  fieams  that  adfe  fisn 
the  hot  or  boiling  water,  L. 

VA  TOURING  [of  t»rjvw%  U] 
huffing,  hedozing,  braggmg,  or  borfk- 

*"^A'POURS  [tw/WK,   L.1  aie  thofc 

watery  particles  which  are  fevcrM  horn 
others  by  the  motion  of  the  air,  and  iR 
carried  about  in  leveral  ways,  acconfieg 
to  the  wind  or  warmneft  of  the  air. 
They  derive  theii  original,  not  only 
from  the  furfaceof  the  water,  boc  ham 
moift  earth,  clouds,  fnow,  d^.  fin  the 
parts  of  thel^  bodies  being  not  finaly 
united,  arB  canly  disjoined,  and  £>  bnak 
fonh  into  the  air,  there  mectir^  whh 
them,  bcranie  the  air  as  well  as  eshaU* 
tions  contribute  much  to  the  violence  cf 
the  winds. 

VA'KDINGAL  f«rtirjf«4i«.  F.]  a 
whale-bone  circle  that  ladies  fomeiiy 
wore  on  their  hips,  and  upon  whii^ 
they  tied  their  petticoats,  a  hoop- petti- 
coat, a  fardingal. 

VATM  [with  ffyficimmi]  fnaU,  harf. 
ruddy,  tumours,  about  the  fixe  of  an 
hemp  feed,  on  the  face  and  neck  of 
young  People,  efpecially  fiich  as  are  ad* 
difted  to  Ventry. 

VARIABLE  [in  the  hctp  DftArmt  tf 
Tmfimites^  is  a  term  app!y*d  by  the  fbreigB 
MathematicUns  to  fuch  quantities  as  ei- 
ther increaib  or  diminifh,  accoitling  as 
fome  other  quantities  increafe  or  diini- 
nifli. 

VARIABLENESS  [of  twrt^^fi,  U 
and  ftf/il  changeablenefi^  flibjc€bicisov 
liablenef>  to  change. 

VARIA'TION  [in  4fnwJ}  a  tern 
ufed  by  Ty:bQ  Brabi  &r  the  third  ine- 


V  A 

IliaUty  in  the  motion  of  the  moon,  ari- 

fingfrom  her  Aptgdutm's  being  changed, 
M  her  fyftero  is  carried  loiind  the  fun  by 
the  earth. 

VABJATIOS [in  Law]  an  alterati- 
on or  chan^  of  condition  in  a  perfon  or 
thing)  after  fome  ibrmer  concern  or 
tranft^ion  therewith. 

VARlAO'lON-a^r*,  a  chart  de- 
fing'd  by  Dr.  Hmlley :  The  projedlion  of 
which  is  according  to  Mereator's  ^  and 
the  fituation  and  form  of  the  furface  of 
the  terzaqueous  globe^  as  to  its  princi- 
pal paitSy  and  the  dimenfions  of  the  te- 
veial  oceans  are  therein  afcertained  with 
the  ntmoft  accuracy,  as  well  from  aOro- 
Bomleal  obfertations,  as  from  ioiimals. 

VARIATION  [in  Geografl^]  the  de- 
viation of  the  roagnctical  needle  or  corn- 
pals  from  the  nonh  point  either  co- 
wards the  call  or  weft. 

VARIATION  of  rsriatiott  [io  Navi- 
latiom]  is  the  variation  of  the  needle  or 
mariner's  oompafs  \  fb  called,  becaiife  it 
h  not  always  the  lame  in  the  fame 
place,  but  varies  in  procefi  of  time  from 
what  ic  was. 

VA'RICES  [with  Amat,']  the  greater 
veins  of  the  hips,  thighs,  and  ftone&, 

VARICOS£[«jrrtVffi,  L.]  that  hath 
the  veins  puffibd  up  and  fwoln  more  than 
ocdinary  with  corrupt  blood. 

VA'RIEGATION  [with  Florijis]  the 
an  of  ftrcaking  or  divcrfifying  the  leaves 
of  flowers  or  plants  with  feveral  colours 

VARIFORMITY  fof  varins  and 
forma^  L.T  varioufnefi  of  form. 

VARIORUM  [in  CU£is  Liitrstare^ 
as  Notii  VaruirMm<,  a  term  ufed  of  thofc 
LMtiu  authors  printed  with  the  notes  or 
comments  oi  various  grammarians  or 
criticks. 

VARNISH  [with  MeJallifii]  a  co- 
lour or  £brt  of  glois  that  medals  have 
gotten  by  lyinf;  in  the  earth. 

To  VA'Ry  [variarf^  L.]  to  alter, 
change,  diversify,  or  make  difi^rent. 

V  A'SA  CetuordU  [in  Uydraulicki]  two 
veHels  fo  .conHruA'd,  as  that  one  of 
them,  tho*  full  of  wine,  will  not  run  a 
<lEOf>,  unfefs  the  other,  being  full  of 
water,  do  run  alio,  L. 

VASA  CapilUria  [with  Anatr\  the 
capillary  veitels,  fmall  veins  and  arte- 
ties  like  threads  or  hlain,  h. 

VA'SCULAR  [iwAW-rM,  Ul  is  by 
Ammhmj^i  apply*d  to  any  thing  conftft- 
ing  of  divers  veins,  vcflcl.%  arteries,  ^.:, 

VASE   (of  a    ChMrch  CanJlrJh'ck]   the 

Middle  of  it|  which  is  ufiiall)  of  a  roimd 
figure. 


VA 

VA'SES  [in  ^rcifn*e/?.]  arc  ornaments 
placed  on  cornices,  focles,  or  pedeAais 
rcprefenting  fuch  veflcls  as  the  anticnts 
ufed  in  Ikcniiccs,  as  incenfe-pots,  d>«:. 
often  inricbed  with  Bafi  Relievos  -,  alfo 
the  body  of  a  Corimtbia»  and  compolice 
capital,  called  the  tambour. 

VASES  Ivafa^  L.]  a.lbrt  of  flower- 
pots,  F. 

Rere-VAfSSAL^  one  who  holds  of  a 
lord  who  himfelf  is  vaUal  of  another  lonL 

VASSA'LEUSUn  Law]  a  valTal  who 
is  obliged  to  lerve  and  Ihew  refpe^  t» 
his  mafter,  and  yet  is  in  a  manner  hit 
companion. 

VASSALEUS  homohfHs,  one  who 
fwears  fervice  with  exception  of  a  higher 
lord. 

VASSALEUS  mn  homd^us,  one  wha 
fwears  without  exception. 

VASTEl-LUM  [oU  Deeds]  a  wafteN 
bowl  or  piece  of  plate,  anticntly  uled  to 
be  let  at  the  upper  end  of  an  abbot's 
table,  with  which  he  ufed  to  begin  the 
health  or  Grace-Cup  to  ftrangers  or  to  hit 
fraternity,  L. 

External  VASTUS  [in  Anat.]  a  muf- 
cle  which  fprings  from  the  root  of  the 
great  Xrothantery  and  from  the  lApe» 
Afpera  externally  tendinous  and  internal- 
ly flelhy,  and  defcends  obliquely  for- 
wards, till  it  meet  the  tendon  of  thtf 
RjeBm,  and  U  infer  ed  with  it. 

ItUernHs  VASTUS  [with  Anat,']  is  a 
mufcle  that  arifes  partly  tendinous  and 
panly  iiclhy  from  the  L'wea  Afpera,  im- 
mediately below  the  lelTer  Tro:hsutert 
till  within  three  fingers  breadth  of  thtf 
lower  Appendix  of  the  thigh-bone,  and 
at  laft  its  tendons  join  thoft  of  the 
Kerfus^  V^fiufy  exteruus  and  erwreui^  and  it 
infened  with  them. 

VA'TICAN  Library^  is  one  of  the 
moft  celebrated  in  the  world  s  it  was 
iounded  by  Pope  Six*ui  IV.  who  florcd 
it  with  the  choiccft  books  that  could  be 
picked  up  in  Ennpe^  antient  manufcripts, 

to  VAULT  a  Shoe  [with  HorfemeM']  is 
to  forge  it  hollow  for  horles  that  have 
high  and  round  foles,  to  the  end  that 
the  Ihoe  way  not  bear  upon  the  fole  that 
IS  then  higher  than  the  hoof. 

VAU'LTING  [vnkii^eanty  Fl  leaping 
or  going  cleverly  o\cr  a  wooden  horfc» 
or  o\cr  any  thing  by  laying  one  hand 
on  it  and  throwing  over  the  body. 

VAULTS  [in  Archite^A  a  piere  of 
mafonry  arch'd  on  the  outfide,  and  fup* 
ported  in  the  air  by  the  artful  placing 
of  the  ftones  whl^h  form  jt%  the  princi- 
pal ufe  of  which  ik  for  a  cover  or  ftielter. 

Digitized  by  VjOOQ  l  ^ 


Af^ef-VAULT,  the  chief  vault  in 
H  building,  is  the  chief  vault  to  diftin- 
guilh  it  from  others  that  are  Jefs  vaults 
which  fcrve  only  to  cover  g&te&»  win 
ilows,  paflagcs,  <^. 

VouhU  VAULTS,  are  fuch  as  are 
Iwiilt  over  ottjer  vaults  to  make  the  beau- 
ty and  decoration  of  the  infide  conlUtent 
with  that  on  the  out-fidCy  a  chafm  or 
vacancy  being  left  between  the  convexi- 
ty of  the  one  and  the  concavity  of  the 
other,  as  it  is  in  the  cathedral  of  St. 
fmid*t  at  Lnndw 

tbeKeyof  M  VAULT,  is  a  ftone  or 
Irick  in  the  middle  of  a  vault  m  the 
ftim  of  a  truncated  cone,  lierving  to 
lind  or  fallen  all  the  reft. 

rU  Knns  of  a  VAULT,  or  the  fil- 
lings up,  are  the  fides  which  fuftain  it. 

fte  i^endentivg  0/  *»  VAULT,  is  the 
pair  fufpended  between  the  arches  or 
iDgives 

the  Imf((fiofa  VAULT,  is  the  ftone 
Whereon  the  nrft  VoHjbir  or  ftone  of  the 
Tault  islaid 

VAU'NTING  [vxnterie,  F.]  boaft- 
iugi  bragging   gloTj'ing,  d»f. 

VAU'NTULARY  [among  Huntetsi 
a  fetting  of  hound:^  in  a  readineis  where 
the  chafe  is  to  pafs,  and  cafting  off  be- 
fcie  the  kcnnei  come  in. 

U'BRROUSNESS5  ttbertfius^  L.  7 

U'BTLKTY  C  nberUs^   L.    S 

plentifulnefs,  fertilenefi 

UBL  where,  L.  fignifies  the  prcfence 
rfa  being  in  a  place. 

UBI'ETY  (in  Meta^ficks]  is  the 
pTcfcncc  of  any  thing  in  the  nbi  or 
pi«<'e.  ^        ,  ^  . 

Jwjiii/te UBIETY  {vi\t\\  Metafhyfict*,-] 
is  the  undetermined  prefence  of  a  thing 
in  every  places  this  is  the  pmpcrty  or 
feiod,  and  is  the  feme  as  ubiqait^'. 

FUte  UBIETY  [in  Mttaphyfitki]  is 
the  determinate  prefence  of  a  being  in  a 
place,  and  is  either  circitmfcriptivt  or  de- 

CircMmfcriptive  UBIETY  [with  MeU- 
fhyficiant]  is  that  by  whichva  thing  is 
exailly  circumfcrib'd  in  its  ir*i,  and  this 
Is  properly  call'd  place  \  this  is  the  con- 
dition of  all  bodies. 

Vffinitiv*  UBIETY  [in  MtUpbyficks' 
U  when  a  thing  is  fo  in  a  place  without 
any  circurtifcription,  as  to  be  no  where 
elie.  AfteV  this  manner  Accidents,  Ma. 
ferial  Torms^  and  Sr^iritf  are  in  a  place. 
The  title  of  definitive  is  given  to  it,  be- 
caufe  it  may  1>e  defined  to  be  bete,  and 
Dot  then?. 

UBT'CiytTARINESS  [of  «&»>w*^»W, 
?>  oin^ijirrj  L.  and  p^*']  «n  nW9i)lcai^  | 


Vfi 


temper  or  quality }  alio  a  bein^iiDCSlF 
tied,  a  being  here  and  there. 

UBIQUITY  [HfrffMff,  F.  of  Mdnf^ 
L.  every  where  ]  a  quality  of  betfig 
every-where  or  in  all  places  at  the  fame 
time  ^  an  attribute  of  God,  whereby 
he  is  always  intimately  prefent  to  all 
things  ^  gives  the  Efe  to  all  things { 
knows,  prc&rves,  and  worlcs  all  in  ^ 
things. 

VEERING  [with.<S«r2brs3  a  fhipif 
fiud  to  go  loft  veerinjg  i.  e.  at  larse,  oct- 
ther  by  a  wind,  nor  diiedUy  bcfofe  the 
wind,  but  betwixt  both,  wtaea  fite  &ili 
with  the  Iheet  veered  out }  the  fiuae 
that  is  termed  ^marteripg, 

VE'GETATIVE  Soul,  that  piindplc 
whereby  trees  and  plants  live,  grow, 
pmluce  their  kind,  6»f. 

VE'GETATIVENESS  [of  ^egetsO* 
vKSj  L,  vegeutif,  F.  and  mfs]  a  vegeta- 
tive quality 

VEHEMENTNESS,  cagexnefi, 
great  warmth  of  fpirit,  heat,  pafllooaif- 
nels,  boifteroulhefs,  or  fiercenefi. 

VE  HICLI.  ivebiculmm^  L.  ]  any thiraj 
that  ferves  to  carry  or  bear  any  thing  t- 
lopg.  So  the  fythagonaws,  FUttmifi^ 
and  others  hold,  tbjueven  df$pi^*9' 
gels  have  hodily  vehicles. 

VEHICLE  [with  Anmtomifisl  the  Se- 
rum or  watery  humour  is  fkid  to  be  tM 
vehicle  that  conveys  the  fmall  pans  eC 
the  blood,  and  difperles  ttiiein  all  cm 
the  body. 

VEI'NINESS  [of  «»«>/«,  L.  -»«»«» 
F.  and  mt/},  of  vcjm,  L.  a  vein]  folneft 
of  veins. 

VEINS  [with  AMtiomifis^  wK  lofig 
and  round  pipes  or  canals,  CQinfifting<2 
four  coats,  viz.  a  nervoitst  n.^lM»dmlms,  s 
mufcular^  and  a  membrmmu^  one  Their 
office  is  to  receive  the  blood  that  re* 
mains  after  nonrifliment  is  taken,  and 
to  carry  it  back  to  the  heart  to  be  f^ 
vived  and  improved.  Thefe  wm  art 
diftinguiflied  by  feveral  names,  tccxnA- 
ing  to  the  different  parts  they  p>& 
thro*,  as  the  Axillary^  the  Rm/Uisk^  the 
Cephalfcky  the  fatmotmryy  &c 

VEJU  PITER  fg.  /  little  Jm^^t 
mifchievous  gcxl  amongft  the  Rammeh 
which  they  worlhipped,  not  finom  any 
hope  of  help  from  him,  btit  left  be 
fliould  hurt  them 

VELTTICK  r^^f/Emf,  L-]  done  cf 
performed  with  fails. 

VE'LLICATING  [wWrc^K,  L.1 
twi'^rhing,  plucking,  nipping. 

VF'LVETY,  likevcli«,  fcft.  fr:. 

VE'NA  CaT»  [with  Ammt9mifU\  the 
hollpw  ycIDi  {he  largea  vdn  in  ^ 

Digitized  by  VjOOQ  V^ 


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V  E 

Wif ,  'b  called  finoih  its  great  caVity  or 
hollow  fpace,  into  which,  as  into  a 
cornmon  channel,  all  the  lelTer  veins 
except  the  Fiilmoaaristmpty  themfelves. 
It  is  divided  into  two  thjck  branches, 
caira  the  amending  and  defcending 
trunks.  This  vein  icccivcs  the  blood 
from  the  liver  and  other  parts,  and  car- 
ties  It  to  the  right  ventricle  of  the  heart, 
that  it  may  be  new  improved  and  in- 
fpiriced  there,  L. 

.  JParU  V£NA  [in  Anat.']  the  port- 
teiTit  lb  named  fironi  the  two  eminences 
which  HtppoeraUs  calls  tpkm,  Gr.  f.  e. 
J'wU,  L.  Gates,  between  which  it  en- 
ters the  lix'cr,  L. 

Lj^aex  VENB  [with  Anat.'l  they 
take  their  rife  from  the  Inncrmoft  mem- 
branes of  the  bowels,  and  pafs  into  the 
glazxiiiles  of  the  mefentery,  L. 

FrdpMtii  VEtiJE  [  in  Anat.  ]  certain 
jreins  that  pafs  into  thofe  veins  which 
Jpring  from  the  Corpora  Cavfrnofjt  Fenis. 

Vr^^ALNESS  [vfmalitas,  LJ  a  be- 
ing venal,  faleableneis. 

V£  NDIBLENK  ;S  [of  veniiHlU,  L, 
and  n€{i\  falcablenefs. 

VENEE  RING  >  [with    CabtMet-ma- 

VANEE'RINGi  fern,  fitc]  a  kind 
of  marquetry  or  in-laidwork,  whereby 
fereral  thin  flicesor  leaves  of  fine  wooili 
of  different  forts  are  faftened  or  glued 
on  a  ground  of  fome  common  wood. 

VENE'FICAL  Ivineffius,  L.1  veno- 
mous, poifonous. 

VENE'FICKNESS  [of  vemficui,  L. 
and  nt{s\  poifonoufnefs. 

VEVENATED  [vtMnatiis^  L]  poi- 
foned,  vcnomed. 

VENENI  FtROUSNESS  [o^vsnem- 
fe^  L.  and  n^i]  a  poiibn-bearing  quality 
or  nature. 

VENENO'SE  [vtnemfHS^  L.  vette- 
M«x,  F.l  ftiU  of  venom  or  poifon. 

VE'NENOUSNESS  IvsmmfiUs^  L.] 
f  ulneft  of  poilbn- 

VE'KERABLENESS  {vinefamtAs^ 
l«.l  merit  of  reverence,  worfliipfulnefs. 

VENE'REALNESS     i  \fii venereum, 

VENB'REOUSNESS  S  L.  and  nefs] 
^  Tenereal,  luHfuU  leaciicrous  quality 
or  eonAitution  \  alfo  infe(^edncrs  with 
the  venereal  difeafe  or  Trtnch  Pox. 

VE'NERY  [  pUijir  ven^rieu,  F.  appe- 
fitus  wniftuf,  L.l  luftfulncfsi  alfo  coi- 
tion or  carnal  copulation. 

Beml^i  •/■  VENERY,  are  of  five  kin  Is, 
the  Hart^  the  7f»W,  the  Hjtre,  the  lioar^ 
«ndthe  ^olf\  which  are  properly  bcafts 
of  the  forefl,  where  they  keep  their 
fiieltcr,  avoiding  as  much  as  poffible 
|he  tMng  out  into  the  plalnit 


VE 

VEIJGEFUL,  revengeful,  prone  t5 
take  revei.ge. 

VE'iSGEFULNESS  [of  vepgiance, 
F.  /////  and  mfi]  a  \l  didtive  or  revenge* 
nil  temper  or  nature. 

VENlALNESSCof  wnw/i's  L.  v:* 
niel,  F.  and  nefs}  pardonablencls. 

VE'NOMOUSNESS  Lof  venemfus  of 
venetiMmy  L.  or  vinetiemx^  oxvgnim,  F. 
poifon,  and  mfs']  a  poifonous  nature  or 
quality 

VE'NOUSNESS  [of  vm/iri,  L.  and 
»«/5]fulnels  of,  or  having  veins. 

VENT  [of  ventMs,  L.  the  wind]  a 
vent-hole  or  fpiracle,  which  is  a  little 
hole  pierced  in  vcflcis  of  liquor  that  ar^ 
tapped,  to  let  in  the  air  that  the  liquor 
may  rlrn  out  j  alfo  a  fmall  aperture  lefc 
in  the  tubes  or  pipes  of  fountains,  to  fa- 
cilitate the  going  out  of  the  wind,  or  to 
give  them  air  that  they  may  not  burft 
in  frofly  weather,  &^e. 

To  VENT,  to  difclofe  or  reveal  a  fe- 
cret  '9  to  utter  and  declare  the  thoughts  1 
to  vent  the  Fajpons^  to  let  them  break 
out. 

VENTER  [with  Anaf]  ft  cavity  ill 
the  body  of  an  animal,  containing  the 
^ifcera  or  Other  organs,  neccffary  for 
the  performance  of  dlvcn  fundtionSL 
This  they  divide  into  three  regions  or 
cavities  j  the  firfi  is  the  head,  whicli 
contains  the  btain$  the  fecond  the 
bread,  as  far  as  the  Diaphragm^  whicli 
contains  the  organs  of  reli>iration  j  the 
third  is  properly  that  which  is  called  thd 
venter  or  belly,  which  contains  the  in- 
teftincs  and  organs  of  generation  and  di* 
geftion,  called  the  Abdomeu. 

EquivHs  VENTER  [with  Chymilts]  L  i. 
a  horf^'s  belly,  a  dunghil  wherein  are 
inclofcd  certain  veflcls  for  particular  or 
perations  tq  be  performed  by  the  gentle 
operation  of  the  heat  thereof,  L. 

VENTER  [in  our  C^^fioms^  is  usM  fot 
the  partition,  of  the  effc^s  of  • 
father  and  mother,  among  children 
born  or  accruing  from  dinerenc  mar* 
riaf^es. 

VENTER,  h  alfo  ufed  for  the  chil- 
dren whereof  a  woman  is  delivered  a( 
one  pregnancy. 

VENTS  [with  Efayers,  GUfi-makersi 
5tc  1  i«  a  term  applied  to  the  covers  oc 
wind  furnaces,  by  which  the  air  enters* 
which  fervc  for  bellows,  and  are  Hopped 
with  rcgifters  or  flues,  according  to  whaC 
dcprcc  of  heat  is  required. 

VKNTS  [in  Architect.']  pipes  of  lead, 
or  potters- ware,  one  end  of  which  opena 
into  a  cell  of  a  necellai  v  houffc,  the 
other  rcachu^S  to  the  j^Df  of  it*  ^or  the 

P  9  conYc/aniy 


r  fi 


Conveyance  of  the  ffctid  air  j  alfo  aper- 
tures made  in  thofc  walls  that  fullain 
tcrralTes  to  furnilh  air,  and  to  give  a 
paffage  for  the  waters. 

Vt'NTIDUCTS,  fpiracles  or  fubter- 
raneous  palTiges,  where  frelh  cool 
windi  being  kept  are  made  to  communi- 
cate by  means  of  dufts,  funnels,  or 
vaults  with  the  chambers  or  other  apart- 
ments of  a  houfc,  to  cool  iheni  in  lultry 
weather. 

VENTO'SE    [ventofHS,  L.]   windy  h 
metaphorically,  empty,  bragging,  taim- 
•  ting. 

VENTO'SENESS  IventqfiUs,  L.1 
ventofity,  windinefs. 

VE'NTRICIE  {vinirictdus^  L.  i.  e. 
the  lower  belly]  the  ftomach,  a  ikinny 
"bowel,  feated  in  the  lower  belly  under 
the  midriff,  between  the  liver  and  the 
fpiecn.  It  is  conftituted  of  four  tuni- 
clea,  viz,  a  ttervons,  a  jihroHSy  a  gUndn- 
ioMSf  and  a  membranous  one  5  the  office  of 
tvhich  is  to  ferment  or  digeft  the  meat. 

VENTRICULO'SE  IventricHhfiis,  L.] 
paunch -bellied. 

VENTRl'CULUS  [with  Anat.'\  a 
Tentricle,  the  ftomach,  L. 

VENTRICULUS  [with  SKrgeonsIti 
tore  in  a  botch  or  boil  that  is  broken. 

VENTRrFLUOUS  Ivw/rijpirw,  L.] 
laxative,  purging  the  belly. 

VENTRi'LOqUOUS,  a  term  appli- 
ed td  a  perfon  who  forms  his  fpeech  by 
drawing  the  air  into  the  lungs,  fo  that 
the  voice  comes  out  of  the  Thorax,  and 
to  a  by-ftandcr  fcems  to  come  from  a 
4tiAance. 

VE'NTUROUS  UventureMX,  F.]  da- 
tog,  bold,  Qfc. 

VEO^TURESOMNESSl  [of  awtr 

VENTUROUSNESS    btMreax.F. 
knd  mjs,  &C.]  adventuroulheli,  boldncft,  • 
darlngneis,  hardinefs.  t 

VE'NUS  [fo  called,  as  fome  lay,  of 
M  vhnienio^  Coming,  Mcaule  ihe  comes 
to  cvef-y  thing.  But  Varm  derives  Venus 
of  tiienio^  i.  e.  binding,  becaufe  ftie 
binds  and  unites  fouls  together.  The! 
Creeks  call  her  'hp^n  otm^u  froth,  | 
as  being  produced  out  of  the  foam  of 
the  fea,  as  follows.]  Sortie  tell  us,  that 
"When  Saturn  had  committed  an  aftion 
iiill  of  impiety,  and  with  hi8  gracelefs 
fcythe  had  cut  off  the  genitals  of  his  fa- 
ther Cttlns  (by  that  means  to  deprive 
him  of  the  power  of  begetting)  he  threw 
them  into  the  fea  5  where,  by  the  con- 
tinual agitation  of  the  waves,  they  fottnd 
a  fiivourable  womb  among  the  froth, 
and  out  of  this  bleeding  fubftance  Vems 
^u  produ«ed,     Again,  other  of  the 


VE 

Poets  telt  us,  that  Ihe  was  the  daughter 
o  f  jM£it er  and  t  h  c  goddefs  Divne .  Tbc 
Poets  alfo  make  mention  of  three  Kenus\s 
The  firll,  the  daughter  of  CttUu  5  the 
fccond  crept  out  ot  the  <roth  of  the  Sa 
fas  before)  J  and  the  third  the  daughter 
of  Jn^iter  and  Dhne^  who  was  mained 
to  VHlcan.  VenHs  was  the  goddefi  o€  lo«c 
and  pleafure,  on  account  of  her  cxtxaor- 
dinary  beauty.  Her  chariot  was  drawn 
by  fwans  and  doves,  accounted  lafciTiatf 
birds.  The  Poets  afcribc  to  herferenl 
children,  as  BymtnJtus^  the  god  of  mar- 
riages, and  the  three  Charities  or  Graeef 
were  her  daughters 'and  companit^n) 
alfo  the  two  Cupids^  the  gods  of  lotc,  the 
one  of  honeft  love,  and  the  other  of  un- 
lawful and  carnal  pleafures  \  and  tbfi 
infamous  deity  Pria^ns  was  acconnmi 
her  fon  ;  and  alfo  ^ntas  \  but  ftie  newr 
had  any  children  by  her  husband  VmkM, 
Venus  had  feveral  temples  built  to  her  in 
the  city  of  RoMie.  One  to  Vefiui  fi^fnu. 
where  was  the  ftatue  of  Amv  iJttbeK^ 
dipping  his  arrows  in  a  tiver  s  anotba 
to  Venus  Lihitiua^  where  the  urns  and 
coffins  of  the  moft  confidcraWe  Fexfom 
of  Rome  were  placed ;  another  to  Vnus 
Verticordiay  who  was  called  Venms  Vtri* 
placay  where  the  women  appeared  unth 
their  husbands  when  there  was  any  dif« 
ference  between  them,  to  find  feme  way 
of  reconciliation.  The  nfual  firnfion 
ofiered  to  her  were  doves,  fwans  fpar- 
rows,  QpCn  and  to  her  was  dedicated  the 
rofe,  an  inducement  to  love,  and  the 
myrtle  tree  a  fymbol  of  peace.  "  Vemms  is 
often  painted  with  a  beautiful  counte- 
nance, golden  hair,  attired  in  a  robe  rf 
black,  Icarlet,  or  dun  colour,  with  her 
ion  Cupii  by  her  $  and  ibmetimes  doTCi 
and  cyprefs-trces  j  and  fometimes  in  a 
chariot  drawn  by  IWans  or  doTK.  It  is 
very  probable  that  Venm  was  laid  to 
have  been  bom  of  the  fea,  for  no  other 
reafon  than  becaufe  the  caule,  that 
efiedts  all  things,  requires  moifhire  and 
motion.  And  the  fsa.  has  both  thefe  in 
a  very  large  degree.  They  fecm  to  be 
of  this  opinion,  who  lay  fhe  was  the 
daughter  of  Diana :  For  moiAure  is 
<^*€f  S,  »•  «•  ,fi>mcthing  fplendid  and  "ri- 
vid.  'Afpp9^*r*i  is  that  power  which 
produces  male  and  female,  as  m-tfyUn* 
fignifies  frothing,  becaule  the  Iced  of 
animals  is  frothy.  "Euripides  fetches  it 
from  hence,  that  thole  that  are  captiva- 
ted by  Venk%  are  Jitfffit^  i.e.  fx>Iilh» 
mad,  anddoating,  r«iriri  is  feigned  to 
be  extremely  beautiful,  becaufe  fhe  aP 
fords  men  tha  pleafure  of  coition,  whkh 
they  find  to  ibrpalt  by  iar  all  thlngf 


VE 


VE 


Ii^.  She  is  decorated  with  the  title  of 
ftKc/uthi-f,  i.e.  delighted  in  iaughcer, 
>ccauie  Ihe  is  very  prone  to  laughter. 
The  caufe  of  this  epjchet  is,  mirth  and 
aughter  frequently  accompany  the  vc 
lereal  aft,  and  perfons  are  then  very  fa 
niiiar.  The  urjtces  are  reprefenced  as 
itting  by  VeaMs^  and  are  her  companions 
ind  attendants  j  alfo  .snadeU  and  Mtf 
zury.  But  why  ?  Becau  e  thofe  that  are 
toved  arc  pleafed  with  amorous  orationb 
ind  favour  iLnvt)  or  with  the  plealbre 
hat  .Venus  affords  in  venereal  embraces. 
>he  is  called  Cy.htrea  from  xi/ztTir,  t.  e. 
mpregnation,  which  follows  coition,  or 
bec.ii.le  for  the  moft  part  it  ufes  to 
lackcn  or  lay  venereal  defires.  She  is 
ignificd  by  thefe  three  *r^K««,  i.  e.  hca 
reiily,  wor^fe^.  X.  e.  vulgar  or  com- 
Tion,  and  va^tA-^y  i.  e.  the  caufe  of  all 
hings  5  which  intimate  that  her  power 
ind  eiBcacy  is  confpicuous  in  heaven, 
sarth,  and  fea  Among  the  birds  Ihc 
lelights  in  none  To  much  as  the  dove, 
jecaufe  of  its  chaftity  and  amorous 
x>urtfliipi  for  the  dove  is  amorous,  and 
;hc  fymbol  of  true  love,  on  account  of 
t&  manner  of  killing.  She  has  an  anti- 
jathy  tofwine,  becaufe  of  their  filthi- 
jels.  Among  plants  the  myrtle  is  dedi- 
•accd  to  VeaMSt  becaufe  the  myrtle  is  ac 
roanted  proper  to  engage  or  promote 
ove.  Alio  Fhtlyra  is  facred  to  her,  be- 
:auie  it  promotes  reneryi  and  they 
aiake  iife  of  that  chiefly  in  making  gar- 
ands,  ThMfHMttMf, 

VENUS  [with  JJhon.']  is  one  of  the 
even  Planets,  thebrighteft  of  all  the 
tars,  except  the  fun  and  moon :  It  per 
'orms  its  periodical  motion  in  224  days, 
17  houn,  andits  motion  round  its  axis 
,s  performed  in  aj  hours.  The  diame- 
:cr  of  it  i»  almoft  equal  to  the  diameter 
>f  the  earth. 

VENUS  [with  AJh-ol']  is  accounted  a 
eminine  planet,  and  the  IclTcr  fonune. 

VENUS  [with  Chym.l  is  taken  q 
br  copper,  and  the  charadler  is,         + 

VENU'STNFSS>     Iveuftflas,    L.  ] 

VENU'STITY   S  beatitifulnefs.    ^ 

VERATRUAl  [with  Botan.]  helle- 
ore*  I'. 

VERB  [virhm,  L.1  a  word  which 
ferres  to  cxpreli  what  we  affirm  of  any 
ilbjc^,  as  it*  loves,  hears,  reads^  &c. 

jiftive  VERB,  is  fuch  an  one  as  ex. 
^TciTes  an  a€Hon  that  paflcs  on  another 
Ubjeft  or  objea,  as  to  love  dod^  U  write 
{  Z^ettir,  &c. 

J'affive  VERB,  is  one  which  expreffcs 
Billon  or  fuffering,  or  receives  the 
etion  of  ibme  agent,  as  I  am  Iwed. 


NettUrVEKh,  is  fuch  as  expreflesaJi 
adlion  that  has  no  paiticular  objcdt  on 
which  to  fall,  as  1  run,  iJUep^  &c. 

^«V/«»£ive  VERB,  is  fuch  a  one  «s 
exprclTes  the  being  or  fubftance  which 
the  mind  forms  to  iiielf  or  fuppoles  to 
be  in  the  obje^,  whether  it  be  there,  or 
not,  as  f  «w,  thou  arty  0ic. 

AKXiliary  VERBS,  are  fuch  as  ferve 
in  conjugating  aftive  and  paflive  vcrb«, 
as  amy  wasy  bavcy  had,  &c. 

KegkUr  VERBS,  are  fuch  as  are  con- 
jugated  after  fomc  one  manner,  rule,  or 
analogy. 

Irregular  VERBS,  are  llich  as  have 
fomething  fingular  in  their  termination, 
or  the  formation  of  their  tenfes. 

Jm^fomal  VERBS,  are  fuch  as  have 
only  the  third  peifon,  as  itbecometh,  &c. 

VE'K BAL  jvf ri«/iy,  L.l  that  whicll 
appertains  to  words  or  verbs »  alfo  fpa- 
ken  with  the  mouth,  as  a  verbal  con- 
tradt. 

VERBAL  Adjeff{v8s[mih  Graimnar.l 
are  fuch  adjei^ives  as  are  formed  from  a 
wrA,  Mpnjjifl^^  from  pejT'^wi  &e. 

VERBAL  SukiUntives  [with  Gram.') 
are  fuch  fubftantives  as  are  lormed  of 
verbs  j  as  Govsrnment,  from  to  govern^ 
Gifts,  from  to  give^  Ap^reherfioti,  from 
to  appreb:nd,  &c, 

VE'RBALLV  [of  verbalis,  L.]  in 
words,  by  word  of  mouth. 

VERBA'SCULUM[with  Botmn.']  the 
herb  cowflip,  oxlip,  or  primiofe,  L. 

VERBA'SCUM  [with  Botap.']  the 
herb  petty-mullein,  wooll- blade,  higf 
taper,  and  long-wort,  L. 

VERBERATION  [in  Tb)Jick]  « 
term  ufed  to  exprefs  the  caufe  of  found, 
which  arifes  from  a  verberation  of  tho 
air,  when  ftruck  in  divers  manners  bf 
the  fexeral  parts  of  the  fonorous  body^ 
firtt  put  into  a  vibratory  motion. 

VERBO'SENESS  [of  verhofHSy  L.  and 
tiffs']  verbofity,  the  ufing  many  words, 
fnlnefs  of  words,  prolixity  in  difcouife. , 

VE'RDANTNESS  I  of  verdoyant^ 
q.  d.  viridansy  F.  and  fiefs']  a  flourilhlng, 
bright,  or  lively  greennefi. 

VE  RDEGREASE  [wif^'i,  F.  q< 
d.  vtror  or  viriditasy  L.  the  greennefs, 
jEris,  of  brafs]  the  rufl  of  copper,  gas 
tbered  by  laying  plates  of  that  metal  in 
beds,  with  the  husks  of  preflfed  grapes, 
and  then  fcraping  off  the  ruft  of  the 
plates  made  by  fo  lying  j  alfo  a  fort  of 
magiftery  of  the  common  verdegreafc, 
which  is  diflolvcd  in  diftilled  vinegary' 
and  then  chr>'ftalli2'd  in  a  cool  pla^e, 
caird  alfo  Crvjials  of  Vcnns,  tKfidt  by^ 
Vinfgar.. 

5  Oi  *  ^     4Amr4 

Digitized  by  VjOOQ  l^  


VE 

A  GtntrJt  VE'RDICTt  U  a  vetdia 

that  is  brought  in  by  a  jury  to  the  court 
in  general  terms  as  guilty  of  the  IndiA- 
ment.  Que. 

Special  VERDICT,  is  one  where  the 
jury  find  fuch  or  fuch  fafts  to  be  done, 
and  a«  to  the  law  upon  the  fa^s,  leave 
it  to  the  judgment  of  the  court. 

VK'RDUKOUS,  full  of  verdure, 
green. 

;  VERECU'NDIUM  [oW  I/«w]  an  in- 
jury,  trefpa^,  damage. 

V£R£CU  NDNKSS  [.vereeurtdia,  L.] 
modefty.  bafli  ulnefs,  yerecundity. 

VERGE  Lofwr^«,L.]  a  wand,  rod, 
or  fergeantsmacc. 

VERGE  lofverffere,  L.  to  bend  or  in- 
cline downward]  uie  compals  or  extent 
t£  judicature,  &»c. 

Court  of  VERGE,  is  a  court  or  tribu- 
nal in  the  manner  of  a  Kings  Bench, 
which  takes  cogniCuicc  of  all  crimes 
and  inifdemeanours  committed  within 
the  Fern  of  the  JGwVs  Court. 

Tenant  of  tbe  VERGE,  a  tenant,  fo 
called,  becauie  he  held  a  ftick  or  rod  in 
his  hand,  when  he  was  admitted  a  te- 
luuic,  and  fwore  iealty  to  the  lord  of  the 
inanour.'        • 

•  VE'RGENTNESS  [of  vergens,  L. 
tnd  pefs]  bendingnefi,  incliningncls,  ci- 
ther irom  or  to. 

VERGE  TTE  [in  He- 
raldry] is  what,  by  the  Eng- 
lijh  heralds,  is  ci^ed  a  pal- 
let or  fmall  pale,*  as  in  the 
figure  annexed,  F. 
VERGETTE  [in  Heraldry]  is  the 
fame  that  the  EngUJb  heralds  call  Paly, 
f.  i,  feveral  fmall  pales  or  pallets  divi- 
ding the  (hield  into  fo  many  parts,  F. 

VERGI'LIiE  Lin  Jfiron.]  conftella- 
lions,  the  appearance  of  which  denotes 
the  approach  of  the  fpring,  "L. 

VERIDICALNESS  ioi  vtridicns,  L. 
veridiqucy   F.  and  neff]  truth-fpeaking, 
t>r  the  quality  or  faculty  of  fpeaking 
truth. 
VERl'FICATEDi   lvsrificat$ts,    L. 
VERIFIED  5  verijiej  F.]  prov- 

ed to  be  trye,  made  good. 

VKRILOQUIOUS  Iverilo^MMs^  L.] 
fjrcaking  the  tnith.  • 

VERISIMILAR   [verifimiUs^      L. 
vrayf*mbUble;  F.]  likely,  probable. 
VV/K  IT  ABLE,  true,  F. 
VERMFCULAR  [vermicuUrii,   L.^ ' 
of,  pertaining  to,  or  bearing  a  relem- 
blan<«to.a  worm. 

'  VERMICULA'RTS  [with  Botan,"] 
worm  grafs  •,  the  lefler  houfeleck  \  the 
herb  ftonecrop.  moufe tail,  ci?  wall- 


VB 

r«  VERMI'CULATE  I  tJCfwdJi-^^. 

L-l  to  Sn-lay,  to  work  with  chcquct- 
work  or  pieces  of  divers  coloun. 

VERMICULA'TION  [with  Fhjfd- 
•ml  the  griping  of  the  g;uts,  I*. 

VERMICULOSE  Iv^^micHlofMSy  L] 
full  of  worms. 

VERMICULCSITY  {vermifUpts^ 
L,l  abundance  or  flilnefi  of  wonns- 

VERMI'FUGOUS  iof'oetmes  and/i- 
^0,  L.  to  chafe  or  drive  away]  cxpcLiing 
worms 

VE'RMINOUSNESS  [of  «n«iV*»i 
L.  and  neS{\  fiUneft  of  worms,  worm- 
eatennefs. 

VERMIPAROUSNESS[cf  wr««H 
worms,  and  pario^  L.  to  bring  fvrb 
young]  a  worm  breeding  quality- 

VERMI'VOROUSNESS  of  wr«» 
and  voraXi  dcTouring,  Z#.  and  vrjO  a 
worm-devouring  nature. 

VERNA'CULARNESS  [of  «r»j«- 
/«,  L.  and  jrt/i]  propcmefi  or  peculiar 
nefs  to  one's  own  country . 

VE'RNAL  Signs  I  in  X/»«>-3  ^^^^ 
figns  the  fim  is  in,  during  the  Ipiing- 
feafbn,  vix.  Aries^  Tattrui^  and  O'j*"** 

VE'RNANT  [ven$ams^  L.]  fpringicg, 
growing  green. 

VE'RNICLE.    See  Veronica. 

VERO  NICA  [an  abbreviation  of  »ij 
ricoMca  qitjfi  vera  iton^  L.  a  true  Imag^] 
thofe  portraits  or  rcprefcntations  of  t>c 
face  of  our  Saviour  on  handkerchi€l** 
which  arc  faid  to  be  imprcfled  by  CbriS^ 
wiping  his  face,  as  be  carried  the  crc&i 
with  the  handkerchief  of  St.  Verwrnica^  cr 
laid  over  it  in  the  fepulchrc. 

VERONICA  [in  Bctonul  the  herb 
fluellin*  X*. '  _   ^  ^        _   ^ 

VERRUCA'RIA  [with  BoJan.]  ite 
herb  vmrt-wort  or  tum-ible,  I#. 

VFRRUCaSFNESS  Lof  tjemrtf. 
L.  and  nefs^  fulnefs  of  warts. 

VERRY?.  [in  Heraldry']  is  a  fort  el 

VARY  3    chequer  worV,     in    the 

tftfw •ri  ^*p^ ^^ ^^'^* ^'* •  *™* • 

ffcMwU  it  be  Argent  and  Axurt^ii  it 
MUSIbH  enough  to  lay  Verry  ak^ie^ 
S^UBy  but,  if  the  colours  are  sry 
v^..wy  other,  they  muft  be  «• 
pref$*d.    See  the  Efcntcbeon. 

VF.RSABrLlTY     >    I  vrrfahaitat^ 
VE'RSABLENESS  3  L.1  spends  » 
be  turned,  or  wound  any  way, 

VERSA  TILENESS  W  vrfatiUi.  U 
and  nefs")  aptiK&  to  be  turned  or  woond 
any  way. 

VERSE  [verfus^  L-l  a  line  or  patt  of 
a  difoourfe  in  foe  ry^  or  a  difcouilfe  eon* 
filling  of  a  certain  number  of  long  and 
Ihon  fyllables  which  ran  wkh  an  agree- 
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ble  cadence,  the  like  being  reiterated 
1  the  continuation  of  the  piece. 

VE'RS'D  [vtrfattts,   L.]  well  skilled, 
iftradled,  &ic.  in  any  art  or  Icicnce. 
V£RS£D  Sine  [in  Mathemat.']  is  a 
,  fegment  of  the  di- 

y^^  Sl\  amcterof  a  circle, 
/^  \\       lying  between  the 

lA,  Cl  ATI  fight  fine  and  the 
lower  exiremity  of 
le  arch,  as  in  the  figure  i  as  A  B  is  the 
:rf6d  fine  of  the  arch  A  C,  and  D  B 
ic  verfed  fine  of  the  arch  C  D. 
VERSIFICA'TORY  IvsrfificatortMs, 
.]  belonging  to  verfifying 
VE'RSlFORMLwr/i/brwiy,  L.l  that 
langes  its  Ihape. 

VERSIO-OQUY  [of  verfus  and  elo- 
tinm,  L-l  a  fpeaking  in  verfe. 
VERSUTILOqUOUS  [wAt/Joj*- 
,  L.]  talking  cunningly  or  craftily. 

VERT  [in    Heraldry  ll 

fignifies  green,  and,  in 
graving,  is  exprefled  by 
diagonal  lines,  drawn  from 
the  dexter  chief  comer  to 
le  (iniftcr  bafc.  A  green  colour  is  cal- 
d  yert,  in  the  blazon  of  the  coats  of 
1  under  the  degree  of  noble ;  but  in 
le  coats  of  noblemen,  it  is  called  £• 
<mn/^,  and  in  thofe  of  kings  VenMs. 
»  the  EfcMtchew,  Heralds  foy,  that 
ir/,  of  chrilUan  virtues,  dcncjtcs  charity 
Id  hopCj  and,  among  fecular  virtues, 
mour,  civility,  and  courtefy  5  alio  Joy, 
ve,  and  plenty  ^  of  the  elements,  the 
arth  'j  of  the  planets,  Mtrcury  j  of  pre- 
ous  Hones,  the  Emerald  \  of  metals, 
^Hickfihe^i  ofconftitutions,  the  Ibleg- 
"istieki  of  the  ages  of  man,  Tonib  i  of 
le  months  of  the  year,  April  and  May 
'hey  fay  likewlfe,  that  thofe,  who  bear 
ert  in  their  coat-armour,  are  obliged 
t  Ibpport  peafants  and  labourers,  and 
irticularly  the  poor  that  are  oppreflcd. 
vivanus  M^rgmn  fays.  Vert  with  Or  fig- 
ifies  pleafure  and  j«y,  and  with  Argent^ 
inocent  love. 

VERTA'GUS,  a  hound  that  will 
ant  by  himlblr,  and  bring  home  his 
ime;  a  tumbler,  JL. 
VERTE'BRA  Twith  Ana^omifis]  any 
itning-joint  in  the  body  5  a  joint  of  the 
icfc  bone,  L. 

VERTE  BRAL  [of  vertehtM,  L.1  be 
nginff  to  the  Kertebrd  or  turning-joints 
fthc  body. 

VERTE'BRJE7  [in  ^wtf.")  a  chain 
VERTE'BPES?  of  little  borrs 
»ching  fr  m  the  neck  down  the  hark 
the  Os  Sacrum,  and  forming  the  thin! 
Iff  of  a-  human  skelecoD|  call'd  the 


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VE'RTEX  e/  a  Figiere  [in  6eometrf\ 
is  the  vertex  or  the  oppofitc  to  the  bale, 

VE  RTIBLENESS  Lof  vernoiits,  L. 
and  wi>/i]aptnels  or  eafuiels  to  turn 

VERTICAXITY    i  loiveriical^F. 

VE'RTICALNJiSS3  vertiealis,  U 
and  neji']  the  being  right  over  one's  head, 

VERTICAL  }UKe  [in  Ferfpeaive,  ia 
a  plane  perpendicular  to  the  geometrical 
plane,  paiTmg  thro'  the  eye  and  cutting 
the  pcrfpedkiw- plane  at  right  angies. 

J  rme  VERTICAL  Lin  ^jM>i,.Jis  that 
venicai  circle  or  azimuth  which  paflea 
through  the  poles  oi  the  meridian,  or 
which  is  perpendicular  to  the  meridian 
and  paiTes  thro'  the  equinodtial  Points. 

VERTICALU  RE  Lwith  A^iron^  the 
meridian- circle,  fo  call'd,  becaufe  it 
pa(le&  thtough  the  Zeniih  or  vertical 
Point 

VERTFCITY  [.oivertere,  L.  to  turn] 
the  nature  or  quali  y  of  the  loadftonc, 
or  a  touched  needle,  of  pointing  towards 
the  north  and  fouth. 

VERTrClLLATED  Z  vertictUatMS^ 
L.]  knit  together  as  a  joint  ^  apt  tia 
turn. 

VERTI'dNOUSNESS  [of  virtigt- 
mfns,  L.  vertigitteuXy  B\  and  fwr/Jr]  giddi- 
nefs. 

VERTIGO,  a  giddinefs  or  fwim- 
ming  in  the  head,  an  indifpofition  of 
the  brain,  wherein  the  Patient  fee*  the 
obje^  about  him  as  if  they  turned 
round,  and  fancies  he  turns  round  him- 
felf  tho'  he  is  all  the  while  at  reft. 

VE'RTUE  [virtHs,  L.  vWtHy  F.]  it 
defined  to  be  a  firm  purpofe  of  doing 
thofe  things  which  reafon  tells  us  are 
beft  \  or,  as  others  define  it,  a  habit  of 
the  foul,  by  which  a  man  is  inclined  to 
do  good,  and  to  Ihun  evil :  M- ral  ho- 
nefly,  pood  principles.  And  as  it  is  a 
cofnmon  faying  in  the  fchools,  all  the 
virtues  are  link'd  together  j  fo  we  may 
conclude,  that  all  the  ^cardinal)  virtues 
are  helpful  and  afllftant  one  to  the 
other  $  for  it  is  impo/Tible  for  any  one 
to  be  prudent,  without  being  a  partaker  f 
of  fortitude,  temperance,  and  luftice. 
The  antients  ""in  Fainting,  &c.*!  repre- 
fented  virtue  by  HersUs.  only  clnthed 
with  a  lion'5Sk'n  and  his  cUib.  perform- 
ing Ibme  one  of  his  twrlve  laS  urs ;  ai 
ofFenngto  ftr'ke  a  dr-.gon,  gunniing  an 
apple-free,  fi^c.  or  holdirp 'n  his  hind 
fhree  poMcn  apnVs.  His  being  rak^d 
deni'fcd  the  f  mplictty  of  viime  ;  the 
drapon  Hid  f\^W\iy  all  manner  of  vices  9 
The  lion's  »k""  w**  nn  emblem  of  mag- 
nnnimirv  ?  h's  orken  Hub  fijp'ficd  rei- 
fon  i  the  knottincli  of  his  club  intimated 

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tfie  dificulcy  and  labour  in  feeking  afcer 
\irtue^  and  the  three  golden  apples 
were  emblems  of  the  three  virtues  Mo- 
derstioKy  Content,  and  Lsboitr, 

the  Catdiml  VERTUES  [with  Afo- 
fmlijis]  are  FrudinCt^  Jnfii^f  FortitHde^ 
pod  Temperance, 

Ml  the  VERTUES  had  Temples 
Imilt  to  them  by  the  A.ntientt,  and  Sa- 
frrifices  were  pcxform*d  to  them,  and 
JTeltixals  iblemnlzed »  as  the  Temples 
of  Feace,  Concord^  Sjfietnefs,  Libertyy 
Safety^  Hoaour^  Felicity^  Fiety,  Charity, 
Cbji^iityy  &c, 

VE'RTUOUSNESS  [of  viftHofui  L. 
%irttuuxy  F.  and  iM/i]  incliningneis  to 
virtue,  a  virtuous  difpofition. 

VEKU  [with  MettorologiSti]  a  Comet 
that  refembles  a  fpit,  beinff  pretty  much 
c^tbe  lame  kind  with  the  Loncbiusy  only 
ita  head  is  rounder,  and  its  tail  longer, 
and  flurper  pointed.  L. 

Vii-'RVAIN  .verbena,  L.  virvine,  F.] 
an  herb  antiently  uled  about  iacred  rites 
and  ceremonies^  called  alfo  Holy  herb, 
JPire^ns'^jfs  and  Juno's'teaTs. 

VERVILAGO  [withBo/^iiiifi]  the 
black  chamelion-thillle.  h. 

VERU  Montsmtm  [  with  Anatomijis  ] 
a  ibrt  of  little  valve  in  the  place  where 
$hc  cjaculatory  dudts  enter  the  urethra. 

VESICA'RIA  i  with  Botanijh  1  the 
plam  Allukengi  or  winter  cherry.  L. 

VESICLES  liiejicddy  L.]  little  Mad- 
4eT:  F. 

VESlCULiE  Adipofdt  [with  'Anato- 
mijti)  certain  bladders  of  fat  about  the 
akin,  and  in  the  fpaces  between  the 
mufcles. 

VESICUL.I:  Seminales  [with  Anato- 
mies] the  feed  b! adder,  which  confifts  of 
ooe  thin  membrane,  divided  into  many 
little  cells,  like  thofe  in  a  pomegranate, 
or  ibmewhat  refembling  a  bunch  of 
grapes.  They  are  in  number  two,  and, 
by  a  pcailiar  palTage,  fend  foith  the  ^«- 
■iM  conuined  in  them  into  the  Urethra, 

A  VEST  [«if  vfjl,  F.]  a  garment  for 
a  child. 

VESTA  [fo  called  of  vefiiendp,  L. 
clothing,  bccaufe  it  clothes  all  things ; 
or,  as  others  fiy,  becaufew/K^Ji^t,  it 
fbnds  by  its  own  power]  a  name  given 
to  the  earth,  or  the  goddefs  of  nature, 
nnder  whofc  name  the  antients  worfhip- 
ped  the  earth.  The  poddefs  Vefix  was 
highly  honoured  by  the  Komanix  they 
appointed  to  her  particular  facrifices  and 
temples,  altho*  the  poets  do  confound 
the  name  of  Vr^Jia  with  that  of  Cyb:U. 
She  was  accounted  the  gojidefi  of  elc-, 


mental  fire :  her  temple  insmuDd,  aoC 
in  It  were  two  lamps  condnnilly  bota- 
ing.  Some  iay  that  there  was,  m  ibe 
innermod  pan  of  it,  a  iire  fiifpavted  u 
the  air  in  pots  of  eattfa,  kept  alvijt 
alive  by  the  V^al  virgins  $  and,  if  e 
happened  .by  any  mistbituDc  to  be  Q- 
tindt,  ibme  fearful  accident  bcfid  tk 
Koman  empire,  and  thexeiDre  they  pe- 
nilhed  the  ^^l  virgins,  by  wbd^  d;^ 
ligcnce  the  fire  went  out,  in  aveiroo' 
el  manner.  Vefia  was  a -lb  IbniaiBa 
Ailed  Mater^  and  had  her  ffaitues  fhud' 
ing  in  many  porches,  as  the  chief  of  tlx 
houlhold  goddelSb.  Her  temple  us 
magnificent,  and  in  it  was  depo&edtfae 

Palladium  6X  image  of  FaUaiy  vlUd 

jEneas  is  (kid  to  have  brought  witb  bia 
firom  Troy^  this  was  highly  efteemeiVr 
the  /lojM«5,  becaufe  the  orade  badp» 
nounced,  that  the  lafety  of  ttaeesviie 
depended  upon  the  preferratioQ  of  it 
On  the  top  of  V^a's  temple  was  placed 
her  effigies  fitting,  haTing  little  Jf^ 
in  her  arms :  her  priellelles  not  » 
keep  their  virginity  thirty  years,  w^ 
was  the  time  appoinred  for  their  atno^ 
ance.  They  were  had  in  ioch  hi^i  b» 
nour,  that,  if  they  cafually  met  iotbe 
ftreets  an  offender,  they  oxzldpiocs^ 
his  pardon;  but,  if  they  dlihoomoi 
the  fervice  of  their  goddels  by  ced 
copulation  with  any  man,  theyimt© 
die  without  mercy,  being  oondeimicds 
be  buried  alive  with  water  and  brod 
VESTAI-IA,  feafbheldontbc?* 
of  7«i;e,  in  honour  of  the  godded  T;^ 

Vestals,  Vefiai  viiKins,  wered»- 

fen  out  of  the  noblelt  families  of  Jb^ 
for  the  keeping  of  the  Vefiai  fire  ite*- 
mcntionedj  which,  if  it  happened  »P 
out,  it  was  not  to  be  lighted  again  bf 
any  fire  but  the  beams  of  thefoo. 

VE'STIBLE  [v^ibmUm,  L.1  iisJ« 
large  open  fpace  before  the  door,  (S^ 
the  entry  of  a  houfe,  which  the  K*** 
called  Atrium  pcpuUUtm  and  K</KW^i 
which  fome  derive  from  the  gixii» 
V^a,  q.  d.SabmlKm  Fejldy  it  bcingilfol 
for  peop'e  to  flop  here  before  theyenw* 
ed  the  houfe  5  others  derive  it  from  f^ 
a  eirroent  and  ambuUre  to  waO:,^ 
caiSe  the  vefliblcs  in  the  modem  hocfe 
being  open  places  at  the  bottom  of  W 
flair-cafes,  which  lerve  as  thorotighto 
to  the  feveral  apartments  in  the  hoefc, 
when  vifits  of  ceremony  are  made,  dxi 
let  fall  their  robes  in  the  V^i. 

A  VESTIBLE  is  alfo  ufcdforalo^. 
^f  ami-chamber  before  the  entrant ^ 
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knSSTFBULUM  [  with  Jnatomijis  ] 
uvicy  or  hollow  bone  in  the  part  callM 
petrqfinm,  which  is  fitiuted  behind  the 
tc//rellu  Ovalist  in  the  barrel  of  the 
,  and  covered  with  a  thin  membrane, 

^:E/SmcArZDltKjligatus,  L.]tra- 

i   or  followed  by  tlic  track,  fearched 

".  rftligfntly. 

/KSTITU'RA  [  with  FendHis  ]  a  de- 

rry  ofpotCdDon  by  a  fpear  or  (lafF. 

/CXSTMENTS  ly^iweuta,  L.  vtjie' 

fts,  F.]  cloths,  raiments. 

/ESTRy  Ivt^iarittm,  L.  le  vtJUaire, 
an  apartment  joining  to  a  church, 

ere  the  priefts  teftmcnta  and  holy 

niil*  are  kept. 

VESTU  [in  Heraldry)  is 

When  there  is  in  an  ordina- 
ry fomc  divifion  only  by 
lines,  and  fignifies  clothed, 
as  tho*  fomo  garment  were 

1  upon  it.    See  the  efcutcheon. 

VESTU  a  dextra  [with 
Heralds]  i .  e.  clothed  on  the 
right  fide,  and  Vtjiu  ajini- 
Jha^  i.  c.  clothed  on  the  left 
fide,  arc,  as  rcprcfcntcd  in 

efcutcheon,  and  i  contra, 

/ESTU'RA  [in  old  R^c.l  an  allow- 

c  of  ibmc  fet  portions  of  the  fniits  of 
eaith,  as  com,  grafs,  wood,  &»c.  as 

)art  of  the  ialary  or  wages  due  to 

te  o/Rcer,  fervant  or  labourer,  for  his 

sry  or  veft. 

LTCKNICA  [with  B«to»(/?»]  the  herb 

ony,  Lf 

7ETU'«TNESS  IvttHjlas,  LJanti- 

nels,  antiquity. 

^7^.  G.  [for  verhi  gratUf  L.  i.  e.  to  in- 

Qce  in  a  word]  as  for  inflance,  name- 

iTEXATIOUSNESS  [of  vexation, 
of  I/,  and  nefi]  a  tronblefomc,  per- 
xing,  vexing  quality,  nature,  or  chr- 
nftance. 

i^EXl'LLUM,  a  Banner.  L. 
/EXILLUM  [in  Botan  ITritersl  the 
mer  of  the  broad  fingle  leaf,  which 
nds  upright :  Vexillo,  in  or .  with  a 
incr :  yexillis,  in  or  with  banners.  L. 
Uf'GHNESS  [prob-  of  o'ga.  Sax.  hor- 
}  whence  ojelicnef  fe,  Sax.  ^  dc- 
mednefiy  miihapednefi  of  counte- 
ace,  hody,  6«. 

the  VIA  laffeaf  this  circle  is  caird 
t  Gaiaxia  or  milky-way.  It  was  not 
;al  that  Jupiter^s  ions  Ihould  obtain 
ftvenly  honours,  before  they  had  furk- 
Jum'i  breafl.  For  which  reafon  they 
r  Mercury  brought  Hercules^  when  he 
••  acw  i^^^  ^^  P^^  ^^^  ^^  Juno's 


bread,  and  that  he  did  Indeed  fuck  j  fcnc 
Juno  apprch^eiuling  ihe  matter  put  himi 
away,  and  fo  her  milk  flowing  out  plcn- 
♦ifully  made  this  milky  ciicie,  Eratqjibe* 

ttCJ. 

VliE  primJL  [with  Th^fic'l  are  the  fto- 
mach  and  guts,  including  the  whole 
length  of  the  alimentary  du<a  from  the 
mouth  to  the  Sfoi utter  ani^  L. 

VIA'LES  [with  Mytbolog^ijis']  a  name 
which  the  Komahs  gave  to  thofe  deities 
who,  as  they  imagined,  had  the  care 
and  guardianfliip  of  the  roads  and  high« 
ways,  L, 

VIA'TICATED  [watiV^fw,  L.]  fijr- 
nifhed  with  things  neceflary  for  a  joiar- 
ncy. 

VIBO,  the  flower  of  the  herb  BriUm* 
nica^  L' 

VI'BRABLE  ivibrabilis,  L.]  that 
may  be  fliaken  or  brandilhe.1. 

VI  BRATING  [vibrAns,  L.  of  vihrarf^ 
L.]  brandiflung,  ftiaking  ^  alfo  fwinging 
to  and  fro,  as  the  Fendklum  of  a  clock. 
VIBRATING  Motion  [with  Natura- 
lifis]  is  a  very  quick  and  Ihort  motion  of 
the  folid  parts  of  bodies,  caufcd  by  the 
pulle  or  ftroke  of  fomc  body  upon  them- 
So  the  rays  of  light  or  fire,  ftriking  uj>- 
on  the  fmall  particles  of  bodies,   do  ex  - 
cite  in  them  fuch  vibrations,  and  caufo 
them  to  grow  hot  and  fiiine.    For  all 
fixetl  folid  bodies,  being  heated  to  a  due 
degree,  will  emit  light  and  fliine,  and 
bodies  which  abound  with  earthy  par» 
tides,  and  efpecially  fuch  as  arc  fulphu- 
reous,  do  emit  light,  which  way  fccvet 
their  parts  come  to  be  agitated  into  theie 
vibrating  motions,    whether  it  bt  by 
Heaty  by  Rubbing  or  Striking^  or  by  P«- 
trefaHiany  or  fomc  animal  or  vital  moti- 
on.     Thus  ^ickfilver  emits  a  light, 
when  fliook  in  VacMo.     The  lea-water 
(hines,  or  Cas  they  call  it)  bums  in  a 
ftorm.     The  back  of  a  cat  or  neck  of  a 
horfc,  when  rubb*d  with  rhe  hand  in  the 
dark     Thus  wet  hay  kindles :  and  thus 
vapours  (hine  which  aiife  from  putrid 
water:  as  the  Tgnis  fatnus. 

VIBRI'SS^  [with  Anat,"]  the  hair* 
that  grow  in  the  noflrils,  L. 

VICARlOUSNESS[ofw^r/i«.  and 
nef<^-  fubordinateneft. 

VICF  ^ofv::eSt  L.  i.e.  courlc,  place, 
ftead  a  turn!  an  inftrument  ufed  bf 
fmirhs  and  many  other  ar  ificcrs 

VICE  [  in  Ethicks']  an  derive  habit, 

deviating  either  in  exccft  or  dcfe^  from 

a  juft  medium,  wherein  virttie  is  placed. 

VICF  NARY  [vicetMrtMs,  L  [  belong- 

Ing  to  twenty. 

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VrClOUSNESS  [of  vUiofitas.  L-] 
A  vi'ious  ji.iiure,  69<^.  • 

Vl  ^'i  IM  L  vitUm»^  L.  viBime,  F.  J 
of  cirforia,  L.J  a  facrifipe  properly  fuch 
a'  ihe  antiem  Romans  offered  to  their 
gods  alter  a  viwtory  j  and  thenee  it  is  fi- 
guratively apply 'd  to  aperfon  that  ful- 
feis  perfeciuion  or  death,  to  fatisfy  the 
levenKC  or  paflion  of  great  men. 

VICTIMA'RIUS  [among  the  Ro- 
mans ■  a  miniller  or  fervant  of  the  priefls, 
^^hofe  office  was  to  bind  the  victims  and 
prepare  the  water,  knife,  cake,  and 
other  things  neccflary  to  the  facrifice. 

VlCTO\<lA  ivi^oria,  .L.]  was  re- 
prcfented  by  the  antients  as  a  lady  clad 
all  in  gold,  holding  a  helmet  in  one 
hand,  and  a  pv>megranate  in  the  other. 
•The  he'. met  wa  an  emblem  of  loTe»  and 
the  pomegranate  of  the  unity  of  wic 
and  counfcl  Sometimes  (he  was  drawn 
with  wings  reidy  to  fly,  ftanding  upon 
a  globe,  with  a  garland  of  bays  in  one 
hand,  and  the  corojiet  of  the  emperor  in 
the  other. 

