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V. (Book V)

• V-, (in the West) ge∣nerally used in∣stead of F-.
• Vacancy, a being
• Vacant, l. void, empty, at leisure.
• Vacation, l. as Vacancy, also the time between Term and Term.
• Vacary, Vachary, La. a Cow-house or pasture.
• Vachoris, an Egyptian King, who retired to a pri∣vate austerity.
• Vacillation, l. a tottering.
• Vacive, l. void, empty.
• Vacuity, l. emptiness.
• Vacuna▪ Goddess of rest.
• Vacuum, l. an empty place.
• Vadelet, -lect, Valect, -et, f. (a Servant) a Benchers

• Clerk of the Inner Temple, corruptly called Varlet.
• Vadimony, l. Suretiship or day of appearance.
• Vafrous, l. crafty, subtle.
• Vagabond, l. an idle wan∣derer.
• Vagation, l. a wandring.
• Pure Vageour, o. poor beg∣ger.
• Vagination, l. a sheathing.
• Vaginipennous, l. having their wings in sheaths or cases.
• Vail-b••nnet, strike sail, put off the hat, &c.
• Vaire, a fur composed of Argent, Gules, O•• and Sable.
• Vaivode, as Vayvode.
• Valadelid, the old Seat of the Spanish Kings.
• Valasca, an Amazonian Queen of Bohemia.
• Val d'ombre, Val ombreux, a shady vale in the Appenine, where John Gualbert a Floren∣tine began a Religious Or∣der (1040.)
• Valdo, Author of the Wal∣denses in Piedmont.
• Vale, l. Farewel.
• Valect, as Vadelet or Valet.
• Valence, -tia, a town in Spaid, France, and Milan.
• Valeneiennes, -chia, a town in Hainault.
• Valencourt, a town of Na∣mur.
• Valentine, a Roman Bishop whole feast is kept Feb. 14. about which time birds chuse their Ma••es.
• Valentines, Saints chosen for special Patrons for that year, or (among us) men and women chosen for spe∣cial loving friends.
• Valentinians, hereticks fol∣lowing
• Valentinianus, who held that Christ received not flesh of the Virgin Mary.
• Valerian, a Plant good a∣gainst the Plague, &c.
• Valerian law, whereby one might kill him that u∣surp'd Magistracy without the peoples consent.
• Valet, f. a mean servant•• anciently any young Gentle∣man under 18.
• Valet de Cambre, f. a groom of the Chamber.
• Valetudinary, l. sickly, also an Hospital.
• Validation, a causing
• Validity, l. a being.
• Valid, strong, firm.
• Valkenburgh, a town of Limburgh and other places.
• Valor of Marriage, was a writ for the Lord to reco∣ver the value of a Marriage profer'd to the Infant and refus'd.
• Valtorts, de vallé torta, a Noble family in Cornwal.
• Valtoline, a Province of Switzerland.
• Valves, l. folding-doors.
• Vambrace, Vanb. f. a gaunt∣let.
• Vamp, -py, pay, o. a sock.
• Van, Vanguard, (f. Avant-) the fore-part of an Army.
• Vancurriers, f. fore-run∣ners.
• Vandalia, Burglave, a Dio∣cess in North Juitland.
• Vandelbiria, supposed to be Wandlesbury in Cambridgeshire.
• Vang, Som. to take or un∣dertake.
• Vang to him, answer for him.
• Vaniloquence, l. vain-bab∣ling.
• At the Vant, at the Font.
• Vantarius, the Kings fore∣foot-man.
• Vantchemise, f. a fore-shirt.
• Vapid, l. stinking.
• Vaporation, a casting forth.
• Vapors, l. fumes, steams, easily resolved into water.
• Vaporiferous, raising va∣pours.
• Vapulation, l. a being bea∣ten.
• Variable, subject to
• Variance, -ation, l. altera∣tion.
• Vari••gation, an adorning with divers colours.
• Varlets, was used (20 Rich∣ard 2) for yeomans servants.
• Varry, Ver••y, f. argent and azure mixt.
• Varuels, f. small silver rings at the hawks legs, with the owners name.
• Vasiferous, l. vessel-bear∣ing.
• Vassalage, f. the duty or condition of a
• Vassal, a slave, also a te∣nant in fee.
• Vassow, a town in Podolia.
• Vastation, l. a destroying.
• Vastity, l. hugeness.
• Vasto, a writ against a Te∣nant making waste.
• Vatican, a hill in Rome, where was built (by Sixtus 4) the
• Vatican, or Palatine, a fa∣mous Library.
• Vaticinate, l. to prophesy.
• Vaticinian, belonging to
• Vaticiny, l. a foretelling.
• Vatinian, belonging to
• Vatinius, a Roman whom all men hated.
• Vavasorie, lands held by a
• Vavasour, Valv-, one in dignity next a Baron.
• Vaucoleur, and
• Vaudem••nt, a town in Lor∣rain.
