An English dictionary explaining the difficult terms that are used in divinity, husbandry, physick, phylosophy, law, navigation, mathematicks, and other arts and sciences : containing many thousands of hard words, and proper names of places, more than are in any other English dictionary or expositor : together with the etymological derivation of them from their proper fountains, whether Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French, or any other language : in a method more comprehensive than any that is extant / by E. Coles ...

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• SAbaoth, h. Hosts, Ar∣mies.
• Sabatons, o. Soldiers boots.
• Sabbath, h. [Day of] Rest.
• Sabatarians, Observers of the Jewish Sabbath.
• Sabbatical [year] the Sea∣venth, when the Jews rest∣ed from Tillage, &c.
• Sabbatism, a keeping of the Sabbath.
• Sabellians, Hereticks that followed one
• Sabellius, he held but One Person in the Godhead, un∣der 3 names, &c.
• Sable, f. black (in Heral.) also a rich fur of a little Tartarian beast.
• Sabrina, the Severn Ri∣ver.
• Sabulous, l. Sandy, Gra∣velly.
• Saburrate, l. to balast a ship.
• Saccharine, l. of Sugar.
• Sac, Sacha, (Sa. Cause) the Royalty which the Lord of a Mannor claims, of hold∣ing plea in Causes of debate among his Tenants.
• Saca••urth, -••ere, he that is robbed.
• Saccus cum brochia, was a Tenure by finding a Sack and a broach for the use of the Kings army.
• Sacerborgh, Sicker-, a suf∣ficient pledge or Cautioner.
• Sacerdotal, l. Priestly.
• Sachem, a Prince or Ru∣ler among the West-Indi∣ans.
• Sacksfettes, o. Either feat or fat (full) sacks.
• Sackless, No. Innocent.
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• Sackbut, Sp. a drawing trumpet.
• Sack of wool, 26 stone of 14 pound, in Scotland 24 stone of 16 pound.
• Sacrafield Rents, paid by some Tenants of Chuton Man∣or in Sommerset.
• Sacramental, l. belonging to a
• Sacrament or Oath.
• Sa••rament••ries, Calvinists in the Doctrine of the Sa∣crament.
• Sacrary, l. a S••xtry or Vestry.
• Sacre, l. to hallow or dedi∣cate.
• Sacr••d Artery, descending to the marrow of Os sacrum,
• Sacred vein, a branch of the ••••ank vein running thither.
• Sacred Majesty, the K••ngs inviolable person.
• Sacriferous, bearing holy things.
• Sacrificial, belonging to
• Sacrifices, holy offerings.
• Sacrilegious, l. committing
• Sacrilege, l. the robbing of God, a Church, &c.
• Sacrisly, l. a vest••y.
• Sacrist, -stan, a Sexton or Vestry-keeper.
• Sadducism, the doctrine of the
• Sadduces a Jewish Sect, who received only the Penta∣teuch, believed no Spirit, &c.
• Safe-conduct, a security gi∣en by the Prince (under the broad Seal) to a stranger, for his quiet coming in and passing out of the Realm.
• Safe-pledge, a surety for a mans appearance.
• Sagacity, l. a being
• Sagacious, quick of appre∣hension.
• Sagam••re, an Indian King.
• Sagapenum, the gum of the plant Ferula or Fenel-giant.
• Sagibaro, Sachbaro, sa. a Ju∣stice.
• Sagitate, l. to cram.
• Sagittal l. of an arrow, also the streight seam upon the head.
• Sagittary, -ri••s, the Archer (or Centaure) in the Zodi∣ack.
• Sagittiferous, l. shaft-bear∣ing.
• Sagittipotent, a cunning Ar∣cher.
• Saguntine, belonging to
• Saguntus, a City of Valen∣cia in Spain.
• Saie, (Sp. Saietta) a kind of stuff.
• Sailen, o. for Assail.
• Sailors, Seamen, also (o.) dauncers.
• Sain alse, o. for seen also.
• Saint Anthonies fire, a hot Cholerick blood rising to a tetter.
• St. Andrews, a City in Scot∣land.
• St. Denis, the Patron of France.
• St. Di••, a town in Lorrain.
• St. Domingo, the cheif town of Hispaniola.
• St. Helene, the Sea-I••ne, an Isle (in the way to the In∣dies) where they take in much water.
• St. Hippolyte, a town in Lorrain.
• St. Hubert, a City in Lux∣emburgh.
• St. Laurence, as Mada∣gascar.
• St. Malo, a Port of Britany.
• Mont St. Michel, a town on a Rock in the Sea between Britany and Normandy.
• St. Miel, a town in Lorrain.
• St. Nicholas, a town in Mus∣scovy and Lorrain.
• St. Omer, a town in Artois.
• St. Patrick, the Patron of Ireland.
• St. Quentin, a town in Pi∣cardy.
• Saint-foin, f. holy-grass, Medic-fodder, Spanish Tre∣foyl, Snail (or horned) Clo∣ver-grass.
• Saint John to borow, o. with good speed (he undertaking for you.)
• Saint Pia••re, a Palsey and cramp together.
• Saintwary, o. Sanctuary.
• Saker, (f. Sacre) a kind of ••awk, and peice of Ord∣nance.
• Salacia, the Goddess of wa∣ter.
• Salacious, l. full of
• Salacity, lust, wantonness.
• Salad, as Salet.
• Salamanca, an University of Leon.
• Salamander, l. a beast (like a lizard) that will live (for a while) in the flames.
• Salarian, l. of Salt.
• Salarian verse, sung by the Priests of Mars.
• Salariated, having a
• Salary, l. a stipend or wages, (as needful as Salt.)
• Salarium, Salt-Custom.
• Salebrity, l. a being
• Salebrous, rugged, uneven.
• Salenae, Salndy (or Sandy) in Bedfordshire.
• Salet, -lade, f. a head-piece.
• Salew, o. for salute, honour.
• Saliant, l. (in Heraldry) leaping.
• Saligots, f. Water-nuts or water-Caltrops.
• Salgemma, a clear Hungari∣an Salt like Cristal.
• Salij, the 12 Priests of Mars.
• Solena, a Salt-pit, vate or house.
• Saline of the Levant, hard Salt extracted from sea-froth.
• Salinous, l. of Salt or Salt-pits.
• Salique Land, France, or the Land about
• Sala, a River in Misnia.
• Salique Law, that no Wo∣man shall reign or Inherit Land. De terra salica nulla portio haereditatis mulieri ve∣niat, &c.
• Salisbury, Sarum, the chief City of Wiltshire, whose Ca∣thedral hath Gates, Win∣dows and Pillars answering the Months, Daies and hours In a Year.
• Salivarious, like spittle.
• Salivation, a fluxing by spittle.
• Sallow, the Goats wil∣low.
• Sally, Sp. to issue out [upon the besiegers.]
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• Salmacian, -idan, belong∣ing to
• Salmacis, a Fountain in Ca∣ria where the Nymph Sal∣macis and Hermaphroditus be∣came one, and is said to effe∣minate all that drink or ••ath in it.
• Salmagundi, I. a dish of cold Turky and other things.
• Salmon-pipe, an engine to catch them in.
• Salmon sewse, the issue or young fry.
• Salmoneus, King of Elis, struck to hell with a thun∣derbolt, as he was thunde∣ring with his Chariot over a bridge of brass.
• Salomon, c. the Mass.
• Salomon, Sol-, h. peaceable.
• Salom, o. white (D. Salig••, happy) contrary to the pre∣sent use.
• Salsamentarious, l. belong∣ing to Salt things.
• Salsipotent, l. ruling the Sea.
• Salsure, l. a salting.
• Saltatory, l. belonging to.
• Saltation, l. a leaping.
• Saltatorium, a Deer-leap.
• Saltimbanco, I. a Monte∣bank.
• Saltuary, l. a forester.
• Salture, l. a leaping.
• Saltleot, a town in Lin∣colnshire.
• Salvage-money, allowed (by the Civil Law) to the Ship that saves another from enemies.
• Salva guardia, the Kings protection to a stranger fearing violence for seeking his right at Law.
• Salvatel vein, runs through the wrist into the hand to the division of the third and little fingers.
• Salubrity, wholsomness, al∣so healthfulness.
• Salve, l. God save you.
• Salvediction, a saluting.
• Salver, a broad plate (with a foot) used in giving Beer, &c. to save the Carpet or Cloaths.
• Salus, a gold Crown coyn'd by Hen. 5th. in France.
• Salutary, l. wholesome.
• Salutatory, l. where peo∣ple stand to salute a Prince.
• Salutiferous, l. bringing health, Salvation, or safe∣ty.
• Salutigerous, l. bringing commendations from one.
• Salzbourg, a City in Bava∣ria.
• Samaritans, people of
• Samaria, part of Syria.
• Sambenito, San (or Santo▪) Benito, sp. a Sack-cloth in which Penitents are recon∣ciled to the Church.
• Sambre, a river of Hai∣nault.
• Sambuke, l. a dulcimer, al∣so an engine of war.
• Samekle, sc. as much.
• Samian, belonging to
• Samos, an Isle where were good earthen pots and whetstones.
• Samet, Sammet, D. Sattin or Velvet.
• Samoners, o. for summo∣ners.
• Samogitia, a Province of Poland.
• Samonds, de sancto Aman∣do, an ancient family in Wilts.
• Samothr••cia, Dardania, an Aegaean Isle.
• Samplar, (Exemplar) a pattern [of needle-work] or rather (for Sarpliar) the Canvas on which the Scho∣lars work.
• Sampson, h. there the se∣cond time.
• Samuel, h. heard (or pla∣ced) of God.
• Sanahle, l. curable.
• Sanative, l. healing.
• Sanballat, h. a bramble hid in secret.
• Sance-bell, Sanctus bell, wont to be rung when the Priest said, Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, ••ominus, Deus Sab∣baoth.
• Sanc••ia, Sancta, a womans name.
• Sanctification, l. a making holy.
• Sanctiloqueut, speaking holily.
• Sanctimony, -ity, l. holi∣ness.
• Sanction, l. a decree.
• Sanctuary, l. a holy place, a refuge for Offenders.
• Sanctum Sanctorum, the most holy part of the Tem∣ple.
• Sand, o. sending.
• Sandal, h. an old-fashion'd open shoe; also as
• Sanders, Saunders, a pre∣cious physical Indian wood, of 3 sorts, Red, white and yellow.
• Sandapile, l. a bier.
• Sandarack, l. Red Arse∣nick or Orpine (for paint.)
• Sand-bag, on which the Graver turns his plate.
• Sandwich, a port-town in Kent.
• Sandever, Suin-, f. (the fat of glass) a very white salt easily dissolving.
• Sandon-Castle, in Wight-Isl••.
• Sandwich, a Town in Kent.
• Sand-gavel, a payment for liberty to dig sand.
• Sanglant, f. bloudy.
• Sanglier, f. a wild boar.
• Sanguin, -nary, -neous, -no∣lent, l. bloudy.
• Sanguis draconis, the red gum of the Dragon-tree.
• Sanhedrim, -in, h. the su∣pream Court or Council of the Jews, viz▪ the High-Priest and 70 Elders.
• Sanjacks, Sansiacks, Tur∣kish Governours of Cities, Next (in Dignity) to Ba∣shaws.
• Sanicle, l. a healing herb.
• Sanity, l. health, sound∣ness.
• Sankfin, Sang-fin, f. the fi∣nal end of a lineage.
• Santalum, Sanders.
• Santon, a Town in Cleve∣land.
• Santo, -on, Sp. a great Saint.
• Saphen (or Saphaeno) vein, the Mother vein, the first branch of the thigh vein.
• Saphick (or Sapphique)

• verse, of a Trochet, Spon∣dee, Dactyl, and two Tro∣chees, invented by
• Sapho, Sappho, a Poetress of Mitylene.
• Saphire, an Indian azure stone.
• Sap-green, the Juice of the Rhamnus (or Christs thorn) berry (for dying and paint.)
• Sapidity, -por, l. a being
• Sapid, l. Savory.
• Sapientipotent, mighty in
• Sapience, l. wisdom.
• Sar, a river in Lorrain.
• Saraband, I. a kind of quick air in Musick.
• Sarah, b. Lady or Mi∣stress.
• Sarbrucken, a town of Tri∣ers.
• Sarcasm, g. a biting taunt.
• Sarcastical, belonging there∣to.
• Sarcel, a hawks pinnion.
• Sarcenet, a kind of thin Taffata.
• Sarcinate, l. to load with packs.
• Sarcinarious, belonging to packs.
• Sarcling-time, f. weeding-.
• Sarcocolla, g. a healing Per∣sian gum.
• Sarcoma, g. a bunch of flesh growing on the nose.
• Sarcophage, g. Eat-flesh, a stone wherein bodies en∣closed do quickly consume, also any tomb.
• Sarcotick, g. breeding new or superstuous flesh.
• Sarculate, l. to weed.
• Sardanapalus, a very lux∣urious King (the last) of Assyria, who (in the rebel∣lion) burnt himself and all his wealth.
• Sardeleben, a town in Bran∣denburg.
• Sardinia, a Spanish Isle in the Mediterranean.
• Sardel, -dine, l. a pilcher.
• Sardonyx, Sardonian (or Sardine) stone, a Corneol, found in
• Sardinia, a Ligustick (or Libyan) Island.
• Sardon, a venemous herb (like smallage) causing a
• Sardonick laughter, immo∣derate and deadly.
• Sare, o. for sore.
• Sarentine, a town in Mech∣lenburgh.
• Sarlinish, o. a kind of Sar∣cenet.
• Sarmati••, a large Coun∣trey, part in Europe, part in Asia.
• Sarmentitious, l. of twigs.
• Sarpedon, King of Lycia, kild at Troy by Patroclus.
• Sarplesis, -eris, o. packs.
• Sarpliar, (f. Sarpillere) a piece of Canvas &c. to wrap wa••es in.
• Sarplar (or Pocket) of wool, (in Scotland, Serpliathe) half a Sack or 80 stone. Cow.
• Sarve the rope, lay on syn∣net, yarn, canvas, &c.
• Sarse, a hair-sieve.
• Sarsaparilla, Prickly-bind-weed.
• Sartor, l. a Botcher.
• Sarum, Salisbury.
• Sased, o. stuffed.
• Sassafras, Agne-tree of Florida, the bark is sweet in smell and very Physi∣cal.
• Sasse, a Floud-gate, Lock, Turn-pike, Sluce.
• Sassinate, as Assassinate.
• Satanical, belonging to
• Satan, Sathan, h. an Ad∣versary, the Devil.
• Sate me sore, o. toucht me greatly.
• Satellite, l. a Sergeant or Yeoman of the guard.
• Satiate, l. to satisfy or ••loy.
• Satiety, l. fulness.
• Sation, l. sowing, plant∣ing.
• Satisdation, l. a putting in of Surety.
• Satisfaction, l. amends, content.
• Satorious, of sowing or sowed.
• Satournade, o. yellow, or rather leaden and livid.
• Satrap, g. the Governour of a [Persian] Province.
• Saturate, to cause
• Saturity, l. fulness, plen∣ty.
• Saturnals, -lian feasts, ce∣lebrated (about the midle of December) in honour of
• Saturn, an old heathen Deity, Son of Cael•• and Ve∣sta, deposed by his Son Ju∣piter, also the dullest of the Planets, also (in Chymi∣stry) Lead, and (in Heral∣dry) Sable.
