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• SCabellum, a fote stoole, or lowe settle.
• Scaber, bra, brum, rusty, rough, some∣tyme fylthye.
• Scabies, scabiei, a scabbe.
• Scabiosus, a, um, scabbed.
• Scabo, bi, bere, to rubbe or scratche.
• Scabredo, dinis, a roughnesse of the skynne, as whan it dothe wrynkle.
• Scabrae, roughely, not playne, or smothe.
• Scabrities, & scabritia, rustynesse, filthines, rowghnes.
• Scabro, onis, a worme, which is ingendred of the carrayne of a deed horse.
• Scaea, an hauen at Troye.
• Scaei, people in Thracia.
• Scaena, a place, whyche seruyth onely for enterludes or comedyes to be playde in, whiche was in the fourme of halfe a cer∣kle. It is also where trees or busshes, are cutte and layde ouer the heed, in suche fourme, a•• men may vnder them walke or sytte in the shadowe. It is alsoo where a vyce or offence is openly detected, in su∣che wise as mē do cry out or wonder at it.
• Scaenaticus, uel scaenatilis, for a player in co∣medies or enterludes.
• Scaenicula, a diminutiue of scaena.
• Scaenicus, ca, cum, pertaining to enterludes.
• Scaenicus, a player in enterludes.
• Scaenitae, people of Arabie, whiche dwelle alway in tentes, couered with the heares of gotes, amonge whome yf a swyne or hogge be brought, it dieth.
• Scaenoma, a tente, also a bagge.
• Scaenopegia, the feaste of the tabernacles, wherin the Iewes did set vp tabernacles or tētes in similitude of them, wherin they dwelled whan they came out of Egipte.
• Scaenos, in greke, is a tent or shadowe.
• Scaeua, the lefte hande, also he that vsethe the lefte hande for the ryghte.
• Scaeuus, a, um, ylle, sometyme it sygnyfyeth good, as Scaeuū omen, good lucke or chāce.
• Scala, & scalae, scalarum, a ladder. Alsoo a payre of stayres.
• Scalmus, a lyttell piece of wodde, whervn∣to shyppemen doo bynde their oores, to rowe the more easyly.
• Scalpo, psi, pere, to scratche, also to graue in mettalle.
• Scalprum, & scalpellū, an instrument, wher∣with any thyng is scraped or rubbed, also a surgeons instrument, wherewith he ta∣keth corrupte flesshe from the bones. It is also a grauynge yron.
• Scalptor, scalptôris, a grauer.
• Scalptura, grauynge in mettall.
• Scalpturatum, pauement made with stones, of dyuers colours, ioyned togither.
• Scalpturio, riui, rire, to scrape as a Cocke dothe, or other fowles.
• Scalpurio, rire, to scrape as a henne dothe.
• Scamander, dri, a ryuer, whiche dyuydeth Europa from Asia.
• Scamandria, a towne by the hauen of Iliū, not farre from Troye.
• Scamnum, a benche or fourme. Also a step or grise, wherby a manne gothe vp vnto a high bedde. Also a balke vntilled betwene

• two forowes.
• Scamonea, an herbe, the iuyce whereof is vsed in medicine to purge coler vehemēt∣ly. All be it that it is venemous, & leaueth wars matter behynd, than it doth expell.
• Scandalides, a kynde of dates.
• Scandalum, occasyon to synne, gyuen by an nother to hym that synneth.
• Scandinauia, an yle in the north occean see, the quantitie wherof was neuer founde.
• Scandix, dicis, an herbe lyke to cheruyll, but it is sweter, and hath a whyte floure, and a lyttell roote.
• Scando, di, dere, to clymme.
• Scandulaca, an herbe, whiche runneth vp∣pon corne, as iuye dothe on trees.
• Scandulae, shyngle, whiche be tyles of wod, wherwith dyuers churches be couered.
