Bibliotheca Eliotæ Eliotis librarie.

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Bibliotheca Eliotæ Eliotis librarie.
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Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546.
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M.D.XLII [1542]
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¶S ANTE C.

SCabellū, or scabile, a fote stole, or low settle.

Scaber, bra, brum, rustye, roughe, some∣tyme fylthy.

Scabies, scabiei, a scabbe.

Scabiosa, an herbe. rede Psora.

Scabiosus, a, um, scabbed.

Scabo, bi, bere, to rubbe or scratche.

Scabredo, dinis, a roughnesse of the skynne, as whan it dothe wrynkle.

Scabrae, roughly, not playne, or smothe.

Scabrities, & scabritia, rustynes, fylthynesse, roughnesse.

Scabro, onis, a wourme, whyche is ingendred of the carrayne of a deade horse.

Scaea, an hauen at Troy.

Scaei, people in Thracia.

Scaena, a place, whiche serueth only for enter∣ludes or comedyes to be playde in, whyche was in the fourme of halfe a cerkle. it is also where trees or bushes, are cut and layd ouer the heade, in suche fourme as men maye vn∣der theym walke or sytte in the shadowe. It is also where a vyce or offence is openly dete∣cted, in suche wyse as menne doo crye out, or wonder at it.

Scaenaticus, uel scaenatilis, for a player in come∣dies or enterludes.

Scaenicula, a diminutiue of scaena.

Scaenicus, ca, cum, pertaynynge to Enter∣ludes.

Scaenicus, a player in enterludes.

Scaenitae, people of Arabye, whyche dwelle al∣waye in tentes, couered with the heares of gootes, amonge whome if a swyne or hogge be brought, it dyeth.

Scaenoma, a tente also a bagge.

Scaenopegia, the feast of the tabernacles, wher in the Iewes dyd set vp tabernacles or tentes in similitude of theym, wherein they dwellyd whan they came out of Egypte.

Scaeua, the lefte hande. also he that vseth the lefte hande for the ryght.

Scaeuus, a, um, yll. somtyme it signifieth good. as Scaeuum omen, good lucke or chaunce.

Scala, & scalae, scalarum, a ladder. also a payre of stayres.

Scalmus, a lyttell piece of woode, wherevnto shypmen doo bynde their oores, to rowe the more easyly.

Scalpellum, a penknyfe.

Scalpo, psi, pere, to scratche. alsoo to graue in mettall.

Scalptura, & scalpellum, an instrument, wher∣with any thynge is scraped or rubbed, alsoo a surgeons instrument, wherewith he taketh corrupte fleshe from the bones. It is alsoo a grauynge yron.

Scalptor, tôris, a grauer.

Scalptura, grauynge in mettall.

Scalpturatum, pauement made with stones, of dyuers colours, ioyned togyther.

Scalpturio, riui, rire, to scrape as a cocke doth, or other fowles.

Scalpurio, rire, to scrape as a henne doth.

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Scamander, dr, a ryuer whiche diuydeth Eu∣ropa from Asia. it was also the name of one of the sonnes of Hector, callid also Astyanax.

Scamandria, a towne by the hauen of Ilium, not farre from Troy.

Scamnum, a benche or fourme. alsoo a steppe or grice, wherby a manne gothe vppe into a yg edde. Also a balke vutylled betweene two forowes.

Scamonea, an herbe, the iuyce wherof is vsed in medicine to purge choler vehemently. Albe it that it is venemous, and leueth wars mat¦ter behynde, than it dothe expell.

Scandalides, a kynde of dates.

Scandalum, occasyon to synne, gyuen by an no∣ther to hym that synneth.

Scandinauia, an yle in the north occean sea, the quantitie wherof was neuer founde.

Scandix, dicis, an herbe lyke to cheruyll, but it is sweeter, and hath a whyte floure, and a lyttell roote.

Scando, di, dere, to clymme.

Scandulaca, an herbe, whiche rounneth vppon corne, as yuye dothe on trees.

Scandulae, shyngle, whiche be tyles of wodde, wherwith dyuers churches be couered.

Scandulum contectum, a house couered with shyngle or wodden tyles.

Scansile, that whiche may be clymmed or gone vppon.

Scansio, a clymmynge vp.

Scapha, a bote made of a hole tree, or a shyppe boote.