• Saturnia, the line of Sa∣turn, (from the palm to∣ward the midle finger.)
• Saturnian, -ine, barren, Dull, Melancholy, Unluc∣ky.
• Satyre, an hairy Mo••ster, like a horned man with Goats feet; also an invective poem,
• Satyrical, belonging there∣to.
• Satyrist, such a writer.
• Satyriasis, as Priapismus.
• Satyrion, g. Rag-wort, Stan∣dle-wort.
• Saverden, a town in Lor∣rain.
• Sauciate, l. to wound.
• Bolonia Saucidge, made of chopt Beef, Bacon, Pep∣per, ginger and salt in an Ox gut.
• Save, o. (I. Savio) Sage, Wise.
• Saver default, to excuse a default.
• Savine, a shrub like Ta∣marisk.
• Saul, b. desired.
• Sault, o. for Assault.
• Saults, f. jumps.
• Saultoir, (in Heraldry) St. Andrews Cross.
• Saunce dout, (f. Sans doute) o. without doubt.
• Savoy, a Dutchy between France and Switzerland.
• Saunders, as Sanders.
• Saunkefin, as Sankfin,.
• Sautry, o. for Psaltery.
• Sawsfleme, o. red-faced.
• Saws, Saughs, o. sayings.
• Saur-pool, No. a stinking puddle.
• Sax. Saxony, part of Ger∣many,

• the Country of the Saxons, (wearing Seaxes or crooked swords) who (next to the Romans) conquered Britain.
• Saxifical, l. turning (o•• turned) to stone.
• Saxifrage, an herb that breaks the stone in the Kid∣neys.
• Saxifragant, l. breaking (or broken against) stones.
• Saxmondham, a town in Suffolk.
• Say of it, Sf. taste of it.
• Scabious, l Scabby, also an herb.
• Scabrous, l. rough, une∣ven.
• Scaevity, l. a being left-handed, or unlucky.
• Scaevola, as Mutius Scae-.
• Scalado, Sp. the scaling of a town.
• Scalar, -ry, belonging to a
• Scale, l. a ladder.
• Scale of miles, a measure of them proportionable to the Draught.
• Scale of musick, the Gam∣mut.
• Scale, a place in Zant, where (after 14 daies) one stands and publickly cites offenders.
• Scalae Gemoniae, as Gemo∣ny.
• Scaldis, the river Scheldt in the low Countries.
• Scallop, Shallop, Sp. a Ship-boat.
• Scalp, the skin covering the skull.
• Scalper, -ping iron, a Chi∣rurgeons scraping Instru∣ment.
• Scammony, purging bind-weed.
• Scandalize, g. to slander, also to give one occasion (by example) to sin or be offended.
• Scandalous, l. giving of∣fense.
• Scandalum Magnatum, [a writ to recover damage up∣on] a wrong done to any high Personage, by false re∣ports &c.
• Scanderbeg, (Tu. Lord A∣lexander) George Castriot Prince of Epirus, who is said to have slain 3000 Turks with his own hands.
• Scandia, -inavia, Scanzia, Basilia, Baltia, a large Penin∣sula, containing part of Den∣mark, and the greatest part of Sweden.
• Scandular, l. of Shingles or wooden tiles.
• Scania, Schonen, part of Scandia.
• Scansion, l. the scanning or proving of a verse.
• Scantilone, o. (for Scant∣ling) a measure.
• Scapular, l. belonging to the shoulder, also as
• Scapulary, the upper nar∣row cloth worn by Friers, down to their feet on both sides.
• Scar, o. a steep rock.
• Scarabee, l. a beetle.
• Scaramouche, an Italian Zani (or Player) who late∣ly acted in London.
• Scarborough, a town in York∣shire.
• Scarceheed, o. for Scarcity.
• Scarkalla, some old pro∣hibited fishing tool.
• Scarfing, letting the end of one timber into the end of another, wood and wood, or very close and even.
• Scarification, -fying, a cut∣ting or lancing.
• Scariole, broad-leaved En∣dive.
• Scarpe, the slopeness of a wall, also (in Heraldry) a Commanders Scarfe.
• Scarre, No. a naked rock.
• Scathe, D. to hurt.
• S••athless, o. indemnified.
• Scatinian law, against pre∣posterous venery.
• Scaturiginous, l. Overflow∣ing.
• Scavage, Schevage, Schewage, Scheauwing, Sceawing, Sce∣winga, Sa. a toll exacted of Merchant Strangers for Wares shewed or offered to sale; forbidden by 19 Hen∣ry 7.
• Scavengers, (D. Schaven to shave) two yearly Offi∣cers in every Parish about London, who hire Rakers and Carts to cleanse the streets.
• Scedasus, a Baeotian who kill'd himself for his daugh∣ters being ravisht & drown∣ed in his absence.
• Scelestique, l. wicked.
• Sceleton, g. an anatomy, or frame of dry bones.
• Scellum, Sche-, D. a rogue.
• Scenical, belonging to a
• Scene, l. the changing of persons on a Stage, also the forepart thereof.
• Scenker, Skinker, Sa. he that fills the cup.
• Scenography, g. the pre∣senting a work with its sha∣dows, according to perspec∣tive.
• Sceptical, belonging to
• Scepticism, the Opinion of
• Scepticks, g. Philosophers contemplating things and leaving them in suspense, professing they knew no∣thing.
• Scep••riferous, l. Scepter-bearing.
• Scevity, as Scoevity.
• Sc••vola, as Scaevola.
• Schamlat, a town in West∣phalia.
• Schammatha, b. as Maran∣atha, an Excommunicati∣on to death.
• Scharp, a river in Flan∣ders.
• Schediasm, g. an ex-tem∣pore work.
• Schedule, l. a little scroll.
• Scheld, a River in Flan∣ders.
• Schelink, a town in West∣frizeland.
• Scheme, g. a figure or out∣ward fashion.
• Schene, 5 miles, and in some places 7 and an half.
• Schenk, a Fort in Gelder∣land.
• Schiff, a Ship-boat.
• Schirius, a hard swelling without pain.
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• Schismatical, belonging to a
• Schismatick, one guilty of
• Schism, g. a separation or division [in the Church.]
• ... Schlesie, Silesia.
• Schelstad, a town in upper Alsace.
• Scholastica, a womans name.
• Scholastick, g. Scholar-like.
• Scholay, o. [School] exhi∣bition.
• Scholiast, a writer of a
• Scholy, -lion, g. a short and critical exposition.
• Schoonhoven, a town in Holland.
• Schwerin, the chief town of Mechlenbourg.
• Sciagraph, g. a platform or description of a building.
• Sciamachy, g. a counterfeit fighting, or with shadows.
• Sciater, l. an instrument to design a situation.
• Sciatherical, belonging to a sun-dial.
• Sciatick vein, seated above the outward ankle, usually opened for the
• Sciatica, l. the hip-gout.
• Science, l. skill, knowledge.
• Liberal Sciences, Grammar, Logick, Rhetorick, Musick, Arithmetick, Geometry, Astronomy.
• Scientifical, l. filling or fil∣led with skill.
• Scilcester, a town in North∣umberland.
• Sciled, o. (q. S••iled) closed.
• Scimitar, as Scymitar.
• Scintillation, l. a sparkling.
• Sciolous, belonging to a
• Sciolist, l. a smatterer.
• Sciomantie, g. divining by shadows.
• Scion, a graff, or young shoot.
• Scipper, Sch-, Sk-, D. the Master of a Ship, also (with us) any Sea-man.
• Scipio, a name of sundry famous Romans.
• Scire facias, a writ calling one to shew why Judgment (passed at least a year be∣fore) should not be executed.
• Sciron, a Pirate of Megara.
• Scirpean, l. of bulrushes.
• Scirrhaus, belonging to
• Scirrhus, as Schirrus.
• Scissile, -sible, l. to be cut.
• Scissure, l. a cleft or divi∣sion.
• Scitament, l. a pleasant dish or discourse.
• Scite, l. a decree or statute.
• Scitturn, Hamp. a shrewd-turn.
• Sclavonia, Widishmark, westward on the Adriatick.
• Scluse, a town in Flanders.
• Scolion, as Scho-.
• Scoll, o. a shole of fish.
• Scolopendra, g. a venemous worm with many feet, also a fish that frees himself of the hook by casting out his bowels.
• Scom, g. a scoff or jeer.
• Sconce, (in Oxford) to set a mulct upon ones
• Sconce, a head, a block-house or fortress.
• Scopelism, g. rockiness.
• Scopticks, g. Jeers, flouts.
• Scopulous, l. full of rocks.
• Scorbutic, -cal, of or sub∣ject to the
• Scorbute, l. the Scurvy.
• Scordium, Water-German der.
• Scorning, o. (f. Escorner to unhorn) changing.
• Scorpion, a seven-footed Serp••nt with a sting in his tail, also an engine to shoot arrows.
• Scorpion-grass, resisting the poison of vipers.
• Scortator, l. a whoremon∣ger.
• Scot and Lot, a customary contribution laid on all sub∣jects, according to their abi∣lity.
• Scot-Ale, Ale-shot. a drink∣ing at the Foresters for fear of his displeasure.
• Scotists, followers of
• Scotus, John Duns, or sub∣tile Doctor opposer of the Thomists.
• Scotomatical, troubled with a
• Scotomy, g. a Vertigo or dizziness in the head.
• Scottering, a wad of pease burnt and parcht by the boyes in Herefordshire, at the end of harvest.
• Scottish-waith, Sc. the Picts wall.
• Scovel, I. a Malkin.
• Scoundrel, I. a base fellow.
• Scoure, c. to wear.
• Scout, c. a watch.
• Scout, D. a discoverer.
• Scowen, an Isle in Zeland.
• Scrat, a kind of Herma∣phrodite.
• Screable, l. which may be spat out.
• Screation, l. a spitting.
• Screkingham, a town in Lin∣colnshire.
• Scribes, l. Writers, and (a∣mong the Jews) expounders of the Law.
• Scriesten, a town in the Palatinate.
• Scribender, a Scribe.
• Scrip, c. [a piece of] paper.
• Scriptorian, l. belonging to writing.
• Scrivenish, o. (q. Scrivne∣rish) subtilely.
• Scrofulous, Scroph-, belong∣ing to the
• Scrofula, l. the Kings-evil.
• Scrudland, Sa. Land allot∣ted for buying Apparel.
• Scruff, sorry fuel gathered by poor folk by the Thames side.
• Scrupular, belonging to a
• Scruple, l. seven grains and a half.
• Scrupulosity, a being
• Scrupulous, full of
• Scruples, l. doubtings.
• Scrutable, capable of
• Scrutation, l. searching.
• Scrutiny, a search, a per¦usal of suffrages or Votes.
• Scry [of fowl.] a great flock.
• Scull of Frerys, c. a Com∣pany of Fryers or Brethren.
• Sculk of Foxes, a great many.
• Sculpter, l. a Carver.
• Sculpture, a graving.
• Scumber, a Foxes dung.
• Scuppers, the holes through which the water runs off the Deck.
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• Scurrility, a being
• Scurrile, -lous, l. basely a∣busive, ••aucily scoffing.
• Scut, a hares tail.
• Scutage, a subsidy granted H. 3. for his voyage to the Holy Land.
• Scutagio habendo, a writ a∣gainst him that held by Knights-service.
• Scute, o. 3 Shill. 4 Pence.
• Scutcheon, as Escutcheon; also a bud for inoculation.
• Scutiferous, l. Shield-bear∣ing.
• Scutiform, like a Scutche∣on or Shield.
• Scuttle, a square hole to go down through the Deck.
• Scutum armorum, a Coat of arms.
• Scyld, Sa. debt or default.
• Scylla, the Rock over a∣gainst Charybdis, between Si∣cily and Italy.
• Scylas, -llis, a skilfull di∣ver who regain'd much ship∣wrackt wealth.
• Scymitar, I. a crooked Per∣sian sword.
• Scyre-gemot, Sa. was a Court held (twice a year) by the Bishop and Sheriffs, giving in Charge both the Ecclesiastical and Temporal laws.
• Scytale, l. a field-mouse, also a staff which the Lacede∣monians wrote secret letters on.
• Scythick. -ian, belonging to
• Scythia, a large Northern Countrey.
• God him Se, o. look upon him, or bless him.
• Sea-lamprey, as Remora.
• Sea-lungs, Sea-froth.
• Seal, a Sea-calf.
• Seam, as Seme,
• Sean-fish, taken with a
• Sean, Li. a great long net.
• Sea-rover, a Pirate.
• Seasing, binding ropes fast with rope-yarn.
• The boats Seasing, the rope that fastens it to the ships side.
• Seasnaple, a kind of shel∣fish.
• Seater, a Saxon idol.
• Seax, a crooked Saxon sword.
• Sebacean, l. of tallow.
• Sebastian, g. honourable.
• St. Sebastians, a town in Brasil built by the Portin∣gals.
• Sebasto-crator, the third man in the Constantinople-Empire, the second being Despot▪
• Sebesten, Myzaria, an As∣syrian plum.
• Secament, l. a chip, &c.
• Secandunum, Secking••on in Warwickshire.
• Secant, a line from the Centre through one ex∣tream of an Arch, meet∣ing the tangent rais'd from the Diameter at the o∣ther.
• Secation, l. a cutting.
• Secern, l. to sever (by sift∣ing.
• Secession, l. a departing.
• Seclude, l. to shut out or a∣part.
• Seclusion, a shutting out.
• Seclusory, l. a place where a thing is shut up apart.
• Second, the sixtieth part of a minute.
• Second deliverance, a writ for a second replevying of Cattel upon security, &c.
• Secondary, next to the Chief Officer.
• Secondine, the Heam (in Beasts) or after-birth (in Women.)
• Secta ad Curiam, a writ a∣gainst him that refuses to perform his Sute.
• Secta facienda, &c. a writ to compel the heir that has the elders part of the Co∣heirs, to perform service for all the Coparceners.
• Secta Molendini or ad Mo∣lendinum, against him that forsakes the mill he used to frequent; or against a te∣nant holding by making sute to the Lords mill.
• Secta ad justitiam faciendam, a service to which a man is bound by his fee.
• Secta unica, &c. for the heir distrained to more sutes than one.
• Sectis non faciendis, for a woman, who (for her do∣wer) owes no Su••e of Court.
• Sectary, l. the follower of a
• Sect, a party [divided from the Church.]
• Section, l. a division [of a Chapter.]
• Sective, l. [to be] cut.
• Sector, two right lines with an angle at the Centre, and the Circumference as∣sumed by them, also an In∣strument with all variety of angles &c.
• Secular, belonging to an age or the World.
• Secular plaies, (to Apollo & Diana) once in 100 years.
• Secular Priests, conversing in the World, not tyed to a Monastick life.
• Secunda superoneratione pa∣sturae, a writ against him who (after an admeasure∣ment made) surcharges the Common again.
• Secundary, as Secondary.
• Secundate, l. to cause to prosper.
• Secundine, as Secondine.
• Securiferous, l. ax-bear∣ing.
• Securitatem inveniendi, &c. a writ to stop one from going out of the Kingdom without licence.
• Securitate pacis, against him that threatens another with death or danger.
• Sedation, l. a rendering one
• Sedate, l. quiet, appea∣sed.
• Se defendendo, a Plea for kil∣ling one in his own defence, yet must he procure his par∣don from the Lord Chancel∣lor, and forfeits his goods to the King.