• Vaudeville, Virelay, a Coun∣trey ballad, or common pro∣verb.
• Vaumur, f. a bulwark.
• Vaunt courers, as Vanour∣riers.
• Vauntlay, setting hounds in a readiness where the chase will pass.
• Vaward, as Vanguard.
• Vayvode, a Governour in Transilvania, Walachia, &c.
• V-batch, as Yu-batch.
• Vberate, l. to make
• Vberous, having
• Vebr••y, plenty, fertility.
• Vbication, a thing being in a place.
• Vbiquitarians, holding that Christs body is every where.
• Vbiquitary, belonging to
• Vbiquity, a being in all places at a time.
• Veal-money, Veal-noble-money, paid the Marquess of Winchester yearly by some Tenants.
• Vechones, o. hedg-hogs.
• Vecke, o. an old woman.
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• Vecordy, l. dotage, stupi∣dity.
• Vectarious, of a Carriage.
• Vectible, carriable.
• Vectigal, l. paying tri∣te.
• Vection, l. a carrying.
• Vectitation, a carrying often.
• Vectorian, apt to carry.
• Veer more cable, let it run out.
• The Wind Veers and bulls, goes in and out suddenly.
• Veering, with the sheat veered out.
• Vegetal, -able, l. living and growing as
• Vegetables, Plants.
• Vegetation, a refreshing.
• Vegetive, l. lively, strong.
• Vehemence, -cy, earnestness.
• Vehicular, belonging to
• Vehicles, l. any carriages.
• Vejours, as Viewers.
• Veil, l. to cover, also that which covers.
• Veliferous, l. bearing Sail.
• Velifical, displaied (as with Sails.)
• Velification, a hoising or making Sail.
• Velitation, l. a skirmishing.
• Velites, l. light, arm'd Sol∣diers.
• Velivolent, l. flying [with full Sail.
• Velleïty, a wishing and woulding.
• Vellicate, l. to pull, detract.
• Vellication, a twitching, &c.
• Velling, W••. plowing up turf to burn.
• Velocity, l. swiftness.
• Velvet-flower, as Floramor.
• Velume, fine Parchment of Calves-skin.
• Venalitious, belonging to
• Venality, l. a being
• Venal, to be sold or bribed.
• Vena Porta, as Port-vein.
• Venarie, the sport of hunt∣ing.
• Venatick, -torious, belong∣ing to
• Venation, l. hunting, or to
• Venator, a hunts-man.
• Vendible, which one may
• Vend, l. put off, sell.
• Vendicate, l. claim, chal∣lenge.
• Venditation, l. a vain boasting
• Vendition, l. a selling.
• Venditioni expon••••, a Writ for the Under-Sheriff to sell goods formerly taken for the satisfying a Judgement.
• Venedocia, North-Wales.
• Venefick, -cal, -cial, -cious, l. belonging to
• Venefice, l. poisoning or Witchcraft.
• Venenous, -niferous, poi∣sonous.
• Venerate, l. to shew
• Veneration, reverence.
• Venereal, -reous, given to
• Venery, l. carnal lust, also hunting. ••.
• Venereal disease, French.
• Venice, a famous City of Italy, built (421.) upon 60 Islands.
• Venie, a touch in the body with a weapon.
• Venew, as Venue.
• Venged, o. for avenged.
• Venial, -able, l. pardonable
• Venial sins, (among Papists) whose guilt the bare con∣fession doth expiate.
• Venire facias, a writ for the Sheriff to cause 12 men of the same County to say the Truth upon an issue ta∣ken.
• Venous, l. full of veins.
• Venous Artery, a principal one (the other being Porta and Trachea) carrying blood from the hearts left ventricle to the Lungs.
• Venloe, a town in Gelderland.
• Venire facias tot Matronas, the same as
• Ventre inspiciendo, for the search of one that sayes she is with child and withholds land from the next heir at Law.
• Vent, l. a wind, a report, a breathing-hole.
• ... Venta Belgarum, Winchester.
• ... Venta Icenorum, Caster.
• Venta Silurum, Caerwent in Monmouthshire.
• Vensilia, Wansyssel, -stie, part of North Juitland.
• Ventelet. f. a small gale.
• Ventiduct, l. a conveyance of wind.
• Ventilate, l. to fan or win∣now.
• Ventosing, o. cupping.
• Ventosity, l. windiness.
• Ventoy, f. a fan.
• Ventricle, l. the Stomach, also any round concavity in the body.
• Bloudy Ventricle, the right side of the heart containing the natural blood.
• Spiritual Ventricle, the left side containing the Arterial blood.
• Ventriloquist, one that useth
• Ventriloquy, l. a speaking (as it were) out of the belly.
• Ventripotent, l. big-bellied.
• Venue, Venew, Visne, the place next to that were the thing in trial is supposed to be done.
• Venundate, l. to buy and sell.