Scaphiarius, a boteman.

Scaphium, a basyn or vessell to receyue vryne or ordure.

Scapilium, the space betwene the shoulders.

Scaprum, a knyfe, wherewith vynes and other lyke thynges are cutte.

Scaptensula, a place in Macedonia, where syl∣uer was dygged.

Scaptia, an olde citie in Italy, wherof came.

Scaptia tribus.

Scapulae, the hynder part of the shulders.

Scapularis, a boye or wenche, which is oft bea∣ten about the shulders.

Scapularis uestis, a garmente, whyche coue∣reth onely the shulders.

Scapus, after Ruellius is a stalke, whyche ry∣seth bolte vpryght. some do adde to, hauynge a knoppe, wherin seedes are conteyned, as a popy, some do so name the huske of a grape.

Scarabaeus, a flye with a blacke shelle or huske called a bytell, whiche bredeth in cowe shar∣des, and is black also there is a kynd of them whiche hath hornes lyke to an hart.

Scarabaeus aquilam, a prouerbe applyed to suche as endeuour them selfe to do displesure to those that be more puyssant than they are.

Scarificatio, launcynge.

Scarifico, caré, to launce or open a soore, that the matter corrupted may issue.

Scarus, a fyshe, which doth chewe lyke a beast, some men do suppose it to be a gylte head, or Goldenye.

Scatebrae, the bollynge or rysynge vp of water out of a sprynge or sourges of water.

Scateo, tere, to run or brast out, as water doth out of a narowe or strayte place.

Scaturigo, ginis, & scaturies, brastynge out of water of other thynge in lyke maner.

Scaturio, ire, to rounne out or abrode, alsoo to sprynge or growe abroode, as somme herbes doone.

Scaturitio, a runnynge as water dothe.

Scauri, they whyche haue their toes swollen, or their ankley croked, that they may not go faste, it was also an honourable house of the Romaynes.

Scazon, tis, is a kynde of meter.

Sceleratè, myscheuousely.

Scelerator, oris, he that polluteth or defyleth.

Sceleratus, he vnto whom a myscheuous dede is done. somtyme it sygnifieth him that doth an yll dede.

Sceleratus campus, a fielde at Rome, where the nunnes of Vesta were buryed quycke, yf they were founde to lyue incontynently.

Scelerosè, vngracyousely, myscheuousely.

Sceleste, idem.

Scelero, rare, to pollute.

Scelerosus, a, um, he that hath done an vngra∣ciouse or myscheuouse dede.

Scelerosus, full of vngraciousnes.

Scelestus, ta, tum, vngracious, ful of vnhappy∣nesse, myscheuous, vengeable.

Scelus, sceleris, a myscheuous dede. also an vn∣gracious person.

Scena, a pauyllion or haule. also a scaffolde.

Scenographia, is an adumbration or lyght de∣scription of the front and sydes of a howse, where the lynes dothe aunswere to the com∣passe and centre of euery parte.

Scenoma, a pauyllion, a sacke.

Sceparnon, a couerynge.

Scepsis, a citie in Phrigia.

Sceptici, were a secte of phylosophers, whyche affyrmed nothyng, the chief of that sect was Pirrhus and Herillus.

Sceptrum, a pryncis scepter.

Scheda, a leafe of paper, a scrowe.

Schedia, a thynge lyke to a brydge with trees pynned to gyther, whereon thynges are ca∣ryed in the water, in the steede of a barge, as it may be sene on dyuers great riuers in high Germany.

Schedion, any thynge sodaynly made, & with∣out moche labour.

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Schedula, a lyttell scrowe or leafe of paper.

Schema, atîs, & schematum, a fygure, also an ornament, specially in speache. sommetyme a garment.

Schesis, where a multytude of wordes are broughte in together vnioyned, as, Nubila, nix, grando, procellae, flumina, uēti, Cloudes, snowe, hayle, shoures, flouddes, wyndes.

Schilschi, amonge the Iewes, was a weight of foure ounces.

Schinos, the tree out of the whyche rounneth Mastyx, rede Lentiscus.

Schisma, atis, a diuision, specially in the church

Schiston, the mylke that remayneth after that the mylke is sodden, whyche is callyd welle courdes.

Schoenobates, he that gothe on a corde.

Scoeniculae, harlottes, whiche dresse theym sel∣ues with slynkynge oyntmentes.