VICTCRTAL  IviaorUUs,  L.]  be- 
longing to  victory. 

VICTOKIO  LA  [in  BotanA  the  lau- 
rel of  AlexatiJria,  tongue  laurel,  L. 

VICTO'RIOUSNESS  IvU^oria,  L. 
'DiPiorii^  F.]  conquering  or  fuccefsfUl- 
ncfs  in  arms. 

VI'CTUALUNG  [of  avltanUntoK 
mviuiUer^  F.  oft>/7?«5,  L] fumiftiing or 
applying  with  food  or  viftuals. 

To  VIEW  «»  Enemy  lreconn9itre^  F.] 
Is  to  approach  as  near  to  their  camp  as 
niay  be,  to  difcover  the  nature  of  the 
ground,  and  the  avenues  to  it,  and  alfo 
the  ftrcngtij  and  weakncfs  of  their  en- 
c.imrment;  where  they  may  be  bed  at- 
tacked, or  whether  it  may  be  proper  to 
run  the  hazird  of  bringing  them  to  an 
adtion. 

To  VIEW  [reconnoitre,  F.l  is  when  the 
quarter  mafter-gcr*cra]  of  an  army  goes 
with  a  ftronr:  pp.rty  to  view  the  ways  for 
the  march  of  the  army,  and  to  find  out 
the  mod  convenient  place  for  an  en- 
campment i  as  where  water  and  forage 
nay  be  had,  and  not  to  be  too  much  ex- 
posM  to  t>^e  infults  of  the  enemy. 

VFEW'LFSS,  invjfiblc,  not  to  be 
tlew'd,  Ary/Mfi. 

VIGE'SIMAL  [vi^fimalis^  L.]  the 
twentieth. 

VIGESIMA'TION  '"among  the  Ko- 
mafl5^  a  putting  to  death  every  twenti- 
eth m^n,  L 

Vl'GILANTNESS  [viv^^^'ta  1. 
^iffilaT'e/f  F 1  vJjrilancy  watchfiilnefi. 

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mong  the  Rornxm  confiding  of  t^fcrif 
men,  whereof  three  judged  all  CTiin^ 
nal  cafes,  three  otheis  had  the  irfpe* 
aion  of  coins  and  c  linage,  four  to* 
care  of  the  dreeu  of  Ac«s  and  tbe 
others  were  judges  in  civil  afl&irs. 

VIGNERCNS  the  drellen  or  omtn 
of  vineyards,  F. 

VI GOROUSNESS  [of  "oi^or^r 
«>/«,  L.  and  wefs]  fprightlineli,  ftlMfi 
of  life  andvigour. 

VI'LENESS?   [viliUs,  viUti,  F.* 

VI LITY  3  vilis,  L.  and  ««f|o 
meannefs,  worthlellieik,  baftnels,  wi* 
ednefs, 

VrLLANIOUSMESS  [of  c«C-w« 
and  aefs]  bafenefi,  Ihamefulncfi,  wictei' 

te^nts  in  VIIXENAGK  [in  W 

thofe  which  arc  now  called  copyl»«p 
who  were  bound  to  perfonn  cotiin  de- 
vices ag;reed  on  between  both  parties  j?* 
to  plough  the  lord's  ground  a^cctin 
times,  to  carry  the  lord's  dung,  wp*^ 
his  hedges,  reap  his  com*  dv* 

\INA'CEOU^  [of  «iM».  y  * 
pertaining  to,  or  like  wine,  ai«f«»»* 
ttaceokt  flsvoMf,  - 

VI'NCIBLENESS  [of  vlw'Mi,  J- 
and  nefs]  capablcnefs  or  liablCD€fi  to  K 
conqtsered  or  overcome.  ^. 

Vl'NCA  [with  Bo-*^»tfO  the  »; 
periwinkle,  fo  call'd  becaufc  it  wifla 
intanglcs  every  thing  that  u  near  it«^ 
its  fprigs,  L.  .  ^    ij^t 

inff> 

Vl'NCULUM  [  in  ^^^i^\^ 
fome  compound  fiird  quantity  J  *e^ 
multiply'd  into  a  fluxion  S^  Thcs- 
in  this  Expreffion  «*. K  f  *,— i' ^ 
VinchUm  is  the  compound  fufd/lf 

>-^  *  4f  which  isjfi  into  ««.  . 

j      VINDICATION  Lin  the  Ci%nl Us] 

\  a  claiming.  , 

ViNDrCTA  [among  the  ^tm**! 

I  a  rod  or  fwitch  with  which  the  Rf^ 
pr^xoT  touchM  the  head  of  *  »**; 
when  he  was  made  free  ;  and  t|*"Jj; 
was  taken  to  fignify  liberty  or  fieo^B 

VlNDrCTIVENESS  [of  vttitBh 
L.  and  nefs']  a  revengeful  temper. 

VI'NEGAR  LwWf^e,  q.  w-^J^J 
i.  e.  acid  wine,  beer,  «v.  ^«n«*«^*fj 
by  chymical  wri  ers  is  cxpwfs'd  W  t^ 
charafler  X  or  +,  and  diOfllM^*'*^ 

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louldy.  hoary,  mully. 

VrNEWlNESS,  mouldincfi,  hoari- 
5fs,  muftinel's. 

VI  NOLENCE  \  IvinoUntim.  L.] 

Vl'NOLENTNESS  i"  drunkemiels. 

VINOSE  Iviaofiis^  L.]  that  has  the 
ncll  or  tafte  of  wine. 

Vl'NOUSNESS  Lof  vincfus,  L.  vi»eux, 
'.  and  jk/j  ]  a  winy  quality,  tafte  or 
neil 

VIOL  [with  Marimn]  a  term  ufcd 
r  a  chrec-ftiDud-ropc,  when  it  is  bound 
ift  with  nippers  to  the  cable  and  brought 
>  the  jeer-capftan,  for  the  better  and 
lore  commodious  weighing  of  the  an- 
hor.  ^       ,^  , 

VIOLA  Matrowalii  [  with  BotaniJts\ 
amea- violet.  L.      . 

VIOLABLENESS  [of  v'MbilU.U 
nd  it^s\  capablenefs  of  being  violated, 

^. 

VIOLENT  [with  Seho^meTi]  a  thing  is 
i,id  to  be  violent  when  cffe<llcd  by  fomc 
xternal  principie^  the  body  that  un- 
ergoes  it  contributing  nothing  to  it } 
4K  ItruggHng  againil  it. 

VI'OLENTN ESS  {vioUntia  L.  and 
ij/i,  F.J  violence,  forciblenels,  vche- 
nence,  Iharpncfs,  boiAeroufncls,  out- 
ageoufnefs. 

VlOLrN  {vioUn,  F.]  a  fiddle. 

VI'OLIST,  a  player  on  a  violin. 

VIO  RNA  [with  BtUni^il  the  herb 
railed  XravclUr's  Joy^  L. 

VIPER  [vipsra,  L.]  a  poifonous rcp- 
ilc  of  the  fcrpent  kind  \  an  adder.  Tho* 
his  ferpent  is  one  of  the  moft  dangc- 
x>u$  poifons  in  the  animal  kingdom* 
^et  the  flefti  is  of  very  great  ufe  in 
ntedicine.  The  body  is  of  two  colours, 
alh -coloured  or  yellow,  and  the  ground 
Qpeck^ed  with  longilh  brown  fpots.  It  has 
Scaler  under  its  belly  which  look  like 
well  poliflied  fte^  j  the  male  vipers 
have  two  fcts  of  genital  inftruments, 
imi  the  females  two  matrixes,  d**.  they 
ton*t  lay  ms  and  hatch  them,  but  are 
toi-Di^jffpw,  oringing  forth  their  young 
ftlive  s  whjeh  being  wripped  up  in  thin 
ikins  bnrft  on  the  third  day,  and  they 
arc  fet  at  liberty.  The  ancients  did  be- 
lieve that  vipers  kill'd  their  mother  up- 
nn  the'r  delivery  j  but  this  has  been 
found  to  be  a  miftske.  The  number  of 
yonni;  brought  forth  in  zo  days  tine, 
ky  the  female,  is  zo;  but  one  on  t\rh 
day  As  for  the  forrri  of  this  rcotile, 
the  head  is  the  largcfl  and  aartcft  of  all 
the  ferpemine  race,  the  fnout  re- 
fembMnc  that  of  a  hofi*  they  are  nfu- 
klly  hftlfan  ell  long  and  ao  inch  thick,  \ 


but  creeps,  and  that  ilowly  i  but  yet  ii 
nimble  enough  to  bite,  when  provok'd. 
It  hai  i6  immoveable  teeth  in  each  jaw^ 
but  thcfe  are  not  thofc  with  which  they 
give  the  deadly  bite,  they  being  two 
OLhcr  large  fliarp  teeth,  hooked,  hollow, 
and  tranfparcnt,  called  Cam»e  Tatb, 
Thcfe  are  fituaicd  in  the  upper  jaw,  one 
on  each  lidc,  Thefe  teeth  arc  acxible 
in  their  articulations,  and  ufually  lie  flac 
along  the  J.iw,  the  viper  never  erc^ing 
ihcm,  but  when  it  would  bite.  Thefe 
two  teeth  are  encompafs'd  at  the  roota 
or  bafis  with  a  vcficle  or  bladder,  which 
contain*  a  yellow,  infipid,  falivious  juice^ 
about  the  cjuanrity  of  a  large  drop.  Its 
botly  is  not  at  all  fetid,  Mvhcreas  the  in- 
ward paits  of  all  other  ferpents  are  in- 
tolerably noifome. 

A  VIPKR  iHiemglyphieally^  was  ptlC 
to  rcprefcnt  a  wicked  angel  ^  for  as  the 
poifon  of  vipers  is  tjuick  and  powerfiil^ 
fo  rhofe  dcftroying  fpirits  were  thought 
to  be  quick  and  nimble  in  bringing 
about  the  deflrudlion  of  mankind.  It 
was  alfo  ufed  to  repreftnt  the  danger  of 
too  much  love  and  ingratitude  $  becaufe 
it  is  re'.ated  that  the  female  viper  de- 
llroys  the  male  at  the  time  of  copulati- 
on, and  that  the  young  ones  revenge 
the  death  of  their  fire,  by  gnawing  out 
the  belly  of  their  dam,  and  fo  opening  a 
paflape  into  the  world. 

VIPERALIS  [  with  BaUn.^  the  hetb. 
rue  or  herb -grace,  L. 

VIPER  ARIA  [viith  SoUn]  the  herbi 
viper*s-grafs. 

VIPERI'NA  ImrhBotam]  the  herb 
viper'sbnglofs,  L. 

VI'PEROUSNESS  [of  w>«f«JM,  U 
and  nefs]  a  viperous  nature. 

VIRAGO,  a  man-like  woman,  a. 
termaganr,  a  maid  or  woman  of  extra- 
ordinary ftature,  who,  with  the  mier^ 
and  air  of  a  man,  performs  the  adlion* 
and  exercifes  of  a  man,   L. 

Vl'RGA  pajoris  [with  BoUu,^  the 
herb  teafd  or  fidlers  thiftle,  L. 

VI'RGATE,  was  anticntly  no  more 
than  a  certain  extent  or  compafs  of 
ground,  furrcunded  with  fuch  boundf 
and  limits  J  the  fame  that  was  call *d  A 
yard-land,  the  quantity  of  which  waa 
uncertain,  according  to  the  diftrence 
of  p'aces  and  cuftoms. 

VIRGIN  [virgi«eust  L]  of,  or  per- 
taining to  a  virgin. 

VlRGIN-0i7,  U  thit  which  oozct 
fpontaneouily  gut  of  the  0/;V,  &e.  withr 
out  preffing. 


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VlRGlN.(JoW,  i$  gpld  as  it  is  gotten 
6iic  of  the  ore  Without  any  mixture  or 
alloy,  in  which  (late  ic  is  fo  fot't  that  it 
will  take  the  imprefllon  of  a  feal. 

VlKGltiCojpry  is  that  which  has 
never  been  meiicd  down. 

VIRGIN- >f^«x,  is  that  which  has  ne- 
tcr  been  wrought,  but  remains  as  it 
Came  out  of  the  hive. 

\IRGIN' Mercury,  is  that  which  is 
found  perfcdlly  form'd  and  fluid  in  the 
veins  ot  mines,  or  that  is  gotten  from 
the  mineral  earth  by  lotion  without 
fire. 

Knfghts  of  the  Order  of  the  VIRGIN 
MARY,  in  mount  Canmel^  a  JP«»cfr  or- 
der appointed  by  king  Henry  IV.  in 
1607,  and  confiding  of  one  hundred 
Fre^i^  gentlemen. 

VIRGIN  ALE  cUnlhim  [with  A»at,  ] 
the  fame  as  Hymen,  L. 

VIRGINAL  Milk,  a  chymicai  com  • 
poiition,  made  by  diflblving  Saccbanm 
Smtutni^  in  a  great  deal  of  water  till  it 
tunis  as  white  as  milk 

VIRGO,  mjioi  in  his  Thetgonia  lays. 
that  flic  was  the  daughter  oi' Jupiter  and 
Thewuf^  and  was  called  >^iM.  Aratus  in 
his  hiftory  following  him  fays,  that  at 
firft  flie  was  immortal,  and  dwelt  on 
earth,  among  men,  and  was  call'd  Aiw 
by  them  j  but  after  men  grew  corrupt, 
and  left  off  to  oblcrve  jufticct  flie  for- 
bare  converfation  with  them»  and  with- 
drew into  the  mountains.  And  when 
fcditions  and  war  grew  Tife  among  them, 
becauib  of  the  diflionefty  that  was  gene- 
rally pradlifed,  (he  intircly  forfook  the 
earth  and  retirM  to  heaven  There  ate 
many  things  reported  concerning  her  5 
iome  (ay  flie  was  Cere§9  becaufe  (he  held 
an  ear  of  com  ;  others  that  (he  was  Jfis^ 
ethers  Atergatis',  and  fomc  FortuM, 

Vi^inatoria  VIRGULA,  a  hatel-rod 
Ihaped  into  two  branches  in  the  form  of 
the  letter  Y,  uhich  being  cut  at  the 
time  of  feme  planetary  afpeft,  and  held 
in  both  hands  by  the  two  forked  ends 
(fome  writers  affirm)  will  fcrvc  to  direft 
the  bearer  where  to  find  a  vein  of  rich 
metal  or  valuable  ore  in  the  esnh. 
Otheis  again  tie  a  bazelwand  to  an- 
other ftrair  (licki  and  walk  orerthc  hilU 
itnd  places  where  they  expert  to  find 
jnetals«  holding  it  in  their  hands. 

VIRGULA  [with  HfMmmarians]  a 
point  in  writing,  the  fame  that  we  ufu. 
ally  rail  a  comma  (,>. 

VIRGULA  dinina^  a  forked  branch 
in  the  form  of  a  V,  eut  off  a  hazle-tree, 
by  means  whereof  ibme  pretend  to  dif- 
c»t<r  nUnes,  fprings^  ^,  uqder-gii^llQd. 


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VIRGULTUM  [  in  mnt.  I.»-B6otbl 

an  holt  or  piancaiion  of  twigs  and  ozicr* 

VIRI  LEN£SS  virilius,  U  mrUiU. 
F.]  manhood,  manlinels. 

VIRl'POTENT  Lof  wirr|ote*tf,  U] 
marriageable,  fit  for  marriage. 

VIKOLLE'  tin  Freucb  H^^dry]  a 
term  us*d  of  the  mouth  of  a  hunting 
horn  or  fuch  other  like  inltniments  10 
be  apply'd  to  a  man's  mouthy  to  be  ftt 
with  fome  metal  or  colour  diftreoc 
from  the  horn  it  felf. 

VIRlUAOJTy  [virtualiUs^  I-]  » 
by  the  Scboolmem  defined  to  be  loaiae 
mode  or  analogy  in  an  object,  which  in 
reality  is  the  fame  with  fome  otber 
mode,  but  out  of  regard  to  oanttadiAcyrr 
predicates  is  looked  on,  as  if  really  di- 
Itindt  chercfbm. 

Vr  f^TUE  IvirtHs  L.  virtu,  F.]  a  finn 
purpofe  of  doing  thofe  things  tbat  ica- 
Ion  tells  us  are  bcft. 

Afor^/ VIRTUE  [in  EAidis]  b  in 
elective  habit  placed  in  a  inediociity« 
determined  by  reafon,  and  as  a  prudent 
man  would  determine. 

iHtelUaual  VIRTUE  [in  EOfkks]  isa 
habit  of  the  reafonable  ibul,  whereby  k 
conceives  or  fpeaks  the  truth  either  in 
affirming  or  denying. 

VIRTUES  L  in  Serif tHre^  one  of  the 
orders  of  angels,  of  the  third  nnk  or 
choir. 

VI'RTUOUSNESS  [«JrCM^C«f,  L.] 
a  virtuous  difpofition  or  behaviour. 

VIRTUE  was  worfhipped  as  a  god- 
dels,  (he  had  a  temple  dedicated  to  ber 
by  MarcelUs  $  (he  was  reprelcnted  as  ao 
elderly  matron  fitting  upon  a  fquue 
(tone :  the  way  to  the  temple  of  Virtm 
was  the  temple  of  Honour,  to  tmiinase 
that  true  honour  is  attaint  by  virtue. 

VrRULENTNESS  [of  «rr»iMta, 
L.  and  tie/i  1  a  poi&nous  oattue  al£i 
malicioufneis,  dK. 

VIRTUTE  ^i  f  in  L-w]  a  good 
and  juftifiable  ad,  fuch  as  is  done  by 
vimie  of  an  office  ot  in  puifuance  of  it, 
andistheoppqfiteofC»l«r»]95cft,  L 

VI SCERATED  lvifetr*tHs,  U]  ha- 
ving the  bowels  taken  out. 

VISCOSE  Ivifcrfus,  L.]  claimny, 
dicky,  glewy. 

A  VISCOUNT  [mcecMmsy  L.  viem* 
te,  F.]  a  noUeman,  next  in  degree  to  a 
count  or  earl.  There  were  no  viibonnts 
in  England  before  the  reign  of  kine 
H€nry\l 

A  VlSCOUNT^S  CoTMtt  has  nei- 
ther  flowers    nor  points  railed  above  .^ 
the  circle  like  thoft  of  the  other  fa* 

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perioT  degrees,  bat  only 
pearls  placed  on  the  circle 
!  itfelf  wiihouc  any  limited 
number,  whicti  i*  the  pre- 
rogative  of  a  vilcount  be- 
yotxl  a  baron,  who  is  limited  to  lix. 

VI  SCOUSNiL SS  IvifcpJiUs,  L,  vify 
€^u^  K  J  ftickinefs,  clamminefs. 

V1'S1BL£NESS  IvifijUiUs.  L.]  vifi- 
biluy,  capablenefs  of  being  feen. 

^w*rf  VIZIER?  Lamong  the  THrfa'] 

lVi««  VIZIER  3  a  principal  officer 
mnd  Hates-man  next  co  the  grand  figni- 
or,  who  governs  the  whole  empire. 

VISKJn  Lin  Ofticki']  the  phyfical 
caaie  of  vifion  or  light  feems  to  be  that 
the  rays  of  light,  ftriking  on  the  bot- 
tom of  the  eye,  do  there  excite  certain 
vibrations  in  the  Ti«^i.v»  KtUnm  j  which 
vibrations  being  propagated,  as  far  as 
the  brain  by  thefalU  ktOns  oj  ths  O^Uk 
Aervis^  do  there  caufe  the  fenfe  of  See- 
img»  For  as  denle  bodies  do  retain  their 
heat  longed,  and  that  in  proportion  co 
their  denfity,  they  retain  it  longer  as 
they  are  more  denfe^  fo  the  vibrations 
of  their  particles  are  of  a  more  durable 
nature  than  thofe  of  rarer  bodies,  and 
can  be  propagated  to  greater  diftanccs  s 
wherefore  the  foHd  anddenie  fibi^soi 
the  nerves,  whoft  matter  is  of  an  homo- 
geneal  and  uniform  nature,  are  very 
proper  to  tranfmic  to  the  brain  fuch  mo 
tions  as  are  imprefs*d  on  the  external  or- 
gans of  our  fenfes*  For  that  motion, 
which  can  preferve  itfelf  a  good  while 
in  one  and  the  fame  part  of  any  body, 
can  alio  be  propagated  a  great  way  irom 
one  p«rt  of  it  to  another  $  provided  the 
booy  be  of  an  homogeneai  naiuie  and 
that  the  motion  be  not  rcfledtcd,  refra- 
Oed,  incenrup  ed,  or  djfturbed  by  any 
inequality  in  that  body. 

rmitU  VISION,  is  when  a  few  rays 
make  up  one  pencil  \  and  tho'  this  may 
be  diilindk,  yet  it  may  be  obfrnre  and 
dark,  at  lead  not  ib  bright  and  Arong, 
as  if  a  greater  number  of  rays  met  toge- 
ther. 

Ktfraaei  VISION  fin  Opt^ck^^  is 
that  performed  by  means  of  rays  refra- 
fted  or  turned  out  of  their  way,  by 
pafflng  throiigh  mediums  of  different 
dcnfiticf,  chiefly  through  glades  and 
lenies. 

VI  SITING  [iri/i**«,  h.vifii^,T:] 
going  to  fee 

VISITING  fin  a  theological  S$n^T^ 
$Aiaing,  inffli^king. 

VI'SNE  tin  LjwI  m  neighbouring 
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VI 

VrsOR[«(^ere,  F.]  the /ight  of  til 
head-piece. 

VI'TA,  life,  I.  e.  a  kind  of  aftive. 
operative  exigence,  and  is  therefore 
conceived  to  confid  m  motion,  L . 

VITA  <or/wr;i,  t.  e,  the  life  of  the  bo- 
dy, confids  in  an  uninterrupted  motion 
therein-  L. 

VITA  mentis,  i  e.  the  Life  of  the 
mind,  is  fuppofed,  by  the  Cartejiaai,  to 
conljft  in  a  perpetual  cogitation  or  an 
uninterrupted  courfe  of  thinking,  L. 

VITA  bomitiis  [according  to  Mr« 
Locks']  the  life  of  man  confifts  in  a  con- 
tinued communication  of  body  and 
mind,  or  in  the  operations  to  which  both 
the  motions  ot  the  body  and  the  ideas  of 
the  mind  contribute,  L, 

VITAL  FunSio.is  or  AHions^  are  ftich 
anions  of  the  vital  parts,  whereby  life 
is  eifedled,  fuch  a&  it  cannot  fubrift  with- 
out i  of  thdie  are  the  mufculous  adtioni 
of  liie  hean  $  the  feci^ory  adlion  of  the 
Cenhellum-y  the  refpirr.cory  adtion  of  the 
Loigsi  and  the  circulation  of  the  blood 
and  fpirits  through  the  Arteries,  Feins 
and  iV«roM. 

VI'T ALNESS  Witaltms^  L.]  thcfpi* 
rit  of  life  whereby  we  lire. 

VITALS  [partes  vitjles,  L.]  thoft 
parts  of  the  body  that  are  the  principal 
feats  of  life,  as  the  heart,  brain,  lungs, 
and  liver. 

VITELLlA^I,  a  kind  of  poCket  or 
cable  book,  in  which  the  antiencs  wrote 
down  their  ingenious  humours,  wantoa 
fancies  and  impertinences  ^  what  we  call 
a  Trifle  For.li. 

VI'TIOUSNESS  ^  ivttiiifitjis.  L.J 

VITIO'SITY         3      naughtinefs, 
lewdnefs 

VITREOUS  Tunicte^  a  thin  film  or 
coat  which  is  fa  id  to  fepcraie  the  Viireom 
or  glafTy  humour  from  the  CryfimUitie  i 
but  it  is  dejiy'd  by  others  that  there  is 
any  fuch  coat,  before  the  humours  are 
uken  nut  and  expofcd  to  the  air. 

VITRKOUS  H,<moHT  [with  Ocidifis\ 
the  glafly  humour  of  the  eye,  being  thc^ 
third  humour  of  it,  fo  called  from  it| 
refemblance  to  melted  glafs :  it  is  thick-* 
er  than  the  Aqueous  humoar,  but  not  f« 
folid  9R  the  Cryfi»lline :  it  is  round  or 
convex  behind,  and  Ibmewhat  plain  be- 
forOk  only  hollowed  a  Jittle  in  the  mid- 
dle, where  it  receives  the  CryjUUine.  It 
exceeds  both  the  humours  in  <Hia»tity. 

VITRFOUSNESS  [ofwtrw,  L. 
and  m/sI  glailinels. 

VITRFFICABLlEi  «ipabl«  of  beinf 
turned  into  glafi. 


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VITRIFICATION  [with  CbymiPs-] 
the  art  of  changing  any  natural  body 
into  glafs  by  the  means  of  fire  ^  which 
they  account  to  be  the  lail  aftion  of 
lire.  So  that  (generaljy  fpeaking)  bo- 
dies which  have  once  gained  the  form 
of  glafs  continue  in  it,  and  are  not  ca- 
pable of  putting  on  any  other  form. 

VITRIOL  [tj/tr/o/.**,  L.]  a  kind  of 
foflll  or  mineral  fait,  compounded  of  an 
acid  felt  and  fulphiireous  earth  j  of 
¥fhich  there  are  four  foits,  the  white, 
the  blue,  the  giccn,  and  the  red. 

VITRIOL  [in  Cbymical  irnt.]fT\ 
is  expreli'd  by  this  charaftcr         \£/ 


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WbiU  VitrtBl  by  this 


Blue  ntnol  by  thii 


VITRO  SE  ivitnfHs,  L-]  glaffy,  fuU 
•f  glais. 

Vl'TRUM,  the  p'ant  called  woad,  L. 

VIVA*Cia)USNESS  ivivMitas^  L.] 
llTelineff,  brjsknrfs. 

TbeVlVMSimviv^,  f^  a  difeafcin 
horiei,  a  fwelling  In  the  glandules  on 
tDe  fides  of  the  throat. 
'  VI VIDNESS,  livclineis  in  colour. 

VIVI'FICK  IvivifisMS,  L  ]  giving  life- 

VlVrFICATIVE>    [.vivifiia:.s,    L. 

VX'VIFYING  S  vivijiant,  F.] 
^uick-eiiing,  making  alive.         ,. 

vi'XENiNG  \s>T^'  <^  berieren, 

Teirf.  to  vex]  fcoldijig,  raving,  or  braw- 
ling ftowardly. 

Stmph  UXCER,  one  >rtiich  happens 
^n  a  good  conllitutlon  and  proves  ealy  of 
^urc. 

Comfoitnd  ULCER,  is  one  which  hap- 
pening in  a  tfcorbutick,  dropfical,  or 
^ophulous  conftitution,  may  be  attend- 
•4^d  with  pain,  a  fever,  and  other  maladies. 

FbsgtdAnit  ULCER,  is  one  of  a  cor- 
rolive  nature,  eating  away  the  adjacent 
parts  all  aroj^nd,  Che  lips  of  it  remain- 
ing tumefied. 

Vmricoui  ULCER,  is  one  feated  in  the 
Yeins^  Which,  becoming  painful  and  in 
fiammatory,  fwclls  up  the  parts  it  pof- 

fcfles.' 

*  5i}fN0iff  ULCER,  one  which  rtrns  a- 

^ant  or  fjde-ways  ftom  its  orifice. 

UI-CERATED  [tdccratus,  L.  nUtvi, 
.  1*.1  turned  to  or  broken  out  into  an  ulcer. 

U.LCEROUSNESS  [of  nffero/ir*,  L. 
and  nefs]  an  ulcerous  Aate,  condition,  or 
^ijiality. 

ULMA^LA  [with  Botan<3  the  J^Crl?  J 
^^^W'Avecc  or  mooxx^^pst^  t*j 


U-LMUS  [with  btUw^C]  rhc  e:r. 
tree,  L 

ULOMELIA  [o>o*M\i^,  'Jr.  •  rse 
Ibundiicis  of  a  wnole  mcmb^. 

UlOPHCNON  t«  v7  »-r.  Or.  ^r : 
black  chameleon  cniftle   L 

ULPICUM  iwith  bnULn.'\  ^rca:  or 
wild  garlick,  L. 

ULTE'RIO^ ,  on  the  tarihcr  >  . .   / 

ULTERIOR  [in  u^gr^^  ..  '  ii 
of  iholc  parts  of  a  c«»un'r>,  pro-.  1, 
Qrf.  fituated  on  the  fe.iif  er  lute  1 
river,  mountain,  or  other  bauj  Jiy 
which  divides  the  country. 

ULVQSE  [«/«/■«,  L.jfui  Jixtcii 
or  weeds. 

UMBEL  [with  JBof^Jul  is  the  exirt- 
mity  of  a  llalk  or  branch  dividftl  mw 
feveral  pedicles  or  rays,  beginning  fruii 
the  fame  point,  and  opening  in  fuch  a 
manner  as  to  tbrm  a  kind  of  inverted 
cone,  as  in  a  P^rfmip :  When  the  pBd> 
cles,  into  which  a  llalk  is  divided  se 
again  divided  into  others  of  the  fune 
form,  upon  which  the  flowers  are  dj!^ 
pofod  }  the  firfl  order  is  called  ra)s,  ani 
the  fecond  pedicles. 

UMBELLATED  ItambeilMtmSj  L] 
bofled. 

UMBELLA'TUS,  «,  ra  [in  Be*** 
iVrit.]  is  faid  of  flowers  when  usasy  d 
them  grow  together,  difpoibd  ibmewhat 
likean  rM^rW/^.  The  make  is  a  fcn 
of  broad,  xoundilh  fvrfare  of  the  wfaol^ 
fnpported  by  many  fooc-Aalks,  as  in  tbe 
flowers  o^Tanfry,  Helicbryfmm,  tomt  1bs» 

UMBELLIFER,  trm,  mm{Sj\iiUM. 
Writ,  t  figwiies  a  plant  that  beamr.any 
flowers,  difpos*d  fomewhat  like  an  Vm- 
brdUy  growing  upon  many  foac4kalts 
proceeding  from  the  fiunc  centre,  ara 
chiefly  appropriated  to  the  tribe  rf 
plants (  whoie  flowers,  generally  grow* 
ing  in  the' manner  mentioned,  arecoair 
pofed  of  five  leaves,  and  each  floiict 
produces  two  feeds  join'd  clofe  to^ethcx* 
as  Finpett  pMrfmips^  &e.  L. 

UMBI'LICALIS  i«5«  Twith  Amt] 
the  naval  paf!age  belonging  10  a  ctkiid 
in  the  womb. 

UMBI'LICATED  [in  JkUi^  Wnt] 
navelled,  t .  e.  when  the  top  of  the  frcit 
finks  In  a  little*  and  tbefe  appear  in  ic 
fomc  remains  of  the  Calix  of  the  iowcz, 
as  in  apples,  pomegranates,  d>r.  L. 

UMBILICUS  Marimu  iwith  B*»l 
fea  navel -wort;  L. 

UMBILICUS  remris  [with  B^«i.] 
navel-wort,  L. 

UMBILICUS,  thena^U  thennt 
dl^  of  thf  Jl^'ip^lf  of  ^e  lower  rntat^ 


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U  N 

whcrefo  the  navel  ftring  of  a  young 
child  in  the  womb  is  joined,  and  which 
is  cut  off  after  delivery.   . 

UMBRAGEOUS  lumbragetix,  F.] 
fhady.    jViilioH. 

UMB  O'SENFSS  [iim!m>Jitas,  L.]  a 
thick  fhadow  of  trees,  fhadinefs. 

UNA  BLENESS  iori»  and  habilitas, 
L.]  inability,  incapablenefi,  &k, 

UNA'CCENDABLE  [of  ua  and  ae- 
cenfibilis^  L.]  that  cannot  be  kindled  or 
lighted- 

UNACCEOPTABLENESS  [of  in,  mc 
ctptjbihsi  L  and  Kefs']  dilpleaCngnefi, 
unfuitablenefs  to  the  dcfire,  6^. 

UNACCESSIBLE  [of  ivacceJfbiUs, 
L-l  not  to  be  approachetl  or  gone  to. 

UNACCO'MPANIABLE  [of  k»  and 
enm^agnon^  F  T  that  cannot  be  kept  com- 
pany with,  unfociable. 

UNACCOUNTABLENKSS,  un 
rcafonablcnefs. 

UNA'CTIVENESS,  inaaivity,  idle- 
uefe,  Sec. 

UNADMONISHED  [of  un  an.l  aj- 
MMnitMSf  L.]  not  admoniflicd,  informed, 
or  warned  of.    Milton. 

UNADVl'SEDSf  SS  [of  un,  Mvite, 
and  »*/>]  inconfideraicnels,  ra(hncfs,d«c. 
indifcrcrion. 

UNAKFE'CTEDNESS ,  freenefs 
from  aifeftat ion,  fimplicity. 

UNAFFE  CTING  [non  j»ft:iem,  L.] 
th'-t  does  not  mo\ethe  afie<flions,  &*:. 

UNArDKD  [of*.;  and  aider,  F.]  not 
helpeti  or  afnned. 

UNA'LIENABLENESS,  uncapa. 
l)!cnef>  of  being  alicna'cd. 

UNALLOWED  [of  mn  and  mlUtit, 
F.3  difallowcd. 

UNA'LTERABLENESS,  uncapa- 
blenefs  of  being,  or  unlawful  nefs  to  be 
altered . 

UNAMA'ZED  [of  nj*  and  O^a^e, 
Sax  1  without  amaiement. 

UNA  NIMOUSNESS  [  nnsnimftjis, 
L,  HKJtnimiti,  F.]  an  agreement  in  mind 
aPAlwill. 

UNA'NSWERABLE  [of  «»,  Neg. 
smfpajie,  Sm%,  and  mhU]  that  cannot  be 
aitfwered. 

UNAT^SWERABLENESS  [of  ««, 
anf  Papian,  mbU,  and  neffe,  Aix.]  un- 
capableneft  of  being  anfweTcd. 

UNAPPA^ENT  [of  un  and  ap^m- 
ttntf  L.1  not  appearing.    Millon. 

UNAPPEA  SABLE  [of  Ji,f,  Mppsifer^ 
F.  and  Me]  that  cannot  be  appealed, 
implacable 

UNAPPEA'SABLEKESS,  implaca- 
M<*ncfi(,  fiic. 

•  ywA??R9'AcHABLE  [uf  M  #/j 


U  N 

proeber,  F.  and  abU]  inaccaffible,  thtt 
cannot  be  approachetl 

UNAPPROACHABLENESS,  in- 
acceilibleneC. 

UNA'PT[riiffptjc5,  L,]  unready,  not 
difpofed  to. 

UNA'PTNESS  [int^titudo,  L.]  un- 
fitnefi,  indifpv'fition. 

UNA'RGUED  [of  un  and  ar^uirt^ 
L.]  not  argued,  realbncd,  or  difpuLCd. 

UNA' I  MED  \inermis^  L,  fjtns  anmet^ 
F.]  without  arms. 

UNARRESTED  [of  un  and  «.wj?^ 
F]  not  taken  in  order  to  be  imprifoned, 

UNASSA'YED  [of  jo,  and  ffj/e^  F.) 
unproved,  untried. 

UNASSrSTi.D  [of  *»and  ajfjt^,  F.J 
without  afliftancc. 

UNASSURED  [of  un  and  ajfturi^ 
F.]  not  alTured. 

UNASSWA'GF.D  [prob.  of  u»  an<t 
[und'Oy  L.]  nnappeafcd. 

UNATTAINABLE  [efun^Mtintrt^ 
f,.  atkl  j/'/el  not  to  be  attained. 

UNATTE'MPTED  [of  un  and  ««- 
tentare,  L.]  untried. 

UNATTE  NTIVE  [of  un  and  «t-' 
tentif,  F,]  not  giving  ear  to,  ^e. 

UNAVAI'LABLE  [ot  «,i,  vahre^  L. 
vJilo;r,  F.  and  abU]  that  does  not  or  can- 
not avail  or  fucreed. 

UNAVAI'LABLENKSS,  the  being 
not  condiicive,  fuccclbful,  or  prevailing, 
unprpfttaMericfs. 

UNAVOIDABLE  [inevitabilii^  L.I 
inevitable. 

UNAVO  IDA  BLENESS,  impombi- 
lity  of  being  avoided. 

UNAWAKABLE  [of  wiandpacian, 
5jjt."l  that  cariTXit  be  rowzed  from  fleep. 

UNAWA'KKD  [of  **  and  pacian. 
Sax.']  not  awakeii 

1«  UNBA'R  [debarrety  F.]  to  take 
away  a  bar. 

to  UNBA'RB  m  Horfe  [of  un  and 
barbep  F.]  to  take  off  his  harricfs  or  trap* 
pings. 

UNBECO'MING  [of  un  and  hu 
qticmftl)  Tent,  or  be  and  c^man» 
Sax  1  luifecmly,  undecent. 

UNBECO'MINGNESS,  indecency. 

UNBEFRI'ENDED  [of  an  and 
jcpeonto,  5«x  1  not  dealt  with  friendlily. 
not  having  friends. 

UNBEGOTTEN  [of  jw  and  bc^ctJ. 
"Can,  Sax  ]  not  begotten. 

UNBEGU'N  [of  un  and  a^innan. 
Sax,"]  nor  bcpun. 

UNBEHE'LD  [of  un  and  bchesl^ian, 
Sax»]  not  fc^n  or  looked  upon. 


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UN 

UNBELI EF  [of  un  and  ^clea^a, 

Jax  ]  unbelieving,  diffidence. 

UNBiXFEVABLE  Lof  un  and  Je- 
IcaJCan,  .S'^x.l  incredible. 

tJN BELIEVER  [of  hh  and  ^e- 
lcay::tn.  Sax  to  believe]  an  infidel. 

UEBENI'GN  cof  #«»and  be»ignHi,  L.] 
tinfavourabie,  nor  bountiful.    Aiiltou, 

UNBKNI'GHTEU,  no:  oveitaken 
with  ntght  or  darkneii,  not  darkened  or 
oMcureii- 

UNBENT,  llackened,  made  ftrait, 

to  UNBENU  M  [of  «»  and  beny- 
»an.  Sax.]  to  difpel  or  take  away  num- 
nefs. 

UNBESE^MINGNESS  [of  un,  be 
andreon,  J«.  or  btimXiitl,  ^cmI^ 
nnVecomingncfs. 

UNbESOU  GHT  [of  «f»i  and  ^efe- 
can.  Sax."]  without  being  bcfecchcd  or 
fought  to,    Mihon, 

to  UNBEWITCH  [of  «»,   bs  and 
piece,  A  jx.]  to  deliver  from  witchcraft. 
•^  UNBl'DDEN  [of   nn  and   bcooan, 
^irx,]  uncommandcd,  uninvited. 

Jo  UNBI'ND  [of  Hn  and  bin^an, 
Smx-"]  to  loofcn  what  is  bound. 

UNBL A'MEABLE  [of  hh  and  hUmm- 
hJe,  F.]  not  to  be  found  fault  with,  in- 
nocent, a»r. 

UNBLA'MEABLENESS  [of «».  bh- 
meabUt  F.  and  nefs]  undefervingnefs  of 
blame, 

UNBLE'ST  [of  MM  and  blej-trian, 
Smx.}  not  bleft.     Milton. 


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XJNBO'WELLED  [of «»  and  hyt^MM, 

FO  having  the  bowels  taken  out. 

UNBOW'RD  Lof  1^,  and  bulie. 
Sax  A  djveftea  of,  or  not  in  a  bower  or 
fiiade,  L. 

UNBREAKABLE  [of  «•.  bnceaa. 

Sax   and  alfU  ofbabilis,  L]  that  cannot 
be  broken. 

UNBRIDLED  [of  «»  andbjlilsclian, 
Sax  debride^  FJ  without  a  bridle,  &i. 
alfo  unruly. 

UNBROICEN  [of  n  and  bneeas. 
Sax  ]  whole. 

To  UNBU'CKLE  [of  ieAgirAr,  F.]to 
ioofc  a  buckie. 

UNBUI'LT  [of  mn  and  bytlian, 
Sax.'\  not  builded 

to  UNBU'NG  [prob-  of  m  and 
bunJI",  Sjix.  dgJmdoBmer,  F.]  to  taloc  oQC 
a  bung. 

UNBU'RIED  [of  MP  and  byjiiStan^ 
Sax.]  not  buried. 

To  UNBU'KTHEN  [of  un  and  by p- 
''Sen,  Sax  ]  to  eafe  of  a  burthen. 

to  UNBU'TTON  IdcbouioMmr,  F.l 
to  undo  buttons 

UNCALLED  [of  kh  and  fealteri 
Da.i.]  not  called. 

UNCANCVNICALNESS  [of  «»,  ««- 
poHtcus,  L.  and  nefi]  the  not  being  cano* 
nical  or  conformable  to  the  canons 

UNCA  PABLE  liuca^x,  L.  ia^m. 
b!e,  F] not  capable. 

UNCA  PABLENKSS     [  immpmcius^ 
L.]  incapacity. 
To  UNCA'SE  [of  un  and  c^JT*.  F.  of 
UNBLOODY  [of  nn  and  bloteig", !  <:^/-*,    L.  a  cottage,  6^.J  to  take  out  of 
ix.l  not  bloody.  |  the  cafe. 

'  UNCASING  of  m  F««  [with  Sf^ 

me4  1  is  the  cutting  it  up,  or  Qeaing  it. 
UNCAU  GHT  ,prob.  of**  and  »/- 
tatm^  L.1  not  caui»ht. 

UNCE  RTAIN  lineertus^  L.  i^ttn 
tain^  F."|  not  certain,  doubtful. 

UNCERTAINTir      >    Umcenitmh. 
UNCERTAlNNESSy  Kofi.ldn. 
bioufnefs 

UNCE'SSANT  inonceff^m,  L.]with- 
our  giving  over. 

UNCF/SSANTLY  [inceff^ntir^  L.  tV 
cejfzmment^  F.]  continually. 

to  UNCHAIN  [iwiuiWr.  F.]  to 
take  off  a  chain. 

UNCHA  NGEABLE 


Sax, 

UNBOI'LED  [of  un  and  boHille,  F.] 
not  boiled. 

to  UNBO'LT  [of  «ii  and  boltT,  Sax.] 
to  draw  back  a  boit. 

UNBONED  Lot" «» and  ban.  Sax.  or 
bCCtl)  Van.]  having  the  bones  taken 
out,  without  bones. 

UN  BOOTED  Lof  kw  and  debotS,  F.] 
wifhont  boot.s. 

UNBORN  [of ir» and beajun,  Sax.] 
not  bi^rn. 

UNBO'RDERED  [.h'^orii,  F.]  ha- 
ving no  border,  or  the  border  taken  off, 

-To  UNBO'SOM  Fof  nn  and  bo^om, 
Sax.l  to  open  or  declare  the  mind  freely. 

UNEOU'GHT  [of  ««  and  boht, 
prob.  of  bycjcan.  Sax.  to  buyj  not 
bought. 

UNBOU'ND  [ofun,  and  prob.  bon- 
Vcn  of  bintJan,  Sax,]  loofened,  not  tied 
up 


[of   mm 

cbarveant^  F.J  immutable. 
UNCHA'NGEA  BLENESS 


and 


Tof  m,^ 
changeaHt,  F.  and  pefi]  immutabilirr. 

UNCHA'RITABLE  lof  i^cb^tlhU^ 
F.l  not  charitable,  B^tf. 

UNCHA'RITABLENESS    [of  w- 

UNBOU'NDED  [of  i«i  9^yd  b^msA'f^/'^f!''  ^  an^  »^/0  aa  imcliantaW<i 
F.]  unlimited.  I  dilpoUUo|j. 

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1%  UNCHA'RM  [de^amer,  F.]  to 
undo  or  cake  away  a  charm. 

UNCHA'ST  [of  Hm  chj^U,  F.  of  jV 
€4{fimi,  L  ]  not  endued  with  chadicy. 

UNCHA  STNESS  [of  nn  cb^Jiei^,  F. 
9ajtitssi  L.  and  mfs}  inconcinen^y,  lewd- 
ncla. 

UNCHEIVED  [of  un  and  ccopian, 
SmxJ]  not  chewed. 

TJNCHRl'STENED  [of  *»  and  chri- 
fit  am]  DOC  baptized. 

UNCHU  RCHED  [of  un  and  ReC- 
t|)^9  tittt.  cyjlic,  Sax!]  dilTolved  from 
being  a  church,  excommunicated »  alfo 
noc  churched,  as  a  woman  that  has 
lain-in- 

U'NCI-E  [in  Algebra]  are  the  num- 
bers prefixed  to  the  letters  of  the  num- 
ber! of  any  power  produced  from  a  bi- 
nominal, refidual,  or  multinomial  root : 
Thos  in  the  fourth  power  of  a-f^  that 
rm  aa,  tf+4  aaab'\'6aab  b+^ 
M  h  bh^  the  VncU  are  4  6  4. 

U'NCIAL  [with  AtftiqHttries]  an  epi- 
thet given  to  cenain  large  fized  letters 
or  cbaradlcrs,  anciently  ufed  in  infcrip- 
tion^,  epitaphs,  6v. 

UNCI  RCUMCISED  linciretmcifHs, 
L.l  not  circumcifed 

UNCIRCUMCrSlON,an  oncircum- 
cifcd  ftate. 

UNCI  RCUMSPECT  [of  un  and  eir- 
cmmfpeBMs,  LI  unwary. 

UNCl'RCUMSPKCTION ,  uncir- 
cumfpedtneis,  wane  of  due  care  and  cau- 
tion. 

UNCI'VIL  [fticivilis,  L.  incivil,  F] 
not  cowrtcons. 

UNCIVPLITY   •>    [tnclviUtas,     L. 

UNCI  VILNESS  V"  incivilite,  F.]  un- 
conrteoufneft,  rudeneft. 

UNCLA'D  [of  «!•  and  cla"^  or  cla- 
"igian,  Sax.^  without  clothes. 

To  UNCLA'SP  [of  Mm  and  clco;>an, 
Sax^  to  unloofe  clafpa. 

U'NCLE  [avumculHSf  I^  omcte^  F.]  a 
father's  or  mother's  brother. 

UNCLEA'N  [of  MH  and  clacnc,  Sax*] 
fou^  polluted,  &»c. 

UNCLEA^NESS  [of  «»  and  cljen- 
nerre,  J«x.]  filth inefs,  impurity. 

UNCLEA'NSED  I  of  mm  and  claen 
Yian,  Sax]  not  dcanfcd. 

UNCLE'FT  [of  "»  and  c!cojran, 
Sax]  not  cleaved  or  fplit. 

To  UNCLCySE  [of  um  and  cly/an. 
Smx.''  to  open. 

UNCLO  YED  [of  «»  and  enchiter,  T.] 
not  cloyed  or  glutted  with  meat,  6h-. 
iinftnpped,  as  a  piece  of  ordnance  that 
bM  been  i»ilea  up. 


tJNCOI'FED  Idecolffe,  F.]  havihg 
the  coil  pulled  off  without  a  coif, 

UNCOLLE'CTED  [of  nm  and  cbI- 
leBus^  L.1  not  gathered  together. 

UNCOMBED  Lof  *•  and csemban. 
Sax.]  nor  combed. 

UN^COME'AT-ABLE,  not  to  be 
come  at  or  gotten. 

UN-COME- AT  ABLENESS,  unca- 
pabieneis  of  being  come  at  or  attained 
to. 

UNCO  MELINESS.  unbefeeming- 
nefs,  undecentnefs,  unbeautiiiilnefs. 

UNCOMELY,  unfeemly,  unhand- 
fome. 

UNCOT^FORTABLE  [of  «»,  Ncg. 
comjortarey  L.  to  llrengthen,  and  able} 
without  comfort,  eafe,  pleafure,  or  ia* 
ti&fa^ion  of  mind. 

UNCO  MFORTABLENESS  [of  w, 
conforty  K.  of  cotijortniio^  L.  and  mefsl 
uncifinefi,  unpleajlingnefe,  luilatiifying- 
nefs. 

UNCO'MMON  [of  nn  and  cimmMfds^ 
L.]  unufual,  rare. 

UNCOMMONNESS,  extraordinari- 
nefs,  Qf*c. 

UNCOMPLETE  [of  un  and  com* 
pU*Miy  L.l  nor  finilhed,  imperfea. 

UNCOMPOUNDKD  Lcf  iiicoi«/hj/?^«j, 
L.1  not  ni  i  xcd ,  fi m  p'  e 

UNCOMPO'UNDKDNESS  [of  um 
and  comfonersy  L.]  fimple  nature  or  qua- 
lity, a  l>eing  without  mixtuie 

UMCONCEI  VABLE  \inconcev*bU, 
F.l  not  to  be  conceived  or  imagined. 

UNCONCEI VABLENESS,  incom- 
prehcnfib'enefs. 

UNCONCK  RNED  [of  un  and  com* 
crnf^  F  ]  not  concerned,  ^c 

UNCONCERNKDNESS  [ofup^ton- 
effufy  F.  and  mfs]  indiflfeience,  regard- 
lefncf. 

UNCONDEMN  ABLE  [of  mm  and 
coudammable,  F.]  not  dcferving  to  be 
condemned. 

UNCONDE'MNED  [of  un  and  cow 
demnati'tt  L  "•  not  condemned. 

UNCONFORMABLE  [of  «»,  nn- 
fnrmare^  L.  and  able]  that  docs  not  con- 
form. 

UNCONFO  RMABLEN7SS,  the 
nor  conforming  ro,  difagrecingnefs. 

UNCONQUERABLENESS  (of  «i», 
rn^uerir^  F.  .^bie  nnd  tu-fi"^-  invhiciblenefa, 

UNCONSCIONABLE,  unreafoar*, 
ab'e,  uir.ufl.  S»c.  *      , ' 

UNCO  NSCTONABI  ENFSS  [<fi?y't 
cnuUiHs^  L.  able  and  kAI  want  of '^J 
fcicnrc,  unfpTonblcnefs.  -  T 

>4ti  UNCO'NSTANI  PfrC'*^  [Hiei^ 
gfy£bi,^ll/]  W4I  rcprcfentcd  by  a  fea- 

Biev^ 


UN 

»,  that  bird  being  fo  light  that  it  is 
carried  cfcry  way  by  the  wjnd  j  and  fuch 
an  one  was  alio  fignificd  by  a  crab- 
iifli,  becaufe  it  goes  not  always  in  the 
fame  manner ,-^ac  fometimcs  forwards, 
and  (bmetimes  backwards.  ./  '  ^ 

UNCONSTKA'lKABLEOfiicii  and 
tontraigMbUi  F.]  that  cannoc  be  con- 
Arained,  &^, 

UNCONSTRA'INED  [of  m*  and 
eonjhaint^  P.l  nncompelled. 

UNCONSU'MABLE  [of  mm  and  con- 
fmmptihilis,  L.l  that  cannot  be  confumed. 

UNCONSU'MED  [f«cow/«wpu/,  L. 
or  m»  and  confHme^  F.]  not  wafted,  fpent, 

IJNCONTAIAINATED  Uneontami- 
itatust  L 1  undcfiled. 

UNCONTE'MNED  [-o/i  cwtemfUs, 
L.   notdefpifed. 

UNCONTE'STABLE  [incwttfiaiU, 
F.l  without  dilputc. 

UNCONTROXLED  [of  un  and  «w- 
troli^  F.]  withou:  controul. 

UNCO  RDKD  Lof  un  and  cordis  FJ 
unbound,  ^. 

UNCOU'RTEOUSNESS  [of  iwand 
tmrtoife,  F.]  unaffable,  uncivil,  ohkind, 
ill-bred  behaviour. 

UNCORRE'CTED  {incorreSfnSy  L,] 
toipunifncd,  iinmended. 

UNCORHU  PTNKSS,  incomiption. 

r©  UNCO'VEK  Idecoxvrir,  F.]  to  take 
t)ff  a  cover,  S^-c 

To  UNCOUPLE  ideeoHpUr,  F.]  to 
fcparate. 

UNCOU  THNESS[of  uncn'^nejrye, 
SaxJ]  hardncfs  to  be  undcrftooti,  mi- 
ll ualnefi,  ftranf^cneli,  roughnefs,  hasfli- 
hefs,  barbaroiilncfs. 

VtiCK^A'TkDlwcrestKS,  L.  ittcrie, 
T,l  not  created. 

UNCRKA'TJ.DNFSS,  the  ftatc of 
not  be  in  :^  created,  felf  cxiftence. 

UNCRO'WNKD  [of  inconnatfs^  W\ 
not  crown«d  j  alfo  deprived  of  the  crown, 
dcpofed. 

Tn  UNCRU'MPLE  [of  an  and 
cjiompchtT,  Sax."]  to  make  plain,  fmootU 
and  e^en  that  which  was  crumpled. 

U  NCTUOUSNESS  [of  anHmfitf, 
p.  unHioy  L.  and  ttcfi]  oilinefs,  greafi- 

UNCULTlVABLE  [of  «»  andcw/. 
i/V,  F.  and  aAt]  that  cannot  be  culti- 
'Uted. 

•"P  UNCU'LTI\^ATED     lincultMs,   L. 
P^^lftf,  F 1  not  tilled,  fi«7. 
*^  eliTNCU'RABLENESS  [of  incnfahUy 
tF.    and  nefil  uncapablcnefs   of    being 

UNCU'RED  [of  mi  and  m^tni^  L.] 
«nhealed* 


•  UN 

UNCU  STOMABLE  [of  w^Mw 
F.  and  »tde  \  noc  liable  to  piy  cafioB. 

UNDAUNTED  iiniwin,  L» 
domte^  F.]  rK>t  difheanened,  innepi 

UNDAU'NTEDNESS,  affltpifi?. 

UNDE'CAGON  [nj^^/ma,  &j 
regular  polygon  of  de%cn  fides. 

UNDECJEKT  [tWcso^,  F.  of  I, 
unbecoming, 

UNDE'CENTTNESS  \J9iM^U 
unbecomingneia, 

UNDECia>ED  [imdvtii^  ?.  (£»» 
deeifus,  L.]  not  determined. 

UNDECLI'NED  l«ii  and  iecM 
L.]not  decline.1. 

UNDEFACEABLE  [of  waslA 
/*w,  F.]  that  cannot  be  disfiffwl' 
erafed. 

UNDEFIXED  [of  «i»,  ncg.  md  pii 
-Sax.  foul]  unpolluted. 

UNDEFRA'YED  [of  wand Af* 
F.]  not  pay'd. 

7o  UNDERBID  [of  onbcjtOTl 
Sax.}  to  bid  iefi  than  the  value 

T»  UNDER-BIND[of  UDtJcJS  la" 
Sax."]  to  bind  undcrneacb. 

UNDER-FOOT  Lof  vaiocj^p 
Ssx.'] 

To  UNDER-GI'RD[of  untcptl 
ban,  Xax.l  to  gird  undemcatb. 

To  UNDERGO  [of  untljvji 
Sax.[  to  bear  or  fuffer. 

UNDER  HAND  Lnn^J>i»nti,is 
clandeflinely. 

To  UNDER-LAY  [of  onteep  l^tp 
Sax."]  to  put  under. 

UNDERMI'NED  [of  untcjv  {j 
and  mini, F] made  hollow undCBO^ 
alfo  circumvented. 

U  NDERMOST  [  imtejvsip 
Sax,  1  the  loweft. 

UNDERNEATH  [un^J^W 
Sax.^  below.  I 

ro  UNDERPIN  Eunbeppi** 
Sax  1  to  put  pins  in  below,  i  . 

UNDER-PINNING  [iifJriia?? 
term  ufed  to  expreft  the  bri\«i/^ 
builtiing  with  flone  under  the  gpss* 

To  UNDER.PRO'P  [OnDCC-iB 
pClt,  Di».l  to  fupport  with  a  picp^ 

To  UNDER  SELL  [of  unbtjK 
prob.  yellan.  Sax."]  to  fell  cheapo^ 
the  common  price  or  value.        .„ 

UNDER  the  Smm-Bejimt  Pmi.^' 
when  a  planet  is  not  full  fcftTi'tf.* 
grees  dillant  from  the  body  of  t^f* 
either  before  or  after  It.  y 

To  UNDERPROP,  toheiw»" 
putting  a  prop  or  lever  undenitf ^v, 

UNDERSTA'NDINC ,  »ff^ 
fioni  knowledge,  ^ 


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UNDERSTANDING  [in  Ethtcks]  is 
ined  to  be  a  faru'.'y  ot  fte  '^^  Mor^ble 
ily  con veifatiC  about  imr   i^iuic  •.liii:g% 
ifjdcred  a&  incc'^gible. 
4J^tvi  UNDE\STANDING,  is  thai 
ulvy  of  the  foui,  by  which  the  fpcciea 
i    images  of  inteliig'ble  thiugs  are 
med  on  occaHon  of  the  prefent  phan- 
ms  or  app'-aiances  thereof. 
}>ajiv'  UNDERSTANDING,  isthat 
ich  recci\es  the  fpecies  framed  by  the 
ivc  uii'V^-Handing,   breaJics  forth  into 
ual  know  edge 

JNDERSTANDING  [in  HWfyp] 
un  Jerftanding  employed  in  the  icarch 
iublime  myderies,    was,  by  the  an- 
irs,  reprcfented  by  an  eagle, 
UNDERTAKEN  [of  untocjl.  Sax. 

I  caffft,  om».  or  unDecrongen) 

ttj]   enterprifcdj   anfwcrcd  for   an- 

To' 'UNDERVALUE  [of  untocj\, 
:.  and  v»Umr^  F.  of  valor,  L]  to 
sem  or  account  lels  than  the  worth, 

JNDERVA'LUEMENT,  a  difpa- 
'cment,  Sh. 

To  UNDER-WO'RK  [of  unV^en 
>jicany  Sax.]  to  wotlc  fi)r  an  unclcr 

JNDER-WRITTEN  [of  unfeejl- 

n>:ran,  Sax.]  fabfcribed. 

LJNDESE'RVED  [of  «»,  neg.  and 

and  fervid  F.]  unmerited. 

JNDETERMINABLE  [of  »»  and 

grminart,  L.]  that  cannot  be  deter- 

ned. 

UNDETERMINED  [of  inietemu 

Ms^    L.   imdeUrmiM,   F.]  not  detcr- 

ncd 

LJNDEVOUT  [iiwfcw/,  F.]  irrevc- 

U  NDIGE'STIBLE  [of  nn  and  dtg^i- 
s^  L.l  that  cannot  be  digelted. 
LJNDI'LIGENT  lindiligins,  L.]  neg- 
et\u 

LJNDlMINlSHT)[ofirii  and  ij«i- 
,  F.  of  diminut^s,  L  ]  not  Icflened 
[JNDISCHA'RGED  [of  un  and  de- 
rr^  ^1  not  difcharged. 
jk4Dl'SCIPLlNED  lof  MM  and  difii- 
•rf-  F.l  uninOru^led  or  taught,  6v. 
JNDISCREE'TNESS  lindifcreticn, 
Indifcretion. 

JNDISMA'TD  [of «»  and  iifmayer, 
ji.l  not  dejefted,  difcoumged,  dlf- 
iitcned. 

JNDISTI'NGUISHED  [of  u»  and 
^' V^  P*]  ^^  diicemid  from  others, 

iNDISTINGUlSHABLENESS  [of 
yiirgmibiUsf  L.  and  nefi]  UQUpable- 
b  ofMing  diftin^uiihfd. 


UN 

UNDISTU'RBED  [of  im  and  dffiuf^ 
batjfs,  L.|  ret  moleOcd,  let  alone,  quiet* 
UnDIVI'DABlE  UmlivifibUn,  L.] 
:hat  cannot  be  divided. 

UNDIVI NABLE  [of  an  and  iiV- 
jtare^  L.I  that  canna  be  Icnown  before- 
hand by  divination. 

To  U  NDO  a  Boar  [ivith  J&jr/m]  19 
to  drefa  ir. 

UNDONE  [of  nnboen.  Sax."]  not 
wrought,  performed,  6^.  alio  ruined. 

UNDOU  TABLE  [««  and  doater,  F.] 
that  cannot  be  doubted  of,  certain. 

UNDOU  BTED  iimiuhiutus^  L.] 
ccnain. 

UNDRA INABLE  [of  mm  and  trainer^ 
F.l  that  cannot  be  drained  or  drawn  off. 

UNDREAOJED  [  of  un  and  bjiaeto. 
Sax]  not  greatly  feared. 

To  UNDRE'SS  [prob.  of  im  and  dni- 
fer,  F.]  to  pull  offone*s  clothes. 

UNDRESS,  a  dilhabille. 

UNDRI  ED  [of  u»  and  abjii^an^ 
Sax,"]  not  dried. 

UNDU  ELiWw,  F.]  not  due,  undo- 
ferved. 

UNDULATION  [in  JPbyficks']  a 
kind  of  tremulous  motion  or  Yibratioii 
in  a  liquid,  or  a  fort  of  wavy  motion 
whereby  a  liquid  alternately  rifes  and 
falls  like  the  waves  of  the  fea. 

UNDULATION  [in SHr^ery']  a  mo- 
don  enfuiiig  in  the  matter  contained  in 
an  abfcefs  upon  fqueezing  it. 

U  NDULATORY  AlotioA,  theiane 
as  Undhlatiopf 

UNDUTIFULNESS  [of  »»,  neg. 
den  of  devoir f  F.  and  nefs]  dllbbcdience 
to  parents,  doc. 

UNDY ING  llncerU  £i>»o/(^Vl  im« 
mortal. 

UNEARN*D  [of  ttn  and  eajlnian. 
Sax,"]  not  merited  by  labour. 

UNEA  SINESS  [of  hi.,  ncg.*i/«,  F. 
and  nefs]  unquietnefs  of  mind,  a  bein^ 
in  pain,  d»c. 

UNEA  SY  [malaifi,  F.]  pained,  di- 
Itarbed  in  mind. 

UNEA*TABLE  [of  h»  and  a?tran. 
Sax.]  not  fit  to  be  ear,  that  cannot  be 
eaten. 

UNEFFE'CTUAL  [of  inefficax,  L.] 
ineffeOual. 

UNELA'STICK[ofiri»and  naatiic^ 
Gr.]  not  having  a  fpungyor  elaftick 

^UNEXOQUENTNFSS  [of  un  ih- 
qnen^f  L-  and  nefs}  want  of  eloquence. 

UNEMPLOY'EDCof*i»and*»;V, 
F.]  not  ufed  or  employed. 

UNENDOWED  [of  int,  n^  and 
dcHairi^  F.]  having  00  dowry. 

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not  look'd  upon,  &*c.  invidioufly. 

UNE'QUALNESS  liu^iuaiitM,  L. 
inegfUU^  K.]  inequality. 

UNF/RRING  Lof  «*,  neg.  and  errans^ 
L.]  infallible. 

UN£  SPY'D  [of  MH  and  efjpii  or  ^tV, 
rj  not  difcovercd  by  the  fight. 

UN£  V£NN£SS  Lof  «#.,  «/cn  and 
ftejrjTe,  Sax.}  uncqualncfs,  a  not  having 
plain nefs  or  Imoothnols. 

UNEXCU'SABLE  liMXctJUbilis,  L.] 
that  cannot  be  excufed. 

UNEXA'MPLED  Lof  nn  and  txem- 
fumt  U]  of  which  tkerc  has  been  no 
example. 

UNE  XECUTED  [of  un  and  executi, 
F.]  not  executed. 

UNEXPE  CTED  [of  *«ii  and  expeB^- 
tus,  LJ not  looked  for. 

UNEXPE'CTEDNESS  [of  «»,  ex- 
peffrntMSf  L.  and  ne/i]  the  not  being 
looked  for  i  furprizingnefs. 

UNEXPERIENCED  [of  ir»  and  ex- 
perientia^  L-l  not  having  try'd. 

UNEXPE'RTNESS  linej^ertus^  L. 
and  »f/5]  unskilfiilnefs. 

UNEXPU'GNABLE  [tnexJw^nabHis, 
L.]  that  canjiot  be  conquered  or  won  by 
fighting. 

UNEXTE'RMINABLE  linextermu 
nabilisy  L.]  that  cannot  be  thruft  out. 

UNEXTI'NGUISHABLE  [of  inex- 
iitfgujbilisf  L.  &ic.  I  unqucnchablenefs. 

