Bibliotheca Eliotæ Eliotis librarie.

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LABASCO, labascere. & Labascor, sceris, to fayle or decay.

Labda cus, a king of The∣bes, father of Lai{us}, who was father of Oedipus, or Edippus.

Labecula, a lyttle spotte or blemysshe.

Labefacio, facere, to breake or distroy.

Labefacto, tare, to make feeble, to appayre, to subuerte, to corrupte.

Labellum, a lyppe.

Labeo, onis, a man or woman hauyng greate lyppes. Also a nettle callyd blynd nettle.

Labes, a spotte, whiche sodeynly happeneth to thinges that are smothe.

Labia, & Labra, lyppes.

Labicanum, a towne in Italy.

Labici, the inhabitantes of that towne.

Labicus, was the name of the sonne of Minos, who was named also Glaucus.

Labilis, le, vustable, which wyl sone fall, slyp{per}.

Labina, slyppernes.

Labio, is a fyshe, whiche I suppose to be in en∣glyshe callyd Codde, with the greate lyppes, it was also the surname of a Romayne.

Labo, are, to falle downe sodaynly.

Labor, eris, lapsus sum labi, to slyde, to dye, to fayle, to fall downe by lyttell and lyttell.

Labor, labour, trauayle.

Laboriae, the name of a countrey in Italy, vul∣garly callid Terra laboris, the land of labor▪

Laborinus, a fielde in Cāpania, where the stub¦ble of corne is soo great, that the people doo burne it in stede of wodde.

Laboriosus homo, a peynefull man.

Laboro, are, to labor, to be in heuynes or grefe.

Animo laborare, to be carefull.

Ex renibus laborare, to haue peyn in the rai¦nes. Fame laborare, to dye for hunger.

Foenore laborare, to be in dette by reasone of vsurye.

Laborare frigore, to be almost dead for cold.

Ingenio laborare, to be troublyd in wyt.

Laborare iniuria, to suffer wronge.

Laborare morbo, to be sycke.

Nihil laboro, I care not, I passe not on it.

Non laboro, idem.

Odio apud hostes laborare, & contempt•• inter socios, to be hated of his enemies, and not regarded of his frendes.

Laborare podagra, to haue the goute.

Vi••s laborare, to be vitious.

Laboratur uehementer, they studied diligēt∣ly to brynge a matter to passe.

Labrum, a lyppe. also the brymme or brynk of a

ryuer or fountayne. also a vat or lyke vesselle necessarye to be bayned in. Sometyme a vat for wyne after that it is pressyd. It maye be vsyd for a keele vate, whereinto ale or biere is putte.

Labrum Veneris, is taken for tasyll, although Dioscorides dothe not remember, that it ser∣ueth to the vse of toukars, but assigneth that rather to other two herbes, the oone callyd Hippophaes, or Hyppophyes, and the o∣ther Hippophaestos.

Labr••sca, wylde vyne.

Laburnum, a tree growyng on the mountayns callyd Alpes, the woode therof is white and harde, and hath a floure a cubyte in lengthe, whyche no bee wylle touche, he groweth not but in drye places, and hateth water.