Schoenitae, people, whyche doo dwelle in pa∣uyllyons.

Schoenoplocos, a roper.

Schoenos, is that whiche is callid Iuncus odo∣ratus, Celsus calleth it Iuncus rotundus, the apothecaries calleth it Squinantum.

Schoenus, nuntis, a riuer by Athenes, also an o∣ther in Arcadia, & also a tree called Lentiscus

Schoenus, a space of grounde, contaynyng thre score furlonges, whyche is seuen myles, and a halfe.

Schola, a schoole. Also a place in a bayn, where men dyd abyde, whyles other were bayned, lyke wyse in a porche, wherin men taryed for aunsweres. Scholae, are taken for dysputati∣ons betwene the mayster and his scholers.

Scholaris, are, pertaynyng to schooles.

Scholasticus, a scholar.

Scholasticus, ca, cum, scholasticall.

Scholium, a short or compendyouse exposition.

Scibilis, le, that whyche may be easily knowen.

Scibo, for sciam, I shall knowe.

Sciens feci, I dyd it wetyngly.

Scienter, idem.

Scienter feci, I dyd it counnyngly.

Scientia, counnynge.

Scilicet, as who saythe. It is moche, surely, moreouer. Sommetyme it implyeth a ne∣gatyue.

Id populus curat scilicet, Ye the people ca∣reth moche therfore, as who sayth, they care nothynge for it.

Scilicet equidem istuc factum ignoscam, That is welle sayde, ye I wylle pardon the anon.

Scilicet expectemus illud quin quennium, Ye, it is best that we tary yet vntyll the fiue yeres be passed, as who moughte say, I wyll not tary so longe.

Scilicet grauiorem dolorem tibi patrui tui mors attulit, quàm C. Graccho frattis, May that be trewe, that the deathe of thyne vncle greued the more, than greued Graccho the deathe of his brother.

Scilicet ita res est, Trewelye it is as I tell you.

Non uides? Videam obsecro, quem? hunc scilicet, Seest thou not? See I praye the, whome? hym I tel the.

Scilliticus, a, um, & Scillites, of Scilla.

Scincus, a kynde of small cockodryls in the ry∣uer of Nilus.

Scindo, scidi, scindere, to cutte.

Scindere sententiam, to diuyde his opynion.

Scinpodium, a lytell couche or benche.

Scintilla, a sparke,

Scintillo, are to sparkle.

Scio, sciui, scire, to knowe.

Scire fidibus, to be perfyte in playenge on in∣strumentes.

Scire sciscere{que}, to ordeyne and inacte, as it is in our parlyament.

Scire omnes linguas, to speke all languages

Scit fidibus, he can playe on the harpe.

Latine uel graece scire, he vnderstādeth greke or latyne.

Sciens non faciam, I wylle not doo it wyt∣tyngly.

Scio uti foro, I knowe what I haue to doo. also I can accomodate my self to other mens maners, and to the condytions of the tyme and place present.

Sciolus, he that knoweth somewhat.

Sciomantia, a part of nygromancye wrought by shadowes.

Sciopodes, people, whiche lyenge vpryght, do shadowe them selues with theyr feete, al be it euery one manne hath but one legge, and yet be they wonderfull swyfte.

Sciotericon, a dyalle sette vppon a walle, to knowe by the sonne what is a clocke.

Scipiadae, & Scipionidae, they whyche were of the progenye of Scypions, the noble cap∣taynes of Romaynes.

Scipio, the surname of dyuerse noble Romay∣nes, of the whyche three were the mooste ex∣cellente personnages of their tyme, as welle in marciall prowesse, as also in other mooste notable vertues. The one callyd Scipio Na∣sica, sonne of Gneius Scipio, who had bene bothe Consule and tryumphed, and beynge a verye yonge manne, was deemed of all the people of Rome to be the best manne in that Cytie. The other two were bretherne son∣nes of Publius Scipio. The one of theym for subdewynge Asia, was callid Scipio Asi∣aticus, the other for vaynquysshynge Han∣nyballe, and the people of Aphryca was na∣med Scypio Aphricanus. This Publius

