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• QVintus, the fifth.
• Q. quasi, as if it were.
• Quab, a Water-wea∣sel or Eel-pout.
• Quack, D. Frivolous, tri∣fling.
• Quacking cheat, c. a duck.
• Quack salver, D. a Moun∣tebank.
• Quad, D. Bad.
• Quadragenarious l. of 40 years.
• Quadragesimal, belonging to lent or to
• Quadragesima [Sunday] the first in Lent (being about 40 daies before Easter.)
• Quadran, f. a Sun-dial.
• Quadrain, f. a staff of 4 verses.
• Quadrangular, like a
• Quadrangle, l. a 4 square figure.
• Quadrant, l. a quarter of a circle or of any mea∣sure.
• Quadrantal, 4 fingers thick, also a figure like a die.
• Quadrantata terrae, as Fard∣ing-deal.
• Quadra••, l. a square (to take the distance or height of a place.
• Quadrat••, -tick, [made] 4 square.
• Quadrature, l. a squaring.
• Quadricornous, l. with 4 horns.
• Quadriennial, of 4 years.
• Quadrigamist, one four times married.
• Quadrigarious, belonging to a Coach (or Coachman) with 4 horses.
• Quadrigenarious, of four∣ty.
• Quadrilateral, of 4 sides.
• Quadrin, f. Llard, a small coyn, about a farthing.
• Quadringenarious, of four hundred.
• Quadripartite, l. divided into 4.
• Quadrireme, l. a Gally of 4 oars on a seat, or 4 men to an oar.
• Quadrisyllable, of 4 sylla∣bles.
• Quadrivial, l. having 4 waies or turnings.
• Quadrugata terrae, a Teem∣land, tilled with 4 horses.
• Quadrupedal, l. with 4 feet.
• Quadrupedant, going on 4 feet.
• Quadrupedian [Signs] re∣presenting four footed beasts
• Quadruple, l. 4 fold.
• Quadruplation, a d••ubling 4 times.
• Quadruplicate, to fold or repeat a thing 4 times.
• Quae plura, was a writ to enquire what land there was more than was found by th'Escheators inquisition.
• Quakenburg, a Town in Westphalia.
• Quakers, friends, a sort of modern Enhtusiasts.
• Quaint gires, o. strange fits.
• Quale jus, a writ for the Escheator to enquire (be∣tween Judgment and Execu∣tion) whether the Clerk have right to recover, and there be no Collusion to de∣fraud the true Lord.
• Qualify, l. to make fit or quiet.
• Qualifications, Conditions.
• Qualm, o. calmness, also the cry of Ravens.
• Quamdiu se bene gesserii, a formal clause in the gran•• of Offices; and is no more than the Law implies▪ if the Office were granted for life.
• Quantum meruit, an Action of the Case, grounded on a promise of paying a man so much as he should deserve.
• Quandary, (Qu'••n diray-••e? f. what shall I say to't••?) a study or doubt what to d••.
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• Quap, o. for quake.
• Quaplod, a town in Lin∣colnshire.
• Quarantain, f. Lent, or any space of 40 daies (of pray∣ers, cessation of arms, or tar∣rying on Ship-bord when you come from a place in∣fected.)
• Quaranty, Sp. fourty [days.]
• Quardecue, Quart d' êeu, f. the fourth part of a [French] Crow••.
• Quare ejecit infra terminum, a writ for a Lesse•• cast out before his time is expired.
• Quare impedit, a writ for one disturbed in the right of his purchased Advowzon.
• Quare incumbravit, a writ against the Bishop confer∣ring a Benefice (within six months) whilest others are contending for the right of presenting.
• Quare intrusit, &c. a writ that lay against a Ward, marrying and entering on his Lands without the con∣sent of his Lord and Guar∣dian.
• Quarels, Querels, l. com∣plaints, all Actions personal and real.
• Quare non permittit, a writ for one that has right (for a turn) to present.
• Quare non admisit, a writ against the Bishop refusing to admit his Clerk who has recovered in a plea of Ad∣vowzen.
• Quare obstruxit, a writ for him who cannot have his right in passing through his Neighbours ground.
• Quarentena ••a••enda, a writ for a widow to enjoy her
• Quarentene, -tine, 40 drys continuance in the chief Mansion-house of her de∣ceased husband.