UNEXPRE'SSIBLENESS  [of  un,  ex- 
pr^us,  L.  able  and  i»e/i]unutterablencfs. 

UNFA  IR  [of  Hn  and  f^'S^Jl*  ^«*-] 
tmjuft,  difhoneft. 

.   UNFAITINESS  [of  «ri»  and  ^ae^ep- 
ncirye,  J^x  l  unjuftnefs,  dilhonefty, 

UNFAITHFULNESS  [infideliU,^. 
of  L.]  infidelity. 

UNFA 'MED  [tnfamatus,  L.  or  «», 
ncg.  and  fame,  F.  of  L.]  not  famons  j 
alio  infamous. . 

UNFA'SHIONED  [of  nn  fafonne,  F.] 
tinforrtied,  fiv. 

To  UNFA'STEN  [of  an  aJid  ait* 
fdSCIt,  leHt"]  to  unloole  or  undo 
What  was  fall. 

UNFEA'THERED  [of  hh  and  pe 
^ji,  Sax."]  not  fledged  or  covered  with 
feathers. 

UNFEO)  [of  ftn  and  feUCtt)  ^^» 
jfeban,  Sax."]  netted. 

UnFEFGNED  [of  Mm  feint^  F.   of 

UNFErGNEDNESS,  finceritv. 
,     UN  FE'NCED  [prob.  of  indefenfus.  L  ] 
having  no  fence. 

t;NF£/RTILENESS  [of  irftrtiJis.  L. 
^m/fr*/te^,F.]  unfruitfulncfl,       *     i 


UN 

UNFE'TTERED  [of  jw  and  ^ej» 
t:enian,  Sax  ]  without  fetters,  &k. 

UNFrLLABLE  Lof  ««  and  jjUaq^ 
5«x.   and  «^2tf]  not  capable  tS  hw% 


filled. 

UNFI'NISHED  [of  w  atid  iw,  F. 
of finiiM.'^  L.]  not  ended,  6^- 

UNFITNESSLprob.  of**  f«V,  F. 
and  ff<r>]  unaptnefs,  unmeetnefi, 

UNFIXEDNESS  [of  «»,  m^.  and 
jfxr,  F.  of  fixMs^  L  and  w^r/ij  an  unfixed 
ftate  or  temper,  nniettlcdnels. 

r»  UNFOLD  [of  mm  and  jreatan, 
iax].  to  lay  open,  to  explain. 

UNFCRBID  [ofuu  and  jy>phc6tui, 
Afx.]  n©t  prohibited. 

UNFORCED  Lof«*,  ncQ,  nadfinif 
F.]unconftrained. 

UNFO'acifiL£[of  Mi  ajid/«nr.F.] 
inexpugnable. 

UNKOREKNOW'N  [of  i«,  J»pe 
and  cnapan,  Sax."]  not  known  befioie- 
hand. 

UNFORESEE'N  [of  mm  and  JCOJIP. 
feon,  ^4ix.]  not  ieen  beforehand. 

UNFOREWA'RNED  [of  «•,  JCDJIC 
and  psejinian,  ^x.]noc  having  eaotioa 
given  beforehand. 

UNFO'RTIFIED  [of  nw  and  /irtrft 
F.l  not  fortified. 

tJNFO  RTUN ATB  [of  ivfbrtm,  F. 
of  ittfortunatuiy  L.]  unlucJcy,  m^appy. 

UNFORTUNATENESS  {i^fvia- 
nitasf  Ln  infvrtune^  F.  and  »i^]  onhap- 
pineft,  unludtinefs. 

UNFOUND  iof  «»  and  jdntaa, 
Jojc]  not  found. 

UNFREQUE'NTED  [of  «•  ^tjMi- 
fiitef,  L,  frequeati,  F.]  not  often  pse 

^'UNFRE  qUENTNESS  C»i;f««f»ier 
ttay  L.1  the&ldomnefs. 

UNFRIE'NDLINESS  t  of  «, 
r  neontolice  and  nef  fc,  Smx.'\  an  w- 
friendly  difpofitian  or  treatment. 

UNFRUrTFULNESS  [of  *»  Jnd; 
F.  o^fruBts,  L.  and  JCuUncjrjTc,  ^n.] 
ftcrility.  barrenneft. 

UNFU'MED  [of  urn  and/Wsnor,  F.] 
not  artificially  perfUmed.    MiH»a, 

UNFU'RNISHED  [c^aw  and/im, 
F.l  without  fumitore. 

UNGA^GED[of  Mrand/«^ft,  Tj 
not  meafured  by  the  gagcf^s  art. 

UNGAl'N,  awkward,  nnbandy. 

UNGAI'NNESS.  awkwndnefsL 

UNG  Al  NFUL  [of  «»  ^«C«»«  F-  sB* 
ftilV\  not  prodticing  gain. 

UNGA'RNISHED  [of  «»,  ne^  aal 
Z»ni^  F.l  not  fet  off  with  garaitise. 

UNGATHERED  [of  ir»  and  Ji' 
^e  nijui,  MTO  not  gathocd. 

Digitized  by  VjOOQ  l^^ 


UN 

UNGENTIXEKESS  [of  «»,  gentiU- 
tmsy  L.  gentileffe^  F.j  ungentility. 

U^JGJi:•NTLENESS  [oC  »«.  ncg. 
^emtUii^  L.]  nncuneneis,  iiideneli,  the 
oppolite  to  miidnefs. 

To  XJNGi  KD  Lot'  nn  and  ^yjl^an, 
^«x.3  toloofcn  or  untie  a  girdle,  H^c. 

UNCI RT  Lof  nji and  ^yj^^^*  ^^^^l 

:io  UNGLUE  [of  un  9XvX  glutifMte, 
1^3  to  unfaften  what  is  glued. 

UMGObLILY  tof «»,  and  5ot)lice, 
J^x.]  impiovfly,  dxr. 

UNGODLINESS  [of  un,  ^otoUc- 
nej'jre,  Sax.i  impioufne.'s,  &^. 

UNGO'DLV  [of  nn,  gotoUc,  ^*x.] 
not  fearing  God,  &k, 

UNGO'VERNABLENESS  [of  un 
^•m-ccy-n^  and  hahUitt  of  babiliUs^  L..]  an 
vnsoTemable  temper. 

UNGKA'CIOUS  Inngracitttx,  F.  of 
gratiofMS,  L.]  void  of  grace 

UNGRA  CIOUSNESS  [of  #»»•  graei- 
mfit^f  F.  grattojitasf  L.]  voidneis  of 
eracc. 

T»  UNGRATPLE  [  of  un  and 
krappdrtl,  reut.  ]  to  aifengage  what 
was  gwpplcd. 

UNGhATEFtJL  [ingratm,  L.  iV 
rr«*,  F]  unthankful. 

UNGKA'TErULNESS  [  f ^gr-^w, 
L.  and  iMllnery'e,  .Jjrx.]  ingratitude. 

UNGRACEFUL  [of  un  grace,  F. 
and  jrull,  Sax."]  not  having  a  good  or 
becoming  afpedl,  mien,  air. 

UNGUARDED  [of  mn  and  gmrdi, 
F  3  not  defended  or  kept  by  a  guanl. 

UNGUENTA'RIA,  the  art  of  com- 
pounding  and  making  ointments,  L. 

UNGUE'NTUM.  a  fweet  oinment, 
a  perfume,  a  falve,  t' 

UNGU'ILTINESS  [of  un  ^il>aan, 
Smx.  to  pay  a  fine,  and  ne//e,  Sdx.^ 
Innocent  flate  or  condition. 

U'NGULED  [in  HerMry}  the  hoofs 
of  tame  beafts,  when  of  a  different  co- 
lour from  the  body,  arc  fa^d  to  be  w- 
gmUi. 

U'NGULUS        ?  [with  ^Untfis']^ 

UNGUl'CUl.USJ  little fpeck  of  a 
different  colour  from  the  reft  of  the  Pe- 
UU  or  flower  leaves,  L. 

UNHABITABLE  [of  nn,  neg.  and 
hMUIAe,  F.  of  L  ]  not  capable  or  iic  to 
be  inhabited, 

UNHA'BITABLENESS,  an  unin- 
babirable  quality,  d^. 

UNHA'BITED  lof  «i.  and  habitus^  L. 
drefs,  or  hahitatust  L.  inhabited]  un- 
fiie&'d  \  al lb  uninhabited. 

To  UNHA'FT  [of  mh  and  »a?^, 
^««w  ^  ^^^  ^  (^^  baft  of  a  knife^  9^. 


UN 

UNHALLOWED  [of  h»  and  hal- 
Jian,  Sax,^  unfanftihed,  piophane. 

UNHA  LTERED  [of ««  and  fealrerf 
jD«.  haljrrjic,  Sax,']  without  a  halter, 

&iC. 

UNHA  NDINESS  [of  »«  and  IjaU" 
D:^)  Dm.  and  .;e/>]  awkwardnefs. 

UNHA'NDSOMENESS  L  I»cerU 
Etym.  unlefs  prob.  of  /.»,  i.eg.  hanb- 
yom  and  neyye  Sax.  j.  <^.  not  done  by 
any  ariful  handj  indecency,  unbecom- 
ingneU,  rudencfs. 

UNHAPHNESS  [of  «»,  neg.  and 
prob  ^appU0>  Brit,  and  nefs]  unfor- 
tunatenefs,  wretchednefs,  fi»c. 

To  UNHA'RBOUR  [of  un  and  hc- 
neben^a,  Sax.^  to  diflodt^e. 

Ui^HA  RMOMOUS  [of  in  and  /-ar- 
moiiiettx,  F."«  not  mufical,  not  agreeing 
one  with  the  other, 

lo  UNHA  RNESS  [of  dejhjtruacker^ 
F' J  to  take  off  the  harnels. 

To  UNHA'SP  [of  nf  and  hjcyp. 
Sax  ]  to  undo  a  hafp. 

UNHEA'LABLE  [of  h»  and  hadan, 
Sax'\  incurable. 

UNHEA'LTHFULNESS?    [of  im 

UNHEA'LTHINESS  5  hael  and 
vnilneyi'e,  ^*.]  ficklineft,  an  uo- 
heathful  quality  or  condition. 

UNHEARD  [of  »;i  and  ^Jian, 
Sax,  to  hear!  not  heard. 

UNHEA  RTV  [of  «»and  J&coJlt7a, 
Arxrl  infmcerc. 

UNHE'EDED  [of  m»  and  :pePan, 
Sax."]  not  mihded  or  regarded. 

UNHEEDFULNESS  [of  »»,  ho- 
tean,  and  pillncr  je,  ^*x.]  carlefncft, 
rcgardlefheG.  ^   .  ... 

UNHI'DEBOUND  [of  ««,  ^i^ 
and  bintan,  Sax,^  not  having  the  ikin 
cleaving  to  the  bones  5  not  niggardly. 

r»  UNHINGE  [of  iei»  and  ftltlget 
Dm,']  to  take  off  the  hinge*  i  to  diforder. 
ro   UNHOARD  [of  ua  and  J[>o  ntl, 
51«x.l  to  take  out  of  a  hoard,  to  difclolba 
to  Ileal     Miltofk 

UNHO'LINESS[of«»,    ^all^  and 
nejrj'e,  Sax,^  unlanaifiednels,  profane- 
nefs. 
UNHO  NEST  Uf^n^Mh  L-l  dift*- 

UNHO  PEFULNESS  [of  ««,  ^opo- 
rull  and  nerre.  Sax."]  vicioufncfs. 

To  UNHOODWINK  [of  un,  Jpob 
andpincian,  iSiix.]  to  remove  any  thing 
that  obftnifts  the  fight. 

r«  UNHOOK  [of  mn  and  Jjoce, 
Sax  1  to  take  off"  from  a  hook. 

To  UNHORSE  [of  «» an4  J!?oJiyen 
Sax:]  to  puU  off  a  feort>»  ^ 


UN 


UN 


To  UNHOSE  [of  M  tnd  floj^a  XtxJ  '      PNINHA'WTED  [of  m  and  i 

to  pull  off  ihe  hofeor  ftockings.  tattts^  L.  i  not  dweU  in. 

UNHOSP^TABLE^ESSL«llfe»fJ?i'*-       UN1NT£'LLIGIEJLENESS   Tof  ■► 
htas,  L. j  inhofpitable  quaUty.  ]  inttUisfiuU,  F.  of  L.  and  i^/i  i  un(^iAUe> 

^  UNHUMAN  linbumanHs L] iinkind, '  ncfs  o1'  being  undcrltood.        '"'***'*^ 

UNHURT  [of  *i»  and  hyjl>?,  X*x.]    ter,j«prw,  L.]  continual, 
having  rccc.v'd  no  injury.  dK:.  .     UNINTHRALLD    [of  m  t«  and 

UNaUSBANDEp  Lof  «. Jiar  an  ^ ^j^jeU'-,.]  not  cnflavcd or  bro^t in 
noiife,  and  bont)a,  Sax,  a  husbandj  not   to  thrall.  ^^ 

managed  with  good  husbandry.    ^,    .    )     UNINVI'TED  [of  nii  and  t-vitt,  F 

UNICA^PSULAR   Lof  MnicaM^rss,   of  L.J  not  invited.  ^ 

^t^T^^'i!??u^vT'^/  ^"^^  ^^*  ^^^^^'  T    i      UNJOINED  ,  of  «  aiKi  /oimu,  F.] 

UNICORN  Lof  Mnus one,  and  ff«»iMf,L.    not  joined  together. 
»  horn]  is  by  fome  fupp^jfed  to  be  a  very  1     Xo  UNJO^NT  [  d^ynwirt.  F.  1  to  ptt 
rare  and  beautiful  beaft,   like  an  norfe,   q^  of  joj^t  *       j     r- 

having  one  long  horn  in  the  middle  of.  UNION,  the  combining  or  iiinira 
the  forehead  twilled.  But  thi*  creature  ;  fcvcral  things  into  one  locietf.  cooctsj 
not  being  well  attctted  to  h^ve  been  '  or  agreement,  tfpcciaLy  that  which  an- 
feen  may  well  \t  thought  to  exift  ra- :  fes  gom  folemn  leagues,  oflenfive  aoi 
therfrom  its  being  mentioned  in  fcrip-^^iefennve,  made  by  ib?cieign  pdnca 
turci  tome  perfons  fuppofe  there  muft  J  and  dates, 
be  f  uch  a  creature,  and  that  ic  has  long 


hair  under  the  chin  like  a  goat,  and  do 
Yenfc«t(  that  its  horn  is  an  i^midotc 
againU  poifon,  and  therefore  it  dips  the 
lame  in  the  water  before  it  drinks,  and 
other  beafts  for  the  iame  realbn  wait  to 
fee  it  drink  firft  j  and  tha?  it  is  wonder- 
ful fond  of  chaft  perlbns,  and  therefore, 
in  order  to  take  it,  a  virgin  is  plac'd  in 
its  way,  whom  when  the  unicorn  fpies, 
he  lies  down  by  her  and  lays  his  head 
en  her  lap  and  fo  falls  a  ileep)  when 
the  virgin  making  a  fignal,  the  hunters 
«ome  in  and  take  the  beaft  which  could 
never  be  caught  any  other  way,  becaule 
it  would  rather  call  itlqlf  headlong  from 
a  rock  and  die. 

Tq  UNHUSK  [of  un  and  l^ufcfie) 
l)«.l  to  take  off  the  husk  or  Ihell. 

yNlFO'RMTTY  lunifonmiUs,  W] 
legularity,  a  firailitude  or  reiemblance, 
f.s  in  figures  of  many  fides  and  angles  re- 
fpeaively  c^ual  apd  anfwerabic  one  to 
thfe  other. 

UNIFORMLY luBtformiter,  L.  mni- 
formement^  P.]  after  an  uniform  man- 
ner. ' 

•  UNILA'BIATEP[of  if»ir,one,  and 
iabtMM,  L.  a  lip]  having  but  one  lip, 
fpoKen  of  flowers. 

UNIMA'GINABLE  [of  *»  and  fJM- 
9in*bTe^  F.l  not  to  be  imagined, 

UNIMMO  RTAL  [of  ««  and  immor- 
talis^  L.]  not  immortal,  mortal,  Milton. 

UNIMPLQY'D  tof  ««  Uid  employi, 
f.T  not  made  ufe  of,  S*c. 

UNIMPRE-'GNATED  [of  tin  neg. 
and  im^rei^MtMS^   L.]  pot  gotteii  with 


UNION  [  in  an  Ecd^^^icsl  Se4t^ 
is  a  combining  or  confoiioacing  of  cvo 
churches  into  one. 

UNION  of  Accejpott,  h  when  the  uri- 
ted  benefice  becomes  a  meiuber  &Dd  ac- 
ceflfory  ot  the  principal. 

UNION  by  CwfuJioM,  is  that  where 
the  two  titles  are  fupprellcd  and  a  new 
one  created  including  both- 

UNION  [in  Anhttea.]  is  the  hanna- 
ny  between  the  colours  in  the  matcxiia 
of  a  building. 

UNION  Lin  Mtta^yficks']  H  the  am. 
caurfe  of  many  Btings  in  order  to  make 
one  Indiwdual. 

£ff€HiUl  UNION  [ in  MetMpbyficb  2  is 
when  many  incompiete  Bein^s^  adapcetf  to 
one  anothor,  concur  to  make  one  Efew 
tial  Individual,  Thus  as  in  the  compo- 
(ition  of  a  body,  matter  and  Ibim  are 
more  effeutially  united }  ia  ihe  clemcss 
in  all  mixt  bodies,  are  united  by  an  rjrv 
tidl  Union' 

Ftrfonmi  UNION  '"in  MeU/fyficks'  B 
when  two  natures  are  fo  unit'eJ  as  to 
make  one  perlbn.  The  union  of  the  d* 
Tine  and  human  nature,  in  the  pchu 
of  our  fayiour  Chr^ft,  is  the  only  in- 
(Unce  that  can  be  given  of  this  tinior. 

Aecid^ntai  VmOH  [in  Met^fi^cks] 
is  when  many  caules  accidentally  ocrcr 
to  make  one  thing  by  Accident. 

Verbal  U^^ION  [in  MeUfhyfick^i  ear.- 
lifts  only  in  the  bare  agreeraeot  d 
words. 

Keal  UNION  [in  Metafhyficks^  is  the 
concourfe  of  many  diAin^  Beimgi^  in 
order  to  the  forming  one  Mi^'Ju^l 


TTVTTMr^T.  A  n  «.rv  ..     ,  UNlON  [lu  PatnttHg ]  js  ihc  f> mine- 

^^>aio      '  ^^'  ^  Ji*Yingga^- 1  try  oi  agreement  bawccn  the  ^»erai 


jaR5 


UN 

^ant  of  a  piece  of  painting,  fo  that  they 
ipparently  confpirc  to  form  one  thing. 

U'NIT  [nmitai,  L.  Mmiti,  F  ]  the  hrft 
ignificant  figure  of  a  number,  or  the 
igure  I,  as  in  ^22,  the  lad  figure  on 
he  right-hand  is  the  unit  or  place  of 
in  its. 

UNITA'RIANS,  a  name  aflfumed 
>y  the  AHtttrinitariattSf  as  making  a  pro- 
efXlon  of  preferving  the  glury  and  atcri- 
>ute  of  divinity  to  one  only. 

UNITY  it  is  the  abftradt  or  quality 
hac  conftitutes  or  denominates  a  thing 
fiuttm  or  one. 

UNITY  [  in  Cod  ]  is  an  incommuni- 
rable  attribute  by  which  he  is  one  and 

10  more 

UNITY  [in  Metapfyficks^  is  the  Indi- 
fifion  of  any  being,  i.  e,  the  di\ifion  of 
IS  eilence  implying  fuch  a  contradidli- 
>n,  that,  except  a  thing  can  be  divided 
l?oin  itielf  it  is  impofilble  to  divide  it. 

Ktal  UNITY  [in  AUtapfyficks]  is 
hat  which,  without  any  operation  of 
he  mind,  is  really  in  every  particular 
»eing. 

Kational  VKlTYlin  Metaphxficks-\  is 
hat  common  nature  that  is  dlBTus'd  in 

11  the  particulars  of  any  kind,  yet  by 
he  operation  of  the  underltanding  is 
nade  one. 

UNITY  o/PoZ-jPoM  [in  Law]  a  joint 
loi&Clon  of  two  rights  by  feveral  titles  i 
:s  when  a  man,  holding  land  by  leafe, 
ilerwards  buys  the  fec-limple,  which 
ixttnguiflies  his  Ieafe>  and  he  is  now 
tccome  lord  of  the  fame. 

UNITY  [in  Dramattek  Perfo^ances'] 
g  three-fold,  of  adtion»  time,  and  place 
rhefe  unities  have  been  eftablilhcd  by 
sriticks  to  bring  the  drama  as  near  na 
xtre  as  is  poflible. 

UNITY  of  ABi4n,  is  the  firft  of  the 
hrec  unities  appropriated  to  the  dra- 
ha;  two  anions  that  are  different  and 
ndependent  will  di£lra^  the  attention 
ind  concernment  of  the  auditors,  and 
b  of  confequence  fruftrate  the  delign  ojf 
ht  Foet^  which  is  to  move  terror  and 
ttty- 

U'NITV  mhI  mf.hm  ^HserngJyfhical 
y\  were  rcprefentcd  by  the  fun  and  its 
>cautiful  beams. 

UNJUDGED[of  un  and  JMiicatusy 
L.1  not  judged  or  tried. 

tJNI'VALVK  [of  irjiw  L.  and  valvs 
{J^  having  but  one  valvo. 

UNIVE'RSALNESS  lumverfaliti  F. 
)f  L.1  nniverfality. 

UNIVE'RSAL  incfimp1ex\\x\  I^icfe] 
I  fueh^s  producer  one  only  mnception 
a  the  mindj  and  is  a  fimple  thing  . 


UN 

which  refpc^  many,  as  b^man  KjOKn^ 
UNIVERSAL  complex  [in  I^ek]  ii 
either  an  univerlal  proportion,  as  every 
WMt  is  greater  than  its  Farts ;  or  el& 
whatever  raifes  a  nutnifold  conccpiion 
in  the  mind,  as  the  definition  of  a  ra- 
tional  creature. 

Metaphxfical  UNIVERSALITY  [with 
Schoolmen]  u  that  which  excepts  no- 
thing,  as  every  man  is  mortal. 

Moral  UNIVERSALITY  iwithi^iMf- 
men']  is  that  which  admits  of  fome  es- 
ception,  as  all  men  are  ambitious. 

UNIVERSALS  in  caufing  [in  I#- 
jf  rVfc]  are  fuch  as  are  the  common  effici- 
ent caufes  of  divers  efiedh^  as  the  Sum^ 
&c. 

UNIVERSALS  in  difirihnting  [in 
Logick]  are  common  or  univerfal  llgni, 

as  all,  none^  &C. 

UNIVERSALS  in  k-tming  [in  I> 
zick]  are  fuch  as  know  all  things,  as  the     •- 

Unaerjianding,  &C. 

UNIVERSALS  im  reprefeMing  [in 
Lngick]  are  images  or  ideas  of  univerlal 
things,  as  a  Man^  a  How/f,  &c. 

UNIVERSALS  infignifying  in  I#- 
giek]  common  words  that  Ijgnify  manj 
things,  as  a  Stone,  an  Animal. 

UNIVERSALS  in  being  or  exiflingt 
[in  Logick}  are  natures  wb  ch  exift  ia 
feveiar,  as  humanity  in  jfcib/i,  Tbammst 
&c. 

UNIVERSALS  in  predicating  [w  I#- 
gick]  are  fuch  as  do  exift  in  many 
things,  and  are  feparateJy  pretiicated  cif 
them  all,  as  umitm,  ens. 

UNIVO'CAL  Generation  [in  PhYftcks} 
the  antients  heid  that  all  perfeft  ani- 
mals were  produced  by  Univocal  Ceners- 
tion,  I.  e.  by  the  fole  union  or  copulati- 
on of  male  and  female  of  the  fame  fpC' 
cies  I  and  that  infeiSs  were  produced  by 
Equivocal  Generation  without  any  fecd% 
and  merely  by  the  corruption  of  the 
earth  exalted,  and,  as  it  were,  impreg- 
nated by  the  rays  of  the  Hm 

UNJU'ST  {inj:diHs,    L.  ini'fii,  F.] 

UNJU'STLY  [m;V/<»  L,  infujhment^ 
F.T  diflionefty,  contrary  to  juftice. 

UNJU  STNES8  [inji^Utia^  L.  injur 
Slice,  F]  injuflicc. 

UNKARDNESS,  folitarincfs  Joath- 
fomenefs. 

UNKE'MBED  [of  un  and  caemban. 
Sax.  incom'ptnsn  L.l  not  combctl. 

UNKINDNESS  [ of  nn,  and  prcK 
cyn.  Sax.  or  iiitlt^y  r</r/.  and  »</»]  un- 
friend'incfs. 

To  UNKING  [of  KM  and  cyn^c,  or 
konin^,  Sax.  ]  to  d  pofc  a  king,  to  dc- 
fpoil  of  royal  authority. 

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UN 

UNKNIT  [of  «»  andcnyWran,"54*.] 
Dot  knitted 

UNK^xSCyWING  [<tf  jw  and  cnapan, 
A>A>. .  igJioraiu. 

U.. KNOWN  [of  K»  and  cnajan, 
Sajc.]  not  known. 

Unlaboured  luuhoratus^h.]  not 

liaviiif^  haa  cains  :aken  abou:  it. 

To  U.\LAD£  Lof  no  aud  hUbjan, 
J^x]  >o  untoad. 

UmLAME'NTED  [of  ¥»  and  iamn- 
ttf  F.  of  Umsut.-'Usy  L.]  not  bewailed. 

UNLA'WI'ULNESS  [of  un  la^Ja, 
law,  and  Jfiunejrjre,  i*%}  illegaUty 
Hiegitimaicneiis. 

iQ  UNLEAr'Lof  «iiand  leajceAi*.] 
to  pull  offer  take  off  leaves. 

UNLEAMNtDNESS  [of  iri»  leojl- 
liian  and  ne/jr^:,  Sax.'\  voidnefcof  eru- 
dition or  learnn:ig. 

XJNLKAVKNED  [/U«i  ln:iin^  F] 
tiot  fermented  with  leaven. 

UNUBI'DINOUS  .of«).andW6iii. 
^«i,  L.]  not  liuUul,  free  from  lu£l, 
Miltan. 

UNLl'C£NS*D  [of  MH  and  Ucence, 
F<]  not  baving  allowance  or  pcrmiiUon, 
Milfn, 

XJNLIGHTSOME,  oWciire,  Mntm. 

IJNLrKE  Lof  uu  and  J^elic,  ^«x.] 
toot  liKe. 

UNLI'KETJNESS,   improbability. 

XJNLrKKNKSS  i  of  un  gclic  and 
acrfe,  S^*  ]  dicnmiiitude. 

UNLIMITED  F^obliM  fin  6eow.]  is 
Jiich  an  one  as  is  capable  of'  infinite  fo* 
Intionsj  a«;  to  divide  a  triangle  given  in- 
to two  equal  parts,  to  make  a  circle 
pais  throiicrh  two  points  afTigned,   Qr-c. 

To  UNI  GAD  Lof  nn  and  hlat}an. 
Sax.']  to  unbi.rthen. 

To  UNLO  CK  [of  waand  loc,  of  be- 
locan.  Sax.']  to  open  or  undo  a  lock. 

UNLOO'KKD /or  .[of  nn  and  locian, 
Arx.]  unexpciacd. 

r$  UNLOO'SE  [of  un  and  lOOffn) 
J>».  lefan,  S^x.l  to  loo  fen,  to  let  loofe. 

UNLOV  ELY  [of «»  lu>:e  and  gelic, 
^■axjanaimable. 

UNLO  VELINESSCof ««  Indian  ami 
Jiejri'e,  .Vax.]  unaimablencfs,  undefei-v- 
incncfi  of  love,  tinhandfomenefe. 

UNLU  CKINESS  [of  un  lucfe,  Di#. 
>nd  nefi]  tinfortunarenefs. 

UNLU'CKY,  unfortunate. 

VNM A  DE  [of  Nn  and  macan,  S^x."] 
pot  made. 

To  UNMATL  [of  «»f  and  maille  F.] 
to  pull  off  a  coat  of  m^ail  or  armour. 

To  UNM  A'N  [of  Hn  and  man]  to  de- 
prive of  manhooii  j  alio  to  behave  unbe- 
coming a  u^an. 


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UNMA.'KLIHESS  [of  mm  Alan  sni 

j^clicnef /e,  Smx,]  behaviour  onbecoa- 
i  ng  a  man. 

UNMA  NNERLINESS  Tof  mm  nes- 
manims^  F.  and  liUa^i^  un<leocnc  be- 
haviour. 

UNMA'NUR£D[of  mn  and  mmmM. 
vrievy  F]  uncultivated,  luidunged. 

UNMA'KILED,  doc  taken  nouoeaf 
or  obfbrv'd.  MUiqm. 

UiNMA'RRJLED  L^ai^nt,  FJ  not 
married.  &<:, 

To  UNMA'RRY  Idemmrier,  FJ  to 
di^lve  the  matrimonial  contra^. 

To  UNMASK.  [  d9mmf^r^  F.]  to  take 
off  a  mask,  to  expoie  opeoly. 

UNMA'STERED  [of  mm  and  mmUm, 
F.l  not  overcome 

UNMA'STED  L^9#te,  F.  or  wand 
COsdycj  Smx,)  without  malls. 

UNMATCHED  [of  «.i  and  lliaet) 
Du.  (t)aea  Sax,  a  companion]  noc  eauh 
pled,  not  paired,  not  equalled- 

UNMA'TTED[of«»  aiid  nOaett*^ 
Sax."]  not  matted. 

UNME'ANING  [of  uo  and  : 
Sax.]  without  meaning. 

UNMEA'SUKABLE,    that 
be  meafurcd. 

UNMEA'SURABLENESS  [of  ■» 
mefMrubUf  c.  and  aefi]  immeniencls,  tb>- 
capablenefs  of  being  meafuted. 

UNME'DITATKD  [£*»ci/iji«w,  LJ 
not  meditated. 

UNMEET  [of  M  and  (OseTScj  Sax,J 
unfit,  unbecoming. 

UNME'ETNESS  [  of  »h  05)srte  and 
ne^jre.  Sax."]  unfitnefs,  Gre. 

UNME'LTED  '[of  un  and  myltm, 
Sax.^  not  made  fluid 

UNME'RCIFUL  [of  «»  mad  and 
ful}  cruel,  Spc. 

UNME'RCIFULNESS  [of  «»•«% 
F,  and /*/««/>  ]  cruelty. 

UNMINDFULNESS  [of  «•  Je- 
mintoian.  Sax,  and  nc/p]  beedlcfccfi, 
repardlefnefs. 

UNMl  NGLED  [of  »»  ^eman^Qi 
Sax.^  unmixed. 

UNMOLE'STED  fof  Kit  mtii^  F. 
of  mol'jUtus^  L  1  not  diHuibed. 

To  UNMO'OR  idemarer^  F.]  to  weigk 
anchor. 

UNMOTEABLE  [of  nn  or  hmmMii, 
or  moMvoir,  F.  and  «6lf]  not  to  be  9M>. 
vcd. 

UNMO'VEABLENESS  [of  immU, 
litjis]  fixednefi,  ftedfallnels. 

UNMOVED [iaiwo^irs,  L.]n^ai> 
vcd. 

ro  UNMO  VLD  [of  Ml  a^ttt  #Mrf* 

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JUtf^^   Span,  OT  wKlef,  F.]  to  take  out  of 
a  mould  or  frtme. 

r»  UNMUFFLE  [of  mn  mu^,  a 
anouth,  and  jccaltoian,  Sax,  to  hide] 
CO  cake  off  a  muffler. 

UNNA'TURAL[ifo»  natttrslisy  L.] 
Contrary  to  nature,  inhuman. 

UNNATURALLY  Lof  nn  and  natn- 
rmliter,  L.  tiatMrslemeiit,  F.]  after  an 
tin  natural  manner. 

UNNA'TURALNESS  [of  un  and 
mmttir^is^  L.  and  nefs^  repugnancy  to 
nature  j  alfo  an  unnatural  or  inhuman 
behaviour  or  difpoHtion 

UNN£C£SSARIN£SS[of  an  neg. 
and  fMcdl»t«i,L.]  th^  not  being  ncceflary. 
UNNECESSARY  [of ««  and  neceffa- 
•ra*  F.ofLl  not  needful. 

UNNEEDf  UL  [of  im  ncab  and  pill, 
Smx.2  unneceflary. 

UNNU'MBERED  [of «»  and  nombri, 
F.  of  mtmirmtuSj  L 1  not  numbered 

UNOBNOOCIOUS  [of  tn  and  e^^oxt- 
«f ,  L.  1  not  liable  or  exposed  to. 

UNOBSE^RVANCE  [  inobferOMntia, 
L..1  care'efnefs,  inadvertency. 

UNO  CCUPIED  [of  Mil  and  oeeupatMi, 
l^  mechpi^  F.l  unemployed,  fiv. 

UNOFFI'CIOUSNESS  [oUntfffieiofui 
L.  and  nefs  ].unaptnefs  to  oblige  by  fer- 
vice  or  kindnefs,  undutifninefs. 

UNOPPCys'D  [of  >  and  op^Ji^  F.] 
without  oppofition,  Miltpn. 

UNORI GINAL,  not  original,  AUU 
Un, 

To  UNPA'CK  [of  un  and  paC&CIt 
Dk.T  to  undo  a  pack  or  bundle. 

UNPAI'D  [of  Hn  and  p^yi,  F.]  not 
paid. 

UNPAI'NTED  [  of  an  and  peint,  F.] 
not  painted. 

UNPAIRED  [i^^^inV,  F.]  unconpled. 
To  UNPARREL  «  TardlSea-lh-Afi^ 
is  to  take  away  the  frames,    cillcd  Par* 
rtU-^   *thich  go  round  about  the  mails. 

UNP.\RA'LLEL'D  [of  l««and/>;rr4l^ 
fc/#rf,  L.l  unequalled,  unmatched. 

UNPA'RDONABLE  limpardonuMt, 
F.I  not  to  be  forgiven. 

UNPATIDOXABLENESS,  uncapa- 
blcnefs  to  be  forGiven. 

UNPA'RTABLE  [of  «»  and  partager^ 
F.  OTpsrtirs  L 1  that  cannot  be  pained. 
UNPA'SSIONATE  [or«;i  and  r^Jiton" 
0i  F.l  not  prompt  to  paflion  or  ar^er. 

UNPAWNNED  [of  Mn  and  ^faU- 
lltn^  TeKt."]  not  put  to  pawn  or  pledge. 
UNPEA'CEABLK  [of  im  and p^:f>*' 
Ue.  F.l  unqnicf,  frrrblefome. 

UNPEACE  ABLENESS,  unquict- 
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UNPLA'CABLE  llmpUcahilis  L-l  not 
to  be  pacified  or  appealed. 

UNPREVE'NTED,  not  prevented, 
Milton. 

UNPU'RG'D,   not  cleansed  MiJtsnu 

UNPEO  PLED  [depenpie,  F.  depopdjf 
tHSt  L.]difpeopIcd. 

UNPERCEIVABLF  [  impereeptibie, 
F.  of  L.]  not  to  be  percei\"cd. 

UNPE'RFECT  [imperfeams,  L.]  Ol- 
compleat,  unfiniflved. 

UNPERFO'RMING  [of  nn  and/cr* 
firmans f  L.]  not  performing,  inefficaci- 
ous. 

UNPE'RISHABLE  [of  unnndperiffif 
bU^  F.l  not  capable  of  perilhing. 

UNPKRTURBED  I  imperturbMtus^ 
L.]  undifturbed 

Tn  UNPIN  [of  un  and  pin^n  &»«.! 
to  take  out  a  pin. 

To  UNPLANT  [  of  nn  and^/i»KUwl 
to  take  up  what  is  planted. 

UNPLEASANT  I depUifante^  F,l 
difpleafing. 

UNPLE'ASANTNESS  IquaUU  i». 
pUifantiy  F.]  unpleafingnefs. 

UNPLEA'SING  id^plaifant^  F.]  diC- 
pleafing.  ^   ^ 

UNPLEASINGNESS  [of  mn  pUt-- 
[ant,  F.  ami  »</"5]  difagreeablenefs, 

UNPLO'WED  [of  un  and  PIOfTf 
Daw.']  not  plonphed. 

UNPO'LISHEDNESS  [  impditiffe^ 
F.  impolitis^  L.]  rough  nefs. 

UNPOLLr D  [of  un  and  Polf  l>*w 
a  Head!  the  hair  being  imcut. 

UNPOLLUTED  impoUutms^  L.J 
undcfile.l. 

UNPO'SSIBLE  i'mpo^bilii^  L.]  inn 
polTib'e. 

ro  UNPOUCH  [of  un  and  pocca.  Sax, 
or  pocbeter,  F.]  to  take  out  of  a  pouch  or 
pocket. 

UNPREJUDICED  [non  pri,\ndicx^ 
tMSy  L.l  free  from  prejudice. 

UNPRECEDENTED,^ having  ncT 

UNPRE'SIDENTED  5"  precedent 
or  example. 

UNPREMEDITATED  [of  iw^rx- 
meditaiuf,  L.]  not  dcfign'd. 

UNPREPARED  ItmparatMS^  L-l  un- 

UNPRl^P  A.  REDNESS  [of  iru^rt- 
pjre,  an  J  nc/>l  unrcadinefe. 

UNPRO  FITABLK  [  of  «»  and^rt- 
iit.t'fle,  Fl  yiehUng  no  profit. 

UNPROFITABLENESS  [of i«i/*^- 
•/i.»,t/7rand  nrfsl  vain  reft,  ufelefnefs. 

UNPRO'Pi' RNESS  (of  ««pmj»re,  F, 
or  impnprittas,  L.]  impropriety. 

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UNFROPCRTIONATE,  not  pro- 
portional. 

UNPKO'SPEROUS   [of  ii^ojl^w, 

L.]  iiniucceliktul. 

UNPKO'VED  Lof«f»«nd^^rDin^,F.] 
not  proved. 

UNPKOVia>£D  [i«^o«r«(«,F.]  not 
furnilhcd  with,  unready. 

UN  PROVIDENT  limpfwidus,  W] 
not  thritry. 

UNPUN[SHED[fii^iit/,  L.  im^M, 
F.]  not  punj filed. 

UNPURE  iimpurusy  L.]  unclean. 

VNqUArLKJ)  L  of  HH  and  cpeUan, 
Smx.  ]  not  quelled,  overcome,  brought 
imder,  conquered. 

UNQUE'NCHABLE  [of  «j»  cucncan, 
Smx.  ana  bahilis^  L.J  that  cannot  be 
qtienched. 

UNqUE'STlONABLE  [of  uu  fM- 
/x«and  dabilis^  L]  undoubted. 

VKQVFS'FriJi  L  in  Law  ]  i.  e.  ever 
]cady»  aPlea  whereby  a  man  profieiTes 
bimfclf  always  ready  to  perform  or  do 
what  the  demandant  requirei  :  as  if  a 
woman  fue  the  tenant  for  her  dower,  and 
he  coming  in  at  a  day  ofiers  to  prove, 
thit  he  was  always  ready,  and  rtill  is  to 
perform  it^  in  which  cafe  the  deman- 
dant dial  I  recover  no  damage. 

UNQUJ  ET  Litn^Miet,  F.  of  L.]  trou- 
blefomc,  d'fqiiict. 

UNCKjrETNESS  [o^ ittquieU,  F.  of 
tH^uiettU;  I..1  difturbance,  Q^. 

UNRA'NKED  [of  MB  and  tatlClU, 
J>K   or  ranj^,  F.]  put  out  of  the  ranks. 

UNR A' YELLED  [ofir.and  ca\)C- 
l^tt.  VuJ]  to  enfnare,  or  difentangle  a 
thing  that  is  entangled  ^  alfo  to  undo 
what  has  been  done. 

UNREA'DINESS  [of  mm  and 
r^\OpDll»  Brit,  or  ^ejiebaand  nej'/e, 
Szx.^  ur.preparcdnefs. 

UNRK'AL  [of  «0  and  reah\  L.]  not 
ica',  MiUov. 

UNREASONABLENESS  lofderai- 
fonabUf  F.  and  n^i]  the  being  out  of  or 
contrary  to  reafon,  injufticc,  &»:. 

UNREBU'KABLE[prob.  ofr*W'Jb->r, 
F.l  not  capable  of,  or  not  dcfenrin^  re- 
prehenfion. 

UNRECAO-LABLE  [of  un,  n  and 
fidlUn^  I>«]  irrevocable,  that  cannot 
be  recalled.  ^ 

UNRECLAPMED  [oT  im  and  reda- 
mdttm^  L.  or  recUnuy  F.l  not  called  off 
ftom  or  reformed  from  ill  habits,  vices, 

UNRE  CLAIMED  [in  Wfomy]  wild, 

as  mn  HMreclaime.d  Hawk. 

To  UNREVE^  Ropel^ea.rbrafe']  to 
puii  a  rope  out  of  a  block  or  pUlcy. 


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UNRE'COMPENSED  [cf-HDJi* 
coMTpffv/f.  F.J  unxew«rded»  im  ndc  » 
mends  tor. 

UNRECONCIO^BLE  [of  nudv 
coMciliMhU^  F.]  irrecpnciiable,  thaco 
not  be  reconciled. 

UNRECO  V£RABLE  [  of  »  ai 
fee^mvraUe^  F.l  irreooveiable,  ttitt  03 
not  be  had  or  gocten  again. 

UNREDEE  MABLE  It^noAni 
mgr^  F.  of  L.l  that  cannot  be  leaeaa^ 

UKREFO'RMABLE  [qTmi]** 
tNi,  &c  ]  not  to  be  xefbrmed. 

UNREGA'RDED  Lof  «•  andifi* 
F.1  not  heeded. 

UNREGA  RDFUL,  beedlefi. 

UNREINED  idE  mmznArtgrn^l 
not  heid  in  or  govcm'd  with  itiMi  ^ 

UNRELE'NTABLE  Lofwini'* 
tir^  F.]  uncapable  of  being  vdaai^ 
relentin  . 

UNRELETITING  [rf iwiiid"ii 
UfU^  F.]  impenitent. 

UNREMARKABLE  [ofwffli" 
mdirkable,  F.]  not  worthy  to  be  «■«» 
ort  aken  particular  notice  of 

UNREMIO"  TABLE  [of «- and  11^ 

terif  L.]  that  cannot  be  remitted  oi  p 

given.  _ 

UNREME'DIABLE  lirrtmeliJMj 

not  to  be  remedied. 

UNREMITTED  [of  npneg  aiii« 
mitto^  L]  not  remitted  or  forgiven. 

UNREMO  VED  [of  »•  and  n^^ 
immotust  L.1  not  taken  out  of  it*  jdJ* 

UNREPArRABLE  iirrefj^uU^^ 
not  to  be  repaired,  amcDdeo,  or  gfC^ 
agam. 

UNREPAIRED  [of  »»  and  re^ 
L.]  not  put  into  good  repair. 

UNREPRIEVED  loftmuAiP^ 
dre^  F.  of  L.l  not  repiieved,  ng^  rtf^ 
for  a  time,  AUltom. 

UNRV.PASSABLE  [of  mm  rt^sjhj 
and  able]  that  cannot  be  paiZed  oto,  ^ 
back  again. 

UNREPE'NTANT  [of iriw^ 
F.l  impenitent. 

UNREPROVABLE  [ofjw«r^ 
F.  and  able^  nnblaraeablc.  _,_ 

UNRESO'LVED  Id  httfiU,  F]* 
determined  or  anfwcred.  « 

UNRESISTED  [of  jii» and r«M«. ' 
of  L.1  not  oppofed.  ^  ^  . 

UNRESPE  CTFUL  [of  up  fr^A ' 
of  L.  and/«rn  difreft)eaftiL  -^ 

UNRE' SPITED  (of  iw  andfrt*,** 
not  having  any  rcfpit  given,  iW«»  . 

UNRE'ST:[un|icjrt,  Smx,)^* 
reftorflccp,  difquiet,  waking  A«** 

UNRESTO'RABLE  [of  wanj!; 
fiauTMre^  L.]  Uut  cunoi  be  Kfi^JSjlf 
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\JNRESTR AI  NED  [of  m  attd  re 

^r^int^  F.  of  L     nv  I  unite  i. 

XJiNKEVK'NGEi;  tot'  hu  r#  and  vjtnge 
y. J  noi  a%cn2Cii. 

UNREVOK'D    [of  inevoaaUis^ 'L,'] 
>C  recaUcii     Mil:o». 
UNKK'VBKi.KT  llrrevmns^  L.]  Ir- 
reverent. 

UNKEVO'CABLE  'jr.evocahilit^ L] 
CHac  cannoi  be  caiic  i  back  again. 

UNK   WA'ivDED     ,  of  un   and  « 
J^canb,  AUx  '  not  iecor*ipcrceJ. 

lJNi<ri>bLL   Lof  "taKa  ajicban, 
«o  rcail :  to  explain  .  i  expound  a  riddle. 
UNRl'G(:F.l)  Lof  4**  and  Jiihtan, 
S'mx.'I  not  havpg  rigging,  undrcft'd 
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To  UNSA'y  [of  j»»  and  r»J^aii,c9«.] 
to  fay  CO  the  contrary  of  what  one  haa 
faid 

UNSCA'LED  lecailU,  F.  or  #r»  and 
JTceale,  Sax."]  not  having  the  fcales  fcra- 
ped  off. 

To  UNSCRE'W  [  of  Mn  and  ecrou,  F. 
fcl^^CCto)  Dhs}  having  the  icrewloo* 
fencd. 

UNSCRIPTU'RAL  [of  w  and/«^- 
turaliiyh.]  not  founded  on  the  firriptiue. 
UNSEA'LED  Lof  *»/«//*,  F.  of  Jtiil- 
latHs^  LJ  having  no  feal,  Qf»c. 

UNSEA/RCH ABLENESS  [of  un  r^ 
cbercheff  F.  able  and  nefs]  infcrntablenels. 
UNSEA'SONABLENESS  [of  nnfai- 


UNRIGHl>OUS.of«;iandjiiht;-  f,„^  p. a«^  and ..nf/ij  the  not  being  m 
JM  re,  Sax.\  iinjufl  wieKed.  proper  time 

UN R I'GHTFOUSNESS  [  of  un  UNSEA'SONED  [of  un  and  sfaifo^- 
J|jht:pi|-e  and  nef/c,  ^«x.]  injuftice,!  „^,  p.  ]  not  fcalbned. 


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UNRrPENESS  [of  un  Jlipe  and 
jicyje,  y^x.]  immaturity. 

r*  UNRrVET  [of  i<«  and  rivsicr^.^ 
to  undo  a  rivet. 

XJNRI'\'AL'D  [of  UB  and  r/va/i^U] 
not  out  lone.,  &*c. 

UNROXLED  ideroIe,T.1  opened 
ftom  a  roll. 

To  UNROO  ST  fof-ii  and  J^Jlojran, 
AWx.]  to  oifcuib  or  take  from  tlie  rooQ. 

To  UNROOT  [of  iwand  UOEO, 
pj».  ]  to  pluck  up  by,  to  take  from  the 
root. 

UNRULINESS  VmgHlariU.Y.ofL.'] 
ijrgovcrn.ib'enefs. 

UNRU'LY  ldenglg,F.  trreguUris^L.^ 
Hot  to  be  ruled,  &*c. 

To  UNSA1>DLE  [  mn  and  fafitf) 
Brit,  fatol,  Sax.']  to  take  off  a  Saddle. 

UNSA  FE  [  of  mn  and  /air/,  F.  of 
falvHs^  L.1  liable  to  danger. 

UNSA  FELY,  dangeroufly- 

UNSAID  Lof  un  and  JTaeJ^an,  Ssx."] 
not  fpoV'Cn. 

UNS  A^LEABLE  VneertJt  ieriv,  ]  not 
fit  for  fale. 

UNSA'LTED  [of  nn  9J\d  fali  of 
fslituu  L  ]  not  ftlred, 

•UNSALU'TED  [hUlutatus,  L.  ] 
rot  falutcd.        

UNSA'NCTIFIEl>[of  *»•  and  fsrU^i- 
4Ui  F.  of  L 1  unholy,  not  corfccrated 

UNSA'TIABLENRSS  {i4»tiabili- 
r«,  L]  uncapablencfs  of  being  flUcd. 
or  fa:isfied. 

UNSATISFA^TORINESS  [of  «it 
fatiifaSoirty  F.  of  L.  and  mis]  un'arisfy- 
ihg  qtmlity. 

UNSA^ORINESS  [of  m»/«vm>^x, 
t*.  •f /^fpr^iy  Xr  «Ad  94*]  iofipidncfi. 


UNSEEDING  [with  Falconers]  a  ta- 
king away  the  thtead  which  runs 
through  the  eye  lids  of  a  hawk  and  hin** 
dcrs  her  fight. 

UNSEE'MLINESS  [of  nn  ^Um^ 
Utlh  Tint,  and  nefs]  uhbecomingncfii 
indecency. 

UNSEE'N  [of  nu  and  /con,  Xt/tJ 
not  vifiblc. 

UNSfc'NSIBLENESS  [infenfibiliti^Tk 
of  L-l  infcnfibility. 

UNSE'PARABLENESS  [of  infepd' 
rabilis,  L.  and  nefs]  an  infeparable  quails 

UNSE'RVICEABLENESS  [of  «i» 
ferviable^  F,  and  ntfs]  unpro^tablenefi. 

UNSET  [of  nn  and  fCCtran,  Sax.'\ 
not  planted. 

UNSE'TTLEDNESS  [  prob.  of  jri# 
yettan  or  jreTl,  Sax.  a  bench,  Qpci 
and  Kefs']  an  unfettled  (late,  Sic. 

ro  UNSE'W  [of  nn  and  /jejMirt, 
5'tfx.")  to  undo  what  was  fewn. 
•  To  UNSHA'CKLR  [of  un  and  yd.* 
cnl.  Sax."]  to  rake  off  Ih.ickles. 
UNSHA'D£D[of  ;mand  6cate,^«x.] 
not  (haded. 

UNSHAIiY  [  of  un  and  JTCeaJi;} , 
Sjx  ]  having  no  Ihadc,  open. 

UNSHATIEN  [of  un  and  j'ceacfln, 
Sjix.]  not  (ha ken. 

UNSHA  KEABLE  [of  un  and  6c«a* 
can  Smx.  and  habilis^  LO  not  capable 
of  belns  (hakcn. 

UNSHAMEFA'CFJD  [of  un  ycart^ 
leaf K"^*  •y«*l  impudent. 

UNSHA  PEN  [of  un  and  J^capen, 
Smx.]  unformed. 

UNSHA'VEN  [of  Hn  and  rc«P»» 
^/rx.]  not  (baTCd. 


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UN 

tJNSHE  A'THED  [of  un  and  Jcea*^, 
Smx  j  aiawn  out  of  the  fheath. 

UNSHA'kD  [of  Hn  and  /cyjlian, 
Sax.  1  not  divided  into  (hares. 

UNSHO'l)  [of  itn  jceoto,  Sax."]  not 
having  ihe  flioes  on. 

UinSHO'KN  [of  un  and  j^ccajian, 
Sax.^  not  having  the  wool!  dipped  otf 

UNSHU'T  L  t-f  Hn  and  JfCj-CCan, 
Sax  ]  not  doled  up,  6»j. 

UNSI  GHTLY  [of  un  and  Se/i"^, 
5«x.]  not  plcafant  or  beautiful  to  the 
fight. 

UNSKI'LFUL^  [ofKngbel)  ^•»''- 

UNSK1'LLED>  prob.  or  as  Min- 
Jheto,  offcioU  or  fdo,  L]  without  Know- 
ledge or  experience. 

UNSKrLFULNESS,  ignorance,  un- 
expericncednefs. 

To  UNSLOUGH  a  boar,  to  rouie 
him  out  of  his  harbour. 

UNSLEEPING  [of  un  and  JTlflppan, 
Sax.  I  waiting,  watch  nil . 

UNSMOO'TH  [of  Ma  and  /mae"^. 
Sax  A  rough. 

UNSNA'RED    [of     «»    and     bC- 

fCltlftCrcr^  Dan,"]  not  entangled  in  a 
Ihare. 

UNSO'BER  [of  irif  and  /o&rini,  L.] 
drunk,  rude,  uncivil 

UNSO'CIABLE  linfo:iabilis,  L.] 
not  a  good  companion,  S^.  F. 

UNSO'CIABLENESS,  an  infociable 
hnmour. 

UNSODDEN  [of  «»  and /eoiJan, 
Sa*^  not  boiled. 

UNSOU'GHT  [of  Kif  and  ^Jcjrccan, 
Sa*']  not  fought  or  looked  for. 

To  UNSO  LDER  IdeJfoKdre,  F.l  to 
take  off  folder. 

UNSOLED  Idefoli,  F.]  having  the 
folcs  taken  off. 

UNSO'LID  [of  Kn  ncg  and/oWw, 
L.1  hollow. 

UNSOU'ND  [of  un  and  I'unb,  Sa."] 
not  foiid,  unheaUhful,  &>c. 

UNSCKUNDNESS  [of  nn  JTiinto  and 
ncJTre,  Sa.]  unhealthincfs;  alfo  the 
nor "oeing  folid,  right,  or  true. 

UNSPA'RING  ,of  ii»and  rpajVian, 
Sa."]  free,  liberal,  generous,  bounriful. 

UNSPEA'KABLK  lof  na  J  paean, 
Sm.  and  ailel  unutterable. 

UNSPF/NT  [of  M»  and  ypenban 
Ss.  of  difpendere^  L.]  not  fpcnt  or  ex- 
pended. 

UNSPOTTED  [prob.  of  un  and 
t))Orr?  Tent,  ignominy]  having  no 
fpotn,  &^e 

UNSTA^BLE  iinfiahitis,  L.]  tmfinn, 


UN 

UNSTA'BLENESS  [iVjUilitef,  Ul 

inflabilUty,  unfleadfailneis. 

UNSTAI^EDNESS  [of  m  and  9U^ 
F  and  tv/ij  want  of  fedatenefii,  gta¥ky» 
fifv-.  levity. 

UNSTAFNED  [of  ««  and  difisi^ 
F.]  having  no  (Uin,  immaenUce. 

UNSTA'NCHED  [of  m»  and  cteaA^ 
F.l  (of  blood)  not  (topped. 

UNSTEADINESS        >  Cof «« and 

UNSTE'DFASTNESSj  fcss^ 
nejTJe,  5a.]  unconftaxKy,  wane  of  fix- 
ednefb  and  resolution. 


UNSTEADY      ->  [of  nm  and  jrCae* 

fixed,  irreiblute,  6^. 


UNSTE'DFAST3 


[of  MM 

^5. 


Ssx.lun- 


UNSTI RRED  [of  iw  and  jrtTrpaa» 

Sax.']  unmoved. 

To  UNSTITCH  [of  mm  and  jrcice^ 
SaJ]  to  pick  out  ftitcheai 

ro  UNSTO'CK  a  (^ffif,  iatotaJBCoff 
the  ftock  from  the  band. 

To  UNSTOP  [of  urn  and  Ooppery 
Dan.  or  etouph^  F.]  to  open  a  llopfiage. 

To  UNSTRrKE  the  Hood  [wicb  fMi- 
cQ»ers^  is  to  draw  the  firings  ot  a  ha«k*i 
hood,  that  it  may  be  in  nadinefi  to 
be  pulled  off. 

UNSTRU'NG  [of  am  ami  pJJienJ. 
Sa.^  not  ttjrnilhed  with  ftrings. 

To  UNSTU'FF  [prob.  of  pftOfff J 
C.  Br.  or  etoffer,  F.  ftuff ]  to  take  otf 
what  was  fluffed  in. 

UNSUBDU  ABLE  [of  mn  ncg.  and 
fuhiere,  L«  and  able]  ttiat  cannoc  be  fub* 
dued. 

UNSUBDU'ED  [of  um  and  ^iitmH 
L,1  not  brought  under. 

UNSUCXE  SSFUL  [of  mmfmsau  F. 
of  Hn  fncfieftts^  L.  and/ac/ij  not  fivcnd' 
ing  well. 

UNSUFFERABLE  [of  u  fa^nr^ 
F.  and  «W«"l  unbearable. 

UMSU'FFERABLY,  intoUoablyt 
unbearably,  Ok. 

UNSU'FFICIENT  [ofa»and/i^ 
ens,  L.]  infuflScicnt 

UNSUITABLE  [of  mnfmiu^  F.  aid 
ahle]  difagreeaVe. 

To  UNTA  CH  •  Cseriew  [with  €W> 
veril  is  to  cut  it  up. 

UNSUITABLENESS  [of  mm  fidu, 
of /wfvre,  F.  abU  and  nf/V]  a  difigreeabli 
quality.  d"tf. 

UNSUXLIED  [of  M  and  Aft,  F.] 
not  foiled,  the  Inftrc  not  impaired. 

UNSU  MMED  [in  Falconry}  a  hsvK 
ift  faid  to  be  nnfummed,  when  her  te- 
thers are  not  at  their  full  length. 

UNSUPPORTED  [of  «»  /«»*«/. 

F,of  Xf.]nocbomiijjb|[Wf  thing  on- 

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UN 


dlerncath,  or  by  tuijr  aid  or  afljftancc. 

UNSU'PERABLE  linfjiperabilis  L.] 
not  to  be  overcome. 

UNSU'RE  Lof  »»  and/wr,  F.]  un- 
certain. 

UNSURMOU'NTABLE  [of  k»/«i- 
fwoffter,  F.  d»c.]  not  to  be  fui  mounted  or 
Rotten  over. 

UNSURPA'SSABLE  [oi  Mftfurpajftr, 
F-  &C.3  that  i*  not  to  be  exceeded  or 
ffone  beyond- 

UNSUSTAI'NED  [of  Mn  and  fMfi$n' 
tMtttSf  L  ]  not  born  up  or  held  up. 

To  UNS WADDLE  [of  nn  and  >'_pe- 
'Eclc,  Jjx.]  to  unloofc  Twaddling  cloths- 

To  UNSWATHE  [of  «i>  and  jrpc- 
^San»  SaxJ]  to  undo  fwaches  of  childrens 
hollers. 

UNSWEET  [of  MP  and  rpaet,  -fax] 
tot  fwcet. 

UNSWCRN  [of  u»  and  jrpejiian, 
Sax.']  not  dep^fed  upon  oath. 

UNTAl'NTED  [of  «»  and  f«n*,  F. 
or  q.  attiuciHs  pHtrtdine^  L.]  nut  corrupt- 
ed. 

UNTA'KEN  [of  un  and  taffer, 
Daft,"]  not  appre'^ ended,  0»c. 

UNTAMED  icf  Hn  neg.  and  tra- 
man.  Sax."]  not  mac'c  gentle,  &c. 

To  UNTA'NGLE  [prob.  of  n»  and 
tan*"!  Sax^  to  undo  an  entanglement. 

UNTANNED  [of  «»  and  ^eran- 
nan.  Sax.]  not  tanned. 

UNTA'STED  [of  mn  and  tattCtlj 

7*Kt.   OXtaftf,  F] 

UNTA'UGHT  [of  »»  and  trjccan, 
Sax,^ 

UNTEA'CHABLENESS  [oUn  tw- 
can,  Sax.  able  of  babilis,  and  ne/j'e, 
^«x,]  uncapablcnefs  of  being  taught. 

UNTE'MPERATE  Iwtem^iratMSy 
L.I  not  iifing  temperance. 

UNTE'NABLE  [of  Mn  and  tenable, 
T.  of  fe»tfrtf,  L.J  that  cannot  be  held  or 
kept. 

UNTHA^KFULLY  fnn'*Sank'/ul- 
lic,  Sax.'\  after  an  nntharikfiil  manner. 

UNTHrNKING,  without  thought, 

UNTHI^KINGNESS  Tof  un  "^in- 
can.  Sax.  and  ne  jr jrel  thoughtlefncfs. 

UNTHOU  GHT  [of  un^hr,  Sax.] 
not  thought  of. 

UNTHRFFTINESS  [of  «;i  "^Jii^:- 
tei^  and  nej/e,  Sa.}  wailefulnefs,  pro- 
digallity. 

To  UNTHRONE  [of  «»  and  thronus^ 
h-  dethroner^  F.  of  L.]  to  dethrone. 

To  UNTI'E  [of  urn  and  Tian,  ^^j?.] 
10  loofen  what  waa  tied. 

UNTI'LLED  [of  iw  aiKl  tilian, 
/««.]  uncultivated* 


UN 

UNTI'MELINESS  [of  un  timdie 
and  nejr/e,  «y«x.]  the  being  out  of  pro- 
per time. 

UNTIllEABLE  [of  un  tijlian, 
S^x,  and  able]  that  cannot  be  wearied 
or  tired. 

L  NTmED  [of  un  and  fcijllan,  ^-ix.] 
unwearied. 

UNTO  [unto.  Sax.'] 

UNTO  LD  [of  un  and  tellan.  Sax,"] 
not  faid  or  numbred. 

UNTOLERABLE  iintoUrabilis^  L.] 
not  to  be  born  or  fuflfeied. 

UNTOU'CHED  [of  un  and  to«cW, 
F.]  not  tobched  or  meddled  with. 

UNTO'WARD  [of  nn  and  toJJC- 
a  nb,  .y^x  3  naught,  obftinate,  Qpc, 

UNTOWA'KDLINESS  lof  un  t:o- 
jJaji'rsjic  and  ncJT/e,  J^^x.l  di&bcdi- 
cnce,  llubbornncfs,  naughtinefs 

UNTKA'lTABi.ENESS  Lof  intra. 
flajiiis  and  nefi]  ^vanL  of  capacity  or  in- 
clination to  be  managed,  &pc. 

UNTRIED  [prob.  oiun  and  tctatMS^ 
L.l  not  eflayed 

UNI  Rr AIMED  [of  mn  and  Je- 
Tjiymmeto,  s*tx.]  not  adorned,  unina- 
ven. 

UNTROD  [of  ttn  and  tjietoan. 
Sax  ]  not  trodden  upon. 

UNTRUE  [of  «»  and  trnipe.  Sax.} 
falfe. 

To  UNTRU'SS  a  Toint,  is  to  untie 
or  unbutton  the  breeches  in  order  to 
cafe  the  body. 

To  UNTkUSS  [of  kn  and  troafsr^ 
F.]  to  unrie  a  tnift  or  bundle,  to  ungird. 

UNTRU  STINESS  [of  un  rjioej>c 
and  neyjre,  Sax]  unfaiihrulncfi. 

U'NTKUTH  [of  Hn  and  t?neop'^e. 
Sax]  fainty. 

To  UNTUCK,  to  undo  or  loofea 
that  which  was  tucked  up. 

UNTUNEABLE  [of  nn  tonusy  L, 
of  Gr.  and  abW]  not  melodious. 

To  UNTWI  NE  lof  n;i  and  tpinan. 
Sax!]  to  unravel  that  which  was  twitted 
or  twined. 

To  UNTWI  ST  [of  Hn  and  ^crpi* 
ran,  sSax]  to  undo  what  is  twifted. 

To  UN  VAIL  Idevoiler,  V.  dtveUre^ 
L.l  to  uncover,  S^c. 

UNVA'LUABLE  [of  un  valuer;  F. 
vahr.  L.  and  able]  ineftimable. 

UNVANQUISHEO  Ihvaincu,  FJj 
uneonquered.  ^  .        .  , 

UNVA'RIABLE  linvartabiUs,  L.] 
not  to  be,  or  that  cannot  be  varied. 

UNVE'RST  [of  un  and  verfatus,  LJ 
not  eonvcrfant  with,  not  skilled  in. 

UNVI'NCIBLE  [itrvincibiUs,  L.]  yn,* 
conquerable,  not  to  be  ove^^cooic. 

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UNVIOLABLE  i  ifrof'fi^bnis,  LJ 
not  CO  be  or  incapdble  of  being  violated , 
or  broken, 

UN  VISITED  [of  Mn  and  viftte,  F.] 
HOC  vilked  oi  gone  Co  fea. 

UNU  NIFOKM  '^of  ho  ncg.  and  Mni- 
fwrmisy  L 1  not  unitoim. 

UNVOY'AG  P'.ABi.E  'of  «»  voyager^ 
F.  and  abW]  that  cannot  be  failed  in  or 
through. 