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Cornelius Scipio, frome his chyldehoode was of a wonderful towardnesse, for beinge but .xvii. yeres olde in a great batayle by Pa∣uia in Lumbardy, he reskued his father be∣ing enuironned with ennemyes, and in dan∣ger to be slayne. Also after the dyscomfyture at Cannas, where the more part of the floure of chyualry was slayn. Wherfore the resydue of the yong men concluded to haue forsaken Italy. This Scipio drewe out his sworde, & compelled them to sweare, that they shoulde not leaue the citie but defende it. After that his father and vncle were slayn, all men fea∣rynge to be captayns in so daungerous war∣res, he stepte forth with a noble courage, pro∣ferynge hym self to take that charge in hand, whervnto the senate and people consented, he beinge than but .xxii. yeres olde, they behol∣dyng in his personage and vysage a beaultye incomparable, his countenaunce merye and gentylle, and to be in his gesture and pase a wonderfull maiesty, whiche was had in such admiration, throughout all the worlde, that after he had dryuen Hanniball out of Affrik, subdued the citie of Carthage, and constrai∣ned the great kyng Antiochus to desyre peace of the Romans, the warres being cessed. mē came out of al countreys to Rome only to see him & honour hym, as one excedyng the state of mortalytie, wherby he styred such enuy to∣warde hym, that he was accused for detay∣nyng of certayne treasure, whiche shuld haue ben brought into the commune treasorye, but he with a noble and valiant courage, cam be∣fore the people, & remembrynge what he had done for the weale publyke, requyred them to go with hym vnto the capytole, to gyue than¦kes to god for his vyctorye, and so departed all the people folowyng him, and leauyng the Iudges alone. But not withstandyng he soo greuousely toke the ingratitude of the senate and people, that he abandoned all commune affayres, and went out of the citie of Rome to a manour place, whiche he hadde at Linter¦num, and there ended his lyfe, whan he had lyued .liiii. yeres, a notable remembraunce to theym that doo trust on fortune or fauour of people.

Scipio, onis, is also a staffe to walke with.

Scironia saxa, rockes in the sea by Athenes.

Scirpea, a dounge potte or colne made with roddes.

Scirpicula, a lyttell hooke, wherewith rous∣shes, or any thynge is cut of in byndynge of thynges.

Scirpita, houped vesselles.

Scirpo, are, to bynde

Scirpus, a russhe, or an osyar.

Nodum in scirpo quaerere, To seeke for a knotte in a rushe, is a prouerbe, wherby is si∣gnyfied, to seke to dilygently for a thyng that may not be found, or to make dout of a thing whyche is playne.

Scirpeus, a, um, of russhes.

Scirpiculum, a baskette.

Scirrus, or scirron, is an hardnesse growen in in the fleshe within the skynne, or in some o∣ther parte within the body.

Scirophorion, the moneth of May.

Scirrhosis, a dysease in the eyes commynge of a longe inflamation, fleshe growynge in them somwhat blewe.

Scirta, is a kynd of oynyons, growyng in wyn∣ter, callyd scalyons.

Sciscitor, taris, tari, & Scisco, sciscere, to de∣maunde. Also sciscere, is to ordeyn or inact, to inquyre.

Sciscito, gyue thou sentence or iudgement, giue thy voyce or consent in election.

Scisco, sciui, sciscere, to knowe. Also to decerne or gyue sentence.

Scissilis, le, that whyche may be cutte.

Scissio, scissura, & scissus, us, a cutte.

Scita, ordynaunces made by the people.

Scitamenta, pleasant meates.

Scite, cunnyngly, craftily.

Scitor, aris, ari, to demaunde or inquyre.

Scitum, a decree, or statute.

Scitus, ta, tum, wyse or wyttye, alsoo proper or feate.

Scytae, people in the northe parte of Asia, whi∣che were cruell and harde to be vanquyshed, they be nowe callyd Russyans, Moscouytes, and Tartaryens.

Sciurus, a squyrrell.

Scius, he that knoweth a thynge.

Scleriasis, a swellynge of the eye lyddes, with peyne and rednesse.

Sclerophthalmia, where the eye lyddes bene harde, and waxe heuy with ache.

Sclopus, a sowne, whiche is made with pouf∣fyng of the chekes.

Scobina, an instrument, wherwith any thynge is shauen somtyme the shauyng selfe.

Scobino, are, to wounde, to shaue of.

Scobs, scobis, that whyche commeth of the shauynge or boorynge of woode or metralle: alsoo gryt of stoones, wherwith mettalle is scoured.