• Scandulum cōtectum, a house couered with shyngle, or wooden tyles.
• Scansile, that whiche maye be clymmed or gone vppon.
• Scansio, a clymmynge vp.
• Scapha, a boote.
• Scaphiarius, a boteman.
• Scaphium, a bason or vesselle to receyue v∣ryne or ordure.
• Scapilium, the space betwene the shulders.
• Scaprum, a knyfe, wherwith vynes and o∣ther lyke thynges are cutte.
• Scaptensula, a place in Macedoni••, where syluer was dygged.
• Scaptia, an olde citie in Italy, wherof came Scaptia tribus.
• Scapulae, the hynder parte of the shulders.
• Scapularis, a boye or wenche, whiche is oft beaten aboute the shulders.
• Scapularis uestis, a garment, whiche coue∣reth onely the shoulders.
• Scapus, the heade of popie or other lyke herbes, wherin be the sedes, lykewise the huske of grapes, wherin the graynes be contayned.
• Scarabaeus, a fly with a blacke shell or huske called a bytell: whiche breedeth in cowe shardes, and is black. Also there is a kind of thē, which hath hornes like to an hart.
• Scarabaeus aquilam, a prouerbe applyed to suche as endeuour them self to do disple∣sure to those that be more puissant thanne they are.
• Scarifico, care, to launce or open a sore, that the matter corrupted may issue.
• Scarificario, launcynge.
• Scarus, a fyshe, whiche dothe chewe lyke a beaste. some menne doo suppose it to be a Gylte heed.
• Scatebrae, the bollynge or rysynge vppe of water out of a spryng or sourges of water.
• Scateo, tere, to runne or brast out, as water dothe out of a narowe or strayte place.
• Scaturigo, ginis, & scaturies, brastynge oute of water or other thynge in lyke maner.
• Scatu••io, ire, to runne out or abrode, also to springe or growe abroode, as somme herbes done.
• Scaturitio, a runnynge as water dothe.
• Scauri, they whiche haue their toes swol∣len, or their ankley croked, that they may not goo faste, it was alsoo an honourable house of the Romaynes.
• Scazon, tis, a kynde of meter.
• Sceleratè, myscheuously.
• Scelerator, tis, he that polluteth or defileth.
• Sceleratus, he vnto whome a myscheuouse dede is done. sometyme it signifieth hym that dothe an yll dede.
• Sceleratus campus, a felde at Rome, where the nunnes of Vesta were buryed quicke, if they were founde to lyue incontinently.
• Scelerosè, vngraciously. Sceleste idem.
• Scelerosus, a, um, he that hath done an vn∣gracious or myscheuous dede.
• Scelestus, ta, tum, vngracious, ful of vnhap∣pynesse, myscheuous, vengeable.
• Scelerosus, full of vngraciousnes.
• Scelero, rare, to pollute.
• Scelus, sceleris, a myscheuous dede. also an vngracious person.
• Scenoma, a pauyllyon, a sacke.
• Scena, a pauyllyon or halle. Also a scaffold.
• Sceparnon, a couerynge.
• Scepsis, a citie in Phrigia.
• Sceptici, were a secte of Phylosophers, whiche affirmed nothynge: the chiefe of that secte was Pirrhus and Herillus.
• Sceptrum, a princis septre.
• Scheda, a leafe of paper, a scrowe.
• Schedia, a thynge lyke to a brydge with trees pynned togither, wheron thynges are caried in the water, in the steede of a barge, as it may be sene on dyuers greate ryuers in hygh Germany.
• Schedion, any thynge sodaynly made, and without moche labour.
• Schedula, a lyttel scrowe or leafe of paper.
• Schema, atis, & schemat••••, a figure. also an or¦namēt, specially in spech. somtime a garmēt.
• Schesis, where a multitude of wordes are brought in togyther vnioyned, as, Nubila, nix, grando, procellae, flumina, venti, Clou∣des, snowe, hayle, showres, flouddes, wyndes.