Labyrinthus, a place conteynynge many romes in suche wise prepared, that who so euer was brought into it, moughte not issue out of it, withoute a guyde very perfect in it, or with∣out a threde leading hym, wherof the botome or klewe shoulde be left at the entre. Of this name were thre principall places, oone in E∣gypte, by the paterne wherof the other were made. And that is described by Herodotus (who writeth that he sawe it) saying that it was aboue the gr••••te poole callyd Myrios, towarde the cytie of Crocodiles. Strabo in his .xvii. boke callyth the sayd poole or meare Muris. Herodotus in Euterpe saith, that first there were .xii. halles keueryd .vi. toward the north, and .vi. towarde the south, all inclosyd with one wall. within the walle were houses in two dyuers sortes, one sort vnder ground, an other aboue ground ouer them, euery sort being in numbre thre thousand and fyue hū∣dred. The ouermost, whiche (as he sayth) he beheld, the nethermost he mought not be suf∣fred to se, but as he herde by report of theym which sawe it, he wrate: The ouermost whi∣che he did behold, exceded al workes of mens handes, for he went from a hall into parlers, from parlers into chambers, from chambers into other solars, and frome parlours into o∣ther halles. The beame which bare the flou∣res was of stone, wrought with ymagery, eue¦ry hal inuyroned with pyllers of white stone. In the ende of that Labyrinthus, standeth a stone large benethe, and smalle on the toppe callyd Pyramis, which is of length .xl. paces, in the whiche ar wrought great ymages, and therat is the encry vnder ground to the other Labyrinthus. An other Labyrinthus was in Creta, made by Dedalus by the commande∣ment of Minos for a prison, but it was moch lasse than the other. But by dyuers doores, entrynges, & issuinges out, it deceyued them, whiche came into it. The thirde was in Ita∣ly by a towne callid Clusiū, which was made by kynge Porsena, & as Plinius and Varro do write, was of square stone, the sydes .xxx. foote brode, in height fyftye feete. Into the whyche who so euer went without a clew or bottome of threde, coulde neuer returne. On this place stode .v. Pyramides or steples one at euery corner, & one in the myddell, eueriche of them .CI. fote hygh, on the toppes of them great bolles of brasse, and thervppon horses with wynges, from the whiche dydde hange chaynes, hauyng belles at them, which being meued with wynde, rendred a sharpe sownd. also vpon the foure bolles of brasse stode four other Pyramides or sharpe pyllers of a hun∣dred foote high, and on that whiche was on the myddle stode oone sharpe pyllour, whose heyght Varro durst not reherse, bicause it se∣med a thing incredible. Al these thinges were made by great kynges, whych hauyng abun∣dance of treasure, and lackyng lernynge, dyd set theyr delite in suche vayne ostentation.

Lac, lactis, mylke.

❀ Lac gallinaceus, The milke of an henne. A prouerbe applyed to theym, whiche lacke no∣thynge, or to thinges whiche for the scarsitie of them be very pretious.

Lacaena, a kynde of apparaylle. also a woman of Lacedemonia.

Laccia, a fyshe callyd a cheuyn.

Lacedaemon, a noble citie in Grece, callyd also Sparta, in the region of Achaia, the coun∣trey is callyd Laconia.

Lacer, & Lacerus, a, um, torne or rent.

Lacerna, a short cloke, whiche men of warre be wont to weare.

Lacernatus, cloked, or clad in a cloke.

Lacero, are, to rent in pieces, or to gyue many woundes.

Lacerare diem, to lose the day, to spende the tyme about nought.

Lacertosus, hauing great brawnes and synues.

Lacertus, & Lacerta, a lyzerde, an euet. also the part of a mans arme, from the elbowe to the wrest of the hande, properly the brawne and synewes of the arme.

Lacesso, siui, & cessi, ssere, to rent or go aboute to rent the good renome of a man also to pro¦uoke a man to wrath or dysplesure with wor∣des, writyng or act: to rayl on a mā, to pryck a man with som yll language or act.

Lachana, all kynde of herbes, whiche serue for the porte callyd wortes.

Lachanopoles, a sellar of herbes.

Lachanopolium, the herbe market.

Lachesis, one of the three ladies callyd Parcae, whiche poetes dyd fayn, to haue the rule and continuance of mans lyfe.

Lachrima, a teare in wepynge.

Lachrimo, are, to wepe.

Lachrimula, a lyttell teare.

Lacides, garmentes that be rent.

Lacinia, is a redde musheron, whych spryngeth at the roote of a chesten tree.

Laciniae, gardynges of a garmente, properlye where the skyrtes be cut in sundry fascion.

In lacinias, in pieces, in iagges.

Laciniosus, a, um, cut in sundry fashions, win∣dyng and turnyng dyuers ways, ••agged.

Lacinium, an elbowe of lande, lyenge betwene the sea, callyd Hadriaticum, and the sea cal∣lyd Ionium.

Lacio, lacui, & lexi, lacere, to bring into a snare or to wynde one in, to deceyue hym.

Lacon, ónis, a man of Lacedemonia.

Laconia, the countreye where Lacedemonia standeth.

Laconicus, ca, cum, of the countrey of Laconia

Laconicum, a hote house or drye bayne.

Laconismus, a shorte fourme of speaking, con∣taynyng moche sentence in a fewe wordes.

Lactarius, a, um, meate made of mylke, all her∣bes whiche haue iuyce lyke mylke.

Lactarius, rij, he that maketh sundrye meates of mylke. also they whiche do sell mylke.

Lacteo, ere, to sucke mylke.