• Venus. [the Goddess of] lust, also the morning-star (for 9 months) and Even-star (for 9 more,)
• Venus Escuage, Knights ser∣vice to Ladies.
• Venus Navel-wort, Kidney-wort, Wall-peny-wort.
• Venustate, l. to beautifie.
• Vepricosous, l. full of bram∣bles.
• Ver, l. the Spring.
• Veracity, l. a speaking truth.
• Verament, o. truly.
• Veray, o. (q. vray) very.
• Verbality, a being
• Verbal, l. belonging to words or
• Verbs, the principal words, without which (exprest or understood) no sentence can be, they signifie Being, as I Am, I read or Am reading, &c.
• Verbatim, l. word for word.
• Verberable, worthy or capa∣ble of
• Verberation, l, a beating
• Verbigerate, l. to noise a∣broad.
• Verbosity, a being
• Verbose, l. full of words.
• Verdant, f. green, fresh.
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• Verde, -dea, white Florenti•••• wine.
• Verderor, Viridarius, a Judi∣cial Officer of the Forest, who receives attachments of all trespasses, &c.
• Verd-grease, Vert-greece, Verdig-, the green rust of brass or copper hang'd over strong vinegar.
• Verdict, Vere-dictum, the answer of the Jury upon any Cause.
• Verditure, one sort of green paint, the other being green Bice, Vert-Greece, and Sap-green.
• Verdoy, a bordure charged with leaves, fruits, &c.
• Verdure, -deur, f. greenness.
• Verdun, a City in Lorrain.
• Verecund, -dous, l. bashfull.
• Verge, f. a wand, a Sergeants Mace, also the compass of the Kings Court (12 miles) bounding the jurisdiction of the Lord Steward of the Kings houshold.
• Verger f. he that bears ••
• Verge, before a Magistrate.
• Vergere, o. an Orchard.
• Vergobert, a Magistrate (with power of Life and Death) among the Hedui (in France.)
• Veridical, l. telling truth.
• Verify, l. to prove.
• Verilaies, as Vire-.
• Veriloquent, l. the same.
• Veriloquy, l. a speaking truth, or the true Etymo∣logie▪ and meaning of a word.
• Verisimility, l. likely-hood.
• Veritrate, o. for Very Trot.
• Vermiculated, l worm-eat∣en; also wrought with di∣vers colours.
• Vermail, -mell, o. the same as
• Vermilion, f. a ruddy co∣lour (of Brimstone and Quicksilver.)
• Vermination, l. a breeding of worms.
• Vermiparous, l. bringing forth worms.
• Vernaccia, a kind of Malm∣sey drunk much at Rome.
• Vernacle, the Cloth of St. Veronica, wherewith Christ 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his face, and (if you'll) believn the Papists) left his his picture on it.
• Vernaculous, l. of ones own countrey.
• Vernage, o. sweet wine.
• Vernal l. of the spring.
• Vernant, l. green, spring∣ing.
• Vernility, l. slavish behavi∣our, flattery.
• Verona, a Venetian City in Italy.
• Verre f. glass.
• Verrey, as Varry.
• Verrucous, l. full of warts.
• Versable, -atile, capable of
• Versation, l. turning wind∣ing.
• Versicle, l. a little verse.
• Versify, l. to make verses.
• Version, l. a translation.
• Versutiloquent, l. speaking craftily.
• Vert, (f. Green) any Greens (in the Forest) apt to cover Deer
• Vert-greece, as Verdigreece.
• Vertebrae, Chine-bones.
• Verterae, Burgh under Stan∣more in Westmoreland.
• Vertible, which one may turn.
• Verticality, a being
• Vertical, l. right over ones head, also wavering.
• Verticillate, l. knit together as a joint, also apt to turn.
• Verticity, the top of a thing, or aptness to turn.
• Vertigious, -ginous, troubled with the
• Vertigo, l. a dizziness in the head.
• Vertumnals, Feasts unto
• Vertumnus, a God of all shapes, governing mens minds.
• Vertuoso, as Virt-.
• Vervain, Holy herb, Pige∣ons grasse, Juno's tears.
• Vervecean, -cine, of a wea∣ther.
• ... Vervels, as Varv-.
• ... Vervise, as Plonkets.
• Verulam, a City of Hertford∣shire, whose ruins still ap∣pear.
• Very Lord and Tenant, Im∣mediate.
• Vesanous, l. mad, outragi∣ous.
• Vesculent, l. Eatable.
• Vesicatory, l. a cupping-glass, or plaister to raise
• Vesicles, l. little bladders, blisters.
• Vesperal, l. Western.
• Vespars, -rals, Evening pray∣ers.
• Sicilian, Vespers, a General Massacre of the French by those Islanders (1582.)
• Vesperies, [the Sorbonists] evening exercises.
• 〈◊〉〈◊〉, l. of the Even∣ing.
• 〈◊〉〈◊〉, l. a Night-bearer of Corpses in Plague-time, &c.