• Schilichi, amonge the Iewes was a weight of foure ounces.
• Schisma, matis, a diuisyon, specially in the churche.
• Schiston, the mylke that remayneth after

• that the mylke is sodden, whiche is cal∣lyd well courdes.
• Schoenobates, he that gothe on a corde.
• Scoeniculae, harlottes, whiche dresse theym selfes with stynkynge oynementes.
• Schoenitae, people, whiche do dwelle in pa∣uyllyons.
• Schoenoplocos, a roper.
• Schoenus, nuntis, a ryuer by Athenes, also an other in Archadia, and also a tree callid Lentiscus.
• Schoenus, a space of grounde contaynynge thre score furlonges.
• Schola, a schoole. Also a place in a bayne, where men dyd abyde, whiles other were bained, lykewise in a porche, wherin men taried for answeres. Scholae, are taken for dysputations betweene the mayster and his scholers.
• Scholaris, lare, pertaynynge to schooles.
• Scholasticus, a scholer.
• Scholasticus, ca, cum, scholasticall.
• Scibilis, le, that which may be easily knowē.
• Scibo, for sciam, I shall knowe.
• Sci••e fidibus, to be perfytte in playenge on instrumentes.
• Sciens feci, I dyd it wittingly.
• Scienter feci, I dyd it cunnyngly.
• Scientia, counnynge.
• Scilicet, as who sayth. It is moche, surely, moreouer. Sommetyme it implyeth a ne∣gatyue.
• Scilla, an herbe, whiche hath a rote lyke an oynyon. some call it Squilla.
• Scincus, a kynde of small cockodryls in the ryuer of Nilus.
• Scindo, scidi, scindere, to cutte.
• Scinpodium, a lyttell cowche or benche.
• Scintilla, a sparke.
• Scintillo, are, to sparkle.
• Scio, sciui, scire, to knowe.
• Scire sciscere{que}, to ordeyne and inacte, as it is in our parlyament.
• Sciolus, he that knoweth somwhat.
• Scio vti foro, I knowe what I haue to do, also I can accommodate my selfe to other mens maners, & to the condycions of the tyme and place present.
• Sciomantia, a part of nygromancy wrought by shadowes.
• Sciopodes, people, whiche lyenge vpryght do shadowe them selfes with their feete: all be it euery one man hath but one legge: and yet be they wonderfull swifte.
• 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 Scipyons, the noble captaynes of Romaynes.
• Scipio, the surname of a noble howse in Rome.
• Scironia saxa, rockis in the see by Athenes.
• Scirpea, a dunge potte or colne made with roddes.
• Scirpicula, a lyttell hooke, wherwith rus∣shes, or any thynge is cutte of in bynding of thynges.
• Scirpita, howped vesselles.
• Scirpo, are, to bynde.
• Scirpus, a rushe, or an osyar. Nodum in scir∣po querere, To seke for a knotte in a rushe is a prouerbe, wherby is signified, to seke to diligently for a thyng that maye not be found, or to make doubt of a thing, why∣che is playne.
• Scirpeus, a, um, of rushes.
• Scirpiculum, a baskette.
• Scirron, a thynge growen in a man or wo∣mans bealy, specially in them, which haue the dropsy, & causeth the bely to be great.
• Scirophorion, the moneth of May.
• Scirthosis, a disease in the eyes, commynge of a longe inflammation, fleshe growyng in them somwhat blue.
• Scirta, is a kynde of oynyous, growyng in wynter, callyd scalyons.
• Sciscitor, taris, tari, & Scisco, sciscere, to de∣maunde. Alsoo sciscere, is to ordeyne or inacte.
• Sciscitò, gyue thou sentence or iudgement, gyue thy voyce or consent in election.
• Scisco, sciui, sciscere, to knowe, Also to de∣cerne or gyue sentence.
• Scissilis, le, that whiche 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 inquire.