UNU'SUALNESS  [of  «i»  ufiulii,  L 
and  iMt/i]  rarcnefi,  unccmmonnefs. 

UNUTTERABLE  Lof  «»  utTeji; 
S»x.  and  able]  unfpcakable. 

UNWA'KENED  [of  an  and  Jjacian, 
^4x.]  not  awakened. 

UN  WA'LLED  Lof  un  and  pall,  5«x.] 
withonc  walls. 

UNWA'RLIKF.  [of  un  and  pxjllic, 
S^%S\  not  like  a  warrior. 

UNWARINESS  [of  ««  psejliS 
and  nejTfc,  Sax.  ]  uncautioufncis. 

UNWA  RMED  [of  un  and  Jepyjv 
met),  4yax.]  not  made  wann. 

UNWA'RNED  [of  un  and  p«jini- 
an.  iWx.]  not  having  had  warning 

UNWA'RRANTED  loinn  and  y^ 

'an,  -y^x.l  not  fccured  by  authority. 


UNWASHEN  [of«ii  andpaecJTan, 
Sax."]  not  walhed. 

•  UNWA'STED  [of «»  and  pc}"tian, 
Aix.  or  vaflarc,  L.]  confumed,  fpent 
Q(  laid  wade. 

UNWA'TCHED  [of  un  and  pnscci- 
an,  SaxA  not  gii.irded  by  a  watch,  &>c. 

VNWATERED  [of  un  and  pa?rejl 
6x  pfleTjian,  Jfax.  J  not  moiftcned,  ©sc. 
Vvjtii  water. 

'  UNWEA'NED  [  of  un  and  apene^. 
Sax"]  not  taken  from  the  breaft. 

UNWEARABLE  [of  un  and  pe- 
nan,  ^*x.}  that  cannot  be  worn. 
•  UNWEA'RIABLE  [  of  un  pcjii^, 
and  able\  that  cannot  be  wearied  or  ti- 
red. 

UNnVEA'RIED  [of  anandpejlij^an. 
Sax  *]  untired. 

UNWEA'RIEDNESS  [of  un  and 
peni]jncjrjc,  Sax.'\  the  not  being  ti- 
re<f. 

UNWEATHER  [unpe^Jl,  Sax.-] 
a  tempcft  or  ftorm. 

to  VNWEA  VE  [of  j»»  and  pea  Jan, 
Sax  1  to  undo  what  was  woven. 

UNWE  DDtD  [of  un  and  pctobian, 
S*x.'\  unTi\ai[ried. 

UNWEE'TING  [of  nn  and  pitran, 
Sax.^  unwitting,  not  knowing,  d»e. 

tJNWELCOAlENESS  fof  ««  pHru- 
Jttian  and  n9j*jCj  Sm.1  di^rccable.- 


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VHWnOLSOMESESS  [of  m 
h%lo  jTom  and  ue)  JTe,  .>^.]  uitaeattlit- 

iiefs  &^:. 
UNWIE'LDINESS  [of  m  pealtei 

ind  nej^je,  SaxJ]  unmanageab'encfi. 
or  unhandinels  by  leafon  ot  great  bulk. 

UNWrLLINGN'ESS  [of  mm  pil- 
lunj,  of  p:iUn  and  ncJT j^c,  Smu]  an 
unwilling  remper. 

X'o  UNWIND  [of  m  and  pn'baB^ 
\jx.l  to  nndo  what  was  wound.  ' 

UNWISE  Lof  un  and  pifc,  SmxJ 
void  of  wjfJom,  foolilh. 

UNWI  SHt  D  (of  un  and  "g^pY^' 
an,  SaxJ]  not  defired  &»c. 

UNWI  THEKABLE  [piob,  of  u 
J-e  pi"*Sejio>D,  ^«*.  and  aWe]  that  cao- 
iiof  wither. 

UN  WITTY  [of  MM  and  pirri)^, 

Vax.]  filly,  fooliftl 

UNWITTING  [of  i««andpiWnn, 
Sax."]  nor  knowing. 

UNWO'NTED  lof  mm  and  pmian. 
Sax.}  unarc. Homed. 

UNWONTEDNESS  [of**  ^poo- 
nian,  and  ncf /e,  SaxA  unaccmbmed' 
ncfs 

UNWORKMANLIKE  [of  wpejio. 
man  and  ^elic.  Sax."]  bungling,  noc 
artificial. 

UNWO  RN  Lof  «0  and  pejian,  jlo.] 
not  worn. 

UNWO'RTHIN^SS  [of  KnprJi^ 
add  nerr^i  Sax.]  undefervingnds. 

UNWOUND  :of  mn  and  apintim 
Sax  1  not  wound  up. 

UNWCVEN  Lof  MM  and  peajsi^ 
Sax  1  not  weaved- 

UNWO  UNDED  [of *»  and  punttao, 
Sax.]  having  received  no  w  ^und. 

UNWO  UNDABLE  [  of  mm  pt3i>]t 
Sax.  and  abU]  uncapabie  of  being 
woundecl. 

UNWRE  ATHED  [of  mm  and  ppc 
o"*Sian,  Sax.]  having  the  wreath  unr 
twiQed;  alfo  without  a  iwvath. 

To  UNWRINKLE  I  of  «*  ani 
ppindian.  Sax.]  to  fmooth  o«  wrin- 
Klc*. 

UNWRITHEN  [of  mm  and  bpr 
'^n,  Sax,]  unwreathed,  ontwilled^ 
ftraitened. 

UNWRITTEN  [of  if»and  pnitan, 
^-•x.l  not  written.  ^ 

UNWROU  GHT  [of  «•  and  peojl- 
cian,  Atx.l  unworked. 

r<»  UNYOKE  [of  MM  and  ^coc^ 
Sax.^  to  ier  free  from  the  yoke. 

VOCABULARY  [vo^^Uirr,  F.a£ 
X.l  a  word-book,  a  little  didtionary  con- 
gaining  a  colleCUoQ  of  words, 

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vo 

,  VO'CAL  [iwe«/fi,  L.]of,  orpcrtaln- 
ix^  to  the  voice.  • 

VOCAL  Mkjiek,  that  innfick  which 
I J  performed  by  the  voice  only,  finging. 

VO  CAL  Nervts  [in  Anat  ]  the  wcirr- 
rent  nerves,  thofe  which  fupple  the  muf- 
des  of  the  Larynx, 

VOCA'LE,  vocal  muficlc,  lul 

yOCALlTY  [voeaUtas,  L.]  a  vtcal 
quality. 

VO'CALLY  [of  vocaliter,  L.]  with 
the  voice. 

VO  CALNESS  ivoealitas  L.]  a  vocal 
qnality. 

VOCA'TIO  inJMs  [in  the  Civil  Law] 
is  the  fame  as  a  fummons  in  the  com- 
mon law. 

VOCA  TION,  a  calling,  an  employ, 
a  courfe  of  life  co  which  one  Is  appoint- 
ed. F.of  L. 

VOCATION  [in  Tbeolo^y^  the  grace 
or  favour  which  God  docs  any  one  in 
calling  him  out  of  the  way  of  death, 
and  putting  him  Into  the  way  of  falva- 
tion. 

VO  CATIVE  Cafe  [  in  grammar]  the 
fif  h  cafe  or  ftace  of  noiins,  ufed  in 
calling  or  fpeaking  to. 

VOCE  ingeniraL  figniHes  a  found  or 
noife,  but  in  Mufick  more  panicularly  a 
haman  voice,  ItaU 

VOCIFEKATIO  [oW  Lav>]  a  Hne 
mnd  Cry^  an  outcry  raifcd  againft  a  ma- 
Icfaftor,  L. 

VOCIFERATION,  a  bawling  or 
crying  out  aloud,  L. 

VO  GUE,  erteem,  credit,  popular  ap- 
plaufe ;  alfo  reputation,  fWay. 
,  VOICE  [twx,  L  VQix^  F.]  a  found 
proceeding  out  of  the  mouth,  a  cry  j  al- 
fo a  vote}  alfo  the  right  of  voting  upon 
any  ocrafion. 

VOICE  af  6od  [in  a  Scriptural  Senfe] 
the  divine  command. 

AfticklaU  VOICES,  are  fuch,  fevcral 
of  which  confpire  together  to  form  fome 
•flcmblage  or  little  lyftem  of  founds,  as 
in  exptefllng  the  leften  of  the  alphabet, 
^veral  of  which  Joined  together  form 
words. 

JnartiCMlate  VOICES,  arc  fuch  as  are 
not  orgtniied  or  alTcmblcd  into  words, 
as  the  barking  of  dogs,  the  braying  of 
aflfes  the  lowing  of  oxen,  the  finging  of 
birds  the  hifllng  of  fcrpcnts,  ^-. 

VOID  [vHtde^  F.l  empty  -y  alfo  dcpri 
ted  of  s  alfo  of  no  force  or  cflfc^. 

A  VOID  [une  vuide,  F.  VMkum,  L.] 
an  empry  fpace 

To  VOID  {.vaider,  F]  to  go  out,    to 

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VOID  ofCottrfe  [in  Afirol.'}  a  planet  ii 
faid  to  be  fo,  when  it  is  feparatcd  front 
one  planet,  and  during  its  ftay  in  that 
fign  does  not  apply  to  any  other,  cithet 
by  body  or  afpe£t. 

VOl'DABLE,  that  may  be  voided. 
VOI'DANCE  [in  the  Canon-Law]  the 
want  of  an  Incumbent  upon  a  beneftce  \ 
and  it  is  twofold,  either  dejnrg^as  whea 
one  holds  ieveral  benefices,  which  aro 
incompatible,  or  defaBo^  when  the  in- 
cumbent is  dead  or  actually  deprived. 

VOl'DABLENESS[of«;cWe,  F.]ca. 
pablenefs  of  being  voided  or  emptied. 

VOIDED  [in  Heraldry^ 
is  when  an  ordinary  has  no- 
thing to  fliew  its  form,  but 
an  edge,    all    the  inward 
_  part  being  fuppofed  to  be  c- 

vacuated  or  cut  out,  io  that  the  field  ap^ 
pears  through  it,  as  a  erofs  voided.  Sh 
the  EfcMtcheon. 

—       VOI'DER  [in  Heraldry^ 

one  wholb  figure  is  mucll 
like  that  of  the  aaik  of 
flanch,  only  that  it  doch 
not  bend  fo  much. 
-^TOIDER,  a  table-basket  for  platen 
knives^  &»c.  alfo  a  painted  or  japanned 
veflel  to  hold  fervices  of  fwcec  meats. 

VOFDING  [vHtdant,  FJ  difcharging 
or  throwing  oat  by  ftool,  urine,  or  vo- 
mit. 

VOI'DNESS  [of  ««Ve,  F.  and  nefs^ 
emptinefs. 

VOFRE  dire  [LawThrafe]  Is  when, 
upon  a  trial  at  law,  it  is  pray'd  that  a 
witnefs  may  be  fworn  upon  a  Foire  dire^ 
the  meaning  is,  that  he  Ihall  up.^n  hit 
oath  fpeak  or  declare  the  truth,  whether 
he  ftiall  get  or  lole  by  the  matter  in  con- 
trover  fy. 

VOI SINAGE,  neighbourhood,  ncat- 
nefs. 

^^  J  VOL  [in  Heraldryl  figni- 
^^d|  fies  both  the  wings  of  a 
«B  Is    fowl . 

^  ▼]  Un  demi  VOL  [in  Heral.-] 
^ — .-- --^   fignifies  one  wing. 

VOXA,  the  palm  or  hollow  of  the. 
hand,  L. 

VOLA'CIOUS  [of  w/are,  L.]  apt  or. 
fit  to  fly. 
VO  LANT  [whns,  L.l  flying. 
Camp  VOLANT,  a  flying  camp,  F. 
VOLANT  [in  Heraldrvyis  when  a 
bird  is  drawn  in  a  coat  of  arms,  flying 
or  having  its  wings  fpread  out. 

VO'LARY,  a  large  bird  cage,  fo  ca- 
pacious that  the  birds  have  room  to  flf 
abo  Mt  in  it. 

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VOLATICA.  a  witch  or  hag  that  is 
laid  to  ay  in  the  air.    jL. 

VOLATICA  [in  Surgery]  a  tetter  or  , 
ring- worm,  a  Ibrt  of  (welling  attended  I 
With  ronghneis  of  the  sltin  and  much 
itching. 

VOlAO'ICK  lwo/»AiVw,  L.]  flying, 
Oeeting,  unconltant. 

VO  LATILE  ivoUtilis,  L.]  that  flics 
«rcan  fly,  airy,  light. 

VOLATa£  Lwith  Cfymifii]  apt  to  fly 
or  (learn  out  in  vapours. 

\OLX1VUSs  Spirit,  a  fait  diffoWcd 
In  a  fufficient  quantity  of  phlegm  or  wa- 
ter- 

VOLATILE  Spirit  [oiS»l  Armoniac\i\ 
}s  a  cumpufition  of  quick-lime  or  fait  of 
^srtar  with  Sal  Armoniack. 

VOLATILE  Salt  lof  Animals']  a  fait 
drawn  from  fbme  parts  of  living  crea- 
tures, drawn  much  after  the  fame  man- 
ner as  the  following. 

VOL  Al  ILE  Salt  [of  regetabUs]  a  fait 
nfually  drawn  in  a  retort  from  the  fruits 
sind  feeds  fermented  and  putrified,  which 
^ms  CO  be  only  the  elTential  fait  driven 
up  higher  and  volatiliicd  by  the  fpirits, 
4uring  tnc  fermentation  and  diftillation. 

VOlAIILKS  [wUtilij,  W]  living 
CieatUTCs  rhat  fly  in  the  air  as  birds  do. 

VO'LATILF-NESS llvohtilite,    F.^ 

VOLATILITY  5a  volatile  na- 
ture, n«"  ngnefsj  alfo  a  property  of  bo- 
dies whole  particles  are  apt  to  evaporate 
with  hc.u. 

VOLATILIZING  [w/af/Vixa/rt,  F. 
of  L.1  making  volatile. 

VOLATILIZA  TION  [in  Chymijiry] 
the  aft  of  rendering  fixed  bodies  viLxtiUj 
or  of  rcfolving  them  by  fire  into  a  fine, 
fubtile  vapour  or  fpirir,  which  cafily  dif 
fipates  and  flics  away. 

A'o/tfft  VO  LENS,  whether  one  will, 
or  no,  L. 

VOLKRY.    SccVoU^. 

VOLG ['VACANT  [volghxj^us,  L.] 
paffing  a monf?  the  common  people. 

VOLITA  TION,  a  flying  or  flutter- 
ing abjut,  L. 

VOLI'TION  [in  Thilofrfhy]  the  tiCt  of 
willing,  an  aft  of  the  mind,  when  it 
knowingly  cxcrcifes  that  dominion  it 
take.^  to  itfelf  over  any  part  of  the  man, 
by  employing  fuch  a  faculty,  in  or  with- 
holding it  from  any  particular  aftion, 

VO'LLKY.  a  great  fliout. 

VO^LLKY\prob.  oT  vy'untarius,  L. 
willing,  frcel  aVlifchargcof  mufquctsby 
a  who^e  company,  Gpc.  or  a  party  at  onre. 

To  VOLLKY,  to  (hour  vehemently, 
as  at  the  onfet  of  a  battle ;  alfo  to  fend 
a  flight  of  arrows,  bullets,  d»c.  at  once. 


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I    V0LS£1,LA  >  a  pair  of  nippers  or 
I    VULSELLA  y  cweezeis.  to   pluck 

up  hair  by  the  roots,  L. 

VOLTE  Lin  Horfemarjhip]  fignifiesa 
round  or  circular  tread. 

Ktttversd  VOLT  [with  Harftmem]  is  a 
traft  of  two  treads,  which  a  horfe  makes 
with  his  head  to  the  centre,  and  his 
croup  out )  lb  that  he  goes  fide-ways  up- 
on a  walk,  trot,  or  gallop,  and  traces  otf 
a  fmall  circumference  with  his  fbool- 
ders,  and  a  larger  one  with  his  ctoop. 

Demi  VOL'i ,  is  a  deni  round  cf  cne 
tread  or  two  made  by  a  horfe  at  one  of 
the  angles  of  the  Folt,  or  elfe  at  the  end 
of  the  line  of  the  paflfade ,  fb  that  beisK 
near  the  end  of  this  line,  or  elfc  one  dt 
the  comers  of  the  VUt^  be  changes  hands 
to  return  by  a  femi-circle,  to  r^ain  the 
ikme  line. 

VO  LTA  [in  the  AUnagt]  tt  Tolt.  a 
bounding  turn. 

VOLTA        }  [in  Mmfiek  BoJb]  i.  e. 

VOLTA'RE  Vturn,  or  turn  over  a 

VOLTI        i  leaf,  ital. 

VO  LTI/a&ito  Un  Mm.  BaM\  turn  o- 
ver  quick,  ital, 

\OlTI frefio,  the  fame  as  the  kit 

VOLTI  Ji  fU^e,  i .  #.  turn  over  if  you 
pleafe,  Ital. 

To  mak£  VOLTS  \  [in  the  Acs- 

To  manage  upon  VOLTS  3  mies]  ligsi- 
fies  to  make  a  gate  of  two  treads,  by  the 
horle  gomg  fide- ways  round  the  centre, 
in  fuch  a  manner,  that  tbcfe  two  treads 
make  parallel  tiafts,  the  larger  by  tJie 
fore  feet,  and  the  fmaller  by  the  hinder- 
feet,  the  croup  approaching  towards  the 
centre,  and  the  ihouldets  bearing  one- 
wards. 

Demi  VOLTS,  of  the  length  of  a 
horfe,  are  femi  circ  es  of  two  treads^ 
which  a  horle  traces  m  working  fide- 
ways,  the  haunches  low,  and  the  head 
high,  turning  very  narrow  j  C>  thai  ha- 
ving formed  a  dcrai  round,  he  changes 
the  hand  to  make  another,  which  is  agam 
followed  by  another  change  of  hand,  and 
another  denii.round  that  croiTes  the  fiilt, 
and  may  be  compared  to  a  figure  of  8. 

VOLUBILIS  lin  Botany}  the  bob 
with-wind,  bind-weed,  rope  weed,  L. 

VO'LUBLE[wfii5i7i5.  L.]that  fpeaks 
with  great  Auentnefs,  nimble  in  fpeech, 
having  a  rolling  or  routxl  pronunctadon, 

VOLUBILITY     7  [t»/«4«lit*«,  L-l 

vaLUBLENESS  >  an  aptnefi  to 
roll. 

VOLUBLY  [volnbaittr,  W]  after  a 
rrilingeafy  manner. 

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^n  rolls]  a  b^ok  of  a  realbnabie  fize  fit  to 
l>e  bound  up  by  Itfelf}  aifo  a  part  of  a 
IsLfg/i  book,  F. 

VOLUME  of  a  BoJy  Twith  Fhihfo^b.1 
js  that  fpace  which  is  inclo&d  within  its 
luperficies. 

VOLU'AIINOUS,  of  a  large  volume, 
bulky  (  alio  confillijig  of  ieveral  volumes. 

VOLy'MINOUSN£SS  [pi  volMmen, 
I^.  and  ttefsJi  bulkinefs,  largei^fs. 

VOLU'AIUS  Li.  e.  vfe  wiU]  the  firft 
wrord  of  a  clauie  in  the  king's  letters  pa- 
tent and  writs  of  protedion,  L. 

VO'LUNT  [for  voluntas,  L.]  in  Lawy 
is  when  the  tenant  holds  lands  or  teae- 
snents  at  the  will  of  the  leflbr  or  lord  of 
cbe  manour. 

VO  LUNTARY  [v:,luntartH5,  L.]fifee, 
that  is  done  or  fuflfered  without  compul- 
lion  or  force. 

A  VOl-UNTARY  [in  Af#rj?rfc]  that 
which  a  mnfician  plays  extempore^  ac- 
cording to  his  fancy,  at  his  beginning  to 

VOLUNTARINESS  [v(^Hntaire,  F. 
and  jur/f]  the  doing  a  thing  voluntarily, 
or  without  conftraint. 

VOLUNTI'ER  [miles  volMntsrims,  L.] 
one  that  lifts  himfelf  for  a  Ibldier. 

VOLUNTEERS,  gentlemen  who, 
without  having  any  certain  poft  or  em- 
ploy in  the  army,  ^o  upon  warlike  expe- 
ditions and  run  into  dangers  only  to 
Rain  honour  and  preferment. 

VOLU'PTABLE  IvihiptalfiUs,  L.]  de- 
lightful, pleafurable. 

VOLU  PTABLENESS  [of  voUptabi- 
lis  and  n*fi\  deiightfulnels, 

VOLU'PTUARY  [  v^lnptMsrims,  L.  1 
a  voluptuous  Perfon,  or  one  given  to 
fenfual  pleafures. 

VOLUPTI  FlOL  [  vdupiijicHs,  L.  ] 
making  or  caufing  pleafure  or  delight. 

VOLU  PTUOUS  [  volHf^tHofus,  L.  ] 
Ibifual,  given  to  carnal  pleafures  or 
delights. 

VOLUPTUOUSNESS  [of  Wk/^^ji- 
flf/jti  and  ikTO  ienfuality,  a  giving  one's 
felf  up  to  carnal  pleafures. 

VOLU  TA  [volHte,  F.  of  Ww»io,  L, 
ToUingl  an  ornament  of  a  pillar. 

VOLU  TA  [in  ArchUeBure  ]  is  one  of 
the  principal  ornaments  of  lonick  and 
Compofite  Capitals,  rcprefcnting  a  kind  of 
baik,  wreathed  or  twifted  into  a  fpiral 
icroU,  or  (as  fome  will  have  it)  the 
hcaddreflfes  of  virjjins  in  their  long 
hair  There  arc  in  the  Corinthian  capi- 
tal eight  angular  Volnu\  and  thcfc  are 
accompanied  with  eight  other  little 
ones,  caird  Helices, 

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,  VOLUTAnriON,  a  lolllng,  tumb* 
ling,  or  wallowing.  L,  , 

VO'LVUS  LWJth  nyjteiams]  a  difeaie 
called  the  twilling  of  the  guts,  called  al- 
io the  Iliac  JPaJJion  and  Mtferere  met,  L. 

VOMER,  a  plough  Ihaxe  or  coulter. 

VOMER  Lin  Anjitomy]  a  boiie  feated 
in  the  middle  of  the  lower  part  of  the 
nole,  and  having  flcfti  in  the  upper  fide, 
in  which  it  receives  the  lower  edge  of  the 
Septum  nariitm.    L 

VOMICA  [in  SHrgtryl  an  impoflf 
hume  or  boil,  L. 

VOMICA  Lin  Mediclne^  a  difeafe  in- 
the  lungs,  which  caufes  a  fmall  fever, 
attended  with  rellleliieis  and  leannefs^ 

VOMICA  nux,  the  vomiting  nut,  a 
poifon  for  dogs  and  feveral  other  fouf- 
footed  animals,  whom  it  kills  by  excel'- 
five  vomiting,  L. 

A  VOMIT        ■>  {vomitHs  and  wwf- 

A  VOMITIVE 3  tZ-o^w,  L-la  potioa 
to  caufe  a  perfon  to  vomit  j  alfo  a  vomit- 
ing or  caftiiig  up. 

VOMITIVENESS  [of  nxmitif,  F. 
and  ne[>\  a  quality  caufing  vomiting. 

To  VOMIT  [vomitare,  L.]  to  fpue, 
to  caft  or  bring  up. 

VO'MITOR  Y  [vomitorius,  L  ]  caufing 
or  provoking  vomiting. 

A  VOMITORY,  a  medicine  takcix 
inwardly  to  provoke  vomiting. 

VO  PISCUS,  of  twins  in  the  womb, 
that  which  comes  to  perfc^  birth,  L. 

VORA  CIOUS  Ivoraxy  L  ]  ravenous, 
feeding  greedily,  eating  iramoderatclyy 
gluttonous . 

VOR A'CITY  ?  Ivoracitas,  L. 

VORACIOUSNESSS  twwiirf,  F.] 
a  greedy  or  devouring  nature. 

VORA'GINOUS  [voraginofus,  L.  ] 
full  of  gulphs  and  fwallowing  pits. 

VORTEX  [according  to  the  Cart^* 
'Jian  Philofophy  is  a  fyftem  of  particles 
of  air  or  celeftial  matter,  moving  round 
like  a  whirlpool,  and  having  no  void  irt- 
terftices  or  vacuities  between  the  parti- 
cles, and  which  carries  the  planets  about 
the  fun,  either  fwifter  or  flower,  accord- 
ing as  they  arc  farther  off,  or  nearer  to 
its  centre,  L- 

VORTEX  [in  M^teonhjiyl  a  fuddcn, 
rapid,  violent  motion  of  the  air  in  gyrea 
or  circles,  L. 

VOTARESS  [nno  tlev6*ey  F.l  one  whr> 
has  bound  hcrfelf  to  the  performance  of 
fome  relig'oiis  vow. 

^VOTARY  [riffr/Vf  of  vifMiff,  L.] 
one  who  has  bound  himfelf  to  the  per- 
formarc,:  of  a  rcligiom  vow  j  alfo  one 
devoted  or  wholly  jjiTjn  up  to  Ijve,  leaw- 

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TdVOTE  Ivoter^  F.]  to  give  one's 
voice  )  alfo  to  relblve  by  the  grouer 
number  of  votes. 

A  VOTE  [votMm  or  vox^  L.]  a  voice, 
advice  or  opinion  in  matters  of  debate. 

VOTES  [wu,  L,]  the  fuflfrages  of  an 
aflembly  or  parliament. 

VOTING[wftf»t,F.]  giving  his  vote, 
or  fufTrage  ac  the  election  of  a  magi£trate» 
or  making  a  law,  &»c. 

VOTIVE  ivQtivHs,  L.]  of  or  belong- 
ing to  a  vow. 

VOTIVE  Medals  [with  Aati^uariM] 
tbofe  whereon  the  vows  of  the  people  for 
the  emperors  or  emprcfles  are  expref- 
ftd. 

to  VOUCH  [vMcber,  F.]  to  avouch  or 
maintain,  to  aifirm  or  warrant  i  alfo  to 
tballenge  a  thing. 

To  VOUCH  [in  Lars']  is  'to  call  one 
Into  court  to  make  good  his  warranty. 

VOUCHE'R,  a  perfon  vouched  at 
Uw,  or  a  perfon  who  is  to  warrant  or 
vouch  for  another,  who,  in  refpedt  here- 
of is  chilled  a  yoMcber. 

VOUCHE'R  [in  Law  ]  the  tenant 
vho  calls  another  perfon  into  court, 
bound  to  warranty  him,  and  either  to 
acfcnd  the  right  againft  the  demandant, 
or  to  yield  him  other  lands,  dv.  to  the 

Foreign  VOUCHER  [  m  Lawl  it 
when  the  tenant  being  impleaded  in  a 
Jjarticular  jurifdiftion,  as  at  London  or 
tifewhere,  vouches  one  to  warranty, 
and  prays  he  may  be  fummoned  in  Ibme 
other  county  out  of  the  jurifdidlion  of 
that  court. 

VOUCHER,  a  ledger-book,  or  book 
of  accompts,  wherein  are  entered  the 
warrants  tox  the  accomptant's  difcharge. 

VOU'CHING  \vouchant^  F.]  affirm- 
ing, warranting.  ,  ^         , 

VOUCHSA'FING  [of  vouchant,  of 
vouchsr,  and  /»«/,  F.]  condefcending, 
gracioufly  granting. 

VOUSSOI'RS  [in  ArchiteH.  ]  the 
ilones  that  form  the  arch,  F, 

VOY^AGING  [voyageant^  F.]  travel- 
ing or  going  by  lea. 

UP-BORN  [of  up  and  bcjian,   Sax^ 

^born  up. 

UPBRAIDING  [of  up-Jfcbjiaeban, 
Sax.  1  twitting,  reproaching. 

UPDRA'WN  [of  HP  and  fejia^an. 
Sax,"]  drawn,  or  attracted  upwards. 

To  UPHEA'VE  [of  H/»  and  jpeajcian, 
Arx-l  to  lift  or  throw  up. 

UPHOXDING  [of  OpIjOlOcr, 
U«»  1  fupporting,  maintaining }  alfj  fa- 
touring. 


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UPLA'NDISH  [of  1^  and  Unb,  Smx,^ 
belonging  to  the  uplands  or  hig^grofunda 

UPGKO'WN  [of  up  and  Sjiojui. 
Sax»'\  grown  up. 

UPPISH Lof  nppan,   SMX^  elevated. 

U'PPISHNESS.  elevatednels  of  stiiod 
UPRIGHT  L  with  Br- 
raldt']  is  a  term  tifed  of  fiieU- 
fiihes,  when  they  Hand  £» 
in  a  coat  of  arms  $  fi>c,  he- 
canfe  they  want  fins,  they 
cannot  properly  be  fiJd  to  be  hanriaat, 
becaufc  that  term  properly  btioogi  » 
fcaly  fiflies.    See  the  Efemtcbe^, 

UPRIGHTLY,  after  an  honeft,  fin- 
cere  manner ;  alfo  ftraitly  erected. 

UPRIGHTNESS  [of  OpjiCrffy 
Dan,  and  nefs]  lincerity,  hooeft  bcanei- 
neft }  alio  flrait  Oanding. 

UPROOTED  L  of  jr^  and  tOtii 
Van.^  puUed  up  by  the  roots. 

UP-SIDE  [of  1^  and  ri^»  ^^}th€ 
hfgher  fide. 

To  UPSPRINQ  [of  mf  and  JpJlixL 
Jran,  Sax.]  to  fpring  up. 

UPSTA'ID  [of  1*^  aiKl  ei^ye,  F.]  fiip- 
lUpponed  or  bom  ur  Mslto». 

UPTU'RNS  [o£^  1^  and  t^Jimn, 
Sax."]  turns  up,  Milton. 

UPWHI'RL'D  [of  1^  and  hpyppot 
Sax."]  whirled  upwards. 

URA'NIA  Lof  »>w,  Gr.  hcaToi] 
the  daughter  GSJmpiter  and  Mmtmsfyee 
(according  to  the  poets)  to  whom  is  at- 
tributed the  invention  of  aAronomy. 

URA'NIA  [in  Painting,  &c.]  is  K- 
prefented  as  a  beautiftil  lady  in  an 
aiute  robe>  hating  her  head  adomcd 
with  a  coronet  of  bright  ftars,  and  hold- 
ing in  her  right-hand  the  celeiti^  gjobe, 
and  the  terreftrial  in  her  left, 

URBANE  ImifapMSt  L.]  concteoas 
civil.  ^    , 

URBA'NENESS[«ri4»i.it**.  L."coi»- 
tefy,  civility,  civil  behaviour,  gpodmas* 
ners  or  breeding.  •       , 

URCEOLA'KIS  Herha  [with  Sttsm,] 
the  herb  Feverfevf  or  pellitory  of  the 

r^-T 1       URDAE  [in  HeraUry] 

JV        as  a  Crofs  Urd^.  is  a  cicfi 
\<r    "p^l  that  tertniratcs  in  the  roar- 
XT        ner  of  a  lowngc,  as  in  the 
^ — «,V — ^  cfcnrchcon. 

URGENTLY,  with  tii^ency. 

U'RGENTNESS  [of  «rjj*»*,  L  mi 
nefs^  prefling  importunity,  eameftnds. 

U'RlNEtiirtVie,  F  o£nrimd,  h.  of  »^, 
Gr.]  by  chymJcal  wnrers  it  i»  expn&i 
by  this  charaaer  m 

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TJRmOUSNESS  [pfmrinofiis,  L.  and 
mmej's]  un  urinous  quality. 

U'KNA  Lwich  the  Aow^iiO  a  vcflcl 
ufcU  CO  di-a«v  out  of  ic  the  names  of 
r  1-iol'e  'Who  were  Ard  to  engage  at  the 
piablick  play^i  alfj  into  which  they 
cKrew  notes,  by  which  they  gave  their 
Votes  in  publick  alTomblies  and  courts 
ofjuftice. 

UROCRrTICA    with  Ifbyficiaat] 

Si^n5  Wiiich  are  oblervcd  from  urine.  L. 

U  RKAY.  L  in  CoJ-Mims  ]  a  fort  of 

l>lue  or  black  c!ay,  which  iies  next  the 

coals,  and  is  ufed  in  duoging  land. 

URSA  major,  liejhd  telis  Us,  (he  wa^ 

the  daughter  of  L^ca<m,   and  dwelt  in 

^rcjtdijy  and  was  lo  devoted  to  the  Itiidy 

ot  hunting  as  to  be  one  of  the  companions 

of  S>t*na    in  nngng  the  m.^untains. 

And  that  after  Ihe  nad  been  debauch M 

^y   J'*^*^f^t   fl^e  conceal'd  it  from  the 

gocidcls  \  but  her  belly  growing  big,lh<: 

being  near  her  time,  i>i jw«  difcover*d  it, 

as    (he  was  bathing  Ixifeif,  and  being 

angry  at  hcr,transfbrm'd  her  into  a  bear, 

JUiti  ftic  brought  forth  Areas,    And  that 

the,  wandring  on  the  mountains,  was 

found  by  fome  Ihepherds,  and  brought 

to  her  father  Lycaon^  together  with  her 

infant,  for  a  prefent.     Some  time  after 

me  entered  the  temple  of  J^plter^  which 

was  unlawful  for  her  to  de  ;   and  when 

her  Ibn  Areas  and  the  Arc.iiittn  followM 

her   toki'lhcr,   for  violating  the  law, 

J^.tpiter,  mindful  of  the  convcrfation  he 

bid  had  with  her,  fnaich'd  her  away 

and  placed  her  among  the  ftars,  and 

•  rall'd  her  LV/*,  on  account  of  what  had 

happened. 

tjRSA  fnaior  [in  AJi/-o?i.']  the  great 
ftcar,  a  conflcllation  in  the  northern 
hemifphcr'!,  containinf»,  fome  &y,  35, 
when  ^^,  but  accordinj»  to  the  BrtUn- 
nick  catalogue  21^  flais. 

U'RTICA  [in  Botan.']  a  ncrtle.  L. 
TJRTICO  SE    lurtL-ofHs,  L.  ]   full  of 
nettles. 

U  SACK,  ruftom,  rommon  practice, 
falhion,  way,  habit ;  alfo  treatment,  cn- 
tcrralnnient.    F. 

USE  and  Cujhm  fin  ant,l»v>'\  is  the 
ordinary  method  of  adling  or  proceedinc 
Jn  nny  cifc,  which  by  length  of  time  has 
obcaine'  the  force  of  a  law. 

U'fiKFUL  [of  «/«*,  L.  and/*/,]  ne- 
cc^Taiy  for  rife,  commodto\is,  &*c. 

U'SEKULNESS  [of  «r^  of  «/«/,  L. 
an  1  (ulnfft,^  profitableneft,  6»<^. 

USRS  and  Ct^omt  [in  Maritime  Af- 
fairs] are  certain  maxims,  rules,  orufa 
g'-8  which  make  the  bafe  or  ground 
not!  of  -ouritime  joiilprudence,    by 


U  T 

which  the  policy  of  navigation  aftd  com- 
merce of  the  iea  are  regulated. 

TJ'SHERSIilP  loi  bH,Jiiefy  F.]  the  of* 
fice  of  an  ulher. 

U^STION  Wnlharmacyy  the  preparing 
certain  fubftances  or  ihgredients  by 
burning  them.  L. 

U'SUAL  [ir/ire/,  F.  ]  common,  ordi- 
nary, cuftomary. 

U'SUALNKSS  [of  «/«*r,  F.and  nf/i,] 
frequef-tneis,  commonnefs,  ©v. 

USUCA'Pl  ION  [  in  the  Civil  Law] 
an  ac^uilTion  of  the  property  of  a  thing 
by  a  poITafllon  or  enjoyment  thereof^ 
fur  a  certain  term  of  years  prclcribed 
by  law. 

USUFRU'CTUST.  [in  the  Civil 
XJSUFKUi'T  3  Law]  Jstheen- 
jc  ymcnt  or  polTeflion  of  any  efFedt,  ot 
the  right  of  receiving  the  Fruits  and 
Profits  of  an  inheritance  or  other  thing, 
without  the  faculty  of  alienating  or  da- 
maging the  propeny  thereof.  L. 

TJSU^RIOUSNESS  [of  Mfurarins,  L. 
and  wr/>l  an  ufariousor  extortioning  equa- 
lity or  difpnfltion. 

VSV'RlOVSContraa  [  in  Law^  tt 
bargain  or  contradl  whereby  a  man  is 
obliged  to  pay  more  intereft  for  money 
than  the  Hatute  allows. 

USU'RPER  [uf=4rpator,  L.  HfurpenryF.'] 
onc'who  wrongfully  feizes  that  which  i$ 
the  ripht  of  another. 

USU  RPING  [«/;.r;>-«i»i,L  nfttrpant.F.'] 
a  wrongful  taking  that  which  is  ano* 
thcr's  right. 

U'SURY  [tifuri^F.  of  Mfttra,  q.  ufus 
dris,  L-l  the  money,  &»c.  taken  more 
thnn  the  principal  lent,  the  intereft, 
gain,  or  profit,  which  fitch  a  perfon 
makes  of  his  money  or  effcdts  by  lend- 
ing the  fame  ;  or  it  is  an  ixicrcalb  of  the 
principal  exacted  for  the  loan  thereof  j 
in  an  ill  fenfe  an  exorbitant  intereft  fot 
money  lent,  and  more  than  the  law  al- 
lows. 

UTE'N55ILS  [in  Milit.  Affairs  i  are 
fuch  neceflaries  which  every  hoft  is  to 
fumilh  a  foldier  whom  he  quarters  with, 
fix.  a  bed  with  Ihects,  a  pot,  a  glafs  or 
cup,  a  dilh,  a  place  at  the  fire,  and  a 
candle. 

U  TERUS  [in  Anat^  the  matrix  or 
womb  of  a  woman,  or  that  organ  of  se- 
neration  wherein  the  buHnefs  of  con- 
ception is  ppr^brmed.  and  wherein  the 
F.mMo  or  Fottus  is  lodged,  fed,  and  grows, 
during  the  time  of  geftation,  4i\\  its  de- 
livery. 

U  TMOST  [  uT^ermeytr,  Sax.l  the 
gi  eateft  power  or  ability  j  alfo  the  far- 
theft  diftancc,  Qn^ 

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*»  UTTER  [of  iirccji,  Ss%:\  io 
t)Turouncc  or  fpeak  forth  i  alio  to  vend 
crfeit  wares. 

UTTERBARRISTERS,  onter  Bar- 
tffters,  are  fuch  canJia:trcs,  as  by  rca- 
fvin  of  their  long  ftiuljr  and  gieac  indu- 
ftry  bellow'd  upon  the  knowleilgc  ot 
the  eommon  law,  are  called  out  ot  their 
contemplation  topradlice,  and  into  the 
ticw  of  the  world,  to  take  upon  them 
the  protedlion  and  defence  of  clients. 

U  TT£RABLE  [of  urrejl,  Sax, 
Und  atAe)  capable  of  being  uciercv.L 

U'TTERtST  L  »t;t:ejicy t,  Sax,'\ 
the  moft  outward,  the  moil  diltant  or 
fartheft  oS. 

UTTERANCE  [of  utr'CeJi,  Sax  ]  a 
deljyery,  manner  of  fpeaking  5  alio  the 
fale  of  commodities . 

UOTERING  [of  urtcjl,  ^^x.] 
fpeaking  forth  )  alfo\ ending  wares. 

U'TTERLY  Lurtrejiiic,  Sux.]  to- 
ully,  to  all  intents  and  purpofes. 

UTTERMOST     [  urcejimojrtr, 
A»*.]  the  fanheft,  the  moll  extreme. 

UVA,  a  grape,  L. 

UVEA  membr»n»  ?    [  in   Atutt.  ]  the 

UVEA  tnni€a  3  third  tunic  or 
inembrane  of  the  eye,  thus  called,  as 
rcfembling  a  grape  ftjne ;  a  skin  or  coat 
of  the  eye  having  a  ho!e  in  the  fore 
part,  fo  as  to  leave  a  fpace  for  the  appie 
of  the  eye  5  the  outward  furface  of  it  is 
of  divers  colours,  and  is  named  Iris^  and 
this  caufes  the  difference  in  perfons 
eyes,  as  to  coloun,  as  black,  grey,  «&».-. 

UVI'GENA?  [in  ^iwt.]  the  Cime 

VVl'GERAi  as  Uvula,  L. 
.  VULCAN  [fo  called  of  vaUnio  fly- 
ihg,  and  candens  growing  hot,  or  of  ma- 
ion  vi  i^nisj  and  f»*lgffe^  q.  rulganus, 
rMmi]  according  to  the  poets,  was  the 
god  of  fire,  was  the  fon  of  Jupiter^  by 
Jiis  wife  Jtino,  but  being  very  deform- 
ed, when  Jupiter  faw  how  ill  fliapen 
and  ugly  he  was,  he  kick'd  him  down 
from  heaven,  and  by  falling  upon  the 
Canhj  the  poor  babe  broke  one  of  his 
lei?s,  whereof  he  halted  ever  after.  But 
Thetis  and  the  nymphs  took  pity  of*  him, 
and  nurs'd  him  up :  and  when  he  came 
to  be  of  yenrs  he  followed  the  trade  of  "a 
olackfmUli,  and  wrought  for  the  rcfl  of 
thd  gOiU,  efpecially  for  Jupiter,  for 
whom  he  made  thunderbolts  j  for 
thPt  purpofc  he  had  feveral  forges  or 
Ihrps  in  the  iiles  of  2>wwof,  tipara,  and 
in  rnonrtii^yGtfia,  He  had  affiftants  dr 
j.  timey^mefri  that  were  called  Cydots, 
becaufc  they  had  but  one  great  «!ye  in 
the  middle  of  their  forcheatl  ^  the  moft 
t>otea  mi  which  mi-^Bmtis,  Sttropes^ 


Vt; 

Fvrazmon,  FttUam  h2ui  two  mid  J fr* 
and  ^enus  j  but  Vcmj  had  00  kii&t 
for  him,  by  realbn  of  hii  dcianar:, 
and  thcrefere  fougnt  iat.itiaiafi  fc» 
where  elfe,  and  r.eadiiy  accepted  cf  ,s 
embraces  of  Mars:  fiut  Afiu^xi^ 
ticc  of  their  meeting  to  fuLsM,  ^ 
foimd  a  way  to  i'urprize  Mart  in  tUa 
braces  of  hia  wife,  and  fpreadinghatf 
all  over  the  place  caught  than  Ep 
thCTj  and  to  put  them  tothegictfs 
Ihame,  he  fent  for  all  the  gods  ts  it 
witncflcs  cf  their  diflionelly  and  t^ii 
honour.  To  V^lcjia  is  afcnbed  ttc» 
king  the  chariot  of  the  fun,  and  tier 
mour  of  the  goda  and  the  heroes.  E» 
feafts'weie  named  Pr»*<rox«,  iniiKi 
tlieAojv^Mi  ran  about  with  lighted  lt' 
ches  in  honour  of  him.  At  the  fat i 
mount  jEtna  there  was  a  teiiif^  ea- 
6ted,  and  a  grove  planted  in  haaaad 
him,  which  was  kept  by  a  dog,  wl»  t 
is  faid)  would  tear  the  vicious  in  pBO 
(if  they  offered  to  approach)  but  ^ 
fawn  upon  fuch  as  were  virnvxaia^ 
good.  By  Vulcan  is  uiiderftood  tc^ 
meant  natural  heat  I  and  tbefcfint!^ 
Egyptians,  in  their  iUcrigfyfhicks,  jqfi 
I  fented  Vulcan,  by  an  egg  proceeding  «i 
of  the  mouth  of  Jupittr.  There  wstfc 
vera!  huhann  the  ift  was  thcimdCt 
Ins,  thefecondof  Ai/iri,  named  Otcct 
the  ?d  of  Jupiter  and  JmnBy  andtbeft 
the  fon  ofj\Unalius,  who  dwelt  neai^ 
}y,  in  the  iAands  called  Vtdcami*!^ 
The  anticnts  painted  him  in  a  fc* 
robe,  having  aji  anvil  ftandins  by  bai 
VULCA'NIAN  lt^l^mMs,l!]di 
penaining  to  Vulcan, 

VULCANO,  anamegi^ntoffffe 
mountains  that  belch  or  vomit  oefe 
Hame,  a(hes,  cinders,  Itones,  6c  4 
called 'afterr«fcA»  the  i>oetical  aai  offei 
VU'LGAR  [vulgMris,  Li  comai 
ordinary,  general  j  aUb  low,  lafe,  mea 
vile. 

TTw  VULGAR  [vMlgms,  U  U^ 
gaire,  F.]  the  common  people,  tbeaii 
the  nibble. 

VULGAR  tranfUthm  of  th  3St, 
called  alfo  the  VulgMUt  an  antieot  Lot 
tranUation  of  the  bible,  and  the  c^ 
ofic  the  church  of  R»me  acknowie^ 
authentick ;  it  waa  translated  vrsast 
from  the  Septuagint 

VULGAR  Frmai^Ms,  Zlh  Ari^rct^ 
nary  or  common  fra^icms,  fo  talksis 
diftindtion  to  decimal  Aa^ons. 

VULGA'RIS,  e  [  in  BaUmdL  r*; 
common,  L. 

VU'LGARLV  {vmJgaritcr^  F.'  se- 
harily,  aManl/>  bt&y» 

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•      VV'LGARNESS    [vJ^arttasi 
commonncfs,  meanncft,  lownels. 

VULGATl'SSIMUS,   a,  urn, 
JSotan.  fVrtt.']  mofk  common.  L. 

VULNERABLE  [of  wherarey 
that  may  be  wounded. 

VTJXNERABLtNESSfoft;*?«erar^, 
L.  able  and  vefs  1  capablcnefs  of  beinc 
woimded.    • 

VU'LNERARY  LW»?r;»r;Vc,  L.]  of, 
or  pertaining  to  j  alfo  good  to  heal 
wounds 

A    VU'LNERARy 


menr  to  be  held  juft  under  the  Lvula 


^ieinerariMMy  L.  ]  «  medicine  proper  for 
healing  of  wounds. 

VULNER  A'TION,  a  wounding,  L. 

VULNEKOSE  Ivulnerofus,  L.  ]  full 
of  wounds. 

VULNING  [in  flffr/t/iry]  wounding, 
m.  term  i,led  of  a  pelican. 

VULNl^ICK  [Wm;/x;ir5,  L.  3  ma- 
king or  c.iwfing  wounds. 

VULNU'S,  a  wound,  fore,  or  hurt.  L 

VU'LPINARY  ivHlpvaris,  L-lof.  or 
per^ining  to  a  fox,  crafty,  fubtle,  wily. 

VULPI  NE  ivftlpinMs,  L  ]  the  lame  as 

yitipivary, 

VULTUO'SE  [Wl#ro/«5,L.]  lofty  in 
look,  haughty,  looking  big. 

VU'LTUkE  L«^ifirriw,L.  ]  a  bird 
of  prey. 

VULTURE  [  H»iv>^//^if W/y  ]  was 
^y  the  Egyptians  ufed  to  reprefent  na- 
ti;re  i  they  having  this  notion,  that  this 
bird  doeb  not  conceive  according  to  the 
Vfual  manner,  by  copulating  with  a 
male,  being  all  females  j  antl  thai  they 
brought  forth  eggs  by  receiving  into 
their  bodies  the  jiorthcrn  or  wcdcin 
wind,  which  caufcd  them  to  conceive. 
The  yuh.xre  was  alfo  an  emblem  of  mer- 
cy 5  for  the  naturali(t^  fay.  that  flie  nc- 


with  pepper  and  fait  in  it,  to  be  blown 
up  into  the  hollow  behind  the  lame. 

UVULA'RIA  [with  Bot»n.-\  the  her^ 
Horfc- tongue. 

U  XOk,  a  wife.    L. 

UXO  RIOUS,  t  Kxoriofus,  L.  ]  over- 
fond  of,  or  doting  upon  a  wife. 

UXOKIOUSNESS   [of*xorw,  L* 

I  and  n-'f  ]  over  t'ondnefs  of  a  wile 
yXORIUM  Lamong  the  Romans'i 
L  meaicamettatm   a  mulc^  or  fo"  fcT  paid  tor  not  marrying  ^ 


alfo  money  cxadtci!  by  way  of  fine  from 
tliofe  who  had  no  wives. 

To  VYK,  to  Itrive,  to  equal,  or  out- 
do another. 

U  ZIFUR  [with  Chymifis]  Cinnabar, 
made  of  tulikur  and  Mercury, 


W  w,  Roman  \  Wvf^  Ttalick,  Wl  to| 
jLfigUJh  i  W  p,  Saxo'i  i  is  the  zii\ 
Letter  ol  the  alphabet }  ic  is  a  letter  not 
ufed  by  the  antients,  either  Jftaticks^ 
Grecians,  or  Ron:aus  5  but  it  was  by  the 
northern  nations,  iheleHtonis^Germani^ 
Saxons,  &c.  and  at  this  day  i$  npt  ufed  by 
the  I'rench^Spafiiards  J  lortufuefe,OY  Italians, 
Itis  compoundepot  twoV  confonants.  Ic 
lofes  its  found  after  0,  as  cow,  few,  &c. 
and  before  r,    as  «>ra/&,  vtretch^  W"***, 

ivron^^  tvrnrgy  &o. 

To  WAGE,  [in  Law]  fignifies  the 
giving  fecurity  for  the  performance  of 
tiny  thing.  Thus  to  ^^'ajre  Law,  is  tq 
put  in  fecurity  that  you  will  make  law 
at  the  day  afligned  i  that  is,  that  yov\ 
will  profenite  and  caiTy  on  the  fuit. 
To  WAGE  W5  Law  >  is  when  an  a- 
To  Make  his  Law     5"  ftion  of  debt  i^ 


vor  fecks  any  prey,  nor  aics  from  her  I  b^'^^^ght  againft  one.  The  defendant 
ncft,  until  the  youne  ones  come  to  a  "™'R^^  ^^"^^  *"  ^^**''»  '*  ^  take  an  oath 
confidcniblc  bignefs,  and  in  the  mean    ^^^^  he  does  not  owe  the  debt  that  yi^i 


time  nourilhcs  them  with  her  blood, 
which  they  fuck  out  of  her  thighs  and 
brcaft. 

VULTURI'NE  [vHltHrirtus  L.]  of, 
or  pertaining  to  a  vulture  $  of  the  na- 
ture of  a  vnlrurc,  rapacimis. 

VU'LVA  [with  I'byftci^n^']  the  T^'^w, 
the  womb  or  matrix  5  alfo  the  palTage, 
or  neck  of  the  womb,  6pc,  L, 

VULVA  c*reifri  [  in  Anat.l  an  oblong 
f\mow  between  the  eminences  or  bunch- 
ing ovt  purts  of  the  brain  L. 
'  UVULA  [  in  Anat.  »  a  round,  foft, 
fponp,^!^  K-)dy,  like  the  end  of  a  child's 
xiig^r.  ftifpendcd  from  the  palate  near 
the  FufMrnina  of  the  noflrils,  pcrpcndicu- 
Urljf  over  the  Ghttis,  L. 


claimed  of  him,  and 

WAGE,  I.  e.  bring  with  him  fo  many, 
men  as  the  court  fliall  afllgn,  who  Ihall 
avow  upon  their  oaths  that  they  believe 
he  fwears  tiuly. 

WA'HER  tin  Law")  the  pffg:  of  fu€^^ 
an  oath  bcforementionetl. 

WAGGING  [of  paSian^4<0  mq-i 
\\ns^   llining,  Shaking. 
W  A  GGONAGE,  wagfi^n-money,  mo- 
ney paid  for  the  hire  of  driving  wapRons, 

WAIF  [of  pa  pan,  i^^x.  to  float  up. 
and  down,  or  cbofe  guavsy  F.l  goods 
dtopt  by  a  thief  being  dofo  purftied  oif, 
over-^oadcd  j  alfo  rattle  loft,  vhich  be- 
ing found,  are  to  be  pro«laimedfcyeraV 
market  tUiyi,  axul  if  cha^eng^d  ^hh\n  \ 
sS.  a  ^QAI^ 

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year  and  a  day,  are  to  bt  reflored  to 
the  owner  5  cly>ecia'ly  if  he  lue  an 
appeal  agamrt  the  fc  on,  or  give  evi- 
dence againft  him  at  his  trial  j  other- 
wile  .hey  belu?'i<  to  tlie  lord  of  the 
manour,  in  whole  jurifaKtioii  they  were 
ictt,  who  has  the  t.-ar^hje  oj  thi  H  juj 
gr.inted  him  by  the  king 

WAINSCOT  TING  [  of  toaUl» 
CcljO')  l>n-]  wainfcot-worlc,  or  fuch  a 
lining  of  rooms. 

WAYWARDNESS,  frowardnefs,pee- 
yifhnefs,  morol'enefs. 

1 0  WAKE  L  Pacian,  Sax.  ]  to  watch 
or  forbear  trom  ilccping. 

WAKE  iSea  term']  the  fm.toth  wa- 
ter that  runs  from  a  fhip  s  item  when 
fne  is  under  fail  •,  a  fhip  ib  fiid  lojhy  to 
the  IVeah^  of  her  IVjtke,  when  in  her 
ftaying  Ihe  is  fo  quick,  that  flic  does 
pot  fall  to  the  leeward  up^n  a  tack  •, 
but  ^hat  when  flie  is  tack  d,  her  h^l:^ 
(i.  i.  the  fmooth  water  a  ftcrn)  is  t^  the 
leeward,  which  is  a  fign  that  Ihe  feels 
her  helm  very  well,  and  is  quick  of 
ileerage. 

WAKES  [of  p.ician,  Sjtx.  to  kcry  a- 
IVake,  becaufc  on  the  vigils  of  ihofe 
feafts  the  people  were  wont  to  awake 
from  fleep,  at  the  fcveral  vigils  of  the 
night,  and  go  to  prayers.  But  Spelman 
rather  derives  them  of  yac,  dninken 
nefs,  becaufe  in  celebrating  them,  they 
generally  encie  i  in  drunkenncfs]  they 
aip  vigils  or  counti7  fealts,  ulually  ob- 
fervcd  on  the  funday  next  after  the 
faint's  day  to  whom  the  parilli  church 
was  dCviintcd,  in  which  they  ufcd  to 
fcaft  and  dtmceall  night.  They  took 
their  orcein  from  a  letcr  tliat  6>ry^crs' 
the  (J'v-^  fern  to  Mditus  the  abbot,  who- 
cime  hroEj^Und  with  St.  Anjlin^  in 
thcfc  words.  **  It  may  therefore  be  per- 
•*  mitted  them  on  the  dedication  days, 
•*  or  o-  her  folemn  days  of  maityr^,  to 
«*  make  them  bowers.!  bout  the  churches, 
**  andrefrcfhinpthf. mfehes.aTKl  fcaflinp 
*«  trgether  after  a  good  reiigions  fort; 
"kill  their  o\en  now  to  rhe  praifeof 
••  God  ?nd  inrreafe  of  ch^ri-y,  which 
"  behove  thry  were  wont  to  (acrifice  to 
**  &.C.  devil,  ^ocr."  But  now  the  feaning 
part  is  a' I  that  is  retained 

WA'KF.rUL  [of  pncian  and  pill. 
Si1X.^  apL  or  ready  to  awake  or  be  awa- 
ked 

WA'KF.FULNFS^;,'  aptncft  to  a- 
wave  or  keep  from  Heeping.  a  diforder 
wrcrcbv  a  pofon  is  difiMed  from  go- 
ir.^,  to  iWp.  Tr  is  oc-afi  -n'd  by  a  con- 
liinial  ahvl  cxccmvc  motioiD  of  the  ani- 


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mal  fpirits  in  the  organs  of  the  Ksdr« 
wheitrby  thofe  organs  arc  prepar'd  to  re- 
ceive jeadily  any  impreflions  from  ex- 
ternal objects,  which  they  ptoipagate  to 
the  brain  J  and  fumilh  the  foul  with  di- 
vers occafions  oi  thmkng. 

A  Co./tj  WALK  a  place  where  fight- 
ing Cv>cks  aie  kept  feparatc  from  ocbcn- 
WAlK  Lwith  Htyffmen^  is  the  ilowtSt 
and  leall  rais'd  goings  of  a  horie; 
which  the  duke  of  Arty-'ji/e  delcribes« 
by  the  two  Icga  diametrically  oppoQxt 
in  the  air,  and  two  upon  the  ground  at 
the  fame  time,  in  the  form  of  St.  A»- 
(irev}\  crofsj  bit  other  authors  &y,  is  a 
mcttii>n  of  t,  legs  of  a  !ide,  one  alter  the 
other,  be&nnir,g  with  the  hirxl-leg  ferft. 
WALLING,  Lof  Jail,  Sux.}  a  wall 
orwallwoik. 

W^VLLA  [oU  Ke:.']  a  wall  or  bank  d 

earth  call  up  for  a  mound  or  bouTMiary. 

WALL-i:>'*^    [of     hpalc,     S^    a 

whale,  q.  d.  having  an  eye  like  a  whale] 

a  blem'ibed  eye. 

WALLOON  Lmr-xnage^  is  fopp^ied 
to  be  that  of  the  anticnt  G^tds,  The  lan- 
guage fp^^.ken  by  the  l^'allootn,  the  ID- 
l  habitants  of  a  confiderabic  pan  of  li-e 
J  Spa.jrjh  low  countries,  v.'z^  thofe  of  Af 
jj  tois,  Jiainault^  JSlmmnrj  Lttxerndttrg^   and 
I  part  of  Flurders  and  Brahjtnt 
j     WA'LLOP,  a  roll,  as  of  fat  ^e 
\     WA'LLOWISHFESS  [ of  tpalfft^ > 
5  Dm.  loathing,  and  j.«r/}"I  unfavourineG- 
WAMBLTNG[of  JTamb,    Sjuc    Xht 
belly]  moving  or  flirrjng.  as  the  gufti 
with  wind  j   alfo  moving,  r«  water  that 
bo:h  genrly  ;    alfo  wriggling  like  aa  ar- 
row in  the  air. 

AVA  NING  [of  ^cpanian  or  Dlnian^ 
Sax  J  growing  lefs.  ^ 

WANNESS,  pa!e-f-eedntffi. 
WANTING  [of  Danian,    ^«] defi- 
cient, needy,  Qpc. 

W.VNTONNESS  [tncrrtjt  etym^Ugii^ 
but  perhaps  of  tDCntflCH*  I>«.  to  turn 
round  about,  wanton  folks  being  friiky, 
unlefs  you  had  rather,  with  Mim/hre, 
derive  it  of  tvant  on*,  i.  c.  to  ro^mt  om  u 
play  withal  ]  waggilhnefs,  friskir^ds,  la- 
fcivioufnefs. 

WAPENTAKES  [prob.  of  pap«n, 
armour,  and  getrr^can,  Sax  to  give  op 
or  furrcndc",  it  be^ng  a  cuftom  for  tbc 
iiihabicants  to  prefenc  their  weapons  to 
their  lord,  in  token  of  fubjetftion  j  or  a 
cuftom,  that  when  he  that  came  to  take 
the  g)  rrnment  of  a  hundred,  wai  iriCt 
by  the  better  fort  of  people,  rhey  touch- 
rd  his  weapon  or  lance  with  their  fpears, 
by  which  cerenjony  they  were  united 
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^Sether,  snd  entred  into  a  nrntnal  affo- 
lauon]  the  fame  as  an  bundjcd  or  divi- 
ion  of  a  county. 

WAR  ho  mare  ISes  Ibrafe]  is  a  dire- 
kion  CO  liim  at  the  helm,  to  keep  the 
tiip  as  near  the  wind  as  poillble. 

WAR,  the  FreMh  are  iaid  lo  be  like 
.  fiea^  qtiickiy  skipping  into  a  country, 
jid  foon  leaping  out  again.  The  Sp*- 
tiard  lite  a  ciab,  creeping  into  a  place 
lowly,  and  not  to  be  expeiled  without 
;rcat  violence.  The  Garmjm  like  a 
>uie,  ilowly  maHering,  and  as  ilowly 
riven  out. 

Holy  WAR,  a  war  antiently  main- 
lin'd  by  leagues  and  croi fades,  for  the 
ecovcry  of  the  holy  land. . 

C/w7  WAR      \  is  that  between  fub- 

Int^^iiuWAKS  jc^s  of  the  fame 
salm,  or  parties  in  the  fame  ftaie. 

Flace  of  WAR,  is  a  place  fortified  on 
urpofe  to  cover  and  defend  a  country, 
nd  flop  the  incurilon  of  an  enemies  ar 
ly :  alfo  a  place  wherein  arc  the  maga- 
ines  of  proviGons  or  ftores  of  war,  tor 
n  army  encamped  in  the  ncighbour- 
ood,  or  repair  to  for  winter  quartci-s. 

CoMMcil.of  WAR,  is  an  aflembly  o"" 
rcat  officer*  call'd  by  a  geuer.il  or  com 
■ander,  to  deliberate  with  him  on  en- 
erpri^ea  and  at'empts  to  be  made. 

WA'RDAGE  [of  pcapto,  V^rr«.l 
f^T\  money,  or  money  for  keeping 
r;atch  and  ward. 

WARD  -honk  [with  Cjiwners']  a  rod  or 
taff  with  an  iron  end  turned  in  a  fer- 
)cntine  mnn?-'er,  to  draw  the  wads  or 
»sfcam  ont  of  a  gun,  when  it  is  to  be 
inloaded. 

WARDA'GIUM^  [*«^  W-ZM  the 

WA'RDA  3   cuftody    of    a 

own  or  caftle,  which  the  tenants  or  in- 
lAbitants  were  bound  to  keep  at  their 
>wn  charge. 

WA  RDA  Ecclgfiarim  [old  Writ.  1  the 
;uardian(hip  of  churches,  which  is  in 
he  king  during  the  vacancyvby  rca- 
on  of  the  Kej^alia  or  temporaliffcs. 

WAi<DF.CORD  [of  panto.  Sax. 
ind  coram,  L.  an  horn  ]  an  an'ticuL  cHi'y 
>f  watching  and  warding  at  a  caftle, 
ind  blowing  an  horn  upi«n  a  furpiize  j 

galled  Coruaffg. 

WARDENSHIP,  the  office  of  a 
ffjirdcn  of  a  company,  ^:. 

WA'RINESS  [of  paj\  or  pajii^ 
and  ncYY^i  Sjx.']  cautioiiinefs. 

WARMNESS  [ pcajimnejr/e,  Sax,"] 

WARMINGPAN    [  pcapmin^e^ 
panre,  Sax,"]  a  chamber  utenfil. 
VfARPEp  LSepenpedof  j^:ojipan 


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Sax/\  caft  or  bent,  as  boards  not  ivell 
dry'd  I  alio  diawn  out,. as  a  weaver *• 
warp. 

To  WARP  f  peojipan,  Sax.']  to  draw 
out  or  wind  the  warps  in  length,  into 
which  the  wool  is  woven. 

To  WARP  Lor  prob  of  guerfeir^  F.] 
which  is  derived  of  peojipan,  Sax,  ac- 
cording to  Spelma/i  ]  to  call  or  bend,  as 
boards  do  when  they  are  cut  before  they 
are  thoroughly  dry. 

A  WAKP  Lwith  Smilors]  a  hauler  or 
any  rope  uH-d  in  faflening  a  ftiip. 

WA'KPKN  Lof  j«ji  and  pennijf. 
Sax."]  a  contribution,  in  the  Saxon  times^ 
towards  war,  or  for  providing  arms. 

WARRANT  Lw.th  Htrfemtn']  a  Joc- 
key that  fclJs  an  horfe  is  by  an  inviolable 
cullom  to  wan  art  him,  and  in  cafe  he 
fold  him  under  fiich  infirmities  that  are 
not  cbviouily  dilcovered,  and  fo  may 
efcape  the  view  of  the  buyer,  as  rurfi- 
nefji,  glanders,  unfoundnefs,  Qr^e.  he  is 
obliged,  in  nine  days,  to  refund  the  mo- 
ney^  and  take  back  the  horfe  5  but  he 
does  not  warrant  him  clear  of  fuch  in- 
firmities as  may  be  feen  and  difccrned. 

WA'RKANTA^LENESS  .ot  gUfl- 
CatlT)  J>rit.  or  Dejiian,  Sax.  to  defend, 
or  of  ^arantii^  F.  adle  and  u^fs  ]  Juftifi- 
ableneli,  Qr-c. 