Lactes, places within the rybbes of a man, be∣nethe the nauel, so tender, that it may not suf∣fer any wounde or stroke. as Probus saythe. som say that they be caules, wherin the small bowelles do lye.

Lactesco, scere, to be tourned into mylke, or to be fylled with mylke.

Lacteus, a, um, of mylke or like mylk also that whiche is nouryshed lyke mylke.

Lacticinia, whyte meates made of mylke.

Lactidiaci, stryken about the nauell.

Lacto, are, to fede with mylke. also to deceyue with fayre wordes.

Lactuca, an herbe callyd letuse.

Lacuna, a dyche, wherin water standeth. also a trenche, wherby fieldes are drayned. Some englyshe it, a synke.

Lacunar, a beame. also suche a thynge as dothe yet hange in marchantes houses, ouerthwart theyr halles, wheron be set a greate number of candelles.

Lacus, cus, a depe place alwaye full of water, whiche is diriued into brokes and ryuers. also the vessell which receyueth wyne, whan the grapes ar pressed. also the principal beam that goth ouerthwart the house.

Lacus Lemanus, Losane in Peemountayne.

Lacut••rres, great cabages.

Ladaes, was a man, who ran so swiftly, that on the sande he left no print of his foote.

Ladanum, a gumme whiche runneth frome an herbe callyd Lada or Ledum, whiche is com∣monly callyd Labdanum, and is most vsed in pomaunders.

Ladon, a ryuer in Arcadia.

Laeander, a yonge man, which for the feruent loue that he bare to a fayre mayden callid E∣ros, vsed to swym frome Abidus, to Sestos, ouer the sea callyd Hellespontus, at the laste was drowned, whiche Eros beholding to be dead, threwe her selfe also into the sea from a high towre, of whom Musaeus, & Ouidius, in his epistoles do write.

Laedo, laesi, dere, to hurt or do displeasure.

Laedere maiestatem, to derogate any thynge of the kynges auctoritie or prerogatiue.

Laesae religionis culpa, heresy or lollardy, con¦tempt of religion or ceremonies.

Laemargia, gluttony.

Laemargus, a glutton.

Laemuschaton, the rewarde gyuen to him that vanquisshed at playinge or fyghtynge with weapons.

Laena, a garment lyned, whiche the diuinours called Augures, dyd weare.

Laerte, a citie in Cilicia.

Laertes, the father of Vlysses.

Laertius, the name of oone, whiche wrate the lyues of phylosophers.

Laestrigones, were people in the confynes of Campania, whiche eate mans fleshe.

Laetabilis, glad, or reioysefull.

Laetamen, compasse or mucke layde in the fiel∣des, to make corne and grasse to growe plen∣tuousely.

Laete, ioyousely, gladly.

Laetisico, care, to make glad.

Laetifco, scere, to be glad.

Laetitia, gladnes, reioysyng of the mynd, which dothe appere also outwardly.

Laetitudo, dinis, idem.

Laetor, aris, ari, to be gladde, or to reioyse with outwarde sygnes.

Laeto, are, to make gladde.

Laetus, a, um, ioyous and glad.

Laetus homo, a glad man.

Laeta ouis, a good sheepe. Laeta seges, & lae∣tum legumen, plentyfull corne and grayn. all other thynges not hauyng lyfe, beinge callyd Laeta, do signify dilectable to beholde, or that do please the eye of the beholder.

Laeuigo, are, to plane or make playne, or to po∣lysshe.

Laeuis, leue, smothe or playne.

Laeuitas, tatis, playnnesse or smothenesse.

Laeuo, are, to make smothe.

Laeuor, oris, smothenesse.

Lagana, be thyn cakes made with floure and water, wherto was put fatte broth, pepper, saffron, and cynamome, frytuse.

Lagari uersus, verses, whiche doo halte in the

myddes of the foote.

Lagaron, is the part of the body from the sto∣make to the nauel, callyd also Hypocondriū.

Lagena, a pytcher potte.

Lageos, a kynde of grapes.

Lagia, one of the names of the yle of Delos.

Lagois, a kynd of fyshe, whiche may be callyd the hare fyshe.

Lagonon, the frettyng of the guttes.

Lagophthalmos, he that hath eyen like a hare, or in whom the ouerlyddes of the eyen do not meue downewarde.

Lagopus, an herbe of the kynd of trefoyles cal∣lid trinitie grasse. some call it hare cummyn. some suppose it to be Dentdelyon, other Ga∣ryophyllacium, amonge the Germans it is callyd Harefoote.