• Sedentary, l. sitting much.
• Sediment, l. setling, dregs.
• Seditiary, one that is
• Seditious, given to
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• Sedition, l. faction, mu∣tiny.
• Sedan, a town and pro∣vince by Champagne and Luxemburg.
• Seduce, l. to lead aside.
• Seduction, a mis-leading.
• Sedulity, l. diligence.
• Sedulous, l. diligent.
• Seed-leap or lib, E. a bas∣ket for seed-corn on the arm.
• See, o. a Seat.
• Seeling, a sudain heeling, forced by the motion of the Sea or Wind.
• Seel, Seal, E. time, sea∣son.
• Seem (or Seam) of glass, 120 pound.
• Seer, Sere, o. dry.
• Segador, Sp. a harvest∣man.
• Sege of herons or bittours, a great company.
• Segge, D. Say.
• Segges, Sa. Soldiers.
• Segmentation, a cutting into
• Segments, l. pieces, par∣cels.
• Segnity, l. slothfulness.
• Segregate, l. to separate [from the flock.]
• Sejant, Seisant, Seant, f. sitting upright (in Heral∣dry.)
• Sejan-horse, of a wonder∣full bigness and composure, first backt by
• Sejanus, a great favourite of Tiberius, whose pride brought him to a miserable end.
• Siegnorage, the Kings chal∣lenging an allowance for Gold and Silver brought in the Mass to be coyned.
• Seignory, the Jurisdiction of a
• Seignor, -nior, -neur, f. a Lord.
• Seimo••••▪ de Sancto Mauro, an Ancient and Noble Fa∣mily.
• Seinde, a for singed [Ba∣con.]
• Seint, o. (f. C••inte) a gir∣••••▪
• Selsina babenda, &c. to de∣liver lands to the Lord (con∣vict of Felony) after the King hath had the Year, day and Waste.
• Seisin, f. possession.
• Primier Seisin, the first, &c.
• Seising, taking hold of.
• Sejugate, l. to separate.
• Sejunction, a putting asun∣der.
• Seke, o. for Sick.
• Seker, o. in like manner, truly.
• Selah, ••. a note of resting or of observation.
• Selbie, a town in York∣shire.
• Selde, o. for Seldom.
• Selda, Sa. a seat, window, shop, &c.
• Selt-graving, in steel or copper, a•• flat-stich is in wood.
• Seland, the greatest Is∣land in the Baltick Sea.
• Selenite, g. a stone with a white spot encreasing and decreasing with the moon, also a Moon-Dweller.
• Selenography, g. a descrip∣tion of the Moon.
• Seleucus, one of Alexan∣ders Captains, King of Syria.
• Self-heal, a wound-herb.
• Sell, No. Self.
• Sellander, a Scab in the bend of a horses hinder ham.
• Selkougth, Sa. Seldom known.
• Selle, a River in Lorrain.
• Selimus, the Turk that ad∣ded Aegypt and Arabia to his Empire.
• Selion, Seillon, f. a Ridge of land between two furrows; also a Land (of uncertain quantity.)
• Sellary, l. a place of ben∣ches.
• Selt, Che. a Chance.
• Selvage, the margin of linnen cloth.
• Selve momet, o. the same moment.
• Sely, o. for silly, also (D. Salig) happy.
• Seltz, a Town in lower Alsace.
• Sem, Shem, h. a Name.
• Seme, E. a horse-load, 8 bushels.
• Semblable, f. alike.
• Semblance, f. likeness, a seeming.
• Semblaunt, o. a look.
• Sembrief, a full time (in Musick.)
• Semde, o. for Seemed.
• Semele, the Mother of Bac∣chus.
• Semelihede, o. Comliness.
• Sementation, l. a seeding.
• Sementine, belonging to sowing or seed-time.
• Sementing, o. (for Cement∣ing) dawbing.
• Semicastration, l. half-geld∣ing.
• Semicircular, l. like half a Circle.
• Semicolon, half a Colon (;)
• Semicope, o. a short cloak.
• Semicupe, -pium, a half-bath up to the navel.
• Semidiameter, half a Dia∣meter, from the Circumfe∣rence to the Centre.
• Semidole, a pipe, half a Tun.
• Semiferous, half wild.
• Semihore, half an hour.
• Semimarine, half marine.
• Seminality, a being
• Seminal, l. belonging to seed.
• Seminary, l. a seed-plot or Nursery [of plants, learning &c.
• Seminate, l. to sow or breed.
• Semination, a sowing &c.
• Seminifical, l. producing seed.
• Semipedal, l. of half a foot.
• Semipelagians, holding Grace necessary to the per∣severance, but not the be∣ginning of good works.
• Semiquadrat, an aspect of 45 degrees.
• Semiquaver, half a qua∣ver.
• Semiquintil, an aspect of 36 degrees.
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• Semiramis, Wife to Ninus whom she made-away and succeeded in the Kingdom of Assyria.
• Semitar, as Scymitar.
• Semitate, l. to make paths.
• Semivowels, l. the liquids.
• Semiustulated, half-burnt.
• Sempiternal, l. everlasting.
• Sempt, o. for seemed.
• Semuncial, of half an ounce.
• Sena, a purging plant of Syria and Arabia.
• Senacherib, h. bramble of destruction.
• Senary, l. belonging to 6. a verse of 6 feet, the sixth daies work.
• Senatorian, belonging to a
• Senator, an Alderman, or one of the
• Senate, l. the supream Council.
• Sendal, f. fine linnen, also a kind of Cyprus Silk.
• Seneca, Tutor to Nero, who caused him to bleed to death.
• Sends much, [the Ship] falls deep (a-stern or a-head) into the trough of the Sea.
• Senescal, -shal, f. a steward.
• Senesce, l. to be
• Senescent, growing old.
• Sencucia, Widow-hood.
• Senfy, Not. likelyhood.
• Sengle, f. a girth.
• Sengreen, housleek.
• Senhusen, a town of Bran∣denburgh.
• Senie▪ as Sena.
• Seniority, a being
• Senior, l. elder.
• Sensation, a perceiving by sense.
• Sensiferous, l. sense-bringing.
• Sensine, Cu. since then.
• Sensory, l. an Organ of the
• Senses, Hearing, Seeing, Smelling, Tasting, Feeling.
• Sensible, l. apt to perceive or be perceived.
• Sensitive, having sense.
• Sensuality, l. a pleasing or indulging of the Senses.
• Sentement, as Sentiment, a thought.
• Senten, o. for sent.
• Sententiosity, a being
• Sententious, l. full of
• Sentences, wise sayings.
• Sentiment, f. a feeling ap∣prehension.
• Sentinel, f. a sentry stand∣ing to watch.
• Senvie, (f. Senevé) the mu∣stard plant.
• Separation, a setting apart, dividing.
• Separatist, one that with∣draws himself from the Church.
• Separatory, an instrument to pick out splinters of bones.
• Sepiment, l. a sense or hedge.
• Seplasiary, -iator, l. a maker or user of sweet oyntments.
• Seposition, l. a setting apart.
• Sept, l. an enclosure.
• Septs, the multitudes of the same name in Ireland.
• Septangle, l. a figure which is
• Septangular, of seven corners.
• Septemfluous, of 7 streams.
• Septempedal, l. of 7 foot.
• Septemvirate, l. the autho∣rity of
• Septemviri, 7 co-equal Of∣ficers.
• Septenary, a seven, also as
• Septenarious, belonging to seven.
• Septennial, of seven years.
• Septentrional, Northern.
• Septical, l. making rotten or ripe (as matter in a sore.)
• Septifarious, of seven fashi∣ons.
• Septifluous, as Septemfl.
• Septimane, l. a week, also falling out on the seventh [day, week, &c.
• Septimarians, weekly Offi∣cers in Monasteries.
• Septimestre, of seven months.
• Septuagenary, of 70.
• Septuagesimal, the same, al∣so belonging to
• Septuagesima [Sunday,] the next but one before Shrove-Sunday.
• Septuagint, l. the Greek translation of the Bible (at the request of Ptolomy King of Egypt) by the
• Septuagints, the seventy (or 72) interpreters, Jewish Elders▪
• Septuary, a week, or any thing composed of seven.
• Septuncial, of 7 ounces.
• Sepulchral, l. of the grave.
• Sepulchred, buried.
• Sepulture, l. a burying.
• Sequacious, l. easily follow∣ing.
• Sequedrie, as Surquedrie.
• Sequatur sub suo periculo, a summons, when one appears not at an alias and a pluries.
• Sequela curiae, suit of Court.
• Sequele, l. a consequence, a retinue.
• Sequence, l. a following of things in order.
• Sequences, verses answering one another
• Sequentially, in Order.
• Sequestrator, he that doth
• Sequester, -trate, to sepa∣rate a thing in Controversie from the possession of both parties, also to seize on the rents of Delinquents estates.
• Sequestration, is also the Or∣dinaries disposing the goods of one deceased, whose estate no man will meddle with, also the gathering the fruits of a void benefice for the use of the next incumbent.
• Sequestro habendo, a writ for the dissolving the Bishops se∣questration of the fruits of a Benefice, &c.
• Seraglio, the Turks Palace.
• Serain, f. the evening fresh air, also the damp vapour then falling.
• Seraph▪ a Turkish gold coyn about a Crown.
• Seraphick, -cal, like the
• Seraphim, h. (shining or flaming) the highest order of Angels.
• Seraphis, -pis, an Egyptian Idol.
• Sercil feathers, a hawks pi∣nions.
• Sere, the yellow between the hawks beak and eyes.
• Sere, sc. for sore.
• Sered pokettes, o. lockt up.
• Serenade, f. evening mu∣sick under his Mistresses window.
• Serene, l. without clouds.
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• Serenity, l. clearness.
• Sergeant at Law or of the Co••f, Serjeant Cauntor, the highest degree in the Pro∣fession of the Common Law.
• Sergeanty, service due to the King by his Tenants te∣nure.
• Grand Serjeanty, to be per∣formed in person.
• Petit Serjeanty, yielding some small thing toward his wars, as a Sword, &c.
• Sergeant, a Griffin (in He∣raldry.
• Sericated, l. clad in Silk.
• Series, l. an Order or suc∣cession.
• Sermacinate, l. to discourse.
• Serosity, the wheyish part of blood.
• Serous, l. wheyish, wate∣rish.
• Serotine, -nous, l. late in the Evening.
• Serpentary, Vipers-grass.
• Serpentine, belonging to
• Serpents, l. all creeping things.
• Serpentine verses, beginning and ending with the same word.
• Serpentine, as Basilisco.
• Serpet, o. a kind of basket.
• Serred, f. joined close.
• Sertotius, a Roman, gene∣ral of the Lusitanians against the Romans, slain at supper. Diana was said to attend him in the form of a Hart.
• Servable, that may be kept.
• Servage, o. slavery.
• Servet, as Sherbet.
• Serville, l. slavish.
• Serviotis, sc. (f. Serviettes) Napkins.
• Servitor, f. a Servant, a poor Scholar waiting on a∣nother.
• Servitors of bills, now the Tipstaffs of the Kings Bench.
• Servitude, l. slavery.
• Serys, o. the skin of the hawks feet (f. S••rres, pounces)
• Seseli, s. Hart-wort.
• Ses••stris, a King of Egypt.
• Sesquialteral, containing one and a half.
• Sesquiquarta, when a fourth part is added.
• Sesquitertian, having a 3d part more than another.
• Session, l. a sitting.
• Sessions, the quarterly sit∣ting of Justices in Court.
• Sesterce, -cie, H. S. (for IIS. or LLS.) a fourth part of the Roman Denarius, two As's and a half, almost two-pence.
• Sestine, f. a staff of 6 verses.
• Set [a land, Ship, &c.] ob∣serve by the compass upon what point they bear.
• Set-bolts, Irons forcing the works and planks of the Ship together.
• Sethim, Setim, Sittim, Shit∣tim, a tree of Judaea, whose timber never rots.
• Setle the Deck, lay it lower.
• Setigerous, l. bristle-bear∣ing.
• Settle, a town in York-shire.
• Setron, o. (q Citron) bright of hue.
• Settles, o. grafts.
• Setsoil, Tormentile.
• ... Setwall, Valerian.
• Severance, the singling of those that joyn in one writ.
• Sevenock, a town in Kent.
• Seven-shale, a town in Nor∣thumberland.
• Severians, Hereticks fol∣lowing
• Severus, he condemned marriage, Flesh, Wine, &c.
• Severn, a famous River by Shrewsbury, Worcester, Glo∣cester and Bristol.
• Sevidical, speaking cruelly.
• Sevil, as Sivil.
• Sevocation, l. a calling a∣side.
• Sew, Sewen, o. for sown.
• Sewed [ship,] when (the water being gone) she lies dry.
• Goes Sew, Ss. [the Cow] goes dry.
• Sewer, he that ushers up and places the meat of a great Personage; also a pas∣sage for water into a River (corruptly called the [com∣mon] shore.
• Sewel, a thing set to keep out Deer.
• Sewing, o. placed, following.
• Sewis, (f. Suivre) to follow.
• Sexagesima [Sunday,] next before Shrove-Sunday and the sixth before Passion-Sun∣day.
• Sexenniat, of 6 years.
• Sextant, a very small coyn, or the sixt part of any thing divided into twelve.
• Sextantary, belonging thereto.
• Sextary, a pint (or pound) and a half,
• Sexte, part of the Canon-Law added to the decretals.
• Sexten, as Sacristan.
• Sextery, as Sacrary.
• Sextile, l. an Aspect of 60 Degrees, also as
• Sextilian [Moneth] August.
• Sextule, a deam and a scru∣ple.
• Sextuple, l. containing six.
• Sev. o. seen, saw.
• Sfachia, a town in Candia.
• Shack, Nf. a general com∣mon for Hogs, from the end of harvest till seed-time.
• To go at Shack, to go at large.
• Shack-bolt, a shackle or fetter.
• Shad, o. parted.
• Shadrach, h. a little tender dug.
• Shackles, oblong ship-rings for the shutting of the Ports, &c.
• Shaft, an arrow, and (in Darbyshire) a digging like a Well.
• Shafman, No. the same as
• Shaft-met, -ent, sa. the measure of the fist, with the thumb set up, half a foot.
• Shaftsbury, a town in Dor∣set-shire.
• Shallop, Sc-, Ch-, f. a small sea-vessel, also a shel-fish.
• Shamgar, h. desolation of the stranger.
• Shamois, as Chamois.
• Shamsheer, a Persian sword more crooked than a Scy∣miter.
• Shan, Li. shamefacedness.
• Shank, the longest part [of the Anchor.
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• Shank-painter, a short chain (by the Ships side) on which rests all the weight of the anchors after-part.
• Shap, o. fate, destiny.
• Shapely, o. likely.
• Shapournet, a resemblance, (in Heraldry) of the Chape∣ron or French-hood.
• Sharnebude, o. a Beetle.
• Sharping-corn, given at Christmas (by some Far∣mers) to their Smith, for sharping plough-irons, &c.
• Shash, the whole piece of linnen (Telbent) whereof the Turbant (or rather Sharuck) is made, or which is tied a∣bout the midle.
• Shavaldries, o. feats of Chi∣valry.
• Shaw, o. shadow, tuft of trees, a wood round a close, Ss.
• Shaw, P. a King.
• Shaw-zawdeh, P. the Grand Seignors Son.
• Shawl, Ss. a winnowing sho∣vel.