WA' K  RANTED  [V^ra«f;\  F.  1  fccurcd 
by  covenant  5  promifed  to  be  fecured  or 
maintained,  &=y. 

WARRANTERS  [gara»^'ees,  F.  ] 
thofe  that  promife  or  covenant  to  fecure 
a  thing  pui chafed  to  the  purchafer. 

WARRANTY  Ig^^rantieJ'. }  fecu- 
rity  by  warrr.nt:/,e  or  authority. 

WA'RRKN  [uTW  g^renve,  F.l  a  fran- 
cbiic  or  place  privileced  by  the  king, 
fv  r  keeping  conies,  hares,  partridges,  or 
ph ca fa nrs.  &ic. 

A  AVASti  BOWL[pirc)'eboll3,i'ix.3 
a  vci^.cl  to  wafh  in 

WASHING  [  yshh  CoUfmitbs,  &c.} 
are  the  lorion.v  whereby  they  draw  the, 
particles  of  gold  and  fi!\er  out  of  the 
afhcs,  carrh,  f'vccpings,  Gpc. 

WASHING  [in  ^Jtinting]  is  when  a 
dcflpn,  drawn  wifh  a  pencil  or  crayon^ 
hr.s  feme  one  colour  laid  over  it  with  a 
pencil  as  Indian  /f/fe,  Bijire,  or  the  like,' 
to  make  it  appear  the  more  natural  by 
adding  the  fhadows  of  prominences^ 
apertures,  &»:. 

WA  SPISHNFSS  [p^rP,  •^^*.  vefpa^ 
La  wafp]  pccvilhncfs,  fic:fu!ncfs,  an-* 
ferine  fi. 

WASSEL  Bread,  cakcs  and  whito 
bicad  that  were  fopp'd  in  the  ^^Jfet 

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So«l  of  wmc  that  ufed  to  be  fct  by  the 
abbots  of  St.  Alifnu^,  to  drink  an  health 
to  his  fraternity. 

WAS'i  EFUL  [of  partre  and  jull, 
Sax."\  ipoihn^j  m;ik'ng  havock. 

WA  STKKULNESS,  the  aft  of  wa- 
iting, aptneli  or  difp^ilition  to  I'poil,  or 
confume  extravaganrly,  Q»e, 

WATCH  af}J  yVa*-d^  the  ciiaom  of 
keeping  watch  and  ward  in  the  night, 
in  towni  and  cities,  was  fixH  appointed 
in  the  reign  of  Hsury  HI.  in  the  13th 
century 

WATCHFUL  [of  pjHrce,  SaxMc. 
and  icull]  wakeful,  hced.ul,  &*c. 

WA'TCHFULNFSS,  aptnefs  to  a- 
wake)  alfo  heedfulncf^,  carefubiels  to 
look  out  apainft  dani*ers,  Qr-c. 

WATEK  [  pxtrcji  Sax^]  one  of  the 
four  elements,  a  congeftcd  mafs  of  par- 
ticleii  which  are  very  thin,  fmooth,  vind 
very  flexible,  difpolcd  to  bend  and  yield 
every  way  5  alfo  a  certain  luftre'on  filks, 
©Bc.  imitating  waves  j  alio  a  certain  hi- 
llre  of  diamonds,  Qpc. 

WA'TEHAGE,  money  paid  for  paf- 
fage  by  water. 

raldvy]  a  lort  of  budpet  an- 
t'cntly   iifed  by  fo'dicrt  to 

—  ^^j  fetch  wa  cr  to  the  camp, 
^--*.  -— ^  I  hey  were  different  in  form, 
one  of  which,  is  as  rcj>rcrcntcd  in  the 
cfcutrheon,  annexed. 

WA'TiR  [with  Jewellers  1  a  certain 
luftrc  of  pcarlK,  diamonds,  and  other 
precious  ftnnes;  thus  called  bccaufe 
they  were  fuppoled  by  the  antients  to 
be  formed  orVoncrerrd  of  wnier. 

To  WATER  [  p.TTjlan,  Sjx.  toaC- 
t0CCn»  Dx.l  to  moiflen,  wet,  or  foak 
in  water  i  aifo  to  put  a  wavy  glofs  upon 
lllks,  &K, 

"WATEK-Betotiy,   creflcs,  &»:.  herbs. 

WATUKG'gc,  a  f.*a  wall  or  bank  to 
keep  off  the  current  or  overflowing  of 
the  water. 

WATERMEN,  this 
company  is  \ery  anri- 
cnt,  tho*  we  find  it  not 
incorporated  till  the 
reign  of  I  hi  Upwind  M^i- 
»•;•:  to  thcfc  tho  Ltj^i' 
ternien  have  been  added. 
They  are  governed  by 
eght  ni'ers  C>r  the  former,  and  three 
for  the  latter,  three  auditors  of  accounts, 
r.nd  fixty  afllftr.nrs,  biit  no  livery,  this 
company  having  no  frecdpm  in  the  ciry. 
Their  hall  is  in  Ccb-Hj^rbo:'-,  Their 
avms  are  harty  ]rVa.v.y  ol"  6   A^gtnt   a.nd 


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(Azure,  a  boat  Or,  on  a  Chief  of  the  sd» 
a  pair  of  Oars  faltirtvjys  of  the  3d,  be- 
tween two  cufluonb  of  the  ift  -,  the  creft 
a  hand  proper  holding  an  oar>  as  thefer- 
mer »  the  fupponen  two  dolpbins  pro- 
per j  the  motto,  M  commmnd  of  m/  Sm> 
perUrs, 

"WKTlLKoffepmrMtitmX  [with    Kx^ 

WATKK  of  depart  5  »«r,]  Afm* 
Fortis  fo  nominated,  becaule  it  lepaiacei 
gold  from  fiiver. 

WA TERED  [prob.  of  Jcpaetrpetr 
or  of  paetyian,  Aix.]  moinnea  with,  or 
foakea  or  ftceped  in  water. 

WATEKINESS  Lot  jUteji  and 
lef  re,  Sax]  fulnefi  of  waitr. 

WA'TERISH  L  pactejilic,  Sss.  ] 
like,  or  at  having  water. 

WA'TERISHNESS,  wateriA  or  wa- 
tery quality,  G^c 

WATERY  ipart:ejiic,  &ix.]fuUof 
or  having  water 

WATERING  [of  MMWKfaBam]  is 
the  giving  filks,  tabbios,  mohairs,  ftu£. 
Ore*  a  wavy  lufhe,  by  wecting  chem 
lightly  and  then  paillng  them  thro*  a 
prefs  or  calender,   whether  hocorcokl. 

WATTLED  [of  Darelar,  ^*'^ 
made  with  wattles  or  hurdles. 

A  WAVE  [in  yhyl^cki\  a  cavitf  in 
the  furface  of  water  or  other  fluid,  with 
an  elevation  on  the  (Ide  thereof. 

WA  VERING  [of  |>ajfian,  Atx.n  be- 
ing in  uncertainty  or  uniefolvcd,  flo^h*- 
ating  in  mind. 

WA'VY  [of  patian  or  pa>:ian,  X^a  j 
like  wayesof  LheTea. 

WAVY  [mHeraUryfi^- 
nifies  reprefcnting  the  waiea 
roUingjWhich  the  Fren^hcxVi 
Ondee,  and  the  LMtimi,  ma- 
daUtMS,  hmU/hs,  &c.  Stt  tM 

WAX    [Jlcax,    Sms. 

baC I,  P-».]  a  ibft,  yel- 
lowifli  matter,  wherewith 
the  bees  form  cells  to  re- 
ceive their  honey  j  the  ar- 
tificial wax  is  of  fcveral  Ibrts.  ttsSejUigg- 
IVax,  Shocmakei-^-lV^x,  &e.  by  chymical 
writers  is  cxprefs'd  by  this  eharader. 
•WAXCi-jiHi/m, 
were  incorporated  the 
2d  of  Kicbxrd.  III.  in 
the  year  14S4.  they 
are  a  mailer,  two  war- 
dens Z7i  ailjflants,  71 
Hferymen.  and  about 
150  the  whole  eoipp> 
ny  ;  their  hall  is  in  Maiden  Unt.  Their 
arms  arc  Az.itre  on  a  chevron  Argtmi,  bc» 
twceu  3  l^mps  Or,  ag  many  roles  6*4r«. ' 
WAY 'Br 


WE 

WAY'D  Horfe  [  with  Horftmen]  is  one 
vho  is  already  backed,  fuppled  and  bro- 
ken, and  Ihews  a  difpofition  to  the  roa- 
lagc. 

WAYLayer^  a  Iyer  in  wait. 

WAYWARDNESS,  obftinacy,  fro- 
vardncfs,  One 

WAY'WOD,  a  povemor  of  a  chief 
•lace  in  the  dominions  of  the  Czar  of 
Vlufcovy. 

WAYTFee  [old  Lav)']  ward-penny, 
r  a  fee  antiently  paid  for  keeping 
ratch  and  ward. 

WEAKNESS  [of  pace  and  ne^Je, 
tfx.]  ftebienefi,  want  of  ftrength,  infir- 
lity. 

WEALD  7   [pealto.  Sax.']  either  fin- 

WALD     >  giy  or  at  the  head  of 

WALT  J  names  fignify  wood,  fo- 
?ft  or  grove,  and  figniiy  that  the  places 
ithcr  are  or  were  formerly  Hocked  with 
ood. 

WEAl-THINESS  [of  paele"*,  &»x.] 
chnefs.  ^ 

WEALTHY  [of  paele"*,  Sax.}  rich, 
Bulent. 

WEA'PONLESS  [of  paepcn  and 
ajr.  Sax."]  having  no  weapon. 

WEARD  [ofpeaJ\ban,  Sax.  to 
uard  or  keep]  in  compofition  of  proper 
innes,  initial  or  final,  fignifies  watch- 
ilncfs  or  care. 

WEA'RIED  [of  pejli^jan,  Sax."]  ti- 

rd. 

WEARING  [of  peojinian,  Sax.]  de- 

* WEA'RINESS  [pcjli^ncjrye,  Sax."] 

being  fatigueil  or  tired. 

AVEA'KING  [of  pejian  orpenian, 
ax.  ro  wear!  being  clothed  with,  or 
loathing,  as  wearing  Jp^aret. 

\CEA'RISOM  [of  pepij  and  JTom, 
^x.]  fatiguing,  rircfome. 

WEA'RISOMNESS  [  peJli^-JTom 
cYY^*  '^^^  ]  tircfomenefs. 

WEAO'HER  [t}elier,   i>^».  pe- 

^  n.  Sax  1  the  difpofition  of  the  air  or 
aion  i  the  ftate  and  difpofition  of  the 
rtnofphere,  with  rcfpe^  to  moifturc  or 
roiight,  heat  or  cold4  wind  or  calm, 
LID.  hail,  fnow,  fog,  froft,  fipc.      , 

WEATHER  .?&.-p  L  pe"^;!  J'ceap, 
(rx.l  a  male-fliecp  gelded. 

WEA'THER  Dojrdhfr  [in  Carpentry'] 

C^ic  nailing  of  boards  againft  the  out- 
Ac  of  a  building  *,  alio  the  boards  thcm- 
rlves. 

To  WFA'THFR  a  Po/wt]  Metalhori- 
,//y]  is  to  overcome  difticuUy. 

WEA'THER  lilit:f^,  is  the  covering 
ic  upright  fidc^f  of  a  houfe  with  tiles. 

Wl^A'THEI'ING  lU^'Urm]  ii  thcj 


B^ng-iane, 


W  E 

doubling  or  getting  to  the  windward  of 
a  point  or  place. 

WEAVERS,  were 
incorporateti  in  the 
time  of  Hehry^  IL  they 
arc  a  bailifls,  two  war- 
NJ  dens,  x6  (more)  afll- 
ftants,  and  an  186  live- 
ry, &»c.  the  fine  is  6  L 
85.  4d.  their  hall  is  in 
i**gif/g-.-'«'  They  bear  for  their  arms 
Azjtre  on  a  chevron  Ar^e^t^  between  three 
leopards  heads,  having  each  a  fhuttlle  la 
his  mouth  Or,  as  many  rofes  GmUs^  fecd- 
ed  proper »  their  creft  a  leopard's  head 
crowned  with  a  ducal  coronet  and  a 
Ihurtle  as  btfcic-,  the  fupporters  two 
weeverns  Ermtn^  winged  Or^  membered 
GhUs-^  the  motto,  Weave  trnthwitb  trt^K 
Silk  WEAVING,  the  devifing  and 
bringing  to  perfection,  the  making  all 
manner  of  tufccd  cloth  of  tilTue,  velvets, 
branched  fattins,  and  other  kinds  ot 
curious  fiiks,  was  firft  performed  by  an 
Englifljmany  Jih:i  Ty-.e  in  Shore Jitch.  . 

WE^DDING  [  of  bepet)t)ian,  &c. 
5'^x.]  a  marriage. 

WEED  Umong  Miners]  the  degene- 
racy of  a  load  or  vein  of  fine  metal  into 
an  ufcicfs  marchafite. 

WEE'KLY  Lpcoclice  of  pcoc.  Sax.  a 
week]  every  week,  week  by  week. 

WEE^N  IN  G  I  of  penan.  Sax.]  think- 
ing, fuppofing,  ec. 

WEEDING  [of  peopan.  Sax.  to 
weep]  (heading  tears. 

WEIGHT  ipightr  or  gepiht:.  Sax.} 
the  pondcroflty  or  heavincfs  of  a  thing ; 
a  quality  in  natural  bodies,  whereby 
they  rend  downwards  towards  the  eartK) 
alfo  the  momcntarincfs  or  wonh  of  a 
thing 

WEIGHT  [in  Mechanicksl  any  thmg 
that  is  to  be  liiftained,  raifed  or  moved 
by  a  machine,  or  any  thing  that  in  any 
manner'  refills  the  motion  that  is  to  h6 
produced. 

To  WEIGH  Anchor,  is  to  draw  up  the 
anchor  out  of  the  ground  it  had  beeti 
caft  into,  in  order  to  fct  fail,  to  quit  a 
port,  road,  &>c. 

WEIGHING  [cfpje^an,  .^.»x.1  try- 
ing the  weight  of  a  thing ;  alfo  confidet- 
inc  in  mind.  ^  ._ 

'WEIGHTINESS  [of  pihtij,  SaX.^ 
heavincfs,  morhentarincfs. 

Tn  WEILD  [of  fcalban,  Sax."]  io 
rule,  manage,  govern,  £r-J.  as  to  weild  x 

to  ;r'--?  "  •"  WF.T.COiME  [pilcimil- 
nii,  Sjix  ]  to  bid  onfc  vclcomc. 


W  H 

WEUDlNG-fleat  [with  Smithi]  a  de  | 
pee  of  hcti  that  they  give  their  iron  in 
the  furgc,  when  they  have  occalion  to 
«k>ublc  up  the  iron. 

W£Ll.  [pel.  Sax  ]  healthy,  fuccefi- 
fol,  profperous,  right,  Qpc. 

W£LLlPcI,  Arfx.]  healthfully,  regu 
lariy,  as  one  ought  to  do,  &»c, 

WELh'hoU  Lin  a  Buildt^g]  the  hole 
left  for  the  tkairs  to  come  up. 

WE'NCHING,  following  wenches, 
whoring. 

WERRB^.}  '***  ^™^  ^*  irtrgild^ 

WERELA'DA  [of  pejiclat)a,  Sax.] 
ft  panicular  manner  of  purgation  or 
clearing  a  peifon  of  a  crime,  by  the 
oath  of  other  men. 

WE'SAND.    Stemjfjnd. 

WE'STERLY  ^  [of  pejrtrcpanbllce, 

WE'STERN  SSax]  towards  the 
ireft,  on  the  weft  part,  &>c, 

WE'STERLINESS,  the  being,  or 
being  ff  ated  towards  the  weft. 

WE'TNESS,  moiftnefs  with  liquo  . 

WE'TTISH  [of  pact:,  Sax,]  fome- 
Mat  wet. 

Wether,    see  Wes^ther. 

WE'TSHOD  [per  rccoto,  Sax.]  with 
flioes  taking  water. 

WE  TTED  [of  paptran  or  gepaeteto, 
Sax.]  made  wet. 

A  WHEE'DLE,  a  aattcrlng,  cajoling 
Cxpreilion. 

WHEE'DLING.  cajoling.  &>c. 

A  meafuring  WHEEL,  a  mathemati- 
cal inftrumcnt  for  meafuring  lengths 
upon  the  ground  )  alfo  call'd-  a  y^'^ay 
toifer, 

WHEEXER  [  of  hpee^iil,  Sax.  ] 
a  wheelwright,  6»c 

WHEE  LWRIGHT  [  of  hpeol  and 
pjiyhtra.  Sax.]  a  maker  of  wheels  of 
c.irts,  waRf»ons,  fi^r. 

WHKKL,  a  puniflimcnt  which  is  in- 
flicted on  great  criminal!.,  and  cfpccially 
on  alTafllncs,  parricides,  and  robbers  on 
the  highway  in  Ffanee,  BoV^rJ^  U^rma- 
#iy,  &c.  they  h.-ivc  their  bo^c-  firft  bro- 
ken with  an  iron- bar,  on  a  fraffold,  and 
then  arc  placed  on  the  cirrumfcrcnce  of 
a  wheel,  and  left  there  toexpire^  fome- 
time»  their  bones  are  broken  on  the 
wheel,  One. 

WHEE'ZING  [of  hpeo)ran,  i'^x.  ] 
making  a  noife  in  the  throat,  as  one  that 
has  a  cold. 

WHE'LMED  [of  phyl  jra.  or  prob 
of  ^ephyl/eb.  Sax.]  turned  the  open 
fide  downwards,  as  a  B^'/,  &c. 

WHE'LPISH  [hpclp^rc,  ^.tx.]  Ulte 
mt  pertaining  to  a  whelp. 


WH 

WHEN  t  among  LogieUns  ]  is  the 
eighth  of  the  categories,  and  is  what 
anlwen  to  queftion*  relating  to  time,  as. 
When  aid  be  t  Did  hi  do  it  txotvty  yean 
ago  ?  \yhtn  xoas  that  dome  f  TefierJUy. 

WHENSOEVER  L of h jmnc-jfjt- 
aejcne,  .y^x.]  at  any  time, 

WHERE  [with  UgicsMml  is  the  fc- 
venth  of  the  categories,  and  is  what  ao- 
f\ver»  to  queftions  that  relate  to  pla«e,  as 
to  be  at  .  owir,  at  Vienna^  at  larisj  ia 
the  Clofet,  in  a  chair,  &c. 

WHERE'AS  [of  hpjejl  and  aJT,  Sat} 
feeing  that. 

WHE^REBY  [of  hpaeji  and  bi,X«x.] 
by  or  with  which. 

WHE'REFORE  [of  hjayi  and  J»J|, 
Sax.]  for  which  caufe. 

WHEREl'N  Lof  hp»Jl  and  in.  Sax.] 
in  which. 

WHEREOT  [of  hjJaeji  and  ojC» 
Sax.]  of  which. 

WHERESOEVER  [of  hj»ji,  Jpa 
and  ae rne.  Sax]  in  any  pla<i. 

WHERETO'  [of  hp«ji  and  ^ 
Sax.^  to  what  or  which. 

WHEREUPON  [ofhpapjiandcp- 
on,  Sax/^  upon  or  after  which. 

WHI  RE  WITH  [of  hpsejl  and  pi'Si 
Sax]  with  which. 

WHETTING  [of  hpaWCin,  Sax.] 
Iharpening. 

WHI'GGISHLY,  according  to  the 
principles  of  the  H  bigs. 

WHILST  [hpile,  Sas.l  during  tht 
time  5  alfo  until. 

WHIM     Set  Whtmfy. 

WHIMSICALNESS,  fulncfs  of 
whMnfies.  ficakilhncfs,  fanrafticsLieft. 

WHl'MSYLiV*.*  £/j»olD^Vamag- 
gotty  fancy  or  conceit,  a  fieakifh  ho- 
mour.  -_ 

WHI'M-WHAM  [prob.  of  Wh:Mfl 
a  gewgaw,  a  babble,  ft  toy  to  pUy 
withal. 

A  WHINE  [with  UuiUers]  the  ciy  of 
an  Otter 

To  WHI NDLE.    Sec  l^hime. 

WHI'NING  [of  panian,  &f«.l  mt* 
king  a  mournful,  complaining  noift* 
fpeakinR  'n  a  crying  tone. 

WHIPPING  Lof  hpuopan.  Sax.] 
fcourging,  lathing;  alfo  fewing  after  a 
particular  manner  5  alfo  joinirg  01  dub- 
birg,  as  toh.ppifig  a  Six-^mt^  ice.  attk 
Tat^'ftty  &c 

WHIR  LING  [prob .  of  h  rvJ^T*"  * 
hpeprian.  Sax.]  turning  fwiftlj  abooC 
with  the  hand,  df^e. 

A  WHISK,  a  quick  motion  of  atv:^ 


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WH 

io  WHISK  [prob.  of  bf  fcterj  !>*». 

oir  tDljifc  4. 1  It,  I>«i.  ]  to  give  a  flight 
brufh  by  afwift  motion,  as  a  Fox  with 
Her  lailj  a  Woman  with  her  petticoats, 
Cfc. 

WHITE  [tltjIH,  i>«».  hpita,^**] 
the  colour  contrary  to  black. 

AVHIT£-LIV1:.RED  [qu.  vhite-Ua- 
th^'r'ed]  envious. 

^  SVHri£-HKA.T  [with  Smiths']  a 
deeice  of  heat  Icfs  than  a  H'elding-Heat, 
given  to  iron  in  the  forge,  when  it  hath 
not  got  its  form  and  fiie 

^WHITENESS  L j^pitranerjre,  Sa%»'\ 
e.ccorcUng  to  the  liypothefis  ot  Sir  Ifaac 
JCezvtout  is  what  is  the  refult  of  thcmix- 
t\irc  of  all  lorts  of  rays  together.  But 
the  opinion  of  Mr.  Boyle  is,  that  it  chief- 
ly depends  upon  this,  That  the  furfaces 
of  white  bodies  are  feparated  into  innu- 
merable Superficies,  which  being  of  a 
nature  meerly  fpecular,  are fo  paced, 
that  feme  looking  one  way  and  fowe  a- 
nother,  do  reHe<St  the  rays  of  light  fal- 
ling on  them,  not  towards  one  another, 
but  outwards,  towards  the  fpct^ators 
eye. 

WHFTING,  a  fubftance  made  of 
chalk. 

WHITISH  [of  hpita,  Sax."]  inclin- 
ing to  white. 

WHITHER  [hj>aebcji,  Sax,']  to 
what  place. 

WHITHERSOEa^ER  [  hj^'Oeji- 
JTpa,  nejL'eji*  Sax.  ]  to  what  place  fo- 
e\er. 

WH  I ZZING  hu.  of  hiftffj^^  hi  fcean, 
Sax.^  making  a  noife,  as  water  when  a 
hot  iron  is  put  ihto  it,  Gr-c. 

Thi  WHOLE,  is  that  which  is  made 
up  of  parts  ujiited  in  due  order  or  dlfpo- 
Utton. 

WHOLE  [among  Logkiam']  Is  two- 
fold, onccompos'd  of  federal  parts  real- 
ly diftindk,  which  in  Latin  is  call'd  To- 
tum^  and  the  parti  of  it  arc  termed  itiU- 
gral  FarU,  as  the  Apartments  of  a  hoiife, 
the  frt:inBs  of  a  city  or  town,  the  Fro- 
vinces  of  a  kingdom  :  the  other  Whle  is 
caUe<{  in  Latin  Omm^  and  the  parts  of  it 
arc  termed  [nhjeBive  or  inferiof^  becaufe 
this  \Vh)U  is  a  common  term,  and  its 
farts  arc  compris'd  within  its  extent, 
at  the  word  Animal  is  a  While  of  its  na- 
ture; the  inferiors  of  which,  as  M/.i  or 
^«-»A  which  are  comprisM  within  its 
extent,  are  iit  [mbuciivs  Farts. 
'  Aa  Zffential  WHOLE  lin  Metsphyf] 
is  that  which  ronfiCts  of  fach  pans  as 
tompleat  the  erfcnce  of  that  being  i  as 
Dum  it  made  of  foul  and  body. 


Wl 

Tntegi^aJ  WHOLE  [in  Mftapbyficy) 
19  that  which  has  the  fame  nature  with 
its  parti,  fo  every  fingle  drop  of  water  is 
water. 

WHO'LSOMNESS  [hgel-J^omnerye^ 
Sax,']  foundneis,  goodnels,  aptnefi  to  pro- 
cure health. 

WHOMSOEVER  [hpa-jrpa-ajcep. 
Sax*"]  any  or  every  one. 

A  WHORE  Miero^yphicaUji]  was  by 
the  antients  reprcfcnted  by  a  lion  with 
a  woman's  head,  becaufe  her  counte- 
nance is  fair,  her  fpecch  pleafant,  and 
her  allurements  powerful >  but  her  na- 
ture fierce  and  cruel,  and  preys  upon 
both  body  and  ellate. 

WHORE  MONGER  [of  hujie  and 
fDang^cjie,  Sax.  a  merchant  or  trader  1 
one  who  follows  whores. 

WHO  RISH,  inclinable  to  play  the 
whore,  lafcivious. 

WHO'RISHNESS,  whorifli  incUna* 
tions  and  practices. 

WI  [pi,  yax.^  in  (Jompofitlon  in  pro* 
per  names  fignifies  holy,  as  Wimnndy  ho- 
ly peace,  e^c. 
WICKEDNESS,  tmgodlincfs,  6»#. 
WrCKLIFFITES,   the  followers  of 
John  mckJiJf,  the  lirfl  Englijh  proteftanC 
reformer,  who  fo  mauled  the  pope,  that 
he  got  the  title  of  arch  heretick. 
WIE    7  [of  pic,  Sax,  &  bay,  bank,  or 
WICH  J  crooked  turning  of  a  river  i 
alfo  a  caft^e  or  fortrcfs  ]  in  compound 
proper  names  or  places  is  to  be  under* 
ftood  to  fignify  one  of  thofc  things  be* 
fore  mentioned. 

WIDENESS  [pi^ncyjrc,  5«x.  ] 
largcnefs  in  breadth. 

WrELDY,  eaiy  to  be  managed  or 
governed  by  the  hand. 

WIG  [igmt£  Etymollt  a  cap   of  half 
for  the  head  j  alfo  a  fort  of  bun  or  cake. 
A  WILD,  a  wildemcfi,  Milton, 
WILDNESS  [pilto.ne rre,  Sax.']x\n' 
tamednefs,  furioufheft,  uninhabitedncfs. 
WILDS,  wild  or  barren  country,  un- 
frequented, uninhabited  places. 

WILD  Vegetables,  fuch  as  grow  of 
therofclves  without  culture. 

A  WILD-Bo«i-  is  the  emblem  of  war- 
like fury  and  mercilefs  bnitality,  af 
making  havock  whercfoever  it  comes: 
It  is  often  ufed  in  hcrr.ldry  In  fevcral 
port u res,  and  Its  hesd  frngty. 

WI'LFULNESS  [pilraUattdncrrc. 
Sax."^  obftinacy,  inflexibility,  ft»c. 

WI'LINESS  r  of  Jjenl,  fraud,  and 
nerve,  or  of  J^alian,  Sax.  to  enchant] 
craftinefs,  flinefs,  trlckingnefs. 

WILL  [pilla,  Sax.'^  n  certain  faculty 
of  the  Ibul,  or  the  a5t  of  it,  dv.  _^^ 
5  T  WILL 


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VVI 

Will  is  taken  in  thi-cc  fcnfcs :  Firfl, 
for  ihe  power  oi  faculcy  ot  vjilUi.g. 
Second,  For  the  aCl  or  exercile  of  ihc 
power,  as  when  we  lay,  Ao  iVJa«  vjilU 
Injury  to  himjjf.  1  hiid,  For  the  habit 
or  a  conflaiJt  difpofiiion  or  inclination 
to  do  any  ihing,  as  Jiijtics  is  a  conllant 
wi7/to  givee\cry  one  what  belongs  to 
bim. 

The  WILL  [with  Moralijh]  is  dcfin'd 
to  be  the  internal  guide  of  a  man's  ani- 
ons, fo  that  when  the  objedls  arc  propo- 
fcd  and  known,  this  power  can,  by  an 
intrinfick  principle,  and  wiihout  any 
phyfical  nccGfllty,  move  itfelf  towards 
them,  and  chiife  that  which  fcems  moft 
agreeable  and  convenient,  and  rejcdt 
that  whicli  appears  unfiiitablc  and  in 
comnioilious. 

WI'LLING  [of  pillan,  Sax.  to  will  j 
difpofed  in  mind  to. 

WILLINGNESS,  rcadinefi  or  difpo- 
fition  of  mind. 

WILLCWISH,  like,  or  of  the  na- 
ture of  a  willow  tree. 

To  WIN  [;?iiinan:  Sax,  tfn&er) 
Van*  prob.  of  vince^'ey  L.]  to  get  or  gain 
by  play  j  alfo  to  obtain  or  make  ones 
felf  mailer  of,  to  gee  the  better  |  alio  to 
perfuadc  or  prevail  with  a  peiibn. 

WIN    ?  s  pin,  Sax.  war,  ftrength> 

WINE  3  i  pine.  Sax,  beloved,  dear3 
the  names  of  men  beginning  or  ending 
with  thefe  fyllablcs,  fignify  either  from 
V/itty  the  martial  temper  of  the  man,  or 
from  ^'7«<?,  that  they  were  the  favou- 
rites of  the  people,  One, 

WIND  [UUlD,D^».pinb,ii,x.]tbe 
Ctirtcnt  or  llream  of  the  air,  together 
iwith  fuch  vapours  as  the  air  carries  along 
ivith  it  i  or  wind  may  be  defined  to  be  a 
vapour  agitated  and  rarified,  which  paf- 
fmg  from  a  narrow  place,  wherein  it 
was  pent,  into  one  more  large  and  wide, 
drives  rheair  before  it  j  if  it  chance  that 
there  be  a  meeting  of  many  vapours  to- 
gether, then,  according  to  the  quantity 
nt  the  matter,  this  wind  is  fo  much  the 
gi  eater. 

To  have  the  WIND  0/  a  Ship  [Sea^ 
rhrafel  is  to  be  to  the  windward  of  her. 

To  WIND  [with  Hunters']  to  fcent  the 
game  as  dogs  do. 

Large  WIND,  a  fair  wind. 

To  catyy  in  ihe  WIND  [with  Horfemen^ 
is  f -id  of  a  horfe  that  carries  his  nofc  as 
high  as  his  cars,  and  does  not  carry 
Landibmly. 

WrND-jbV«w  [in  Carpeatryl  the  fiuxie 
Mi  CoUay-Biam. 

WIKD  Q^ll^  is  a  i;,ft  fwdling,  occafi- 


WI 

j  oned  by  over- working,  juft  bf  the  hodeli 

I' fetlock,  about  as  big  as  half  a  pigeon's 
egg,  and  at  firft  full  of  water. 
WINDLASS  >  a  machine  ufed to  xalie 
WINDLESS^ huge  weights   wjtbal, 
as  guns,  Itones,  anchors,    d^    alio  tt 


wind  up,  or  draw  things  out  of  a  hj:^ 
It  is  a  roller  of  wood  fquarc  at  each  end, 
through  which  is  either  crofi  hoks  fot 
hand-lpikcs,  or  (laves  acrols,  to  nira  it 
round  s  by  this  means  ic  dravrs  a  ootd* 
one  end  of  which  is  fallended  to  fomc 
weight  which  it  raifesup.  They  aie 
ufed  in  Gims^  and  about  DaUb  Martsrs, 
to  help  to  elevate  them. 

Trade  WINDS,  are  winds  which  Wow 
conllantly  from  the  caft,  between  the 
latitude  of  ^o  degrees  north  sLnd  ibtzch, 
in  the  AtUntiek^  Etbiofick  and  TmtifA 
oceans.    • 

Cotfj?jif^-rr«itf  WINDS,  are  fuch  as 
the  foutherly  and  fouthcrly-wcft  winds, 
which  blow  conllantly  all  along  t!^ 
coalls  oi  Africa^  on  the  Ibuthward  of  the 
Zquatoty  within  the  trade-wind  limits; 
and  the  northerly  and  iK>rth-weftcily 
winds  on  the  north  lide  of  the  EfKster^ 
blowing  on  the  lame  continent. 

Shifting^Trmde  WINDS,  are  the  faiM 
as  monfoons,  and  are  periodical  winds  ia 
the  Indian  fea,  that  blow  for  half  a  yeac 
one  way,  and  the  other  half  upon  tbf 
oppofiie  points;  and  thofe  points  and 
tlmesoffliifting  are  different  in  diffe- 
rent parts  of  the  ocean.  And  in  Cbac 
places  the  wind  is  conftant  for  three 
months  one  way,thcn  three  months  tnoc^ 
the  contrary  way,  and  lb  all  the  year. 
WINDWARD  [of  wind  and  t:opaji^ 
Sax."]  towards  the  wind. 

Katitral  WINE,  is  l\ich  as  It  fonei 
from  the  ^apc  without  any  mixture  ^ 
fophiflfcation* 

Adulterated  WiNE,  is  that  wherein 
fome  drug  is  added  to  give  it  fbength, 
fincnefs,  flavonr,  brlsJcneft^  or  focnc  y 
ther  qualificatloiL 


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Trick'i  w  T,ag9t  WINE,  is  that  tiimM 
dariHL 

SMlphHr*i  WINE,  is  that  put  in  casks 
rhercin  Irilphur  has  been  burnt,  in  or- 
Icr  to  fie  it  for  keeping,   or  for  caiTiage 

Colwr  WINE,  is  wine  of  a  very 
Iccp  colour,  ferving  to  dye  thofe  wines 
liat  are  too  pale. 

Cfci>  WINE,  is  that  pour'd  on  chips  of 
>cech  wood  to  fine  or  foftcn  it. 

Ka^e  WINE,  is  wine  put  into  a  cask 
if  frelh  grapes  pick'd,  in  order  to  rcco- 
rcr  the  ilreugth,  briikncls,  &»c,  that  it 
aad  loft.  ^    ^ 

WINGED  Seidi  [in  B"tany]  are  fuch 
IS  have  down  or  hairs  on  chcm,  whereby 
:hc  wind  taking  hold  blov,s  them  at  a 

WINGS   [m   Heraldry} 
are  borne  without  the  body 
of  the  fowl,  and  fomctimes 
iinglc,  and  fometimcs  dou- 
^  ble  5  wlien  they  arc  double, 

the  arecalletiCo'/oiVrij  when  the  tips 
arc  upwards,  they  are  call'd  El!:vated_\ 
when  downwards,  Lrjirted.     See  the  E- 

WINGS  [with  6arde?irri]  are  inch 
branches  of  trees  or  other  plants,  as 
ftiow  up  afidc  of  each  other.  I 

WINGKD  Plants  [with  Bota  ]  a  term 
app'y'dtofuch  aems  of  plants,  as  are 
furnim.d  all  their  length  with  a  fort  of 
membranous  leaves     _    .  ^    .-  t 

WINTER  SoUii^f  [with  JJironomers} 
happens  on  the  eleventh  of  i>^-vw6.r, 
when  the  fun  comes  to  thetrop'Ck  of  Ca- 
priconn  the  day  being  at  that  time  moit- 
ift,  and  the  night  Ir^ngeft,  that  is  to  fay, 
in  northern  countries  .    ..r  f-^ 

wisAcRE  [prob.  of  tecuaeo:- 

Crhei;^  D-  a  diviner]  ironically,  is  ufed 
Zo  fiRnify  an  half-witted  pcrfon. 

WISDOM  lpir'oom,Jy'«,]  know- 
ledge of  nigh  matters  •,   alfo  difcrction, 

^^TsDOM  Twith  MwaVM  is  defined 
to  be  fuch  a  difpoficion  of  the  mind,  by 
which  a  man  is  firmly  inclined  to  have 
riKht  fcniiments  of  things  that  occur  to 
h  ^  petceptiou,  and  to  make  a  juft  exa- 
tninaTionofthcaaions  that  belong  to 

***WISDOM  [in  Goi]  it  a  communica- 
We  attribute,  and  confiden  the  relation 
of  things  one  towards  another,  under 
the  notion  of  means  and  ends,  and  of 
their  fi-ncls  or  unfitnefs,  for  the  various 
•unv^fcs  ro  which  they  are  defigncl. 
'^^Sf  ISDOM  [Hicroily^i'^lh,  W*^  ^^ptc- 


w  o 

fentcd  by  the  Egyptiam,  as  a  beautiful 
woman  with  four  tars  and  four  hands, 
and  but  one  tongue,  hid  with  in  her  lipi 
that  were  Ihut  clofc  . 

WISDOM  [in  latnihg,  &c.  J  is  rcpre- 
fented  in  white  robes,  with  a  blue  man- 
tle feeded  with  ftars. 

WIT  [pit;.  Sax.  gctolt,  I>«.]  geni- 
us, cunnii.gnrfs,  fancy.       _    ,,    .      .. 

WIT  Laccording  to  Mr.  Xocfe]  is  di- 
ftinguilhed  from  judgment,  and  he  de- 
fines it  to  be  a  quick  and  ready  gather- 
ing of  ideas,  and  putting  thofe  together 
with  great  cafe  and  variety,  m  which 
can  be  found  any  agreeableneft  or  re- 
fcmblance,  fo  as  to  make  up  delighctul 
images,    and  pleafing  piftures  m   the 

fanc\.  ..     ._   ^        fc- 

Wl  THEREDNESS[py^J^u  or  ^c- 
t)y V-pot)  and  nefyc,  iax.]  ladednefs, 
flirivcUcancfs,  diinefs. 

WrTHE  A-BAND,  is  a  piece  of  iron 
or  band,  laid  underneath  a  faddlc,  abouc 
tbui  fingers  above  v^c  withers ot  a  horfe, 
to  kecp'the  two  pieces  of  wood  that  form 

the  bow  right.        ,,  ,^  r    •  t.  tx   r     -i 

WI  THKR- WRUNG  [with  JforM] 

a    horfe  is    ftid  to   be   wither  wrung, 

when   he  has  gotten  a  hurt  in  the  wi- 

WITH-HO^LDEN  'of  pi'*  healtoan, 


^-^.l  kept  back,  ftoppcd,  ftayed 
WrTHlN    ni-^in^A^xJ 
WITHO  UT  L  pi^  0^^^'  '*^*'  J  ^^ 
''without- BOARD   [^..-Ten.] 
without,  or  out  ^^  the  fiup- 

To  hear  WlTN  1  SS  Lot  pitncrr^  of 
pitnn.  S.^%  ^  to  bear  a  tefi.inory  to. 
^  WI  TTINESS  LpitrciS-neyrc»  S^^X 
fulncft  of  wit.  r.     ,,     -.   T 

WrVERN  [in  H.'wWr>l 
an  animal  with  the  winga 
and  feet  like  a  bird,  but  the 
tail,  fr-tf.  like  a  ferpent  •,   or 
^  ^  a  fort  of  flying  ferpent,  the 

upper  part  refembling  a  dragon,  and  tliQ 

lower  a  ferpent.  u    v    r«j  s- 

WO  AD.  Dob,  Sax^  an  herb  ufed  m 
dying  blue.ind  with  which  the  anticnt 
Hntaini  paintcil  their  bodies  efpccially 
their  faces,  with  frightful  figures,  to 
make  them  look  terrible  to  ihcir  ene- 
mies. 

WODFN  [poj^n,  S^*-  Y'^'^f.^l 
fiirious]  was  the  firft  or  chief  god  of  the 
antient  TentoMs,  Germans,  Saxons,  an* 
other  nothcro  nations:  He  was,  accord- 
ing to  their  notions,  to  be  appcasdbjr 
facrifices  no  lefs  than  human,  and  to  V^ 
made  propitioiAsi  b?   many    barbarouj 


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unu  TUdiic  tlyiA-  piaycis  bduic  a  hui'^t^ 
and  when  they  had  obtained  vidlory,they 
facrifircd  fuch  prifoners  to  him  as  they 
had  takcji  in  battle  From  this  idol  the 
fourth  day  of  the  week  receiv'd  its  name 
of  VVo'Dcnjr-fea?g",  which  we  now  call 
Wednefday,  This  IVoden  was  the  father 
or  Xhor^  or  J  Hotter  ^according  to  fomc^ 
and  the  Afaw,  or  as  others  fay,  the  Mer- 
cury of  the  K^mam, 

WO'FULNESS  [of  pojniU  ner/e, 
^«)c.l  wretchcdnefs. 

WOLD  C  polb.  Sax."]  a  champain  land 
free  from  Wood,  a  down.  Hence,  in 
fompofition  in  proper  names,  it  denotes 
a  prcfe(St  or  governor,  as  Bejit  ]>olt>, 
Bfrt'WrJJf  an  jUuftrious  governor,  Sac. 
alio  an  herb. 

WOLF  [  Dul/,  Sax."]  is  a  cruel,  bloo- 
dy, ravenous  and  watchful  creature,  able 
to  endure  hunger  longer  than  any  other 
beaft  j  but  when  preft  by  it,  breaks  out 
and  tears  the  firft  flock  it  meets  with  j 
and  is  therefore  compar'd  to  a  refoliite 
^mmandcr,  who  having  been  long  be- 
lleg'd,  being  at  laft  reducM  to  femine, 
makes  a  defperate  fally  upon  his  ecemies 
and  drives  all  before  him,  and  having 
Tan9uiA\'d  <^is  pppof^jrs,  ip^wm^  ini©  Ws 


W  O 

garriibn  laden  with  honour,  plixnderand 
provifions.  The  antjcnu,  who  bciicv'd 
the  tranfmigration  offou  s,  thought  tbat 
thofe  of  men  given  to  rob  and  pluDder, 
at  theij  death,  palsM  into  w>i\c$. 

"WOLFlHL^ogiypbuuUy^i  was  by  the 
antients  ufed  to  iignify  the  fliamcial 
manjjcrs  of  a  whote.  Hence  Lm^j^  L 
a  flie  wolf]  figniiics  an  wh^rc  or  iropn- 
dent  woman  j  and  thence  bawdy-hoafa 

are  called  Ltipar:uria. 

A  WOLF  heldfafb  by  the  can,  wis 
an  emblem  of  a  man  encompaffed  with 
difficulties  and  troubles. 

WOLVES:  this  land  was  antkndy 
very  much  infeftcd  with  wolves ;  bat 
king  KJgar,  in  the  year  959,  impofin^ 
on  the  IVJJh  a  tribute  of  500  wolves,  i.  e. 
that  they  Ihould  kill  fo  many  yearly,  m 
cime  the  land  was  cleared  of  wohes. 

VJOLrs'Bane  {  piil  r  banc,  &ix.]  aa 
herb.  ^ 

WO  LVISHNESS,  ravenoofcds. 

WO'ALANISH,  like  a  woman,  effe- 
minate. 

WO'MANLLMESS,  woman-like  bs- 
havjour. 

WON  [of  pinnan,  Sdx  ]  did  win,  &t. 

WO  NDtKMENT  Lof  ponbeji,S<s. 
and  ment,  F.  term]  wondering. 

WO'KDERS  0/  th:  WoHd.  Tbefe 
I  were  generally  accounted  fcvcn  in  nLm- 
(ber. 

I      I.  The  Wmll of  Dafylon,  and  the  p?o- 
'•  fajit  penfil  gardens  planted  on  it,  by  St- 
I  miranis,  built  of  a  fat  clay,   only  focod 
near  the  river  B'fpbrates,  and  was  \ct7 
large  ai  .d  h  igh .    i  Ihy  fpeaks  of  ioo  fee 
I  in  height,  and  fomc  150  j    but  the  com- 
mon opinion  is,  that  they  were  socoto 
high,  and  fo  broad,   that  two  or  three 
chariots  might  go  upon  them  in  a  brcaft 
without  danger  i   the  compafs  of  ihea 
about,  is  faid  to  be  about  tz  E^gtifi 
miles  -J  3(00000  men  are  iaid  to  have  bees 
employed,  in  making  this  wall,  DBity 
years  ^  but  fome  fay  it  was  made  in  oc: 
year. 

2.  The  Labyrittib  of  Egyft,  Scc  a 
letter  L. 

3.  The  Pyramids  of  Egyft.  See  fy 
rantiis, 

4  The  Makfoijmm  of  CmtU^  wlac^ 
qiieen  Artimifia  built  at  a  fepulchre  fcf 
her  deceafed  husband,  tho*  he  was  not 
depofi ted  there  $  for  the  queen  hsifc 
endeared  afFeftion  for  him,  that  ihecas- 
fed  the  afhcs of  his  coniumed  body  tote 
put  into  a  cup  of  wine,  and  drank  ibes 
to  give  him  a  lodging  in  her  heart.  S« 
Manfiljutm  in  letter  M. 

5.  TbQCo/o|f*iofJl^«rfc*,    5e«awGif 


w  o 

6.  Jupiter  Olym^tHs^  is  laid  to  have  been  t 
the  neaceft  of  aljl  thefe  works,  made  by 
J'bidiai^  of  150  cubits  high.  The  head 
vras  of  pure  gold,  but  the  body  was  of 
brafs.  It  was  exerted  by  the  Kleans^  a 
people  ofGreece,  and  placed  in  a  temple 
dedicated  to  Jupter,  which  was  inriched 
afterwards  with  many  curious  reprefen- 
tac  ions,  and  excellent  llatues.  This  fta- 
tuc  o^Jn^ittr  was  fitting  in  a  chair  half 
naked  r,  but  from  the  girdle  downwards 
he  was  covered  \  in  the  right  hand  he 
held  an  eagle,  and  in  the  left  a  fccpter. 
The  upper  part  being  uncovered,  inti- 
mated how  he  was  known  to  the  angels  s 
but  the  lower  parts  being  covered,  fig- 
nified  how  God  hides  himfelf  in  his 
works  from  the  inferior  creatures.  The 
einperor  Caligula  endeavouied  to  tranf- 
port  this  (tatuc  to  K.9me\  but  thole  chat 
were  employ 'd  about  it,  were  frighted 
from  their  entcrprizc  by  Ibmc  uncxpe<St- 
ed  accident. 

7.  The  temple  of  Diana  at  Ffhsfust  an 
incomparable  work,  fupported  by  1 10 ' 
large  pillars,  every  one  the  fole  enter- 
priic  and  work  of  a  king,  who  waa  re- 
folved  to  make  his  piety  and  magnifi- 
cence appear  upon  his  pillar.  SeeDianj. 

WONDERS  of  the  JPeak  [in  Derjy 
Jhsre.'] 

The  firft  of  thefe  wonders  is  Chat- 
froorth-Houfe,  &c.  the  noble  feat  of  the 
duke  of  Devonjhire^  wheie,  befides  the 
Aatelincfs  of  the  edifice,  and  curiofities 
vithin  it,  too  many  here  to  be  defcri- 
bcd,  there  are  plea  faint  gardens  adcned 
with  exquifite  water- works.      1.  Aeptutte 
With  his  fea  nymphs,   which  feen  to 
fport  themfelvcs  in  the  waters,  wiiich 
appear  to  fall   upon   fea« weeds.    2-  A 
pond  where  fea  horfes  continually   do 
roll.    3.  A  tree,  exaftly  rcfcmbling  a 
willow,  made  of  copper,  of  which  (by 
turning  a  cock)  every  leaf  continnally 
diftils  drops  of  water,  and  lb  lively  rc- 
prelents  a  fliower  of  rain,    4  A  grove  of 
cyprcfi  and  a  ca  fcaec,  at  the  top   of 
•which  (land  two  fea  nymphs,  with  each 
a  jar  under  her  arm,    from  whence  the 
water  falling  upon  the  cafcadc,  produces 
a  loud  rumbling  noife,   like  the  Vj^ypt'- 
an  or  Indian  rataradls.    c;.  At  the  bot- 
torn  of  thi&  cafcadc  is  another  pond,   in 
which  is  an  anificial  rofe,   thro'  which 
the  water  alcends  and  hangs  fufpcnilcd  in 
the  air,  in  the  figure  of  that  flower.    6. 
There  it  another  pond,  where  there  is 
Mtnnry  pointing  at  the  gf»ds  .ind  throw- 
ing up  water.    7.  There  arc  fcveral  €ne 
iUtues  of  gUdiators.  uni  other  curiofi- 
ties. 


WO 

The  2d  IS  the  mountain  calfd  Mam 
Tor,  which  is  almolt  continually  Shiver- 
ing down  earth  and  great  Itones,  in 
fuch  plenty,  and  with  fo  great  a  noife;* 
as  often  to  frighten  the  neighbouring 
inhabitants,  and  to  be  heard  at  fome 
miles  diftance,  yet  never  rifibly  grows 
lefs,  tho'  it  has  thus  continued  for  leveral 
generations.     ' 

The'  3d  is  Elden-HoU,  a  wide  and 
terrible  chafm,  about  fourteen  yards  la 
length,  and  feven  in  breadth.  The 
mouth  of  it  craggy,  but  the  inward  re- 
cedes contracted  and  intricate.  It  is  ac- 
counted bottomlefb,  tecaufe  it  could  ne- 
ver yet  be  fathomM  by  any  art  of  man, 
tho*  divers  attempts  have  been  made^ 
tho'  it  has  been  plumbed  to  the  depth  ot 
b84  yards,  bo  of  which  funk  into  the 
water  9  and  the  carl  of  Leicefier^  hired  a 
man  to  go  down  in  a  basket  of  ftones, 
who  was  let  down  300  ells,  and  being 
pulled  up,  was  both  fpeechlefs  and  fenfe- 
lefs,  and  died  within  eight  days  of  a 
phrenfy.  It  is  ufual  for  ihofe  that  go  to 
fee  it,  to  throw  down  ftones,  and  lay 
their  ear  to  the  mouth  of  the  pit,  which 
make  a  great  rattling  and  noife  for  a 
long  tirr.c,  which  is  Jeflen^  by  degrees, 
till  it  gets  beyond  the  fphere  of  hear- 
ing- 

The  4th  is  Buxton-irelh,  in  number 
nine,  the  water  of  which  is  hot,  fulphu- 
rous  and  laline,  yet  not  fetid,  but  very 
palatable,  they  fpring  out  of  a  bafi  like 
marble,  and  it  is  pleafant  to  fee  the  ful- 
phurous  halitns  break  out  in  bubbles, 
and  impregnate  the  water.  Thefe  wa- 
ters are  very  falutiferous 

The  5th  is  ireedinginil  or  Ti^es* 
Wfllf  a  fpring  that  ebbs  and  flows  like 
the  lea,  fome:imes  two  or  three  timea 
in  an  hour;  and  upon  the  firking  of 
the  water  makes  a  gupgling  noife,  like 
the  pouring  of  liquonrs  out  of  bottles, 
but  much  louder.  The  diameter  of  the 
fpring  is  about  a  yard,  and  the  depth 
much  the  iamc,  and  the  water  rifcs  and 
falls  about  three  quarters  of  a  yard. 

The  6th  is  a  remaikable  cave,  the 
entrance  of  which  is  at  the  foot  tf  a 
large  mountain,  call'd  tVi/.wo/V,  by  a 
fmall  arch,  fo  low,  for  fcveral  paccs^y 
that  thofe  who  go  irtto  it  are  forced  to 
creep  uptin  all  fours  for  a  while  5  but 
then  it  opens  a  confiderable  height,  rot 
unlike  to  the  roof  of  a  large  cathedral. 
On  the  right  hand  is  an  hollow  cavern 
caird  FooVi  Chjntber,  where  by  flriking 
a  (lone  upon  the  wall,  a  noify  echo  re- 
bounds. Hence  your  guide  conducts 
you,  witb..  a  candle^  over  ridgei  and 

rocks 


w  o 

jpoda  of  ftone,  and  flicws  you  many  re- 
prefentationi  of  an  and  nature,  produ- 
ced by  the  petrifying  water  continually 
dropping  fiom  the  root'  and  fides  ot  the 
rock.  There  are  the  reprcfentations  of 
the  moft  curious  fret-work,  organ  and 
choir-work,  and  in  other  places  the  fi- 
gurei  ot  animals,  as  the  body  of  a  man, 
a  lion,  a  dog,  and  many  other  hearts, 
whicn  a  pregnant  fancy  readily  fuggofts, 
as  nlfo  a  chair,  flitches  of  bacon,  a 
lanthorn,  and  many  other  varieties.  A 
little  tarthcr  is  a  pillar,  called  th  ^teen 
oj  Scots  rillar^  clear  and  bright  as  ala- 
baller  j  and  beyond  that  a  deep  afcent 
of  near  a  qua.  ter  of  a  mile  high,  which 
termjnates  near  the.  r^f  in  a  hollow 
call'd  ihe  Necala  b.ye^  in  which  when 
the  guide  places  his  candle,  it  repre- 
fents  a  llir  in  the  firmament.  A  piftol 
being  tired  off,  near  the  queen  of  Scot^s 
pillar,  gives  a  report  near  as  loud  as 
a  cannon.  You  return  back  a  different 
way,  pM fling  feveral  currents  of  water. 
Some  ray  this  cave  takes  its  name  of  one 
Poo/,  a  notorifnis  robber  and  outlaw, 
who  fled  from  jullicci  others,  that  he 
was  lome  hermit,  who  there  lived  a  re 
tired  lite.  A  litrlc  diftancc  from  PooVs- 
Holgj  is  a  fmall  clear  brcx^k,  memorable 
for  its  cumpofition  of  hot  and  cold  wa- 
ter f )  united  in  the  fame  ftream,  that 
you  m  ly  at  once  pur  the  finger  and 
th^mb  of  rhc  iumc  hand,  the  one  Uito 
the  h>t,  an-l  the  o'rher  into  the  coli.  - 

The  jrh  is  the  D  v'Ts  Arf-  or  Pf^k's 
A>f%  a  v/iile  Cub  rrraneou^  ravf-rn  run 
niii!^  «if>'  r;r  the  bill  nc.r  *.'.,/"  :>»»,  the 
cntranrc  ^f  whirh  is  b'T^c,  but  '■h"  far- 
ther y^u  ,n;o,  t"ie  rarrower  >t  r,,ows:  the 
top  of  it  is  \cry  hiiVi,  'n'.' r^rp*"^'"^  f^ 
the  eye  m  be  a  nirift  f^nce^'u'  nrch,  che 
qner'd  w'»:  h  a  ciiverHry  nf  "-^'oiired  ftones, 
from  which  cvr ii-.u-'liy  d»ops  a  l>-<rry 
•wa-er  that  rctiih.";.  \Virhin  this  airh 
aie  It  \eTal  fira'd  bni'  iirus.  wb.ch  are 
jnhabj'ei!  by  poor  pv>'.  "•,  'vho'ie  •"•ere 
ready  to  artcrsd  travc'ic:..  w'y  '".ive  t--^ 
curiofity  to  come  to  fee  thcf?  rarities 
This  cave,  after  yon  -^tt  gotten  a  little 
wy  In  it.  is  very  t'.r.rk  .and  fl'ppery, 
by  RMf^n  of  a  cuvi  'nr  of  w.-'/er  that  runs 
along  ic,  r.nd  you  ?.vc  forced  lo  ftoop,  be- 
caufe  »he  rori:  bar?'^  doping  fo  low  5 
hvs  havJT^f:  r"^v;d  'hi*  place,  and  a  brook 
a'djoining  ('.viiirh  is  not  to  be  waded 
l^)''rT"'irriC'>)  '^c  aicli  opc^^^  it  fclf  ar^ain, 
an  '  brit\'»s  y^n  ^o  r.  frcnnd  runent,  wirh 
l.arr^c  b-?:i'r:s  r,ff:;ia  in  and  by  it.  Thi? 
current  is  pafl'ih'c,  h\r  in  .a  little  time 
yo\i  mine  to  r  third  rurrcnt  that  is  ini- 
yafTable,  and  then  the  rocX  clofcs. 


W  O 

WO'OING[of  po^an,^-**.]  courting 
or  making  love  to. 

WOOD,  by  microfcopical  obferrati- 
ons,  appears  to  be  only  an  allemblage 
of  infinitely  minute  canals  or  hollow  n- 
bies,  fome  of  which  rife  from  the  root 
upwards,  and  arc  difpos'd  in  form  of  a 
circle  •,  and  the  others,  which  are  called 
inftrtions^  tend,  horizontally,  from  the 
furface  to  the  center  $  io  that  they  ciofs 
each  other,  and  are  interwoven  like  the 
threads  of  a  wearer's  web.    Dr.  Grra. 

WOO'DEN  Lof  pu^u,  Sax.}  made  of 

w6oT)-MONGER  [  of  pu\5u  and 
rXJanJe jie,  Sax."]  a  timber-merchant. 

WOO  DY  [pu^iy,  Sax^  hill  of  woods 
or  trees. 

WO'ODINESS,  having  wood,  fulncfi 
of  wood. 

WOOO-LY  [jmlU^,Afx.]  made  of 
wool,  6«c. 

WOO'LLINESS,  woolly  quality. 

WOO  STED.    See  WorfteJ. 

WORD  Lin  an  Army^  fcc]  is  ibiiie 
word  that  is  given  to  be  the  token  or 
mark  of  diftinction,  by  which  fpies  or 
treacherous  perfons  are  known  >  itliaTet 
likcwife  to  prevent  furprizes. 

WORDS  L  Jk)Jl^ir»  ^-x]  diftina,  ar- 
ticulate founds  agreed  on  by  men  tocon* 
vcy  their  thoug'^ts  and  fentiments  by. 

WO'RDY  Lprob.  of  pojiViJ.  Sax.] 
abounding  in  words,  d*.- 

WO'RDINESS,  talkativcncfs,  &k. 

To  WORK  a  Hcrfe,  is  to  exerrifc  him 
at  pace,  trot  or  gallop,  and  to  ride  him 
at  the  m?nage. 

To  WORK  a  Horfe  [in  H^rftmsnfiifl 
upon  Volts,  or  Hrad^  and  HamMrbei^  in 
or  bc-Nveen  two  heels,  is  to  pailage  him, 
or  mavc  him  go  Tideways  upon  two  pa« 
ralKd  lines. 

WORKING  [of  peopran,  .S**"jU- 
bourin/^,  taking  pains  j  alfo  fermcming, 
as  beer.  Sr-^. 

WO'RK-MAN[ofpejlcman,  Sax.] 
an  artificer,  S^ 

WORKMANLIKE  [of  pejicman 
and  'relicc,  .V.?x.1  artificially. 

WORKMANSHIP  [of  pecjiman 
and  Ship,  prob.  of  fcype,  Sax.^  the 
thing  produced  by  the  artificer  j  alfo 
art  or  nnificialnefs. 

WORLD  [pojilb.  Saxr\  the  nni- 
verfc  y  alfo  the  generality  of  the  people « 
the  vu'gar,  in  diflindtion  to  the  more** 
kr.owing.  learned  or  noble. 

Thj  WORLD  [Hierf)|!;lYphhally^  was 
by  the  antients  reprefcnteii  by  a  round 
r-n^ple,  becaufc  the  divine  maielly 
hath  created  it  for  his  own  glory,  to  ro- 


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wo 


*tivc  in  it  the  refpcdls  of  all  creatures, 
ajid  becaufe  k  appears  like  a  large  and 
bcaucitul  edifice,  excel  lenily  well  a 
dorn'd,  fupponed  by  the  power  of  god. 
Covered  with  the  heavens,  and  diftin 
gnifh'd  into  ftverai  apartments.  See  Se- 
rapis. 

WORLD,  the  harmony  of  it  [JFfiw 
jf/r^.  ]  or  the  rare  corefpondency  that  is 
in  the  world  between  the  fcveral  pans 
rhat  compofe  it,  was  reprefented  by  the 
image  of  the  god  l^^n^  with  two  horns 
upon  hi«  head,  and  a  rank  of  feven  lien- 
-dcr  pipes  in  his  hand,  fo  joined  together 
that  their  mufick  could  make  an  harmo- 
nious confor:.  The  two  horns  were  an 
emblem  of  the  fun  *,  he  had  alfo  a  leo- 
pard*s  skin  about  hjs  Ihoulders,  which 
rcprtiented  the  beautiful  variety  of  the 
Oars. 

WORLD  [Hieroglyph.']  the  common 
hieroglyphick  of  it,  was  a  globe,  on 
which  was  reprefented  the  circles  of  the 
j^odtAck^  with  the  figns  in  it,  and  round 
about  a  multitude  of  ftars.  This  globe 
being  fupponed  on  the  fhoulders  of  a 
man  upon  his  knees  (called  AtUs)  his 
knees  bein;>  cover'd  with  his  long  gar 
nticnt,  intimates  that  the  world  is  upheld  ' 
by  the  power  of  god,  who  feems  to  be 
roTcred  to  the  lower  ranks  of  creatures, 
with  d'vcr«  emblems  and  dark  Ihadows. 

WO'RLDLILY,  after  a  worldly- 
mindrd  manner. 

WORLDLINFSS  fprob.  pojiltelic- 
rcjrjre  of  pcijilojelic  andnej'|e,5'«x.] 
World1y-njim!L\lneis. 

WO  RLDLY.MINDED  fof  pofllb 
and  Jemint)e,  ^^x.  the  mind!  hnving 
the  mind  ftxcd  on  the  profits  or  p'ea- 
fuies  of  the  world  \  covetous. 

WORM  EATEN  [of  pyjim  and 
BBoan,  .y^xJcafcn  with  worms. 

WORSHIPFUL  L  PC'^Jip-rcype- 
rxil],   ^'sx  ]  won  by  of  worfhip. 

WO'RSHIPFULNESS,  dcfcrving- 
ncfs  of  worlhip. 

WORSHIPPING  [of  feopp-rcype, 
S*x.'\  payi  ng  adoration,  revei  t  ncc. 

WORST  [pyjijrt,  «y^x.]  the  moft 
bad. 

WOUTHILY  fprob.  of  po|i'*lic, 
of  p^ji*^  and  gclic,  Sax.'\  acconling  to 
mcrir. 

WORTHINESS  [  poji^-J-elic- 
nejrrc,  Sa%.^  dcfcrvingnefs,  valuable- 
ncfs,  ©»c. 

WO  RTHLESS  ''of  poji*^  an.l  lea/, 
Srx.^  good  for  nothing. 

WO  <TULESi>4E^S,  the  being  of 
no  value. 


MMKi 


WO-VEN  tof  reajran  or  ^epe/oT, 


w  R 

WO'UNDY,   extreme,   very   great, 
exorbitant. 
WRA'CKED   [of    PJiaec,   Smx,   a 

wrecK)  Ihi  p. wrecked. 

WRA'PPED  /  Lprob.  of  h  peo  n  ician, 

WRAPT  3  Smx.  according  to 
Skinner]  infolded,  inclofed. 

WRA'PPER,  a  coarfe  cloth  in 
which  bale  goo<ls  are  wrapped,  6»c. 

WRA'THFUL  [of  Djla^tand  jrull, 
SaxJ]  full  of  indignation,  ©»«. 

WRA'THFULNFSS,  extreme  an- 
ger. 

WREA'KING  [of  Dpiecan,  S^x.  1 
difcharging,  venting. 

WREA'THED  [prob.  2;epJieo'^a1c% 
of  pjieo"^ian,  Sax'\  twifted^or  twined 
about,  as  two  cords  twined,  Qpc, 

WREATH  [in  Heraldry^  the  repre- 
fentation  of  a  roll  of  fine  linnen  or  filk, 
like  that  of  a  Tnrkijh  tiirbant,  confifting 
of  the  colours  borne  in  the  efcutcheon, 
placed  in  atchicvcments  between  the 
helmet  and  the  creft,  and  immediately 
fupporting  the  creft. 

WRE'NCHED  ^of  pjiin^an,  Sax^l 
forced  open,  diftorted;  dillocated  by 
Ibme  violence. 

WRESTED  [of  apjicyTan,  Sax.^ 
twifted  or  turned  about;  wrung,  forced^ 
or  extorted  Irom,  perverted  as  to  the 
fenfe. 

WRESTLING  [  pjioerWun^,  Sax,'\ 
ftriving,  flruggling  carneftly  to  get  the 
mnllery  j  a  kind  of  combat  or  engage- 
ment between  two  perfons  unarnietl,  bo- 
dy to  body,  to  prove  their  ftrength  and 
dexterity,  and  to  try  which  can  throw 
the  other  to  the  ground. 