Scoletia, a kynde of ruste or canker.

Scolopendria, an herbe callyd also Asplenon, it groweth on flynt walles, where the sunne commeth neuer or seldome, and hath leaues lyke Polypodium, somewhat yelowe by the grounde and roughe, and aboue greene, ha∣uynge neyther staulke, flowre, nor seede. It is not Hartis toungue, whyche is com∣munely callyd Scolopendria, but it is that,

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whyche the apothecaries do call Cetrac, rede before in Hemionîtis, & Phillitis.

Scolopendria, or Scolopendra, is also a lytell worme with many legges, wherwith he goth lyke to a barge with many ores.

Scolymos, the floure of a thystell.

Scolymus, a thystell nowe callyd Arkechoke, of some men is taken for the thystell, whiche beastes do eate, callyd cowethystell.

Scombrus, a fysshe, a certayn kynde of Tuny.

Scomma, matis, a skoffe, or sentence spoken in myrthe, whiche sowneth otherwyse than is ment of hym that speaketh.

Scopa, a broume or besome to swepe houses.

Scopa regia, an herbe callyd Mylfoyle.

Scopae, the croppes of herbes or trees.

Scoparius, & scoparia, he or she that doothe sweepe.

Scopei, men of lyttell stature.

Scopae, dyssolute men without wytte or coun∣sayle.

Scopas dissipare, to say or do a thyng without any purpose or reason.

Scopo, pare, to swepe.

Scopelon, an hygh place, where men stande to beholde or espy.

Scopi, be grapes, after that the wyne is pres∣sed out.

Scopula, a brushe, suche as payntours and par¦gettours do vse.

Scopulosus, a, um, rocky, or full of rockes.

Scopus, & scopulus, an hygh rocke, also it is a marke, wherat men do shote. sometyme it sygnifieth any thynge, whervnto that which is spoken, hath a principall respect.

Scordion, hath leaues lyke to germander, but moche larger, and the stalke foure square, & hath some part of the sauour of garlike, whi∣che forme declareth it to be neyther ransoms nor yet saulce alone. Scordotis, idem.

Scoria, the refuse of mettall tried out by fyre. sometyme it sygnifieth care or grefe.

Scorodon, garlyke.

Scorpena, a fysshe whyche keepeth her selfe to one make.

Scorpiones, crossebowes as well to shoote ar∣rowes as stones.

Scorpionarij, they whyche doo shote in crosse∣bowes.

Scorpites, a stone of the colour of a scorpyon.

Scorpiuros, an herbe, whyche hath ben suppo∣sed to be the herbe callyd ruddes or marygol∣des, but the curiositie of late phisytions wyl not suffre marigoldes to be so named, bicause some part of the colour of the floure agreeth not with the old description, not withstāding the resydue of the forme, propreties, and ver∣tues do not repugne, (as it hath ben proued) but that Scorpiuros, may be marygouldes. For the colours of floures in sundry cuntreis haue ben founde somewhat to vary, and like∣wyse the quantitie and fascion of the leafe, wherin there is no doubt, but many be decei∣ued with their superfluous curiositie in the iudgyng of herbes.

Scrofularia, some thynketh it to be the blynde nettyll, other the herbe called of Dioscorides Chelidonium minus.

Scorpius, & scorpio, onis, a venymous worme callyd a scorpyon, whyche stryketh with his tayle, and neuer ceasseth to searche, where he may haue occasion to stryke. Also a sygne in the fyrmament. It is also a crossebow. some men take it to be an arke bushe. Also a whyp, hauyng plummettes of leade at the endes of the cordes. It is also an herbe, whiche hath sedes lyke to scorpyons tayle.

Scortea, that whyche is of lether, as Scortei nummi, lether money.

Scortes, the codde of a man or beast.

Scorteus, tea, teum, that whiche is made of skynnes.

Scortor, aris, ari, to haunte or companye with harlottes.

Scortum, an harlotte or strumpette, it is alsoo the hyde of a beaste.

Scotia, Scotlande, the parte of Britania from the ryuer of Twede to Catanes.