• Quareria, a stone-quar∣rey.
• Quarrels, ••. arrow-heads.
• Quarril, f. 1 d. ob. the fourth part of a Spanish Royal.
• Quarron, c. a body.
• Quarry, the fowl that is flown at and slain, also the Hounds reward after hunt∣ing, and the Venison it self.
• Quart••••e [Ague,] return∣ing every fourth day.
• Quartary, the 4th. part of a Sextary, also a quarter of a pound.
• Quartation, a separation into 4 parts.
• Quarter, 8 striked bushels, also a piece of timber 4 square and 4 inches thick.
• Quarter-Sessions, a Court held (every quarter) by the Justices of Peace in every County.
• Ships-Quarter, from the Steeridge to the Transom or fashion-piece.
• Quarter-bullet, quartered in to four parts.
• Quarter-Deck, over the Steeridg, as far as the Ma∣sters Cabin.
• Quarter pierced, (in Herald∣ry) a square hole in the mi∣dle of a Cross.
• Quartering, sailing with
• Quarter-winds, coming in abaft the Main-mast shrowds just with the quarter, when all sails may draw toge∣ther.
• Quartile aspect, the distance of 3 (a quarter of 12) Signs.
• Quarto, with four leaves in a sheet.
• Quartz, a kind of flint, with lead and Silver in't.
• Quash, to annul or over∣throw.
• Quassation, l. a shaking.
• Quater Cosins, f. fourth or last Cosins, good friends.
• Quaternary, belonging to
• Quaternion, -ity, the num∣ber of four, by which the Pythagoreans swore, because of the Elements and name of God which in most langu∣ages consisteth of 4 letters.
• Quaviver, (q. aqua-) a Sea-Dragon.
• Quaver (in Musick,) half a Crochet.
• Queach, o. a quickset.
• Quechord, (perhaps shovel bord) a game prohibited, 17 Edward 4th.
• Queen-Gold, a duty belong∣ing to every Queen-Con∣sort, upon divers grants of the King.
• Queens Colledge (in Oxford) built by Philip the wife of Edward 3 d. who (in honour of her) built
• Queenborough, a town in Kent.
• Quee••, (q. Quade) o. the Devil.
• Queest, o. as Culver.
• Que estate, which estate.
• Que est le me s••••e, f. which is the same thing.
• Queint, o. quenched, also strange.
• Quem reddiium reddat, a writ to cause a Tenant to at∣turn, &c.
• Quercin••, -culane, l. Oken.
• Querela coram Rege et Con∣silio, a writ calling one to justifie a Complaint made before the King and Council
• Querimonious, l. complain∣ing.
• Queintises, o. devises.
• Queme, Sa. to please.
• Querrour, o. a stone-mi∣ner.
• Quercy, a French Pro∣vince.
• Quern, D. a hand-mill.
• Querpo, as Cuerpo.
• Querulous, full of com∣plaint.
• Query, (quaere) a Que∣stion.
• Quest, Inquest, inquiry into misdemeanours (in the Ward.)
• Quest-men, who are cho∣sen and meet about Christ∣mas to that purpose.
• Questor, l. a Publick Trea∣surer, also a Judge.
• Questuary, -rious, exercis∣ing a trade to gain there∣by.
• Questus est Nobis, a writ against him to whom the thing is alienated which causeth the Nusance.
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• Qui bien aime tard ••ublie, f. he that loves well, forgets late.
• Qui est la? f. who is there?
• Quia improvide, a super∣sedeas granted where a writ is erroniously sued out, &c.
• Quick-silver, a slimy wa∣ter mixt with pure white earth.
• Quiddity, the essence of a thing, also a Quirk or Sub∣tile question.
• Quiddanet, a Confection between a Syrup and Mar∣malade.
• Quidditative, essential.
• Quid juris clamat, a writ for the Grantee of a reversi∣on, when the particular Te∣nant will not atturn.
• ...Quid pro quo, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, one for another, a mutual performance of Contracts.
• Quiescent, l. resting, not sounding.
• Quietancia, as Acquiet-.
• Quie••us [est,] an acquit∣tance given Accountants in the Exchequer.
• Quietus est granted the Sheriff, discharges him of all accounts due to the King.