• Shead, La. to distinguish.
• Shearing, when the ship goes in and out, and is not steered steddily, also (No.) reaping.
• Sheer-hooks, most unuseful irons set into the yard-arms (to cut the enemies shrowds, &c.)
• Sheat-anchor, the biggest.
• Sheats, ropes bent to the clew of all Sails, also the planks (under water) which come along the run of the ship and are closed to the stern-post.
• Sheath a Ship, case it (under water) with thin boards o∣ver hair and tar, to keep out the Southern Worms.
• No Shed, No. No difference between things.
• Shed, Che. to strike off a piece.
• Shede, o. to de] part.
• Sheen, Shene, o. shining.
• Sheep-shanks, two masts (or yards) set up and seased a∣cross one another near the top.
• Sheers, two poles so set up.
• Sheevers, which run round in the pullies and blocks.
• Sheffield, a town in York∣shire.
• Shefford, a town in Bedford∣shire.
• Shekle. as Sicle.
• Sheldaple, a Chaffinch.
• Sheld, Sf. flecked, party-coloured.
• Shem, as Sem.
• Shemmering, o. glimme∣ring.
• Shend, o. to blame, or spoil.
• Shent, o. a barrow-pig.
• Shepen, o. simple, fearfull.
• Shepens, o. Sheep-coats.
• Shepster, o. Shepherd.
• Shepton-mallet, a town in Somerset-shire.
• Sherbet, a pleasant drink (of Limons, Sugar, Amber, &c. or Violets, Honey, juice of Raisins, &c.) of great re∣quest among the Turks and Persians.
• Sher••orn, a town in York∣shire, Dorcet-shire, and other places.
• Shermans-craft, the shear∣ing of Cloth (at Norwich.)
• Sherry, (Sp. Xeres) a Sea∣town of Corduba in Spain.
• Shetland, a Northern Isle.
• Shete, o. sat, or shoot.
• Shetten; o. shut in.
• Shibboleth, h. an ear of Corn.
• Shield, sa. to defend.
• Shift, o. to bestow.
• Shildes, o. French Crowns.
• Shilling, sa. was but five pence.
• Shilo, -oh, h. sent.
• Shimper, Ss. to shine.
• Shingle, a lath.
• Shingled, o. for singled, or made of Shingles.
• Shingles, a heat arising in the body, if it get round, it kills▪
• Ship-money, an imposition (1635.) for the providing Ships for the Kings service▪ &c. declared unlawful by Stat. 17. Car. 1.
• Shippen, No. a Cow-house.
• Shipt••n, a town in Shrop∣shire, Worcester-shire, and a∣bout a dozen more.
• Shire, sa, a division or County.
• Shirif, -ref, Shire-reve, sa. the cheif yearly Officer (un∣der the King) of a Shire.
• Shirifalty, the time of ones being Sheriff.
• Shire-Clerk, the under-she∣riff or his deputy.
• Shirtband, Y. a band.
• Shoad, the Tin-stones in Cornwal.
• Shoars, props.
• Shode, o. a bush of hair.
• Shoder, o. for shoulder.
• Shope me, o. shoved or thrust my self.
• Shoplift, c, one that pre∣tends to cheapen, and steals wares.
• Shore, o. a cleft or cranny.
• Shorefhode, o. for Sherif∣dom.
• Shoreham, (old and new) in Sussex.
• Shorling, a fell after the Fleece is shorn off, also a shorn Sheep.
• Shot of Cable; two cables spliced together.
• Shoud, a Turkish Justice.
• Shoulderd head, an arrovv head (with a shoulder) be∣tvveen blunt and sharp.
• Shoulder••pight, vvhen the pitch or point of the horses shoulder is displaced.
• Showl, shallovv at Sea.
• Good Showling, grovving shallovv by degrees.
• Shraping, o. scraping.
• Shrew, a kind of Field∣mouse very mischievous to Cattel.
• Shrewsbury, Shroes-, Salep, the chief tovvn of Shropshire.
• Shrift, -ivi••g, sa. auricular confession.
• Shright, o. a shriking or crying out.
• Shrine, (Scrinium, a chest) that vvhich contains the bo∣dy of a Saint.
• Shrowds, the ropes that come from either fi••e of all the Masts.
• Shrove-tide, Confession-time.
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• Shrove-tuesday, the first tuesday after the first new-moon that happens after January.
• Shuck, so. a husk.
• Shullen, o. for Shall.
• Shun, Ss. to shove.
• Shymar, a short vest, for∣merly a Bishops long robe.
• Sialoquent, l. spitting in his speech.
• Sib, sa. kindred.
• No sole Sib'd, No. Nothing akin.
• No more Sib'd than sieve and riddle, that grew both in a wood together, Che.
• Sibberidg, -red, Sf. banes of Matrimony.
• Sibilation, l. a hissing.
• Sibils, as Sybils.
• Siccaneous, l. dry, without springs.
• Siccifical, l. cars••ng
• Siccity, l. drieness.
• Sich, Sike, No. a little wa∣ter-course, dry in summer.
• Sicilian, belonging to
• Sicily, an Isle by Italy.
• Sickerly, No. surely.
• Sicle, Shekel, h. half an ounce, half a Crown.
• Siclike, o. such like.
• Sicut alias, a second writ when the first was not exe∣cuted.
• Side-laies, when dogs are let slip at a deer as he passes.
• Side-men, Assistants to the Church-wardens.
• Side, No. long, also proud.
• Si douset et la margarete, (Si doucette est la marguerite, f.) so sweet is the daisy.
• Siderated, l. planet-struck.
• Sideral, -real, -an, Star∣like••
• Siderite, g. an Iron-like stone, or the loadstone draw∣ing iron.
• Sidon, a City of Phaenicia, plentifull in fish.
• Sidy, Ss. surly, moody.
• Sie, o. to fall, also as
• Sigallion, as Harpocrates.
• Sigele, Sa. a Neck-lace.
• Sigh, Seigh, o. for Saw.
• Sigillar, l. belonging to a so••l.
• Sigillative, apt to seal or be sealed.
• Sigillum Hermetis, an ex∣traordinary way of luting glasses.
• Sigismund, Sa. victorious peace.
• Sigles, g. Cyphers, initial letters put for the whole words.
• Signacle, l. a sign or seal.
• Signatory, l. sealing.
• Signature, l. a mark.
• Signaturist, a marker.
• Signet, one of the Kings seals wherewith his private letters are sealed.
• Signiferous, l. Ensign-bear∣ing.
• Significavit, a writ for the imprisoning him that stands obstinately excommunicate 40 dayes; also in other Cases.
• Sike mister men, o. such like men.
• Sikerd, o. allied.
• Silentiary, l. he that sees good rule and silence kept.
• Sile down. No. Sink down.
• Sile, So. filth.
• Sile, o. for Exile.
• Silery, as Cilery.
• Siliceous, l. flinty.
• Siligineous, l. of fine flo∣wer.
• Sillinder, Cylinder, the bore of a piece.
• Sillogism, as Syll-.
• Sillographer, g. a writer of scoffs.
• Siliquous, l. of the husk.
• Silk-thrower or throwster, a trade that winds, twists and spins (or throwes) silk.
• Silvestrous, as Syl-.
• Silures, people of South-Wales.
• Silurist, one of South-Wales.
• Silver-spoon-head, a kind of arrow-head.
• Simeon, Shi-, as Simon.
• Similar, -ry, l. like, of the same substance.
• Similitude, l. likeness.
• Simmer••n, a town in the lower Palatinate.
• Simon, h. hearing, obedi∣ent.
• Simoniacal, belonging to
• Simony, buying or selling of spiritual things, from
• Simon Magus, a Samari∣tan Sorcerer, who would have bought the power of giving the Holy Ghost.
• Simoniacks, followers of Simon (in that or any He∣resy.)
• Simon Islip, the first E∣rector of a printing press in England 1471.
• Simonides, a Lyrick poet of Thessaly.
• Simous, l. flat-nosed.
• Simpler, -list, he that stu∣dies
• Simples, plants and drugs.
• Simpson, E. Sf. Ground∣sel.
• Simulacre, l. an Image.
• Simulation, l. a counter∣feiting.
• Simultaneous, l. bearing a private grudge.
• Sin, o. for Since.
• Sinai, Horeb, a Mountain of Arabia.
• Sinapism, l. a medicine of mustard (to raise blisters, &c.)
• Sincerity, l. a being
• Sincere, l. pure (as honey without wax.)
• Sindic, as Syndic.
• Sindon, g. very fine linnen.
• Sine, a perpendicular from one extream of an Arch to the other.
• Sine assensu Capituli, a writ aginst him that alie∣nates Lands without consent of his Chapter or Covent.
• Sine die, without day, dismist the Court.
• Sing-cantor, as Succentor.
• Singerles, f. apish tricks.
• Single, the tail of a Deer.
• Singularity, a being
• Singular, l. without fel∣low.
• Sinisterity, a being
• Sinister, l. left-sided, un∣lucky.
• Sinister base point, under the sinister point, in the

• lower part of an Escut∣cheon.
• Sinnet, Rope-yarns plat∣ed together and beaten smooth (to sarve ropes, &c.)
• Si non omnes, a permission for some Commissioners (when all cannot meet) to finish a business.
• Sinon, a crafty Grecian who (by Virgil) betrayed Troy.
• Sinopical, belonging to
• Sinoper, -ple, Cinnabar, Ruddle.
• Sinus, a gulph or large bay.
• Sion, as Scion.
• Siphak, A. the Inner rim of the belly, joyn'd to the Cawl.
• Si-quis (If any one &c.) a bill set up for something lost.
• Sir, (f. Sieur or Seigneur) prefixt to the Christen-Names of Knights, and Sur∣names of Bachelors of Art.
• Sire, spoken (now) only to the king of France.
• Si recognoscat, a writ against the Debtor having acknow∣ledg'd the debt before the Sheriff.
• Syren, as Mermaid.
• Sirenical, belonging there∣to.
• Sirenize, to allure like them.
• Sirickzed, a town in Ze∣land.
• Siringe, g. a Chirurgeons Squirt.
• Sirius, the Dog-star.
• Sirocco, I. a noxious South-East wind.
• Sisamnes, a Judge whom Cambyses flea'd for bribery.
• Sisley, as Cicely.
• Sysiphus, a Robber slain by Theseus, in hell he is said to roll a stone up hill, which returns and makes his labou•• endless.
• Sitarch, g. a Pourveyor.
• Site, Situation, l. the seat or standing of a place.
• Sithcundman, sa. the Gen∣tleman who was to lead the men of his parish.
• Sithness, o. seeing that.
• Sitient, l. thirsting.
• Sitomagus, Thetford in Norfolk.
• Sittim, as Sethim.
• Sittenborn, a Town in Kent.
• Sivil, Sevil, the Chief Ci∣ty of Andaluzia in Spain.
• Sixain, f. a sixth, also as Sestine.
• Size, a farthing [bread, &c.] noted with an S. in the buttery-book at Cam∣bridge, where
• To Size, is the same as to battel at Oxford, and
• Siz••r, as Servitor, or Bat∣teler.
• Sizygy, as Syz-.
• Sizzing, Ss. Yeast, barm.
• Skaddle, Scathy, Ss. Ra∣venous, Mischievous.
• Skarfing, as Scarfing
• Skarmoch, o. Skirmish.
• Skathe, No. loss, harm. One doth the Skath, another has the scorn.
• Skegg, that little inconve∣nient part of the keel, which is cut slaunting and left a lit∣tle without the stern-post.
• Skeer the Esse, Che. separate the dead ashes from the Em∣bers.
• Skeeling, Ss. an Isle or bay of a barn.
• Skeleton, as Scel-.
• Skellum, as Scel-.
• Skere, o. a fray.
• Skew, c. a dish.
• Skeyn, an Irish dagger.
• Skid the wheel, K. keep it steddy (with an iron hook) upon a descent.
• Skiff, Sc••ph, Sch-, a ship∣boat.
• Skink, strong Scotch pot∣tage of knuckles and sinews of beef
• Skinker, as Scen-.
• Skinret, a dainty streng∣thening root like a Par∣ship.
• Skleir, o. a scarf.
• Sklendre, o. slender.
• Skleren, o. to cover.
• Skorchlith, o. Scorcheth.
• Look Skrow, Ss. sowrly.
• Skry, sc. to Cry.
• Skupper, as Scupper.
• Skypton, a town in York∣shire.
• Slape-ale, Li. plain ale (not medicated.)
• Skappel, Ss. a piece or part.
• Slay, (D. Slagen, to strike) a Weavers instrument with ••eeth like a Comb.
• Slaton, No. cast on, or dash against.
• Slatch, the midle part of a rope hanging slack with∣out the Ship; also a small interval of fair weather.
• Slat, c. a sheet.
• Sleasie Holland, Vulgarly all sleight Holland, but pro∣perly that which comes ••rom
• Slesia, Schlesie, Silesia, part of Germany.
• Sleak out the tongue, Ch••. put it out in derision.
• Sleck, No. small pit-coal; also to slack or quench.
• Sleech, No. take up [wa∣ter.]
• Sleepers, the timbers fore and aft the bottom (on ei∣••her side the Keelson) which describe the narrowing of the ships floor.
• Sleford, a town in Lin∣colnshire.
• Slego, an Irish County.
• Sleswick, a Dutchy of South Juit••and.
• Slete, N••. to now or set on [a dog.]
• Slew syre, Sc. struck fire.
• Slewth of beerys, o. Slouth of bears.
• Sliding of co••age, o. Easily daunted.
• Slidder, o. slippery▪ falling.
• Slight a Fort, demolish it.
• Slim, L••. crafty, naugh∣ty.
• Sliming, a hawks muting long-waies entirely without dropping.
• Sling, to f••sten Cask &c. in a pair of slings.
• Slive, Li. to creep.
• ...

• Sliverly, Li. crafty.
• Sliver, o. a piece or parcel.
• Slo, o. for slay.
• Slocksher, Slocker, D. he that enticeth away mens ser∣vants.
• Slot, the print of a Stag••∣foot.
• Slot the door, Li. shut it.
• Slough, a damp, also a ditch, and (in Hunting) the place where a Bore ••••es.
• Slouth of Bears, a great Company of them.
• Slug, a Ship that Sails ill and heavily.
• Slouthlich, o. slovenly.
• Smacking-Cove, c. Coach∣man.
• Smalt, a kind of blue paint, or enamel.
• Smaragdine, like a
• Smaragd, l. an Emerald.
• Smarile away, No. waste a∣way.
• Smittle, No. to infect.
• Smear of Caryours, o. a Com∣pany.
• Smec, a contraction of
• Smectymnnus, the initial letters of five Co-authors of one Book, viz. Stephen Mar∣shal, Edm. Calamy, Tho. Young, Mat. Newcomen, and W. Spur∣stow.
• Smegmatick, g. like a wash-ball.
• Smelling-cheat, c. a garden or nosegay.
• Smelting, the melting of metal in the Oar.
• Smeth, Smothery, an oint∣ment to take away hair.
• Smilax, a virgin who (for Crocus's love) pined into a Kidney-bean.
• Smired, Sa. anointed.
• Smiter, c. an arm.
• Smiting-line, fastened to the Missen yard-a••m.
• Smite the Missex, pull that rope, to break the fartheling rope-yarn, and let the sail come down.
• Smoke-silver-penny, paid many Ministers, either in li∣eu of Tithe-wood, or the old Rome-scote.