• Vesses, Set-cloaths, com∣monly made in Suffolk.
• Vest, a long-skirted doub∣let.
• Vestry-men, a select number of Parishioners, who yearly choose Officers.
• Vestal Virgins, consecrated (for 30 years) to the service of
• Vesta, a Roman Goddess, in whose Temple if the fire went out, it was to be re∣newed by the Sun beams.
• Vestiary, a Vestry or War∣drobe.
• Vestible, l. a porch.
• Vestigate, l. to seek by the
• Vestiges, l. foot-steps.
• Vestitor, l. a Tailor.
• Vestment, l. (f. Chasuble) the Mass-priests uppergarment, also as
• Vesture, any cloathing, al∣so [admittance to] a posses∣sion, and the profits of it.
• Vetation, l. a forbidding.
• Veteran, l. [one] old in Of∣fice.
• Veteratorian, experienced, crafty.
• ... Veteravia, as Weteraw.
• Veterinarian, belonging to or dealing in Horses.
• Veterine, l. belonging to burdens or carriages.
• Vetitum Namium, a distress which the Lord forbids his

• Bailiff to deliver to the She∣riff who would replevy it.
• Vetust, l. old, ancient.
• Vexillary, l. [belonging to] an Ensign.
• Vexillation,, l. a Company under one standard.
• Vffa, the first King of the East-Angles.
• Vfkins, His Successors.
• Vffers, Vtfers, certain great Ships.
• Vgsumness, o. terribleness.
• Via combusta, (the burnt∣way) the last 15 degrees of Libra, and first of Scopio.
• Via lactea, the milky-way.
• Via solis, a line from the ring-finger toward the hol∣low of the hand.
• Viage, o. for Voiage.
• Vial, a pot or glass with a wide mouth, all plate serv∣ing for wine or water.
• Viands, f. Victuals [of Flesh.
• Viary, l. of the way.
• Viatick, l. of a journey.
• Viaticum, l. provision for a journey.
• Viatorian, l. belonging to
• Viator, l. a traveller, also one contra-distinguish'd to Com∣prehensor (who has attain'd the sight of God.)
• Vibration, l. a brandishing.
• Vibrissation, l. a quavering [in singing.
• Vicario deliberando, &c. a writ for a Clerk imprison'd (on forfeiture of a recogni∣sance) without the Kings writ.
• Vicarious, l. belonging to a
• Vicar, one in anothers stead.
• Vice-versa, on the contrary way.
• Vicenals, solemn games and vo••••es for 20. years.
• Vicenarious, -esime, -mal, l. belonging to the twentieth.
• Vice-Chamberlain, next to the Lord-Chamberlain.
• Vicegerent, a Deputy.
• Vice-roy, f. a Deputy-King.
• ... Vicinage, as Voisinage.
• Vicinal, belonging to
• Vicinity, l. Neighbour-hood.
• Vicis & venellis mundandis, a writ against a Mayor, &c. for not cleansing the streets.
• Vicissity, -tude, l. a changing by turns.
• Vicount, Visc-, a Sheriff, also a Noble-man next an Earl.
• Writs Vicountiel, triable in the Sheriffs Court.
• Vicountiels, Ferms which the Sheriff rents of the King.
• Victimate, to offer a
• Victime, l. a sacrifice.
• Victor, l. a Conquerour.
• Vidame, Vice-dominus, an honour in France, (the first of their Seigneurs Mediocres) and was at first the same to a Bishop (in his temporal jurisdiction) as a Vicount to an Earl.
• Videlicet, viz. to wit, that is.
• Viduation, l. a depriving or causing.
• Viduity, l. widow-hood.
• Vie, a town in Lorrain.
• Viemalim, a smal Ameri∣can bird feeding on dew and the juice of flowers, and therefore sleeps all the win∣ter.
• Viended, o. having plenty of mea••.
• Vienna, Wien, the seat of the German Empire.
• Vies, Devises, a Castle in Wi••ts.
• Vietor, l. a Cooper.
• View, the print of a Fallow-Deer foot.
• Veiwers, sent by the Court to veiw any place or person.
• View of frank-pledge, the Sheriffs or Bailiffs looking to the Kings peace, and see∣ing that every man be in some pledge.
• Vigesimal, l. of the twenti∣eth.
• Vigil, l. a watching, also the Eve of solemn feasts.
• Vigilance, a being
• Vigilant, l. watchful.
• Vigintivirate, the Office of the
• Vigintiviri, 20 men in co-equal authority.
• Vigone, f. [a Spanish Sheep Whose wool makes] a Demi∣caster.
• Vigorous, l. full of
• Vigour, l. strength, cou∣rage.
• Vi laica removendo, a writ to remove a forcible posses∣sion of a benefice by Lay∣men.
• Vilify, l. the same as
• Vilipend, l. to disesteem.
• Vility, l. baseness, cheap∣ness.