W  RE'TCHEDN  ESS  [prob.  of  pjiec- 
ca,  S^X'  a  baniflied  man,  or  \X)l'aC6y 
Du.  a  caft  away,  or  of  pjieccan,  Smx. 
to  take  vengeance]  mircnbic  llaie,   8»c. 

WKIGGlING  lprob.  of  wicelian, 
^^x.l' turning  this  wny  and  that  way.  as 
a  fnake,  eel,  6s.'.  fciewing  or  infmua* 
ting  into  favour,  fi^c. 

WRINGING  [prob.  of  pjlinjfunj 
of  pjiin^an,  .V^x.]  prefllng  or  fqucez- 
inghard,  pinching  or  griping. 

WRI'NKLED  i.of  pjiincl,  prob.  of 
pplnclian,  SaxA  crcafed  or  rumpled  in- 
to crcafes^  folds,  ©»c.  as  a  garment,  the 
skin,  &r:. 

WR  rST-BAND    [  pnyjt-  banb, 
V«x  T  of  a  (leeve,  &^c. 

WRI'THEN  [of  rpyf^an,  ^ax.J 
wrung,  twifled,  wrcflcd 

WRITING,  the  art  or  aft  of  fgnl- 
fying  and  conveyini*  our  ideas  to  otliers^ 
by  ler'crs  or  chrraiftcrs  vifible  to  the  eyej 

Will'TTJiN  Ipf  apniran,  Sjlx? 

^       WRONGED 


X  Y 

VROMGED  L^cpjlonJcn  of  J>Jlin- 
)(an»  Sax.  to  do  wrong  to]  uiijuHIy 
dealt  by. 

WRO'NGFUL  [of  ppan^  and  juU, 

WKOTE  [of  apjiitran,   J^x.]  did 

write 

WROUGHT  [of  pcojican,  J«x.]  did 
work  ^  alfo  made. 

WRUNG  L  pjiinijan,  Sax."]  fqueez- 
td,  griped,  pinched,  twilled. 

WYCHE,  a  falt-fpring. 

WYRD?  [pyjir,   ^-ix.]  fignifies  a 

WYRTJ  plant,  and  fo  in  names, 
in  compoHtion. 


Y  X,  Knmaui  X  s,  Italicki  J  C,  E«f 
^/i/Z>  j  is  the  twenty  fecond  letter  of 
the  alphabet,  and  H  |,  the  fourteenth 
of  the  Greeks  and  the  Hebrews  have  it  not  j 
ic  is  a  compound  letter  of  c  and  )I 

X  in  numbers  Hands  for  ten. 

X  with  a  dalh  over  it  fignified  loooo- 

XA'NTHENES  [of  e«»dic,  Gr.]  a 
precious  Aone  of  an  amber  colour. 

XA'NTHIUM  [eet'rdior,  Gr.]  the 
leiler  burr-docky  the  clot- burr  or  ditch- 
burr. 

XENODO'CHIUM  [f  .rx/^ww,  Gr.] 
an  inn  for  the  entertainment  of  llran- 
^/tn-j  vMo  an  hofpitaU 

XIPHI'ON  IMtr,  Gr.]  the  herb 
fiinking^ladden  or  fpurge-wort. 

XO  ANA  [^o«w,  Gr.  J  graven  images, 
llatues  can'ed  out  of  wood  or  Hone. 

XOCHAITOTOTLE,  a  bird,  in  A- 
merica,  like  a  fparrow,  having  feathers 
of  feveral  colours,  called  the  hang  neft 
.  XY'LI'NUM  [^Xirr,  Gr.]  a  fort  of 
wool  or  aax  growing  in  little  balls;  cot- 
ton. fuOian,  bumbafl. 

XYLO  N  leo\oT,  Gr.]  wood  9  alfo  the 
cotton  tree,  a  Ihrub. 

XYNOE'CIA[of  ?t/rc»,  Gr.  to  unite] 
an  Atheman  feftixal,  oblerved  in  comme- 
moration of  Thefns's  uniting  all  the  pet- 
ty communities  of  Attica  into  one  com- 
Bjon  wealth. 

XIPHOI'DES  [of  ch^  a  fword,  and 
Sf^^  Gr.  form]  a  cartilage  at  the  bot- 
tom of  the  Sternum  ^    callVl  alfo  Erffifo'^ 

XYSTARCHA  iSt^py^ty  Gr.l  the 
mafter  of  a  fencing  or  wrellling  fchool, 
or  the  Xyjhti. 

XY'STOS  [  X«r^  of  fw.  Gr.  to 
poIi(h,  it  being  their  cudom  to  anoint 
their  bodies  with  oil,  before  the  encoun- 
terj  to  preveot  their  antagonUU  ftpm 


Y  E 

taking  fad  hold  of  them]  a  large  portico 
or  gallery  of  uncommon  length,  cirhct 
covered  or  open,  where  the  Greek  WrcO- 
lers  ufed  to  exercife  in  wintertime. 
XYSTUS  ?  [^fr.w,  Gr.]  an  opca 
XYSTUM3  walking  place,  what 
the  Romans  made  entertainments;  a 
long  lAe  or  portico,  fometiinea  roofed 
over  and  at  other  cimes'open,  and  rang'd 
on  each  fide  with  trees  formij>g  an  agree- 
able place  for  people  to  walk  in  i  a  knot, 
garden  or  parttrre. 


Y  y,  .^ciMii  5  r  y,  Italick  $  |p  f^ 
*  Y  jr,  5ax«if,  is  the  23d  letter  of  the 
alphabet  I  '^  »♦  or«fc,  the  soth,  and  the 
Kehtewi  have  not  this  letter.  T  has  the 
found  of  f  or  iV,  and  is  a  conlbnant  be- 
fore a  vowel,  as  Tear^  Touth,  &c.  and  a 
voWel  after  a  confonant,  as  Phrfick^  J>- 
nagogtte,  &c.  and  is  uied  in  words  of  a 
6reek  derivation,  and  at  the  end  of  £1^ 
lijh  ones,  as,  iy,  cry^  Jly,  &c. 

Y  was  a  numeral  letter  with  the  an- 
tiems,  andfignified  150,  and 

Y  with  a  daih  at  the  top,  fignified  iso 
thoufand. 

YACHT  [yacht,  F.]  a  plcafuie^boat 
or  fmall  Ihip  with  one  deck,  carryicg 
four,  eight  or  twelve  guns,  and  thirty  or 
forty  men,  and  are  in  burden  Izom  30 
to  160  tuns  i  contrived  and  adorned,  both 
within  fide  and  without,  for  carrying 
(late  palfengen,  and  for  fwiftneisand 
pleafure. 

YARD  [geaclii  r»«if.  s«j^to,te.i 

a  fmall  piece  of  ground  funoundei  with 
houfes. 

YATCH-    See  Tacbt, 

YA'WLING,  bawling. 

YA'WNING,  gaping,  ofoitation,  an 
involuntary  opening  of  the  mouth »  oc- 
cafioned  by  a  vapour  or  vcntofity  and 
endeavonring  to  ofoape,  and  indieating 
an  irkfom  wearineil  or  inclination  to 
flecp. 

YEA[Iaor  Jca,  Sax."]  yet. 

YEAR  [j^eaji,  Awe.]  is  the  time  the 
fun  takes  to  go  thro'  the  twelve  (igns  of 
the  Zodiack :  This  is  what  is  properlf 
called  the  natural  or  tropical  year,  and 
contains  z6^  days,  five  hours  and  twelve 
minutes,  or  forty  eight  minutes  fifteen 
feconds  (according  to  Sir  Ifaac  AVotw^. 

The  Sydertal  YEAR,  is  that  time  in 
which  the  fun,  departing  firom  any  ^'i* 
ed  ilar,  comes  to  it  again »  and  this  ia 
in  ^S  days,  6  boun,  and  almofi  ten 

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YO 

minVjtes.  or  (according  to  Sir  V*^  A«t)- 
tow;  365  days,  6  hours,  9  minutes,  and 
14  Icconds. 

Yii'LK.  [SealcjK,  Sax.  the  yellow] 
the  iiiitutleor  yeiiow  part  of  ar.  egg. 

YIL'LLING  Johie derive  it  ot  f CQCl- 
ICllj  to  fouiHlj  others  of  gijUca, 
l>i».^  CO  make  a  noilcj  making  a  horrible 
2x>wlirg  noifc. 

yiL  LLOWNESSlgcalepoof^ealla, 
Sm^  the  gailj  the  being  of  a  yclJow  colour. 

Yt.O  MAN  .fonae  derive  it  of  Licma- 
na,  iciiowlhip  or  company,  or  TiCv'-.g- 
tl3an,  a  youug  man  j  others  of  Iiemse- 
nc,  a  commoner  i  others  of  toman, 
Sax.  a  fli;.^pncrd:  But  others  define  a 
TeomMTtj  to  be  a  Irce  bom  Erglijhman, 
who  may  lay  out  of  his  own  tree  land 
In  yearly  revenue  to  the  fum  of  40^.]  a 
freeholder  who  has  lajxiof  his  own,  the 
ftrft  c'egiee  of  commoners. 

YROMAN  of  the  ChotJ,  a  fort  of 
foot  guards  to  the  king's  pcrlbn,  of  lar- 
ger Ilature  than  or4inary,  every  one  be- 
ijig  required  to  be  fix  foot  high  ^  they 
arc  in  number  100  in  conftant  duty,  and 
70  not  in  dutyi  the  one  half  wear 
harqucbul'es,  and  the  other  partuifansj 
their  aticndancc  i$  on  the  fuvcreigns 
pcifon  b'>th  ar  home  and  abroad  j  they 
are  did  nfcer  the  manuer  of  king  Heury 
Vlll.  linic. 

Y£i<KlNG  [Afi/j/7.ew  fuppofes  it  to 
be  from  grrcacn>  Oothick]  throwing 
out  the  hind  legs,  as  a  horfe  5  a  term 
iifei  in  ihc  academy,  of  a  leaping 
horfe,  when  he  Aingsand  kicks  with  the 
whole  hind  quarters,  ftrctching  out  the 
two  hinder  legs  near  together  and  even, 
to  the.r  iiiU  extent. 
YES TKRNI'GHT  [J^coprepni^ht, 
^ax,]  t^e  night  before  the  piefent  day. 

To  Y IKLD  [with  Uorfg»:en'\  is  to  Hack 
t^e  hand,  i.e.  to  Hack  the  bridle,  and 
to  give  the  horfe  head. 

YltLDINGNESS  [prob.  of  ^il- 
bun^  and  ncJTjrc,  Sax"]  fubmlflivenefs, 
pliablencft,  &»c. 

YOIDKS     7   [r^HAt,   ri9nJit.  GrO 

HYOCDES3  a  bone  fitiiated  at  the 
root  ot  the  tongue,  and  composM  of  di- 
ners little  bones,  united  by  cartilages 
vhirh  fometimcs  oinfy. 

YOKK  [MetJi^bofically]  fignifies  bon- 
ciagc  or  ihvcry. 

S€Jt  YOK.K  [with  Sailors]  is  a  term 
lifed  when  the  fea  is  fo  rough,  that  the 
men  cannot  Rovern  the  helm  with  their 
hands,  and  then  they  feizc  two  blocks , 
to  the  end  of  the  helm,  one  on  each 
flue,  ar.d  reeling  two  fmall  ropes  thro* 


ZE 

them,  which  are  made  fafl  to  the  fidtn 
or  the  fliip,  by  having  fomc  men  at  each 
tackle,  they  govern  the  helm  according 
to  diie<Jtion. 

YOLK.     SeeTelk. 

YO'NKER,  ayoungftcr. 

VOUTHFULNESS  [of  ifeo^u^ 
and  jfyllncjje,  Sax.]  youthtui  ftate, 

YPSILOI'DES  [on  account  of  its  rc- 
femblance  of  Y  the  Crw/e  UffUon]  th* 
third  genuine  ftiture  of  the  cranium  § 
alfo  a  certain  bone  at  the  root  of  th< 
tongue, 

Z. 

'y  z,  Roman  and  Saxvn  j  Z  *,  Italick  | 

Z  3)  E^glijh,  Is  the  laft  letter  o^ 


the  aiphabet  j  z  C,  Greek.,  Is  the  fixth^ 
and  J,  the  feventh  of  the  Hebrezoi  it 
has  the  1  jund  of/,  but  is  fcldom  ufed. 

Z  was  a  numeral  letter  fignifying 
2000. 

Z,  with  a  daili  at  the  top,  iignificd 
aooo  lim.^s  2000 

ZAIRAGI'AH  [with  the' Arabs]  H 
kind  of  div.nation,  1  performed  by  divert 
wheels  or  circles  concentrick  to  each 
oiher,  and  noted  with  divers  letters^ 
which  are  brought  to  anfwer  to  each  o- 
ther  by  moving  the  circles  according  to 
certain  rules. 

ZEAXOUSLY  [mZo,  L.  avec  tele,  F* 
11  <Ji.A*,  Gr.]  after  a  realous  manner. 

ZEA'LOUSNESS[of«/ot;'/>M5,  L.  of 
i^»K  '.TUTrXjf,  Gr.  and  ittifs  ]  lealous  prin* 
ciplc,  leal. 

ZEDOA'RY,  .a  fpicy  plant  fom^^ 
what  like  ginger  in  its  leaves,  but  of  ft 
fweeter  Icent,  and  not  fo  biting. 

ZENITH  iH^b.  Arab,  Whence HJD* 
the  top  of  the  head]  the  vertical  point 
of  the  heavens,  being  9<i  degrees  diftan^ 
from  the  horiion 

ZENITH  [with  Afironomers]  the  Ver* 
tex  or  point  in  the  heavens,  dire^Iy 
over  one's  head.  If  we  conceive  a  Un6 
drawn  thro'  the  obferver  and  the  centre 
of  the  earth,  which  mufl  necclTarilt 
be  perpendicu'ar  to  the  horizon,  it  will 
leach  to  a  point  among  the  fixed  ftar^ 
callctl  the  Zenith^  Arab. 

ZE'NSUS  [with  Arithmeticians]  a 
fquarc  number  or  the  fecond  power. 

ZETE  TICE  [^fTx-nini  of  ('nn*,  Gn, 
to  feekl  the  method  ufed  ro  inveftigatc 
or  find  out  tliC  Iblution  of  a  problem. 

ZE'UGMA.  [  i'jyfjj^  of  ^ioyru-.  Gt. 
ro  joinl  a  fipure  in  fWanimar,  when  ft 
vcib  agretinj*  with  divers  nouns,  or  an 

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fe(&ftive  with  dhers  fubftantWes,  isre- 
ierred  to  one  exprelly,  and  to  the  other 
by  fuppleinent,  as  Lt^^  overcame  Sbmme^ 
holdn^s  FeJir,  and  Madnefs  Reafon.  If 
the  verb  be  exprelTed  in  the  beginning, 
it  is  tailed  JProtoTceaffmay  nsxMwent  both 
J  and  he )  and  if  in  the  middle,  Mef$* 
xengma^  aft  be  wettt  and  /}  and  if  in  the 
end,  Hypox£Mgma,  as  X  and  he  vent.  And 
the  like  is  to  be  undailood,  of  the  ad- 
jeftiTe,  Zengmai  whith  is  alfo  made 
three  ways)  t.  in  perfon,  as  I  and  yon 
learn  i  a.  in  gender,  as  herns^  &»  hera  efi 
irata  \  3.  in  number,  as  htc  UUhs  arma^ 
hie  CHtruifuit. 

ZIBELLINA,  a  Sable,  a  fmall  wild 
creature,  fomcwhat  lefs  than  a  martem, 
breeding  in  the  woods  of  Mnfcvpy,  bear- 
ing a  very  rich  fur. 
ZO'CCO  J   fin  Archit.']  a  iinaU  fort 
ZO'CLE  >  of  ftand  or  pedeftal,  bc- 
SO'CLE  3  ing  *  iow,  fquare  piece 
or  member,  ferving  to  fupport  a  boflo, 
ftacue,  or  the  like,  that  needs  to  be 
raifcd. 

ZODIACK  t  zoiiaCMs^  L.  *^mSta»oe^ 
Gr.  fo  named  prob.  either  of  vi  C»»  Or. 
1>ecau(e  it  is  believed  to  afford  heat  and 
life  to  animals  •,  or  of  i^r  ('tf*?,  Gr.  the 
living  creatures,  the  figures  of  which 
are  painted  In  it  on  globes,  or  which 
pofflbly  fomc  have  imagined  to  be  in  it] 
ft  zone  or  belt  which  is  imagined  in  the 
heavens,  which  the  ccliptick-line  divides 
into  two  equal  parts,  and  which  on  ei- 
ther fide  is  terminated  by  a  circle  paral- 
lel to  the  ecliptick-line,  and  eight  de- 
grees diftadc  from  it,  on  account  of  the 
fmall  inclinations  of  the  orbits  of  the 
planets  to  the  plane  of  the  ecliptick. 

ZONA,  L.  a  girdle  [ in  nrfi/ff m] a 
kind  of  Her}es^  that  runs  round  the  bo- 


f  ZOUB  \}n  (jeogrs^by]  is  a  fpace  co^ 
tained  between  two  parallels.  The 
whole  furface  of  the  eaith  is  divided  in- 
to five  Zones:  the  full  is  contained  be- 
tween the  two  Tnftcks^  and  is  caliod 
the  Ttrrid  Zone.  There  are  two  T»- 
perate  Zones  and  two  Frigid  jSoms  :  Tbe 
Northern  Temperxte  Tane  is  tennioatoi 
by  the  tropick  of  Cane^  and  the  Jrffisk 
polar  circle :  the  Southern  TemperaU  Zone 
is  contained  between  the  tropick  of  C^ 
frieom  and  the  polar  circle.  The  ?«£*' 
Zones  arc  circumfcribed  by  the  FoUrCir' 
cUs^  and  the  poles  are  in  the  centen  of 
them. 

ZOCyPHTHALMON  [.^ai9t9-3L«^ 
Gr.]  the  herb  Sengrun  or  Hnrnjlodt. 

ZOO  TOMIST  [of  ^«r»«4tf,  Gr.]  an 
artift  at  difledting  the  bodies  of  bnut- 
beafts. 

ZOOTHORICK  CobamnllrdriuBttn] 
a  ftatuary  column,  or  a  colnmn  wfaich 
bears  or  fupports  the  figure  of  an  ani' 
mal. 

ZU'CAf:  [o2J  Aec.l  a  withered  or 
dry  ftock  of  wood. 

ZOTATA  [of  aur>ri«.  Span,  a  IhoC] 
a  feUival  or  ceremony  obfervM  in  Itafy, 
in  the  courts  of  certain  princes  on  &. 
Nicholas'^  day,  wherein  perfcns  hide 
prefents  in  the  Ihoes  or  Jlippers  of  tbofe 
they  do  honour  to,  in  fhch  manccras 
may  furprtze  them  on  tbe  monow  when 
they  come  to  drefi.  This  is  dooe 
in  imitation  of  the  piaQice  of  St.  ^• 
ebolas^  who  ufd  in  the  night-time  o 
throw  purfes  in  at  windows  of  poor 
maids  to  be  marriage  pordons  for  them. 

ZU1NGLIANS  LfbcairdofHiitiU^ 
Zuimglins'i  a  branch  of  antient 
ers  or  protdUms. 


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ABSTRUSlTY[of  iri>*>i,  L.]  ab- 
ftnifcneii. 

ACI'DULATED  [  of  msUmU,  h- 
Bpawwacers  j  having  a  mixcuic  of  nitie^ 
vitriol,  alum,  fait. 

ADMl'XTUR£  ladmixtio,  h.\  a 
Biixture,  or  mixing  with  or  to. 

ADKOrr,  dextrous,  nea:-handcd, 
elcvcT,  handy,  skiifiil,  d^  F. 

ADROi  TShsSS  dCKteroufneft,  skil- 
fiilne&,  neatncis,  handineis,  cleverneOt. 

ALCHh'MY.     See  AUhymy. 


many  others  at  (lifTcrent  places,  exceeds 
all  belief.  For  they  were  kept  in  conle- 
crated  inclofures,  and  well  attended  on 
by  men  of  high  rank,  who  at  a  great 
cxpcncc  provided  victuals  for  them, 
which  conljlled  of  the  grentelt  dainties. 
They  were  waflied  in  hot  baths,  anoin- 
ted with  moA  precious  ointments,  and 
perfumed  with  the  moll  odoriferous 
Icents,  they  lay  on  the  richefl  carpet* 
and  other  coftly  furniture,  and  that  they 


I  might  want  nothing  to  make  their  life 

ALTtRNA  CIES  laUeritationes^  L.]  J  as  happy  as  pofllblc,  they  had  the  moft 
IVicceffions  by  courfc,  or  taking  alternate  bcautilulfcmalcs  of  the  levcral  kinds  pro- 
changes.  I  vided  for  them,  to  which  they  gave  the 

ALTi/RNiT  Y  [  alttr»iUs^  L.  ]  vi-  j  title  ot  their  concubines.  When  any  of 
cillltude  or  change.  |  theic  animals  died,  they  lamented  them 

ANA'TICK*  ^with  Chymifis^  &c.]  an  j  as  if  they  had  been  their  dearcfl  chil- 
adjedtive  form'd  of  «im,  i.  e.  each.  }  drcn,  and  frequently  laid  out  more  than 

A'NIMALS,  there  was  nothing  fo  .  they  were  worth  in  their  funeral.  In 
remarkable  in  the  E.^yptUn  religion,  as  j  the  reign  oil  tolemy  the  fun  of  L^^gus  the 
the  prepoHerous  worlhip  that  nation  •  A^i^  dying  of  old  af;e  at  Mem^hn^  his 
paid  to  animals,  fuch  as  the  Cat^  the  i  keeper  bellowed  no  lef^  than  so  talenu 
Ichnenmort^  tht  Dog,  the  Ihi,^  the  Jfo//,  j  of  filver,  or  almoft  i;oco  crowns  over  and 
the  Cncodile,  and  ieveral  others  ^  which  .  above  all  his  fubftance,  in  the  burying 
they  had  in  high  veneration,  as  well  j  of  t.im.  And  it  is  alfo  related,  that 
dead  as  living.  While  they  were  living  •  fome  keepers  of  thofe  creatures  have 
they  had  lands  let  apart  for  the  mainte-  •  fqiianderedaway  looooo  talenti,  an  im- 
nancc  of  each  kind  i  and  both  men  and  j  mcnfc  fum,  in  the  maintena'ce  of  them, 
women  were  employ *d  in  feeding  and  J  The  dead  loci ies  of  the  facred  animali 
attending  on  them  j  the  children  fuc- }  were  wrapped  up  in  fine  linen  and  car* 
ceeding  their  parents  in  that  office,  j  ricd  to  be  embalmed,  and  being  anoin- 
which  was  lookM  upon  as  an  high  ho*  « ted  with  oil  of  cciiar  ami  other  aromatick 


nour,  wearing  ceitain  bat1f,cs  or  enfigns, 
by  which  being  diflinguiUiai  at  a  di- 
llancc,  they  were  falutcJ  by  bending  of 
the  knee  and  other  demonftrarions  of 
rcfped^.  To  thefc,  and  to  the  deities  to 
which  they  were  (acred,  the  inhabitants 
of  the  feveral  cities,  where  they  were 
worlhippcd,  offered  tip  their  prayers, 
and  in  particular  for  the  recovery  of 
children  from  flckncls,  whofe  heads  they. 
fliavCvJ  all  over,  or  in  part,  and  putting 
the  hair  into  one  balance,  and  filver 
into  the  other,  when  the  filver  over  ba 
lanced  they  gave  it  to  the  keepers  of  the 
animalfl,  who  therewith  provided/  ioal 
for  them,  which  was  ufually  fiOvcut  in 
pieces  \  but  the  libneumom  and  Cats  were 
fpmeiimci  fed  with  bread  and  milk. 
The  extravagant  worftiip  which  the  E- 
gvptUns  paid  to  thefe  deities,  as  to  the 
Bulls  at  Memphis  and  HeliopoJis,  the  OoJit 
If  Mtnd  >,  the  L»V»  at  Le-)f.topj^is^  and 
the  CiocoJtU  at  the  laHC  Mucris^  and  to 


preparations,  to  prcfcrve  them  from  pi;* 
trefa<flion,    were  buried  in  facred  coffins, 

ANTIPESTILE'NTIAL.  good  a- 
gainft  the  pcfli'enre  or  plague. 

APIS  was  to  be  the  calf  of  a  cow 
incapable  of  bcarii.g  another,  and  no 
othcrwife  to  be  impregnated  (as  the 
Fgyptians  jmaginedi  than  by  thunder. 
The  maiks  which  dillinguifliM  him 
from  all  others  were  theic:  his  body 
was  black,  except  one  fquarc  of  white 
on  the  forehead,  and  a  knot  like  a 
beetle  under  his  tongue.  Oihers  reckon 
29  marks  peculiar  to  this  beaft.  They 
fecrificed  bulls  to  him,  and  were  very* 
nice  in  the  choice  5  they  killM  them, 
flead  them,  flruck  off  their  hends,  and 
carr'Ctl  it  with  many  imprccarians  to 
market  and  fold  it  to  fomc  Cyprian  j  but 
if  no  fuch  perfon  were  to  be  found  they 
threw  it  into  the  river,  with  this  form 
of  execration,  m'y  th^  fvils  imprnJinjf^ 
over  the  perfo-f^  ntraf»:fiftiitfg^  ottke  F.gy^- 
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tians  in  genertl^  fall  w;r«  this  Iff'td. 
When  the  Jpi^  ilicd,  aiid  hii  funeral 
pomp  was  over,  the  pi  leils  wl.o  h  ul  ih's 
orticc  roiighc  out  tor  a'-.orhcr  wich  the  < 
lame  marki,  ami  wlien  ihcy  nad  t'ountl 
one,  the ianientatioiis  immedintcly  cel- 
led i  and  the  prieltb  lead  the  calf  tirft  un- 
to tl".c  city  of  iXtle,  where  he  was  fed 
for  40  days,  from  thence  he  was  tia«f- 
pur.ed  in  a  veft'el  wiili  a  gilded  cabin  to 
Memphis,  as  their  gcnl,  and  turned  into 
the  grove  of  /'/t/.M/;  1  he  reafon  they 
gave  for  this  woifliip  wns,  bc^uiife  the 
loul  of  OJirisy  as  they  preteniied,  migra 
ted  into  a  bull  of  this  Ion,  ami  by  a  fiic- 
cefllve  tranimip;vation  paffed  Irom  one 
to  another,  as  i)fccn  as  one  died  and  an- 
other was  found.  The  Jpis  was  con- 
fulied  as  an  oracle,  the  manner  of  con- 
fulting  him  was  by  obfening  into  which 
chamber  of  the  two  that  were  prepared 
for  him  he  entred  j  his  going  into  the 
one  of  them  being  conftrucd  ns  a  good 
omen  j  and  into  the  other  as  a  bad  one; 
or  clfe  they  offered  h  m  food,  and  tn>m 
his  acccptmg  or  retuHng  it,  concluded 
the  anfwcv  favourable,  or  the'contraiy. 

ATMOSPHF.KICAL,  of  or  pertain- 
ing to  the  armofpheic. 

CANO'PyS  was  the  pilot  of  Ojlns's 
fhip,  whofe  foul  after  his  death  isfaidto 
Jij^ve  migrated  into  the  fixed  fbar  of  that 
:iame,  which  is  one  of  the  firft  magni- 
tude, but  not  vifible  in  Eumog.  This 
god  became  famous  for  the  vid^ory  ob- 
tained by  him  over  the  ChjclJean  god 
Tiv  i  the  (lory  of  which  in  brief  is  this. 
The  Chjtldeans  carried  about  their  god  to 
tombat  with  thofe  of  other  provinces, 
nil  which  it  cafily  overcame  and  de- 
(troy'd,  none  of  their  images  being  able 
to  refill  the  force  of  fire  •,  rill  at  Itngch 
the  pried  of  Campus  deris'd  this  artifice  v 
he  took  an  earthen  waterpot  fuU  of 
holes,  which  he  Hopped  up  with  wax, 
and  having  filled  it,  painted  it  over,  and 
plac'd  the  head  of  an  old  image  upon  it, 
and  produc'd  it  as  a  god.  In  the  con- 
fi\Ct  the  wax  being  foon  melted,  the.  wa- 
ter rufiicd  out  at  the  holes  and'^uick'y 
cxtingiltiM  the  fire  In  memory  of  this 
vi^ory  Campus  is  ufually  reprefentcd  in 
the  manner  jiifl  dcfcrib'd,  without  arms, 
and  having  fcarce  any  feet  to  be  fecn. 

CAPTATION,  a  catching  at,  am- 
birion,  as  captation  of  popular  favonr. 

The  CAT  was  rever'd  as  an  emblem 
of  the  moon,  for  its  tarious  fpots,  fruit- 
fulnefs.  and  a<5tivity  in  the  nipht.  ,  In 
cnfe  of  fire,  there  was  generally  great 
U:;)^i:ac;oQS  ^mong  %h^  Fiy{ti'^ff)  on 


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account  of  their  Cats,  and  they  toe* 
greater  care  to  prel'erve  their  cars  ihxa 
I  heir  houles.  In  whatever  houfc  a  cai 
died,  all  the  family  Ihav'd  their  eye- 
brows. If  a  man  kill'd  a  cat  he  w^  t^ 
die  without  mercy  >  the  enraged  moiri- 
tude  hurrying  away  the  imloriunax 
perfon  to  certain  death,  fometimes  wjtb- 
out  any  formal  proctffs  or  trial.  Kor  itis 
reafon,  if  any  one  by  chance  foLiid  odc 
of  thefe  creatures  aead,  he  flood  ar  a 
convenient  diflance  from  it,  and  »-:?^b 
great  lamentation  protcfted  he  found  it 
deail.  Hitvaotus  and  iJiouoms  SkmUh  re- 
late, that  a  Komam  happii.irg  acriccn- 
flly  to  kill  a  cat,  the  n;ob  immedia.cif 
gaiheicd  about  the  houfe  w^e^e  he  was, 
and  nei'hcr  the  entreaties  of  fome  prin- 
cipal men  fent  by  the  king,  nor  the 
fear  of  the  -^iOisafis,  with  whom  they 
were  then  ncj^otiaiing  a  peace,  coiad 
fave  the  man  s  life. 

CHA'KON,  there  is  an  ille  in  fbc 
middle  of  the  lake  A'.orris  in  F.gypt. 
The  inhfibiianrs  at  prcfent  call  tnis 
laVe  th;  /.^fc«»  of  Cb  irvfi  concerning  whom 
they  tell  the  following  Ilory  i  tna:  fee 
hcing  a  perfon  of  mean  extrattion,  aixS 
refolved  to  get  mony  by  any  means,  he 
planted  himP^lf  by  this  lake  and  exaOed 
of  every  corps,  that  was  ferried,  eter  a 
certain  fum  of  mony  :  tho'  he  did  tliii 
without  any  authority  fiom  the  pnnct, 
yet  he  carried  on  the  impofition  forfeve- 
ml  years,  till  refufing  pafTagc  to  the 
dead  body  o''  the  king's  fon,  till  the  efc- 
al  fum  was  paid  him,  the  cheat  was  dit 
covered :  however,  he  made  the  king  fo 
fenfible  of  the  great  advantage  it  "moiM 
be  to  him  to  continue  this  duty  by  his 
royal  authority,  that  he  ordcr'd  it  to  be 
conftantly  paid  for  the  /luurc,  appcir.:- 
ing  Charon  hfsr  firft  niinifter,  arxi  con- 
firming hjm  in  his  old  employment, 
which  he  made  the  firft  poft  in  the 
kingdom.  And  Cktrnn  got  fuch  taft 
riches  in  it,^  that  he  became  powerful 
eno\>gh  to  aflaffinate  the  king  and  mourt 
the  throne  in  his  ftc-d.  This  ftory  has 
a  great  corrcfpondence  with  what  the 
antients  fay  of  Charon. 

CHEMISTRY.    See  Chymics. 

COGNIZABLE  Tof  co^mifakh,  F.  of 
cognnfcere^  L.I  that  may  be  knovm. 

CbMBrNARLE  [of  c^mBhimart,  L.] 
capable  of  being  combined,  or  joined 
with  another. 

COMBINATORY,  of  or  petainiug 
to  combination. 

COMMERCIAL  [of  mM<rre  F.  of 
eommerciiitiiy  L-l  of  or  ^Ttaioing  to  coid- 

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COMMOVED  Icommotusy  L.]  movcil 
together  with  fomc  other. 

eOMPAMONABLE  [of  compagmn, 

K.J  1  oiablc,  fit  to  be  kept  company  with. 

COAIPASSINGS  [with  rmtnen^j  are 

the  nanihiutaiioni  or  Ibphiilucations  of 

w.ncs. 

CCNCENTB  ATION  [of  conceatrer^ 
F.3  a  driving  to  the  center. 

The  CROCO  DILE  was  worlhippcd 
by  the  K^yitiam,  becaufe  one  of  thcfe 
creatures  iS  I.iid  to  have  fav'd  Menas^  an 
ancient  king  of  F^pt,  i'rcm  being  wor- 
ried by  his  own  dogs,  which  puifued 
him  to  the  lake  Maris^  where  a  croco- 
dile took  him  on  his  back  and  carried 
him  to  the  other  fide  of  the  lake.  Tho* 
the  Crocodile  fecms  to  be  one  of  the  laft 
animals  to  whom  mankind  could  be 
tempicii  to  pay  adoration,  yet,  that  it 
rnight  be  done  with  fafcty,  one  of  thofe 
creatures  was  trained  up  to  be  tame  and 
familiar,  lor  tliC  purpole  j  and  had  his 
cars  adorned  with  Itrings  of  jeweli  and 
gold,  aftd  his  forefeet  with  chains.  He 
was  fed  with  confecrated  provi lions  at 
the  publick  charge  3  and  when  ftrangers 
-went  to  fee  him,  they  alfo  carried  him  a 
pTcfcnt  of  a  cake,  drciTed  meat  and 
wine,  which  was  offered  U'>  him  by  the 
priefts,  one  opening  hi«5  month  and  the 
other  feeding  him.  When  he  died,  his 
body  was  embalmed,  and  buried  in  a 
facred  coffin  at  Arftnoe. 

COTE  [with  Vtnttari]  wine  boiled  to 
the  confumption  of  half. 

DEKLOWE'RMENT  [Jeforatio,  L.l 
the  tiCl  of  tleflowcring  a  viigin  j  alio  the 
fuffcring  of  that  ait. 

DF.PHLE  GM*D.  See  to  Jefhlfjtmate. 

DILUTE'NESS,  faintnefs,  weakncfs, 

fL.o'ic»  nf  Colours. 

DISCRIAIINABLE  [of  difcrlmho, 
L.I  th.-.c  may  be  difcriminatcd  or  di()in- 
puifhed  frcm  fome  other  thing. 

DISIDV/MONY?    [J\7^JhiuMh,    of 

DISIDi?:MONy3  J^i^^^  to  fear,  and 
^mho'y  a  daemon  or  godl  fuperfticion,  a 
worfhipping  God  ou'  of  fear. 

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QHaliuer^  F.|  to  reader  unqmlified. 

EMBAXMING,  after  the  firft  la- 
lyitiuarion  was  over,  the  cmbalmers 
Ihcw'd  the  relations  of  the  deccas'd  fe 
veral  models  or  patterns  in  wood  pain- 
ted, together  with  a  bill  of  charges 
of  each  preparation,  and  ask'd  them 
which  they  would  chufc  ;  for  there 
were  different  w.iyiof  pieparing  dead 
b<»dirs  for  hufial  One  was  very  ex- 
penfivc  and  came  to  a  talent  of  (ilvcr, 
•r  :5s  /.  tf  I.  0  d,   the  feoond  one  fourth 


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of  that  fum,  and  the  third  very  mean, 
cofting  but  a  little.  This  p:eliminary 
being  fettled,  the  embalmcrs  took  the 
body  home,  and  firft  diew  out  the  braina 
through  the  noftrils,  with  a  crooked  in- 
ftrumcnt  ofiron,  and  lill'd  the  vacancy 
with  certain  mpdicamenis  \  then  one 
mark  d  out  on  the  left  ^ide  of  tne  belly, 
how  far  the  incifion  was  to  be  made  ; 
then  another  with  a  Iharp  ^thiopick 
Hone,  cut  open  the  body  as  far  as  the 
law  ordain'd,  and  immediately  ran  a- 
way  as  faft  as  he  could,  all  that  were 
prefent  purfuing  him,  throwing  ftoncs 
at  him,  to  turn  the  execration  upon 
him,  for  they  thought  it  a  very  heinous 
crime  to  wound  or  ofjer  violence  to  a 
dead  body.  But  the  ^cmbalmers  were 
highly  el  teem 'd  and  refpe<acd,  con- 
verllng  with  the  priefts,  being  with 
them  admitted,  as  perlons  of  iandtity, 
into  the  more  facred  parts  of  the  temples. 
When  thefe  came  to  drcls  the  body,  one 
of  thcm'thrirfls  his  hand  into  the  wound 
and  draws  out  all  the  inteftines,  except 
the  heart  and  kidneys;  another  cleanfea 
all  the  entrails,  wafliing  them  with  wine 
of  palms  and  aromatick  odours;  then 
the  belly  is  fiU'd  with  pounded  myrrh, 
rniria,  and  other  odoriferous  drugs, 
(  frankinccnfe  only  excepted  )  and  the 
incillon  being  fewed  up  the  body  is  care- 
fully anointed  with  oil  of  cedar  and  othct 
things  fbr  above  80  days,  or  elfe  laid  in 
nitre  for  70  days  :  after  which  they 
waflied  the  whole  body,  and  bound  fiU 
lets  of  white  linen  round  every  part, 
covering  it  with  gum,  which  the  Egyp* 
tian^  us'd  inftead  of  glue  :  and  all  this 
is  done  without  disfiguring  the  body,  16 
that  the  very  hair  remains  on  the  eye- 
brows and  eye  lids,  and  the  refcinblance 
of  the  countenance  is  prefer  v'd  and  eafy 
to  be  known.  The  embalmers  having 
done  their  parts,  the  relations  receive 
the  corps,  and  put  it  inro  a  wooden 
coffin  fliapcd  like  a  man,  ^vhich  they  fct 
upright  againft  a  wall  of  the  Cv'ifice  de- 
fign'd  far  that  purpofc.  For  Tfevcral  of. 
the  Kf^ptiaas  kept  their  dend  at  home 
in  magnificent  apanmcnrs,  and  by  this 
means  they  had  the  plrafurc  of  fee- 
ing their  anccQors,  who  died  many  ages 
before  they  were  bnm. 

ENCHEIRE'SIS  [of 'Pi^:^  ^fl«T,c,  Gr.l 
a  taking  in  hand  to  perform,  an  at- 
tempt. 

EPrSTOLOGRATHICK  [of  J^w?.^  >, 
an  ep'ftle,  ane  >ep'«'«of  of  yp'i^'*^  Gr.^ 
to  writcl  of  or  pertaining  to  the  cha- 
raftcr,'  letters,  S*f-  in  written  hand,  at*' 
Epfji^g^atbiek  cbara&tr 

*  i.SSEN- 

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KSE'i^TlATED        >  I  of  eJftfUU 

ESSENTl'i:  ICATED  5  and  facioX- 
to  raakcj  to  make  or  reduce  into  its  cf- 
fcnce. 

r«  FA'BRICATE  [f*i^if»tert,  L.]  to 
frame,  ereA,  build,  Qk. 

Faints  iwith  OtjaUers  ]  are  aU  that 
runs  after  the  proof  i«  fellen  off,  where 
the  proponion  of  water  is  much  greater,' 
than  of  the  totally  inHammable  Ipirit. 

FERME  NTABLE  lot' fermemtare]  ca- 
pable of  fermenting  or  being  Icrmented. 

FLA'^'OURING,  the  giving  any 
thing  a  Havour  or  good  fcent. 

FLA'VOUKLESS,  not  having  any 
favour  or  goxl  Icent. 

li'LE'XlOUS  [of  fiiXMs,  L 1  having 
bcndings,  turnings  >^id  windings. 

GALLIA'RDISE  l^aUuratfe,  F.  ] 
gaiety,  frolickfomiefs. 

r^tGOAT,  the  molt  luftful  of  all  crea- 
tures, was  the  hicrogiyphick  of  that  vio- 
lent impu'fc,  by  which  men  are  urg'd  to 
propngtite  their  fpecies;  and  in  honourirtg 
this  animal  the  Egyptians  lertified  their 
gratitude  to  the  gods  for  the  populoufncls 
of  their  country. 

GUSTFUL  [ofgtiftHi,  L.  taTle,  and 
full]  palatable,    having  a  good  relilh. 

HAWK  the  hawk  was  (ieified  by  the 
Egyptians,  bccaufc  one  of  thcfe  birds  in 
aniient  tim^s  is  faid  to  have  brought  a 
book  to  the  priefU  of  Th'btsy  tied  round 
with  a  fcarlet  thread,  containing  the 
Tires  and  ceremonies  which  were  to  be 
obfervd  in  the  worfhip  of  their  gods; 
for  which  reafon  th?  facred  fcribcs  woie 
a  fcarlet  fillet,  with  a  hawks  feather  on 
their  head. 

HO'RTATiVES[of  horlatlvusy  L.] 
cichomtions. 

HUMF.CTA'TIOM,  a  making  or 
rcnJ.rii-.g  luoil^,  L. 

IRIS  \\Qz  Gr.]  is  a  bin'  fo  peculiar  to 
y.Z'^'p*  that  it  pines  awa>  and  dies  if  car- 
rial  eifcwhere,  and  is  of  great  ufe  in 
that  country  by  deftroying  the  flying 
lerpcnts,  which  the  fouth  wind  brings 
fr  >m  the  defcrts  of  l.ybia^  and  are  fna 
pcd  a*5  the  water  fnakes,  with  wings 
like  a  bat  :  in  the  proper  leafon  of  the 
year,  thcfe  birds  in  vail  numbers,  by  a 
peculiar  in(lin<;i,  go  and  wait  on  the 
frontiers  for  tbefe  ferpents,  and  devour 
them  as  they  fly,  before  they  enter 
y.gyt>t.  There  arc  two  kinds  of  I^/j,  one 
js  of  a  t^cep  black  about  the  b':pr.els  of 
a  heron  ;  this  is  the  //^i«  that  kills  the 
fcrpents,  and  is  feldom  found  except  in 
the  lower  Fgypt:  the  other  is  white,  but 
has  the  head,  neck  ajid  end  of  the  wingi 
and  tail  sa  black  as  the  former  y  th9  bill 


I  N 

and  legs  of  this  bird  refcmb!e  thii  of  i 
ftork }  its  ufiial  food  (beiides  the  to- 
pents  above  mentioned)  arc  foail>,l&' 
cufls  and  other  infedts. 

ICHNEU  MON  Ll;t«>^»  *»»  *  '^ 
nytif,  Gr.  ot  invcftigating]  the  f^7j*i« 
rat,  ii  of  the  fue  of  a  car,  with  *nT 
roujgh  hair  fpottcd  with  white,  jrciku 
and  alh  colour  5  its  nofc  like  that  rf  1 
hog,  with  which  it  digs  up  thcoitbi 
it  has  flion  black  legs,  and  a  tail  liici 
fox  ;  it  lives  on  lizards,  ferpents,  fiai, 
cameleons,  rats  and  other  animals;  sad 
is  of  great  fervicc  in  £02'^  by  its  nw- 
ral  inllina  hunting  out  and  breikicg 
the  eggs  of  the  crocodile,  and  thercSj 
prevent  J  ng  too  great  an  incrcafc  of  th< 
d^thnidtive  creature.  The  natnrtl* 
alfo  lay,  that  it  is  fb  greedy  aftci  '"s 
crocoiiiles  liver,  that  rowling  himftlfi^ 
mud  if  nips  down  his  threat,  irhikb* 
lleeps  with  his  mouth  open  and  gaw 
its  vray  out  again.  The  inhabitautJ^ 
HerjUfeopolis  worfliipped  the  Itbtemt, 
it  being  the  mortal  enemy  to  the  go- 
codile. 

IMMISCIBI'LITY  [of  in  and  ^ 
L-T  that  cannot  be  mixt  with  otbas. 

IMPERVE'STIGABLE  '■  of  mitfr 
3.nd ptiv'fi^g'ty  U1  that  cannot  be  fcairif- 
cd,  or  trac  d  out  by  the  ootftcps. 

INATTE'NTION,  want  of  «m^ 
•n,  or  application,  heedlclheis,  F. 

INCOMPRE'SSIBILITY  [oSr»^ 
arid  com/wrjpo,  1 .]  incapablcnefeof  besg 
prefe'd,  fquecied  or  crowded  cloicr  tcp 
ther,  a  propeny  beloncing  to  water. 

INCRI  MIN  ATING  id  iwerim^^ 
L.]  recriminating. 

INFERNAL  Jndges.  When  * 
corps  of  a  deceafed  pcrfon  was  piejttR" 
for  the  fcpulchre,  his  ncarcft  leUaatf 
g-xve  publick  notice  of  the  day,  ^^ 
luch  a  one,  by  name,  was  to  pais  t^ 
lake,  in  order  to  his  interment  i  ' 
which  the  judges  and  all  his  fnc>* 
were  invited.  At  the  time  prefeVt  >• 
bove  40  judges  altcmbled,  and  &!  i-"'^' 
femicircle,  in  a  ccnain  place  beyond ^"^ 
lake  (  probably  the  lake  itfelf  ).  "T^ 
veiTcl  fwhofe  pdot  was,  in  ih-r-  Egyf^ 
tongue,  caird  Charon)  being  reidr,  bsc 
Ictl  up  to  the  fhore  5  before  the  c^ 
which  contained  the  body,  was  faSc^ 
to  imbark,  every  one  wns  at  liberty » 
accufe  the  deceafed.  If  an  accufa'T" 
peared  and  made  t^ood  his  chai>K,  tf^i 
the  deceafed  had  leil  an  ill  life  ^^ 
judges  gave  fcntcnee  aecordingW,  and  ^ 
hody  was  dcny'd  the  ufual  borial ;  ^ 
if  the  acrufer  wa<;  convidled  of  bs^ 
accufcA  hiw  ^riWy,  h^  incun'd  »*" 

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^Crc  puniflimcnt.  If  no  accufer  ap- 
pcar'd,  or  if  the  accufation  appear  d 
falfc,  then  the  relations  laying  afide 
ttieir  lamentation,  proceeded  to  recite 
the  prayers  of  the  decca^M,  and  befeech- 
ing  the  internal  gods  lo  give  him  a  fa- 
vourable reception  among  the  pious. 
After  this  the  body  was  dopofitcd  in  the 
fcpulchre  of  the  family.  It  isrery  plain 
that  the  Greeks  took  all  they  fabJed,  con- 
cerning thcinfemal  judges,  and  the  hap- 
pineis  and  judgments  of  men  after  death, 
firom  this  practice  of  the  Egyptians 

INO'DOROUSNESS  L  of  i»oJorusy 
L.l  unfaveurineft. 

INTE'NSITY  of  lintenfHS,  L.1  in- 
tenfenefs. 

INTERMIOCTURE,  a  mixing,  of 
that  which  is  mixed  among  others. 

ISLAND  ChyjUU  a  tranfparent  (lone 
of  the  nature  of  a  talk,  a  bit  whereof 
laid  on  a  book,  every  letter  feen  thro'  it 
will  appear  double. 

LiqUEFIABLE  lUqvabilh^  ofUque- 
fOf  L.]  capable  or  eafily  to  be  melted. 

LO WWINES  [with  dijUUen]  are  the 
whole  quantity  of  fpint,weak  and  fmall, 
inix*d  together. 

MANSU'ETUDE  [mapfHetuio,  L.] 
mceknei^,  mildnefs,  gentlenefi,  tame- 
ncfs* 

MARCASI'TICAL,  of  or  pertaining 
to,  or  belonging  to,  or  of  the  nature  of  a 
maicaiite. 

ME'RCHANTABLE  [of  mercbander 
F-  and  hmbilis^  L.]  laleable,  fit  for  fale, 
traffick  or  the  market. 

MISCIBrtTY,  capablcnefs  of  being 
mingled. 

MrSClBLE  [of^wi/cw,  L.1  capable 
of  being  mingled. 

MIOCTION,  mixture  or  mixing. 
MUMMIES,  the  coffins  in  which  they 
lie  are  very  thick,  generally  of  fVca- 
Inore,  which  is  by  the  Egyptians  caird 
pharaohi  fig-trcc,  which  does  not  rot  fo 
foon  as  other  wood,  fome  are  of  ftonc, 
and  others  of  clothes  parted  together 
very  (Irong.  The  top  of  the  coHiii  is 
ufually  cut  into  the  fhape  of  a  head 
with  a  face  painted  on  it,  the  reft  is  one 
continncii  trunk,  and  at  the  end  of  it  is 
m  broad  pedeflal,  to  fet  it  upright  upon 
in  the  reconditory.  Some  of  thefc  cof- 
fins are  handfomly  painted  with  hiero 
plyphicks.  The  bodies  appear  in  this 
manner  i  they  arc  wrapped  up  in  a 
Ihrowd  of  linen,  upon  which  are  fa- 
ilered  divers  fcrolls  of  linen  alfo. 
painted  with  facrcd  charadlcrs;  thcfc 
IrrolU  pjencrally  n:n  down  the  boU> 
and  fides,  ov  cU'c  arc  plac'd  on  the  Kncct» 


PR 

and  legs.  The  face  \s  covered  with  «. 
kind  of  headpiece  of  linnen  cloth  fitted 
with  plaiiter,  on  which  the  countenance 
of  the  perfon  is  reprefented  in  gold; 
and  the  feet  have  alfo  a  co\er  of  the 
fame  painted  with  hieroglyphicks,  and 
t'afhioned  like  a  high'  flipper.  The 
whole  body  is  fwathed  with  fillets  or 
narrow  bands  of  linen,  beginning  witl> 
the  head  and  ending  with  the  feet,  fo 
artificially,  and  in  lo  inimitable  a  man- 
ner wound  roiind  with  fo  many  calls, 
and  turnings,  and  lb  often  one  upon  an- 
other, that  there  cannot  be  lefs  than  w 
looo  ells  of  filleting  upon  one  body. 
Thofe  which  cover  the  head  and  face 
being  fo  neatly  done  that  they  hinder 
Ho  t,  but  one  may  fee  the  Ihape  of  the 
•yes,  noie  and  mouth.  On  the  breaft  is 
a  fort  of  brcaft  plate,  made  with  fold* 
of  linen  ait  IcoUopwife,  richly  paint- 
ed and  gilt,  on  which  is  ufually  the  face 
of  a  woman  with  her  arms  extended. 
The  infide  of  the  body  is  filled  with 
medicaments  of  the  conHflence,  colouf 
and  fcent  of  pitch  or  bitumen,  which 
waxes  foft  by  the  heat  of  the  fun.  In 
the  skull  of  one  of  thefe  bodies,  there 
was  found  the  quantity  of  two  poundt 
of  this  preparation,  which  could  not  be 
infus'd  any  other  way  than  by  the  no- 
ftrilsj  and  the  tongue  of  one  being 
weigh M,  was  leis  than  feven  grains 
Entlijh, 

NEU  TRAL  SaUi^  are  fixt  alkaline 
fa!ts,  compleaily  iatiirated  with  an  acid 
one. 

CRGANISM,  organical  nature,  af- 
fembbgc,  compofition  or  conftrndlion. 

O'RUS,  an  Egyptian  deity,  he  is  of- 
ten confounded  with  Apollo  :  he  was  the 
fon  oflfis  and  Ofirisf  ar  d  was  generally 
reprefented  as  a  child  wrapped  up  in 
fwaddling  cloths^  and  fometimes  by 
thofe  of  Ceptost  as  holding  in  one  hand 
the  privities  of  Typhon. 

PE  DANTISM,  petiantry,  pedanticJf- 
ncfs. 

PEKSPI'RATIVF.  \o^  perfpirare,  L.I 
of  or  pcTtainingto  pcrfpiring  or  breathing 
through. 

PE'RTINENCY   [of  pertinens,    L.  ] 
pertincntneCi,  aptn^  fs  to  the  purpofe 
PHILAUTYT^x  c/r-of^/  K  to  love 
and  ^vm^  Gr.  ones  own  ft!f  ]  felf  love. 

POLY  CON  AR  [of  9n»  c/^^vg^,  Gr.] 
having  many  corners  or  angles. 

PRLSMAO'ICAL,  of  or  pertaining 
to,  or  liXeaprifm. 

P  kOPU'LSIONj  »  driving  forwanl  or 
keeping  off,  L«, 

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S  I 

^ROOF  Spirit  [with  DifiilUri]  is  a 
mixture  of  about  equal  parts  of  cotally 
I  laammable  fpirit  and  water. 

PKOY'NiNG,  pruning,  picking,  fet- 
ting  and  trimming  tlie  feathers,  fpokcn 
of  birds. 

PSEUDOSTO'MATA  [of  4i*/c9t- 
fe'or  of  -^ijih^s  falfc,  and  fs'/cc^c,  Gr. 
mouth]  f.Ule  mouths  or  openings,  efpc 
daily  where  rivers  dilembogue  or  empty 
themfclvcs. 

PU'LVKRABLE  \pf  tnlvis  powder, 
and  ib.«6yi«,.L.] capable olbeing  reduced 
to  powder. 

PY  RAMID  [▼t'eptAti-,  Gr.]  though 
the  common  opinion  is  that  the  word  is 
deriv'd  of  «^uj,  Gr.  iirej  but  others, 
"Whofc  opinion  VoQius  approves,  fay  they 
took  the  name  from  tv^oc,  Gr.  wheat, 
becaufe  they  will  have  them  to  be  the 
granaries  of  the  antient  Egyptians  5  but 
a  late  writer,  well  tersM  m  the  Coptic 
langungc,  has  given  us  aJiother  etymo- 
logy from  that  language,  wherein  ponro 
fignifics  a  king,  and  mift  a  race  or  gene- 
ration 5  and  the  reafon  why  the  Pyramids 
had  this  name  given  them,  was,  as  he 
tells  us,  bcc.iufe  they  werecreftedto  pre- 
fertc  the  memory  of  thofc  princes  and 
their  families  •,  and  that  thofe  who  were 
defccnded  from  them,  had  therefore  re- 
touifc  to  thofe  pillars  to  prove  their  pc* 
digice 

QUAXLY  [with  Vintners]  a  term 
tifcdofwinc,  when  it  is  turbulent  and 
foul. 

RE'FLUENT  [refinens^  L.]  Howing 
back. 

To  RU'CKLE,  to  make  a  fi»rt  of  ruf 
fling  noife,  as  the  water  in  the  lea. 

SALTNO  MKTA'LLIC,  of  a  compo- 
fition  of  flit  and  metal,  or  fomething  of 
a  metallic  quali'y. 

SALINO  SAPONA'CTOUS,  of  a 
tompofition  of  fait  and  foap,  orfome- 
thinf^  of  a  fo.ipy  quality. 

SCi-VNTLESS  L  prob.  of /entire^  L.] 
having  no  fmell. 

SEMIFLUID  [a^femi  and  fluiJe,  F. 
offiHOy  L.]  half  fluid. 

SIDEROXY'LIS  [  of  Ticr./)^-  iron, 
and  £"")•,  Gr.  wood]  irony  w6od,  a  wood 
tis'd  by  the  Indians^  which  being  briskly 
tuhb'd  on  another  piece  of  the  lame, 
yields  fpirksoffire,  both  more  readily 
and  plentifully  than  our  flint. 

.<{IMlLA'RlTy  [ofJ?w//af/5,L.]  like 
hcfs. 


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To  SPECI'FICATE,  to  diflingtiifli  cr 
render  a  thing  a  fpecie ,  of  fome  genus. 

STIMULA'TOR,  a  pricker  or  i:Tgei 
of  any  motion  or  action,  L. 

SlUM,  is  pure  wmc  kept  from  fe- 
ting, by  often  racking  it  into  clean  \ti- 
fcli,  and  ftrongly  Icenicd,  f.  c  new 
matched  i  by  which  means  it  becomes 
as  dear  or  clearer  than  other  wine,  r-*" 
ferving  itfelf  from  both  its  ices  by  pita- 
pitation  of  them. 

SU'LLAGE,  the  filth  of  drains  ct 
finks  of  the  kitchen  or  houfe,  waia- 
courfes,  ditches,  8k. 

TA'RT AR,  the  pure  cflemial  laic  of 
wine.  We  find  it  delivered  by  Ji^ieftH 
that  the  earth  was  corfed  after  cbe  iall 
of  Adata  and  Eve }  but  more  pairiculai- 
ly  the  vegetable  kingdom  thereof  that 
is,  fays  Faracelfas^  all  manner  of  TCgeta- 
ble  fubje€ts  had  then  a  force  given  them 
far  fuperior  to,  or  unconquerable  by  that 
of  animal  bodies  j  whence  it  became  ioi' 
po01ble  for  us  to  digefl  and  ailimilate 
ibnie  one  pare  of  them  into  our  own  na- 
ture: and  obferving  that  there  was  a 
certain  ftone  contained  in,  or  affijinoel 
by  all  kinds  of  wine,  or  fermented  vege- 
table juices,  not  eafily  diflblvable  in  any 
common  liquor,  he  would  needs  have 
this  ftony  matter  to  be  the  Cjrrfe,  and  ac- 
cordingly callea  it  Tartarms^  or  OebemM 
or  Jfel/,  at  the  fame  time  afleiting  it  to* 
be  the  immediate  caufeof  the^oat  Sfae, 
allobftruftionsof  the  l^jl-era  and  other 
difordeis 

TRANSLU'CENT  {of  trMt^Uegft,  L] 
fhining  through. 

TRICKINGS  with  rTVife«,&c.lthe 
cranfmutation  and  fophiilication  of 
wines. 

V APPI'DIT Y  [of  vappa,  L.]  flatnef, 
deadncfb  of  liquors. 

UNDISCHA'RGEABLE  [of  »»  rfg. 
.ie:hjirj^erf  F.  and  hjibilis,  L.]  uncapabk 
of,  or  that  cannot  be  diichar^ged. 

UNDISTINGUrSHABLK  [of  n, 
difiirguere^  L.  ^im\  bahilis^  L.  ]  that  is 
uncTpnble  or  cannot  be  didinguilhM. 

UNINFLA'MMABLE  [of  w  and  »- 
flammable,  F.1  that  cannot  be  inflamed 
or  put  into  a  flame,  or  blaze. 

UNTA'RTARIZD  Lin  Chymif.  fe] 
not  mixed  with  tartar. 

WIT  [fome  derive  it  of  Ijrfrj  « 
tl>ft5fn,  Tent,  to  underftand,  otbert 
derive  it  of  videlicet,  contra fted  into  rrx- 
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Proper  Names  of  Perfons  and  Places; 
With  their  Etymologies. 


ABCHURCH  rSc.  Mary  in  the  ward 
otOmdlewuiy  London}  tccording 
CO  Mr.  Stow  was  formerly  written 
Vpcburcb,  (at  be  chinks)  probably  becaufe 
tc  (lood  To  much  above  the  houfea  in 
Thames  Jhreet. 

ADDLE-STKBET  pn  Ifood-fireet,  Lon- 
don]  a  ftreec  anciently  called  King-Adel- 
ftreett  of  king  Adelftan^  who,  a$  tradi- 
tion fays,  had  a  boufe  ac  the  eaft-end  of 
Che  ehorch  of  Sc.  Alhan's  iVoodftreet, 
wh?ch  houfe  had  a  door  into  Adtl-fireet» 

JEDULPH  [of  6ab  ancient  and  ulpb, 
Sax»  help]  the  name  of  a  bifliop  oilitcb- 
fitld,  A.  D.  790. 

Sc.  A  LB  AN,  the  procomartyr  of  Eng- 
iand^  a  cicizrn  of  VeruUm  in  H^rtfoniifhire, 
where  he  fuffered,  Amio  303,  in  the  per* 
fbcucion  under  Dioclefian, 

AIDERMANBUKY  [in  London'}  a 
ftrect,  Jjr-.  In  the  ward  of  Cripplegau^ 
to  called  from  the  bury  Or  court  of 
eldermen,  which  was  held  there^  before 
Cbe  bailding  oiCtatd-balL 

ALDERSGATE,  takes  irs  nanne  from  its 
•nci^ity,  being  one  of  the  four  gates 
that  were  built  at  the  firft  fetting  np  of  the 
city- wall)  and  at  Ald^ate  or  Oldgate  was 
lb  called  from  !(•  age,  <o  this  is,as  being  the 
older  of  the  two  i  but  rather  of  BUcrt^ 
im  e»  aocieot  m^n.  This  gate  being  become 
fuinotts,  was  rebuilt  in '.the  year  1617. 
The  kiorrh-fide  of  it  is  adorned  with  the 
finure  of  king  Jame*  I.  on  horfeback  in  re- 
tt£ffo,  in  the  fkme  pofture  that  he  came  in- 
to Bigtand^  and  made  his  publick  entry 
into  London  through  that  gate*  On  each 
fide  is  a  niche  ;  in  which  aie  the  figures  of 
<«i«  profhets  Jertmiab  and  Stunuel  i  Jtre- 


miab  oa  the  eflfl-fide»  and  Samuel  on  th« 
weft  I  with  references  to  Jeremiah ^  the 
17th  chapter  and  aSih  verfe,  Then  Jhali 
enter  into  the  gates  of  this  a^^  iings  and 
princes  fitting  upon  the  throne  of  Davui 
riding  in  chariots  and  on  horfes^  they  an* 
their  princes  the  men  o/Judah,  and  tir 
inhabitants  of  Jerufalem  and  this  city,  Jhaie 
remain  for  ever.  And  the  xiih  chapter  oi 
the  I  ft  book  of  Samuel  and  ift  verfet' 
And  Samuel  /aid  unto  all  Ifrael,  heboid,  !• 
have  hearkened  unto  your  voice*  in  all  that 
ye  have  Jaid  unto  me,  and  have  made  a 
hng  over  you- 

Over  Che  middle  of  the  arch  is  the  arms 
of  England,  Scotland  and  Ireland  quai- 
tered. 

On  the  fouth-fide  of  the  gate  7s  che  e/H« 
gies  of  king  ^^011^1 1,  fitting  in  his  chair 
of  ftace  in  his  royal  robes  ;  the  rooms 
over  the  gate  are  the  dwelling  of  the  com-' 
roon  cryer  of  the  cicy  for  the  lime  being. 

ALDGATE,  St.  Botolpb's  Aldgate^  To 
called  from  St.  Botolph  a  Briton  bora  in 
Cornwall  i  oi  whom  To  many  miracles 
were  faid  to  have  been  wrought  by  him^ 
chac  he  was  fainted»  and  had  many  churches 
in'  chis  city  dedicated  to  bim.  Ic  was 
called  Aldgate  or  Oldgate  from  irs  anciqut-. 
cy,  being  one  of  the  firft  g&tes  ereded  as 
an  eaft-encrance  into  ir.  This  gate  was 
new  builc  in  the  year  ^1609  }«upon  che  cop 
of  the  gace  eaftward*'  ilands  a  fi^r  golden 
fphere  with  a  vane  00  ic.  On  the  upper 
battlemems  are  two  ancient  Toldieis,  each 
holding  a  ftone  ball  in  bis  band,  as  deny- 
ing  entrance  to  any  bold  enemy.  Beneath 
in  a  large  fquare,  ftaods  the  .figure  of  k  j^g 
James  I.  in  gilt  armour  i  al  his  leec  oa 
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one  fide  it  a  goUen  lion,  and  o&  the  other 
fide  an  nDtcorn  chained  and  coocham  »  che 
firft  ii  rhe  fupporter  iot  England t  end  the 
Unicorn  for  Scotland:  Their  being  in  a 
cou  bant  pofl'ire  ii  an  emblem  of  che  uni- 
on of  che  a  ktnj(do-ns,  as  alfo  it  denoces 
cheirawe  and  humilicy  in  che  prefenco  of 
fo  greac  a  prince.  On  the  wcltfi  'e  of  che 
gaie,  che  higheft  of  all.  Is  the  figure  of 
F^rrune  gilc  with  gold,  ftanding  upon  a 
maund  or  globe,  with  a  piof^roai  Ui\ 
foreading  over  hei  head,  and  looking  plea- 
fiociyon  che  city.  Beiieach  this  figure,  in 
a  largefquare,  are  placed  che  king's  arms 
fjmewhac  lower ;  and  co  grace  each  fide 
of  the  gate,  are  place.l  a  female  figures, 
the  one  che  emblem  of  Peace  with  a  dove 
n?oa  one  of  her  hands,  and  a  gilded  wreach 
or  garland  tuche  other  s  and  on  che  north 
fide  Hands  che  fignie  of  Charity  with  a 
child  ac  her  breaft,  and  another  in  her 
handt  implying  where  Peacet  have  wA 
charity  proi^Tf  amd  aie  embra  ed,  char 
city  ihallbe  happy.  The  rooms  over  this 
gace,  are  the  dwelling-houfe  of  one  of 
che  ford  mayor's  carvers. 