• Smopple, No. [short and fat] Py-crust.
• Smoterlich, o. snout-fair.
• Smuglers, Stealers of Cu∣stom.
• Smuity, obscene.
• Smylting, Sa. a mixture of Gold and Silver, a Solder∣ing.
• Smyrna, a City of Ionia.
• Snag, Ss. a snail.
• Snake-weed, Adders wort.
• Snap-dragon, a Hob-goblin; also a plant.
• Snap-haunse, a fire-lock.
• Snatch-block, a great block with a sheever, and a notch through one cheek, by which they reeve any rope into it.
• Snathe, a Town in York∣shire.
• Snee, Sny, No. to abound or swarm.
• Snees-wort, an herb cau∣sing to sneeze.
• Snete, the fat of Deer.
• Snettersham, A Town in Norfolk.
• Snever-spawt, No. a slen∣der stripling.
• Snock the door, No. latch it.
• Snitch, Snitchel, c. a fillip.
• Snilches; c. sees or eyes you.
• Snite, No. wipe [your nose.
• Snithe-wind, Li. a cutting wind.
• Snudg, c. one that ••ides himself in a house to do mis∣chief.
• Snurl, Sf. a pose or cold in the head.
• Snytyth, o. [the hawk] snites or wipes her beak.
• Soa••, to fly up aloft.
• So••riquet, f. a nick-name or by-word.
• S••c, Soke, Soken, sa. a power to Minister Justice, also that Jurisdiction. Hence
• Soca, a Lordship endow'd with liberty of keeping a Court of
• Socagers, Sockmen, Tenants whose tenure is
• Socage, Soccage, (f. Soc. a plough-share) a tenure by some husbandry-service to the Lord of the fee.
• Sociality, Society, l. fellow∣ship, Company.
• Socinianism, the doctrine of the
• Socinians, followers of Lae∣lius the Uncle and his Ne∣phew Faustus
• Socinus, Sozzo of Sienna (1555.) he denied Christs e∣ternal Divinity, &c.
• Socna, sa. a privilege or li∣berty.
• Sockets, holes for the pin∣tels of the rudder, mur∣derers, &c.
• Socome▪ a Custom of grind∣ing at the Lords mill.
• Bond-Socome, to which they are bound.
• Love-Socome, when done freely.
• Socord, l. Idle or Idleness.
• Socratick, belonging to
• Socrates, a famous Atheni∣an Philosopher, called (by the oracle) the wisest man.
• Sodalicious, belonging to
• Sodality, l. a fellovvship.
• Sodor, a tovvn in Siera, (one of the Hebrides) vvhere are interred 60 Kings.
• Sodomitical, belonging to a
• Sodomite, he that commits
• Sodomy, buggery, the sin of
• Sodom, h. their secret or lime.
• Soest, a Tovvn of Mark in Germany.
• Sofees, Turkish Pharis••es.
• Soget, o. (I. Soggetto) sub∣ject.
• Soil (or Sile) the milk, No. strain it.
• Soigne, Soin, f. care.
• Sojour, f, tarrying, dvvel∣ling.
• Soken, o. trade, dealing.
• Sokemans, as Socagers.
• Sol, l. the Sun, or gold.
• Solace, l. comfort.
• Solar, l. of the Sun, also a•• upper room.
• Solary, the same, also •• Sundial, a pension for livin•• retired from business, or for building upon the Common-Wealths soil.
• Sold••, as Selda, a shop or shed.
• Soldado, sp. S••ldat, f. a Sol∣dier.
• ...

• Soldan, Sould-, as Sultan.
• Soldin, a town of Bran∣denburg.
• Soldures, Gauls that vow∣ed friendship and to share in the good and bad fortunes of any.
• Soleated, l. shod [with iron.
• Solecism, as Solaecism.
• Solein, o. only.
• Solegrave, -rove, o. Febru∣ary.
• Solemnity, [yearly] pomp.
• Solemnize, to celebrate.
• Solennial, Solemn, done publickly every year.
• Solent, the sea between the Isle of Wight and Hamp∣shire.
• Sole tenant, holding in his own right, without his wife (or any other) joyned.
• Solevation, Sp. a lifting up.
• Solfe, o. to sing Sol, Fa.
• Solicitation, stirring in a business.
• Solicitor, one employ'd to take care of suits depend∣ing.
• Solicitous, full of
• Solicitude, l. care.
• Solidata, as Fardingdeal, also a soldiers pay.
• Solidation, l. a making whole.
• Solids, regular bodies or figures, viz. a Circle, Cube, Pyramid, Cylinder, and Do∣decaëdron.
• Solifidian, holding faith only necessary to salvation.
• Solifuge, l. a venemous creature found in the silver Mines of Sardinia.
• Soliloquy, l. talk alone
• Solinus terrae, two plow∣lands and almost an half.
• Soliped, l. whose foot is whole.
• Solisequious, following the sun.
• Solistime, l. divination by the dancing of bread thrown to chickens.
• S••litaneous, -ary, without company.
• Solitude, l. loneliness.
• Solivagant, l. wandering alone.
• Soller, as Solar, a Cham∣ber.
• Solaecismical, belonging to
• Solaecism, g. a speaking contrary to grammar.
• Solomon, h. peaceable.
• Solon, one of the seven wise men of Greece.
• Solstitial, belonging to
• Solstice, Sun-stead, when the Sun is highest and lowest (about the midle of June and December.)
• Soltwedel, a town of Bran∣denburg.
• Soluble, l. which one may
• Solve, l. loosen, unty.
• Solute, -tive, loosed or loo∣sening.
• Solution, a dissolving or undoing.
• Solutione feodi Militis Parl. a writ for a Knight of the Shires allowance.
• Sol. feo. Burgen. Parl. for a Burgess.
• Som••wilne, o. some one.
• Sommer, as Summer.
• Sommerton, a town in So∣mersetshire.
• Somnicul••••s, l. sleepy; al∣so as
• Somniferous, bringing sleep.
• Somnolency, a being
• Somnolent, l. drowsy.
• Somnus, l. [the God of] Sleep.
• Sond, o. Will, Command∣ment, also sand and messen∣ger.
• Sondbache, a town in Che∣shire.
• Sonesse, o. a noise.
• Songal, -gle▪ Heref. a hand∣ful of gleaned corn.
• Sonti••els▪ o. Sunny (shin∣ing) tresses of hair.
• Sonnenberg, Sunn-, a town of Brandenburg
• Son••ro••••, l. loud, shrill.
• Sontage, a tax of 40 shil∣ling upon every Knights fee, al••o coarse cloth for bag∣ging, &c.
• Sontick, l. hurtful.
• Sontick disease, continual, hindring ones business.
• Sontina, a Town of Colen.
• A-Soon, No. at even.
• Soot, Sote, o. sweet.
• Sophia, g. wisdome.
• Sophism, g. a deceitful sen∣tence.
• Sophist, -ter, a crafty Ca∣viller.
• Sophistical, deceitful.
• Sophisticate, l. to falsify.
• Sophistry, circumvention by false arguments.
• Sophronia, g. prudent, tem∣perate.
• Sophy, the King of Persia.
• Sopited, l. laid to sleep.
• Sopition, -porat-, a laying or being laid to sleep.
• Soporiferous, l. causing sleep.
• Sorb, l. a service-berry.
• Sorbition, l. a supping.
• Sorbonists, Divines of the
• Sorbonne, a Colledge in Paris founded (1264) by
• Robert de Sorbonne, an Al∣moner and Preacher of St. Lewis 9.
• Sorcery, -elery, -llage, f. Witchcraft.
• Sord, o. sorrel-coloured.
• Sorde (or Sate) of Mallards, o. a great company.
• Sorde••, -dine, f. the little pipe in the mouth of a trum∣pet.
• Sordidate to make
• Sordid, l. foul, base.
• Sore a cale, o. very cold.
• Sore, a male fallow deer 4 year old.
• Sorel, one of 3 years old.
• Sore-age, the first year of a hawk.
• Sore-hawk, till she has mew∣ed.
• Sorites, g. an argument of divers propositions heap∣ed, wherein the Predicate of the former is the subject of the latter, and the last predicate attributed to the first subject.
• Sorit••cal, belonging thereto.
• Sorlinges, many small I∣slands on the West of Eng∣land.
• Sororiation, a becoming
• Sororiant, l. whose breasts

• begin to shew.
• Sororicide, l. a Sister-kil∣ler.
• Sorority, Sister-hood.
• Sortilegy, l. lottery, divi∣nation by lots.
• Sortition, l. a casting lots.
• Sortitor, l. a caster, &c.
• Sospital, l. safe, wholsom.
• Sospitation, l. a keeping safe.
• Sotel, o. for Subtle.
• Sote, o. sweet.
• Sothale, as Scotale or Filctale.
• Sothfast, sa. Faithfull.
• Soukle, o. wretched.
• Soulack, a Turkish Offi∣cer.
• Soudan, o. for Souldan.
• Soul-Mass-Cakes, still gi∣ven (in some places) to the poor on All-souls day.
• Sould, o. inspired [with a new soul.
• Soul-scot, money paid the Priest at the opening of the grave.
• Sound, any great in-draught of the Sea (between two head-lands) where there is no passage through; parti∣cularly a famous Eastern Sea.
• Sounding-lead, about 7 l. weight, and 12 inches long.
• Sounding-line, about 20 fadom, market at 3 with a black leather, at 5 with a white rag, at 7 red, at 10 and 15 with leather. A deep-sea-line is sometimes 200 fadom.
• Source, f. a spring.
• Sourd, f. deaf; also as
• Sounder, a Company [of Swine or wild boars.
• Sourdet, as Sordet.
• Sourd, o. to arise, proceed.
• Sous, Sol, f. a penny.
• Sous-ciaviere artery, the ascendent branch of the great artery.
• South-Hampton, the chief town of Hantshire.
• South-Vicont, the Under-Sheriff.
• Southam, a town in War∣wickshire.
• Southcast, a town in Hant∣shire.
• Southold, a Town in Suf∣folk.
• Southwark, a town in Sur∣rey.
• Southwell, a town in Not∣tingham.
• Southsaws, o. true speeches.
• Sow and plite, o. Seal and fold.
• Sower, (for sore) a deer. o.
• Sowgh, o. to sound.
• Sowl, Sool, No. any thing eaten with bread.
• Sowl him by the ears, Li. worry him (as a dog does the Sow.)
• Sown, o. for Swoon and Sound.
• Sown, (f. Souvenu) remem∣bred.
• Estreats that Sown, such as the Sheriff can gather.
• Sowned, o. ordained (pub∣lisht with sound of Trum∣pet.)
• Sowter, o. (Sutor) a Shoe∣maker.
• Sozzo, I. Socinus.
• Anti-Sozzo, a Treatise a∣gainst Socinianism.
• Spa, as Spaw.
• Spackt, No. apt to learn.
• Spade, l. one gelded (man or beast.)
• Spadiards, Labourers [with spades] in the Cornish tin∣mines.
• Spadiceous, l. of a bright bay.
• Spagyrical, belonging to a
• Spagyrick, l. an Alchymist.
• Spahy, (P. Spawhee) a Tur∣kish hors-man compleatly armed.
• Spaid, a red male deer 3 year old.
• Spaidairs, White-friers, with a red swords on their habits.
• Spalding, a town in Lin∣colnshire.
• Spannishing, o. full breadth.
• Spancel, No. a rope to ty a Cows hin-legs.
• Spane, No. wean [the Child.
• Spar, Speir, Spur, No. to enquire or cry at the mar∣ket.
• Spar the door an emis be come, Nf. shut it lest he come in.
• Spars, Gem-like stones found in lead-mines.
• Sparsion, l. a sprinkling.
• Sparadrap, a linnen rag dipt in melted plaister.
• Sparsedly, scatteringly.
• Spartans, the people of
• Sparta, Lacedaemon, a fa∣mous City of Peloponnesus.
• Sparth, o. a double ax or spear.
• Spasmatical, belonging to a
• Spasm, g. the Cramp.
• Spat, the spawn of Oi∣sters.
• Spat, -tter, -tule, l. a splat∣ter or slice to spread plai∣sters.
• Spatiate, l. to walk abroad.
• Spaw, Spa, a town in Liege, famous for medicinal Wa∣ters.
• Spawhawn, Spaan, Spahan, Jespaa, Hisphan, Dura, He∣catompylos, the Chief City of Persia, called (by them) Half the World.
• Spayad, o. as Spaid.
• Lord Speaker, of the house of Peers.
• Mr. Speaker, of the house of Commons.
• Speal, Spell, No. a Splinter.
• Spearmen, as Pensioners.
• Speces, o. parts or pieces.
• Specialty, a bond, bill, or such like Instrument.
• Specifical, belonging to or constituting a
• Species, l. the different kind or form of a thing▪
• Sp••cify, to shew or signi∣fy in particular.
• Specification, a signifying, &c.
• Specimen, l. a proof or trial.
• Specious, l. fair in shew.
• Spectable, l. to be lookt on.
• Spectacle, l. a publick shew.
• Spectative, speculative, contemplative.
• ...

• Spectatour, l. a beholder.
• Spectre, l. an apparition.
• Specular, belonging to or helping the sight.
• Speculate, l. to watch on high.
• Speculatory, belonging to
• Speculation, l. espial, watch∣ing, observing.
• Speculum oris, an instrument to skrew open the mouth.
• Speeks, long nails.
• Speek the missen, put the yard right up and down by the mast.
• Speedwell, the herb Flu∣ellin.
• Speer, Che. the Chimney-post.
• Spell, sa. a world, also a charm▪
• Give him a Spel, row or pump in his turn or stead.
• Spell the missen, let go the sheat and speek it up.
• Spelt, Zea, a kind of wheat in Italy, France and Flan∣ders.
• Spelter, Zink, a modern me∣tal.
• Spend a Mast, &c. lose them by foul weather.
• Spenen, o. for spending.
• Spending their mouth, is the same in hounds, as Opening in Grey-hounds, questing in Spaniels, and barking in o∣ther Dogs.
• Spene, K. a Cows pappe.
• Sper, o. open, manifest.
• Sperid, o. asked.
• Sperable, l. to be hoped.
• Sperage, Asparagus.
• Sperkel, o. wandring.
• Spermatical, belonging to
• Sperm, g. natural seed or spawn.
• Sperma Ceti, as Parma Ceti.
• Spermatize, to cast forth Sperm,
• Spermatique artery, goes from the body of the Aorta to the Testicles, and there joyns the vein governing those parts.
• Spermatick vein, the third branch of the trunk descen∣dant of the hollow vein.
• Sperstick, g. done in haste.
• Sphacelism, g. an nicerating in the Brain.
• Spherable, which may bemade
• Spherical, round, like a
• Spere, g, a globe or circle.
• Sphericity, such a roundness.
• Spheromachy, g. playing at ball or at bowls.
• Sphincter, g. the muscle of the Fundament.
• Sphi••••, a kind of Baboon; (in Poets) a Monster near Thebes, destroying all that could not unfold her ridles, but Oedipus doing it, she brake her own neck.
• Spicate, l. eared as corn.
• Spice, Y. Raisins, Figs, &c.
• Spice, o. a kind.
• Spiciferous, bearing corn-ears.
• Spicilegy, l. a gleaning of Corn.
• Spiculator, l. a spearman of a guard.