Lagorrophia, a warren or parke of hares.

Laguncula, a lyttell pytcher.

Lagygies, people in Sarmatia.

Laicus, a lay man.

Lais, was a cōmon harlot in Grece, who was of suche excellent beaultie, and therwith soo pleasant, that vnto her out of all Grece there came to Corinthus where she dwellyd, men noble and ryche in great numbers, to compa∣ny with her. On a tyme came to her Demo∣sthenes the greattest oratour of Greece, and desyred to lye with her, of whome she asked for one nyght a thousande Dragmas, whiche amounted to the rate of our money at this present tyme to xxiii .li .xix .s .x .d. The which Demosthenes heryng, he departed, sayinge in this wyse: I wyl not repent me at that price. Some write that she demaunded .x. thousand Dragmas, whiche was a talent.

Laius, was king of Thebes, and father of Oe∣dipus, whome Oedipus vnwares slewe in battayle, and wedded his wyfe whiche was also Oedipus mother callyd Iocasta. Reade after in Oedipus.

Laletania, a countray in Spayne.

Lalisiones, ••oltes of wylde asses.

Lallare, to speake lyke a babye: in the whiche worde the greke dothe approche nerer to the englyshe than to the latin, as Babazin, which made a latyn worde, is Babare. It maye be transferred to the noryce, that babeleth with her chylde whan she gyueth to it the dugge.

Lamae, the raggydnes of rockes▪

Lambo, bere, to lycke with the tungue. also to touche, to flowe or runne softely.

Lambrus, a riuer in Italy, which meteth with the ryuer of Po, callyd Padus.

Lambrani, people dwellinge about the sayd ri∣uer of Lambrus.

Lamentabilis, le, lamentable.

Lamentarius, a, um, that causeth lamentation.

Lamentatio, onis, lamentyng or waylyng.

Lamentor, aris, ari, to lament or bewayle.

Lamia, is a beast, whiche hath a womans face, and the feete of a horse. It was also the sur∣name of a noble Romayne, and also of a fa∣mous harlot. it is also a blynd nettle.

Lamiae, be women, which beholdyng children, or gyuyng to them gyftes, do alter the ••ourm of them, whiche children be afterward callid elfes, or taken with the fayry. And some such women wyll sucke the bloud from chyldren. They be also those, whiche be callid ladies of the fayry, whiche do allure yong men to com∣pany carnally with them, and after that they be consumyd in the acte of lecherye, they co∣ueyt to deuoure them.

Lamina, a plate of mettall.

Lamirus, one of the sonnes of Hercules.

Lampas, a leame of fyre, or bryghtenes of the sonne, moste vsed for a lampe.

Lamperia, the doughter of the sonne by Neaera whiche with her syster Phaetusa, kept shepe in Sycile.

Lampetra, a fyshe callyd a lamprey.

Lampsacus, a towne on the sea syde callid Hel∣lespontus in the side of Asia, where Priapus was honoured.

Lampsacenus, a, um, of Lampsacus.

Lampyris, a gloo worme, or a wourme callyd a gloo berde.

Lana, woulle.

Lanaria, an herbe whiche fullers do vse, whan they scoure clothes. Some do saye it is that whiche apothecaries do call Condisi.

Lanaris, re, that beareth or hath wolle.

Lanare paecus, beastes hauyng woulle.

Lanarius, a woulle man, or he that occupieth or selleth woulle.

Lanatus, a, um, clad or wrapped in wolle.

Lanatus lupus, fyshe so callyd for his whyte∣nes and softenes.

Lancearius, he that beareth a iauelyn.

Lanceatus, armyd with a iauelyn. also woun∣dyd with a iauelyn.

Lancia, a spanyshe iauelyn with a brode heade.

Lancino, are, to strike, to rent with the tethe.

Lanerum, a garment made of vndyed woull.

Laneus, a, um, woullen.

Laneus, a fyshe.

Langa, a beast whiche is founde about the ry∣uer of Po.

Langia, a fountayne in Nemea a countreye of Arcadia, where the host of Argiues was re∣freshed, whan they went agaynst Thebes.

Langueo, & languesco, ere, to languyshe, to be sycke, to be faynt, to be aferde, to be ydell.

Languidus, da, dum, faynt, sycke, aferde, ydle.

Languor, oris, languour, faylyng of strengthe and naturall moysture.