• Scitum, a decree, or statute.
• Scitus, ta, tum, wyse or wyttie, alsoo propre or feate.
• Scytae, people in the northe parte of Asia, whiche were cruell, and harde to be van∣quyshed, they be nowe callyd Russyans, Moscouites, and Tartariens.
• Sciurus, a squyrell.
• Scius, he that knoweth a thyng.
• Scythia, the name of all the countrayes to∣gyther.
• Scleriasis, a swellynge of the eye lyddes, with payne and rednesse.
• Sclerophthalmia, where the eye lyddes ben harde, and waxe heuy with ache.
• Sclopus, a sowne, which is made with puf∣fynge of the chekes.
• Scobina, an instrumēt, wherwith any thing is shauen. sometyme the shauyng selfe.
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• 〈◊〉〈◊〉, are, to wounde, to shaue of.
• S••obs, scobis, that which comith of the sha∣••yng or boryng of wodde or mettall▪ also grit of stones, wherwith metal is scoured.
• Scoletia, a kynde of ruste or canker.
• Scolopendra, a worme with many feete and rough, callyd a palmer.
• Scolymos, the floure of a thystell.
• Scombrus, a fyshe.
• Scomma, matis, a scoffe, or sentence spoken in myrthe, whiche sowneth otherwyse thā is ment of hym that speaketh.
• Scopa, a brome or besome to swepe▪ houses.
• Scoparius, & scoparia, he or she that dothe swepe.
• Scopei, men of lyttell stature.
• Scopae, dyssolute men without wyt or coūcil.
• Scopas dissipare, to say or do a thyng with∣out any purpose or reason.
• Scopo, pare, to swepe.
• Scopelon, an hygh place, where men stande to beholde or espie.
• Scopulosus, a, um, rocky, or full of rockes.
• Scopula, a brushe, suche as payntours and pargettours doo vse.
• Scopus, & scopulus, an high rocke, also it is a marke, wherat men do shote. sometyme it sygnifieth any thynge, wherevnto that whiche is spoken, hath a principal respect.
• Scopi, be grapes, after that the wyne is pressyd oute.
• Scoria, the refuse of metal tried out by fyre. Somtyme it signyfyeth care or grefe.
• Scorodon, Garlyke.
• Scorpena, a fyshe, whyche kepeth hyr selfe to one make.
• Scorpionarii, they whyche doo shoote in crossebowes.
• Scorpites, a stone of the colour of a scorpiō.
• Scorpiuros, an herbe and floure called rud∣des or marygoldes. It is also a worme like to that whiche is callyd Locusta.
• Scorpius, & scorpio, onis, a venimous worm called a Scorpyon, whiche stryketh with his taylle, and neuer ceasseth to serche, where he maye haue occasyon to stryke. Also a sygne in the fyrmament. It is also a crossebowe. Som men take it to be an ark∣bushe. Also a whyppe, hauing plummettis of leade at the endes of the cordes. It is also an herbe, whyche hathe seedes lyke to Scorpyons.
• Scorte••, that which is of lether: as Scortei numi, lether money.
• Scortes, the codde of a man or beaste.
• Scorteus, tea, eum, that whyche is made of skynnes.
• Scortor, aris, ari, to haunt or company with harlottes.
• Scortum, an harlote or strumpette: it is also the hyde of a beaste.
• Scotia, Scotlande.
• Scoti, Scottes, or Scottyshmen, of whom sayncte Hierom writeth in this wise. Quid loquar de caeteris nationibus, quū ipse adu∣lesceniulus, in Gallia ••••derim 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? Whatte shall I speake of other Nacyons, sens that whanne I was a boye, I sawe in Fraunce, Scottes, a people of Britayn, eate mennes flesshe: and whanne they founde in the forestes herdes of swyne, beastes, and cattayle, they wolde cutte of the buttockes of the boyes, whyche kepte theym, and alsoo the womens pap∣peo, and toke that to be the moste deyntie and delycate meate.