• Sea-spider, a Carvel, cast∣ing out many strings for small Fish.
• Spignel, mew, Baldmony, Bearwort.
• Spigurnels, was the Scalers of the Kings writs.
• Spikenard, an Indian odori∣ferous plant.
• Spillisly, a town in Lincoln∣shire.
• Spinal, belonging to a
• Spine, l. a thorn or sting, also the back-bone.
• Spindle, the smallest part of the Capstern between the a Decks.
• Spingard, an old kind of Chamber-gun.
• Spinge, o. to sprinkle.
• Spiniferous, l. thorny.
• Spinosity, l. thorniness.
• Spinster, the title of all un∣married women, from the Viscounts Daughter down∣ward.
• Spintrian, l. belonging to new inventions of lust.
• Spiracle, l. a breathing hole.
• Spiral, rowling in several circles one about another.
• Spirarch, g. a Captain.
• Spiration, l. a breathing.
• Spirlinga, a small Sicilian town that conspired not in their Vespers.
• Spiritualities [of a Bishop.] the profits he receives as Bi∣shop, and not as Baron of Parliament.
• Spiritualization, (in Chy∣mistry) a changing the whole body into spirit.
• Spiritual Electors, the Bi∣shops of Colen, Mentz and Triers.
• Spiss, l. thick, gross, firm.
• Spissity, -tude, l. thickness.
• Spitter, as Brocket.
• Spittle, (I. Spedale) an ho∣spital.
• Splattyd, o. drest, disht.
• Splay, o. for display.
• Splayting, the parting of a horses shoulder from the breast, (occasion'd by some slip, &c.)
• Spleen-wort, Ceterach, Milt••wast.
• Spleget, as Pleget.
• Splendent, -did, l. bright, brave.
• Splendor, l. brightness, &c.
• Splenetick, troubled in the
• Splene, the milt under the left short-ribs, purging the Liver of superfluous Melan∣choly bloud.
• Splenitique artery, the great∣est branch of the Coeliaque ending in the Spleen.
• Splenetick vein, a main branch of the port-vein, end∣ing (in four parts) in the Spleen.
• Splice the ropes, make fast their ends into one another.
• Spodium, sooty dregs of dross in the melting of Brass.
• Spoliation, l. a spoiling or robbing, also a writ for one incumbent against another (of the same Church and Patron.)
• Spondalion, g. a heathen hymn sung at the burning of the incense.
• Spondee, g. two long sylla∣bles.
• Spondyles, g. the chin••∣bones.
• Spongious, l. like to
• ...

• Sponge, Spunge, l. a kind of plant-animal growing only under the Sea-rocks of Sa∣mos.
• Sponsal, -litious, l. belonging to a Spouse or to marriage.
• Sponsion, l. a [mutual] pro∣mise.
• Spontal, -ane, -eous, l. free, voluntary, without con∣straint.
• Spontaneity, voluntariness.
• Spoon the ship, put her right before the wind and Sea (without any Sail.)
• Sporades, scattered Carpa∣thian Isles.
• Sport, l. a hand-basket or panier.
• Sporte, o. deportment.
• Spouse, f. a Bride-groom or Bride.
• Spousage, betrothing.
• Spousail, o. the same.
• Spout, (at Sea) a little ri∣ver running out of the clouds.
• S. P. Q. R. Senatus Popu∣lusque Romanus, the Senate and people of Rome.
• S: P. Q. L. - Londinensis, of London.
• Spraints, Otters dung.
• Spray, o. a bough or sprig.
• Sprent, o. springled, leapt.
• Spraint, o. sprinkled.
• Spretion, l. a despising.
• Spretor, l. a scorner.
• Sprights, short arrows with wooden heads (shot out of muskets) which would pierce a ships sides.
• Spring a mast, to have it crackt.
• Springolds, o. for springals.
• Springal, D. a stripling.
• Sprutellit, o. spotted.
• Spring-tides, three daies af∣ter the full and change of the moon.
• Spullers of yarn, Triers if it be well spun and fit for the loom.
• Spume, l. foam, froth, scum.
• Spumid, l. frothy.
• Spumiserous, froth-bearing
• Spunge, as Sponge, also a staff (with a piece of Lamb-skin) to scoure a gun.
• Spunk, un excrescence on the sides of trees, also half-rotten [ash] wood.
• Spun-yarn, rope-yarn scra∣ped thin to make caburn, &c.
• Spurcidical, l. speaking smuttily.
• Spurious, l. base-born, coun∣terfeit.
• Spurkets, the holes or spaces between the futtocks (or the rungs) by the ships-sides.
• Spurrey, Spergula, an herb.
• Sputative, l. spitting much.
• Squadron, f. a square body of Soldiers.
• Squaimus, o. for squeamish.
• Squames, o. Scales.
• Squalid, l. filthy, nasty.
• Squamigerous, l. scale-bear∣ing.
• Squat, Ss. bruise by falling.
• Squeeker, c. a bar-boy.
• Squill, l. the Sea-Onion.
• Squinant, th, g. the sweet rush, Camels meat, an Ara∣bian plant.
• Squincy, -nancy, l. a swelling in the Throat.
• Squireth, o. waiteth upon.
• Squobled, when (between setting and imposing) some lines (in a form) fall out of Order.
• S. S. Sacrosanctus, (or San∣cti) holy; Spiritus Sanctus, the Holy Ghost, or Sacra Scriptura, the holy Scrip∣ture.
• Stability, l. firmness.
• Stable-stand, a finding one (with his bow bent) ready to shoot at Deer, or his dog ready to slip, &c.
• Stabulate, l. to keep or be kept up as Cattel in a stall.
• Stacker, Li. stagger.
• Stack of wood, (in Essex) 14 foot in length, 3 in heighth and breadth.
• Stacte, the gum of the Myrh-tree.
• Stad, (q. bested) o. encum∣bred.
• Stade, l. a furlong.
• Stade, Stode, a town of Breme in Westphalis.
• Staffonger, a Port-town of Norway.
• Staffier, (l. Staff••a, a stirrup) a lacquey.
• Stafford, the cheif town of Stafford-shire.
• Stael, a town in Gelderland.
• Stag, a red male Deer five years old.
• Staggard, one four years old.
• Come a-stages or a-back∣stages, with the sails driven back against the shrowds, as the ship must before she can tack.
• Stagirite, Aristotle, born at
• Stagira, a town in Macedonia.
• Stagnarium, for Stunn-, a tin-mine.
• Stagnes, l. ponds.
• Stainard colours (in Heral∣dry) tawny and murrey.
• Staindrop, a town of Dur∣ham.
• ... Stallage, (sc. stallange) Sili∣quaticum.
• Stall-money in Fairs, &c.
• Stall-whimper, c. a bastard.
• Stalling-ken, c. a brokers, or any house that receives sto∣len goods.
• Stalboat, a kind of Fishers boat.
• Stalkers, a kind of nets.
• Stallion, l. a horse kept for Mares.
• Stamineous, l. of hemp or flax.
• Stamps, c. legs.
• Stampers, c. shoes or carri∣ers.
• Stam-flesh, c. to cant.
• Stamwood, Ss. the root of trees stub'd up.
• ... Stanbol, Tu. Constantino∣ple.
• Stanch [hound,] old, experi∣enced.
• Standard, Est-, s. the chief ensign of an army, also the standing measure, to whith all others are framed.
• Standel, a young store-oak, whereof 12 must be lest standing at the felling an acre of wood.
• Stanes, a town in Middle∣sex.
• Stanford, a town in Nor∣thampton-shire, also anothe••

• in Lincoln (where an Acade∣my was (only) begun, in the reign of Edw. 3d.) and seve∣ral other small towns.
• Stang, No. a Cowl-staff, al∣so to make one ride thereon.
• Stannar, the mother of me∣tals, a secret fume whereof they are made.
• Stank, o. weary, faint.
• Stannaries, l. the Cornish Tin-wo••ks.
• Stanza, I. a staff [of verses.
• Staple, f. a publick Mart, whither English Merchants (by common order) were to carry their wares for whole-Sale.
• Staple Inne, (by Helbourn bars) an Inne of Chancery, formerly for Staple-mer∣chants.
• Star-board, sa. the right side of a ship.
• Starfe, o. died.
• Star-chamber, a Court at Westminster put down by 17 C••r. 1.
• Stark, No. stiff, weary.
• Star of Bethlehem, Ornitho∣galum, a kind of herb.
• Stargard, a town in lower Pomeren.
• Starrulet, a little star.
• Start, No. a tail or handle.
• Start, put up [a hare.
• Starwort, Bubonium, Aster Atticus, a cooling and drying herb.
• Startling, o. for sparkling.
• Stasiarch, g. the chief rebel.
• Stater, g. in Silver 2 s. 6 d. in Gold, 17 s. 6d.
• Stavesaker, an herb whose seed is used to kill lice and the itch.
• Staticks, g. the science of weights and measures.
• Station, l. a standing-place, a bay or road for Ships.
• Station-staff, a surveying-pole
• Stationary, setled in any place.
• Stationers Company, takes in Booksellers, -Binders, and Stationers (properly so called) sell Paper, Ink, Wax, &c.
• Stative, l. standing, pitched.
• Statuary, l. a stone-cutter.
• Statuminate, l. to under∣prop.
• Statute, l. Act of Parlia∣ment.
• Statute-Merchant, and
• Statute-Staple, Bonds made and acknowledged in man∣ner directed by the Statutes.
• Statutes, Statute (or petit) Sessions, kept yearly for the disposing of Servants.
• Statuto Stapulae, a writ for the body and goods of him that forfeits the Statute-Staple.
• Statutum Mercatorium, a∣gainst him that forfeits Sta∣tute-Merchant.
• Statutum de Laborarijs, a∣gainst Labourers that refuse to work.
• Staw'd, No. (for stowed) set.
• Steccado, sp. the lists rail'd in for a combat, also a pale or fence before trenches.
• Stechfelt, (for Steffens felt) a town in lower Alsatia.
• Stechados, a beautiful and opening herb.
• Stede, o. a place.
• Stedship, o. firmness.
• Steel, the body of an ar∣row.
• Steel yard, as Stil-yard.
• Steer, to govern a ship with the helm.
• Steerage, -idge, the place where the steers-manstands.
• Stee, No. a ladder.
• Stem, No. to bespeak a thing.
• Stein, Steven, the same.
• Steindel, a town in Bran∣denburg.
• Steke or steick the dure, No. shut the door.
• Steganography, g. a dis∣course of covering buildings.
• Stellar, l. starry.
• Stellation, l. adorning with stars, also blasting.
• Stele So. a stalk or handle.
• Stelletto, Stiletto, I. a dag∣ger.
• Stelliserous, l. star-bearing.
• Stellion, l. a spotted lizzard, that casts his skin (a Sove∣raign remedy for the falling sickness) and enviously de∣vours it every half year.
• Stellionate, l. deceit in Merchandize.
• Stelt, a town of Berg in Germany.
• Stem, a stalk, stock or line∣age, also the great timber coming up compassing from the keel before the forecastle.
• Stem for Stem, right with their heads one against ano∣ther.
• Give her the Stem, the same as Go Stemming aboard her, run right upon her with the stem.
• Stennery, as Stannary.
• Stenais, a town in Lorr••••n.
• Stenning, a town in Sussex.
• Stenten, o. to stay (stint.)
• Stenography, g. short-writ∣ing.
• Stentorian, like unto
• Stentor, a Grecian whose voice was louder than 50 mens together.
• Stephen, g. a Crown.
• Step, the timber wherein a mast is placed.
• Step-mother, Mother-in-law
• Sterbrech, Streb- sa. an ob∣struction of a way, or a turn∣ing it out of the way.
• Stercorean. -orarious, l. be∣longing to dung.
• Stercoration, l. a dunging.
• Stered, o. dealt withal.
• Stereless, o. without a stern.
• Sterelich, o. earnestly.
• Stercometry, g. the measu∣ring of solid bodies.
• Sterile, l. barren.
• Sterility, l. barrenness.
• Sterling, as Easterling, also part of South-Scotland.
• Sterling-mon••y, numini Esterlingi, brought to per∣fection by the Easterlings under Rich. 1.
• Stern, the aftermost part of a ship, also the tail of a Grey-hound or Wolf.
• Sternberg, a town of Mech∣lenburg.
• Sternfast, a rope fasten'd to the stern, to keep it firm.
• Sterne, o. to lay down (sternere.)
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• Sternon, g. the breast-bone.
• Sternutatory, a powder to cause
• Sternutation, l. sneezing.
• Sterquilinous, -nious, be∣longing to a dung-hill.
• Sterve ••. to dy.
• Stesimbrotus, a Theban Captain, put to death (by his Father Epaminondas) for fighting the enemy with∣out orders.
• Stetin, the chief town of Pomerania.
• Steves, [the bolt-sprit or beak head] stands too up∣right.
• Steving of Cotton, Stow∣ing it.
• Steven, o. a Sound.
• Stews, Hot (or Whore) houses; also little fish∣ponds, So.
• Sthenobaea, receiving a re∣pulse from Bellerophon, accu∣sed him falsly to her Hus∣band.
• Stibes, -ez, Thebes in Greece.
• Stibium, Antimony, from the Darby-shire mines, &c.
• Stich-wort, an herb good against stiches and pains in the side.
• Stiff-gale, a strong wind.
• Stife quean, No. lusty.
• Stigian, as Stygian.
• Stighed, o. ascended.
• Stigmatick, -cal, one that is
• Stigmatized, g▪ branded with a hot iron.
• Stigonomancy, g. divinati∣on by writing on the bark of trees.
• Stillatory, l. a still, or di∣stilling.
• Stilletto, as Stelletto.
• Stillicide, l. Eaves-drop∣ping.
• Stillicidous, -latitious, drop∣ping.
• Stillyard, Steelyard, Guilda Teutonicorum, where the Hanse and Almain Mer∣chants used to reside.
• Stimulate, l. to prick or provoke.
• Stipation, l. a guarding about.
• Stipendial, l. belonging to wages.
• Stipendary, l. taking wages, or paying tribute.
• Stipendin••••. l. having of∣ten served for wages (in war.)
• Stipone, a sweet compound summer-drink.
• Stipticity, a being
• Stiptick, -cal, g. of a bind∣ing nature.
• Stipulate, l. to make a
• Stipulation, l. a solemn and formal Covenant or promise.
• Stiria, Stiermark, part of Austria.
• Stiricide, l. the dropping of icicles.
• Stirious, l. belonging to icicles.
• Stirps, l. a stalk, stock or kinred.
• Stithe, No. strong, stiff.
• Stithy, No. an anvil.
• Stoage, for Stowage.
• Stoaked [pump or ship] when the water cannot come to the well.
• Stoccado, Sp. a thrust or stab.
• Stockbridg, a town in Hant∣shire.
• Stockholm, the chief town in Swedeland.
• Stock-drawers, c. stock∣ings.
• Stocks, posts framed to build a ship or boat upon.
• Stocked, o. cast [into pri∣son.
• Stode of maarys, o. a com∣pany of Mares.
• Stoical, belonging to
• Stoicism, the doctrine of the
• Stoicks, g. Porch-Disciples of Zeno at Athens, who held a fatal necessity, freedom (in a wise man) from all passions &c.
• Stoikesomaticks, g. the ma∣kers of certain Chaldean fi∣gures or Images.
• Stoke, above 50 small towns.
• Stoly [house] Sf. dirty, cluttered.