ALH ALLOWS,  i.e.  a!]-raints,  ^.i.all 
thA  holy  perfofis. 

ALHALLOWS  the  Mnre,  or  the  Greaty 
was  fo  called  in  dillinilioM  co 

ALHALLOWS  the  left,  J"  the  fame 
ftreer.  Ic  was  alfo  caU'ri  AlbalUms  ad 
fitnupi  in  the  Ropary  (of  fdaum,  L.  hay) 
becaufe  hay  was  fold  near  unto  ir,  at  Bay 
IVbarft  And  ropes  of  old  cime  were  made 
•odfold  i'l  che  hiph-ftreec. 

ALHALLOWS  the  Left,  was  called  Al- 

halPms  en  the  Cellars,^  becaufe  it  flood  on 

.  V  ulisi  this  chunhbeiitt  bam c  in  the  year 

2666  WAS  r\oc  rebuilt  J  bui  was  united  to 

jUhalUms  tie  Great. 

ALICE  lAdiliza^  I.  probably  of  ac'^-1, 
Sax*  noble  l  a   woman's  chriflian  name. 

Sr.  ALPHAGB,  an  arcUbifhop  of  Can- 
terhtryt  who  was  finned  rO  death  by  the 
Danet  at  Greenwich^  >o  tbe  yearioia. 

ANAMIM  [^^U2]f,  Hih.']Boctar' 
tus  chinks  his  ceicendanis  were  che  /tm- 
mon'tcst  or  rhe  inhabicams  of  chac  pare  of 
Libya,  v.  hete  flood  che  temple  of  Jupiter 
Amman.  Thefe  were  def  ended,  according 
to  Hcrodnths^  parcly  from  che  E^tians^ 
■tid  partly  from  the  Ethiopians. 

ANANDALE  [of  Qtac  am,  Brit.  i.e. 
upon  che  moher  river  J  a  place  in  Scot^ 
land.    Barter. 

AMDERSOM  [f .  d.  the  fon  of  Andre:»\ 
t  Surname. 

ANDERTON  [probebly  for  Andrew's- 
tram]  a  fiirrtanrt. 

Sc.  ANN,    the   mother  of  che  Virgio 


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cedrjiring  or  pood*  fbrnasrly  calM 
Amus  Che  cl^r. 

Sc.  ANTHOLIN'S  fin  iTMlh^^firMt, 
comm^^nly  called  Sc«  Amtbmim^s^  sod  lar 
fliorcnefs  Antlin\  was  eediraicd  co  tie 
memory  or  Sc.Aflriioeyf^Gr<«r,  aenok, 
boro  in  Egypt f  A.  D.  %5t*  wi&o  ciaAm 
che  7ear  356,  aged  105  vean.  He  was 
called  che  holy  abbot  of  the  monks  oi 
E^pt  in  the  time  ot  OH4iamtin€  the  Orem. 
Kuig  Henry  M.  ot  SM^Umd  fouoded  a  od 
CO  him,  nearchis  church.  He  «rasi — ^ 
celebrated  for  his  miracles  while 
and  for  his  holinefswhen  dead. 

Sc.  ANTHONY  the  Greats  a  nodt  bora 
'"  ^ff*  ^ifuio  Chrifii  451  • 

ANTIPATER  [>AfTiv«^p,  of^Vrsa. 
gainft,  and  tati^,  Qr»  a  father  J  «  pfo- 
per  name  of  mee* 

ANWICK    V6alDlHc,of  the  river  .A 

ALNWICK  fand  pec.  Sax.  m  haveaj 
a  cown  in  HorthnmhtTlmd  rtmarkable  ioe 
che  captivity  of  Ifittism  and  death  of 
Mdlcolm  III.  kioga  of  SoaOmd. 

APULDORE  [oi  ajoaltrjis,  £.  ^ .  as 
apple-tree  J  a  town  in  che  county  of  JCmc 

ARAM  CcillH'  ^^3  ^^  '^^  ^ 
of  Slhem^  feems  to  have  had  for  hu  fat 
WUfopotawaa  and  Syria^  comorehcudbg 
che  councries  weft  ward  of  A/^ris,  as  kt 
as  rhe  Mediterranean  lea  (if  we  except 
Pbmucia  and  Pak/Hne.) 

ARMOURY,  wichbthe  tower  of  Zm. 
don,  is  a  mofr  magoifioenc  ftruftwt, 
wherein  are  arms  laid  up  in  a  moft  f«w 
priiipf  and  beaucifol  order  in  which  theic 
are  faid  to  be  arms  fufficient  co  urn 
60000  men. 

Tbia  ftrndare  it  fa  leogth  390  fecr,  it 
depcb  abouc  60.  Ac  the  eaft  ei^  of  dds 
building  are  kept  the  imperial  crown,  thi 
mound,  che  fcepcer,  and  other  rofti  or* 
namems  called  che  M^aiia^  cobe  wkdu 


coronations,  }ge, 

ARPHAXAD  nXOyi    ,- 
fon  of  Sbem^  U  placed  ^  fome  in  irfgpa 


3BnK.  Bt^l  <ht 


chitist  a  province  of  4g^,  towards  cte 
norch  part  of  that  coontrv  %  hot  ochea 
fettle  him  wi(k  bis  faotfly  in  ChaUei, 
where  indeed  we  ftnd  his  Moendaoa  cS 
the  time  of  Altrabam,  And  coold  ic  be 
prov'd  that  che  Ch^fdim  or  CUdam 
deriTO  their  name  u  wel]  at  defces 
from  thvt  panriarch,  as  ^ 
there  would  be  no  doubt ' 
che  crue  opinion. 

Some  who  make  bat  one.  and.  the  6ae 
perfon  oi Arphaxad  and  C4Brs«jt,  whoa 
inferred  bee  ween  bin  and  Saiah  in  tki 
Septuagint  verfion,  fqppoie  him  co  be  cfci 
founder  of  the  mooarcby  of  CkhuL 

ARTILLERY  Lane  in  Bi^of^^att-^ett. 
is/o  called  of  •&  artiUery-grotiod  or  eeU 

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therm  fbnndrl^  wtlted  in,  for  clie  guhners 
ot  cfae  cower  co  perform  che  exerdfe  of 
Oioocing  ac  bucf,  o^try  Tburjda^.  This 
is  nomr  built  into  fever ftl  liir  ftreecs  and 
lanes. 

ARTlLLSRYGroMUl  near  finshhy, 
here  cbe  artillery  company  and  trained 
bsnds  of  the  city  are  exercifed  in  the  arc 
of  miltrarydifeipline.  The  arctllery  com- 
pany hi^vt  cbe  king  tor  cbeir  general.  Out 
o^  this  company  the  Officers  of  cbe  trained 
iMods  are  often  cbofen,  being  men  well  in- 
ftrufted  in  military  dtfcipHne. 

ASHFOKD  [of  the  river  ^fh  •nA  ford 
called  AJhtiifvrd^  a  place  in  cue  county  ot 

ASHUR  [nm;H,  M']  waa  the  fe- 
cond  fotk  of  Sbem^  his  country  at  the  dif- 
perfion  lay  next  ce  EJam\  on  the  weft 
or  norch-weft,  called  lifcewife  after  him 
.^fhttr,  and  by  the  Greeks  4Sfria^  «c  P«- 
foit  €:urdi!ian^  or  the  country  of  the 
Curds, 

Fexnm  Tuppofes  he  was  driven  out  of 
Stg¥iaar  by  i6mrod^  Hatt  grandfon,  which 
indeed  feeo^s  CO  be  the  cafe.  And  that  it 
waa  Ajhtr  and  not  Nimrod^  who  went  out 
of  Sbinaar  into  4|^m,  and  built  I^- 
tfeb  and  other  cities,  Ferixonms  has  prov'd 
clearly. 

▲SHKEN AZ  n33tt;K,  »^.],  the  Ton 
of  Gomer-  The  planiatioDs  of  Goxnrr's 
fona  may  be  prefumed  to  be  about  Tbr^ia, 
4/hkerut%,  as  it  feema,  fhould  be  fcated 
near  Armenid,  in  the  eaftem  part  of  4fia 
Mtssar  \  for  the  icripture  aihong  the  na- 
tions that  were  to  be  celled  by  the  Hedes 
under  Cyrus  to  deftroy  Bafylon.  mentions 
ArarM^  Miiimi  end  4/Wcmz.  But  i(  re. 
gard  be  had  to  the  foocfteps  found  of  the 
same,  the  country  which  be  planted  Teems 
to  have  been  in  the  north- weft  of  that  con- 
tinent I  for  in  Bittynta  there  was  the 
ArcadioH  Uke,  and  a  river  caird4/^4ii/K#, 
with  a  bay  of  the  fame  name;  and  there 
waa  alfo  a  city  named  Afcmua  in  Iefl*er 
Thrygla  or  Ttoast  with  ifles  on  the  coafts 
called  the  AfcoMati  iflands  \  and  it  is  oW 
ferv'd,  that  befides  Afcmuus  the  fob  of 
iCactf/,  QMiur  mentions  a  king  6i  that 
name  who  was  at  the  fiege  of  7roy* 

And  to  prove  that  the  4/9blriMi  menti- 
oned by  Jeremabt  were  the  people  of 
thefe  pans,  it  is  fhewo  out  of  Xenopban, 
that  BfP^fpes  hiving  conquered  fbrygid^ 
that  lies  on  the  BeUeJpant^  brought  thence 
many  of  the  horfe  and  other  foldiers, 
which  ryritf  carried  with  him  to  the  fiege 
of  BdjlM. 

In  a  word,  the  TmUutMsemus  or  Axi- 
Miy  u  Ic  WM  firft  €«Ut4  by  the  GrUks^ 


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h  fnppoTeii  co  bea  corraptfoii  of  the  fee 
of  4/h'kenAZ. 

The  ATLANTII  in  jtfriCiS,  of  Atldu 
the  Ton  of  Uranus  Atlat^  the  brother  or 
fon  of  Japetus^  CumberUmd '»  but  San- 
cboniatbo  fays,  the  brother. 

AUKLAND  [of  ac,  Sdx.  an  oak  and 
Hnb,  Jifx.]  ft  town  in  the  conncy  of  Dur* 
bam,  ^cieni]y  c2\\c6Bi/hops-AukUmd,  bA 
account  of  a  fine  palace  the  bifhop  had 
there. 

AYLSFORD  [etljiejrironb,  Sdx.']  a 
town  in  Kent  anciently  called  by  the  Bri- 
tons  %8Tftnat0li?RllfttI,  becaufe  they  had 
overcome  the  Saxons  there  i  otherwife 
called  AngUsford,  becaufe  Vortimer  the 
Briton  fell  upon  Hnigifi  and  his  Saxons, 
and  rottred  them  theie. 

St.  MARY  Axe^  was  called  St.  Mary  at 
Axe^  of  'the  fign  otan  axe  ever  agatoft  ibe 
eaftendofic. 


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B/ETILIA  ftones,  worf}.ipped  by  the 
PbdnicidttSj  on  account  or  JdCob't  ftoite 
anointed  ac  Betiel* 

BARBICANy  a  ftreet  on  the  north-weft 
fide  of  this  city  near  Redcrafsfireefi 
it  takes  its  name  from  a  watch-tower  cor- 
ruptly called  Barbican  inftead  of  Btip]^- 
Kennin|^,  i.  f .  the  kenning  or  knowing  of 
the  city  i  becaufe  in  old  time  there  was  a 
tower  fo  called,  placed  on  h'gh  ground^ 
aodalforaifedtoa  g«eai  height,  (uch  ala 
watch.tower,  from  whence  a  perfbn 
might  have  a  view  of  the  whole  city  to- 
wards the  foarh»  and  alfo  fee  Into  Jt^nf, 
Siffix  and  Surrey,  and  alfo  t^try  other 
way,  eaft,  north  and  weft :  bot  the  king 
caufed  this  to  be  pulled  down  in  the  yt'ar 
1267. 

BkSWQ'batt^  or    7   ancfentty  calfbd 

BASSlSHAW'fireet  f  B^/h^is  Ha4e. 
of  bajrin;^  a  cIoUi,  and  al^e  an  hafl,  ^dx, 
q.  a  place  for  cloth  of  which  dotkst  ^* 
are  made]  a  hsll  tnd  ftreet  near  cm 
Guiid-bdil  of  London. 

BATTAIL- Brid^f,  in  St.  Oiave't-Breet. 
Smdbwark^  was  io  ctlltd,  becaiofe  n^r 
that  ftood  the  inn  or  Ismdon  mabfiochoufs 
of  the  abbot  o\  Bdttdit  in  Kent. 

BAYNARD's-C4/}/f,  in  Tbnmes  ftreet^ 
was  fo  called  of  an  old  caftle,  the  manfion- 
houfe  ofooe  Btf|mtfrd.  a  nobleman,  who 
came  into  Engldod  with  PTiUioM  the  Con- 
quered. 

BBAULY  iheau  lieu,  i.  e.  a  plteOnt 
place]  a  traft  of  land  in  Bampflnrt^ 


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minionf  in  Africa^   the  fame'  with   the 
Tbut  of  Mofes. 

St.  BBNEDICT  an  abbot,  a  founder  of 
the  BemdiSin^  Monks,  For  a  farther  ao- 
count,  fee  Benaet 

BBRMUNDSEY,  r.#.  Bermmd's  water, 
commonly  cail-sd  B^rnafy  Jireet. 

BETHLEHEM,  the  hofpicai  of  Sr.  Md- 
ry  of  Betblibem  foimerly  ftood  in  the 
Itreet  now  called  Old  Bethlehem.  Tits 
hofpital  was  firft  founded  by  &moa.  fitz 
Mary^  one  of  the  iberifFs  of  JLofufon,  in  the 
year  ^146.  Hj  founded  it  to  have  been  a 
priory  ot  canons,  wicH  brethren  andfifters, 
who  were  to  bear  the  token  of  a  ftar  on 
their  copes  and  mantles  (called  the  Star 
of  Bethlehem)  and  to  fay  d  vine  fervice 
for  the  louls  of  their  founders,  and  all 
chriftian  fouls,  and  to  receive  the  biOiop 
of  Bethlehem,  csnons,  brothers  and  mef- 
fengers  of  the  church  of  Bethlehem,  as 
ofren  as  they  Ihoold  come  here. 
.  This  hofpital  king  Henry  VIKL  gave  to 
the  city.  The  church  and  chapel  of.  this 
hofpital  were  taken  down,  in  the  reign  of 
queen  Elizabeth^  and  houfes  were  built 
,  there  by  the  governour  of  CbriJVs  Hof- 
pital^ and  it  was  made  a  charitable  houfe 
ior  the  keeping  aul  care  oflanaticks. 

But  this  hofpital  being  grown  old,  and 
much  decayed  in  its  buildings,  and  likewife 
its  fituation  being  clofe  and  pent  up  with 
houfes,  the  lord  mayor  and  court  of  alder- 
sneo  ereded  another  more  commodious 
And  noble  ^ru^ure  in  Moor-fields, 
.  BEVIES  Maris,  properly  Burfs  Marks, 
hefe  having  formerly  been  a  court  and 
gardens  belonging  to  the  abbot  of  Bury  in 
Southwarh    Stom. 

BILLBTHR-liiw,  property  Belzetefi- 
Jam,  fo  called  of  one  Belxeter  the  builder 
mnd  Owner,  which  anciently  confifted  oi 
poor  ordinary  houfes,  where  needy  and 
Beggarly  people  ufed  to  inhabit }  whence 
eame  the  proverb,  A  ha»dy  beggar  of  Bel- 
fteccr'i  Lane. 

,  BUiCHlS'lane,  properly  Blrchover^ 
lane,  of  one  Bircbover  the  builder  and 
pwner. 

BISHOP*S-GATE  takes.lis  name,  as  is 
fuppofed,  from  fome  bifbopof  Ipndon, 
and  probably  from  Krienmald  fon  of  king 
Ofitf  and  bifliop  of  London^  who  died  in 
the  year  685  ]  and  there  being  the  efH- 
giei  of  two  biAops  on  this  gate,  as  Er- 
lunmaU  might  be  the  founder  of  it,  fo 
it  is  very  probable  that  it  was  repaired 
by  Pfdliam  the  Norman,  who  was  bifliop 
ff  lahdmin  tbt  dsas  oi ffiUiam ibi Cott- 


ftone  perhaps  of  the  greaceft  aou^airy of 
^ny  now  remainiag  in  the  city,  beogpro- 
bibly  as  Old  aa  the  gate,  that  is,  tkem 
300  years. 

The  ftone  figure  of  ft  btCfaop  oa  chi 
fouth'fide,  which  ftands  high,  haaaioBg 
beard,  eyes  funk  and  an  old  mortified 
face,  the  micre  on  his  head,  bar  bo-h  kis 
hands  beat  or  worn  off  by  time.  On  the 
north-fide  of  the  gate  is  an  jcher  figure  of 
a  bifbop  of  a  larger  fize,  mured,  dothad 
in  his  pentificalihis.  his  left  hand  with 
the  crofier  broken^ff,  the  right  faaaa  bieC* 
fiog  with  the  two  fore-fipgers*  his  laoe 
fmooth.  and  wu  j^robably  the  coercJy  bi- 
fliop tViUiam  ihe  MbrnMi,  the  iavoariie 
of  IViUiom  the  Om^ueror,  and  the  other 
is  probably  Erkenwaid  who  iiv*d  400  yean 
betore  him.  Alfo  on  the  nortLi.fiie  of 
the  gate  on  each  fide  of  the  biftop,  bat 
fomerhing  higher,  are  two  ancient  ftone 
images  -,  on  his  left  hani  a  Saxon  king,  ae- 
r^  probablv  king  Alfred,  who  repair'd  the 
city  after  the  Danes  had^  borne  v^  and  the 
other  probably  hisfon-in-Uw  X£di¥^e«i 
of'Merciaf  to  whom  he  coounitted  the 
cuftodvof  it.  The  rooms  over  cbiagaie 
are  allowed  to  one  of  the  lord  mayor's 
carvers. 

BLkCKWElL'HaU.  probably  of  Bdir- 
wellt  but  more  anciently  called  B^m£*' 
Hall,  of  the  family  of  the  B^^b^s,  a  la- 
mtly  of  great  antiquity  and  renown.  T^ 
hall  is  now  a  market  and  warehoofe  hi 
woollen  cloth. 

BLOSSOMS- Aa  in  LatBrence-Ome,  was 
fo  called,  becaufe  the  Ggn  is  Sc.  iMtrenoe 
the  detcoo  within  a  border  of  blofibon  or 
flowers.    Stem. 

BlOvr^Bladder-Street,  is  fo  ca^ 
because  bladders  were  foroierly  taU  tbe^ 
Stom. 

BOSS-AUey,  over  againft  BilGt^gJkgi, 
was  fo  called  of  a  bofs  (i.  e.  a  gor-faelSed 
figure  of  a  man)  a  fprinjg  of  water  oood- 
nually  running  over  againft  this  alley. 

BOTHAW,  the  partfli  churth  of  St. 
Maty  Botbam,  or  rather  Boat-hm,  wu 
fo  called  of  a  ^to  or  yard,  wherein  of 
old  times  boats  were  made,  and  a!£» 
landed  from  Dotsgate  to  be  mended. 

Sc.  BOTOLPH.  a  famoos  Ei^lifisS^m, 
bom  in  ConmaU,  10  the  time  of  kiag 
Lucius,  who  built  a  monaftery  or  towa 
in  UncolnPfire;  cMModBatolpb'n  town  or 
Bqfton,  who  is  reported  to  have  wrmilt 
many  mirscles,  and  to  havo  beea  hened 
then  ia  tfa  ydt  6B9. 


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St.JI&irylrBOW,  this  cborck  in  the 
eign  ot  fViUiamibe  Conquertft  being  cIm 
ift  10  (he  city  built  oa  archet  of  itooe, 
fMg  therefore  ctlled  IJew  Marft  charcb, 
r  Sc.  Maria  dt  Arcubut  io  IVift  Cke^lf 
If,  er  of  the  itooe  arches  or  bowi  upon 
lie  top  of  the  fteeple  or  belUcower  of  it« 

BKEAD-Street  werd,  this  wtrd  ukes 
tftnamt  of  Bread  in  old  time  foki  there, 
'or  it  appears  by  records^  cbet  ia  the 
tttrliloz,  the  bakers  ot  London  were 
ot  allowed  to  fell  any  breed  in  their 
lops,  but  in  the  markets,  fo  thai  Bread- 
^reti  WAS  at  that  time  a  mtrket  for 
read. 

St.  BRIDE*9  Cburcbf  h  To  called  of  St. 
hridgeii  an /r(/b  woman «  enkioent  fi>rho- 
inefs  of  life  and  converfa  ioo,  cbo*  fome 
iQcyit  dedicated  to  the  prlocefs  Brid(f e r 
iSmia  in  Saredeiaad^  who  inftituted  chc 
rder  of  religious  perfoos  called  Brigidi 
ns  i  bat  this  is  not  likely,  for  (he  was 
•noniz'd  bur  in  Juno  1 391. 

BRIDBWBL,  as  fome  pretend  (craditi- 
nally)  fiom  a  bride  being  drowned 
here,  the  fame  day  (be  was  married, 
tMDfng  from  St*  Bride't  church  to'fee  the 
ing  s  palace  which  was  here  till  the  reigo 
f  king  Edward  VI.  but  it  is  more  pro- 
able,  that  whereas  it  was  common  in  fu- 
srftitioas  times  to  call  wells  after  perfoos, 
imx  this  well  was  called  after  the  faint. 

BRlDBWELI-Ho/^/M/,  To  called  of  St. 
tridfiet^t  well.  This  was  anciently  the 
mdon  houfe  of  the  kings  of  England,  co 
/hich  they  often  removed  their  conrrs 
rom  ^efiimifieri  till  being  in  decay,  and 
>ng  difded,  king  Edward  VI.  gave  it  to 
le  city,  firft  for  an  harbour  to  harbour- 
H»  people  that  lay  abroad  in  the  ftreets. 
c  was  afterwards  improved  co  be  &  woik- 
lou/e. 

BRITAIN,  Ut,  Camden  bas  attempted 
9  prove  by  feveral  authorities,  that  the 
ncient  Briuuns  painted  their  bodies,  and 
aac  Britb  in  the  ancient  Britffb  fignifies 
aimed,  and  rafU  in  Greek  he  fuppofes 
gnifies  a  region  or  country,  and  from 
liefa  two  words  he  forms  Bfitbama  or 
Xritaama^  i.«.  aland  or  country  of  paint- 
fl  men. 

The  leaf  ned  Jpuic  Cafanhon  would  de. 
ive  Britannia  from  Brydio,  which  in 
Xriti/h  fignifiei  firvrre^  ahmare^  fffc. 
oinung  oat  the  heat  and  violent  motijou 
ftiie  Briti/b(ti. 

Dr.  Amet  derives  it  from  Bri^  which 
»  the  Briufh  Ggnifies  noble  i  and  Tain^ 
rhkhinthefame  iaqguage  (ignihes  ari- 
er*  fo  that  it  cakes  its  name  from  its 
boooding  in  excellent  rivers. 

Bocbanus  endeavours  to  prov«,  that 
ig  fhmuciau  caae  at  £u  u  che  iflaods 


C  A 

calTd  Qtfiterides  [i.  e.  the  iatiy  Iflandt] 
which  abounded  with  tin,  nod  Commali 
being  ne^r  the  C^teridei,  ic  is  probabla 
(hey  came  thither  to  that  abounding  wick 
tin)  and  fo  they  ctlled  this  ifland  Bara-^ 
tanack  or  Brai  anack,  i.e.  a  land  of  tin. 
,  Xir/le  BRITAIN  neu  jilder/^ate^  took 
Its  name  from  the  dukes  of  BriMM  living 
there. 

BRITHBLMSTBAD  [bjiiM^almejT^ 
tMn,  Sax.  (6  named  alter  Sc,  BrigtbiiMj% 
towntn  Su0ex. 

BKOAO'Street^  Co  called  on  account  oC 
its  breadth. 

BUDGB-Xow,  was  fo  called  of  cii« 
Budg  Fur  and  Skinnets  dwel'ing  there. 

BUCKLES  Bury,  is  fo  called  of  a  mft- 
nour  and  tes^emems  pertaining  co  on* 
Buciie  a  Grocer,  who  cook  down  an  an* 
dent  cower,  which  ftood  on  the  north 
fide  of  the  ftreet,  which  in  the  tine  of 
king  Edward  III.  was  called  Omt^s  tower 
ani  the  king's  houfe,  and  built  ic  into  a 
ftreet. 

BURK>RD  [Beojijcenb,  f .  d.  ^er- 
ford']  a  town  in  Oxfordlbre.  Tbe  inha* 
bitants  of  this  town  have  a  cuftom  of« 
making  a  dragon  annually  and  carryiqg  ic 
up  and  down  the  town  on  Midfymmer  eve, 
and  alfo  the  pi£kure  of  a  giant  ;  which  ie 
conjedured  to  have  been  inftituted  ia 
memory  of  a  vi£^ory  in  the  year  750,  by 
Cutbbert  or  Cutbrei  a  tributary  king  of 
the  tVeft'SaxPmi  over  EtbelbeH  king  of 
Mi£fcia,  whole  exa^Kons  were  accounted 
infupportabie,  and  who  was  vanquiflied 
neir  Burford^  and  Cmbbert  alfo  ukii^ 
his  banner,  in  which  wu  paioced  a  dra- 
gon ot  a  gold  colour. 


CAIMAN  or  Arpbaxad  (whom  h« 
makes  co  be  tbe  fame)  was  the  fouu« 
der  (iccordin^  to  fome  auihois)  of  the  ea« 
pire  of  Cbina^  and  introduced  the  feft  of 
Che  Bmaes^  and  that  the  Bracbmamiodk 
their  rife  loon  after  the  arriv..!  of  ckac 
patriarehin  checoumryof  f/Zum  (wlier« 
he  was  font  with  a  colony  by  AiM^)  about 
the  year  of  the  deluge  63. 

Tbe  Alexandrian  chronicle  derives  ch«  • 
Sdrmatianj  from  Coinan  I  E^fldlbius  Anti- 
ocbenus  the  S^gfdians  s  Geotge  Syncelbu 
the  Gafpbem  i£.^pbanitu  the  Ca/ini. 

CANAAN  riyj3«  Hir^O  (be  foo  of 
Bam.  Hisdefdendencs  the  Jebi^teSt  cb« 
Amorites,  thnGajg^bitei,  thn  SttdUs^thm 
Arkitest  the  Sinaes,  the  Arvadiitt^  chc 
Zemarites^  the  HcunatbitiS,  they  fecded  ia 
rtwiciti  ^Fid  rufffttffi 

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CAVDLfiWlCK.ff^d,  WM  fo  etlled 
tt  Cmdkwick,  or  racber  CandUwrigbt- 
^nett  «*  ma^  ^  iup]K>led  eulier  of 
CmuUi-m£teru  both  of  wax  .tod  un^w, 
•t  of  the  wicky  cocionor  yarn  of  chem, 
•f  of  lVite,  cbe  pUc6  where  chey  u(ed  to 
work  ihem.  _ 

cio^HToRiM  rj^3^*^nj)D»  *^-] 

Tie  lift  of  theoff  pring  of  Mizraim,  ere, 
m^BockMiS  obferves,  by  ill  the  fathers 
lUd  to  be  Che  Cap^adoams,  %DdCaptlHfr 
€MadQCta^  fli  the  Septiu^int  hath  alfo 
feneered  it.  in  this  it  is  not  to  be 
^ubced,  biic  chat  they  follow  che  jftrntt 
M  do  the  three  Cbiidee  paraphrtiUt 
hat  by  CUp^ocia  'n  rhefe  wi icings  >s  not 
Vk  beonderftood  Cappadocia  in  jtfia  Minor, 
tL^BoibMut,  and  perhaps  che  reft  iaJK'd» 
ftvc  in  feme  place  in  Egypt,  generally  fup- 
foM  by  the  rabbins  co  be  Demfot  ^r  Da- 
mtetts^  coflUAOoly  confounded  with^i^ 

One  wosM  be  iodined  ro  drink  the 
€iipttorm  derived  troai  Ofpnu^  >  noted 
cicy  of  che  fame  coumry  (which  by  many 
»  foppofikl  t»  have  teken  its  name  from 
•heoee)  if  it  was  not  chat  Capbtar  appears 
to  have  been  an  ifland,  and  more  proba- 
Ity  Oiaared  in  che  lake  of  Temus  or  Twuit 
which  extent't  trom  Dmiettdot  TtnM,  the 
tttitTeiiimm,  or  in  the  ^rMi&ic  gulf,  ra- 
ther than  cy«l^.  ^'-    .,^ 

CA8LOHIM  [CDV1'7OD»**0^<^»» 
MMixraim  The  taflMhm  are  fuppofed 
to  have  iettled  fomewhere  cowards  the 
tmrince  of  Egypt  about  mount  C^fiui^ 
hi  that  prt  ot  che  lower  f;o^t  called 
€4fi9tii  ^7  hokm  and  others,  which 
flace  it  is  thought  bears  fome  likenefs  ta 
ihenamesbut  not  to  rely  onchatargu- 
mew,  they  cppear  to  have  been  planted 
aear  the  Capk^'m,  becaufe  thcPbilifiins 
saic  appeals  were  defcended  from  both 
there  people,  and  confeqiemfy  in  ^ft- 
Bochartus  mifled  by  foUowingtbe  Jewifi^ 
»oi!on,  fancies  rhem  to  be  the  inhabicancs 
^ICokbis,  at  prcfent  caled  MhtgreHa, 

CAT-EATEN  ^fel,  properly  Cmte- 
Jheet.    St9v. 

Sc  CATHARINE,  t  very  vtrinoua  and 
icaotifBl  virgin,  defcended  fr-»m  the  fon 
of  the  Roman  emperor  Conftan*'nu9  and 
4he.  daughter  of  the  king  of  Cyprus^  who 
W»  beheaded  about  the  year  300. 

•  CHARFORD  [Cejifet-jrjc^Jlto,  Sax. 
i.  r.  k'ng  C^rdk's  ^ordj  a  tord  over  the 
fiver  Aton  in  Han^/hrre^  where  king 
Csf^c  dif  omfited  the  Britonf, 

•  CHARTER.  ttw/J  11  e.Chartreux,  an- 
ciendy  a  convene  of  Cartbufian  monks! 
BOW  a  coTIege,  founded  at)d  nobly  endowed 
hf  Tbomat  Stattm^  BfcK 

CHpAPSiDfi^   fomerlr  etHed  lf^«- 


CR 


ebiopfj 


[fejr^S-cheplny  of  ytf^c  •»!  Of 
jian,  gkx,  CO  buy.  ^.  d.  the  well  macter] 
a  fbreec  leadbg  from  the  Toadtn  to  Sc* 
FdiiTs. 

,CH1LTBRN  [Cil^Jin*  &r.  prob.  e^ 
<Tj^>  Sax.  day]  a  cown  in  BmMw^haa 
fikre. 

CHIPPENHAM  rCyppeoham,  q.  d. 
a  market-town  of  cyppm  co  cheapen  a<^ 
9*"*»  Sax*   an  habuaclon  j     •    cowa   is 

Sr.  CLBKtBNT,  faid  to  be  eke  fii&  hi> 
fiioo  ot  tume  aher  Sc.  PcCrr. 

CLKRKENWELL,  noniiwani  ofSvt^ 
^dd  and  St,  JtMt  Streets  Lmdoa,  Tie 
church  rook  its  name  of  a  well,  carbed 
about  f(|ttare  with  bard  ftone,  hoc  tu 
from  the  weft -end  of  che  ctaii;ch  ;  and  tbt 
well  was  fo  called  of  che  pari^derka  of 
Ipndott,  who  of  old  time  were  acceftomf  d 
to  aflembia  there  yearly,  and  eft  a  play 
of  fome  hiftory  of  holy  fcripcare.  la  che 
year  i^go,  in  che  I4ch  year  of  kiag 
ttichard  If.  on  the  i8ih  day  of  j^,  dbe 
pariffi-clerks  pta/d  Inrerliides  ec  a  w^ 
called 5lifl»rrs  weil,  near  to  CieHtemnOt 
which  laKed  for  three  days,  the  kmg ^ 
queen  and  noUltcy  being  prefent  at  rr. 
And  In  che  loih  year  of  kinft  HmrflW. 
they  there  play'd  a  play  thac  lafted  8  dtft 
of  macrer  from  the  crearion  oftbe  woiM^ 
at  which  were  moft  of  ebe  oobi&y  tad 
gentry. 

Sr.  Mary  COtB  Cbmtb,  n  Cbeap^wmi^ 
was  fo  called  of  one  CoU  the  bailder. 

The  church  of  St.  Katberh»  CWohh 
was  fo  called  of  a  haw  or  garden  bekeg- 
ing  ro  one  Colemaiu 

COMPTON  in  tbe  bole  [of  CQel^ 
Sdx»  a  valley,  ^.  a  town  ie  e  valley  or 
hole,  on  accounc  of  ia  low  ficoaiioa]  e 
place  in  tVarwicVhire' 

CORNHILL,  in  the  city  ef£iwd«e,  to 
called  becaufe  to  ancient  timet  e  cQf«> 
market  was  kept  there. 

COYBNT'G^dMy  fo  called  of  t  cob- 
vent  formerly  there  vuJgarty  called  Cb0- 
mott'GardfU' 

CRBED-I^oi^,  wat  fo  called  becsBCe  ia 
this  pla^e,  98  well  as  Aae-Marf-iaae^  Fe- 
ter-nofler-Rom,  }gfc,  dw^c  the  writeis  ef 
creeds,  ave*m«ry%  tbfiet,  ptcer-aeften, 

^RIPPLBOATB  rib  called  of  erip^ 
ficcing  there  in  anaent  timet  to  beg,  er 
of  an  hofpical  for  lame  people  eteBtd 
cher^l  t  north  gate  of  che  city  cJIamim 
CKOSBY-Sfmre,  formerly  called  Oraf. 
by  Piace^  was  built  by  Sir  yobmOrody, 
grocer.  This  houfe  was  large  and  beae* 
tiful,  and  chehfgbeftac  thac  tioieie  lai- 
don.  He  was  one  of  tbe  Oerift  aid  ak 
derttwn  of  Imdm  b  Ote  ym  1470. 
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MkkMd  dak*  of  Gfoucdler^  lord  proceaor, 
ttnd  alrerwurds  kin^,  by  tbe  name  of 
Jticb^d  1II»  was  lodfed  in  chit  honfe. 
While  bit  nephew  Edward  V.  reigoed, 
Jier«  h€  aftcd  his  fettt,  and  here  the  ci- 
tizens tame  to  him  lo  defire  htm  co  ac- 
cepc  of  (he  crown. 

CRUTCHBD  or  CROUCHBD- fl^^ri, 
fo  cmlled  of  eroded  iryars  or  fry  art  of 
Sc.  Cro/s,  who  wore  acrofi  on  their  g«r- 
mencs,  and  had  thoufe  here. 

CUSH  [a;i3,  Hdf'l  rhe  eldeft  Ton 
of  Uam^  according  (o  Jofipkus  and  the 
•ntienis,  was  the  father  ol  the  Etbiopeanst 
who,  he  fajrt,  were  in  his  time  called 
C^fiuuaut  not  only  by  chemfeWes,  but  all 
j^  over.  Buc  it  is  not  likely  that  if 
Mhtrahm  and  Cmuum  fettled  themfelves 
becwizc  him  and  SbiMgr^  that  his  fon 
JihnrMl  would  be  found  erefting  %  m»- 
oaichy  fo  early  in  that  country. 

Ic  is  more  probable  that  he  feared  htm- 
lelf  in  the  fouth  etftero  pare  oiBdjUmd^ 
end  in  the  adjoining  part  of  SuftaMt  ftill 
celled  Kbiat^M  or  the  country  of  Cbioz » 
from  whence  bis  pofterity  in  the  fucceed- 
ing  generations  mii^ht  have  pafs'd  into 
other  countries.  That  part  of  AraBia 
near  the  Bed  ies  was  named  Of/ft,  m  ap- 
peera  in  Scripture. 

Gf/kam  and  Mtidian  are  joined  together 
ae  the  faoie  neighbouring  people,  dwel- 
ling in  tents  i  and  in  another  place  the 
Ar^e  ere  made  to  border  on  the  C^/hites, 
which  (hifelore  cannot  be  the  Bitbiopiau  > 
to  which  may  be  added  other  Icriptural. 
proofs ;  in  a  word»  by  O^h  in  fcripiDre 
Is  elwsye  to  be  underftood  Arabia, 

Aa  for  thofe  tens  which  are  alledg'd 
CO  prove  C^fb  is  fometimes  taken  for 
BtbtapiOt  they  may  be  alTo  cipounded  of 
jlrabia  O^fk^  according  to  the  Arab  and 
mod  Perfm  traditions*  which  name  him 
Cmba,  was  king  of  the  territory  of 
Babett  *o^  redded  in  Srak,  where  there 
were  two  cities  of  his  names  from 
whence,  emoog  other  reafons.  Dr.  Hj/de 
U  of  opinion,  that  Oi/h  reigned  in  Ba- 
bflamiOt  end  that  his  defcendants  remov'd 
Into  Jr^Aie,  cho'  Ic  is  hard  to  fix  the 
^oarters  of  any  of  them,  which  has  given 
occalioo  to  thole  who  itappole  Cnflt  co  be 
fUbnpiat  to  fpread  them  all  alon^  the 
'^ol  AfiriCM  lo  the  end  of  "  *^ 


T^4mS»  thb  ptrafli  Chunh 
1^  was  famamed  Ikmet  (u 
m  fay)  on  the  accoent  of  King  HarM 
otiwff  Dmti  hitQg  teried  che^ e  i  but 


DE 

In  a  Ledger  belonging  ro  tlie  Ab^ey  <tf 
Cbertfiy  in  Airref,  is  the  foUowiig  rehu 
tion. 

In  rhe  reign  of  King  Atheidred.  the 
Monaftery  of  Cbertftj  was  deftroir*d ;  99 
Monks  of  that  boule  were  deftro/d  by  the 
Danes : 

fflUiamo^  MalmsbtiryrdMtc$t  thacthef 
burnt  the  church  together  with  the  Monks} 
but  the  Danes  continuing  their  furf 
(throughout  the  whole  1  nd)  being  defii^M 
to  return  home  to  Denmark^  were  by  the 
)uft  judgment  of  God,  all  flain  at  Lsndam^ 
in  a  place  called  the  Church  of  the  Daneu 
Others  give  another  reafon  for  the  S  jt- 
ntme;  that  the  Danes  being  uuerlfdrivee 
out  of  this  kingdom,  and  none  buc  a  ievr 
left,  who  were  married  to  Engit/b  women, 
they  were  conftralned  to  inhabit  between 
f^ytmiifier  znd  London,  where  theybailc 
a  fynigogue,  which  was  call'd  the  Chiirck 
of  St.  dements  Daneu 
DANPORT  1  [of  the  river  D«  er 
DAVENPORT  f  Davem  and  p0rt]  % 
town  in  Cb^finre. 

DBDAN  [  {-p.  H^.  ]  the  fon  of  Mm* 
mab.  Some  moderns  mention  a  ciry  nor 
from  Rbegamat  called  Daden,  which  Or* 
f#^/// does  not  doubt  was  the  refidence  of 
Dtdan,  though  others  will  have  Raanudb 
and  both  his  fom,  Sbeba  as  well  as  De^ 
dan  to  people  the  parts  adjaoenc  to  thA 
Ped  Sea.  They  conclude  Dedan  to  have 
been  near  Edam^  becaufe  Rzekiel  jom 
them  together ;  as  Raamah  rauft  hav^ 
been  near  Sbeba,  being  mentioned  as  jolac 
traders  to  Tyre  infpicesby  the  fame  pro- 
phet i  and  elfe  where  Sbeka^  and  Se6a  aisd 
joined  as  neighbours)  tho  diftinguifli'd  ai 
different  kingdoms:  they  feem  to  have 
p^flTefa'd  e  larger  part  of  Arabia*  For 
/Viayobferves,  chat  the  Sahean  nations  is- 
habited  from  Tea  to  fea  i  tha:  is,  from  tb6 
Arabian  to  the  PerfiaH  gulph.  A  late  wri- 
ter fuppofes  Seha  lived  on  the  borders  <tf 
the  land  of  Midian^  and  gave  name  to  eke 
coumry  whofe  queen  in  after-aces  went  t* 
vific  Salomem,  But  the  Arabs  fay,  the 
country  of  Seba  lies  a  great  wa^  more  f« 
the  fouth  in  Tkma,  as  we  call  tt,  ArsAim 
FtUx^  near  the  Indian  fea  \  the  chief  citf 
of  which  was  formerly  Seba^  now  calle4 
Mareh,  and  founded,  according  to  their 
crtidttion,  by  a  defcendant  of  Joktan  or 
Kaktan,  And  it  muft  be  contet's'd  thia 
feemsto  be  the  country  ot  Sbeba  mentio- 
ned in  fcripfure,  for  the  franktncenfe  growa 
thereabouts. 

St.  DENNIS  roi«9^  ^  Aior</V«^, 
Or.]  a  biibop  who  came  into  Firance  in 
the  reiftn  of  DeciuSt  ftnd  there  fuffered 
martyrdom,  being  beheaded,  and  was 
chofen  co  be  the  patron-fftiac  of  trance. 

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DBWSBORODGH   [ol   Vito 

.3.  God't  town]  a 


C.  Br. 

Cod,  anu  borotigb,  q* 
town  in  Tbrijhire* 

DEVONSHIRE  5'f«tfr^,  focaMedof  the 
Counters  of  Devon/htre^  who  anciently. 
dwell  there  in  great  repuce  for  her  hoipi- 
tality. 

DIKLAH  [nton.  Heh.]  the  fon  of 
Jclkuai^  fignilying  in  the  Chaldean  or  Sy- 
riack  laogaage  a  palm  tree,  or  a  country 
ftored  with  palms,  may  have  choice  of 
Ions  in  Arahia. 

St.  DIONYSIUS  the  Afeopi^ite^  who 
fufiered  martyrdom  under  D^ciiu  the  em^ 
peror. 

DISTAFF  Laae^  properly  D'iflar  lane. 
Stem, 

DOCTOR'S  Commons,  isfocallMof  the 
dodors,  ^.  or  the  civil  law  dwelling 
and  commontng  there.  Here  were  anci. 
ently  very  fair  tenements,  which  went  in 
leafesby  the  name  of  Camera  Dian/tt  i.  #. 
Diaa^t  Cbaml>er.  In  this  Camtra^  or 
arched  and  vaulted  (Irufiure,  full  of  intri- 
cate ways  apd  windings.  King  Ue^  II. 
asfometimeA  he  did  at  fVoodfiochy  kept 
(or  is  fuppofed  ro  have  kept)  that  jewel  of 
his  heart,  fair  Rojamwid,  and  here  called 
Diana:  And  hence  had  this  houfe  that 
title. 

Mr.  StfftP  relates,  that  in  hts  time  there 
were  fome  remains  of  tedious  turnings 
and  winding!}  as  alfo  a  pafTage  under 
ground  from  this  houte  to  Bafaard*t  caftle, 
which  was  no  doubt  the  king's  way  trom 
thence  to  his  Camera  Dianjt. 

DODANIM  iD*3"n,  &A.]  the  fon 
of  Javan,  It  is  not  eafy  to  iind  a  place  for 
Dodanim  the  youngelt  of  the  Tons,  or  ra- 
ther o(  the  defcendants  of  Javan^  except 
we  admit  the  change  of  the  D  into  R 
(which  letters  in  the  Hehea  are  very  much 
alike)  and  call  him  JLodanim^  as  the  Sep- 
tuagmt  hi«ve  done,  in  order  to  fettle  the 
ifle  o\  Rhodes  upon  him. 

DOEtlTTLE  Lane,  near  Knight- Rider- 
Street,  was  fo  called  nn  accoum  of  its  not 
being  formerly  inhabited  by  either  fliop- 
keepers  or  artifi:ers. 

DOWOATE,  or  rather  Down'gatet  was 
fb  called  of  a  water-gate  and  ra^id  cefrent 
of  the  city  to  the  river  Thames^  tnfomuch, 
that  in  the  year  15741  and  fuddena  violent 
tfaower  of  rain  happening,  the  force  of  the 
water  was  fo  great  and  rapid,  that  a  youog 
lad  of  18  years  of  age  wasdrown'd  therein, 
by  endeavouring  to  leap  over  the  channel, 
and  being  forc'd  down  into  the  Thames^  had 
he  not  been  ftopp'd  by  a  cart. 

DRUMMOND,  [3D?U«I  ah^tt,  of  Btot 
water  and  tti^^  C.  Br.  an  inhabitant,  f.i<. 
a  people  of  the  fea-coafl.    Baxter, 
DRURY  lane^  fo  call'd,   becauTe  here^ 


was  a  great  houfe  beloi^tng  co  the  DrOryt. 
St.  DUNSTAN  Tof  )DttB  biieti  »mi 
Jl^ane,  Sax.  a  ftooej  bom  mt  GiafhrnBrnrj, 
amo  Cb,  233,  and,  as  cbe  monks  wbo  wro?« 
his  life  have  it  (he  being  an  mdminb'e 
worker  in  iron  and  bi afs)  at  he  was  Mik- 
ing lome  iron  trinkets,  a  Frwiemt  iteii 
appear 'd  ro  him  in  the  tbape  ot  a  inouiaii  * 
which  Dmfian  perceiving,  pluck *d  fan 
tongs  glowing  hot  out  ot  the  fire,  aad 
with  them  kept  the  devil  a  long  ? ime  by 
the  nofe,  roaring  and  bellowing.  He  was 
made  archbifliop  of  Camterhttry^  nad  cied 
auno^y. 


EASTCHBAP  [in  the  ward  of  CmdJe- 
mcki  London]  was  fo  called  of  being  a 
iurt  of  market  for  provifions  §  of  cea^a^ 
SaX'  to  cheapen^  buy  or  fell;  and  it  wts 
anciently  a  place,  where  many  cooks  in- 
habited: for  in  old  time,  when  triends 
met,  and  were  difpos'd  to  be  merry,  they 
went  not  to  dine  or  fup  at  taverns  (for  they 
they  then  did  not  drefs  meat  to  tell}  bat 
the  cooks.  And  in  the  year  1410,  in  rke 
time  of  Henry  IV,  the  king's  foos  Thomas 
and  John  went  into  Eoftcbeap  to  dine. 

EBER  n3y»  »*•]  «•»«  f<»  <»f  ^' 
phaxadt  in  all  probability  fettled  ia  dutf- 
dea,  I 

St.  EDMUND  the  Ring,  takes  ttsname 
from  Ednuad  king  of  the  Eafi  Ai^lei^  «M 
was  martyred  by  the  Danes  at  Ednamd's- 
Bury  in  Snfilh 

BLAM  lOn^y,  Beh.]  the  fon  ofSkem 
fettled  in  the  county  of  Elom,  ly*ng  ^  ^^ 
fouth-eaft  of  Sbinaar^  in  the  time  01 D** 
met  Si^iana  or  Khufetant  feems  to  h«ve 
been  part  of  it,  and  before  the  cavt'rvity 
ic  does  not  appear  that  the/nricaU'd  ftr' 
fia  by  any  other  name. 

E^/md  and  Elymais  are  often  meatiemi 
by  the  ancients :  Ptolemy,  though  he  makn 
Eiynuui  a  province  of  Media^  yet  be  plt> 
ces  the  Eiynuu  (or  which  the  mafscor* 
ruptlyread  Eldimai^  In  Snfuaia  near  the 
fea-coaft. 

Stephamuxflktt  it  to  be  a  part  of  Jffna^ 
hot  Fliny  and  Tofephus  more  properly  el 
Ferfiai  whofeiohabitaats  this  tatter  teBs 
us  from  the  Eiamitet '  and  this  feems  to 
be  the  moffc  eafterly  booods  of  the  poAc- 
rity  of  jfepiR :  for  •djoining  on  the  eaft 
was  Media,  fappofed  to  be  poflefs'd  by  Jb- 
doi  the  third  fon  oijapbet, 

BLlSHACnV^T^*  ^J  the  foidf 
Javan^  may  be  lappofed  t«  have  faoDda 
place  in  Afia  Mawt,  about  hma,  mu 
their  £ither»  Th«  MaUe^.^mha  wMimi 


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flMitf  to  tht  Borch  of  Icnia,  tre  by  yefi* 
pkau  macie  to  dclcend  from  El{/bd  JtAfOft 
«ldeft  loo.  But  there  ii  a  greater  ippear-* 
mncm  of  bit  name  in  Bellas  the  tncteot 
BJUne  off  Grttce  i  the  ifles  of  which  feero 
to  b«  thofe  called  the  ifles  of  Kiifha  by 
Sxekieii  and  moft  probably  fapply'd  Tyre 
vrich  che  purple  and  blue,  wherewicb,  as 
JBocbartus  proves  tt  hrge,  the  coail  of 
TeiapOHiieJutt  and  the  ifles  ad j teen t  aboun> 
d«d.  Fehpenneftut  which  may  well  be 
coaiprchended  among  the  ifles,  as  beinj* 
almoft  One,  contained  moreover  a  city 
and  province  by  the  name  o(  Eleii  and 
In  Atticd  there    W9»    a  city    EUifii  or 

ENGLAND  [enJ;clonb  or  6-  ^:jlen 
lont>»  £fz.]  be  ore  called  Brttam^  took  its 
name  of  the  AntU  ox  Jngtli  (as  rhey  are 
cnalled  by  Tacitus)  who  were  a  part  of  the 
Suevi,  a  branch  of  the  timhi ;  and  To  of  the 
fame  original  with  tbe&troRi.  Q^opius 
Becanus  derives  their  name  from  Angelen 
or  jUigUn,  fi(h-hooks»  because  they  inha 
biced  rear  the  fea-Aore  i  hue  this  feems 
both  for^  and  trifling.  Others,  as  Com- 
d^n^  Vnfiegan^  ^c.  derive  ic  from  Angu- 
Jus  an  angle,  comer,  or  narrow  neck  of 
lajod,  the  ancient  country  near  Slefmck. 
Mr.  Saiimet  deduces  it  from  ANG  or  ENG, 
vrhich  in  the  Tt'itf.  fignifies  the  nairow  or 
ftie'ghc  place,  and  hereupon  concluc'es 
(bat  the  jinptli  or  Jtigli  were  fo  called, 
becmnfe  ihey  inhabited  the  ftreigbt  paHTiiges 


in  the  mountainous  parts  o(Gerjna/y,  and  the  bed  am 'qui  ties. 

lo  confirm  it,  alledges  that  AngUven  in 

pntiuraiua  was  fo  named  from  the  Angles 

ti  tc  are  (jtuated  in  fuch  narrow  paifes. 

Others  derive  the  name  from  Tngo  or  E/i' 

gOf  a  fon  oi  H'odeUy  the  great  prof;eniior 

of  the  EtiglfJh'Saxon  kings.    The  pofterity 

of  which   Ingo  were  called  Inglingar  or 

J^lri^it  a<id  it  is  certain  that  the  Byzan- 

tine  hiftoriars,  Nicetas  and   Codinus^  cdl 

the  AngU^  'I^fKiMJ,  i.  e.  ^gtim  or  la 

glims, 


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fomis,  2.  f.  like  a  bull  i  others,  that  the 
Mme  of  the  mafier  of  the  Aip  was  Tau- 
nUt  or  that  t  bull  was  the  (ign  of  the  fhip> 
others,  that  (he  was  ftollen  away  by  a 
compiny  of  men,  who  carried  the  pi£larc 
of  a  bull  in  their  fl  Jg. 

Old  EXCHAi«7GB  near  St.  FtfuTs,  Was 
To  caird,  becaufe  there  In  old  time  the 
king's  Exchange  was  kept,  and  bullion 
was  received  for  coinage. 


F 

F\KRlNCDO>t  ward  Wat  To  called  of 
iVilliam  Farringdon  goldfrntth,   who 
pu'ihafed   the  aider.nanry   of  this  ward, 

VESSY  alfout  See  Ftnchurcbftreet- 
FfiNCHURCH  Street,  takes  its  name 
of  the  church  (call'd  Sr.  GahrieVi  Fencb' 
church,  being  dedicated  to  che  angel  Ga» 
triel)  and  a  fen  or  marib,  or  fenny,  moorifli 
ground  in  that  place,  made  ty  means  of 
a  bourn,  or  ftream  of  water,  which  in 
old  time  broke  out  in  that  ftreet,  and 
pa fs'd  through  it.  which  bourn,  or  ftream 
U'as  call'd  hang  hturriy  and  gives  name  to 
the  ward  I  but  others  fay,  that  ic  took  iia 
name  of  Jfttnum  hay,  of  a  hay-markec  be- 
ing anciently  kept  there  \  as  Grace  church 
cook  its  name  of  grafs  or  herbs  (old  there  ( 
but  the  lorm*r  is  the  moft    approved  by 


FETTER- 1^?,  properly  Pewter's  La^i, 
becflule  FewttTJ  (or  idle  people)  lay  there. 
Stow. 

HVEfoot  Lane,wzi  fo  callef»,  becaufe 
It  was  hut  five  tone  tn  breadth. 

Augufiine  FRIAHS,  the  houfe,  doyfter 
and  gar. .ens  belonftfng  to  the  Iriars  ot  the 
order  of  S'.  Augujl'm 

Crutched  FR  fARS.    See  Crutchcd. 

Black  FRIARS,  was  fo  called  ot  an  or- 
der or  triars,  u-hohai  rheir  houfe  fi'ft  m 


ELY  Place^  was  fo  call'd  of  its  being!  Holhurn,  till  they  weie,  about  the  ye  r 
the  bilhop  ot  Elfi  palace.  [  1176,  placed  there  by  Rf^ert  Kcl^ay  -r.-h- 

EPPING  Forifi  [ot  Gueppcnes,  a  pet)-;  bithopof  Canttrhury^  who  built  che  Cloy> 
pie  of  the  £4/}  ^jroni,  fo  call'd  by   the    fters  there, 


Britons^  a  tou^n  in  the  county  of  Ej^x. 

St.  ETHELBURGH,  who  ihii  fsinc  was 
I  do  not  find. 

EURCyPA  [Efc>fc*V»,  Gr.  1.  e.  having 
broad  eyes  i    or  of  the  Ctaldee  K*^^r1 

nityirg  both  a  bull  and  a  ffiip]|  the  daughter 
of  Agenor,  king  of  Phmicta^  whom  (as 
the  poert  teigi.)  Jupiter^  io  the  lb«pe  ot  a 
bur,  ravi(hed, and  carried  over  on  his  back 
through  the  lei  to  Crete >  Some  think, 
that  the  ciuth  of  the  fi^ion  Is,  that  the 
/hip  wherein  flte  was  carried,  v^as  taurl 


Grey  FKIARS,  Jgrc  in  th's  <Jharch, 
and  in  this  hvofe,  cardinal  tVoolfey  Was  by 
parliamenr  condemned  in  Trsmitnire. 

I9'hhe  FRIARS,  a  convent  of  friari  near 
che  T*.mple. 

FRIDAY  Stfeett  fo  called  of  filhmoo- 
gers  inhabiung  there,  whofe  princtoa 
maikec  days  were  on  Fridays,  they  beii'1 
fi±  days. 


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GARLTCK-flf/^  and  CsrlicliBhhe, 
were  Co  called,  becaufe  m  old  time, 
on  (he  bai.k  of  the.  river  Thdmes^  near  co 
chis  church  garlick  ufed  to  be  fol^ 

GETHER  [npjl,  Hih,]  the  fon  of 
Mam  ircording  to  Jofephut^  was  prince 
of  the  BaBrians ;  but  BaSria  lay  our  of 
Sbem*t\oi,  as  well  at  too  far  for  the  firft 
phntacion,  and  if  he  be  allowed  a  feat  a< 
bout  the  river  Contrites%  between  Arme- 
nia and  the  Cardacbs^  15  Bocbartus  decs, 
ic  is  not  becaufe  there  is  any  afiioity  in  the 
names. 

ClVT'Spurfireet,  fo  call'd  of  the  gilt 
rpurs  worn  by  the  knights.  See  Knigbt-r't- 
der  Jireet, 

GOMER  nOJ,  H^.]  the  eldpft  fon 
oljapbit^  accor^in?  to  yo/epbui,  was  the 
father  of  the  GomeriteSt  who  were  by  the 
Gncii  cal'eH  Oalatiant,  who  were  the 
Gautt  of  ^fia  Minor ^  inhabiting  part  of 
Pbrygia. 

_  Or  this  opinion  is  Bocbartus,  and  if  it  be 
ripht,  they  thtr  derive  the  Cimmerians  and 
Ctmhri  from  Gomer,  have  forac  ground  lor 
it ;  the  Cimmerians  fecming  to  be  the  faitie 
people  w  th  the  Gauls  or  G-Zri,  under  a 
difFerenr  name  ;  anJ  ic  is  obt'ervable,  that 
the  fVelJhy  who  arc  defcendcd  from  the 
Gauls,  Hill  call  themfelves  Cumeroot  Cy- 
mcro  an.'  Cumeri, 

GK ACU'Cburcb-ftreet,  properly  Grtf/}. 
Cburcbjireety  of  a  graft*  (i.  e,  herb  mur- 
ker) ^nrlently  kept  hcie. 

GRAYS  Tnnt  an  inn  of courr,  formcr'y 
«  manfion  bebnging  ro  the  lord  Gray, 

GRESHAM  College  [in  Btjlj^pfgate- 
flreet^  London']  was  the  dweli  rg  h-uTc 
of  Sir  Tlomas  Grejham,  queen  Elizabeth's 
merchanc,  citiLcn,  and  of  the  Mercer  % 
company,  who  by  his  laft  will  and  telt  »- 
jmenr,  did  in  the  year  1575  give  \htKoyal 
Exchange^  and  all  the  buildings  theieuncc 
periainvig,  the  one  molcy  to  t\c  mayur 
and  commonalty  of  London,  and  their  Cn^* 
CefTors  in  tiuft,  ro  find  loiir  perfons  to  read 
lefiures  of  Divinity,  Jftronomy,  Mufick^ 
and  Geomiiry  within  his  faid  dwelling* 
houfc,  allowing  them  ^o  pounds  per  an- 
num  each  falary.  The  other  moiety  to 
the  Mercefs  company,  to  finl  3  readers, 
t^iz.  Civil  Latp,  Pbyjici  and  kbetorick^  al- 
lowing them  the  fame  falarieseach,  which 
lalaries  are  yayable  out  of  rents  of  the 
Excbange,  rhe^e  ledures  are  read  daily  in 
TVrin  time,  by  every  one  upon  his  day,  In 
the  morning  between  9  and  10  in  Latin, 
«ad  in  the  afternoon  between  z  and  3  in  j 


H  A 

EngUJh,  except  th«c  the  Mlt^l  leSveii 
read  in  Englijh  only  on  Thurfidf  lod  &tar- 
dof  in  the  afternoon. 

GUILD-HALL  [ Jilb  of  Jp'^Ma,  Sag* 
CO  pay,  becaufe  of  a  common  cootribti^ 
and  Jjpeal  an  hall,  i.  e*  tbe  common  haB:( 
the  gilds,  or  companies,  or  incorpond 
citizens  of  Lnfdcn*  This  hall  was  &fl 
buUc  in  the  yeir  141X,  by  Thomas  KnsSi 
then  mayor*  the  aldermeo  and  dutas; 
bur  being  defttoy'd  by  the  great  6rc  b 
t666,  it  was  rebuihmore  rpacions,bc9f 
in  length  from  eaft  to  weft  170  foot,  mi 
in  breadth  68.  Ic  coft  tbe  dty  fWt 
pounds;  the  a  giants  of  terrible  aipea lad 
monftrous  height,  that  ftand  faciog  tke 
entrance  of  the  hall,  the  one  boSditf  1 
poleax,  the  other  t  halbert,  are  bpf»'i, 
tbe  former  to  reprefeac  an  aaafio;  Bris9, 
and  the  other  a  Saxon* 


H 

HAKG-MANS  Oagnes^  as  it  is  of 
ruptly  called,  inUead  of  HamKsisi 
Guijhesy  on  account  chat  many  ftran|?}S 
who  had  been  inhabitants  c^  Calais,  i^ 
mes  and  Gui/iies,  which  places  being  left  li 
the  days  ot  queen  Mary^  the  people  ««ft 
glad  to  flee  over  into  &igtaiidy  'oi  btTir| 
a  lane  in  St.  Catharine's  allow'd  them,  tbej 
fettled  there,  which  bei  g  called  H«i 
and  Guifiics,  ac  length  by  corrupcioo  w 
called  Hang-matCs  or  Gaynei-Laae. 

HAM,  the  fame  as  Crontu  {piXTu* 
hoin  or  power]  his  Fbiutician  tide  kL 
or  Baal,  hts  Chaldean  Moilich  and  MUsm 
the  i  a  me  per  fon,  BaalBeritb  figiuBestU 
fame  rro;2:a  wor (hipped  at  Berytus. 

Marjham  thinks  Hon  to  be  found  iopra- 
<'ane  hiftory,  under  the  names  of  fliffciBi, 
Tbamus,  Tbammttz,  Adonh^  CfirU^  Bad, 
Betus.    Jupiter  and  Saturn  the  itcouL 

Some  fuppofe  them  to  hare  beeo  tk 
fame  as  Zordfier,  as  thofe  authors  whoba^ 
a  resemblance  between  them  have  apK 
accw^unc  of  the  fuppofed  fimilicaJe  ot  naaa 
made  liani  Jupiter,  and  Japhei  Sipttm, 
Sbem  muft  ot  confeQuence  be  Ptato^  be 
others  make  him  jyphon. 

HANSON  [of  Han  a  dimtnutive of  £« 
dal  and  fon^  asfome  fuppofe  1  afurxaaiB. 

HAVILAH  [n>in»  chefoaoilbn 
his  defcendants  fettled  in  all  probabS? 
fomewbere  about  Cbaldea,  or  iheilrj^ 
Etal,  h  being  watered  by  Fifan, 

HAZARMAVETH  [r\^Q"^XnM' 
the  fon  of  Joktan,  or  as  ic  is  wraies^ 
the  vulgar  Hafarmoib,  U  plainly  toaaau 
Hadtramdnt  a  province  01  Tanan,  v^*' 

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HU 

^a  Felix,  boch  baviog  the  fame  radicals, 
and  fisnifying  the  ca^  or  country  ofdtdtb. 
HibORAM  [Dnnn.  ii^f>'^  the  fon 
of  yoktan  fe«ms  co  have  been  feaced  in  the 
nrimmi  of  riiny,  the  rerfian  gulph. 

St.  Helen's,  (o  calld  ot  a  houfe  of 
lAmi  fou»y*cd  by  Helena, 

HUL  [7in.  «*»•]  the  fon  of  i4rtff«. 
It  Is  very  probab'e  his  feac  was,  as  Bocbar- 
ius  fuppoies  in  Cbohbetinty  a  part  of  grea- 
ter -Ariwnitf,  where  he  finds  feveral  pla- 
ces whoie  names  begin  wiih  Cbolot  Col. 

HOG  Lane^  now  called  Petticoai  lanep 
Is  fuppofcd  to  have  been  fo  cailed  on  a«; 
count  of  the  hogs  that  ran  in  the  fields 
tbereabours. 

AlhaUams  HONBY-liWe  was  focal  el 
on  account  of  t:s  fwectnes,  by  reafon  ef 
the  often  wafhirg  and  keeping  it  clean.  ^ 
HORSLYDOWN  in  Souttvari,  is  faid 
ro  have  been  f*^  called  for  that  the  warcr, 
foTWCrly  overflowing  it,  was  fo  efFcau- 
ally  drawn  off,  tha'  the  place  became  a 
pain  green  field,  where  horfes  and  other 
cattle  ufcd  to  pafturc  and  lye  down  before 
the  ftreetwjs  built.  .... 