• Scotos, in Greke, darknes: It is more apt∣ly callyd in the northerne tunge, myrke.
• Scotoma, & scotomia, dymnesse of syghte.
• Scranteum, a skynne, wherin arrowes are putte: it may be callyd a sheafe.
• Scraptia, a worme, whyche is founden in leaues. Also a vyle and stynkyng harlotte, a driuelynge queane.
• Screabile, that whiche may be spette or ret∣ched out of the lunges or stomake.
• Screator, he that retcheth or spitteth.
• Screatus, tus, spettynge or rechyng to spye.
• Screo, are, to reache in spettynge.
• Scriba, a Secretarye, a Notarie, a Scribe, a Clerke.
• Scribello, late, the olde wryters vsed for Scribo.
• Scriblita, a delycate meate made of paste stuffed and wounden lyke a rope. I thynk it to be suche as fartes of Portyngal are.
• Scribo, scripsi, scribere, to write, also to make sometyme to paynte.
• Scribligo, ginis, an vntrue fourme of spea∣kynge or wrytyng, callyd also soloecismus.
• Scrinarius, the keper of secrete letters.
• Scriniolum, a caskette or forsar.
• Scrinium, a coffer, or other like place, wher¦in iewelles or secrete thinges ar kepte, as euydences and recordes of iudgementes or inrollementes.
• Scriptio, an inscription, or any other writing
• Scriptor, toris, a wryter.
• Scriptorius, a, um, apt for writyng.
• Scriptum, that whiche is writen.
• Scriptura, writynge. sometyme style. Alsoo reckenynge of a baylyffe, whiche byeth and selleth cattell.
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• Scripturarius, he that writeth thynges whi∣che be commonly done, or bokes of recke∣nynge for baylyffes and reues.
• Scrobs, scrobis, a dyche or furrowe.
• Scrobulus, a lyttell dyche or furrowe.
• Scropha, a sowe that hath pygges.
• Scro••um, the codde or skynne, wherein be the stones of a man. Scrota, be also lyttel ymages made of paste, whyche are wont to be gyuen to chyldren.
• Scrupulosa res, a thynge wherin there see∣meth to be some difficultie.
• Scrupulosus, a, um, scrupulous or doubtfull in lyghte thynges. sometyme it signifieth dyffuse or difficulte.
• Scrupulatim, by small pieces.
• Scrupulū inijcere, to bring into a mans mind, doubte, carefulnesse, or thought.
• Scrupulū eximere, to put away dout or care.
• Scrupulus, a lyttell sharpe stoone, whiche sometyme hapneth to falle into a mannes showe, and hurte his heele. It is also ta∣ken for moche sollicitude, also for dyfficul∣tie, or spiced conscience. Also a poise, whi∣che is the thyrde parte of a dramme: and than is it also writen with y, as Scrypulus.
• Scrupus a lyttell stone or piece of a stone.
• Scrupeus, a, um, stonye.
• Scruta, old garmentes, horseshoen, and such other baggage, solde for necessite. also litle ymages made in paste, sold to the people.
• Scrutarius, he that selleth olde stuffe, or ma∣keth suche ymages.
• Scrutinium, a serche.
• Scrutor, aris, ari, to serche.
• Scrutell{us}, the bely of a swine farcid or stuffid
• Sculna, olde wryters vsed for sequester, an arbytrour.
• Sculpo, psi, pere, to carue ymages in stoone. sometyme to graue in mettall.
• Sculponeae, wollen sockes.
• Sculponeatus, he that dothe weare woul∣len sockes.
• Sculptile, that whiche is carued or grauen.
• Sculptor, a grauer, a caruer.
• Sculptrix, a woman of that occupation.
• Sculptura, Ingrauynge or caruynge.
• Scurra, a railer, a scoffer. Scurrilitas, railyng.