• Stole, l. a long robe, also the Ornament about the Priests neck and cross his breast, denoting the yoke of Christ and the cord that bound him; a tippet.
• Stolidity, l. a being
• Stolid, l. foolish, fond, lewd.
• Stomachick, that cannot keep the meat in his sto∣mach.
• Stomachick vien, ends (in 2 branches) in the hollow of the ventricle.
• Stomachosity, l. a being
• Stomachous, angry, dis∣dainfull.
• Stomatick, g. with a sore mouth.
• Stone, a town in Stafford∣shire, and about a dozen more.
• Stone of wool, ought to be 14 li.
• Stone of beef, 8 pound, in Heref. 12.
• Stone-falcon, building in rocks.
• Stone-fly, a May-fly.
• Stone-••enge, a wonderfull pile of stones on Salisbury-plain.
• Stont, o. for stood.
• Stony-stratford, a town in Bucks.
• Stook of corn, 12 sheaves.
• Stooming of wine, with bags of herbs (and other in∣fusions) to make Rochelle &c. pass for Bachrag.
• Stooping, the hawks bend∣ing down to strike a fowl.
• Stopford▪ a town in Che∣shire.
• Stoppers, peeces of rope to stop the Cables from go∣ing out too fast.
• Storax, a fragrant Syrian gum.
• Stork, D. a bird famous for piety to his parent, feeding him when old and impo∣tent.
• Storks-bill, as Crows-bill.
• Stormaria, part of Hol∣stein.
• Storming, assaulting a place.
• ...

• Stot, No. a young horse or bullock.
• Stotal, for Scotale.
• Stovene, as Zuche.
• Stover, E. fodder.
• Stowk, No. as stook, also a pail-handle.
• Stow your whids, c. speak warily.
• Stowage, the place or mo∣ney paid for
• Stowing, laying goods in a Ships hold or ware-house.
• Stownds, o. sorrows, dumps.
• Stound, Sf. a little while, also (No.) a wooden small-beer-vessel.
• Stound-meal, o. of small con∣tinuance.
• Stowrs, o. shocks, brunts.
• Stowr, No. a hedge-stake or ladder round.
• Strahism, l. a looking a∣squint.
• Straelsonde, a Port-town in Pomerania.
• Strage, l. a great slaughter, selling of trees, &c.
• Strake, o. to pass.
• Strake, the iron about the fellies of a wheel, also the seam between two ship-planks.
• Straits, Streits, course nar∣row cloth or kersey.
• Stranded, run upon the
• Strand, sa. the bank or shore.
• Strand, Ss. a twist of a line.
• Straineth, [the hawk] snatcheth.
• Strangury, -ullion, g. a ma∣king water by drops and great p••in.
• Strappado, I. an engine to punish soldiers by drawing them up and letting them drop.
• Strasbourg, a town in Al∣sace, with a tower of 630 steps up.
• Stratagemical, full of
• Stratagems, g. subtle [war∣like] inventions.
• Stratford upon Avon, in Warwick-shire.
• Stratification, a strewing corroding powder on metals
• Stratiotick, g. warlike.
• Straton, a town in Cornwal.
• Stratocracy, g. government by an army.
• Stratuminate, l. to paye.
• Stream-anchor and cable, used in Rivers and fair weather.
• Straught, o. for stretched.
• Streight, Straight, a nar∣row sea-passage between two lands.
• Street-gavel, two shillings paid yearly by the Tenants to the Lord of Cholington in Sussex, for going out and re∣turning into it.
• Streme-works, following the veins of Tin by trenching, as Lode-work is by digging shafts in higher places.
• Stre, W••. straw.
• Strene, Streen, o. kinred.
• Strenuity, l. a being
• Strenuous, valiant, hardy.
• Strepe, o for strip.
• Streperous, l. hoarse, jar∣ring.
• Strepitate, l. to make a noise.
• Stretch forward, deliver it along into the mens hands to hale by.
• Strictive, l. gathered, crop∣ped.
• Stricture, a gathering, also a spark from a red hot iron.
• Strident, -dulous, mak∣ing a
• Stridor, l. a crashing noise.
• Strig, Ss. the stalk of Fruit.
• Strigilate, l. to curry [a horse.
• Strigment, l. filth rub'd off.
• Strike, No. a bushel.
• Strike sail, pull them down
• Strikle, -er, stritchel, that which strikes off the over-measure.
• Strip, Strop, destruction or mutilation.
• Stripe, o. kinred.
• Strocal, a long iron instru∣ment (like a fire-shovel) in glasse-making.
• Strom, No. an instrument to keep the Malt in the fat.
• Stromatick g. belonging to strewings.
• Stromaticks, books of seve∣ral scattered subjects.
• Strond, as Strand.
• Strophes, g. subtilties in ar∣guing.
• Stroud, a town in Gloce∣ster-shire.
• Strushings, No. Orts.
• Structure, l. building.
• Strumatick, troubled with
• Strume, -ma, l. a wen or swelling in the neck, &c.
• Strunt, No. a tail or rump.
• Stuckling, Ss. an apple-pasty.
• Stude (or Stode) of Mares, a great company, a stock of breeding Mares.
• Studious, l. careful.
• Study of Oxford, &c. Uni∣versity.
• Stull, E. a luncheon [of Bread, &c.
• Stultiloquy, l. foolish talk.
• Stum, the flower of fer∣menting wine put up in ves∣sels with iron hoops.
• Stunt, Li. stubborn, angry
• Stupefaction, l. astonishing.
• Stupendious, h. wonderful.
• Stupid, l. dismaid, sense∣less.
• Stupidity, dullness.
• Stupor, l. amazement.
• Stuprution, l. a deflowring.
• Stuprous, l. adulterous.
• Sturbridge, a town in Wor∣cester-shire.
• Sturmister, a town in Dor∣cet-shire.
• Sturk, no. a Bullock or Heifer.
• Sturrup, a piece patcht to the keel with an iron like a stirrup.
• Sturt, o. to straggle.
• Stusnet, Ss. a posnet, skillet.
• Stut; Somers. a gnat.
• Stygian, hellish, belonging to
• Styx, g. a poisonous foun∣tain of Arcadia, feigned to be a River in Hell by which the Gods swore, and he that swore falsly was banished from Heaven and Nectar for 1000 years.
• Stylo novo, after the new

• Gregorian Account.
• Stylo veteri, after the old Julian account.
• Styptick, as Stiptick.
• Suada, the Roman God∣dess of Eloquence.
• Suasory, l. perswading, exhorting.
• Suaviation, l. an amorous kissing.
• Suaviloquent, l. sweet-spo∣ken.
• Suaviloquy, sweet speech.
• Suavity, l. sweetness.
• Sub-, l. under, somewhat.
• Subaction, a bringing un∣der.
• Su••agitation, a driving to and fro, a soliciting, &c.
• Subalbid, whitish.
• Subalpine, under the Alps.
• Sabaltern, taking turns al∣so under another.
• Subalter and Sept, o. for Gibralter and Septa (now Ceuta.)
• Subaquaneous, under-water
• Subaudition, hearing a little
• Sub••ineritious, under ashes.
• Sub••lavian, under lock and key.
• Subclavicular vein, a main ascendant branch of the hol∣low vein.
• Subcutaneous, under the skin.
• Subdial, being
• Sub di••, in the open air.
• Subdititious, in anothers room.
• Subdolous, deceitful.
• Subduct, to draw back or away.
• Subduction, a bringing under, a reckoning or an allowance.
• Subgette, o. for subject.
• Sub••a••••ation, an out-cry, portsale, selling confiscate goods under a spear.
• Subhumerate, to undergo a burden.
• Subject, to put under.
• Su••j••ct, one under another, the matter treated of, the substance to which qualities adhere.
• Subingression, a subtle en∣tring.
• Subitaneous, -ary, sudden.
• Subjugate, to subdue or bring
• Sub-jugum, under the yoke, or spears set like a gallows.
• Subjunction, a joining un∣der.
• Subjunctive, under-se••ting.
• Subjunctive mood, which depends on another verb or a conjunction.
• Sublapsarians, hold that God (in his reprobating of men) did consider them as faln (but without respect to their final impenitence.)
• Sublation, a taking away.
• Sublevate, to lift-up, or help.
• Subligate, to bind under∣neath.
• Sublimation, a carrying a∣loft, also (in Chymistry) the sticking of dry exhalations to the sides of the Alembick.
• Sublimatum, white Mercu∣ry, a corrosive powder.
• Sublimatory, an instrument (or vessel) of sublimation.
• Sublime, lofty.
• Sublimity, height.
• Sublition, an under daub∣ing, grasing or laying the ground colour under the perfect.
• Sublunary, under the Moon.
• Submarine, under-sea.
• Submersion, plunging, drowning.
• Submission, a yielding.
• Subordination, a being
• Subordinate, set under ano∣ther.
• Suborn, to prepare or procure [false witness, &c.]
• Subpedaneous, Supp-, set under foot, as a foot-stool.
• Sub-poena, (under the pe∣nalty [of 100 pounds, &c.) a writ to call a man into the Chancery; also as a wit∣ness, into any Court.
• Subreptitious, as Surrept-.
• Subriguous, moist under∣neath.
• Subrision, a smiling.
• Subrogation, as Surro-.
• Subsannate, to mock or leer.
• Subscription, an underwri∣ting.
• Subsecive, cut off [from o∣ther business] done at times.
• Subsequent, immediately following.
• Subservient, helping, in or∣der to.
• Subsidence, a sinking down.
• Subsidiary, auxiliary.
• Subsidy, aid, also a tri∣bute Assessed by Parlia∣ment.
• Subsistence, abiding, con∣tinuance.
• Subsortition, a chusing by lot after others have cho∣sen.
• Substantial, real.
• Substantive, a word that signifies the substance or be∣ing of a thing.
• Substitute, to put in the room of another, also a De∣puty.
• Substitutive, appointed in anothers place, also condi∣tional.
• Substraction, a taking a lesser number from the greater.
• Substruction, an underpin¦ning, groundselling, or lay∣ing the foundation of a-house.
• Subsult, to leap under or about.
• Subsultation, such a leap∣ing.
• Subsultory, leaping un∣der.
• Subtegulaneous, under the house-eaves or roof.
• Subtense, chord, a right line from one extream of an arch to the other, like the string of a bent bow.
• Subterduction, a private leading away or stealing.
• Subterfluous, flowing un∣der.
• Subterfuge, an evasion or cunning shift.
• Subterranity, the being
• Subterrany, -neous, under∣ground.
• Subtiliation, the turning a body into liquor or fine pow∣der.
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• Subtilties, quirks, cunning sayings.
• Subtract, as Substract.
• Subventaneous, under the wind.
• Subversion, an overthrow∣ing.
• Subvert, to overthrow.
• Suburbian, belonging to
• Suburbs, the out-part of a Town or City.
• Suburbicarian, within the Jurisdiction of the City [Rome.
• Subvulturian, like a vul∣ture, living by rapine.
• Suc, f. Juice.
• Su••cedaneous, l. succeed∣ing another.
• Succedaneous medicament, instead of one that cannot be got.
• Succedent houses, 2d, 5th, 9th, 11th.
• Succentor, l. a [bass or un∣der] singing-man.
• Succenturiate, l. to fill up the [Soldiers] vacant places.
• Succernate, l. to sift meal.
• Succiduous, l. ready to fall.
• Succinct, l. girt up, also brief.
• Succineou••, belonging to
• Succinum, l. amber.
• Succisive, as Subsecive.
• Succollation, l. a beating on the shoulders.
• Succubus, a she-devil said to ly•• with men.
• Succulency, a being
• Succulent, l. juicy, plump.
• Succumbents, l. excommu∣nicate penitents kneeling behind the Quire or Pul∣pit.
• Succussion, sation, a vio∣lent shaking, trotting or jolting.
• Suction, l. a sucking.
• Sudation, l. a sweating.
• Sudatory, belonging there∣to; also a hot-house.
• Sudbury, a Town in Suf∣folk.
• Sudorifick, causing sweat.
• Sud••••ous, swe••ty.
• Suecia, Swedeland, a King∣dom North of Germany.
• Sue••••, ••. wipeth (f. Essu∣••••••)
• Suffarcinate, l. to stuff up.
• Suffarraneous, Subf-, l. un∣der another servant; also carrying meal to sell.
• Suffection, Substituting.
• Suffition, l. a perfuming (on hot coals.)
• Sufflamen, l. a trigger, to
• Sufflaminate, to scatch or scotch a wheel.
• Sufflation, l. a puffing up.
• Suffocate, l. to strangle or choak.
• Suff••ssion, l. an undermin∣ing.
• Suffragan, l. a Bishops Vicegerent.
• Suffragation, a giving ones
• Suffrage, l. a vote or voice in electing.
• Suffraginous, l. having the scratches or spaven.
• Suffraunt o. a sufferer.
• Suffricate, l. to rub off or under.
• Suffumigation, l. a convey∣ing smoke up [into the body.
• Suffusion, l. a spreading or pouring upon; also a pin or web in the eye.
• Suggestion, l. a prompting.
• Sugillation, l. a beating (or being) black and blew, also a slander.
• Suhit, See Gazul.
• Suïcide, l. Self-murder.
• Suïst, a selfish man.
• Suit of the Kings peace, the pursuing a man for breach of the Kings peace.
• Sulcation, a making fur∣rows.
• Sulphureous, like or full of
• Sulphur, l. brimstone.
• Sul, W••. a plough.
• Sul-paddle, a plough-staff
• Sultan, Soldan, (P. an Earl) a King or Soveraign, particularly the Turk; also as
• Sultanin, a Turkish gold coin, near 8 shillings.
• Sultana, the Emp••ress.
• Sulzbach, a town in Ba∣varia.
• Sumach, -a••k, -aqu••, a rank black-berry'd plant used by Diers.
• Sumage, a toll for carriage on hors-back.
• Summary, a brief Epitome.
• Summ'd, [a hawk] having her feathers complete.
• Summer, the main beam (in building.)
• Summit, -ty, l. the top or height.
• Summist, -muli••t, an a∣bridge••.
• Summons in terra petita, made upon the land which the party sues for.
• Summons ad-Warrantizan∣dum, the process whereby the Vouchee is called.
• Sumner, a Summoner.
• Sumpter-horse, carrying ne∣cessaries for a journey.
• Sumptify, l. to be at great expences.
• Sumptuary laws, against excess in apparel, &c.
• Sumptuous, l. costly, stately.
• Sunamite, Shu-, h. sleeping.
• Sund, Sond, Sa. a streight.
• Sundew, Lustwort, Moor∣grass, Redrot.
• Sungow, the South part of Alsatia.
• Super-, l. Over, upon.
• Superable, to be overcom'n.
• Superabound, to abound very much.
• Super••ffussion, a pouring upon.
• Superannate, -nuate, to out-live, or grow out of date.
• Superbiloquence, proud speech.
• Superbiloqu••nt, l. speaking proudly.
• Superbiti••ns-tertias, (q. su∣per••bis tertias) an oblong whose length is encreased by 2 thirds.
• Superchery, f. superfluity; also an injury or sudden as∣ault.
• Supercilious, l. proud, haugh∣ty.
• Supereminence, l. an excel∣lency above others.
• Supererogatory, belonging to
• Supererogation, laying out

• more than one has received, doing more than our duty.
• Superfetation, a conceiv∣ing with young upon young.