Langurium, languettes of aumber, like to long

beadstones.

Laruena, the flesh shambles, or shop where flesh is solde, somtyme it signifieth dismembryng.

Lanifex, idem qui lanificus.

Lanificium, cardyng and spynnyng of woull.

Lanificus, he that dothe worke woll, to make it mete for the clothyer. it may be callyd also a wolle wynder.

Lanio, are, to cut lyke a boucher.

Lanionius, a, um, pertainyng to bouchers craft

Lanista, he that had the rule ouer sworde play∣ers, and caused them to be taught, and after solde them. also that ordeyned byrdes to fight

Lanitium, clothynge, or the crafte of makynge woullen clothe.

Lanitius, a, um, woullen, or of woulle.

Lanium carnarium, a slaughter house.

Lanius, & Lanio, onis, a boucher.

Lano, are, to put in woll, or to dresse with wull.

Lanugo, the soft heares or mosynes in the visa∣ges of chyldren and women. also on fruytes callyd peaches, and som herbes as long wort, clary, and suche other. Also the down fethers in byrdes. it is alsoo the sawe duste or other poulder whiche commeth of wodde whan it is percyd.

Lanx, cis, a dyshe, whiche of somme is callyd a potenger. also a balance.

Laodicea, a citie in Asia.

Laodomia, the wyfe of Prothesileus.

Laomedon, ontis, the father of Priamus.

Lapathum, uel Lapathus, callid also Rumex, is the generall name of all sorrell, as Oxylapa∣thum, or Lapathum acutum, sorrell as welle wylde as of the gardeyn. Hippolapathon, a great sorrell lyke a docke, but hauing the tast of sorrell, and is callyd pacience.

Lapicida, a mason.

Lapidarius, a, um, pertaynyng to stones.

Lapidesco, scere, to be made or tourned into a stoone.

Lapidicina, a quarye of stones.

Lapido, are, to stryke with stones. also to strike sometyme without stones.

Lapillus, a lyttell stone, also a pretious stone.

Lapio, iui, ire, to make harde as a stone.

Lapis, idis, a stone, but lesse than that, whiche is callyd Saxum. Sometyme it is taken for a myle. Ad tertium aut quartum lapidem, at the thyrde or the fourth myle.

De lapide empti, were slaues or bōdmē sold.

Lapithe, people of Thessaly, of whom Peritho¦us was kynge.

Lappa, the general name of al burres growing on herbes, which wyll stycke to any thyng.

Lapsana, after Dioscorides is a kynd of wylde nauewes hauynge but thre leaues. Plinius and Theophrastus doo write, that they were callyd of the Arcadians wyld colewortes, & of the phisitiōs, as Theophrastus sayth, Ce∣ra. With the rootes hereof boyled in mylke, all the hoste of Iulius Cesar lyued at Dyrra∣chiū a long tyme. wherof came the prouerbe,

❀Lapsana uiuere, where men do lyue nygard¦ly and wretchydly.

Lapsio, a fall.

Lapso, are, to fall often.

Lapsus, us, a falle. also a smalle offence done by neglygence, an ouersyght.

Lapythos, a citie in the yle of Cypres.

Laqueare, Laquear, & Laquearium, the roufe of a chaumber, which is imbowid or fretted. also a playne beame in a roufe.

Laqueatus, a, um, haltered snarled, tyed, or bounde fast. somtyme it signifyeth holowe or bowynge.

Laqueus, an halter.

Lara, uel Larunda, was a mayden whiche she∣wed to Iuno the wanton pastymes of Iupy∣ter with women. For the whyche Iupyter dyd cutte of her tungue, and cōmanded Mer¦curius to brynge her to helle. Who begat on her two sonnes, whiche were callyd Lares.

Laranda, a citie Lycaonia.

Lararium, a priuate chapell or closet in a mans howse.

Larcus, a panne wherin coles be caryed.

Larentia, a famous harlot, whiche bycause she made the people of Rome her heyre, they na∣med her a goddesse, and callyd her Flora.

Lares, goddis, whiche the paynymes dyd sup∣pose euery person had belongynge vnto hym: they were also callyd Penates, both the whi∣che wordes be also taken for pryuate dwel∣lynges or houses. Mei lares, mei penates. My house or dwellynge place.

Large, abundantly.

Largior, iris, iri, to gyue liberally. also to graūt.