• Scurrilis, le, pertaynyng to raylynge.
• Scurriliter, in raylynge or scoffyng facion.
• Scutarius, a buckeler maker, or a maker of tergates.
• Scutarius, ria, um, pertaynynge to shyeldes or tergates.
• Scutatus, armyd with a shielde or tergate.
• Scutella, a sawcer.
• Scutuca, a skourge.
• Scutula, a rounde fygure, such as spynners or spiders do warke. also a vessell, whyche contayneth .viii. ounces. also a staffe, wher∣with flaxe is beaten.
• Scutulatus, ta, tum, rounde and wroughte 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the fourme of a copwebbe.
• Scu••igerulus, a custrell▪ or page, which bea∣reth his maisters shielde or bucklar.
• Scutriscum, a diminutiue of scutra, or scutula.
• Scutulata uestis, a garment of sylk, wherin be wrought fygures lyke to roūd copwebbes.
• Scutulatus, is a colour, I suppose a wachet.
• Scutulum, a lyttell shielde.
• Scutum, a t••rgat or shielde, a buckelar.
• Sylace, a cytie in Grecia.
• Scylla, a daungerouse Rocke in the see by Sycile. Alsoo a ladye, daughter of Ni∣sus, kynge of Megarensis, whyche for loue of Minois, hyr fathers ennemye, stale a pourple heare frome her fathers heed, whiche caused hym to be vanquys∣shed: But she being forsaken of Minois, threwe her selfe into the See, and was transfourmed into a byrde of hir name. It is also a kynde of fyshe in the ryuer of Liris in Campania.
• Scyllaceum, a towne in the furthermooste parte of Italy, fyrste buylded and inhaby∣ted by men of Athenes.
• Scylleta, places wherein is taken the fysshe callyd Scilla.
• Scylleum, a promontorie or hyl in the part of Grecia, nowe callyd Morea.
• Scyllis, the name of a Greke, whych swim∣mynge vnder water, dyd cutin sonder the Cables of the shyppes of the Persyans.
• Scyllus, luntis, a towne in Achaia.
• Scylurus, the name of a manne, whyche hauynge foure score sonnes, whanne he dyed, he callydde theym afore hym, and delyueryd to eueryche of theym a sheafe of arrowes, commaundynge theym to breake the sheafes incontynente: why∣che whanne they moughte not doo, he toke out of the sheafes oone arowe after an nother, and brake theym all lyghtely, declarynge therby vnto his sonnes, that yf they contynued and agreed well togi∣ther, they shoulde be puyssaunt: and yf they varyed and were dysseuered, they shulde be feble and shortly distroyed.
• Scymnus, the whelpe of a lyon.
• Scynifes, bytynge gnattes.
• Scyphus, a great cruse or iugge.
• Scyricum, a blonket colour or light wachet.
• Scyros, an ile in the see callid Egeū, where Achilles was hid in a maidens garment.
• Scytala, a lytel beaste callyd a shyrewe.
• Scyritae, people in India, whiche haue noo noses, but in the stede of a nose they haue two holes in their vysage.
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• Scythia, is a great countreye, whiche stret∣cheth into the east from the ryuer of Ta∣nais, & hath on the south part Sacos and Sogdianos, people vnder the kynge of Persia, and on the southe parte be coun∣treyes vnknowen and deserte, and is nowe vnder the dominion of the greatte Cane of Cataye.
• Scitha, a man or woman of Scithia.
• Scythicus, ca, cum, of Scithia.
• Scython, a countraye nowe called Thracia in Grece.

Notes

• Fest••••.
• Donatus. Vergil.
• Terent. in ••••aut. Terent. in Eunucho.
• Plautus▪ Amph.
• Cicero ad 〈◊〉〈◊〉 c. Ci. de ora∣•••••••• per∣••••••.
• ••••bro••{us}.
• Budeu••▪
• Palladius