• Superficiary, he that paies quit-rent for a house built on anothers ground; also as
• Superficial, belonging to a
• Superficies, l. Surface, out∣side.
• Superficialize, to do a thing
• Superficially, slightly, O∣verly.
• Superfluity, -tance, excess.
• Superfluous, more than needs.
• Superjection, a casting up∣on.
• Superinduce, to bring or draw one thing over ano∣ther.
• Super-institution, one upon another.
• Superintendent, an Over∣seer.
• Superintendents, were Scotch Presbyterian Bishops.
• Superiority, a being
• Superiour, above others.
• Superiour Planets, above the Sun.
• Superlative, highest of all.
• Superlative degree, ending in -est, or having most pre∣fixt.
• Supermeate, to pass over.
• Supernal, from above.
• Supernatation, a swimming upon.
• Supernumerary, above the ordinary (or full) number.
• Supernatural, above nature
• Super••neratione Pasturae, a∣gainst him that over-burdens the common.
• Super Praerogativa Regis, a∣gainst the Kings widow, for marrying without his Li∣cence.
• Supersaliency, a leaping upon.
• Superscription, a writing over or on the out-side.
• Supersede, to omit, or cease.
• Supersedeas, a writ to stop the doing what otherwise ought to be done.
• Supersession, a surceasing or leaving off.
• Superstitious, full of
• Superstition, too much scru∣pulousnesse, giving too much to ceremonies.
• Super Statuto Edw. 3. a∣gainst him that keeps ano∣ther mans Servants depart∣ed against Law.
• Super statuto de York, against him that uses Victualling during the time he is Mayor.
• Super statuto facto pour Se∣nescal, against the Kings Steward or Marshal, for holding plea in his Court of Freeholds or for trespass not made within the Houshold.
• Super Statuto de Articulis Cleri, against distreining in the Kings high-way or in the Glebeland.
• Supervacuous, -caneous, need∣less.
• Supervene, to come upon.
• Supervisor, a Surveyor.
• Supervive, as Survive; al∣so to recover from peril of death.
• Supinity, a being
• Supine, l. with the face up∣ward, careless.
• Supines, the Accusative and Ablative cases of Verbal Nouns.
• Suppedaneous, as Subpe-.
• Sppeditate, l. to supply [with foot forces.
• Suppellecti••arious, Supell-, l. belonging to houshold-stuff.
• Suppilation, l. a pilfering.
• Supplant, l. to trip up, to beguile; also to prop up a plant, &c.
• Supplement, l. a supply.
• Suppliant, f. humble; also a Petitioner.
• Supplicate, l. to beseech.
• Supplice, l. punishment, also prayer and Sacrifice.
• Supplien, o. to make Suppli∣cation.
• Supplosion, l. a stamping noise
• Supposititious, as Subdititious.
• Suppository, any solid thing put up into the body to make it soluble (usually boild ho∣ney [and egge.]
• Supposted, l. underset or su∣borned.
• Suppress, o. to keep down.
• Supprise, l. to overcome.
• Suppuration, l. a mattar∣ing, the ripening of a bile, &c.
• Supputation, l. pruning or reckoning.
• Supramundane, l. above the world.
• Supralapsarians, holding that God, in his reprobat∣ing of men, did consider them before their fall.
• Supremacy, l. a being
• Supreme, highest in power.
• Supremity, l. the state of men after death, the last and highest action of a thing
• Sural, belonging to the calf of the leg.
• Surannation, f. a growing out of date, above a year old
• Surate, an Indian Port-town of Cambaia.
• Surbating, f. a galling or over-heating the soles of the feet.
• Surcease, f. to give over.
• Surcharge, f. Charge up∣on charge.
• Surcharge the Forest, to put in more beasts than he has right to Common.
• Surcingle, f. an upper girth or girdle.
• Surcle, a young graff or twig.
• Surcoat, f. an upper gar∣ment, a Coat of Arms over Armour.
• Surcrew, Surcroit, f. van∣tage, overgrowing.
• Surculate, l. to prune or cut off young shoots.
• Surculous, l. full of sprigs.
• Surdity▪ l. a being
• Surd, deaf, also dumb.
• Sureby, a port in Yorkshire,
• Surface, as Superficies.
• Surges, [the cable] slips back at the capstain.
• Surge, a wave.
• Surkney, Suckney, f. a frock.
• Surmount, f. to excell.
• Surpass, f. the same.
• Surplice, Surpilch, the Mi∣nisters white vestment.
• Surplusage, f. superfluity, adding more than needs.
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• Surprisal, f. a sudden as∣sault.
• Surquedry, o. pride, pre∣sumption.
• Surrebutter, a second Re∣butter.
• Surrejoynder, f. the Plain∣tiffs opposition to the De∣fendants rejoinder (in civil Law, Triplication.
• Surrender, a Tenants yield∣ing up his lands &c. to him that has the next remainder or reversion.
• Surreptitious, l. done by stealth.
• Surrey, o. Syria.
• Surrogation, the substitut∣ing a
• Surrogate, a [Bishops] de∣puty.
• Surround, compass about.
• Sursanure, a sore kin'd o∣ver.
• Sursengle, f. a long upper-girth.
• Sursise, penalties (in Do∣ver-Castle) laid on those that do not duly pay their du∣ties for Castleward.
• Survive, f. to out-live.
• Survivor, the longer-liver of two joynt-tenants.
• Suryal [horns] more than royal, o.
• Susan, nna, h. a lilly or rose.
• Susception, l. an undertak∣ing.
• Susceptible, l. apt to take impression.
• Susceptor, l. an undertaker, a Godfather.
• Suscitation, l. a raising or stirring up.
• Suskins, a coyn prohibited 3 Hen. 5.
• Suspend, l. to hang up, de∣ser, stay, keep in doubt.
• Suspension, a hanging up, doubting, also a temporal stop of a mans right.
• Suspensories, f. cords hang∣ing down for a sick man (in bed) to ease or remove him∣self by.
• Suspiral, f. a breathing-hole; also a spring passing under-ground to a conduit.
• Suspiration, l. a fighing.
• Suster, o. for sister.
• Sustentation, a maintaining.
• Susurration, l. a whispering.
• Sute-silver, paid to excuse the Free-holders of Clan Manor in Shropshire, from ap∣pearing at Court Barons.
• Sutherland, part of North-Scotland.
• Sutler, Suitler, (D. Sceteler, a Scullion or Huckster) one that follows an army, to sell meat, drink, &c.
• Sutorious, belonging to a
• Sutor, l. a Shoomaker.
• Sutton, about 60 small Towns.
• Sutton 〈◊〉〈◊〉, in Warwick∣shire.
• Suture, l. a seam, or any thing like it.
• Suzan, P. a needle.
• Swa. sa. so.
• Swabber, a small Officer who cleans the ship, &c.
• Swaben, or Schwaben [land]
• Suevia, a German Province.
• Swad, no. a pea-shell, also a shallow-pate.
• Swag, c. a shop.
• Swaffham, a town in Norfolk
• Swain, sa. a Countrey-••um∣kin, also a Bocland-man or Freeholder.
• Swainmote, Swanimote, sa. a Court of Forrest-Free-hold∣ers kept thrice a year.
• Swale, o. swelled.
• Swale▪ no. windy, bleak, also to singe, burn or blaze away.
• Swallow-tail, a strong for∣ked fastening together two pieces of timber.
• Swan, a Constellation.
• Swapt-down, o. squatted down.
• Swarth, Cu. the Ghost of a dying man.
• Swarthy▪ D. blackish, tawny
• Swart-Ruyter, D. a horse∣man with black arms.
• Bartholous Swartz, the German Fryer that invent∣ed Gun-powder.
• Swash-buckler, a bragging Hector.
• Swathe, No. Calm.
• Swea••ish, No. modest.
• Sweal, Ss. to singe.
• Sweb, No. to swoon.
• Sweden, Swethland, a Nor∣thern Kingdom.
• Swe••ps, [the hawk] wipes her beak.
• Swegh, o. force, noise.
• Sw••lwen, o. to swallow.
• Swepe, Swipe▪ an instru∣ment (with cross beams) to draw water, also as
• Swepage, the crop of hay got in a Meadow.
• Swere, sa. a column or neck.
• Sweren, a town of Mecklen∣burg.
• Sweven, o. a dream.
• Swift, a martlet, with feet to short that he cannot rise from the ground.
• Swift the masts, ease and strengthen them with▪
• Swifters, ropes belonging to the main and fore-mast, to keep them stiff and suc∣cour the shrowds.
• Swill, No. a three-footed keeler to wash in.
• Swilk, sa. such.
• Swilker ore, to dash over.
• Swilpough, a dilling.
• Swinbull, Swine-crue, No. a hog-sty.
• Swink, sa. labour.
• Swinker, a labourer.
• Swipper, o. nimble.
• Swithin, (Sa. very high) a pious Bishop of Winchester, Anno 860.
• Swith, Switch, o. quickly.
• Switzerland, a warlike na∣tion (by the Alpes) divided into 13 Cantons or Repu∣blicks.
• Sw••le-hot, o. sultry-hot.
• Swoling (or Suling) of land, Caru••ata terra, as much as one plough can till in a year.
• Swoll, a town in Over Yssel.
• Sword-sleiper, sa. a Sword-cutler in the North of Eng∣land.
• Swerle, Ss. to snarle.
• Swe••e, o. sweet.
• Swough, o. a sound, or a swooning.
• Syb and Som, sa. Peace and safety.
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• Sybarnical, like the
• Sybarites a very effeminate and luxurious people of
• Sybaris, a town of Calabria in Italy.
• Sybil, g. divine doctrine or Counsel.
• Sybilline, belonging to the
• Sybils, 10 heathen women who (they say) prophesied of Christ.
• Sybillianists, a heathen Nick-name for Christians.
• Sycomanty, g. divination by a Fig or a
• Sycamore, a fair tree of E∣gypt, Rhodes, &c. between a Fig and Mulberry, whose Fruit (like a wild seedless fig) grows on the very body of the tree.
• Sycophantize, to play the
• Sycophant, g. a Parasite, properly an Athenian infor∣mer of Figs (and other goods) exported.
• Syderation, l. Tree-plague, a blasting, also the benum∣ming of a limb.
• Syderosous, l. full of stars, also planet-struck.
• Sye, o. as Sile-down.
• Sylla, a famous Roman ge∣neral and Dictator, who (at last) retired to Puteoli.
• Syllabical, belonging to or consisting of a
• Syllable, g. a compleat sound.
• Syllabize, to make syllables or syllabus.
• Syllabary, a book treating of
• Syllables, also as
• Syllabus, l. the Index of a book.
• Syllepsis, one verb plural with two Nominatives sin∣gular, &c.
• Syllogistical, belonging to a
• Syllogism, g. a Conclusion drawn from two premisses, viz. the proposition or Ma∣jor, and the Assumption or Minor.
• Syllogize, to argue by Syllo∣gisms.
• Sylva Caedua, Coppice-wood.
• Sylvanectum, Semis, in Py∣cardy.
• Sylvanus, the God of woods.
• Sylvan, a wild-man.
• Sylvatical, -vestri••••, -ious, l. woody.
• Sylvigerous, l. bearing wood.
• Symbolical, belonging to a
• Symbol, g. a sign o•• badge, a secret note or se••••••nce, a shot (in paying) also the Creed.
• Symbolize, to concur in opi∣nion or humour, to joyn purses, to signifie by signs, &c.
• Symbolography, g. a descrip∣on of
• Symboles, al•••• of instru∣ments or Presidents.
• Symmachy, g. confederacy in War.
• Symmetrist, -ian, one skil'd in
• Symmetry, g. a due propor∣tion of parts.
• Symmist, g. a Privy-Coun∣sellor, or Colleague in a [sa∣cred] profession.
• Sympathetical, belonging to
• Sympathy, g. natural agree∣ment in affection or passi∣on.
• Sympathize, to have a mu∣tual affection or fellow-feel∣ing.
• Symphoniacal, belonging to
• Symphony, g. harmony, con∣sent.
• Symphonist, g. a Songster.
• Symploce, g. a giving the same beginning and ending to several clauses.
• Symposiaques, Treatises of Feasts.
• Symposiast, g. Master of the Feast.
• Symptomatical, belonging to a
• Symptome, g. a sign, acci∣dent or effect of a disease.
• Synaeresis, g. a contracting [two syllables into one.
• Synagogical, belonging to a
• Synagogue, g. an assembly, Jewish Church.
• Syna••aepha, g. the cutting off a final vowel before an initial one.
• Synaxis, g. the holy Com∣munion.
• Syncategorematical, g. which hath no predicamental or self-signification, but (being added to another) makes it differ from what it was (as all, none, &c.)
• Syncentrick, g. having the same centre.
• Synchondrosis, g. a joyning together by a gristle.
• Synchronism, g. a being
• Synchronical, g. contempo∣rary, done at the same time.
• Synchoresis, g. a concession, granting or yielding.
• Synchrism, g. a thin spread∣ing ointment.
• Syncopate, -pize, to contract, cut away, or to swoon.
• Syncopation, when the stri∣king of time falls in the midst of a note, notes driven till the time falls even a∣gain.
• Syncope, g. the taking a let∣ter or syllable from the mi∣dle, also a sudden decay of the spirits.
• Syneretism, g. the joyning of two enemies against a third person.
• Syncrisis, g. comparison.
• Syndic, g. a censor or Con∣troller.
• Syndiques of Geneva, the 4 chief of their 200 Com∣mon-Council-men.
• Syndicable, subject to cen∣sure.
• Syndicat, a Syndicks of∣fice.
• Syndrome, g. a concourse or running together.
• Synecdochical, belonging to
• Synecdoche, g. the putting a part for the whole, or e contra.
• Synedrium, -ion, g. a Coun∣cil.
• Synerize, to contract by the figure.
• Syneresis, as Synaer-.
• Synguler, o. a Boar (above four years old) leaving his sounder.
• Syngraph, g. a bond or bill.
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• Synodale, a tribute paid the Bishop or Arch-Deacon (by the inferiour Clergy) at Easter Visitation.
• Synodal, -dical, belonging to a
• Synod, g. a Convocation or Ecclesiastical Assembly.
• Synoicciosis, g. a reconcil∣ing, attributing contraries to the same thing.
• Synonymize, to make use of
• Synmyma's, words that are
• Synonymal, -mous, g. of the same signification.
• Synoper, l. red-lead.
• Synople, f. (in Heraldry) green.
• Synopsis, -sy, g. a short view.
• Syntagm, g. a Treatise, Ordinance, or placing things together.
• Syntax, g. the same; also the joyning of words into sentences.
• Syntectical, g. weak, often swouning.
• Synteresy, g. the pure part of Conscience, accusing or excusing.
• Syntheme, g. a watch-word, also a riddle, and as Diplo∣ma.
• Synthetical, belonging to
• Synthesis, g. an agreement in sence, not in word.
• Syntomy, g. conciseness, brevity.
• Syracuse, a City in Sicily.
• Syren, as Siren.
• Syria, part of Asia.
• Syrinx, a Nymph (flying from Pan) turn'd into a reed, which he made his pipes of.
• Syrtes, [African] Quick∣sands.
• Sysor, o. one of the Assise or Jury.
• Systatique, g. placing toge∣ther.
• System, g. the compass of a song, the body of any Art or Science.
• Systole, g. a Contraction.
• Syzygy, g. a Conjunction [of the Sun and Moon.