• Quilibet quippe, the pro∣portion every Bencher (of the Inner Temple) payes at the Terms end for Battles or Exceedings.
• Quimpercorintin, a City of lower Britany.
• Quinary, l. of five.
• Quincuncial, belonging to
• Quin••unx, l. five ounces, also five trees (or more) so set together, that a regular angularity and thorow pros∣pect is left on every side.
• Quincupedal, of 5 foot.
• Quindecimuir, one of the 15 Joint-Governours of a Common-wealth.
• Quingenarious, of 500.
• Quinible, (q. whinable) a noble.
• Quinquagesima Sunday, Shrove-Sunday (being about 50 dayes before Easter.)
• Quinquangle, 5 cornered.
• Quinque-libral, of five pound.
• Quinquennal, -nial, of 5 years.
• Quinquepartite, divided in∣to 5.
• Quinque portus, the Cin∣que ports.
• Quinquereme, a ship of 5 oars on a side, also a Galley of 5 men to an oar.
• Quinquevir, one of 5 in Joint-authority.
• Quinquiplicate, to make it 5 times double.
• Quinsieme, Quinzime, f. the 15th day after any feast; also the 15th part of every town in England, an ancient tax, but not levied now with∣out the Parliament.
• Quintage, [the laying out] a fifth part (for younger Bre∣thren)
• Quintain, f. a wedding-sport (in Shropshire, &c.) running a-tilt with poles a∣gainst a
• Quintin, a thick plank set fast in the high-way, &c.
• Quintal, as Kintal.
• Quintessential, belonging to
• Quintessence, l. the virtue or purest substance extract∣ed out of any thing.
• Quint-exact, Quinto ex∣actus, the last call of a De∣fendant, when if he appear not, he is returned Out∣lawed.
• Quintile, July, the 5th [Month] from March.
• Quiniuple, l. five-fold.
• Quinzain, f. fifteen dayes, or a staff of 15 verses.
• Quire, Queer, c. base, ro∣guish.
• Quirinal, belonging to
• Quirinus, Romulus.
• Qu••rister, as Chorister.
• Quiritation, a complaining or calling for help.
• Quirites, Romanes.
• Quistron, o. a beggar.
• Quite-claim, a quitting of ones Claim or Title.
• Quit-Rent, White-Rent, a small Rent of acknow∣ledgment.
• Quitter, the dross of tin.
• Quod Clerici non eligantur, a writ for a Clerk who (by reason of his land) is like to be made Bailiff, &c.
• Quod Clerici beneficia••i, a writ exempting a Clerk of the Chancery from contri∣buting towards the Proctors of the Clergy in Parlia∣ment.
• Quod et deforceat, a writ against him (or his heir) that took away land recover∣ed by a Tenant in Tail, Do∣wer, or for Life.
• Quod, o. for quoth, saith.
• Quodlibetical, belonging to
• Quodlibets, Quirks or Quiddities, School-Questi∣ons.
• Quodlibitaries, that follow their own fancies.
• Quod permittat, a writ for his heir that is disseised of his Common of pasture, a∣gainst the heir of the Dis∣se••sor.
• Quod persona nec prebenda∣rij, &c. a writ for Clerks distrained for their fif∣teenths.
• Quo Jure, a writ to com∣pel one to shew by what right he challenges Common of pasture.
• Quo minus, a writ against the Grantor making such wast in his woods that the Grantee cannot enjoy his grant of House-bote and Hay-bote; or for any (that paies the King a fee-farm Rent) against another for debt or damage.
• Quorum, Of which [Ju∣stices, He is to be one.]
• Quotidian, l. daily.
• Quotient, (Quoties, l. how often?) the number arising out of any Division.
• Quotted, Ss. Cloy'd, glut∣ted.
• Qu•• Warranto, a writ a∣gainst

• him that usurps a Franchise of the Kings; or him that intrudes as heir.
• Quoyl, a rope laid round, one take over another.
• Quoyn, a wedg-like-piece of timber, to put under Ord∣nance in mounting them.
• Cantick-Quoyns, short three-edged ones to put between Cask, &c.
• Quyke, o. a quick (or living beast.
• Quyre of a Boar, the hounds fee, (perhaps from Coeur, f. the heart.)
• Quysschen, o. a Cushion.