• Vill, a Mannor, Parish, or part thereof.
• Villication, l. the rule of husbandry, under the Ma∣ster of a Mannor.
• Villain, f. a bond servant.
• Villanis Regis subtractis, &c. was a writ for the bring∣ing back the Kings Bond∣men taken out of his Man∣nors.
• Villanous Judgement, cast∣ing the reproach of Villany on a man, as for Conspiracy, Perjury, &c.
• Villein Fleeces, bad ones, shorn from scabbed Sheep.
• Villenage, a tenure by do∣ing servile work for the Lord.
• Vilna, the chief town and University of Lithuania in Poland.
• Viminal, -neous, l. of O∣siers.
• Vina Chia, Wines of Chios or Scio, the best Greek wines.
• Vinari envermailed, o. a Vineyard made red.
• Vinarious, belonging to Wines.
• Vinatorian, of a Vine-dresser.
• Vincent, l. Victorious.
• Vincible, l. to be overcomn.
• Vincture, l. a binding.
• Vindemial, -atory, belong∣ing to
• Vintage or Vine-harveis.
• Vindemiate, to gather Grapes, or other ripe Fruits.
• Vindication, l. a revenging, also a clearing or deliver∣ing.
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• Vindicative, -ctive, revenge∣full.
• Vindonum, Silecester in Hantshire.
• Vineatick, l. of Vines.
• Vinerous, No. hard to please.
• Vinipote, l a wine-bibber.
• Vinitorian, belonging to vines or vine-yards.
• Vinnet, a bordure with which Printers garnish their leaves
• Vinolen••, l. full of wine.
• Vinosity, a fullnesse of wine.
• Vintage, Grape-gathering.
• Violate, l. corrupt, defile or transgresse.
• Viol, an instrument of six strings.
• Violin, f. (a small Viol) with four.
• Base Violin, with four, as the treble.
• Violl, a hawser (at the Jeer-capstain) fastened with nip∣pers to the cable (at the Main capstain) for more help in weighing anchor.
• Viperine, belonging to a
• Viper, a yellowish hot-Countrey-serpent, with a short tail, grating as he goes.
• Vipseys, certain springs near Flamborough in York∣shire.
• Viragin, -go, l. a manly Woman.
• Virason, a Cool Sea-gale about Hispaniola, &c.
• Vire, f. a quarrel or Cross∣bow arrow.
• Virelay, f. a Roundelay.
• Virgate of land, a yard-land.
• Virge, the raies obliquely striking through a cloud.
• ... Virger, as Verger.
• Virginal, l. virgin-like.
• Virginals, a Maidenly In∣strument, wi••h keys as the Organ and Harpsicon.
• Virginia, part of America.
• Virgo, l. the Zodiack-maid.
• Virgula divinatoria, a hazel rod, whereby they pretend to discover mines.
• Virgult, l. a company of young shoots together.
• Viriatus, a Portingal Rob∣ber, who at last became a great Commander.
• Viridario eligendo, for the choice of a Verderor.
• Viridate, l. to cause
• Viridity, greennesse, strength
• Virility, l. Manhood.
• Virip••tent, [a maid] marri∣ageable.
• Virtuoso, I. an accomplisht, virtuous and ingenious per∣son.
• Virulency, l. a being
• Virulent, l. very venemous.
• Viscated, l. drest (or caught) with bird-lime.
• Visceral, l. of the bowels.
• Visceration, l. a dole of raw flesh; or the garbage given the hounds.
• Viscidity, -cosity, a being
• Viscid, -cous, l. clammy.
• Visel, a town of Cleves.
• Visibility, l. a being
• Visible, apt to be seen.
• Visier, a prime Officer and Statesman in Turky.
• Vision, l. a sight.
• Bishops Visitation, every 3 years.
• Arch-Deacons Vis-, every year.
• Visitation of manners, the Regarders Office.
• Visne, as Venew.
• Visor, l. a spy.
• Visu franciplegii, to exempt him from the view of frank-pledge who is not resident in the Hundred.
• Visual, belonging to the sight.
• Vital, belonging to life.
• Vitality, l. livelinesse, the spirit of life.
• Vitation, l. an avoiding
• Vitelline, l. like the yolk.
• Vitemberga, Wittemberg in Germany.
• Vitiate, l. to corrupt, de∣bauch.
• Vitiferous, l. Vine-bearing.
• Vitilitigate, l. to raise quar∣rels.
• Vitiosity, l. a being
• Vitious, full of vice.
• Vi••••ean, -rine, -ical, l. of glasse.
• Vitrificable, capable of
• Vitrification, l. a change in∣to glass.
• Vitriolous, belonging to
• Vitriol, l. Copperas, be∣tween a stone and metal.
• Vituline, l. of a Calf.
• Vituperable, worthy of
• Vituperation, l. a blaming.
• St. Vitus's dance, a kind of madness, from a malignant humour of kin to the Taran∣tula.