HOUNDSDITCH,  was  fo  called,  be- 
caufein  old  time,  many  dogs  and  other 
carrion  were  flung  in  there.  Iito  this  fil- 
thy ditch, king  Canutut  commanded  Ednck 
a  noble  Saxon,  who  had  bafcly  flain  his 
king  and  lo»d  Edmund  Tronfidey  to  be  dr  \wn 
by  the  bee  s  through  the  city,  from  Bay- 
futrJ^s  caftic,  and  caft  to,  afrer  he  had 
been     tormented   to    death    by    lighted 

torches.  ,      .   . ,       r  u         *■ 

HUMPHREY  [probably  of  ham,  Saz. 
home  and  JfJlctc  or  Jfjir*.  Sax,  peace. 
a.  d,  one  who  makes  peace  at  homr.j 

Vule HUMPHREYS, near  Puddledocl, 
fo  ciird  trom  the  duke's  keeping  his  court 
hce  (as  many  believe)  and  there  was  in 
Mr.  Stow'%  time,  a  hcufe  that  went  by  the 
name  oi  duke  Humphrey's  houfe  5  and  per- 
haps fome  of  thofe  liv'd  here,  whoUncy- 
ir»P  thcmrclvcs  fervants  to  Humphry  the 
il  ike  o»  Gloucejier,  ufei  to  meet  every 
S'.  Jndrcvp'i  day  at  Sir  Joha  Beauchamp'i 
tomb  at  Sr.  Pdw/'s  (which  they  milfcook 
lor  ihe  dukes,  he  lying  at  St.  AU'ans) 
and  thc.e  would  ftrew  fl  )wcrs  and  Ipnn. 
klc  waicr,  in  hopes  of  a  good  dinner, 
vhi.  h  ihcy  returned  without  (as  they 
muft  n-reds)  like  fuperftitious  fools  j  the 
duke  havii.g  made  no  provlfion  for  them, 
an  J  ihi^s  probably  came  the  faying  of 
Dining  with  Duke  Humphrey  j  iifcd  of 
iufh  as  had  been  difappoimed  of  a  dnner. 

HHSTINGS  [of  huy,  Sax.  an  houfe, 
anJ  ^in^a y.  Sax.  things  or  caufes]  this 
is  reckoned  the  moft  anrient  and  fupenor 
co'iri  of  the  city  of  London,  which  pre 
ffivcs  ih«  Uw»,   franchifcs,  cuftoms  and| 


,K  I 

dignities  of  it.  This  court  is  held  in 
Guild  Hall,  befere  the  lord  mayor  ati* 
flieriffs}  a  I. d  when  a  caufe  is  to  be  rry'd^ 
the  recorder  fits  and  gives  rules  and  judg- 
meoc* 


JAVAN  [JV.  Heb.'}  the  fon  of  Japbet^ 
may  prdbably  be  fuppofed  10  havo 
fettled  firft  near  his  brothers,  in  tha 
f  >uth-weft  part  of  the  leflfer  jifia,  about 
lottia^  which  contains  the  radical  letters 
of  his  name. 

JDLB  Lane,  near  St.  Dunfian's  in  the 
Eajl,  is  in  old  records  called  Uollanet 
probably  beci  ufc  carvers  of  images  or  idol- 
makers  dwelt  there,  as  in  cafe  of  Avf^ 
Mary-lane,  Paternrfier  Ro»,  &c. 

jERAHtniN  ^^0  thefonof/ol* 
tan.  Boclartus  difcovers  the  lume  in  the 
ifland  Hieracon  (or  of  Henttki)  in  the  Ara- 
bian gulf,  and  a  town  fo  called  within 
lard  on  the  river  Lar^  near  the  Onuinita. 

JEVft^.Street  or  Jewsfireet,  was 
fj  called  bec«ufe  of  old  time  there  was 
on  the  wcft-fiic  a  place  called  the  Jtws 
Gardin,  being  the  only  burying-pUce 
appointed  them  in  England* 

St.  i^wrfwce  JEWIIY,  called  ihe  Old 
Jewry-  This  wa»  fo  called,^  becaufe  in 
oil  limes  many  Jews  inhabited  there, 
umil  the  ycais  1209,  that  they  wcrd 
bani(hed  the  realm  by  king  Richard  !• 
to  the  number  of  15060  pcrfons. 

The  AraNans  arc,  as  they  themfclvcs 
fuppofe,  the  defcendants  of  JOKTAN. 

St.  jONES'i,  oropeily  Sr.  /oirrt's,  of 
the  priory  or  manUon-houfe  of  the  knights 
of  Sr.  jfohn  of  JerufaUm. 

IRONMONGER-liW^  was  fo  called 
cf  Ironmongers  formerly  dwelling  there. 
Stov. 

IWY'Lane  (according  to  Mr.  Siov)  was 
fo  called  from  ivy  growing  on  the  walls 
of  the  houfcs  of  the  prebendaries  of  St. 
Paul's  who  dwelt  there. 


K 

KirriM  [CD^HD'  f^^'i  «*»?  ^^""J"^ 
Javan.  His  oefcendants  are  fuppofed 
u,  be  feared  on  the  weft  ot  Tarjh^h.  Homer 
mentions  a  people  in  thofe  puis  called 
Cetis  (from  the  river  Cetius)  which  is  the 
word  by  which  the  Septuagint  have  reu- 

dredK/mw.         ^   .  .        •      u- 

In  Ptolemy  V9  find  twopiOTinces  m  the 

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LU 


weftern  parts  of  Cilicitf,  one  maruiinectV  I  LONDON-STONE »  is  CmmMreett 
ltd  Cctis,  cheoiher  cowards  the  moiu.mis  lOTeragatnft  Si,  Smtbim^  chttrcli,  on  cbe 
called  O/ii.  fouih  fide  of  the  wv*  oear  the  cbamel,  ii 


Jofepbus  will  have  the  tfland  of  Cyprus 
to  be  the  feac  of  Kittim,  and  cbe  town 
called  Citium,  wt^ich  belongs  to  it,  co 
have  taken  its  name  from  them  i  but  in 
the  apocrypha,  Macedonia  is  plainly  de 
noted  by  the  land  or  Cbittim,  Alexander 
being  mentioned  as  coming;  tronn  thence, 
end  Perfeus  king  of  Macedonia  i%  called 
king  of  the  Citims, 

Nor  do  we  fee  any  cjciing  amifs  in  fup- 
pofing  that  coimtry  co  be  the  original 
plantation  of  the  liittims^  at  lead  in  the 
intention  of  Mo/ei^  fince  it  conges  11 1  do 
the  general  denominatioo  of  the  I/ltt^ 
which  were  to  be  the  portion  of  Japhet, 
AC  leafl  of  the  pofterity  of  Javan, 
^  KNIGHT-RIDER-.Sfffrt,  f>  called  (as 
is  fuppofed)  of  knights  well  armed  and 
mouoted  at  the  Tbf»tr  Royal ,  riding 
from  thence  through  the  ttreet,  weft  oi 
Creed-iane,  and  io  out  at  Ladgate  towards 
Smitbfieidt  when  they  were  to  tourney, 
or  otheiwife  (hew  their  adivi-y  before 
(he  king  and  ftaces  of  the  realm. 


LAMECH  noV,  Heh.  i  e.  poor  or 
humbledj  the  ion  o(  Metbufiiab. 
'  1.  ANG90RN-f^4r^,  one  ot  the  wards 
of  the  city  of  London  within  the  walls, 
was  f'  called  of  a  long  bourn»  brook  or 
ftream  oi  fweec  water,  which  (of  old  time) 
fpring  up  in  Fencburcb  Jhreet^  and  ran 
down  that  ftreec  and  tinbardftreetj  to 
the  weft-end  of  St.  Marf  IVoUnatlfi 
church,  and  there  turning  fonth,  it  bioke 
into  feveral  fmill  jl][Mr^i,  riUi  or  ftreams 
and  fo  gave  nanfte  to  ibarehoum- iane 
(niw  callt^d  Sberhurn  Jane.) 

St.  LAURENCE,  arch-deacon  of  the 
church  ol  Rome,  who  was  broiled  on  a 
gridiron,  under  the  emperor  Valerian,  in 
ehe  year  of  Cbriji  %^.   ^ 

LEHABIM  [CD^rn.  Hflf  1  the 
(on^{ Mizraim  Tne  1/1^4^ jm  are  fuppo- 
fed  to  be  the  fame  with  rhe  LubimSf  who 
with  the  Sukklims  and  Ci^/hites  came  out 
of  Mizraim  or  E^pt  with  Sbifhai  to 
inyade  Judaa :  Thele  therefore  may  ijot 
improbably  be  judged  to  be  the  Libyans 
of  Cyrtniaca^  or  proper  ijhya  near  Egypt. 

$r.  LEONARD,  a  biOiopxif  Lipiogesih 
tarauctt  born  iabout  the  yfar  coc- 

tlCKk?\li  ox  Liciaio^'Mreet,  is  pro- 
perly U^oT'T'ond-fireet.    Stem. 

LIM^.&rw,  WM  fo  called  of  naking 
M  ^9^lit»8  time  {hciC, 


pitched  upright  a  great  flone,  called  ^ 
dan-ftone,  which  is  fixed  very  deep  iBcfte 
ground,  and  faftened  with  bars  of  iroB^ 
and  now  with  a  handfome  ftooe-wefk 
inclofing  it,  hollowed  through  with  a  dr« 
clej  but  fo  that  the  upper  pan  of  the 
(tone  is  viiible.  and  that  ic  caa  receive  ne 
damage  from  cara  roaoijig  again&  ic  or 
otherwife. 

It  is  certain  firom  hlOtorf^  that  this  Aao^ 
has  been  there  ever  fince  or  beioia  the 
conquefty  which  U  now  aetr  700  yeais; 
but  .he  esiaft  time  is  unknown,  sad  <e 
alfo  is  the  reafoo  of  its  being  pUced  ibere; 
i'otne  are  of  opinion,  that^it  was  fee  1^ 
as  a  preciie  place  co  begin  to  aieafiiie 
cbeir  miles,  from  this  city  to  cbe  other 
parts  of  the  naiicn  i  others,  that  it  wts 
let  for  a  mark  of  cbe  m'ddle  of  the  dtf 
within  the  walls.  And  wbeieas  this  fbeet 
was  anciently  the  chief  flreet  of  Lmdem 
(as  Cbeapfide  now  is)  Tome  axe  of  opioioB, 
that  this  (tone  was  a  place  00  which  the 
perfon  ftood,  who  publithed  prodamacion, 
and  gave  pubiick  notices  of  tkinas  co  cfe 
citizens ;  others  again  are  of  opinon,  that 
the  ftcne  was  (ec  up  theie,  as  a  pbce  ibr 
the  tendering  and  making  pafinenca,  by 
debtors  to  their  creditors,  ac  their  ap. 
pointed  days  and  times,  till  in  after^cimes 
payments  were  more  ufually  made  at  the 
(one  in  Pont'$  church  <  prol>ably  FanTt 
church)  and  now  ufually  at  the  j^o^ 
^xcbange :  Others  eg^in  are  of  opioioa, 
chat  it  was  fee  up  by  one  'John  or  TZioaw/. 
}grc.  JjMdo^one,  who  dwelt  over-agsin£ 

We  can  fee  no  more  reafoo  than  Sir  >#W- 
tcr  Raleigbt  why  Lud  (hould  flraggle  fa 
far  from  bit  fiieods  as  JLyd[<<r,  where  Jo- 
fepkus  fixes  him ;  Befides^  there  is  a  ftro:^ 
objc£^ion  againft  this  opinion,  rbe  Lydi- 
ans  having  been  firft  called  Mjtf>ne$^  as  tO 
rhe  ancieiiis  agiee,  and  Lydiijbu  Irom  1^ 
dus  cbe  fon  o:  Atyst  oxcepc  we  foppode 
theGr^'ei^i  were  de  eivqd,  and  that  tbe 
name  of  Mtones  ceafin^,  they  affnmed 
their  ol^  name  oi Lydian^  which  has  ofiea 
happened.  But  even  in  thac  cafe,  we 
ought  perhaps  to  conlider  Ljdia  as  pef. 
fefs'd  by  the  Lydicau  or  poftericy  of  lad 
on  a  fecondor  third  remove,  and  to  look 
or  b»s  fe  ft 'emcui  nearer  his  brothers*. 

tpDGATE,  is  a  weft  gate  of  the  city 
o(  London,  "and  the  6  h  principal  gs:e 
tbereol  -,  an4  was  called  ludgau^  as 
Gecfirj  of  i^amoutb  relates)  bocaide  ac 
firft'builc  b^  king  Lud^  a  Brit^  ^vag^  66 
years    bsr'ore  the  birth  Of  Chnft.    But 


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^cherf  contend,  chtt  ic  wii  orfgintlly 
cmlled  tUodgaUt  on  acconnc  of  the  flood 
or  ftream  th«c  ran  from  cbe  north  or'  cht 
cirv,  into  cbe  canal  called  now  Fleet-ditcb. 
lUDlM  [CDn^*7f  Heb.'}  the  fon  ot 
MkTU0m^  A<  CO  cbo  uacioiu  deice^ded 
tfroin  Mtivaim,  the  ludhn  are  judged  co 
l>e  die  people  above  Egyptt  called  by  the 
Greeks  Etbi^ffians,  and  at  prefeot  Atyffin. 
Thh  Bocbartiu  endeavours  co  prove  by 
cen  arcuroenct.  We  rarely  find  rhem  cal- 
led ocherwire  in  fcripcure  ihan  Ijid,  ei 
Cher  from  the  name  of  che  touoder  or 
thetr  cooACry* 


M 

MACROBIUS  [lAtuMi^,  of /wtag^f 
long,  and  ^i^  life.  Gr,  long- lived  J 
,     ,>er  name. 

MADAl  [no,  ft*.]  the  ^oo  of  Ja- 
pbet.  Ic  is  generally  ^reed  chac  Madai 
p 'anted  AfAfftf,  and  chac  i\kt  Medes  ^rt 
always  called  by  this  name  in  fcripture. 

St.  MAGNUS  Tarijh,  in  cbe  Bridge 
ward  witbiri.  This  church  was  dedicated 
CO  St.  agagnus  or  Magnet^  who  fuffered 
martyrdom  under  tbe  emperor  Aurclian^ 
in  Che  year  176.  1 

MAGOG  rjtJO'  <tt^^O  ^^^  ^«<^°"** 
ion  oi  Japbet,  Jofepbiu,  Jerom,  and  | 
inoft  ot  chelacheis,  hold  them  to  be  the 
Scytb'ians  ab  uc  mount  OtucA/ia»  which 
pame,  Bocbartus  fuppofes  was  made  by 
rbe  Greeks  ouc  oi  G^-Hafan,  (ignif^tng 
111  Cbaldee^  God^s  fort ;  but  perhaps  it  is 
a  wrong  pronunciation  oiCuk-Kaf,  which 
i^  Terfian  figniHes  the  mountain  of  Kaf^ 
as  t he ^rd^i  call  ic.  That  his  plantation 
adjoined  upon  Mtjhecb  and  Tubal,  a  p. 
pears  trom  Exekiel'i  making  Gog  king  of 
Magog  CO  reijiu  over  the  ocher  two. 
Other  wife  called  kbqffi  and  Mofiuici: 
F  om  chele  two  peopie  migraring  over 
€aucafiis%  Ic  is  fuppofed  the  AidJItans  or 
Mu/i'ovites  are  defcended. 

MAIN  AMBER,  oeir  Pcnfms,  in  the 
county  of  Com^allt  was  formeily  a  Itone 
of  a  prodigious  bignefs,  yet  was fo  placed, 
tbat  one  might  move  ic  wich  a  linger  i 
but  ic  was  thrown  down  in  the  lare  civil 
wars.  Ic  is  fuppofed  co  be  fo  called  of 
Maim,  which,  in  cbe  Can\fh  language, 
u%nth^%  a  ftone,  and  Amhety  of  one  Am 
(h^s  a  Briton^  chac  railed  ic  as  a  monn- 
menc  of  fome  viftory  over  cbe  Homansy 
ct  others. 

St.  MARGARBT,    t  ho^y   virgin    of 
Jptiocb^   who  was  beheaded    under  the 
imperor  Decit^i,  M*  Ch,  991. 
*  }gk^'Lm^  ^optilf  Htrt'iOHe,  from 


ME 

t  privttege  formerly  granted  co  Iceep  f 
marc  or  fair  there. 

St.  MARTINS  If  Grand,  was  in  an. 
cienc  times  a  fair  and  large  college  of  % 
dean  and  fecular  canons  or  priefta,  which 
have  had  great  privileges  of  ian6baarya 
and  otherwife  founded  by  IngeMcus  tntf 
Edvardus  his  brother,  in  the  year  o£ 
Chritt  1056  Here  kings  of  Ex^Umd 
were  fomecimes  lodged  and  held  cheir 
courts.  When  this  college  flouriibed  « 
curfew  bell  was  rung  there,   as  ac  Bo3», 

St.  MARTIN,    n  biOiop  of  Toms  xa 

St.  MARTINS  Outvied,  buc  more  pro- 
perly Oiefmcb,  of  Aiartm  de  (Hefincb  and 
his  c wo  biochers  che  founders. 

St.  MARY  Matfetonsy  uiiu  fTbiUGbap, 
pel,  WHS  f  Drmerly  fo  called  as  fome  fup- 
pofe  of  J^StSOt  metaphelott.  Heb* 
which  they  incerpiec,  Sbe  tbat  batb  Ute^ 
Ijf  broitgbt  fortb  a  Son  (i.  e,  che  Virgin 
Maty)  and  probably  her  image  ancieod/ 
itood  in  chac  church  wich  t  babe  in  ber 
arms. 

Ochers  fay,  chac  it  was  called  MHatfellmm 
Upon  this  occafion,  about  che  year  1428, 
a  devouc  widow  of  chac  parifli  bad  long 
cberiOi'd  and  brooghc  npof  almst  cercaia 
Frencbman,  who  ungracefully  and  cruelly 
I  murdered  her  in  cbe  night,   as  (be  wat 
ileeping  in  ber  bed,  and  after  fled  with 
'  her  money  and  jewels  >   buc  being  clo(e« 
ly  purfued,   he  took  co   che  churcb  of 
Sc.  Geotge  in  Soutbwark,  and  claimed  cbe 
privilege  of  fan^uary  there,  and  fo  ab- 
jured che  king's  land  |  and  cbe  conftaMep 
having  charge  of  him,   brought   liim  ce 
London,   in   order  co  convey  bim  ^ft- 
ward    cowards    tbe  fea  iide.      When  he 
came  into  che  parifll  of  ^Vbite-cbappei, 
where  be  had  commicced  the  murder,  che 
women  caft  upon  him  fo  much  filth  and 
ordure  (cbac  notwichftanding  the  beft  re- 
ftftance  ctie  cooftables  could  make)   they 
kill'd  him,   and  on  this  account  rhey  fap 
cbe  parifh  cook  che  name  o(  Mfatfilon, 
MASH      7  [tt;Q,  Heh.}  che  tonrtb 
MESHFKf  fon  of  Aram,    h  fuppoied 
CO  Hx  in  Armenia^   about   cbe  mountain 
Mafius,   che  fame  wich    cbac  commonly 
held  CO  ^be  Ararat,   and  caU'd    by   che 
Armenians  Mcffis-    However,  the  Arme" 
nians  t  hemic  Ives  do  not  lay  claim  co  any 
of  SbcnCt  line  9%  cheir  progenitor;  buc 
fay  they  are  d^fcepded    from  T^armab 
Of  Japbet*t^^ttity* 

MELCHIZEDEC,  is  by  fome  fuppos'd 
CO  be  the  fame  with  Sbem,  Jojcpbus 
makes  him  only  a  Canaanitijh  king.  The 
orieucal  cbriftiuis  make  him  the  fon  of 

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fb^ig.^  h  leirned  ArMU  tmhor  makes 
him  the  Ion  of  Shem, 

Sc.  M£WS,  Bctr  Ciutra^-crofs^  a  place 
where  the  king's  hiwks  were  lormeriy 
kept,  till  in  Ikmj  VUI's  time,  cbac  the 
king's  ilmbles  in  Bhomshtry  being  borne 
^wn»  .(here  w€re  new  ones  bui.r  there 
hj  k\ag  Sdmard  VI.  which  btve  been 
vied  for  the  king's  horfes  ever  fince. 

Sc«  MILDRBD,  who  A«  was  is  not 
tgreed  upon,  whether  (lie  was  the  eldeft 
daughter  of  Meroaldus  king  of  the  fy^fi 
$iercims,  as  fome  think,  or  thedai«hier 
of  EtbetUrt  king  of  tinUt  one  of  the 
ioQoden  of  St.  fautt  church,  is  uncertain. 

MILICBNT  [of  nuUe  \  thonbnd,  and 
«earia|i  en  hundred,  q.d,  in  hundred  thou- 
fand]  a  wooun's  name. 

Sc.  iMiuri  MILKCHUKCH,  w^s  fo 
called  from  one  IVUliam  Mtiker^  a  chief 
builder  thereof;  hut  commonly  called  St. 
Lmtard'i  in  EAfi-ckeap^  becaufe  it  ftands 
at  SoB'Cbeapi  comer. 

MINCING-Iitt^,  properly  MxncbiaCtr 
Uh^.  fo  called  of  tenements  there  be- 
longing to  the  JUDncbimt  or  nuns  of  St« 
Udiat  in  Bybop's-gate-fireet. 
^  MIZRAIM  [u3>1XQ»  fi^O  ^^^* 
in  the  place  of  ihe  fecond  ion  ot  Ham  > 
for  there  is  a  great  dtfpuce,  whether  this 
is  the  name  of  a  finale  perfon,  or  of  a 
people,  as  having  a  dual  termination. 

The  MONUMENT  [MPiiMnKitfJMi  of  «o- 
wrr,  JL  to  warn,  abolifli,  put  in  mind. 

On  the  eaft-  fide  of  Fyh^eet-hiU^  ftands 
the  monnment,  fiiuate  in  a  f^uare,  open 
<o  the  flreet,  io  perpetual  memory  of  the 
dreadful  fire  of  Londom  that  happened  on 
the  fecond  of  Se^engber  1666  >  with  in- 
fcripiions  and  divers  figures,  artificially 
cue  in  ftone,  importing  the  biftory  thereof. 

This  monument  was  by  a&  of  parlia- 
nem  order'd  to  be  eredecl  near  the  place, 
where  the  confligration  began  s  and  ac- 
<ordipgly  wasfe:  up,  where  the  church  of 
Sc»  Margaret  Nc9  F^h-ftreet  ftood,  which 
it  not  above  130  tooc  trom  the  very 
houfe,  where  the  fire  firft  broke  out. 

This  monunMDC  lUndt  upon  an  afcent 
from  (he  flreet,  of  thice  or  tour  Aeps  of 
ftor-e,  upon  a  large  vaul:  of  ftone  arqh'd  i 
he  column  is  f^t  rhe  Dorick  order,  biult 
si;  of  cxcelleni  Portland  ftone,  the  plinth 
ot  which  is  17  toot  'qusic,  the  height  is 
202  foot  from  the  baitS. 

The  infciiptionson  it  are  in  latin  i-thit 
whi  h  give  a  relation  of  this  conflagfati- 
on  is  to  the  purpofe  following., 

Th'tJ  famous  column  was  ereSed  in  pft" 
pttujl  rememhf.vice  of  tbc  dreadful  fire* 
i:  uOii/umid  S9  ctur:bcs,    the  city  gates ^ 

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maiy  psdUick  bofpttaU^  fe^oais,  Ghmks- 
Jly'ioo  botfeSi  ^00  fineisi  tk  rsau  df 
the  cLj  9:re  436  acres  i  amd  of  chr  16 
wards,  it  utterfy  dijhajd  IS,  md  kfi% 
<Hber  Jhatured  and  katf  bmm. 

The  balls  of  ti>e  Dooume&t  or  co'.ma^ 
on  that  fide  towards  the  ftreet,  iiaih  a  rt- 
prefentation  of  the  deflru£kion  01  the  asj 
by  fire,  and  the  reftitucion  ofit,  byfiers* 
ral  curious  engraven  figures,  iafoUfts- 
portion* 

Firft  IS  the  figure  of  a  womsn,  t^fn- 
fenting  loeioe,  beting  on  rhe  ruf£si:s 
moft  difwOofolace  poftore  i  her  bead  ha?f- 
tng  down,  and  her  hair  all  locie  abobt 
her,  thefword  Ijriog  by  her»  and  Iter  kf- 
hand  carelefly  laid  upon  it. 

A  fecond  figure  is  7i«f,  with  his  wisps 
and  bald  head,  coming  behind  her,  mi 
gently  lifting  her  up. 

Another  fm-t  11  figure  on  the  other  fife 
of  her  laying  her  hand  upon  her,  and  with 
her  fcepter  winged  in  her  other  Infid  £- 
re£ling  her  to  look  upwards,  for  it  poiss 
(O  two  beautiful  goddeiles,  fitting  ipoa 
rhe  clouds,  one  leaning  upoo  a  Cormce- 
pia^  denoting  PLENTY,  the  other  kaviag 
a  palm  branch  in  rer  binds  figsdmai 
VICTORY  or  TRIUMPH. 

Underneath  this  figure  oi Ifiwdam^  taike 
midfl  of  the  ruin^  is  a  Dragam  with  hit 
r>aw  upon  the  fkield  of  a  red  cra&,  the 
arms  of  loadon.  Over  her  bead  is  tl^ 
defcription  cf  houfes  b'frningt  and  flaaei 
breaking  out  through  the  windows  i  he- 
'  ind  her  are  citizens  looking  on.  aai 
tome  lif:ing  up  their  hands.  Oppoics 
jgainft  rhe:e  figures,  is  a  pavemest  g 
Itone^  raised  with  three  or  four  fleps  \  « 
which  appears  kii^  CbarLs  II,  in  a  Mmm 
habit,  holding  a  truncheon  in  his  ri|k- 
hand,  and  a  laurel  about  his  head,  C9»> 
ing  to  wafers  the  woman  in  the  dcfpaiiiif 
poibjre  (which  reprefenis  lxmd<m)  sd 
giving  order  10  three  others,  to  cckx^ 
the  fteps  towards  her:  The  fi-ft  kuk 
wings  on  her  head,  aoj  a  crown  of  rsW 
boys  dancing,  and  in  her  hanj,  foneihaa 
refembling  an'harp-'  Then  another  i^p^ 

{ping  down  the  fteps,  following  her,  a- 
embling  archi tenure,  (he wins  a  fcfacss 
or  model  in  the  right- hand «  for  bi£ec 
the  city,  and  the  left  holdixtg  a  fqaare  ^ai 
compaMes. 

Behind  there  two  ftands  aoother.  iKS 
obfcurely,  holding  up  an  hat.  dcsods 
LIBERTY. 

Next  behind  the  king  is  the  duke  e 
Tbr*,  holding  a  garland  ready  to  cror 
the  lifing  city  ',  and  a  fWord  It^ed  !;9  9 
the  other  ro  defend  her.  Behind  this,  V9- 
ihertigute  Vriih  an  carl's  cc^ooet  <»^ 


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lie«^«    The  fourth  figure  behind,  holding 
m  IioQ»  with  a  bridle  in  his  mouth. 

Over  thefe  figures  is  reprePented  an 
faottfe  10  buiidtnf,  tnd  a  labourer  going 
tip  a  Udder,  with  a*  bod  upon  his  back. 
Laftly,  Underneath  the  ftone  pavement, 
«r  hereon  the  kind  ftands,  is  a  good  fi- 
gure of  BNVY  peeping  forth,  gnawing  an 
Itearr. 

Round  about  the  bottom  of  tbeptdcftal, 
%ircre  deep  cut  in  ftone,  in  large  letters, 
at  charge  upon  the  papifts  of  burning  the 
city.  Thef«  remained  till  about  the  ac 
cenion  ot  king  James  11.  to  the  crown, 
whsn  they  were  cut  our,  qnd  utterly  de- 
faced i  but  when  king  mUiam  came  to 
che  crown,  they  were  cut  again  anew  : 
The  words  are  thefe. 

This  pillar  was  fet  up  in  perpetual  re- 
tmemirrance  of  the  mqff  dreadful  burning 
af  this  city  :  ^^^101  and  carried^  on  hy  the 
treachery  and  malice  of  the  popifli  fafiion, 
IK  the  beginning  of  September,  in  the 
year  of  our  lord  1666,  in  order  to  the 
effeSing  this  horrid  plot,  for  the  extirpa- 
ting the  PiOieftant  Religion,  and  Bngliih 
Liberties,  and  to  introduce  Popery  and 
Slavery. 

Upon  the  pedeftal  ts  the  column  ereded  } 
the  body  or  (haft  of  which  is  fluted,  and 
contains  in  length  from  the  pedeilal  co  the 
balcony  133  feet,  and  from  the  balcony  38 
leec;  a.d  the  whole  beifht  of  ibismonu- 
jnent  from  the  grotind  (befides  the  vault 
arxi  foundation  to  the  top  of  the  flame)  is 
»02  feet }  the  circumference  of  the  fliaft  is 
47  teet  and  an  half,  its di.meter is  15  feet, 
ibe  hollow  cylinder  9  feec  diameter  ;  rhe 
tbicknefs  of  the  ftoae  wail  of  the  cylinder 
cr  (haft  is  3  feec  ;  it  ha:h  345  fteps  from 
rhe  ground  up  to  the  balcony  i  and  there 
are  niches  in  the  wall  for  people  co  refl 
ihemfelves  as  they  go  up  >  and  from  the 
balcony  upwards,  is  a  ladder  of  iron  fteps 
to  tl,o  inro  the  urn  §  out  of  which  iflueth 
a  fl^me,  zV  gilt  with  gold  ;  and  to  rh- 
ftairs  having  an  open  navf  1,  there  is  a 
rail  of  iron  co  reft  che  hana  upon  all  the 
.    way  up. 

All  this  monument  taken  together,  is  a 
curious  piece  of  workman.'hip  j  and  ths 
charges  of  ere£lii>g  it,  amounted  to 
1 3,000 ^  and  upwari^'s. 

MOORFIELDS,  was  fn  called,  of  a 
moor  or  fen,  which  ftrerchcd  our  from 
Bjhop/gate  >s  far  as  CriptUgate^  Finsbury 
and  Holywell y  and  was  a  long  linne  an  tm- 
proh:able  gtound,  being  grown  over  with 
flags,  feHue  and  ru'T'Cs,  ^r.  lill  che  yeai 
1617.  Thnt  Sir  Thomas  Seymour,  lord 
mayor,  tar/ctl  fluivCs  co  be  made  to  con- 
vey the  wacer  over  the  town  «iiri!',  inr , 
rhe  course  of  If^albrook,  tnd  (0  in.o  (he 
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Si^  Margaret  MOYSBS,  was 
•ons  A'oyjes  che  builder  and  foui 
MVGV/ELL-Strektt    properly 
vclljireet^  fo  called  of  a  well  bt.  j 
to  the  monks  of  a  convene,  calleu   st, 
James  on  the  Ifatl,  near  adjotDiag.     .     - 


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NAPHTUHiM  rc3^nnsD»  ^i 
fons  of  Mitraimt  are  thought  co 
have  fettled  in  Marmarica  adjoining  co 
Cyreniaca.  It  is  obferved  chat  the  ^^- 
f/tfni  called  all  che  skirts  of  a  country  and 
promontories  wafh'd  by  thefea,  Nepbtbys  I 
and  Bochartus  places  che  Sapbtuhtnis,  ra- 
ther on  the  coaft  of  the  Mediterranean^ 
thairon  that  of  che  Red  Sea.  Some  place 
the  Napbtuhims  about  Noph  or  Memphis 
in  ^ypt. 

N£KEUS,  fuppofed  by  bifliop  Ciim^^r- 
land  to  be  JapheU  Bvery  ore  knowt 
Sereus^  Fontus,  pofidon  or  Neptune,  ref- 
late to  rhe  Tea. 

Ncreus  and  bfs  iffue  came  from  Uranus 
or  Noah. 

NBWGATE,  a  wedern  gai6  of  ih« 
city  of  London,  fo  called  becaufd  the 
laft  built  pa  e  of  the  riry. 

St.  NICHOLAS  [N<xo\tft/f,  Cr.  a  con* 
q>«erorof  the  people]  che  fonof  Epiphd^ 
nes  aciciLen  ofpancras^  fomecime  DiUio^ 
of  A'ira,  who  died  ^nno  343. 

Authors  have  taken  a  great  deal  of  pains 
to  tind  NIMROD  in  j»rophane  hiftoryi 
fome  have  imagined  him  to  be  the  fame 
with  Belust  che  founder  of  che  BabylO' 
ni/h  empire  )  others  with  fJinus  the  foun- 
der of  che  Adrian-,  fome  with  Evechus, 
the  firfl  Chaldjcan  king  after  rhe  deluge, 
and  a  forth  perceive  a  great  refemblance 
between  him  and  Bacchus,  both  in  afiloni 
and  name. 

Some  pretend  chat  NOAH  is  the  Saturn 
a"d  the  Uranus  of  the  Tagans  ;  <»nd  thqr 
theftoiies  chat  are  told  ot  jupiufsaf'- 
rrating  h»s  lather  i^'tffMfn,  and  Croniijcal- 
tratii  g  hie  farhcr  Uranui,  arc  borrow'd 
from  this  not!')i,  ot  Ham,  Soah*s  fon  dif- 
coveri'p  h*.«  f^ihe  *s  njlccvinefs. 

NORTHUMBERLAND  AlUy  in  Fen* 
church  ftrt^ct,  w-s  f )  died  0!  Sort  hum- 
mer land  houfe,  he  npin^,'  to  HtH/y  picrsf 
cirl  of  ^'ortbumf>irlatuif  in  the  tiaic  wt 
kii)g  HturyYl. 


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OFFAVirftf » t  mtgbcy  work  contrived 
b^qfZ^  king  of  the  MgrciatUy  who 
ChuTed  ic  CO  bt  ctft  up  at  a  kouodary  be- 
Kween  cbe  E^Ufb  a^  f^H/h.  U  rum 
through  BerefiriflHft,  over  a  part  of 
Shrtflfixre^  into  Mou^amery/bhe  }  tbeo 
•gato  into  Sbroffluret  ana  from  chaQce 
through  Dinh'tgljhite  into  Flijufhlrt^  and 
eodi  a  lude  below  Hohveth 

OLD-BOURN  1  wai  fj  called  of  a  bourn 

HOLBOORN  j  or  ftream  of  water, 
breaking  out  about  the  place  where  n-)w 
the  bars  ftand,  and  ran  down  the  whole 
ftreoc  xo  Holbcurn- bridge. 

OLD-SWAN»  formerly  called  El^gate- 
IdHf,  probably  fo  called  from  the  fi^u  ef 
ihe  SwM  near  the  watering  place. 

St.  Mary  OVBRY  j  fo  called  ef  Over 
the  Rie,  or  of  0jcej\  over,  or  ojfeji  a 
bank,  and  ea.  Sax,  warerj  fcecaufe  be- 
fore the  building  of  loridon  brtd^ e  there 
wta  a  feny  in  that  place  over  the  Ttames 


PAIN  [fofcnt  K  Mganus^  I.  %  pagan 
or  a  villafzerl  a  un  ame- 

PATfiR.NOSTfiR.&o»,  was  fo  called 
of  ftacioners  or  text- writers  dwelling 
there,  who  wrote  and  fold  the  beoks  then 
in  ufe»  ai  A  B  C  or  Jtfiest  and  the  Paur- 
nofier,  Ave-Maria*St  CreedA^  Graces, UffC' 

PATHRUSIM  (CD^D'^nB.,  Uib.2 
tre  evidently  the  inhabicants  ut  Taxbros^ 
which  fome  wrongly  r<ilce  for  Pclufium  % 
others  more  juftl^  tor  Thehais,  or  ibe  up- 
per ^pt- 

^Ikargaret  PATTINS  Parijh  fin  Bii- 
iingf^ate  ward,  iMidtml  the  church  cook 
itsmroc  of  St.  Margaret  an  holy  virgin  of 
jtifiocbt  who  was  beheaded  und^r  the 
emperor  Dedut^An,  C  i9a,andtheparifh 
was  cal'ed  Fattens^  becufe  of  old  time 
attens  were  ufually  made  ard  fold  there ; 
ut  was  afterwards  called  Rood  lane^  of  a 
rood  there  placed  in  the  chuvch-yard  of 
St.  Margaret,  while  the  church  was  re* 
buHding. 

St.  PAtJtV  Scboolf  built  and  well   en 


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and  chaplain  to  king  Henry  VHl.  which 
fchool  was  dedicated  by  ^the  founder  to 
Sr:  Paul. 

St.  PHTER  the  Pomr,  was  fo  cal'ed  for 
a  difference  from  otheif  of  tha^  name. 

PHIUSTXM    [0^ntt^?2.    f^^'l 


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wh»  w  tlie  Ji^Swi  teaxat  o£  the  I 
fioo»  are  derived  from  tbel  , 
orWoil  ^ulemeoc  wu  an' 
cbey  removed  Into  Cmaan 

PHILPdt.lAie,  fo  caXM  o£Stfdm 
Philpott  ^  eminent  nerckanc^  wbow 
the  owner  of  it  and  dwelt  there- 

PHUT  [Q^5,  Bet.']  the  Odrd  fia  of 
Ham.  Auchors  are  riot  agreed  abouche 
country  where  he  planted  iumlell^ 

Bochart  endeavours  to  prove  that  Mat' 
raim  and  he  divided  Africa  between  then. 
But  to  this  it  may  be  obJe&ed»  that  Ktdad 
mention  phut  with  Clifb  and  Peifa,  as 
auxiliaries  to  the  nonhem  cnemirs  of 
the  /fWi,  Jgrc. 

BiQiop  CMmherlattd  fuppofea  the  third 
Ton  of  Ham,  the  phut  of  Mofes,  to  he  the 
Apolio  of  the  Greelts  called  Pythias, 
which  in  radical  letters  agreea  with  Pb»^ 

St.  Martms  POM  ART,  is  fappoled  to 
take  its  name  of  Pomarium,  L-  en  orchard^ 
now  called  Jfon-moHger^iane. 

PORTLAND,  fo  called,  ae  fome  think, 
of  one  partus  a  noted  £ifzoe  pttate ;  or* 
as  otheis,  of  its  lying  over  egainft  tbe 
port  or  iVetmoHtb. 

PORTSOKENvtfrd,  h  fo  called  of 
pnrta,  L.  a  gate,  and  foe.  Sax.  a  fras- 
chife  or  privilege  of  taking  toll  at  the 
gate  of  the  city  called  Aldgate^  f'rar.ted 
to  t;  knights  well  beloved  bv  the  king 
md  lealm  lor  fervicesthai  had  been  done 
by  them,  about  700  years  6nre,  in  the 
Jays  of  king  Edgar,  or,  as  otfaers  Uy,  Cs- 
ttuiks  the  Dasu. 

A  certain  portion  oF  land  on  the  eaft 
part  of  the  city  being  lefc  dcfolaie  and 
forfaken  by  the  inhabitants  Ky  reafb^  of 
too  much  iervitude,  thefe  knights  hivtr^ 
petitioned  the  king  to  gnnc  them  thu 
land  with  the  liberty  of  a  ga'ld  tor  ever. 

The  king  granted  their  reqneft  opon 
the  folIoxKring  coodi'if>ns,  that  each  at 
them  (hculd  vidorioiifly  accomplifli  ^  com- 
barfi  one  above  p.round,  the  other  ooder 
the  ground,  and  the  third  in  the  water; 
and  afrer  this,  on  a  certain  day  in  Es^ 
.'mitbfieldt  fhould  run  with  fpears  agaiidl 
all  comers. 

All  which  they  bav'ng  glorioHly  per- 
fornte  *,  the  king  named  it  Ka^bten  GmUt 
and  fet  the  b  -unds  ot  it  as  foUov^a:  From 
Aldgate  to  the  place  where  the  ban  now 
ftai^  rowards  the  eaft,  and  on  both  fides 
the  ftreet,  and  towards  the  oonhcoA- 


dow'd  by  Dr.  Jobn  Cciet,  dean  of  St.  PauTi  Jhops-fate    to  the  houfe  of  ttone«    finoe 

.   .         t_.  .   « «fft    —»-■-'- r^hat  time  tbe  lord  Boiici>/erj,  and  towards 

the  feuth  to  the  river  Tbames^  »nJ  fofu 
into  the  water,  as  a  horfeman  en-ertag 
the  fame  migh«>  throw  a^  fpear.  So  that 
the  hofpiial  of  St.  Caiberine'i,  the  nviUs, 
the  outward  flooe-wall,     end  the  new 


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aS£cA  of  the  tower  belonged  to  tiiis  diiiid. 

The  POULTRBY,  wai  fo  called  of 
vnaay  poulcereri  forioerff  d^rtlliDg  In  thii 
ttreet. 

Sk.  Laurence  POULTNBY'S  or  PowU- 
tB^z-tane*  The  church  was  dedicated  co 
ciie  memorf  of  Sr.  laureace^  arch-deacon 
of  the  church  o^tComt^  who  was  broiled 
on  a  gridiroD  onder  the  emperor  Valerian ^ 
in  the  year  of  Chrift  a6o»  and  was  call'd 
"yoiStnif*  of  j^bn  Pouttnef,  m.^orl 

PUDDtNG-XiOtf  [near  BiUingfgatn  } 
'^9^%  (o  calieci,  on  account  of  the  butchers 
oi  E4fi'Cb^apt  who  had  their  fcaldmg- 
^oufe  hor  hogs  there,  and  their  podding, 
^viih  other  filih  of  beafts,  were  voided 
«}own  (hat  way  to  their  duogboac  on  the 
Ttamet, 

PUGH  ff •  op  ILtgb,  i.  f4  the  foo  of 
Ifi^^J  a  firuaoie. 


QUHHN'i  CoUeie  [in  OxfM]  MrtA  fo 
name-1  from  queen  Pbtlippat  wife  to 
*king  Edward  IH,    being  founded  bv 
Robert  ^lesjitU    her  chaplab,    A»  D. 


RAAMAH  [noin*  ^0  '^«  *'^» 
ok  CHfhy  may  >roba^ly  hod  a  fet- 
ilemenc  about  a  city  called  Ukegama'^Y 
PtoUmf,  onche/frtftfegulph. 

RADCLIFF,  fo  called  of  a  M  Cl^vU 
fible  there ;  a  little  town  wherein  lived 
many  f  ilnrs.    Camden, 

RIPHATH  CnSn.  tt-*.]  the  fon  of 
Conurf  probably  fettled  near  his  brother 
4f^enaz.  Jofipbds  fays,  the  Papbtago- 
nlau  were  originally  called  Ripbaans  (torn 
Eipbath- 

KOOD'Laney  was  fo  called  of  a  rood, 
the  image  of  Chrift  upon  the  crofs  there, 
placed  in  the  church- yird  oi  %i*  Margaret ^ 
Wbilft  the  old  chtirch  was  taken  down  and 
newbaildiiig,  during  which  tim^  the  ob- 
lations made  co  this  rood  wire  em- 
jfloy'd  in  builHinR  the  church.     . 

ROTHERHITHB  [of  p?  et;.  fif.  t 
bound,  or  t^tefhold,  and  hithe,  i. «.  the 
bank  of  the  b'Uiul  or  limit]  by  reafon  of 
the  rl?er  Ant\in^   dividing  Kidt  treih  the 

tfnmmdii. 


SABTAH  GTnaO.  tt^g  U  ^n^tU 
to  be  feated  near  the  Perhim  aolph. 

SABTBCHA  [  ,133120.  «^^.5  the 
fon  ot  Oifh,  Dr.  fFHls  imagines  chat  the 
SaracentzTc  the  defcendaots  oi  Sabtecba 
which  nition  being  ftiled  at  firft  by  che 
Greets  Sabiaceni,  that  name  was  after- 
wards fofcened  to  SaraceHi. 

SALAH  XT\W^  fi^^-J  the  fon  of 
Arpbaxad  is  fuppofed  to  have  fettled  ih 
Suj^am  or  Kbftiefian  in  Perfid. 

Salisbury  collr^  h  fo  called,  be. 

caufe  formerly  ihe  inn  ot  place  of  the  iU 
ibop  of  Saiisiury, 

SCALDlSG-jilley,  was  fo  called,  or 
Scalding'tVkit^  becaufe  that  ground  waa 
fbrmeriy  employed  by  the  poulterers  in  che 
P^idtry^  for  fcalding  their  fowls  there. 

SBBA  [M3D,  Beb.]  et(/h,  is  faid  tc» 
have  feated  himfelf  fomC^where  in  thb 
folith  of  Cbatdea,  or  the  Arabidn  trab. 

SERMON  JLdri«»  StoOf  (ays,  it  is  corrupt- 
ly thus  called,  and  that  it  was  formerly 
known  aboat  the  reign  of  king  Edward  U 
by  the  name  of  Sbermonger'$''latte,  i.  e. 
fachisdid  oit  and  round  the  piate  to  be 
coined  or  ftam^  into  money,  when  the 
liUce  of  coinage  was  the  Old  Cbange^  hear 
CO  this  lane. 

St.  IttckdUt  SHAMBLES.  Ttiis  churth 
was  fo  called  of  a  fie(h  market  o^  Gam- 
bles near  thereunto. 

SHfiM,  thofe  that  feek  to  reconcile  the 
heathen  mythology  with  the  Mofaic  hitto* 
ry,  are  greatly  at  a  lofs  to  find  among  the 
gods  or  heroes  one  who  in  name  or  cha- 
rader  hath  any  refemblance  to  5ibem,  and 
therefore  are  reduced  to  that  ridiculoui 
fliifc  of  making  him  the  ^dd  of  hell. 

St.  Bemiefi  SHEERHOO.  aUas  Sbam^ 
alias  Strc^.,  but  the  moft  ancient  is  Shame ^ 
and  is  luppofed  co  take  that  name  of  one 
BenediA  Sbahte^  fome  time  citizen,  and 
ftobk-fiibmooger  of  landoHy  who  new 
built  the  chorch»  repaired  it»  and  was  t 
benefaftor  to  it  in  the  leign  of  king  id" 
wa^dll. 

SHERBURN  loir,  was  fb  called  on  ac- 
count of  a  lohg  Bom,  or  ftreamof  fweec 
water,  which  of  old  time  breaking  ode 
into  fencburcbftreet,  ran  down  the  fiinli 
fireet  and  Lombard-Jfreet,  to  the  wefi  end 
of  St»  MUry  tVoolnotb'%  church,  where  cur« 
ning  foeth,  and  breaking  inco  many  fmall 
rflls  or  ftreams,  it  left  cit  dame  of  Sharif, 
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tHORBPlTCH,  fome  ftncy  tbU  To 
cftUcd  from  a  die  b  or  common  ftorebere, 
-Others  trom  n  fabalout  ftory  of  Jane  Skme  \ 
but  Mr.  Weever  fayt,  ic  had  us  name  ot 
Sir  John  Shovidicby  tnd  bii  famt>f  lords 
therfoi,  in  che  xt\p\  of  king  £4m^d  III 

SQAPER-X^fi^y  which  Come  tunpofe  to 
have  been  (9  called  of  foop  being  made 
'  faj  ' 


there,  was  (at  Mr.  &09  fays)  raiher  fo 
nameri  of  one  AlUqm  U  Sapor 9  becaufe  he 
f^ys  he  bad  doc  leau  oi  foap  beinj;  made 
in  che  dry  or  London^  till  within  io> 
years  before  thf  writing  of  his  Acrv^f- 
^fhis  ctiy  being  ferved  with  Ofiile  foap 
Irom  beyond  fea,  and  green  foa^  fpcckled 
from  BrifioL 

SVimi.Square'field,  ^c,  near  Hot- 
pm-Falg^e9ioo6  che  Itcediflblv'd  prioiy 
iad  hoipital  of  Si.  Man/  (caU'd  for  tftorc- 
oefs  che  ^Inle)  founded  by  iVaiter  Brune 
and  Rofe  his  wire  tor  canons  regular. 

Part  of  the  churcK-yard  belonging  ro 
this  hofpiraly  had  about  50  years  fince  a 
fair  pulpic  builc  of  flooe  and  wood  in  che 
ntddleof  it.  And  aeainft  the  faid  pu  ptr 
on  the  fouch  fide»  belote  the  Lbamel  a'd 
^nd  chapel  of  Si.  Edmund  thebifhop,  was 
a  fair  houfe  for  the  m^yor,  aldermen  Ae- 
riffs  and  ladies  ft)  Tec  in ;  and  alio  for  the 
bifhop  of  Lc^dotif  and  other  prelates, 
there  to  hear  the  fermon  preacb'd  on  lufier 
liolydays,  and  on  the  eaft  fide  of  the  faid 
pulpit,  was  a  fair  boufe  built  for  the  ^o. 
▼ernours  and  children  of  Cktifi^t  Jkfpital 
to  fie  in,  che  children  of  che  Biue-coat 
HtfpkaS  ufing  to  repair  to  the  ^^iule  as 
they  do  now  to  Sr.  Bride*i  chiirch. 

In  the  year  1599  queen  Eihui>eth  caipe 
%o  St.  JMtfry  Spittle  in  great  ftate,  attetr- 
ded  by  a  xooo  men  i-i  baroeft,  with  (hires 
of  mailt  cciflets  and  morire,  and  xb  great 
pieces  of  cannon,  with  drums,  flutes  and 
trumpets  founding,  and  in  a  cart  two 
white  bears  s  but  upon  what  reafon  does 
nor  appear. 

'Alha^owt  STAYNING,  or  Stdne- 
eturcb  t'*  e»  Stau^churcb)  is  fuppofed  to 
be  fo  called  for' a  ciifiference  from  other 
(bnrchei,  which  of  old  time  were  com- 
mooly  built  of  t-mber. 

Sr.  Dimflm  STEPNBY^  alias  Stebw^- 
JjUatb,  King  Edward  I.  in  che  a7rh  year 
of  his  reffa,  held  a  pflrltanent  there  in 
the  houfe  of  ^evirf  iVall'is  mayor  of  Ion- 
don,  wherein  the  exporui^oa  of  fierling 
ononey  was  prohibited. 

STILYARD,  mora  properly  Sieel 
j^ard,  near  ^tn-bithe^  a  pl^ee  belonainj 
ro  the  merchants  Almains,  Who  ufed  co 
bring  wheat,  rye,  and  ocli^r  grain,  asalfo 
d'veis  other  lei nd  of  roerchandiies*     Ic  i% 

ih'li  employ'4  in  warebc^es    ibf  fiael.' 
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STOCKS  XUrltett  fo  dfled  ftom  a  pOr 
of  ftocks  fei  up  there  for  the  ptiifliMrt 

of  offenders. 

Sc.   SWITHIK.  bUhop  of   ITacid^ 
wbodi^d^aaoSotf. 


TARSHISH  [tl;^tt;nj1,ft*t3thefca 
of  JavOH,  pccordiog  to  /t^epiu 
^ave  name  noc  only  to  Tarfiu^  hoc  co  aM 
Ciiicia, 

TfiMPLB,  formerly  the  maofioo  orzai 
of  the  Itoitihts  cen-tplarf. 

THAMES  iTbMkfiSt  X.  fo  caOei  oa 
account  oi  the  meeting  together  «f  the 
two  rivers  Thame  and  Owfe^  or  $u}  the 
chief  river  of  Gr^df  Britam',  whfch  takes 
Its  ri^e  in  Olcatc^ei^fhire^  luns  op  co  Ox* 
fifdy  ai^d  thenca  co  Londmi.  Tlie  ira 
flows  up  it  from  the  eaftward  ^renriy  eigbrf 
miles  cowards  the  welt,  aioiolt  ^t\^ttn 
Kmgftan  i  and  from  then^  to  Oxford,  vd 
m-ny  miles  farther,  boais  are  drawn ior 
above  two  hundred. 

THIEVING.  lifnf  in  >r<^2^^rr,  focal- 
led,  becaufe  while  H^^mmfter  abbey  haj 
privilege  of  fan^^uaiy,  thieves  were  csr. 
ried  throtigh  chat^  laoe  to  the  gaie^btaife, 
CO  avoid  going  into  che  privilege  of  che 
abbey. 

THREE-NMi^-^r«pt,  commonly  oi- 
led Tbread'Heedie /treet, 

TIRAS  [D'^'«n»  **0  rbefonof  JJs, 
pbet^  accprding  co  Jofepbfu  peoplrd 
Thrace* 

TOGARMAH  [nC^Jin.  »*J  t^ 
laft  Ton  of  Corner ^  was  prob^b<y  leaied  to 
che  eaft  of  Mipbatb^  fome  rhtnk  co  x\m 
corch  of  Armtnia^  among  rhe  Jf>erums 

TOWN- DITCH  near  Cbriftt  hcifiu], 
fo  called,  becaufe  the  di<ch  which  fbrrotB- 
ded  the  city  of  LoadoH  lormctly  occupied 
chat  place. 

TOWER  JRqfrf/.  at  the  eaft  of  Sc.  Ki- 
cb^i  Pater'ntfier  In  the  Viattj,  was  oare 
a  place  of  good  defence,  as  appears,  ia 
chat  when  the  rebels  befec  che  tower  of 
London^  and  got  po(re]3[i.>n  thereof,  nking 
from' thence  whom  they  Hfled,  kin^Jtic^ 
ard  iVs  mother  being f  Meed  t^  fly,  cuaa 
CO  this  Tower  Zcyul^  where  ife  remab'db 
fafecy.  And  ic  appears  by  mciem  Rccor'ii 
chat  feveral  kings  nf  Eaglmid  were  lo^'d 
in  this  7\meT  Mfiyai 

TURN.  AG  AKN-i^,  (o  called,  beaut 
aothoxongh-fare.' 


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VINTRY  ^ard  ttkes  ir»  name  of  vint- 
DttSf  and  of  rhe  Vrntty^  a  pare  of  the  b^nk 
ok  the  river  Thames,  where  ihe  ine«eh«^ 
of  BoufdtiUtx  landed  and  fold  their  winfs, 
where  alfo  was  a  large  building  wicb 
vaults  and  celUrsfor  ftowage  ot  wines, 

St.  iMrev  UNDERSHAFT  of  Tmfo. 
Iten  or  Atdgate  IVard,  London,  Tiiii 
church  cook  its  name  ot  Undephaft,  from 
a  great  ihttt  or  majr-pole  which  was  for- 
nvsrly  fee  uf  in  the  middle  of  the  ftreet, 
before  the  fouth-door  of  the  church  s 
which  Oiafc,  when  ic  wat  ereded»  was 
bigher  than  the  fteeple.  Th  s  fliaft  or 
may-pole  had  never  been  ere&ed  after  Evil 
Mof-daj  (fo  called  on  account  of  ao  infur- 
reaion  of  the  apprentices,  \ffc.  againft 
aliens,  in  the  year  1517)  bat  was  Uid  on 
books,  and  under  the  peot-hou(es  of  a  row 
of  houfes  aiid  alley-gate,  called  Sbajft-al- 
ley  in  lime-ftreet  ward,  till  in  the  reign  of 
king  Edward  VI.  one  Sir  Stepbeut  a  curate 
of  St.  Katbarifie't  Creed- Ckwcb,  preach- 
ing at  St.  PauTs'CrefSt  cold  the  people, 
chAt  this  Oisft  was  m«de  an  idol,  by  giving 
Che  name  ot  Uoderjhjfc  to  the  church 
Whereupon,  in  the  a.cemoon  of  that  Sua- 
day,  the  neighbours,  over  whofe  doors 
the  fhafc  hung,  having  firfl  dined  to  make 
themfelves  ttrong,  took  the  fliatc  off  from 
the  hooks,  vih?re  ic  had  hung  for  32, 
yejrs,  and  faw'd  it  in  pieces*  every  m-^n 
taking  fomuch  as  had  lain  over  bis  pre* 
mifes. 

Sr.  Lauremce  UPWBL,  in  cb«  pariOi  of 
Sc.  Oiave\  Jury  was  fo  called,  becaufe  there 
was  a  well  under  che  eaft  end  of  che 
church. 

UZ  my,  AA]  cbeeldeft  fan  of  A 
ramt  buJTt  Damajcm,  and  gave  name  to 
che  country  about  the  clcy,  whirh  (eems 
cu  bediflPerenr  from  Us  wh«re  Job  dwelt, 
k  lying  cowards  SAom. 


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Tettj  T^^^ALES,  over  agaioA  che  cu* 
VF  ftom  houle^  ffM  K9  and 
Gdlty  Keyt  chere  wu  in  old  time  fome 
kia^  Urge  ttone  buildings,  fome  ruins  of 
Which  were  remaining  noc  long  (ince, 
which  are  thoughc  to  have  been  fomerime 
l^  lo^togi  ot  thf  piincM   of  H^aUi, 


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wk«ii  tbey  repaired  co  ch«  city.  An4 
therefore  the  ftreet  in  chac  pare,  is  ftill 
((ays  Mr.  Stom)  called  PetN  iTdUs, 

WALWICK  [of  Delft  tiff,  BtiU  i.  f.  ch« 
head  of  che  floud,  Baxter}  che  name  of  a 
place. 

WAt  WIN  £of  pedben,  Sdx,  co  govern, 
end  jytnnan  co  win]  a  proper  name  or 
firname. 

WARDWICK  loi  Hukdi  Qr  Juni  ni4 
peapb,  Sax.  i  e*  a  garrifon  of  che  p«o« 
pie  called  Jfcem*  Baxter}  che  name  of  • 
pla-e. 

Sc.  AMdrn^i  WARDRQBB  tq  04!?^- 
Baynard  ware  9  was  fo  call'd  from  cha 
king's  wardrobe  kepc  there  in  a  fair  build- 
ing, noc  far  from  rhe  church. .  In  chia 
hovi(9kiB%  Richard  III.  waslodg'd  in  che 
fecond  year  of  his  reiga. 

WATfiR.l4»e,  fo  called  of  a  waier- 
gace  near  the  cuftom-houfe,  and  ^  vyactr* 
gate  ac  che  end  of  cbe  flreec. 

VfA^LlfiG-Street  (fome  fuppofe  Ic  co 
be  (p  called  of  Vitelliauu  a  Roman ;  boc 
Sontieriu  Ampofes  of  petola.  Sax*  a  bea- 
gari  or  pttolian.  Sax*  co  beg,  becauie 
beg^rs  coiiftancly  fac  in  chac  ttreec  to  ask 
alms.}  Ic  was  one  of  the  4  Roman  ftreeu 
or  higVways,  dividing  Loadon-in  cha 
midft  from  fouth  co  north,  reaching  from 
Dover  co  london,  Dy/fiahUy  Tomcefier^ 
Atterfton  tnd  che  &vern  near  che  IVrelan 
in  Sbrojitflnret  exceeding  icfelf  co  Ankfiy 
in  H^ates,  The  chree  other  Roeun  ftreets 
or-  ways  were  tkeneld-finet^  Enpuu^e-* 
ftreet^  and  the  A^. 

WESTMINSTER  f  WcjrfcminJ^ne. 
Sax.]  took  its  name  frqm  its  weftwerd 
fuuacion  and  a  mhfier  or  abbey  founded 
there  by  Seberi^  king  of  the  Kah  Saxone, 
out  of  a  temple  of  Apollo,  which  ftood 
there,  and  fell  by  an  earthquake  abouc  the 
year  of  our  Lord  605. 

The  m  of  WIGHT  [called  tncieacly 
Whirlai  b,  Sa*»  i.  e,  white  laud*  and 
alfo  Wicea,  Sax.  che  mW»  caL>ed  ic 
^ict,  which  fignifies  a  divilion  or  fepa* 
rticion,  becaufe  ic  was  ihoughc  thai  chia 
ifland  was  tormerly  cut  off  and  feparaced 
from  the  reft  of  EagUmd  by  thf  force  of 
che  fea.  An  ifland  over  tgainfi  Tattfmtmb 
and  ovtX'tftitifi  SoutbampiOK, 

WIGTOWN  fof  ftiff ,  Brit,  or  pajpan. 
Sax-  CO  wax  and  t^on  a  townj  the  name  o€ 
a  place. 

WINCHBSTER-^rrr  was  a  laree  sar- 
den,  adjacenc  co  as  large  an  houfe  huilt  in 
rhe  re%n  of  king  Uemy  VIII.  tnd  Edward 
VI.  by  che  marquis  of  IVacbtfier^  lord 
high  creafnrer  of  £tf&oid,  che  parifli  church 
of  tuMarjlVoolcl^b^^tiXQ  call'd  of 
a  beam  plac'd  chere  in  che  cburch-yard 
for  w«igbiog  of  wool,  which  wu  thence 

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inUrd  fPbotclmrcb'bam^  of  cte  crontge 
or  weighing  oi  wool  chert. 

WOOD-Are^t.  Mr.  St$»  fays,  chit 
llreec  w«t  probcUycallM  fo,  from  in  bt* 
ingbuiU  with  wood,  oonittty  to  rhe  or* 
der  in  ih«  reign  o£  king  Ricbdrd  I. 
which  •njoin'd  houfes  to  be  built  of  ftone, 
•s  ufiid  for  too  yeir«,  or  elfe  from  Ttemas 
9food,  one  of  the  fhe riffs  in  1491,  who 
Ives  t  Rretc  beneit£kor  c<^wards  che  btiiU 
ding  or  Sc*  Peter** chwdti^  whidii^As  in 
fTood-fireet. 

St.  Mary  WOOLNOTH,  of  the  n«i- 
vlty^  probably  To   called,   becaUfe    this 


to 

church  was  dedictted  to  the  ^r0n  Miirf, 
with  the  tn£uic  Jefiu  ia  iter  arms  s  end 
H^olMttb,  of  beaoBi  for  weigfaii^  wool 
having  beten  andently  near  sti 


YORK  BwUmgi^  To  caUed  fro*  be/iy 
rhe  fe«c  of  cne  trchbtfbop  of  Tttirk^ 
aiier  kin?  Henri  VIII.  had  taken  IVhiw 
ball  (or  9bri  Flace)  from  car iinU  H^ool/^ 
j  who  vfii  aircbbiihop  of  9Sri. 


ADDENDA. 


CU.ING  [probi  of  Oiefi0«,  X.]  the  up- 
per piri  of  a  room,  Jgrc. 
COMBTICAL  [of  tometa^  X-J   of  or 
pertaining  to  a  comec. 

The  DISPERSION  is  ufed  emphatically 
to-iignify  che  reparation  of  rhe  defrendan;$ 
of  Hoab  after  the  flood  in  rhe  time  of 
^tUg  or  Heber^  and  cfceir  departure  from 


rhe  plain  of  Sbma^y  fettling  chemrelves 
in  difianr  pUces^  and  phocing  colonies  ac- 
cording to  their  families. 

DISRUPTION,  a  burfting  afunder.  L. 

HiEKOPHAKT  [i4/»#i^>'rftc  of  itpie  fa^ 
cred,  and  fttiv»,  Gf.  to  IbewJ  an  ojficef 
chit  fliews  facred  plates,  reliqinis  or  my* 
fteries. 


Abbreviations  iw^i]?  Ufi  of  in  this  followit^  WoRKi 


A  for 
t.Bt. 

cr. 

Dan. 

Da. 

F.otFr. 

EZ. 

E^L 

Cr. 


Arabick. 
Britiih. 

wciih. 

Chaldeo. 

Qvil  Law. 

ChymicalTerm- 

Daniih. 

Dutch. 

French. 

Forcft  Law. 

.  French  o/Latio. 

Greek. 

Hebrew, 


HP, 

H.r. 

IiaL 

L.?. 

zX 

M.T, 
0. 

O.E 

o.z, 

O.P. 


Hunting  Phrafc. 
Hunting  Term. 
Italian. 
Xatin. 
Law  Phrafe. 
Law  Term. 
Military  Phfaft. 
Military  Term. 
Old  Word. 
Old  French. 
Old  Latin. 
Old  Phrafe. 
Old  Records. 


'O.S.  Old  Statute. 

P.T.   Phyfical  Term. 

P,  »^.  Poetical  Woidi 

J^.    Sdxon* 

Se,      Scotch. 
,  £  Z,  Statute  Law. 

J)iaH  Spanlfli. 

S.  P.  Sea  Phrafe. 

S.T.  Sea  Term. 

S  JT.  Scriptuie  Word. 

Sjfr,    Syriac. 

teul.  Teutonic  or  And-i 
€Qt  Gennadi 


F  Jt  N  I  A 


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