Largitas, tatis, largenes, or lyberalitie.

Largitio, lyberall expenses, to wynne a mans purpose.

Largus, a, um, large or free of expenses.

Laridum, uel Lardum, larde, or the fatte of an hogge. somtyme swynes fleshe salted.

Larine, a fountayne in Attica.

Larissa, the name of one citie in Thessalia, an other in Asia, the thyrde in Italy.

Larius, a brooke by the citie of Comum.

Larix, laricis, a great tree, whiche hath leaues lyke a pyneappull, the wodde longe and apte for buyldyng of inwarde warkes, it hath in it a thyn rosen of the colour of hony of Athe∣nes. it perysheth not neyther by rottyng, nor by eatyng of wormes, nor wylle bourne in a flame, nor be brought vnto coles, but by a lōg space of tyme be consumyd. also it wylle not swym on the water as other trees doo. And therfore be they eyther caryed in shyppes, or

els layde on fyrre trees pynned togither. The gumme which cometh from this tree, is cal∣lyd Laricearhesina, which is vsed in the stede of Terebinthine, ne that is discommended of Aetius.

Larodij, people in Scithia.

Larua, a spirite, whych appereth in the nyght tyme. some do call it a hegge, some a goblyn. also a masker, or he that weareth a vysour it is sometyme taken for the same vysour.

Laruale, an ymage defourmed, pale, leane, and horrible to beholde.

Laruatus, he that is feared with a spirite, and is become madde. it sommetyme sygnifyeth a masker.

Larus, callyd in greke Cepphus, a lyttel byrde hauing many fethers, which at the time that she bryngeth forth yonge, she crieth out. She lyueth by eatynge the some of salt water: of her came the prouerbe: ❀Larus parturit, Larus dothe lay: applyed to theym, whiche promyse moche, and great thynges, and fy∣nally do gyue or brynge forthe nothynge, in regarde vnto that whiche they promysed.

Lasanum, a chaumber potte or vrinall.

Lasciuia, wantonnesse.

Lasciuio, ire, to be wanton.

Lasciuus, a, um, wanton.

Laser, or Laseris, is a gumme or iuyce rnnyng out of a tree, whiche is taken of the best wri∣ters to be that which is callid of the apothe∣caries Asa foetida. Rede more in Sylphium.

Laserpitium, is of Antonius Musa supposed to be the sweete rosen callyd Belsewine or B••ugewin. some suppose it to be the tree, of the whiche commeth that rosen or gumme.

Lasibus, olde writers vsed for Laribus.

Lasseo, & lassesco, lassus, ••um, scere, to be wery.

Lassi••, an yle in the sea calllyd Egeum, it was also callyd Andros.

Lassitudo, wearynesse.

Lasso, are, to be wery.

Lassus, a, um, wery.

La••••aurus, a great leechour.

Latace, an herbe whiche the kynges of Persia were wont to gyue to ambassadours, wherin they had this superstitious beleue, that bering aboute them that herbe, where soo euer they were, they shulde haue plenty of all thynges, and shuld not perish for hunger or thirst The fygure of this herbe I coulde neuer fynde in any authour.

Late, abrode in many places.

Latebra, & 〈◊〉〈◊〉, arum, a priuy place where men do hyde them. sometyme it signifieth an excuse.

Latebro, are, to hyde.

Latebrosus Iocus, where as be many priuy pla¦ces.

Lateo, tui, tere, to be hydde.

Later, a tyle.

❀Laterem lauas, thou washist a slate or a tile A prouerb signifieng thou labourest in vayn▪

❀Laterem elixas, A prouerbe hauynge the same signification.

Laterani, yomen of the garde.

Lateranus, the name of a consule of Rome, of whose house was made a churche in the citie of Rome of saynt Iohn̄, whiche is nowe cal∣lyd Lateranensis.

Laterculus, a lyttell tyle.

Lateritius, a, um, made of tyles.

Laterna, a lanterne.

Latex, ticis, all maner of lycour: but it is moste commonly taken for water.

Latheris, an herbe callyd spurge.

Latialis, le, & Latiaris, re, of latyn, of that part of Italy, which was callyd Latium.

Latibulo, are, to be hydde.

Latibulum, a denne or bury, where beastes doo hyde theym. sometyme it is vsed for a secrete place or caue, wherin men be hyd.

Laticlauium, the garment of a senatour. some∣tyme it sygnifieth the dignitie of a senatour.