• Viva pecunia, 'live cattel.
• Vivâ voce, by word of mouth
• Vivacity, livelinesse, vigour.
• Vivary, l. a place to keep living birds, beasts or fish.
• Vivency, a living.
• Vivian, (a mans name) lively.
• Vivifical, -cent, l. which doth
• Vivify, quicken, or make
• Vivid, l. lively, strong.
• Vivification, an enlivening.
• Viviparous, l. bringing forth young ones alive.
• Vixen, Fixen, a little Fox or Vexer.
• Vizier, as Visier.
• Vkrain, part of Poland.
• Vlcerate, to break out in∣to an
• Vlcer, l. a running sore, full of putrid virulent mat∣ter.
• Vlcerous, full of Ulcers.
• Vle, Yule, Yeule, Yool, (Sa. Gehul) Christmas.
• Vliginous, l. wet, plashy.
• Vlme, a City of North-Schwaben.
• Vlophone, g. venemous glue of Misl••to, also Vervi∣lag••, the black or Camelion thistle.
• Vlster, an Irish Province
• Vltimity, a being
• Vltime, -mate, l. last, ut∣most.
• Vltima basia, the last kisses (or touches) of the pencil.
• Vltion, l. a revenging.
• Vltra marine, l. from be∣yond-sea.
• Vltra mundane, l. beyond the [v••sible] world.
• Vltroneous, l. with a free-will.
• Vlverton, a town in Lan∣cashire.
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• Vlulate, l. to howl.
• Vlysses, a subtle Greek, Prince of Ithaca, who did great service at the Trojan wars.
• Vmbel, l. o bone-grace.
• Vmbelliferous, bearing.
• Vmbels, the round se••dy heads of Fennel, &c.
• Vmber, a sad yellow paint, also a kind of mungrel-sheep and a tender mouth'd fish.
• Vmbilical, l. of the Na∣vel.
• Vmbilical arteries, two from the Navel to the sides of the Bladder, the first-begotten in Infants.
• Vmbilical vein, which nou∣risheth the Infant and (after birth) closeth it self, se••ling the Liver to the Navel.
• Vmbilicality, a being (like the Navel) in the midst.
• Vmbrage, f. a shadow, al∣so suspition.
• Vmbragious, -atical, -ile, -lous, l. shady, obscure, pri∣vate.
• Vmbratiles, rotten bodies made visible again by the magical virtue of the stars.
• Vmbray'd, o. upbraided.
• Vmbrello, l. a skreen or fan.
• Vmbriferous, l. casting a shadow.
• Vmbrosous, l. very shady.
• Vmple, o. fine lawn, (q. Wimple.)
• Vmstrid, No. astride, a∣stridlands.
• Vmquhill, -ile, o. hereto∣fore.
• Vn-, is Negative or Priva∣tive, as
• Unnecessible, not to be com'n at,
• Undeceive, to remove ones mistake, &c.
• Unanimity, l a being
• Unanime, -mous, of one mind.
• Unberd, (q. unbarred) o. laid open.
• Unbethink, On-, s••. to be∣think.
• Unbroyden, o. unbraided.
• Uncome, o. a Fellon.
• Uncore-prist, the Defen∣dants plea (sued for a debt) that he tendred it and is yet ready to pay.
• Uncoupted, o. for uncoupled.
• Uncuth, sa. unknown, al∣so a Guest of one night, for whose offence the Land∣lord was not answerable.
• Unction, l. annointing.
• Vnctorian, belonging thereto.
• Unctuosity, a being
• Unctuous, l. oily, fat.
• Uncus, l. a hook or an∣chor.
• Undation, l. a flowing of waves.
• Undee, (in Heraldry,) like waves.
• Undenae, earthly Spirits.
• Under-sitter, an Inmate.
• Undertakers, were Depu∣ties to the Kings Purveyors.
• Undercroft, a vault under∣ground.
• Undersong, o. undertake.
• Undergrow, o. little of sta∣ture.
• Undermeles, o. afternoons.
• Undern, -noon, o. afternoon.
• Underneme, o. (take down) Excommunicate.
• Underspore, o. put under.
• Undisonant, roaring like waves.
• Undulate, -ted, made like waves.
• Undulation, a moving up and down like waves.
• Uneth, Um-, o. scarce, with difficulty.
• Unganand, o. ungainly, foolish.
• Ungreable, o. for unagree∣able.
• Unguent, l. ointment.
• Unguentum armarium, weapon salve.
• Unbele, o. sickness.
• Unick, -ique, f. the only.
• Unicornous, l. of one horn.
• Unify, l. to make one.
• Unidel, o. in vain.
• Uniformity, a being
• Uniform, l. of one fashion.
• Union, as Unity, also the combining or consolidating two Churches into one.
• Union-pearls, the best sort, growing alwaies in couples.
• Uniparous, l. bearing one at a time.
• Unison, f. the agreement of 2 notes in one.