Scoti, Scottes, or Scottyshemen, of whome sayncte Hierome writeth in this wyse. Quid loquar de caeteris nationibus, quū ipse adu∣lescentulus, in Gallia uiderim Scotos, gen∣tem Britannicam, humanis uesci carnibus: & quum per syluas porcorum greges & ar∣mentorum, pecudum{que} reperiant, pastorum nates, & foeminarum papillas solere abscin∣dere, & has solas ciborum delitias arbitrari? What shall I speake of other nations, sens that whan I was a boy, I sawe in Fraunce, Scottes, a people of Brytayne, eate mennes fleshe, and whan they founde in the forestes herdes of swyne, beastes, and cattalle, they wolde cutte of the buttockes of the boyes, whyche kept them, and also the womens pap¦pes, and toke that to be the most deyntie and delycate meate.

Scotos, in Greke, darkenes: it is more aptely callyd in the northerne tungue, myrke.

Scotoma, & scotomia, dymnesse of syght.

Scranteum, a skynne, wherin arowes are put: it may be called a sheafe.

Scraptia, a worme, whiche is founden in lea∣ues. Also a vyle and stynkyng harlotte, a dri∣uelyng queane.

Screabile, that whiche may be spette or retched out of the lungues or stomakes.

Screator, he that reacheth or spytteth.

Screatus, tus, spettynge or retching to spitte.

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Screo, are, to reache in spettynge.

Scriba, a Secretary, a notary, a scribe, a clerke of an offycer.

Scribello, lare, the old wryters vsed for Scribo.

Scriblita, a delycate meate made of paste stuf∣fed and wounden lyke a rope, I thynke it to be suche as fertes of Portyngal are.

Scribligo, ginis, an vntrue fourme of speaking or writinge callyd also Soloecismus.

Scribo, scripsi, scribere, to write, also to make, sometyme to paynte.

Scribere nummos alicui, to deliuer money by exchaunge, or out of the banke.

Supplimentum legionibus scribere, to per∣forme or make vp the legions in the number of souldiours.

Scrinarius, the keper of secrete letters.

Scriniolum, a casket or forsar.

Scrinium, a coffer or other lyke place, wherin iewelles or secrete thynges are kepte, as eui∣dences and recordes of iudgementes or in∣rollementes.

Scriptio, an inscription or any other wryting.

Scriptor, toris, a wryter.

Scriptorius, a, um, apt for wrytyng.

Scriptum, that whiche is wrytten.

Scriptura, wrytyng. somtyme style. also a reck∣nynge of a baylyffe, whyche byeth and selleth cattell, or of hym whyche ought to paye cer∣tayne reuenewes, for that whyche he hathe hyred.

Scripturarius, he that writeth thynges whyche be commonly done, or bokes of recknynge for baylyffes and reues, a clerke.

Scrobs, scrobis, a dyche or furrowe.

Scrobulus, a lytell dyche or furrowe.

Scropha, a sowe that hath pygges.

Scrotum, the codde or skynne, wherein be the stones of a man. Scrota, be also lytell ymages made of paste, whyche are wonte to be giuen to chyldren.

Scrupulosus, a, um, scrupulouse or doubtfull in lyghte thynges. sometyme it sygnyfieth dyf∣fuse or dyfficulte.

Scrupulosa res, a thyng wherin there semeth to be some dyfficultie.

Scrupulatim, by smalle pieces.

Scrupulus, a lyttell sharpe stone, whiche some∣tyme hapneth to falle into a mannes showe, and hurte his hele. It is also taken for moch sollicitude, also for dyffycultie, or spyced con∣science. also a poyse, whyche is the thyrde parte of a dramme: and than is it also writ∣ten with y, as Scrypulus.

Scrupulum inijcere, to bryng into a mannes mynde, doubte, carefulnes, or thought.

Scrupulū eximere, to put away dout or care.

Scrupus, a lyttell stone or piece of a stone.

Scrupeus, a, um, stonye.

Scruta, olde garmentes, horseshoen, and suche other baggage solde for necessitie. also lyttell ymages made in paste, solde to the people.

Scrutarius, he that selleth old stuffe, or maketh suche ymages.

Scrutinium, a serche.

Scrutor, aris, ari, to serche.

Scrutellus, the bely of a swyne farced or stuffed.

Sculna, olde wryters vsed for sequester, an ar∣bytrour.

Sculpo, psi, pere, to carue ymages in stone. som tyme to graue in mettall.

Sculponeae, wollen sockes.

Sculponeatus, he that dothe weare woullen sockes.