Latico, care, to lurke.

Latifolium, that whyche hath brode leaues.

Latifundium, a great or large fielde, great and large possessions.

Latinae, narum, sacrifices to Iupiter, namyd of the latines; who fyrst dyd ordayne them.

Latine, in the fourme of latyne.

Latinitas, atis, latyne speche.

Latinus, na, um, latyne, or of the people callyd latynes.

Latinus, the proper name of the father in lawe to Aeneas.

Latitudo, dinis, breadthe.

Latium, a part of Italy betweene the ryuer of Tibris and Liris, wherein standeth the citie of Rome.

Latius, a, um, of that countrey.

Latinius, a mountayne in Ionia, where poete•• say the moone kyssed Endymion.

Lato, latescare, to be ••rode.

Latomia, at dungeon in the pryson at Rome.

Latomiae, was a strayght prison in the cytie of Siracusis in Sicilia: an other in Spartha. It is also a quarry, out of the whiche stones are dygged.

Latomus, a mason.

Latona, was mother of Apollo and Diana.

Latonia, callyd also Diana, and is alsoo taken for the moone.

Latres, a seruaunt.

Latria, the honour and seruyce, wherewith god onely is worshypped.

Latrina, a siege or sakes.

Latro, are, to barke as a dogge dothe.

Latrocinium, thefte, robbery.

Latrocinor, nari, to rob. also to serue in warres

Latrones, robbers by the high waye. also soul∣dyours retayned. Amonge the Romaynes it were those, which were alway about the kin¦ges or emperours person, as the garde is a∣bout the kynge. also Latrones seu latrunculi, be chessemen, with the whyche men do playe at the chesse.

Latrunculator, a iustyce of gayle delyuerye, or any Iustyce, whiche dothe gyue sentence on theues.

Latuniae, quarries where stones are dygged.

Latus, ta, tum, brode.

Lata culpa, a grosse neglygence, whan a man perceyueth not that thynge that euerye man vnderstandeth.

Latus, lateris, a syde.

Latus clauus, a senatours robe or garment. It is put sometyme for the dignitie of a senator. semblably Laticlauium.

Lauacrum, a bathe or bayne.

Lauatrina, a synk, wherinto soule water is cast or swept, wherby pauementes ar made clean.

Lauce, an yle in the sea callyd Pontus.

Laudabilis, le, laudable, commendable.

Laudatio, a prayse or commendation.

Laudo, are, to prayse.

Laudo ••es••em, I take to wytnesse.

Lauer, an herbe growyng in the water, lyke to Alysaunder, but hauyng lesse leaues. some do call it bylders.

Lauerna, a goddesse, vnder whose protection theues were in Rome.

Lauinia, was doughter of kynge Latinus▪ for whom Aeneas and Turnus faught togither.

Lauinium, a cytie in Italy callyd also Lauretū.

Lauo, uaui, are, & lauo, ui, ere, to washe.

Laurea, a leafe of laurell or bay tree. somtyme a garlande made of laurell.

Laurens, tis, a mā of the town callid Laurentū.

Laurentum, a citie in Italy callid also Lauiniū.

Laureo, are, to put on a garlande of laurell.

Laureola, a crowne or garlande that vyctours ware in theyr tryumph.

Lauretum, a place wherein do growe laurelles or bay trees.

Laureus, a, um, of laurell.

Laurifer, & lauriger, is he that weareth a gar∣lande of laurell.

Laurinum, oyle of laurell or ••ayes.

Laurion, a place in Attica, where syluer was dygged.

Laurus, a laurell or bay tree.

Laus, laudis, prayse.

Lautia, were presentes, whyche the Romaynes dyd send to ambassadours of other realmes.

Lautitia, magnyficence and netenes in dyuers and bankettes.

Lautrices, the wyues of two bretherne.

Lautulae, weat baynes.

Lautus, & lotus, ta, tum, wasshed, also nete or cleane, or elegant, ryche.

Laxitas, tatis, & laxamentum, release, pardon, lousenes, lybertie.

Laxo, are, to louse or set at lybertie, to release.

Laxare manipulos, was in battaylle, whan the sundry bendes or cumpanies of footemen were set in araye, one man a conuenient di∣stance from an other, that they mough•• fight the more at theyr lybertie.

Laxum, an aduerbe, signifieth wyde.

Laxus, a, um, louse, large, wyde, soft, weake.