• Unition, l. a causing
• Unity, l. oneness, concord.
• Unity of Possession, a joint possession of 2 rights by se∣veral titles, as having a Lease of Land, and then al∣so buying the Fee-simple of it.
• Universality, l. a being
• Universal, general, all.
• University (in Civil Law,) a Corporation or body po∣litick.
• Universities, the Scholastick Societies in Oxford and Cam∣bridge.
• University Colledge, the most ancient in Oxford, founded by King Alfred.
• Univocal, l. of one voice or word, signifying but one thing.
• Univocally spoken, apply'd to more in the same signifi∣cation.
• Vnkennel, force [the Fox] from his hole.
• Vnlage, Sa. a wicked or unjust law.
• Vnlawful Assembly, of 3 (or more) with force to commit some unlawfull act; and (for the exercise of religion) 5 above those of the family.
• Vnleash, let go the dogs.
• Vnna, a Town of Mark in Germany.
• Vnpli••e, o. to explain.
• Vnques prist, a plea by professing ones self always ready to do what is requir∣ed.
• Vn sans Changer, f. one without changing, alway the same.
• Vnseliness, o. unhappi∣nesse.
• Vnsperd, (q. unspard) o. unlockt.
• Vnsumm'd, [hawks fea∣thers] not at their full length.
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• Unsw••te, o. not sweet.
• Untachyd, o. [a bittour] drest.
• Unthewed, o. unmannerly.
• Unweather, Sa. a storm, tempest.
• Unwemmed, o. unspotted.
• Unwist, o. unknown.
• Unwit, o. folly.
• Unwrie, o. uncover.
• Unyolden, o. not yeilded.
• Vocabulary, l. a small Dicti∣onary, or book of words.
• Vocality, a being
• Vocal, l. belonging to voice.
• Vocation, l. a Calling.
• Vocative, belonging to cal∣ling.
• Vociferation, l. a crying out.
• Voculation, the right ac∣centing of a word.
• Vogue, f. Sway, authority, clear passage [of a ship at Sea.
• Voidance, Vacatio, the want of an Incumbent on a Bene∣fice.
• Voider, an Arch-line mo∣derately bowing from the corner of the Chief to the Nombril of th•• Escutcheon.
• Voiders, broad dishes (or baskets) to take away the remains at Table.
• Voiding, (in Heraldry) taking away some part of the inward substance, so that the field is seen through the Charge.
• Voitland, part of Saxony.
• Voisinage, f. Neighbour∣hood.
• Volage, f. unconstant.
• Volant, f. flying.
• Volary, a flying-place.
• Volatility, a being
• Volatical, -il, -lous, flying, not fixt; apt to evaporate.
• Nolens Volens▪ whether one will or no.
• Volgivagant, Vul-, l. like or among the Common people.
• Volitate, l. to flit up and down.
• Volition, a willing.
• V••ll••x, Sf. fallow.
• Volocity, l. a flying.
• Voloy, a river in Lorrain.
• Volta, Lav-, I. a course or turn [in riding, dancing, &c.
• Volubility, l. a being
• Voluble, l. easily rolled, round, nimble in speech.
• Volumus, (we will) the first word of a Clause in the Kings Writs of Protection and Patents.
• Voluminous, of a large
• Volume, the bulk or size of a book.
• Voluntary, l. free, without force.
• Volunde, o. the will.
• Voluntative, proceeding from the will.
• Voluper, o. a Kerche••, (q. invelopper.)
• Voluptable l. pleasurable, causing delight.
• Voluptuous, l. devoted to pleasure.
• Volutation, l. a rolling.
• Volutina, the Goddess O∣verseer of the cups wherein the corn is enclosed.
• Vomanus, a river in Italy.
• Vomes, (q. fomes) o. fom∣ing.
• Vomition, l. a vomiting.
• Vomitory, belonging there∣to.
• Voor, Ss. a furrow.
• Voracity, l. greedy devour∣ing.
• Voraginous▪ like a
• Vorago, l. a Whirl-pool or Gulph.
• Voration, l. a devouring.
• Votary, l. be that binds him∣self by a vow.
• Vote, l. a voice or s••ffrage.
• Votive, l. vowed or desired.
• Vouch ye save, o. for Vouch∣safe.
• Voucher, f. a calling one into Court to Warrant or make good a thing, also to avouch, avow, affirm bold∣ly.
• V••ucher, Vocans, he that voucheth.
• Vouchee, Warrantus, that is vouched.
• Vound-stones, (q. found or foundation) o. free-stone.
• Vowels, the single sound∣ing letters, a, e, i, (or y,) o, u.
• Voyles, f. vails [for Nuns.
• Vpland, high-ground, not Moorish.
• Vp-setting-time, Y. when the Child-bed woman gets up.
• Vphap, o. (q. heap up) o∣vercover.
• Vpplight, o. taken up.