Sculptile, that whiche is carued or grauen.

Sculptor, a grauer, a caruer.

Sculptrix, a woman of that occupation.

Sculptura, ingrauynge or karuyng.

Scurra, a rayler, a scoffer. Scurrilitas, rallynge.

Scurrilis, le, pertaynyng to raylyng.

Scurriliter, in raylynge or skoffynge facion.

Scutarius, a bucklar maker, or a maker of ter∣gates.

Scutarius, ria, rium, pertaynynge to shieldes or tergates.

Scutatus, armed with a shielde or tergate.

Scutella, a saweer.

Scutigerulus, a custrell or page, which beareth his maysters shielde or bucklar.

Scutriscum, a diminutiue of scutra, or scuttula.

Scutuca, a skourge.

Scutula, a rounde fygure, suche as spynners or spyders do warke, also a vessell, whyche con∣tayneth .viii. ounces. also a staffe, wherwith flaxe is beaten.

Scutulatus, ta, tum, rounde and wrought in the fourme of a copwebbe.

Scutulata uestis, a garment of sylk, wherin be wrought figures like to round copwebbes.

Scutulatus, is a colour, I suppose wachet.

Scutulum, a lyttell shielde.

Scutum, a tergat or shielde, a bucklar.

Scylace, a citie in Grecia.

Scylla, a dangerouse rock in the sea by Sicile. Also a lady, daughter of Nisus, kyng of Me∣garensis, whiche for loue of Minois, hir fa∣thers ennemy, stale a pourple heare from her fathers head, whiche caused hym to be van∣quyshed. But she beyng forsaken of Minois, threwe her selfe into the sea, and was trans∣fourmed nto a byrde of her name. It is also a kynde of fyshe in the ryuer of Liris in Cam¦pania. It is also an herbe which hathe a rote lyke to an oynyon, and is of the apothecaries callyd Squilla.

Scylliticus, a, um, of that herbe.

Scyllaceum, a towne in the furthermooste parte of Italy, fyrste buylded and inhabyted

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by men of Athenes.

Scylleta, places wherin is taken the fyshe cal∣led Scilla.

Scylleum, a promontorie or hyll in the parte of Grecia, nowe called Morea.

Scyllis, the name of a Greke, whiche swym∣mynge vnder water, dyd cut in sunder the ca¦bles of the shyppes of the Persians.

Scyllus, Iuntis, a towne in Achaia.

Scylutus, the name of a man, whiche hauynge foure score sonnes, whan he dyed, he called them afore hym, and delyuered to eueriche of them a shefe of arrowes, comaundyng them to breake the sheafes incontinente: whiche whan they mought not do, he toke out of the sheafes one arrowe after an other, and brake them all lyghtely, declaryng therby vnto his sons, that if they continued and agreed well together, they shulde be puyssaunte: and if they varied and were disseuered, they shulde be feble and shortely distroyed.

Scymnus, the whelpe of a lyon.

Scynifes, bytynge gnattes.

Scyphus, a great cruse or iugge.

Scyricum, a blonket colour or lyght wachet.

Scytala, a lyttell fielde mouse. some do suppose it to be an ermyne.

Scyrus, an yle in the sea called Aegeum, where Achilles was hid by his mother in a womans apparayle, to the intent that he shoulde not go with the Greks agaynst Troy.

Scyron, a thefe in the countrey of Attica, who wolde syt on a hyghe rocke, and compel them that came by to washe his fete, or elles to ho¦nour hym. and whan they hadde soo done, he threwe them downe into the sea. Fynally he was slayne by Theseus, and it was surmy∣sed, that his boones were tourned into roc∣kes, whiche of hym were named Scyronia, and they be betwene Atticam and Megarim, where by the passage is harde.

Scyritae, people in India, whiche haue no no∣ses, but in the stede of a nose they haue two holes in theyr visage.

Scythia, is a great countrey, whiche stretcheth in to the East from the ryuer of Tanais, and hath on the south parte Sacos, and Sogdi∣anos, people vnder the kynge of Persia, and on the northe parte be countreyes vnknowen and deserte, and is nowe vnder the dominion of the great Cane of Cataye.

Scitha, a man or woman of Scithia.

Scythicus, ca, cum, of Scithia.

Scython, a countreye nowe called Thracia in Greece.

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