• Vprist, o. for up-rising
• Vpswale, o. swelled up.
• Vppingham, a town in Rut∣land.
• Vpton, (upon Severn) in Worcestershire, and about 50 more small towns.
• Vpsal, a City and Univer∣sity in Sweden.
• Vraic, Wrack, a Sea-weed used for fuel in Jersey and Gernsey.
• Vrania, the Heavenly Muse,
• Vranoscopy, g. a view of the Heavens.
• Vrbane, -nical, l. of a City.
• Vrbanity, l. Civility, Cour∣tesy.
• Vrbicarian, l. of the City [Rome.
• Vre, o. (f. heur) chance.
• Vrent, l. burning, parch∣ing.
• Vreter, g. the urine-pipe from the reins to the blad∣der.
• Vrgent, l. pressing.
• Vriah, h. fire of the Lord.
• Vriel, h. the fire of God.
• Vricornium, the village Wreckcester, (once a famous City) in Shropshire.
• ••rim and Thummim, h. (lights and perfections) the bright precious stones in the High-Priests brest-plate, Lev. 8.
• Vrinary, the urine-pipe, from the bladder.
• Vrinator, l. a Diver.
• Vrith, So. Etherings or ha∣zle-windings of hedges.
• Vrn, l. a pitcher [for the ashes of a burnt corps;] also 2 gallons and a half.
• Vrescopy, g. a casting ones water.
• Vrsa major, the Greater

• Bear, and
• Vrsa minor, the Lesser Bear, Northern Constella∣tions.
• Vrsine, bear-like.
• Vrsula, l. a little she-bear.
• Vrus, Vre-ox, a huge wild bull.
• Vrynes, o. Nets to catch Havvks.
• Vsance, f. use, usage.
• At Vsance, at the months end.
• Double Vsance, two months
• Vser de action, the pursu∣ing an Action in the proper County.
• Vshers (in the Exchequer) 4 that attend the Chief Of∣ficers.
• Vsedom, an Isle of Pomeren
• Vsquebagh, Iscobah, Irish Aqua-vitae.
• Vstion, l. a burning.
• Vstulate, l. to burn or scar.
• Vstulation, a curling with hot irons.
• Vsucaption, l. prescription or long possession.
• Vsufructuary, l. [one] reap∣ing the profit of that whose propriety is anothers.
• Vsury, l. [the taking] In∣terest or Use-money.
• Vsurpation, l. a taking a∣gainst right.
• Vtas, the eighth day after any Term or Feast.
• Vtensils, f. houshold-stuff, things necessary for use (in house or shop.)
• Vterine, l. of the womb.
• Vtible, that may be used.
• Vtility, l. profitableness.
• Vtinam, l. I (or a) wish.
• Vtfangthef. Sa. a Lords Pri∣vilege of punishing a Thief taken within his Fee, though he dwell (and commit the theft) out of it.
• Vtlagato capiendo, &c. a writ for the taking an
• Vtlagh, Sa. an Out-law.
• Vtlary, -awry, the making one an Out-law, for con∣temptuous refusing to ap∣pear, when lawfully sought and called into Law.
• Vtopian, belonging to
• Vtopia, g. a feigned well-governed Countrey describ∣ed by Sir Thomas More.
• Vtrecht, a City (near Holland) whence you may go to 30 walled towns to din∣ner and to 50 to bed.
• Vtter, Outward.
• Vtter Barristers, that plead without the Bar.
• Vttrance, o. extremity.
• V••toxcetor, a town in Staf∣fordshire.
• Vval, Vveal, l. of a grape.
• Vvea tunica, a coat of the eye, like a grape-skin.
• Vvid, l. wet, moist.
• Vviserous, l. bearing grapes.
• Vulcan, Jupiters Smith, [the God of] fire.
• Vulgarity, l. a being
• Vulgar, l. common, vile.
• Vulgarization, a making common.
• Vulgate, l. published abroad.
• Vulg••, l. commonly.
• Vulned, (in Heraldry) the same as
• Vulnerated, l. wounded.
• Vulnerary, [a curer] of wounds.
• Vulnifical, l. wounding.
• Vulpinariness, craftine••s.
• Vulpinate, l. to play the fox.
• Vulpine, l. of or like a fox.
• Vulsion, l. a pulling.
• Vultuosous, l. of a grave (or heavy) countenance.
• Vulturine, of or like a
• Vulture, l. a ravenous bird.
• Vyrel, o. (f. virole) a ferril at the end of a staff.
• Vvula, l. the palate.
• Vvula-spo••••▪ to blow up pepper and salt to the Uvu∣la hanging loose.
• Vxbridge, a town in Mid∣dlesex.
• Vxellodunum, Cadenac in France.
• Vxorious, l. of (or doting upon) a wise.
• Vxitas, the same as
• Vzita, an African City.
• Vzziah, as Azariah.
• Vzziclites, the Of-spring of
• Vzziel, h. Gods He-goat.